ādiparva Chapter-1

 

श्री जयसंहित - Śrī Jayasaṃhita

अचिन्त्याव्यक्तरूपाय निर्गुणाय गुणात्मने।

समस्तजगदाधार​-मूर्तये ब्रह्मणे नम​:॥

To him whose shape is inconceivable and unmanifested, who is unaffected by the qualities, whose nature is quality, whose form is the support of the entire creation—to Brahma be homage!

आदिपर्व - ādiparva

अध्यायः – 1  ::Chapter-1

 

Shlokas	No. of Shlokas
जनमेजयः पारिक्षितः सह भ्रातृभिः कुरुक्षेत्रे दीर्घसत्रमुपास्ते। तस्य भ्रातरस्त्रयः श्रुतसेन उग्रसेनो भीमसेन इति।  तेषु तत्सत्रमुपासीनेष्वभ्यागच्छत्सारमेयः॥ 1 स जनमेजयस्य भ्रातृभिरभिहतो  रोरूयमाणो मातुः समीपमुपागच्छत्॥ 2  तं माता रोरूयमाणमुवाच। किं रोदिषि केनास्यभिहत इति॥ 3 स एवमुक्तो मातरं  प्रत्युवाच जनमेजयस्य भ्रातृभिरभिहतोऽस्मीति॥ 4 तं माता प्रत्युवाच व्यक्तं त्वया तत्रापराद्धं येनास्यभिहत इति॥ 5 स तां पुनरुवाच नापराध्यामि किंचिन्नावेक्षे हवींषि नावलिह इति॥ 6 तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य माता सरमा पुत्रदुःखार्ता तत्सत्रमुपागच्छद्यत्र स जनमेजयः सह भ्रातृभिर्दीर्घसत्रमुपास्ते॥ 7 स तया क्रुद्धया तत्रोक्तोऽयं मे पुत्रो न किंचिदपराध्यति नावेक्षते हवींषि नावलेढि किमर्थमभिहत इति॥ 8 न किंचिदुक्तवन्तस्ते सा तानुवाच यस्मादयमभिहतोऽनपकारी तस्माददृष्टं  त्वां भयमागमिष्यतीति॥ 9 जनमेजय एवमुक्तो देवशुन्या सरमया  भृशं संभ्रान्तो विषण्णश्चासीत्॥ 10 स तस्मिन्सत्रे समाप्ते हास्तिनपुरं प्रत्येत्य पुरोहितमनुरूपमन्विच्छमानः परं यत्नमकरोद्यो मे पापकृत्यां शमयेदिति॥ 11 स कदाचिन्मृगयां गतः पारिक्षितो जनमेजयः कस्मिंश्चित्स्वविषय आश्रममपश्यत्॥ 12 तत्र कश्चिदृपिरासाञ्चक्रे श्रुतश्रवा नाम। तस्य तपस्यभिरतः पुत्र आस्ते सोमश्रवा नाम॥ 13 तस्य तं पुत्रमभिगम्य जनमेजयः  पारिक्षितः पौरोहित्याय वव्रे॥ 14 स नमस्कृत्य तमृषिमुवाच भगवन्नयं तव पुत्रो मम पुरोहितोऽस्त्विति॥ 15 स एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच जनमेजयं भो जनमेजय पुत्रोऽयं मम सर्प्यां जातो महातपस्वी स्वाध्यायसंपन्नो मत्तपोवीर्यसंभृतो मच्छुक्रं पीतवत्यास्तस्याः कुक्षौ जातः॥ 16  समर्थोऽयं भवतः सर्वाः पापकृत्याः शमयितुमन्तरेण महादेवकृत्याम्॥ 17 अस्य त्वेकमुपांशुव्रतं यदेनं कश्चिद्ब्राह्मणः कंचिदर्थमभियाचेत्तं तस्मै दद्यादयं यद्येतदुत्सहसे ततो नयस्वैनमिति॥ 18 तेनैवमुक्तो जनमेजयस्तं प्रत्युवाच भगवंस्तत्तथा भविष्यतीति॥ 19 स तं पुरोहितमुपादायोपावृत्तो भ्रातृनुवाच मयाऽयं वृत उपाध्यायो यदयं ब्रूयात्तत्कार्यमविचारयद्भिर्भवद्भिरिति। तेनैवमुक्ता भ्रातरस्तस्य तथा चक्रुः। स तथा भ्रातॄन्संदिश्य तक्षशिलां प्रत्यभिप्रतस्थे तं च देशं वशे स्थापयामास॥ 20	20
"Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, was, with his brothers, attending his long sacrifice on the plains of Kurukshetra. His brothers were three, Srutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhimasena. And as they were sitting at the sacrifice, there arrived at the spot an offspring of Sarama (the celestial bitch).   And belaboured by the brothers of Janamejaya, he ran away to his mother, crying in pain. And his mother seeing him crying exceedingly asked him, 'Why are you crying? Who hurt you? And being thus questioned, he said unto his mother, 'I have been beaten by the brothers of Janamejaya.'   And his mother replied, you’ve made a mistake, and that's why you've been punished! He answered, 'I have not committed any fault. I have not touched the sacrificial butter with my tongue, nor have I even cast a look upon it.' His mother Sarama hearing this and much distressed at the affliction of her son went to the place where Janamejaya with his brothers was at his long-extending sacrifice.   And she addressed Janamejaya in anger, saying, "My son has done no wrong: he hasn’t looked at your sacrificial butter, nor has he touched it with his tongue. So why was he punished?" They said not a word in reply; whereupon she said, “Since you have harmed my innocent son, misfortune will fall upon you when you least expect it..'   "Janamejaya, thus addressed by the celestial bitch, Sarama, became exceedingly alarmed and dejected. And after the sacrifice was concluded returned to Hastinapura, and began to take great pains in searching for a Purohita who could by procuring absolution for his sin, neutralise the effect of the curse.   "One day Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, while a-hunting, observed in a particular part of his dominions a hermitage where dwelt a certain Rishi of fame, Srutasrava. He had a son named Somasrava deeply engaged in ascetic devotions.   Being desirous of appointing that son of the Rishi as his Purohita, Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, saluted the Rishi and addressed him, saying, 'O possessor of the six attributes, let this thy son be my purohita.'   The Rishi thus addressed, answered Janamejaya, 'O Janamejaya, this my son, deep in ascetic devotions, accomplished in the study of the Vedas, and endued with the full force of my asceticism, is born of (the womb of) a she-snake that had drunk my vital fluid. He is able to absolve you from all offences save those committed against Mahadeva. But he has one particular habit, viz. he would grant to any Brahmana whatever might be begged of him. If you can put up with it, then you take him.'   Janamejaya thus addressed replied to the Rishi, 'It shall be even so.' And accepting him for his Purohita, he returned to his capital; and he then addressed his brothers saying, 'This is the person I have chosen for my spiritual master; whatsoever he may say must be complied with by you without examination.'   And his brothers did as they were directed. And giving these directions to his brothers, the king marched towards Takshyashila and brought that country under his authority.

 

 

इति श्री जयसंहिते आदिपर्वणि प्रथमोऽध्यायः

 

Introduction to Ādiparva

Ādiparva – chapter 2