 | Book 1 Chapter 65
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tato gacchan mahābāhur eko 'mātyān visṛjya tān
nāpaśyad āśrame tasmiṃs tam ṛṣiṃ saṃśitavratam
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| 2 | so 'paśyamānas tam ṛṣiṃ śūnyaṃ dṛṣṭvā tam āśramam
uvāca ka ihety uccair vanaṃ saṃnādayann iva
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| 3 | śrutvātha tasya taṃ śabdaṃ kanyā śrīr iva rūpiṇī
niścakrāmāśramāt tasmāt tāpasīveṣadhāriṇī
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| 4 | sā taṃ dṛṣṭvaiva rājānaṃ duḥṣantam asitekṣaṇā
svāgataṃ ta iti kṣipram uvāca pratipūjya ca
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| 5 | āsanenārcayitvā ca pādyenārghyeṇa caiva hi
papracchānāmayaṃ rājan kuśalaṃ ca narādhipam
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| 6 | yathāvad arcayitvā sā pṛṣṭvā cānāmayaṃ tadā
uvāca smayamāneva kiṃ kāryaṃ kriyatām iti
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| 7 | tām abravīt tato rājā kanyāṃ madhurabhāṣiṇīm
dṛṣṭvā sarvānavadyāṅgīṃ yathāvat pratipūjitaḥ
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| 8 | āgato 'haṃ mahābhāgam ṛṣiṃ kaṇvam upāsitum
kva gato bhagavān bhadre tan mamācakṣva śobhane
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| 9 | śakuntalovāca
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| 9 | gataḥ pitā me bhagavān phalāny āhartum āśramāt
muhūrtaṃ saṃpratīkṣasva drakṣyasy enam ihāgatam
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| 10 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 10 | apaśyamānas tam ṛṣiṃ tayā coktas tathā nṛpaḥ
tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā varārohāṃ śrīmatīṃ cāruhāsinīm
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| 11 | vibhrājamānāṃ vapuṣā tapasā ca damena ca
rūpayauvanasaṃpannām ity uvāca mahīpatiḥ
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| 12 | kāsi kasyāsi suśroṇi kimarthaṃ cāgatā vanam
evaṃrūpaguṇopetā kutas tvam asi śobhane
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| 13 | darśanād eva hi śubhe tvayā me 'pahṛtaṃ manaḥ
icchāmi tvām ahaṃ jñātuṃ tan mamācakṣva śobhane
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| 14 | evam uktā tadā kanyā tena rājñā tadāśrame
uvāca hasatī vākyam idaṃ sumadhurākṣaram
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| 15 | kaṇvaṣyāhaṃ bhagavato duḥṣanta duhitā matā
tapasvino dhṛtimato dharmajñasya yaśasvinaḥ
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| 16 | duḥṣanta uvāca
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| 16 | ūrdhvaretā mahābhāgo bhagavāṃl lokapūjitaḥ
caled dhi vṛttād dharmo 'pi na calet saṃśitavrataḥ
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| 17 | kathaṃ tvaṃ tasya duhitā saṃbhūtā varavarṇinī
saṃśayo me mahān atra taṃ me chettum ihārhasi
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| 18 | śakuntalovāca
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| 18 | yathāyam āgamo mahyaṃ yathā cedam abhūt purā
śṛṇu rājan yathātattvaṃ yathāsmi duhitā muneḥ
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| 19 | ṛṣiḥ kaś cid ihāgamya mama janmābhyacodayat
tasmai provāca bhagavān yathā tac chṛṇu pārthiva
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| 20 | tapyamānaḥ kila purā viśvāmitro mahat tapaḥ
subhṛśaṃ tāpayām āsa śakraṃ suragaṇeśvaram
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| 21 | tapasā dīptavīryo 'yaṃ sthānān māṃ cyāvayed iti
bhītaḥ puraṃdaras tasmān menakām idam abravīt
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| 22 | guṇair divyair apsarasāṃ menake tvaṃ viśiṣyase
śreyo me kuru kalyāṇi yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu
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| 23 | asāv ādityasaṃkāśo viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
tapyamānas tapo ghoraṃ mama kampayate manaḥ
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| 24 | menake tava bhāro 'yaṃ viśvāmitraḥ sumadhyame
saṃśitātmā sudurdharṣa ugre tapasi vartate
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| 25 | sa māṃ na cyāvayet sthānāt taṃ vai gatvā pralobhaya
cara tasya tapovighnaṃ kuru me priyam uttamam
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| 26 | rūpayauvanamādhuryaceṣṭitasmitabhāṣitaiḥ
lobhayitvā varārohe tapasaḥ saṃnivartaya
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| 27 | menakovāca
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| 27 | mahātejāḥ sa bhagavān sadaiva ca mahātapāḥ
kopanaś ca tathā hy enaṃ jānāti bhagavān api
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| 28 | tejasas tapasaś caiva kopasya ca mahātmanaḥ
tvam apy udvijase yasya nodvijeyam ahaṃ katham
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| 29 | mahābhāgaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ yaḥ putrair iṣṭair vyayojayat
kṣatre jātaś ca yaḥ pūrvam abhavad brāhmaṇo balāt
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| 30 | śaucārthaṃ yo nadīṃ cakre durgamāṃ bahubhir jalaiḥ
yāṃ tāṃ puṇyatamāṃ loke kauśikīti vidur janāḥ
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| 31 | babhāra yatrāsya purā kāle durge mahātmanaḥ
dārān mataṅgo dharmātmā rājarṣir vyādhatāṃ gataḥ
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| 32 | atītakāle durbhikṣe yatraitya punar āśramam
muniḥ pāreti nadyā vai nāma cakre tadā prabhuḥ
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| 33 | mataṅgaṃ yājayāṃ cakre yatra prītamanāḥ svayam
tvaṃ ca somaṃ bhayād yasya gataḥ pātuṃ śureśvara
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| 34 | ati nakṣatravaṃśāṃś ca kruddho nakṣatrasaṃpadā
prati śravaṇapūrvāṇi nakṣatrāṇi sasarja yaḥ
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| 35 | etāni yasya karmāṇi tasyāhaṃ bhṛśam udvije
yathā māṃ na dahet kruddhas tathājñāpaya māṃ vibho
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| 36 | tejasā nirdahel lokān kampayed dharaṇīṃ padā
saṃkṣipec ca mahāmeruṃ tūrṇam āvartayet tathā
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| 37 | tādṛśaṃ tapasā yuktaṃ pradīptam iva pāvakam
katham asmadvidhā bālā jitendriyam abhispṛśet
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| 38 | hutāśanamukhaṃ dīptaṃ sūryacandrākṣitārakam
kālajihvaṃ suraśreṣṭha katham asmadvidhā spṛśet
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| 39 | yamaś ca somaś ca maharṣayaś ca; sādhyā viśve vālakhilyāś ca sarve
ete 'pi yasyodvijante prabhāvāt; kasmāt tasmān mādṛśī nodvijeta
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| 40 | tvayaivam uktā ca kathaṃ samīpam; ṛṣer na gaccheyam ahaṃ surendra
rakṣāṃ tu me cintaya devarāja; yathā tvadarthaṃ rakṣitāhaṃ careyam
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| 41 | kāmaṃ tu me mārutas tatra vāsaḥ; prakrīḍitāyā vivṛṇotu deva
bhavec ca me manmathas tatra kārye; sahāyabhūtas tava devaprasādāt
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| 42 | vanāc ca vāyuḥ surabhiḥ pravāyet; tasmin kāle tam ṛṣiṃ lobhayantyāḥ
tathety uktvā vihite caiva tasmiṃs; tato yayau sāśramaṃ kauśikasya
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