पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैस्तमर्चयामास भारत। स नृपो राज्यसहितं पुत्रं तस्मै न्यवेदयत्
He honored him with water for washing the feet, offerings, and water for sipping; and that king presented his son, along with the kingdom, to the sage.
प्रतिगृह्य च तां पूजां पार्थिवाद्भगवानृषिः। उवाच मागधं राजन्प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना
Having accepted that worship from the king, the divine sage spoke to the king of Magadha with a heart full of joy.
सर्वमेतन्मया ज्ञातं राजन्दिव्येन चक्षुषा। पुत्रस्तु शृणु राजेन्द्र यादृशोऽयं भविष्यति
O king, I have known all this through my divine sight; now listen, O lord of kings, to what your son will become.
अस्य रूपं च सत्वं च बलमूर्जितमेव च। एष श्रिया समुदितः पुत्रस्तव न संशयः
His form, character, strength, and vigor—this son of yours is endowed with all prosperity, without a doubt.
प्रापयिष्यति तत्सर्वं विक्रमेण समन्वितः। अस्य वीर्यवतो वीर्यं नानुयास्यन्ति पार्थिवाः
He will attain all this, endowed with valor; the strength of this mighty one will not be matched by other kings.
पततो वैनतेयस्य गतिमन्ये यथा खगाः। विनाशमुपयास्यन्ति ये चास्य परिपन्थिनः
Just as other birds cannot match the speed of Garuda in flight, so too, those who oppose him will meet with destruction.
देवैरपि विसृष्टानि शस्त्राण्यस्य महीपते। न रुजं जनयिष्यन्ति गिरेरिव नदीरयाः
Even weapons released by the gods, O king, will not harm him, just as rivers do not harm a mountain.
सर्वमूर्धाभिषिक्तानामेव मूर्ध्नि ज्वलिष्यति। प्रभाहरोऽयं सर्वेषां ज्योतिषामिव भास्करः
He will shine above the heads of all crowned kings, as the sun, the bearer of light, shines among all the stars.
एनमासाद्य राजानः समृद्धबलवाहनाः। विनाशमुपयास्यन्ति शलभा इव पावकम्
Kings, even those with great armies and resources, encountering him will meet their end, like moths in a flame.
एष श्रियः समुदिताः सर्वराज्ञां ग्रहीष्यति। वर्षास्विवोदीर्णजला नदीर्नदनदीपतिः
He, endowed with prosperity, will seize the fortunes of all kings, as the lord of rivers draws up the waters of streams during the rains.
एष धारयित सम्यक्चातुर्वर्ण्यं महाबलः। शुभां शुभवतीं स्फीतां सर्वसस्यधरां धराम्
This mighty one will properly uphold the fourfold order, and the earth, rich and prosperous, bearing all crops, will flourish under his rule.
अस्याज्ञावशगाः सर्वे भविष्यन्ति नराधिपाः। सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य वायोरिव शरीरिणः
All kings will be subject to his command, just as all embodied beings are subject to the wind, which is the soul of all creatures.
एष रुद्रं महादेवं त्रिपुरान्तकरं हरम्। सर्वलोकेष्वतिबलः साक्षाद्द्रक्ष्यति मागधः
This Māgadha will see Rudra, the great god, the destroyer of Tripura, Hara, who is exceedingly powerful in all the worlds, directly.
एवं ब्रुवन्नेव मुनिः स्वकार्यमिव चिन्तयन्। विसर्जयामास नृपं बृहद्रथमथारिहन्
Thus speaking, the sage, pondering his own purpose, dismissed King Bṛhadratha.
प्रविश्य नगरीं चापि ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिभिर्वृतः। अभिषिच्य जरासन्धं मगधाधिपतिस्तदा
Then, entering the city, surrounded by his relatives and allies, the lord of Magadha anointed Jarāsandha.
बृहद्रथो नरपतिः परां निर्वृतिमाययौ। अभिषिक्ते जरासन्धे तदा राजा बृहद्रथः। पत्नीद्वयेनानुगतस्तपोवनचरोऽभवत्
King Bṛhadratha attained supreme contentment when Jarāsandha was anointed; accompanied by his two wives, he became a dweller in the forest of ascetics.
ततो वनस्थे पितरि मातृभ्यां सह भारत। जरासन्धः स्ववीर्येण पार्थिवानकरोद्वशे
Then, when his father dwelt in the forest with both mothers, Jarāsandha, by his own strength, brought the kings under his control, O Bhārata.
अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य तपोवनचरो नृपः। सभार्यः स्वर्गमगमत्तपस्तप्त्वा बृहद्रथः
After a long time, King Bṛhadratha, dwelling in the ascetic forest with his wives, attained heaven, having performed austerities.
जरासन्धोऽपि नृपतिर्यथोक्तं कौशिकेन तत्। वरप्रदानमखिलं प्राप्य राज्यमपालयत्
And King Jarāsandha, having received all the boons as declared by Kauśika, ruled the kingdom.
हते चैव मया कंसे सहंसडिभिके तदा। जरासन्धस्य दुहिता रोदते पार्श्वतः पितुः। जातो वै वैरनिर्बन्धो मयासीत्तत्र भारत
When I slew Kaṃsa together with his brothers, then the daughter of Jarāsandha wept beside her father; thus, enmity was firmly established between us, O Bhārata.
भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणमेकोनं येन भारत। गदा क्षिप्ता बलवता मागधेन गिरिव्रजात्
Having whirled his mace with a hundredfold force, the mighty Māgadha hurled it from Girivraja.
तिष्ठतो मथुरायां वै कुत्स्नस्याद्भुतकर्मणः। एकोनयोजनशते सा पपात गदा शुभा
As I stood in Mathurā, performer of wondrous deeds, that excellent mace fell at a distance of just under a hundred yojanas.
दृष्ट्वा पौरैस्तदा सम्यग्गदा चैव निवेदिता। गदावसानं तत्ख्यातं मथुरायाः समीपतः
Seeing this, the citizens reported the mace accurately; the place where the mace landed became known near Mathurā.
तस्यास्तां हंसडिभिकावशस्त्रनिधनावुभौ। मन्त्रे मतिमतां श्रेष्ठौ नीतिशास्त्रे विशारदौ
Both Haṃsa and Ḍibhika met their end by weapons; they were foremost among the wise in counsel and skilled in the science of polity.
यौ तौ मया ते कथितौ पूर्वमेव महाबलौ। त्रयस्त्रयाणां लोकानां पर्याप्ता इति मे मतिः
Those two of great might, whom I mentioned earlier, in my judgment were sufficient for the protection of the three worlds.
एवमेष तदा वीर बलिभिः कुकुरान्धकैः। वृष्णिभिश्च महाराज नीतिहेतोरुपेक्षितः
Thus, at that time, O great king, this hero was disregarded by the powerful Kukuras, Andhakas, and Vṛṣṇis for reasons of policy.
पतितौ हंसडिभिकौ कंसश्च सगणो हतः। जरासन्धस्य निधने कालोऽयं समुपागतः
Haṃsa and Ḍibhika have fallen, Kaṃsa and his followers have been slain; now the time for Jarāsandha's end has arrived.
न शक्योऽसौ रणे जेतुं सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः। प्राणयुद्धेन जेतव्यः स इत्युपलभामहे
He cannot be conquered in battle by all the gods and demons together; we understand that he must be overcome in a fight for life itself.
मयि नीतिर्बलं भीमे रक्षिता चावयोर्जयः। मागधं साधयिष्याम इष्टिं त्रय इवाग्नयः
With my strategy, Bhīma's strength, and your protection, our victory is assured; we shall subdue the Māgadha, like three sacrificial fires.
त्रिभिरासादितोऽस्माभिर्विजने स नराधिपः। न सन्देहो यथा युद्धमेकेनाप्युपयास्यति
Approached by us three in seclusion, that lord of men will surely engage in single combat—there is no doubt.