 | Book 3 Chapter 297
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | sa dadarśa hatān bhrātṝṃl lokapālān iva cyutān
yugānte samanuprāpte śakrapratimagauravān
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| 2 | viprakīrṇadhanurbāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā nihatam arjunam
bhīmasenaṃ yamau cobhau nirviceṣṭān gatāyuṣaḥ
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| 3 | sa dīrgham uṣṇaṃ niḥśvasya śokabāṣpapariplutaḥ
buddhyā vicintayām āsa vīrāḥ kena nipātitāḥ
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| 4 | naiṣāṃ śastraprahāro 'sti padaṃ nehāsti kasya cit
bhūtaṃ mahad idaṃ manye bhrātaro yena me hatāḥ
ekāgraṃ cintayiṣyāmi pītvā vetsyāmi vā jalam
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| 5 | syāt tu duryodhanenedam upāṃśuvihitaṃ kṛtam
gāndhārarājaracitaṃ satataṃ jihmabuddhinā
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| 6 | yasya kāryam akāryaṃ vā samam eva bhavaty uta
kas tasya viśvased vīro durmater akṛtātmanaḥ
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| 7 | atha vā puruṣair gūḍhaiḥ prayogo 'yaṃ durātmanaḥ
bhaved iti mahābāhur bahudhā samacintayat
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| 8 | tasyāsīn na viṣeṇedam udakaṃ dūṣitaṃ yathā
mukhavarṇāḥ prasannā me bhrātṝṇām ity acintayat
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| 9 | ekaikaśaś caughabalān imān puruṣasattamān
ko 'nyaḥ pratisamāseta kālāntakayamād ṛte
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| 10 | etenādhyavasāyena tat toyam avagāḍhavān
gāhamānaś ca tat toyam antarikṣāt sa śuśruve
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| 11 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 11 | ahaṃ bakaḥ śaivalamatsyabhakṣo; mayā nītāḥ pretavaśaṃ tavānujāḥ
tvaṃ pañcamo bhavitā rājaputra; na cet praśnān pṛcchato vyākaroṣi
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| 12 | mā tāta sāhasaṃ kārṣīr mama pūrvaparigrahaḥ
praśnān uktvā tu kaunteya tataḥ piba harasva ca
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| 13 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 13 | rudrāṇāṃ vā vasūnāṃ vā marutāṃ vā pradhānabhāk
pṛcchāmi ko bhavān devo naitac chakuninā kṛtam
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| 14 | himavān pāriyātraś ca vindhyo malaya eva ca
catvāraḥ parvatāḥ kena pātitā bhuvi tejasā
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| 15 | atīva te mahat karma kṛtaṃ balavatāṃ vara
yan na devā na gandharvā nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ
viṣaheran mahāyuddhe kṛtaṃ te tan mahādbhutam
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| 16 | na te jānāmi yat kāryaṃ nābhijānāmi kāṅkṣitam
kautūhalaṃ mahaj jātaṃ sādhvasaṃ cāgataṃ mama
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| 17 | yenāsmy udvignahṛdayaḥ samutpannaśirojvaraḥ
pṛcchāmi bhagavaṃs tasmāt ko bhavān iha tiṣṭhati
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| 18 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 18 | yakṣo 'ham asmi bhadraṃ te nāsmi pakṣī jalecaraḥ
mayaite nihatāḥ sarve bhrātaras te mahaujasaḥ
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| 19 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 19 | tatas tām aśivāṃ śrutvā vācaṃ sa paruṣākṣarām
yakṣasya bruvato rājann upakramya tadā sthitaḥ
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| 20 | virūpākṣaṃ mahākāyaṃ yakṣaṃ tālasamucchrayam
jvalanārkapratīkāśam adhṛṣyaṃ parvatopamam
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| 21 | setum āśritya tiṣṭhantaṃ dadarśa bharatarṣabhaḥ
meghagambhīrayā vācā tarjayantaṃ mahābalam
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| 22 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 22 | ime te bhrātaro rājan vāryamāṇā mayāsakṛt
balāt toyaṃ jihīrṣantas tato vai sūditā mayā
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| 23 | na peyam udakaṃ rājan prāṇān iha parīpsatā
pārtha mā sāhasaṃ kārṣīr mama pūrvaparigrahaḥ
praśnān uktvā tu kaunteya tataḥ piba harasva ca
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| 24 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 24 | naivāhaṃ kāmaye yakṣa tava pūrvaparigraham
kāmaṃ naitat praśaṃsanti santo hi puruṣāḥ sadā
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| 25 | yadātmanā svam ātmānaṃ praśaṃset puruṣaḥ prabho
yathāprajñaṃ tu te praśnān prativakṣyāmi pṛccha mām
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| 26 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 26 | kiṃ svid ādityam unnayati ke ca tasyābhitaś carāḥ
kaś cainam astaṃ nayati kasmiṃś ca pratitiṣṭhati
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| 27 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 27 | brahmādityam unnayati devās tasyābhitaś carāḥ
dharmaś cāstaṃ nayati ca satye ca pratitiṣṭhati
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| 28 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 28 | kena svic chrotriyo bhavati kena svid vindate mahat
kena dvitīyavān bhavati rājan kena ca buddhimān
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| 29 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 29 | śrutena śrotriyo bhavati tapasā vindate mahat
dhṛtyā dvitīyavān bhavati buddhimān vṛddhasevayā
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| 30 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 30 | kiṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ devatvaṃ kaś ca dharmaḥ satām iva
kaś caiṣāṃ mānuṣo bhāvaḥ kim eṣām asatām iva
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| 31 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 31 | svādhyāya eṣāṃ devatvaṃ tapa eṣāṃ satām iva
maraṇaṃ mānuṣo bhāvaḥ parivādo 'satām iva
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| 32 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 32 | kiṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ devatvaṃ kaś ca dharmaḥ satām iva
kaś caiṣāṃ mānuṣo bhāvaḥ kim eṣām asatām iva
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| 33 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 33 | iṣvastram eṣāṃ devatvaṃ yajña eṣāṃ satām iva
bhayaṃ vai mānuṣo bhāvaḥ parityāgo 'satām iva
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| 34 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 34 | kim ekaṃ yajñiyaṃ sāma kim ekaṃ yajñiyaṃ yajuḥ
kā caikā vṛścate yajñaṃ kāṃ yajño nātivartate
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| 35 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 35 | prāṇo vai yajñiyaṃ sāma mano vai yajñiyaṃ yajuḥ
vāg ekā vṛścate yajñaṃ tāṃ yajño nātivartate
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| 36 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 36 | kiṃ svid āpatatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kiṃ svin nipatatāṃ varam
kiṃ svit pratiṣṭhamānānāṃ kiṃ svit pravadatāṃ varam
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| 37 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 37 | varṣam āpatatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bījaṃ nipatatāṃ varam
gāvaḥ pratiṣṭhamānānāṃ putraḥ pravadatāṃ varaḥ
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| 38 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 38 | indriyārthān anubhavan buddhimāṃl lokapūjitaḥ
saṃmataḥ sarvabhūtānām ucchvasan ko na jīvati
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| 39 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 39 | devatātithibhṛtyānāṃ pitṝṇām ātmanaś ca yaḥ
na nirvapati pañcānām ucchvasan na sa jīvati
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| 40 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 40 | kiṃ svid gurutaraṃ bhūmeḥ kiṃ svid uccataraṃ ca khāt
kiṃ svic chīghrataraṃ vāyoḥ kiṃ svid bahutaraṃ nṛṇām
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| 41 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 41 | mātā gurutarā bhūmeḥ pitā uccataraś ca khāt
manaḥ śīghrataraṃ vāyoś cintā bahutarī nṛṇām
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| 42 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 42 | kiṃ svit suptaṃ na nimiṣati kiṃ svij jātaṃ na copati
kasya svid dhṛdayaṃ nāsti kiṃ svid vegena vardhate
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| 43 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 43 | matsyaḥ supto na nimiṣaty aṇḍaṃ jātaṃ na copati
aśmano hṛdayaṃ nāsti nadī vegena vardhate
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| 44 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 44 | kiṃ svit pravasato mitraṃ kiṃ svin mitraṃ gṛhe sataḥ
āturasya ca kiṃ mitraṃ kiṃ svin mitraṃ mariṣyataḥ
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| 45 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 45 | sārthaḥ pravasato mitraṃ bhāryā mitraṃ gṛhe sataḥ
āturasya bhiṣaṅ mitraṃ dānaṃ mitraṃ mariṣyataḥ
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| 46 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 46 | kiṃ svid eko vicarati jātaḥ ko jāyate punaḥ
kiṃ svid dhimasya bhaiṣajyaṃ kiṃ svid āvapanaṃ mahat
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| 47 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 47 | sūrya eko vicarati candramā jāyate punaḥ
agnir himasya bhaiṣajyaṃ bhūmir āvapanaṃ mahat
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| 48 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 48 | kiṃ svid ekapadaṃ dharmyaṃ kiṃ svid ekapadaṃ yaśaḥ
kiṃ svid ekapadaṃ svargyaṃ kiṃ svid ekapadaṃ sukham
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| 49 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 49 | dākṣyam ekapadaṃ dharmyaṃ dānam ekapadaṃ yaśaḥ
satyam ekapadaṃ svargyaṃ śīlam ekapadaṃ sukham
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| 50 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 50 | kiṃ svid ātmā manuṣyasya kiṃ svid daivakṛtaḥ sakhā
upajīvanaṃ kiṃ svid asya kiṃ svid asya parāyaṇam
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| 51 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 51 | putra ātmā manuṣyasya bhāryā daivakṛtaḥ sakhā
upajīvanaṃ ca parjanyo dānam asya parāyaṇam
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| 52 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 52 | dhanyānām uttamaṃ kiṃ svid dhanānāṃ kiṃ svid uttamam
lābhānām uttamaṃ kiṃ svit kiṃ sukhānāṃ tathottamam
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| 53 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 53 | dhanyānām uttamaṃ dākṣyaṃ dhanānām uttamaṃ śrutam
lābhānāṃ śreṣṭham ārogyaṃ sukhānāṃ tuṣṭir uttamā
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| 54 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 54 | kaś ca dharmaḥ paro loke kaś ca dharmaḥ sadāphalaḥ
kiṃ niyamya na śocanti kaiś ca saṃdhir na jīryate
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| 55 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 55 | ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmas trayīdharmaḥ sadāphalaḥ
mano yamya na śocanti sadbhiḥ saṃdhir na jīryate
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| 56 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 56 | kiṃ nu hitvā priyo bhavati kiṃ nu hitvā na śocati
kiṃ nu hitvārthavān bhavati kiṃ nu hitvā sukhī bhavet
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| 57 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 57 | mānaṃ hitvā priyo bhavati krodhaṃ hitvā na śocati
kāmaṃ hitvārthavān bhavati lobhaṃ hitvā sukhī bhavet
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| 58 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 58 | mṛtaḥ kathaṃ syāt puruṣaḥ kathaṃ rāṣṭraṃ mṛtaṃ bhavet
śrāddhaṃ mṛtaṃ kathaṃ ca syāt kathaṃ yajño mṛto bhavet
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| 59 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 59 | mṛto daridraḥ puruṣo mṛtaṃ rāṣṭram arājakam
mṛtam aśrotriyaṃ śrāddhaṃ mṛto yajñas tv adakṣiṇaḥ
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| 60 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 60 | kā dik kim udakaṃ proktaṃ kim annaṃ pārtha kiṃ viṣam
śrāddhasya kālam ākhyāhi tataḥ piba harasva ca
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| 61 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 61 | santo dig jalam ākāśaṃ gaur annaṃ prārthanā viṣam
śrāddhasya brāhmaṇaḥ kālaḥ kathaṃ vā yakṣa manyase
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| 62 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 62 | vyākhyātā me tvayā praśnā yāthātathyaṃ paraṃtapa
puruṣaṃ tv idānīm ākhyāhi yaś ca sarvadhanī naraḥ
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| 63 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 63 | divaṃ spṛśati bhūmiṃ ca śabdaḥ puṇyasya karmaṇaḥ
yāvat sa śabdo bhavati tāvat puruṣa ucyate
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| 64 | tulye priyāpriye yasya sukhaduḥkhe tathaiva ca
atītānāgate cobhe sa vai sarvadhanī naraḥ
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| 65 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 65 | vyākhyātaḥ puruṣo rājan yaś ca sarvadhanī naraḥ
tasmāt tavaiko bhrātṝṇāṃ yam icchasi sa jīvatu
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| 66 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 66 | śyāmo ya eṣa raktākṣo bṛhacchāla ivodgataḥ
vyūḍhorasko mahābāhur nakulo yakṣa jīvatu
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| 67 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 67 | priyas te bhīmaseno 'yam arjuno vaḥ parāyaṇam
sa kasmān nakulaṃ rājan sāpatnaṃ jīvam icchasi
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| 68 | yasya nāgasahasreṇa daśasaṃkhyena vai balam
tulyaṃ taṃ bhīmam utsṛjya nakulaṃ jīvam icchasi
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| 69 | tathainaṃ manujāḥ prāhur bhīmasenaṃ priyaṃ tava
atha kenānubhāvena sāpatnaṃ jīvam icchasi
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| 70 | yasya bāhubalaṃ sarve pāṇḍavāḥ samupāśritāḥ
arjunaṃ tam apāhāya nakulaṃ jīvam icchasi
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| 71 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 71 | ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmaḥ paramārthāc ca me matam
ānṛśaṃsyaṃ cikīrṣāmi nakulo yakṣa jīvatu
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| 72 | dharmaśīlaḥ sadā rājā iti māṃ mānavā viduḥ
svadharmān na caliṣyāmi nakulo yakṣa jīvatu
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| 73 | yathā kuntī tathā mādrī viśeṣo nāsti me tayoḥ
mātṛbhyāṃ samam icchāmi nakulo yakṣa jīvatu
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| 74 | yakṣa uvāca
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| 74 | yasya te 'rthāc ca kāmāc ca ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paraṃ matam
tasmāt te bhrātaraḥ sarve jīvantu bharatarṣabha
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