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vaiœaṃpāyana uvāca |
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bhīmasenas tataḥ kṛṣṇam uvāca yadunandanam
buddhim āsthāya vipulāṃ jarāsaṃdhajighāṃsayā |
| 2 |
nāyaṃ pāpo mayā kṛṣṇa yuktaḥ syād anurodhitum
prāṇena yaduœārdūla baddhavaṅkṣaṇavāsasā |
| 3 |
evam uktas tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pratyuvāca vṛkodaram
tvarayan puruṣavyāghro jarāsaṃdhavadhepsayā |
| 4 |
yat te daivaṃ paraṃ sattvaṃ yac ca te mātariœvanaḥ
balaṃ bhīma jarāsaṃdhe darœayāœu tad adya naḥ |
| 5 |
evam uktas tadā bhīmo jarāsaṃdham ariṃdamaḥ
utkṣipya bhrāmayad rājan balavantaṃ mahābalaḥ |
| 6 |
bhrāmayitvā œataguṇaṃ bhujābhyāṃ bharatarṣabha
babhañja pṛṣṭhe saṃkṣipya niṣpiṣya vinanāda ca |
| 7 |
tasya niṣpiṣyamāṇasya pāṇḍavasya ca garjataḥ
abhavat tumulo nādaḥ sarvaprāṇibhayaṃkaraḥ |
| 8 |
vitresur māgadhāḥ sarve strīṇāṃ garbhāœ ca susruvuḥ
bhīmasenasya nādena jarāsaṃdhasya caiva ha |
| 9 |
kiṃ nu svid dhimavān bhinnaḥ kiṃ nu svid dīryate mahī
iti sma māgadhā jajñur bhīmasenasya nisvanāt |
| 10 |
tato rājakuladvāri prasuptam iva taṃ nṛpam
rātrau parāsum utsṛjya niœcakramur ariṃdamāḥ |
| 11 |
jarāsaṃdharathaṃ kṛṣṇo yojayitvā patākinam
āropya bhrātarau caiva mokṣayām āsa bāndhavān |
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te vai ratnabhujaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ratnārhaṃ pṛthivīœvarāḥ
rājānaœ cakrur āsādya mokṣitā mahato bhayāt |
| 13 |
akṣataḥ œastrasaṃpanno jitāriḥ saha rājabhiḥ
ratham āsthāya taṃ divyaṃ nirjagāma girivrajāt |
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yaḥ sa sodaryavān nāma dviyodhaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ
abhyāsaghātī saṃdṛœyo durjayaḥ sarvarājabhiḥ |
| 15 |
bhīmārjunābhyāṃ yodhābhyām āsthitaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ
œuœubhe rathavaryo 'sau durjayaḥ sarvadhanvibhiḥ |
| 16 |
œakraviṣṇū hi saṃgrāme ceratus tārakāmaye
rathena tena taṃ kṛṣṇa upāruhya yayau tadā |
| 17 |
taptacāmīkarābheṇa kiṅkiṇījālamālinā
meghanirghoṣanādena jaitreṇāmitraghātinā |
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yena œakro dānavānāṃ jaghāna navatīr nava
taṃ prāpya samahṛṣyanta rathaṃ te puruṣarṣabhāḥ |
| 19 |
tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhrātṛbhyāṃ sahitaṃ tadā
rathasthaṃ māgadhā dṛṣṭvā samapadyanta vismitāḥ |
| 20 |
hayair divyaiḥ samāyukto ratho vāyusamo jave
adhiṣṭhitaḥ sa œuœubhe kṛṣṇenātīva bhārata |
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asaṅgī devavihitas tasmin rathavare dhvajaḥ
yojanād dadṛœe œrīmān indrāyudhasamaprabhaḥ |
| 22 |
cintayām āsa kṛṣṇo 'tha garutmantaṃ sa cābhyayāt
kṣaṇe tasmin sa tenāsīc caityayūpa ivocchritaḥ |
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vyāditāsyair mahānādaiḥ saha bhūtair dhvajālayaiḥ
tasthau rathavare tasmin garutmān pannagāœanaḥ |
| 24 |
durnirīkṣyo hi bhūtānāṃ tejasābhyadhikaṃ babhau
āditya iva madhyāhne sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ |
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na sa sajjati vṛkṣeṣu œastraiœ cāpi na riṣyate
divyo dhvajavaro rājan dṛœyate devamānuṣaiḥ |
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tam āsthāya rathaṃ divyaṃ parjanyasamanisvanam
niryayau puruṣavyāghraḥ pāṇḍavābhyāṃ sahācyutaḥ |
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yaṃ lebhe vāsavād rājā vasus tasmād bṛhadrathaḥ
bṛhadrathāt krameṇaiva prāpto bārhadrathaṃ nṛpam |
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sa niryayau mahābāhuḥ puṇḍarīkekṣaṇas tataḥ
girivrajād bahis tasthau same deœe mahāyaœāḥ |
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tatrainaṃ nāgarāḥ sarve satkāreṇābhyayus tadā
brāhmaṇapramukhā rājan vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā |
| 30 |
bandhanād vipramuktāœ ca rājāno madhusūdanam
pūjayām āsur ūcuœ ca sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ |
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naitac citraṃ mahābāho tvayi devakinandana
bhīmārjunabalopete dharmasya paripālanam |
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jarāsaṃdhahrade ghore duḥkhapaṅke nimajjatām
rājñāṃ samabhyuddharaṇaṃ yad idaṃ kṛtam adya te |
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viṣṇo samavasannānāṃ giridurge sudāruṇe
diṣṭyā mokṣād yaœo dīptam āptaṃ te puruṣottama |
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kiṃ kurmaḥ puruṣavyāghra bravīhi puruṣarṣabha
kṛtam ity eva taj jñeyaṃ nṛpair yady api duṣkaram |
| 35 |
tān uvāca hṛṣīkeœaḥ samāœvāsya mahāmanāḥ
yudhiṣṭhiro rājasūyaṃ kratum āhartum icchati |
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tasya dharmapravṛttasya pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣataḥ
sarvair bhavadbhir yajñārthe sāhāyyaṃ dīyatām iti |
| 37 |
tataḥ pratītamanasas te nṛpā bharatarṣabha
tathety evābruvan sarve pratijajñuœ ca tāṃ giram |
| 38 |
ratnabhājaṃ ca dāœārhaṃ cakrus te pṛthivīœvarāḥ
kṛcchrāj jagrāha govindas teṣāṃ tadanukampayā |
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jarāsaṃdhātmajaœ caiva sahadevo mahārathaḥ
niryayau sajanāmātyaḥ puraskṛtya purohitam |
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sa nīcaiḥ praœrito bhūtvā bahuratnapurogamaḥ
sahadevo nṛṇāṃ devaṃ vāsudevam upasthitaḥ |
| 41 |
bhayārtāya tatas tasmai kṛṣṇo dattvābhayaṃ tadā
abhyaṣiñcata tatraiva jarāsaṃdhātmajaṃ tadā |
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gatvaikatvaṃ ca kṛṣṇena pārthābhyāṃ caiva satkṛtaḥ
viveœa rājā matimān punar bārhadrathaṃ puram |
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kṛṣṇas tu saha pārthābhyāṃ œriyā paramayā jvalan
ratnāny ādāya bhūrīṇi prayayau puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ |
| 44 |
indraprastham upāgamya pāṇḍavābhyāṃ sahācyutaḥ
sametya dharmarājānaṃ prīyamāṇo 'bhyabhāṣata |
| 45 |
diṣṭyā bhīmena balavāñ jarāsaṃdho nipātitaḥ
rājāno mokṣitāœ ceme bandhanān nṛpasattama |
| 46 |
diṣṭyā kuœalinau cemau bhīmasenadhanaṃjayau
punaḥ svanagaraṃ prāptāv akṣatāv iti bhārata |
| 47 |
tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kṛṣṇaṃ pūjayitvā yathārhataḥ
bhīmasenārjunau caiva prahṛṣṭaḥ pariṣasvaje |
| 48 |
tataḥ kṣīṇe jarāsaṃdhe bhrātṛbhyāṃ vihitaṃ jayam
ajātaœatrur āsādya mumude bhrātṛbhiḥ saha |
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yathāvayaḥ samāgamya rājabhis taiœ ca pāṇḍavaḥ
satkṛtya pūjayitvā ca visasarja narādhipān |
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yudhiṣṭhirābhyanujñātās te nṛpā hṛṣṭamānasāḥ
jagmuḥ svadeœāṃs tvaritā yānair uccāvacais tataḥ |
| 51 |
evaṃ puruṣaœārdūlo mahābuddhir janārdanaḥ
pāṇḍavair ghātayām āsa jarāsaṃdham ariṃ tadā |
| 52 |
ghātayitvā jarāsaṃdhaṃ buddhipūrvam ariṃdamaḥ
dharmarājam anujñāpya pṛthāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ ca bhārata |
| 53 |
subhadrāṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca phalgunaṃ yamajau tathā
dhaumyam āmantrayitvā ca prayayau svāṃ purīṃ prati |
| 54 |
tenaiva rathamukhyena taruṇādityavarcasā
dharmarājavisṛṣṭena divyenānādayan diœaḥ |
| 55 |
tato yudhiṣṭhiramukhāḥ pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha
pradakṣiṇam akurvanta kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakāriṇam |
| 56 |
tato gate bhagavati kṛṣṇe devakinandane
jayaṃ labdhvā suvipulaṃ rājñām abhayadās tadā |
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saṃvardhitaujaso bhūyaḥ karmaṇā tena bhārata
draupadyāḥ pāṇḍavā rājan parāṃ prītim avardhayan |
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tasmin kāle tu yad yuktaṃ dharmakāmārthasaṃhitam
tad rājā dharmataœ cakre rājyapālanakīrtimān |