Mahabharata — Volume VIII (Dutt edition) — Chapter 182
MBh 8 182.1
अतिथिरुवाच उपदेशं तु ते विप्र करिष्येऽहं यथाक्रमम्। गुरुणा मे यथाख्यातमर्थतत्त्वं तु मे शृणु॥
atithiruvāca upadeśaṃ tu te vipra kariṣye'haṃ yathākramam| guruṇā me yathākhyātamarthatattvaṃ tu me śṛṇu||
The Guest said-For all that, O Brahmana, I shall try to instruct you duly. Listen to me as I recount to you what I have heard from my preceptor.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.2
यत्र पूर्वाभिसर्गे वै धर्मचक्र प्रवर्तितम्। नैमिषे गोमतीतीरे तत्र नागाह्वयं पुरम्॥
yatra pūrvābhisarge vai dharmacakra pravartitam| naimiṣe gomatītīre tatra nāgāhvayaṃ puram||
In that place whence in course of a former creation, the wheel of virtue was set in motion, in that forest which is known by the name of Naimisha, and which is situate on the banks of the Gomati, there is a city called Nagapura.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.3
समग्रैस्त्रिदशैस्तत्र इष्टमासीद् द्विजर्षभ। योन्द्रातिक्रमं चक्रे मान्धाता राजसत्तमः॥
samagraistridaśaistatra iṣṭamāsīd dvijarṣabha| yondrātikramaṃ cakre māndhātā rājasattamaḥ||
There, in that region, all the gods, asscmbled a grand sacrifice. There the foremost of earthly kings, Mandhatri, defeated Indra, the king of the gods.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.4
कृताधिवासो धर्मात्मा तत्र चक्षुःश्रवा महान्। पद्मनाभो महानागः पद्म इत्येव विश्रुतः॥
kṛtādhivāso dharmātmā tatra cakṣuḥśravā mahān| padmanābho mahānāgaḥ padma ityeva viśrutaḥ||
A powerful Naga, of righteous soul, lives in the city that stands in that region. That great Naga is known by the name of Padmanabha or Padma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.5
स वाचा कर्मणा चैव मनसा च द्विजर्षभ। प्रसादयति भूतानि त्रिविधे वर्त्मनि स्थितः॥
sa vācā karmaṇā caiva manasā ca dvijarṣabha| prasādayati bhūtāni trividhe vartmani sthitaḥ||
Walking in the three-fold path (of acts, knowledge, and adoration), he pleases all creatures in thought, word, and deed.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.6
साम्ना भेदेन दानेन दण्डेनेति चतुर्विधम्। विषमस्थं समस्थं च चक्षुर्ध्यानेन रक्षति॥
sāmnā bhedena dānena daṇḍeneti caturvidham| viṣamasthaṃ samasthaṃ ca cakṣurdhyānena rakṣati||
Thinking upon all things with great care, he protects the virtuous and punishes the wicked by following the four-fold policy on conciliation, creating dissensions, making gifts or giving bribes, and using force.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.7
तमतिक्रम्य विधिना प्रष्टुमर्हसि कासितम्। स ते परमकं धर्मं न मिथ्या दर्शयिष्यति॥
tamatikramya vidhinā praṣṭumarhasi kāsitam| sa te paramakaṃ dharmaṃ na mithyā darśayiṣyati||
Going there, you should put to him the questions you wish. He will show you truly what the highest religion is.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.8
स हि सर्वातिथि गो बुद्धिशास्त्रविशारदः। गुणैरनुपमैर्युक्तः समस्तैराभिकामिकैः॥
sa hi sarvātithi go buddhiśāstraviśāradaḥ| guṇairanupamairyuktaḥ samastairābhikāmikaiḥ||
That Naga is always fond of guests. Gifted with great intelligence, he is well conversant with the Scriptures. He possesses all desirable virtues the like of which are not to be seen in any other person.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.9
प्रकृत्या नित्यसलिलो नित्यमध्ययने रतः। तपोदमाभ्यां संयुक्तो वृत्तेनानवरेण च॥
prakṛtyā nityasalilo nityamadhyayane rataḥ| tapodamābhyāṃ saṃyukto vṛttenānavareṇa ca||
By nature he does those duties which are performed with or in water. He is given to the study of the Vedas. He is endued with penances and self-control. He has great riches.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.10
यज्वा दानपतिः क्षान्तो वृत्ते च परमे स्थितः। सत्यवागनसूयुश्च शीलवानियतेन्द्रियः।१०॥
yajvā dānapatiḥ kṣānto vṛtte ca parame sthitaḥ| satyavāganasūyuśca śīlavāniyatendriyaḥ|10||
He celebrates sacrifices, makes gifts, abstains from doing injury, and practises forgiveness. His conduct is in every way good. Truthful in speech and shorn of malice, his conduct is good and his senses are under proper control.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 182.11
शेषान्नभोक्ता वचनानुकूलो हितार्जवोत्कृष्टकृताकृतज्ञः। अवैरकृद् भूतहिते नियुक्तो गङ्गाह्रदाम्भोऽभिजनोपपन्नः॥
śeṣānnabhoktā vacanānukūlo hitārjavotkṛṣṭakṛtākṛtajñaḥ| avairakṛd bhūtahite niyukto gaṅgāhradāmbho'bhijanopapannaḥ||
He eats after feeding all his guests and attendants. He is kind of speech. He has knowledge of what is good and what is simple and right and what is censurable. He takes an account of what he does and what he leaves undone. He never acts with hostility towards any one. He is always engaged in doing what is good to all creatures. He belongs to a family which is as pure and stainless as the water of a lake in the midst of the Ganges.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)