Chapter 30
“Sanjaya said, ‘I did thee farewell, O divine ruler of men. I will nowdepart, O son of Pandu. Let prosperity be thine. I hope, I have notcarried away by the feelings of my heart, given utterance to anythingoffensive.
“Sanjaya said, ‘I did thee farewell, O divine ruler of men. I will nowdepart, O son of Pandu. Let prosperity be thine. I hope, I have notcarried away by the feelings of my heart, given utterance to anythingoffensive.
1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither Jehovah thy God hath driven thee,
“Bhishma continued, ‘The Nagas of that city became exceedingly distressedwhen they saw that that Brahmana, devoted to the practice of penances,continued to reside in the forest, entirely abstaining all the while fromfood, in expectation of the arrival of the Naga chief.
किसी नगर में हरिदत नामक एक ब्राह्मण परिवार सहित निवास करता था| वह मन लगाकर अपने खेत में काम करता, परंतु फिर भी उसे पर्याप्त आय नही होती थी| उसका जीवन दुख और कठिनाइयों से भरा था| एक दिन ब्राह्मण अपना कार्य समाप्त करके थोड़ा विश्राम कर रहा था कि उसने समीप के रेत के टीले पर एक भयंकर सर्प को फन फैलाए बैठे देखा| ब्राह्मण ने सोचा कि यह मेरे क्षेत्र का देवता है|
“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Hearing this, Arjuna said, ‘O Gandharva, whencearose the hostility between Viswamitra and Vasishtha both of whom dweltin a celestial hermitage? O, tell us all about it.’
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Rising up (from his bed) at day-dawn, Krishna wentthrough his morning rites, and taking leave of the Bharatas, set out forthe city (of the Kurus).