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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 59

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 59

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 59

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 59 of the classical Mahābhārata with 142 verses.

Total: 142 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.59.1–142 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 5 of 5 (Verses 22 shown)
स विष्णुना च देवेन शक्रेण विबुधैः सह । ऋषिभिश्च प्रजापाल्ये ब्रह्मणा चाभिषेचितः ॥
तं साक्षात्पृथिवी भेजे रत्नान्यादाय पाण्डव । सागरः सरितां भर्ता हिमवांश्चाचलोत्तमः ॥
शक्रश्च धनमक्षय्यं प्रादात्तस्य युधिष्ठिर । रुक्मं चापि महामेरुः स्वयं कनकपर्वतः ॥
यक्षराक्षसभर्ता च भगवान्नरवाहनः । धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च समर्थं प्रददौ धनम् ॥
English Translation
The great Meru, that mountain of gold, gave him heaps of that precious metal. The divine Kubera carried on shoulders by men, that lord of Yakshas and Rakshasas, gave him wealth enough for perforining the necessary works of religion, profit, and pleasure. Horses, cars, elephants, and men, by millions.
हया रथाश्च नागाश्च कोटिशः पुरुषास्तथा । प्रादुर्बभूवुर्वैन्यस्य चिन्तनादेव पाण्डव । न जरा न च दुर्भिक्षं नाधयो व्याधयस्तथा ॥
English Translation
O son of Pandu, were born as soon as Vena's son thought of them. At that time there prevailed neither decrepitude, nor famine, nor calamity, nor disease (on Earth).
सरीसृपेभ्यः स्तेनेभ्यो न चान्योन्यात्कदाचन । भयमुत्पद्यते तत्र तस्य राज्ञोऽभिरक्षणात् ॥
English Translation
On account of the protection afforded by that king, nobody entertained any fear from reptiles and thieves of from any other source.
तेनेयं पृथिवी दुग्धा सस्यानि दश सप्त च । यक्षराक्षसनागैश्चापीप्सितं यस्य यस्य यत् ॥
English Translation
He drew from the Earth, as a milcher from a COW, seventeen sorts of crops for the food of Yakshas, and Rakshasas, and Nagas, and other creatures.
तेन धर्मोत्तरश्चायं कृतो लोको महात्मना । रञ्जिताश्च प्रजाः सर्वास्तेन राजेति शब्द्यते ॥
English Translation
That great king caused all creatures to consider righteousness as the foremost of all things; and because he pleased all the people, therefore, he was called Rajan (king.)
ब्राह्मणानां क्षतत्राणात्ततः क्षत्रिय उच्यते । प्रथिता धनतश्चेयं पृथिवी साधुभिः स्मृता ॥
English Translation
And because he also healed the wounds of Brahmanas, therefore, he passed by the name of Kshatriya. And because the Earth (during his regime) became celebrated for the practice of virtue, therefore, she passed by the name of Prithivi.
स्थापनं चाकरोद्विष्णुः स्वयमेव सनातनः । नातिवर्तिष्यते कश्चिद्राजंस्त्वामिति पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
The eternal Vishnu himself, O Bharata, confirmed his power, telling him,-No one, O king, shall excel you.
तपसा भगवान्विष्णुराविवेश च भूमिपम् । देववन्नरदेवानां नमते यज्जगन्नृप ॥
English Translation
The divine Vishnu entered the body of that king for his penances. Therefore the entire universe adored Prithu who was the greatest of kings.
दण्डनीत्या च सततं रक्षितं तं नरेश्वर । नाधर्षयत्ततः कश्चिच्चारनित्याच्च दर्शनात् ॥
English Translation
O king, your kingdom should always be protected by the help of the science of punishment. You should also, by careful observation made through the movements of your spies, protect it in such a manner that no one may injure it.
आत्मना करणैश्चैव समस्येह महीक्षितः । को हेतुर्यद्वशे तिष्ठेल्लोको दैवादृते गुणात् ॥
विष्णोर्ललाटात्कमलं सौवर्णमभवत्तदा । श्रीः संभूता यतो देवी पत्नी धर्मस्य धीमतः ॥
श्रियः सकाशादर्थश्च जातो धर्मेण पाण्डव । अथ धर्मस्तथैवार्थः श्रीश्च राज्ये प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
सुकृतस्य क्षयाच्चैव स्वर्लोकादेत्य मेदिनीम् । पार्थिवो जायते तात दण्डनीतिवशानुगः ॥
महत्त्वेन च संयुक्तो वैष्णवेन नरो भुवि । बुद्ध्या भवति संयुक्तो माहात्म्यं चाधिगच्छति ॥
स्थापनामथ देवानां न कश्चिदतिवर्तते । तिष्ठत्येकस्य च वशे तं चेदनुविधीयते ॥
English Translation
Established by the gods, no one goes above him. It is therefore that everybody obeys one, and it is for this, that the world cannot command him.
शुभं हि कर्म राजेन्द्र शुभत्वायोपकल्पते । तुल्यस्यैकस्य यस्यायं लोको वचसि तिष्ठति ॥
English Translation
Good acts, O king, lead to good. It is therefore that a great many obey his command, through he belongs to the same world and is possessed of similar limbs.
यो ह्यस्य मुखमद्राक्षीत्सोम्य सोऽस्य वशानुगः । सुभगं चार्थवन्तं च रूपवन्तं च पश्यति ॥
English Translation
He who once beheld Prithu's sweet face, became obedient to him. Thenceforth he began to know him as handsome, wealthy and highly blessed.
ततो जगति राजेन्द्र सततं शब्दितं बुधैः । देवाश्च नरदेवाश्च तुल्या इति विशां पते ॥
English Translation
There is no doubt in this. Since then, O king, the learned have begun to say there is no difference between a god and a king.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं महत्त्वं प्रति राजसु । कार्त्स्न्येन भरतश्रेष्ठ किमन्यदिह वर्तताम् ॥
English Translation
I have now told everything about the greatness of kings. What other subject is there, O chief of the Bharatas, which I shall next describe.
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