Chapter 1

pātu vastāṇḍavoḍḍīnagaṇḍasindūramaṇḍanaḥ |
vāntābhipītapratyūhapratāpa iva vighnajit || 1 ||
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evaṃ tasminnṛṣabhake parvate tasya tiṣṭhataḥ |
naravāhanadattasya sabhāryasya samantriṇaḥ || 2 ||
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prāpya vidyādharādhīśacakravartiśriyaṃ parām |
bhuñjānasyāyayau puṣṇansukhāni madhurekadā || 3 ||
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prasasāda cirāccāru candrikā mṛgalakṣmaṇaḥ |
navīnaśādvalāśliṣṭā sasvedābhūdvasuṃdharāḥ || 4 ||
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āsannāliṅgyamānāś ca muhurmalayamārutaiḥ |
kampākulāḥ kaṇṭakitāḥ sarasā vānarājayaḥ || 5 ||
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puṣpacāpapratīhāraścūtayaṣṭiṃ bilokayan |
kvaṇanmānavatīmānaṃ niṣiṣedheva kokilaḥ || 6 ||
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niṣpetuḥ pupavallībhyaḥ saśabdā bhṛṅgarājayaḥ |
māravīradhanurmuktā iva nārācapaṅktayaḥ || 7 ||
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evaṃ madhupravṛttiṃ tāṃ tadā vīkṣya vyajijñapan |
naravāhanadattaṃ taṃ sacivā gomukhādayaḥ || 8 ||
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deva paśyānya evāyaṃ jātaḥ puṣpamayo 'dhunā |
ṛṣabhādrirmadhūtphullakānanālīnirantaraḥ || 9 ||
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anyonyaghaṭṭitaiḥ puṣpaiḥ kāṃsyatālavatīriva |
saṃgītā iva bhṛṅgīnāṃ virutair vātavepitāḥ || 10 ||
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vasantasajjitodyānamanmathāsthānagāminīḥ |
vilokaya latā rājan parāgapaṭamālinīḥ || 11 ||
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alimālāślathajyeyaṃ dṛśyatāṃ cūtamañjarī |
viśrāntasya jagajjitvā kāmasyeva dhanurlatā || 12 ||
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tad atra rucirodyāne deva mandākinītaṭe |
madhūtsavamimaṃ tāvadehi gatvopabhuñjmahe || 13 ||
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ity uktaḥ sacivaiḥ so 'tha sāvarodhavadhūjanaḥ |
naravāhanadattas tadyayau mandākinītaṭam || 14 ||
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tatra cikrīḍa codyāne nānāvihaganādite |
elālavaṅgabakulāśokamandāramaṇḍite || 15 ||
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upaviṣṭaś ca vipule candrakāntaśilātale |
pārśve kṛtvā mahādevīṃ vāme madanamañcukām || 16 ||
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anyāvarodhasahitastaistair vidyādhareśvaraiḥ |
caṇḍasiṃhāmitagatipramukhaiḥ parivāritaḥ || 17 ||
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āpānaṃ sevamāno 'tra tās tāḥ kurvan kathās tathā |
vicārya tam ṛtuṃ samrāṭ sacivān svān uvāca saḥ || 18 ||
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sukhasparśo mṛdurvāto dakṣiṇo vimalā diśaḥ |
puṣpitāni sugandhīni kānanāni pade pade || 19 ||
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madhurāḥ kokilālāpāḥ pānalīlāsukhāni ca |
sukhaṃ kiṃ na madhau preyoviyogastvatra duḥsahaḥ || 20 ||
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anyasyāstāṃ tiraścām apy atra kaṣṭā viyogitā |
tathā ca virahaklāntāmetāṃ paśyata kokilām || 21 ||
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eṣā hi naṣṭamanviṣya kūjantī suciraṃ priyam |
aprāpya taṃ sthitā cūte mṛtevālīya niḥsvanā || 22 ||
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ity uktavantaṃ samrājaṃ mantrī taṃ gomukho 'bravīt |
satyaṃ kāle 'tra viraho duḥsahaḥ sarvadehinām || 23 ||
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tathāhi deva śrāvasyāṃ yadvṛttaṃ vacmi tac chṛṇu |
tatraiko rājaputro 'bhūdgrāmabhugrājasevakaḥ || 24 ||
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śūrasenābhidhānasya tasya mālavadeśajā |
anurūpā suṣeṇeti bhāryābhūjjīvitādhikā || 25 ||
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sa jātu bhūpenāhūtaḥ kaṭakaṃ gantum udyataḥ |
śūraseno 'nurāgiṇyā jagade bhāryayā tayā || 26 ||
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āryaputra na muktvā mām ekakāṃ gantum arhasi |
nahi śakṣyāmy ahaṃ sthātuṃ kṣaṇam atra tvayā vinā || 27 ||
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evaṃ tayoktaḥ priyayā śūraseno jagāda tām |
rājāhūto na gacchāmi kathaṃ tanvi na vetsi kim || 28 ||
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rājaputraḥ parāyattavṛttirasmi hi sevakaḥ |
tac chrutvā sāśrunayanā sā bhāryā tam abhāṣata || 29 ||
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gantavyaṃ yadyavaśyaṃ te satsahiṣye kathaṃcana |
dinam apy anatikrāmannupaiṣyasi madhau yadi || 30 ||
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śrutvaitatso 'py avādīttāmantato niścitaṃ priye |
tyaktvāpi kāryameṣyāmi caitrasya prathame 'hani || 31 ||
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ity uktavān katham api priyayānumatas tayā |
rājñaḥ samīpaṃ kaṭakaṃ śūraseno jagāma saḥ || 32 ||
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tadbhāryāpyāśayā tasthau gaṇayantī dināni sā |
tadāgamāvadhimadhuprārambhadivasekṣiṇī || 33 ||
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gateṣv atha dineṣvāgātsa madhūtsavavāsaraḥ |
manmathāhvānamantrābhavilasatkokiladhvaniḥ || 34 ||
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śuśruve kusumāmodamādyanmadhukarāravaḥ |
kāmenāropyamāṇasya kārmukasyeva niḥsvanaḥ || 35 ||
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so 'yaṃ madhūtsavaḥ prāpto dhruvamadyaiṣyati priyaḥ |
iti tasmindine tasya śūrasenasya sā vadhūḥ || 36 ||
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vicintya vihitasnānā suṣeṇābhyarcitasmarā |
udvīkṣyamāṇā tanmārgaṃ tasthau racitamaṇḍanā || 37 ||
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dinātyaye 'pi na yadā sa tasyāḥ patirāyayau |
tadā sā niśi nair āśyavidhurā samacintayat || 38 ||
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mṛtyoḥ kālo 'yam āyāto na tvāyātaḥ patiḥ sa me |
parasevaikasaktānāṃ ko hi sneho nije jane || 39 ||
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ityevaṃ cintayantyāś ca tasyāstadgatacetasaḥ |
niryayuḥ smaradāvāgnidahyamānā ivāsavaḥ || 40 ||
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tāvac ca bhūpātkatham apy ātmānaṃ pratimocya saḥ |
śūraseno 'natikrāmandinaṃ taddayitotsukaḥ || 41 ||
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āruhya karabhaśreṣṭhamullaṅghyādhvānamāyatam |
āgataḥ paścime yāme rātreḥ prāpa nijaṃ gṛham || 42 ||
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tatrāpaśyadgataprāṇāṃ priyāṃ tāṃ kṛtamaṇḍanām |
latāmutphullakusumāṃ vātenonmūlitāmiva || 43 ||
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dṛṣṭvaiva vihvalasyaitāṃ kurvato 'ṅke viniryayuḥ |
pralāpaiḥ saha tasyāpi prāṇā virahiṇaḥ kṣaṇāt || 44 ||
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tathā vipannau dṛṣṭvā tau daṃpatī kuladevatā |
kṛpayā jīvayām āsa devī caṇḍī varapradā || 45 ||
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tataḥ pratyāgataprāṇau tataḥ prabhṛti tāvubhau |
dṛṣṭānurāgāv anyonyam aviyuktau babhūvatuḥ || 46 ||
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itthaṃ vasantasamaye malayānilavījitaḥ |
keṣāṃ na dehināṃ deva duḥsaho virahānalaḥ || 47 ||
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ityevaṃ gomukhenokte tad eva kila bhāvayan |
naravāhanadatto 'bhūt so 'kasmād vimanā iva || 48 ||
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mahātmanāṃ vinā hetorduḥsthitaḥ susthito 'pi vā |
sūcayantyantarātmā hi puro bhāvi śubhāśubham || 49 ||
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tato dine hy avasite samrāṭ saṃdhyām upāsya saḥ |
vāsaveśmani viśrāntaḥ praviśya śayanīyake || 50 ||
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svapne niśavasāne svaṃ pitaraṃ kṛṣṇayā striyā |
ākṛṣya dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ nīyamānamavaikṣata || 51 ||
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taddṛṣṭvaiva prabuddhaḥ saṃstātasyāniṣṭaśaṅkayā |
dhyātām upasthitāṃ vidyāṃ prajñaptiṃ nāma pṛṣṭavān || 52 ||
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brūhi tātasya vṛttānto vatsarājasya ko mama |
tannimittaṃ hi duḥsvapnadarśanādasmi śaṅkitaḥ || 53 ||
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ity uktā tena vidyā sā rūpiṇī tam abhāṣata |
śṛṇu yadvatsarājasya vṛttaṃ deva pitustava || 54 ||
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sa kauśāmbīsthito 'kasmādujjayinyāḥ samāgatāt |
dūtāccaṇḍamahāsenaṃ vipannamaśṛṇonnṛpam || 55 ||
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tasyāṅgāravatīṃ devīṃ kṛtānugamanāṃ tathā |
tasmādeva sa śuśrāva mohādbhūmau papāta ca || 56 ||
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labdhasaṃjñaś ciraṃ caitau samaṃ vāsavadattayā |
devyā śuśoca śvaśurau svargatau saparicchadaḥ || 57 ||
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bhaṅgure 'smin bhave kasya sthiratā sa ca bhūpatiḥ |
aśocyo yasya jāmātā bhavān gopālakaḥ sutaḥ || 58 ||
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naravāhanadattaś ca dauhitra iti mantribhiḥ |
prabodhyotthāpitaḥ so 'tha dadau śvaśurayor jalam || 59 ||
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tataḥ śvaśūryaṃ śokārtaṃ snehāt pārśvasthitaṃ tadā |
gopālakaṃ sa vatseśo vāṣpakaṇṭho 'bhyabhāṣata || 60 ||
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uttiṣṭhojjayinīṃ gaccha rājyaṃ pālaya paitṛkam |
pratīkṣante prajā hi tvāmiti dūtamukhāc chrutam || 61 ||
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tac chrutvā sa rudanvatsarājaṃ gopālako 'bravīt |
na deva gantuṃ śaknomi tyaktvā tvāṃ bhaginīṃ tathā || 62 ||
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na cotsahe tātaśūnyāṃ svapurīṃ draṣṭum apy aham |
tatpālako 'nujo me 'tra rājāstu madanujñayā || 63 ||
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evaṃ vadanyadā naicchadrājyaṃ gopālakastadā |
senāpatiṃ rumaṇvantaṃ visṛjyojjayinīṃ purīm || 64 ||
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vatseśvaraḥ kaniṣṭhaṃ taṃ śvaśuryaṃ pālakābhidham |
dattābhyanujñaṃ jyeṣṭhena tasyāṃ rājye bhyaṣecayat || 65 ||
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ālokya cāsthiraṃ sarvaṃ virakto viṣayeṣu saḥ |
yaugandharāyaṇādibhyaḥ sacivebhyo 'bravīdidam || 66 ||
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asāre 'smin bhave tāvadbhāvāḥ paryantanīrasāḥ |
kṛtaṃ ca rājyamasmābhir bhuktā bhogā jitā dviṣaḥ || 67 ||
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vidyādharādhirājatvaṃ prāpto dṛṣṭaḥ sutas tathā |
idānīṃ ca vayo 'tītamasmākaṃ bāndhavaiḥ saha || 68 ||
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mṛtyave dātumāttāś ca keśeṣu jarasā vayam |
klībarājyamivākrāntaṃ śarīraṃ valibhiś ca naḥ || 69 ||
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tasmātkālaṃjaragirau gatvā dehamaśāśvatam |
tyaktvemaṃ sādhayāmyatra yathoktaṃ śāśvataṃ padam || 70 ||
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ity uktāstena sacivā rājñā sarve vicārya tat |
devī vāsavadattā ca samacittāstamabruvan || 71 ||
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yathābhir ucitaṃ deva bhavatastvatprasādataḥ |
vayam apy upayāsyāmaḥ paratrāpyuttamāṃ gatim || 72 ||
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ity ātmatulyair uktas taiḥ sa rājā kṛtaniścayaḥ |
gopālakaṃ taṃ tatrasthaṃ śvaśuryaṃ dhuryam abhyadhāt || 73 ||
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naravāhanadattaś ca tvaṃ ca tulyau sutau mama |
tadetāṃ rakṣa kauśāmbīṃ rājya tubhyaṃ mayārpitam || 74 ||
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evaṃ vatseśvareṇoktastaṃ sa gopālako 'bravīt |
yuṣmākaṃ yā gatiḥ sā me nāhaṃ vastyaktumutsahe || 75 ||
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etadevānubandhena sa jalpansvasṛvatsalaḥ |
vatsarājena jagade kopaṃ kṛtvaiva kṛtrimam || 76 ||
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adyaiva tvamanāyatto jāto mithyānuvṛtta me |
khapadāc cyavamānasya kasyājñāṃ ko hi manyate || 77 ||
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ity ukto 'vāṅmukho rājñā rūkṣaṃ gopālako rudan |
vanāya kṛtabuddhiḥ sansaṃpratyatra nyavartata || 78 ||
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tato rājā gajārūḍho devyāvāsavadattayā |
padāvatyā ca sahitaḥ sa pratasthe samantrikaḥ || 79 ||
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kauśāmbyā nirgataṃ tasyāḥ sākrandāḥ sāśrudurdināḥ |
sayoṣidbālavṛddhāś ca paurāstamanu niryayuḥ || 80 ||
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gopālako vaḥ pāteti tānāśvāsya kathaṃcana |
nivartya ca sa vatseśaḥ prāyātkālaṃjaraṃ girim || 81 ||
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prāpya taṃ ca samāruhya praṇamya ca vṛṣadhvajam |
sarvakālapriyāṃ vīṇāṃ kṛtvā ghoṣavatīṃ kare || 82 ||
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pārśvagābhyāṃ sa devībhyāmanvito mantribhiḥ saha |
yaugandharāyaṇādyaistaiḥ patito 'bhūtprapātataḥ || 83 ||
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patanneva vimānena bhāsvareṇa sa bhūpatiḥ |
āgatenānugaiḥ sārdhaṃ dyotamāno divaṃ gataḥ || 84 ||
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etadvidyāmukhāc chrutvā hā tātetyabhidhāya saḥ |
naravāhanadatto 'tra papāta bhuvi mūrcchitaḥ || 85 ||
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labdhasaṃjñaś ca pitaraṃ mātaraṃ pitṛmantriṇaḥ |
anvaśocannijāmātyaiḥ pramītapitṛkaiḥ saha || 86 ||
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svarūpajño 'pi saṃsārasyaitasya kṣaṇabhaṅginaḥ |
indrajālopamānasya kathaṃ devi vimuhyasi || 87 ||
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anuśocasi cāśocyān kṛtakṛtyān pitṝn katham |
yeṣāṃ vidyādharendraikacakravartī bhavān sutaḥ || 88 ||
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iti vidyādharādhīśair dhanavatyā ca bodhitaḥ |
sa pitṛbhyo jalaṃ dattvā vidyāṃ papraccha tāṃ punaḥ || 89 ||
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mātulo me sa gopālaḥ kvāste kimakaroditi |
tato vidyāpi sā bhūyaḥ samrājaṃ tam abhāṣata || 90 ||
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gate mahāpathagiriṃ vatsarāje 'nuśocya tam |
bhaginīṃ cādhruvaṃ matvā sarvaṃ sthitvā bahiḥ puraḥ || 91 ||
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ujjayinyāstamānāyya bhrātaraṃ pālakaṃ ca saḥ |
prādādgopālakastasmai kauśāmbīrājyam apy adaḥ || 92 ||
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rājyadvayasthe tasmiṃś ca so 'nuje 'tha tapovanam |
vair āgyeṇāsitagiriṃ prayātaḥ kaśyapāśramam || 93 ||
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tatra valkalamādāya tapasyanmunimadhyagaḥ |
mātulastiṣṭhati sa te deva gopālako 'dhunā || 94 ||
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śrutvaitaddraṣṭumutkastaṃ mātulaṃ saparicchadaḥ |
naravāhanadatto 'gādvimānenāsitācalam || 95 ||
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tatrāvatīrya gaganādvṛto vidyādhareśvaraiḥ |
apaśyadāśramapadaṃ sa muneḥ kaśyapasya tat || 96 ||
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saprekṣitamivānekakṛṣṇasāramṛgabhramaiḥ |
sasvāgatācāram iva kvaṇitena patattriṇām || 97 ||
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juhvatām agnihotrāṇi dhūmarājisamudgamaiḥ |
pradarśayadivārohamārgaṃ divi tapasvinām || 98 ||
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bahubhūdharanāgendramāśritaṃ kapilotkaraiḥ |
apūrvam iva pātālamūrdhvavarti vitāmasam || 99 ||
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tatra madhye jaṭālaṃ taṃ taruvalkalavāsasam |
mūrtaṃ śamamivādrākṣīnmātulaṃ munibhir vṛtam || 100 ||
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so 'pi gopālako dṛṣṭvā bhāgineyam upāgatam |
utthāyāśliṣya cāṅge taṃ cakārodaśrulocanaḥ || 101 ||
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athobhau tau navībhūtaśokau bandhūnaśocatām |
svajanālokavāteddho duḥkhāgniḥ kaṃ na tāpayet || 102 ||
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tadduḥkhadarśanārteṣu tiryakṣvapyatra tau tataḥ |
upetyāśvāsayāmāsurmunayaḥ kaśyapādayaḥ || 103 ||
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atha tasminnahani gate prātargopālakaṃ sa taṃ samrāṭ |
ehi madaiśvarye tvaṃ nivasetyabhyarthayāmāsa || 104 ||
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gopālako 'pi tam uvāca sa kiṃ na vatsa paryāptam evamamunā tava darśanena |
snehas tavāsti mayi cet tad ihaiva varṣākālaṃ samāgatam imaṃ nivasāśrame tvam || 105 ||
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iti naravāhanadattas tenokto mātulena tatkālam |
sāricchadaḥ sa tasminnasitagirau kaśyapāśrame tasthau || 106 ||
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