हिडिम्बोवाच
यद् एतत् पश्यसि वनं नीलमेघनिभं महत् ॥
निवासो राक्षसस्यैतद् धिडिम्बस्य ममैव च ॥
तस्य मां राक्षसेन्द्रस्य भगिनीं विद्धि भामिनि ॥
भ्रात्रा संप्रेषिताम् आर्ये त्वां सपुत्रां जिघांसता ॥
क्रूरबुद्धेर् अहं तस्य वचनाद् आगता इह ॥
अद्राक्षं हेमवर्णाभं तव पुत्रं महौजसम् ॥
hiḍimbovāca
yad etat paśyasi vanaṃ nīlameghanibhaṃ mahat ||
nivāso rākṣasasyaitad dhiḍimbasya mamaiva ca ||
tasya māṃ rākṣasendrasya bhaginīṃ viddhi bhāmini ||
bhrātrā saṃpreṣitām ārye tvāṃ saputrāṃ jighāṃsatā ||
krūrabuddher ahaṃ tasya vacanād āgatā iha ||
adrākṣaṃ hemavarṇābhaṃ tava putraṃ mahaujasam ||
Hidimba said: "This great forest that you see, resembling a dark cloud, is the abode of the rakshasa Hidimba, and mine as well. Know me as the sister of that lord of rakshasas, O noble one, sent by my brother, O honored one, who wished to kill you together with your sons. At the word of that cruel-minded one I came here, but I beheld your son, golden-hued and mighty in power."
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Here Hidimba answers kindness with truth, not concealing even what is fearsome. Her fearless admission is telling: she reveals that she was sent to kill this very family, without softening anything; repentance begins with an honest word. Sincerity is the first fruit of conversion: a transformed heart does not lie, even when the truth exposes its former nature. Also telling is what broke her plan: "I beheld your son" — the encounter with the righteous stayed the hand of the killer. The verse shows that goodness acts by its very appearance, turning back even one sent to destroy; and Hidimba, confessing the truth, proves herself worthy of mercy.