Book 2 Chapter 37 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | tataḥ sāgarasaṃkāśaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatisāgaram
roṣāt pracalitaṃ sarvam idam āha yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
2 | bhīṣmaṃ matimatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vṛddhaṃ kurupitāmaham
bṛhaspatiṃ bṛhattejāḥ puruhūta ivārihā |
3 | asau roṣāt pracalito mahān nṛpatisāgaraḥ
atra yat pratipattavyaṃ tan me brūhi pitāmaha |
4 | yajñasya ca na vighnaḥ syāt prajānāṃ ca śivaṃ bhavet
yathā sarvatra tat sarvaṃ brūhi me 'dya pitāmaha |
5 | ity uktavati dharmajñe dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire
uvācedaṃ vaco bhīṣmas tataḥ kurupitāmahaḥ |
6 | mā bhais tvaṃ kuruśārdūla śvā siṃhaṃ hantum arhati
śivaḥ panthāḥ sunīto 'tra mayā pūrvataraṃ vṛtaḥ |
7 | prasupte hi yathā siṃhe śvānas tatra samāgatāḥ
bhaṣeyuḥ sahitāḥ sarve tatheme vasudhādhipāḥ |
8 | vṛṣṇisiṃhasya suptasya tatheme pramukhe sthitāḥ
bhaṣante tāta saṃkruddhāḥ śvānaḥ siṃhasya saṃnidhau |
9 | na hi saṃbudhyate tāvat suptaḥ siṃha ivācyutaḥ
tena siṃhīkaroty etān nṛsiṃhaś cedipuṃgavaḥ |
10 | pārthivān pārthivaśreṣṭha śiśupālo 'lpacetanaḥ
sarvān sarvātmanā tāta netukāmo yamakṣayam |
11 | nūnam etat samādātuṃ punar icchaty adhokṣajaḥ
yad asya śiśupālasthaṃ tejas tiṣṭhati bhārata |
12 | viplutā cāsya bhadraṃ te buddhir buddhimatāṃ vara
cedirājasya kaunteya sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām |
13 | ādātuṃ hi naravyāghro yaṃ yam icchaty ayaṃ yadā
tasya viplavate buddhir evaṃ cedipater yathā |
14 | caturvidhānāṃ bhūtānāṃ triṣu lokeṣu mādhavaḥ
prabhavaś caiva sarveṣāṃ nidhanaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira |
15 | iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā tataś cedipatir nṛpaḥ
bhīṣmaṃ rūkṣākṣarā vācaḥ śrāvayām āsa bhārata |