01.190
Core-Pancharatra: Draupadi weds Pandavas.
drupada uvāca॥
Drupada said.
aśrutvaivaṃ vacanaṃ te maharṣe; mayā pūrvaṃ yatitaṃ kāryametat। na vai śakyaṃ vihitasyāpayātuṃ; tadevedamupapannaṃ vidhānam ॥1-190-1॥
O great sage, without having heard your words, I had already undertaken this action. What is ordained cannot be undone; therefore, this arrangement has come to pass.
diṣṭasya granthiranivartanīyaḥ; svakarmaṇā vihitaṃ neha kiñcit. kṛtaṃ nimittaṃ hi varaikaheto; stadevedamupapannaṃ bahūnām ॥1-190-2॥
The knot of destiny cannot be undone; nothing here happens except what is ordained by one's own actions. Indeed, whatever is done for the sake of the highest cause is alone appropriate for many.
yathaiva kṛṣṇoktavatī purastā; nnaikānpatīnme bhagavāndadātu. sa cāpy evaṃ varam ity abravīttāṃ; devo hi veda paramaṃ yad atra ॥1-190-3॥
Just as Kṛṣṇa had spoken before, may the Lord not grant me only one husband. And he also said to her, "This boon is granted," for the god indeed knows the highest truth here.
yadi vāyaṃ vihitaḥ śaṅkareṇa; dharmo'dharmo vā nātra mamāparādhaḥ. gṛhṇantvime vidhivatpāṇimasyā; yathopajoṣaṃ vihitaiṣāṃ hi kṛṣṇā ॥1-190-4॥
If this has been ordained by Śaṅkara, whether it is right or wrong, I am not at fault here. Let these men take Kṛṣṇā's hand according to the prescribed rules, as is proper and with the consent of those appointed.
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tato'bravīdbhagavāndharmarāja; madya puṇyāhamuta pāṇḍaveya. adya pauṣyaṃ yogamupaiti candramāḥ; pāṇiṃ kṛṣṇāyāstvaṃ gṛhāṇādya pūrvam ॥1-190-5॥
Then Dharmarāja said: "Today is an auspicious day, O son of Pāṇḍu. Today the moon attains the Pauṣya conjunction; therefore, you should accept Kṛṣṇā's hand today before anyone else."
tato rājā yajñasenaḥ saputro; janyārtha yuktaṃ bahu tattadagryam. samānayāmāsa sutāṃ ca kṛṣṇā; māplāvya ratnairbahubhirvibhūṣya ॥1-190-6॥
Then King Yajñasena, along with his son, gathered many excellent things suitable for the people, and adorned his daughter Kṛṣṇā with many jewels from Māplavya.
tataḥ sarve suhṛdastatra tasya; samājagmuḥ sacivā mantriṇaśca. draṣṭuṃ vivāhaṃ paramapratītā; dvijāśca paurāśca yathāpradhānāḥ ॥1-190-7॥
Then all his friends, ministers, and counselors gathered there; the twice-born and the citizens, each according to their rank, came with great faith to witness the marriage.
tat tasya veśma arthijana upaśobhitam; vikīrṇa-padma-utpala-bhūṣita-ajiram. mahārha-ratna-ogha-vicitraṃ ābabhau; divaṃ yathā nirmala-tārakā-acitam ॥1-190-8॥
That palace of his, adorned by petitioners and with a courtyard decorated with scattered lotuses and water-lilies, shone with the brilliance of many precious gems, just like the clear sky adorned with stars.
tatastu te kauravarājaputrā; vibhūṣitāḥ kuṇḍalino yuvānaḥ। mahārhavastāra varacandanokṣitāḥ; kṛtābhiṣekāḥ kṛtamaṅgalakriyāḥ ॥1-190-9॥
Then those sons of the Kaurava king, adorned and wearing earrings, young and dressed in costly garments, anointed with fine sandalwood paste, having completed their consecration and auspicious rites.
purohitena agni-samāna-varcasā; saha eva dhaumyena yathā-vidhi prabho। krameṇa sarve viviśuś ca tat-sadaḥ; mahā-ṛṣabhā goṣṭham iva abhinandinaḥ ॥1-190-10॥
Accompanied by the priest, whose brilliance was equal to Agni, and by Dhaumya, all of them, following the prescribed rules, O lord, entered the assembly in order, rejoicing like great bulls entering a cowshed.
tataḥ samādhāya sa vedapārago; juhāva mantrairjvalitaṃ hutāśanam. yudhiṣṭhiraṃ cāpyupanīya mantravi; niyojayāmāsa sahaiva kṛṣṇayā ॥1-190-11॥
Then, the Veda-knower, after preparing the ritual, offered oblations with mantras into the blazing fire. He brought Yudhishthira and Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) near and engaged them in the rite.
pradakṣiṇaṃ tau pragṛhītapāṇī; samānayāmāsa sa vedapāragaḥ। tato'bhyanujñāya tamājiśobhinaṃ; purohito rājagṛhādviniryayau ॥1-190-12॥
He, the knower of the Vedas, caused those two with joined hands to perform circumambulation. Then, having permitted him who shone in the sacrificial hall, the priest departed from the king's house.
krameṇa cānena narādhipātmajā; varastriyāste jagṛhustadā karam। ahanyahanyuttamarūpadhāriṇo; mahārathāḥ kauravavaṃśavardhanāḥ ॥1-190-13॥
In succession, by this, the sons of kings accepted the hands of those noble women. Day by day, the great chariot-warriors, who enhanced the Kaurava lineage and possessed excellent form, did so.
idaṃ ca tatrādbhutarūpamuttamaṃ; jagāda viprarṣiratītamānuṣam. mahānubhāvā kila sā sumadhyamā; babhūva kanyaiva gate gate'ahani ॥1-190-14॥
The Brāhmaṇa sage spoke there of this excellent and wonderful form, surpassing human. Indeed, that slender-waisted, great-souled maiden became a maiden as each day passed.
kṛte vivāhe drupado dhanaṃ dadau; mahārathebhyo bahurūpamuttamam. śataṃ rathānāṃ varahemabhūṣiṇāṃ; caturyujāṃ hemakhalīnamālinām ॥1-190-15॥
When the marriage was completed, Drupada gave excellent and various kinds of wealth to the great charioteers: a hundred chariots adorned with the finest gold, each drawn by four horses and decorated with golden bridle garlands.
śataṃ gajānām abhipadmināṃ tathā; śataṃ girīṇām iva hemaśṛṅgiṇām। tathaiva dāsīśatam agryayauvanaṃ; mahārhaveṣābharaṇāmbarasrajām ॥1-190-16॥
There were a hundred elephants adorned with lotuses, a hundred mountains with golden peaks, and likewise a hundred maidservants in the prime of youth, all adorned with costly attire, ornaments, garments, and garlands.
pṛthakpṛthak caiva daśāyutānvitaṃ; dhanaṃ dadau saumakir agnisākṣikam. tathaiva vastrāṇi ca bhūṣaṇāni; prabhāvayuktāni mahādhanāni ॥1-190-17॥
Saumaki gave, in the presence of fire as witness, wealth amounting to ten thousand separately and individually. Likewise, he gave garments and ornaments of great value and splendor.
kṛte vivāhe ca tataḥ sma pāṇḍavāḥ; prabhūtaratnām upalabhya tāṃ śriyam। vijahrur indrapratimā mahābalāḥ; pure tu pāñcālanṛpasya tasya ha ॥1-190-18॥
After the marriage was performed, the Pāṇḍavas, having gained that wealth full of jewels, enjoyed their prosperity like Indra, those mighty ones, in the city of the king of the Pāñcālas.
