Book 3 Chapter 154 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | tatas tān pariviśvastān vasatas tatra pāṇḍavān
gateṣu teṣu rakṣaḥsu bhīmasenātmaje 'pi ca |
2 | rahitān bhīmasenena kadā cit tān yadṛcchayā
jahāra dharmarājānaṃ yamau kṛṣṇāṃ ca rākṣasaḥ |
3 | brāhmaṇo mantrakuśalaḥ sarvāstreṣv astravittamaḥ
iti bruvan pāṇḍaveyān paryupāste sma nityadā |
4 | parīkṣamāṇaḥ pārthānāṃ kalāpāni dhanūṃṣi ca
antaraṃ samabhiprepsur nāmnā khyāto jaṭāsuraḥ |
5 | sa bhīmasene niṣkrānte mṛgayārtham ariṃdame
anyad rūpaṃ samāsthāya vikṛtaṃ bhairavaṃ mahat |
6 | gṛhītvā sarvaśastrāṇi draupadīṃ parigṛhya ca
prātiṣṭhata sa duṣṭātmā trīn gṛhītvā ca pāṇḍavān |
7 | sahadevas tu yatnena tato 'pakramya pāṇḍavaḥ
ākrandad bhīmasenaṃ vai yena yāto mahābalaḥ |
8 | tam abravīd dharmarājo hriyamāṇo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
dharmas te hīyate mūḍha na cainaṃ samavekṣase |
9 | ye 'nye ke cin manuṣyeṣu tiryagyonigatā api
gandharvayakṣarakṣāṃsi vayāṃsi paśavas tathā manuṣyān upajīvanti tatas tvam upajīvasi |
10 | samṛddhyā hy asya lokasya loko yuṣmākam ṛdhyate
imaṃ ca lokaṃ śocantam anuśocanti devatāḥ pūjyamānāś ca vardhante havyakavyair yathāvidhi |
11 | vayaṃ rāṣṭrasya goptāro rakṣitāraś ca rākṣasa
rāṣṭrasyārakṣyamāṇasya kuto bhūtiḥ kutaḥ sukham |
12 | na ca rājāvamantavyo rakṣasā jātv anāgasi
aṇur apy apacāraś ca nāsty asmākaṃ narāśana |
13 | drogdhavyaṃ na ca mitreṣu na viśvasteṣu karhi cit
yeṣāṃ cānnāni bhuñjīta yatra ca syāt pratiśrayaḥ |
14 | sa tvaṃ pratiśraye 'smākaṃ pūjyamānaḥ sukhoṣitaḥ
bhuktvā cānnāni duṣprajña katham asmāñ jihīrṣasi |
15 | evam eva vṛthācāro vṛthāvṛddho vṛthāmatiḥ
vṛthāmaraṇam arhas tvaṃ vṛthādya na bhaviṣyasi |
16 | atha ced duṣṭabuddhis tvaṃ sarvair dharmair vivarjitaḥ
pradāya śastrāṇy asmākaṃ yuddhena draupadīṃ hara |
17 | atha cet tvam avijñāya idaṃ karma kariṣyasi
adharmaṃ cāpy akīrtiṃ ca loke prāpsyasi kevalam |
18 | etām adya parāmṛśya striyaṃ rākṣasa mānuṣīm
viṣam etat samāloḍya kumbhena prāśitaṃ tvayā |
19 | tato yudhiṣṭhiras tasya bhārikaḥ samapadyata
sa tu bhārābhibhūtātmā na tathā śīghrago 'bhavat |
20 | athābravīd draupadīṃ ca nakulaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
mā bhaiṣṭa rākṣasān mūḍhād gatir asya mayā hṛtā |
21 | nātidūre mahābāhur bhavitā pavanātmajaḥ
asmin muhūrte saṃprāpte na bhaviṣyati rākṣasaḥ |
22 | sahadevas tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaṃ mūḍhacetasam
uvāca vacanaṃ rājan kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
23 | rājan kiṃ nāma tat kṛtyaṃ kṣatriyasyāsty ato 'dhikam
yad yuddhe 'bhimukhaḥ prāṇāṃs tyajec chatrūñ jayeta vā |
24 | eṣa cāsmān vayaṃ cainaṃ yudhyamānāḥ paraṃtapa
sūdayema mahābāho deśakālo hy ayaṃ nṛpa |
25 | kṣatradharmasya saṃprāptaḥ kālaḥ satyaparākrama
jayantaḥ pātyamānā vā prāptum arhāma sadgatim |
26 | rākṣase jīvamāne 'dya ravir astam iyād yadi
nāhaṃ brūyāṃ punar jātu kṣatriyo 'smīti bhārata |
27 | bho bho rākṣasa tiṣṭhasva sahadevo 'smi pāṇḍavaḥ
hatvā vā māṃ nayasvainān hato vādyeha svapsyasi |
28 | tathaiva tasmin bruvati bhīmaseno yadṛcchayā
prādṛśyata mahābāhuḥ savajra iva vāsavaḥ |
29 | so 'paśyad bhrātarau tatra draupadīṃ ca yaśasvinīm
kṣitisthaṃ sahadevaṃ ca kṣipantaṃ rākṣasaṃ tadā |
30 | mārgāc ca rākṣasaṃ mūḍhaṃ kālopahatacetasam
bhramantaṃ tatra tatraiva daivena vinivāritam |
31 | bhrātṝṃs tān hriyato dṛṣṭvā draupadīṃ ca mahābalaḥ
krodham āhārayad bhīmo rākṣasaṃ cedam abravīt |
32 | vijñāto 'si mayā pūrvaṃ ceṣṭañ śastraparīkṣaṇe
āsthā tu tvayi me nāsti yato 'si na hatas tadā brahmarūpapraticchanno na no vadasi cāpriyam |
33 | priyeṣu caramāṇaṃ tvāṃ na caivāpriyakāriṇam
atithiṃ brahmarūpaṃ ca kathaṃ hanyām anāgasam rākṣasaṃ manyamāno 'pi yo hanyān narakaṃ vrajet |
34 | apakvasya ca kālena vadhas tava na vidyate
nūnam adyāsi saṃpakvo yathā te matir īdṛśī dattā kṛṣṇāpaharaṇe kālenādbhutakarmaṇā |
35 | baḍiśo 'yaṃ tvayā grastaḥ kālasūtreṇa lambitaḥ
matsyo 'mbhasīva syūtāsyaḥ kathaṃ me 'dya gamiṣyasi |
36 | yaṃ cāsi prasthito deśaṃ manaḥ pūrvaṃ gataṃ ca te
na taṃ gantāsi gantāsi mārgaṃ bakahiḍimbayoḥ |
37 | evam uktas tu bhīmena rākṣasaḥ kālacoditaḥ
bhīta utsṛjya tān sarvān yuddhāya samupasthitaḥ |
38 | abravīc ca punar bhīmaṃ roṣāt prasphuritādharaḥ
na me mūḍhā diśaḥ pāpa tvadarthaṃ me vilambanam |
39 | śrutā me rākṣasā ye ye tvayā vinihatā raṇe
teṣām adya kariṣyāmi tavāsreṇodakakriyām |
40 | evam uktas tato bhīmaḥ sṛkkiṇī parisaṃlihan
smayamāna iva krodhāt sākṣāt kālāntakopamaḥ bāhusaṃrambham evecchann abhidudrāva rākṣasam |
41 | rākṣaso 'pi tadā bhīmaṃ yuddhārthinam avasthitam
abhidudrāva saṃrabdho balo vajradharaṃ yathā |
42 | vartamāne tadā tābhyāṃ bāhuyuddhe sudāruṇe
mādrīputrāv abhikruddhāv ubhāv apy abhyadhāvatām |
43 | nyavārayat tau prahasan kuntīputro vṛkodaraḥ
śakto 'haṃ rākṣasasyeti prekṣadhvam iti cābravīt |
44 | ātmanā bhrātṛbhiś cāhaṃ dharmeṇa sukṛtena ca
iṣṭena ca śape rājan sūdayiṣyāmi rākṣasam |
45 | ity evam uktvā tau vīrau spardhamānau parasparam
bāhubhiḥ samasajjetām ubhau rakṣovṛkodarau |
46 | tayor āsīt saṃprahāraḥ kruddhayor bhīmarakṣasoḥ
amṛṣyamāṇayoḥ saṃkhye devadānavayor iva |
47 | ārujyārujya tau vṛkṣān anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ
jīmūtāv iva gharmānte vinadantau mahābalau |
48 | babhañjatur mahāvṛkṣān ūrubhir balināṃ varau
anyonyenābhisaṃrabdhau parasparajayaiṣiṇau |
49 | tad vṛkṣayuddham abhavan mahīruhavināśanam
vālisugrīvayor bhrātroḥ pureva kapisiṃhayoḥ |
50 | āvidhyāvidhya tau vṛkṣān muhūrtam itaretaram
tāḍayām āsatur ubhau vinadantau muhur muhuḥ |
51 | tasmin deśe yadā vṛkṣāḥ sarva eva nipātitāḥ
puñjīkṛtāś ca śataśaḥ parasparavadhepsayā |
52 | tadā śilāḥ samādāya muhūrtam iva bhārata
mahābhrair iva śailendrau yuyudhāte mahābalau |
53 | ugrābhir ugrarūpābhir bṛhatībhiḥ parasparam
vajrair iva mahāvegair ājaghnatur amarṣaṇau |
54 | abhihatya ca bhūyas tāv anyonyaṃ baladarpitau
bhujābhyāṃ parigṛhyātha cakarṣāte gajāv iva |
55 | muṣṭibhiś ca mahāghorair anyonyam abhipetatuḥ
tayoś caṭacaṭāśabdo babhūva sumahātmanoḥ |
56 | tataḥ saṃhṛtya muṣṭiṃ tu pañcaśīrṣam ivoragam
vegenābhyahanad bhīmo rākṣasasya śirodharām |
57 | tataḥ śrāntaṃ tu tad rakṣo bhīmasenabhujāhatam
supariśrāntam ālakṣya bhīmaseno 'bhyavartata |
58 | tata enaṃ mahābāhur bāhubhyām amaropamaḥ
samutkṣipya balād bhīmo niṣpipeṣa mahītale |
59 | tasya gātrāṇi sarvāṇi cūrṇayām āsa pāṇḍavaḥ
aratninā cābhihatya śiraḥ kāyād apāharat |
60 | saṃdaṣṭoṣṭhaṃ vivṛttākṣaṃ phalaṃ vṛntād iva cyutam
jaṭāsurasya tu śiro bhīmasenabalād dhṛtam papāta rudhirādigdhaṃ saṃdaṣṭadaśanacchadam |
61 | taṃ nihatya maheṣvāso yudhiṣṭhiram upāgamat
stūyamāno dvijāgryais tair marudbhir iva vāsavaḥ |