पुरोहितः पाण्डवानां ब्रह्मकर्मण्यवस्थितः। तथैव भ्रातरः पञ्च पाण्डवाः पुरुषर्षभाः
The priest of the Pandavas, devoted to Brahmanical rites, and likewise your five brothers, the eminent Pandavas, will be present.
द्रौपदेयास्तथा पञ्च पाञ्चालाश्चेदयस्तथा । अहं च त्वाऽभिषेक्ष्यामि राजानं पृथिवीपतिम्
The five sons of Draupadi, the Panchalas, and the Chedis will also be there; and I myself will anoint you as king, lord of the earth.
युवराजोऽस्तु ते राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। गृहीत्वा व्यजनं श्वेतं धर्मात्मा संशितव्रतः
Let Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, be your crown prince, holding the white fan, righteous and firm in his vows.
उपान्वारोहतु रथं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । छत्रं च ते महाश्वेतं भीमसेनो महाबलः
Let Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, ascend the chariot beside you, and mighty Bhimasena hold the great white umbrella for you.
अभिषिक्तस्य कौन्तेयो धारयिष्यति मूर्धनि । किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषं वैयाघ्रपरिवारणम्
Kaunteya will hold above your head, as you are anointed, the tiger-skin bordered parasol, resounding with hundreds of bells.
रथं श्वेतहयैर्युक्तमर्जुनो वाहयिष्यति। अभिमन्युश्च ते नित्यं प्रत्यासन्नो भविष्यति
Arjuna will drive your chariot yoked with white horses, and Abhimanyu will always remain close to you.
नकुलः सहदेवश्च द्रौपदेयाश्च पञ्च ये। पञ्चालाश्चानुयास्यन्ति शिखण्डी च महारथः
Nakula, Sahadeva, the five sons of Draupadi, the Panchalas, and the great chariot-warrior Shikhandi will follow you.
अहं च त्वाऽनुयास्यामि सर्वे चान्धकवृष्णयः। दाशार्हाः परिवारास्ते दाशार्णाश्च विशांपते
I too will follow you, along with all the Andhakas and Vrishnis, the Dasharhas as your retinue, and the Dasharnas, O lord of men.
भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं महाबाहो भ्रातृभिः सह पाण्डवैः । जपैर्होमैश्च संयुक्तो मङ्गलैश्च पृथग्विधैः
Enjoy your kingdom, mighty-armed one, together with your Pandava brothers, accompanied by recitations, sacrifices, and various auspicious rites.
पुरोगमाश्च ते सन्तु द्रविडाः सहकुन्तलैः। आन्ध्रास्तालचराश्चैव चूचुपा वेणुपास्तथा
Let the Dravidas, together with the Kuntalas, the Andhras, those from Talachara, the Chuchupas, and the Venupas, go before you.
स्तुवन्तु त्वां च बहुभिः स्तुतिभिः सूतमागधाः । विजयं वसुषेणस्य घोषयन्तु च पाण्डवाः
Let the Sutas and Magadhas praise you with many hymns, and let the Pandavas proclaim the victory of Vasu’s son.
स त्वं परिवृतः पार्थैर्नक्षत्रैरिव चन्द्रमाः। प्रशाधि राज्यं कौन्तेय कुन्तीं च प्रतिनन्दय
Thus, surrounded by the Pandavas like the moon by stars, rule the kingdom, son of Kunti, and bring joy to Kunti.
मित्राणि ते प्रहृष्यन्तु व्यथन्तु रिपवस्तथा। सौभ्रात्रं चैव तेऽद्यास्तु भ्रातृभिः सह पाण्डवैः
May your friends rejoice, and may your enemies be troubled; and may there be brotherhood today between you and the sons of Pandu.
असंशयं सौहृदान्मे प्रणयाच्चाथ केशव। सख्येन चैव वार्ष्णेय श्रेयस्कामतयैव च
Without doubt, O Keshava, it is out of affection, friendship, and the desire for my welfare that you show me kindness, O descendant of Vrishni.
सर्वं चैवाभिजानामि पाण्डोः पुत्रोऽस्मि धर्मतः । निश्चयाद्धर्मशास्त्राणां यथा त्वं कृष्ण मन्यसे
I fully know that I am the son of Pandu by law, just as you, Krishna, believe, based on the settled conclusions of the scriptures of righteousness.
कन्या गर्भं समाधत्त भास्करान्मां जनार्दन । आदित्यवचनाच्चैव जातं मां सा व्यसर्जयत्
The maiden conceived me from the Sun, O Janardana, and, by the word of the Sun, she abandoned me after I was born.
सोस्मि कृष्ण तथाजातः पाण्डोः पुत्रोस्मि धर्मतः । कुन्त्या त्वहमपाकीर्णो यथा न कुशलं तथा
Thus, Krishna, I was born in this way; I am the son of Pandu by law, but I was cast away by Kunti, which was not right.
सूतो हि मामधिरथो दृष्ट्वैवाभ्यानयद्गृहान्। राधायाश्चैव मां प्रादात्सौहार्दान्मधुसूदन
Adhiratha the charioteer, upon seeing me, brought me to his house, and out of affection, O Madhusudana, gave me to Radha.
मत्स्नेहाच्चैव राधायां सद्यः क्षीरमवातरत् । सा मे मूत्रं पुरीषं च प्रतिजग्राह माधव
Because of Radha's love for me, her milk flowed at once; she accepted my urine and excrement, O Madhava.
तस्याः पिण्डव्यपनयं कुर्यादस्मद्विधः कथम् । धर्मविद्धर्मशास्त्राणां श्रवणे सततं रतः
How could someone like me, who knows righteousness and is always devoted to hearing the scriptures, abandon the funeral offerings for her?
तथा मामभिजानाति सूतश्चाधिरथः सुतम् । पितरं चाभिजानामि तमहं सौहृदात्सदा
In this way, Adhiratha the charioteer knows me as his son, and out of affection, I always acknowledge him as my father.
स हि मे जातकर्मादि कारयामास माधव । शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना पुत्रप्रीत्या जनार्दन
He performed for me all the birth rites, O Madhava, according to the scriptural injunctions, out of fatherly love, O Janardana.
नाम वै वसुषेणेति कारयामास वै द्विजैः । भार्याश्चोढा मम प्राप्ते यौवने तत्परिग्रहात्
He had the Brahmins give me the name Vasusena, and when I reached youth, he arranged for me to take a wife.
तासु पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च मम जाता जनार्दन । तासु मे हृदयं कृष्ण संजातं कामबन्धनम्
From them, O Janardana, sons and grandsons have been born to me; in them, O Krishna, my heart has become bound by the ties of love.
न पृथिव्या सकलया न सुवर्णस्य राशिभिः। हर्षाद्भयाद्वा गोविन्द मिथ्या कर्तुं तदुत्सहे
Not for the whole earth, nor for heaps of gold, O Govinda, could I bring myself to act falsely, whether out of joy or fear.
धृतराष्ट्रकुले कृष्ण दुर्योधनसमाश्रयात् । मया त्रयोदशसमा भुक्तं राज्यमकण्टकम्
In the house of Dhritarashtra, under Duryodhana's protection, I enjoyed the kingdom without trouble for thirteen years.
इष्टं च बहुभिर्यज्ञैः सहसूतैर्मयाऽसकृत्। आवाहाश्च विवाहाश्च सहसूतैर्मया कृताः
Many sacrifices have I performed with the charioteers, and many invitations and marriages have I conducted with them.
मां च कृष्ण समासाद्य कृतः शस्त्रसमुद्यमः । दुर्योधनेन वार्ष्णेय विग्रहश्चापि पाण्डवैः
After meeting me, Krishna, Duryodhana prepared for war, and thus the conflict with the Pandavas arose, O descendant of Vrishni.
तस्माद्रणे द्वैरथे मां प्रत्युद्यातारमच्युत । वृतवान्परमं कृष्ण प्रतीपं सव्यसाचिनः
Therefore, Achyuta, in battle, when I am challenged to single combat, Krishna, I have chosen to stand as the chief opponent of Savyasacin.
वधाद्बन्धाद्भयाद्वापि लोभाद्वापि जनार्दन । अनृतं नोत्सहे कर्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः
Whether out of fear of death, bondage, or greed, O Janardana, I am not able to speak falsehood for the sake of the wise son of Dhritarashtra.