 | Book 15 Chapter 8
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| 1 | vyāsa uvāca
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho yad āha kurunandanaḥ
dhṛtarāṣṭro mahātmā tvāṃ tat kuruṣvāvicārayan
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| 2 | ayaṃ hi vṛddho nṛpatir hataputro viśeṣataḥ
nedaṃ kṛcchraṃ cirataraṃ sahed iti matir mama
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| 3 | gāndhārī ca mahābhāgā prājñā karuṇavedinī
putraśokaṃ mahārāja dhairyeṇodvahate bhṛśam
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| 4 | aham apy etad eva tvāṃ bravīmi kuru me vacaḥ
anujñāṃ labhatāṃ rājā mā vṛtheha mariṣyati
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| 5 | rājarṣīṇāṃ purāṇānām anuyātu gatiṃ nṛpaḥ
rājarṣīṇāṃ hi sarveṣām ante vanam upāśrayaḥ
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| 6 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 6 | ity uktaḥ sa tadā rājā vyāsenādbhutakarmaṇā
pratyuvāca mahātejā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 7 | bhagavān eva no mānyo bhagavān eva no guruḥ
bhagavān asya rājyasya kulasya ca parāyaṇam
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| 8 | ahaṃ tu putro bhagavān pitā rājā guruś ca me
nideśavartī ca pituḥ putro bhavati dharmataḥ
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| 9 | ity uktaḥ sa tu taṃ prāha vyāso dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ mahātejāḥ punar eva viśāṃ pate
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| 10 | evam etan mahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata
rājāyaṃ vṛddhatāṃ prāptaḥ pramāṇe parame sthitaḥ
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| 11 | so 'yaṃ mayābhyanujñātas tvayā ca pṛthivīpate
karotu svam abhiprāyaṃ māsya vighnakaro bhava
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| 12 | eṣa eva paro dharmo rājarṣīṇāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
samare vā bhaven mṛtyur vane vā vidhipūrvakam
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| 13 | pitrā tu tava rājendra pāṇḍunā pṛthivīkṣitā
śiṣyabhūtena rājāyaṃ guruvat paryupāsitaḥ
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| 14 | kratubhir dakṣiṇāvadbhir annaparvataśobhitaiḥ
mahadbhir iṣṭaṃ bhogāś ca bhuktāḥ putrāś ca pālitāḥ
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| 15 | putrasaṃsthaṃ ca vipulaṃ rājyaṃ viproṣite tvayi
trayodaśasamā bhuktaṃ dattaṃ ca vividhaṃ vasu
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| 16 | tvayā cāyaṃ naravyāghra guruśuśrūṣayā nṛpaḥ
ārādhitaḥ sabhṛtyena gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī
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| 17 | anujānīhi pitaraṃ samayo 'sya tapovidhau
na manyur vidyate cāsya susūkṣmo 'pi yudhiṣṭhira
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| 18 | etāvad uktvā vacanam anujñāpya ca pārthivam
tathāstv iti ca tenoktaḥ kaunteyena yayau vanam
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| 19 | gate bhagavati vyāse rājā pāṇḍusutas tataḥ
provāca pitaraṃ vṛddhaṃ mandaṃ mandam ivānataḥ
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| 20 | yad āha bhagavān vyāso yac cāpi bhavato matam
yad āha ca maheṣvāsaḥ kṛpo vidura eva ca
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| 21 | yuyutsuḥ saṃjayaś caiva tat kartāsmy aham añjasā
sarve hy ete 'numānyā me kulasyāsya hitaiṣiṇaḥ
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| 22 | idaṃ tu yāce nṛpate tvām ahaṃ śirasā nataḥ
kriyatāṃ tāvad āhāras tato gacchāśramaṃ prati
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