Chapter 14: Pāṇḍu’s death and Mādrī’s following him; Kuntī and the Pāṇḍavas return to Hastināpura, funeral rites are performed, and Satyavatī retires to the forest with Ambikā and Ambālikā.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
[PV-KDV:01_020_1] (Bharata)
दर्शनीयांस्ततः पुत्रान्पाण्डुः पञ्च महावने । तान्पश्यन्पर्वते रेमे स्वबाहुबलपालितान् ॥BORI: १-११६-१॥
darśanīyāṁstataḥ putrānpāṇḍuḥ pañca mahāvanē । tānpaśyanparvatē rēmē svabāhubalapālitān ॥BORI: 1-116-1॥
Then, in the great forest on the mountain, Pandu delighted in watching his five handsome sons, whom he protected by the strength of his own arms. (BORI: 1-116-1)
[PV-KDV:01_020_2] (Bharata)
सुपुष्पितवने काले कदाचिन्मधुमाधवे । भूतसंमोहने राजा सभार्यो व्यचरद्वनम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२॥
supuṣpitavanē kālē kadācinmadhumādhavē । bhūtasaṁmōhanē rājā sabhāryō vyacaradvanam ॥BORI: 1-116-2॥
Once, in the season of Madhu and Madhava, when the forest was in full bloom and all creatures were spellbound, the king roamed the woods with his wife. (BORI: 1-116-2)
[PV-KDV:01_020_3] (Bharata)
पलाशैस्तिलकैश्चूतैश्चम्पकैः पारिभद्रकैः । अन्यैश्च बहुभिर्वृक्षैः फलपुष्पसमृद्धिभिः ॥BORI: १-११६-३॥
palāśaistilakaiścūtaiścampakaiḥ pāribhadrakaiḥ । anyaiśca bahubhirvr̥kṣaiḥ phalapuṣpasamr̥ddhibhiḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-3॥
with palasha, tilaka, mango, champak, and paribhadra trees, and many other trees laden with fruit and flowers... (BORI: 1-116-3)
[PV-PAN:01_020_4] (Bharata)
जलस्थानैश्च विविधैः पद्मिनीभिश्च शोभितम् । पाण्डोर्वनं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य प्रजज्ञे हृदि मन्मथः ॥BORI: १-११६-४॥
jalasthānaiśca vividhaiḥ padminībhiśca śōbhitam । pāṇḍōrvanaṁ tu samprēkṣya prajajñē hr̥di manmathaḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-4॥
When Pandu saw the forest adorned with various pools and lotus ponds, desire arose in his heart. (BORI: 1-116-4)
[PV-PAN:01_020_5] (Bharata)
प्रहृष्टमनसं तत्र विहरन्तं यथामरम् । तं माद्र्यनुजगामैका वसनं बिभ्रती शुभम् ॥BORI: १-११६-५॥
prahr̥ṣṭamanasaṁ tatra viharantaṁ yathāmaram । taṁ mādryanujagāmaikā vasanaṁ bibhratī śubham ॥BORI: 1-116-5॥
As he wandered there with a joyful heart, like an immortal, Madri followed him alone, wearing a beautiful garment. (BORI: 1-116-5)
[PV-KDV:01_020_6] (Bharata)
समीक्षमाणः स तु तां वयःस्थां तनुवाससम् । तस्य कामः प्रववृधे गहनेऽग्निरिवोत्थितः ॥BORI: १-११६-६॥
samīkṣamāṇaḥ sa tu tāṁ vayaḥsthāṁ tanuvāsasam । tasya kāmaḥ pravavr̥dhē gahanē’gnirivōtthitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-6॥
As he gazed at the young woman in her thin garment, his desire grew like a fire springing up in a thicket. (BORI: 1-116-6)
[PV-PAN:01_020_7] (Bharata)
रहस्यात्मसमां दृष्ट्वा राजा राजीवलोचनाम् । न शशाक नियन्तुं तं कामं कामबलात्कृतः ॥BORI: १-११६-७॥
rahasyātmasamāṁ dr̥ṣṭvā rājā rājīvalōcanām । na śaśāka niyantuṁ taṁ kāmaṁ kāmabalātkr̥taḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-7॥
Seeing her alone, as dear to him as his own self, the lotus-eyed king, overpowered by desire, could not restrain his passion. (BORI: 1-116-7)
[PV-KDV:01_020_8] (Bharata)
तत एनां बलाद्राजा निजग्राह रहोगताम् । वार्यमाणस्तया देव्या विस्फुरन्त्या यथाबलम् ॥BORI: १-११६-८॥
tata ēnāṁ balādrājā nijagrāha rahōgatām । vāryamāṇastayā dēvyā visphurantyā yathābalam ॥BORI: 1-116-8॥
Then the king forcibly seized her when she was alone, though the queen resisted and struggled with all her strength. (BORI: 1-116-8)
[PV-KDV:01_020_9] (Bharata)
स तु कामपरीतात्मा तं शापं नान्वबुध्यत । माद्रीं मैथुनधर्मेण गच्छमानो बलादिव ॥BORI: १-११६-९॥
sa tu kāmaparītātmā taṁ śāpaṁ nānvabudhyata । mādrīṁ maithunadharmēṇa gacchamānō balādiva ॥BORI: 1-116-9॥
But his mind overwhelmed by desire, he gave no thought to that curse as he approached Madri for intercourse, as if by force… (BORI: 1-116-9)
[PV-KDV:01_020_10] (Bharata)
जीवितान्ताय कौरव्यो मन्मथस्य वशं गतः । शापजं भयमुत्सृज्य जगामैव बलात्प्रियाम् ॥BORI: १-११६-१०॥
jīvitāntāya kauravyō manmathasya vaśaṁ gataḥ । śāpajaṁ bhayamutsr̥jya jagāmaiva balātpriyām ॥BORI: 1-116-10॥
The Kaurava, overcome by passion, cast aside his fear of the curse and forced himself upon his beloved, bringing his life to an end. (BORI: 1-116-10)
[PV-KDV:01_020_11] (Bharata)
तस्य कामात्मनो बुद्धिः साक्षात्कालेन मोहिता । सम्प्रमथ्येन्द्रियग्रामं प्रनष्टा सह चेतसा ॥BORI: १-११६-११॥
tasya kāmātmanō buddhiḥ sākṣātkālēna mōhitā । sampramathyēndriyagrāmaṁ pranaṣṭā saha cētasā ॥BORI: 1-116-11॥
His reason, consumed by desire and deluded by Death himself, overwhelmed all his senses and vanished together with his consciousness. (BORI: 1-116-11)
[PV-KDV:01_020_12] (Bharata)
स तया सह सङ्गम्य भार्यया कुरुनन्दन । पाण्डुः परमधर्मात्मा युयुजे कालधर्मणा ॥BORI: १-११६-१२॥
sa tayā saha saṅgamya bhāryayā kurunandana । pāṇḍuḥ paramadharmātmā yuyujē kāladharmaṇā ॥BORI: 1-116-12॥
After uniting with his wife, O delight of the Kurus, the supremely righteous Pandu succumbed to death. (BORI: 1-116-12)
[PV-KDV:01_020_13] (Bharata)
ततो माद्री समालिङ्ग्य राजानं गतचेतसम् । मुमोच दुःखजं शब्दं पुनः पुनरतीव ह ॥BORI: १-११६-१३॥
tatō mādrī samāliṅgya rājānaṁ gatacētasam । mumōca duḥkhajaṁ śabdaṁ punaḥ punaratīva ha ॥BORI: 1-116-13॥
Then Madri embraced the lifeless king and again and again uttered exceedingly anguished cries. (BORI: 1-116-13)
[PV-PAN:01_020_14] (Bharata)
सह पुत्रैस्ततः कुन्ती माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । आजग्मुः सहितास्तत्र यत्र राजा तथागतः ॥BORI: १-११६-१४॥
saha putraistataḥ kuntī mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau । ājagmuḥ sahitāstatra yatra rājā tathāgataḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-14॥
Then Kunti and her sons, together with the two Pandavas who were Madri’s sons, came to the place where the king lay in that state. (BORI: 1-116-14)
[PV-KDV:01_020_15] (Bharata)
ततो माद्र्यब्रवीद्राजन्नार्ता कुन्तीमिदं वचः । एकैव त्वमिहागच्छ तिष्ठन्त्वत्रैव दारकाः ॥BORI: १-११६-१५॥
tatō mādryabravīdrājannārtā kuntīmidaṁ vacaḥ । ēkaiva tvamihāgaccha tiṣṭhantvatraiva dārakāḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-15॥
Then, O king, the anguished Madri said these words to Kunti: “Come here alone. Let the children remain right here.” (BORI: 1-116-15)
[PV-KDV:01_020_16] (Bharata)
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्यास्तत्रैवावार्य दारकान् । हताहमिति विक्रुश्य सहसोपजगाम ह ॥BORI: १-११६-१६॥
tacchrutvā vacanaṁ tasyāstatraivāvārya dārakān । hatāhamiti vikruśya sahasōpajagāma ha ॥BORI: 1-116-16॥
Hearing her words, Kunti held the children back there and, crying out, “I am undone!” rushed over. (BORI: 1-116-16)
[PV-KDV:01_020_17] (Bharata)
दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुं च माद्रीं च शयानौ धरणीतले । कुन्ती शोकपरीताङ्गी विललाप सुदुःखिता ॥BORI: १-११६-१७॥
dr̥ṣṭvā pāṇḍuṁ ca mādrīṁ ca śayānau dharaṇītalē । kuntī śōkaparītāṅgī vilalāpa suduḥkhitā ॥BORI: 1-116-17॥
Seeing Pandu and Madri lying on the ground, Kunti, her whole body overwhelmed by grief, lamented in deep sorrow. (BORI: 1-116-17)
[PV-PAN:01_020_18] (Bharata)
माद्र्युवाच॥
mādryuvāca॥
Mādrī said:
[PV-KDV:01_020_23] (Bharata)
विलोभ्यमानेन मया वार्यमाणेन चासकृत् । आत्मा न वारितोऽनेन सत्यं दिष्टं चिकीर्षुणा ॥BORI: १-११६-२२॥
vilōbhyamānēna mayā vāryamāṇēna cāsakr̥t । ātmā na vāritō’nēna satyaṁ diṣṭaṁ cikīrṣuṇā ॥BORI: 1-116-22॥
Though I tempted him and repeatedly tried to restrain him, he did not control himself, wishing to make what was ordained come true. (BORI: 1-116-22)
[PV-KDV:01_020_24] (Bharata)
कुन्त्युवाच॥
kuntyuvāca॥
Kunti said:
[PV-KDV:01_020_25] (Bharata)
अहं ज्येष्ठा धर्मपत्नी ज्येष्ठं धर्मफलं मम । अवश्यं भाविनो भावान्मा मां माद्रि निवर्तय ॥BORI: १-११६-२३॥
ahaṁ jyēṣṭhā dharmapatnī jyēṣṭhaṁ dharmaphalaṁ mama । avaśyaṁ bhāvinō bhāvānmā māṁ mādri nivartaya ॥BORI: 1-116-23॥
I am the senior lawful wife, and the highest reward of righteousness is mine. Madri, do not turn me away from what must inevitably come to pass. (BORI: 1-116-23)
[PV-KDV:01_020_26] (Bharata)
अन्वेष्यामीह भर्तारमहं प्रेतवशं गतम् । उत्तिष्ठ त्वं विसृज्यैनमिमान्रक्षस्व दारकान् ॥BORI: १-११६-२४॥
anvēṣyāmīha bhartāramahaṁ prētavaśaṁ gatam । uttiṣṭha tvaṁ visr̥jyainamimānrakṣasva dārakān ॥BORI: 1-116-24॥
I shall follow our husband here, now that he has passed into the power of death. Rise, release him, and look after these children. (BORI: 1-116-24)
[PV-KDV:01_020_27] (Bharata)
माद्र्युवाच॥
mādryuvāca॥
Mādrī said:
[PV-KDV:01_020_28] (Bharata)
अहमेवानुयास्यामि भर्तारमपलायिनम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२५A॥
ahamēvānuyāsyāmi bhartāramapalāyinam ॥BORI: 1-116-25A॥
I myself shall follow my husband, the steadfast/non-fleeing one. (BORI: 1-116-25A)
[PV-KDV:01_020_29] (Bharata)
न हि तृप्तास्मि कामानां तज्ज्येष्ठा अनुमन्यताम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२५B॥
na hi tr̥ptāsmi kāmānāṁ tajjyēṣṭhā anumanyatām ॥BORI: 1-116-25B॥
For I am not satisfied in my desires; therefore let the elder lady give her consent. (BORI: 1-116-25B)
[PV-PAN:01_020_30] (Bharata)
मां चाभिगम्य क्षीणोऽयं कामाद्भरतसत्तमः ॥BORI: १-११६-२६A॥
māṁ cābhigamya kṣīṇō’yaṁ kāmādbharatasattamaḥ । tamucchindyāmasya kāmaṁ kathaṁ nu yamasādanē ॥BORI: 1-116-26॥
Having approached me, this best of the Bharatas was spent/overcome through desire. (BORI: 1-116-26A)
[PV-KDV:01_020_31] (Bharata)
तमुच्छिन्द्यामस्य कामं कथं नु यमसादने ॥BORI: १-११६-२६B॥
māṁ cābhigamya kṣīṇō’yaṁ kāmādbharatasattamaḥ । tamucchindyāmasya kāmaṁ kathaṁ nu yamasādanē ॥BORI: 1-116-26॥
How indeed could I bring/end that desire of his in Yama's abode? (BORI: 1-116-26B)
[PV-PAN:01_020_32] (Bharata)
न चाप्यहं वर्तयन्ती निर्विशेषं सुतेषु ते । वृत्तिमार्ये चरिष्यामि स्पृशेदेनस्तथा हि माम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२७॥
na cāpyahaṁ vartayantī nirviśēṣaṁ sutēṣu tē । vr̥ttimāryē cariṣyāmi spr̥śēdēnastathā hi mām ॥BORI: 1-116-27॥
Nor could I go on living, noble lady, treating your sons without distinction; for in that case sin would attach to me. (BORI: 1-116-27)
[PV-KDV:01_020_33] (Bharata)
तस्मान्मे सुतयोः कुन्ति वर्तितव्यं स्वपुत्रवत् । मां हि कामयमानोऽयं राजा प्रेतवशं गतः ॥BORI: १-११६-२८॥
tasmānmē sutayōḥ kunti vartitavyaṁ svaputravat । māṁ hi kāmayamānō’yaṁ rājā prētavaśaṁ gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-28॥
Therefore, Kunti, you must treat my two sons as your own, for this king died while desiring me. (BORI: 1-116-28)
[PV-KDV:01_020_34] (Bharata)
राज्ञः शरीरेण सह ममापीदं कलेवरम् । दग्धव्यं सुप्रतिच्छन्नमेतदार्ये प्रियं कुरु ॥BORI: १-११६-२९॥
rājñaḥ śarīrēṇa saha mamāpīdaṁ kalēvaram । dagdhavyaṁ supraticchannamētadāryē priyaṁ kuru ॥BORI: 1-116-29॥
Let this body of mine also be burned together with the king’s body, well covered. Noble lady, do me this kindness. (BORI: 1-116-29)
[PV-KDV:01_020_35] (Bharata)
दारकेष्वप्रमत्ता च भवेथाश्च हिता मम । अतोऽन्यन्न प्रपश्यामि संदेष्टव्यं हि किञ्चन ॥BORI: १-११६-३०॥
dārakēṣvapramattā ca bhavēthāśca hitā mama । atō’nyanna prapaśyāmi saṁdēṣṭavyaṁ hi kiñcana ॥BORI: 1-116-30॥
Be vigilant in caring for the children and act for my good. Beyond this, I see nothing else that needs to be asked of you. (BORI: 1-116-30)
[PV-KDV:01_020_36] (Bharata)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
[PV-KDV:01_020_37] (Bharata)
इत्युक्त्वा तं चिताग्निस्थं धर्मपत्नी नरर्षभम् । मद्रराजात्मजा तूर्णमन्वारोहद्यशस्विनी ॥BORI: १-११६-३१॥
ityuktvā taṁ citāgnisthaṁ dharmapatnī nararṣabham । madrarājātmajā tūrṇamanvārōhadyaśasvinī ॥BORI: 1-116-31॥
Having said this, the illustrious daughter of the king of Madra, his lawful wife, swiftly mounted the funeral pyre after that bull among men. (BORI: 1-116-31)
[PV-KDV:01_020_38] (Bharata)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
[PV-KDV:01_020_110] (Bharata)
पाण्डोरवभृथं कृत्वा देवकल्पा महर्षयः । ततो मन्त्रमकुर्वन्त ते समेत्य तपस्विनः ॥BORI: १-११७-१॥
pāṇḍōravabhr̥thaṁ kr̥tvā dēvakalpā maharṣayaḥ । tatō mantramakurvanta tē samētya tapasvinaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-1॥
After performing Pāṇḍu’s final rites, the godlike great seers, those ascetics, assembled and deliberated. (BORI: 1-117-1)
[PV-KDV:01_020_111] (Bharata)
हित्वा राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च स महात्मा महातपाः । अस्मिन्स्थाने तपस्तप्तुं तापसाञ्शरणं गतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२॥
hitvā rājyaṁ ca rāṣṭraṁ ca sa mahātmā mahātapāḥ । asminsthānē tapastaptuṁ tāpasāñśaraṇaṁ gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-2॥
Having abandoned his kingdom and realm, that great-souled man of mighty austerities sought refuge among the ascetics in this place in order to practice austerities. (BORI: 1-117-2)
[PV-KDV:01_020_112] (Bharata)
स जातमात्रान्पुत्रांश्च दारांश्च भवतामिह । प्रदायोपनिधिं राजा पाण्डुः स्वर्गमितो गतः ॥BORI: १-११७-३॥
sa jātamātrānputrāṁśca dārāṁśca bhavatāmiha । pradāyōpanidhiṁ rājā pāṇḍuḥ svargamitō gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-3॥
King Pandu entrusted to you here, as a sacred charge, his newborn sons and his wives, and then departed for heaven. (BORI: 1-117-3)
[PV-KDV:01_020_113] (Bharata)
ते परस्परमामन्त्र्य सर्वभूतहिते रताः । पाण्डोः पुत्रान्पुरस्कृत्य नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥BORI: १-११७-४॥
tē parasparamāmantrya sarvabhūtahitē ratāḥ । pāṇḍōḥ putrānpuraskr̥tya nagaraṁ nāgasāhvayam ॥BORI: 1-117-4॥
After consulting one another, they, devoted to the welfare of all beings, with Pāṇḍu’s sons at their head, toward the city called Nāgasāhvaya… (BORI: 1-117-4)
[PV-KDV:01_020_114] (Bharata)
उदारमनसः सिद्धा गमने चक्रिरे मनः । भीष्माय पाण्डवान्दातुं धृतराष्ट्राय चैव हि ॥BORI: १-११७-५॥
udāramanasaḥ siddhā gamanē cakrirē manaḥ । bhīṣmāya pāṇḍavāndātuṁ dhr̥tarāṣṭrāya caiva hi ॥BORI: 1-117-5॥
The noble-minded ascetics resolved to go and entrust the Pandavas to Bhishma and Dhritarashtra. (BORI: 1-117-5)
[PV-KDV:01_020_115] (Bharata)
तस्मिन्नेव क्षणे सर्वे तानादाय प्रतस्थिरे । पाण्डोर्दारांश्च पुत्रांश्च शरीरं चैव तापसाः ॥BORI: १-११७-६॥
tasminnēva kṣaṇē sarvē tānādāya pratasthirē । pāṇḍōrdārāṁśca putrāṁśca śarīraṁ caiva tāpasāḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-6॥
At that very moment, all the ascetics set out, taking with them Pandu’s wives and sons, as well as his body. (BORI: 1-117-6)
[PV-KDV:01_020_116] (Bharata)
सुखिनी सा पुरा भूत्वा सततं पुत्रवत्सला । प्रपन्ना दीर्घमध्वानं सङ्क्षिप्तं तदमन्यत ॥BORI: १-११७-७॥
sukhinī sā purā bhūtvā satataṁ putravatsalā । prapannā dīrghamadhvānaṁ saṅkṣiptaṁ tadamanyata ॥BORI: 1-117-7॥
She, who had once been happy and was ever devoted to her sons, embarked on the long journey but thought it short. (BORI: 1-117-7)
[PV-KDV:01_020_117] (Bharata)
सा नदीर्घेण कालेन सम्प्राप्ता कुरुजाङ्गलम् । वर्धमानपुरद्वारमाससाद यशस्विनी ॥BORI: १-११७-८॥
sā nadīrghēṇa kālēna samprāptā kurujāṅgalam । vardhamānapuradvāramāsasāda yaśasvinī ॥BORI: 1-117-8॥
Before long, the illustrious woman reached Kurujangala and came to the gate of Vardhamanapura. (BORI: 1-117-8)
[PV-KDV:01_020_118] (Bharata)
तं चारणसहस्राणां मुनीनामागमं तदा । श्रुत्वा नागपुरे नृणां विस्मयः समजायत ॥BORI: १-११७-९॥
taṁ cāraṇasahasrāṇāṁ munīnāmāgamaṁ tadā । śrutvā nāgapurē nr̥ṇāṁ vismayaḥ samajāyata ॥BORI: 1-117-9॥
When the people of Nagapura heard of the arrival of those thousands of wandering sages, they were filled with wonder. (BORI: 1-117-9)
[PV-KDV:01_020_119] (Bharata)
मुहूर्तोदित आदित्ये सर्वे धर्मपुरस्कृताः । सदारास्तापसान्द्रष्टुं निर्ययुः पुरवासिनः ॥BORI: १-११७-१०॥
muhūrtōdita ādityē sarvē dharmapuraskr̥tāḥ । sadārāstāpasāndraṣṭuṁ niryayuḥ puravāsinaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-10॥
When the sun had been up for a short while, all the townspeople, with righteousness foremost in their minds, set out with their wives to see the ascetics. (BORI: 1-117-10)
[PV-KDV:01_020_120] (Bharata)
स्त्रीसङ्घाः क्षत्रसङ्घाश्च यानसङ्घान्समास्थिताः । ब्राह्मणैः सह निर्जग्मुर्ब्राह्मणानां च योषितः ॥BORI: १-११७-११॥
strīsaṅghāḥ kṣatrasaṅghāśca yānasaṅghānsamāsthitāḥ । brāhmaṇaiḥ saha nirjagmurbrāhmaṇānāṁ ca yōṣitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-11॥
Groups of women and Kshatriyas, riding in companies of vehicles, set out with the Brahmins; the Brahmins’ wives went as well. (BORI: 1-117-11)
[PV-KDV:01_020_121] (Bharata)
तथा विट्शूद्रसङ्घानां महान्व्यतिकरोऽभवत् । न कश्चिदकरोदीर्ष्यामभवन्धर्मबुद्धयः ॥BORI: १-११७-१२॥
tathā viṭśūdrasaṅghānāṁ mahānvyatikarō’bhavat । na kaścidakarōdīrṣyāmabhavandharmabuddhayaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-12॥
Likewise, there was a great mingling of the groups of Vaishyas and Shudras. No one felt envy; they were all righteous-minded. (BORI: 1-117-12)
[PV-KDV:01_020_122] (Bharata)
तथा भीष्मः शान्तनवः सोमदत्तोऽथ बाह्लिकः । प्रज्ञाचक्षुश्च राजर्षिः क्षत्ता च विदुरः स्वयम् ॥BORI: १-११७-१३॥
tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ sōmadattō’tha bāhlikaḥ । prajñācakṣuśca rājarṣiḥ kṣattā ca viduraḥ svayam ॥BORI: 1-117-13॥
Likewise Bhishma, son of Shantanu; Somadatta; Bahlika; the royal sage whose wisdom was his sight; and Vidura himself, the chamberlain… (BORI: 1-117-13)
[PV-KDV:01_020_123] (Bharata)
सा च सत्यवती देवी कौसल्या च यशस्विनी । राजदारैः परिवृता गान्धारी च विनिर्ययौ ॥BORI: १-११७-१४॥
sā ca satyavatī dēvī kausalyā ca yaśasvinī । rājadāraiḥ parivr̥tā gāndhārī ca viniryayau ॥BORI: 1-117-14॥
The queen Satyavati, the illustrious Kausalya, and Gandhari, surrounded by the royal ladies, came out. (BORI: 1-117-14)
[PV-KDV:01_020_124] (Bharata)
धृतराष्ट्रस्य दायादा दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः । भूषिता भूषणैश्चित्रैः शतसङ्ख्या विनिर्ययुः ॥BORI: १-११७-१५॥
dhr̥tarāṣṭrasya dāyādā duryōdhanapurōgamāḥ । bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇaiścitraiḥ śatasaṅkhyā viniryayuḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-15॥
Dhritarashtra’s hundred heirs, led by Duryodhana and adorned with splendid ornaments, came forth. (BORI: 1-117-15)
[PV-KDV:01_020_125] (Bharata)
तान्महर्षिगणान्सर्वाञ्शिरोभिरभिवाद्य च । उपोपविविशुः सर्वे कौरव्याः सपुरोहिताः ॥BORI: १-११७-१६॥
tānmaharṣigaṇānsarvāñśirōbhirabhivādya ca । upōpaviviśuḥ sarvē kauravyāḥ sapurōhitāḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-16॥
After bowing their heads to all those great sages, all the Kauravas, together with their priests, sat down nearby. (BORI: 1-117-16)
[PV-KDV:01_020_126] (Bharata)
तथैव शिरसा भूमावभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च । उपोपविविशुः सर्वे पौरजानपदा अपि ॥BORI: १-११७-१७॥
tathaiva śirasā bhūmāvabhivādya praṇamya ca । upōpaviviśuḥ sarvē paurajānapadā api ॥BORI: 1-117-17॥
Likewise, all the townspeople and country folk bowed their heads to the ground in reverence and then took their seats. (BORI: 1-117-17)
[PV-KDV:01_020_127] (Bharata)
तमकूजमिवाज्ञाय जनौघं सर्वशस्तदा । भीष्मो राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च महर्षिभ्यो न्यवेदयत् ॥BORI: १-११७-१८॥
tamakūjamivājñāya janaughaṁ sarvaśastadā । bhīṣmō rājyaṁ ca rāṣṭraṁ ca maharṣibhyō nyavēdayat ॥BORI: 1-117-18॥
Seeing that the entire multitude was utterly silent, Bhishma then presented the kingdom and the realm to the great seers. (BORI: 1-117-18)
[PV-KDV:01_020_128] (Bharata)
तेषामथो वृद्धतमः प्रत्युत्थाय जटाजिनी । महर्षिमतमाज्ञाय महर्षिरिदमब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-११७-१९॥
tēṣāmathō vr̥ddhatamaḥ pratyutthāya jaṭājinī । maharṣimatamājñāya maharṣiridamabravīt ॥BORI: 1-117-19॥
Then the eldest among them, a great seer wearing matted locks and a deerskin, rose, ascertained the opinion of the great seers, and said: (BORI: 1-117-19)
[PV-KDV:01_020_129] (Bharata)
यः स कौरव्यदायादः पाण्डुर्नाम नराधिपः । कामभोगान्परित्यज्य शतशृङ्गमितो गतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२०॥
yaḥ sa kauravyadāyādaḥ pāṇḍurnāma narādhipaḥ । kāmabhōgānparityajya śataśr̥ṅgamitō gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-20॥
That heir of the Kauravas, the king named Pandu, renounced sensual pleasures and went from here to Shatashringa. (BORI: 1-117-20)
[PV-KDV:01_020_130] (Bharata)
ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतस्थस्य तस्य दिव्येन हेतुना । साक्षाद्धर्मादयं पुत्रस्तस्य जातो युधिष्ठिरः ॥BORI: १-११७-२१॥
brahmacaryavratasthasya tasya divyēna hētunā । sākṣāddharmādayaṁ putrastasya jātō yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-21॥
While he observed the vow of celibacy, this son of his, Yudhishthira, was born directly from Dharma through divine agency. (BORI: 1-117-21)
[PV-KDV:01_020_131] (Bharata)
तथेमं बलिनां श्रेष्ठं तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः । मातरिश्वा ददौ पुत्रं भीमं नाम महाबलम् ॥BORI: १-११७-२२॥
tathēmaṁ balināṁ śrēṣṭhaṁ tasya rājñō mahātmanaḥ । mātariśvā dadau putraṁ bhīmaṁ nāma mahābalam ॥BORI: 1-117-22॥
Likewise, Mātariśvan gave that great-souled king this son, Bhīma by name, mighty in strength and foremost among the powerful. (BORI: 1-117-22)
[PV-KDV:01_020_132] (Bharata)
पुरुहूतादयं जज्ञे कुन्त्यां सत्यपराक्रमः । यस्य कीर्तिर्महेष्वासान्सर्वानभिभविष्यति ॥BORI: १-११७-२३॥
puruhūtādayaṁ jajñē kuntyāṁ satyaparākramaḥ । yasya kīrtirmahēṣvāsānsarvānabhibhaviṣyati ॥BORI: 1-117-23॥
This man of unfailing valor was born to Kunti by Puruhuta; his fame will surpass that of all great archers. (BORI: 1-117-23)
[PV-KDV:01_020_133] (Bharata)
यौ तु माद्री महेष्वासावसूत कुरुसत्तमौ । अश्विभ्यां मनुजव्याघ्राविमौ तावपि तिष्ठतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२४॥
yau tu mādrī mahēṣvāsāvasūta kurusattamau । aśvibhyāṁ manujavyāghrāvimau tāvapi tiṣṭhataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-24॥
And these two mighty bowmen, foremost of the Kurus, whom Mādrī bore by the Aśvins—these two tigers among men also stand here. (BORI: 1-117-24)
[PV-KDV:01_020_134] (Bharata)
चरता धर्मनित्येन वनवासं यशस्विना । एष पैतामहो वंशः पाण्डुना पुनरुद्धृतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२५॥
caratā dharmanityēna vanavāsaṁ yaśasvinā । ēṣa paitāmahō vaṁśaḥ pāṇḍunā punaruddhr̥taḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-25॥
By the illustrious Pandu, ever devoted to righteousness, who lived in exile in the forest, this ancestral lineage was restored. (BORI: 1-117-25)
[PV-KDV:01_020_135] (Bharata)
पुत्राणां जन्म वृद्धिं च वैदिकाध्ययनानि च । पश्यतः सततं पाण्डोः शश्वत्प्रीतिरवर्धत ॥BORI: १-११७-२६॥
putrāṇāṁ janma vr̥ddhiṁ ca vaidikādhyayanāni ca । paśyataḥ satataṁ pāṇḍōḥ śaśvatprītiravardhata ॥BORI: 1-117-26॥
As Pandu continually watched his sons’ birth and growth and their study of the Vedas, his abiding joy increased. (BORI: 1-117-26)
[PV-KDV:01_020_136] (Bharata)
वर्तमानः सतां वृत्ते पुत्रलाभमवाप्य च । पितृलोकं गतः पाण्डुरितः सप्तदशेऽहनि ॥BORI: १-११७-२७॥
vartamānaḥ satāṁ vr̥ttē putralābhamavāpya ca । pitr̥lōkaṁ gataḥ pāṇḍuritaḥ saptadaśē’hani ॥BORI: 1-117-27॥
Living according to the ways of the virtuous and having gained sons, Pandu went to the realm of the ancestors seventeen days later. (BORI: 1-117-27)
[PV-KDV:01_020_137] (Bharata)
तं चितागतमाज्ञाय वैश्वानरमुखे हुतम् । प्रविष्टा पावकं माद्री हित्वा जीवितमात्मनः ॥BORI: १-११७-२८॥
taṁ citāgatamājñāya vaiśvānaramukhē hutam । praviṣṭā pāvakaṁ mādrī hitvā jīvitamātmanaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-28॥
Knowing that he had been placed on the funeral pyre and offered into the mouth of the fire, Madri entered the flames, relinquishing her own life. (BORI: 1-117-28)
[PV-KDV:01_020_138] (Bharata)
सा गता सह तेनैव पतिलोकमनुव्रता । तस्यास्तस्य च यत्कार्यं क्रियतां तदनन्तरम् ॥BORI: १-११७-२९॥
sā gatā saha tēnaiva patilōkamanuvratā । tasyāstasya ca yatkāryaṁ kriyatāṁ tadanantaram ॥BORI: 1-117-29॥
Devoted to her husband, she has gone with him to his world. Then let whatever must be done for her and for him be performed. (BORI: 1-117-29)
[PV-KDV:01_020_139] (Bharata)
इमे तयोः शरीरे द्वे सुताश्चेमे तयोर्वराः । क्रियाभिरनुगृह्यन्तां सह मात्रा परन्तपाः ॥BORI: १-११७-३०॥
imē tayōḥ śarīrē dvē sutāścēmē tayōrvarāḥ । kriyābhiranugr̥hyantāṁ saha mātrā parantapāḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-30॥
Here are the bodies of those two, and here are their noble sons. Let these scorchers of foes, together with their mother, be received with the proper rites. (BORI: 1-117-30)
[PV-KDV:01_020_140] (Bharata)
प्रेतकार्ये च निर्वृत्ते पितृमेधं महायशाः । लभतां सर्वधर्मज्ञः पाण्डुः कुरुकुलोद्वहः ॥BORI: १-११७-३१॥
prētakāryē ca nirvr̥ttē pitr̥mēdhaṁ mahāyaśāḥ । labhatāṁ sarvadharmajñaḥ pāṇḍuḥ kurukulōdvahaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-31॥
And when the rites for the dead are complete, may the illustrious Pāṇḍu, knower of every duty and upholder of the Kuru line, receive the ancestral rites. (BORI: 1-117-31)
[PV-KDV:01_020_141] (Bharata)
एवमुक्त्वा कुरून्सर्वान्कुरूणामेव पश्यताम् । क्षणेनान्तर्हिताः सर्वे चारणा गुह्यकैः सह ॥BORI: १-११७-३२॥
ēvamuktvā kurūnsarvānkurūṇāmēva paśyatām । kṣaṇēnāntarhitāḥ sarvē cāraṇā guhyakaiḥ saha ॥BORI: 1-117-32॥
Having thus addressed all the Kurus, all the Charanas vanished in an instant before the Kurus’ very eyes, together with the Guhyakas. (BORI: 1-117-32)
[PV-KDV:01_020_142] (Bharata)
गन्धर्वनगराकारं तत्रैवान्तर्हितं पुनः । ऋषिसिद्धगणं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं ते परं ययुः ॥BORI: १-११७-३३॥
gandharvanagarākāraṁ tatraivāntarhitaṁ punaḥ । r̥ṣisiddhagaṇaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā vismayaṁ tē paraṁ yayuḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-33॥
Seeing the host of seers and Siddhas, which resembled a city of Gandharvas, vanish there once again, they were filled with the utmost amazement. (BORI: 1-117-33)
[PV-PAN:01_020_143] (Bharata)
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhr̥tarāṣṭra uvāca॥
Dhritarashtra said:
[PV-KDV:01_020_161] (Bharata)
पाण्डोर्विदुर सर्वाणि प्रेतकार्याणि कारय । राजवद्राजसिंहस्य माद्र्याश्चैव विशेषतः ॥BORI: १-११८-१॥
pāṇḍōrvidura sarvāṇi prētakāryāṇi kāraya । rājavadrājasiṁhasya mādryāścaiva viśēṣataḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-1॥
Vidura, have all the funeral rites of Pandu, that lion among kings, performed in royal fashion, and especially those of Madri as well. (BORI: 1-118-1)
[PV-KDV:01_020_162] (Bharata)
पशून्वासांसि रत्नानि धनानि विविधानि च । पाण्डोः प्रयच्छ माद्र्याश्च येभ्यो यावच्च वाञ्छितम् ॥BORI: १-११८-२॥
paśūnvāsāṁsi ratnāni dhanāni vividhāni ca । pāṇḍōḥ prayaccha mādryāśca yēbhyō yāvacca vāñchitam ॥BORI: 1-118-2॥
For Pandu and Madri, give cattle, garments, jewels, and various kinds of wealth to whomever and in whatever measure is desired. (BORI: 1-118-2)
[PV-PAN:01_020_163] (Bharata)
यथा च कुन्ती सत्कारं कुर्यान्माद्र्यास्तथा कुरु । यथा न वायुर्नादित्यः पश्येतां तां सुसंवृताम् ॥BORI: १-११८-३॥
yathā ca kuntī satkāraṁ kuryānmādryāstathā kuru । yathā na vāyurnādityaḥ paśyētāṁ tāṁ susaṁvr̥tām ॥BORI: 1-118-3॥
Show Madri the same honor that Kunti would, and keep her so well covered that neither the wind nor the sun may see her. (BORI: 1-118-3)
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न शोच्यः पाण्डुरनघः प्रशस्यः स नराधिपः । यस्य पञ्च सुता वीरा जाताः सुरसुतोपमाः ॥BORI: १-११८-४॥
na śōcyaḥ pāṇḍuranaghaḥ praśasyaḥ sa narādhipaḥ । yasya pañca sutā vīrā jātāḥ surasutōpamāḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-4॥
The blameless Pandu is not to be mourned; that king is worthy of praise, for he has five heroic sons, equal to the sons of the gods. (BORI: 1-118-4)
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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
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विदुरस्तं तथेत्युक्त्वा भीष्मेण सह भारत । पाण्डुं संस्कारयामास देशे परमसंवृते ॥BORI: १-११८-५॥
vidurastaṁ tathētyuktvā bhīṣmēṇa saha bhārata । pāṇḍuṁ saṁskārayāmāsa dēśē paramasaṁvr̥tē ॥BORI: 1-118-5॥
Vidura agreed to this and, together with Bhishma, had Pandu’s funeral rites performed in a very secluded place, O Bharata. (BORI: 1-118-5)
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ततस्तु नगरात्तूर्णमाज्यहोमपुरस्कृताः । निर्हृताः पावका दीप्ताः पाण्डो राजपुरोहितैः ॥BORI: १-११८-६॥
tatastu nagarāttūrṇamājyahōmapuraskr̥tāḥ । nirhr̥tāḥ pāvakā dīptāḥ pāṇḍō rājapurōhitaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-6॥
Then Pandu’s royal priests swiftly carried the blazing fires out of the city, preceded by offerings of clarified butter. (BORI: 1-118-6)
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याजकैः शुक्लवासोभिर्हूयमाना हुताशनाः । अगच्छन्नग्रतस्तस्य दीप्यमानाः स्वलङ्कृताः ॥BORI: १-११८-१३॥
yājakaiḥ śuklavāsōbhirhūyamānā hutāśanāḥ । agacchannagratastasya dīpyamānāḥ svalaṅkr̥tāḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-13॥
The sacrificial fires, into which white-robed priests were pouring oblations, went blazing before him, beautifully adorned. (BORI: 1-118-13)
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ततो भीष्मोऽथ विदुरो राजा च सह बन्धुभिः । उदकं चक्रिरे तस्य सर्वाश्च कुरुयोषितः ॥BORI: १-११८-२७॥
tatō bhīṣmō’tha vidurō rājā ca saha bandhubhiḥ । udakaṁ cakrirē tasya sarvāśca kuruyōṣitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-27॥
Then Bhishma, Vidura, the king with his kinsmen, and all the Kuru women offered water for him. (BORI: 1-118-27)
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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
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कृतशौचांस्ततस्तांस्तु पाण्डवान्भरतर्षभान् । आदाय विविशुः पौराः पुरं वारणसाह्वयम् ॥BORI: १-११९-३॥
kr̥taśaucāṁstatastāṁstu pāṇḍavānbharatarṣabhān । ādāya viviśuḥ paurāḥ puraṁ vāraṇasāhvayam ॥BORI: 1-119-3॥
Then the citizens took the Pandavas, those bulls of Bharata’s line who had completed their purification rites, and entered the city named after the elephant. (BORI: 1-119-3)
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श्राद्धावसाने तु तदा दृष्ट्वा तं दुःखितं जनम् । संमूढां दुःखशोकार्तां व्यासो मातरमब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-११९-५॥
śrāddhāvasānē tu tadā dr̥ṣṭvā taṁ duḥkhitaṁ janam । saṁmūḍhāṁ duḥkhaśōkārtāṁ vyāsō mātaramabravīt ॥BORI: 1-119-5॥
Then, at the conclusion of the funeral rites, Vyasa saw the people in distress and spoke to his mother, who was bewildered and afflicted with pain and grief. (BORI: 1-119-5)
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अतिक्रान्तसुखाः कालाः प्रत्युपस्थितदारुणाः । श्वः श्वः पापीयदिवसाः पृथिवी गतयौवना ॥BORI: १-११९-६॥
atikrāntasukhāḥ kālāḥ pratyupasthitadāruṇāḥ । śvaḥ śvaḥ pāpīyadivasāḥ pr̥thivī gatayauvanā ॥BORI: 1-119-6॥
Happy times have passed, and dreadful times are upon us. Day by day, the days grow worse; the earth has lost her youth. (BORI: 1-119-6)
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बहुमायासमाकीर्णो नानादोषसमाकुलः । लुप्तधर्मक्रियाचारो घोरः कालो भविष्यति ॥BORI: १-११९-७॥
bahumāyāsamākīrṇō nānādōṣasamākulaḥ । luptadharmakriyācārō ghōraḥ kālō bhaviṣyati ॥BORI: 1-119-7॥
A terrible age will come, rife with deceit, beset by many evils, in which the practices and observances of dharma have vanished. (BORI: 1-119-7)
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गच्छ त्वं त्यागमास्थाय युक्ता वस तपोवने । मा द्रक्ष्यसि कुलस्यास्य घोरं सङ्क्षयमात्मनः ॥BORI: १-११९-८॥
gaccha tvaṁ tyāgamāsthāya yuktā vasa tapōvanē । mā drakṣyasi kulasyāsya ghōraṁ saṅkṣayamātmanaḥ ॥BORI: 1-119-8॥
Go, embrace renunciation, and live a disciplined life in the ascetic forest, so that you do not witness the terrible destruction of this family of yours. (BORI: 1-119-8)
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तथेति समनुज्ञाय सा प्रविश्याब्रवीत्स्नुषाम् । अम्बिके तव पुत्रस्य दुर्नयात्किल भारताः । सानुबन्धा विनङ्क्ष्यन्ति पौत्राश्चैवेति नः श्रुतम् ॥BORI: १-११९-९॥
tathēti samanujñāya sā praviśyābravītsnuṣām । ambikē tava putrasya durnayātkila bhāratāḥ । sānubandhā vinaṅkṣyanti pautrāścaivēti naḥ śrutam ॥BORI: 1-119-9॥
Having assented, saying, “So be it,” she went in and said to her daughter-in-law, “Ambika, we have heard that because of your son’s misconduct, the Bharatas will perish together with their kin, and the grandsons as well.” (BORI: 1-119-9)
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तत्कौसल्यामिमामार्तां पुत्रशोकाभिपीडिताम् । वनमादाय भद्रं ते गच्छावो यदि मन्यसे ॥BORI: १-११९-१०॥
tatkausalyāmimāmārtāṁ putraśōkābhipīḍitām । vanamādāya bhadraṁ tē gacchāvō yadi manyasē ॥BORI: 1-119-10॥
So, if you agree, let us take this afflicted Kausalyā, tormented by grief for her son, and go to the forest. May all be well with you. (BORI: 1-119-10)
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तथेत्युक्ते अम्बिकया भीष्ममामन्त्र्य सुव्रता । वनं ययौ सत्यवती स्नुषाभ्यां सह भारत ॥BORI: १-११९-११॥
tathētyuktē ambikayā bhīṣmamāmantrya suvratā । vanaṁ yayau satyavatī snuṣābhyāṁ saha bhārata ॥BORI: 1-119-11॥
When Ambikā replied, “So be it,” the virtuous Satyavatī took leave of Bhīṣma and went to the forest with her two daughters-in-law, O Bhārata. (BORI: 1-119-11)
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ताः सुघोरं तपः कृत्वा देव्यो भरतसत्तम । देहं त्यक्त्वा महाराज गतिमिष्टां ययुस्तदा ॥BORI: १-११९-१२॥
tāḥ sughōraṁ tapaḥ kr̥tvā dēvyō bharatasattama । dēhaṁ tyaktvā mahārāja gatimiṣṭāṁ yayustadā ॥BORI: 1-119-12॥
After performing extremely severe austerities, those noble women gave up their bodies and then attained their desired destination, O great king, best of the Bharatas. (BORI: 1-119-12)
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