Shloka 42
Babhruvāhana’s Lament and Appeal for Expiation (प्रायश्चित्त-याचना)
उलूपी चिन्तयामास तदा संजीवनं मणिम् । स चोपातिष्ठत तदा पन्नगानां परायणम्
ulūpī cintayāmāsa tadā saṃjīvanaṃ maṇim | sa copātiṣṭhata tadā pannagānāṃ parāyaṇam ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Saat itu Ulūpī merenungkan Saṃjīvana-maṇi; dan permata itu—yang menjadi tumpuan serta perlindungan kaum Nāga—seketika hadir di sana.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the face of overwhelming sorrow and harmful resolve, dharma favors compassionate, life-preserving action. Ulūpī’s remembrance of the Saṃjīvana-maṇi symbolizes timely intervention to restore life and avert irreversible loss.
Ulūpī recalls the life-restoring Saṃjīvana jewel; upon being remembered, it immediately appears. The verse sets up the means by which a grave situation—born of grief and a vow unto death in the surrounding narrative—can be remedied.