Alarka
Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Feb 2010 11:08 and updated at 20 Feb 2010 11:08
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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Mbh.2.8.349 | 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. |
Mbh.12.3.120 | Called by the name of Alarka, its limbs were then shrunk with fear. |
Mbh.13.115.10352 | These other kings also, viz, Syenachitra, O monarch, and Somaka and Vrika and Raivata and Rantideva and Vasu and Srinjaya, and Dushmanta and Karushma and Rama and Alarka and Nala, and Virupaswa and Nimi and Janaka of great intelligence, and Aila and Prithu and Virasena, and Ikshvaku, and Sambhu, and Sweta, and Sagara, and Aja and Dhundhu and Suvahu, and Haryaswa and Kshupa and Bharata, O monarch, did not eat flesh for the month of Karttika and as the consequence thereof attained to heaven, and endued with prosperity, blazed forth with effulgence in the region of Brahman, adored by Gandharvas and surrounded by thousand damsels of great beauty. |
Mbh.13.165.13710 | Bhagiratha, Harischandra, Marutta, Dridharatha, the highly fortunate Alarka, Aila, Karandhama, that foremost of men, Kasmira, Daksha, Amvarisha, Kukura, Raivata of great fame, Kuru, Samvarana, Mandhatri of unbaffled prowess, the royal sage Muchukunda, Jahnu who was much favoured by Janhavi Ganga, the first in point of time of all kings, viz, Prithu the son of Vena, Mitrabhanu, Priyankara, Trasadasyu, Sweta that foremost of royal sages, the celebrated Mahabhisha, Nimi Ashtaka, Ayu, the royal sage Kshupa, Kaksheyu, Pratardana, Devodasa, Sudasa, Kosaleswara, Aila, Nala, the royal sage Manu, that lord of all creatures, Havidhara, Prishadhara, Pratipa, Santanu, Aja, the senior Varhi, Ikshwaku of great fame, Anaranya, Janujangha, the royal sage Kakshasena, and many others not named in history. |
Mbh.14.30.1181 | There was a royal sage of the name Alarka endued with the austerest of penances. |
Mbh.14.30.1185 | Alarka said, My mind has become strong. |
Mbh.14.30.1189 | The mind said, These arrows, O Alarka, will never pierce me through. |
Mbh.14.30.1193 | Alarka said, Smelling very many perfumes, the nose hankers after them only. |
Mbh.14.30.1195 | The nose said, These arrows will never cross through me, O Alarka. |
Mbh.14.30.1199 | Alarka said, This one viz, the tongue, enjoying savoury tastes, hankers after them only. |
Mbh.14.30.1201 | The tongue said, These arrows, O Alarka, will not cross through me. |
Mbh.14.30.1205 | Alarka said, The skin, touching diverse objects of touch, hankers after them only. |
Mbh.14.30.1207 | The skin said, These arrows will not, O Alarka, cross through me. |
Mbh.14.30.1211 | Alarka said, Hearing diverse sounds, the ear hankers after them only. |
Mbh.14.30.1213 | The ear said, These arrows will not, O Alarka, cross through me. |
Mbh.14.30.1217 | Alarka said, Seeing many colours, the eye hankers after them only. |
Mbh.14.30.1220 | These arrows will not, O Alarka, cross through me at all. |
Mbh.14.30.1224 | Alarka said, This viz, the understanding forms many determinations with the aid of ratiocination. |
Mbh.14.30.1226 | The understanding said, These arrows will not, O Alarka, cross through me at all. |
Mbh.14.30.1229 | The Brahmana continued, Then Alarka, employing himself, even there, on penances difficult to perform and exceedingly austere, failed to obtain, by the high power of his penances arrows for casting at these seven. |
Mbh.14.30.1231 | Then O best of regenerate ones, Alarka, that foremost of intelligent men, having reflected for a long time, failed to obtain anything better than Yoga. |
Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice. |
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