Jaratkaru - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.13.1231	And he was known by the name of Jaratkaru.
Mbh.1.13.1237	On seeing them, Jaratkaru addressed them, saying: Who are you thus hanging heads down in this hole by a rope of virana fibres that is again secretly eaten into on all sides by a rat living here'
Mbh.1.13.1240	We have a son named Jaratkaru.
Mbh.1.13.1248	Jaratkaru said, Ye are even my sires and grandsires I am that Jaratkaru!
Mbh.1.13.1255	Jaratkaru replied, I shall not marry for my sake, nor shall I earn wealth for enjoyment, but I shall do so for your welfare only.
Mbh.1.14.1269	The high-souled Jaratkaru thought within himself, I will take none for wife who is not of the same name with myself'
Mbh.1.14.1271	Vasuki replied, O Jaratkaru, this my younger sister is called Jaratkaru.
Mbh.1.14.1275	Saying this, he offered his beautiful sister to Jaratkaru who then espoused her with ordained rites
Mbh.1.15.1286	Thus Jaratkaru of rigid vows discharged the heavy debt he owed to his sires who being thus relieved from bondage ascended to heaven.
Mbh.1.15.1287	Thus having acquired great religious merit, Jaratkaru, after a long course of years, went to heaven, leaving Astika behind.
Mbh.1.38.2079	There shall be born in the race of the Yayavaras a great Rishi known by the name of Jaratkaru, intelligent, with passions under complete control.
Mbh.1.38.2080	That Jaratkaru shall have a son of the name of Astika.
Mbh.1.38.2083	The gods said, O thou truth-knowing one, on whom will Jaratkaru, that foremost Muni, gifted with great energy and asceticism, beget that illustrious son'
Mbh.1.38.2085	Vasuki, the king of the snakes, hath a sister of the name of Jaratkaru; the son, of whom I speak, shall be born of her, and he shall liberate the snakes'
Mbh.1.38.2088	O Vasuki, I see before me that sister of thine known by the name of Jaratkaru.
Mbh.1.38.2089	For relieving us from fear, give her as alms unto him ie, the Rishi, Jaratkaru, of excellent vows, who shall roam abegging for a bride.
Mbh.1.39.2092	And from that time Vasuki set about carefully bringing up that maiden, viz, his sister Jaratkaru.
Mbh.1.39.2105	Jaratkaru hath been born, and that Brahmana is engaged in hard ascetic penances.
Mbh.1.39.2108	Sauti continued, Then the king of the snakes, Vasuki, afflicted with the curse of his mother, hearing these words of the Grandsire, and intending to bestow his sister of the Rishi Jaratkaru, commanded all the serpents, a large numbers of whom were ever attentive to their duties, to watch the Rishi Jaratkaru, saying, When the lord Jaratkaru will ask for a wife, come immediately and inform me of it.
Mbh.1.40.2110	SECTION XL Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, O son of Suta, I desire to know the reason why the illustrious Rishi whom thou hast named Jaratkaru came to be so called on earth.
Mbh.1.40.2111	It behoveth thee to tell us the etymology of the name Jaratkaru'
Mbh.1.40.2114	For the same reason, O Brahmanas, the sister of Vasuki was called Jaratkaru'
Mbh.1.40.2119	Sauti said, Vasuki, desirous of bestowing his sister upon the Rishi Jaratkaru, gave the snakes necessary orders.
Mbh.1.45.2310	SECTION XLV Astika Parva continued Meanwhile the great ascetic Jaratkaru wandered over the whole earth making the place where evening fell his home for the night.
Mbh.1.45.2317	And Jaratkaru, approaching the pitiable one, himself in humble guise, asked them, Who are ye hanging by this cord of virana roots?
Mbh.1.45.2340	Unfortunate as we are, we have a thread in one, known as Jaratkaru.
Mbh.1.45.2352	And he Time is gradually weakening the wretch Jaratkaru engaged in ascetic penances tempted by the merits thereof, but wanting in prudence and heart.
Mbh.1.45.2358	O child, having seen all, speak unto that Jaratkaru of ascetic wealth.
Mbh.1.46.2364	Jaratkaru, hearing all this, became excessively dejected.
Mbh.1.46.2366	And Jaratkaru said, Ye are even my fathers and grand-fathers gone before.
Mbh.1.46.2368	I am that sinful son of yours, Jaratkaru!
Mbh.1.46.2372	Jaratkaru said.
Mbh.1.46.2394	Then those snakes that had been set upon Jaratkaru track, ascertaining his inclination, gave information to Vasuki.
Mbh.1.47.2400	SECTION XLVII Astika Parva continued Sauti said, Then Vasuki spake unto the Rishi Jaratkaru these words, O best of Brahmanas, this maiden is of the same name with thee.
Mbh.1.47.2407	Sauti continued, When the snake had promised, saying, I shall maintain my sister' Jaratkaru then went to the snake's house.
Mbh.1.47.2411	And Jaratkaru lived there with his wife.
Mbh.1.47.2420	And one day, within a short time, Jaratkaru of great fame, placing his head on the lap of his wife, slept, looking like one fatigued.
Mbh.1.47.2431	And having resolved at last, the sweet-speeched Jaratkaru, the sister of Vasuki, spake softly unto that Rishi resplendent with ascetic penances, and lying prostrate like a flame of fire, O thou of great good fortune, awake, the sun is setting.
Mbh.1.47.2435	The illustrious Jaratkaru of great ascetic merit, thus addressed, spake unto his wife these words, his upper lip quivering in anger, O amiable one of the Naga race, thou hast insulted me.
Mbh.1.47.2439	Jaratkaru, the sister of Vasuki, thus addressed by her lord, began to quake with terror, and she spake unto him, saying, O Brahmana, I have not waked thee from desire of insult; but I have done it so that thy virtue may not sustain any loss'
Mbh.1.47.2440	The Rishi Jaratkaru, great in ascetic merit, possessed with anger and desirous of forsaking his spouse, thus addressed, spake unto his wife, saying, O thou fair one, never have I spoken a falsehood.
Mbh.1.47.2446	Thus addressed Jaratkaru, the fair sister of Vasuki, of faultless features, filled with anxiety and sorrow, having mustered sufficient courage and patience, though her heart was still quaking, then spake unto Rishi Jaratkaru.
Mbh.1.47.2459	Thus addressed, the Muni of great ascetic merit spake unto his wife Jaratkaru these words that were proper and suitable to the occasion.
Mbh.1.47.2461	Having said so, the great Rishi, Jaratkaru of virtuous soul, went away, his heart firmly fixed on practising again the severest penances
Mbh.1.48.2462	SECTION XLVIII Astika Parva continued Sauti said, O thou of ascetic wealth, soon after her lord had left her, Jaratkaru went to her brother.
Mbh.1.48.2474	Jaratkaru, thus addressed, consoling Vasuki, the king of the snakes, at length replied, saying, Asked by me about offspring, the high-souled and mighty ascetic said, There is, and then he went away.
Mbh.1.53.2679	The time is come, O my sister, on account of which thou wert bestowed by me on Jaratkaru to protect us with our relatives.
Mbh.1.54.2683	SECTION LIV Astika Parva continued Sauti said, Then the snake-dame Jaratkaru, calling her own son, told him the following words according to the directions of Vasuki, the king of the snakes.
Mbh.1.54.2688	Then Jaratkaru, the sister of the king of the snakes, herself unmoved by the general distress, and even desirous of the welfare of her relatives, said unto him, O son, it is said that the mother of all the snakes is Kadru.
Mbh.1.54.2698	Brahman thereupon replied, saying, Jaratkaru will take unto himself a wife of the name of Jaratkaru; the Brahmana born of her will relieve the snakes'
Mbh.1.58.2853	He again shall have no fear of snakes who will say, I call to mind the famous Astika born of Jaratkaru, that Astika who saved the snakes from the snake-sacrifice.
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.15.35.1409	Having undergone the final bath, the king addressed the regenerate Astika who had sprung from the race of the Yayavaras and who was the son of Jaratkaru, and said these words, O Astika, this sacrifice of mine is fraught with many wonderful incidents, since this my sire has been seen by me, he who has dispelled all my sorrows'

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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