Book 12 Chapter 164 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | giraṃ tāṃ madhurāṃ śrutvā gautamo vismitas tadā
kautūhalānvito rājan rājadharmāṇam aikṣata |
2 | rājadharmovāca |
2 | bhoḥ kaśyapasya putro 'haṃ mātā dākṣāyaṇī ca me
atithis tvaṃ guṇopetaḥ svāgataṃ te dvijarṣabha |
3 | bhīṣma uvāca |
3 | tasmai dattvā sa satkāraṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
śālapuṣpamayīṃ divyāṃ bṛsīṃ samupakalpayat |
4 | bhagīratharathākrāntān deśān gaṅgāniṣevitān
ye caranti mahāmīnās tāṃś ca tasyānvakalpayat |
5 | vahniṃ cāpi susaṃdīptaṃ mīnāṃś caiva supīvarān
sa gautamāyātithaye nyavedayata kāśyapaḥ |
6 | bhuktavantaṃ ca taṃ vipraṃ prītātmānaṃ mahāmanāḥ
klamāpanayanārthaṃ sa pakṣābhyām abhyavījayat |
7 | tato viśrāntam āsīnaṃ gotrapraśnam apṛcchata
so 'bravīd gautamo 'smīti brāhma nānyad udāharat |
8 | tasmai parṇamayaṃ divyaṃ divyapuṣpādhivāsitam
gandhāḍhyaṃ śayanaṃ prādāt sa śiśye tatra vai sukham |
9 | athopaviṣṭaṃ śayane gautamaṃ bakarāṭ tadā
papraccha kāśyapo vāgmī kim āgamanakāraṇam |
10 | tato 'bravīd gautamas taṃ daridro 'haṃ mahāmate
samudragamanākāṅkṣī dravyārtham iti bhārata |
11 | taṃ kāśyapo 'bravīt prīto notkaṇṭhāṃ kartum arhasi
kṛtakāryo dvijaśreṣṭha sadravyo yāsyase gṛhān |
12 | caturvidhā hy arthagatir bṛhaspatimataṃ yathā
pāraṃparyaṃ tathā daivaṃ karma mitram iti prabho |
13 | prādurbhūto 'smi te mitraṃ suhṛttvaṃ ca mama tvayi
so 'haṃ tathā yatiṣyāmi bhaviṣyasi yathārthavān |
14 | tataḥ prabhātasamaye sukhaṃ pṛṣṭvābravīd idam
gaccha saumya pathānena kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi |
15 | itas triyojanaṃ gatvā rākṣasādhipatir mahān
virūpākṣa iti khyātaḥ sakhā mama mahābalaḥ |
16 | taṃ gaccha dvijamukhya tvaṃ mama vākyapracoditaḥ
kāmān abhīpsitāṃs tubhyaṃ dātā nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ |
17 | ity uktaḥ prayayau rājan gautamo vigataklamaḥ
phalāny amṛtakalpāni bhakṣayan sma yatheṣṭataḥ |
18 | candanāgurumukhyāni tvakpatrāṇāṃ vanāni ca
tasmin pathi mahārāja sevamāno drutaṃ yayau |
19 | tato meruvrajaṃ nāma nagaraṃ śailatoraṇam
śailaprākāravapraṃ ca śailayantrārgalaṃ tathā |
20 | viditaś cābhavat tasya rākṣasendrasya dhīmataḥ
prahitaḥ suhṛdā rājan prīyatā vai priyātithiḥ |
21 | tataḥ sa rākṣasendraḥ svān preṣyān āha yudhiṣṭhira
gautamo nagaradvārāc chīghram ānīyatām iti |
22 | tataḥ puravarāt tasmāt puruṣāḥ śvetaveṣṭanāḥ
gautamety abhibhāṣantaḥ puradvāram upāgaman |
23 | te tam ūcur mahārāja preṣyā rakṣaḥpater dvijam
tvarasva tūrṇam āgaccha rājā tvāṃ draṣṭum icchati |
24 | rākṣasādhipatir vīro virūpākṣa iti śrutaḥ
sa tvāṃ tvarati vai draṣṭuṃ tat kṣipraṃ saṃvidhīyatām |
25 | tataḥ sa prādravad vipro vismayād vigataklamaḥ
gautamo nagararddhiṃ tāṃ paśyan paramavismitaḥ |
26 | tair eva sahito rājño veśma tūrṇam upādravat
darśanaṃ rākṣasendrasya kāṅkṣamāṇo dvijas tadā |