Book 5 Chapter 120 | |
1 | nārada uvāca |
1 | pratyabhijñātamātro 'tha sadbhis tair narapuṃgavaḥ
yayātir divyasaṃsthāno babhūva vigatajvaraḥ |
2 | divyamālyāmbaradharo divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
divyagandhaguṇopeto na pṛthvīm aspṛśat padā |
3 | tato vasumanāḥ pūrvam uccair uccārayan vacaḥ
khyāto dānapatir loke vyājahāra nṛpaṃ tadā |
4 | prāptavān asmi yal loke sarvavarṇeṣv agarhayā
tad apy atha ca dāsyāmi tena saṃyujyatāṃ bhavān |
5 | yat phalaṃ dānaśīlasya kṣamāśīlasya yat phalam
yac ca me phalam ādhāne tena saṃyujyatāṃ bhavān |
6 | tataḥ pratardano 'py āha vākyaṃ kṣatriyapuṃgavaḥ
yathā dharmaratir nityaṃ nityaṃ yuddhaparāyaṇaḥ |
7 | prāptavān asmi yal loke kṣatradharmodbhavaṃ yaśaḥ
vīraśabdaphalaṃ caiva tena saṃyujyatāṃ bhavān |
8 | śibirauśīnaro dhīmān uvāca madhurāṃ giram
yathā bāleṣu nārīṣu vaihāryeṣu tathaiva ca |
9 | saṃgareṣu nipāteṣu tathāpad vyasaneṣu ca
anṛtaṃ noktapūrvaṃ me tena satyena khaṃ vraja |
10 | yathā prāṇāṃś ca rājyaṃ ca rājan karma sukhāni ca
tyajeyaṃ na punaḥ satyaṃ tena satyena khaṃ vraja |
11 | yathā satyena me dharmo yathā satyena pāvakaḥ
prītaḥ śakraś ca satyena tena satyena khaṃ vraja |
12 | aṣṭakas tv atha rājarṣiḥ kauśiko mādhavīsutaḥ
anekaśatayajvānaṃ vacanaṃ prāha dharmavit |
13 | śataśaḥ puṇḍarīkā me gosavāś ca citāḥ prabho
kratavo vājapeyāś ca teṣāṃ phalam avāpnuhi |
14 | na me ratnāni na dhanaṃ na tathānye paricchadāḥ
kratuṣv anupayuktāni tena satyena khaṃ vraja |
15 | yathā yathā hi jalpanti dauhitrās taṃ narādhipam
tathā tathā vasumatīṃ tyaktvā rājā divaṃ yayau |
16 | evaṃ sarve samastās te rājānaḥ sukṛtais tadā
yayātiṃ svargato bhraṣṭaṃ tārayām āsur añjasā |
17 | dauhitrāḥ svena dharmeṇa yajñadānakṛtena vai
caturṣu rājavaṃśeṣu saṃbhūtāḥ kulavardhanāḥ mātāmahaṃ mahāprājñaṃ divam āropayanti te |
18 | rājāna ūcuḥ |
18 | rājadharmaguṇopetāḥ sarvadharmaguṇānvitāḥ
dauhitrās te vayaṃ rājan divam āroha pārthivaḥ |