Mahabharata — Volume II (Dutt edition) — Chapter 261

MBh 2 261.1

देवदूत उवाच महर्षे आर्यबुद्धिस्त्वं यः स्वर्गसुखमुत्तमम्। सम्प्राप्तं बहु मन्तव्यं विमृशस्यबुधो यथा॥

devadūta uvāca maharṣe āryabuddhistvaṃ yaḥ svargasukhamuttamam| samprāptaṃ bahu mantavyaṃ vimṛśasyabudho yathā||

The celestial messenger said: O great Rishi, you are very simple, for having obtained that celestial bliss which brings great honour, you are still delebrating like an unwise person.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.2

उपरिष्टादसौ लोको योऽयं स्वरिति संज्ञितः। ऊर्ध्वगः सत्पथः शश्वद् देवयानचरो मुने॥

upariṣṭādasau loko yo'yaṃ svariti saṃjñitaḥ| ūrdhvagaḥ satpathaḥ śaśvad devayānacaro mune||

O Rishi, that which is known in the world by the name of heaven exists above us. It is high, it is furnished with excellent paths and is always frequented by celestial cars.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.3

नातप्ततपसः पुंसो नामहायज्ञयाजिनः। नानृता नास्तिकाश्चैव तत्र गच्छन्ति मुद्गल॥

nātaptatapasaḥ puṃso nāmahāyajñayājinaḥ| nānṛtā nāstikāścaiva tatra gacchanti mudgala||

O sage, atheists and untruthful persons, those that have not performed asceticism and those that have not performed great sacrifices, cannot go there.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.4

धर्मात्मानो जितात्मानः शान्ता दान्ता विमत्सराः। दानधर्मरता मर्त्याः शूराश्चाहवलक्षणाः॥ तत्र गच्छन्ति धर्माग्र्यं कृत्वा शमदमात्मकम्। लोकान् पुण्यकृतां ब्रह्मन् सद्भिराचरितान् नृभिः॥

dharmātmāno jitātmānaḥ śāntā dāntā vimatsarāḥ| dānadharmaratā martyāḥ śūrāścāhavalakṣaṇāḥ|| tatra gacchanti dharmāgryaṃ kṛtvā śamadamātmakam| lokān puṇyakṛtāṃ brahman sadbhirācaritān nṛbhiḥ||

Only virtuous souls and those of subdued minds and those that have their faculties under control and those that have controlled their senses and those that are free from malice and persons intent on the practice of charity and heroes and men bearing marks of battle, after having subdued senses and faculties and performed the most meritorious rites, attain to those regions, O Brahmana, capable of beings obtained only by virtuous acts and inhabitatedd by pious men.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.5

देवाः साध्यास्तथा विश्वे तथैव च महर्षयः। यामा धामाश्च मौद्गल्य गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा।॥ एषां देवनिकायानां पृथक् पृथगनेकशः। भास्वन्त: कामसम्पन्ना लोकास्तेजोमयाः शुभाः॥

devāḥ sādhyāstathā viśve tathaiva ca maharṣayaḥ| yāmā dhāmāśca maudgalya gandharvāpsarasastathā||| eṣāṃ devanikāyānāṃ pṛthak pṛthaganekaśaḥ| bhāsvanta: kāmasampannā lokāstejomayāḥ śubhāḥ||

O Mudgala, there are established separately myriads of beautiful, shinning and respendent worlds bestowing every object of desire owned by those celestial beings, the gods, the Sadhyas, the Vishvadevas, the great sages, the Yamas, the Dhamas and the Gandharvas and the Apsaras.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.6

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि योजनानि हिरण्मयः। मेरुः पर्वतराट् यत्र देवोद्यानानि मुद्गल॥ नन्दनादीनि पुण्यानि विहाराः पुण्यकर्मणाम्। न क्षुत्पिपासे न ग्लानिर्न शीतोष्णे भयं तथा॥

trayastriṃśatsahasrāṇi yojanāni hiraṇmayaḥ| meruḥ parvatarāṭ yatra devodyānāni mudgala|| nandanādīni puṇyāni vihārāḥ puṇyakarmaṇām| na kṣutpipāse na glānirna śītoṣṇe bhayaṃ tathā||

There is that foremost of mountains, the golden Meru extending thirty-three thousand Yojanas. O Mudgala, there are also the celestial gardens. With Nandan at their head here sport the persons of meritorious acts. Neither hunger nor thirst nor heat or cold nor fear.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.7

बीभत्समशुभं वापि तत्र किंचिन्न विद्यते। मनोज्ञाः सर्वतो गन्धाः सुखस्पर्शाश्च सर्वशः॥ शब्दाः श्रुतिमनोचाह्याः सर्वतस्तत्र वै मुने। न शोको न जरा तत्र नायासपरिदेवने।॥

bībhatsamaśubhaṃ vāpi tatra kiṃcinna vidyate| manojñāḥ sarvato gandhāḥ sukhasparśāśca sarvaśaḥ|| śabdāḥ śrutimanocāhyāḥ sarvatastatra vai mune| na śoko na jarā tatra nāyāsaparidevane|||

Nor anything that is disgusting and inauspicious is there. Delightful fragrance is everywhere and breezes are delicious and sounds are captivating both to the ear and mind; there is no grief, no old age; nor labour nor repentance is there.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.8

ईदृशः स मुने लोकः स्वकर्मफलहेतुकः। सुकृतैस्तत्र पुरुषाः सम्भवन्त्यात्मकर्मभिः॥

īdṛśaḥ sa mune lokaḥ svakarmaphalahetukaḥ| sukṛtaistatra puruṣāḥ sambhavantyātmakarmabhiḥ||

O Rishi, the world obtained as the fruit of one's (good) acts is like this. Men go there by virtue of their meritorious acts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.9

तैजसानि शरीराणि भवन्त्यत्रोपपद्यताम्। कर्मजान्येव मौद्गल्य न मातृपितृजान्युत॥

taijasāni śarīrāṇi bhavantyatropapadyatām| karmajānyeva maudgalya na mātṛpitṛjānyuta||

Men that live there look resplendant and O Mudgala, solely by virtue of their own acts and not through the me its of fathers or mothers.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.10

न संस्वेदो न दौर्गन्ध्यं पुरीषं मूत्रमेव च। तेषां न च रजो वस्त्रं बाधते तत्र वै मुने॥

na saṃsvedo na daurgandhyaṃ purīṣaṃ mūtrameva ca| teṣāṃ na ca rajo vastraṃ bādhate tatra vai mune||

O Rishi, there is neither sweat nor stench, nor exeretion nor urine. There dust does not soil one's clothes.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.11

न म्लायन्ति स्रजस्तेषां दिव्यगन्धा मनोरमाः। संयुज्यन्ते विमानैश्च ब्रह्मन्नेवंविधैश्च ते॥

na mlāyanti srajasteṣāṃ divyagandhā manoramāḥ| saṃyujyante vimānaiśca brahmannevaṃvidhaiśca te||

There excellent garments full of celestial fragrance never fade. O Brahmana, there are such cars as this (one I have brought).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.12

ईर्ष्याशोकक्लमापेता मोहमात्सर्यवर्जिताः। सुखं स्वर्गजितस्तत्र वर्तयन्ते महामुने॥

īrṣyāśokaklamāpetā mohamātsaryavarjitāḥ| sukhaṃ svargajitastatra vartayante mahāmune||

O great Rishi, being free from envy and grief and fatigue and ignorance and malice, men, who have gone to heaven, live in that region in great happiness.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.13

तेषां तथाविधानां तु लोकानां मुनिपुङ्गवा उपर्युपरि लोकस्य लोका दिव्या गुणान्विताः॥

teṣāṃ tathāvidhānāṃ tu lokānāṃ munipuṅgavā uparyupari lokasya lokā divyā guṇānvitāḥ||

O foremost of Rishis, higher and higher over such regions, there are others possessing higher celestial virtues.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.14

पुरस्ताद् ब्राह्मणास्तत्र लोकास्तेजोमयाः शुभाः। यत्र यान्त्यषयो ब्रह्मन् पूताः स्वैः कर्मभिः शुभैः॥

purastād brāhmaṇāstatra lokāstejomayāḥ śubhāḥ| yatra yāntyaṣayo brahman pūtāḥ svaiḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ||

Of these, the charming and effulgent region of Brahma is the highest. O Brahmana, there go the Rishis that have been purified by their meritorious acts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.15

ऋभवो नाम तत्रान्ये देवानामपि देवताः। तेषां लोकात् परतरे यान् यजन्तीह देवताः॥

ṛbhavo nāma tatrānye devānāmapi devatāḥ| teṣāṃ lokāt paratare yān yajantīha devatāḥ||

There live certain beings called Ribhus, they are the gods of the gods. Their region is highly blessed and they are adored even by the celestials.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.16

स्वयंप्रभास्ते भास्वन्तो लोका: कामदुधाः परे। न तेषां स्त्रीकृतस्तापो न लोकैश्वर्यमत्सरः॥

svayaṃprabhāste bhāsvanto lokā: kāmadudhāḥ pare| na teṣāṃ strīkṛtastāpo na lokaiśvaryamatsaraḥ||

They shine in their own effulgence and they bestow every object of desire. They suffer no pangs arising from women. They do not possess worldly wealth and they are free from ill.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.17

न वर्तयन्त्याहुतिभिस्ते नाष्यमृतभोजनाः। तथा दिव्यशरीरास्ते न च विग्रहमूर्तयः॥

na vartayantyāhutibhiste nāṣyamṛtabhojanāḥ| tathā divyaśarīrāste na ca vigrahamūrtayaḥ||

They do not live on oblations or on ambrosia. They possess such celestial forms that they cannot be perceived by the senses.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.18

न सुखे सुखकामास्ते देवदेवाः सनातनाः। न कल्पपरिवर्तेषु परिवर्तन्ति ते तथा॥

na sukhe sukhakāmāste devadevāḥ sanātanāḥ| na kalpaparivarteṣu parivartanti te tathā||

Those everlasting gods of the gods do not desire happiness for happiness sake, nor do they undergo any change at the change of a Kalpa.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.19

जरा मृत्युः कुतस्तेषां हर्षः प्रीतिः सुखं न च। न दुःखं न सुखं चापि रागद्वेषौ कुतो मुने॥

jarā mṛtyuḥ kutasteṣāṃ harṣaḥ prītiḥ sukhaṃ na ca| na duḥkhaṃ na sukhaṃ cāpi rāgadveṣau kuto mune||

Old, age, death they have none; for them there is neither ecstacy, nor joy nor happiness. They have neither happiness nor misery, O Rishi, anger and aversion they have none.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.20

देवानामपि मौद्गल्य काक्षिता सा गतिः परा। दुष्प्रापा परमा सिद्धिरगम्या कामगोचरैः॥

devānāmapi maudgalya kākṣitā sā gatiḥ parā| duṣprāpā paramā siddhiragamyā kāmagocaraiḥ||

O Mudgala, their supreme state is coveted even by the celestial. The great emancipation, which is very difficult to attain, can never be acquired by people subject to desire.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.21

त्रयस्त्रिंशदिमे देवा येषां लोका मनीषिभिः। गम्यन्ते नियमैः श्रेष्ठैर्दानैर्वा विधिपूर्वकैः॥

trayastriṃśadime devā yeṣāṃ lokā manīṣibhiḥ| gamyante niyamaiḥ śreṣṭhairdānairvā vidhipūrvakaiḥ||

The number of these gods is thirty-three. To their region go wise men after having observed excellent vows or bestowed gifts according to the ordiance.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.22

सेयं दानकृता व्युष्टिरनुप्राप्ता सुखं त्वया। तां भुक्ष्व सुकृतैर्लब्धां तपसा द्योतितप्रभः॥ एतत् स्वर्गसुखं विप्र लोका नानाविधास्तथा। गुणाः स्वर्गस्य प्रोक्तास्ते दोषानपि निबोध मे॥

seyaṃ dānakṛtā vyuṣṭiranuprāptā sukhaṃ tvayā| tāṃ bhukṣva sukṛtairlabdhāṃ tapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ|| etat svargasukhaṃ vipra lokā nānāvidhāstathā| guṇāḥ svargasya proktāste doṣānapi nibodha me||

You have easily acquired that success by your charities, your effulgence is displayed by virtue of your asceticism. (Now) enjoy that condition which is obtained by your meritorious acts. Such, O Brahmana, is bliss of heaven containing many worlds. Thus have I described to you the blessing of the celestial, region. Now hear some of its disadvantages.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.23

कृतस्य कर्मणस्तत्र भुज्यते यत् फलं दिवि। न चान्यत् क्रियते कर्म मूलच्छेदेन भुज्यते॥ सोऽत्र दोषो मम मतस्तस्यान्ते पतनं च यत्। सुखव्याप्तमनस्कानां पतनं यच्च मुद्गल॥

kṛtasya karmaṇastatra bhujyate yat phalaṃ divi| na cānyat kriyate karma mūlacchedena bhujyate|| so'tra doṣo mama matastasyānte patanaṃ ca yat| sukhavyāptamanaskānāṃ patanaṃ yacca mudgala||

O Mudgala, in the celestial region a person, while enjoying the fruits of acts he had already performed, cannot perform any other new acts. He must enjoy the fruits of the former life till they are completely exhausted and besides he is liable to fall after he has entirely exhausted his merit, these are in my opinion the disadvantages of heaven. The fall of persons whose minds have been once steeped in happiness must be called a great draw back (of heaven).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.24

असंतोषः परीतापो दृष्ट्वा दीप्ततराः श्रियः। यद् भवत्यवरे स्थाने स्थितानां तत् सुदुष्करम्॥

asaṃtoṣaḥ parītāpo dṛṣṭvā dīptatarāḥ śriyaḥ| yad bhavatyavare sthāne sthitānāṃ tat suduṣkaram||

The discontent and regret that must follow ones stay in an inferior place after he has enjoyed more auspicious and effulgent regions must be very difficult to bear.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.25

संज्ञामोहश्च पततां रजसा च प्रधर्षणम्। प्रम्लानेषु च माल्येषु ततः पिपतिषोर्भयम्॥

saṃjñāmohaśca patatāṃ rajasā ca pradharṣaṇam| pramlāneṣu ca mālyeṣu tataḥ pipatiṣorbhayam||

The consciousness of those about to fall is stupified and it is also agitated by emotions. As the garlands of those about to fall fade away, fear possesses their hearts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.26

आब्रह्मभवनादेते दोषा मौद्गल्य दारुणाः। नाकलोके सुकृतिनां गुणास्त्वयुतशो नृणाम्॥

ābrahmabhavanādete doṣā maudgalya dāruṇāḥ| nākaloke sukṛtināṃ guṇāstvayutaśo nṛṇām||

O Mudgala, these are the great draw backs that exist even in the region of Brahma. In the celestial region the virtues, of men who have performed righteous acts, are countless.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.27

अयं त्वन्यो गुणः श्रेष्ठश्च्युतानां स्वर्गतो मुने। शुभानुशययोगेन मनुष्येषूपजायते॥

ayaṃ tvanyo guṇaḥ śreṣṭhaścyutānāṃ svargato mune| śubhānuśayayogena manuṣyeṣūpajāyate||

O Rishi, this is another of the attributes of the fallen that by reason of their merits, they take birth amongst men.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.28

तत्रापि स महाभागः सुखभागभिजायते। न चेत् सम्बुध्यते तत्र गच्छत्यधमतां ततः॥ इह यत् क्रियते कर्म तत् परत्रोपभुज्यते। कर्मभूमिरियं ब्रह्मन् फलभूमिरसौ मता॥

tatrāpi sa mahābhāgaḥ sukhabhāgabhijāyate| na cet sambudhyate tatra gacchatyadhamatāṃ tataḥ|| iha yat kriyate karma tat paratropabhujyate| karmabhūmiriyaṃ brahman phalabhūmirasau matā||

O Rishi, then they obtain high fortune and happiness. If one however cannot acquire knowledge, he takes an inferior birth. The fruits of acts performed in this world are reaped in the next. O Brahmana, this worid has been declared to be one of acts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.29

मुद्गल उवाच महान्तस्तु अमी दोषास्त्वया स्वर्गस्य कीर्तिताः। निर्दोष एव यस्त्वन्यो लोकं तं प्रवदस्व मे॥

mudgala uvāca mahāntastu amī doṣāstvayā svargasya kīrtitāḥ| nirdoṣa eva yastvanyo lokaṃ taṃ pravadasva me||

O Mudgala, thus have I, as asked by you, described all to you. Now, O virtuous Rishi, with your favour, we shall easily go with speed.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.30

देवदूत उवाच ब्रह्मणः सदनादूर्ध्वं तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम्। शुद्धं सनातनं ज्योतिः परं ब्रह्मेति यद् विदुः॥

devadūta uvāca brahmaṇaḥ sadanādūrdhvaṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam| śuddhaṃ sanātanaṃ jyotiḥ paraṃ brahmeti yad viduḥ||

Vyasa said : Having heard those words, Mudgala reflected in his mind. Having reflected that foremost of Rishis thus spoke to the celestial Messenger.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.31

न तत्र विप्र गच्छन्ति पुरुषा विषयात्मकाः। दम्भलोभमहाक्रोधमोहद्रोहैरभिद्रुताः॥

na tatra vipra gacchanti puruṣā viṣayātmakāḥ| dambhalobhamahākrodhamohadrohairabhidrutāḥ||

O celestial messenger, I bow to you. O sir, go back in peace. I have nothing to do with either happiness or heaven with such drawbacks.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.32

निर्ममा निरहङ्कारा निर्द्वन्द्वाः संयतेन्द्रियाः। ध्यानयोगपराश्चैव तत्र गच्छन्ति मानवाः॥

nirmamā nirahaṅkārā nirdvandvāḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ| dhyānayogaparāścaiva tatra gacchanti mānavāḥ||

Men who enjoy heaven suffer great misery and extreme regret in this world. Therefore I do not desire (to go to) heaven.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां पृच्छसि मुद्गल। तवानुकम्पया साधो साधु गच्छाम मा चिरम्॥

etat te sarvamākhyātaṃ yanmāṃ pṛcchasi mudgala| tavānukampayā sādho sādhu gacchāma mā ciram||

I seek that unfailing region, going where people have not to lament or to be pained or to be agitated.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.34

व्यास उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा मौद्गल्यो वाक्यं विममृशे धिया। विमृश्य च मुनिश्रेष्ठो देवदूतमुवाच ह॥

vyāsa uvāca etacchrutvā maudgalyo vākyaṃ vimamṛśe dhiyā| vimṛśya ca muniśreṣṭho devadūtamuvāca ha||

You have described to me the great draw backs of the celestial region. Now describe to me a region which is free from fault.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.35

देवदूत नमस्तेऽस्तु गच्छ तात यथासुखम्। महादेषेण मे कार्यं न स्वर्गेण सुखेन वा॥

devadūta namaste'stu gaccha tāta yathāsukham| mahādeṣeṇa me kāryaṃ na svargeṇa sukhena vā||

The Celestial Messenger said: Above the abode of Brahma there is the supreme seat of Vishnu which is pure, eternal and effulgent. It is known by the name of Parabrahma. senses are

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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पतनान्ते महद् दुःखं परितापः सुदारुणः। स्वर्गभाजश्चरन्तीह तस्मात् स्वर्गं न कामये॥

patanānte mahad duḥkhaṃ paritāpaḥ sudāruṇaḥ| svargabhājaścarantīha tasmāt svargaṃ na kāmaye||

O Brahmana, persons who are addicted to sensual objects or those who are subject to arrogance, coveteousness, ignorance, anger and envy, cannot go to that place.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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यत्र गत्वा न शोचन्ति न व्यथन्ति चलन्ति वा। तदहं स्थानमत्यन्तं मार्गयिष्यामि केवलम्॥

yatra gatvā na śocanti na vyathanti calanti vā| tadahaṃ sthānamatyantaṃ mārgayiṣyāmi kevalam||

Those men who are free from conflicting emotions and those that have restrained their and those that given to contemplation and Yoga can go there.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.38

इत्युक्त्वा स मुनिर्वाक्यं देवदूतं विसृज्य तम्। शिलोच्छवृत्तिर्धर्मात्मा शममातिष्ठदुत्तमम्॥

ityuktvā sa munirvākyaṃ devadūtaṃ visṛjya tam| śilocchavṛttirdharmātmā śamamātiṣṭhaduttamam||

O Mudgala, thus have I told you all that you asked me. O pious one, now without any further delay kindly come with me. Hearing those words that virtuous Rishi, leading unccha mode of life, assumed perfect contentment.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.39

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्भूत्वा समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः। ज्ञानयोगेन शुद्धेन ध्याननित्यो बभूव ह॥

tulyanindāstutirbhūtvā samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ| jñānayogena śuddhena dhyānanityo babhūva ha||

Then praise and blame became equal to him. A brick,a stone and a piece of gold all became the same to him. By pure Jnana Yoga, he always became engaged in meditation.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.40

ध्यानयोगाद् बलं लब्ध्वा प्राप्य बुद्धिमनुत्तमाम्। जगाम शाश्वती सिद्धिं परां निर्वाणलक्षणाम्॥

dhyānayogād balaṃ labdhvā prāpya buddhimanuttamām| jagāma śāśvatī siddhiṃ parāṃ nirvāṇalakṣaṇām||

Having acquired power by means of knowledge. He acquired excellent understanding and obtained that supreme state of emancipation which is eternal.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.41

तस्मात् त्वमपि कौन्तेय न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि। राज्यात् स्फीतात् परिभ्रष्टस्तपसा तदवाप्स्यसि॥

tasmāt tvamapi kaunteya na śokaṃ kartumarhasi| rājyāt sphītāt paribhraṣṭastapasā tadavāpsyasi||

Therefore, O son of Kunti, you ought not to grieve. You have been deprived of a great kingdom, but you will region it by your asceticism.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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सुखस्यानन्तरं दुःखं दुःखस्यानन्तरं सुखम्। पर्यायेणोपसर्पन्ते नरं नेमिमरा इव॥

sukhasyānantaraṃ duḥkhaṃ duḥkhasyānantaraṃ sukham| paryāyeṇopasarpante naraṃ nemimarā iva||

Misery after happiness and happiness after misery revolve by turns round a man like a wheel round its axile.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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पितृपैतामहं राज्यं प्राप्स्यस्यमितविक्रम। वर्षात् त्रयोदशादूर्ध्वं व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः॥

pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ prāpsyasyamitavikrama| varṣāt trayodaśādūrdhvaṃ vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ||

O undeterioratingly powerful one, after the thirteenth year has passed away, you will get back the kingdom of your father and grandfather.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 2 261.44

वैशम्पायन उवाच स एवमुक्त्वा भगवान् व्यासः पाण्डवनन्दनम्। जगाम तपसे धीमान् पुनरेवाश्रमं प्रति॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca sa evamuktvā bhagavān vyāsaḥ pāṇḍavanandanam| jagāma tapase dhīmān punarevāśramaṃ prati||

Vaishampayana said : Having said thus to the Pandava, the severed Vyasa went back to his hermitage for performing asceticism.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)