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Mahābhārata The History of the Great India
<< 119 Maya Travels to Bindu-Saras >>
 |  | Then Maya said to Arjuna, the best of victors, "I bid you farewell now, but I shall quickly return. North of Kailasa, near Mainaka Mountain, where all the Danavas are about to offer sacrifice by the sacred lake of Bindu-saras, I once fashioned out of jewels a charming vessel that remained in the assembly hall of the truthful King Vrsaparva. If it is still there, O Bharata, I shall get it and come here. Then I shall construct for Pandu's illustrious son Yudhisthira a wonderful assembly hall bedecked with all kinds of gems—a hall that will gladden the hearts of all who see it.
| | | "O pillar of the Kurus, within the Bindu-saras lake lies a magnificent club, hidden there by King Yauvanasva after he had killed his enemies in battle. That amazing weapon, flecked with drops of gold, is hard, heavy, and unyielding under pressure. Experts estimate that the club has the power of hundreds of thousands of ordinary clubs, for it can crack any surface. It would be ideal for Bhima, just as the Gandiva bow is ideal for you. There is also a great conch shell of Varuna's named Devadatta, which produces a mighty sound. All this I shall bestow upon you without doubt." Having said this much to Arjuna, the son of Prtha, the Asura departed toward the northeast.
| | | North of Kailasa, near Mount Mainaka, sits a lordly mountain of jewels named Hiranya-srnga [Gold Peak]. There one will find the charming Bindu-saras lake, on whose banks King Bhagiratha dwelled for many years watching the Ganges, which since then is known as the Bhagirathi. That exalted monarch, ruler of all earthly creatures, performed one hundred outstanding sacrifices to worship the Supreme Lord, O best of the Bharatas. At those ceremonies, the king had bejeweled sacrificial posts and golden altars erected for the sake of beauty, and not as a permant standard for subsequent religious rites. So potent was that sacrificial ground that even Lord Indra, the thousand-eyed husband of Saci, achieved perfection there by worshiping the Supreme Lord. And there Lord Siva, the perennial lord of ghostly beings, having created many planets with his fierce prowess, was surrounded and adored by thousands of his creatures.
| | | The twin incarnations, Nara and Narayana, along with Brahma, Yama, and Sthanu, perform sacrifice at Bindu-saras lake when the cycle of one thousand eons has elapsed. There Lord Vasudeva faithfully performs thousand-year sacrifices to constantly demonstrate to the learned and gentle souls the proper path of piety. At this same place, Lord Krsna gave away thousands and millions of gold-wreathed stakes and highly luminous altars.
| | | After arriving there Maya took the club and conch, O Bharata, and from King Vrsaparva he obtained crystal building material for the Pandavas' assembly hall. Helped by Raksasa servants, Maya took all that he desired for his service and brought it back to Indraprastha.
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