Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.309
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3.309.1
ततो गर्भः समभवत्पृथायाः पृथिवीपते ।
शुक्ले दशोत्तरे पक्षे तारापतिरिवाम्बरे ॥ ३.३०९.१ ॥
Then, O lord of the earth, Pṛthā conceived in the bright fortnight, on the tenth day, like the lord of the stars in the sky.
3.309.2
सा बान्धवभयाद्बाला गर्भं तं विनिगूहती ।
धारयामास सुश्रोणी न चैनां बुबुधे जनः ॥ ३.३०९.२ ॥
Out of fear of her kinsmen, the young girl carried that embryo in concealment, and the people did not know of her, the fair-hipped one.
3.309.3
न हि तां वेद नार्यन्या काचिद्धात्रेयिकामृते ।
कन्यापुरगतां बालां निपुणां परिरक्षणे ॥ ३.३०९.३ ॥
Indeed, no other woman knew her, except the skilled nurse who had gone with the young girl into the maidens' quarters, expert in her protection.
3.309.4
ततः कालेन सा गर्भं सुषुवे वरवर्णिनी ।
कन्यैव तस्य देवस्य प्रसादादमरप्रभम् ॥ ३.३०९.४ ॥
Then in due time that fair-complexioned maiden gave birth to that embryo, by the grace of that god, radiant like an immortal, while still a maiden.
3.309.5
तथैवाबद्धकवचं कनकोज्ज्वलकुण्डलम् ।
हर्यक्षं वृषभस्कन्धं यथास्य पितरं तथा ॥ ३.३०९.५ ॥
Likewise, wearing armour, with golden shining earrings, lion-eyed, bull-shouldered, just as his father was.
3.309.6
जातमात्रं च तं गर्भं धात्र्या संमन्त्र्य भामिनी ।
उत्स्रष्टुकामा तं गर्भं कारयामास भारत। ॥ ३.३०९.६ ॥
And as soon as the child was born, having consulted with the nurse, the splendid lady, desiring to abandon him, had it done, O Bhārata.
3.309.7
मञ्जूषां शिल्पिभिस्तूर्णं सुनद्धां सुप्रतिष्ठिताम् ।
प्लवैर्बहुविधैर्बद्धां प्लवनार्थं जले नृप।
अजिनैर्मृदुभिश्चैवं संस्तीर्णशयनां तथा ॥ ३.३०९.७ ॥
O king, the craftsmen quickly made the chest well fastened and firmly built, bound with many kinds of floats so that it would float on the water. A bed was likewise spread inside it with soft hides.
3.309.8
मञ्जूषायां समाधाय स्वास्तीर्णायां समन्ततः ।
मधूच्चिष्टस्थितायां तं सुखायां रुदती तथा।
श्लक्ष्णायां सुपिधानायामश्वनद्यामवासृजत् ॥ ३.३०९.८ ॥
Having placed him in that chest, spread out well on every side, coated with wax, comfortable, smooth and well covered, she released it, weeping, into the river Aśvā.
3.309.9
जानती चाप्यकर्तव्यं कन्याया गर्भधारणम् ।
पुत्रस्नेहेन सा राजन्करुणं पर्यदेवयत् ॥ ३.३०९.९ ॥
O king, though she knew that carrying a pregnancy as an unmarried girl was not to be done, out of love for her son she lamented piteously.
3.309.10
समुत्सृजन्ती मञ्जूपामश्वनद्यां तदा जले ।
उवाच रुदतीकुन्ती यानि वाक्यानि तच्छृणु ॥ ३.३०९.१० ॥
Listen to the words that Kuntī, weeping, spoke as she released the chest into the waters of the river Aśvā.
3.309.11
स्वस्ति तेऽस्त्वान्तरिक्षेभ्यः पार्थिवेभ्यश्च पुत्रक ।
दिव्येभ्यश्चैव भूतेभ्यस्तथा तोयचराश्च ये ॥ ३.३०९.११ ॥
May there be well-being for you, my son, from the sky and from the earth, from the divine beings, and likewise from the creatures that move in the waters.
3.309.12
शिवास्ते सन्तु पन्थानो मा च ते परिपन्थिनः ।
आगताश्च तथा पुत्र भवन्त्यद्रोहचेतसः ॥ ३.३०९.१२ ॥
May your paths be auspicious, and may there be none who obstruct you on the way. And whoever comes to you, my son, may they all be of minds free from malice.
3.309.13
पातु त्वां वरुणो राजा सलिले सलिलेश्वरः ।
अन्तरिक्षेऽन्तरिक्षस्थः पवनः सर्वगस्तथा ॥ ३.३०९.१३ ॥
May King Varuṇa, lord of the waters, protect you in the waters; and likewise the wind, dwelling in the sky and going everywhere, protect you in the sky.
3.309.14
पिता त्वां पातु सर्वत्र तपनस्तपतांवरः ।
येन दत्तोसि मे पुत्र दिव्येन विधिना किल ॥ ३.३०९.१४ ॥
May the father, the sun, best of those who shine, protect you everywhere; he by whom you were given to me, my son, by divine rite.
3.309.15
आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः साध्या विश्वे च देवताः ।
मरुतश्च सहेन्द्रेण दिशश्च सदिदीश्वराः ॥ ३.३०९.१५ ॥
The Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Viśvedevas, and the Maruts together with Indra, and the lords of the directions always, may they protect you.
3.309.16
रक्षन्तु त्वां सुराः सर्वे समेषु विषमेषु च ।
वेत्स्यामि त्वांविदेशेपि कवचेनाभिसूचितम् ॥ ३.३०९.१६ ॥
May all the gods protect you on level and on rough ground; and even in a foreign land I shall know you, marked by your armour.
3.309.17
धन्यस्ते पुत्र जनरको देवो भानुर्विभावसुः ।
स्त्वां द्रक्ष्यति दिव्येन चक्षुषा वाहिनीगतम् ॥ ३.३०९.१७ ॥
Blessed are you, son. The god Bhānu, the radiant one, will look upon you with a divine eye, you who have gone into the army.
3.309.18
धन्या सा प्रमदा या त्वां पुत्रत्वे कल्पयिष्यति ।
यस्यास्त्वं तृषितः पुत्र स्तनं पास्यसि देवज ॥ ३.३०९.१८ ॥
Blessed is the woman who will take you as her son; and blessed is she whose breast you will drink from, thirsty, O son born of a god.
3.309.19
कोनु स्वप्नस्तया दृष्टो या त्वामादित्यवर्चसम् ।
दिव्यवर्मसमायुक्तं दिव्यकृण्डलभूषितम् ॥ ३.३०९.१९ ॥
What dream was it that she saw, in which she beheld you, radiant as the sun, clad in divine armour and adorned with divine earrings?
3.309.20
पद्मायतविशालाक्षं पद्मताम्रदलोज्ज्वलम् ।
सुललाटं सुकेशान्तं पुत्रत्वे कल्पयिष्यति ॥ ३.३०९.२० ॥
Him, with eyes broad and long as lotus petals, shining like the reddish lotus petal, with a fine forehead and fine tips of hair, she will imagine as her son.
3.309.21
धन्या द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुत्र त्वां भूमौ संसर्पमाणकम् ।
अव्यक्तकलवाक्यानि वदन्तं रेणुगुण्ठितम् ॥ ३.३०९.२१ ॥
Fortunate are they who will see you, my son, crawling upon the ground, speaking indistinct sweet words, covered with dust.
3.309.22
धन्या द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुत्र त्वां पुनर्यौवनगोचरम् ।
हिमवद्वनसंभूतं सिंहं केसरिणं यथा ॥ ३.३०९.२२ ॥
Fortunate are they who will see you, my son, again come into youth, like a maned lion born in the forests of the Himalayas.
3.309.23
एवं बहुविधं राजन्विलप्य करुणं पृथा ।
अवामृजतमज्जूषामश्वनद्यां तदा जले ॥ ३.३०९.२३ ॥
Thus, O king, having lamented piteously in many ways, Pṛthā then cast the chest into the water of the river Aśvā.
3.309.24
रुदती पुत्रशोकार्ता निशीथे कमलेक्षणा ।
धात्र्या सह पृथा राजन्पुत्रदर्शनलालसा ॥ ३.३०९.२४ ॥
Afflicted with grief for her son, weeping, lotus-eyed Pṛthā, O king, at midnight with the nurse, longing to see her son.
3.309.25
विसर्जयित्वा मञ्जूषां संबोधनभयात्पितुः ।
विवेश राजभवनं पुनः शोकातुरा ततः ॥ ३.३०९.२५ ॥
Having sent the chest away for fear of reproach from her father, she, afflicted with grief, entered the royal palace again.
3.309.26
मञ्जूषा त्वश्वनद्याः सा ययौ चर्मयण्वतीं नदीम् ।
चर्मण्वत्याश्चयमुनां ततो गङ्गां जगाम ह ॥ ३.३०९.२६ ॥
That chest went from the river Aśva to the river Carmaṇvatī, then from the Carmaṇvatī to the Yamunā, and then it reached the Gaṅgā.
3.309.27
गङ्गायाः सूतविषयं चम्पामनुययौ पुरीम् ।
स मञ्जूषागतो गर्भस्तरङ्गैरुह्यमानकः ॥ ३.३०९.२७ ॥
From the Gaṅgā it followed its course to the city of Campā in the land of the sūtas; the embryo contained in the chest was carried along by the waves.
3.309.28
अमृतादुत्थितं दिव्यं तनुवर्म सकुण्डलम् ।
धारयामास तं गर्भं दैवं च विधिनिर्मितम् ॥ ३.३०९.२८ ॥
She bore that embryo, having a divine body-armour and earrings risen from the nectar, fashioned by fate and by divine ordinance.
3.309.29
एतद्गुह्यं महाराज सूर्यस्यासीन्महात्मनः ।
स सूर्यसंभवो गर्भः कुन्त्या गर्भेण धारितः ॥ ३.३०९.२९ ॥
This secret, O great king, belonged to the great-souled Sun; that embryo, born of the Sun, was borne by Kuntī.