 | Book 1 Chapter 8
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| 1 | sūta uvāca
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| 1 | sa cāpi cyavano brahman bhārgavo 'janayat sutam
sukanyāyāṃ mahātmānaṃ pramatiṃ dīptatejasam
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| 2 | pramatis tu ruruṃ nāma ghṛtācyāṃ samajījanat
ruruḥ pramadvarāyāṃ tu śunakaṃ samajījanat
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| 3 | tasya brahman ruroḥ sarvaṃ caritaṃ bhūritejasaḥ
vistareṇa pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu tvam aśeṣataḥ
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| 4 | ṛṣir āsīn mahān pūrvaṃ tapovidyāsamanvitaḥ
sthūlakeśa iti khyātaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
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| 5 | etasminn eva kāle tu menakāyāṃ prajajñivān
gandharvarājo viprarṣe viśvāvasur iti śrutaḥ
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| 6 | athāpsarā menakā sā taṃ garbhaṃ bhṛgunandana
utsasarja yathākālaṃ sthūlakeśāśramaṃ prati
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| 7 | utsṛjya caiva taṃ garbhaṃ nadyās tīre jagāma ha
kanyām amaragarbhābhāṃ jvalantīm iva ca śriyā
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| 8 | tāṃ dadarśa samutsṛṣṭāṃ nadītīre mahān ṛṣiḥ
sthūlakeśaḥ sa tejasvī vijane bandhuvarjitām
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| 9 | sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā kanyāṃ sthūlakeśo dvijottamaḥ
jagrāhātha muniśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpāviṣṭaḥ pupoṣa ca
vavṛdhe sā varārohā tasyāśramapade śubhā
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| 10 | pramadābhyo varā sā tu sarvarūpaguṇānvitā
tataḥ pramadvarety asyā nāma cakre mahān ṛṣiḥ
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| 11 | tām āśramapade tasya rurur dṛṣṭvā pramadvarām
babhūva kila dharmātmā madanānugatātmavān
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| 12 | pitaraṃ sakhibhiḥ so 'tha vācayām āsa bhārgavaḥ
pramatiś cābhyayāc chrutvā sthūlakeśaṃ yaśasvinam
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| 13 | tataḥ prādāt pitā kanyāṃ rurave tāṃ pramadvarām
vivāhaṃ sthāpayitvāgre nakṣatre bhagadaivate
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| 14 | tataḥ katipayāhasya vivāhe samupasthite
sakhībhiḥ krīḍatī sārdhaṃ sā kanyā varavarṇinī
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| 15 | nāpaśyata prasuptaṃ vai bhujagaṃ tiryag āyatam
padā cainaṃ samākrāman mumūrṣuḥ kālacoditā
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| 16 | sa tasyāḥ saṃpramattāyāś coditaḥ kāladharmaṇā
viṣopaliptān daśanān bhṛśam aṅge nyapātayat
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| 17 | sā daṣṭā sahasā bhūmau patitā gatacetanā
vyasur aprekṣaṇīyāpi prekṣaṇīyatamākṛtiḥ
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| 18 | prasuptevābhavac cāpi bhuvi sarpaviṣārditā
bhūyo manoharatarā babhūva tanumadhyamā
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| 19 | dadarśa tāṃ pitā caiva te caivānye tapasvinaḥ
viceṣṭamānāṃ patitāṃ bhūtale padmavarcasam
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| 20 | tataḥ sarve dvijavarāḥ samājagmuḥ kṛpānvitāḥ
svastyātreyo mahājānuḥ kuśikaḥ śaṅkhamekhalaḥ
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| 21 | bhāradvājaḥ kauṇakutsa ārṣṭiṣeṇo 'tha gautamaḥ
pramatiḥ saha putreṇa tathānye vanavāsinaḥ
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| 22 | tāṃ te kanyāṃ vyasuṃ dṛṣṭvā bhujagasya viṣārditām
ruruduḥ kṛpayāviṣṭā rurus tv ārto bahir yayau
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