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Shloka 8

मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८

Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis

(तद्वाक्यस्पर्शनालोकसुखं त्वमृतसंनिभम्‌ । संस्मृत्य देवदेवस्य प्रमुह्माम्यमृतात्मन: ।।) देवताओंके भी देवता, अमृतस्वरूप श्रीकृष्णके मधुर वचनोंको सुनने, उनके श्रीअंगोंका स्पर्श करने और उन्हें देखनेका जो अमृतके समान सुख था, उसे बार-बार याद करके मैं अपनी सुध-बुध खो बैठता हूँ ।। मौसले वृष्णिवीराणां विनाशो ब्रह्मुशापज:,इति श्रीमहाभारते मौसलपर्वणि व्यासार्जुनसंवादे अष्टमोडध्याय:

tad-vākya-sparśanāloka-sukhaṁ tv amṛta-sannibham | saṁsmṛtya deva-devasya pramuhyāmy amṛtātmanaḥ ||

قال أرجونا: إنني كلما استعدتُ مرارًا وتكرارًا تلك اللذة الشبيهة بالرحيق التي ذقتها من قبل—بسماع كلمات شري كريشنا العذبة، ولمس أعضائه المقدسة، ورؤيته، هو إله الآلهة، الذي ماهيته خالدة—فإني أفقد رباطة جأشي وأقع في ذهول. وذكرى تلك الألفة الإلهية تزيد اليوم حزني على رحيله، وعلى الخراب الذي حلّ بآلِ فْرِشْني (Vṛṣṇi).

तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाक्यspeech/words
वाक्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्पर्शनtouch
स्पर्शन:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्शन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आलोकseeing/sight
आलोक:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सुखम्happiness/joy
सुखम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अमृत-संनिभम्like nectar
अमृत-संनिभम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनिभ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
संस्मृत्यhaving remembered
संस्मृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
देव-देवस्यof the god of gods
देव-देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
प्रमुह्यामिI become bewildered / lose composure
प्रमुह्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootमुह्
FormPresent, Indicative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
अमृत-आत्मनःof the nectar-natured (immortal-souled one)
अमृत-आत्मनः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular

अर्जुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
D
Deva-deva (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how remembrance of the divine—especially intimate experiences of the Lord’s words, touch, and presence—can overwhelm the mind when separation and impermanence strike. It underscores both the sweetness of bhakti (devotional closeness) and the human vulnerability of grief, pointing to the ethical need for steadiness and acceptance amid inevitable loss.

In the Mausala Parva’s account of the aftermath, Arjuna speaks in sorrow after the downfall of the Vṛṣṇis and Kṛṣṇa’s departure from the world. He recalls the nectar-like happiness of being with Kṛṣṇa—hearing Him, touching Him, and seeing Him—and admits that these memories now make him lose composure.