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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 14

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 14

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 14

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 14 of the classical Mahābhārata with 200 verses.

Total: 200 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.14.1–200 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 7 (Verses 30 shown)
बदरीकुन्दपुन्नागैरशोकाम्रातिमुक्तकैः । भल्लातकैर्मधूकैश्च चम्पकैः पनसैस्तथा ॥
वन्यैर्बहुविधैर्वृक्षैः फलपुष्पप्रदैर्युतम् । पुष्पगुल्मलताकीर्णं कदलीषण्डशोभितम् ॥
नानाशकुनिसंभोज्यैः फलैर्वृक्षैरलंकृतम् । यथास्थानविनिक्षिप्तैर्भूषितं वनराजिभिः ॥
रुरुवारणशार्दूलसिंहद्वीपिसमाकुलम् । कुरङ्गबर्हिणाकीर्णं मार्जारभुजगावृतम् । पूगैश्च मृगजातीनां महिषर्क्षनिषेवितम् ॥
English Translation
Truly, that asylum was adorned with various other sorts of trees and with various kinds of fruits forming the food of various kinds of birds. Heaps of ashes were thrown in proper places all around, which enhanced the beauty of the scene.
नानापुष्परजोमिश्रो गजदानाधिवासितः । दिव्यस्त्रीगीतबहुलो मारुतोऽत्र सुखो ववौ ॥
English Translation
Indeed, large numbers of other animals also were seen there, as also buffaloes and bears. Delicious breezes blew, continually carrying the sweet notes of celestial nymphs.
धारानिनादैर्विहगप्रणादैः; शुभैस्तथा बृंहितैः कुञ्जराणाम् । गीतैस्तथा किंनराणामुदारैः; शुभैः स्वनैः सामगानां च वीर ॥
English Translation
The babblings of mountain rivers and springs, the sweet notes of winged choristers, the gruntings of elephants, the delicious notes of Kinnaras, and the auspicious voice of ascetics singing the Samans, O hero, and various other kinds of music, made that retreat highly charming. The very imagination cannot conceive another hermitage as charming as the one I saw. There were also large houses in that asylum, intended for the preservation of the sacred fire, and covered all over with flowering creepers.
अचिन्त्यं मनसाप्यन्यैः सरोभिः समलंकृतम् । विशालैश्चाग्निशरणैर्भूषितं कुशसंवृतम् ॥
विभूषितं पुण्यपवित्रतोयया; सदा च जुष्टं नृप जह्नुकन्यया । महात्मभिर्धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठै;र्महर्षिभिर्भूषितमग्निकल्पैः ॥
English Translation
It was bedecked with the river Ganga of clear and sacred water. Indeed the daughter of Jahnu always remained there. It was decked also with many asce:ics who were the foremost of all pious persons, who had high souls, and who resembled fire itself in energy.
वाय्वाहारैरम्बुपैर्जप्यनित्यैः; संप्रक्षालैर्यतिभिर्ध्याननित्यैः । धूमाशनैरूष्मपैः क्षीरपैश्च; विभूषितं ब्राह्मणेन्द्रैः समन्तात् ॥
English Translation
Some of those ascetics lived upon air and some upon water. Some were devoted to the silent recitation of sacred Mantras. And some were engaged in purifying their souls by practising the virtues of mercy and the rest. And some amongst them were Yogins devoted to the Yoga-meditation. Some amongst them lived upon smoke only, and some lived upon fire, and some upon milk. Thus was, that retreat adorned with many foremost of twice born persons.
गोचारिणोऽथाश्मकुट्टा दन्तोलूखलिनस्तथा । मरीचिपाः फेनपाश्च तथैव मृगचारिणः ॥
English Translation
And some there were amongst them who had taken thic vow of eating and drinking like kine that is, by giving up the use of the hands at once. And some used only two pieces of stone for husking their grain, and some who used their teeth only for that purpose. And some lived by drinking only the rays of the imoon, and some by drinking only froth. And some were following the vow of living like deer.
सुदुःखान्नियमांस्तांस्तान्वहतः सुतपोन्वितान् । पश्यन्नुत्फुल्लनयनः प्रवेष्टुमुपचक्रमे ॥
English Translation
Indeed, I saw various ascetics of the foremost order observing these and other painful vows. I wished then to enter that asylum.
सुपूजितं देवगणैर्महात्मभिः; शिवादिभिर्भारत पुण्यकर्मभिः । रराज तच्चाश्रममण्डलं सदा; दिवीव राजन्रविमण्डलं यथा ॥
English Translation
Verily, that asylum was honoured and adored by the gods and all great beings, by Shiva and others, O Bharata, and by all : creatures of pious deeds. Thus addressed, it stood in all its beauty on the breast of Himavata, like the lunar disc in the sky.
क्रीडन्ति सर्पैर्नकुला मृगैर्व्याघ्राश्च मित्रवत् । प्रभावाद्दीप्ततपसः संनिकर्षगुणान्विताः ॥
English Translation
The mongoose sported there with the snake, and the tiger with the deer, like friends, forgetting their natural enmity, on account of the energy of those ascetics of blazing penances and for their being near to those great ones.
तत्राश्रमपदे श्रेष्ठे सर्वभूतमनोरमे । सेविते द्विजशार्दूलैर्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः ॥
नानानियमविख्यातैरृषिभिश्च महात्मभिः । प्रविशन्नेव चापश्यं जटाचीरधरं प्रभुम् ॥
तेजसा तपसा चैव दीप्यमानं यथानलम् । शिष्यमध्यगतं शान्तं युवानं ब्राह्मणर्षभम् । शिरसा वन्दमानं मामुपमन्युरभाषत ॥
स्वागतं पुण्डरीकाक्ष सफलानि तपांसि नः । यत्पूज्यः पूजयसि नो द्रष्टव्यो द्रष्टुमिच्छसि ॥
English Translation
His name was Upamanyu. He said to me who bowed to him vith my head down: Welcome are you, O you of eyes like lotus petals! Today, by this visit of yours, we see that our penances have fructified. You are worthy of our adoration, but you worship us still. You are worthy of being scen, but you wish to see me.
तमहं प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा मृगपक्षिष्वथाग्निषु । धर्मे च शिष्यवर्गे च समपृच्छमनामयम् ॥
English Translation
Joining my hands I made of him the usual enquiries regarding the well-being of the animals and birds who lived in his asylum, of the progress of his righteousness, and of his disciples.
ततो मां भगवानाह साम्ना परमवल्गुना । लप्स्यसे तनयं कृष्ण आत्मतुल्यमसंशयम् ॥
English Translation
The illustrious Upamanyu then addressed me in words which were highly sweet and delightfulYou shall, O Krishna, obtain, forsooth, a son like yourself.
तपः सुमहदास्थाय तोषयेशानमीश्वरम् । इह देवः सपत्नीकः समाक्रीडत्यधोक्षज ॥
English Translation
Practising severe penances, do you please Ishana, the Lord of all creatures. That divine Master called also Adhokshaja, sports here with his wife by his side.
इहैव देवताश्रेष्ठं देवाः सर्षिगणाः पुरा । तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन च दमेन च । तोषयित्वा शुभान्कामान्प्राप्नुवंस्ते जनार्दन ॥
English Translation
O Janarddana, it was here that the gods with ali the Rishis, in days of yore, pleased that foremost of gods by their penances and celibacy and Truth and selfcontrol, and succeeded in realizing many high hopes. That illustrious god is verily the inexhaustible source of all energies and penances.
तेजसां तपसां चैव निधिः स भगवानिह । शुभाशुभान्वितान्भावान्विसृजन्संक्षिपन्नपि । आस्ते देव्या सहाचिन्त्यो यं प्रार्थयसि शत्रुहन् ॥
English Translation
Coming into existence and withdrawing once more to himself all things fraught with good and evil, that inconceivable God whom you seek, O destroyer of enemies, lives here with his consort.
हिरण्यकशिपुर्योऽभूद्दानवो मेरुकम्पनः । तेन सर्वामरैश्वर्यं शर्वात्प्राप्तं समार्बुदम् ॥
English Translation
He who was born as the Danava named Hiranyakashipu, whose strength was so great that he could shake the very mountains of Meru, succeeded in getting from Mahadeva the power belonging to all the gods and enjoyed it for ten millions of years.
तस्यैव पुत्रप्रवरो मन्दरो नाम विश्रुतः । महादेववराच्छक्रं वर्षार्बुदमयोधयत् ॥
English Translation
He who was the foremost of all his sons, and who was known by the name of Mandara, succeeded, through the boon he had got from Mahadeva, in fighting Shakra for a million of years.
विष्णोश्चक्रं च तद्घोरं वज्रमाखण्डलस्य च । शीर्णं पुराभवत्तात ग्रहस्याङ्गेषु केशव ॥
English Translation
The terrible discus of Vishnu and the thunderbolt of Indra were both unable to make the least impression, O Keshava, in days of yore, upon the body of that great source of universal misery.
अर्द्यमानाश्च विबुधा ग्रहेण सुबलीयसा । शिवदत्तवराञ्जघ्नुरसुरेन्द्रान्सुरा भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Afflicted by the mighty Mandara, the gods, fought hard against him and his companions, all of whom had got boons from Mahadeva.
तुष्टो विद्युत्प्रभस्यापि त्रिलोकेश्वरतामदात् । शतं वर्षसहस्राणां सर्वलोकेश्वरोऽभवत् । ममैवानुचरो नित्यं भवितासीति चाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Pleased with another Danava named Vidyutprabha, Mahadeva granted to him the sovereignty of the three worlds. That Dana remained the king of the three worlds for a hundred thousand years.
तथा पुत्रसहस्राणामयुतं च ददौ प्रभुः । कुशद्वीपं च स ददौ राज्येन भगवानजः ॥
English Translation
And Mahadeva said to him You will become one of my attendants. Indeed, the powerful Lord further conferred upon him the boon of a hundred millions of children. The Unborn Lord of all creatures further gave the Danava the region known as Kushadvipa for his kingdom.
तथा शतमुखो नाम धात्रा सृष्टो महासुरः । येन वर्षशतं साग्रमात्ममांसैर्हुतोऽनलः । तं प्राह भगवांस्तुष्टः किं करोमीति शंकरः ॥
English Translation
Another great Asura, named Shatamukha, was created by Brahman. For a hundred years he poured on the sacrificial fire the flesh of his own body.
तं वै शतमुखः प्राह योगो भवतु मेऽद्भुतः । बलं च दैवतश्रेष्ठ शाश्वतं संप्रयच्छ मे ॥
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