15.043
janamejayasya parikṣid darśanam
The vision of Parikṣit, son of Janamejaya.
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
adṛṣṭvā tu nṛpaḥ putrān darśanaṃ pratilabdhavān। ṛṣi-prasādāt putrāṇāṃ svarūpāṇāṃ kurūdvaha ॥15-43-1॥
O best of the Kurus, the king, who had not seen his sons, obtained their sight through the favor of the sage, seeing their true forms. (15-43-1)
sa rājā rājadharmāṁś ca brahmopaniṣadaṁ tathā। avāptavān naraśreṣṭho buddhi-niścayam eva ca ॥15-43-2॥
That king, best among men, had obtained both the royal duties and the teaching concerning the Self, as well as a firm resolve of intellect. (15-43-2)
viduraś ca mahāprājño yayau siddhiṃ tapobalāt। dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ samāsādya vyāsaṃ cāpi tapasvinam ॥15-43-3॥
Vidura, the greatly wise, attained accomplishment through the power of asceticism. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, too, having approached Vyāsa and the ascetic. (15-43-3)
janamejaya uvāca॥
Janamejaya said.
mamāpi varado vyāso darśayet pitaraṃ yadi। tad rūpa-veṣa-vayasaṃ śraddadhyāṃ sarvam eva te ॥15-43-4॥
If the boon-giver Vyāsa would show my father also to me, then in that form, appearance, and age I would indeed believe all you say. (15-43-4)
priyaṃ me syāt kṛtārthaś ca syām ahaṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ। prasādād ṛṣiputrasya mama kāmaḥ samṛdhyatām ॥15-43-5॥
May what is dear to me come to pass, may I be fulfilled and resolute; by the favour of the sage's son, may my desire be accomplished. (15-43-5)
sūta uvāca॥
The Sūta said.
ity-ukta-vacane tasmin nṛpe vyāsaḥ pratāpavān। prasādam akarod dhīmān ānayay ca parikṣitam ॥15-43-6॥
When that statement had thus been spoken to the king, the mighty and wise Vyāsa bestowed his favor and brought Parikṣit. (15-43-6)
tatastad-rūpa-vayasam-āgatam nṛpatiṃ divaḥ। śrīmantam pitaraṃ rājā dadarśa janamejayaḥ ॥15-43-7॥
Then king Janamejaya saw his glorious father, the king from heaven, restored to his (former) youthful form. (15-43-7)
śamīkaṁ ca mahātmānaṁ putraṁ taṁ cāsya śṛṅgiṇam। amātyā ye babhūvuśca rājñastaāṁśca dadarśa ha ॥15-43-8॥
He saw Śamīka and his great-souled son Śṛṅgi, and he also beheld the king's ministers who were there. (15-43-8)
tataḥ so'vabhṛthe rājā mudito janamejayaḥ। pitaraṃ snāpayāmāsa svayaṃ sasnau ca pārthivaḥ ॥15-43-9॥
Then, at the time of the avabhṛtha (final sacrificial bath), the joyful king Janamejaya caused his father to bathe, and the king himself also bathed. (15-43-9)
snātvā ca bharataśreṣṭhaḥ so''stīkamidamabravīt. yāyāvarakulotpannaṃ jaratkārusutaṃ tadā ॥15-43-10॥
Having bathed, O best of the Bharatas, he then said this to Āstīka, the son of Jaratkāru who was born in the family of wandering ascetics. (15-43-10)
āstīka vividhāścaryo yajño'yamiti me matiḥ। yadadyāyaṃ pitā prāpto mama śokapraṇāśanaḥ ॥15-43-11॥
My thought is that this sacrifice of various wonders belongs to Āstīka; for today this father who is my remover of sorrow has arrived. (15-43-11)
āstīka uvāca॥
Āstīka said.
ṛṣir dvaipāyano yatra purāṇas tapaso nidhiḥ। yajñe kurukulaśreṣṭha tasya lokāv ubhau jitau ॥15-43-12॥
Where the sage Dvaipāyana, the ancient treasure of austerity, was present at the sacrifice, O best of the Kuru lineage, both his worlds were conquered. (15-43-12)
śrutaṃ vicitramākhyānaṃ tvayā pāṇḍavanandana। sarpāś ca bhasmasānnītā gatāś ca padavīṃ pituḥ ॥15-43-13॥
O joy of the Pāṇḍavas, you have heard the wondrous narrative. The serpents have been led to ashes and have gone to the path of their father. (15-43-13)
kathaṃcit takṣakaḥ muktaḥ satyatvāt tava pārthiva। ṛṣayaḥ pūjitāḥ sarve gatiṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmanaḥ ॥15-43-14॥
Somehow, O king, Takṣaka was set free by your truthfulness. All the sages, having witnessed the passing of the great soul, were honored. (15-43-14)
prāptaḥ suviphulo dharmaḥ śrutvā pāpavināśanam. vimukto hṛdayagranthirudārajanadarśanāt ||15-43-15||
By hearing that which destroys sin, one attains great virtue. The knot of the heart is released by the sight of noble people. (15-43-15)
ye ca pakṣadharā dharme sadvṛttarucayaś ca ye। yān dṛṣṭvā hīyate pāpaṃ tebhyaḥ kāryā namaskriyāḥ ॥15-43-16॥
And those birds who are virtuous by nature and established in righteousness, upon seeing whom one's sin is lessened—to them acts of salutations should be offered. (15-43-16)
sūta uvāca॥
Sūta said;
etac chrutvā dvijaśreṣṭhāts rājā janamejayaḥ। pūjayām āsa tam ṛṣim anumānya punaḥ punaḥ॥15-43-17॥
King Janamejaya, after hearing this from the best of the twice-born, honored the sage again and again with due respect. (15-43-17)
papraccha tam ṛṣiṁ cāpi vaiśampāyanam acyutam। kathāvaśeṣaṁ dharmajño vanavāsasya sattama ॥15-43-18॥
The best among the virtuous, knower of dharma, asked the sage Vaiśampāyana, the infallible one, about the remaining part of the story of the forest dwelling. (15-43-18)
