 | Book 3 Chapter 93
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | te tathā sahitā vīrā vasantas tatra tatra ha
krameṇa pṛthivīpāla naimiṣāraṇyam āgatāḥ
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| 2 | tatas tīrtheṣu puṇyeṣu gomatyāḥ pāṇḍavā nṛpa
kṛtābhiṣekāḥ pradadur gāś ca vittaṃ ca bhārata
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| 3 | tatra devān pitṝn viprāṃs tarpayitvā punaḥ punaḥ
kanyātīrthe 'śvatīrthe ca gavāṃ tīrthe ca kauravāḥ
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| 4 | vālakoṭyāṃ vṛṣaprasthe girāv uṣya ca pāṇḍavāḥ
bāhudāyāṃ mahīpāla cakruḥ sarve 'bhiṣecanam
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| 5 | prayāge devayajane devānāṃ pṛthivīpate
ūṣur āplutya gātrāṇi tapaś cātasthur uttamam
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| 6 | gaṅgāyamunayoś caiva saṃgame satyasaṃgarāḥ
vipāpmāno mahātmāno viprebhyaḥ pradadur vasu
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| 7 | tapasvijanajuṣṭāṃ ca tato vedīṃ prajāpateḥ
jagmuḥ pāṇḍusutā rājan brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhārata
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| 8 | tatra te nyavasan vīrās tapaś cātasthur uttamam
saṃtarpayantaḥ satataṃ vanyena haviṣā dvijān
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| 9 | tato mahīdharaṃ jagmur dharmajñenābhisatkṛtam
rājarṣiṇā puṇyakṛtā gayenānupamadyute
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| 10 | saro gayaśiro yatra puṇyā caiva mahānadī
ṛṣijuṣṭaṃ supuṇyaṃ tat tīrthaṃ brahmasarottamam
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| 11 | agastyo bhagavān yatra gato vaivasvataṃ prati
uvāsa ca svayaṃ yatra dharmo rājan sanātanaḥ
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| 12 | sarvāsāṃ saritāṃ caiva samudbhedo viśāṃ pate
yatra saṃnihito nityaṃ mahādevaḥ pinākadhṛk
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| 13 | tatra te pāṇḍavā vīrāś cāturmāsyais tadejire
ṛṣiyajñena mahatā yatrākṣayavaṭo mahān
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| 14 | brāhmaṇās tatra śataśaḥ samājagmus tapodhanāḥ
cāturmāsyenāyajanta ārṣeṇa vidhinā tadā
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| 15 | tatra vidyātaponityā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
kathāḥ pracakrire puṇyāḥ sadasisthā mahātmanām
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| 16 | tatra vidyāvratasnātaḥ kaumāraṃ vratam āsthitaḥ
śamaṭho 'kathayad rājann āmūrtarayasaṃ gayam
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| 17 | amūrtarayasaḥ putro gayo rājarṣisattamaḥ
puṇyāni yasya karmāṇi tāni me śṛṇu bhārata
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| 18 | yasya yajño babhūveha bahvanno bahudakṣiṇaḥ
yatrānnaparvatā rājañ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
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| 19 | ghṛtakulyāś ca dadhnaś ca nadyo bahuśatās tathā
vyañjanānāṃ pravāhāś ca mahārhāṇāṃ sahasraśaḥ
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| 20 | ahany ahani cāpy etad yācatāṃ saṃpradīyate
anyat tu brāhmaṇā rājan bhuñjate 'nnaṃ susaṃskṛtam
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| 21 | tatra vai dakṣiṇākāle brahmaghoṣo divaṃ gataḥ
na sma prajñāyate kiṃ cid brahmaśabdena bhārata
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| 22 | puṇyena caratā rājan bhūr diśaḥ khaṃ nabhas tathā
āpūrṇam āsīc chabdena tad apy āsīn mahādbhutam
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| 23 | tatra sma gāthā gāyanti manuṣyā bharatarṣabha
annapānaiḥ śubhais tṛptā deśe deśe suvarcasaḥ
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| 24 | gayasya yajñe ke tv adya prāṇino bhoktum īpsavaḥ
yatra bhojanaśiṣṭasya parvatāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ
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| 25 | na sma pūrve janāś cakrur na kariṣyanti cāpare
gayo yad akarod yajñe rājarṣir amitadyutiḥ
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| 26 | kathaṃ nu devā haviṣā gayena paritarpitāḥ
punaḥ śakṣyanty upādātum anyair dattāni kāni cit
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| 27 | evaṃvidhāḥ subahavas tasya yajñe mahātmanaḥ
babhūvur asya sarasaḥ samīpe kurunandana
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