Book 3 Chapter 68 | |
1 | bṛhadaśva uvāca |
1 | atha dīrghasya kālasya parṇādo nāma vai dvijaḥ
pratyetya nagaraṃ bhaimīm idaṃ vacanam abravīt |
2 | naiṣadhaṃ mṛgayānena damayanti divāniśam
ayodhyāṃ nagarīṃ gatvā bhāṅgasvarir upasthitaḥ |
3 | śrāvitaś ca mayā vākyaṃ tvadīyaṃ sa mahājane
ṛtuparṇo mahābhāgo yathoktaṃ varavarṇini |
4 | tac chrutvā nābravīt kiṃ cid ṛtuparṇo narādhipaḥ
na ca pāriṣadaḥ kaś cid bhāṣyamāṇo mayāsakṛt |
5 | anujñātaṃ tu māṃ rājñā vijane kaś cid abravīt
ṛtuparṇasya puruṣo bāhuko nāma nāmataḥ |
6 | sūtas tasya narendrasya virūpo hrasvabāhukaḥ
śīghrayāne sukuśalo mṛṣṭakartā ca bhojane |
7 | sa viniḥśvasya bahuśo ruditvā ca muhur muhuḥ
kuśalaṃ caiva māṃ pṛṣṭvā paścād idam abhāṣata |
8 | vaiṣamyam api saṃprāptā gopāyanti kulastriyaḥ
ātmānam ātmanā satyo jitasvargā na saṃśayaḥ rahitā bhartṛbhiś caiva na krudhyanti kadā cana |
9 | viṣamasthena mūḍhena paribhraṣṭasukhena ca
yat sā tena parityaktā tatra na kroddhum arhati |
10 | prāṇayātrāṃ pariprepsoḥ śakunair hṛtavāsasaḥ
ādhibhir dahyamānasya śyāmā na kroddhum arhati |
11 | satkṛtāsatkṛtā vāpi patiṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatam
bhraṣṭarājyaṃ śriyā hīnaṃ śyāmā na kroddhum arhati |
12 | tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā tvarito 'ham ihāgataḥ
śrutvā pramāṇaṃ bhavatī rājñaś caiva nivedaya |
13 | etac chrutvāśrupūrṇākṣī parṇādasya viśāṃ pate
damayantī raho 'bhyetya mātaraṃ pratyabhāṣata |
14 | ayam artho na saṃvedyo bhīme mātaḥ kathaṃ cana
tvatsaṃnidhau samādekṣye sudevaṃ dvijasattamam |
15 | yathā na nṛpatir bhīmaḥ pratipadyeta me matam
tathā tvayā prayattavyaṃ mama cet priyam icchasi |
16 | yathā cāhaṃ samānītā sudevenāśu bāndhavān
tenaiva maṅgalenāśu sudevo yātu māciram samānetuṃ nalaṃ mātar ayodhyāṃ nagarīm itaḥ |
17 | viśrāntaṃ ca tataḥ paścāt parṇādaṃ dvijasattamam
arcayām āsa vaidarbhī dhanenātīva bhāminī |
18 | nale cehāgate vipra bhūyo dāsyāmi te vasu
tvayā hi me bahu kṛtaṃ yathā nānyaḥ kariṣyati yad bhartrāhaṃ sameṣyāmi śīghram eva dvijottama |
19 | evam ukto 'rcayitvā tām āśīrvādaiḥ sumaṅgalaiḥ
gṛhān upayayau cāpi kṛtārthaḥ sa mahāmanāḥ |
20 | tataś cānāyya taṃ vipraṃ damayantī yudhiṣṭhira
abravīt saṃnidhau mātur duḥkhaśokasamanvitā |
21 | gatvā sudeva nagarīm ayodhyāvāsinaṃ nṛpam
ṛtuparṇaṃ vaco brūhi patim anyaṃ cikīrṣatī āsthāsyati punar bhaimī damayantī svayaṃvaram |
22 | tatra gacchanti rājāno rājaputrāś ca sarvaśaḥ
yathā ca gaṇitaḥ kālaḥ śvobhūte sa bhaviṣyati |
23 | yadi saṃbhāvanīyaṃ te gaccha śīghram ariṃdama
sūryodaye dvitīyaṃ sā bhartāraṃ varayiṣyati na hi sa jñāyate vīro nalo jīvan mṛto 'pi vā |
24 | evaṃ tayā yathoktaṃ vai gatvā rājānam abravīt
ṛtuparṇaṃ mahārāja sudevo brāhmaṇas tadā |