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vaiœaṃpāyana uvāca |
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sa evaṃ œaṃtanur dhīmān devarājarṣisatkṛtaḥ
dharmātmā sarvalokeṣu satyavāg iti viœrutaḥ |
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damo dānaṃ kṣamā buddhir hrīr dhṛtis teja uttamam
nityāny āsan mahāsattve œaṃtanau puruṣarṣabhe |
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evaṃ sa guṇasaṃpanno dharmārthakuœalo nṛpaḥ
āsīd bharatavaṃœasya goptā sādhujanasya ca |
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kambugrīvaḥ pṛthuvyaṃso mattavāraṇavikramaḥ
dharma eva paraḥ kāmād arthāc ceti vyavasthitaḥ |
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etāny āsan mahāsattve œaṃtanau bharatarṣabha
na cāsya sadṛœaḥ kaœ cit kṣatriyo dharmato 'bhavat |
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vartamānaṃ hi dharme sve sarvadharmavidāṃ varam
taṃ mahīpā mahīpālaṃ rājarājye 'bhyaṣecayan |
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vītaœokabhayābādhāḥ sukhasvapnavibodhanāḥ
prati bhāratagoptāraṃ samapadyanta bhūmipāḥ |
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œaṃtanupramukhair gupte loke nṛpatibhis tadā
niyamāt sarvavarṇānāṃ brahmottaram avartata |
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brahma paryacarat kṣatraṃ viœaḥ kṣatram anuvratāḥ
brahmakṣatrānuraktāœ ca œūdrāḥ paryacaran viœaḥ |
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sa hāstinapure ramye kurūṇāṃ puṭabhedane
vasan sāgaraparyantām anvaœād vai vasuṃdharām |
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sa devarājasadṛœo dharmajñaḥ satyavāg ṛjuḥ
dānadharmatapoyogāc chriyā paramayā yutaḥ |
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arāgadveṣasaṃyuktaḥ somavat priyadarœanaḥ
tejasā sūryasaṃkāœo vāyuvegasamo jave
antakapratimaḥ kope kṣamayā pṛthivīsamaḥ |
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vadhaḥ paœuvarāhāṇāṃ tathaiva mṛgapakṣiṇām
œaṃtanau pṛthivīpāle nāvartata vṛthā nṛpa |
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dharmabrahmottare rājye œaṃtanur vinayātmavān
samaṃ œaœāsa bhūtāni kāmarāgavivarjitaḥ |
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devarṣipitṛyajñārtham ārabhyanta tadā kriyāḥ
na cādharmeṇa keṣāṃ cit prāṇinām abhavad vadhaḥ |
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asukhānām anāthānāṃ tiryagyoniṣu vartatām
sa eva rājā bhūtānāṃ sarveṣām abhavat pitā |
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tasmin kurupatiœreṣṭhe rājarājeœvare sati
œritā vāg abhavat satyaṃ dānadharmāœritaṃ manaḥ |
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sa samāḥ ṣoḍaœāṣṭau ca catasro 'ṣṭau tathāparāḥ
ratim aprāpnuvan strīṣu babhūva vanagocaraḥ |
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tathārūpas tathācāras tathāvṛttas tathāœrutaḥ
gāṅgeyas tasya putro 'bhūn nāmnā devavrato vasuḥ |
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sarvāstreṣu sa niṣṇātaḥ pārthiveṣv itareṣu ca
mahābalo mahāsattvo mahāvīryo mahārathaḥ |
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sa kadā cin mṛgaṃ viddhvā gaṅgām anusaran nadīm
bhāgīrathīm alpajalāṃ œaṃtanur dṛṣṭavān nṛpaḥ |
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tāṃ dṛṣṭvā cintayām āsa œaṃtanuḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
syandate kiṃ nv iyaṃ nādya saricchreṣṭhā yathā purā |
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tato nimittam anvicchan dadarœa sa mahāmanāḥ
kumāraṃ rūpasaṃpannaṃ bṛhantaṃ cārudarœanam |
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divyam astraṃ vikurvāṇaṃ yathā devaṃ puraṃdaram
kṛtsnāṃ gaṅgāṃ samāvṛtya œarais tīkṣṇair avasthitam |
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tāṃ œarair āvṛtāṃ dṛṣṭvā nadīṃ gaṅgāṃ tadantike
abhavad vismito rājā karma dṛṣṭvātimānuṣam |
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jātamātraṃ purā dṛṣṭaṃ taṃ putraṃ œaṃtanus tadā
nopalebhe smṛtiṃ dhīmān abhijñātuṃ tam ātmajam |
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sa tu taṃ pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā mohayām āsa māyayā
saṃmohya tu tataḥ kṣipraṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata |
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tad adbhutaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā tatra rājā sa œaṃtanuḥ
œaṅkamānaḥ sutaṃ gaṅgām abravīd darœayeti ha |
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darœayām āsa taṃ gaṅgā bibhratī rūpam uttamam
gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe pāṇau taṃ kumāram alaṃkṛtam |
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alaṃkṛtām ābharaṇair arajombaradhāriṇīm
dṛṣṭapūrvām api satīṃ nābhyajānāt sa œaṃtanuḥ |
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gaṅgovāca |
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yaṃ putram aṣṭamaṃ rājaṃs tvaṃ purā mayy ajāyithāḥ
sa te 'yaṃ puruṣavyāghra nayasvainaṃ gṛhāntikam |
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vedān adhijage sāṅgān vasiṣṭhād eva vīryavān
kṛtāstraḥ parameṣvāso devarājasamo yudhi |
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surāṇāṃ saṃmato nityam asurāṇāṃ ca bhārata
uœanā veda yac chāstram ayaṃ tad veda sarvaœaḥ |
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tathaivāṅgirasaḥ putraḥ surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ
yad veda œāstraṃ tac cāpi kṛtsnam asmin pratiṣṭhitam
tava putre mahābāhau sāṅgopāṅgaṃ mahātmani |
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ṛṣiḥ parair anādhṛṣyo jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān
yad astraṃ veda rāmaœ ca tad apy asmin pratiṣṭhitam |
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maheṣvāsam imaṃ rājan rājadharmārthakovidam
mayā dattaṃ nijaṃ putraṃ vīraṃ vīra gṛhān naya |
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vaiœaṃpāyana uvāca |
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tayaivaṃ samanujñātaḥ putram ādāya œaṃtanuḥ
bhrājamānaṃ yathādityam āyayau svapuraṃ prati |
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pauravaḥ svapuraṃ gatvā puraṃdarapuropamam
sarvakāmasamṛddhārthaṃ mene ātmānam ātmanā
pauraveṣu tataḥ putraṃ yauvarājye 'bhyaṣecayat |
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pauravāñ œaṃtanoḥ putraḥ pitaraṃ ca mahāyaœāḥ
rāṣṭraṃ ca rañjayām āsa vṛttena bharatarṣabha |
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sa tathā saha putreṇa ramamāṇo mahīpatiḥ
vartayām āsa varṣāṇi catvāry amitavikramaḥ |
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sa kadā cid vanaṃ yāto yamunām abhito nadīm
mahīpatir anirdeœyam ājighrad gandham uttamam |
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tasya prabhavam anvicchan vicacāra samantataḥ
sa dadarœa tadā kanyāṃ dāœānāṃ devarūpiṇīm |
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tām apṛcchat sa dṛṣṭvaiva kanyām asitalocanām
kasya tvam asi kā cāsi kiṃ ca bhīru cikīrṣasi |
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sābravīd dāœakanyāsmi dharmārthaṃ vāhaye tarīm
pitur niyogād bhadraṃ te dāœarājño mahātmanaḥ |
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rūpamādhuryagandhais tāṃ saṃyuktāṃ devarūpiṇīm
samīkṣya rājā dāœeyīṃ kāmayām āsa œaṃtanuḥ |
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sa gatvā pitaraṃ tasyā varayām āsa tāṃ tadā
paryapṛcchat tatas tasyāḥ pitaraṃ cātmakāraṇāt |
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sa ca taṃ pratyuvācedaṃ dāœarājo mahīpatim
jātamātraiva me deyā varāya varavarṇinī
hṛdi kāmas tu me kaœ cit taṃ nibodha janeœvara |
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yadīmāṃ dharmapatnīṃ tvaṃ mattaḥ prārthayase 'nagha
satyavāg asi satyena samayaṃ kuru me tataḥ |
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samayena pradadyāṃ te kanyām aham imāṃ nṛpa
na hi me tvatsamaḥ kaœ cid varo jātu bhaviṣyati |
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œaṃtanur uvāca |
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œrutvā tava varaṃ dāœa vyavasyeyam ahaṃ na vā
dātavyaṃ cet pradāsyāmi na tv adeyaṃ kathaṃ cana |
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dāœa uvāca |
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asyāṃ jāyeta yaḥ putraḥ sa rājā pṛthivīpatiḥ
tvad ūrdhvam abhiṣektavyo nānyaḥ kaœ cana pārthiva |
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vaiœaṃpāyana uvāca |
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nākāmayata taṃ dātuṃ varaṃ dāœāya œaṃtanuḥ
œarīrajena tīvreṇa dahyamāno 'pi bhārata |
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sa cintayann eva tadā dāœakanyāṃ mahīpatiḥ
pratyayād dhāstinapuraṃ œokopahatacetanaḥ |
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tataḥ kadā cic chocantaṃ œaṃtanuṃ dhyānam āsthitam
putro devavrato 'bhyetya pitaraṃ vākyam abravīt |
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sarvato bhavataḥ kṣemaṃ vidheyāḥ sarvapārthivāḥ
tat kimartham ihābhīkṣṇaṃ pariœocasi duḥkhitaḥ
dhyāyann iva ca kiṃ rājan nābhibhāṣasi kiṃ cana |
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evam uktaḥ sa putreṇa œaṃtanuḥ pratyabhāṣata
asaṃœayaṃ dhyānaparaṃ yathā māttha tathāsmy uta |
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apatyaṃ nas tvam evaikaḥ kule mahati bhārata
anityatā ca martyānām ataḥ œocāmi putraka |
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kathaṃ cit tava gāṅgeya vipattau nāsti naḥ kulam
asaṃœayaṃ tvam evaikaḥ œatād api varaḥ sutaḥ |
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na cāpy ahaṃ vṛthā bhūyo dārān kartum ihotsahe
saṃtānasyāvināœāya kāmaye bhadram astu te
anapatyataikaputratvam ity āhur dharmavādinaḥ |
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agnihotraṃ trayo vedā yajñāœ ca sahadakṣiṇāḥ
sarvāṇy etāny apatyasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaœīm |
| 61 |
evam eva manuṣyeṣu syāc ca sarvaprajāsv api
yad apatyaṃ mahāprājña tatra me nāsti saṃœayaḥ
eṣā trayī purāṇānām uttamānāṃ ca œāœvatī |
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tvaṃ ca œūraḥ sadāmarṣī œastranityaœ ca bhārata
nānyatra œastrāt tasmāt te nidhanaṃ vidyate 'nagha |
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so 'smi saṃœayam āpannas tvayi œānte kathaṃ bhavet
iti te kāraṇaṃ tāta duḥkhasyoktam aœeṣataḥ |
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tatas tat kāraṇaṃ jñātvā kṛtsnaṃ caivam aœeṣataḥ
devavrato mahābuddhiḥ prayayāv anucintayan |
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abhyagacchat tadaivāœu vṛddhāmātyaṃ pitur hitam
tam apṛcchat tadābhyetya pitus tac chokakāraṇam |
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tasmai sa kurumukhyāya yathāvat paripṛcchate
varaṃ œaœaṃsa kanyāṃ tām uddiœya bharatarṣabha |
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tato devavrato vṛddhaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ sahitas tadā
abhigamya dāœarājānaṃ kanyāṃ vavre pituḥ svayam |
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taṃ dāœaḥ pratijagrāha vidhivat pratipūjya ca
abravīc cainam āsīnaṃ rājasaṃsadi bhārata |
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tvam eva nāthaḥ paryāptaḥ œaṃtanoḥ puruṣarṣabha
putraḥ putravatāṃ œreṣṭhaḥ kiṃ nu vakṣyāmi te vacaḥ |
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ko hi saṃbandhakaṃ œlāghyam īpsitaṃ yaunam īdṛœam
atikrāman na tapyeta sākṣād api œatakratuḥ |
| 71 |
apatyaṃ caitad āryasya yo yuṣmākaṃ samo guṇaiḥ
yasya œukrāt satyavatī prādurbhūtā yaœasvinī |
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tena me bahuœas tāta pitā te parikīrtitaḥ
arhaḥ satyavatīṃ voḍhuṃ sarvarājasu bhārata |
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asito hy api devarṣiḥ pratyākhyātaḥ purā mayā
satyavatyā bhṛœaṃ hy arthī sa āsīd ṛṣisattamaḥ |
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kanyāpitṛtvāt kiṃ cit tu vakṣyāmi bharatarṣabha
balavat sapatnatām atra doṣaṃ paœyāmi kevalam |
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yasya hi tvaṃ sapatnaḥ syā gandharvasyāsurasya vā
na sa jātu sukhaṃ jīvet tvayi kruddhe paraṃtapa |
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etāvān atra doṣo hi nānyaḥ kaœ cana pārthiva
etaj jānīhi bhadraṃ te dānādāne paraṃtapa |
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evam uktas tu gāṅgeyas tadyuktaṃ pratyabhāṣata
œṛṇvatāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ pitur arthāya bhārata |
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idaṃ me matam ādatsva satyaṃ satyavatāṃ vara
naiva jāto na vājāta īdṛœaṃ vaktum utsahet |
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evam etat kariṣyāmi yathā tvam anubhāṣase
yo 'syāṃ janiṣyate putraḥ sa no rājā bhaviṣyati |
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ity uktaḥ punar evātha taṃ dāœaḥ pratyabhāṣata
cikīrṣur duṣkaraṃ karma rājyārthe bharatarṣabha |
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tvam eva nāthaḥ paryāptaḥ œaṃtanor amitadyuteḥ
kanyāyāœ caiva dharmātman prabhur dānāya ceœvaraḥ |
| 82 |
idaṃ tu vacanaṃ saumya kāryaṃ caiva nibodha me
kaumārikāṇāṃ œīlena vakṣyāmy aham ariṃdama |
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yat tvayā satyavatyarthe satyadharmaparāyaṇa
rājamadhye pratijñātam anurūpaṃ tavaiva tat |
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nānyathā tan mahābāho saṃœayo 'tra na kaœ cana
tavāpatyaṃ bhaved yat tu tatra naḥ saṃœayo mahān |
| 85 |
tasya tan matam ājñāya satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
pratyajānāt tadā rājan pituḥ priyacikīrṣayā |
| 86 |
devavrata uvāca |
| 86 |
dāœarāja nibodhedaṃ vacanaṃ me nṛpottama
œṛṇvatāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ yad bravīmi pituḥ kṛte |
| 87 |
rājyaṃ tāvat pūrvam eva mayā tyaktaṃ narādhipa
apatyahetor api ca karomy eṣa viniœcayam |
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adya prabhṛti me dāœa brahmacaryaṃ bhaviṣyati
aputrasyāpi me lokā bhaviṣyanty akṣayā divi |
| 89 |
vaiœaṃpāyana uvāca |
| 89 |
tasya tad vacanaṃ œrutvā saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ
dadānīty eva taṃ dāœo dharmātmā pratyabhāṣata |
| 90 |
tato 'ntarikṣe 'psaraso devāḥ sarṣigaṇās tathā
abhyavarṣanta kusumair bhīṣmo 'yam iti cābruvan |
| 91 |
tataḥ sa pitur arthāya tām uvāca yaœasvinīm
adhiroha rathaṃ mātar gacchāvaḥ svagṛhān iti |
| 92 |
evam uktvā tu bhīṣmas tāṃ ratham āropya bhāminīm
āgamya hāstinapuraṃ œaṃtanoḥ saṃnyavedayat |
| 93 |
tasya tad duṣkaraṃ karma praœaœaṃsur narādhipāḥ
sametāœ ca pṛthak caiva bhīṣmo 'yam iti cābruvan |
| 94 |
tad dṛṣṭvā duṣkaraṃ karma kṛtaṃ bhīṣmeṇa œaṃtanuḥ
svacchandamaraṇaṃ tasmai dadau tuṣṭaḥ pitā svayam |