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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 34

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 34

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 34

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 34 of the classical Mahābhārata with 82 verses.

Total: 82 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.34.1–82 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 3 (Verses 22 shown)
ततो देवाः समागम्य सोममूचुर्महीपते । किमिदं भवतो रूपमीदृशं न प्रकाशते ॥
English Translation
Then all the celestials, approaching Soma, O king, asked him, saying-"Why is it that your form is not so beautiful and resplendent as before? Tell us whence has originated this great calamity.
कारणं ब्रूहि नः सर्वं येनेदं ते महद्भयम् । श्रुत्वा तु वचनं त्वत्तो विधास्यामस्ततो वयम् ॥
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच सर्वांस्ताञ्शशलक्षणः । शापं च कारणं चैव यक्ष्माणं च तथात्मनः ॥
देवास्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गत्वा दक्षमथाब्रुवन् । प्रसीद भगवन्सोमे शापश्चैष निवर्त्यताम् ॥
असौ हि चन्द्रमाः क्षीणः किंचिच्छेषो हि लक्ष्यते । क्षयाच्चैवास्य देवेश प्रजाश्चापि गताः क्षयम् ॥
वीरुदोषधयश्चैव बीजानि विविधानि च । तथा वयं लोकगुरो प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
एवमुक्तस्तदा चिन्त्य प्राह वाक्यं प्रजापतिः । नैतच्छक्यं मम वचो व्यावर्तयितुमन्यथा । हेतुना तु महाभागा निवर्तिष्यति केनचित् ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed, Daksha, that Lord of creatures, said:-"It is impossible to make my words prove otherwise.
समं वर्ततु सर्वासु शशी भार्यासु नित्यशः । सरस्वत्या वरे तीर्थे उन्मज्जञ्शशलक्षणः । पुनर्वर्धिष्यते देवास्तद्वै सत्यं वचो मम ॥
English Translation
Having bathed also in that foremost of tirthas on the Sarasvati, the hare-embalmed god shall regain his strength. These words of mine are true.
मासार्धं च क्षयं सोमो नित्यमेव गमिष्यति । मासार्धं च सदा वृद्धिं सत्यमेतद्वचो मम ॥
English Translation
For half the month Soma shall decrease every day and for half the month following he will increase daily. These words of mine are true.
सरस्वतीं ततः सोमो जगाम ऋषिशासनात् । प्रभासं परमं तीर्थं सरस्वत्या जगाम ह ॥
English Translation
Thus commanded by the Rishi Daksha, Soma then proceeded to the Sarasvati. He reached the greatest of tirthas called Prabhasa belonging to the Sarasvati.
अमावास्यां महातेजास्तत्रोन्मज्जन्महाद्युतिः । लोकान्प्रभासयामास शीतांशुत्वमवाप च ॥
English Translation
Bathing there on the day of the new moon, that god of great energy and great effulgence women regained his cool rays and began again to lleum the universe.
देवाश्च सर्वे राजेन्द्र प्रभासं प्राप्य पुष्कलम् । सोमेन सहिता भूत्वा दक्षस्य प्रमुखेऽभवन् ॥
English Translation
All the creatures also, O king, having gone to Prabhasa, returned with Soma amongst them to where Daksha was.
ततः प्रजापतिः सर्वा विससर्जाथ देवताः । सोमं च भगवान्प्रीतो भूयो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Receiving them properly that Lord of creatures then sent them away. Plcased with Soma, the worshipful Daksha once more addressed him, saying-"Do not, O son, disregard and never disregard Brahmanas. Go and obey my commands."
मावमंस्थाः स्त्रियः पुत्र मा च विप्रान्कदाचन । गच्छ युक्तः सदा भूत्वा कुरु वै शासनं मम ॥
English Translation
Receiving them properly that Lord of creatures then sent them away. Plcased with Soma, the worshipful Daksha once more addressed him, saying-"Do not, O son, disregard and never disregard Brahmanas. Go and obey my commands."
स विसृष्टो महाराज जगामाथ स्वमालयम् । प्रजाश्च मुदिता भूत्वा भोजने च यथा पुरा ॥
English Translation
Dismissed by him, Soma returned to his own abode. All creatures began to live joyously as before.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा शप्तो निशाकरः । प्रभासं च यथा तीर्थं तीर्थानां प्रवरं ह्यभूत् ॥
English Translation
I have thus told you everything about how the Moon had been cursed and how also Prabhasa became the best of all tirthas.
अमावास्यां महाराज नित्यशः शशलक्षणः । स्नात्वा ह्याप्यायते श्रीमान्प्रभासे तीर्थ उत्तमे ॥
English Translation
On everyday of the new moon, O king, the god, having the hare for his mark, bathes in the excellent tirtha of Prabhasa and regains his form and beauty.
अतश्चैनं प्रजानन्ति प्रभासमिति भूमिप । प्रभां हि परमां लेभे तस्मिन्नुन्मज्ज्य चन्द्रमाः ॥
English Translation
O lord of Earth, that tirtha is known by the name of Prabhasa, because bathing there the moon regained his great (Prabha) effulgence.
ततस्तु चमसोद्भेदमच्युतस्त्वगमद्बली । चमसोद्भेद इत्येवं यं जनाः कथयन्त्युत ॥
English Translation
After this, the mighty and illustrious Baladeva proceeded to Chamasodbheda, that is to that tirtha which is called by that name.
तत्र दत्त्वा च दानानि विशिष्टानि हलायुधः । उषित्वा रजनीमेकां स्नात्वा च विधिवत्तदा ॥
English Translation
Distributing many precious presents at that place, the hero, having the plough for his weapon, passed one night there and performed his absolutions duly.
उदपानमथागच्छत्त्वरावान्केशवाग्रजः । आद्यं स्वस्त्ययनं चैव तत्रावाप्य महत्फलम् ॥
English Translation
The elder brother of Keshava then speedily repaired to Udapana. Although the Sarasvati is not visible there, yet persons endued with ascetic success, no account of their obtaining great merits and sanctity of that spot and also of the coolness of the herbs and of the land there, know that the river has an invisible current, O king, underneath the earth there.
स्निग्धत्वादोषधीनां च भूमेश्च जनमेजय । जानन्ति सिद्धा राजेन्द्र नष्टामपि सरस्वतीम् ॥
English Translation
The elder brother of Keshava then speedily repaired to Udapana. Although the Sarasvati is not visible there, yet persons endued with ascetic success, no account of their obtaining great merits and sanctity of that spot and also of the coolness of the herbs and of the land there, know that the river has an invisible current, O king, underneath the earth there.
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