 | Book 3 Chapter 288
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| 1 | kunty uvāca
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| 1 | brāhmaṇaṃ yantritā rājan upasthāsyāmi pūjayā
yathāpratijñaṃ rājendra na ca mithyā bravīmy aham
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| 2 | eṣa caiva svabhāvo me pūjayeyaṃ dvijān iti
tava caiva priyaṃ kāryaṃ śreyaś caitat paraṃ mama
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| 3 | yady evaiṣyati sāyāhne yadi prātar atho niśi
yady ardharātre bhagavān na me kopaṃ kariṣyati
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| 4 | lābho mamaiṣa rājendra yad vai pūjayatī dvijān
ādeśe tava tiṣṭhantī hitaṃ kuryāṃ narottama
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| 5 | visrabdho bhava rājendra na vyalīkaṃ dvijottamaḥ
vasan prāpsyati te gehe satyam etad bravīmi te
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| 6 | yat priyaṃ ca dvijasyāsya hitaṃ caiva tavānagha
yatiṣyāmi tathā rājan vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ
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| 7 | brāhmaṇā hi mahābhāgāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthivīpate
tāraṇāya samarthāḥ syur viparīte vadhāya ca
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| 8 | sāham etad vijānantī toṣayiṣye dvijottamam
na matkṛte vyathāṃ rājan prāpsyasi dvijasattamāt
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| 9 | aparādhe hi rājendra rājñām aśreyase dvijāḥ
bhavanti cyavano yadvat sukanyāyāḥ kṛte purā
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| 10 | niyamena pareṇāham upasthāsye dvijottamam
yathā tvayā narendredaṃ bhāṣitaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati
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| 11 | rājovāca
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| 11 | evam etat tvayā bhadre kartavyam aviśaṅkayā
maddhitārthaṃ kulārthaṃ ca tathātmārthaṃ ca nandini
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| 12 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 12 | evam uktvā tu tāṃ kanyāṃ kuntibhojo mahāyaśāḥ
pṛthāṃ paridadau tasmai dvijāya sutavatsalaḥ
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| 13 | iyaṃ brahman mama sutā bālā sukhavivardhitā
aparādhyeta yat kiṃ cin na tat kāryaṃ hṛdi tvayā
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| 14 | dvijātayo mahābhāgā vṛddhabālatapasviṣu
bhavanty akrodhanāḥ prāyo viruddheṣv api nityadā
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| 15 | sumahaty aparādhe 'pi kṣāntiḥ kāryā dvijātibhiḥ
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ pūjā grāhyā dvijottama
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| 16 | tatheti brāhmaṇenokte sa rājā prītamānasaḥ
haṃsacandrāṃśusaṃkāśaṃ gṛham asya nyavedayat
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| 17 | tatrāgniśaraṇe kḷptam āsanaṃ tasya bhānumat
āhārādi ca sarvaṃ tat tathaiva pratyavedayat
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| 18 | nikṣipya rājaputrī tu tandrīṃ mānaṃ tathaiva ca
ātasthe paramaṃ yatnaṃ brāhmaṇasyābhirādhane
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| 19 | tatra sā brāhmaṇaṃ gatvā pṛthā śaucaparā satī
vidhivat paricārārhaṃ devavat paryatoṣayat
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