 | Book 1 Chapter 11
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| 1 | ḍuṇḍubha uvāca
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| 1 | sakhā babhūva me pūrvaṃ khagamo nāma vai dvijaḥ
bhṛśaṃ saṃśitavāk tāta tapobalasamanvitaḥ
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| 2 | sa mayā krīḍatā bālye kṛtvā tārṇam athoragam
agnihotre prasaktaḥ san bhīṣitaḥ pramumoha vai
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| 3 | labdhvā ca sa punaḥ saṃjñāṃ mām uvāca tapodhanaḥ
nirdahann iva kopena satyavāk saṃśitavrataḥ
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| 4 | yathāvīryas tvayā sarpaḥ kṛto 'yaṃ madbibhīṣayā
tathāvīryo bhujaṃgas tvaṃ mama kopād bhaviṣyasi
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| 5 | tasyāhaṃ tapaso vīryaṃ jānamānas tapodhana
bhṛśam udvignahṛdayas tam avocaṃ vanaukasam
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| 6 | prayataḥ saṃbhramāc caiva prāñjaliḥ praṇataḥ sthitaḥ
sakheti hasatedaṃ te narmārthaṃ vai kṛtaṃ mayā
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| 7 | kṣantum arhasi me brahmañ śāpo 'yaṃ vinivartyatām
so 'tha mām abravīd dṛṣṭvā bhṛśam udvignacetasam
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| 8 | muhur uṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya susaṃbhrāntas tapodhanaḥ
nānṛtaṃ vai mayā proktaṃ bhavitedaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 9 | yat tu vakṣyāmi te vākyaṃ śṛṇu tan me dhṛtavrata
śrutvā ca hṛdi te vākyam idam astu tapodhana
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| 10 | utpatsyati rurur nāma pramater ātmajaḥ śuciḥ
taṃ dṛṣṭvā śāpamokṣas te bhavitā nacirād iva
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| 11 | sa tvaṃ rurur iti khyātaḥ pramater ātmajaḥ śuciḥ
svarūpaṃ pratilabhyāham adya vakṣyāmi te hitam
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| 12 | ahiṃsā paramo dharmaḥ sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ smṛtaḥ
tasmāt prāṇabhṛtaḥ sarvān na hiṃsyād brāhmaṇaḥ kva cit
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| 13 | brāhmaṇaḥ saumya eveha jāyateti parā śrutiḥ
vedavedāṅgavit tāta sarvabhūtābhayapradaḥ
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| 14 | ahiṃsā satyavacanaṃ kṣamā ceti viniścitam
brāhmaṇasya paro dharmo vedānāṃ dharaṇād api
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| 15 | kṣatriyasya tu yo dharmaḥ sa neheṣyati vai tava
daṇḍadhāraṇam ugratvaṃ prajānāṃ paripālanam
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| 16 | tad idaṃ kṣatriyasyāsīt karma vai śṛṇu me ruro
janamejayasya dharmātman sarpāṇāṃ hiṃsanaṃ purā
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| 17 | paritrāṇaṃ ca bhītānāṃ sarpāṇāṃ brāhmaṇād api
tapovīryabalopetād vedavedāṅgapāragāt
āstīkād dvijamukhyād vai sarpasatre dvijottama
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