Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.32
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15.32.1
भगवञ्श्वशुरो मेऽसि दैवतस्यापि दैवतम् ।
स मे देवातिदेवस्त्वं शृणु सत्यां गिरं मम ॥ १५.३२.१ ॥
O blessed Lord, you are my father-in-law, the god even of gods. You are the supreme god above the gods; hear my true words.
15.32.2
तपस्वी कोपनो विप्रो दुर्वासा नाम मे पितुः ।
भिक्षामुपागतो भोक्तुं तमहं पर्यतोषयम् ॥ १५.३२.२ ॥
At my father's house came the ascetic brahmin Durvāsas, quick to anger, come to take food; I pleased him fully.
15.32.3
शौचने त्वागसस्त्यागैः शुद्धेन मनसा तथा ।
कोपस्थानेष्वपि महत्स्वकुप्यन्न कदाचन ॥ १५.३२.३ ॥
By purity, by abandoning faults, and with a pure mind, I never grew angry, even on occasions that would rouse great anger.
15.32.4
स प्रीतो वरदो मेऽभूत्कृतकृत्यो महामुनिः ।
अवश्यं ते ग्रहीतव्यमिति मां सोब्रवीद्वचः ॥ १५.३२.४ ॥
Pleased, he became a giver of boons to me; the great sage, having accomplished his purpose, said to me, 'You must certainly accept it.'
15.32.5
ततः शापभयाद्विप्रमवोचं पुनरेव तम् ।
एवमस्त्विति च प्राह पुनरेव स मे द्विजः ॥ १५.३२.५ ॥
Then, out of fear of a curse, I spoke again to that brahmin; and the twice-born said to me again, 'So be it.'
15.32.6
धर्मस्य जननी भद्रे भवित्री त्वं शुभानने ।
वशे स्थास्यन्ति ते देवा यांस्त्वमावाहयिष्यसि ॥ १५.३२.६ ॥
O fortunate one, O lovely-faced woman, you shall be the mother of Dharma; the gods whom you invoke shall remain under your control.
15.32.7
इत्युक्त्वाऽन्तर्हितो विप्रस्ततोऽहं विस्मिताऽभवम् ।
न च सर्वास्ववस्थासु स्मृतिर्मे विप्रणश्यति ॥ १५.३२.७ ॥
Having said this, the sage vanished. Then I was astonished, and in all states my memory did not fail.
15.32.8
अथ हर्म्यतलस्थाऽहं रविमुद्यन्तमीक्षती ।
संस्मृत्य तदृषेर्वाक्यं स्पृहयन्ती दिवाकरम् ॥ १५.३२.८ ॥
Then, standing on the palace roof, I was gazing at the rising sun. Remembering the sage's words, I longed for the sun.
15.32.9
स्थिताऽहं बालभावेन तत्र दोषमबुद्ध्यती ।
अथ देवः सहस्रांशुर्मत्समीपगतोऽभवत् ॥ १५.३२.९ ॥
There I stood in my childlike state, not perceiving any fault. Then the god of a thousand rays came near to me.
15.32.10
द्विधा कृत्वाऽऽत्मनो देहं भूमौ च गगनेऽपि च ।
तताप लोकानेकेन द्वितीयेनागमत्स माम् ॥ १५.३२.१० ॥
Dividing his body in two, he warmed the worlds on earth and in the sky with one part, and with the other he came to me.
15.32.11
स मामुवाच वेपन्तीं वरं मत्तो वृणीष्व ह ।
गम्यतामिति तं चाहं प्रणम्य सिरसाऽवदम् ॥ १५.३२.११ ॥
He said to me as I trembled, "Choose a boon from me." Bowing my head to him, I said, "Go."
15.32.12
स मामुवाच तिग्मांशुर्वृथाऽऽह्वानं न मे क्षमम् ।
धक्ष्यामि त्वां च विप्रं च येन दत्तो वरस्तव ॥ १५.३२.१२ ॥
That radiant one said to me, "A vain summoning is not fitting for me. I will burn you and the brahmin who gave you the boon."
15.32.13
तमहं रक्षती विप्रं शापादनपकारिणम् ।
पुत्रो मे त्वत्समो देव भवेदिति ततोऽब्रवम् ॥ १५.३२.१३ ॥
To protect that blameless brahmin from the curse, I said: 'O god, may my son be equal to you.'
15.32.14
ततो मां तेजसाऽऽविश्य मोहयित्वा च भानुमान् ।
उवाच भविता पुत्रस्तवेत्यभ्यगमद्दिवम् ॥ १५.३२.१४ ॥
Then the radiant sun entered me with his splendour, bewildered me, said, 'You shall have a son,' and went back to heaven.
15.32.15
ततोऽहमन्तर्भवने पितुश्चित्तानुरक्षिणी ।
गूढोत्पन्नं सुतं बालं जले कर्णमवासृजम् ॥ १५.३२.१५ ॥
Then, guarding my father's wishes, I set adrift in the water the infant son Karṇa, who had been born secretly in the inner apartments.
15.32.16
नूनं तस्यैव देवस्य प्रसादात्पुनरेव तु ।
कन्याऽहमभवं विप्र यथा प्राह स मामृषिः ॥ १५.३२.१६ ॥
Surely by that god's grace, O brahmin, I became a maiden again, just as the sage had told me.
15.32.17
स मया सूढया पुत्रो ज्ञायमानोऽप्युपेक्षितः ।
तन्मां दहति विप्रर्षे यथा सुविदितं तव ॥ १५.३२.१७ ॥
That son, born of me while I was unwed, I neglected even though I knew him. O brahmin sage, it burns me, as you well know.
15.32.18
यदि पापमपापं वा यदेतद्विवृतं मया ।
तं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भगवन्व्यपनेतुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ १५.३२.१८ ॥
Whether this that I have revealed is sinful or sinless, O blessed one, I wish to see it; you are worthy to remove it.
15.32.19
यच्चास्य राज्ञो विदितं हृदिस्थं भवतोऽनघ ।
तं चायं लभतां काममद्यैव मुनिसत्तम ॥ १५.३२.१९ ॥
O sinless one, let him obtain today itself the desire that lies in this king's heart and is known to you, best of sages.
15.32.20
इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचेदं व्यासो वेदविदांवरः ।
साधु सर्वमिदं भाव्यमेवमेतद्यथाऽऽत्थ माम् ॥ १५.३२.२० ॥
Thus addressed, Vyāsa, best of those who know the Vedas, replied: 'Good; all this shall come to pass just as you have said to me.'
15.32.21
अपराधश्च ते नास्ति कन्याभावं गता ह्यसि ।
देवाश्चैश्वर्यवन्तो वै शरीराण्याविशन्ति वै ॥ १५.३२.२१ ॥
There is no fault in you; you remain in the state of a maiden. Gods, possessed of power, indeed enter into bodies.
15.32.22
सन्ति देवनिकायाश्च संकल्पाज्जनयन्ति ये ।
वाचा दृष्ट्या तथा स्पर्शात्संघर्षेणेति पञ्चधा ॥ १५.३२.२२ ॥
There are classes of gods who bring forth offspring by intention, by speech, by sight, likewise by touch, and by union—thus in five ways.
15.32.23
मनुष्यधर्मो दैवेन धर्मेण हि न दुष्यति ।
इति कुन्ति विजानीहि व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥ १५.३२.२३ ॥
The duty of humans, brought about by divine means, is not defiled by dharma. Know this, Kuntī; let the fever of your mind depart.
15.32.24
सर्वं बलवतां पथ्यं सर्वं बलवतां शुचि ।
सर्वं बलवतां धर्मः सर्वं बलवतां स्वकम् ॥ १५.३२.२४ ॥
For the powerful, everything is wholesome; for the powerful, everything is pure; for the powerful, everything is dharma; for the powerful, everything is their own.