Mahabharata · Vedha360

MB 5.107.19

स भवानेतु गच्छाव नयिष्ये त्वां यथासुखम् । देशं पारं पृथिव्या वा गच्छ गालव मा चिरम्

Let us go, I will take you wherever you wish, comfortably; go to the farthest land or across the earth, Gālava, without delay.

MB 5.108.1

अनुशिष्टोऽस्मि देवेन गालव ज्ञानयोनिना। ब्रूहि कामं तु कां यामि द्रष्टुं प्रथममो दिशम्

I have been instructed by the god, Gālava, the source of wisdom; tell me, which direction shall I go first to see?

MB 5.108.2

पूर्वां वा दक्षिणां वाहमथवा पश्चिमां दिशम्। उत्तरां वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ कुतो गच्छामि गालव

Shall I go east, south, or west? Or north, O best of the twice-born? Where shall I go, Gālava?

MB 5.108.3

यस्यामुदयते पूर्वं सर्वलोकप्रभावनः । सविता यत्र सन्ध्यायां साध्यानां वर्तते तपः

In that direction where the sun first rises, the illuminator of all worlds, where at twilight the Sādhyas practice austerity.

MB 5.108.4

यस्यां पूर्वं मतिर्जाता यया व्याप्तमिदं जगत्। चक्षुषी यत्र धर्मस्य यत्र चैष प्रतिष्ठितः

In that direction where thought first arose, by which this world is pervaded, where the eyes of Dharma are, and where he is established.

MB 5.108.5

कृतं यतो हुतं हव्यं सर्पते सर्वतोदिशम् ।। एतद्‌द्वारं द्विजश्रेष्ठ दिवसस्य तथाऽध्वनः

From where the offering is made, the oblation flows in all directions; this is the gateway, O best of Brahmins, of the day and the path.

MB 5.108.6

अत्र पूर्वं प्रसूता वै दाक्षायण्यः प्रजाः स्त्रियः । यस्यां दिशि प्रवृद्धाश्च कश्यपस्यात्मसंभवाः

Here, the daughters of Daksha were first born, the women; in this direction, the offspring of Kaśyapa have grown.

MB 5.108.7

अदोमूला सुराणां श्रीर्यत्र शक्रोऽभ्यषिच्यत। सुरराज्येन विप्रर्षे देवैश्चात्र तपश्चितम्

Here is the root of prosperity for the gods, where Śakra was anointed; with the kingdom of the gods, O sage, and where the gods performed austerities.

MB 5.108.8

एतस्मात्कारणाद्ब्रह्मन्पूर्वेत्येषा दिगुच्यते। यस्मात्पूर्वतरे काले पूर्वमेवावृतासुरैः

For this reason, O Brahmin, this direction is called 'east'; because in earlier times, it was first occupied by the gods.

MB 5.108.9

अत एव च सर्वेषां पूर्वामाशां प्रचक्षते । पूर्वं सर्वाणि कार्याणि दैवानि सुखमीप्सता

Therefore, all call the east the foremost direction; all actions, divine and those seeking happiness, are begun in the east.

MB 5.108.10

अत्र वेदाञ्जगौ पूर्वं भगवाँल्लोकभावनः । अत्रैवोक्ता सवित्रासीत्सावित्री ब्रह्मवादिषु

Here, the venerable creator of the worlds first sang the Vedas; here, the Savitri hymn was spoken by Savitri herself among those learned in Brahman.

MB 5.108.11

अत्र दत्तानि सूर्येण यजूंषि द्विजसत्तम । अत्र लब्धवरः सोमः सुरैः क्रतुषु पीयते

Here, O best of twice-born, the Yajus mantras were given by the Sun; here, Soma, having obtained his boon from the gods, is drunk in the sacrifices.

MB 5.108.12

अत्र तृप्ता हुतवहाः स्वां योनिमुपभुञ्जते । अत्र पातालमाश्रित्य वरुणः श्रियमाप च

Here, the satisfied fires enjoy their own source; here, Varuna, taking refuge in the netherworld, attained prosperity.

MB 5.108.13

अत्र पूर्वं वसिष्ठस्य पौराणस्य द्विजर्षभ । सूतिश्चैव प्रतिष्ठा च निधनं च प्रकाशते

Here, O best of Brahmins, the birth, establishment, and end of the ancient Vasistha are revealed.

MB 5.108.14

ओङ्कारस्यात्र जायन्ते सृतयो दशतीर्दश । पिबन्ति मुनयो यत्र हविर्धूमं स्म धूमपाः

Here, from Om arise ten streams in ten directions; here, the sages who feed on smoke drink the sacrificial smoke.

MB 5.108.15

प्रोक्षिता यत्र बहवो वराहाद्या मृगा वने। शक्रेण यज्ञभागार्थे दैवतेषु प्रकल्पिताः

Here, many animals such as boars and others in the forest were consecrated by Indra for the sake of the gods' share in sacrifice.

MB 5.108.16

अत्राहिताः कृतघ्नाश्च मानुषाश्चासुराश्च ये। उदयंस्तान्हि सर्वान्वै क्रोधाद्धन्ति विभावसुः

Here, those who are ungrateful—whether human or Asura—are set on fire; indeed, the blazing fire destroys them all in anger.

MB 5.108.17

एतद्द्वारं त्रिलोकस्य स्वर्गस्य च सुखस्य च। एष पूर्वो दिशां भागो विशावोऽत्र यदीच्छसि

This is the gateway to the three worlds, to heaven, and to happiness; this is the eastern quarter, O Visava, if you so desire.

MB 5.108.18

प्रियं कार्यं हि मे तस्य यस्यास्मि वचने स्थितः। ब्रूहि गालव यास्यामि शृणु चाप्यपरां दिशम्

For I must do what is dear to him whose command I follow; speak, Galava, I will go—now listen also about the next direction.

MB 5.109.1

इयं विवस्वदा पूर्वं श्रौतेन विधिना किल। गुरवे दक्षिणा दत्ता दक्षिणेत्युच्यते च दिक्

This southern quarter was formerly given by Vivasvat as a sacrificial fee according to Vedic rite to the teacher, and is thus called the 'Dakshina' (South).

MB 5.109.2

अत्र लोकत्रयस्यास्य पितृपक्षः प्रतिष्ठितः। अत्रोष्मपाणां देवानां निवासः श्रूयते द्विज

Here, in this quarter, the ancestors' side of the three worlds is established; here, it is said, is the abode of the gods who drink heat, O Brahmin.

MB 5.109.3

अत्र विश्वे सदा देवाः पितृभिः सार्धमासते। इज्यमानाः स्म लोकेषु संप्राप्तास्तुल्यभागताम्

Here, all the universal gods always dwell together with the ancestors; being worshipped in the worlds, they have attained equal shares.

MB 5.109.4

एतद्द्वितीयं देवस्य द्वारमाचक्षते द्विज। त्रुटिशो लवशश्चापि गण्यते कालनिश्चयः

This, O Brahmin, is called the second gate of the deity; here, the reckoning of time is made in moments and instants.

MB 5.109.5

अत्र देवर्षयो नित्यं पितृलोकर्षयस्तथा। तथा राजर्षयः सर्वे निवसन्ति गतव्यथाः

Here, the divine sages, the ancestral sages, and all the royal sages dwell eternally, free from suffering.

MB 5.109.6

अत्र धर्मश्च सत्यं च कर्म चात्र निगद्यते। गतिरेषा द्विजश्रेष्ठ कर्मणामवसायिनाम्

Here, righteousness, truth, and action are spoken of; this, O best of Brahmins, is the path for those whose actions have come to an end.

MB 5.109.7

एषा दिक्सा द्विजश्रेष्ठ यां सर्वः प्रतिपद्यते। वृता त्वनवबोधेन सुखं तेन न गम्यते

This is the southern direction, O best of Brahmins, which everyone attains; but, enveloped in ignorance, happiness is not reached thereby.

MB 5.109.8

नैर्ऋतानां सहस्रामि बहून्यत्र द्विजर्षभ । सृष्टानि प्रतिकूलानि द्रष्टव्यान्यकृतात्मभिः

Here, O best of Brahmins, are thousands of hostile beings of the Nairrita class, created to be seen by those of impure mind.

MB 5.109.9

अत्र मन्दरकुञ्जेषु विप्रर्षिसदनेषु च। गायन्ति गाथा गन्धर्वाश्चित्तबुद्धिहरा द्विज

Here, in the groves of Mandara and in the abodes of the Brahmin sages, the Gandharvas sing songs that captivate the mind and intellect, O Brahmin.

MB 5.109.10

अत्र सामानि गाथाभिः श्रुत्वा गीतानि रैवतः । गतदारो गतामात्यो गतराज्यो वनं गतः

Here, having listened to songs and verses, Raivata—his wife gone, his ministers gone, his kingdom lost—departed to the forest.

MB 5.109.11

अत्र सावर्मिना चैव यवक्रीतात्मजेन च। मर्यादा स्थापिता ब्रह्मन्यां सूर्यो नातिवर्तते

Here, Sāvarni and the son of Yavakrīta established a boundary in the realm of Brahman, which even the sun does not cross.

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