 | Book 3 Chapter 110
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| 1 | lomaśa uvāca
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| 1 | eṣā devanadī puṇyā kauśikī bharatarṣabha
viśvāmitrāśramo ramya eṣa cātra prakāśate
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| 2 | āśramaś caiva puṇyākhyaḥ kāśyapasya mahātmanaḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ suto yasya tapasvī saṃyatendriyaḥ
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| 3 | tapaso yaḥ prabhāvena varṣayām āsa vāsavam
anāvṛṣṭyāṃ bhayād yasya vavarṣa balavṛtrahā
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| 4 | mṛgyāṃ jātaḥ sa tejasvī kāśyapasya sutaḥ prabhuḥ
viṣaye lomapādasya yaś cakārādbhutaṃ mahat
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| 5 | nivartiteṣu sasyeṣu yasmai śāntāṃ dadau nṛpaḥ
lomapādo duhitaraṃ sāvitrīṃ savitā yathā
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| 6 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 6 | ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ kathaṃ mṛgyām utpannaḥ kāśyapātmajaḥ
viruddhe yonisaṃsarge kathaṃ ca tapasā yutaḥ
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| 7 | kimarthaṃ ca bhayāc chakras tasya bālasya dhīmataḥ
anāvṛṣṭyāṃ pravṛttāyāṃ vavarṣa balavṛtrahā
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| 8 | kathaṃrūpā ca śāntābhūd rājaputrī yatavratā
lobhayām āsa yā ceto mṛgabhūtasya tasya vai
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| 9 | lomapādaś ca rājarṣir yadāśrūyata dhārmikaḥ
kathaṃ vai viṣaye tasya nāvarṣat pākaśāsanaḥ
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| 10 | etan me bhagavan sarvaṃ vistareṇa yathātatham
vaktum arhasi śuśrūṣor ṛṣyaśṛṅgasya ceṣṭitam
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| 11 | lomaśa uvāca
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| 11 | vibhāṇḍakasya brahmarṣes tapasā bhāvitātmanaḥ
amoghavīryasya sataḥ prajāpatisamadyuteḥ
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| 12 | śṛṇu putro yathā jāta ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ pratāpavān
mahāhrade mahātejā bālaḥ sthavirasaṃmataḥ
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| 13 | mahāhradaṃ samāsādya kāśyapas tapasi sthitaḥ
dīrghakālaṃ pariśrānta ṛṣir devarṣisaṃmataḥ
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| 14 | tasya retaḥ pracaskanda dṛṣṭvāpsarasam urvaśīm
apsūpaspṛśato rājan mṛgī tac cāpibat tadā
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| 15 | saha toyena tṛṣitā sā garbhiṇy abhavan nṛpa
amoghatvād vidheś caiva bhāvitvād daivanirmitāt
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| 16 | tasyāṃ mṛgyāṃ samabhavat tasya putro mahān ṛṣiḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅgas taponityo vana eva vyavardhata
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| 17 | tasyarśyaśṛṅgaṃ śirasi rājann āsīn mahātmanaḥ
tenarśyaśṛṅga ity evaṃ tadā sa prathito 'bhavat
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| 18 | na tena dṛṣṭapūrvo 'nyaḥ pitur anyatra mānuṣaḥ
tasmāt tasya mano nityaṃ brahmacarye 'bhavan nṛpa
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| 19 | etasminn eva kāle tu sakhā daśarathasya vai
lomapāda iti khyāto aṅgānām īśvaro 'bhavat
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| 20 | tena kāmaḥ kṛto mithyā brāhmaṇebhya iti śrutiḥ
sa brāhmaṇaiḥ parityaktas tadā vai jagatīpatiḥ
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| 21 | purohitāpacārāc ca tasya rājño yadṛcchayā
na vavarṣa sahasrākṣas tato 'pīḍyanta vai prajāḥ
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| 22 | sa brāhmaṇān paryapṛcchat tapoyuktān manīṣiṇaḥ
pravarṣaṇe surendrasya samarthān pṛthivīpatiḥ
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| 23 | kathaṃ pravarṣet parjanya upāyaḥ paridṛśyatām
tam ūcuś coditās tena svamatāni manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 24 | tatra tv eko munivaras taṃ rājānam uvāca ha
kupitās tava rājendra brāhmaṇā niskṛtiṃ cara
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| 25 | ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ munisutam ānayasva ca pārthiva
vāneyam anabhijñaṃ ca nārīṇām ārjave ratam
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| 26 | sa ced avatared rājan viṣayaṃ te mahātapāḥ
sadyaḥ pravarṣet parjanya iti me nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 27 | etac chrutvā vaco rājan kṛtvā niskṛtim ātmanaḥ
sa gatvā punar āgacchat prasanneṣu dvijātiṣu
rājānam āgataṃ dṛṣṭvā pratisaṃjagṛhuḥ prajāḥ
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| 28 | tato 'ṅgapatir āhūya sacivān mantrakovidān
ṛśyaśṛṅgāgame yatnam akaron mantraniścaye
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| 29 | so 'dhyagacchad upāyaṃ tu tair amātyaiḥ sahācyutaḥ
śāstrajñair alam arthajñair nītyāṃ ca pariniṣṭhitaiḥ
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| 30 | tata ānāyayām āsa vāramukhyā mahīpatiḥ
veśyāḥ sarvatra niṣṇātās tā uvāca sa pārthivaḥ
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| 31 | ṛśyaśṛṅgam ṛṣeḥ putram ānayadhvam upāyataḥ
lobhayitvābhiviśvāsya viṣayaṃ mama śobhanāḥ
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| 32 | tā rājabhayabhītāś ca śāpabhītāś ca yoṣitaḥ
aśakyam ūcus tat kāryaṃ vivarṇā gatacetasaḥ
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| 33 | tatra tv ekā jaradyoṣā rājānam idam abravīt
prayatiṣye mahārāja tam ānetuṃ tapodhanam
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| 34 | abhipretāṃs tu me kāmān samanujñātum arhasi
tataḥ śakṣye lobhayitum ṛśyaśṛṅgam ṛṣeḥ sutam
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| 35 | tasyāḥ sarvam abhiprāyam anvajānāt sa pārthivaḥ
dhanaṃ ca pradadau bhūri ratnāni vividhāni ca
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| 36 | tato rūpeṇa saṃpannā vayasā ca mahīpate
striya ādāya kāś cit sā jagāma vanam añjasā
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