Book 5 Chapter 11 | |
1 | śalya uvāca |
1 | ṛṣayo 'thābruvan sarve devāś ca tridaśeśvarāḥ
ayaṃ vai nahuṣaḥ śrīmān devarājye 'bhiṣicyatām te gatvāthābruvan sarve rājā no bhava pārthiva |
2 | sa tān uvāca nahuṣo devān ṛṣigaṇāṃs tathā
pitṛbhiḥ sahitān rājan parīpsan hitam ātmanaḥ |
3 | durbalo 'haṃ na me śaktir bhavatāṃ paripālane
balavāñ jāyate rājā balaṃ śakre hi nityadā |
4 | tam abruvan punaḥ sarve devāḥ sarṣipurogamāḥ
asmākaṃ tapasā yuktaḥ pāhi rājyaṃ triviṣṭape |
5 | parasparabhayaṃ ghoram asmākaṃ hi na saṃśayaḥ
abhiṣicyasva rājendra bhava rājā triviṣṭape |
6 | devadānavayakṣāṇām ṛṣīṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ tathā
pitṛgandharvabhūtānāṃ cakṣurviṣayavartinām teja ādāsyase paśyan balavāṃś ca bhaviṣyasi |
7 | dharmaṃ puraskṛtya sadā sarvalokādhipo bhava
brahmarṣīṃś cāpi devāṃś ca gopāyasva triviṣṭape |
8 | sudurlabhaṃ varaṃ labdhvā prāpya rājyaṃ triviṣṭape
dharmātmā satataṃ bhūtvā kāmātmā samapadyata |
9 | devodyāneṣu sarveṣu nandanopavaneṣu ca
kailāse himavatpṛṣṭhe mandare śvetaparvate sahye mahendre malaye samudreṣu saritsu ca |
10 | apsarobhiḥ parivṛto devakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ
nahuṣo devarājaḥ san krīḍan bahuvidhaṃ tadā |
11 | śṛṇvan divyā bahuvidhāḥ kathāḥ śrutimanoharāḥ
vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi gītaṃ ca madhurasvaram |
12 | viśvāvasur nāradaś ca gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ ca devendraṃ mūrtimanta upasthitāḥ mārutaḥ surabhir vāti manojñaḥ sukhaśītalaḥ |
13 | evaṃ hi krīḍatas tasya nahuṣasya mahātmanaḥ
saṃprāptā darśanaṃ devī śakrasya mahiṣī priyā |
14 | sa tāṃ saṃdṛśya duṣṭātmā prāha sarvān sabhāsadaḥ
indrasya mahiṣī devī kasmān māṃ nopatiṣṭhati |
15 | aham indro 'smi devānāṃ lokānāṃ ca tatheśvaraḥ
āgacchatu śacī mahyaṃ kṣipram adya niveśanam |
16 | tac chrutvā durmanā devī bṛhaspatim uvāca ha
rakṣa māṃ nahuṣād brahmaṃs tavāsmi śaraṇaṃ gatā |
17 | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannāṃ brahmas tvaṃ māṃ prabhāṣase
devarājasya dayitām atyantasukhabhāginīm |
18 | avaidhavyena saṃyuktām ekapatnīṃ pativratām
uktavān asi māṃ pūrvam ṛtāṃ tāṃ kuru vai giram |
19 | noktapūrvaṃ ca bhagavan mṛṣā te kiṃ cid īśvara
tasmād etad bhavet satyaṃ tvayoktaṃ dvijasattama |
20 | bṛhaspatir athovāca indrāṇīṃ bhayamohitām
yad uktāsi mayā devi satyaṃ tad bhavitā dhruvam |
21 | drakṣyase devarājānam indraṃ śīghram ihāgatam
na bhetavyaṃ ca nahuṣāt satyam etad bravīmi te samānayiṣye śakreṇa nacirād bhavatīm aham |
22 | atha śuśrāva nahuṣa indrāṇīṃ śaraṇaṃ gatām
bṛhaspater aṅgirasaś cukrodha sa nṛpas tadā |