Mahabharata — Volume II (Dutt edition) — Chapter 104
MBh 2 104.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच किमर्थं सहसा विथ्यः प्रवृद्धः क्रोधमूर्छितः। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महामुने॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kimarthaṃ sahasā vithyaḥ pravṛddhaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ| etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa mahāmune||
Yudhishthira said : O great Rishi, I am desirous of hearing why Vindhya (mountain), made senseless with anger, suddenly began to increase its bulk.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.2
लोमश उवाच अद्रिराजं महाशैलं मेरुं कनकपर्वतम्। उदयास्तमने भानुः प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत॥
lomaśa uvāca adrirājaṃ mahāśailaṃ meruṃ kanakaparvatam| udayāstamane bhānuḥ pradakṣiṇamavartata||
Lomasha said : The sun between his rising and setting went round that king of mountains, that great golden mountain named Meru.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.3
तं तु दृष्ट्वा विध्यः शैल: सूर्यमथाब्रवीत्। यथा हि मेरुर्भवता नित्यशः परिगम्यते॥ प्रदक्षिणश्च क्रियते मामेवं कुरु भास्कर। एवमुक्तस्ततः सूर्यः शैलेन्द्र प्रत्यभाषत॥ नाहमात्मेच्छया शैलं करोम्येनं प्रदक्षिणम्। एष मार्गः प्रदिष्टो मे यैरिदं निर्मितं जगत्॥
taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā vidhyaḥ śaila: sūryamathābravīt| yathā hi merurbhavatā nityaśaḥ parigamyate|| pradakṣiṇaśca kriyate māmevaṃ kuru bhāskara| evamuktastataḥ sūryaḥ śailendra pratyabhāṣata|| nāhamātmecchayā śailaṃ karomyenaṃ pradakṣiṇam| eṣa mārgaḥ pradiṣṭo me yairidaṃ nirmitaṃ jagat||
Seeing this, the Vindhya inountain spoke thus to the sun, “As you every day go round Meru and honour him, O sun, so do you the sarne by going round me.” Having been thus addressed, the sun thus replied to that king of mountains. "O mountain, I do not walk round it out of my own desire. He who has created this universe has assigned this path to me.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.4
एवमुक्तस्ततः क्रोधात् प्रवृद्धः सहसाचलः। सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्मागं रोद्भुमिच्छन् परंतप॥
evamuktastataḥ krodhāt pravṛddhaḥ sahasācalaḥ| sūryācandramasormāgaṃ rodbhumicchan paraṃtapa||
Having been thus addressed, the mountain, O chastiser of foes, desiring to obstruct the path of the sun and the moon, suddenly began to increase its bulk in anger.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.5
ततो देवाः सहिताः सर्व एव विन्ध्यं समागम्य महाद्रिराजम्। निवारयामासुरुपायतस्तं न च स्म तेषां वचनं चकार॥
tato devāḥ sahitāḥ sarva eva vindhyaṃ samāgamya mahādrirājam| nivārayāmāsurupāyatastaṃ na ca sma teṣāṃ vacanaṃ cakāra||
Thereupon all the assembled celestials came to Vindhya, the great king of mountains and tried to dissuade him from what he was doing. But he did not heed their words.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.6
अथाभिजग्मुर्मुनिमाश्रमस्थं तपस्विनधर्मभृतां वरिष्ठम्। अगस्त्यमत्यद्भुतवीर्यवन्तं तं चार्थमूचुः सहिताः सुरास्ते॥
athābhijagmurmunimāśramasthaṃ tapasvinadharmabhṛtāṃ variṣṭham| agastyamatyadbhutavīryavantaṃ taṃ cārthamūcuḥ sahitāḥ surāste||
Then the assembled celestials all went to the Rishi living in his hermitage, that ascetic, that foremost of virtuous men, the wonderfully powerful Agastya; and they told him all.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.7
देवा ऊचुः सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्मागं नक्षत्राणां गतिं तथा। शैलराजो वृणोत्येष विन्ध्यः क्रोधवशानुगः॥ तं निवारयितुं शक्तो नान्यः कश्चिद् द्विजोत्तम्। ऋते त्वां हि महाभाग तस्मादेनं निवारय॥
devā ūcuḥ sūryācandramasormāgaṃ nakṣatrāṇāṃ gatiṃ tathā| śailarājo vṛṇotyeṣa vindhyaḥ krodhavaśānugaḥ|| taṃ nivārayituṃ śakto nānyaḥ kaścid dvijottam| ṛte tvāṃ hi mahābhāga tasmādenaṃ nivāraya||
The celestials said: The king of mountains, Vindhya, giving way to anger, is obstructing the path of the sun and the moon and the course of the stars. O best of Brahimanas, O greatly exalted one, except you there is none who can prevent him from doing it.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.8
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विप्रः सुराणां शैलमभ्यगात्। सोऽभिगम्याब्रवीद् विन्ध्यं सदारः समुपस्थितः॥
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ vipraḥ surāṇāṃ śailamabhyagāt| so'bhigamyābravīd vindhyaṃ sadāraḥ samupasthitaḥ||
Lomasha said : Having heard the words of the celestials, the Brahmana went to the mountain. Going there with his wife, he spoke thus to Vindhya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.9
मार्गमिच्छाम्यहं दत्तं भवता पर्वतोत्तम। दक्षिणामभिगन्तास्मि दिशं कार्येण केनचित्॥
mārgamicchāmyahaṃ dattaṃ bhavatā parvatottama| dakṣiṇāmabhigantāsmi diśaṃ kāryeṇa kenacit||
"O foremost of mountains, I wish to have a path given to me by you, as I intend to go to the southern country for some purpose.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.10
यावदागमनं मह्यं तावत् त्वं प्रतिपालय। निवृत्ते मयि शैलेन्द्र ततो वर्धस्व कामतः॥
yāvadāgamanaṃ mahyaṃ tāvat tvaṃ pratipālaya| nivṛtte mayi śailendra tato vardhasva kāmataḥ||
O king of mountains, wait till I return, you can then increase your bulk as much as you like."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.11
एवं स समयं कृत्वा विन्ध्येनामित्रकर्शन। अद्यापि दक्षिणाद् देशाद् वारुणिर्न निवर्तते॥
evaṃ sa samayaṃ kṛtvā vindhyenāmitrakarśana| adyāpi dakṣiṇād deśād vāruṇirna nivartate||
O chastiser of foes, having made this agreement with Vindhya, (he went away) and up to the present day the son of Varuna (Agastya) has not returned from the southern country.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.12
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा विन्ध्यो न वर्धते। अगस्त्यस्य प्रभावेण यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥
etat te sarvamākhyātaṃ yathā vindhyo na vardhate| agastyasya prabhāveṇa yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi||
Thus have I narrated to you, as you asked me to do, why Vindhya does not increase its bulk on account of the prowess of Agastya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.13
कालेयास्तु यथा राजन् सुरैः सर्वैर्निषूदिताः। अगस्त्याद् वरमासाद्य तन्मे निगदतः शृणु॥
kāleyāstu yathā rājan suraiḥ sarvairniṣūditāḥ| agastyād varamāsādya tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu||
O king, now hear how the Kalkeyas were destroyed by the celestials when they obtained their prayer from Agastya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.14
त्रिदशानां वचः श्रुत्वा मैत्रावरुणिरब्रवीत्। किमर्थमभियाताः स्थ वरं मत्तः कमिच्छथा एवमुक्तास्ततस्तेन देवता मुनिमब्रुवन्॥
tridaśānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā maitrāvaruṇirabravīt| kimarthamabhiyātāḥ stha varaṃ mattaḥ kamicchathā evamuktāstatastena devatā munimabruvan||
Having heard the words of the celestials, the son of Mitra and Varuna said, “Why have you come? What boon do you solicit from me?” Having been thus addressed, the celestials said to the Rishi.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.15
एवं त्वयेच्छाम कृतं हि कार्य महार्णवं पीयमानं महात्मन्। ततो वधिष्याम सहानुबन्धान् कालेयसंज्ञान् सुरविद्विषस्तान्॥
evaṃ tvayecchāma kṛtaṃ hi kārya mahārṇavaṃ pīyamānaṃ mahātman| tato vadhiṣyāma sahānubandhān kāleyasaṃjñān suravidviṣastān||
O "high-souled one, we desire this act to be done by you, namely to drink up the ocean. Then we shall be able to kill these enemies of the celestials, known by the name of Kalkeyas, along with their followers."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.16
त्रिदशानां वचः श्रुत्वा तथेति मुनिरब्रवीत्। करिष्ये भवतां कामं लोकानां च महत् सुखम्।।१९।
tridaśānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā tatheti munirabravīt| kariṣye bhavatāṃ kāmaṃ lokānāṃ ca mahat sukham||19|
Having heard the words of the celestials, the Rishi said, "So be it. I shall do what you desire and also that which would be beneficial to the world."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.17
एवमुक्त्वा ततोऽगच्छत् समुद्रं सरितां पतिम्। ऋषिभिश्च तपःसिद्धैः सार्धं देवैश्च सुव्रत॥ समुद्रं भीमनिः
evamuktvā tato'gacchat samudraṃ saritāṃ patim| ṛṣibhiśca tapaḥsiddhaiḥ sārdhaṃ devaiśca suvrata|| samudraṃ bhīmaniḥ
O vow-observing man, having said this, he then went to the lord of rivers, the ocean, accompanied by the Rishis who had become successful in asceticism and by the celestials.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.18
मनुष्योरगगन्धर्वयक्षकिंपुरुषास्तथा। अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानं द्रष्टुकामास्तदद्भुतम्॥
manuṣyoragagandharvayakṣakiṃpuruṣāstathā| anujagmurmahātmānaṃ draṣṭukāmāstadadbhutam||
Men, snakes, Gandharvas, Yakshas and Kinnaras followed the high-souled (Rishi), with the desire of seeing that wonderful feat.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.19
ततोऽभ्यगच्छन् सहिताः :स्वनम्। नृत्यन्तमिव चोर्मीभिर्वल्गन्तमिव वायुना॥ हसन्तमिव फेनौधैः स्खलन्तं कन्दरेषु च। नानाग्राहसमाकीर्णं नानाद्विजगणान्वितम्॥
tato'bhyagacchan sahitāḥ :svanam| nṛtyantamiva cormībhirvalgantamiva vāyunā|| hasantamiva phenaudhaiḥ skhalantaṃ kandareṣu ca| nānāgrāhasamākīrṇaṃ nānādvijagaṇānvitam||
They then all came to the fearfully roaring ocean which was as it were dancing with billows made by the winds and was, as it were laughing with masses of froth, created by the dashing of waves at the mountain cave. It was full of different water animals and birds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 104.20
अगस्त्यसहिता देवाः सगन्धर्वमहोरगाः। ऋषयश्च महाभागाः समासेदुर्महोदधिम्॥
agastyasahitā devāḥ sagandharvamahoragāḥ| ṛṣayaśca mahābhāgāḥ samāsedurmahodadhim||
The celestials, the Gandharvas, the great Nagas, the greatly exalted Rishis, all came with Agastya to the great ocean.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)