लोमश उवाच
तं दृष्ट्वा घोरवदनं मदं देवः शतक्रतुः ॥
आयान्तं भक्षयिष्यन्तं व्यात्ताननम् इवान्तकम् ॥
भयात् संस्तम्भितभुजः सृक्किणी लेलिहन् मुहुः ॥
ततो ऽब्रवीद् देवराजश् च्यवनं भयपीडितः ॥
सोमार्हाव् अश्विनाव् एताव् अद्य प्रभृति भार्गव ॥
भविष्यतः सत्यम् एतद् वचो ब्रह्मन् ब्रवीमि ते ॥
न ते मिथ्या समारम्भो भवत्व् एष परो विधिः ॥
जानामि चाहं विप्रर्षे न मिथ्या त्वं करिष्यसि ॥
सोमार्हाव् अश्विनाव् एतौ यथैवाद्य कृतौ त्वया ॥
भूय एव तु ते वीर्यं प्रकाशेद् इति भार्गव ॥
सुकन्यायाः पितुश् चास्य लोके कीर्तिः प्रथेद् इति ॥
अतो मयैतद् विहितं तव वीर्यप्रकाशनम् ॥
तस्मात् प्रसादं कुरु मे भवत्व् एतद् यथेच्छसि ॥
एवम् उक्तस्य शक्रेण च्यवनस्य महात्मनः ॥
स मन्युर् व्यगमच् छीघ्रं मुमोच च पुरंदरम् ॥
मदं च व्यभजद् राजन् पाने स्त्रीषु च वीर्यवान् ॥
अक्षेषु मृगयायां च पूर्वसृष्टं पुनः पुनः ॥
तथा मदं विनिष्क्षिप्य शक्रं संतर्प्य चेन्दुना ॥
अश्विभ्यां सहितान् देवान् याजयित्वा च तं नृपम् ॥
विख्याप्य वीर्यं सर्वेषु लोकेषु वदतां वरः ॥
सुकन्यया सहारण्ये विजहारानुरक्तया ॥
lomaśa uvāca
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ghoravadanaṃ madaṃ devaḥ śatakratuḥ ||
āyāntaṃ bhakṣayiṣyantaṃ vyāttānanam ivāntakam ||
bhayāt saṃstambhitabhujaḥ sṛkkiṇī lelihan muhuḥ ||
tato 'bravīd devarājaś cyavanaṃ bhayapīḍitaḥ ||
somārhāv aśvināv etāv adya prabhṛti bhārgava ||
bhaviṣyataḥ satyam etad vaco brahman bravīmi te ||
na te mithyā samārambho bhavatv eṣa paro vidhiḥ ||
jānāmi cāhaṃ viprarṣe na mithyā tvaṃ kariṣyasi ||
somārhāv aśvināv etau yathaivādya kṛtau tvayā ||
bhūya eva tu te vīryaṃ prakāśed iti bhārgava ||
sukanyāyāḥ pituś cāsya loke kīrtiḥ prathed iti ||
ato mayaitad vihitaṃ tava vīryaprakāśanam ||
tasmāt prasādaṃ kuru me bhavatv etad yathecchasi ||
evam uktasya śakreṇa cyavanasya mahātmanaḥ ||
sa manyur vyagamac chīghraṃ mumoca ca puraṃdaram ||
madaṃ ca vyabhajad rājan pāne strīṣu ca vīryavān ||
akṣeṣu mṛgayāyāṃ ca pūrvasṛṣṭaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ||
tathā madaṃ viniṣkṣipya śakraṃ saṃtarpya cendunā ||
aśvibhyāṃ sahitān devān yājayitvā ca taṃ nṛpam ||
vikhyāpya vīryaṃ sarveṣu lokeṣu vadatāṃ varaḥ ||
sukanyayā sahāraṇye vijahārānuraktayā ||
Lomasha said: "Having seen the terrible-faced Mada coming toward him like Death with gaping mouth, the god Shatakratu, in fear, his arm frozen still, licked his lips again and again. Then the king of the gods, struck with fear, said to Chyavana: 'Bhargava, from this day these Ashvins shall be worthy of soma. Truly I speak this word to you, brahmin. Let your undertaking not prove false; let this be the supreme law. I know, O sage among brahmins, that you will not act in vain. These Ashvins shall be worthy of soma just as you have made them worthy today, Bhargava, so that your power may be still further revealed, and so that the fame of Sukanya and her father may spread throughout the world. For this I arranged the manifestation of your might. Therefore grant me your favor; let it be as you wish.' When Shakra had spoken thus to the great Chyavana, his anger swiftly passed, and he released Purandara. The mighty Chyavana divided Mada, which he had earlier created, among drink, women, dice, and the hunt. Thus, having banished Mada, satisfied Shakra with soma, and performed sacrifice for the gods together with the Ashvins and for that king, the best of speakers proclaimed his power in all the worlds and dwelt in the forest with the loving Sukanya."
4efa378e65a5 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 5:06:19 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Mada is not destroyed but distributed among the places of human risk: intoxication, lust, gambling, and the hunt. The verse makes a subtle point: a dangerous force can be limited, but it must never be considered harmless.