Maya Offers to Build the Assembly Hall

Verse 1 (2.1.1)

अर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठो मोचयित्वा मयं तदा । किं चकार महातेजास्तन्मे ब्रूहि द्विजोत्तम ॥

arjuno jayatāṃ śreṣṭho mocayitvā mayaṃ tadā | kiṃ cakāra mahātejāstanme brūhi dvijottama

"Having set Maya free, what did Arjuna, best of victors and great in splendour, do next? Tell me that, best of the twice-born."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 2 (2.1.2)

शृणु राजन्नवहितश्चरितं पूर्वकस्य ते । मोक्षयित्वा मयं तत्र पार्थः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥

śṛṇu rājannavahitaścaritaṃ pūrvakasya te | mokṣayitvā mayaṃ tatra pārthaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ

"Listen attentively, O king, to the deeds of your forefather. Having set Maya free there, Partha, the best of those who bear arms,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 3 (2.1.3)

गाण्डिवं कार्मुकश्रेष्ठं तूणी चाक्षयसायकौ । दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि राजेन्द्र दुर्लभानि नृपैर्भुवि ॥

gāṇḍivaṃ kārmukaśreṣṭhaṃ tūṇī cākṣayasāyakau | divyānyastrāṇi rājendra durlabhāni nṛpairbhuvi

received the Gandiva, finest of bows, two quivers of inexhaustible arrows, and divine weapons, lord of kings, hard for the rulers of the earth to obtain,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 4 (2.1.4)

रथध्वजपताकाश्च श्वेताश्वांश्च स वीर्यवान् । एतानि पावकात्प्राप्य मुदा परमया युतः । तस्थौ पार्थो महावीर्यस्तदा सह मयेन सः ॥

rathadhvajapatākāśca śvetāśvāṃśca sa vīryavān | etāni pāvakātprāpya mudā paramayā yutaḥ | tasthau pārtho mahāvīryastadā saha mayena saḥ

along with a chariot, a banner and pennants, and white horses. Having received all these from the Fire-god, the valiant and mighty Partha, filled with the greatest joy, then stayed there together with Maya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed a stray wiki quote mark (') after सः.

Verse 5 (2.1.5)

ततोऽब्रवीन्मयः पार्थं वासुदेवस्य सन्निधौ । पाण्डवेन परित्रातस्तत्कृतं प्रत्यनुस्मरन् ॥

tato'bravīnmayaḥ pārthaṃ vāsudevasya sannidhau | pāṇḍavena paritrātastatkṛtaṃ pratyanusmaran

Then Maya, who had been rescued by the Pandava, remembering what he had done for him, spoke to Partha in the presence of Vasudeva,

Note on the text: Second line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed the stray wiki quote marks (` and ') around the second line.

Verse 6 (2.1.6)

प्राञ्जलिः श्लक्ष्णया वाचा पूजयित्वा पुनः पुनः ॥

prāñjaliḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā pūjayitvā punaḥ punaḥ

with joined palms and in gentle words, honouring him again and again:

Note on the text: Split: Wikisource verse 7 carries the heading मय उवाच between its two lines (the page labels them 7a, 7x, 7b). This first line is narration; the second begins Maya's speech.

Verse 7 (2.1.7)

अस्माच्च कृष्णात्सङ्क्रुद्धात्पावकाच्च दिधक्षतः ॥

asmācca kṛṣṇātsaṅkruddhātpāvakācca didhakṣataḥ

"From this Krishna in his fury, and from the Fire that wanted to burn me up,

Note on the text: Split from the preceding line at the heading मय उवाच (see the previous verse).

Verse 8 (2.1.8)

त्वया त्रातोऽस्मि कौन्तेय ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते । अहं हि विश्वकर्मा वै असुराणां परन्तप ॥

tvayā trāto'smi kaunteya brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te | ahaṃ hi viśvakarmā vai asurāṇāṃ parantapa

you have saved me, son of Kunti. Tell me what I may do for you. For I am the Vishvakarman, the master builder, of the Asuras, scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Second line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed a stray wiki quote mark (`) before it.

Verse 9 (2.1.9)

तस्मात्ते विस्मयं किञ्चित्कुर्यामन्यैः सुदुष्करम् ॥

tasmātte vismayaṃ kiñcitkuryāmanyaiḥ suduṣkaram

So let me make for you some marvel that others could hardly achieve."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 10 (2.1.10)

एवमुक्तो महावीर्यः पार्थो मायाविदं मयम् । ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं कौन्तेयः प्रहसन्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

evamukto mahāvīryaḥ pārtho māyāvidaṃ mayam | dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ kaunteyaḥ prahasanvākyamabravīt

Addressed in this way, the mighty Partha, son of Kunti, reflected for a moment and then, smiling, spoke these words to Maya, the master of magic arts:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed a stray wiki quote mark (') after अब्रवीत्.

Verse 11 (2.1.11)

कृतमेव त्वया सर्वं स्वस्ति गच्छ महाऽसुर । प्रीतिमान्भव मे नित्यं प्रीतिमन्तो वयं च ते ॥

kṛtameva tvayā sarvaṃ svasti gaccha mahā'sura | prītimānbhava me nityaṃ prītimanto vayaṃ ca te

"You have already done everything. Go in peace, great Asura. Always be well disposed toward me, as we are toward you.

Note on the text: Speaker: Arjuna's reply, printed without a heading after the narration of verse 10 (the critical edition heads it अर्जुन उवाच).

Verse 12 (2.1.12)

प्राप्तोपकारादर्थं हि नादास्यामीति मे व्रतम् ॥

prāptopakārādarthaṃ hi nādāsyāmīti me vratam

For it is my vow that I will take no reward from one to whom I have done a service."

Note on the text: Corrected प्रोपकारादर्थं → प्राप्तोपकारादर्थं (misprint in Wikisource; प्रो- gives no word and the line is a syllable short; the critical edition's apparatus, passage 0010, reads prāptopakārād arthaṃ). Removed a stray wiki quote mark ('). Split: this line ends Arjuna's reply (the critical edition's apparatus places it before मय उवाच, and the sense requires it), though Wikisource prints the heading above the whole verse; the second line is Maya's answer. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 13 (2.1.13)

युक्तमेतत्त्वयि विभो यदात्थ पुरुषर्षभ ॥

yuktametattvayi vibho yadāttha puruṣarṣabha

"What you say befits you, my lord, bull among men.

Note on the text: Split from the preceding line at the heading मय उवाच (see the previous verse).

Verse 14 (2.1.14)

प्रीतिपूर्वमहं किञ्चित्कर्तुमिच्छामि तेऽर्जुन । अहं हि विश्वकर्मा वै दानवानां महाकविः ॥

prītipūrvamahaṃ kiñcitkartumicchāmi te'rjuna | ahaṃ hi viśvakarmā vai dānavānāṃ mahākaviḥ

Yet out of affection I wish to do something for you, Arjuna. I am the Vishvakarman of the Danavas, their great artificer.

Verse 15 (2.1.15)

सोऽहं वै त्वत्कृते किञ्चित्कर्तुमिच्छामि पाण्डव । दानवानां पुरा पार्थ प्रासादा हि मया कृताः ॥

so'haṃ vai tvatkṛte kiñcitkartumicchāmi pāṇḍava | dānavānāṃ purā pārtha prāsādā hi mayā kṛtāḥ

Being such, I wish to make something for your sake, son of Pandu. In days gone by, Partha, it was I who built the palaces of the Danavas,

Note on the text: Second line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed stray wiki quote marks (`) before both lines.

Verse 16 (2.1.16)

रम्याणि सुखगर्भाणि भोगाढ्यानि सहस्रशः । उद्यानानि च रम्याणि सरांसि विविधानि च ॥

ramyāṇi sukhagarbhāṇi bhogāḍhyāni sahasraśaḥ | udyānāni ca ramyāṇi sarāṃsi vividhāni ca

thousands of them, lovely, full of comfort and rich in pleasures; and delightful gardens and lakes of many kinds;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 17 (2.1.17)

विचित्राणि च वस्त्राणि कामगानि रथानि च । नगराणि विशालानि साट्टप्राकारवन्ति च ॥

vicitrāṇi ca vastrāṇi kāmagāni rathāni ca | nagarāṇi viśālāni sāṭṭaprākāravanti ca

wonderful garments, chariots that go wherever one wishes, and great cities with towers and ramparts;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 18 (2.1.18)

वाहनानि च मुख्यानि विचित्राणि सहस्रशः । बिलानि रमणीयानि सुखयुक्तानि वै भृशम् । एते कृता मया सर्वे तस्मादिच्छामि फल्गुन ॥

vāhanāni ca mukhyāni vicitrāṇi sahasraśaḥ | bilāni ramaṇīyāni sukhayuktāni vai bhṛśam | ete kṛtā mayā sarve tasmādicchāmi phalguna

thousands of fine and wonderful vehicles, and underground dwellings that are lovely and full of every comfort. All these I made; therefore, Phalguna, I wish to do something for you."

Note on the text: Corrected एते कृता मया तस्मात् → एते कृता मया सर्वे तस्मात् (misprint in Wikisource; the line is two syllables short; the critical edition's apparatus, passage 0011, reads ete kṛtā mayā sarve). Removed a stray wiki quote mark ('). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 19 (2.1.19)

प्राणकृच्छ्राद्विनिर्मुक्तमात्मानं मन्यसे मया । एवं गते न शक्ष्यामि किञ्चित्कारयितुं त्वया ॥

prāṇakṛcchrādvinirmuktamātmānaṃ manyase mayā | evaṃ gate na śakṣyāmi kiñcitkārayituṃ tvayā

"You consider that I have delivered you from mortal danger. That being so, I cannot have you do anything for me.

Verse 20 (2.1.20)

न चापि तव सङ्कल्पं मोघमिच्छामि दानव । कृष्णस्य क्रियतां किञ्चित्तथा प्रतिकृतं मयि ॥

na cāpi tava saṅkalpaṃ moghamicchāmi dānava | kṛṣṇasya kriyatāṃ kiñcittathā pratikṛtaṃ mayi

Yet I do not wish your resolve to come to nothing, Danava. Do something for Krishna; that will count as a return made to me."

Verse 21 (2.1.21)

चोदितो वासुदेवस्तु मयं प्रति नरर्षभ । मुहूर्तमिव सन्दध्यौ किमयं चोद्यतामिति ॥

codito vāsudevastu mayaṃ prati nararṣabha | muhūrtamiva sandadhyau kimayaṃ codyatāmiti

Urged in this way concerning Maya, bull among men, Vasudeva reflected for a moment on what task this one should be set.

Verse 22 (2.1.22)

ततो विचिन्त्य मनसा लोकनाथः प्रजापतिः । चोदयामास तं कृष्णः सभा वै क्रियतामिति ॥

tato vicintya manasā lokanāthaḥ prajāpatiḥ | codayāmāsa taṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sabhā vai kriyatāmiti

Then, having pondered in his mind, Krishna, lord of the worlds and lord of creatures, directed him: "Let an assembly hall be built."

Note on the text: Corrected प्रजापितः → प्रजापतिः (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition's apparatus, passage 0014, reads prajāpatiḥ). First line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 23 (2.1.23)

यदि त्वं कर्तुकामोऽसि प्रियं शिल्पवतां वर । धर्मराजस्य दयितां यादृशीमिह मन्यसे ॥

yadi tvaṃ kartukāmo'si priyaṃ śilpavatāṃ vara | dharmarājasya dayitāṃ yādṛśīmiha manyase

"If you wish to do us a kindness, best of craftsmen, build for the King of Dharma a hall that will delight him, such as you judge fitting here;

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna's direct speech fills verses 22–24 without a printed heading. First line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 24 (2.1.24)

यां क्रियां नानुकुर्युस्ते मानवाः प्रेक्ष्य विस्मिताः । मनुष्यलोके सकले तादृशीं कुरु वै सभाम् ॥

yāṃ kriyāṃ nānukuryuste mānavāḥ prekṣya vismitāḥ | manuṣyaloke sakale tādṛśīṃ kuru vai sabhām

a work that men throughout the whole human world would gaze at in wonder and never be able to copy. Build such a hall,

Note on the text: Corrected विष्ठिताः → विस्मिताः (misprint in Wikisource; "stationed" gives no sense with प्रेक्ष्य; the critical edition reads vismitāḥ).

Verse 25 (2.1.25)

यत्र दिव्यानभिप्रायान्पश्येम विहितांस्त्वया । आसुरान्मानुषांश्चैव तादृशीं कुरु वै सभाम् ॥

yatra divyānabhiprāyānpaśyema vihitāṃstvayā | āsurānmānuṣāṃścaiva tādṛśīṃ kuru vai sabhām

one in which we may see designs divine, asura and human, all wrought by you. Build a hall like that."

Note on the text: Corrected द्विव्यान् → दिव्यान् and मानुपान् → मानुषान् (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition reads divyān, mānuṣān).

Verse 26 (2.1.26)

प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्वाक्यं सम्प्रहृष्टो मयस्तदा । विमानप्रतिमां चक्रे पाण्डवस्य शुभां सभाम् ॥

pratigṛhya tu tadvākyaṃ samprahṛṣṭo mayastadā | vimānapratimāṃ cakre pāṇḍavasya śubhāṃ sabhām

Maya accepted those words with great joy, and then fashioned for the Pandava a splendid hall like a celestial palace.

Verse 27 (2.1.27)

ततः कृष्णश्च पार्थश्च धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे । सर्वमेतत्समावेद्य दर्शयामासतुर्मयम् ॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇaśca pārthaśca dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire | sarvametatsamāvedya darśayāmāsaturmayam

Then Krishna and Partha told all of this to Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma, and presented Maya to him.

Verse 28 (2.1.28)

तस्मै युधिष्ठिरः पूजां यथार्हमकरोत्तदा । स तु तां प्रतिजग्राह मयः सत्कृत्य भारत ॥

tasmai yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pūjāṃ yathārhamakarottadā | sa tu tāṃ pratijagrāha mayaḥ satkṛtya bhārata

Yudhishthira then honoured him as he deserved, and Maya received that honour with due respect, O Bharata.

Verse 29 (2.1.29)

स पूर्वदेवचरितं तदा तत्र विशाम्पते । कथयामास दैतेयः पाण्डुपुत्रेषु भारत ॥

sa pūrvadevacaritaṃ tadā tatra viśāmpate | kathayāmāsa daiteyaḥ pāṇḍuputreṣu bhārata

There, lord of the people, the Daitya then told the sons of Pandu the story of the Purvadevas, the Asuras of old, O Bharata.

Verse 30 (2.1.30)

स कालं कञ्चिदाश्वस्य विश्वकर्मा विचिन्त्य तु । सभां प्रचक्रमे कर्तुं पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥

sa kālaṃ kañcidāśvasya viśvakarmā vicintya tu | sabhāṃ pracakrame kartuṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām

After resting for some time and thinking it over, that master builder began to make the hall for the great-souled Pandavas,

Note on the text: Corrected प्रचकमे → प्रचक्रमे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र; the critical edition reads pracakrame).

Verse 31 (2.1.31)

अभिप्रायेण पार्थानां कृष्णस्य च महात्मनः । पुण्येऽहनि महातेजाः कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः ॥

abhiprāyeṇa pārthānāṃ kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ | puṇye'hani mahātejāḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ

in keeping with the wishes of the Parthas and of great-souled Krishna. On an auspicious day the mighty one performed the rites for good fortune,

Verse 32 (2.1.32)

तर्पयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठान्पायसेन सहस्रशः । धनं बहुविधं दत्त्वा तेभ्य एव च वीर्यवान् ॥

tarpayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhānpāyasena sahasraśaḥ | dhanaṃ bahuvidhaṃ dattvā tebhya eva ca vīryavān

satisfied thousands of the best of brahmins with milk-rice, and gave them wealth of many kinds as well; then the powerful one

Note on the text: Restored from the Wikisource page: the page prints this verse (labelled 2-1-31a/b) between verses 30 and 32, but the extraction lost it. Its text matches the critical edition (2.1.18) exactly.

Verse 33 (2.1.33)

सर्वर्तुगुणसम्पन्नां दिव्यरूपां मनोरमाम् । दशकिष्कुसहस्रां तां मापयामास सर्वतः ॥

sarvartuguṇasampannāṃ divyarūpāṃ manoramām | daśakiṣkusahasrāṃ tāṃ māpayāmāsa sarvataḥ

had the hall measured out on every side, ten thousand kishkus in extent, endowed with the virtues of every season, divine in form and delightful to the mind.

Note on the text: Wikisource number: the input gives 31, but on the page this verse follows the restored verse 31 and is labelled 2-1-31a / 2-1-32b; numbered 32 here.