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Mahābhārata • Parva 5 (Udyogaparva) • Adhyāya 104

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 104

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 104

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 104 of the classical Mahābhārata with 27 verses.

Total: 27 Verses • Citations: MBh 5.104.1–27 • 250 Lexicon Terms
अनर्थे जातनिर्बन्धं परार्थे लोभमोहितम् । अनार्यकेष्वभिरतं मरणे कृतनिश्चयम् ॥
ज्ञातीनां दुःखकर्तारं बन्धूनां शोकवर्धनम् । सुहृदां क्लेशदातारं द्विषतां हर्षवर्धनम् ॥
कथं नैनं विमार्गस्थं वारयन्तीह बान्धवाः । सौहृदाद्वा सुहृत्स्निग्धो भगवान्वा पितामहः ॥
उक्तं भगवता वाक्यमुक्तं भीष्मेण यत्क्षमम् । उक्तं बहुविधं चैव नारदेनापि तच्छृणु ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said Words were spoken by Krishna and Bhishma, all that could be said and many were the words spoken by Narada. Listen to them.
दुर्लभो वै सुहृच्छ्रोता दुर्लभश्च हितः सुहृत् । तिष्ठते हि सुहृद्यत्र न बन्धुस्तत्र तिष्ठति ॥
English Translation
Narada said Race are those persons who listen to the advice of well-wishers and rare are friends who give good counsels, where there is an adviser who could advice well there is no friend standing (in need of it).
श्रोतव्यमपि पश्यामि सुहृदां कुरुनन्दन । न कर्तव्यश्च निर्बन्धो निर्बन्धो हि सुदारुणः ॥
English Translation
I see, that the advice of your friends ought to be listened to by you, O you the delighter of the race of Kuru; obstinacy ought not to be persevered in, for it is a great evil.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । यथा निर्बन्धतः प्राप्तो गालवेन पराजयः ॥
English Translation
In this connection is cited the old story in which out of obstinacy Galava met with defeat.
विश्वामित्रं तपस्यन्तं धर्मो जिज्ञासया पुरा । अभ्यगच्छत्स्वयं भूत्वा वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः ॥
English Translation
In days of old, with a view to try Vishhvamitra who was practicing asceticism, Dharma came to him in person in the disguise of the divinely prosperous Rishi Vasishtha.
सप्तर्षीणामन्यतमं वेषमास्थाय भारत । बुभुक्षुः क्षुधितो राजन्नाश्रमं कौशिकस्य ह ॥
English Translation
Having assumed the appearance of one of the seven Rishis, O Bharata, he came to the hermitage of the son of Kushika, as if hungry, with the desire of satisfying his hunger.
विश्वामित्रोऽथ संभ्रान्तः श्रपयामास वै चरुम् । परमान्नस्य यत्नेन न च स प्रत्यपालयत् ॥
English Translation
Vishvamitra, with great respect, employed himself in preparing Charu (rice boiled in milk and honey) and in his anxiety to prepare that excellent repast he could not attend to him in other respects.
अन्नं तेन यदा भुक्तमन्यैर्दत्तं तपस्विभिः । अथ गृह्यान्नमत्युष्णं विश्वामित्रोऽभ्युपागमत् ॥
English Translation
When he had taken the fool offered by other devotees, Vishvamitra too came there taking his food which was very hot.
भुक्तं मे तिष्ठ तावत्त्वमित्युक्त्वा भगवान्ययौ । विश्वामित्रस्ततो राजन्स्थित एव महाद्युतिः ॥
English Translation
I have taken my food; you stay here for the present" saying this the divinely prosperous one went away and then did Vishvamitra, of great effulgence, O king, stand there.
भक्तं प्रगृह्य मूर्ध्ना तद्बाहुभ्यां पार्श्वतोऽगमत् । स्थितः स्थाणुरिवाभ्याशे निश्चेष्टो मारुताशनः ॥
English Translation
Out of reverence, taking the food on his head and holding the same by his hands the devotee, of austere asceticism, stood there in the hermitage like a post and subsisting on air.
तस्य शुश्रूषणे यत्नमकरोद्गालवो मुनिः । गौरवाद्बहुमानाच्च हार्देन प्रियकाम्यया ॥
English Translation
In attending on him the Muni Galava took pains out of respect, reverence, affection and the desire to do what was pleasing to Vishvamitra.
अथ वर्षशते पूर्णे धर्मः पुनरुपागमत् । वासिष्ठं वेषमास्थाय कौशिकं भोजनेप्सया ॥
English Translation
Then on the completion of a hundred years Dharma came there again to the son of Kushika, assuming the appearance of Vasishtha with the desire of eating.
स दृष्ट्वा शिरसा भक्तं ध्रियमाणं महर्षिणा । तिष्ठता वायुभक्षेण विश्वामित्रेण धीमता ॥
English Translation
He saw his food held on his head by the wise and great Rishi Vishvamitra who stood there subsisting on air and Dharma then accepting the food which was hot and newly cooked and eating it said-“I am pleased, O regenerate Rishi" and went away.
प्रतिगृह्य ततो धर्मस्तथैवोष्णं तथा नवम् । भुक्त्वा प्रीतोऽस्मि विप्रर्षे तमुक्त्वा स मुनिर्गतः ॥
English Translation
He saw his food held on his head by the wise and great Rishi Vishvamitra who stood there subsisting on air and Dharma then accepting the food which was hot and newly cooked and eating it said-“I am pleased, O regenerate Rishi" and went away.
क्षत्रभावादपगतो ब्राह्मणत्वमुपागतः । धर्मस्य वचनात्प्रीतो विश्वामित्रस्तदाभवत् ॥
English Translation
He then became divested of the condition of a Kshatriyas and reached that of a Brahmana and Vishvamitra became pleased at those words Dharma.
विश्वामित्रस्तु शिष्यस्य गालवस्य तपस्विनः । शुश्रूषया च भक्त्या च प्रीतिमानित्युवाच तम् । अनुज्ञातो मया वत्स यथेष्टं गच्छ गालव ॥
English Translation
And Vishvamitra, being pleased with the attention and devotion of his disciple the ascetic Galava, said thus:
इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचेदं गालवो मुनिसत्तमम् । प्रीतो मधुरया वाचा विश्वामित्रं महाद्युतिम् ॥
English Translation
“With my permission, child, go away wherever you wish, O Galava.” Being thus addressed, Galava, the best of Munis, said this in reply, in words which were sweet and pleasing to Vishvamitra endued with great effulgence-"What gift (Dakshina) shall I give to your exalted self for your favour as my preceptor?
दक्षिणां कां प्रयच्छामि भवते गुरुकर्मणि । दक्षिणाभिरुपेतं हि कर्म सिध्यति मानवम् ॥
दक्षिणानां हि सृष्टानामपवर्गेण भुज्यते । स्वर्गे क्रतुफलं सद्भिर्दक्षिणा शान्तिरुच्यते । किमाहरामि गुर्वर्थं ब्रवीतु भगवानिति ॥
English Translation
Gifts are the fruits of acts (enjoyed) in heaven and are therefore said to be the peace. What shall I procure for my spiritual guide let my lord command.”
जानमानस्तु भगवाञ्जितः शुश्रूषणेन च । विश्वामित्रस्तमसकृद्गच्छ गच्छेत्यचोदयत् ॥
English Translation
The Rishi Vishvamitra, divinely prosperous, knowing that he had been conquered by his attentions (and nothing else) said to him-“Go, go" and sought to send his attendant away by that means,
असकृद्गच्छ गच्छेति विश्वामित्रेण भाषितः । किं ददानीति बहुशो गालवः प्रत्यभाषत ॥
English Translation
The attendant, being spoken to by Vishvamitra saying again and again 'go, go,' said by way of reply “What shall I give you."
निर्बन्धतस्तु बहुशो गालवस्य तपस्विनः । किंचिदागतसंरम्भो विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥
English Translation
Vishvamitra, a little angry at the excessive obstinacy of the devotee Galava, said this to him:
एकतःश्यामकर्णानां शतान्यष्टौ ददस्व मे । हयानां चन्द्रशुभ्राणां गच्छ गालव माचिरम् ॥
English Translation
“Give me eight hundred horses, white as the rays of the moon and each having one ear black. Go,OGalava, without delay."
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