Shloka 15
Janmaveśma-praveśa and Uttarā’s Śaraṇāgati
Entry into the Birth-Chamber and Uttarā’s Appeal
संजीवयैन दुर्धर्ष मृतं त्वमभिमन्युजम् । सदृशाक्षसुतं वीर सस्य॑ वर्षन्निवाम्बुद:
saṃjīvayaina durdharṣa mṛtaṃ tvam abhimanyujam | sadṛśākṣasutaṃ vīra sasyaṃ varṣann ivāmbudaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「おお、征服され得ぬ勇者よ。アビマンニュのこの亡き子を—父に似た眼をもつ子を—再び生かしたまえ。雨雲が水を注いで、干からびた作物さえも再び繁らせるように、汝もまた彼を甦らせよ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights compassion and responsibility toward preserving a righteous lineage after catastrophic war, using the ethical image of life-restoring rain to frame revival as an act of protection and renewal.
Vaiśampāyana describes an appeal to a mighty hero to bring Abhimanyu’s dead son back to life, comparing the requested act to a rain-cloud reviving a dried-up crop.