Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.127
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1.127.1
एवमुक्ता महाराज कुन्ती पाण्डुमभाषत ।
कुरूणामृषभं वीरं तदा भूमिपतिं पतिम् ॥ १.१२७.१ ॥
Thus addressed, great king, Kuntī spoke to Pāṇḍu, the bull among the Kurus, the hero, then lord of the earth, her husband.
1.127.2
न मामर्हसि धर्मज्ञ वक्तुमेवं कथंचन ।
धर्मपत्नीमभिरतां त्वयि राजीवलोचने ॥ १.१२७.२ ॥
Knower of dharma, you should not speak to me in this way in any manner: I am your lawful wife, devoted to you, lotus-eyed.
1.127.3
त्वमेव तु महाबाहो मय्यपत्यानि भारत ।
वीर वीर्योपपन्नानि धर्मतो जनयिष्यसि ॥ १.१२७.३ ॥
You alone, mighty-armed descendant of Bharata, hero, will beget in me, according to dharma, offspring endowed with valour.
1.127.4
स्वर्गं मनुजशार्दूल गच्छेयं सहिता त्वया ।
अपत्याय च मां गच्छ त्वमेव कुरुनन्दन ॥ १.१२७.४ ॥
Tiger among men, I would go to heaven together with you; and for offspring, go to me yourself, joy of the Kurus.
1.127.5
न ह्यहं मनसाप्यन्यं गच्छेयं त्वदृते नरम् ।
त्वत्तः प्रति विशिष्टश्च कोऽन्योऽस्ति भुवि मानवः ॥ १.१२७.५ ॥
I would not go to another man even in my mind, apart from you; and who else on earth is a man superior to you?
1.127.6
इमां च तावद्धर्मात्मन्पौराणीं शृणु मे कथाम् ।
परिश्रुतां विशालाक्ष कीर्तयिष्यामि यामहम् ॥ १.१२७.६ ॥
Righteous-souled, broad-eyed one, now listen to this ancient tale of mine, well known, which I am about to recount.
1.127.7
व्युषइताश्व इति ख्यातो बभूव किल पार्थिवः ।
पुरा परमधर्मिष्ठः पूरोर्वंशविवर्धनः ॥ १.१२७.७ ॥
A king named Vyuṣitāśva was renowned indeed; formerly he was most devoted to dharma, the increaser of the lineage of Pūru.
1.127.8
तस्मिंश्च यजमाने वै धर्मात्मनि महाभुजे ।
उपागमंस्ततो देवाः सेन्द्रा देवर्षिभिः सह ॥ १.१२७.८ ॥
While that righteous-souled, mighty-armed king was performing the sacrifice, the gods together with Indra came there along with the divine sages.
1.127.9
अमाद्यदिन्द्रः सोमेन दक्षिणाभिर्द्विजातयः ।
व्युषिताश्वस्य राजर्षेस्ततो यज्ञे महात्मनः ॥ १.१२७.९ ॥
Then, at the sacrifice of the great-souled royal sage Vyuṣitāśva, Indra was gladdened by the soma, and the twice-born were delighted with the sacrificial fees.
1.127.10
देवा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव चक्रुः कर्म स्वयं तदा ।
व्युषिताश्वस्ततो राजन्नति मर्त्यान्व्यरोचत ॥ १.१२७.१० ॥
Then the gods and the brahmin sages themselves performed the rite; and thereafter, O king, Vyuṣitāśva shone beyond all mortals.
1.127.11
सर्वभूतान्प्रति यथा तपनः शिशिरात्यये ।
स विजित्य गृहीत्वा च नृपतीन्राजसत्तमः ॥ १.१२७.११ ॥
As the sun blazes upon all beings at the end of winter, so that best of kings, having conquered and seized the kings,
1.127.12
प्राच्यानुदिच्यान्पाश्चात्यान्दाक्षिणात्यानकालयत् ।
अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे व्युषिताश्वः प्रतापवान् ॥ १.१२७.१२ ॥
At the great horse-sacrifice, the mighty Vyuṣitāśva subdued the kings of the east, the north, the west and the south.
1.127.13
बभूव स हि राजेन्द्रो दशनागबलान्वितः ।
अप्यत्र गाथां गायन्ति ये पुराणविदो जनाः ॥ १.१२७.१३ ॥
He was the lord of kings, endowed with the strength of ten elephants. Here, too, people learned in the old lore sing a verse.
1.127.14
व्युषिताश्वे यशोवृद्धे मनुष्येन्द्रे कुरूत्तम ।
व्युषिताश्वः समुद्रान्तां विजित्येमां वसुन्धराम् ॥ १.१२७.१४ ॥
O best of the Kurus, the fame of Vyuṣitāśva, lord of men, grew. Vyuṣitāśva conquered this earth, bounded by the ocean.
1.127.15
अपालयत्सर्ववर्णान्पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान् ।
यजमानो महायज्ञैर्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं ददौ ॥ १.१२७.१५ ॥
As a father protects his own begotten sons, so he protected all the classes. Performing great sacrifices, he gave wealth to the brahmins.
1.127.16
अनन्तरत्नान्यादाय स जहार महाक्रतून् ।
सुषाव च बहून्सोमान्सोमसंस्थास्ततान च ॥ १.१२७.१६ ॥
Taking countless jewels, he performed great sacrifices. He pressed many soma offerings and extended the soma rites.
1.127.17
आसीत्काक्षीवती चास्य भार्या परमसंमता ।
भद्रा नाम मनुष्येन्द्र रूपेणासदृशी भुवि ॥ १.१२७.१७ ॥
He had a wife, Kākṣīvatī, greatly honoured. O lord of men, her name was Bhadrā, unequalled in beauty on earth.
1.127.18
कामयामासतुस्तौ च परस्परमिति श्रुतम् ।
स तस्यां कामसंपन्नो यक्ष्मणा समपद्यत ॥ १.१२७.१८ ॥
It is heard that the two desired each other. He, filled with desire for her, was seized by consumption.
1.127.19
तेनाचिरेण कालेन जगामास्तमिवांशुमान् ।
तस्मिन्प्रेते मनुष्येन्द्रे भार्याऽस्य भृशदुःखिता ॥ १.१२७.१९ ॥
In a short time he went to his setting, like the sun. When that lord of men had died, his wife was greatly grieved.
1.127.20
अपुत्रा पुरुषव्याघ्र विललापेति नः श्रुतम् ।
भद्रा परमदुःखार्ता तन्निबोध जनाधिप ॥ १.१२७.२० ॥
O tiger among men, we have heard that Bhadrā, without a son, lamented, greatly afflicted with sorrow. Hear that, O lord of people.
1.127.21
नारी परमधर्मज्ञ सर्वा भर्तृविनाकृता ।
पतिं विना जीवति या न सा जीवति दुःखिता ॥ १.१२७.२१ ॥
O knower of supreme dharma, every woman deprived of her husband is sorrowful. The woman who lives without her husband lives in sorrow; she does not truly live.
1.127.22
पतिं विना मृतं श्रेयो नार्याः क्षत्रियपुंगव ।
त्वद्गतिं गन्तुमिच्छामि प्रसीदस्वनयस्वमाम् ॥ १.१२७.२२ ॥
O bull among warriors, for a woman death is better than life without her husband. I wish to go on your path; be gracious and take me.
1.127.23
त्वया हीना क्षणमपि नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे ।
प्रसादं कुरु मे राजन्नितस्तूर्णं नयस्व माम् ॥ १.१२७.२३ ॥
Without you I do not have the strength to live even a moment. O king, show me your favor and quickly take me from here.
1.127.24
पृष्ठतोऽनुगमिष्यामि समेषु विषमेषु च ।
त्वामहं नरशार्दूल गच्छन्तमनिवर्तितुम् ॥ १.१२७.२४ ॥
O tiger among men, wherever you go, on level ground or rough, I will follow behind you, not to turn you back.
1.127.25
छायेवानुगता राजन्सततं वशवर्तिनी ।
भविष्यामि नरव्याघ्र नित्यं प्रियहिते रता ॥ १.१२७.२५ ॥
O king, like a shadow I shall always follow you, obedient to your will. O tiger among men, I shall ever be devoted to what is dear and beneficial to you.
1.127.26
अद्यप्रभृति मां राजन्कष्टा हृदयशोषणाः ।
आधयोऽभिभविष्यन्ति त्वामृते पुष्करेक्षण ॥ १.१२७.२६ ॥
From this day, O king, without you, painful mental anguish that dries up the heart will overwhelm me, O lotus-eyed one.
1.127.27
अभाग्यया मया नूनं वियुक्ताः सहचारिणः ।
तेन मे विप्रयोगोऽयमुपपन्नस्त्वया सह ॥ १.१२७.२७ ॥
Surely, by my misfortune, my companions have been separated from me; therefore this separation from you has come upon me.
1.127.28
विप्रयुक्ता तु या पत्या मुहूर्तमपि जीवति ।
दुःखं जीवति सा पापा नरकस्थेव पार्थिव ॥ १.१२७.२८ ॥
A woman separated from her husband who lives even a moment lives on in sorrow, like a sinner dwelling in hell, O king.
1.127.29
संयुक्ता विप्रयुक्ताश्च पूर्वदेहे कृता मया ।
तदिदं कर्मभिः पापैः पूर्वदेहेषु संचितम् ॥ १.१२७.२९ ॥
In a former body I brought some together and separated others; by those sinful deeds, this has been accumulated in my earlier bodies.
1.127.30
दुःखं मामनुसंप्राप्तं राजंस्त्वद्विप्रयोगजम् ।
अद्यप्रभृत्यहं राजन्कुशसंस्तरशायिनी।
भविष्याम्यसुखाविष्टा त्वद्दर्शनपरायणा ॥ १.१२७.३० ॥
Sorrow born of separation from you has fallen upon me. From this day on, O king, I shall lie upon a bed of kuśa grass, overcome with unhappiness, intent only on seeing you.
1.127.31
दर्शयस्व नरव्याघ्र शाधि मामसुखान्विताम् ।
कृपणां चाथ करुणं विलपत्नीं नरेश्वर ॥ १.१२७.३१ ॥
Show yourself, tiger among men; instruct me, afflicted with sorrow. O lord of men, wretched, I lament piteously.
1.127.32
एवं बहुविधं तस्यां विलपन्त्यां पुनःपुनः ।
तं शवं संपरिष्वज्य वाक्किलाऽन्तर्हिताऽब्रवीत् ॥ १.१२७.३२ ॥
As she lamented again and again in many ways, embracing that corpse, an unseen voice spoke.
1.127.33
उत्तिष्ठ भद्रे गच्छ त्वं ददानीह वरं तव ।
जनयिष्याम्यपत्यानि त्वय्यहं चारुहासिनि ॥ १.१२७.३३ ॥
Rise, gentle one, and go; I grant you a boon here. O sweetly smiling one, I will beget children in you.
1.127.34
आत्मकीये वरारोहे शयनीये चतुर्दशीम् ।
अष्टमीं वा ऋतुस्नाता संविशेथा मया सह ॥ १.१२७.३४ ॥
O fair-hipped one, on your own bed, on the fourteenth or the eighth day, having bathed after your season, lie down with me.
1.127.35
एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी तथा चक्रे पतिव्रता ।
यथोक्तमेव तद्वाक्यं भद्रा पुत्रार्थिनी तदा ॥ १.१२७.३५ ॥
Thus addressed, that devoted wife, the goddess, gentle and desiring a son, did exactly as those words had said.
1.127.36
सा तेन सुषुवे देवी शवेन भरतर्षभ ।
त्रीञ्शाल्वांश्चतुरो मद्रान्सुतान्भरतसत्तम ॥ १.१२७.३६ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, by that corpse the goddess bore sons: three Śālvas and four Madras, O best of the Bharatas.
1.127.37
तथा त्वमपि मय्येवं मनसा भरतर्षभ ।
शक्तो जनयितुं पुत्रांस्तपोयोगबलान्वितः ॥ १.१२७.३७ ॥
So too you, bull of the Bharatas, are able to beget sons in me by mind alone, for you are endowed with the power of austerity and yoga.