12.052
Pancharatra: When Bhishma expresses his inability to steady the mind, Krishna grants him the boon not to feel any pain. As the sun was setting, everyone departed, eager to assemble again the next morning to listen to Bhishma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततः कृष्णस्य तद्वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्। श्रुत्वा शान्तनवो भीष्मः प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः ॥१२-५२-१॥
tataḥ kṛṣṇasya tadvākyaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ hitam। śrutvā śāntanavo bhīṣmaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ ॥12-52-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Kṛṣṇa; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - speech; धर्मार्थसहितम् (dharmārthasahitam) - accompanied by righteousness and purpose; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śantanu; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms;]
(Then, having heard that speech of Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by righteousness and purpose, beneficial, Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, with joined palms, replied.)
Then, after hearing Kṛṣṇa's beneficial words, which were in accord with righteousness and purpose, Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, with joined palms, replied.
लोकनाथ महाबाहो शिव नारायणाच्युत। तव वाक्यमभिश्रुत्य हर्षेणास्मि परिप्लुतः ॥१२-५२-२॥
lokanātha mahābāho śiva nārāyaṇācyuta। tava vākyam abhiśrutya harṣeṇāsmi pariplutaḥ ॥12-52-2॥
[लोकनाथ (lokanātha) - lord of the world; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; शिव (śiva) - auspicious one; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Nārāyaṇa; अच्युत (acyuta) - Acyuta (imperishable one); तव (tava) - your; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अभिश्रुत्य (abhiśrutya) - having heard; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; परिप्लुतः (pariplutaḥ) - overwhelmed; १२-५२-२ (12-52-2) - 12-52-2;]
(O lord of the world, O mighty-armed, O auspicious one, O Nārāyaṇa, O Acyuta, having heard your words, I am overwhelmed with joy. 12-52-2.)
O lord of the world, mighty-armed one, auspicious Śiva, Nārāyaṇa, Acyuta, upon hearing your words, I am filled with joy. 12-52-2.
किं चाहमभिधास्यामि वाक्पते तव संनिधौ। यदा वाचोगतं सर्वं तव वाचि समाहितम् ॥१२-५२-३॥
kiṃ cāhamabhidhāsyāmi vākpate tava saṃnidhau। yadā vācogataṃ sarvaṃ tava vāci samāhitam ॥12-52-3॥
[किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; अभिधास्यामि (abhidhāsyāmi) - shall speak; वाक्पते (vākpate) - O lord of speech; तव (tava) - in your; संनिधौ (saṃnidhau) - presence; यदा (yadā) - when; वाचः (vācaḥ) - of speech; गतं (gataṃ) - gone; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; तव (tava) - in your; वाचि (vāci) - in speech; समाहितम् (samāhitam) - collected;]
(What and I shall speak, O lord of speech, in your presence, when all that pertains to speech has gone and is collected in your speech.)
O lord of speech, what can I say in your presence, when all that can be said is already contained within your own speech?
यद्धि किञ्चित्कृतं लोके कर्तव्यं क्रियते च यत्। त्वत्तस्तन्निःसृतं देव लोका बुद्धिमया हि ते ॥१२-५२-४॥
yaddhi kiñcitkṛtaṃ loke kartavyaṃ kriyate ca yat। tvattastanniḥsṛtaṃ deva lokā buddhimayā hi te ॥12-52-4॥
[यत् (yat) - which; हि (hi) - indeed; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; कृतं (kṛtam) - done; लोके (loke) - in the world; कर्तव्यं (kartavyam) - to be done; क्रियते (kriyate) - is performed; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; तत् (tat) - that; निःसृतं (niḥsṛtam) - has emanated; देव (deva) - O Lord; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; बुद्धिमयाः (buddhimayāḥ) - consisting of intelligence; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - they;]
(Which indeed, whatever is done in the world, whatever is to be done and is performed, that has emanated from you, O Lord; the worlds are indeed consisting of intelligence, they (are yours).)
O Lord, whatever is done or ought to be done in the world, all that has emanated from you; indeed, the worlds are composed of intelligence and are yours.
कथयेद्देवलोकं यो देवराजसमीपतः। धर्मकामार्थशास्त्राणां सोऽर्थान्ब्रूयात्तवाग्रतः ॥१२-५२-५॥
kathayeddevalokaṃ yo devarājasamīpataḥ। dharmakāmārthaśāstrāṇāṃ so'rthānbrūyāttavāgrataḥ ॥12-52-5॥
[कथयेत् (kathayet) - should narrate; देवलोकं (devalokaṃ) - the world of the gods; यः (yaḥ) - who; देवराजसमीपतः (devarājasamīpataḥ) - from the presence of the king of gods; धर्म (dharma) - of dharma; काम (kāma) - of desire; अर्थ (artha) - of wealth; शास्त्राणां (śāstrāṇāṃ) - of the treatises; सः (saḥ) - he; अर्थान् (arthān) - meanings; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should speak; तव (tava) - to you; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front;]
(He who should narrate the world of the gods from the presence of the king of gods, he should speak the meanings of the treatises on dharma, desire, and wealth in front of you.)
He who can describe the world of the gods as witnessed near the king of gods should explain to you, in your presence, the meanings of the treatises on dharma, desire, and wealth.
शराभिघाताद्व्यथितं मनो मे मधुसूदन। गात्राणि चावसीदन्ति न च बुद्धिः प्रसीदति ॥१२-५२-६॥
śarābhighātād vyathitaṃ mano me madhusūdana। gātrāṇi cāvasīdanti na ca buddhiḥ prasīdati ॥12-52-6॥
[शर (śara) - arrow; अभिघातात् (abhighātāt) - from the striking; व्यथितं (vyathitam) - afflicted; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; मे (me) - my; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs; च (ca) - and; अवसीदन्ति (avasīdanti) - are sinking; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - is steady;]
(O Madhusūdana, my mind afflicted from the striking of arrows; my limbs are sinking and my intellect is not steady.)
O Madhusūdana, my mind is disturbed by the impact of arrows; my limbs are failing and my understanding is not steady.
न च मे प्रतिभा काचिदस्ति किञ्चित्प्रभाषितुम्। पीड्यमानस्य गोविन्द विषानलसमैः शरैः ॥१२-५२-७॥
na ca me pratibhā kācid asti kiñcit prabhāṣitum। pīḍyamānasya govinda viṣānalasamaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥12-52-7॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - intelligence; काचित् (kācid) - any; अस्ति (asti) - is; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - even a little; प्रभाषितुम् (prabhāṣitum) - to speak; पीड्यमानस्य (pīḍyamānasya) - of the one being tormented; गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda; विष-अनल-समैः (viṣa-anala-samaiḥ) - like poison and fire; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows;]
(And there is not even any intelligence in me to speak, O Govinda, of the one being tormented by arrows like poison and fire.)
O Govinda, I do not have even a little intelligence left to speak, being tormented by arrows that are like poison and fire.
बलं मेधाः प्रजरति प्राणाः सन्त्वरयन्ति च। मर्माणि परितप्यन्ते भ्रान्तं चेतस्तथैव च ॥१२-५२-८॥
balaṃ medhāḥ prajarati prāṇāḥ santvarayanti ca। marmāṇi paritapyante bhrāntaṃ cetastathaiva ca ॥12-52-8॥
[बलं (balaṃ) - strength; मेधाः (medhāḥ) - intelligence; प्रजरति (prajarati) - proceeds forth; प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths; सन्त्वरयन्ति (santvarayanti) - agitate; च (ca) - and; मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital parts; परितप्यन्ते (paritapyante) - are tormented; भ्रान्तं (bhrāntaṃ) - confused; चेतः (cetas) - mind; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and;]
(Strength, intelligence proceeds forth, vital breaths agitate and; vital parts are tormented, confused mind in the same way and.)
My strength and intelligence depart, my vital breaths are agitated; my vital parts are tormented, and my mind is confused in the same way.
दौर्बल्यात्सज्जते वाङ्मे स कथं वक्तुमुत्सहे। साधु मे त्वं प्रसीदस्व दाशार्हकुलनन्दन ॥१२-५२-९॥
daurbalyātsajjate vāṅme sa kathaṃ vaktumutsahae। sādhu me tvaṃ prasīdasva dāśārhakulanandana ॥12-52-9॥
[दौर्बल्यात् (daurbalyāt) - from weakness; सज्जते (sajjate) - is joined; वाक् (vāk) - speech; मे (me) - my; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; उत्सहे (utsahae) - am able; साधु (sādhu) - O good one; मे (me) - my; त्वम् (tvaṃ) - you; प्रसीदस्व (prasīdasva) - be gracious; दाशार्हकुलनन्दन (dāśārhakulanandana) - O delight of the Daśārha family;]
(From weakness, my speech is joined; how am I able to speak? O good one, be gracious to me, O delight of the Daśārha family.)
Because of weakness, my speech falters; how can I speak? O noble one, please be gracious to me, O joy of the Daśārha lineage.
तत्क्षमस्व महाबाहो न ब्रूयां किञ्चिदच्युत। त्वत्संनिधौ च सीदेत वाचस्पतिरपि ब्रुवन् ॥१२-५२-१०॥
tat-kṣamasva mahā-bāho na brūyāṃ kiñcid acyuta। tvat-saṃnidhau ca sīdet vācas-patir api bruvan ॥12-52-10॥
[तत् (tat) - therefore; क्षमस्व (kṣamasva) - forgive; महाबाहो (mahā-bāho) - O mighty-armed; न (na) - not; ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I would say; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अच्युत (acyuta) - O infallible one; त्वत् (tvat) - your; संनिधौ (saṃnidhau) - presence; च (ca) - and; सीदेत् (sīdet) - would falter; वाचः (vācaḥ) - of speech; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; अपि (api) - even; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking;]
(Therefore, forgive (me), O mighty-armed; I would not say anything, O infallible one. Even the lord of speech, speaking in your presence, would falter.)
Therefore, O mighty-armed, forgive me; I would not say anything, O infallible one. Even the lord of speech would falter while speaking in your presence.
न दिशः सम्प्रजानामि नाकाशं न च मेदिनीम्। केवलं तव वीर्येण तिष्ठामि मधुसूदन ॥१२-५२-११॥
na diśaḥ samprajānāmi nākāśaṃ na ca medinīm। kevalaṃ tava vīryeṇa tiṣṭhāmi madhusūdana ॥12-52-11॥
[न (na) - not; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सम्प्रजानामि (samprajānāmi) - I perceive; न (na) - not; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - earth; केवलम् (kevalam) - only; तव (tava) - your; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by strength; तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana;]
(Not the directions do I perceive, not the sky, nor the earth; only by your strength I stand, O Madhusudana.)
O Madhusudana, I do not perceive the directions, nor the sky, nor the earth; I stand only by your strength.
स्वयमेव प्रभो तस्माद्धर्मराजस्य यद्धितम्। तद्ब्रवीह्याशु सर्वेषामागमानां त्वमागमः ॥१२-५२-१२॥
svayameva prabho tasmāddharmarājasya yaddhitam। tadbravīhyāśu sarveṣāmāgamānāṃ tvamāgamaḥ ॥12-52-12॥
[स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmarāja; यत् (yat) - which; हितम् (hitam) - benefit; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak; आशु (āśu) - quickly; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; आगमानाम् (āgamānām) - of traditions; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आगमः (āgamaḥ) - authority;]
(O lord, therefore, whatever is the benefit of Dharmarāja, that speak quickly; of all traditions, you are the authority.)
O lord, therefore, please quickly tell whatever is beneficial for Dharmarāja; you are the authority among all traditions.
कथं त्वयि स्थिते लोके शाश्वते लोककर्तरि। प्रब्रूयान्मद्विधः कश्चिद्गुरौ शिष्य इव स्थिते ॥१२-५२-१३॥
kathaṁ tvayi sthite loke śāśvate lokakartari। prabrūyān madvidhaḥ kaścid gurau śiṣya iva sthite ॥12-52-13॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; स्थिते (sthite) - being present; लोके (loke) - in the world; शाश्वते (śāśvate) - eternal; लोककर्तरि (lokakartari) - creator of the world; प्रब्रूयात् (prabrūyāt) - would speak; मद्विधः (madvidhaḥ) - like me; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; गुरौ (gurau) - to the teacher; शिष्य (śiṣya) - disciple; इव (iva) - like; स्थिते (sthite) - being present;]
(How, when you, the eternal creator of the world, are present in the world, would anyone like me speak to the teacher, as a disciple being present?)
How could anyone like me, when you, the eternal creator of the world, are present, speak to the teacher as a disciple would?
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vāsudeva said;)
Vāsudeva said.
उपपन्नमिदं वाक्यं कौरवाणां धुरन्धरे। महावीर्ये महासत्त्वे स्थिते सर्वार्थदर्शिनि ॥१२-५२-१४॥
upapannam idaṃ vākyaṃ kauravāṇāṃ dhurandhare. mahāvīrye mahāsattve sthite sarvārthadarśini ॥12-52-14॥
[उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - arisen; accomplished; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - statement; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; धुरन्धरे (dhurandhare) - pillar; chief; महावीर्ये (mahāvīrye) - of great energy; महासत्त्वे (mahāsattve) - of great courage; स्थिते (sthite) - standing; present; सर्वार्थदर्शिनि (sarvārthadarśini) - one who sees all meanings;]
(Arisen this statement of the Kauravas' pillar, of great energy, of great courage, standing, one who sees all meanings.)
This statement is appropriate, as the pillar of the Kauravas, endowed with great energy and great courage, who perceives all meanings, stands here.
यच्च मामात्थ गाङ्गेय बाणघातरुजं प्रति। गृहाणात्र वरं भीष्म मत्प्रसादकृतं विभो ॥१२-५२-१५॥
yacca mām āttha gāṅgeya bāṇaghātarujaṃ prati। gṛhāṇātra varaṃ bhīṣma matprasādakṛtaṃ vibho ॥12-52-15॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; आत्थ (āttha) - you have asked; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - O son of Ganga; बाणघात (bāṇa-ghāta) - arrow-strike; रुजम् (rujam) - pain; प्रति (prati) - regarding; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept; अत्र (atra) - here; वरम् (varam) - boon; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma; मत् (mat) - my; प्रसाद (prasāda) - grace; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one;]
(Which and me you have asked, O son of Ganga, regarding the pain from the arrow-strike; accept here the boon, O Bhishma, done by my grace, O mighty one.)
O Bhishma, O son of Ganga, regarding what you have asked me about the pain from the arrow-strike, accept here the boon granted by my grace, O mighty one.
न ते ग्लानिर्न ते मूर्छा न दाहो न च ते रुजा। प्रभविष्यन्ति गाङ्गेय क्षुत्पिपासे न चाप्युत ॥१२-५२-१६॥
na te glānir na te mūrcchā na dāho na ca te rujā। prabhaviṣyanti gāṅgeya kṣutpipāse na cāpyuta ॥12-52-16॥
[न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; ग्लानिः (glāniḥ) - fatigue; न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; मूर्छा (mūrcchā) - fainting; न (na) - not; दाहः (dāhaḥ) - burning; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - to you; रुजा (rujā) - pain; प्रभविष्यन्ति (prabhaviṣyanti) - will arise; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - O son of Ganga; क्षुत्पिपासे (kṣutpipāse) - hunger and thirst; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - even; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Not to you fatigue, not to you fainting, not burning, and not to you pain will arise, O son of Ganga; hunger and thirst, not and even indeed.)
O son of Ganga, neither fatigue nor fainting, nor burning, nor pain will arise for you; and indeed, neither hunger nor thirst will affect you.
ज्ञानानि च समग्राणि प्रतिभास्यन्ति तेऽनघ। न च ते क्वचिदासक्तिर्बुद्धेः प्रादुर्भविष्यति ॥१२-५२-१७॥
jñānāni ca samagrāṇi pratibhāsyanti te'nagha। na ca te kvacid āsaktir buddheḥ prādurbhaviṣyati ॥12-52-17॥
[ज्ञानानि (jñānāni) - knowledges; (plural of jñāna, knowledge;) च (ca) - and; समग्राणि (samagrāṇi) - all; complete; प्रतिभास्यन्ति (pratibhāsyanti) - will appear; will shine forth; ते (te) - to you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - to you; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; at any time; आसक्तिः (āsaktiḥ) - attachment; बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect; प्रादुर्भविष्यति (prādurbhaviṣyati) - will arise; will manifest;]
(Knowledges and all will shine forth to you, O sinless one; and not to you anywhere attachment of the intellect will arise.)
O sinless one, all knowledges will become clear to you, and nowhere will any attachment of the intellect arise in you.
सत्त्वस्थं च मनो नित्यं तव भीष्म भविष्यति। रजस्तमोभ्यां रहितं घनैर्मुक्त इवोडुराट् ॥१२-५२-१८॥
sattvasthaṃ ca mano nityaṃ tava bhīṣma bhaviṣyati। rajastamobhyāṃ rahitaṃ ghanair mukta ivoḍurāṭ ॥12-52-18॥
[सत्त्वस्थं (sattvastham) - situated in sattva; च (ca) - and; मनो (mano) - mind; नित्यं (nityam) - eternally; तव (tava) - your; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; रजस्तमोभ्यां (rajastamobhyām) - from rajas and tamas; रहितं (rahitam) - devoid; घनैः (ghanaiḥ) - by clouds; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed; इव (iva) - like; उडुराट् (uḍurāṭ) - the moon;]
(Situated in sattva and the mind eternally, your Bhishma will become, devoid of rajas and tamas, like the moon freed from clouds.)
Your Bhishma's mind will always remain established in sattva, free from rajas and tamas, just like the moon released from clouds.
यद्यच्च धर्मसंयुक्तमर्थयुक्तमथापि वा। चिन्तयिष्यसि तत्राग्र्या बुद्धिस्तव भविष्यति ॥१२-५२-१९॥
yadyacca dharmasaṃyuktam arthayuktam athāpi vā। cintayiṣyasi tatrāgryā buddhis tava bhaviṣyati ॥12-52-19॥
[यद्यत् (yadyat) - whatever; च (ca) - and; धर्मसंयुक्तम् (dharmasaṃyuktam) - joined with dharma; अर्थयुक्तम् (arthayuktam) - joined with artha; अथ (atha) - or; अपि (api) - even; वा (vā) - or; चिन्तयिष्यसि (cintayiṣyasi) - you will consider; तत्र (tatra) - there; आग्र्या (āgryā) - foremost; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; तव (tava) - your; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Whatever and joined with dharma, joined with artha, or even or you will consider there, foremost intellect your will be.)
Whatever you consider that is joined with dharma or artha, or even otherwise, there your intellect will be foremost.
इमं च राजशार्दूल भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम्। चक्षुर्दिव्यं समाश्रित्य द्रक्ष्यस्यमितविक्रम ॥१२-५२-२०॥
imaṃ ca rājaśārdūla bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham। cakṣurdivyaṃ samāśritya drakṣyasyamitavikrama ॥12-52-20॥
[इमं (imaṃ) - this (object); च (ca) - and; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; भूतग्रामं (bhūtagrāmaṃ) - the group of beings; चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four kinds; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to; द्रक्ष्यस्य (drakṣyasi) - you will see; अमितविक्रम (amitavikrama) - O one of immeasurable valor;]
(This and, O tiger among kings, the group of beings of four kinds, having resorted to the divine eye, you will see, O one of immeasurable valor.)
O mighty-armed one, O tiger among kings, by resorting to the divine eye, you will see this group of beings of four kinds.
चतुर्विधं प्रजाजालं संयुक्तो ज्ञानचक्षुषा। भीष्म द्रक्ष्यसि तत्त्वेन जले मीन इवामले ॥१२-५२-२१॥
caturvidhaṃ prajā-jālaṃ saṃyukto jñāna-cakṣuṣā। bhīṣma drakṣyasi tattvena jale mīna ivāmale॥12-52-21॥
[चतुर्विधं (caturvidhaṃ) - of four kinds; प्रजाजालं (prajājālaṃ) - net of beings; संयुक्तः (saṃyuktaḥ) - joined; ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - with the eye of knowledge; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhīṣma; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; जले (jale) - in water; मीन (mīna) - fish; इव (iva) - like; अमले (amale) - clear;]
(O Bhīṣma, joined with the eye of knowledge, you will see the net of beings of four kinds truly, like fish in clear water.)
O Bhīṣma, endowed with the eye of knowledge, you will truly perceive the fourfold net of beings, just as fish are seen in clear water.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततस्ते व्याससहिताः सर्व एव महर्षयः। ऋग्यजुःसामसंयुक्तैर्वचोभिः कृष्णमर्चयन् ॥१२-५२-२२॥
tataste vyāsasahitāḥ sarva eva maharṣayaḥ। ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-saṃyuktair vacobhiḥ kṛṣṇam arcayan ॥12-52-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; व्याससहिताः (vyāsasahitāḥ) - together with Vyāsa; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; ऋग्यजुःसामसंयुक्तैः (ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-saṃyuktaiḥ) - joined with Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma (Vedas); वचोभिः (vacobhiḥ) - with words; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa; अर्चयन् (arcayan) - worshipped;]
(Then they, together with Vyāsa, all indeed the great sages, with words joined with Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma (Vedas), worshipped Kṛṣṇa.)
Then all the great sages, together with Vyāsa, worshipped Kṛṣṇa with words from the Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma Vedas.
ततः सर्वार्तवं दिव्यं पुष्पवर्षं नभस्तलात्। पपात यत्र वार्ष्णेयः सगाङ्गेयः सपाण्डवः ॥१२-५२-२३॥
tataḥ sarvārtavaṃ divyaṃ puṣpavarṣaṃ nabhastalāt। papāta yatra vārṣṇeyaḥ sagāṅgeyaḥ sapāṇḍavaḥ ॥12-52-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वार्तवं (sarvārtavam) - of all seasons; दिव्यं (divyam) - divine; पुष्पवर्षं (puṣpavarṣam) - shower of flowers; नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the sky; पपात (papāta) - fell; यत्र (yatra) - where; वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - the descendant of Vṛṣṇi (Kṛṣṇa); सगाङ्गेयः (sagāṅgeyaḥ) - with the son of Gangā (Bhīṣma); सपाण्डवः (sapāṇḍavaḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas;]
(Then, a divine shower of flowers of all seasons fell from the sky where the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, with the son of Gangā and the Pāṇḍavas, was.)
Then, a divine shower of flowers from all seasons fell from the sky at the place where Kṛṣṇa, together with Bhīṣma and the Pāṇḍavas, was present.
वादित्राणि च दिव्यानि जगुश्चाप्सरसां गणाः। न चाहितमनिष्टं वा किञ्चित्तत्र व्यदृश्यत ॥१२-५२-२४॥
vāditrāṇi ca divyāni jaguścāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ। na cāhitamaniṣṭaṃ vā kiñcittatra vyadṛśyata ॥12-52-24॥
[वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; च (ca) - and; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; जगुः (jaguḥ) - sang; च (ca) - and; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the apsarases; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अहितम् (ahitam) - harmful; अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - inauspicious; वा (vā) - or; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; तत्र (tatra) - there; व्यदृश्यत (vyadṛśyata) - was seen;]
(Musical instruments and divine (ones) were played and groups of apsarases sang; and nothing harmful or inauspicious was seen there.)
Divine musical instruments were played and groups of apsarases sang; nothing harmful or inauspicious was seen there.
ववौ शिवः सुखो वायुः सर्वगन्धवहः शुचिः। शान्तायां दिशि शान्ताश्च प्रावदन्मृगपक्षिणः ॥१२-५२-२५॥
vavau śivaḥ sukho vāyuḥ sarvagandhavahaḥ śuciḥ। śāntāyāṃ diśi śāntāś ca prāvadann mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ ॥12-52-25॥
[ववौ (vavau) - blew; (from the root 'vā', to blow; past tense singular) शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious; (from 'śiva', auspicious, benevolent; nominative singular masculine) सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant; (from 'sukha', pleasant, comfortable; nominative singular masculine) वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; (from 'vāyu', wind; nominative singular masculine) सर्वगन्धवहः (sarvagandhavahaḥ) - carrier of all fragrances; (sarva - all; gandha - fragrance; vaha - carrier; nominative singular masculine) शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; (from 'śuci', pure, clean; nominative singular masculine) शान्तायां (śāntāyāṃ) - in the peaceful; (from 'śānta', peaceful, calm; locative singular feminine) दिशि (diśi) - direction; (from 'diś', direction; locative singular feminine) शान्ताः (śāntāḥ) - peaceful; (from 'śānta', peaceful, calm; nominative plural masculine/feminine) च (ca) - and; (conjunction) प्रावदन् (prāvadann) - spoke; (from 'pra-√vad', to speak; imperfect plural) मृगपक्षिणः (mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ) - beasts and birds; (mṛga - beast; pakṣiṇaḥ - birds; nominative plural masculine);]
(The auspicious, pleasant, pure wind, carrier of all fragrances, blew. In the peaceful direction, the peaceful beasts and birds spoke.)
A gentle, auspicious, and fragrant wind blew, and in the tranquil direction, the peaceful animals and birds made their sounds.
ततो मुहूर्ताद्भगवान्सहस्रांशुर्दिवाकरः। दहन्वनमिवैकान्ते प्रतीच्यां प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥१२-५२-२६॥
tato muhūrtādbhagavānsahasrāṃśurdivākaraḥ। dahanvanamivaikānte pratīcyāṃ pratyadṛśyata ॥12-52-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the illustrious one; सहस्रांशुः (sahasrāṃśuḥ) - thousand-rayed; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun; दहन्वनम् (dahanvanam) - burning forest; इव (iva) - like; एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude; प्रतीच्याम् (pratīcyām) - in the west; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen;]
(Then, after a moment, the illustrious thousand-rayed sun, like a burning forest, was seen in solitude in the west.)
Then, after a moment, the glorious sun with a thousand rays, like a burning forest, appeared alone in the western sky.
ततो महर्षयः सर्वे समुत्थाय जनार्दनम्। भीष्ममामन्त्रयां चक्रू राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम् ॥१२-५२-२७॥
tato maharṣayaḥ sarve samutthāya janārdanam। bhīṣmamāmantrayāṃ cakrū rājānaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhiram ॥12-52-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having arisen; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma; आमन्त्रयाम् (āmantrayām) - addressing; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Then all the great sages, having arisen, addressed Janārdana, Bhīṣma, and the king Yudhiṣṭhira.)
Then all the great sages rose and addressed Janārdana, Bhīṣma, and King Yudhiṣṭhira.
ततः प्रणाममकरोत्केशवः पाण्डवस्तथा। सात्यकिः सञ्जयश्चैव स च शारद्वतः कृपः ॥१२-५२-२८॥
tataḥ praṇāmamakarot keśavaḥ pāṇḍavas tathā। sātyakiḥ sañjayaś caiva sa ca śāradvataḥ kṛpaḥ ॥12-52-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रणामम् (praṇāmam) - obeisance; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava; तथा (tathā) - likewise; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sañjaya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - the son of Śarada (Kṛpa); कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa;]
(Then Keśava made obeisance; likewise the Pāṇḍava; Sātyaki, Sañjaya, and he, the son of Śarada, Kṛpa.)
Then Keśava offered obeisance; similarly did the Pāṇḍava, Sātyaki, Sañjaya, and Kṛpa, the son of Śarada.
ततस्ते धर्मनिरताः सम्यक्तैरभिपूजिताः। श्वः समेष्याम इत्युक्त्वा यथेष्टं त्वरिता ययुः ॥१२-५२-२९॥
tataste dharmaniratāḥ samyaktairabhipūjitāḥ। śvaḥ sameṣyāma ityuktvā yatheṣṭaṃ tvaritā yayuḥ ॥12-52-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; धर्मनिरताः (dharmaniratāḥ) - engaged in dharma; सम्यक्तैः (samyaktaiḥ) - by the proper ones; अभिपूजिताः (abhipūjitāḥ) - having been duly honored; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; समेष्याम (sameṣyāma) - we shall assemble; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as they wished; त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - quickly; ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went;]
(Then they, engaged in dharma, having been duly honored by the proper ones, having said "Tomorrow we shall assemble," quickly went as they wished.)
Then those devoted to dharma, having been properly honored, said, "Tomorrow we shall assemble," and quickly departed as they wished.
तथैवामन्त्र्य गाङ्गेयं केशवस्ते च पाण्डवाः। प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य रथानारुरुहुः शुभान् ॥१२-५२-३०॥
tathaivāmantrya gāṅgeyaṃ keśavaste ca pāṇḍavāḥ। pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya rathānāruruhuḥ śubhān ॥12-52-30॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same manner; आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed; गाङ्गेयं (gāṅgeyam) - the son of Ganga; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; उपावृत्य (upāvṛtya) - having turned towards; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; आरुरुहुः (āruruhuḥ) - ascended; शुभान् (śubhān) - auspicious;]
(In the same manner, having addressed the son of Ganga, Keśava and the Pāṇḍavas, having circumambulated, turned towards and ascended the auspicious chariots.)
In the same way, after addressing the son of Ganga, Keśava and the Pāṇḍavas circumambulated him and then ascended their auspicious chariots.
ततो रथैः काञ्चनदन्तकूबरै; र्महीधराभैः समदैश्च दन्तिभिः। हयैः सुपर्णैरिव चाशुगामिभिः; पदातिभिश्चात्तशरासनादिभिः ॥१२-५२-३१॥
tato rathaiḥ kāñcanadantakūbaraiḥ mahīdharābhaiḥ samadaiś ca dantibhiḥ hayaiḥ suparṇair iva ca āśugāmibhiḥ padātibhiḥ ca āttaśarāsanādibhiḥ ॥12-52-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots; काञ्चनदन्तकूबरैः (kāñcana-danta-kūbaraiḥ) - with golden-tusked, humped (ones); महीधराभैः (mahīdhara-ābhaiḥ) - resembling mountains; समदैः (samadaiḥ) - with those in rut; च (ca) - and; दन्तिभिः (dantibhiḥ) - by elephants; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses; सुपर्णैः (suparṇaiḥ) - by those like Garuḍa; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; आशुगामिभिः (āśu-gāmibhiḥ) - by swift-moving (ones); पदातिभिः (padātibhiḥ) - by foot-soldiers; च (ca) - and; आत्तशरासनादिभिः (ātta-śara-āsana-ādibhiḥ) - with drawn bows and the like;]
(Then by chariots with golden-tusked humps, by elephants resembling mountains and in rut, by horses like Garuḍa and swift-moving, and by foot-soldiers with drawn bows and the like.)
Then, the army advanced with chariots adorned with golden-tusked humps, elephants like mountains in rut, horses swift as Garuḍa, and foot-soldiers equipped with drawn bows and other weapons.
ययौ रथानां पुरतो हि सा चमू; स्तथैव पश्चादतिमात्रसारिणी। पुरश्च पश्चाच्च यथा महानदी; पुरर्क्षवन्तं गिरिमेत्य नर्मदा ॥१२-५२-३२॥
yayau rathānāṃ purato hi sā camū; stathaiva paścādatimātrasāriṇī. puraśca paścācca yathā mahānadī; purarkṣavantaṃ girimetya narmadā ॥12-52-32॥
[ययौ (yayau) - went; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front; हि (hi) - indeed; सा (sā) - that; चमू (camū) - army; स्तथैव (stathaiva) - in the same way; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; अतिमात्रसारिणी (atimātrasāriṇī) - moving exceedingly fast; पुरः (puraḥ) - in front; च (ca) - and; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - just as; महानदी (mahānadī) - great river; पुरर्क्षवन्तम् (purarkṣavantam) - the mountain named Purarkṣa; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; एत्य (etya) - having reached; नर्मदा (narmadā) - Narmada (river);]
(That army indeed went in front of the chariots; in the same way, exceedingly fast behind. In front and behind, just as the great river Narmada, having reached the mountain named Purarkṣa.)
That army moved ahead of the chariots, and likewise, exceedingly fast behind. In front and behind, just as the great river Narmada, after reaching the mountain named Purarkṣa.
ततः पुरस्ताद्भगवान्निशाकरः; समुत्थितस्तामभिहर्षयंश्चमूम्। दिवाकरापीतरसास्तथौषधीः; पुनः स्वकेनैव गुणेन योजयन् ॥१२-५२-३३॥
tataḥ purastādbhagavānniśākaraḥ; samutthitastāmabhi harṣayaṃścamūm. divākarāpītarasāstathauṣadhīḥ; punaḥ svakenaiva guṇena yojayan ॥12-52-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - moon; समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - having risen; ताम् (tām) - her; अभिहर्षयन् (abhi harṣayan) - delighting; च (ca) - and; मूम् (camūm) - the army; दिवाकर (divākara) - sun; अपीत (apīta) - deprived; रसाः (rasāḥ) - juices; तथा (tathā) - likewise; औषधीः (auṣadhīḥ) - herbs; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्वकेन (svakena) - by his own; एव (eva) - indeed; गुणेन (guṇena) - by quality; योजयन् (yojayan) - joining;]
(Then in front, the venerable moon having risen, delighting her and the army. The sun having deprived the herbs of juices likewise, again by his own quality joining (them).)
Then, in front, the venerable moon rose, delighting her and the army. The sun, having deprived the herbs of their juices, again restored them by his own quality.
ततः पुरं सुरपुरसंनिभद्युति; प्रविश्य ते यदुवृषपाण्डवास्तदा। यथोचितान्भवनवरान्समाविश; ञ्श्रमान्विता मृगपतयो गुहा इव ॥१२-५२-३४॥
tataḥ puraṃ surapura-saṃnibha-dyuti; praviśya te yadu-vṛṣa-pāṇḍavās tadā। yathocitān bhavana-varān samāviśa; śramānvitā mṛga-patayaḥ guhā iva ॥12-52-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुरं (puraṃ) - city; सुरपुरसंनिभद्युति (surapura-saṃnibha-dyuti) - having the splendor resembling the city of the gods; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; ते (te) - they; यदुवृषपाण्डवाः (yadu-vṛṣa-pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Yadus, the Vrishnis, and the Pandavas; तदा (tadā) - then; यथोचितान् (yathocitān) - as appropriate; भवनवरान् (bhavana-varān) - excellent mansions; समाविश (samāviśa) - entered; श्रमान्विताः (śramānvitāḥ) - filled with fatigue; मृगपतयः (mṛga-patayaḥ) - lords of beasts; गुहा (guhā) - caves; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then, having entered the city, whose splendor resembled the city of the gods, those Yadus, Vrishnis, and Pandavas, as appropriate, entered the excellent mansions, filled with fatigue, like lords of beasts (lions) entering caves.)
Then, those Yadus, Vrishnis, and Pandavas entered the city, which shone like the city of the gods, and, weary, entered their splendid mansions as lions enter their caves.
