 | Book 3 Chapter 177
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhiras tam āsādya sarpabhogābhiveṣṭitam
dayitaṃ bhrātaraṃ vīram idaṃ vacanam abravīt
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| 2 | kuntīmātaḥ katham imām āpadaṃ tvam avāptavān
kaś cāyaṃ parvatābhogapratimaḥ pannagottamaḥ
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| 3 | sa dharmarājam ālakṣya bhrātā bhrātaram agrajam
kathayām āsa tat sarvaṃ grahaṇādi viceṣṭitam
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| 4 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 4 | devo vā yadi vā daitya urago vā bhavān yadi
satyaṃ sarpa vaco brūhi pṛcchati tvāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 5 | kim āhṛtya viditvā vā prītis te syād bhujaṃgama
kim āhāraṃ prayacchāmi kathaṃ muñced bhavān imam
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| 6 | sarpa uvāca
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| 6 | nahuṣo nāma rājāham āsaṃ pūrvas tavānagha
prathitaḥ pañcamaḥ somād āyoḥ putro narādhipa
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| 7 | kratubhis tapasā caiva svādhyāyena damena ca
trailokyaiśvaryam avyagraṃ prāpto vikramaṇena ca
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| 8 | tad aiśvaryaṃ samāsādya darpo mām agamat tadā
sahasraṃ hi dvijātīnām uvāha śibikāṃ mama
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| 9 | aiśvaryamadamatto 'ham avamanya tato dvijān
imām agastyena daśām ānītaḥ pṛthivīpate
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| 10 | na tu mām ajahāt prajñā yāvad adyeti pāṇḍava
tasyaivānugrahād rājann agastyasya mahātmanaḥ
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| 11 | ṣaṣṭhe kāle mamāhāraḥ prāpto 'yam anujas tava
nāham enaṃ vimokṣyāmi na cānyam abhikāmaye
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| 12 | praśnān uccāritāṃs tu tvaṃ vyāhariṣyasi cen mama
atha paścād vimokṣyāmi bhrātaraṃ te vṛkodaram
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| 13 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 13 | brūhi sarpa yathākāmaṃ prativakṣyāmi te vacaḥ
api cec chaknuyāṃ prītim āhartuṃ te bhujaṃgama
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| 14 | vedyaṃ yad brāhmaṇeneha tad bhavān vetti kevalam
sarparāja tataḥ śrutvā prativakṣyāmi te vacaḥ
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| 15 | sarpa uvāca
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| 15 | brāhmaṇaḥ ko bhaved rājan vedyaṃ kiṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira
bravīhy atimatiṃ tvāṃ hi vākyair anumimīmahe
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| 16 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 16 | satyaṃ dānaṃ kṣamā śīlam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ damo ghṛṇā
dṛśyante yatra nāgendra sa brāhmaṇa iti smṛtaḥ
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| 17 | vedyaṃ sarpa paraṃ brahma nirduḥkham asukhaṃ ca yat
yatra gatvā na śocanti bhavataḥ kiṃ vivakṣitam
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| 18 | sarpa uvāca
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| 18 | cāturvarṇyaṃ pramāṇaṃ ca satyaṃ ca brahma caiva ha
śūdreṣv api ca satyaṃ ca dānam akrodha eva ca
ānṛśaṃsyam ahiṃsā ca ghṛṇā caiva yudhiṣṭhira
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| 19 | vedyaṃ yac cāttha nirduḥkham asukhaṃ ca narādhipa
tābhyāṃ hīnaṃ padaṃ cānyan na tad astīti lakṣaye
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| 20 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 20 | śūdre caitad bhavel lakṣyaṃ dvije tac ca na vidyate
na vai śūdro bhavec chūdro brāhmaṇo na ca brāhmaṇaḥ
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| 21 | yatraital lakṣyate sarpa vṛttaṃ sa brāhmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
yatraitan na bhavet sarpa taṃ śūdram iti nirdiśet
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| 22 | yat punar bhavatā proktaṃ na vedyaṃ vidyateti ha
tābhyāṃ hīnam atītyātra padaṃ nāstīti ced api
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| 23 | evam etan mataṃ sarpa tābhyāṃ hīnaṃ na vidyate
yathā śītoṣṇayor madhye bhaven noṣṇaṃ na śītatā
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| 24 | evaṃ vai sukhaduḥkhābhyāṃ hīnam asti padaṃ kva cit
eṣā mama matiḥ sarpa yathā vā manyate bhavān
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| 25 | sarpa uvāca
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| 25 | yadi te vṛttato rājan brāhmaṇaḥ prasamīkṣitaḥ
vyarthā jātis tadāyuṣman kṛtir yāvan na dṛśyate
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| 26 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 26 | jātir atra mahāsarpa manuṣyatve mahāmate
saṃkarāt sarvavarṇānāṃ duṣparīkṣyeti me matiḥ
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| 27 | sarve sarvāsv apatyāni janayanti yadā narāḥ
vāṅ maithunam atho janma maraṇaṃ ca samaṃ nṛṇām
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| 28 | idam ārṣaṃ pramāṇaṃ ca ye yajāmaha ity api
tasmāc chīlaṃ pradhāneṣṭaṃ vidur ye tattvadarśinaḥ
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| 29 | prāṅ nābhivardhanāt puṃso jātakarma vidhīyate
tatrāsya mātā sāvitrī pitā tv ācārya ucyate
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| 30 | vṛttyā śūdrasamo hy eṣa yāvad vede na jāyate
asminn evaṃ matidvaidhe manuḥ svāyambhuvo 'bravīt
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| 31 | kṛtakṛtyāḥ punar varṇā yadi vṛttaṃ na vidyate
saṃkaras tatra nāgendra balavān prasamīkṣitaḥ
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| 32 | yatredānīṃ mahāsarpa saṃskṛtaṃ vṛttam iṣyate
taṃ brāhmaṇam ahaṃ pūrvam uktavān bhujagottama
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| 33 | sarpa uvāca
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| 33 | śrutaṃ viditavedyasya tava vākyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
bhakṣayeyam ahaṃ kasmād bhrātaraṃ te vṛkodaram
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