A Voice Turns Yudhishthira Back from Gandhamadana

Verse 1 (3.157.1)

तस्मिन्निवसमानोऽथ धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । आमन्त्र्य सहितान्भ्रातॄनित्युवाच सहद्विजान् ॥

tasminnivasamāno'tha dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | āmantrya sahitānbhrātṝnityuvāca sahadvijān

While he was living there, Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma, called his brothers together with the brahmins and said to them:

Note on the text: Corrected भ्रातृन् → भ्रातॄन् (misprint in Wikisource; accusative plural, "brothers"; the appendix reads bhrātṝn). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 1–2 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 2 (3.157.2)

दृष्टानि तीर्थान्यस्माभिः पुण्यानि च शिवानि च । मनसो ह्लादनीयानि वनानि च पृथक्पृथक् ॥

dṛṣṭāni tīrthānyasmābhiḥ puṇyāni ca śivāni ca | manaso hlādanīyāni vanāni ca pṛthakpṛthak

"We have seen holy and auspicious tirthas, and forests, each in its own way a delight to the mind,"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 3–4 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 3 (3.157.3)

देवैः पूर्वं विचीर्णानि मुनिभिश्च महात्मभिः । यथाक्रममशेषेण द्विजैः संपूजितानि च ॥

devaiḥ pūrvaṃ vicīrṇāni munibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ | yathākramamaśeṣeṇa dvijaiḥ saṃpūjitāni ca

"roamed of old by the gods and by great-souled sages, and every one of them honoured in due order by the brahmins."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 5–6 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 4 (3.157.4)

ऋषीणां पूर्वचरितं तपोधर्मविचेष्टितम् । राजर्षीणां च चरितं कथाश्च विविधाः शुभाः ॥

ṛṣīṇāṃ pūrvacaritaṃ tapodharmaviceṣṭitam | rājarṣīṇāṃ ca caritaṃ kathāśca vividhāḥ śubhāḥ

"The former deeds of the seers, their works of austerity and dharma, the deeds of royal sages, and many auspicious tales:"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 7–8 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 5 (3.157.5)

शृण्वानास्तत्रतत्र स्म आश्रमेषु शिवेषु च । अभिषेकं द्विजैः सार्धं कृतवन्तो विशेषतः ॥

śṛṇvānāstatratatra sma āśrameṣu śiveṣu ca | abhiṣekaṃ dvijaiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtavanto viśeṣataḥ

"these we heard here and there in auspicious hermitages; and with the brahmins we bathed in the sacred waters with special care."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 9–10 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 6 (3.157.6)

अर्चिताः सततं देवाः पुष्पैरद्भिः सदा च वः । यथालब्धैर्मूलफलैः पितरश्चापि तर्पिताः ॥

arcitāḥ satataṃ devāḥ puṣpairadbhiḥ sadā ca vaḥ | yathālabdhairmūlaphalaiḥ pitaraścāpi tarpitāḥ

"You have always worshipped the gods with flowers and water, and satisfied the ancestors too with such roots and fruits as could be found."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 11–12 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 7 (3.157.7)

पर्वतेषु च रम्येषु सर्वेषु च सरस्सु च । उदधौ च महापुण्ये सूपस्पृष्टं महात्मभिः ॥

parvateṣu ca ramyeṣu sarveṣu ca sarassu ca | udadhau ca mahāpuṇye sūpaspṛṣṭaṃ mahātmabhiḥ

"On all the lovely mountains, in the lakes, and in the most holy ocean, we great-souled ones have duly touched the sacred waters."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 13–14 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 8 (3.157.8)

इला सरस्वती सिन्धुर्यमुना नर्मदा तथा । नानातीर्थेषु रम्येषु सूपस्पृष्टं सह द्विजैः ॥

ilā sarasvatī sindhuryamunā narmadā tathā | nānātīrtheṣu ramyeṣu sūpaspṛṣṭaṃ saha dvijaiḥ

"In the Ila, the Sarasvati, the Sindhu, the Yamuna and the Narmada, and at many lovely tirthas, we have duly bathed together with the brahmins."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 15–16 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 9 (3.157.9)

गङ्गाद्वारमतिक्रम्य बहवः पर्वताः शुभाः । हिमवान्पर्वतश्चैव नानाद्विजगणायुतः ॥

gaṅgādvāramatikramya bahavaḥ parvatāḥ śubhāḥ | himavānparvataścaiva nānādvijagaṇāyutaḥ

"Passing beyond Gangadvara, we have seen many fair mountains, and Himavat, the mountain thronged with flocks of many kinds of birds."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 17–18 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 10 (3.157.10)

विशाला बदरी दृष्टा नरनारायणाश्रमः । दिव्यपुष्करिणी दृष्टा सिद्धदेवर्षिपूजिता ॥

viśālā badarī dṛṣṭā naranārāyaṇāśramaḥ | divyapuṣkariṇī dṛṣṭā siddhadevarṣipūjitā

"We have seen broad Badari, the hermitage of Nara and Narayana; we have seen the divine lotus pool honoured by Siddhas, gods and seers."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 19–20 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 11 (3.157.11)

यथाक्रमविशेषेण सर्वाण्यायतनानि च । दर्शितानि द्विजेन्द्रेण लोमशेन महात्मना ॥

yathākramaviśeṣeṇa sarvāṇyāyatanāni ca | darśitāni dvijendreṇa lomaśena mahātmanā

"All the holy places, one after another in due order, have been shown to us by the great-souled Lomasha, lord among brahmins."

Note on the text: Corrected द्विजेनद्रेण → द्विजेन्द्रेण (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 21–22 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 12 (3.157.12)

इमं वैश्रवणावासं दुर्गमं गन्धमादनम् । कथं भीम गमिष्यामो मतिरत्र विधीयताम् ॥

imaṃ vaiśravaṇāvāsaṃ durgamaṃ gandhamādanam | kathaṃ bhīma gamiṣyāmo matiratra vidhīyatām

"But this Gandhamadana, the dwelling of Vaishravana, is hard to reach. How shall we go there, Bhima? Let us decide on it."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 23–24 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 13 (3.157.13)

एवं ब्रुवति राजेन्द्रे वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । न शक्यो दुर्गमो गन्तुं पर्वतो गन्धमादनः ॥

evaṃ bruvati rājendre vāguvācāśarīriṇī | na śakyo durgamo gantuṃ parvato gandhamādanaḥ

As the king of kings was speaking thus, a bodiless voice said: "Mount Gandhamadana is hard of access; it cannot be reached."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 25–26 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 14 (3.157.14)

अनेनैव पथा राजन्प्रतिगच्छ यथागतम् । नरनारायणस्थानं बदरीत्यभिविश्रुतम् ॥

anenaiva pathā rājanpratigaccha yathāgatam | naranārāyaṇasthānaṃ badarītyabhiviśrutam

"Go back, King, by this same path, the way you came, to the place of Nara and Narayana known as Badari."

Note on the text: Corrected अननैव → अनेनैव (misprint in Wikisource; "by this same"; the appendix reads anenaiva). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 27–28 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 15 (3.157.15)

तस्माद्यास्यसि कौन्तेय सिद्धचारणसेवितम् । बहुपुष्पफलं रम्यमाश्रमं वृषपर्वणः ॥

tasmādyāsyasi kaunteya siddhacāraṇasevitam | bahupuṣpaphalaṃ ramyamāśramaṃ vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ

"From there, son of Kunti, you will go to the lovely hermitage of Vrishaparvan, rich in flowers and fruits and frequented by Siddhas and Charanas."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 29–30 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 16 (3.157.16)

अतिक्रम्य च तं पार्थ त्वार्ष्टिषेणाश्रमे वसेः । ततो द्रक्ष्यसि कौन्तेय निवेशं धनदस्य च ॥

atikramya ca taṃ pārtha tvārṣṭiṣeṇāśrame vaseḥ | tato drakṣyasi kaunteya niveśaṃ dhanadasya ca

"Passing beyond that, Partha, you should stay in the hermitage of Arshtishena; and then, son of Kunti, you will see the dwelling of the Giver of Wealth."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 31–32 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 17 (3.157.17)

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वायुर्दिव्यगन्धवहः शुभः । मनःप्रह्लादनः शीतः पुष्पवर्षं ववर्ष वै ॥

etasminnantare vāyurdivyagandhavahaḥ śubhaḥ | manaḥprahlādanaḥ śītaḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ vavarṣa vai

At that moment a pure breeze arose, bearing heavenly fragrance, cool and gladdening to the mind, and it rained down a shower of flowers.

Note on the text: Corrected भनःप्रह्लादनः → मनःप्रह्लादनः (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म; "gladdening the mind"; the appendix has a different word here, sukhaprahlādanaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 33–34 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 18 (3.157.18)

तच्छ्रुत्वा दिव्यमाकाशाद्विस्मयः समपद्यत । ऋषीणां ब्राह्मणानां च पार्थिवानां विशेषतः ॥

tacchrutvā divyamākāśādvismayaḥ samapadyata | ṛṣīṇāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca pārthivānāṃ viśeṣataḥ

Hearing that divine voice from the sky, the seers and the brahmins, and the princes most of all, were filled with wonder.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 35–36 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 19 (3.157.19)

श्रुत्वा तन्महदाश्चर्यं द्विजो धौम्यस्त्वभाषत । न शक्यमुत्तरं गन्तुं प्रतिगच्छाम पाण्डव ॥

śrutvā tanmahadāścaryaṃ dvijo dhaumyastvabhāṣata | na śakyamuttaraṃ gantuṃ pratigacchāma pāṇḍava

Hearing that great wonder, the brahmin Dhaumya said: "We cannot go on to the north. Let us turn back, Pandava."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 37–38 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 20 (3.157.20)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । प्रत्यागम्य पुनस्तं तु नरनारायणाश्रमम् ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā vismayotphullalocanaḥ | pratyāgamya punastaṃ tu naranārāyaṇāśramam

Then King Yudhishthira, his eyes wide with wonder, went back again to the hermitage of Nara and Narayana,

Note on the text: Removed stray brackets and a doubled danda (।।) around the second line. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 39–40 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).

Verse 21 (3.157.21)

भीमसेनादिभिः सर्वैर्भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः । पाञ्चाल्या ब्राह्मणैश्चैव न्यवसत्सुसुखं तदा ॥

bhīmasenādibhiḥ sarvairbhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ | pāñcālyā brāhmaṇaiścaiva nyavasatsusukhaṃ tadā

and there, surrounded by all his brothers headed by Bhimasena, with Panchali and the brahmins, he lived in great happiness.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.17, lines 41–42 (a passage the CE prints after 3.153.31).