Krishna Enters the Birth Chamber and Uttara Laments

Verse 1 (14.68.1)

एवमुक्तस्तु राजेन्द्र केशिहा दुःखमूर्च्छितः । तथेति व्याजहारोच्चैर्ह्लादयन्निव तं जनम् ॥

evamuktastu rājendra keśihā duḥkhamūrcchitaḥ | tatheti vyājahāroccairhlādayanniva taṃ janam

Thus addressed, O king of kings, the slayer of Keshi, overcome by sorrow, said aloud, "So be it," as though gladdening those people.

Note on the text: Corrected दुःखमुर्च्छितः → दुःखमूर्च्छितः (misprint in Wikisource; short उ for long ऊ; critical edition duḥkhamūrchitaḥ).

Verse 2 (14.68.2)

वाक्येनैतेन हि तदा तं जनं पुरुषर्षभः । ह्लादयामास स विभुर्घर्मार्तं सलिलैरिव ॥

vākyenaitena hi tadā taṃ janaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | hlādayāmāsa sa vibhurgharmārtaṃ salilairiva

By those words the lord, best of men, gladdened the people then, as water revives one tormented by heat.

Verse 3 (14.68.3)

ततः स प्राविशत्तूर्णं जन्मवेश्म पितुस्तव । अर्चितं पुरुषव्याघ्र सितैर्माल्यैर्यथाविधि ॥

tataḥ sa prāviśattūrṇaṃ janmaveśma pitustava | arcitaṃ puruṣavyāghra sitairmālyairyathāvidhi

Then he quickly entered your father's birth chamber, O tiger among men, duly adorned with white garlands,

Verse 4 (14.68.4)

अपां कुम्भैः सुपूर्णैश्च विन्यस्तैः सर्वतोदिशम् । घृतेन तिन्दुकालातैः सर्षपैश्च महाभुज ॥

apāṃ kumbhaiḥ supūrṇaiśca vinyastaiḥ sarvatodiśam | ghṛtena tindukālātaiḥ sarṣapaiśca mahābhuja

with well-filled jars of water set all around in every direction, and with tinduka firebrands soaked in ghee, and mustard seeds, O mighty-armed one,

Verse 5 (14.68.5)

अस्त्रैश्च विमलैर्न्यस्तैः पावकैश्च समन्ततः । वृद्धाभिश्चापि रामाभिः परिवारार्थमावृतः । दक्षैश्च परितो धीर भिषग्भिः कुशलैस्तथा ॥

astraiśca vimalairnyastaiḥ pāvakaiśca samantataḥ | vṛddhābhiścāpi rāmābhiḥ parivārārthamāvṛtaḥ | dakṣaiśca parito dhīra bhiṣagbhiḥ kuśalaistathā

with bright weapons laid down and fires burning all around, with elderly women stationed to attend, and with skilled physicians on every side, O steadfast one.

Note on the text: Three lines on the page. They are critical-edition lines 14.67.5a, 5c and 6a (the critical edition's verse 5 is two lines, its verse 6 is three). Wikisource reads "परिवारार्थमावृतः" where the critical edition has "paricārārtham acyutaḥ"; recension variant, kept.

Verse 6 (14.68.6)

ददर्श च स तेजस्वी रक्षोघ्रान्यपि सर्वशः । द्रव्याणि स्थापितानि स्म विधिवत्कुशलैर्जनैः ॥

dadarśa ca sa tejasvī rakṣoghrānyapi sarvaśaḥ | dravyāṇi sthāpitāni sma vidhivatkuśalairjanaiḥ

That radiant one also saw everywhere the demon-warding things, the substances that skilled people had set in place according to rule.

Note on the text: Two lines on the page. They are critical-edition lines 14.67.6c and 6e (the line 6a of that verse stands in the previous Wikisource verse).

Verse 7 (14.68.7)

तथायुक्तं च तद्दृष्ट्वा जन्मवेश्म पितुस्तव । हृष्टोऽभवद्धृषीकेशः साधुसाध्विति चाब्रवीत् ॥

tathāyuktaṃ ca taddṛṣṭvā janmaveśma pitustava | hṛṣṭo'bhavaddhṛṣīkeśaḥ sādhusādhviti cābravīt

Seeing your father's birth chamber so furnished, Hrishikesha was pleased and said, "Well done, well done!"

Verse 8 (14.68.8)

तथा ब्रुवति वार्ष्णेये प्रहृष्टवदने तदा । द्रौपदी त्वरिता गत्वा वैराटीं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

tathā bruvati vārṣṇeye prahṛṣṭavadane tadā | draupadī tvaritā gatvā vairāṭīṃ vākyamabravīt

While the descendant of Vrishni spoke so, his face glad, Draupadi hurried to Virata's daughter and said this to her.

Verse 9 (14.68.9)

अयमायाति ते भर्तुर्मातुलो मधुसूदनः । पुराणर्षिरचिन्त्यात्मा समीपमपराजितः ॥

ayamāyāti te bharturmātulo madhusūdanaḥ | purāṇarṣiracintyātmā samīpamaparājitaḥ

"Here comes your husband's maternal uncle, Madhusudana, the ancient sage of inconceivable soul, the unconquered, close to you."

Verse 10 (14.68.10)

साऽपि बाष्पकलां वाचं निगृह्याश्रूणि चैव ह । असंवीताऽभवद्देवी देववत्कृष्णमीयुषी ॥

sā'pi bāṣpakalāṃ vācaṃ nigṛhyāśrūṇi caiva ha | asaṃvītā'bhavaddevī devavatkṛṣṇamīyuṣī

She too held back her voice, thick with tears, and her tears as well; the queen, unveiled, came to Krishna as one comes to a god.

Note on the text: Corrected निगृह्याश्रूपि → निगृह्याश्रूणि (misprint in Wikisource; पि for णि; critical edition nigṛhyāśrūṇi). Wikisource reads "असंवीता" (unveiled); the critical edition has "susaṃvītā" (well veiled). Recension variant, kept.

Verse 11 (14.68.11)

सा तथा दूयमानेन हृदयेन तपस्विनी । दृष्ट्वा गोविन्दमायान्तं कृपणं पर्यदेवयत् ॥

sā tathā dūyamānena hṛdayena tapasvinī | dṛṣṭvā govindamāyāntaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayat

With her heart in torment, that unhappy woman, seeing Govinda approaching, lamented piteously.

Verse 12 (14.68.12)

पुण्डरीकाक्ष पश्यावां बालेन हि विनाकृतौ । अभिमन्युं च मां चैव हठात्तुल्यं जनार्दन ॥

puṇḍarīkākṣa paśyāvāṃ bālena hi vinākṛtau | abhimanyuṃ ca māṃ caiva haṭhāttulyaṃ janārdana

"Lotus-eyed one, look at the two of us, bereft of the boy: Abhimanyu and me, alike, and cruelly, Janardana.

Verse 13 (14.68.13)

वार्ष्णेयमधुहन्वीर शिरसा त्वां प्रसादये । द्रोणपुत्रास्त्रनिर्दग्धं जीवयैनं ममात्मजम् ॥

vārṣṇeyamadhuhanvīra śirasā tvāṃ prasādaye | droṇaputrāstranirdagdhaṃ jīvayainaṃ mamātmajam

"Descendant of Vrishni, slayer of Madhu, hero, I entreat you with bowed head: bring back to life this son of mine, burned by the weapon of Drona's son.

Verse 14 (14.68.14)

यदि स्म धर्मराज्ञा वा भीमसेनेन वा पुनः । त्वया वा पुण्डरीकाक्ष वाक्यमुक्तमिदं भवेत् ॥

yadi sma dharmarājñā vā bhīmasenena vā punaḥ | tvayā vā puṇḍarīkākṣa vākyamuktamidaṃ bhavet

"If these words had been spoken by the king of dharma, or by Bhimasena, or by you, lotus-eyed one:

Verse 15 (14.68.15)

अजानतीमिषीकेयं जनित्रीं हन्त्विति प्रभो । अहमेव विनष्टा स्यां नायमेवं गतो भवेत् ॥

ajānatīmiṣīkeyaṃ janitrīṃ hantviti prabho | ahameva vinaṣṭā syāṃ nāyamevaṃ gato bhavet

"'Let this reed weapon strike the mother, who knows nothing,' lord, then I alone would have perished, and he would not have come to this state.

Verse 16 (14.68.16)

गर्भस्थस्यास्य बालस्य ब्रह्मास्त्रेण निपातनम् । कृत्वा नृशंसं दुर्बुद्धिर्द्रौणिः किं फलमश्नुते ॥

garbhasthasyāsya bālasya brahmāstreṇa nipātanam | kṛtvā nṛśaṃsaṃ durbuddhirdrauṇiḥ kiṃ phalamaśnute

"What fruit does Drauni, evil-minded, gain from this cruel deed of striking down with the Brahma weapon this child in the womb?

Verse 17 (14.68.17)

सा त्वां प्रसाद्य शिरसा याचे शत्रुनिबर्हण । प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यामि गोविन्द नायं संजीवते यदि ॥

sā tvāṃ prasādya śirasā yāce śatrunibarhaṇa | prāṇāṃstyakṣyāmi govinda nāyaṃ saṃjīvate yadi

"So I beg you, bowing my head, destroyer of enemies: I shall give up my life, Govinda, if he does not come back to life.

Verse 18 (14.68.18)

अस्मिन्हि बहवः साधो ये ममासन्मनोरथाः । ते द्रोणपुत्रेण हताः किंनु जीवामि केशव ॥

asminhi bahavaḥ sādho ye mamāsanmanorathāḥ | te droṇaputreṇa hatāḥ kiṃnu jīvāmi keśava

"In him, good sir, I had many hopes, and Drona's son has destroyed them. Why should I live, Keshava?

Verse 19 (14.68.19)

आसीन्मम मतिः कृष्ण पूर्णोत्सङ्गा जनार्दन । अभिवादयिष्ये हृष्टेति तदिदं वितथीकृतम् ॥

āsīnmama matiḥ kṛṣṇa pūrṇotsaṅgā janārdana | abhivādayiṣye hṛṣṭeti tadidaṃ vitathīkṛtam

"I had thought, Krishna: 'With my lap full, Janardana, I shall salute him joyfully.' That hope has been made vain.

Verse 20 (14.68.20)

चपलाक्षस्य दायादे मृतेऽस्मिन्पुरुषर्षभ । विफला मे कृताः कृष्ण हृदि सर्वे मनोरथाः ॥

capalākṣasya dāyāde mṛte'sminpuruṣarṣabha | viphalā me kṛtāḥ kṛṣṇa hṛdi sarve manorathāḥ

"Now that the heir of the restless-eyed one is dead, best of men, all the hopes in my heart have been made fruitless, Krishna.

Verse 21 (14.68.21)

चपलाक्षः किलातीव प्रियस्ते मधुसूदन । सुतं पश्य त्वमस्यैनं ब्रह्मास्त्रेण निपातितम् ॥

capalākṣaḥ kilātīva priyaste madhusūdana | sutaṃ paśya tvamasyainaṃ brahmāstreṇa nipātitam

"The restless-eyed one was exceedingly dear to you, Madhusudana. Look then at his son, struck down by the Brahma weapon.

Verse 22 (14.68.22)

कृतघ्नोऽयं नृशंसोऽयं यथाऽस्य जनकस्तथा । यः पाण्डवीं श्रियं त्यक्त्वा गतोऽद्य यमसादनं ॥

kṛtaghno'yaṃ nṛśaṃso'yaṃ yathā'sya janakastathā | yaḥ pāṇḍavīṃ śriyaṃ tyaktvā gato'dya yamasādanaṃ

"Ungrateful, cruel is he, as his father was, who has forsaken the Pandavas' fortune and gone today to Yama's abode.

Verse 23 (14.68.23)

मया चैतत्प्रतिज्ञातं रणमूर्धनि केशव । अभिमन्यौ हते वीर त्वामेष्याम्यचिरादिति ॥

mayā caitatpratijñātaṃ raṇamūrdhani keśava | abhimanyau hate vīra tvāmeṣyāmyacirāditi

"And I made this vow at the head of the battle, Keshava: 'When Abhimanyu is slain, hero, I shall come to you before long.'

Verse 24 (14.68.24)

तच्च नाकरवं कृष्ण नृशंसा जीवितप्रिया । इदानीं मां गतां तत्र किंनु वक्ष्यति फाल्गुनिः ॥

tacca nākaravaṃ kṛṣṇa nṛśaṃsā jīvitapriyā | idānīṃ māṃ gatāṃ tatra kiṃnu vakṣyati phālguniḥ

"That I did not do, Krishna, cruel and fond of life as I am. Now that I have gone there, what will Phalguni say to me?"