ādiparva - Chapter-11

 

आदिपर्व - ādiparva

अध्यायः – 11  ::Chapter-11 

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वैशम्पायन उवाच। शूरो नाम यदुश्रेष्ठो वसुदेवपिताऽभवत्। तस्य कन्या पृथा नाम रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि॥ 1 पितृष्वस्रीयाय स तामनपत्याय भारत। अग्र्यमग्रे प्रतिज्ञाय स्वस्यापत्यं स सत्यवाक्॥ 2 अग्रजामथ तां कन्यां शूरोऽनुग्रहकाङ्क्षिणे। प्रददौ कुन्तिभोजाय सखा सख्ये महात्मने॥ 3 नियुक्ता सा पितुर्गेहे ब्राह्मणातिथिपूजने। उग्रं पर्यचरत्तत्र ब्राह्मणं संशितब्रतम्॥ 4 निगूढनिश्चयं धर्मे यं तं दुर्वाससं विदुः। तमुग्रं संशितात्मानं सर्वयत्नैरतोषयत्॥ 5 यशस्विन्यै पृथायै तदापद्धर्मान्ववेक्षया। अभिचाराभिसंयुक्तमब्रवीच्चैव तां मुनिः॥ 6 यं यं देवं त्वमेतेन मन्त्रेणावाहयिष्यसि। तस्य तस्य प्रभावेण तव पुत्रो भविष्यति॥ 7 तथोक्ता सा तु विप्रेण कुन्ती कौतूहलान्विता। कन्या सती देवमर्कमाजुहाव यशस्विनी॥ 8 सा ददर्श तमायान्तं भास्करं लोकभावनम्। विस्मिता चानवद्याङ्गी दृष्ट्वा तन्महदद्भुतम्॥ 9 प्रकाशकर्मा तपनः कन्यागर्भं ददौ पुनः।' आमुक्तकवचः श्रीमान्देवगर्भः श्रियान्वितः। सहजं कवचं बिभ्रत्कुण्डलोद्द्योतिताननः॥ 10 अजायत सुतः कर्णः सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतः। प्रादाच्च तस्यै कन्यात्वं पुनः स परमद्युतिः॥ 11 दत्त्वा च तपतां श्रेष्ठो दिवमाचक्रमे ततः। दृष्ट्वा कुमारं जातं सा वार्ष्णेयी दीनमानसा॥ 12 एकाग्रं चिन्तयामास किं कृत्वा सुकृतं भवेत्। गूहमानापचारं सा बन्धुपक्षभयात्तदा॥ 13 मञ्जूषां रत्नसंपूर्णां कृत्वा बालसमाश्रिताम्। उत्ससर्ज कुमारं तं जले कुन्ती महाबलम्॥ 14 तमुत्सृष्टं जले गर्भं राधाभर्ता महायशाः। पुत्रत्वे कल्पयामास सभार्यः सूतनन्दनः॥ 15 नामधेयं च चक्राते तस्य बालस्य तावुभौ। वसुना सह जातोऽयं वसुषेणो भवत्विति॥ 16 स वर्धमानो बलवान्सर्वास्त्रेषूद्यतोऽभवत्। आपृष्ठतापादादित्यमुपातिष्ठत वीर्यवान्॥ 17 तस्मिन्काले तु जपतस्तस्य वीरस्य धीमतः। नादेयं ब्राह्मणेष्वासीत्किंचिद्वसु महीतले॥ 18	18(701)
Vaisampayana continued, 'Among the Yadavas, there was a leader named Sura, who was the father of Vasudeva. He had a daughter named Pritha, unmatched in beauty on earth. One truthful and kind-hearted, Sura decided to give his beloved daughter to his cousin and friend, Kuntibhoja, who had no children, fulfilling a promise he had made. In her new home, Pritha took on the responsibilities of hosting Brahmanas and other guests. One day, she pleased the austere Brahmana Durvasa, known for his strict vows and deep understanding of moral truths.  Pleased with her sincere service, the sage, sensing future troubles for Pandu due to a wrongful act, shared a powerful mantra with her. He said, 'With this invocation, any celestial being you summon will come forward to bless you with children.' Motivated by this, the young Kunti, in her innocence, invoked the sun god, Arka. As she pronounced the mantra, she saw that radiant deity approaching her. Overwhelmed by the astonishing sight before her, the beautiful maiden was filled with wonder.  Thus, the renowned Tapana—the illuminator of the world—fulfilled his desire. From this union, a son named Karna was born, famous throughout the land, adorned with natural armour and shining earrings. The brave Karna was blessed with fortune and the beauty of a divine child. After his birth, the illustrious Tapana restored Pritha's maidenhood and ascended to the heavens. The princess from the Vrishni family, sorrowful over her son, contemplated what was best for her future. Fearing her family's reaction, she chose to hide her shame. In a moment of desperation, she placed her strong child in the water. The well-known husband of Radha, from the Suta caste, found the child and raised him as his own. Radha and her husband named him Vasusena (born with wealth) because he was born with natural armour and earrings.
वैशम्पायन उवाच। सत्वरूपगुणोपेता धर्मारामा महाव्रता। दुहिता कुन्तिभोजस्य पृथा पृथुललोचना॥ 1 तां तु तेजस्विनीं कन्यां रूपयौवनशालिनीम्। व्यावृण्वन्पार्थिवाः केचिदतीव स्त्रीगुणैर्युताम्॥ 2 ततः सा कुन्तिभोजेन राज्ञाहूय नराधिपान्। पित्रा स्वयंवरे दत्ता दुहिता राजसत्तम॥ 3 ततः सा रङ्गमध्यस्थं तेषां राज्ञां मनस्विनी। ददर्श राजशार्दूलं पाण्डुं भरतसत्तमम्॥ 4 सिंहदर्पं महोरस्कं वृषभाक्षं महाबलम्। आदित्यमिव सर्वेषां राज्ञां प्रच्छाद्य वै प्रभाः॥ 5 तिष्ठन्तं राजसमितौ पुरन्दरमिवापरम्। तं दृष्ट्वा साऽनवद्याङ्गी कुन्तिभोजसुता शुभा॥ 6 पाण्डुं नरवरं रङ्गे हृदयेनाकुलाऽभवत्। ततः कामपरीताङ्गी सकृत्प्रचलमानसा॥ 7 व्रीडमान स्रजं कुन्ती राज्ञः स्कन्धे समासजत्। तं निशम्य वृतं पाण्डुं कुन्त्या सर्वे नराधिपाः॥ 8 यथागतं समाजग्मुर्गजैरश्वै रथैस्तथा। ततस्तस्याः पिता राजन्विवाहमकरोत्प्रभुः॥ 9 स तया कुन्तिभोजस्य दुहित्रा कुरुनन्दनः। युयुजेऽमितसौभाग्यः पौलोम्या मघवानिव॥ 10 कुन्त्याः पाण्डोश्च राजेन्द्र कुन्तिभोजो महीपतिः। कृत्वोद्वाहं तदा तं तु नानावसुभिरर्चितम्। स्वपुरं प्रेषयामास स राजा कुरुसत्तम॥ 11 ततो बलेन महता नानाध्वजपताकिना। स्तूयमानः स चाशीर्भिर्ब्राह्मणैश्च महर्षिभिः॥ 12 संप्राप्य नगरं राजा पाण्डुः कौरवनन्दनः। न्यवेशत तां भार्यां कुन्तीं स्वभवने प्रभुः॥ ॥ 13	13 (714)
Vaisampayana said, 'The beautiful daughter of Kuntibhoja, named Pritha, was gifted with beauty and many talents. Devoted to her vows and full of virtuous qualities, she excelled in every way. However, despite her beauty and youth, no king sought her hand in marriage. Her father, Kuntibhoja, noticing this, invited the princes and kings from neighbouring lands, asking his daughter to choose a husband from among them.  The insightful Kunti entered the hall and spotted Pandu, the greatest of the Bharatas, standing out among the gathered kings like a lion among lesser beasts. Strong and strikingly handsome, he resembled a deity in that royal gathering. The lovely Kunti, noticing Pandu, felt a surge of emotion. Approaching him with grace but trembling in her heart, she placed a wedding garland around his neck. The other kings, seeing her choose Pandu, returned to their kingdoms on elephants, horses, and chariots, just as they had arrived. Kuntibhoja then arranged the wedding ceremony properly. The fortunate Kuru prince and Kunti became a couple, akin to the divine couple of the heavens. After the wedding, King Kuntibhoja showered his son-in-law with gifts and sent him back to his own city. Accompanied by a large entourage with colorful banners and honors from learned sages, Pandu reached his capital. Once there, he brought Kunti into his palace to establish her as his queen.'.'"
वैशम्पायन उवाच। सोऽमात्यैः स्थविरैः सार्धं ब्राह्मणैश्च महर्षिभिः। बलेन चतुरङ्गेण ययौ मद्रपतेः पुरम्॥ 1 तमागतमभिश्रुत्य भीष्मं वाहीकपुङ्गवः। प्रत्युद्गम्यार्चयित्वा च पुरं प्रावेशयन्नृपः॥ 2 दत्त्वा तस्यासनं शुभ्रं पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथैव च। मधुपर्कं च मद्रेशः पप्रच्छागमनेऽर्थिताम्॥ 3 तं भीष्मः प्रत्युवाचेदं मद्रराजं कुरूद्वहः। आगतं मां विजानीहि कन्यार्थिनमरिन्दम॥ 4 श्रूयते भवतः साध्वी स्वसा माद्री यशस्विनी। तामहं वरयिष्यामि पाण्डोरर्थे यशस्विनीम्॥ 5 स तां माद्रीमुपादाय भीष्मः सागरगासुतः। आजगाम पुरीं धीमान्प्रविष्टो गजसाह्वयम्॥ 6 तत इष्टेऽहनि प्राप्ते मुहूर्ते साधुसंमते। `विवाहं कारायामास भीष्मः पाण्डोर्महात्मनः।' जग्राह विधिवत्पाणिं माद्र्याः पाण्डुर्नराधिपः॥ 7 ततो विवाहे निर्वृत्ते स राजा कुरुनन्दनः। स्थापयामास तां भार्यां शुभे वेश्मनि भामिनीं॥ 8 स ताभ्यां व्यचरत्सार्धं भार्याभ्यां राजसत्तमः। कुन्त्या माद्र्या च राजेन्द्रो यथाकामं यथासुखम्॥ 9 ततः स कौरवो राजा विहृत्य त्रिदशा निशाः। जिगीषया महीं पाण्डुर्निरक्रामत्पुरात्प्रभो॥ 10 स भीष्मप्रमुखान्वृद्धानभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च। धृतराष्ट्रं च कौरव्यं तथान्यान्कुरुसत्तमान्। आमन्त्र्य प्रययौ राजा तैश्चैवाप्यनुमोजितः॥ 11 मङ्गलाचारयुक्ताभिराशीर्भिरभिनन्दितः। गजवाजिरथौघेन बलेन महताऽगमत्॥ 12 स राजा देवगर्भाभो विजिगीषुर्वसुन्धराम्। हृष्टपुष्टबलैः प्रायात्पाण्डुः शत्रूननेकशः॥ 13 पूर्वमागस्कृतो गत्वा दशार्णाः समरे जिताः। पाण्डुना नरसिंहेन कौरवाणां यशोभृता॥ 14 ततः सेनामुपादाय पाण्डुर्नानाविधध्वजाम्। प्रभूतहस्त्यश्वयुतां पदातिरथसंकुलाम्॥ 15 आगस्कारी महीपानां बहूनां बलदर्पितः। गोप्ता मगधराष्ट्रस्य दीर्घो राजगृहे हतः॥ 16 ततः कोशं समादाय वाहनानि च भूरिशः। पाण्डुना मिथिलां गत्वा विदेहाः समरे जिताः॥ 17 तथा काशिषु सुह्मेषु पुण्ड्रेषु च नरर्षभ। स्वबाहुबलवीर्येण कुरूणामकरोद्यशः॥ 18 तं शरौघमहाज्वालं शस्त्रार्चिषमरिन्दमम्। पाण्डुपावकमासाद्य व्यवह्यन्त नराधिपाः॥ 19 ते ससेनाः ससेनेन विध्वंसितबला नृपाः। पाण्डुना वशगाः कृत्वा कुरुकर्मसु योजिताः॥ 20 तेन ते निर्जिताः सर्वे पृथिव्यां सर्वपार्थिवाः। तमेकं मेनिरे शूरं देवेष्विव पुरन्दरम्॥ 21 तं कृताञ्जलयः सर्वे प्रणता वसुधाधिपाः। उपाजग्मुर्धनं गृह्य रत्नानि विविधानि च॥ 22 मणिमुक्ताप्रवालं च सुवर्णं रजतं बहु। गोरत्नान्यश्वरत्नानि रथरत्नानि कुञ्जरान्॥ 22 खरोष्ट्रमहिषांश्चैव यच्च किंचिदजाविकम्। कम्लाजिनरत्नानि राङ्कवास्तरणानि च। तत्सर्वं प्रतिजग्राह राजा नागपुराधिपः॥ 23 तदादाय ययौ पाण्डुः पुनर्मदितवाहनः। हर्षयिष्यन्स्वराष्ट्राणि पुरं च गजसाह्वयम्॥ 24 शान्तनो राजसिंहस्य भरतस्य च धीमतः। प्रनष्टः कीर्तिजः शब्दः पाण्डुना पुनराहृतः॥ 25 ये पुरा कुरुराष्ट्राणि जह्रुः कुरुधनानि च। ते नागपुरसिंहेन पाण्डुना करदीकृताः॥ 26 इत्यभाषन्त राजानो राजामात्याश्च सङ्गताः। प्रतीतमनसो हृष्टाः पौरजानपदैः सह॥ 27 प्रत्युद्ययुश्च तं प्राप्तं सर्वे भीष्मपुरोगमाः। ते नदूरमिवाध्वानं गत्वा नागपुरालयाः॥ 28 आवृतं ददृशुर्हृष्टा लोकं बहुविधैर्धनैः। नानायानसमानीतै रत्नैरुच्चावचैस्तदा॥ 29 हस्त्यश्वरथरत्नैश्च गोभिरुष्ट्रैस्तथाऽऽविभिः। नान्तं ददृशुरासाद्य भीष्मेण सह कौरवाः॥ 30 सोऽभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः। यथाऽर्हं मानयामास पौरजानपदानपि॥ 31 प्रमृद्य परराष्ट्राणि कृतार्थं पुनरागतम्। पुत्रमाश्लिष्य भीष्मस्तु हर्षादश्रूण्यवर्तयत्॥ 32 स तूर्यशतशङ्खानां भेरीणां च महास्वनैः। हर्षयन्सर्वशः पौरान्विवेश गजसाह्वयम्॥ ॥ 33	33 (747)
"Vaisampayana continued, 'Sometime after, Bhishma the intelligent son of Santanu set his heart upon getting Pandu married to a second wife. Accompanied by an army composed of four kinds of force, and also by aged councillors and Brahmanas and great Rishis, he went to the capital of the king of Madra. And that bull of the Valhikas--the king of Madra--hearing that Bhishma had arrived, went out to receive him. And having received him with respect, he got him to enter his palace. Arriving there, the king of Madra offered unto Bhishma a white dress, a seat; water to wash his feet with, and usual oblation of various ingredients indicative of respect. And when he was seated at ease, the king asked him about the reason of his visit. Then Bhishma--the supporter of the dignity of the Kurus--addressed the king of Madra and said, 'O oppressor of all foes, know that I have come for the hand of a maiden. It hath been heard by us that thou hast a sister named Madri celebrated for her beauty and endued with every virtue; I would chose her for Pandu.  Then the wise Bhishma, the son of the oceangoing Ganga, rejoiced at the issue of his mission, took Madri with him, and returned to Hastinapura.  "Then selecting on auspicious day and moment as indicated by the wise for the ceremony, King Pandu was duly united with Madri. And after the nuptials were over, the Kuru king established his beautiful bride in handsome apartments. And, O king of kings, that best of monarchs then gave himself up to enjoyment in the company of his two wives as best he liked and to the limit of his desires. And after thirty days had elapsed, the Kuru king, O monarch, started from his capital for the conquest of the world. And after reverentially saluting and bowing to Bhishma and the other elders of the Kuru race, and with adieus to Dhritarashtra and others of the family, and obtaining their leave, he set out on his grand campaign, accompanied by a large force of elephants, horses, and cars, and well-pleased with the blessings uttered by all around and the auspicious rites performed by the citizens for his success. And Pandu, accompanied by such a strong force marched against various foes. And that tiger among men--that spreader of the fame of the Kurus--first subjugated the robber tribes of asarna. He next turned his army composed of innumerable elephants, cavalry, infantry, and charioteers, with standards of various colours against Dhirga--the ruler of the kingdom of Maghadha who was proud of his strength, and offended against numerous monarchs. And attacking him in his capital, Pandu slew him there, and took everything in his treasury and also vehicles and draught animals without number. He then marched into Mithila and subjugated the Videhas. And then, O bull among men, Pandu led his army against Kasi, Sumbha, and Pundra, and by the strength and prowess of his arms spread the fame of the Kurus. And Pandu, that oppressor of foes, like unto a mighty fire whose far-reaching flames were represented by his arrows and splendour by his weapons, began to consume all kings that came in contact with him. These with their forces, vanquished by Pandu at the head of his army, were made the vassals of the Kurus. And all kings of the world, thus vanquished by him, regarded him as the one single hero on earth even as the celestials regard Indra in heaven. And the kings of earth with joined palms bowed to him and waited on him with presents of various kinds of gems and wealth, precious stones and pearls and corals, and much gold and silver, and first-class kine and handsome horses and fine cars and elephants, and asses and camels and buffaloes, and goats and sheep, and blankets and beautiful hides, and cloths woven out of furs. And the king of Hastinapura accepting those offerings retraced his steps towards his capital, to the great delight of his subjects.  And the citizens and others filled with joy, and kings and ministers, all began to say, 'O, the fame of the achievements of Santanu, that tiger among kings, and of the wise Bharata, which were about to die, hath been revived by Pandu. They who robbed before the Kurus of both territory and wealth have been subjugated by Pandu--the tiger of Hastinapura--and made to pay tribute.' And all the citizens with Bhishma at their head went out to receive the victorious king. They had not proceeded far when they saw the attendants of the king laden with much wealth, and the train of various conveyances laden with all kinds of wealth, and of elephants, horses, cars, kine, camels and other animals, was so long that they saw not its end. Then Pandu, beholding Bhishma, who was a father to him, worshipped his feet and saluted the citizens and others as each deserved. And Bhishma, too, embracing Pandu as his son who had returned victorious after grinding many hostile kingdoms, wept tears of joy. And Pandu, instilling joy into the hearts of his people with a flourish of trumpets and conchs and kettle-drums, entered his capital.'"

  

इति श्री जयसंहिते आदिपर्वणि एकादशोऽध्यायः॥

 

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