Book 12 Chapter 143 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | tatas taṃ lubdhakaḥ paśyan kṛpayābhipariplutaḥ
kapotam agnau patitaṃ vākyaṃ punar uvāca ha |
2 | kim īdṛśaṃ nṛśaṃsena mayā kṛtam abuddhinā
bhaviṣyati hi me nityaṃ pātakaṃ hṛdi jīvataḥ |
3 | sa vinindann athātmānaṃ punaḥ punar uvāca ha
dhiṅ mām astu sudurbuddhiṃ sadā nikṛtiniścayam śubhaṃ karma parityajya yo 'haṃ śakunilubdhakaḥ |
4 | nṛśaṃsasya mamādyāyaṃ pratyādeśo na saṃśayaḥ
dattaḥ svamāṃsaṃ dadatā kapotena mahātmanā |
5 | so 'haṃ tyakṣye priyān prāṇān putradāraṃ visṛjya ca
upadiṣṭo hi me dharmaḥ kapotenātidharmiṇā |
6 | adya prabhṛti dehaṃ svaṃ sarvabhogair vivarjitam
yathā svalpaṃ jalaṃ grīṣme śoṣayiṣyāmy ahaṃ tathā |
7 | kṣutpipāsātapasahaḥ kṛśo dhamanisaṃtataḥ
upavāsair bahuvidhaiś cariṣye pāralaukikam |
8 | aho dehapradānena darśitātithipūjanā
tasmād dharmaṃ cariṣyāmi dharmo hi paramā gatiḥ dṛṣṭo hi dharmo dharmiṣṭhair yādṛśo vihagottame |
9 | evam uktvā viniścitya raudrakarmā sa lubdhakaḥ
mahāprasthānam āśritya prayayau saṃśitavrataḥ |
10 | tato yaṣṭiṃ śalākāś ca kṣārakaṃ pañjaraṃ tathā
tāṃś ca baddhā kapotān sa saṃpramucyotsasarja ha |