 | Book 5 Chapter 192
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | tataḥ śikhaṇḍino mātā yathātattvaṃ narādhipa
ācacakṣe mahābāho bhartre kanyāṃ śikhaṇḍinīm
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| 2 | aputrayā mayā rājan sapatnīnāṃ bhayād idam
kanyā śikhaṇḍinī jātā puruṣo vai niveditaḥ
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| 3 | tvayā caiva naraśreṣṭha tan me prītyānumoditam
putrakarma kṛtaṃ caiva kanyāyāḥ pārthivarṣabha
bhāryā coḍhā tvayā rājan daśārṇādhipateḥ sutā
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| 4 | tvayā ca prāg abhihitaṃ devavākyārthadarśanāt
kanyā bhūtvā pumān bhāvīty evaṃ caitad upekṣitam
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| 5 | etac chrutvā drupado yajñasenaḥ; sarvaṃ tattvaṃ mantravidbhyo nivedya
mantraṃ rājā mantrayām āsa rājan; yad yad yuktaṃ rakṣaṇe vai prajānām
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| 6 | saṃbandhakaṃ caiva samarthya tasmin; dāśārṇake vai nṛpatau narendra
svayaṃ kṛtvā vipralambhaṃ yathāvan; mantraikāgro niścayaṃ vai jagāma
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| 7 | svabhāvaguptaṃ nagaram āpatkāle tu bhārata
gopayām āsa rājendra sarvataḥ samalaṃkṛtam
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| 8 | ārtiṃ ca paramāṃ rājā jagāma saha bhāryayā
daśārṇapatinā sārdhaṃ virodhe bharatarṣabha
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| 9 | kathaṃ saṃbandhinā sārdhaṃ na me syād vigraho mahān
iti saṃcintya manasā daivatāny arcayat tadā
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| 10 | taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā tadā rājan devī devaparaṃ tathā
arcāṃ prayuñjānam atho bhāryā vacanam abravīt
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| 11 | devānāṃ pratipattiś ca satyā sādhumatā sadā
sā tu duḥkhārṇavaṃ prāpya naḥ syād arcayatāṃ bhṛśam
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| 12 | daivatāni ca sarvāṇi pūjyantāṃ bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ
agnayaś cāpi hūyantāṃ dāśārṇapratiṣedhane
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| 13 | ayuddhena nivṛttiṃ ca manasā cintayābhibho
devatānāṃ prasādena sarvam etad bhaviṣyati
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| 14 | mantribhir mantritaṃ sārdhaṃ tvayā yat pṛthulocana
purasyāsyāvināśāya tac ca rājaṃs tathā kuru
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| 15 | daivaṃ hi mānuṣopetaṃ bhṛśaṃ sidhyati pārthiva
parasparavirodhāt tu nānayoḥ siddhir asti vai
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| 16 | tasmād vidhāya nagare vidhānaṃ sacivaiḥ saha
arcayasva yathākāmaṃ daivatāni viśāṃ pate
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| 17 | evaṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇau tau dṛṣṭvā śokaparāyaṇau
śikhaṇḍinī tadā kanyā vrīḍiteva manasvinī
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| 18 | tataḥ sā cintayām āsa matkṛte duḥkhitāv ubhau
imāv iti tataś cakre matiṃ prāṇavināśane
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| 19 | evaṃ sā niścayaṃ kṛtvā bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇā
jagāma bhavanaṃ tyaktvā gahanaṃ nirjanaṃ vanam
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| 20 | yakṣeṇarddhimatā rājan sthūṇākarṇena pālitam
tadbhayād eva ca jano visarjayati tad vanam
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| 21 | tatra sthūṇasya bhavanaṃ sudhāmṛttikalepanam
lājollāpikadhūmāḍhyam uccaprākāratoraṇam
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| 22 | tat praviśya śikhaṇḍī sā drupadasyātmajā nṛpa
anaśnatī bahutithaṃ śarīram upaśoṣayat
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| 23 | darśayām āsa tāṃ yakṣaḥ sthūṇo madhvakṣasaṃyutaḥ
kimartho 'yaṃ tavārambhaḥ kariṣye brūhi māciram
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| 24 | aśakyam iti sā yakṣaṃ punaḥ punar uvāca ha
kariṣyāmīti caināṃ sa pratyuvācātha guhyakaḥ
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| 25 | dhaneśvarasyānucaro varado 'smi nṛpātmaje
adeyam api dāsyāmi brūhi yat te vivakṣitam
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| 26 | tataḥ śikhaṇḍī tat sarvam akhilena nyavedayat
tasmai yakṣapradhānāya sthūṇākarṇāya bhārata
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| 27 | āpanno me pitā yakṣa nacirād vinaśiṣyati
abhiyāsyati saṃkruddho daśārṇādhipatir hi tam
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| 28 | mahābalo mahotsāhaḥ sa hemakavaco nṛpaḥ
tasmād rakṣasva māṃ yakṣa pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca me
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| 29 | pratijñāto hi bhavatā duḥkhapratinayo mama
bhaveyaṃ puruṣo yakṣa tvatprasādād aninditaḥ
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| 30 | yāvad eva sa rājā vai nopayāti puraṃ mama
tāvad eva mahāyakṣa prasādaṃ kuru guhyaka
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