 | Book 15 Chapter 44
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| 1 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 1 | dṛṣṭvā putrāṃs tathā pautrān sānubandhāñ janādhipaḥ
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ kim akarod rājā caiva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 2 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 2 | tad dṛṣṭvā mahad āścaryaṃ putrāṇāṃ darśanaṃ punaḥ
vītaśokaḥ sa rājarṣiḥ punar āśramam āgamat
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| 3 | itaras tu janaḥ sarvas te caiva paramarṣayaḥ
pratijagmur yathākāmaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñayā
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| 4 | pāṇḍavās tu mahātmāno laghubhūyiṣṭhasainikāḥ
anujagmur mahātmānaṃ sadāraṃ taṃ mahīpatim
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| 5 | tam āśramagataṃ dhīmān brahmarṣir lokapūjitaḥ
muniḥ satyavatīputro dhṛtarāṣṭram abhāṣata
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| 6 | dhṛtarāṣṭra mahābāho śṛṇu kauravanandana
śrutaṃ te jñānavṛddhānām ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām
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| 7 | ṛddhābhijanavṛddhānāṃ vedavedāṅgavedinām
dharmajñānāṃ purāṇānāṃ vadatāṃ vividhāḥ kathāḥ
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| 8 | mā sma śoke manaḥ kārṣīr diṣṭena vyathate budhaḥ
śrutaṃ devarahasyaṃ te nāradād devadarśanāt
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| 9 | gatās te kṣatradharmeṇa śastrapūtāṃ gatiṃ śubhām
yathā dṛṣṭās tvayā putrā yathākāmavihāriṇaḥ
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| 10 | yudhiṣṭhiras tv ayaṃ dhīmān bhavantam anurudhyate
sahito bhrātṛbhiḥ sarvaiḥ sadāraḥ sasuhṛjjanaḥ
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| 11 | visarjayainaṃ yātv eṣa svarājyam anuśāsatām
māsaḥ samadhiko hy eṣām atīto vasatāṃ vane
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| 12 | etad dhi nityaṃ yatnena padaṃ rakṣyaṃ paraṃtapa
bahupratyarthikaṃ hy etad rājyaṃ nāma narādhipa
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| 13 | ity uktaḥ kauravo rājā vyāsenāmitabuddhinā
yudhiṣṭhiram athāhūya vāgmī vacanam abravīt
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| 14 | ajātaśatro bhadraṃ te śṛṇu me bhrātṛbhiḥ saha
tvatprasādān mahīpāla śoko nāsmān prabādhate
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| 15 | rame cāhaṃ tvayā putra pureva gajasāhvaye
nāthenānugato vidvan priyeṣu parivartinā
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| 16 | prāptaṃ putraphalaṃ tvattaḥ prītir me vipulā tvayi
na me manyur mahābāho gamyatāṃ putra mā ciram
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| 17 | bhavantaṃ ceha saṃprekṣya tapo me parihīyate
tapoyuktaṃ śarīraṃ ca tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhāritaṃ punaḥ
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| 18 | mātarau te tathaiveme śīrṇaparṇakṛtāśane
mama tulyavrate putra naciraṃ vartayiṣyataḥ
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| 19 | duryodhanaprabhṛtayo dṛṣṭā lokāntaraṃ gatāḥ
vyāsasya tapaso vīryād bhavataś ca samāgamāt
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| 20 | prayojanaṃ ciraṃ vṛttaṃ jīvitasya ca me 'nagha
ugraṃ tapaḥ samāsthāsye tvam anujñātum arhasi
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| 21 | tvayy adya piṇḍaḥ kīrtiś ca kulaṃ cedaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
śvo vādya vā mahābāho gamyatāṃ putra mā ciram
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| 22 | rājanītiḥ subahuśaḥ śrutā te bharatarṣabha
saṃdeṣṭavyaṃ na paśyāmi kṛtam etāvatā vibho
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| 23 | ity uktavacanaṃ tāta nṛpo rājānam abravīt
na mām arhasi dharmajña parityaktum anāgasam
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| 24 | kāmaṃ gacchantu me sarve bhrātaro 'nucarās tathā
bhavantam aham anviṣye mātarau ca yatavrate
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| 25 | tam uvācātha gāndhārī maivaṃ putra śṛṇuṣva me
tvayy adhīnaṃ kurukulaṃ piṇḍaś ca śvaśurasya me
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| 26 | gamyatāṃ putra paryāptam etāvat pūjitā vayam
rājā yad āha tat kāryaṃ tvayā putra pitur vacaḥ
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| 27 | ity uktaḥ sa tu gāndhāryā kuntīm idam uvāca ha
snehabāṣpākule netre pramṛjya rudatīṃ vacaḥ
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| 28 | visarjayati māṃ rājā gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī
bhavatyāṃ baddhacittas tu kathaṃ yāsyāmi duḥkhitaḥ
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| 29 | na cotsahe tapovighnaṃ kartuṃ te dharmacāriṇi
tapaso hi paraṃ nāsti tapasā vindate mahat
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| 30 | mamāpi na tathā rājñi rājye buddhir yathā purā
tapasy evānuraktaṃ me manaḥ sarvātmanā tathā
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| 31 | śūnyeyaṃ ca mahī sarvā na me prītikarī śubhe
bāndhavā naḥ parikṣīṇā balaṃ no na yathā purā
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| 32 | pāñcālāḥ subhṛśaṃ kṣīṇāḥ kanyāmātrāvaśeṣitāḥ
na teṣāṃ kulakartāraṃ kaṃ cit paśyāmy ahaṃ śubhe
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| 33 | sarve hi bhasmasān nītā droṇenaikena saṃyuge
avaśeṣās tu nihatā droṇaputreṇa vai niśi
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| 34 | cedayaś caiva matsyāś ca dṛṣṭapūrvās tathaiva naḥ
kevalaṃ vṛṣṇicakraṃ tu vāsudevaparigrahāt
yaṃ dṛṣṭvā sthātum icchāmi dharmārthaṃ nānyahetukam
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| 35 | śivena paśya naḥ sarvān durlabhaṃ darśanaṃ tava
bhaviṣyaty amba rājā hi tīvram ārapsyate tapaḥ
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| 36 | etac chrutvā mahābāhuḥ sahadevo yudhāṃ patiḥ
yudhiṣṭhiram uvācedaṃ bāṣpavyākulalocanaḥ
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| 37 | notsahe 'haṃ parityaktuṃ mātaraṃ pārthivarṣabha
pratiyātu bhavān kṣipraṃ tapas tapsyāmy ahaṃ vane
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| 38 | ihaiva śoṣayiṣyāmi tapasāhaṃ kalevaram
pādaśuśrūṣaṇe yukto rājño mātros tathānayoḥ
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| 39 | tam uvāca tataḥ kuntī pariṣvajya mahābhujam
gamyatāṃ putra maiva tvaṃ vocaḥ kuru vaco mama
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| 40 | āgamā vaḥ śivāḥ santu svasthā bhavata putrakāḥ
uparodho bhaved evam asmākaṃ tapasaḥ kṛte
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| 41 | tvatsnehapāśabaddhā ca hīyeyaṃ tapasaḥ parāt
tasmāt putraka gaccha tvaṃ śiṣṭam alpaṃ hi naḥ prabho
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| 42 | evaṃ saṃstambhitaṃ vākyaiḥ kuntyā bahuvidhair manaḥ
sahadevasya rājendra rājñaś caiva viśeṣataḥ
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| 43 | te mātrā samanujñātā rājñā ca kurupuṃgavāḥ
abhivādya kuruśreṣṭham āmantrayitum ārabhan
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| 44 | rājan pratigamiṣyāmaḥ śivena pratinanditāḥ
anujñātās tvayā rājan gamiṣyāmo vikalmaṣāḥ
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| 45 | evam uktaḥ sa rājarṣir dharmarājñā mahātmanā
anujajñe jayāśīrbhir abhinandya yudhiṣṭhiram
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| 46 | bhīmaṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sāntvayām āsa pārthivaḥ
sa cāsya samyaṅ medhāvī pratyapadyata vīryavān
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| 47 | arjunaṃ ca samāśliṣya yamau ca puruṣarṣabhau
anujajñe sa kauravyaḥ pariṣvajyābhinandya ca
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| 48 | gāndhāryā cābhyanujñātāḥ kṛtapādābhivandanāḥ
jananyā samupāghrātāḥ pariṣvaktāś ca te nṛpam
cakruḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ sarve vatsā iva nivāraṇe
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| 49 | punaḥ punar nirīkṣantaḥ prajagmus te pradakṣiṇam
tathaiva draupadī sādhvī sarvāḥ kauravayoṣitaḥ
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| 50 | nyāyataḥ śvaśure vṛttiṃ prayujya prayayus tataḥ
śvaśrūbhyāṃ samanujñātāḥ pariṣvajyābhinanditāḥ
saṃdiṣṭāś cetikartavyaṃ prayayur bhartṛbhiḥ saha
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| 51 | tataḥ prajajñe ninadaḥ sūtānāṃ yujyatām iti
uṣṭrāṇāṃ krośatāṃ caiva hayānāṃ heṣatām api
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| 52 | tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā sadāraḥ sahasainikaḥ
nagaraṃ hāstinapuraṃ punar āyāt sabāndhavaḥ
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