Bhagavata Purana

(वंशस्थ) तथाहृतं पशुवत्पाशबद्धं अवाङ्मुखं कर्मजुगुप्सितेन । निरीक्ष्य कृष्णापकृतं गुरोः सुतं वामस्वभावा कृपया ननाम च

Seeing the son of his teacher brought like an animal, bound with ropes, his face turned downward in shame for his deed, and deprived of his glory by Kṛṣṇa, Kṛpī, tender by nature, bowed with compassion.

(अनुष्टुप्) उवाच चासहन्त्यस्य बंधनानयनं सती । मुच्यतां मुच्यतां एष ब्राह्मणो नितरां गुरुः

Unable to bear seeing him bound and led, the faithful wife said, 'Release him, release him! He is a brāhmaṇa, truly a guru.'

सरहस्यो धनुर्वेदः सविसर्गोपसंयमः । अस्त्रग्रामश्च भवता शिक्षितो यदनुग्रहात्

The secret science of archery, with its use and withdrawal, and the array of weapons—all this you learned from him by his favor.

स एष भगवान् द्रोणः प्रजारूपेण वर्तते । तस्यात्मनोऽर्धं पत्‍न्याः ते नान्वगाद् वीरसूः कृपी

That same venerable Droṇa now exists in the form of his son; half of himself remains in Kṛpī, the mother who bore this heroic child.

तद् धर्मज्ञ महाभाग भवद्‌भिः र्गौरवं कुलम् । वृजिनं नार्हति प्राप्तुं पूज्यं वन्द्यमभीक्ष्णशः

Therefore, O knower of dharma, O great one, your noble family, honored and revered, should not incur infamy through such an act.

मा रोदीदस्य जननी गौतमी पतिदेवता । यथाहं मृतवत्साऽर्ता रोदिम्यश्रुमुखी मुहुः

Let his mother Gautamī, devoted to her husband, not weep as I, with a face wet with tears, have wept again and again for my dead sons.

यैः कोपितं ब्रह्मकुलं राजन्यैरजितात्मभिः । तत् कुलं प्रदहत्याशु सानुबंधं शुचार्पितम्

If the brāhmaṇa lineage is angered by unruly kṣatriyas, that lineage quickly destroys them and their kin, even if they are pure.

सूत उवाच । धर्म्यं न्याय्यं सकरुणं निर्व्यलीकं समं महत् । राजा धर्मसुतो राज्ञ्याः प्रत्यनंदद् वचो द्विजाः

Sūta said: The son of Dharma, the king, accepted the queen's words, which were righteous, just, compassionate, honest, and impartial, O brāhmaṇas.

नकुलः सहदेवश्च युयुधानो धनंजयः । भगवान् देवकीपुत्रो ये चान्ये याश्च योषितः

Nakula, Sahadeva, Yuyudhāna, Dhanañjaya, the divine son of Devakī, and the others, both men and women, were present there.

तत्राहामर्षितो भीमः तस्य श्रेयान् वधः स्मृतः । न भर्तुर्नात्मनश्चार्थे योऽहन् सुप्तान् शिशून् वृथा

Then Bhīma, enraged, said that death was the proper fate for one who, without cause, kills sleeping children, not for the sake of his master or himself.

निशम्य भीमगदितं द्रौपद्याश्च चतुर्भुजः । आलोक्य वदनं सख्युः इदमाह हसन्निव

Hearing Bhīma's words and those of Draupadī, the four-armed Lord, looking at his friend's face, spoke these words with a gentle smile.

श्रीभगवानुवाच । ब्रह्मबंधुर्न हन्तव्य आततायी वधार्हणः । मयैवोभयमाम्नातं परिपाह्यनुशासनम्

The Blessed Lord said: A brāhmaṇa, even if an aggressor, should not be killed; yet an aggressor deserves death. I have taught both sides—uphold my instruction.

कुरु प्रतिश्रुतं सत्यं यत्तत् सांत्वयता प्रियाम् । प्रियं च भीमसेनस्य पाञ्चाल्या मह्यमेव च

Fulfill the promise you made to Kuru, which you gave to comfort your beloved; and what is dear to Bhīmasena, to Draupadī, and to me as well.

सूत उवाच । अर्जुनः सहसाऽऽज्ञाय हरेर्हार्दमथासिना । मणिं जहार मूर्धन्यं द्विजस्य सहमूर्धजम्

Sūta said: Arjuna, suddenly understanding the intention of Hari, with his sword cut off the jewel along with the hair from the head of the twice-born one.

विमुच्य रशनाबद्धं बालहत्याहतप्रभम् । तेजसा मणिना हीनं शिबिरान् निरयापयत्

Releasing him, bound with a girdle and his brilliance dimmed by the sin of killing a child, deprived of the jewel's radiance, he led him out from the camp.

वपनं द्रविणादानं स्थानान् निर्यापणं तथा । एष हि ब्रह्मबंधूनां वधो नान्योऽस्ति दैहिकः

Shaving the head, taking away wealth, and expelling from one's place—this is the bodily punishment for those who are brahmin in name only; there is no other.

पुत्रशोकातुराः सर्वे पाण्डवाः सह कृष्णया । स्वानां मृतानां यत्कृत्यं चक्रुर्निर्हरणादिकम्

All the Pāṇḍavas, afflicted with grief for their son, together with Kṛṣṇā, performed the necessary rites for their dead, such as carrying out the bodies.

अथ सप्तमोऽध्यायः । श्रीभगवानुवाच। यदात्थ मां महाभाग तच्चिकीर्षितमेव मे। ब्रह्मा भवो लोकपालाः स्वर्वासं मेऽभिकाङ्क्षिणः

Then, the seventh chapter. Śrī Bhagavān said: What you have asked of me, O greatly fortunate one, is exactly what I wish to do. Brahmā, Śiva, the guardians of the worlds, all desire to dwell in my realm.

प्रजाः पुपुषतुः प्रीतौ दम्पती पुत्रवत्सलौ। शृण्वन्तौ कूजितं तासां निर्वृतौ कलभाषितैः

The people flourished in happiness, as the loving couple cared for their children, listening with delight to their cooing and babbling speech.

तासां पतत्रैः सुस्पर्शैः कूजितैर्मुग्धचेष्टितैः। प्रत्युद्गमैरदीनानां पितरौ मुदमापतुः

By the gentle touch of their wings, their cooing, and their charming gestures, as the little ones approached, their parents, who were without sorrow, felt joy.

स्नेहानुबद्धहृदयावन्योन्यं विष्णुमायया। विमोहितौ दीनधियौ शिशून्पुपुषतुः प्रजाः

Their hearts bound by affection, deluded by Viṣṇu's māyā, the two, with troubled minds, nurtured their children and the people.

एकदा जग्मतुस्तासामन्नार्थं तौ कुटुम्बिनौ। परितः कानने तस्मिन्नर्थिनौ चेरतुश्चिरम्

Once, those two householders went out for the sake of their young ones; in that forest, seeking food, they wandered for a long time.

दृष्ट्वा तान्लुब्धकः कश्चिद्यदृच्छातो वनेचरः। जगृहे जालमातत्य चरतः स्वालयान्तिके

Seeing them, a certain hunter, roaming the forest by chance, spread his net and captured the young ones as they moved near their nest.

कपोतश्च कपोती च प्रजापोषे सदोत्सुकौ। गतौ पोषणमादाय स्वनीडमुपजग्मतुः

The male and female pigeons, always eager to nourish their offspring, having obtained food, returned to their own nest.

कपोती स्वात्मजान्वीक्ष्य बालकान्जालसंवृतान्। तानभ्यधावत्क्रोशन्ती क्रोशतो भृशदुःखिता

The female pigeon, seeing her own children trapped in the net, rushed toward them, crying out, greatly distressed as they cried.

सासकृत्स्नेहगुणिता! दीनचित्ताजमायया। स्वयं चाबध्यत शिचा बद्धान्पश्यन्त्यपस्मृतिः

She, filled with affection and a sorrowful heart, bewildered by illusion, herself became ensnared in the net, seeing her young ones bound, losing awareness.

कपोतः स्वात्मजान्बद्धानात्मनोऽप्यधिकान्प्रियान्। भार्यां चात्मसमां दीनो विललापातिदुःखितः

The male pigeon, seeing his beloved children bound—dearer to him than life—and his wife, equal to himself, lamented in great sorrow.

अहो मे पश्यतापायमल्पपुण्यस्य दुर्मतेः। अतृप्तस्याकृतार्थस्य गृहस्त्रैवर्गिको हतः

Alas, see my misery—of little merit and foolish mind! Unsatisfied, unfulfilled, my householder's pursuit of the three aims of life is ruined.

अनुरूपानुकूला च यस्य मे पतिदेवता। शून्ये गृहे मां सन्त्यज्य पुत्रैः स्वर्याति साधुभिः

She who was my devoted and agreeable wife, my goddess, has left me in this empty house, going to heaven with our sons, the virtuous ones.