Jaimini Bharata

THE

JAIMINI

_BHARATA,

A CELEBRATED

CANARESE

POEM.

WITH

TRANSLATION

AND

NOTES

BY

DANIEL

SANDERSON,

WB8LITAN MlSnONART.

BANGALORE:

PBIMTED AT THH WBSLBYAN HISSIOX 7BESS. 1853.

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TRANSLATION.

Verse. 1. May the moon-face^ of Vishnu of _D^vapura^,

always suffused by moonlight-smile full of _delightful

favour-ambrosial

rays ^," at which the Chakora

eye of Lakshmi is

enraptured *, the lotus-bud heart of the devout _{expands *,} and

the _sea of the world's

pure happiness rises and overflows its

l)ounds _6,

" give us joy.

2. May he whose spotless form shines adorned with the unri-valled

serpent-ornament, " at whose lotus-feet N"rada and all

the Munis _bow, " whose head-jewel is the _moon, " who fulfils

Notel. A

very common figure in Hindu 4. Or nourished. The Chak6ra is a

poetry. "Women are often distinguished bird said to live exclusively in the air,

as the moon-faced ones. never coming to the ground, and to feed 2. i.

e. as worshipped at D^vapura, only on the rays of the moon. When

where the descendants of the poet still the moon rises, it remains in a fixed po-reside. sition with its mouth _open towards the

3. Properiy digits ; of which the Hin- moon, and drinks in its rays with intoxi-dus reckon sixteen. The moon is the eating delight.

So the

eye of Lakshmi

repository of the ambrosia of the _gods, towards her husband. Its waning is caused by their drinking 5. The lotus-bud

opens at _night, and the ambrosia, which _preserves their im- closes at day-break,

mortality, and which is replenished by 6. The influence of the moon causing

^AIMIKI

_BkARATA,

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the desire of

P"rvati,

" who receives the

homage

of all

deities,

" of world-wide

glory,

" the

triple

eyed,

" the sustainer of the

heavenly

Ganges

7,

" ever preserve _us.

3.

_May

_Vindyaka,

_giver

of all _success

_",

heautiful

_by

his

elephant

form

_huge

as the eastern mountain " whose unsullied

7.The followingisa brief_summary of

the originof the _Ganges, as detailed in

several sections of the first_part of the

Bamdyana. Ganga was the daughterof

Himavat _kingofmountaias,and givenby

him to the gods.

Sdgara kingof_Ay6dhyahad by one of hiswives _sixtythousand sons. "Whilst

performingthe horse-sacrifice,the horse

was stolen. He commanded hissons to go and search for it. Not findingiton

theearthythey dug down to _Pdtfila,where

Iheyfound the horse _feeding,and _Kapila Muni near it in profound meditation.

On _beingchargedwith the theft,he _by

one glancereduced them all to ashes. On account oftheir_{long absence,S^ara} sent his_{grandson,Ansumat,} to seek for

them. He found their_ashes,and the horse feedingnear them. Unable to find

water to _pour on the ashes,he was di-rected

by Kapila (whowas a minor incar-nation

ofVishnu,) not to _{pour common} water _upon them, but now to take the hor")e and completehis_{grandfather's}sa-crifice

; and be assured that his

(Ansu-mat's)grandsonshould obtain for their ashes the _{heavenly Ganges. Sdgara} reigned30,000 years; Ansumat 32,000;

his son Dilipa30,000;hisgrandson

Bha-girathaintent,as hisancestors had _been,

on bringingdown theGanges,persevered

ina longcourse of austerities. After

1000 _years Bramha _signifiedhis

plea-sure

by commandinghim tc ask a boon.

He _{begged that the sons of}

Sdgara mightoltainwater for their fimeralrites; that,their ashes _beingwetted _by the

celestial_{Ganges, they might}ascend to

heaven. Bramha _grantedhis_requeston

condition that he prevailedon Siva to

break the fallof the _waters; else the earth would be washed _away.

By further austerities be _propitiated

Siva,who engaged to receive the _god-dess, and commanded her to descend. In _anger she resolved tobear him down by her _stream; but _he, aware of her

proud resolve,detained her in his hair. When _{Bhagiratha applied}to him forthe

waters, Siva reminded him that his re-quest was only that he should "re-ceive" the _{Ganges. Bhagirathaengaged} in further _austerities,and Siva _being

pleasedwith them _dischargedthe waters

from his locks inseven streams ; one of

which followed the _{king. As he led the}

way in a splendidchariot,the _Ganges

followed;but, overflowinga sacrifice

which Jahnu was _performing,the enra-ged

Muni drank _up the _whole,but was

afterwards prevailedupon to dischargeit

from his ear. Thence the stream follow-ed the kingto Pat61a,washed the _ashes, and liberated his ancestors the sons of

Sagara.

8. Vin^yaka,the godof difficulties,is

invoked before_undertaking

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tusks are the firstbeams of the

mornings

the crimson on his forehead _{the rosy}

_dawn,

his brilliant

_jewelled

crown the sun

rising

with

_golden

_rays," ^remove from _us all

impediment.

4. O

_mother,

_queen of Bramha adored

_by

all the

_gods,

_(them-

_selves

worshipped

in

_heaven,

_earth,

and

_hell,)

the

_bountiful,

the

auspicious,

the

_{serpent-haired}

_9,

the

_goddess

of

_speech,

" that this

poem may

delight

all the

world,

smile thou upon me, per-vade my

lotus-mouth^o,

and vouchsafe to me clear

understanding.

6.

_Through

the favour of Saraswati I shall utter a _poem

resembling

the

dignified

character of a

good

man

walking

in the way of

righteousness,

who looks not _upon the

_property

of

others,

(departs

not from _{the proper}

_meaning

of

_words,)

shews no disres-pect

to the

_{holy,(preserves}

the

_pause,)

maintains the honour of his

_family,

_(makes

_no

_{faultyconstruction,)}

retains all excellen-cies,

learning,

and

_{respectability,}

_(adheres

to

_elegance

of

expres-importance,and _frequentlyou the most in the east,and setbehind another in the

trivialoccasions. He isrepresentedwith west ; hence the comparison,

an elephant'shead and _largebody. On 9. i.e. whose longhair_hangsdown the his head is a rich _crown, and on his back likea _serpent;a mark ofbeauty,

brow the sectarian mark. The sun is 10. Saraswati isrepresentedsittingon,,

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sion,

metre,

learning,

and

_dignity,)

uses no bad

language,(no

improper

words.)

Let all_{put away}

_{fault-finding,}

and attend". 6. Let all the

_good,

instead of

_abusing

the _poem as

having

neither _metre,

_property,

_ornament,

_meaning,

_sqptiment,

learn-ing,

nor

skill,

and therefore not fit to be heard " ^know that

Vishnu of

_D^vapura,

in order that I

might

not be

_laughed

at as

havingonly

made

_myself

ridiculous

_{by writing}

_poetry, has _gra-ciously

given

me a clear

understanding,

" and attend.

7. If instead of

_churning

the _cream,

_taking

the fresh

_butter,

and

_enjoying

it,

one should

put

in

vinegar

and

spoil

the cream,

is the cow to blame ? So if instead of

hearing

the poem, examin-ing, and

_{fullyunderstanding}

the

_meaning

of

_it,

one should

find fault and revile it because

modern,

what fault is there in the

_poet?

Let all wise men know

this,

lay

aside _envy, and listen.

8. Let all

_{well-disposed}

_persons understand

_that,

as a skilful musician

_plays

_upon a

lute,

Vishnu of

D^vapura,knowing

that

11. By the use of words havinga dou- the same terms. The _renderingsenclosed blemeaning, the qualities-of a virtuous in brackets applytothe poem,

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whatever verse when uttered does not make the learned _wag the head^^ is

_faulty,

has

himself,

in the most

_agreeable

_language,

_by

my voice uttered this poem "

^lay

aside

hatred,

_censure the envi-ous,

and listen with _open ear.

9.

_Though

bitten

_by

the fierce

_poisonous

mouth of a vile

snake,*'^(wicked enemy,)

though having

dark

_spots,

_(faults,)

and

_{thoughsubject}

to loss of

brightness,

(lacking

_great

learning,)

the sentiment

_(ambrosia)

_{of my poem,} like the _moon, cannot be

otherwise than

_agreeable

to the

_good**,

_(gods.)

If to _any one it

be

_{disagreeable,}

who in the world can doubt that he is like a thiefor an adulterer** ?

10. Does a diamond mirror reflect otherwise than the _very

image

of the face

presented

to it? So I am unable to do other-wise

than as those

who,

skilled in the famous Canarese

language,

uttered the ancient _poems. To former able

_poets,

_therefore,

I

prostrate

myself,

and

sing.

13. As is done in toVen ofpleasureand 14. lit.the virtaouslyminded,an

epi-admiration. thetof the gods.See Note 3.

13.^The serpentRfihu seizingthesun " 16. Who hate the moon because

6 JAIMINI BHARATA,

11. One

Lakshmisha^

son of

Annam"nka^

of the race of

Bha-radw"ja,

Spring

to the mango orchard of illustriousCanarese

poets^^,

through

the virtue of

_worshipping

with

_great

_humility

the feet of those who in their lotus-heart ever meditate on the feet of Vishnu of

_D^vapura,

_composed

the excellentJaimini

Bh"rata for the information of the learned.

12. Can the

_charming

six-footed*

_7^

_(verses

and

_bees,)

_gliding

alongelegantby

their excellent

_order,

_(colour,)

beautiful

_by

abundant

_figures,

(variousforms,)

shining

replete

with the nine

poetic

sentiments*^^

(ladenwith sweet new

honey,)

famed

by

the

esteem of the

good,

(their

love of the Sumanassu

_flower,)

delightful

to the ear

by

their

perpetually

pleasing

sound,

be otherwise than

_ceaselessly

_booming

in the lotus-lake*^ of the learned

_assembly.

16. The titleor diplomahe received carpenter-bee,whose dark blue metallic from the learned : as delightfulto poets colour and _boomingnoise are frequent as the season of _springto trees. Other _figuresin _poetrj.

copiesread chaitra wana _chuta, 18.The nine sentiments _necessary to

mango tree in Kub^ra's _{garden. goodpoetry.}

17.The measure in which the Jaimini 19.lit.the placeoflotuses_; which are

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CHAPTER 11,

Contents. The _{great king Dharmardya} enquires of Vida^

Vydsa the mode _{of performing} the _{horse-sacrijlcey} and _by the

advice _of Krishna sends Bhima^ _for the horse. Verse 1. Within the

egg of Bramhais the earth, 500,000,000

yojanas^ in _extent, and encircled _by the seven seas ^. In the

centre (of the earth) is the celebrated Jambu _Dwipa. In the midst of this the bright golden mountain^ _glitters to the

eye like^ the _aggregate beauty of the celestial _{nymphs met} for

per-petual

happy intercourse, or a mass of autumnal lightning^.

2. On the south of this _golden mountain stands _Hastindpura, renowned for its kings of the lunar _{race crowned} with _imperial

1. His brother. Kusa Dwipa, the sea of clarified batter,

2. About 4,600,000,000 miles. Krauncha Dwipa, the sea of cards, S"ka

3. The seven great insular continents Dwipa, the sea ofmilk,Pashkara Dwipa,

and the seven seas are supposed to form and the sea of liresh water.

alternate concentric circles : Jambu Dwi- 4. Mount M^ru.

pa in the centre encircled by the sea of 5. lit. so that one involantarily

ex-salt water ; then in outward succession claims, Is this the aggregrate beauty, "c. Plaksha Dwipa, the sea of sugar-cane 6. Lightning of the wet _season,

more

s

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dominion. Its

_sovereign,

_{kingJanam^jaya,}

with _{eager and} fixed

attention,

thus demanded of V^da

_Vy"sa,

from the wonderful

story

of the Maha

Bh"rata,

an account ofthe horse-sacrifice:"

3.

_Formerly,

when the F"ndus had

_vanquished

the Kurus and obtained

_imperial

dominion,

how did

_they

_protect

the earth? what did

_they?

When

_{Janam^jaya, guardian}

of

theworld^,

with

_joy

made these

_enquiries

of Jaimini

_Muni,

_he,

to the

delight^

of all

_generations,

thus related to the

_king

the

_pleasing

and excellent

_story

of the Bh"rata:"

4.

_Hear,

O

_king,

the

_story

of the

_P"ndus;

is itnot to the

increase of merit ? After he had overcome the monarch

Suyo-dhana in

_battle,

_Dharmar"ya

in

_conjunction

with _{his younger} brothers so

improved

the

empire

of

Hastin"pura

that the world

praised

him,

saying

Bharata,

Niala,

Nahusha,

and all other

_kings

cannot be mentioned as

having

so

_great

excellence.

5. In the

_country

ruled

_by

the

_good

_{kingDharmar"ya}

" what

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chall I _say ?" there did not

appear even the germ of

theft,

mur-der,

adultery,

lying,robbery,enmity,persecution,

deceit,

fear,

dread,

toil,

harshness,insolence,

alarm,contention,

_anger, im-purity,

complaint,

imprisonment,

ingratitude,

trouble,

destruc-tion,

abuse,

injustice,

evasion,

trickery,

revenge,

vexation^

oppression,

separation,

weariness,

or

severity.

6. But in the _country where the chief of men

^,

Dharmar"ya,

reigned,

righteousness,

skill,

fame,

happiness,

enjoyment,

love,

hospitality,

humility,good

fortune,wealth,

victory,

renown,

learning,

blessedness,

health,

ease,

perfect

truth,

unfailing

vi-gour,

observance of _caste,

_devotion,

_virtue,

_superhuman

_power^"",

meekness, moderation,

liberality,

apd

compassion

were in the

highest

estimation,

and abounded,

7. In the land

_protected

_{by Dharmardya}

_crookedness,

unstea-diness,

hardness,thinness,

or slowness had no existence except

in the abundant

_curls,

_quickglance,

_{breasts,waist,}

and

_gait

of

beautiful

young damsels^^

Madness,

pain

of

fetters,

enmity

to

9. An epithetfor_kiiig. ofbeauty; therewas no trickery,

fickle-10. Supposed to be attainable _by vo- ness, cruelty,emaciation,nor dulnessin luntaryausterities"c. the land.

10 JAIMIKI _BHARATA,

Sari, (Krishna,

or the

lion,)

and

stupidity,

were found

only

in

the herds of

_elephants^^^

8. In

_Dharmar"ya's

_kingdom

ahitatwa was found

only

in the

charmers'

_books,

ddnawdrana in the

_forest,

saddruna in the

_glow

of the beautiful

coral,

kalahamsamaya

in the

_lakes,

_hdravalaya

on the necks of the

lily-eyed,

anikdgraU

in the trees,mahdshoka

in the _green

_forest,

mdrahita in the

_Spring,

" but had _no exis-tence

elsewhere^^,

9. Kod^

(I

won't

_give)

was the name for a

parasol,

j^oef^

(beat

him)

the

_abdomen,

kadk (cut him

down)

the command to churn

with

_good-will,

ali

_(kill

_him)

a

bee,

tork

(have

nothing

to do with

_him)

a stream of water,

madi,

(destroy

him)

a clean _gar-ment,

mudi

_(put

an end to

him)

a female's

top-knot,

/at^e(crush

him)

an unbroken canopy of

clouds,

ar^

(pound

him)

a

large

rock.

_Except

in these senses the words were not uttered in

the

_country

where he

_reigned^*.

12.The references here are to the _{fury sivans,} and tumults _;necklacesiand cries of the elephantinthe ruttingseason, its ofthe perishing; many extremities,and beingcaughtand bound, its natural en- dissensions;the largeA8h6ka tree,and

mity tothe lion,and its_{heavy appear-} intense _grief;joyto _Cupid, and absence

ance, vvhich is attributedto dulness. of wealth. The poet means that the 13.The words in italics have a double thingsindicated by the lattersenses did

sense, and mean severally,theknowledge not exist.

of serpents, and enmity; furious ele- U. i.e. not used in the senses marked

phants,and the restrainingofliberality; by brackets,

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10. In his

_kingdom

allwere

Bhogis^^

;

yet

not inhabitants of

of hell. All were

Vidyddharas^^

;

yet

not

people

of the air. All were known to be

Ddkshinyawartis^'^

;

yet

not natives of

Ceylon.

All were

5'wmaw("ra^a5^8;

_yet

not bees. All were

Gwm*-yutas^^;

yet not inflexible. All were Kdntdramitas'^^ ;

yet

not

trees

_(or

_wicked.)

11. If itwere not blissful

by

riches,

(gods,)

salubrious

by

perfumes,

(the

produce

of K"madh^nu^*

,)

eternally

suited

_(as

a

residence)

to the

pure-minded,(gods,)happy by

its beautiful

lakes,

(nymphs,)

and

_gardens,

and the

_resplendent

_palace

of the illustrious emperor,

(Dharmar"ya

or

Indra,)

would the learned

say that this Hastindvati is

equal

to Amar"vati^^ ?

12. The

_spotless

fame of

_Dharmardya

has

_always

bowed the

16. A term for persons livingin luxu- 19. Virtuous;also bow*.

ry ; and the name of the serpents that 20. Connubially happy; also _having inhabit P"tdla. only the limited _enjoyment of the

fo-16. Learned _{perisons ;} also a class of rest.

demigodsdwellingin the air. 21. The cow producedat the churning

17. Bountiful _; also_{persons inhabiting} of the_sea; which belongsto the gods,and. the _south; i.e. Ceylon,the supposed giveswhatever is desired.

placeof B"kshasas or demons. 22. The cityof Indra,famed for th"

18. Lovers ofthegood;also fond ofthe thingswithin the_parentheses. Sumanassu flower.

12 JAIMiNt _BHARATA,

king

of

_serpents23

_;

_expelled

the wisdom of Indra's

_mighty

elephant^*;

fixed in amazement the

_{City-destroyer's}

_lofty

mountain's _; made the

_dwelling

of Him who reclines on the

king

of _serpents

_jadadhi^^

_; hollowed out the _weapon of the

Benefactor of the

_{mighty elephant}

which

_praised

him'^.

_put

to

_flight

the

_daughter

of Him who

_supported

the

_churning

mountain's _; and shone

_greatly

_throughout

the three worlds.

23. Pure whiteness is the Hindu at-tribute

of fame _; and is,in this _verse,

fiven in full measure to the fame of

Dharmaraya.

The chiefof thd serpentrace issaid to

supportthe earth on his thousand heads,

which _are adorned with _jewelsso brilli-ant

thatywithout a sun, they giveabun-dant

lightto the regionsunder the earth.

Tlie_poet here informs us that the bend-ing

of the head is not owing,as vulgarly

supposed,to the weightofthe earth _{; but}

that the _{serpent,though}himself of the most _snowy whiteness, cannot lift_up his

head in the _presence of Dharmardya's

fame.

S{4.The elephantof Indra was produ-ced

at the churningof the milk _sea, and

isof_perfectwhiteness _; but isso farsur-passed

bythe whiteness ofDharmardya's

fame thathe stands in a state of stupor.

Stupidityissaidto be a natural quality elephants.The poetthus accountu forit*

36. PuRAMARDANA, the

city-destroy-er, isa name ofShiva,whose residence

isKaildsa, a mountain believed to be of

pure silver,and brilliantlywhite. In

former

ages, it is said,all the moun-tains

had _wings; but their _flightswere

productiveof so much mischief and dan-ger,

that Indra struckofftheirwingswith histhunderbolts,and fixed them in their

present position.But the _poet here

at-tributes

the fixed _positionof Kail^a to its standingin astonishment at the

whiteness ofDharmar"ya'sfame.

26. Vishnu makes the _kingofserpents

his_couch, and in the Krishna incarna" tion had his residence in the milk-sea. Jadadhi _signifiesboth "*sea" and "stupi-dity."

Dharmar^ya's,fame exceeded the milk-sea in whiteness.

27. The allusion here is tothe _storyof

a certain kingwho, bythe curse ofa rishi

beoame an elephant. As he went one

day to a late forWater, a largecrocodile

seizedhis_leg,and attemptedto draghim

under. When the contest had conti-nued about a thousand years, th*iking's understanding returned,and he prayed

to Vishnu, who slew the crocodile,and

gave the kingeverlastingblessedness.

One of Vishnu's _weapons isa large

white conch, which became hollow be-cause

Itswhiteness was exceeded by the

purityofDharmaraya'sfame.

28. To supportthe mountain Mandara

which was used as a stickinchurning

the milk-sea,Vishnu became incarnate

as a huge turtle,and upheld it on his

back. The _Ganges ishisdaughter,i.e.

sprung from his foot. She is said to be _{perfectlywhite,}but runs away ("o

the _poet accounts forher stream,)from

the _superiorwhiteness of _{t)harmar"ya*s} fame.

CHAPTER II. 18

]

^Orfj3"drd^8p^l5sl"oai^^^7^0^1537j

13. The world extolled

_Dharmar"ya

_as, like

_Vishnu,

_power-ful ;

(related

to Bala^^

;)

like

Shiva,

king

of

kings,

(moon-crest-

ed;)

like

_Bramha,

_eloquent,

_(four-

_faced;)

like the chief of _wa^

ters,

(the

sea,)

abounding injewels^^^;

like the fount of

day,

free from blemish _; like

_Indra,

_delightedby

the

_possession

of

perfumes,(Kamadh^nu)

like the

_nectar-rayed

(the

_moon,)

_pos-sessing

wide

_domain,

_{(accompaniedby}

full-blown

_lotuses.)

Thus it was when one

day

V^da

Vy"sa

arrived at

Hasti-n"vatL

14. On his

_arrival,

when the

_king

with his brothers

_prostrat-

_ed

himself at the

_good

Muni's

feet,

he,

stooping,

raised

_him,

caressed

him,

_gave him a

benediction,

and the sacred rice; and

when he had received the

_customary

honours,

and was

seated,

the

_king

bowed his head with

_grief

like a delicate _mango tree

drooping

in a

blazing

midsummer's sun when not a breath of

air is

_stirring,

and remained silent.

15. When the chief of Munis saw the

king's

condition,

he

smiled,

and thus demanded of him :" O

king,

the state of

your

countenance

_destroys

the increase of _your

_happiness

who conduct all the world's

_{empire*". Enough}

_; tellme _your distress. The 29. Vishnu's brother. In thisverse the 31. The idea intended is that,the

meanings in parenthesesrefer to the dei- king's dispiritedcountenance indicated

tiesmentioned;the othersto Dharmaraya. such sorrow of heart as nullified all the

30. The sea issupposedto contain all _happinessthat be had from universal

//

14 JAIMINI BHARATA,

" " A" O

7;S^'^c;^5l)oso^a)""oz;5^Tj?i^z3i"a7S^8;iT5oT^"e^?i^""(5oj5)^^

||o8||

king replied,

My belly

is dried _up with

_grieP2,

I cannot endure it. To which the hermit :"

16. Who shall _carry a torch for the sun when he cannot find his _way in the thick darkness? Who shall fan the wind^s when

he

_perspires

by

the

_{unintermitting,}

_{intense heat? Who shall}

charm amulets when Garuda'** is

_dying

from the infection of

subtle

_poison?

O

_king,

who _{shall relieve you} when _you

give

way to

pressing

grief?

17. As he

_spoke

the

_king

looked at the _great

_Muni,

_and,

with

a

deep

sigh,

slowly

replied.

How can I cease _my mental

grief?

Alas! We devised evil

_against

the ancestor who reared us from

infancy35

^ Not

knowing

that he was our elder

brother,

we slew

Karna^s. ^e

_brought

about the death of our

preceptor37.

Suyodhana, Shalya,

our nearest

relatives,

we

destroyed.Why

should I

_longer

live in the world?

32. lit. isbecome pith,a light,sapless 36. The mother of the Pdndus bore

substance,well known in India. Kama to the _sun, before her _marriage.

33* Befarded as a deity. This was not discovered tillhis death;

34. The braminy kite,which feeds on and then _onlyby her lamentation, snakes _;also regardedas a deity.

^

37. Dr6na, who was slain in battle by

36. Bhishma, their_{grandfather's}bro" a device when _theywere net able to con-ther,whom _theyslew inbattle. _quer him.

16 JAIMINI _BHARATA^

ing

to the

_forest,

instead of

_upholding

the world

_hy

_just

gover-ment? The

_{king replied:}

"

21. Hear _{me, my}

lord;

but without

_Kama,

_G"ng^ya*^,

Drona,

Shalya,

and the other

_Kurus,

I have no

pleasure

in

universal dominion. I will

_place

the world under

Bhima,

and carry to retirement in the

_forest,

this

_body

that caused the

slaughter

of _my race. V^da

Vyisa laughing heartily,

said,

What's that? What's that?

_Say

that

_again,

O

_king.

22. In

_observing

the duties of a

Kshetrya,

can _you sin

by

the

slaughter

of _your race? God forbid! And _{will you} become

pure

by ceasing

to

protect

the earth? I don't know. I wonder in

whut

_chapter

and verse _{you found} the notion of

taking

that

body

of yours to the forest!

_Very

_{well ! very well I Be off}to the forest

with _you ; and we'll make Bhima

king^^.

88. Son of Dharma !are _you mad ?Will the wise approve when you talk thus ?

Enough!

Let that pass.

Kings

of the lunar race

cannot but offer

_great

sacrifices.

_Therefore,

_{that you may} have

A

CHAPTSR n. 17

^S)os-^i5'^;5pf7s'*"8l-c"5ji"?\8"^^

'6c"7^"A/5"jATi^ioT:$^

||_r"3||

in tbe world unsullied _{renown, you} shall

_perform

sacrificesand other virtuous deeds _;

_and,

delivered from the sin contracted

_by

the

_slaughter

_{of your race,} shall live

_purely.

The

_king,

with

joined

hands*',

thus

_replied

:"

24. Well

_then,

_by

_{the virtue of your}

_benediction,

I will con-tinue

to _govern the earth. Tell me

by

what means the sin of

slaying

my race _may be

wiped

_away ! Protect _me, that the renowned

_history

of the lunar race _may not stink

_through

me !

Graciously

cause _my

good

fortune to dawn ! The

good

Muni

replied

:"

25. Be not

troubled,

_my son.

Formerly

R"ma slew

R"va-na**,

and at a horse-sacrifice satiated the bramins. You also

shall

_perform

a similar

sacrifice,

and there willnot be your

equal

in the three worlds." ^How shall I

perform

it ? What

descrip-

tion

of horse? How _many

_priests

? What amount of

_gifts?

Tell me the manner ! The lord of Munis

replied:"

43^,As is done inrespectfulsalutation _inghim had committed _braminicide,the or entreaty. greatestof allsins;and _performedtbe

44. lUvana, beinga bramin as all the horse-sacrificeto fttoneforit. T"kshasas or demons are, Rama in

kill-^

';

/"

18 JAIMINI _BHARATA^

7j^^^?foe;t)83=t"'dXof";S^"rfFt)7o

iTSo

oi"^^?"X^OTjZSTl"ro^c55ji"?S?fo^

Tis

_{-^^(5i)ot?j""^a)""iTO}

26. A monarch who _governs well all the earth

_by

his

_single

sceptre^s^

havingprocured

an

elegant

horse whose

body

is of the

purest

white,

with a most beautiful

_.yellow

_{tail,good action,}

and a

single

ear of brilliant

black,

" and

being

also desirous of

offering

the

_great

_sacrifice,

"

by

him it will be

perfectly

accom-plished.

Hear,

O

_king,lamp

_{of your race,} what isto be done.

27.

_Twenty

thousand bramins

_{honest, undefiled,strict,}

of noble

_descent,

well versed in the vedas and shastras must be honoured with beautiful

_garments

and other

_respectful

atten-tions.

To each

_severally

must be

_given

a measure of

pearls,

a

magnificent

horse,

elephant,

and

_chariot,

a thousand cows

richly

adorned,

(with

jewels,

"c.)

and three hundred

_poundsweight

of

gold.

28. When this number of bramins of

_high

_caste,

_strict,

virtu-ous, and well versed in the vedas and

_shastras,

have received these most

gratifying

honours,

sat in

_council,

and

_given

direc-tions,

they

fix upon the horse's forehead a

goldenplate

on which 45. lit.by one parasol. The large parasol;i.e. havingall the world under

parasolis the mark of _royalty;and an his_singleauthority,

CHAPTER II. 19

D

_{oS7oo^^aTi^Je"(5i"^^z;5oS;^^^5^i5^a75p5T;5^^ji)^j"}

_||3o||

are inscribed the

king's

titles and this

challenge

:" If in the

world _{any be of}

_greater

_mighty

let such

_powerful

heroes*^,

detain this horse.

29.

_They

liberate the

_horse;

which _goes wheresoever it

_wills,

attended

_by

numerous

princes

who satiate the world

by

scatter-ing

from time to time

_heaps

of

_jewels

and

_gold.

_{If in any}

region

it be detained

_by

valiant

_heroes,

the

_princes

must rescue it. If

_they

all

_fail,

the

_king

himself must _{go and} release it.

30. Until the horse has roamed at will

_through

the earth for an entire year, and returned to itsown

land,

the

king

must

keep

the

_great

_Asipatra

_vow, and

_afterwards,

_according

to the vedas

perform

the sacrifice.

_This,

O son of

Kunti,

is the manner. If you are

able,

undertake it. The

despairing

king slowly

re-plied

:"

81. Treasure I have none. If I seek it in the

world,

the

ItO JAlMnCI _BHABjLTA^

ps;i"^7izi)i:;^i"di(*s;t:iGa9^^^

l|3o||

""c5S^7ooSjt"C"^^oi3o5^^ii-"u"^?\7?;ierd7o5of

ot3^

((3-X||

JiiWsix)^oa^(5Jo^^xiTJ*)055iD5^?;5';3c5i:"^W^?^

||33||

earth is afflicted

_through

the Kurus^^. A beautiful horse with so _many

qualities,

I have not.

My

brothers are wearied

by

war, I have no assistance. The friend of

Arjoon(Krishna)

is

not here. How can the sacrificesucceed with me?

Vydsa

Muni

graciously

replied

:"

82, Be not

_distressed,

O

_king,

on this account. I will show you treasure,

assistance,

and a horse.

Marutta,

king

in a for-mer

age,

performed

the

horse-sacrifice,

and gave much

gold

to the bramins. In

_carrying

it oflF

_they

_grew tired

_by

_{the way,} and threw it down in

_disgust.

That treasure is in the Hima-layas.

The labour isnot

_great;

fetch and use it. The

king

replied

:"

88. Alas ! Will a dolt become

bright

if you

give

him the

mad-plant*8

?

_My

_lord,

shall I obtain fame in this

_world,

and a

happy

lot in the world to come,

by

performing,

with the pro-perty

of those

bramins*^,

a sacrificeto efface the sin of murder-ing

my race ?"

My

son, does not the whole earth

belong

to the

47. By thebadKOTermentoftbeEiuniB 49. _Takingthe _propertyofbramiiw U the world had been ruined. _regardedas one ofthe greatestsins.

48. A plantthat causes temporary

CHAPTER II. ftl

bramins*""? Did not Parashur"ma

_give

this earth to the bra-mins when he had slain the

_Kshetrya

race^^ ?

34

_Kings

of

_mighty

_{arm are} the lords of the earth. Of that there isno doubt. Therefore itcannot

_belong

to the bramins. If you

wish^

that treasure in the

_Himalayas

_{is yours.} In the

city

of Bhadr"vati

_king

Youvan"shwa

_fondlyguards

such a rare horse with an _army often akshohinis**. Will not that be yours "if _you haye the

_courage?

85. Is this

_{M^ghan4da, offspring}

of

_{Ghatotkatcha,}

a

weak-lingss

? _Is

_Vrishak^tu,

son of

Kama,

a mere

braggart?

Your younger

brothers,

are

they

men of littleworth ? If _you think of

_him'*,

will Krishna

_stay

_away. Call not this a

_great

matter.

Undertake the sacrifice. It will

_proceed

of itself.

_Why

further

doubt? Call the bramin tribes." ^The

king laughing,

looked at

the

_mighty

Bhima _; who thus addressed him :"

50. One of their common names is wlio then refused him permissiontodwell

" _godsof the earth.'' The questionhere in it.

impliesthat the _{king, though} shrink- 62. An akshdhini consists of 109,360

Ulgwith horror from _touchingthe _{pro- infantry;66,610cavalry;21,870chariots;}

psTtyof_bramins,had taken possession and 21,870elephants.

ofthe _eartk,which of_rightbelongedto 63. Ghat6tkatcha was the son of

Bhi-them. _{ma by} Hidimba. Therefore _M^ghan"da

61. Parashur"ma is saidto have twenty was Bhima's grandson.

one times _swept the _Kshetryarace from 64. In Hindu stories the hero obtains

the "ce of the earth. At a sacrifice a^ the presence of a _{deityimmedialely}en

22 JAIMINI _BHARATA,

^5dio"zSji)zS5i'd"ji)^??a),)"'do3i)^^;;j^oz5o;ijs'd"S^ai5^

||36_|(

T^^aao-zSj^zS-do^^o^cra-doT^aS^zS^^^zfTi^^ftS^oTS^

||38||

83X;Coro^oi""-ol)oS'd"oTSjt)ti;i;:i5'^^-do7:i"^ofo"rf^

||3^||

36.

_Why

this

_doubt,

_my lord?

_Begin.

V^da

_Vy"sa

has

plainly

shewn _{you treasure,}

_aid,

and horse. I will _go to

Bha-dr"vati,

and _may I never enter

_heaven,

if I do not _conquer that

Youvandshwa, slaughter

the multitude ofhis _army,

_bring

the

horse,

and

_present

it for the sacrifice.

37. When Bhima made oath that he would

_bring

the horse for the

_sacrifice,

_instantly,

_Vrishak^tu,

the skilfulin

_battle,

_rose, and

_smiling,

with

_joined

hands addressed the

_king:

"

Sire,

Give m6 command. If Bhima's word be

broken,

am I sprung from the Sun's son^s ? -Mark _{my prowess.}

38. At the

_youth's

earnest

_speech,

the

_{king embracing}

him in

_ecstacy,

_exclaimed.

_My

_son, I know

_thymighty

_prowess. But hear me. If besides

killing

my elder brother^^ from lust of

territory,

I should send

thee,

_my

boy,

to this_war, alas ! how shall I endure it? Let the horse remain. The son ofKama thus

_replied

:"

55.i.e. I pledgemy nobilitytothe fill- 56. Kama the father of Vrishak^a* filmentofhispromise. See note 36. See note 36.

t4 JAIMINX _BHARATA^

himself ^^ _{cannot stand before him in battle.}

_Enough

_{! The}

mighty

power that hews down the forest of

foes,

isnot mine. Yet I will seize the

_horse,

and deliver itto _your host.

42. On which Bhlma :" ^What

though

the son of Karna come?

What

_{though M^ghan"da}

come? What

_though

I

_go?

If the power of Vishnu be

present

it will succeed.

Accompanied by

these two, I will blot out the name of Youvan"shwa's

ocean-host,

obtain the

_horse,

and deliver it to _you. Give us the

parting

gifts^s.

43.

Hear,

O chief of_men,

_Janam^jya,

ornament of the lunar

race! As those three stood

entreating

permission

to fetch the

horse,

Dharmardya looking

on V^da

Vy"sa,

said.

Should I now

send

these,

will itnot cause the leastdissatisfactionto Krishna? Favour _{me, my}

lord,

for in thismatter I cannot see beforeme. To whom the Muni :"

44. O

_king,

are _you insane? Is it

possible

forKrishna to be dissatisfiedwith _you ? Is Bhima who entreats _your

_permission

58. lodra. See note 25. accordingtoeastern enstom,as the token

CHAPTER It. S6

a coward? Let him

depart

with Vrishak^tu and

M^ghan"da

for the horse _;

_dispatch

this son of the wind^".

In accordance with the

_meek,

_persuasive

_speech

of the chief

of

_saints,

the

_king

_gave to

_Bhima,

_M6ghan"da,

and

Vrishak^tu,

his consent.

45. The chief of Munis

_having

blessed the

_king,

and taken

leave,

had _no sooner set out for his

_hermitage

than

Dharma-r"ya, giving

way to

fear,

was

anxiouslythinking

vrithhim-self. If I

_begin

thissacrifice in the absence of Krishna it will

not

_proceed

_; I will now send

Arjun

to call him ; when " ^likea

creeper

entangling

the

legs

of one who wanders about

seeking

it" a _messenger in

joyful

haste

approached

the excellent

king,

and addressed him :"

46. Attention"i !

_My

_lord,

the chief of the Y"davas"" has this instant arrived at the skirts of this our

city. Hastily

the

king

arose, rewarded his _{message, and} set out from the

_palace,

_saying,

60. BMma. bar several persons are stationed for this

61, This is _apparentlya peremptory purpose; who duringa visit ofstrangers,

demand on the part of a servant tohis call *"_{attention*'atintervals of abont} a

king ;but a king'smind issupposedto be minute, in order tokeep the _royalmind

always so _{deeplyoccupied by} the cares awake tothe presence of his visitors.

of _government, as to requirecontinual 62. Krishna.

dar-26 JAIMINI BHARATA^

How _{eager is}Krishna to fulfilthe desire of his

worshippers

!

Bless me ! I am the most fortunate man in the three worlds ! I have seen wonders

to-day

!

47. At sunrise came V^da

Vy"sa

Muni,

persuaded

Dharma-r"ya

to

_perform

the

horse-sacrifice,

and returned. In the same

night

Krishna

_graciously

visited

_{Hastinfipura.}

And the P"ndu

princes

met him with the pomp of loud

acclaiming

heralds^^^

bands of

_music,

and streets of torches^*.

48. The

_king

then saw him whose

lovely

countenance shone

with the

_beauty

of his

_brilliant,

_jewelled

crown, well

arranged

tresses, the musk on his broad

forehead^',

handsome

eyebrows,

largeeyelids,

long

eyes, fine nose,

gentle

smile that

slightly

shewed his

_bright

_teeth,

and

_ear-drops

_pendent

on his cheeks "

the abode of fascination" the

very form that

begat

the

perfectly

beautiful

_Cupid^^.

63. Kings are always attended by a colours oflightsdisplayed,givethem an

number of heralds who loudly proclaim imposingappearance.

their titlesand greatness. 65. The sectarian mark made with

64. Processionsat nightare very com- musk.

CHAPTER H. *7

CO

TSoi58^tAsi)^7^8!)$fj""^aoj7oo-dr5^^-d

49.

_Hear,

O lord of earth^^ i _{To the astonishment of the Mu-}nis^,

Vishnu,

incarnate in human

form,

alighted

from a

golden

car, and with a sweet smile fell at

Dharmar"ya's

feet. The

king instantly

stepping

aside,

bowed at the bud-like feet of the

lotus-eyed^^,

who took and embraced him _; and the

_king

affec-tionately and

_tightly

_clasped

Krishna in return.

50. Krishna then embraced the

_prostrate

Bhima and the other brothers of the

_king,

and

_joyfully

_proceeded

to the

_palace;

when P"nch"l^^o came and fellat his

_feet,

_saying.

_Save,

O lo-tus-eyed,

Recliner on the

king

of_serpents.Remover of the sins of

those who trust in

_him.

_Slayer

of

_demons,

_Upholder

of

Gover-dhana^i,

The

_{yellow-robed.}

Wearer of the Koustubha

_jewel7".

51. Krishna

_kindly

raised the

_daughter

of

_Drupada,

conde-scendingly

addressed,

and _gave her

_permission

to return home.

Then

_saluting

each

_according

to his

_rank,

he

_graciously

dismis-sed the countless crowds of citizens and

_retinue,

_gave his hand

67. _JaDaiD^jya. Krishna is saidto have held aloftoa one

66. Notwithstandingtheir incessant hand forseven daysand _nights,to shelter and austere devotion,Vishnu had never the cowherds from a tempent raised _by

90 appearedtothem. Indra todestroythem,because at Krish*

69. Krishna. Feet are often compared na's instigationtheyhad withheld from to a tender shoot,on account of their de- him the accustomed _offerings.

licate softness. 72. Produced at the _churningof the

70. Droupadi, daughterof Drupada, _milk-sea,and worn by Vishnu on his

Mid wife of the five Pindu princes. _breast.

71" The name of

as JAIMINI _BHARATA,

CO 00

to the

_king,

_and,

_{accompaniedby}

the officersof _state,

_proceeded

to the hall of

_council,

and sat down _; where

_great

was the

joy

of that

_day'sijight.

62, Krishna

_looking

round on the council

chamber,

which in

magnificence

exceeded the hall of

_Indra,

said with a

rising

smile,

O

_king,

the world contains no rivals of this your wealth. In the conduct of state affairs

_{Nala, Pururava,}

Harischandra and the other emperors must

_yield

the

_palm

to _you. In thiswe are indeed

_happy.

53. Yes. But what of that ? In the

_greatness

of those who

worship

your feet you are indeed

happy

! Is there any doubt of this ? Whilst the earth

_endures,

will men cease to call you

Upholder

of the P"ndus ?

_Enough

! Direct me what business of state I must now undertake. The

king

turned his face to-wards

Bhima;

and Krishna

_laughing,

thus

_replied:

"

54. Tou have no distant relatives^^; there isnot even a hint of

_{opposing foreign}

_potentates

_; nowhere in the world _{is your}

CHAPTBR II. t9

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I

law resisted_; there are no further

conquests

to be made ;no ur-gent chase^^ _; no

hostility

in Bhima and

Aijoon

; no fault in Nakula and Sahad^va _;no unfriendliness in the _army. O

_king^

what state business have _you to do ? To which the

_king

:"

55. _{Is any}

_thing

hid from _your feet who

_pervade

all animate

and inanimate

_things

? It cannot be.

_Enough

!

_Why

do _you

merely

put

me to the blush ? To

day

V^da

Vy"sa

Muni came^

and

_graciously

_explained

to me at a

fitting

season^^,

the manner of the

horse-sacrifice^

saying

that itwas a custom of the lunar

race; and Bhima made oath that he would fetch the horse

for it.

56.

_By

the

_protection

_{of your lotus-feet} we have

passed

_many successionsof

_adversity,

and obtained

_royal

_power. If then we

selfishly

enjoy

this

_bliss,

will the

_good

_approve ? What would it avail that we are bom of Bharata's race ? How shall I _per-form

the

world-purifying

horse-sacrifice? What _{say you} to this?

74.One of the datiesas wellas amuse- 75.i.e. whilstthekingwas brooding

ments of_kingiis to rid the country of over the sin ofkillinghisreUtives.

30 JAIMINI BHARATA^

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67, Krishna

_replied

: Are _you

mad,

O

king

? Will _you be

caught

in the noose of Y^da

Yy"sa's

snare ? Don't _you know what a scoundrel that Bhima is ? Youvan"shwa's chiefsare not like those you have hitherto had to do with _;

_they

are

mighty

heroes. Because _{the young} bee

_frequents

the full blown

_jasmin

bush,

is it able also to resort to the

_{champaca grove^^}

?

_Say,

will you in

boyishplay

attempt

the horse-sacrifice?

58. Krishna

_reviling

Bhima to the

_king

continued : If he

had _{any sense,} would this fellow cram his

big paunch

with

food

_prepared

for a demon's sacrifice^^? Were he virtuous

76.The smell _onlyof the _champaca him with an immense vessel,which he

flower is said tokillbees. afterwards used in_begging;and _though

77.As Bbfma and his deeds are often itwas filleddaily,he was half-starved,

mentioned inthe poem, a summary of the As Kunti was thinkingone day what storyhere referred to, isgivenfrom the return she could make to _{the poor bramin} Mahd Bh"rata to shew his _person and inwhose house they abode,she heard in character. his_apartment the noise ofweeping.

6o-The Pindu princesescapingwith their _ingto the _door,she overheard the _man, mother from the destruction attempted his_{wife,daughter,}and littleson

contend-againstthem bytheKurus, came disguis- _ingwith _eager affectiontobe offered in ed as bramins to Y^kachakrapatna, and sacrificetoa demon. She entered*and

took _up their abode in the house ofa poor _enquiredinto the circumftance _; when bramin. Bhima, Aijuna, Nakula, and

the bramin told her thatinthe

neighbour-Sahad^va practisedbegging;and the

hood liveda demon who was in the habit,

people,guessingthem to beprinces,gave f^p_{m^^y yg^rg,} of devouringmultitudes them food in _greatquantity.This they of_people. The survivors being keptin broughtto Kunti, who _portionedhalf

perpetualterror,agreedwith him to

fur-to Bhima, the other half to hisfour bro- _{nish in}

turn dailya cart-load of food thers and herself. But this was not drawn bytwo buffaloes,and accompanied

enoughforBhima. _Having the _power

by a driver. All these he daily devour-of ten thousand elephants,he one day _{ed,recompensingthem by keepingthe}

broughtfora potterday equalto a bun- _{country free from all other foes. But It} dred ox-loads. The potter rewarded

any neglectedto come at the _appointed

SS JAIMIMI _BHARATA^

of a bear""^? Oho ! I wonder who is the most terrificform in the world ! I know _your

_thoughts.

The

_promise

I have

_given

I will not break.

60. Krishna

_waggishly

_replied:

_No,

no! You are not the man to break a

promise

; 1 know you

fully.

Once in

battle,

ogre-like,

you

glutted

your stomach

by

drinking

blood with unloa

_{thingeagerness^^ Disgraceful}

this! Is itan ornament to your prowess ?

Go,

you cook^^ 1 You fear no

reproach.

61. To whom Bhima :

Well-a-day

!

Fearingreproach,

I sup-_pose,

you committed theft and

adulteryss

f

Though

a woman you didn't understand

cooking,

of course"* ! I wonder who itwas

that,

without

_disgust,

sucked the demon's life^ ! But what has a

80. To reeoTcr a certain jewel,Krishna 84. When the amhrosia wa" produced ftmght with and oyercame J"mbaTanta, by churningthe milk^sea, Vishnu took

king of the bears _; who _gave him his the form of a beautiful^woman to cheat

daughterto wife. the demons out of their share. He fasci-al.

Bhima publiclyaverred that he nated them byhis_beautywhilst the gods

would slay,and drink the blood of Dush- drunk their _portion,and carried offthe y"sana;which he did. ^eMel t"""t contained it.-*The pointof

82. During the year that the P"ndus Bhima's remark is,you arc more a cook

were requiredto spend incognito,Bhima

than _{I, having} been a woman _; whose assumed the disguiseofa cook. chiefdutyiscooking.

83. Krishna when a childstole butter ; 85. Whilst Krishna was a child,Pdta*

and is thence called,Nayanitach6ra. In na, an infant-destroyingogress,

attempt-additionto eightwives,he had a hundred ed his life. Any child,to which she gate

others,and the sixteen thousand mention- the _breast,died. When she gave the

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cowherd to do with a

king^c

? I fear to _say more.

My

word I will not hreak. I'llfetch the horse. Do _you

_perform

the

sa-crifice,

or abandon the

_attempt.

62.

_Krishna^

_laughing

at Bhima's

_speech,

_replied,

_Come^come

!

you are never tired of

quarrelling.

If you are desirous of

fetching

the

_horse,

be off with _you ! Cease _your idle

_prate

? I

give

you command. But

mind,

there's trouble before you; there are heroes in the world. To undertake this sacrificeis difficult; when

begun,

not to

complete

it isa dishonour to the

race"^. Take _care how _you undertake it. The

_king

_replied:

"

63.

_My

_lord,

ifwe have but the favour of your

feet,

we are ever successful.Whomsoever else we

have,

what can

they

do ?What is there

_impossible

with _{you ? You} must

graciously

support

me.

The

_{king spoke,}

and fellat Krishna's

_feet,

who took hold of

his_crown, and raised him _up,

_saying,

Is there in all the racs

of

_kings

_a

_king

_{like you ? What} then is this horse-sacrificeto

you ? Undertake it I I will be

present

and conduct it.

64.

_Hearing

the words of

_Kriphna,

the

_king

was

overjoyed,

SS. Krishna had been _broughttip a- 87. The maririoalreadingis, To

Mm-mongst cowherds _; Bhima was of royal pletethe sacrificeadonis therace.

deioent,

84 _JAIMINI

BHARATA,

resolved on

performing

the

sacrifice,

commanded

Bhima,

Vrisha-k^tu,

and

_M^ghan"da

to fetch the horse _; then dismissed the

council,

dined

sumptuously

with Krishna in the

_palace,

and

sought

rest on a beautiful swan-down

couch,

just

as the chario-teer

of the sun

appeared.

65. Crimson suffused the east _; the stars fled _{away ;} a cool

breeze _{sprung up} ; the lotus

expanded

; the young bees boomed

along;

the chakras

_paired^s

_; the

_lily

_drooped;

the _sun, in radi-ant

glory,

climbed the eastern mountain's

_top,

to see whither the

encamped

hosts of darkness had fled^^.

66.

_Through

the

_joy

of

_reflecting,

" _How

is it that

_to-day

V^da

_Vy"sa

the chief Munis

_kindly

visited_me, and commanded me to

perform

the horse-sacrifice? How is it that

immediately

afterwards Krishna

_graciously

_appeared?"

" the

king

at _once

cast _away

_sleep,

arose, and held a council.

67. Then came

Bhima, prostrated

himself at the

_king's

lotus-88. These birdtare saidto roostapart, 89. The sun isrepresentedas alwaysin

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feet,

received

_permission

to

_{depart,appointedArjoon}

to

_guard

the

_king,

called

_M^ghandda

and

_Yrishaketu,

took with him these two

_heroes,

called for his

_chariot,

_worshipped

the feet of Vishnu of

_Devapura,

_and,

_{accompaniedTjy}

a multitude of

heralds,

set out from Hastin"vati.

CHAPTER

III.

Contents. Bhima sets out

_from

Hastindtati. From the sum-mit

of

a

neighbouring

mountain,

he

fondly

points

out to

VrishaMtu the

_greatness

_of

Bhadrdvati,

Verse 1.

_Hear,

O lord of

_earth,

_(Janam^jya)

the continuance of the

_story

:

By

successive

journeys

Bhima,

Vrishak^tu,

and

M^ghan"da

entered the

_kingdom

of Bhadr"vati _; which

_glist-

_ened

with the

_pride

of

_being

like

_Krishna,

in ever

possessing

the hand of the faultless Lakshmi*

, ever

resplendentby

the

celebrated' t(?anawid/^*

,

and the

_progenitor

of

_Cupid^.

1. The words mean also, receiving 2. Krishna's garland;also,lines of

wealthytribate. groves.