Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.234
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3.234.1
उपासीनेषु विप्रेषु पाण्डवेषु च भारत ।
द्रौपदी सत्यभामा च विविशाते तदा समम् ॥ ३.२३४.१ ॥
O Bhārata, while the brahmins and the Pāṇḍavas were seated, Draupadī and Satyabhāmā entered together at that time.
3.234.2
प्रविश्य चाश्रमं पुण्यमुभे ते परमस्त्रियौ ।
जाहस्यमाने सुप्रीते सुखं तत्र निषीदतुः ॥ ३.२३४.२ ॥
Having entered the sacred hermitage, those two supreme women, laughing and very pleased, sat down there comfortably.
3.234.3
चिरस् दृष्ट्वा राजेन्द्र तेऽन्योन्यस्य प्रियंवदे ।
कथयामासतुश्चित्राः कथाः कुरुयदूचिताः ॥ ३.२३४.३ ॥
O lord of kings, having seen each other after a long time, those two, speaking kindly, began to tell varied stories fitting for the Kurus and the Yadus.
3.234.4
अथाब्रवीत्सत्यभामा कृष्णस् महिषी प्रिया ।
सात्राजिती याज्ञसेनीं रहसीदं सुमध्यमा ॥ ३.२३४.४ ॥
Then Satyabhāmā, Kṛṣṇa's beloved chief queen, the daughter of Satrājit, slender-waisted, said this to Draupadī, daughter of Yajñasena, in private.
3.234.5
केन द्रौपदि वृत्तेन पाण्डवानधितिष्ठसि ।
लोकपालोपमान्वीरान्नूनं परमसंमतान् ॥ ३.२३४.५ ॥
O Draupadī, by what conduct do you rule over the Pāṇḍavas, heroes like the world-guardians, and surely highly esteemed?
3.234.6
कथं च वशगस्तुभ्यं न कुप्यन्ति च ते शुभे ।
तव वश्या हि सतत पाण्डवाः प्रियदर्शने ॥ ३.२३४.६ ॥
O auspicious one, how are they subservient to you, and how do they not become angry with you? O lovely-faced one, the Pāṇḍavas are always under your control.
3.234.7
न चान्योन्यमसूयन्ते कथं वा ते सुमध्यमे ।
मुखप्रेक्षाश्च ते सर्वे तत्त्वमेतद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥ ३.२३४.७ ॥
O slender-waisted one, how is it that they do not envy one another? All of them watch your face. Tell me this truth.
3.234.8
व्रतचर्या तपो वाऽपि स्नानमन्त्रौषधानि वा ।
विद्यावीर्यं मूलवीर्यंजपहोमागदास्तथा ॥ ३.२३४.८ ॥
Observance of vows, austerity, ritual bathing, incantations, herbal remedies, the power of knowledge, the power of roots, recitation, fire offerings and medicines.
3.234.9
ममाद्याचक्ष्वपाञ्चालि यशस्यं भगवेतनम् ।
येन कृष्णे भवेन्नित्यं मम कृष्णो वशानुगः ॥ ३.२३४.९ ॥
O daughter of Pāñcāla, now tell me that glorious and sacred means by which Kṛṣṇa may always be under my sway and obedient to me.
3.234.10
एवमुक्त्वासत्यभामा विरराम यशस्विनी ।
पतिव्रता महाभागा द्रौपदी प्रत्युवाच ताम् ॥ ३.२३४.१० ॥
Having spoken thus, the glorious Satyabhāmā fell silent. Then Draupadī, the devoted wife, most fortunate, replied to her.
3.234.11
असत्स्त्रीणां समाचरं सत्ये मामनुपृच्छसि ।
असदाचरिते मार्गे कथं स्यादनुकीर्तनम् ॥ ३.२३४.११ ॥
Truly, you ask me about the conduct of unchaste women. How could the path walked by the unrighteous be recounted?
3.234.12
अनुप्रश्नः संशयो वा नैष त्वय्युपपद्यते ।
कथं ह्युपेता बुद्ध्या त्वंकृष्णस् महिषी प्रिया ॥ ३.२३४.१२ ॥
This follow-up question or doubt is not fitting for you. How could you, endowed with wisdom and the beloved chief queen of Kṛṣṇa, ask thus?
3.234.13
यदैव भर्ता जानीयानमन्त्रमूलपरां स्त्रियम् ।
उद्विजेत तदैवास्याः सर्पाद्वेश्मगतादिव ॥ ३.२३४.१३ ॥
As soon as the husband learns that his wife is devoted to the root of spells, he is agitated, as if by a snake that has entered the house.
3.234.14
उद्विग्नस्य कुतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ।
न जातु वशगो भर्ता स्त्रियाः स्यान्मन्त्रकारणात् ॥ ३.२३४.१४ ॥
How can the agitated have peace, and how can the restless have happiness? Because of spells, a husband should never ever be under a woman's control.
3.234.15
किमत्रप्रहिताश्चापि गदाः परमदारुणाः ।
मूलप्रवादैर्हि विषं प्रयच्छन्ति जिघांसवः बब ॥ ३.२३४.१५ ॥
What of the most dreadful drugs sent here? Those who wish to kill give poison itself, with words of the root-charms.
3.234.16
जिह्वया यानि पुरुषस्त्वचा वाप्युपसेवते ।
तत्र चूर्णानि दत्तानि हन्युः क्षिप्रमसंशयम् ॥ ३.२३४.१६ ॥
Whatever a man uses with his tongue or even with his skin, powder given in it will kill him quickly, without doubt.
3.234.17
जलोदरसमायुक्ताः श्वित्रिणः पलितास्तथा ।
अपुमांसः कृताः स्त्रीभिर्जडान्धवधिरास्तथा ॥ ३.२३४.१७ ॥
Husbands are made by women to suffer from dropsy, to have leprosy, to turn grey, to be made impotent, dull, blind and deaf.
3.234.18
पापानुगास्तु पापास्ताः पतीनुपसृजन्त्युत ।
न जातु विप्रियं भर्तुः स्त्रिया कार्यं कथंचन ॥ ३.२३४.१८ ॥
But those sinful women, following sin, afflict their husbands. A woman must never in any way do anything displeasing to her husband.
3.234.19
वर्ताम्यहं तु यां वृत्तिं पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ।
तां सर्वां शृणु मे सत्यां सत्यभामे यशस्विनि ॥ ३.२३४.१९ ॥
O Satyabhāmā, glorious one, hear from me the whole of my true conduct toward the great-souled Pāṇḍavas.
3.234.20
अहंकारं विहायाहं कामक्रोधौ च सर्वदा ।
सदारान्पाण्डवान्नित्यं प्रयतोपचराम्यहम् ॥ ३.२३४.२० ॥
Abandoning pride and always giving up desire and anger, I constantly and with restraint wait upon the Pāṇḍavas together with their wives.
3.234.21
प्रणयं प्रतिसंहृत्य निधायात्मानमात्मनि ।
शुश्रूषुर्निरभीमाना पतीनां चित्तरक्षिणी ॥ ३.२३४.२१ ॥
Restraining affection and fixing myself within myself, free from pride and eager to serve, I guard the minds of my husbands.
3.234.22
दुर्व्याहृताच्छङ्कमाना दुस्थिताद्दुरवेक्षितात् ।
दुरासिताद्दुर्व्रजितादिङ्गिताध्यासितादपि ॥ ३.२३४.२२ ॥
fearing even harsh speech, ill posture, ill glances, ill sitting, ill going, and the faults of gesture.
3.234.23
सूर्यवैश्वानरसमान्सोमकल्पान्महारथान् ।
सेवे चक्षुर्हणः पार्थानुग्रवीर्यप्रतापिनः ॥ ३.२३४.२३ ॥
I serve the sons of Pṛthā, great charioteers equal to the sun and fire and like the moon, who strike the eyes of their foes, fierce in valour and might.
3.234.24
देवो मनुष्यो गन्धर्वो युवा चापि स्वलंकृतः ।
द्रव्यवानभिरूपो वा न मेऽन्यः पुरुषो मतः ॥ ३.२३४.२४ ॥
Whether a god, a man, a gandharva, a young man well adorned, wealthy or handsome, no other man is regarded by me.
3.234.25
न भुक्तवति न स्नाते नासंविष्टे च भर्तरि ।
न संविशामि नाश्नामि न स्नाये कर्म कुर्वती ॥ ३.२३४.२५ ॥
When my husband has not eaten, has not bathed, has not lain down, I do not sit, I do not eat, I do not bathe; so too while I am doing my work.
3.234.26
क्षेत्राद्वनाद्वा ग्रामाद्वा भर्तारं गुहमागतम् ।
अभ्युत्थायाभिनन्दामि आसनेनोदकेन च ॥ ३.२३४.२६ ॥
I rise to greet my husband when he comes home from the field, the forest, or the village, and I honour him with a seat and water.
3.234.27
प्रसन्नभाण्डा मृष्टान्ना काले भोजनदायिनी ।
संयता गुप्तधान्या च सुसंमृष्टनिवेशना ॥ ३.२३४.२७ ॥
Keeping the vessels bright, giving well-prepared food at the proper time, restrained, guarding the grain, and keeping the dwelling thoroughly clean.
3.234.28
अतिरस्कृतसंभाषा दुःस्त्रियो नानुसेवती ।
अनुकूलवती नित्यं भवाम्यनलसा सदा ॥ ३.२३४.२८ ॥
I do not speak with disdain, I do not keep company with ill-behaved women, I am always agreeable, and I am always unidle.
3.234.29
अनर्म चापि हसितं द्वारि स्थानमभीक्ष्णशः ।
अवस्करे चिरस्थानं निष्कुटेषु च वर्जये ॥ ३.२३४.२९ ॥
I avoid jesting and laughter, I do not repeatedly stand at the doorway, and I avoid lingering long at the refuse heap and in secluded corners.
3.234.30
अत्यालापमसन्तोषं परव्यापारसंकथाः ।
अतिहासातिरोषौ च क्रोधस्थानं च वर्जये ॥ ३.२३४.३० ॥
I avoid excessive talk, discontent, talk about others' affairs, excessive laughter, excessive anger, and occasions of wrath.
3.234.31
निरताऽहं सदा सत्ये पापानां च विवर्जने ।
सर्वथा भर्तुरहितं न ममेष्टं कथंचन ॥ ३.२३४.३१ ॥
I am always devoted to truth and avoid sins; no harm to my husband is ever at all desired by me.
3.234.32
यदा प्रवसते भर्ता कुटुम्बार्थेन केनचित् ।
सुमनोवर्णकापेता भवामि व्रतचारिणी ॥ ३.२३४.३२ ॥
When my husband goes abroad on some family business, I remain cheerful, without adornment, observing my vow.
3.234.33
यच्च भर्ता न पिबति यच्च भर्ता न सेवते ।
यच्च नाश्नाति मे भर्ता सर्वं तद्वर्जयाम्यहम् ॥ ३.२३४.३३ ॥
Whatever my husband does not drink, whatever my husband does not partake of, and whatever my husband does not eat — all that I give up.
3.234.34
यथोपदेशं नियता वर्तमाना वराङ्गने ।
स्वलंकृता सुप्रयता भर्तुः प्रियहिते रता ॥ ३.२३४.३४ ॥
O fair-limbed one, conducting myself with restraint according to instruction, well adorned and well controlled, I delight in what is dear and beneficial to my husband.
3.234.35
ये च धर्माः कुटुम्बेषु श्वश्र्वामे कथिताः पुरा ।
अनुतिष्ठामि तान्सत्ये नित्यकालमतन्द्रिता ॥ ३.२३४.३५ ॥
The duties that my mother-in-law declared in the household long ago, these I follow in truth, always, at every time, without weariness.
3.234.36
भिक्षाबलिश्राद्धविधिस्थालीपाकाश्च पर्वसु ।
मान्यानां मानसत्कारा ये चान्ये विदिता मम ॥ ३.२३४.३६ ॥
The rites of alms-giving, offerings, and ancestral rites, the cooking of the sacred pot on festival days, and the honor and courtesy shown to the venerable — and the other matters known to me.
3.234.37
तान्सर्वाननुवर्तामि दिवारात्रमतन्द्रिता ।
विनयाननियमांश्चैव सदा सर्वात्मना श्रिता ॥ ३.२३४.३७ ॥
Day and night, without weariness, I attend upon them all; modesty and rules I always observe with my whole self.
3.234.38
मृदून्सतः सत्यशीलान्सत्यधर्मानुपालिनः ।
स देवः सा गतिर्नार्यास्तस्य का विप्रियं चरेत् ॥ ३.२३४.३८ ॥
He who is gentle, of truthful character, and keeper of the true dharma, is my god and the refuge of a woman; who would do him displeasure?
3.234.39
पत्याश्रयो हि मे धर्मो मतः स्त्रीणां सनातनः ।
स देवः सा गतिर्नार्यास्तस्य काविप्रियं चरेत् ॥ ३.२३४.३९ ॥
To rest upon my husband is my dharma, held to be the eternal duty of women. He is my god and the refuge of a woman; who would do him displeasure?
3.234.40
अहं पतीन्नातिशये नात्यश्ने नातिभूषये ।
नापि श्वश्रूं परिवदे सर्वदा परियन्त्रिता ॥ ३.२३४.४० ॥
I do not boast before my husbands, nor eat to excess, nor overadorn myself, nor ever speak ill of my mother-in-law; I am always restrained.
3.234.41
अवधानेन सुभगे नित्योत्थिततयैव च ।
भर्तारो वशगा मह्यं गुरुशुश्रूषयैव च ॥ ३.२३४.४१ ॥
O fortunate one, by attentiveness, by always rising early, and by serving my elders, my husbands remain under my sway.
3.234.42
नित्यमार्यामहं कुन्तीं वीरसूं सत्यवादिनीम् ।
स्वयं परिचराम्यतां पानाच्छादनभोजनैः ॥ ३.२३४.४२ ॥
Always I myself attend upon the noble Kuntī, mother of heroes, who speaks the truth, serving her with drink, clothing and food.
3.234.43
नैतामतिशये जातु वस्त्रभूषणभोजनैः ।
न वदे चाप्यतिवाचा तां पृथां पृथिवीसमाम् ॥ ३.२३४.४३ ॥
I never surpass her in clothing, ornaments and food, nor do I praise that Pṛthā, equal to the earth, with excessive words.
3.234.44
अष्टावग्रे ब्राह्मणानां सहस्राणि स्म नित्यदा ।
भुञ्जते रुक्मपात्रीषु युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥ ३.२३४.४४ ॥
Formerly, in Yudhiṣṭhira's dwelling, eight thousand brahmins every day ate from golden vessels.
3.234.45
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातका गृहमेधिनः ।
त्रिंशद्दासीक एकैको यान्विभर्ति युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ३.२३४.४५ ॥
Eighty-eight thousand householders, Vedic graduates, each one Yudhiṣṭhira supported together with thirty maidservants.
3.234.46
दशान्यानि सहस्राणि येषामन्नं सुसंस्कृतम् ।
ह्रियते रुक्मपात्रीभिर्यतीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ॥ ३.२३४.४६ ॥
And for ten thousand others, ascetics who are celibate, well-prepared food was carried in golden vessels.
3.234.47
तान्सर्वानग्रहारेण ब्राह्मणान्वेदवादिनः ।
यथार्हं पूजयामि स्म पानाच्छादनभोजनैः ॥ ३.२३४.४७ ॥
All those brahmins who speak the Veda I honoured, as is fitting, with agrahāra grants and with drink, clothing and food.
3.234.48
शतं दासीसहस्राणि कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः ।
कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यो निष्ककण्ठ्यः स्वलंकृताः ॥ ३.२३४.४८ ॥
The great-souled son of Kuntī had a hundred thousand maidservants, wearing conch bracelets and armlets, with gold necklaces, well adorned.
3.234.49
महार्हमाल्याभरणाः सुवर्णाश्चन्दनोक्षिताः ।
मणीन्हेम च विभ्रत्यो नृत्तगीतविशारदाः ॥ ३.२३४.४९ ॥
Wearing costly garlands and ornaments, golden-hued, sprinkled with sandalwood, bearing jewels and gold, skilled in dance and song.
3.234.50
तासां नाम च रूपंच भोजनाच्छादनानि च ।
सर्वासामेव वेदाहं कर्म चैव कृताकृतम् ॥ ३.२३४.५० ॥
Their names and forms, their food and clothing, and all their work done and undone — I know all of it.
3.234.51
शतं दासीसहस्राणि कुन्तीपुत्रस्य धीमतः ।
पात्रीपस्ता दिवारात्रमतिथीन्भोजयन्त्युत ॥ ३.२३४.५१ ॥
The wise son of Kuntī had a hundred thousand maidservants who, day and night, served food from their vessels and fed the guests.
3.234.52
शतमश्वसहस्राणि दशनागायुतानि च ।
युधिष्ठिरस्यानुयात्रमिन्द्रप्रस्थनिवासिनः ॥ ३.२३४.५२ ॥
In Yudhiṣṭhira's retinue, the residents of Indraprastha numbered a hundred thousand horses and ten ayuta of elephants.
3.234.53
एतदासीत्तदा राज्ञो यन्महीं पर्यपालयत् ।
येषां सङ्ख्याविधिं चैव प्रदिशामि शृणोमि च ॥ ३.२३४.५३ ॥
This was what the king had at the time when he ruled the earth; I shall declare the manner of their counting, and you listen.
3.234.54
अन्तःपूराणां सर्वेषां भृत्यानां चैव सर्वशः ।
आगोपालाविपालेभ्यः सर्वं वेद कृताकृतम् ॥ ३.२३४.५४ ॥
Of all the women of the inner palace and all the servants, from cowherds down to shepherds, he knows everything done and undone.
3.234.55
सर्वं राज्ञः समुदयमायं च व्ययमेव च ।
एकाऽहंवेद्मि कल्याणि पाण्डवानां यशस्विनि ॥ ३.२३४.५५ ॥
O auspicious and glorious one, I alone know all the income and expenditure of the king of the Pāṇḍavas.
3.234.56
मयि सर्वं समासज्यकुटुम्बं भरतर्षभाः ।
उपासनरताः सर्वे घटयन्ति वरानने ॥ ३.२३४.५६ ॥
O bulls of the Bharatas, O fair-faced one, entrusting everything to me, all the household, devoted to service, carry out their tasks.
3.234.57
तमहं भारमासक्तमनाधृष्यं दुरात्मभिः ।
सुखं सर्वंपरित्यज्यरात्र्यहानि घटामि वै ॥ ३.२३४.५७ ॥
That burden, to which my mind is attached and which is unassailable by evil men, I bear night and day, abandoning all comfort.
3.234.58
अधृष्यं वरुणस्येव निधिपूर्णमिवोदधिम् ।
एकाहं वेद्मि कोशं वै पतीनां धर्मचारिणाम् ॥ ३.२३४.५८ ॥
Unassailable like Varuṇa, like the ocean full of treasures, I alone know the treasury of my husbands, who follow dharma.
3.234.59
अनिशायां निशायां च विहाय क्षुत्पिपासयोः ।
आराधयन्त्याः कौरव्यांस्तुल्या रात्रिरहश्च मे ॥ ३.२३४.५९ ॥
Forsaking hunger and thirst by night and by day, pleasing the Kuru princes, for me night and day are the same.
3.234.60
प्रथमं प्रतिबुध्यामि चरमं संविशामि च ।
नित्यकालमहं सत्ये एतत्संवननं मम ॥ ३.२३४.६० ॥
I wake first and retire last; always to abide in truth is this, my vow.
3.234.61
एतज्जानाम्यहं कर्तुं भर्तृसंवननं महत् ।
असत्स्त्रीणां समाचारं नाहं कुर्यां न कामये ॥ ३.२३४.६१ ॥
I know this great conduct toward a husband. I will not do the conduct of wicked women, nor desire it.
3.234.62
तच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मसहितं व्याहृतं कृष्णया तदा ।
उवाच सत्या सत्कृत्य पाञ्चालीं धर्मचारिणीं ॥ ३.२३४.६२ ॥
Having heard those words spoken by Kṛṣṇā, accompanied by dharma, Satyā, honoring the Pāñcālī who follows dharma, then spoke to her.
3.234.63
अभिपन्नाऽस्मि पाञ्चालि याज्ञसेनि क्षमस्व मे ।
कामकारः सखीनं हि सोपहासं प्रभाषितम् ॥ ३.२३४.६३ ॥
O Pāñcālī, O Yājñasenī, I am at fault; forgive me. The words of friends are spoken by free will, and what is spoken with mockery is likewise.