Salutes to you, O Brahmin, forgive me
sloka:
After prostrating before Lord Vishnu, the Ocean of Mercy, and collecting all the Brahmin’s boys, Arjuna boarded the chariot with Krishna, returned to earth, reached the Brahmin’s home with a sense of accomplishment, clasped his hands humbly and spoke to the Brahmin and returned his sons to him.
Salutes to you, O Brahmin, forgive me
with God’s blessings I found your sons
The pointed barbed words you uttered when
in great despair hurt me so badly
I left soon to Yama’s abode and Heaven
but could not find your children there
Failing to find your sons in all three worlds
I was about to leap into the fire and die
when the mischievous, merciful Krishna
came and took me to Vishnu’s abode.
Near the Supreme Being on his bed of snake
were your happy sons; we took them
and returned here, O Blessed Brahmin,
and your wife, please look here
Here is the eldest, here is the second son
the virtuous third, innocent fourth and the fifth
O Fortunate Soul, I am giving you all your ten sons
please forget your sorrows and accept them.