Book 12 Chapter 347 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | atha kāle bahutithe pūrṇe prāpto bhujaṃgamaḥ
dattābhyanujñaḥ svaṃ veśma kṛtakarmā vivasvataḥ |
2 | taṃ bhāryā samabhikrāmat pādaśaucādibhir guṇaiḥ
upapannāṃ ca tāṃ sādhvīṃ pannagaḥ paryapṛcchata |
3 | api tvam asi kalyāṇi devatātithipūjane
pūrvam uktena vidhinā yuktā yuktena matsamam |
4 | na khalv asy akṛtārthena strībuddhyā mārdavīkṛtā
madviyogena suśroṇi viyuktā dharmasetunā |
5 | nāgabhāryovāca |
5 | śiṣyāṇāṃ guruśuśrūṣā viprāṇāṃ vedapāraṇam
bhṛtyānāṃ svāmivacanaṃ rājñāṃ lokānupālanam |
6 | sarvabhūtaparitrāṇaṃ kṣatradharma ihocyate
vaiśyānāṃ yajñasaṃvṛttir ātitheyasamanvitā |
7 | viprakṣatriyavaiśyānāṃ śuśrūṣā śūdrakarma tat
gṛhasthadharmo nāgendra sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā |
8 | niyatāhāratā nityaṃ vratacaryā yathākramam
dharmo hi dharmasaṃbandhād indriyāṇāṃ viśeṣaṇam |
9 | ahaṃ kasya kuto vāhaṃ kaḥ ko me ha bhaved iti
prayojanamatir nityam evaṃ mokṣāśramī bhavet |
10 | pativratātvaṃ bhāryāyāḥ paramo dharma ucyate
tavopadeśān nāgendra tac ca tattvena vedmi vai |
11 | sāhaṃ dharmaṃ vijānantī dharmanitye tvayi sthite
satpathaṃ katham utsṛjya yāsyāmi viṣame pathi |
12 | devatānāṃ mahābhāga dharmacaryā na hīyate
atithīnāṃ ca satkāre nityayuktāsmy atandritā |
13 | saptāṣṭadivasās tv adya viprasyehāgatasya vai
sa ca kāryaṃ na me khyāti darśanaṃ tava kāṅkṣati |
14 | gomatyās tv eṣa puline tvaddarśanasamutsukaḥ
āsīno 'vartayan brahma brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ |
15 | ahaṃ tv anena nāgendra sāmapūrvaṃ samāhitā
prasthāpyo matsakāśaṃ sa saṃprāpto bhujagottamaḥ |
16 | etac chrutvā mahāprājña tatra gantuṃ tvam arhasi
dātum arhasi vā tasya darśanaṃ darśanaśravaḥ |