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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 40

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 40

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 40

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 40 of the classical Mahābhārata with 60 verses.

Total: 60 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.40.1–60 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
शिखी जटी चीरवासाः पुनर्भवति पुत्रक । बृहच्छरीरश्च पुनः पीवरोऽथ पुनः कृशः ॥
English Translation
Sometimes he appears with coronal locks on his head; soon again, O son, he shows himself with matted locks, his person being clad in rags. Sometimes he assumes a goodly and huge frame. The next moment he changes himself into one of emaciated limbs and clad in rags. as
गौरं श्यामं च कृष्णं च वर्णं विकुरुते पुनः । विरूपो रूपवांश्चैव युवा वृद्धस्तथैव च ॥
English Translation
Sometimes he becomes fair, sometimes darkish, sometimes dark of complexion. Sometimes he becomes ugly and sometimes beautiful. Sometimes he appears as young and sometimes as old.
प्राज्ञो जडश्च मूकश्च ह्रस्वो दीर्घस्तथैव च । ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियश्चैव वैश्यः शूद्रस्तथैव च । प्रतिलोमानुलोमश्च भवत्यथ शतक्रतुः ॥
English Translation
Sometimes he appears as a Brahmana, sometimes as a Kshatriya, sometimes as a Vaishya, and sometimes as a Shudra. Indeed, he of a hundred sacrifices appears at times as a person born of impure caste, that is, as the son of a superior father by an inferior mother or of an inferior father by a superior mother.
शुकवायसरूपी च हंसकोकिलरूपवान् । सिंहव्याघ्रगजानां च रूपं धारयते पुनः ॥
English Translation
Sometimes he appears a parrot, sometimes as a crow, sometimes as a swan and sometimes as a koel. He assumes the forms also of a lion, a tiger or an elephant.
दैवं दैत्यमथो राज्ञां वपुर्धारयतेऽपि च । सुकृशो वायुभग्नाङ्गः शकुनिर्विकृतस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Sometimes he appears as a god, sometimes as a Daitya and sometimes he assumes the guise of a king. Sometimes he appears as fat and plump, sometimes as one whose limbs have been broken by the disordered wind in the system, sometimes as a bird, and sometimes as one of an exceedingly ugly form.
चतुष्पाद्बहुरूपश्च पुनर्भवति बालिशः । मक्षिकामशकादीनां वपुर्धारयतेऽपि च ॥
English Translation
Sometimes he appears as a quadruped. Capable of assuming any form, he sometimes appears as an idiot shorn of all intelligence. He assumes also the forms of flies and gnats.
न शक्यमस्य ग्रहणं कर्तुं विपुल केनचित् । अपि विश्वकृता तात येन सृष्टमिदं जगत् ॥
English Translation
O Vipula, no one can make him out on account of these numberless disguises that he is capable of assuming. The very Creator of the universe is not equal to that feat.
पुनरन्तर्हितः शक्रो दृश्यते ज्ञानचक्षुषा । वायुभूतश्च स पुनर्देवराजो भवत्युत ॥
English Translation
He makes himself invisible when he likes. He is incapable of being seen except with the eye of knowledge. The king of the celestials sometimes changes himself into the wind.
एवं रूपाणि सततं कुरुते पाकशासनः । तस्माद्विपुल यत्नेन रक्षेमां तनुमध्यमाम् ॥
English Translation
The chastiser of Paka always assumes these disguises. Do you therefore, O Vipula protect this slender-waisted wife of mine with great care. intent upon
यथा रुचिं नावलिहेद्देवेन्द्रो भृगुसत्तम । क्रतावुपहितं न्यस्तं हविः श्वेव दुरात्मवान् ॥
English Translation
O foremost one of Bhrigu's race, do you take every care for seeing that the king of the celestials may not defile this wife of mine like a wretched dog licking the Havi kept in view of a sacrifice.
एवमाख्याय स मुनिर्यज्ञकारोऽगमत्तदा । देवशर्मा महाभागस्ततो भरतसत्तम ॥
English Translation
Having said these words, the highly blessed ascetic viz., Devasharman, celebrating a sacrifice, started from his abode, O chief of the Bharatas.
विपुलस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा गुरोश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत् । रक्षां च परमां चक्रे देवराजान्महाबलात् ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of his preceptor, Vipula began to think, I shall certainly protect this lady in every respect from the powerful king of the celestials.
किं नु शक्यं मया कर्तुं गुरुदाराभिरक्षणे । मायावी हि सुरेन्द्रोऽसौ दुर्धर्षश्चापि वीर्यवान् ॥
English Translation
But what should be the means? What can I do for protecting the wife of my preceptor? The king of the celestials is endued with large powers of illusion. Gifted with great energy, he is difficult of being resisted.
नापिधायाश्रमं शक्यो रक्षितुं पाकशासनः । उटजं वा तथा ह्यस्य नानाविधसरूपता ॥
English Translation
Indra cannot be kept out by enclosing this retreat of ours or fencing this yard, since he is capable of assuming numberless forms.
वायुरूपेण वा शक्रो गुरुपत्नीं प्रधर्षयेत् । तस्मादिमां संप्रविश्य रुचिं स्थास्येऽहमद्य वै ॥
English Translation
Assuming the form of the wind, the king of the celestials may assault the wife of my preceptor. The best course, therefore, for me, would be to enter the body of this lady and remain there.
अथ वा पौरुषेणेयमशक्या रक्षितुं मया । बहुरूपो हि भगवाञ्छ्रूयते हरिवाहनः ॥
English Translation
By displaying my prowess I shall not be able to protect the lady, for the powerful chastiser of Paka, it has been heard by me, is capable of assuming any form he likes.
सोऽहं योगबलादेनां रक्षिष्ये पाकशासनात् । गात्राणि गात्रैरस्याहं संप्रवेक्ष्येऽभिरक्षितुम् ॥
English Translation
I shall, therefore, protect this one from Indra by my Yogapower. For satisfying my object I shall with my body enter the body of this lady.
यद्युच्छिष्टामिमां पत्नीं रुचिं पश्येत मे गुरुः । शप्स्यत्यसंशयं कोपाद्दिव्यज्ञानो महातपाः ॥
English Translation
If my preceptor on return, sees his wife defiled, he will, forsooth, curse me through anger, for endued with great ascetic merit, he is gifted with spiritual vision.
न चेयं रक्षितुं शक्या यथान्या प्रमदा नृभिः । मायावी हि सुरेन्द्रोऽसावहो प्राप्तोऽस्मि संशयम् ॥
English Translation
This lady is incapable of being protected in the way in which other women are protected by men, since the king of the celestials is gifted with large powers of illusion. Alas, the situation is very critical.
अवश्यकरणीयं हि गुरोरिह हि शासनम् । यदि त्वेतदहं कुर्यामाश्चर्यं स्यात्कृतं मया ॥
English Translation
The command of my preceptor should certainly be obeyed by me. If, therefore, I protect her by my Yogapower, the feat will be considered by all as a wonderful one.
योगेनानुप्रविश्येह गुरुपत्न्याः कलेवरम् । निर्मुक्तस्य रजोरूपान्नापराधो भवेन्मम ॥
यथा हि शून्यां पथिकः सभामध्यावसेत्पथि । तथाद्यावासयिष्यामि गुरुपत्न्याः कलेवरम् ॥
असक्तः पद्मपत्रस्थो जलबिन्दुर्यथा चलः । एवमेव शरीरेऽस्या निवत्स्यामि समाहितः ॥
English Translation
By my Yogapower therefore, I shall enter the body of my preceptor's lady. I shall live within her and yet not touch her body like a drop of water on a lotus leaf which lies on it yet does not drench it at all.
इत्येवं धर्ममालोक्य वेदवेदांश्च सर्वशः । तपश्च विपुलं दृष्ट्वा गुरोरात्मन एव च ॥
English Translation
Giving his best consideration to these points of virtue, thinking of all the Vedas and their branches and with eye directed to the penances which his preceptor had and which he himself also was possessed of, and having settled in his mind, with a view only to protect the lady, to enter her body by Yogapower, Vipula of Bhrigu's race, took great care (for accomplishing his object. Listen now to me, O king, as I recite to you what he did.
इति निश्चित्य मनसा रक्षां प्रति स भार्गवः । आतिष्ठत्परमं यत्नं यथा तच्छृणु पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
Giving his best consideration to these points of virtue, thinking of all the Vedas and their branches and with eye directed to the penances which his preceptor had and which he himself also was possessed of, and having settled in his mind, with a view only to protect the lady, to enter her body by Yogapower, Vipula of Bhrigu's race, took great care (for accomplishing his object. Listen now to me, O king, as I recite to you what he did.
गुरुपत्नीमुपासीनो विपुलः स महातपाः । उपासीनामनिन्द्याङ्गीं कथाभिः समलोभयत् ॥
English Translation
Gifted with great penances, Vipula sat himself down by the side of his preceptor's wife as she of faultless features was sitting in her cottage. Vipula then began to discourse to her for bringing her over to the cause of virtue and truth.
नेत्राभ्यां नेत्रयोरस्या रश्मीन्संयोज्य रश्मिभिः । विवेश विपुलः कायमाकाशं पवनो यथा ॥
English Translation
Directing his eyes then to hers and uniting the rays of light that came out from her organs of vision with those that issued from his, Vipula entered the lady's body even as the element of wind enters that of ether or space.
लक्षणं लक्षणेनैव वदनं वदनेन च । अविचेष्टन्नतिष्ठद्वै छायेवान्तर्गतो मुनिः ॥
English Translation
Penetrating her eyes with his eyes and her face with his face, Vipula lived, without moving within her invisibly, like her shadow.
ततो विष्टभ्य विपुलो गुरुपत्न्याः कलेवरम् । उवास रक्षणे युक्तो न च सा तमबुध्यत ॥
English Translation
Restraining every part of the lady's body, Vipula continued to live within her, intent on protecting her from Indra. The lady herself knew nothing of this.
यं कालं नागतो राजन्गुरुस्तस्य महात्मनः । क्रतुं समाप्य स्वगृहं तं कालं सोऽभ्यरक्षत ॥
English Translation
It was in this way, o king, that Vipula continued to protect the lady till the time of his great preceptor's return after accomplishing the sacrifice which he had gone out to perform.
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