Book 3 Chapter 98 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | bhūya evāham icchāmi maharṣes tasya dhīmataḥ
karmaṇāṃ vistaraṃ śrotum agastyasya dvijottama |
2 | lomaśa uvāca |
2 | śṛṇu rājan kathāṃ divyām adbhutām atimānuṣīm
agastyasya mahārāja prabhāvam amitātmanaḥ |
3 | āsan kṛtayuge ghorā dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ
kāleyā iti vikhyātā gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ |
4 | te tu vṛtraṃ samāśritya nānāpraharaṇodyatāḥ
samantāt paryadhāvanta mahendrapramukhān surān |
5 | tato vṛtravadhe yatnam akurvaṃs tridaśāḥ purā
puraṃdaraṃ puraskṛtya brahmāṇam upatasthire |
6 | kṛtāñjalīṃs tu tān sarvān parameṣṭhī uvāca ha
viditaṃ me surāḥ sarvaṃ yad vaḥ kāryaṃ cikīrṣitam |
7 | tam upāyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathā vṛtraṃ vadhiṣyatha
dadhīca iti vikhyāto mahān ṛṣir udāradhīḥ |
8 | taṃ gatvā sahitāḥ sarve varaṃ vai saṃprayācata
sa vo dāsyati dharmātmā suprītenāntarātmanā |
9 | sa vācyaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvair bhavadbhir jayakāṅkṣibhiḥ
svāny asthīni prayaccheti trailokyasya hitāya vai sa śarīraṃ samutsṛjya svāny asthīni pradāsyati |
10 | tasyāsthibhir mahāghoraṃ vajraṃ saṃbhriyatāṃ dṛḍham
mahac chatruhaṇaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ ṣaḍaśraṃ bhīmanisvanam |
11 | tena vajreṇa vai vṛtraṃ vadhiṣyati śatakratuḥ
etad vaḥ sarvam ākhyātaṃ tasmāc chīghraṃ vidhīyatām |
12 | evam uktās tato devā anujñāpya pitāmaham
nārāyaṇaṃ puraskṛtya dadhīcasyāśramaṃ yayuḥ |
13 | sarasvatyāḥ pare pāre nānādrumalatāvṛtam
ṣaṭpadodgītaninadair vighuṣṭaṃ sāmagair iva puṃskokilaravonmiśraṃ jīvaṃjīvakanāditam |
14 | mahiṣaiś ca varāhaiś ca sṛmaraiś camarair api
tatra tatrānucaritaṃ śārdūlabhayavarjitaiḥ |
15 | kareṇubhir vāraṇaiś ca prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaiḥ
saro 'vagāḍhaiḥ krīḍadbhiḥ samantād anunāditam |
16 | siṃhavyāghrair mahānādān nadadbhir anunāditam
aparaiś cāpi saṃlīnair guhākandaravāsibhiḥ |
17 | teṣu teṣv avakāśeṣu śobhitaṃ sumanoramam
triviṣṭapasamaprakhyaṃ dadhīcāśramam āgaman |
18 | tatrāpaśyan dadhīcaṃ te divākarasamadyutim
jājvalyamānaṃ vapuṣā yathā lakṣmyā pitāmaham |
19 | tasya pādau surā rājann abhivādya praṇamya ca
ayācanta varaṃ sarve yathoktaṃ parameṣṭhinā |
20 | tato dadhīcaḥ paramapratītaḥ; surottamāṃs tān idam abhyuvāca
karomi yad vo hitam adya devāḥ; svaṃ cāpi dehaṃ tv aham utsṛjāmi |
21 | sa evam uktvā dvipadāṃ variṣṭhaḥ; prāṇān vaśī svān sahasotsasarja
tataḥ surās te jagṛhuḥ parāsor; asthīni tasyātha yathopadeśam |
22 | prahṛṣṭarūpāś ca jayāya devās; tvaṣṭāram āgamya tam artham ūcuḥ
tvaṣṭā tu teṣāṃ vacanaṃ niśamya; prahṛṣṭarūpaḥ prayataḥ prayatnāt |
23 |
cakāra vajraṃ bhṛśam ugrarūpaṃ; kṛtvā ca śakraṃ sa uvāca hṛṣṭaḥ
anena vajrapravareṇa deva; bhasmīkuruṣvādya surārim ugram |
24 | tato hatāriḥ sagaṇaḥ sukhaṃ vai; praśādhi kṛtsnaṃ tridivaṃ diviṣṭhaḥ
tvaṣṭrā tathoktaḥ sa puraṃdaras tu; vajraṃ prahṛṣṭaḥ prayato 'bhyagṛhṇāt |