SECTION VIII
(Lokapala
Sabhakhayana Parva Continued)
"Narada said,--'O Yudhisthira, I shall now
describe the assembly house of Yama, the son of Vivaswat, which, O son of
Pritha, was built by Viswakarma. Listen now to me. Bright as burnished gold,
that assembly house, O monarch, covers an area of much more than a hundred
yojanas. Possessed of the splendour of the sun, it yieldeth everything that one
may desire. Neither very cool nor very hot, it delighteth the heart. In that
assembly house there is neither grief nor weakness of age, neither hunger nor
thirst. Nothing disagreeable findeth a place there, nor any kind of evil
feelings there. Every object of desire, celestial or human, is to be found in that
mansion. And all kinds of enjoyable articles, as also of sweet, juicy,
agreeable, and delicious edibles in profusion that are licked, sucked, and
drunk, are there, O chastiser of all enemies. The floral wreaths in that
mansion are of the most delicious fragrance, and the trees that stand around it
yield fruits that are desired of them. There are both cold and hot waters and
these are sweet and agreeable. In that mansion many royal sages of great
sanctity and Brahmana sages also of great purity, cheerfully wait upon, O
child, and worship Yama, the son of Vivaswat. And Yayati, Nahusha, Puru,
Mandhatri, Somaka, Nriga; the royal sage Trasadasyu, Kritavirya, Sautasravas;
Arishtanemi, Siddha, Kritavega, Kriti, Nimi, Pratarddana, Sivi, Matsya,
Prithulaksha, Vrihadratha, Vartta, Marutta, Kusika, Sankasya, Sankriti, Dhruva,
Chaturaswa, Sadaswormi and king Kartavirya; Bharata and Suratha, Sunitha,
Nisatha, Nala, Divodasa, and Sumanas, Amvarisha, Bhagiratha; Vyaswa, Vadhraswa,
Prithuvega, Prithusravas, Prishadaswa, Vasumanas, Kshupa, and Sumahavala,
Vrishadgu, and Vrishasena, Purukutsa, Dhwajin and Rathin; Arshtisena, Dwilipa,
and the high-souled Ushinara; Ausinari, Pundarika, Saryati, Sarava, and Suchi;
Anga, Rishta, Vena, Dushmanta, Srinjaya and Jaya; Bhangasuri, Sunitha, and
Nishada, and Bahinara; Karandhama, Valhika, Sudymna, and the mighty Madhu; Aila
and the mighty king of earth Maruta; Kapota, Trinaka, and Shadeva, and Arjuna
also. Vysawa; Saswa and Krishaswa, and king Sasavindu; Rama the son of
Dasaratha, and Lakshmana, and Pratarddana; Alarka, and Kakshasena, Gaya, and
Gauraswa; Rama the son of Jamadagnya, Nabhaga, and Sagara; Bhuridyumna and
Mahaswa, Prithaswa, and also Janaka; king Vainya, Varisena, Purujit, and
Janamejaya; Brahmadatta, and Trigarta, and king Uparichara also; Indradyumna,
Bhimajanu, Gauraprishta, Nala, Gaya; Padma and Machukunda, Bhuridyumna,
Prasenajit; Aristanemi, Sudymna, Prithulauswa, and Ashtaka also; a hundred
kings of the Matsya race and hundred of the Vipa and a hundred of the Haya
races; a hundred kings of the name of Dhritarashtra, eighty kings of the name
of Janamejaya; a hundred monarchs called Brahmadatta, and a hundred kings of
the name of Iri; more than two hundred Bhishmas, and also a hundred Bhimas; a
hundred Prativindhyas, a hundred Nagas, and a hundred Palasas, and a hundred
called Kasa and Kusa; that king of kings Santanu, and thy father Pandu,
Usangava, Sata-ratha, Devaraja, Jayadratha; the intelligent royal sage
Vrishadarva with his ministers; and a thousand other kings known by the name of
Sasa-vindu, and who have died, having performed many grand horse-sacrifices
with large presents to the Brahmanas--these holy royal sages of grand
achievements and great knowledge of the Sastras, wait upon, O King, and worship
the son of Vivaswat in that assembly house. And Agastya and Matanga, and Kala,
and Mrityu (Death), performers of sacrifices, the Siddhas, and many Yogins; the
Prtris (belonging to the classes--called Agniswattas, Fenapa, Ushampa,
Swadhavat, and Verhishada), as also those others that have forms; the wheel of
time, and the illustrious conveyer himself of the sacrificial butter; all
sinners among human beings, as also those that have died during the winter
solstice; these officers of Yama who have been appointed to count the allotted
days of everybody and everything; the Singsapa, Palasa, Kasa, and Kusa trees
and plants, in their embodied forms, these all, O king, wait upon and worship
the god of justice in that assembly house of his. These and many others are
present at the Sabha of the king of the Pitris (manes). So numerous are they
that I am incapable of describing them either by mentioning their names or
deeds. O son of Pritha, the delightful assembly house, moving everywhere at the
will of its owner, is of wide extent. It was built by Viswakarma after a long
course of ascetic penances. And, O Bharata, resplendent with his own
effulgence, it stands glorified in all its beauty. Sannyasis of severe ascetic
penance, of excellent vows, and of truthful speech, peaceful and pure and
sanctified by holy deeds, of shining bodies and attired in spotless robes,
decked with bracelets and floral garlands, with ear-rings of burnished gold,
and adorned with their own holy acts as with the marks of their order (painted
over their bodies), constantly visit that Sabha (Assembly). Many illustrious
Gandharvas, and many Apsaras fill every part of that mansion with music; both
instrumental and vocal and with sounds of laughter and dance. And, O son of
Pritha, excellent perfumes, and sweet sounds and garlands of celestial flowers
always contribute towards making that mansion supremely blest. And hundreds of
thousands of virtuous persons, of celestial beauty and great wisdom, always
wait upon and worship the illustrious Yama, the lord of created beings in that
assembly house. Such, O monarch, is the Sabha, of the illustrious king of the
Pitris! I shall now describe unto the assembly house of Varuna also called
Pushkaramalini!"
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