03.114
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a proper noun; the name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततः प्रयातः कौशिक्याः पाण्डवो जनमेजय। आनुपूर्व्येण सर्वाणि जगामायतनान्युत ॥०३-११४-१॥
tataḥ prayātaḥ kauśikyāḥ pāṇḍavo janamejaya। ānupūrvyeṇa sarvāṇi jagāmāyatanānyuta ॥03-114-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - having departed; कौशिक्याः (kauśikyāḥ) - of Kauśikī; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya; आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in sequence; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; जगाम (jagāma) - he went; आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - abodes; उत (uta) - and;]
(Then, having departed from Kauśikī, the Pāṇḍava, O Janamejaya, in sequence, all abodes, he went and.)
Then, O Janamejaya, the Pāṇḍava, having departed from the Kauśikī, went to all the abodes one after another. (03-114-1)
स सागरं समासाद्य गङ्गायाः सङ्गमे नृप। नदीशतानां पञ्चानां मध्ये चक्रे समाप्लवम् ॥०३-११४-२॥
sa sāgaraṃ samāsādya gaṅgāyāḥ saṅgame nṛpa। nadīśatānāṃ pañcānāṃ madhye cakre samāplavam ॥03-114-2॥
[स (sa) - he; सागरं (sāgaraṃ) - ocean; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā (the Ganges); सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - at the confluence; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; नदीशतानां (nadīśatānāṃ) - of hundreds of rivers; पञ्चानां (pañcānāṃ) - of five; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; चक्रे (cakre) - he performed; समाप्लवम् (samāplavam) - complete bathing;]
(He, having approached the ocean, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā, O king, in the midst of the five of hundreds of rivers, performed complete bathing.)
He, O king, reached the ocean at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and performed ablutions in the midst of the five rivers among the hundreds of streams. (03-114-2)
ततः समुद्रतीरेण जगाम वसुधाधिपः। भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरः कलिङ्गान्प्रति भारत ॥०३-११४-३॥
tataḥ samudratīreṇa jagāma vasudhādhipaḥ। bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vīraḥ kaliṅgān prati bhārata॥03-114-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; समुद्रतीरेण (samudratīreṇa) - by the ocean shore; जगाम (jagāma) - he went; वसुधाधिपः (vasudhādhipaḥ) - the lord of the earth; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - towards the Kaliṅgas; प्रति (prati) - towards; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Then by the ocean shore went the lord of the earth; with brothers accompanied, the hero towards the Kaliṅgas, O Bhārata.)
Then the lord of the earth, accompanied by his brothers, traveled along the ocean shore towards the Kaliṅgas, O Bhārata. (03-114-3)
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa; (proper name, sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Lomaśa said;)
Lomaśa said.
एते कलिङ्गाः कौन्तेय यत्र वैतरणी नदी। यत्रायजत धर्मोऽपि देवाञ्शरणमेत्य वै ॥०३-११४-४॥
ete kaliṅgāḥ kaunteya yatra vaitaraṇī nadī। yatrāyajata dharmo'pi devāñśaraṇametya vai ॥03-114-4॥
[एते (ete) - these; कलिङ्गाः (kaliṅgāḥ) - Kalingas; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; यत्र (yatra) - where; वैतरणी (vaitaraṇī) - Vaitarani (name of a river); नदी (nadī) - river; यत्र (yatra) - where; अयजत् (ayajata) - offered sacrifice; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma (personified, the god of virtue); अपि (api) - also; देवान् (devān) - the gods; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; एत्य (etya) - having come; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(These Kalingas, O son of Kunti, where (is) the Vaitarani river, where also Dharma, having come to the refuge of the gods, offered sacrifice indeed.)
Here are the Kalingas, O son of Kunti, where the river Vaitarani flows, and where even Dharma, having sought refuge with the gods, once performed a sacrifice. (03-114-4)
ऋषिभिः समुपायुक्तं यज्ञियं गिरिशोभितम्। उत्तरं तीरमेतद्धि सततं द्विजसेवितम् ॥०३-११४-५॥
ṛṣibhiḥ samupāyuktaṃ yajñiyaṃ giriśobhitam। uttaraṃ tīram etad dhi satataṃ dvijasevitam ॥03-114-5॥
[ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; समुपायुक्तं (samupāyuktam) - completely utilized; यज्ञियं (yajñiyam) - suitable for sacrifice; गिरिशोभितम् (giriśobhitam) - adorned by mountains; उत्तरं (uttaram) - northern; तीरम् (tīram) - bank; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; सततं (satatam) - always; द्विजसेवितम् (dvijasevitam) - attended by twice-born;]
(By sages completely utilized, suitable for sacrifice, adorned by mountains, the northern bank, this indeed always attended by twice-born.)
This northern bank, indeed, always frequented by the twice-born, is completely utilized by sages, suitable for sacrifice, and adorned by mountains. (03-114-5)
समेन देवयानेन पथा स्वर्गमुपेयुषः। अत्र वै ऋषयोऽन्येऽपि पुरा क्रतुभिरीजिरे ॥०३-११४-६॥
samena devayānena pathā svargam-upeyuṣaḥ। atra vai ṛṣayaḥ anye’pi purā kratubhiḥ ijire ॥03-114-6॥
[समेन (samena) - by the same; देवयानेन (devayānena) - by the divine path; पथा (pathā) - by the path; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; उपेयुषः (upeyuṣaḥ) - those who have reached; अत्र (atra) - here; वै (vai) - indeed; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; अन्ये (anye) - others; अपि (api) - also; पुरा (purā) - formerly; क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - with sacrifices; ईजिरे (ījire) - worshipped;]
(By the same divine path, those who have reached heaven. Here indeed, other sages also formerly with sacrifices worshipped.)
By the same divine path, those who reached heaven — here indeed, other sages also formerly worshipped with sacrifices. (03-114-6)
अत्रैव रुद्रो राजेन्द्र पशुमादत्तवान्मखे। रुद्रः पशुं मानवेन्द्र भागोऽयमिति चाब्रवीत् ॥०३-११४-७॥
atraiva rudro rājendra paśum ādattavān makhe. rudraḥ paśuṃ mānavendra bhāgo'yam iti cābravīt ॥03-114-7॥
[अत्रैव (atraiva) - here itself; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (Śiva, the deity); राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; पशुम् (paśum) - the animal (sacrificial beast); आदत्तवान् (ādattavān) - took; obtained; मखे (makhe) - in the sacrifice; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; पशुम् (paśum) - the animal; मानवेन्द्र (mānavendra) - O lord of men; भागः (bhāgaḥ) - share; portion; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Here itself Rudra, O king of kings, took the animal in the sacrifice. Rudra said, "This is my share of the animal, O lord of men," thus.)
Here, Rudra himself, O king of kings, took the animal during the sacrifice. Rudra declared, "O lord of men, this is my share of the offering." (03-114-7)
हृते पशौ तदा देवास्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ। मा परस्वमभिद्रोग्धा मा धर्मान्सकलान्नशीः ॥०३-११४-८॥
hṛte paśau tadā devās tam ūcur bharatarṣabha। mā parasvam abhidroghdhā mā dharmān sakalān naśīḥ ॥03-114-8॥
[हृते (hṛte) - having been taken away; पशौ (paśau) - sacrificial animal; तदा (tadā) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; तम् (tam) - to him; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; भरतरर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; मा (mā) - do not; परस्वम् (paraskvam) - another's property; अभिद्रोग्धाः (abhidroghdhā) - seek to harm; मा (mā) - do not; धर्मान् (dharmān) - righteous acts; सकलान् (sakalān) - all; नशीः (naśīḥ) - destroy;]
(Having taken away the animal, then the gods said to him, O best of the Bharatas, "Do not seek to harm another's property; do not destroy all righteous acts." (03-114-8))
When the animal was taken away, the gods then said to him, O best of the Bharatas, "Do not seek to harm the property of others; do not destroy all righteous acts." (03-114-8)
ततः कल्याणरूपाभिर्वाग्भिस्ते रुद्रमस्तुवन्। इष्ट्या चैनं तर्पयित्वा मानयां चक्रिरे तदा ॥०३-११४-९॥
tataḥ kalyāṇarūpābhir vāgbhis te rudram astuvan। iṣṭyā ca enaṃ tarpayitvā mānayaṃ cakrire tadā॥03-114-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कल्याणरूपाभिः (kalyāṇarūpābhiḥ) - with auspicious forms; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; ते (te) - they; रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra; अस्तुवन् (astuvan) - praised; इष्ट्या (iṣṭyā) - with a sacrificial offering; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enaṃ) - him; तर्पयित्वा (tarpayitvā) - having satisfied; मानयाम् (mānayām) - to honor; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they made; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, with auspicious words they praised Rudra. With a sacrificial offering and having satisfied him, to honor (him), they made (effort) then.)
Then they praised Rudra with auspicious words; having satisfied him with a sacrificial offering, they honored him at that time. (03-114-9)
ततः स पशुमुत्सृज्य देवयानेन जग्मिवान्। अत्रानुवंशो रुद्रस्य तं निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥०३-११४-१०॥
tataḥ sa pašum utsṛjya devayānena jagmivān। atrānuvaṃśo rudrasya taṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira ॥03-114-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; पशुम् (paśum) - the sacrificial animal; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having left; देवयानेन (devayānena) - by the path to the gods; जग्मिवान् (jagmivān) - he went; अत्र (atra) - here; अनुवंशः (anuvaṃśaḥ) - continuation; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; तम् (tam) - him; निबोध (nibodha) - understand; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira;]
(Then he, having left the sacrificial animal, by the path to the gods, went. Here is the continuation of Rudra; him understand, Yudhishthira.)
Then, having left the sacrificial animal, he went by the path to the gods. Here, Yudhishthira, understand this as the continuation of Rudra. (03-114-10)
अयातयामं सर्वेभ्यो भागेभ्यो भागमुत्तमम्। देवाः सङ्कल्पयामासुर्भयाद्रुद्रस्य शाश्वतम् ॥०३-११४-११॥
ayātayāmaṃ sarvebhyo bhāgebhyo bhāgam uttamam। devāḥ saṅkalpayāmāsur bhayād rudrasya śāśvatam ॥03-114-11॥
[अयातयामं (ayātayāmaṃ) - not previously apportioned; (not yet measured out;) सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - from all; (from all ones;) भागेभ्यः (bhāgebhyaḥ) - from the shares; (from the portions;) भागम् (bhāgam) - a share; (portion;) उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best; (highest;) देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; सङ्कल्पयामासुः (saṅkalpayāmāsuḥ) - determined; (decided;) भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; (on account of fear;) रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - permanent; (eternal; lasting;);]
(Not previously apportioned from all shares, the best share, the gods determined, from fear of Rudra, (as) permanent.)
The gods, out of fear of Rudra, determined to give him the best and permanent share, a portion not previously allotted, from among all shares. (03-114-11)
इमां गाथामत्र गायन्नपः स्पृशति यो नरः। देवयानस्तस्य पन्थाश्चक्षुश्चैव प्रकाशते ॥०३-११४-१२॥
imāṃ gāthām atra gāyan apaḥ spṛśati yaḥ naraḥ। devayānas tasya panthāś cakṣuś caiva prakāśate॥03-114-12॥
[इमां (imām) - this; (fem. acc. sg. referring to 'gāthā', verse); गाथाम् (gāthām) - verse; (accusative singular); अत्र (atra) - here; in this place; गायन् (gāyan) - singing; (present active participle, nom. sg. m.); अपः (apaḥ) - water; (accusative plural); स्पृशति (spṛśati) - touches; (3rd person singular); यः (yaḥ) - who; (rel. pronoun, nom. sg. m.); नरः (naraḥ) - man; person; देवयाऩः (devayānaḥ) - way to the gods; (devayānas, the path of the gods, nom. sg. m.); तस्य (tasya) - of him; his; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; way; (nom. pl.); च (ca) - and; अिव (eva) - indeed; certainly; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; vision; (nom. sg. n.); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines; becomes manifest; (3rd person singular, atmanepada);]
(This verse here singing water touches who man; way to the gods for him path and eye indeed shines.)
Whoever, singing this verse here, touches water, for him the path of the gods and indeed vision become manifest. (03-114-12)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततो वैतरणीं सर्वे पाण्डवा द्रौपदी तथा। अवतीर्य महाभागा तर्पयां चक्रिरे पितॄन् ॥०३-११४-१३॥
tato vaitaraṇīṃ sarve pāṇḍavā draupadī tathā । avatīrya mahābhāgā tarpayāṃ cakrire pitṝn ॥03-114-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वैतरणीं (vaitaraṇīṃ) - Vaitaraṇī (name of a river in the underworld); सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; तथा (tathā) - as well; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate; तर्पयाम् (tarpayām) - to satisfy (with offerings); चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they performed; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - the ancestors;]
(Then, the Pāṇḍavas, all, as well as Draupadī, having descended to the Vaitaraṇī, the greatly fortunate ones, performed the satisfying (rites) for the ancestors.)
Then all the Pāṇḍavas, together with Draupadī, descended to the Vaitaraṇī river. The greatly fortunate ones there performed offerings to satisfy their ancestors. (03-114-13)
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Yudhishthira said;)
Yudhishthira said.
उपस्पृश्यैव भगवन्नस्यां नद्यां तपोधन। मानुषादस्मि विषयादपेतः पश्य लोमश ॥०३-११४-१४॥
upaspṛśyaiva bhagavann asyāṁ nadyāṁ tapodhana। mānuṣād asmi viṣayād apetaḥ paśya lomaśa ॥03-114-14॥
[उपस्पृश्यैव (upaspṛśya eva) - having just touched (with water); भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one; अस्यां (asyām) - in this (feminine); नद्यां (nadyām) - river; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O possessor of austerity (sage); मानुषात् (mānuṣāt) - from the human (condition); अस्मि (asmi) - I am; विषयात् (viṣayāt) - from the realm (or domain); अपेतः (apetaḥ) - departed; पश्य (paśya) - behold; लोमश (lomaśa) - O Lomaśa;]
(Having just touched (the water) in this river, O venerable one in possession of austerity, I am departed from the human domain; behold, O Lomaśa.)
O Lomaśa, having just touched the water in this river, O venerable sage, I am freed from the human realm; look!
सर्वाँल्लोकान्प्रपश्यामि प्रसादात्तव सुव्रत। वैखानसानां जपतामेष शब्दो महात्मनाम् ॥०३-११४-१५॥
sarvāṁllokān prapaśyāmi prasādāt tava suvrata। vaikhānasānāṁ japatām eṣa śabdo mahātmanām ॥03-114-15॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I perceive; I see; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; तव (tava) - of you; your; सुव्रत (suvrata) - O virtuous one; वैखानसानाम् (vaikhānasānām) - of the Vaikhānasas; जपताम् (japatām) - of those reciting (mantras); एष (eṣa) - this; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls;]
(All worlds I see by your grace, O virtuous one. Of the Vaikhānasas, of those reciting, this sound (is) of great souls.)
O virtuous one, by your grace I see all worlds. This sound of those reciting among the Vaikhānasas is that of great souls. (03-114-15)
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa (a proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Lomaśa said;)
Lomaśa said.
त्रिशतं वै सहस्राणि योजनानां युधिष्ठिर। यत्र ध्वनिं शृणोष्येनं तूष्णीमास्स्व विशां पते ॥०३-११४-१६॥
triśataṃ vai sahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira। yatra dhvaniṃ śṛṇoṣy enaṃ tūṣṇīm ās s(v)a viśāṃ pate ॥03-114-16॥
[त्रिशतम् (triśatam) - three hundred; वै (vai) - indeed; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousand; योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a measure of distance); युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; यत्र (yatra) - where; ध्वनिम् (dhvanim) - sound; शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - you hear; एनम् (enam) - this; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; आस्स्व (ās s(v)a) - be; विशां पते (viśāṃ pate) - O lord of the people;]
(Three hundred indeed thousand of yojanas, Yudhiṣṭhira, where sound you hear this, silent be, O lord of the people.)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, three hundred thousand yojanas away, wherever you hear this sound, remain silent, O lord of the people. (03-114-16)
एतत्स्वयम्भुवो राजन्वनं रम्यं प्रकाशते। यत्रायजत कौन्तेय विश्वकर्मा प्रतापवान् ॥०३-११४-१७॥
etatsvayambhuvo rājan vanaṃ ramyaṃ prakāśate। yatrāyajata kaunteya viśvakarmā pratāpavān ॥03-114-17॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of Svayambhu (Brahmā); राजन् (rājan) - O king; वनम् (vanam) - forest; रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - appears; यत्र (yatra) - where; अयजत् (ayajata) - performed a sacrifice; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī; विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarmā; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious one;]
(This of Svayambhu, O king, the forest beautiful appears. Where performed a sacrifice, O son of Kuntī, Viśvakarmā the glorious one.)
O king, this beautiful forest of Svayambhu appears here, where the glorious Viśvakarmā performed a sacrifice, O son of Kuntī. (03-114-17)
यस्मिन्यज्ञे हि भूर्दत्ता कश्यपाय महात्मने। सपर्वतवनोद्देशा दक्षिणा वै स्वयम्भुवा ॥०३-११४-१८॥
yasmin yajñe hi bhūr dattā kaśyapāya mahātmane. sa-parvata-vana-uddeśā dakṣiṇā vai svayambhuvā ॥03-114-18॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; यज्ञे (yajñe) - sacrifice; हि (hi) - indeed; भूः (bhūḥ) - earth; दत्ता (dattā) - was given; कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa; महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled; सपर्वतवनोद्देशा (sa-parvata-vana-uddeśā) - together with mountains and forest regions; दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - the sacrificial gift; वै (vai) - indeed; स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Svayambhū (the Self-existent);]
(In which sacrifice indeed earth was given to Kaśyapa the great-souled, together with mountains and forest regions as the sacrificial gift indeed by Svayambhū.)
In that sacrifice, indeed, the earth was given by Svayambhū to the great-souled Kaśyapa, along with mountains and forest regions, as the sacrificial gift. (03-114-18)
अवासीदच्च कौन्तेय दत्तमात्रा मही तदा। उवाच चापि कुपिता लोकेश्वरमिदं प्रभुम् ॥०३-११४-१९॥
avāsīdac ca kaunteya dattamātrā mahī tadā। uvāca cāpi kupitā lokeśvaram idaṃ prabhum ॥03-114-19॥
[अवासीदत् (avāsīdat) - sank down; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; दत्तमात्रा (dattamātrā) - as soon as (the gift was) given; मही (mahī) - the earth; तदा (tadā) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कुपिता (kupitā) - angry; लोकेश्वरम् (lokeśvaram) - to the lord of the world; इदं (idaṃ) - this; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - master;]
(Sank down and, O son of Kunti, as soon as given, the earth then; (she) spoke and also, angry, to the lord of the world this master.)
O son of Kunti, as soon as the gift was given, the earth sank down at that moment; and being angry, she spoke these words to the lord of the world, the master. (03-114-19)
न मां मर्त्याय भगवन्कस्मैचिद्दातुमर्हसि। प्रदानं मोघमेतत्ते यास्याम्येषा रसातलम् ॥०३-११४-२०॥
na māṃ martyāya bhagavan kasmaicid dātum arhasi। pradānaṃ mogham etat te yāsyāmy eṣā rasātalam ॥03-114-20॥
[न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; मर्त्याय (martyāya) - to a mortal; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; कस्मैचित् (kasmaicit) - to anyone; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; प्रदानम् (pradānam) - giving; मोग्हम् (mogham) - in vain; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - your; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - will go; एषा (eṣā) - she; रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to the netherworld;]
(Not me to a mortal, O Lord, to anyone to give you should; giving in vain, this your; will go she to the netherworld.)
O Lord, you should not give me to any mortal; for this gift of yours would be in vain—she (I) will go to the netherworld. (03-114-20)
विषीदन्तीं तु तां दृष्ट्वा कश्यपो भगवानृषिः। प्रसादयां बभूवाथ ततो भूमिं विशां पते ॥०३-११४-२१॥
viṣīdantīṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kaśyapo bhagavān ṛṣiḥ। prasādayāṃ babhūvātha tato bhūmiṃ viśāṃ pate ॥03-114-21॥
[विषीदन्तीं (viṣīdantīṃ) - desponding (feminine accusative singular); तु (tu) - but; तां (tāṃ) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (proper noun, subject); भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; प्रसादयाम् (prasādayām) - to pacify; बभूव (babhūva) - became; अथ (atha) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth; विशां पते (viśāṃ pate) - O lord of men;]
(But having seen her desponding, Kaśyapa, the revered sage, became to pacify (her), then thereafter (he pacified) the earth, O lord of men.)
O lord of men, seeing her despondent, the revered sage Kaśyapa endeavored to pacify her, and then, O lord of men, pacified the earth. (03-114-21)
ततः प्रसन्ना पृथिवी तपसा तस्य पाण्डव। पुनरुन्मज्ज्य सलिलाद्वेदीरूपा स्थिता बभौ ॥०३-११४-२२॥
tataḥ prasannā pṛthivī tapasā tasya pāṇḍava। punar-unmajjya salilād vedī-rūpā sthitā babhau ॥03-114-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - clear; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; तपसा (tapasā) - by the austerity; तस्य (tasya) - of him; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; पुनः (punar) - again; उन्मज्ज्य (unmajjya) - having emerged; सलिलात् (salilāt) - from the water; वेदीरूपा (vedī-rūpā) - altar-formed; स्थिता (sthitā) - stood; बभौ (babhau) - shone;]
(Then the clear earth, by his austerity, O Pāṇḍava, again having emerged from the water, altar-formed, stood and shone.)
Then, O Pāṇḍava, the clear earth, by his austerity, once again emerged from the water in the form of an altar and stood shining. (03-114-22)
सैषा प्रकाशते राजन्वेदी संस्थानलक्षणा। आरुह्यात्र महाराज वीर्यवान्वै भविष्यसि ॥०३-११४-२३॥
saiṣā prakāśate rājan vedīsaṃsthānalakṣaṇā। āruhyātra mahārāja vīryavānvai bhaviṣyasi ॥03-114-23॥
[सैषा (saiṣā) - this indeed; (feminine singular); प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines; manifests; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वेदी (vedī) - altar; संस्थान (saṃsthāna) - structure; arrangement; लक्षणा (lakṣaṇā) - characterized by; marked by; (feminine singular); आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted; having ascended; अत्र (atra) - here; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - possessed of strength; mighty; वै (vai) - indeed; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become;]
(This indeed shines, O king, characterized by the arrangement of the altar. Having mounted here, O great king, you will become indeed possessed of strength.)
This, O king, shines forth, marked by the structure of the altar. Ascending here, O great king, you shall truly become mighty. (03-114-23)
अहं च ते स्वस्त्ययनं प्रयोक्ष्ये; यथा त्वमेनामधिरोक्ष्यसेऽद्य। स्पृष्टा हि मर्त्येन ततः समुद्र; मेषा वेदी प्रविशत्याजमीढ ॥०३-११४-२४॥
ahaṃ ca te svastyayanaṃ prayokṣye; yathā tvam enām adhiro kṣyase'dya. spṛṣṭā hi mart yena tataḥ samudra; meṣā vedī praviśaty ājamīḍha ॥03-114-24॥
[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - for you; स्वस्त्ययनं (svastyayanam) - well-being-rite; प्रयोक्ष्ये (prayokṣye) - shall perform; यथा (yathā) - so that; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एनाम् (enām) - her; अधिरोक्ष्यसे (adhiro kṣyase) - will ascend; अद्य (adya) - today; स्पृष्टा (spṛṣṭā) - having been touched; हि (hi) - indeed; मर्त्येन (mart yena) - by a mortal; ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुद्र (samudra) - O ocean; मेषा (meṣā) - the goat; वेदी (vedī) - altar; प्रविशति (praviśati) - enters; आजमीढ (ājamīḍha) - O Ajamīḍha;]
(I and for you well-being-rite shall perform; so that you her will ascend today. Having been touched indeed by a mortal then, O ocean, the goat the altar enters, O Ajamīḍha.)
I will also perform a well-being rite for you, so that you may ascend her today. For, having been touched by a mortal, then, O ocean, the goat enters the altar, O Ajamīḍha. (03-114-24)
अग्निर्मित्रो योनिरापोऽथ देव्यो; विष्णो रेतस्त्वममृतस्य नाभिः। एवं ब्रुवन्पाण्डव सत्यवाक्यं; वेदीमिमां त्वं तरसाधिरोह ॥०३-११४-२५॥
agnirmitro yonir āpo 'tha devyo; viṣṇo retas tvam amṛtasya nābhiḥ। evaṃ bruvan pāṇḍava satyavākyaṃ; vedīm imāṃ tvaṃ tarasā adhiroha ॥03-114-25॥
[अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (Fire); मित्रः (mitraḥ) - Mitra (the god Mitra); योनिः (yoniḥ) - source; आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; अथ (atha) - also; देव्यः (devyaḥ) - goddesses; विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Viṣṇu; रेतः (retas) - seed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of immortality; नाभिः (nābhiḥ) - navel; एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; सत्यवाक्यम् (satyavākyam) - truthful speech; वेदीम् (vedīm) - altar; इमाम् (imām) - this; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; अधिरोह (adhiroha) - ascend;]
(Agni, Mitra, source, waters, also goddesses; O Viṣṇu, seed you, of immortality navel. Thus speaking, O Pāṇḍava, truthful speech; this altar you with force ascend (03-114-25))
O Pāṇḍava, saying 'Agni, Mitra, the source, waters, and the goddesses; O Viṣṇu, you are the seed, the navel of immortality,'—thus, with truthful speech, you ascend this altar with force. (03-114-25)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun; the sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययनो महात्मा; युधिष्ठिरः सागरगामगच्छत्। कृत्वा च तच्छासनमस्य सर्वं; महेन्द्रमासाद्य निशामुवास ॥०३-११४-२६॥
tataḥ kṛtasvastyayano mahātmā; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sāgaragāmagacchat। kṛtvā ca tacchāsanam asya sarvaṃ; mahendram āsādya niśāmuvāsa ॥03-114-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृतस्वस्त्ययनः (kṛtasvastyayanaḥ) - having performed auspicious rites; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; सागरगाम् (sāgaragām) - leading to the ocean; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; शासनम् (śāsanam) - command; अस्य (asya) - of him; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; महेन्द्रम् (mahendram) - Mahendra (mountain); आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; निशाम् (niśām) - the night; उवास (uvāsa) - spent;]
(Then, having performed auspicious rites, the great-souled Yudhiṣṭhira went by the road leading to the ocean; and having carried out his (the sage's) entire command, after reaching Mahendra, spent the night.)
Then the great-souled Yudhiṣṭhira, having performed the auspicious rites, set out on the road leading to the ocean; having fulfilled all the sage’s commands, he reached the Mahendra mountain and spent the night there. (03-114-26)
