Shloka 10
Uttarā-vilāpaḥ and Kṛṣṇasya satya-vacanenābhi-mañyu-jasyābhijīvanam
Uttarā’s Lament and the Revival of Abhimanyu’s Son by Krishna’s Truth-Act
सापि बाष्पकलां वाचं निगृह्याश्रूणि चैव ह,दृष्टवा गोविन्दमायान्तं कृपणं पर्यदेवयत् । यह सुनकर उत्तराने अपने आँसुओंको रोककर रोना बंद कर दिया और अपने सारे शरीरको वस्त्रोंसे ढक लिया। श्रीकृष्णके प्रति उसकी भगवदबुद्धि थी; इसलिये उन्हें आते देख वह तपस्विनी बाला व्यथित हृदयसे करुणविलाप करती हुई गद्गद-कण्ठसे इस प्रकार बोली--
sāpi bāṣpakalāṃ vācaṃ nigṛhyāśrūṇi caiva ha, dṛṣṭvā govindam āyāntaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayat |
Vaishampayana said: She too, restraining her voice that was breaking with tears and holding back her weeping, on seeing Govinda approaching, lamented piteously. Overcome with grief, she began to wail in distress as he came near.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic emotional discipline: even amid intense sorrow, one attempts to restrain speech and tears, yet grief naturally seeks expression. It also frames Krishna (Govinda) as a moral and devotional focal point—his presence evokes deep, reverent emotion rather than ordinary reaction.
An unnamed woman, overwhelmed with sorrow, sees Krishna approaching. She tries to control her tear-choked voice and weeping, but still breaks into piteous lamentation as he comes near.