 | Book 2 Chapter 11
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| 1 | nārada uvāca
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| 1 | purā devayuge rājann ādityo bhagavān divaḥ
āgacchan mānuṣaṃ lokaṃ didṛkṣur vigataklamaḥ
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| 2 | caran mānuṣarūpeṇa sabhāṃ dṛṣṭvā svayaṃbhuvaḥ
sabhām akathayan mahyaṃ brāhmīṃ tattvena pāṇḍava
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| 3 | aprameyaprabhāṃ divyāṃ mānasīṃ bharatarṣabha
anirdeśyāṃ prabhāvena sarvabhūtamanoramām
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| 4 | śrutvā guṇān ahaṃ tasyāḥ sabhāyāḥ pāṇḍunandana
darśanepsus tathā rājann ādityam aham abruvam
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| 5 | bhagavan draṣṭum icchāmi pitāmahasabhām aham
yena sā tapasā śakyā karmaṇā vāpi gopate
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| 6 | auṣadhair vā tathā yuktair uta vā māyayā yayā
tan mamācakṣva bhagavan paśyeyaṃ tāṃ sabhāṃ katham
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| 7 | tataḥ sa bhagavān sūryo mām upādāya vīryavān
agacchat tāṃ sabhāṃ brāhmīṃ vipāpāṃ vigataklamām
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| 8 | evaṃrūpeti sā śakyā na nirdeṣṭuṃ janādhipa
kṣaṇena hi bibharty anyad anirdeśyaṃ vapus tathā
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| 9 | na veda parimāṇaṃ vā saṃsthānaṃ vāpi bhārata
na ca rūpaṃ mayā tādṛg dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kadā cana
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| 10 | susukhā sā sabhā rājan na śītā na ca gharmadā
na kṣutpipāse na glāniṃ prāpya tāṃ prāpnuvanty uta
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| 11 | nānārūpair iva kṛtā suvicitraiḥ subhāsvaraiḥ
stambhair na ca dhṛtā sā tu śāśvatī na ca sā kṣarā
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| 12 | ati candraṃ ca sūryaṃ ca śikhinaṃ ca svayaṃprabhā
dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantīva bhāskaram
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| 13 | tasyāṃ sa bhagavān āste vidadhad devamāyayā
svayam eko 'niśaṃ rājaṃl lokāṃl lokapitāmahaḥ
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| 14 | upatiṣṭhanti cāpy enaṃ prajānāṃ patayaḥ prabhum
dakṣaḥ pracetāḥ pulaho marīciḥ kaśyapas tathā
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| 15 | bhṛgur atrir vasiṣṭhaś ca gautamaś ca tathāṅgirāḥ
mano 'ntarikṣaṃ vidyāś ca vāyus tejo jalaṃ mahī
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| 16 | śabdaḥ sparśas tathā rūpaṃ raso gandhaś ca bhārata
prakṛtiś ca vikāraś ca yac cānyat kāraṇaṃ bhuvaḥ
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| 17 | candramāḥ saha nakṣatrair ādityaś ca gabhastimān
vāyavaḥ kratavaś caiva saṃkalpaḥ prāṇa eva ca
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| 18 | ete cānye ca bahavaḥ svayaṃbhuvam upasthitāḥ
artho dharmaś ca kāmaś ca harṣo dveṣas tapo damaḥ
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| 19 | āyānti tasyāṃ sahitā gandharvāpsarasas tathā
viṃśatiḥ sapta caivānye lokapālāś ca sarvaśaḥ
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| 20 | śukro bṛhaspatiś caiva budho 'ṅgāraka eva ca
śanaiścaraś ca rāhuś ca grahāḥ sarve tathaiva ca
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| 21 | mantro rathaṃtaraś caiva harimān vasumān api
ādityāḥ sādhirājāno nānādvaṃdvair udāhṛtāḥ
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| 22 | maruto viśvakarmā ca vasavaś caiva bhārata
tathā pitṛgaṇāḥ sarve sarvāṇi ca havīṃṣy atha
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| 23 | ṛgvedaḥ sāmavedaś ca yajurvedaś ca pāṇḍava
atharvavedaś ca tathā parvāṇi ca viśāṃ pate
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| 24 | itihāsopavedāś ca vedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ
grahā yajñāś ca somaś ca daivatāni ca sarvaśaḥ
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| 25 | sāvitrī durgataraṇī vāṇī saptavidhā tathā
medhā dhṛtiḥ śrutiś caiva prajñā buddhir yaśaḥ kṣamā
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| 26 | sāmāni stutiśastrāṇi gāthāś ca vividhās tathā
bhāṣyāṇi tarkayuktāni dehavanti viśāṃ pate
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| 27 | kṣaṇā lavā muhūrtāś ca divā rātris tathaiva ca
ardhamāsāś ca māsāś ca ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ ca bhārata
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| 28 | saṃvatsarāḥ pañcayugam ahorātrāś caturvidhāḥ
kālacakraṃ ca yad divyaṃ nityam akṣayam avyayam
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| 29 | aditir ditir danuś caiva surasā vinatā irā
kālakā surabhir devī saramā cātha gautamī
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| 30 | ādityā vasavo rudrā marutaś cāśvināv api
viśvedevāś ca sādhyāś ca pitaraś ca manojavāḥ
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| 31 | rākṣasāś ca piśācāś ca dānavā guhyakās tathā
suparṇanāgapaśavaḥ pitāmaham upāsate
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| 32 | devo nārāyaṇas tasyāṃ tathā devarṣayaś ca ye
ṛṣayo vālakhilyāś ca yonijāyonijās tathā
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| 33 | yac ca kiṃ cit triloke 'smin dṛśyate sthāṇujaṅgamam
sarvaṃ tasyāṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ tad viddhi manujādhipa
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| 34 | aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi yatīnām ūrdhvaretasām
prajāvatāṃ ca pañcāśad ṛṣīṇām api pāṇḍava
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| 35 | te sma tatra yathākāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve divaukasaḥ
praṇamya śirasā tasmai pratiyānti yathāgatam
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| 36 | atithīn āgatān devān daityān nāgān munīṃs tathā
yakṣān suparṇān kāleyān gandharvāpsarasas tathā
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| 37 | mahābhāgān amitadhīr brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
dayāvān sarvabhūteṣu yathārhaṃ pratipadyate
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| 38 | pratigṛhya ca viśvātmā svayaṃbhūr amitaprabhaḥ
sāntvamānārthasaṃbhogair yunakti manujādhipa
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| 39 | tathā tair upayātaiś ca pratiyātaiś ca bhārata
ākulā sā sabhā tāta bhavati sma sukhapradā
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| 40 | sarvatejomayī divyā brahmarṣigaṇasevitā
brāhmyā śriyā dīpyamānā śuśubhe vigataklamā
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| 41 | sā sabhā tādṛśī dṛṣṭā sarvalokeṣu durlabhā
sabheyaṃ rājaśārdūla manuṣyeṣu yathā tava
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| 42 | etā mayā dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ sabhā deveṣu pāṇḍava
taveyaṃ mānuṣe loke sarvaśreṣṭhatamā sabhā
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| 43 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 43 | prāyaśo rājalokas te kathito vadatāṃ vara
vaivasvatasabhāyāṃ tu yathā vadasi vai prabho
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| 44 | varuṇasya sabhāyāṃ tu nāgās te kathitā vibho
daityendrāś caiva bhūyiṣṭhāḥ saritaḥ sāgarās tathā
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| 45 | tathā dhanapater yakṣā guhyakā rākṣasās tathā
gandharvāpsarasaś caiva bhagavāṃś ca vṛṣadhvajaḥ
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| 46 | pitāmahasabhāyāṃ tu kathitās te maharṣayaḥ
sarvadevanikāyāś ca sarvaśāstrāṇi caiva hi
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| 47 | śatakratusabhāyāṃ tu devāḥ saṃkīrtitā mune
uddeśataś ca gandharvā vividhāś ca maharṣayaḥ
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| 48 | eka eva tu rājarṣir hariścandro mahāmune
kathitas te sabhānityo devendrasya mahātmanaḥ
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| 49 | kiṃ karma tenācaritaṃ tapo vā niyatavratam
yenāsau saha śakreṇa spardhate sma mahāyaśāḥ
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| 50 | pitṛlokagataś cāpi tvayā vipra pitā mama
dṛṣṭaḥ pāṇḍur mahābhāgaḥ kathaṃ cāsi samāgataḥ
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| 51 | kim uktavāṃś ca bhagavann etad icchāmi veditum
tvattaḥ śrotum ahaṃ sarvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
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| 52 | nārada uvāca
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| 52 | yan māṃ pṛcchasi rājendra hariścandraṃ prati prabho
tat te 'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ
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| 53 | sa rājā balavān āsīt samrāṭ sarvamahīkṣitām
tasya sarve mahīpālāḥ śāsanāvanatāḥ sthitāḥ
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| 54 | tenaikaṃ ratham āsthāya jaitraṃ hemavibhūṣitam
śastrapratāpena jitā dvīpāḥ sapta nareśvara
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| 55 | sa vijitya mahīṃ sarvāṃ saśailavanakānanām
ājahāra mahārāja rājasūyaṃ mahākratum
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| 56 | tasya sarve mahīpālā dhanāny ājahrur ājñayā
dvijānāṃ pariveṣṭāras tasmin yajñe ca te 'bhavan
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| 57 | prādāc ca draviṇaṃ prītyā yājakānāṃ nareśvaraḥ
yathoktaṃ tatra tais tasmiṃs tataḥ pañcaguṇādhikam
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| 58 | atarpayac ca vividhair vasubhir brāhmaṇāṃs tathā
prāsarpakāle saṃprāpte nānādigbhyaḥ samāgatān
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| 59 | bhakṣyair bhojyaiś ca vividhair yathākāmapuraskṛtaiḥ
ratnaughatarpitais tuṣṭair dvijaiś ca samudāhṛtam
tejasvī ca yaśasvī ca nṛpebhyo 'bhyadhiko 'bhavat
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| 60 | etasmāt kāraṇāt pārtha hariścandro virājate
tebhyo rājasahasrebhyas tad viddhi bharatarṣabha
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| 61 | samāpya ca hariścandro mahāyajñaṃ pratāpavān
abhiṣiktaḥ sa śuśubhe sāmrājyena narādhipa
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| 62 | ye cānye 'pi mahīpālā rājasūyaṃ mahākratum
yajante te mahendreṇa modante saha bhārata
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| 63 | ye cāpi nidhanaṃ prāptāḥ saṃgrāmeṣv apalāyinaḥ
te tatsadaḥ samāsādya modante bharatarṣabha
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| 64 | tapasā ye ca tīvreṇa tyajantīha kalevaram
te 'pi tat sthānam āsādya śrīmanto bhānti nityaśaḥ
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| 65 | pitā ca tvāha kaunteya pāṇḍuḥ kauravanandanaḥ
hariścandre śriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatau jātavismayaḥ
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| 66 | samartho 'si mahīṃ jetuṃ bhrātaras te vaśe sthitāḥ
rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭham āharasveti bhārata
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| 67 | tasya tvaṃ puruṣavyāghra saṃkalpaṃ kuru pāṇḍava
gantāras te mahendrasya pūrvaiḥ saha salokatām
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| 68 | bahuvighnaś ca nṛpate kratur eṣa smṛto mahān
chidrāṇy atra hi vāñchanti yajñaghnā brahmarākṣasāḥ
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| 69 | yuddhaṃ ca pṛṣṭhagamanaṃ pṛthivīkṣayakārakam
kiṃ cid eva nimittaṃ ca bhavaty atra kṣayāvaham
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| 70 | etat saṃcintya rājendra yat kṣamaṃ tat samācara
apramattotthito nityaṃ cāturvarṇyasya rakṣaṇe
bhava edhasva modasva dānais tarpaya ca dvijān
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| 71 | etat te vistareṇoktaṃ yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi
āpṛcche tvāṃ gamiṣyāmi dāśārhanagarīṃ prati
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| 72 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 72 | evam ākhyāya pārthebhyo nārado janamejaya
jagāma tair vṛto rājann ṛṣibhir yaiḥ samāgataḥ
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| 73 | gate tu nārade pārtho bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaurava
rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭhaṃ cintayām āsa bhārata
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