The Pandavas' Tale and the Vision of the Departed

Verse 1 (devibhagavatam.2.7.1)

सूत उवाच । पञ्चानां द्रौपदी भार्या सा मान्या सा पतिव्रता । पञ्च पुत्रास्तु तस्याः स्युर्भर्तृभ्योऽतीव सुन्दराः

sūta uvāca pañcānāṁ draupadī bhāryā sā mānyā sā pativratā pañca putrāstu tasyāḥ syurbhartṛbhyo'tīva sundarāḥ

Suta said: Draupadi was the wife of all five, honoured and devoted to her husbands; she bore, from each of her husbands, five exceedingly handsome sons.

Verse 2 (devibhagavatam.2.7.2)

अर्जुनस्य तथा भार्या कृष्णस्य भगिनी शुभा । सुभद्रा या हृता पूर्वं जिष्णुना हरिसम्मते

arjunasya tathā bhāryā kṛṣṇasya bhaginī śubhā subhadrā yā hṛtā pūrvaṁ jiṣṇunā harisammate

Likewise Arjuna's wife was the fair Subhadra, Krishna's own sister, whom Jishnu (Arjuna), approved by Hari, had once carried off.

Verse 3 (devibhagavatam.2.7.3)

तस्यां जातो महावीरो निहतोऽसौ रणाजिरे । अभिमन्युर्हतास्तत्र द्रौपद्याश्च सुताः किल

tasyāṁ jāto mahāvīro nihato'sau raṇājire abhimanyurhatāstatra draupadyāśca sutāḥ kila

From her was born the great hero Abhimanyu, who was slain upon the battlefield; and in that same war, Draupadi's sons too were slain.

Verse 4 (devibhagavatam.2.7.4)

अभिमन्योर्वरा भार्या वैराटी चातिसुन्दरी । कुलान्ते सुषुवे पुत्रं मृतो बाणाग्निना शिशुः

abhimanyorvarā bhāryā vairāṭī cātisundarī kulānte suṣuve putraṁ mṛto bāṇāgninā śiśuḥ

Abhimanyu's excellent wife, the daughter of Virata, was exceedingly beautiful; at the end of the line she gave birth to a son, but that infant died at birth, struck by the fire of a divine weapon.

Verse 5 (devibhagavatam.2.7.5)

जीवितः स तु कृष्णेन भागिनेयसुतः स्वयम् । द्रौणिबाणाग्निनिर्दग्धः प्रतापेनाद्भुतेन च

jīvitaḥ sa tu kṛṣṇena bhāgineyasutaḥ svayam drauṇibāṇāgninirdagdhaḥ pratāpenādbhutena ca

That child, the son of his sister's grandson, was himself brought back to life by Krishna — though scorched by the fiery weapon loosed by Drona's son (Ashvatthama), he was revived by that wondrous power.

Verse 6 (devibhagavatam.2.7.6)

परिक्षीणेषु वंशेषु जातो यस्माद्वरः सुतः । तस्मात्परीक्षितो नाम विख्यातः पृथिवीतले

parikṣīṇeṣu vaṁśeṣu jāto yasmādvaraḥ sutaḥ tasmātparīkṣito nāma vikhyātaḥ pṛthivītale

Because that excellent son was born when the entire lineage had all but perished, he became renowned upon the earth by the name Parikshit ("the tested/tried one").

Verse 7 (devibhagavatam.2.7.7)

निहतेषु च पुत्रेषु धृतराष्ट्रोऽतिदुःखितः । तस्थौ पाण्डवराज्ये च भीमवाग्बाणपीडितः

nihateṣu ca putreṣu dhṛtarāṣṭro'tiduḥkhitaḥ tasthau pāṇḍavarājye ca bhīmavāgbāṇapīḍitaḥ

With all his sons slain, Dhritarashtra fell into deep grief; he continued to live within the Pandavas' kingdom, though pierced by Bhima's harsh arrows of speech.

Verse 8 (devibhagavatam.2.7.8)

गान्धारी च तथातिष्ठत् पुत्रशोकातुरा भृशम् । सेवां तयोर्दिवारात्रं चकारार्तो युधिष्ठिरः

gāndhārī ca tathātiṣṭhat putraśokāturā bhṛśam sevāṁ tayordivārātraṁ cakārārto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Gandhari too remained there, deeply distressed with grief for her sons; and Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, though himself grieving, attended upon both of them day and night.

Verse 9 (devibhagavatam.2.7.9)

विदुरोऽप्यतिधर्मात्मा प्रज्ञानेत्रमबोधयत् । युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते भ्रातृपार्श्वे व्यतिष्ठत

viduro'pyatidharmātmā prajñānetramabodhayat yudhiṣṭhirasyānumate bhrātṛpārśve vyatiṣṭhata

Vidura too, the most righteous, awakened his inner eye of wisdom, and with Yudhishthira's consent remained close beside his brother (Dhritarashtra).

Verse 10 (devibhagavatam.2.7.10)

धर्मपुत्रोऽपि धर्मात्मा चकार सेवनं पितुः । पुत्रशोकोद्भवं दुःखं तस्य विस्मारयन्निव

dharmaputro'pi dharmātmā cakāra sevanaṁ pituḥ putraśokodbhavaṁ duḥkhaṁ tasya vismārayanniva

The son of Dharma, righteous himself, continued to serve his (uncle-)father, as if seeking to make him forget the grief born of the loss of his sons.

Verse 11 (devibhagavatam.2.7.11)

यथा शृणोति वृद्धोऽसौ तथा भीमोऽतिरोषितः । वारबाणेनाहनत्तं तु श्रावयन्संस्थिताञ्जनान्

yathā śṛṇoti vṛddho'sau tathā bhīmo'tiroṣitaḥ vārabāṇenāhanattaṁ tu śrāvayansaṁsthitāñjanān

Whatever that old man (Dhritarashtra) chanced to hear, Bhima, in great fury, would wound him with words like arrows, deliberately speaking so that everyone present could hear —

Verse 12 (devibhagavatam.2.7.12)

मया पुत्रा हताः सर्वे दुष्टस्यान्धस्य ते रणे । दुःशासनस्य रुधिरं पीतं हृद्यं तथा भृशम्

mayā putrā hatāḥ sarve duṣṭasyāndhasya te raṇe duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṁ pītaṁ hṛdyaṁ tathā bhṛśam

"It is because of your wicked, blind son that I slew all your sons in battle; and Dushasana's blood too I drank to the fill of my heart.

Verse 13 (devibhagavatam.2.7.13)

भुनक्ति पिण्डमन्धोऽयं मया दत्तं गतत्रपः । ध्वांक्षवद्वा श्ववच्चापि वृथा जीवत्यसौ जनः

bhunakti piṇḍamandho'yaṁ mayā dattaṁ gatatrapaḥ dhvāṁkṣavadvā śvavaccāpi vṛthā jīvatyasau janaḥ

This blind man, shameless as he is, eats the very food I have given him; this fellow lives on quite as vainly as a crow or a dog."

Verse 14 (devibhagavatam.2.7.14)

एवंविधानि रूक्षाणि श्रावयत्यनुवासरम् । आश्वासयति धर्मात्मा मूर्खोऽयमिति च ब्रुवन्

evaṁvidhāni rūkṣāṇi śrāvayatyanuvāsaram āśvāsayati dharmātmā mūrkho'yamiti ca bruvan

Such harsh words he would utter for him to hear, day after day; and the righteous one (Yudhishthira) would console the old man, saying, "This one is but a fool."

Verse 15 (devibhagavatam.2.7.15)

अष्टादशैव वर्षाणि स्थित्वा तत्रैव दुःखितः । धृतराष्ट्रो वने यानं प्रार्थयामास धर्मजम्

aṣṭādaśaiva varṣāṇi sthitvā tatraiva duḥkhitaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭro vane yānaṁ prārthayāmāsa dharmajam

Having lived there, grieving, for eighteen full years, Dhritarashtra, now desiring to go to the forest, made this request to the son of Dharma.

Verse 16 (devibhagavatam.2.7.16)

अयाचत धर्मपुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः । पुत्रेभ्योऽहं ददाम्यद्य निर्वापं विधिपूर्वकम्

ayācata dharmaputraṁ dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ putrebhyo'haṁ dadāmyadya nirvāpaṁ vidhipūrvakam

King Dhritarashtra entreated the son of Dharma, "I wish today to perform the due water-offerings for my sons, in proper form.

Verse 17 (devibhagavatam.2.7.17)

वृकोदरेण सर्वेषां कृतमत्रौर्ध्वदैहिकम् । न कृतं मम पुत्राणां पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्

vṛkodareṇa sarveṣāṁ kṛtamatraurdhvadaihikam na kṛtaṁ mama putrāṇāṁ pūrvavairamanusmaran

Vrikodara (Bhima) performed the funeral rites for all of our own (dead Pandava sons), but recalling old enmity he has not performed those rites for my sons.

Verse 18 (devibhagavatam.2.7.18)

ददासि चेद्धनं मह्यं कृत्वा चैवोर्ध्वदैहिकम् । गमिष्येऽहं वनं तप्तुं तपः स्वर्गफलप्रदम्

dadāsi ceddhanaṁ mahyaṁ kṛtvā caivordhvadaihikam gamiṣye'haṁ vanaṁ taptuṁ tapaḥ svargaphalapradam

If you will give me wealth, then, having completed that final rite for them, I shall go to the forest to perform austerities that bring the fruit of heaven."

Verse 19 (devibhagavatam.2.7.19)

एकान्ते विदुरेणोक्तो राजा धर्मसुतः शुचिः । धनं दातुं मनश्चक्रे धृतराष्ट्राय चार्थिने

ekānte vidureṇokto rājā dharmasutaḥ śuciḥ dhanaṁ dātuṁ manaścakre dhṛtarāṣṭrāya cārthine

Being told by Vidura in private that this was fitting, the pure-hearted king, the son of Dharma, resolved to give wealth to the entreating Dhritarashtra.

Verse 20 (devibhagavatam.2.7.20)

समाहूय निजान्मर्वानुवाच पृथिवीपतिः । धनं दास्ये महाभागाः पित्रे निर्वापकामिने

samāhūya nijānmarvānuvāca pṛthivīpatiḥ dhanaṁ dāsye mahābhāgāḥ pitre nirvāpakāmine

That lord of the earth, summoning all his brothers, said, "O illustrious ones, I shall give wealth to our father (uncle), who wishes to perform this offering."

Verse 21 (devibhagavatam.2.7.21)

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं भ्रातुर्न्येष्ठस्यामिततेजसः । संग्रहेऽस्य महाबाहुर्मारुतिः कुपितोऽब्रवीत्

tacchrutvā vacanaṁ bhrāturnyeṣṭhasyāmitatejasaḥ saṁgrahe'sya mahābāhurmārutiḥ kupito'bravīt

Hearing this word of his immeasurably radiant elder brother regarding this matter, the mighty-armed son of Maruti (Bhima) spoke, filled with anger.

Verse 22 (devibhagavatam.2.7.22)

धनं देयं महाभाग दुर्योधनहिताय किम् । अन्धोऽपि सुखमाप्नोति मूर्खत्वं किमतः परम्

dhanaṁ deyaṁ mahābhāga duryodhanahitāya kim andho'pi sukhamāpnoti mūrkhatvaṁ kimataḥ param

"O illustrious one, ought wealth to be given for the benefit of Duryodhana? This blind man has already had nothing but ease — what greater folly could there be than this?

Verse 23 (devibhagavatam.2.7.23)

तव दुर्मन्त्रितेनाथ दुःखं प्राप्ता वने वयम् । द्रौपदी च महाभागा समानीता दुरात्मना

tava durmantritenātha duḥkhaṁ prāptā vane vayam draupadī ca mahābhāgā samānītā durātmanā

It was through your own poor counsel that we all had to suffer in the forest, and the illustrious Draupadi was dragged (into the assembly) by that evil-minded one.

Verse 24 (devibhagavatam.2.7.24)

विराटभवने वासः प्रसादात्तव सुव्रत । दासत्वं च कृतं सर्वैर्मत्स्यस्यामितविक्रमैः

virāṭabhavane vāsaḥ prasādāttava suvrata dāsatvaṁ ca kṛtaṁ sarvairmatsyasyāmitavikramaiḥ

It was by your grace, O one of good vows, that we had to dwell in Virata's palace, and all of us had to serve as menials before the immeasurably valiant warriors of the king of Matsya.

Verse 25 (devibhagavatam.2.7.25)

देविता त्वं न चेज्ज्येष्ठः प्रभवेत्संक्षयः कथम् । सूपकारो विराटस्य हत्वाभूवं तु मागधम्

devitā tvaṁ na cejjyeṣṭhaḥ prabhavetsaṁkṣayaḥ katham sūpakāro virāṭasya hatvābhūvaṁ tu māgadham

Had you not favoured him with the kingdom, how could the eldest one's (Duryodhana's) destruction ever have come about? I had to become Virata's cook and slay the Magadhan (Kichaka).

Verse 26 (devibhagavatam.2.7.26)

बृहन्नला कथं जिष्णुर्भवेद्बालस्य नर्तकः । कृत्वा वेषं महाबाहुर्योषाया वासवात्मजः

bṛhannalā kathaṁ jiṣṇurbhavedbālasya nartakaḥ kṛtvā veṣaṁ mahābāhuryoṣāyā vāsavātmajaḥ

How else could the mighty-armed Jishnu (Arjuna), son of Indra, have had to don a woman's guise and become the dance-teacher Brihannala for that boy (Prince Uttara)?

Verse 27 (devibhagavatam.2.7.27)

गाण्डीवशोभितौ हस्तौ कृतौ कङ्कणशोभितौ । मानुषं च वपुः प्राप्य किं दुःखं स्यादतः परम्

gāṇḍīvaśobhitau hastau kṛtau kaṅkaṇaśobhitau mānuṣaṁ ca vapuḥ prāpya kiṁ duḥkhaṁ syādataḥ param

Those very hands adorned by the Gandiva bow had to be adorned instead with bangles — while wearing this mortal body, what greater sorrow than this could there be?

Verse 28 (devibhagavatam.2.7.28)

दृष्ट्वा वेणीं कृतां मूर्ध्नि कज्जलं लोचने तथा । असिं गृहीत्वा तरसा छेद्म्यहं नान्यथा सुखम्

dṛṣṭvā veṇīṁ kṛtāṁ mūrdhni kajjalaṁ locane tathā asiṁ gṛhītvā tarasā chedmyahaṁ nānyathā sukham

Seeing the braided hair upon his head and the kohl about his eyes — I shall swiftly seize a sword and cut it off; without that I shall know no peace.

Verse 29 (devibhagavatam.2.7.29)

अपृष्ट्वा च महीपालं निक्षिप्तोऽग्निर्मया गृहे । दग्धुकामश्च पापात्मा निर्दग्धोऽसौ पुरोचनः

apṛṣṭvā ca mahīpālaṁ nikṣipto'gnirmayā gṛhe dagdhukāmaśca pāpātmā nirdagdho'sau purocanaḥ

Without so much as consulting the king, fire was set to my house; that sinner (Purochana) wished to burn us alive, but he himself was burned instead.

Verse 30 (devibhagavatam.2.7.30)

कीचका निहताः सर्वे त्वामपृष्ट्वा जनाधिप । न तथा निहताः सर्वे सभार्या धृतराष्ट्रजाः

kīcakā nihatāḥ sarve tvāmapṛṣṭvā janādhipa na tathā nihatāḥ sarve sabhāryā dhṛtarāṣṭrajāḥ

O lord of the people, without asking you I slew all the Kichakas; but the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with their wives, were not slain in such summary fashion — no thanks to any such delay.

Verse 31 (devibhagavatam.2.7.31)

मूर्खत्वं तव राजेन्द्र गन्धर्वेभ्यश्च मोचिताः । दुर्योधनादयः कामं शत्रवो निगडीकृताः

mūrkhatvaṁ tava rājendra gandharvebhyaśca mocitāḥ duryodhanādayaḥ kāmaṁ śatravo nigaḍīkṛtāḥ

O lord of kings, it was through your very folly that we were freed from the gandharvas' clutches, and it was we who bound Duryodhana and the other enemies in fetters, at will.

Verse 32 (devibhagavatam.2.7.32)

दुर्योधनहितायाद्य धनं दातुं त्वमिच्छसि । नाहं ददे महीपाल सर्वथा प्रेरितस्त्वया

duryodhanahitāyādya dhanaṁ dātuṁ tvamicchasi nāhaṁ dade mahīpāla sarvathā preritastvayā

And now today you wish to give wealth for the benefit of Duryodhana himself. O king, I for one shall not give it, however much you may press me."

Verse 33 (devibhagavatam.2.7.33)

इत्युक्त्वा निर्गते भीमे त्रिभिः परिवृतो नृपः । ददौ वित्तं सुबहुलं धृतराष्ट्राय धर्मजः

ityuktvā nirgate bhīme tribhiḥ parivṛto nṛpaḥ dadau vittaṁ subahulaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya dharmajaḥ

Having spoken thus, Bhima departed from there. Then the righteous king, surrounded by his three (remaining) brothers, gave a great quantity of wealth to Dhritarashtra.

Verse 34 (devibhagavatam.2.7.34)

कारयामास विधिवत्पुत्राणां चौर्ध्वदैहिकम् । ददौ दानानि विप्रेभ्यो धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः

kārayāmāsa vidhivatputrāṇāṁ caurdhvadaihikam dadau dānāni viprebhyo dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ

Dhritarashtra, son of Ambika, had the final rites for his sons duly performed in proper form, and made gifts to the brahmins.

Verse 35 (devibhagavatam.2.7.35)

कृत्वौर्ध्वदैहिकं सर्वं गान्धारीसहितो नृपः । प्रविवेश वनं तूर्णं कुन्त्या च विदुरेण च

kṛtvaurdhvadaihikaṁ sarvaṁ gāndhārīsahito nṛpaḥ praviveśa vanaṁ tūrṇaṁ kuntyā ca vidureṇa ca

Having completed all the final rites for his sons, that king, together with Gandhari, Kunti, and Vidura, swiftly entered the forest.

Verse 36 (devibhagavatam.2.7.36)

सञ्जयेन परिज्ञातो निर्गतोऽसौ महामतिः । पुत्रैर्निवार्यमाणापि शूरसेनसुता गता

sañjayena parijñāto nirgato'sau mahāmatiḥ putrairnivāryamāṇāpi śūrasenasutā gatā

Sanjaya, learning that the great-minded one had departed to the forest, went along with him too; and even though restrained by her own sons, the daughter of Shurasena (Kunti) went as well.

Verse 37 (devibhagavatam.2.7.37)

विलपन्भीमसेनोऽपि तथान्ये चापि कौरवाः । गङ्गातीरात्परावृत्य ययुः सर्वे गजाह्वयम्

vilapanbhīmaseno'pi tathānye cāpi kauravāḥ gaṅgātīrātparāvṛtya yayuḥ sarve gajāhvayam

Bhimasena and the other Kurus, lamenting all the while, turned back from the bank of the Ganga and returned to Hastinapura.

Verse 38 (devibhagavatam.2.7.38)

ते गत्वा जाह्नवीतीरे शतयूपाश्रमं शुभम् । कृत्वा तृणैः कुटीं तत्र तपस्तेपुः समाहिताः

te gatvā jāhnavītīre śatayūpāśramaṁ śubham kṛtvā tṛṇaiḥ kuṭīṁ tatra tapastepuḥ samāhitāḥ

They (Dhritarashtra and the others) went and reached the fair hermitage named Shatayupa on the bank of the Ganga, and there, having built a hut of straw, practised austerity with focused minds.

Verse 39 (devibhagavatam.2.7.39)

गतान्यब्दानि षट् तेषां यदा याता हि तापसाः । युधिष्ठिरस्तु विरहादनुजानिदमब्रवीत्

gatānyabdāni ṣaṭ teṣāṁ yadā yātā hi tāpasāḥ yudhiṣṭhirastu virahādanujānidamabravīt

When six years had passed for those ascetics there, Yudhishthira, distressed with separation, said this to his brothers.

Verse 40 (devibhagavatam.2.7.40)

स्वप्ने दृष्टा मया कुन्ती दुर्बला वनसंस्थिता । मनो मे जायते द्रष्टुं मातरं पितरौ तथा

svapne dṛṣṭā mayā kuntī durbalā vanasaṁsthitā mano me jāyate draṣṭuṁ mātaraṁ pitarau tathā

"In a dream I saw Kunti, grown weak, dwelling there in the forest. My mind now longs to see my mother, and those two (Dhritarashtra and Gandhari) as well,

Verse 41 (devibhagavatam.2.7.41)

विदुरं च महात्मानं सञ्जयं च महामतिम् । रोचते यदि वः सर्वान् व्रजाम इति मे मतिः

viduraṁ ca mahātmānaṁ sañjayaṁ ca mahāmatim rocate yadi vaḥ sarvān vrajāma iti me matiḥ

and the great soul Vidura and the wise Sanjaya too. If it seems fitting to all of you, let us go — this is my thought."

Verse 42 (devibhagavatam.2.7.42)

ततस्ते भ्रातरः सर्वे सुभद्रा द्रौपदी तथा । वैराटी च महाभागा तथा नागरिको जनः

tataste bhrātaraḥ sarve subhadrā draupadī tathā vairāṭī ca mahābhāgā tathā nāgariko janaḥ

Then all those brothers, together with Subhadra, Draupadi, the illustrious daughter of Virata, and the townsfolk as well —

Verse 43 (devibhagavatam.2.7.43)

प्राप्ताः सर्वजनैः सार्धं पाण्डवा दर्शनोत्सुकाः । शतयूपाश्रमं प्राप्य ददृशुः सर्व एव ते

prāptāḥ sarvajanaiḥ sārdhaṁ pāṇḍavā darśanotsukāḥ śatayūpāśramaṁ prāpya dadṛśuḥ sarva eva te

eager for the sight of them, all together with everyone else, the Pandavas reached the hermitage of Shatayupa and there beheld them all.

Verse 44 (devibhagavatam.2.7.44)

विदुरो न यदा दृष्टो धर्मस्तं पृष्टवांस्तदा । क्वास्ते स विदुरो धीमांस्तमुवाचाम्बिकासुतः

viduro na yadā dṛṣṭo dharmastaṁ pṛṣṭavāṁstadā kvāste sa viduro dhīmāṁstamuvācāmbikāsutaḥ

When Vidura was not to be seen, Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) asked about him; and the son of Ambika (Dhritarashtra) said to him.

Verse 45 (devibhagavatam.2.7.45)

विरक्तश्चरते क्षत्ता निरीहो निष्परिग्रहः । कुतोऽप्येकान्तसंवासी ध्यायतेऽन्तः सनातनम्

viraktaścarate kṣattā nirīho niṣparigrahaḥ kuto'pyekāntasaṁvāsī dhyāyate'ntaḥ sanātanam

"That indifferent, desire-free Kshatta (Vidura) wanders wholly without attachment, possessing nothing; dwelling alone wherever he happens to be, he ever meditates within upon the eternal Reality."

Verse 46 (devibhagavatam.2.7.46)

गङ्गां गच्छन्द्वितीयेऽह्नि वने राजा युधिष्ठिरः । ददर्श विदुरं क्षामं तपसा संशितव्रतम्

gaṅgāṁ gacchandvitīye'hni vane rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ dadarśa viduraṁ kṣāmaṁ tapasā saṁśitavratam

The next day, while going toward the Ganga, King Yudhishthira saw Vidura in the forest, emaciated by austerity yet still steadfast in his vow.

Verse 47 (devibhagavatam.2.7.47)

दृष्ट्वोवाच महीपालो वन्देऽहं त्वां युधिष्ठिरः । तस्थौ श्रुत्वा च विदुरः स्थाणुभूत इवानघः

dṛṣṭvovāca mahīpālo vande'haṁ tvāṁ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tasthau śrutvā ca viduraḥ sthāṇubhūta ivānaghaḥ

Seeing him, the king said, "I am Yudhishthira; I bow to you." Hearing this, Vidura, sinless as he was, stood there stock-still, motionless as a pillar.

Verse 48 (devibhagavatam.2.7.48)

क्षणेन विदुरस्यास्यान्निःसृतं तेज अद्भुतम् । लीनं युधिष्ठिरस्यास्ये धर्मांशत्वात्परस्परम्

kṣaṇena vidurasyāsyānniḥsṛtaṁ teja adbhutam līnaṁ yudhiṣṭhirasyāsye dharmāṁśatvātparasparam

In that very instant, a wondrous radiance issued from Vidura's mouth and merged into Yudhishthira's own — for both of them were, each in the other, a portion of Dharma.

Verse 49 (devibhagavatam.2.7.49)

क्षत्ता जहौ तदा प्राणाञ्छुशोचाति युधिष्ठिरः । दाहार्थं तस्य देहस्य कृतवानुद्यमं नृपः

kṣattā jahau tadā prāṇāñchuśocāti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ dāhārthaṁ tasya dehasya kṛtavānudyamaṁ nṛpaḥ

At that very instant Vidura gave up his life; Yudhishthira was overwhelmed with grief; the king made ready to perform the cremation of his body.

Verse 50 (devibhagavatam.2.7.50)

शृण्वतस्तु तदा राज्ञो वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । विरक्तोऽयं न दाहार्हो यथेष्टं गच्छ भूपते

śṛṇvatastu tadā rājño vāguvācāśarīriṇī virakto'yaṁ na dāhārho yatheṣṭaṁ gaccha bhūpate

Then, audible to the king alone, a bodiless voice spoke: "This detached one is not fit for cremation; go on as you wish, O lord of the earth."

Verse 51 (devibhagavatam.2.7.51)

श्रुत्वा ते भ्रातरः सर्वे सस्नुर्गङ्गाजलेऽमले । गत्वा निवेदयामासुर्धृतराष्ट्राय विस्तरात्

śrutvā te bhrātaraḥ sarve sasnurgaṅgājale'male gatvā nivedayāmāsurdhṛtarāṣṭrāya vistarāt

Hearing this, all the brothers went and bathed in the pure waters of the Ganga, and then went and related this entire account in detail to Dhritarashtra.

Verse 52 (devibhagavatam.2.7.52)

स्थितास्तत्राश्रमे सर्वे पाण्डवा नागरैः सह । तत्र सत्यवतीसूनुर्नारदश्च समागतः

sthitāstatrāśrame sarve pāṇḍavā nāgaraiḥ saha tatra satyavatīsūnurnāradaśca samāgataḥ

All the Pandavas, together with the townsfolk, remained there at the hermitage; at that time Satyavati's son Vyasa and the sage Narada also arrived there.

Verse 53 (devibhagavatam.2.7.53)

मुनयोऽन्ये महात्मानश्चागता धर्मनन्दनम् । कुन्ती प्राह तदा व्यासं संस्थितं शुभदर्शनम्

munayo'nye mahātmānaścāgatā dharmanandanam kuntī prāha tadā vyāsaṁ saṁsthitaṁ śubhadarśanam

Other great-souled sages too came to the son of Dharma. Then Kunti said to Vyasa, seated there, benevolent in appearance.

Verse 54 (devibhagavatam.2.7.54)

कृष्ण कर्णस्तु पुत्रो मे जातमात्रस्तु वीक्षितः । मनो मे तप्यतेऽत्यर्थं दर्शयस्व तपोधन

kṛṣṇa karṇastu putro me jātamātrastu vīkṣitaḥ mano me tapyate'tyarthaṁ darśayasva tapodhana

"O Krishna (Vyasa), I saw my son Karna only for a moment, right after his birth; my heart burns for him without end — O treasure of austerity, grant me sight of him.

Verse 55 (devibhagavatam.2.7.55)

समर्थोऽसि महाभाग कुरु मे वाञ्छितं प्रभो । गान्धार्युवाच । दुर्योधनो रणेऽगच्छद्वीक्षितो न मया मुने

samartho'si mahābhāga kuru me vāñchitaṁ prabho gāndhāryuvāca duryodhano raṇe'gacchadvīkṣito na mayā mune

O illustrious one, you are capable of this, O lord — fulfil this wish of mine." Gandhari said: "O sage, I never once beheld Duryodhana as he went off into battle —

Verse 56 (devibhagavatam.2.7.56)

तं दर्शय मुनिश्रेष्ठ पुत्रं मे त्वं सहानुजम् । सुभद्रोवाच । अभिमन्युं महावीरं प्राणादप्यधिकं प्रियम्

taṁ darśaya muniśreṣṭha putraṁ me tvaṁ sahānujam subhadrovāca abhimanyuṁ mahāvīraṁ prāṇādapyadhikaṁ priyam

O foremost of sages, show me that son of mine, together with his younger brothers." Subhadra said: "The great hero Abhimanyu, who was dearer to me than my very life —

Verse 57 (devibhagavatam.2.7.57)

द्रष्टुकामास्मि सर्वज्ञ दर्शयाद्य तपोधन । सूत उवाच । एवंविधानि वाक्यानि श्रुत्वा सत्यवतीसुतः

draṣṭukāmāsmi sarvajña darśayādya tapodhana sūta uvāca evaṁvidhāni vākyāni śrutvā satyavatīsutaḥ

O all-knowing one, I long to see him — O treasure of austerity, show him to me today." Suta said: Hearing such words, the son of Satyavati (Vyasa),

Verse 58 (devibhagavatam.2.7.58)

प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा दध्यौ देवीं सनातनीम् । सन्ध्याकालेऽथ सम्प्राप्ते गङ्गायां मुनिसत्तमः

prāṇāyāmaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā dadhyau devīṁ sanātanīm sandhyākāle'tha samprāpte gaṅgāyāṁ munisattamaḥ

having practised breath-control, meditated upon the eternal Goddess. Then, when the evening hour arrived, that foremost of sages bathed in the Ganga,

Verse 59 (devibhagavatam.2.7.59)

सर्वांस्तांश्च समाहूय युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमान् । तुष्टाव विश्वजननीं स्नात्वा पुण्यसरिज्जले

sarvāṁstāṁśca samāhūya yudhiṣṭhirapurogamān tuṣṭāva viśvajananīṁ snātvā puṇyasarijjale

and, summoning all of them led by Yudhishthira, having bathed in the waters of that sacred river, offered praise to that Goddess, the mother of the universe —

Verse 60 (devibhagavatam.2.7.60)

प्रकृतिं पुरुषारामां सगुणां निर्गुणां तथा । देवदेवीं ब्रह्मरूपां मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनीम्

prakṛtiṁ puruṣārāmāṁ saguṇāṁ nirguṇāṁ tathā devadevīṁ brahmarūpāṁ maṇidvīpādhivāsinīm

who is the very ground of both Prakriti and Purusha, who is possessed of qualities yet also beyond them, the Goddess of gods, the very form of Brahman, dwelling upon the isle of Manidvipa.

Verse 61 (devibhagavatam.2.7.61)

यदा न वेधा न च विष्णुरीश्वरो । न वासवो नैव जलाधिपस्तथा । न वित्तपो नैव यमश्च पावक- । स्तदासि देवि त्वमहं नमामि ताम्

yadā na vedhā na ca viṣṇurīśvaro na vāsavo naiva jalādhipastathā na vittapo naiva yamaśca pāvaka- stadāsi devi tvamahaṁ namāmi tām

"When there was no Brahma, no Vishnu, no Ishvara; no Indra, no lord of waters; no lord of wealth, no Yama, no fire-god — even then, O Goddess, you alone were; to you I bow.

Verse 62 (devibhagavatam.2.7.62)

जलं न वायुर्न धरा न चाम्बरं । गुणा न तेषां च न चेन्द्रियाण्यहम् । मनो न बुद्धिर्न च तिग्मगुः शशी । तदासि देवि त्वमहं नमामि ताम्

jalaṁ na vāyurna dharā na cāmbaraṁ guṇā na teṣāṁ ca na cendriyāṇyaham mano na buddhirna ca tigmaguḥ śaśī tadāsi devi tvamahaṁ namāmi tām

There was no water, no air, no earth, no ether; no qualities of these, no senses, no self; no mind, no intellect, no burning sun, no moon — even then, O Goddess, you alone were; to you I bow.

Verse 63 (devibhagavatam.2.7.63)

इमं जीवलोकं समाधाय चित्ते । गुणैर्लिङ्गकोशं च नीत्वा समाधौ । स्थिता कल्पकालं नयस्यात्मतन्त्रा । न कोऽप्यस्ति वेत्ता विवेकं गतोऽपि

imaṁ jīvalokaṁ samādhāya citte guṇairliṅgakośaṁ ca nītvā samādhau sthitā kalpakālaṁ nayasyātmatantrā na ko'pyasti vettā vivekaṁ gato'pi

Holding this world of living beings within your consciousness, and drawing the subtle body woven of the gunas into deep absorption, you remain, self-governed, throughout the entire cosmic cycle; even one who has attained discernment cannot fully know you.

Verse 64 (devibhagavatam.2.7.64)

प्रार्थयत्येष मां लोको मृतानां दर्शनं पुनः । नाहं क्षमोऽस्मि मातस्त्वं दर्शयाशु जनान्मृतान्

prārthayatyeṣa māṁ loko mṛtānāṁ darśanaṁ punaḥ nāhaṁ kṣamo'smi mātastvaṁ darśayāśu janānmṛtān

These people here are entreating me for a renewed vision of their departed ones; O mother, I am not capable of this myself — you alone can swiftly grant these people sight of their dead."

Verse 65 (devibhagavatam.2.7.65)

सूत उवाच । एवं स्तुता तदा देवी माया श्रीभुवनेश्वरी । स्वर्गादाहूय सर्वान्वै दर्शयामास पार्थिवान्

sūta uvāca evaṁ stutā tadā devī māyā śrībhuvaneśvarī svargādāhūya sarvānvai darśayāmāsa pārthivān

Suta said: Thus praised, then that Goddess Bhuvaneshvari, the very form of Maya, summoned all those kings from heaven and granted them a vision of their dead.

Verse 66 (devibhagavatam.2.7.66)

दृष्ट्वा कुन्ती च गान्धारी सुभद्रा च विराटजा । पाण्डवा मुमुदुः सर्वे वीक्ष्य प्रत्यागतान्स्वकान्

dṛṣṭvā kuntī ca gāndhārī subhadrā ca virāṭajā pāṇḍavā mumuduḥ sarve vīkṣya pratyāgatānsvakān

Kunti, Gandhari, and the daughter of Virata, Subhadra — beholding their own loved ones returned as if to life, all the Pandavas rejoiced.

Verse 67 (devibhagavatam.2.7.67)

पुनर्विसर्जितास्तेन व्यासेनामिततेजसा । स्मृत्वा देवीं महामायामिन्द्रजालमिवोद्यतम्

punarvisarjitāstena vyāsenāmitatejasā smṛtvā devīṁ mahāmāyāmindrajālamivodyatam

Then the immeasurably radiant Vyasa, calling once more upon that great Goddess of Maya, dissolved that wondrous, spellbound vision, as if it were an act of magic, and sent them all away again.

Verse 68 (devibhagavatam.2.7.68)

तदा पृष्ट्वा ययुः सर्वे पाण्डवा मुनयस्तथा । राजा नागपुरं प्राप्तः कुर्वन् व्यासकथां पथि

tadā pṛṣṭvā yayuḥ sarve pāṇḍavā munayastathā rājā nāgapuraṁ prāptaḥ kurvan vyāsakathāṁ pathi

Then all the Pandavas and the sages too, taking leave of them, departed from there; and the king (Yudhishthira), recounting Vyasa's tale along the way, reached Hastinapura.