13.124
शाण्डिलीसुमनासंवादः
śāṇḍilī-sumanā-saṁvādaḥ
[शाण्डिलि (śāṇḍilī) - Śāṇḍilī (proper name; feminine); सुमना (sumanā) - Sumanā (proper name; feminine); संवादः (saṁvādaḥ) - dialogue;]
(Śāṇḍilī Sumanā dialogue.)
Dialogue between Śāṇḍilī and Sumanā.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
सत्स्त्रीणां समुदाचारं सर्वधर्मभृतां वर। श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं त्वत्तस्तं मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१३-१२४-१॥
satstrīṇāṃ samudācāraṃ sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ vara। śrotum icchāmi ahaṃ tvattaḥ tam me brūhi pitāmaha ॥13-124-1॥
[सत्स्त्रीणां (sat-strīṇām) - of virtuous women; समुदाचारं (samudācāram) - complete conduct; सर्वधर्मभृतां (sarva-dharma-bhṛtām) - of all upholders of dharma; वर (vara) - O best; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; तम् (tam) - that; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire;]
(Of virtuous women complete conduct, of all upholders of dharma O best, to hear I desire, I from you that to me speak O grandsire.)
O best among all upholders of dharma, I desire to hear from you about the complete conduct of virtuous women; please tell me that, O grandsire. (13-124-1)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular perfect of 'vac', to say);]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
सर्वज्ञां सर्वधर्मज्ञां देवलोके मनस्विनीम्। कैकेयी सुमना नाम शाण्डिलीं पर्यपृच्छत ॥१३-१२४-२॥
sarvajñāṃ sarvadharmajñāṃ devaloke manasvinīm। kaikeyī sumanā nāma śāṇḍilīṃ paryapṛcchata ॥13-124-2॥
[सर्वज्ञां (sarvajñāṃ) - all-knowing (feminine accusative); सर्वधर्मज्ञां (sarvadharmajñāṃ) - knower of all dharmas (feminine accusative); देवलोके (devaloke) - in the world of the gods; मनस्विनीम् (manasvinīm) - wise (feminine accusative); कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - Kaikeyi (nom. f. sg.); सुमना (sumanā) - Sumanā (proper name, nom. f. sg.); नाम (nāma) - named; शाण्डिलीं (śāṇḍilīṃ) - Śāṇḍilī (proper name, acc. f. sg.); पर्यपृच्छत (paryapṛcchata) - asked;]
(All-knowing, knower of all dharmas, in the world of the gods, wise Śāṇḍilī — Kaikeyi asked Sumanā named.)
Kaikeyi asked Śāṇḍilī, the wise, all-knowing, knower of all dharmas, and Sumanā by name, in the world of the gods. (13-124-2)
केन वृत्तेन कल्याणि समाचारेण केन वा। विधूय सर्वपापानि देवलोकं त्वमागता ॥१३-१२४-३॥
kena vṛttena kalyāṇi samācāreṇa kena vā। vidhūya sarvapāpāni devalokaṃ tvamāgatā ॥13-124-3॥
[केन (kena) - by what; वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - conduct; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; समाचारेण (samācāreṇa) - by what practice; केन (kena) - by what; वा (vā) - or; विधूय (vidhūya) - having shaken off; सर्वपापानि (sarvapāpāni) - all sins; देवलोकं (devalokaṃ) - divine world; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आगताः (āgatā) - have arrived;]
(By what conduct, O auspicious one, or by what practice, having shaken off all sins, to the divine world you have arrived?)
O auspicious one, by what conduct or practice have you, having purified yourself of all sins, attained the world of the gods? (13-124-3)
हुताशनशिखेव त्वं ज्वलमाना स्वतेजसा। सुता ताराधिपस्येव प्रभया दिवमागता ॥१३-१२४-४॥
hutāśana-śikheva tvaṃ jvalamānā sva-tejasā। sutā tārādhipasyaiva prabhayā divam āgatā ॥13-124-4॥
[हुताशनशिखा (hutāśana-śikhā) - fire-flame; इव (iva) - like; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; ज्वलमाना (jvalamānā) - shining; स्वतेजसा (sva-tejasā) - by (your) own brilliance; सुता (sutā) - daughter; ताराधिपस्य (tārādhipasya) - of the lord of stars (moon); इव (iva) - like; प्रभया (prabhayā) - by radiance; दिवम् (divam) - to heaven; आगता (āgatā) - arrived;]
(Like a fire-flame, you shining by your own brilliance; like the daughter of the lord of stars, by radiance, to heaven arrived.)
You, shining with your own brilliance like a flame of fire, have come to heaven radiant, like the daughter of the moon. (13-124-4)
अरजांसि च वस्त्राणि धारयन्ती गतक्लमा। विमानस्था शुभे भासि सहस्रगुणमोजसा ॥१३-१२४-५॥
arajāṃsi ca vastrāṇi dhārayantī gataklamā। vimānasthā śubhe bhāsi sahasraguṇamojasā ॥13-124-5॥
[अरजांसि (arajāṃsi) - dustless garments; च (ca) - and; वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - clothes; धारयन्ती (dhārayantī) - wearing; गतक्लमा (gataklamā) - free from fatigue; विमानस्था (vimānasthā) - standing in the aerial chariot; शुभे (śubhe) - O beautiful one; भासि (bhāsi) - you shine; सहस्रगुणम् (sahasraguṇam) - with a thousandfold; ओजसा (ojasā) - by splendor;]
(Dustless garments and clothes wearing, free from fatigue, standing in the aerial chariot, O beautiful one, you shine with a thousandfold splendor.)
O beautiful one, wearing dustless clothes, free from fatigue, standing in the aerial chariot, you shine with a thousandfold splendor. (13-124-5)
न त्वमल्पेन तपसा दानेन नियमेन वा। इमं लोकमनुप्राप्ता तस्मात्तत्त्वं वदस्व मे ॥१३-१२४-६॥
na tvam alpena tapasā dānena niyamena vā। imaṃ lokam anuprāptā tasmāt tattvaṃ vadasva me ॥13-124-6॥
[न (na) - not; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अल्पेन (alpena) - by little; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; दानेन (dānena) - by giving (charity); नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline; वा (vā) - or; इमं (imaṃ) - this; लोकम् (lokam) - world; अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - attained; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; तत्त्वं (tattvaṃ) - the truth; वदस्व (vadasva) - speak; मे (me) - to me;]
(Not you by little austerity, by giving, by discipline, or attained this world; therefore, the truth speak to me.)
You have not attained this world by little austerity, charity, or discipline; therefore, speak the truth to me. (13-124-6)
इति पृष्टा सुमनया मधुरं चारुहासिनी। शाण्डिली निभृतं वाक्यं सुमनामिदमब्रवीत् ॥१३-१२४-७॥
iti pṛṣṭā sumanayā madhuraṃ cāruhāsinī। śāṇḍilī nibhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ sumanāmidamabravīt ॥13-124-7॥
[इति (iti) - thus; पृष्टा (pṛṣṭā) - having been asked; सुमनया (sumanayā) - by Sumanā; मधुरं (madhuraṃ) - sweet; चारुहासिनी (cāruhāsinī) - the charming-smiling one; शाण्डिली (śāṇḍilī) - Śāṇḍilī; निभृतं (nibhṛtam) - softly; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; सुमना (sumanā) - Sumanā; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Thus, having been asked by Sumanā, the charming-smiling Śāṇḍilī softly spoke this sweet speech to Sumanā.)
Thus, when questioned by Sumanā, the charming-smiling Śāṇḍilī softly spoke these sweet words to Sumanā. (13-124-7)
नाहं काषायवसना नापि वल्कलधारिणी। न च मुण्डा न जटिला भूत्वा देवत्वमागता ॥१३-१२४-८॥
nāhaṃ kāṣāyavasanā nāpi valkaladhāriṇī। na ca muṇḍā na jaṭilā bhūtvā devatvamāgatā ॥13-124-8॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; काषायवसना (kāṣāyavasanā) - wearing ochre robes; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; वल्कलधारिणी (valkaladhāriṇī) - wearing bark garments; (feminine); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मुण्डा (muṇḍā) - shaven-headed (female); न (na) - not; जटिला (jaṭilā) - having matted hair (female); भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity; आगता (āgatā) - attained;]
(Not I ochre-robed, nor also bark-clad; not and shaven-headed, not matted-haired, having become, divinity attained.)
I am not one who wears ochre robes, nor one clad in bark; nor am I shaven-headed, nor with matted hair—having become such, I have not attained divinity. (13-124-8)
अहितानि च वाक्यानि सर्वाणि परुषाणि च। अप्रमत्ता च भर्तारं कदाचिन्नाहमब्रुवम् ॥१३-१२४-९॥
ahitāni ca vākyāni sarvāṇi paruṣāṇi ca. apramattā ca bhartāraṃ kadācinnāham abruvam ॥13-124-9॥
[अहितानि (ahitāni) - unwholesome; undesirable; harmful; च (ca) - and; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - statements; words; speeches; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - harsh; rough; च (ca) - and; अप्रमत्ता (apramattā) - unremiss; attentive; careful (feminine); च (ca) - and; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - husband; lord; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at any time; ever; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - spoke; uttered (imperfect first person singular);]
(Unwholesome and all words, harsh and,—being attentive and—husband, at any time not I spoke.)
I, being attentive, never spoke any unwholesome or harsh words to my husband. (13-124-9)
देवतानां पितॄणां च ब्राह्मणानां च पूजने। अप्रमत्ता सदायुक्ता श्वश्रूश्वशुरवर्तिनी ॥१३-१२४-१०॥
devatānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca brāhmaṇānāṃ ca pūjane. apramattā sadāyuktā śvaśrūśvaśuravartinī ॥13-124-10॥
[देवतानां (devatānāṃ) - of the deities; पितॄणां (pitṝṇāṃ) - of the ancestors; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणानां (brāhmaṇānāṃ) - of the brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; पूजने (pūjane) - in worship; अप्रमत्ता (apramattā) - not heedless; सदायुक्ता (sadāyuktā) - always engaged; श्वश्रूश्वशुरवर्तिनी (śvaśrūśvaśuravartinī) - one who serves mother-in-law and father-in-law;]
(In worship of the deities, ancestors and brāhmaṇas, not heedless, always engaged, one who serves mother-in-law and father-in-law.)
One who is not heedless, always engaged in the worship of deities, ancestors, and brāhmaṇas, and serves her mother-in-law and father-in-law. (13-124-10)
पैशुन्ये न प्रवर्तामि न ममैतन्मनोगतम्। अद्वारे न च तिष्ठामि चिरं न कथयामि च ॥१३-१२४-११॥
paiśunye na pravartāmi na mamaitanmanogatam। advāre na ca tiṣṭhāmi ciraṃ na kathayāmi ca ॥13-124-11॥
[पैशुन्ये (paiśunye) - in tale-bearing; न (na) - not; प्रवर्तामि (pravartāmi) - I engage; न (na) - not; मम (mama) - my; एतत् (etat) - this; मनोगतम् (manogatam) - gone to (in) the mind; अद्वारे (advāre) - at the wrong place; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stay; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; न (na) - not; कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I speak; च (ca) - and;]
(In tale-bearing not I engage, not in my this mind gone; at the wrong place not and I stay, for a long time not I speak and.)
I do not engage in tale-bearing, neither does such thought occur in my mind; I do not stay at improper places, nor do I speak for a long time. (13-124-11)
असद्वा हसितं किञ्चिदहितं वापि कर्मणा। रहस्यमरहस्यं वा न प्रवर्तामि सर्वथा ॥१३-१२४-१२॥
asadvā hasitaṃ kiñcidahitaṃ vāpi karmaṇā। rahasyamarahasyaṃ vā na pravartāmi sarvathā॥13-124-12॥
[असद्वा (asad vā) - untrue or; हसितं (hasitam) - laughter; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; अहितं (ahitam) - unwholesome; वा अपि (vā api) - or even; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; रहस्यम् (rahasyam) - a secret; अरहस्यम् (arahasyam) - not secret; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; प्रवर्तामि (pravartāmi) - I engage; सर्वथा (sarvathā) - at all;]
(Untrue or laughter, a little unwholesome or even by action; secret or not secret or, not I engage at all.)
I never engage in untruthful words, laughter, any unwholesome act, whether openly or secretly. (13-124-12)
कार्यार्थे निर्गतं चापि भर्तारं गृहमागतम्। आसनेनोपसंयोज्य पूजयामि समाहिता ॥१३-१२४-१३॥
kāryārthe nirgataṃ cāpi bhartāraṃ gṛhamāgatam। āsanena upasaṃyojya pūjayāmi samāhitā ॥13-124-13॥
[कार्यार्थे (kāryārthe) - for a matter; for a task; निर्गतं (nirgataṃ) - having gone out; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - husband; गृहम् (gṛham) - home; आगतम् (āgatam) - having come; आसनेन (āsanena) - with a seat; उपसंयोज्य (upasaṃyojya) - having settled; having caused to sit; पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I honor; I worship; समाहिता (samāhitā) - attentively; with concentration;]
(For a task having gone out and also husband to home having come, with a seat having settled, I honor attentively.)
When my husband, who had gone out for a task, returns home, I seat him and worship him attentively. (13-124-13)
यद्यच्च नाभिजानाति यद्भोज्यं नाभिनन्दति। भक्ष्यं वाप्यथ वा लेह्यं तत्सर्वं वर्जयाम्यहम् ॥१३-१२४-१४॥
yadyacca nābhijānāti yadbhōjyaṃ nābhinandati। bhakṣyaṃ vāpyatha vā lehyam tatsarvaṃ varjayāmyaham ॥13-124-14॥
[यद्यत् (yadyat) - whatsoever; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - knows; यत् (yat) - what; भोज्यं (bhojyaṃ) - to be eaten; न (na) - not; अभिनन्दति (abhinandati) - approves; भक्ष्यं (bhakṣyaṃ) - to be consumed; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; लेह्यं (lehyam) - to be licked; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; वर्जयामि (varjayāmi) - I abandon; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Whatsoever and does not know, what to be eaten does not approve, to be consumed or also or to be licked, that all I abandon, I.)
Whatever I do not know and whatever food I do not approve, whether it is to be eaten, consumed, or to be licked, I abandon all of that. (13-124-14)
कुटुम्बार्थे समानीतं यत्किञ्चित्कार्यमेव तु। प्रातरुत्थाय तत्सर्वं कारयामि करोमि च ॥१३-१२४-१५॥
kuṭumbārthe samānītaṃ yatkiñcit kāryam eva tu। prātar utthāya tat sarvaṃ kārayāmi karomi ca ॥13-124-15॥
[कुटुम्बार्थे (kuṭumbārthe) - for the sake of the family; समानीतं (samānītam) - collected; assembled; यत्किञ्चित् (yatkiñcit) - whatever; कार्यं (kāryam) - task; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; प्रातर् (prātar) - in the morning; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; कारयामि (kārayāmi) - I cause (it) to be done; करोमि (karomi) - I do; च (ca) - and;]
(For the sake of the family, whatever task is indeed assembled, but having risen in the morning, all that I cause to be done and do.)
For the sake of the family, whatever task has been assembled, I rise in the morning and both have it done and do it myself. (13-124-15)
प्रवासं यदि मे भर्ता याति कार्येण केनचित्। मङ्गलैर्बहुभिर्युक्ता भवामि नियता सदा ॥१३-१२४-१६॥
pravāsaṃ yadi me bhartā yāti kāryeṇa kenacit. maṅgalair bahubhir yuktā bhavāmi niyatā sadā ॥13-124-16॥
[प्रवासं (pravāsaṃ) - journey; (departure; exile;) यदि (yadi) - if; मे (me) - of me; (my;) भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; याति (yāti) - goes; कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - for some business; (with an affair;) केनचित् (kenacit) - by some; (by someone; by something;) मङ्गलैः (maṅgalaiḥ) - with auspicious things; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; युक्ता (yuktā) - endowed; (joined; provided;) भवामि (bhavāmi) - I become; नियता (niyatā) - devoted; (restrained; fixed;) सदा (sadā) - always;]
(Journey if of me husband goes for business by some, with auspicious things with many endowed I become devoted always.)
If my husband goes on a journey for some business, I always remain devoted, endowed with many auspicious things. (13-124-16)
अञ्जनं रोचनां चैव स्नानं माल्यानुलेपनम्। प्रसाधनं च निष्क्रान्ते नाभिनन्दामि भर्तरि ॥१३-१२४-१७॥
añjanaṁ rocanaṁ caiva snānaṁ mālyānulepanam। prasādhanaṁ ca niṣkrānte nābhinandāmi bhartari ॥13-124-17॥
[अञ्जनं (añjanam) - collyrium; रोचनां (rocanām) - yellow pigment; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्नानं (snānam) - bathing; माल्यानुलेपनम् (mālyānulepanam) - garlands and unguents; प्रसाधनं (prasādhanam) - adornment; च (ca) - and; निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - when departed; न (na) - not; अभिनन्दामि (abhinandāmi) - I welcome; भर्तरि (bhartari) - when (my) husband;]
(Collyrium, yellow pigment and indeed bathing, garlands and unguents, adornment and, when (my) husband has departed, I do not welcome.)
I do not enjoy collyrium, yellow pigment, bathing, garlands, unguents, or adornment when my husband is absent. (13-124-17)
नोत्थापयामि भर्तारं सुखसुप्तमहं सदा। आतुरेष्वपि कार्येषु तेन तुष्यति मे मनः ॥१३-१२४-१८॥
notthāpayāmi bhartāraṃ sukhasuptam ahaṃ sadā। ātureṣv api kāryeṣu tena tuṣyati me manaḥ ॥13-124-18॥
[नोत्थापयामि (notthāpayāmi) - I do not awaken; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - (my) husband; सुखसुप्तम् (sukhasuptam) - comfortably sleeping; अहम् (aham) - I; सदा (sadā) - always; आतुर्षु (ātureṣu) - in (times of) illness; अपि (api) - even; कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in duties; तेन (tena) - with that; तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied; मे (me) - my; मनः (manaḥ) - mind;]
(I do not awaken (my) husband who is comfortably sleeping, I always (do this); even in (times of) illness, in duties, with that, my mind is satisfied.)
I never awaken my husband when he is sleeping comfortably; even during times of illness or duties, my mind is content with this. (13-124-18)
नायासयामि भर्तारं कुटुम्बार्थे च सर्वदा। गुप्तगुह्या सदा चास्मि सुसंमृष्टनिवेशना ॥१३-१२४-१९॥
nāyāsayāmi bhartāraṃ kuṭumbārthe ca sarvadā. guptaguhyā sadā cāsmi susaṃmṛṣṭaniveśanā ॥13-124-19॥
[न (na) - not; आयासयामि (āyāsayāmi) - do I distress; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - husband; कुटुम्बार्थे (kuṭumbārthe) - for family purpose; च (ca) - and; सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always; गुप्तगुह्या (guptaguhyā) - one whose private parts are concealed; सदा (sadā) - always; च (ca) - and; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; सुसंमृष्टनिवेशना (susaṃmṛṣṭaniveśanā) - of well-cleaned dwelling; () -;]
(Not do I distress husband for family purpose and always. One whose private parts are concealed, always and I am of well-cleaned dwelling.)
I never distress my husband about family matters. I am always modest and keep my dwelling well cleaned. (13-124-19)
इमं धर्मपथं नारी पालयन्ती समाहिता। अरुन्धतीव नारीणां स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥१३-१२४-२०॥
imaṃ dharmapathaṃ nārī pālayantī samāhitā। arundhatīva nārīṇāṃ svargaloke mahīyate ॥13-124-20॥
[इमं (imaṃ) - this; (accusative singular masculine) धर्मपथं (dharmapathaṃ) - path of dharma; (accusative singular masculine compound) नारी (nārī) - woman; (nominative singular feminine) पालयन्ती (pālayantī) - observing; guarding; (present participle nominative singular feminine) समाहिता (samāhitā) - with concentrated mind; attentive; devoted; (nominative singular feminine) अरुन्धतीव (arundhatīva) - like Arundhatī; (indeclinable simile) नारीणां (nārīṇāṃ) - of women; (genitive plural feminine) स्वर्गलोके (svargaloke) - in the heavenly world; (locative singular masculine compound) महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored; is revered; (present indicative passive 3rd singular);]
(This path of dharma a woman observing, devoted, like Arundhatī, among women in the heavenly world is honored.)
A woman who devotedly observes this path of dharma is honored among women in heaven, like Arundhatī. (13-124-20)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
एतदाख्याय सा देवी सुमनायै तपस्विनी। पतिधर्मं महाभागा जगामादर्शनं तदा ॥१३-१२४-२१॥
etadākhyāya sā devī sumanāyai tapasvinī। patidharmaṃ mahābhāgā jagāmādarśanaṃ tadā॥13-124-21॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; आख्याय (ākhyāya) - having related; सा (sā) - she; देवी (devī) - goddess; सुमनायै (sumanāyai) - to Sumanā; तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic; पतिधर्मं (patidharmam) - the husband’s duty; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate (one); जगाम (jagāma) - she went; अदर्शनं (adarśanam) - to disappearance (not being seen); तदा (tadā) - then;]
(This having related, she, the goddess, to Sumanā, ascetic, the husband’s duty, greatly fortunate, went to disappearance then.)
Having narrated this to Sumanā, the ascetic goddess, who was greatly fortunate, followed her husband's duty and then disappeared from sight. (13-124-21)
यश्चेदं पाण्डवाख्यानं पठेत्पर्वणि पर्वणि। स देवलोकं सम्प्राप्य नन्दने सुसुखं वसेत् ॥१३-१२४-२२॥
yaś cedaṃ pāṇḍavākhyānaṃ paṭhet parvaṇi parvaṇi। sa devalokaṃ samprāpya nandane susukhaṃ vaset ॥13-124-22॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; पाण्डवाख्यानम् (pāṇḍavākhyānam) - Pandava-narrative; पठेत् (paṭhet) - should read; पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on holy day; पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on holy day; सः (saḥ) - he; देवलोकम् (devalokam) - the world of the gods; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having attained; नन्दने (nandane) - in Nandana (the garden); सुसुखम् (susukham) - with great happiness; वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell;]
(Who and this Pandava-narrative should read on holy day on holy day, he the world of the gods having attained, in Nandana with great happiness should dwell.)
Whoever reads this account of the Pandavas on every holy day will, having reached the world of the gods, dwell with great happiness in the Nandana garden. (13-124-22)
