Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.24
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4.24.1
आश्वासयंस्तां पाञ्चालीं भीमसेन उवाच ह ।
शृणु भद्रे वरारोहे क्रोधात्तत्र तु चिन्तितम् ॥ ४.२४.१ ॥
Comforting Draupadī, Bhīmasena spoke: "Listen, gracious one, fair-hipped woman, to what I resolved there in anger."
4.24.2
त्वं वै सभागतां दृष्ट्वा मात्स्यानां कदनं महत् ।
कर्तुकामेन भद्रं ते वृक्षश्चावेक्षितो मया ॥ ४.२४.२ ॥
Having seen you come to the assembly, and desiring to bring great slaughter upon the Matsyas — may you prosper — I looked toward the tree.
4.24.3
तत्र मां धर्मराजस्तु कटाक्षेण न्यवारयत् ।
तज्ज्ञात्वाऽवाङ्भुखस्तूष्णीमास्थितोस्मि महानसं ॥ ४.२४.३ ॥
There King Dharma restrained me with a sidelong glance. Understanding that, I stood silently in the kitchen with my face downcast.
4.24.4
शृणुष्वान्यत्प्रतिज्ञातं यद्वदामीह भामिनि ।
धिगस्तु मे बाहुबलं गाण्डीवं फल्गुनस्य च।
यत्ते रक्तौ पुरा भूत्वा पाणी कृतकिणाविमौ ॥ ४.२४.४ ॥
Listen, O lovely one, to another vow I make here: shame on my arm-strength and shame on Phalguna's Gāṇḍīva bow — for your two hands, once soft and reddened, have become callused.
4.24.5
तदद्य मां तु तपति यत्कृतं न मया पुरा ।
सभायां स्म विराटस्य करोमि कदनं महत् ॥ ४.२४.५ ॥
Therefore today what I did not do before burns me: in Virāṭa's assembly I will wreak great slaughter.
4.24.6
तत्र मे कारणं भाति कौन्तेयो यत्प्रतीक्षते ।
तदहं तस्य विज्ञाय स्थितो धर्मस्य शासने ॥ ४.२४.६ ॥
There my reason appears to be this: the son of Kuntī is waiting. So, knowing his intention, I remain under the command of dharma.
4.24.7
यच्च राज्यात्प्रच्यवनं कुरूणामवधश्च यः ।
सुयोधनस्य कर्णस्य शकुनेः सौबलस्य च ॥ ४.२४.७ ॥
And the fall of the Kurus from the kingdom, and the slaughter that came through Suyodhana, Karṇa, Śakuni, the son of Subala.
4.24.8
दुःशासनस्य पापस्य यन्मया न हृतं शिरः ।
तन्मां दहति कल्याणि हृदि शल्यमिवार्पितम् ॥ ४.२४.८ ॥
That I did not cut off the head of the wicked Duḥśāsana—this, O auspicious one, burns me like a thorn fixed in the heart.
4.24.9
अपि चान्यद्वरारोहे स्मरिष्यसि वचो मम ।
पुण्ये तीरे सरस्वत्या यत्प्रतिष्ठाम संगताः ।
तत्राहमब्रवं कृष्णे सर्वक्लेशाननुस्मरन् ॥ ४.२४.९ ॥
And, O fair-hipped one, you will remember another word of mine: on the holy bank of the Sarasvatī, when we had gathered to settle our abode, recalling all our sufferings, I spoke there.
4.24.10
न चाहमनुगच्छेयं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
धनञ्जयं च पाञ्चालि माद्रिपुत्रौ च भ्रातरौ।
कृत्वैतां च मतिं कृष्णे युधिष्ठिरमगर्हयम् ॥ ४.२४.१० ॥
I would not follow King Dharma Yudhiṣṭhira, nor Dhanañjaya, O Pāñcālī, nor the two brothers, the sons of Mādrī. Resolving this, O Kṛṣṇā, I reproached Yudhiṣṭhira.
4.24.11
परुषं वचनं श्रुत्वा मम धर्मात्मजस्तदा ।
हीमान्वाक्यमहीनार्थं ब्रुवन्राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
सर्वानन्वनयद्भ्रातॄन्मुनेर्धौम्यस्य पश्यतः ॥ ४.२४.११ ॥
Hearing my harsh words, then the righteous son, King Yudhiṣṭhira, modest, speaking words full of meaning, led back all his brothers before the eyes of the sage Dhaumya.
4.24.12
मा रोदी राज्ञि लोकानां सर्वागमगुणान्विता ।
रक्षितव्यं सहास्माभिः सत्यमप्रतिमं भुवि ॥ ४.२४.१२ ॥
Queen, endowed with all the virtues of the scriptures, do not weep. We must all together protect the truth, which on earth has no equal.
4.24.13
अनुनीतेषु चास्मासु अनुनीता त्वमप्यसि ।
मा धर्मं जहि सुश्रोणि क्रोधं जहि महामते ॥ ४.२४.१३ ॥
Since we have been pacified, you too have been pacified. Fair-hipped one, do not abandon dharma; great-minded one, abandon anger.
4.24.14
इमं तु समुपालम्भं त्वत्तो राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
शृणुयाद्यदि कल्याणि कृत्स्नं जह्यात्स जीवितं ॥ ४.२४.१४ ॥
Auspicious one, if King Yudhiṣṭhira hears this reproach from you, he would give up his whole life.
4.24.15
धनञ्जयो वा सुश्रोणि यमौ चापि सुमध्यमे ।
लोकान्तरगतेष्वेषु नाहं शक्ष्यामि जीवितुम् ॥ ४.२४.१५ ॥
Fair-hipped one, slender-waisted one, if Dhanañjaya or the twins go to another world, I shall not be able to live.
4.24.16
धर्मं शृणुष्व पाञ्चालि यत्ते वक्ष्यामि मानिनि ॥ ४.२४.१६ ॥
Listen to the dharma, Pāñcālī, proud lady, which I am about to tell you.
4.24.17
दुहिता जनकस्यासीद्वैदेही यदि ते श्रुता ।
पतिमन्वचरत्सीता महारण्यनिवासिनम् ॥ ४.२४.१७ ॥
If you have heard of it, Sītā, the daughter of Janaka, Vaidehī, followed her husband who dwelt in the great forest.
4.24.18
वसन्ती च महारण्ये रामस्य महिषी प्रिया ।
रावणेन हृता सीता राक्षसीभिश्च तर्जिता।
सा क्लिश्यमाना सुश्रोणी राममेवान्वपद्यत ॥ ४.२४.१८ ॥
Sītā, the beloved chief queen of Rāma who dwelt in the great forest, was carried off by Rāvaṇa and threatened by the rākṣasa women. Afflicted, the fair-hipped one clung to Rāma alone.
4.24.19
लोपामुद्रा तथा भीरु भर्तारमृषिसत्तमम् ।
भगवन्तमगस्त्यं सा वनायैवान्वपद्यत ॥ ४.२४.१९ ॥
Likewise the timid Lopāmudrā followed Agastya, the venerable best of sages, as her husband, going into the forest after him.
4.24.20
सुकन्या नाम शर्यातेर्भार्गवच्यवनं वने ।
वल्मीकभूतं साध्वी तमन्वपद्यत भामिनी ॥ ४.२४.२० ॥
Sukanyā, daughter of Śaryāti, the virtuous and radiant woman, followed Cyavana of the Bhṛgu line, who had become an anthill in the forest.
4.24.21
नालायनी चेन्द्रसेना रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि ।
पतिमन्वचरद्वृद्धं पुरा वर्षसहस्रिणम् ॥ ४.२४.२१ ॥
Nālāyanī and Indrasenā, unmatched in beauty on earth, long ago attended their husband who was a thousand years old.
4.24.22
नलं राजानमेवाथ दमयन्ती वनान्तरे ।
अन्वगच्छत्पुरा कृष्णे तथा भर्तॄंस्त्वमन्वगाः ॥ ४.२४.२२ ॥
Long ago Damayantī, deep in the forest, followed King Nala alone. O Kṛṣṇā, so too did you follow your husbands.
4.24.23
यथैताः कीर्तिता नार्यो रूपवत्यः पतिव्रताः ।
तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि सर्वैः समुदिता गुणैः ॥ ४.२४.२३ ॥
As these beautiful and devoted wives have been named, so too, O auspicious one, are you endowed with all virtues.
4.24.24
मा दीर्घं क्षम कालं त्वं त्रिंशद्रात्रमनिन्दिते ।
पूर्णे त्रयोदशे वर्षे राज्ञां राज्ञी भविष्यसि ॥ ४.२४.२४ ॥
Blameless one, endure patiently for a long time. When thirty nights and the thirteenth year are complete, you will become the queen of kings.
4.24.25
सत्येन ते शपे चाहं भविता नान्यथेति च ॥ ४.२४.२५ ॥
By truth I swear to you: it will be so, and not otherwise.
4.24.26
सर्वासां परमस्त्रीणां प्रामाण्यं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
सर्वेषां च नरेन्द्राणां मूर्ध्नि स्थास्यसि भामिनि ॥ ४.२४.२६ ॥
You are worthy to hold authority over all the foremost women, and, O radiant one, you shall stand above the heads of all kings.
4.24.27
भर्तृभक्त्या च वृत्तेन भोगानाप्स्यसि दुर्लभान् ।
यातायां तु प्रतिज्ञायां महान्तं भोगमाप्नुयाः ॥ ४.२४.२७ ॥
Through devotion to your husband and good conduct you will obtain rare enjoyments; and when the time of the vow has passed, you will attain great enjoyment.
4.24.28
गुरुभक्तिकृतं ज्ञात्वा राज्ञां मूर्ध्नि स्थिता भवेः ॥ ४.२४.२८ ॥
Knowing that it was done out of devotion to elders, you shall stand upon the heads of kings.
4.24.29
आर्तप्रलापा कौन्तेय न राजानमुपालभे ।
अपारयन्त्या दुःखानि कृतं बाष्पप्रमोचनम् ॥ ४.२४.२९ ॥
O son of Kuntī, lamenting in my anguish, I do not blame the king. Unable to bear my sorrows, I have shed tears.
4.24.30
इदं तु दुःखं कौन्तेय ममासद्यं निबोध तत् ॥ ४.२४.३० ॥
But hear, O son of Kuntī, this sorrow that has befallen me.
4.24.31
योऽयं राज्ञो विराटस्य सूतपुत्रस्तु कीचकः ।
स्यालो नाम प्रवादेन भोजस्त्रैगर्तदेशजः ॥ ४.२४.३१ ॥
This Kīcaka, the charioteer's son of King Virāṭa, who is called brother-in-law by repute, a Bhoja, born in the land of the Traigartas.
4.24.32
त्यक्तधर्मो नृशंसश्च सर्वार्थेषु च वल्लभः ।
नित्यमेवाह दुष्टात्मा भार्या मे भव शोभने ।
अविनीतः सुदुष्टात्मा मामनाथेति चिन्तयन् ॥ ४.२४.३२ ॥
That evil-minded one, who has abandoned dharma, cruel, and favoured in all affairs, constantly says, 'Fair one, become my wife.' The ill-mannered and deeply wicked one thinks thus, reckoning me without a protector.
4.24.33
किमुक्तेन व्यतीतेन भीमसेन महाबल ।
प्रत्युपस्थितकालस्य कार्यस्यानन्तरो भव ॥ ४.२४.३३ ॥
What is the use of speaking of what is past? O Bhīmasena, mighty one, at once turn to the task whose time has come.
4.24.34
ममेह भीम कैकेयी रूपाद्धि भयशङ्किता ।
नित्यमुद्विजते राजा कथं नेयादिमामिति ॥ ४.२४.३४ ॥
O Bhīma, here Kaikeyī, out of fear because of my beauty, is ever apprehensive; the king is constantly agitated, thinking, 'How might she not be led to him?'
4.24.35
तस्या विदित्वा तं भावं स्वयं चानृतदर्शनः ।
कीचकोपि च दुष्टात्मा पुनः प्रार्थयते च मां ॥ ४.२४.३५ ॥
Having understood her intention, and himself deceitful in appearance, the evil-minded Kīcaka again importunes me.
4.24.36
तमहं कुपिता भीम पुनः कोपं नियम्य च ।
अब्रवं कामसंमूढमात्मानं रक्ष कीचक ॥ ४.२४.३६ ॥
Angered, and again restraining my anger, I spoke to him, deluded by desire: Kīcaka, protect yourself.
4.24.37
गन्धर्वाणामहं भार्या पञ्चानां महिषी प्रिया ।
ते त्वां निहन्युर्दुर्धर्षाः शूराः साहसकारिणः ॥ ४.२४.३७ ॥
I am the wife of the Gandharvas, the beloved chief queen of the five. Those invincible, heroic, bold men would slay you.
4.24.38
एवमुक्तस्तु दुष्टात्मा कीचकः प्रत्युवाच ह ।
नाहं बिभेमि भैरन्ध्रि गन्धर्वाणां शुचिस्मिते ॥ ४.२४.३८ ॥
Thus addressed, the wicked-minded Kīcaka replied: I do not fear the Gandharvas, O Bhairandhrī, O bright-smiling one.
4.24.39
शतं सहस्रमपि वा गन्धर्वाणामहं रणे ।
समागतं हनिष्यामि त्वं भीरु कुरु मे क्षणम् ॥ ४.२४.३९ ॥
Even a hundred or a thousand Gandharvas gathered in battle, I shall slay. O timid one, grant me a moment.
4.24.40
इत्युक्ता चाब्रवं सूतं कामातुरमहं पुनः ।
न त्वं प्रतिबलस्तेषां गन्धर्वाणां यशस्विनाम् ॥ ४.२४.४० ॥
Having said this, I spoke again to the lust-stricken charioteer: You are no match for those glorious Gandharvas.
4.24.41
धर्मे स्थिताऽस्मि सततं कुलशीलसमन्विता ।
नेच्छामि किंचिद्वध्यं त्वां तस्माज्जीवसि कीचक ॥ ४.२४.४१ ॥
I am ever established in dharma, endowed with noble lineage and conduct. I wish no harm upon you at all; therefore, Kīcaka, you live.
4.24.42
एवमुक्तस्तु दुष्टात्मा प्रहस्य स्वनवत्ततः ।
न तिष्ठिति स सन्मार्गे न च धर्मं बुभूषति ॥ ४.२४.४२ ॥
Thus addressed, the wicked-minded Kīcaka laughed and roared loudly. He does not stand on the good path, nor does he wish to uphold dharma.
4.24.43
पापात्मा पापकारी च कामराजवशानुगः ।
अविनीतश्च दुष्टात्मा प्रत्याख्यातः पुनः पुनः ॥ ४.२४.४३ ॥
The sinful-minded, sin-doing Kīcaka, who follows the will of the king of desire, ill-mannered and wicked-minded, has been rejected again and again.
4.24.44
दर्शनेदर्शने हन्याद्यदि जह्यां च जीवितम् ।
धर्मे प्रयतमानानां महान्धर्मो नशिष्यति ॥ ४.२४.४४ ॥
If he kills me, whether seen or unseen, I too will give up my life; the great dharma of those who strive for dharma will not perish.
4.24.45
समयं रक्षमाणानां दारा वो न भवन्ति च ।
भार्याजां रक्ष्यमाणायां प्रजा भवति रक्षिता।
प्रजायां रक्ष्यमाणायामात्मा भवति रक्षितः ॥ ४.२४.४५ ॥
For those who keep their vow, their wives are not lost. When the wife is protected, offspring is protected; when offspring is protected, the self is protected.
4.24.46
वंदतां वर्णधर्मांश्च ब्राह्मणानां च मे श्रुतम् ।
क्षत्रियस्य सदा धर्मो नान्यो दस्युनिबर्हणात् ॥ ४.२४.४६ ॥
I have heard from the brahmins who expound the duties of the classes: the dharma of a kṣatriya is always nothing other than slaying robbers.
4.24.47
पश्यतो धर्मराजस्य कीचको माऽन्वधावत ।
तवेव च समक्षं वै भीमसेन महाबल ॥ ४.२४.४७ ॥
Let Kīcaka not pursue me while the king of dharma is watching; O Bhīmasena of great strength, this is happening right before your very eyes.
4.24.48
त्वया चाहं परित्राता भीम तस्माञ्जटासुरात् ॥ ४.२४.४८ ॥
Bhīma, it was you who rescued me from that demon Jaṭāsura.
4.24.49
जयद्रथं तथैव त्वमजैषीर्भ्रातृभिः सह ।
जहीममपि पापिष्ठं योयं मामवमन्यते ।
कीचको राजवाल्लभ्याच्छोककृन्मम भारत ॥ ४.२४.४९ ॥
You defeated Jayadratha in the same way, together with your brothers. Slay this most sinful Kīcaka too, who holds me in contempt. Through the king's favour he causes me grief, O Bhārata.
4.24.50
कीचकं कामसन्तप्तं भिन्धि कुम्भमिवाश्मनि ।
यो निमित्तमनर्थानां बहूनां मम भारत ॥ ४.२४.५० ॥
Smash Kīcaka, tormented by desire, as one smashes a pot against a stone. He is the cause of many misfortunes for me, O Bhārata.
4.24.51
तं चेञ्जीवन्तमादित्यः प्रातरभ्युदयिष्यति ।
विषमालोड्य पास्यामि मा कीचकवशंगमम् ॥ ४.२४.५१ ॥
If the sun rises tomorrow morning while he is still alive, I will mix poison and drink it, rather than fall into Kīcaka's power.
4.24.52
श्रेयो हि मरणं मह्यं भीमसेन तवाग्रतः ।
इत्युक्त्वा प्रारुदत्कृष्णा भीमस्योरसि संश्रिता ॥ ४.२४.५२ ॥
Bhīmasena, for me death in your presence would be better. Having said this, Kṛṣṇā clung to Bhīma's chest and wept aloud.
4.24.53
भीमश्च तां परिष्वज्य महत्सान्त्वं प्रयुज्य च ।
कीचकं मनसाऽगच्छत्सृक्किणी परिलेलिहन् ॥ ४.२४.५३ ॥
Bhīma embraced her, offered her great consolation, and in his mind went toward Kīcaka, licking his lips.
4.24.54
आश्वासयित्वा बहुशो भृशमार्तां सुमध्यमाम् ।
हेतुतत्वार्थसंयुक्तैर्वचोभिर्द्रुपदात्मजाम् ॥ ४.२४.५४ ॥
Having consoled her again and again, the distressed slender-waisted daughter of Drupada, with words joined to reasons, truth and meaning.
4.24.55
प्रमृज्य वदनं तस्याः पाणिनाऽश्रुसमाकुलम् ।
उवाच चैनां दुःखार्तां भीमः क्रोधसमन्वितः ॥ ४.२४.५५ ॥
Wiping her tear-filled face with his hand, Bhīma, filled with anger, spoke these words to her, who was distressed with sorrow.