 | Book 2 Chapter 33
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tato 'bhiṣecanīye 'hni brāhmaṇā rājabhiḥ saha
antarvedīṃ praviviśuḥ satkārārthaṃ maharṣayaḥ
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| 2 | nāradapramukhās tasyām antarvedyāṃ mahātmanaḥ
samāsīnāḥ śuśubhire saha rājarṣibhis tadā
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| 3 | sametā brahmabhavane devā devarṣayo yathā
karmāntaram upāsanto jajalpur amitaujasaḥ
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| 4 | idam evaṃ na cāpy evam evam etan na cānyathā
ity ūcur bahavas tatra vitaṇḍānāḥ parasparam
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| 5 | kṛśān arthāṃs tathā ke cid akṛśāṃs tatra kurvate
akṛśāṃś ca kṛśāṃś cakrur hetubhiḥ śāstraniścitaiḥ
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| 6 | tatra medhāvinaḥ ke cid artham anyaiḥ prapūritam
vicikṣipur yathā śyenā nabhogatam ivāmiṣam
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| 7 | ke cid dharmārthasaṃyuktāḥ kathās tatra mahāvratāḥ
remire kathayantaś ca sarvavedavidāṃ varāḥ
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| 8 | sā vedir vedasaṃpannair devadvijamaharṣibhiḥ
ābabhāse samākīrṇā nakṣatrair dyaur ivāmalā
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| 9 | na tasyāṃ saṃnidhau śūdraḥ kaś cid āsīn na cāvrataḥ
antarvedyāṃ tadā rājan yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane
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| 10 | tāṃ tu lakṣmīvato lakṣmīṃ tadā yajñavidhānajām
tutoṣa nāradaḥ paśyan dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ
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| 11 | atha cintāṃ samāpede sa munir manujādhipa
nāradas taṃ tadā paśyan sarvakṣatrasamāgamam
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| 12 | sasmāra ca purāvṛttāṃ kathāṃ tāṃ bharatarṣabha
aṃśāvataraṇe yāsau brahmaṇo bhavane 'bhavat
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| 13 | devānāṃ saṃgamaṃ taṃ tu vijñāya kurunandana
nāradaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sasmāra manasā harim
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| 14 | sākṣāt sa vibudhārighnaḥ kṣatre nārāyaṇo vibhuḥ
pratijñāṃ pālayan dhīmāñ jātaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
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| 15 | saṃdideśa purā yo 'sau vibudhān bhūtakṛt svayam
anyonyam abhinighnantaḥ punar lokān avāpsyatha
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| 16 | iti nārāyaṇaḥ śaṃbhur bhagavāñ jagataḥ prabhuḥ
ādiśya vibudhān sarvān ajāyata yadukṣaye
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| 17 | kṣitāv andhakavṛṣṇīnāṃ vaṃśe vaṃśabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
parayā śuśubhe lakṣmyā nakṣatrāṇām ivoḍurāṭ
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| 18 | yasya bāhubalaṃ sendrāḥ surāḥ sarva upāsate
so 'yaṃ mānuṣavan nāma harir āste 'rimardanaḥ
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| 19 | aho bata mahad bhūtaṃ svayaṃbhūr yad idaṃ svayam
ādāsyati punaḥ kṣatram evaṃ balasamanvitam
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| 20 | ity etāṃ nāradaś cintāṃ cintayām āsa dharmavit
hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ jñātvā yajñair īḍyaṃ tam īśvaram
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| 21 | tasmin dharmavidāṃ śreṣṭho dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ
mahādhvare mahābuddhis tasthau sa bahumānataḥ
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| 22 | tato bhīṣmo 'bravīd rājan dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
kriyatām arhaṇaṃ rājñāṃ yathārham iti bhārata
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| 23 | ācāryam ṛtvijaṃ caiva saṃyuktaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira
snātakaṃ ca priyaṃ cāhuḥ ṣaḍ arghyārhān nṛpaṃ tathā
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| 24 | etān arhān abhigatān āhuḥ saṃvatsaroṣitān
ta ime kālapūgasya mahato 'smān upāgatāḥ
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| 25 | eṣām ekaikaśo rājann arghyam ānīyatām iti
atha caiṣāṃ variṣṭhāya samarthāyopanīyatām
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| 26 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 26 | kasmai bhavān manyate 'rgham ekasmai kurunandana
upanīyamānaṃ yuktaṃ ca tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 27 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 27 | tato bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo buddhyā niścitya bhārata
vārṣṇeyaṃ manyate kṛṣṇam arhaṇīyatamaṃ bhuvi
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| 28 | eṣa hy eṣāṃ sametānāṃ tejobalaparākramaiḥ
madhye tapann ivābhāti jyotiṣām iva bhāskaraḥ
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| 29 | asūryam iva sūryeṇa nivātam iva vāyunā
bhāsitaṃ hlāditaṃ caiva kṛṣṇenedaṃ sado hi naḥ
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| 30 | tasmai bhīṣmābhyanujñātaḥ sahadevaḥ pratāpavān
upajahre 'tha vidhivad vārṣṇeyāyārghyam uttamam
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| 31 | pratijagrāha tat kṛṣṇaḥ śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā
śiśupālas tu tāṃ pūjāṃ vāsudeve na cakṣame
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| 32 | sa upālabhya bhīṣmaṃ ca dharmarājaṃ ca saṃsadi
apākṣipad vāsudevaṃ cedirājo mahābalaḥ
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