Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.9
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1.9.1
तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु ब्राह्मणेषु महात्मसु ।
रुरुश्चुक्रोश गहनं वनं गत्वाऽतिदुःखितः ॥ १.९.१ ॥
Among those great-souled brahmins seated there, Ruru, deeply grieved, went into the dense forest and cried out.
1.9.2
शोकेनाभिहतः सोऽथ विलपन्करुणं बहु ।
अब्रवीद्वचनं शोचन्प्रियां स्मृत्वा प्रमद्वराम् ॥ १.९.२ ॥
Struck by grief, he lamented piteously and spoke, mourning and remembering his beloved, the excellent Pramadvarā.
1.9.3
शेते सा भुवि तन्वङ्गी मम शोकविवर्धिनी ।
प्राणानपहरन्तीव पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानना ॥ १.९.३ ॥
She lies upon the ground, slender-limbed, increasing my sorrow, her face like the full moon, as though taking away my very breaths.
1.9.4
यदि पीनायतश्रोणी पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणा ।
मुमूर्षुरपि मे प्राणानादायाशु गमिष्यति ॥ १.९.४ ॥
If she, full-hipped and broad, lotus-petal-eyed, even as she is dying, will quickly take my life-breaths and go away.
1.9.5
पितृमातृसखीनां च लुप्तपिण्डस्य तस्य मे ।
बान्धवानां च सर्वेषां किं नु दुःखमतःपरम् ॥ १.९.५ ॥
For my father, my mother and friends, for me whose funeral offerings have ceased, and for all my kinsmen, what greater sorrow could there be than this?
1.9.6
यदि दत्तं तपस्तप्तं गुरवो वा मया यदि ।
सम्यगाराधितास्तेन संजीवतु मम प्रिया ॥ १.९.६ ॥
If I have given gifts, performed austerity, or if I have rightly propitiated my teachers, by that merit let my beloved be restored to life.
1.9.7
यथा च जन्मप्रभृति यतात्माऽहं धृतव्रतः ।
प्रमद्वरा तथाद्यैषा समुत्तिष्ठतु भामिनी ॥ १.९.७ ॥
Just as I have been self-controlled and firm in my vows from birth, so let this radiant woman Pramadvarā rise up today.
1.9.8
एवं लालप्यतस्तस्य भार्यार्थे दुःखितस्य च ।
देवदूतस्तदाऽभ्येत्य वाक्यमाह रुरुं वने ॥ १.९.८ ॥
As he lamented thus in the forest for his wife, grieving, a divine messenger then approached Ruru and spoke these words.
1.9.9
कृष्णे विष्णौ हृषीकेशे लोकेशेऽसुरविद्विषि ।
यदि मे निश्चला भक्तिर्मम जीवतु सा प्रिया ॥ १.९.९ ॥
If my devotion to Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Hṛṣīkeśa, the lord of worlds, the foe of the asuras, is unwavering, then may my beloved live.
1.9.10
विलप्यमाने तु रुरौ सर्वे देवाः कृपान्विताः ।
दूतं प्रस्थापयामासुः संदिश्यास्य हितं वचः ॥ १.९.१० ॥
While Ruru was lamenting, all the gods, filled with compassion, sent forth a messenger, instructing him with words beneficial to Ruru.
1.9.11
स दूतस्त्वरितोऽभ्येत्य देवानां प्रियकृच्छुचिः ।
उवाच देववचनं रुरुमाभाष्य दुःखितम् ॥ १.९.११ ॥
That messenger, dear to the gods and pure, came swiftly, addressed the grieving Ruru, and spoke the words of the gods.
1.9.12
देवैः सर्वैरहं ब्रह्मन्प्रेषितोऽस्मि तवान्तिकम् ।
त्वद्धितं त्वद्धितैरुक्तं शृणु वाक्यं द्विजोत्तम ॥ १.९.१२ ॥
O brahmin, I have been sent to you by all the gods. Listen to the words spoken for your welfare by those who wish you well, O best of the twice-born.
1.9.13
अभिधत्से ह यद्वाचा रुरो दुःखान्न तन्मृषा ।
न तु मर्त्यस्य धर्मात्मन्नायुरस्ति गतायुषः ॥ १.९.१३ ॥
Ruru, what you say in grief is not false; but, O righteous one, a mortal whose life has ended has no life left.
1.9.14
गतायुरेषा कृपणा गन्धर्वाप्सरसोः सुता ।
तस्माच्छोके मनस्तात मा कृथास्त्वं कथंचन ॥ १.९.१४ ॥
This pitiable daughter of a gandharva and an apsaras has run out of life; therefore, dear one, do not let your mind dwell on grief in any way.
1.9.15
उपायश्चात्र विहितः पूर्वं देवैर्महात्मभिः ।
तं यदीच्छसि कर्तुं त्वं प्राप्स्यसीह प्रमद्वराम् ॥ १.९.१५ ॥
A remedy for this was prescribed long ago by the gods and great-souled ones; if you wish to carry it out, you will obtain Pramadvarā here.
1.9.16
क उपायः कृतो देवैर्बूहि तत्त्वेन खेचर ।
करिष्येऽहं तथा श्रुत्वा त्रातुमर्हति मां भवान् ॥ १.९.१६ ॥
What remedy did the gods make? Tell it truly, O sky-goer; having heard it I shall do so. You are worthy to save me.
1.9.17
आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छ त्वं कन्यायै भृगुनन्दन ।
एवमुत्थास्यति रुरो तव भार्या प्रयद्वरा ॥ १.९.१७ ॥
O son of Bhṛgu, give half of your life to the maiden; thus, Ruru, your beloved wife will rise up.
1.9.18
आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छामि कन्यायै खेचरोत्तम ।
शृङ्गाररूपाभरणा समुत्तिष्ठतु मे प्रिया ॥ १.९.१८ ॥
O best of sky-goers, I give half of my life to the maiden; let my beloved, adorned with ornaments and the beauty of finery, rise up.
1.9.19
ततो गन्धर्वराजश्च देवदूतश्च सत्तमौ ।
धर्मराजमुपेत्येदं वचनं प्रत्यभाषताम् ॥ १.९.१९ ॥
Then the king of the Gandharvas and the divine messenger, both the best, approached the king of dharma and spoke these words.
1.9.20
धर्मराजायुषोऽर्धेन रुरोर्भार्या प्रमद्वरा ।
समुत्तिष्ठतु कल्याणी मृतैवं यदि मन्यसे ॥ १.९.२० ॥
King of dharma, if you think so, let the auspicious Pramadvarā, wife of Ruru, dead as she is, rise up with half of your life.
1.9.21
प्रमद्वरा रुरोर्भार्या देवदूत यदीच्छसि ।
उत्तिष्ठत्वायुषोऽर्धेन रुरोरेव समन्विता ॥ १.९.२१ ॥
Divine messenger, if you wish it, let Pramadvarā, wife of Ruru, rise up joined with half of Ruru's own life.
1.9.22
एवमुक्ते ततः कन्या सोदतिष्ठत्प्रमद्वरा ।
रुरोस्तस्यायुषोऽर्धेन सुप्तेव वरवर्णिनी ॥ १.९.२२ ॥
When this was said, the maiden Pramadvarā rose up, fair of complexion, with the half of Ruru's life, as though awakening from sleep.
1.9.23
एतद्दृष्टं भविष्ये हि रुरोरुत्तमतेजसः ।
आयुषोऽतिप्रवृद्धस्य भार्यार्थेऽर्धमलुप्यत ॥ १.९.२३ ॥
This was foreseen in the future: half of the greatly extended life of Ruru, of supreme splendor, was given up for the sake of a wife.
1.9.24
तत इष्टेऽहनि तयोः पितरौ चक्रतुर्मुदा ।
विवाहं तौ च रेमाते परस्परहितैषिणौ ॥ १.९.२४ ॥
Then, on an auspicious day, their parents joyfully arranged the marriage, and the two, each desiring the other's welfare, rejoiced.
1.9.25
स लब्ध्वा दुर्लभां भार्यां पद्मकिञ्जल्कसुप्रभाम् ।
व्रतं चक्रे विनाशाय जिह्मगानां धृतव्रतः ॥ १.९.२५ ॥
Having obtained that rare wife, radiant as the filament of a lotus, he took a vow for the destruction of the crooked-going snakes; he, firm in his vow.
1.9.26
स दृष्ट्वा जिह्मगान्सर्वांस्तीव्रकोपसमन्वितः ।
अभिहन्ति यथासत्त्वं गृह्य प्रहरणं सदा ॥ १.९.२६ ॥
Seeing all the crooked-going snakes, filled with fierce anger, he takes up a weapon and always strikes them, according to his nature.
1.9.27
स कदाचिद्वनं विप्रो रुरुरभ्यागमन्महत् ।
शयानं तत्र चापश्यड्डुण्डुभं वयसान्वितम् ॥ १.९.२७ ॥
Once the brahmin Ruru came to that great forest, and there he saw a ḍuṇḍubha snake lying, endowed with age.
1.9.28
तत उद्यम्य दम्डं स कालदण्डोपमं तदा ।
जिघांसुः कुपितो विप्रस्तमुवाचाथ डुण्डुभः ॥ १.९.२८ ॥
Then the brahmin, angry, raising his staff like the staff of Death, desiring to strike, spoke to him—the ḍuṇḍubha snake.
1.9.29
नापराध्यामि ते किंचिदहमद्य तपोधन ।
संरम्भाच्च किमर्थं मामभिहंसि रुषान्वितः ॥ १.९.२९ ॥
I have done you no offence today, O man of wealth in austerity; why, filled with wrath, do you strike at me out of anger?