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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 153

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 153

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 153

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 153 of the classical Mahābhārata with 51 verses.

Total: 51 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.153.1–51 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा पौरजानपदं जनम् । पूजयित्वा यथान्यायमनुजज्ञे गृहान्प्रति ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said Then having duly honoured the citizens and the inhabitants of the province, the royal son of Kunti dismissed them to their respective homes.
सान्त्वयामास नारीश्च हतवीरा हतेश्वराः । विपुलैरर्थदानैश्च तदा पाण्डुसुतो नृपः ॥
English Translation
The Pandava king then consoled those women, who had lost their heroic husbands and sons in the battle, with profuse gifts of wealth.
सोऽभिषिक्तो महाप्राज्ञः प्राप्य राज्यं युधिष्ठिरः । अवस्थाप्य नरश्रेष्ठः सर्वाः स्वप्रकृतीस्तदा ॥
English Translation
Having recovered his kingdom, Yudhishthira caused himself to be duly installed on the throne. That foremost of men then assured all his subjects by various deeds of good will.
द्विजेभ्यो बलमुख्येभ्यो नैगमेभ्यश्च सर्वशः । प्रतिगृह्याशिषो मुख्यास्तदा धर्मभृतां वरः ॥
English Translation
That foremost of righteous men set himself to acquire the substantial blessings of the Brahmanas, of the foremost inilitary officers, and the leading citizens.
उषित्वा शर्वरीः श्रीमान्पञ्चाशन्नगरोत्तमे । समयं कौरवाग्र्यस्य सस्मार पुरुषर्षभः ॥
English Translation
Having passed fifty nights in the capital, the blessed monarch recollected the time indicated by his grandfather as the hour of his departure from this world.
स निर्ययौ गजपुराद्याजकैः परिवारितः । दृष्ट्वा निवृत्तमादित्यं प्रवृत्तं चोत्तरायणम् ॥
English Translation
Accompanied by a number of priests he then left the city of Hastinapur having seen that the sun ceasing to go southwards, had begun to proceed in his northward course.
घृतं माल्यं च गन्धांश्च क्षौमाणि च युधिष्ठिरः । चन्दनागरुमुख्यानि तथा कालागरूणि च ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, took with bin a large quantity of clarified butter and floral garlands and scents and silken cloths and excellent sandal wood and Aquilaria Agallocha and dark cloewood, for cremating the body of Bhishma. Various kinds of rich garlands and gems also were among those stores.
प्रस्थाप्य पूर्वं कौन्तेयो भीष्मसंसाधनाय वै । माल्यानि च महार्हाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥
धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य गान्धारीं च यशस्विनीम् । मातरं च पृथां धीमान्भ्रातॄंश्च पुरुषर्षभः ॥
जनार्दनेनानुगतो विदुरेण च धीमता । युयुत्सुना च कौरव्यो युयुधानेन चाभिभो ॥
महता राजभोग्येन परिबर्हेण संवृतः । स्तूयमानो महाराज भीष्मस्याग्नीननुव्रजन् ॥
निश्चक्राम पुरात्तस्माद्यथा देवपतिस्तथा । आससाद कुरुक्षेत्रे ततः शांतनवं नृपम् ॥
English Translation
Thus accompanied, the king started from his city like a second king of the celestials. Soon he came upon the spot where the son of Shantanu was still lying on his bed of arrows.
उपास्यमानं व्यासेन पाराशर्येण धीमता । नारदेन च राजर्षे देवलेनासितेन च ॥
हतशिष्टैर्नृपैश्चान्यैर्नानादेशसमागतैः । रक्षिभिश्च महात्मानं रक्ष्यमाणं समन्ततः ॥
शयानं वीरशयने ददर्श नृपतिस्ततः । ततो रथादवारोहद्भ्रातृभिः सह धर्मराट् ॥
अभिवाद्याथ कौन्तेयः पितामहमरिंदमम् । द्वैपायनादीन्विप्रांश्च तैश्च प्रत्यभिनन्दितः ॥
ऋत्विग्भिर्ब्रह्मकल्पैश्च भ्रातृभिश्च सहाच्युतः । आसाद्य शरतल्पस्थमृषिभिः परिवारितम् ॥
English Translation
Accompanied by his priests each of whom resembled the grandfather Brahman himself, as also by his brothers, Yudhishthira, of undecaying glory, then approach that spot whereon Bhishma lay on his bed of arrows surrounded by those reverend Rishis.
अब्रवीद्भरतश्रेष्ठं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । भ्रातृभिः सह कौरव्य शयानं निम्नगासुतम् ॥
English Translation
Then king Yudhishthira the just with all his brothers, addressed that foremost one of Kuru's race, the son of the River Ganga, as he lay on that bed of his saying, I am Yudhishthira, O king. Salutations to thee, O son of the River Janhavi. If you hearest me still, O tell me what I am to do for thee.
युधिष्ठिरोऽहं नृपते नमस्ते जाह्नवीसुत । शृणोषि चेन्महाबाहो ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ॥
English Translation
Then king Yudhishthira the just with all his brothers, addressed that foremost one of Kuru's race, the son of the River Ganga, as he lay on that bed of his saying, I am Yudhishthira, O king. Salutations to thee, O son of the River Janhavi. If you hearest me still, O tell me what I am to do for thee.
प्राप्तोऽस्मि समये राजन्नग्नीनादाय ते विभो । आचार्या ब्राह्मणाश्चैव ऋत्विजो भ्रातरश्च मे ॥
English Translation
Carrying with me thy sacrificial fires, I have come here, O king and wait upon thec at the hour appointed. Preceptors of all branches of learning, Brahmanas, Ritvijas, all iny brothers, thy son the king Dhritarashtra of great energy, are all here with my counsellors as also Vasudeva of great prowess.
पुत्रश्च ते महातेजा धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः । उपस्थितः सहामात्यो वासुदेवश्च वीर्यवान् ॥
English Translation
Carrying with me thy sacrificial fires, I have come here, O king and wait upon thec at the hour appointed. Preceptors of all branches of learning, Brahmanas, Ritvijas, all iny brothers, thy son the king Dhritarashtra of great energy, are all here with my counsellors as also Vasudeva of great prowess.
हतशिष्टाश्च राजानः सर्वे च कुरुजाङ्गलाः । तान्पश्य कुरुशार्दूल समुन्मीलय लोचने ॥
English Translation
The remnant of unslain warriors, and all the denizens of Kurujangala, are also here, Opening the eyes, O chief of Kuru's race, do you see them.
यच्चेह किंचित्कर्तव्यं तत्सर्वं प्रापितं मया । यथोक्तं भवता काले सर्वमेव च तत्कृतम् ॥
English Translation
Whatever should be done on this occasion have all been arranged and provided for by me. Indeed, at this hour which you hadst spoken of, all things have been kept in readiness.
एवमुक्तस्तु गाङ्गेयः कुन्तीपुत्रेण धीमता । ददर्श भारतान्सर्वान्स्थितान्संपरिवार्य तम् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said Thus addressed by the highly intelligent Kunti's son the son, of Ganga opened his eyes and all the Bharatas assembled there and stood around him.
ततश्चलवलिर्भीष्मः प्रगृह्य विपुलं भुजम् । ओघमेघस्वनो वाग्मी काले वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
The mighty Bhishma then, taking the strong hand of Yudhishthira, addressed hiin, in a voice deep as that of the clouds.
दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि कौन्तेय सहामात्यो युधिष्ठिर । परिवृत्तो हि भगवान्सहस्रांशुर्दिवाकरः ॥
English Translation
By good luck, O son of Kunti, you have come here with all your counsellors, O Yudhishthira. The thousandrayed maker of day, the holy Sun, has begun his northward course.
अष्टपञ्चाशतं रात्र्यः शयानस्याद्य मे गताः । शरेषु निशिताग्रेषु यथा वर्षशतं तथा ॥
English Translation
I have been lying on my bed here for fiftycight nights. Stretched these on shai ppointed arrows, I have felt this period to be as long as if it was a century.
माघोऽयं समनुप्राप्तो मासः पुण्यो युधिष्ठिर । त्रिभागशेषः पक्षोऽयं शुक्लो भवितुमर्हति ॥
English Translation
O Yuthishthira, the lunar month of Magha has come. This is, again, the lighted fortnight and a fourth part of it ought by this (according to my calculations) be over.
एवमुक्त्वा तु गाङ्गेयो धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । धृतराष्ट्रमथामन्त्र्य काले वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Having said so to Yudhishthira the son of Dharma, Ganga's son Bhishma then saluted Dhritarashtra and said to him as follows.
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