महाभारतम् — १.३५

सूत उवाच ।

एलापत्रस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा नागा द्विजोत्तम ।
सर्वे प्रहृष्टमनसः साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन् ॥

M N Dutt Sauti said : O best of the twice born, hearing what Elapatra said, all the snakes exclaimed in joy, "Well said! Excellent man!"

१.३५.२

ततः प्रभृति तां कन्यां वासुकिः पर्यरक्षत ।
जरत्कारुं स्वसारं वै परं हर्षमवाप च ॥

M N Dutt From that day Vasuki carefully kept that maiden, his sister Jaratkaru and he took great pleasure in rearing her up.

१.३५.३

ततो नातिमहान्कालः समतीत इवाभवत् ।
अथ देवासुराः सर्वे ममन्थुर्वरुणालयम् ॥

M N Dutt Not long after this, the Devas and the Asuras churned the abode of Varuna (Ocean).

१.३५.४

तत्र नेत्रमभून्नागो वासुकिर्बलिनां वरः ।
समाप्यैव च तत्कर्म पितामहमुपागमन् ॥

M N Dutt And the greatly powerful Vasuki became its churning cord. As soon as this work was done, he approached the grandsire.

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देवा वासुकिना सार्धं पितामहमथाब्रुवन् ।
भगवञ्शापभीतोऽयं वासुकिस्तप्यते भृशम् ॥

M N Dutt The celestial with Vasuki addressed the Grandsire thus, “O lord, Vasuki is suffering from the fear of the curse.

१.३५.६

तस्येदं मानसं शल्यं समुद्धर्तुं त्वमर्हसि ।
जनन्याः शापजं देव ज्ञातीनां हितकाङ्क्षिणः ॥

M N Dutt You should draw out the dart, begotten by his mother's curse, which pierces the heart of Vasuki who is desirous of the weal of his race.

१.३५.७

हितो ह्ययं सदास्माकं प्रियकारी च नागराट् ।
कुरु प्रसादं देवेश शमयास्य मनोज्वरम् ॥

M N Dutt The king of the snakes is always our friend and benefactor; O lord of the gods, be gracious to him and remove the fever of his mind.

ब्रह्मोवाच ।

१.३५.८

मयैवैतद्वितीर्णं वै वचनं मनसामराः ।
एलापत्रेण नागेन यदस्याभिहितं पुरा ॥

M N Dutt Brahma said: O immortals, I have thought in my mind what you have said. Let the king of the snakes do what Elapatra had told him before. When the time comes, the wicked only will be destroyed and not the virtuous.

१.३५.९

तत्करोत्वेष नागेन्द्रः प्राप्तकालं वचस्तथा ।
विनशिष्यन्ति ये पापा न तु ये धर्मचारिणः ॥

M N Dutt Brahma said: O immortals, I have thought in my mind what you have said. Let the king of the snakes do what Elapatra had told him before. When the time comes, the wicked only will be destroyed and not the virtuous.

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उत्पन्नः स जरत्कारुस्तपस्युग्रे रतो द्विजः ।
तस्यैष भगिनीं काले जरत्कारुं प्रयच्छतु ॥

M N Dutt Jaratkaru is (already) born; that Brahmana is now engaged in penances. Let him (Vasuki), at the proper time, give his sister to Jaratkaru.

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यदेलापत्रेण वचस्तदोक्तं भुजगेन ह ।
पन्नगानां हितं देवास्तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ॥

M N Dutt O celestials! what had been said by Elapatra for the weal of the snakes is true. It is not otherwise.

सूत उवाच ।

१.३५.१२

एतच्छ्रुत्वा स नागेन्द्रः पितामहवचस्तदा ।
सर्पान्बहूञ्जरत्कारौ नित्ययुक्तान्समादधत् ॥

M N Dutt A large number of them who are always attentive to their duties, to watch the Rishi Jaratkaru. He said,

१.३५.१३

जरत्कारुर्यदा भार्यामिच्छेद्वरयितुं प्रभुः ।
शीघ्रमेत्य ममाख्येयं तन्नः श्रेयो भविष्यति ॥