Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.167
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1.167.1
सा तानेवापतत्तूर्णं भगिनी तस्य रक्षसः ।
अब्रुवाणा हिडिम्बा तु राक्षसी पाण्डवान्प्रति ॥ १.१६७.१ ॥
That sister of the rākṣasa rushed swiftly straight toward them, and the rākṣasī Hiḍimbā spoke to the Pāṇḍavas.
1.167.2
अभिवाद्य ततः कुन्तीं धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम् ।
अभिपूज्य ततः सर्वान्भीमसेनमभाषत ॥ १.१६७.२ ॥
Then, having respectfully greeted Kuntī, the king of dharma and the Pāṇḍava, and then honored them all, she spoke to Bhīmasena.
1.167.3
अहं ते दर्शादेव मन्मथस्य वशं गता ।
क्रूरं भ्रातृवचो हित्वा सा त्वामेवानिरुन्धती ॥ १.१६७.३ ॥
At the very sight of you I have fallen under the power of Manmatha; abandoning my brother's cruel words, unrestrained, I have become yours alone.
1.167.4
राक्षसे रौद्रसङ्काशे तवापश्यं विचेष्टितम् ।
अहं शुश्रूषुरिच्छेयं तव गात्रं निषेवितुम् ॥ १.१६७.४ ॥
I have seen your exploits in the form of a fierce rākṣasa; desiring to serve you, I wish to attend upon your body.
1.167.5
स्मरन्ति वैरं रक्षांसि मायामाश्रित्य मोहिनीम् ।
हिडिम्बे व्रज पन्थानं त्वमिमं भ्रातृसेवितम् ॥ १.१६७.५ ॥
Rākṣasas remember enmity and resort to bewildering illusion. O Hiḍimbā, go along this path that your brother traveled.
1.167.6
क्रुद्धोऽपि पुरुषव्याघ्र भीम मा स्म स्त्रियं वधीः ।
शरीरगुप्त्यभ्यधिकं धर्मं गोपाय पाण्डव ॥ १.१६७.६ ॥
O Bhīma, tiger among men, even when angry, do not kill a woman. O Pāṇḍava, guard dharma more than the protection of the body.
1.167.7
वधाभिप्रायमायान्तमवधीस्त्वं महाबलम् ।
रक्षसस्तस्य भगिनी किं नः क्रुद्धा करिष्यति ॥ १.१६७.७ ॥
You slew the mighty one who came with intent to kill. What will his sister, enraged, do to us?
1.167.8
हिडिम्बा तु ततः कुन्तीमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः ।
युधिष्ठिरं तु कौन्तेयमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.१६७.८ ॥
Then Hiḍimbā, having saluted Kuntī and joined her palms, spoke these words to Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī.
1.167.9
आर्ये जानासि यद्दुःखमिह स्त्रीणामनङ्गजम् ।
तदिदं मामनुप्राप्तं भीमसेनकृते शुभे ॥ १.१६७.९ ॥
Noble lady, you know what sorrow born of desire comes to women here. O auspicious one, that very sorrow has now come upon me for the sake of Bhīmasena.
1.167.10
सोढं तत्परमं दुःखं मया कालप्रतीक्षया ।
सोऽयमभ्यागतः कालो भविता मे सुखोदयः ॥ १.१६७.१० ॥
Waiting for the proper time, I have endured that supreme sorrow. That very time has now arrived, and it will be the dawn of happiness for me.
1.167.11
मया ह्युत्सृज्य सुहृदः स्वधर्मं स्वजनं तथा ।
वृतोऽयं पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तव पुत्रः पतिः शुभे ॥ १.१६७.११ ॥
O auspicious one, having abandoned friends, my own duty, and my own kin, I have chosen this tiger among men; he is your son and my husband.
1.167.12
वीरेणाऽहं तथाऽनेन त्वया चापि यशस्विनी ।
प्रत्याख्याता न जीवामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ १.१६७.१२ ॥
If I, the famous one, am rejected by this hero and by you as well, I shall not live; this is the truth I tell you.
1.167.13
यदर्हसि कृपां कर्तुं मयि त्वं वरवर्णिनि ।
मत्वा मूढेति तन्मां त्वं भक्ता वाऽनुगतेति वा ॥ १.१६७.१३ ॥
O fair-complexioned lady, you ought to show compassion to me, whether you think me a fool, a devotee, or a submissive one.
1.167.14
भर्त्राऽनेन महाभागे संयोजय सुतेन ह ।
समुपादाय गच्छेयं यथेष्टं देवरूपिणम्।
पुनश्चैवानयिष्यामि विस्रम्भं कुरु मे शुभे ॥ १.१६७.१४ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, join this son with your husband. I shall take him away as I wish, this god-formed one, and then, O auspicious one, I shall bring him back again; place your trust in me.
1.167.15
अहं हि समये लप्स्ये प्राग्भ्रातुरपर्वजनात् ।
ततः सोऽभ्यपतद्रात्रौ भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥ १.१६७.१५ ॥
At the proper time, before my brother, I shall obtain them. Then, at night, he rushed upon him with the desire to slay Bhīmasena.
1.167.16
यथायथा विक्रमते यथारिमधितिष्ठति ।
तथातथा समासाद्य पाण्डवं काममोहिता ॥ १.१६७.१६ ॥
As he advances boldly and confronts his enemy, so she, bewildered by desire, drew close to the Pāṇḍava.
1.167.17
न यातुधान्यहं त्वार्ये न चास्मि रजनीचरी ।
ईशा रक्षस्स्वसा ह्यस्मि राज्ञि सालकटङ्कटी ॥ १.१६७.१७ ॥
O noble lady, I am not a demoness, nor a night-wanderer. O queen, I am Īśā, the sister of the rākṣasa, Sālakaṭaṅkaṭī.
1.167.18
पुत्रेण तव संयुक्ता युवतिर्देववर्णिनी ।
सर्वान्वोऽहमुपस्थास्ये पुरस्कृत्य वृकोदरम् ॥ १.१६७.१८ ॥
Joined to your son, I, a young woman of god-like complexion, shall attend upon all of you, placing Vṛkodara before me.
1.167.19
अप्रमत्ता प्रमत्तेषु शुश्रूषुरसकृत्त्वहम् ।
वृजिने तारयिष्यामि दासीवच्च नरर्षभाः ॥ १.१६७.१९ ॥
Among the careless I shall remain vigilant, serving you again and again like a maidservant, and I shall rescue you, bulls among men, from calamity.
1.167.20
पृष्ठेन वो वहिष्यामि विमानं सुकृतानिव ।
यूयं प्रसादं कुरुत भीमसेनो भजेत माम् ॥ १.१६७.२० ॥
I shall carry you upon my back like the celestial chariot of the righteous. Show your favour, and may Bhīmasena accept me.
1.167.21
एवं ब्रुवन्ती ह तथा प्रत्याख्याता क्रियां प्रति ।
भूम्यां दुष्कृतिनो लोकान्गमिष्येऽहं न संशयः ॥ १.१६७.२१ ॥
Thus speaking, rejected in the matter of union, she said: 'Without doubt I shall go to the worlds of the evildoers on earth.'
1.167.22
अहं हि मनसा ध्यात्वा सर्वं वेत्स्यामि सर्वदा ।
आपन्निस्तरणे प्राणान्धारयिष्ये न केनचित् ॥ १.१६७.२२ ॥
Reflecting in my mind, I shall always know everything; in overcoming calamity I shall preserve my life, lost to no one.
1.167.23
सर्वमावृत्य कर्तव्यं धर्मं समनुपश्यता ।
आपत्सु यो धारयति स वै धर्मविदुत्तमः ॥ १.१६७.२३ ॥
He who, regarding dharma, performs all that is to be done by taking everything into account, and who upholds it in calamities, is the best knower of dharma.
1.167.24
व्यसनं ह्येव धर्मस्य धर्मिणामापदुच्यते ।
पुम्यात्प्राणान्धारयति पुण्यं वै प्राणधारणम् ॥ १.१६७.२४ ॥
Adversity itself is called the trial of dharma for the righteous; by merit one sustains life, and sustaining life is itself meritorious.
1.167.25
येन केनाचरेद्धर्मं तस्मिन्गर्हा न विद्यते ।
महतोऽत्र स्त्रियं कामाद्वाधितां त्राहि मामपि ॥ १.१६७.२५ ॥
By whatever means one practises dharma, there is no blame in it. Here, O great one, save the woman harassed by desire, and save me too.
1.167.26
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु दयां कुर्वन्ति साधवः ।
तत्तु धर्ममिति प्राहुर्मुनयो धर्मवत्सलाः ॥ १.१६७.२६ ॥
In dharma, wealth, desire and liberation, the virtuous show compassion; that, the sages who love dharma declare, is indeed dharma.
1.167.27
दिव्यज्ञानेन जानामि व्यतीतानागतानहम् ।
तस्माद्वक्ष्यामि वः श्रेय आसन्नं सर उत्तमम् ॥ १.१६७.२७ ॥
By divine knowledge I know the past and the future; therefore I will tell you what is good: a lake near at hand, excellent.
1.167.28
अद्यासाद्य सरः स्नात्वा विश्रम्य च वनस्पतौ ।
श्वः प्रभाते महद्भूतं प्रादुर्भूतं जगत्पतिम् ॥ १.१६७.२८ ॥
Today, having reached the lake, bathe and rest beneath a tree; tomorrow at dawn the great being, lord of the world, will appear.
1.167.29
व्यासं कमलपत्राक्षं दृष्ट्वा शोकं विहास्यथ ।
धार्तराष्ट्राद्विवासं च दहनं वारणावते ॥ १.१६७.२९ ॥
Having seen Vyāsa, the lotus-eyed, you will cast off grief; and (you will remember) the exile caused by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the burning at Vāraṇāvata.
1.167.30
त्राणं च विदुरात्तुभ्यं विदितं ज्ञानचक्षुषा ।
आवासे शालिहोत्रस्य स वो वासं विधास्यति ॥ १.१६७.३० ॥
That protection will come to you from Vidura, I know by the eye of knowledge; in the dwelling of Śālihotra he will arrange a residence for you.
1.167.31
वर्षवातातपसहो ह्ययं पुण्यो वनस्पतिः ।
पीतमात्रे तु पानीये क्षुत्पिपासे विनश्यतः ॥ १.१६७.३१ ॥
This sacred tree endures rain, wind and sun; once the water is drunk, hunger and thirst are destroyed.
1.167.32
तपसा शालिहोत्रेण सरो वृक्षश्च निर्मितः ।
कादम्बाः सारसा हंसाः कुरर्यः कुररैः सह ॥ १.१६७.३२ ॥
By the power of austerity, Śālihotra created a lake and a tree; kādamba ducks, sārasa cranes, swans and ospreys, together with the ospreys, dwell there.
1.167.33
रुवन्ति मधुरं गीतं गान्धर्वस्वनमिश्रितम् ।
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कुन्ती वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.१६७.३३ ॥
They sing sweet songs mingled with the sound of celestial music. Having heard her words, Kuntī spoke these words.
1.167.34
युधिष्ठिरं महाप्राज्ञं सर्वधर्मविशारदम् ।
त्वं हि धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो मयोक्तं शृणु भारत ॥ १.१६७.३४ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, great in wisdom and skilled in all dharma, you are the best of those who uphold dharma. Listen, Bhārata, to what I say.
1.167.35
राक्षस्येषा हि वाक्येन धर्मं वदति साधु वै ।
भावेन दुष्टा भीमं वै किं करिष्यति राक्षसी ॥ १.१६७.३५ ॥
This rākṣasī speaks dharma well in her words, yet she is wicked in intent. What can this rākṣasī do to Bhīma?
1.167.36
भजतां पाण्डवं वीरमपत्यार्थं यदीच्छसि ।
एवमेतद्यथाऽऽत्थ त्वं हिडिम्बे नात्र संशयः ॥ १.१६७.३६ ॥
If you desire offspring, then serve this heroic Pāṇḍava, Bhīma. Hiḍimbā, it is just as you have said; there is no doubt of it.
1.167.37
स्थातव्यं तु त्वया धर्मे यथा ब्रूयां सुमध्यमे ।
नित्यं कृताह्निका स्नाता कृतशौचा सुरूपिणी ॥ १.१६७.३७ ॥
O slender-waisted one, you must abide in dharma, as I say: always performing your daily rites, bathed, purified, and beautiful in form.
1.167.38
स्नातं कृताह्निकं भद्रे कृतकौतुकमङ्गलम् ।
भीमसेनं भजेथास्त्वमुदिते वै दिवाकरे ॥ १.१६७.३८ ॥
O auspicious one, bathed, having performed your daily rites and adorned with auspicious ornaments, you should attend upon Bhīmasena when the sun has risen.
1.167.39
अहस्सु विहरानेन यथाकामं मनोजवा ।
अयं त्वानयितव्यस्ते भीमसेनः सदा निशि ॥ १.१६७.३९ ॥
O swift as thought, by day roam with him as you wish; this Bhīmasena shall always be brought to you at night.
1.167.40
प्राक्सन्ध्यातो विमोक्तव्यो रक्षितव्यश्च नित्यशः ।
एवं रमस्व भीमेन यावद्गर्भस्य वेदनम् ॥ १.१६७.४० ॥
He must be released before twilight and always protected. Thus take your pleasure with Bhīma until the pangs of childbirth come upon the foetus.
1.167.41
एष ते समयो भद्रे शुश्रूषा चाप्रमत्तया ।
नित्यानुकूलया भूत्वा कर्तव्यं शोभनं त्वया ॥ १.१६७.४१ ॥
O auspicious one, this is your condition: with unfailing devotion and always agreeable, you must do what is fitting.