 | Book 14 Chapter 96
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| 1 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 1 | ko 'sau nakularūpeṇa śirasā kāñcanena vai
prāha mānuṣavad vācam etat pṛṣṭo vadasva me
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| 2 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 2 | etat pūrvaṃ na pṛṣṭo 'haṃ na cāsmābhiḥ prabhāṣitam
śrūyatāṃ nakulo yo 'sau yathā vāg asya mānuṣī
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| 3 | śrāddhaṃ saṃkalpayām āsa jamadagniḥ purā kila
homadhenus tam āgāc ca svayaṃ cāpi dudoha tām
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| 4 | tat kṣīraṃ sthāpayām āsa nave bhāṇḍe dṛḍhe śucau
tac ca krodhaḥ svarūpeṇa piṭharaṃ paryavartayat
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| 5 | jijñāsus tam ṛṣiśreṣṭhaṃ kiṃ kuryād vipriye kṛte
iti saṃcintya durmedhā dharṣayām āsa tat payaḥ
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| 6 | tam ājñāya muniḥ krodhaṃ naivāsya cukupe tataḥ
sa tu krodhas tam āhedaṃ prāñjalir mūrtimān sthitaḥ
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| 7 | jito 'smīti bhṛguśreṣṭha bhṛgavo hy atiroṣaṇāḥ
loke mithyāpravādo 'yaṃ yat tvayāsmi parājitaḥ
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| 8 | so 'haṃ tvayi sthito hy adya kṣamāvati mahātmani
bibhemi tapasaḥ sādho prasādaṃ kuru me vibho
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| 9 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 9 | sākṣād dṛṣṭo 'si me krodha gaccha tvaṃ vigatajvaraḥ
na mamāpakṛtaṃ te 'dya na manyur vidyate mama
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| 10 | yān uddiśya tu saṃkalpaḥ payaso 'sya kṛto mayā
pitaras te mahābhāgās tebhyo budhyasva gamyatām
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| 11 | ity ukto jātasaṃtrāsaḥ sa tatrāntaradhīyata
pitṝṇām abhiṣaṅgāt tu nakulatvam upāgataḥ
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| 12 | sa tān prasādayām āsa śāpasyānto bhaved iti
taiś cāpy ukto yadā dharmaṃ kṣepsyase mokṣyase tadā
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| 13 | taiś cokto yajñiyān deśān dharmāraṇyāni caiva ha
jugupsan paridhāvan sa yajñaṃ taṃ samupāsadat
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| 14 | dharmaputram athākṣipya saktuprasthena tena saḥ
muktaḥ śāpāt tataḥ krodho dharmo hy āsīd yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 15 | evam etat tadā vṛttaṃ tasya yajñe mahātmanaḥ
paśyatāṃ cāpi nas tatra nakulo 'ntarhitas tadā
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