 | Book 1 Chapter 71
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| 1 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 1 | yayātiḥ pūrvako 'smākaṃ daśamo yaḥ prajāpateḥ
kathaṃ sa śukratanayāṃ lebhe paramadurlabhām
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| 2 | etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa dvijottama
ānupūrvyā ca me śaṃsa pūror vaṃśakarān pṛthak
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| 3 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 3 | yayātir āsīd rājarṣir devarājasamadyutiḥ
taṃ śukravṛṣaparvāṇau vavrāte vai yathā purā
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| 4 | tat te 'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi pṛcchato janamejaya
devayānyāś ca saṃyogaṃ yayāter nāhuṣasya ca
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| 5 | surāṇām asurāṇāṃ ca samajāyata vai mithaḥ
aiśvaryaṃ prati saṃgharṣas trailokye sacarācare
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| 6 | jigīṣayā tato devā vavrire 'ṅgirasaṃ munim
paurohityena yājyārthe kāvyaṃ tūśanasaṃ pare
brāhmaṇau tāv ubhau nityam anyonyaspardhinau bhṛśam
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| 7 | tatra devā nijaghnur yān dānavān yudhi saṃgatān
tān punar jīvayām āsa kāvyo vidyābalāśrayāt
tatas te punar utthāya yodhayāṃ cakrire surān
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| 8 | asurās tu nijaghnur yān surān samaramūrdhani
na tān saṃjīvayām āsa bṛhaspatir udāradhīḥ
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| 9 | na hi veda sa tāṃ vidyāṃ yāṃ kāvyo veda vīryavān
saṃjīvanīṃ tato devā viṣādam agaman param
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| 10 | te tu devā bhayodvignāḥ kāvyād uśanasas tadā
ūcuḥ kacam upāgamya jyeṣṭhaṃ putraṃ bṛhaspateḥ
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| 11 | bhajamānān bhajasvāsmān kuru naḥ sāhyam uttamam
yāsau vidyā nivasati brāhmaṇe 'mitatejasi
śukre tām āhara kṣipraṃ bhāgabhāṅ no bhaviṣyasi
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| 12 | vṛṣaparvasamīpe sa śakyo draṣṭuṃ tvayā dvijaḥ
rakṣate dānavāṃs tatra na sa rakṣaty adānavān
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| 13 | tam ārādhayituṃ śakto bhavān pūrvavayāḥ kavim
devayānīṃ ca dayitāṃ sutāṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ
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| 14 | tvam ārādhayituṃ śakto nānyaḥ kaś cana vidyate
śīladākṣiṇyamādhuryair ācāreṇa damena ca
devayānyāṃ hi tuṣṭāyāṃ vidyāṃ tāṃ prāpsyasi dhruvam
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| 15 | tathety uktvā tataḥ prāyād bṛhaspatisutaḥ kacaḥ
tadābhipūjito devaiḥ samīpaṃ vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
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| 16 | sa gatvā tvarito rājan devaiḥ saṃpreṣitaḥ kacaḥ
asurendrapure śukraṃ dṛṣṭvā vākyam uvāca ha
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| 17 | ṛṣer aṅgirasaḥ pautraṃ putraṃ sākṣād bṛhaspateḥ
nāmnā kaca iti khyātaṃ śiṣyaṃ gṛhṇātu māṃ bhavān
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| 18 | brahmacaryaṃ cariṣyāmi tvayy ahaṃ paramaṃ gurau
anumanyasva māṃ brahman sahasraṃ parivatsarān
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| 19 | śukra uvāca
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| 19 | kaca susvāgataṃ te 'stu pratigṛhṇāmi te vacaḥ
arcayiṣye 'ham arcyaṃ tvām arcito 'stu bṛhaspatiḥ
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| 20 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 20 | kacas tu taṃ tathety uktvā pratijagrāha tad vratam
ādiṣṭaṃ kaviputreṇa śukreṇośanasā svayam
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| 21 | vratasya vratakālaṃ sa yathoktaṃ pratyagṛhṇata
ārādhayann upādhyāyaṃ devayānīṃ ca bhārata
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| 22 | nityam ārādhayiṣyaṃs tāṃ yuvā yauvanago 'mukhe
gāyan nṛtyan vādayaṃś ca devayānīm atoṣayat
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| 23 | saṃśīlayan devayānīṃ kanyāṃ saṃprāptayauvanām
puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ preṣaṇaiś ca toṣayām āsa bhārata
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| 24 | devayāny api taṃ vipraṃ niyamavratacāriṇam
anugāyamānā lalanā rahaḥ paryacarat tadā
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| 25 | pañca varṣaśatāny evaṃ kacasya carato vratam
tatrātīyur atho buddhvā dānavās taṃ tataḥ kacam
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| 26 | gā rakṣantaṃ vane dṛṣṭvā rahasy ekam amarṣitāḥ
jaghnur bṛhaspater dveṣād vidyārakṣārtham eva ca
hatvā śālāvṛkebhyaś ca prāyacchaṃs tilaśaḥ kṛtam
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| 27 | tato gāvo nivṛttās tā agopāḥ svaṃ niveśanam
tā dṛṣṭvā rahitā gās tu kacenābhyāgatā vanāt
uvāca vacanaṃ kāle devayāny atha bhārata
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| 28 | ahutaṃ cāgnihotraṃ te sūryaś cāstaṃ gataḥ prabho
agopāś cāgatā gāvaḥ kacas tāta na dṛśyate
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| 29 | vyaktaṃ hato mṛto vāpi kacas tāta bhaviṣyati
taṃ vinā na ca jīveyaṃ kacaṃ satyaṃ bravīmi te
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| 30 | śukra uvāca
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| 30 | ayam ehīti śabdena mṛtaṃ saṃjīvayāmy aham
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| 31 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 31 | tataḥ saṃjīvanīṃ vidyāṃ prayujya kacam āhvayat
āhūtaḥ prādurabhavat kaco 'riṣṭo 'tha vidyayā
hato 'ham iti cācakhyau pṛṣṭo brāhmaṇakanyayā
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| 32 | sa punar devayānyoktaḥ puṣpāhāro yadṛcchayā
vanaṃ yayau tato vipro dadṛśur dānavāś ca tam
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| 33 | tato dvitīyaṃ hatvā taṃ dagdhvā kṛtvā ca cūrṇaśaḥ
prāyacchan brāhmaṇāyaiva surāyām asurās tadā
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| 34 | devayāny atha bhūyo 'pi vākyaṃ pitaram abravīt
puṣpāhāraḥ preṣaṇakṛt kacas tāta na dṛśyate
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| 35 | śukra uvāca
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| 35 | bṛhaspateḥ sutaḥ putri kacaḥ pretagatiṃ gataḥ
vidyayā jīvito 'py evaṃ hanyate karavāṇi kim
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| 36 | maivaṃ śuco mā ruda devayāni; na tvādṛśī martyam anupraśocet
surāś ca viśve ca jagac ca sarvam; upasthitāṃ vaikṛtim ānamanti
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| 37 | devayāny uvāca
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| 37 | yasyāṅgirā vṛddhatamaḥ pitāmaho; bṛhaspatiś cāpi pitā tapodhanaḥ
ṛṣeḥ putraṃ tam atho vāpi pautraṃ; kathaṃ na śoceyam ahaṃ na rudyām
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| 38 | sa brahmacārī ca tapodhanaś ca; sadotthitaḥ karmasu caiva dakṣaḥ
kacasya mārgaṃ pratipatsye na bhokṣye; priyo hi me tāta kaco 'bhirūpaḥ
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| 39 | śukra uvāca
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| 39 | asaṃśayaṃ mām asurā dviṣanti; ye me śiṣyaṃ nāgasaṃ sūdayanti
abrāhmaṇaṃ kartum icchanti raudrās; te māṃ yathā prastutaṃ dānavair hi
apy asya pāpasya bhaved ihāntaḥ; kaṃ brahmahatyā na dahed apīndram
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| 40 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 40 | saṃcodito devayānyā maharṣiḥ punar āhvayat
saṃrambheṇaiva kāvyo hi bṛhaspatisutaṃ kacam
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| 41 | guror bhīto vidyayā copahūtaḥ; śanair vācaṃ jaṭhare vyājahāra
tam abravīt kena pathopanīto; mamodare tiṣṭhasi brūhi vipra
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| 42 | kaca uvāca
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| 42 | bhavatprasādān na jahāti māṃ smṛtiḥ; smare ca sarvaṃ yac ca yathā ca vṛttam
na tv evaṃ syāt tapaso vyayo me; tataḥ kleśaṃ ghoram imaṃ sahāmi
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| 43 | asuraiḥ surāyāṃ bhavato 'smi datto; hatvā dagdhvā cūrṇayitvā ca kāvya
brāhmīṃ māyām āsurī caiva māyā; tvayi sthite katham evātivartet
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| 44 | śukra uvāca
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| 44 | kiṃ te priyaṃ karavāṇy adya vatse; vadhena me jīvitaṃ syāt kacasya
nānyatra kukṣer mama bhedanena; dṛśyet kaco madgato devayāni
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| 45 | devayāny uvāca
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| 45 | dvau māṃ śokāv agnikalpau dahetāṃ; kacasya nāśas tava caivopaghātaḥ
kacasya nāśe mama nāsti śarma; tavopaghāte jīvituṃ nāsmi śaktā
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| 46 | śukra uvāca
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| 46 | saṃsiddharūpo 'si bṛhaspateḥ suta; yat tvāṃ bhaktaṃ bhajate devayānī
vidyām imāṃ prāpnuhi jīvanīṃ tvaṃ; na ced indraḥ kacarūpī tvam adya
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| 47 | na nivartet punar jīvan kaś cid anyo mamodarāt
brāhmaṇaṃ varjayitvaikaṃ tasmād vidyām avāpnuhi
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| 48 | putro bhūtvā bhāvaya bhāvito mām; asmād dehād upaniṣkramya tāta
samīkṣethā dharmavatīm avekṣāṃ; guroḥ sakāśāt prāpya vidyāṃ savidyaḥ
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| 49 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 49 | guroḥ sakāśāt samavāpya vidyāṃ; bhittvā kukṣiṃ nirvicakrāma vipraḥ
kaco 'bhirūpo dakṣiṇaṃ brāhmaṇasya; śuklātyaye paurṇamāsyām ivenduḥ
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| 50 | dṛṣṭvā ca taṃ patitaṃ brahmarāśim; utthāpayām āsa mṛtaṃ kaco 'pi
vidyāṃ siddhāṃ tām avāpyābhivādya; tataḥ kacas taṃ gurum ity uvāca
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| 51 | ṛtasya dātāram anuttamasya; nidhiṃ nidhīnāṃ caturanvayānām
ye nādriyante gurum arcanīyaṃ; pāpāṃl lokāṃs te vrajanty apratiṣṭhān
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| 52 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 52 | surāpānād vañcanāṃ prāpayitvā; saṃjñānāśaṃ caiva tathātighoram
dṛṣṭvā kacaṃ cāpi tathābhirūpaṃ; pītaṃ tadā surayā mohitena
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| 53 | samanyur utthāya mahānubhāvas; tadośanā viprahitaṃ cikīrṣuḥ
kāvyaḥ svayaṃ vākyam idaṃ jagāda; surāpānaṃ prati vai jātaśaṅkaḥ
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| 54 | yo brāhmaṇo 'dya prabhṛtīha kaś cin; mohāt surāṃ pāsyati mandabuddhiḥ
apetadharmo brahmahā caiva sa syād; asmiṃl loke garhitaḥ syāt pare ca
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| 55 | mayā cemāṃ vipradharmoktisīmāṃ; maryādāṃ vai sthāpitāṃ sarvaloke
santo viprāḥ śuśruvāṃso gurūṇāṃ; devā lokāś copaśṛṇvantu sarve
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| 56 | itīdam uktvā sa mahānubhāvas; taponidhīnāṃ nidhir aprameyaḥ
tān dānavān daivavimūḍhabuddhīn; idaṃ samāhūya vaco 'bhyuvāca
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| 57 | ācakṣe vo dānavā bāliśāḥ stha; siddhaḥ kaco vatsyati matsakāśe
saṃjīvanīṃ prāpya vidyāṃ mahārthāṃ; tulyaprabhāvo brahmaṇā brahmabhūtaḥ
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| 58 | guror uṣya sakāśe tu daśa varṣaśatāni saḥ
anujñātaḥ kaco gantum iyeṣa tridaśālayam
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