13.141
bhīṣma uvāca॥
Bhishma said.
ity-uktas tvarjunas tūṣṇīm abhūd vāyus tam abravīt। śṛṇu me haihaya-śreṣṭha karmātreḥ sumahātmanaḥ॥13-141-1॥
When thus spoken to, Arjuna became silent, and Vāyu said to him: "Listen, O best of the Haihayas, to my account of the action of Ātreya, the most high-souled." (13-141-1)
ghore tamasyayudhyanta sahitā devadānavāḥ। avidhyata śaraistatra svarbhānuḥ somabhāskarau॥13-141-2॥
In the dreadful darkness, the gods and demons fought together. At that place, Svarbhanu struck Soma and Bhaskara with arrows. (13-141-2)
atha te tamasā grastā nihan-yante sma dānavaiḥ। devā nṛpati-śārdūla sahaiva balibhis-tadā॥13-141-3॥
Then, O tiger among kings, the gods—seized by darkness—were being slain by the Dānavas at that time, along with their mighty forces. (13-141-3)
asurair-vadhyamānās te kṣīṇaprāṇā divaukasaḥ। apaśyanta tapasyantam atriṃ vipraṃ mahāvane ॥13-141-4॥
While being slain by the asuras, the inhabitants of heaven, their lives almost spent, saw the sage Atri practicing austerity in the great forest. (13-141-4)
athainam abruvan devāḥ śānta-krodhaṃ jitendriyam। asuraiḥ iṣubhiḥ viddhau candra-ādityau imau ubhau ॥13-141-5॥
Then the gods spoke to him, whose anger was calmed and whose senses were conquered: "Both the Moon and the Sun, these two, have been wounded by the asuras with arrows." (13-141-5)
vayaṃ vadhyāmahe cāpi śatrubhis tamasāvṛte। nādhigacchāma śāntiṃ ca bhayāt trāyasva naḥ prabho ॥13-141-6॥
We are being destroyed by enemies, enveloped in darkness. We do not attain peace. Protect us from fear, O Lord. (13-141-6)
kathaṁ rakṣāmi bhavatas te 'bruvaṁś candramā bhava। timiraghnaś ca savitā dasyuhā caiva no bhava ॥13-141-7॥
How can I protect what belongs to you? They said: "Become the Moon; also become the Sun who destroys darkness, and indeed become the destroyer of evil-doers for us." (13-141-7)
evam uktas tadā tristu tamonuda abhavat śaśī। apaśyat saumya-bhāvaṃ ca sūryasya pratidarśanam ॥13-141-8॥
Thus, being addressed so, at that time the Moon, the remover of darkness, became thrice as bright. He saw the gentle form and the appearance of the Sun. (13-141-8)
dṛṣṭvā nāti-prabhaṃ somaṃ tathā sūryaṃ ca pārthiva। prakāśam akarot atris tapasā svena saṃyuge ॥13-141-9॥
O King, seeing that Soma and likewise the Sun were not very bright, Atri made them shine with brightness by his own austerity in the contest. (13-141-9)
jagadvitimiraṃ cāpi pradīptamakarottadā। vyayacchatrusaṅghāṃśca devānāṃ svena tejasā॥13-141-10॥
He then illuminated the darkness covering the world and dispelled the groups of enemies of the gods with his own radiance. (13-141-10)
atriṇā dahyamānāṃstāndṛṣṭvā devā mahāsurān। parākramaist'e'pi tadā vyatyaghnann atrirakṣitāḥ ॥13-141-11॥
Seeing the great Asuras being burned by Atri, the gods, protected by Atri, also then struck back at them by their prowess. (13-141-11)
udbhāsitaś ca savitā devāstrātā hatāsurāḥ. atriṇā tv atha somatvaṃ kṛtam uttamatejasā ॥13-141-12॥
And Savitṛ, the radiant god, the protector whose enemies were destroyed, by Atri indeed, then, the state of Soma was brought about through his supreme brilliance. (13-141-12)
advitīyena muninā japatā carmavāsasā। phalabhakṣeṇa rājarṣe paśya karmātriṇā kṛtam ॥13-141-13॥
O royal sage, see what has been accomplished by the unique sage, reciting (mantras), clad in skin, and subsisting on fruit – one who has transcended actions. (13-141-13)
tasyāpi vistareṇoktaṃ karmātreḥ sumahātmanāḥ। bravīmyahaṃ brūhi vā tvam atritaḥ kṣatriyaṃ varam॥13-141-14॥
I will also tell in detail the deed relating to Atri, the greatly high-souled; either I will speak or you speak, O best Kṣatriya from the line of Atri. (13-141-14)
ity uktas tv arjunas t ūṣṇīm abhūd vāyus tam abravīt। śṛṇu rājan mahat karma cyavanasya mahātmanaḥ॥13-141-15॥
After these words, Arjuna became silent, and Vāyu said to him, "Listen, O King, to the great deed of the great-souled Cyavana." (13-141-15)
aśvinoḥ pratisaṁśrutya cyavanaḥ pākaśāsanam। provāca sahitaṁ devaiḥ somapāvaśvinau kuru ॥13-141-16॥
Having come to an agreement with the Aśvins, Cyavana addressed Indra (Pākaśāsana), saying, "Together with the gods, let the two Aśvins, drinkers of Soma, do (this)." (13-141-16)
indra uvāca॥
Indra said.
asmābhir varjitāvetau bhavetāṃ somapau katham। devair na saṃmitāvetau tasmān maivaṃ vadasva naḥ ॥13-141-17॥
How can these two, who are excluded by us, be Soma-drinkers? These two are not considered equal by the gods; therefore, do not speak to us in this way. (13-141-17)
aśvibhyāṁ saha neccāmaḥ pātuṁ somaṁ mahāvrata। pibantvanye yathākāmaṁ nāhaṁ pātumihotsahe ॥13-141-18॥
O Mahāvraṭa, we do not wish to drink soma together with the Aśvins. Let others drink as they wish; but I am not able to drink it here. (13-141-18)
cyavana uvāca॥
Cyavana said;
na cet kariṣyasi vaco mayoktaṃ balasūdana। mayā pramathitaḥ sadyaḥ somaṃ pāsyasi vai makhe ॥13-141-19॥
O slayer of Bāla, if you do not carry out the words spoken by me, then, being overpowered by me, you will immediately drink Soma indeed at the sacrifice. (13-141-19)
tataḥ karma samārabdhaṃ hitāya sahasāśvinōḥ। cyavanēna tatō mantrairabhibhūtāḥ surābhavan ॥13-141-20॥
Then, an action was undertaken for the benefit of the two Aśvins; by Cyavana, the gods were overcome with mantras at that time. (13-141-20)
tattu karma samārabdhaṁ dṛṣṭvendraḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ। udyamya vipulaṁ śailaṁ cyavanaṁ samupādravat ॥ tathā vajreṇa bhagavānamarṣākulalocanaḥ ॥13-141-21॥
But seeing that action having been begun, Indra, overwhelmed by anger, lifted up the huge mountain and approached Cyavana. Likewise, the Lord, his eyes filled with impatience, advanced with his thunderbolt. (13-141-21)
tam āpatantaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva cyavanaḥ tapasānvitaḥ। adbhiḥ siktvā stambhayat taṃ savajraṃ sahaparvatam ॥13-141-22॥
When Cyavana, possessed of austerity, saw him falling, he sprinkled (it) with water and stopped that, thunderbolt and mountain together. (13-141-22)
athendrasya mahāghoraṃ so'sṛjakchatrumeva ha। madaṃ mantrāhutimayaṃ vyāditāsyaṃ mahāmuniḥ ॥13-141-23॥
Then the great sage created for Indra a very terrible enemy—intoxication, formed from sacrificial oblations and mantras, with a gaping mouth. (13-141-23)
tasya dantasahasraṁ tu babhūva śatayojanam। dviyojanaśatās tasya daṁṣṭrāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ ॥ hanus tasyābhavad bhūmāvekaś cāsyāspṛśad divam ॥13-141-24॥
He had a thousand teeth, each a hundred yojanas long; his fangs were two hundred yojanas and very terrible. His jaw rested on the earth, and one side of his mouth touched the sky. (13-141-24)
jihvāmūle sthitās tasya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ। timera-āsyaṃ anuprāptā yathā matsyā mahārṇave ॥13-141-25॥
All the gods, including the Vasus and Indra, are stationed at the root of his tongue, having entered the mouth of the sea-monster, just as fish in the great ocean. (13-141-25)
te saṁmantrya tato devā madasyāsyagatāstadā। abruvansahitāḥ śakraṁ praṇamāsmai dvijātaye ॥ aśvibhyāṁ saha somaṁ ca pibāmo vigatajvarāḥ ॥13-141-26॥
Then the gods, after conferring together, came to this intoxicating drink. United, they said: "Śakra, let us bow to him, the twice-born. Along with the Aśvins, let us also drink Soma, now free from all affliction." (13-141-26)
tataḥ sa praṇataḥ śakraścakāra cyavanasya tat। cyavanaḥ kṛtavāṃstau cāpyaśvinau somapīthinau ॥13-141-27॥
Then Indra, having bowed, fulfilled that request of Cyavana. Cyavana also made the two Aśvins participants in the Soma-drinking. (13-141-27)
tataḥ pratyāharat karma madaṃ ca vyabhajan muniḥ। akṣeṣu mṛgayāyāṃ ca pāne strīṣu ca vīryavān॥13-141-28॥
Then the sage renounced action and pride, and the powerful one distributed these among gambling at dice, hunting, drinking, and women. (13-141-28)
etairdōṣairnarō rājan kṣayaṃ yāti na saṃśayaḥ। tasmād etān narō nityaṃ dūrataḥ parivarjayet ॥13-141-29॥
O king, by these faults, a person surely comes to ruin; therefore, a person should always keep away from them. (13-141-29)
etat te cyavanasya api karma rājan prakīrtitam। bravīmi aham brūhi vā tvaṃ cyavanāt kṣatriyam varam॥13-141-30॥
O king, this deed of Cyavana has also been proclaimed to you. I can tell (about it), or you may tell of the Kṣatriya boon received from Cyavana. (13-141-30)
