 | Book 3 Chapter 294
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | devarājam anuprāptaṃ brāhmaṇacchadmanā vṛṣaḥ
dṛṣṭvā svāgatam ity āha na bubodhāsya mānasam
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| 2 | hiraṇyakaṇṭhīḥ pramadā grāmān vā bahugokulān
kiṃ dadānīti taṃ vipram uvācādhirathis tataḥ
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| 3 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 3 | hiraṇyakaṇṭhyaḥ pramadā yac cānyat prītivardhanam
nāhaṃ dattam ihecchāmi tadarthibhyaḥ pradīyatām
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| 4 | yad etat sahajaṃ varma kuṇḍale ca tavānagha
etad utkṛtya me dehi yadi satyavrato bhavān
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| 5 | etad icchāmy ahaṃ kṣipraṃ tvayā dattaṃ paraṃtapa
eṣa me sarvalābhānāṃ lābhaḥ paramako mataḥ
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| 6 | karṇa uvāca
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| 6 | avaniṃ pramadā gāś ca nirvāpaṃ bahuvārṣikam
tat te vipra pradāsyāmi na tu varma na kuṇḍale
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| 7 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 7 | evaṃ bahuvidhair vākyair yācyamānaḥ sa tu dvijaḥ
karṇena bharataśreṣṭha nānyaṃ varam ayācata
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| 8 | sāntvitaś ca yathāśakti pūjitaś ca yathāvidhi
naivānyaṃ sa dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ kāmayām āsa vai varam
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| 9 | yadā nānyaṃ pravṛṇute varaṃ vai dvijasattamaḥ
tadainam abravīd bhūyo rādheyaḥ prahasann iva
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| 10 | sahajaṃ varma me vipra kuṇḍale cāmṛtodbhave
tenāvadhyo 'smi lokeṣu tato naitad dadāmy aham
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| 11 | viśālaṃ pṛthivīrājyaṃ kṣemaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam
pratigṛhṇīṣva mattas tvaṃ sādhu brāhmaṇapuṃgava
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| 12 | kuṇḍalābhyāṃ vimukto 'haṃ varmaṇā sahajena ca
gamanīyo bhaviṣyāmi śatrūṇāṃ dvijasattama
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| 13 | yadā nānyaṃ varaṃ vavre bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ
tataḥ prahasya karṇas taṃ punar ity abravīd vacaḥ
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| 14 | vidito devadeveśa prāg evāsi mama prabho
na tu nyāyyaṃ mayā dātuṃ tava śakra vṛthā varam
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| 15 | tvaṃ hi deveśvaraḥ sākṣāt tvayā deyo varo mama
anyeṣāṃ caiva bhūtānām īśvaro hy asi bhūtakṛt
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| 16 | yadi dāsyāmi te deva kuṇḍale kavacaṃ tathā
vadhyatām upayāsyāmi tvaṃ ca śakrāvahāsyatām
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| 17 | tasmād vinimayaṃ kṛtvā kuṇḍale varma cottamam
harasva śakra kāmaṃ me na dadyām aham anyathā
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| 18 | śakra uvāca
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| 18 | vidito 'haṃ raveḥ pūrvam āyann eva tavāntikam
tena te sarvam ākhyātam evam etan na saṃśayaḥ
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| 19 | kāmam astu tathā tāta tava karṇa yathecchasi
varjayitvā tu me vajraṃ pravṛṇīṣva yad icchasi
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| 20 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 20 | tataḥ karṇaḥ prahṛṣṭas tu upasaṃgamya vāsavam
amoghāṃ śaktim abhyetya vavre saṃpūrṇamānasaḥ
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| 21 | karṇa uvāca
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| 21 | varmaṇā kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca śaktiṃ me dehi vāsava
amoghāṃ śatrusaṃghānāṃ ghātanīṃ pṛtanāmukhe
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| 22 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 22 | tataḥ saṃcintya manasā muhūrtam iva vāsavaḥ
śaktyarthaṃ pṛthivīpāla karṇaṃ vākyam athābravīt
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| 23 | kuṇḍale me prayacchasva varma caiva śarīrajam
gṛhāṇa karṇa śaktiṃ tvam anena samayena me
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| 24 | amoghā hanti śataśaḥ śatrūn mama karacyutā
punaś ca pāṇim abhyeti mama daityān vinighnataḥ
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| 25 | seyaṃ tava karaṃ prāpya hatvaikaṃ ripum ūrjitam
garjantaṃ pratapantaṃ ca mām evaiṣyati sūtaja
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| 26 | karṇa uvāca
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| 26 | ekam evāham icchāmi ripuṃ hantuṃ mahāhave
garjantaṃ pratapantaṃ ca yato mama bhayaṃ bhavet
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| 27 | indra uvāca
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| 27 | ekaṃ haniṣyasi ripuṃ garjantaṃ balinaṃ raṇe
tvaṃ tu yaṃ prārthayasy ekaṃ rakṣyate sa mahātmanā
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| 28 | yam āhur vedavidvāṃso varāham ajitaṃ harim
nārāyaṇam acintyaṃ ca tena kṛṣṇena rakṣyate
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| 29 | karṇa uvāca
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| 29 | evam apy astu bhagavann ekavīravadhe mama
amoghā pravarā śaktir yena hanyāṃ pratāpinam
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| 30 | utkṛtya tu pradāsyāmi kuṇḍale kavacaṃ ca te
nikṛtteṣu ca gātreṣu na me bībhatsatā bhavet
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| 31 | indra uvāca
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| 31 | na te bībhatsatā karṇa bhaviṣyati kathaṃ cana
vraṇaś cāpi na gātreṣu yas tvaṃ nānṛtam icchasi
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| 32 | yādṛśas te pitur varṇas tejaś ca vadatāṃ vara
tādṛśenaiva varṇena tvaṃ karṇa bhavitā punaḥ
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| 33 | vidyamāneṣu śastreṣu yady amoghām asaṃśaye
pramatto mokṣyase cāpi tvayy evaiṣā patiṣyati
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| 34 | karṇa uvāca
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| 34 | saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ prāpya vimokṣye vāsavīm imām
yathā mām āttha śakra tvaṃ satyam etad bravīmi te
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| 35 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 35 | tataḥ śaktiṃ prajvalitāṃ pratigṛhya viśāṃ pate
śastraṃ gṛhītvā niśitaṃ sarvagātrāṇy akṛntata
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| 36 | tato devā mānavā dānavāś ca; nikṛntantaṃ karṇam ātmānam evam
dṛṣṭvā sarve siddhasaṃghāś ca nedur; na hy asyāsīd duḥkhajo vai vikāraḥ
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| 37 | tato divyā dundubhayaḥ praṇeduḥ; papātoccaiḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ ca divyam
dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ śastrasaṃkṛttagātraṃ; muhuś cāpi smayamānaṃ nṛvīram
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| 38 | tataś chittvā kavacaṃ divyam aṅgāt; tathaivārdraṃ pradadau vāsavāya
tathotkṛtya pradadau kuṇḍale te; vaikartanaḥ karmaṇā tena karṇaḥ
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| 39 | tataḥ śakraḥ prahasan vañcayitvā; karṇaṃ loke yaśasā yojayitvā
kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ hi mene; tataḥ paścād divam evotpapāta
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| 40 | śrutvā karṇaṃ muṣitaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrā; dīnāḥ sarve bhagnadarpā ivāsan
tāṃ cāvasthāṃ gamitaṃ sūtaputraṃ; śrutvā pārthā jahṛṣuḥ kānanasthāḥ
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| 41 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 41 | kvasthā vīrāḥ pāṇḍavās te babhūvuḥ; kutaś caitac chrutavantaḥ priyaṃ te
kiṃ vākārṣur dvādaśe 'bde vyatīte; tan me sarvaṃ bhagavān vyākarotu
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| 42 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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labdhvā kṛṣṇāṃ saindhavaṃ drāvayitvā; vipraiḥ sārdhaṃ kāmyakād āśramāt te
mārkaṇḍeyāc chrutavantaḥ purāṇaṃ; devarṣīṇāṃ caritaṃ vistareṇa
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| 43 | pratyājagmuḥ sarathāḥ sānuyātrāḥ; sarvaiḥ sārdhaṃ sūdapaurogavaiś ca
tataḥ puṇyaṃ dvaitavanaṃ nṛvīrā; nistīryograṃ vanavāsaṃ samagram
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