Book 14 Chapter 11 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | ity ukte nṛpatau tasmin vyāsenādbhutakarmaṇā
vāsudevo mahātejās tato vacanam ādade |
2 | taṃ nṛpaṃ dīnamanasaṃ nihatajñātibāndhavam
upaplutam ivādityaṃ sadhūmam iva pāvakam |
3 | nirviṇṇamanasaṃ pārthaṃ jñātvā vṛṣṇikulodvahaḥ
āśvāsayan dharmasutaṃ pravaktum upacakrame |
4 | vāsudeva uvāca |
4 | sarvaṃ jihmaṃ mṛtyupadam ārjavaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padam
etāvāñ jñānaviṣayaḥ kiṃ pralāpaḥ kariṣyati |
5 | naiva te niṣṭhitaṃ karma naiva te śatravo jitāḥ
kathaṃ śatruṃ śarīrastham ātmānaṃ nāvabudhyase |
6 | atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathādharmaṃ yathāśrutam
indrasya saha vṛtreṇa yathā yuddham avartata |
7 | vṛtreṇa pṛthivī vyāptā purā kila narādhipa
dṛṣṭvā sa pṛthivīṃ vyāptāṃ gandhasya viṣaye hṛte dharāharaṇadurgandho viṣayaḥ samapadyata |
8 | śatakratuś cukopātha gandhasya viṣaye hṛte
vṛtrasya sa tataḥ kruddho vajraṃ ghoram avāsṛjat |
9 | sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa pṛthivyāṃ bhūritejasā
viveśa sahasaivāpo jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ |
10 | vyāptāsv athāpsu vṛtreṇa rase ca viṣaye hṛte
śatakratur abhikruddhas tāsu vajram avāsṛjat |
11 | sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa salile bhūritejasā
viveśa sahasā jyotir jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ |
12 | vyāpte jyotiṣi vṛtreṇa rūpe 'tha viṣaye hṛte
śatakratur abhikruddhas tatra vajram avāsṛjat |
13 | sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa subhṛśaṃ bhūritejasā
viveśa sahasā vāyuṃ jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ |
14 | vyāpte vāyau tu vṛtreṇa sparśe 'tha viṣaye hṛte
śatakratur abhikruddhas tatra vajram avāsṛjat |
15 | sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa tasminn amitatejasā
ākāśam abhidudrāva jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ |
16 | ākāśe vṛtrabhūte ca śabde ca viṣaye hṛte
śatakratur abhikruddhas tatra vajram avāsṛjat |
17 | sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa tasminn amitatejasā
viveśa sahasā śakraṃ jagrāha viṣayaṃ tataḥ |
18 | tasya vṛtragṛhītasya mohaḥ samabhavan mahān
rathaṃtareṇa taṃ tāta vasiṣṭhaḥ pratyabodhayat |
19 | tato vṛtraṃ śarīrasthaṃ jaghāna bharatarṣabha
śatakratur adṛśyena vajreṇetīha naḥ śrutam |
20 | idaṃ dharmarahasyaṃ ca śakreṇoktaṃ maharṣiṣu
ṛṣibhiś ca mama proktaṃ tan nibodha narādhipa |