 | Book 13 Chapter 53
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | tasminn antarhite vipre rājā kim akarot tadā
bhāryā cāsya mahābhāgā tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | adṛṣṭvā sa mahīpālas tam ṛṣiṃ saha bhāryayā
pariśrānto nivavṛte vrīḍito naṣṭacetanaḥ
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| 3 | sa praviśya purīṃ dīno nābhyabhāṣata kiṃ cana
tad eva cintayām āsa cyavanasya viceṣṭitam
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| 4 | atha śūnyena manasā praviveśa gṛhaṃ nṛpaḥ
dadarśa śayane tasmiñ śayānaṃ bhṛgunandanam
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| 5 | vismitau tau tu dṛṣṭvā taṃ tad āścaryaṃ vicintya ca
darśanāt tasya ca muner viśrāntau saṃbabhūvatuḥ
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| 6 | yathāsthānaṃ tu tau sthitvā bhūyas taṃ saṃvavāhatuḥ
athāpareṇa pārśvena suṣvāpa sa mahāmuniḥ
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| 7 | tenaiva ca sa kālena pratyabudhyata vīryavān
na ca tau cakratuḥ kiṃ cid vikāraṃ bhayaśaṅkitau
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| 8 | pratibuddhas tu sa munis tau provāca viśāṃ pate
tailābhyaṅgo dīyatāṃ me snāsye 'ham iti bhārata
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| 9 | tatheti tau pratiśrutya kṣudhitau śramakarśitau
śatapākena tailena mahārheṇopatasthatuḥ
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| 10 | tataḥ sukhāsīnam ṛṣiṃ vāgyatau saṃvavāhatuḥ
na ca paryāptam ity āha bhārgavaḥ sumahātapāḥ
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| 11 | yadā tau nirvikārau tu lakṣayām āsa bhārgavaḥ
tata utthāya sahasā snānaśālāṃ viveśa ha
kḷptam eva tu tatrāsīt snānīyaṃ pārthivocitam
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| 12 | asatkṛtya tu tat sarvaṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata
sa muniḥ punar evātha nṛpateḥ paśyatas tadā
nāsūyāṃ cakratus tau ca daṃpatī bharatarṣabha
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| 13 | atha snātaḥ sa bhagavān siṃhāsanagataḥ prabhuḥ
darśayām āsa kuśikaṃ sabhāryaṃ bhṛgunandanaḥ
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| 14 | saṃhṛṣṭavadano rājā sabhāryaḥ kuśiko munim
siddham annam iti prahvo nirvikāro nyavedayat
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| 15 | ānīyatām iti munis taṃ covāca narādhipam
rājā ca samupājahre tadannaṃ saha bhāryayā
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| 16 | māṃsaprakārān vividhāñ śākāni vividhāni ca
vesavāravikārāṃś ca pānakāni laghūni ca
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| 17 | rasālāpūpakāṃś citrān modakān atha ṣāḍavān
rasān nānāprakārāṃś ca vanyaṃ ca munibhojanam
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| 18 | phalāni ca vicitrāṇi tathā bhojyāni bhūriśaḥ
badareṅgudakāśmaryabhallātakavaṭāni ca
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| 19 | gṛhasthānāṃ ca yad bhojyaṃ yac cāpi vanavāsinām
sarvam āhārayām āsa rājā śāpabhayān muneḥ
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| 20 | atha sarvam upanyastam agrataś cyavanasya tat
tataḥ sarvaṃ samānīya tac ca śayyāsanaṃ muniḥ
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| 21 | vastraiḥ śubhair avacchādya bhojanopaskaraiḥ saha
sarvam ādīpayām āsa cyavano bhṛgunandanaḥ
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| 22 | na ca tau cakratuḥ kopaṃ daṃpatī sumahāvratau
tayoḥ saṃprekṣator eva punar antarhito 'bhavat
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| 23 | tatraiva ca sa rājarṣis tasthau tāṃ rajanīṃ tadā
sabhāryo vāgyataḥ śrīmān na ca taṃ kopa āviśat
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| 24 | nityaṃ saṃskṛtam annaṃ tu vividhaṃ rājaveśmani
śayanāni ca mukhyāni pariṣekāś ca puṣkalāḥ
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| 25 | vastraṃ ca vividhākāram abhavat samupārjitam
na śaśāka tato draṣṭum antaraṃ cyavanas tadā
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| 26 | punar eva ca viprarṣiḥ provāca kuśikaṃ nṛpam
sabhāryo māṃ rathenāśu vaha yatra bravīmy aham
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| 27 | tatheti ca prāha nṛpo nirviśaṅkas tapodhanam
krīḍāratho 'stu bhagavann uta sāṃgrāmiko rathaḥ
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| 28 | ity uktaḥ sa munis tena rājñā hṛṣṭena tad vacaḥ
cyavanaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ parapuraṃjayam
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| 29 | sajjīkuru rathaṃ kṣipraṃ yas te sāṃgrāmiko mataḥ
sāyudhaḥ sapatākaś ca saśaktiḥ kaṇayaṣṭimān
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| 30 | kiṅkiṇīśatanirghoṣo yuktas tomarakalpanaiḥ
gadākhaḍganibaddhaś ca parameṣuśatānvitaḥ
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| 31 | tataḥ sa taṃ tathety uktvā kalpayitvā mahāratham
bhāryāṃ vāme dhuri tadā cātmānaṃ dakṣiṇe tathā
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| 32 | tridaṃṣṭraṃ vajrasūcyagraṃ pratodaṃ tatra cādadhat
sarvam etat tato dattvā nṛpo vākyam athābravīt
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| 33 | bhagavan kva ratho yātu bravītu bhṛgunandanaḥ
yatra vakṣyasi viprarṣe tatra yāsyati te rathaḥ
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| 34 | evam uktas tu bhagavān pratyuvācātha taṃ nṛpam
itaḥprabhṛti yātavyaṃ padakaṃ padakaṃ śanaiḥ
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| 35 | śramo mama yathā na syāt tathā me chandacāriṇau
sukhaṃ caivāsmi voḍhavyo janaḥ sarvaś ca paśyatu
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| 36 | notsāryaḥ pathikaḥ kaś cit tebhyo dāsyāmy ahaṃ vasu
brāhmaṇebhyaś ca ye kāmān arthayiṣyanti māṃ pathi
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| 37 | sarvaṃ dāsyāmy aśeṣeṇa dhanaṃ ratnāni caiva hi
kriyatāṃ nikhilenaitan mā vicāraya pārthiva
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| 38 | tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā bhṛtyān athābravīt
yad yad brūyān munis tat tat sarvaṃ deyam aśaṅkitaiḥ
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| 39 | tato ratnāny anekāni striyo yugyam ajāvikam
kṛtākṛtaṃ ca kanakaṃ gajendrāś cācalopamāḥ
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| 40 | anvagacchanta tam ṛṣiṃ rājāmātyāś ca sarvaśaḥ
hāhābhūtaṃ ca tat sarvam āsīn nagaram ārtimat
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| 41 | tau tīkṣṇāgreṇa sahasā pratodena pracoditau
pṛṣṭhe viddhau kaṭe caiva nirvikārau tam ūhatuḥ
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| 42 | vepamānau virāhārau pañcāśad rātrakarśitau
kathaṃ cid ūhatur vīrau daṃpatī taṃ rathottamam
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| 43 | bahuśo bhṛśaviddhau tau kṣaramāṇau kṣatodbhavam
dadṛśāte mahārāja puṣpitāv iva kiṃśukau
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| 44 | tau dṛṣṭvā pauravargas tu bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇaḥ
abhiśāpabhayāt trasto na ca kiṃ cid uvāca ha
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| 45 | dvandvaśaś cābruvan sarve paśyadhvaṃ tapaso balam
kruddhā api muniśreṣṭhaṃ vīkṣituṃ naiva śaknumaḥ
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| 46 | aho bhagavato vīryaṃ maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ
rājñaś cāpi sabhāryasya dhairyaṃ paśyata yādṛśam
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| 47 | śrāntāv api hi kṛcchreṇa ratham etaṃ samūhatuḥ
na caitayor vikāraṃ vai dadarśa bhṛgunandanaḥ
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| 48 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 48 | tataḥ sa nirvikārau tau dṛṣṭvā bhṛgukulodvahaḥ
vasu viśrāṇayām āsa yathā vaiśravaṇas tathā
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| 49 | tatrāpi rājā prītātmā yathājñaptam athākarot
tato 'sya bhagavān prīto babhūva munisattamaḥ
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| 50 | avatīrya rathaśreṣṭhād daṃpatī tau mumoca ha
vimocya caitau vidhivat tato vākyam uvāca ha
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| 51 | snigdhagambhīrayā vācā bhārgavaḥ suprasannayā
dadāni vāṃ varaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tad brūtām iti bhārata
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| 52 | sukumārau ca tau vidvān karābhyāṃ munisattamaḥ
pasparśāmṛtakalpābhyāṃ snehād bharatasattama
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| 53 | athābravīn nṛpo vākyaṃ śramo nāsty āvayor iha
viśrāntau svaḥ prabhāvāt te dhyānenaiveti bhārgava
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| 54 | atha tau bhagavān prāha prahṛṣṭaś cyavanas tadā
na vṛthā vyāhṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ yan mayā tad bhaviṣyati
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| 55 | ramaṇīyaḥ samuddeśo gaṅgātīram idaṃ śubham
kaṃ cit kālaṃ vrataparo nivatsyāmīha pārthiva
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| 56 | gamyatāṃ svapuraṃ putra viśrāntaḥ punar eṣyasi
ihasthaṃ māṃ sabhāryas tvaṃ draṣṭāsi śvo narādhipa
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| 57 | na ca manyus tvayā kāryaḥ śreyas te samupasthitam
yat kāṅkṣitaṃ hṛdisthaṃ te tat sarvaṃ saṃbhaviṣyati
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| 58 | ity evam uktaḥ kuśikaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā
provāca muniśārdūlam idaṃ vacanam arthavat
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| 59 | na me manyur mahābhāga pūto 'smi bhagavaṃs tvayā
saṃvṛttau yauvanasthau svo vapuṣmantau balānvitau
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| 60 | pratodena vraṇā ye me sabhāryasya kṛtās tvayā
tān na paśyāmi gātreṣu svastho 'smi saha bhāryayā
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| 61 | imāṃ ca devīṃ paśyāmi mune divyāpsaropamām
śriyā paramayā yuktāṃ yathādṛṣṭāṃ mayā purā
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| 62 | tava prasādāt saṃvṛttam idaṃ sarvaṃ mahāmune
naitac citraṃ tu bhagavaṃs tvayi satyaparākrama
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| 63 | ity uktaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ cyavanaḥ kuśikaṃ tadā
āgacchethāḥ sabhāryaś ca tvam iheti narādhipa
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| 64 | ity uktaḥ samanujñāto rājarṣir abhivādya tam
prayayau vapuṣā yukto nagaraṃ devarājavat
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| 65 | tata enam upājagmur amātyāḥ sapurohitāḥ
balasthā gaṇikāyuktāḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtayas tathā
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| 66 | tair vṛtaḥ kuśiko rājā śriyā paramayā jvalan
praviveśa puraṃ hṛṣṭaḥ pūjyamāno 'tha bandibhiḥ
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| 67 | tataḥ praviśya nagaraṃ kṛtvā sarvāhṇikakriyāḥ
bhuktvā sabhāryo rajanīm uvāsa sa mahīpatiḥ
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| 68 | tatas tu tau navam abhivīkṣya yauvanaṃ; parasparaṃ vigatajarāv ivāmarau
nanandatuḥ śayanagatau vapurdharau; śriyā yutau dvijavaradattayā tayā
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| 69 | sa cāpy ṛṣir bhṛgukulakīrtivardhanas; tapodhano vanam abhirāmam ṛddhimat
manīṣayā bahuvidharatnabhūṣitaṃ; sasarja yan nāsti śatakrator api
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