Book 1 Chapter 33 | |
1 | sūta uvāca |
1 | mātuḥ sakāśāt taṃ śāpaṃ śrutvā pannagasattamaḥ
vāsukiś cintayām āsa śāpo 'yaṃ na bhavet katham |
2 | tataḥ sa mantrayām āsa bhrātṛbhiḥ saha sarvaśaḥ
airāvataprabhṛtibhir ye sma dharmaparāyaṇāḥ |
3 | vāsukir uvāca |
3 | ayaṃ śāpo yathoddiṣṭo viditaṃ vas tathānaghāḥ
tasya śāpasya mokṣārthaṃ mantrayitvā yatāmahe |
4 | sarveṣām eva śāpānāṃ pratighāto hi vidyate
na tu mātrābhiśaptānāṃ mokṣo vidyeta pannagāḥ |
5 | avyayasyāprameyasya satyasya ca tathāgrataḥ
śaptā ity eva me śrutvā jāyate hṛdi vepathuḥ |
6 | nūnaṃ sarvavināśo 'yam asmākaṃ samudāhṛtaḥ
na hy enāṃ so 'vyayo devaḥ śapantīṃ pratyaṣedhayat |
7 | tasmāt saṃmantrayāmo 'tra bhujagānām anāmayam
yathā bhaveta sarveṣāṃ mā naḥ kālo 'tyagād ayam |
8 | api mantrayamāṇā hi hetuṃ paśyāma mokṣaṇe
yathā naṣṭaṃ purā devā gūḍham agniṃ guhāgatam |
9 | yathā sa yajño na bhaved yathā vāpi parābhavet
janamejayasya sarpāṇāṃ vināśakaraṇāya hi |
10 | sūta uvāca |
10 | tathety uktvā tu te sarve kādraveyāḥ samāgatāḥ
samayaṃ cakrire tatra mantrabuddhiviśāradāḥ |
11 | eke tatrābruvan nāgā vayaṃ bhūtvā dvijarṣabhāḥ
janamejayaṃ taṃ bhikṣāmo yajñas te na bhaved iti |
12 | apare tv abruvan nāgās tatra paṇḍitamāninaḥ
mantriṇo 'sya vayaṃ sarve bhaviṣyāmaḥ susaṃmatāḥ |
13 | sa naḥ prakṣyati sarveṣu kāryeṣv arthaviniścayam
tatra buddhiṃ pravakṣyāmo yathā yajño nivartate |
14 | sa no bahumatān rājā buddhvā buddhimatāṃ varaḥ
yajñārthaṃ prakṣyati vyaktaṃ neti vakṣyāmahe vayam |
15 | darśayanto bahūn doṣān pretya ceha ca dāruṇān
hetubhiḥ kāraṇaiś caiva yathā yajño bhaven na saḥ |
16 | athavā ya upādhyāyaḥ kratau tasmin bhaviṣyati
sarpasatravidhānajño rājakāryahite rataḥ |
17 | taṃ gatvā daśatāṃ kaś cid bhujagaḥ sa mariṣyati
tasmin hate yajñakare kratuḥ sa na bhaviṣyati |
18 | ye cānye sarpasatrajñā bhaviṣyanty asya ṛtvijaḥ
tāṃś ca sarvān daśiṣyāmaḥ kṛtam evaṃ bhaviṣyati |
19 | tatrāpare 'mantrayanta dharmātmāno bhujaṃgamāḥ
abuddhir eṣā yuṣmākaṃ brahmahatyā na śobhanā |
20 | samyak saddharmamūlā hi vyasane śāntir uttamā
adharmottaratā nāma kṛtsnaṃ vyāpādayej jagat |
21 | apare tv abruvan nāgāḥ samiddhaṃ jātavedasam
varṣair nirvāpayiṣyāmo meghā bhūtvā savidyutaḥ |
22 | srugbhāṇḍaṃ niśi gatvā vā apare bhujagottamāḥ
pramattānāṃ harantv āśu vighna evaṃ bhaviṣyati |
23 | yajñe vā bhujagās tasmiñ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
janaṃ daśantu vai sarvam evaṃ trāso bhaviṣyati |
24 | athavā saṃskṛtaṃ bhojyaṃ dūṣayantu bhujaṃgamāḥ
svena mūtrapurīṣeṇa sarvabhojyavināśinā |
25 | apare tv abruvaṃs tatra ṛtvijo 'sya bhavāmahe
yajñavighnaṃ kariṣyāmo dīyatāṃ dakṣiṇā iti vaśyatāṃ ca gato 'sau naḥ kariṣyati yathepṣitam |
26 | apare tv abruvaṃs tatra jale prakrīḍitaṃ nṛpam
gṛham ānīya badhnīmaḥ kratur evaṃ bhaven na saḥ |
27 | apare tv abruvaṃs tatra nāgāḥ sukṛtakāriṇaḥ
daśāmainaṃ pragṛhyāśu kṛtam evaṃ bhaviṣyati chinnaṃ mūlam anarthānāṃ mṛte tasmin bhaviṣyati |
28 | eṣā vai naiṣṭhikī buddhiḥ sarveṣām eva saṃmatā
yathā vā manyase rājaṃs tat kṣipraṃ saṃvidhīyatām |
29 | ity uktvā samudaikṣanta vāsukiṃ pannageśvaram
vāsukiś cāpi saṃcintya tān uvāca bhujaṃgamān |
30 | naiṣā vo naiṣṭhikī buddhir matā kartuṃ bhujaṃgamāḥ
sarveṣām eva me buddhiḥ pannagānāṃ na rocate |
31 | kiṃ tv atra saṃvidhātavyaṃ bhavatāṃ yad bhaved dhitam
anenāhaṃ bhṛśaṃ tapye guṇadoṣau madāśrayau |