02.011
Pancharatra: Description of the Self-creating Brahman’s assembly. How Harishchandra performed Rajasuya to get a place in that assembly.
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said.
पुरा देवयुगे राजन्नादित्यो भगवान्दिवः। आगच्छन्मानुषं लोकं दिदृक्षुर्विगतक्लमः ॥२-११-१॥
purā devayuge rājann ādityo bhagavān divaḥ। āgacchan mānuṣaṃ lokaṃ didṛkṣur vigataklamaḥ ॥2-11-1॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the age of the gods; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the Sun (god); भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven; आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - coming; मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human; लोकम् (lokam) - world; दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to see; विगतक्लमः (vigataklamaḥ) - free from fatigue;]
(Formerly, in the age of the gods, O king, the revered Sun (god), coming from heaven, desiring to see the human world, free from fatigue.)
O king, once in the age of the gods, the revered Sun, free from fatigue, came down from heaven desiring to see the world of humans. (2-11-1)
चरन्मानुषरूपेण सभां दृष्ट्वा स्वयम्भुवः। सभामकथयन्मह्यं ब्राह्मीं तत्त्वेन पाण्डव ॥२-११-२॥
caran mānuṣarūpeṇa sabhāṃ dṛṣṭvā svayambhuvaḥ। sabhām akathayan mahyaṃ brāhmīṃ tattvena pāṇḍava ॥2-11-2॥
[चरन् (caran) - moving; going; मानुषरूपेण (mānuṣarūpeṇa) - with human form; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; hall; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - Svayambhu (the self-born, i.e., Brahmā); सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; hall; अकथयत् (akathayat) - described; told; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - of Brahmā; divine; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - in essence; truly; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava;]
(Moving with human form, having seen the assembly, Svayambhu (Brahmā) described to me the divine assembly truly, O Pāṇḍava.)
O Pāṇḍava, Svayambhu (Brahmā), moving in human form, after seeing the assembly, truly described to me the divine assembly. (2-11-2)
अप्रमेयप्रभां दिव्यां मानसीं भरतर्षभ। अनिर्देश्यां प्रभावेन सर्वभूतमनोरमाम् ॥२-११-३॥
aprameyaprabhāṃ divyāṃ mānasīṃ bharatarṣabha। anirdeśyāṃ prabhāvena sarvabhūtamanoramām ॥2-11-3॥
[अप्रमेयप्रभां (aprameyaprabhām) - of immeasurable radiance; दिव्यां (divyām) - divine; मानसीं (mānasīm) - mental; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; अनिर्देश्यां (anirdeśyām) - indescribable; प्रभावेन (prabhāvena) - by power; सर्वभूतमनोरमाम् (sarvabhūtamanoramām) - pleasing to all beings;]
(Of immeasurable radiance, divine, mental, O best of the Bharatas, indescribable by power, pleasing to all beings.)
O best of the Bharatas, it is of immeasurable radiance, divine, mental, indescribable in its power, and pleasing to all beings. (2-11-3)
श्रुत्वा गुणानहं तस्याः सभायाः पाण्डुनन्दन। दर्शनेप्सुस्तथा राजन्नादित्यमहमब्रुवम् ॥२-११-४॥
śrutvā guṇān ahaṃ tasyāḥ sabhāyāḥ pāṇḍunandana | darśan-epsus tathā rājan ādityam aham abruvam ॥2-11-4॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; अहम् (aham) - I; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; सभायाः (sabhāyāḥ) - in the assembly; पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O delight of the Pāṇḍu (Arjuna); दर्शनेप्सुः (darśan-epsuḥ) - desiring to see; तथा (tathā) - thus; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - to the Sun; अहम् (aham) - I; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said;]
(Having heard her qualities, O delight of the Pāṇḍu, I, desiring to see (her), thus, O king, to the Sun, I said.)
O Arjuna, having heard of her virtues in the assembly, I, wishing to see her, thus spoke to the Sun, O king. (2-11-4)
भगवन्द्रष्टुमिच्छामि पितामहसभामहम्। येन सा तपसा शक्या कर्मणा वापि गोपते ॥२-११-५॥
bhagavandraṣṭumicchāmi pitāmahasabhāmaham। yena sā tapasā śakyā karmaṇā vāpi gopate ॥2-11-5॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; अहम् (aham) - I; येन (yena) - by which; सा (sā) - that; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; शक्या (śakyā) - can be attained; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; गोपते (gopate) - O lord of cows;]
(O Lord, I wish to see the assembly of the grandsire. By which that (assembly) can be attained, by austerity or by action, O lord of cows, even (so).)
O Lord, I wish to see the assembly of the grandsire. By what means can that assembly be attained—by austerity or by action, O lord of cows, or even otherwise? (2-11-5)
औषधैर्वा तथा युक्तैरुत वा मायया यया। तन्ममाचक्ष्व भगवन्पश्येयं तां सभां कथम् ॥२-११-६॥
auṣadhairvā tathā yuktairuta vā māyayā yayā। tanmamācakṣva bhagavanpaśyeyaṃ tāṃ sabhāṃ katham ॥2-11-6॥
[औषधैः (auṣadhaiḥ) - by medicines; वा (vā) - or; तथा (tathā) - thus; युक्तैः (yuktaiḥ) - by means; उत (uta) - or; वा (vā) - or; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; यया (yayā) - by which; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one; पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - may I see; ताम् (tām) - that; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(By medicines or thus by means, or by illusion by which, that to me tell, O venerable one, may I see that assembly, how.)
O venerable one, tell me by what means—by medicines, by other means, or by illusion—I may see that assembly, and how. (2-11-6)
ततः स भगवान्सूर्यो मामुपादाय वीर्यवान्। अगच्छत्तां सभां ब्राह्मीं विपापां विगतक्लमाम् ॥२-११-७॥
tataḥ sa bhagavān sūryo mām upādāya vīryavān। agacchattāṃ sabhāṃ brāhmīṃ vipāpāṃ vigataklamām ॥2-11-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - Sun; माम् (mām) - me; उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; तां (tāṃ) - that; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - of Brahmā; विपापाम् (vipāpām) - sinless; विगत्क्लमाम् (vigataklamām) - free from fatigue;]
(Then he, the venerable Sun, powerful, having taken me, went to that assembly of Brahmā, sinless, free from fatigue.)
Then the venerable Sun, powerful, took me and went to that sinless, fatigue-free assembly of Brahmā. (2-11-7)
एवंरूपेति सा शक्या न निर्देष्टुं जनाधिप। क्षणेन हि बिभर्त्यन्यदनिर्देश्यं वपुस्तथा ॥२-११-८॥
evaṁrūpeti sā śakyā na nirdeṣṭuṁ janādhipa। kṣaṇena hi bibhartyanyadanirdeśyaṁ vapustathā ॥2-11-8॥
[एवंरूपेति (evaṁrūpeti) - thus-formed-it is; सा (sā) - she; शक्या (śakyā) - possible; न (na) - not; निर्देष्टुं (nirdeṣṭuṁ) - to describe; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; हि (hi) - indeed; बिभर्ति (bibharti) - assumes; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; अनिर्देश्यं (anirdeśyaṁ) - indescribable; वपुस्तथा (vapustathā) - form thus;]
(Thus-formed-it is she possible not to describe, O king. In a moment indeed (she) assumes another indescribable form thus.)
O king, such is her form that she cannot be described. For in a moment, she indeed assumes another indescribable form. (2-11-8)
न वेद परिमाणं वा संस्थानं वापि भारत। न च रूपं मया तादृग्दृष्टपूर्वं कदाचन ॥२-११-९॥
na veda parimāṇaṃ vā saṃsthānaṃ vāpi bhārata। na ca rūpaṃ mayā tādṛgdṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kadācana ॥2-11-9॥
[न (na) - not; वेद (veda) - knows; परिमाणं (parimāṇam) - measure; वा (vā) - or; संस्थानं (saṃsthānam) - form; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; रूपं (rūpam) - appearance; मया (mayā) - by me; तादृक् (tādṛk) - such; दृष्टपूर्वं (dṛṣṭapūrvam) - seen before; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever;]
(Not knows measure or form or even, O Bhārata. Nor such appearance by me seen before ever.)
O Bhārata, neither the measure nor the form is known, nor have I ever seen such an appearance before. (2-11-9)
सुसुखा सा सभा राजन्न शीता न च घर्मदा। न क्षुत्पिपासे न ग्लानिं प्राप्य तां प्राप्नुवन्त्युत ॥२-११-१०॥
susukhā sā sabhā rājanna śītā na ca gharmadā। na kṣutpipāse na glāniṃ prāpya tāṃ prāpnuvantyuta ॥2-11-10॥
[सुसुखा (susukhā) - very comfortable; सा (sā) - that; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शीता (śītā) - cool; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; घर्मदा (gharmadā) - hot; न (na) - not; क्षुत्पिपासे (kṣutpipāse) - hunger and thirst; न (na) - not; ग्लानिं (glāniṃ) - fatigue; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained; तां (tāṃ) - that; प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(That assembly, O king, is very comfortable, cool, and not hot; neither hunger nor thirst nor fatigue is attained by those who reach it, indeed.)
O king, that assembly is extremely comfortable and cool, not hot; those who reach it do not experience hunger, thirst, or fatigue. (2-11-10)
नानारूपैरिव कृता सुविचित्रैः सुभास्वरैः। स्तम्भैर्न च धृता सा तु शाश्वती न च सा क्षरा ॥२-११-११॥
nānārūpairiva kṛtā suvicitraiḥ subhāsvaraiḥ। stambhairna ca dhṛtā sā tu śāśvatī na ca sā kṣarā ॥2-11-11॥
[नाना-रूपैः-इव (nānā-rūpaiḥ-iva) - with various forms as if; कृता (kṛtā) - made; सुविचित्रैः (suvicitraiḥ) - with very variegated; सुभास्वरैः (subhāsvaraiḥ) - with very shining; स्तम्भैः (stambhaiḥ) - with pillars; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; धृता (dhṛtā) - supported; सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; सा (sā) - she; क्षरा (kṣarā) - perishable;]
(She, as if made with various forms, with very variegated, very shining pillars, is not supported; but she is eternal and she is not perishable.)
She appears as if constructed with various forms, adorned with splendid and radiant pillars, yet she is not supported by them; she is eternal and not perishable. (2-11-11)
अति चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च शिखिनं च स्वयम्प्रभा। दीप्यते नाकपृष्ठस्था भासयन्तीव भास्करम् ॥२-११-१२॥
ati candraṃ ca sūryaṃ ca śikhinaṃ ca svayamprabhā। dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantīva bhāskaram ॥2-11-12॥
[अति (ati) - beyond; over; चन्द्रं (candraṃ) - the moon; च (ca) - and; सूर्यं (sūryaṃ) - the sun; च (ca) - and; शिखिनं (śikhinaṃ) - the fire (with flames); च (ca) - and; स्वयम्प्रभा (svayamprabhā) - self-luminous; दीप्यते (dīpyate) - shines; नाकपृष्ठस्था (nākapṛṣṭhasthā) - situated on the summit of heaven; भासयन्तीव (bhāsayantīva) - as if illuminating; भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun;]
(Beyond the moon and the sun and the fire, self-luminous, shines, situated on the summit of heaven, as if illuminating the sun.)
She, self-luminous, shines beyond the moon, the sun, and the fire, stationed on the summit of heaven, as if illuminating even the sun. (2-11-12)
तस्यां स भगवानास्ते विदधद्देवमायया। स्वयमेकोऽनिशं राजँल्लोकाँल्लोकपितामहः ॥२-११-१३॥
tasyāṃ sa bhagavān āste vidadhad devamāyayā। svayam eko'niśaṃ rājan lokān lokapitāmahaḥ ॥2-11-13॥
[तस्यां (tasyāṃ) - in her; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; आस्ते (āste) - dwells; विदधत् (vidadhat) - performing; देवमायया (devamāyayā) - by divine illusion; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of the worlds;]
(In her, he, the Lord, dwells, performing (actions) by divine illusion; himself alone, constantly, O king, (he is) the grandsire of the worlds.)
O king, in her, the Lord himself alone constantly dwells, performing (actions) by divine illusion; he is the grandsire of the worlds. (2-11-13)
उपतिष्ठन्ति चाप्येनं प्रजानां पतयः प्रभुम्। दक्षः प्रचेताः पुलहो मरीचिः कश्यपस्तथा ॥२-११-१४॥
upatiṣṭhanti cāpyenaṃ prajānāṃ patayaḥ prabhum। dakṣaḥ pracetāḥ pulaho marīciḥ kaśyapastathā ॥2-11-14॥
[उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - approach; stand near; attend upon; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; एनम् (enam) - him; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings; of creatures; पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords; masters; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the master; the lord; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa; प्रचेताः (pracetāḥ) - Pracetas; पुलहः (pulahaḥ) - Pulaha; मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; तथा (tathā) - also; likewise;]
(The lords of beings also approach and attend upon him; Dakṣa, Pracetas, Pulaha, Marīci, and likewise Kaśyapa, the master.)
The lords of beings, including Dakṣa, Pracetas, Pulaha, Marīci, and also Kaśyapa, approach and serve him, the master. (2-11-14)
भृगुरत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च गौतमश्च तथाङ्गिराः। मनोऽन्तरिक्षं विद्याश्च वायुस्तेजो जलं मही ॥२-११-१५॥
bhṛgur atrir vasiṣṭhaś ca gautamaś ca tathāṅgirāḥ। mano'ntarikṣaṃ vidyāś ca vāyuḥ tejo jalaṃ mahī ॥2-11-15॥
[भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu; (name of a sage); अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri; (name of a sage); वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); च (ca) - and; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; (name of a sage); च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgiras; (name of a sage); मन् (man) - mind; अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - mid-space; atmosphere; विद्याः (vidyāḥ) - knowledges; sciences; च (ca) - and; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; air; तेजः (tejaḥ) - radiance; fire; जलम् (jalam) - water; मही (mahī) - earth;]
(Bhṛgu, Atri, Vasiṣṭha and Gautama and also Aṅgiras; mind, mid-space, knowledges and wind, radiance, water, earth.)
Bhṛgu, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, and also Aṅgiras; the mind, the atmosphere, the sciences, the wind, fire, water, and earth. (2-11-15)
शब्दः स्पर्शस्तथा रूपं रसो गन्धश्च भारत। प्रकृतिश्च विकारश्च यच्चान्यत्कारणं भुवः ॥२-११-१६॥
śabdaḥ sparśas tathā rūpaṃ raso gandhaś ca bhārata। prakṛtiś ca vikāraś ca yac cānyat kāraṇaṃ bhuvaḥ ॥2-11-16॥
[शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch; तथा (tathā) - and likewise; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; रसः (rasaḥ) - taste; गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - primordial nature; च (ca) - and; विकारः (vikāraḥ) - modification; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - whatever; च (ca) - and; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the world;]
(Sound, touch, and likewise form, taste, smell, and, O Bhārata, primordial nature and modification and whatever else, and other cause of the world.)
O Bhārata, sound, touch, form, taste, smell, primordial nature, modification, and whatever else is the cause of the world. (2-11-16)
चन्द्रमाः सह नक्षत्रैरादित्यश्च गभस्तिमान्। वायवः क्रतवश्चैव सङ्कल्पः प्राण एव च ॥२-११-१७॥
candramāḥ saha nakṣatrair ādityaś ca gabhastimān। vāyavaḥ kratavaś caiva saṅkalpaḥ prāṇa eva ca ॥2-11-17॥
[चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - moon; सह (saha) - together with; नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - with stars; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - sun; च (ca) - and; गभस्तिमान् (gabhastimān) - radiant; । (।) - वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds; क्रतवः (kratavaḥ) - sacrifices; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - resolve; प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life-breath; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(The moon together with the stars, and the radiant sun; the winds, the sacrifices, and indeed resolve, and the life-breath as well.)
The moon along with the stars, the radiant sun, the winds, the sacrifices, resolve, and the very life-breath itself. (2-11-17)
एते चान्ये च बहवः स्वयम्भुवमुपस्थिताः। अर्थो धर्मश्च कामश्च हर्षो द्वेषस्तपो दमः ॥२-११-१८॥
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ svayambhuvam-upasthitāḥ। artho dharmaś ca kāmaś ca harṣo dveṣas tapo damaḥ ॥2-11-18॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; स्वयम्भुवम् (svayambhuvam) - to Svayambhu (the self-born, i.e., Brahmā); उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - have approached; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; च (ca) - and; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; च (ca) - and; हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy; द्वेषः (dveṣaḥ) - hatred; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; दमः (damaḥ) - self-restraint;]
(These and others, many, have approached Svayambhu; purpose, righteousness and desire and joy, hatred, austerity, self-restraint.)
Many others, along with these, have approached Svayambhu (the self-born, Brahmā); purpose, righteousness, desire, joy, hatred, austerity, and self-restraint (are present). (2-11-18)
आयान्ति तस्यां सहिता गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा। विंशतिः सप्त चैवान्ये लोकपालाश्च सर्वशः ॥२-११-१९॥
āyānti tasyāṃ sahitā gandharvāpsarasas tathā। viṃśatiḥ sapta caivānye lokapālāś ca sarvaśaḥ ॥2-11-19॥
[आयान्ति (āyānti) - come; तस्यां (tasyāṃ) - in that (place); सहिता (sahitāḥ) - together; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsarases; तथा (tathā) - also; विंशतिः (viṃśatiḥ) - twenty; सप्त (sapta) - seven; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्ये (anye) - others; लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - guardians of the worlds; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(Come in that (place) together Gandharvas, Apsarases also, twenty, seven and indeed others, guardians of the worlds and all.)
In that place, Gandharvas and Apsarases together arrive, as well as twenty, seven, and other guardians of the worlds, all of them. (2-11-19)
शुक्रो बृहस्पतिश्चैव बुधोऽङ्गारक एव च। शनैश्चरश्च राहुश्च ग्रहाः सर्वे तथैव च ॥२-११-२०॥
śukro bṛhaspatiścaiva budho'ṅgāraka eva ca। śanaiścaraśca rāhuśca grahāḥ sarve tathaiva ca ॥2-11-20॥
[शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - Venus; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Jupiter; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बुधः (budhaḥ) - Mercury; अङ्गारकः (aṅgārakaḥ) - Mars; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; शनैश्चरः (śanaiścaraḥ) - Saturn; च (ca) - and; राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rahu; च (ca) - and; ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and;]
(Venus, Jupiter and indeed Mercury, Mars indeed and; Saturn and Rahu and planets all in the same way and.)
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Rahu—all the planets—are also included in the same way. (2-11-20)
मन्त्रो रथन्तरश्चैव हरिमान्वसुमानपि। आदित्याः साधिराजानो नानाद्वंद्वैरुदाहृताः ॥२-११-२१॥
mantro rathantaraścaiva harimānvasumānapi। ādityāḥ sādhirājano nānā-dvandvairudāhṛtāḥ ॥2-11-21॥
[मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - sacred chant; रथन्तरः (rathantaraḥ) - Rathantara (a Sāma Veda chant); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हरिमान् (harimān) - Hariman (a Sāma Veda chant); वसुमान् (vasumān) - Vasuman (a Sāma Veda chant); अपि (api) - also; आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - the Ādityas (solar deities); साधिराजानः (sādhirājānaḥ) - with their kings; नानाद्वंद्वैः (nānā-dvandvaiḥ) - with various pairs; उदाहृताः (udāhṛtāḥ) - are mentioned;]
(The sacred chant, Rathantara, and indeed Hariman and Vasuman also; the Ādityas with their kings are mentioned with various pairs.)
The sacred chants Rathantara, Hariman, and Vasuman, as well as the Ādityas with their kings, are mentioned along with various pairs. (2-11-21)
मरुतो विश्वकर्मा च वसवश्चैव भारत। तथा पितृगणाः सर्वे सर्वाणि च हवींष्यथ ॥२-११-२२॥
maruto viśvakarmā ca vasavaścaiva bhārata। tathā pitṛgaṇāḥ sarve sarvāṇi ca havīṃṣyatha ॥2-11-22॥
[मरुतः (marutaḥ) - the Maruts; (storm deities) विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarman; (the divine architect) च (ca) - and; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus; (a group of deities) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; तथा (tathā) - likewise; पितृगणाः (pitṛgaṇāḥ) - the groups of ancestors; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; च (ca) - and; हवींष्यथ (havīṃṣyatha) - the offerings; ॥२-११-२२॥ (॥2-11-22॥) - (verse number);]
(The Maruts, Viśvakarman, and the Vasus indeed, O Bhārata; likewise, all the groups of ancestors, all the offerings as well.)
O Bhārata, the Maruts, Viśvakarman, and the Vasus, as well as all the groups of ancestors and all the offerings, (2-11-22).
ऋग्वेदः सामवेदश्च यजुर्वेदश्च पाण्डव। अथर्ववेदश्च तथा पर्वाणि च विशां पते ॥२-११-२३॥
ṛgvedaḥ sāmavedash ca yajurvedash ca pāṇḍava। atharvavedash ca tathā parvāṇi ca viśāṃ pate ॥2-11-23॥
[ऋग्वेदः (ṛgvedaḥ) - Ṛgveda; सामवेदः (sāmavedaḥ) - Sāmaveda; च (ca) - and; यजुर्वेदः (yajurvedaḥ) - Yajurveda; च (ca) - and; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; अथर्ववेदः (atharvavedaḥ) - Atharvaveda; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; पर्वाणि (parvāṇi) - festivals; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Ṛgveda, Sāmaveda and Yajurveda, O Pāṇḍava; Atharvaveda also, and the festivals, O lord of the people.)
O Pāṇḍava, the Ṛgveda, Sāmaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda, as well as the festivals, O lord of the people. (2-11-23)
इतिहासोपवेदाश्च वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशः। ग्रहा यज्ञाश्च सोमश्च दैवतानि च सर्वशः ॥२-११-२४॥
itihāsopavedāś ca vedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ। grahā yajñāś ca somaś ca daivatāni ca sarvaśaḥ ॥2-11-24॥
[इतिहास (itihāsa) - history; उपवेदाः (upavedāḥ) - auxiliary Vedas; च (ca) - and; वेदाङ्गानि (vedāṅgāni) - limbs of the Veda; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely; ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets; यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices; च (ca) - and; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (the ritual drink and deity); च (ca) - and; दैवतानि (daivatāni) - divinities; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely;]
(History, auxiliary Vedas, and the limbs of the Veda entirely; planets, sacrifices, and Soma, and divinities entirely.)
History, the auxiliary Vedas, all the limbs of the Veda, the planets, sacrifices, Soma, and all the divinities in their entirety. (2-11-24)
सावित्री दुर्गतरणी वाणी सप्तविधा तथा। मेधा धृतिः श्रुतिश्चैव प्रज्ञा बुद्धिर्यशः क्षमा ॥२-११-२५॥
sāvitrī durgataranī vāṇī saptavidhaā tathā। medhā dhṛtiḥ śrutiścaiva prajñā buddhiryaśaḥ kṣamā ॥2-11-25॥
[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī; (the goddess or the Gayatri mantra;) दुर्गतरणी (durgataranī) - one who helps to cross difficulties; वाणी (vāṇī) - speech; (goddess of speech, Sarasvati;) सप्तविधा (saptavidhā) - sevenfold; तथा (tathā) - also; मेधा (medhā) - intelligence; धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness; श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - hearing; (sacred knowledge;) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; क्षमा (kṣamā) - forbearance;]
(Sāvitrī, one who helps to cross difficulties, speech, sevenfold also; intelligence, steadfastness, hearing and indeed wisdom, intellect, fame, forbearance.)
Sāvitrī, the one who helps to overcome difficulties, speech (in its sevenfold form), intelligence, steadfastness, sacred knowledge, wisdom, intellect, fame, and forbearance. (2-11-25)
सामानि स्तुतिशस्त्राणि गाथाश्च विविधास्तथा। भाष्याणि तर्कयुक्तानि देहवन्ति विशां पते ॥२-११-२६॥
sāmāni stutiśastrāṇi gāthāś ca vividhās tathā। bhāṣyāṇi tarkayuktāni dehavanti viśāṃ pate ॥2-11-26॥
[सामानि (sāmāni) - chants; (Vedic hymns;) स्तुतिशस्त्राणि (stutiśastrāṇi) - praise-texts; (hymns of praise;) गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - songs; (verses;) च (ca) - and; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; तथा (tathā) - so; (thus;) भाष्याणि (bhāṣyāṇi) - commentaries; तर्कयुक्तानि (tarkayuktāni) - endowed with reasoning; देहवन्ति (dehavanti) - embodied; (having form;) विशां पते (viśāṃ pate) - O lord of men;]
(Chants, praise-texts, songs and various (other texts) thus; commentaries endowed with reasoning, embodied, O lord of men.)
O lord of men, there are chants, hymns of praise, songs, and various other texts; also, there are commentaries endowed with reasoning and embodied form. (2-11-26)
क्षणा लवा मुहूर्ताश्च दिवा रात्रिस्तथैव च। अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च ऋतवः षट्च भारत ॥२-११-२७॥
kṣaṇā lavā muhūrtāś ca divā rātris tathaiva ca| ardhamāsāś ca māsāś ca ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ ca bhārata ॥2-11-27॥
[क्षणा (kṣaṇā) - moments; लवा (lavā) - instants; मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - muhūrtas; च (ca) - and; दिवा (divā) - days; रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - nights; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and; अर्धमासाः (ardhamāsāḥ) - fortnights; च (ca) - and; मासाः (māsāḥ) - months; च (ca) - and; ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Moments, instants, muhūrtas, days, nights likewise, and fortnights, and months, and six seasons, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, there are moments, instants, muhūrtas, days, nights, fortnights, months, and the six seasons.
संवत्सराः पञ्चयुगमहोरात्राश्चतुर्विधाः। कालचक्रं च यद्दिव्यं नित्यमक्षयमव्ययम् ॥२-११-२८॥
saṃvatsarāḥ pañcayugamahorātrāś caturvidhāḥ। kālacakraṃ ca yad divyaṃ nityam akṣayam avyayam ॥2-11-28॥
[संवत्सराः (saṃvatsarāḥ) - years; (lit. annual cycles;) पञ्च (pañca) - five; (lit. five;) युग (yuga) - ages; (lit. epochs;) महत् (mahat) - great; (lit. great;) रात्राः (rātrāḥ) - nights; (lit. nights;) च (ca) - and; चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds; कालचक्रं (kālacakraṃ) - wheel of time; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal; अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - unchanging;]
(Years, five great ages and nights of four kinds, and the wheel of time which is divine, eternal, imperishable, unchanging.)
There are years, five great ages and four kinds of nights, and the wheel of time which is divine, eternal, imperishable, and unchanging. (2-11-28)
अदितिर्दितिर्दनुश्चैव सुरसा विनता इरा। कालका सुरभिर्देवी सरमा चाथ गौतमी ॥२-११-२९॥
aditir ditir danuś caiva surasā vinatā irā। kālakā surabhir devī saramā cātha gautamī ॥2-11-29॥
[अदिति (aditi) - Aditi; (primordial mother goddess; दिति (diti) - Diti; (mother of Daityas; दनु (danu) - Danu; (mother of Danavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सुरसा (surasā) - Surasā; (a goddess; विनता (vinatā) - Vinata; (mother of Garuda; इरा (irā) - Ira; (goddess of speech; कालका (kālakā) - Kālaka; (a goddess; सुरभि (surabhi) - Surabhi; (divine cow; देवी (devī) - goddess; सरमा (saramā) - Saramā; (divine female being; च (ca) - and; अथ (atha) - and then; गौतमी (gautamī) - Gautamī; (a goddess;]
(Aditi, Diti, Danu, indeed Surasā, Vinatā, Ira, Kālaka, Surabhi the goddess, Saramā and then Gautamī.)
Aditi, Diti, Danu, Surasā, Vinatā, Ira, Kālaka, the goddess Surabhi, Saramā, and Gautamī were present. (2-11-29)
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा मरुतश्चाश्विनावपि। विश्वेदेवाश्च साध्याश्च पितरश्च मनोजवाः ॥२-११-३०॥
ādityā vasavo rudrā marutaś cāśvināv api। viśvedevāś ca sādhyāś ca pitaraś ca manojavāḥ ॥2-11-30॥
[आदित्या (ādityāḥ) - the Ādityas; (solar deities); वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus; (elemental deities); रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - the Rudras; (storm deities); मरुतः (marutaḥ) - the Maruts; (wind deities); च (ca) - and; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Aśvins; (twin divine physicians); अपि (api) - also; विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - the Viśvedevas; (all-gods); च (ca) - and; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - the Sādhyas; (a class of deities); च (ca) - and; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - the Pitṛs; (ancestral spirits); च (ca) - and; मनोजवाः (manojavāḥ) - swift as the mind;]
(The Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Maruts, and also the Aśvins; the Viśvedevas and the Sādhyas and the Pitṛs and those swift as the mind.)
The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Maruts, and the Aśvins; the Viśvedevas, Sādhyas, Pitṛs, and those who are swift as the mind. (2-11-30)
राक्षसाश्च पिशाचाश्च दानवा गुह्यकास्तथा। सुपर्णनागपशवः पितामहमुपासते ॥२-११-३१॥
rākṣasāś ca piśācāś ca dānavā guhyakās tathā। suparṇa-nāga-paśavaḥ pitāmaham upāsate ॥2-11-31॥
[राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas; च (ca) - and; पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - piśācas; च (ca) - and; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - dānavas; गुह्यकाः (guhyakāḥ) - guhyakas; तथा (tathā) - also; सुपर्ण (suparṇa) - suparṇas; नाग (nāga) - nāgas; पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the Grandfather (Brahmā); उपासते (upāsate) - worship;]
(Rākṣasas and piśācas and dānavas, guhyakas also, suparṇas, nāgas, animals worship the Grandfather (Brahmā).)
Rākṣasas, piśācas, dānavas, guhyakas, as well as suparṇas, nāgas, and animals all worship the Grandfather (Brahmā). (2-11-31)
देवो नारायणस्तस्यां तथा देवर्षयश्च ये। ऋषयो वालखिल्याश्च योनिजायोनिजास्तथा ॥२-११-३२॥
devo nārāyaṇas tasyāṃ tathā devarṣayaś ca ye। ṛṣayo vālakhiḷyāś ca yonijā yonijāś tathā ॥2-11-32॥
[देवः (devaḥ) - god; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her; तथा (tathā) - also; देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; वालखिल्याः (vālakhiḷyāḥ) - Vālakhiḷya sages; च (ca) - and; योनिजाः (yonijāḥ) - born from womb; अयोनिजाः (ayonijāḥ) - not born from womb; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(God Nārāyaṇa in her, also the divine sages and those who are, sages, Vālakhiḷya sages and those born from womb, not born from womb, also.)
God Nārāyaṇa was present in her, as well as the divine sages, those sages known as Vālakhiḷyas, and both those born from the womb and those not born from the womb were also there. (2-11-32)
यच्च किञ्चित्त्रिलोकेऽस्मिन्दृश्यते स्थाणुजङ्गमम्। सर्वं तस्यां मया दृष्टं तद्विद्धि मनुजाधिप ॥२-११-३३॥
yacca kiñcit triloke'smin dṛśyate sthāṇu-jaṅgamam। sarvaṃ tasyāṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ tad viddhi manujādhipa ॥2-11-33॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; त्रि-लोके (tri-loke) - in the three worlds; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; स्थाणु-जङ्गमम् (sthāṇu-jaṅgamam) - stationary and moving; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her; मया (mayā) - by me; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; तत् (tat) - that; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; मनुज-अधिप (manuja-adhipa) - O king of men;]
(Which and whatever in the three worlds in this is seen, stationary and moving, all in her by me seen, that know, O king of men.)
O king of men, know that whatever stationary or moving thing is seen in these three worlds, all of that has been seen by me in her.
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि यतीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम्। प्रजावतां च पञ्चाशदृषीणामपि पाण्डव ॥२-११-३४॥
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi yatīnām ūrdhvaretasām। prajāvatāṃ ca pañcāśad ṛṣīṇām api pāṇḍava ॥2-11-34॥
[अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand; यतीनाम् (yatīnām) - of ascetics; ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम् (ūrdhvaretasām) - of those with upward-flowing energy; प्रजावताम् (prajāvatām) - of those having progeny; च (ca) - and; पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages; अपि (api) - also; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava;]
(Eighty-eight thousand of ascetics of those with upward-flowing energy, and fifty of sages having progeny also, O Pāṇḍava.)
O Pāṇḍava, there were eighty-eight thousand ascetics with upward-flowing energy, and also fifty sages who had progeny. (2-11-34)
ते स्म तत्र यथाकामं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे दिवौकसः। प्रणम्य शिरसा तस्मै प्रतियान्ति यथागतम् ॥२-११-३५॥
te sma tatra yathākāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve divaukasaḥ। praṇamya śirasā tasmai pratiyānti yathāgatam ॥2-11-35॥
[ते (te) - they; स्म (sma) - indeed; तत्र (tatra) - there; यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as they wished; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the dwellers of heaven; प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed; शिरसा (śirasā) - with (their) head; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; प्रतियान्ति (pratiyānti) - they return; यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as they had come;]
(They indeed there as they wished having seen all the dwellers of heaven, having bowed with (their) head to him, return as they had come.)
Having seen him there as they wished, all the dwellers of heaven bowed their heads to him and returned as they had come. (2-11-35)
अतिथीनागतान्देवान्दैत्यान्नागान्मुनींस्तथा। यक्षान्सुपर्णान्कालेयान्गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा ॥२-११-३६॥
atithīn āgatān devān daityān nāgān munīn tathā। yakṣān suparṇān kāleyān gandharva apsarasas tathā ॥2-11-36॥
[अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests; आगतान् (āgatān) - arrived; देवान् (devān) - gods; दैत्यान् (daityān) - daityas; नागान् (nāgān) - nāgas; मुनीन् (munīn) - sages; तथा (tathā) - also; यक्षान् (yakṣān) - yakṣas; सुपर्णान् (suparṇān) - suparṇas; कालेयान् (kāleyān) - kāleyas; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharva; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - apsarases; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(guests arrived gods daityas nāgas sages also yakṣas suparṇas kāleyas gandharva apsarases also)
He welcomed the guests who had arrived, including gods, daityas, nāgas, sages, yakṣas, suparṇas, kāleyas, gandharvas, and apsarases also. (2-11-36)
महाभागानमितधीर्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। दयावान्सर्वभूतेषु यथार्हं प्रतिपद्यते ॥२-११-३७॥
mahābhāgānamitadhīrbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ। dayāvānsarvabhūteṣu yathārhaṃ pratipadyate ॥2-11-37॥
[महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - greatly fortunate ones; अमितधीः (amitadhīḥ) - of immeasurable intellect; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of the worlds; दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings; यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as is appropriate; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - acts;]
(Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds, of immeasurable intellect, compassionate towards all beings, acts towards the greatly fortunate ones as is appropriate.)
Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds, who possesses immeasurable intellect and compassion for all beings, deals with the greatly fortunate as is fitting. (2-11-37)
प्रतिगृह्य च विश्वात्मा स्वयम्भूरमितप्रभः। सान्त्वमानार्थसम्भोगैर्युनक्ति मनुजाधिप ॥२-११-३८॥
pratigṛhya ca viśvātmā svayambhūramitaprabhaḥ। sāntvamānārthasambhogairyunakti manujādhipa ॥2-11-38॥
[प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted; च (ca) - and; विश्वात्मा (viśvātmā) - the soul of the universe; स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born; अमितप्रभः (amitaprabhaḥ) - of infinite radiance; सान्त्व (sāntva) - with conciliation; मान (māna) - with respect; अर्थ (artha) - with wealth; सम्भोगैः (sambhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments; युनक्ति (yunakti) - unites; मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - the lord of men;]
(Having accepted, and the soul of the universe, self-born, of infinite radiance, with conciliation, respect, wealth, and enjoyments, unites the lord of men.)
Having accepted, the self-born, infinitely radiant soul of the universe, with conciliation, respect, wealth, and enjoyments, unites the lord of men. (2-11-38)
तथा तैरुपयातैश्च प्रतियातैश्च भारत। आकुला सा सभा तात भवति स्म सुखप्रदा ॥२-११-३९॥
tathā tair upayātaiś ca pratiyātaiś ca bhārata। ākulā sā sabhā tāta bhavati sma sukhapradā ॥2-11-39॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; उपयातैः (upayātaiḥ) - by those who have arrived; च (ca) - and; प्रतियातैः (pratiyātaiḥ) - by those who have departed; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; आकुला (ākulā) - agitated; सा (sā) - that; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; तात (tāta) - dear one; भवति (bhavati) - became; स्म (sma) - indeed; सुखप्रदा (sukhapradā) - giver of happiness;]
(Thus, by those who have arrived and by those who have departed, O Bhārata, that assembly, dear one, became indeed agitated, giver of happiness.)
Thus, O Bhārata, that assembly became agitated by those arriving and departing, yet it was a source of happiness, dear one. (2-11-39)
सर्वतेजोमयी दिव्या ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेविता। ब्राह्म्या श्रिया दीप्यमाना शुशुभे विगतक्लमा ॥२-११-४०॥
sarvatejomayī divyā brahmarṣigaṇasevitā। brāhmyā śriyā dīpyamānā śuśubhe vigataklamā ॥2-11-40॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; मयी (mayī) - consisting of; दिव्या (divyā) - divine; ब्रह्मर्षि (brahmarṣi) - Brahmarṣi; गण (gaṇa) - group; सेविता (sevitā) - served; ब्राह्म्या (brāhmyā) - of Brahmā; श्रिया (śriyā) - by glory; दीप्यमाना (dīpyamānā) - shining; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; विगत (vigata) - departed; क्लमा (klamā) - fatigue;]
(Consisting of all splendor, divine, served by the group of Brahmarṣis, shining with the glory of Brahmā, she shone, her fatigue having departed.)
She, composed of all brilliance, divine, attended by the assembly of Brahmarṣis, radiant with the glory of Brahmā, shone forth, her fatigue gone. (2-11-40)
सा सभा तादृशी दृष्टा सर्वलोकेषु दुर्लभा। सभेयं राजशार्दूल मनुष्येषु यथा तव ॥२-११-४१॥
sā sabhā tādṛśī dṛṣṭā sarvalokeṣu durlabhā। sabheyaṃ rājaśārdūla manuṣyeṣu yathā tava ॥2-11-41॥
[सा (sā) - she; (that) सभा (sabhā) - assembly; (hall) तादृशी (tādṛśī) - such; (of that kind) दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen; (beheld) सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; दुर्लभा (durlabhā) - difficult to obtain; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; (hall) इयम् (iyam) - this; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - tiger among kings; मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men; यथा (yathā) - as; (like) तव (tava) - your;]
(That assembly, such as was seen, is difficult to obtain in all worlds. This assembly, O tiger among kings, is among men as is yours.)
Such an assembly as was seen is rare in all the worlds. O tiger among kings, this assembly among men is like yours. (2-11-41)
एता मया दृष्टपूर्वाः सभा देवेषु पाण्डव। तवेयं मानुषे लोके सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा सभा ॥२-११-४२॥
etā mayā dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ sabhā deveṣu pāṇḍava। taveyaṃ mānuṣe loke sarvaśreṣṭhatamā sabhā ॥2-11-42॥
[एता (etā) - these; मया (mayā) - by me; दृष्टपूर्वाः (dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ) - seen before; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; तव (tava) - your; इयम् (iyam) - this; मानुषे (mānuṣe) - among men; लोके (loke) - in the world; सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा (sarvaśreṣṭhatamā) - the most excellent of all; सभा (sabhā) - assembly;]
(These assemblies have been seen before by me among the gods, O Pāṇḍava. This assembly of yours in the world of men is the most excellent of all assemblies.)
O Pāṇḍava, I have seen such assemblies before among the gods. But this assembly of yours in the world of men is the most excellent of all. (2-11-42)
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
प्रायशो राजलोकस्ते कथितो वदतां वर। वैवस्वतसभायां तु यथा वदसि वै प्रभो ॥२-११-४३॥
prāyaśo rājalokaste kathito vadatāṃ vara। vaivasvatasabhāyāṃ tu yathā vadasi vai prabho ॥2-11-43॥
[प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - generally; राजलोकः (rājalokaḥ) - royal people; ते (te) - to you; कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been described; वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers; वर (vara) - best; वैवस्वतसभायाम् (vaivasvatasabhāyām) - in the assembly of Yama; तु (tu) - but; यथा (yathā) - as; वदसि (vadasi) - you say; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Generally, the royal people have been described to you, O best of speakers. But in the assembly of Yama, as you say indeed, O lord.)
O best of speakers, the royal people have generally been described to you. But, O lord, as you say, it is so in the assembly of Yama. (2-11-43)
वरुणस्य सभायां तु नागास्ते कथिता विभो। दैत्येन्द्राश्चैव भूयिष्ठाः सरितः सागरास्तथा ॥२-११-४४॥
varuṇasya sabhāyāṃ tu nāgās te kathitā vibho. daityendrāś caiva bhūyiṣṭhāḥ saritaḥ sāgarās tathā ॥2-11-44॥
[वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; तु (tu) - but; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; ते (te) - they; कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - have been mentioned; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one; दैत्येन्द्राः (daityendrāḥ) - lords of the Daityas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भूयिष्ठाः (bhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - mostly; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; सागराः (sāgarāḥ) - oceans; तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(But in the assembly of Varuṇa, those serpents have been mentioned, O mighty one; and indeed, mostly the lords of the Daityas, rivers, and likewise oceans.)
O mighty one, in the assembly of Varuṇa, those serpents have been described; and mostly the lords of the Daityas, as well as the rivers and oceans, have also been mentioned. (2-11-44)
तथा धनपतेर्यक्षा गुह्यका राक्षसास्तथा। गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव भगवांश्च वृषध्वजः ॥२-११-४५॥
tathā dhanapater yakṣā guhyakā rākṣasās tathā। gandharvāpsarasaś caiva bhagavāṃś ca vṛṣadhvajaḥ ॥2-11-45॥
[तथा (tathā) - in that manner; धनपतेः (dhanapateḥ) - of the lord of wealth; यक्षा (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas; गुह्यका (guhyakāḥ) - guhyakas; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas; तथा (tathā) - likewise; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - gandharvas; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - apsarases; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; च (ca) - and; वृषध्वजः (vṛṣadhvajaḥ) - the one whose banner is the bull;]
(In that manner, the yakṣas of the lord of wealth, guhyakas, rākṣasas likewise, gandharvas, apsarases indeed, and the venerable one, the bull-bannered one.)
In the same way, the yakṣas of the lord of wealth, guhyakas, rākṣasas, gandharvas, apsarases, and also the venerable bull-bannered Lord (Śiva) were present. (2-11-45)
पितामहसभायां तु कथितास्ते महर्षयः। सर्वदेवनिकायाश्च सर्वशास्त्राणि चैव हि ॥२-११-४६॥
pitāmahasabhāyāṃ tu kathitās te maharṣayaḥ। sarvadevanikāyāś ca sarvaśāstrāṇi caiva hi ॥2-11-46॥
[पितामहसभायाम् (pitāmahasabhāyām) - in the assembly of the grandsire; तु (tu) - but; कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - were spoken; ते (te) - those; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; सर्वदेवनिकायाः (sarvadevanikāyāḥ) - of all classes of gods; च (ca) - and; सर्वशास्त्राणि (sarvaśāstrāṇi) - all scriptures; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - certainly;]
(But in the assembly of the grandsire, those great sages were spoken; and of all classes of gods, and indeed all scriptures certainly.)
But in the assembly of the grandsire, those great sages were mentioned, as well as all classes of gods and all the scriptures. (2-11-46)
शतक्रतुसभायां तु देवाः सङ्कीर्तिता मुने। उद्देशतश्च गन्धर्वा विविधाश्च महर्षयः ॥२-११-४७॥
śatakratusabhāyāṃ tu devāḥ saṅkīrtitā mune। uddeśataś ca gandharvā vividhāś ca maharṣayaḥ ॥2-11-47॥
[शतक्रतुसभायाम् (śatakratusabhāyām) - in the assembly of Indra; तु (tu) - but; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सङ्कीर्तिताः (saṅkīrtitāḥ) - were mentioned; मुने (mune) - O sage; उद्देशतः (uddeśataḥ) - by designation; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; च (ca) - and; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages;]
(But in the assembly of Indra, O sage, the gods were mentioned; and by designation, the various Gandharvas and great sages.)
O sage, in the assembly of Indra, the gods were mentioned, as well as the various Gandharvas and great sages by name. (2-11-47)
एक एव तु राजर्षिर्हरिश्चन्द्रो महामुने। कथितस्ते सभानित्यो देवेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ॥२-११-४८॥
eka eva tu rājarṣir hariścandro mahāmune। kathitas te sabhānityo devendrasya mahātmanaḥ ॥2-11-48॥
[एक (eka) - one; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; हरिश्चन्द्रः (hariścandraḥ) - Hariścandra; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage; कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been mentioned; ते (te) - to you; सभानित्यः (sabhānityaḥ) - always present in the assembly; देवेन्द्रस्य (devendrasya) - of Indra, lord of gods; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled;]
(Only one royal sage, Hariścandra, O great sage, has been mentioned to you as always present in the assembly of Indra, the great-souled.)
O great sage, only one royal sage, Hariścandra, has been mentioned to you as always present in the assembly of the great-souled Indra. (2-11-48)
किं कर्म तेनाचरितं तपो वा नियतव्रतम्। येनासौ सह शक्रेण स्पर्धते स्म महायशाः ॥२-११-४९॥
kiṁ karma tenācaritaṁ tapo vā niyatavratam। yenāsau saha śakreṇa spardhate sma mahāyaśāḥ ॥2-11-49॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; कर्म (karma) - action; तेन (tena) - by him; आचरितं (ācaritam) - performed; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; वा (vā) - or; नियतव्रतम् (niyatavratam) - fixed vow; येन (yena) - by which; असौ (asau) - he; सह (saha) - with; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - with Śakra (Indra); स्पर्धते (spardhate) - competes; स्म (sma) - indeed; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned;]
(What action was performed by him, or what austerity or fixed vow, by which he, greatly renowned, indeed competes with Śakra (Indra)?)
What deed or austerity or fixed vow did he perform, by which this greatly renowned one could compete with Indra himself? (2-11-49)
पितृलोकगतश्चापि त्वया विप्र पिता मम। दृष्टः पाण्डुर्महाभागः कथं चासि समागतः ॥२-११-५०॥
pitṛlokagataścāpi tvayā vipra pitā mama। dṛṣṭaḥ pāṇḍurmahābhāgaḥ kathaṃ cāsi samāgataḥ ॥2-11-50॥
[पितृलोकगतः (pitṛlokagataḥ) - gone to the world of ancestors; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa; पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - O highly fortunate one; कथम् (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; असि (asi) - are you; समागतः (samāgataḥ) - come together;]
(My father, who has gone to the world of ancestors, O brāhmaṇa, has also been seen by you; O highly fortunate one, how have you come together with Pāṇḍu?)
O brāhmaṇa, my father who has departed to the world of ancestors has also been seen by you. O highly fortunate one, how did you meet with Pāṇḍu? (2-11-50)
किमुक्तवांश्च भगवन्नेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्वत्तः श्रोतुमहं सर्वं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥२-११-५१॥
kimuktavāṁśca bhagavannetadicchāmi veditum। tvattaḥ śrotumahaṁ sarvaṁ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ॥2-11-51॥
[किम् (kim) - what; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoken; च (ca) - and; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; अहम् (aham) - I; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; परम् (param) - supreme; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(What has been spoken, O revered one, this I wish to know; from you to hear, I, all, supreme curiosity indeed is mine.)
O revered one, I wish to know what has been spoken; I have the utmost curiosity to hear all this from you. (2-11-51)
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said.
यन्मां पृच्छसि राजेन्द्र हरिश्चन्द्रं प्रति प्रभो। तत्तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं तस्य धीमतः ॥२-११-५२॥
yan māṃ pṛcchasi rājendra hariścandraṃ prati prabho। tat te'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ ॥2-11-52॥
[यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; हरिश्चन्द्रम् (hariścandram) - Harishchandra; प्रति (prati) - regarding; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि (sampravakṣyāmi) - shall fully declare; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; तस्य (tasya) - of him; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]
(Which you ask me, O king, regarding Harishchandra, O lord, that I shall fully declare to you—the greatness of that wise one.)
O king, you have asked me about Harishchandra, O lord. I shall now fully tell you the greatness of that wise man. (2-11-52)
स राजा बलवानासीत्सम्राट्सर्वमहीक्षिताम्। तस्य सर्वे महीपालाः शासनावनताः स्थिताः ॥२-११-५३॥
sa rājā balavān āsīt samrāṭ sarva-mahī-kṣitām। tasya sarve mahī-pālāḥ śāsana-avanatāḥ sthitāḥ ॥2-11-53॥
[स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; बलवान् (balavān) - powerful; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - emperor; सर्व (sarva) - all; महीक्षिताम् (mahī-kṣitām) - of earth-rulers; तस्य (tasya) - his; सर्वे (sarve) - all; महीपालाः (mahī-pālāḥ) - earth-kings; शासन (śāsana) - command; अवनताः (avanatāḥ) - bowed; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remained;]
(He king powerful was, emperor of all earth-rulers. Of him, all earth-kings remained bowed to (his) command.)
He was a powerful king, the emperor of all rulers of the earth. All the earth-kings remained bowed to his command. (2-11-53)
तेनैकं रथमास्थाय जैत्रं हेमविभूषितम्। शस्त्रप्रतापेन जिता द्वीपाः सप्त नरेश्वर ॥२-११-५४॥
tenaikaṃ ratham āsthāya jaitraṃ hemavibhūṣitam। śastrapratāpena jitā dvīpāḥ sapta nareśvara ॥2-11-54॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; एकम् (ekam) - one; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; जैत्रम् (jaitram) - victorious; हेमविभूषितम् (hemavibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold; शस्त्रप्रतापेन (śastrapratāpena) - by the prowess of weapons; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; द्वीपाः (dvīpāḥ) - islands; सप्त (sapta) - seven; नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O king of men;]
(By him, having mounted one victorious chariot adorned with gold, by the prowess of weapons, seven islands were conquered, O king of men.)
O king of men, by him, having mounted a single victorious chariot adorned with gold, seven islands were conquered through the prowess of his weapons. (2-11-54)
स विजित्य महीं सर्वां सशैलवनकाननाम्। आजहार महाराज राजसूयं महाक्रतुम् ॥२-११-५५॥
sa vijitya mahīṃ sarvāṃ saśailavanakānanām। ājahāra mahārāja rājasūyaṃ mahākratum ॥2-11-55॥
[स (sa) - he; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; महीं (mahīṃ) - the earth; सर्वां (sarvāṃ) - all; सशैलवनकाननाम् (saśailavanakānanām) - with mountains, forests, and groves; आजहाः (ājahāra) - performed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - the Rājasūya; महाक्रतुम् (mahākratum) - great sacrifice;]
(He, having conquered all the earth with its mountains, forests, and groves, performed the great Rājasūya sacrifice, O great king.)
Having conquered the entire earth along with its mountains, forests, and groves, he performed the great Rājasūya sacrifice, O great king. (2-11-55)
तस्य सर्वे महीपाला धनान्याजह्रुराज्ञया। द्विजानां परिवेष्टारस्तस्मिन्यज्ञे च तेऽभवन् ॥२-११-५६॥
tasya sarve mahīpālā dhanāny ājahru rājñayā। dvijānāṃ pariveṣṭāras tasmin yajñe ca te 'bhavan ॥2-11-56॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; सर्वे (sarve) - all; महीपाला (mahīpālā) - kings; धनानि (dhanāni) - wealths; आजह्रुः (ājahruḥ) - brought; राज्ञया (rājñayā) - by the command; द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born; परिवेष्टारः (pariveṣṭāraḥ) - servers; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; यज्ञे (yajñe) - sacrifice; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; ऽ (') - —;]
(All those kings brought wealth by command of him. In that sacrifice, they became servers of the twice-born.)
All the kings brought wealth at his command. In that sacrifice, they served as attendants to the twice-born. (2-11-56)
प्रादाच्च द्रविणं प्रीत्या याजकानां नरेश्वरः। यथोक्तं तत्र तैस्तस्मिंस्ततः पञ्चगुणाधिकम् ॥२-११-५७॥
prādācca draviṇaṃ prītyā yājakānāṃ nareśvaraḥ। yathoktaṃ tatra taistasmiṃstataḥ pañcaguṇādhikam ॥2-11-57॥
[प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; (from root dā, to give, with pra- prefix) च (ca) - and; द्रविणम् (draviṇam) - wealth; प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection; याजकानाम् (yājakānām) - of the priests; नरेश्वरः (nareśvaraḥ) - the lord of men; यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as stated; तत्र (tatra) - there; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पञ्चगुणाधिकम् (pañcaguṇādhikam) - five times more; ॥२-११-५७॥ (॥2-11-57॥) - (2-11-57);]
(The lord of men gave wealth with affection to the priests, and as stated there by them, then (he gave) five times more.)
The king, with affection, gave wealth to the priests; as stated there by them, he then gave five times more. (2-11-57)
अतर्पयच्च विविधैर्वसुभिर्ब्राह्मणांस्तथा। प्रासर्पकाले सम्प्राप्ते नानादिग्भ्यः समागतान् ॥२-११-५८॥
atarpayacca vividhairvasubhirbrāhmaṇāṃstathā। prāsarpakāle samprāpte nānādigbhyaḥ samāgatān ॥2-11-58॥
[अतर्पयत् (atarpayat) - he satisfied; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various; वसुभिः (vasubhiḥ) - with riches; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brāhmaṇas; तथा (tathā) - also; प्रासर्पकाले (prāsarpakāle) - at the time of the snake-sacrifice; सम्प्राप्ते (samprāpte) - having arrived; नानादिग्भ्यः (nānādigbhyaḥ) - from various directions; समागतान् (samāgatān) - those who had assembled;]
(And he satisfied the Brāhmaṇas also with various riches, those who had assembled from various directions, having arrived at the time of the snake-sacrifice.)
He also satisfied the Brāhmaṇas with various riches, those who had come from all directions at the time of the snake-sacrifice. (2-11-58)
भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैश्च विविधैर्यथाकामपुरस्कृतैः। रत्नौघतर्पितैस्तुष्टैर्द्विजैश्च समुदाहृतम् ॥ तेजस्वी च यशस्वी च नृपेभ्योऽभ्यधिकोऽभवत् ॥२-११-५९॥
bhakṣyair bhojyaiz ca vividhair yathākāmapuraskṛtaiḥ। ratnaughatarpitais tuṣṭair dvijaiś ca samudāhṛtam ॥ tejasvī ca yaśasvī ca nṛpebhyo'bhyadhiko'bhavat ॥2-11-59॥
[भक्ष्यैः (bhakṣyaiḥ) - by eatables; भोज्यैः (bhojyaiḥ) - by foods; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various; यथाकामपुरस्कृतैः (yathākāmapuraskṛtaiḥ) - honoured as per desire; रत्नौघतर्पितैः (ratnaughatarpitaiḥ) - satisfied by heaps of jewels; तुष्टैः (tuṣṭaiḥ) - by satisfied; द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by Brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; समुदाहृतम् (samudāhṛtam) - was declared; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; च (ca) - and; यशस्वी (yaśasvī) - famous; च (ca) - and; नृपेभ्यः (nṛpebhyaḥ) - than kings; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(By eatables, foods, and various (things), honoured as per desire, satisfied by heaps of jewels, by satisfied Brāhmaṇas, and (it) was declared. Brilliant and famous and superior to kings he became. (2-11-59))
He was honoured with various foods and delicacies as he desired, and satisfied Brāhmaṇas with heaps of jewels; it was declared that he became brilliant and famous, superior to kings. (2-11-59)
एतस्मात्कारणात्पार्थ हरिश्चन्द्रो विराजते। तेभ्यो राजसहस्रेभ्यस्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ ॥२-११-६०॥
etasmātkāraṇātpārtha hariścandro virājate। tebhyo rājasahasrebhyastadviddhi bharatarṣabha ॥2-11-60॥
[एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - reason; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; हरिश्चन्द्रः (hariścandraḥ) - Hariścandra; विराजते (virājate) - shines; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than those; राजसहस्रेभ्यः (rājasahasrebhyaḥ) - than thousands of kings; तत् (tat) - that; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(From this reason, O son of Pṛthā, Hariścandra shines. Than those thousands of kings, know that, O bull among the Bharatas.)
For this reason, O Pārtha, Hariścandra stands out. Know, O best of the Bharatas, that he surpasses those thousands of kings. (2-11-60)
समाप्य च हरिश्चन्द्रो महायज्ञं प्रतापवान्। अभिषिक्तः स शुशुभे साम्राज्येन नराधिप ॥२-११-६१॥
samāpya ca hariścandro mahāyajñaṃ pratāpavān। abhiṣiktaḥ sa śuśubhe sāmrājyena narādhipa ॥2-11-61॥
[समाप्य (samāpya) - having completed; च (ca) - and; हरिश्चन्द्रः (hariścandraḥ) - Hariścandra; महायज्ञम् (mahāyajñam) - great sacrifice; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious; अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - anointed; सः (saḥ) - he; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; साम्राज्येन (sāmrājyena) - with sovereignty; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king;]
(Having completed the great sacrifice, Hariścandra, glorious, anointed, he shone with sovereignty, the king.)
Having completed the great sacrifice, the glorious Hariścandra, having been anointed, shone as king with sovereignty. (2-11-61)
ये चान्येऽपि महीपाला राजसूयं महाक्रतुम्। यजन्ते ते महेन्द्रेण मोदन्ते सह भारत ॥२-११-६२॥
ye cānye'pi mahīpālā rājasūyaṃ mahākratum। yajante te mahendreṇa modante saha bhārata ॥2-11-62॥
[ये (ye) - who; (plural, masculine); च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; अपि (api) - also; महीपाला (mahīpālā) - kings; राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - Rājasūya; (royal consecration sacrifice); महाक्रतुम् (mahākratum) - great sacrifice; यजन्ते (yajante) - perform (sacrifice); ते (te) - they; महेन्द्रेण (mahendreṇa) - with Mahendra; (Indra, the great lord); मोदन्ते (modante) - rejoice; सह (saha) - together with; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; (descendant of Bharata);]
(Who and other kings also, the Rājasūya great sacrifice perform; they with Mahendra rejoice together, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, those other kings also who perform the great Rājasūya sacrifice rejoice together with Mahendra (Indra). (2-11-62)
ये चापि निधनं प्राप्ताः सङ्ग्रामेष्वपलायिनः। ते तत्सदः समासाद्य मोदन्ते भरतर्षभ ॥२-११-६३॥
ye cāpi nidhanaṃ prāptāḥ saṅgrāmeṣvapalāyinaḥ। te tatsadaḥ samāsādya modante bharatarṣabha ॥2-11-63॥
[ये (ye) - who; (those) च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained; सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles; अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - not fleeing; ते (te) - they; तत् (tat) - that; सदः (sadaḥ) - assembly; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; मोदन्ते (modante) - rejoice; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Who and also attained death in battles not fleeing, they that assembly having reached rejoice, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, those who did not flee and attained death in battle, having reached that assembly, rejoice. (2-11-63)
तपसा ये च तीव्रेण त्यजन्तीह कलेवरम्। तेऽपि तत्स्थानमासाद्य श्रीमन्तो भान्ति नित्यशः ॥२-११-६४॥
tapasā ye ca tīvreṇa tyajantīha kalevaram। te'pi tatsthānam āsādya śrīmanto bhānti nityaśaḥ ॥2-11-64॥
[तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; तीव्रेण (tīvreṇa) - with intense; त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - abandon; इह (iha) - here; कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained; श्रीमन्तः (śrīmantaḥ) - prosperous; भान्ति (bhānti) - shine; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always;]
(By austerity, who and with intense abandon here body, they also that place having attained, prosperous shine always.)
Those who abandon their bodies here with intense austerity, they too, having attained that place, shine forth always as prosperous. (2-11-64)
पिता च त्वाह कौन्तेय पाण्डुः कौरवनन्दनः। हरिश्चन्द्रे श्रियं दृष्ट्वा नृपतौ जातविस्मयः ॥२-११-६५॥
pitā ca tvāha kaunteya pāṇḍuḥ kauravanandanaḥ। hariścandre śriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatau jātavismayaḥ ॥2-11-65॥
[पिता (pitā) - father; च (ca) - and; त्वा (tvā) - to you; आह (āha) - said; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu; कौरवनन्दनः (kauravanandanaḥ) - delight of the Kauravas; हरिश्चन्द्रे (hariścandre) - in Harishchandra; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; नृपतौ (nṛpatau) - in the king; जातविस्मयः (jātavismayaḥ) - having become astonished;]
(Father and said to you, O son of Kunti, Pandu, delight of the Kauravas, having seen prosperity in Harishchandra, in the king, having become astonished.)
Pandu, the father and delight of the Kauravas, said to you, O son of Kunti, having become astonished upon seeing the prosperity of King Harishchandra. (2-11-65)
समर्थोऽसि महीं जेतुं भ्रातरस्ते वशे स्थिताः। राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठमाहरस्वेति भारत ॥२-११-६६॥
samartho'si mahīṃ jetuṃ bhrātaras te vaśe sthitāḥ। rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭham āharasveti bhārata ॥2-11-66॥
[समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; असि (asi) - you are; महीं (mahīṃ) - the earth; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; ते (te) - your; वशे (vaśe) - under control; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are situated; राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - Rājasūya (royal consecration); क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best; आहर (āhara) - perform; स्व (sva) - your; इति (iti) - thus; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(You are capable to conquer the earth; your brothers are under control. Perform the best sacrifice, the Rājasūya, thus, O Bhārata.)
You have the ability to conquer the earth, and your brothers are obedient to you. Therefore, O Bhārata, perform the greatest of sacrifices, the Rājasūya. (2-11-66)
तस्य त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र सङ्कल्पं कुरु पाण्डव। गन्तारस्ते महेन्द्रस्य पूर्वैः सह सलोकताम् ॥२-११-६७॥
tasya tvaṃ puruṣavyāghra saṅkalpaṃ kuru pāṇḍava। gantāraste mahendrasya pūrvaiḥ saha salokatām ॥2-11-67॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; सङ्कल्पं (saṅkalpam) - resolve; कुरु (kuru) - make; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; गन्तारः (gantāraḥ) - goers; ते (te) - your; महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - with the former ones; सह (saha) - together; सलोकताम् (salokatām) - the same world;]
(Of him you, tiger among men, make resolve, O Pāṇḍava. Goers your of Mahendra with the former ones together the same world.)
Therefore, O tiger among men, you should make up your mind, O Pāṇḍava. Your companions will attain the same world as Mahendra together with the former ones. (2-11-67)
बहुविघ्नश्च नृपते क्रतुरेष स्मृतो महान्। छिद्राण्यत्र हि वाञ्छन्ति यज्ञघ्ना ब्रह्मराक्षसाः ॥२-११-६८॥
bahuvighnaś ca nṛpate kratureṣa smṛto mahān| chidrāṇy atra hi vāñchanti yajñaghnā brahmarākṣasāḥ ||2-11-68||
[बहु-विघ्नः (bahu-vighnaḥ) - many-obstacles; च (ca) - and; नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered; महान् (mahān) - great; छिद्राणि (chidrāṇi) - flaws; अत्र (atra) - here; हि (hi) - indeed; वाञ्छन्ति (vāñchanti) - desire; यज्ञ-घ्नाः (yajña-ghnāḥ) - destroyers of sacrifice; ब्रह्म-राक्षसाः (brahma-rākṣasāḥ) - brahma-rākṣasas;]
(O king, this sacrifice is considered to have many obstacles and is great. Here, indeed, the brahma-rākṣasas, destroyers of sacrifice, desire flaws.)
O king, this great sacrifice is known to be beset with many obstacles. Here, the brahma-rākṣasas, destroyers of sacrifice, eagerly seek out flaws. (2-11-68)
युद्धं च पृष्ठगमनं पृथिवीक्षयकारकम्। किञ्चिदेव निमित्तं च भवत्यत्र क्षयावहम् ॥२-११-६९॥
yuddhaṃ ca pṛṣṭhagamanaṃ pṛthivīkṣayakārakam। kiñcideva nimittaṃ ca bhavatyatra kṣayāvaham ॥2-11-69॥
[युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; च (ca) - and; पृष्ठगमनम् (pṛṣṭhagamanam) - retreat; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; क्षयकारकम् (kṣayakārakam) - cause of destruction; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; एव (eva) - indeed; निमित्तम् (nimittam) - cause; च (ca) - and; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; अत्र (atra) - here; क्षयावहम् (kṣayāvaham) - bringing destruction;]
(Battle and retreat are causes of the earth's destruction. Even a little cause here becomes destructive.)
Battle and retreat both lead to the destruction of the earth. Even a small cause here can bring about ruin. (2-11-69)
एतत्सञ्चिन्त्य राजेन्द्र यत्क्षमं तत्समाचर। अप्रमत्तोत्थितो नित्यं चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षणे ॥ भव एधस्व मोदस्व दानैस्तर्पय च द्विजान् ॥२-११-७०॥
etatsañcintya rājendra yatkṣamaṃ tatsamācara। apramattotthito nityaṃ cāturvarṇyasya rakṣaṇe ॥ bhava edhasva modasva dānaistarpa ya ca dvijān ॥2-11-70॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having considered; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; यत् (yat) - what; क्षमं (kṣamam) - proper; तत् (tat) - that; समाचर (samācara) - perform; अप्रमत्त (apramatta) - not careless; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen; नित्यं (nityam) - always; चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य (cāturvarṇyasya) - of the four classes; रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protection; भव (bhava) - be; एधस्व (edhasva) - prosper; मोदस्व (modasva) - rejoice; दानैः (dānaiḥ) - with gifts; तर्पय (tarpaya) - satisfy; च (ca) - and; द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born;]
(Having considered this, O king, do what is proper. Always arise without carelessness for the protection of the four classes. Be, prosper, rejoice, and satisfy the twice-born with gifts. (2-11-70))
O king, after reflecting on this, act as is proper. Always be vigilant in protecting the four classes. Be prosperous, rejoice, and satisfy the twice-born with gifts. (2-11-70)
एतत्ते विस्तरेणोक्तं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। आपृच्छे त्वां गमिष्यामि दाशार्हनगरीं प्रति ॥२-११-७१॥
etat te vistareṇoktaṃ yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi। āpṛcche tvāṃ gamiṣyāmi dāśārhanagarīṃ prati ॥2-11-71॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - spoken; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - ask; आपृच्छे (āpṛcche) - I take leave; त्वां (tvāṃ) - from you; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go; दाशार्हनगरीं (dāśārhanagarīṃ) - to the city of the Dāśārhas; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(This has been spoken to you in detail which you ask me. I take leave from you; I shall go towards the city of the Dāśārhas.)
I have explained this to you in detail as you asked me. Now, I take leave from you and shall go to the city of the Dāśārhas. (2-11-71)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage/narrator); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एवमाख्याय पार्थेभ्यो नारदो जनमेजय। जगाम तैर्वृतो राजन्नृषिभिर्यैः समागतः ॥२-११-७२॥
evam ākhyāya pārthebhyo nārado janamejaya। jagāma tair vṛto rājann ṛṣibhir yaiḥ samāgataḥ ॥2-11-72॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आख्याय (ākhyāya) - having narrated; पार्थेभ्यः (pārthebhyaḥ) - to the sons of Pṛthā; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya; जगाम (jagāma) - departed; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accompanied; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages; यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom; समागतः (samāgataḥ) - assembled;]
(Thus having narrated to the sons of Pṛthā, Nārada, O Janamejaya, departed, accompanied by those sages who had assembled, O king.)
O Janamejaya, after thus narrating to the sons of Pṛthā, Nārada departed, accompanied by the sages who had assembled there, O king. (2-11-72)
गते तु नारदे पार्थो भ्रातृभिः सह कौरव। राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठं चिन्तयामास भारत ॥२-११-७३॥
gate tu nārade pārtho bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaurava। rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭhaṃ cintayāmāsa bhārata ॥2-11-73॥
[गते (gate) - having gone; तु (tu) - but; नारदे (nārade) - Nārada; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava; राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - Rājasūya; क्रतुश्रेष्ठम् (kratuśreṣṭham) - the best of sacrifices; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - pondered; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(But when Nārada had gone, Pārtha, together with his brothers, O Kaurava, pondered the Rājasūya, the best of sacrifices, O Bhārata.)
O Kaurava, after Nārada had departed, Pārtha, along with his brothers, began to contemplate the Rājasūya, the greatest of sacrifices, O Bhārata. (2-11-73)
