Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.114
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1.114.1
पुनर्भरतवंशस्य हेतुं सन्तानवृद्धये ।
वक्ष्यामि नियतं मातस्तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ १.११४.१ ॥
Mother, I will now surely tell you again the means for increasing the offspring of the Bharata line; listen to what I say.
1.114.2
ब्राह्मणो गुणवान्कश्चिद्धनेनोपनिमन्त्र्यताम् ।
विचित्रवीर्यक्षेत्रेषु यः समुत्पादयेत्प्रजाः ॥ १.११४.२ ॥
Let some virtuous brahmin be invited with wealth, who may beget children in the wombs of Vicitravīrya's wives.
1.114.3
भीष्मस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा धर्महेत्वर्थसंहितम् ।
माता सत्यवती भीष्मं पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत ॥ १.११४.३ ॥
Having heard Bhīṣma's words, joined with dharma and purpose, mother Satyavatī spoke again to Bhīṣma.
1.114.4
औचथ्यमधिकृत्येदमङ्गं च यदुदाहृतम् ।
पौराणी श्रुतिरित्येषा प्राप्तकालमिदं कुरु ॥ १.११४.४ ॥
This is the ancient tradition related concerning Aucathya and the limb that was spoken of; the time has come, so act upon it.
1.114.5
त्वं हि पुत्र कुलस्यास्य ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठश्च भारत ।
यथा च ते पितुर्वाक्यं मम कार्यं तथाऽनघ ॥ १.११४.५ ॥
You, son, are the eldest and best of this family, descendant of Bharata; as your father's word is, so is my task, O blameless one.
1.114.6
मम पुत्रस्तव भ्राता यवीयान्सुप्रियश्च ते ।
बाल एव गतः स्वर्गं भारतो भरतर्षभ ॥ १.११४.६ ॥
My son, your younger brother Bhārata, very dear to you, went to heaven while still a child, O bull among the Bharatas.
1.114.7
इमे महिष्यौ तस्येह काशिराजसुते उभे ।
रूपयौवनसंपन्ने पुत्रकामे च भारत ॥ १.११४.७ ॥
These two chief queens here, the two daughters of the king of Kāśi, endowed with beauty and youth, desire sons, O Bhārata.
1.114.8
धर्म्यमेतत्परं ज्ञात्वा सन्तानाय कुलस्य च ।
आभ्यां मम नियोगात्तु धर्मं चरितुमर्हसि ॥ १.११४.८ ॥
Knowing this to be lawful and supreme, for the continuation of the lineage, by my command you should perform your duty with these two.
1.114.9
असंशयं परो धर्मस्त्वयाः मातः प्रकीर्तितः ।
त्वमप्येतां प्रतिज्ञां तु वेत्थ या मयि वर्तते ॥ १.११४.९ ॥
Without doubt, mother, the supreme dharma has been proclaimed by you. You also know the vow that stands in me.
1.114.10
अमरत्वस्य वा हेतोस्त्रैलोक्यसदनस्य वा ।
उत्सृजेयमहं प्राणान्न तु सत्यं कथंचन ॥ १.११४.१० ॥
For the sake of immortality, or even the abode of the three worlds, I would give up my life, but in no way would I give up the truth.
1.114.11
जानामि त्वयि धर्मज्ञ सत्यं सत्यपराक्रम ।
इच्छंस्त्वमिह लोकांस्त्रीन्सृजेरन्यानरिन्दम ॥ १.११४.११ ॥
O knower of dharma, I know the truth in you, O one of true valour! O subduer of foes, if you desired, you could create the three worlds anew here.
1.114.12
यथा तु नः कुलं चैव धर्मश्च न पराभवेत् ।
सुहृदश्च प्रहृष्टाः स्युस्तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ १.११४.१२ ॥
So that our lineage and dharma may not be destroyed, and our friends may be delighted, thus you should act.
1.114.13
त्वमेव कुलवृद्धासि गौरवं तु परं त्वयि ।
सोपायं कुलसन्ताने वक्तुमर्हसि नः परम् ॥ १.११४.१३ ॥
You are indeed the elder of the lineage, and the highest honor rests in you. You ought to tell us clearly the means for the continuation of our lineage.
1.114.14
स्त्रियो हि परमं गुह्यं धारयन्ति सदा कुले ।
पुरुषांश्चैव मायाभिर्बह्वीभिरुपगृह्णते ॥ १.११४.१४ ॥
Women always keep the supreme secret within the family, and by many wiles they win men over.
1.114.15
सा सत्यवति संपश्य धर्मं सत्यपरायणे ।
यथा न जह्यां सत्यं च न सीदेच्च कुलं हि नः ॥ १.११४.१५ ॥
O Satyavatī, devoted to truth, look well to dharma, so that I need not abandon the truth and our lineage does not fail.
1.114.16
ततः सत्यवती भीष्मं वाचा संसज्जमानया ।
विहसन्तीव सव्रीडमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.११४.१६ ॥
Then Satyavatī, with shame, as if smiling, spoke these words to Bhīṣma in a faltering voice.
1.114.17
सत्यमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि भारत ।
विश्वासात्ते प्रवक्ष्यामि सन्तानाय कुलस्य नः ॥ १.११४.१७ ॥
That is true, O mighty-armed Bhārata, as you say. Out of trust I will speak to you for the continuation of our lineage.
1.114.18
न ते शक्यमनाख्यातुमापद्धर्मं तथाविधम् ।
त्वमेव नः कुले धर्मस्त्वं सत्यं त्वं परा गतिः ॥ १.११४.१८ ॥
You cannot leave such a rule of adversity unspoken. In our lineage you are dharma, you are truth, you are the supreme refuge.
1.114.19
यत्त्वं वक्ष्यसि तत्कार्यमस्माभिरिति मे मतिः ।
तस्मान्निशम्य सत्यं मे कुरुष्व यदनन्तरम्।
शृणु भीष्म वचो मह्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम् ॥ १.११४.१९ ॥
What you will say, that is what we should do; such is my view. Therefore, hearing it as true, do what follows. Listen, Bhīṣma, to my word, joined with dharma and wealth, which is beneficial.
1.114.20
न च विस्रम्भकथितं भवान्सूचितुमर्हति ।
यस्तु राजा वसुर्नाम श्रुतस्ते भरतर्षभ ॥ १.११४.२० ॥
And a matter spoken in trust, you ought not to disclose. The king named Vasu, of whom you have heard, O bull of the Bharatas—
1.114.21
तस्य शुक्लादहं मत्स्या धृता कुक्षौ पुरा किल ।
मातरं मे जलाद्धृत्वा दाशः परमधर्मवित् ॥ १.११४.२१ ॥
From his seed I was once held in the belly of a fish. The fisherman, knower of supreme dharma, took my mother from the water—
1.114.22
मां तु स्वगृहमानीय दुहितृत्वेऽभ्यकल्पयत् ।
धर्मयुक्तः स धर्मेण पिता चासीत्ततो मम ॥ १.११४.२२ ॥
Having brought me to his own house, he took me as a daughter. Endowed with dharma, he became my father through dharma.
1.114.23
धर्मयुक्तस्य धर्मार्थं पितुरासीत्तरी मम ।
सा कदाचिदहं तत्र गता प्रथमयौवनम् ॥ १.११४.२३ ॥
My father, endowed with dharma, had a ferry for the sake of dharma. Once, in my first youth, I went there.
1.114.24
अथ धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठः परमर्षिः पराशरः ।
आजगाम तरीं धीमांस्तरिष्यन्यमुनां नदीम् ॥ १.११४.२४ ॥
Then Parāśara, foremost of those who know dharma, the supreme sage, the wise one, came to the ferry, wishing to cross the river Yamunā.
1.114.25
स तार्यमाणो यमुनां मामुपेत्याब्रवीत्तदा ।
सान्त्वपूर्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठः कामार्तो मधुरं वचः।
उक्त्वा जन्म कुलं मह्यं नासि दाशसुतेति च ॥ १.११४.२५ ॥
As he was ferrying me across the Yamunā, that best of sages came near me and, afflicted by desire, spoke sweet and soothing words, telling me of my birth and lineage and saying that I was not the daughter of a fisherman.
1.114.26
तमहं शापभीता च पितुर्भीता च भारत ।
वरैरसुलभैरुक्ता न प्रत्याख्यातुमुत्सहे ॥ १.११४.२६ ॥
O Bhārata, fearful of his curse and fearful of my father, addressed with rare boons, I did not dare to refuse him.
1.114.27
प्रेक्ष्य तांस्तु महाभागान्पारावारे ऋषीन्स्थितान् ।
यमुनातीरविन्यस्तान्प्रदीप्तानिव पावकान् ॥ १.११४.२७ ॥
Seeing those greatly blessed sages standing on the far bank of the Yamunā, placed on its shore like blazing fires.
1.114.28
पुरस्तादरुणश्चैव तरुणः संप्रकाशते ।
येनैषा ताम्रवस्त्रेव द्यौः कृता प्रविजृम्भिता ॥ १.११४.२८ ॥
In the east the young Aruṇa was shining forth, by whom this sky was spread out as if clothed in a garment of copper.
1.114.29
उक्तमात्रो मया तत्र नीहारमसृजत्प्रभुः ।
पराशरः सत्यधृतिर्द्वीपे च यमुनाम्भसि ॥ १.११४.२९ ॥
As soon as I had spoken, the mighty Parāśara, steadfast in truth, created a mist there on the island in the waters of the Yamunā.
1.114.30
अभिभूय स मां बालां तेजसा वशमानयत् ।
तमसा लोकमावृत्य नौगतामेव भारत ॥ १.११४.३० ॥
Overpowering me, the young girl, with his radiance, he brought me under his control; O Bhārata, shrouding the world in darkness, he took me, who was in the boat, under his power.
1.114.31
मत्स्यगन्धो महानासीत्पुरा मम जुगुप्सितः ।
तमपास्य शुभं गन्धमिमं प्रादात्स मे मुनिः ॥ १.११४.३१ ॥
Formerly my fish-scent was great and loathsome. Having cast that off, the sage gave me this auspicious fragrance.
1.114.32
ततो मामाह स मुनिर्गर्भमुत्सृज्य मामकम् ।
द्वोपेऽस्या एव सरितः कन्यैव त्वं भविष्यसि ॥ १.११४.३२ ॥
Then that sage said to me, 'Leaving my child in your womb, on this very island of the river you shall remain a maiden.'
1.114.33
कन्यात्वं च ददौ प्रीतः पुनर्विद्वांस्तपोधनः ।
तस्य वीर्यमहं दृष्ट्वा तथा युक्तं महात्मनः ॥ १.११४.३३ ॥
Pleased, that learned sage rich in asceticism again granted me maidenhood. And I saw that I was endowed with the potency of that great-souled one.
1.114.34
विस्मिता व्यथिता चैव प्रादामात्मानमेव च ।
ततस्तदा महात्मा स कन्यायां मयि भारत।
प्रहृष्टोऽजनयत्पुत्रं द्वीप एव पराशरः ॥ १.११४.३४ ॥
Astonished and distressed, I gave myself over. Then, O Bhārata, that great-souled Parāśara, pleased with me as a maiden, begot a son on that very island.
1.114.35
पाराशर्यो महायोगी स बभूव महानृषिः ।
कन्यापुत्रो मम पुरा द्वैपायन इति श्रुतः ॥ १.११४.३५ ॥
That son of Parāśara became a great yogin and a great sage. My son born of a maiden was formerly known as Dvaipāyana.
1.114.36
यो व्यस्य वेदांश्चतुरस्तपसा भगवानृषिः ।
लोके व्यासत्वमापेदे कार्ष्ण्यात्कृष्णत्वमेव च ॥ १.११४.३६ ॥
That blessed sage who, by asceticism, divided the four Vedas attained the status of Vyāsa in the world, and from his dark complexion also attained the name Kṛṣṇa.
1.114.37
सत्यवादी शमपरस्तपस्वी दग्धकिल्बिषः ।
सद्योत्पन्नः स तु महान्सह पित्रा ततो गतः ॥ १.११४.३७ ॥
He was truthful, intent on restraint, an ascetic, one whose sins were burned away. Born at once, the great one departed from there with his father.
1.114.38
स नियुक्तो मया व्यक्तं त्वया चाप्रतिमद्युतिः ।
भ्रातुः क्षेत्रेषु कल्याणमपत्यं जनयिष्यति ॥ १.११४.३८ ॥
He, whom I and you have clearly appointed, of incomparable brilliance, will beget an auspicious offspring in the wives of his brother.
1.114.39
स हि मामुक्तवांस्तत्र स्मरेः कृच्छ्रेषु मामिति ।
तं स्मरिष्ये महाबाहो यदि भीष्म त्वमिच्छसि ॥ १.११४.३९ ॥
There he told me, 'Remember me in difficulties.' O mighty-armed Bhīṣma, if you wish, I will call him to mind.
1.114.40
तव ह्यनुमते भीष्म नियतं स महातपाः ।
विचित्रवीर्यक्षेत्रेषु पुत्रानुत्पादयिष्यति ॥ १.११४.४० ॥
With your consent, O Bhīṣma, that great ascetic will surely beget sons in the wives of Vicitravīrya.
1.114.41
महर्षेः कीर्तने तस्य भीष्मः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत् ।
देशकालौ च जानासि क्रियतामर्थसिद्धये। ॥ १.११४.४१ ॥
At the mention of that great sage, Bhīṣma said with folded hands: 'You know the place and the time; let it be done for the accomplishment of the purpose.'
1.114.42
अर्थमर्थानुबन्धं च धर्मं धर्मानुबन्धनम् ।
कामं कामानुबन्धं च विपरीतान्पृथक्पृथक् ॥ १.११४.४२ ॥
Wealth and its bond, righteousness and its bond, desire and its bond, and their opposites—know each separately.
1.114.43
यो विचिन्त्य धिया धीरो व्यवस्यति स बुद्धिमान् ।
तदिदं धर्मयुक्तं च हितं चैव कुलस्य नः ॥ १.११४.४३ ॥
He who, having reflected well, resolves with steady intellect, is wise. This decision accords with dharma and is beneficial to our family.
1.114.44
उक्तं भवत्या यच्छ्रेयस्तन्मह्यं रोचते भृशम् ।
ततस्तस्मिन्प्रतिज्ञाते भीष्मेण कुरुनन्दन ॥ १.११४.४४ ॥
The good thing you have said pleases me greatly. Then, when Bhīṣma had made that vow, O joy of the Kurus,
1.114.45
कृष्णद्वैपायनं काली चिन्तयामास वै मुनिम् ।
स वेदान्विब्रुवन्धीमान्मातुर्विज्ञाय चिन्तितम् ॥ १.११४.४५ ॥
Kālī thought of the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana. That wise sage, who was arranging the Vedas, knowing the mother's thought,
1.114.46
प्रादुर्बभूवाविदितः क्षणेन कुरुनन्दन ।
तस्मै पूजां ततः कृत्वा सुताय विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ १.११४.४६ ॥
In an instant he appeared, unannounced. O joy of the Kurus, then the mother offered him worship in the proper manner, as to her son.
1.114.47
परिष्वज्य च बाहुभ्यां प्रस्रवैरभ्यषिञ्चत ।
मुमोच बाष्पं दाशेयी पुत्रं दृष्ट्वा चिरस्य तु ॥ १.११४.४७ ॥
Embracing him with both arms, she drenched him with streams of tears. Seeing her son after so long, the daughter of the fisherman, Dāśeyī, shed tears.
1.114.48
तामद्भिः परिषिच्यार्तां महर्षिरभिवाद्य च ।
मातरं पूर्वजः पुत्रो व्यासो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.११४.४८ ॥
Having sprinkled water on the distressed mother and bowed to the great sage, the eldest son Vyāsa spoke these words.
1.114.49
भवत्या यदभिप्रेतं तदहं कर्तुमागतः ।
शाधि मां धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे करवाणि प्रियं तव ॥ १.११४.४९ ॥
I have come to do whatever you desire. O knower of the true nature of dharma, command me; I shall do what is dear to you.
1.114.50
तस्मै पूजां ततोऽकार्षीत्पुरोधाः परमर्षये ।
स च तां प्रतिजग्राह विधिमन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ॥ १.११४.५० ॥
Then the priest offered worship to that great sage, and he accepted it duly, with mantras.
1.114.51
पूजितो मन्त्रपूर्वं तु विधिवत्प्रीतिमाप सः ।
तमासनगतं माता पृष्ट्वा कुशलमव्ययम् ॥ १.११४.५१ ॥
Duly honored with mantras, he was pleased; and his mother, seeing him seated, asked after his unfailing well-being.
1.114.52
सत्यवत्यथ वीक्ष्यैनमुवाचेदमनन्तरम् ।
मातापित्रोः प्रजायन्ते पुत्राः साधारणाः कवे ॥ १.११४.५२ ॥
Then Satyavatī, looking at him, said: O wise one, sons are born equally of both mother and father.
1.114.53
तेषां पिता यथा स्वीमी तथा माता न संशयः ।
विधानविहितः स त्वं यथा मे प्रथमः सुतः ॥ १.११४.५३ ॥
As their father is their lord, so too is their mother, beyond doubt. You, ordained by rule, are my first son.
1.114.54
विचित्रवीर्यो ब्रह्मर्षे तथा मेऽवरजः सुतः ।
यथैव पितृतो भीष्मस्तथा त्वमपि मातृतः ॥ १.११४.५४ ॥
O Brahmarṣi, Vicitravīrya is my younger son. As Bhīṣma is so on his father's side, so you too are on your mother's side.
1.114.55
भ्राता विचित्रवीर्यस्य यथा वा पुत्र मन्यसे ।
अयं शान्तनवः सत्यं पालयन्सत्यविक्रमः ॥ १.११४.५५ ॥
Whether you regard him as the brother or the son of Vicitravīrya, this one is the son of Śantanu, keeping the truth, of true valour.
1.114.56
बुद्धिं न कुरुतेऽपत्ये तथा राज्याऽनुशासने ।
स त्वं व्यपेक्षया भ्रातुः सन्तानाय कुलस्य च ॥ १.११४.५६ ॥
He sets his mind neither on offspring nor on governing the kingdom; therefore, out of regard for your brother and for the continuation of the lineage, you should do this.
1.114.57
भीष्मस्य चास्य वचनान्नियोगाच्च ममानघ ।
अनुक्रोशाच्च भूतानां सर्वेषां रक्षणाय च ॥ १.११४.५७ ॥
O sinless one, by the word of Bhīṣma, by my command, out of compassion for all beings, and also for their protection, you should do this.
1.114.58
आनृशंस्याच्च यद्ब्रूयां तच्छ्रुत्वा कर्तुमर्हसि ।
यवीयसस्व भ्रातुर्भार्ये सुरसुतोपमे ॥ १.११४.५८ ॥
And what I say out of kindness, having heard it, you should do: the wives of the younger brother, who are like the daughters of the gods.
1.114.59
रूपयौवनसंपन्ने पुत्रकामे च धर्मतः ।
तयोरुत्पादयापत्यं समर्थो ह्यसि पुत्रक ॥ १.११४.५९ ॥
Upon those two, endowed with beauty and youth and desiring sons, beget offspring according to dharma; for you are indeed able to do so, my son.
1.114.60
अनुरूपं कुलस्यास्य संतत्याः प्रसवस्य च ।
वेत्थ धर्मं सत्यवति परं चापरमेव च ॥ १.११४.६० ॥
This is fitting for the continuation of this lineage and for its birth; O Satyavatī, you know dharma, both the higher and the lower.
1.114.61
तथा तव महाप्राज्ञे धर्मे प्रणिहिता मतिः ।
तस्मादहं त्वन्नियोगाद्धर्ममुद्दिश्य कारणम् ॥ १.११४.६१ ॥
Likewise, O greatly wise one, your mind is fixed on dharma. Therefore, at your command, I shall do this, taking dharma as the purpose.
1.114.62
ईप्सितं ते करिष्यामि दृष्टं ह्येतत्सनातनम् ।
भ्रातुः पुत्रान्प्रदास्यामि मित्रावरुणयोः समान् ॥ १.११४.६२ ॥
I shall do what you desire, for this ancient custom has been seen. For my brother I shall give sons equal to Mitra and Varuṇa.
1.114.63
व्रतं चरेतां ते देव्यौ निर्दिष्टमिह यन्मया ।
संवत्सरं यथान्यायं ततः शुद्धे भविष्यतः ॥ १.११४.६३ ॥
Let your two queens observe here the vow I have prescribed, properly, for a year; then they will become pure.
1.114.64
नहि मामव्रतोपेता उपेयात्काचिदङ्गना ।
सद्यो यथा प्रपद्येते देव्यौ गर्भं तथा कुरु ॥ १.११४.६४ ॥
No woman who has not kept the vow should approach me. Act so that the two queens conceive a child at once.
1.114.65
अराजकेषु राष्ट्रेषु प्रजाऽनाथा विनश्यति ।
नश्यन्ति च क्रियाः सर्वा नास्ति वृष्टिर्न देवता ॥ १.११४.६५ ॥
In realms without a king the subjects, left unprotected, perish; all rites are lost; there is no rain, and no favour of the gods.
1.114.66
कथं चाराजकं राष्ट्रं शक्यं धारयितुं प्रभो ।
तस्माद्गर्भं समाधत्स्व भीष्मः संवर्धयिष्यति ॥ १.११४.६६ ॥
How, O lord, can a realm without a king be sustained? Therefore conceive the child; Bhīṣma will nurture him.
1.114.67
यदि पुत्रः प्रदातव्यो मया भ्रातुरकालिकः ।
विरूपतां मे सहतां तयोरेतत्परं व्रतम् ॥ १.११४.६७ ॥
"If I am to give a son to my brother in due time, let the two of them bear my ugliness; this is their supreme vow."
1.114.68
यदि मे सहते गन्धं रूपं वेषं तथा वपुः ।
अद्यैव गर्भं कौसल्या विशिष्टं प्रतिपद्यताम् ॥ १.११४.६८ ॥
"If she can bear my odor, form, attire and body, then, Kauśalyā, let her conceive an excellent child this very day."
1.114.69
तस्यापि च शतं पुत्रा भवितारो न संशयः ।
गोप्तारः कुरुवंशस्य भवत्याः शोकनाशनाः ॥ १.११४.६९ ॥
"He too will have a hundred sons, without doubt. They will be the protectors of the Kuru lineage and the destroyers of your sorrow."
1.114.70
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा व्यासः सत्यवतीं तदा ।
शयने सा च कौसल्या शुचिवस्त्रा ह्यलङ्कृता ॥ १.११४.७० ॥
Having spoken thus to Satyavatī, the mighty-splendored Vyāsa, and then Kauśalyā, clad in pure garments and adorned, was on the bed.
1.114.71
समागमनमाकाङ्क्षेदिति सोऽन्तर्हितो मुनिः ।
ततोऽभिगम्य सा देवी स्नुषां रहसि संगताम् ॥ १.११४.७१ ॥
"Let her desire union with me," saying this, the sage vanished. Then the queen went to her daughter-in-law, whom she met in private.
1.114.72
धर्म्यमर्थसमायुक्तमुवाच वचनं हितम् ।
कौसल्ये धर्मतन्त्रं त्वां यद्ब्रवीमि निबोध तत् ॥ १.११४.७२ ॥
She spoke words that were lawful, purposeful and beneficial: "Kauśalyā, understand the rule of dharma that I tell you."
1.114.73
भरतानां समुच्छेदो व्यक्तं मद्भाग्यसंक्षयात् ।
व्यथितां मां च संप्रेक्ष्य पितृवंशं च पीडितम् ॥ १.११४.७३ ॥
It is plain that the Bharatas are being uprooted, because my fortune has ruined. Seeing me distressed, and the lineage of my father afflicted,
1.114.74
भीष्मो बुद्धिमदान्मह्यं कुलस्यास्य विवृद्धये ।
सा च बुद्धिस्त्वय्यधीना पुत्रि प्रापय मां तथा ॥ १.११४.७४ ॥
For the flourishing of this family, Bhīṣma gave me a wise counsel. And that wisdom depends on you, daughter; bring me to it in this way.
1.114.75
नष्टं च भारतं वंशं पुनरेव समुद्धऱ ।
पुत्रं जनय सुश्रोणि देवराजसमप्रभम् ॥ १.११४.७५ ॥
Raise up again the Bhārata lineage, which has perished. O fair-hipped one, bear a son radiant as the king of the gods.
1.114.76
स हि राज्यधुरं गुर्वीमुद्वक्ष्यति कुलस्य नः ।
एवमुक्त्वा तु सा देवी स्नुषां सत्यवती तदा ॥ १.११४.७६ ॥
He will bear the heavy burden of the kingdom of our family. Having said this, the goddess Satyavatī then addressed her daughter-in-law.
1.114.77
सा धर्मतोऽनुनीयैनां कथंचिद्धर्मचारिणीम् ।
भोजयामास विप्रांश्च देवर्षीनतिथींस्तथा ॥ १.११४.७७ ॥
Having somehow persuaded her, the virtuous woman, in accordance with dharma, she fed the Brāhmaṇas, the divine sages and the guests as well.