अध्याय 83
1 [स]
दरौपदेयान महेष्वासान सौमदत्तिर महायशाः
एकैकं पञ्चभिर विद्ध्वा पुनर विव्याध सप्तभिः
मन तड़पत हरि दरसन को आज
मोरे तुम बिन बिगड़े सकल काज
आ, विनती करत, हूँ, रखियो लाज, मन तड़पत…
1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,
1 [वैषम्पायन]
ततः कृष्णस्य तद वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम
शरुत्वा शांतनवॊ भीष्मः परत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः
“Yajnavalkya said, I have, one after another, told thee the order of thecreation, with their total number, of the various principles, as also theextent of the duration of each.
बादशाह सुबुक्तगीन पहले बहुत गरीब था| वह एक साधारण सैनिक था| एक दिन वह बंदूक लेकर, घोड़ो पर बैठकर जंगल में शिकार खेलने गया था| उस दिन उसे बहुत दौड़ना और हैरान होना पड़ा| बहुत दूर जाने पर उसे एक हिरनी अपने छोटे बच्चे के साथ दिखायी पड़ी| सुबुक्तगीन ने उसके पीछे घोड़ा दौड़ा दिया|
“Vaisampayana said, ‘The godlike Rishis, wise in counsels, beholding thedeath of Pandu, consulted with one another, and said, ‘The virtuous andrenowned king Pandu, abandoning both sovereignty, and kingdom came hitherfor practising ascetic austerities and resigned himself to the asceticsdwelling on this mountain. He hath hence ascended to heaven, leaving hiswife and infant sons as a trust in our hands. Our duty now is to repairto his kingdom with these his offspring, and his wife.’