 | Book 14 Chapter 55
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| 1 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 1 | uttaṅkaḥ kena tapasā saṃyuktaḥ sumahātapāḥ
yaḥ śāpaṃ dātukāmo 'bhūd viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave
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| 2 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 2 | uttaṅko mahatā yuktas tapasā janamejaya
gurubhaktaḥ sa tejasvī nānyaṃ kaṃ cid apūjayat
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| 3 | sarveṣām ṛṣiputrāṇām eṣa cāsīn manorathaḥ
auttaṅkīṃ guruvṛttiṃ vai prāpnuyām iti bhārata
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| 4 | gautamasya tu śiṣyāṇāṃ bahūnāṃ janamejaya
uttaṅke 'bhyadhikā prītiḥ snehaś caivābhavat tadā
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| 5 | sa tasya damaśaucābhyāṃ vikrāntena ca karmaṇā
samyak caivopacāreṇa gautamaḥ prītimān abhūt
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| 6 | atha śiṣyasahasrāṇi samanujñāya gautamaḥ
uttaṅkaṃ parayā prītyā nābhyanujñātum aicchata
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| 7 | taṃ krameṇa jarā tāta pratipede mahāmunim
na cānvabudhyata tadā sa munir guruvatsalaḥ
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| 8 | tataḥ kadā cid rājendra kāṣṭhāny ānayituṃ yayau
uttaṅkaḥ kāṣṭhabhāraṃ ca mahāntaṃ samupānayat
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| 9 | sa tu bhārābhibhūtātmā kāṣṭhabhāram ariṃdama
niṣpipeṣa kṣitau rājan pariśrānto bubhukṣitaḥ
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| 10 | tasya kāṣṭhe vilagnābhūj jaṭā rūpyasamaprabhā
tataḥ kāṣṭhaiḥ saha tadā papāta dharaṇītale
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| 11 | tataḥ sa bhāraniṣpiṣṭaḥ kṣudhāviṣṭaś ca bhārgavaḥ
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ vayaso 'vasthāṃ rurodārtasvaraṃ tadā
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| 12 | tato gurusutā tasya padmapatranibhekṣaṇā
jagrāhāśrūṇi suśroṇī kareṇa pṛthulocanā
pitur niyogād dharmajñā śirasāvanatā tadā
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| 13 | tasyā nipetatur dagdhau karau tair aśrubindubhiḥ
na hi tān aśrupātān vai śaktā dhārayituṃ mahī
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| 14 | gautamas tv abravīd vipram uttaṅkaṃ prītamānasaḥ
kasmāt tāta tavādyeha śokottaram idaṃ manaḥ
sa svairaṃ brūhi viprarṣe śrotum icchāmi te vacaḥ
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| 15 | uttaṅka uvāca
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| 15 | bhavadgatena manasā bhavatpriyacikīrṣayā
bhavadbhaktigateneha bhavadbhāvānugena ca
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| 16 | jareyaṃ nāvabuddhā me nābhijñātaṃ sukhaṃ ca me
śatavarṣoṣitaṃ hi tvaṃ na mām abhyanujānathāḥ
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| 17 | bhavatā hy abhyanujñātāḥ śiṣyāḥ pratyavarā mayā
upapannā dvijaśreṣṭha śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
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| 18 | gautama uvāca
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| 18 | tvatprītiyuktena mayā guruśuśrūṣayā tava
vyatikrāman mahān kālo nāvabuddho dvijarṣabha
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| 19 | kiṃ tv adya yadi te śraddhā gamanaṃ prati bhārgava
anujñāṃ gṛhya mattas tvaṃ gṛhān gacchasva mā ciram
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| 20 | uttaṅka uvāca
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| 20 | gurvarthaṃ kaṃ prayacchāmi brūhi tvaṃ dvijasattama
tam upākṛtya gaccheyam anujñātas tvayā vibho
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| 21 | gautama uvāca
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| 21 | dakṣiṇā paritoṣo vai gurūṇāṃ sadbhir ucyate
tava hy ācarato brahmaṃs tuṣṭo 'haṃ vai na saṃśayaḥ
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| 22 | itthaṃ ca parituṣṭaṃ māṃ vijānīhi bhṛgūdvaha
yuvā ṣoḍaśavarṣo hi yad adya bhavitā bhavān
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| 23 | dadāmi patnīṃ kanyāṃ ca svāṃ te duhitaraṃ dvija
etām ṛte hi nānyā vai tvattejo 'rhati sevitum
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| 24 | tatas tāṃ pratijagrāha yuvā bhūtvā yaśasvinīm
guruṇā cābhyanujñāto gurupatnīm athābravīt
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| 25 | kiṃ bhavatyai prayacchāmi gurvarthaṃ viniyuṅkṣva mām
priyaṃ hi tava kāṅkṣāmi prāṇair api dhanair api
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| 26 | yad durlabhaṃ hi loke 'smin ratnam atyadbhutaṃ bhavet
tad ānayeyaṃ tapasā na hi me 'trāsti saṃśayaḥ
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| 27 | ahalyovāca
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| 27 | parituṣṭāsmi te putra nityaṃ bhagavatā saha
paryāptaye tad bhadraṃ te gaccha tāta yathecchakam
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| 28 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 28 | uttaṅkas tu mahārāja punar evābravīd vacaḥ
ājñāpayasva māṃ mātaḥ kartavyaṃ hi priyaṃ tava
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| 29 | ahalyovāca
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| 29 | saudāsapatnyā vidite divye vai maṇikuṇḍale
te samānaya bhadraṃ te gurvarthaḥ sukṛto bhavet
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| 30 | sa tatheti pratiśrutya jagāma janamejaya
gurupatnīpriyārthaṃ vai te samānayituṃ tadā
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| 31 | sa jagāma tataḥ śīghram uttaṅko brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ
saudāsaṃ puruṣādaṃ vai bhikṣituṃ maṇikuṇḍale
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| 32 | gautamas tv abravīt patnīm uttaṅko nādya dṛśyate
iti pṛṣṭā tam ācaṣṭa kuṇḍalārthaṃ gataṃ tu vai
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| 33 | tataḥ provāca patnīṃ sa na te samyag idaṃ kṛtam
śaptaḥ sa pārthivo nūnaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ taṃ vadhiṣyati
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| 34 | ahalyovāca
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| 34 | ajānantyā niyuktaḥ sa bhagavan brāhmaṇo 'dya me
bhavatprasādān na bhayaṃ kiṃ cit tasya bhaviṣyati
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| 35 | ity uktaḥ prāha tāṃ patnīm evam astv iti gautamaḥ
uttaṅko 'pi vane śūnye rājānaṃ taṃ dadarśa ha
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