Mahabharata · 1.143.11–12
॥
Devanāgarī
अहं हि मनसा ध्याता सर्वान् नेष्यामि वः सदा ॥
वृजिने तारयिष्यामि दुर्गेषु च नरर्षभान् ॥
पृष्ठेन वो वहिष्यामि शीघ्रां गतिम् अभीप्सतः ॥
यूयं प्रसादं कुरुत भीमसेनो भजेत माम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ahaṃ hi manasā dhyātā sarvān neṣyāmi vaḥ sadā ||
vṛjine tārayiṣyāmi durgeṣu ca nararṣabhān ||
pṛṣṭhena vo vahiṣyāmi śīghrāṃ gatim abhīpsataḥ ||
yūyaṃ prasādaṃ kuruta bhīmaseno bhajeta mām ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अहं हि मनसा ध्याता सर्वान् नेष्यामि वः सदाahaṃ hi manasā dhyātā sarvān neṣyāmi vaḥ sadā"for I, merely thought of in the mind, will always carry all of you,
वृजिने तारयिष्यामि दुर्गेषु च नरर्षभान्vṛjine tārayiṣyāmi durgeṣu ca nararṣabhānin distress and in chasms I will ferry the bulls among men;
पृष्ठेन वः वहिष्यामि शीघ्रां गतिम् अभीप्सतःpṛṣṭhena vaḥ vahiṣyāmi śīghrāṃ gatim abhīpsataḥon my back I will bear you, when you desire swift passage;
यूयं प्रसादं कुरुत भीमसेनः भजेत माम्yūyaṃ prasādaṃ kuruta bhīmasenaḥ bhajeta māmshow mercy -- let Bhimasena accept me"
वोvooriginal form "vo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीमसेनोbhīmasenooriginal form "bhīmaseno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"For I, merely thought of in the mind, will always carry all of you; in distress and in chasms I will ferry the bulls among men. On my back I will bear you, when you desire swift passage; show mercy -- let Bhimasena accept me."
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Here Hidimba's love shows itself in readiness to serve. It is telling that she asks to be accepted, promising in return not pleasure but service: to carry them across dangers, to bear them through perils, to appear at the mere thought of her. True love is service (seva): it seeks not to be served but to serve the beloved. Telling too is that her gifts are offered to the whole family, not to Bhima alone: she wishes to be of use to all the righteous. Thus the scripture shows that devotion is proven by deed -- and Hidimba earns the right to love through readiness for selfless service.