उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
अहं महाकुले जाता हृदाद्ध्रदमिवागता । ईश्वरी सर्वकल्याणी भर्त्रां परमपूजिता,मैं उच्चकुलमें उत्पन्न हो हंसीकी भाँति एक सरोवरसे दूसरे सरोवरमें आयी और इस राज्यकी स्वामिनी, समस्त कल्याणमय साधनोंसे सम्पन्न तथा पतिदेवके परम आदरकी पात्र हुई
ahaṃ mahākule jātā hradād hradam ivāgatā | īśvarī sarvakalyāṇī bhartrāṃ paramapūjitā ||
“I was born in a great and noble lineage. Like a swan moving from one lake to another, I came here. I became the mistress of this kingdom, endowed with every auspicious blessing, and worthy of the highest honor from my husband.”
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