विराट उवाच किमर्थं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ भार्यां दुहितरं मम। प्रतिग्रहीतुं नेमां त्वं मया दत्तामिहेच्छसि॥
Virata said O foremost of Pandavas, why do you not wish to accept, as your wife, my daughter whom I wish to confer upon you?
अर्जुन उवाच अन्तःपुरेऽहमुषितः सदा पश्यन् सुतां तव। रहस्यं च प्रकाशं च विश्वस्ता पितृवन्मयि॥
Arjuna said Living in your inner apartment, I always saw your daughter. Alone or before all, she always used to confide in me as her father.
प्रियो बहुतमश्चासं नर्तको गीतकोविदः। आचार्यवच्च मां नित्यं मन्यते दुहिता तव॥
Well-versed in dancing and singing, I was always loved and much liked by her. Your daughter always regards me as her preceptor.
वयःस्थया तया राजन् सह संवत्सरोषितः। अतिशङ्का भवेत् स्थाने तव लोकस्य वा विभो॥
O king, I lived for one year with her who is youthful. O lord, you or your men may therefore suspect me.
तस्मान्निमन्त्रयेऽहं ते दुहितां मनुजाधिप। शुद्धो जितेन्द्रियो दान्तस्तस्याः शुद्धिः कृता मया।॥
O king, I, therefore, wish to have your daughter as my daughter-in-law-pure, selfcontrolled, I am. I thus prove her purity.
स्नुषायां दुहितुर्वापि पुत्रे चात्मनि वा पुनः। अत्र शङ्कां न पश्यामि तेन शुद्धिर्भविष्यति॥
There is no difference between a daughter and a daughter-in-law as that between one's ownself and a son. I do not find any fear in it-for by it purity will be proved.
अभिशापादहं भीतो मिथ्यावादात् परंतप। स्नुषार्थमुत्तरां राजन् प्रतिगृह्णामि ते सुताम्॥
O king, I am afraid of curses and false accusation. O king, I shall therefore accept your daughter Uttara as my daughter-in-law.
स्वस्रीयो वासुदेवस्य साक्षाद् देवशिशुर्यथा। दयितश्चक्रहस्तस्य सर्वास्त्रेषु च कोविदः॥
A nephew of Vasudeva, like a very celestials boy-my son, who has mastered all weapons, is the favourite of the holder of discus.
अभिमन्युर्महाबाहुः पुत्रो मम विशाम्पते। जामाता तव युक्तो वै भर्ता च दुहितुस्तव॥
O king, my son is the mighty-armed Abhimanyu. He is a proper son-in-law for you and husband for you daughter.
विराट उवाच उपपन्नं कुरुश्रेष्ठे कुन्तीपुत्र धनंजये। य एवं धर्मनित्यश्च जातज्ञानश्च पाण्डवः॥
Virata said It is indeed proper for the foremost of Kurus, Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, always virtuous and wise, to say this.
यत् कृत्यं मन्यसे पार्थ क्रियतां तदनन्तरम्। सर्वे कामाः समृद्धा मे सम्बन्धी यस्य मेऽर्जुनः॥
O Partha, do what you think proper after this. He, who has a relationship with Arjuna, has all his desires fulfilled.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ब्रुवति राजेन्द्रे कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। अन्वशासत् स संयोगं समये मत्स्यपार्थयोः॥
Vaishampayana said After the king had said this, Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, gave his assent to the alliance between Matsya and Partha.
ततो मित्रेषु सर्वेषु वासुदेवं च भारत। प्रेषयामास कौन्तेयो विराटश्च महीपतिः॥
O descendant of Bharata, then the son of Kunti sent invitations to all his friends and Vasudeva, and so did the king Virata.
ततस्त्रयोदशे वर्षे निवृत्ते पञ्च पाण्डवाः। उपप्लव्यं विराटस्य समपद्यन्त सर्वशः॥
Thus after the expiration of the thirteenth year, the five Pandavas took up their quarters in Virata's town called Upaplavya.
अभिमन्युं च बीभत्सुरानिनाय जनार्दनम्। आनर्तेभ्योऽपि दाशार्हानानयामास पाण्डवः॥
Bibhatsu then brought over Abhimanyu, Janardana and many members of the Dasharha family from the Anarta country.
काशिराजश्च शैब्यश्च प्रीयमाणौ युधिष्ठिरे। अक्षौहिणीभ्यां सहितावागतौ पृथिवीपती॥
The king of Kashi and Shaivya, who were great friends of Yudhishthira, came there, each accompanied by an Akshauhini of soldiers.
अक्षौहिण्या च सहितो यज्ञसेनो महाबलः। द्रौपद्याश्च सुता वीराः शिखण्डी चापराजितः॥
There came as also the mighty powerful Yajnasena with an Akshauhini of soldiers, the heroic sons of Draupadi and the invincible Shikhandi.
धृष्टद्युम्नश्च दुर्धर्षः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। समस्ताक्षौहिणीपाला यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणाः। वेदावभृथसम्पन्नाः सर्वे शूरास्तनुत्यजः॥
Chivalrous Dhrishtadyumna, the best weaponer and expert in war-craft were also with them. Apart from these, numerous other kings commanding one Akshauhini army each, observer of offering, generous in the matter of Dakshina for offerings arranged and ready to die for the cause of Pandavas.
तानागतानभिप्रेक्ष्य मत्स्यो धर्मभृतां वरः। पूजयामास विधिवत् सभृत्यबलवाहनान्॥ प्रीतोऽभवद् दुहितरं दत्त्वा तामभिमन्यवे।
The king, the foremost of the virtuous, duly worshipped them all along with their servants and troops. And having given away his daughter, he was pleased.
ततः प्रत्युपयातेषु पार्थिवेषु ततस्ततः॥ तत्रागमद् वासुदेवो वनमाली हलायुधः। कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यो युयुधानश्च सात्यकिः॥ अनाधृष्टिस्तथाक्रूरः साम्बो निश एव च। अभिमन्युमुपादाय सह मात्रा परंतपाः॥ इन्द्रसेनादयश्चैव रथैस्तैः सुसमाहितैः। आययुः सहिताः सर्वे परिसंवत्सरोषिताः॥ दशनागसहस्राणि हयानां द्विगुणं तथा। रथानामयुतं पूर्णं नियुतं च पदातिनाम्॥ वृष्ण्यन्धकाश्च बहवो भोजाश्च परमौजसः। अन्वयुर्वृष्णिशार्दूलं वासुदेवं महाद्युतिम्॥
There came Vasudeva, decked with garlands, Halayudha, Kritavarman, Hridika, Yuyudhana, the son of Satyaki, Anadhrishti, Akrura, Samba, Nishath-all these repressors of foes came there with Abhimanyu and his mother. Indrasena and others came with their cars-having lived there for one whole year. There came also ten thousand elephants and ten millions of horses, ten billions of cars and one Nikharva of infantry and many other highly energetic Vrishni, Andhaka and Bhoja heroes-following the highly effulgent Vasudeva-the foremost of Vrishnis.
पारिबर्ह ददौ कृष्णः पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। स्त्रियो रत्नानि वासांसि पृथक् पृथगनेकशः॥ ततो विवाहो विधिवद् ववृधे मत्स्यपार्थयोः।
Lord Srikrishna made a gift of several maids, various type gems and a pile of garments separately in the form of dowry or invitation to great Pandavas. Then there took place duly the nuptial tie between the Matsya and the Pandu families.
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च गोमुखा डम्बरास्तथा॥ पार्थैः संयुज्यमानस्य नेदुर्मत्स्यस्य वेश्मनि। भक्ष्यान्नभोज्यपानानि प्रभूतान्यभ्यहारयन्॥ गायनाख्यानशीलाच नटवैतालिकास्तथा।
Then conchs, cymbals, drums, trumpets and various other musical instruments were played in the palace of Virata. Various deer and animals were slain. Wines and various celestials drinks were procured and there came also many songsters, panegyrists and actors.
स्तुवन्तस्तानुपातिष्ठान् सूताश्च सह मागधैः॥ सुदेष्णां च पुरस्कृत्य मत्स्यानां च वरस्त्रियः।
The singers, the fabulists, acrobats and the magic-mongers began chanting pray and psalms for Pandavas in company of soothsayers and Magadhas (clowns) there.
आजग्मुश्चारुसर्वाङ्गयः सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः॥ वर्णोपपन्नास्ता नार्यो रूपवत्यः स्वलंकृताः। सर्वाश्चाभ्यभवन् कृष्णा रूपेण यशसा श्रिया॥ परिवार्योत्तरां तास्तु राजपुत्रीमलंकृताम्। सुतामिव महेन्द्रस्य पुरस्कृत्योपतस्थिरे॥ तां प्रत्यगृह्णात् कौन्तेयः सुतस्यार्थे धनंजयः। सौभद्रस्यानवद्याङ्गी विराटतनयां तदा॥ तत्रातिष्ठन्महाराजो रूपमिन्द्रस्य धारयन्। स्नुषां तां प्रतिजग्राह कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
Many dainsel, beautiful and adorned, with jeweled ear-rings, of whom Draupadi was the foremost, came there leading the princess Uttara adorned with many ornaments and resembling the accepted that all-beautiful daughter of Virata for his son Abhimanyu, begotten on Subhadra. There stood the great king, in beauty-like Indra. Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, accepted her for his daughter-inlaw.
प्रतिगृह्य च तां पार्थः पुरस्कृत्य जनार्दनम्। विवाहं कारयामास सौभद्रस्य महात्मनः॥
Thus, Partha accepted Uttara for his son Abhimanyu in the presence of lord Krishna and their marriage was solemnised.
तस्मै सप्त सहस्राणि हयानां वातरंहसाम्। द्वे च नागशते मुख्ये प्रादाद् बहुधनं तदा॥ हुत्वा सम्यक् समिद्धाग्निमर्चयित्वा द्विजन्मनः। राज्यं बलं च कोशं च सर्वमात्मानमेव च॥
The king Virata made a gift of seven thousand horses as speedy as the air, two hundred mighty elephants and considerable money in the form of dowry to bridegroom party when he duly honoured Brahmins and made offering in fire in course of solemnising the marriage of his daughter. He assigned with them the throne, army and everything including treasury as also surrendered himself for their service.
कृते विवाहे तु तदा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ वित्तं यदुपाहरदच्युतः॥
On completion of the conjugal ceremony, Yudhishthira, an incarnate to Dharma, made a gift of the major part of money received from lord Krishna to Brahmanas.
गोसहस्राणि रत्नानि वस्त्राणि विविधानि च। भूषणानि च मुख्यानि यानानि शयनानि च॥ भोजनानि च हृद्यानि पानानि विविधानि च। तन्महोत्सवसंकाशं हृष्टपुष्टजनायुतम्। नगरं मत्स्यराजस्य शुशुभे भरतर्षभ।॥
He offered several thousand cows, gems, various type of garments, ornaments, cardinal vehicles, bed, eatables and several type of drinks also. O Janamejaya! The city of Matsyaraja crowded with thousands of lakhs hale and hearty people was being seen as a great festivity in live feature. Thus ends the seventy-second chapter, the marriage of Abhimanyu in the Vaivahika of the Virata Parva.