Shloka 3
Janmaveśma-praveśa and Uttarā’s Śaraṇāgati
Entry into the Birth-Chamber and Uttarā’s Appeal
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! कुन्तीदेवीके बैठ जानेपर सुभद्रा अपने भाई श्रीकृष्णणी ओर देखकर फूट-फ़ूटकर रोने लगी और दु:ःखसे आर्त होकर यों बोली --
vaiśampāyana uvāca—janamejaya! kuntīdevy upaviṣṭāyāṃ subhadrā svaṃ bhrātaraṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ nirīkṣya prarudatī duḥkhārtā cedam uvāca—iṣīkā droṇaputreṇa bhīmasenārtham udyatā | sāttarāyāṃ nipatitā vijaye mayi caiva ha ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi Janamejaya! Khi hoàng hậu Kuntī đã ngồi xuống, Subhadrā ngoảnh nhìn về người anh Śrī Kṛṣṇa rồi òa khóc nức nở. Ngập trong đau khổ, nàng nói: ‘Mũi tên như cọng sậy mà con trai của Droṇa—Aśvatthāmā—giương lên để giết Bhīmasena, đã rơi xuống Uttarā—xuống Vijaya, bạn hữu của ngài—và xuống cả tôi nữa.’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral shock of misdirected or uncontrolled violence: a weapon raised with one intent ends up harming others, intensifying grief and raising ethical questions about responsibility in war and its aftermath.
After Kuntī sits, Subhadrā turns to Kṛṣṇa and breaks down, reporting that Aśvatthāman’s reed-like missile—raised to strike Bhīma—has instead fallen upon Uttarā, upon a companion named Vijaya, and upon herself, signaling a tragic turn and escalating lament.