Book 3 Chapter 166 | |
1 | arjuna uvāca |
1 | tato 'haṃ stūyamānas tu tatra tatra maharṣibhiḥ
apaśyam udadhiṃ bhīmam apāṃpatim athāvyayam |
2 | phenavatyaḥ prakīrṇāś ca saṃhatāś ca samucchritāḥ
ūrmayaś cātra dṛśyante calanta iva parvatāḥ nāvaḥ sahasraśas tatra ratnapūrṇāḥ samantataḥ |
3 | timiṃgilāḥ kacchapāś ca tathā timitimiṃgilāḥ
makarāś cātra dṛśyante jale magnā ivādrayaḥ |
4 | śaṅkhānāṃ ca sahasrāṇi magnāny apsu samantataḥ
dṛśyante sma yathā rātrau tārās tanv abhrasaṃvṛtāḥ |
5 | tathā sahasraśas tatra ratnasaṃghāḥ plavanty uta
vāyuś ca ghūrṇate bhīmas tad adbhutam ivābhavat |
6 | tam atītya mahāvegaṃ sarvāmbhonidhim uttamam
apaśyaṃ dānavākīrṇaṃ tad daityapuram antikāt |
7 | tatraiva mātalis tūrṇaṃ nipatya pṛthivītale
nādayan rathaghoṣeṇa tat puraṃ samupādravat |
8 | rathaghoṣaṃ tu taṃ śrutvā stanayitnor ivāmbare
manvānā devarājaṃ māṃ saṃvignā dānavābhavan |
9 | sarve saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ śaracāpadharāḥ sthitāḥ
tathā śūlāsiparaśugadāmusalapāṇayaḥ |
10 | tato dvārāṇi pidadhur dānavās trastacetasaḥ
saṃvidhāya pure rakṣāṃ na sma kaś cana dṛśyate |
11 | tataḥ śaṅkham upādāya devadattaṃ mahāsvanam
puram āsuram āśliṣya prādhamaṃ taṃ śanair aham |
12 | sa tu śabdo divaṃ stabdhvā pratiśabdam ajījanat
vitresuś ca nililyuś ca bhūtāni sumahānty api |
13 | tato nivātakavacāḥ sarva eva samantataḥ
daṃśitā vividhais trāṇair vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ |
14 | āyasaiś ca mahāśūlair gadābhir musalair api
paṭṭiśaiḥ karavālaiś ca rathacakraiś ca bhārata |
15 | śataghnībhir bhuśuṇḍībhiḥ khaḍgaiś citraiḥ svalaṃkṛtaiḥ
pragṛhītair diteḥ putrāḥ prādurāsan sahasraśaḥ |
16 | tato vicārya bahudhā rathamārgeṣu tān hayān
prācodayat same deśe mātalir bharatarṣabha |
17 | tena teṣāṃ praṇunnānām āśutvāc chīghragāminām
nānvapaśyaṃ tadā kiṃ cit tan me 'dbhutam ivābhavat |
18 | tatas te dānavās tatra yodhavrātāny anekaśaḥ
vikṛtasvararūpāṇi bhṛśaṃ sarvāṇy acodayan |
19 | tena śabdena mahatā samudre parvatopamāḥ
āplavanta gataiḥ sattvair matsyāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ |
20 | tato vegena mahatā dānavā mām upādravan
vimuñcantaḥ śitān bāṇāñ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ |
21 | sa saṃprahāras tumulas teṣāṃ mama ca bhārata
avartata mahāghoro nivātakavacāntakaḥ |
22 | tato devarṣayaś caiva dānavarṣigaṇāś ca ye
brahmarṣayaś ca siddhāś ca samājagmur mahāmṛdhe |
23 | te vai mām anurūpābhir madhurābhir jayaiṣiṇaḥ
astuvan munayo vāgbhir yathendraṃ tārakāmaye |