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Mahabharata 3.297.73

Mahābhārata 3.297.73

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3.297.73

yathā kuntī tathā mādrī viśeṣo nāsti me tayoḥ |
mātṛbhyāṃ samamicchāmi nakulo yakṣa jīvatu || 73 ||

Therefore, let Nakula, O Yaksha, revive! Let men know that the king is always virtuous! I will never depart from my duty. Let Nakula, therefore, revive! My father had two wives, Kunti and Madri. Let both of them have children. This is what I wish. As Kunti is to me, so also is Madri. There is no difference between them in my eye. I desire to act equally towards my mothers. Therefore, let Nakula live?' The Yaksha said,--'Since abstention from injury is regarded by thee as higher than both profit and pleasure, therefore, let all thy brothers live, O bull of Bharata race!"

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

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