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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335

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जनमेजय उवाच ।
श्रुतं भगवतस्तस्य माहात्म्यं परमात्मनः ।
जन्म धर्मगृहे चैव नरनारायणात्मकम् ।
महावराहसृष्टा च पिण्डोत्पत्तिः पुरातनी ॥१॥
1. janamejaya uvāca ,
śrutaṁ bhagavatastasya māhātmyaṁ paramātmanaḥ ,
janma dharmagṛhe caiva naranārāyaṇātmakam ,
mahāvarāhasṛṣṭā ca piṇḍotpattiḥ purātanī.
1. janamejayaḥ uvāca śrutam bhagavataḥ
tasya māhātmyam paramātmanaḥ janma
dharmagṛhe ca eva naranārāyaṇātmakam
mahāvarāhasṛṣṭā ca piṇḍotpattiḥ purātanī
1. janamejayaḥ uvāca tasya bhagavataḥ
paramātmanaḥ māhātmyam ca eva dharmagṛhe
naranārāyaṇātmakam janma ca
mahāvarāhasṛṣṭā purātanī piṇḍotpattiḥ śrutam
1. Janamejaya said: 'I have heard of the glory of that divine Supreme Self (paramātman): His birth in the house of dharma (righteousness) as Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and the ancient creation of the cosmic body (piṇḍotpatti) by the Great Boar (Mahāvarāha) incarnation.'
प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च यो यथा परिकल्पितः ।
स तथा नः श्रुतो ब्रह्मन्कथ्यमानस्त्वयानघ ॥२॥
2. pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca yo yathā parikalpitaḥ ,
sa tathā naḥ śruto brahmankathyamānastvayānagha.
2. pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca yaḥ yathā parikalpitaḥ saḥ
tathā naḥ śrutaḥ brahman kathyāmānaḥ tvayā anagha
2. anagha brahman,
tvayā kathyāmānaḥ,
yaḥ pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca yathā parikalpitaḥ,
saḥ tathā naḥ śrutaḥ.
2. O sinless one (anagha), O (brahman), as you narrate, we have heard in that very manner about him who is conceived in various ways, concerning both activity (pravṛtti) and cessation (nivṛtti).
यच्च तत्कथितं पूर्वं त्वया हयशिरो महत् ।
हव्यकव्यभुजो विष्णोरुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ ।
तच्च दृष्टं भगवता ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना ॥३॥
3. yacca tatkathitaṁ pūrvaṁ tvayā hayaśiro mahat ,
havyakavyabhujo viṣṇorudakpūrve mahodadhau ,
tacca dṛṣṭaṁ bhagavatā brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā.
3. yat ca tat kathitam pūrvam tvayā
hayaśiraḥ mahat havya-kavya-bhujaḥ
viṣṇoḥ udak-pūrve mahodadhau tat ca
dṛṣṭam bhagavatā brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā
3. brahman,
tvayā pūrvam yat ca tat mahat hayaśiraḥ,
havya-kavya-bhujaḥ viṣṇoḥ,
udak-pūrve mahodadhau kathitam,
tat ca bhagavatā parameṣṭhinā brahmaṇā dṛṣṭam.
3. And that great horse-headed (hayaśiraḥ) form of Viṣṇu, who partakes of offerings to gods and ancestors, which you previously described as being in the great ocean (mahodadhi) in the north-east; that too was seen by the venerable (bhagavatā) (brahman), the supreme being (parameṣṭhinā).
किं तदुत्पादितं पूर्वं हरिणा लोकधारिणा ।
रूपं प्रभावमहतामपूर्वं धीमतां वर ॥४॥
4. kiṁ tadutpāditaṁ pūrvaṁ hariṇā lokadhāriṇā ,
rūpaṁ prabhāvamahatāmapūrvaṁ dhīmatāṁ vara.
4. kim tat utpāditam pūrvam hariṇā loka-dhāriṇā
rūpam prabhāva-mahatām apūrvam dhīmatām vara
4. dhīmatām vara,
pūrvam loka-dhāriṇā hariṇā tat kim rūpam apūrvam prabhāva-mahatām utpāditam?
4. O best among the wise (dhīmatām vara), what was that unprecedented form, possessed of great power, that was manifested earlier by (Hari), the sustainer of the worlds?
दृष्ट्वा हि विबुधश्रेष्ठमपूर्वममितौजसम् ।
तदश्वशिरसं पुण्यं ब्रह्मा किमकरोन्मुने ॥५॥
5. dṛṣṭvā hi vibudhaśreṣṭhamapūrvamamitaujasam ,
tadaśvaśirasaṁ puṇyaṁ brahmā kimakaronmune.
5. dṛṣṭvā hi vibudha-śreṣṭham apūrvam amita-ojasam
tat aśva-śirasam puṇyam brahmā kim akarot mune
5. mune,
brahmā hi tat puṇyam apūrvam amita-ojasam vibudha-śreṣṭham aśva-śirasam dṛṣṭvā kim akarot?
5. O sage (muni), what did (brahman) do after indeed seeing that holy, unprecedented horse-headed (aśvaśiras) form, the best among the gods, possessing immeasurable splendor?
एतन्नः संशयं ब्रह्मन्पुराणज्ञानसंभवम् ।
कथयस्वोत्तममते महापुरुषनिर्मितम् ।
पाविताः स्म त्वया ब्रह्मन्पुण्यां कथयता कथाम् ॥६॥
6. etannaḥ saṁśayaṁ brahmanpurāṇajñānasaṁbhavam ,
kathayasvottamamate mahāpuruṣanirmitam ,
pāvitāḥ sma tvayā brahmanpuṇyāṁ kathayatā kathām.
6. etat naḥ saṃśayam brahman
purāṇajñānasaṃbhavam kathayasva uttamamate
mahāpuruṣanirmitam pāvitāḥ sma
tvayā brahman puṇyām kathayatā kathām
6. O brahman, please resolve this doubt of ours, which has arisen from our knowledge of the ancient texts (purāṇa). O best-minded one, please narrate that which was conceived by great persons. We have been purified by you, O brahman, by your narration of this sacred tale.
वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कथयिष्यामि ते सर्वं पुराणं वेदसंमितम् ।
जगौ यद्भगवान्व्यासो राज्ञो धर्मसुतस्य वै ॥७॥
7. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
kathayiṣyāmi te sarvaṁ purāṇaṁ vedasaṁmitam ,
jagau yadbhagavānvyāso rājño dharmasutasya vai.
7. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca kathayiṣyāmi te sarvam purāṇam vedasaṃmitam
jagau yat bhagavān vyāsaḥ rājñaḥ dharmasutasya vai
7. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: I will narrate to you the entire ancient text (purāṇa), which is in accordance with the Vedas, and which the venerable Vyāsa recounted to King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of (dharma).
श्रुत्वाश्वशिरसो मूर्तिं देवस्य हरिमेधसः ।
उत्पन्नसंशयो राजा तमेव समचोदयत् ॥८॥
8. śrutvāśvaśiraso mūrtiṁ devasya harimedhasaḥ ,
utpannasaṁśayo rājā tameva samacodayat.
8. śrutvā aśvaśirasaḥ mūrtim devasya harimedhasaḥ
utpannasaṃśayaḥ rājā tam eva samacodayat
8. Having heard about the form (mūrti) of the deity Hari, who possesses a horse's head (Aśvaśiras), King Yudhiṣṭhira, with a doubt having arisen, questioned that very (Vyāsa).
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यत्तद्दर्शितवान्ब्रह्मा देवं हयशिरोधरम् ।
किमर्थं तत्समभवद्वपुर्देवोपकल्पितम् ॥९॥
9. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
yattaddarśitavānbrahmā devaṁ hayaśirodharam ,
kimarthaṁ tatsamabhavadvapurdevopakalpitam.
9. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca yat tat darśitavān brahmā devam
hayaśirodharam kimartham tat samabhavat vapuḥ devopakalpitam
9. Yudhiṣṭhira said: For what purpose did that form, created by the gods, come into being, that form of the deity bearing a horse's head which Brahmā revealed?
व्यास उवाच ।
यत्किंचिदिह लोके वै देहबद्धं विशां पते ।
सर्वं पञ्चभिराविष्टं भूतैरीश्वरबुद्धिजैः ॥१०॥
10. vyāsa uvāca ,
yatkiṁcidiha loke vai dehabaddhaṁ viśāṁ pate ,
sarvaṁ pañcabhirāviṣṭaṁ bhūtairīśvarabuddhijaiḥ.
10. vyāsa uvāca yat kiṃcit iha loke vai dehabaddham viśām
pate sarvam pañcabhiḥ āviṣṭam bhūtaiḥ īśvara-buddhi-jaiḥ
10. vyāsa uvāca (he) viśām pate,
loke iha yat kiṃcit dehabaddham vai sarvam īśvara-buddhi-jaiḥ pañcabhiḥ bhūtaiḥ āviṣṭam (asti)
10. Vyāsa said: O lord of the people, whatever is embodied here in this world, all of it is indeed pervaded by the five elements born from the intelligence of the supreme controller (īśvara).
ईश्वरो हि जगत्स्रष्टा प्रभुर्नारायणो विराट् ।
भूतान्तरात्मा वरदः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि च ।
भूतप्रलयमव्यक्तं शृणुष्व नृपसत्तम ॥११॥
11. īśvaro hi jagatsraṣṭā prabhurnārāyaṇo virāṭ ,
bhūtāntarātmā varadaḥ saguṇo nirguṇo'pi ca ,
bhūtapralayamavyaktaṁ śṛṇuṣva nṛpasattama.
11. īśvaraḥ hi jagat-sraṣṭā prabhuḥ
nārāyaṇaḥ virāṭ bhūta-antar-ātmā varadaḥ
saguṇaḥ nirguṇaḥ api ca bhūta-pralayam
avyaktam śṛṇuṣva nṛpasattama
11. (he) nṛpasattama,
hi saḥ (īśvaraḥ) jagat-sraṣṭā,
prabhuḥ,
nārāyaṇaḥ,
virāṭ,
bhūta-antar-ātmā,
varadaḥ,
saguṇaḥ,
nirguṇaḥ api ca (asti) avyaktam bhūta-pralayam śṛṇuṣva
11. Indeed, that supreme controller (īśvara) is the creator of the world, the Lord, Nārāyaṇa, the cosmic form (virāṭ), the inner self (ātman) of all beings, the bestower of boons, endowed with qualities, and also without qualities. O best among kings, listen to the dissolution of the unmanifested elements.
धरण्यामथ लीनायामप्सु चैकार्णवे पुरा ।
ज्योतिर्भूते जले चापि लीने ज्योतिषि चानिले ॥१२॥
12. dharaṇyāmatha līnāyāmapsu caikārṇave purā ,
jyotirbhūte jale cāpi līne jyotiṣi cānile.
12. dharaṇyām atha līnāyām apsu ca eka-arṇave purā
jyotiḥ bhūte jale ca api līne jyotiṣi ca anile
12. purā (sṛṣṭau) dharaṇyām līnāyām,
atha ca eka-arṇave apsu līnāyām,
ca jale jyotiḥ bhūte (ca),
api ca jyotiṣi anile līne (sati) .
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12. Anciently, when the earth dissolved, and then became one with the waters of a single ocean, and when the element of light dissolved into water, and also when light dissolved into wind...
वायौ चाकाशसंलीने आकाशे च मनोनुगे ।
व्यक्ते मनसि संलीने व्यक्ते चाव्यक्ततां गते ॥१३॥
13. vāyau cākāśasaṁlīne ākāśe ca manonuge ,
vyakte manasi saṁlīne vyakte cāvyaktatāṁ gate.
13. vāyau ca ākāśa-saṃlīne ākāśe ca manaḥ-anuge
vyakte manasi saṃlīne vyakte ca avyaktatām gate
13. vāyau ca ākāśa-saṃlīne (sati),
ca ākāśe manaḥ-anuge (sati),
manasi vyakte saṃlīne (sati),
ca vyakte avyaktatām gate (sati) .
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13. ...and when wind dissolved into space, and space followed the mind, when the manifest mind dissolved, and the manifest (elements) attained the unmanifest state.
अव्यक्ते पुरुषं याते पुंसि सर्वगतेऽपि च ।
तम एवाभवत्सर्वं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥१४॥
14. avyakte puruṣaṁ yāte puṁsi sarvagate'pi ca ,
tama evābhavatsarvaṁ na prājñāyata kiṁcana.
14. avyakte puruṣam yāte puṃsi sarvagate api ca
tamaḥ eva abhavat sarvam na prājñāyata kiṃcana
14. sarvagate puṃsi puruṣam avyakte yāte api ca
tamaḥ eva sarvam abhavat kiṃcana na prājñāyata
14. When the all-pervading supreme person (puruṣa) merged into the unmanifest state, only darkness (tamas) existed everywhere, and nothing whatsoever was perceived.
तमसो ब्रह्म संभूतं तमोमूलमृतात्मकम् ।
तद्विश्वभावसंज्ञान्तं पौरुषीं तनुमास्थितम् ॥१५॥
15. tamaso brahma saṁbhūtaṁ tamomūlamṛtātmakam ,
tadviśvabhāvasaṁjñāntaṁ pauruṣīṁ tanumāsthitam.
15. tamasaḥ brahma saṃbhūtam tamaḥmūlam ṛtātmakam
tat viśvabhāvasaṃjñāntam pauruṣīm tanum āsthitam
15. tamasaḥ brahma saṃbhūtam tamaḥmūlam ṛtātmakam.
tat viśvabhāvasaṃjñāntam pauruṣīṃ tanum āsthitam.
15. From that darkness (tamas) manifested the absolute (brahman), which has darkness as its origin and is of the nature of truth (ṛta). That same (brahman), whose ultimate designation is the universal being, then assumed a masculine form.
सोऽनिरुद्ध इति प्रोक्तस्तत्प्रधानं प्रचक्षते ।
तदव्यक्तमिति ज्ञेयं त्रिगुणं नृपसत्तम ॥१६॥
16. so'niruddha iti proktastatpradhānaṁ pracakṣate ,
tadavyaktamiti jñeyaṁ triguṇaṁ nṛpasattama.
16. saḥ aniruddhaḥ iti proktaḥ tatpradhānam pracakṣate
tat avyaktam iti jñeyam triguṇam nṛpasattama
16. saḥ aniruddhaḥ iti proktaḥ.
tatpradhānam pracakṣate.
nṛpasattama,
tat avyaktam triguṇam iti jñeyam.
16. He is thus declared to be Aniruddha; that (Aniruddha) they refer to as the primary principle. That unmanifest (avyakta), O best of kings, should be understood as possessing the three qualities (guṇas).
विद्यासहायवान्देवो विष्वक्सेनो हरिः प्रभुः ।
अप्स्वेव शयनं चक्रे निद्रायोगमुपागतः ।
जगतश्चिन्तयन्सृष्टिं चित्रां बहुगुणोद्भवाम् ॥१७॥
17. vidyāsahāyavāndevo viṣvakseno hariḥ prabhuḥ ,
apsveva śayanaṁ cakre nidrāyogamupāgataḥ ,
jagataścintayansṛṣṭiṁ citrāṁ bahuguṇodbhavām.
17. vidyāsahāyavān devaḥ viṣvaksenaḥ
hariḥ prabhuḥ apsu eva śayanam cakre
nidrāyogam upāgataḥ jagataḥ cintayan
sṛṣṭim citrām bahuguṇodbhavām
17. vidyāsahāyavān devaḥ viṣvaksenaḥ hariḥ prabhuḥ,
apsveva nidrāyogam upāgataḥ śayanaṃ cakre.
jagataḥ citrāṃ bahuguṇodbhavām sṛṣṭiṃ cintayan.
17. The Lord Hari, also known as Viṣvaksena, the god who has knowledge as his companion, entered a state of meditative sleep (nidrāyoga) upon the waters. While there, he contemplated the diverse and multi-faceted creation of the universe.
तस्य चिन्तयतः सृष्टिं महानात्मगुणः स्मृतः ।
अहंकारस्ततो जातो ब्रह्मा शुभचतुर्मुखः ।
हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥१८॥
18. tasya cintayataḥ sṛṣṭiṁ mahānātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ,
ahaṁkārastato jāto brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ ,
hiraṇyagarbho bhagavānsarvalokapitāmahaḥ.
18. tasya cintayataḥ sṛṣṭim mahān
ātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ahaṅkāraḥ tataḥ jātaḥ
brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ bhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
18. tasya sṛṣṭim cintayataḥ mahān
ātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ tataḥ ahaṅkāraḥ jātaḥ
brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ bhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
18. As he contemplated creation, the great principle, an attribute of the self (ātman), is described. From that, the ego (ahaṅkāra) arose. Then, Brahmā, the auspicious four-faced one, the glorious Hiranyagarbha, the grandfather of all worlds, was born.
पद्मेऽनिरुद्धात्संभूतस्तदा पद्मनिभेक्षणः ।
सहस्रपत्रे द्युतिमानुपविष्टः सनातनः ॥१९॥
19. padme'niruddhātsaṁbhūtastadā padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ ,
sahasrapatre dyutimānupaviṣṭaḥ sanātanaḥ.
19. padme aniruddhāt saṃbhūtaḥ tadā padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ
sahasrapatre dyutimān upaviṣṭaḥ sanātanaḥ
19. tadā aniruddhāt padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ saṃbhūtaḥ
sahasrapatre padme dyutimān sanātanaḥ upaviṣṭaḥ
19. Then, the lotus-eyed one, born from Aniruddha, was seated, radiant and eternal, on the thousand-petaled lotus.
ददृशेऽद्भुतसंकाशे लोकानापोमयान्प्रभुः ।
सत्त्वस्थः परमेष्ठी स ततो भूतगणान्सृजत् ॥२०॥
20. dadṛśe'dbhutasaṁkāśe lokānāpomayānprabhuḥ ,
sattvasthaḥ parameṣṭhī sa tato bhūtagaṇānsṛjat.
20. dadṛśe adbhutasaṃkāśe lokān āpomayān prabhuḥ
sattvasthaḥ parameṣṭhī sa tataḥ bhūtagaṇān sṛjat
20. prabhuḥ adbhutasaṃkāśe āpomayān lokān dadṛśe sa
sattvasthaḥ parameṣṭhī tataḥ bhūtagaṇān sṛjat
20. The lord (prabhu) saw the wondrously appearing, watery worlds. That supreme being (parameṣṭhī), established in goodness (sattva), then created the hosts of beings.
पूर्वमेव च पद्मस्य पत्रे सूर्यांशुसप्रभे ।
नारायणकृतौ बिन्दू अपामास्तां गुणोत्तरौ ॥२१॥
21. pūrvameva ca padmasya patre sūryāṁśusaprabhe ,
nārāyaṇakṛtau bindū apāmāstāṁ guṇottarau.
21. pūrvam eva ca padmasya patre sūryāṃśusaprabhe
nārāyaṇakṛtau bindū apām āstām guṇottarau
21. ca pūrvam eva पद्मस्य सूर्यांशुसप्रभे पत्रे
नारायणकृतौ गुणोत्तरौ अपाम् बिन्दू आस्ताम्
21. And even before, on the sunbeam-radiant petal of the lotus, there were two drops of water, endowed with excellent qualities, created by Narayana.
तावपश्यत्स भगवाननादिनिधनोऽच्युतः ।
एकस्तत्राभवद्बिन्दुर्मध्वाभो रुचिरप्रभः ॥२२॥
22. tāvapaśyatsa bhagavānanādinidhano'cyutaḥ ,
ekastatrābhavadbindurmadhvābho ruciraprabhaḥ.
22. tau apaśyat saḥ bhagavān anādi-nidhanaḥ acyutaḥ ekaḥ
tatra abhavat binduḥ madhv-ābhaḥ rucira-prabhaḥ
22. saḥ anādi-nidhanaḥ acyutaḥ bhagavān tau apaśyat
tatra ekaḥ madhv-ābhaḥ rucira-prabhaḥ binduḥ abhavat
22. The imperishable (acyuta) Lord (bhagavān), who is without beginning or end, saw the two. Thereupon, one drop (binduḥ) emerged, honey-colored and radiantly shining.
स तामसो मधुर्जातस्तदा नारायणाज्ञया ।
कठिनस्त्वपरो बिन्दुः कैटभो राजसस्तु सः ॥२३॥
23. sa tāmaso madhurjātastadā nārāyaṇājñayā ,
kaṭhinastvaparo binduḥ kaiṭabho rājasastu saḥ.
23. saḥ tāmasaḥ madhuḥ jātaḥ tadā nārāyaṇa-ājñayā
kaṭhinaḥ tu aparaḥ binduḥ kaiṭabhaḥ rājasaḥ tu saḥ
23. tadā nārāyaṇa-ājñayā saḥ tāmasaḥ madhuḥ jātaḥ tu
aparaḥ kaṭhinaḥ binduḥ saḥ rājasaḥ kaiṭabhaḥ tu
23. By the command of (nārāyaṇa), that drop (binduḥ) which was of the quality of ignorance (tamas) became Madhu. The other hardened drop (binduḥ) was Kaitabha, who embodied the quality of passion (rajas).
तावभ्यधावतां श्रेष्ठौ तमोरजगुणान्वितौ ।
बलवन्तौ गदाहस्तौ पद्मनालानुसारिणौ ॥२४॥
24. tāvabhyadhāvatāṁ śreṣṭhau tamorajaguṇānvitau ,
balavantau gadāhastau padmanālānusāriṇau.
24. tau abhi adhāvatām śreṣṭhau tamas-rajas-guṇa-anvitau
balavantau gadā-hastau padma-nāla-anusāriṇau
24. tau śreṣṭhau tamas-rajas-guṇa-anvitau balavantau
gadā-hastau padma-nāla-anusāriṇau abhi adhāvatām
24. Those two preeminent beings, endowed with the qualities of ignorance (tamas) and passion (rajas), rushed forth. They were powerful, mace-wielding, and followed the lotus stalk.
ददृशातेऽरविन्दस्थं ब्रह्माणममितप्रभम् ।
सृजन्तं प्रथमं वेदांश्चतुरश्चारुविग्रहान् ॥२५॥
25. dadṛśāte'ravindasthaṁ brahmāṇamamitaprabham ,
sṛjantaṁ prathamaṁ vedāṁścaturaścāruvigrahān.
25. dadṛśāte aravinda-stham brahmāṇam amita-prabham
sṛjantam prathamam vedān caturaḥ cāru-vigrahān
25. tau aravinda-stham amita-prabham brahmāṇam prathamam
caturaḥ cāru-vigrahān vedān sṛjantam dadṛśāte
25. They saw (brahmā), seated on the lotus, whose splendor was immeasurable. He was initially creating the four Vedas, which had beautiful forms.
ततो विग्रहवन्तौ तौ वेदान्दृष्ट्वासुरोत्तमौ ।
सहसा जगृहतुर्वेदान्ब्रह्मणः पश्यतस्तदा ॥२६॥
26. tato vigrahavantau tau vedāndṛṣṭvāsurottamau ,
sahasā jagṛhaturvedānbrahmaṇaḥ paśyatastadā.
26. tataḥ vigrahavantau tau vedān dṛṣṭvā asurottamau
sahasā jagṛhatuḥ vedān brahmaṇaḥ paśyataḥ tadā
26. tataḥ tau vigrahavantau asurottamau vedān dṛṣṭvā
tadā brahmaṇaḥ paśyataḥ sahasā vedān jagṛhatuḥ
26. Then, those two embodied, excellent asuras, having seen the (Vedas), suddenly seized them while (Brahmā) was watching at that time.
अथ तौ दानवश्रेष्ठौ वेदान्गृह्य सनातनान् ।
रसां विविशतुस्तूर्णमुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ ॥२७॥
27. atha tau dānavaśreṣṭhau vedāngṛhya sanātanān ,
rasāṁ viviśatustūrṇamudakpūrve mahodadhau.
27. atha tau dānavaśreṣṭhau vedān gṛhya sanātanān
rasām viviśatuḥ tūrṇam udakpūrve mahodadhau
27. atha tau dānavaśreṣṭhau sanātanān vedān gṛhya
tūrṇam udakpūrve mahodadhau rasām viviśatuḥ
27. Then, those two chief dānavas, having seized the eternal (Vedas), quickly entered the netherworld (Rasā) in the north-eastern great ocean.
ततो हृतेषु वेदेषु ब्रह्मा कश्मलमाविशत् ।
ततो वचनमीशानं प्राह वेदैर्विनाकृतः ॥२८॥
28. tato hṛteṣu vedeṣu brahmā kaśmalamāviśat ,
tato vacanamīśānaṁ prāha vedairvinākṛtaḥ.
28. tataḥ hṛteṣu vedeṣu brahmā kaśmalam āviśat
tataḥ vacanam īśānam prāha vedaiḥ vinākṛtaḥ
28. tataḥ vedeṣu hṛteṣu brahmā kaśmalam āviśat
tataḥ vedaiḥ vinākṛtaḥ īśānam vacanam prāha
28. When the (Vedas) were thus stolen, (Brahmā) was overcome by distress. Then, deprived of the (Vedas), he spoke these words to Īśāna (Śiva).
वेदा मे परमं चक्षुर्वेदा मे परमं बलम् ।
वेदा मे परमं धाम वेदा मे ब्रह्म चोत्तमम् ॥२९॥
29. vedā me paramaṁ cakṣurvedā me paramaṁ balam ,
vedā me paramaṁ dhāma vedā me brahma cottamam.
29. vedāḥ me paramam cakṣuḥ vedāḥ me paramam balam
vedāḥ me paramam dhāma vedāḥ me brahma ca uttamam
29. vedāḥ me paramam cakṣuḥ vedāḥ me paramam balam
vedāḥ me paramam dhāma vedāḥ me uttamam ca brahma
29. The (Vedas) are my supreme eye. The (Vedas) are my supreme strength. The (Vedas) are my supreme abode. And the (Vedas) are my ultimate (brahman).
मम वेदा हृताः सर्वे दानवाभ्यां बलादितः ।
अन्धकारा हि मे लोका जाता वेदैर्विनाकृताः ।
वेदानृते हि किं कुर्यां लोकान्वै स्रष्टुमुद्यतः ॥३०॥
30. mama vedā hṛtāḥ sarve dānavābhyāṁ balāditaḥ ,
andhakārā hi me lokā jātā vedairvinākṛtāḥ ,
vedānṛte hi kiṁ kuryāṁ lokānvai sraṣṭumudyataḥ.
30. mama vedāḥ hṛtāḥ sarve dānavābhyām
balāt itaḥ andhakārāḥ hi me lokāḥ
jātāḥ vedaiḥ vinākṛtāḥ vedān ṛte hi
kim kuryām lokān vai sraṣṭum udyataḥ
30. mama sarve vedāḥ dānavābhyām balāt
itaḥ hṛtāḥ me lokāḥ vedaiḥ
vinākṛtāḥ hi andhakārāḥ jātāḥ vedān
ṛte hi kim vai sraṣṭum udyataḥ kuryām
30. All my Vedas have been forcibly stolen by the two demons. Indeed, my worlds have become enveloped in darkness, deprived of the Vedas. What could I possibly do without the Vedas, especially as I am engaged in creating the worlds?
अहो बत महद्दुःखं वेदनाशनजं मम ।
प्राप्तं दुनोति हृदयं तीव्रशोकाय रन्धयन् ॥३१॥
31. aho bata mahadduḥkhaṁ vedanāśanajaṁ mama ,
prāptaṁ dunoti hṛdayaṁ tīvraśokāya randhayan.
31. aho bata mahat duḥkham vedanāśanajam mama
prāptam dunoti hṛdayam tīvraśokāya randhayan
31. aho bata mama vedanāśanajam mahat duḥkham
prāptam hṛdayam dunoti tīvraśokāya randhayan
31. Oh, alas, a great sorrow, born from the destruction of the Vedas, has fallen upon me. It afflicts my heart, relentlessly subjecting it to intense grief.
को हि शोकार्णवे मग्नं मामितोऽद्य समुद्धरेत् ।
वेदांस्तानानयेन्नष्टान्कस्य चाहं प्रियो भवे ॥३२॥
32. ko hi śokārṇave magnaṁ māmito'dya samuddharet ,
vedāṁstānānayennaṣṭānkasya cāhaṁ priyo bhave.
32. kaḥ hi śokārṇave magnam mām itaḥ adya samuddharet
vedān tān ānayet naṣṭān kasya ca aham priyaḥ bhave
32. kaḥ hi adya itaḥ śokārṇave magnam mām samuddharet kaḥ
tān naṣṭān vedān ānayet ca aham kasya priyaḥ bhave
32. Who indeed will rescue me today, submerged as I am in this ocean of grief? Who will bring back those lost Vedas? And whose beloved will I become?
इत्येवं भाषमाणस्य ब्रह्मणो नृपसत्तम ।
हरेः स्तोत्रार्थमुद्भूता बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतां वर ।
ततो जगौ परं जप्यं साञ्जलिप्रग्रहः प्रभुः ॥३३॥
33. ityevaṁ bhāṣamāṇasya brahmaṇo nṛpasattama ,
hareḥ stotrārthamudbhūtā buddhirbuddhimatāṁ vara ,
tato jagau paraṁ japyaṁ sāñjalipragrahaḥ prabhuḥ.
33. iti evam bhāṣamāṇasya brahmaṇaḥ
nṛpasattama hareḥ stotrārtham udbhūtā
buddhiḥ buddhimatām vara tataḥ jagau
param jāpyam sāñjalipragrahaḥ prabhuḥ
33. nṛpasattama iti evam bhāṣamāṇasya
brahmaṇaḥ hareḥ stotrārtham buddhimatām
vara buddhiḥ udbhūtā tataḥ
sāñjalipragrahaḥ prabhuḥ param jāpyam jagau
33. O best of kings, while Brahmā was speaking in this manner, an intellect, (the finest) among the discerning, arose for the purpose of eulogizing Hari. Thereupon, that lord, with hands respectfully folded (sāñjalipragraha), chanted the supreme mantra (jāpya).
नमस्ते ब्रह्महृदय नमस्ते मम पूर्वज ।
लोकाद्य भुवनश्रेष्ठ सांख्ययोगनिधे विभो ॥३४॥
34. namaste brahmahṛdaya namaste mama pūrvaja ,
lokādya bhuvanaśreṣṭha sāṁkhyayoganidhe vibho.
34. namaḥ te brahmahṛdaya namaḥ te mama pūrvaja
loka ādya bhuvanaśreṣṭha sāṅkhyayogānidhe vibho
34. brahmahṛdaya te namaḥ mama pūrvaja te namaḥ
loka ādya bhuvanaśreṣṭha sāṅkhyayogānidhe vibho
34. Salutations to you, O heart of Brahmā! Salutations to you, my progenitor. O primal source of the worlds, foremost among all beings, O reservoir of Sāṅkhya and Yoga (sāṅkhya, yoga), O all-pervading one!
व्यक्ताव्यक्तकराचिन्त्य क्षेमं पन्थानमास्थित ।
विश्वभुक्सर्वभूतानामन्तरात्मन्नयोनिज ॥३५॥
35. vyaktāvyaktakarācintya kṣemaṁ panthānamāsthita ,
viśvabhuksarvabhūtānāmantarātmannayonija.
35. vyaktāvyaktakara acintya kṣemam panthānam āsthita
viśvabhuk sarvabhūtānām antarātman ayonija
35. vyaktāvyaktakara acintya viśvabhuk sarvabhūtānām
antarātman ayonija kṣemam panthānam āsthita
35. O you who bring forth the manifest and the unmanifest, O inconceivable one, who has taken up the path of welfare. O devourer of all (or sustainer of the universe), the inner self (ātman) of all beings, O unbegotten one!
अहं प्रसादजस्तुभ्यं लोकधाम्ने स्वयंभुवे ।
त्वत्तो मे मानसं जन्म प्रथमं द्विजपूजितम् ॥३६॥
36. ahaṁ prasādajastubhyaṁ lokadhāmne svayaṁbhuve ,
tvatto me mānasaṁ janma prathamaṁ dvijapūjitam.
36. aham prasādajaḥ tubhyam lokadhāmne svayambhuve
tvattaḥ me mānasam janma prathamam dvijapūjitam
36. aham prasādajaḥ tubhyam lokadhāmne svayambhuve
me prathamam mānasam janma dvijapūjitam tvattaḥ
36. I am born from your grace, for you, the self-existent one who is the abode of the worlds. From you was my first mental birth, honored by the twice-born (dvija).
चाक्षुषं वै द्वितीयं मे जन्म चासीत्पुरातनम् ।
त्वत्प्रसादाच्च मे जन्म तृतीयं वाचिकं महत् ॥३७॥
37. cākṣuṣaṁ vai dvitīyaṁ me janma cāsītpurātanam ,
tvatprasādācca me janma tṛtīyaṁ vācikaṁ mahat.
37. cākṣuṣam vai dvitīyam me janma ca āsīt purātanam
tvatprasādāt ca me janma tṛtīyam vācikam mahat
37. me dvitīyam cākṣuṣam janma vai purātanam āsīt ca
tvatprasādāt ca me tṛtīyam vācikam mahat janma
37. And indeed, my second, visual birth was ancient. And by your grace, my third, great, verbal birth also occurred.
त्वत्तः श्रवणजं चापि चतुर्थं जन्म मे विभो ।
नासिक्यं चापि मे जन्म त्वत्तः पञ्चममुच्यते ॥३८॥
38. tvattaḥ śravaṇajaṁ cāpi caturthaṁ janma me vibho ,
nāsikyaṁ cāpi me janma tvattaḥ pañcamamucyate.
38. tvattaḥ śravaṇajam ca api caturtham janma me vibho
nāsikyam ca api me janma tvattaḥ pañcamam ucyate
38. vibho me caturtham janma śravaṇajam tvattaḥ ca api
me pañcamam janma nāsikyam tvattaḥ ca api ucyate
38. O Lord, my fourth birth, the one born from the ear, is from you. And my fifth birth, the one born from the nose, is also said to be from you.
अण्डजं चापि मे जन्म त्वत्तः षष्ठं विनिर्मितम् ।
इदं च सप्तमं जन्म पद्मजं मेऽमितप्रभ ॥३९॥
39. aṇḍajaṁ cāpi me janma tvattaḥ ṣaṣṭhaṁ vinirmitam ,
idaṁ ca saptamaṁ janma padmajaṁ me'mitaprabha.
39. aṇḍajam ca api me janma tvattaḥ ṣaṣṭham vinirmitam
idam ca saptamam janma padmajam me amitaprabha
39. amitaprabha me ṣaṣṭham janma aṇḍajam ca api tvattaḥ
vinirmitam ca idam saptamam janma me padmajam
39. And my sixth birth, the one born from an egg, was fashioned by you. This seventh birth of mine, O being of boundless radiance (amitaprabha), is the one born from a lotus.
सर्गे सर्गे ह्यहं पुत्रस्तव त्रिगुणवर्जितः ।
प्रथितः पुण्डरीकाक्ष प्रधानगुणकल्पितः ॥४०॥
40. sarge sarge hyahaṁ putrastava triguṇavarjitaḥ ,
prathitaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣa pradhānaguṇakalpitaḥ.
40. sarge sarge hi aham putraḥ tava triguṇavarjitaḥ
prathitaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣa pradhānaguṇakalpitaḥ
40. puṇḍarīkākṣa hi sarge sarge aham tava putraḥ
prathitaḥ triguṇavarjitaḥ pradhānaguṇakalpitaḥ
40. Indeed, in every cycle of creation, I am your son, O lotus-eyed one (puṇḍarīkākṣa), who is renowned and free from the three cosmic qualities (guṇa). I am fashioned by the qualities of primordial nature (prakṛti).
त्वमीश्वरस्वभावश्च स्वयंभूः पुरुषोत्तमः ।
त्वया विनिर्मितोऽहं वै वेदचक्षुर्वयोतिगः ॥४१॥
41. tvamīśvarasvabhāvaśca svayaṁbhūḥ puruṣottamaḥ ,
tvayā vinirmito'haṁ vai vedacakṣurvayotigaḥ.
41. tvam īśvarasvabhāvaḥ ca svayaṃbhūḥ puruṣottamaḥ
tvayā vinirmitaḥ aham vai vedacakṣurvayotigaḥ
41. tvam ca īśvarasvabhāvaḥ svayaṃbhūḥ puruṣottamaḥ
vai aham tvayā vinirmitaḥ vedacakṣurvayotigaḥ
41. You are truly of divine nature, self-existent, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣottama). Indeed, I was fashioned by you, whose eyes are the Vedas and who transcends age and time.
ते मे वेदा हृताश्चक्षुरन्धो जातोऽस्मि जागृहि ।
ददस्व चक्षुषी मह्यं प्रियोऽहं ते प्रियोऽसि मे ॥४२॥
42. te me vedā hṛtāścakṣurandho jāto'smi jāgṛhi ,
dadasva cakṣuṣī mahyaṁ priyo'haṁ te priyo'si me.
42. te me vedāḥ hṛtāḥ cakṣuḥ andhaḥ jātaḥ asmi jāgṛhi
dadasva cakṣuṣī mahyam priyaḥ aham te priyaḥ asi me
42. te me vedāḥ hṛtāḥ cakṣuḥ andhaḥ jātaḥ asmi jāgṛhi
mahyam cakṣuṣī dadasva aham te priyaḥ me priyaḥ asi
42. Those sacred texts (Vedas) of mine have been stolen, and I have become blind. Awaken! Please restore my two eyes to me. I am dear to you, and you are dear to me.
एवं स्तुतः स भगवान्पुरुषः सर्वतोमुखः ।
जहौ निद्रामथ तदा वेदकार्यार्थमुद्यतः ।
ऐश्वरेण प्रयोगेण द्वितीयां तनुमास्थितः ॥४३॥
43. evaṁ stutaḥ sa bhagavānpuruṣaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ ,
jahau nidrāmatha tadā vedakāryārthamudyataḥ ,
aiśvareṇa prayogeṇa dvitīyāṁ tanumāsthitaḥ.
43. evam stutaḥ saḥ bhagavān puruṣaḥ
sarvatomukhaḥ jahau nidrām atha tadā
vedakāryārtham udyataḥ aiśvareṇa
prayogeṇa dvitīyām tanum āsthitaḥ
43. evam stutaḥ saḥ bhagavān puruṣaḥ
sarvatomukhaḥ atha tadā vedakāryārtham
udyataḥ nidrām jahau aiśvareṇa
prayogeṇa dvitīyām tanum āsthitaḥ
43. Thus praised, that all-faced divine being (Puruṣa) then awoke from his sleep, ready for the task concerning the sacred texts (Vedas). By his divine power, he assumed a second body.
सुनासिकेन कायेन भूत्वा चन्द्रप्रभस्तदा ।
कृत्वा हयशिरः शुभ्रं वेदानामालयं प्रभुः ॥४४॥
44. sunāsikena kāyena bhūtvā candraprabhastadā ,
kṛtvā hayaśiraḥ śubhraṁ vedānāmālayaṁ prabhuḥ.
44. sunāsikena kāyena bhūtvā candraprabhaḥ tadā
kṛtvā hayaśiraḥ śubhram vedānām ālayam prabhuḥ
44. tadā prabhuḥ vedānām ālayam sunāsikena kāyena
bhūtvā candraprabhaḥ śubhram hayaśiraḥ kṛtvā
44. Then, the Lord (Prabhu), the abode of the sacred texts (Vedas), appeared with a beautifully shaped body, luminous like the moon, and having taken on a radiant horse's head.
तस्य मूर्धा समभवद्द्यौः सनक्षत्रतारका ।
केशाश्चास्याभवन्दीर्घा रवेरंशुसमप्रभाः ॥४५॥
45. tasya mūrdhā samabhavaddyauḥ sanakṣatratārakā ,
keśāścāsyābhavandīrghā raveraṁśusamaprabhāḥ.
45. tasya mūrdhā samabhavat dyauḥ sanakṣatratārakā
keśāḥ ca asya abhavan dīrghāḥ raveḥ aṃśusamaprabhāḥ
45. tasya mūrdhā sanakṣatratārakā dyauḥ samabhavat asya
keśāḥ ca dīrghāḥ raveḥ aṃśusamaprabhāḥ abhavan
45. His head became the sky, complete with constellations and stars. And his hairs became long, shining with the brilliance of the sun's rays.
कर्णावाकाशपाताले ललाटं भूतधारिणी ।
गङ्गा सरस्वती पुण्या भ्रुवावास्तां महानदी ॥४६॥
46. karṇāvākāśapātāle lalāṭaṁ bhūtadhāriṇī ,
gaṅgā sarasvatī puṇyā bhruvāvāstāṁ mahānadī.
46. karṇau ākāśapātāle lalāṭaṃ bhūtadhāriṇī
gaṅgā sarasvatī puṇyā bhruvau āstāṃ mahānadī
46. karṇau ākāśapātāle; lalāṭaṃ bhūtadhāriṇī;
puṇyā gaṅgā sarasvatī mahānadī bhruvau āstāṃ
46. The ears represent the sky and the netherworld; the forehead is the Earth, the supporter of all beings (bhūtadhāriṇī). The sacred Gaṅgā and Sarasvatī are the great rivers that form the eyebrows.
चक्षुषी सोमसूर्यौ ते नासा संध्या पुनः स्मृता ।
ओंकारस्त्वथ संस्कारो विद्युज्जिह्वा च निर्मिता ॥४७॥
47. cakṣuṣī somasūryau te nāsā saṁdhyā punaḥ smṛtā ,
oṁkārastvatha saṁskāro vidyujjihvā ca nirmitā.
47. cakṣuṣī somasūryau te nāsā saṃdhyā punaḥ smṛtā
oṃkāraḥ tu atha saṃskāraḥ vidyut jihvā ca nirmitā
47. te cakṣuṣī somasūryau; nāsā punaḥ saṃdhyā smṛtā;
atha tu oṃkāraḥ saṃskāraḥ; ca jihvā vidyut nirmitā
47. Your eyes are the moon and the sun. Your nose is regarded as the twilight (saṃdhyā). Furthermore, the sacred syllable Om (oṃkāra) is the purifying rite (saṃskāra), and the tongue was formed from lightning.
दन्ताश्च पितरो राजन्सोमपा इति विश्रुताः ।
गोलोको ब्रह्मलोकश्च ओष्ठावास्तां महात्मनः ।
ग्रीवा चास्याभवद्राजन्कालरात्रिर्गुणोत्तरा ॥४८॥
48. dantāśca pitaro rājansomapā iti viśrutāḥ ,
goloko brahmalokaśca oṣṭhāvāstāṁ mahātmanaḥ ,
grīvā cāsyābhavadrājankālarātrirguṇottarā.
48. dantāḥ ca pitaraḥ rājan somapāḥ iti
viśrutāḥ golokaḥ brahmalokaḥ ca
oṣṭhau āstāṃ mahātmanaḥ grīvā ca asya
abhavat rājan kālarātriḥ guṇottarā
48. rājan dantāḥ ca somapāḥ iti viśrutāḥ
pitaraḥ; mahātmanaḥ oṣṭhau golokaḥ
ca brahmalokaḥ āstāṃ; ca rājan asya
grīvā guṇottarā kālarātriḥ abhavat
48. O King, the teeth are the renowned ancestors (pitṛs), known as the drinkers of Soma. The lips of that great being (mahātman) are Goloka and Brahmaloka. And, O King, his neck became Kālarātri, excelling in qualities.
एतद्धयशिरः कृत्वा नानामूर्तिभिरावृतम् ।
अन्तर्दधे स विश्वेशो विवेश च रसां प्रभुः ॥४९॥
49. etaddhayaśiraḥ kṛtvā nānāmūrtibhirāvṛtam ,
antardadhe sa viśveśo viveśa ca rasāṁ prabhuḥ.
49. etat hayaśiraḥ kṛtvā nānāmūrtibhiḥ āvṛtam
antardadhe saḥ viśveśaḥ viveśa ca rasām prabhuḥ
49. saḥ prabhuḥ viśveśaḥ etat nānāmūrtibhiḥ āvṛtam
hayaśiraḥ kṛtvā antardadhe ca rasām viveśa
49. Having assumed this horse-head (hayaśira) form, which was encompassed by various other manifestations, that Lord of the Universe (viśveśa) then disappeared and, as the supreme lord (prabhu), entered the netherworld (rasā).
रसां पुनः प्रविष्टश्च योगं परममास्थितः ।
शैक्षं स्वरं समास्थाय ओमिति प्रासृजत्स्वरम् ॥५०॥
50. rasāṁ punaḥ praviṣṭaśca yogaṁ paramamāsthitaḥ ,
śaikṣaṁ svaraṁ samāsthāya omiti prāsṛjatsvaram.
50. rasām punaḥ praviṣṭaḥ ca yogam paramam āsthitaḥ
śaikṣam svaram samāsthāya om iti prāsṛjat svaram
50. punaḥ rasām praviṣṭaḥ ca paramam yogam āsthitaḥ
śaikṣam svaram samāsthāya om iti svaram prāsṛjat
50. Having again entered the netherworld (rasā) and firmly established in supreme meditative absorption (yoga), he then manifested the sound 'Om,' having resorted to the śaikṣa tone.
स स्वरः सानुनादी च सर्वगः स्निग्ध एव च ।
बभूवान्तर्महीभूतः सर्वभूतगुणोदितः ॥५१॥
51. sa svaraḥ sānunādī ca sarvagaḥ snigdha eva ca ,
babhūvāntarmahībhūtaḥ sarvabhūtaguṇoditaḥ.
51. saḥ svaraḥ sānunādī ca sarvagaḥ snigdhaḥ eva
ca babhūva antarmahībhūtaḥ sarvabhūtaguṇoditaḥ
51. saḥ svaraḥ sānunādī ca sarvagaḥ snigdhaḥ eva
ca antarmahībhūtaḥ sarvabhūtaguṇoditaḥ babhūva
51. That sound (Om) was resonant, all-pervading, and smooth. It became inherent within the great earth, having manifested from the fundamental qualities of all beings.
ततस्तावसुरौ कृत्वा वेदान्समयबन्धनान् ।
रसातले विनिक्षिप्य यतः शब्दस्ततो द्रुतौ ॥५२॥
52. tatastāvasurau kṛtvā vedānsamayabandhanān ,
rasātale vinikṣipya yataḥ śabdastato drutau.
52. tataḥ tāu asurau kṛtvā vedān samayabandhanān
rasātale vinikṣipya yataḥ śabdaḥ tataḥ drutau
52. tataḥ tāu asurau vedān samayabandhanān kṛtvā
rasātale vinikṣipya yataḥ śabdaḥ tataḥ drutau
52. Then, those two asuras, having taken the Vedas and bound them by their own restrictive power, deposited them in the netherworld (rasātala). From where the sound (Om) originated, they swiftly fled.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजन्देवो हयशिरोधरः ।
जग्राह वेदानखिलान्रसातलगतान्हरिः ।
प्रादाच्च ब्रह्मणे भूयस्ततः स्वां प्रकृतिं गतः ॥५३॥
53. etasminnantare rājandevo hayaśirodharaḥ ,
jagrāha vedānakhilānrasātalagatānhariḥ ,
prādācca brahmaṇe bhūyastataḥ svāṁ prakṛtiṁ gataḥ.
53. etasmin antare rājan devaḥ
hayaśirasdharaḥ jagrāha vedān akhilān
rasātalagatān hariḥ prādāt ca brahmaṇe
bhūyaḥ tataḥ svām prakṛtim gataḥ
53. rājan etasmin antare hariḥ devaḥ
hayaśirasdharaḥ rasātalagatān akhilān
vedān jagrāha ca brahmaṇe bhūyaḥ
prādāt tataḥ svām prakṛtim gataḥ
53. O King, at this very moment, Lord Hari, appearing as the horse-headed deity (Hayagrīva), seized all the Vedas that had descended to the netherworld (rasātala). He then restored them to Brahmā and subsequently returned to his own original form (prakṛti).
स्थापयित्वा हयशिर उदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ ।
वेदानामालयश्चापि बभूवाश्वशिरास्ततः ॥५४॥
54. sthāpayitvā hayaśira udakpūrve mahodadhau ,
vedānāmālayaścāpi babhūvāśvaśirāstataḥ.
54. sthāpayitvā hayaśiraḥ udakpūrve mahodadhau |
vedānām ālayaḥ ca api babhūva aśvaśirāḥ tataḥ
54. tataḥ udakpūrve mahodadhau hayaśiraḥ sthāpayitvā,
vedānām ālayaḥ ca api aśvaśirāḥ babhūva.
54. Having established the horse-head (form of the deity) in the north-eastern part of the great ocean, the horse-headed one (Hayagrīva) then became the repository of the Vedas as well.
अथ किंचिदपश्यन्तौ दानवौ मधुकैटभौ ।
पुनराजग्मतुस्तत्र वेगितौ पश्यतां च तौ ।
यत्र वेदा विनिक्षिप्तास्तत्स्थानं शून्यमेव च ॥५५॥
55. atha kiṁcidapaśyantau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau ,
punarājagmatustatra vegitau paśyatāṁ ca tau ,
yatra vedā vinikṣiptāstatsthānaṁ śūnyameva ca.
55. atha kiñcit apaśyantau dānavau
madhukaiṭabhau | punaḥ ājagmatuḥ tatra
vegitau paśyatām ca tau | yatra vedāḥ
vinikṣiptāḥ tat sthānam śūnyam eva ca
55. atha kiñcit apaśyantau,
vegitau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau punaḥ tatra ājagmatuḥ.
tau ca paśyatām,
yatra vedāḥ vinikṣiptāḥ tat sthānam eva śūnyam (āsīt).
55. Then the two demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, perceiving nothing (of the Vedas), swiftly returned there. And as they looked, that place where the Vedas had been deposited was indeed empty.
तत उत्तममास्थाय वेगं बलवतां वरौ ।
पुनरुत्तस्थतुः शीघ्रं रसानामालयात्तदा ।
ददृशाते च पुरुषं तमेवादिकरं प्रभुम् ॥५६॥
56. tata uttamamāsthāya vegaṁ balavatāṁ varau ,
punaruttasthatuḥ śīghraṁ rasānāmālayāttadā ,
dadṛśāte ca puruṣaṁ tamevādikaraṁ prabhum.
56. tataḥ uttamam āsthāya vegam balavatām
varau | punaḥ uttasthatuḥ śīghram
rasānām ālayāt tadā | dadṛśāte
ca puruṣam tam eva ādikaram prabhum
56. tataḥ balavatām varau tau (madhukaiṭabhau) uttamam vegam āsthāya,
punaḥ rasānām ālayāt śīghram uttasthatuḥ.
tadā ca tau tam eva ādikaram prabhum puruṣam dadṛśāte.
56. Then those two, pre-eminent among the powerful, having assumed great speed, swiftly rose again from the abode of the lower realms. And at that time, they saw that very cosmic person (puruṣa), the primal creator, the Lord.
श्वेतं चन्द्रविशुद्धाभमनिरुद्धतनौ स्थितम् ।
भूयोऽप्यमितविक्रान्तं निद्रायोगमुपागतम् ॥५७॥
57. śvetaṁ candraviśuddhābhamaniruddhatanau sthitam ,
bhūyo'pyamitavikrāntaṁ nidrāyogamupāgatam.
57. śvetam candraviśuddhābham aniruddhatanau sthitam
| bhūyaḥ api amitavikrāntam nidrāyogam upāgatam
57. saḥ (puruṣaḥ) śvetam,
candraviśuddhābham,
aniruddhatanau sthitam,
bhūyaḥ api amitavikrāntam (san),
nidrāyogam upāgatam (āsīt).
57. He was white, radiant like the pure moon, situated within the form of Aniruddha, and although of boundless valor, he had entered into the state of yogic sleep (nidrāyoga).
आत्मप्रमाणरचिते अपामुपरि कल्पिते ।
शयने नागभोगाढ्ये ज्वालामालासमावृते ॥५८॥
58. ātmapramāṇaracite apāmupari kalpite ,
śayane nāgabhogāḍhye jvālāmālāsamāvṛte.
58. ātmapramāṇaracite apām upari kalpite
śayane nāgabhogāḍhye jvālāmālāsamāvṛte
58. śayane apām upari ātmapramāṇaracite
nāgabhogāḍhye jvālāmālāsamāvṛte
58. Upon a bed, created according to his own measure, placed above the waters, adorned with serpent coils and enveloped by garlands of flames.
निष्कल्मषेण सत्त्वेन संपन्नं रुचिरप्रभम् ।
तं दृष्ट्वा दानवेन्द्रौ तौ महाहासममुञ्चताम् ॥५९॥
59. niṣkalmaṣeṇa sattvena saṁpannaṁ ruciraprabham ,
taṁ dṛṣṭvā dānavendrau tau mahāhāsamamuñcatām.
59. niṣkalmaṣeṇa sattvena sampannaṃ ruciraprabham
taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavendrau tau mahāhāsam amuñcatām
59. tau dānavendrau niṣkalmaṣeṇa sattvena sampannaṃ
ruciraprabham taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāhāsam amuñcatām
59. Having seen him, who was endowed with sinless purity (sattva) and possessed a beautiful radiance, those two great lords of the dānavas let out a mighty laugh.
ऊचतुश्च समाविष्टौ रजसा तमसा च तौ ।
अयं स पुरुषः श्वेतः शेते निद्रामुपागतः ॥६०॥
60. ūcatuśca samāviṣṭau rajasā tamasā ca tau ,
ayaṁ sa puruṣaḥ śvetaḥ śete nidrāmupāgataḥ.
60. ūcatuḥ ca samāviṣṭau rajasā tamasā ca tau
ayam saḥ puruṣaḥ śvetaḥ śete nidrām upāgataḥ
60. tau rajasā ca tamasā ca samāviṣṭau ūcatuḥ ca
ayam saḥ śvetaḥ puruṣaḥ nidrām upāgataḥ śete
60. And those two, overcome by passion (rajas) and darkness (tamas), said: 'This is that white cosmic person (puruṣa) who lies sleeping, having succumbed to slumber.'
अनेन नूनं वेदानां कृतमाहरणं रसात् ।
कस्यैष को नु खल्वेष किं च स्वपिति भोगवान् ॥६१॥
61. anena nūnaṁ vedānāṁ kṛtamāharaṇaṁ rasāt ,
kasyaiṣa ko nu khalveṣa kiṁ ca svapiti bhogavān.
61. anena nūnaṃ vedānāṃ kṛtam āharaṇaṃ rasāt kasya
eṣaḥ kaḥ nu khalu eṣaḥ kim ca svapiti bhogavān
61. anena nūnaṃ rasāt vedānāṃ āharaṇaṃ kṛtam eṣaḥ kasya
? eṣaḥ nu khalu kaḥ ? ca bhogavān kim svapiti ?
61. Surely, it is by him that the Vedic texts (vedas) have been seized from the depths. Whose is this one? Who, indeed, is he? And why does he, the one with serpent coils, sleep?
इत्युच्चारितवाक्यौ तौ बोधयामासतुर्हरिम् ।
युद्धार्थिनौ तु विज्ञाय विबुद्धः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥६२॥
62. ityuccāritavākyau tau bodhayāmāsaturharim ,
yuddhārthinau tu vijñāya vibuddhaḥ puruṣottamaḥ.
62. iti uccāritavākyau tau bodhayāmāsatuḥ harim
yuddhārthinau tu vijñāya vibuddhaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
62. tau iti uccāritavākyau harim bodhayāmāsatuḥ
puruṣottamaḥ tu yuddhārthinau vijñāya vibuddhaḥ
62. Having spoken these words, those two awakened Hari. The supreme person (puruṣottama), indeed, upon realizing that they desired battle, became fully awake.
निरीक्ष्य चासुरेन्द्रौ तौ ततो युद्धे मनो दधे ।
अथ युद्धं समभवत्तयोर्नारायणस्य च ॥६३॥
63. nirīkṣya cāsurendrau tau tato yuddhe mano dadhe ,
atha yuddhaṁ samabhavattayornārāyaṇasya ca.
63. nirīkṣya ca asurendrau tau tataḥ yuddhe manaḥ
dadhe atha yuddham samabhavat tayoḥ nārāyaṇasya ca
63. ca tau asurendrau nirīkṣya tataḥ yuddhe manaḥ dadhe.
atha tayoḥ nārāyaṇasya ca yuddham samabhavat.
63. Observing those two lords of asuras, he then set his mind on battle. Subsequently, a battle occurred between them and Narayana.
रजस्तमोविष्टतनू तावुभौ मधुकैटभौ ।
ब्रह्मणोपचितिं कुर्वञ्जघान मधुसूदनः ॥६४॥
64. rajastamoviṣṭatanū tāvubhau madhukaiṭabhau ,
brahmaṇopacitiṁ kurvañjaghāna madhusūdanaḥ.
64. rajastamoviṣṭatanū tau ubhau madhukaiṭabhau
brahmaṇaḥ upacitim kurvan jaghāna madhusūdanaḥ
64. madhusūdanaḥ rajastamoviṣṭatanū tau ubhau madhukaiṭabhau brahmaṇaḥ upacitim kurvan jaghāna.
64. Madhusūdana slew both Madhu and Kaitabha - those two whose bodies were imbued with the qualities of passion and inertia - thereby benefiting Brahma.
ततस्तयोर्वधेनाशु वेदापहरणेन च ।
शोकापनयनं चक्रे ब्रह्मणः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥६५॥
65. tatastayorvadhenāśu vedāpaharaṇena ca ,
śokāpanayanaṁ cakre brahmaṇaḥ puruṣottamaḥ.
65. tataḥ tayoḥ vadhena āśu vedāpaharaṇena ca
śokāpanayanam cakre brahmaṇaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
65. tataḥ puruṣottamaḥ tayoḥ vadhena ca vedāpaharaṇena āśu brahmaṇaḥ śokāpanayanam cakre.
65. Then, by the swift slaying of those two and by the recovery of the Vedas, the supreme person (puruṣottama) removed Brahma's sorrow.
ततः परिवृतो ब्रह्मा हतारिर्वेदसत्कृतः ।
निर्ममे स तदा लोकान्कृत्स्नान्स्थावरजङ्गमान् ॥६६॥
66. tataḥ parivṛto brahmā hatārirvedasatkṛtaḥ ,
nirmame sa tadā lokānkṛtsnānsthāvarajaṅgamān.
66. tataḥ parivṛtaḥ brahmā hatāriḥ vedasat-kṛtaḥ
nirmame saḥ tadā lokān kṛtsnān sthāvarajaṅgamān
66. tataḥ hatāriḥ vedasat-kṛtaḥ parivṛtaḥ saḥ brahmā
tadā kṛtsnān sthāvarajaṅgamān lokān nirmame
66. Then, (lord) Brahmā, honored by the Vedas and with his enemies slain, created all the worlds, both animate and inanimate.
दत्त्वा पितामहायाग्र्यां बुद्धिं लोकविसर्गिकीम् ।
तत्रैवान्तर्दधे देवो यत एवागतो हरिः ॥६७॥
67. dattvā pitāmahāyāgryāṁ buddhiṁ lokavisargikīm ,
tatraivāntardadhe devo yata evāgato hariḥ.
67. dattvā pitāmahāya agryām buddhim lokavisargikīm
tatra eva antardadhe devaḥ yataḥ eva āgataḥ hariḥ
67. pitāmahāya agryām lokavisargikīm buddhim dattvā,
devaḥ hariḥ yataḥ eva āgataḥ,
tatra eva antardadhe
67. Having bestowed upon the grandfather (Brahmā) the supreme intellect for the creation of worlds, the god Hari (Viṣṇu) then vanished right there, from the very place he had appeared.
तौ दानवौ हरिर्हत्वा कृत्वा हयशिरस्तनुम् ।
पुनः प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थं तामेव विदधे तनुम् ॥६८॥
68. tau dānavau harirhatvā kṛtvā hayaśirastanum ,
punaḥ pravṛttidharmārthaṁ tāmeva vidadhe tanum.
68. tau dānavau hariḥ hatvā kṛtvā hayaśirastanum
punaḥ pravṛttidharmārtham tām eva vidadhe tanum
68. hariḥ tau dānavau hatvā,
hayaśirastanum kṛtvā,
punaḥ pravṛttidharmārtham tām eva tanum vidadhe
68. Hari (Viṣṇu), having slain those two Dānavas and (originally) having assumed the form of Hayagrīva (a body with a horse's head), again manifested that very form for the sake of (maintaining) the natural law (dharma) of cosmic activity.
एवमेष महाभागो बभूवाश्वशिरा हरिः ।
पौराणमेतदाख्यातं रूपं वरदमैश्वरम् ॥६९॥
69. evameṣa mahābhāgo babhūvāśvaśirā hariḥ ,
paurāṇametadākhyātaṁ rūpaṁ varadamaiśvaram.
69. evam eṣaḥ mahābhāgaḥ babhūva aśvaśirāḥ hariḥ
paurāṇam etat ākhyātam rūpam varadam aiśvaram
69. evam eṣaḥ mahābhāgaḥ hariḥ aśvaśirāḥ babhūva.
etat paurāṇam varadam aiśvaram rūpam ākhyātam.
69. Thus, this glorious Hari (Viṣṇu) became the horse-headed (Hayagrīva). This is described as the ancient, boon-bestowing, divine form of the Lord.
यो ह्येतद्ब्राह्मणो नित्यं शृणुयाद्धारयेत वा ।
न तस्याध्ययनं नाशमुपगच्छेत्कदाचन ॥७०॥
70. yo hyetadbrāhmaṇo nityaṁ śṛṇuyāddhārayeta vā ,
na tasyādhyayanaṁ nāśamupagacchetkadācana.
70. yaḥ hi etat brāhmaṇaḥ nityam śṛṇuyāt dhārayeta
vā na tasya adhyayanam nāśam upagacchet kadācana
70. yaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ etat nityam śṛṇuyāt vā dhārayeta,
tasya adhyayanam kadācana nāśam na upagacchet
70. A brahmin who constantly listens to or retains this sacred knowledge (brahman), his study will never be lost.
आराध्य तपसोग्रेण देवं हयशिरोधरम् ।
पाञ्चालेन क्रमः प्राप्तो रामेण पथि देशिते ॥७१॥
71. ārādhya tapasogreṇa devaṁ hayaśirodharam ,
pāñcālena kramaḥ prāpto rāmeṇa pathi deśite.
71. ārādhya tapasā ugreṇa devam hayaśirodharam
pāñcālena kramaḥ prāptaḥ rāmeṇa pathi deśite
71. ugreṇa tapasā hayaśirodharam devam ārādhya,
rāmeṇa pathi deśite,
pāñcālena kramaḥ prāptaḥ
71. Having worshipped the horse-headed god with intense ascetic practice (tapas), Pañcāla attained the succession, as the path was indicated by Rāma.
एतद्धयशिरो राजन्नाख्यानं तव कीर्तितम् ।
पुराणं वेदसमितं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥७२॥
72. etaddhayaśiro rājannākhyānaṁ tava kīrtitam ,
purāṇaṁ vedasamitaṁ yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi.
72. etat hayaśiraḥ rājan ākhyānam tava kīrtitam
purāṇam vedasamitam yat mām tvam paripṛcchasi
72. rājan,
yat tvam mām paripṛcchasi,
etat hayaśiraḥ ākhyānam tava kīrtitam purāṇam vedasamitam
72. O King, this narrative of Hayashiras, which is an ancient text (purāṇa) considered equal to the Vedas, has been recounted to you, about which you asked me.
यां यामिच्छेत्तनुं देवः कर्तुं कार्यविधौ क्वचित् ।
तां तां कुर्याद्विकुर्वाणः स्वयमात्मानमात्मना ॥७३॥
73. yāṁ yāmicchettanuṁ devaḥ kartuṁ kāryavidhau kvacit ,
tāṁ tāṁ kuryādvikurvāṇaḥ svayamātmānamātmanā.
73. yām yām icchet tanum devaḥ kartum kāryavidhau kvacit
tām tām kuryāt vikurvāṇaḥ svayam ātmānam ātmanā
73. kvacit kāryavidhau devaḥ yām yām tanum kartum icchet,
vikurvāṇaḥ svayam ātmānam ātmanā tām tām kuryāt
73. Whatever form the deity wishes to assume for the purpose of a task, he creates that very form, transforming himself by his own self (ātman).
एष वेदनिधिः श्रीमानेष वै तपसो निधिः ।
एष योगश्च सांख्यं च ब्रह्म चाग्र्यं हरिर्विभुः ॥७४॥
74. eṣa vedanidhiḥ śrīmāneṣa vai tapaso nidhiḥ ,
eṣa yogaśca sāṁkhyaṁ ca brahma cāgryaṁ harirvibhuḥ.
74. eṣaḥ vedanidhiḥ śrīmān eṣaḥ vai tapasaḥ nidhiḥ | eṣaḥ
yogaḥ ca sāṃkhyam ca brahma ca agryam hariḥ vibhuḥ
74. This glorious [Hari] is the treasury of all Vedic knowledge, and indeed, the treasury of all spiritual austerities (tapas). This Hari, the all-pervading Lord, is also the meditative union (yoga), the analytical philosophy (Sāṃkhya), and the foremost ultimate reality (brahman).
नारायणपरा वेदा यज्ञा नारायणात्मकाः ।
तपो नारायणपरं नारायणपरा गतिः ॥७५॥
75. nārāyaṇaparā vedā yajñā nārāyaṇātmakāḥ ,
tapo nārāyaṇaparaṁ nārāyaṇaparā gatiḥ.
75. nārāyaṇaparāḥ vedāḥ yajñāḥ nārāyaṇātmakāḥ
| tapaḥ nārāyaṇaparam nārāyaṇaparā gatiḥ
75. The Vedas are dedicated to Nārāyaṇa; the Vedic rituals (yajña) are fundamentally rooted in Nārāyaṇa. All spiritual austerities (tapas) are dedicated to Nārāyaṇa, and Nārāyaṇa is the supreme spiritual destination (gati).
नारायणपरं सत्यमृतं नारायणात्मकम् ।
नारायणपरो धर्मः पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभः ॥७६॥
76. nārāyaṇaparaṁ satyamṛtaṁ nārāyaṇātmakam ,
nārāyaṇaparo dharmaḥ punarāvṛttidurlabhaḥ.
76. nārāyaṇaparam satyam ṛtam nārāyaṇātmakam |
nārāyaṇaparaḥ dharmaḥ punarāvṛttidurlabhaḥ
76. Truth (satya) is dedicated to Nārāyaṇa, and the cosmic order (ṛta) is intrinsically Nārāyaṇa. The natural law (dharma) that is dedicated to Nārāyaṇa is [the path] from which repeated return (punarāvṛtti) [to the cycle of existence] is difficult to attain.
प्रवृत्तिलक्षणश्चैव धर्मो नारायणात्मकः ।
नारायणात्मको गन्धो भूमौ श्रेष्ठतमः स्मृतः ॥७७॥
77. pravṛttilakṣaṇaścaiva dharmo nārāyaṇātmakaḥ ,
nārāyaṇātmako gandho bhūmau śreṣṭhatamaḥ smṛtaḥ.
77. pravṛttilakṣaṇaḥ ca eva dharmaḥ nārāyaṇātmakaḥ |
nārāyaṇātmakaḥ gandhaḥ bhūmau śreṣṭhatamaḥ smṛtaḥ
77. And indeed, the natural law (dharma) characterized by [the path of] active engagement (pravṛtti) is also intrinsically Nārāyaṇa. The finest fragrance (gandha) on earth, which is intrinsically Nārāyaṇa, is considered the most excellent.
अपां चैव गुणो राजन्रसो नारायणात्मकः ।
ज्योतिषां च गुणो रूपं स्मृतं नारायणात्मकम् ॥७८॥
78. apāṁ caiva guṇo rājanraso nārāyaṇātmakaḥ ,
jyotiṣāṁ ca guṇo rūpaṁ smṛtaṁ nārāyaṇātmakam.
78. apām ca eva guṇaḥ rājan rasaḥ nārāyaṇātmakaḥ |
jyotiṣām ca guṇaḥ rūpam smṛtam nārāyaṇātmakam
78. rājan apām ca eva guṇaḥ rasaḥ nārāyaṇātmakaḥ
jyotiṣām ca guṇaḥ rūpam nārāyaṇātmakam smṛtam
78. O king, the quality of waters, which is taste, is indeed inherent to Nārāyaṇa. Similarly, the quality of lights, which is form, is understood to be inherent to Nārāyaṇa.
नारायणात्मकश्चापि स्पर्शो वायुगुणः स्मृतः ।
नारायणात्मकश्चापि शब्द आकाशसंभवः ॥७९॥
79. nārāyaṇātmakaścāpi sparśo vāyuguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ,
nārāyaṇātmakaścāpi śabda ākāśasaṁbhavaḥ.
79. nārāyaṇātmakaḥ ca api sparśaḥ vāyu-guṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
| nārāyaṇātmakaḥ ca api śabdaḥ ākāśa-saṃbhavaḥ
79. sparśaḥ vāyu-guṇaḥ nārāyaṇātmakaḥ ca api smṛtaḥ
śabdaḥ ākāśa-saṃbhavaḥ nārāyaṇātmakaḥ ca api
79. Furthermore, touch, the quality of air, is considered inherent to Nārāyaṇa. Similarly, sound, which originates from space, is also inherent to Nārāyaṇa.
मनश्चापि ततो भूतमव्यक्तगुणलक्षणम् ।
नारायणपरः कालो ज्योतिषामयनं च यत् ॥८०॥
80. manaścāpi tato bhūtamavyaktaguṇalakṣaṇam ,
nārāyaṇaparaḥ kālo jyotiṣāmayanaṁ ca yat.
80. manaḥ ca api tataḥ bhūtam avyakta-guṇa-lakṣaṇam
| nārāyaṇa-paraḥ kālaḥ jyotiṣām ayanam ca yat
80. tataḥ manaḥ ca api avyakta-guṇa-lakṣaṇam bhūtam
kālaḥ nārāyaṇa-paraḥ ca yat jyotiṣām ayanam
80. And from that (principle), the mind (manas) emerged, characterized by its unmanifest qualities. Time (kāla), which is supremely devoted to Nārāyaṇa, and which is the course of all luminous bodies, is also Nārāyaṇa.
नारायणपरा कीर्तिः श्रीश्च लक्ष्मीश्च देवताः ।
नारायणपरं सांख्यं योगो नारायणात्मकः ॥८१॥
81. nārāyaṇaparā kīrtiḥ śrīśca lakṣmīśca devatāḥ ,
nārāyaṇaparaṁ sāṁkhyaṁ yogo nārāyaṇātmakaḥ.
81. nārāyaṇa-parā kīrtiḥ śrīḥ ca lakṣmīḥ ca devatāḥ
| nārāyaṇa-param sāṃkhyam yogaḥ nārāyaṇātmakaḥ
81. kīrtiḥ ca śrīḥ ca lakṣmīḥ devatāḥ ca nārāyaṇa-parā
sāṃkhyam nārāyaṇa-param yogaḥ nārāyaṇātmakaḥ
81. Fame, along with the goddesses Śrī and Lakṣmī, is supremely devoted to Nārāyaṇa. The Sāṃkhya philosophy is focused on Nārāyaṇa, and spiritual discipline (yoga) is inherent to Nārāyaṇa.
कारणं पुरुषो येषां प्रधानं चापि कारणम् ।
स्वभावश्चैव कर्माणि दैवं येषां च कारणम् ॥८२॥
82. kāraṇaṁ puruṣo yeṣāṁ pradhānaṁ cāpi kāraṇam ,
svabhāvaścaiva karmāṇi daivaṁ yeṣāṁ ca kāraṇam.
82. kāraṇam puruṣaḥ yeṣām pradhānam ca api kāraṇam
svabhāvaḥ ca eva karmāṇi daivam yeṣām ca kāraṇam
82. yeṣām puruṣaḥ kāraṇam,
ca api pradhānam kāraṇam; ca eva svabhāvaḥ karmāṇi,
ca yeṣām daivam kāraṇam.
82. For those for whom the cosmic person (puruṣa) is the cause, and for whom the primal nature (pradhāna) is also the cause; and for those for whom one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva), actions (karma), and fate are also the cause.
पञ्चकारणसंख्यातो निष्ठा सर्वत्र वै हरिः ।
तत्त्वं जिज्ञासमानानां हेतुभिः सर्वतोमुखैः ॥८३॥
83. pañcakāraṇasaṁkhyāto niṣṭhā sarvatra vai hariḥ ,
tattvaṁ jijñāsamānānāṁ hetubhiḥ sarvatomukhaiḥ.
83. pañcakāraṇasaṃkhyātaḥ niṣṭhā sarvatra vai hariḥ
tattvam jijñāsamānānām hetubhiḥ sarvatomukhaiḥ
83. pañcakāraṇasaṃkhyātaḥ api,
sarvatra vai hariḥ niṣṭhā (asti); sarvatomukhaiḥ hetubhiḥ tattvam jijñāsamānānām.
83. Even when considering the enumeration of five causes, Hari is indeed the ultimate conclusion everywhere for those who seek the truth (tattva) with all-encompassing arguments.
तत्त्वमेको महायोगी हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः ।
सब्रह्मकानां लोकानामृषीणां च महात्मनाम् ॥८४॥
84. tattvameko mahāyogī harirnārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ ,
sabrahmakānāṁ lokānāmṛṣīṇāṁ ca mahātmanām.
84. tattvam ekaḥ mahāyogī hariḥ nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ
sabrahmakānām lokānām ṛṣīṇām ca mahātmanām
84. ekaḥ tattvam mahāyogī hariḥ nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ (asti); sabrahmakānām lokānām ca mahātmanām ṛṣīṇām (api saḥ).
84. The one ultimate reality (tattva) is the great master of yoga (mahāyogī), Hari, Nārāyaṇa, the supreme Lord, who is the support of all worlds including Brahmā's and of the great-souled sages.
सांख्यानां योगिनां चापि यतीनामात्मवेदिनाम् ।
मनीषितं विजानाति केशवो न तु तस्य ते ॥८५॥
85. sāṁkhyānāṁ yogināṁ cāpi yatīnāmātmavedinām ,
manīṣitaṁ vijānāti keśavo na tu tasya te.
85. sāṅkhyānām yoginām ca api yatīnām ātmavedinām
manīṣitam vijānāti keśavaḥ na tu tasya te
85. keśavaḥ sāṅkhyānām,
ca api yoginām,
yatīnām,
ātmavedinām ca manīṣitam vijānāti; tu te tasya na.
85. Keśava understands the intentions of the Sāṅkhyas, of the practitioners of yoga (yogin), of the ascetics (yati), and of those who know the self (ātman); but they, on the other hand, do not understand him.
ये केचित्सर्वलोकेषु दैवं पित्र्यं च कुर्वते ।
दानानि च प्रयच्छन्ति तप्यन्ति च तपो महत् ॥८६॥
86. ye kecitsarvalokeṣu daivaṁ pitryaṁ ca kurvate ,
dānāni ca prayacchanti tapyanti ca tapo mahat.
86. ye kecit sarvalokeṣu daivam pitryam ca kurvate
dānāni ca prayacchanti tapyanti ca tapaḥ mahat
86. ye kecit sarvalokeṣu daivam pitryam ca kurvate
ca dānāni prayacchanti ca mahat tapaḥ tapyanti
86. Whoever performs Vedic rituals for the deities and ancestral rites in all the worlds, and gives donations, and also practices great austerity (tapas).
सर्वेषामाश्रयो विष्णुरैश्वरं विधिमास्थितः ।
सर्वभूतकृतावासो वासुदेवेति चोच्यते ॥८७॥
87. sarveṣāmāśrayo viṣṇuraiśvaraṁ vidhimāsthitaḥ ,
sarvabhūtakṛtāvāso vāsudeveti cocyate.
87. sarveṣām āśrayaḥ viṣṇuḥ aiśvaram vidhim āsthitaḥ
sarvabhūtakṛta-āvāsaḥ vāsudeva iti ca ucyate
87. viṣṇuḥ sarveṣām āśrayaḥ aiśvaram vidhim āsthitaḥ
sarvabhūtakṛta-āvāsaḥ ca vāsudeva iti ucyate
87. Viṣṇu is the refuge of all, abiding by the divine (aiśvaram) constitution (vidhim). He is also called Vāsudeva, the one who has made all beings his dwelling (āvāsa).
अयं हि नित्यः परमो महर्षिर्महाविभूतिर्गुणवान्निर्गुणाख्यः ।
गुणैश्च संयोगमुपैति शीघ्रं कालो यथर्तावृतुसंप्रयुक्तः ॥८८॥
88. ayaṁ hi nityaḥ paramo maharṣi;rmahāvibhūtirguṇavānnirguṇākhyaḥ ,
guṇaiśca saṁyogamupaiti śīghraṁ; kālo yathartāvṛtusaṁprayuktaḥ.
88. ayam hi nityaḥ paramaḥ maharṣiḥ
mahāvibhūtiḥ guṇavān nirguṇa-ākhyaḥ
guṇaiḥ ca saṃyogam upaiti śīghram
kālaḥ yathā ṛtau ṛtu-saṃprayuktaḥ
88. ayam hi nityaḥ paramaḥ maharṣiḥ
mahāvibhūtiḥ guṇavān nirguṇa-ākhyaḥ
ca guṇaiḥ saṃyogam śīghram upaiti
yathā kālaḥ ṛtau ṛtu-saṃprayuktaḥ
88. Indeed, this [being] is eternal, supreme, a great sage (maharṣi), possessing immense power (mahāvibhūti), endowed with qualities, yet also known as 'without qualities.' He swiftly comes into contact with the qualities, just as time (kāla) is quickly conjoined with the seasons in their turn.
नैवास्य विन्दन्ति गतिं महात्मनो न चागतिं कश्चिदिहानुपश्यति ।
ज्ञानात्मकाः संयमिनो महर्षयः पश्यन्ति नित्यं पुरुषं गुणाधिकम् ॥८९॥
89. naivāsya vindanti gatiṁ mahātmano; na cāgatiṁ kaścidihānupaśyati ,
jñānātmakāḥ saṁyamino maharṣayaḥ; paśyanti nityaṁ puruṣaṁ guṇādhikam.
89. na eva asya vindanti gatim mahātmanaḥ
na ca agatīm kaścit iha anupaśyati
jñāna-ātmakāḥ saṃyaminaḥ maharṣayaḥ
paśyanti nityam puruṣam guṇa-adhikam
89. mahātmanaḥ asya gatim na eva vindanti
ca kaścit iha agatīm na anupaśyati
jñāna-ātmakāḥ saṃyaminaḥ maharṣayaḥ
nityam puruṣam guṇa-adhikam paśyanti
89. The great souls (mahātmanaḥ) certainly do not comprehend his movement or destination (gatim), nor does anyone here perceive his non-movement or origin (agatīm). However, the great sages (maharṣayaḥ), whose essence is knowledge (jñāna) and who are self-controlled, constantly perceive that eternal supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) who is superior to the qualities.

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72

vana parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Chapter 74 Chapter 75 Chapter 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78 Chapter 79 Chapter 80 Chapter 81 Chapter 82 Chapter 83 Chapter 84 Chapter 85 Chapter 86 Chapter 87 Chapter 88 Chapter 89 Chapter 90 Chapter 91 Chapter 92 Chapter 93 Chapter 94 Chapter 95 Chapter 96 Chapter 97 Chapter 98 Chapter 99 Chapter 100 Chapter 101 Chapter 102 Chapter 103 Chapter 104 Chapter 105 Chapter 106 Chapter 107 Chapter 108 Chapter 109 Chapter 110 Chapter 111 Chapter 112 Chapter 113 Chapter 114 Chapter 115 Chapter 116 Chapter 117 Chapter 118 Chapter 119 Chapter 120 Chapter 121 Chapter 122 Chapter 123 Chapter 124 Chapter 125 Chapter 126 Chapter 127 Chapter 128 Chapter 129 Chapter 130 Chapter 131 Chapter 132 Chapter 133 Chapter 134 Chapter 135 Chapter 136 Chapter 137 Chapter 138 Chapter 139 Chapter 140 Chapter 141 Chapter 142 Chapter 143 Chapter 144 Chapter 145 Chapter 146 Chapter 147 Chapter 148 Chapter 149 Chapter 150 Chapter 151 Chapter 152 Chapter 153 Chapter 154 Chapter 155 Chapter 156 Chapter 157 Chapter 158 Chapter 159 Chapter 160 Chapter 161 Chapter 162 Chapter 163 Chapter 164 Chapter 165 Chapter 166 Chapter 167 Chapter 168 Chapter 169 Chapter 170 Chapter 171 Chapter 172 Chapter 173 Chapter 174 Chapter 175 Chapter 176 Chapter 177 Chapter 178 Chapter 179 Chapter 180 Chapter 181 Chapter 182 Chapter 183 Chapter 184 Chapter 185 Chapter 186 Chapter 187 Chapter 188 Chapter 189 Chapter 190 Chapter 191 Chapter 192 Chapter 193 Chapter 194 Chapter 195 Chapter 196 Chapter 197 Chapter 198 Chapter 199 Chapter 200 Chapter 201 Chapter 202 Chapter 203 Chapter 204 Chapter 205 Chapter 206 Chapter 207 Chapter 208 Chapter 209 Chapter 210 Chapter 211 Chapter 212 Chapter 213 Chapter 214 Chapter 215 Chapter 216 Chapter 217 Chapter 218 Chapter 219 Chapter 220 Chapter 221 Chapter 222 Chapter 223 Chapter 224 Chapter 225 Chapter 226 Chapter 227 Chapter 228 Chapter 229 Chapter 230 Chapter 231 Chapter 232 Chapter 233 Chapter 234 Chapter 235 Chapter 236 Chapter 237 Chapter 238 Chapter 239 Chapter 240 Chapter 241 Chapter 242 Chapter 243 Chapter 244 Chapter 245 Chapter 246 Chapter 247 Chapter 248 Chapter 249 Chapter 250 Chapter 251 Chapter 252 Chapter 253 Chapter 254 Chapter 255 Chapter 256 Chapter 257 Chapter 258 Chapter 259 Chapter 260 Chapter 261 Chapter 262 Chapter 263 Chapter 264 Chapter 265 Chapter 266 Chapter 267 Chapter 268 Chapter 269 Chapter 270 Chapter 271 Chapter 272 Chapter 273 Chapter 274 Chapter 275 Chapter 276 Chapter 277 Chapter 278 Chapter 279 Chapter 280 Chapter 281 Chapter 282 Chapter 283 Chapter 284 Chapter 285 Chapter 286 Chapter 287 Chapter 288 Chapter 289 Chapter 290 Chapter 291 Chapter 292 Chapter 293 Chapter 294 Chapter 295 Chapter 296 Chapter 297 Chapter 298 Chapter 299

virāṭa parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67

udyoga parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Chapter 74 Chapter 75 Chapter 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78 Chapter 79 Chapter 80 Chapter 81 Chapter 82 Chapter 83 Chapter 84 Chapter 85 Chapter 86 Chapter 87 Chapter 88 Chapter 89 Chapter 90 Chapter 91 Chapter 92 Chapter 93 Chapter 94 Chapter 95 Chapter 96 Chapter 97 Chapter 98 Chapter 99 Chapter 100 Chapter 101 Chapter 102 Chapter 103 Chapter 104 Chapter 105 Chapter 106 Chapter 107 Chapter 108 Chapter 109 Chapter 110 Chapter 111 Chapter 112 Chapter 113 Chapter 114 Chapter 115 Chapter 116 Chapter 117 Chapter 118 Chapter 119 Chapter 120 Chapter 121 Chapter 122 Chapter 123 Chapter 124 Chapter 125 Chapter 126 Chapter 127 Chapter 128 Chapter 129 Chapter 130 Chapter 131 Chapter 132 Chapter 133 Chapter 134 Chapter 135 Chapter 136 Chapter 137 Chapter 138 Chapter 139 Chapter 140 Chapter 141 Chapter 142 Chapter 143 Chapter 144 Chapter 145 Chapter 146 Chapter 147 Chapter 148 Chapter 149 Chapter 150 Chapter 151 Chapter 152 Chapter 153 Chapter 154 Chapter 155 Chapter 156 Chapter 157 Chapter 158 Chapter 159 Chapter 160 Chapter 161 Chapter 162 Chapter 163 Chapter 164 Chapter 165 Chapter 166 Chapter 167 Chapter 168 Chapter 169 Chapter 170 Chapter 171 Chapter 172 Chapter 173 Chapter 174 Chapter 175 Chapter 176 Chapter 177 Chapter 178 Chapter 179 Chapter 180 Chapter 181 Chapter 182 Chapter 183 Chapter 184 Chapter 185 Chapter 186 Chapter 187 Chapter 188 Chapter 189 Chapter 190 Chapter 191 Chapter 192 Chapter 193 Chapter 194 Chapter 195 Chapter 196 Chapter 197

bhīṣma parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Chapter 74 Chapter 75 Chapter 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78 Chapter 79 Chapter 80 Chapter 81 Chapter 82 Chapter 83 Chapter 84 Chapter 85 Chapter 86 Chapter 87 Chapter 88 Chapter 89 Chapter 90 Chapter 91 Chapter 92 Chapter 93 Chapter 94 Chapter 95 Chapter 96 Chapter 97 Chapter 98 Chapter 99 Chapter 100 Chapter 101 Chapter 102 Chapter 103 Chapter 104 Chapter 105 Chapter 106 Chapter 107 Chapter 108 Chapter 109 Chapter 110 Chapter 111 Chapter 112 Chapter 113 Chapter 114 Chapter 115 Chapter 116 Chapter 117

droṇa parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Chapter 74 Chapter 75 Chapter 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78 Chapter 79 Chapter 80 Chapter 81 Chapter 82 Chapter 83 Chapter 84 Chapter 85 Chapter 86 Chapter 87 Chapter 88 Chapter 89 Chapter 90 Chapter 91 Chapter 92 Chapter 93 Chapter 94 Chapter 95 Chapter 96 Chapter 97 Chapter 98 Chapter 99 Chapter 100 Chapter 101 Chapter 102 Chapter 103 Chapter 104 Chapter 105 Chapter 106 Chapter 107 Chapter 108 Chapter 109 Chapter 110 Chapter 111 Chapter 112 Chapter 113 Chapter 114 Chapter 115 Chapter 116 Chapter 117 Chapter 118 Chapter 119 Chapter 120 Chapter 121 Chapter 122 Chapter 123 Chapter 124 Chapter 125 Chapter 126 Chapter 127 Chapter 128 Chapter 129 Chapter 130 Chapter 131 Chapter 132 Chapter 133 Chapter 134 Chapter 135 Chapter 136 Chapter 137 Chapter 138 Chapter 139 Chapter 140 Chapter 141 Chapter 142 Chapter 143 Chapter 144 Chapter 145 Chapter 146 Chapter 147 Chapter 148 Chapter 149 Chapter 150 Chapter 151 Chapter 152 Chapter 153 Chapter 154 Chapter 155 Chapter 156 Chapter 157 Chapter 158 Chapter 159 Chapter 160 Chapter 161 Chapter 162 Chapter 163 Chapter 164 Chapter 165 Chapter 166 Chapter 167 Chapter 168 Chapter 169 Chapter 170 Chapter 171 Chapter 172 Chapter 173

karṇa parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69

śalya parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64

sauptika parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18

strī parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27

śānti parva (current book)

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Chapter 74 Chapter 75 Chapter 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78 Chapter 79 Chapter 80 Chapter 81 Chapter 82 Chapter 83 Chapter 84 Chapter 85 Chapter 86 Chapter 87 Chapter 88 Chapter 89 Chapter 90 Chapter 91 Chapter 92 Chapter 93 Chapter 94 Chapter 95 Chapter 96 Chapter 97 Chapter 98 Chapter 99 Chapter 100 Chapter 101 Chapter 102 Chapter 103 Chapter 104 Chapter 105 Chapter 106 Chapter 107 Chapter 108 Chapter 109 Chapter 110 Chapter 111 Chapter 112 Chapter 113 Chapter 114 Chapter 115 Chapter 116 Chapter 117 Chapter 118 Chapter 119 Chapter 120 Chapter 121 Chapter 122 Chapter 123 Chapter 124 Chapter 125 Chapter 126 Chapter 127 Chapter 128 Chapter 129 Chapter 130 Chapter 131 Chapter 132 Chapter 133 Chapter 134 Chapter 135 Chapter 136 Chapter 137 Chapter 138 Chapter 139 Chapter 140 Chapter 141 Chapter 142 Chapter 143 Chapter 144 Chapter 145 Chapter 146 Chapter 147 Chapter 148 Chapter 149 Chapter 150 Chapter 151 Chapter 152 Chapter 153 Chapter 154 Chapter 155 Chapter 156 Chapter 157 Chapter 158 Chapter 159 Chapter 160 Chapter 161 Chapter 162 Chapter 163 Chapter 164 Chapter 165 Chapter 166 Chapter 167 Chapter 168 Chapter 169 Chapter 170 Chapter 171 Chapter 172 Chapter 173 Chapter 174 Chapter 175 Chapter 176 Chapter 177 Chapter 178 Chapter 179 Chapter 180 Chapter 181 Chapter 182 Chapter 183 Chapter 184 Chapter 185 Chapter 186 Chapter 187 Chapter 188 Chapter 189 Chapter 190 Chapter 191 Chapter 192 Chapter 193 Chapter 194 Chapter 195 Chapter 196 Chapter 197 Chapter 198 Chapter 199 Chapter 200 Chapter 201 Chapter 202 Chapter 203 Chapter 204 Chapter 205 Chapter 206 Chapter 207 Chapter 208 Chapter 209 Chapter 210 Chapter 211 Chapter 212 Chapter 213 Chapter 214 Chapter 215 Chapter 216 Chapter 217 Chapter 218 Chapter 219 Chapter 220 Chapter 221 Chapter 222 Chapter 223 Chapter 224 Chapter 225 Chapter 226 Chapter 227 Chapter 228 Chapter 229 Chapter 230 Chapter 231 Chapter 232 Chapter 233 Chapter 234 Chapter 235 Chapter 236 Chapter 237 Chapter 238 Chapter 239 Chapter 240 Chapter 241 Chapter 242 Chapter 243 Chapter 244 Chapter 245 Chapter 246 Chapter 247 Chapter 248 Chapter 249 Chapter 250 Chapter 251 Chapter 252 Chapter 253 Chapter 254 Chapter 255 Chapter 256 Chapter 257 Chapter 258 Chapter 259 Chapter 260 Chapter 261 Chapter 262 Chapter 263 Chapter 264 Chapter 265 Chapter 266 Chapter 267 Chapter 268 Chapter 269 Chapter 270 Chapter 271 Chapter 272 Chapter 273 Chapter 274 Chapter 275 Chapter 276 Chapter 277 Chapter 278 Chapter 279 Chapter 280 Chapter 281 Chapter 282 Chapter 283 Chapter 284 Chapter 285 Chapter 286 Chapter 287 Chapter 288 Chapter 289 Chapter 290 Chapter 291 Chapter 292 Chapter 293 Chapter 294 Chapter 295 Chapter 296 Chapter 297 Chapter 298 Chapter 299 Chapter 300 Chapter 301 Chapter 302 Chapter 303 Chapter 304 Chapter 305 Chapter 306 Chapter 307 Chapter 308 Chapter 309 Chapter 310 Chapter 311 Chapter 312 Chapter 313 Chapter 314 Chapter 315 Chapter 316 Chapter 317 Chapter 318 Chapter 319 Chapter 320 Chapter 321 Chapter 322 Chapter 323 Chapter 324 Chapter 325 Chapter 326 Chapter 327 Chapter 328 Chapter 329 Chapter 330 Chapter 331 Chapter 332 Chapter 333 Chapter 334 Chapter 335 (current chapter) Chapter 336 Chapter 337 Chapter 338 Chapter 339 Chapter 340 Chapter 341 Chapter 342 Chapter 343 Chapter 344 Chapter 345 Chapter 346 Chapter 347 Chapter 348 Chapter 349 Chapter 350 Chapter 351 Chapter 352 Chapter 353

anuśāsana parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Chapter 74 Chapter 75 Chapter 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78 Chapter 79 Chapter 80 Chapter 81 Chapter 82 Chapter 83 Chapter 84 Chapter 85 Chapter 86 Chapter 87 Chapter 88 Chapter 89 Chapter 90 Chapter 91 Chapter 92 Chapter 93 Chapter 94 Chapter 95 Chapter 96 Chapter 97 Chapter 98 Chapter 99 Chapter 100 Chapter 101 Chapter 102 Chapter 103 Chapter 104 Chapter 105 Chapter 106 Chapter 107 Chapter 108 Chapter 109 Chapter 110 Chapter 111 Chapter 112 Chapter 113 Chapter 114 Chapter 115 Chapter 116 Chapter 117 Chapter 118 Chapter 119 Chapter 120 Chapter 121 Chapter 122 Chapter 123 Chapter 124 Chapter 125 Chapter 126 Chapter 127 Chapter 128 Chapter 129 Chapter 130 Chapter 131 Chapter 132 Chapter 133 Chapter 134 Chapter 135 Chapter 136 Chapter 137 Chapter 138 Chapter 139 Chapter 140 Chapter 141 Chapter 142 Chapter 143 Chapter 144 Chapter 145 Chapter 146 Chapter 147 Chapter 148 Chapter 149 Chapter 150 Chapter 151 Chapter 152 Chapter 153 Chapter 154

aśvamedhika parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 Chapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 Chapter 69 Chapter 70 Chapter 71 Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Chapter 74 Chapter 75 Chapter 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78 Chapter 79 Chapter 80 Chapter 81 Chapter 82 Chapter 83 Chapter 84 Chapter 85 Chapter 86 Chapter 87 Chapter 88 Chapter 89 Chapter 90 Chapter 91 Chapter 92 Chapter 93 Chapter 94 Chapter 95 Chapter 96

āśramavāsika parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47

mausala parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

mahāprasthānika parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

svargārohaṇa parva

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5