The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose: Vana Parva, Part 1
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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose: Vana Parva, Part 1
Epic literature, Sanskrit
O thou of the Vrishni race, at the beginning of the Yuga, there sprang
from thy lotus-like navel, Brahma himself, and lord of all mobile and
immobile things, and whose is this entire universe! When the dreadful
Danavas Madhu and Kaitava were bent on slaying Brahma, beholding their
impious endeavour thou wert angry, and from thy forehead, O Hari, sprang
Sambhu, the holder of the trident. Thus these two foremost of the
deities have sprung from thy body in order to do thy work! Even Narada
it was who hath told me this! O Narayana, thou didst, in the forest of
Chaitraratha, celebrate with plentiful gifts a grand sacrifice
consisting of a multitude of rites! O God, O thou of eyes like lotus
leaves, the deeds thou hast performed while still a boy, having recourse
to thy might and aided by Baladeva, have never been done by others, nor
are they capable of being achieved by others in the future! Thou didst
even dwell in Kailasa, accompanied by Brahmanas!'"
[16] Also called _Vadarika_, a hermitage on the Himalaya near
the sources of the Ganges.
[17] Nilakantha explains _kshetra_ as including _Mahabhuta_,
consciousness, intellect, the unmanifest (primordial elements),
the ten senses, the five objects of the senses, viz., earth,
water, &c., desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the combinations
of elements, and _chaitanya_.
[18] _Hari_ here means the developed seed that is to expand into
the vast whole of the universe.
Vaisampayana continued, "Having addressed Krishna thus, the illustrious
Pandava, who was the soul of Krishna, became dumb, when Janardana (in
reply addressed that son of Pritha) saying, 'Thou art mine and I am
thine, while all that is mine is thine also! He that hateth thee hateth
me as well, and he that followeth thee followeth me! O thou
irrepressible one, thou art _Nara_ and I am _Narayana_ or Hari! We are
the _Rishis_ Nara and Narayana born in the world of men for a special
purpose. O Partha, thou art from me and I am from thee! O bull of the
Bharata race, no one can understand the difference that is between us!'"
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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