 | Book 1 Chapter 38
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| 1 | śṛṅgy uvāca
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| 1 | yady etat sāhasaṃ tāta yadi vā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam
priyaṃ vāpy apriyaṃ vā te vāg uktā na mṛṣā mayā
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| 2 | naivānyathedaṃ bhavitā pitar eṣa bravīmi te
nāhaṃ mṛṣā prabravīmi svaireṣv api kutaḥ śapan
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| 3 | śamīka uvāca
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| 3 | jānāmy ugraprabhāvaṃ tvāṃ putra satyagiraṃ tathā
nānṛtaṃ hy uktapūrvaṃ te naitan mithyā bhaviṣyati
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| 4 | pitrā putro vayaḥstho 'pi satataṃ vācya eva tu
yathā syād guṇasaṃyuktaḥ prāpnuyāc ca mahad yaśaḥ
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| 5 | kiṃ punar bāla eva tvaṃ tapasā bhāvitaḥ prabho
vardhate ca prabhavatāṃ kopo 'tīva mahātmanām
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| 6 | so 'haṃ paśyāmi vaktavyaṃ tvayi dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
putratvaṃ bālatāṃ caiva tavāvekṣya ca sāhasam
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| 7 | sa tvaṃ śamayuto bhūtvā vanyam āhāram āharan
cara krodham imaṃ tyaktvā naivaṃ dharmaṃ prahāsyasi
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| 8 | krodho hi dharmaṃ harati yatīnāṃ duḥkhasaṃcitam
tato dharmavihīnānāṃ gatir iṣṭā na vidyate
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| 9 | śama eva yatīnāṃ hi kṣamiṇāṃ siddhikārakaḥ
kṣamāvatām ayaṃ lokaḥ paraś caiva kṣamāvatām
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| 10 | tasmāc carethāḥ satataṃ kṣamāśīlo jitendriyaḥ
kṣamayā prāpsyase lokān brahmaṇaḥ samanantarān
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| 11 | mayā tu śamam āsthāya yac chakyaṃ kartum adya vai
tat kariṣye 'dya tātāhaṃ preṣayiṣye nṛpāya vai
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| 12 | mama putreṇa śapto 'si bālenākṛtabuddhinā
mamemāṃ dharṣaṇāṃ tvattaḥ prekṣya rājann amarṣiṇā
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| 13 | sūta uvāca
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| 13 | evamādiśya śiṣyaṃ sa preṣayām āsa suvrataḥ
parikṣite nṛpataye dayāpanno mahātapāḥ
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| 14 | saṃdiśya kuśalapraśnaṃ kāryavṛttāntam eva ca
śiṣyaṃ gauramukhaṃ nāma śīlavantaṃ samāhitam
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| 15 | so 'bhigamya tataḥ śīghraṃ narendraṃ kuruvardhanam
viveśa bhavanaṃ rājñaḥ pūrvaṃ dvāḥsthair niveditaḥ
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| 16 | pūjitaś ca narendreṇa dvijo gauramukhas tataḥ
ācakhyau pariviśrānto rājñe sarvam aśeṣataḥ
śamīkavacanaṃ ghoraṃ yathoktaṃ mantrisaṃnidhau
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| 17 | śamīko nāma rājendra viṣaye vartate tava
ṛṣiḥ paramadharmātmā dāntaḥ śānto mahātapāḥ
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| 18 | tasya tvayā naravyāghra sarpaḥ prāṇair viyojitaḥ
avasakto dhanuṣkoṭyā skandhe bharatasattama
kṣāntavāṃs tava tat karma putras tasya na cakṣame
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| 19 | tena śapto 'si rājendra pitur ajñātam adya vai
takṣakaḥ saptarātreṇa mṛtyus te vai bhaviṣyati
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| 20 | tatra rakṣāṃ kuruṣveti punaḥ punar athābravīt
tad anyathā na śakyaṃ ca kartuṃ kena cid apy uta
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| 21 | na hi śaknoti saṃyantuṃ putraṃ kopasamanvitam
tato 'haṃ preṣitas tena tava rājan hitārthinā
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| 22 | iti śrutvā vaco ghoraṃ sa rājā kurunandanaḥ
paryatapyata tat pāpaṃ kṛtvā rājā mahātapāḥ
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| 23 | taṃ ca maunavratadharaṃ śrutvā munivaraṃ tadā
bhūya evābhavad rājā śokasaṃtaptamānasaḥ
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| 24 | anukrośātmatāṃ tasya śamīkasyāvadhārya tu
paryatapyata bhūyo 'pi kṛtvā tat kilbiṣaṃ muneḥ
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| 25 | na hi mṛtyuṃ tathā rājā śrutvā vai so 'nvatapyata
aśocad amaraprakhyo yathā kṛtveha karma tat
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| 26 | tatas taṃ preṣayām āsa rājā gauramukhaṃ tadā
bhūyaḥ prasādaṃ bhagavān karotv iti mameti vai
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| 27 | tasmiṃś ca gatamātre vai rājā gauramukhe tadā
mantribhir mantrayām āsa saha saṃvignamānasaḥ
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| 28 | niścitya mantribhiś caiva sahito mantratattvavit
prāsādaṃ kārayām āsa ekastambhaṃ surakṣitam
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| 29 | rakṣāṃ ca vidadhe tatra bhiṣajaś cauṣadhāni ca
brāhmaṇān siddhamantrāṃś ca sarvato vai nyaveśayat
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| 30 | rājakāryāṇi tatrasthaḥ sarvāṇy evākaroc ca saḥ
mantribhiḥ saha dharmajñaḥ samantāt parirakṣitaḥ
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| 31 | prāpte tu divase tasmin saptame dvijasattama
kāśyapo 'bhyāgamad vidvāṃs taṃ rājānaṃ cikitsitum
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| 32 | śrutaṃ hi tena tad abhūd adya taṃ rājasattamam
takṣakaḥ pannagaśreṣṭho neṣyate yamasādanam
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| 33 | taṃ daṣṭaṃ pannagendreṇa kariṣye 'ham apajvaram
tatra me 'rthaś ca dharmaś ca bhaviteti vicintayan
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| 34 | taṃ dadarśa sa nāgendras takṣakaḥ kāśyapaṃ pathi
gacchantam ekamanasaṃ dvijo bhūtvā vayotigaḥ
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| 35 | tam abravīt pannagendraḥ kāśyapaṃ munipuṃgavam
kva bhavāṃs tvarito yāti kiṃ ca kāryaṃ cikīrṣati
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| 36 | kāśyapa uvāca
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| 36 | nṛpaṃ kurukulotpannaṃ parikṣitam ariṃdamam
takṣakaḥ pannagaśreṣṭhas tejasādya pradhakṣyati
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| 37 | taṃ daṣṭaṃ pannagendreṇa tenāgnisamatejasā
pāṇḍavānāṃ kulakaraṃ rājānam amitaujasam
gacchāmi saumya tvaritaṃ sadyaḥ kartum apajvaram
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| 38 | takṣaka uvāca
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| 38 | ahaṃ sa takṣako brahmaṃs taṃ dhakṣyāmi mahīpatim
nivartasva na śaktas tvaṃ mayā daṣṭaṃ cikitsitum
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| 39 | kāśyapa uvāca
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| 39 | ahaṃ taṃ nṛpatiṃ nāga tvayā daṣṭam apajvaram
kariṣya iti me buddhir vidyābalam upāśritaḥ
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