ādiparva - Chapter-8

 

आदिपर्व - ādiparva

अध्यायः – 8  ::Chapter-8 

 

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वैशम्पायन उवाच। ततो विवाहे निर्वृत्ते स राजा शान्तनुर्नृपः। तां कन्यां रूपसंपन्नां स्वगृहे संन्यवेशयत्॥ 1 ततः शान्तनवो धीमान्सत्यवत्यामजायत। वीरश्चित्राङ्गदो नाम वीर्यवान्पुरुषेश्वरः॥ 2 अथापरं महेष्वासं सत्यवत्यां सुतं प्रभुः। विचित्रवीर्यं राजानं जनयामास वीर्यवान्॥ 3 अप्राप्तवति तस्मिंस्तु यौवनं पुरुषर्षभे। स राजा शान्तनुर्धीमान्कालधर्ममुपेयिवान्॥ 4 स्वर्गते शान्तनौ भीष्मश्चित्राङ्गदमरिन्दनम्। स्थापयामास वै राज्ये सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः॥ 5 स तु चित्राङ्गदः शौर्यात्सर्वांश्चिक्षेप पार्थिवान्। मनुष्यं न हि मेन स कंचित्सदृशमात्मनः॥ 6 तं क्षिपन्तं सुरांश्चैव मनुष्यानसुरांस्तथा। गन्धर्वराजो बलवांस्तुल्यनामाऽभ्ययात्तदा॥ 7 तेनास्य सुमहद्युद्धं कुरुक्षेत्रे बभूव ह॥ तयोर्बलवतोस्तत्र गन्धर्वकुरुमुख्ययोः। नद्यास्तीरे हिरण्वत्याः समास्तिस्रोऽभवद्रणः॥ 8 तस्मिन्विमर्दे तुमुले शस्त्रवर्षसमाकुले। मायाधिकोऽवधीद्वीरं गन्धर्वः कुरुसत्तमम्॥ 9 स हत्वा तु नरश्रेष्ठं चित्राङ्गदमरिन्दमम्। अन्ताय कृत्वा गन्धर्वो दिवमाचक्रमे ततः॥ 10 तस्मिन्पुरुषशार्दूले निहते भूरितेजसि। भीष्मः शान्तनवो राजा प्रेतकार्याण्यकारयत्॥ 11 विचित्रवीर्यं च तदा बालमप्राप्तयौवनम्। कुरुराज्ये महाबाहुरभ्यषिञ्चदनन्तरम्॥ 12 विचित्रवीर्यः स तदा भीष्मस्य वचने स्थितः। अन्वशासन्महाराज पितृपैतामहं पदम्॥ 13 स धर्मशास्त्रकुशलं भीष्मं शान्तनवं नृपः। पूजयामास धर्मेण स चैनं प्रत्यपालयत्॥ ॥ 14	14 (506)
Vaisampayana said, 'O monarch, after the nuptials were over, king Santanu established his beautiful bride in his household. Soon after was born of Satyavati an intelligent and heroic son of Santanu named Chitrangada. He was endued with great energy and became an eminent man. The lord Santanu of great prowess also begat upon Satyavati another son named Vichitravirya, who became a mighty bowman.  And before that bull among men, viz., Vichitravirya, attained to majority, the wise king Santanu realised the inevitable influence of Time. And after Santanu had ascended to heaven. Bhishma, placing himself under the command of Satyavati, installed that suppressor of foes, viz., Chitrangada, on the throne, who, having soon vanquished by his prowess all monarchs, considered not any man as his equal.  And beholding that he could vanquish men, Asuras, and the very gods, his namesake, the powerful king of the Gandharvas, approached him for an encounter. Between that Gandharva and that foremost one of the Kurus, who were both very powerful, there occurred on the field of Kurukshetra a fierce combat which lasted full three years on the banks of the Saraswati. In that terrible encounter characterised by thick showers of weapons and in which the combatants ground each other fiercely, the Gandharva, who had greater prowess or strategic deception, slew the Kuru prince.  Having slain Chitrangada--that first of men and oppressor of foes--the Gandharva ascended to heaven. When that tiger among men endued with great prowess was slain, Bhishma, the son of Santanu, performed, O king, all his obsequies. He then installed the boy Vichitravirya of mighty arms, still in his minority, on the throne of the Kurus. And Vichitravirya, placing himself under the command of Bhishma, ruled the ancestral kingdom. And he adored Santanu's son Bhishma who was conversant with all the rules of religion and law; so, indeed, Bhishma also protected him that was so obedient to the dictates of duty.'"
वैशम्पायन उवाच। हते चित्राङ्गदे भीष्मो बाले भ्रातरि कौरव। पालयामास तद्राज्यं सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः॥ 1 संप्राप्तयौवनं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं धीमतां वरः। भीष्मो विचित्रवीर्यस्य विवाहायाकरोन्मतिम्॥ 2 विचित्रवीर्यः खलु कौसल्यात्मजेऽम्बिकाम्बालिके काशिराजदुहितरावुपयेमे ।3 तयोः पाणी गृहीत्वा तु रूपयौवनदर्पितः। विचित्रवीर्यो धर्मात्मा नाम्बामैच्छत्कथंचन॥4 ते चापि बृहतीश्यामे नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजे। रक्ततुङ्गनखोपेते पीनश्रोणिपयोधऱे॥ 5 आत्मनः प्रतिरूपोऽसौ लब्धः पतिरिति स्थिते। विचित्रवीर्यं कल्याण्यौ पूजयामासतुः शुभे॥ 6 स चाश्विरूपसदृशो देवतुल्यपराक्रमः। सर्वासामेव नारीणां चित्तप्रमथनो रहः॥ 7 ताभ्यां सह समाः सप्त विहरन्पृथिवीपतिः। विचित्रवीर्यस्तरुणो यक्ष्मणा समगृह्यत॥ 8 सुहृदां यतमानानामाप्तैः सह चिकित्सकैः। जगामास्तमिवादित्यः कौरव्यो यमसादनम्॥ 9 धर्मात्मा स तु गाङ्गेयः चिन्ताशोकपरायणः। प्रेतकार्याणि सर्वाणि तस्य सम्यगकारयत्॥ 10 राज्ञो विचित्रवीर्यस्य सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः। ऋत्विग्बिः सहितो भीष्मः सर्वैश्च कुरुपुङ्गवैः॥11	11 (517)
Vaisampayana said, 'O descendant of the Kuru family, after Chitrangada was killed, his young brother Vichitravirya, still a minor, was ruled by Bhishma who served under Satyavati's guidance. Once Vichitravirya reached adulthood, Bhishma was determined to marry him. Vichitravirya then became king and married Ambika and Ambalika, the two daughters of the King of Kashi.  Despite his virtue and self-restraint, Vichitravirya, proud of his youth and attractiveness, soon became lustful after marriage. Ambika and Ambalika were both tall and had the glowing skin of molten gold. They had heads full of black, curly hair and long, red nails; their hips were round and full, and their breasts ample. They believed themselves to be married to a husband truly worthy of them, and they deeply loved and respected Vichitravirya. Vichitravirya, gifted with heavenly strength and the beauty of the twin Aswins, could win the heart of any beautiful woman. The prince spent seven uninterrupted years with his wives, but tragically, he fell ill with tuberculosis while still young. Friends and family came together to find a cure, but despite their efforts, Prince Kuru passed away like the setting sun. The noble Bhishma, filled with sorrow and concern, met with Satyavati to arrange for the funeral rites to be conducted by skilled priests from the Kuru lineage.

 

इति श्री जयसंहिते आदिपर्वणि अष्टमोऽध्यायः॥

 

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