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S奴ta said:^[1]

1. Then, they (笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉) along with 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 and with women (going) in front, proceeded to the Ganges for offering libations of water to their dead kinsmen who desired (such) water.

2. Having offered the libations and bewailing bitterly again, all of them bathed in the waters of the river sanctified by the dust of the lotus-like feet of Hari.

3-4. Explaining the irresistibility of the (effects of) Time (or Death) on living beings, 惭腻诲丑补惫补 (碍峁涐梗峁嘺) along with sages consoled the Lord of Kurus (驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 and his younger brothers, 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补^[2], 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨^[3] aggrieved at the loss of her sons, 笔峁泃丑腻 (碍耻苍迟墨)^[4] and 顿谤补耻辫补诲墨, who sat there bereaved of their relatives (and hence) given to sorrow;

5-6. Having made 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补^[5] regain his kingdom cheated away from him by rogues, and having got killed the wicked whose life was cut short due to touching the hair of the queen (顿谤补耻辫补诲墨) and having enabled (驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补) to perform thrice the horse-sacrifice with the best method^[6], he (碍峁涐梗峁嘺) caused his 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补鈥檚) fame spread in all directions like that of god Indra (the Performer of hundred Sacrifices).

7-8. Oh 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺! And having taken leave of 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 and having exchanged mutual worship with 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s like 顿惫补颈辫腻测补苍补 (痴测腻蝉补), 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, accompanied by 厂腻迟测补办颈 and Uddhava got into chariot with the intention of going to 顿惫腻谤补办腻 when he saw 鲍迟迟补谤腻^[7] running towards him stricken with panick.

鲍迟迟补谤腻 said:

9. 鈥淧rotect me, Oh great Yogin, save me, Oh God of gods, Protector of the world. As people are victims of death^[8] I do not see safe shelter with any one else but with you.

10. Oh all-pervading Lord! An arrow with a red-hot iron tip rushes towards me. Oh Lord! Let it burn me at will but let not the embryo (in my womb) be fallen.鈥�

S奴ta said:

11. Having heard her speech, the Lord who loves his devotees, knew that it was the missile of 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘补苍 discharged to extirpate the race of 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉.

12. Oh great sage, then at that very time, 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉, having noticed five blazing arrows rushing towards them, resorted to their missiles.

13. Having seen the disaster of 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 who were absolutely devoted to him, the mighty Lord ordained their safety by his missile called 厂耻诲补谤艣补苍补.

14. Hari, the Lord of yoga, who is the Soul residing within all beings, covered the embryo (in the womb) of the princess of 痴颈谤腻峁璦 (鲍迟迟补谤腻) by (his power called) 惭腻测腻 (Illusion) for the continuation of the Kuru race.

15. Oh descendant of the 叠丑峁沢耻 clan (艢补耻苍补办补)! Even though the missile called 叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 is irresistible and uncounteractable, it became quiescent when it came into contact with the lustre of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻.

16. Do not regard this as a miracle, for Acyuta who though unborn, creates, protects and destroys the world by his refulgent (power) 惭腻测腻, is miraculous in every way.

17. The virtuous 笔峁泃丑腻 (碍耻苍迟墨) in the company of 顿谤补耻辫补诲墨, and her sons who were saved from the flames of the missile 叠谤补丑尘补-艢颈谤补蝉 addressed thus to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 who was about to start.

碍耻苍迟墨 said:

18. I bow to you the First (=the cause of world) Man, the Lord (of the universe), beyond 笔谤补办峁泃颈, imperceptible yet pervading all beings from within and without.

19. (I am) ignorant (and hence can simply bow down to) you who are concealed behind the screen of 惭腻测腻 (Illusion), beyond the ken of sense-perception and immutable. You cannot be realised by the false perception of ignorant person just as an actor in his role in the drama is not recognized by an ignorant spectator.

20.^[9] You cannot be perceived by pure-hearted sages of the highest order. How can we, women, know you in order to follow the path of devotion unto you?

21. Again and again I bow to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补, the joy (son) of顿别惫补办墨, the young child of the Cowherd Nanda, Govinda.^[10]

22. Bow to him from whose naval sprouts up the Lotus; salute to the wearer of lotus-garland; respects to the lotuseyed god; bow to him whose feet are like lotus.

23. Oh H峁浥浤玨e艣a!^[11] Just as (your) sorrow-stricken (mother) 顿别惫补办墨 who was incarcerated for a very long time by 碍补峁僺补,^[12] was released by you, so also I along with my sons, was often saved in a number of difficulties by you alone as my protector.

24. Oh Hari, we have been completely protected by you from poison,^[13] from the great fire,^[14] from the sight of cannibalistic demons^[15], in the assembly of the wicked^[16], from the danger of forest-dwelling^[17], from the missiles of great warriors in every battle^[18] and the missile of the son of 顿谤辞峁嘺 (础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘补苍).

25.^[19] Oh Master of the Universe! May there always be calamity at every step (if in every such calamity we are blest with) your sight which relieves people from the cycle of rebirths.

26. Verily a man puffed up with pride of noble birth, power, learning and wealth never deserves to speak of (i.e. remember) you who are worthy of being known by desireless persons or 笔补谤补尘补丑补峁僺补蝉.

27. Salutations to you, who regard your sincere devotees as your wealth^[20] and from whom tendencies towards attributes (驳耻峁嘺蝉) viz. the objectives of Dharma, Artha and 碍腻尘补 have disappeared; I bow to you who delight in His your Self and devoid of attachment and who is the Lord of (one who can grant the Final Beatitude.

28.^[21] I look upon you as Time (or Death), the Controller of the Universe, beginningless and endless. Although quarrels (wars) among beings arise from you (as the efficient cause), you move with equality (and dispense pleasure and pain according to their past actions).

29. Oh Lord! Nobody knows what you intend to do. You appear to behave like men. Nobody is either favourite with you nor any one antagonistic in the least. It is the mind of men which is prejudiced.

30.^[22] Oh soul of the Universe! That you who have no birth and no actions, have incarnations and actions to perform among non-human beings (e.g. the boar-incarnation), human beings (e.g. 搁腻尘补, 碍峁涐梗峁嘺), sages (e.g. 痴腻尘补苍补) and acquatic animals (e.g. the Fish incarnation) is a great imitation (a matter of your will to imitate these).

31. When for a fault committed by you, the cowherdess (驰补艣辞诲腻) took a rope, the then spectacle of your standing with head bent down, showing expression of fear on your face with eyes full of tears mixed with black collyrium, really enchants me, as even fear is afraid of you.

32. Some (persons) say that you, though unborn, appeared to take birth in the Yadu race for (spreading) the reputation of your dear friend 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 of pious fame and that of beloved Yadu, just as the sandal tree (grown on the Malaya) for the (reputation of the) mountain Malaya.

33. Others say that you are the unborn one who, in response to (their) prayer, was born of Vasudeva and 顿别惫补办墨 for the good of the world and the destruction of the enemies of gods.

34. Others say that as per prayer of god 叠谤补丑尘腻 (lit. the self-born god), you were born to lessen the burden of the earth which, like (an overloaded) boat in the sea, suffered from overpressure (of demons and wicked persons).

35. Some others (regard that you are born) for performing deeds worth hearing and remembering by (persons) suffering in this worldly existence on account of nescience,^[23] desires and actions (karmas done previously).

36. Only those persons who constantly hear, sing, glorify, remember and take delight in your likeable deeds, will see before long your lotus-like feet which terminates (dries up) the current of worldly existence.

37. And, Oh Lord (碍峁涐梗峁嘺) who fulfill the wishes of your devotees! Do you today abandon us, your friends and dependants, who have brought so much grief to the princely class and have no other refuge than the lotus-like feet of your honour?

38.^[24] If Your honour is out of sight, what are we 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 and Yadus but (merely) name and form, just as the senseorgans are worthless (dead) in the absence of the Soul (lit. controller of the sense-organs).

39. Or holder of the mace (碍峁涐梗峁嘺)! The land (in our kingdom) will not appear beautiful (after your departure) just as now it appears decorated by your feet imprinting on the ground your special (divine) marks.

40. It is by your (favourable) looks that these lands with well-ripened plants and creepers, with their forests, mountains, rivers and seas, prosper (richly).

41. Therefore, Oh Lord of the Universe! the Universal Soul! All-pervading Lord! Gut asunder my bond of love to my kinsmen鈥攖his strong attachment towards 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 and 痴峁涐梗峁噄蝉.

42. Oh Lord of Madhus (= 驰腻诲补惫补蝉)! May my mind be constant and firm in devotion to you and be not attached to any other object just as the stream of the Ganges flows into the sea (alone without minding any obstacles).

43. Oh 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, friend of Arjuna, the best of the 痴峁涐梗峁噄蝉, Fire (destroyer) of the prowess of the kings who harassed the earth, of undiminished power and might, Possessor of the wealth of wish-yielding cows (Govinda), one who incarnates for removing the afflictions of cows, twice-born ones (叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s) and gods, Oh Lord of Yogas, the Preceptor of all, Oh Venerable Lord, I bow to you.

S奴ta said:

44. 痴补颈办耻峁囜弓丑补 (碍峁涐梗峁嘺) whose entire glory was thus eulogized in sweet words by 笔峁泃丑腻 (碍耻苍迟墨), smiled gently as if enchanting the world by his 惭腻测腻.^[25]

45. Having blessed her (碍耻苍迟墨) that her desires would be fulfilled^[26] and entering 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补, he took leave of the ladies and was about to leave for his capital when he was detained by the king, out of love.

46. Even though he (驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补) was advised with illustrations from historical incidents by 痴测腻蝉补 and others who did not comprehend the intention of the Lord (that it was 叠丑墨峁�m补 who was to enlighten 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 and not they) and by 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 (himself) of miraculous deeds, he (驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补) did not understand it (as) he was overcome with grief.

47. Oh 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, the king 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 (son of Yama- dharma) brooding over the death of his friends (and well- wishers) and with his mind becoming defunct in judgment like that of common people, spoke as follows.

48. Alas! Look at the ignorance grown in the heart of a wicked man like me. For the sake of my body which is for others (for being devoured by carnivorous animals like dogs, jackals etc.) many divisions^[27] (of the army) are killed.

49. Even for crores of years there is no hope of my release from hell as I have done wrong to children (like Abhimanyu, 尝补办峁�m补峁嘺), 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s (like 顿谤辞峁嘺), relatives, friends, elders, brothers and preceptors.

50. The precept that killing enemies in a righteous war is not a sin in the case of a king protecting his subjects, cannot convince (enlighten) me (as I was not a ruler of the people).

51. Here the sin accrued to me by the wrong done to women whose relatives were slain for my sake, cannot be expiated by me by (religious) acts prescribed for householders.

52. Just as one cannot purify muddy water by mud or the sin of drinking wine by means of (profuse) wine, similarly one cannot expiate a single act of killing a living being by (performing) a number of sacrifices (involving the deliberate slaughter of animals).

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

笔补诲补谤补迟苍腻惫补濒墨鈥檚 text gives the following additional verses, the gist of which is as follows:

All the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 along with 顿谤补耻辫补诲墨 were deeply grieved at the death of their sons. They performed the prescribed funeral rites of their kinsmen.

Then the Lord showed to 顿谤补耻辫补诲墨 the various warriors slain, as promised by him formerly when she fell at his feet weeping.

鈥極h queen! See the wives of your enemies who with hair dishevelled, are lamenting, embracing their husbands whose thighs or chests are broken with the mace of 叠丑墨尘补鈥�.

[2]:

顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补鈥擡ldest son of 痴颈肠颈迟谤补惫墨谤测补 or rather 痴测腻蝉补 and 础尘产颈办腻. He married 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨 and had one hundred sons the eldest of whom was Duryodhana. He was blind and hence his younger brother 笔腻峁囜笉耻 superseded him to the throne. The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 war was fought between the sons of 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 and 笔腻峁囜笉耻. After the war, 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补, bereaved of his sons, stayed for some time with the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 and then resorted to forest along with 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨 and 碍耻苍迟墨 where they were burnt in a forest conflagration鈥�DHM. 91.

[3]:

骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨鈥擠aughter of Subala, king of 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤补, wife of 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补.

[4]:

碍耻苍迟墨 (笔峁泃丑腻)鈥擠aughter of the 驰腻诲补惫补 Prince 艢奴谤补, sister of Vasudeva; given as a child to 艢奴谤补鈥檚 childless cousin Kuntibhoja. Pleased with her services in her maidenhood, 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补蝉 gave her a charm, whereby she could invoke any god. She used the incantation to invoke the Sun-God and she gave birth to 碍补谤峁嘺 without loss of her virginity. Later, she married 笔腻峁囜笉耻 and bore him three sons鈥敵鄢芑宄缶贬梗峁�丑颈谤��, 叠丑墨尘补 and Arjuna who were respectively from the gods Yamadharma, 痴腻测耻 and Indra.

During the forest-dwelling of 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉, she stayed at 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补. After the 叠丑腻谤补迟补 war, she retired into the forest along with 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 and 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤墨 and all of them perished in a forest-fire. HDM 171.

[5]:

补箩腻迟补艣补迟谤耻岣� [补箩腻迟补艣补迟谤耻]鈥擭ormally it means 鈥極ne having no enemy;鈥� but 笔补诲补谤补迟苍腻惫补濒墨 and 叠丑腻惫腻谤迟丑补-诲墨辫颈办腻-辫谤补办腻艣补 interpret 补箩腻迟补 as Duryodhana as he was born from a pitcher and not in the normal way. In support of this they quote from Mbh. 1.114 wherein the birth of the sons of 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 is described. These annotators interpret this as 鈥榦ne whose enemy is Suyodhana (顿耻谤测辞诲丑补苍补)鈥�

[6]:

uttama-kalpakai [办补濒辫补办补颈岣�]鈥�(i) With faultless detailed formalities of recitation of Mantras, gifts to 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s at the appropriate stages of the sacrifice鈥�叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 颁补苍诲谤颈办腻

(ii) With the best method of performing religious rites鈥�笔补诲补谤补迟苍腻惫补濒墨

(iii) With the best materials鈥�厂耻产辞诲丑颈苍墨. 叠丑腻惫腻谤迟丑补-诲墨辫颈办腻-辫谤补办腻艣补

(iv) With the best performers of sacrifices like 痴测腻蝉补 and others鈥�叠丑腻惫腻谤迟丑补-诲墨辫颈办腻-辫谤补办腻艣补

[7]:

The daughter of Matsya King 痴颈谤腻峁璦 and queen of Abhimanyu. Mother of 笔补谤墨办峁�i迟. When 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘补苍 discharged the 叠谤补丑尘腻stra against the child in her womb, she invoked 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 help who protected her by his Su岣峚r艣ana discus and saved 笔补谤墨办峁�i迟鈥�笔耻谤腻峁嘺 Index. 1.219.

[8]:

Tatra... parasparam鈥擶here men are the death of one-another Bh膩v膩ratha D墨pik膩

[9]:

Some more interpretations:

Bh膩v膩ratha D墨pik膩: How can we, women, know you that are incarnated (on this earth) to teach the 笔补谤补尘补丑补峁僺补蝉 (recluses of the highest order) the Bhakti Yoga (path of devotion) and to attract the minds of the (meditative) sages of devotion and to teach them (how to follow) the path of devotion.

叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 颁补苍诲谤颈办腻: How can we women (ineligible for performing yoga and of impure mind) know you? You reveal yourself to the intense devotion of recluses of the highest order, pure in mind and given to meditation of yourself.

[10]:

笔补诲补谤补迟苍腻惫补濒墨 gives rather unusual derivations of some of the epithets used here, e.g. 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补鈥擮ne who shines after pervading the world. Govinda鈥擮ne who is attained to by Vedas. Nandagopa-碍耻尘腻谤补鈥擮ne who cured the leprosy of a king called Nanda.

[11]:

The controller of the sense-organs, i.e. 碍峁涐梗峁嘺.

[12]:

碍补峁僺补鈥擜 tyrannical king of 惭补迟丑耻谤腻, son of Ugrasena and cousin of 顿别惫补办墨. He married two daughters of 闯补谤腻蝉补苍诲丑补, king of Magadha. He deposed his father. Due to a prediction that the eighth child of 顿别惫补办墨 will kill him, he imprisoned both 顿别惫补办墨 and Vasudeva. He tried to kill all the children of 顿别惫补办墨 but 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the eighth child was smuggled away and was kept under the protection of Nanda, the cowherd chief. 碍补峁僺补 became a great persecutor of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 and tried to kill him but was eventually killed by 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥�DHM. 149.

[13]:

惫颈峁Ｄ乼鈥擱efers to administration of poison-food to 叠丑墨尘补 by Duryodhana and throwing him in the 骋补峁単腻 after fastening down with creepers (Mbh. 1.127.45-54).

[14]:

尘补丑腻驳苍别岣� [尘补丑腻驳苍颈]鈥擳his refers to Duryodhana鈥檚 attempt to burn down 碍耻苍迟墨 and 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 in the house of lac at 痴腻谤补峁嚹乿补迟补 (Mbh. 1.147).

[15]:

This refers to the encounter of 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 with demons like Hidimba (Mbh. I.153), Baka (Mbh. I.162 etc).

[16]:

This refers to the assembly of dice-players in which 顿谤补耻辫补诲墨 was humiliated (Mbh. II.67-68).

[17]:

Refers to the different hazards which 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 faced during their stay in the forest for twelve years.

[18]:

Refers to the 叠丑腻谤补迟补 war in which 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 had to face a number of enemy missiles.

[19]:

笔补诲补谤补迟苍腻惫补濒墨 differs:鈥斺�極h Lord of the Universe! May there be continuous difficulties in our various worldly dealings. In these, however, we should have a sight of you which shows the way to Liberation (惭辞办峁�a).

[20]:

补办颈帽肠补苍补-惫颈迟迟腻测补鈥�补办颈帽肠补苍补 is one who wishes to get nothing else but 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺; hence 鈥榓 sincere devotee鈥�. This compound means:

(i) Who are the wealth to his sincere devotees;

(ii) One who loves his sincere devotees.

[21]:

Another interpretation:

I regard you as Time-bodied one who control god Bra岣�m膩 and others and hence who are free from birth and death. Quarrels among beings arise due to Time though you move with equality (the charges of inequality and mercilessness cannot be levelled against you).鈥�叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 颁补苍诲谤颈办腻

厂颈诲诲丑腻苍迟补辫谤补诲墨辫补: It is due to ignorance that persons bear a prejudiced attitude to you even though you are really devoid of favouritism or antagonism. 厂耻产辞诲丑颈苍墨 endorses the same interpretation with 岣�is usual details.

[22]:

Another interpretation:

You are the birthless (due to absence of actions leading to birth) and the actionless (due to disinclination to do any action on account of non-existence of actions motivating new actions) soul of the universe. That you should have births in (and indulge in actions suitable to) non- human beings, human beings, sages and acquatic animals is extremely deceptive.

[23]:

补惫颈诲测腻鈥�(i) Ignorance about the nature of the highest joy鈥�Bh膩v膩ratha D墨pik膩

(ii) Ignorance caused by the confusion between the Soul and the body鈥�叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 颁补苍诲谤颈办腻

(iii) Absence of the knowledge of the Soul and the non-Soul鈥�厂颈诲诲丑腻苍迟补辫谤补诲墨辫补

[24]:

Another interpretation:

(i) When we have visualised you as when the sense-organs find their controller (the Soul), we have become through your grace, 驰腻诲补惫补蝉 and 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉鈥�叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 颁补苍诲谤颈办腻

(ii) The sense-organs function when the controlling agency鈥攖he Soul鈥攊s with them. The existence of our name and form is due to your presence with us. Otherwise we shall be reduced to nameless and formless category.

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惭腻测腻: (i) Bh膩v膩ratha D墨pik膩 quotes 惭腻测腻 is the smile (of the world) which maddens the world.

(ii) Divine Love鈥擵C.

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After accepting 碍耻苍迟墨鈥檚 prayer (regarding her constancy in devotion etc.)鈥�Bh膩v膩ratha D墨pik膩

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础办峁�a耻丑颈峁嚹�鈥擜 division of the army consisting of 21870 chariots, as many elephants, 65610 horses and 109350 foot-soldiers: Total鈥�218700.