 | Book 5 Chapter 93
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | teṣv āsīneṣu sarveṣu tūṣṇīṃbhūteṣu rājasu
vākyam abhyādade kṛṣṇaḥ sudaṃṣṭro dundubhisvanaḥ
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| 2 | jīmūta iva gharmānte sarvāṃ saṃśrāvayan sabhām
dhṛtarāṣṭram abhiprekṣya samabhāṣata mādhavaḥ
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| 3 | kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca śamaḥ syād iti bhārata
aprayatnena vīrāṇām etad yatitum āgataḥ
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| 4 | rājan nānyat pravaktavyaṃ tava niḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ
viditaṃ hy eva te sarvaṃ veditavyam ariṃdama
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| 5 | idam adya kulaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sarvarājasu pārthiva
śrutavṛttopasaṃpannaṃ sarvaiḥ samuditaṃ guṇaiḥ
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| 6 | kṛpānukampā kāruṇyam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca bhārata
tathārjavaṃ kṣamā satyaṃ kuruṣv etad viśiṣyate
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| 7 | tasminn evaṃvidhe rājan kule mahati tiṣṭhati
tvannimittaṃ viśeṣeṇa neha yuktam asāṃpratam
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| 8 | tvaṃ hi vārayitā śreṣṭhaḥ kurūṇāṃ kurusattama
mithyā pracaratāṃ tāta bāhyeṣv ābhyantareṣu ca
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| 9 | te putrās tava kauravya duryodhanapurogamāḥ
dharmārthau pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā pracaranti nṛśaṃsavat
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| 10 | aśiṣṭā gatamaryādā lobhena hṛtacetasaḥ
sveṣu bandhuṣu mukhyeṣu tad vettha bharatarṣabha
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| 11 | seyam āpan mahāghorā kuruṣv eva samutthitā
upekṣyamāṇā kauravya pṛthivīṃ ghātayiṣyati
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| 12 | śakyā ceyaṃ śamayituṃ tvaṃ ced icchasi bhārata
na duṣkaro hy atra śamo mato me bharatarṣabha
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| 13 | tvayy adhīnaḥ śamo rājan mayi caiva viśāṃ pate
putrān sthāpaya kauravya sthāpayiṣyāmy ahaṃ parān
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| 14 | ājñā tava hi rājendra kāryā putraiḥ sahānvayaiḥ
hitaṃ balavad apy eṣāṃ tiṣṭhatāṃ tava śāsane
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| 15 | tava caiva hitaṃ rājan pāṇḍavānām atho hitam
śame prayatamānasya mama śāsanakāṅkṣiṇām
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| 16 | svayaṃ niṣkalam ālakṣya saṃvidhatsva viśāṃ pate
sahabhūtās tu bharatās tavaiva syur janeśvara
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| 17 | dharmārthayos tiṣṭha rājan pāṇḍavair abhirakṣitaḥ
na hi śakyās tathābhūtā yatnād api narādhipa
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| 18 | na hi tvāṃ pāṇḍavair jetuṃ rakṣyamāṇaṃ mahātmabhiḥ
indro 'pi devaiḥ sahitaḥ prasaheta kuto nṛpāḥ
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| 19 | yatra bhīṣmaś ca droṇaś ca kṛpaḥ karṇo viviṃśatiḥ
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca somadatto 'tha bāhlikaḥ
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| 20 | saindhavaś ca kaliṅgaś ca kāmbojaś ca sudakṣiṇaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmasenaḥ savyasācī yamau tathā
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| 21 | sātyakiś ca mahātejā yuyutsuś ca mahārathaḥ
ko nu tān viparītātmā yudhyeta bharatarṣabha
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| 22 | lokasyeśvaratāṃ bhūyaḥ śatrubhiś cāpradhṛṣyatām
prāpsyasi tvam amitraghna sahitaḥ kurupāṇḍavaiḥ
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| 23 | tasya te pṛthivīpālās tvatsamāḥ pṛthivīpate
śreyāṃsaś caiva rājānaḥ saṃdhāsyante paraṃtapa
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| 24 | sa tvaṃ putraiś ca pautraiś ca bhrātṛbhiḥ pitṛbhis tathā
suhṛdbhiḥ sarvato guptaḥ sukhaṃ śakṣyasi jīvitum
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| 25 | etān eva purodhāya satkṛtya ca yathā purā
akhilāṃ bhokṣyase sarvāṃ pṛthivīṃ pṛthivīpate
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| 26 | etair hi sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ svaiś ca bhārata
anyān vijeṣyase śatrūn eṣa svārthas tavākhilaḥ
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| 27 | tair evopārjitāṃ bhūmiṃ bhokṣyase ca paraṃtapa
yadi saṃpatsyase putraiḥ sahāmātyair narādhipa
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| 28 | saṃyuge vai mahārāja dṛśyate sumahān kṣayaḥ
kṣaye cobhayato rājan kaṃ dharmam anupaśyasi
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| 29 | pāṇḍavair nihataiḥ saṃkhye putrair vāpi mahābalaiḥ
yad vindethāḥ sukhaṃ rājaṃs tad brūhi bharatarṣabha
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| 30 | śūrāś ca hi kṛtāstrāś ca sarve yuddhābhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ
pāṇḍavās tāvakāś caiva tān rakṣa mahato bhayāt
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| 31 | na paśyema kurūn sarvān pāṇḍavāṃś caiva saṃyuge
kṣīṇān ubhayataḥ śūrān rathebhyo rathibhir hatān
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| 32 | samavetāḥ pṛthivyāṃ hi rājāno rājasattama
amarṣavaśam āpannā nāśayeyur imāḥ prajāḥ
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| 33 | trāhi rājann imaṃ lokaṃ na naśyeyur imāḥ prajāḥ
tvayi prakṛtim āpanne śeṣaṃ syāt kurunandana
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| 34 | śuklā vadānyā hrīmanta āryāḥ puṇyābhijātayaḥ
anyonyasacivā rājaṃs tān pāhi mahato bhayāt
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| 35 | śiveneme bhūmipālāḥ samāgamya parasparam
saha bhuktvā ca pītvā ca pratiyāntu yathāgṛham
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| 36 | suvāsasaḥ sragviṇaś ca satkṛtya bharatarṣabha
amarṣāṃś ca nirākṛtya vairāṇi ca paraṃtapa
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| 37 | hārdaṃ yat pāṇḍaveṣv āsīt prāpte 'sminn āyuṣaḥ kṣaye
tad eva te bhavatv adya śaśvac ca bharatarṣabha
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| 38 | bālā vihīnāḥ pitrā te tvayaiva parivardhitāḥ
tān pālaya yathānyāyaṃ putrāṃś ca bharatarṣabha
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| 39 | bhavataiva hi rakṣyās te vyasaneṣu viśeṣataḥ
mā te dharmas tathaivārtho naśyeta bharatarṣabha
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| 40 | āhus tvāṃ pāṇḍavā rājann abhivādya prasādya ca
bhavataḥ śāsanād duḥkham anubhūtaṃ sahānugaiḥ
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| 41 | dvādaśemāni varṣāṇi vane nirvyuṣitāni naḥ
trayodaśaṃ tathājñātaiḥ sajane parivatsaram
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| 42 | sthātā naḥ samaye tasmin piteti kṛtaniścayāḥ
nāhāsma samayaṃ tāta tac ca no brāhmaṇā viduḥ
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| 43 | tasmin naḥ samaye tiṣṭha sthitānāṃ bharatarṣabha
nityaṃ saṃkleśitā rājan svarājyāṃśaṃ labhemahi
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| 44 | tvaṃ dharmam arthaṃ yuñjānaḥ samyaṅ nas trātum arhasi
gurutvaṃ bhavati prekṣya bahūn kleśāṃs titikṣmahe
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| 45 | sa bhavān mātṛpitṛvad asmāsu pratipadyatām
guror garīyasī vṛttir yā ca śiṣyasya bhārata
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| 46 | pitrā sthāpayitavyā hi vayam utpatham āsthitāḥ
saṃsthāpaya pathiṣv asmāṃs tiṣṭha rājan svavartmani
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| 47 | āhuś cemāṃ pariṣadaṃ putrās te bharatarṣabha
dharmajñeṣu sabhāsatsu neha yuktam asāṃpratam
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| 48 | yatra dharmo hy adharmeṇa satyaṃ yatrānṛtena ca
hanyate prekṣamāṇānāṃ hatās tatra sabhāsadaḥ
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| 49 | viddho dharmo hy adharmeṇa sabhāṃ yatra prapadyate
na cāsya śalyaṃ kṛntanti viddhās tatra sabhāsadaḥ
dharma etān ārujati yathā nady anukūlajān
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| 50 | ye dharmam anupaśyantas tūṣṇīṃ dhyāyanta āsate
te satyam āhur dharmaṃ ca nyāyyaṃ ca bharatarṣabha
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| 51 | śakyaṃ kim anyad vaktuṃ te dānād anyaj janeśvara
bruvantu vā mahīpālāḥ sabhāyāṃ ye samāsate
dharmārthau saṃpradhāryaiva yadi satyaṃ bravīmy aham
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| 52 | pramuñcemān mṛtyupāśāt kṣatriyān kṣatriyarṣabha
praśāmya bharataśreṣṭha mā manyuvaśam anvagāḥ
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| 53 | pitryaṃ tebhyaḥ pradāyāṃśaṃ pāṇḍavebhyo yathocitam
tataḥ saputraḥ siddhārtho bhuṅkṣva bhogān paraṃtapa
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| 54 | ajātaśatruṃ jānīṣe sthitaṃ dharme satāṃ sadā
saputre tvayi vṛttiṃ ca vartate yāṃ narādhipa
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| 55 | dāhitaś ca nirastaś ca tvām evopāśritaḥ punaḥ
indraprasthaṃ tvayaivāsau saputreṇa vivāsitaḥ
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| 56 | sa tatra nivasan sarvān vaśam ānīya pārthivān
tvanmukhān akarod rājan na ca tvām atyavartata
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| 57 | tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya saubalena jihīrṣatā
rāṣṭrāṇi dhanadhānyaṃ ca prayuktaḥ paramopadhiḥ
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| 58 | sa tām avasthāṃ saṃprāpya kṛṣṇāṃ prekṣya sabhāgatām
kṣatradharmād ameyātmā nākampata yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 59 | ahaṃ tu tava teṣāṃ ca śreya icchāmi bhārata
dharmād arthāt sukhāc caiva mā rājan nīnaśaḥ prajāḥ
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| 60 | anartham arthaṃ manvānā arthaṃ vānartham ātmanaḥ
lobhe 'tiprasṛtān putrān nigṛhṇīṣva viśāṃ pate
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| 61 | sthitāḥ śuśrūṣituṃ pārthāḥ sthitā yoddhum ariṃdamāḥ
yat te pathyatamaṃ rājaṃs tasmiṃs tiṣṭha paraṃtapa
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| 62 | tad vākyaṃ pārthivāḥ sarve hṛdayaiḥ samapūjayan
na tatra kaś cid vaktuṃ hi vācaṃ prākrāmad agrataḥ
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