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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 150

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 150

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 150

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 150 of the classical Mahābhārata with 37 verses.

Total: 37 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.150.1–37 • 250 Lexicon Terms
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । संवादं भरतश्रेष्ठ शल्मलेः पवनस्य च ॥
English Translation
Regarding it is cited the old story of the conversation between Vishvamitra and the Chandala in a village of Chandalas.
हिमवन्तं समासाद्य महानासीद्वनस्पतिः । वर्षपूगाभिसंवृद्धः शाखास्कन्धपलाशवान् ॥
English Translation
There was a huge (Shalmali) tree on one of the peaks of Himavat. Having grown for many hundred years, he had spread out his branches wide around. His trunk also was huge and his twigs and leaves were numberless.
तत्र स्म मत्ता मातङ्गा धर्मार्ताः श्रमकर्शिताः । विश्रमन्ति महाबाहो तथान्या मृगजातयः ॥
English Translation
Under his shade elephants, exhausted and covered with temporal juice and sweat, used to rest, and as also many other animals.
नल्वमात्रपरीणाहो घनच्छायो वनस्पतिः । शुकशारिकसंघुष्टः फलवान्पुष्पवानपि ॥
English Translation
The circumference of his trunk was four hundred cubits, and the shade of his branches and leaves was dense. Laden with flowers and fruits, it was the abode of numberless parrots male and female.
सार्थिका वणिजश्चापि तापसाश्च वनौकसः । वसन्ति वासान्मार्गस्थाः सुरम्ये तरुसत्तमे ॥
English Translation
While travelling, caravans of merchants and traders, and ascetics living in the forest, used to rest under the shade of that charming king of the forest.
तस्या ता विपुलाः शाखा दृष्ट्वा स्कन्धांश्च सर्वतः । अभिगम्याब्रवीदेनं नारदो भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
One day, O foremost of Bharata's race, seeing the wide-extending and numberless branches of that tree and the circumference of his trunk, the sage Narada, approached and addressed him, saying,-O, you are delightful! O, you are charming! O foremost of trees, O Shalmali, I am always pleased to see you.
अहो नु रमणीयस्त्वमहो चासि मनोरमः । प्रीयामहे त्वया नित्यं तरुप्रवर शल्मले ॥
English Translation
One day, O foremost of Bharata's race, seeing the wide-extending and numberless branches of that tree and the circumference of his trunk, the sage Narada, approached and addressed him, saying,-O, you are delightful! O, you are charming! O foremost of trees, O Shalmali, I am always pleased to see you.
सदैव शकुनास्तात मृगाश्चाधस्तथा गजाः । वसन्ति तव संहृष्टा मनोहरतरास्तथा ॥
English Translation
O charming tree, beautiful birds of various kinds, and elephants and other animals gladly live on your branches and under their shade.
तव शाखा महाशाख स्कन्धं च विपुलं तथा । न वै प्रभग्नान्पश्यामि मारुतेन कथंचन ॥
English Translation
Your branches, O wide-branched king of the forest, are lofty and majestic as huge is your trunk! I never see any of them broken by the god of wind.
किं नु ते मारुतस्तात प्रीतिमानथ वा सुहृत् । त्वां रक्षति सदा येन वनेऽस्मिन्पवनो ध्रुवम् ॥
English Translation
Is it, O child, because that Wind-god is pleased with you and is your friend so that he protects you always in these woods?
विवान्हि पवनः स्थानाद्वृक्षानुच्चावचानपि । पर्वतानां च शिखराण्याचालयति वेगवान् ॥
English Translation
The illustrious Pavana of great speed and force unfixes the tallest and strongest trees, and even mountain summits.
शोषयत्येव पातालं विवान्गन्धवहः शुचिः । ह्रदांश्च सरितश्चैव सागरांश्च तथैव ह ॥
English Translation
That sacred carrier of perfumes, blowing at his pleasure dries up rivers, lakes and seas, including the very nether region.
त्वां संरक्षेत पवनः सखित्वेन न संशयः । तस्माद्बहलशाखोऽसि पर्णवान्पुष्पवानपि ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, Pavana protects you out of friendship. It is, therefore, that, though possessed of numberless branches, you have still leaves and flowers.
इदं च रमणीयं ते प्रतिभाति वनस्पते । यदिमे विहगास्तात रमन्ते मुदितास्त्वयि ॥
English Translation
O king of the forest, this your hue is delightful since these birds, O child, filled with joy, sport on your twigs and branches.
एषां पृथक्समस्तानां श्रूयते मधुरः स्वरः । पुष्पसंमोदने काले वाशतां सुमनोहरम् ॥
English Translation
When you put forth your blossoms, the sweet notes of all these dwellers of your branches are heard separately when they sing their melodious songs.
तथेमे मुदिता नागाः स्वयूथकुलशोभिनः । घर्मार्तास्त्वां समासाद्य सुखं विन्दन्ति शल्मले ॥
English Translation
Again, O Shalmali, these most beautiful elephants, bathed in sweat and indulging in cries (of joy), approach you and enjoy happiness here.
तथैव मृगजातीभिरन्याभिरुपशोभसे । तथा सार्थाधिवासैश्च शोभसे मेरुवद्द्रुम ॥
English Translation
Similarly various other animals living in the woods, also adorn you. Indeed, O tree, you appear beautiful even like the mountains of Meru, peopled by all creatures.
ब्राह्मणैश्च तपःसिद्धैस्तापसैः श्रमणैरपि । त्रिविष्टपसमं मन्ये तवायतनमेव ह ॥
English Translation
Resorted to also by Brahmanas endued with ascetic success, by others engaged in penances, and by Yatis devoted to meditation this your region, I think, is like the celestial region itself.
बन्धुत्वादथ वा सख्याच्छल्मले नात्र संशयः । पालयत्येव सततं भीमः सर्वत्रगोऽनिलः ॥
English Translation
Narada said Forsooth, O Shalmali, the dreadful and irresistible god of wind always protects you friendliness.
न्यग्भावं परमं वायोः शल्मले त्वमुपागतः । तवाहमस्मीति सदा येन रक्षति मारुतः ॥
English Translation
It seems, O Shalmali, that a close intimacy exists between you and the Wind. It seems, you have said him these words, viz.,-I. am yours-and it is, therefore, that the Wind-god protects you.
न तं पश्याम्यहं वृक्षं पर्वतं वापि तं दृढम् । यो न वायुबलाद्भग्नः पृथिव्यामिति मे मतिः ॥
English Translation
I do not see the tree or mountain or palace in this world which may not, I think, be broken by the Wind.
त्वं पुनः कारणैर्नूनं शल्मले रक्ष्यसे सदा । वायुना सपरीवारस्तेन तिष्ठस्यसंशयम् ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, you stand here with all your branches and twigs and leaves, simply because, O Shalmali, you are protected by the Wind for some reason or reasons (unknown to us)!
न मे वायुः सखा ब्रह्मन्न बन्धुर्न च मे सुहृत् । परमेष्ठी तथा नैव येन रक्षति मानिलः ॥
English Translation
The Wind, O twice-born one, is either my friend nor companion nor well-wisher. Nor is he iny great Creator that he should protect me.
मम तेजोबलं वायोर्भीममपि हि नारद । कलामष्टादशीं प्राणैर्न मे प्राप्नोति मारुतः ॥
English Translation
My terrific energy and power, O Narada, are the greater than the Wind's. In sooth, the strength of the Wind is only an eighteenth part of mine.
आगच्छन्परमो वायुर्मया विष्टम्भितो बलात् । रुजन्द्रुमान्पर्वतांश्च यच्चान्यदपि किंचन ॥
English Translation
When the Wind blows fearfully, tearing up trees and mountains and other things, I abate his strength by displaying mine.
स मया बहुशो भग्नः प्रभञ्जन्वै प्रभञ्जनः । तस्मान्न बिभ्ये देवर्षे क्रुद्धादपि समीरणात् ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the Wind that breaks many things has himself been again and agair broken by me. Therefore, O celestial Rishi, I am not afraid of him even when he comes in fury.
शल्मले विपरीतं ते दर्शनं नात्र संशयः । न हि वायोर्बलेनास्ति भूतं तुल्यबलं क्वचित् ॥
English Translation
Narada said-O Shalmali, what you think seems to be quite the reverse of truth. There is no doubt in this. There is no created thing which is so strong as the Wind.
इन्द्रो यमो वैश्रवणो वरुणश्च जलेश्वरः । न तेऽपि तुल्या मरुतः किं पुनस्त्वं वनस्पते ॥
English Translation
Even Indra, Yama, Vaishravana, of Varuna the king of the waters, is not equal to the god of wind in might. What to speak of you who are only a tree.
यद्धि किंचिदिह प्राणि शल्मले चेष्टते भुवि । सर्वत्र भगवान्वायुश्चेष्टाप्राणकरः प्रभुः ॥
English Translation
The illustrious Wind-god is always the root of all the acts of creatures in this world, since it is he that is the giver of life.
एष चेष्टयते सम्यक्प्राणिनः सम्यगायतः । असम्यगायतो भूयश्चेष्टते विकृतो नृषु ॥
English Translation
When the god does his work properly, he makes all living creatures live at their ease. When, however, he does it improperly, calamities visit the Earth.
स त्वमेवंविधं वायुं सर्वसत्त्वभृतां वरम् । न पूजयसि पूज्यं तं किमन्यद्बुद्धिलाघवात् ॥
English Translation
What else can it be but weakness of understanding which induces you not to adore the god of wind, that foremost of beings in the universe, and worthy of adoration.
असारश्चासि दुर्बुद्धे केवलं बहु भाषसे । क्रोधादिभिरवच्छन्नो मिथ्या वदसि शल्मले ॥
English Translation
You are worthless and of a wicked understanding, you are but making an idleboast. Your intelligence being confounded by anger and other passions, you indulge in untruths, O Shalmali.
मम रोषः समुत्पन्नस्त्वय्येवं संप्रभाषति । ब्रवीम्येष स्वयं वायोस्तव दुर्भाषितं बहु ॥
English Translation
I am certainly angry with you, for your giving vent to such words. I shall myself communicate to the Windgod all these derogatory words of yours.
चन्दनैः स्पन्दनैः शालैः सरलैर्देवदारुभिः । वेतसैर्बन्धनैश्चापि ये चान्ये बलवत्तराः ॥
English Translation
Chandanas, Syandanas, Shalas, Saralas, Devadarus, Vetasas and Dhanvanas and other noble trees that are far stronger than you, have never, you of wicked understanding, spoken such evil words against the Wind.
तैश्चापि नैवं दुर्बुद्धे क्षिप्तो वायुः कृतात्मभिः । ते हि जानन्ति वायोश्च बलमात्मन एव च ॥
English Translation
All of them are cognisant of the power of the Wind as also the power that each of them possesses. For these reasons those foremost of trees respectfully salute that god.
तस्मात्ते वै नमस्यन्ति श्वसनं द्रुमसत्तमाः । त्वं तु मोहान्न जानीषे वायोर्बलमनन्तकम् ॥
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