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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 58

Ādiparva Adhyāya 58

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 58

Ādiparva Adhyāya 58 of the classical Mahābhārata with 52 verses.

Total: 52 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.58.1–52 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 22 shown)
अथ जाता महीपालाः केचिद्बलसमन्विताः । दितेः पुत्रा दनोश्चैव तस्माल्लोकादिह च्युताः ॥
English Translation
Amongst the sons of Diti and Danu, some, being thrown off from heaven, took birth as men and became proud and insolent monarchs on earth.
वीर्यवन्तोऽवलिप्तास्ते नानारूपधरा महीम् । इमां सागरपर्यन्तां परीयुररिमर्दनाः ॥
English Translation
Possessed of great prowess, they covered the earth in various shapes. They, becoming great oppressors, filled the earth to the very shores of the sea.
ब्राह्मणान्क्षत्रियान्वैश्याञ्शूद्रांश्चैवाप्यपीडयन् । अन्यानि चैव भूतानि पीडयामासुरोजसा ॥
English Translation
They began to oppress the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras; they began to persecute all other creatures with their strength.
त्रासयन्तो विनिघ्नन्तस्तांस्तान्भूतगणांश्च ते । विचेरुः सर्वतो राजन्महीं शतसहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
O king, frightening and killing all creatures, they roamed over the earth in hundred and thousands.
आश्रमस्थान्महर्षींश्च धर्षयन्तस्ततस्ततः । अब्रह्मण्या वीर्यमदा मत्ता मदबलेन च ॥
English Translation
Bereft of virtue and truth, proud of their strength, intoxicated with their insolence, they even insulted the holy Rishis in their hermitages.
एवं वीर्यबलोत्सिक्तैर्भूरियं तैर्महासुरैः । पीड्यमाना महीपाल ब्रह्माणमुपचक्रमे ॥
English Translation
O king, the earth, thus oppressed by the Asuras of great strength, energy and abundant means, thought of appealing to Brahma.
न हीमां पवनो राजन्न नागा न नगा महीम् । तदा धारयितुं शेकुराक्रान्तां दानवैर्बलात् ॥
English Translation
The united strength of the Naga Shesha and other creatures (such as the tortoise and the elephant), could not support the earth, attacked by the powerful Danavas.
ततो मही महीपाल भारार्ता भयपीडिता । जगाम शरणं देवं सर्वभूतपितामहम् ॥
English Translation
O protector of the world, thereupon the Earth, afflicted with fear and oppressed by the weight (of the Danavas went to the Grandfather of all creatures and asked his protection.
सा संवृतं महाभागैर्देवद्विजमहर्षिभिः । ददर्श देवं ब्रह्माणं लोककर्तारमव्ययम् ॥
English Translation
She saw the divine Brahma, the creator of the worlds, who is undeteriorating, seated (on his seat), surrounded by the celestials and great and illustrious Rishis and adored by the delighted Gandharvas and Apsaras who are always engaged in the services of the celestials.
गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च बन्दिकर्मसु निष्ठितैः । वन्द्यमानं मुदोपेतैर्ववन्दे चैनमेत्य सा ॥
English Translation
She saw the divine Brahma, the creator of the worlds, who is undeteriorating, seated (on his seat), surrounded by the celestials and great and illustrious Rishis and adored by the delighted Gandharvas and Apsaras who are always engaged in the services of the celestials.
अथ विज्ञापयामास भूमिस्तं शरणार्थिनी । संनिधौ लोकपालानां सर्वेषामेव भारत ॥
English Translation
The Earth adored the Grandsire and O best of the Bharata race, telling him all that had happened, before all the regents of the world she asked his protection.
तत्प्रधानात्मनस्तस्य भूमेः कृत्यं स्वयंभुवः । पूर्वमेवाभवद्राजन्विदितं परमेष्ठिनः ॥
English Translation
O king, the object (for which she came) was already known beforehand to the Omniscient, Self-created and Supreme Lord.
स्रष्टा हि जगतः कस्मान्न संबुध्येत भारत । सुरासुराणां लोकानामशेषेण मनोगतम् ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race he is the creator of the universe, why should he not know fully what is in the minds of the creatures, including the very Devas and the Danavas?
तामुवाच महाराज भूमिं भूमिपतिर्विभुः । प्रभवः सर्वभूतानामीशः शंभुः प्रजापतिः ॥
English Translation
O great king, the Lord of the earth, Prajapati, Isha, Shambhu, then thus spoke to her.
यदर्थमसि संप्राप्ता मत्सकाशं वसुंधरे । तदर्थं संनियोक्ष्यामि सर्वानेव दिवौकसः ॥
English Translation
Brahma said: O Vasundhara (the holder of wealth,) I shall appoint all the dwellers of heaven in the work for which you have come to me.
इत्युक्त्वा स महीं देवो ब्रह्मा राजन्विसृज्य च । आदिदेश तदा सर्वान्विबुधान्भूतकृत्स्वयम् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : O king, having thus addressed the Earth, the divine Brahma, bade her farewell. Then the Creator commanded all the celestials, saying, "All of you go and take your birth on earth to free her from her burden. Go according to your respective parts and seek battles (with the Danavas).
अस्या भूमेर्निरसितुं भारं भागैः पृथक्पृथक् । अस्यामेव प्रसूयध्वं विरोधायेति चाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : O king, having thus addressed the Earth, the divine Brahma, bade her farewell. Then the Creator commanded all the celestials, saying, "All of you go and take your birth on earth to free her from her burden. Go according to your respective parts and seek battles (with the Danavas).
तथैव च समानीय गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान् । उवाच भगवान्सर्वानिदं वचनमुत्तमम् । स्वैरंशैः संप्रसूयध्वं यथेष्टं मानुषेष्विति ॥
English Translation
Then the creator of all the creatures, calling all the tribes of the Gandharvas and Apsaras, spoke to them thus, “All of you go and take your birth amongst men according to your respective parts and in the forms you prefer.
अथ शक्रादयः सर्वे श्रुत्वा सुरगुरोर्वचः । तथ्यमर्थ्यं च पथ्यं च तस्य ते जगृहुस्तदा ॥
English Translation
All the celestials with Indra at their head, having heard these words of the lord of the celestials, words that were true, that were desirable under the circumstances and which were fraught with benefit, accepted them.
अथ ते सर्वशोंऽशैः स्वैर्गन्तुं भूमिं कृतक्षणाः । नारायणममित्रघ्नं वैकुण्ठमुपचक्रमुः ॥
English Translation
Having then resolved to take birth on the earth according to their respective parts, they all went to Vaikuntha to the slayer of foes, Narayana,
यः स चक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासासितप्रभः । पद्मनाभः सुरारिघ्नः पृथुचार्वञ्चितेक्षणः ॥
English Translation
Who bears the discus and the mace in his hands, who wears yellow coloured cloth, who is greatly effulgent, who has the lotus in his navel, who is the slayer of the foes of the celestials, who is fixedly staring at his wide chest,
तं भुवः शोधनायेन्द्र उवाच पुरुषोत्तमम् । अंशेनावतरस्वेति तथेत्याह च तं हरिः ॥
English Translation
To him, this most exalted of all persons, Indra said, “Be incarnate." And Hari replied, "Be it so."
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