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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 314

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 314

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 314

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 314 of the classical Mahābhārata with 50 verses.

Total: 50 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.314.1–50 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं कृतात्मा कृतनिश्चयः । आत्मनात्मानमास्थाय दृष्ट्वा चात्मानमात्मना ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Having heard these words of king Janaka, Shuka of purified soul and settled conclusions began to stay in his Soul by his Soul, having of course seen Self by Self.
कृतकार्यः सुखी शान्तस्तूष्णीं प्रायादुदङ्मुखः । शैशिरं गिरिमुद्दिश्य सधर्मा मातरिश्वनः ॥
English Translation
His object being fulfilled he became happy and tranquil, and without further questioning Janaka, he proceeded northwards to the mountains of Himavat with the speed of the wind and like the wind.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु देवर्षिर्नारदस्तदा । हिमवन्तमियाद्द्रष्टुं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ॥
तमप्सरोगणाकीर्णं गीतस्वननिनादितम् । किंनराणां समूहैश्च भृङ्गराजैस्तथैव च ॥
मद्गुभिः खञ्जरीटैश्च विचित्रैर्जीवजीवकैः । चित्रवर्णैर्मयूरैश्च केकाशतविराजितैः । राजहंससमूहैश्च हृष्टैः परभृतैस्तथा ॥
पक्षिराजो गरुत्मांश्च यं नित्यमधिगच्छति । चत्वारो लोकपालाश्च देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा । यत्र नित्यं समायान्ति लोकस्य हितकाम्यया ॥
English Translation
The four Regents of the world, the gods, and various classes of Rishis, used always to come there from desire of doing good to the world.
विष्णुना यत्र पुत्रार्थे तपस्तप्तं महात्मना । यत्रैव च कुमारेण बाल्ये क्षिप्ता दिवौकसः ॥
English Translation
It was there that the great Vishnu had practised the severest penances for the object of getting a son.
शक्तिर्न्यस्ता क्षितितले त्रैलोक्यमवमन्य वै । यत्रोवाच जगत्स्कन्दः क्षिपन्वाक्यमिदं तदा ॥
योऽन्योऽस्ति मत्तोऽभ्यधिको विप्रा यस्याधिकं प्रियाः । यो ब्रह्मण्यो द्वितीयोऽस्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु वीर्यवान् ॥
सोऽभ्युद्धरत्विमां शक्तिमथ वा कम्पयत्विति । तच्छ्रुत्वा व्यथिता लोकाः क इमामुद्धरेदिति ॥
अथ देवगणं सर्वं संभ्रान्तेन्द्रियमानसम् । अपश्यद्भगवान्विष्णुः क्षिप्तं सासुरराक्षसम् । किं न्वत्र सुकृतं कार्यं भवेदिति विचिन्तयन् ॥
English Translation
Vishnu saw all the gods and Asuras and Rakshasas to be greatly troubled in mind. He thought of what should be done under the circumstances. Without being able to bear that challenge regarding the hurling of the dart, he directed his eyes towards Skanda, the son of the Fire-god.
स नामृष्यत तं क्षेपमवैक्षत च पावकिम् । स प्रहस्य विशुद्धात्मा शक्तिं प्रज्वलितां तदा । कम्पयामास सव्येन पाणिना पुरुषोत्तमः ॥
English Translation
The pure Vishnu caught hold of the burning dart with his left hand, and began to shake it.
शक्त्यां तु कम्पमानायां विष्णुना बलिना तदा । मेदिनी कम्पिता सर्वा सशैलवनकानना ॥
English Translation
When the dart was being thus shaken by the highly powerful Vishnu, the whole Earth with her mountains, forests, and seas, shook with the dart.
शक्तेनापि समुद्धर्तुं कम्पिता सा न तूद्धृता । रक्षता स्कन्दराजस्य धर्षणां प्रभविष्णुना ॥
English Translation
Although Vishnu was fully capable to raise the dart, still he contented himself with only shaking it. In this, the powerful lord only kept the honour of Skanda intact.
तां कम्पयित्वा भगवान्प्रह्रादमिदमब्रवीत् । पश्य वीर्यं कुमारस्य नैतदन्यः करिष्यति ॥
English Translation
Having shaken it himself, the divine Vishnu, addressing Prahlada, said,-see the might of Kumara! None else in the universe can raise this dart.
सोऽमृष्यमाणस्तद्वाक्यं समुद्धरणनिश्चितः । जग्राह तां तस्य शक्तिं न चैनामप्यकम्पयत् ॥
English Translation
Unable to bear this, Prahlada determined to raise the dart. He caught it, but was unable to shake it at all.
नादं महान्तं मुक्त्वा स मूर्छितो गिरिमूर्धनि । विह्वलः प्रापतद्भूमौ हिरण्यकशिपोः सुतः ॥
English Translation
Uttering a loud cry, he dropped down on the hill-top in a swoon. Indeed, the son of Hiranyakashipu dropped down on the Earth.
यत्रोत्तरां दिशं गत्वा शैलराजस्य पार्श्वतः । तपोऽतप्यत दुर्धर्षस्तात नित्यं वृषध्वजः ॥
English Translation
Going towards the northern side of those grand mountains, Mahadeva, having the bull for his emblem, had practised the austerest penances.
पावकेन परिक्षिप्तो दीप्यता तस्य चाश्रमः । आदित्यबन्धनं नाम दुर्धर्षमकृतात्मभिः ॥
English Translation
The asylum where Mahadeva had practised those austerities is encompassed on all sides with a burning fire. Unapproachable by person of impure souls, that mountain is known by the name of Aditya.
न तत्र शक्यते गन्तुं यक्षराक्षसदानवैः । दशयोजनविस्तारमग्निज्वालासमावृतम् ॥
English Translation
There is a fiery girdle all around it, of ten Yojanas in width and it is incapable of being approached by Yakshas and Rakshasas and Danavas.
भगवान्पावकस्तत्र स्वयं तिष्ठति वीर्यवान् । सर्वविघ्नान्प्रशमयन्महादेवस्य धीमतः ॥
English Translation
The illustrious God of Fire, endued with mighty energy, lives there in embodied form engaged in removing all obstacles from the side of Mahadeva of great wisdom who remained there for thousand celestial years, standing on one foot.
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं हि पादेनैकेन तिष्ठतः । देवान्संतापयंस्तत्र महादेवो धृतव्रतः ॥
ऐन्द्रीं तु दिशमास्थाय शैलराजस्य धीमतः । विविक्ते पर्वततटे पाराशर्यो महातपाः । वेदानध्यापयामास व्यासः शिष्यान्महातपाः ॥
English Translation
At the foot of those mountains, in a retired spot, Parashara's son of great ascetic merit, viz., Vyasa, taught the Vedas to his disciples.
सुमन्तुं च महाभागं वैशंपायनमेव च । जैमिनिं च महाप्राज्ञं पैलं चापि तपस्विनम् ॥
English Translation
Those disciples were the highly blessed Sumanta, Vaishampayana, Jaimini of great wisdom, and Paila of great ascetic merit.
एभिः शिष्यैः परिवृतो व्यास आस्ते महातपाः । तत्राश्रमपदं पुण्यं ददर्श पितुरुत्तमम् । आरणेयो विशुद्धात्मा नभसीव दिवाकरः ॥
English Translation
Shuka went to that charming asylum where his father, the great ascetic Vyasa, was living surrounded by his disciples.
अथ व्यासः परिक्षिप्तं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् । ददर्श सुतमायान्तं दिवाकरसमप्रभम् ॥
English Translation
Seated in his asylum, Vyasa saw his son approach like a burning fire of scattered flames, or resembling the Sun himself in effulgence.
असज्जमानं वृक्षेषु शैलेषु विषमेषु च । योगयुक्तं महात्मानं यथा बाणं गुणच्युतम् ॥
English Translation
As Shuka approached, he did not seem to touch the trees or the rocks of the mountain. Perfectly dissociated from all objects of the senses, and engaged in Yoga, the great ascetic came, resembling in speed an arrow shot off a bow.
सोऽभिगम्य पितुः पादावगृह्णादरणीसुतः । यथोपजोषं तैश्चापि समागच्छन्महामुनिः ॥
English Translation
Born on the fire-sticks, Shuka approaching his father, touched his feet. With due formalities he then accosted the disciples of his father.
ततो निवेदयामास पित्रे सर्वमशेषतः । शुको जनकराजेन संवादं प्रीतमानसः ॥
English Translation
With great cheerfulness he then described in full to his father all the particulars of his conversation with king Janaka.
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