 | Book 2 Chapter 13
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| 1 | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca
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| 1 | sarvair guṇair mahārāja rājasūyaṃ tvam arhasi
jānatas tv eva te sarvaṃ kiṃ cid vakṣyāmi bhārata
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| 2 | jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa kṣatraṃ yad avaśeṣitam
tasmād avarajaṃ loke yad idaṃ kṣatrasaṃjñitam
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| 3 | kṛto 'yaṃ kulasaṃkalpaḥ kṣatriyair vasudhādhipa
nideśavāgbhis tat te ha viditaṃ bharatarṣabha
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| 4 | ailasyekṣvākuvaṃśasya prakṛtiṃ paricakṣate
rājānaḥ śreṇibaddhāś ca tato 'nye kṣatriyā bhuvi
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| 5 | ailavaṃśyās tu ye rājaṃs tathaivekṣvākavo nṛpāḥ
tāni caikaśataṃ viddhi kulāni bharatarṣabha
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| 6 | yayātes tv eva bhojānāṃ vistaro 'tiguṇo mahān
bhajate ca mahārāja vistaraḥ sa caturdiśam
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| 7 | teṣāṃ tathaiva tāṃ lakṣmīṃ sarvakṣatram upāsate
so 'vanīṃ madhyamāṃ bhuktvā mithobhedeṣv amanyata
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| 8 | caturyus tv aparo rājā yasminn ekaśato 'bhavat
sa sāmrājyaṃ jarāsaṃdhaḥ prāpto bhavati yonitaḥ
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| 9 | taṃ sa rājā mahāprājña saṃśritya kila sarvaśaḥ
rājan senāpatir jātaḥ śiśupālaḥ pratāpavān
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| 10 | tam eva ca mahārāja śiṣyavat samupasthitaḥ
vakraḥ karūṣādhipatir māyāyodhī mahābalaḥ
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| 11 | aparau ca mahāvīryau mahātmānau samāśritau
jarāsaṃdhaṃ mahāvīryaṃ tau haṃsaḍibhakāv ubhau
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| 12 | dantavakraḥ karūṣaś ca kalabho meghavāhanaḥ
mūrdhnā divyaṃ maṇiṃ bibhrad yaṃ taṃ bhūtamaṇiṃ viduḥ
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| 13 | muraṃ ca narakaṃ caiva śāsti yo yavanādhipau
aparyantabalo rājā pratīcyāṃ varuṇo yathā
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| 14 | bhagadatto mahārāja vṛddhas tava pituḥ sakhā
sa vācā praṇatas tasya karmaṇā caiva bhārata
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| 15 | snehabaddhas tu pitṛvan manasā bhaktimāṃs tvayi
pratīcyāṃ dakṣiṇaṃ cāntaṃ pṛthivyāḥ pāti yo nṛpaḥ
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| 16 | mātulo bhavataḥ śūraḥ purujit kuntivardhanaḥ
sa te saṃnatimān ekaḥ snehataḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
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| 17 | jarāsaṃdhaṃ gatas tv evaṃ purā yo na mayā hataḥ
puruṣottamavijñāto yo 'sau cediṣu durmatiḥ
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| 18 | ātmānaṃ pratijānāti loke 'smin puruṣottamam
ādatte satataṃ mohād yaḥ sa cihnaṃ ca māmakam
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| 19 | vaṅgapuṇḍrakirāteṣu rājā balasamanvitaḥ
pauṇḍrako vāsudeveti yo 'sau lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
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| 20 | caturyuḥ sa mahārāja bhoja indrasakho balī
vidyābalād yo vyajayat pāṇḍyakrathakakaiśikān
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| 21 | bhrātā yasyāhṛtiḥ śūro jāmadagnyasamo yudhi
sa bhakto māgadhaṃ rājā bhīṣmakaḥ paravīrahā
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| 22 | priyāṇy ācarataḥ prahvān sadā saṃbandhinaḥ sataḥ
bhajato na bhajaty asmān apriyeṣu vyavasthitaḥ
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| 23 | na kulaṃ na balaṃ rājann abhijānaṃs tathātmanaḥ
paśyamāno yaśo dīptaṃ jarāsaṃdham upāśritaḥ
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| 24 | udīcyabhojāś ca tathā kulāny aṣṭādaśābhibho
jarāsaṃdhabhayād eva pratīcīṃ diśam āśritāḥ
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| 25 | śūrasenā bhadrakārā bodhāḥ śālvāḥ paṭaccarāḥ
sustharāś ca sukuṭṭāś ca kuṇindāḥ kuntibhiḥ saha
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| 26 | śālveyānāṃ ca rājānaḥ sodaryānucaraiḥ saha
dakṣiṇā ye ca pāñcālāḥ pūrvāḥ kuntiṣu kośalāḥ
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| 27 | tathottarāṃ diśaṃ cāpi parityajya bhayārditāḥ
matsyāḥ saṃnyastapādāś ca dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āśritāḥ
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| 28 | tathaiva sarvapāñcālā jarāsaṃdhabhayārditāḥ
svarāṣṭraṃ saṃparityajya vidrutāḥ sarvatodiśam
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| 29 | kasya cit tv atha kālasya kaṃso nirmathya bāndhavān
bārhadrathasute devyāv upāgacchad vṛthāmatiḥ
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| 30 | astiḥ prāptiś ca nāmnā te sahadevānuje 'bale
balena tena sa jñātīn abhibhūya vṛthāmatiḥ
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| 31 | śraiṣṭhyaṃ prāptaḥ sa tasyāsīd atīvāpanayo mahān
bhojarājanyavṛddhais tu pīḍyamānair durātmanā
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| 32 | jñātitrāṇam abhīpsadbhir asmatsaṃbhāvanā kṛtā
dattvākrūrāya sutanuṃ tām āhukasutāṃ tadā
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| 33 | saṃkarṣaṇadvitīyena jñātikāryaṃ mayā kṛtam
hatau kaṃsasunāmānau mayā rāmeṇa cāpy uta
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| 34 | bhaye tu samupakrānte jarāsaṃdhe samudyate
mantro 'yaṃ mantrito rājan kulair aṣṭādaśāvaraiḥ
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| 35 | anāramanto nighnanto mahāstraiḥ śataghātibhiḥ
na hanyāma vayaṃ tasya tribhir varṣaśatair balam
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| 36 | tasya hy amarasaṃkāśau balena balināṃ varau
nāmabhyāṃ haṃsaḍibhakāv ity āstāṃ yodhasattamau
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| 37 | tāv ubhau sahitau vīrau jarāsaṃdhaś ca vīryavān
trayas trayāṇāṃ lokānāṃ paryāptā iti me matiḥ
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| 38 | na hi kevalam asmākaṃ yāvanto 'nye ca pārthivāḥ
tathaiva teṣām āsīc ca buddhir buddhimatāṃ vara
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| 39 | atha haṃsa iti khyātaḥ kaś cid āsīn mahān nṛpaḥ
sa cānyaiḥ sahito rājan saṃgrāme 'ṣṭādaśāvaraiḥ
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| 40 | hato haṃsa iti proktam atha kenāpi bhārata
tac chrutvā ḍibhako rājan yamunāmbhasy amajjata
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| 41 | vinā haṃsena loke 'smin nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe
ity etāṃ matim āsthāya ḍibhako nidhanaṃ gataḥ
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| 42 | tathā tu ḍibhakaṃ śrutvā haṃsaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
prapede yamunām eva so 'pi tasyāṃ nyamajjata
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| 43 | tau sa rājā jarāsaṃdhaḥ śrutvāpsu nidhanaṃ gatau
svapuraṃ śūrasenānāṃ prayayau bharatarṣabha
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| 44 | tato vayam amitraghna tasmin pratigate nṛpe
punar ānanditāḥ sarve mathurāyāṃ vasāmahe
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| 45 | yadā tv abhyetya pitaraṃ sā vai rājīvalocanā
kaṃsabhāryā jarāsaṃdhaṃ duhitā māgadhaṃ nṛpam
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| 46 | codayaty eva rājendra pativyasanaduḥkhitā
patighnaṃ me jahīty evaṃ punaḥ punar ariṃdama
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| 47 | tato vayaṃ mahārāja taṃ mantraṃ pūrvamantritam
saṃsmaranto vimanaso vyapayātā narādhipa
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| 48 | pṛthaktvena drutā rājan saṃkṣipya mahatīṃ śriyam
prapatāmo bhayāt tasya sadhanajñātibāndhavāḥ
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| 49 | iti saṃcintya sarve sma pratīcīṃ diśam āśritāḥ
kuśasthalīṃ purīṃ ramyāṃ raivatenopaśobhitām
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| 50 | punar niveśanaṃ tasyāṃ kṛtavanto vayaṃ nṛpa
tathaiva durgasaṃskāraṃ devair api durāsadam
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| 51 | striyo 'pi yasyāṃ yudhyeyuḥ kiṃ punar vṛṣṇipuṃgavāḥ
tasyāṃ vayam amitraghna nivasāmo 'kutobhayāḥ
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| 52 | ālokya girimukhyaṃ taṃ mādhavītīrtham eva ca
mādhavāḥ kuruśārdūla parāṃ mudam avāpnuvan
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| 53 | evaṃ vayaṃ jarāsaṃdhād āditaḥ kṛtakilbiṣāḥ
sāmarthyavantaḥ saṃbandhād bhavantaṃ samupāśritāḥ
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| 54 | triyojanāyataṃ sadma triskandhaṃ yojanād adhi
yojanānte śatadvāraṃ vikramakramatoraṇam
aṣṭādaśāvarair naddhaṃ kṣatriyair yuddhadurmadaiḥ
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| 55 | aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi vrātānāṃ santi naḥ kule
āhukasya śataṃ putrā ekaikas triśatāvaraḥ
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| 56 | cārudeṣṇaḥ saha bhrātrā cakradevo 'tha sātyakiḥ
ahaṃ ca rauhiṇeyaś ca sāmbaḥ śaurisamo yudhi
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| 57 | evam ete rathāḥ sapta rājann anyān nibodha me
kṛtavarmā anādhṛṣṭiḥ samīkaḥ samitiṃjayaḥ
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| 58 | kahvaḥ śaṅkur nidāntaś ca saptaivaite mahārathāḥ
putrau cāndhakabhojasya vṛddho rājā ca te daśa
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| 59 | lokasaṃhananā vīrā vīryavanto mahābalāḥ
smaranto madhyamaṃ deśaṃ vṛṣṇimadhye gatavyathāḥ
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| 60 | sa tvaṃ samrāḍguṇair yuktaḥ sadā bharatasattama
kṣatre samrājam ātmānaṃ kartum arhasi bhārata
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| 61 | na tu śakyaṃ jarāsaṃdhe jīvamāne mahābale
rājasūyas tvayā prāptum eṣā rājan matir mama
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| 62 | tena ruddhā hi rājānaḥ sarve jitvā girivraje
kandarāyāṃ girīndrasya siṃheneva mahādvipāḥ
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| 63 | so 'pi rājā jarāsaṃdho yiyakṣur vasudhādhipaiḥ
ārādhya hi mahādevaṃ nirjitās tena pārthivāḥ
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| 64 | sa hi nirjitya nirjitya pārthivān pṛtanāgatān
puram ānīya baddhvā ca cakāra puruṣavrajam
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| 65 | vayaṃ caiva mahārāja jarāsaṃdhabhayāt tadā
mathurāṃ saṃparityajya gatā dvāravatīṃ purīm
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| 66 | yadi tv enaṃ mahārāja yajñaṃ prāptum ihecchasi
yatasva teṣāṃ mokṣāya jarāsaṃdhavadhāya ca
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| 67 | samārambho hi śakyo 'yaṃ nānyathā kurunandana
rājasūyasya kārtsnyena kartuṃ matimatāṃ vara
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| 68 | ity eṣā me matī rājan yathā vā manyase 'nagha
evaṃ gate mamācakṣva svayaṃ niścitya hetubhiḥ
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