Krishna Comes to Hastinapura and Kunti Begs Him to Revive the Child

Verse 1 (14.66.1)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वासुदेवोऽपि वीर्यवान् । उपायाद्वृष्णिभिः सार्धं पुरं वारणसाह्वयम् ॥

etasminneva kāle tu vāsudevo'pi vīryavān | upāyādvṛṣṇibhiḥ sārdhaṃ puraṃ vāraṇasāhvayam

At that very time the mighty Vasudeva also came, with the Vrishnis, to the city called Varanasahvaya.

Note on the text: Corrected सार्दं → सार्धं (misprint in Wikisource; ध written as द; critical edition sārdhaṃ).

Verse 2 (14.66.2)

समयं वाजिमेधस्य विदित्वा पुरुषर्षभः । यथोक्तो धर्मपुत्रेण प्रव्रजन्स्वपुरीं प्रति ॥

samayaṃ vājimedhasya viditvā puruṣarṣabhaḥ | yathokto dharmaputreṇa pravrajansvapurīṃ prati

That best of men had learned of the time of the horse sacrifice, as Yudhishthira had told him it would come, while he was journeying toward his own city.

Verse 3 (14.66.3)

रौक्मिणेयेन सहितो युयुधानेन चैव ह । चारुदेष्णेन सांबेन गदेन कृतवर्मणा ॥

raukmiṇeyena sahito yuyudhānena caiva ha | cārudeṣṇena sāṃbena gadena kṛtavarmaṇā

He came together with Rukmini's son, with Yuyudhana, with Charudeshna, Samba, Gada and Kritavarman,

Note on the text: Corrected सांबेनि → सांबेन (misprint in Wikisource; stray final vowel; critical edition sāmbena).

Verse 4 (14.66.4)

सारणेन च वीरेण निशठेनोन्मुखेन च । बलदेवं पुरस्कृत्य सुभद्रासहितस्तदा ॥

sāraṇena ca vīreṇa niśaṭhenonmukhena ca | baladevaṃ puraskṛtya subhadrāsahitastadā

and with the brave Sarana, Nishatha and Ulmuka, with Baladeva placed at their head, and accompanied by Subhadra,

Verse 5 (14.66.5)

द्रौपदीमुत्तरां चैव पृथां चाप्यवलोककः । समाश्वासयितुं चापि क्षत्रिया निहतेश्वराः ॥

draupadīmuttarāṃ caiva pṛthāṃ cāpyavalokakaḥ | samāśvāsayituṃ cāpi kṣatriyā nihateśvarāḥ

to look in on Draupadi, Uttara and Pritha, and to console the Kshatriya women whose lords had been slain.

Verse 6 (14.66.6)

तानागतान्समीक्ष्यैव धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः । प्रत्यगृह्णाद्यथान्यायं विदुरश्च महामनाः ॥

tānāgatānsamīkṣyaiva dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ | pratyagṛhṇādyathānyāyaṃ viduraśca mahāmanāḥ

Seeing them arrived, King Dhritarashtra received them with due honour, and so did the great-minded Vidura.

Verse 7 (14.66.7)

तत्रैव न्यवसत्कृष्णः स्वर्चितः पुरुषोत्तमः । विदुरेण महातेजास्तथैव च युयुत्सुना ॥

tatraiva nyavasatkṛṣṇaḥ svarcitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | vidureṇa mahātejāstathaiva ca yuyutsunā

There Krishna, best of men, stayed, well honoured, together with the greatly radiant Vidura and with Yuyutsu.

Note on the text: Corrected विदुरेणि → विदुरेण (misprint in Wikisource; stray final vowel; critical edition vidureṇa).

Verse 8 (14.66.8)

वसत्सु वृष्णिवीरेषु तत्राथ जनमेजय । जज्ञे तव पिता राजन्परिक्षित्परवीरहा ॥

vasatsu vṛṣṇivīreṣu tatrātha janamejaya | jajñe tava pitā rājanparikṣitparavīrahā

While the Vrishni heroes were staying there, O Janamejaya, your father Parikshit, slayer of enemy heroes, was born, O king.

Verse 9 (14.66.9)

स तु राजा महाराज ब्रह्मास्त्रेणावपीडितः । शवो बभूव निश्चेष्टो हर्षशोकविवर्धनः ॥

sa tu rājā mahārāja brahmāstreṇāvapīḍitaḥ | śavo babhūva niśceṣṭo harṣaśokavivardhanaḥ

But that child-king, O great king, crushed by the Brahma weapon, became a corpse, without movement, swelling joy and sorrow together.

Verse 10 (14.66.10)

हृष्टानां सिंहनादेन जनानां तत्र निःस्वनः । आविवश दिशःसर्वाः पुनरेवाभ्युपागमत् ॥

hṛṣṭānāṃ siṃhanādena janānāṃ tatra niḥsvanaḥ | āvivaśa diśaḥsarvāḥ punarevābhyupāgamat

The roar of the delighted people's lion-shouts there filled all the quarters, and then came back again.

Verse 11 (14.66.11)

ततः सोतित्वरः कृष्णो विवेशान्तःपुरं तदा । युयुधानद्वितीयो वै व्यथितेन्द्रियमानसः ॥

tataḥ sotitvaraḥ kṛṣṇo viveśāntaḥpuraṃ tadā | yuyudhānadvitīyo vai vyathitendriyamānasaḥ

Then Krishna, in great haste, with Yuyudhana as his only companion, entered the women's apartments, his mind and senses shaken.

Verse 12 (14.66.12)

ततस्त्वरितमायान्तीं ददर्श स्वां पितृष्वसाम् । क्रोशन्तीमभिधावेति वासुदेवं पुनःपुनः ॥

tatastvaritamāyāntīṃ dadarśa svāṃ pitṛṣvasām | krośantīmabhidhāveti vāsudevaṃ punaḥpunaḥ

Then he saw his father's sister hurrying toward him, crying out to Vasudeva again and again, "Come running!"

Note on the text: Corrected ददर्शं → ददर्श (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara; critical edition dadarśa).

Verse 13 (14.66.13)

पृष्ठतो द्रौपदीं चैव सुभद्रां च यशस्विनीम् । विक्रोशन्त्यश्च करुणं पाण्डवानां स्त्रियो नृप ॥

pṛṣṭhato draupadīṃ caiva subhadrāṃ ca yaśasvinīm | vikrośantyaśca karuṇaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ striyo nṛpa

Behind her came Draupadi and the renowned Subhadra, and the women of the Pandavas, O king, wailing piteously.

Verse 14 (14.66.14)

ततः कृष्णं समासाद्य कुन्ती भोजसुता तदा । प्रोवाच राजशार्दूल बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा ॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ samāsādya kuntī bhojasutā tadā | provāca rājaśārdūla bāṣpagadgadayā girā

Then, O tiger among kings, Kunti, daughter of Bhoja, came up to Krishna and spoke in a voice choked with tears.

Verse 15 (14.66.15)

वासुदेव महाबाहो सुप्रजा देवकी त्वया । त्वं नो गतिः प्रतिष्ठा च त्वदायत्तमिदं कुलम् ॥

vāsudeva mahābāho suprajā devakī tvayā | tvaṃ no gatiḥ pratiṣṭhā ca tvadāyattamidaṃ kulam

"Vasudeva, mighty-armed one, it is through you that Devaki is blessed with fine sons. You are our refuge and our foundation; this family rests on you.

Verse 16 (14.66.16)

यदुप्रवीर योऽयं ते स्वस्त्रीयस्यात्मजः प्रभो । अश्वत्थाम्ना हतो जातस्तमुज्जीवय केशव ॥

yadupravīra yo'yaṃ te svastrīyasyātmajaḥ prabho | aśvatthāmnā hato jātastamujjīvaya keśava

"O hero of the Yadus, this child, son of your nephew, was born only to be killed by Ashvatthaman. Revive him, Keshava.

Verse 17 (14.66.17)

त्वया ह्येतत्प्रतिज्ञातमैषीके यदुनन्दन । अहं संजीवयिष्यामि मृतं जातमिति प्रभो ॥

tvayā hyetatpratijñātamaiṣīke yadunandana | ahaṃ saṃjīvayiṣyāmi mṛtaṃ jātamiti prabho

"You made this promise, delight of the Yadus, at the time of the reed weapon: 'I shall bring the child back to life, though born dead,' lord.

Verse 18 (14.66.18)

सोयं जातो मृतस्तात पश्यैनं पुरुषर्षभ । उत्तरां च सुभद्रां च द्रौपदीं मां च माधव ॥

soyaṃ jāto mṛtastāta paśyainaṃ puruṣarṣabha | uttarāṃ ca subhadrāṃ ca draupadīṃ māṃ ca mādhava

"Here he is, my dear, born dead. Look at him, best of men; look at Uttara and Subhadra, at Draupadi and at me, Madhava.

Verse 19 (14.66.19)

धर्मपुत्रं च भीमं च फल्गुनं नकुलं तथा । सहदेवं च दुर्धर्षं सर्वान्नस्त्रातुमर्हसि ॥

dharmaputraṃ ca bhīmaṃ ca phalgunaṃ nakulaṃ tathā | sahadevaṃ ca durdharṣaṃ sarvānnastrātumarhasi

"And Dharma's son, and Bhima, and Phalguna, and Nakula, and the invincible Sahadeva too. You ought to save us all.

Verse 20 (14.66.20)

अस्मिन्प्राणाः समायत्ताः पाण्डवानां ममैव च । पाण्डोश्च पिण्डो दाशार्ह तथैव श्वशुरस्य मे ॥

asminprāṇāḥ samāyattāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mamaiva ca | pāṇḍośca piṇḍo dāśārha tathaiva śvaśurasya me

"The lives of the Pandavas and my own depend on him, descendant of Dasharha; so too do the funeral offerings of Pandu and of my father-in-law.

Verse 21 (14.66.21)

अभिमन्योश्च भद्रं ते प्रियस्य सदृशस्य च । प्रियमुत्पादयाद्य त्वं प्रेतस्यापि जनार्दन ॥

abhimanyośca bhadraṃ te priyasya sadṛśasya ca | priyamutpādayādya tvaṃ pretasyāpi janārdana

"May good come to you. Janardana, do now a kindness for Abhimanyu, who was dear to you and worthy of you, though he is dead.

Verse 22 (14.66.22)

उत्तरा हि पुरोक्तं वै कथयत्यरिसूदन । अभिमन्योर्वचः कृष्ण प्रियत्वात्तन्न संशयः ॥

uttarā hi puroktaṃ vai kathayatyarisūdana | abhimanyorvacaḥ kṛṣṇa priyatvāttanna saṃśayaḥ

"For Uttara, slayer of foes, tells again what Abhimanyu said before, Krishna, out of his love for you; of that there is no doubt.

Verse 23 (14.66.23)

अब्रवीत्किल दाशार्ह वैराटीमार्जुनिस्तदा । मातुलस्य कुलं भद्रे तव पुत्रो गमिष्यति ॥

abravītkila dāśārha vairāṭīmārjunistadā | mātulasya kulaṃ bhadre tava putro gamiṣyati

"Descendant of Dasharha, Arjuna's son once said to Virata's daughter, 'Good lady, your son will go to his maternal uncle's family.

Verse 24 (14.66.24)

गत्वा वृष्ण्यन्धककुलं धनुर्वेदं ग्रहीष्यति । अस्त्राणि च विचित्राणि नीतिशास्त्रं च केवलं ॥

gatvā vṛṣṇyandhakakulaṃ dhanurvedaṃ grahīṣyati | astrāṇi ca vicitrāṇi nītiśāstraṃ ca kevalaṃ

'Going to the family of the Vrishnis and Andhakas, he will learn the science of the bow, and wondrous weapons, and the whole science of statecraft.'

Note on the text: Corrected वृष्णयन्धककुलं → वृष्ण्यन्धककुलं (misprint in Wikisource; broken sandhi of वृष्णि + अन्धक; critical edition vṛṣṇyandhakakulaṃ). Corrected नितीशास्त्रं → नीतिशास्त्रं (misprint in Wikisource; short इ for long ई; critical edition nītiśāstraṃ).

Verse 25 (14.66.25)

इत्येतत्प्रणयात्तात सौभद्रः परवीरहा । कथयामास दुर्धर्षस्तथा चैतन्न संशयः ॥

ityetatpraṇayāttāta saubhadraḥ paravīrahā | kathayāmāsa durdharṣastathā caitanna saṃśayaḥ

"This, dear one, Subhadra's son, the invincible slayer of enemy heroes, said out of affection; and so it is, without doubt.

Verse 26 (14.66.26)

तास्त्वां वयं प्रणम्येह याचामो मधुसूदन । कुलस्यास्य हितार्थं च कुरु कल्याणमुत्तमम् ॥

tāstvāṃ vayaṃ praṇamyeha yācāmo madhusūdana | kulasyāsya hitārthaṃ ca kuru kalyāṇamuttamam

"So we women bow to you here and beg you, Madhusudana: for the good of this family, bring about the highest welfare."

Note on the text: Corrected हितार्तं → हितार्थं (misprint in Wikisource; त for थ; critical edition hitārthaṃ).

Verse 27 (14.66.27)

एवमुक्त्वा तु वार्ष्णेयं पृथा पृथुललोचना । उद्धृत्य बाहू दुःखार्ता ताश्चान्याः प्रापतन्भुवि ॥

evamuktvā tu vārṣṇeyaṃ pṛthā pṛthulalocanā | uddhṛtya bāhū duḥkhārtā tāścānyāḥ prāpatanbhuvi

Having said this to Vrishni's descendant, large-eyed Pritha, raising her arms, afflicted with sorrow, fell to the ground, and so did those other women.

Verse 28 (14.66.28)

अब्रुवंश्च महाराज सर्वाः सास्राविलेक्षणाः । स्वस्त्रीयो वासुदेवस्य मृतो जात इति प्रभो ॥

abruvaṃśca mahārāja sarvāḥ sāsrāvilekṣaṇāḥ | svastrīyo vāsudevasya mṛto jāta iti prabho

And all of them, O great king, with eyes full of tears, said, "Vasudeva's nephew has been born dead!"

Verse 29 (14.66.29)

एवं गते ततः कुन्तीं पर्यगृह्णाज्जनार्दनः । भूमौ निपतितां चैनां सान्त्वयामास भारत ॥

evaṃ gate tataḥ kuntīṃ paryagṛhṇājjanārdanaḥ | bhūmau nipatitāṃ caināṃ sāntvayāmāsa bhārata

When it had come to this, Janardana took Kunti in his arms, and as she lay fallen on the ground he comforted her, O Bharata.