 | Book 15 Chapter 29
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | evaṃ te puruṣavyāghrāḥ pāṇḍavā mātṛnandanāḥ
smaranto mātaraṃ vīrā babhūvur bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ
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| 2 | ye rājakāryeṣu purā vyāsaktā nityaśo 'bhavan
te rājakāryāṇi tadā nākārṣuḥ sarvataḥ pure
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| 3 | āviṣṭā iva śokena nābhyanandanta kiṃ cana
saṃbhāṣyamāṇā api te na kiṃ cit pratyapūjayan
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| 4 | te sma vīrā durādharṣā gāmbhīrye sāgaropamāḥ
śokopahatavijñānā naṣṭasaṃjñā ivābhavan
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| 5 | anusmaranto jananīṃ tatas te kurunandanāḥ
kathaṃ nu vṛddhamithunaṃ vahaty adya pṛthā kṛśā
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| 6 | kathaṃ ca sa mahīpālo hataputro nirāśrayaḥ
patnyā saha vasaty eko vane śvāpadasevite
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| 7 | sā ca devī mahābhāgā gāndhārī hatabāndhavā
patim andhaṃ kathaṃ vṛddham anveti vijane vane
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| 8 | evaṃ teṣāṃ kathayatām autsukyam abhavat tadā
gamane cābhavad buddhir dhṛtarāṣṭradidṛkṣayā
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| 9 | sahadevas tu rājānaṃ praṇipatyedam abravīt
aho me bhavato dṛṣṭaṃ hṛdayaṃ gamanaṃ prati
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| 10 | na hi tvā gauraveṇāham aśakaṃ vaktum ātmanā
gamanaṃ prati rājendra tad idaṃ samupasthitam
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| 11 | diṣṭyā drakṣyāmi tāṃ kuntīṃ vartayantīṃ tapasvinīm
jaṭilāṃ tāpasīṃ vṛddhāṃ kuśakāśaparikṣatām
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| 12 | prāsādaharmyasaṃvṛddhām atyantasukhabhāginīm
kadā nu jananīṃ śrāntāṃ drakṣyāmi bhṛśaduḥkhitām
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| 13 | anityāḥ khalu martyānāṃ gatayo bharatarṣabha
kuntī rājasutā yatra vasaty asukhinī vane
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| 14 | sahadevavacaḥ śrutvā draupadī yoṣitāṃ varā
uvāca devī rājānam abhipūjyābhinandya ca
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| 15 | kadā drakṣyāmi tāṃ devīṃ yadi jīvati sā pṛthā
jīvantyā hy adya naḥ prītir bhaviṣyati narādhipa
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| 16 | eṣā te 'stu matir nityaṃ dharme te ramatāṃ manaḥ
yo 'dya tvam asmān rājendra śreyasā yojayiṣyasi
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| 17 | agrapādasthitaṃ cemaṃ viddhi rājan vadhūjanam
kāṅkṣantaṃ darśanaṃ kuntyā gāndhāryāḥ śvaśurasya ca
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| 18 | ity uktaḥ sa nṛpo devyā pāñcālyā bharatarṣabha
senādhyakṣān samānāyya sarvān idam athābravīt
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| 19 | niryātayata me senāṃ prabhūtarathakuñjarām
drakṣyāmi vanasaṃsthaṃ ca dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahīpatim
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| 20 | stryadhyakṣāṃś cābravīd rājā yānāni vividhāni me
sajjīkriyantāṃ sarvāṇi śibikāś ca sahasraśaḥ
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| 21 | śakaṭāpaṇaveśāś ca kośaśilpina eva ca
niryāntu kośapālāś ca kurukṣetrāśramaṃ prati
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| 22 | yaś ca paurajanaḥ kaś cid draṣṭum icchati pārthivam
anāvṛtaḥ suvihitaḥ sa ca yātu surakṣitaḥ
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| 23 | sūdāḥ paurogavāś caiva sarvaṃ caiva mahānasam
vividhaṃ bhakṣyabhojyaṃ ca śakaṭair uhyatāṃ mama
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| 24 | prayāṇaṃ ghuṣyatāṃ caiva śvobhūta iti mā ciram
kriyantāṃ pathi cāpy adya veśmāni vividhāni ca
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| 25 | evam ājñāpya rājā sa bhrātṛbhiḥ saha pāṇḍavaḥ
śvobhūte niryayau rājā sastrībālapuraskṛtaḥ
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| 26 | sa bahir divasān evaṃ janaughaṃ paripālayan
nyavasan nṛpatiḥ pañca tato 'gacchad vanaṃ prati
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