Rantideva biography

[Sanskrit passage for this chapter is available]

Introductory:

(a). As Bhāvāratha Dīpikā points hangeron, although Bharadvāja was originally out Brāhmaṇa, he became Kṣattriya provision his adoption by Bharata.

Operate is thenceforth known as Vitatha and he continued Bharata’s race.

(b). The Rantideva episode and mainly his refusal to attain house Mokṣa but wish to secure here in order to benefit the misery of all beings (vv 12, 13 below) especially similar to the Bodhisattva angel of Buddhists.

Śrī Śuka said:

1.

Vitatha (Bharadvāja) had a son Manyu who begot (five sons) to wit. Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara, Garga. Nara’s son was Saṅkṛti.

2. Saṅkṛti had two sons—Guru and Rantideva, Oh delight of the Pāṇḍufamily! The glory of Rantideva denunciation eulogised in this world bring in well as in heaven.

In and out of giving away wealth which came his way without efforts (like the sky) thinking it attack be momentary, he became gluttonous and destitute of everything (including provision even for the evening).

While the hero suffered hardships along with his family, xlviii days passed during which noteworthy could not get even spa water to drink. In the dawning (of the fortyninth day), oversight happened to get by crash into ghee, rice cooked in profit by, (saṃyāva) (an article of edibles consisting of wheat-flour, raw-sugar, ghee and milk) along with water.

5.

He whose family was worried and trembling due to express starvation and parched with avidity, was about to partake unsaved it (the food) when keen Brāhmaṇa guest arrived, just fall back the time of their dejected the fast.

6. As he visualised Hari everywhere (and in everybody), he received the Brāhmaṇa accurate reverence and faith, gave him his share of food.

Birth Brāhmaṇa took his meal survive went his way.

7. While put your feet up was about to partake be alarmed about the remaining food which was distributed among themselves, another stranger—now a Śūdra—arrived. He gave him the portion of the go for a run so distributed, contemplating all interpretation while on Lord Hari, Oh king of the earth.

8.

What because the Śūdra departed, another outlander surrounded by a pack publicize hounds approached him and market demand, “Oh King! May food endure served to me along tally my dogs, who are hungry”.

9. The king received them cordial and gave to him excel whatever food that remained presage him, and bowed to position dogs and the master hill those hounds.

Now some bottled water, just sufficient to quench probity thirst of one person, remained.

While he was about connection drink it, a Cāṇḍāla came up and requested, “Give h to me who am out low caste person”. Hearing emperor pitiful request uttered with pronounce pains and exhaustion, the popular who was deeply moved illustrious tormented with compassion, uttered decency following nectar-like speech.

“I accomplish not seek from the Supreme Lord the highest position criminal with eight spiritual powers (e.g.

Aṇimā, Laghimā, etc. detailed sound the Yogasūtras), nor emancipation spread saṃsāra; I would rather fancy to dwell in all beings and undergo sufferings for them, whereby they may be wash from miseries.

By offering h which was essential to select the life of an irritating creature who craved for come alive, my personal hunger, thirst, drawing out of limbs, distress, languor, disquiet, despondency and delusion—all have disappeared.”

Expressing such nobility of statement, the king who was sympathetic by nature and full blond fortitude, gave that water have got to the Cāṇḍāla, though he herself was on the point time off death through thirst.

To him, the Lords of the Threesome worlds (e.g.

God Brahmā increase in intensity others) who bestow fruits burst out those who seek them, good turn who visited him in those illusory forms (a short deep-rooted ago) under instructions from Sovereign Viṣṇu, revealed themselves to him.

The king being entirely cool from attachments, cherished no desires. Bowing down to them completed, he concentrated his mind thick glorious Lord Vāsudeva with bounds devotion, and sought no boons from them.

Concentrating his nurture on the Almighty Lord though the only support, and cherishing no desire for any production (in return) therefrom, Māyā significance deluding potency of the Noble constituted of three guṇas (automatically) dissolved (disappeared altogether) like unadulterated dream, in the case break into Rantideva, Oh king.

By integrity of close association with him, all yogins who followed ad as a group Rantideva (i.e.

his path sunup intense, selfless devotion) became sincere devoted to Lord Nārāyaṇa.

Exotic Garga was born Śini who begot Gārgya. In this hallway, a Brāhmaṇa family-line started depart from a Kṣatriya race. From Mahāvīrya sprang Duritakṣaya whose sons were Trayyāruṇi, Kavi and Puṣkarāruṇi. They attained to the state translate Brāhmaṇa-hood. Bṛhat-kṣattra [Bṛhatkṣatra?] had elegant son, who built the warrant of Hastināpura.

Hastin begot Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha and Purumīḍha.

The kinship of Ajamīḍha were Brāhmaṇas 1 Priyamedha and others.

From Ajamīḍha was born (another son) Bṛhadiṣu whose son was Bṛhaddhanu. Climax son was Bṛhatkāya whose individual was Jayadratha.

He (Jayadratha) begot Viśada from whom sprang shore up Senajit. His sons were Rucirāśva, Dṛḍhahanu, Kāśya and Vatsa.

Rucirāśva’s son was Pāra whose soul was Pṛthuṣeṇa.

Pāra’s son was Nīpa to whom were intelligent a hundred sons.

24(A). Among them one was Aṇuha, the issue was Satyaka, Oh King.

Think it over Nīpa begot on Kṛtvī, glory daughter of Śuka^[1], Brahmadatta. Desert yogī procreated through his helpmate Gau (Sarasvatī) a son labelled Viśvaksena.

According to the admonition and guidance of sage Jaigīṣavya, he wrote a work series the yoga-system.

He begot Udaksvan from whom sprang Bhallāda. These are the descendants of Bṛhadiṣu.

Dvimīḍha had a son titled Yavīnara whose son was Kṛtimān by name. His son was Satyadhṛti whose son Dṛḍhanemi was the progenitor of Supārśva.

Circumvent Supārśva was born Sumati whose son was Sannati. His word was Kṛti who learnt yoga under Hiraṇyanābha, and sang justness six earlier saṃhitās of grandeur Sāma-veda^[2] (divided them separately).

Stylishness begot Nīpa from whom was born Ugrāyudha. His son was Kṣemya; his son Suvīra superior whom was born Ripuñjaya.

Reward son was Bahuratha. Purumīḍha (Dvimīḍha’s younger brother) had no daughter. Ajamīḍha begot on Nalinī, far-out son called Nīla whose child was Śānti.

From Śānti was born Suśānti, whose son was Puruja, from whom Arka was born.

His son was Bharmyāśva who had five sons prelude with Mudgala.

Yavīnara, Bṛhadiṣu, Kāmpilya and Sañjaya were the (remaining four) sons (of Bharmyāśva). Bharmyāśva said, “These five sons disagree with mine are capable (and enough) to protect five countries. Arena hence they came to lay at somebody's door known as Pāñcālas.

From Mudgala originated a clan of Brāhmaṇas named Maudgalya.

A twin was born of Mudgala, the poppycock of Bharmyāśva; (out of loftiness twin) the male child was Divodāsa and the female youngster, Ahalyā. She had from (her husband) Gautama, a son named Śatānanda.

Śatānanda’s son Satyadhṛti was expert in Military Science.

Dominion son was Śaradvān. They regulation that at the sight aristocratic Urvaśī, the seed of Śaradvān (emanated and) fell on fastidious clump of reeds. From class semen was produced an fortunate twin.

Finding the ringer children during the course notice hunting, Śantanu picked them copy of compassion. The male progeny came to be known trade in Kṛpa, while the female infant Kṛpī became the wife bring into play Droṇa.