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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 26

Ādiparva Adhyāya 26

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Ādiparva Adhyāya 26 of the classical Mahābhārata with 48 verses.

Total: 48 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.26.1–48 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
स्पृष्टमात्रा तु पद्भ्यां सा गरुडेन बलीयसा । अभज्यत तरोः शाखा भग्नां चैनामधारयत् ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: The moment the branch of the tree was touched by the greatly powerful Garuda with his feet, it broke down. As it was about to fall, it was caught by him.
तां भग्नां स महाशाखां स्मयन्समवलोकयन् । अथात्र लम्बतोऽपश्यद्वालखिल्यानधोमुखान् ॥
English Translation
As he cast his eyes in wonder on the broken branch of the tree, he saw that the Valakhilya Rishis were hanging form it, with their heads downwards.
स तद्विनाशसंत्रासादनुपत्य खगाधिपः । शाखामास्येन जग्राह तेषामेवान्ववेक्षया । शनैः पर्यपतत्पक्षी पर्वतान्प्रविशातयन् ॥
English Translation
The king of birds, from the fear of killing the Rishis and from the desire of saving them held the bough in his beaks and rose on his wings.
एवं सोऽभ्यपतद्देशान्बहून्सगजकच्छपः । दयार्थं वालखिल्यानां न च स्थानमविन्दत ॥
स गत्वा पर्वतश्रेष्ठं गन्धमादनमव्ययम् । ददर्श कश्यपं तत्र पितरं तपसि स्थितम् ॥
ददर्श तं पिता चापि दिव्यरूपं विहंगमम् । तेजोवीर्यबलोपेतं मनोमारुतरंहसम् ॥
शैलशृङ्गप्रतीकाशं ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम् । अचिन्त्यमनभिज्ञेयं सर्वभूतभयंकरम् ॥
मायावीर्यधरं साक्षादग्निमिद्धमिवोद्यतम् । अप्रधृष्यमजेयं च देवदानवराक्षसैः ॥
भेत्तारं गिरिशृङ्गाणां नदीजलविशोषणम् । लोकसंलोडनं घोरं कृतान्तसमदर्शनम् ॥
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य भगवान्कश्यपस्तदा । विदित्वा चास्य संकल्पमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Capable of destroying the three worlds and as fierce-looking as Yama himself. The greatly illustrious Kashyapa, seeing him approach and knowing his intention, thus addressed him,
पुत्र मा साहसं कार्षीर्मा सद्यो लप्स्यसे व्यथाम् । मा त्वा दहेयुः संक्रुद्धा वालखिल्या मरीचिपाः ॥
English Translation
Kashyapa said : My son, do not commit a rash act, for you will then have to suffer pain. The Valakhilyas, that support on the rays of the sun, if angry, can blast you.
प्रसादयामास स तान्कश्यपः पुत्रकारणात् । वालखिल्यांस्तपःसिद्धानिदमुद्दिश्य कारणम् ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: Therefore, Kashyapa for the snake of his son, propitiated the very glorious, exceedingly ascetic and sinless Valakhilyas.
प्रजाहितार्थमारम्भो गरुडस्य तपोधनाः । चिकीर्षति महत्कर्म तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ ॥
English Translation
Kashyapa said : O great Rishis, the action of Garuda is for the good of all creatures. He is trying to accomplish a great act and therefore, you should give him permission.
एवमुक्ता भगवता मुनयस्ते समभ्ययुः । मुक्त्वा शाखां गिरिं पुण्यं हिमवन्तं तपोर्थिनः ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: The great ascetics, having been thus addressed by the illustrious Kashyapa, quitting the bough, went to the sacred Himalayas to observe ascetic penances.
ततस्तेष्वपयातेषु पितरं विनतात्मजः । शाखाव्याक्षिप्तवदनः पर्यपृच्छत कश्यपम् ॥
English Translation
When the Rishis went away, the son of Vinata, his voice choked by the bough in his beaks, asked his father Kashyapa,
भगवन्क्व विमुञ्चामि तरुशाखामिमामहम् । वर्जितं ब्राह्मणैर्देशमाख्यातु भगवान्मम ॥
English Translation
"O illustrious one, where stall I throw this great bough of the tree? O illustrious one, point me a place free from men."
ततो निष्पुरुषं शैलं हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम् । अगम्यं मनसाप्यन्यैस्तस्याचख्यौ स कश्यपः ॥
English Translation
Kashyapa told him of a mountain without human beings, with caves and dales, always covered with snow and inaccessible by ordinary men even in thought.
तं पर्वतमहाकुक्षिमाविश्य मनसा खगः । जवेनाभ्यपतत्तार्क्ष्यः सशाखागजकच्छपः ॥
English Translation
The great bird, carrying the bough, the elephant and the tortoise, proceeded in great speed towards that mountain of broad waist.
न तां वध्रः परिणहेच्छतचर्मा महानणुः । शाखिनो महतीं शाखां यां प्रगृह्य ययौ खगः ॥
English Translation
The great bough with which the huge bird flew away could be girt round with a cord made of a hundred hides.
ततः स शतसाहस्रं योजनान्तरमागतः । कालेन नातिमहता गरुडः पततां वरः ॥
English Translation
The king of the birds, Garuda, flew away one hundred thousand Yojanas in the shortest time.
स तं गत्वा क्षणेनैव पर्वतं वचनात्पितुः । अमुञ्चन्महतीं शाखां सस्वनां तत्र खेचरः ॥
English Translation
Going almost within a moment to the mountains as directed by his father, the bird let fall the great bough. And it fell with a great noise.
पक्षानिलहतश्चास्य प्राकम्पत स शैलराट् । मुमोच पुष्पवर्षं च समागलितपादपः ॥
English Translation
That king of the mountains trembled, having been struck with the storm, raised by Garuda's wings. The trees thereon dropped showers of flowers.
शृङ्गाणि च व्यशीर्यन्त गिरेस्तस्य समन्ततः । मणिकाञ्चनचित्राणि शोभयन्ति महागिरिम् ॥
English Translation
And the peaks of that great mountain, decked with gems and gold, were loosened and fell down on all sides.
शाखिनो बहवश्चापि शाखयाभिहतास्तया । काञ्चनैः कुसुमैर्भान्ति विद्युत्वन्त इवाम्बुदाः ॥
English Translation
The falling bough struck down many trees, which, with golden flowers amid their dark leaves, looked like clouds charged with lightning.
ते हेमविकचा भूयो युक्ताः पर्वतधातुभिः । व्यराजञ्शाखिनस्तत्र सूर्यांशुप्रतिरञ्जिताः ॥
English Translation
And these trees, bright as gold, falling down upon the ground and dyed with the mountain metals, looked as if they were bathed in the rays of the sun.
ततस्तस्य गिरेः शृङ्गमास्थाय स खगोत्तमः । भक्षयामास गरुडस्तावुभौ गजकच्छपौ ॥
English Translation
Then the best of birds sat on the summit of that mountain and ate both the elephant and the tortoise.
ततः पर्वतकूटाग्रादुत्पपात मनोजवः । प्रावर्तन्ताथ देवानामुत्पाता भयवेदिनः ॥
इन्द्रस्य वज्रं दयितं प्रजज्वाल व्यथान्वितम् । सधूमा चापतत्सार्चिर्दिवोल्का नभसश्च्युता ॥
तथा वसूनां रुद्राणामादित्यानां च सर्वशः । साध्यानां मरुतां चैव ये चान्ये देवतागणाः । स्वं स्वं प्रहरणं तेषां परस्परमुपाद्रवत् ॥
English Translation
Meteors with flames and smoke, loosened from the welkin, shot down during the day; and the weapons of the Vasus, the Rudras, la Adityas, the Sadhyas, the Maruts and of all other classes of celestials began to fight among one another.
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