Arjuna Marries Chitrangada

Verse 1 (1.235.1)

कथयित्वा च तत्सर्वं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः स भारत । प्रययौ हिमवत्पार्श्वं ततो वज्रधरात्मजः ॥

kathayitvā ca tatsarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ sa bhārata | prayayau himavatpārśvaṃ tato vajradharātmajaḥ

Having told all this to the brahmins, O Bharata, the son of the thunderbolt-wielder then set out for the slopes of the Himalaya.

Verse 2 (1.235.2)

अगस्त्यवटमासाद्य वसिष्ठस्य च पर्वतम् । भृगुतुङ्गे च कौन्तेयः कृतवाञ्शौचमात्मनः ॥

agastyavaṭamāsādya vasiṣṭhasya ca parvatam | bhṛgutuṅge ca kaunteyaḥ kṛtavāñśaucamātmanaḥ

Coming to Agastya's Banyan and to Vasishtha's mountain, the son of Kunti purified himself at Bhrigutunga.

Verse 3 (1.235.3)

प्रददौ गोसहस्राणि सुबहूनि च भारत । निवेशांश्च द्विजातिभ्यः सोऽददत्कुरुसत्तमः ॥

pradadau gosahasrāṇi subahūni ca bhārata | niveśāṃśca dvijātibhyaḥ so'dadatkurusattamaḥ

That best of the Kurus gave away many thousands of cows, O Bharata, and gave dwellings to the twice-born.

Verse 4 (1.235.4)

हिरण्यबिन्दोस्तीर्थे च स्नात्वा पुरुषसत्तमः । दृष्टवान्पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥

hiraṇyabindostīrthe ca snātvā puruṣasattamaḥ | dṛṣṭavānpāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ puṇyānyāyatanāni ca

Bathing at the sacred ford of Hiranyabindu, that best of men, foremost of the Pandavas, saw the holy shrines.

Verse 5 (1.235.5)

अवतीर्य नरश्रेष्ठो ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत । प्राचीं दिशमभिप्रेप्सुर्जगाम भरतर्षभः ॥

avatīrya naraśreṣṭho brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhārata | prācīṃ diśamabhiprepsurjagāma bharatarṣabhaḥ

Coming down from the mountains with the brahmins, O Bharata, that best of men, the bull of the Bharatas, went on, wishing to reach the eastern quarter.

Verse 6 (1.235.6)

आनुपूर्व्येण तीर्थानि दृष्टवान्कुरुसत्तमः । नदीं चोत्पलिनीं रम्यामरण्यं नैमिषं प्रति ॥

ānupūrvyeṇa tīrthāni dṛṣṭavānkurusattamaḥ | nadīṃ cotpalinīṃ ramyāmaraṇyaṃ naimiṣaṃ prati

One after another the best of the Kurus saw the sacred fords: the lovely river Utpalini, and on towards the Naimisha forest,

Verse 7 (1.235.7)

नन्दामपरनन्दां च कौशिकीं च यशस्विनीम् । महानदीं गयां चैव गङ्गामपि च भारत ॥

nandāmaparanandāṃ ca kauśikīṃ ca yaśasvinīm | mahānadīṃ gayāṃ caiva gaṅgāmapi ca bhārata

the Nanda and the Aparananda, the famed Kaushiki, the Mahanadi, Gaya, and the Ganga too, O Bharata.

Verse 8 (1.235.8)

एवं तीर्थानि सर्वाणि पश्यमानस्तथाश्रमान् । आत्मनः पावनं कुर्वन्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ च गाः ॥

evaṃ tīrthāni sarvāṇi paśyamānastathāśramān | ātmanaḥ pāvanaṃ kurvanbrāhmaṇebhyo dadau ca gāḥ

So, seeing all the sacred fords and the hermitages and purifying himself, he gave cows to the brahmins.

Verse 9 (1.235.9)

अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गेषु यानि तीर्थानि कानिचित् । जगाम तानि सर्वाणि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥

aṅgavaṅgakaliṅgeṣu yāni tīrthāni kānicit | jagāma tāni sarvāṇi puṇyānyāyatanāni ca

Whatever sacred fords there were among the Angas, Vangas and Kalingas, he went to them all, and to the holy shrines.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.9ab (missed by the automatic alignment; Wikisource divides the lines of this passage differently).

Verse 10 (1.235.10)

दृष्ट्वा च विधिवत्तानि धनं चापि ददौ ततः । कलिङ्गराष्ट्रद्वारेषु ब्राह्मणाः पाण्डवानुगाः । अभ्यनुज्ञाय कौन्तेयमुपावर्तन्त भारत ॥

dṛṣṭvā ca vidhivattāni dhanaṃ cāpi dadau tataḥ | kaliṅgarāṣṭradvāreṣu brāhmaṇāḥ pāṇḍavānugāḥ | abhyanujñāya kaunteyamupāvartanta bhārata

Having seen them in due form, he gave wealth there as well. At the gates of the Kalinga kingdom the brahmins who had followed the Pandava took leave of Kunti's son and turned back, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.9ef and lines 2–3 to 1.207.10 (missed by the automatic alignment).

Verse 11 (1.235.11)

स तु तैरभ्यनुज्ञातः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः । सहायैरल्पकैः शूरः प्रययौ यत्र सागरः ॥

sa tu tairabhyanujñātaḥ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ | sahāyairalpakaiḥ śūraḥ prayayau yatra sāgaraḥ

Given leave by them, the hero Dhananjaya, son of Kunti, went on with a few companions to where the ocean lay.

Verse 12 (1.235.12)

स कलिङ्गानतिक्रम्य देशानायतनानि च । हर्म्याणि रमणीयानि प्रेक्षमाणो ययौ प्रभुः ॥

sa kaliṅgānatikramya deśānāyatanāni ca | harmyāṇi ramaṇīyāni prekṣamāṇo yayau prabhuḥ

Passing beyond the Kalingas, the lord went on, gazing at the lands, the shrines and the lovely mansions.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रेक्षणाणो → प्रेक्षमाणो (misprint in Wikisource; प्रेक्षणाणो is not a valid form; the critical edition reads prekṣamāṇo).

Verse 13 (1.235.13)

महेन्द्रपर्वतं दृष्ट्वा तापसैरुपशोभितम् । गोदावर्यां ततः स्नात्वा तामतीत्य महाबलः ॥

mahendraparvataṃ dṛṣṭvā tāpasairupaśobhitam | godāvaryāṃ tataḥ snātvā tāmatītya mahābalaḥ

Having seen Mount Mahendra, graced by ascetics, the mighty one then bathed in the Godavari and passed beyond it;

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick) at the start of line 2. Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.13ab; line 2 is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives it only in its apparatus, *2031).

Verse 14 (1.235.14)

कावेरीं तां समासाद्य सङ्गमे सागरस्य च । स्नात्वा संपूज्य देवांश्च पितॄंश्च मुनिभिः सह ॥

kāverīṃ tāṃ samāsādya saṅgame sāgarasya ca | snātvā saṃpūjya devāṃśca pitṝṃśca munibhiḥ saha

reaching the Kaveri, he bathed where it meets the sea, and together with the sages worshipped the gods and the ancestors.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki quote mark at the end of the verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its apparatus (*2031).

Verse 15 (1.235.15)

समुद्रतीरेण शनैर्मणलूरं जगाम ह ॥

samudratīreṇa śanairmaṇalūraṃ jagāma ha

Then, slowly, along the seashore, he went to Manalura.

Note on the text: A single line in Wikisource; it corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.13cd.

Verse 16 (1.235.16)

तत्र सर्वाणि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च । अभिगम्य महाबाहुरभ्यगच्छन्महीपतिम् ॥

tatra sarvāṇi tīrthāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca | abhigamya mahābāhurabhyagacchanmahīpatim

There, after visiting all the sacred fords and holy shrines, the mighty-armed one went to the king —

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.14abcd (missed by the automatic alignment).

Verse 17 (1.235.17)

मणलूरेश्वरं राजन्धर्मज्ञं चित्रवाहनम् । तस्य चित्राङ्गदा नाम दुहिता चारुदर्शना ॥

maṇalūreśvaraṃ rājandharmajñaṃ citravāhanam | tasya citrāṅgadā nāma duhitā cārudarśanā

to Chitravahana, lord of Manalura, O king, a knower of dharma. He had a daughter named Chitrangada, lovely to look upon.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.14ef and line 2 to 1.207.15ab.

Verse 18 (1.235.18)

तां ददर्श पुरे तस्मिन्विचरन्तीं यदृच्छया । दृष्ट्वा च तां वरारोहां चकमे चैत्रवाहनीम् ॥

tāṃ dadarśa pure tasminvicarantīṃ yadṛcchayā | dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ varārohāṃ cakame caitravāhanīm

He saw her in that city as she wandered about at will, and seeing that fair-hipped daughter of Chitravahana, he desired her.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.15cd and line 2 to 1.207.16ab.

Verse 19 (1.235.19)

अभिगम्य च राजानमवदत्स्वं प्रयोजनम् । देहि मे खल्विमां राजन्क्षत्रियाय महात्मने ॥

abhigamya ca rājānamavadatsvaṃ prayojanam | dehi me khalvimāṃ rājankṣatriyāya mahātmane

He went to the king and told him his purpose: "Give her to me, O king — to a high-souled Kshatriya."

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.16cd; line 2 is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; apparatus *2035).

Verse 20 (1.235.20)

तच्छ्रुत्वा त्वब्रवीद्राजा कस्य पुत्रोऽसि नाम किम् । उवाच तं पाण्डवोऽहं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥

tacchrutvā tvabravīdrājā kasya putro'si nāma kim | uvāca taṃ pāṇḍavo'haṃ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ

Hearing this, the king said, "Whose son are you, and what is your name?" He answered him, "I am a Pandava, Dhananjaya, son of Kunti."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its apparatus (*2035).

Verse 21 (1.235.21)

तमुवाचाथ राजा स सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः । राजा प्रभञ्जनो नाम कुलेऽस्मिन्संबभूव ह ॥

tamuvācātha rājā sa sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ | rājā prabhañjano nāma kule'sminsaṃbabhūva ha

Then the king spoke these words to him gently: "In this family there was a king named Prabhanjana.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.16ef and line 2 to 1.207.17ab.

Verse 22 (1.235.22)

अपुत्रः प्रसवेनार्थी तपस्तेपे स उत्तमम् । उग्रेण तपसा तेन देवदेवः पिनाकधृक् ॥

aputraḥ prasavenārthī tapastepe sa uttamam | ugreṇa tapasā tena devadevaḥ pinākadhṛk

Childless and longing for offspring, he performed the highest austerities. By that fierce penance the god of gods, bearer of the Pinaka bow,

Note on the text: Speaker: King Chitravahana's words, without a printed heading. Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.17cd and line 2 to 1.207.18ab.

Verse 23 (1.235.23)

ईश्वरस्तोषितः पार्थ देवदेव उमापतिः । स तस्मै भगवान्प्रादादेकैकं प्रसवं कुले ॥

īśvarastoṣitaḥ pārtha devadeva umāpatiḥ | sa tasmai bhagavānprādādekaikaṃ prasavaṃ kule

the Lord, god of gods and husband of Uma, was pleased, O Partha; and the Blessed One granted him one child in each generation of the family.

Note on the text: Speaker: King Chitravahana's words, without a printed heading. Corrected देवदेवः उमापतिः → देवदेव उमापतिः (misprint in Wikisource; the visarga drops before a vowel) and भघवान् → भगवान् (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads bhagavān). Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.18cd and line 2 to 1.207.19ab.

Verse 24 (1.235.24)

एकैकः प्रसवस्तस्माद्भवत्यस्मिन्कुले सदा । तेषां कुमाराः सर्वेषां पूर्वेषां मम जज्ञिरे ॥

ekaikaḥ prasavastasmādbhavatyasminkule sadā | teṣāṃ kumārāḥ sarveṣāṃ pūrveṣāṃ mama jajñire

Ever since, a single child is born in each generation of this family. To all my forefathers sons were born,

Note on the text: Speaker: King Chitravahana's words, without a printed heading. Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.19cd and line 2 to 1.207.20ab.

Verse 25 (1.235.25)

एका च मम कन्येयं कुलस्योत्पादनी भृशम् । पुत्रो ममायमिति मे भावना पुरुषर्षभ ॥

ekā ca mama kanyeyaṃ kulasyotpādanī bhṛśam | putro mamāyamiti me bhāvanā puruṣarṣabha

but my one child is this daughter, and on her alone the continuance of the family depends. "She is my son" — that is how I think of her, O bull among men.

Note on the text: Speaker: King Chitravahana's words, without a printed heading. Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.20cd and line 2 to 1.207.21ab.

Verse 26 (1.235.26)

पुत्रिकाहेतुविधिना संज्ञिता भरतर्षभ । तस्मादेकः सुतो योऽस्यां जायते भारत त्वया ॥

putrikāhetuvidhinā saṃjñitā bharatarṣabha | tasmādekaḥ suto yo'syāṃ jāyate bhārata tvayā

By the rule of the putrika, the daughter appointed to bear a son for her father, she has been so designated, O bull of the Bharatas. Therefore the one son who will be born of her to you, O Bharata —

Note on the text: Speaker: King Chitravahana's words, without a printed heading. Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 1.207.21cd; line 2 is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; apparatus *2036).

Verse 27 (1.235.27)

एतच्छुल्कं भवत्वस्याः कुलकृज्जायतामिह । एतेन समयेनेमां प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पाण्डव ॥

etacchulkaṃ bhavatvasyāḥ kulakṛjjāyatāmiha | etena samayenemāṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva pāṇḍava

let that be her bride-price: let him be born here to carry on the family. On this condition, take her, O Pandava."

Note on the text: Speaker: King Chitravahana's words, without a printed heading.

Verse 28 (1.235.28)

स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय तां कन्यां प्रतिगृह्य च । मासे त्रयोदशे पार्थः कृत्वा वैवाहिकीं क्रियाम् । उवास नगरे तस्मिन्मासांस्त्रीन्स तया सह ॥

sa tatheti pratijñāya tāṃ kanyāṃ pratigṛhya ca | māse trayodaśe pārthaḥ kṛtvā vaivāhikīṃ kriyām | uvāsa nagare tasminmāsāṃstrīnsa tayā saha

Promising, "So be it," he accepted the maiden; in the thirteenth month Partha performed the wedding rites, and he lived with her in that city for three months.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (a backtick and a quote mark) around line 2. Lines 1 and 3 correspond to the critical edition 1.207.23; line 2 is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; apparatus *2037).