Mahabharata 3.141: ekacatvāriṃśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

3.141.1

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
antarhitāni bhūtāni rakṣāṃsi balavanti ca |
agninā tapasā caiva śakyaṃ gantuṃ vṛkodara || 1 ||

"Yudhishthira said, 'O Vrikodara, there are mighty and powerful invisible spirits at this place. We shall, however, pass it, through the merit of our asceticism and Agnihotra sacrifices. O son of Kunti, do thou therefore, restrain thy hunger and thirst by collecting thy energies, and also, O Vrikodara have recourse to thy strength and cleverness. O Kunti's son, thou hast heard what the sage (Lomasa) had said regarding mount Kailasa. Ascertain, therefore, after deliberation, how Krishna will pass the spot. Or, O mighty Bhima of large eyes, do return from hence, taking with thee Sahadeva, and all our charioteers, cooks, servants, cars, horses, and Brahmanas worn out with travel, while I together with Nakula and the sage Lomasa of severe austerities proceed, subsisting on the lightest fare and observing vows. Do thou in expectation of my return, cautiously wait at the source of the Ganga, protecting Draupadi till I come back.'

3.141.2

saṃnivartaya kaunteya kṣutpipāse balānvayāt |
tato balaṃ ca dākṣyaṃ ca saṃśrayasva kurūdvaha || 2 ||

3.141.3

ṛṣestvayā śrutaṃ vākyaṃ kailāsaṃ parvataṃ prati |
buddhyā prapaśya kaunteya kathaṃ kṛṣṇā gamiṣyati || 3 ||

3.141.4

atha vā sahadevena dhaumyena ca sahābhibho |
sūdaiḥ paurogavaiścaiva sarvaiśca paricārakaiḥ || 4 ||

3.141.5

rathairaśvaiśca ye cānye viprāḥ kleśāsahāḥ pathi |
sarvaistvaṃ sahito bhīma nivartasvāyatekṣaṇa || 5 ||

3.141.6

trayo vayaṃ gamiṣyāmo laghvāhārā yatavratāḥ |
ahaṃ ca nakulaścaiva lomaśaśca mahātapāḥ || 6 ||

3.141.7

mamāgamanamākāṅkṣangaṅgādvāre samāhitaḥ |
vaseha draupadīṃ rakṣanyāvadāgamanaṃ mama || 7 ||

3.141.8

bhīma uvāca |
rājaputrī śrameṇārtā duḥkhārtā caiva bhārata |
vrajatyeva hi kalyāṇī śvetavāhadidṛkṣayā || 8 ||

"Bhima replied, 'O descendant of Bharata, although this blessed princess hath been sore afflicted by toil and distress, yet she easily proceedeth, in the hope of beholding him of the white steeds (Arjuna). Thy dejection also is already very great at not seeing the high-souled Arjuna, who never retreateth from fight. O Bharata, it is superfluous then to say that if thou seest neither myself nor Sahadeva nor Krishna, thy dejection will certainly increase. The Brahmanas had better return with our servants, charioteers cooks and whomsoever else thou mayst command. I never shall leave thee in these rugged and inaccessible mountainous regions, infested by Rakshasas. And, O tiger among men, also this princess of high fortune, ever devoted to her lords, desireth not to return without thee. Sahadeva is always devoted to thee; he too will never retrace his steps. His disposition is known to me. O king, O mighty monarch, we are all eager to behold Savyasachin, and therefore, will we all go together. If we are unable to go over this mountain in our cars, abounding as it doth in defiles, well, we would go on foot. Trouble thyself not, O king, I shall carry Panchala's daughter wherever she will be incapable of walking. O king, I have decided upon this. Therefore let not thy mind be distracted. I shall also carry over inaccessible tracts those tender-bodied heroes, the twins, the delight of their mother, wherever they will be incapable of proceeding.'

3.141.9

tava cāpyaratistīvrā vardhate tamapaśyataḥ |
kiṃ punaḥ sahadevaṃ ca māṃ ca kṛṣṇāṃ ca bhārata || 9 ||

3.141.10

rathāḥ kāmaṃ nivartantāṃ sarve ca paricārakāḥ |
sūdāḥ paurogavāścaiva manyate yatra no bhavān || 10 ||

3.141.11

na hyahaṃ hātumicchāmi bhavantamiha karhicit |
śaile'sminrākṣasākīrṇe durgeṣu viṣameṣu ca || 11 ||

3.141.12

iyaṃ cāpi mahābhāgā rājaputrī yatavratā |
tvāmṛte puruṣavyāghra notsahedvinivartitum || 12 ||

3.141.13

tathaiva sahadevo'yaṃ satataṃ tvāmanuvrataḥ |
na jātu vinivarteta matajño hyahamasya vai || 13 ||

3.141.14

api cātra mahārāja savyasācididṛkṣayā |
sarve lālasabhūtāḥ sma tasmādyāsyāmahe saha || 14 ||

3.141.15

yadyaśakyo rathairgantuṃ śailo'yaṃ bahukandaraḥ |
padbhireva gamiṣyāmo mā rājanvimanā bhava || 15 ||

3.141.16

ahaṃ vahiṣye pāñcālīṃ yatra yatra na śakṣyati |
iti me vartate buddhirmā rājanvimanā bhava || 16 ||

3.141.17

sukumārau tathā vīrau mādrīnandikarāvubhau |
durge saṃtārayiṣyāmi yadyaśaktau bhaviṣyataḥ || 17 ||

3.141.18

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
evaṃ te bhāṣamāṇasya balaṃ bhīmābhivardhatām |
yastvamutsahase voḍhuṃ draupadīṃ vipule'dhvani || 18 ||

"Yudhishthira said, 'May thy strength increase, O Bhima, as thou speakest thus, and as thou boldly undertakest to carry the illustrious Panchali and these twins. Blessed be thou! Such courage dwelleth not in any other individual. May thy strength, fame, merit, and reputation increase! O long-armed one, as thou offerest to carry Krishna and our brothers the twins, exhaustion and defeat never be thine!"

3.141.19

yamajau cāpi bhadraṃ te naitadanyatra vidyate |
balaṃ ca te yaśaścaiva dharmaḥ kīrtiśca vardhatām || 19 ||

3.141.20

yastvamutsahase netuṃ bhrātarau saha kṛṣṇayā |
mā te glānirmahābāho mā ca te'stu parābhavaḥ || 20 ||

3.141.21

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ kṛṣṇābravīdvākyaṃ prahasantī manoramā |
gamiṣyāmi na saṃtāpaḥ kāryo māṃ prati bhārata || 21 ||

Vaisampayana said, "Then the charming Krishna said with a smile, 'O descendant of Bharata, I shall be able to go, and, therefore, be thou not anxious on my account.'

3.141.22

lomaśa uvāca |
tapasā śakyate gantuṃ parvato gandhamādanaḥ |
tapasā caiva kaunteya sarve yokṣyāmahe vayam || 22 ||

"Lomasa said, 'Access to the mountain, Gandhamadana, is only to be obtained by dint of asceticism. Therefore, O son of Kunti, shall we all practise austerities, O king, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhimasena, thou and myself shall then see him of the white steeds, O Kunti's son.'"

3.141.23

nakulaḥ sahadevaśca bhīmasenaśca pārthiva |
ahaṃ ca tvaṃ ca kaunteya drakṣyāmaḥ śvetavāhanam || 23 ||

3.141.24

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇāste subāhorviṣayaṃ mahat |
dadṛśurmuditā rājanprabhūtagajavājimat || 24 ||

Vaisampayana said, "O king, thus conversing together, they saw with delight the extensive domains of Suvahu, situated on the Himalayas abounding in horses and elephants, densely inhabited by the Kiratas and the Tanganas, crowded by hundreds of Pulindas, frequented by the celestials, and rife with wonders. King Suvahu, the lord of the Pulindas, cheerfully received them at the frontiers of his dominions, paying them proper respect. Having been thus received with honour, and having dwelt comfortably at this place, they started for the mountain Himalaya, when the sun shone brightly in the firmament. And, O king, having entrusted to the care of the lord of the Pulindas, all their servants--Indrasena and the others,--and the cooks and the stewards, and Draupadi's accoutrements, and every thing else, those mighty charioteers, the son of the Kurus, endued with great prowess, set out from that country, and began to proceed cautiously with Krishna,--all of them cheerful in the expectation of beholding Arjuna."

3.141.25

kirātataṅgaṇākīrṇaṃ kuṇindaśatasaṃkulam |
himavatyamarairjuṣṭaṃ bahvāścaryasamākulam || 25 ||

3.141.26

subāhuścāpi tāndṛṣṭvā pūjayā pratyagṛhṇata |
viṣayānte kuṇindānāmīśvaraḥ prītipūrvakam || 26 ||

3.141.27

tatra te pūjitāstena sarva eva sukhoṣitāḥ |
pratasthurvimale sūrye himavantaṃ giriṃ prati || 27 ||

3.141.28

indrasenamukhāṃścaiva bhṛtyānpaurogavāṃstathā |
sūdāṃśca paribarhaṃ ca draupadyāḥ sarvaśo nṛpa || 28 ||

3.141.29

rājñaḥ kuṇindādhipateḥ paridāya mahārathāḥ |
padbhireva mahāvīryā yayuḥ kauravanandanāḥ || 29 ||

3.141.30

te śanaiḥ prādravansarve kṛṣṇayā saha pāṇḍavāḥ |
tasmāddeśātsusaṃhṛṣṭā draṣṭukāmā dhanaṃjayam || 30 ||