Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.69
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14.69.1
सैवं विलप्य करुणं सोन्मादेव तपस्विनी ।
उत्तरा न्यपतद्भूमौ कृपणा पुत्रगृद्धिनी ॥ १४.६९.१ ॥
Thus lamenting piteously, like one maddened, the ascetic Uttarā fell wretchedly to the ground, longing for her son.
14.69.2
तां तु दृष्ट्वा निपतितां हतपुत्रपरिच्छदाम् ।
चुक्रोश कुन्ती दुःखार्ता सर्वाश्च भरतास्त्रियः ॥ १४.६९.२ ॥
Seeing Uttarā fallen, bereft of her son and her kin, Kuntī, afflicted with sorrow, and all the women of the Bharatas cried out.
14.69.3
मुहूर्तमिव राजेन्द्र पाण्डवानां निवेशनम् ।
अप्रेक्षणीयमभवदार्तस्वनविनादितम् ॥ १४.६९.३ ॥
O lord of kings, for a moment the dwelling of the Pāṇḍavas became unbearable to look upon, resounding with cries of anguish.
14.69.4
सा मुहूर्तं च राजेन्द्र पुत्रशोकाभिपीडिता ।
कश्मलाभिहता वीर वैराटी त्वभवत्तदा ॥ १४.६९.४ ॥
O lord of kings, O hero, Uttarā, daughter of Virāṭa, afflicted by grief for her son, was for a moment struck down by faintness.
14.69.5
प्रतिलभ्य तु सा संज्ञामुत्तरा भरतर्षभ ।
अङ्कमारोप्य तं पुत्रमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १४.६९.५ ॥
Having regained consciousness, O bull of the Bharatas, Uttarā placed her son in her lap and spoke these words.
14.69.6
धर्मज्ञस्य सुतः संस्त्वं न धर्ममवबुध्यसे ।
यस्त्वं वृष्णिप्रवीरस्य कुरुषे नाभिवादनम् ॥ १४.६९.६ ॥
Though you are the son of one who knows dharma, you do not understand dharma, for you do not pay homage to the foremost of the heroes of the Vṛṣṇis.
14.69.7
पुत्र गत्वा मम वचो ब्रूयास्त्वं पितरं त्विदम् ।
दुर्मरं प्राणिनां वीर काले प्राप्ते कथञ्चन ॥ १४.६९.७ ॥
Son, go and speak these words of mine to your father. Hero, when the time has come for living beings, it is hard to bear in any way.
14.69.8
याऽहं त्वया विनाऽद्येह पत्या पुत्रेण चैव ह ।
मरणं नाभिगच्छामि हतस्वस्तिरकिञ्चना ॥ १४.६९.८ ॥
Today, without you, without husband and son, I, bereft of well-being and possessionless, do not go to death here.
14.69.9
अथवा धर्मराज्ञाऽहमनुज्ञाता महाभुजः ।
भक्षयिष्ये विषं घोरं प्रवेक्ष्ये वा हुताशनम् ॥ १४.६९.९ ॥
Or, O mighty-armed one, having been permitted by the king of dharma, I shall eat terrible poison or enter the fire.
14.69.10
अथवा दुर्भरं तात यदिदं मे सहस्रधा ।
पतिपुत्रविहीनाया हृदयं न विदीर्यते ॥ १४.६९.१० ॥
Or, dear child, this heart of mine, bereft of husband and son, does not split into a thousand pieces; it is unbearable.
14.69.11
उत्तिष्ठ पुत्र पस्येमां दुःखितां प्रपितामहीम् ।
आर्तामुपप्लुतां दीनां निमग्नां शोकसागरे ॥ १४.६९.११ ॥
Rise up, son, look at this grieving, distressed, overwhelmed, wretched great-grandmother, sunk in the ocean of sorrow.
14.69.12
आर्यां च पश्य पाञ्चालीं सात्वतीं च तपस्विनीम् ।
मां च पश्य सुदुःखार्तां व्याधविद्धां मृगीमिव ॥ १४.६९.१२ ॥
Look at the noble Pāñcālī and the ascetic Sātvatī, and look at me, greatly afflicted with sorrow, like a doe struck by a hunter's arrow.
14.69.13
उत्तिष्ठ पश्य वदनं लोकनाथस्य धीमतः ।
पुण्डरीकपलाशाक्षं पुरेव चपलेक्षणः ॥ १४.६९.१३ ॥
Rise and look at the face of the wise lord of the worlds, lotus-petal-eyed, quick-eyed as before.
14.69.14
एवं विप्रलपन्तीं तु दृष्ट्वा निपतितां पुनः ।
उत्तरां तां स्त्रियः सर्वाः पुनरुत्थापयन्त्युत ॥ १४.६९.१४ ॥
Seeing Uttarā lamenting thus and fallen again, all the women there began to raise her up once more.
14.69.15
उत्थाय च पुनर्धैर्यात्तदा मत्स्यपतेः सुता ।
प्राञ्जलिः पुण्डरीकाक्षं भूमावेवाभ्यवादयत् ॥ १४.६९.१५ ॥
Then Uttarā, daughter of the Matsya king, rose again, steadied herself, and with folded hands bowed to the lotus-eyed one, right there on the ground.
14.69.16
श्रुत्वा स तस्या विपुलं विलापं पुरुषर्षभः ।
उपस्पृश्य ततः कृष्णो ब्रह्मास्त्रं प्रत्यसंहरत् ॥ १४.६९.१६ ॥
Hearing her great lamentation, that bull among men sipped water, and then Kṛṣṇa withdrew the brahmāstra.
14.69.17
प्रतिजज्ञे च दाशार्हस्तस्य जीवितमच्युतः ।
अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा सर्वं विश्रावयज्जगत् ॥ १४.६९.१७ ॥
Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa) pledged her life, and the unfallen, pure-souled one spoke, making the whole world hear.
14.69.18
न ब्रवीम्युत्तरे मिथ्या सत्यमेतद्भविष्यति ।
एष संजीवयाम्येनं पश्यतां सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ १४.६९.१८ ॥
I do not speak falsely, Uttarā; this will come true. In the sight of all embodied beings, I shall revive him.
14.69.19
नोक्तपूर्वं मया मिथ्या स्वैरेष्वपि कदाचन ।
न च युद्धात्परावृत्तस्तथा संजीवतामयम् ॥ १४.६९.१९ ॥
I have never spoken a falsehood, not even in jest, nor have I turned back from battle; by that truth may this one be revived.
14.69.20
यथा मे दयितो धर्मो ब्राह्मणश्च विशेषतः ।
अभिमन्योः सुतो जातो मृतो जीवत्वयं तथा ॥ १४.६९.२० ॥
As dharma, and especially the brahmins, are dear to me, so may this son of Abhimanyu, born dead, live again.
14.69.21
यथाऽहं नाभिजानामि विजये तु कदाचन ।
विरोधं तेन सत्येन मृतो जीवत्वयं शिशुः ॥ १४.६९.२१ ॥
As I never recall any enmity even in victory, by that truth may this dead child live again.
14.69.22
यथा सत्यं च धर्मश्च मयि नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ ।
तथा मृतः शिशुरयं जीवतादभिमन्युजः ॥ १४.६९.२२ ॥
As truth and dharma are ever firmly established in me, so may this dead child, son of Abhimanyu, live again.
14.69.23
यथा कंसश्च केशी च धर्मेण निहतौ मया ।
तेन सत्येन बालोऽयं पुनः संजीवतामिह ॥ १४.६९.२३ ॥
As I slew Kaṃsa and Keśin in accordance with dharma, by that truth may this child be revived again here.
14.69.24
इत्युक्त्वा वासुदेवोऽथ तं बालं भरतर्षभ ।
पादेन कमलाभेन ब्रह्मरुद्रार्चितेन च।
पस्पर्श पुण्डरीकाक्ष आपादतलमस्तकम् ॥ १४.६९.२४ ॥
Having said this, O bull of the Bharatas, the lotus-eyed Vāsudeva touched that child from the soles of the feet to the head with his lotus-like foot, worshipped by Brahmā and Rudra.
14.69.25
स्पृष्टमात्रस्तु कृष्णेन स बालो भरतर्षभ ।
शनैःशनैर्महाराज प्रापद्यत स चेतनाम् ॥ १४.६९.२५ ॥
The moment Kṛṣṇa touched him, that child, bull of the Bharatas, great king, slowly and gradually regained consciousness.
14.69.26
शनैःशनैर्महाराज प्रास्पन्दत सचेतनः ॥ १४.६९.२६ ॥
Slowly and gradually, great king, he, now conscious, began to stir.