Srimad Bhagavatam · Canto 1 · Chapter 8
सूत उवाच अथ ते सम्परेतानां स्वानामुदकमिच्छताम् । दातुं सकृष्णा गङ्गायां पुरस्कृत्य ययु: स्त्रिय: ॥ १ ॥
suta uvaca atha te samparetanam svanam udakam icchatam datum sakrsna gangayam puraskrtya yayuh striyah
Suta Gosvami said: Thereafter the Pandavas, desiring to deliver water to the dead relatives who had desired it, went to the Ganges with Draupadi. The ladies walked in front.
ते निनीयोदकं सर्वे विलप्य च भृशं पुन: । आप्लुता हरिपादाब्जरज:पूतसरिज्जले ॥ २ ॥
te niniyodakam sarve vilapya ca bhrsam punah apluta hari-padabja- rajah-puta-sarij-jale
Having lamented over them and sufficiently offered Ganges water, they bathed in the Ganges, whose water is sanctified due to being mixed with the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord.
तत्रासीनं कुरुपतिं धृतराष्ट्रं सहानुजम् । गान्धारीं पुत्रशोकार्तां पृथां कृष्णां च माधव: ॥ ३ ॥
tatrasinam kuru-patim dhrtarastram sahanujam gandharim putra-sokartam prtham krsnam ca madhavah
There sat the King of the Kurus, Maharaja Yudhisthira, along with his younger brothers and Dhrtarastra, Gandhari, Kunti and Draupadi, all overwhelmed with grief. Lord Krsna was also there.
सान्त्वयामास मुनिभिर्हतबन्धूञ्शुचार्पितान् । भूतेषु कालस्य गतिं दर्शयन्न प्रतिक्रियाम् ॥ ४ ॥
santvayam asa munibhir hata-bandhun sucarpitan bhutesu kalasya gatim darsayan na pratikriyam
Citing the stringent laws of the Almighty and their reactions upon living beings, Lord Sri Krsna and the munis began to pacify those who were shocked and affected.
साधयित्वाजातशत्रो: स्वं राज्यं कितवैर्हृतम् । घातयित्वासतो राज्ञ: कचस्पर्शक्षतायुष: ॥ ५ ॥
sadhayitvajata-satroh svam rajyam kitavair hrtam ghatayitvasato rajnah kaca-sparsa-ksatayusah
The clever Duryodhana and his party cunningly usurped the kingdom of Yudhisthira, who had no enemy. By the grace of the Lord, the recovery was executed, and the unscrupulous kings who joined with Duryodhana were killed by Him. Others also died, their duration of life having decreased for their rough handling of the hair of Queen Draupadi.
याजयित्वाश्वमेधैस्तं त्रिभिरुत्तमकल्पकै: । तद्यश: पावनं दिक्षु शतमन्योरिवातनोत् ॥ ६ ॥
yajayitvasvamedhais tam tribhir uttama-kalpakaih tad-yasah pavanam diksu sata-manyor ivatanot
Lord Sri Krsna caused three well-performed Asvamedha-yajnas (horse sacrifices) to be conducted by Maharaja Yudhisthira and thus caused his virtuous fame to be glorified in all directions, like that of Indra, who had performed one hundred such sacrifices.
आमन्त्र्य पाण्डुपुत्रांश्च शैनेयोद्धवसंयुत: । द्वैपायनादिभिर्विप्रै: पूजितै: प्रतिपूजित: ॥ ७ ॥
amantrya pandu-putrams ca saineyoddhava-samyutah dvaipayanadibhir vipraih pujitaih pratipujitah
Lord Sri Krsna then prepared for His departure. He invited the sons of Pandu, after having been worshiped by the brahmanas, headed by Srila Vyasadeva. The Lord also reciprocated greetings.
गन्तुं कृतमतिर्ब्रह्मन् द्वारकां रथमास्थित: । उपलेभेऽभिधावन्तीमुत्तरां भयविह्वलाम् ॥ ८ ॥
gantum krtamatir brahman dvarakam ratham asthitah upalebhe ’bhidhavantim uttaram bhaya-vihvalam
As soon as He seated Himself on the chariot to start for Dvaraka, He saw Uttara hurrying toward Him in fear.
उत्तरोवाच पाहि पाहि महायोगिन् देवदेव जगत्पते । नान्यं त्वदभयं पश्ये यत्र मृत्यु: परस्परम् ॥ ९ ॥
uttarovaca pahi pahi maha-yogin deva-deva jagat-pate nanyam tvad abhayam pasye yatra mrtyuh parasparam
Uttara said: O Lord of lords, Lord of the universe! You are the greatest of mystics. Please protect me, for there is no one else who can save me from the clutches of death in this world of duality.
अभिद्रवति मामीश शरस्तप्तायसो विभो । कामं दहतु मां नाथ मा मे गर्भो निपात्यताम् ॥ १० ॥
abhidravati mam isa saras taptayaso vibho kamam dahatu mam natha ma me garbho nipatyatam
O my Lord, You are all-powerful. A fiery iron arrow is coming towards me fast. My Lord, let it burn me personally, if You so desire, but please do not let it burn and abort my embryo. Please do me this favor, my Lord.
सूत उवाच उपधार्य वचस्तस्या भगवान् भक्तवत्सल: । अपाण्डवमिदं कर्तुं द्रौणेरस्त्रमबुध्यत ॥ ११ ॥
suta uvaca upadharya vacas tasya bhagavan bhakta-vatsalah apandavam idam kartum drauner astram abudhyata
Suta Gosvami said: Having patiently heard her words, Lord Sri Krsna, who is always very affectionate to His devotees, could at once understand that Asvatthama, the son of Dronacarya, had thrown the brahmastra to finish the last life in the Pandava family.
तर्ह्येवाथ मुनिश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवा: पञ्च सायकान् । आत्मनोऽभिमुखान्दीप्तानालक्ष्यास्त्राण्युपाददु: ॥ १२ ॥
tarhy evatha muni-srestha pandavah panca sayakan atmano ’bhimukhan diptan alaksyastrany upadaduh
O foremost among the great thinkers (munis) (Saunaka), seeing the glaring brahmastra proceeding towards them, the Pandavas took up their five respective weapons.
व्यसनं वीक्ष्य तत्तेषामनन्यविषयात्मनाम् । सुदर्शनेन स्वास्त्रेण स्वानां रक्षां व्यधाद्विभु: ॥ १३ ॥
vyasanam viksya tat tesam ananya-visayatmanam sudarsanena svastrena svanam raksam vyadhad vibhuh
The almighty Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, having observed that a great danger was befalling His unalloyed devotees, who were fully surrendered souls, at once took up His Sudarsana disc to protect them.
अन्त:स्थ: सर्वभूतानामात्मा योगेश्वरोहरि: । स्वमाययावृणोद्गर्भं वैराट्या: कुरुतन्तवे ॥ १४ ॥
antahsthah sarva-bhutanam atma yogesvaro harih sva-mayayavrnod garbham vairatyah kuru-tantave
The Lord of supreme mysticism, Sri Krsna, resides within everyone’s heart as the Paramatma. As such, just to protect the progeny of the Kuru dynasty, He covered the embryo of Uttara by His personal energy.
यद्यप्यस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरस्त्वमोघं चाप्रतिक्रियम् । वैष्णवं तेज आसाद्य समशाम्यद् भृगूद्वह ॥ १५ ॥
yadyapy astram brahma-siras tv amogham capratikriyam vaisnavam teja asadya samasamyad bhrgudvaha
O Saunaka, although the supreme brahmastra weapon released by Asvatthama was irresistible and without check or counteraction, it was neutralized and foiled when confronted by the strength of Visnu (Lord Krsna).
मा मंस्था ह्येतदाश्चर्यं सर्वाश्चर्यमयेऽच्युते । य इदं मायया देव्या सृजत्यवति हन्त्यज: ॥ १६ ॥
ma mamstha hy etad ascaryam sarvascaryamaye ’cyute ya idam mayaya devya srjaty avati hanty ajah
O brahmanas, do not think this to be especially wonderful in the activities of the mysterious and infallible Personality of Godhead. By His own transcendental energy, He maintains and annihilates all material things, although He Himself is unborn.
ब्रह्मतेजोविनिर्मुक्तैरात्मजै: सह कृष्णया । प्रयाणाभिमुखं कृष्णमिदमाह पृथा सती ॥ १७ ॥
brahma-tejo-vinirmuktair atmajaih saha krsnaya prayanabhimukham krsnam idam aha prtha sati
Thus saved from the radiation of the brahmastra, Kunti, the chaste devotee of the Lord, and her five sons and Draupadi addressed Lord Krsna as He started for home.
कुन्त्युवाच नमस्ये पुरुषं त्वाद्यमीश्वरं प्रकृते: परम् । अलक्ष्यं सर्वभूतानामन्तर्बहिरवस्थितम् ॥ १८ ॥
kunty uvaca namasye purusam tvadyam isvaram prakrteh param alaksyam sarva-bhutanam antar bahir avasthitam
Srimati Kunti said: O Krsna, I offer my obeisances unto You because You are the original personality and are unaffected by the qualities of the material world. You are existing both within and without everything, yet You are invisible to all.
मायाजवनिकाच्छन्नमज्ञाधोक्षजमव्ययम् । न लक्ष्यसे मूढदृशा नटो नाट्यधरो यथा ॥ १९ ॥
maya-javanikacchannam ajnadhoksajam avyayam na laksyase mudha-drsa nato natyadharo yatha
Being beyond the range of limited sense perception, You are the eternally irreproachable factor covered by the curtain of deluding energy. You are invisible to the foolish observer, exactly as an actor dressed as a player is not recognized.
तथा परमहंसानां मुनीनाममलात्मनाम् । भक्तियोगविधानार्थं कथं पश्येम हि स्त्रिय: ॥ २० ॥
tatha paramahamsanam muninam amalatmanam bhakti-yoga-vidhanartham katham pasyema hi striyah
You Yourself descend to propagate the transcendental science of devotional service unto the hearts of the advanced transcendentalists and mental speculators, who are purified by being able to discriminate between matter and spirit. How, then, can we women know You perfectly?
कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च । नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नम: ॥ २१ ॥
krsnaya vasudevaya devaki-nandanaya ca nanda-gopa-kumaraya govindaya namo namah
Let me therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who has become the son of Vasudeva, the pleasure of Devaki, the boy of Nanda and the other cowherd men of Vrndavana, and the enlivener of the cows and the senses.
नम: पङ्कजनाभाय नम: पङ्कजमालिने । नम: पङ्कजनेत्राय नमस्ते पङ्कजाङ्घ्रये ॥ २२ ॥
namah pankaja-nabhaya namah pankaja-maline namah pankaja-netraya namas te pankajanghraye
My respectful obeisances are unto You, O Lord, whose abdomen is marked with a depression like a lotus flower, who are always decorated with garlands of lotus flowers, whose glance is as cool as the lotus and whose feet are engraved with lotuses.
यथा हृषीकेश खलेन देवकी कंसेन रुद्धातिचिरं शुचार्पिता । विमोचिताहं च सहात्मजा विभो त्वयैव नाथेन मुहुर्विपद्गणात् ॥ २३ ॥
yatha hrsikesa khalena devaki kamsena ruddhaticiram sucarpita vimocitaham ca sahatmaja vibho tvayaiva nathena muhur vipad-ganat
O Hrsikesa, master of the senses and Lord of lords, You have released Your mother, Devaki, who was long imprisoned and distressed by the envious King Kamsa, and me and my children from a series of constant dangers.
विषान्महाग्ने: पुरुषाददर्शना- दसत्सभाया वनवासकृच्छ्रत: । मृधे मृधेऽनेकमहारथास्त्रतो द्रौण्यस्त्रतश्चास्म हरेऽभिरक्षिता: ॥ २४ ॥
visan mahagneh purusada-darsanad asat-sabhaya vana-vasa-krcchratah mrdhe mrdhe ’neka-maharathastrato drauny-astratas casma hare ’bhiraksitah
My dear Krsna, Your Lordship has protected us from a poisoned cake, from a great fire, from cannibals, from the vicious assembly, from sufferings during our exile in the forest and from the battle where great generals fought. And now You have saved us from the weapon of Asvatthama.
विपद: सन्तु ता: शश्वत्तत्र तत्र जगद्गुरो । भवतो दर्शनं यत्स्यादपुनर्भवदर्शनम् ॥ २५ ॥
vipadah santu tah sasvat tatra tatra jagad-guro bhavato darsanam yat syad apunar bhava-darsanam
I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths.
जन्मैश्वर्यश्रुतश्रीभिरेधमानमद: पुमान् । नैवार्हत्यभिधातुं वै त्वामकिञ्चनगोचरम् ॥ २६ ॥
janmaisvarya-sruta-sribhir edhamana-madah puman naivarhaty abhidhatum vai tvam akincana-gocaram
My Lord, Your Lordship can easily be approached, but only by those who are materially exhausted. One who is on the path of (material) progress, trying to improve himself with respectable parentage, great opulence, high education and bodily beauty, cannot approach You with sincere feeling.
नमोऽकिञ्चनवित्ताय निवृत्तगुणवृत्तये । आत्मारामाय शान्ताय कैवल्यपतये नम: ॥ २७ ॥
namo ’kincana-vittaya nivrtta-guna-vrttaye atmaramaya santaya kaivalya-pataye namah
My obeisances are unto You, who are the property of the materially impoverished. You have nothing to do with the actions and reactions of the material modes of nature. You are self-satisfied, and therefore You are the most gentle and are master of the monists.
मन्ये त्वां कालमीशानमनादिनिधनं विभुम् । समं चरन्तं सर्वत्र भूतानां यन्मिथ: कलि: ॥ २८ ॥
manye tvam kalam isanam anadi-nidhanam vibhum samam carantam sarvatra bhutanam yan mithah kalih
My Lord, I consider Your Lordship to be eternal time, the supreme controller, without beginning and end, the all-pervasive one. In distributing Your mercy, You are equal to everyone. The dissensions between living beings are due to social intercourse.
न वेद कश्चिद्भगवंश्चिकीर्षितं तवेहमानस्य नृणां विडम्बनम् । न यस्य कश्चिद्दयितोऽस्ति कर्हिचिद् द्वेष्यश्च यस्मिन् विषमा मतिर्नृणाम् ॥ २९ ॥
na veda kascid bhagavams cikirsitam tavehamanasya nrnam vidambanam na yasya kascid dayito ’sti karhicid dvesyas ca yasmin visama matir nrnam
O Lord, no one can understand Your transcendental pastimes, which appear to be human and are so misleading. You have no specific object of favor, nor do You have any object of envy. People only imagine that You are partial.
जन्म कर्म च विश्वात्मन्नजस्याकर्तुरात्मन: । तिर्यङ्नृषिषु याद:सु तदत्यन्तविडम्बनम् ॥ ३० ॥
janma karma ca visvatmann ajasyakartur atmanah tiryan-nrsisu yadahsu tad atyanta-vidambanam
Of course it is bewildering, O soul of the universe, that You work, though You are inactive, and that You take birth, though You are the vital force and the unborn. You Yourself descend amongst animals, men, sages and aquatics. Verily, this is bewildering.
गोप्याददे त्वयि कृतागसि दाम तावद् या ते दशाश्रुकलिलाञ्जनसम्भ्रमाक्षम् । वक्त्रं निनीय भयभावनया स्थितस्य सा मां विमोहयति भीरपि यद्बिभेति ॥ ३१ ॥
gopy adade tvayi krtagasi dama tavad ya te dasasru-kalilanjana-sambhramaksam vaktram niniya bhaya-bhavanaya sthitasya sa mam vimohayati bhir api yad bibheti
My dear Krsna, Yasoda took up a rope to bind You when You committed an offense, and Your perturbed eyes overflooded with tears, which washed the mascara from Your eyes. And You were afraid, though fear personified is afraid of You. This sight is bewildering to me.
केचिदाहुरजं जातं पुण्यश्लोकस्य कीर्तये । यदो: प्रियस्यान्ववाये मलयस्येव चन्दनम् ॥ ३२ ॥
kecid ahur ajam jatam punya-slokasya kirtaye yadoh priyasyanvavaye malayasyeva candanam
Some say that the Unborn is born for the glorification of pious kings, and others say that He is born to please King Yadu, one of Your dearest devotees. You appear in his family as sandalwood appears in the Malaya hills.
अपरे वसुदेवस्य देवक्यां याचितोऽभ्यगात् । अजस्त्वमस्य क्षेमाय वधाय च सुरद्विषाम् ॥ ३३ ॥
apare vasudevasya devakyam yacito ’bhyagat ajas tvam asya ksemaya vadhaya ca sura-dvisam
Others say that since both Vasudeva and Devaki prayed for You, You have taken Your birth as their son. Undoubtedly You are unborn, yet You take Your birth for their welfare and to kill those who are envious of the demigods.
भारावतारणायान्ये भुवो नाव इवोदधौ । सीदन्त्या भूरिभारेण जातो ह्यात्मभुवार्थित: ॥ ३४ ॥
bharavataranayanye bhuvo nava ivodadhau sidantya bhuri-bharena jato hy atma-bhuvarthitah
Others say that the world, being overburdened like a boat at sea, is much aggrieved, and that Brahma, who is Your son, prayed for You, and so You have appeared to diminish the trouble.
भवेऽस्मिन् क्लिश्यमानानामविद्याकामकर्मभि: । श्रवणस्मरणार्हाणि करिष्यन्निति केचन ॥ ३५ ॥
bhave ’smin klisyamananam avidya-kama-karmabhih sravana-smaranarhani karisyann iti kecana
And yet others say that You appeared to rejuvenate the devotional service of hearing, remembering, worshiping and so on in order that the conditioned souls suffering from material pangs might take advantage and gain liberation.
शृण्वन्ति गायन्ति गृणन्त्यभीक्ष्णश: स्मरन्ति नन्दन्ति तवेहितं जना: । त एव पश्यन्त्यचिरेण तावकं भवप्रवाहोपरमं पदाम्बुजम् ॥ ३६ ॥
srnvanti gayanti grnanty abhiksnasah smaranti nandanti tavehitam janah ta eva pasyanty acirena tavakam bhava-pravahoparamam padambujam
O Krsna, those who continuously hear, chant and repeat Your transcendental activities, or take pleasure in others’ doing so, certainly see Your lotus feet, which alone can stop the repetition of birth and death.
अप्यद्य नस्त्वं स्वकृतेहित प्रभो जिहाससि स्वित्सुहृदोऽनुजीविन: । येषां न चान्यद्भवत: पदाम्बुजात् परायणं राजसु योजितांहसाम् ॥ ३७ ॥
apy adya nas tvam sva-krtehita prabho jihasasi svit suhrdo ’nujivinah yesam na canyad bhavatah padambujat parayanam rajasu yojitamhasam
O my Lord, You have executed all duties Yourself. Are you leaving us today, though we are completely dependent on Your mercy and have no one else to protect us, now when all kings are at enmity with us?
के वयं नामरूपाभ्यां यदुभि: सह पाण्डवा: । भवतोऽदर्शनं यर्हि हृषीकाणामिवेशितु: ॥ ३८ ॥
ke vayam nama-rupabhyam yadubhih saha pandavah bhavato ’darsanam yarhi hrsikanam ivesituh
As the name and fame of a particular body is finished with the disappearance of the living spirit, similarly if You do not look upon us, all our fame and activities, along with the Pandavas and Yadus, will end at once.
नेयं शोभिष्यते तत्र यथेदानीं गदाधर । त्वत्पदैरङ्किता भाति स्वलक्षणविलक्षितै: ॥ ३९ ॥
neyam sobhisyate tatra yathedanim gadadhara tvat-padair ankita bhati sva-laksana-vilaksitaih
O Gadadhara (Krsna), our kingdom is now being marked by the impressions of Your feet, and therefore it appears beautiful. But when You leave, it will no longer be so.
इमे जनपदा: स्वृद्धा: सुपक्वौषधिवीरुध: । वनाद्रिनद्युदन्वन्तो ह्येधन्ते तव वीक्षितै: ॥ ४० ॥
ime jana-padah svrddhah supakvausadhi-virudhah vanadri-nady-udanvanto hy edhante tava viksitaih
All these cities and villages are flourishing in all respects because the herbs and grains are in abundance, the trees are full of fruits, the rivers are flowing, the hills are full of minerals and the oceans full of wealth. And this is all due to Your glancing over them.
अथ विश्वेश विश्वात्मन् विश्वमूर्ते स्वकेषु मे । स्नेहपाशमिमं छिन्धि दृढं पाण्डुषु वृष्णिषु ॥ ४१ ॥
atha visvesa visvatman visva-murte svakesu me sneha-pasam imam chindhi drdham pandusu vrsnisu
O Lord of the universe, soul of the universe, O personality of the form of the universe, please, therefore, sever my tie of affection for my kinsmen, the Pandavas and the Vrsnis.
त्वयि मेऽनन्यविषया मतिर्मधुपतेऽसकृत् । रतिमुद्वहतादद्धा गङ्गेवौघमुदन्वति ॥ ४२ ॥
tvayi me ’nanya-visaya matir madhu-pate ’sakrt ratim udvahatad addha gangevaugham udanvati
O Lord of Madhu, as the Ganges forever flows to the sea without hindrance, let my attraction be constantly drawn unto You without being diverted to anyone else.
श्रीकृष्ण कृष्णसख वृष्ण्यृषभावनिध्रुग् राजन्यवंशदहनानपवर्गवीर्य । गोविन्द गोद्विजसुरार्तिहरावतार योगेश्वराखिलगुरो भगवन्नमस्ते ॥ ४३ ॥
sri-krsna krsna-sakha vrsny-rsabhavani-dhrug- rajanya-vamsa-dahananapavarga-virya govinda go-dvija-surarti-haravatara yogesvarakhila-guro bhagavan namas te
O Krsna, O friend of Arjuna, O chief amongst the descendants of Vrsni, You are the destroyer of those political parties which are disturbing elements on this earth. Your prowess never deteriorates. You are the proprietor of the transcendental abode, and You descend to relieve the distresses of the cows, the brahmanas and the devotees. You possess all mystic powers, and You are the preceptor of the entire universe. You are the almighty God, and I offer You my respectful obeisances.
सूत उवाच पृथयेत्थं कलपदै: परिणूताखिलोदय: । मन्दं जहास वैकुण्ठो मोहयन्निव मायया ॥ ४४ ॥
suta uvaca prthayettham kala-padaih parinutakhilodayah mandam jahasa vaikuntho mohayann iva mayaya
Suta Gosvami said: The Lord, thus hearing the prayers of Kuntidevi, composed in choice words for His glorification, mildly smiled. That smile was as enchanting as His mystic power.
तां बाढमित्युपामन्त्र्य प्रविश्य गजसाह्वयम् । स्त्रियश्च स्वपुरं यास्यन् प्रेम्णा राज्ञा निवारित: ॥ ४५ ॥
tam badham ity upamantrya pravisya gajasahvayam striyas ca sva-puram yasyan premna rajna nivaritah
Thus accepting the prayers of Srimati Kuntidevi, the Lord subsequently informed other ladies of His departure by entering the palace of Hastinapura. But upon preparing to leave, He was stopped by King Yudhisthira, who implored Him lovingly.
व्यासाद्यैरीश्वरेहाज्ञै: कृष्णेनाद्भुतकर्मणा । प्रबोधितोऽपीतिहासैर्नाबुध्यत शुचार्पित: ॥ ४६ ॥
vyasadyair isvarehajnaih krsnenadbhuta-karmana prabodhito ’pitihasair nabudhyata sucarpitah
King Yudhisthira, who was much aggrieved, could not be convinced, despite instructions by great sages headed by Vyasa and the Lord Krsna Himself, the performer of superhuman feats, and despite all historical evidence.
आह राजा धर्मसुतश्चिन्तयन् सुहृदां वधम् । प्राकृतेनात्मना विप्रा: स्नेहमोहवशं गत: ॥ ४७ ॥
aha raja dharma-sutas cintayan suhrdam vadham prakrtenatmana viprah sneha-moha-vasam gatah
King Yudhisthira, son of Dharma, overwhelmed by the death of his friends, was aggrieved just like a common, materialistic man. O sages, thus deluded by affection, he began to speak.
अहो मे पश्यताज्ञानं हृदि रूढं दुरात्मन: । पारक्यस्यैव देहस्य बह्व्यो मेऽक्षौहिणीर्हता: ॥ ४८ ॥
aho me pasyatajnanam hrdi rudham duratmanah parakyasyaiva dehasya bahvyo me ’ksauhinir hatah
King Yudhisthira said: O my lot! I am the most sinful man! Just see my heart, which is full of ignorance! This body, which is ultimately meant for others, has killed many, many phalanxes of men.
बालद्विजसुहृन्मित्रपितृभ्रातृगुरुद्रुह: । न मे स्यान्निरयान्मोक्षो ह्यपि वर्षायुतायुतै: ॥ ४९ ॥
bala-dvija-suhrn-mitra- pitr-bhratr-guru-druhah na me syan nirayan mokso hy api varsayutayutaih
I have killed many boys, brahmanas, well-wishers, friends, parents, preceptors and brothers. Though I live millions of years, I will not be relieved from the hell that awaits me for all these sins.
नैनो राज्ञ: प्रजाभर्तुर्धर्मयुद्धे वधो द्विषाम् । इति मे न तु बोधाय कल्पते शासनं वच: ॥ ५० ॥
naino rajnah praja-bhartur dharma-yuddhe vadho dvisam iti me na tu bodhaya kalpate sasanam vacah
There is no sin for a king who kills for the right cause, who is engaged in maintaining his citizens. But this injunction is not applicable to me.
स्त्रीणां मद्धतबन्धूनां द्रोहो योऽसाविहोत्थित: । कर्मभिर्गृहमेधीयैर्नाहं कल्पो व्यपोहितुम् ॥ ५१ ॥
strinam mad-dhata-bandhunam droho yo ’sav ihotthitah karmabhir grhamedhiyair naham kalpo vyapohitum
I have killed many friends of women, and I have thus caused enmity to such an extent that it is not possible to undo it by material welfare work.
यथा पङ्केन पङ्काम्भ: सुरया वा सुराकृतम् । भूतहत्यां तथैवैकां न यज्ञैर्मार्ष्टुमर्हति ॥ ५२ ॥
yatha pankena pankambhah suraya va surakrtam bhuta-hatyam tathaivaikam na yajnair marstum arhati
As it is not possible to filter muddy water through mud, or purify a wine-stained pot with wine, it is not possible to counteract the killing of men by sacrificing animals.
