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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 47

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 47

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 47

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 47 of the classical Mahābhārata with 73 verses.

Total: 73 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.47.1–73 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
शरतल्पे शयानस्तु भरतानां पितामहः । कथमुत्सृष्टवान्देहं कं च योगमधारयत् ॥
English Translation
How did the grandfather of Bharatas, who lay on a bed of arrows, cast off his body and what sort of Yoga did he adopt?
शृणुष्वावहितो राजञ्शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः । भीष्मस्य कुरुशार्दूल देहोत्सर्गं महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
Listen, O king, with pure heart and rapt attention, as to how, O foremost of the Kurus, the great Bhishma renounced his body.
निवृत्तमात्रे त्वयन उत्तरे वै दिवाकरे । समावेशयदात्मानमात्मन्येव समाहितः ॥
English Translation
As soon as the Sun, passing the solstitial point entered in his northerly course, Bhishma with rapt attention, caused his soul (as connected with and independent of the body) to enter into the Universal Soul.
विकीर्णांशुरिवादित्यो भीष्मः शरशतैश्चितः । शिश्ये परमया लक्ष्म्या वृतो ब्राह्मणसत्तमैः ॥
English Translation
Surrounded by many foremost of Brahmanas, that hero, his body cut with innumerable arrows, shone like the sun with his innumerable rays.
व्यासेन वेदश्रवसा नारदेन सुरर्षिणा । देवस्थानेन वात्स्येन तथाश्मकसुमन्तुना ॥
एतैश्चान्यैर्मुनिगणैर्महाभागैर्महात्मभिः । श्रद्धादमपुरस्कारैर्वृतश्चन्द्र इव ग्रहैः ॥
भीष्मस्तु पुरुषव्याघ्रः कर्मणा मनसा गिरा । शरतल्पगतः कृष्णं प्रदध्यौ प्राञ्जलिः स्थितः ॥
English Translation
Lying on his bed of arrows, that foremost of men, Bhishma, with pure hearts and joined hands, thought of Krishna in mind, word, and deed.
स्वरेण पुष्टनादेन तुष्टाव मधुसूदनम् । योगेश्वरं पद्मनाभं विष्णुं जिष्णुं जगत्पतिम् ॥
English Translation
With a cheerful and strong voice he sang the encomium of the destroyer of Madhu, that lord of Yoga, the lotus-navelled deity, that lord of the universe, called Vishnu and Jishnu.
कृताञ्जलिः शुचिर्भूत्वा वाग्विदां प्रवरः प्रभुम् । भीष्मः परमधर्मात्मा वासुदेवमथास्तुवत् ॥
English Translation
With joined hands, that foremost of orators, that powerful Bhishma of highly virtuous soul, thus praised Vasudeva.
आरिराधयिषुः कृष्णं वाचं जिगमिषामि याम् । तया व्याससमासिन्या प्रीयतां पुरुषोत्तमः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said "O Krishna, O foremost of Beings, be pleased with words with I utter, in brief and in full, from desire of singing your praises.
शुचिः शुचिषदं हंसं तत्परः परमेष्ठिनम् । युक्त्वा सर्वात्मनात्मानं तं प्रपद्ये प्रजापतिम् ॥
English Translation
You are pure and purity. You transcend all. You are what people say to be THAT. You are the Supreme Lord. With my entire heart I seek your refuge, O universal Soul and Lord of all creatures!
यस्मिन्विश्वानि भूतानि तिष्ठन्ति च विशन्ति च । गुणभूतानि भूतेशे सूत्रे मणिगणा इव ॥
English Translation
All the worlds and all created things live in you and enter you at the time of dissolution. Like gems strung together in a thread, all things possessing attributes exist in you, the Supreme Lord.
यस्मिन्नित्ये तते तन्तौ दृढे स्रगिव तिष्ठति । सदसद्ग्रथितं विश्वं विश्वाङ्गे विश्वकर्मणि ॥
English Translation
Having the universe for your work and the universe for your limbs, this universe consisting of mind and matter exists in your eternal and all-pervading soul like flowers strung together in a strong thread.
हरिं सहस्रशिरसं सहस्रचरणेक्षणम् । प्राहुर्नारायणं देवं यं विश्वस्य परायणम् ॥
अणीयसामणीयांसं स्थविष्ठं च स्थवीयसाम् । गरीयसां गरिष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च श्रेयसामपि ॥
यं वाकेष्वनुवाकेषु निषत्सूपनिषत्सु च । गृणन्ति सत्यकर्माणं सत्यं सत्येषु सामसु ॥
चतुर्भिश्चतुरात्मानं सत्त्वस्थं सात्वतां पतिम् । यं दिव्यैर्देवमर्चन्ति गुह्यैः परमनामभिः ॥
यं देवं देवकी देवी वसुदेवादजीजनत् । भौमस्य ब्रह्मणो गुप्त्यै दीप्तमग्निमिवारणिः ॥
यमनन्यो व्यपेताशीरात्मानं वीतकल्मषम् । इष्ट्वानन्त्याय गोविन्दं पश्यत्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् ॥
पुराणे पुरुषः प्रोक्तो ब्रह्मा प्रोक्तो युगादिषु । क्षये संकर्षणः प्रोक्तस्तमुपास्यमुपास्महे ॥
English Translation
In the Puranas, you have been described as Purusha. In the beginning of cycles, you are said to be Brahma, and at the time of universal dissolution you are spoken of as Sankarshana. You are worshipful therefore I worship you. are
अतिवाय्विन्द्रकर्माणमतिसूर्याग्नितेजसम् । अतिबुद्धीन्द्रियात्मानं तं प्रपद्ये प्रजापतिम् ॥
यं वै विश्वस्य कर्तारं जगतस्तस्थुषां पतिम् । वदन्ति जगतोऽध्यक्षमक्षरं परमं पदम् ॥
English Translation
The Vedas describe you as the Creator of the universe and the Lord of everything existing in the universe. You are the Supreme Protector of the universe. You are Undecaying and that which is called the Highest.
हिरण्यवर्णं यं गर्भमदितिर्दैत्यनाशनम् । एकं द्वादशधा जज्ञे तस्मै सूर्यात्मने नमः ॥
English Translation
You are gold-hued. You are the killer of Asuras. Though One, Aditi gave birth to you in twelve forms. Salutations to you who are the Soul of the Sun.
शुक्ले देवान्पितॄन्कृष्णे तर्पयत्यमृतेन यः । यश्च राजा द्विजातीनां तस्मै सोमात्मने नमः ॥
English Translation
Salutations to you in your form of Soma who is the highest of Rishis and who gratified with nectar the gods in the light fortnight and the Pitris in the dark fortnight.
महतस्तमसः पारे पुरुषं ज्वलनद्युतिम् । यं ज्ञात्वा मृत्युमत्येति तस्मै ज्ञेयात्मने नमः ॥
English Translation
You are the One Being of transcendent effulgence dwelling beyond darkness Knowing you one has no fear of death. Salutations of you in that form which is an object of knowledge.
यं बृहन्तं बृहत्युक्थे यमग्नौ यं महाध्वरे । यं विप्रसंघा गायन्ति तस्मै वेदात्मने नमः ॥
English Translation
In the grand Ukthya sacrifice, the Brahmanas worship you as the great Rich. In the great fire-sacrifice, they describe you as the chief (priest). You are the soul of the Vedas. Salutations to you.
ऋग्यजुःसामधामानं दशार्धहविराकृतिम् । यं सप्ततन्तुं तन्वन्ति तस्मै यज्ञात्मने नमः ॥
English Translation
The Rishis, the Yajus, and the Samans are your habitation. You are the five sorts of pure libations. You are the five sorts of pure libations. You are the seven words used in the Vedas. Salutations to you in your form of Sacrifice.
यः सुपर्णो यजुर्नाम छन्दोगात्रस्त्रिवृच्छिराः । रथंतरबृहत्यक्षस्तस्मै स्तोत्रात्मने नमः ॥
English Translation
You are the Purusha described in the Vedas. Your name is Yajus. The Vedic metres are your limbs. The sacrifices laid down in the three Vedas forın your three heads. The great sacrifices called Rathantara is your voice expressing your gratification. Salutations to you in your form of sacred hymns.
यः सहस्रसवे सत्रे जज्ञे विश्वसृजामृषिः । हिरण्यवर्णः शकुनिस्तस्मै हंसात्मने नमः ॥
English Translation
You are the Rishi who had appeared in the great sacrifice extending for a thousand years celebrated by the Patriarchs. You are the great swan with wings of gold. Salutations to you in your form of a swan.
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