 | Book 13 Chapter 21
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | atha sā strī tam uktvā tu vipram evaṃ bhavatv iti
tailaṃ divyam upādāya snānaśāṭīm upānayat
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| 2 | anujñātā ca muninā sā strī tena mahātmanā
athāsya tailenāṅgāni sarvāṇy evābhyamṛkṣayat
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| 3 | śanaiś cotsāditas tatra snānaśālām upāgamat
bhadrāsanaṃ tataś citraṃ ṛṣir anvāviśan navam
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| 4 | athopaviṣṭaś ca yadā tasmin bhadrāsane tadā
snāpayām āsa śanakais tam ṛṣiṃ sukhahastavat
divyaṃ ca vidhivac cakre sopacāraṃ munes tadā
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| 5 | sa tena susukhoṣṇena tasyā hastasukhena ca
vyatītāṃ rajanīṃ kṛtsnāṃ nājānāt sa mahāvrataḥ
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| 6 | tata utthāya sa munis tadā paramavismitaḥ
pūrvasyāṃ diśi sūryaṃ ca so 'paśyad uditaṃ divi
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| 7 | tasya buddhir iyaṃ kiṃ nu mohas tattvam idaṃ bhavet
athopāsya sahasrāṃśuṃ kiṃ karomīty uvāca tām
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| 8 | sā cāmṛtarasaprakhyam ṛṣer annam upāharat
tasya svādutayānnasya na prabhūtaṃ cakāra saḥ
vyagamac cāpy ahaḥśeṣaṃ tataḥ saṃdhyāgamat punaḥ
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| 9 | atha strī bhagavantaṃ sā supyatām ity acodayat
tatra vai śayane divye tasya tasyāś ca kalpite
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| 10 | aṣṭāvakra uvāca
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| 10 | na bhadre paradāreṣu mano me saṃprasajjati
uttiṣṭha bhadre bhadraṃ te svapa vai viramasva ca
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| 11 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 11 | sā tadā tena vipreṇa tathā dhṛtyā nivartitā
svatantrāsmīty uvācainaṃ na dharmacchalam asti te
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| 12 | aṣṭāvakra uvāca
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| 12 | nāsti svatantratā strīṇām asvatantrā hi yoṣitaḥ
prajāpatimataṃ hy etan na strī svātantryam arhati
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| 13 | stry uvāca
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| 13 | bādhate maithunaṃ vipra mama bhaktiṃ ca paśya vai
adharmaṃ prāpsyase vipra yan māṃ tvaṃ nābhinandasi
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| 14 | aṣṭāvakra uvāca
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| 14 | haranti doṣajātāni naraṃ jātaṃ yathecchakam
prabhavāmi sadā dhṛtyā bhadre svaṃ śayanaṃ vraja
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| 15 | stry uvāca
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| 15 | śirasā praṇame vipra prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
bhūmau nipatamānāyāḥ śaraṇaṃ bhava me 'nagha
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| 16 | yadi vā doṣajātaṃ tvaṃ paradāreṣu paśyasi
ātmānaṃ sparśayāmy adya pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva me dvija
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| 17 | na doṣo bhavitā caiva satyenaitad bravīmy aham
svatantrāṃ māṃ vijānīhi yo 'dharmaḥ so 'stu vai mayi
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| 18 | aṣṭāvakra uvāca
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| 18 | svatantrā tvaṃ kathaṃ bhadre brūhi kāraṇam atra vai
nāsti loke hi kā cit strī yā vai svātantryam arhati
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| 19 | pitā rakṣati kaumāre bhartā rakṣati yauvane
putrāś ca sthavirībhāve na strī svātantryam arhati
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| 20 | stry uvāca
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| 20 | kaumāraṃ brahmacaryaṃ me kanyaivāsmi na saṃśayaḥ
kuru mā vimatiṃ vipra śraddhāṃ vijahi mā mama
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| 21 | aṣṭāvakra uvāca
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| 21 | yathā mama tathā tubhyaṃ yathā tava tathā mama
jijñāseyam ṛṣes tasya vighnaḥ satyaṃ nu kiṃ bhavet
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| 22 | āścaryaṃ paramaṃ hīdaṃ kiṃ nu śreyo hi me bhavet
divyābharaṇavastrā hi kanyeyaṃ mām upasthitā
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| 23 | kiṃ tv asyāḥ paramaṃ rūpaṃ jīrṇam āsīt kathaṃ punaḥ
kanyārūpam ihādyaiva kim ihātrottaraṃ bhavet
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| 24 | yathā paraṃ śaktidhṛter na vyutthāsye kathaṃ cana
na rocaye hi vyutthānaṃ dhṛtyaivaṃ sādhayāmy aham
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