Mahabharata 4.16

4.16.1

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sā hatā sūtaputreṇa rājaputrī samajvalat |
vadhaṃ kṛṣṇā parīpsantī senāvāhasya bhāminī |
jagāmāvāsamevātha tadā sā drupadātmajā || 1 ||

"Vaisampayana said, 'Thus insulted by the Suta's son, that illustrious princess, the beautiful Krishna, eagerly wishing for the destruction of Virata's general, went to her quarters. And Drupada's daughter of dark hue and slender waist then performed her ablutions. And washing her body and cloths with water Krishna began to ponder weepingly on the means of dispelling her grief. And she reflected, saying, 'What am I to do? Whither shall I go? How can my purpose be effected?' And while she was thinking thus, she remembered Bhima and said to herself, 'There is none else, save Bhima, that can today accomplish the purpose on which my heart is set!' And afflicted with great grief, the large-eyed and intelligent Krishna possessed of powerful protectors then rose up at night, and leaving her bed speedily proceeded towards the quarters of Bhimasena, desirous of beholding her lord. And possessed of great intelligence, the daughter of Drupada entered her husband's quarters, saying, 'How canst thou sleep while that wretched commander of Virata's forces, who is my foe, yet liveth, having perpetrated today that (foul act)?'

4.16.2

kṛtvā śaucaṃ yathānyāyaṃ kṛṣṇā vai tanumadhyamā |
gātrāṇi vāsasī caiva prakṣālya salilena sā || 2 ||

4.16.3

cintayāmāsa rudatī tasya duḥkhasya nirṇayam |
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kathaṃ kāryaṃ bhavenmama || 3 ||

4.16.4

ityevaṃ cintayitvā sā bhīmaṃ vai manasāgamat |
nānyaḥ kartā ṛte bhīmānmamādya manasaḥ priyam || 4 ||

4.16.5

tata utthāya rātrau sā vihāya śayanaṃ svakam |
prādravannāthamicchantī kṛṣṇā nāthavatī satī |
duḥkhena mahatā yuktā mānasena manasvinī || 5 ||

4.16.6

sā vai mahānase prāpya bhīmasenaṃ śucismitā |
sarvaśveteva māheyī vane jātā trihāyanī |
upātiṣṭhata pāñcālī vāśiteva mahāgajam || 6 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Then the chamber where Bhima slept, breathing hard like a lion, being filled with the beauty of Drupada's daughter and of the high-souled Bhima, blazed forth in splendour. And Krishna of sweet smiles, finding Bhimasena in the cooking apartments, approached him with the eagerness of a three-year old cow brought up in the woods, approaching a powerful bull, in her first season, or of a she-crane living by the water-side approaching her mate in the pairing season. And the Princess of Panchala then embraced the second son of Pandu, even as a creeper embraces a huge and mighty Sala on the banks of the Gomati. And embracing him with her arms, Krishna of faultless features awaked him as a lioness awaketh a sleeping lion in a trackless forest. And embracing Bhimasena even as a she-elephant embraceth her mighty mate, the faultless Panchali addressed him in voice sweet as the sound of a stringed instrument emitting Gandhara note. And she said, 'Arise, arise! Why dost thou, O Bhimasena, lie down as one dead? Surely, he that is not dead, never suffereth a wicked wretch that hath disgraced his wife, to live.' And awakened by the princess, Bhima of mighty arms, then rose up, and sat upon his couch overlaid with a rich bed. And he of the Kuru race then addressed the princess--his beloved wife, saying, 'For what purpose hast thou come hither in such a hurry? Thy colour is gone and thou lookest lean and pale. Tell me everything in detail. I must know the truth. Whether it be pleasurable or painful, agreeable, or disagreeable, tell me all. Having heard everything, I shall apply the remedy. I alone, O Krishna, am entitled to thy confidence in all things, for it is I who deliver thee from perils again and again! Tell me quickly what is thy wish, and what is the purpose that is in thy view, and return thou to thy bed before others awake.'"

4.16.7

sā lateva mahāśālaṃ phullaṃ gomatitīrajam |
bāhubhyāṃ parirabhyainaṃ prābodhayadaninditā |
siṃhaṃ suptaṃ vane durge mṛgarājavadhūriva || 7 ||

4.16.8

vīṇeva madhurābhāṣā gāndhāraṃ sādhu mūrcchitā |
abhyabhāṣata pāñcālī bhīmasenamaninditā || 8 ||

4.16.9

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha kiṃ śeṣe bhīmasena yathā mṛtaḥ |
nāmṛtasya hi pāpīyānbhāryāmālabhya jīvati || 9 ||

4.16.10

tasmiñjīvati pāpiṣṭhe senāvāhe mama dviṣi |
tatkarma kṛtavatyadya kathaṃ nidrāṃ niṣevase || 10 ||

4.16.11

sa saṃprahāya śayanaṃ rājaputryā prabodhitaḥ |
upātiṣṭhata meghābhaḥ paryaṅke sopasaṃgrahe || 11 ||

4.16.12

athābravīdrājaputrīṃ kauravyo mahiṣīṃ priyām |
kenāsyarthena saṃprāptā tvariteva mamāntikam || 12 ||

4.16.13

na te prakṛtimānvarṇaḥ kṛśā pāṇḍuśca lakṣyase |
ācakṣva pariśeṣeṇa sarvaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yathā || 13 ||

4.16.14

sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ dveṣyaṃ vā yadi vā priyam |
yathāvatsarvamācakṣva śrutvā jñāsyāmi yatparam || 14 ||

4.16.15

ahameva hi te kṛṣṇe viśvāsyaḥ sarvakarmasu |
ahamāpatsu cāpi tvāṃ mokṣayāmi punaḥ punaḥ || 15 ||

4.16.16

śīghramuktvā yathākāmaṃ yatte kāryaṃ vivakṣitam |
gaccha vai śayanāyaiva purā nānyo'vabudhyate || 16 ||