 | Book 12 Chapter 273
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | vṛtrasya tu mahārāja jvarāviṣṭasya sarvaśaḥ
abhavan yāni liṅgāni śarīre tāni me śṛṇu
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| 2 | jvalitāsyo 'bhavad ghoro vaivarṇyaṃ cāgamat param
gātrakampaś ca sumahāñ śvāsaś cāpy abhavan mahān
romaharṣaś ca tīvro 'bhūn niḥśvāsaś ca mahān nṛpa
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| 3 | śivā cāśivasaṃkāśā tasya vaktrāt sudāruṇā
niṣpapāta mahāghorā smṛtiḥ sā tasya bhārata
ulkāś ca jvalitās tasya dīptāḥ pārśve prapedire
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| 4 | gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍāś caiva vāco 'muñcan sudāruṇāḥ
vṛtrasyopari saṃhṛṣṭāś cakravat paribabhramuḥ
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| 5 | tatas taṃ ratham āsthāya devāpyāyitam āhave
vajrodyatakaraḥ śakras taṃ daityaṃ pratyavaikṣata
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| 6 | amānuṣam atho nādaṃ sa mumoca mahāsuraḥ
vyajṛmbhata ca rājendra tīvrajvarasamanvitaḥ
athāsya jṛmbhataḥ śakras tato vajram avāsṛjat
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| 7 | sa vajraḥ sumahātejāḥ kālāgnisadṛśopamaḥ
kṣipram eva mahākāyaṃ vṛtraṃ daityam apātayat
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| 8 | tato nādaḥ samabhavat punar eva samantataḥ
vṛtraṃ vinihataṃ dṛṣṭvā devānāṃ bharatarṣabha
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| 9 | vṛtraṃ tu hatvā bhagavān dānavārir mahāyaśāḥ
vajreṇa viṣṇuyuktena divam eva samāviśat
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| 10 | atha vṛtrasya kauravya śarīrād abhiniḥsṛtā
brahmahatyā mahāghorā raudrā lokabhayāvahā
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| 11 | karāladaśanā bhīmā vikṛtā kṛṣṇapiṅgalā
prakīrṇamūrdhajā caiva ghoranetrā ca bhārata
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| 12 | kapālamālinī caiva kṛśā ca bharatarṣabha
rudhirārdrā ca dharmajña cīravastranivāsinī
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| 13 | sābhiniṣkramya rājendra tādṛgrūpā bhayāvahā
vajriṇaṃ mṛgayām āsa tadā bharatasattama
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| 14 | kasya cit tv atha kālasya vṛtrahā kurunandana
svargāyābhimukhaḥ prāyāl lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
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| 15 | bisān niḥsaramāṇaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ mahaujasam
kaṇṭhe jagrāha devendraṃ sulagnā cābhavat tadā
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| 16 | sa hi tasmin samutpanne brahmahatyākṛte bhaye
nalinyāṃ bisamadhyastho babhūvābdagaṇān bahūn
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| 17 | anusṛtya tu yatnāt sa tayā vai brahmahatyayā
tadā gṛhītaḥ kauravya niśceṣṭaḥ samapadyata
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| 18 | tasyā vyapohane śakraḥ paraṃ yatnaṃ cakāra ha
na cāśakat tāṃ devendro brahmahatyāṃ vyapohitum
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| 19 | gṛhīta eva tu tayā devendro bharatarṣabha
pitāmaham upāgamya śirasā pratyapūjayat
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| 20 | jñātvā gṛhītaṃ śakraṃ tu dvijapravarahatyayā
brahmā saṃcintayām āsa tadā bharatasattama
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| 21 | tām uvāca mahābāho brahmahatyāṃ pitāmahaḥ
svareṇa madhureṇātha sāntvayann iva bhārata
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| 22 | mucyatāṃ tridaśendro 'yaṃ matpriyaṃ kuru bhāmini
brūhi kiṃ te karomy adya kāmaṃ kaṃ tvam ihecchasi
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| 23 | brahmahatyovāca
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| 23 | trilokapūjite deve prīte trailokyakartari
kṛtam eveha manye 'haṃ nivāsaṃ tu vidhatsva me
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| 24 | tvayā kṛteyaṃ maryādā lokasaṃrakṣaṇārthinā
sthāpanā vai sumahatī tvayā deva pravartitā
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| 25 | prīte tu tvayi dharmajña sarvalokeśvare prabho
śakrād apagamiṣyāmi nivāsaṃ tu vidhatsva me
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| 26 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 26 | tatheti tāṃ prāha tadā brahmahatyāṃ pitāmahaḥ
upāyataḥ sa śakrasya brahmahatyāṃ vyapohata
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| 27 | tataḥ svayaṃbhuvā dhyātas tatra vahnir mahātmanā
brahmāṇam upasaṃgamya tato vacanam abravīt
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| 28 | prāpto 'smi bhagavan deva tvatsakāśam ariṃdama
yat kartavyaṃ mayā deva tad bhavān vaktum arhati
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| 29 | brahmovāca
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| 29 | bahudhā vibhajiṣyāmi brahmahatyām imām aham
śakrasyādya vimokṣārthaṃ caturbhāgaṃ pratīccha me
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| 30 | agnir uvāca
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| 30 | mama mokṣasya ko 'nto vai brahman dhyāyasva vai prabho
etad icchāmi vijñātuṃ tattvato lokapūjita
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| 31 | brahmovāca
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| 31 | yas tvāṃ jvalantam āsādya svayaṃ vai mānavaḥ kva cit
bījauṣadhirasair vahne na yakṣyati tamovṛtaḥ
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| 32 | tam eṣā yāsyati kṣipraṃ tatraiva ca nivatsyati
brahmahatyā havyavāha vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ
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| 33 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 33 | ity uktaḥ pratijagrāha tad vaco havyakavyabhuk
pitāmahasya bhagavāṃs tathā ca tad abhūt prabho
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| 34 | tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇaṃ samāhūya pitāmahaḥ
imam arthaṃ mahārāja vaktuṃ samupacakrame
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| 35 | tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇaṃ tathaivoktaṃ yathātatham
vyathitaṃ vahnivad rājan brahmāṇam idam abravīt
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| 36 | asmākaṃ brahmahatyāto ko 'nto lokapitāmaha
svabhāvanihatān asmān na punar hantum arhasi
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| 37 | vayam agniṃ tathā śītaṃ varṣaṃ ca pavaneritam
sahāmaḥ satataṃ deva tathā chedanabhedanam
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| 38 | brahmahatyām imām adya bhavataḥ śāsanād vayam
grahīṣyāmas trilokeśa mokṣaṃ cintayatāṃ bhavān
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| 39 | brahmovāca
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| 39 | parvakāle tu saṃprāpte yo vai chedanabhedanam
kariṣyati naro mohāt tam eṣānugamiṣyati
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| 40 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 40 | tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam evam uktaṃ mahātmanā
brahmāṇam abhisaṃpūjya jagāmāśu yathāgatam
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| 41 | āhūyāpsaraso devas tato lokapitāmahaḥ
vācā madhurayā prāha sāntvayann iva bhārata
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| 42 | iyam indrād anuprāptā brahmahatyā varāṅganāḥ
caturtham asyā bhāgaṃ hi mayoktāḥ saṃpratīcchata
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| 43 | apsarasa ūcuḥ
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| 43 | grahaṇe kṛtabuddhīnāṃ deveśa tava śāsanāt
mokṣaṃ samayato 'smākaṃ cintayasva pitāmaha
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| 44 | brahmovāca
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| 44 | rajasvalāsu nārīṣu yo vai maithunam ācaret
tam eṣā yāsyati kṣipraṃ vyetu vo mānaso jvaraḥ
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| 45 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 45 | tatheti hṛṣṭamanasa uktvāthāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
svāni sthānāni saṃprāpya remire bharatarṣabha
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| 46 | tatas trilokakṛd devaḥ punar eva mahātapāḥ
apaḥ saṃcintayām āsa dhyātās tāś cāpy athāgaman
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| 47 | tās tu sarvāḥ samāgamya brahmāṇam amitaujasam
idam ūcur vaco rājan praṇipatya pitāmaham
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| 48 | imāḥ sma deva saṃprāptās tvatsakāśam ariṃdama
śāsanāt tava deveśa samājñāpaya no vibho
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| 49 | brahmovāca
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| 49 | iyaṃ vṛtrād anuprāptā puruhūtaṃ mahābhayā
brahmahatyā caturthāṃśam asyā yūyaṃ pratīcchata
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| 50 | āpa ūcuḥ
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| 50 | evaṃ bhavatu lokeśa yathā vadasi naḥ prabho
mokṣaṃ samayato 'smākaṃ saṃcintayitum arhasi
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| 51 | tvaṃ hi deveśa sarvasya jagataḥ paramo guruḥ
ko 'nyaḥ prasādo hi bhaved yaḥ kṛcchrān naḥ samuddharet
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| 52 | brahmovāca
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| 52 | alpā iti matiṃ kṛtvā yo naro buddhimohitaḥ
śleṣmamūtrapurīṣāṇi yuṣmāsu pratimokṣyati
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| 53 | tam eṣā yāsyati kṣipraṃ tatraiva ca nivatsyati
tathā vo bhavitā mokṣa iti satyaṃ bravīmi vaḥ
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| 54 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 54 | tato vimucya devendraṃ brahmahatyā yudhiṣṭhira
yathānisṛṣṭaṃ taṃ deśam agacchad devaśāsanāt
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| 55 | evaṃ śakreṇa saṃprāptā brahmahatyā janādhipa
pitāmaham anujñāpya so 'śvamedham akalpayat
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| 56 | śrūyate hi mahārāja saṃprāptā vāsavena vai
brahmahatyā tataḥ śuddhiṃ hayamedhena labdhavān
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| 57 | samavāpya śriyaṃ devo hatvārīṃś ca sahasraśaḥ
praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe vāsavaḥ pṛthivīpate
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| 58 | vṛtrasya rudhirāc caiva khukhuṇḍāḥ pārtha jajñire
dvijātibhir abhakṣyās te dīkṣitaiś ca tapodhanaiḥ
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| 59 | sarvāvasthaṃ tvam apy eṣāṃ dvijātīnāṃ priyaṃ kuru
ime hi bhūtale devāḥ prathitāḥ kurunandana
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| 60 | evaṃ śakreṇa kauravya buddhisaukṣmyān mahāsuraḥ
upāyapūrvaṃ nihato vṛtro 'thāmitatejasā
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| 61 | evaṃ tvam api kauravya pṛthivyām aparājitaḥ
bhaviṣyasi yathā devaḥ śatakratur amitrahā
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| 62 | ye tu śakrakathāṃ divyām imāṃ parvasu parvasu
vipramadhye paṭhiṣyanti na te prāpsyanti kilbiṣam
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| 63 | ity etad vṛtram āśritya śakrasyātyadbhutaṃ mahat
kathitaṃ karma te tāta kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi
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