Book 14 Chapter 16 | |
1 | janamejaya uvāca |
1 | sabhāyāṃ vasatos tasyāṃ nihatyārīn mahātmanoḥ
keśavārjunayoḥ kā nu kathā samabhavad dvija |
2 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
2 | kṛṣṇena sahitaḥ pārthaḥ svarājyaṃ prāpya kevalam
tasyāṃ sabhāyāṃ ramyāyāṃ vijahāra mudā yutaḥ |
3 | tataḥ kaṃ cit sabhoddeśaṃ svargoddeśasamaṃ nṛpa
yadṛcchayā tau muditau jagmatuḥ svajanāvṛtau |
4 | tataḥ pratītaḥ kṛṣṇena sahitaḥ pāṇḍavo 'rjunaḥ
nirīkṣya tāṃ sabhāṃ ramyām idaṃ vacanam abravīt |
5 | viditaṃ te mahābāho saṃgrāme samupasthite
māhātmyaṃ devakīmātas tac ca te rūpam aiśvaram |
6 | yat tu tad bhavatā proktaṃ tadā keśava sauhṛdāt
tat sarvaṃ puruṣavyāghra naṣṭaṃ me naṣṭacetasaḥ |
7 | mama kautūhalaṃ tv asti teṣv artheṣu punaḥ prabho
bhavāṃś ca dvārakāṃ gantā nacirād iva mādhava |
8 | evam uktas tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ phalgunaṃ pratyabhāṣata
pariṣvajya mahātejā vacanaṃ vadatāṃ varaḥ |
9 | śrāvitas tvaṃ mayā guhyaṃ jñāpitaś ca sanātanam
dharmaṃ svarūpiṇaṃ pārtha sarvalokāṃś ca śāśvatān |
10 | abuddhvā yan na gṛhṇīthās tan me sumahad apriyam
nūnam aśraddadhāno 'si durmedhāś cāsi pāṇḍava |
11 | sa hi dharmaḥ suparyāpto brahmaṇaḥ padavedane
na śakyaṃ tan mayā bhūyas tathā vaktum aśeṣataḥ |
12 | paraṃ hi brahma kathitaṃ yogayuktena tan mayā
itihāsaṃ tu vakṣyāmi tasminn arthe purātanam |
13 | yathā tāṃ buddhim āsthāya gatim agryāṃ gamiṣyasi
śṛṇu dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha gadataḥ sarvam eva me |
14 | āgacchad brāhmaṇaḥ kaś cit svargalokād ariṃdama
brahmalokāc ca durdharṣaḥ so 'smābhiḥ pūjito 'bhavat |
15 | asmābhiḥ paripṛṣṭaś ca yad āha bharatarṣabha
divyena vidhinā pārtha tac chṛṇuṣvāvicārayan |
16 | brāhmaṇa uvāca |
16 | mokṣadharmaṃ samāśritya kṛṣṇa yan mānupṛcchasi
bhūtānām anukampārthaṃ yan mohacchedanaṃ prabho |
17 | tat te 'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yathāvan madhusūdana
śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā gadato mama mādhava |
18 | kaś cid vipras tapoyuktaḥ kāśyapo dharmavittamaḥ
āsasāda dvijaṃ kaṃ cid dharmāṇām āgatāgamam |
19 | gatāgate subahuśo jñānavijñānapāragam
lokatattvārthakuśalaṃ jñātāraṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ |
20 | jātīmaraṇatattvajñaṃ kovidaṃ puṇyapāpayoḥ
draṣṭāram uccanīcānāṃ karmabhir dehināṃ gatim |
21 | carantaṃ muktavat siddhaṃ praśāntaṃ saṃyatendriyam
dīpyamānaṃ śriyā brāhmyā kramamāṇaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
22 | antardhānagatijñaṃ ca śrutvā tattvena kāśyapaḥ
tathaivāntarhitaiḥ siddhair yāntaṃ cakradharaiḥ saha |
23 | saṃbhāṣamāṇam ekānte samāsīnaṃ ca taiḥ saha
yadṛcchayā ca gacchantam asaktaṃ pavanaṃ yathā |
24 | taṃ samāsādya medhāvī sa tadā dvijasattamaḥ
caraṇau dharmakāmo vai tapasvī susamāhitaḥ pratipede yathānyāyaṃ bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ |
25 | vismitaś cādbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā kāśyapas taṃ dvijottamam
paricāreṇa mahatā guruṃ vaidyam atoṣayat |
26 | prītātmā copapannaś ca śrutacāritrasaṃyutaḥ
bhāvena toṣayac cainaṃ guruvṛttyā paraṃtapaḥ |
27 | tasmai tuṣṭaḥ sa śiṣyāya prasanno 'thābravīd guruḥ
siddhiṃ parām abhiprekṣya śṛṇu tan me janārdana |
28 | vividhaiḥ karmabhis tāta puṇyayogaiś ca kevalaiḥ
gacchantīha gatiṃ martyā devaloke 'pi ca sthitim |
29 | na kva cit sukham atyantaṃ na kva cic chāśvatī sthitiḥ
sthānāc ca mahato bhraṃśo duḥkhalabdhāt punaḥ punaḥ |
30 | aśubhā gatayaḥ prāptāḥ kaṣṭā me pāpasevanāt
kāmamanyuparītena tṛṣṇayā mohitena ca |
31 | punaḥ punaś ca maraṇaṃ janma caiva punaḥ punaḥ
āhārā vividhā bhuktāḥ pītā nānāvidhāḥ stanāḥ |
32 | mātaro vividhā dṛṣṭāḥ pitaraś ca pṛthagvidhāḥ
sukhāni ca vicitrāṇi duḥkhāni ca mayānagha |
33 | priyair vivāso bahuśaḥ saṃvāsaś cāpriyaiḥ saha
dhananāśaś ca saṃprāpto labdhvā duḥkhena tad dhanam |
34 | avamānāḥ sukaṣṭāś ca parataḥ svajanāt tathā
śārīrā mānasāś cāpi vedanā bhṛśadāruṇāḥ |
35 | prāptā vimānanāś cogrā vadhabandhāś ca dāruṇāḥ
patanaṃ niraye caiva yātanāś ca yamakṣaye |
36 | jarā rogāś ca satataṃ vāsanāni ca bhūriśaḥ
loke 'sminn anubhūtāni dvaṃdvajāni bhṛśaṃ mayā |
37 | tataḥ kadā cin nirvedān nikārān nikṛtena ca
lokatantraṃ parityaktaṃ duḥkhārtena bhṛśaṃ mayā tataḥ siddhir iyaṃ prāptā prasādād ātmano mayā |
38 | nāhaṃ punar ihāgantā lokān ālokayāmy aham
ā siddher ā prajāsargād ātmano me gatiḥ śubhā |
39 | upalabdhā dvijaśreṣṭha tatheyaṃ siddhir uttamā
itaḥ paraṃ gamiṣyāmi tataḥ parataraṃ punaḥ brahmaṇaḥ padam avyagraṃ mā te bhūd atra saṃśayaḥ |
40 | nāhaṃ punar ihāgantā martyalokaṃ paraṃtapa
prīto 'smi te mahāprājña brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te |
41 | yadīpsur upapannas tvaṃ tasya kālo 'yam āgataḥ
abhijāne ca tad ahaṃ yadarthaṃ mā tvam āgataḥ acirāt tu gamiṣyāmi yenāhaṃ tvām acūcudam |
42 | bhṛśaṃ prīto 'smi bhavataś cāritreṇa vicakṣaṇa
paripṛccha yāvad bhavate bhāṣeyaṃ yat tavepsitam |
43 | bahu manye ca te buddhiṃ bhṛśaṃ saṃpūjayāmi ca
yenāhaṃ bhavatā buddho medhāvī hy asi kāśyapa |