Mahabharat

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तद अद्भुताकारम अहं दृष्ट्वा नगरम उत्तमम विशिष्टं देव नगराद अपृच्छं मातलिं ततः ॥ ३-१६९-२६ ॥

'Seeing that city, wondrous in appearance and superior to even the city of the gods, I then asked Matali about it.' ॥ 3-169-26 ॥

english translation

tada adbhutAkArama ahaM dRSTvA nagarama uttamama viziSTaM deva nagarAda apRcchaM mAtaliM tataH ॥ 3-169-26 ॥

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इदम एवंविधं कस्माद देवता नाविशन्त्य उत पुरंदर पुराद धीदं विशिष्टम इति लक्षये ॥ ३-१६९-२७ ॥

'Why do the celestials not dwell in such a place? Truly, it seems superior to the city of Purandara.' ॥ 3-169-27 ॥

english translation

idama evaMvidhaM kasmAda devatA nAvizantya uta puraMdara purAda dhIdaM viziSTama iti lakSaye ॥ 3-169-27 ॥

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[मा] आसीद इदं पुरा पार्थ देवराजस्य नः पुरम ततॊ निवातकवचैर इतः परच्याविताः सुराः ॥ ३-१६९-२८ ॥

'In days of old, O Partha, this was once the city of our Lord of the Celestials. Later, the celestials were driven from here by the Nivata-Kavachas.' ॥ 3-169-28 ॥

english translation

[mA] AsIda idaM purA pArtha devarAjasya naH purama tatò nivAtakavacaira itaH paracyAvitAH surAH ॥ 3-169-28 ॥

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तपस तप्त्वा महत तीव्रं परसाद्य च पितामहम इदं वृतं निवासाय देवेभ्यश चाभयं युधि ॥ ३-१६९-२९ ॥

'Having undergone severe austerities, they pleased the Grandfather and received boons — to reside here and to be free from danger in battles with the gods.' ॥ 3-169-29 ॥

english translation

tapasa taptvA mahata tIvraM parasAdya ca pitAmahama idaM vRtaM nivAsAya devebhyaza cAbhayaM yudhi ॥ 3-169-29 ॥

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ततः शक्रेण भगवान सवयम्भूर अभिचॊदितः विधत्तां भगवान अत्रेत्य आत्मनॊ हितकाम्यया ॥ ३-१६९-३० ॥

'Then, urged by the self-existent Lord, Bhagavan Indra, desiring the welfare of his own, declared, 'Let it be so, that this place shall be protected.'' ॥ 3-169-30 ॥

english translation

tataH zakreNa bhagavAna savayambhUra abhicòditaH vidhattAM bhagavAna atretya Atmanò hitakAmyayA ॥ 3-169-30 ॥

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Chapter 169

Verses 21-25

Chapter 169

Verses 31-35