 | Book 16 Chapter 9
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | praviśann arjuno rājann āśramaṃ satyavādinaḥ
dadarśāsīnam ekānte muniṃ satyavatīsutam
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| 2 | sa tam āsādya dharmajñam upatasthe mahāvratam
arjuno 'smīti nāmāsmai nivedyābhyavadat tataḥ
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| 3 | svāgataṃ te 'stv iti prāha muniḥ satyavatīsutaḥ
āsyatām iti covāca prasannātmā mahāmuniḥ
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| 4 | tam apratītamanasaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
nirviṇṇamanasaṃ dṛṣṭvā pārthaṃ vyāso 'bravīd idam
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| 5 | avīrajo 'bhighātas te brāhmaṇo vā hatas tvayā
yuddhe parājito vāsi gataśrīr iva lakṣyase
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| 6 | na tvā pratyabhijānāmi kim idaṃ bharatarṣabha
śrotavyaṃ cen mayā pārtha kṣipram ākhyātum arhasi
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| 7 | arjuna uvāca
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| 7 | yaḥ sa medhavapuḥ śrīmān bṛhatpaṅkajalocanaḥ
sa kṛṣṇaḥ saha rāmeṇa tyaktvā dehaṃ divaṃ gataḥ
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| 8 | mausale vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ vināśo brahmaśāpajaḥ
babhūva vīrāntakaraḥ prabhāse romaharṣaṇaḥ
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| 9 | ye te śūrā mahātmānaḥ siṃhadarpā mahābalāḥ
bhojavṛṣṇyandhakā brahmann anyonyaṃ tair hataṃ yudhi
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| 10 | gadāparighaśaktīnāṃ sahāḥ parighabāhavaḥ
ta erakābhir nihatāḥ paśya kālasya paryayam
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| 11 | hataṃ pañcaśataṃ teṣāṃ sahasraṃ bāhuśālinām
nidhanaṃ samanuprāptaṃ samāsādyetaretaram
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| 12 | punaḥ punar na mṛśyāmi vināśam amitaujasām
cintayāno yadūnāṃ ca kṛṣṇasya ca yaśasvinaḥ
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| 13 | śoṣaṇaṃ sāgarasyeva parvatasyeva cālanam
nabhasaḥ patanaṃ caiva śaityam agnes tathaiva ca
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| 14 | aśraddheyam ahaṃ manye vināśaṃ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ
na ceha sthātum icchāmi loke kṛṣṇavinākṛtaḥ
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| 15 | itaḥ kaṣṭataraṃ cānyac chṛṇu tad vai tapodhana
mano me dīryate yena cintayānasya vai muhuḥ
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| 16 | paśyato vṛṣṇidārāś ca mama brahman sahasraśaḥ
ābhīrair anusṛtyājau hṛtāḥ pañcanadālayaiḥ
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| 17 | dhanur ādāya tatrāhaṃ nāśakaṃ tasya pūraṇe
yathā purā ca me vīryaṃ bhujayor na tathābhavat
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| 18 | astrāṇi me pranaṣṭāni vividhāni mahāmune
śarāś ca kṣayam āpannāḥ kṣaṇenaiva samantataḥ
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| 19 | puruṣaś cāprameyātmā śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
caturbhujaḥ pītavāsā śyāmaḥ padmāyatekṣaṇaḥ
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| 20 | yaḥ sa yāti purastān me rathasya sumahādyutiḥ
pradahan ripusainyāni na paśyāmy aham adya tam
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| 21 | yena pūrvaṃ pradagdhāni śatrusainyāni tejasā
śarair gāṇḍīvanirmuktair ahaṃ paścād vyanāśayam
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| 22 | tam apaśyan viṣīdāmi ghūrṇāmīva ca sattama
parinirviṇṇacetāś ca śāntiṃ nopalabhe 'pi ca
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| 23 | vinā janārdanaṃ vīraṃ nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe
śrutvaiva hi gataṃ viṣṇuṃ mamāpi mumuhur diśaḥ
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| 24 | pranaṣṭajñātivīryasya śūnyasya paridhāvataḥ
upadeṣṭuṃ mama śreyo bhavān arhati sattama
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| 25 | vyāsa uvāca
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| 25 | brahmaśāpavinirdagdhā vṛṣṇyandhakamahārathāḥ
vinaṣṭāḥ kuruśārdūla na tāñ śocitum arhasi
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| 26 | bhavitavyaṃ tathā tad dhi diṣṭam etan mahātmanām
upekṣitaṃ ca kṛṣṇena śaktenāpi vyapohitum
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| 27 | trailokyam api kṛṣṇo hi kṛtsnaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam
prasahed anyathā kartuṃ kim u śāpaṃ manīṣiṇām
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| 28 | rathasya purato yāti yaḥ sa cakragadādharaḥ
tava snehāt purāṇarṣir vāsudevaś caturbhujaḥ
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| 29 | kṛtvā bhārāvataraṇaṃ pṛthivyāḥ pṛthulocanaḥ
mokṣayitvā jagat sarvaṃ gataḥ svasthānam uttamam
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| 30 | tvayā tv iha mahat karma devānāṃ puruṣarṣabha
kṛtaṃ bhīmasahāyena yamābhyāṃ ca mahābhuja
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| 31 | kṛtakṛtyāṃś ca vo manye saṃsiddhān kurupuṃgava
gamanaṃ prāptakālaṃ ca tad dhi śreyo mataṃ mama
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| 32 | balaṃ buddhiś ca tejaś ca pratipattiś ca bhārata
bhavanti bhavakāleṣu vipadyante viparyaye
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| 33 | kālamūlam idaṃ sarvaṃ jagadbījaṃ dhanaṃjaya
kāla eva samādatte punar eva yadṛcchayā
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| 34 | sa eva balavān bhūtvā punar bhavati durbalaḥ
sa eveśaś ca bhūtveha parair ājñāpyate punaḥ
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| 35 | kṛtakṛtyāni cāstrāṇi gatāny adya yathāgatam
punar eṣyanti te hastaṃ yadā kālo bhaviṣyati
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| 36 | kālo gantuṃ gatiṃ mukhyāṃ bhavatām api bhārata
etac chreyo hi vo manye paramaṃ bharatarṣabha
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| 37 | etad vacanam ājñāya vyāsasyāmitatejasaḥ
anujñāto yayau pārtho nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam
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| 38 | praviśya ca purīṃ vīraḥ samāsādya yudhiṣṭhiram
ācaṣṭa tad yathāvṛttaṃ vṛṣṇyandhakajanaṃ prati
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