Mahabharata — Volume VII (Dutt edition) — Chapter 122
MBh 7 122.1
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीपमितिहासं पुरातनम्। अङ्गेषु राजा द्युतिमान् वसुहोम इति श्रुतः॥
bhīṣma uvāca atrāpyudāharantīpamitihāsaṃ purātanam| aṅgeṣu rājā dyutimān vasuhoma iti śrutaḥ||
Bhishma said “Regarding it is cited the following old story. There was among the Angas a highly effulgent king called Vasuhoma.
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MBh 7 122.2
स राजा धर्मविन्नित्यं सह पत्न्या महातपाः। मुञ्जपृष्ठं जगामाथ पितृदेवर्षिपूजितम्॥
sa rājā dharmavinnityaṃ saha patnyā mahātapāḥ| muñjapṛṣṭhaṃ jagāmātha pitṛdevarṣipūjitam||
That king was always engaged in acts of piety, and accompanied by his wife he always practised the austerest penances. He went to the spot called Munjaprishtha highly respected by the Pitris and the celestial Rishis.
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MBh 7 122.3
तत्र शृङ्गे हिमवतो मेरौ कनकपर्वते। यत्र मुजावटे रामो जटाहरणमादिशत्॥
tatra śṛṅge himavato merau kanakaparvate| yatra mujāvaṭe rāmo jaṭāharaṇamādiśat||
There, on that peak of Himavat, near the golden mountain of Meru. Rama, sitting under the shade of a well-known banian, had tied his matted locks together.
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MBh 7 122.4
तदाप्रभृति राजेन्द्र ऋषिभिः संशितव्रतैः। मुजपृष्ठ इति प्रोक्तः स देशो रुद्रसेवितः॥
tadāprabhṛti rājendra ṛṣibhiḥ saṃśitavrataiḥ| mujapṛṣṭha iti proktaḥ sa deśo rudrasevitaḥ||
From that time, O king, the spot, which is a favourite resort of Rudra, passed by the naine of Munjaprishtha among Rishis of rigid vows.
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MBh 7 122.5
स तत्र बहुभुिर्यक्तस्तदा श्रुतिमयैर्गुणैः। ब्राह्मणानामनुमतो देवर्षिसदृशोऽभवत्॥
sa tatra bahubhuiryaktastadā śrutimayairguṇaiḥ| brāhmaṇānāmanumato devarṣisadṛśo'bhavat||
Living there, king Vasuhoma acquired many pious attributes and, having gained the regard of the Brahmanas, came to be regarded as a celestial Rishi in holiness.
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MBh 7 122.6
तं कदाचिददीनात्मा सखा शक्रस्य मानितः। अभ्यगच्छन्महीपालो मान्धाता शत्रुकर्शनः॥
taṃ kadācidadīnātmā sakhā śakrasya mānitaḥ| abhyagacchanmahīpālo māndhātā śatrukarśanaḥ||
One day, that grinder of enemies, that friend of Shakra, viz., king Mandhata of great soul, came to Vasuhoma on his mountain retreat.
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MBh 7 122.7
सोपसृत्य तु मान्धाता वसुहोमं नराधिपम्। दृष्ट्वा प्रकृष्टतयसं विनेतोऽग्रेऽभ्यतिष्ठत॥
sopasṛtya tu māndhātā vasuhomaṃ narādhipam| dṛṣṭvā prakṛṣṭatayasaṃ vineto'gre'bhyatiṣṭhata||
Arrived there, and seeing king Vasuhoma of austere penances, stood humbly before the latter.
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MBh 7 122.8
वसुहोमोऽपि राज्ञो वै पाद्यमयँ न्यवेदयत्। सप्ताङ्गस्य तु राज्यस्य पप्रच्छ कुशलाव्यये॥
vasuhomo'pi rājño vai pādyamaya~ nyavedayat| saptāṅgasya tu rājyasya papraccha kuśalāvyaye||
Vasuhoma offered his guest water to wash his feet, and the Arghya consisting of the usual articles, and enquired of him about the wellbeing or otherwise of his kingdom consisting of seven limbs.
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MBh 7 122.9
सद्भिराचरितं पूर्वं यथावदनुयायिनम्। अपृच्छद् वसुहोमस्तं राजन् किं करवाणि ते॥
sadbhirācaritaṃ pūrvaṃ yathāvadanuyāyinam| apṛcchad vasuhomastaṃ rājan kiṃ karavāṇi te||
After this, Vasuhoma addressed his royal guest who strictly followed the conduct of the righteous men of old, saying,-What, О king, shall I do for you.
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MBh 7 122.10
सोऽब्रवीत्परमप्रीतो मान्धाता राजसत्तमम्। वसुहोमं महाप्राज्ञमासीनं कुरुनन्दन॥
so'bravītparamaprīto māndhātā rājasattamam| vasuhomaṃ mahāprājñamāsīnaṃ kurunandana||
Thus addressed, O delighter of the Kurus, Mandhatri, that best of kings, highly pleased, answered the greatly wise Vasuhoma seated at his ease, in the following words.
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MBh 7 122.11
मान्धातोवाच बृहस्पतेर्मतं राजन्नधीतं सकलं त्वया। तथैवोशनसं शास्त्रं विज्ञातं ते नरोत्तम॥
māndhātovāca bṛhaspatermataṃ rājannadhītaṃ sakalaṃ tvayā| tathaivośanasaṃ śāstraṃ vijñātaṃ te narottama||
Mandhatri said You have, O king, studied all the doctrines of Brihaspati! O best of men, you know also the doctrines laid down by Ushanas.
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MBh 7 122.12
तदहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि दण्ड उत्पद्यते कथम्। किं चास्य पूर्वं जागर्ति किं वा परममुच्यते॥
tadahaṃ jñātumicchāmi daṇḍa utpadyate katham| kiṃ cāsya pūrvaṃ jāgarti kiṃ vā paramamucyate||
I wish to know what is the origin of Punishment? What also is said to be its end?
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MBh 7 122.13
कथं क्षत्रियसंस्थश्च दण्डः सम्प्रत्यवस्थितः। ब्रूहि मे समुहाप्राज्ञ ददाम्याचार्यवेतनम्॥
kathaṃ kṣatriyasaṃsthaśca daṇḍaḥ sampratyavasthitaḥ| brūhi me samuhāprājña dadāmyācāryavetanam||
How Came Punishment to depend upon the Kshatriya? Tell me all this, O you of great wisdom. I approach you as a disciple ready to give you the tuition fee.
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MBh 7 122.14
वसुहोम उवाच शृणु राजन् यथा दण्डः सम्भूतो लोकसंग्रहः। प्रजाविनयरक्षार्थं धर्मस्यात्मा सनातनः॥
vasuhoma uvāca śṛṇu rājan yathā daṇḍaḥ sambhūto lokasaṃgrahaḥ| prajāvinayarakṣārthaṃ dharmasyātmā sanātanaḥ||
Vasuhoma said Listen, O king, as to how Punishment, that upholder of the world, sprang up. It is the soul of righteousness, and eternal, and was created for preserving the proper government of all creatures.
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MBh 7 122.15
ब्रह्मा यियक्षुर्भगवान् सर्वलोकपितामहः। ऋत्विजं नात्मनस्तुल्यं ददर्शेति हि नः श्रुतम्॥
brahmā yiyakṣurbhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ| ṛtvijaṃ nātmanastulyaṃ dadarśeti hi naḥ śrutam||
We have heard that once upon a time, the Grandfather of all the worlds, viz., the divine Brahmana, desiring to celebrate a sacrifice, could not find a priest equally qualified like himself.
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MBh 7 122.16
स गर्भ शिरसा देवो बहुवर्षाण्यधारयत्। पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु स गर्भः क्षुवतोऽपतत्॥
sa garbha śirasā devo bahuvarṣāṇyadhārayat| pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu sa garbhaḥ kṣuvato'patat||
Therefore, he once conceived in his brain and held the foetus there for many long years. After a thousand years, the great god sneezed. In that act, the foetus dropped from his head.
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MBh 7 122.17
स क्षुपो नाम सम्भूतः प्रजापतिररिंदम्। ऋत्विगासीन्महाराज यज्ञे तस्य महात्मनः॥
sa kṣupo nāma sambhūtaḥ prajāpatirariṃdam| ṛtvigāsīnmahārāja yajñe tasya mahātmanaḥ||
The divine being, O chastiser of foes, who was thus born from Brahman passed by the name of Kshupa. Highly powerful be became a lord of creatures. That Kshupa officiated as priest, O king, in the sacrifice of the highsouled Grandfather.
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MBh 7 122.18
तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते सत्रे तु ब्रह्मणः पार्थिवर्षभ। दृष्ट्रपप्रधानत्वाद् दण्डः सोऽन्तर्हितोऽभवत्॥
tasmin pravṛtte satre tu brahmaṇaḥ pārthivarṣabha| dṛṣṭrapapradhānatvād daṇḍaḥ so'ntarhito'bhavat||
Upon the commencement of that sacrifice, of Brahman, O best of kings, punishment disappeared on account of the visible form that the Grandfather was then obliged to assume.
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MBh 7 122.19
तस्मिन्नन्तर्हिते चापि प्रजानां संकरोऽभवत्। नैव कार्यं न वाकार्यं भोज्याभोज्यं न विद्यते॥
tasminnantarhite cāpi prajānāṃ saṃkaro'bhavat| naiva kāryaṃ na vākāryaṃ bhojyābhojyaṃ na vidyate||
Punishment having disappeared, a great confusion arose among all creatures. There was no longer any distinction between what should be done and what should not. All difference, again, between clean and unclean food disappeared.
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MBh 7 122.20
पेयापेये कुतः सिद्धिर्हिसन्ति च परस्परम्। गम्यागम्यं तदा नासीत् स्वं परस्वं च वै समम्॥
peyāpeye kutaḥ siddhirhisanti ca parasparam| gamyāgamyaṃ tadā nāsīt svaṃ parasvaṃ ca vai samam||
Men could not distinguish between what drink was allowable and what drink was not. All creatures began to injure one another. There were no restraints about the union of the sexes. All idea of property disappeared.
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MBh 7 122.21
परस्परं विलुम्पन्ति सारमेया यथामिषम्। अबलान् बलिनो मन्ति निर्मर्यादमवर्तत॥
parasparaṃ vilumpanti sārameyā yathāmiṣam| abalān balino manti nirmaryādamavartata||
All creatures began to rob, snatching meat from one another. The strong began to kill the weak. Nobody cared the least for his neighbour.
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MBh 7 122.22
ततः पितामहो विष्णुं भगवन्तं सनातनम्। सम्पूज्य वरदं देवं महादेवमथाब्रवीत्॥ अत्र त्वमनुकम्पां वै कर्तुमर्हसि शंकर। संकरो न भवेदत्र यथा तद् वै विधीयताम्॥
tataḥ pitāmaho viṣṇuṃ bhagavantaṃ sanātanam| sampūjya varadaṃ devaṃ mahādevamathābravīt|| atra tvamanukampāṃ vai kartumarhasi śaṃkara| saṃkaro na bhavedatra yathā tad vai vidhīyatām||
Then, having adored the divine and eternal Vishnu, the grandfather addressed that great boon-giving god, saying,-You should, O Keshava, show mercy on the present occasion. Let it be so ordained by you that the confusion that has already set in may disappear.
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MBh 7 122.23
ततः स भगवान् ध्यात्वा चिरं शूलवरायुधः। आत्मानमात्मना दण्डं ससृजे देवसत्तमः॥
tataḥ sa bhagavān dhyātvā ciraṃ śūlavarāyudhaḥ| ātmānamātmanā daṇḍaṃ sasṛje devasattamaḥ||
Thus addressed, that foremost of gods, armed with an enormous Shula, thinking for some time, converted his ownself into the form of Punishment.
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MBh 7 122.24
तस्माच्च धर्मचरणानीतिर्देवी सरस्वती। ससृजे दण्डनीतिं सा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता॥
tasmācca dharmacaraṇānītirdevī sarasvatī| sasṛje daṇḍanītiṃ sā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā||
From that form, having Righteousness for its legs, the goddess Sarasvati created Dandaniti (Science of Punishment) which very soon became celebrated all over the world.
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MBh 7 122.25
भूयः स भगवान् ध्यात्वा चिरं शूलवरायुधः। तस्य तस्य निकायस्य चकारैकैकमीश्वरम्॥
bhūyaḥ sa bhagavān dhyātvā ciraṃ śūlavarāyudhaḥ| tasya tasya nikāyasya cakāraikaikamīśvaram||
Thereafter the great god armed with a huge Shula, having again reflected for sometime, appointed a few among the gods as the rulers of their respective classes.
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MBh 7 122.26
देवानामीश्वरं चक्रे देवं दशशतेक्षणम्। यमं वैवस्वतं चापि पितृणामकरोत् प्रभुम्॥
devānāmīśvaraṃ cakre devaṃ daśaśatekṣaṇam| yamaṃ vaivasvataṃ cāpi pitṛṇāmakarot prabhum||
It was then that he made the divine Indra of a thousand eyes the king of gods. Yama the son of Vivasvat was made the lord of the departed manes.
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MBh 7 122.27
धनानां राक्षसानां च कुबेरमपि चेश्वरम्। पर्वतानां पति मेरुं सरितां च महोदधिम्॥
dhanānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca kuberamapi ceśvaram| parvatānāṃ pati meruṃ saritāṃ ca mahodadhim||
Kubera was made the lord of riches and of all the Rakshasas. Meru was made the king of the mountains, and Oceans was made the lord of the rivers.
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MBh 7 122.28
अर्पा राज्येऽसुराणां च विदधे वरुणं प्रभुम्। मृत्युं प्राणेश्वरमथो तेजसां च हुताशनम्॥
arpā rājye'surāṇāṃ ca vidadhe varuṇaṃ prabhum| mṛtyuṃ prāṇeśvaramatho tejasāṃ ca hutāśanam||
The powerful Varuna was made the lord of the waters and of the Asuras. Death was made the lord of life and of all living creatures, and Fire was made the chief of all things possessed of energy.
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MBh 7 122.29
रुद्राणामपि चेशानं गोप्तारं विदधे प्रभुम्। महात्मानं महादेवं विशलाक्षं सनातनम्॥
rudrāṇāmapi ceśānaṃ goptāraṃ vidadhe prabhum| mahātmānaṃ mahādevaṃ viśalākṣaṃ sanātanam||
The powerful Ishana the great and eternal Mahadeva, of three eyes, was made the king of the Rudras.
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MBh 7 122.30
वसिष्ठमीशं विप्राणां वसूनां जातवेदसम्। तेजसा भास्करं चक्रे नक्षत्राणां निशाकरम्॥
vasiṣṭhamīśaṃ viprāṇāṃ vasūnāṃ jātavedasam| tejasā bhāskaraṃ cakre nakṣatrāṇāṃ niśākaram||
Vashishtha was made the king of the Brahmanas, and Jatavedas was made the chief of the Vasus. Surya was made the lord of all luminous bodies and Chandramas was made the lord of Stars and constellations,
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MBh 7 122.31
वीरुधामंशुमन्तं च भूतानां च प्रभुं वरम्। कुमारं द्वादशभुजं स्कन्दं राजानमादिशत्॥
vīrudhāmaṃśumantaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ ca prabhuṃ varam| kumāraṃ dvādaśabhujaṃ skandaṃ rājānamādiśat||
Anshumat was made the chief of all herbs, and the powerful and foremost of deities, viz., Kumara or Skanda, having twelve arms, was made the lord of all the spirits and ghosts.
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MBh 7 122.32
कालं सर्वेशमकरोत् संहारविनयात्मकम्। मृत्योश्चतुर्विभागस्य दुःखस्य च सुखस्य च॥
kālaṃ sarveśamakarot saṃhāravinayātmakam| mṛtyoścaturvibhāgasya duḥkhasya ca sukhasya ca||
Time, containing the seeds of both origin and destruction was made the lord of all creatures, as also of the four parts of Death viz., weapons, diseases, Yama, and acts, and, lastly of grief and joy.
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MBh 7 122.33
ईश्वरः सर्वदेवस्तु राजराजो नराधिपः। सर्वेषामेव रुद्राणां शूलपाणिरिति श्रुतिः॥
īśvaraḥ sarvadevastu rājarājo narādhipaḥ| sarveṣāmeva rudrāṇāṃ śūlapāṇiriti śrutiḥ||
The Shrutis say that the great god Mahadeva, the lord of lords, O king, armed with Shula, is the lord of the Rudras.
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MBh 7 122.34
तमेनं ब्रह्मणः पुत्रमनुजातं क्षुपं ददौ। प्रजानामधिपं श्रेष्ठं सर्वधर्मभृतामपि॥
tamenaṃ brahmaṇaḥ putramanujātaṃ kṣupaṃ dadau| prajānāmadhipaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sarvadharmabhṛtāmapi||
The rod of punishment was given to Brahmana's latest-born son, viz., Kshupa, the lord of all creatures and the foremost of the virtuous.
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MBh 7 122.35
महादेवस्ततस्तस्मिन् वृत्ते यज्ञे यथाविधि। दण्डं धर्मस्य गोप्तारं विष्णवे सत्कृतं ददौ॥
mahādevastatastasmin vṛtte yajñe yathāvidhi| daṇḍaṃ dharmasya goptāraṃ viṣṇave satkṛtaṃ dadau||
Upon the completion of that sacrifice according to due rites, Mahadeva after making proper reverence handed over Punishment, that protector of Righteousness, to Vishnu.
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MBh 7 122.36
विष्णुरङ्गिरसे प्रादादङ्गिरा मुनिसत्तमः। प्रादादिन्द्रमरीचिभ्यां मरीचि गवे ददौ॥
viṣṇuraṅgirase prādādaṅgirā munisattamaḥ| prādādindramarīcibhyāṃ marīci gave dadau||
Vishnu gave it to Angiras, and Angiras, that foremost of ascetics, handed it over to Indra and Marichi. Marichi gave it to Bhrigu.
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MBh 7 122.37
भृगुर्ददावृषिभ्यस्तु दण्डं धर्मसमाहितम्। ऋषयो लोकपालेभ्यो लोकपालाः क्षुपाय च॥
bhṛgurdadāvṛṣibhyastu daṇḍaṃ dharmasamāhitam| ṛṣayo lokapālebhyo lokapālāḥ kṣupāya ca||
Bhrigu gave that rod intended for the protection of righteousness to all the Rishis. The Rishis gave it to the Regents of the quarters, and the Regents made it over again to Kshupa.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.38
क्षुपस्तु मनवे प्रादादादित्यतनयायं च। पुत्रेभ्यः श्राद्धदेवस्तु सूक्ष्मधर्मार्थकारणात्॥
kṣupastu manave prādādādityatanayāyaṃ ca| putrebhyaḥ śrāddhadevastu sūkṣmadharmārthakāraṇāt||
Kshupa then handed it over to Manu the son of Surya. The god of Shraddhas (viz., Manu), gave it to his sons for the sake of true righteousness and riches.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.39
विभज्य दण्डः कर्तव्यो धर्मेण न यदृच्छया। दुष्टानां निग्रहो दण्डो हिरण्यं बाह्यतः क्रिया॥
vibhajya daṇḍaḥ kartavyo dharmeṇa na yadṛcchayā| duṣṭānāṃ nigraho daṇḍo hiraṇyaṃ bāhyataḥ kriyā||
Punishment should be meted out with discrimination, guided by righteousness and not by caprice. It is intended for checking the wicked. Fines and confiscation are intended for creating terror, and not for replenishing the king's treasury.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.40
व्यङ्गत्वं च शरीरस्य वधो नाल्पस्य कारणात्। शरीरपीडास्तास्ताश्च देहत्यागो विवासनम्॥
vyaṅgatvaṃ ca śarīrasya vadho nālpasya kāraṇāt| śarīrapīḍāstāstāśca dehatyāgo vivāsanam||
The wounding of one's body or the infliction of death should not be made for trivial causes. The infliction of physical pain by various means, hurling from tops of mountains, and punishment also, should not be guided by similar causes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.41
तं ददौ सूर्यपुत्रस्तु मनुर्वे रक्षणार्थकम्। आनुपूर्व्याच्च दण्डोऽयं प्रजा जागर्ति पालयन्॥
taṃ dadau sūryaputrastu manurve rakṣaṇārthakam| ānupūrvyācca daṇḍo'yaṃ prajā jāgarti pālayan||
Surya's son Manu gave the rod of punishment, (to his sons) for the protection of the world. Punishment in the hands of successive holders, remains awake, protecting all creatures.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.42
इन्द्रो जागर्ति भगवानिन्द्रादग्निर्विभावसुः। अग्नेर्जागर्ति वरुणो वरुणाच्च प्रजापतिः॥ प्रजापतेस्ततो धर्मो जागर्ति विनयात्मकः। धर्माच्च ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो व्यवसायः सनातनः॥ व्यवसायात् ततस्तेजो जागर्ति परिपालयत्। ओषध्यस्तेजसस्तस्मादोषधीभ्यश्च पर्वताः॥ पर्वतेभ्यश्च जागर्ति रसो रसगुणात् तथा। जाति निर्ऋतिर्देवी ज्योतींषि निर्ऋतेरपि॥ वेदाः प्रतिष्ठाः ज्योतिर्यस्ततो हयशिराः प्रभुः। ब्रह्मा पितामहस्तस्माज्जागर्ति प्रभुरव्ययः॥ पितामहान्महादेवो जागर्ति भगवाशिवः। विश्वेदेवाः शिवाच्चापि विश्वेभ्यश्च तथर्षयः॥ ऋषिभ्यो भगवान् सोमः सोमाद् देवाः सनातनाः। देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणा लोके जाग्रतीत्युपधारय॥
indro jāgarti bhagavānindrādagnirvibhāvasuḥ| agnerjāgarti varuṇo varuṇācca prajāpatiḥ|| prajāpatestato dharmo jāgarti vinayātmakaḥ| dharmācca brahmaṇaḥ putro vyavasāyaḥ sanātanaḥ|| vyavasāyāt tatastejo jāgarti paripālayat| oṣadhyastejasastasmādoṣadhībhyaśca parvatāḥ|| parvatebhyaśca jāgarti raso rasaguṇāt tathā| jāti nirṛtirdevī jyotīṃṣi nirṛterapi|| vedāḥ pratiṣṭhāḥ jyotiryastato hayaśirāḥ prabhuḥ| brahmā pitāmahastasmājjāgarti prabhuravyayaḥ|| pitāmahānmahādevo jāgarti bhagavāśivaḥ| viśvedevāḥ śivāccāpi viśvebhyaśca tatharṣayaḥ|| ṛṣibhyo bhagavān somaḥ somād devāḥ sanātanāḥ| devebhyo brāhmaṇā loke jāgratītyupadhāraya||
At the top of the ladder, the divine Indra is awake; after him, Agni of burning flames; after him, Varuna; after Varuna; Prajapati; after Prajapati, Righteousness whose essence is restraint; after Righteousness, the son of Brahman, viz., the eternal Law; after Law; Energy is awake, employed in the act of protection; after Energy, the herbs; after the herbs, the mountains; after the mountains, all kinds of juices and their attributes; after these the goddess Nirriti; after Nirriti, the planets and the luminous bodies in heaven; after these, the Vedas; after the Vedas, the powerful form of the Vishnu with the horse head; after him the almighty and eternal grandfather, viz., Brahma; after the grandfather, the divine and blessed Mahadeva; after Mahadeva, the Vishvedevas; after them, the great Rishis; after the Rishis, the divine Soma; after soma; the eternal duties; after the gods, the Brahmanas are awake.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.43
ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च राजन्या लोकान् रक्षन्ति धर्मतः। स्थावरं जगमं चैव क्षत्रियेभ्यः सनातनम्॥
brāhmaṇebhyaśca rājanyā lokān rakṣanti dharmataḥ| sthāvaraṃ jagamaṃ caiva kṣatriyebhyaḥ sanātanam||
After the Brahmanas, the Kshatriyas are piously protecting all creatures. The universe, consisting of mobile and immobile creatures, is kept awake by the Kshatriyas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.44
प्रजा जागर्ति लोकेऽस्मिन् दण्डो जागर्ति तासु च। सर्वं संक्षिपते दण्डः पितामहसमप्रभः॥
prajā jāgarti loke'smin daṇḍo jāgarti tāsu ca| sarvaṃ saṃkṣipate daṇḍaḥ pitāmahasamaprabhaḥ||
Creatures are kept awake in this world, and Punishment is awake is among them. Effulgent like the Grandfather himself, Punishment keeps together and maintains everything.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.45
जागर्ति कालः पूर्वं च मध्ये चान्ते च भारत। ईश्वरः सर्वलोकस्य महादेवः प्रजापतिः॥ देवदेवः शिवः सर्वो जागर्ति सततं प्रभुः। कपर्दी शङ्गो रुद्रः शिवः स्थाणुरुमापतिः॥
jāgarti kālaḥ pūrvaṃ ca madhye cānte ca bhārata| īśvaraḥ sarvalokasya mahādevaḥ prajāpatiḥ|| devadevaḥ śivaḥ sarvo jāgarti satataṃ prabhuḥ| kapardī śaṅgo rudraḥ śivaḥ sthāṇurumāpatiḥ||
Time, O Bharata, is always awake, in the beginning, the middle, and the end. The lord of all the worlds, the lord of all creatures, the powerful and blessed Mahadeva, the god of gods, is always awake, He passes also by the names Kapardin, Shankara, Rudra, Bhava, Sthanu, and the lord of Uma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.46
इत्येष दण्डो विख्यात आदौ मध्ये तथावरे। भूमिपालो यथान्यायं वर्तेतानेन धर्मवित्॥
ityeṣa daṇḍo vikhyāta ādau madhye tathāvare| bhūmipālo yathānyāyaṃ vartetānena dharmavit||
Thus Punishment also keeps awake in the beginning, the middle and the end. A virtuous king should duly rule, guided by Punishment.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.47
भीष्म उवाच इतीदं वसुहोमस्य शृणुयाद् यो मतं नरः। श्रुत्वा सम्यक् प्रवर्तेत सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्॥
bhīṣma uvāca itīdaṃ vasuhomasya śṛṇuyād yo mataṃ naraḥ| śrutvā samyak pravarteta sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt||
The person who listens to this teaching of Vasuhoma, and having listened to it behaves according to its trend, is sure to acquire the fruition of all his desires.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 7 122.48
इति ते सर्वमाख्यातं यो दण्डो मनुजर्षभ। नियन्ता सर्वलोकस्य धर्माकान्तस्य भारत॥
iti te sarvamākhyātaṃ yo daṇḍo manujarṣabha| niyantā sarvalokasya dharmākāntasya bhārata||
I have now, O foremost of men, told you everything as to who punishment is, that restrainer of the universe which is governed by righteousness.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)