Jaimini Bharata

THE

BHARATA,

JAIMINI

A

CELEBRATED

POEM.

CANARESE

WITH

TRANSLATION

BY

AND

DANIEL WB8LITAN

NOTES

SANDERSON, MlSnONART.

BANGALORE:

PBIMTED

AT

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1853.

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TRANSLATION.

1.

Verse.

suffused

always ambrosial

of

l)ounds

6,

2.

he

Munis

world's

Notel.

A

poetry. as

the

moon-faced i.

2.

where

e.

the

at

"

figure

in

dus

reckon

repository Its

waning

the

ambrosia,

mortality, the

sun

sixteen. of

the

still

poet

and

which the

which

of their

by

favour-

Lakshmi

is

expands and

and

*,

overflows

the

is

of

the

the

Or

bird

its

coming the

on

the

eating

delight.

gods,

towards

6.

by

its waxing*,

the

at

The tides.

Chak6ra

the

in So

the

and

to

in

feed

fixed

a

po-

towards

open

its rays

with

the

of

eye

the intoxi-

Lakshmi

husband.

lotus-bud

opens

at

night,

and

day-break, influence

of

the

moon

a

air,

When

moon.

it remains

mouth

is

in

ground,

of

drinks

her The

5.

closes

its

fulfils

exclusively

rays

rises,

moon

and

im-

who

all

"

the

to

valled unri-

and

The

live

to

the

N"rada

nourished.

said

moon,

Hin-

with

moon,

with

drinking

replenished

fortnight

adorned

sition

is

their

preserves is

the moon

ambrosia

which

during

of

The

is caused

of

lotus-feet

only

D^vapura,

at

the

of

;

rises

never

ones.

digits

Properiy

whose

4.

reside. 3.

delightful

devout

shines

Hindu

distinguished

often

descendants

the

head-jewel

whose

worshipped

as

form

spotless

"

are

of

D^vapura^,

joy.

us

common

very

"Women

of

eye

happiness

pure

whose

bow,

full

of

Chakora

heart

serpent-ornament, the

Vishnu

of

the

lotus-bud

the

give

May

which

at

"

the

"

moon-face^

moonlight-smile

^,

*,

sea

the

by

rays

enraptured

the

May

causing

^AIMIKI

BkARATA,

Cpi"i5^c"SD7i^5SDo7S^i5Xoi^^7;S-do73e/ ||_r:|

the desire of

P"rvati, who "

of world-wide

"

glory, "

heavenly Ganges 7, "

receives the

homage of all deities, tripleeyed, the sustainer of the

the

ever

"

preserve

us.

May Vindyaka, giverof all elephant form huge as the eastern 3.

7. The followingis

a

brief summary

of

Ganga was the daughter of Himavat kingof mountaias,and givenby him to the gods. Sdgara king of Ay6dhya had by one of Bamdyana.

"Whilst sixtythousand sons. the the horse-sacrifice, horse performing

his wives

stolen. He

commanded

and search for it.

his

sons

to

Not

it on finding go the earthytheydug down to Pdtfila, where and Kapila Ihey found the horse feeding, Muni

near

profound meditation.

it in

one

being charged with the theft,he by glance reduced them all to ashes.

On

account

On

mountain

whose

"

unsullied

by commanding him tc ask a boon. of Sdgara begged that the sons might oltain water for their fimeral rites; that,their ashes being wetted by the celestialGanges, they might ascend to

sure

the originof the Ganges, as detailed in several sections of the firstpart of the

was

", heautiful by his

success

He

heaven.

condition break

Bramha

that he

the

earth would

granted his request on prevailedon Siva to

fall of the waters; else the be washed away.

By further austerities be propitiated Siva, who engaged to receive the goddess, and

commanded

her

to descend.

In anger she resolved to bear him down of her by her stream; but he, aware proud resolve,detained her in his hair.

When Bhagiratha appliedto him for the long absence,S^ara him that his rewaters, Siva reminded quest sent his grandson,Ansumat, to seek for was only that he should "receive" He found their ashes, and the them. the Ganges. Bhagirathaengaged horse feedingnear them. Unable to find in further austerities, and Siva being the ashes, he was to pour water on rected pleasedwith them discharged dithe waters nation by Kapila (who was a minor incarfrom his locks in seven streams ; one of of Vishnu,) not to pour which followed the king. As he led the common water to take the in a splendid chariot, upon them, but now the Ganges way hor")e and complete his grandfather's crifice followed; but, overflowing saa sacrifice which Jahnu was the ; and be assured that his (Ansuged performing, enraMuni drank up the whole, but was mat's) grandsonshould obtain for their ashes the heavenly Ganges. afterwards prevailedupon to dischargeit Sdgara of their

reigned30,000

Ansumat

32,000 ;

from his

Dilipa30,000; his grandson Bhagirathaintent, as his ancestors had been, on bringingdown the Ganges, persevered

Sagara.

his

in

years;

son

a

1000

long course years

of austerities.

Bramha

After

his pleasignified

Thence the stream ear. ed followthe king to Pat61a,washed the ashes, and liberated his ancestors the sons of 8.

Vin^yaka,the god

of

is difficulties,

invoked before undertakingany work of

CHAPTER

3

1.

^ 11 S^sro^lAT5e-^e^7:b3l)S(5BooSt":"^^si)

"^"d-zSxjUiDZiJs-sl"o^-dc"i)S7^^oXol"o /tS:5tTSJr*oi)o) tSj^C^rso s;"'d75?i8tfT)^^c5i"i^cSoX^

a"^"dtSo^ii7C"psXrstfe;^7f")tWd95'd2Szi5'Oo* tO^^ I

tusks

are

forehead

the rosy

mornings

the crimson

dawn, his brilliant jewelledcrown

risingwith goldenrays, 4. O

of the

the firstbeams

mother, queen

^remove

"

of Bramha

from

the

his sun

all impediment.

us

adored

on

by

all the

selves gods,(them-

worshippedin heaven, earth,and hell,)the bountiful,the the serpent-haired auspicious, 9,the goddessof speech, that this "

poem

my 6.

delight all

may

the

and vouchsafe lotus-mouth^o,

Through

the

favour

of

who righteousness,

not (departs

his

of

looks not

a

clear

me

vade per-

me,

understanding.

I shall utter

good man

upon

upon

a

poem

walking in

the

the property of others,

from the proper

pect meaning of words,)shews no disresthe pause,) maintains the honour of to the holy,(preserves cies, retains all excellenfamily,(makes no faultyconstruction,) and respectability, learning, (adheresto eleganceof expres-

the most importance,and frequently ou with He is represented head and largebody. On an elephant's

trivialoccasions.

his head brow

to

of Saraswati

character resemblingthe dignified way

smile thou

world,

the

supposed

is

a

rich crown, mark.

sectarian

to rise from behind

and

on

The

sun

a

his

mountain

in the east, and set behind another in the west ; hence the comparison,

long hair hangs down the of beauty, a mark serpent; is Saraswati representedsitting on,,

9. i. e. whose

back like a

is

10. or

dwellingin

the lotus.

4

BHARATA^

JAIMINI

lie- 11 7;jo"^'dj"" c"5ooTS^;5T;i)'dz5e;;^"'doi)r"^ozSt)'do^^^o

8 11 ^'C3")l)7do;5i3js" ^^je)57"^z$ jarso5^oai""psoz^"T5D5l"^^T^^^ ||

and dignity,) uses sion,metre, learning,

bad

language,(no and attend". improperwords.) Let all put away fault-finding, 6. Let all the good, instead of abusingthe poem as having ing, neither metre, property,ornament, meaning,sqptiment,learnskill,and therefore

nor

no

fit to

not

be heard

"

^know that

D^vapura,in order that I might not be laughedat as ciously havingonly made myselfridiculous by writingpoetry, has gragivenme a clear understanding, and attend. 7. If instead of churning the cream, takingthe fresh butter, and enjoyingit, one should put in vinegarand spoilthe cream, is the cow ing, to blame ? So if instead of hearingthe poem, examinshould and fullyunderstandingthe meaning of it, one

Vishnu

of

"

find fault and revile it because the

all wise

poet?Let

know

men

this,lay aside envy, and listen.

8. Let all well-disposed persons understand musician 11.

playsupon

By the

use

of words

a

man,

and

a

good

poem

lute,Vishnu

havinga

ble meaning, the qualitiesof are

a

dou-

virtuous

described by

fault is there in

what

modern,

the

of same

that,as

a

skilful

D^vapura,knowing terms.

in brackets

The

that

enclosed renderings

applyto the poem,

6

I.

CHAPTER

I 75"/"Xoaai^'z5Ti^^X^^a7;5i5^jsy3u^88ri"^?^^^

^S)jR}j3^o^")S55^^^ ^KJe/'rf'rfOoZS^^^E-Tj^^OXi^ ||oo|| whatever head^^ is my

when

verse

voice

uttered does not make

the learned wag

the

has himself,in the most agreeable by language, faulty, aside hatred,censure ous, the enviuttered this poem ^lay "

and listen with open

ear.

poisonousmouth of a vile snake,*'^(wicked enemy,) though having dark spots,(faults,) to loss of brightness, and thoughsubject (lacking greatlearning,) 9.

bitten

Though

the sentiment otherwise be

than

or

an

in the world

can

doubt

cannot

any

be it

one

that he is like

a

adulterer** ?

10. Does

image

the fierce

(ambrosia)of my poem, like the moon, to the good**, (gods.) If to agreeable

who disagreeable,

thief

by

a

diamond

of the face

mirror

reflect otherwise

presentedto

it?

So I

than

unable

am

the very

wise to do other-

who, skilled in the famous Canarese language, I To former able poets, therefore, uttered the ancient poems. than

as

those

prostratemyself,and sing. 13. As is done in toVen of

and pleasure

minded, virtaously gods.See Note 3.

14. lit.the

admiration.

thet of the

the sun " The serpent Rfihu seizing 13.^ of eclipses. is the supposedcause moon

covered by its light.

16.

Who

hate the

moon

an

because

epidis-

6

BHARATA,

JAIMINI

11. One

Lakshmisha^son

of

Annam"nka^

of the

of Bha-

race

radw"ja,Spring to the mango orchard of illustriousCanarese with great humility throughthe virtue of worshipping poets^^, the feet of those who of

feet of Vishnu

in their lotus-heart

D^vapura, composed

Bh"rata for the information

meditate

ever

on

the

the excellent Jaimini

of the learned.

and bees,) charming six-footed* 7^ (verses gliding beautiful by alongelegantby their excellent order, (colour,) abundant (variousforms,)shiningrepletewith the nine figures, poeticsentiments*^^(laden with sweet new honey,)famed by the of the good, (their love of the Sumanassu esteem flower,) their the to ear by delightful perpetually sound, be pleasing otherwise than ceaselessly booming in the lotus-lake* ^ of the learned assembly. 12. Can

the

from the learned as

the

season

copies read mango

diploma he received as delightful to poets : Other springto trees.

title or

16. The

of

wana

chaitra

tree in Kub^ra's

17. The is written.

measure

garden.

in which

It is also

a

chuta,

name

blue metallic

colour

are

and

booming

noise

frequent

in poetrj. figures 18. The

nine

sentiments

necessary

to

good poetry.

the Jaimini of the

carpenter-bee,whose dark

19. lit.the

placeof lotuses; which by these bees. large firequented

are

8#;f:^s")TOUDS(A)iA"5"^lJ^7J;5tf^9D8^e;o^;6xi)'dad ||c||

CHAPTER The

Contents. the

Vydsa

of

Verse

1. Within in

yojanas^

like^

the

4,600,000,000

The

3.

and

pa

in

salt

juice,

the

water

Plaksha

circles

concentric centre

;

then

Dwipa, Salmali

:

encircled in the

Dwipa,

by

of

the

the

sea

of

succession

outward sea

Dwi-

Jambu

sea

the

4.

Mount

5.

lit.

claims,

sea

of

sea

of

brilliant

the

eye petual per-

Hastindpura,

sea

of

the

sea

imperial

clarified of

liresh

batter,

cards,

ofmilk,Pashkara

S"ka

Dwipa,

water.

M^ru. that

so

Is

this

by

contrast

involantarily

one

the

Lightning

6.

In

for

with

Dwipa,

the

the

lightning^.

crowned

the

In

the

to

met

stands

Dwipa,

sugar-cane

wine,

Dwipa.

mountain

and

form

to

^.

nymphs

race

the

by

500,000,000

seas

autumnal

Dwipa,

continents

and

glitters

Krauncha

supposed

are

seas

seven

alternate

insular

great

seven

the

of

Kusa miles.

seven

celestial

lunar

the

brother.

About

the

earth,

Jambu

mass

a

golden

of

kings

its

the

by

Vida^

horse.

mountain^ the

of

or

this

of

Bramhais

golden

beauty

south

for

His

2.

bright

the

the

celebrated

the

intercourse,

the

On

renowned

1.

is

of

horse-sacrijlcey

for

encircled

and

aggregate

happy 2.

of

egg

earth)

this

of

midst

the

extent,

(of the

centre

the

Bhima^

sends

enquires

Dharmardya

of performing

Krishna

advice

king

great

mode

11,

of

aggregrate the with

wet

season,

the

ex-

beauty,

dark

"c. more

clouds.

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

s I

^

'

"S^^^7i^p7^7S^%l"^:^^Jk)^t^^o'^'fiolS7i"R j|-D||

-I i3oSf c5i)^ji)^a'd-dzS^^^rs-6oTi"8tf?oSb53t

[ 7oo^S^^?t"-;5^o7;J")^rfoZ;t5'd^'d8p-d^TJ7g^^7|5 ||S||

7

[ vzffT^Sj^^^-S^cj ai9!^;;5T^5o^:3^^-dT35a7dT)irfjs;2i^0

;

3U9'rfo^-d^^^^Co373;t"^DDC5i)'do

8393'?j)T5;5-dc5S:x"5ilA.-d7St)^^T5^^7Sj"

I fe^9fjae5o3^T5Ti"^8rf'd^i;^5^o.'doXai"d

sovereign, kingJanam^jaya,with of V^da Vy"sa, from attention,thus demanded Its

dominion.

story of the Maha

Bh"rata, an

account

eager and fixed the wonderful

of the horse-sacrifice :

"

vanquishedthe Kurus and obtained imperial dominion, how did theyprotectthe earth? what did they? When Janam^jaya, guardianof theworld^, these enquiries of Jaimini Muni, he, to the with joy made 3.

Formerly, when

delight^of

had

the F"ndus

thus related to the all generations,

and excellent story of the Bh"rata: 4.

"

Hear, O king, the story of the P"ndus; is it not

increase of merit ? dhana

king the pleasing

in

brothers

After he had

the monarch

overcome

with battle,Dharmar"ya in conjunction so

to the

Suyo-

his younger

improved the empire of Hastin"purathat

the world

Nahusha, and all other kings him, sayingBharata, Niala, praised be mentioned cannot as having so great excellence. 5. In the country ruled for king. 7. An epithet

by

the

good kingDharmar"ya "

8. lit.as

an

ear-ornament.

what

9

It.

CHAPTER

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t^

chall I say ? "

there did not appear

even

the germ

of

theft, murder,

lying,robbery,enmity,persecution, adultery, deceit, fear, purity, dread, toil, harshness,insolence, alarm,contention,anger, imtion, complaint, imprisonment, ingratitude, trouble,destrucabuse, injustice, evasion, trickery, revenge, vexation^ weariness,or severity. separation, oppression, 6. But in the country where the chief of men ^, Dharmar"ya, skill, fame, happiness, reigned,righteousness, enjoyment,love, hospitality, humility,good fortune,wealth, victory, renown, vigour, health,ease, perfect blessedness, truth, unfailing learning, of caste, devotion, observance virtue,superhuman power^"", in the apd compassionwere meekness, moderation,liberality, and abounded, highestestimation, 7. In the land protected unsteaby Dharmardya crookedness,diness,

hardness,thinness,or slowness had

no

existence except

in the abundant

curls,quickglance, breasts,waist, and gaitof beautiful young damsels^^ Madness, pain of fetters, enmity to 9. An 10.

epithetfor kiiig. Supposed to be attainable by

luntaryausterities "c. 11. i. e. onlywhere they were

ficklewas no trickery, dulness in nor cruelty, emaciation,

of beauty ; there vo-

ness,

the land. marks

10

JAIMIKI

BHARATA,

found only in and stupidity, were lion,) the herds of elephants^^^ found onlyin the 8. In Dharmar"ya'skingdom ahitatwa was in the forest, saddruna in the glow charmers' books,ddnawdrana of the beautiful coral, kalahamsamaya in the lakes,hdravalaya the necks of the lily-eyed, on anikdgraU in the trees,mahdshoka mdrahita in the Spring, but had no exisin the green forest, tence

Sari, (Krishna,or

the

"

elsewhere^^, 9. Kod^

the

(I won't give)was

the

with

ali (kill him) good-will,

with

him)

a

mudi

rock.

stream

(putan

unbroken

an

a

of water, end

he

senses

the words

(beat j^oef^ parasol,

to

its natural

en-

lion, and its heavy appear-

mity

to the

ance,

vvhich is attributed to dulness. words

to churn

(have nothing a

to do

clean garment,

/at^e(crush top-knot, (pound him) a large uttered

not

were

in

reigned^*. its

beingcaught and bound,

female's

clouds,ar^

fury

are

tork

of

the

13. The

a

madi, (destroy him)

of the elephantin the ruttingseason,

references here

bee,

him) a

to

canopy

Except in these

the country where 12. The

for

abdomen, kadk (cut him down) the command

him)

him)

name

in italics have

a

double

sivans, and tumults ; of the

perishing;

necklacesiand cries extremities,and

many

dissensions ; the largeA8h6ka tree, and intense grief;joy to Cupid, and absence of wealth.

The

poet

means

that the

thingsindicated by the latter senses

the knowledge severally, sense, and mean of serpents, and enmity ; furious ele-

not exist.

of liberality phants, and the restraining ; perpetual redness, and fear; flocks of

by brackets,

U.

i. e. not used in the

senses

did

marked

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II

11.

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kingdom all were Bhogis^^; yet not inhabitants of All were Vidyddharas^^ ; yet not peopleof the air. natives of to be Ddkshinyawartis^'^ known ; yet not

10. In his of hell. All

were

Ceylon. All

5'wmaw("ra^a5^8; yet not bees. All

were

yutas^^;yet not inflexible. All trees (or wicked.)

Kdntdramitas'^^

were

Gwm*-

were

;

yet

not

by riches, (gods,)salubrious by suited (as a ,)eternally perfumes,(the produceof K"madh^nu^* 11. If it were

not

blissful

residence)to the pure-minded,(gods,)happy by its beautiful

palaceof the lakes,(nymphs,)and gardens,and the resplendent illustrious emperor, (Dharmar"ya or Indra,) would the learned say that this Hastindvati 12. The 16. A

fame spotless for persons

term

ry ; and the name inhabit P"tdla.

is of

livingin

equalto Amar"vati^^ ? Dharmardya has alwaysbowed

luxu-

of the serpents that

16. Learned

of

perisons ; also demigodsdwellingin the air.

a

17. Bountiful ; also persons the south; i.e. Ceylon, the

inhabiting

placeof B"kshasas 18. Lovers

Sumanassu

of the

flower.

or

class

supposed

demons.

good; also fond of the

the

19. Virtuous; also bow*.

Connubially happy; also having only the limited enjoyment of the fo20.

rest. 21. The cow produced at the churning of the sea; which belongsto the gods, and. giveswhatever is desired. 22. The city of Indra, famed things within the parentheses.

for th"

12

JAIMiNt

BHARATA,

of Indra's mighty wisdom king of serpents23 ; expelledthe the elephant^*;fixed in amazement City-destroyer's lofty the dwelling of Him mountain's ; made who reclines on the of the king of serpents jadadhi^^; hollowed out the weapon

Benefactor of the

mighty elephantwhich praisedhim'^. put to flightthe who daughter of Him supported the churning mountain's throughoutthe three worlds. ; and shone greatly ; and

of fame

fiven

full

in

is the Hindu

whiteness

Pure

23.

is, to

measure

the fame

the fixed position of Kail^a

tribute at-

tribut

in this verse,

of

to

its

standing in astonishment of Dharmar"ya's fame.

26. Vishnu

Dharmaraya.

at the

whiteness

makes

the

kingof serpents

chief of thd serpent race is said to support the earth on his thousand heads,

his couch, and in the Krishna incarna" tion had his residence in the milk-sea.

which

Jadadhi

The

adorned

are

thaty without

lightto Tlie poet

a

the

with sun,

regionsunder the earth.

informs

here

ant jewels so brillidant abunthey give

us

that

milk-sea in whiteness.

the bending

27. The

owing, as vulgarly a beoame weight of the earth ; but that the serpent, though himself of the day to of the head

supposed,to most

snowy

head

in the

the

whiteness,

cannot

of

presence

lift up

his

Dharmardya's

an a

ced elephantof Indra was produthe milk of churning sea, and of perfectwhiteness ; but is so far surpassed of the whiteness Dharmardya's by at the

that he stands

in

a

state of

stupor.

elephant.

seized his leg,and under.

a

Vishnu,

contest

thousand

who

one

a

slew

had

nued conti-

years, th*i king's

understanding returned, and to

went

largecrocodile attempted to drag him

the

When

he

As

late for Water,

about

S{4.The

fame

allusion here is to the story of kingwho, by the curse of a rishi

certain

is not

fame.

is

both "*sea" and "stupisignifies dity." Dharmar^ya's,fame exceeded the

the

he

prayed

crocodile, and

blessedness. gave the king everlasting One

white

of

Vishnu's

conch, which

weapons became

is

a

large

cause hollow be-

exceeded by the was Stupidityis said to be a natural quality Its whiteness for it* elephants.The poet thus accountu purityof Dharmaraya's fame. the city-destroy- 28. To support the mountain Mandara 36. PuRAMARDANA, used as a stick in churning which of Shiva, whose residence was er, is a name is Kaildsa, a mountain believed to be of incarnate the milk-sea,Vishnu became it on his white. In and and a brilliantly as upheld silver, huge turtle, pure former ages, it is said, all the mounback. The Ganges is his daughter,i. e. tains from his foot. She is said to had wings ; but their flights were sprung be perfectly ger, productiveof so much mischief and danwhite, but runs away ("o that Indra struck offtheir wings with the poet accounts for her stream,) from the superiorwhiteness of t)harmar"ya*s his thunderbolts, and fixed them in their fame. present position. But the poet here at-

CHAPTER

]

^Orfj3"drd^8p^l5sl"oai^^^7^0^1537j

world

13. The ;

18

II.

extolled

as, like

Dharmar"ya

Vishnu,

ful power-

(relatedto Bala^^ ;) like Shiva, king of kings,(moon-crested;) like Bramha,

like abounding injewels^^^;

ters, (the sea,) blemish

free from

eloquent,(four-faced;)like

;

like

the chief of

the fount

wa^

of

day, possessionof

Indra, delightedby the

perfumes,(Kamadh^nu) like the nectar-rayed(the moon,) possessing wide domain, (accompaniedby full-blown lotuses.) it

Thus

was

when

V^da

day

one

Vy"sa

arrived at Hasti-

n"vatL

himself

the

at

good Muni's

caressed him, gave him

the

received

he had

when

king

droopingin air is

benediction,and

the customary with

remained

the destroys

all the world's 29. Vishnu's

meanings

in

and

rice ; and

seated,

was

delicate mango

when

not

a

tree

breath

of

silent. the

saw

of him

O

:

"

increase of your

verse

a

sun

empire*". Enough

brother. In this

ed prostrat-

the sacred

honours,

grieflike

the chief of Munis

smiled,and thus demanded countenance

his brothers

feet, he, stooping,raised him,

blazingmidsummer's

a

and stirring,

15. When

a

his head

bowed

king with

the

when arrival,

his

14. On

the

parenthesesrefer to the dei-

;

king, the

The

state

happinesswho

tell me

31.

king's condition,he

your idea

such

jewels,

minion.

sorrow

intended

of heart

conduct

distress.

king's dispiritedcountenance

ties mentioned; the others to Dharmaraya. 30. The sea is supposed to contain all

of your

as

The

is that, the

indicated

nullified all the

happinessthat be had from universal do-

14

JAIMINI

"

"

A"

BHARATA,

O

//

||o8|| 7;S^'^c;^5l)oso^a)""oz;5^Tj?i^z3i"a7S^8

My bellyis dried king replied, To which

it.

16. Who

shall carry

perspiresby

charm

a

amulets

the

grieP2,I

endure

"

torch for the Who

when

sun

Garuda'**

is

he

cannot

shall fan the wind^s

intense unintermitting,

when

cannot

:

in the thick darkness?

his way he

the hermit

up with

heat?

dying from

Who

find when shall

the infection of

poison? O king, who shall relieve you when you give grief? way to pressing 17. As he spoke the king looked at the great Muni, and, with How I cease can slowly replied. a deep sigh, grief? my mental who reared us from devised evil againstthe ancestor We Alas! infancy35 Not knowing that he was our elder brother,we slew ^e Karna^s. brought about the death of our preceptor37. we destroyed.Why Suyodhana, Shalya, our nearest relatives, subtle

^

should

I

longerlive in

32. lit. is become

the world?

pith,a light,sapless

substance, well known

in India.

Befarded as a deity. 34. The braminy kite, which feeds on snakes ; also regarded as a deity. ^ 36. Bhishma, their grandfather'sbro" ther, whom they slew in battle. 33*

36. The

Kama This

to was

and then

mother

onlyby

37. Dr6na, who a

device when

quer

him.

of the

Pdndus

bore

the sun, before her marriage. not discovered tillhis death; her lamentation, was

they were

slain in battle by net able to

con-

16

JAIMINI

ing to

the

21.

forest,instead of upholdingthe world

The

ment?

"

Hear

me,

lord; but without

my

the other

universal dominion. to

hy justgover-

king replied:

Drona, Shalya, and

carry

BHARATA^

retirement

slaughterof

I will in the

Kama,

Kurus, I have

placethe

no

world under

G"ng^ya*^, pleasurein Bhima, and the

forest,this body that caused

V^da

said, Vyisa laughingheartily, What's that? What's that? Say that again,O king. 22. In observing the duties of a Kshetrya,can you sin by the slaughterof your race? God forbid! And will you become pure by ceasingto protectthe earth? I don't know. I wonder in whut chapterand verse you found the notion of takingthat body my

race.

of yours to the forest! with you

;

and we'll make

88. Son of Dharma you talk thus ? cannot

41.

Very

! are

Enough!

well ! very well I Be off to the forest

Bhima you mad

son

of

Ganga.

? Will the wise approve

Let that pass.

but offer great sacrifices.

Bhishma,

king^^.

Kings of

when

the lunar

Therefore,that you may

race

have

42. i. e. you need not wait to do that.

17

n.

CHAPTSR

'6c"7^"A/5"jATi^ioT:$^ ^S)os-^i5'^;5pf7s'*"8l-c"5ji"?\8"^^ ||_r"3||

A

in tbe world

other virtuous deeds ; the

you shall performsacrificesand

unsullied renown,

of slaughter

and, delivered from the sin contracted by

your race,

shall live

:" joinedhands*',thus replied 24. Well then,by the virtue

the earth.

to govern

slayingmy

race

may

of your

Tell

wiped

be

purely.

away

of the lunar race history Graciouslycause my good fortune

renowned

king,with

benediction,I will what

by

me

The

may

not

to dawn

me,

stink !

the sin of

means

Protect

!

The

tinue con-

that the

throughme

!

good Muni

:" replied

25. Be not

na**, and

me

at a horse-sacrifice satiated the

performa

R"ma

bramins.

slew

You

R"vaalso

similar "

43^,As or

Formerly

son.

and there will not be your equal sacrifice, ^How shall I performit ? What the three worlds. tion descripof gifts? ? What amount of horse? How Tell many priests the manner ! The lord of Munis replied:"

shall in

troubled,my

is done in

the ing him had committed braminicide, greatestof all sins; and performed tbe

salutation respectful

entreaty. 44.

lUvana, beinga bramin

T"kshasas

or

demons

are, Rama

as

all the

horse-sacrifice to fttonefor it.

in kill^

C

18

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

';

/" iTSo 7j^^^?foe;t)83=t"'dXof";S^"rfFt)7o

Tis oi"^^?"X^OTjZSTl"ro^c55ji"?S?fo^ -^^(5i)ot?j""^a)""i

26. A monarch

who

well all the earth

governs

by his single body is of the

havingprocuredan eleganthorse whose sceptre^s^ beautiful .yellowtail,good action, purest white, with a most and a singleear of brilliant black, and being also desirous of the great sacrifice,by him it will be perfectly accomplished. offering Hear, O king,lamp of your race, what is to be done. "

"

27.

Twenty

thousand

descent,well versed

noble

honoured

of honest, undefiled,strict,

bramins

in the vedas

and shastras must

be

with beautiful garments and other

tions. attenrespectful of pearls, be givena measure must To each severally a and chariot, cows a thousand horse,elephant, richly magnificent three hundred and adorned,(withjewels, "c.) poundsweight of

gold. this number

28. When

in the vedas

and well versed these most

honours, gratifying

theyfix upon 45. lit. by

of bramins

universal monarch

of

ous, virtuhigh caste,strict,

and

shastras,have received

sat in

tions, council,and givendirec-

the horse's forehead

parasol. The

one

parasolis the mark

of

large

royalty;and

an

lord of

one

is called

a

a

goldenplateon

parasol;i. e. having all the his single authority,

which

world

under

D

are

||3o|| oS7oo^^aTi^Je"(5i"^^z;5oS;^^^5^i5^a75p5T;5^^j

inscribed

world

19

II.

CHAPTER

If in the : king'stitles and this challenge greatermightylet such powerfulheroes*^,detain

the

any be of

"

this horse. 29.

They attended by

liberate the

horse;which

goes wheresoever

it wills,

ing princeswho satiate the world by scatterfrom time to time heaps of jewels and gold. If in any regionit be detained by valiant heroes,the princesmust rescue it. If theyall fail, the king himself must go and release it. numerous

30. Until the horse has roamed an

entire year, and returned

the great Asipatravow,

and

at will

throughthe

earth for

land,the kingmust

to its own

keep

afterwards, accordingto the vedas

performthe sacrifice. This, O able,undertake it. you are

of

son

The

Kunti, is the

manner.

If

plied king slowlyredespairing

: "

81. Treasure

I have

none.

If I seek

46. i. 0. none

oUierf "

it in the

world, the

ItO

JAlMnCI

BHABjLTA^

ps;i"^7izi)i:;^i"di(*s;t:iGa9^^^

l|3o||

ot3^ ((3-X|| ""c5S^7ooSjt"C"^^oi3o5^^ii-"u"^?\7?;ier

JiiWsix)^oa^(5Jo^^xiTJ*)055iD5^?;5';3c5i:"^W^ ||33|| earth is afflictedthroughthe Kurus^^. so

I have qualities,

many

I have

war, not

here.

no

How

assistance.

My

not.

The

A beautiful horse brothers

friend

the sacrificesucceed

can

with

wearied

by of Arjoon(Krishna)is with me? Vydsa Muni are

: replied graciously "

O king,on this distressed,

82, Be not

and you treasure, assistance,

a

horse.

account.

I will show

Marutta, king in

a

mer for-

and gave much gold to performedthe horse-sacrifice, bramins. In carryingit oflFthey grew tired by the way, in disgust. That is in the Himalayas. threw it down treasure The labour is not great; fetch and use it. The king age,

the and

: replied "

88. Alas ! Will

a

dolt become

brightif

you

give him

the

? My lord,shall I obtain fame in this world, and mad-plant*8 to come, by performing,with the proa happy lot in the world perty of those my

race

? "

ing bramins*^,a sacrifice to efface the sin of murder-

My

son,

does not

47. By thebadKOTermentoftbeEiuniB the world had been ruined. 48.

A

vanity.

plant that

causes

temporary in-

the whole

earth

belong to

the

49. Taking the property ofbramiiw regardedas one of the greatestsins.

U

CHAPTER

Did

bramins*""? when

mins 34

he had

Kings

there is

no

not

of

mighty arm

doubt.

If you

wish^ that

cityof

Bhadr"vati

horse with "if

to

the bra-

are

the lords of the earth.

Of that

it cannot

earth ?

Kshetrya race^^

Therefore

belong

to the bramins.

in the

In the Himalayas is yours. king Youvan"shwa fondlyguardssuch a rare

treasure

often akshohinis**.

army

an

give this

Parashur"ma

slain the

ftl

II.

Will

that be yours

not

you haye the

courage? of Ghatotkatcha, a weak85. Is this M^ghan4da, offspring ? Is Vrishak^tu,son of Kama, a mere lingss braggart? Your brothers, are they men

younger of

of littleworth

him'*, will Krishna stay away.

Undertake

doubt? the

of their

"

; who

common

thus addressed

names

is

gods of the earth.'' The questionhere implies that the king, though shrink"

Ulg

with

horror

from

psTty of bramins,had of the

great matter.

a

proceedof itself. Why further tribes. ^The king laughing,looked at

Call the bramin

One

this

think

the sacrifice. It will

mighty Bhima

50.

Call not

If you

?

eartk, which

of

touchingthe taken

pro-

possession

61. Parashur"ma

is said to have

twenty

"

wlio then refused him

permissionto dwell

62.

An

akshdhini

consists of 109,360

21,870chariots; 66,610 cavalry; infantry; and 21,870elephants. 63. ma was

Ghat6tkatcha

was

the

Therefore by Hidimba. Bhima's grandson. In Hindu

times swept the Kshetrya race from the "ce of the earth. At a sacrifice a^

the presence

ierwards he gave the earth to the bramins,

of him. thinking

one

:

in it.

rightbelonged to

them.

him

64.

of

son

stories the hero a

of Bhi-

M^ghan"da obtains

deityimmedialelyen

22

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

^5dio"zSji)zS5i'd"ji)^??a),)"'do3i)^^;;j^oz ||36_|(

T^^aao-zSj^zS-do^^o^cra-doT^aS^z ||38||

83X;Coro^oi""-ol)oS'd"oTSjt)ti;i;:i5'^^-d ||3^|| Why this doubt, my lord? Begin. plainlyshewn you treasure, aid, and horse. 36.

dr"vati,and may

I

enter

never

the Youvandshwa, slaughter

V^da

has

I will go to Bha-

heaven, if I do

multitude

Vy"sa

not

conquer

of his army,

that

bringthe

horse,and present it for the sacrifice. Bhima

37. When for the and

oath that he would

bring the

horse

sacrifice, Vrishak^tu,the skilfulin battle, instantly, rose,

with joinedhands smiling, If Bhima's

command.

m6

made

the Sun's son^s ?

-Mark

my

king: Sire,Give

addressed the

word

be

"

broken,

am

I sprung

from

prowess.

speech,the king embracing him in ecstacy, exclaimed.My son, I know thymighty prowess. But elder brother^^ from lust of If besides killingmy hear me. I should send thee, my boy, to this war, alas ! how territory, 38. At the

youth'searnest

shall I endure thus

it?

Let

the horse

remain.

The

son

of Kama

: replied "

55. i.e. I pledgemy nobility to the fillfilment of his promise. See note 36.

56. Kama See note 36.

the

father of Vrishak^a*

t4

JAIMINX

himself

^^

mighty

power

that hews

Yet I will seize the

What

down

^What

:

"

though M^ghan"da

power

of Vishnu

the forest of

though the What

come?

Enough ! is not foes,

The mine.

of Karna

come?

thoughI go?

If the

son

be present it will succeed.

I will blot out the

these two,

in battle.

horse,and deliver it to your host.

which Bhlma

42. On

before him

stand

cannot

BHARATA^

Accompanied by

of Youvan"shwa's

name

deliver it to you.

host, obtain the horse, and

ocean-

Give

the

us

gifts^s. parting 43. Hear, O chief of men, those three stood

race! As

of ornament Janam^jya, to permission entreating

the lunar fetch the

horse, Dharmardya lookingon V^da Vy"sa,said.Should send these,will it not Favour

now

the least dissatisfaction to Krishna?

my lord, for in this matter the Muni :

me,

To whom 44. O

cause

I

I cannot

see

before

me.

"

king,are

you insane?

dissatisfiedwith you ? 58. lodra.

Is Bhima

who

entreats

to according

See note 25.

59. The beetle leaf and arecanut

Is it possible for Krishna

given,

of

your

permission

eastern enstom,

dismissal*

to be

as

the token

coward?

S6

It.

CHAPTER

depart with Vrishak^tu and M^ghan"da for the horse ; dispatch this son of the wind^". In accordance with the meek, persuasive speechof the chief of saints, the king gave to Bhima, M6ghan"da,and Vrishak^tu, a

Let him

his consent.

45. The

leave, had

having blessed the king,and taken for his hermitagethan Dharmaset out self. fear,was anxiouslythinkingvrith him-

chief of Munis sooner

no

r"ya, giving way

to

If I

beginthis sacrifice in the absence of not proceed; I will now send Arjun to call him the legsof one who wanders creeper entangling it

a

"

and

in

messenger

addressed

him

the haste approached joyful

My lord,the

demand

on

king ; but always of

so

a

apparently peremptory a

the part of a servant to his mind is king's supposed to be

deeply occupied by to

the

cares

require continual

government, aronsifig.For this reason, in every daras

^likea

seeking excellent king, about

chief of the Y"davas"" has this our

his message, and set out

60. BMma. is

"

"

instant arrived at the skirts of this

61, This

; when

:

46. Attention"i !

arose, rewarded

it will

Krishna

city. Hastilythe king from the palace, saying,

bar several persons are stationed for this who during a visitof strangers, purpose; call

*"

attention*' at intervals of abont

a

minute, in order to keep the royalmind awake to the presence of his visitors. 62. Krishna.

26

BHARATA^

JAIMINI

eager is Krishna

How Bless have

! I

me seen

am

the most

wonders

47. At sunrise

fulfilthe desire of his

to

fortunate

worshippers!

in the three worlds ! I

man

to-day!

Vy"sa Muni, persuadedDharma-

V^da

came

In the same and returned. r"ya to performthe horse-sacrifice, And the P"ndu visited Hastinfipura. nightKrishna graciously princesmet him with the pomp of loud acclaimingheralds^^^ of

bands

music, and

streets

of torches^*.

shone king then saw him whose lovelycountenance well arranged with the beautyof his brilliant, jewelledcrown, handsome eyebrows, tresses, the musk on his broad forehead^', long eyes, fine nose, gentlesmile that slightly largeeyelids, The

48.

shewed

the abode beautiful 63.

number

pendenton his cheeks brightteeth,and ear-drops the very form that begat the perfectly of fascination Cupid^^.

his

Kings

"

"

are

always attended by a who loudly proclaim

of heralds

their titlesand greatness. 64. mon

;

Processions at night the number, and

colours of

65. are

very often different com-

give them displayed, lights

an

imposing appearance. The

sectarian

mark

made

with

musk. 66. Itselfhow

beautiful ! surpassingly

CHAPTER

*7

H.

CO

TSoi58^tAsi)^7^8!)$fj""^aoj7oo-dr5^^-d Hear, O lord of earth^^

49.

i

To

Vishnu, incarnate in human and with

car,

a

sweet

the astonishment

from form, alighted

fell at

smile

steppingaside,bowed king instantly who took and embraced lotus-eyed^^, and tightly claspedKrishna 50.

then

Krishna

embraced

nis^, of the Mu-

the

Dharmar"ya's at the bud-like

him ; and the

a

golden The

feet.

feet of the

king

tionately affec-

in return.

prostrate Bhima

and

the

other brothers of the

king,and joyfully proceededto the palace; when P"nch"l^^o and fell at his feet,saying. tus-eyed, came Save, O loRecliner on the king of serpents. Remover of the sins of those who trust in him. Slayerof demons, Upholder of GoverWearer of the Koustubha dhana^i, The yellow-robed. jewel7". 51. Krishna kindlyraised the daughterof Drupada, condescendingly addressed,and gave her permissionto return home. Then saluting each according to his rank, he graciously sed dismisthe countless crowds 67.

of citizens and Krishna

JaDaiD^jya.

Notwithstanding their incessant and austere devotion,Vishnu had never 90 appeared to them. 69. Krishna. Feet are often compared of their deto a tender shoot,on account 66.

licate softness. 70. Droupadi,

daughter of Drupada,

Mid wife of the five Pindu 71 "

The

name

of the

princes.

mountain

that

hand for

retinue,gave his hand is said to have held seven

the cowherds

aloftoa

to days and nights,

one

shelter

from a tempent raised by destroy them,because at Krish* na's instigation theyhad withheld from him the accustomed offerings. 72. Produced at the churning of the milk-sea,and worn by Vishnu on his

Indra to

breast.

as

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

CO

to the

00

king,and, accompaniedby

to the hall of

of that

council,and

the officersof state,proceeded

sat down

; where

the

great was

joy

day'sijight. round looking

62, Krishna

on

the council

chamber, which

in

smile, magnificenceexceeded the hall of Indra,said with a rising O king, the world contains no rivals of this your wealth. In the

conduct

of state affairsNala,

the other emperors indeed

yieldthe palm

must

to you.

and

In this we

are

happy.

53. Yes.

But

what

of that ? In the greatnessof those who

worship your

feet you

this ? Whilst

the earth

Upholder of of state

the P"ndus

I must

now

indeed

are

54. Tou

have

no

?

Enough

undertake.

Is there any doubt of to

call you

what

business

cease

men

! Direct

me

king turned his laughing,thus replied:

The

from their beingdistant have no

face

wards to-

"

distant relatives^^ ; there is not

opposing foreignpotentates;

73. Who

happy !

endures, will

Bhima; and Krishna of

Pururava, Harischandra

nowhere

even

in the world

affection, yet an

interest in

a

hint

is your

0ee. plotting,

CHAPTBR

t9

II.

I ?R"8j^a"oT5o55T5s5;)^7ooix"5;5'do8aoTfcw)*dd

law resisted ; there chase^^ ; Nakula

further conquests to be made

no

in Bhima hostility

no

and Sahad^va

and

Aijoon;

no

; no

thinghid

55. Is any

and inanimate

merely put

; no

? things

pervade all animate be. Enough ! Why do you day V^da Vy"sa Muni came^

It cannot

explainedto graciously

To

me

at

a

season^^,the fitting

of the

horse-sacrifice^ sayingthat it was

race;

and

Bhima

made

king^

from your feet who

to the blush ?

me

gent ur-

fault in

unfriendliness in the army. O the king :" state business have you to do ? To which

what

and

are

oath

that

he

a

of the lunar

custom

would

manner

fetch the horse

for it. 56.

By

the

of your protection

successions of

and adversity,

the 74. One ments

i"Ud1

of

we

are

bom

we

have

obtained

selfishly enjoythis bliss,will it avail that

lotus-feet

the

royalpower. good approve ?

of Bharata's

race

horse-sacrifice? world-purifying

of the daties as well as amuse-

kingiis to rid the country of

? What

How

passedmany If then What

we

would

shall I perform

say you to this?

75. i. e. whilst the king was brooding the sin of killing his reUtives.

over

30

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

"?vljT558^'^oT5j5^^a'd c^ ll^f ^Ti^^t^o"rf5^"5So^^7;5!^o^j"^ 8||

67, Krishna

caught what

a

in the

: Are replied

of Y^da

noose

scoundrel

you

Don't

?

know

you

chiefs

is ? Youvan"shwa's

hitherto had

Will you be

king ?

Yy"sa'ssnare

that Bhima

like those you have

mad, O

not

are

do with ;

theyare mighty the full blown jasmin heroes. Because the young bee frequents ? Say, bush, is it able also to resort to the champaca grove^^ will you in boyishplay attempt the horse-sacrifice? 58. Krishna Bhima to the king continued : If he reviling his big paunch with had any sense, would this fellow cram food

prepared for

76. The

smell

only of

demon's

a

the champaca

flower is said to killbees.

to

sacrifice^^? Were him

often

it was As

and his deeds

are

mentioned

character.

princesescapingwith their attempted them by the Kurus, came disguisagainst ed as bramins to Y^kachakrapatna, and The

mother

Pindu

from

the destruction

took up their abode in the house of a poor bramin. Bhima, Aijuna, Nakula, and

practisedbegging; and the guessingthem to be princes,gave people, them food in great quantity.This they half brought to Kunti, who portioned Sahad^va

to

Bhima, the other half

thers and

herself.

enough for

Bhima.

of ten

thousand

But

to

his four bro-

this

was

not

the power elephants,he one day

Having

a potter day equal to a bunThe dred ox-loads. potter rewarded

broughtfor

begging;and though

filleddaily,he Kunti

return

was

half-starved,

thinkingone

was

day

what

the poor bramin house they abode, she heard in

she could make

in whose

virtuous

vessel,which he

immense

an

afterwards used in

of the in the poem, a summary is from the referred here given to, story his person and Bh"rata to shew Mahd

77. As Bbfma

with

he

to

his apartment the noise of weeping. 6oing to the door,she overheard the man, his wife,daughter, and littleson

ing with

contend-

affection to be offered in

eager sacrifice to a demon.

She entered* and

enquired into the circumftance ; when the bramin told her that in the neighbourhood lived a demon who was in the habit, f^p m^^y yg^rg, of devouringmultitudes of people. The survivors being kept in perpetualterror, agreed with him to furnish in turn daily a cart-load of food drawn by two buffaloes, and accompanied by a driver. All these he daily devoured, recompensingthem by keepingthe country free from all other foes. any

neglectedto

"

come

at the

Digitizedby

VjOOQ

But It

appointed

IC

SS

of

BHARATA^

JAIMIMI

! I wonder

bear""^? Oho

a

the world ! I know

I will

not

your

is the most

who

terrificform

in

thoughts. The promise I have given

break.

waggishlyreplied:No, no! You are not the a promise to break man ; 1 know you fully.Once in battle, by drinkingblood with ogre-like, you gluttedyour stomach 60. Krishna

this ! thingeagerness^^ Disgraceful

unloa

?

Go, you cook^^ 1 You

fear

Is it an

to

ornament

reproach. ! Fearingreproach,I supBhima : Well-a-day 61. To whom pose, f Though a woman you committed theft and adulteryss of course"* ! I wonder who it was you didn't understand cooking, sucked the demon's life^ ! But what has a that,without disgust, your prowess

80.

To

reeoTcr

a

certain

ftmght with and oyercame king of the bears ; who daughterto wife. Bhima

would

gave

him

his

that

he

drink the blood of Dush-

that

the

P"ndus

During were requiredto spend incognito,Bhima assumed the disguiseof a cook. 82.

83.

Krishna

when

a

When

form of

the

child stole butter ;

the amhrosia the a

produced

wa"

milk^sea, Vishnu

beautiful^woman

out

took cheat

to

of their share.

He

al. fasci-

nated them

by his beautywhilst the gods their portion,and carried off the t"""t contained it.-*The point of

drunk

^eMel

he did. the year

84.

by churning the demons

averred publicly

slay, and

y"sana;which

jewel,Krishna J"mbaTanta,

no

Bhima's

remark

is, you

I, having been chief duty is cooking. than

a

arc woman

more

a

;

Krishna was a child, Pdta* infant-destroying ogress, attempt-

85. Whilst

In and is thence called,Nayanitach6ra. hundred had he a addition to eightwives,

na,

others, and the sixteen thousand mention-

When she gave the breast, died. breait to KriikAft, he drained her hh.

ed in note 80.

cook

whose

an

ed his life. Any child,to which

she

gate the

CHAPTfiR

S3

It.

cSi^tf jf) "d^e/JiofoTS^ ^iv/")ii"d^^Ti"a8g=t"'dilr")^^^^a5)oax)iS^q^ ||e d||

K^;59a""Je"^oo65^cSoT5'd-d^o^5?

9N^s3t)a3""^7;5sSj5^8^"dSo^^^j5)y30Ti3s-^7i ||e-3||

^"^T^js^^tii^ai^i I g)d^7;5^8tf38o5-^?^'rf-dotfoi5i-5c5i)o^ to do with

cowherd

I will not hreak.

tired of

never

are

heroes

difficult ; when race"^. Take 63.

begun, not how

care

kings a king like you 64.

SS.

had

completeit is a it.

else

have, what

we

you ? You

must

fell at Krishna's

What

then

been

mongst cowherds ; Bhima deioent,

words

of

brought was

tip

this sacrificeis dishonour

The

to the

kingreplied: "

feet,we

are

took hold of

there in all the

conduct was

it.

overjoyed,

87. The maririoal readingis, To pletethe sacrificeadonis the race.

a-

B

racs

is this horse-sacrifice to

Kriphna, the king

of royal

ever

can

feet,who

saying, Is

up,

?

I

they do ? What graciously support me.

it I I will be present and

Hearing the

Krishna

undertake

you undertake

and raised him

you ? Undertake

to

To

have but the favour of your

with impossible king spoke,and

his crown,

your idle prate ?

mind, there's trouble before you;

But

in the world.

My lord,if we

is there

of

you

Come^come ! speech, replied, quarrelling.If you are desirous of

off with you ! Cease

successful. Whomsoever

The

Do

My word performthe sa-

more.

the attempt.

fetchingthe horse,be give you command. there

I fear to say

Krishna^laughingat Bhima's

are

you

king^c?

I'llfetch the horse.

or abandon crifice,

62.

a

Mm-

84

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

commanded performingthe sacrifice, Bhima, Vrishak^tu, and M^ghan"da to fetch the horse ; then dismissed the council,dined sumptuously with Krishna in the palace,and resolved

on

soughtrest of the

a

on

sprung

teer couch, justas the chario-

appeared.

sun

suffused the east

65. Crimson breeze

beautiful swan-down

up

;

along; the chakras

;

the stars

fled away

the lotus

expanded; the young paired^s drooped;the ; the lily

; a

cool

bees boomed ant sun, in radi-

glory,climbed the eastern mountain's top, to see whither the encamped hosts of darkness had fled^^. 66. Through the joy of reflecting,How is it that to-day V^da Vy"sa the chief Munis kindlyvisited me, and commanded is it that immediately How to performthe horse-sacrifice? me afterwards Krishna appeared?" the king at once graciously cast away sleep, arose, and held a council. "

"

67. Then 88. These

came

birdt

are

himself Bhima, prostrated said to roost apart,

and paironly in the day.

89. The

pursuitof

sun

his

at the

king'slotus-

is represented as always in foe,tht darkness.

Sd

III.

CHAPTER

||6-8|| Z5^-^^6i:^i^^^^XTif*5t^o'^'ri^^75^^s

^^iXorfb^^^'rfjA^S^O^Oc"jaei^j^oaj^LozS^i ||o(| to depart,appointedArjoon feet,received permission

the

king, called M^ghandda

these two

and

Yrishaketu, took

guard

with him

heroes, called for his chariot,worshipped the feet

of Vishnu

of

heralds,set

Devapura, and, accompaniedTjya

out

Contents.

Bhima

of

a

of

III.

mit from Hastindtati. From the sumneighbouringmountain, he fondlypoints out to

sets out

the

VrishaMtu

greatnessof Bhadrdvati,

1. Hear, O lord of

of the story :

multitude

from Hastin"vati.

CHAPTER

Verse

to

earth,(Janam^jya)the continuance

successive

journeysBhima, Vrishak^tu,and ened M^ghan"da entered the kingdom of Bhadr"vati ; which glistwith the prideof being like Krishna, in ever possessing of the faultless Lakshmi* the hand resplendentby the ever of Cupid^. celebrated' t(?anawid/^* and the progenitor By

,

,

1.

The

words

wealthy tribate.

mean

also, receiving

2.

Krishna's

groves. love. 3. Or, inspiring

garland;also,lines

of

36

JAIMINI

CO

BHARATA^

^

CO

I 7vo8^7dzS'f"rfjo83ll)O83X^83^dJ0i8-oiB?i^ri8^

J^8JXo"7o"rf;;ij"^xiTO^X^8^*rf 9

iS^cSiDTS^^/oX^o^S^T) ;5T5X^e^ Tfe-lJc5i"ZJ^v;e)^oX^Ool"plSe;i"-5j5"^8#o5oo

I ';^'^(5S^iJ8^e;oX^o^Ti3f"")Ti"r"^q?i""^c5

itself; Everywhere the wealth of that country displayed all sides flowingrivers^and lakes ; on all sides lotus-pools, on cial and ponds;on all sides fields of gems, standingcom, and artifimountains of precious stones ; on all sides roaming herds of and elephants deer,and hirds; on all cattle, ; on all sides musk sides architectural dwellings, and inhabitants* 3. Throughoutthe kingdom there was no placewithout a town, no town ungirtby groves, no grove that glowed not with the mango's radiant shoot,no mango's radiant shoot unclimbed by by clustering flowers,no flower creepers, no creeper unbowed unsought by swarming bees,no bees but floated on the bosom of o'er the coolinglakes,no lake unthe gale,no galeunwafted 2.

.

swan. by the graceful 4. Though prompted by envy one seeks, in that kingdom he finds no fruitlessfields, no no lilies, poolunclad with flowering mountain uneffulgentwith the lustre of preciousstones, no dawn's earlyray, no the young grove but laughed to scorn

studded

4. The

beauty of this and some of the consists chiefly in tk" followingverses

use ingenious

of similarly somidiagwords;

wUck

be imitated in

cannot

a

translatioD.

37

III.

CHAPTER

Tdboa"d"3o7?ja^;5"ot^Siis--i^oi)^c3i"'dtf^X |je-(|

T5j""^9X^/Sj^XoTj7o^^tfo7doSX)^^'db"; I a;"9X^^^Xoxi5^ja^rfa5)^e;T5s-7"pe^;5poa:t);iT5Xy sounds whom

but

such

dissipatethe

as

there sprung

ear's fatigue^ no

peoplefor

joy eternal.

not

5. In every part of that country, like parrot-flocks, frighted the air and to watchers' whence they again rising scream, by the "

grain, the green lustre of the tall-grown vigorous^and glistening by the sides sugarcane of the standingcrops, spreadsitselfto the sky, a wonder to the

had

alighted upon

the tender

of

ears

"

travellers' gaze. 6. As if nodding with of the

delightto

the

grance breeze,the fracooling burstinglotus-buds,and the music of booming

her head ; whilst the gentlywaves bees, the goldenrice-queen damsels in her ceaseless service, chasingthe parrot-flocks, retard

(by their beauty)the travellers'step. the perfume of the nu7. Inhalingthe scent of the rice-plots, merous watching damsels, the odour of the ever-flowering masses

of trees

and

creepers,

and

gale gentlywaftingover refreshing

the full the

of the fragrance path of troopingbees

38

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

^n^^5^"S/^^v") 7^9X^zi"XoTi7?^a7i"^TS^tfu^7jXF-f ||8||

;5^atf";9D-^^T57ca""^8"dJoS)5^8"Dc553

85"3^^ri^^d")^g)i5^o3joi58ao'rfT5^i^tf6-y;"a) ||vr-||

intoxicated with the

richlyperfumedpollenof the fresh goldSn lotuses floweringin limpid pools, the travellers lose their fatigue. travellers are refreshed in cool 8. On every road the thirsty sheds with sparkling water poured from gobletsby attendant "

maids; but excite the damsels' mirth,

as,

fixed in admiration

beauty,they,with face averted from the flowingstream, sit gaping to the air^ in the midst of 9. As nectar flowingfrom a largeripemango tender leaves, pecked by a parrot's beak, the stream of water liberated by the fingerfrom the goldengobletin the damsel's hand, and tingedwith the hue of her rich champaca complexion, the eye^ captivates of their

.

.

in the hot erection,especially is gratuwhere sheds water of season, is of to one travellers, itouslysupplied fame and of reacquiring the many ways 5.

The

merit. ligious The

attendants

at these

sheds

use

a

round vessel with a small hole in the Ride, is placed whilst which the fore-finger on

the vessel is held in the hand.

By

ingthe

is directed

the traveller'smouth, who

to

in

finger, small stream a

remor-

receives it

sitting posture, 6. The goldengoblet is compared to a ripemango, the hand to tender shoots, the forefinger restingon the hole to a a

parrot's beak.Ace.

4(X

JAIMINI

BHAKATA,

^^^X^X"A?76;5o*5^feff)T^7"^db^c#dl)o^s/^5TS ||o3||

Amar"vati

orityto

it

soever

Alak"pura; saying,How

and

contain, Amar"vati

far Tridashajana^ How worlds, Alak"purais known .

of

number from the

same

14. Son

the White

on

a

orb

mass on

residence

of

the

as

throughoutthe three ever placeof Chuhya^ What.

fame

I

have, I have

not

such blemiahes^o.

source

look ! Is that the

mountain's

brow"?

Or

brightgleamingcreeper is it the lightning's flash

of white brilliant clouds ? Or is it the moon's

Shiva's crest ? Ah! I

forms of the '

the

as

famed

soever

inhabitants,whatever

of Kama,

on

is known

people

many

see

bright

! 'Tis the radiance of the creeper-

promenading the lily-eyed

of the

terraces

city's

polishedmansions. 16. In the streets, the

eaves

fresh,and

adorned

with festoons

lines glittering^^^ "

three states;1. e. gods, youth, and maturity, havingchildhood, Their cityis but not subjectto old age. also Amarivati. Tridashajana signifies thirtypeople. of a class of demigods who 9. The name attend on Kub^ra the god of wepJth, and whose cityis Alak"pura. Guhya means unknown. also secret, as 10. i. e. though Amarivati be famed the city of the gods,yet (from the ambigoityof the word) it may be said to ooa8. lit. persons of

as

the eye,

dazzlingto of

shone

the

beautyof of russet branches, graceful, temples with their gleaming

tain but

kdpura

thirtypeople. And though be famous it may

Guhyas,

as

be

kno^vn, a placeof 11*

Shw^ta,

mountains creepers

understood

no

one

to be

of the

seven

ranges of

by Hindus."Some are

said to be phos-

phorescent. 13. On auspiciousoccasions small

branches

streets where

a

are

ud-

renown.

enumerated

and grasses

Ala-

the residence of the

of strings suspendedover the

is to pass, procession

41

III.

CHAPTER

"io^X-d^v/e"f ^^tt,Ti^zS^ 3^0-3

Ci^K)5o^^c5io^oX9o"rf5je)^c^7Sj""(5ty;)

^Sc"ua^j/jij S?Nl4"cjsX7;5z!j")^^^^e;!?ji)56SoJo-doeSiS?7"^e ||o8|| rows spires^^,

their

of

and fly-brushes^*, waving banners with parasols of clustering dancingfigures,and the brightness heapsof

coral and

pearls. 16. See, my boy, this wonder ! On every side the circling tifications fortouch the sky, so that no ray of the sun or moon can is dispersed enter the city;but the darkness by the moonlightsmile of the round faced damsels on the crowdinglofty mansions, and the mild sunlight the temples' of the jewelled towering on vases spires. 17. Behold

the

jewelled crests of the serpent king! who the lowest regions,and for ages stooping, though inhabiting discover and searchingwith his two thousand eyes'*,cannot the depth of the city's but thinking, Possiblythe moat ; Uncreate'6 knows?" and burstingforth from, is now piercing, "

"

the earth 13. The

ed

with

his way

to ask at Bramha's

spiresof templesare ornamental

sometimes 14. A

on

made

sand times

surmount-

which

vases, of solid gold.

are

n.

are

lapposed

to

see

far

as

one

pair. See

the p.

12,

23.

17. Fourteen worlds are enumerated i the abode of the serpent kingit the lowest ; and Satyaloka,the abode of

of hair to drive away only by persons of distinc-

of which

tion. 16* Which

as

so

16. Bramha.

fan made

flies; used

residence'^. For

a

Bramha, is the highest*

thouF

4J

JAIMIIfJ

9HABATA,

aiDe/^o"j5"dF"c?^=sb"dzSo^p5c"5o^^7"

^^X"di5z;5o^o^zSd3ojs5T)76X9",D^^

of genipaedg^ngles to the

the

city's ramparts

send forth their

splendottr

every side.

sky on

18. Lest the rope of air^" should

break,and theybe thrown

to

demigodssought refuge on the loftyand tervals, firm ramparts of gold inlaid with jewels ; and in line,at in! for so fixed their gorgeous palaces?See, son of Kama to the eye, this city's appear, captivating range of cloud-capped the

earth, have

the

bastions.

eightpointsof the city,appearing, wonderful t^ the eye, the goldenflagstaff's towering above the of ramparts, as if the dust from the angles of the golden mass shattered by the stroke of the wheels of the dayfortifications, al jewel'sjewelledcar in his high diurnal course, were rising, in thick columns to the sky. intervals, SO, The gardens encompassing the city glistenan though the city-queenhavingbesoughther favourite deityto increase the happinessof her perpetual residents,and received hev peti19. See, my

}". ps

son

tMf ivl)}ri9

Yarioas kinds of

! at the

houses

"re

^qait.

IPtobU iUkfdS9)lg""^"

ent regions. Those liM% th" ftiF.

here referred t^ ia*

Ca4VT"B

tion, ^had immediatelyand joyfully put "

or

like the

fresh green leaves

48

IIT.

on

her verdant

dress'^;

veilingthe lotus-face of lady

earth^.

the pollen limpidlakes,scattering Agitatingthe sparkling of the openingflowers,with rampant furydashingthe.trees and of bees, thQ clear gentle creepers, and accompanied by swarms roams at will throughoutthe gale,like a maddened elephant, 2L

whilst,on every side, the grove^*; warning the lonelylovers22. 23. Do

flocks of

you see,

my

peafowlever

son,

kokiles cry

in the

with strutting

"Away! awa^y

!"

city's budding groves, the for thunddelight,taJking

of whicli liquidoo^es from tbeir tempIeR, are amongst very common made bees are fond. The properties in sickness, in are of an 4% 'j'hey askingfor prosperity, "c., and generally greeablebreeze are gentleness,in whlok it resembles the slow gaitof the elephant; by females ; who wben paying them, go to which it receives from passing the temple in their best garments and coolness,* sheets of water ; fragrance, over which il ornaments, and girdedwith small fresh has from the pollenof flowers, branches of the margosa tree. "o., m^ bees track the fragrantbreeze as thej[^ 20. The lotus flower is surrounded do by See the leaves. 12. elephant. verse green 92. The K6kile resembles tbe cuckoa 21. At a certain season it U extremely in to meet habits,and its note is much admired, wild dangerouH elephant sepaa It is here representedas warning sepam* Tn this state their rated from the herd. ted lovers against the delicious breeze, furyshews itselfin rollingabout in water, and scatwhich is as dangerovM to them in their dust trunks (inexeitt"kingup their and it all ing unavailiBg passion,) a s a furioat dashing sides,seizing tering on those is to Ui tb" elephant vhon, thai a vid m^"te" comes m w4iy { every things 19. Vews

Hindus,

44

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

i;J)^Xv'xSDoX5j")*^2^s-^(rfo^^"soo ;5S 7d^ fcpXrs)o^zSc5i)c;'dTiaT"S

I eQ7\'dS)^;4'8ii^;ia-dSo7v^jD^XtSo5"i5^Zi{

O^X^si"?\'dL"^5oOc5oj""^Xol)0^^033

t^o?cit)X^ ^;ig^^X^^si)e/^o83tc55D

the thick crowdingswarms er-clouds,

husy hooming bees ; for lightning, the soft effulgence of the shoots and creeper-buds perpetuallydancingto the breeze ; and for rain,the nectar-drops of

from the luscious flowers^^ ? distilling 23. Deeming the circling of the footprints

pollen-covered ground to

swan-flocks

on

the

signsof Cupid'smysticserpentcharm, written and placedthere to deter all lonelylovers from the grove, and mindful of their own nocturnal separation, and in haste to efface the there the chakras fluttering see afraid^*, be the

"

lines. 24. Behold!

son, the

my

of the offerings sprinkled

scattered

by

unsullied

clusters,and the libations of milk

the

gentlebreeze, the

handfuls

cocoa-buds

of flowers from the

flowing from the shiningon the largeand ruddy nuts compressed and brightly crowded bunches, as though the gladforest-queen worshipped "

the

goddessearth^.

23. Peafowl

are

said to manifest

the

greatest pleasureduringa thunderstorm, 24. See p. 34, n. 88.

25. In

coloured worship,

rice

oyer

which

is sprinkincantations have been uttered, led upon the objectworshipped, or in pre*

CHAPTER

25.

Everywhere

46

III.

with fresh

the grove is beautiful

abounding

shoots,the beautiful kokile's incessant song, showers of

nectar

flowers,the hum of booming bees drippingfrom the clustering with fruit wheelingin uncontrolled delight, boughs burdened largeand fullyripe,the fragrant beaming with the parrots' mango banks. and beauty26^ swelling 26. The Mudiwdla^'^ wondering why the grove completely wearies with the high delightof every pleasurable the scent Bhogi^^ race of earth ; yet,wanting in affection to the pure Bhogi race, affords them not k singlefragrant pleasure,extends its root ; whilst like an ill-starred^^ not perceiving treasure, the unconscious troops of bees flywheelinground. "

"

of it ; flowers are poured from the sence cavityformed by joiningthe bands. Here

root

the male flowers of the

is here

cocoa

tree are

ferred to, which burst from a thick membrane that resembles the hands held above.

re-

these

or

milk

deeperthan

represented

28. See p. II, n.

as

29. The

is

the chief design is to

The

esteemed.

much

are

strikes

as

the

centre

lateral,and

reaching^to

the

lowest region.

also poured,or placed before the idol ; here the milk of the cocoanuts is said to be expressedby their growing so closelytogether.In all

Water,

roots

stern

law

15. of fate

illustrated by the story of whom to

the

goddess

is a

of wealth

enrich,and showered

down

commonly

poor bramin

determined an

immense

shew

quantity of gold in his path as he was one the abundance of every delightful Just as he came object, day returning home. 26. The plumage of the parrots feeding near it,it occurred to him to try how far on

verses

the fruit adds

beauty to

27. k kind of graM

whose

the tree.

odoriferous

he could walk and

in this way

with his eyes shut; straight he passedthe gold.

46

JAIMnri

BHAKATA,

e)T3^iiT5do-dli)i^-dbi3:s7i^s-sJoo7lj^2^ZJ"d

I S^a5Sou;)2"ri;i^;^dc"Uai)oLaTl"^#X^^j")^'

f ^TafSe;^?;b"d^^oc^^75^ff-oSb5'db^^tioS7%t"^^"o8

2Y.

My

son,

behold ! There

the

banana, mindful how

Eartht

*^hasborne the

spade'sdeep wound, and ever reared her with ih^ tenderest care, bowing with lowlyreverence, presents her perpet-* ual offeringlargebunches glistening with luxuriant ripene4e'er forget their former benefactors ? fruit^o. Do good men 28. See there the gentlegale,like one possessed, wafts scai-.^ teringthe live ember-shoots of glowinghue ; rushes upon th" buds; seizes the shiningpointedfists of spikesof unblown xnango germs ; lacerates himself with whip of creeper tendrils; and by the kokild's ever-sounding cry, with joybawls ceaselessly in the grove-goddess' temple^i. "

Every kind of tree, the Bakula, Mand"ra, P"dari,Kar-

29.

nikdra, Champaka, Kovidara, Priangu,Karavlra,Kuravaka^^ 30. From

cessive

of the banana

root

one

stems

shoot

up, In

bearing fruit.

ways

theirgreat weight, always bowed

are

SI.

mic he

sue-

that it is al-

of consequence of fruit

the bunches

towards

the earth.

any epidepretendsthat divinity ; and in a

cf During the prevalence

disease is

so

Individual

some

possessed by

frensied state embers in

walks

a aarrow

a

about

amongst hot

and shallow

pit pre*

pared or

In front

falls upon

self with himself

of

a

beds of

temple, walks

over,

spikes, pierces him-

false knuckles

of

steel,beats

whip, and roars out at is tervals ; sometimes becoming calm, aad then breaking out into frantic raving, with

This done

a

in the

-

temple dedicated

goddessof disease her anger,

is

t" the

supposedto appease

48

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

ij^Ti^XiTSI jsot5oXjs2^5 ^^j"Soe) T;8tfi"a8X^^^Xyoi^^70f a) ^"d ^rfoXo;^^zSii"o t)ol)v/ae/^X/"i"3o

T^X

c^po,^xi";3^So5oozS7dDX'dff

;i"Xo

do^X^r53l)Jc)SoA)7J -^S^oCQ^/X^f

^7v 5ofi5X"-rf(y5o^s-T^5i)"^i5^^io"-^"; "^oX^^ewa I 32. From :

root

to

tip the garden'severy

the roots with roots

of mudiwdla

tree is

and

grance full of fra-

Idmanchd^'^ythe

ers boughs with boughs of minglingagaru^^ and sandal ; the flowwith flowers of pure leafed twiningjasminsof every kind. Thus in this grove is found no tree but what impartsa pleasing odour to the cool fresh gale. 83. Mark ! son of Kama, the loud humming of the booming ing elate with joy, as closely swarms clingingto the plantsin lovpairs, they feed upon the pollen,treadingthe lotus flowers that

thicklyshoot

and grow

in

sparklinglakes throughout the

grove.

throngof mountains* cubs struck by the bolt of heaven's lord^s,and falling the multitudes of to the sea, or deep dark clouds descending in a mass to draw water from the had mulocean-depths,or as if the earth-supporting elephants 34. Like the

"

"

37. A grass whose roots are fragprant. minglingits branches with their branches; See p. 45, n. 27. These roots running and the jasmin its flowers with their flowers, amongst the roots of the trees impart to them

their scent;

as

also the

sandal

38.

Aspecies ofsandaL

89. See p. 12, n. 25,

CHAPTEB

49

III.

i:5cr"XH-dj5)^iSS^07ooT:5fS7i"S5^j^T5-d/" y;"^E-;5^?J^2pX^"i"o8oi"si3^7"^^^oSp3oX^5rf8^ D"53o^||36-|| from tiplied*^, issuing "

the

to drink the water

citygate, the

of the lake.

herds of

Their

elephants proach apsink

weight must

the earth ! 35. When

as

men's

beggars seekingmean

alms

(aredriven

phants to seek the bounty*^of the elecease away,) the bee-swarms from the city,plunge into the lake, and that,issuing turn aside ; whilst, like the liberal who laugh, (and call the ersbeggarsto their door,) the large, bright,full-blown lotus flowunrestrained. nectar gladlyoffer to the bees their fragrant mortals' 36. Like the wreaths of monsoon-clouds meeting in the im"

path*^,and crowding thick on every side, the lines of horses coming forth from the lofty to drink,and those city-gates returningfrom the lakes,filland crowd the road. Ah ! Who of

kingshas it?

this man's

See how

wonderful,my

40. The earth is said

by an

wealth ? son

to be

elephantat each of the

supported eightpoints

firstclause of the

niiy that

the young

what

verse

may

mountains

sigwere

shall

means

I describe

! in the takingrefasre

sea

from

the thunder

-

bolts of Indra. 41. The

of the compass.

The

By

that 42.

oozes

The

word

means

also, the liquor

from the temples of

sky.

elephants,

50

JAIMINI

BHARATA9

^'d(5^'^(SJO(l)7";Tfjd(TS5oT^t)(3S^^Xd^xS;l79 ||38||

all this to Kama's did Bhima show ; when son Severally the burningheat arose ; the horses of the sun seeingthe superior gaitand fleetness of the horses of Bhadr"vati^lost all their and unable to drag the car^ moved spirit^ tardily ; which seeing, the Sun in ragingwrath was flames. spitting 88. The sun reached noon. ^'Amongstthese horses^the chief horse I see not. Do they not bringit forth ? Is it not in the 87.

"

city?

Is it invisible to the eye ? O

meditated

son

in mind

of on

Kama,

say !"

This matter Thus

the feet of Vishnu

how

Bhima of

shall

we

wrapt in

D^vapura.

certain? ascare

51

oZS^ ||o|| ^Ti)^J5"^oSof j*)^zi"^^5;"7;jSio^o^ti 'd^S;i"o^

^TSv^55o"i)Z5^i5^")^'d-dfioXrf^zJ 5i"jff-iSo";5S^5l)^nt"X2:i567S^^Xi^^ol)o^orfjr CHAPTER

IV.

seizes the most beautiful horse in courageously Bhadrdvatiyrouts the forcesof the valiant Youvandshwa, has an interview with him, and returns to Hastindvati,

Contents,

Bhima

King Janam^jaya,attend smile appears the pleasing

! As

gallant grieved his lady's in heart until on lowering Bhima in heat of spirit lotus-face offended in the feuds of love, anxious for the horse's exit from the city,looked on the son of himself reproached : Kama's face,and thus,in deep distress, 2. Rashlypromisingto the chief of saints and failing GuruVerse 1.

O

a

"

"

droha "

two

three

Daiva^droha assuringKrishna and drawingback for the king'snecessitySwami^droha ; not providing oath I made Atma-droha-^thhi ; breaking the solemn

"

one

"

;

"

"

"

52

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

i5/s7j^xS5oi"i)i5"ov;"pS7jxl/a^xiXdjoT5;:"e"rfoe*oSft ||S||

7cU5"^^^^^7Sf8rf8i(5i)"/c6T5oXo"dba^

four

makes sins^ ,

;

and then there's Dharma-droha

"

these five mortal

^unless I find and fetch the horse.

"

8. Has

the saint V^da

lied? Though he should Vy"sa lightly ? Though he should concur, lie,would Krishna then concur would the omens augur good? Though theyshould promisewell, is the king of ill-starredfate ? Though he should he ill-starred, the lunar race e'er fade ? Though this should fade,can the can earth sink ? Though the earth itself should sink, the failure for what sin of mine of my word is somethingnew ! I wonder the horse does not appear ! 4. A sinner's uttered word a

becomes

a

lie;the adulterer's wish

fruitlessthought;to the

or bramin's priest is invisible. Throughout the

treasure

What

sin have I committed

race-oceans's

moon^

? In what

abandoned

murderer

this is true.

world

the Yidava

birth^ ? Has

those

who

the exposed

him ?

trust

Alas !

alas ! why is it that the horse does not appear ?

1

.

These

are

treason seyerally,

to one's

priest,to God, to the king,to one's own soul, and to duty. See p. 22, v. S6 p. 24, y. 42. and p. 33, v. 61. where Bhima's promisesare given. 2. or calamity is attriProsperity "

buted to the

virtues

sins cf former

or

births. 3. An to the ocean,

epithetof Krishna, T"dava which

race

as

the

as

moon

pleasing to the

is said to rise (at the tides)

from the joy of

seeingthe

moon.

CHAPTER

53

IV.

pSKbS-rf3ST:5s-^ 7Sx5^^a5"ozS-do^""; "^" 7i)';i8#o^o"Jo?"/ ||^||

oiSrfaiC^tSje) 0^3^^r5^8^"i"-doX9

I TsJ^tJcsSd^'^ oJoo^ozi"i^5f^o^X^aaio2pi"t)7io^S:^7i

6. If such

by

endowed^ properties

can

feet of earth's beloved lord* ?

be, there enteringI How

Bhima

splendidhorse with I ever see againthe soft shining In whatsoever place on earth it

Fate's decree there be not here

search and

must

else ?"

Thus

a

bring,or my

restless with

word

is unfulfilled.

pressingcare

was

vexed.

6. Just

then, with the

joyfulsound,

array

with heralds' loud

of many

hosts, with

music's

acclaim,with homage of rich

perfumesand wreaths of flowers,regal led by princeson the rightand left, and parasols, fly-brushes forth to drink,moving with lofty the horse came pride. when it sees the rising lunar orb, moves 7. As Ocean and, swelling high,o'erflows its bounds ; or as Indra elate with hair the pure ambrosia rise,Bhima, of mounwhen he saw erect^

cloths and ornaments,

,

4. An

epithetfor king.

Here

Dhar-

the effect of either 1^. Horripilation^

greatjoy

or

dread.

the

churningof the

done

mar"ya is meant. The

reference is to

to

procure

milk sea;

the ambrosia

dependedthe immortalityof whom

Indra

was

chief.

which was which on

the gods; of

Si

JAIHIMI

BHARATAj

lx^?^?\^ja"zi)8TSe-ot^e;"aT5^Tj^i5ji'd"8rfotf ||vj-||

Ty^^?Ti^^Ti^(5So8ae;o*o:^zi3^"5Ai7irf^^ii"" ||s-|| tain bulk,was

he

when overjoyed

saw

the horse like the

gracious

powerfulYouvandshwa's goddessWealth^ 8. Overjoyed did Bhima the splendid see horse, which with hue, fully gait of nimble feet^,pleasingneigh,resplendent mable form, beautiful brilliant ear, and of inestiadorned, of perfect of value,resembled the wonderful and skilful production

smile of the

a

renowned

.

poet, and in extacy continued "

Bhima

9. Whilst wonder and

saying,

started so

"

See

worlds, Meghan"da fell

now

my

prowess;

horse guarding the king's

Hear, O king,the wonder 6. The pure whiteness

is

it and

a

lotus-feet,

a

magicalillusion,

were

bewildered"

perty,pleasingharmony, and fine sen8. Of these illusions there

words

of this and

.

timents.

smile.

7. The

his

a

!

of the horse

the pointof comparison between

at

as

he I will fetch the horse,*'

the sky with thence, and overspread

that the hosts

it.

beholdingthe splendidhorse

was

of the three

to behold

sue-

also, in ceeding phrases mean tion to a poem, skilfully arranged feet,

ingenuityin the use of words of double meaning,clear arrangement,beauty,pro-

several

are

in power and kinds,differing them is applica* The power of raising

the

duration, an

occult

it is often exercised in war. The science; objectsraised have for the time the effect of

reality.

56

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

7^8o^8^^8;is-^o^oz^o^"j5"85 ^n""Ti"enTt"^rf^"i"orfj"ozfc'dj ||o3||

^t)r^^^coX^o^oTi"t^oT5o-6c53oo

with the horse

overthrew, and princes

leapt to the sky ^likea with eagerness snatchinga white lilyi"" from the lake,and swan risingto the air. Bhima and Yrishak^tu wonderingstood. seized" ? Is it the ambro* 13, Is this the lunar orb by B"hu sialcup borne oflfwith joyby Garuda*^ ? Is it the white lightning's mass

upon

a

cloud ?

"

'Tis wonderful ! As Ghatotkacha's

by strengthof arm pressedfast to his left side the mighty horse, and went along the aerial way, the horse's guardian

son

armies saw,

shouted

and

cried,and

to the

battle rushed.

that the Sun was swarming nations not doubting swiftlybearingto the sky the horse, wishingto yoke another laid to his car, (havingbut seven^',)^had met, and now courser seigeto the eightquartersof the sky,"-the forces hooting M^ghan"dapressedupon him. He caringnothingpassedalong 14. As if the

"

the air. 10. The

swan

is said to feed

on

lilies.

This

he

accomplishedafter

sections

defeatingall the gods in combat. 13. The Sun's chariot is represented

Garada

in order

as

of the Mah"Bh"rata.

from slavery engaged to bring for her mistress the cup of to

ambrosia.

11. See p. 6, n. 13. 12. This story occupiesmany

release his mother

drawn

by

horses.

seven

supposed to desire

an

even

He

number.

is here

57

IV.

CHAPTER

oai-dzSj2"^j5" 2io7SzS;i83^^o-doX"dTSzS5o^^^^^^z;5je)^ro?\^ ||o8|| 15. The

armies

aerial way, cried

then

seeing M^ghan"da

Fellow

"

fraud you seize the

I Because

by

of life! "

forward

in the

magic thrown, by

mere

horse,and rise into the air,will Youvan"sh-

wa*s valiant warriors spare you ? Alas ! not you have

go

and

come

knowing

provoked; preserve what

us

your capacity,

yet remains

pressingclose upon him, shot their arrows. 16. He turned, and lookingat them, laughingsaid, Well, well ! Here's the corpse pursuingPluto as he runs away with the soul^* ! Your valour spare I Then conjuring incessant an shower of hail, he completely overwhelmed the powerfulhosts, and proceeded on his way. The uproar reached the city,and the army of the king went out by their akshohinis*^, and

"

"

17. Because the

he came,

it,and took it to

air,has the Earth, hotlypursuingwith fierce anger, risen

to the

sky ?

Or have

the heroes

cloud,double that made

by

stole the best horse in

the

14. The

made

by M^ghan"da

army'sfeet runningeager god

of death

complish his purpose hy

an

is said to

throwinga

for the over

ac-

the

opposingmagic ? For

H

the dust raised

filledall the sky. fight, soul, and draggingit away,

Iff. See p.

noose

so

dust-

21, n. 52.

68

BHARATA,

JAIMINI

^

_D

"

^i"B

18. The

O

O

"

A"

^

"6^:" ^(S^i ";-d5jsS ^Br.^::"B

jointthundering of

of every

war-drums

size,the

huge elephanttroops, the clatter of the ven hoofs of the mettled steeds,the rattling of the wheels of the drichariots,the beatingof the arms of the eager combatants ^^, cruel din, all the war-cry's the twang of the heroes' bow-strings, Surelythis day the mundane egg^7must break ! joinedin one. 19. The upliftedcrowds of parasolsapproachingcaused a of the bells of

sound

newly whetted broad-swords drawn, and high, sent forth abundant light. by heroes brandished the squadrons huge elephants thick-set and crowding Around close,stopped,and shut out the wind ; but the abundant breeze diffused a freezing waved aloft, cold^". from fly-brushes

universal darkness

20.

go

; but

As all the winds

the

held in

but restraint,

thunderingforth, Youvandshwa's advanced. Seeing them, the "

16. Combatants

challengeor defytheir

foes,by smartly strikingthe

arm

below

the shoulder with the palm of the opposite hand. 17. Which 18.

encloses the world.

'J'hisverse

contains

a

very

ous

hosts brave

array

of

at

the

delugefreed,

ing, unbounded, shout-

M^ghandda hugged similar sounds.

who

alone

are

entitled to have

elephants,and fly-brushes. ingeni-

The

de-

sign of the verse is to show that the army was composed of persons of high rank; parasols,

CHAPTER

69

IV.

-fi

CO

tSj^zS a5=tf:)i3o7?a5oo8!)fe3o.7t3-d"y c"^'^jt) OSS^I^Xij*)||-CO|| I^^S65o^O"rfo^i"d;5^08^^^Je)^o ^J")^;1)55I"^

pl?"(S^j;" x5o^5oi"iSji)c3Sje)^5JooX5'o7og)^^z5o;iw3"Xo^e/ ||-JC"-c||

close to his left side of them "

^1.

push

the

Has

take this

mass

you

are

men

M^ghandda were

is the horse-thief ?

life,this horse

love your

"

I

Show

Very well,hero set

free, and go

weapons." Saying which,

of

moved

the

mighty

there others ?

are

the

! ;

sky they

men

that stand

This is

no

and

guard

your

theft ; the horse before

it if you can ; don't vainlybluster ; if of might,don't be alarmed. Enough !" This said,

your face I take you

Where

less regard-

arrows.

22. "Are or

!

his sword

alongthe sky. ? Push, army lost its spirit

theypressedon M^ghandda.

If you

horse-thief!

king?

king Youvan"shwa's

the cowards

away

filledwith

horse, brandished

went all,and smiling,

show 19!" Thus

or

the

; rescue

raised great magic terrors,

so

that the three worlds

:

"

balls of stone, pouringrain, falling Blastinglightnings, dust-wheelingwhirlwinds, blinding darkness, overwhelming 23.

19. This

18

spokenby

the warriors in the rear, to those in front*

60

JAIMIKI

BHAHATA,

XoTitJTi;S^ij"c""5i"o^rf^t"";^ Bi"^Qj^'^rirL-S^'"(^ ^-^ ||-x"3|| CO

I ao^rs"oX^ot^oTi)-dX^^ ^js^-dXTSoOooii^-dS^Xs-^oes^ii

7"bT^X^o7;5^adi53^TfX^^rS^9^

piercing darts and spears, seizing bears and tigers, wide-gaping spectres, life-drinking serpents,fast runningand consuming forest-fires: and

trees

- "

mountains^ sharpwounding^diverse weapons,

To stop his dust. 2i. The

unsparingmagic there

What

was

none

:

the army

shall I say ? sovereignYouvandshwa seeingM^ghan"da more

came be-

"

bearing slain by

off the horse

he had

his

chariot warriors

through the heavenlypath after magic the entire army, sent eightthousand

invincible and skilled to mount

the

path

villain.

of the Throw

showered

a

25. On

TJnaided^o not

away

tempest of which

hero, and addressed up

stood in

him,

"

Stop

the horse !" and

arrows.

Meghan"da

taking a huge

Give

your life!

Ever readyin the service of Then

the etherial space; who

club

:

"

"Are

you

the world's hefoes ?

lord,your heads ye value not*" he squashed their chariots,bows,

your

banners, flags horses,drivers, ; and with the horse,came and in Bhima's Just then^ another swiftly, presence stood.

arrows,

army 80.

i.

of e.

reserve

came

able alone to

up. overcome

bis foes ;

a

the bravest.

superlativeepithet appliedonly

to

CHAPTBR

Tiydhs^d

61

IV.

I oX9o^;5Tr3osD'dzSo5??;;i8^"tJoXiSj")Ti^^

^oai7^"5i"zSSo^osoc5i)o^'d"^^^^T5

Xo8x5jo^^"oZbazi):^^7^^7oi^^5^t*J

z$o^^X"iorf6p4TiTl("i5Srfoo*"ya"e/TSrfo^^c5i)-d ||-")8||

I ?iSzSLo^8as"5n""rf^'dq;i?^CiozSS;5W3o7S^^tJ^

rf"3?i5;^ T5T^co57^z;5-6^zi"Xoa-^7i"

26. With

horses^ elephants,war-chariots,heaps of

arrows,

banners, flags,parasols,sabres, broad-swords^i, the army and with it came gleamedlike a marching forest; swiftly Suv^ga, "

the

Youvan"shwa's sovereign with the twang of splitting 27. When

the monarch

of regardless Btillruns

son,

fearless in

his bended

Youvandshwa

chariot-warriors who

our

oflfwith the

fight, the bowstring. heard

"

earth

that *'the

opposedhim

in the

horse,"enragedhe said,"The

young

foe, air, bee

champaca flower's perfume^^f 'Xis forward his jewelled strange indeed!" and himself urgedrapidly chariot,followed by his tributary kings with their armies. 28. Like the stream of the celestial Ganges flowingclosely has

come

behind

seekingto

the

car

denselycrowded 21. ThU

each

a

of

rob the

with Bhagiratha^a, army

behind

the chariot of the

and the precedingwords have in the text sense ; the one

double

applies to the

army,

the other

to

the din of music

things

came

the

king,the

earth

sandal tree,abundance

of grass, or sheets a species water, banana, banks, lotus, of tree, and the rhinoceros,

of

22. See p. 30, n. 76. viz : lion, contained in the forest, serpent, 23. See p. 2, the latter part of n. 7.

62

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

7;Jj")^-5^?^?d^^^^ae)^a^Sc5i5^^^3^^ ||3o||

quaking at of

son

the stroke of their

Kama, Bhima

him.

unahle saw

feet;whilst like Jahnu

to bear their

Muni, the

exultation,boiled within

his emotion.

Having tied the horse to the foot of a tree,and appointed the brave M^ghan"da to guard it,Bhima sent Vrishaketu against that was the army of Youvandshwa advancingtowards them, and himself joyfullyconfronting the hosts of Suvega'sarmy, the universe, that came thronginglike the fire that consumes bears without waveringthe stroke the huge mountain stood as of the rushingwind. 29.

"

30.

Hear, O Protector

foremost heroes

of

pressedon

the earth! Bhima,

ga's (Janam^jaya.) Suveketu,) Here, (towardsVrisha-

king Youvandshwa advanced, the red dust shrouding the eight quarters of the sky, the lustre of the the sabres glittering, flashing, kings'jewelledornaments of brandished by heroes shouting from strengthof arm, rows extending,and multitudes of warparasolsand fly-brushes drums loudlysounding. hosts advancing 31. Against the front of Youvan"shwa's thick,the son of Kama firmlystood. Seeingwhich, elephants, the

brave

"

64

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

^o (^5Xr-9otfj""^Xos-acJ7^")-d^a)^"2^i

^^:^s-^e;^5Xs-^^^ij^X"zJj")^^^^8sit)yoo'^T5o^ ||3^||

i^t^i5^^^s-_^8tfosn)7Jbp");"^j^:iioNA"fXx ||3"-|| 34. On who

can

whicli the cope with

thought^and sess, that

"

;

son

brave

are

!

of Kama his

cut

Then his

arrow

champion *A boy/ I you pos*

drawing

the

to

midway^*,and

as though a multitude chariot"

of darts had overflowed their bounds.

seas

35. When and

indeed

no

but if indeed bold courage

with his shafts overwhelmed of

world contains

good fortune."

is my

ear, he shot ; but the

The

; but you

me

thus forbore

then

^'

king :

made

the a

son

of Kama

had broken

of fierce darts, the

monsoon

and pierced, king'schariot,

covered it.

the mass

What

arrows

midway,

fell upon

the

shall I say ?

At

charioteer,with heavybreathingspanting, swooned, vomited blood,and, with his horses, sleptthe eternal that

the

moment,

sleep ; whilst like S6.

a

"

breast,no

24"

with his

26.

A

darts in the monarch's

body appeared

window^s.

Pluckingout

eyes reddened in his

fragmentsof

the

the darts that

had

piercedhis body,

his

the flame of fierce anger sparkling in his body issued forth from longerremaining as

though

a

anows.

kind of window

that consists of

hoard denselyperforated vith

holes.

round

his

eyes

and

"

became

arrow^, he placedit shot. The

drawing a mighty Firehis bowstring,drew to his ear, and with a Water-arrow then,unfaltering,

and terrific; on

of Kama

son

65

IV.

CHAPTBR

cooled it. 87. the

with

Having of Kama

son

Wind-arrow

the

Water-arrow

a

fixed

fresh^^ Cloud-arrow

a

king destroyed,and

be with

a

arrow

whij3hthe king broke

;

Sun

arrow^, and took

a

arrow29,Vrishak^tu 88.

"

Bravo, my

skilled

are

;

defeated

-arrow

the

overcome

fixed

;

Fire-arrow,

which

boy !

that in you

to

a

Darkness-arrow;

a

it, and prepareda Mountainwith

a

celestial Thunder-bolt-

fierce Serpent-arrow; which, with cut

with

a

Garuda-

pieces.

In the

use

of enchanted

is excellent.

But

why

weapons

you

this eagerness

"

conquerS""?This said,the king put forth his might ; and his anraws, like a bridge,were thicklycrowded in the sky. Then to

96. The power pone is

of

ment

of

usingcharmed

wea-

representedas the highestattaina

warrior.

mystical incantations the most

Different kinds of are

either learned

saints,or the knowledgeof them acquiredby the practice of religiousausterities. "When an is taken from the quiverand fixed arrow

from

on

the

c^ehrated

bowstring,one

tions is repeated over

of these incanta-

it,and

it thus be-

invested

comes

invoked.

Thus

with a

whatever

power

consuming fire"c.;the different tations

is

fire^arrow becomes

a

incan-

impartingdifferent powers.

27. i. e. not exhausted,full of water, 28. See p.

12,n.

26.

2D. See p. 14, n. 34, 30. i. e. you ought to be content this vain

and displayof skill, hope of a vietory over

not me.

with

indulgethe

66

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

\ "d083oa)a5)c33o^4""ST3^rf^5r"o8x"X^ ^^d-Ti^oB-d^

^;5^zSj")"^J5)^7^s^(53a^ 7joX'do7^o?p)^X;d3^?oTi"7oa5"8#'rjo ||3b-[|

'zS2^zs^^;fiTS?je"^e/ ^otyaT3ic^?7"o^tf^s-7^o^o"o"d;fSja ||^o[|

Vrishak^tu shivered

and

cut

arrows

heaped

them

and stood

grew,

shall I say of this wonder

What

flyingmidway

of

mountain

a

between

them.

?

moon rising

their rays;

"

until

in the space

shooting,their

39. In their mutual the vast orbs of the

up,

and the

rounded

bows

sun^^ setting

streams

of

;

resembled the

arrows

bloo^}from

their

the

evening'scrimson dye, astonishingthe thing in the earth, that a combat should sight. 'Twas a new betoken the evening's approach. 40. Vrishak^tu unfatigued, cut in piecesthe darts which the shot. asked Admiring which, Youvandshwa king unfaltering him, My boy ! what though a child you be, you are a warrior of stout heart : whose father's are offspring you ? Say ! Your limbs

wounded

"

"

Saying this,he drew and shot. The son of Kama smilingsaid : then, cuttinghis shafts to pieces, 41. "Whilst showing your might in combat, you ask me

father who

?"

"

father,and my

who's my SI. i.e.

risingand settingbehind the

the mountain 8un

and

father's father who?

moon

of shivered are

said to

arrows,

as

the

do behind the

eastern

and

Do

western

3, latter part of

n.

8.

you not know mountains.

Seep.

CHAPTER

67

IV.

c??c55oo75pc"^^^oXol)osi"^^oi)g)

^jac^^Ti3rf^e;si)o^^T:^XT:^^ijryDSX^7oo'rfpSz5pSc5iDe; ||^3|| them

by

my

friend32f

arm

? Is it needful to mention

enmityalone

is brought to the

Ofool! With

if you have any sense, this he drew and shot.

and the lotus*

Kama of

ear

a

combatingfoe.

ascertain elsewhere

:

enough!"

"My hoy,you are unequalled! your archeryis excellent!" charged, Saying this,the kingpreparedan arrow, drew to his ear, disand pierced the breast of Vrishak^tu. He fainted ; but instantly recovering, enraged,"See now this arrow's power!" he said,and fixed a dart that flunga dazzlinggoldenblaze on every side,drew to his ear, and, with a shout,shot at the king. 43. What shall I say, Oking? At the stroke of the son of 42,

Kama's

shaft, the king dropped from his hand

swooned. ak^tu.

Then "

Today

forward we

see

his forces came, the herds of deer

and

his

bow, and

pressedon Vrish-

surround

the lion

as

he said,and discharged an slaysand dragsoflfthe elephant," innumerable multitude of darts;so that the crowds of elephants^

he

and infantry were horses,chariots, 32. The

Ban,

Their

widelyextended

fame

distressed. rendered the mention of theirname"

saperflttous.

68

JAIMIKI

BHARATA,

^e"foTii"^^"7C^CT3aT3^^^"doX^

||^^|| 2rf^e/"i^Tiz3zS:^oix"Xo ^tS^oX^-dio^^^il^^"JiSli^os^ji)

44.

Peeling,slashing, raking,wounding,cleaving, drilling, hewing,stabbing, grinding, scooping, tearing, piercing, digging, splitting, carving, riving, cutting, chopping,striking, goading, falling, beating, pouncing,gashing,pressing,shaking,fixing, hacking,quivering, clawing,filling, goring,sticking,the son of Kama's gleamingdarts completelyoverthrew the foe's united "

force. 45. Heads

off,the falling

the

to rolling

ground,the

their weapons

arms

marched

forward

Vrishak^tu

as

"

trunks

heads

rose

brandished What

clouds of

kept up

the

; fight

trunks

up and warred; the severed

high; legs though

valour here white cringed

was

ants

shown

cut

off,

! In front of

rush to

the

lamp's

brightflame the mightywarriors in one united mass, rushed and perished to the fight, by the wounds of his terrificdarts. "

-

46. With slices and fallen the

men

slashed

and scattered

hands, and legs,and

arms,

piecesof bulky bodies overthrown, perishedand of might, fragmentsof skulls shivered by swords,

field'was frightful

strewed.

In

the midst

of that war's

CHAPTER

69

IV.

7^^^oSj^Xoo"")zS"J3Z3""0^5-d5^7Sj3ZJi)

"i^^o^d^^;3t)z3ae)zS^o^aTO^oX

slaughter,the god of death "

heroes

the saw-T-like

world's

or destroyer^s^

the

Vrishaketu; and routed, fled

the wrathful

to

every quarter.

47. "

Leaving the

Great

He

God

swooned

1 have

seeingnone

to

we

king,

survived ?

fightwith,

the

"

mighty

warriors

fled in all directions.

and

the fainted foe not

and

cried, yet

re-

6overed, with pitymoved, exclaimed, Alas ! and is his martial "

ardour lost ? the Five-faced^*

said,

What

"

he 48.

^*

! have

soughtto

If truth

from the Sun

;

you fainted ? find the

"

!"

Then

When

breathingof

coming to him,

no

the

answer

was

turned, re-

king.

if I be brave; if I be sprung father's child I be ; let this king live !

there be in

if my

knows

me

;

"

"

quittinghostile deeds^, spoke the son of Kama ; and the king'slifelessstate, attended on with kindlyoffices fitting of war. The lord of him j seekingto remove the great fatigue earth then slowlystretched his limbs. Thus

33. Shiva.

the creator,who Shiva,or had heads. originally live 34.

Bramha

See p. 23, n. 57. 35. i. e. he did not his fallen enemy,

to

take

advantageof slayhim.

70

JAIMINI

BHABATA^

o

49.

Hear, O

thus his body Youvan"shwa king! When before he opened his eyes, unknown to him, the son stretched, of Kama Then shaking and stood. to his former place, came his bow, he fixed a powerfularrow the string on ; and feigning his prideof power, shouted, and made swelling rage, displayed he would

as

himself, looked but

No

"

more

round

with

I'llseek ; since

in him

51. to

you ?

you

What's

"

now

my

and thus the

said,

favour son

he

of Kar-

"

find."

now

fight?

to himself he

:

In the three worlds

myselfI

me,

I

to

came

not peoplesaw feigning fighting,

own

risingaversion^c ashamed,

revenge

he addressed "

him, of his

about

deserves,why longershould na

eyes, arose,

in front the valour of his foe not

saw

eagerness, "

shall I say ?

more

Immediately the king opening his

50.

one,

What

shoot.

your

36. Aversion to contend

a name

witii one

lord of

hitherto

Thus

become

no

myselfI prided. Conquering

celebrated ?

Why

who had

earth, no warrior equal

hero. do you

sparedwhen

he

Child ! whose

are

seek this world-rehim. might have destroyed

72

JAIMINI

54. To which to

layhis

the

son

kings,on his

him

see

55.

Hear, O chief of

a

56. Meantime and felled them

men

therefore

'tis

with Vrishak^tu, overjoyed

! When

there

Youvan"shwa, sovereign the car, and proceededwith their aerial cars beholding, is none," and from the sky the

of flowers.

the army

of the

pressedon Bhima. to the earth.

.

of Youvan"shwa

son

He

Bu^tthe

the two

car. jewelled

38. i. e. etfteem him as

one

vanced, had ad-

takinghis huge club, bad king'sson by his mighty was contendingwith him,

stayedhis wrathful ire,and when, to their great surprise^ they saw

prowess

one

those

might come.

equal

shower

rests not ;

no

the kingprepared joyfully

Then

to thoughtof shewing Bhima and with respect, entered eagerly, the king ; the hosts of gods from

"his

make

of gainsthe friendship

of Krishna

the

praisedhim, poured down

has the mind

Whosoever

feet,with him the P"ndus

Bhima."

that both

car jewelled

'^

:

Whosoever

the wrath

you should

meet

of Kama

all at Krishna's

difference whatevei^s.

BHARATA,

of tbeuttelvecr.

in approaching

73

IV.

CHAPTER

Seeing them both approachingin one goldencar, Bhima Suv^ga forgottheir mutual eagerness in fight,and stood

67. and

Here,

amazed.

at that

the brave Youvan"shwa

his

son

68.

My

"wind has

no

son, ;

near

sent

"

our

The

advanced, and thus addressed

to

Bhima,

by

the To

horse.

further combat?

taking his

son,

have

seized

the

sovereignDharmar"ya, the Son of the lotus-eyed, him

with

the

are

Vrishak^tu

he laid

came,

He, lookingon the

these? and

"

"This

this is his

Suv^ga," he smilingsaid ; and K

which

came.

king with

Youvan"shwa;

feet.

great liumility

Stay!" On

and fell at his feet.

of this country, son

these

and to his father

Vrishaketu,asked him "Who

shadow, his Bhima's

king,

and arrows,

69. Then

monarch

king.

to

for the sacrifice of the

give;why

aside his bow

face of

of the P"ndu

longergrieve that

for this

come

all we

drew

showed

"

of the P"ndu

our

his car,

of Kama

son

:

horse splendid son

the brother

from alighting

monarch

the

moment,

cast

is the

body's

himself

at

T4

JAI^flNJ

BHARATA,

^;5?^ji)3tfi"^^o23?\c5J0i5;^e;;)^"^rjO8ig'^^ ||e-oJ|

I rf^^7S^^-dz5^oTSo^sSj^"7^f"c^^i5^7d?\^ ^^^cSijs^

"

6Q.

-^

Witii airdeatlongingfor the sightof Krishna's feet-^

that t^ey?nay wprship the feetof Dharmar"ya^^,chief of the

of yngs,"rtheycoiQe to visityou," When Vrishak^tu the king, and thus told Phijpa, with joy he tQok and clasped

jf^ce

thefiwarmly embraced his

ppu.

which the kingto B^ka's

0"

foe^othus ^aidtr" 61. "OBhima!

Many

warriors of

ippntains;I've (seen and kpown them,

the earth

powerfularm

But besides the valiant

of allthe mighty warriors sprung from demons, Vyishak^tu,-'" when theirfoe in or men,-" what herpes in the world,who god^f have refrained from killing fainted, ]"e^%tU him, and comingtP l"im,said,'he's weariedby combat,' kindlytreated,and prefiervedhim ?

6%, Ue by whoisemere

pastimethis universe with all that it exists,lives,and decays,"is not that Deity your sex*ijontains vapt^* t Then whftt am I ? By might against me you have seized 3$. Threofh whom tbey mightbe iato ^n8h9a. tr9"i4C^d 41. Krishoa became

40.

Bhima, Vho

ni^me.

Agun'ticharioteer.

'^:.'^

sltw

a

demon

df that

this horse;alas! you would

servants

I

done

have

ought

me

withhold?

preservedand spared, the "

7"

IV.

CHAPTER

life in

My

"

! What

of Kama

son

from

wrong;

Krishna's battle

he

shall I say to

this? 68. Had

not

life had

my

Lakshmi's

passed in

pastime.

female flock^^ I come, Bhima

64. Then have been

sightof of the

of

see

Bhima

with then,^

42.

I.e.

king :

coine

reverence,

I should hare

died

the

without

Until this we

kre

?

day

women

of the

palace,who

five;then The

the

can

the

great safcrifice

and

placein occupy an important cessions "c., mariya.

yon

brothers

we

;

worship him." :" king replied me

of

give/'

44- i""" fou' younger

livingfor. The

the beloved

hiifiselfhas undertaken

with

seeing Krishna, the only thing worth 43.

**

to you impracticable'

Krishna,

see

Y"davas, among

all to Krishna

and my

Dharma, Krishna

would

I shall

alas!

Bbima,^ for yonr kindness, with

O

to the

be

battle saved me^

chief of all the

as

foor**;henceforth with you

Krishna

son

Now

vain** J

bosom, who,

his

takes

todayin

this Vrishak^tu

if you To^

yisit^, pro.

brothers of Dbar-

'

76

JAIMINI

but 'tisnot right "Yes, your word I can't transgress^^;

65. that

BHARATA,

depart from two days abide

you

the suburb within

without

enteringour

city .

receive my service ; then with vast treasures, I with my army, will accompany you; take with in be pleasedto me you, and depart love." Thus the One

or

the

city and

king besought;and Bhima gladlygave assent. the conqueredhorse,theyplacedit in possession 66. Bringing of Suv^ga. Then Bhima, with Kama's and M^ghan"da, son The king adorned the city, and then with to Bhadrdvati. came his host of queens

went

out

to meet

them, entertained

them

three days delayedthem; then calling his minister, palace, laid on him the burden of the state, and preparedhimself to go to Hastin"pura. 67. All the well-filledtreasuries he opened,laded a vast heap of various wealth, and, with all his army'shosts, with all his in his

45. i. e. I shall do

as

you wish, with the utmost

readiness.

CHAPTER

IV.

77

"

;5"^^eS"Z^'db'^c^!f;5j"3o3oo^T5c5!5o^i5

^"^ "i"d8;ix"-d7SoCTD^oSoo8ic)^5o

oi""7\5"i'de;*"g^'d7Soc5s;")So5^^'d^

I ^Sx5^7d|^^doo7"p^^'d7o^otfoti"i"D'dr5e;:i!fx sons,

with his crowned brothers,relatives,

with his countless multitude

Bhadr"vati, the beloved "

of women,

queen

Prabh"vati,

and with the

lord of earth

gladly set

peopleof out

with

Bhima. 68. When

all had gone, the king called his mother to visit ^* I wont the beloved of Lakshmi refused ; go," she obstinately ; "

if I'm not

here, who

will take

care

of all this property ? "

offering my all to Krishna, she can't be absent; saying which, the king,without delay,constrained her to enter a palankeen, and then againjoined Bhima, readyfor the journey. 69. "All the people have set out with me, that there is so but scarcely any one left in the city; to bringon these cannot take up many days; so long I must not keep from Dharmar"ya thus reflecting, Bhima gave Vrishak^tu this business of state : and M^ghan"da for the king'sdefence whilst in the way : and and entered Hastin"pura. without resting came 70. As the south wind coming from the woody realms foretells **In

"

"

the

approachof pleasingSpring^^,the

46. 'llie firitbreezes of

springblow

over

Son of the wind

entered

the southern part of the western

ghauts;

78

JAIWf^Nl

"

fiWAltATA,

[j8o|| 7^lc5fo"^oS^Sfec^ei3iiXX^O"^"S^^t^tti"5"*

||8o|| iS^ai,"tJ^^c55D";:"^ii"-55T:^?S^So83??7:?

I S5^^7"";^rfXlJ7"/3"'^iSb^7?a)Ol5o^082rDSfv5.7

king, and fell at his bud-like love the king took, and embracinghim, feet. With warmest said, "Vrishak^tu and M^ghan"da where are they? Your errand, how has that fared ? Your promise cannot fail,you the

the

king'scouncil hall, saw

know

abotit the horse^^ ?

"

thence

kin!ghow they had gone to Bhadr"vati ; how they had seized the splendidhorse they had destroyedthe opposinghosts; how theyhad 71. Then

the foe in battle he

antl what

coming

with

the

informed

Bhima

how

;

h6 had

said; and

M^han"da

himself prostrated

then

how, with and

the

horse, he

Vrishakfetu

to

;

how

be"len to

was

give his

him, now

all to

Krishna.

Hearing this,the king in ecStacy embraced his brother, wavegave him leavers. Thence, with the evil-eye-averting

72. and

lamps

of the female

related to Panchdl^^o whicli is said to be wood

multitude*^,he

the circumstances

covered with sandal

In another part of the poem is said thus to become fragrant;

trees.

the wind and the

numerous

sandal trees devour

serpents tbat inhabit

and live

on

air,are said

to

of it as to be the cause so much of its gentleness. 47. The kingspeaksironically, suppo-

to the

cam^

;

then

palace,and

to the abode

of

his sing that Bhfma, notwithstanding assurances

48. To

of success, had alone snnn^red

.

go to his house,

4d. Lamps carried by femalen, and

wa-

to nullify ved in processionvare suppoised effects of the looks of perthe pernicious sons

disposed. maliciously

50. See p.

27, n. 70.

80

JAIMINI

BHAKATA^

ootl-^^of Xx5;5?\s-^ 8)9^^aj"^

t)?j?t"8#7oiTioST5^ ||3j| rs"oX"f^^oii^'d^'diS7^o^;i),i^8^ oo:l"/a7i 7o"^^^8pU"i::i^psoX^oSo3o

Xc5^8tf^'dib^z:S.i^iS^8;)oT5ooi5 g.

nisters, Having given them a reward, he called his brothers,miand the generals, tributary princes, preceptors,priests, vvrarrior host,and mounted on an elephanthuge as a mountain, let the well arrayedfemales come commanded alongwith the queen, let the festoons of tender shoots glistenin the city;" with Krishna and the entire army. and set out in splendid pomp the thronging multitudes of Hastin"pura, 3. When arrayedin ing crowdth^irornaments, set out with the king,the females came along with the goldenpalankeen of Droupadi; and the sound of the largedrums sending forth their pleasingnote, "

announced the

joyof the cityof the

F"ndus

regents,and put them to eightquarters* sun 4, Like the rising shiningon the

to the cities of the

the blush.

mountain's top, ornaments the king with the lustre of his brilliant jewelled shone

on

the neck of his

eastern

loftyelephant.Seeinghis joyin

ing meet-

him, Youvanashwa, lord of Bhadrkvati, approached the of the universe,smilingon Bhima, who came Pkndu sovereign forward with the greatestaffection to

meet

him.

CHAFTBR

81

V.

S^oJOdTJ^^^ Jd7J^9??^l5 P'^'dTTdTva)

6.

Dharmar"ya seeingYou^ranashwa with

approachinghim

in

from his elephant^and stood ; alighted and when the king presentedat his feet every kind of offerings prostratedhimself, and then stood with joinedhands, he with to are great affection took and embraced him, saying, You me as Bhima, Arjun, Nakula, and Sahad^va; therefore know the lord of the Y"davas; and the king pointedout Krishna. company

Bhima^

"

"

6. Then

he

Him

saw

whose

delicate

is of the

body

deepblue

of the nine precious hue; who is decked with a crown lily's goldenarmlets',and necklace;who wears stones, ear-pendants, the outer girdle, and anklets of gems; whose breast is beautiful

lovelyShrivatsa^,and the Koustubha jewel; resplendentlyadorned with the charming yellowrobes ; by his lotusof Lakshmi. feet the form of fascination ; the delight with the

7. The

pure his

with 2.

A

and

eyes

hair erect, badge

by those

who

and

illustrious form

mind,

the

exclaimed, "I

of distinction, worn only hare proved themselves

of the Immutable

king,

have 3. A

L

swellingecstacy

him

who

peculiarmark

of hair

seen

of Vishnu,

heroes in battle.

in

nating fasci-

is on

truth,

the breast

8"

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

isSe^ 7S7doo^o^^^TJTitf^rdSX)7d^5cS"/e)'^??,is ||8||

T5SX)^^8?""3l"Je)ls-oSoo^jB7Je^")^:^oSo ||v3"|| 'hZS^

X"p^;i)^O^Je)^aaiicxiDoX^O

wisdom, and joy, unseen greatest Munis!

by Bramha, Shiva, Indra, this

Is not

a

placedhis forehead,adorned gold,on Krishna's feet.

in the world

wonder with

men?"

to

brilliant crown

a

Lotus-eyed!Slayerof K"liya*! Bud-feeted! monkey kingS! Destroyerof the trees^! Whose

cheeks resemble hued

! Lord

Koustubha

lauded

the

musk-mark^!

pure

and

the Form

bowing

Who

the

of wisdom

who

was

of monkeys immense an army Sugriva at their head, in the conquest of Lanka, and recovery of Sita. of Ndrada, Nalaku6. By the curse and Manigriva two sons of Kubera, vara ,

curse

The

turned into trees. down was

by Krishna

when

thus removed.

trees a

being

child,the

Thus

he

graciously

in battle

is Arjun, who

shines

The he

Kama-incarnation

with

torn

and lotus!

me!"

horses of his chariot*" him on

the world

whorn

the lotus-throne

expression may

also Des-

mean

troyer of the wicked.

assisted by

were

with the

head, with joinedhands,

his

of all these

serpent slain by Krishna.

4. A 5. In

Blue-lily-

and Krishna

Form; infinitely glorious

"

as

of the armlets !

Preserve

by

beautiful

jewel! Holding the conch, discus,mace,

him. up-raised 9 The king rose, lookingat Bhima, appointsto drive the knows

Served

dwells in the lotus" ! Radiant

of her who

the

Having

the turtle^ ! Wearer

and

of burnished

8. O the

and the

7.

Like

the

back

of

the

turtle

in

smoothness, 8. Lakshmi. 9.

see

26, n. 65.

p.

This

of Krishna of epithets chiefly as

to

verse ,

consists

arrangedso

present the letter k and its vowel-

combinations 10. see

p.

in their order,ka, k", "c.

74,n. 41.

CHAPTER

8$

V.

c;5)^^^S?Ti"^di^X^oSoSoo7iiXS ozSi^DRiT^ oz^;l"e-arf^7d o3:So3SOzSje)^s;"" ^""roa8cjSoo7gj5^Xo^ ||oo(( of the human

hearts of the holysaints who spotless ?" he asked^ and Arjun came passions

have

all

overcome

forward and

saw

him. 10. The

Youvan"shwa

monarch

with

prostrated

reverence

the face of Arjun, thus extolled his himself,and, looking on excellencies wise

who

one

jewel

:

"

Are

not

has bound

of the renowned

throughoutthe

you known

world

as

the

with the cord of true devotion the headv^da

that is free from

the three

ties" quali-

? Alas! how

is the excellence of the Yogis"21" superficial saluted Nakula, Sahad^va, and the rest. he respectfully Then mountain's foot 11. Then, like the Wind drivingto the lofty cloud that, encompassed by clusters of flashinglightnings, fleecy fascinates the eye, and, thundering at intervals, loudly sounds, Suv^ga brought to Dharmar"ya'spresence the pure

a

"

with the radiance of

white horse

charming

ornaments,

and the loud

pealing of

the

magnificent golden goldenbells^^ rung by

its lofty step. 11.

The

three qaalities are

passion,and darkness.

Tfaene

goodness, are

found

inthevedas; the v^"nta treats of him who is free from these qualities, Vimbnu; who

is therefore called the

the v^danta.

of head-jewel

12.

Y6gi8

are

the most

chief of all the devout not

to

13.

:

virtue as, and

but their pietyis

be compared with A rjun's. Small

pings,

bells fastened

to the

trap-

84

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

^orf;l)o:^je"^"l"SolA^j;"TSc;t)T5;;57^o X^^^r"lSji)^j""t;^Xj'CS^ ||o3||

12. As

near though the king'sfame^* in equine form came besoughthim, One slightstain not having performed

and

"

"

the horse-sacrifice "

must

remove

the

jet of

rests upon

it," the pure "

its came

my

head; this I can't endure; you

white

horse

lustrous with

shone

tonished, Seeing which, the multitude asand, surroundingit on every side,stood

singleear. near;

gazing. Suv^ga broughtthe horse,presentedit,and saw Dharmar"ya; with deepestreverence prostratedhimself to Krishna, and becomingly saluted Arjun and the rest; presenting at the time all the treasure they had broughton waggons, sam" oxen, 13.

elephants,chariots,horses,the female flock, and other offerings. buffaloes, the sovereignYouvandshwa After thi",when had, in

and camels; also cows,

14.

high delight,brought and presentedhis all at the feet of the beloved of Lakshmi, all the people who had accompaniedhim themselves sported^^ 14.

See p.

12, n.

23.

in the ambrosial 15. As

sea

of

peopledo

waves

in

of diffusive

batUng

in fhe

sea.

CHAPTBR

86

v..

I aSoaa3it^TJ83oa3^^s^8p;";;iS(5Jo^"J3Xdoo\^7S^i

beauty

of the

elegantform dark-cloud-complexioned's^^

intervals of

him themselves,and praising prostrating !" ! victory victory

"

;

at

with shouts

15.

had presented her Here, after the queen of Youvandshwa obeisance to Kunti, bowing at the feet of and made offering,

Droupadi, her

hair luxuriant shone.

falling upon

the

of black

mountain's

Is this the thick

evening'sdeep crimson glow ? Is it watery clouds descendingto the Crimson

darkness mass

Say !

the

foot ? Is it the

lotus ? Or is it the

swarm

of bees

peacock sitting upon

lightingupon a

branch

the

of tender

shoots ?

layingaside enmity, nectar-rayed, behold the red lotus' distinguished were beauty, of the face of Prabhdvati appearedbeautiful at the feet Droupadi; ced, who, (herornaments shaking,) stooped, upraised, warmly embrareceived her,and joyfully returned with gladlyand politely 16

though the to approaching As

Subhadr^

orb of the

and the other queens, attended 16. Krishna.

by

all the females.

86

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

dT)T^"^rSC""^z5TJl^^Xs:^^X^oT3pSc5Sb75o ||o8||

c;;"aT^e;^o^j5"oZ3oSoX9^^zSooi"oiS

I ty^c5i:"oi"o^j")arfje)orf^^"^i;5o^Xo76oSo 17. With

Krishna, the king then

the

saw

loftybearingof

the

horse, which

ted by its body white as the Silver mountain fascinathe eyes, warmly embraced and kissed M^handda and Vrishak^tu, treated as an equal,with the highesthonours, the monarch Youvandshwa; and, with the pomp of all the crowding and horses,conducted him citizens, retinue, chariots, elephants, to Hastinapura. entertained 18. When the lord of earth had affectionately "

Youvan"shwa, Krishna

the excellent

then addressed

past ;

now

for

the

to commence to remain

me

and

I will come,

remained

month

a

king : season

in

This

"

Hastin"vati,and

month

Chaitra

for sacrificeit will be

is

sary neces-

eleven raonths^^ ; hereafter if you call me

bringwith

me

whatever

have

I may

ready

that timers.

at

19. The will

come

to aid your

needful,and 17. The

ced only month not

be

king, if you and bringwith me great sacrifice,

lotus-eyedhaving said, the whole

horse-sacrificecan in the month

be

race

of

commea-

Chaitra, the first

of the H indoo year. Krishna could from absent his kingdom. so long

"

O

call

18.

A

politemode

rations,

of

I

all things

Yddavas; in the meantime intention to make

me

do

expressing his

and bringlarge prepa-

88

BHABATA^

JAIMINI

22.

Hear, O chief of

the pure solar race,

virtue,renown, Karandhama

and

! In the firstage

men

Ikshw"ku

and others

In highrtgnity.

honoured

and

of the

world, in

celebrated

were

for

their line the lord of earth

entreated

as Angirasa renowned chief of all the gods of earth^a,(by him) performeda hundred and obtained divine sovereignty^^. horse-sacrifices,

28. The him

From

son

of Karandhama

Marutta; who

sprung

the lord of earth Avikshi.

was

famous

became

throughoutthe his breathing an

overcoming his foes, at obedientlywhithersoever army arose, and came He ruled the earth by his single sway, without the bounds of strictestjustice. When

three worlds.

immense wished.

24. In order that the of the

great wealth

he fringing in-

of the universal dominion

riches,might be enjoyed earth,gladdenedby imperial bramins, the king desired

perform the to conduct it,deeming horse-sacrifice ; and in choosinga priest of Angirasa most worthy for his^ family,he came to the son of the gods,and thus addressed him : the priest Brahaspati^

by

the

gods

and

to

"

23.

See p. 21

24.The

,

n.

positionof Indniy as

60.

performanceof

sacrifices entitles the

a

hundred

horse-

performer to

the

25

.

ruler of the

Mamtta's.

26. The

son

of

Angirasa.

gods.

CHAPTER

89

V.

oZliXo"do^o^iii5o ;"p"7do"dX"6"cJ^si)"

^

ii"Xo7i2iocjs;jSg^Xjo^"3"dzSo7^'d7^Sf^

^X-dsi)o^XT5'drD^7Sj")^oX;^iiJiot5

aXrislw;^;i-d^Xy^ol)8o^"6"^e/^ocoo3^7N!oSofo ||-^^^^||

25.

"

! My Brahaspati

ancestor

chose your ancestor

his sacrifices; therefore,according to conduct angry,

a

sacrificefor me."

and hindered

to

familyusage,

conduct

you

must

he consented, Indra became

When

him; saying,"to conduct the sacrifices of

mortals is pollution, and not fitfor

dishonoured,he

met

gods."

N"rada

As the

king was

turning re-

Muni.

himself to N"rada; who, griefthe king prostrated asked him, "What's distressed." this,Oking? you seem smiling, On which the king told him the dishonour Brahaspatihad done he would not againenter the city, to him; and that,in disgust, 26. With

but, by

severe

austerities in the

forest,obtain for himself

the

highestlot. Hearing this,the austere and excellent addressed him: Muni, consolingthe king,'thus 27. "O king,I'll tell you! In the firstage, Angirasa,sprung from the mind of Bramha, had a son, Brahaspati,and another, strife of kindred The Samvarta. dailyincreasingbetween world's

"

90

JAIMINI

them, Brahaspatiturned him

BHAltATA,

out

his younger

On

his share of the property.

and ascetic,

went

^8. If you

K"si, where he

to

make

choice

of him

further

brother which

without

he became

ving gian

resides,

now

the sacrifice will be Proceed

formed; per-

thought? that Treasuryof devotion in the city, if you throw you not see in the largecity-gate a wounded corpse^^^^11 classes will walk ing sees it;when he, a sany"si, over it, he will turn aside. Knowfollow him closely. him by this, he sees you following ^, When closely,enteringwhere he he has been discovered, he wiU "nter", wondering whence abuse, and beat, gathersaliva,and spit upon you, and more than this he will perhapsdo. If you are gladat this,and do not why

to

K"si,

Should

"

"hriukyhe will ask, "Who put

me

forward,and say,

^

told you where I was N"rada told me, and

?

Say!"

threw

Then

himself

into the fire28.'Go?'* 37. Or, " "kad btxlythat heM beta Waten. As it is improbablethat any perWouWi wtXk oyer A -dead hui"bn body, i,OA)i

supposed to ifteaa by thii ex* the pression, husk of rice;which has been

the

poet

iB

beaten,"nd resiettibles a corpse mere

cast

y^is catefoHyavoid 28. varta

m

l^lng a

off covering of the

TWs should

falsehood curse

grain.Santreaabg upon It. is told lest Sadiw

him.

91

r.

CUIPTEB

a5i)-d5SDo^iTO^^^"^^c5SM)^zJXrf" ||3o(( TS^T^5So5^5i"^tT*^^^oTiiOi^^to^^rfoii^^

I eto^5i)TSrSaij^:i"B'rfo"-z5oai^^o^7io^^6-75^"5i^e

7^ t^o""i^ji)"-dsi"cfc5^T5oTl)ay37SJ^^^ol5"^j^i3^*^^ ||3o||

the

30. When

thence,came

king

heard

the counsel of

where

the

Kfesi

to

"

N"rada" he started

ing Moon-crested^,by the absolv-

into Bramha-mantra, givesto all livingbeingsabsorption

deity^o the

sightof which destroysthe multitude of sins ^and which keepsat a distance all the pangs of dissolution^^ the

"

mere

"

himself prostrated

-^and

to

Visbv^sha'*.

had directed him, the

king broughtand The peoplewalked over it; laid a corpse in the largecity-gate. the king followed Samvarta seeingit, turned aside. When he abused,beat,and vexed him, got angry, spat,hawked, closely, When the king showed and pushed him. no signof fear, he There, as Narada

31.

him, *'Whom

asked

do you

suppose

the

89. Shiva.

rightear,

Absorption into the deity i9 the highestaim of Hindoo aspiration. The

mal

saoredneas of the cityof K^si (Benares) and the groundfor several miles round it

anaeen

30.

is such,that whosoever final

a

dies there obtains

or

it is belieyed that any

fallingsuddenlyin

man

with his rightear power,

downwards, instantlyturned

31. Dissolution

end

is

because

by

an

over,

of all thingsas

of the world:

ani-

death

death

at the

is to

the deity at once, bim who dies as the dissolution of the the necessityof being purified world. The holiness of the citydelivers

absorptioninto

without

succession

creature living to

that you have

?"

come

by

to be

me

repeat in

words

that

these

words

of births.

When

any

dies there, Shiva is said the sacred form of its ear

gives final happiness. must

always be

As

uttered in

all who

reside in it from the necessityof

successive births and deaths, 32.

K"si.

The

form

of Shiva

worshippedat

*

92

JAIMINI

BHABATAy

^^^ o'ti'^ ||3-c|| Jco^gy ^"djf^SioiS^^ff^^oiSS^^TJo^N;*)

n^5i^ij^je;TS'd7o^ozb7oo^^s-7So^^atJj5)^S)o^o'd ||33||

you to be the younger

"Knowing priest,and

82*

the

brother of the Immortals'

of

Angirasa, Sami^arta,Crown of the and soughtout your abode," the eminent saints,I came most king replied. Who told you J" he enquired. The most told me, and instantlyentered the excellent rishi Nkrada son

"

"

flames," he said. Understanding which, the saint graciously

enquired, Why

have you

business with

?"

"

38. "I

am

me

Marutta

; son

horse-sacrifice. When directed

Muni

sacrificeI know race

to you,

me

of

king Avikshi

to conduct

he treated

none

you ? What

are

me

for

;

I

is your

respectfully

in the world

me

a

with contempt, that divine

and I came;

for the

but

you." Thus : besoughtSamvarta, and he replied

that

dawning of

kingof

my

the solar

"

34. but

of the

your elder brother

entreated

? Who

come

"

'Tis

should my of

become

well, O king! I will elder

Indra,

the

not

decline your sacrifice;

and by the brother,throughjealousy,

make

conductor

jEinagreement, and

of the

diation me-

earnestlydesire to sacrifice, say! what will you

CHAPTER

98

V.

eis8j?r5^") ||3^|| 7^^1^ozSi7\t)^^i^^"d3l^e-^"rf^^F-oSoo

"May the fate of the bramin's murderer be mine, if through trouble I forsake you," he swore, and the Muni thus do?"

: replied "

35.

"

I will be

worship the

in

the

amongst the radiant and

a

three

On

worlds."

When

now

visit and

and ever-propitious Shiva, glorious silver mountain that shines brilliantly Himalayas, he will giveyou pilesof gold;

splendidsacrifice

besoughtthe 86.

the sacrifice. If you

lotus-feet of the

dwells

who

priestfor

performed so as to satiate the king went thither,and earnestly

will be

this the

lord of Pfervati. he

besought

the

New-moon-crested, he

most

bestowed upon him boundless wealth. Then, at the graciously sacrificialhall foot of the Himal"yaA, the king built a splendid of gold; then, accordingto the renowned vedas,called the bramins ; and, with Samvarta, in wealthy splendour,joyfully commenced

the great sacrifice.

94

JAIMINI

BHAKATA,

||38[f fi^c^^o^o^yDaTS^ij"^^o^oTS"Oi5bRrcSj5^5^H

o

37.

Brahaspatiheard

sacrifice. He because

fire came

Samvarta of the

to the

rites,and him

greatlydistressed.

was

told the Ruler

of the commencement He

of Marutta's vexed

was

with

lousy jea-

hereafter live in affluence ; and

would

despatchedAgni. The god of in the preparaking as he shone resplendently tory delivered the message that Indra had given gods; who

:

"

38.

^^Hear,O king! I deliver the message of Indra; Indra of Brahaspati commands. Perform this sacrifice by means ; do

throughoffence,choose command I will bringupon

not,

the sacrifice," When

Agni

Samvarta you

; if you

calamityso

delivered

the

as

transgress my for

ever

message,

to

the

spoil king

: lookingon him, smiled, and humbly thus replied 39. "Regarding Brahaspati of our tribe,I went as the priest firstto him, and earnestly besoughthim to conduct the sacrifice. When he replied,I will not undertake the sacrificeof mortals/ "

'

I chose Samvarta

for the sacrifice; I fear to lie. If the horse-

sacrifice Munis

the chief of When proceed no further,be it so." the king entreating saw Agni,enraged^he thus replied: "

96

BHARATA,

JAIMINI

eit)TjTi;53^a56-!^;53TJb^o^Tj^caJoo^^2i'#o5 ||^S||

this,the chief of Munis

became

and told the Thunderer

;

enraged. Dhritar"shtra

who

with the

then set out

ed, returnbled assem-

hosts of deities in fierce^s array. hand thunder-bearing

43. With

Seeinghim,

the monarch

him, and fixed,immoveable all his multitude

of deities.

lost all their power.

humbly prayedthe 44.

"

O

lord

On

saint

of Munis

in

Their which

fury raised,Indra

trembled.

and in my

forted com-

Indra and paintedfigures, spirit gone, the host of gods

the

virtuous

Marutta

thus

: "

! shall the

whole ?

race

of

Let them

gods

who

appear

in

well pleased, sacrifice, humbly receive their

Grant my prayer ! End burnt-offerings. my When Indra." the sovereign, with joinedhands, entreated Samvarta, he grantedthe king's desire.

portionsof disputewith thus

proached. ap-

as

thus remain take the sacrificialofferings, person,

Samvarta

the

35. lit.unequalled.

97

V.

CHAPTER

"d^s-^rforf^^ z3^?^X9oTSpSli"837oi

c^c^OcSi)^ (|^"-|| 63^e-3o75^0"^ji.^7"pS^S^"i"TTOSX^i8^^otf

I T3^^te-ii"o7oS^'d'dE-pSzie;RjTSJ^^F--8tf^

45. Hear, O lord of earth^^ !

Indra

When

saw

the power

of

the great Muni

Samvarta^ he laid aside his enmity, and aflEec-

came tionately

in

person

with all his deitiesto

partake of

the

sacrificialofferings. Marutta's renowned

by

all the

crifice, joy was full ; and the greatsagrandeurof wealth,begun.

accordingto the vedas by the renowned Muni Samvarta, the sacrifice proceeded. All the gods were ptesent^ and received their portions. The earth became gold. The gods of earth,wearied by the gifts they carried away, cast down, in the Himal"yas, countless heaps of gold. How shall I descriVe 46. Conducted

the marvel

?

47. After this,Marutta, chief of

gods;

who

kindlyfulfilled

and wearied all to Samvarta 36.

Muni.

the multitude

Having

the sacrifice is finished,aU

have taken part in it purifythemby bathing in the water that is

selves

The

his desire.

Janam^jaya.

37. When who

by

kings,humbly besoughtthe of

bathed

bramins

gifts.The king gave

his

in the sacrificial watex'^,

left from the Bacrifice, which sanctified verses.

ated sati-

were

by

the

has

of repetition

been sacrod

JAIMINI

m

fiHAKATA,

e^^c5li"T^?aDSoo';j'diSjd'fo"7Sjdtjtf^o2x"TSo 7d^^E-^XiSj^zS{F"orfboS^ z5i^^^crfbF-ol)o

I 7;h)"^s-8#oS"3iD;ji)yT3^"j"^ffDijWDXSoi"o?SOs^

7;55i"F"X^^"3^^0z3"/9Zf'df9#85^

7o^6"

purified ; and

^hey were

the

king lived long

The

gods declared^

"

in the

This has succeeded."

world, and obtained eternal

blessedness. 48.

V^da Vy"sa had related the acHear, O king! When count the king asked of the good Muni of the sacrifice, the

of duty : '*Fully explainto principles

me

what

man,

performing

what deeds, will obtain

unfadingfame here,and how attain here*fter bliss free from the wailingof hell." V^da VyAsa replied: 49. ** Hear, O protectorof the earth I The Bramin who fully understands the v^das, at all times performs virtuous deeds, abstains from the thought that leads to the desire for strange "

^emen, preserves

himself free from the world's

reproach,looks

the

propertyof others, and is regularin all his conduot,"48 renowned in this world; and, at death, leapsto the not

upon

heaven. highest 60. The

Kshatriya who

knows

and

practises strictly every

duty, who does not flinch in war, and is skilled in sacred in this world;and, dyingin battle, takes fpiiPQ science,-r;-o^t4iQ8 Amar"vati'9

by stoma'^,

38. See p. 1],n. 32.

89.

Or, as

lawfVil plunder.

CHAFTBR

9d

y.

X*5S^e; T5oX?(53o'dash"B*)X^^Ti

S;^d5j9XZ^zSvi^s-'d:59o'd^8tf;$oMdij5^d3x"'dtie;2^'dz K^-^ The fame

of the

language,to

Vaishyain

towards his

harsh words

no

use

the world is to abstain from abusive

gathergreat riches,to keep herds

guests^, to

of cattle ; and his future bliss

is in the service of God. 61. The

Sudra

by meditation Thus

on

who

Vishnu,

fears her

virtuous,and

a

females respectable

amongst

:

a

lord,of good conduct,amiable disposition,

free from

What,

reverence.

obeysthe twice-born**, attains, lot equal to the highestbramin.

and

serves

also is it in the world

woman

will

who

reproach, Brahma

and

"

and how

great, is her

all the

gods

fortune in

good

the world 1 52. The

wife who

deems

has future bliss. wicked

they

must

;

never

be not

woman

husband be ruined

their

in

her husband

Women

ha^e

are

virtue hypocritical

be under

youth,and by her.

the her

care son

must

in old age, her

41.

i.

e.

If in

are

be

not

of her father

tkned

and walks accordingly,

otherwise

control.

left without

Inolndiagalso beggars; to whom, notbiiigto giye,he must at least giyekind words. 40.

tfhe

who

God,

trusted i

respectable childhood,her a

familycannot

the three castes

; whose

ately desper-

but

alreadymen-

kivestitare with the saered

oord constitutet them twice born.

100

BHARATA^

JAIMIKI

A"^"TOe;oXo3X^j5"-d3^c"N/5)^^je"ol32:iT5

I 8"^"^5e;^f9osi)D"^^i5^^;5j"Xe/"c53oT3oaz;5"

splendidsacrificialhall and a girlbe not adorned by the twice-bom*2, if a good poem and a damsel do not

53. If of

rows

a

"

with

move

the and

a

feet*^, ^ifthe

even

charming karahhdrukanti^^ "

be not beautiful

female

54. The

excellence of

sovereign's country of shali^^,will they "

a

who

woman

young

honours

who, like

a

snake

or

a

cow,

"will

not

law,

that woman's

life,

the

man wo-

is frequently getting huffing*^,

her household and neglects snapping,and bullying,

up,

and

is the elixir of

of her merit (in previous births.)But

is the reward

"

sess pos-

a

that comfort which

affords her husband

and

means

do not

woman

and mother-in brother-in-law, father-in-law,

her

reverences

by

if

a

exaltation ?

sumdngalya^^or

have

and

moon

"

death be

regardedby

duties, and

her husband

? relativesas the greatestblessing and teeth. The

i. e. bramins

43.

called twice-born

are

both 43.

and eyen

a

firstand The

a

feet of

the feet of

a

from there

permanent a

poem

damsel

latter

and

being

the

extends

set.

mast must

be equal ; make

45. Bice crops, and beautiful eyes. and matrimony. 46. Prosperity,

an

ing. to the moon,

from the wrist to the littlefinger,

and limbs.

impression on the ground in walk-

44. These

the stars ; as applicableto a woman, that part of the hand that

beautyof

47. As words the

as applicable signify,

spiendidlustre of its rays,

cow

with

who goes

a

snake before it strikes, or

a

calf,threatens

young it.

near

any

one

a

101

V.

CHA.PTEB

CO

I XB^xacAa)OTSc$7"";StrcD52iXTi?^TS8)^^5j"f"

in

treadingon

the

the wedded

know

tongue^and whose

has black feet and

girlwho

55. The

ground,are

joined, cannot closely

not

she is

Yet when

state*".

toes,

widow, by the

a

in her father's house, never of virtue,remaining being practice idle,strictly adheringto good conduct,and self-mortification, attain the heaven

she may

of her husband. with

depraved widow who, beinglibidinous, getting longingfor the company of fornicators, in luxury, is like a snake that and impudentlyliving money, 56. But

has cast is

no

"

in

even

its skin*^

^both

the whole

three

"

lie

extremity,look

anythingto 57. A

has

whosoever

do with

a

he, and she, and her husband^" are

sinners.

upon

Therefore

one

this

must

not

one

has

If

strange women^^.

"

them, will his familyabide ?

who

woman

to do

her neglects

household

duties,and goes

to

who is perpetualor father-in-law'shouse, one neighbours* ly kissingyoung people,one who sings when she pleases^^,

her

48. i. e. her husband

will die before the

marriage is consummated. betrothed

whilst

children ;

Parties and

bridegroom dies before they are

are

if the

49. the

and its poisonmost

of age to

to marry the bride is not permitted another ; and the death of her husband is attributedto the sins she has committed marry,

in

a

former

birth.

itsslongh Immediatelyafter casting is said to be most Yigoroos,

snake

yimlent.

50. YTho

has preyioasljdied,

61. Lest

theyhappen

to

be

sach

cha-

racters. 62. or

who

YTithont may

regard to

hear.

time

or

place,

102

JAIICINI

BHARJiTA,

laughs loudlywithout reason, one who stands at the who cloor watching the passers-by,one frequentscrowded of the day, one who plays places,one who tattles the news ^will who dresses beyondher means, with boys and girls, one these be steadyunless theyare punished^^. 58. If for any cause whatever,girlskeep company with any of these an actress, a barber's wife, a seller of beetle leaf,a a a basket-maker^^, a mendicant^^, gad^about,. templcrgirl, who

one

"

"

has forsaken her

a sany"si, husband, a flower-seller, who makes house her home, they everybody's a midwife, one The wise,therefore, must will learn the most wicked practices.

who

one

"

take great care

is

who

woman

a

woman,

woman,

no

sharp,a fickle woman,

a stubborn smooth-tongued,

angry

females, that

disgracemay

in their conduct.

springup 59. A

of their young

one

woman,

base woman,

full of

one

who

one

is obstinate,an

is deceptive, a wicked

who

disgracesher caste, a ler, mischief, a shrew,one depraved,a braw-

one trickery,

who

one given to hypocrite, who has no mind of her one a quarrelsome woman, others,a passionate adulteress,one who injures woman, ous 63.

woman, Another

one

who

is

who

one

is libidinous, one

readingis, eyen

though

they be poni^ed. occupiesthe position#1 a 64. Who

who

a

an

vici"^

a contradictious,

tinker's wife,or gipsy. telling 66. There

tra-

is

own,

take the

is a class (tfbad wonm

who

mendkaift"" goiseof religious

104

JAIMINI

BHARATAy

^8j^"ds-^aXrS^^oS-de;ao^7o"

7o^^SoSo"dD A"^r"o^^7Sso^oXo8^

7o^^sittn2;^^7oCTOX2io'd"7oo?J^c33j"^^e;RjT ||e-3||

62. A bramin of

who

walks

duty,is a transgressorof

bom

than him.

better for

who

one

"In whose and the Muni

mark,

law ; Vishnu

worshipVishnu

things; command

loves

Let

The

base-

a

ness happibe !

that

king then

I

ed, ask-

abide and manifest herself?"

:" replied

child ! The

queen of him who bears the shriwill dwell in the house of him who is kind to all

livingcreatures ; and of him. defiled. Also,with good wives who are

who

earth's

their husbands

to

?

!"

me

house will Lakshmi*7

63. "Hear, my vatsa

Vishnu*s

appointedrules

Is there in the fourteen worlds

does not

will tell you other

the

accordingto

not

fierce lotus-arrow

;

and with

of

charming Daughter

the

ever

who

man

sea^^ will

un-

attached faithfully does

fear the

not

with

fingersadorned of the

is honest and

long nails^^^ the to delightperpetually "

dwell. 64.

will abide in the dwelling Lakshmi, the goddessof all riches,

of him and

who

stores

spendsjewelsas

67. The

more

grainas

valuable than

more

worthless

goddess of riches. oyercome by the beauty whose fingersare compared

68. i. e. is not of women,

up

to the

69.

jewels,

than chaff ; who arrows

of Cupid, which

Lakshmi

churningof

was

are

shows flowers.

produced by the

the milk-sea*

105

V.

CHAPTER

kindlytreats his guest as his child ; of him and friends; his f"ther, mother^brothers,relatives,

respect to, and who

honours

and

of him

who

words

a

; a

man grateful

in the who

dwellingof

is bountiful ;

who

does not

does

not

;

attends to every kind of 66. Win

not

both hands;

a

nour; ho-

ordinances neglectthe appointed

turn

aside from him

who

scratches pestle^* ; him who great gambler;a glutton; him who or

his power and steals the property of others has no employment? 60.

;

who

one

sits upon his head drinks and

;

who

and

the with

water

sunset

;

gets into him

who

sacorfdpUoet. Visitiiig

rest-bounes,tanks, bnilding;

0CO. teroptos,

is

agree with others in false

standingposture ; him who sleepsat sunrise himself and abuses others ; him Ittm who praisea

As

who

Treasuryof

a

a

61.

one

duty.

Lakshmi

threshold, mortar,

of

man

a

does,in the world,beneficial actions^^ ; and

who

in

; one

who

pilgrim^; one

testimony; one one

abide

ever

with the love of strange women

taken

not

is virtuous in all his conduct. will

65. Lakshmi kind

"

62. The

wortar

rice. cleaning

and

p"sllqmed

f"^

106

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

c$zS^^?ay")^7o7{x)^^^^S^^^^e'Ajijiie;X'S;5ji" ||e-8||

^sj"ioijc5i)psiiai"r9^?TS^83^zi^Xyrt;5F~^o^5o ll^-^^ll 2i^^^^oX^o^j"zi"3ji"e;OoT:$s8p I Tisra^Td^SMji^-dSja^-djsziXaaa^Sj-dbs^ z;5^"dz3*")^cilD857J5to 67. Will perverse

talker ;

who

one

mocker

a

turn

depravedman

; a

backbiter ;

Lakshmi

not

is

;

a

;

liar ;

a

traitor ; and ^8.

a

idler ;

an

a

lecher ;

a mean

of wrath ; man

;

a

dolt ;

a

cheat ;

;

one

is

speech;

person ;

a

a

great

is ostentatious

who

great-eater; a man

who

one

of harsh

man

murderer

a

a

envious

ungrateful ; an

; a heretick ; a man

person ;

from

away

a

worthless

of bad conduct ;

a

sinner ?"

After V^da

VyfcsaMuni

had

thus

fullyexplainedto

the

fice for the sacriThe season Icingall the duties,he commanded, orders to bringthe wealth that is in approaches ; givenow the king called his generals,set out, the Himalayas." Then "

^nd

proceededby stages, in great splendour,and

with

every

preparation. Arjun and

69. With scenes

in the

the

ful chiefs,the king visited the beauti-

Himaldyas ;

Muni, and with the bramins, came

to

kindlytook Vfeda Vydsa the placewhere the treasure

formerlythrown away at Marutta's sacrifice lay, rice,abundance worshippedKubfera with sandal,sprinkled that

and

then

was

CHAPTER

V.

107

||8o|| to^ii.":5oj5"^iqSs-;5307di"^^T5Ji^^t"^fi

TjO^TislTidfy ^O^^rBS-^ of fresh

")0^

TJO^ 'b^ijO "fi"-O^^Q oi6QX^O|| TjIS^O

rich incense, flowers, wave-lamps,produceof the cow^',

honey,sugar,

and other

offerings. 70. Then he worshipped the regents of the eightquarters; offered sacrificesto the sixty-four Saktis ; slew sheep and buffaloes, of coloured rice,to satisfy the and gave largequantities that appeared,the king, fiends. Then, taking all the wealth that the great sacrificewould now be completed,carried rejoicing the treasure, in numerous heavy loads, to Hastin"" away pura. 71.

Men, camels, mules,

oxen,

and waggons,

heavilyladen

gold,proceededalong the road by myriadsin endless suc-^ cession. The king,with V6da Vyfcsa, entered his magjoyfully nificent city; and immediately with eagerness, despatched Go to Dwaraka, and bring the husband of Lakshmi, Bhima, the lord of D^vapura." with

^'

es.

Milk, butter, and ghee.

108

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

d5o"3i""e^^'^pi)Xci7"Tioi6oT"pTto)^

^^ It5^fi""js5"it56x$5^5i)?5^

CHAPTER Bhima

Contents,

from Hastindjmra;arrives at Dwdthe midst of the sea; and findsat dinner battie slew the demons^

in who, mraffedy

1. O lord of earth ! Bhtma

Verse and

VL

sets out

raka^ which shone in him

,

Hastin"pura; remedy that soothes from

set out

in sightof the

journeyed,came

he

as

the fears of the thunderholt-stricken mountains^ space "

of matchless billows

of abundant

"

the

that surrounds

the moat

nectar*

"

the loud

having been 1

.

2.

drunk

up

by

the

the hidden

"

of waters

source "

the

at

the recollection of

enragedMuni^; having given ^^

12, n.

25 ; and p.

49, latter

3. See p. 7. n. 3. 4. See p. 53, n. 5.

6. When

the boundless

"

part of n. 40.

5. See p.

the earth^

resoundingstore

Krishna. See p.

"

mals roaming place of aquaticani-

jewel-heaps'the sea. though sighingand moaning

treasury of many 2. As

)|o||

13, n.

in coming,

invited him "p.

30.

all the

marriageof P"rvati,the Sea perabtalthoughforbidden on of kif presence beginextremely account inconvenient. Agastya Muni ironically ed

goditassembled

at

to

advance,

and

drunk

him

CHAPTER

109

VI.

7C^??^^t5e^"g-T5Xyo*i*'"Xyo I ^^;i^bo^t"^^s-5Xyoz;5^5X^oaoz;5"d^5oX9oni" T$^X"^^Ti7So8i'6oLtioXooL^ |(3|| z5^ZSiS^^5S:X3T?6-tfoaX9o^X^oC^lWe'^73ti)TSj"

1 TOlfiSl"z;5Ti?JTSs^(5SD^?oXe"OoX$So?if^5i"op^o^ to territory

the wratt

of

Paxasliur"ina^; having afforded

great rage of Bdrna^; heingdailytormented

to the

path within hy a

havingcontracted great stupidity*" ; and the sea cast up its lofty of heing in deep disgrace*"*, waves. 3. Boilingwith rising hubbies; with wheelingeddies;huge rblKngwaves^ and foam; with small brightdropsof drizzling with various gems; innumerable ingulphing spray; with roarings; with immeasurable extent; with clustand alligators; ers wlurlpooils, coral buds ; and shores, the sea shone to the eye. of shooting the Submarine

fire^;

"

"

For tdl i3iB wealth

^

4.

is said to hxve

7. ParashnriLma whole

Kshatriya

slain

twenty

race

one

times, and at a sacrifice made afterwards, lie gmTe the whole earth to the H" then reqaested a mtall waminp. portionthat he might have a plaee for meditation

sacred

I obtained

substance*';the Thunder-bearer

needful the

of Indra

t

and

they

answered

9. The

cannot

submarine

tlie form of

a

and

gave

attempt

the to

fireis said to be in

wiift^,dwellingin !iof9e,

the midst of die "ea, dailydrinks up its waters ; thus preventingits perpetual sffintsto

overrun

JO. Tbe

word

the earth. means

also,abundanee

of water.

11. This expression means askingwhat he meant by by indignantly also, hav. wishingto get take back what he bad ing largewaves. once 12. At the choming of the milk-sea givenaway; and told him to go and ask a pieceof groundfrom the Sea. He were produced the principalthingsthat to tbe edge of the western came ghauts, constitue Indra's wealth : his ekphant

threatened as

far

tts

is the

the Sea, and made

liethrew

his battle

supposed origin of

bim

the

retire This

axe.

Malabar

coast.

Rfima Invaded

8. When recovery

o" S$ta,be

give hhna sula.

road

Ceylon for the compelledtbe Sea to

across

from (the

penin-

Air^vata ; his horse

Udiofaaishravassu; Surabhi, tbat^ives whaterer is desired : the tree Parydta, endowed with similar property ; the physicianof ths a gods, Dhanwaatari ; the ambrosia whicii to the gods^ and the gives immortality celestialnymphs.

the

cow

110

JAIMINI

BBAEATA^

9;i7SofXo7vs8osl)^u;);;i5oo'd^55"

harm

friends

my

as security

;

now,

therefore, go

before*^/'

to the earth

againin

fect per-

^g

though the huge mountains, by the sea thus comforted, and dismissed,came forth in crowding multitudes, the ocean's bulky waves rose, and approachedthe "

shore.

prided itselfas beinglike Shiva, ffangdhimakardvaham}^ ; like the lord of Lakshmi,gdtraikapdlakam}^ i like 5. The

Ocean

lotus-born^^, sakalahhtwandshrayam^*^ ; like Indra,ammiskanikarakdntam^^; like the lord of day, anantaratnam^^ ; like

the

a

like a and powerful emperor, aparimitavdhinisangatam'^^ ; spreadinggrove, vidrumalatdshobhitam'^^, 6. These must be pearls springingfrom the burstingshells ; they cannot be the spray flung from the leapingfry! These be the fields of

must

beautiful, charmingshells ; th^y cannot

See p. 12, n. 25 ; and p. 49, latter

13

part of n. 14. This

and

the

succeedingepithets

a double meaning. This one as appliedto Shiva, Bearer of signifies, the Ganges and the moon. Seep. 2, n. As appliedto 13. 7; and p. 13. verse the sea, it means, containingthe Gan-

have each

ges,

Sole

protector of

the

(Vishnu,)and sole protector of the tains,(thesea.)

Supporterof the whole earth

; and

,

universal receptacleof waters, 18, Delightful of gods ; to the race to the race of fishes, and, delightful 19. The jewel of the sky ; and, infini-

telyaboundingwith gems, 20. Receiving innumerable

river" ;

and, possessingcountless armies.

serpents, and alligators.

16.

16. Bramha. 1 7.

40.

be

earth, moun-

21.

with Glistening

creepers;

shoots.

tender leaves and

and, resplendent with

coral

11"

JAIBHNI

BHARATA,

7i"

?5ja^ol5dbp4Xf"T5tfij^^;iTJa*c^iS7JoTS^(553^ ||"^|

C98*

t)(^Sxioi"a*x5ji)XF"2^Tf^"yi3je"^5^

'fjS8yi"T57"o7"ff^oX^"TsgjTloi"t"58#Xf"^Xo5j Kr"o|| lit)SD8#^^jit^Ssi""'dps"j"Sj^TJoTJo-d8tf^

t ^tSs01Jrf0Oldt)TiE--^8j3^^'3j:"^JgAlld0T5^

Xit)8^5jo'dX^7h"e; "^(^Tj^XeS^gS^oa)

at the sightof Overjoyed and as to Dw"raka; joyfully

9.

that he

Bhfma

mightyoeean^ entered the

beheld^ in the principal street^another

sea

came

he city-gate^

whose

mountains

the horses; its currents the elephants;its waves the white parasols crowds ; its fish the fly-brushes ; ; its foam its jewel-minethe masses of ornaments ; and its roaringthe hum of the busy multitudes. 10. "These are the glittering on the crest leaping young fish, of the milk-sea*s towering wreaths of waves; they are the liant that appear on the wreathed masses of brilgleaminglightnings white clouds !" ^Thus beautiful were the flashing glances of the long-eyedyouthful damsels, upon the lines of glistening mansions on both sides of the splendid street. 11. On both sides of the well-built lofty mansions, like the bow of the ruler of the gods rising mit againsta cloud on the sumwere

the

*

"

"

"

of the Silver

inlaid with

the arches of gold mountain, shone beautifully

the nine

preciousgems.

Rows

ctfvarioua

templtti,

CHAPTER

113

VI.

I "rfXs-oX^e) "(5^"TJ58oi3Sjs^Je)L^'rfi$^"^^F"dbpSa

^Xe-?^SD^j5)c)t5o^iiJi^X^oq5i"";c"3o8rf 'rf7C5F"aRjT?JsoaxiF-u^9i5p^ 9^o7rtoX2^7v^"6"i'rfs-^;" ll^-^ll

qs^5Xii7otfe^^^^z3j")^^^o^pS ^^^7oo;i7diX^^vJe)"d07o"i5o^^J")^TS^

N;i"^e8p;"5i" X'f A"^^^;;ip47SD^fcJiSo* ||o3|| ;ij"^;ij"TS^o^aiirfjBXs-n3"i""^g^^^^oTj^^t5je"8d dOoiS ;i)o TJ^^TSja^o^oT$3l)o.5jaX^v"^

and fly-brushes mirrors,banners, parasols, glistened.

vases,

Have

"

they

decorated

sky-elephantfor the Sovereignof the winds who is going abroad to enjoythe delightful ? perfumes^* 12. As though the whole race of pearls,coral,and gems had left the inaccessible retreat of waters and the society of fierce animals, and taken refugehere, the heaps of priceless jewels As shed their lustre. though Kub^ra graciouslydisplayed his nine treasures to the people of the earth, the never-ending bazaars, where heaps of gold were swept togetherby moneychangers, shone magnificently. the royalcityof Krishna ? Will not, 13. Is not this Dwdraka then,Lakshmi the Earth the

the

abide here with all her wealth?

his queen

? Will

also his queen

good things she

not

possesses ? What

Is not

she,then, providehere all wonder

this ?

Thus

the

spaciousstreets were resplendent with abundant heaps of riches and goods. 14. There the female floristsappearedbeautiful in the flower shops,as though,delighted,theyplacedthe half blown jasmin

rows

of merchant

34. The

takes

an

stores

in the

sky is representedas

the

elephant upon

airing. P

which

the wind,

as

a

king,

114

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

^KJ"it)^^v/""orfc)9"rfe^Xs^o;5j""db;5/3^ "^

CO

CD

-O

c;7oT:$i5c5Sot5oX^^ g)8"53o^^^oDoo"rf

in their smile^^. the kunda^^

in their

bright,shiningteeth;

lotus in their face ; the shirisha wreath the

delicate arms;

champaca in

lilyin their long eyes the remainingflowers.

;

their

in their radiant

the and

the water

glistening nose;

the kitaki^'^ in their nails ; "

and sold

shall I describe them ?

How

takinga white jasminflower,sportively blue water lily it as a largered jasmin^^; a dark presented of a wreath they, with smilingspeech,called a white lily^^; ful surahonnh^^ flowers theyraised opposite their charming,beautibodies,and showed to all as a suragfi^; eyeingthe red lotus with a side glance of their long eyes, they called it a white 15. The

young

damsels

lotus32.

By the delicious fragranceof their breathingsighsthey infuse fragranceinto the flower garlandsthey sell in their bazaars; delighted, they impart eleganceby the eleganceof 16.

their delicate creeper bodies ; and

followingare a comparisonsfrequentin poetry. of jasmin. 26. A species

26. This

of

27. A 28.

the

by

series

thorny flower.

From

their

ruby lipsit appeared as

such to the receivers.

the 29.

beautyof Their

the form of their

brightteeth changed its ap-

pearance. 30. A white flower. 31.

Which

is of

a

bright gold colour,

and yery fragrant. 32. The

glanceimpartedthe whiteness.

CHAPTER

115

VI.

||o8|| So5ip4c5i"D^a3ut)a3iSo5)ai^5CoTS^aj"^-z5zS^ ^X^9^"i7^^^^'dX'2S^Ut"fc3^o

radiant

limbs, with

beauty. to

The

joy theyproduce(in

flower-sellers there

are

the

flowers)a

novel

of

Cupid

the very

arrows

partedlovers. (Severalverses

are

omitted here.)

Having seen the multitude of beautiful courtezans, Bhima to the environs of proceededthence, and as he advanced, came brilliant with the throngingcrowds the palace,that were of of Krishna, had come the skilful;who, hearing the fame the ever-ready from every regionin hope of obtaining fulfilment 17.

and assembled of their desires^^,

there with the

joy of displaying

their science and skill. 18. The threw

over

ruttingelephantsthere

themselves,the pex fumed

from the besmeared in

powders

trunks, and

that fell by friction

bodies of the various

princesengaged dispartridges^*, cock-fighting, horsemanship,amusing themselves

of

contests ram-fighting, their elephantand plajring with dice and backgammon,

33.

took up in their

and

Gifts equal to their highestwishes.

in bets delighting

34. Which

are

trained to

and

ling. gamb-

fight.

116

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

Seeingthe palaceof Krishna, the lustre of whose gemmed turrets fascinated the eyes, as though the milk sea, in order that and reside in Dw4who dwelt in it might come the Immutable 19.

raka, had itself

beforehand,and remained

come

there with all

Bhima alightedfrom his jewels, the intelligent renowned himself,and proceededthither;his chariot,prostrated hair erect with rising joy^s. I say that this is the palace of the Dark-cloud20. When with the beautythat produced who, not content complexioned, its brilliant

the

"

god of love,the

that sustains

?

that rules

Lakshmi, and the bounty and the mighty deities^s, the assumed

Brumha

kings; Say! is it in my power to set forth it to the eyes of Bhima, was Thus magnificent

of

state

wealth

"

its grandeur with the

arches37. varied lustre of itsjewelled 21. Bhima

impossibleto from sapphires

the

It was glistening palaceof Krishna. the lustre of the arches of flashing distinguish lines of bees mounting the ether for the P"rij"ta's

reached

35. See, p. 53, n. 5. is the father of 36. Krishna

husband

of

Lakshmi

the

wealth, and by his bounty sustains all the

Cupid, the goddess of

gods. 37. Or crescents

over

the doors "c.

CHA.PTER

117

VI.

8tf7S^q5^e;;)i5ao?iTi"Ti?Nho^oi"'dia"7"?8c""/a9 ||-^-^||

wide-spreadfragrance^^;and, stoppinghis "

entered.

How

detained him 22.

familiar with Krishna! at any

one

of the warders

of the gates.

Hear, O chief of men^^!

entered the

Not

retinue at the gate,

dininghall

At that moment

Krishna

had

glistenedwith rows of brilliance of goldenvessels inlaid with jewels; surrounded by his relatives, he sat in a splendid to pleasing narratives*^, seat; and, listening was diningsumptuously;his mothers* ^ servingup the food most to his taste,and his queens attending at his side with agreeable and fans. fly-brushes 23. Admiring the sparklingrice,the well dressed pease, that

'

ghee,cakes,sweat sauce,

dressed

rice-milk,sweatmeats,

honey,sugar,

meat,

fruits,vegetables, ripe fruits,custards,soups,

dried fruits, puddings,seasoned pulse,milk, and curds, pickles, in bright golden dishes served up by Dfevaki and Yashode and vessels,the Immutable partook of them, deeming them new*2. 38. The

the

Pirij"tatree

churning

of the milk

was

produced at and perfd-

sea,

med

the world

the

taken property of Indra; but was of at the instigation him by Krishna

f^om

by

its flowers.

It became

Satyabhiund,his fayoiirite queen, In Dw"raka. planted

and

39.

Janam^aya.

40.

Related

of those who 41.

D^vaki

as

an

amnsement

by

some

dined with him.

whobore, andYashdddwho

reared,him. 43.

More

tasted.

delicious than

he

had

ever

118

JAIMINI

BHABATA^

24. The

who secretly feeds the Immortals Eternally-satisfied with ambrosia the Supreme Spiritwho, by the god of fire, receives the burnt ofierings of all sacrifices, and causes (theperformer of the sacrifice) feasted with to eat the fruit thereof*^, that nothingof temporary**regalenjoymentmight great avidity, be lacking; deeming this suitable to his mortal-pastime. sounds of their necklaces, 25. Distinguished by the tinkling "

and other ornaments, anklets, bracelets, their creeper forms

bowed by slightly

the

of

waves

beautyof

weightof their breasts their beauthat protrudedtheir upper garments, eyes befitting tiful of bright teeth displayedby their countenances, rows familiar speech; on the right cheerful smiles, and their loving, with flyand left of the Immutable, stood his eightqueens brushes and fans of palm. and eating 26. "After goingfrom house to house, stealing butter and cream*^, living upon clots of rice from the herdsthe

"

43. i. e. rewards

the merit of

perform-

44.

his

tng the sacrifice. 45. See p.

32,

own n.

as opposed to Temporaryor finitei

eternal happiness .

83.

120

BHARATA,

JAIMINI

c?-5je)^XfSc5So7ooi)c"i)^Sj9^F"^ja^o'3"pc33oi

||3o|| ^t"(XS;)T^58iTiOT^^^Je)^"^'#83rf"oTl);ij^ to war, trust

and

him

was

taken^"? easily

so

Hold

You

the world's preceptor!

as

your tongue^ and don't

preceptor.

our

are

"

this,and don't make

laugh! 29. Greatly delightedwith Satyabh"m^'sjocularity, and smilingat it, Krishna was about to reply,when watchmen

Know

the arrival of Bhima.

announced of servant

us

a

with Immediately,

Krishna brother-in-law,

made

stopped Bhima, saying,"It

duringdinner

a

the familiarity

sign, and

is not

proper

a

female

to

enter

time."

30. Bhima

replied: Whose dinner time is it? Who, in this house, has been struck by a demon^^? Why is all now so silent? Is nobody at home ? Are they gone out ? There's nothingthe with D^vaki and Satyabh"m^ ? Who matter caused me to be "

stoppedhere

? Have

here,and caused so

many

a

women^^

50. Kiishna

was

famine ?

failed,and the rain

in the town

Let him

defeated

Jarasandha. 51. i. e. who

the crops

in battle

? Then

get quitof themes! by

talitj.

fallen

does he

keep

'*

52. See p. 32, n. 83. If he cannot afford to show

53.

is dead ?

why

not

ho9pi-

CHAPTER

121

VI.

I i"idzS^e;a"e;o7"^o^^z^^cS?lfd(;S^oXTMd;^iS3"T$e)7V

"^oTt^Sj^'dbSarSiS^ Xoaz5^o^-dbT3s^^e-c"S7i"TSiS^^*);istf ||3-cj

31.

Hearingthe

Bhlma, Krishna looked on the face and Satyabh"md, smiled^ and ate with increased cried out, frequentlyand loudlybelching. Bhima

of Rukmini eagerness, '^

words

this tdmasa^^9

Why

three worlds you have for 32.

not

are

Have a

all he look

can

to

will he slew

I know

for you ! What

continued

!

me

the

see

houses by stealth,and strangers'

ground

the lifeof her who not

will

who

devours

as

he walks

? Will he

who, in anger,

suckled

him*",be benevolent

he

who

to others?

!

and becomes

can respectability a

? Has

man

is not fit I should

see

he have

this fellow any

this fellow ! "

laysaside divinity, shame? Enough ! It

who

Thus

Bhima

qualityofdarkneM, ibvilnesfl, 57. Kmhna Kanisa. ignorance.

54. The

55. See

fellow

a

father~in-law*7, regard his relatives ? Will

33. What

or

regardthen

"

When

"

:

angry, the

layhands upon^s, gets hold of savoury food, will he the rightor left! When becomes a cowherd aking*^,

his

drunk

alone ? When

come

? O spare

men

Revilinghim, Bhima

spares not, but enters

I

mouthful

mortal

mere

of

p.llS ,

verge

66. See p. 32"

26.

56. See p. 33, n. 86. a

slew

n.

85.

turned hie

con"

father-in-law

ISS

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

otS^ ||33|| 70';i"^^"rfrfai"^i5A)S5i5^ii^^^?j"^^7i"^S

temptuonslyaway been him

; when

Krishna^

informed,smiling, asked,

"

as

When

though

he had but

did Bhima

just

? Call

come "

here ! Who

stopped him ? Why are you angry ? Then thus replied Bhima againentering, : that Arjun has with 34. My lord! Have I the familiarity you? No one respects mel They stopped me here!" Then Vishnu of Devapura replied, I caused you to be detained ; took hold of his garment, immediatelyseated this way ! 9ome honour^ him; and when he had partakenof the various dainties, "

^^

"

"

ed

him

with

abundance

of

perfumes, camphor, betel,and

wreaths of flowers.

CHAPTER

VII.

with to Hastindpura to the sacrifice^ Contents. Krishna comes who attacked them in all the Yddavas; overcomes Anusdlva the the way ; and greatly Pdndus, protects Verse

1.

with Bhima,

Hear, O lord of earth ! After Krishna and

presentedto him

fresh

had

dined

flowets,sandal,cam-

CHAPTER

12S

VII.

RizS-dj?) 2"";zS^oaJ95S8o^x:ly TJ^^JS^T^l^'^iT^X^^S ||3|[

phor^ and betel^he

called Kritawarma^ of Dwdraka

^^Let all the inhabitants

sacrifice of

the

Hastin"purato

pitchedoutside^;and

Let the rest of the Y"dava

remain

me

to

the

tent

accompany

Dharmar"ya; have

and Balar"ma^

S. Let Yasud^va

now

in proclamation

make

him^

and commanded

,

the

city.

and

guard the city.

chiefs

S"mba^ Pradyumna*, Gada^ pany accomAniruddha^, Nishata",Shata^,Akrura*",and Sdtyaki^i, Let the queens^ in great splendour^set out with me. ,

the greatestrarities from the treasury. And

D^vaki.

Take

the well

dressed

people of

the

3.

Immediately,at of

drums

war

1. One

of his

forward

5. A on

ike

the

fjEitherand

elder brother

of

Krishna. 4. A

name

tude Kritawarma, the multi-

son

and YashodS

son

hj J^mbavatK

Pradyumna.

8. Son of Balar"ma.

9. Brother of Nishata. of the

by Bukmini.

Krishna's god of loye,

10. A

the

of Vasud^va.

6. Krishna^s 7. Son of

joomey. The

of

throughout the city;

resounded

generals.

short distance

2. A

the command

forth ; the littersof D^vaki

went population

son

let

come."

women

3.

city,the household, and

minister.

11, Son of Yasad^va.

,

whole

moved

J^*

JAIMINI

forward.

Accompaniedby

BHAKATA,

the female

train^the lines of palankeens

of Rukmini,Satybh"mfe, and the other queens, set out with guardson the rightand left; and the valuables of the treasury were

broughtforth.

4. With

his sons,

brothers,relatives, friends,kinsmen, and

Krishna set out, accompaniedby Bramins with their priests, and those learned in the shastras ; Kshatriyas Brahmach"ris^^^ with the myriadsof their forces ; Vaishyaswith their wealth and unequalled the multitude of Sddras ; preparations ; and crowds of every class with their several gifts. 5* Upon camels, mules, head-coolies, cavady coolies,and The various waggons, the goods advanced, crowdingthe road. entire folds of a

tude of

;

and with

a

concourse

and the

peoplewent

of paramours,

a

forth with

them,

troop of bawds,

joy. a

the bards,and musicians, dancers,stage-players,

went 12.

forth

of

proceededin lines; 6. With

came

horses,and chariots. A row of elephants, ners and banset out. Parasols, palankeens fly-brushes,

crowding host

littersand

and buffaloes

cows

forward in

Toung braming

multi" zans courte-

their irony,punning, crowds, displaying

from tbe time of

their inveetiture with the sacred cord till

are engagmarriage; daringwliich tfaey ed in studying the yedas,Bet,

CHAPTER

125

VII.

||8|f 7h7"ri(xs^^7i9t-^xi7ioo-^iizioii^^

en)

Ji"T5^-d";-do^jaarfjaoT^sbao ^iSdS

wit,affected airs,loud laughter, leering, mincing gait, coquetry, wantonness, and amorous gestures of their pliant limbs;impeding the march of the lechers in the army. sarcasm,

7. As with the

though from roaringof war

the

midst

of the

another

sea

and trumpets, which

drums

arose

sea

the lord of

too weak, the turtle** unable, and the elephants was serpents*' I am too feeble,to bear ; and which of the eightquarters** unable to describe,being hitherto unheard of, ^the sea of "

the entire Y"dava What

forward. 8.

consoled

Bhima

a

see

set

out

Yasud^va

them

on

and Balar"ma

their way,

them, appointedthem

to take leave of

forward

with

lake in the middle

them,

"

whuA

rest

phants of the eightqaarters.

who

received

came

a

their

short

blessing,

guard his city,and caused mounted on a charger,Krishna

of the way,

Y"davas, and there being

he ordered

a

halt ;

ing, and, (Smil-

:

"

13. See p. 13, n, 23. 14. The turtle in enppoeed to eapp(9rt

serpent, upon

and marched

to

all the rest of the

thus addressed Bukmini

the

Dw"raka,

from

I say ? shgill

Haying saluted

distance to

went

host

the ele-

15. The

eartb U faid

at each

of the

pass, by

aft

to be

supported

eightp""ntf of the ele|)h"it*

com-

lis

JAIiriNI

BHARATA^

^588X"e^o8^c5iD";"xSSc5i)?pS7i)^^*?f oTSj"aoSolS^j" K8-||

9. "See 1 O moon-faced

! The

padmini^^of

and the rdjdhamsahridiyjypunndgakdi^^^

of women!

Does

the sin^^ within her bosom.

Rukmini

replied: My lord! How

company

Besides,a sin-bom she

Is she not fickle23? Will

in indulges of the shining

she be the wife of the Sun^o? This

madhupas^^l How, then,can is the nature

this lake

will

woman^^

the world

wonder

regard her husband?

ceal con-

at this?

Tell

me!"

"

falsely impute blame to the to cherish r^ahamsa, punndga^ padmini? Is she not at liberty with and the race of madhupas'^fIf a mother abide in company 10.

her

**

can

you

what (blame is there)in the world ? Water children, has caused

What

What

if she have

sin is there in the heart where

ficklebecause know

the mud^.

Krishna

she trembles in the presence

sprung

ing stand-

up here ?

dwells^?

Is she

of her lord^??This I

not!

into four difitingmslied and excelto beauty according lence ; of which padmini is the highest. idso a place abounding Padmini means 16. Women

are

classes

with lotuses. the sporting 17. This phrase signifies of swans, and, dalliance with a king. of elephants(in the 18. The sporting

water,)and, dalliance wiUi nobles, 19. Bees,as beingfond of sweets ; and drunkards, as being fond of wine or spirits.

20. Which

the lotus is called " because

of its openingat sunrise. 21. The

expressionmeans

from mud,

as

22. Or the black mark 23. Or 24. The

also,sprung

the lotus is. in its centre.

to waTing, as applied

words

used

the lotus,

here

only in of swans, elephants, and bees, 35. The word means also sin.

the

are

sense

26. Or what

fault it there in its

black in the centre ? 37. The tun*

being

128

BHASATA^

JAIHIHI

^^^T3i^^(^:^'Soi2iipi"t'^^:"^^

midst of the way him

to one

14, The

||o3||

and praised peoplesaw the lotus-eyed^ another in the languageof the vedas and shastras. is bramins lauded Krishna, saying, Whar praise^i many

*^

it to you to say that the

recollection of you takes away

mere

the

guiltof braminicide and other sins that cannot be removed by and law ? and that the the studyof the vedas,ritual, shastras, tion, sightof you givesus all the merit of the vows, charity,devoausterities, studyof the sacred books,worship, sacrifices, and meditation performedin the four states^^? "

15. The

whole

multitude of

themselves,and

A female dancer

to his forehead.

hands

saw

people presentedofferings, trated proshis raised him. one Every joined came

into the

road,

and, in various modes, accompaniedby the sound of pipes, and other instruments of music,wheelingaccording to the lutes, ^

the

even 31.

Krishna^ and astonished dancingdelighted celestialnymphs.

art,by her

newest

e.

u

how

small

a

part of

your

praise1 32.

lifc

The

are

four conditions

of

a

bramin*8

Brahmachfiri;(seep. 124, n. 12.)

Grihasta,or householder,after marriage; Vanaprastha, or residence in the forest for the purposes of uninterrupteddevotion;and Sanyisi,orreUgiousmendicant.

CHAPTER

129

VII.

I ^^X^7*5c533")oX^e;^'ri;5S;5^oil)X7x^Ar")!r"^

"i"?\e;o8D7oi"rfe;si"E-aX^STioX^o

uDa;5j"X6-zS^e;2"";T5^js^^-dz5w"yrfE-

u^aSX^^^75^^oi"pl"j5)5'df"'^^0 n;)a37io^z;5oi)E-7^^;^-ddo?c33o8;"^^" o^aS5^Sj"58^;^oa"T5^5^o ^^"d^liSiT^jB^-orf^^^^'ijs^ ||o2|| ^oi)""7ci^^o^orfo7SXd^3ix""d"^^^"i"

S"l)S-"yto5Woi"o89^8^j3T5Si"e^5o^c5S^o'*o| tjA"E-oSjoSXli"857\c55D"s5^"s;:;iJi^'^^TJo

16. When deities on

the

their

Krishna

praisedhim huge body

entered

and

the other

sky,saying,"This is he who reclines thousand-crested serpent."Coming to with long, bowed their heads adorned

in the of the

doors, the females

pendent hair decked adored the joyfully 17. The

Hastinipura^Indra

and, throughouteyery street,

with flowers ;

lord of Lakshmi.

moon-faced

ones

the

upon

loftymansions

sides of the street,presentedabundance

on

both

grant sandal, fra-

of agaru,

betel,various kinds of flowers, incense,wave-lamps,fruit, sacred grass, and coloured rice. When of Dharma's arrived at the gate of the son

parchedcorn,

eyed sparkledwith of

it,came 18.

the lustre of crescents

forth with

Seeingthe

son

joy to of

meet

of gems,

the

the Lotus-

palace,that king,hearing

him.

Dharma, Krishna

from smiled,alighted

crown goldenchariot,and presentedhis magnificent himself aside,prostrated king'sfeet. The king,stepping

his

B

at the at the

130

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

x52:if\t"9^55o-d^j"e;OoTS^pS?jT?j"oti)

7i)"0^Ji"^ljk o!OOT^o^"rfs-a5^tf^"j'sjJio"oTS^j"" tjti)^5l)O#^^0 ||os-||

I p83S5t)7o^^zS^"c5o^oSb"p^sl)??^^?p:^^tS^7)-

8i^Oj]pf*SS:io"d;Sje)"d"S7o3o^ax3Xi3Xo

feet of

Krishna; who, with great affection, took, and warmly him. embraced The king,in return, claspedKrishna; and the

gods in

the

19. After

sky extolled this,when

the

king'sformer

Krishna

merit^^.

had

prostratedhimself to Dritionately Vidura^s,Kripa^e,Gdndhdris^,and Kunti^S; affectar",shtra34, taken and embraced

Arjun,Nakula, Sahad^va, Vrisha-

ketu,Youvandshwa, and others,who at his

lotus-feet;kindlyseen,

Droupadi

and

thus addressed

Subhadr^^g. him

and

and

had

themselves prostrated enquiredafter the health of

happilyseated,

was

"

the

king

:

"

and the rest, ^Vasu^^My lord ! Are the queen D^vaki d^va, Balardma, Manmatha*^, and the others,^and all the female household, quitewell ? What has become of Bhima ? ^0.

"

is it that you have favoured

How

by

any one?"

with Let

Bhima, us

go and

"My

army,

and is now see

with

with

me

a

all my

encamped

on

people,came

the bank

InstraotoroftheEurus and P^dus.

had

acquired by

36.

births ; and

37. Wife

which

deeds in former gained for him such

favour from

38. Mother

which

he

Krishna.

39. Wife

34. Father 35. Half

of the

along Ganges.

them**."

virtuous

33. Merit

visit unaccompanied

of the Kurus.

brother of Dritarashtra.

40. A

name

of Dritarashtra.

of the Pandu

of Aij un. of

Cupid.

41. lit.rise to'see them.

princes.

CHAPTER

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131

VII.

Cj

ll-")-ci|

spoke^ the king^ looking on the face of Arjun, We are fortunate indeed to day ! Is it any wonder*' that this Sea of grace should come ? A visit to his worshippers to our relatives will giveus much joy. Call the people, and go forth! Let the cityglistenwith ornaments, and festoons of leaves { Let the richly ! Let the queens adorned damsels come proceedin their litters! And let the people set out ! he said, 2L

As

Krishna

"

"

and

rose.

22.

Then,

cityof

at the

king'scommand, theyrichlydecorated the struments inof pleasing Hastin"pura. Instantly, every variety of music

of the

in city,

adorned

sent

forth their notes.

their ornaments, flocked

with brilliantjewels, came

All the inhabitants

together. The females,

forth in crowds.

Multitudes

they set out to meet them with the of heralds* loud acclaim,dancing,and songs of joy. pomp 23. With the sacrificialhorse marching proudly in front, the Lover of Arjun and his other brothers on the rightand left, his worshippers his right,and the host of Munis on gladlyfolthrongedthe

And

streets.

42.

Or, How

wonderful

that,"c.

1S2

BHAKATA,

JAIMIKI

7T"a'Mld^^"XorfTi;3^^'doA"d"^a

^llkesea

lowing, "

minglingwith

approachedthe army

sea*',the Lord

of the Y"davas

that

with spotless stream, resplendent

of earth

glistened by

eagerly mortals' the Im-

its beautiful banks

of

sand.

paid their respectsto D^vaki, Yashod^, and Rohini ; and all the Y"dairas to the Lord of earth,Aijun, and Bhima each other. The rest mutuallyembraced Kunti. saw the king. Droupadi and SubhadrS embraced Kukmini and the F"odus

24. The

other queens; to the offerings

25.

and Prabh"vati queens

and presented prostrated herself,

of Krishna.

lookingon Satyabh"mfi,

the face of

Droupadi,said

with

a

risingsmile, "In

all the world you

are

Sixteen thousand

wives cannot

win

ed Krishna; you have charm-

your

good fortune ? I am afraid five husbands** ! " captivate

him.

Is this

speak to

to

To

which

fiew

a

faithful wife who

she thus

43. The tvro teas

you

meeting.

thingto

a

the cleverest of

: replied

were compaiiie*

"

lik* two

44. See p.

27,n. 70,

women

!

CHAPTER

158

VII.

i"i)^atfT"^x5^ooLXoT3o^aa'ds^r"^

26. "Had

I not charmed

the

Treasuryof pity,would

any have

? What disgrace though all the rest were present me**. in the assembly of the Kurus, Krishna alone preserved Having, formerly at the worship of the Pdrijdta, givenaway cared for my

to the Muni

your lord The

of JRukmini

spome

it not

so

27. As

and,

at

any husband

N"rada*^, have you is the

helperof

the

?

now

helpless^Say !

Is

"

?

gave directions ;

Krishna Droupadi finished speaking, the kingscommand, they put aside horse. the sacrificial

broughtforth

At

that

the

people,and

instant,the blue

in her husband's remained 46. The kingdom of Hastin"rati was possesston. Thus, thooghDharma^"ya, Bhfma, and equallydivided between the Earns and P"ndus. Dbarmardya made a sacrifice, the other Pluidus were prcHcnt, Krishna attended.

the Kurus

which wealth and

knowing

come

him by

him to

Envying the

greatness of Bharmar^ya,

and

they could not overof artifice, theyinduced he losthis which game, by

that

war

playat a kingdom. He

then staked

brothers; afterwards lost.

his younger bis wife; all of

When

was

her deliverer,

Satyabh"ro^receivingthe P6rijata tree,worshipped it; and, according 46.

to givea present to custom, desiring N"rada M uni,asked what he wished for.

to

He

asked for Krishna, She gave Krishna

to him.

N4rada

bore oflFKrishna

on^hiR

prayers of up for hi?

Droupadi was brought !nto the assembly,Dushy"sana

D^vaki, promised to give him

seized her garment with the intention She prayed to of exposing her person.

soever weight of gold. But hov much Satybh"m^ put into the scale, Krishna's

Krishna

; and thoughinnumerable clothes so that palledaway, they multiplied she stillremained unexposed. Dushy^strippingher, atSana, fatiguedwkh the garments to his temptedto remove house. But Droupadi looked angrily up-

scale would

were

city was

put in to

told her

to allow Bukmini

consumed in them, and they were Seeing her thus favoured of a moment. God, they ceased to insult her, and she

Krishna.

whom

on

he

shoulders ; but, beset

not rise.

by the

All the gold of the

Nlurada purpose. in and* fault the that her, was suggested

gold being a

taken

no

to

try.

out, Bukmini

The

put in

Tulasi flower ; which exactlybalanced The Muni took it,and went

iij^^gy.

134

JAIMINI

BHARATAf

||-d8|| 9oT5i^*)a3?^SiSe-n^^ol"o^j")ij^^^^";^T;^7

bebeld the hotse^ and worshipastonished, lotus-eyed (females) ped it with rich cloths,jewels,flowers,sandal, and sprinkled rice. Hear, O king,what followed : "

28. At that moment of former

account

Anus"lva, younger

enmity

to

Krishna,

came

brother of

Sdlva, on

thither^fell upon

seized,bore off,and made fast the horse;then, by stealth, fixed an arrow around it his immense army in eagle-array^^^ his bow, and himself standing in front, thus addressed

them set on

Sudh"ra, his faithful minister "

29. my

Most

elder

freshest water

"

will make

assuredlyI

brother,and burnt up

quicklime

were

thrown

an

and enemy

the butter-thief who

citySoubha,

our

into his

poured upon it; bringdown

Y"davas Will

:

as

slew

though the

paunch, glutted

the valourous

pride of

and the

distress my fbes. F"ndus; and, in battle,greatly pass before

me

and live?

Let the army

stand

prepared! 47* One

of the forms

lotus,8tc; turtle,

of battle array.

There

are

also the forms

of the crescent,

136

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

^^^ji"oX;5^"/i^^ozS";is^;l7":jit^i5B^[iB?vF-o^oii^ ||3-q|

cried out, "What distressed ; the rest^9,mazed^ The

Slayerof addressed

33. "This

then shook

the demons the

mightyheroes

is Anus"lva.

ha"

army,

seized Bravo 84.

this horse ! demon "

! '*

Whosoever

vanquish him, them.

Let

of

his

to show

What

ours.

Thus

slew his elder brother.

might againstme, he entered a foreign land,and fearlessly

eagerness

vast

grin, head, and, with cha-

-

"

Formerly I

Enragedat this,in gathereda

:

his

have

we

the Yellow-robed

of all these warriors

release and

those who

prodigyis this!"

now

to

boast of?

extolled him. heroes

are

who

bring the horse,this betel i" completethe task accept it."

can

can

for At

Krishna's

silent. On were speech,the valiant warriors,afraid, which Pradyumna, falling at Krishna's feet, I will fetch the ful "plendidhorse and giveit you ; if not, I will sink*^ to the fearfate of a pubescentfemale's husband*"," he said,received the betel,and permission to depart. "

48

Equivalentto" May I sink,Sw.

49. i. e. the fate of

one

who

has

mar-

ried

a

female

foerty.

arrived at the age of pu-

CHAPTER

137

VII.

35. Then

himself at Vrishakfetu, prostrating of Krishna^with joinedhands entreated him, me

!

If I do not

layhim

at your

anger slain then

a

the delicate feet '^

My

lord ! hear

the scoundrel Anus"lva, and in battle, seize,

feet,I will sink Give

bramin.

me

to the lot of him

commission!

"

who

The

has in

Lily-eyed

him, gave the betel,and dismissed him. 36. Having fixed (to the car) his fish-bearing standard^^ took,embraced

which

rigidascetics,harnessed his steeds that far surpass the lightning's pace, and yoked his loftycar that by its dazzling blaze of gold and jewelsmocks the solar orb, teer, Pradyumna prepared for mighty conflict,stationed his chariohimself ascended,took his bow, and, high elate, advanced to

the most

conquers

battle. 37. Anusfelva to the

fight?

warrior is this who

"What

him.

saw

it Krishna,

Were

a

his standard.

This must

fellhim

ground." Sayingwhich,

60. The

to the

design on

the

be his

ensignof Cupid

is a fish; probably from its beinga

com-

son.

mon

fish would

Let him

come

vances ad-

now

not

be

here.

he put his army

figureof long,glancingeyes,

on

I'll

back,

188

JAIMINI

BHAEATA,

tSoTi^js^ ||38|| \;T5i^;i3^^^TS3tf?^c5i)o^;"a7J^^^^ 7i)-d a-d5^^"i)^(y ?X;3o!^t5;5t5";

and confrotited the fixed

of the

son

his five afrows

on

Lotus-eyed. Fradyumna

his

bow^

drew^ and

shot

at

then the

demoil. "

38. sions^^

Why I

of the

so

impetuous?

am

not

one

who

curbs his pas-

ing partedfroriimy spouse. Why now this shootshafts? I have no bow of sugarcane, five love-inciting

am

not

bowstringof bees, and

arrows

you^*. See now my one shouted,drew, and shot 39.

1

of various

fierce dart 1 at the

son

"

flowers,to fightwith This

said, Anusklva

of the Immutable.

Hear, O lord of earth ! The dart transfixed his breast;

the and, throughthd pain, Fradyumna swooned. Immediately charioteer brought the car to the place where Krishna stood; who, when he saw him, said,"To day my son, with valiant might,has slain his foe,and fainted ! So, you have come, you

braggart! What

shall I do with

you?" and, with his left foot,

kicked him. And

therefore not

Cupid, nor

attemptingto

51.

to an enemy resist his in-

floeDeeb 53. Bee p. 47) n. 33.

139

VII.

CHAPTBK

||^q|| 9"Tir"oi"^oX;^^A;-d2;^*x)Tl"2to^cS7"Sc$o8rttS^

40. "How

will you enter

to be off to

tell you

I cannot

in presence of the women!

Dwfiraka

tbe forest ; the Munis

there will

soever you^^. Undone, whose town you enter,' a forsaken, worthless fellow, nobody v?illhave any thingto do

receive

not

"

"

give you sheltet? If you utter Shiva, is destroyer, Thus Krishna onlyrefuge^*.*'

vdth you. Henceforth, who will think of your relative B4na, your there.

So

reviled his 41.

"

of

army

son.

Is your

with

him

is your incorporeality

son

foot ?

your

by this scoundre},that you kick Enough ! Send to the son of Karoa an

defeated

reserve,"said Bhima.

"

Do you go, th^n,'*Krishna

is mine replied.Eejoicing, the victory

!''the

"

shouted

so

as

shake the four quarters, fixed

to

and drew, discharged, bowstring, 63" Th^y

are

aacetios,and

thi^efore

Cupid'sson married B6na's daugll-

the

the demons

arrow

on

his

the foe's battalions. Thej sought the asaistanee

wife P"rvati ; but thisalso failed. They then appliedto Vishnu ; who sent

Cui^d.

ter. When

to diBtwrb.

an

of hk

of Cupid. despisers 54.

fell upon

of the wind

son

made

gpds, the gods,unable

war

to

against overcome

He

boldlyapproached,firedhis effectually

and shafts into Shiva's breast, broke

his abstraction.

Shiva, enraged,

them, besoughtBramha, to givethem a powerfulleader. He repliedthat such a leader must be bom of Shiva, and that

looked upon

therefore they should make their request then seated in abShiva was to him.

Shiva,at Bima's request,became guardianof his city-gate,

stract devotion ; which

they tried in vain

consumed exists

him with his eye of fire, and his body. Thenceforth, he

onlyin

the mind

;

without form, the

140

JAIMINI

BHAKATA,

^

||^ 3|| "?c55D^^^o^^-5z8j5)^e;^o5^Ti55^'d^5" ^ojo^i^pS

Vrishak^tu, smiling,said, SeeingBhima*s impetuosity, Bhima to day ! O sire ! Do fathers over thingis come

42. "

A

new

seek

their children's

proper

Tell portion.

should

come

father

grasp the

wished-for

! Is it fit that you,

me

for it?"

Bhima

43. Vrishak^tu

I

came

like lightning on falling

a

you how

The

quarters. What

on falling

arrows

and

shall I say ?

attacked

thunder, and

the "

opposing

of blood shone radiant

the army

The

fight."

the necks of the

rent

"

the dashingand spirting streams warriors, to the eye.

to

with the voice of

forest

give

it himself, and not

smiling,twanged his bow,

As he shouted

hostile army.

to show

throughgreediness, child ! and does the

"

replied,My

shiningfruit,devour

it to his child to eat ?

battle is my

This

fruit?

darkened

streamingblood

the

eight

became

an

river. overflowing 44. fled.

"

He

who

upon

is this whose

Who

worthless cowherd." down

his

a

shower

Thus

ensignbears standard

a

fish,defeated by me,

is the bull ?

'Tis not

the

ed spoke Anusklva; and, enraged,rain-

of darts upon

him.

"Show

now

your utmost

CHAPTER

141

Vll.

A

might againstme," the son of Kama his chariot with newly whetted arrows. 45. The shafts transpierced, and Anus"lva

moment

with

piercedthe

arrow,

an

flew

unconscious;then

was

sou

overwhelmed

said ; and

heyond to

came

of Kama's

body. A himself; and, his

breast.

With

deadlywound he fainted,closed his eyes, and sunk down chariot. Seeinghim, Bhima, filledwith rage, came up with his powerfulclub,crushed Anus"lva's car. steeds

fell dead.

battered.

Anusdlva

46. The car

was

Bhima

crowding,fell on

elephantssunk quarters* gave "

way55.

Begone

"

!

The the

with his monstrous

earth

The

charioteer

down. was

off it.

leapt from

with every kind The

powerfulhero Bhima

of weapon.

neck

in two, split

was

p.

and

The

;

and, The

army,

eight

widelyyawned.

cried, and

125,n.

His

in his

of the serpent king

club.

65. See p. 12, n. 23 ; and

slain.

the

14 "

15.

smote

them

142

BHARATA^

JAIMINI

:|p5e;^X7Sc5i"o#jsoTi)Sb3^:iai^'d"^74)lfo

47. Before he of the renowned

be seized the dishonoured*^, fighting,

was

warriors that

cars

ed within his reach,and dash-

came

ground ; he killed ; he overthrew ; he beat ; he kicked. and draggingthem by their trunks,he threw Seizing, about the elephants. He delugedthe earth with blood. In them

to the

the contest, he

blew, and

sent

them

flyingby

his breath ;

amongst the enemy's force,raised heapsof corpses. 48. The infantryhe threw down; pounded, and them The

with his heel. The

elephantshe

ground. with was

the

The son

raised into the

chariots he smashed. of the wind

advanced

resembled

in

Anus"lva

a

a mass.

to the

air, and dashed them Can

in battle? The

meet

any army,

and

in half a

a

fight

minute,

shower

of

rows, ar-

chariot,and put forth all his strength. shot at him, Bhima, seizing his club that new

the staffof the

approached.

stamped

beat into

Anusklva,rainingon Shima

annihilated.

49. As

cavalryhe

numerous

and,

Anus41va

god drew

of an

death, sprung arrow

66. By being defeated.

back

forward, and to his

ear,

dis-

144

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

I l^tJ^Sbj;^^tc"c5i)tiF-SX^Tie/^^T3J5)"f^Tttr

52.

SeeingKrishna

killed my

who

and, with

They,

his

*"

four arrows,

at the darts'

left the him

elder

eagerlyapproaching, This is brother. I'll slay him," Anus"lva

battle,and

the

struck

Immutable's

of sharpwound, regardless ran

the chief of the Yadu

aside. race,

Anusdlva,

was

four the

charioteer,

thus addressed

"

"

pay ?

Have

the

Have

by my withholdingtheir empire been distressed by my

followers suffered

my

people in

my

the married women neglectof government ? committed ? Has throughexcessive lusf, adultery Have

of those What

who

died childless

to the charioteer ;

that he had 61. i. e. have or

land,

the property

? treasury^*

Alas !

cause

54. Mean

sign

into my

come

of the

is to battle, why Krishna, my foe who came This is a new thing,that I cannot get revenge. time, havingquieted the horses,Krishna made a

is the visible?

sion

horses.

people:

53.

not

said ;

seeingbefore

not

and grieved,

the foe

fixed I been

misrule P

Or

on

his bow

guiltyof have

and

my

as

he

shouted, and shot the

and raised to his

cheek, he

sinned, that this evil (the escape oppressubjects foe)should befal me ?

arrow came

of the

CHAPTBR

145

Vll.

T3ow^^;(5i"oSb?"Rja"TJ?\T5os;"^^ai^t)Sj^dj ||^^||

in front of Anus"lva ; of

use

who^ seeinghim advance^ What ''

comingeagerlyto fightwith

me^

and

is the

me deceiving

in

battle^^ ?

Oppose me and see/'he said^drew^ and shot. 55. With a rising smile^the Mountain-bearer said^^^I fear to the demon race oppose you ! Though wearied with destroying in battle^ I cannot get rid of the business/'drew^ and discharged. his bow^ drew with all on Bearingit^Anus"lva fixed an arrow his mighty and smote his wide and shiningbreast^like lightning the Black

fallingon

mountain^^.

The

Foe

of demons

fainted. 56.

Beholding the Lotus-eyed^the The

chariot round. The

multitude

leadingto

the

charioteer

of all the Y"davas

confusion

turned

the

great.

was

crowded the roads afirighted^ city-people^ loftygates, and rushed into the city. The king^ of the

amazed, stood still. The

female

flock surrounded

Krishna.

said : Amongst them, Satyabh"md,laughing, "

62. By 63. One

ains enamerated

runningawaj. of the

Mven

mountprincipal

of Krishna T

by Hindus.

is very dark.

The

colour

146

iklUlHl

will not

57. "Alas ! What of your

the amount

gave your Kfe in

might

BHARATA,

the enemy

who

battle^,and

do

forth to meet

went

back

ran

that

now

again?

theyknow the

In the

demon,

prideof

disgracedPradyumna. Who, in the world, will ? 1 know henceforth celebrate *your praise no equal prowess her to yours!" Thus Satyabhfime, keenlyreproached laughing^ valour

you

lord. 58. He

opened hi*

eyes ;

wife, his heart sunk wrath

was

and, abashed

within him ;

stirred ; and

as

he looked

by the speechof his his eyeballs reddened ; his about him to the rightand

and againpreparedfor battle ; here Yrishak^tu left,

stood,and,

thwartingAnus"lva,^* If I permityou to survive as I the son of Kama? to day has driven off Krishna, am and shouted. he said,drew, discharged, he boasts himself

59^. "Because

woman"^,

the

might

that defeated

of the valour a

66. The

form of

battle.

Erishna; 32, n. 85.

months

hero who Stand!'*

that slew

a

cartas,the loftyheroism

Tbe chief martial 64. Said ironically. virtue is the voluntarysacrificeof lifein G5. See p.

a

a

demon

Shakata

cart in order

which

assumed

the

to destroy privately

Krishna, when

old,kicked,and

killed.

three

that killed

an

bird^5 and

a

ox^^ and

ass^, and the prowess

an

snake^o,is he therefore I the power

Have

to turn

is your wish ? You

What

You

*'

come

hero in battle ?

A

a

herd. cow-

aside in the fieldof battle ?

him to

a

that smote

provokeme,"

Anus"lva

said,

at him.

drew, and shot 60.

147

VII.

OHAFTER

What

scoundrel !

the Immutable

though you

him,

of the univferse^i.

to be the Preserver

is known

don*t know

and severely form, enraged,will he not certainly disguised the wicked? An eyeflylightly j^unish upon knd harasses the In

a

fiercestelephant, you know trembk

tac6

you,

Will the desttoyet of the demon

? Forsooth ! See ! I am though daring provokeyou* Enough I the son of Kama "

might to

of

tnan

no

at

!

said,drew, and shot. ^, The the form

demon of

dancingwith

Arislitftappeared in

fierce ox

a

Krishna

as

was

of his horus,beat him to death

with it. 66. The

of

demon

grove, which and

Dh^uka,

ass, inhabited

an

none

in the form

beautiful palmdufst enter. Kridhna a

Bama,(bothincarnations of Vishnu,)

whilst

were takingthe fruit,

the demon.

Rama

legs, swung threw

his He

him

carcass

attacked

by

to

demon

he

top of

on

so

its

birds of the air

of other serpents. At

the

of the

to of

depart to the wa ; and assured from Gbruda, on account saflsty

impressionof

his foot upon

their

heads ; which he had made by trampling is seen in the hood upon them ; and which of the cobra.

his aid.

69, The

trees

entreaties of the female serpents, spared their lives ; but commanded

to the

palm-

hundreds

many

them

a

the blighted,

its abode $ and

earnest

till d^ad, and

and

were

bills,

renderscorched,and the neighbourhood ed uninhabitable^ Krishna boldlyleapt into the pool, and overcame K"lfya, and

round

by

serpent EUiya made

pool of the river Jumna poisoned its waters that thd banks

mider

in two.

a

them

tree. Krishna,in like manner, all killed the associates of Bh^nka, who came

70. The in

the hind

took him

by the tippefMid

and rent him

the females of Gokala; and

Krishna seized him rushed upon him. bj the homti,wrtmg his neck,and, break*

ing off one

Seized him

Baka, who

in the

came

to destroyKrishna

form of a crane the other children of Gokula.

and

Krishna

71. He

uses

the

same

expression;

both cowherd, and preserver who destroys the wicked. of the universe,

which

means

148

JAIMINI

BHARATAy

Cutting in piecesthe showered down newly whetted 61.

son

of Karna*s

arrows;

shafts,Anus"lva

the lustre of whose

tiful beau-

sky. Destroyingthem all in a moment, Vrishak^tu returned the discharge.*Twa8 a dreadful sight! Hear, O king ! It is beyond my power to describe. in the heavens for the not 'Twas as though there was room goldenwings distressed

the

fierce darts.

the bow, form, who could distinguish Except the convex and shootingof the arrows^^ ? The eight the drawing, fixing, filled with darts. Anus"lva fainted. quarters of the sky were slain. Then Vrishak^tu,takinghis bow, went His forces were to Anus"lva*8 car ; and, draggingit,came, placedit at Krishna's 62.

and saluted him lotus-feet,

with

joinedhands. The 63. Krishna applauded,and claspedhim in his arms. king embraced, kissed,and honored him. Arjun and the rest their own prowesses. The women praisedhim, depreciated 72. The bow

action

so

but

rapid that the to

resume

its

the discharge of the arAnd 'appeared always bent.

on straightness

row;

was

could not be observed

the different actions of

were shooting

distinguishable, 73. As

compared with Vrishak^tu's.

in-

CHAPTER

149

Yll.

0

though there be amongst eat and play?^^this is a man!" '^ Accordingto his promise^the son "

What

warriors

these

all the

And of Kama

has

who

many

people said^ played at ball

with the heads of his enemies^seized,and delivered up the foe." 64. The

of battle leavinghim^ fatigue

Anus"lva

opened

his

repented; and seeingthe form of Krishna^ he said^ Not knowing who you were, fettered by the bonds of M"ya^*, Save me ! I flee to your protection."The I am fallen. son wroth ; and said, Where of Kama, hearinghim, was is the boasted of ? May your body be consuvalour you, reviling, med!"* He

eyes. "

"

Why this anger, Vrishakfetu, one you fool ? Whether throughenmity abuse Krishna ; or, through gladnesspraise him tillhis mind be weary, will not his sins,multiplied through millions of births,be taken away 76 ? Though I to day, ten 65.

"

fitfor nothingelse. illasion. 75. Idealism,philosophical of Vishthe of name The repetition 76. 74. i. e.

nu

are

is deemed

effectaal for the removal of

be in praise all sin;whether the repetition accidental or designed ; as or blasphemy, is shewn by the followingstory. A bramin became enamoured of a female of the class that resides in forests,and is the most went

degraded. to

He

forsook bis home,

the forest to live with her, and

there

gained a

livelihood

the iibre-rope called n"ra. called his

son

14 "ra.

hj making From

After

a

this he

lifeof the

deepestdegradationand sin, he died, In the agonies of death,he called his son| N in.** These being two syllables of of Vishnu N6r"yana, one of the names the merit of repeatingthem, although without reference to Vishnu, entitled **

him to

a

place in heaven.

150

JAmiNt

BHAftATA,

rfX7;J"d?7jorf"sorfSoT53?iSRiTS?^^ ejrod^Xbs^ -d^ij^Tve ||^^||

7$o^rts-o eo"Tjo^ Sf^^o ddoX^ X^iSiKtX^ TizS^3^'^ffyi

throughprideof valour,have blasphemedhim, grace

abandon^ and

highestvirtue ;

"

not

save

me

Anusdlva

?

{|

will this Sea of

I shall obtain the fruit of

said, and fellat the Immutable's

feet. 66*

Krishna, smiling, kindlytook, and '^

arms.

From

this day forward,you

must

claspedhim

layaside

in his

your hatred

with me, the sacrificeof gods, and remain here to assist, Dharmar"ya," he said, and shewed him the greatestkindness* Meantime, Pradyumna conqueredthe remaining armies,rescued the horse,and, in fulfilment of his promise^^, and placed brought, to the

it in the presence of the Mountain-bearer.

Then, with every kind of soundinginstrument,with the multitude of men and and a surrounding noise of heralds, joyful the Foe of demons, with the F"ndus, triumphantly women, entered the city. Dharmar"ya,the chief of men, gave them 67.

dismissed the

apartments; honoured, and

entertained Vishnu graciously palace, 77.See

p.

of

136, verse 34.

test ;

and, in his

Dfevapura.

152

BHARATA^

JAIMINI

||3|| ^T:idL)"fbj,ljB7\c353o?i7i5T\^7osi"7^;5

from the mountainous

regionof Malaya^ accompaniedby troops of youthful bees, that wheel their flight amongst the lotuses, lovers^. of languishing to the bosom distressing "

ing Spring,causingto be hung festoons of glistenshoots,unloosingthe young kokil^s' mouths' strong captive to the troopsof bees, as spoil, bonds*,givingup the lotuses, himself everywhereby the gentlegale,prostrating proclaiming his foes*, with bright full moon", went forth, vanquishedWinter, S. The

monarch

and took

of possession

4. In that firstmonth

ashoca, the young

the whole of

forest

country?.

spring,the

bee with the

fresh mango

with the

kokild, the radiant champaca

with the fresh with were

goldenlotuses,the flower of the twiningjasmin with the forest'sbeauty, the full moonlight, the parrot-flock and closely intermingled ; in red, black, yellow,crystal,

3. llie sore

ghautsto

country

are

the

said to

sandal trees,which by serpents. These

south

of the My-

be covered

4. The

k6kile is said to be mute

cept duringthree months

with

of the year, word means

thicklyinhabited feedingon air,deyoor of the wind, that what remains so much is but a gentlebreeze ; which, as it pastowards the Mysore, is perfumed ses on by the pollen of lotuses extracted by bees. See p. 43, verse 21, with the notes;

season

and p. 77. n. 46.

the country,

are

"

6" The

6. Which

a

ex-

spring

also,partedloyers.

is brightest duringspring,

7. In this verse as

of the

conqueror,

Springis represented whose

line of march

is

hung with triumphal arches of leaves ; who sets prisoners free ; givesup part of as

to spoil,

his army

"o.

CHAPTER

16$

VIII.

"5v"58^^0^p57^eAi^f"^sro7"^(3JOO^li;|;r9li ll^ll

^^^Rj^dT"pss-^;5Je"^oJo"i^Si83^T^8ar-^5o green tints ; like

youth,anger, wealth,fame,

and the emerald's

lustre. The

beautiful.

light of the moon, like the Son of Dharma's fame, covered the globe. The kokil^'s cry was like the universal callingfor beggars^. wonder to the sight The shootingof the mango trees was a new The passingaway of winter, like of the world's inhabitants. 5. The

Chaitra

month

the destruction of sin. the

of fragrance

6.

of that year

the south wind

And

Hear, O Lord of earth ! At the command

Vy".sa,Dharmardya

descended

from all the rishis^;and

the

upon

and

on

the

worshippedand 8.

set

Liberalityabounded were sought

mendicants

alonglike

of the

Lotus-eyed

called

togetherall

the

Munis

by their mandate, entered

splendidsacrificial hall which fices outside the city, accordingto the law of sacriin Chaitra, theyjoyfully day of the full moon

rites,in initiatory

been erected ;

wafted

virtuous deeds.

and Vfeda

had

was

the

free the horse. so

much

out to

that

9.

Of

whom

these all bramins

receive

gifts. V

there trace

were

seven.

their origin,

To

154

JAlMlKt

BHARATA,

2joE:^'5S^Xot;5;Jj^e")^gJ^X^o"5e;o^t)?Je ||8|| i^osiJlpsZ^dT) ';5j"5X^"ioSt)oa3ae"e;^7o

^C53^X5j""ox5o;i'dDilrf5dx'h^i5o^Xo

7. "This

is

the

DttARMARAYA,

SON

fiEROE^

This

IN

OF

FROM

SPRUNG

EARTH,

sacrificial

THE

MIGHTS

THE

LUNAR

PaKDXJ

forehead,adorned

and delicious fare ;

ANY

OF

THE

POWERFUL

IT."

BIND

THEM

fixed the

golden plateto

auspices.

the full vigour of health from the

8. In

PROTECTOR

cloths, magnificent jewels, ted sprinkled offerings ; and libera-

favourable

the most

sovereign

it with

gandal,wreaths of flowers,and it under

the

If LET

ABLE,

theyengraved,and inscription

the horse's

of

RACE.

ARE

WORLD

THE

horse

esteemed

ablutions

rich dress,and enjoyingthe luxuryof betel,

jewels; adorned with flowers,and anointed with perfumes; in fitted for the privacyof husband and a splendiddormitory, Wife,both recline on one sumptuous couch, free from the passion of Idve. This is the Asipatravow ^^, Upon this vow the entered.

king now

9. After time the who

6n6

year

king observed

performsthe

10. As

the

sacrificeis completed.During that

the

precedingrites,incumbent

sacrifice. At Krishna's

dif"cult to keep

as

to

the Asipatrahell,a forest whose

dwell in

are

leaves .

on

hira

command, the mighty

sharp swords.

See p. 19, verse

30.

CHAPTER

155

VIII.

||oo[| T:i^2:ioT5oS;55i"oX^3;"Ti^-^"^j3eU2io'Z^8tf*

^S:k)75eooT5Sl)^T^X^(5JOeSo"/dX^(Z^ tfoTt)^ ^^XoXf- ^oSa

Sl"i^

?J^O^

Anns"lva^ Sttyaki,Pradyumna, Kritawarma, You-

warriors

van"shwa^ the powerfulson with their

of the Sun's son^ and other

heroes,

stood eagerly forces, readywith Arjun for the defence

of the horse.

gladnessworshipped Yin"yaka^^;paidhis obeisance to Dharmar"ya, adoration to the nine planets ; made Bhima, and Kunti; prostratedhimself at the lotus-feet of Krishna; besought the eightquarters'regents ; received the of the queens; bowed to the assembled sprinkledofferings 10.

Having

Munis, call of

and

with

received their

heralds, and the full sound

music, in

an

as

of

the wife of the valiant

of Kama,

with

foe should

praise

the wife of Vrisha-

"

tle," wave-lamps,saying, Conquer thy foes in batscattered pearls before him*', came and embraced quickly, face, he arrangedher tresses Looking upon his spouse's his finger nails,kissed her, gave her the ring from his

k^tu raised the

him.

of

forth.

of the Demons' son

triumphant

instruments delightful

hour, Arjun set auspicious

11. In order that the queens her

with the loud

blessing ;

consoled her, and finger,

took leave. 11.

12. Ah rioe it

Seep. 2, D. 8.

oo tprfnkled

snoh oocaaionB ; a btnedicdoa.

156

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

Co

CO

CAn2o7i"^7iOTS^^"doXsl"zSt^jazS?oo

3550

I A)^^^azS^TJiX:"2^e;"X^o7JzS^jsorf^^?sSj^^

n^soc"i"oeo^?rz5|;f"a^si"iso;;5j"7\ ^

:j;5^7SzS7?^rf^ii)'d ||o3(( js2o^S^i5^r"'rfa3SoeiJi"s-Xiii js

7"i Tkra^^s^-d^oaiiS^X^c)

||o^|| OJe)^#^^^5l"3o5-dT"e;^x^d6^c5i"7?Je"?n)^?X^ assembled and delivered to Arjun Having,with authority, the army of the Yadavas, appointedhis son their leader,given and Anus"lva, the Lotusto Arjun the help of Vrishak^tu over eyed went out with them, kindlydismissed them, and returned. The horse, of its own accord, proceededsouthward, amidst fantry. crowdingmultitudes of elephants,cavalry,chariots,and in12.

13. The in armed

force array,

which

sea

innumerable; and, accompanyingthe horse

was

covered the

has overflowed

earth, like the

its bounds,

or

with its budded

and thickset trees, and

The

southward, and

horse

went

the suburbs 14. The

of the

king of

son, Pravira.

of the

cityof the

Just

garden, in

forest

of the vast

moving along

shrubs, and creepers. to the

royalgardensin

Mdhishmati.

citywas

Niladhwaja.

then, he had

company

came

a

torrent

with

The

name

of his

enjoy the delights Madanamanjari, his queen. gone

to

CHAPTER

157

VIII.

TbT)2i^^^X5d0O^E-TK"'d;5^^J5)O

8iW.^5a"Xrf?^c"iosofei);5-dX^olS;5o

The

female

attendants

of the

lotus-eyed,like were king Cupid's royal elephants^', ranging

the

troop of

garden in

the

crowds.

15. The

looked at the

garden, in

in the

ones lotus-eyed

tilaka,embraced

the

varied

pastime,

kuravaka, smiled upon the

priangu^plucked and scattered the kicked the ashoca,spitupon the bakula, softly sung to mango, the punn"ga, praisedthe karnik"ra,skilfully placed the mand"ra in their hair;thus causingthem to flower^^,anddisplayed champaca,

touched

the

them. **

bud?" and the 13.

Are

the white lotuses to be

compared with the maidens' hands whose touch makes the prianguto bloom ? Or with the damsels' eyes whose glance makes the tilaka put forth its delicate feet whose gentletread flowers ? Or with the virgins' makes the ashoca shoot ? Or with the youthfulfemales' round faces,at the risingof whose pure smile the champaca bursts its 16.

Thus

say the bees

thicklycrowd

to the

of the grove, abandon

of fragrance

the

the females'

lotuses*^,

bodies,in

primeof youth. To

whose

walking,the

majefitiomanner

of

females, pat forth their flowers,

gaitof females is likened.

the differentactions mentioned,

14. By the trees, accordingto the wish of the

15. The are

hands, eyes, feet,and all likened^to the lotus,

face,

158

JAIMI17I

BHAAATA^

iSopcoaos^8)^z5fi/Xs--^o^orio^^OjS^oL?"o'^T5li' j|o8||

^085

8^ OTi?r O^Je) X^^ua^2^^Z5 V;)iy^

^o857oTS8^o'O;5l)orf(yS:X)T^e^^ozi0^;J^5^zSji"F "

17. Their slender waists stretched

at full length,their armpits

glistening, largebreasts protruding,the long hair pendent down their hacks waving, the lightof their eyes filling the sky, with face uplifted, the female flock plucked on statiding tiptoe, the unfadingflowers. And, wearied,presentedtheir bodies to the cooling grance breeze, allayedthe perspiration, and, by the frathe flowers of the grove^^. of their persons, preserved waists are far too weak to bear 18. These slender,tottering **

the round

and

heavy breasts of the beauties

who

reach

and

ha" Cupid said ? and made a small bright pluck the flowers,'* vals? of sapphire, fixed,and bound it with three bands at interarrow from the damsels' bosoms For so the line of hair springing with the beautyof the three-fold corrugation, shone charmingly, Such beautywas new. altogether as theypluokedtheflowers^^. 19. The

full breasts of the

flowers,were

beautiful,as

champaca that

did

16.

though

chase away

to thexa" By impartingfragrance

17* The to the

not

hair

on

damsels

the breajstis compared

sapphire; and the three folds of the

two

the

theygatheredthe chakras*",findinga

as

bees, a lion that did

Bkint which are considered to three ties^ great beauty , 18. Which

are

of

a

very

a

round

not

marl: of form.

160

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

lS3l"s~^ 7f8tf7^S)0?ic3i)'da"" ^Je"^^?b'doX;i"rf6'do1^orfa;l5oS II -^-^I

;;i?iSai:)75je)^"i)TS7isdoo8tf"s^"53o'dsj?^c5i)

J ^;^att^x^rfc5Jootfozi)^7i"^i^?i8tfij^^3^^^7oo'de;a

||-d3|| ^?c53oT:^o!^^oSoijC)sroT^sl"otfT5^^'d^v/e)^^l

who the

watch

the

city,theysought, laid

hold

of, and frightened

pddarfi^,

jasmin, chrysanthemum, shirisha, and other flowering plants,Madanamanjari was greatly enjoyingherself amongst her female attendants ; when Arjun's flowers gathering

22. Thus

of the world

horse, a wonder

Seeingit,the

Enraged,

son

of Dharma.

he looked

upon

said, seized and made called city,

his

24. Hear,

dhwaja. soughtto 29. The

pet.

It

the horse's she

his

smiled,and told it to her lord.

horse, sent

"

Let the

us

see^o/*he

females to the

retinue,and preparedto fightwith Arjun.

O beloved

of earth !

happened

thus:

know

the

of inscription forehead; and, seeing the

wife, arose,

fast the

form, appeared.

it.

them, Madanamanjari read

golden plate upon

valour of the

for its beautiful

females all surrounded

23. Amongst the

of

who

trumpet flower

;

was

Agni

Sometime

was

30.

in law

to

Nila-

before,his daughter

best in the three

also,a strum-

son

Whether

worlds, engaged in he be

so

valiant in deed,

161

VIU.

CHAFTE"

devotion^and greatlypleased the god of fire; who lived

with the damsel

in the

Pravira seized and virtue of this^i, 55.

Seeingthe

he be

said,and

fixed

Arjun ; who, forces

an

with

stirred.

was

able,let Arjun come

angry

rush

of the

the dust concealed

van

I

By

giveyou battle. with me," to fight

his bow.

His

speech

smile, looked

on

his hosts.

on

then,with all their armed

56. The

"

with his army

arrow an

city^as her hushand. bound Arjun'shorse.

ened. fast,the guardianwarriors threat-

horse made

Pravira^s wrath

ward thencefor-

array, marched

If he

reached His

forward.

of the armies hemmed

the

in the

city; struments soundingin-

sky ; the clangof the loud of music pervadedevery quarter. By the terror that their prosperity lustre would be ruined, fear that its refulgent would fade, dread lest their amazing wealth should pass away, of the sun, and the the courage of the people,the motion of the eightquarters' wisdom elephants,were utterlyannihi-

"

lated3". 32. See p. 12, n. 24.

31. i. e. of Aijan'fl presence. W

162

JAIMINI

27. Like

a

sea

BHARATA,

that has overflowed

its hounds

clouds at the time of the world's destruction

; like a mass

the

of

of

Arjun's in Pravira on every side. hemmed By vigorous army eagerly of a holy saint who, the mind as might he remained unmoved by the power of divine knowledge,restrains the anguisharising from

the continuous presence of mind

28.

by

of mortal

sorrows

van

ing existence, with unfail"

firmness.

and

Sharplywatching on

his

;

every

shafts,all the foremost

side,Pravira

of the

hosts

alone, slew,

that surrounded

him.

Seeing which, Pradyumna, S"tyaki,Vrishaketu, Suv^ga, Anus"lva, Kritawarma, and other mighty warriors seized their bows, and, with rage, came swiftlyto the fight, like the rain of deluge-cloud" showeringtheir arrows escaped from their long restraint^^. 29. Pravira,in various mddes, boldlycontended with them all Here in battle. Niladhwaja issued from the city with the niultitude of his forces. the sun, the motion 33. The

How

of the

winds

are

shall I describe it ?

The

rays of

the sky,the wind, the flowingrivers,

kept in restraint except

at

the

deluge.

CHAPTER

16S

VIII.

75^/sX"z5^F" d?i^-d?i^e;^^a^55j^c3So8^^-d8^^'do7"^ (|3ou "i"?\"ddoe-7o?\'do8"^(5i)3T5c55Do^oj"

2a-

A

f ^o3jx3l)a;4^*^X'^v/")^t;^8^oo837i)^7oo'd

earth,were The

swallowed

up,

three worlds hecame

80. The

hrave

mere

household

broke

throughthe

down

the power

as

hostile

at the destruction

of all

things.

dust.

troops of the valiant

Niladhwaja

forces,drew Pravira back, brought

of the

enemy'sarmy, each of himself pierced the foe's array with cavalry,chariots,and powerfulelephants. Slaying, they increased in daring,and exulted in mighty valour. 81. The

in battle, clashed powerfulwarriors,(on both sides,) like masses of clouds; like two minglingwaves; rushed together like fell upon each other with a confused noise of shouting, threw swarming bees; smiting,theybattered to the ground and overthe forest of their foes,like a storm of wind; theycrushed like the fiercest lightning;and were each other to atoms with transported 82. The devour

the

heroic

frenzy. valiant warriors seeing the demons drag off and fighting, corpses of the heroes who perished

and the

164

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

||3^|| irfais-^di""^ooe3ix"t"T5oTij^-d*5^e;^^"cS embracing,and kissingthem in glorious heavenly courtezans bodies where they had been carried,taunted and reproached each other,saying, Do heroes flinch ?" And, minglingtogether with combats hand in to hand^, they strengthunfailing, "

put forth all their might. 83. Then" in destroyed

what

followers

shall I say ?" The

battle the vehemence

of

ofNiladhwaja

Kritawarma, the ardour of

Anus"lva^ the valour of the powerfulSuv^ga, the prowess

bravery of S"tyaki, the matchless heroism of the monarch Youvan"shwa, the haughty violence of Aniruddha, and the might of the terror of his foes,Pradyumna. .34. Arjun saw it. The enemy'spowerfulforces became too the gods to endure. is it that my ^^How dreadful for even people cannot conquer ? he said,and, in fierce rage, seized^ and twanged his bow, and came forward with a shout. Are

the

"

of

son

of Kama,

the

"

there in the world

any who

could oppose him

as

he advanced

roaringlike a pouringthunder cloud at the end of all things, and shootinghis darts ? Routed and scattered, the hosts of

Niladhwajafled broken 34. ]it"seizingeach

of the head.

to the

city.

other by the taft of hair that is left growing,on

the

crown

165

VIII.

CHAPTER

A

t^doS"dO'd^s-abj^rSO-rf^F-acSSo^j ||38|| ^^7?5?c")s;5"f e;

85. his

Seeingthe

bow, and

army the

met

returningrouted^Pravira cursed,seized son

Vrishak^tu

of Kunti.

and, fought,his equal. Anusklva

put back the

son

interposed, of

Kama,

he (Pravira) When front,and vanquishedhim. himself,with all his distinguished wounded, Niladhwaja

stood to the was

forces in close array, fell upon 36.

hosts. Aijun's

Arjun,enraged,overthrew

covered him said to

with who

Agni me

was

standingnear,

befallen me,

calamityhas Deliver

a

the army of Niladhwaja, and countless multitude of darts. Perplexed, he

from

Arjun'sarmy,

"

How

whilst I have you

the terror

and commenced

of

is it that all this for

a

son-in-law ?

Arjun.'*Agni heard,entered

to burn.

87. Parasols, bucklers,shields, fly-brushes, saddles, ted variega-

banners,umbrellas, standards,coats of mail,armour, accoutrements, cords,clothes,vehicles,musical instruments, darts, beautiful winged quivers,carriages,

arrows,

bows, chariots.

166

JAIMIKI

BHABATAj

I i^"k^aSX)a^j5)oa"7d7)X-di3aS^sra^c5i)o3^ozi;5c^

z5oOT\8^^oa ciX^u;DTirfF-e;^c-e#

wheels,whips,yokes,axles,were all

set on

fire. In

Arjun'sarmy

terrified; and, shaking oflfthe fire,fled routed and

were

dispersed. rising,curlingsmoke went all around, and filled every quarter of the sky. The fireflew upward, and descended in a falling shower of sparks. The wreaths of crackling flame Thus the fiery blaze in Arjun's pursuedand seized upon them. them all. army began to consume 39. At the pursuing and burningsmoke and flame of Agni, the army of Pandu's son cried out in anguish,and fled to every quarter, ^likethe livingbeings of the sea when distressed and confounded of B"ma by the heat of the blazing,pointedarrows At Agni'sviolence Aijun was enraged,and full of wrath^s. vexed and grieved, saying, What prodigyis this ? 88. The

"

**

40. Some

burnt, were fires. 35.

"

When

ma's prayer,

of his army naked ;

were

some

Alas ! Is the

son

were

'*

discomfited ; some,

enveloped in

of Dharma's

the sea, inattentive to B"did not give him a passage

armour

the

huge flaming sacrifice impeded ? My

for the invasion of arrows

their

into it.

Ceylon,he fired hot

168

JAIMINI

of society Krishna is enough. Who, in the world, is the performerof of Krishna virtuous deeds ? At the command they are done. commanded But besides all this,Krishna has graciously to us performthe sacrifice.What do you say to this?" Aijun replied; and Agni said,"I cease to burn," gave him and assurance, thus addressed Niladhwaja: to fightwith 44. "Cease Arjun. Enough! Let free his Go to the city." Thus Agni politely induced the king horse. Here Arjun shot a water-arrow^^, and put an end to return. the jewelof the sky^^ to the calamitous fire. In the meantime 43.

"

True

BHABATA^

I transgressyour word'^ ?

Can

!

The

"

was

ruby that 45. western

the top of the western

on

seen

adorns the hair of the

Is this the mountain*"

the firmament 37. I cannot you

bright red

sea

? ?

ladyof

ornament

the west.

put

by

on

Is it the beautiful coral

on

Is it the vermillion ointment

deny the truth of what

40.

A

the hunter

the shore of on

the

body

class of persons, who IItb by reside in forests, adorn

hunting, and

say.

38. See p. 65, yerae 39. The sun.

mountain, like the beautiful

37, and

n.

26.

their hair with The

mountain

a

small

brightred

is compared to

one

seed.

of them.

CHAPTER

169

VIII.

||^6-|| Ai^sJxo7"^oLz$'^;l3^f4^rSsl)rS7C^^7oo^;"75 ^^2^ZS^T5;";X^J"" ao7?z37?X^O

XS 7^sl)^^^c5iD??a")ri^s-?^ (?-rfiZiJ5) -||^8|| S^a-rt^^^^^X^D

of the occidental queen

?

the western

Is it the red matted

the bloom damsel

elephant?

46. The

on

the forehead

of

hair of Shiva ? Is it

lotus-feet ? Is it the crimson

of Vishnu's

Evening ?

Is it the red mark

dress of the

the eveningshone. radiantly

So

that burn the

like the bright live embers eveningbeamed hearts of the partedchakras; like the flying sparks

of fire spit, in

wrath, by the black demon

rays of

gulp down

to

beforehand the

the world ; and like

by night*^

47. The

the well

birds

pleasedmoon

repairedto

the lotuses closed

their

lotuses

sky ;

the fires of absent

ness

opened

seized the

globe;

new

he

came

bright gems

to her best beloved

their nests ; the owls

sent

friend,

peeped out

imprisoned the bees ; buds; the stars appeared in

love distressed the and

the

lamps

friends send

of the houses shone

tokens of affection to each other. X

;

the the

chakras ; dark^

intervals.

41. As

as

doors, and

their

blue

the

Darkness

at

170

BHARATA,

JAIMINI

48. Thus behind

darkness

the western

covered the

earthy as the

sun

disappeared

mountain*',

Niladhwaja, routed in battle^ dishonoured. returned to his city^ Having besoughtthe god of flames^ fire,dischargeda v^ater-arrow^ and put out the rising of D^vapura*^ there gladlyenthe brother-in-law of Vishnu camped his hosts.

CHAPTER

IX.

her husband; leaves homey obstinately forsakes out; plotsagainst Arjun; and incites Gangi" to curse

Jw"U

Contents. and sets

him. Verse lunar

race

42. Some 43.

1. !

Hear, Janam^jaya,lord of

men,

Niladhwajareturned

palace; at Agni'scom-

copiesread , in the

western

Snbhadrd,Aijun'swife,was

sea.

Erish-

to his

ornament

of the

na's sister. 1. The

river

Ganges as

a

goddess.

CHAPTBB

171

IX.

5oTi)^^3;DS^^otv^c3i)^E:itfoff-rJ"^(5i"o"Sx3 ||o||

8aD^"c"oa"-bRjc"j""^^zSi5^'rfj""TjXof9

resolved to

mand

lors. giveup Aijun'shorse^ and called his counselJw"ldj his queen, hearing of it, came, and said to her not now lord, "Do give up the horse to Arjun; fear not." she preventedhim. Thus sayings

heard thus far; and, not Janam^jaya, chief of men, having'clearlyunderstood all, entreated, O lord of Munis, vrhyAgni resided in that city. How explainto me once more 2.

"

son-in-law of

he to he the honoured

came

did the

king'sdaughter do? And

earth

Jaimini

Tell

Muni

Niladhwaja? the

me

thus

whole

answered

What

stances." circum-

the

lord of

:

S.

"

Attend, then, further,O

Jw"ld his queen,

this beautiful

made portraits

shewed

grew

eyed one

a

husband

?"

up

^ith with

arrived

of all the males

her, saying,"Tell

to

choose for

daughterendowed

virtue;who

and When

a

king! Niladhwajahad, by

at

ability, great beauty, ami-

the

name

of Sw"ha.

puberty,her father had

in the three worlds ; which me,

whom

of all these do

he you

172

JAIMINI

4. The

mighty Gandharvas',Yakshas3, Uragas*, gods, and

demons, she ridiculed made

BHARATA,

princesof

reviled all the

;

lightof Vishnu, Shiva, Bramha, Indra, and the

the wotld

the rest

temned ; con-

Sun, Moon, Cupid, and Spring; and, seeingthe regents of

beautiful the

;

Agni seated in the midst of the matchless eightquarters^ she pointedhim out, saying,

"

This is the

,

husband 5. have

I wish."

Niladhwaja, hearingher words, said, My daughter,you desired an impracticable gift.What can I do by speaking?" "

Upbraidingher came

to

father who

the river

Narmada^,

gardens,bathed, made dailyworshippedAgni 6. The

thus

a

she grieved,

bade him

farewell,

that

through

the

solemn

flowed

vow,

with earnest

city-

and, in various modes,

devotion.

piety,assumed the council hall ; to Niladhwaja's disguiseof a bramin, and came who rose in his presence, honoured, reverently saluted him, and 2. The

god

of

fire,pleased with

celestialmusicians.

Inferior demigods, who the army of Kub6ra. 3.

her

4. The compose

5.

Agni

serpent deitien. is the

6. Nerbudda.

regentof the south-east,

CHAPTER

173

IX.

V5;Sf4#sS^ti^^^ai^^c55D^aiSooT5oa^^s-oiSj5 ||6-||

|(8|| i;5^^S7^80t"8o'dosD;s^7S^^e;i"tfxjKa^o^oi5

said,"Be "

said

;

7.

the business that

tell me

bringsyou

a

Give

wife.

me

your

"

"

a

What

god of fire. What then can I do ? from the happinessof bestowingher upon you." bramin replied : but the

none

here."

daughter. Be not concerned at Kshatriyasmay give their daughters to bramins," he and the king replied : ing There is no wrong in your coming in search of,and askwife. Kshatriyasmay give their daughters to bramins. of that^? By a firm resolve my daughter will marry

I seek

this.

pleasedto

I

am

The

debarred

disguised

"

her solemn wish is fulfilled. Terminate daughter's Give all doubt. 8. I am me vow Agni. Put away your daughter." The king believed not ; and said to his faithful he At the king'scommand him now." minister,"Examine 8.

came

set

"

Your

and looked his

Agni

manifested

his latent power,

(the minister's) beard, and eyelashes,

blaze ; and then 7. Tbat

at him.

is not my

theyperceivedthat difficulty.

S.

he

was

mustache

in

Agni.

her By recalling

from retirement.

a

174

JAIMINl

BHARATAj

;J^oi"o';4JD2^c^8z5r-^^;5-do7j^iSdSorf"9 |)"-||

^tfsiie/^iz^^cSSoodozSi^cSSj^TSoS^aqs^cSa^i'^iio [|oo|| ^s^Os6*d;^s-rfv/e)^o83fe5j"Tf*"ao2^"^s"^

I 055^^^coo7r";^c5Jo5^?i"^*/aozioS^e;^^"8o^ 9. The

he could be

that kingperceiving

his wife

called Seven-tongued^,secretly **

He

him

has ;

with ardent love ;

come

if he be not

see

Well

Agni."

came

forward,and scrutinized him

dress

was

and

the

family,and said, giveour daughterto

and

pleased,she (the queen)

; when

The

the upper

part of her

Nfladhwajathen sovereign

and said, bramin-disguised, "

From give you this damsel. in my palace,as a defence to

compliedwith

the sacred

II. As the milk-sea and P"rvati and

a

the

9. An

P"rrati

was

day forward you must cityof Mkhishmati."

was

married

I will abide

Agni

to .the lotus-faced

Himalaya presentedLakshmi Tishnu and Shiva*",Nfladhwaja

and the

daughterto Agni, and

Yisfami'^sabode*

Agni,

with great magnificence. ritual,

residence to

epithetof Agni. 10. Lakshmi was produced churning of the milk sea ; which

If you be

this

his entreaty, and

accordingto

gave his

than

her in the council.

Hear, O lord of earth !

called the

one,

other

consumed; and the king,enjoyingthe joke,twitted,

laughedat

10.

must

we

no

at was

the also

the daught-

retained him. er

of

as

a

Thenceforth,the

Himavat, the Himalayas considered deity; amongst which is Kailisa,the

abode of Shiva.

176

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

"rfTiF"o^"d'5"Ti"X9'^^z;5^atfo^zSTi^8tf" ||o^||

"dj5)S

"d"dso"RJ7jj^^5cJ5"^"rf"d2JboS;8o*)o^;i

"^"dzSjs^o^^'d-da^E-^^y;"^oift"Si^oTi3. ||o"-.|| taken the

jewels from

their

heads^ and does he

now

come

tering scat-

? go the lord them^ with all his might,to every quarter^^

of

risingwith day approached,

streams

of radiant

diffused light,

every side.

on

15. Attend, O lord of earth ! Before the of On

Arjun

had

the other

againinvested side, the army

sun

arose, the forces

the fortifications of Mahishmati. of

Niladhwajafell upon

them

in

grappled with each other in fight. The two hosts were intermingled ; and the foremost contending warriors vowed mutual destruction, and pressed upon each other. Niladhwajaadvanced againstArjun. close array.

16. When

heroes

The

the

sun

has gone

down, will darkness flee from the

shrunk ? Will Arjun, who from Agni's flame, not fire-fly regard the remaining heroes ? He attacked them with his and by their impetuosity, Niladhwaja's army, showeringarrows; forces

were

The

broken.

routed

fled.

His

sons,

brothers,

and relatives joinedin the combat, and perished. He ministers, foughtwith Arjun,was wounded, and fainted. 13. When

the ambronia

had

been

ob-

tained by churning the milk-sea,it was

given

to the

insinuated

gods.

himself

/

The serpent Baha amongst them, bat

Digitizedby

CHAPTER

177

IX.

rfj""^oXo^zSiJ5)qp?i5T?^'3?3D?v?^3tf^;^o3o

c"o^'d5iDjc38oja^-d2^"^on"Xe/;"8tfX)^"

17. The

charioteer broughtthe

The largecityking home. shut. the guards^ at intervals, They strengthened gates were the ramparts and bastions. confusion prevailed The utmost on in the city. The king recovered from his swoon, opened his dejected by defeat,through eyes, looked about him, and, utterly grieffor the death of his sons, reviled Agni ; and, with rage, abused 18.

*'

Jwkli, his perverse wife You sinner, who would

and Aijun yesterday, What

wretch, you

are

!

"

not

have ruined

you murderer

more,

:

me

!

his horse to

restore

My

sons

have

perished.

family! A wicked ! Quit ray good-for-nothing

bane of my

? You

Begone,

let me

you

"

He threatened and reviled her ; then sent the horse palace! to Aijun,and set out himself to visit him. the bright19. Niladhwajatook with him every kind of gift, est gems,

"c. ; the choicest

ornaments

silks,herds of cattle,

beautiful damsels,elephants, horses,"c, buffaloes, with was nn

had

the wealth

of the

detected by the sun and moon. Vishcut off his head ; bat as the ambrosia descended

to

the

throat, the head

;

laded waggons

treasury, sugar, perfumes,and immortal.

became

himself

venge the are

cause

by

His attempts to reseizinghis detectors,

of eclipses.

178

JAIMINI

BKABATA^

I-DOII

grain;

and had

came,

an

interview

with

received

Arjun, who

with the greatestaJSection and honour.

him

20. After

forth with

went

with

him, and to

use

me

at

woman

went

this,the horse proceededsouthward.

to

set

out.

sea

of his forces.

Here, Jw"W

said

to

herself, Of what **

is this life which home

in

Unmukha,

81. Unmukha with

the

Niladhwaja Aijun took the king

merely preserves disgrace?"left her husband

her younger

saw,

went

brother.

forward

the greatest respect, and

body of a *s palace,and

the

to

asked

meet, received his sister

Why have youcome?" "Arjun has destroyedall my happiness,slain my children,and conqueredmy husband. Why have I been born, unless I find some of compassinghis death ? unless, by means she said ; and he, you, I cut off his brightcrowned head ? in anger, replied : 22. Will Arjun's head fall off by scheming, you fool,so long as he has Krishna's aid ? Why should I take the trouble her,

"

"

"

"

perishby hatingKrishna who, on account hypocrite scheme

to

ruin upon

R"vana, and me

S3. Then set

; but

Jw"le

out, and, as she

You

?

to

179

IX.

CHAPTER

of the

like the

house

to my

come

told

injurydone by R"ma, Don't

annihilated his race^^.

a

bring

get you hence !" abused

brother,left his house in

her

forward

went

she

the

saw

a

rage^

Ganges, the lofty

billows of whose

huge stream, in playful sport,danced,sounded, beat upon the shore, retreated, whirled,fell, rose, disappeared, rolled,engulphed,and pursued each other ; and whose quivering with bubbles, and multitudes of aquatic abounded waves animals^^. 24.

the beautiful hillocks of collected sand,

Sweepingaway

flowingon underminingthe banks, swelling high, under current, pure white foam, brightyoung fish glistening, far and restlessly roaming the depths,spray scattering

her full stream with

14.

an

the sister of Bavana, Shiirpanaklii,

fellin love with B"ma, presentedherself the forest,and entreated him to hki n to many

her. On

ened to swaDow wife. Bftma

nade

his

she threatrefosiiig,

faoth him a

and Site, his

signto

LabsliaaBa,

and bis brother, and he cut off her nose To obtun revenge, she went to her ears.

brother,and told him that,as she

deavouringto get the

was

beautiful Site

enas

a

wife for him, R6ma lated her.

attacked

She thus

and muti-

incited him

to

re-

renge ; which led to the invasion of Ceyion fayB."Da, and the destraetion of the B"kshasa

race

;

of whom

B"vana

was

the chief. 16. The

excellence of this and the sueconsists in the ase of simi-

ceeding larlysoundingwords, verse

180

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

and

fullof aquatic wide,eddying, quivering, whirling, bubbling, animals,with varied mists,terrific,the matchless Ganges, the "

the beautiful-waved, the

stream, shone

radiantlyto

spectator's eye.

25. Jw"lS the

Immortals'

the torrent

saw

depthsbelow

the

who

will

the other there 26.

gods. Then, standing cried, Are there any benevolent peoplehere ? Any be kind enough to by some means, to carry me gently, side,so that

If but

be washed

roared from

a

king of

the

^'

heard,and "

Ganges, which

ever and with the boast that whosoturtle^^,

bathes in her becomes

there,she

of the

a

away.

water

no

answered

her

me

?"

The

boatmen

:

drop fall upon The

touch

may "

one,

Uncreated"

the sin of braminicide^'^will himself

cannot

describe the

happy lot of one who has bathed here. What is it you'come here entreating for ? Say ! May one avoid touchingthe water of Gang^ ? Jw"lS replied, Gang^ has a blot. I shall not tell "

it to you.

^^

Let her shew

herself

to me,

and I will tellit to her."

17. The

16. See p. 125, n. 14, "c. 18. Bramha.

greatestof all bids.

CHAPTER

181

IX.

||-")8|| ^^8tf^i5aie;2i8i^^aTf^5lb;gpT^sl38j^foZ$

27. from

GangS, who,

in Bramha's

the vessel

hand^^^ the

foot^",and the liquidthat Shiva locks^^, ^isshe who

matted

"

of the

the chief of waters

^besides beingby nature

"

for the

uses

growth of

his five

bursts and casts off the mailed alarmed.

greatestsins^^,was

from Vishnu's

stream

coat

there, in the three

Are

worlds,any who fear not calumny ? Hear, O king ! Gang^ heard,

tremblingat what Jw"l^ said. 28. As though perfect Beauty having the lotus,bees, fish, turtle, water, conch, spray, chakras, water-plants, swan, depth,

and

forth from the water,

came

"

lotus-stalks for the members

sandbanks, and

reflected in the middle

were

the

world, assumed ^'The

from purifier 19. Sacred him

beautiful

and asked

waters, came, 29.

a

vedas

water

in his vetiselas

which an

:"

"

"

Gangd, mother

of

"

shastras me

the as loudly proclaimme then,Jw"ld, why you reproachme,

he carries with

ascetic.

21. See p. 22. That

2, d. 7*

enclose and bind the soqI

Ganges is said to spring from the nail of the great toe of Vishno's left

coat of mail,

foot.

gares to point oat the

90. The

body^^

from the midst of the

form,arose

of Jw"l^

and Tell

sin.

of the stream,

of her

23. The

above

are

ased severally

as

as

a

fi-

members following

182

BHABATA^

JAIMINI

^

lis(ftl)5;""?\ 5)OTidie"^o^"i"X^cj^

||3o|| oi"oTSrioS?^^^7ai^^^^Q^*5p^5?oTSao*oXS^J

'

*'

Thus

touch you ? saying, I cannot JwkU I am who not one : replied speak what the world says. They ^

^'

the person of

a

childless

reproach;

uses

this account

(totouch you.) 80. She spoke; and GangS replied : My ^'

amongst the whole at

pleasure^* ; he

race

is the

worlds,as

Begone !

childless ? 31.

**

was

afridd"

is pre-eminent

is famed dolt ! how

throughoutthe can

you call

me

"

Right ! All

one eight,

son

I

kings; he is immortal, hut can die of the worshippers of God ; head-jewel

of truth. You

man

a

hut I must

of

he is equalwith the deities ; Bhishma three

and

say that it is sin to touch

On

woman.

Gang^ spoke;

survived*^.

you

On

have Said is this account

famed in the three worlds^^.

But now,

true.

I

know

you have been in the

war

that, of hitherto

that sprung

t^n to hetivosu To fnlfil of a greatbeauty : the face, thus r^storfng qualities cooltheir request, Gang^ married the sovcurls, eyes, cheeks, purity,neck, on the condition that if gait, ereignSfaantanu, ness, breasts,long hair, dignified lie her word or will,she ever and arms. opposed navel,posteriors, would him. Seven abandon instantly 24. A divine gift. and Vasos were immediately bora, 35. Tl" eightVa"o8 were, by tbe ban drowned. On the birth of the eighth, birth, to a human ofarishi,condemned wish 6faantanti Tentnrcd to express a They entreated Gangd (who had ^"een be he that be bom might spared, irangispared cursed)that they wiglrt "ittilarty resmnMm, but instantly disappeared, of her; and that she would maketlieir her former atste. oxistenoe short by drowtnng tiiem ing oarthly and

in lier atiMia

at

toon

m

they were

bora

;

26. As

a

mother.

184

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

epQ^^c5Jopi^^8d^^39Q^^^daJdZ^7^("Jd^o8397\' ||33||

5^ ||3^|| ^oi5o'dTDc5SDiSj"^id5"sS2^"d?oiSa^^T^^d;3c";)

^^g-^^oslioX^o|| 7^o^i)ps"s-o Oo^T^o^i ^^^^ tJ-rf^o ^;ioi37do2"

S3S"o tfe)7?"ai^o8o5af(55o;";;5ri5i"ozSf"^

herself into the became

the bank of the Immortals' on fire,

arrow^o

an

in the

stream, and

quiverof Babhruw"hana,

the

son

of

Indra's son^i.

By plota curse has now fallen upon Arjun. The word of Gangd cannot With him the lunar race fall to the ground. will perish.Dharmar"ya and the rest cannot In survive him. 34.

"

what

way

curse

? He

will Vishnu cannot

of

Devapura, in the future,remove

but, by

By this,Indra

some

and the other deities were

CHAPTER Contents.

the

the

storyof Udddlaka

cityof Hamsadhwaja

Verse

I.

;

pers." worship-

encouraged.

X.

The horse sticksfastupon

Souhhari

preserve his

means,

the

;

who

a

and

comes

Arjun hears from immediately proceeds to

rock.

forthto fighttoith him.

Hear, O Janam6jaya,lord of earth,the surprising

relation of the future story. 30. The wish that any person tains at the time of dying in or

After

enternear

the

received Arjun had politely

Ganges, is fulfilled, 31. Aijun.

CHAPTER

185

X.

CO

Niladhwaja, he

took him

with him, and

proceeded southward

with all his army,

followingthe horse. The ground did closely foot ; the sky could not connot afford space for the peopleon tain the risingdust ; and the eightquarters were insufficient

for the loud sounds

of the musical mountain

instruments. shone

brightlybefore them, as though it taunted Arjun, who approachedwith the horse, saying, Having 5aAacfet?a1, the joyfulwaAw/a^^ arjun^, and the mighty vrikodara^, beingmahadildbhridrqja^pdndu^ by and the shashikdntakula*^ possessing dhdrtardshtra^ with 2, The

Vindhya

range

"

,

^

akitaru^yI

achala^^.

am

mountain

shone

with

the

beauty of the multitude of its loftyglistening peaks that piercethe etherial space, and the pleasingcaves of brightbeaming chandrakdnta; the delightful, 3. The

1. The

the Pandu

name

of

a

tree ;

also, of

one

of

princes.

7. The

of ; also, the name mungoose of the Pandu princes. one of a tree; also, of Ar3. The name

9.

king

of mountains;

stone.

See p.

and

Kurus

as

sons

of Dhrita-

r^htra.

name

of Bhima. The

chandrakdnta

n.

Pandus abode of wolves ; also,a

also, the

7 ; also,the lunar race. 8. The swan; also,an epithetof the

39,

jun. 4. The

;.

of the PImdus.

name

2. The

6.

pale yellowishcolour

6. A

also,the

Serpents and

10.

kingof kings,

aiu. Z

also,foes. epithetfor mount-

trees ;

Immovable;

an

186

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

8S7deQT3"83""li-do"7i"X^85^zi"X"^a)Oc35D-d7^o^oe ||3||

^

X^ozi g)^e^3X5^^o7do;l)^e;7orfo^"i

H^d e/5;'^8^"^o'^A)^t:i"d;6-Ti"^o2:i5^'^?SiXoi

0^";"7d^'rfcT^c;^J^i5Soo5s""")X^'do do^^ I ;3^r5oi(?^j8tfai)o^oCi^ai^oi^o"^iiO'"ii)^0^ masses

of clouds

retreats

of fierce serpents of

that

and

cover

poisonousfang, forests

bamboos^^,and pearl-producing 4. With

and beasts, in and beautiful

and

wild barbarian

lands*', of

huge

tribes.

troopsof Yakshas, Kinnaras, Kimpurushas,Garudas,

Gandharvas, and

the

its table

feed upon

monkey

Rakshasas'^

hermitages; ;

with

of various birds

forms

sport ; with Munis

amorous

tribe

Jq the

in their

the varied antics

with abundance

numerous

of bears

of trees, creepers,

flowers,

of the persons fruit; and with the delightful fragrance

foresters,the loftymountain

the female

"

beautiful

was

and

of

to the

eye

radiant mountain

6. The

Lakshmi the

mbhavdspadam^^;like

sky kujayutam}*^ ; like

11. When

clouds

upon

the

come

for pasture.

bamboos, and

are

^ome

descend, and settle they are said to

said

to

be formed

in

other plants.

Differcmt classes of demigods and

demons,

who

can

assume

like desir6 saddnavam^^; the

moon

other forms at

pleasure. satisfied; i. e never 14. Always new, and, inhabited by Ddnavas, or demons.

like

mrigadharam^^; like

the twice-born*"

mountains,

12. PearlH

13.

was

'Oamshaparishdbhi^

16. The of wealth; also, the sooree birthplaceof birds. 16. Bearing upon it the form of an antelope,which the spottion the moon a^ supposed to resemble ; also,the abode of

wild beasts. 17.

Having

having

18. Bramins.

100, n.

the

planet Mars; aho,

trees.

42.

See p. 99, n. 41 ; and p.

^^

CO-

A

187

X.

CHAPTER

^oXdbc3i);l"^TS"l"^arfoXoi)c3iosl)oocS^Ti

I ^oX.i)c55ia^^?di"7ioX5rfoc5S^3i)ti3jA^^oXsi)c5

battle

sharadhritam^^/like

like the

the

of brightness

6. The

wonderful

shubhasurabhisambhritam'^^

heaven

tam^^/ like India's

council-hall

a

;

like

chitrapatrdnwttam^y

Ao//a5aAaram^3^ j:"wncfarf

sun

mountain

with

adorned

was

yet not Shiva^*; the abode of JTan 25^ yet not

the serpent,

the

milk-sea^C;

shikhi^'^, yet not one of the eight quarters; beautiful with the ashtdpada^^, yet not regal magnificence; possessingherds of cattle^^, yet not a cowpen ; bearing the to the mahishi^^^ yet khadga^^yyet not a warrior ; delightful the residence

not

a

7.

of

palace. Full of peaks,full of huge masses

elephants,full of herds of

matchless

deer,full of

of

rock,full of powerful

serpents, full of

monstrous

largeapes,

full of

full of lions,full of octopeds^^^

19. Of iUustrioufldescent ; also,beauti-

27. Agni, the regent of the south-east quarter ; also,the peacock.

ful with bamboos.

to royalstate ; 28. The eightrequisites wealth, army, elephants, also, fragrant viz. territory, flowers. fly-brushes,and palanparasols, horses, 21. Having arrows; also, having reeds, quin ; also,a fabulous animal with eight with paintings 22. Adorned legs. ; also, a-

20.

beautiful K"ma-

Possessingthe

'

dh^nu; Seep. 11,

domed

21.

n.

with varied and beautiful leaves.

to the lotus Delightful to the elephant. lightful 23.

.

24. See p. 25. Vishnu 26. See p.

1, verse ;

2.

also,the lion.

12, n. 26.

;

also, de-

29. The tame

distinction is between wild and

cattle.

30. A

sword

; also,a

31. A

queen

;

32. See

n"

28.

rhinoceros.

also,the

bu"faloe.

188

BHARATA,

JAIMINI

B'sd5o5l"^^g^Oll"X^?ioX7do"-d^^O"Oo W do ^X t ;|j 8J3o^^-d6Xoe^c;^ i^Sio^Q

||^r-|| X5o^Xo36-dS^oq5^^^55ooi;ie;jXopD^7?^^^o^

5oOoio^^^^-dai"d;5owTPc"g7"aoi;^^ t5o t\t)c55ozl3i5JBs-Xs-;i50o7o^XE-^j"c"5oj

full of bees,full of throngingbirds, full of beautiful antelopes, crowds

of deities in

and without

"

dust, "

return, showers

of

as

for the though Earth,grateful

in showers

vouchsafed

lofty,

mountains

"

rain,resolved

of

to

benefit in

pour,

with

face,sprinkling uplifted sky, Arjun'sarmy trod down the

dust, were

now,

fountains of dust to the

Vindhya

was

defect^^^

8. Raisingthe

long time

the mountain

lovingpastime,

their

"

trees,

numerous

shrubs, creepers,

insects, dales,ruggedhills, beasts,birds,reptiles, caves, pools, ravines and levelled forests, valleys, springs, precipices, them with the ground. 9. As the horse proceeded,closelyfollowed by the army, of Vishnu^*, the Vindhya seeingthe approach of the servants mountain's bad ways became good ways^S; the darkness of its inaccessible internal forests shone with light^c* changing the space was its form, with mighty power cleared37;the nesses,

"

"

33. An

of similar iDgeninusassemblage

sounds ia the beauty of this 34.

Also,horsemen.

35. This

have

verse.

a

and

moral

as

the

well

succeedingclauses as

a

physicalmean-

ing. As the ways of the wicked become righteousby association with the servants of God, on the approach of Vishnu's

servants

the bad ways

became

the rough placesbecame 36. The words mean darkness

good;i.e.

plain. also, the moral

of its lotus-heart

was

enlight-

ened. 37.

majesty Also,with glorious

tained heaven,

it ob-

189

X.

CHAPTER

^ocyDXe^zSH-i^S"^'^o83?^o^8o^'dT)e;T!f ^^z5ojA^^^|joo|(

brightlyyisible^S;and

the

sky

ap-

behind, closely peoplecrowding, and following

the

became

eight quarters peared39. 10. The

forward,saw

horse,as it went

wishingto The

placed its

happen

now

stuck

it did

as

and it became 11. No

foot upon

then, when

sooner

It stood unable a

to

hewn

Also, its excessive lust became or

40. Horse; also

a

the

arrived at heaven. name

of

Vishnu, as

clause. a

with

one

rishi,having incur-

husband, was,

the

been

wish*^.

man's

of earth !

rock, like the

the full moon*^. his curse^

by

curse

Kdma's

transformed into

by

a

roek.

the dust of

feet touching the rock.

42. Which

fects

removed

was

the earth in

of her red the displeasure

poor

Hear, O beloved

statue.

The

39. Also,it saw,

though theyhad

as

"

highestwisdom.

wife of

stepped upon the rock,

proceed ^likea

magnificenthorse became in the orb of beautiful antelope

41. The

Hari

it.

Will it not

"

rock, immovable

The

in the next

ascended

Hear, O king,the wonder ! had it steppedupon it,than the horse's hoofs

Its action ceased like

38.

swiftly,and the rock Say!

and,

;

?

woman*i

a

fast in the

soldered.

it,came

roll itself upon

hari^

rock ten miles in extent

a

a

is swift enough to compasa moment of time ; but ef-

nothing.

43. See p.

186,n.

1ft.

190

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

I ;5j"Xe;a^F"c5i:)^r"^X6-^o8D^c5i"^ozSozSoA)c;^ 12. The

horse,which

wind

surpassedthe

in

extricate its feet,stood fixed in the stone. this ?

We

make

must

informed

and

heard, was

it known,"

with

and beheld.

came,

13.

Arjun was be the

.must

of

curse

in this forest ?

an

him.

angry

and

came

Arjun to

14. Before

"

What

Muni.

around

it move.

took

the

But

can

Is there

this be ? any

It

hermitage sent

forth

formed immediately,and inPradyumna, Vrishakfetu,

; returned

with

him

Anusklva, the brave Youvanishwa, "

to make

He

who people,

Exploreit everywhere,"he said,and searched

spies. They

said, came,

rock,as though it had been glued.

distressed.

much

sent

to

prodigyis

joined hands.

Then

shouted, beat it with whips, and tried the horse stiickfast in the

What

the messengers

Arjun, salutinghim

amazed,

"

speed,unable

and

Niladhwaja "

these five

place.

them

where, without appeared a hermitage** the Sun, Moon, Wind, Agni, and Indra dwelt together**; excess, free from enmity, all the beasts and birds herded in company ; 44. A not

a

hermitage is a portionof

mere

45. Indra

a

forest,

house. is the

god of rain.

The

ele-

represented by these deities blended.. pleapantly ments

were

192

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

^o'rf^o^^jbcSo3oj3o"d^Xi5i8ji"zi^58a-dSJe;iMzio ||^Z\\

S^j|jTioLo^8pt)"d^C"JOo"rf ^ZjS^lSje)

radiant

glory?

The

of personification chief of

might ask, as Soubhari, hermitage,absorbed and

saw

17. He

came

with

away

Arjun

of the ward, for-

came

and

himself; then prostrated

joined hands.

The

Muni

of his

stood before Soubhari

received

him

with

welfare,and why

the

he had

"

with

of

sent

me

for the defence of the horse.

it,it stuck fast upon lord of Munis

the liberating

me!"

he

!

a

Except by

horse

As I

rock. your

favour, I

see

said, and fell at his feet. Soubhari, looked

and Kurus

"When

the Pandus

drawn

out

against each

array,

Atjun, in deep affliction at

no

that is fast in the rock. O preserve

said, "Krishna Arjun'scountenance, and, smiling, Alas ! Is formerly amidst the Bhdrata war^. 52.

one

The son of Dharma, wishing to put : Arjun replied his sin in slaying his familyand race, has commenced the

18. O way

So

him.

and horse-sacrifice, came

?

sat in the midst

in blissful abstraction,

greatest kindness, asked him come.

Munis,

meekness

were

other in battlethe

on

taughtyou your

ahan-

refuprospectof murdering hiB relatives, eed to

fight. Krishna iiistructedhim in of the soul,and prevailed

the nature

CHAPTER

A"fra53 yet who

are

? undestroyed

preservers ?

19. When the

of slaughter

sacrifice when

home,

at

you

Tell me,

his race^* ?

you

of grace ?

sea

In the

world, who

if you

gloriousKrishna

the

earth-born

followinga

come

? slayers

are

and

know.

is present, can

Is there any

have with you

Like

198

X.

of that eternal Hari^^

have

whilst you fools,

shaped

by

of the horse-

need

the presence

hari

sin

one

like

It is

ass.

an

like

searchingfor a brier when one has the tree of paradise^^. 20. Despisingthe celestialcow57 in your own stall, you come eagerlyseeking a tigerof the dense jungle,to milk it. What

will the horse-sacrifice do for you presence ? lost all his upon

him

doctrine

to

Have sense

engage

yet

you

? in

no

wisdom

Alas ! Alas ! A combat.

The

whilst ?

Has

the

words ; ** These bodies, which envelope the souls that inhabit them, which are

of Dharma

son

vain infatuation

frames, entereth

referred to, is given in these

Krishna's

have

you

The

new.

fire bumeth it not,

weapon

into

others

divideth

it not, the

the wind

seized

has

water

which it

are

not, the

corrupteth

drieth it not away;

for

and surpassingall it is indivisible, inconsumable, incorrupeternal,incorruptible, It is conception,are declared to be finite betible,and is not to be dried away. Jngs;wherefore, O Arjun, resolve to fight. eternal, universal, permanent, immovawho thinketh that it is the soul The man ble ; it is invisible, inconceivable,and which unalterable. Therefore,believingit to be killeth,and he who thinketh that the soul may be destroyed,are both alike thus, thou shouldest not grieve. Bhagadeceived.; for it neither killeth nor is it vat-Geeta, Lee. II. v. 18 26. * * who killed.* the man, How can indi53. Egotism, self-consciousness, believeth that this thing is incorruptible, viduality. in his presence, and without birth, 54. Sin cannot occur eternal, inexhaustible, think that he can either kill,or cause it 55. See p. 189, n. 40. 56. See p. 191, verse As a man to be killed P throweth 14, n, 46, away "

old "o

garments, and putteth

on

new,

57* See p. 11, n. 21.

even

the soul,havingquittedits old mortal

%

K

194

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

t^'dbroS^oS^^^"c"x/d'^"/doS;^'d^'doX;l3083" ll-^^t

'doo7SSc5i)^oa"r")T5e;^T:(i^^^8tf|i^7io

to^is^t7ocS8^8-j$o;^7ot"8JTios5oi;5) ll-^-^H tPMR)JD^oS^*rf^^"^^^ioX^o

you.'*Thus 81. "We

Soubhari

reviled India's

seek not

to

son

then

; who

lire separate from

: replied "

Krishna

;

he

ever

By forgethim. Krishna's he has undertaken, and performs this command guide to instruct the great sacrifice. Are not you a spiritual In pity fortunate indeed. ignorance of youth? We are now liberate,and giveus the horse that is fast in the rock." 22. Soubhari replied : "No longergrieve.Think of Krishna, fills our

tninds.

and touch

The

the horse

ground as before. "

Tell

saint

learned to

the

me

of Dharma

son

cannot

the on hand, and it will move within himself,said, Arjun, amazed

with your

Go."

matter

from

fullyrelated

the very to him

beginning,"

And

the

from first

the circumstances

last :

"

23. whose tras.

"Attend, O name

was

Arjun I Formerly

Udd"laka.

a By marriage,

woman

He

was

there

lived

a

bramin,

well versed in all the shas-

called Chandi

became

his wife.

He

OHikPTBB

said to I

her^ ' You

engaged in

am

conduct 24.

'

of what matters.

wheneyer

attend upoi"me avoid idleness^

must

observances,or worship; and religious affairs.' To which she replied :"

prayer,

the household Don't

195

X.

think that I

you say.

I

meddle

never

I shall not

goingto regardthe

am

obey

your

with

least fraction

service

household

or

Thus

commands.'

Chandi

opposed.' I have climbed a tree thick with thorns^^. Can any ? of this, either in this world or the world to come good come is destroyed.'TJdd"laka thus grieved meditation My religious from day to day, as though an arrow stuck fast in his side^^. S5. Matters to his house.

stood He

distress of mind. and he told

thus,when

and

*

What

him, without

is the matter

named

Koundinya came in deep him, but was V the Muni enquired;

reserve, all her perverseness.

the

of opposite

what

one

cannot

remain, and

it it impomibleto get down

from.

59. Which

there,or

'

In future,

wish, and you his grief,took leave,

he said, removed gain your point,' proceededon his pilgrimage.

58. In which which

Muni

received courteously

do you insist upon will

a

you

it is death

to extract.

either to

keep

196

JAIMINI

26. Some

afterwards,XJdddlaka dwellingat home, the

time

day for performinghis he said

to

BHARATA,

father's funereal rites approached^ ; and

Chandi, *Ho!

is the

Tomorrow

day for

my

ancestral

performthem tillthe day after. I'll steal I won't refuse grain,and rice,and herbs. and bring some providea singlething that's pure^i; and the day after I'llgo Xo which she replied worthless fellow^^/ and invite some : 27. *Then and I'll bring I'll perform the rites tomorrow; rites ; but I won't

"

the very best do my

paddy,

utmost

things;

to

earth^^ endowed of virtuous 28. do

*

60. As

worthy.'To

most

the bramins a

son

who

lives he must on

of his father's death.

similar to the ceremonies

in gifts

money.

Chandi

every

61.

per-

These

purest

very

invite

gods

of

vedas,

he then said

by.

I'lltake

Ceremonially;some

62. To "

but

one

come

on

person

the

good care things being

day! And preceding

I

63. Bramins. 64. From

noon

tillthree o'clock ; dumust be

ring which time only the rites observed.

:

I won't

forbidden.

are

performed after

pass

And

come.

anni-

the funeral,and are amongst the moFt important Hindu rites. Bramins are in"ited,feasted,and presentedwith cloths and

the

before,and

then, I'lllet the proper time^*

to

long as

but

none

and I'll

with e^rery excellence,well versed in the

form certain ceremnoies ver"ary

the evening

conduct,and

Well

homage

collect in the house

I'll send

and

grain,and rice,and herbs;

and

CHAPTER

197

X.

.

I t^o-Sj^t (2"^o7jo-dr^2:i7;l7S:5j??^^ ^ozfa^sopSRja?if

||3o|| "^oziaoiSa^8352:i^e37i"iie;i"a^8tfo-d;"^d^^? that

the

well

cooked

rice,

rice-milk,jaggory,ghee,

sweet

sweet fruits,sugar, delicious honey, oil,rich cakes, dainties, herhs, pure milk, and curds are all spoiled.Thus I'llperform

the rites ; and

S9. shew And

^

And

giveeither cloths

I'll not

I won't

let the time pass

if I don't

said you would

not

kindlydismiss

them

by.

money.' I

determined

am

pay

have.

Depend

with the best

upon

it I shall honour

of replied,eagerlyprovidedeverything commenced cooking.

30. XJdd"laka

saw

and

cloths,and betel,and princely

Chandi gifts,'

best,and

to

homage jtothe bramins who come* provideevery thing that you have justnow

kindness, and see

or

the very

it,and inwardly rejoiced. .Outwardlyhe

displeased, yet gladlyperformedthe ancestral rites,as Chandi bid him. Forgettingthe rule of contrary, Take the and cast it into the pool,' he jnnda, the chief thingin the rites, seemed

*

said ; and she The 65.

twice-born Thus

threw

seized,and violently became

it into the street^^.

terrificwith rage.

The spoilingthe whole. preparedas an ofof the deceased, manes w or-

be afterwards

cant into water:

rites preceding

pinda is a ball of food

the

to the fering shippedduring the ceremonies,and

must

be

are

of

no

otherwise

effect,and

repeated,

must r^

i

198

BHABATA,

JAIMINI

81. 'Wretch! art detei mined

How

long shall

to be obstinate.

the twice-born

compassion,

'

After

Become

cursed her. a

while,

a

I strire with

Arjun will

release it ; and

be removed,' he

said, and turned away

82. In has

now

Thus^

sacrificial horse will

thee ;

a

rock/

Thou raged, en-

with Iramediately softening

set its foot upon

became

a

thee?

to

come

thy curse

sanydsa^^; and

and will she

rock in the earth.

proof that come,

Chandi's

curse

and stands there.

will be

removed, the horse

If you touch

it,it will this

instant rise and

proceed.Go ! The kingsbefore you are powerful. Only forgetnot Krishna.'* With this,Soubhari cast a graciouslook on Arjun, and dismissed him. Arjun fell at his feet,and humbly took leave.

Arjun came, and gladlytouched the horse ; which liberated ; and, shakingitself, forward. Chandi arose ; went was and, seeing Arjun, took leave of him to retire to the forest for devotion. All the peoplepresentwere amazed ; a shower of 83. Then

66. Sanyasa, is the volantaryabandonforsaking wife, cbildren,and relatives, of all worldlypleasure,especiallyIt is the last and most exalted state of

ment

SOO

BHARATA^

JAIMINI

(St^OT^JS xnSu7i^dX!ooZi^TSt^"^^^"BJ^t^^^l^'SJi^^ ||S"-||

^ ||38|| ^oToj^S^-rfoSc"ototl^o^^X' ";)t)?i^^Z^l5^oTi""^5;i"

o:)jD7;5?o"c5i)7i^o-dX^^X"'"ziSj"^

?Sj"z?;5osi"^A"^^j3)^-d3^^^/:T5^-jz:ij 8^^ ^^tSoj^-db^cSi)^ I 5^i?"fiGSo./"^'di5"C^F"S:^o^Xo^o:i"Ci"2; 36. Is this the of gems

necklace Has

the

? jewelledgirdleof the city-queen sparklingon the neck of the lady

blazinglustre

in the air when

of Indra's

ains7*,descended

to the

wings of

earth, and stood fixed

Earth^^ ?

he whirled it

thunderbolt^as

he resolved to cut off the

Is it the

as

the mbunta

diamond

?

ing wide-spreadhalo of pure moonlight-famesurroundthe city's rdjamandaW^ Say ! For so the ramparts shone. 37. The sovereign of the city,Hamsadhwaja, heard, by his with his army, for the defence that Arjun had come messengers,

Is it the

,

of the beautiful sacrificialhorse,and entered his country. After he had

reflected for

faithful Sumati 38.

hour^^

or

counsellors,consulted and

"

an

If

will appear

was

free from

we

now

to us.

Though

assembly

of

princes; also,the

said

to

:

"

himself

earth,I have

not

orb of

the moon. The fortificationsencircled the assembly, as the moon is encircled by a halo in damp weather. The fame

of

it

lightof 76.

74. See p. 12, n. 25.

then

Arjun's,Krishna is in the

Krishna

their defects.

togetherall his

them, and

bind this horse of

73. A city is often called the face of 12. the Earth. See p. 39, verse 75. An

with

Pramati, his confidential ministers

glory as Kail"sa and the milk-sea,(both of which it resembled in whiteness)whilst it

he called

two,

the An

brightand white

was

as

th";

moon.

Indian

hour

is tvrenty-foar

minutes.

"

Digitizedby

VjOOQ

IC

CBAPTSR

201

X.

T3J"e?J^*"5"a?5"lboT5^i";"^(^i5A/")7S{^oxJ?st^^T5"^ ||3vj-||

"*x^ t "d^o^*;53e;owTi;5ooa(^6-(^TO7^ P^^fiOeB^-dtf

yet seen will

the form of the Immutable. afflictthis

soon

the Foe of demons I die

live'^^? the

or

king resolved Neither

:"

city, neither "

who

any

more

hairs

be done^^?

can

what

me,

and wrinkles

king said,smiling. on

Hear, O lord of earth, all

battle.

reignedover, nor would amongst his followers or subjects, unfaithful to the marriagebed; were

who

If

it whether

matters

in the country he

the worship neglected or liberal;

what

then

and oppose

come "

89. The his laws

body ;

Grey

of Krishna

;

who

or

were

not

associated with

and forgottheir position,

in the he or

dure en-

who

always people

of low caste. 40.

Thus,

this account, both in his retinue,and amongst

on

of the Eternal; all were chaste ; devout worshippers subjects, happy; always decked with ornaments; observers of morality and the sacred laws ; conquerors of Cupid ; free from prideand

his

avarice ; cheerful in every wish ; and 77* There or

ean

be

no

converse

of possessed

; adorned

every

come

sing.

on.

2

B

obtaining

enjoyment. 78. Death

eDJoyment,rule,

conqaeit after old age baa

with virtue ;

or

lifewill be

equallya

bles-

S02

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

iJ^PBXo^:5j"er3^^"^?j^oX^TjO"^5^oX^O(6jaX "rfs-7:ic"ti"?5"X^ 7?r37^X^e5t)"doX^"^

*fi"?**7"^grfc6X9'tfD^7izS!5?zijs"X5? (^^a-^)

41. Chaste, in

youthfulvigour,handsome, a servant of the lord of Lakshmi, richly adorned, happy,in robust health,pure, honest,powerful,eminent for dreaded valour,skilful in battle, if any

"

and

him.

honoured

with all these

endowed

were

one

Those

who

virtues,he called,

otherwise

were

he put away.

of this

description. 42. The followers of Hamsadhwaja were dailysatiated with of liberality, food,clothing,jewels,means dwellings,and possessions. adorned with rich were They beauty, clothing, and fragrant ges sandal,garlands, jewels, Having badunguents. the power of charms in battle^o, of defiance^s,lustyarms, and mighty prowess, theydailydanced^i with eagerness for fight. Thus

all were

men

the monarch

43. Wherever

Hamsadhwaja went,

there

him, crowding,seventy generals,each of whom 79. Various ance

are

in

some affixing

modes

use.

of

The

expressingdefimost

common

is,

article to the person, and rope of straw

Thus, a publicly. appearing

tied round the leg of one who appears in the street, is a challenge to all prizeit to be fighters ; and their permitting of their own worn, is an acknowledgement to the inferiority

wearer.

If

panied accom-

had

pariahenter the shoemakers* street red turban, or a shoemaker pass through the pariahs'street decked \irith to throwmg down flowers,it is equivalent the gauntlet. of disablingthe enemy 80. The power by charms, as is done to serpents,"o. 8 J Other copieshave,boiled, a

^ith

a

.

with him

the

"

elephants,a

nine millions nine hundred

infantry82. 44. The king had

seven

jewelled

seventy-one thousand

forces : following

chariots,seventy-one thousand horse, and

203

X.

CHAPTER

and

hundred

thousand

sand ninety-ninethou-

brothers,Dhanabala, Chandrasfena,

Chandrak^tu, the excellent Chandrad^va, Viduraka, the farfamed

Dharmaw"ha, and Ny"yawarti; Sudhanwa, Sumanasa, and Suratha

na,

and

of prowess

and ;

four sons, Sudarsha-

all of whom

were

men

virtue,matchless,^

great might; of unsullied

valiant,and brave. 45.

excellent Shankha

The

these, Shankha him, telling it ;

knew

came

ate

a

to

and Likbita Likhita's

fruit that had

and, deeming him

brothers.

were

hermitage,and, fallen to the ground. committed

to have

a

Of

without Likbita

crime, brought

The king cut off hiu and delivered him up. palace, of Likhita's devotion,the hand hand ; and, by the power was to the king. These two were restored to Shankha. purdhitas^^ to the

him

war

goodlyarmy of 4,970,000 chariots,4,970,000elephants, 7,000,

000

cavalry, and

Making

82.

The^e

by the

numbers common

a

are

699,930,000infantry! easilyaccounted for

saying,*'

What

lacks

thg

pA^^ P

pearls

83.

He

geta

a

of waffpon-load

Family priests, who

ceremonies,

I

.J^

I /^

for a cash.'^

conduct

all

tOi

JAIMIKI

46.

By

BHARATA^

the advice of Shankha

and

Likhita,the king

was

guided. Hear, O lord of earth, another of his laws : If any of the he heard the loud sound when warrior stayed behind war-drum beatingthe king'shasty going forth to battle^he caldron of boiling oil. If not, into a fiercely cast him blazing his command

47.

broken^*.

was

Having called

all

these,Hamsadhwaja gave

command,

made

proclamation by beat of drum, to seize and fetch Arjun'shorse^and make it fast within the city;and went forth. and

Immediatelythe huge the hosts

advanced

war

of brave

to battle ;

took their

the

drums

thundered

;

at

stant, that in-

each

other,

and,

warriors,treadingupon

phants and eletroopsof horsemen, chariots,

positions ; and

the

stood arrayed. infantry loftymountains had risen

though the whole race of againstArjun, from enmity to him as Indra's son"*, the troops of elephantsadvanced. As though the Sun, enraged against Arjun for having slain his son^^,had multipliedhis form by 48. As

84. Which

lung.

is the

to greatest disgrace

a

85. See p. 12, n. 25. 86. See p. 14"n. 36.

CHAPTBK

205

"

X.

'd;S3f""dof7urfd85?\(3i)L^'"5JsT"^^a o

||^|j Bj';SozS5o;d5^oX^o^'das-a8tf^"de^5tQo^^^^e 75Ql^^rS""0 )fwB^^^.JJOX^O|[ T3^oi"7^o5i ^O^iTio^Ootf^O Tjli^O

mpiads^ earth

jewelledcars^^ bringingforth men

the

were

marched

on

drove and

As

forward.

though

horses,the monarch's

the

army

to battle.

ed Hamsadhwaja will not be defeatwill now a sightof Krishna by Arjun. Doubtless,in battle, be easy to all. This is the highestfruit of mortal existence in the body." Thus exulting,all the brave heroes advanced to Their wives, as they comforted, and dismissed them combat. their joy. from the terraces,perceived sacred grass,^ 50. Sprinkling pure curdled milk,parchedgrain, in order, various wave-lamps;. and consecrated rice ; raising, giving them fragrantunguents, perfumes,flowers,and betel ; bestowinga benediction ; pouringupon them grainsof coloured 49. **Unless Krishna

come,

rice^; and warmly embracing them, the wives, with words of. encouragement, ascended of

sent

forth their lords to the field of

their lofty, jewelledmansions, to get

a

sightof Vishnit

D^vapura.

St, Whose

wheels

are

likened to the

"un.

88. See p.

battle,and

155y.n.12.

206

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CHAPTER

XI.

Contents,

Hamsadhwcya casts his son into a caldron of boiling oil,because he stayedbehind from battle. In a wonderful manner he,by meditation on the Immutable, remains cool. y

Verse the

ivamors

ja'smost

1.

Hear^ O beloved

of

had gone forth to beloved

earth, the history! When

all

Hamsadhwa-

battle,Sudhanwa,

ready to depart; and, stretching himself at his mother's feet. Then out both his arms, prostrated stood yiiih joined hands, and said to her, I will seize and miss bind Arjun'shorse, and put forth my strengthin battle ; diswith your blessing."She thus replied me : 2. Hear, my child ! Arjun preserves a four -leggedhari ^ that graciCare not for that. Besolve to layhold on the Hari ously preserves Arjun. I have formerlyheard, from N"rada Muni, of Vishnu's various pastime^. If Krishna appear to day, son,

came,

'^

"

'^

.

I may

see

it with my

eyes."

To

which

l.Seep. 189, n. 2. The

actions of God

are

he said

:

"

40.

called his pastime.

908

JAIMINI

BHARATA,

||"-|| TipTS'^ohii^^ifji)F-(iriti(^6i:"o

^t"s^^ci"/^ ||8|| i8p*);5S(")5;5:5^u5)p8^^5p87iiic

presence leave

to

of the Immutable.

that, defeat

After

victoryI

or

fortune^ .**

Kuvalfe,Sudhanwa's

6. At that moment,

sister, broughtforth

him, "My brother,hear ! If you to day liftup my in battle,turn, and flee from Krishna, I can never said to

wave-lamps,and head in my

father-in-law*s housed

of the

Lotus-eyedin combat.

the sandal mark

on

his

forehead,gave

rice upon him^ camphor,sprinkled 7. Hear, O king ! Sudhanwa

sister,and

and

Therefore

.

As he

set out.

gainthe

bation appro-

Saying which, she put him betel perfumed with

and dismissed him.

,

then took leave of his mother

came

near

to

his

house^

own

^like Prabh"vati,his wife, the beautiful^,the serpent-haired "

Cupid*sgoddessof victory^^came "

6.

to the merit Or" it will be according

I may

have obtained Jn former births.

7. After marriage, the wife with

her husband

where

all the

removes

to his lather's hooiie^

manied

sodm

and

their

forth joyfully

wives

Kve

to

togetheruntil

meetiiim, the

imtber'"

death. 8. See p.

156,a. 1^

9. lit.havingbeautiful lap and loins, 10. Who giveshim vietory.

CHAPTER

XI.

^^ob;c5i)i5^T5*^'#rfii2^-d^o85Jio-do^RjT ||j-||

XT^ac54Df^^TiRjc5So75/:)zSc5So^^zS"f

! ^ ^7"ors^ji)^o;i7^"Ot);5^c5Joii5^^x:!^o-d;S3i""5 5^rf^X^/^7S7;tt"-d-rf^"^T;:S^-ri7jops

||oo|| ^QjTitfT57j5^8^o^V5)o^2^o5S:)js-RjTS^|^

bearing,on

a

golden salver,champaca flowers,delightful perfumes,

sandal,camphor, and betel. 8. The

upper

moonlightof

part of her silken robe

the smile

disk, the crimson "

the

shining as

the lunar

ofherface^^, that resembled

spot

on

beaming

her forehead

forth the

bright

as

though it

glowing affection of her heart^^^ the deerand overthrow eyed exulted as though she could not but ensnare the eyes of alP^ by the noose of her shiningtresses,that like the full, bright, charming lustre of the sapphire. glistened 9. With the beauty of her glistening wanton ments, movethighs^*, folds,slender form, large breasts garment in graceful set closely quick upon her beautiful bosom, glancinglotus-eye, moving creeper-arms, person richlyadorned, and largetopknot of half-blown flowers, the princessappeared to her husband showed

"

"

such beautiful, surprisingly 10. Her the fresh

with

elegantperson

jasmin

lipsof

sweet

11. A double simile.

in her

as

he had

seen

her before.

with the white

covered

radiance

topknot,beaming smile, teeth

of

radiant

speech,brightglance,glistening finger-nails, Her

smile, and

13. As

of her white silk dress,are the glossiness

a

14. Which

moonlight. beingred.

and

both likened to 12. Love

never

g

c

fowler are

snares

birds.

compared

to the smooth

shiningstalk of tiiebanana.

210

JAIMINI

BHARATA^

necklace,pearlornaments, sparkling silk garment^*, she shone "

like

a

sandal unguent, and fine

statue

of chandrak"nta^*.

at his youthfulwife, who Castinga gentleside-glance stood before him, bringingin her hands the goldensalver,and the champaca flowers upon it,as if to show them, and ask him, "See whether their lustre is equal to the lustre of my person ; ^he smiled,took the fresh fragrant flowers, and, moving on, as addressed his beloved : to battle, one goingforth hastily 12. Hear, my beloved ! To day I shall oppose Arjun in his prideof valour. If the Slayerof and break down conflict, demons to the fight,I will displaybefore him the might come of my arni" By strengthI shall gain the victory.If I fail,

11.

"

"

"

"

I shall obtain Thus

deliverance from future births. he consoled his

beloved,and

was

Be

sed.'' distres-

not

when departing,

she,by her blandishments,detained him. 18.

Sudhanwa

"

took leave of his

Here, Hamsadhwaja went preparedfor war. intent on seizingthe horse of Arjun, ornament 15. AH

the

mentioned tbingii

are

v^hlte.

forth

wife,and to

of the

16. See p. 39, n. 7.

battle, Kunis'

SI I

XI.

CHAPTER

ri6J!"^^^o^iJi"d^o7?^^c"Xi*y"^p"*fd?/orioT ||o3||

^

And,

royalrace. son,

O

CO

Beholdinghis

ministers

to Sumati

gave command These

draggedSudhanwa,

bound

fast his hands

forces,his powerful

with

; who

who

near

him, the king

despatchedcruel messengers. seized him, laughed; violently

cords,and,

people,quicklybroughthim though theybroughta thief. Sudhanwa, bound,

stood

who

the

15.

the

seeing,amongst

wroth.

was

14.

not

*

to the

cast himself

sadhwaja, incensed,reproachedhis why have you been my command,

to the amazement

king,with

of all

harshness

as

at his father's feet. Ham"

O fool I

Knowing indifferent to the sight of ardour, and loitered in the city?

Krishna, put away martial Sudhanwa heard, fixed his eyes fear and shame, 16. espouse

**

1

My

slowlysaid him

:

"

his

on

feet,and, vnth mingled

to his father :

wife detained me,

Thrust

son

"

^'A mere stayedbehind." of time when an opportunity

and I

forth. The

"

21C

BHARATA^

JAIMINI

||o8|| s;ij^z^^jtFiit;o^^S^^"ji"7('^j^^Z^x:t'6d^'^ seeingKrishna elsewhere

Forsooth

!

Likhita.

is the time

occurs^

Call to

!

will ask them

We

Hamsadhwaja replied. and informed

came^

17.

At the

attend

to

is the

what

duties

other

Shankha purdhitaSy

the

me

to

and

expiationfor this/*

king's command^

messengers

of it.

them

and Likhita Hearing the messengers'words^ Shankha and said, What, O Hamsadhwaja, are you deliberating? "

came,

If,from affection to your

Champac"pura. Tell us Rikm"ngada*^ and emperors

remain the

son, you break ! For

in

word, we

your

will not

the sake of truth,did

Harisohandra^s

regard their

sons?" monarch

17. A universal the

who the

fast

caused

eleventh

on y^k"dashi, a to be so and full moon, days after new that the all dead were observed, strictly taken immediatelyto the heaven of Vishand the kingdom of the god of death nu, desolate. became He complained to Bramha, who created a beautiful female to ensnare She presented Rikmangada. herself to him as he was out hunting ; and married him only on condition that he should obey her in everything. She and preventedhis observance of the fasts;

when

his

interfered,commanded

son

him

slayhim. Rikmkngada,bound to fulfil his promise, seized his nword, and was aboutto strike;but Vishnu appeared, to

and

preventedhim.

18. An

emperor

truthfulness and

bly of gods

and

declared to be

who

was

famed

for his

integrity.In aft assemrishis,his integrity was

impregnable.Vishwami-

from engaged to make him swerve in the disguise of a brato him it,came min, and received the promise that whathe asked should be given. He ever asked for a heap of gold as high as he could fillip cowrie shell,standingon a the back of an elephant,in order to perform a sacrifice. The king's treasury and his whole dominions were emptied tra

,

to

no

had purpose ; for Yishwamitra the rats to convey the gold beneath, so that the heap should

engaged from

rise to the required height. The king sold his wife and child as slaves to a bramin, and himself to an outcaste. (Who were both illusions, to try Harischandra.) His master appointed him to watch the ground where the dead are burned ; the employment of the vilest outcastes. His son was killed by the bite of not

a

snake

as

he

fuel; and when

was

gatheringwood for broughthim

his mother

CHAPTER

213

XI.

o^tfKeS^^^^^oiSa"rf^^oSoTi^ ^^^^S^e/Ai"f ||os-||

18. Then

the into

scoundrel

king

Sumati^ and

called

^'

Plunge

:

this

boilingoil." In obedience to his sovereign's command^ the king'sminister bound his hands^ had him brought to where they heated the caldron of fiercely boilingoil,put on largelogsof wood to increase the flame,and, yearningover Sudhanwa, addressed him : 19. My father ! May it be thus done to you ? Renowned a

full caldron

said

of

"

"

above ;

all the world ; honourable beloved

of his parents ; skilful ; bland ;

of all the

good ; upright;

endowed

with such excellencies ! Alas !

into this

scaldingoil ?"

this.

virtuous ;

thus

He

not, Sumati.

20. "Fear from

of Vishnu

servant

; a

Hitherto

I have

not

worthy ; How

the friend

bountiful

;

a

shall I cast you

"

walked

does

not

now

shrink

contraryto the rules of

the cemetery, the king refused her admission, unless she paid the usual fee. She had no means of paying even that,

her neck in payment. him to be her husband

and

slay her first, as otherwise she would

to

begged him

to remit it.

This he

re-

fused out of fidelity to his master, though his son could not go to heaven unless his corpse

were

buried

accordingto

custom,

son

: replied

mind

My

happy ;

ful ; beauti-

He

demanded

the marriage

part with it. He when

the

was

badge from

By this she knew ;

and told him

about

to not

to kill her,

gods appeared, and stayed him

from his purpose.

"14

JAIMINI

virtue.

BHABATA^

This

body ought to fall contendingwith foes in battle. This grievous death is my only dread. Yet I put my trust in Jan"rdana^d. Fear not. Transgressnot my father's command^ but cast me in." By Sumati's direction they took, and lifted, and threw him in. 21. All the tation.

peoplecried out,

Should'st

"

thou

grievedwith

and

bitter lamen^

perishthus, thou bountiful one anguish. He has died the victim

?"

of they cried,and rolled in ly royalty^othey said,and bewailed. '^Alas ! He has thus vainslain his excellent son. May the king'swisdom be utterly and these angelsof death, Shankha consumed ! Why were wailed. Thus they beLikhita, born amongst the gods of earth?" "

"

22.

"

My

speak of thee, didst not Didst not thou guard the

God ! If I

Prahlkda^^?

save

19. A

20. i.e. if his father had

not

been

a

king, he would not have been so bound See p. 204, v. 46, n. 84. by his word. 21. Prahl"da was a devout worshipper of Vishnu, the foe of demons, of whom who his father,Hiranyakashipu, was one had

obtained

except from

the

Vishnu.

Vishnu, Prahldda

gift of immortality For his devotion to was

formerly

honour

of the

oniel tortures by his fa" fire to ther ; but his love of Vishnu was One of his sufiTerings.'' day the forest

put to the most

of Krishna.

name

thou

and persecuted,

his father called him, and asked " Where Vishnu? Can you show him to me ?"

"

PrahUda and not

replied:

*'

Say not,

*

he is here,

there \ ' wherever you think of him* there is Vishnu; he fillsthe uni-

versf

."

Hiranyakashipustruck

that stood near,

and

asked, in

a

pillar

a

rage,

216

JAIMINI

CO

"

BHARATA,

fl

^^^5^^5^;ls5e)i3onD7o^z;S^^^7ooX I ""5^-dS'^55o5vre)3dD^^ "docdDTJE-o:^s""rjS:X)'dr~T^7Sai^ his hair unwithered ; and his face the

expanded like

the lotus at

amazed, and

praisedthe

risingsun.

25. All the

people saw

it, were

Lotus-eyed. Then Likhita,enraged,called out, "He is skilled of fire;bringyoung cocoanuts^^." They brought, in conjuration the flame struck the sky; and poured in the young cocoanuts; and as the burstingshells flew, and hit the cheeks of the Sudhanwa laughed. purohitaSy 26. Unwavering in heart, he was happy by repetition of the of Vishnu. and greatnames Seeingwhich, Likhita,repenting, ly assured that nothing could atone for the wickedness distressed, of conspiring againstKrishna's servant, and that death alone of

was

him, threw himself into the caldron

boilingoil. 27. The

to

fitpunishmentfor

midst of the caldron of

Likhita ! How 27. The

water

was astonishing

of which

blazingoil was

a

cool

place

the influence of Sudhanwa's

increaees greatly

the flame of baming oil.

?io^^oTi^^oa)5o-d)id^""o?r^c"^t"o5j-dtfo7oo7 presence! Can any distressbefal him worshippersof Krishna ? As they both

who

associates with

the

in the

joyment highestenin the midst of the boilingoil^Hamsadhwaja, amazed with his counsellors, took them came out, and affectionately embraced his son and his purdhita, 28. Then, having bathed in scented water, dressed himself in splendidgarments, anointed himself with sandal,decked his hair with lotuses, applyedthe most esteemed perfumes, made

were

,

the

musk

choicest with

the

mark

on

jewels,and joy that he

had preservedhim.

his

forehead, adorned

taken

betel,Sudhanwa

should

now

see

Vishnu

himself shone

of

with

the

beautifully

D^vapura,who