Book 12 Chapter 340 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | dharmāḥ pitāmahenoktā mokṣadharmāśritāḥ śubhāḥ
dharmam āśramiṇāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vaktum arhati me bhavān |
2 | bhīṣma uvāca |
2 | sarvatra vihito dharmaḥ svargyaḥ satyaphalodayaḥ
bahudvārasya dharmasya nehāsti viphalā kriyā |
3 | yasmin yasmiṃs tu viṣaye yo yo yāti viniścayam
sa tam evābhijānāti nānyaṃ bharatasattama |
4 | api ca tvaṃ naravyāghra śrotum arhasi me kathām
purā śakrasya kathitāṃ nāradena surarṣiṇā |
5 | surarṣir nārado rājan siddhas trailokyasaṃmataḥ
paryeti kramaśo lokān vāyur avyāhato yathā |
6 | sa kadā cin maheṣvāsa devarājālayaṃ gataḥ
satkṛtaś ca mahendreṇa pratyāsannagato 'bhavat |
7 | taṃ kṛtakṣaṇam āsīnaṃ paryapṛcchac chacīpatiḥ
brahmarṣe kiṃ cid āścaryam asti dṛṣṭaṃ tvayānagha |
8 | yathā tvam api viprarṣe trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
jātakautūhalo nityaṃ siddhaś carasi sākṣivat |
9 | na hy asty aviditaṃ loke devarṣe tava kiṃ cana
śrutaṃ vāpy anubhūtaṃ vā dṛṣṭaṃ vā kathayasva me |
10 | tasmai rājan surendrāya nārado vadatāṃ varaḥ
āsīnāyopapannāya proktavān vipulāṃ kathām |
11 | yathā yena ca kalpena sa tasmai dvijasattamaḥ
kathāṃ kathitavān pṛṣṭas tathā tvam api me śṛṇu |