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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 3 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
ऊचतुश्च समाविष्टौ रजसा तमसा च तौ । अयं स पुरुषः श्वेतः शेते निद्रामुपागतः ॥
English Translation
Seeing the Lord thus lying, the two foremost of Danavas roared out a loud laugh. Having the qualities of Darkness and Ignorance, they said. This is that Being of white complexion. He is no lying asleep. Forsooth, this one has brought the Vedas away from the nether region.
अनेन नूनं वेदानां कृतमाहरणं रसात् । कस्यैष को नु खल्वेष किं च स्वपिति भोगवान् ॥
इत्युच्चारितवाक्यौ तौ बोधयामासतुर्हरिम् । युद्धार्थिनौ तु विज्ञाय विबुद्धः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥
निरीक्ष्य चासुरेन्द्रौ तौ ततो युद्धे मनो दधे । अथ युद्धं समभवत्तयोर्नारायणस्य च ॥
रजस्तमोविष्टतनू तावुभौ मधुकैटभौ । ब्रह्मणोपचितिं कुर्वञ्जघान मधुसूदनः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon an encounter took place between those two and Narayana. The Asuras Madhu and Kaitabha were embodiments of the qualities of Darkness and Ignorance. Narayana killed them both for pleasing Brahman. He thence passed by the name of Madhusudana (slayer of Madhu).
ततस्तयोर्वधेनाशु वेदापहरणेन च । शोकापनयनं चक्रे ब्रह्मणः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥
English Translation
Having brought about the destruction of the two Asuras and restored the Vedas to Brahman, the Supreme Being removed the sorrow of Brahman.
ततः परिवृतो ब्रह्मा हतारिर्वेदसत्कृतः । निर्ममे स तदा लोकान्कृत्स्नान्स्थावरजङ्गमान् ॥
English Translation
Helped then by Hari and assisted by the Vedas, Brahman created all worlds with their mobile and immobile creatures.
दत्त्वा पितामहायाग्र्यां बुद्धिं लोकविसर्गिकीम् । तत्रैवान्तर्दधे देवो यत एवागतो हरिः ॥
English Translation
After this, Hari, giving to the Grandfather intelligence of the foremost order regarding the Creation, disappeared there and then for going to the place he had come from.
तौ दानवौ हरिर्हत्वा कृत्वा हयशिरस्तनुम् । पुनः प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थं तामेव विदधे तनुम् ॥
English Translation
It was thus that Narayana, having assumed the form equipped with the horse-head, killed the two Danavas Madhu and Kaitabha. Once more, however, he assumed the same form for making the Religion of Action to prevent the universe.
एवमेष महाभागो बभूवाश्वशिरा हरिः । पौराणमेतदाख्यातं रूपं वरदमैश्वरम् ॥
English Translation
Thus did the blessed Hari assume in days of yore that grand form having the horse-head. This, of all his forms, endued with power, is celebrated as the most ancient.
यो ह्येतद्ब्राह्मणो नित्यं शृणुयाद्धारयेत वा । न तस्याध्ययनं नाशमुपगच्छेत्कदाचन ॥
English Translation
That person who frequently listens or mentally recites this history of the assumption by Narayana of the form with the horse-head, will never forget his Vedic or other learning.
आराध्य तपसोग्रेण देवं हयशिरोधरम् । पाञ्चालेन क्रमः प्राप्तो रामेण पथि देशिते ॥
English Translation
Having worshipped with the austerest penances the illustrious god with the horsehead, the Rishi Panchala acquired the science of Karma by going along the path pointed out by the god (Rudra).
एतद्धयशिरो राजन्नाख्यानं तव कीर्तितम् । पुराणं वेदसमितं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥
English Translation
I have thus recounted to you, O king, the old story of Hayashiras, agreeable to the Vedas, about which you had asked me.
यां यामिच्छेत्तनुं देवः कर्तुं कार्यविधौ क्वचित् । तां तां कुर्याद्विकुर्वाणः स्वयमात्मानमात्मना ॥
English Translation
Whatever forms the Supreme Deity wishes to assume with a view to the governing of the affairs of the universe, he assumes immediately by his own inherent powers.
एष वेदनिधिः श्रीमानेष वै तपसो निधिः । एष योगश्च सांख्यं च ब्रह्म चाग्र्यं हरिर्विभुः ॥
English Translation
The Supreme God, endued with every prosperity, is the receptacle of the Vedas. He is the receptacle of Penances also. The powerful Hari is Yoga. He is the embodiment of the Sankhya philosophy. He is that foremost Brahma of which we hear.
नारायणपरा वेदा यज्ञा नारायणात्मकाः । तपो नारायणपरं नारायणपरा गतिः ॥
English Translation
The Vedas are the soul of Narayana, all sacrifices are the form of Narayana, Penances are Narayana and the highest end is also Narayana.
नारायणपरं सत्यमृतं नारायणात्मकम् । नारायणपरो धर्मः पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभः ॥
English Translation
Truth has Narayana for its refuge. Rita has Narayana for its soul. The Religion of Renunciation in which there is no return, had Narayana for its high region.
प्रवृत्तिलक्षणश्चैव धर्मो नारायणात्मकः । नारायणात्मको गन्धो भूमौ श्रेष्ठतमः स्मृतः ॥
English Translation
The other Religion which has Action for its root, has equally Narayana for its Soul. The foremost of all the qualities that belong to the element of Earth is scent. Scent has Narayana for its soul.
अपां चैव गुणो राजन्रसो नारायणात्मकः । ज्योतिषां च गुणो रूपं स्मृतं नारायणात्मकम् ॥
English Translation
The properties of Water, O king, are called the Tastes. These Tastes have Narayana for their soul. The foremost property of Fire is form. Form also has Narayana for its soul.
नारायणात्मकश्चापि स्पर्शो वायुगुणः स्मृतः । नारायणात्मकश्चापि शब्द आकाशसंभवः ॥
English Translation
Touch, which is the property of Wind, is also said to have Narayana for its soul. Sound, which is a property of Air, has, like the others, Narayana for its soul.
मनश्चापि ततो भूतमव्यक्तगुणलक्षणम् । नारायणपरः कालो ज्योतिषामयनं च यत् ॥
English Translation
Mind also, which is the property of Nature, has Narayana for its soul. Time which is measured by the motion to the celestial luminaries has similarly Narayana for its soul.
नारायणपरा कीर्तिः श्रीश्च लक्ष्मीश्च देवताः । नारायणपरं सांख्यं योगो नारायणात्मकः ॥
English Translation
The presiding gods of Fame, of Beauty, and of Prosperity, have the same Supreme Deity for their soul. Both the Sankhya philosophy and Yoga have Narayana for their soul.
कारणं पुरुषो येषां प्रधानं चापि कारणम् । स्वभावश्चैव कर्माणि दैवं येषां च कारणम् ॥
English Translation
The Supreme Being is the cause of all this, as Soul. He is, again, the cause of everything, as Nature.
पञ्चकारणसंख्यातो निष्ठा सर्वत्र वै हरिः । तत्त्वं जिज्ञासमानानां हेतुभिः सर्वतोमुखैः ॥
English Translation
Those engaged in investigating the several subjects of enquiry with the help of such reasons as are of wide application, consider Hari to be at one with the five reasons referred to above and as the final refuge of all things.
तत्त्वमेको महायोगी हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः । सब्रह्मकानां लोकानामृषीणां च महात्मनाम् ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the powerful Narayana, endued with the highest Yoga-power, is the one subject of (enquiry). Keshava perfectly knows the thoughts of men including Brahman and the great Rishis, of those that are Sankhyas and Yogins, of those that are Yatis, and of those, generally, that are conversant with the Soul, but none of these can know what his thoughts are.
सांख्यानां योगिनां चापि यतीनामात्मवेदिनाम् । मनीषितं विजानाति केशवो न तु तस्य ते ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the powerful Narayana, endued with the highest Yoga-power, is the one subject of (enquiry). Keshava perfectly knows the thoughts of men including Brahman and the great Rishis, of those that are Sankhyas and Yogins, of those that are Yatis, and of those, generally, that are conversant with the Soul, but none of these can know what his thoughts are.
ये केचित्सर्वलोकेषु दैवं पित्र्यं च कुर्वते । दानानि च प्रयच्छन्ति तप्यन्ति च तपो महत् ॥
English Translation
Whatever acts are performed in honour of the gods or the departed manes, whatever gifts are made, whatever penances are performed, have Vishnu for their refuge,-Vishnu who is established upon his own supreme ordinances. He is named Vasudeva because of his being the adobe of all creatures.
सर्वेषामाश्रयो विष्णुरैश्वरं विधिमास्थितः । सर्वभूतकृतावासो वासुदेवेति चोच्यते ॥
English Translation
Whatever acts are performed in honour of the gods or the departed manes, whatever gifts are made, whatever penances are performed, have Vishnu for their refuge,-Vishnu who is established upon his own supreme ordinances. He is named Vasudeva because of his being the adobe of all creatures.
अयं हि नित्यः परमो महर्षि;र्महाविभूतिर्गुणवान्निर्गुणाख्यः । गुणैश्च संयोगमुपैति शीघ्रं; कालो यथर्तावृतुसंप्रयुक्तः ॥
English Translation
He is immutable. He is Supreme. He is the. foremost of Rishis. He is endued with the highest power. He is said to be above the three qualities. As Time assumes marks when it manifests itself in the form of successive seasons, so He, though really shorn of qualities, assumes qualities (for manifesting Himself).
नैवास्य विन्दन्ति गतिं महात्मनो; न चागतिं कश्चिदिहानुपश्यति । ज्ञानात्मकाः संयमिनो महर्षयः; पश्यन्ति नित्यं पुरुषं गुणाधिकम् ॥
English Translation
Even the high-souled do not succeed in understanding his motions. Only those foremost of Rishis who have knowledge for their Souls, succeed in seeing in their hearts that Purusha who is above all qualities,
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