Book 3 Chapter 283 | |
1 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
1 | tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vyatītāyām udite sūryamaṇḍale
kṛtapūrvāhṇikāḥ sarve sameyus te tapodhanāḥ |
2 | tad eva sarvaṃ sāvitryā mahābhāgyaṃ maharṣayaḥ
dyumatsenāya nātṛpyan kathayantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ |
3 | tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvāḥ śālvebhyo 'bhyāgatā nṛpa
ācakhyur nihataṃ caiva svenāmātyena taṃ nṛpam |
4 | taṃ mantriṇā hataṃ śrutvā sasahāyaṃ sabāndhavam
nyavedayan yathātattvaṃ vidrutaṃ ca dviṣadbalam |
5 | aikamatyaṃ ca sarvasya janasyātha nṛpaṃ prati
sacakṣur vāpy acakṣur vā sa no rājā bhavatv iti |
6 | anena niścayeneha vayaṃ prasthāpitā nṛpa
prāptānīmāni yānāni caturaṅgaṃ ca te balam |
7 | prayāhi rājan bhadraṃ te ghuṣṭas te nagare jayaḥ
adhyāssva cirarātrāya pitṛpaitāmahaṃ padam |
8 | cakṣuṣmantaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ vapuṣānvitam
mūrdhabhiḥ patitāḥ sarve vismayotphullalocanāḥ |
9 | tato 'bhivādya tān vṛddhān dvijān āśramavāsinaḥ
taiś cābhipūjitaḥ sarvaiḥ prayayau nagaraṃ prati |
10 | śaibyā ca saha sāvitryā svāstīrṇena suvarcasā
narayuktena yānena prayayau senayā vṛtā |
11 | tato 'bhiṣiṣicuḥ prītyā dyumatsenaṃ purohitāḥ
putraṃ cāsya mahātmānaṃ yauvarājye 'bhyaṣecayan |
12 | tataḥ kālena mahatā sāvitryāḥ kīrtivardhanam
tad vai putraśataṃ jajñe śūrāṇām anivartinām |
13 | bhrātṝṇāṃ sodarāṇāṃ ca tathaivāsyābhavac chatam
madrādhipasyāśvapater mālavyāṃ sumahābalam |
14 | evam ātmā pitā mātā śvaśrūḥ śvaśura eva ca
bhartuḥ kulaṃ ca sāvitryā sarvaṃ kṛcchrāt samuddhṛtam |
15 | tathaivaiṣāpi kalyāṇī draupadī śīlasaṃmatā
tārayiṣyati vaḥ sarvān sāvitrīva kulāṅganā |
16 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
16 | evaṃ sa pāṇḍavas tena anunīto mahātmanā
viśoko vijvaro rājan kāmyake nyavasat tadā |