01.206
Pancharatra: Arjuna marries the Surpent Ulupi
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुं कौरवाणां यशस्करम् । अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ॥१-२०६-१॥
taṃ prayāntaṃ mahābāhuṃ kauravāṇāṃ yaśaskaram । anujagmur mahātmāno brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ ॥1-206-1॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; प्रयान्तं (prayāntam) - departing; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṃ) - mighty-armed; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram) - fame-making; अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; वेदपारगाः (vedapāragāḥ) - versed in the Vedas;]
(Him departing, the mighty-armed, fame-making of the Kauravas, followed (by) great-souled Brāhmaṇas versed in the Vedas.)
As he departed, the mighty-armed bringer of fame to the Kauravas was followed by great-souled Brāhmaṇas who were well-versed in the Vedas.
वेदवेदाङ्गविद्वांसस्तथैवाध्यात्मचिन्तकाः । चौक्षाश्च भगवद्भक्ताः सूताः पौराणिकाश्च ये ॥१-२०६-२॥
vedavedāṅgavidvāṃsastathaivādhyātmacintakāḥ । caukṣāśca bhagavadbhaktāḥ sūtāḥ purāṇikāśca ye ॥1-206-2॥
[वेद (veda) - Veda; वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga) - Veda-limb; विद्वांसः (vidvāṃsaḥ) - knowers; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; अध्यात्म (adhyātma) - spiritual; चिन्तकाः (cintakāḥ) - thinkers; चौक्षाः (caukṣāḥ) - pure ones; च (ca) - and; भगवत् (bhagavat) - of the Lord; भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees; सूताः (sūtāḥ) - bards; पौराणिकाः (purāṇikāḥ) - Purāṇa reciters; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those;]
(Veda, Veda-limb knowers, likewise spiritual thinkers, pure ones and devotees of the Lord, bards, Purāṇa reciters and those.)
Those who are knowers of the Veda and its limbs, as well as spiritual thinkers, pure ones, devotees of the Lord, bards, and Purāṇa reciters.
कथकाश्चापरे राजञ्श्रमणाश्च वनौकसः । दिव्याख्यानानि ये चापि पठन्ति मधुरं द्विजाः ॥१-२०६-३॥
kathakāś cāpare rājan śramaṇāś ca vanaukasaḥ । divyākhyānāni ye cāpi paṭhanti madhuraṃ dvijāḥ ॥1-206-3॥
[कथकाश् (kathakāḥ) - storytellers; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; राजन् (rājan) - O king; श्रमणाः (śramaṇāḥ) - ascetics; च (ca) - and; वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers; दिव्याख्यानानि (divyākhyānāni) - divine stories; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - recite; मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly; द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (Brāhmaṇas);]
(Storytellers and others, O king, ascetics and forest-dwellers, and Brāhmaṇas who also recite divine stories sweetly.)
O king, there are storytellers, other people, ascetics, forest-dwellers, and Brāhmaṇas who also recite divine stories in a sweet manner.
एतैश्चान्यैश्च बहुभिः सहायैः पाण्डुनन्दनः । वृतः श्लक्ष्णकथैः प्रायान्मरुद्भिरिव वासवः ॥१-२०६-४॥
etaiś cānyaiś ca bahubhiḥ sahāyaiḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ । vṛtaḥ ślakṣṇakathaiḥ prāyān marudbhir iva vāsavaḥ ॥1-206-4॥
[एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; सहायैः (sahāyaiḥ) - by companions; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pāṇḍu; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; श्लक्ष्णकथैः (ślakṣṇakathaiḥ) - with gentle words; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - with the Maruts; इव (iva) - like; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra;]
(The son of Pāṇḍu, surrounded by these and other many companions, with gentle words, departed, like Indra with the Maruts.)
The son of Pāṇḍu, surrounded by many companions who spoke gently, set out, just as Indra departs with the Maruts.
रमणीयानि चित्राणि वनानि च सरांसि च । सरितः सागरांश्चैव देशानपि च भारत ॥१-२०६-५॥
ramaṇīyāni citrāṇi vanāni ca sarāṃsi ca | saritaḥ sāgarāṃścaiva deśānapi ca bhārata ||1-206-5||
[रमणीयानि (ramaṇīyāni) - beautiful; pleasant; चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - varied; wonderful; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; च (ca) - and; सरांसि (sarāṃsi) - lakes; च (ca) - and; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; सागरान् (sāgarān) - oceans; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; देशान् (deśān) - regions; countries; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; descendant of Bharata;]
(Beautiful, varied forests and lakes and rivers, and oceans indeed, and also regions, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, there are beautiful and varied forests, lakes, rivers, oceans, and also many regions.
पुण्यानि चैव तीर्थानि ददर्श भरतर्षभ । स गङ्गाद्वारमासाद्य निवेशमकरोत्प्रभुः ॥१-२०६-६॥
puṇyāni caiva tīrthāni dadarśa bharatarṣabha । sa gaṅgādvāram āsādya niveśam akarot prabhuḥ ॥1-206-6॥
[पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - meritorious (holy) places; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred fords; ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas; स (sa) - he; गङ्गाद्वारम् (gaṅgādvāram) - Ganga's gateway; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; निवेशम् (niveśam) - encampment; अकरोत् (akarot) - he made; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(The bull among the Bharatas saw the meritorious and sacred fords. Having reached the gateway of the Ganga, the lord made an encampment.)
The illustrious Bharata, seeing the holy places and sacred fords, reached the gateway of the Ganga and established his encampment there.
तत्र तस्याद्भुतं कर्म शृणु मे जनमेजय । कृतवान्यद्विशुद्धात्मा पाण्डूनां प्रवरो रथी ॥१-२०६-७॥
tatra tasyādbhutaṃ karma śṛṇu me janamejaya । kṛtavānyadviśuddhātmā pāṇḍūnāṃ pravaro rathī ॥1-206-7॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तस्य (tasya) - his; अद्भुतं (adbhutam) - wonderful; कर्म (karma) - deed; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; मे (me) - from me; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - did; यत् (yat) - which; विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - pure-souled; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost; रथी (rathī) - charioteer;]
(There his wonderful deed, hear from me, O Janamejaya. Which the pure-souled, foremost charioteer of the Pāṇḍavas did.)
O Janamejaya, hear from me about the wonderful deed performed there by the pure-hearted, foremost charioteer of the Pāṇḍavas.
निविष्टे तत्र कौन्तेये ब्राह्मणेषु च भारत । अग्निहोत्राणि विप्रास्ते प्रादुश्चक्रुरनेकशः ॥१-२०६-८॥
niviṣṭe tatra kaunteye brāhmaṇeṣu ca bhārata । agnihotrāṇi viprāste prāduścakruranekaśaḥ ॥1-206-8॥
[निविष्टे (niviṣṭe) - having been seated; तत्र (tatra) - there; कौन्तेये (kaunteye) - in the son of Kunti; ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among the Brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; अग्निहोत्राणि (agnihotrāṇi) - Agnihotras (fire-sacrifices); विप्राः (viprāḥ) - the Brāhmaṇas; ते (te) - they; प्रादुश्चक्रुः (prāduścakruḥ) - performed; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways;]
(Having been seated there with the son of Kunti among the Brāhmaṇas, O Bhārata, the Brāhmaṇas performed Agnihotras in many ways.)
O Bhārata, when the son of Kunti was seated there among the Brāhmaṇas, the Brāhmaṇas performed many Agnihotra rituals.
तेषु प्रबोध्यमानेषु ज्वलितेषु हुतेषु च । कृतपुष्पोपहारेषु तीरान्तरगतेषु च ॥१-२०६-९॥
teṣu prabodhyamāneṣu jvaliteṣu huteṣu ca । kṛtapuṣpopahāreṣu tīrāntaragateṣu ca ॥1-206-9॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in those; (locative plural of tat) प्रबोध्यमानेषु (prabodhyamāneṣu) - being awakened; (locative plural of prabodhyamāna) ज्वलितेषु (jvaliteṣu) - being kindled; (locative plural of jvalita) हुतेषु (huteṣu) - being offered (oblations); (locative plural of huta) च (ca) - and; कृतपुष्पोपहारेषु (kṛtapuṣpopahāreṣu) - where flower-offerings have been made; (locative plural of kṛta-puṣpa-upahāra) तीरान्तरगतेषु (tīrāntaragateṣu) - having gone to the other bank; (locative plural of tīra-antara-gata) च (ca) - and;]
(In those (places) being awakened, being kindled, being offered (oblations), and where flower-offerings have been made, and (where people) have gone to the other bank.)
In those places where people are being awakened, fires are kindled, oblations are offered, flower-offerings are made, and people have crossed to the other bank.
कृताभिषेकैर्विद्वद्भिर्नियतैः सत्पथि स्थितैः । शुशुभेऽतीव तद्राजन्गङ्गाद्वारं महात्मभिः ॥१-२०६-१०॥
kṛtābhiṣekair vidvadbhiḥ niyataiḥ satpathi sthitaiḥ । śuśubhe'tīva tad rājan gaṅgādvāraṃ mahātmabhiḥ ॥1-206-10॥
[कृत-अभिषेकैः (kṛta-abhiṣekaiḥ) - having performed the consecration; विद्वद्भिः (vidvadbhiḥ) - by the learned; नियतैः (niyataiḥ) - self-controlled; सत्पथि (satpathi) - on the righteous path; स्थितैः (sthitaiḥ) - standing; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; तत् (tat) - that; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गङ्गा-द्वारम् (gaṅgā-dvāram) - Ganga's gateway; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls;]
(That Ganga's gateway, O king, exceedingly shone, having been consecrated by the learned, self-controlled, standing on the righteous path, by the great souls.)
O king, that Ganga's gateway shone exceedingly, consecrated by the learned and self-controlled great souls who stood on the righteous path.
तथा पर्याकुले तस्मिन्निवेशे पाण्डुनन्दनः । अभिषेकाय कौन्तेयो गङ्गामवततार ह ॥१-२०६-११॥
tathā paryākule tasmin niveśe pāṇḍunandanaḥ । abhiṣekāya kaunteyo gaṅgām avatatāra ha ॥1-206-11॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; पर्याकुले (paryākule) - disturbed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; निवेशे (niveśe) - residence; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pāṇḍu; अभिषेकाय (abhiṣekāya) - for the consecration; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kuntī; गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganges; अवततार (avatatāra) - descended; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus, in that disturbed residence, the son of Pāṇḍu, for the consecration, the son of Kuntī, descended to the Ganges, indeed.)
Thus, in that troubled residence, the son of Pāṇḍu, Arjuna, descended to the Ganges for the consecration.
तत्राभिषेकं कृत्वा स तर्पयित्वा पितामहान् । उत्तितीर्षुर्जलाद्राजन्नग्निकार्यचिकीर्षया ॥१-२०६-१२॥
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā sa tarpayitvā pitāmahān । uttitīrṣur jalād rājan agnikāryacikīrṣayā ॥1-206-12॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अभिषेकं (abhiṣekam) - anointing; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; सः (saḥ) - he; तर्पयित्वा (tarpayitvā) - having satisfied; पितामहान् (pitāmahān) - forefathers; उत्तितीर्षुः (uttitīrṣuḥ) - desiring to cross; जलात् (jalāt) - from the water; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अग्निकार्यचिकीर्षया (agnikāryacikīrṣayā) - with the desire to perform fire-rite;]
(There, having performed the anointing, he, having satisfied the forefathers, desiring to cross from the water, O king, with the desire to perform the fire-rite.)
There, after performing the anointing and offering oblations to the forefathers, he wished to cross the water, O king, in order to perform the fire-rite.
अपकृष्टो महाबाहुर्नागराजस्य कन्यया । अन्तर्जले महाराज उलूप्या कामयानया ॥१-२०६-१३॥
apakṛṣṭo mahābāhur nāgarājasya kanyayā । antarjale mahārāja ulūpyā kāmayānayā ॥1-206-13॥
[अपकृष्टः (apakṛṣṭaḥ) - drawn away; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of the king of serpents; कन्यया (kanyayā) - by the daughter; अन्तर्जले (antarjale) - in the water; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; उलूप्या (ulūpyā) - by Ulūpī; कामयानया (kāmayānayā) - with desire;]
(Drawn away, the mighty-armed (Arjuna), by the daughter of the king of serpents, in the water, O great king, by Ulūpī, with desire.)
O great king, Arjuna, the mighty-armed, was drawn away in the water by Ulūpī, the daughter of the king of serpents, who was filled with desire.
ददर्श पाण्डवस्तत्र पावकं सुसमाहितम् । कौरव्यस्याथ नागस्य भवने परमार्चिते ॥१-२०६-१४॥
dadarśa pāṇḍavas tatra pāvakaṃ susamāhitam । kauravyasyātha nāgasya bhavane paramārcite ॥1-206-14॥
[ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava; तत्र (tatra) - there; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; सुसमाहितम् (susamāhitam) - well-arranged; कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of the Kaurava; अथ (atha) - then; नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the Nāga; भवने (bhavane) - in the house; परमार्चिते (paramārcite) - most highly honored;]
(The Pāṇḍava saw there a well-arranged fire in the house of the Nāga, most highly honored, of the Kaurava, then.)
The Pāṇḍava saw a well-arranged fire in the highly honored house of the Nāga belonging to the Kaurava.
तत्राग्निकार्यं कृतवान्कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः । अशङ्कमानेन हुतस्तेनातुष्यद्धुताशनः ॥१-२०६-१५॥
tatrāgnikāryaṃ kṛtavān kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ । aśaṅkamānena hutastenātuṣyaddhutāśanaḥ ॥1-206-15॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अग्निकार्यम् (agnikāryam) - fire-rite; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - performed; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kuntī; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna); अशङ्कमानेन (aśaṅkamānena) - by the one without doubt; हुतः (hutaḥ) - offering (was) made; तेन (tena) - by him; अतुष्यत् (atuṣyat) - was pleased; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - the fire-god;]
(There the son of Kuntī, Dhanañjaya, performed the fire-rite. By him, who was without doubt, the offering was made; the fire-god was pleased.)
There, Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, performed the fire-rite. Because he made the offering without any doubt, the fire-god was pleased.
अग्निकार्यं स कृत्वा तु नागराजसुतां तदा । प्रहसन्निव कौन्तेय इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-२०६-१६॥
agnikāryaṃ sa kṛtvā tu nāgarājasutāṃ tadā । prahasanniva kaunteya idaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥1-206-16॥
[अग्निकार्यं (agnikāryam) - fire-rite; (sacrificial) act relating to fire; स (sa) - he; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; तु (tu) - but; नागराजसुतां (nāgarājasutām) - serpent-king's daughter; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - son of Kunti; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having performed the fire-rite, he then, to the serpent-king's daughter, as if smiling, the son of Kunti spoke this speech.)
After performing the fire-rite, the son of Kunti, as if smiling, spoke these words to the serpent-king's daughter.
किमिदं साहसं भीरु कृतवत्यसि भामिनि । कश्चायं सुभगो देशः का च त्वं कस्य चात्मजा ॥१-२०६-१७॥
kimidaṃ sāhasaṃ bhīru kṛtavatyasi bhāmini । kaścāyaṃ subhago deśaḥ kā ca tvaṃ kasya cātmajā ॥1-206-17॥
[किम् (kim) - what; इदं (idaṃ) - this; साहसं (sāhasaṃ) - adventure; भीरु (bhīru) - timid one; कृतवत्यसि (kṛtavatyasi) - you have done; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady; कः (kaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; सुभगः (subhagaḥ) - fortunate; देशः (deśaḥ) - place; का (kā) - who (feminine); च (ca) - and; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कस्य (kasya) - whose; च (ca) - and; आत्मजा (ātmajā) - daughter;]
(What is this adventure, O timid one, that you have done, O beautiful lady? Who is this fortunate place, and who are you, and whose daughter are you?)
O timid one, what is this adventure you have undertaken, O beautiful lady? Who is this fortunate person, what is this place, who are you, and whose daughter are you?
उलूप्युवाच॥
ulūpy uvāca॥
[उलूपि (ulūpi) - Ulūpi; (a proper name, a Nāga princess); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Ulūpi said.)
Ulūpi spoke.
ऐरावतकुले जातः कौरव्यो नाम पन्नगः । तस्यास्मि दुहिता पार्थ उलूपी नाम पन्नगी ॥१-२०६-१८॥
airāvatakule jātaḥ kauravyo nāma pannagaḥ । tasyāsmi duhitā pārtha ulūpī nāma pannagī ॥1-206-18॥
[ऐरावतकुले (airāvatakule) - in the lineage of Airāvata; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; कौरव्यो (kauravyo) - Kauravya; नाम (nāma) - named; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent; तस्य (tasya) - his; अस्मि (asmi) - am; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha; उलूपी (ulūpī) - Ulūpī; नाम (nāma) - named; पन्नगी (pannagī) - serpent-woman;]
(Born in the lineage of Airāvata, a serpent named Kauravya. Of him, O Pārtha, I am the daughter, Ulūpī by name, a serpent-woman.)
A serpent named Kauravya was born in the lineage of Airāvata. O Pārtha, I am his daughter, Ulūpī by name, a serpent-woman.
साहं त्वामभिषेकार्थमवतीर्णं समुद्रगाम् । दृष्टवत्येव कौन्तेय कन्दर्पेणास्मि मूर्च्छिता ॥१-२०६-१९॥
sāhaṃ tvām abhiṣekārtham avatīrṇaṃ samudragām । dṛṣṭavaty eva kaunteya kandarpeṇāsmi mūrcchitā ॥1-206-19॥
[सा (sā) - she; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अभिषेक-अर्थम् (abhiṣeka-artham) - for the purpose of consecration; अवतीर्णम् (avatīrṇam) - descended; समुद्र-गाम् (samudra-gām) - going to the ocean; दृष्टवती (dṛṣṭavatī) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; कन्दर्पेण (kandarpeṇa) - by (the god of) love; अस्मि (asmi) - am; मूर्च्छिता (mūrcchitā) - fainted;]
(She, I, for the purpose of your consecration, descended, going to the ocean, having seen indeed, O son of Kunti, by (the god of) love, am fainted.)
O son of Kunti, having seen you, who have descended to the ocean for the purpose of consecration, I, she, have indeed fainted by (the god of) love.
तां मामनङ्गमथितां त्वत्कृते कुरुनन्दन । अनन्यां नन्दयस्वाद्य प्रदानेनात्मनो रहः ॥१-२०६-२०॥
tāṃ māmananga-mathitāṃ tvatkṛte kurunandana । ananyāṃ nandayasvādy pradānenātmano rahaḥ ॥1-206-20॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; माम् (mām) - me; अनङ्गमथिताम् (ananga-mathitām) - struck by Kāma (god of love); त्वत्कृते (tvat-kṛte) - for your sake; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus; अनन्याम् (ananyām) - devoted solely (to you); नन्दय (nandaya) - make happy; स्व (sva) - yourself; अद्य (adya) - today; प्रदानेन (pradānena) - by the act of giving; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself; रहः (rahaḥ) - in privacy;]
(Her, me struck by Kāma, for your sake, O delight of the Kurus, devoted solely (to you), make happy yourself today by the act of giving yourself in privacy.)
O delight of the Kurus, today, for your sake, make her—me, who is struck by Kāma and devoted solely to you—happy by giving yourself in privacy.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
ब्रह्मचर्यमिदं भद्रे मम द्वादशवार्षिकम् । धर्मराजेन चादिष्टं नाहमस्मि स्वयंवशः ॥१-२०६-२१॥
brahmacaryam idaṃ bhadre mama dvādaśa-vārṣikam । dharmarājena ca ādiṣṭam na aham asmi svayam-vaśaḥ ॥1-206-21॥
[ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy; इदं (idaṃ) - this; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; मम (mama) - my; द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśa-vārṣikam) - twelve years long; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmarāja; च (ca) - and; आदिष्टम् (ādiṣṭam) - commanded; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; अस्मि (asmi) - am; स्वयंवशः (svayam-vaśaḥ) - independent;]
(Celibacy, this, O auspicious one, my, twelve years long, by Dharmarāja, and, commanded, not, I, am, independent.)
O auspicious one, this twelve-year vow of celibacy is mine, commanded by Dharmarāja, and I am not independent in this matter.
तव चापि प्रियं कर्तुमिच्छामि जलचारिणि । अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं च मया किञ्चन कर्हिचित् ॥१-२०६-२२॥
tava cāpi priyaṃ kartum icchāmi jalacāriṇi । anṛtaṃ noktapūrvaṃ ca mayā kiñcana karhicit ॥1-206-22॥
[तव (tava) - of you; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear (thing); कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; जलचारिणि (jalacāriṇi) - O water-dweller; अनृतं (anṛtam) - falsehood; न (na) - not; उक्तपूर्वं (ukta-pūrvam) - spoken before; च (ca) - and; मया (mayā) - by me; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever;]
(Of you and also dear (thing) to do I wish, O water-dweller. Falsehood not spoken before and by me anything ever.)
O water-dweller, I also wish to do what is dear to you. I have never spoken any falsehood at any time.
कथं च नानृतं तत्स्यात्तव चापि प्रियं भवेत् । न च पीड्येत मे धर्मस्तथा कुर्यां भुजङ्गमे ॥१-२०६-२३॥
kathaṁ ca nānṛtaṁ tasyāttava cāpi priyaṁ bhavet । na ca pīḍyeta me dharmastathā kuryāṁ bhujaṅgame ॥1-206-23॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; अनृतं (anṛtaṁ) - falsehood; तत् (tat) - that; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रियं (priyaṁ) - dear; भवेत् (bhavet) - might become; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पीड्येत (pīḍyeta) - would be afflicted; मे (me) - my; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुर्यां (kuryāṁ) - I should do; भुजङ्गमे (bhujaṅgame) - to the serpent;]
(How and not falsehood that might be, and also your dear might become. And not would be afflicted my duty, thus I should do to the serpent.)
How can it be that I do not speak falsehood, and yet what is dear to you may happen? And my duty is not afflicted; thus should I act towards the serpent.
उलूप्युवाच॥
ulūpy uvāca॥
[उलूपि (ulūpi) - Ulūpi; (a proper name, a Nāga princess); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Ulūpi said.)
Ulūpi spoke.
जानाम्यहं पाण्डवेय यथा चरसि मेदिनीम् । यथा च ते ब्रह्मचर्यमिदमादिष्टवान्गुरुः ॥१-२०६-२४॥
jānāmyahaṃ pāṇḍaveya yathā carasi medinīm । yathā ca te brahmacaryam idam ādiṣṭavān guruḥ ॥1-206-24॥
[जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; अहम् (aham) - I; पाण्डवेय (pāṇḍaveya) - O son of Pāṇḍu; यथा (yathā) - as; चरसि (carasi) - you move/live; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - on the earth; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy; इदम् (idam) - this; आदिष्टवान् (ādiṣṭavān) - has instructed; गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher;]
(I know, O son of Pāṇḍu, how you live on the earth, and how your teacher has instructed you in this celibacy.)
O son of Pāṇḍu, I know how you conduct yourself on earth and how your teacher has instructed you in this vow of celibacy.
परस्परं वर्तमानान्द्रुपदस्यात्मजां प्रति । यो नोऽनुप्रविशेन्मोहात्स नो द्वादशवार्षिकम् ॥ वने चरेद्ब्रह्मचर्यमिति वः समयः कृतः ॥१-२०६-२५॥
parasparaṃ vartamānān drupadasyātmajāṃ prati । yo no'nupraviśen mohāt sa no dvādaśavārṣikam ॥ vane cared brahmacaryam iti vaḥ samayaḥ kṛtaḥ ॥1-206-25॥
[परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually; वर्तमानान् (vartamānān) - living; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; आत्मजाम् (ātmajām) - daughter; प्रति (prati) - towards; यः (yaḥ) - who; नः (naḥ) - of us; अनुप्रविशेत् (anupraviśet) - enters; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; सः (saḥ) - he; नः (naḥ) - of us; द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - twelve years; वने (vane) - in the forest; चरेत् (caret) - should live; ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy; इति (iti) - thus; वः (vaḥ) - for you; समयः (samayaḥ) - agreement; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made;]
(Mutually living towards Drupada's daughter, whoever among us enters (her chamber) out of delusion, he among us should live in the forest for twelve years practicing celibacy—thus, this agreement was made for you.)
While living together with Drupada's daughter, if any one of us enters (her chamber) out of delusion, that person must live in the forest for twelve years practicing celibacy—this was the agreement made among us.
तदिदं द्रौपदीहेतोरन्योन्यस्य प्रवासनम् । कृतं वस्तत्र धर्मार्थमत्र धर्मो न दुष्यति ॥१-२०६-२६॥
tad idaṃ draupadī-hetor anyonyasya pravāsanam । kṛtaṃ vas tatra dharmārtham atra dharmo na duṣyati ॥1-206-26॥
[तत् (tat) - that; इदं (idaṃ) - this; द्रौपदी-हेतोः (draupadī-hetor) - for the sake of Draupadī; अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other; प्रवासनम् (pravāsanam) - exile; कृतं (kṛtam) - done; वः (vaḥ) - by you; तत्र (tatra) - there; धर्म-अर्थम् (dharma-artham) - for the sake of dharma; अत्र (atra) - here; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; न (na) - not; दुष्यति (duṣyati) - is corrupted;]
(That this exile of each other for the sake of Draupadī has been done by you there for the sake of dharma; here, dharma is not corrupted.)
This exile of each other, undertaken by you for Draupadī's sake, was done there for the sake of dharma; here, dharma is not violated.
परित्राणं च कर्तव्यमार्तानां पृथुलोचन । कृत्वा मम परित्राणं तव धर्मो न लुप्यते ॥१-२०६-२७॥
paritrāṇaṃ ca kartavyam ārtānāṃ pṛthulocana । kṛtvā mama paritrāṇaṃ tava dharmo na lupyate ॥1-206-27॥
[परित्राणम् (paritrāṇam) - protection; rescue; च (ca) - and; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - ought to be done; duty; आर्तानाम् (ārtānām) - of the distressed; पृथुलोचन (pṛthulocana) - O wide-eyed one; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; मम (mama) - my; परित्राणम् (paritrāṇam) - protection; rescue; तव (tava) - your; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; righteousness; न (na) - not; लुप्यते (lupyate) - is lost; is destroyed;]
(Protection and duty to the distressed, O wide-eyed one, having given my protection, your dharma is not lost.)
O wide-eyed one, it is your duty to protect the distressed; by granting me protection, your righteousness will not be lost.
यदि वाप्यस्य धर्मस्य सूक्ष्मोऽपि स्याद्व्यतिक्रमः । स च ते धर्म एव स्याद्दात्त्वा प्राणान्ममार्जुन ॥१-२०६-२८॥
yadi vāpy asya dharmasya sūkṣmo'pi syād vyatikramaḥ । sa ca te dharma eva syād dātvā prāṇān mama arjuna ॥1-206-28॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; अस्य (asya) - of this; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; सूक्ष्मः (sūkṣmaḥ) - subtle; व्यतिक्रमः (vyatikramaḥ) - transgression; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; सः (saḥ) - that; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; एव (eva) - indeed; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; दात्त्वा (dātvā) - having given; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; मम (mama) - my; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna;]
(If or even of this dharma a subtle transgression might be, that and your dharma indeed might be, having given lives, my Arjuna.)
If there is even a subtle transgression of this dharma, O Arjuna, even that would be your dharma, having given up my life.
भक्तां भजस्व मां पार्थ सतामेतन्मतं प्रभो । न करिष्यसि चेदेवं मृतां मामुपधारय ॥१-२०६-२९॥
bhaktāṃ bhajasva māṃ pārtha satāmetan-mataṃ prabho । na kariṣyasi cedevaṃ mṛtāṃ mām-upadhāraya ॥1-206-29॥
[भक्ताम् (bhaktām) - devoted ones; (accusative plural, feminine) भजस्व (bhajasva) - honor; (imperative, second person singular) माम् (mām) - me; (accusative singular) पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; (Arjuna) सताम् (satām) - of the good; (genitive plural) एतत् (etat) - this; (neuter nominative/accusative singular) मतम् (matam) - opinion; (neuter nominative/accusative singular) प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; (vocative singular) न (na) - not; करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do; (future, second person singular) चेत् (cet) - if; एवम् (evam) - thus; मृताम् (mṛtām) - dead; (accusative singular, feminine) माम् (mām) - me; (accusative singular) उपधारय (upadhāraya) - consider; (imperative, second person singular);]
(Honor the devoted ones, O Pārtha, this is the opinion of the good, O lord. If you do not do thus, consider me as dead.)
O Pārtha, honor the devoted ones; this is the view of the virtuous, O lord. If you do not act thus, then consider me as dead.
प्राणदानान्महाबाहो चर धर्ममनुत्तमम् । शरणं च प्रपन्नास्मि त्वामद्य पुरुषोत्तम ॥१-२०६-३०॥
prāṇadānān-mahābāho cara dharmam-anuttamam । śaraṇaṃ ca prapannāsmi tvām-adya puruṣottama ॥1-206-30॥
[प्राणदानात् (prāṇadānāt) - from the giving of life; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; चर (cara) - practice; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - supreme; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; च (ca) - and; प्रपन्नः (prapannaḥ) - one who has taken shelter; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; अद्य (adya) - today; पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men;]
(O mighty-armed, practice the supreme dharma over the giving of life. And I am one who has taken refuge in you today, O best among men.)
O mighty-armed one, practice the highest dharma rather than giving life. Today, O best among men, I have sought refuge in you.
दीनाननाथान्कौन्तेय परिरक्षसि नित्यशः । साहं शरणमभ्येमि रोरवीमि च दुःखिता ॥१-२०६-३१॥
dīnān-anāthān-kaunteya parirakṣasi nityaśaḥ । sāhaṃ śaraṇam abhyemi roravīmi ca duḥkhitā ॥1-206-31॥
[दीनान् (dīnān) - the afflicted; अनाथान् (anāthān) - the helpless; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; परिरक्षसि (parirakṣasi) - you protect; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always; सा (sā) - she; अहम् (aham) - I; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; अभ्येमि (abhyemi) - I approach; रोरवीमि (roravīmi) - I cry; च (ca) - and; दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - distressed;]
(O Kaunteya, you always protect the afflicted and the helpless. Therefore, I, being distressed, approach for refuge and cry.)
O son of Kunti, you are always the protector of the afflicted and the helpless. Therefore, I, being distressed, seek your refuge and cry out.
याचे त्वामभिकामाहं तस्मात्कुरु मम प्रियम् । स त्वमात्मप्रदानेन सकामां कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
yāce tvām abhikāmāhaṃ tasmāt kuru mama priyam । sa tvam ātma-pradānena sakāmāṃ kartum arhasi ॥
[याचे (yāce) - I request; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अभिकामः (abhikāmaḥ) - with desire; अहम् (aham) - I; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; कुरु (kuru) - do; मम (mama) - my; प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing; सः (saḥ) - he; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आत्मप्रदानेन (ātma-pradānena) - by self-giving; सकामाम् (sakāmām) - with desire; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are worthy;]
(I request you with desire, therefore do my pleasing (wish). He, you, by self-giving, with desire, to do, you are worthy.)
I earnestly request you, so please do what pleases me. By giving yourself, you can fulfill my wish.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एवमुक्तस्तु कौन्तेयः पन्नगेश्वरकन्यया । कृतवांस्तत्तथा सर्वं धर्ममुद्दिश्य कारणम् ॥१-२०६-३३॥
evam-uktas-tu kaunteyaḥ pannageśvara-kanyayā । kṛtavāṃs-tat-tathā sarvaṃ dharmam-uddiśya kāraṇam ॥1-206-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; पन्नगेश्वरकन्यया (pannageśvara-kanyayā) - by the daughter of the lord of serpents; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - did; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - so; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - having aimed at; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the reason;]
(Thus addressed but the son of Kunti by the daughter of the lord of serpents, did that so all duty having aimed at the reason.)
Thus, having been addressed by the daughter of the lord of serpents, the son of Kunti did all that, aiming at duty as the reason.
स नागभवने रात्रिं तामुषित्वा प्रतापवान् । उदितेऽभ्युत्थितः सूर्ये कौरव्यस्य निवेशनात् ॥१-२०६-३४॥
sa nāgabhavane rātriṃ tām uṣitvā pratāpavān । udite'bhyutthitaḥ sūrye kauravyasya niveśanāt ॥1-206-34॥
[स (sa) - he; नागभवने (nāgabhavane) - in the Nāga palace; रात्रिं (rātriṃ) - night; ताम् (tām) - that; उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having spent; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious one; उदिते (udite) - when risen; अभ्युत्थितः (abhyutthitaḥ) - having arisen; सूर्ये (sūrye) - sun; कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of Kauravya; निवेशनात् (niveśanāt) - from the residence;]
(He, having spent that night in the Nāga palace, the glorious one, when the sun had risen and arisen, from the residence of Kauravya.)
He, the glorious one, spent that night in the Nāga palace, and when the sun had risen, he departed from the residence of Kauravya.
