 | Book 13 Chapter 31
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | śrutaṃ me mahad ākhyānam etat kurukulodvaha
suduṣprāpaṃ bravīṣi tvaṃ brāhmaṇyaṃ vadatāṃ vara
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| 2 | viśvāmitreṇa ca purā brāhmaṇyaṃ prāptam ity uta
śrūyate vadase tac ca duṣprāpam iti sattama
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| 3 | vītahavyaś ca rājarṣiḥ śruto me vipratāṃ gataḥ
tad eva tāvad gāṅgeya śrotum icchāmy ahaṃ vibho
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| 4 | sa kena karmaṇā prāpto brāhmaṇyaṃ rājasattama
vareṇa tapasā vāpi tan me vyākhyātum arhati
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| 5 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 5 | śṛṇu rājan yathā rājā vītahavyo mahāyaśāḥ
kṣatriyaḥ san punaḥ prāpto brāhmaṇyaṃ lokasatkṛtam
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| 6 | manor mahātmanas tāta prajādharmeṇa śāsataḥ
babhūva putro dharmātmā śaryātir iti viśrutaḥ
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| 7 | tasyānvavāye dvau rājan rājānau saṃbabhūvatuḥ
hehayas tālajaṅghaś ca vatseṣu jayatāṃ vara
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| 8 | hehayasya tu putrāṇāṃ daśasu strīṣu bhārata
śataṃ babhūva prakhyātaṃ śūrāṇām anivartinām
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| 9 | tulyarūpaprabhāvāṇāṃ viduṣāṃ yuddhaśālinām
dhanurvede ca vede ca sarvatraiva kṛtaśramāḥ
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| 10 | kāśiṣv api nṛpo rājan divodāsapitāmahaḥ
haryaśva iti vikhyāto babhūva jayatāṃ varaḥ
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| 11 | sa vītahavyadāyādair āgatya puruṣarṣabha
gaṅgāyamunayor madhye saṃgrāme vinipātitaḥ
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| 12 | taṃ tu hatvā naravaraṃ hehayās te mahārathāḥ
pratijagmuḥ purīṃ ramyāṃ vatsānām akutobhayāḥ
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| 13 | haryaśvasya tu dāyādaḥ kāśirājo 'bhyaṣicyata
sudevo devasaṃkāśaḥ sākṣād dharma ivāparaḥ
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| 14 | sa pālayann eva mahīṃ dharmātmā kāśinandanaḥ
tair vītahavyair āgatya yudhi sarvair vinirjitaḥ
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| 15 | tam apy ājau vinirjitya pratijagmur yathāgatam
saudevis tv atha kāśīśo divodāso 'bhyaṣicyata
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| 16 | divodāsas tu vijñāya vīryaṃ teṣāṃ mahātmanām
vārāṇasīṃ mahātejā nirmame śakraśāsanāt
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| 17 | viprakṣatriyasaṃbādhāṃ vaiśyaśūdrasamākulām
naikadravyoccayavatīṃ samṛddhavipaṇāpaṇām
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| 18 | gaṅgāyā uttare kūle vaprānte rājasattama
gomatyā dakṣiṇe caiva śakrasyevāmarāvatīm
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| 19 | tatra taṃ rājaśārdūlaṃ nivasantaṃ mahīpatim
āgatya hehayā bhūyaḥ paryadhāvanta bhārata
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| 20 | sa niṣpatya dadau yuddhaṃ tebhyo rājā mahābalaḥ
devāsurasamaṃ ghoraṃ divodāso mahādyutiḥ
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| 21 | sa tu yuddhe mahārāja dinānāṃ daśatīr daśa
hatavāhanabhūyiṣṭhas tato dainyam upāgamat
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| 22 | hatayodhas tato rājan kṣīṇakośaś ca bhūmipaḥ
divodāsaḥ purīṃ hitvā palāyanaparo 'bhavat
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| 23 | sa tv āśramam upāgamya bharadvājasya dhīmataḥ
jagāma śaraṇaṃ rājā kṛtāñjalir ariṃdama
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| 24 | rājovāca
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| 24 | bhagavan vaitahavyair me yuddhe vaṃśaḥ praṇāśitaḥ
aham ekaḥ paridyūno bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
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| 25 | śiṣyasnehena bhagavan sa māṃ rakṣitum arhasi
niḥśeṣo hi kṛto vaṃśo mama taiḥ pāpakarmabhiḥ
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| 26 | tam uvāca mahābhāgo bharadvājaḥ pratāpavān
na bhetavyaṃ na bhetavyaṃ saudeva vyetu te bhayam
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| 27 | aham iṣṭiṃ karomy adya putrārthaṃ te viśāṃ pate
vaitahavyasahasrāṇi yathā tvaṃ prasahiṣyasi
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| 28 | tata iṣṭiṃ cakārarṣis tasya vai putrakāmikīm
athāsya tanayo jajñe pratardana iti śrutaḥ
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| 29 | sa jātamātro vavṛdhe samāḥ sadyas trayodaśa
vedaṃ cādhijage kṛtsnaṃ dhanurvedaṃ ca bhārata
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| 30 | yogena ca samāviṣṭo bharadvājena dhīmatā
tejo laukyaṃ sa saṃgṛhya tasmin deśe samāviśat
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| 31 | tataḥ sa kavacī dhanvī bāṇī dīpta ivānalaḥ
prayayau sa dhanur dhunvan vivarṣur iva toyadaḥ
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| 32 | taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaṃ harṣaṃ sudevatanayo yayau
mene ca manasā dagdhān vaitahavyān sa pārthivaḥ
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| 33 | tatas taṃ yauvarājyena sthāpayitvā pratardanam
kṛtakṛtyaṃ tadātmānaṃ sa rājā abhyanandata
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| 34 | tatas tu vaitahavyānāṃ vadhāya sa mahīpatiḥ
putraṃ prasthāpayām āsa pratardanam ariṃdamam
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| 35 | sarathaḥ sa tu saṃtīrya gaṅgām āśu parākramī
prayayau vītahavyānāṃ purīṃ parapuraṃjayaḥ
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| 36 | vaitahavyās tu saṃśrutya rathaghoṣaṃ samuddhatam
niryayur nagarākārai rathaiḥ pararathārujaiḥ
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| 37 | niṣkramya te naravyāghrā daṃśitāś citrayodhinaḥ
pratardanaṃ samājaghnuḥ śaravarṣair udāyudhāḥ
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| 38 | astraiś ca vividhākārai rathaughaiś ca yudhiṣṭhira
abhyavarṣanta rājānaṃ himavantam ivāmbudāḥ
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| 39 | astrair astrāṇi saṃvārya teṣāṃ rājā pratardanaḥ
jaghāna tān mahātejā vajrānalasamaiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 40 | kṛttottamāṅgās te rājan bhallaiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
apatan rudhirārdrāṅgā nikṛttā iva kiṃśukāḥ
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| 41 | hateṣu teṣu sarveṣu vītahavyaḥ suteṣv atha
prādravan nagaraṃ hitvā bhṛgor āśramam apy uta
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| 42 | yayau bhṛguṃ ca śaraṇaṃ vītahavyo narādhipaḥ
abhayaṃ ca dadau tasmai rājñe rājan bhṛgus tathā
tato dadāv āsanaṃ ca tasmai śiṣyo bhṛgos tadā
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| 43 | athānupadam evāśu tatrāgacchat pratardanaḥ
sa prāpya cāśramapadaṃ divodāsātmajo 'bravīt
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| 44 | bho bhoḥ ke 'trāśrame santi bhṛgoḥ śiṣyā mahātmanaḥ
draṣṭum icche munim ahaṃ tasyācakṣata mām iti
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| 45 | sa taṃ viditvā tu bhṛgur niścakrāmāśramāt tadā
pūjayām āsa ca tato vidhinā parameṇa ha
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| 46 | uvāca cainaṃ rājendra kiṃ kāryam iti pārthivam
sa covāca nṛpas tasmai yad āgamanakāraṇam
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| 47 | ayaṃ brahmann ito rājā vītahavyo visarjyatām
asya putrair hi me brahman kṛtsno vaṃśaḥ praṇāśitaḥ
utsāditaś ca viṣayaḥ kāśīnāṃ ratnasaṃcayaḥ
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| 48 | etasya vīryadṛptasya hataṃ putraśataṃ mayā
asyedānīṃ vadhād brahman bhaviṣyāmy anṛṇaḥ pituḥ
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| 49 | tam uvāca kṛpāviṣṭo bhṛgur dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
nehāsti kṣatriyaḥ kaś cit sarve hīme dvijātayaḥ
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| 50 | evaṃ tu vacanaṃ śrutvā bhṛgos tathyaṃ pratardanaḥ
pādāv upaspṛśya śanaiḥ prahasan vākyam abravīt
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| 51 | evam apy asmi bhagavan kṛtakṛtyo na saṃśayaḥ
yad eṣa rājā vīryeṇa svajātiṃ tyājito mayā
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| 52 | anujānīhi māṃ brahman dhyāyasva ca śivena mām
tyājito hi mayā jātim eṣa rājā bhṛgūdvaha
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| 53 | tatas tenābhyanujñāto yayau rājā pratardanaḥ
yathāgataṃ mahārāja muktvā viṣam ivoragaḥ
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| 54 | bhṛgor vacanamātreṇa sa ca brahmarṣitāṃ gataḥ
vītahavyo mahārāja brahmavāditvam eva ca
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| 55 | tasya gṛtsamadaḥ putro rūpeṇendra ivāparaḥ
śakras tvam iti yo daityair nigṛhītaḥ kilābhavat
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| 56 | ṛgvede vartate cāgryā śrutir atra viśāṃ pate
yatra gṛtsamado brahman brāhmaṇaiḥ sa mahīyate
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| 57 | sa brahmacārī viprarṣiḥ śrīmān gṛtsamado 'bhavat
putro gṛtsamadasyāpi sucetā abhavad dvijaḥ
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| 58 | varcāḥ sutejasaḥ putro vihavyas tasya cātmajaḥ
vihavyasya tu putras tu vitatyas tasya cātmajaḥ
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| 59 | vitatyasya sutaḥ satyaḥ santaḥ satyasya cātmajaḥ
śravās tasya sutaś carṣiḥ śravasaś cābhavat tamaḥ
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| 60 | tamasaś ca prakāśo 'bhūt tanayo dvijasattamaḥ
prakāśasya ca vāgindro babhūva jayatāṃ varaḥ
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| 61 | tasyātmajaś ca pramatir vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
ghṛtācyāṃ tasya putras tu rurur nāmodapadyata
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| 62 | pramadvarāyāṃ tu ruroḥ putraḥ samudapadyata
śunako nāma viprarṣir yasya putro 'tha śaunakaḥ
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| 63 | evaṃ vipratvam agamad vītahavyo narādhipaḥ
bhṛgoḥ prasādād rājendra kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyarṣabha
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| 64 | tathaiva kathito vaṃśo mayā gārtsamadas tava
vistareṇa mahārāja kim anyad anupṛcchasi
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