 | Book 12 Chapter 345
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | sa vanāni vicitrāṇi tīrthāni ca sarāṃsi ca
abhigacchan krameṇa sma kaṃ cin munim upasthitaḥ
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| 2 | taṃ sa tena yathoddiṣṭaṃ nāgaṃ vipreṇa brāhmaṇaḥ
paryapṛcchad yathānyāyaṃ śrutvaiva ca jagāma saḥ
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| 3 | so 'bhigamya yathākhyātaṃ nāgāyatanam arthavit
proktavān aham asmīti bhoḥśabdālaṃkṛtaṃ vacaḥ
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| 4 | tatas tasya vacaḥ śrutvā rūpiṇī dharmavatsalā
darśayām āsa taṃ vipraṃ nāgapatnī pativratā
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| 5 | sā tasmai vidhivat pūjāṃ cakre dharmaparāyaṇā
svāgatenāgataṃ kṛtvā kiṃ karomīti cābravīt
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| 6 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 6 | viśrānto 'bhyarcitaś cāsmi bhavatyā ślakṣṇayā girā
draṣṭum icchāmi bhavati taṃ devaṃ nāgam uttamam
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| 7 | etad dhi paramaṃ kāryam etan me phalam īpsitam
anenārthena cāsmy adya saṃprāptaḥ pannagālayam
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| 8 | nāgabhāryovāca
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| 8 | ārya sūryarathaṃ voḍhuṃ gato 'sau māsacārikaḥ
saptāṣṭabhir dinair vipra darśayiṣyaty asaṃśayam
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| 9 | etad viditam āryasya vivāsakaraṇaṃ mama
bhartur bhavatu kiṃ cānyat kriyatāṃ tad vadasva me
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| 10 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 10 | anena niścayenāhaṃ sādhvi saṃprāptavān iha
pratīkṣann āgamaṃ devi vatsyāmy asmin mahāvane
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| 11 | saṃprāptasyaiva cāvyagram āvedyo 'ham ihāgataḥ
mamābhigamanaṃ prāpto vācyaś ca vacanaṃ tvayā
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| 12 | aham apy atra vatsyāmi gomatyāḥ puline śubhe
kālaṃ parimitāhāro yathoktaṃ paripālayan
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| 13 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 13 | tataḥ sa vipras tāṃ nāgīṃ samādhāya punaḥ punaḥ
tad eva pulinaṃ nadyāḥ prayayau brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ
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