Mahabharata 18.4: caturtho'dhyāyaḥ

18.4.1

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā devaiḥ sarṣimarudgaṇaiḥ |
pūjyamāno yayau tatra yatra te kurupuṃgavāḥ || 1 ||

Vaishampayana said, "King Yudhishthira, thus praised by the gods, the Maruts and the Rishis, proceeded to that place where those foremost ones of Kuru’s race were. He beheld Govinda endued with his Brahma-form. It resembled that form of his which had been seen before and which, therefore, helped the recognition. Blazing forth in that form of his, he was adorned with celestial weapons, such as the terrible discus and others in their respective embodied forms. He was being adored by the heroic Phalguna, who also was endued with a blazing effulgence. The son of Kunti beheld the slayer of Madhu also in his own form. Those two foremost of Beings, adored by all the gods, beholding Yudhishthira, received him with proper honours.

18.4.2

dadarśa tatra govindaṃ brāhmeṇa vapuṣānvitam |
tenaiva dṛṣṭapūrveṇa sādṛśyenopasūcitam || 2 ||

18.4.3

dīpyamānaṃ svavapuṣā divyairastrairupasthitam |
cakraprabhṛtibhirghorairdivyaiḥ puruṣavigrahaiḥ |
upāsyamānaṃ vīreṇa phalgunena suvarcasā || 3 ||

18.4.4

aparasminnathoddeśe karṇaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ varam |
dvādaśādityasahitaṃ dadarśa kurunandanaḥ || 4 ||

"In another place, the delighter of the Kurus beheld Karna, that foremost one among all wielders of weapons, resembling a dozen Suryas in splendour. In another part he beheld Bhimasena of great puissance, sitting in the midst of the Maruts, and endued with a blazing form. He was sitting by the side of the God of Wind in his embodied form. Indeed, he was then in a celestial form endued with great beauty, and had attained to the highest success. In place belonging to the Ashvinis, the delighter of the Kurus beheld Nakula and Sahadeva, each blazing with his own effulgence.

18.4.5

athāparasminnuddeśe marudgaṇavṛtaṃ prabhum |
bhīmasenamathāpaśyattenaiva vapuṣānvitam || 5 ||

18.4.6

aśvinostu tathā sthāne dīpyamānau svatejasā |
nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca dadarśa kurunandanaḥ || 6 ||

18.4.7

tathā dadarśa pāñcālīṃ kamalotpalamālinīm |
vapuṣā svargamākramya tiṣṭhantīmarkavarcasam || 7 ||

"He also beheld the princess of Pancala, decked in garlands of lotuses. Having attained to Heaven, she was sitting there, endued with a form possessed of solar splendour. King Yudhishthira suddenly wished to question her. Then the illustrious Indra, the chief of the gods, spoke to him, ‘This one is Sree herself. It was for your sake that she took birth, as the daughter of Drupada, among human beings, issuing not from any mother’s womb, O Yudhishthira, endued with agreeable perfume and capable of delighting the whole world. For your pleasure, she was created by the wielder of the trident. She was born in the race of Drupada and was enjoyed by you all. These five highly blessed Gandharvas endued with the effulgence of fire, and possessed of great energy, were, O king, the sons of Draupadi and yourself.

18.4.8

athaināṃ sahasā rājā praṣṭumaicchadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
tato'sya bhagavānindraḥ kathayāmāsa devarāṭ || 8 ||

18.4.9

śrīreṣā draupadīrūpā tvadarthe mānuṣaṃ gatā |
ayonijā lokakāntā puṇyagandhā yudhiṣṭhira || 9 ||

18.4.10

drupadasya kule jātā bhavadbhiścopajīvitā |
ratyarthaṃ bhavatāṃ hyeṣā nirmitā śūlapāṇinā || 10 ||

18.4.11

ete pañca mahābhāgā gandharvāḥ pāvakaprabhāḥ |
draupadyāstanayā rājanyuṣmākamamitaujasaḥ || 11 ||

18.4.12

paśya gandharvarājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ manīṣiṇam |
enaṃ ca tvaṃ vijānīhi bhrātaraṃ pūrvajaṃ pituḥ || 12 ||

"Behold Dhritarashtra, the king of the Gandharvas, possessed of great wisdom. Know that this one was the eldest brother of thy sire. This one is thy eldest brother, the son of Kunti, endued with effulgence of fire. The son of Surya, thy eldest brother, the foremost of men, even this one was known as the son of Radha. He moves in the company of Surya. Behold this foremost of Beings. Among the tribes of the Saddhyas, the gods, the Viswedevas, and the Maruts, behold, O king of kings, the mighty car-warriors of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, viz., those heroes having Satyaki for their first, and those mighty ones among the Bhojas. Behold the son of Subhadra, invincible in battle, now staying with Soma. Even he is the mighty bowman Abhimanyu, now endued with the gentle effulgence of the great luminary of the night. Here is the mighty bowman Pandu, now united with Kunti and Madri. Thy sire frequently comes to me on his excellent car. Behold the royal Bhishma, the son of Santanu, now in the midst of the Vasus. Know that this one by the side of Brihaspati is thy preceptor Drona. These and other kings, O son of Pandu, who had warred on thy side now walk with the Gandharvas or Yakshas or other sacred beings. Some have attained to the status of Guhyakas, O king. Having cast off their bodies, they have conquered Heaven by the merit they had acquired through word, thought and deed.’

18.4.13

ayaṃ te pūrvajo bhrātā kaunteyaḥ pāvakadyutiḥ |
sūryaputro'grajaḥ śreṣṭho rādheya iti viśrutaḥ |
ādityasahito yāti paśyainaṃ puruṣarṣabha || 13 ||

18.4.14

sādhyānāmatha devānāṃ vasūnāṃ marutāmapi |
gaṇeṣu paśya rājendra vṛṣṇyandhakamahārathān |
sātyakipramukhānvīrānbhojāṃścaiva mahārathān || 14 ||

18.4.15

somena sahitaṃ paśya saubhadramaparājitam |
abhimanyuṃ maheṣvāsaṃ niśākarasamadyutim || 15 ||

18.4.16

eṣa pāṇḍurmaheṣvāsaḥ kuntyā mādryā ca saṃgataḥ |
vimānena sadābhyeti pitā tava mamāntikam || 16 ||

18.4.17

vasubhiḥ sahitaṃ paśya bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ nṛpam |
droṇaṃ bṛhaspateḥ pārśve gurumenaṃ niśāmaya || 17 ||

18.4.18

ete cānye mahīpālā yodhāstava ca pāṇḍava |
gandharvaiḥ sahitā yānti yakṣaiḥ puṇyajanaistathā || 18 ||

18.4.19

guhyakānāṃ gatiṃ cāpi kecitprāptā nṛsattamāḥ |
tyaktvā dehaṃ jitasvargāḥ puṇyavāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ || 19 ||