 | Book 15 Chapter 9
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tato rājñābhyanujñāto dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ pratāpavān
yayau svabhavanaṃ rājā gāndhāryānugatas tadā
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| 2 | mandaprāṇagatir dhīmān kṛcchrād iva samuddharan
padātiḥ sa mahīpālo jīrṇo gajapatir yathā
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| 3 | tam anvagacchad viduro vidvān sūtaś ca saṃjayaḥ
sa cāpi parameṣvāsaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatas tathā
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| 4 | sa praviśya gṛhaṃ rājā kṛtapūrvāhṇikakriyaḥ
tarpayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhān āhāram akarot tadā
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| 5 | gāndhārī caiva dharmajñā kuntyā saha manasvinī
vadhūbhir upacāreṇa pūjitābhuṅkta bhārata
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| 6 | kṛtāhāraṃ kṛtāhārāḥ sarve te vidurādayaḥ
pāṇḍavāś ca kuruśreṣṭham upātiṣṭhanta taṃ nṛpam
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| 7 | tato 'bravīn mahārāja kuntīputram upahvare
niṣaṇṇaṃ pāṇinā pṛṣṭhe saṃspṛśann ambikāsutaḥ
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| 8 | apramādas tvayā kāryaḥ sarvathā kurunandana
aṣṭāṅge rājaśārdūla rājye dharmapuraskṛte
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| 9 | tat tu śakyaṃ yathā tāta rakṣituṃ pāṇḍunandana
rājyaṃ dharmaṃ ca kaunteya vidvān asi nibodha tat
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| 10 | vidyāvṛddhān sadaiva tvam upāsīthā yudhiṣṭhira
śṛṇuyās te ca yad brūyuḥ kuryāś caivāvicārayan
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| 11 | prātar utthāya tān rājan pūjayitvā yathāvidhi
kṛtyakāle samutpanne pṛcchethāḥ kāryam ātmanaḥ
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| 12 | te tu saṃmānitā rājaṃs tvayā rājyahitārthinā
pravakṣyanti hitaṃ tāta sarvaṃ kauravanandana
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| 13 | indriyāṇi ca sarvāṇi vājivat paripālaya
hitāya vai bhaviṣyanti rakṣitaṃ draviṇaṃ yathā
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| 14 | amātyān upadhātītān pitṛpaitāmahāñ śucīn
dāntān karmasu sarveṣu mukhyān mukhyeṣu yojayeḥ
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| 15 | cārayethāś ca satataṃ cārair aviditaiḥ parān
parīkṣitair bahuvidhaṃ svarāṣṭreṣu pareṣu ca
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| 16 | puraṃ ca te suguptaṃ syād dṛḍhaprākāratoraṇam
aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṃbādhaṃ ṣaṭpathaṃ sarvatodiśam
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| 17 | tasya dvārāṇi kāryāṇi paryāptāni bṛhanti ca
sarvataḥ suvibhaktāni yantrair ārakṣitāni ca
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| 18 | puruṣair alam arthajñair viditaiḥ kulaśīlataḥ
ātmā ca rakṣyaḥ satataṃ bhojanādiṣu bhārata
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| 19 | vihārāhārakāleṣu mālyaśayyāsaneṣu ca
striyaś ca te suguptāḥ syur vṛddhair āptair adhiṣṭhitāḥ
śīlavadbhiḥ kulīnaiś ca vidvadbhiś ca yudhiṣṭhira
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| 20 | mantriṇaś caiva kurvīthā dvijān vidyāviśāradān
vinītāṃś ca kulīnāṃś ca dharmārthakuśalān ṛjūn
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| 21 | taiḥ sārdhaṃ mantrayethās tvaṃ nātyarthaṃ bahubhiḥ saha
samastair api ca vyastair vyapadeśena kena cit
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| 22 | susaṃvṛtaṃ mantragṛhaṃ sthalaṃ cāruhya mantrayeḥ
araṇye niḥśalāke vā na ca rātrau kathaṃ cana
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| 23 | vānarāḥ pakṣiṇaś caiva ye manuṣyānukāriṇaḥ
sarve mantragṛhe varjyā ye cāpi jaḍapaṅgukāḥ
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| 24 | mantrabhede hi ye doṣā bhavanti pṛthivīkṣitām
na te śakyāḥ samādhātuṃ kathaṃ cid iti me matiḥ
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| 25 | doṣāṃś ca mantrabhedeṣu brūyās tvaṃ mantrimaṇḍale
abhede ca guṇān rājan punaḥ punar ariṃdama
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| 26 | paurajānapadānāṃ ca śaucāśaucaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
yathā syād viditaṃ rājaṃs tathā kāryam ariṃdama
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