 | Book 12 Chapter 164
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | giraṃ tāṃ madhurāṃ śrutvā gautamo vismitas tadā
kautūhalānvito rājan rājadharmāṇam aikṣata
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| 2 | rājadharmovāca
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| 2 | bhoḥ kaśyapasya putro 'haṃ mātā dākṣāyaṇī ca me
atithis tvaṃ guṇopetaḥ svāgataṃ te dvijarṣabha
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| 3 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 3 | tasmai dattvā sa satkāraṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
śālapuṣpamayīṃ divyāṃ bṛsīṃ samupakalpayat
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| 4 | bhagīratharathākrāntān deśān gaṅgāniṣevitān
ye caranti mahāmīnās tāṃś ca tasyānvakalpayat
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| 5 | vahniṃ cāpi susaṃdīptaṃ mīnāṃś caiva supīvarān
sa gautamāyātithaye nyavedayata kāśyapaḥ
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| 6 | bhuktavantaṃ ca taṃ vipraṃ prītātmānaṃ mahāmanāḥ
klamāpanayanārthaṃ sa pakṣābhyām abhyavījayat
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| 7 | tato viśrāntam āsīnaṃ gotrapraśnam apṛcchata
so 'bravīd gautamo 'smīti brāhma nānyad udāharat
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| 8 | tasmai parṇamayaṃ divyaṃ divyapuṣpādhivāsitam
gandhāḍhyaṃ śayanaṃ prādāt sa śiśye tatra vai sukham
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| 9 | athopaviṣṭaṃ śayane gautamaṃ bakarāṭ tadā
papraccha kāśyapo vāgmī kim āgamanakāraṇam
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| 10 | tato 'bravīd gautamas taṃ daridro 'haṃ mahāmate
samudragamanākāṅkṣī dravyārtham iti bhārata
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| 11 | taṃ kāśyapo 'bravīt prīto notkaṇṭhāṃ kartum arhasi
kṛtakāryo dvijaśreṣṭha sadravyo yāsyase gṛhān
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| 12 | caturvidhā hy arthagatir bṛhaspatimataṃ yathā
pāraṃparyaṃ tathā daivaṃ karma mitram iti prabho
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| 13 | prādurbhūto 'smi te mitraṃ suhṛttvaṃ ca mama tvayi
so 'haṃ tathā yatiṣyāmi bhaviṣyasi yathārthavān
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| 14 | tataḥ prabhātasamaye sukhaṃ pṛṣṭvābravīd idam
gaccha saumya pathānena kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi
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| 15 | itas triyojanaṃ gatvā rākṣasādhipatir mahān
virūpākṣa iti khyātaḥ sakhā mama mahābalaḥ
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| 16 | taṃ gaccha dvijamukhya tvaṃ mama vākyapracoditaḥ
kāmān abhīpsitāṃs tubhyaṃ dātā nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ
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| 17 | ity uktaḥ prayayau rājan gautamo vigataklamaḥ
phalāny amṛtakalpāni bhakṣayan sma yatheṣṭataḥ
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| 18 | candanāgurumukhyāni tvakpatrāṇāṃ vanāni ca
tasmin pathi mahārāja sevamāno drutaṃ yayau
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| 19 | tato meruvrajaṃ nāma nagaraṃ śailatoraṇam
śailaprākāravapraṃ ca śailayantrārgalaṃ tathā
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| 20 | viditaś cābhavat tasya rākṣasendrasya dhīmataḥ
prahitaḥ suhṛdā rājan prīyatā vai priyātithiḥ
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| 21 | tataḥ sa rākṣasendraḥ svān preṣyān āha yudhiṣṭhira
gautamo nagaradvārāc chīghram ānīyatām iti
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| 22 | tataḥ puravarāt tasmāt puruṣāḥ śvetaveṣṭanāḥ
gautamety abhibhāṣantaḥ puradvāram upāgaman
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| 23 | te tam ūcur mahārāja preṣyā rakṣaḥpater dvijam
tvarasva tūrṇam āgaccha rājā tvāṃ draṣṭum icchati
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| 24 | rākṣasādhipatir vīro virūpākṣa iti śrutaḥ
sa tvāṃ tvarati vai draṣṭuṃ tat kṣipraṃ saṃvidhīyatām
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| 25 | tataḥ sa prādravad vipro vismayād vigataklamaḥ
gautamo nagararddhiṃ tāṃ paśyan paramavismitaḥ
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| 26 | tair eva sahito rājño veśma tūrṇam upādravat
darśanaṃ rākṣasendrasya kāṅkṣamāṇo dvijas tadā
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