SECTION –CLXVIII
(Tirtha-yatra Parva Continued)
"Arjuna continued, 'Then at places eulogised
by the Maharshis, I (proceeded, and at length) beheld the ocean--that
inexhaustible lord of waters. And like unto flowing cliffs were seen on it
heaving billows, now meeting together and now rolling away. And there (were
seen) all around barks by thousands filled with gems. And there were seen
timingilas and tortoises and makaras like unto rock submerged in water. And on
all sides round thousands of shells sunk in water appeared like star in the
night covered by light clouds. And thousands upon thousands of gem were
floating in heaps and a violent wind was blowing about in whirls--and this was
wonderful to behold. And having beheld that excellent lord of all waters with
powerful tides, I saw at a short distance the city of the demons filled with
the Danavas. And even there, eftsoons entering underneath the earth, Matali
skilled in guiding the car, sitting fast on the chariot drove it with force;
and he dashed on, frightening that city with the rattling of his chariot. And
hearing that rattling of the chariot like unto the rumbling of the clouds in
the sky, the Danavas, thinking me to be the lord of the celestials, became
agitated. And thereupon they all, frightened at heart, stood holding in their
hands bows and arrows and swords and javelins and axes and maces and clubs.
Then having made arrangements for the defence of the city, the Danavas, with
minds alarmed, shut the gates, so that nothing could be discovered. Thereupon
taking my shell, Devadatta, of tremendous roars, I again and again winded it
with exceeding cheerfulness. And filling all the firmament, those sounds
produced echoes. Thereat mighty beings were terrified and they hid
(themselves). And then, O Bharata, all of them adorned with ornaments, those
offsprings of Diti--the Nivata-Kavachas--made their appearance by thousands,
donning diverse mail and taking in their hands various weapons and equipped
with mighty iron javelins and maces and clubs and hatchets and sabres and discs
and sataghnis and bhusundis and variegated and ornamented swords. Then, after
deliberating much as to the course of the car, Matali began to guide the steeds
on a (piece of) level ground, O foremost of the Bharatas. And owing to the
swiftness of those fleet coursers conducted by him, I could see nothing--and
this was strange. Then the Danavas there began to sound thousands of musical
instruments, dissonant and of odd shapes. And at those sounds, fishes by
hundreds and by thousands, like unto hills, having their senses bewildered by
that noise, fled suddenly. And mighty force flew at me, the demons discharging
sharpened shafts by hundreds and by thousands. And then, O Bharata, there
ensued a dreadful conflict between me and the demons, calculated to extinguish
the Nivata-Kavachas. And there came to the mighty battle the Devarshis and the
Danavarshis and the Brahmarshis and the Siddhas. And desirous of victory, the
Munis eulogised me with the same sweet-speeches that (they had eulogised) Indra
with, at the war, (which took place) for the sake of Tara.'"
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