Bhima Reaches Kubera's Lotus Lake

Verse 1 (3.154.1)

स गत्वानलिनीं रम्यां राक्षसैरभिरक्षिताम् । कैलासशिखरे रम्ये ददर्श शुभकानने ॥

sa gatvānalinīṃ ramyāṃ rākṣasairabhirakṣitām | kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakānane

Going on, he saw, on a lovely peak of Kailasa in a fair forest, that delightful lotus lake guarded by Rakshasas.

Note on the text: Corrected कैलासशिरे → कैलासशिखरे (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara leaves the line a syllable short; the critical edition reads kailāsaśikhare).

Verse 2 (3.154.2)

कुबेरभुवनाभ्याशे जातां पर्वतनिर्झरैः । सुरम्यां विपुलच्छायां नानाद्रुमलताकुलाम् ॥

kuberabhuvanābhyāśe jātāṃ parvatanirjharaiḥ | suramyāṃ vipulacchāyāṃ nānādrumalatākulām

It lay near Kubera's palace, fed by the mountain streams: very lovely, broad in its shade, crowded with trees and creepers of many kinds.

Verse 3 (3.154.3)

हरिताम्बुजसंछन्नां दिव्यां कनकपुष्कराम् । नानापक्षिजनाकीर्णां सूपतीर्थामकर्दमाम् ॥

haritāmbujasaṃchannāṃ divyāṃ kanakapuṣkarām | nānāpakṣijanākīrṇāṃ sūpatīrthāmakardamām

It was covered with green lotuses, divine, with lotuses of gold; flocks of many kinds of birds thronged it; it had fine landing-places and no mud.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 3.151.3ab; the second line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 3.151.3b*0758, line 1).

Verse 4 (3.154.4)

अतीव रम्यां सुजलां जातां पर्वतसानुषु । विचित्रभूतां लोकस्य शुभामद्भुतदर्शनाम् ॥

atīva ramyāṃ sujalāṃ jātāṃ parvatasānuṣu | vicitrabhūtāṃ lokasya śubhāmadbhutadarśanām

Exceedingly lovely, with clear water, it lay on the slopes of the mountain, a wonder of the world, auspicious and marvellous to behold.

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 3.151.3b*0758, line 2); the second line corresponds to CE 3.151.3cd, which reads pavitrabhūtāṃ for विचित्रभूतां.

Verse 5 (3.154.5)

तत्रामृतरसं शीतं लघु कुन्तीसुतः शुभम् । ददर्शविमलं तोयं पिबंश्च बहु पाण्डवः ॥

tatrāmṛtarasaṃ śītaṃ laghu kuntīsutaḥ śubham | dadarśavimalaṃ toyaṃ pibaṃśca bahu pāṇḍavaḥ

There the son of Kunti saw water that was clear, cool, light and wholesome, sweet as nectar, and the Pandava drank deeply of it.

Verse 6 (3.154.6)

तां तु पुष्करिणीं रम्यां दिव्यसौगन्धिकावृताम् । जातरूपमयैः पद्मैश्छन्नां परमगन्धिभिः ॥

tāṃ tu puṣkariṇīṃ ramyāṃ divyasaugandhikāvṛtām | jātarūpamayaiḥ padmaiśchannāṃ paramagandhibhiḥ

That lovely pool was filled with divine saugandhika flowers and covered with golden lotuses of the finest fragrance,

Note on the text: Corrected कपुष्करिणीं → पुष्करिणीं (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क makes the line a syllable too long; the critical edition reads puṣkariṇīṃ).

Verse 7 (3.154.7)

वैडूर्यवरनालैश्च बहुचित्रैर्मनोरमैः । हंसकारण्डवोद्धूतैः सृजद्भिरमलं रजः ॥

vaiḍūryavaranālaiśca bahucitrairmanoramaiḥ | haṃsakāraṇḍavoddhūtaiḥ sṛjadbhiramalaṃ rajaḥ

lotuses with splendid stalks of beryl, many-hued and charming, which, stirred by swans and karandava ducks, scattered a spotless pollen.

Verse 8 (3.154.8)

आक्रीडं राजराजस्य कुबेरस्य महात्मनः । गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च देवैश्च परमार्चिताम् ॥

ākrīḍaṃ rājarājasya kuberasya mahātmanaḥ | gandharvairapsarobhiśca devaiśca paramārcitām

It was the pleasure-ground of the great-souled Kubera, king of kings, held in the highest honour by Gandharvas, Apsarases and gods.

Note on the text: Corrected राजराजस् → राजराजस्य (misprint in Wikisource; the genitive ending was cut off; the critical edition reads yakṣarājasya here, but the base text's राजराजस्य is kept).

Verse 9 (3.154.9)

सेवितामृषिभिर्दिव्यैर्यक्षैः किंपुरुषैस्तथा । राक्षसैः किंनरैश्चापि गुप्तां वैश्रवणेन च ॥

sevitāmṛṣibhirdivyairyakṣaiḥ kiṃpuruṣaistathā | rākṣasaiḥ kiṃnaraiścāpi guptāṃ vaiśravaṇena ca

Divine seers, Yakshas and Kimpurushas, Rakshasas and Kinnaras frequented it, and Vaishravana himself guarded it.

Verse 10 (3.154.10)

तां च दृष्ट्वैव कौन्तेयो भीमसेनो महाबलः । बभूव परमप्रीतो दिव्यंप्रेक्ष्य सरो महत् ॥

tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvaiva kaunteyo bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | babhūva paramaprīto divyaṃprekṣya saro mahat

As soon as he saw it, Kunti's son, the mighty Bhimasena, was overjoyed, gazing at that great divine lake.

Note on the text: Corrected महाहलः → महाबलः (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads mahābalaḥ).

Verse 11 (3.154.11)

तच्च क्रोधवशा नाम राक्षसा राजशासनात् । रक्षन्ति शतसाहस्राश्चित्रायुधपरिच्छदाः ॥

tacca krodhavaśā nāma rākṣasā rājaśāsanāt | rakṣanti śatasāhasrāścitrāyudhaparicchadāḥ

At their king's command it was guarded by Rakshasas called the Krodhavashas, hundreds of thousands of them, with weapons and gear of every kind.

Note on the text: Corrected क्रोवशा → क्रोधवशा (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; the critical edition reads krodhavaśā).

Verse 12 (3.154.12)

ते तु दृष्ट्वैव कौन्तेयमजिनैः परिवारितम् । रुक्माङ्गदधरं वीरं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम् ॥

te tu dṛṣṭvaiva kaunteyamajinaiḥ parivāritam | rukmāṅgadadharaṃ vīraṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam

When they saw the son of Kunti, clad in deerskins and wearing golden armlets, the hero Bhima of terrible prowess,

Verse 13 (3.154.13)

सायुधं बद्धनिस्त्रिंशमशङ्कितमरिंदमम् । पुष्करेप्सुमुपायान्तमन्योन्यमभिचुक्रुशुः ॥

sāyudhaṃ baddhanistriṃśamaśaṅkitamariṃdamam | puṣkarepsumupāyāntamanyonyamabhicukruśuḥ

armed, his sword girt on, fearless, a tamer of foes, coming up in quest of the lotuses, they called out to one another:

Note on the text: Corrected पुष्करप्सुम् → पुष्करेप्सुम् (misprint in Wikisource; puṣkara + īpsu, "seeking the lotuses"; the critical edition reads puṣkarepsum).

Verse 14 (3.154.14)

अयं पुरुषशार्दूलः सायुधोऽजिनसंवृतः । यच्चिकीर्षुरिह प्राप्तस्तत्संप्रष्टुमिहार्हथ ॥

ayaṃ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ sāyudho'jinasaṃvṛtaḥ | yaccikīrṣuriha prāptastatsaṃpraṣṭumihārhatha

"This tiger among men is armed and clad in deerskin. You should ask him what he has come here to do."

Verse 15 (3.154.15)

ततः सर्वे महाबाहुं समासाद्यवृकोदरम् । तेजोयुक्तमपृच्छन्त कस्त्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥

tataḥ sarve mahābāhuṃ samāsādyavṛkodaram | tejoyuktamapṛcchanta kastvamākhyātumarhasi

Then they all went up to the mighty-armed Vrikodara, blazing with energy, and asked him: "Who are you? Tell us."

Verse 16 (3.154.16)

मुनिवेषधरश्चैव सायुधश्चैव लक्ष्यसे । यदर्थमभिसंप्राप्तस्तदाचक्ष्वमहामते ॥

muniveṣadharaścaiva sāyudhaścaiva lakṣyase | yadarthamabhisaṃprāptastadācakṣvamahāmate

"You wear a hermit's dress, yet you are seen to carry weapons. Tell us, wise one, why you have come here."

Note on the text: Corrected यदर्थमाभिसंप्राप्तः → यदर्थमभिसंप्राप्तः and तदाचक्ष्य → तदाचक्ष्व (misprints in Wikisource; a wrong long ā, and य for व in the imperative ācakṣva, which the critical edition has).