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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 51

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 51

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 51

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 51 of the classical Mahābhārata with 49 verses.

Total: 49 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.51.1–49 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
नहुषस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा च्यवनं तं तथागतम् । त्वरितः प्रययौ तत्र सहामात्यपुरोहितः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Hearing the strait into which Chyavana was reduced, King Nahusha speedily went there, accompanied by his ministers and priest.
शौचं कृत्वा यथान्यायं प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतो नृपः । आत्मानमाचचक्षे च च्यवनाय महात्मने ॥
English Translation
Having purified himself duly, the king, with joined hands and rapt attention, introduced himself to the great Chyavana.
अर्चयामास तं चापि तस्य राज्ञः पुरोहितः । सत्यव्रतं महाभागं देवकल्पं विशां पते ॥
English Translation
The king's priest then adored with due ceremonies that Rishi, O king, who was observant of the vow of truth and gifted with a great soul, and who resembled a god himself.
करवाणि प्रियं किं ते तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि । सर्वं कर्तास्मि भगवन्यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुष्करम् ॥
English Translation
Nahusha said Tell, me, O best of twiceborn ones, what act shall we do that may be pleasing to you? However difficult that deed may be, there is nothing, O holy one, that I shall not be able to do at your command.
श्रमेण महता युक्ताः कैवर्ता मत्स्यजीविनः । मम मूल्यं प्रयच्छैभ्यो मत्स्यानां विक्रयैः सह ॥
English Translation
Chyavana said These men who live by catching fish, have all been exhausted with fatigue. Do you pay them the price that may be fixed upon me along with value of these fish.
सहस्रं दीयतां मूल्यं निषादेभ्यः पुरोहित । निष्क्रयार्थं भगवतो यथाह भृगुनन्दनः ॥
English Translation
Nahusha said Let my priest give to these Nishadas a thousand coins as price for buying this sacred one as he himself has ordered.
सहस्रं नाहमर्हामि किं वा त्वं मन्यसे नृप । सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यं स्वबुद्ध्या निश्चयं कुरु ॥
English Translation
Chyavana said A thousand coins is not my price. The question depends upon your discretion. Give them a fair price, setting with your discretion. Give them a fair price, settling with your own intelligence what it should be.
सहस्राणां शतं क्षिप्रं निषादेभ्यः प्रदीयताम् । स्यादेतत्तु भवेन्मूल्यं किं वान्यन्मन्यते भवान् ॥
English Translation
Nahusha said Let, О learned Brahmana, a hundred thousand coins be given to these Nishadas. Shall this be your price, O holy one, or do you think otherwise.
नाहं शतसहस्रेण निमेयः पार्थिवर्षभ । दीयतां सदृशं मूल्यममात्यैः सह चिन्तय ॥
English Translation
Chyavana said I should not be bought with a hundred thousand coins, O best of kings! Let a proper price be given to these! Do you consult with your ministers.
कोटिः प्रदीयतां मूल्यं निषादेभ्यः पुरोहित । यदेतदपि नौपम्यमतो भूयः प्रदीयताम् ॥
English Translation
Nabusha said Let my priest give to these Nishadas a crore of coins. If even this does not cover your value, let more be paid to them.
राजन्नार्हाम्यहं कोटिं भूयो वापि महाद्युते । सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यं ब्राह्मणैः सह चिन्तय ॥
English Translation
Chyavana said O king, I am not with a crore of coins or even more. Let that price be given to these men which would be fair or proper. Do you consult with the Brahmanas.
अर्धराज्यं समग्रं वा निषादेभ्यः प्रदीयताम् । एतन्मूल्यमहं मन्ये किं वान्यन्मन्यसे द्विज ॥
English Translation
Nahusha said Let half my kingdom or even the whole be given away to these Nishadas. I think that would be your price. What, however, do you think twiceborn one?
अर्धराज्यं समग्रं वा नाहमर्हामि पार्थिव । सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यमृषिभिः सह चिन्त्यताम् ॥
English Translation
Chyavana said I do not deserve to be purchased with half your kingdom or even the whole of it, O king! Let that price which is proper be given to these men. Do you consult with the Rishis!
महर्षेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा नहुषो दुःखकर्शितः । स चिन्तयामास तदा सहामात्यपुरोहितः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma continued Hearing these words of the great Rishi, Nahusha became stricken with great sorrow. With his ministers and priest he began to think on the matter.
तत्र त्वन्यो वनचरः कश्चिन्मूलफलाशनः । नहुषस्य समीपस्थो गविजातोऽभवन्मुनिः ॥
English Translation
There then came to king Nahusha an ascetic living in the forest and subsisting upon fruit and roots and born of cow.
स समाभाष्य राजानमब्रवीद्द्विजसत्तमः । तोषयिष्याम्यहं विप्रं यथा तुष्टो भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
That best of twiceborn persons, addressing the king, O monarch, said these words-I shall soon satisfy you. The Rishi also will be satisfied.
नाहं मिथ्यावचो ब्रूयां स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा । भवतो यदहं ब्रूयां तत्कार्यमविशङ्कया ॥
English Translation
I shall never speak a falsehood, no, not even in jest, what then need I say of other occasions? You should unhesitatingly do what I bid you.
ब्रवीतु भगवान्मूल्यं महर्षेः सदृशं भृगोः । परित्रायस्व मामस्माद्विषयं च कुलं च मे ॥
English Translation
Nahusha said Do you, O illustrious one, say what the value is of that great Rishi of Bhrigu's race. O, save me from this terrible difficulty, save my kingdom and save my family
हन्याद्धि भगवान्क्रुद्धस्त्रैलोक्यमपि केवलम् । किं पुनर्मां तपोहीनं बाहुवीर्यपरायणम् ॥
English Translation
If the holy Chyavana become angry, he would destroy the three worlds; what need I say then of my poor self who is destitute of penances and who depends upon the power only of his arms.
अगाधेऽम्भसि मग्नस्य सामात्यस्य सहर्त्विजः । प्लवो भव महर्षे त्वं कुरु मूल्यविनिश्चयम् ॥
English Translation
O great Rishi, do you become the raft to us who have all fallen into a fathomless deep with all our counsellors and our priest. Do you settle what the value should be of the Rishi!
नहुषस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गविजातः प्रतापवान् । उवाच हर्षयन्सर्वानमात्यान्पार्थिवं च तम् ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Hearing these words of Nahusha, the ascetic born of a cow and gifted with great energy spoke thus, gladdening the monarch with all his counsellors:
अनर्घेया महाराज द्विजा वर्णमहत्तमाः । गावश्च पृथिवीपाल गौर्मूल्यं परिकल्प्यताम् ॥
English Translation
Brahmanas, O king, belong to the foremost of the four castes. No value, however great, can be fixed upon them. Kine also are invaluable. Therefore, O king, do you regard a cow as the value of the Rishi!
नहुषस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा महर्षेर्वचनं नृप । हर्षेण महता युक्तः सहामात्यपुरोहितः ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of the great Rishi, Nahusha became, O king, filled with joy along with all his counsellors and priest.
अभिगम्य भृगोः पुत्रं च्यवनं संशितव्रतम् । इदं प्रोवाच नृपते वाचा संतर्पयन्निव ॥
English Translation
Proceeding then to Bhrigu's son Chyavana of rigid vows, he addressed him thus O monarch, for satisfying him to the best of his power.
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ विप्रर्षे गवा क्रीतोऽसि भार्गव । एतन्मूल्यमहं मन्ये तव धर्मभृतां वर ॥
English Translation
Nahusha said Rise, rise, O twiceborn Rishi, you have been purchased, O son of Bhrigu, with a cow as your price! O foremost of righteous persons, even this, I think, is your price!
उत्तिष्ठाम्येष राजेन्द्र सम्यक्क्रीतोऽस्मि तेऽनघ । गोभिस्तुल्यं न पश्यामि धनं किंचिदिहाच्युत ॥
English Translation
Chyavana said Yes, O king of kings, I do rise up. I have been properly purchased by you, O sinless ore. I do not, O you of unfading glory, see any riches that is equal to kine.
कीर्तनं श्रवणं दानं दर्शनं चापि पार्थिव । गवां प्रशस्यते वीर सर्वपापहरं शिवम् ॥
English Translation
To speak of kine, to hear others speak of then, to make gifts of kine, and to see kine, O king, are acts, that are all praised, O hero, and that are highly auspicious and purifying.
गावो लक्ष्म्याः सदा मूलं गोषु पाप्मा न विद्यते । अन्नमेव सदा गावो देवानां परमं हविः ॥
English Translation
Kine are always the root of prosperity. There is no fault in kine. Kine always give the best food, in the form of Havi, to the deities.
स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ गोषु नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ । गावो यज्ञप्रणेत्र्यो वै तथा यज्ञस्य ता मुखम् ॥
English Translation
The sacred Mantras, Svaha and Vashat, are always established upon kine. Kine are the chief conductresses of Sacrifices. They form the mouth of Sacrifice.
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