 | Book 3 Chapter 23
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| 1 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 1 | tato 'haṃ bharataśreṣṭha pragṛhya ruciraṃ dhanuḥ
śarair apātayaṃ saubhāc chirāṃsi vibudhadviṣām
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| 2 | śarāṃś cāśīviṣākārān ūrdhvagāṃs tigmatejasaḥ
apraiṣaṃ śālvarājāya śārṅgamuktān suvāsasaḥ
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| 3 | tato nādṛśyata tadā saubhaṃ kurukulodvaha
antarhitaṃ māyayābhūt tato 'haṃ vismito 'bhavam
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| 4 | atha dānavasaṃghās te vikṛtānanamūrdhajāḥ
udakrośan mahārāja viṣṭhite mayi bhārata
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| 5 | tato 'straṃ śabdasāhaṃ vai tvaramāṇo mahāhave
ayojayaṃ tadvadhāya tataḥ śabda upāramat
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| 6 | hatās te dānavāḥ sarve yaiḥ sa śabda udīritaḥ
śarair ādityasaṃkāśair jvalitaiḥ śabdasādhanaiḥ
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| 7 | tasminn uparate śabde punar evānyato 'bhavat
śabdo 'paro mahārāja tatrāpi prāharaṃ śarān
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| 8 | evaṃ daśa diśaḥ sarvās tiryag ūrdhvaṃ ca bhārata
nādayām āsur asurās te cāpi nihatā mayā
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| 9 | tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaṃ gatvā punar eva vyadṛśyata
saubhaṃ kāmagamaṃ vīra mohayan mama cakṣuṣī
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| 10 | tato lokāntakaraṇo dānavo vānarākṛtiḥ
śilāvarṣeṇa sahasā mahatā māṃ samāvṛṇot
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| 11 | so 'haṃ parvatavarṣeṇa vadhyamānaḥ samantataḥ
valmīka iva rājendra parvatopacito 'bhavam
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| 12 | tato 'haṃ parvatacitaḥ sahayaḥ sahasārathiḥ
aprakhyātim iyāṃ rājan sadhvajaḥ parvataiś citaḥ
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| 13 | tato vṛṣṇipravīrā ye mamāsan sainikās tadā
te bhayārtā diśaḥ sarvāḥ sahasā vipradudruvuḥ
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| 14 | tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvam abhūt kila viśāṃ pate
dyauś ca bhūmiś ca khaṃ caivādṛśyamāne tathā mayi
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| 15 | tato viṣaṇṇamanaso mama rājan suhṛjjanāḥ
ruruduś cukruśuś caiva duḥkhaśokasamanvitāḥ
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| 16 | dviṣatāṃ ca praharṣo 'bhūd ārtiś cādviṣatām api
evaṃ vijitavān vīra paścād aśrauṣam acyuta
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| 17 | tato 'ham astraṃ dayitaṃ sarvapāṣāṇabhedanam
vajram udyamya tān sarvān parvatān samaśātayam
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| 18 | tataḥ parvatabhārārtā mandaprāṇaviceṣṭitāḥ
hayā mama mahārāja vepamānā ivābhavan
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| 19 | meghajālam ivākāśe vidāryābhyuditaṃ ravim
dṛṣṭvā māṃ bāndhavāḥ sarve harṣam āhārayan punaḥ
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| 20 | tato mām abravīt sūtaḥ prāñjaliḥ praṇato nṛpa
sādhu saṃpaśya vārṣṇeya śālvaṃ saubhapatiṃ sthitam
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| 21 | alaṃ kṛṣṇāvamanyainaṃ sādhu yatnaṃ samācara
mārdavaṃ sakhitāṃ caiva śālvād adya vyapāhara
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| 22 | jahi śālvaṃ mahābāho mainaṃ jīvaya keśava
sarvaiḥ parākramair vīra vadhyaḥ śatrur amitrahan
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| 23 | na śatrur avamantavyo durbalo 'pi balīyasā
yo 'pi syāt pīṭhagaḥ kaś cit kiṃ punaḥ samare sthitaḥ
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| 24 | sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla sarvayatnair imaṃ prabho
jahi vṛṣṇikulaśreṣṭha mā tvāṃ kālo 'tyagāt punaḥ
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| 25 | naiṣa mārdavasādhyo vai mato nāpi sakhā tava
yena tvaṃ yodhito vīra dvārakā cāvamarditā
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| 26 | evamādi tu kaunteya śrutvāhaṃ sārather vacaḥ
tattvam etad iti jñātvā yuddhe matim adhārayam
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| 27 | vadhāya śālvarājasya saubhasya ca nipātane
dārukaṃ cābruvaṃ vīra muhūrtaṃ sthīyatām iti
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| 28 | tato 'pratihataṃ divyam abhedyam ativīryavat
āgneyam astraṃ dayitaṃ sarvasāhaṃ mahāprabham
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| 29 | yakṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca dānavānāṃ ca saṃyuge
rājñāṃ ca pratilomānāṃ bhasmāntakaraṇaṃ mahat
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| 30 | kṣurāntam amalaṃ cakraṃ kālāntakayamopamam
abhimantryāham atulaṃ dviṣatāṃ ca nibarhaṇam
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| 31 | jahi saubhaṃ svavīryeṇa ye cātra ripavo mama
ity uktvā bhujavīryeṇa tasmai prāhiṇavaṃ ruṣā
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| 32 | rūpaṃ sudarśanasyāsīd ākāśe patatas tadā
dvitīyasyeva sūryasya yugānte pariviṣyataḥ
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| 33 | tat samāsādya nagaraṃ saubhaṃ vyapagatatviṣam
madhyena pāṭayām āsa krakaco dārv ivocchritam
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| 34 | dvidhā kṛtaṃ tataḥ saubhaṃ sudarśanabalād dhatam
maheśvaraśaroddhūtaṃ papāta tripuraṃ yathā
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| 35 | tasmin nipatite saubhe cakram āgāt karaṃ mama
punaś coddhūya vegena śālvāyety aham abruvam
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| 36 | tataḥ śālvaṃ gadāṃ gurvīm āvidhyantaṃ mahāhave
dvidhā cakāra sahasā prajajvāla ca tejasā
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| 37 | tasmin nipatite vīre dānavās trastacetasaḥ
hāhābhūtā diśo jagmur arditā mama sāyakaiḥ
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| 38 | tato 'haṃ samavasthāpya rathaṃ saubhasamīpataḥ
śaṅkhaṃ pradhmāpya harṣeṇa suhṛdaḥ paryaharṣayam
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| 39 | tan meruśikharākāraṃ vidhvastāṭṭālagopuram
dahyamānam abhiprekṣya striyas tāḥ saṃpradudruvuḥ
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| 40 | evaṃ nihatya samare śālvaṃ saubhaṃ nipātya ca
ānartān punar āgamya suhṛdāṃ prītim āvaham
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| 41 | etasmāt kāraṇād rājan nāgamaṃ nāgasāhvayam
yady agāṃ paravīraghna na hi jīvet suyodhanaḥ
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| 42 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 42 | evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ kauravaṃ puruṣottamaḥ
āmantrya prayayau dhīmān pāṇḍavān madhusūdanaḥ
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| 43 | abhivādya mahābāhur dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
rājñā mūrdhany upāghrāto bhīmena ca mahābhujaḥ
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| 44 | subhadrām abhimanyuṃ ca ratham āropya kāñcanam
āruroha rathaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ pāṇḍavair abhipūjitaḥ
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| 45 | sainyasugrīvayuktena rathenādityavarcasā
dvārakāṃ prayayau kṛṣṇaḥ samāśvāsya yudhiṣṭhiram
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| 46 | tataḥ prayāte dāśārhe dhṛṣṭadyumno 'pi pārṣataḥ
draupadeyān upādāya prayayau svapuraṃ tadā
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| 47 | dhṛṣṭaketuḥ svasāraṃ ca samādāyātha cedirāṭ
jagāma pāṇḍavān dṛṣṭvā ramyāṃ śuktimatīṃ purīm
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| 48 | kekayāś cāpy anujñātāḥ kaunteyenāmitaujasā
āmantrya pāṇḍavān sarvān prayayus te 'pi bhārata
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| 49 | brāhmaṇāś ca viśaś caiva tathā viṣayavāsinaḥ
visṛjyamānāḥ subhṛśaṃ na tyajanti sma pāṇḍavān
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| 50 | samavāyaḥ sa rājendra sumahādbhutadarśanaḥ
āsīn mahātmanāṃ teṣāṃ kāmyake bharatarṣabha
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| 51 | yudhiṣṭhiras tu viprāṃs tān anumānya mahāmanāḥ
śaśāsa puruṣān kāle rathān yojayateti ha
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