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शृणु तत्पृथिवीपाल मा च शोके मनः कृथाः । दिष्टमेतत्पुरा नूनमेवंभावि नराधिप॥६-१६-६॥
Hear this, O protector of the earth; do not set your mind in grief. This was surely ordained long ago, O ruler of men, and thus it is destined to unfold.
english translation
नमस्कृत्वा पितुस्तेऽहं पाराशर्याय धीमते । यस्य प्रसादाद्दिव्यं मे प्राप्तं ज्ञानमनुत्तमम्॥६-१६-७॥
Having bowed in homage to your father, the wise Pārāśarya (Vyāsa), by whose grace I obtained divine knowledge—unsurpassed and extraordinary,
english translation
दृष्टिश्चातीन्द्रिया राजन्दूराच्छ्रवणमेव च । परचित्तस्य विज्ञानमतीतानागतस्य च॥६-१६-८॥
—a suprasensory vision, O king, and hearing from afar; knowledge of others’ mental states, and of what is past and what is yet to come.
english translation
व्युत्थितोत्पत्तिविज्ञानमाकाशे च गतिः सदा । शस्त्रैरसङ्गो युद्धेषु वरदानान्महात्मनः॥६-१६-९॥
—knowledge of arising and cessation, constant movement through the sky, and non-impairment by weapons in strategic engagements—these were boons granted by the great-souled one.
english translation
शृणु मे विस्तरेणेदं विचित्रं परमाद्भुतम् । भारतानां महद्युद्धं यथाभूल्लोमहर्षणम्॥६-१६-१०॥
Hear from me in detail this remarkable and exceedingly wondrous account—how the great war of the Bhāratas occurred, producing profound astonishment.
english translation