Mahabharata — Sauptika Parva
Mahabharata — Sauptika Parva
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Devotional text
[samjaya] tatasa te sahitā vīrāḥ parayātā dakṣiṇāmukhāḥ upāstamaya velāyāṃ śibirābhyāśama āgatāḥ vimucya vāhāṃsa tavaritā bhītāḥ samabhavaṃsa tadā gahanaṃ deśama āsādya paracchannā nayaviśanta te senāniveśama abhitò nātidūrama avasthitāḥ nivṛttā niśitaiḥ śastraiḥ samantāta kaṣatavikṣatāḥ dīrghama uṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya pāṇḍavāna anvacintayana śarutvā ca ninadaṃ ghòraṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaiṣiṇāma anusāra bharāda bhītāḥ parāṅmukhā parādravana punaḥ te muhūrtaṃ tatò gatvā śarāntavāhāḥ pipāsitāḥ nāmṛṣyanta maheṣvāsāḥ karòdhāmarṣavaśaṃ gatāḥ rājñò vadhena saṃtaptā muhūrtaṃ samavasthitāḥ [dhṛ] aśraddheyama idaṃ karmakṛtaṃ bhīmena saṃjaya yata sa nāgāyuta parāṇaḥ putrò mama nipātitaḥ avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vajrasaṃhananò yuvā pāṇḍavaiḥ samare putrò nihatò mama saṃjaya na diṣṭama abhyatikrāntuṃ śakyaṃ gāvalgaṇe naraiḥ yata sametya raṇe pārthaiḥ putrò mama nipātitaḥ adrisāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ mama saṃjaya hataṃ putraśataṃ śarutvā yana na dīrṇaṃ sahasradhā kathaṃ hi vṛddhamithunaṃ hataputraṃ bhaviṣyati na haya ahaṃ pāṇḍaveyasya viṣaye vastuma utsahe kathaṃ rājñaḥ pitā bhūtvā savayaṃ rājā ca saṃjaya pareṣyabhūtaḥ paravarteyaṃ pāṇḍaveyasya śāsanāta ājñāpya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ sathitvā mūrdhni ca saṃjaya kathama adya bhaviṣyāmi pareṣyabhūtò duranta kṛta kathaṃ bhīmasya vākyāni śaròtuṃ śakṣyāmi saṃjaya yena putraśataṃ pūrṇama ekena nihataṃ mama kṛtaṃ satyaṃ vacasa tasya vidurasya mahātmanaḥ akurvatā vacasa tena mama putreṇa saṃjaya adharmeṇa hate tāta putre duryòdhane mama kṛtavarmā kṛpò darauṇiḥ kima akurvata saṃjaya [sa] gatvā tu tāvakā rājana nātidūrama avasthitāḥ apaśyanta vanaṃ ghòraṃ nānādrumalatākulama te muhūrtaṃ tu viśramya labdhatòyaira hayòttamaiḥ sūryāstamaya velāyāma āseduḥ sumahada vanama nānāmṛgagaṇaira juṣṭaṃ nānāpakṣisamākulama nānādrumalatācchannaṃ nānāvyālaniṣevitama nānā tòyasamākīrṇaṃ taḍāgaira upaśòbhitama padminī śatasaṃchannaṃ nīlòtpalasamāyutama paraviśya tada vanaṃ ghòraṃ vīkṣamāṇāḥ samantataḥ śākhā sahasrasaṃchannaṃ nayagròdhaṃ dadṛśusa tataḥ upetya tu tadā rājana nayagròdhaṃ te mahārathāḥ dadṛśura davipadāṃ śareṣṭhāḥ śareṣṭhaṃ taṃ vai vanaspatima te 'vatīrya rathebhyasa tu vipramucya ca vājinaḥ upaspṛśya yathānyāyaṃ saṃdhyāma anvāsata parabhò tatò 'sataṃ parvataśreṣṭhama anuprāpte divākare sarvasya jagatò dhātrī śarvarī samapadyata garahanakṣatratārābhiḥ parakīrṇābhira alaṃkṛtama nabhò'ṃśukama ivābhāti parekṣaṇīyaṃ samantataḥ īṣaca cāpi paravalganti ye sattvā rātricāriṇaḥ divā carāśa ca ye sattvāsa te nidrāvaśama āgatāḥ rātriṃcarāṇāṃ sattvānāṃ ninādò 'bhūta sudāruṇaḥ karavyādāśa ca paramuditā ghòrā parāptā ca śarvarī tasmina rātrimukhe ghòre duḥkhaśòkasamanvitāḥ kṛtavarmā kṛpò darauṇira upòpaviviśuḥ samama tatròpaviṣṭāḥ śòcantò nayagròdhasya samantataḥ tama evārthama atikrāntaṃ kurupāṇḍavayòḥ kaṣayama nidrayā ca parītāṅgā niṣedura dharaṇītale śarameṇa sudṛḍhaṃ yuktā vikṣatā vividhaiḥ śaraiḥ tatò nidrāvaśaṃ parāptau kṛpa bhòjau mahārathau sukhòcitāva aduḥkhārhau niṣaṇṇau dharaṇītale tau tu suptau mahārāja śaramaśòkasamanvitau karòdhāmarṣavaśaṃ parāptò daròṇaputrasa tu bhārata naiva sama sa jagāmātha nidrāṃ sarpa iva śavasana na lebhe sa tu nidrāṃ vai dahyamānò 'timanyunā vīkṣāṃ cakre mahābāhusa tada vanaṃ ghòradarśanama vīkṣamāṇò vanòddeśaṃ nānā sattvaira niṣevitama apaśyata mahābāhura nayagròdhaṃ vāyasāyutama tatra kākasahasrāṇi tāṃ niśāṃ paryaṇāmayana sukhaṃ savapantaḥ kauravya pṛthakpṛthaga apāśrayāḥ supteṣu teṣu kākeṣu visrabdheṣu samantataḥ sò 'paśyata sahasāyāntama ulūkaṃ ghòradarśanama mahāsvanaṃ mahākāyaṃ haryakṣaṃ babhru piṅgalama sudīrghaghòṇā nakharaṃ suparṇama iva veginama sò 'tha śabdaṃ mṛduṃ kṛtvā līyamāna ivāṇḍajaḥ nayagròdhasya tataḥ śākhāṃ parārthayāma āsa bhārata saṃnipatya tu śākhāyāṃ nayagròdhasya vihaṃgamaḥ suptāña jaghāna subahūna vāyasāna vāyasāntakaḥ keṣāṃ cida acchinata pakṣāña śirāṃsi ca cakarta ha caraṇāṃśa caiva keṣāṃ cida babhañja caraṇāyudhaḥ kaṣaṇenāhana sabalavāna ye 'saya dṛṣṭipathe sathitāḥ teṣāṃ śarīrāvayavaiḥ śarīraiśa ca viśāṃ pate nayagròdhamaṇḍalaṃ sarvaṃ saṃchannaṃ sarvatò 'bhavata tāṃsa tu hatvā tataḥ kākāna kauśikò muditò 'bhavata paratikṛtya yathākāmaṃ śatrūṇāṃ śatrusūdanaḥ tada dṛṣṭvā sòpadhaṃ karma kauśikena kṛtaṃ niśi tadbhāvakṛtasaṃkalpò darauṇira ekò vayacintayata upadeśaḥ kṛtò 'nena pakṣiṇā mama saṃyuge śatruṇāṃ kaṣapaṇe yuktaḥ parāptakālaśa ca me mataḥ nādya śakyā mayā hantuṃ pāṇḍavā jitakāśinaḥ balavantaḥ kṛtòtsāhā labdhalakṣāḥ parahāriṇaḥ rājñaḥ sakāśe teṣāṃ ca paratijñātò vadhò mayā pataṃgāgnisamāṃ vṛttima āsthāyātma vināśinīma nayāyatò yudhyamānasya parāṇatyāgò na saṃśayaḥ chadmanā tu bhaveta siddhiḥ śatrūṇāṃ ca kaṣayò mahāna tatra saṃśayitāda arthāda yò 'rathò niḥsaṃśayò bhaveta taṃ janā bahu manyante ye 'rathaśāstraviśāradāḥ yaca cāpya atra bhaveda vācyaṃ garhitaṃ lòkaninditama kartavyaṃ tana manuṣyeṇa kaṣatradharmeṇa vartatā ninditāni ca sarvāṇi kutsitāni pade pade sòpadhāni kṛtānya eva pāṇḍavaira akṛtātmabhiḥ asminna arthe purā gītau śarūyete dharmacintakaiḥ śalòkau nayāyama avekṣadbhisa tattvārthaṃ tattvadarśibhiḥ pariśrānte vidīrṇe ca bhuñjāne cāpi śatrubhiḥ parasthāne ca paraveśe ca parahartavyaṃ ripòra balama nidrārtama ardharātre ca tathā naṣṭapraṇāyakama bhinnayòdhaṃ balaṃ yaca ca davidhā yuktaṃ ca yada bhaveta itya evaṃ niścayaṃ cakre suptānāṃ yudhi māraṇe pāṇḍūnāṃ saha pāñcālaira daròṇaputraḥ paratāpavāna sa karūrāṃ matima āsthāya viniścitya muhura muhuḥ suptau parābòdhayata tau tu mātulaṃ bhòjama eva ca nòttaraṃ paratipede ca tatra yuktaṃ hariyā vṛtaḥ sa muhūrtama iva dhayātvā bāṣpavihvalama abravīta hatò duryòdhanò rājā ekavīrò mahābalaḥ yasyārthe vairama asmābhira āsaktaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ekākī bahubhiḥ kaṣudraira āhave śuddhavikramaḥ pātitò bhīmasenena ekādaśa camūpatiḥ vṛkòdareṇa kaṣudreṇa sunṛśaṃsama idaṃ kṛtama mūrdhābhiṣiktasya śiraḥ pādena parimṛdnatā vinardanti sama pāñcālāḥ kaṣveḍanti ca hasanti ca dhamanti śaṅkhāña śataśò hṛṣṭā ghananti ca dundubhīna vāditraghòṣasa tumulò vimiśraḥ śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ anileneritò ghòrò diśaḥ pūrayatīva hi aśvānāṃ heṣamāṇānāṃ gajānāṃ caiva bṛṃhatāma siṃhanādaśa ca śūrāṇāṃ śarūyate sumahāna ayama diśaṃ parācīṃ samāśritya hṛṣṭānāṃ garjatāṃ bhṛśama rathanemi savanāśa caiva śarūyante lòmaharṣaṇāḥ pāṇḍavaira dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ yada idaṃ kadanaṃ kṛtama vayama eva tarayaḥ śiṣṭāsa tasmina mahati vaiśase ke cina nāgaśataprāṇāḥ ke cita sarvāstrakòvidāḥ nihatāḥ pāṇḍaveyaiḥ sama manye kālasya paryayama evama etena bhāvyaṃ hi nūnaṃ kāryeṇa tattvataḥ yathā haya asyedṛśī niṣṭhā kṛte kārye 'pi duṣkare bhavatòsa tu yadi parajñā na mòhāda apacīyate vayāpanne 'samina mahatya arthe yana naḥ śareyasa tada ucyatāma [kṛpa] śarutaṃ te vacanaṃ sarvaṃ hetuyuktaṃ mayā vibhò mamāpi tu vacaḥ kiṃ cica chṛṇuṣvādya mahābhuja ābaddhā mānuṣāḥ sarve nirbandhāḥ karmaṇòra davayòḥ daive puruṣakāre ca paraṃ tābhyāṃ na vidyate na hi daivena sidhyanti karmāṇya ekena sattama na cāpi karmaṇaikena davābhyāṃ siddhisa tu yògataḥ tābhyāma ubhābhyāṃ sarvārthā nibaddhā haya adhamòttamāḥ paravṛttāśa caiva dṛśyante nivṛttāśa caiva sarvaśaḥ parjanyaḥ parvate varṣana kiṃ nu sādhayate phalama kṛṣṭe kaṣatre tathāvarṣana kiṃ nu sādhayate phalama utthānaṃ cāpya adaivasya haya anutthānasya daivatama vayarthaṃ bhavati sarvatra pūrvaṃ kasa tatra niścayaḥ paravṛṣṭe ca yathā deve samyaka kaṣetre ca karṣite bījaṃ mahāguṇaṃ bhūyāta tathā siddhira hi mānuṣī tayòra daivaṃ viniścitya savavaśenaiva vartate parājñāḥ puruṣakāraṃ tu ghaṭante dākṣyama āsthitāḥ tābhyāṃ sarve hi kāryārthā manuṣyāṇāṃ nararṣabha viceṣṭantaśa ca dṛśyante nivṛttāśa ca tathaiva hi kṛtaḥ puruṣakāraḥ sana sò 'pi daivena sidhyati tathāsya karmaṇaḥ kartura abhinirvartate phalama utthānaṃ tu manuṣyāṇāṃ dakṣāṇāṃ daivavarjitama aphalaṃ dṛśyate lòke samyaga apya upapāditama tatrālasā manuṣyāṇāṃ ye bhavantya amanasvinaḥ utthānaṃ te vigarhanti parājñānāṃ tana na ròcate parāyaśò hi kṛtaṃ karma aphalaṃ dṛśyate bhuvi akṛtvā ca punara duḥkhaṃ karma dṛśyena mahāphalama ceṣṭāma akurva~la labhate yadi kiṃ cida yadṛcchayā yò vā na labhate kṛtvā durdaśau tāva ubhāva api śaknòti jīvituṃ dakṣò nālasaḥ sukhama edhate dṛśyante jīvalòke 'samina dakṣāḥ parāyò hitaiṣiṇaḥ yadi dakṣaḥ samārambhāta karmaṇāṃ nāśnute phalama nāsya vācyaṃ bhaveta kiṃ cita tattvaṃ cāpya adhigacchati akṛtvā karma yò lòke phalaṃ vindati viṣṭhitaḥ sa tu vaktavyatāṃ yāti daveṣyò bhavati parāyaśaḥ evama etada anādṛtya vartate yasa tava atò 'nayathā sa karòtya ātmanò 'narthāna naiṣa buddhimatāṃ nayaḥ hīnaṃ puruṣakāreṇa yadā daivena vā punaḥ kāraṇābhyāma athaitābhyāma utthānama aphalaṃ bhaveta hīnaṃ puruṣakāreṇa karma tava iha na sidhyati daivatebhyò namaskṛtya yasa tava arthāna samyaga īhate dakṣò dākṣiṇyasaṃpannò na sa mòghaṃ vihanyate samyaga īhā punara iyaṃ yò vṛddhāna upasevate āpṛcchati ca yaca chareyaḥ karòti ca hitaṃ vacaḥ utthāyòtthāya hi sadā paraṣṭavyā vṛddhasaṃmatāḥ te 'saya yòge paraṃ mūlaṃ tana mūlā siddhira ucyate vṛddhānāṃ vacanaṃ śarutvā yò haya utthānaṃ parayòjayeta utthānasya phalaṃ samyaka tadā sa labhate 'cirāta rāgāta karòdhāda bhayāla lòbhāda yò 'rathāna īheta mānavaḥ anīśaśa cāvamānīca sa śīghraṃ bharaśyate śariyaḥ sò 'yaṃ duryòdhanenārthò lubdhenādīrgha darśinā asamarthya samārabdhò mūḍhatvāda avicintitaḥ hitabuddhīna anādṛtya saṃmantryāsādhubhiḥ saha vāryamāṇò 'karòda vairaṃ pāṇḍavaira guṇavattaraiḥ pūrvama apya atiduḥśīlò na dainyaṃ kartuma arhati tapatya arthe vipanne hi mitrāṇāma akṛtaṃ vacaḥ anvāvartāmahi vayaṃ yata tu taṃ pāpapūruṣama asmāna apya anayasa tasmāta parāptò 'yaṃ dāruṇò mahāna anena tu mamādyāpi vayasanenòpatāpitā buddhiśa cintayataḥ kiṃ cita savaṃ śareyò nāvabudhyate muhyatā tu manuṣyeṇa paraṣṭavyāḥ suhṛdò budhāḥ te ca pṛṣṭā yathā barūyusa tata kartavyaṃ tathā bhaveta te vayaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca gāndhārīṃ ca sametya ha upapṛcchāmahe gatvā viduraṃ ca mahāmatima te pṛṣṭāśa ca vadeyura yaca chareyò naḥ samanantarama tada asmābhiḥ punaḥ kāryama iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ anārambhāta tu kāryāṇāṃ nārthasaṃpadyate kava cita kṛte puruṣakāre ca yeṣāṃ kāryaṃ na sidhyati daivenòpahatāsa te tu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā [sa] kṛpasya vacanaṃ śarutvā dharmārthasahitaṃ śubhama aśvatthāmā mahārāja duḥkhaśòkasamanvitaḥ dahyamānasa tu śòkena paradīptenāgninā yathā karūraṃ manasa tataḥ kṛtvā tāva ubhau paratyabhāṣata puruṣe puruṣe buddhiḥ sā sā bhavati śòbhanā tuṣyanti ca pṛthaka sarve parajñayā te savayā savayā sarvò hi manyate lòka ātmānaṃ buddhimattarama sarvasyātmā bahumataḥ sarvātmānaṃ paraśaṃsati sarvasya hi savakā parajñā sādhuvāde paratiṣṭhitā parabuddhiṃ ca nindanti savāṃ paraśaṃsanti cāsakṛta kāraṇāntara yògena yòge yeṣāṃ samā matiḥ te 'nayònyena ca tuṣyanti bahu manyanti cāsakṛta tasyaiva tu manuṣyasya sā sā buddhisa tadā tadā kālayògaviparyāsaṃ parāpyānyònyaṃ vipadyate acintyatvāda dhi cittānāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ cittavaikalyama āsādya sā sā buddhiḥ parajāyate yathā hi vaidyaḥ kuśalò jañātvā vayādhiṃ yathāvidhi bheṣajaṃ kurute yògāta paraśamārthama ihābhibhò evaṃ kāryasya yògārthaṃ buddhiṃ kurvanti mānavāḥ parajñayā hi savayā yuktāsa tāṃ ca nindati mānavāḥ anyayā yauvane martyò buddhyā bhavati mòhitaḥ madhye 'nayayā jarāyāṃ tu sò 'nayāṃ ròcayate matima vayasanaṃ vā punara ghòraṃ samṛddhiṃ vāpi tādṛśīma avāpya puruṣò bhòja kurute buddhivaikṛtama ekasminna eva puruṣe sā sā buddhisa tadā tadā bhavatya anitya parajñatvāta sā tasyaiva na ròcate niścitya tu yathā parajñaṃ yāṃ matiṃ sādhu paśyati tasyāṃ parakurute bhāvaṃ sā tasyòdyòga kārikā sarvò hi puruṣò bhòja sādhva etada iti niścitaḥ kartuma ārabhate parītò maraṇādiṣu karmasu sarve hi yuktiṃ vijñāya parajñāṃ cāpi savakāṃ narāḥ ceṣṭante vividhāśa ceṣṭā hitama itya eva jānate upajātā vayasanajā yeyama adya matira mama yuvayòsa tāṃ paravakṣyāmi mama śòkavināśinīma parajāpatiḥ parajāḥ sṛṣṭvā karma tāsu vidhāya ca varṇe varṇe samāddhatta ekaikaṃ guṇavattarama barāhmaṇe damama avyagraṃ kaṣatriye teja uttamama dākṣyaṃ vaiśye ca śūdre ca sarvavarṇānukūlatāma adāntò barāhmaṇò 'sādhura nistejāḥ kaṣatriyò 'dhamaḥ adakṣò nindyate vaiśyaḥ śūdraśa ca paratikūlavāna sò 'sami jātaḥ kule śareṣṭhe barāhmaṇānāṃ supūjite mandabhāgyatayāsmya etaṃ kaṣatradharmama anu ṣaṭhitaḥ kaṣatradharmaṃ viditvāhaṃ yadi barāhmaṇya asaṃśritama parakuryāṃ sumahata karma na me tata sādhu saṃmatama dhārayitvā dhanura vidyaṃ divyānya astrāṇi cāhave pitaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā kiṃ nu vakṣyāmi saṃsadi sò 'hama adya yathākāmaṃ kaṣatradharmama upāsya tama gantāsmi padavīṃ rājñaḥ pituśa cāpi mahādyuteḥ adya savapsyanti pāñcālā viśvastā jitakāśinaḥ vimuktayugya kavacā harṣeṇa ca samanvitāḥ vayaṃ jitā matāśa caiṣāṃ śarāntā vayāyama anena ca teṣāṃ niśi parasuptānāṃ savasthānāṃ śibire savake avaskandaṃ kariṣyāmi śibirasyādya duṣkarama tāna avaskandya śibire paretabhūtāna vicetasaḥ sūdayiṣyāmi vikramya maghavāna iva dānavāna adya tāna sahitāna sarvāna dhṛṣṭadyumnapurògamāna sūdayiṣyāmi vikramya kakṣaṃ dīpta ivānalaḥ nihatya caiva pāñcālāña śāntiṃ labdhāsmi sattama pāñcāleṣu cariṣyāmi sūdayanna adya saṃyuge pināka pāṇiḥ saṃkruddhaḥ savayaṃ rudraḥ paśuṣva iva adyāhaṃ sarvapāñcālāna nihatya ca nikṛtya ca ardayiṣyāmi saṃkruddhò raṇe pāṇḍusutāṃsa tathā adyāhaṃ sarvapāñcālaiḥ kṛtvā bhūmiṃ śarīriṇīma parahṛtyaikaikaśasa tebhyò bhaviṣyāmya anṛṇaḥ pituḥ duryòdhanasya karṇasya bhīṣma saindhavayòra api gamayiṣyāmi pāñcālāna padavīma adya durgamāma adya pāñcālarājasya dhṛṣṭadyumnasya vai niśi virātre paramathiṣyāmi paśòra iva śirò balāta adya pāñcāla pāṇḍūnāṃ śayitāna ātmajāna niśi khaḍgena niśitenājau paramathiṣyāmi gautama adya pāñcāla senāṃ tāṃ nihatya niśi sauptike kṛtakṛtyaḥ sukhī caiva bhaviṣyāmi mahāmate [kṛpa] diṣṭyā te paratikartavye matira jāteyama acyuta na tavā vārayituṃ śaktò vajrapāṇira api savayama anuyāsyāvahe tavāṃ tu parabhāte sahitāva ubhau adya rātrau viśramasva vimuktakavacadhvajaḥ ahaṃ tavāma anuyāsmyāmi kṛtavarmā ca sātvataha parāna abhimukhaṃ yāntaṃ rathāva āsthāya daṃśitau āvābhyāṃ sahitaḥ śatrūña śavò 'si hantā samāgame vikramya rathināṃ śareṣṭha pāñcālāna sapadānugāna śaktasa tavama asi vikrāntuṃ viśramasva niśāma imāma ciraṃ te jāgratasa tāta savapa tāvana niśāma imāma viśrāntaśa ca vinidraśa ca savasthacittaśa ca mānada sametya samare śatrūna vadhiṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ na hi tavā rathināṃ śareṣṭha paragṛhītavayāyudhama jetuma utsahate kaśa cida api deveṣu pāvakiḥ kṛpeṇa sahitaṃ yāntaṃ yuktaṃ ca kṛtavarmaṇā kò darauṇiṃ yudhi saṃrabdhaṃ yòdhayeda api devarāṭa te vayaṃ pariviśrāntā vinidrā vigatajvarāḥ parabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ vai nihaniṣyāma śātravāna tava haya astrāṇi divyāni mama caiva na saṃśayaḥ sātvatò 'pi maheṣvāsò nityaṃ yuddheṣu kòvidaḥ te vayaṃ sahitāsa tāta sarvāña śatrūna samāgatāna parasahya samare hatvā parītiṃ parāpsyāma puṣkalāma viśramasva tavama avyagraḥ savapa cemāṃ niśāṃ sukhama ahaṃ ca kṛtavarmā ca parayāntaṃ tavāṃ naròttama anuyāsyāva sahitau dhanvinau paratāpinau rathinaṃ tavarayā yāntaṃ rathāva āsthāya daṃśitau sa gatvā śibiraṃ teṣāṃ nāma viśrāvya cāhave tataḥ kartāsi śatrūṇāṃ yudhyatāṃ kadanaṃ mahata kṛtvā ca kadanaṃ teṣāṃ parabhāte vimale 'hani viharasva yathā śakraḥ sūdayitvā mahāsurāna tavaṃ hi śaktò raṇe jetuṃ pāñcālānāṃ varūthinīma daitya senāma iva karuddhaḥ sarvadānava sūdanaḥ mayā tavāṃ sahitaṃ saṃkhye guptaṃ ca kṛtavartmaṇā na saheta vibhuḥ sākṣāda vajrapāṇira api savayama na cāhaṃ samare tāta kṛtavarmā tathaiva ca anirjitya raṇe pāṇḍdūna vayapayāsyāva karhi cita hatvā ca samare kaṣudrāna pāñcālāna pāṇḍubhiḥ saha nivartiṣyāmahe sarve hatā vā savargagā vayama sarvòpāyaiḥ sahāyāsa te parabhāte vayama eva hi satyama etana mahābāhò parabravīmi tavānagha evama uktasa tatò darauṇira mātulena hitaṃ vacaḥ abravīna mātulaṃ rājana karòdhāda udvṛtya lòcane āturasya kutò nidrā narasyāmarṣitasya ca arthāṃśa cintayataśa cāpi kāmayānasya vā punaḥ tada idaṃ samanuprāptaṃ paśya me 'daya catuṣṭayama yasya bhāgaśa caturthò me savapnama ahnāya nāśayeta kiṃnāma duḥkhaṃ lòke 'samina pitura vadhama anusmarana hṛdayaṃ nirdahana me 'daya rātryahāni na śāmyati yathā ca nihataḥ pāpaiḥ pitā mama viśeṣataḥ paratyakṣama api te sarvaṃ tana me marmāṇi kṛntati kathaṃ hi mādṛśò lòke muhūrtama api jīvati daròṇò hateti yada vācaḥ pāñcālānāṃ śṛṇòmya ahama dṛṣṭadyumnama ahatvājau nāhaṃ jīvituma utsahe sa me pitṛvadhāda vadhyaḥ pāñcālā ye ca saṃgatāḥ vilāpò bhagnasakthasya yasa tu rājñò mayā śarutaḥ sa punara hṛdayaṃ kasya karūrasyāpi na nirdaheta kasya haya akaruṇasyāpi netrābhyāma aśnu nāvrajeta nṛpatera bhagnasakthasya śarutvā tādṛga vacaḥ punaḥ yaśa cāyaṃ mitra pakṣò me mayi jīvati nirjitaḥ śòkaṃ me vardhayatya eṣa vārivega ivārṇavama ekāgramanasò me 'daya kutò nidrā kutaḥ sukhama vāsudevārjunābhyāṃ hi tāna ahaṃ parirakṣitāna aviṣahyatamāna manye mahendreṇāpi mātula na cāsmi śakyaḥ saṃyantuma asmāta kāryāta kathaṃ cana na taṃ paśyāmi lòke 'samina yò māṃ kāryāna nivartayeta iti me niścitā buddhira eṣā sādhumatā ca me vārttikaiḥ kathyamānasa tu mitrāṇāṃ me parābhavaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca vijayò hṛdayaṃ dahatīva me ahaṃ tu kadanaṃ kṛtvā śatrūṇāma adya sauptike tatò viśramitā caiva savaptā ca vigatajvaraḥ [ka] śuśrūṣura api durmedhāḥ puruṣò 'niyatendriyaḥ nālaṃ vedayituṃ kṛtsnau dharmārthāva iti me matiḥ tathaiva tāvana medhāvī vinayaṃ yò na śikṣati na ca kiṃ cana jānāti sò 'pi dharmārthaniścayama śuśrūṣusa tava eva medhāvī puruṣò niyatendriyaḥ jānīyāda āgamāna sarvāna garāhyaṃ ca na viròdhayeta aneyasa tava avamānī yò durātmā pāpapūruṣaḥ diṣṭama utsṛjya kalyāṇaṃ karòti bahu pāpakama nāthavantaṃ tu suhṛdaḥ paratiṣedhanti pātakāta nivartate tu lakṣmīvāna nālakṣmīvāna nivartate yathā haya uccāvacaira vākyaiḥ kaṣiptacittò niyamyate tathaiva suhṛdā śakyò na śakyasa tava avasīdati tathaiva suhṛdaṃ parājñaṃ kurvāṇaṃ karma pāpakama parājñāḥ saṃpratiṣedhante yathāśakti punaḥ punaḥ sa kalyāṇe matiṃ kṛtvā niyamyātmānama ātmanā kuru me vacanaṃ tāta yena paścāna na tapyase na vadhaḥ pūjyate lòke suptānāma iha dharmataḥ tathaiva nayastaśastrāṇāṃ vimuktarathavājināma ye ca barūyusa tavāsmīti ye ca sayuḥ śaraṇāgatāḥ vimuktamūrdhajā ye ca ye cāpi hatavāhanāḥ adya savapsyanti pāñcālā vimuktakavacā vibhò viśvastā rajanīṃ sarve paretā iva vicetasaḥ yasa teṣāṃ tadavasthānāṃ daruhyeta puruṣò 'nṛjuḥ vayaktaṃ sa narake majjeda agādhe vipule 'palave sarvāstraviduṣāṃ lòke śareṣṭhasa tavama asi viśrutaḥ na ca te jātu lòke 'samina susūkṣmama api kilbiṣama tavaṃ punaḥ sūryasaṃkāśaḥ śavòbhūta udite ravau parakāśe sarvabhūtānāṃ vijetā yudhi śātravāna asaṃbhāvita rūpaṃ hi tavayi karma vigarhitama śukle raktama iva nayastaṃ bhaveda iti matira mama [aṣva] evama etada yathāttha tavama anuśāsmīha mātula taisa tu pūrvamayaṃ setuḥ śatadhā vidalī kṛtaḥ paratyakṣaṃ bhūmipālānāṃ bhavatāṃ cāpi saṃnidhau nayastaśastrò mama pitā dhṛṣṭadyumnena pātitaḥ karṇaśa ca patite cakre rathasya rathināṃ varaḥ uttame vayasane sannò hatò gāṇḍīvadhanvanā tathā śāṃtanavò bhīṣmò nayastaśastrò nirāyudhaḥ śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya hatò gāṇḍīvadhanvanā bhūriśravā maheṣvāsasa tathā parāya gatò raṇe karòśatāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ yuyudhānena pātitaḥ duryòdhanaśa ca bhīmena sametya gadayā mṛdhe paśyatāṃ bhūmipālānāma adharmeṇa nipātitaḥ ekākī bahubhisa tatra parivārya mahārathaiḥ adharmeṇa naravyāghrò bhīmasenena pātitaḥ vilāpò bhagnasakthasya yò me rājñaḥ pariśrutaḥ vārttikānāṃ kathayatāṃ sa me marmāṇi kṛntati evama adhārmikāḥ pāpāḥ pāñcālā bhinnasetavaḥ tāna evaṃ bhinnamaryādāna kiṃ bhavāna na vigarhati pitṛhantṝna ahaṃ hatvā pāñcālāna niśi sauptike kāmaṃ kīṭaḥ pataṃgò vā janma parāpya bhavāmi vai tavare cāhama anenādya yada idaṃ me cikīrṣitama tasya me tavaramāṇasya kutò nidrā kutaḥ sukhama na sa jātaḥ pumā~la lòke kaśa cina na ca bhaviṣyati yò me vayāvartayeda etāṃ vadhe teṣāṃ kṛtāṃ matima [sa] evama uktvā mahārāja daròṇaputraḥ paratāpavāna ekānte yòjayitvāśvāna parāyāda abhimukhaḥ parāna tama abrūtāṃ mahātmānau bhòjaśāradvatāva ubhau kima ayaṃ sayandanò yuktaḥ kiṃ ca kāryaṃ cikīrṣitama ekasārthaṃ parayātau savasa tavayā saha nararṣabha samaduḥkhasukhau caiva nāvāṃ śaṅkituma arhasi aśvatthāmā tu saṃkruddhaḥ pitura vadhama anusmarana tābhyāṃ tathyaṃ tadācakhyau yada asyātma cikīrṣitama hatvā śatasahasrāṇi yòdhānāṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ nayastaśastrò mama pitā dhṛṣṭadyumnena pātitaḥ taṃ tathaiva haniṣyāmi nayastavarmāṇama adya vai putraṃ pāñcālarājasya pāpaṃ pāpena karmaṇā kathaṃ ca nihataḥ pāpaḥ pāñcālaḥ paśuvana mayā śastrāhava jitāṃ lòkāna parāpnuyāda iti me matiḥ kaṣipraṃ saṃnaddha kavacau sakhaḍgāva āttakārmukau samāsthāya paratīkṣetāṃ rathavaryau paraṃtapau itya uktvā rathama āsthāya parāyāda abhimukhaḥ parāna tama anvagāta kṛpò rājana kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ te parayātā vayaròcanta parāna abhimukhāsa tarayaḥ hūyamānā yathā yajñe samiddhā havyavāhanāḥ yayuśa ca śibiraṃ teṣāṃ saṃprasupta janaṃ vibhò davāradeśaṃ tu saṃprāpya darauṇisa tasthau rathòttame [dhṛ] davāradeśe tatò darauṇima avasthitama avekṣya tau akurvatāṃ bhòjakṛpau kiṃ saṃjaya vadasva me [sa] kṛtavarmāṇama āmantrya kṛpaṃ ca sa mahārathama darauṇira manyuparītātmā śibira davārama āsadata tatra bhūtaṃ mahākāyaṃ candrārkasadṛśadyutima sò 'paśyada davārama āvṛtya tiṣṭhantaṃ lòmaharṣaṇama vasānaṃ carmavaiyāghraṃ mahārudhiravisravama kṛṣṇājinòttarāsaṅgaṃ nāgayajñòpavītinama bāhubhiḥ savāyataiḥ pīnaira nānāpraharaṇòdyataiḥ baddhāṅgada mahāsarpaṃ javālāmālā kulānanama daṃṣṭrākarāla vadanaṃ vayāditāsyaṃ bhayāvahama nayanānāṃ sahasraiśa ca vicitraira abhibhūṣitama naiva tasya vapuḥ śakyaṃ paravaktuṃ veṣa eva vā sarvathā tu tada ālakṣya saphuṭeyura api parvatāḥ tasyāsyāna nāsikābhyāṃ ca śaravaṇābhyāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ tebhyaśa cākṣi sahasrebhyaḥ parādurāsana mahārciṣaḥ tathā tejò marīcibhyaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharāḥ parādurāsana hṛṣīkeśāḥ śataśò 'tha sahasraśaḥ tada atyadbhutama ālòkya bhūtaṃ lòkabhayaṃkarama darauṇira avyathitò divyaira astravarṣaira avākirata darauṇimuktāña śarāṃsa tāṃsa tu tada bhūtaṃ mahada agrasata udadhera iva vāryòghāna pāvakò vaḍavāmukhaḥ aśvatthāmā tu saṃprekṣya tāña śaraughāna nirarthakāna rathaśaktiṃ mumòcāsmai dīptāma agniśikhāma iva sā tadāhatya dīptāgrā rathaśaktira aśīryata yugānte sūryama āhatya mahòkleva divaśa cayutā atha hematsaruṃ divyaṃ khaḍgama ākāśavarcasama kòśāta samudbabarhāśu bilāda dīptama ivòragama tataḥ khaḍgavaraṃ dhīmāna bhūtāya parāhiṇòta tadā sa tadāsādya bhūtaṃ vai vilayaṃ tūlavada yayau tataḥ sa kupitò darauṇira indraketunibhāṃ gadāma javalantīṃ parāhiṇòta tasmai bhūtaṃ tāma api cāgrasata tataḥ sarvāyudhābhāve vīkṣamāṇasa tatasa tataḥ apaśyata kṛtama ākāśama anākāśaṃ janārdanaiḥ tada adbhutatamaṃ dṛṣṭvā daròṇaputrò nirāyudhaḥ abravīda abhisaṃtaptaḥ kṛpa vākyama anusmarana baruvatāma apriyaṃ pathyaṃ suhṛdāṃ na śṛṇòti yaḥ sa śòcatya āpadaṃ parāpya yathāhama ativartya tau śāstradṛṣṭāna avadhyāna yaḥ samatītya jighāṃsati sa pathaḥ paracyutò dharmyāta kupathaṃ paratipadyate gòbrāhmaṇa nṛpa satrīṣu sakhyura mātura guròsa tathā vṛddhabāla jaḍāndheṣu supta bhītòtthiteṣu ca mattònmatta paramatteṣu na śastrāṇya upadhārayeta itya evaṃ gurubhiḥ pūrvama upadiṣṭaṃ nṛṇāṃ sadā sò 'hama utkramya panthānaṃ śāstradṛṣṭaṃ sanātanama amārgeṇaivama ārabhya ghòrāma āpadama āgataḥ tāṃ cāpadaṃ ghòratarāṃ paravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ yada udyamya mahata kṛtyaṃ bhayāda api nivartate aśakyaṃ caiva kaḥ kartuṃ śaktaḥ śaktibalāda iha na hi daivāda garīyò vai mānuṣaṃ karma kathyate mānuṣaṃ kurvataḥ karma yadi daivāna na sidhyati sa pathaḥ paracyutò dharmyāda vipadaṃ paratipadyate paratighātaṃ haya avijñātaṃ paravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ yada ārabhya kariyāṃ kāṃ cida bhayāda iha nivartate tada idaṃ duṣpraṇītena bhayaṃ māṃ samupasthitama na hi daròṇa sutaḥ saṃkhye nivarteta kathaṃ cana idaṃ ca sumahada bhūtaṃ daivadaṇḍama ivòdyatama na caitada abhijānāmi cintayanna api sarvathā dharuvaṃ yeyama adharme me paravṛttā kaluṣā matiḥ tasyāḥ phalama idaṃ ghòraṃ paratighātāya dṛśyate tada idaṃ daivavihitaṃ mama saṃkhye nivartanama nānyatra daivāda udyantuma iha śakyaṃ kathaṃ cana sò 'hama adya mahādevaṃ parapadye śaraṇaṃ parabhuma daivadaṇḍama imaṃ ghòraṃ sa hi me nāśayiṣyati kapardinaṃ parapadyātha devadevama umāpatima kapālamālinaṃ rudraṃ bhaga netraharaṃ harama sa hi devò 'tayagāda devāṃsa tapasā vikrameṇa ca tasmāca charaṇama abhyeṣye giriśaṃ śūlapāṇinama [sa] sa evaṃ cintayitvā tu daròṇaputrò viśāṃ pate avatīrya rathòpasthāda dadhyau saṃprayataḥ sathitaḥ [da] ugraṃ sathāṇuṃ śivaṃ rudraṃ śarvama īśānama īśvarama giriśaṃ varadaṃ devaṃ bhavaṃ bhāvanama avyayama śitikaṇṭhama ajaṃ śakraṃ karathaṃ karatuharaṃ harama viśvarūpaṃ virūpākṣaṃ bahurūpama umāpatima śamaśānavāsinaṃ dṛptaṃ mahāgaṇapatiṃ parabhuma khaṭvāṅgadhāriṇaṃ muṇḍaṃ jaṭilaṃ barahmacāriṇama manasāpya asucintyena duṣkareṇālpa cetasā sò 'hama ātmòpahāreṇa yakṣye taripuraghātinama satutaṃ satutyaṃ satūyamānama amòghaṃ carma vāsasama vilòhitaṃ nīlakaṇṭhama apṛkthaṃ durnivāraṇama śukraṃ viśvasṛjaṃ barahma barahmacāriṇama eva ca varatavantaṃ tapònityama anantaṃ tapatāṃ gatima bahurūpaṃ gaṇādhyakṣaṃ tayakṣaṃ pāriṣada pariyama gaṇādhyakṣekṣita mukhaṃ gaurī hṛdayaballabhama kumāra pitaraṃ piṅgaṃ gòvṛṣòttama vāhanama tanu vāsasama atyugrama umā bhūṣaṇatatparama paraṃ parebhyaḥ paramaṃ paraṃ yasmāna na vidyate iṣvastròttamabhartāraṃ diga antaṃ caiva dakṣiṇama hiraṇyakavacaṃ devaṃ candra maulivibhūṣitama parapadye śaraṇaṃ devaṃ parameṇa samādhinā imāṃ cāpya āpadaṃ ghòrāṃ tarāmya adya sudustarāma sarvabhūtòpahāreṇa yakṣye 'haṃ śucinā śucima iti tasya vayavasitaṃ jañātvā tayāgātmakaṃ manaḥ purastāta kāñcanī vediḥ parādurāsīna mahātmanaḥ tasyāṃ vedyāṃ tadā rājaṃśa citrabhānura ajāyata dayāṃ diśò vidiśaḥ khaṃ ca javālābhira abhipūrayana dīptāsya nayanāśa cātra naikapādaśirò bhujāḥ davipaśailapratīkāśāḥ parādurāsana mahānanāḥ śavavarāhòṣṭra rūpāśa ca hayagòmāyu gòmukhāḥ ṛkṣamārjāra vadanā vayāghradvīpimukhāsa tathā kākavaktrāḥ palava mukhāḥ śukavaktrāsa tathaiva ca mahājagara vaktrāśa ca haṃsavaktrāḥ sitaprabhāḥ dārvāghāṭa mukhāśa caiva cāṣa vaktrāśa ca bhārata kūrmanakramukhāśa caiva śiśumāra mukhāsa tathā mahāmakara vaktrāśa ca timivaktrāsa tathaiva ca hari vaktrāḥ karauñcamukhāḥ kapòtebha mukhāsa tathā pārāvata mukhāśa caiva madguvaktrāsa tathaiva ca pāṇikarṇāḥ sahasrākṣāsa tathaiva ca śatòdarāḥ nirmāṃsāḥ kòka vatrāśa ca śayenavaktrāśa ca bhārata tathaivāśirasò rājanna ṛkṣavatrāśa ca bhīṣaṇāḥ paradīptanetrajihvāśa ca javālā vaktrāsa tathaiva ca meṣavaktrāsa tathaivānye tahā chāga mukhā nṛpa śaṅkhābhāḥ śaṅkhavaktrāśa ca śaṅkhakarṇāsa tathaiva ca śaṅkhamālā parikarāḥ śaṅkhadhvani samasvanāḥ jaṭādharāḥ pañca śikhāsa tathā muṇḍāḥ kṛśòdarāḥ caturdaṃṣṭrāśa caturjihvāḥ śaṅkukarṇāḥ kirīṭinaḥ maulī dharāśa ca rājendra tathākuñcita mūrdhajāḥ uṣṇīṣiṇò mukuṭinaśa cāru vaktrāḥ savalaṃkṛtāḥ padmòtpalāpīḍa dharāsa tathā kumudadhāriṇaḥ māhātmyena ca saṃyuktāḥ śataśò 'tha sahasraśaḥ śataghnī cakrahastāśa ca tathā musalapāṇayaḥ bhuśuṇḍī pāśahastāśa ca gadāhastāśa ca bhārata pṛṣṭheṣu baddhòṣudhayaśa citrabāṇā raṇòtkaṭāḥ sadhvajāḥ sapatākāśa ca saghaṇṭāḥ saparaśvadhāḥ mahāpāśòdyata karāsa tathā laguḍa pāṇayaḥ sathūṇā hastāḥ khaḍgahastāḥ sarpòcchritakirīṭinaḥ mahāsarpāṅgada dharāśa citrābharaṇa dhāriṇaḥ rajòdhvastāḥ paṅkadigdhāḥ sarve śuklāmbara sarajaḥ nīlāṅgāḥ kamalāṅgāśa ca muṇḍavaktrāsa tathaiva ca bherīśaṅkhamṛdaṅgāṃsa te jharjharānaka gòmukhāna avādayana pāriṣadāḥ parahṛṣṭāḥ kanakaprabhāḥ gāyamānāsa tathaivānye nṛtyamānāsa tathāpare laṅghayantaḥ palavantaśa ca valgantaśa ca mahābalāḥ dhāvantò javanāśa caṇḍāḥ pavanòddhūta mūrdhajāḥ mattā iva mahānāgā vinadantò muhura muhuḥ subhīmā ghòrarūpāśa ca śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ nānā virāga vasanāśa citramālyānulepanāḥ ratnacitrāṅgada dharāḥ samudyatakarāsa tathā hantārò daviṣatāṃ śūrāḥ parasahyāsahya vikramāḥ pātārò 'sṛga vasādyānāṃ māṃsāntra kṛtabhòjanāḥ cūḍālāḥ karṇikālāśa ca parakṛśāḥ piṭharòdarāḥ atihrasvātidīrghāśa ca parabalāśa cātibhairavāḥ vikaṭāḥ kālalambauṣṭhā bṛhaca chephāsthi piṇḍikāḥ mahārhanānā mukuṭā muṇḍāśa ca jaṭilāḥ pare sārkendu garahanakṣatrāṃ dayāṃ kuryura ye mahītale utsaheraṃśa ca ye hantuṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidhama ye ca vītabhayā nityaṃ harasya bharukuṭī bhaṭāḥ kāmakāra karāḥ siddhāsa tarailòkyasyeśvareśvarāḥ nityānanda paramuditā vāga īśā vītamatsarāḥ parāpyāṣṭa guṇama aiśvaryaṃ ye na yānti ca vismayama yeṣāṃ vismayate nityaṃ bhagavāna karmabhira haraḥ manòvāka karmabhira bhaktaira nityama ārādhitaśa ca yaiḥ manòvāka karmabhira bhaktāna pāti putrāna ivaurasāna pibantò 'sṛga vasāsa tava anye karuddhā barahma daviṣāṃ sadā catuviṃśātmakaṃ sòmaṃ ye pibanti ca nityadā śarutena barahmacaryeṇa tapasā ca damena ca ye samārādhya śūlāṅkaṃ bhava sāyujyama āgatāḥ yaira ātmabhūtaira bhagavāna pārvatyā ca maheśvaraḥ saha bhūtagaṇāna bhuṅkte bhūtabhavya bhavata parabhuḥ nānā vicitrahasita kaṣveḍitòtkruṣṭa garjitaiḥ saṃnādayantasa te viśvama aśvatthāmānama abhyayuḥ saṃstuvantò mahādevaṃ bhāḥ kurvāṇāḥ suvarcasaḥ vivardhayiṣavò darauṇera mahimānaṃ mahātmanaḥ jijñāsamānāsa tata tejaḥ sauptikaṃ ca didṛkṣavaḥ bhīmògraparighālātaśūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ ghòrarūpāḥ samājagmura bhūtasaṃghāḥ samantataḥ janayeyura bhayaṃ ye sama tarailòkyasyāpi darśanāta tāna parekṣamāṇò 'pi vayathāṃ na cakāra mahābalaḥ atha darauṇira dhanuṣpāṇira baddhagòdhāṅguli taravāna savayama evātmanātmānama upahārama upāharata dhanūṃṣi samidhasa tatra pavitrāṇi śitāḥ śarāḥ havira ātmavataśa cātmā tasmina bhārata karmaṇi tataḥ saumyena mantreṇa daròṇaputraḥ paratāpavāna upahāraṃ mahāmanyura athātmānama upāharata taṃ rudraṃ raudrakarmāṇaṃ raudraiḥ karmabhira acyutama abhiṣṭutya mahātmānama itya uvāca kṛtājñjaliḥ imama ātmānama adyāhaṃ jātama āṅgirase kule agnau juhòmi bhagavana paratigṛhṇīṣva māṃ balima bhavadbhaktyā mahādeva parameṇa samādhinā asyāma āpadi viśvātnanna upākurmi tavāgrataḥ tavayi sarvāṇi bhūtāni sarvabhūteṣu cāsi vai guṇānāṃ hi paradhānānāma ekatvaṃ tavayi tiṣṭhati sarvabhūtāśayavibhò havira bhūtama upasthitama paratigṛhāṇa māṃ devayadya aśakyāḥ pare mayā itya uktvā darauṇira āsthāya tāṃ vedīṃ dīptapāvakāma saṃtyaktātmā samāruhya kṛṣṇavartmanya upāviśata tama ūrdhvabāhuṃ niśceṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā havira upasthitama abravīda bhagavāna sākṣāna mahādevò hasanna iva satyaśaucārjava tayāgaisa tapasā niyamena ca kaṣāntyā bhaktyā ca dhṛtyā ca buddhyā ca vacasā tathā yathāvada ahama ārāddhaḥ kṛṣṇenākliṣṭakarmaṇā tasmāda iṣṭatamaḥ kṛṣṇāda anyò mama na vidyate kurvatā tasya saṃmānaṃ tavāṃ ca jijñāsatā mayā pāñcālāḥ sahasā guptā māyāśa ca bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ kṛtasa tasyaiṣa saṃmānaḥ pāñcālāna rakṣatā mayā abhibhūtāsa tu kālena naiṣāma adyāsti jīvitama evama uktvā maheṣvāsaṃ bhagavāna ātmanasa tanuma āviveśa dadau cāsmai vimalaṃ khaḍgama uttamama athāviṣṭò bhagavatā bhūyò jajvāla tejasā varṣmavāṃśa cābhavada yuddhe deva sṛṣṭena tejasā tama adṛśyāni bhūtāni rakṣāṃsi ca samādravana abhitaḥ śatruśibiraṃ yāntaṃ sākṣāda iveśvarama [dhṛ] tathā parayāte śibiraṃ daròṇaputre mahārathe kaca cita kṛpaśa ca bhòjaśa ca bhayārtau na nayavartatāma kaca cina na vāritau kaṣudrai rakṣibhira nòpalakṣitau asahyama iti vā matvā na nivṛttau mahārathau kaca cita paramathya śibiraṃ hatvā sòmaka pāṇḍavāna duryòdhanasya padavīṃ gatau paramikāṃ raṇe pāñcālaira vā vinihatau kaca cina nāsvapatāṃ kaṣitau kaca cita tābhyāṃ kṛtaṃ karma tana mamācakṣva saṃjaya [sa] tasmina parayāte śibiraṃ daròṇaputre mahātmani kṛpaśa ca kṛtavarmā ca śibira davārya atiṣṭhatāma aśvatthāmā tu tau dṛṣṭvā yatnavantau mahārathau parahṛṣṭaḥ śanakai rājanna idaṃ vacanama abravīta yattau bhavantau paryāptau sarvakṣatrasya nāśane kiṃ punara yòdhaśeṣasya parasuptasya viśeṣataḥ ahaṃ paravekṣye śibiraṃ cariṣyāmi ca kālavata yathā na kaśa cida api me jīvana mucyeta mānavaḥ itya uktvā parāviśada darauṇiḥ pārthānāṃ śibiraṃ mahata advāreṇābhyavaskandya vihāya bhayama ātmanaḥ sa paraviśya mahābāhura uddeśajñaśa ca tasya ha dhṛṣṭadyumnasya nilayaṃ śanakaira abhyupāgamata te tu kṛtvā mahata karma śarāntāśa ca balavada raṇe parasuptā vai suviśvastāḥ savasainyaparivāritāḥ atha paraviśya tada veśma dhṛṣṭadyumnasya bhārata pāñcālyaṃ śayane darauṇira apaśyata suptama antikāta kaṣaumāvadāte mahati sapardhyāstaraṇa saṃvṛte mālyapravara saṃyukte dhūpaiśa cūrṇaiśa ca vāsite taṃ śayānaṃ mahātmānaṃ visrabdhama akutòbhayama parābòdhayata pādena śayanasthaṃ mahīpate sa buddhvā caraṇasparśama utthāya raṇadurmadaḥ abhyajānada ameyātmā daròṇaputraṃ mahārathama tama utpatantaṃ śayanāda aśvatthāmā mahābalaḥ keśeṣva ālambya pāṇibhyāṃ niṣpipeṣa mahī take sabalāta tena niṣpiṣṭaḥ sādhvasena ca bhārata nidrayā caiva pāñcālyò nāśakaca ceṣṭituṃ tadā tama ākramya tadā rājana kaṇṭhe còrasi còbhayòḥ nadantaṃ visphurantaṃ ca paśumārama amārayata tudana nakhaisa tu sa darauṇiṃ nātivyaktama udāharata ācārya putra śastreṇa jahi mā māṃ ciraṃ kṛthāḥ tavatkṛte sukṛtā~la lòkāna gaccheyaṃ davipadāṃ vara tasyāvyaktāṃ tu tāṃ vācaṃ saṃśrutya darauṇira abravīta ācārya ghātināṃ lòkā na santi kulapāṃsana tasmāca chastreṇa nidhanaṃ na tavama arhasi durmate evaṃ baruvāṇasa taṃ vīraṃ siṃhò mattama iva davipama marmasva abhyavadhīta karuddhaḥ pādāṣṭhīlaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ tasya vīrasya śabdena māryamāṇasya veśmani abudhyanta mahārāja satriyò ye cāsya rakṣiṇaḥ te dṛṣṭvā varṣmavantaṃ tama atimānuṣa vikramama bhūtama eva vayavasyantò na sama paravyāharana bhayāta taṃ tu tena bhayupāyena gamayitvā yamakṣayama adhyatiṣṭhata sa tejasvī rathaṃ parāpya sudarśanama sa tasya bhavanāda rājana niṣkramyānādayana diśaḥ rathena śibiraṃ parāyāja jighāṃsura daviṣatò balī apakrānte tatasa tasmina daròṇaputre mahārathe saha tai rakṣibhiḥ sarvaiḥ paraṇedura yòṣitasa tadā rājānaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛśaṃ śòkaparāyaṇāḥ vayākròśana kaṣatriyāḥ sarve dhṛṣṭadyumnasya bhārata tāsāṃ tu tena śabdena samīpe kaṣatriyarṣabhāḥ kaṣipraṃ ca samanahyanta kima etada iti cābruvana satriyasa tu rājana vitrastā bharadvājaṃ nirīkṣya tama abruvana dīnakaṇṭhena kaṣiprama ādravateti vai rākṣasò vā manuṣyò vā nainaṃ jānīmahe vayama hatvā pāñcālarājaṃ yò rathama āruhya tiṣṭhati tatasa te yòdhamukhyāsa taṃ sahasā paryavārayana sa tāna āpatataḥ sarvāna rudrāstreṇa vayapòthayata dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca hatvā sa tāṃśa caivāsya padānugāna apaśyaca chayane suptama uttamaujasama antike tama apya ākramya pādena kaṇṭhe còrasi caujasā tathaiva mārayāma āsa vinardantama ariṃdamama yudhāmanyusa tu saṃprāptò mattvā taṃ rakṣasā hatama gadāma udyamya vegena hṛdi darauṇima atāḍayata tama abhidrutya jagrāha kaṣitau cainama apātayata visphurantaṃ ca paśuvata tathaivainama amārayata tathā sa vīrò hatvā taṃ tatò 'nayāna samupādravata saṃsuptāna eva rājendra tatra tatra mahārathāna saphuratò vepamānāṃśa ca śamiteva paśūna makhe tatò nistriṃśama ādāya jaghānānyāna pṛthagjanāna bhāgaśò vicarana mārgāna asiyuddhaviśāradaḥ tathaiva gulme saṃprekṣya śayānāna madhyagaulmikāna śarāntāna nayastāyudhāna sarvāna kaṣaṇenaiva vayapòthayata yòdhāna aśvāna davipāṃśa caiva parācchinata sa varāsinā rudhiròkṣitasarvāṅgaḥ kālasṛṣṭa ivāntakaḥ visphuradbhiśa ca taira daraiṇira nistriṃśasyòdyamena ca ākṣepeṇa tathaivāsesa taridhā raktòkṣitò 'bhavata tasya lòhitasiktasya dīptakhaḍgasya yudhyataḥ amānuṣa ivākārò babhau paramabhīṣaṇaḥ ye tava ajāgrata kauravya te 'pi śabdena mòhitāḥ nirīkṣyamāṇā anyònyaṃ darauṇiṃ dṛṣṭvā paravivyathuḥ tada rūpaṃ tasya te dṛṣṭvā kaṣatriyāḥ śatrukarśanāḥ rākṣasaṃ manyamānāsa taṃ nayanāni nayamīlayana sa ghòrarūpò vayacarata kālavaca chibire tataḥ apaśyada daraupadīputrāna avaśiṣṭāṃśa ca sòmakāna tena śabdena vitrastā dhanura hastā mahārathāḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ hataṃ śarutvā daraupadeyā vipāṃ pate avākiraña śaravrātaira bhāradvājama abhītavata tatasa tena ninādena saṃprabuddhāḥ parabhadrakāḥ śilī mikhaiḥ śikhaṇḍī ca daròṇaputraṃ samārdayana bharadvājasa tu tāna dṛṣṭvā śaravarṣāṇi varṣataḥ nanāda balavāna nādaṃ jighāṃsusa tāna sudurjayāna tataḥ paramasaṃkruddhaḥ pitura vadhama anusmarana avaruhya rathòpasthāta tavaramāṇò 'bhidudruve sahasracandraṃ vipulaṃ gṛhītvā carma saṃyuge khaḍgaṃ ca vipulaṃ divyaṃ jātarūpapariṣkṛtama daraupadeyāna abhidrutya khaḍgena vayacarada balī tataḥ sa naraśārdūlaḥ paratibindhyaṃ tama āhave kukṣi deśe 'vadhīda rājana sa hatò nayapatada bhuvi parāsena viddhvā darauṇiṃ tu suta sòmaḥ paratāpavāna punaśa cāsiṃ samudyamya daròṇaputrama upādravata suta sòmasya sāsiṃ tu bāhuṃ chittvā nararṣabhaḥ punara abhyahanata pārśve sa bhinnahṛdayò 'patata nākulisa tu śatānīkò rathacakreṇa vīryavāna dòrbhyāma utkṣipya vegena vakṣasya enama atāḍayata atāḍayaca chatānīkaṃ muktacakraṃ davijasa tu saḥ sa vihvalò yayau bhūmiṃ tatò 'sayāpāharaca chiraḥ śarutakarmā tu parighaṃ gṛhītvā samatāḍayata abhidrutya tatò darauṇiṃ savye saphalake bhṛśama sa tu taṃ śarutakarmāṇama āsye jaghne varāsinā sa hatò nayapatada bhūmau vimūḍhò vikṛtānanaḥ tena śabdena vīrasa tu śarutakīrtira mahādhanuḥ aśvatthāmānama āsādya śaravarṣaira avākirata tasyāpi śaravarṣāṇi carmaṇā parativārya saḥ sakuṇḍalaṃ śiraḥ kāyāda bharājamānama apāharata tatò bhīṣma nihantā taṃ saha sarvaiḥ parabhadrakaiḥ ahanata sarvatò vīraṃ nānāpraharaṇaira balī śilīmukhena cāpya enaṃ bharuvòra madhye samārdayata sa tu karòdhasamāviṣṭò daròṇaputrò mahābalaḥ śikhaṇḍinaṃ samāsādya davidhā ciccheda sò 'sinā śikhaṇḍinaṃ tatò hatvā karòdhāviṣṭaḥ paraṃtapaḥ parabhadraka gaḍāna sarvāna abhidudrāva vegavāna yaca ca śiṣṭaṃ virāṭasya balaṃ taca ca samādravata darupadasya ca putrāṇāṃ pautrāṇāṃ suhṛdāma api cakāra kadanaṃ ghòraṃ dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā mahābalaḥ anyāna anyāṃśa ca puruṣāna abhisṛtyābhisṛtya ca nayakṛntada asinā darauṇira asi mārgaviśāradaḥ kālīṃ raktāsyanayanāṃ raktamālyānulepanāma raktāmbaradharāma ekāṃ pāśahastāṃ śikhaṇḍinīma dadṛśuḥ kālarātriṃ te samayamānāma avasthitāma narāśvakuñjarāna pāśaira baddhvā ghòraiḥ paratasthuṣīma harantīṃ vividhāna paretāna pāśabaddhāna vimūrdhajāna savapne suptāna nayantīṃ tāṃ rātriṣva anyāsu māriṣa dadṛśura yòdhamukhyāsa te ghanantaṃ darauṇiṃ ca nityadā yataḥ paravṛttaḥ saṃgrāmaḥ kurupāṇḍavasenayòḥ tataḥ parabhṛti tāṃ kṛtyāma apaśyana darauṇima eva ca tāṃsa tu daivahatāna pūrvaṃ paścāda darauṇira nayapātayata tarāsayana sarvabhūtāni vinadana bhairavāna ravāna tada anusmṛtya te vīrā darśanaṃ paurvakālikama idaṃ tada itya amanyanta daivenòpanipīḍitāḥ tatasa tena ninādena paratyabudhyanta dhanvinaḥ śibire pāṇḍaveyānāṃ śataśò 'tha sahasraśaḥ sò 'cachinata kasya cita pādau jaghanaṃ caiva kasya cita kāṃśa cida bibheda pārśveṣu kālasṛṣṭa ivāntakaḥ atyugra paratipiṣṭaiśa ca nadadbhiśa ca bhṛśāturaiḥ gajāśvamathitaiśa cānyaira mahī kīrṇābhavata parabhò karòśatāṃ kima idaṃ kò 'yaṃ kiṃ śabdaḥ kiṃ nu kiṃ kṛtama evaṃ teṣāṃ tadā darauṇira antakaḥ samapadyata apetaśastrasaṃnāhāna saṃrabdhāna pāṇḍusṛñjayāna parāhiṇòna mṛtyulòkāya darauṇiḥ paraharatāṃ varaḥ tatasa taca chastra vitrastā utpatantò bhayāturāḥ nidrāndhā naṣṭasaṃjñāśa ca tatra tatra nililyire ūrustambhagṛhītāśa ca kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ vinadantò bhṛśaṃ tarastāḥ saṃnyapeṣana parasparama tatò rathaṃ punara darauṇira āsthitò bhīmanisvanama dhanuṣpāṇiḥ śaraira anyāna pareṣayada vai yamakṣayama punara utpatataḥ kāṃśa cida dūrāda api naròttamāna śūrāna saṃpatataśa cānyāna kālarātryai nayavedayata tathaiva sayandanāgreṇa paramathana sa vidhāvati śaravarṣaiśa ca vividhaira avarṣaca chātravāṃsa tataḥ punaśa ca suvicitreṇa śatacandreṇa carmaṇā tena cākāśavarṇena tadācarata sò 'sinā tathā sa śibiraṃ teṣāṃ darauṇira āhavadurmadaḥ vayakṣòbhayata rājendra mahāhradama iva davipaḥ utpetusa tena śabdena yòdhā rājana vicetasaḥ nidrārtāśa ca bhayārtāśa ca vayadhāvanta tatasa tataḥ visvaraṃ cukruśuśa cānye bahvabaddhaṃ tathāvadana na ca sama paratipadyante śastrāṇi vasanāni ca vimuktakeśāśa cāpya anye nābhyajānana parasparama utpatantaḥ pare bhītāḥ ke cita tatra tathābhramana purīṣama asṛjana ke cita ke cina mūtraṃ parasusruvuḥ bandhanāni ca rājendra saṃchidya turagā davipāḥ samaṃ paryapataṃśa cānye kurvantò mahada ākulama tatra ke cina narā bhītā vayalīyanta mahītale tathaiva tāna nipatitāna apiṃṣana gajavājinaḥ tasmiṃsa tathā vartamāne rakṣāṃsi puruṣarṣabha tṛptāni vayanadanna uccaira mudā bharatasattama sa śabdaḥ pareritò rājana bhūtasaṃghaira mudā yutaiḥ apūrayada diśaḥ sarvā divaṃ cāpi mahāsvanaḥ teṣāma ārtasvaraṃ śarutvā vitrastā gajavājinaḥ muktāḥ paryapatana rājana mṛdnantaḥ śibire janama taisa tatra paridhāvadbhiśa caraṇòdīritaṃ rajaḥ akaròca chibire teṣāṃ rajanyāṃ daviguṇaṃ tamaḥ tasmiṃsa tamasi saṃjāte paramūḍhāḥ sarvatò janāḥ nājānana pitaraḥ putrāna bharātṝna bharātara eva ca gajā gajāna atikramya nirmanuṣyā hayā hayāna atāḍayaṃsa tathābhañjaṃsa tathāmṛdnaṃśa ca bhārata te bhagnāḥ parapatantaśa ca nighnantaśa ca parasparama nayapātayanta ca parāna pātayitvā tathāpiṣana vicetasaḥ sanidrāśa ca tamasā cāvṛtā narāḥ jaghnuḥ savāna eva tatrātha kālenābhipracòditāḥ tayaktvā davārāṇi ca davāḥsthāsa tathā gulmāṃśa ca gaulmikāḥ parādravanta yathāśakti kāṃdiśīkā vicetasaḥ vipranaṣṭāśa ca te 'nayònyaṃ nājānanta tadā vibhò karòśantasa tāta putreti daivòpahatacetasaḥ palāyatāṃ diśasa teṣāṃ savāna apya utsṛjya bāndhavāna gòtra nāmabhira anyònyama ākrandanta tatò janāḥ hāhākāraṃ ca kurvāṇāḥ pṛthivyāṃ śerate pare tāna buddhvā raṇamattò 'sau daròṇaputrò vayapòthayata tatrāpare vadhyamānā muhura muhura acetasaḥ śibirāna niṣpatanti sama kaṣatriyā bhayapīḍitāḥ tāṃsa tu niṣpatatasa tarastāña śibirāña jīvitaiṣiṇaḥ kṛtavarmā kṛpaśa caiva davāradeśe nijaghnatuḥ viśastra yantrakavacāna muktakeśāna kṛtāñjalīna vepamānāna kaṣitau bhītāna naiva kāṃśa cida amuñcatāma nāmucyata tayòḥ kaśa cina niṣkrāntaḥ śibirāda bahiḥ kṛpasya ca mahārāja hārdikyasya ca durmateḥ bhūyaśa caiva cikīrṣantau daròṇaputrasya tau pariyama tariṣu deśeṣu dadatuḥ śibirasya hutāśanama tataḥ parakāśe śibire khaḍgena pitṛnandanaḥ aśvatthāmā mahārāja vayacarata kṛtahastavata kāṃśa cida āpatatò vīrāna aparāṃśa ca paradhāvataḥ vayayòjayata khaḍgena parāṇaira davija varò narāna kāṃśa cida yòdhāna sa khaḍgena madhye saṃchidya vīryavāna apātayada daròṇasutaḥ saṃrabdhasa tilakāṇḍavata vinadadbhira bhṛśāyāsa taira narāśvadviradòttamaiḥ patitaira abhavata kīrṇā medinī bharatarṣabha mānuṣāṇāṃ sahasreṣu hateṣu patiteṣu ca udatiṣṭhana kabandhāni bahūnya utthāya cāpatana sāyudhāna sāṅgadāna bāhūna nicakarta śirāṃsi ca hastihastòpamāna ūrūna hastāna pādāṃśa ca bhārata pṛṣṭhaca chinnāña śiraśa chinnāna pārśvaca chinnāṃsa tathāparāna samāsādyākaròda darauṇiḥ kāṃśa cica cāpi parāṅmukhāna madhyakāyāna narāna anyāṃśa cichedānyāṃśa ca karṇataḥ aṃsadeśe nihatyānyāna kāye parāveśayaca chiraḥ evaṃ vicaratasa tasya nighnataḥ subahūna narāna tamasā rajanī ghòrā babhau dāruṇadarśanā kiṃ cita parāṇaiśa ca puruṣaira hataiśa cānyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ bahunā ca gajāśvena bhūra abhūda bhīmadarśanā yakṣarakṣaḥsamākīrṇe rathāśvadvipadāruṇe karuddhena daròṇaputreṇa saṃchinnāḥ parāpatana bhuvi mātṝra anye pitṝna anye bharātṝna anye vicukruśuḥ ke cida ūcura na tata karuddhaira dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ kṛtaṃ raṇe yatkṛtaṃ naḥ parasuptānāṃ rakṣòbhiḥ karūrakarmabhiḥ asāṃnidhyāda dhi pārthānāma idaṃ naḥ kadanaṃ kṛtama na devāsuragandharvaira na yakṣaira na ca rākṣasaiḥ śakyò vijetuṃ kaunteyò gòptā yasya janārdanaḥ barahmaṇyaḥ satyavāga dāntaḥ sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ na ca suptaṃ paramattaṃ vā nayastaśastraṃ kṛtāñjalima dhāvantaṃ muktakeśaṃ vā hanti pārthò dhanaṃjayaḥ tada idaṃ naḥ kṛtaṃ ghòraṃ rakṣòbhiḥ karūrakarmabhiḥ iti lālapyamānāḥ sama śerate bahavò janāḥ satanatāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāma apareṣāṃ ca kūjatāma tatò muhūrtāta parāśāmyata sa śabdasa tumulò mahāna śòṇitavyatiṣiktāyāṃ vasudhāyāṃ ca bhūmipa tada rajasa tumulaṃ ghòraṃ kaṣaṇenāntara adhīyata saṃveṣṭamānāna udvignāna nirutsāhāna sahasraśaḥ nayapātayana narāna karuddhaḥ paśūna paśupatira yathā anyònyaṃ saṃpariṣvajya śayānāna daravatò 'parāna saṃlīnāna yudhyamānāṃśa ca sarvāna darauṇira apòthayata dahyamānā hutāśena vadhyamānāśa ca tena te parasparaṃ tadā yòdhā anayana yamasādanama tasyā rajanyāsa tava ardhena pāṇḍavānāṃ mahada balama gamayāma āsa rājendra darauṇira yama niveśanama niśācarāṇāṃ sattvānāṃ sa rātrira harṣavardhinī āsīna naragajāśvānāṃ raudrī kaṣayakarī bhṛśama tatrādṛśyanta rakṣāṃsi piśācāśa ca pṛthagvidhāḥ khādantò naramāṃsāni pibantaḥ śòṇitāni ca karālāḥ piṅgalā raudrāḥ śailadantā rajasvalāḥ jaṭilā dīrghasakthāśa ca pañca pādā mahòdarāḥ paścāda aṅgulayò rūkṣā virūpā bhairavasvanāḥ ghaṭajānavò 'tihrasvāśa ca nīlakaṇṭhā vibhīṣaṇāḥ saputradārāḥ sukrūrā durdarśana sunirghṛṇāḥ vividhāni ca rūpāṇi tatrādṛśyanta rakṣasāma pītvā ca śòṇitaṃ hṛṣṭāḥ parānṛtyana gaṇaśò 'pare idaṃ varama idaṃ medhyama idaṃ savādva iti cābruvana medò majjāsthi raktānāṃ vasānāṃ ca bhṛśāsitāḥ paramāṃsāni khādantaḥ karavyādā māṃsajīvinaḥ vasāṃ cāpya apare pītvā paryadhāvana vikukṣilāḥ nānā vaktrāsa tathā raudrāḥ karavyādāḥ piśitāśinaḥ ayutāni ca tatrāsana parayutānya arbudāni ca rakṣasāṃ ghòrarūpāṇāṃ mahatāṃ karūrakarmaṇāma muditānāṃ vitṛptānāṃ tasmina mahati vaiśase sametāni bahūnya āsana bhūtāni ca janādhipa paratyūṣakāle śibirāta paratigantuma iyeṣa saḥ nṛśòṇitāvasiktasya darauṇera āsīda asi tasaruḥ pāṇinā saha saṃśliṣṭa ekībhūta iva parabhò sa niḥśeṣāna arīna kṛtvā virarāja janakṣaye yugānte sarvabhūtāni bhasmakṛtveva pāvakaḥ yathāpratijñaṃ tata karmakṛtvā darauṇāyaniḥ parabhò durgamāṃ padavīṃ kṛtvā pitura āsīda gatajvaraḥ yathaiva saṃsupta jane śibire parāviśana niśi tathaiva hatvā niḥśabde niścakrāma nararṣabhaḥ niṣkramya śibirāta tasmāta tābhyāṃ saṃgamya vīryavāna ācakhyau karma tata sarvaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ saṃharṣayana vibhò tāva apya ācakhyatusa tasmai pariyaṃ pariyakarau tadā pāñcālāna sṛñjayāṃśa caiva vinikṛttāna sahasraśaḥ parītyā còccaira udakròśaṃsa tathaivāsphòṭayaṃsa talāna evaṃvidhā hi sā rātriḥ sòmakānāṃ janakṣaye parasuptānāṃ paramattānāma āsīta subhṛśadāruṇā asaṃśayaṃ hi kālasya paryāyò duratikramaḥ tādṛśā nihatā yatra kṛtvāsmākaṃ janakṣayama [dhṛ] parāga eva sumahata karma darauṇira etana mahārathaḥ nākaròda īdṛśaṃ kasmāna mata putra vijaye dhṛtaḥ atha kasmāda dhate kaṣatre karmedaṃ kṛtavāna asau daròṇaputrò maheṣvāsasa tana me śaṃsituma arhasi [sa] teṣāṃ nūnaṃ bhayāna nāsau kṛtavāna kurunandana asāṃnidhyāda dhi pārthānāṃ keśavasya ca dhīmataḥ sātyakeśa cāpi karmedaṃ daròṇaputreṇa sādhitama na hi teṣāṃ samakṣaṃ tāna hanyāda api marutpatiḥ etada īdṛśakaṃ vṛttaṃ rājana supta jane vibhò tatò janakṣayaṃ kṛtvā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātyayama diṣṭyā diṣṭyeti cānyònyaṃ sametyòcura mahārathāḥ paryaṣvajata tatò darauṇisa tābhyāṃ ca paratinanditaḥ idaṃ harṣāca ca sumahada ādade vākyama uttamama pāñcālā nihatāḥ sarve daraupadeyāśa ca sarvaśaḥ sòmakā matsyaśeṣāśa ca sarve vinihatā mayā idānīṃ kṛtakṛtyāḥ sama yāmatatraiva mācirama yadi jīvati nò rājā tasmai śaṃsāmahe pariyama [sa] te hatvā sarvapāñcālāna daraupadeyāṃśa ca sarvaśaḥ agacchana sahitāsa tatra yatra duryòdhanò hataḥ gatvā cainama apaśyaṃsa te kiṃ cita parāṇaṃ narādhipama tatò rathebhyaḥ paraskandya parivavrusa tavātmajama taṃ bhagnasakthaṃ rājendra kṛcchraprāṇama acetasama vamantaṃ rudhiraṃ vaktrāda apaśyana vasudhātale vṛtaṃ samantāda bahubhiḥ śavāpadaira ghòradarśanaiḥ śālā vṛkagaḍaiśa caiva bhakṣayiṣyadbhira antikāta nivārayantaṃ kṛcchrāta tāña śavāpadāna saṃcikhādiṣūna viveṣṭamānaṃ mahyāṃ ca subhṛśaṃ gāḍhavedanama taṃ śayānaṃ mahātmānaṃ bhūmau savarudhiròkṣitama hataśiṣṭāsa tarayò vīrāḥ śòkārtāḥ paryavārayana aśvatthāmā kṛpaśa caiva kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ taisa taribhiḥ śòṇitādigdhaira niḥśvasadbhira mahārathaiḥ śuśubhe saṃvṛtò rājā vedī taribhira ivāgnibhiḥ te taṃ śayānaṃ saṃprekṣya rājānama atathòcitama aviṣahyena duḥkhena tatasa te rurudusa tarayaḥ tatasa te rudhiraṃ hastaira mukhāna nirmṛjya tasya ha raṇe rājñaḥ śayānasya kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayana [kṛpa] na daivasyātibhārò 'sati yada ayaṃ rudhiròkṣitaḥ ekādaśa camū bhartā śete duryòdhanò hataḥ paśya cāmīkarābhasya cāmīkaravibhūṣitāma gadāṃ gadā pariyasyemāṃ samīpe patitāṃ bhuvi iyama enaṃ gadā śūraṃ na jahāti raṇe raṇe savargāyāpi varajantaṃ hi na jahāti yaśasvinama paśyemāṃ saha vīreṇa jāmbūnadavibhūṣitāma śayānāṃ śayane dharme bhāryāṃ parītimatīma iva yò vai mūrdhāvasiktānāma agre yātaḥ paraṃtapaḥ sa hatò garasate pāṃsūna paśya kālasya paryayama yenājau nihatā bhūmāva aśerata purā daviṣaḥ sa bhūmau nihataḥ śete kururājaḥ paraira ayama bhayāna namanti rājānò yasya sama śatasaṃghaśaḥ sa vīraśayane śete karavyādbhiḥ parivāritaḥ upāsata nṛpāḥ pūrvama arthahetòra yama īśvarama dhika sadyò nihataḥ śete paśya kālasya paryayama [sa] taṃ śayānaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ tatò bharatasattama aśvatthāmā samālòkya karuṇaṃ paryadevayata āhusa tavāṃ rājaśārdūla mukhyaṃ sarvadhanuṣmatāma dhanādhyakṣòpamaṃ yuddhe śiṣyaṃ saṃkarṣaṇasya ha kathaṃ vivarama adrākṣīda bhīmasenasa tavānagha balinaḥ kṛtinò nityaṃ sa ca pāpātmavāna nṛpa kālò nūnaṃ mahārāja lòke 'samina balavattaraḥ paśyāmò nihataṃ tavāṃ ceda bhīmasenena saṃyuge kathaṃ tavāṃ sarvadharmajñaṃ kaṣudraḥ pāpò vṛkòdaraḥ nikṛtyā hatavāna mandò nūnaṃ kālò duratyayaḥ dharmayuddhe haya adharmeṇa samāhūyaujasā mṛdhe gadayā bhīmasenena nirbhinne sakthinī tava adharmeṇa hatasyājau mṛdyamānaṃ padā śiraḥ yada upekṣitavāna kaṣudrò dhika tama astu yudhiṣṭhirama yuddheṣva apavadiṣyanti yòdhā nūnaṃ vṛkòdarama yāvata sathāsyanti bhūtāni nikṛtyā haya asi pātitaḥ nanu rāmò 'baravīda rājaṃsa tavāṃ sadā yadunandanaḥ duryòdhana samò nāsti gadayā iti vīryavāna śalāghate tavāṃ hi vārṣṇeyò rājana saṃsatsu bhārata suśiṣyò mama kauravyò gadāyuddha iti parabhò yāṃ gatiṃ kaṣatriyasyāhuḥ paraśastāṃ paramarṣayaḥ hatasyābhimukhasyājau parāptasa tavama asi tāṃ gatima duryòdhana na śòcāmi tavāma ahaṃ puruṣarṣabha hataputrāṃ tu śòcāmi gāndhārīṃ pitaraṃ ca te bhikṣukau vicariṣyete śòcantau pṛthivīma imāma dhiga astu kṛṣṇaṃ vārṣṇeyama arjunaṃ cāpi durmatima dharmajña māninau yau tavāṃ vadhyamānama upekṣatāma pāṇḍavāśa cāpi te sarve kiṃ vakṣyanti narādhipāna kathaṃ duryòdhanò 'samābhira hata itya anapatrapāḥ dhanyasa tavama asi gāndhāre yasa tavama āyòdhane hataḥ parayātò 'bhimukhaḥ śatrūna dharmeṇa puruṣarṣabha hataputrā hi gāndhārī nihatajñātibāndhavā parajñā cakṣuśa ca durdharṣaḥ kāṃ gatiṃ paratipatsyate dhiga astu kṛtavarmāṇaṃ māṃ kṛpaṃ ca mahārathama ye vayaṃ na gatāḥ savargaṃ tavāṃ puraskṛtya pārthivama dātāraṃ sarvakāmānāṃ rakṣitāraṃ parajāhitama yada vayaṃ nānugacchāmasa tavāṃ dhiga asmāna narādhamāna kṛpasya tava vīryeṇa mama caiva pituśa ca me sabhṛtyānāṃ naravyāghra ratnavanti gṛhāṇi ca bhavatprasādāda asmābhiḥ samitraiḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ avāptāḥ karatavò mukhyā bahavò bhūridakṣiṇāḥ kutaśa cāpīdṛśaṃ sārthama upalapsyāmahe vayama yādṛśena puraskṛtya tavaṃ gataḥ sarvapārthivāna vayama eva tarayò rājana gacchantaṃ paramāṃ gatima yada vai tavāṃ nānugacchāmasa tena tapsyāmahe vayama tavata savargahīnā hīnārthāḥ samarantaḥ sukṛtasya te kiṃnāma tada bhaveta karma yana tavānuvrajema vai duḥkhaṃ nūnaṃ kuruśreṣṭha cariṣyāmò mahīma imāma hīnānāṃ nasa tavayā rājana kutaḥ śāntiḥ kutaḥ sukhama gatvaitāṃsa tu mahārāja sametya tavaṃ mahārathāna yathā śareṣṭhaṃ yathā jayeṣṭhaṃ pūjayera vacanāna mama ācāryaṃ pūjayitvā ca ketuṃ sarvadhanuṣmatāma hataṃ mayādya śaṃsethā dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ narādhipa pariṣvajethā rājānaṃ bāhlikaṃ sumahārathama saindhavaṃ sòmadattaṃ ca bhūriśravasama eva ca tathā pūrvagatāna anyāna savargaṃ pārthiva sattamāna asmada vākyāta pariṣvajya pṛcchethāsa tavama anāmayama itya evama uktvā rājānaṃ bhagnasakthama acetasama aśvatthāmā samudvīkṣya punara vacanama abravīta duryòdhana jīvasi ceda vācaṃ śaròtrasukhāṃ śṛṇu sapta pāṇḍavataḥ śeṣā dhārtarāṣṭrāsa tarayò vayama te caiva bharātaraḥ pañca vāsudevò 'tha sātyakiḥ ahaṃ ca kṛtavarmā ca kṛpaḥ śāradvatasa tathā daraupadeyā hatāḥ sarve dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cātmajāḥ pāñcālā nihatāḥ sarve matsyaśeṣaṃ ca bhārata kṛte paratikṛtaṃ paśya hataputrā hi pāṇḍavāḥ sauptike śibiraṃ teṣāṃ hataṃ sanara vāhanama mayā ca pāpakarmāsau dhṛṣṭadyumnò mahīpate paraviśya śibiraṃ rātrau paśumāreṇa māritaḥ duryòdhanasa tu tāṃ vācaṃ niśamya manasaḥ pariyāma paratilabhya punaśa ceta idaṃ vacanama abravīta na me 'karòta tada gāneyò na karṇò na ca te pitā yata tavayā kṛpa bhòjābhyāṃ sahitenādya me kṛtama sa ceta senāpatiḥ kaṣudrò hataḥ sārdhaṃ śikhaṇḍinā tena manye maghavatā samama ātmānama adya vai savasti parāpnuta bhadraṃ vaḥ savarge naḥ saṃgamaḥ punaḥ itya evama uktvā tūṣṇīṃ sa kururājò mahāmanāḥ parāṇāna udasṛjada vīraḥ suhṛdāṃ śòkama ādadhata tatheti te pariṣvaktāḥ pariṣvajya ca taṃ nṛpama punaḥ punaḥ parekṣamāṇāḥ savakāna āruruhū rathāna itya evaṃ tava putrasya niśamya karuṇāṃ girama paratyūṣakāle śòkārtaḥ parādhāvaṃ nagaraṃ parati tava putre gate savarge śòkārtasya mamānagha ṛṣidattaṃ paranaṣṭaṃ tada divyadarśitvama adya vai [va] iti śarutvā sa nṛpatiḥ putra jañātivadhaṃ tadā niḥśvasya dīrghama uṣṇaṃ ca tataśa cintāparò 'bhavata [va] tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vayatītāyāṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnasya sārathiḥ śaśaṃsa dharmarājāya sauptike kadanaṃ kṛtama daraupadeyā mahārāja darupadasyātmajaiḥ saha paramattā niśi viśvastāḥ savapantaḥ śibire savake kṛtavarmaṇā nṛśaṃsena gautamena kṛpeṇa ca aśvatthāmnā ca pāpena hataṃ vaḥ śibiraṃ niśi etaira naragajāśvānāṃ parāsaśaktiparaśvadhaiḥ sahasrāṇi nikṛntadbhira niḥśeṣaṃ te balaṃ kṛtama chidyamānasya mahatò vanasyeva paraśvadhaiḥ śuśruve sumahāña śabdò balasya tava bhārata ahama ekò 'vaśiṣṭasa tu tasmāta sainyāna mahīpate muktaḥ kathaṃ cida dharmātmana vayagrasya kṛtavarmaṇaḥ taca charutvā vākyama aśivaṃ kuntīputrò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ papāta mahyāṃ durdharṣaḥ putraśòkasamanvitaḥ taṃ patantama abhikramya parijagrāha sātyakiḥ bhīmasenò 'rajunaśa caiva mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau labdhacetāsa tu kaunteyaḥ śòkavihvalayā girā jitvā śatrūña jitaḥ paśyāta paryadevayada āturaḥ durvidā gatira arthānāma api ye divyacakṣuṣaḥ jīyamānā jayantya anye jayamānā vayaṃ jitāḥ hatvā bharātṝna vayasyāṃśa ca pitṝna putrāna suhṛdgaṇāna bandhūna amātyāna pautrāṃśa ca jitvā sarvāña jitā vayama anarthò haya arthasaṃkāśasa tathārthò 'narthadarśanaḥ jayò 'yama ajayākārò jayasa tasmāta parājayaḥ yaṃ hitvā tapyate paścāda āpanna iva durmatiḥ akthaṃ manyeta vijayaṃ tatò jitataraḥ paraiḥ yeṣāma arthāya pāpasya dhiga jayasya suhṛda vadhe nirjitaira apramattaira hi vijitā jitakāśinaḥ karṇinālīkadaṃṣṭrasya khaḍgajihvasya saṃyuge cāpavyāttasya raudrasya jayātalasvananādinaḥ karuddhasya narasiṃhasya saṃgrāmeṣva apalāyinaḥ ye vayamucyanta karṇasya paramādāta ta ime hatāḥ rathahradaṃ śaravarṣòrmi mantaṃ; ratnācitaṃ vāhana rājiyuktama śaktyṛṣṭi mīnadhvajanāganakraṃ; śarāsanāvarta maheṣu phenama saṃgrāmacandròdaya vegavelaṃ; daròṇārṇavaṃ jayātalanemi ghòṣama ye terura uccāvacaśastranaubhisa; te rājaputrā nihatāḥ paramādāta na hi paramādāta paramò 'sati kaśa cida; vadhò narāṇāma iha jīvalòke paramattama arthā hi naraṃ samantāta; tayajantya anarthāśa ca samāviśanti dhavajòttama garòcchritadhūmaketuṃ; śarārciṣaṃ kòpamahāsamīrama mahādhanura jayātalanemi ghòṣaṃ; tanutra nānāvidha śastrahòmama mahācamū kakṣavarābhipannaṃ; mahāhave bhīṣma mahādavāgnima ye sehura āttāyata śastravegaṃ; te rājaputrā nihatāḥ paramādāta na hi paramattena nareṇa labhyā; vidyā tapaḥ śarīra vipulaṃ yaśò vā paśyāpramādena nihatya śatrūna; sarvāna mahendraṃ sukhama edhamānama indròpamāna pārthiva putrapautrāna; paśyāviśeṣeṇa hatāna paramādāta tīrtvā samudraṃ vaṇijaḥ samṛddhāḥ; sannāḥ ku nadyāma iva helamānāḥ amarṣitaira ye nihatāḥ śayānā; niḥsaṃśayaṃ te taridivaṃ parapannāḥ kṛṣṇāṃ nu śòcāmi kathaṃ na sādhvīṃ; śòkārṇave sādya vinaṅkṣyatīti bharātṝṃśa ca putrāṃśa ca hatāna niśamya; pāñcālarājaṃ pitaraṃ ca vṛddhama dharuvaṃ visaṃjñā patitā pṛthivyāṃ; sā śeṣyate śòkakṛśāṅgayaṣṭiḥ taca chòkajaṃ duḥkhama apārayantī; kathaṃ bhaviṣyatya ucitā sukhānāma putrakṣayabhrātṛvadha paraṇunnā; paradahyamāneva hutāśanena itya evama ārtaḥ paridevayana sa; rājā kurūṇāṃ nakulaṃ babhāṣe gacchānayaināma iha mandabhāgyāṃ; samātṛpakṣāma iti rājaputrīma mādrīra utasa tatparigṛhya vākyaṃ; dharmeṇa dharmapratimasya rājñaḥ yayau rathenālayama āśu devyāḥ; pāñcālarājasya ca yatra dārāḥ parasthāpya mādrīsutama ājamīḍhaḥ; śòkārditasa taiḥ sahitaḥ suhṛdbhiḥ ròrūyamāṇaḥ parayayau sutānāma; āyòdhanaṃ bhūtagaṇānukīrṇama sa tata paraviśāśivama ugrarūpaṃ; dadarśa putrāna suhṛdaḥ sakhīṃśa ca bhūmau śayānāna rudhirārdragātrāna; vibhinnabhagnāpahṛtòttamāṅgāna sa tāṃsa tu dṛṣṭvā bhṛśama ārtarūpò; yudhiṣṭhirò dharmabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ uccaiḥ pacukròśa ca kauravāgryaḥ; papāta còrvyāṃ sagaṇò visaṃjñaḥ [va] sa dṛṣṭvā nihatāna saṃkhye putrāna bharātṝna sakhīṃsa tathā mahāduḥkhaparītātmā babhūva janamejaya tatasa tasya mahāña śòkaḥ parādurāsīna mahātmanaḥ samarataḥ putrapautrāṇāṃ bharātṝṇāṃ savajanasya ha tama aśruparipūrṇākṣaṃ vepamānama acetasama suhṛdò bhṛśasaṃvignāḥ sāntvayāṃ cakrire tadā tatasa tasmina kaṣaṇe kālye rathenādityavarcasā nakulaḥ kṛṣṇayā sārdhama upāyāta paramārtayā upaplavya gatā sā tu śarutvā sumahada apriyama tadā vināśaṃ putrāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ vayathitābhavata kampamāneva kadalī vātenābhisamīritā kṛṣṇā rājānama āsādya śòkārtā nayapatada bhuvi babhūva vadanaṃ tasyāḥ sahasā śòkakarśitama phullapadmapalāśākṣyāsa tamò dhavasta ivāṃśumāna tatasa tāṃ patitāṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃrambhī satyavikramaḥ bāhubhyāṃ parijagrāha samupetya vṛkòdaraḥ sā samāśvāsitā tena bhīmasenena bhāminī rudatī pāṇḍavaṃ kṛṣṇā saha bharātarama abravīta diṣṭyā rājaṃsa tavama adyemāma akhilāṃ bhòkṣyase mahīma ātmajāna kaṣatradharmeṇa saṃpradāya yamāya vai diṣṭyā tavaṃ pārtha kuśalī mattamātaṅgagāminama avāpya pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ saubhadraṃ na samariṣyasi ātmajāṃsa tena dharmeṇa śarutvā śūrāna nipātitāna upaplavye mayā sārdhaṃ diṣṭyā tavaṃ na samariṣyasi parasuptānāṃ vadhaṃ śarutvā darauṇinā pāpakarmaṇā śòkasa tapati māṃ pārtha hutāśana ivāśayama tasya pāpakṛtò darauṇera na ceda adya tavayā mṛdhe hariyate sānubandhasya yudhi vikramya jīvitama ihaiva parāyama āsiṣye tana nibòdhata pāṇḍavāḥ na ceta phalama avāpnòti darauṇiḥ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ evama uktvā tataḥ kṛṣṇā pāṇḍavaṃ paratyupāviśata yudhiṣṭhiraṃ yājñasenī dharmarājaṃ yaśasvinī dṛṣṭvòpaviṣṭāṃ rājarṣiḥ pāṇḍavò mahiṣīṃ pariyāma paratyuvāca sa dharmātmā daraupadīṃ cārudarśanāma dharmyaṃ dharmeṇa dharmajñe parāptāsa te nidhanaṃ śubhe putrāsa te bharātaraśa caiva tāna na śòcituma arhasi daròṇaputraḥ sa kalyāṇi vanaṃ dūrama itò gataḥ tasya tavaṃ pātanaṃ saṃkhye kathaṃ jañāsyasi śòbhane [darau] daròṇaputrasya sahajò maṇiḥ śirasi me śarutaḥ nihatya saṃkhye taṃ pāpaṃ paśyeyaṃ maṇima āhṛtama rājaña śirasi taṃ kṛtvā jīveyama iti me matiḥ [va] itya uktvā pāṇḍavaṃ kṛṣṇā rājānaṃ cārudarśanā bhīmasenama athābhyetya kupitā vākyama abravīta tarātuma arhasi māṃ bhīmakṣatradharmama anusmarana jahi taṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ śambaraṃ maghavāna iva na hi te vikrame tulyaḥ pumāna astīha kaśa cana śarutaṃ tata sarvalòkeṣu paramavyasane yathā davīpò 'bhūsa tavaṃ hi pārthānāṃ nagare vāraṇāvate hiḍimbadarśane caiva tathā tavama abhavò gatiḥ tathā virāṭanagare kīcakena bhṛśārditāma māma apya uddhṛtavāna kṛcchrāta paulòmīṃ maghavāna iva yathaitānya akṛthāḥ pārtha mahākarmāṇi vai purā tathā darauṇima amitraghna vinihatya sukhī bhava tasyā bahuvidhaṃ duḥkhāna niśamya paridevitama nāmarṣayata kaunteyò bhīmasenò mahābalaḥ sa kāñcanavicitrāṅgama āruròha mahārathama ādāya ruciraṃ citraṃ samārgaṇa guṇaṃ dhanuḥ nakulaṃ sārathiṃ kṛtvā daròṇaputra vadhe vṛtaḥ visphārya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ tūrṇama aśvāna acòdayata te hayāḥ puruṣavyāghra còditā vātaraṃhasaḥ vegena tavaritā jagmura harayaḥ śīghragāminaḥ śibirāta savāda gṛhītvā sa rathasya padama acyutaḥ daròṇaputra rathasyāśu yayau mārgeṇa vīryavāna [va] tasmina parayāte durdharṣe yadūnāma ṛṣabhasa tataḥ abravīta puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhirama eṣa pāṇḍava te bharātā putraśòkama apārayana jighāṃsura darauṇima ākrande yāti bhārata bhārataḥ bhīmaḥ pariyasa te sarvebhyò bharātṛbhyò bharatarṣabha taṃ kṛcchragatama adya tavaṃ kasmāna nābhyavapadyase yata tada ācaṣṭa putrāya daròṇaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ astraṃ barahmaśirò nāma daheda yata pṛthivīma api tana mahātmā mahābhāgaḥ ketuḥ sarvadhanuṣmatāma paratyapādayada ācāryaḥ parīyamāṇò dhanaṃjayama tata putrò 'sayaivama evainama anvayācada amarṣaṇaḥ tataḥ paròvāca putrāya nātihṛṣṭamanā iva viditaṃ cāpalaṃ haya āsīda ātmajasya mahātmanaḥ sarvadharmavida ācāryò nānviṣata satataṃ sutama paramāpada gatenāpi na sama tāta tavayā raṇe idama astraṃ parayòktavyaṃ mānuṣeṣu viśeṣataḥ itya uktavāna guruḥ putraṃ daròṇaḥ paścāda athòktavāna na tavaṃ jātu satāṃ mārge sathāteti puruṣarṣabha sa tada ājñāya duṣṭātmā pitura vacanama apriyama nirāśaḥ sarvakalyāṇaiḥ śòcana paryapatana mahīma tatasa tadā kuruśreṣṭha vanasthe tavayi bhārata avasada davārakāma etya vṛṣṇibhiḥ paramārcitaḥ sa kadā cita samudrānte vasana darāravatīma anu eka ekaṃ samāgamya māma uvāca hasanna iva yata tada ugraṃ tapaḥ kṛṣṇa carana satyaparākramaḥ agasyāda bhāratācāryaḥ paratyapadyata me pitā astraṃ barahmaśirò nāma devagandharvapūjitama tada adya mayi dāśārha yathā pitari me tathā asmattasa tada upādāya vidyama astraṃ yadūttama mamāpya astraṃ parayaccha tavaṃ cakraṃ ripuharaṃ raṇe sa rājana parīyamāṇena mayāpya uktaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ yācamānaḥ parayatnena mattò 'satraṃ bharatarṣabha devadānavagandharvamanuṣyapatagòragāḥ na samā mama vīryasya śatāṃśenāpi piṇḍitāḥ idaṃ dhanura iyaṃ śaktira idaṃ cakrama iyaṃ gadā yada yada icchasi ceda astraṃ mattasa tata tada dadāni te yaca chaknòṣi samudyantuṃ parayòktuma api vā raṇe tadgṛhāṇa vināstreṇa yana me dātuma abhīpsasi sa sunābhaṃ sahasrāraṃ vajranābhama ayasmayama vavre cakraṃ mahābāhò sapardhamānò mayā saha gṛhāṇa cakrama itya uktò mayā tu tadanantarama jagrāhòpetya sahasā cakraṃ savyena pāṇinā na caitada aśakata sathānāta saṃcālayituma acyuta atha tada dakṣiṇenāpi garahītuma upacakrame sarvayatnena tenāpi gṛhṇanna etada akalpayata tataḥ sarvabalenāpi yaca caitana na śaśāka saḥ uddhartuṃ vā cālayituṃ darauṇiḥ paramadurmanāḥ kṛtvā yatnaṃ paraṃ śarāntaḥ sa nayavartata bhārata nivṛttama atha taṃ tasmāda abhiprāyāda vicetasama ahama āmantrya susnigdhama aśvatthāmānama abruvama yaḥ sa devamanuṣyeṣu paramāṇaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ gāṇḍīvadhanvā śavetāśvaḥ kapipravara ketanaḥ yaḥ sākṣāda devadeveśaṃ śitikaṇṭhama umāpatima davaṃdva yuddhe parājiṣṇusa tòṣayāma āsa śaṃkarama yasmāta pariyatarò nāsti mamānyaḥ puruṣò bhuvi nādeyaṃ yasya me kiṃ cida api dārāḥ sutāsa tathā tenāpi suhṛdā barahmana pārthenākliṣṭa karmaṇā nòktapurvama idaṃ vākyaṃ yata tavaṃ māma abhibhāṣase barahmacaryaṃ mahada ghòraṃ cīrtvā davādaśa vārṣikama himavatpārśvama abhyetya yò mayā tapasārcitaḥ samānavratacāriṇyāṃ rukmiṇyāṃ yò 'navajāyata sanatkumārasa tejasvī paradyumnò nāma me sutaḥ tenāpya etana mahada divyaṃ cakrama apratimaṃ mama na parārthitama abhūna mūḍha yada idaṃ parārthitaṃ tavayā rāmeṇātibalenaitana nòktapūrvaṃ kadā cana na gadena na sāmbena yada idaṃ parārthitaṃ tavayā davārakāvāsibhiśa cānyaira vṛṣṇyandhakamahārathaiḥ nòktapūrvama idaṃ jātu yada idaṃ parārthitaṃ tavayā bhāratācārya putraḥ sana mānitaḥ sarvayādavaiḥ cakreṇa rathināṃ śareṣṭha kiṃ nu tāta yuyutsase evama uktò mayā darauṇira māma idaṃ paratyuvāca ha parayujya bhavate pūjāṃ yòtsye kṛṣṇa tavayetya uta tatasa te parārthitaṃ cakraṃ devadānava pūjitama ajeyaḥ sayāma iti vibhò satyama etada baravīmi te tavattò 'yaṃ durlabhaṃ kāmama anavāpyaiva keśava paratiyāsyāmi gòvinda śivenābhivadasva māma etata sunābhaṃ vṛṣṇīnāma ṛṣabheṇa tavayā dhṛtama cakrama apraticakreṇa bhuvi nānyò 'bhipadyate etāvada uktvā darauṇira māṃ yugmama aśvāna dhanāni ca ādāyòpayayau bālò ratnāni vividhāni ca sa saṃrambhī durātmā ca capalaḥ karūra eva ca veda cāstraṃ barahmaśirasa tasmāda rakṣyò vṛkòdaraḥ [va] evama uktvā yudhāṃ śareṣṭhaḥ sarvayādavanandanaḥ sarvāyudhavaròpetama āruròha mahārathama yuktaṃ paramakāmbòjaisa turagaira hemamālibhiḥ ādityòdayavarṇasya duraṃ rathavarasya tu dakṣiṇāma avahata sainyaḥ sugrīvaḥ savyatò 'vahata pārṣṇivāhau tu tasyāstāṃ meghapuṣpabalāhakau viśvakarma kṛtā divyā nānāratnavibhūṣitā ucchriteva rathe māyā dhavajayaṣṭira adṛśyata vainateyaḥ sathitasa tasyāṃ parabhā maṇḍalaraśmivāna tasya satyavataḥ ketura bhujagārira adṛśyata anvāròhada da dhṛṣīkeśaḥ ketuḥ sarvadhanuṣmatāma arjunaḥ satyakarmā ca kururājò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ aśòbhetāṃ mahātmānau dāśārhama abhitaḥ sathitau rathasthaṃ śārṅgadhanvānama aśvināva iva vāsavama tāva upāròpya dāśārhaḥ sayandanaṃ lòkapūjitama paratòdena javòpetāna paramāśvāna acòdayata te hayāḥ sahasòtpetura gṛhītvā sayandanòttamama āsthitaṃ pāṇḍaveyābhyāṃ yadūnāma ṛṣabheṇa ca vahatāṃ śārṅgadhanvānama aśvānāṃ śīghragāmināma parādurāsīna mahāña śabdaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ patatāma iva te samārchana naravyāghrāḥ kaṣaṇena bharatarṣabha bhīmasenaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ samanudrutya vegitāḥ karòdhadīptaṃ tu kaunteyaṃ daviṣada arthe samudyatama nāśaknuvana vārayituṃ sametyāpi mahārathāḥ sa teṣāṃ parekṣatāma eva śarīmatāṃ dṛḍhadhanvināma yayau bhāgirathī kacchaṃ haribhira bhṛśavegitaiḥ yatra sama śarūyate darauṇiḥ putra hantā mahātmanāma sa dadarśa mahātmānama udakānte yaśasvinama kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vayāsama āsīnama ṛṣibhiḥ saha taṃ caiva karūrakarmāṇaṃ ghṛtāktaṃ kuśacīriṇama rajasā dhavastakeśāntaṃ dadarśa darauṇima antike tama abhyadhāvata kaunteyaḥ paragṛhya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ bhīmasenò mahābāhusa tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīta sa dṛṣṭvā bhīmadhanvānaṃ paragṛhītaśarāsanama bharātarau pṛṣṭhataśa cāsya janārdana rathe sathitau vayathitātmābhavada darauṇiḥ parāptaṃ cedama amanyata sa tada divyama adīnātmā paramāstrama acintayata jagrāha ca sa caiṣīkāṃ darauṇiḥ savyena pāṇinā sa tāma āpadama āsādya vidyama astrama udīrayata amṛṣyamāṇasa tāña śūrāna divyāyudha dharāna sathitāna apāṇḍdavāyeti ruṣā vayasṛjada dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ itya uktvā rājaśārdūla daròṇaputraḥ paratāpavāna sarvalòkapramòhārthaṃ tada astraṃ paramumòca ha tatasa tasyāma iṣīkāyāṃ pāvakaḥ samajāyata paradhakṣyanna iva lòkāṃsa tarīna kālāntakayamòpamaḥ [va] iṅgitenaiva dāśārhasa tama abhiprāyama āditaḥ darauṇera buddhvā mahābāhura arjunaṃ paratyabhāṣata arjunārjuna yada divyama astraṃ te hṛdi vartate daròpòpadiṣṭaṃ tasyāyaṃ kālaḥ saṃprati pāṇḍava bharātṝṇāma ātmanaśa caiva paritrāṇāya bhārata visṛjaitata tavama apya ājāva astrama astranivāraṇama keśavenaivama uktasa tu pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā avātarada rathāta tūrṇaṃ paragṛhya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ pūrvama ācārya putrāya tatò 'nantarama ātmane bharātṛbhyaśa caiva sarvebhyaḥ savastītya uktvā paraṃtapaḥ devatābhyò namaskṛtya gurubhyaśa ceva sarvaśaḥ utsasarja śivaṃ dhayāyanna astrama astreṇa śāmyatāma tatasa tada astraṃ sahasā sṛṣṭaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā parajajvāla mahārciṣmada yugāntānala saṃnibhama tathaiva daròṇaputrasya tada astraṃ tigmatejasaḥ parajajvāla mahājvālaṃ tejò maṇḍalasaṃvṛtama nirghātā bahavaśa cāsana petura ulkāḥ sahasraśaḥ mahada bhayaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ samajāyata saśabdama abhavada vayòma javālāmālā kulaṃ bhṛśama cacāla ca mahīkṛtsnā saparvatavanadrumā te astre tejasā lòkāṃsa tāpayantī vayavasthite maharṣī sahitau tatra darśayāma āsatusa tadā nāradaḥ sa ca dharmātmā bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ ubhau śamayituṃ vīrau bhāradvāja dhanaṃjayau tau munī sarvadharmajñau sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇau dīptayòra astrayòra madhye sathitau paramatejasau tadantarama anādhṛṣyāva upagamya yaśasvinau āstāma ṛṣivarau tatra javalitāva iva pāvakau parāṇabhṛdbhira anādhṛṣyau devadānava saṃmatau astratejaḥ śamayituṃ lòkānāṃ hitakāmyayā [rasī] nānāśastravidaḥ pūrve ye 'paya atītā mahārathāḥ naitada astraṃ manuṣyeṣu taiḥ parayuktaṃ kathaṃ cana [va] dṛṣṭvaiva naraśārdūlasa tāva agnisamatejasau saṃjahāra śaraṃ divyaṃ tavaramāṇò dhanaṃjayaḥ uvāca vadatāṃ śareṣṭhasa tāva ṛṣī parāñjalisa tadā parayuktama astrama astreṇa śāmyatāma iti vai mayā saṃhṛte paramāstre 'samina sarvāna asmāna aśeṣataḥ pāpakarmā dharuvaṃ darauṇiḥ paradhakṣyatya astratejasā atra yada dhitama asmākaṃ lòkānāṃ caiva sarvathā bhavantau devasaṃkāśau tathā saṃhartuma arhataḥ itya uktvā saṃjahārāstraṃ punara eva dhanaṃjayaḥ saṃhārò duṣkarasa tasya devaira api hi saṃyuge visṛṣṭasya raṇe tasya paramāstrasya saṃgrahe na śaktaḥ pāṇḍavāda anyaḥ sākṣāda api śatakratuḥ barahmatejò bhavaṃ tada dhi visṛṣṭama akṛtātmanā na śakyama āvartayituṃ barahma cāri varatāda ṛte acīrṇa barahmacaryò yaḥ sṛṣṭvāvartayate punaḥ tada astraṃ sānubandhasya mūrdhānaṃ tasya kṛntati barahma cārī varatī cāpi duravāpama avāpya tata paramavyasanārtò 'pi nārjunò 'satraṃ vayamuñcata satyavratadharaḥ śūrò barahma cārī ca pāṇḍavaḥ guruvartī ca tenāstraṃ saṃjahārārjunaḥ punaḥ darauṇira apya atha saṃprekṣya tāva ṛṣī purataḥ sathitau na śaśāka punara ghòrama astraṃ saṃhartuma āhave aśaktaḥ paratisaṃhāre paramāstrasya saṃyuge darauṇira dīnamanā rājana davaipāyanama abhāṣata uktama avyasanārtena parāṇatrāṇama abhīpsunā mayaitada astrama utsṛṣṭaṃ bhīmasena bhayāna mune adharmaśa ca kṛtò 'nena dhārtarāṣṭraṃ jighāṃsatā mithyācāreṇa bhagavana bhīmasenena saṃyuge ataḥ sṛṣṭama idaṃ barahmana mayāstrama akṛtātmanā tasya bhūyò 'daya saṃhāraṃ kartuṃ nāhama ihòtsahe visṛṣṭaṃ hi mayā divyama etada astraṃ durāsadama apāṇḍavāyeti mune vahni tejò 'numantrya vai tada idaṃ pāṇḍaveyānāma antakāyābhisaṃhitama adya pāṇḍusutāna sarvāña jīvitāda bharaṃśayiṣyati kṛtaṃ pāpama idaṃ barahmana ròṣāviṣṭena cetasā vadhama āśāsya pārthānāṃ mayāstraṃ sṛjatā raṇe [va] astraṃ barahmaśirasa tāta vidvāna pārthò dhanaṃjayaḥ utsṛṣṭavāna na ròṣeṇa na vadhāya tavāhave astrama astreṇa tu raṇe tava saṃśamayiṣyatā visṛṣṭama arjunenedaṃ punaśa ca paratisaṃhṛtama barahmāstrama apya avāpyaitada upadeśāta pitusa tava kaṣatradharmāna mahābāhura nākampata dhanaṃjayaḥ evaṃ dhṛtimataḥ sādhòḥ sarvāstraviduṣaḥ sataḥ sabhrātṛbandhòḥ kasmāta tavaṃ vadhama asya cikīrṣasi astraṃ barahmaśirò yatra paramāstreṇa vadhyate samā davādaśa parjanyasa tada rāṣṭraṃ nābhivarṣati etadarthaṃ mahābāhuḥ śaktimāna api pāṇḍavaḥ na vihantya etada astraṃ te parajāhitacikīrṣayā pāṇḍavāsa tavaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca sadā saṃrakṣyama eva naḥ tasmāta saṃhara divyaṃ tavama astrama etana mahābhuja aròṣasa tava caivāstu pārthāḥ santu nirāmayāḥ na haya adharmeṇa rājarṣiḥ pāṇḍavò jetuma icchati maṇiṃ caitaṃ parayacchaibhyò yasa te śirasi tiṣṭhati etada ādāya te parāṇāna paratidāsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ [darauḍi] pāṇḍavaira yāni ratnāni yaca cānyata kauravaira dhanama avāptānīha tebhyò 'yaṃ maṇira mama viśiṣyate yama ābadhya bhayaṃ nāsti śastravyādhikṣudhāśrayama devebhyò dānavebhyò vā nāgebhyò vā kathaṃ cana na ca rakṣògaṇabhayaṃ na taskara bhayaṃ tathā evaṃ vīryò maṇira ayaṃ na me tayājyaḥ kathaṃ cana yata tu me bhagavāna āha tana me kāryama anantarama ayaṃ maṇira ayaṃ cāhama iṣīkā nipatiṣyati garbheṣu pāṇḍaveyānāma amòghaṃ caitada udyatama [va] evaṃ kuru na cānyā te buddhiḥ kāryā kadā cana garbheṣu pāṇḍaveyānāṃ visṛjyaitada upārama [va] tataḥ paramama astraṃ tada aśvatthāmā bhṛśāturaḥ davaipāyana vacaḥ śarutvā garbheṣu paramumòca ha [va] tada ājñāya hṛṣīkeśò visṛṣṭaṃ pāpakarmaṇā hṛṣyamāṇa idaṃ vākyaṃ darauṇiṃ paratyabravīta tadā virāṭasya sutāṃ pūrvaṃ sanuṣāṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ upaplavya gatāṃ dṛṣṭvā varatavāna barāhmaṇò 'baravīta parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu putrasa tava janiṣyati etada asya parikṣita tavaṃ garbhasthasya bhaviṣyati tasya tada vacanaṃ sādhòḥ satyama eva bhaviṣyati parikṣida bhavitā haya eṣāṃ punara vaṃśakaraḥ sutaḥ evaṃ baruvāṇaṃ gòvindaṃ sātvata paravaraṃ tadā darauṇiḥ paramasaṃrabdhaḥ paratyuvācedama uttarama naitada evaṃ yathāttha tavaṃ pakṣapātena keśava vacanaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa na ca madvākyama anyathā patiṣyatya etada astraṃ hi garbhe tasyā mayòdyatama virāṭa duhituḥ kṛṣṭayāṃ tavaṃ rakṣituma icchasi [vāsudeva] amòghaḥ paramāstrasya pātasa tasya bhaviṣyati sa tu garbhò mṛtò jātò dīrghama āyura avāpsyati tavāṃ tu kāpuruṣaṃ pāpaṃ viduḥ sarve manīṣiṇaḥ asakṛta pāpakarmāṇaṃ bāla jīvitaghātakama tasmāta tavama asya pāpasya karmaṇaḥ phalama āpnuhi tarīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi cariṣyasi mahīma imāma aprāpnuvana kava cita kāṃ cita saṃvidaṃ jātu kena cita nirjanāna asahāyasa tavaṃ deśāna paravicariṣyasi bhavitrī nahi te kaṣudrajanamadhyeṣu saṃsthitiḥ pūya śòṇitagandhī ca durga kāntārasaṃśrayaḥ vicariṣyasi pāpātmana sarvavyādhisamanvitaḥ vayaḥ parāpya parikṣita tu veda varatama avāpya ca kṛpāca chāradvatāda vīraḥ sarvāstrāṇya upalapsyate viditvā paramāstrāṇi kaṣatradharmavrate sathitaḥ ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣāṇi dharmātmā vasudhāṃ pālayiṣyati itaśa còrdhvaṃ mahābāhuḥ kururājò bhaviṣyati parikṣina nāma nṛpatira miṣatasa te sudurmate paśya me tapasò vīryaṃ satyasya ca narādhama [vayāsa] yasmāda anādṛtya kṛtaṃ tavayāsmāna karma dāruṇama barāhmaṇasya sataśa caiva yasmāta te vṛttama īdṛśama tasmāda yada devakīputra uktavāna uttamaṃ vacaḥ asaṃśayaṃ te tadbhāvi kaṣudrakarmana varajāśva itaḥ [aṣvattāmana] sahaiva bhavatā barahmana sathāsyāmi puruṣeṣva ahama satyavāga astu bhagavāna ayaṃ ca puruṣòttamaḥ [va] paradāyātha maṇiṃ darauṇiḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanāma jagāma vimanāsa teṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ vanama pāṇḍavāśa cāpi gòvindaṃ puraskṛtya hatadviṣaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ caiva nāradaṃ ca mahāmunima daròṇaputrasya sahajaṃ maṇima ādāya satvarāḥ daraupadīma abhyadhāvanta parāyòpetāṃ manasvinīma tatasa te puruṣavyāghrāḥ sadaśvaira anilòpamaiḥ abhyayuḥ saha dāśārhāḥ śibiraṃ punara eva ha avatīrya rathābhyāṃ tu tavaramāṇā mahārathāḥ dadṛśura daraupadīṃ kṛṣṇāma ārtāma ārtatarāḥ savayama tāma upetya nira ānandāṃ duḥkhaśòkasamanvitāma parivārya vayatiṣṭhanta pāṇḍavāḥ saha keśavāḥ tatò rājñābhyanujñātò bhīmasenò mahābalaḥ paradadau tu maṇiṃ divyaṃ vacanaṃ cedama abravīta ayaṃ bhadre tava maṇiḥ putra hantā jitaḥ sa te uttiṣṭha śòkama utsṛjya kaṣatradharmama anusmara parayāṇe vāsudevasya śamārthama asitekṣaṇe yānya uktāni tavayā bhīru vākyāni madhu ghātinaḥ naiva me patayaḥ santi na putrā bharātarò na ca naiva tavama api gòvinda śamama icchati rājani uktavatya asi ghòrāṇi vākyāni puruṣòttamama kaṣatradharmānurūpāṇi tāni saṃsmartuma arhasi hatò duryòdhanaḥ pāpò rājyasya paripanthakaḥ duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṃ pītaṃ visphuratò mayā vairasya gatama ānṛṇyaṃ na sama vācyā vivakṣatāma jitvā muktò daròṇaputrò barāhmaṇyāda gauraveṇa ca yaśò 'saya pātitaṃ devi śarīraṃ tava avaśeṣitama viyòjitaśa ca maṇinā nayāsitaśa cāyudhaṃ bhuvi [daraupadī] kevalānṛṇyama āptāsmi guruputrò gurura mama śirasya etaṃ maṇiṃ rājā paratibadhnātu bhārata [va] taṃ gṛhītvā tatò rājā śirasya evākaròta tadā gurura ucchiṣṭama itya eva daraupadyā vacanāda api tatò divyaṃ maṇivaraṃ śirasā dhārayana parabhuḥ śuśubhe sa mahārājaḥ sacandra iva parvataḥ uttasthau putraśòkārtā tataḥ kṛṣṇā manasvinī kṛṣṇaṃ cāpi mahābāhuṃ paryapṛcchata dharmarāṭa [va] hateṣu sarvasainyeṣu sauptike tai rathaisa taribhiḥ śòcana yudhiṣṭhirò rājā dāśārhama idama abravīta kathaṃ nu kṛṣṇa pāpena kaṣudreṇākliṣṭa karmaṇā darauṇinā nihatāḥ sarve mama putrā mahārathāḥ tathā kṛtāstrā vikrāntāḥ sahasraśatayòdhinaḥ darupadasyātmajāśa caiva daròṇaputreṇa pātitāḥ yasya daròṇò maheṣvāsò na parādāda āhave mukhama taṃ jaghne rathināṃ śareṣṭhaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ kathaṃ nu saḥ kiṃ nu tena kṛtaṃ karma tathāyuktaṃ nararṣabha yada ekaḥ śibiraṃ sarvama avadhīna nò guròḥ sutaḥ [vāsudeva] nūnaṃ sa deva denānāma īśvareśvarama avyayama jagāma śaraṇaṃ darauṇira ekasa tenāvadhīda bahūna parasannò hi mahādevò dadyāda amaratāma api vīryaṃ ca giriśò dadyāda yenendrama api śātayeta vedāhaṃ hi mahādevaṃ tattvena bharatarṣabha yāni cāsya purāṇāni karmāṇi vividhānya uta ādira eṣa hi bhūtānāṃ madhyama antaśa ca bhārata viceṣṭate jagaca cedaṃ sarvama asyaiva karmaṇā evaṃ sisṛkṣura bhūtāni dadarśa parathamaṃ vibhuḥ pitā mahò 'baravīca cainaṃ bhūtāni sṛja mācirama hari keśasa tathetya uktvā bhūtānāṃ dòṣadarśivāna dīrghakālaṃ tapasa tepe magnò 'mabhasi mahātapāḥ sumahāntaṃ tataḥ kālaṃ paratīkṣyainaṃ pitāmahaḥ saraṣṭāraṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sasarja manasāparama sò 'baravīta pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā giriśaṃ bhagnama ambhasi yadi me nāgrajasa tava anyasa tataḥ sarakṣyāmya ahaṃ parajāḥ tama abravīta pitā nāsti tavadanyaḥ puruṣò 'garajaḥ sathāṇura eṣa jale magnò visrabdhaḥ kuru vai kṛtima sa bhūtānya asṛjata sapta dakṣādīṃsa tu parajāpatīna yaira imaṃ vayakaròta sarvaṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidhama tāḥ sṛṣṭa mātrāḥ kaṣudhitāḥ parajāḥ sarvāḥ parajāpatima bibhakṣayiṣavò rājana sahasā parādravaṃsa tadā sa bhakṣyamāṇasa tarāṇārthī pitāmahama upādravata ābhyò māṃ bhagavāna pātu vṛttira āsāṃ vidhīyatāma tatasa tābhyò dadāva annama oṣadhīḥ sathāvarāṇi ca jaṅgamāni ca bhūtāni durbalāni balīyasāma vihitānnāḥ parajāsa tāsa tu jagmusa tuṣṭā yathāgatama tatò vavṛdhire rājana parītimatyaḥ savayòniṣu bhūtagrāme vivṛddhe tu tuṣṭe lòkagurāva api udatiṣṭhaja jalāja jayeṣṭhaḥ parajāśa cemā dadarśa saḥ bahurūpāḥ parajā dṛṣṭvā vivṛddhāḥ savena tejasā cukròdha bhagavāna rudrò liṅgaṃ savaṃ cāpya avidhyata tata paraviddhaṃ tadā bhūmau tathaiva paratyatiṣṭhata tama uvācāvyayò barahmā vacòbhiḥ śamayanna iva kiṃ kṛtaṃ salile śarva cirakālaṃ sathitena te kimarthaṃ caitada utpāṭya bhūmau liṅgaṃ paraveritama sò 'baravīja jātasaṃrambhasa tadā lòkagurura guruma parajāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ pareṇemāḥ kiṃ kariṣyāmya anena vai tapasādhigataṃ cānnaṃ parajārthaṃ me pitāmaha oṣadhyaḥ parivarterana yathaiva satataṃ parajāḥ evama uktvā tu saṃkruddhò jagāma vimanā bhavaḥ girera muñjavataḥ pādaṃ tapasa taptuṃ mahātapāḥ [vāsudeva] tatò devayuge 'tīte devā vai samakalpayana yajñaṃ veda paramāṇena vidhivada yaṣṭuma īpsavaḥ kalpayāma āsura avyagrā deśāna yajñòcitāṃsa tataḥ bhāgārhā devatāśa caiva yajñiyaṃ daravyama eva ca tā vai rudrama ajānantyò yāthā tathyena devatāḥ nākalpayanta devasya sathāṇòra bhāgaṃ narādhipa sò 'kalpyamāne bhāge tu kṛtti vāsā makhe 'maraiḥ tarasā bhāgama anvicchana dhanura ādau sasarja ha lòkayajñaḥ kariyā yajñò gṛhayajñaḥ sanātanaḥ pañca bhūtamayò yajñò nṛyajñaśa caiva pañcamaḥ lòkayajñena yajñaiṣī kapardī vidadhe dhanuḥ dhanuḥ sṛṣṭama abhūta tasya pañca kiṣku paramāṇataḥ vaṣaṭkārò 'bhavaja jayā tu dhanuṣasa tasya bhārata yajñāṅgāni ca catvāri tasya saṃhanane 'bhavana tataḥ karuddhò mahādevasa tada upādāya kārmukama ājagāmātha tatraiva yatra devāḥ samījire tama āttakārmukaṃ dṛṣṭvā barahmacāriṇama avyayama vivyathe pṛthivī devī parvatāśa ca cakampire na vavau pavanaśa caiva nāgnira jajvāla caidhitaḥ vayabhramaca cāpi saṃvignaṃ divi nakṣatramaṇḍalama na babhau bhāskaraśa cāpi sòmaḥ śarīmuktamaṇḍalaḥ timireṇākulaṃ sarvama ākāśaṃ cābhavada vṛtama abhibhūtāsa tatò devā viṣayāna na parajajñire na paratyabhāca ca yajñasa tāna vedā babhraṃśire tadā tataḥ sa yajñaṃ raudreṇa vivyādha hṛdi patriṇā apakrāntasa tatò yajñò mṛgò bhūtvā sapāvakaḥ sa tu tenaiva rūpeṇa divaṃ parāpya vayaròcata anvīyamānò rudreṇa yudhiṣṭhira nabhastale apakrānte tatò yajñe saṃjñā na paratyabhāta surāna naṣṭasaṃjñeṣu deveṣu na parajñāyata kiṃ cana taryambakaḥ savitura bāhū bhagasya nayane tathā pūṣṇaśa ca daśanāna karuddhò dhanuṣkòṭyā vayaśātayata parādravanta tatò devā yajñāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ ke cita tatraiva ghūrṇantò gatāsava ivābhavana sa tu vidrāvya tata sarvaṃ śitikaṇṭhò 'vahasya ca avaṣṭabhya dhanuṣkòṭiṃ ruròdha vibudhāṃsa tataḥ tatò vāga amaraira uktā jayāṃ tasya dhanuṣò 'cachinata atha tata sahasā rājaṃśa chinnajyaṃ visphurada dhanuḥ tatò vidhanuṣaṃ devā deva śareṣṭhama upāgamana śaraṇaṃ sahayajñena parasādaṃ cākaròta parabhuḥ tataḥ parasannò bhagavāna parāsyata kòpaṃ jalāśaye sa jalaṃ pāvakò bhūtvā śòṣayatya aniśaṃ parabhò bhagasya nayane caiva bāhū ca savitusa tathā parādāta pūṣṇaśa ca daśanāna punara yajñaṃ ca pāṇḍava tataḥ sarvama idaṃ savasthaṃ babhūva punara eva ha sarvāṇi ca havīṃṣya asya devā bhāgama akalpayana tasmina karuddhe 'bhavata sarvama asvasthaṃ bhuvanaṃ vibhò parasanne ca punaḥ savasthaṃ sa parasannò 'saya vīryavāna tatasa te nihatāḥ sarve tava putrā mahārathāḥ anye ca bahavaḥ śūrāḥ pāñcālāśa ca sahānugāḥ na tana manasi kartavyaṃ na hi tada darauṇinā kṛtama mahādeva parasādaḥ sa kuru kāryama anantarama
About this parayana
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.