The Gift of the Pashupata

Verse 1 (7.81.1)

ततः पार्थः प्रसन्नात्मा प्राञ्जलिर्वृषभध्वजम् । ददर्शोत्फुल्लनयनः समस्तं तेजसां निधिम् ॥

tataḥ pārthaḥ prasannātmā prāñjalirvṛṣabhadhvajam | dadarśotphullanayanaḥ samastaṃ tejasāṃ nidhim

Then Partha, calm in spirit, with joined palms and eyes wide with joy, beheld the bull-bannered god, the treasure-house of all radiance.

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Verse 2 (7.81.2)

तं चोपहारं सुकृतं नैशं नैत्यकमात्मना । ददर्श त्र्यम्बकाभ्याशे वासुदेवनिवेदितम् ॥

taṃ copahāraṃ sukṛtaṃ naiśaṃ naityakamātmanā | dadarśa tryambakābhyāśe vāsudevaniveditam

And near Tryambaka he saw that well-made night offering, his own daily rite, which Vasudeva had presented.

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Verse 3 (7.81.3)

ततोऽभिपूज्य मनसा कृष्णं शर्वं च पाण्डवः । इच्छाम्यहं दिव्यमस्त्रमित्यभाषत शङ्करम् ॥

tato'bhipūjya manasā kṛṣṇaṃ śarvaṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ | icchāmyahaṃ divyamastramityabhāṣata śaṅkaram

Then, worshipping Krishna and Sharva in his mind, the Pandava said to Shankara, "I desire the divine weapon."

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Verse 4 (7.81.4)

ततः पार्थस्य विज्ञाय वरार्थे वचनं तदा । वासुदेवार्जुनौ देवः स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत ॥

tataḥ pārthasya vijñāya varārthe vacanaṃ tadā | vāsudevārjunau devaḥ smayamāno'bhyabhāṣata

Then, understanding Partha's words asking for a boon, the god smiled and spoke to Vasudeva and Arjuna.

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Verse 5 (7.81.5)

स्वागतं वां नरश्रेष्ठौ विज्ञातं मनसेप्सितम् । येन कामेन सम्प्राप्तौ भवद्भ्यां तं ददाम्यहम् ॥

svāgataṃ vāṃ naraśreṣṭhau vijñātaṃ manasepsitam | yena kāmena samprāptau bhavadbhyāṃ taṃ dadāmyaham

"Welcome to you both, best of men; I know the wish in your minds. The thing for which you have come, I give to the two of you.

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Verse 6 (7.81.6)

सरोऽमृतमयं दिव्यमभ्याशे शत्रुसूदनौ । तत्र मे तद्धनुर्दिव्यं शरश्च निहितः पुरा ॥

saro'mṛtamayaṃ divyamabhyāśe śatrusūdanau | tatra me taddhanurdivyaṃ śaraśca nihitaḥ purā

Close by, O destroyers of foes, is a divine lake of nectar. There my divine bow and arrow were laid long ago,

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Verse 7 (7.81.7)

येन देवारयः सर्वे मया युधि निपातिताः । तत आनीयतां कृष्णौ सशरं धनुरुत्तमम् ॥

yena devārayaḥ sarve mayā yudhi nipātitāḥ | tata ānīyatāṃ kṛṣṇau saśaraṃ dhanuruttamam

with which I struck down all the enemies of the gods in battle. Bring from there, you two Krishnas, that excellent bow with its arrow."

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Verse 8 (7.81.8)

तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तौ वीरौ सर्वपारिषदैः सह । प्रस्थितौ तत्सरो दिव्यं दिव्यैश्वर्यशतैर्युतम् ॥

tathetyuktvā tu tau vīrau sarvapāriṣadaiḥ saha | prasthitau tatsaro divyaṃ divyaiśvaryaśatairyutam

"So be it," said the two heroes, and together with all the god's attendants they set out for that divine lake, endowed with hundreds of divine splendours.

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Verse 9 (7.81.9)

निर्दिष्टं यद्वृषाङ्केण पुण्यं सर्वार्थसाधकम् । तौ जग्मतुरसम्भ्रान्तौ नरनारायणावृषी ॥

nirdiṣṭaṃ yadvṛṣāṅkeṇa puṇyaṃ sarvārthasādhakam | tau jagmaturasambhrāntau naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī

That holy place, which fulfils every aim, had been pointed out by the bull-marked god; and Nara and Narayana, the two sages, went there unperturbed.

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Verse 10 (7.81.10)

ततस्तौ तत्सरो गत्वा सूर्यमण्डलसन्निभम् । नागमन्तर्जले घोरं ददृशातेऽर्जुनाच्युतौ ॥

tatastau tatsaro gatvā sūryamaṇḍalasannibham | nāgamantarjale ghoraṃ dadṛśāte'rjunācyutau

Then, having reached the lake, Arjuna and Achyuta saw in its waters a terrible serpent, like the orb of the sun.

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Verse 11 (7.81.11)

द्वितीयं चापरं नागं सहस्रशिरसं वरम् । वमन्तं विपुलां ज्वालां ददृशातेऽग्निवर्चसम् ॥

dvitīyaṃ cāparaṃ nāgaṃ sahasraśirasaṃ varam | vamantaṃ vipulāṃ jvālāṃ dadṛśāte'gnivarcasam

And they saw a second serpent, a mighty one with a thousand heads, fiery in splendour, belching vast flames.

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Verse 12 (7.81.12)

ततः कृष्णश्च पार्थश्च संस्पृश्याम्भः कृताञ्जली । तौ नागावुपतस्थाते नमस्यन्तौ वृषध्वजम् ॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇaśca pārthaśca saṃspṛśyāmbhaḥ kṛtāñjalī | tau nāgāvupatasthāte namasyantau vṛṣadhvajam

Then Krishna and Partha touched water, joined their palms, and drew near the two serpents, bowing to the bull-bannered god.

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Verse 13 (7.81.13)

गृणन्तौ वेदविद्वांसौ तद्ब्रह्म शतरुद्रियम् । अप्रमेयप्रमाणं तौ गत्वा सर्वात्मना भवम् ॥

gṛṇantau vedavidvāṃsau tadbrahma śatarudriyam | aprameyapramāṇaṃ tau gatvā sarvātmanā bhavam

Learned in the Vedas, they chanted that Brahman, the Shatarudriya, having gone to Bhava, the immeasurable, with their whole selves.

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Verse 14 (7.81.14)

ततस्तौ रुद्रमाहात्म्याद्धित्वा रूपं महोरगौ । धनुर्बाणश्च शत्रुघ्नं तद्द्वन्द्वं समपद्यत ॥

tatastau rudramāhātmyāddhitvā rūpaṃ mahoragau | dhanurbāṇaśca śatrughnaṃ taddvandvaṃ samapadyata

Then, by the greatness of Rudra, the two great serpents shed their forms, and that pair became a bow and an arrow, the slayer of foes.

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Verse 15 (7.81.15)

तौ तज्जगृहतुः प्रीतौ धनुर्बाणं च सुप्रभम् । आजह्रतुर्महात्मानौ ददतुश्च महात्मने ॥

tau tajjagṛhatuḥ prītau dhanurbāṇaṃ ca suprabham | ājahraturmahātmānau dadatuśca mahātmane

Delighted, the two took up the shining bow and arrow; the two great souls fetched them and gave them to the great-souled god.

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Verse 16 (7.81.16)

ततः पार्श्वाद्वृषाङ्कस्य ब्रह्मचारी न्यवर्तत । पिङ्गाक्षस्तपसः क्षेत्रं बलवान्नीललोहितः ॥

tataḥ pārśvādvṛṣāṅkasya brahmacārī nyavartata | piṅgākṣastapasaḥ kṣetraṃ balavānnīlalohitaḥ

Then a celibate student stepped forward from the side of the bull-marked god, tawny-eyed, a very field of austerity, strong, blue-and-red in hue.

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Verse 17 (7.81.17)

स तद्गृह्य धनुःश्रेष्ठं तस्थौ स्थानं समाहितः । विचकर्षाथ विधिवत्सशरं धनुरुत्तमम् ॥

sa tadgṛhya dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṃ tasthau sthānaṃ samāhitaḥ | vicakarṣātha vidhivatsaśaraṃ dhanuruttamam

Taking that best of bows, he stood firmly in his stance and duly drew the excellent bow with its arrow.

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Verse 18 (7.81.18)

तस्य मौर्वी च मुष्टिं च स्थानं चालक्ष्य पाण्डवः । श्रुत्वा मन्त्रं भवप्रोक्तं जग्राहाचिन्त्यविक्रमः ॥

tasya maurvī ca muṣṭiṃ ca sthānaṃ cālakṣya pāṇḍavaḥ | śrutvā mantraṃ bhavaproktaṃ jagrāhācintyavikramaḥ

The Pandava, of inconceivable prowess, marked its bowstring, the grip of the fist and the stance, and, hearing the mantra spoken by Bhava, took it in.

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Verse 19 (7.81.19)

स सरस्येव तं बाणं मुमोचातिबलः प्रभुः । चिक्षेप च पुनर्वीरस्तस्मिन्सरसि तद्धनुः ॥

sa sarasyeva taṃ bāṇaṃ mumocātibalaḥ prabhuḥ | cikṣepa ca punarvīrastasminsarasi taddhanuḥ

The mighty lord loosed that arrow into the very lake, and the hero then cast that bow again into the lake.

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Verse 20 (7.81.20)

ततः प्रीतं भवं ज्ञात्वा स्मृतिमानर्जुनस्तदा । वरमारण्यके दत्तं दर्शनं शङ्करस्य च । मनसा चिन्तयामास तन्मे सम्पद्यतां भव ॥

tataḥ prītaṃ bhavaṃ jñātvā smṛtimānarjunastadā | varamāraṇyake dattaṃ darśanaṃ śaṅkarasya ca | manasā cintayāmāsa tanme sampadyatāṃ bhava

Then, knowing that Bhava was pleased, Arjuna remembered the boon given in the forest and the sight of Shankara, and thought in his mind, "May that be fulfilled for me, O Bhava."

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Verse 21 (7.81.21)

तस्य तन्मतमाज्ञाय प्रीतः प्रादाद्वरं भवः । तच्च पाशुपतं घोरं प्रतिज्ञायाश्च पारणम् ॥

tasya tanmatamājñāya prītaḥ prādādvaraṃ bhavaḥ | tacca pāśupataṃ ghoraṃ pratijñāyāśca pāraṇam

Understanding his wish, Bhava, pleased, granted the boon: that terrible Pashupata, and the fulfilment of his vow.

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Verse 22 (7.81.22)

ततः पाशुपतं दिव्यमवाप्य पुनरीश्वरात् । संहृष्टरोमा दुर्धर्षः कृतं कार्यममन्यत ॥

tataḥ pāśupataṃ divyamavāpya punarīśvarāt | saṃhṛṣṭaromā durdharṣaḥ kṛtaṃ kāryamamanyata

Having again received the divine Pashupata from the Lord, the invincible Arjuna, his hair bristling with joy, felt his task accomplished.

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Verse 23 (7.81.23)

ततोऽर्जुनहृषीकेशौ पुनः पुनररिंदमौ । ववन्दतुश्च संहृष्टौ शिरोभ्यां तं महेश्वरम् ॥

tato'rjunahṛṣīkeśau punaḥ punarariṃdamau | vavandatuśca saṃhṛṣṭau śirobhyāṃ taṃ maheśvaram

Then Arjuna and Hrishikesha, subduers of foes, overjoyed again and again, bowed their heads to Maheshvara.

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Verse 24 (7.81.24)

अनुज्ञातौ क्षणे तस्मिन्भवेनार्जुनकेशवौ । प्राप्तौ स्वशिबिरं वीरौ मुदा परमया युतौ ॥

anujñātau kṣaṇe tasminbhavenārjunakeśavau | prāptau svaśibiraṃ vīrau mudā paramayā yutau

Permitted by Bhava at that moment, Arjuna and Keshava, the two heroes, returned to their own camp, filled with supreme joy.

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Verse 25 (7.81.25)

तथा भवेनानुमतौ महासुरनिघातिना । इन्द्राविष्णू यथा प्रीतौ जम्भस्य वधकाङ्क्षिणौ ॥

tathā bhavenānumatau mahāsuranighātinā | indrāviṣṇū yathā prītau jambhasya vadhakāṅkṣiṇau

Thus approved by Bhava, the slayer of the great asuras, the two were as joyful as Indra and Vishnu when they longed to slay Jambha.

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