Shloka 18
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
सो<यं जातो मृतस्तात पश्यैनं पुरुषर्षभ । उत्तरां च सुभद्रां च द्रौपदी मां च माधव
so ’yaṃ jāto mṛtastāta paśyainaṃ puruṣarṣabha | uttarāṃ ca subhadrāṃ ca draupadīṃ māṃ ca mādhava ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Này hiền hữu, đây chính là đứa trẻ ấy—sinh ra đã chết. Hỡi bậc trượng phu kiệt xuất, xin hãy đoái nhìn nó bằng lòng từ mẫn. Hỡi Mādhava, bằng việc hoàn sinh cho nó, xin hãy che chở cả ta nữa, cùng với Uttarā, Subhadrā và Draupadī.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and karuṇā (compassion): in a moment of utter helplessness, the speaker appeals to Kṛṣṇa’s mercy to restore life and thereby safeguard vulnerable women and the future of the lineage.
A child is presented as stillborn, and an urgent plea is made to Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) to look upon him with compassion, revive him, and thus protect Uttarā, Subhadrā, Draupadī, and the speaker—signaling the crisis and hope surrounding the survival of the Kuru line.