Indra Visits the Pandavas

Verse 1 (3.167.1)

ततो रजन्यां व्युष्टायां धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वैरवन्दत धनंजयः ॥

tato rajanyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ sarvairavandata dhanaṃjayaḥ

Then, when the night had passed, Dhananjaya, together with all his brothers, saluted Yudhishthira, the Dharma king.

Note on the text: Removed the brackets and doubled danda ([ … ।।]) with which Wikisource sets off this verse. Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in its apparatus as 3.162.0*0835, before the speaker line of 3.162.

Verse 2 (3.167.2)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु सर्ववादित्रनिःस्वनः । बभूव तुमुलः शब्दस्त्वन्तरिक्षे दिवौकसाम् ॥

etasminneva kāle tu sarvavāditraniḥsvanaḥ | babhūva tumulaḥ śabdastvantarikṣe divaukasām

At that very time there arose in the sky a tumultuous sound of every kind of instrument, the music of the dwellers in heaven.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्ववादित्रनिःखनः → सर्ववादित्रनिःस्वनः (misprint in Wikisource; ख for स्व; the critical edition reads sarvavāditranisvanaḥ).

Verse 3 (3.167.3)

रथनेमिस्वनश्चैव घण्टाशब्दश्च भारत । पृथग्व्यालमृगाणां च पक्षिणां चैव सर्वशः ॥

rathanemisvanaścaiva ghaṇṭāśabdaśca bhārata | pṛthagvyālamṛgāṇāṃ ca pakṣiṇāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ

There was the rumble of chariot wheels and the sound of bells, O Bharata, and the separate cries of beasts of prey and of birds of every kind.

Note on the text: Corrected रथनेमिखनश्चैव → रथनेमिस्वनश्चैव (misprint in Wikisource; ख for स्व; the critical edition reads rathanemisvanaś caiva).

Verse 4 (3.167.4)

रवोन्मुखास्ते ददृशुः प्रीयमाणाः कुरूद्वह । मरुद्भिरन्वितं शक्रमापतन्तं विहायसा ॥

ravonmukhāste dadṛśuḥ prīyamāṇāḥ kurūdvaha | marudbhiranvitaṃ śakramāpatantaṃ vihāyasā

Turning their faces toward the sound, O joy of the Kurus, they saw with delight Shakra, attended by the Maruts, descending through the sky.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and '). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in its apparatus as 3.162.2d*0836.

Verse 5 (3.167.5)

ते समन्तादनुययुर्गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा । विमानैः सूर्यसंकाशैर्देवराजमरिंदमम् ॥

te samantādanuyayurgandharvāpsarasastathā | vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśairdevarājamariṃdamam

Gandharvas and Apsarases followed the foe-taming king of the gods on every side in sky-chariots bright as the sun.

Verse 6 (3.167.6)

ततः स हरिभिर्युक्तं जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् । मेघनादिनमारुह्य श्रिया परमया ज्वलन् ॥

tataḥ sa haribhiryuktaṃ jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam | meghanādinamāruhya śriyā paramayā jvalan

Then, mounted on his thundering chariot yoked to bay horses and adorned with gold, and blazing with supreme splendour,

Verse 7 (3.167.7)

पार्थानभ्याजगामाशु देवराजः पुरंदरः । आगत्य च सहस्राक्षो रथादवरुरोह वै ॥

pārthānabhyājagāmāśu devarājaḥ puraṃdaraḥ | āgatya ca sahasrākṣo rathādavaruroha vai

Purandara, king of the gods, came swiftly to the sons of Pritha; and on arriving, the thousand-eyed god stepped down from his chariot.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्थानभ्याजपामाशु → पार्थानभ्याजगामाशु (misprint in Wikisource; प for ग; the critical edition reads abhyājagāmāśu).

Verse 8 (3.167.8)

तं दृष्ट्वैव महात्मानं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । भ्रातृभिः सहितः श्रीमान्देवराजमुपागमत् ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahātmānaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ śrīmāndevarājamupāgamat

As soon as he saw that great-souled king of the gods, the glorious Dharma king Yudhishthira went up to him with his brothers,

Verse 9 (3.167.9)

पूजयामास चैवाथ विधिवद्भूरिदक्षिणः । यथार्हममितात्मानं विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥

pūjayāmāsa caivātha vidhivadbhūridakṣiṇaḥ | yathārhamamitātmānaṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

and he, so generous in his gifts to priests, worshipped that god of boundless spirit duly and as befitted him, with the rites the scriptures prescribe.

Verse 10 (3.167.10)

धनंजयश्च तेजस्वी प्रणिपत्य पुरंदरम् । भृत्यवत्प्रणतस्तस्थौ देवराजसमीपतः ॥

dhanaṃjayaśca tejasvī praṇipatya puraṃdaram | bhṛtyavatpraṇatastasthau devarājasamīpataḥ

Radiant Dhananjaya bowed down before Purandara and stood humbly near the king of the gods, like a servant.

Verse 11 (3.167.11)

आघ्राय तं महातेजाः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । धनंजयमभिप्रेक्ष्य विनीतं स्थितमन्तिके ॥

āghrāya taṃ mahātejāḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dhanaṃjayamabhiprekṣya vinītaṃ sthitamantike

Kunti's son Yudhishthira, of great splendour, kissed Dhananjaya on the head, gazing at him as he stood humbly close by,

Note on the text: Corrected धनंजयभिप्रेक्ष्यविनीतं → धनंजयमभिप्रेक्ष्य विनीतं (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped म and a missing word space; the critical edition reads dhanaṃjayam abhiprekṣya vinītaṃ). The first quarter (āghrāya taṃ) differs from the critical edition's āpyāyata, a recension variant.

Verse 12 (3.167.12)

जटिलं देवराजस्य तपोयुक्तमकल्मषम् । हर्षेण महताऽऽविष्टः फल्गुनस्याथ दर्शनात् । बभूव परमप्रीतो देवराजं च पूजयन् ॥

jaṭilaṃ devarājasya tapoyuktamakalmaṣam | harṣeṇa mahatā''viṣṭaḥ phalgunasyātha darśanāt | babhūva paramaprīto devarājaṃ ca pūjayan

his hair matted, rich in austerity and free of stain, beside the king of the gods. Filled with great joy at the sight of Phalguna, Yudhishthira was supremely glad, and he honoured the king of the gods.

Note on the text: The first two lines are 3.162.10 of the critical edition; the third is not in its text but appears in its apparatus as 3.162.10d*0837.

Verse 13 (3.167.13)

तं तथाऽदीनमनसं राजानं हर्षसंप्लुतम् । उवाच वचनं धीमान्धर्मराजं पुरंदरः ॥

taṃ tathā'dīnamanasaṃ rājānaṃ harṣasaṃplutam | uvāca vacanaṃ dhīmāndharmarājaṃ puraṃdaraḥ

To the Dharma king, so high in spirit and overflowing with joy, wise Purandara spoke these words:

Note on the text: Corrected हर्,संप्लुतम् → हर्षसंप्लुतम् (misprint in Wikisource; a comma in place of ष; the critical edition reads harṣasaṃplutam).

Verse 14 (3.167.14)

त्वमिमां पृथिवीं राजन्प्रशासिष्यसि पाण्डव । स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि कौन्तेय काम्यकं पुनराश्रमम् ॥

tvamimāṃ pṛthivīṃ rājanpraśāsiṣyasi pāṇḍava | svasti prāpnuhi kaunteya kāmyakaṃ punarāśramam

"You will rule this earth, king, son of Pandu. Fare well, son of Kunti; go back now to the Kamyaka hermitage.

Note on the text: No speaker heading is printed; verses 14–15 are Indra's speech, so the speaker is set to Indra.

Verse 15 (3.167.15)

अस्त्राणि लब्धानि च पाण्डवेन । सर्वाणि मत्तः प्रयतेन राजन् । कृतप्रियश्चास्मि धनंजयेन । जेतुं न शक्यस्त्रिभिरेष लोकैः ॥

astrāṇi labdhāni ca pāṇḍavena | sarvāṇi mattaḥ prayatena rājan | kṛtapriyaścāsmi dhanaṃjayena | jetuṃ na śakyastribhireṣa lokaiḥ

"The son of Pandu, with disciplined effort, has obtained all the weapons from me, O king. Dhananjaya has done what pleases me; not even the three worlds could conquer him."

Verse 16 (3.167.16)

एवमुक्त्वा सहस्राक्षः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । जगाम त्रिदिवं हृष्टः स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः ॥

evamuktvā sahasrākṣaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | jagāma tridivaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ

Having said this to Kunti's son Yudhishthira, the thousand-eyed god went joyfully back to heaven, praised by the great seers.

Verse 17 (3.167.17)

धनेश्वरगृहस्थानां पाण्डवानां समागमम् । शक्रेण य इदं विद्वानधीयीत समाहितः ॥

dhaneśvaragṛhasthānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ samāgamam | śakreṇa ya idaṃ vidvānadhīyīta samāhitaḥ

The learned man who, with collected mind, studies this account of the Pandavas' meeting with Shakra while they dwelt in the house of the lord of wealth,

Verse 18 (3.167.18)

संवत्सरं ब्रह्मचारी नियतः संशितव्रतः । स जीवेद्धि निराबाधः सुसुखी शरदां शतम् ॥

saṃvatsaraṃ brahmacārī niyataḥ saṃśitavrataḥ | sa jīveddhi nirābādhaḥ susukhī śaradāṃ śatam

and lives for a year as a celibate, self-restrained and firm in his vows, will live a hundred autumns free of affliction and in great happiness.