Mahabharata — Volume II (Dutt edition) — Chapter 156
MBh 2 156.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्मिन् निवसमानोऽथधर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। कृष्णया सहितान् भ्रातृनित्युवाच सहद्विजान्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tasmin nivasamāno'thadharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| kṛṣṇayā sahitān bhrātṛnityuvāca sahadvijān||
Vaishampayana Said When they all living there, Yudhishthira thus spoke to Krishna (Draupadi), his brothers and the Brahmanas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.2
दृष्टानि तीर्थान्यस्माभिः पुण्यानि च शिवानि च। मनसो ह्लादनीयानि वनानि च पृथक् पृथक्॥
dṛṣṭāni tīrthānyasmābhiḥ puṇyāni ca śivāni ca| manaso hlādanīyāni vanāni ca pṛthak pṛthak||
"We have alternately soon one after another many sacred and auspicious Tirthas and wood all delightful to look at.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.3
देवैः पूर्वं विचीर्णानि मुनिभिश्च महात्मभिः। यथाक्रमविशेषेण द्विजैः सम्पूजितानि च॥
devaiḥ pūrvaṃ vicīrṇāni munibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ| yathākramaviśeṣeṇa dvijaiḥ sampūjitāni ca||
They had been before visited by the celestials and the high-souled Rishis. They had been worshipped by the Brahmanas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.4
ऋषीणां पूर्वचरितं तथा कर्म विचेष्टितम्। राजर्षीणां च चरितं कथाश्च विविधाः शुभाः॥ शृण्वानास्तत्र तत्र स्म आश्रमेषु शिवेषु च। अभिषेकं द्विजैः सार्धं कृतवन्तो विशेषतः॥
ṛṣīṇāṃ pūrvacaritaṃ tathā karma viceṣṭitam| rājarṣīṇāṃ ca caritaṃ kathāśca vividhāḥ śubhāḥ|| śṛṇvānāstatra tatra sma āśrameṣu śiveṣu ca| abhiṣekaṃ dvijaiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtavanto viśeṣataḥ||
We have in various sacred hermitages performed ablutions with the Brahmanas; we have also heard from them the accounts of the) lives and acts of many Rishis and also of many royal sages of yore and also other pleasant stories.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.5
अर्चिताः सततं देवाः पुष्पैरद्भिः सदा च वः। यथालब्धैर्मूलफलैः पितरचापि तर्पिताः॥
arcitāḥ satataṃ devāḥ puṣpairadbhiḥ sadā ca vaḥ| yathālabdhairmūlaphalaiḥ pitaracāpi tarpitāḥ||
We have worshipped the celestials with flowers and water, we have offered oblations to the Pitris with fruits and roots as were available there.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.6
पर्वतेषु च रम्येषु सर्वेषु च सरस्सु च। उदधौ च महापुण्ये सूपस्पृष्टं महात्मभिः॥
parvateṣu ca ramyeṣu sarveṣu ca sarassu ca| udadhau ca mahāpuṇye sūpaspṛṣṭaṃ mahātmabhiḥ||
We have with the high-souled Rishis performed our ablutions in all the sacred and beautiful mountains and lakes and also in the highly holy sea.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.7
इला सरस्वती सिन्धुर्यमुना नर्मदा तथा। नानातीर्थेषु रम्येषु सूपस्पृष्टं सह द्विजैः॥
ilā sarasvatī sindhuryamunā narmadā tathā| nānātīrtheṣu ramyeṣu sūpaspṛṣṭaṃ saha dvijaiḥ||
We have with the Brahmanas bathed in the Ila, in the Sarasvati, in the Sindhu, in the Yamuna, in the Narmada and in various other charming Tirthas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.8
गङ्गाद्वारमतिक्रम्य बहवः पर्वताः शुभाः। हिमवान् पर्वतश्चैव नानाद्विजगणायुतः॥
gaṅgādvāramatikramya bahavaḥ parvatāḥ śubhāḥ| himavān parvataścaiva nānādvijagaṇāyutaḥ||
Having passed the source of the Ganges, we have seen many charming mountains and also the Himalayas, inhabited by various kinds of birds;
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.9
विशाला बदरी दृष्टा नरनारायणाश्रमः। दिव्या पुष्करिणी दृष्टा सिद्धदेवर्षिपूजिता॥
viśālā badarī dṛṣṭā naranārāyaṇāśramaḥ| divyā puṣkariṇī dṛṣṭā siddhadevarṣipūjitā||
And also the great Badari, where there is the herinitage of Nara and Narayana. We have seen the celestials lake adored by the Siddhas and he celestials Rishis.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.10
यथाक्रमविशेषेण सर्वाण्यायतनानि च। दर्शितानि द्विजश्रेष्ठा लोमशेन महात्मना॥
yathākramaviśeṣeṇa sarvāṇyāyatanāni ca| darśitāni dvijaśreṣṭhā lomaśena mahātmanā||
O foremost of Brahmanas, we have one after the other seen all the celebrated and sacred places with the high souled Lomasha.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.11
इमं वैश्रवणावासं पुण्यं सिद्धनिषेवितम्। कथं भीम गमिष्यामो गतिरन्तरधीयताम्।१२।।
imaṃ vaiśravaṇāvāsaṃ puṇyaṃ siddhaniṣevitam| kathaṃ bhīma gamiṣyāmo gatirantaradhīyatām|12||
O Bhima, now we shall go to the yonder abode of Vaisravana (Kubera) frequented by the Siddhas. Think of the means of entering it."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.12
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ब्रुवति राजेन्द्रे वागुवाचाशरीरिणी। न शक्यो दुर्गमो गन्तुमितो वैश्रवणाश्रमात्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca evaṃ bruvati rājendre vāguvācāśarīriṇī| na śakyo durgamo gantumito vaiśravaṇāśramāt||
When that king of kings had said this, an invisible voice spoke thus, “You will not be able to go to the inaccessible abode of Vaisravana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.13
अनेनैव पथा राजन् प्रतिगच्छ यथागतम्। नरनारायणस्थानं बदरीत्यभिविश्रुतम्॥
anenaiva pathā rājan pratigaccha yathāgatam| naranārāyaṇasthānaṃ badarītyabhiviśrutam||
By this way, O king, go back from this place to the place whence you have come, to the hermitage of Nara Narayana which is called Badari.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.14
तस्माद् यास्यसि कौन्तेय सिद्धचारणसेवितम्। बहुपुष्पफलं रम्यमाश्रमं वृषपर्वणः॥
tasmād yāsyasi kaunteya siddhacāraṇasevitam| bahupuṣpaphalaṃ ramyamāśramaṃ vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ||
O son of Kunti, from that place you will go to the hermitage of Vrishaparva abounding in flowers and fruits and frequented by the Siddhas and the Charanas,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.15
अतिक्रम्य च तं पार्थ त्वाष्टिषेणाश्रमे वसेः। ततो द्रक्ष्यसि कौन्तेय निवेशंधनदस्य च॥
atikramya ca taṃ pārtha tvāṣṭiṣeṇāśrame vaseḥ| tato drakṣyasi kaunteya niveśaṃdhanadasya ca||
O son of Pritha, having passed it, you will go to the hermitage of Arshnisena and O son of Kunti, from that place you will see the abode of Kubera."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.16
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वायुर्दिव्यगन्धवहः शुचिः। सुखप्रह्लादनः शीत: पुष्पवर्षं ववर्ष च॥
etasminnantare vāyurdivyagandhavahaḥ śuciḥ| sukhaprahlādanaḥ śīta: puṣpavarṣaṃ vavarṣa ca||
Just as that moment the breeze became fresh, charming, cool and full of celestials fragrance and it showered flowers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.17
श्रुत्वा तु दिव्यामाकाशाद् वाचं सर्वे विसिस्मियुः। ऋषीणां ब्राह्मणानां च पार्थिवानां विशेषतः॥
śrutvā tu divyāmākāśād vācaṃ sarve visismiyuḥ| ṛṣīṇāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca pārthivānāṃ viśeṣataḥ||
On hearing the celestials voice in the sky they were all surprised, more specially the Rishis and Brahmanas (who were with the Pandavas).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.18
श्रुत्वा तन्महदाश्चर्यं द्विजोधौम्योऽब्रवीत् तदा। न शक्यमुत्तरं वक्तुमेवं भवतु भारत॥
śrutvā tanmahadāścaryaṃ dvijodhaumyo'bravīt tadā| na śakyamuttaraṃ vaktumevaṃ bhavatu bhārata||
On hearing this great wonder, the Brahmana Dhaumya said, "O descendant of Bharata, this should not be gain said. Let this be so."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.19
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा प्रतिजग्राह तद् वचः। प्रत्यागम्य पुनस्तं तु नरनारायणाश्रमम्॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā pratijagrāha tad vacaḥ| pratyāgamya punastaṃ tu naranārāyaṇāśramam||
Thereupon the king Yudhishthira accepted his words. Having returned to the hermitage of Nara and Narayana,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 156.20
भीमसेनादिभिः सर्वैर्धातृभिः परिवारितः। पाञ्चाल्या ब्राह्मणाश्चैव न्यवसन्त सुखं तदा॥
bhīmasenādibhiḥ sarvairdhātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ| pāñcālyā brāhmaṇāścaiva nyavasanta sukhaṃ tadā||
He happily lived there surrounded by Bhimasena and his other brothers and also by the Panchala princess and the Brahmanas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)