Shloka 8
Babhruvāhana’s Lament and Appeal for Expiation (प्रायश्चित्त-याचना)
इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा देवीमुलूपीं पन्नगात्मजाम् । भर्तारमभिगम्येदमित्युवाच यशस्विनी,नागकन्या उलूपीदेवीसे ऐसा कहकर यशस्विनी चित्राड़दा उस समय पतिके निकट गयी और उन्हें सम्बोधित करके इस प्रकार विलाप करने लगी--
ity uktvā sā tadā devīm ulūpīṁ pannagātmajām | bhartāram abhigamya idam ity uvāca yaśasvinī ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus to the goddess Ulūpī, the serpent-born maiden, the illustrious lady then approached her husband and, addressing him, began to speak in this manner—lamenting and appealing to what is right in the face of impending sorrow.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral moment: after addressing Ulūpī, the speaker (a renowned woman in the narrative) turns to her husband to plead and counsel. It highlights dharma in domestic and relational contexts—how one seeks rightful action through earnest speech, especially when grief or crisis is near.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a transition: the woman finishes speaking to Ulūpī (the nāga-born goddess) and then goes to her husband. She begins to address him with a lamenting, urgent tone, setting up the next lines of dialogue.