Book 12 Chapter 346 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | atha tena naraśreṣṭha brāhmaṇena tapasvinā
nirāhāreṇa vasatā duḥkhitās te bhujaṃgamāḥ |
2 | sarve saṃbhūya sahitās tasya nāgasya bāndhavāḥ
bhrātaras tanayā bhāryā yayus taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati |
3 | te 'paśyan puline taṃ vai vivikte niyatavratam
samāsīnaṃ nirāhāraṃ dvijaṃ japyaparāyaṇam |
4 | te sarve samabhikramya vipram abhyarcya cāsakṛt
ūcur vākyam asaṃdigdham ātitheyasya bāndhavāḥ |
5 | ṣaṣṭho hi divasas te 'dya prāptasyeha tapodhana
na cābhilaṣase kiṃ cid āhāraṃ dharmavatsala |
6 | asmān abhigataś cāsi vayaṃ ca tvām upasthitāḥ
kāryaṃ cātithyam asmābhir vayaṃ sarve kuṭumbinaḥ |
7 | mūlaṃ phalaṃ vā parṇaṃ vā payo vā dvijasattama
āhārahetor annaṃ vā bhoktum arhasi brāhmaṇa |
8 | tyaktāhāreṇa bhavatā vane nivasatā satā
bālavṛddham idaṃ sarvaṃ pīḍyate dharmasaṃkaṭāt |
9 | na hi no bhrūṇahā kaś cid rājāpathyo 'nṛto 'pi vā
pūrvāśī vā kule hy asmin devatātithibandhuṣu |
10 | brāhmaṇa uvāca |
10 | upadeśena yuṣmākam āhāro 'yaṃ mayā vṛtaḥ
dvirūnaṃ daśarātraṃ vai nāgasyāgamanaṃ prati |
11 | yady aṣṭarātre niryāte nāgamiṣyati pannagaḥ
tadāhāraṃ kariṣyāmi tannimittam idaṃ vratam |
12 | kartavyo na ca saṃtāpo gamyatāṃ ca yathāgatam
tannimittaṃ vrataṃ mahyaṃ naitad bhettum ihārhatha |
13 | bhīṣma uvāca |
13 | tena te samanujñātā brāhmaṇena bhujaṃgamāḥ
svam eva bhavanaṃ jagmur akṛtārthā nararṣabha |