Book 1 Chapter 198 | |
1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
1 | bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo vidvān droṇaś ca bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
hitaṃ paramakaṃ vākyaṃ tvaṃ ca satyaṃ bravīṣi mām |
2 | yathaiva pāṇḍos te vīrāḥ kuntīputrā mahārathāḥ
tathaiva dharmataḥ sarve mama putrā na saṃśayaḥ |
3 | yathaiva mama putrāṇām idaṃ rājyaṃ vidhīyate
tathaiva pāṇḍuputrāṇām idaṃ rājyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
4 | kṣattar ānaya gacchaitān saha mātrā susatkṛtān
tayā ca devarūpiṇyā kṛṣṇayā saha bhārata |
5 | diṣṭyā jīvanti te pārthā diṣṭyā jīvati sā pṛthā
diṣṭyā drupadakanyāṃ ca labdhavanto mahārathāḥ |
6 | diṣṭyā vardhāmahe sarve diṣṭyā śāntaḥ purocanaḥ
diṣṭyā mama paraṃ duḥkham apanītaṃ mahādyute |
7 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
7 | tato jagāma viduro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt
sakāśaṃ yajñasenasya pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata |
8 | tatra gatvā sa dharmajñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
drupadaṃ nyāyato rājan saṃyuktam upatasthivān |
9 | sa cāpi pratijagrāha dharmeṇa viduraṃ tataḥ
cakratuś ca yathānyāyaṃ kuśalapraśnasaṃvidam |
10 | dadarśa pāṇḍavāṃs tatra vāsudevaṃ ca bhārata
snehāt pariṣvajya sa tān papracchānāmayaṃ tataḥ |
11 | taiś cāpy amitabuddhiḥ sa pūjito 'tha yathākramam
vacanād dhṛtarāṣṭrasya snehayuktaṃ punaḥ punaḥ |
12 | papracchānāmayaṃ rājaṃs tatas tān pāṇḍunandanān
pradadau cāpi ratnāni vividhāni vasūni ca |
13 | pāṇḍavānāṃ ca kuntyāś ca draupadyāś ca viśāṃ pate
drupadasya ca putrāṇāṃ yathā dattāni kauravaiḥ |
14 | provāca cāmitamatiḥ praśritaṃ vinayānvitaḥ
drupadaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ saṃnidhau keśavasya ca |
15 | rājañ śṛṇu sahāmātyaḥ saputraś ca vaco mama
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputras tvāṃ sahāmātyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ |
16 | abravīt kuśalaṃ rājan prīyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
prītimāṃs te dṛḍhaṃ cāpi saṃbandhena narādhipa |
17 | tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavaḥ kauravaiḥ saha sarvaśaḥ
kuśalaṃ tvāṃ mahāprājñaḥ sarvataḥ paripṛcchati |
18 | bhāradvājo maheṣvāso droṇaḥ priyasakhas tava
samāśleṣam upetya tvāṃ kuśalaṃ paripṛcchati |
19 | dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca pāñcālya tvayā saṃbandham īyivān
kṛtārthaṃ manyate 'tmānaṃ tathā sarve 'pi kauravāḥ |
20 | na tathā rājyasaṃprāptis teṣāṃ prītikarī matā
yathā saṃbandhakaṃ prāpya yajñasena tvayā saha |
21 | etad viditvā tu bhavān prasthāpayatu pāṇḍavān
draṣṭuṃ hi pāṇḍudāyādāṃs tvarante kuravo bhṛśam |
22 | viproṣitā dīrghakālam ime cāpi nararṣabhāḥ
utsukā nagaraṃ draṣṭuṃ bhaviṣyanti pṛthā tathā |
23 | kṛṣṇām api ca pāñcālīṃ sarvāḥ kuruvarastriyaḥ
draṣṭukāmāḥ pratīkṣante puraṃ ca viṣayaṃ ca naḥ |
24 | sa bhavān pāṇḍuputrāṇām ājñāpayatu māciram
gamanaṃ sahadārāṇām etad āgamanaṃ mama |
25 | visṛṣṭeṣu tvayā rājan pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu
tato 'haṃ preṣayiṣyāmi dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śīghragān āgamiṣyanti kaunteyāḥ kuntī ca saha kṛṣṇayā |