 | Book 3 Chapter 15
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | asāṃnidhyaṃ kathaṃ kṛṣṇa tavāsīd vṛṣṇinandana
kva cāsīd vipravāsas te kiṃ vākārṣīḥ pravāsakaḥ
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| 2 | kṛṣṇa uvāca
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| 2 | śālvasya nagaraṃ saubhaṃ gato 'haṃ bharatarṣabha
vinihantuṃ naraśreṣṭha tatra me śṛṇu kāraṇam
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| 3 | mahātejā mahābāhur yaḥ sa rājā mahāyaśāḥ
damaghoṣātmajo vīraḥ śiśupālo mayā hataḥ
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| 4 | yajñe te bharataśreṣṭha rājasūye 'rhaṇāṃ prati
sa roṣavaśasaṃprāpto nāmṛṣyata durātmavān
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| 5 | śrutvā taṃ nihataṃ śālvas tīvraroṣasamanvitaḥ
upāyād dvārakāṃ śūnyām ihasthe mayi bhārata
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| 6 | sa tatra yodhito rājan bālakair vṛṣṇipuṃgavaiḥ
āgataḥ kāmagaṃ saubham āruhyaiva nṛśaṃsakṛt
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| 7 | tato vṛṣṇipravīrāṃs tān bālān hatvā bahūṃs tadā
purodyānāni sarvāṇi bhedayām āsa durmatiḥ
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| 8 | uktavāṃś ca mahābāho kvāsau vṛṣṇikulādhamaḥ
vāsudevaḥ sumandātmā vasudevasuto gataḥ
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| 9 | tasya yuddhārthino darpaṃ yuddhe nāśayitāsmy aham
ānartāḥ satyam ākhyāta tatra gantāsmi yatra saḥ
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| 10 | taṃ hatvā vinivartiṣye kaṃsakeśiniṣūdanam
ahatvā na nivartiṣye satyenāyudham ālabhe
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| 11 | kvāsau kvāsāv iti punas tatra tatra vidhāvati
mayā kila raṇe yuddhaṃ kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ sa saubharāṭ
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| 12 | adya taṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ kṣudraṃ viśvāsaghātinam
śiśupālavadhāmarṣād gamayiṣye yamakṣayam
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| 13 | mama pāpasvabhāvena bhrātā yena nipātitaḥ
śiśupālo mahīpālas taṃ vadhiṣye mahītale
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| 14 | bhrātā bālaś ca rājā ca na ca saṃgrāmamūrdhani
pramattaś ca hato vīras taṃ haniṣye janārdanam
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| 15 | evamādi mahārāja vilapya divam āsthitaḥ
kāmagena sa saubhena kṣiptvā māṃ kurunandana
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| 16 | tam aśrauṣam ahaṃ gatvā yathā vṛttaḥ sudurmatiḥ
mayi kauravya duṣṭātmā mārttikāvatako nṛpaḥ
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| 17 | tato 'ham api kauravya roṣavyākulalocanaḥ
niścitya manasā rājan vadhāyāsya mano dadhe
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| 18 | ānarteṣu vimardaṃ ca kṣepaṃ cātmani kaurava
pravṛddham avalepaṃ ca tasya duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ
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| 19 | tataḥ saubhavadhāyāhaṃ pratasthe pṛthivīpate
sa mayā sāgarāvarte dṛṣṭa āsīt parīpsatā
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| 20 | tataḥ pradhmāpya jalajaṃ pāñcajanyam ahaṃ nṛpa
āhūya śālvaṃ samare yuddhāya samavasthitaḥ
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| 21 | sumuhūrtam abhūd yuddhaṃ tatra me dānavaiḥ saha
vaśībhūtāś ca me sarve bhūtale ca nipātitāḥ
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| 22 | etat kāryaṃ mahābāho yenāhaṃ nāgamaṃ tadā
śrutvaiva hāstinapuraṃ dyūtaṃ cāvinayotthitam
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