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 ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkasabi niya nito sa diyosang si Ulūpī, ang dalagang isinilang sa lahi ng mga ahas, ang bantog na babae ay lumapit sa kanyang asawa at, tinawag siya, ay nagsalita nang ganito—nanaghoy at nananawagan sa nararapat sa harap ng nalalapit na dalamhati.
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.