Shloka 226
Ulūpī’s Disclosure and the Saṃjīvana-Maṇi: Arjuna’s Restoration (उलूपी-प्रकटनं संजीवनमणि-स्थापनं च)
चित्राड़दाया: शृण्वत्या: कौरव्यदुहितुस्तदा । “देवि! तुमने जो यह कार्य किया है, यह सब मुझे अत्यन्त प्रिय है।” यों कहकर अर्जुनने चित्रांगदा तथा उलूपीके सुनते हुए अपने पुत्र मणिपुरनरेश बश्रुवाहनसे कहा--
Citrāṅgadāyāḥ śṛṇvatyāḥ kauravya-duhituḥ tadā — “devi! tvayā yad idaṃ kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ, tat sarvaṃ mama atyantaṃ priyam.” iti uktvā Arjunaḥ Citrāṅgadāṃ tathā Ulūpīm śṛṇvantyau svaputraṃ Maṇipura-nareśaṃ Babhruvāhanaṃ uvāca—
クル族の王女チトラーンガダーが聞き入る中、アルジュナは言った。「おお女神よ。汝が成したこの行いは、ことごとく、しかもこの上なく我が心に愛しい。」そう語り—チトラーンガダーとウルーピーの耳にも届くところで—アルジュナはついに、マニプラの王たる我が子バブリュヴァーハナに言葉を向けた。
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights ethical appreciation and relational dharma: Arjuna openly acknowledges a deed as deeply pleasing, modeling gratitude and the restoration of harmony within a complex family network (wives and son), where honor and duty must be balanced with reconciliation.
Arjuna, with Chitrāṅgadā and Ulūpī present, praises Ulūpī’s action as very dear to him and then turns to address his son Babhruvāhana, the king of Maṇipura—marking a shift from acknowledging the women’s role to directly engaging the son in the unfolding events of the Aśvamedha episode.