Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Chapter 97

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nārada uvāca |
etattu nāgalokasya nābhisthāne sthitaṃ puram |
pātālamiti vikhyātaṃ daityadānavasevitam || 1 ||
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idamadbhiḥ samaṃ prāptā ye keciddhruvajaṅgamāḥ |
praviśanto mahānādaṃ nadanti bhayapīḍitāḥ || 2 ||
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atrāsuro'gniḥ satataṃ dīpyate vāribhojanaḥ |
vyāpāreṇa dhṛtātmānaṃ nibaddhaṃ samabudhyata || 3 ||
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atrāmṛtaṃ suraiḥ pītvā nihitaṃ nihatāribhiḥ |
ataḥ somasya hāniśca vṛddhiścaiva pradṛśyate || 4 ||
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atra divyaṃ hayaśiraḥ kāle parvaṇi parvaṇi |
uttiṣṭhati suvarṇābhaṃ vārbhirāpūrayañjagat || 5 ||
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yasmādatra samagrāstāḥ patanti jalamūrtayaḥ |
tasmātpātālamityetatkhyāyate puramuttamam || 6 ||
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airāvato'smātsalilaṃ gṛhītvā jagato hitaḥ |
megheṣvāmuñcate śītaṃ yanmahendraḥ pravarṣati || 7 ||
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atra nānāvidhākārāstimayo naikarūpiṇaḥ |
apsu somaprabhāṃ pītvā vasanti jalacāriṇaḥ || 8 ||
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atra sūryāṃśubhirbhinnāḥ pātālatalamāśritāḥ |
mṛtā divasataḥ sūta punarjīvanti te niśi || 9 ||
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udaye nityaśaścātra candramā raśmibhirvṛtaḥ |
amṛtaṃ spṛśya saṃsparśātsaṃjīvayati dehinaḥ || 10 ||
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atra te'dharmaniratā baddhāḥ kālena pīḍitāḥ |
daiteyā nivasanti sma vāsavena hṛtaśriyaḥ || 11 ||
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atra bhūtapatirnāma sarvabhūtamaheśvaraḥ |
bhūtaye sarvabhūtānāmacarattapa uttamam || 12 ||
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atra govratino viprāḥ svādhyāyāmnāyakarśitāḥ |
tyaktaprāṇā jitasvargā nivasanti maharṣayaḥ || 13 ||
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yatratatraśayo nityaṃ yenakenacidāśitaḥ |
yenakenacidācchannaḥ sa govrata ihocyate || 14 ||
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airāvato nāgarājo vāmanaḥ kumudo'ñjanaḥ |
prasūtāḥ supratīkasya vaṃśe vāraṇasattamāḥ || 15 ||
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paśya yadyatra te kaścidrocate guṇato varaḥ |
varayiṣyāva taṃ gatvā yatnamāsthāya mātale || 16 ||
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aṇḍametajjale nyastaṃ dīpyamānamiva śriyā |
ā prajānāṃ nisargādvai nodbhidyati na sarpati || 17 ||
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nāsya jātiṃ nisargaṃ vā kathyamānaṃ śṛṇomi vai |
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ vāpi nāsya jānāti kaścana || 18 ||
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ataḥ kila mahānagnirantakāle samutthitaḥ |
dhakṣyate mātale sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram || 19 ||
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kaṇva uvāca |
mātalistvabravīcchrutvā nāradasyātha bhāṣitam |
na me'tra rocate kaścidanyato vraja māciram || 20 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 97

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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