अशक्तश् चैक एवाहं ताम् आहर्तुं नृपश्रियम् ॥
सहायांश् च न पश्यामि तेन मृत्युं विचिन्तये ॥
दैवम् एव परं मन्ये पौरुषं तु निरर्थकम् ॥
दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीसुते शुभ्रां श्रियं ताम् आहृतां तथा ॥
कृतो यत्नो मया पूर्वं विनाशे तस्य सौबल ॥
तच् च सर्वम् अतिक्रम्य स वृद्धो ऽप्स्व् इव पङ्कजम् ॥
aśaktaś caika evāhaṃ tām āhartuṃ nṛpaśriyam ||
sahāyāṃś ca na paśyāmi tena mṛtyuṃ vicintaye ||
daivam eva paraṃ manye pauruṣaṃ tu nirarthakam ||
dṛṣṭvā kuntīsute śubhrāṃ śriyaṃ tām āhṛtāṃ tathā ||
kṛto yatno mayā pūrvaṃ vināśe tasya saubala ||
tac ca sarvam atikramya sa vṛddho 'psv iva paṅkajam ||
"I alone am unable to seize that royal fortune, and I see no allies — therefore I contemplate death. Fate alone I hold to be supreme, and manly effort useless, having seen in Kunti's son that radiant splendor thus attained; for I made effort before to destroy him, O Saubala, and he, having overcome all that, grew like a lotus in the waters."
052dfbc340c5 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:49:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Duryodhana confesses to his past attempts on the lives of the Pandavas — and by his own testimony bears witness that they survived and "grew like a lotus in the waters." It is telling, this unwitting confession of providence: all the evil devised against those protected from above turned to their benefit. The verse teaches that no scheme can overcome one kept by the Lord: poison, fire, traps — none of Duryodhana's earlier treachery destroyed the Pandavas, but only threw their protection into relief. And "a lotus in the waters" is a marvelous image: the devoted soul does not drown in misfortunes but rises above them, beautiful and unharmed. Whoever stands under the shelter of the Supreme is only raised higher by the malice of his enemies.