Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.137
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5.137.1
अर्जुनं केशव ब्रूयास्त्वयि जाते स्म सूतके ।
उपोपविष्टा नारीभिराश्रमे परिवारिता ॥ ५.१३७.१ ॥
O Keśava, tell Arjuna: when you were born, in the time of birth-impurity, I was sitting near, surrounded by women in the hermitage.
5.137.2
अथान्तरिक्षे वागासीद्दिव्यरूपा मनोरमा ।
सहस्राक्षसमः कुन्ति भविष्यत्येष ते सुतः । ॥ ५.१३७.२ ॥
Then a voice from the sky, divine in form and delightful, spoke: O Kuntī, this son of yours will be equal to Indra of the thousand eyes.
5.137.3
एष जेष्यति सङ्ग्रामे कुरून्सर्वान्समागतान् ।
भीमसेनद्वितीयश्च लोकमुद्वर्तयिष्यति ॥ ५.१३७.३ ॥
He will conquer all the Kurus gathered in battle, and with Bhīmasena as his second he will lift up the world.
5.137.4
पुत्रस्ते पृथिवीं जेता यशश्चास्य दिवं स्पृशेत् ।
हत्वा कुरूंश्च सङ्ग्रामे वासुदेवसहायवान् ॥ ५.१३७.४ ॥
Your son will be a conqueror of the earth, and his fame will touch heaven, having slain the Kurus in battle, with Vāsudeva as his helper.
5.137.5
पित्र्यमंशं प्रनष्टं च पुनरप्युद्धरिष्यति ।
भ्रातृभिः सहितः श्रीमांस्त्रीन्मेधानाहरिष्यति ॥ ५.१३७.५ ॥
He will recover again his lost ancestral share; glorious, together with his brothers, he will perform three sacrifices.
5.137.6
स सत्यसन्धो बीभत्सुः सव्यसाची यथाच्युत ।
तथा त्वमेव जानासि बलवन्तं दुरासदम् ॥ ५.१३७.६ ॥
He is true to his vow, Bībhatsu, the left-handed archer, O Acyuta, as you yourself know: he is mighty and hard to withstand.
5.137.7
तथा तदस्तु दाशार्ह यथा वागभ्यभाषत ।
धर्मश्चेदस्ति वार्ष्णेय तथा सत्यं भविष्यति ॥ ५.१३७.७ ॥
Let it be so, as those words were spoken, O descendant of Daśārha. If there is dharma, O Vārṣṇeya, so it will become true.
5.137.8
त्वं चापि तत्तथा कृष्ण सर्वं संपादयिष्यसि ।
नाहं तदभ्यसूयामि यथा वागभ्यभाषत ॥ ५.१३७.८ ॥
You too, O Kṛṣṇa, will bring all of that to pass just so. I find no fault in the words as they were spoken.
5.137.9
नमो धर्माय महते धर्मो धारयति प्रजाः ।
एतद्धनञ्जयो वाच्यो नित्योद्युक्तो वृकोदरः ॥ ५.१३७.९ ॥
Homage to great dharma; dharma sustains creatures. This is to be said to Dhanañjaya, and to Vṛkodara, ever ready.
5.137.10
यदर्थं क्षत्रिया सूते तस्य कालोऽयमागतः ।
न हि वैरं समासाद्य सीदन्ति पुरुषर्षभाः ॥ ५.१३७.१० ॥
The time has come for that purpose for which warriors are born. Having met enmity, bulls among men do not falter.
5.137.11
विदिता ते सदा बुद्धिर्भीमस्य न स शाम्यति ।
यावदन्तं न कुरुते शत्रूणां शत्रुकर्शनः ॥ ५.१३७.११ ॥
You have always known Bhīma's resolve; he is not appeased until, the enemy-tormentor, he brings the enemies to an end.
5.137.12
तावदेव महापबाहुर्निशासु न सुखं लभेत् ।
सर्वधऱ्मविशेषज्ञां स्नुषां पाण्डोर्महात्मनः ।
व्रूया माधव कल्याणीं कृष्ण कृष्णां यशस्विनीम् ॥ ५.१३७.१२ ॥
Great-armed Bhīma will not find happiness at night until then. O Mādhava, you should say to the gracious and glorious Kṛṣṇā, daughter-in-law of the great-souled Pāṇḍu, who knows the special dharmas of all.
5.137.13
युक्तमेतन्महाभागे कुले जाते यशस्विनि ।
यन्मे पुत्रेषु सर्वेषु यथावत्त्वमवर्तिथाः ॥ ५.१३७.१३ ॥
O greatly fortunate and glorious one, born in a noble family, it is fitting that you have behaved rightly toward all my sons.
5.137.14
माद्रीपुत्रौ च वक्तव्यौ क्षत्रधर्मरतावुभौ ।
विक्रमेणार्जितान्भोगान्वृणीतं जीवितादपि ॥ ५.१३७.१४ ॥
Tell also the two sons of Mādrī, both devoted to the duty of warriors: choose the enjoyments won by valor even above life itself.
5.137.15
विक्रमाधिगता ह्यर्थाः क्षत्रधर्मेण जीवतः ।
मनो मनुष्यस्य सदा प्रीणन्ति पुरुषोत्तम ॥ ५.१३७.१५ ॥
O best of men, wealth won by valor always delights the mind of a man who lives by the duty of the warrior.
5.137.16
यच्च वः प्रेक्षमाणानां सर्वधर्मोपचायिनाम् ।
पाञ्चाली परुषाण्युक्तका को नु तत्क्षन्तुमर्हति ॥ ५.१३७.१६ ॥
While all of you, who practise every duty, looked on, Pāñcālī spoke harsh words — who indeed is able to forgive that?
5.137.17
न राज्यहरणं दुःखं द्यूते चापि पराजयः ।
प्रव्राजनं सुतानां वा न मे तद्दुःखकारणम् ॥ ५.१३७.१७ ॥
The loss of the kingdom, defeat at dice, or the banishment of my sons — these are not the cause of my sorrow.
5.137.18
यत्र सा बृहती श्यामा सभायां रुदती तदा ।
अश्रौषीत्परुषा वाचस्तन्मे दुःखतरं महत् ॥ ५.१३७.१८ ॥
That when she, full-bodied and dark-complexioned, heard harsh words in the assembly while weeping — that is a far greater sorrow to me.
5.137.19
स्त्रीधर्मिणी वरारोहा क्षत्रधर्मरता सदा ।
नाध्यगच्छत्तदा नाथं कृष्णा नाथवती सती ॥ ५.१३७.१९ ॥
Kṛṣṇā, observant of a woman's duty, fair-hipped and always devoted to the duty of warriors, though she had protectors, found no protector at that time.
5.137.20
तं वै ब्रूहि महाबाहो सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् ।
अर्जुनं पुरुषव्याघ्रं द्रौपद्याः पदवीं चर ॥ ५.१३७.२० ॥
O mighty-armed one, tell that best of all weapon-bearers, Arjuna, the tiger among men, to follow the path of Draupadī.
5.137.21
विदितं हि तवात्यन्तं क्रूद्धाविव यमान्तकौ ।
भीमार्जुनौ नयेतां हि देवानपि परां गतिम् ॥ ५.१३७.२१ ॥
You know well that Bhīma and Arjuna, enraged, are like Yama and Antaka; they could lead even the gods to the highest state.
5.137.22
तयोश्चैतदवज्ञानं यत्सा कृष्णा सभागता ।
दुःशासनश्च यद्भीमं कटुकान्यभ्यभाषत ॥ ५.१३७.२२ ॥
That disregard of them, that Kṛṣṇā was brought into the assembly, and that Duḥśāsana spoke harsh words to Bhīma.
5.137.23
पश्यतां कुरुवीराणां तच्च संस्मारयेः पुनः ।
पाण्डवान्कुशलं पृच्छेः सपुत्रान्कृष्णया सह ॥ ५.१३७.२३ ॥
Remind them again of that in the sight of the Kuru heroes, and ask after the well-being of the Pāṇḍavas, together with their sons and Kṛṣṇā.
5.137.24
मां वै कुशलिनीं ब्रूयास्तेषु भूयो जनार्दन ।
अरिष्टं गच्छ पन्थानं पुत्रान्मे प्रतिपालय ॥ ५.१३७.२४ ॥
O Janārdana, tell them again that I am well. Go by a safe path, and watch over my sons.
5.137.25
अभिवाद्याथ तां कृष्णः कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् ।
निश्चक्राम महाबाहुः सिंहखेलगतिस्ततः ॥ ५.१३७.२५ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa, having saluted her and circumambulated her, the mighty-armed one whose gait was like a lion's play, went out from there.
5.137.26
ततो विसर्जयामास भीष्मादीन्कुरुपुङ्गवान् ।
आरोप्याथ रथे कर्णं प्रायात्सात्यकिना सह ॥ ५.१३७.२६ ॥
Then he dismissed Bhīṣma and the other bulls among the Kurus, and, having placed Karṇa on the chariot, he set off together with Sātyaki.
5.137.27
ततः प्रयाते दाशार्हे कुरवः सङ्गता मिथः ।
जजल्पुर्महदाश्चर्यं केशवे परमाद्भुतम् ॥ ५.१३७.२७ ॥
When the descendant of Daśārha had departed, the Kurus, gathered together, talked among themselves in great wonder about Keśava, a most marvelous matter.
5.137.28
प्रमूढा पृथिवी सर्वा मृत्युपाशवशीकृता ।
दुर्योधनस्य बालिश्यान्नैतदस्तीति चाब्रुवन् ॥ ५.१३७.२८ ॥
All the earth, bewildered and brought under the control of death's noose, — 'This is not due to the folly of Duryodhana,' they said.
5.137.29
ततो निर्याय नगरात्प्रययौ पुरुषोत्तमः ।
मन्त्रयामास च तदा कर्णेन सुचिरं सह ॥ ५.१३७.२९ ॥
Then, going out from the city, the best of men set forth, and at that time he took counsel with Karṇa for a long while.
5.137.30
विसर्जयित्वा राधेयं सर्वयादवनन्दनः ।
ततो जवेन महता तूर्णमश्वानचोदयत् ॥ ५.१३७.३० ॥
Having dismissed the son of Rādhā, the delight of all the Yādavas then urged on the horses with great speed, swiftly.
5.137.31
ते पिबन्त इवाकाशं दारुकेण प्रचोदिताः ।
हया जग्मुर्महावेगा मनोमारुतरंहसः ॥ ५.१३७.३१ ॥
Urged on by Dāruka, those horses of great speed went as if drinking the sky, swift as the mind and the wind.
5.137.32
ते व्यतीत्य महाध्वानं क्षिप्रं श्येना इवाशुगाः ।
उच्चैर्जग्मुरुपप्लाव्यं शार्ङ्गधन्वानमावहन् ॥ ५.१३७.३२ ॥
Having traversed the great road, swift as hawks flying high, they carried the bearer of the Śārṅga bow toward Upaplāvya.