 | Book 13 Chapter 140
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | ity uktaḥ sa tadā tūṣṇīm abhūd vāyus tato 'bravīt
śṛṇu rājann agastyasya māhātmyaṃ brāhmaṇasya ha
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| 2 | asurair nirjitā devā nirutsāhāś ca te kṛtāḥ
yajñāś caiṣāṃ hṛtāḥ sarve pitṛbhyaś ca svadhā tathā
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| 3 | karmejyā mānavānāṃ ca dānavair haihayarṣabha
bhraṣṭaiśvaryās tato devāś ceruḥ pṛthvīm iti śrutiḥ
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| 4 | tataḥ kadā cit te rājan dīptam ādityavarcasam
dadṛśus tejasā yuktam agastyaṃ vipulavratam
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| 5 | abhivādya ca taṃ devā dṛṣṭvā ca yaśasā vṛtam
idam ūcur mahātmānaṃ vākyaṃ kāle janādhipa
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| 6 | dānavair yudhi bhagnāḥ sma tathaiśvaryāc ca bhraṃśitāḥ
tad asmān no bhayāt tīvrāt trāhi tvaṃ munipuṃgava
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| 7 | ity uktaḥ sa tadā devair agastyaḥ kupito 'bhavat
prajajvāla ca tejasvī kālāgnir iva saṃkṣaye
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| 8 | tena dīptāṃśujālena nirdagdhā dānavās tadā
antarikṣān mahārāja nyapatanta sahasraśaḥ
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| 9 | dahyamānās tu te daityās tasyāgastyasya tejasā
ubhau lokau parityajya yayuḥ kāṣṭhāṃ sma dakṣiṇām
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| 10 | balis tu yajate yajñam aśvamedhaṃ mahīṃ gataḥ
ye 'nye svasthā mahīsthāś ca te na dagdhā mahāsurāḥ
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| 11 | tato lokāḥ punaḥ prāptāḥ suraiḥ śāntaṃ ca tad rajaḥ
athainam abruvan devā bhūmiṣṭhān asurāñ jahi
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| 12 | ity ukta āha devān sa na śaknomi mahīgatān
dagdhuṃ tapo hi kṣīyen me dhakṣyāmīti ca pārthiva
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| 13 | evaṃ dagdhā bhagavatā dānavāḥ svena tejasā
agastyena tadā rājaṃs tapasā bhāvitātmanā
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| 14 | īdṛśaś cāpy agastyo hi kathitas te mayānagha
bravīmy ahaṃ brūhi vā tvam agastyāt kṣatriyaṃ varam
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| 15 | ity uktaḥ sa tadā tūṣṇīm abhūd vāyus tato 'bravīt
śṛṇu rājan vasiṣṭhasya mukhyaṃ karma yaśasvinaḥ
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| 16 | ādityāḥ satram āsanta saro vai mānasaṃ prati
vasiṣṭhaṃ manasā gatvā śrutvā tatrāsya gocaram
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| 17 | yajamānāṃs tu tān dṛṣṭvā vyagrān dīkṣānukarśitān
hantum icchanti śailābhāḥ khalino nāma dānavāḥ
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| 18 | adūrāt tu tatas teṣāṃ brahmadattavaraṃ saraḥ
hatā hatā vai te tatra jīvanty āplutya dānavāḥ
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| 19 | te pragṛhya mahāghorān parvatān parighān drumān
vikṣobhayantaḥ salilam utthitāḥ śatayojanam
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| 20 | abhyadravanta devāṃs te sahasrāṇi daśaiva ha
tatas tair arditā devāḥ śaraṇaṃ vāsavaṃ yayuḥ
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| 21 | sa ca tair vyathitaḥ śakro vasiṣṭhaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau
tato 'bhayaṃ dadau tebhyo vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
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| 22 | tathā tān duḥkhitāñ jānann ānṛśaṃsyaparo muniḥ
ayatnenādahat sarvān khalinaḥ svena tejasā
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| 23 | kailāsaṃ prasthitāṃ cāpi nadīṃ gaṅgāṃ mahātapāḥ
ānayat tat saro divyaṃ tayā bhinnaṃ ca tat saraḥ
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| 24 | saro bhinnaṃ tayā nadyā sarayūḥ sā tato 'bhavat
hatāś ca khalino yatra sa deśaḥ khalino 'bhavat
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| 25 | evaṃ sendrā vasiṣṭhena rakṣitās tridivaukasaḥ
brahmadattavarāś caiva hatā daityā mahātmanā
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| 26 | etat karma vasiṣṭhasya kathitaṃ te mayānagha
bravīmy ahaṃ brūhi vā tvaṃ vasiṣṭhāt kṣatriyaṃ varam
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