Book 13 Chapter 76 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bhūyaḥ śāṃtanavaṃ nṛpa
godāne vistaraṃ dhīmān papraccha vinayānvitaḥ |
2 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
2 | gopradāne guṇān samyak punaḥ prabrūhi bhārata
na hi tṛpyāmy ahaṃ vīra śṛṇvāno 'mṛtam īdṛśam |
3 | ity ukto dharmarājena tadā śāṃtanavo nṛpa
samyag āha guṇāṃs tasmai gopradānasya kevalān |
4 | bhīṣma uvāca |
4 | vatsalāṃ guṇasaṃpannāṃ taruṇīṃ vastrasaṃvṛtām
dattvedṛśīṃ gāṃ viprāya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
5 | asuryā nāma te lokā gāṃ dattvā tatra gacchati
pītodakāṃ jagdhatṛṇāṃ naṣṭadugdhāṃ nirindriyām |
6 | jarogrām upayuktārthāṃ jīrṇāṃ kūpam ivājalam
dattvā tamaḥ praviśati dvijaṃ kleśena yojayet |
7 |
duṣṭā ruṣṭā vyādhitā durbalā vā; na dātavyā yāś ca mūlyair adattaiḥ
kleśair vipraṃ yo 'phalaiḥ saṃyunakti; tasyāvīryāś cāphalāś caiva lokāḥ |
8 | balānvitāḥ śīlavayopapannāḥ; sarvāḥ praśaṃsanti sugandhavatyaḥ
yathā hi gaṅgā saritāṃ variṣṭhā; tathārjunīnāṃ kapilā variṣṭhā |
9 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
9 | kasmāt samāne bahulāpradāne; sadbhiḥ praśastaṃ kapilāpradānam
viśeṣam icchāmi mahānubhāva; śrotuṃ samartho hi bhavān pravaktum |
10 | bhīṣma uvāca |
10 | vṛddhānāṃ bruvatāṃ tāta śrutaṃ me yat prabhāṣase
vakṣyāmi tad aśeṣeṇa rohiṇyo nirmitā yathā |
11 | prajāḥ sṛjeti vyādiṣṭaḥ pūrvaṃ dakṣaḥ svayaṃbhuvā
asṛjad vṛttim evāgre prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā |
12 | yathā hy amṛtam āśritya vartayanti divaukasaḥ
tathā vṛttiṃ samāśritya vartayanti prajā vibho |
13 | acarebhyaś ca bhūtebhyaś carāḥ śreṣṭhās tato narāḥ
brāhmaṇāś ca tataḥ śreṣṭhās teṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ |
14 | yajñair āpyāyate somaḥ sa ca goṣu pratiṣṭhitaḥ
sarve devāḥ pramodante pūrvavṛttās tataḥ prajāḥ |
15 | etāny eva tu bhūtāni prākrośan vṛttikāṅkṣayā
vṛttidaṃ cānvapadyanta tṛṣitāḥ pitṛmātṛvat |
16 | itīdaṃ manasā gatvā prajāsargārtham ātmanaḥ
prajāpatir balādhānam amṛtaṃ prāpibat tadā |
17 | sa gatas tasya tṛptiṃ tu gandhaṃ surabhim udgiran
dadarśodgārasaṃvṛttāṃ surabhiṃ mukhajāṃ sutām |
18 | sāsṛjat saurabheyīs tu surabhir lokamātaraḥ
suvarṇavarṇāḥ kapilāḥ prajānāṃ vṛttidhenavaḥ |
19 | tāsām amṛtavarṇānāṃ kṣarantīnāṃ samantataḥ
babhūvāmṛtajaḥ phenaḥ sravantīnām ivormijaḥ |
20 | sa vatsamukhavibhraṣṭo bhavasya bhuvi tiṣṭhataḥ
śirasy avāpa tat kruddhaḥ sa tadodaikṣata prabhuḥ lalāṭaprabhavenākṣṇā rohiṇīḥ pradahann iva |
21 | tat tejas tu tato raudraṃ kapilā gā viśāṃ pate
nānāvarṇatvam anayan meghān iva divākaraḥ |
22 | yās tu tasmād apakramya somam evābhisaṃśritāḥ
yathotpannāḥ svavarṇasthās tā nītā nānyavarṇatām |
23 | atha kruddhaṃ mahādevaṃ prajāpatir abhāṣata
amṛtenāvasiktas tvaṃ nocchiṣṭaṃ vidyate gavām |
24 | yathā hy amṛtam ādāya somo viṣyandate punaḥ
tathā kṣīraṃ kṣaranty etā rohiṇyo 'mṛtasaṃbhavāḥ |
25 | na duṣyaty anilo nāgnir na suvarṇaṃ na codadhiḥ
nāmṛtenāmṛtaṃ pītaṃ vatsapītā na vatsalā |
26 | imāṃl lokān bhariṣyanti haviṣā prasnavena ca
āsām aiśvaryam aśnīhi sarvāmṛtamayaṃ śubham |
27 | vṛṣabhaṃ ca dadau tasmai saha tābhiḥ prajāpatiḥ
prasādayām āsa manas tena rudrasya bhārata |
28 | prītaś cāpi mahādevaś cakāra vṛṣabhaṃ tadā
dhvajaṃ ca vāhanaṃ caiva tasmāt sa vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ |
29 | tato devair mahādevas tadā paśupatiḥ kṛtaḥ
īśvaraḥ sa gavāṃ madhye vṛṣāṅka iti cocyate |
30 | evam avyagravarṇānāṃ kapilānāṃ mahaujasām
pradāne prathamaḥ kalpaḥ sarvāsām eva kīrtitaḥ |
31 | lokajyeṣṭhā lokavṛttipravṛttā; rudropetāḥ somaviṣyandabhūtāḥ
saumyāḥ puṇyāḥ kāmadāḥ prāṇadāś ca; gā vai dattvā sarvakāmapradaḥ syāt |
32 | imaṃ gavāṃ prabhavavidhānam uttamaṃ; paṭhan sadā śucir atimaṅgalapriyaḥ
vimucyate kalikaluṣeṇa mānavaḥ; priyaṃ sutān paśudhanam āpnuyāt tathā |
33 | havyaṃ kavyaṃ tarpaṇaṃ śāntikarma; yānaṃ vāso vṛddhabālasya puṣṭim
etān sarvān gopradāne guṇān vai; dātā rājann āpnuyād vai sadaiva |
34 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
34 | pitāmahasyātha niśamya vākyaṃ; rājā saha bhrātṛbhir ājamīḍhaḥ
sauvarṇakāṃsyopaduhās tato gāḥ; pārtho dadau brāhmaṇasattamebhyaḥ |
35 | tathaiva tebhyo 'bhidadau dvijebhyo; gavāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni caiva
yajñān samuddiśya ca dakṣiṇārthe; lokān vijetuṃ paramāṃ ca kīrtim |