Book 12 Chapter 345 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | sa vanāni vicitrāṇi tīrthāni ca sarāṃsi ca
abhigacchan krameṇa sma kaṃ cin munim upasthitaḥ |
2 | taṃ sa tena yathoddiṣṭaṃ nāgaṃ vipreṇa brāhmaṇaḥ
paryapṛcchad yathānyāyaṃ śrutvaiva ca jagāma saḥ |
3 | so 'bhigamya yathākhyātaṃ nāgāyatanam arthavit
proktavān aham asmīti bhoḥśabdālaṃkṛtaṃ vacaḥ |
4 | tatas tasya vacaḥ śrutvā rūpiṇī dharmavatsalā
darśayām āsa taṃ vipraṃ nāgapatnī pativratā |
5 | sā tasmai vidhivat pūjāṃ cakre dharmaparāyaṇā
svāgatenāgataṃ kṛtvā kiṃ karomīti cābravīt |
6 | brāhmaṇa uvāca |
6 | viśrānto 'bhyarcitaś cāsmi bhavatyā ślakṣṇayā girā
draṣṭum icchāmi bhavati taṃ devaṃ nāgam uttamam |
7 | etad dhi paramaṃ kāryam etan me phalam īpsitam
anenārthena cāsmy adya saṃprāptaḥ pannagālayam |
8 | nāgabhāryovāca |
8 | ārya sūryarathaṃ voḍhuṃ gato 'sau māsacārikaḥ
saptāṣṭabhir dinair vipra darśayiṣyaty asaṃśayam |
9 | etad viditam āryasya vivāsakaraṇaṃ mama
bhartur bhavatu kiṃ cānyat kriyatāṃ tad vadasva me |
10 | brāhmaṇa uvāca |
10 | anena niścayenāhaṃ sādhvi saṃprāptavān iha
pratīkṣann āgamaṃ devi vatsyāmy asmin mahāvane |
11 | saṃprāptasyaiva cāvyagram āvedyo 'ham ihāgataḥ
mamābhigamanaṃ prāpto vācyaś ca vacanaṃ tvayā |
12 | aham apy atra vatsyāmi gomatyāḥ puline śubhe
kālaṃ parimitāhāro yathoktaṃ paripālayan |
13 | bhīṣma uvāca |
13 | tataḥ sa vipras tāṃ nāgīṃ samādhāya punaḥ punaḥ
tad eva pulinaṃ nadyāḥ prayayau brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ |