Mahabharata — Volume I (Dutt edition) — Chapter 169
MBh 1 169.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच वसत्सु तेषु प्रच्छन्नं पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। आजगामाथ तान् द्रष्टुं व्यास: सत्यवतीसुतः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca vasatsu teṣu pracchannaṃ pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu| ājagāmātha tān draṣṭuṃ vyāsa: satyavatīsutaḥ||
Vaishampayana said : When the illustrious Pandavas were living in disguise, the son of Satyavati, Vyasa, once came to see them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.2
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य प्रत्युद्गम्य परंतपाः। प्रणिपत्याभिवाद्यैनं तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयस्तदा॥ समनुज्ञाप्य तान् सर्वानासीनान् मुनिरब्रवीत्। प्रच्छन्नं पूजितः पार्थः प्रीतिपूर्वमिदं वचः॥
tamāgatamabhiprekṣya pratyudgamya paraṃtapāḥ| praṇipatyābhivādyainaṃ tasthuḥ prāñjalayastadā|| samanujñāpya tān sarvānāsīnān munirabravīt| pracchannaṃ pūjitaḥ pārthaḥ prītipūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ||
Seeing him coming, those chastisers of foes advanced and bowed down their heads and worshipped him. Then they stood (before him) with hands. Then they all took their seats at the command (of the Rishi) and the Rishi being thus gratified by the son of Pritha living in disguise, cheerfuily spoke to them thus-
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.3
अपि धर्मेण वर्तेध्वं शास्त्रेण च परंतपाः। अपि विप्रेषु पूजा वः पूजार्हेषु न हीयते॥
api dharmeṇa vartedhvaṃ śāstreṇa ca paraṃtapāḥ| api vipreṣu pūjā vaḥ pūjārheṣu na hīyate||
Vyasa said : "O chastisers of foes, are you following the path of virtue and scriptures? Do you worship the Brahmanas? You are not deficient in giving homage to those that deserve homage."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.4
अथ धर्मार्थवद् वाक्यमुक्त्वा स भगवानृषिः। विचित्राश्च कथास्तास्ताः पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत्॥
atha dharmārthavad vākyamuktvā sa bhagavānṛṣiḥ| vicitrāśca kathāstāstāḥ punarevedamabravīt||
Vaishampayana said : That illustrious Rishi thus spoke many worlds of virtuous import. Speaking on various subjects, he again spoke thus-
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.5
व्यास उवाच आसीत् तपोवने काचिदृषेः कन्या महात्मनः। विलग्ममध्या सुश्रोणी सुभूः सर्वगुणान्विता॥
vyāsa uvāca āsīt tapovane kācidṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ| vilagmamadhyā suśroṇī subhūḥ sarvaguṇānvitā||
Vyasa said : There lived in a wood a certain illustrious Rishi who had a daughter of slender waist, fair hips, fine eye-brows and of all accomplishments.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.6
कर्मभिः स्वकृतैः सा तु दुर्भगा समपद्यत। नाध्यगच्छत् पतिं सा तु कन्या रूपवती सती॥
karmabhiḥ svakṛtaiḥ sā tu durbhagā samapadyata| nādhyagacchat patiṃ sā tu kanyā rūpavatī satī||
As a result of her own actions in her previous birth) she became very unfortunate. That beautiful chaste girl did not get a husband.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.7
ततस्तप्तुमथारेभे पत्यर्थमसुखा ततः। तोषयामास तपसा सा किलोग्रेण शंकरम्॥
tatastaptumathārebhe patyarthamasukhā tataḥ| toṣayāmāsa tapasā sā kilogreṇa śaṃkaram||
Thereupon, she began with sorrowful heart to perform austere penances with the object of getting a husband. And she gratified Shankara (Shiva) by her severe ascetic.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.8
तस्या स भगवांस्तुष्टस्तमुवाच यशस्विनीम्। वरं वरय भद्रं ते वरदोऽस्मीति शरूरः॥
tasyā sa bhagavāṃstuṣṭastamuvāca yaśasvinīm| varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te varado'smīti śarūraḥ||
The high-souled (deity), being thus gratified, spoke thus to the illustrious girl, "ask the boon you desire to have. Be blessed; I am Shankara who is willing to give you a boon."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.9
अथेश्वरमुवाचेदमात्मनः सा वचो हितम्। पतिं सर्वगुणोपेतमिच्छामीति पुनः पुनः॥
atheśvaramuvācedamātmanaḥ sā vaco hitam| patiṃ sarvaguṇopetamicchāmīti punaḥ punaḥ||
Being desirous of benefiting herself, she again and again said to the supreme deity, "Give me an accomplished husband."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.10
तामथ प्रत्युवाचेदमीशानो वदतां वरः। पञ्च ते पतयो भद्रे भविष्यन्तीति भारताः॥
tāmatha pratyuvācedamīśāno vadatāṃ varaḥ| pañca te patayo bhadre bhaviṣyantīti bhāratāḥ||
Then tnat foremost of all great speakers, Ishana (Shiva,) replied to her saying, “O blessed lady, you will have five husbands from among the Bharata princes."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.11
एवमुक्ता ततः कन्या देवं वरदमब्रवीत्। एकमिच्छाम्यहं देव त्वत्प्रसादात् पतिं प्रभो॥
evamuktā tataḥ kanyā devaṃ varadamabravīt| ekamicchāmyahaṃ deva tvatprasādāt patiṃ prabho||
Having been thus addressed the maiden thus spoke to the deity who gave her the boon, "O deity, O lord, I desire to have only one husband through your grace.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.12
पुनरेवाब्रवीद् देव इदं वचनमुत्तमम्। पच्कृत्वस्त्वया ह्युक्तः पतिं देहीत्यहं पुनः॥
punarevābravīd deva idaṃ vacanamuttamam| packṛtvastvayā hyuktaḥ patiṃ dehītyahaṃ punaḥ||
The deity addressed her again and said these excellent words, “You have said five times, "Give me a husband”.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.13
देहमन्यं गतायास्ते यथोक्तं तद् भविष्यति। दुपदस्य कुले जज्ञे सा कन्या देवरूपिणी॥
dehamanyaṃ gatāyāste yathoktaṃ tad bhaviṣyati| dupadasya kule jajñe sā kanyā devarūpiṇī||
Therefore, you will have in another life, what I have said now.” That celestials like girl was born in the race of Drupada.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.14
निर्दिष्टा भवतां पत्नी कृष्णा पार्षत्यनिन्दिता। पाञ्चालनगरे तस्मान्निवसध्वं महाबलाः। सुखिनस्तामनुप्राप्य भविष्यथ न संशयः॥
nirdiṣṭā bhavatāṃ patnī kṛṣṇā pārṣatyaninditā| pāñcālanagare tasmānnivasadhvaṃ mahābalāḥ| sukhinastāmanuprāpya bhaviṣyatha na saṃśayaḥ||
That faultless Krishna, the descendant of Prishata; is destined to be the wife of all of you (the five Pandavas). O greatly powerful heroes, go to the city of the Panchalas and live there. There is no doubt you will all be very happy on obtaining her as your wife.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 169.15
एवमुक्त्वा महाभागः पाण्डवान् स पितामहः। पार्थानामन्त्र्य कुन्ती च प्रातिष्ठत महातपाः॥
evamuktvā mahābhāgaḥ pāṇḍavān sa pitāmahaḥ| pārthānāmantrya kuntī ca prātiṣṭhata mahātapāḥ||
Vaishampayana said : Having said this to the Pandavas, that greatly blessed grandfather, the great ascetic, after having been saluted by the sons of Pritha (the Pandavas) and Kunti, went to the place whence he came.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)