Shloka 25

Ulūpī’s Disclosure and the Saṃjīvana-Maṇi: Arjuna’s Restoration (उलूपी-प्रकटनं संजीवनमणि-स्थापनं च)

Devanagari script

“नरेश्वर! आगामी चैत्रमासकी पूर्णिमाको महाराज युधिष्ठिरके यज्ञका आरम्भ होगा। उसमें तुम अपनी इन दोनों माताओं और मन्त्रियोंके साथ अवश्य आना' ।। इत्येवमुक्त: पार्थेन स राजा बभ्रुवाहन: । उवाच पितरं धीमानिदमस्राविलेक्षण:,अर्जुनके ऐसा कहनेपर बुद्धिमान्‌ राजा बश्रुवाहनने नेत्रोंमें आँसू भरकर पितासे इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca — nareśvara! āgāmī caitramāsakī pūrṇimāyāṃ mahārāja yudhiṣṭhirasya yajñasya ārambho bhaviṣyati; tasmin tvaṃ svābhyāṃ etābhyāṃ mātṛbhyāṃ mantribhiś ca sārdham avaśyam āgaccha. ityevam uktaḥ pārthena sa rājā babhruvāhanaḥ; uvāca pitaram dhīmān idam aśrāvilocanaḥ.

Translation

Arjuna said: “O king, on the coming full-moon day of the month of Caitra, King Yudhiṣṭhira’s sacrifice will begin. You must certainly come there, together with these two mothers of yours and with your ministers.” Thus addressed by Pārtha, the wise king Babhruvāhana—his eyes filled with tears—spoke these words to his father.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'nareśvara', 'definition': 'O lord of men

• a royal address to a king'}, {'term': 'āgāmī', 'definition': 'coming, forthcoming'}, {'term': 'caitramāsa', 'definition': 'the lunar month Caitra'}, {'term': 'pūrṇimā', 'definition': 'full-moon day'}, {'term': 'yajña', 'definition': 'sacrificial rite

• a solemn royal ritual'}, {'term': 'ārambha', 'definition': 'beginning, commencement'}, {'term': 'avaśyam', 'definition': 'certainly, without fail'}, {'term': 'mātṛ', 'definition': 'mother'}, {'term': 'mantrin', 'definition': 'minister, counsellor'}, {'term': 'ittham / ityevam uktaḥ', 'definition': 'thus spoken to

• having been addressed in this manner'}, {'term': 'pārtha', 'definition': 'son of Pṛthā

• Arjuna'}, {'term': 'dhīmān', 'definition': 'wise, intelligent'}, {'term': 'aśrāvilocana', 'definition': 'with tear-filled eyes'}, {'term': 'pitar', 'definition': 'father'}]

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Babhruvāhana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• two mothers of Babhruvāhana (mātṛ-dvaya)
• ministers (mantrins)
• Caitra month
• Pūrṇimā (full moon)
• Yajña (sacrifice; contextually Aśvamedha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in the form of royal and familial responsibility: participation in a righteous public rite (yajña) is not merely ceremonial but a reaffirmation of alliance, gratitude, and social order; it also models respectful communication—inviting even those recently in tension into a shared dharmic act.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna informs King Babhruvāhana that Yudhiṣṭhira’s sacrifice will commence on the upcoming Caitra full moon and instructs him to attend with his two mothers and ministers. After hearing this, Babhruvāhana—moved to tears—turns to speak to his father, Arjuna.