 | Book 3 Chapter 284
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| 1 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 1 | yat tat tadā mahābrahmaṃl lomaśo vākyam abravīt
indrasya vacanād etya pāṇḍuputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
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| 2 | yac cāpi te bhayaṃ tīvraṃ na ca kīrtayase kva cit
tac cāpy apahariṣyāmi savyasācāv ihāgate
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| 3 | kiṃ nu tad viduṣāṃ śreṣṭha karṇaṃ prati mahad bhayam
āsīn na ca sa dharmātmā kathayām āsa kasya cit
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| 4 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 4 | ahaṃ te rājaśārdūla kathayāmi kathām imām
pṛcchate bharataśreṣṭha śuśrūṣasva giraṃ mama
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| 5 | dvādaśe samatikrānte varṣe prāpte trayodaśe
pāṇḍūnāṃ hitakṛc chakraḥ karṇaṃ bhikṣitum udyataḥ
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| 6 | abhiprāyam atho jñātvā mahendrasya vibhāvasuḥ
kuṇḍalārthe mahārāja sūryaḥ karṇam upāgamat
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| 7 | mahārhe śayane vīraṃ spardhyāstaraṇasaṃvṛte
śayānam abhiviśvastaṃ brahmaṇyaṃ satyavādinam
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| 8 | svapnānte niśi rājendra darśayām āsa raśmivān
kṛpayā parayāviṣṭaḥ putrasnehāc ca bhārata
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| 9 | brāhmaṇo vedavid bhūtvā sūryo yogād dhi rūpavān
hitārtham abravīt karṇaṃ sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ
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| 10 | karṇa madvacanaṃ tāta śṛṇu satyabhṛtāṃ vara
bruvato 'dya mahābāho sauhṛdāt paramaṃ hitam
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| 11 | upāyāsyati śakras tvāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ hitepsayā
brāhmaṇacchadmanā karṇa kuṇḍalāpajihīrṣayā
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| 12 | viditaṃ tena śīlaṃ te sarvasya jagatas tathā
yathā tvaṃ bhikṣitaḥ sadbhir dadāsy eva na yācase
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| 13 | tvaṃ hi tāta dadāsy eva brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayācitaḥ
vittaṃ yac cānyad apy āhur na pratyākhyāsi karhi cit
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| 14 | taṃ tvām evaṃvidhaṃ jñātvā svayaṃ vai pākaśāsanaḥ
āgantā kuṇḍalārthāya kavacaṃ caiva bhikṣitum
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| 15 | tasmai prayācamānāya na deye kuṇḍale tvayā
anuneyaḥ paraṃ śaktyā śreya etad dhi te param
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| 16 | kuṇḍalārthe bruvaṃs tāta kāraṇair bahubhis tvayā
anyair bahuvidhair vittaiḥ sa nivāryaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
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| 17 | ratnaiḥ strībhis tathā bhogair dhanair bahuvidhair api
nidarśanaiś ca bahubhiḥ kuṇḍalepsuḥ puraṃdaraḥ
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| 18 | yadi dāsyasi karṇa tvaṃ sahaje kuṇḍale śubhe
āyuṣaḥ prakṣayaṃ gatvā mṛtyor vaśam upeṣyasi
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| 19 | kavacena ca saṃyuktaḥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca mānada
avadhyas tvaṃ raṇe 'rīṇām iti viddhi vaco mama
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| 20 | amṛtād utthitaṃ hy etad ubhayaṃ ratnasaṃbhavam
tasmād rakṣyaṃ tvayā karṇa jīvitaṃ cet priyaṃ tava
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| 21 | karṇa uvāca
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| 21 | ko mām evaṃ bhavān prāha darśayan sauhṛdaṃ param
kāmayā bhagavan brūhi ko bhavān dvijaveṣadhṛk
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| 22 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 22 | ahaṃ tāta sahasrāṃśuḥ sauhṛdāt tvāṃ nidarśaye
kuruṣvaitad vaco me tvam etac chreyaḥ paraṃ hi te
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| 23 | karṇa uvāca
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| 23 | śreya eva mamātyantaṃ yasya me gopatiḥ prabhuḥ
pravaktādya hitānveṣī śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama
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| 24 | prasādaye tvāṃ varadaṃ praṇayāc ca bravīmy aham
na nivāryo vratād asmād ahaṃ yady asmi te priyaḥ
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| 25 | vrataṃ vai mama loko 'yaṃ vetti kṛtsno vibhāvaso
yathāhaṃ dvijamukhyebhyo dadyāṃ prāṇān api dhruvam
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| 26 | yady āgacchati śakro māṃ brāhmaṇacchadmanāvṛtaḥ
hitārthaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ khecarottama bhikṣitum
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| 27 | dāsyāmi vibudhaśreṣṭha kuṇḍale varma cottamam
na me kīrtiḥ praṇaśyeta triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
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| 28 | madvidhasyāyaśasyaṃ hi na yuktaṃ prāṇarakṣaṇam
yuktaṃ hi yaśasā yuktaṃ maraṇaṃ lokasaṃmatam
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| 29 | so 'ham indrāya dāsyāmi kuṇḍale saha varmaṇā
yadi māṃ balavṛtraghno bhikṣārtham upayāsyati
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| 30 | hitārthaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ kuṇḍale me prayācitum
tan me kīrtikaraṃ loke tasyākīrtir bhaviṣyati
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| 31 | vṛṇomi kīrtiṃ loke hi jīvitenāpi bhānuman
kīrtimān aśnute svargaṃ hīnakīrtis tu naśyati
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| 32 | kīrtir hi puruṣaṃ loke saṃjīvayati mātṛvat
akīrtir jīvitaṃ hanti jīvato 'pi śarīriṇaḥ
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| 33 | ayaṃ purāṇaḥ śloko hi svayaṃ gīto vibhāvaso
dhātrā lokeśvara yathā kīrtir āyur narasya vai
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| 34 | puruṣasya pare loke kīrtir eva parāyaṇam
iha loke viśuddhā ca kīrtir āyurvivardhanī
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| 35 | so 'haṃ śarīraje dattvā kīrtiṃ prāpsyāmi śāśvatīm
dattvā ca vidhivad dānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi
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| 36 | hutvā śarīraṃ saṃgrāme kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram
vijitya vā parān ājau yaśaḥ prāpsyāmi kevalam
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| 37 | bhītānām abhayaṃ dattvā saṃgrāme jīvitārthinām
vṛddhān bālān dvijātīṃś ca mokṣayitvā mahābhayāt
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| 38 | prāpsyāmi paramaṃ loke yaśaḥ svarbhānusūdana
jīvitenāpi me rakṣyā kīrtis tad viddhi me vratam
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| 39 | so 'haṃ dattvā maghavate bhikṣām etām anuttamām
brāhmaṇacchadmine deva loke gantā parāṃ gatim
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