Book 1 Chapter 40 | |
1 | sūta uvāca |
1 | taṃ tathā mantriṇo dṛṣṭvā bhogena pariveṣṭitam
vivarṇavadanāḥ sarve rurudur bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ |
2 | taṃ tu nādaṃ tataḥ śrutvā mantriṇas te pradudruvuḥ
apaśyaṃś caiva te yāntam ākāśe nāgam adbhutam |
3 | sīmantam iva kurvāṇaṃ nabhasaḥ padmavarcasam
takṣakaṃ pannagaśreṣṭhaṃ bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇāḥ |
4 | tatas tu te tad gṛham agninā vṛtaṃ; pradīpyamānaṃ viṣajena bhoginaḥ
bhayāt parityajya diśaḥ prapedire; papāta tac cāśanitāḍitaṃ yathā |
5 | tato nṛpe takṣakatejasā hate; prayujya sarvāḥ paralokasatkriyāḥ
śucir dvijo rājapurohitas tadā; tathaiva te tasya nṛpasya mantriṇaḥ |
6 | nṛpaṃ śiśuṃ tasya sutaṃ pracakrire; sametya sarve puravāsino janāḥ
nṛpaṃ yam āhus tam amitraghātinaṃ; kurupravīraṃ janamejayaṃ janāḥ |
7 | sa bāla evāryamatir nṛpottamaḥ; sahaiva tair mantripurohitais tadā
śaśāsa rājyaṃ kurupuṃgavāgrajo; yathāsya vīraḥ prapitāmahas tathā |
8 | tatas tu rājānam amitratāpanaṃ; samīkṣya te tasya nṛpasya mantriṇaḥ
suvarṇavarmāṇam upetya kāśipaṃ; vapuṣṭamārthaṃ varayāṃ pracakramuḥ |
9 | tataḥ sa rājā pradadau vapuṣṭamāṃ; kurupravīrāya parīkṣya dharmataḥ
sa cāpi tāṃ prāpya mudā yuto 'bhavan; na cānyanārīṣu mano dadhe kva cit |
10 | saraḥsu phulleṣu vaneṣu caiva ha; prasannacetā vijahāra vīryavān
tathā sa rājanyavaro vijahrivān; yathorvaśīṃ prāpya purā purūravāḥ |
11 | vapuṣṭamā cāpi varaṃ patiṃ tadā; pratītarūpaṃ samavāpya bhūmipam
bhāvena rāmā ramayāṃ babhūva vai; vihārakāleṣv avarodhasundarī |