Interposition

Interposition

A Nano Tale

"Arjuna claims my Kṛṣṇa's feet," Satyabhāmā brooded, massaging Arjuna's foot. "Drunk together, we're worlds apart."

Canonical basis: Udyogaparvan 58.2-7

Saṃjaya uvāca

śṛṇu rājan yathā dṛṣṭau mayā Kṛṣṇa-Dhanaṃjayau

ūcatuś c'āpi yad vīrau tat te vakṣyāmi Bhārata

pād'āṅgulīr abhiprekṣan prayato'haṃ kṛt'āñjaliḥ

śuddhāntaṃ prāviśaṃ rājann ākhyātuṃ nara-devayoḥ

n'aiv'Ābhimanyur na yamau taṃ deśam abhiyānti vai

yatra Kṛṣṇau ca Kṛṣṇā ca Satyabhāmā ca bhāminī

ubhau madhv-āsava-kṣībāv ubhau candana-rūṣitau

sragviṇau vara-vastrau tau divy'ābharaṇa-bhūṣitau

naika-ratna-vicitraṃ tu kāñcanaṃ mahad āsanam

vividh'āstaraṇ'āstīrṇaṃ yatr'āsātām ariṃ-damau

Arjun'otsaṅga-gau pādau Keśavasy'opalakṣaye

Arjunasya ca Kṛṣṇāyāṃ Satyāyāṃ ca mah'ātmanaḥ