Along the Southern Sea to Prabhasa: The Vrishnis Find the Pandavas

Verse 1 (3.119.1)

गच्छन्स तीर्थानि महानुभावः । पुण्यानि रम्याणि ददर्श राजा । सर्वाणि विप्रैरुपशोभितानि । क्वचित्क्वचिद्भारत सागरस्य ॥

gacchansa tīrthāni mahānubhāvaḥ | puṇyāni ramyāṇi dadarśa rājā | sarvāṇi viprairupaśobhitāni | kvacitkvacidbhārata sāgarasya

As he went on, the great-hearted king saw holy and lovely tirthas here and there along the sea, O Bharata, all of them graced by brahmins.

Note on the text: Corrected वैप्रैः → विप्रैः and सागरम्य → सागरस्य (misprints in Wikisource; wrong vowel sign and म for स; the critical edition reads viprair and sāgarasya).

Verse 2 (3.119.2)

स वृत्तवांस्तेषु कृताभिषेकः । सहानुजः पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रः । समुद्रगां पुण्यतमां प्रशस्तां । जगाम पारिक्षित पाण्डुपुत्रः ॥

sa vṛttavāṃsteṣu kṛtābhiṣekaḥ | sahānujaḥ pārthivaputrapautraḥ | samudragāṃ puṇyatamāṃ praśastāṃ | jagāma pārikṣita pāṇḍuputraḥ

Having bathed in them, the virtuous son of Pandu, son and grandson of kings, went with his younger brothers, O descendant of Parikshit, to the Prashasta, the holiest of rivers, which flows to the sea.

Verse 3 (3.119.3)

तत्रापि चाप्लुत्य महानुभाव । संतर्पयामास पितॄन्सुरांश्च । द्विजातिमुख्येषु धनं विसृज्य । गोदावरीं सागरगामगच्छत् ॥

tatrāpi cāplutya mahānubhāva | saṃtarpayāmāsa pitṝnsurāṃśca | dvijātimukhyeṣu dhanaṃ visṛjya | godāvarīṃ sāgaragāmagacchat

There too, O noble one, he bathed and offered libations to the ancestors and the gods; and having given away wealth to the foremost brahmins, he went to the Godavari, which flows to the sea.

Note on the text: Corrected पितृडन् → पितॄन् (misprint in Wikisource; garbled long ṝ; the critical edition reads pitṝn).

Verse 4 (3.119.4)

ततो विपाप्मा द्रविडेषु राज- । न्समुद्रमासाद्य च लोकपुण्यम् । अगस्त्यतीर्थं च महापवित्रं । नारीतीर्थान्यथ वीरो ददर्श ॥

tato vipāpmā draviḍeṣu rāja- | nsamudramāsādya ca lokapuṇyam | agastyatīrthaṃ ca mahāpavitraṃ | nārītīrthānyatha vīro dadarśa

Then, cleansed of sin, O king, he reached the sea in the Dravida country, holy to the world, and the most sacred Agastya tirtha; and next the hero saw the Women's Tirthas.

Note on the text: Removed a stray hyphen after महापवित्रं (no word is divided there) and corrected नारीतीर्थान्यथा → नारीतीर्थान्यथ (misprint in Wikisource; the adverb अथ "next" is meant; the critical edition reads nārītīrthāny atha).

Verse 5 (3.119.5)

तत्रार्जुनस्याग्र्यधनुर्धरस्य । निशम्य तत्कर्म परैरशक्यम् । संपूज्यमानः परमर्षिसङ्घैः । परां मुदं पाण्डुसुतः स लेभे ॥

tatrārjunasyāgryadhanurdharasya | niśamya tatkarma parairaśakyam | saṃpūjyamānaḥ paramarṣisaṅghaiḥ | parāṃ mudaṃ pāṇḍusutaḥ sa lebhe

There, hearing of that deed of Arjuna, foremost of archers, which no one else could have done, and honoured by hosts of great sages, the son of Pandu felt the highest joy.

Note on the text: Corrected पाणअडुसुतः → पाण्डुसुतः (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; the critical edition reads pāṇḍusutaḥ).

Verse 6 (3.119.6)

स तेषु तीर्थेष्वभिषिक्तगात्रः । कृष्णासहायः सहितोऽनुजैश्च । संपूजयन्विक्रममर्जुनस्य । रेमे महीपालपतिः पृथिव्याम् ॥

sa teṣu tīrtheṣvabhiṣiktagātraḥ | kṛṣṇāsahāyaḥ sahito'nujaiśca | saṃpūjayanvikramamarjunasya | reme mahīpālapatiḥ pṛthivyām

Having bathed his limbs in those tirthas, with Krishna (Draupadi) beside him and his younger brothers with him, praising Arjuna's valour, the lord of the earth's rulers took his delight on the earth.

Note on the text: Corrected रमे → रेमे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign of the perfect; the critical edition reads reme).

Verse 7 (3.119.7)

ततः सहस्राणि गवां प्रदाय । तीर्थेषु तेष्वम्बुधरोत्तमस्य । हृष्टः सह भ्रातृभिरर्जुनस्य । संकीर्तयामास गवां प्रदानम् ॥

tataḥ sahasrāṇi gavāṃ pradāya | tīrtheṣu teṣvambudharottamasya | hṛṣṭaḥ saha bhrātṛbhirarjunasya | saṃkīrtayāmāsa gavāṃ pradānam

Then, having given thousands of cows at those tirthas of the ocean, the best of waters, he joyfully, with his brothers, celebrated Arjuna's gift of cows.

Verse 8 (3.119.8)

स तानि तीर्थानि च सागरस्य । पुण्यानि चान्यानि बहूनि राजन् । क्रमेण गच्छन्परिपूर्णकामः । शूर्पारकं पुण्यतमं ददर्श ॥

sa tāni tīrthāni ca sāgarasya | puṇyāni cānyāni bahūni rājan | krameṇa gacchanparipūrṇakāmaḥ | śūrpārakaṃ puṇyatamaṃ dadarśa

Going on in turn to those tirthas of the sea and many other holy places, O king, his wishes fulfilled, he saw most holy Shurparaka.

Verse 9 (3.119.9)

तत्रोदधेः कंचिदतीत्य देशं । ख्यातं पृथिव्यां वनमाससाद । तप्तं सुरैरत्र तपः पुरस्ता- । दिष्टं तथा पुण्यपरैर्नरेन्द्रैः ॥

tatrodadheḥ kaṃcidatītya deśaṃ | khyātaṃ pṛthivyāṃ vanamāsasāda | taptaṃ surairatra tapaḥ purastā- | diṣṭaṃ tathā puṇyaparairnarendraiḥ

There, passing a certain stretch of the coast, he reached a forest famed on earth, where the gods had practised austerities of old, and where virtuous kings had offered sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected दिष्टुं कतथा → दिष्टं तथा (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel sign and a stray क; the critical edition reads iṣṭaṃ tathā).

Verse 10 (3.119.10)

स तत्र तामग्र्यधनुर्धरस्य । वेदीं ददर्शायतपीनबाहुः । ऋचीकपुत्रस्य तपस्विसङ्घैः । समावृतां पुण्यकृदर्चनीयाम् ॥

sa tatra tāmagryadhanurdharasya | vedīṃ dadarśāyatapīnabāhuḥ | ṛcīkaputrasya tapasvisaṅghaiḥ | samāvṛtāṃ puṇyakṛdarcanīyām

There the king with long and sturdy arms saw the altar of Richika's son, foremost of archers, surrounded by hosts of ascetics and worthy of worship by doers of good.

Verse 11 (3.119.11)

ततो वसूनां वसुधाधिपः स । मरुद्गणानां च तथाश्विनोश्च । वैवस्वतादित्यधनेश्वराणा- । मिन्द्रस्य विष्णोः सवितुर्विभोश्च ॥

tato vasūnāṃ vasudhādhipaḥ sa | marudgaṇānāṃ ca tathāśvinośca | vaivasvatādityadhaneśvarāṇā- | mindrasya viṣṇoḥ saviturvibhośca

Then that lord of the earth saw the shrines of the Vasus, of the hosts of Maruts and of the two Ashvins; of Vaivasvata (Yama), of the Adityas and of the Lord of Wealth (Kubera); of Indra, of Vishnu and of mighty Savitri;

Verse 12 (3.119.12)

भगस्य चन्द्रस्य दिवाकरस्य । पतेरपां साध्यगणस्य चैव । धातुः पितॄणां च तथा महात्मा । रुद्रस्य राजन्सगणस्य चैव ॥

bhagasya candrasya divākarasya | paterapāṃ sādhyagaṇasya caiva | dhātuḥ pitṝṇāṃ ca tathā mahātmā | rudrasya rājansagaṇasya caiva

of Bhaga, of Chandra the moon and of Divakara the sun; of the Lord of the Waters (Varuna) and of the host of the Sadhyas; of Dhatri and of the Ancestors; and likewise, O king, of the great-souled Rudra with his hosts;

Verse 13 (3.119.13)

सरस्वत्याः सिद्धगणस्य चैव । पूष्णश्च ये चाप्यमरास्तथाऽन्ये । पुण्यानि चाप्यायतनानि तेषां । ददर्श राजा सुमनोहराणि ॥

sarasvatyāḥ siddhagaṇasya caiva | pūṣṇaśca ye cāpyamarāstathā'nye | puṇyāni cāpyāyatanāni teṣāṃ | dadarśa rājā sumanoharāṇi

of Sarasvati, of the host of the Siddhas and of Pushan, and of the other immortals too — the king saw their holy and most delightful shrines.

Verse 14 (3.119.14)

तेषूपवासान्विबुधानुपोष्य । दत्त्वा च रत्नानि महान्ति राजा । तीर्थेषु सर्वेषु परिप्लुताङ्गः । पुनः स शूर्पारकमाजगाम ॥

teṣūpavāsānvibudhānupoṣya | dattvā ca ratnāni mahānti rājā | tīrtheṣu sarveṣu pariplutāṅgaḥ | punaḥ sa śūrpārakamājagāma

Having kept fasts there and lodged the learned, and having given away great jewels, the king bathed in all the tirthas and came back again to Shurparaka.

Note on the text: Corrected दुत्त्वा → दत्त्वा (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign; the critical edition reads dattvā).

Verse 15 (3.119.15)

स तेन तीरेण तु सागरस्य । पुनः प्रयातः सह सोदरीयैः । द्विजैः पृथिव्यां प्रथितं महद्भि- । स्तीर्थं प्रभासं समुपाजगाम ॥

sa tena tīreṇa tu sāgarasya | punaḥ prayātaḥ saha sodarīyaiḥ | dvijaiḥ pṛthivyāṃ prathitaṃ mahadbhi- | stīrthaṃ prabhāsaṃ samupājagāma

Setting out again along that shore of the sea with his brothers, he came to Prabhasa, the tirtha made famous on earth by great brahmins.

Verse 16 (3.119.16)

तत्राभिषिक्तः पृथुलोहिताक्षः । सहानुजैर्देवगणान्पितॄंश्च । संतर्पयामास तथैव कृष्णा । ते चापि विप्राः सह लोमशेन ॥

tatrābhiṣiktaḥ pṛthulohitākṣaḥ | sahānujairdevagaṇānpitṝṃśca | saṃtarpayāmāsa tathaiva kṛṣṇā | te cāpi viprāḥ saha lomaśena

Bathing there, the king with broad red eyes, together with his younger brothers, offered libations to the hosts of gods and to the ancestors; so did Krishna (Draupadi), and so did those brahmins with Lomasha.

Verse 17 (3.119.17)

स द्वादशाहं जलवायुभक्षः । कुर्वन्क्षपाहःसु तदाऽभिषेकम् । समन्ततोऽग्नीनुपदीपयित्वा । तेपे तपो धर्मभृतांवरिष्ठः ॥

sa dvādaśāhaṃ jalavāyubhakṣaḥ | kurvankṣapāhaḥsu tadā'bhiṣekam | samantato'gnīnupadīpayitvā | tepe tapo dharmabhṛtāṃvariṣṭhaḥ

For twelve days, living on water and air, bathing by night and by day, and with fires kindled all around him, the best of the upholders of dharma practised austerity.

Note on the text: Corrected कस → स (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क; the critical edition reads sa).

Verse 18 (3.119.18)

तमुग्रमास्थाय तपश्चरन्तं । शुश्राव रामश्च जनार्दनश्च । तौ सर्ववृष्णिप्रवरौ ससैन्यौ । युधिष्ठिरं जग्मतुराजमीढम् ॥

tamugramāsthāya tapaścarantaṃ | śuśrāva rāmaśca janārdanaśca | tau sarvavṛṣṇipravarau sasainyau | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ jagmaturājamīḍham

Rama (Balarama) and Janardana (Krishna) heard that he was practising fierce austerity, and those two, foremost of all the Vrishnis, came with their troops to Yudhishthira, the descendant of Ajamidha.

Verse 19 (3.119.19)

ते वृष्णयः पाण्डुसुतान्समीक्ष्य । भूमौ शयानान्मलदिग्धगात्रान् । अनर्हतीं द्रौपदीं चापि दृष्ट्वा । सुदुःखिताश्चुक्रुशुरार्तनादान् ॥

te vṛṣṇayaḥ pāṇḍusutānsamīkṣya | bhūmau śayānānmaladigdhagātrān | anarhatīṃ draupadīṃ cāpi dṛṣṭvā | suduḥkhitāścukruśurārtanādān

When the Vrishnis saw the sons of Pandu lying on the ground, their bodies smeared with dirt, and saw Draupadi too, who did not deserve such a life, they were deeply grieved and cried aloud in distress.

Verse 20 (3.119.20)

ततः स रामं च जनार्दनं च । कार्ष्णिं च साम्बं च शिनेश्च पौत्रम् । अन्यांश्च वृष्णीनुपगम्य पूजां । चक्रे यथाधर्ममहीनसत्वः ॥

tataḥ sa rāmaṃ ca janārdanaṃ ca | kārṣṇiṃ ca sāmbaṃ ca śineśca pautram | anyāṃśca vṛṣṇīnupagamya pūjāṃ | cakre yathādharmamahīnasatvaḥ

Then he, undaunted in spirit, went up to Rama, to Janardana, to the son of Krishna (Pradyumna), to Samba, to the grandson of Shini (Satyaki) and to the other Vrishnis, and honoured them as dharma requires.

Note on the text: Corrected कार्ष्णि → कार्ष्णिं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara of the accusative; the critical edition reads kārṣṇiṃ).

Verse 21 (3.119.21)

ते चापि सर्वान्प्रतिपूज्य पार्थां- । स्तैः सत्कृताः पाण्डुसुतैस्तथैव । युधिष्ठिरं संपरिवार्य राज- । न्नुपाविशन्देवगणा यथेन्द्रम् ॥

te cāpi sarvānpratipūjya pārthāṃ- | staiḥ satkṛtāḥ pāṇḍusutaistathaiva | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ saṃparivārya rāja- | nnupāviśandevagaṇā yathendram

They too honoured all the sons of Pritha in return, and were honoured likewise by the sons of Pandu; and surrounding Yudhishthira, O king, they sat down, like the hosts of the gods around Indra.

Verse 22 (3.119.22)

तेषां स सर्वं चरितं परेषां । वने च वासं परमप्रतीतः । अस्त्रार्थमिन्द्रस्य गतं च पार्थं । कृष्णे शशंसामरराजसूनुम् ॥

teṣāṃ sa sarvaṃ caritaṃ pareṣāṃ | vane ca vāsaṃ paramapratītaḥ | astrārthamindrasya gataṃ ca pārthaṃ | kṛṣṇe śaśaṃsāmararājasūnum

Full of trust, he told Krishna all the doings of his enemies, and of their life in the forest, and how Partha, son of the king of the immortals, had gone to Indra for weapons.

Verse 23 (3.119.23)

श्रुत्वा तु ते तस्य वचः प्रतीता- । स्तांश्चापि दृष्ट्वा सुकृशानतीव । नेत्रोद्भवं संमुमुचुर्महार्हा । दुःखार्तिजं वारि महानुभावाः ॥

śrutvā tu te tasya vacaḥ pratītā- | stāṃścāpi dṛṣṭvā sukṛśānatīva | netrodbhavaṃ saṃmumucurmahārhā | duḥkhārtijaṃ vāri mahānubhāvāḥ

Hearing his words and taking them to heart, and seeing the Pandavas grown so very thin, those worthy and great-hearted men shed tears from their eyes, born of grief and pain.

Note on the text: Corrected सुकृशन् → सुकृशान् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign of the accusative plural; the critical edition reads sukṛśān atīva).