 | Book 1 Chapter 162
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| 1 | gandharva uvāca
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| 1 | evam uktvā tatas tūrṇaṃ jagāmordhvam aninditā
sa tu rājā punar bhūmau tatraiva nipapāta ha
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| 2 | amātyaḥ sānuyātras tu taṃ dadarśa mahāvane
kṣitau nipatitaṃ kāle śakradhvajam ivocchritam
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| 3 | taṃ hi dṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsaṃ niraśvaṃ patitaṃ kṣitau
babhūva so 'sya sacivaḥ saṃpradīpta ivāgninā
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| 4 | tvarayā copasaṃgamya snehād āgatasaṃbhramaḥ
taṃ samutthāpayām āsa nṛpatiṃ kāmamohitam
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| 5 | bhūtalād bhūmipāleśaṃ piteva patitaṃ sutam
prajñayā vayasā caiva vṛddhaḥ kīrtyā damena ca
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| 6 | amātyas taṃ samutthāpya babhūva vigatajvaraḥ
uvāca cainaṃ kalyāṇyā vācā madhurayotthitam
mā bhair manujaśārdūla bhadraṃ cāstu tavānagha
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| 7 | kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntaṃ tarkayām āsa taṃ nṛpam
patitaṃ pātanaṃ saṃkhye śātravāṇāṃ mahītale
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| 8 | vāriṇātha suśītena śiras tasyābhyaṣecayat
aspṛśan mukuṭaṃ rājñaḥ puṇḍarīkasugandhinā
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| 9 | tataḥ pratyāgataprāṇas tad balaṃ balavān nṛpaḥ
sarvaṃ visarjayām āsa tam ekaṃ sacivaṃ vinā
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| 10 | tatas tasyājñayā rājño vipratasthe mahad balam
sa tu rājā giriprasthe tasmin punar upāviśat
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| 11 | tatas tasmin girivare śucir bhūtvā kṛtāñjaliḥ
ārirādhayiṣuḥ sūryaṃ tasthāv ūrdhvabhujaḥ kṣitau
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| 12 | jagāma manasā caiva vasiṣṭham ṛṣisattamam
purohitam amitraghnas tadā saṃvaraṇo nṛpaḥ
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| 13 | naktaṃdinam athaikasthe sthite tasmiñ janādhipe
athājagāma viprarṣis tadā dvādaśame 'hani
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| 14 | sa viditvaiva nṛpatiṃ tapatyā hṛtamānasam
divyena vidhinā jñātvā bhāvitātmā mahān ṛṣiḥ
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| 15 | tathā tu niyatātmānaṃ sa taṃ nṛpatisattamam
ābabhāṣe sa dharmātmā tasyaivārthacikīrṣayā
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| 16 | sa tasya manujendrasya paśyato bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
ūrdhvam ācakrame draṣṭuṃ bhāskaraṃ bhāskaradyutiḥ
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| 17 | sahasrāṃśuṃ tato vipraḥ kṛtāñjalir upasthitaḥ
vasiṣṭho 'ham iti prītyā sa cātmānaṃ nyavedayat
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| 18 | tam uvāca mahātejā vivasvān munisattamam
maharṣe svāgataṃ te 'stu kathayasva yathecchasi
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