Arundhati - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.200.9942	Pritha, out of affection, pronounced a blessing upon her daughter-in-law endued with great beauty and every auspicious mark and possessed of a sweet disposition and good character, saying, Be thou unto thy husband as Sachi unto Indra, Swaha unto Vibhavasu, Rohini unto Soma, Damayanti unto Nala, Bhadra unto Vaisravana, Arundhati unto Vasishtha, Lakshmi unto Narayana!
Mbh.1.234.11471	Even the auspicious and well-behaved Arundhati, celebrated amongst all creatures, had been jealous of the illustrious Vasishtha of great purity of mind and always devoted to the good of his wife.
Mbh.1.234.11472	Arundhati insulted even the wise Muni amongst the celestial seven.
Mbh.1.234.11476	Thou hast, therefore, by thy jealousy behaved towards me like Arundhati of old towards Vasishtha.
Mbh.2.11.440	O Yudhishthira; and Aditi, Diti, Danu, Surasa, Vinata, Ira, Kalika, Suravi, Devi, Sarama, Gautami and the goddesses Pradha, and Kadru, these mothers of the celestials, and Rudrani, Sree, Lakshmi, Bhadra, Shashthi, the Earth, Ganga, Hri, Swaha, Kriti, the goddess Sura, Sachi Pushti, Arundhati, Samvritti, Asa, Niyati, Srishti, Rati, these and many other goddesses wait upon the Creator of all.
Mbh.3.113.5862	Santa obediently waited upon him as in the firmament the star Rohini waits upon the Moon, or as the fortunate Arundhati waits upon Vasishtha, or as Lopamudra waits upon Agastya.
Mbh.3.130.6639	Here is the sacred tirtha called Ujjanaka, where the holy sage Vasistha with his wife Arundhati and also the sage Yavakri obtained tranquillity.
Mbh.3.224.11333	But on account of the great ascetic merit of Arundhati and her devotion to her husband Vasishtha, she was unable to assume her form.
Mbh.3.225.11371	And those seven Rishis, when they heard that a son of great power had been born to them, divorced their six wives with the exception of the adorable Arundhati, because all the dwellers of that forest protested that those six persons had been instrumental in bringing forth the child.
Mbh.5.111.5084	It is here that the seven Rishis with Arundhati may be seen.
Mbh.5.117.5285	And the royal sage then sported with her, as Surya with Prabhavati, Agni with Swaha, Vasava with Sachi, Chandra with Rohini, Yama with Urmila, Varuna with Gauri, Kuvera with Riddhi, Narayana with Lakshmi, Sagara with Jahnavi, Rudra with Rudrani, the Grandsire with Saraswati, Vasishtha's son Saktri with Adrisyanti, Vasishtha with Arundhati called also Akshamala, Chyavana with Sukanya, Pulastya with Sandhya, Agastya with the princess of Vidarbha Lopamudra, Satyavan with Savitri, Bhrigu with Puloma, Kasyapa with Aditi, Richika's son Jamadagni with Renuka, Kusika's son Viswamitra with Himavati, Vrihaspati with Tara, Sukra with Sataprava, Bhumipati with Bhumi, Pururavas with Urvasi, Richika with Satyavati, Manu with Saraswati, Dushyanta with Sakuntala, the eternal Dharma with Dhriti, Nala with Damayanti, Narada, with Satyavati, Jaratkaru with Jaratkaru, Pulastya with Pratichya, Urnayus with Menaka, Tumvuru with Rambha, Vasuki with Satasirsha, Dhananjaya with Kamari, Rama with the princess of Videha Sita, or Janardana with Rukmini.
Mbh.6.2.88	She, O king, who is celebrated over the three worlds and is applauded by the righteous, even that constellation Arundhati keepeth her lord Vasistha on her back.
Mbh.7.91.4170	O sinless one, let Lakshmi and Arundhati too do what is beneficial to thee.
Mbh.9.46.3442	In this very tirtha, O auspicious, sinless, and highly blessed one, the seven Rishis had, on one occasion, left Arundhati, the wife of one of them, when they went to Himavat.
Mbh.9.46.3446	Meanwhile Arundhati devoted herself to ascetic penances at the spot where she had been left.
Mbh.9.46.3447	Beholding Arundhati devoted to the austerest of vows, the boon-giving and three-eyed deity Mahadeva highly pleased, came there.
Mbh.9.46.3449	The beautiful Arundhati said unto him, Our store of food hath been exhausted, O Brahmana!
Mbh.9.46.3453	Placing those jujubes on the fire, the celebrated Arundhati listened to diverse excellent and charming and sacred discourses from the lips of Mahadeva.
Mbh.9.46.3457	The adorable Mahadeva, highly pleased with Arundhati, said unto her, Approach, as formerly, these Rishis, O righteous one!
Mbh.9.46.3460	Gratified, he spoke unto them about the noble conduct of Arundhati in these words The ascetic merit, ye regenerate ones, that this lady hath earned, is, I think, much greater than what ye have earned on the breast of Himavat!
Mbh.9.46.3462	The divine Mahadeva then, addressing Arundhati, said unto her, Solicit thou the boon, O auspicious dame, which is in thy heart'
Mbh.9.46.3468	Indeed the Rishis had been filled with wonder at the sight of the god and upon beholding the chaste Arundhati herself unspent and still possessed of the hue of health and so capable of bearing hunger and thirst.
Mbh.9.46.3469	Even thus the pure-souled Arundhati, in days of old, obtained the highest success, like thee, O highly blessed lady, for my sake, O damsel of rigid vows!
Mbh.9.46.3471	Gratified with thy vows, I shall also grant thee this special boon, O auspicious one, a boon that is superior to what was granted to Arundhati.
Mbh.9.46.3472	Through the power of the high-souled god who had granted that boon to Arundhati and through the energy of thyself, O amiable one, I shall duly grant thee another boon now, that the person who will reside in this tirtha for only one night and bathe here with soul fixed on meditation, will, after casting off his body obtain many regions of blessedness that are difficult of acquisition by other means!
Mbh.13.93.8278	Kasyapa and Atri and Vasishtha and Bharadwaja and Gautama and Viswamitra and Jamadagni, and the chaste Arundhati the wife of Vasishtha, all had a common maidservant whose name was Ganda.
Mbh.13.93.8335	Arundhati said, Some people are of opinion that things of the world may be stored with a view to spend them upon the acquisition of righteousness by gifts and sacrifices.
Mbh.13.93.8354	Vrishadarbhi said, Go and follow the seven Rishis, as also Arundhati, and the husband of their maid-servant, and the maid-servant herself, and comprehend what the meanings are of their names.
Mbh.13.93.8362	Beholding that mendicant whose limbs were all well-developed and handsome, Arundhati exclaimed, addressing the Rishis, None of you will ever be able to show such well-developed features
Mbh.13.93.8445	Arundhati said, I always stay by the side of my husband, and hold the earth jointly with him.
Mbh.13.93.8447	I am, for these reasons called Arundhati'
Mbh.13.93.8503	Arundhati said, Let her who has stolen the lotus-stalks always humiliate her mother-in-law!
Mbh.13.94.8551	There were also the Rishi Galava, and Ashtaka and Bharadwaja and Arundhati and the Valakhilyas; and Sivi and Dilipa and Nahusha and Amvarisha and the royal Yayati and Dhundhumara and Puru.
Mbh.13.94.8627	Arundhati said, Let her who has stolen thy stalks speak ill of her mother-in-law!
Mbh.13.123.10738	That woman who with concentrated attention, adheres to this path of duty, becomes the recipient of considerable honours in heaven like a second Arundhati'
Mbh.13.130.11117	SECTION CXXX Bhishma said, The Rishis there assembled, together with the Pitris and the deities, then, with concentrated attention, questioned Arundhati the spouse of Vasishtha who was endued with great ascetic merit.
Mbh.13.130.11118	Possessed of abundant wealth of penances, Arundhati was equal to her husband, the high-souled Vasishtha in energy for in both vows and conduct she was her husband's equal.
Mbh.13.130.11121	Arundhati said, The great progress I have been able to achieve in penances is due to your consideration for me in thus remembering my poor self.
Mbh.13.130.11133	After Arundhati had said these words, all the deities and Pitris applauded her, saying, Excellent, Excellent' Indeed, all the beings there were highly gratified and all of them worshipped Arundhati'

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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