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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.12.1
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- śaunaka uvāca
- aśvatthāmnopasṛṣṭena
- brahma-śīrṣṇoru-tejasā
- uttarāyā hato garbha
- īśenājīvitaḥ punaḥ
śaunakaḥthe sage Śaunaka said uvācathe sage Śaunaka said — the sage Śaunaka said; aśvatthāmnaof Aśvatthāmā (the son of Droṇa) — of Aśvatthāmā (the son of Droṇa); upasṛṣṭenaby release of — by release of; brahmathe invincible weapon, brahmāstra-śīrṣṇāthe invincible weapon, brahmāstra — the invincible weapon, brahmāstra; uruby high temperature-tejasāby high temperature — by high temperature; uttarāyāḥof Uttarā (mother of Parīkṣit) — of Uttarā (mother of Parīkṣit); hataḥbeing spoiled — being spoiled; garbhaḥwomb — womb; īśenaby the Supreme Lord — by the Supreme Lord; ājīvitaḥbrought to life — brought to life; punaḥagain — again.
The sage Śaunaka said: The womb of Uttarā, mother of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, was spoiled by the dreadful and invincible brahmāstra weapon released by Aśvatthāmā. But Mahārāja Parīkṣit was saved by the Supreme Lord.
The sages assembled in the forest of Naimiṣāraṇya inquired from Sūta Gosvāmī about the birth of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, but in the course of the narration other topics like the release of the brahmāstra by the son of Droṇa, his punishment by Arjuna, Queen Kuntīdevī's prayers, the Pāṇḍavas' visit to the place where Bhīṣmadeva was lying, his prayers and thereafter the Lord's departure for Dvārakā were discussed. His arrival at Dvārakā and residing with the sixteen thousand queens, etc., were narrated. The sages were absorbed in hearing such descriptions, but now they wanted to turn to the original topic, and thus the inquiry was made by Śaunaka Ṛṣi. So the subject of the release of the brahmāstra weapon by Aśvatthāmā is renewed.