The Rajasuya Ends; Krishna Returns to Dvaraka

Verse 1 (2.72.1)

ततः स कुरुराजस्य सर्वकर्मसमृद्धिमान् । यज्ञः प्रीतिकरो राजन्संबभौ विपुलोत्सवः ॥

tataḥ sa kururājasya sarvakarmasamṛddhimān | yajñaḥ prītikaro rājansaṃbabhau vipulotsavaḥ

Then, O king, the sacrifice of the Kuru king, rich in every rite and a delight to all, shone forth as a great festival.

Verse 2 (2.72.2)

शान्तविघ्नः सुखारम्भः प्रभूतधनधान्यवान् । अन्नवान्बहुभक्ष्यश्च केशवेन सुरक्षितः ॥

śāntavighnaḥ sukhārambhaḥ prabhūtadhanadhānyavān | annavānbahubhakṣyaśca keśavena surakṣitaḥ

Its obstacles were quelled and it was begun in ease; it abounded in wealth and grain, in food and many kinds of fare, and Keshava kept it safe.

Verse 3 (2.72.3)

समापयामास च तं राजसूयं महाक्रतुम् । कोटिसहस्रं प्रददौ ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् ॥

samāpayāmāsa ca taṃ rājasūyaṃ mahākratum | koṭisahasraṃ pradadau brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām

And he brought that great rite, the Rajasuya, to its close. He gave a thousand crores to the great-souled brahmins,

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`) before the second line. The first line is CE 2.42.34ab; the second is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition prints it in the apparatus as star passage 406, line 1, after 2.42.34).

Verse 4 (2.72.4)

न करिष्यति तं लोके कश्चिदन्यो महीपतिः । याजकाः सर्वकामैश्च सततं ततृपुर्धनैः ॥

na kariṣyati taṃ loke kaścidanyo mahīpatiḥ | yājakāḥ sarvakāmaiśca satataṃ tatṛpurdhanaiḥ

a gift such as no other king in the world will ever make. The officiating priests were continually sated with wealth and with everything they could desire.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition prints it in the apparatus as star passage 406, lines 2–3, after 2.42.34).

Verse 5 (2.72.5)

ततश्चावभृथस्नातः स राजा पाण्डुनन्दनः । व्यासं धौम्यं वसिष्ठं च नारदं च महामुनिम् ॥

tataścāvabhṛthasnātaḥ sa rājā pāṇḍunandanaḥ | vyāsaṃ dhaumyaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca nāradaṃ ca mahāmunim

Then the king, the son of Pandu, having bathed in the closing ablution, honoured Vyasa, Dhaumya, Vasishtha and the great sage Narada,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition prints it in the apparatus as star passage 406, lines 4–5, after 2.42.34).

Verse 6 (2.72.6)

सुमन्तुं जैमिनिं पैलं वैशम्पायनमेव च । याज्ञवल्क्यं च कपिलं कपालं कौशिकं तथा । सर्वांश्च ऋत्विक्प्रवरान्पूजयामास सत्कृतान् ॥

sumantuṃ jaiminiṃ pailaṃ vaiśampāyanameva ca | yājñavalkyaṃ ca kapilaṃ kapālaṃ kauśikaṃ tathā | sarvāṃśca ṛtvikpravarānpūjayāmāsa satkṛtān

Sumantu, Jaimini, Paila and Vaishampayana too, Yajnavalkya, Kapila, Kapala and Kaushika; and he honoured all the foremost priests with due respect.

Note on the text: Corrected सुमन्तु → सुमन्तुं (misprint in Wikisource; the name must be accusative like the rest of the list — the critical edition's apparatus reads sumantuṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition prints it in the apparatus as star passage 406, lines 6–8, after 2.42.34, where the second line reads kaṭhaṃ caiva kalāpaṃ ca mahaujasam).

Verse 7 (2.72.7)

युष्मत्प्रसादात्प्राप्तोऽयं राजसूयो महाक्रतुः । जनार्दनप्रसादाद्धि सम्पूर्णो मे मनोरथः ॥

yuṣmatprasādātprāpto'yaṃ rājasūyo mahākratuḥ | janārdanaprasādāddhi sampūrṇo me manorathaḥ

"By your grace I have achieved this great rite, the Rajasuya; and by the grace of Janardana my heart's desire is fulfilled."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition prints it in the apparatus as star passage 406, lines 9–10, after 2.42.34).

Verse 8 (2.72.8)

अथ यज्ञं समाप्यान्ते पूजयामास माधवम् । बलदेवं च देवेशं भीष्माद्यांश्च कुरूद्वहान् ॥

atha yajñaṃ samāpyānte pūjayāmāsa mādhavam | baladevaṃ ca deveśaṃ bhīṣmādyāṃśca kurūdvahān

Then, having completed the sacrifice, at its end he honoured Madhava, and Baladeva, lord among the gods, and the Kuru leaders headed by Bhishma.

Note on the text: Corrected बलदेव च → बलदेवं च (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara — the name is the object of पूजयामास; the critical edition's apparatus reads baladevaṃ ca). Removed a stray wiki quote mark ('). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition prints it in the apparatus as star passage 406, lines 11–12, after 2.42.34).

Verse 9 (2.72.9)

ततस्त्ववभृथस्नातं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । समस्तं पार्थिवं क्षत्रमुपगम्येदमब्रवीत् ॥

tatastvavabhṛthasnātaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | samastaṃ pārthivaṃ kṣatramupagamyedamabravīt

Then the whole body of kshatriya kings came to the righteous Yudhishthira, who had bathed in the closing ablution, and said:

Verse 10 (2.72.10)

दिष्ट्या वर्धसि धर्मज्ञ साम्राज्यं प्राप्तवानसि । आजमीढाजमीढानां यशः संवर्धितं त्वया ॥

diṣṭyā vardhasi dharmajña sāmrājyaṃ prāptavānasi | ājamīḍhājamīḍhānāṃ yaśaḥ saṃvardhitaṃ tvayā

"Good fortune, knower of dharma, that you prosper and have won imperial sovereignty! Descendant of Ajamidha, you have increased the fame of the Ajamidhas.

Verse 11 (2.72.11)

कर्मणैतेन राजेन्द्र धर्मश्च सुमहान्कृतः । आपृच्छामो नरव्याघ्र सर्वकामैः सुपूजिताः ॥

karmaṇaitena rājendra dharmaśca sumahānkṛtaḥ | āpṛcchāmo naravyāghra sarvakāmaiḥ supūjitāḥ

"By this deed, lord of kings, you have achieved great merit. Honoured with everything we could wish for, tiger among men, we take our leave of you.

Note on the text: Corrected सूपूजिताः → सुपूजिताः (misprint in Wikisource; the prefix is सु- — the critical edition reads supūjitāḥ). The lines correspond to CE 2.42.36ef and 37ab (the verse division differs).

Verse 12 (2.72.12)

स्वराष्ट्राणि गमिष्यामस्तदनुज्ञातुमर्हसि । श्रुत्वा तु वचनं राज्ञां धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

svarāṣṭrāṇi gamiṣyāmastadanujñātumarhasi | śrutvā tu vacanaṃ rājñāṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

"We shall go to our own kingdoms; please give us leave." Hearing these words of the kings, Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma,

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 2.42.37cd and 38ab (the verse division differs). The kings' speech ends with the first line; the second is narration.

Verse 13 (2.72.13)

यथार्हं पूज्य नृपतीन्भ्रातॄन्सर्वानुवाच ह । राजानः सर्व एवैते प्रीत्याऽस्मान्समुपागताः ॥

yathārhaṃ pūjya nṛpatīnbhrātṝnsarvānuvāca ha | rājānaḥ sarva evaite prītyā'smānsamupāgatāḥ

honoured the kings as each deserved and said to all his brothers: "All these kings came to us out of affection.

Note on the text: Corrected प्तमुपागताः → समुपागताः (misprint in Wikisource; प्त for स gives no word — the critical edition reads samupāgatāḥ). Corresponds to CE 2.42.38cd and 39ab; Yudhishthira's speech begins with the second line.

Verse 14 (2.72.14)

प्रस्थिताः स्वानि राष्ट्राणि मामापृच्छ्य परन्तपाः । अनुव्रजत भद्रं वो विषयान्तं नृपोत्तमान् ॥

prasthitāḥ svāni rāṣṭrāṇi māmāpṛcchya parantapāḥ | anuvrajata bhadraṃ vo viṣayāntaṃ nṛpottamān

"Now, having taken leave of me, these scorchers of foes are setting out for their own kingdoms. Bless you — escort these best of kings to the borders of our realm."

Note on the text: Corrected मामापृच्छय → मामापृच्छ्य (misprint in Wikisource; missing virama in the gerund — the critical edition reads mām āpṛcchya). Corresponds to CE 2.42.39cd–ef.

Verse 15 (2.72.15)

भ्रातुर्वचनमाज्ञाय पाण्डवा धर्मचारिणः । यथार्हं नृपतीन्सर्वानेकैकं समनुव्रजन् ॥

bhrāturvacanamājñāya pāṇḍavā dharmacāriṇaḥ | yathārhaṃ nṛpatīnsarvānekaikaṃ samanuvrajan

Heeding their brother's word, the righteous Pandavas escorted the kings, each one as befitted him.

Verse 16 (2.72.16)

विराटमन्वयात्तूर्णं धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रतापवान् । धनञ्जयो यज्ञसेनं महात्मानं महारथम् ॥

virāṭamanvayāttūrṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pratāpavān | dhanañjayo yajñasenaṃ mahātmānaṃ mahāratham

Valiant Dhrishtadyumna promptly accompanied Virata; Dhananjaya accompanied the great-souled great warrior Yajnasena;

Note on the text: Corrected विरायटमन्वायात् → विराटमन्वयात् (misprint in Wikisource; garbled name and verb that make the line a syllable too long — the critical edition reads virāṭam anvayāt) and धृष्टह्युम्नः → धृष्टद्युम्नः (misprint; ह्य for द्य).

Verse 17 (2.72.17)

भीष्मं च धृतराष्ट्रं च भीमसेनो महाबलः । द्रोणं तु ससुतं वीरं सहदेवो युधां पतिः ॥

bhīṣmaṃ ca dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | droṇaṃ tu sasutaṃ vīraṃ sahadevo yudhāṃ patiḥ

mighty Bhimasena accompanied Bhishma and Dhritarashtra; Sahadeva, lord of warriors, accompanied the hero Drona and his son;

Verse 18 (2.72.18)

नकुलः सुबलं राजन्सहपुत्रं समन्वयात् । द्रौपदेयाः ससौभद्राः पार्वतीयान्महारथान् ॥

nakulaḥ subalaṃ rājansahaputraṃ samanvayāt | draupadeyāḥ sasaubhadrāḥ pārvatīyānmahārathān

Nakula, O king, accompanied Subala and his son; the sons of Draupadi, with the son of Subhadra, accompanied the great warriors of the mountains.

Verse 19 (2.72.19)

अन्वगच्छंस्तथैवान्यान्क्षत्रियान्क्षत्रियर्षभाः । एवं सुपूजिताः सर्वे जग्मुर्विप्राः सहस्रशः ॥

anvagacchaṃstathaivānyānkṣatriyānkṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | evaṃ supūjitāḥ sarve jagmurviprāḥ sahasraśaḥ

In the same way the other bulls among kshatriyas accompanied the remaining kshatriyas. And so the brahmins too, all well honoured, departed in their thousands.

Verse 20 (2.72.20)

गतेषु पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु सर्वेषु ब्राह्मणेषु च । युधिष्ठिरमुवाचेदं वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् ॥

gateṣu pārthivendreṣu sarveṣu brāhmaṇeṣu ca | yudhiṣṭhiramuvācedaṃ vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān

When all the lords of the earth and all the brahmins had gone, valiant Vasudeva said to Yudhishthira:

Verse 21 (2.72.21)

आपृच्छे त्वां गमिष्यामि द्वारकां कुरुनन्दन । राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठं दिष्ट्या त्वं प्राप्तवानसि ॥

āpṛcche tvāṃ gamiṣyāmi dvārakāṃ kurunandana | rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭhaṃ diṣṭyā tvaṃ prāptavānasi

"I take my leave of you, joy of the Kurus; I shall go to Dvaraka. By good fortune you have accomplished the Rajasuya, best of rites."

Verse 22 (2.72.22)

तमुवाचैवमुक्तस्तु धर्मराजो जनार्दनम् । तव प्रसादाद्गोविन्द प्राप्तः क्रतुवरो मया ॥

tamuvācaivamuktastu dharmarājo janārdanam | tava prasādādgovinda prāptaḥ kratuvaro mayā

Thus addressed, the King of Dharma said to Janardana: "By your grace, Govinda, I have gained this finest of rites.

Note on the text: Narration in the first line; Yudhishthira's reply begins with the second.

Verse 23 (2.72.23)

क्षत्रं समग्रमपि च त्वत्प्रसादाद्वशे स्थितम् । उपादाय बलिं मुख्यं मामेव समुपस्थितम् ॥

kṣatraṃ samagramapi ca tvatprasādādvaśe sthitam | upādāya baliṃ mukhyaṃ māmeva samupasthitam

"By your grace, too, the whole kshatriya order stands under my sway, and it has come to me bearing choice tribute.

Verse 24 (2.72.24)

कथं त्वद्गमनार्थं मे वाणी वितरतेऽनघ ॥

kathaṃ tvadgamanārthaṃ me vāṇī vitarate'nagha

"How can my tongue bring itself to speak of your going, sinless one?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition prints this single line in the apparatus as star passage 412, after 2.42.48). Wikisource prints it as a one-line verse.

Verse 25 (2.72.25)

न ह्यहं त्वामृते वीरं रतिं प्राप्नोमि कर्हचित् । अवश्यं चैव गन्तव्या भवता द्वारका पुरी ॥

na hyahaṃ tvāmṛte vīraṃ ratiṃ prāpnomi karhacit | avaśyaṃ caiva gantavyā bhavatā dvārakā purī

"Without you, hero, I find no joy at any time. Yet you must surely go to the city of Dvaraka."

Verse 26 (2.72.26)

एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा युधिष्ठिरसहायवान् । अभिगम्याब्रवीत्प्रीतः पृथां पृथुयशा हरिः ॥

evamuktaḥ sa dharmātmā yudhiṣṭhirasahāyavān | abhigamyābravītprītaḥ pṛthāṃ pṛthuyaśā hariḥ

Thus addressed, the righteous Hari of wide fame went with Yudhishthira to Pritha and, well pleased, said to her:

Verse 27 (2.72.27)

साम्राज्यं समनुप्राप्ताः पुत्रास्तेऽद्य पितृष्वसः । सिद्धार्था वसुमन्तश्च सा त्वं प्रीतिमवाप्नुहि ॥

sāmrājyaṃ samanuprāptāḥ putrāste'dya pitṛṣvasaḥ | siddhārthā vasumantaśca sā tvaṃ prītimavāpnuhi

"Your sons, father's sister, have now won imperial sovereignty; they have achieved their aims and are rich. So be glad.

Verse 28 (2.72.28)

अनुज्ञातस्त्वया चाहं द्वारकां गन्तुमुत्सहे । सुभद्रां द्रौपदीं चैव सभाजयत केशवः ॥

anujñātastvayā cāhaṃ dvārakāṃ gantumutsahe | subhadrāṃ draupadīṃ caiva sabhājayata keśavaḥ

"With your leave I would go to Dvaraka." Then Keshava showed his affection to Subhadra and to Draupadi as he took his leave of them.

Note on the text: Krishna's words end with the first line; the second is narration.

Verse 29 (2.72.29)

निष्क्रम्यान्तःपुरात्तस्माद्युधिष्ठिरसहायवान् । स्नातश्च कृतजप्यश्च ब्राह्मणान्स्वस्ति वाच्य च ॥

niṣkramyāntaḥpurāttasmādyudhiṣṭhirasahāyavān | snātaśca kṛtajapyaśca brāhmaṇānsvasti vācya ca

Coming out of the women's quarters with Yudhishthira, he bathed, said his prayers, and had the brahmins pronounce blessings.

Note on the text: Joined अन्तः पुरात् → अन्तःपुरात् (spacing error in Wikisource splitting the compound).

Verse 30 (2.72.30)

ततो मेघवपुःप्रख्यं स्यन्दनं च सुकल्पितम् । योजयित्वा महाबाहुर्दारुकः समुपस्थितः ॥

tato meghavapuḥprakhyaṃ syandanaṃ ca sukalpitam | yojayitvā mahābāhurdārukaḥ samupasthitaḥ

Then mighty-armed Daruka yoked the well-appointed chariot, which looked like a cloud, and brought it up.

Note on the text: Corrected मेघवपुः प्रग्व्यं → मेघवपुःप्रख्यं (misprint in Wikisource; प्रग्व्यं is no word — the critical edition has the same ending, meghavaraprakhyaṃ — and the compound is joined).

Verse 31 (2.72.31)

उपस्थितं रथं दृष्ट्वा तार्क्ष्यप्रवरकेतनम् । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य समारुह्य महामनाः ॥

upasthitaṃ rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā tārkṣyapravaraketanam | pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya samāruhya mahāmanāḥ

Seeing the chariot standing ready, bearing the banner of Garuda, best of birds, the great-hearted one walked around it, keeping it on his right, and mounted it;

Note on the text: With the next line, corresponds to CE 2.42.55.

Verse 32 (2.72.32)

प्रययौ पुण्डरीकाक्षस्ततो द्वारवतीं पुरीम् ॥

prayayau puṇḍarīkākṣastato dvāravatīṃ purīm

and the lotus-eyed one then set out for the city of Dvaravati.

Note on the text: Wikisource prints this line as a one-line verse; it completes the previous verse (CE 2.42.55ef).

Verse 33 (2.72.33)

तं पद्भ्यामनुवव्राज धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । भ्रातृभिः सहितः श्रीमान्वासुदेवं महाबलम् ॥

taṃ padbhyāmanuvavrāja dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ śrīmānvāsudevaṃ mahābalam

Glorious Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma, with his brothers, followed the mighty Vasudeva on foot.

Verse 34 (2.72.34)

ततो मुहूर्तं सङ्गृह्य स्यन्दनप्रवरं हरिः । अब्रवीत्पुण्डरीकाक्षः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

tato muhūrtaṃ saṅgṛhya syandanapravaraṃ hariḥ | abravītpuṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

Then Hari, the lotus-eyed, held back his fine chariot for a moment and said to Yudhishthira, son of Kunti:

Verse 35 (2.72.35)

अप्रमत्तः स्थितो नित्यं प्रजाः पाहि विशाम्पते । पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि महाद्रुममिव द्विजाः ॥

apramattaḥ sthito nityaṃ prajāḥ pāhi viśāmpate | parjanyamiva bhūtāni mahādrumamiva dvijāḥ

"Stand ever watchful, lord of the people, and protect your subjects, as the rain-cloud sustains all creatures and a great tree the birds.

Verse 36 (2.72.36)

बान्धवास्त्वोपजीवन्तु सहस्राक्षमिवामराः । कृत्वा परस्परेणैव संवादं कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥

bāndhavāstvopajīvantu sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ | kṛtvā paraspareṇaiva saṃvādaṃ kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau

"Let your kinsmen live upon you as the immortals live upon thousand-eyed Indra." Having talked together in this way, Krishna and the Pandava

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 2.42.58ef and 59ab (the verse division differs). Krishna's words end with the first line; the second is narration.

Verse 37 (2.72.37)

अन्योन्यं समनुज्ञाप्य जग्मतुः स्वगृहान्प्रति । गते द्वारवतीं कृष्णे सात्वतप्रवरे नृप ॥

anyonyaṃ samanujñāpya jagmatuḥ svagṛhānprati | gate dvāravatīṃ kṛṣṇe sātvatapravare nṛpa

took leave of each other and went to their own homes. When Krishna, foremost of the Satvatas, had gone to Dvaravati, O king,

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 2.42.59cd and 60ab (the verse division differs).

Verse 38 (2.72.38)

महादुर्योधनो राजा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः । सूतपुत्रश्च राधेयः सह दुःशासनादिभिः ॥

mahāduryodhano rājā śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ | sūtaputraśca rādheyaḥ saha duḥśāsanādibhiḥ

the great king Duryodhana and Shakuni, son of Subala, together with Radheya, the son of the charioteer, and Duhshasana and the others,

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`). Corrected गधेयः → राधेयः (misprint in Wikisource; the name is Radheya — the critical edition's apparatus reads rādheyaḥ). The first line is CE 2.42.60cd (which reads eko duryodhano); the second is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 419, line 1, after 2.42.60).

Verse 39 (2.72.39)

सर्वकामगुणोपेतैरर्च्यमानास्तु भारत । तस्यां सभायां दिव्यायामवसंस्तत्र पाण्डवैः ॥

sarvakāmaguṇopetairarcyamānāstu bhārata | tasyāṃ sabhāyāṃ divyāyāmavasaṃstatra pāṇḍavaiḥ

honoured with everything they could desire, O Bharata, stayed on in that divine hall with the Pandavas.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki quote mark ('). The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 419, line 2, after 2.42.60); the second is a variant of CE 2.42.60ef.