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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 43

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 43

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 43

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 43 of the classical Mahābhārata with 53 verses.

Total: 53 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.43.1–53 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
सरस्वत्याः प्रभावोऽयमुक्तस्ते द्विजसत्तम । कुमारस्याभिषेकं तु ब्रह्मन्व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said "You have described the inerits of the Sarasvati, O best of Brahmanas. You should, O Rishi, describe to me the investiture of Kumara by the gods.
यस्मिन्काले च देशे च यथा च वदतां वर । यैश्चाभिषिक्तो भगवान्विधिना येन च प्रभुः ॥
स्कन्दो यथा च दैत्यानामकरोत्कदनं महत् । तथा मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥
English Translation
Great is my curiosity. Tell me everything, therefore, about the time, place and manner in which the worshipful and powerful Skanda was appointed the commander-in-chief of the celestial hosts! Tell me also, O best of speakers, who invested him and who performed the actual rites and how the celestial generalissimo killed the Daityas."
कुरुवंशस्य सदृशमिदं कौतूहलं तव । हर्षमुत्पादयत्येतद्वचो मे जनमेजय ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said "Your curiosity indeed becomes a Kuru. The words that I shall speak, will, O Janamejaya, please you.
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृण्वानस्य जनाधिप । अभिषेकं कुमारस्य प्रभावं च महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
I shall describe to you the appointment of Kumara and the prowess of that high-souled one, since, O king, you wish to hear it.
तेजो माहेश्वरं स्कन्नमग्नौ प्रपतितं पुरा । तत्सर्वभक्षो भगवान्नाशकद्दग्धुमक्षयम् ॥
English Translation
In days of yore the vital seed of Maheshvara, dropped into a blazing fire. The consumer of everything, the worshipful Agni, could not burn that indestructible seed.
तेनासीदति तेजस्वी दीप्तिमान्हव्यवाहनः । न चैव धारयामास गर्भं तेजोमयं तदा ॥
English Translation
On the other hand, the carrier of sacrificial libations, for that seed, became possessed of great energy and splendour. He could not bear within himself that powerful seed.
स गङ्गामभिसंगम्य नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभुः । गर्भमाहितवान्दिव्यं भास्करोपमतेजसम् ॥
English Translation
At the behest of Brahma, the lord Agni, approaching the river Ganga, threw into her that divine seed effulgent like the Sun.
अथ गङ्गापि तं गर्भमसहन्ती विधारणे । उत्ससर्ज गिरौ रम्ये हिमवत्यमरार्चिते ॥
English Translation
Ganga also, unable to hold it, threw it on the beautiful breast of Himavat adored of the celestials.
स तत्र ववृधे लोकानावृत्य ज्वलनात्मजः । ददृशुर्ज्वलनाकारं तं गर्भमथ कृत्तिकाः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Agni's son began to grow there, overpowering all the worlds by his energy. Meanwhile the six Krittikas saw that child of fiery splendour.
शरस्तम्बे महात्मानमनलात्मजमीश्वरम् । ममायमिति ताः सर्वाः पुत्रार्थिन्योऽभिचक्रमुः ॥
English Translation
Seeing that powerful lord, that great son of Agni, lying on a clump of reeds, all the six Krittikas, who wanted to have a son, cried aloud, saying-"This child is mine, this child is mine.'
तासां विदित्वा भावं तं मातॄणां भगवान्प्रभुः । प्रस्नुतानां पयः षड्भिर्वदनैरपिबत्तदा ॥
English Translation
Understanding the feelings of those six mothers, the wonderful lord Skanda sucked the breasts of all, having assumed six months.
तं प्रभावं समालक्ष्य तस्य बालस्य कृत्तिकाः । परं विस्मयमापन्ना देव्यो दिव्यवपुर्धराः ॥
English Translation
Beholding that power of the child, the Krittikas, those beautiful goddesses, were stricken with wonder.
यत्रोत्सृष्टः स भगवान्गङ्गया गिरिमूर्धनि । स शैलः काञ्चनः सर्वः संबभौ कुरुसत्तम ॥
English Translation
And because the adorable child had been thrown by the river Ganga upon the summit of Himavat, that mountain looked beautiful, having, O delighter of the Kurus, been transformed into gold.
वर्धता चैव गर्भेण पृथिवी तेन रञ्जिता । अतश्च सर्वे संवृत्ता गिरयः काञ्चनाकराः ॥
English Translation
With that growing child the whole Earth became beautiful and it was therefore that mountains produced gold.
कुमारश्च महावीर्यः कार्त्तिकेय इति स्मृतः । गाङ्गेयः पूर्वमभवन्महायोगबलान्वितः ॥
English Translation
Possessed of great energy, the child passed by the name of Kartikeya. At first he had been called by the name of Gangeya. He was endued with high ascetic powers.
स देवस्तपसा चैव वीर्येण च समन्वितः । ववृधेऽतीव राजेन्द्र चन्द्रवत्प्रियदर्शनः ॥
English Translation
Possessed of self-restraint, asceticism and great energy, the child grew up. O king, into a person of highly charming features like Soma himself.
स तस्मिन्काञ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्बे श्रिया वृतः । स्तूयमानस्तदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Highly beautiful the child lay on that excellent and golden clump of reeds, worshipped and lauded by Gandharvas and ascetics.
तथैनमन्वनृत्यन्त देवकन्याः सहस्रशः । दिव्यवादित्रनृत्तज्ञाः स्तुवन्त्यश्चारुदर्शनाः ॥
English Translation
Thousands of celestial girls, of very handsome features, accomplished in celestial music and dance, lauded him and danced before him.
अन्वास्ते च नदी देवं गङ्गा वै सरितां वरा । दधार पृथिवी चैनं बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
The best of all rivers, viz., Ganga, waited upon that god. The earth also, assuming great beauty, held the child on her lap.
जातकर्मादिकास्तस्य क्रियाश्चक्रे बृहस्पतिः । वेदश्चैनं चतुर्मूर्तिरुपतस्थे कृताञ्जलिः ॥
English Translation
The celestial priest Brihaspati performed the usual rites consequent upon the birth, of that child. The Vedas, assuming a fourfold form, approached the child with clasped hands.
धनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पादः शस्त्रग्रामः ससंग्रहः । तत्रैनं समुपातिष्ठत्साक्षाद्वाणी च केवला ॥
English Translation
The science of arms, with its four divisions and all the weapons, as also all kinds of arrows, came to him.
स ददर्श महावीर्यं देवदेवमुमापतिम् । शैलपुत्र्या सहासीनं भूतसंघशतैर्वृतम् ॥
English Translation
One day, the highly energetic child, saw that god of gods, viz., the lord of Uma, seated with the daughter of Himavat, amid a number of goblins.
निकाया भूतसंघानां परमाद्भुतदर्शनाः । विकृता विकृताकारा विकृताभरणध्वजाः ॥
English Translation
Those goblins, of lean bodies, had wonderful features. They were ugly both in person and in features and bore on this person awkward ornaments and marks.
व्याघ्रसिंहर्क्षवदना बिडालमकराननाः । वृषदंशमुखाश्चान्ये गजोष्ट्रवदनास्तथा ॥
English Translation
Their faces were like those of tigers and lions and bears and cats and Makaras. Others had faces like those of scorpions; others had faces like those of elephant and camels and owls. And some had faces like those of vultures and jackals.
उलूकवदनाः केचिद्गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः । क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैर्वदनै राङ्कवैरपि ॥
श्वाविच्छल्यकगोधानां खरैडकगवां तथा । सदृशानि वपूंष्यन्ये तत्र तत्र व्यधारयन् ॥
केचिच्छैलाम्बुदप्रख्याश्चक्रालातगदायुधाः । केचिदञ्जनपुञ्जाभाः केचिच्छ्वेताचलप्रभाः ॥
सप्तमातृगणाश्चैव समाजग्मुर्विशां पते । साध्या विश्वेऽथ मरुतो वसवः पितरस्तथा ॥
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