बक-वध पर्व — ब्राह्मण की पुत्री और पुत्र के वचन

Vaishampayana said : Having heard these words of her affected parents, the daughter was filled with grief and she thus spoke (to them.)

The Daughter said : Why are you so sorrowful? Why are you weeping, as if you have none. Listen to my words and hearing them, do what is proper.

There is no doubt that you will one time abandon me by the dictates of virtue. Abandon me who am to be abandoned and thus save all by (sacrificing) me alone.

Men desire for children hoping, they will save them. Cross this stream of your difficulty by me.

A child saves his presents in this world and in the next. Therefore, a child is called by the learmed Putra.

My forefathers always desire to have daughter's son by me, (to save them from hell). I shall myself save them by saving the life of my father.

My brother is but of tender years; there is no doubt he will die soon after your death.

If you, my father, ascend to heaven, if my brother dies, the Pinda (funeral cake) for the Pitris (ancestors) will be stopped and it will be most unfavourite act of theirs.

Having been abandoned by my father brother and also my mother, I shall fall from misery to greater misery and I shall finally perish in great distress.

There is no doubt that if you can save yourself, my mother and my child brother, also the Pinda will be perpetuated.

The son is one's own self; the wife is one's friend; the daughter is (however) a source of trouble. Save yourself by sacrificing that cause of trouble; and set me on the path of virtue.

O father, I am but a girl being abandoned by you, I shall be helpless and miserable and I shall have to go anywhere and everywhere.

I shall, therefore, save my race and I shall acquire the merit that such difficult work brings in.

O best of the twice-born, leaving me behind, if you go there (to the Rakshasas) I shall be very much pained; therefore be kind to ine.

O excellent man, abandoning me who am to be (one day) abandoned, save yourself for our sake, for the sake of virtue and your race.

There should not be may delay in doing that which is inevitable. What could be more painful to us than your ascending heaven. (Then) we shall have to beg our food from others like dogs. If you are saved with your friends (dear ones), I shall pass my time in heaven and bliss.

We have heard that if after bestowing your daughter, you offer obtains to the celestial and forefathers, they will be propitious to you.

Vaishampayana said : Having heard her these piteous lamentations, the father, the brother and the daughter began to weep (together).

Thereupon seeing them all weep, their son of tender years, spoke thus in childish words, his eyes expanded with joy.

He said O father, o you mother, O sister also, do not weep.” Thus saying and smiling, he came to each of them. Then taking up a blade of glass, he said again in joy, “I shall kill the cannibal Rakshasas by it.

Through they were all in grief, yet hearing the lisping words of the child, they felt exceeding delight.

Thinking that to be the (proper) time (to appear before them), Kunti came to them and reviving them as nectar revives a dead man, she thus spoke (to them).