Mahabharata — Volume IX (Dutt edition) — Chapter 222
MBh 9 222.1
उत्तङ्क उवाच ब्रूहि केशव तत्वेन त्वमध्यात्ममनिन्दितम्। श्रुत्वा श्रेयोऽभिधास्यामि शापं वा ते जनार्दन॥
uttaṅka uvāca brūhi keśava tatvena tvamadhyātmamaninditam| śrutvā śreyo'bhidhāsyāmi śāpaṃ vā te janārdana||
Utanka said Do you, O Keshava, tell ine that faultless spiritual science. Having heard your discourse I shall ordain what is for your good or imprecate a curse to you O Janardana!
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MBh 9 222.2
वासुदेव उवाच तमो रजश्च सत्वं च विद्धि भावान् मदाश्रयान्। तथा रुदान् वसून् वापि विद्धि मत्प्रभवान् द्विज॥
vāsudeva uvāca tamo rajaśca satvaṃ ca viddhi bhāvān madāśrayān| tathā rudān vasūn vāpi viddhi matprabhavān dvija||
Vasudeva said Know that the three qualities of Ignorance, Darkness and Goodness exist, depending on me as their refuge. So also, O twice-born one, know that the Rudras and the Vasus have originated from me.
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MBh 9 222.3
मयि सर्वाणि भूतानि सर्वभूतेषु चाप्यहम्। स्थित इत्यभिजानीहि मा तेऽभूदत्र संशयः॥
mayi sarvāṇi bhūtāni sarvabhūteṣu cāpyaham| sthita ityabhijānīhi mā te'bhūdatra saṃśayaḥ||
In me are all creatures, and in all creatures do I exist know this. Let no doubt arise in your mind about this.
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MBh 9 222.4
तथा दैत्यगणान् सर्वान् यक्षगन्धर्वराक्षसान्। नागानप्सरसश्चैव विद्धि मत्प्रभवान् द्विज॥
tathā daityagaṇān sarvān yakṣagandharvarākṣasān| nāgānapsarasaścaiva viddhi matprabhavān dvija||
So also, O twice-born one, know that all the tribes of the Daityas, all the Yakshas, Gandharvas, Rakshasas, Nagas, Apsaras, have originated from me.
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MBh 9 222.5
सदसच्चैव यत् प्राहुरव्यक्तं व्यक्तमेव च। अक्षरं च क्षरं चैव सर्वमेतन्मदात्मकम्॥
sadasaccaiva yat prāhuravyaktaṃ vyaktameva ca| akṣaraṃ ca kṣaraṃ caiva sarvametanmadātmakam||
Whatever has been called existent and nonexistent, whatever is manifest, and notmanifest, whatever is destructible and indestructible, all have me for their soul.
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MBh 9 222.6
ये चाश्रमेषु वै धर्माश्चतुर्धा विदिता मुने। वैदिकानि च सर्वाणि विद्धि सर्वं मदात्मकम्॥
ye cāśrameṣu vai dharmāścaturdhā viditā mune| vaidikāni ca sarvāṇi viddhi sarvaṃ madātmakam||
Those fourfold courses of duty which, O ascetic, are known to attach to the (four) modes of life, and all the Vedic duties, have me for their soul.
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MBh 9 222.7
असच्च सदसच्चैव यद् विश्वं सदसत् परम्। मत्तः परतरं नास्ति देवदेवात् सनातनात्॥
asacca sadasaccaiva yad viśvaṃ sadasat param| mattaḥ parataraṃ nāsti devadevāt sanātanāt||
Whatever is non-existent, whatever is existent and non-existent, and whatever is above that which is existent and not existent, all these which form the universe-are from me. There is nothing higher (or beyond) me who am the eternal god of gods.
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MBh 9 222.8
ओङ्कारप्रमुखान् वेदान् विद्धि मां त्वं भृगूद्वह। यूपं सोमं चरुं होमं त्रिदशाप्यायनं मखे॥ होतारमपि हव्यं च विद्धि मां भृगुनन्दन। अध्वर्युः कल्पकश्चापि हविः परमसंस्कृतम्॥ उद्गाता चापि मां स्तौति गीतघोषैर्महाध्वरे। प्रायश्चित्तेषु मां ब्रह्मशान्तिमङ्गलवाचकाः॥ स्तुवन्ति विश्वकर्माणं सततं द्विजसत्तम।
oṅkārapramukhān vedān viddhi māṃ tvaṃ bhṛgūdvaha| yūpaṃ somaṃ caruṃ homaṃ tridaśāpyāyanaṃ makhe|| hotāramapi havyaṃ ca viddhi māṃ bhṛgunandana| adhvaryuḥ kalpakaścāpi haviḥ paramasaṃskṛtam|| udgātā cāpi māṃ stauti gītaghoṣairmahādhvare| prāyaścitteṣu māṃ brahmaśāntimaṅgalavācakāḥ|| stuvanti viśvakarmāṇaṃ satataṃ dvijasattama|
O perpetuator of Bhrigu's race, know that all the Veda beginning with the original syllable) One are at one with me. Know, O son of Bhrigu's race, that I am the sacrificial stake; I am the Soma (drunk in sacrifices); I am the Charu (cooked in sacrifices for being offered to the deities); I am the Homa (that is performed); I am those deeds which sacrificers perform for pleasing the celestials; I am even the pourer of the sacrificial libation; and I am the Havi or libation that is poured. I am the Adhvaryu. I am the Kalpaka; and I am the highly sanctified sacrificial Havi. It is me whom the Udgatri, in the great sacrifice, hymns by the sound of his songs. In all rites of expiation, O Brahmana, the utters of auspicious Mantras and bencdictions fraught with peace sing my praises who am the artificer, o foremost of twice-born ones, of the universe.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 222.9
मम विद्धि सुतं धर्ममग्रजं द्विजसत्तम॥ मानसं दयितं विप्र सर्वभूतदयात्मकम्।
mama viddhi sutaṃ dharmamagrajaṃ dvijasattama|| mānasaṃ dayitaṃ vipra sarvabhūtadayātmakam|
Know, O best of twice-born persons, that Dharma is my eldest-born offspring, originated from my mind, O learned Brahmana, whose essence is for all creatures.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 222.10
तत्राहं वर्तमानैश्च निवृत्तैश्चैव मानवैः॥ बह्वीः संसरमाणो वै योनीर्वामि सत्तम। धर्मसंरक्षणार्थाय धर्मसंस्थापनाय च॥
tatrāhaṃ vartamānaiśca nivṛttaiścaiva mānavaiḥ|| bahvīḥ saṃsaramāṇo vai yonīrvāmi sattama| dharmasaṃrakṣaṇārthāya dharmasaṃsthāpanāya ca||
Constantly changing myself, I take birth in various wombs. O best of men, for upholding that son of mine, with the help of men now existing in or departed from the world. Indeed, I do this for protecting Virtue and for establishing it.
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MBh 9 222.11
तैस्तैर्वेषैश्च रूपैश्च त्रिषु लोकेषु भार्गव। अहं विष्णुरहं ब्रह्मा शक्रोऽथ प्रभवाप्ययः॥
taistairveṣaiśca rūpaiśca triṣu lokeṣu bhārgava| ahaṃ viṣṇurahaṃ brahmā śakro'tha prabhavāpyayaḥ||
In those forms that I assume for the purpose, I am known, O son of Bhrigu's race, in the three worlds as Vishnu and Brahman and Shakra. I am the origin and I am the destruction of all things.
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MBh 9 222.12
भूतग्रामस्य सर्वस्य स्रष्टा संहार एव च। अधर्मे वर्तमानानां सर्वेषामहमच्युतः॥
bhūtagrāmasya sarvasya sraṣṭā saṃhāra eva ca| adharme vartamānānāṃ sarveṣāmahamacyutaḥ||
I am the creator of al existent objects and I am their destroyer. Knowing no change myself, I am the destroyer of all those creatures that live in sinfulness.
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MBh 9 222.13
धर्मस्य सेतुं बनामि चलिते चलिते युगे। तास्ता योनीः प्रविश्याहं प्रजानां हितकाम्यया।॥
dharmasya setuṃ banāmi calite calite yuge| tāstā yonīḥ praviśyāhaṃ prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā|||
In every cycle I have to repair the causeway of Virtue, entering into various kinds of wombs from desire of doing good to my creatures.
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MBh 9 222.14
यदा त्वहं देवयोनौ वर्तामि भृगुनन्दना तदाहं देववत् सर्वमाचरामि न संशयः॥
yadā tvahaṃ devayonau vartāmi bhṛgunandanā tadāhaṃ devavat sarvamācarāmi na saṃśayaḥ||
When, O son of Bhrigu's race, I live in the order of the celestials, I then indeed, act in i every respect as a celestial.
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MBh 9 222.15
यदा गन्धर्वयोनौ वा वर्तामि भृगुनन्दना तदा गन्धर्ववत् सर्वमाचरामि न संशयः॥
yadā gandharvayonau vā vartāmi bhṛgunandanā tadā gandharvavat sarvamācarāmi na saṃśayaḥ||
When I live in the order of the Gandharvas, I then, O son of Bhrigu's race, act in every . respect as a Gandharva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 222.16
नागयोनौ यदा चैव तथा वर्तामि नागवत्। यक्षराक्षसयोन्योस्तु यथावद् विचराम्यहम्॥ ।
nāgayonau yadā caiva tathā vartāmi nāgavat| yakṣarākṣasayonyostu yathāvad vicarāmyaham|| |
When I live in the order of the Nagas I then act as a Naga, and when I live in the order of Yakshas or that of Rakshasas, I act after the manner of that order.
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MBh 9 222.17
मानुष्ये वर्तमाने तु कृपणं याचिता मया। न च ते जानसम्मोहा वचोऽगृहन्त मे हितम्॥
mānuṣye vartamāne tu kṛpaṇaṃ yācitā mayā| na ca te jānasammohā vaco'gṛhanta me hitam||
Born now in the order of men I must act a human being. I appealed to them (the Kauravas) most piteously. But stupefied as they were and deprived of their senses, they refused to take my words.
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MBh 9 222.18
भयं च महदुद्दिश्य त्रासिताः कुरवो मया। क्रुद्धेन भूत्वा तु पुनर्यथावदनुदर्शिताः॥
bhayaṃ ca mahaduddiśya trāsitāḥ kuravo mayā| kruddhena bhūtvā tu punaryathāvadanudarśitāḥ||
I frightened them, filled with anger referring to some great fear. But once more I showed themselves my usual human forin.
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MBh 9 222.19
तेऽधर्मेणेहं संयुक्ताः परीताः कालधर्मणा। धर्मेण निहता युद्धे गताः स्वर्गं न संशयः॥
te'dharmeṇehaṃ saṃyuktāḥ parītāḥ kāladharmaṇā| dharmeṇa nihatā yuddhe gatāḥ svargaṃ na saṃśayaḥ||
Possessed as they were of unrighteousness, and assailed by the virtue of liine, all of them have been righteously killed in battle, and have, forsooth, gone to the celestial region.
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MBh 9 222.20
लोकेषु पाण्डवाश्चैव गताः ख्याति द्विजोत्तम। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥
lokeṣu pāṇḍavāścaiva gatāḥ khyāti dvijottama| etat te sarvamākhyātaṃ yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi||
The Pandavas also, O best of Brahmanas have acquired great fame. I have these told you all that you had asked me.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)