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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 13

Ādiparva Adhyāya 13

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 13

Ādiparva Adhyāya 13 of the classical Mahābhārata with 46 verses.

Total: 46 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.13.1–46 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
किमर्थं राजशार्दूलः स राजा जनमेजयः । सर्पसत्रेण सर्पाणां गतोऽन्तं तद्वदस्व मे ॥
English Translation
Shaunaka said: son was Why did that best of kings, king Janamejaya, resolve to destroy the snakes in a Snake-sacrifice?
आस्तीकश्च द्विजश्रेष्ठः किमर्थं जपतां वरः । मोक्षयामास भुजगान्दीप्तात्तस्माद्धुताशनात् ॥
कस्य पुत्रः स राजासीत्सर्पसत्रं य आहरत् । स च द्विजातिप्रवरः कस्य पुत्रो वदस्व मे ॥
English Translation
Whose the monarch who performed the Snake-sacrifice? Whose son was that best of the twice-born, (who saved the snakes)? Tell us this.
महदाख्यानमास्तीकं यत्रैतत्प्रोच्यते द्विज । सर्वमेतदशेषेण शृणु मे वदतां वर ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: O best of speakers, the story of Astika is very long, I shall relate it in full. O Listen.
श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषेण कथामेतां मनोरमाम् । आस्तीकस्य पुराणस्य ब्राह्मणस्य यशस्विनः ॥
English Translation
Shaunaka said : I am desirous of hearing in detail the interesting story of Astika, the illustrious Brahmana.
इतिहासमिमं वृद्धाः पुराणं परिचक्षते । कृष्णद्वैपायनप्रोक्तं नैमिषारण्यवासिनः ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: m The Brahmanas call this history, recited by Krishna Dvaipayana, a Purana, to the dwellers of Naimisharanya.
पूर्वं प्रचोदितः सूतः पिता मे लोमहर्षणः । शिष्यो व्यासस्य मेधावी ब्राह्मणैरिदमुक्तवान् ॥
English Translation
It was formerly narrated by my learned father Lomaharshana, the disciple of Vyasa, as requested by the Brahmanas.
तस्मादहमुपश्रुत्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथम् । इदमास्तीकमाख्यानं तुभ्यं शौनक पृच्छते ॥
English Translation
I was present at the time, O Shaunaka, As you ask me, I shall recite it exactly as I heard it.
आस्तीकस्य पिता ह्यासीत्प्रजापतिसमः प्रभुः । ब्रह्मचारी यताहारस्तपस्युग्रे रतः सदा ॥
English Translation
(Listen) to this all sin-destroying history. Astika's father was as powerful as the Prajapati.
जरत्कारुरिति ख्यात ऊर्ध्वरेता महानृषिः । यायावराणां धर्मज्ञः प्रवरः संशितव्रतः ॥
अटमानः कदाचित्स स्वान्ददर्श पितामहान् । लम्बमानान्महागर्ते पादैरूर्ध्वैरधोमुखान् ॥
तानब्रवीत्स दृष्ट्वैव जरत्कारुः पितामहान् । के भवन्तोऽवलम्बन्ते गर्तेऽस्मिन्वा अधोमुखाः ॥
वीरणस्तम्बके लग्नाः सर्वतः परिभक्षिते । मूषकेन निगूढेन गर्तेऽस्मिन्नित्यवासिना ॥
English Translation
“Who are you thus hanging in the hole, your heads downward, by a rope of the Virana fibre which has been eaten by the rats that live secretly near this hole?"
यायावरा नाम वयमृषयः संशितव्रताः । संतानप्रक्षयाद्ब्रह्मन्नधो गच्छाम मेदिनीम् ॥
English Translation
The Ancestors said : We are Rishis of austere penances, called Yayavaras. We are sinking down into the earth for want of an offspring.
अस्माकं संततिस्त्वेको जरत्कारुरिति श्रुतः । मन्दभाग्योऽल्पभाग्यानां तप एव समास्थितः ॥
English Translation
We have a son, named Jaratkaru. Unfortunate we are, that wretch has adopted asceticism.
न स पुत्राञ्जनयितुं दारान्मूढश्चिकीर्षति । तेन लम्बामहे गर्ते संतानप्रक्षयादिह ॥
English Translation
And therefore that fool does not think of marriage to raise up offspring. It is for this reason, namely for the want of offspring that we are thus suspended in the hole.
अनाथास्तेन नाथेन यथा दुष्कृतिनस्तथा । कस्त्वं बन्धुरिवास्माकमनुशोचसि सत्तम ॥
English Translation
Having means, we are like sinners who have no means. O excellent man, who are you that are sorrowing for us like a friend?
ज्ञातुमिच्छामहे ब्रह्मन्को भवानिह धिष्ठितः । किमर्थं चैव नः शोच्याननुकम्पितुमर्हसि ॥
English Translation
O Brahmana, we wish to know who you are that stand near us and why? O excellent iman, are you sorrowing for us?
मम पूर्वे भवन्तो वै पितरः सपितामहाः । ब्रूत किं करवाण्यद्य जरत्कारुरहं स्वयम् ॥
English Translation
Jaratkaru said: You are my sires and grand-sires. I am that very Jaratkaru. Tell me what I should do.
यतस्व यत्नवांस्तात संतानाय कुलस्य नः । आत्मनोऽर्थेऽस्मदर्थे च धर्म इत्येव चाभिभो ॥
English Translation
The Ancestors said : Try your best to do that by which you can raise up an offspring to extend our line. You will then do an act meritorious both for you and for us.
न हि धर्मफलैस्तात न तपोभिः सुसंचितैः । तां गतिं प्राप्नुवन्तीह पुत्रिणो यां व्रजन्ति ह ॥
English Translation
O Son, not by the fruits of virtue, nor by the hoarded-up ascetic penances, does one acquire such merit as is acquired by one who is a father.
तद्दारग्रहणे यत्नं संतत्यां च मनः कुरु । पुत्रकास्मन्नियोगात्त्वमेतन्नः परमं हितम् ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O son, set your mind upon marriage and offspring at our command. It will do us the highest good.
न दारान्वै करिष्यामि सदा मे भावितं मनः । भवतां तु हितार्थाय करिष्ये दारसंग्रहम् ॥
English Translation
Jaratkaru said : I shall not marry, nor shall I earn money for my own self. But I shall marry to do you good.
समयेन च कर्ताहमनेन विधिपूर्वकम् । तथा यद्युपलप्स्यामि करिष्ये नान्यथा त्वहम् ॥
English Translation
If a bride can be had whose name will be the same as mine, whose friends will give her to me willingly and as a gift, O fathers, under these conditions, if I get a girl, your command will be obeyed. I shall duly marry her according to the ordinances of the Shastras.
सनाम्नी या भवित्री मे दित्सिता चैव बन्धुभिः । भैक्षवत्तामहं कन्यामुपयंस्ये विधानतः ॥
English Translation
If a bride can be had whose name will be the same as mine, whose friends will give her to me willingly and as a gift, O fathers, under these conditions, if I get a girl, your command will be obeyed. I shall duly marry her according to the ordinances of the Shastras.
दरिद्राय हि मे भार्यां को दास्यति विशेषतः । प्रतिग्रहीष्ये भिक्षां तु यदि कश्चित्प्रदास्यति ॥
English Translation
But who will give his daughter to a poor man like me to be my wife? I shall, however, accept the girl who will be given to me as gift.
एवं दारक्रियाहेतोः प्रयतिष्ये पितामहाः । अनेन विधिना शश्वन्न करिष्येऽहमन्यथा ॥
English Translation
O sires, I shall try to marry such a girl. Having said so, I shall not act otherwise.
तत्र चोत्पत्स्यते जन्तुर्भवतां तारणाय वै । शाश्वतं स्थानमासाद्य मोदन्तां पितरो मम ॥
English Translation
O fathers, I shall beget offspring on her for your release, so that you may attain to the heaven, called Shashvata and rejoice there at will.
ततो निवेशाय तदा स विप्रः संशितव्रतः । महीं चचार दारार्थी न च दारानविन्दत ॥
English Translation
Sauti said : The Brahmana of hard austerities (Jaratkaru) roamed over the world for a wife, but he did not get a wife.
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