Udyoga Parva/Mahabharata Book V Chapter 101

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Udyoga Parva/Mahabharata Book V Chapter 103: English

SECTION CIII: describes Bhogavati city and innumerable Nagas dwelling there

"Narada said, 'This foremost of cities that thou beholdest and which resembles the Amaravati of the chief of the celestials himself, is known by the name of Bhogavati.

  • That Shesha dwelleth here, who, in consequence of his ascetic austerities of the foremost order, is able to support this earth with all her vastness.
  • His body is like that of a white mountain. He is decked in celestial ornaments. He hath a thousand heads. His tongues are blazing like flames of fire, and he is endued with great strength.
  • There dwell in happiness innumerable Nagas-- sons of Surasa -- possessed of diverse forms, and decked on ornaments of diverse kinds, bearing the signs of gems, Swastika, circles and drinking vessels.
  • All of them endued with great strength are by nature fierce.
  • Some have a thousand heads, some five hundred, and some three.
  • And some have two heads, and some five, and some have seven faces.
  • And all of them are possessed of huge bodies that resemble the mountains stretching over the earth. Millions and tens of millions are they, in fact, uncountable, even as regards those of them that belong to a single race.

Names of famous Nagas

  • Listen, however, to me as I name a few of the more famous ones amongst them. They are
  • These and many others there are amongst the sons of Kasyapa. See O Matali, if there is anybody here whom thou canst elect.'
  • "Kanwa continued, 'Matali, meanwhile, had been looking attentively at a person that stood by. And after Narada had ceased speaking, the celestial charioteer with gratified mind asked the Rishi, saying,
  • 'Of what race is he the delighter--that comely youth of great radiance--who standeth before Aryaka of Kauravya's line?
  • Who is his father, and who is his mother? Of what Naga's race is he? Indeed, of what line doth he stand as a high flag-staff?
  • In consequence of his intelligence, his patience, his beauty, and his youth, my heart, O celestial Rishi, hath been attracted towards him.
  • That youth will make the best of husbands for my Gunakeshi.
  • "Kanwa continued, 'Beholding Matali's gratification at seeing the Naga called Sumukha, Narada informed him of the nobility of his parentage and of his feats.
  • He is the favourite grandson of Aryaka, and the daughter's son of Vamana.
  • Not long before was he slain by Vinata's Son.'
  • Hearing this Matali became highly pleased, and addressing Narada, the charioteer said, 'This best of Nagas is, O sire, very acceptable to me for a son-in-law.
  • Make an endeavour to secure him, for I am highly pleased at the thought of bestowing on this Naga, O Muni, my dear daughter.'"

Udyoga Parva/Mahabharata Book V Chapter 103: Sanskrit

Book 5 - Chapter 101
 1 [न]
     इयं भॊगवती नाम पुरी वासुकिपालिता
     यादृशी देवराजस्य पुरी वर्यामरावती
 2 एष शेषः सथितॊ नागॊ येनेयं धार्यते सदा
     तपसा लॊकमुख्येन परभावमहता मही
 3 शवेतॊच्चय निभाकारॊ नानाविध विभूषणः
     सहस्रं धारयन मूर्ध्ना जवाला जिह्वॊ महाबलः
 4 इह नानाविधाकारा नानाविध विभूषणाः
     सुरसायाः सुता नागा निवसन्ति गतव्यथाः
 5 मणिस्वस्तिक चक्राङ्काः कमण्डलुक लक्षणाः
     सहस्रसंख्या बलिनः सर्वे रौद्राः सवभावतः
 6 सहस्रशिरसः के चित के चित पञ्चशताननाः
     शतशीर्षास तथा के चित के चित तरिशिरसॊ ऽपि च
 7 दविपञ्च शिरसः के चित के चित सप्त मुखास तथा
     महाभॊगा महाकायाः पर्वताभॊगभॊगिनः
 8 बहूनीह सहस्राणि परयुतान्य अर्बुदानि च
     नागानाम एकवंशानां यथा शरेष्ठांस तु मे शृणु
 9 वासुकिस तक्षकश चैव कर्कॊटक धनंजयौ
     कालीयॊ नहुषश चैव कम्बलाश्वतराव उभौ
 10 बाह्यकुण्डॊ मणिर नागस तथैवापूरणः खगः
    वामनश चैल पत्रशकुकुरः कुकुणस तथा
11 आर्यकॊ नन्दकश चैव तथा कलशपॊतकौ
    कैलासकः पिञ्जरकॊ नागश चैरावतस तथा
12 सुमनॊमुखॊ दधिमुखः शङ्खॊ नन्दॊपनन्दकौ
    आप्तः कॊटनकश चैव शिखी निष्ठूरिकस तथा
13 तित्तिरिर हस्तिभद्रशकुमुदॊ माल्यपिण्डकः
    दवौ पद्मौ पुण्डरीकशपुष्पॊ मुद्गरपर्णकः
14 करवीरः पीठरकः संवृत्तॊ वृत्त एव च
    पिण्डारॊ बिल्वपत्रशमूषिकादः शिरीषकः
15 दिलीपः शङ्खशीर्षशजयॊतिष्कॊ ऽथापराजितः
    कौरव्यॊ धृतराष्ट्रशकुमारः कुशकस तथा
16 विरजा धारणश चैव सुबाहुर मुखरॊ जयः
    बधिरान्धौ विकुण्डशविरसः सुरसस तथा
17 एते चान्ये च बहवः कश्यपस्यात्मजाः समृताः
    मातले पश्य यद्य अत्र कश चित ते रॊचते वरः
18 [कण्व]
    मातलिस तव एकम अव्यग्रः सततं संनिरीक्ष्य वै
    पप्रच्छ नारदं तत्र परीतिमान इव चाभवत
19 सथितॊ य एष पुरतः कौरव्यस्यार्यकस्य च
    दयुतिमान दर्शनीयश च कस्यैष कुलनन्दनः
20 कः पिता जननी चास्य कतमस्यैष भॊगिनः
    वंशस्य कस्यैष महान केतुभूत इव सथितः
21 परणिधानेन धैर्येण रूपेण वयसा च मे
    मनः परविष्टॊ देवर्षे गुणकेश्याः पतिर वरः
22 मातलिं परीतिमनसं दृष्ट्वा सुमुख दर्शनात
    निवेदयाम आस तदा माहात्म्यं जन्म कर्म च
23 ऐरावत कुले जातः सुमुखॊ नाम नागराट
    आर्यकस्य मतः पौत्रॊ दौहित्रॊ वामनस्य च
24 एतस्य हि पिता नागश चिकुरॊ नाम मातले
    नचिराद वैनतेयेन पञ्चत्वम उपपादितः
25 ततॊ ऽबरवीत परीतमना मातलिर नारदं वचः
    एष मे रुचितस तात जामाता भुजगॊत्तमः
26 करियताम अत्र यत्नॊ हि परीतिमान अस्म्य अनेन वै
    अस्य नागपतेर दातुं परियां दुहितरं मुने

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