01.215
Pancharatra: Agni seeks Arjuna and Krishna's help to burn Kandava forest.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
सोऽब्रवीदर्जुनं चैव वासुदेवं च सात्वतम्। लोकप्रवीरौ तिष्ठन्तौ खाण्डवस्य समीपतः ॥१-२१५-१॥
so'bravīd arjunaṃ caiva vāsudevaṃ ca sātvatam। lokapravīrau tiṣṭhantau khāṇḍavasya samīpataḥ ॥1-215-1॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vāsudeva; च (ca) - and; सात्वतम् (sātvatam) - Sātvata; लोकप्रवीरौ (lokapravīrau) - the foremost heroes of the world; तिष्ठन्तौ (tiṣṭhantau) - standing; खाण्डवस्य (khāṇḍavasya) - of Khāṇḍava; समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near;]
(He said to Arjuna and also to Vāsudeva, the Sātvata, the two foremost heroes of the world, standing near Khāṇḍava.)
He spoke to Arjuna and to Vāsudeva, the Sātvata, the two greatest heroes in the world, who were standing near Khāṇḍava.
ब्राह्मणो बहुभोक्तास्मि भुञ्जेऽपरिमितं सदा। भिक्षे वार्ष्णेयपार्थौ वामेकां तृप्तिं प्रयच्छताम् ॥१-२१५-२॥
brāhmaṇo bahubhoktāsmi bhuñje'parimitaṃ sadā। bhikṣe vārṣṇeyapārthau vāmekāṃ tṛptiṃ prayacchatām ॥1-215-2॥
[ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; बहु-भोक्-ता (bahu-bhok-tā) - one who eats much; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; भुञ्जे (bhuñje) - I enjoy; अपरिमितं (aparimitaṃ) - unlimited; सदा (sadā) - always; भिक्षे (bhikṣe) - I beg; वार्ष्णेय-पार्थौ (vārṣṇeya-pārthau) - Vārṣṇeya and Pārtha (Krishna and Arjuna); वाम् (vām) - from you two; एकाम् (ekām) - one; तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction; प्रयच्छताम् (prayacchatām) - may (you two) grant;]
(I am a brāhmaṇa, one who eats much; I always enjoy unlimited (food). I beg, O Vārṣṇeya and Pārtha, from you two, may you grant one satisfaction.)
I am a brāhmaṇa who eats much and always enjoys unlimited food. O Vārṣṇeya and Pārtha, I beg you both, please grant me a single satisfaction.
एवमुक्तौ तमब्रूतां ततस्तौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ। केनान्नेन भवांस्तृप्येत्तस्यान्नस्य यतावहे ॥१-२१५-३॥
evam-uktau tam abrūtāṃ tatas tau kṛṣṇa-pāṇḍavau। kena annena bhavāṃs tṛpyet tasyānnasya yatā vahe॥1-215-3॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तौ (uktau) - having been spoken; तम् (tam) - to him; अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; कृष्णपाण्डवौ (kṛṣṇa-pāṇḍavau) - Kṛṣṇa and Pāṇḍava; केन (kena) - by what; अन्नेन (annena) - food; भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); तृप्येत् (tṛpyet) - would be satisfied; तस्य (tasya) - of that; अन्नस्य (annasya) - food; यथा (yathā) - as; आवहे (āvahe) - we may bring;]
(Thus having been spoken, to him they said, then those two, Kṛṣṇa and Pāṇḍava: By what food would you be satisfied? Of that food, as (you wish), we may bring.)
After these words were spoken, Kṛṣṇa and Pāṇḍava said to him: "By what food would you be satisfied? Of that food, as you wish, we will bring it."
एवमुक्तः स भगवानब्रवीत्तावुभौ ततः। भाषमाणौ तदा वीरौ किमन्नं क्रियतामिति ॥१-२१५-४॥
evam-uktaḥ sa bhagavān abravīt tau ubhau tataḥ। bhāṣamāṇau tadā vīrau kim annaṃ kriyatām iti ॥1-215-4॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भाषमाणौ (bhāṣamāṇau) - speaking; तदा (tadā) - then; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; किम् (kim) - what; अन्नम् (annam) - food; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - should be prepared; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Thus having been spoken to, the venerable one said to both of them then: "The two heroes, while speaking, (asked) what food should be prepared?")
Thus addressed, the venerable one then said to both: "While the two heroes were speaking, what food should be prepared?"
नाहमन्नं बुभुक्षे वै पावकं मां निबोधतम्। यदन्नमनुरूपं मे तद्युवां सम्प्रयच्छतम् ॥१-२१५-५॥
nāham annaṃ bubhukṣe vai pāvakaṃ māṃ nibodhatam। yad annam anurūpaṃ me tad yuvāṃ samprayacchatam॥1-215-5॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; अन्नम् (annam) - food; बुभुक्षे (bubhukṣe) - desire to eat; वै (vai) - indeed; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; माम् (mām) - me; निबोधतम् (nibodhatam) - know (you both); यत् (yat) - which; अन्नम् (annam) - food; अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - suitable; मे (me) - to me; तत् (tat) - that; युवाम् (yuvām) - you both; सम्प्रयच्छतम् (samprayacchatam) - give (you both);]
(Not I food desire to eat indeed; fire me know (you both). Which food suitable to me, that you both give (you both).)
I do not desire food; know me as fire. Give me that food which is suitable for me, you both.
इदमिन्द्रः सदा दावं खाण्डवं परिरक्षति। तं न शक्नोम्यहं दग्धुं रक्ष्यमाणं महात्मना ॥१-२१५-६॥
idam indraḥ sadā dāvaṃ khāṇḍavaṃ parirakṣati। taṃ na śaknomy ahaṃ dagdhuṃ rakṣyamāṇaṃ mahātmanā ॥1-215-6॥
[इदम् (idam) - this; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; सदा (sadā) - always; दावम् (dāvaṃ) - forest fire; खाण्डवम् (khāṇḍavaṃ) - Khandava (forest); परिरक्षति (parirakṣati) - protects all around; तं (taṃ) - that; न (na) - not; शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - am able; अहम् (aham) - I; दग्धुम् (dagdhuṃ) - to burn; रक्ष्यमाणम् (rakṣyamāṇam) - being protected; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one;]
(This Indra always protects the Khandava forest fire all around. I am not able to burn that which is being protected by the great-souled one.)
Indra always protects the Khandava forest. I am unable to burn it while it is being guarded by the great-souled one.
वसत्यत्र सखा तस्य तक्षकः पन्नगः सदा। सगणस्तत्कृते दावं परिरक्षति वज्रभृत् ॥१-२१५-७॥
vasaty atra sakhā tasya takṣakaḥ pannagaḥ sadā। sagaṇas tatkṛte dāvaṃ parirakṣati vajrabhṛt ॥1-215-7॥
[वसति (vasati) - dwells; resides; अत्र (atra) - here; सखा (sakhā) - friend; तस्य (tasya) - of him; his; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka (name of a serpent); पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent; snake; सदा (sadā) - always; सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his attendants; accompanied by his group; तत्कृते (tatkṛte) - for his sake; for him; दावम् (dāvaṃ) - forest fire; परिरक्षति (parirakṣati) - protects; guards; वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra);]
(Here dwells his friend Takshaka, the serpent, always; accompanied by his attendants, the wielder of the thunderbolt protects the forest fire for his sake.)
Here, Takshaka the serpent, his friend, always resides; Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, along with his attendants, protects the forest fire for his sake.
तत्र भूतान्यनेकानि रक्ष्यन्ते स्म प्रसङ्गतः। तं दिधक्षुर्न शक्नोमि दग्धुं शक्रस्य तेजसा ॥१-२१५-८॥
tatra bhūtānyanekāni rakṣyante sma prasaṅgataḥ। taṃ didhakṣur na śaknomi dagdhuṃ śakrasya tejasā ॥1-215-8॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; अनेकानि (anekāni) - many; रक्ष्यन्ते (rakṣyante) - are protected; स्म (sma) - indeed; प्रसङ्गतः (prasaṅgataḥ) - incidentally; तं (taṃ) - him; दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desiring to burn; न (na) - not; शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - am able; दग्धुम् (dagdhuṃ) - to burn; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra; तेजसा (tejasā) - by the energy;]
(There, many beings are indeed protected incidentally. Him, desiring to burn, I am not able to burn by the energy of Śakra.)
There, many beings are incidentally protected. I, desiring to burn him, am not able to burn him due to the energy of Śakra (Indra).
स मां प्रज्वलितं दृष्ट्वा मेघाम्भोभिः प्रवर्षति। ततो दग्धुं न शक्नोमि दिधक्षुर्दावमीप्सितम् ॥१-२१५-९॥
sa māṃ prajvalitaṃ dṛṣṭvā meghāmbhobhiḥ pravarṣati। tato dagdhuṃ na śaknomi didhakṣur dāvam īpsitam ॥1-215-9॥
[स (sa) - he; माम् (mām) - me; प्रज्वलितम् (prajvalitam) - blazing; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मेघाम्भोभिः (meghāmbhobhiḥ) - with cloud-waters; प्रवर्षति (pravarṣati) - pours down; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दग्धुम् (dagdhuṃ) - to burn; न (na) - not; शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able; दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desiring to burn; दावम् (dāvam) - the forest fire; ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired;]
(He, having seen me blazing, pours down with cloud-waters. Then, desiring to burn the desired forest fire, I am not able to burn.)
He, seeing me blazing, pours down with rain from the clouds. Therefore, though I wish to burn the desired forest fire, I am unable to do so.
स युवाभ्यां सहायाभ्यामस्त्रविद्भ्यां समागतः। दहेयं खाण्डवं दावमेतदन्नं वृतं मया ॥१-२१५-१०॥
sa yuvābhyāṃ sahāyābhyām astravidbhyāṃ samāgataḥ। daheyaṃ khāṇḍavaṃ dāvam etad annaṃ vṛtaṃ mayā॥1-215-10॥
[स (sa) - he; युवाभ्यां (yuvābhyām) - with you two youths; सहायाभ्याम् (sahāyābhyām) - with two helpers; अस्त्रविद्भ्याम् (astravidbhyām) - with two knowers of weapons; समागतः (samāgataḥ) - has come together; दहेयम् (daheyaṃ) - I should burn; खाण्डवम् (khāṇḍavam) - Khandava (forest); दावम् (dāvam) - forest fire; एतत् (etat) - this; अन्नम् (annam) - food; वृतम् (vṛtam) - chosen; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(He, having come together with you two youths, with two helpers, with two knowers of weapons, I should burn the Khandava forest; this food has been chosen by me.)
He has come together with you two, who are helpers and knowers of weapons; I should burn the Khandava forest, for this food has been chosen by me.
युवां ह्युदकधारास्ता भूतानि च समन्ततः। उत्तमास्त्रविदो सम्यक्सर्वतो वारयिष्यथः ॥१-२१५-११॥
yuvāṃ hyudakadhārāstā bhūtāni ca samantataḥ। uttamāstravido samyaksarvato vārayiṣyathaḥ ॥1-215-11॥
[युवां (yuvāṃ) - you two; (dual pronoun) हि (hi) - indeed; उदकधाराः (udakadhārāḥ) - water-bearers; (those who carry or channel water) ता (tā) - those; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; च (ca) - and; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; अस्त्रविदः (astravidaḥ) - knowers of weapons; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; वारयिष्यथः (vārayiṣyathaḥ) - you two will ward off; (dual future of root √vṛ, to ward off, restrain);]
(You two indeed, water-bearers, those beings and on all sides; excellent knowers of weapons, properly from all sides, you two will ward off.)
You two, being excellent knowers of weapons and water-bearers, will properly ward off all those beings from every side.
एवमुक्ते प्रत्युवाच बीभत्सुर्जातवेदसम्। दिधक्षुं खाण्डवं दावमकामस्य शतक्रतोः ॥१-२१५-१२॥
evam-ukte pratyuvāca bībhatsur-jātavedasam| didhakṣuṃ khāṇḍavaṃ dāvam-akāmasya śatakratoḥ ॥1-215-12॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu (Arjuna); जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - to Jātavedas (Agni); दिधक्षुम् (didhakṣum) - desiring to burn; खाण्डवम् (khāṇḍavam) - Khāṇḍava (forest); दावम् (dāvam) - forest fire; अकामस्य (akāmasya) - of the unwilling; शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Śatakratu (Indra);]
(Thus, when it was spoken, Bībhatsu (Arjuna) replied to Jātavedas (Agni), desiring to burn the Khāṇḍava forest fire of the unwilling Śatakratu (Indra).)
When these words were spoken, Arjuna (Bībhatsu) replied to Agni (Jātavedas), who wished to burn the Khāṇḍava forest, which Indra (Śatakratu) was unwilling to allow.
उत्तमास्त्राणि मे सन्ति दिव्यानि च बहूनि च। यैरहं शक्नुयां योद्धुमपि वज्रधरान्बहून् ॥१-२१५-१३॥
uttamāstrāṇi me santi divyāni ca bahūni ca। yairahaṃ śaknuyāṃ yoddhumapi vajradharānbahūn ॥1-215-13॥
[उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; मे (me) - my; सन्ति (santi) - are; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; च (ca) - and; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and; यैः (yaiḥ) - by which; अहम् (aham) - I; शक्नुयाम् (śaknuyām) - could be able; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; अपि (api) - even; वज्रधरान् (vajradharān) - wielders of the thunderbolt; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(Excellent weapons, my, are, divine and many and; by which I could be able to fight even many wielders of the thunderbolt.)
I possess many excellent and divine weapons, by which I could even fight many wielders of the thunderbolt.
धनुर्मे नास्ति भगवन्बाहुवीर्येण संमितम्। कुर्वतः समरे यत्नं वेगं यद्विषहेत मे ॥१-२१५-१४॥
dhanur me nāsti bhagavan bāhuvīryeṇa saṃmitam। kurvataḥ samare yatnaṃ vegaṃ yad viṣaheta me ॥1-215-14॥
[धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; मे (me) - my; नास्ति (nāsti) - does not exist; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; बाहु-वीर्येण (bāhu-vīryeṇa) - by the strength of (my) arm; संमितम् (saṃmitam) - equal; कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - while exerting; समरे (samare) - in battle; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; वेगम् (vegam) - force; यत् (yat) - which; विषहेत (viṣaheta) - could withstand; मे (me) - my;]
(Bow my does not exist, O Lord, by the strength of (my) arm equal; while exerting in battle effort force which could withstand my.)
O Lord, there is no bow equal to the strength of my arm; in battle, while exerting effort, there is no force which could withstand me.
शरैश्च मेऽर्थो बहुभिरक्षयैः क्षिप्रमस्यतः। न हि वोढुं रथः शक्तः शरान्मम यथेप्सितान् ॥१-२१५-१५॥
śaraiś ca me 'rtho bahubhir akṣayaiḥ kṣipram asyataḥ। na hi voḍhuṃ rathaḥ śaktaḥ śarān mama yathepsitān ॥1-215-15॥
[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; अक्षयैः (akṣayaiḥ) - inexhaustible; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - shooting; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; वोढुम् (voḍhum) - to bear; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; मम (mama) - my; यथ (yath) - as; इप्सितान् (ipsitān) - desired;]
(By arrows and my purpose, by many inexhaustible (arrows), quickly shooting; not indeed to bear the chariot is capable (of) arrows my as desired.)
By my many inexhaustible arrows, quickly shot, the chariot is not indeed capable of bearing as many arrows as I desire.
अश्वांश्च दिव्यानिच्छेयं पाण्डुरान्वातरंहसः। रथं च मेघनिर्घोषं सूर्यप्रतिमतेजसम् ॥१-२१५-१६॥
aśvāṁś ca divyān iccheyaṁ pāṇḍurān vātaraṁhasaḥ। rathaṁ ca meghanirghoṣaṁ sūryapratimatejasam ॥1-215-16॥
[अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; (accusative plural) च (ca) - and; दिव्यान् (divyān) - divine; (accusative plural) इच्छेयं (iccheyaṁ) - I would desire; पाण्डुरान् (pāṇḍurān) - white; (accusative plural) वात-रंहसः (vāta-raṁhasaḥ) - wind-swift; (compound, accusative plural) रथम् (ratham) - chariot; (accusative singular) च (ca) - and; मेघ-निर्घोषम् (megha-nirghoṣam) - cloud-thundering; (compound, accusative singular) सूर्य-प्रतिम-तेजसम् (sūrya-pratima-tejasam) - sun-equal-radiance; (compound, accusative singular);]
(Horses and divine ones I would desire, white, wind-swift; and a chariot, cloud-thundering, sun-equal in radiance.)
I desire divine horses, white and swift as the wind, and a chariot that thunders like a cloud and shines with the brilliance of the sun.
तथा कृष्णस्य वीर्येण नायुधं विद्यते समम्। येन नागान्पिशाचांश्च निहन्यान्माधवो रणे ॥१-२१५-१७॥
tathā kṛṣṇasya vīryeṇa nāyudhaṃ vidyate samam। yena nāgān piśācāṃś ca nihanyān mādhavo raṇe ॥1-215-17॥
[तथा (tathā) - in that manner; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Kṛṣṇa; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by the strength; न (na) - not; आयुधं (āyudham) - weapon; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; समम् (samam) - equal; येन (yena) - by whom; नागान् (nāgān) - serpents; पिशाचान् (piśācān) - demons; च (ca) - and; निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - could slay; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa); रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(In that manner, by the strength of Kṛṣṇa, there exists no weapon equal, by which Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) could slay serpents and demons in battle.)
Likewise, by the strength of Kṛṣṇa, there is no weapon equal to his, by which Mādhava could slay serpents and demons in battle.
उपायं कर्मणः सिद्धौ भगवन्वक्तुमर्हसि। निवारयेयं येनेन्द्रं वर्षमाणं महावने ॥१-२१५-१८॥
upāyaṃ karmaṇaḥ siddhau bhagavan vaktum arhasi। nivārayeyaṃ yena indraṃ varṣamāṇaṃ mahāvane ॥1-215-18॥
[उपायं (upāyam) - means; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the act; सिद्धौ (siddhau) - for accomplishment; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; निवारयेयम् (nivārayeyam) - I may restrain; येन (yena) - by which; इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra; वर्षमाणम् (varṣamāṇam) - raining; महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest;]
(O revered one, you ought to speak the means for accomplishment of the act, by which I may restrain Indra who is raining in the great forest.)
O revered one, please tell me the means by which I may accomplish the act of restraining Indra, who is causing rain in the great forest.
पौरुषेण तु यत्कार्यं तत्कर्तारौ स्व पावक। करणानि समर्थानि भगवन्दातुमर्हसि ॥१-२१५-१९॥
pauruṣeṇa tu yat kāryaṃ tat kartārau sva pāvaka। karaṇāni samarthāni bhagavan dātum arhasi ॥1-215-19॥
[पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by manliness; by courage; तु (tu) - but; यत् (yat) - which; कार्यं (kāryam) - to be done; action; तत् (tat) - that; कर्तारौ (kartārau) - the two doers; agents; स्व (sva) - own; your; पावक (pāvaka) - O Pāvaka (Agni, Fire); करणानि (karaṇāni) - instruments; means; समर्थानि (samarthāni) - capable; competent; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are worthy; you ought; ॥१-२१५-१९॥ (॥1-215-19॥) -;]
(But by manliness, whatever action is to be done, those two doers, O Pāvaka, your own, the means capable, O Lord, you ought to give.)
O Pāvaka (Agni), by courage, whatever is to be accomplished, your two agents, being capable, O Lord, you ought to provide the necessary means.
