Book 3 Chapter 84 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | bhrātṝṇāṃ matam ājñāya nāradasya ca dhīmataḥ
pitāmahasamaṃ dhaumyaṃ prāha rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
2 | mayā sa puruṣavyāghro jiṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ
astrahetor mahābāhur amitātmā vivāsitaḥ |
3 | sa hi vīro 'nuraktaś ca samarthaś ca tapodhana
kṛtī ca bhṛśam apy astre vāsudeva iva prabhuḥ |
4 | ahaṃ hy etāv ubhau brahman kṛṣṇāv arinighātinau
abhijānāmi vikrāntau tathā vyāsaḥ pratāpavān triyugau puṇḍarīkākṣau vāsudevadhanaṃjayau |
5 | nārado 'pi tathā veda so 'py aśaṃsat sadā mama
tathāham api jānāmi naranārāyaṇāv ṛṣī |
6 | śakto 'yam ity ato matvā mayā saṃpreṣito 'rjunaḥ
indrād anavaraḥ śaktaḥ surasūnuḥ surādhipam draṣṭum astrāṇi cādātum indrād iti vivāsitaḥ |
7 | bhīṣmadroṇāv atirathau kṛpo drauṇiś ca durjayaḥ
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putreṇa vṛtā yudhi mahābalāḥ sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve 'strakuśalās tathā |
8 | yoddhukāmaś ca pārthena satataṃ yo mahābalaḥ
sa ca divyāstravit karṇaḥ sūtaputro mahārathaḥ |
9 | so 'śvavegānilabalaḥ śarārcis talanisvanaḥ
rajodhūmo 'strasaṃtāpo dhārtarāṣṭrāniloddhataḥ |
10 | nisṛṣṭa iva kālena yugāntajvalano yathā
mama sainyamayaṃ kakṣaṃ pradhakṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |
11 | taṃ sa kṛṣṇāniloddhūto divyāstrajalado mahān
śvetavājibalākābhṛd gāṇḍīvendrāyudhojjvalaḥ |
12 | satataṃ śaradhārābhiḥ pradīptaṃ karṇapāvakam
udīrṇo 'rjunamegho 'yaṃ śamayiṣyati saṃyuge |
13 | sa sākṣād eva sarvāṇi śakrāt parapuraṃjayaḥ
divyāny astrāṇi bībhatsus tattvataḥ pratipatsyate |
14 | alaṃ sa teṣāṃ sarveṣām iti me dhīyate matiḥ
nāsti tv atikriyā tasya raṇe 'rīṇāṃ pratikriyā |
15 | taṃ vayaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ sarve gṛhītāstraṃ dhanaṃjayam
draṣṭāro na hi bībhatsur bhāram udyamya sīdati |
16 | vayaṃ tu tam ṛte vīraṃ vane 'smin dvipadāṃ vara
avadhānaṃ na gacchāmaḥ kāmyake saha kṛṣṇayā |
17 | bhavān anyad vanaṃ sādhu bahvannaṃ phalavac chuci
ākhyātu ramaṇīyaṃ ca sevitaṃ puṇyakarmabhiḥ |
18 | yatra kaṃ cid vayaṃ kālaṃ vasantaḥ satyavikramam
pratīkṣāmo 'rjunaṃ vīraṃ varṣakāmā ivāmbudam |
19 | vividhān āśramān kāṃś cid dvijātibhyaḥ pariśrutān
sarāṃsi saritaś caiva ramaṇīyāṃś ca parvatān |
20 | ācakṣva na hi no brahman rocate tam ṛte 'rjunam
vane 'smin kāmyake vāso gacchāmo 'nyāṃ diśaṃ prati |