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The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.190.4

Mahābhārata 1.190.4

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Sanskrit

1.190.4

yadi vāyaṃ vihitaḥ śaṃkareṇa dharmo'dharmo vā nātra mamāparādhaḥ |
gṛhṇantvime vidhivatpāṇimasyā yathopajoṣaṃ vihitaiṣāṃ hi kṛṣṇā || 4 ||

"Vaisampayana said, 'Drupada, on hearing this, observed, O great Rishi, it was only when I had not heard this from thee that I had sought to act in the way I told thee of. Now, however, that I know all, I cannot be indifferent to what hath been ordained by the gods. Therefore do I resolve to accomplish what thou hast said. The knot of destiny cannot be untied. Nothing in this world is the result of our own acts. That which had been appointed by us in view of securing one only bridegroom hath now terminated in favour of many. As Krishna (in a former life) had repeatedly said, 'O, give me a husband!' the great god himself even gave her the boon she had asked. The god himself knows the right or wrong of this. As regards myself, when Sankara hath ordained so, right or wrong, no sin can attach to me. Let these with happy hearts take, as ordained, the hand of Krishna with the rites.'

Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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