Book 4 Chapter 27 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | tataḥ śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ
śrutavān deśakālajñas tattvajñaḥ sarvadharmavit |
2 | ācāryavākyoparame tad vākyam abhisaṃdadhat
hitārthaṃ sa uvācemāṃ bhāratīṃ bhāratān prati |
3 | yudhiṣṭhire samāsaktāṃ dharmajñe dharmasaṃśritām
asatsu durlabhāṃ nityaṃ satāṃ cābhimatāṃ sadā bhīṣmaḥ samavadat tatra giraṃ sādhubhir arcitām |
4 | yathaiṣa brāhmaṇaḥ prāha droṇaḥ sarvārthatattvavit
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā nāśaṃ nārhanti pāṇḍavāḥ |
5 | śrutavṛttopasaṃpannāḥ sādhuvratasamanvitāḥ
vṛddhānuśāsane magnāḥ satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ |
6 | samayaṃ samayajñās te pālayantaḥ śucivratāḥ
nāvasīditum arhanti udvahantaḥ satāṃ dhuram |
7 | dharmataś caiva guptās te svavīryeṇa ca pāṇḍavāḥ
na nāśam adhigaccheyur iti me dhīyate matiḥ |
8 | tatra buddhiṃ praṇeṣyāmi pāṇḍavān prati bhārata
na tu nītiḥ sunītasya śakyate 'nveṣituṃ paraiḥ |
9 | yat tu śakyam ihāsmābhis tān vai saṃcintya pāṇḍavān
buddhyā pravaktuṃ na drohāt pravakṣyāmi nibodha tat |
10 | sā tv iyaṃ sādhu vaktavyā na tv anītiḥ kathaṃ cana
vṛddhānuśāsane tāta tiṣṭhataḥ satyaśīlinaḥ |
11 | avaśyaṃ tv iha dhīreṇa satāṃ madhye vivakṣatā
yathāmati vivaktavyaṃ sarvaśo dharmalipsayā |
12 | tatra nāhaṃ tathā manye yathāyam itaro janaḥ
pure janapade vāpi yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
13 | nāsūyako na cāpīrṣur nātivādī na matsarī
bhaviṣyati janas tatra svaṃ svaṃ dharmam anuvrataḥ |
14 | brahmaghoṣāś ca bhūyāṃsaḥ pūrṇāhutyas tathaiva ca
kratavaś ca bhaviṣyanti bhūyāṃso bhūridakṣiṇāḥ |
15 | sadā ca tatra parjanyaḥ samyag varṣī na saṃśayaḥ
saṃpannasasyā ca mahī nirītīkā bhaviṣyati |
16 | rasavanti ca dhānyāni guṇavanti phalāni ca
gandhavanti ca mālyāni śubhaśabdā ca bhāratī |
17 | vāyuś ca sukhasaṃsparśo niṣpratīpaṃ ca darśanam
bhayaṃ nābhyāviśet tatra yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
18 | gāvaś ca bahulās tatra na kṛśā na ca durduhāḥ
payāṃsi dadhisarpīṃṣi rasavanti hitāni ca |
19 | guṇavanti ca pānāni bhojyāni rasavanti ca
tatra deśe bhaviṣyanti yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
20 | rasāḥ sparśāś ca gandhāś ca śabdāś cāpi guṇānvitāḥ
dṛśyāni ca prasannāni yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
21 | svaiḥ svair guṇaiḥ susaṃyuktās tasmin varṣe trayodaśe
deśe tasmin bhaviṣyanti tāta pāṇḍavasaṃyute |
22 | saṃprītimāñ janas tatra saṃtuṣṭaḥ śucir avyayaḥ
devatātithipūjāsu sarvabhūtānurāgavān |
23 | iṣṭadāno mahotsāhaḥ śaśvad dharmaparāyaṇaḥ
aśubhadviṭ śubhaprepsur nityayajñaḥ śubhavrataḥ bhaviṣyati janas tatra yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
24 | tyaktavākyānṛtas tāta śubhakalyāṇamaṅgalaḥ
śubhārthepsuḥ śubhamatir yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ bhaviṣyati janas tatra nityaṃ ceṣṭapriyavrataḥ |
25 | dharmātmā sa tadādṛśyaḥ so 'pi tāta dvijātibhiḥ
kiṃ punaḥ prākṛtaiḥ pārthaḥ śakyo vijñātum antataḥ |
26 | yasmin satyaṃ dhṛtir dānaṃ parā śāntir dhruvā kṣamā
hrīḥ śrīḥ kīrtiḥ paraṃ teja ānṛśaṃsyam athārjavam |
27 | tasmāt tatra nivāsaṃ tu channaṃ satreṇa dhīmataḥ
gatiṃ vā paramāṃ tasya notsahe vaktum anyathā |
28 | evam etat tu saṃcintya yatkṛtaṃ manyase hitam
tat kṣipraṃ kuru kauravya yady evaṃ śraddadhāsi me |