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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 335

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 335

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 335

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 335 of the classical Mahābhārata with 90 verses.

Total: 90 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.335.1–90 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
श्रुतं भगवतस्तस्य माहात्म्यं परमात्मनः । जन्म धर्मगृहे चैव नरनारायणात्मकम् । महावराहसृष्टा च पिण्डोत्पत्तिः पुरातनी ॥
English Translation
Shaunaka said I heard from you the glory of the divine and Supreme Soul. I have heard also of the birth of Supreme God in the house of Dharma, in the form of Nara and Narayana.
प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च यो यथा परिकल्पितः । स तथा नः श्रुतो ब्रह्मन्कथ्यमानस्त्वयानघ ॥
यच्च तत्कथितं पूर्वं त्वया हयशिरो महत् । हव्यकव्यभुजो विष्णोरुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ । तच्च दृष्टं भगवता ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना ॥
English Translation
You have also, O twice-born one, described to us other topics. You have said also to us of that huge form, with the Divine head, of Vishnu, the eater of the libations and other offerings made in sacrifices,-the form, viz., cast. That form was seen by the illustrious Brahman, otherwise known by the name of Parameshthi.
किं तदुत्पादितं पूर्वं हरिणा लोकधारिणा । रूपं प्रभावमहतामपूर्वं धीमतां वर ॥
English Translation
What, however, were the real features, and what the energy, the like of which among all great objects had never appeared before, of that form which Hari, the upholder of the universe, showed at that time.
दृष्ट्वा हि विबुधश्रेष्ठमपूर्वममितौजसम् । तदश्वशिरसं पुण्यं ब्रह्मा किमकरोन्मुने ॥
English Translation
What did Brahman, do, 0 ascetic, after having beheld that foremost of gods, him whose like had never been witnessed before, him who was of incomparable energy, him who had the Equine head, and him who was Sacredness itself?
एतन्नः संशयं ब्रह्मन्पुराणज्ञानसंभवम् । कथयस्वोत्तममते महापुरुषनिर्मितम् । पाविताः स्म त्वया ब्रह्मन्पुण्यां कथयता कथाम् ॥
English Translation
O twice-born one, this doubt has occurred to us with respect to this ancient subject of knowledge. O you of foremost intelligence, why did the Supreme Deity put on that form and show himself in it to Brahman? You have, forsooth, sanctified us by describing to us these various sacred topics.
कथयिष्यामि ते सर्वं पुराणं वेदसंमितम् । जगौ यद्भगवान्व्यासो राज्ञो धर्मसुतस्य वै ॥
English Translation
Sauti said I shall recount to you that ancient history, which is quite of a piece with the Vedas, and which the illustrious Vaishampayana recited to the son of Parikshit on the occasion of the great Snake-sacrifice.
श्रुत्वाश्वशिरसो मूर्तिं देवस्य हरिमेधसः । उत्पन्नसंशयो राजा तमेव समचोदयत् ॥
English Translation
Having heard the account of the great form of Vishnu, that had a horse-head, the royal son of Parikshit too had entertained the same doubt and put the same questions to Vaishampayana.
यत्तद्दर्शितवान्ब्रह्मा देवं हयशिरोधरम् । किमर्थं तत्समभवद्वपुर्देवोपकल्पितम् ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said Tell me, O best of men, why did Hari appear in that powerful form, having a horsehead and which Brahman, the Creator, saw on the shores of the great northern Ocean on the occasion referred to by yourself?
यत्किंचिदिह लोके वै देहबद्धं विशां पते । सर्वं पञ्चभिराविष्टं भूतैरीश्वरबुद्धिजैः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said All existent objects, O king, in this world, are the outcome of a combination of the five principal elements, a cornbination due to the intelligence of the Supreme Lord.
ईश्वरो हि जगत्स्रष्टा प्रभुर्नारायणो विराट् । भूतान्तरात्मा वरदः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि च । भूतप्रलयमव्यक्तं शृणुष्व नृपसत्तम ॥
English Translation
The powerful Narayana, endued with infinity, is the Supreme Lord and Creator of the universe. He is the inner Soul of all things, and the giver of boons. Shorn of qualities, he is again possessed of them.
धरण्यामथ लीनायामप्सु चैकार्णवे पुरा । ज्योतिर्भूते जले चापि लीने ज्योतिषि चानिले ॥
वायौ चाकाशसंलीने आकाशे च मनोनुगे । व्यक्ते मनसि संलीने व्यक्ते चाव्यक्ततां गते ॥
अव्यक्ते पुरुषं याते पुंसि सर्वगतेऽपि च । तम एवाभवत्सर्वं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥
तमसो ब्रह्म संभूतं तमोमूलमृतात्मकम् । तद्विश्वभावसंज्ञान्तं पौरुषीं तनुमास्थितम् ॥
सोऽनिरुद्ध इति प्रोक्तस्तत्प्रधानं प्रचक्षते । तदव्यक्तमिति ज्ञेयं त्रिगुणं नृपसत्तम ॥
विद्यासहायवान्देवो विष्वक्सेनो हरिः प्रभुः । अप्स्वेव शयनं चक्रे निद्रायोगमुपागतः । जगतश्चिन्तयन्सृष्टिं चित्रां बहुगुणोद्भवाम् ॥
English Translation
Entering into Yoga-sleep, he lays himself down on the waters. He then thinks of the Creation of the Universe of various phenomena and qualities.
तस्य चिन्तयतः सृष्टिं महानात्मगुणः स्मृतः । अहंकारस्ततो जातो ब्रह्मा शुभचतुर्मुखः । हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥
English Translation
While engaged in thinking of Creation, he recollects his own great qualities. From this originates the four-faced Brahman representing the Consciousness of Aniruddha.
पद्मेऽनिरुद्धात्संभूतस्तदा पद्मनिभेक्षणः । सहस्रपत्रे द्युतिमानुपविष्टः सनातनः ॥
ददृशेऽद्भुतसंकाशे लोकानापोमयान्प्रभुः । सत्त्वस्थः परमेष्ठी स ततो भूतगणान्सृजत् ॥
पूर्वमेव च पद्मस्य पत्रे सूर्यांशुसप्रभे । नारायणकृतौ बिन्दू अपामास्तां गुणोत्तरौ ॥
English Translation
Following the quality of Goodness, Brahman, otherwise called Parameshthi, then began to create the universe. In the primeval Lotus that was effulgent like the Sun, two drops of water had been grown by Narayana that were fraught with great merit. The illustrious Narayana, without beginning and without end, and above destruction, cast his eyes on those two drops of water,
तावपश्यत्स भगवाननादिनिधनोऽच्युतः । एकस्तत्राभवद्बिन्दुर्मध्वाभो रुचिरप्रभः ॥
स तामसो मधुर्जातस्तदा नारायणाज्ञया । कठिनस्त्वपरो बिन्दुः कैटभो राजसस्तु सः ॥
English Translation
One of those two drops of water, very beautiful and bright, looked like a drop of honey. From that drop originates, at the behest of Narayana, a Daitya of the name of Madhu made up of the quality of Ignorance. The other drop of water within the Lotus was very hard. From it originated the Daitya Kaitabha made up of the quality of Darkness.
तावभ्यधावतां श्रेष्ठौ तमोरजगुणान्वितौ । बलवन्तौ गदाहस्तौ पद्मनालानुसारिणौ ॥
English Translation
Endued thus with the qualities of Ignorance and Darkness, the two Daityas possessed of might and armed with maces, immediately after their birth, began to rove within that huge primeval Lotus.
ददृशातेऽरविन्दस्थं ब्रह्माणममितप्रभम् । सृजन्तं प्रथमं वेदांश्चतुरश्चारुविग्रहान् ॥
English Translation
They saw within it Brahman of incomparable effulgence, engaged in creating the four Vedas, each gifted with the most charming form.
ततो विग्रहवन्तौ तौ वेदान्दृष्ट्वासुरोत्तमौ । सहसा जगृहतुर्वेदान्ब्रह्मणः पश्यतस्तदा ॥
English Translation
Those two foremost of Asuras, having bodies, seeing the four Vedas, suddenly seized them in the very presence of their Creator.
अथ तौ दानवश्रेष्ठौ वेदान्गृह्य सनातनान् । रसां विविशतुस्तूर्णमुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ ॥
English Translation
Having seized the eternal Vedas, the two powerful Danavas, quickly dived into the ocean of waters which they saw and proceeded to its bottom.
ततो हृतेषु वेदेषु ब्रह्मा कश्मलमाविशत् । ततो वचनमीशानं प्राह वेदैर्विनाकृतः ॥
English Translation
Seeing the Vedas forcibly taken away from him, Brahman became stricken with grief. Robbed of the Vedas thus, Brahman then addressed the Supreme Lord in these words.
वेदा मे परमं चक्षुर्वेदा मे परमं बलम् । वेदा मे परमं धाम वेदा मे ब्रह्म चोत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
Brahman said The Vedas form my great eyes! The Vedas are my great strength! The Vedas are my great refuge! The Vedas are my high Brahma.
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