 | Book 12 Chapter 150
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
saṃvādaṃ bharataśreṣṭha śalmaleḥ pavanasya ca
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| 2 | himavantaṃ samāsādya mahān āsīd vanaspatiḥ
varṣapūgābhisaṃvṛddhaḥ śākhāskandhapalāśavān
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| 3 | tatra sma mattā mātaṅgā dharmārtāḥ śramakarśitāḥ
viśramanti mahābāho tathānyā mṛgajātayaḥ
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| 4 | nalvamātraparīṇāho ghanacchāyo vanaspatiḥ
śukaśārikasaṃghuṣṭaḥ phalavān puṣpavān api
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| 5 | sārthikā vaṇijaś cāpi tāpasāś ca vanaukasaḥ
vasanti vāsān mārgasthāḥ suramye tarusattame
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| 6 | tasyā tā vipulāḥ śākhā dṛṣṭvā skandhāṃś ca sarvataḥ
abhigamyābravīd enaṃ nārado bharatarṣabha
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| 7 | aho nu ramaṇīyas tvam aho cāsi manoramaḥ
prīyāmahe tvayā nityaṃ tarupravara śalmale
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| 8 | sadaiva śakunās tāta mṛgāś cādhas tathā gajāḥ
vasanti tava saṃhṛṣṭā manoharatarās tathā
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| 9 | tava śākhā mahāśākha skandhaṃ ca vipulaṃ tathā
na vai prabhagnān paśyāmi mārutena kathaṃ cana
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| 10 | kiṃ nu te mārutas tāta prītimān atha vā suhṛt
tvāṃ rakṣati sadā yena vane 'smin pavano dhruvam
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| 11 | vivān hi pavanaḥ sthānād vṛkṣān uccāvacān api
parvatānāṃ ca śikharāṇy ācālayati vegavān
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| 12 | śoṣayaty eva pātālaṃ vivān gandhavahaḥ śuciḥ
hradāṃś ca saritaś caiva sāgarāṃś ca tathaiva ha
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| 13 | tvāṃ saṃrakṣeta pavanaḥ sakhitvena na saṃśayaḥ
tasmād bahalaśākho 'si parṇavān puṣpavān api
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| 14 | idaṃ ca ramaṇīyaṃ te pratibhāti vanaspate
yad ime vihagās tāta ramante muditās tvayi
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| 15 | eṣāṃ pṛthak samastānāṃ śrūyate madhuraḥ svaraḥ
puṣpasaṃmodane kāle vāśatāṃ sumanoharam
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| 16 | tatheme muditā nāgāḥ svayūthakulaśobhinaḥ
gharmārtās tvāṃ samāsādya sukhaṃ vindanti śalmale
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| 17 | tathaiva mṛgajātībhir anyābhir upaśobhase
tathā sārthādhivāsaiś ca śobhase meruvad druma
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| 18 | brāhmaṇaiś ca tapaḥsiddhais tāpasaiḥ śramaṇair api
triviṣṭapasamaṃ manye tavāyatanam eva ha
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| 19 | bandhutvād atha vā sakhyāc chalmale nātra saṃśayaḥ
pālayaty eva satataṃ bhīmaḥ sarvatrago 'nilaḥ
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| 20 | nyagbhāvaṃ paramaṃ vāyoḥ śalmale tvam upāgataḥ
tavāham asmīti sadā yena rakṣati mārutaḥ
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| 21 | na taṃ paśyāmy ahaṃ vṛkṣaṃ parvataṃ vāpi taṃ dṛḍham
yo na vāyubalād bhagnaḥ pṛthivyām iti me matiḥ
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| 22 | tvaṃ punaḥ kāraṇair nūnaṃ śalmale rakṣyase sadā
vāyunā saparīvāras tena tiṣṭhasy asaṃśayam
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| 23 | śalmalir uvāca
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| 23 | na me vāyuḥ sakhā brahman na bandhur na ca me suhṛt
parameṣṭhī tathā naiva yena rakṣati mānilaḥ
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| 24 | mama tejobalaṃ vāyor bhīmam api hi nārada
kalām aṣṭādaśīṃ prāṇair na me prāpnoti mārutaḥ
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| 25 | āgacchan paramo vāyur mayā viṣṭambhito balāt
rujan drumān parvatāṃś ca yac cānyad api kiṃ cana
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| 26 | sa mayā bahuśo bhagnaḥ prabhañjan vai prabhañjanaḥ
tasmān na bibhye devarṣe kruddhād api samīraṇāt
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| 27 | nārada uvāca
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| 27 | śalmale viparītaṃ te darśanaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
na hi vāyor balenāsti bhūtaṃ tulyabalaṃ kva cit
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| 28 | indro yamo vaiśravaṇo varuṇaś ca jaleśvaraḥ
na te 'pi tulyā marutaḥ kiṃ punas tvaṃ vanaspate
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| 29 | yad dhi kiṃ cid iha prāṇi śalmale ceṣṭate bhuvi
sarvatra bhagavān vāyuś ceṣṭāprāṇakaraḥ prabhuḥ
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| 30 | eṣa ceṣṭayate samyak prāṇinaḥ samyag āyataḥ
asamyag āyato bhūyaś ceṣṭate vikṛto nṛṣu
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| 31 | sa tvam evaṃvidhaṃ vāyuṃ sarvasattvabhṛtāṃ varam
na pūjayasi pūjyaṃ taṃ kim anyad buddhilāghavāt
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| 32 | asāraś cāsi durbuddhe kevalaṃ bahu bhāṣase
krodhādibhir avacchanno mithyā vadasi śalmale
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| 33 | mama roṣaḥ samutpannas tvayy evaṃ saṃprabhāṣati
bravīmy eṣa svayaṃ vāyos tava durbhāṣitaṃ bahu
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| 34 | candanaiḥ spandanaiḥ śālaiḥ saralair devadārubhiḥ
vetasair bandhanaiś cāpi ye cānye balavattarāḥ
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| 35 | taiś cāpi naivaṃ durbuddhe kṣipto vāyuḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ
te hi jānanti vāyoś ca balam ātmana eva ca
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| 36 | tasmāt te vai namasyanti śvasanaṃ drumasattamāḥ
tvaṃ tu mohān na jānīṣe vāyor balam anantakam
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