Book 1 Chapter 103 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | guṇaiḥ samuditaṃ samyag idaṃ naḥ prathitaṃ kulam
aty anyān pṛthivīpālān pṛthivyām adhirājyabhāk |
2 | rakṣitaṃ rājabhiḥ pūrvair dharmavidbhir mahātmabhiḥ
notsādam agamac cedaṃ kadā cid iha naḥ kulam |
3 | mayā ca satyavatyā ca kṛṣṇena ca mahātmanā
samavasthāpitaṃ bhūyo yuṣmāsu kulatantuṣu |
4 | vardhate tad idaṃ putra kulaṃ sāgaravad yathā
tathā mayā vidhātavyaṃ tvayā caiva viśeṣataḥ |
5 | śrūyate yādavī kanyā anurūpā kulasya naḥ
subalasyātmajā caiva tathā madreśvarasya ca |
6 | kulīnā rūpavatyaś ca nāthavatyaś ca sarvaśaḥ
ucitāś caiva saṃbandhe te 'smākaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ |
7 | manye varayitavyās tā ity ahaṃ dhīmatāṃ vara
saṃtānārthaṃ kulasyāsya yad vā vidura manyase |
8 | vidura uvāca |
8 | bhavān pitā bhavān mātā bhavān naḥ paramo guruḥ
tasmāt svayaṃ kulasyāsya vicārya kuru yad dhitam |
9 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
9 | atha śuśrāva viprebhyo gāndhārīṃ subalātmajām
ārādhya varadaṃ devaṃ bhaganetraharaṃ haram gāndhārī kila putrāṇāṃ śataṃ lebhe varaṃ śubhā |
10 | iti śrutvā ca tattvena bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ
tato gāndhārarājasya preṣayām āsa bhārata |
11 | acakṣur iti tatrāsīt subalasya vicāraṇā
kulaṃ khyātiṃ ca vṛttaṃ ca buddhyā tu prasamīkṣya saḥ dadau tāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya gāndhārīṃ dharmacāriṇīm |
12 | gāndhārī tv api śuśrāva dhṛtarāṣṭram acakṣuṣam
ātmānaṃ ditsitaṃ cāsmai pitrā mātrā ca bhārata |
13 | tataḥ sā paṭṭam ādāya kṛtvā bahuguṇaṃ śubhā
babandha netre sve rājan pativrataparāyaṇā nātyaśnīyāṃ patim aham ity evaṃ kṛtaniścayā |
14 | tato gāndhārarājasya putraḥ śakunir abhyayāt
svasāraṃ parayā lakṣmyā yuktām ādāya kauravān |
15 | dattvā sa bhaginīṃ vīro yathārhaṃ ca paricchadam
punar āyāt svanagaraṃ bhīṣmeṇa pratipūjitaḥ |
16 | gāndhāry api varārohā śīlācāraviceṣṭitaiḥ
tuṣṭiṃ kurūṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ janayām āsa bhārata |
17 | vṛttenārādhya tān sarvān pativrataparāyaṇā
vācāpi puruṣān anyān suvratā nānvakīrtayat |