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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 16

Ādiparva Adhyāya 16

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 16

Ādiparva Adhyāya 16 of the classical Mahābhārata with 41 verses.

Total: 41 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.16.1–41 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
ततोऽभ्रशिखराकारैर्गिरिशृङ्गैरलंकृतम् । मन्दरं पर्वतवरं लताजालसमावृतम् ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: There is a mountain called Mandara with peaks like the clouds. It is the best of mountains and adorned with innumerable creepers.
नानाविहगसंघुष्टं नानादंष्ट्रिसमाकुलम् । किंनरैरप्सरोभिश्च देवैरपि च सेवितम् ॥
English Translation
On it do many birds pour forth their melody and may beasts of prey roam about; it is frequented by the Kinnaras, Apsaras and। celestials.
एकादश सहस्राणि योजनानां समुच्छ्रितम् । अधो भूमेः सहस्रेषु तावत्स्वेव प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
English Translation
It rises eleven thousand Yojanas upwards and descends eleven thousand Yojanas downwards.
तमुद्धर्तुं न शक्ता वै सर्वे देवगणास्तदा । विष्णुमासीनमभ्येत्य ब्रह्माणं चेदमब्रुवन् ॥
English Translation
The celestials, having failed to uproot it, came to Vishnu and Brahma who were sitting together and said to them.
भवन्तावत्र कुरुतां बुद्धिं नैःश्रेयसीं पराम् । मन्दरोद्धरणे यत्नः क्रियतां च हिताय नः ॥
English Translation
"Devise some means you yourselves. Do try to uproot Mandara for our good.”
तथेति चाब्रवीद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणा सह भार्गव । ततोऽनन्तः समुत्थाय ब्रह्मणा परिचोदितः । नारायणेन चाप्युक्तस्तस्मिन्कर्मणि वीर्यवान् ॥
English Translation
Being directed by both Brahma and Narayana to do it, the mighty Ananta uprooted the mountain with all the woods and the denizens of woods that were on it.
अथ पर्वतराजानं तमनन्तो महाबलः । उज्जहार बलाद्ब्रह्मन्सवनं सवनौकसम् ॥
English Translation
Being directed by both Brahma and Narayana to do it, the mighty Ananta uprooted the mountain with all the woods and the denizens of woods that were on it.
ततस्तेन सुराः सार्धं समुद्रमुपतस्थिरे । तमूचुरमृतार्थाय निर्मथिष्यामहे जलम् ॥
English Translation
Then came all the celestial with Ananta to the shores of the ocean, Addressing it they said, “O Ocean, we have come to churn you for the Ambrosia.
अपांपतिरथोवाच ममाप्यंशो भवेत्ततः । सोढास्मि विपुलं मर्दं मन्दरभ्रमणादिति ॥
English Translation
The ocean replied, “Be it so, as I shall get a share of it. I am quite able to bear the great agitation arising out of the churning of my water by Mandara.
ऊचुश्च कूर्मराजानमकूपारं सुरासुराः । गिरेरधिष्ठानमस्य भवान्भवितुमर्हति ॥
English Translation
The Devas and the Danavas then went to the Tortoise king and said, “You will have to support the mountain on your back.”
कूर्मेण तु तथेत्युक्त्वा पृष्ठमस्य समर्पितम् । तस्य शैलस्य चाग्रं वै यन्त्रेणेन्द्रोऽभ्यपीडयत् ॥
English Translation
The Tortoise king having agreed, Indra pressed that mountain on its back by means of his thunderbolt.
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा तथा नेत्रं च वासुकिम् । देवा मथितुमारब्धाः समुद्रं निधिमम्भसाम् । अमृतार्थिनस्ततो ब्रह्मन्सहिता दैत्यदानवाः ॥
English Translation
The Devas and the Danavas having made Mandara the churning staff and Vasuki the rope. O Brahmana, in days of yore, began to churn the ocean for the Ambrosia. The Asuras held him by the head and the Devas by the tail.
एकमन्तमुपाश्लिष्टा नागराज्ञो महासुराः । विबुधाः सहिताः सर्वे यतः पुच्छं ततः स्थिताः ॥
English Translation
The Devas and the Danavas having made Mandara the churning staff and Vasuki the rope. O Brahmana, in days of yore, began to churn the ocean for the Ambrosia. The Asuras held him by the head and the Devas by the tail.
अनन्तो भगवान्देवो यतो नारायणस्ततः । शिर उद्यम्य नागस्य पुनः पुनरवाक्षिपत् ॥
English Translation
And Ananta, who was a manifested form of Narayana, again and again raised and lowered the hood of the Naga.
वासुकेरथ नागस्य सहसाक्षिप्यतः सुरैः । सधूमाः सार्चिषो वाता निष्पेतुरसकृन्मुखात् ॥
English Translation
On account of the great agitation, received at the hands of the celestials, black vapours with flames issued from the mouth of the Naga Vasuki.
ते धूमसंघाः संभूता मेघसंघाः सविद्युतः । अभ्यवर्षन्सुरगणाञ्श्रमसंतापकर्शितान् ॥
English Translation
From these vapours were created clouds with lightning; and they poured showers on the tired celestials who were thus refreshed.
तस्माच्च गिरिकूटाग्रात्प्रच्युताः पुष्पवृष्टयः । सुरासुरगणान्माल्यैः सर्वतः समवाकिरन् ॥
English Translation
The flowers that fell from the trees on the mountain-sides on the Devas and the Danavas also refreshed them.
बभूवात्र महाघोषो महामेघरवोपमः । उदधेर्मथ्यमानस्य मन्दरेण सुरासुरैः ॥
English Translation
There rose from Mandara being dragged by the Devas and the Danavas, a terrible roar like the roar of the clouds (at the Universal dissolution).
तत्र नानाजलचरा विनिष्पिष्टा महाद्रिणा । विलयं समुपाजग्मुः शतशो लवणाम्भसि ॥
English Translation
Various aquatic animals were crushed by the great mountain and gave up their lives in the salt sea.
वारुणानि च भूतानि विविधानि महीधरः । पातालतलवासीनि विलयं समुपानयत् ॥
English Translation
Many denizens of the lower region and those of the land of Varuna were killed by the mountain.
तस्मिंश्च भ्राम्यमाणेऽद्रौ संघृष्यन्तः परस्परम् । न्यपतन्पतगोपेताः पर्वताग्रान्महाद्रुमाः ॥
English Translation
From the whirling Mandara large trees, being struck at one another, were torn from their roots and fell into the ocean with all the birds (that roosted on their branches).
तेषां संघर्षजश्चाग्निरर्चिर्भिः प्रज्वलन्मुहुः । विद्युद्भिरिव नीलाभ्रमावृणोन्मन्दरं गिरिम् ॥
English Translation
And great fires were produced from the mutual friction of the trees that frequently blazed up and the Mandara mountain looked like black clouds charged with lightning,
ददाह कुञ्जरांश्चैव सिंहांश्चैव विनिःसृतान् । विगतासूनि सर्वाणि सत्त्वानि विविधानि च ॥
English Translation
It burnt the lions, elephants and other various creatures that were on the mountain and killed them (on the spot).
तमग्निममरश्रेष्ठः प्रदहन्तं ततस्ततः । वारिणा मेघजेनेन्द्रः शमयामास सर्वतः ॥
English Translation
Then the best of the celestials, Indra began to extinguish the blazing fire by pouring heavy showers.
ततो नानाविधास्तत्र सुस्रुवुः सागराम्भसि । महाद्रुमाणां निर्यासा बहवश्चौषधीरसाः ॥
English Translation
Then the gums of various great trees and juices from herbs mingled with the waters of the ocean.
तेषाममृतवीर्याणां रसानां पयसैव च । अमरत्वं सुरा जग्मुः काञ्चनस्य च निःस्रवात् ॥
English Translation
The celestials became immortal by drinking the water mixed with the liquid extract of gold and those gums which had the quality of the Ambrosia.
अथ तस्य समुद्रस्य तज्जातमुदकं पयः । रसोत्तमैर्विमिश्रं च ततः क्षीरादभूद्घृतम् ॥
English Translation
The milky water of the churned ocean by degrees produced clarified butter by virtue of those gums and juices.
ततो ब्रह्माणमासीनं देवा वरदमब्रुवन् । श्रान्ताः स्म सुभृशं ब्रह्मन्नोद्भवत्यमृतं च तत् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the Devas came to the boongranting God who was comfortably seated on his seat and said, “O Brahman, we are spent out but the Ambrosia has not yet arisen."
ऋते नारायणं देवं दैत्या नागोत्तमास्तथा । चिरारब्धमिदं चापि सागरस्यापि मन्थनम् ॥
English Translation
Except Narayana, both the Devas and the Danavas have no strength to churn the ocean (any longer).
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