Shloka 9
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
स तु राजा महाराज ब्रद्यास्त्रेणावपीडित: । शवो बभूव निश्रेष्टो हर्षशोकविवर्धन:
sa tu rājā mahārāja brahmastrena avapīḍitaḥ | śavo babhūva niśceṣṭo harṣaśokavivardhanaḥ ||
اے مہاراج! وہ شاہی طفل، پریक्षित، برہماستر کے دباؤ سے مجروح ہو کر بے حرکت لاش کی مانند پیدا ہوا؛ چنانچہ اپنے لوگوں کے لیے خوشی اور غم—دونوں کے بڑھنے کا سبب بن گیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grave ethical consequence of deploying irresistible weapons like the Brahmāstra: their harm can extend beyond the battlefield to innocents, intensifying collective joy and grief and testing a community’s dharma and compassion.
Vaiśampāyana describes the condition of Parīkṣit at birth: due to the Brahmāstra’s affliction he appears lifeless and motionless, which causes his relatives and people to experience heightened emotional turmoil—hope and happiness mixed with fear and sorrow.