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vyāsa uvāca॥
Vyāsa said.
bhadre drakṣyasi gāndhāri putrān bhrātṝn sakhīṃs tathā | vadhūś ca patibhiḥ sārdhaṃ niśi suptotthitā iva ॥15-39-1॥
O gentle lady, O Gāndhāri, you will see your sons, brothers, friends, and the brides with their husbands, as if they have arisen from sleep in the night. (15-39-1)
karṇaṃ drakṣyati kuntī ca saubhadraṃ cāpi yādavī। draupadī pañca putrāṃś ca pitṝn bhrātṝṃs tathaiva ca॥15-39-2॥
Kuntī will see Karṇa, and Yādavī also will see Abhimanyu; Draupadī will likewise see her five sons, fathers, and brothers. (15-39-2)
pūrvamevaiṣa hṛdaye vyavāsāyo'bhavanmama। yathāsmi codito rājñā bhavatyā pṛthayeva ca ॥15-39-3॥
Earlier, this resolve had arisen in my heart; as I am prompted by the king, by you, and by Pṛthā indeed. (15-39-3)
na te śocyā mahātmānaḥ sarva eva nararṣabhāḥ। kṣatradharmaparāḥ santas tathā hi nidhanaṃ gatāḥ ॥15-39-4॥
Those great-souled ones, the best among men, all indeed devoted to the kṣatriya-dharma, are not to be lamented, for they have thus attained death. (15-39-4)
bhavitavyam avaśyaṃ tat surakāryam anindite। avaterus tataḥ sarve devabhāgair mahītalam ॥15-39-5॥
O blameless one, that deed of the gods which was destined to happen—certainly, all (beings), endowed with portions of the gods, then descended to the surface of the earth. (15-39-5)
gandharvāpsarasaś caiva piśācā guhya-rākṣasāḥ। tathā puṇya-janāś caiva siddhā devarṣayo'pi ca॥15-39-6॥
Gandharvas, Apsarases, Piśācas, secret Rākṣasas, meritorious beings, Siddhas, and divine rishis were also there. (15-39-6)
devāś ca dānavāś caiva tathā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ. ta ete nidhanaṃ prāptāḥ kurukṣetre raṇājire ॥15-39-7॥
Gods, demons, and also the pure brahma-sages— all these attained their end on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra. (15-39-7)
gandharvarājo yo dhīmāndhṛtarāṣṭra iti śrutaḥ. sa eva mānuṣe loke dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ patistava ॥15-39-8॥
He who is known as the wise king of the Gandharvas, Dhritarashtra by name, is indeed, in the world of men, your husband Dhritarashtra. (15-39-8)
pāṇḍuṃ marudgaṇaṃ viddhi viśiṣṭatamamacyutam। dharmasyāṃśo'bhavatkṣattā rājā cāyaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥15-39-9॥
Know that Pāṇḍu was the most excellent among the Marut hosts, and that Acyuta is a portion of Dharma who became the royal advisor and king—this is Yudhiṣṭhira. (15-39-9)
kaliṃ duryodhanaṃ viddhi śakuniṃ dvāparaṃ tathā। duḥśāsanādīn viddhi tvaṃ rākṣasāñ śubhadarśane ॥15-39-10॥
Know Duryodhana as Kali, Śakuni as the spirit of Dvāpara, and know Duḥśāsana and the others as rākṣasas (demons), O beautiful one. (15-39-10)
marud-gaṇād bhīmasenaṁ balavantam ariṁ-damam। viddhi ca tvaṁ nara-mṛṣim imaṁ pārthaṁ dhanañjayam॥ nārāyaṇaṁ hṛṣīkeśam aśvinau yamajau ubhau॥15-39-11॥
Bhīmasena, the powerful subduer of enemies, arose from the host of the Maruts; know that this son of Pṛthā, Dhanañjaya, is the sage among men. Nārāyaṇa is Hṛṣīkeśa, and the two Aśvins are both sons of Yama. (15-39-11)
dvidhā kṛtvātmano deham ādityaṁ tapatāṁ varam। lokāṁś ca tāpayānaṁ vai viddhi karṇaṁ ca śobhane॥ yaś ca vairārtham udbhūtaḥ saṅgharṣajananas tathā॥15-39-12॥
Having split his own body in two, the Sun—the best among those who burn—and Karṇa, who truly causes the worlds to be heated, know this, O beautiful one. He who also arose for the sake of enmity and is a source of conflict. (15-39-12)
yaś ca pāṇḍavadāyādo hataḥ ṣaḍbhir mahārathaiḥ। sa soma iha saubhadro yogād evābhavad dviḍhā ॥15-39-13॥
He who was the heir of the Pāṇḍavas slain by six great chariot-warriors—that Soma here, the son of Subhadrā, through union indeed became twofold. (15-39-13)
draupadyā saha sambhūtaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pāvakāt। agner bhāgaṃ śubhaṃ viddhi rākṣasaṃ tu śikhaṇḍinam ॥15-39-14॥
Know that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, born with Draupadī from the fire, is the auspicious portion of Agni; but Śikhaṇḍin is a demon. (15-39-14)
droṇaṃ bṛhaspater bhāgaṃ viddhi drauṇiṃ ca rudrajam। bhīṣmaṃ ca viddhi gāṅgeyaṃ vasuṃ mānuṣatāṃ gatam॥15-39-15॥
Know Droṇa to be a portion of Bṛhaspati, Drauṇi to be born of Rudra, and Bhīṣma, son of Gaṅgā, to be the Vasu who has come into a human form. (15-39-15)
evam ete mahāprājñe devā mānuṣyam etya hi। tataḥ punar gatāḥ svargaṃ kṛte karmaṇi śobhane ॥15-39-16॥
Thus, O highly intelligent one, these gods, having assumed a human condition, indeed returned to heaven after performing auspicious deeds. (15-39-16)
yac ca vo hṛdi sarveṣāṃ duḥkham ena c ciraṃ sthitam। tad adya vyapaneṣyāmi paraloka-kṛtād bhayāt ॥15-39-17॥
That sorrow, which has long remained in the hearts of you all, I will remove today out of fear caused by the next world. (15-39-17)
sarve bhavanto gacchantu nadīṃ bhāgīrathīṃ prati. tatra drakṣyatha tān sarvān ye hatā asmin raṇājire ॥15-39-18॥
All of you go to the river Bhagirathi; there you will see all those who have been slain in this battlefield. (15-39-18)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
iti vyāsasya vacanaṃ śrutvā sarvo janastadā। mahatā siṃhanādena gaṅgām abhimukho yayau ॥15-39-19॥
Thus, having heard Vyāsa’s words, then all the people, with a great lion’s roar, proceeded facing towards the Gaṅgā. (15-39-19)
dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca sāmātyaḥ prayayau saha pāṇḍavaiḥ। sahito muniśārdūlair gandharvaiś ca samāgataiḥ ॥15-39-20॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with his ministers, set out along with the Pāṇḍavas, joined by eminent sages and the assembled Gandharvas. (15-39-20)
tato gaṅgāṃ samāsādya krameṇa sa janārṇavaḥ। nivāsamakarotsarvo yathāprīti yathāsukham ॥15-39-21॥
Then, having gradually reached the Gaṅgā, all the people made their dwellings as they pleased and as was comfortable. (15-39-21)
rājā ca pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdham iṣṭe deśe sahānugaḥ। nivāsam akarod dhīmān sa-strī-vṛddha-puraḥsaraḥ॥15-39-22॥
The wise king, along with the Pāṇḍavas and his attendants, made his residence in the chosen place, with women and the elderly at the forefront. (15-39-22)
jagāma tadahaścāpi teṣāṃ varṣaśataṃ yathā। niśāṃ pratīkṣamāṇānāṃ didṛkṣūṇāṃ mṛtānnṛpān॥15-39-23॥
To those who waited through the night, longing to see the dead kings, that day also passed just like a hundred years. (15-39-23)
atha puṇyaṃ girivaram astam abhyagamad raviḥ. tataḥ kṛtābhiṣekās te naiśaṃ karma samācaran ॥15-39-24॥
Then the sun approached the holy and excellent mountain as it was setting. Thereafter, those who had completed the bathing performed the nightly ritual. (15-39-24)
