 | Book 12 Chapter 144
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | tato gate śākunike kapotī prāha duḥkhitā
saṃsmṛtya bhartāram atho rudatī śokamūrchitā
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| 2 | nāhaṃ te vipriyaṃ kānta kadā cid api saṃsmare
sarvā vai vidhavā nārī bahuputrāpi khecara
śocyā bhavati bandhūnāṃ patihīnā manasvinī
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| 3 | lālitāhaṃ tvayā nityaṃ bahumānāc ca sāntvitā
vacanair madhuraiḥ snigdhair asakṛt sumanoharaiḥ
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| 4 | kandareṣu ca śailānāṃ nadīnāṃ nirjhareṣu ca
drumāgreṣu ca ramyeṣu ramitāhaṃ tvayā priya
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| 5 | ākāśagamane caiva sukhitāhaṃ tvayā sukham
vihṛtāsmi tvayā kānta tan me nādyāsti kiṃ cana
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| 6 | mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ mātā mitaṃ sutaḥ
amitasya tu dātāraṃ bhartāraṃ kā na pūjayet
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| 7 | nāsti bhartṛsamo nātho na ca bhartṛsamaṃ sukham
visṛjya dhanasarvasvaṃ bhartā vai śaraṇaṃ striyāḥ
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| 8 | na kāryam iha me nātha jīvitena tvayā vinā
patihīnāpi kā nārī satī jīvitum utsahet
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| 9 | evaṃ vilapya bahudhā karuṇaṃ sā suduḥkhitā
pativratā saṃpradīptaṃ praviveśa hutāśanam
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| 10 | tataś citrāmbaradharaṃ bhartāraṃ sānvapaśyata
vimānasthaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ pūjyamānaṃ mahātmabhiḥ
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| 11 | citramālyāmbaradharaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam
vimānaśatakoṭībhir āvṛtaṃ puṇyakīrtibhiḥ
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| 12 | tataḥ svargagataḥ pakṣī bhāryayā saha saṃgataḥ
karmaṇā pūjitas tena reme tatra sa bhāryayā
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