Book 5 Chapter 113 | |
1 | nārada uvāca |
1 | evam uktaḥ suparṇena tathyaṃ vacanam uttamam
vimṛśyāvahito rājā niścitya ca punaḥ punaḥ |
2 | yaṣṭā kratusahasrāṇāṃ dātā dānapatiḥ prabhuḥ
yayātir vatsakāśīśa idaṃ vacanam abravīt |
3 | dṛṣṭvā priyasakhaṃ tārkṣyaṃ gālavaṃ ca dvijarṣabham
nidarśanaṃ ca tapaso bhikṣāṃ ślāghyāṃ ca kīrtitām |
4 | atītya ca nṛpān anyān ādityakulasaṃbhavān
matsakāśam anuprāptāv etau buddhim avekṣya ca |
5 | adya me saphalaṃ janma tāritaṃ cādya me kulam
adyāyaṃ tārito deśo mama tārkṣya tvayānagha |
6 | vaktum icchāmi tu sakhe yathā jānāsi māṃ purā
na tathā vittavān asmi kṣīṇaṃ vittaṃ hi me sakhe |
7 | na ca śakto 'smi te kartuṃ mogham āgamanaṃ khaga
na cāśām asya viprarṣer vitathāṃ kartum utsahe |
8 | tat tu dāsyāmi yat kāryam idaṃ saṃpādayiṣyati
abhigamya hatāśo hi nivṛtto dahate kulam |
9 | nātaḥ paraṃ vainateya kiṃ cit pāpiṣṭham ucyate
yathāśānāśanaṃ loke dehi nāstīti vā vacaḥ |
10 | hatāśo hy akṛtārthaḥ san hataḥ saṃbhāvito naraḥ
hinasti tasya putrāṃś ca pautrāṃś cākurvato 'rthinām |
11 | tasmāc caturṇāṃ vaṃśānāṃ sthāpayitrī sutā mama
iyaṃ surasutaprakhyā sarvadharmopacāyinī |
12 | sadā devamanuṣyāṇām asurāṇāṃ ca gālava
kāṅkṣitā rūpato bālā sutā me pratigṛhyatām |
13 | asyāḥ śulkaṃ pradāsyanti nṛpā rājyam api dhruvam
kiṃ punaḥ śyāmakarṇānāṃ hayānāṃ dve catuḥśate |
14 | sa bhavān pratigṛhṇātu mamemāṃ mādhavīṃ sutām
ahaṃ dauhitravān syāṃ vai vara eṣa mama prabho |
15 | pratigṛhya ca tāṃ kanyāṃ gālavaḥ saha pakṣiṇā
punar drakṣyāva ity uktvā pratasthe saha kanyayā |
16 | upalabdham idaṃ dvāram aśvānām iti cāṇḍajaḥ
uktvā gālavam āpṛcchya jagāma bhavanaṃ svakam |
17 | gate patagarāje tu gālavaḥ saha kanyayā
cintayānaḥ kṣamaṃ dāne rājñāṃ vai śulkato 'gamat |
18 | so 'gacchan manasekṣvākuṃ haryaśvaṃ rājasattamam
ayodhyāyāṃ mahāvīryaṃ caturaṅgabalānvitam |
19 | kośadhānyabalopetaṃ priyapauraṃ dvijapriyam
prajābhikāmaṃ śāmyantaṃ kurvāṇaṃ tapa uttamam |
20 | tam upāgamya vipraḥ sa haryaśvaṃ gālavo 'bravīt
kanyeyaṃ mama rājendra prasavaiḥ kulavardhinī |
21 | iyaṃ śulkena bhāryārthe haryaśva pratigṛhyatām
śulkaṃ te kīrtayiṣyāmi tac chrutvā saṃpradhāryatām |