Chapter 5

tataḥ sa vikramādityo rājā tasya sahāgatam |
vaṇikputrasya suhṛdaṃ tam evaṃ paripṛṣṭavān || 1 ||
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prāptā mṛtāpi jīvantī mayā bhāryeti yattvayā |
uktaṃ kathaṃ taditi naḥ kathyatāṃ bhadra vistarāt || 2 ||
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ity uktastena rājñā sa vaṇiksūnoḥ sakhābravīt |
kautukaṃ yadi taddeva śrūyatāṃ kathayāmyadaḥ || 3 ||
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brahmasthalāgrahārāgryanivāsī dvijaputrakaḥ |
candrasvāmītyahaṃ bhāryā surūpā cāsti me gṛhe || 4 ||
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ekadā mayi kāryārthaṃ grāmaṃ pitrājñayā gate |
tāṃ me kāpaliko 'drākṣīdbhāryāṃ bhikṣārthamāgataḥ || 5 ||
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tena dṛṣṭvaiva sā jātajvarā sāyaṃ vyapadyata |
tato madbandhubhir nītvā naktamāropitā citām || 6 ||
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prajvalantyāṃ citāyāṃ ca grāmāttatrāhamāgamam |
aśrauṣaṃ ca yathāvṛttaṃ svajanātkrandataḥ puraḥ || 7 ||
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gate mayi citopāntam āgāt kāpālikaś ca saḥ |
aṃsasthanṛtyatkhaṭvāṅgaḥ sphūrjaḍḍamarukāravaḥ || 8 ||
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bhasmakṣepeṇa śamite citāgnau deva tena sā |
udatiṣṭhaccitāmadhyādakṣatāṅgī madaṅganā || 9 ||
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sa cādāya kapālī tāṃ siddhyākṛṣṭānudhāvitām |
prādravallaghu tāṃ cāhamanvagāṃ sadhanuḥśaraḥ || 10 ||
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sa ca gaṅgātaṭe prāpya guhāṃ bhūmau nidhāya tat |
khaṭvāṅgamabravīddharṣādantaḥsthe kanyake ubhe || 11 ||
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yuvāṃ prāpte api mayā nopabhukte yayā vinā |
saiṣādya has te prāptā me pratijñā siddhimāgatā || 12 ||
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iti tābhyāṃ sa madbhāryāṃ yāvaddarśayati bruvan |
tāvattattasya khaṭvāṅgaṃ gaṅgāyāmahamakṣipam || 13 ||
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re kāpālika bhāryāṃ me jihīṣurna bhavasyayam |
ityākṣipaṃ ca tamahaṃ bhraṣṭakhaṭvāṅgasiddhikam || 14 ||
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apaśyanso 'tha khaṭvāṅgaṃ palāyanaparaḥ śaṭhaḥ |
dhanurākṛṣya kāṇḍena digdhena nihato mayā || 15 ||
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pāpasiddhyaikasaṃtoṣaviḍambitaśivāgamāḥ |
pākhaṇḍinaḥ patantyevaṃ prāgeva patitā api || 16 ||
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athādāya svabhāryāṃ tāmanye dve te ca kanyake |
gṛhamāgatavānasmi dattāścaryaḥ svabandhuṣu || 17 ||
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tatra pṛṣṭe svavṛttānte kanye te vadataḥ sma me |
vārāṇasyāṃ sute āvāṃ kṣitibhṛtsārthavāhayoḥ || 18 ||
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siddhiyuktyā hṛte cāvāmetayaiva kapālinā |
tvatprasādāc ca mukte svaḥ pāpādasmādadūṣite || 19 ||
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ity uktavatyau cānyedyurnītvā vārāṇasīṃ mayā |
arpite te svabandhūnāṃ tadvṛttāntamudīrya tam || 20 ||
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āgacchaṃś ca tato 'paśyamimaṃ bhāryāviyoginam |
vaṇikputraṃ tato 'nena militvāhamihāgataḥ || 21 ||
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kāpālikaguhālabdhenāṅgarāgeṇa rañjitāt |
kṣālitādapi dehānme dṛśyatāṃ vāti saurabham || 22 ||
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itthaṃ mṛtotthitā prāptā mayā bhāryeti vādinam |
vipraṃ taṃ savaṇikputraṃ satkṛtya prāhiṇonnṛpaḥ || 23 ||
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tato guṇavatīcandravatīmadanasundarīḥ |
ānīyādāya ca samaṃ militvā ca svasainikaiḥ || 24 ||
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āgātsa vikramādityabhūbhṛdujjayinīṃ purīm |
tasyāṃ guṇavatīcandravatyau ca pariṇītavān || 25 ||
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saṃsmarannatha tāṃ viśvakarmadevagṛhe sthitām |
stambhasthaputrikāṃ rājā sa pratīhāramādiśat || 26 ||
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kaliṅgasenāt kanyāṃ tāṃ prāptuṃ dūto visṛjyatām |
yasyāḥ pratikṛtirdṛṣṭā sā mayā stambhaputrikā || 27 ||
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iti rājñā samādiṣṭaḥ kṣattānīya tadagrataḥ |
prāhiṇoddattasaṃdeśaṃ dūtaṃ nāmnā suvigraham || 28 ||
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gatvā kaliṅgaviṣayaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ ca yathocitam |
kaliṅgasenaṃ rājānamevaṃ dūto jagāda saḥ || 29 ||
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devaḥ śrīvikramādityastvāmādiśati bhūpate |
vettha tvaṃ bhuvi yadratnaṃ tadasmānupagacchati || 30 ||
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tavāsti kanyāratnaṃ ca tad asmabhyaṃ samarpaya |
asmatprasādāc ca nijaṃ bhuṅkṣva rājyamakaṇṭakam || 31 ||
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etac chrutvā sa kāliṅgaḥ kruddho rājābhyabhāṣata |
ko nāma vikramādityaḥ sa evājñāṃ dadāti naḥ || 32 ||
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mārgatyupāyanaṃ kanyāṃ darpāndho 'dhaḥ patiṣyati |
etatkaliṅgasenātsa śrutvā dūtaḥ sam abhyadhāt || 33 ||
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bhṛtyo 'pyevamanātmajñaḥ kathamojāyase prabhoḥ |
kiṃ mūḍha tatpratāpāgnau śalabhāyitumicchasi || 34 ||
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ity uktvā tata āgatya sa dūtastannyavedayat |
vacaḥ kaliṅgasenoktaṃ vikramādityabhūbhṛte || 35 ||
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tato viṣamaśīlo 'sau kruddhaḥ prāyādbalaiḥ saha |
sabhūtaketuvetālaḥ kāliṅgaṃ prati taṃ prabhuḥ || 36 ||
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dehyāśu kanyāmiti taṃ kāliṅgaṃ bruvatīṣviva |
senāravapratiravair dikṣu taddeśamāpa ca || 37 ||
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dṛṣṭvātha yuddhasaṃnaddhaṃ ruddhvā taṃ ca nṛpaṃ balaiḥ |
rājā sa vikramādityo manasyevamacintayat || 38 ||
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etatsutāṃ vinā tāvanmama nāstyeva nirvṛtiḥ |
tatkathaṃ śvaśuraṃ hanmi yuktimatra karomi kim || 39 ||
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ity ālocya savetālo rāja tatsiddhyalakṣitaḥ |
suptasya prāviśad rātrau kaliṅgeśasya vāsakam || 40 ||
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are viṣamaśīlena vigṛhya svapiṣīti tam |
prabodhya tatra vitrastaṃ vetālaḥ so 'bravīddhasan || 41 ||
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sa cotthāya kaliṅgendro dṛṣṭvā darśitasāhasam |
parijñāya ca rājānaṃ raudravetālasaṃgatam || 42 ||
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idānīṃ vaśago 'haṃ te devādiśa karomi kim |
iti vijñāpayām āsa bhītastaccaraṇānataḥ || 43 ||
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mayā cetprabhuṇā kāryaṃ tava taddehi me sutām |
kaliṅgasenāmiti taṃ rājāpi pratyabhāṣata || 44 ||
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tatheti pratipede ca kaliṅgādhipatiḥ sa tat |
rājāpi vetālayutaḥ svamāgācchibiraṃ kṛtī || 45 ||
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anyedyuś ca kaliṅgendraḥ sa devi tvāmadātpitā |
rājñe viṣamaśīlāya vidhivadvibhavottaram || 46 ||
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evaṃ gāḍhānurāgeṇa rājñā dehapaṇena ca |
pariṇītāsi vidhivaddevi nārijigīṣayā || 47 ||
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iti kārpaṭikasyāhaṃ devasenasya vakrataḥ |
śrutvāvamānaprabhavaṃ he sakhyo manyumatyajam || 48 ||
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itthaṃ vivāhitā stambhaputrikādarśanādaham |
citrāvalokanāccaiṣā rājñā malayavatyapi || 49 ||
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evaṃ kaliṅgasenā sā vikramādityavallabhā |
bhartṛprabhāvamākhyāya svasapatnīranandayat || 50 ||
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sa caivaṃ vikramādityaḥ sarvābhistābhir anvitaḥ |
tayā malayavatyāca tasthau sāmrājyasusthitaḥ || 51 ||
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athaikadā rājaputraḥ ko 'pyāgāddakṣiṇāpathāt |
kṛṣṇaśaktyabhidhāno 'tra paribhūtaḥ svagotrajaiḥ || 52 ||
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sa siṃhadvāramāgatya rājñaḥ kārpaṭikavratam |
śiśriye rājaputrāṇāmanvitaḥ pañcabhiḥ śataiḥ || 53 ||
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dvādaśābdānmayā sevā vikramādityabhūpateḥ |
kāryeti pratijajñe ca vāryamāṇo 'pi bhūbhujā || 54 ||
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niścayena ca tasyātra tiṣṭhataḥ sānuyāyinaḥ |
siṃhadvāre nṛpasutasyaikādaśa samā yayuḥ || 55 ||
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prāpte ca dvādaśe varṣe tasya deśāntarasthitā |
bhāryā ciraviyogārtā prāhiṇollekhapattrikām || 56 ||
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vīracaryāgate rātrau pracchanne rājñi śṛṇvati |
dīpenāvācayat tasyābhāryāṃ sa likhitāmimām || 57 ||
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saṃtaptāyatataralāstava virahe nātha kaṭhinahṛdayāyāḥ |
niryāntyaviratamete niḥśvāsā me na tu prāṇāḥ || 58 ||
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iti vācayatastasmātsamrāṭ kārpaṭikānmuhuḥ |
śrutvā sa rājadhānīṃ svāṃ gatvā rājā vyacintayat || 59 ||
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sīdatkalatraḥ kliṣṭo 'yaṃ bata kārpaṭikaściram |
asiddhakāryaḥ pūrṇe 'smindvādaśe 'bde tyajedasūn || 60 ||
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tadvilambo na kāryo 'sya mayetyālocya bhūpatiḥ |
ānāyayatkārpaṭikaṃ dāsīṃ preṣya tadaiva saḥ || 61 ||
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śāsanaṃ lekhayitvā ca tam evaṃ sa samādiśat |
oṃkārapīṭhamārgeṇa bhadra gacchottarāṃ diśam || 62 ||
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tatrāmunā śāsanena grāmaṃ bhuṅkṣva madarpitam |
nāmnā taṃ khaṇḍavaṭakaṃ pṛcchan gacchann avāpsyasi || 63 ||
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ity uktvā śāsanaṃ tasmai pradadau tatsa bhūpatiḥ |
so 'py anāvedya bhṛtyebhyo yayau kārpaṭiko niśi || 64 ||
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kā jigīṣā mamaikena grāmeṇa vrīḍadāyinā |
tathāpyājñā prabhoḥ kāryetyasaṃtuṣṭaḥ kramādvrajan || 65 ||
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oṃkārapīṭhato gatvā dūre 'raṇye dadarśa saḥ |
krīḍantīḥ kanyakā bahvīḥ pṛcchati sma tataś ca tāḥ || 66 ||
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api jānitha bhoḥ khaṇḍavaṭakaṃ kva bhavediha |
etac chrutvā tamūcustāstan na jānīmahe vayam || 67 ||
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gacchāgre yojaneṣv atra daśamātreṣu naḥ pitā |
saumya tiṣṭhati taṃ pṛccha vidyādgrāmaṃ sa jātu tam || 68 ||
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evam uktaḥ sa kanyābhistābhir gatvā dadarśa tam |
kārpaṭī pitaraṃ tāsāṃ rākṣasaṃ bhīṣaṇākṛtim || 69 ||
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iha kva khaṇḍavaṭakaṃ brūhi bhadreti taṃ ca saḥ |
papraccha so 'pi taṃ dhair yamohito rākṣaso 'bravīt || 70 ||
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kiṃ tatra te taddhi puraṃ ciraśūnyaṃ tathāpi cet |
yāsi tacchṛṇu mārgo 'yaṃ puratas te dvidhā gataḥ || 71 ||
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tatra vāmena gacchestvaṃ pathā yāvadavāpsyasi |
pratolīṃ khaṇḍavaṭakasyoccaprākārahāriṇīm || 72 ||
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ity ukto rakṣasā gatvā pratolīṃ tāmavāpya saḥ |
viveśa śūnyaṃ bhayadaṃ divyaṃ hṛdyaṃ ca tatpuram || 73 ||
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saptakakṣāvṛtaṃ tatra rājaveśma praviśya ca |
āruroha sa harmyāgraṃ maṇikāñcananirmitam || 74 ||
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tatra ratnāsanaṃ dṛṣṭvā tasminnupaviveśa ca |
tāvac ca rākṣaso 'bhetya vetrahastastam abhyadhāt || 75 ||
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bho mānuṣa kimatra tvam upaviṣṭo nṛpāsane |
tac chrutvā kṛṣṇaśaktiḥ sa dhīraḥ kārpaṭiko 'bravīt || 76 ||
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ahamatra prabhuryūyaṃ karadāś ca kuṭumbinaḥ |
vikramādityadevena vilabdhāḥ śāsanena me || 77 ||
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tac chrutvā śāsanaṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasastaṃ praṇamya saḥ |
uvāca rājā tvamiha pratīhārastavāsmi ca || 78 ||
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sarvatra vikramādityadevasyājñā hy akhaṇḍitā |
ity uktvā prakṛtīḥ sarvā ājuhāva sa rākṣasaḥ || 79 ||
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āyayurmantriṇaścātra tathā rājaparicchadaḥ |
apūri caturaṅgeṇa balena nagaraṃ ca tat || 80 ||
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sarvaiḥ praṇamyamāno 'tha hṛṣṭaḥ kārpaṭiko 'tra saḥ |
cakre rājopacāreṇa kṛtsnāḥ snānādikāḥ kriyāḥ || 81 ||
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tataḥ sa rāja bhūtvātra savismayamacintayat |
aho prabhāvaḥ ko 'pyeṣa vikramādityabhūpateḥ || 82 ||
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gāmbhīryagarimā citramapūrvas tasya ca prabhoḥ |
dadāti yadgrāmamiti bruvanrājyamapīdṛśam || 83 ||
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iti citrīyamāṇo 'tra rājyaṃ kurvannuvāsa saḥ |
tatsakhīnvikramādityo 'pyujjayinyāṃ pupoṣa tān || 84 ||
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dinaiś ca vikramādityaṃ praṇantuṃ sa upāyayau |
sotkaḥ kārpaṭiko rājā sainyakampitabhūtalaḥ || 85 ||
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āgataṃ vikramādityaḥ pādānatam uvāca tam |
patnyāḥ prahitalekhāyā niḥśvāsān gaccha vāraya || 86 ||
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ity uktvā bhūmipatinā preṣitastena sādbhutaḥ |
sa kṛṣṇaśaktiḥ sakhibhiḥ sākaṃ deśamagānnijam || 87 ||
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utsārya gotrajān bhāryāṃ nandayitvā cirotsukām |
siddhepsitādhikaḥ so 'tha bheje rājyaśriyaṃ parām || 88 ||
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evaṃ sodbhutacāritro vikramādityabhūmipaḥ |
ekadātra dadarśaikamūrdhvaromakacaṃ dvijam || 89 ||
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papraccha taṃ ca he brahmannīdṛkkasmādbhavāniti |
tataḥ so 'smai svavṛttāntam evaṃ rājñe dvijo 'bravīt || 90 ||
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agnisvāmīti vipro 'bhūddeva pāṭaliputrake |
mahāgnihotriṇas tasya devasvāmītyahaṃ sutaḥ || 91 ||
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mayā ca dūrato deśādviprakanyā vivāhitā |
bālatvātsā ca tatraiva sthāpitābhūtpitur gṛhe || 92 ||
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kālena yauvanasthāṃ tāmānetuṃ śvāśuraṃ gṛhasm |
āruhyāśvaṃ sahaikena bhṛtyena gatavānaham || 93 ||
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satkṛtaḥ śvaśureṇāhaṃ sahāyātaikaceṭikām |
ādāyāśvādhirūḍhāṃ tāṃ bhāryāṃ prāyāmahaṃ tataḥ || 94 ||
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ardhamārge ca sāśvāyā avaruhyaiva me vadhūḥ |
ambupānāpadeśena nadīkacchamagātkila || 95 ||
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ciraṃ nāyāti yāvat sā tāvac ca tadavekṣaṇe |
saha sthitaṃ taṃ tatraiva bhṛtyamasmi visṛṣṭavān || 96 ||
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so 'pi nāyāti yāvac ca tāvadasmi gataḥ svayam |
tacceṭikāṃ sthāpayitvā turagīrakṣaṇāya tām || 97 ||
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gatvā paśyāmi yāvat sa bhṛtyo madbhāryayā tayā |
bhakṣayitvāsthiśeṣo me kṛto raktāktavaktrayā || 98 ||
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vitrastaś ca tato yāvadgacchāmi turagīṃ prati |
tāvat sāpi tayā tadvattacceṭyā bhakṣitā mama || 99 ||
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tataḥ palāyya yāto 'haṃ tattrāsenādhunāpi me |
naivordhvaromakeśatvamantaḥsthena nivartate || 100 ||
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tad atra me gatir deva iti taṃ vādinaṃ dvijam |
ājñayā vikramādityo gatatrāsaṃ vvyadhatta saḥ || 101 ||
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aho dhiṅnāsti viśvāsaḥ strīṣu sāhasabhūmiṣu |
iti rājñi vadatyasminneko 'mātyo 'bravīdidam || 102 ||
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tādṛśya eva durjātāḥ striyo deva tathā ca kim |
na śrutaṃ vṛttamiha yadbrāhmaṇasyāgniśarmaṇaḥ || 103 ||
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ihaivāstyagniśarmākhyaḥ somaśarmasuto dvijaḥ |
pitroḥ prāṇasamo mūrkhaḥ sarvavidyāsvaśikṣitaḥ || 104 ||
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vardhamānapurāttena pariṇītā dvijātmajā |
bāleti sā ca na tyaktā pitrā dhanavatā gṛhāt || 105 ||
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tasyāṃ ca yauvanasthāyāmagniśarmāṇamūcatuḥ |
pitarau putra bhāryāṃ tāṃ nānayasyadhunāpi kim || 106 ||
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śrutvevaitadanāpṛcchya pitarau sa jaḍāśayaḥ |
agniśarmā tataḥ prāyādekākī gṛhiṇīṃ prati || 107 ||
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nirgatasya gṛhāttasya dakṣiṇo 'bhūtkapiñjalaḥ |
dakṣiṇā ca virauti sma śivā vāmaikaśaṃsinī || 108 ||
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so 'pi mūrkho 'bhyanandattajjīva jīvetyudīrayan |
adṛśyā ca jahāsāsya śrutvā śakunadevatā || 109 ||
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saṃprāpya śvāśuraṃ sthānaṃ tasya ca pravivikṣataḥ |
vāmaḥ kapiñjalo vāmā śivābhūtkathitāśivā || 110 ||
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bhūyo 'pi cābhyanandatsa jīvajīvetyudīrya tat |
acintayac ca śakunādhiṣṭhātrī devatāpi sā || 111 ||
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aho mūrkho 'yamaśubhaṃ śubhamityabhinandati |
tatkāryaṃ jīvayati yad rakṣyo jīvo 'sya tan mayā || 112 ||
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ityasyāṃ cintayantyāṃ ca devatāyāṃ viveśa saḥ |
dattapraharṣaḥ śvaśurasyāgniśarmā niveśanam || 113 ||
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āgato 'si kimekākīty ukto 'tra śvaśurādibhiḥ |
āyāto 'smi gṛhe 'nuktvā sarveṣāmiti so 'bravīt || 114 ||
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tataḥ kṛtocitasnānabhojanasya niśāgame |
śayyāgṛhe 'ntikaṃ bhāryā tasyopāgātprasādhitā || 115 ||
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pathiśramāc ca suptasya tasya nirgatya sā bahiḥ |
caurasyopapateḥ śūlaviddhasyāpyantikaṃ yayau || 116 ||
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āliṅgantī ca taddehaṃ daśanaiśchinnanāsikā |
bhūtena tatpraviṣṭena palāyata tato bhayāt || 117 ||
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gatvā ca patyuḥ suptasya tasya nyasyāsidhenukām |
pārśve vikoṣāmākrandad evaṃ śrāvitabāndhavā || 118 ||
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hā hā mṛtā mṛtāsmyeṣā niṣkāraṇamanena me |
kim apy utthāya yadbhartrā kṛtaṃ nāsānikartanam || 119 ||
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tac chrutvā svajanastasyā etya tāṃ chinnanāsikām |
dṛṣṭvā tamagniśarmāṇaṃ laguḍādyair atāḍayat || 120 ||
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prātaś ca vijñapya nṛpaṃ tadādeśādbadhāya tam |
nirdoṣabhāryādrohīti vadhakebhyaḥ samarpayat || 121 ||
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nīte vadhyabhuvaṃ tasminsā tacchakunadevatā |
tadbharyānaiśavṛttāntadarśinī samacintayat || 122 ||
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animittaphalaṃ tāvat prāptametena yattvayam |
uktavāñjīva jīveti tena rakṣyāmyamuṃ vadhāt || 123 ||
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ityālocyāntarikṣātsā nigūḍhā devatābhyadhāt |
nirdoṣa eṣa vadhakā na vadhyo vipraputrakaḥ || 124 ||
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śūlasthacauradantāntargatvā paśyata nāsikām |
ity uktvā tadvadhūrātrivṛttāntaṃ taṃ jagāda sā || 125 ||
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tatas tatpratyayātkṣattṛmukhena vadhakair nṛpaḥ |
vijñapto vīkṣya nāsāṃ tāṃ cauradantāntarasthitām || 126 ||
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vadhāttamagniśarmāṇaṃ nirmocya vyasṛjadgṛham |
kustrīṃ tāṃ ca nijagrāha tadvadhūṃścāpy adaṇḍayat || 127 ||
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evaṃvidhāḥ striyo rājannity ukte tena mantriṇā |
sa rājā vikramādityastat tathetyanvamodata || 128 ||
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tato 'bravīn mūladevo dhūrto rājāntikasthitaḥ |
deva sādhvyo na santyeva kimasādhvīṣu kāsucit || 129 ||
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kiṃ na cūtalatāḥ santi satīṣu viṣavalliṣu |
tathāca śrūyatāmetadanubhūtaṃ mayaiva yat || 130 ||
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ahaṃ pāṭaliputraṃ prāgagacchaṃ śaśinā saha |
matvā nāgarikakṣetraṃ tadvaidagdhyadidṛkṣayā || 131 ||
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tatra bāhye sarasyekāṃ dṛṣṭvā strīṃ vastradhāvinīm |
iha kvāvāsyate pānthair ityahaṃ paripṛṣṭavān || 132 ||
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iha tīreṣu cakrāhvair matsyair vāriṇi ṣaṭpadaiḥ |
abjeṣv āvāsyate nātra pānthāvāso mayekṣitaḥ || 133 ||
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etattayāhaṃ vakroktyā praty ukto vṛddhayoṣitā |
vilakṣaḥ śaśinā sākaṃ prāviśaṃ nagarāntaram || 134 ||
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tatraikam uṣṇe pātrasthe paramānne puraḥ sthite |
bālaṃ dṛṣṭvā gṛhadvāri rudantamavadacchaśī || 135 ||
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aho abuddhir bālo 'yaṃ yo 'gradattaṃ na khādati |
paramānnaṃ vṛthātmānaṃ kliśnāti ruditaiḥ punaḥ || 136 ||
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tac chrutvā so 'bravīdbālaḥ pramṛjya nayane hasan |
mūrkhā yūyaṃ na jānītha rodane ye guṇā mama || 137 ||
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paramānnaṃ śanair eti svādutāṃ śītalībhavat |
ghaṭate 'bhyadhikaṃ canyacchleṣmā gacchati ca kṣayam || 138 ||
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ete guṇā me rudato nāhaṃ maurkhyeṇa rodimi |
yūyaṃ grāmyāḥ punarmūrkhā nābhiprāyaṃ vidanti yat || 139 ||
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ity ukte tena bālena svāvaidagdhyavilajjitau |
śaśī cāhaṃ ca sāścaryāvapasṛtyānyato gatau || 140 ||
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tatrāpyāmrataruskandhagatāsmāmrāvacāyinīm |
varakanyām apaśyāva mūlasthitiparicchadām || 141 ||
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prayacchāsmabhyam apy āmraphalāni katicicchubhe |
iti cāsmābhir uktā sā kanyakaivam abhāṣata || 142 ||
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aśnīyāmraphalāny uṣṇāny uta kiṃ śiśirāṇi vā |
tac chrutvāścaryajijñāsus tāṃ kanyām aham abravam || 143 ||
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aśnīma tāvaduṣṇāni tato 'nyāny api sundari |
śrutvaitadakṣipadbhūmau pāṃsuṣvāmraphalāni sā || 144 ||
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bhuktāni nirajīkṛtya tānyasmābhir mukhānilaiḥ |
tataḥ saparivārā sā kanyā prahasitābravīt || 145 ||
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etāni pūrvam uṣṇāni dattāny āmraphalāni vaḥ |
tathā ca dattvā phūtkārān bhavanto yāny abhakṣayan || 146 ||
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gṛhṇīta śītalānyetānyaphūtkārāṇi vāsasi |
evam uktvāñcaleṣv anyānyakṣipatsā phalāni naḥ || 147 ||
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tānyādāya tataḥ sthānādvayaṃ yātā vilakṣitāḥ |
tataḥ sahacarān anyāñ śaśinaṃ cāham abravam || 148 ||
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avaśyaṃ pariṇeyaiṣā vidagdhā kanyakā mayā |
avahāsapratīkāraḥ kāryaḥ kā dhūrtatānyathā || 149 ||
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evaṃ mayoktair anviṣṭaṃ taitasyāḥ sadanaṃ pituḥ |
vayaṃ veṣāntarālakṣmyā agacchāmāpare 'hani || 150 ||
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tatrāsmān paṭhato vedaṃ yajñasvāmīty upetya saḥ |
tatkanyājanako 'pṛcchat kuto yūyam iti dvijaḥ || 151 ||
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vayaṃ māyāpurīsthānādvidyāhetorihāgatāḥ |
ity uktaḥ sa tato 'smābhir āḍhyo 'vocaddvijottamaḥ || 152 ||
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tarhīhaiva caturmāsīmetāṃ vasata madgṛhe |
kurutānugrahaṃ yūyaṃ dūradeśāgatā yataḥ || 153 ||
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śrutvety avocāma vayaṃ brahman kūrmo bhavadvacaḥ |
caturmāsāvasāne ced arthitaṃ naḥ pradāsyasi || 154 ||
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evamasmābhir uktaḥ sa yajñasvāmī dvijo 'bhyadhāt |
śakyaṃ yadarthaṃ mṛgyadhve taddāsyāmyeva niścitam || 155 ||
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iti pratiśrute tena tadgṛhe vayamāsmahi |
athoktaḥ sa dvijo 'smābhiḥ pūrṇe māsacatuṣṭaye || 156 ||
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yāmo vayaṃ tat pūrvoktaṃ dehi yatprārthayāmahe |
kiṃ tadity uktavantaṃ taṃ māṃ pradarśyābravīcchaśī || 157 ||
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asmanmukhyāya kanyāsmai bhavatā dīyatāmiti |
tataḥ sa vipro vāgbaddho yajñasvāmī vyacintayast || 158 ||
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chalito 'smyebhir astvetatko doṣo guṇavānayam |
ityālocya sa me vipro yathāvattāmadātsutām || 159 ||
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naktam cāhaṃ hasan vāsagṛhe tām avadaṃ vadhūm |
kaccit smarasi tāny āmrāṇy uṣṇāni śiśirāṇi ca || 160 ||
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tac chrutvā pratyabhijñāya sā māṃ sasmitam abhyadhāt |
evam eva viḍambyante grāmyā nāgarikair iti || 161 ||
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tato 'ham apy avocaṃ tām āssva nāgarike sukham |
grāmyo yāsyāmy ahaṃ dūraṃ tvāṃ vihāya pratijñayā || 162 ||
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etac chrutvākarot sāpi pratijñāṃ niścitaṃ mayā |
vaṣṭabhyānāyitavyas tvaṃ tvatto jātena sūnunā || 163 ||
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ityanyonyaṃ pratijñāte sā śete sma parāṅmukhī |
svāṅgulīyamahaṃ cāsyāḥ suptāyā aṅgulau nyadhām || 164 ||
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nirgatya ca militvā tair ahaṃ sahacarais tataḥ |
tasyā didṛkṣur vaidagdhyam āgām ujjayinīṃ nijām || 165 ||
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sāpi viprasutā prātarapaśyantī prabudhya mām |
aṅgulīyaṃ ca paśyantī mannāvāṅkamacintayat || 166 ||
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gatastāvat sa māṃ tyaktvā pratijñā tena pālitā |
mayāpi svapratijñātaṃ pālyaṃ tyaktānutāpayā || 167 ||
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mūladeveti nāmāsmindṛśyate cāṅgulīyake |
taddhruvaṃ mūladevo yaḥ khyāto dhūrtaḥ sa eva saḥ || 168 ||
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sa cojjayinyāṃ vasatītyucyate satataṃ janaiḥ |
tattatra yuktito gatvā mayā sādhyaṃ samīhitam || 169 ||
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iti saṃkalpya pitaraṃ saivaṃ kṛtamṛṣābravīt |
gatastāta parityajya bhartā māṃ sahasaiva saḥ || 170 ||
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tadviyuktā kathaṃ cāhaṃ tiṣṭhāmīha yathāsukham |
tad yāmi tīrthayātrāyai kliśnāmyetāṃ hatāṃ tanum || 171 ||
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ity uktvā tamanicchantam apy anujñāpya yatnataḥ |
pitaraṃ sā tataḥ prāyātsadhanā saparicchadā || 172 ||
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krameṇa gatvā kṛtvā sā mahārghaṃ gaṇikocitam |
veṣaṃ viveśojjayinīṃ purīṃ lokaikasundarī || 173 ||
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kṛtvā ca parivāreṇa saha kartavyasaṃvidam |
sumaṅgaleti sākārṣīnnāma viprasutātmanaḥ || 174 ||
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kāmarūpān mahātyāgabhogyā nāmnā sumaṅgalā |
āgatā gaṇikaiṣeti bhṛtyair ākhyāpyatātra sā || 175 ||
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devadattābhidhānātha tatratyā gaṇikottamā |
dadāvabhyetya tasyai svaṃ rājārhaṃ mandiraṃ pṛthak || 176 ||
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tatra sthitāṃ bhṛtyamukhenādau mittraṃ sa me śaśī |
tām abravītkhyātihṛto bhāṭirme gṛhyatāmiti || 177 ||
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asmadvaco 'nutiṣṭhedyaḥ praviśetso 'tra kāmukaḥ |
na bhāṭyā kāryamasmākaṃ nānyaiḥ paśunibhair nṛbhiḥ || 178 ||
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ity uktastanmukhenaiva sa sumaṅgalayā tayā |
tathety uktvā śaśī rātrimukhe tanmandiraṃ yayau || 179 ||
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tatra sa prathamaṃ dvāraṃ saṃprāpyāveditātmakaḥ |
dvārapālena jagade kurvasmatsvāminīvacaḥ || 180 ||
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snāto 'pīha punaḥ snāhi praveśo nāsti te 'nyathā |
tac chrutvā sa śaśī snānaṃ tathetyaṅgīcakāra tat || 181 ||
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tataḥ sa yāvad dāsībhir abhyaṅgodvartanottaram |
visrabdhaṃ snapitastāvat prathamaḥ praharo gataḥ || 182 ||
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snātvā prapto 'tha sa dvāraṃ dvitīyaṃ dvārarakṣiṇā |
ūce snāto 'si tattāvat prasādhanavidhiṃ kuru || 183 ||
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tathety uktavatas tasya dāsyastāvat prasādhanam |
cakruryāvaddvitīyo 'pi praharaḥ paryahīyata || 184 ||
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tṛtīyamatha saṃprāptaḥ kakṣyādvāraṃ sa rakṣibhiḥ |
jagade bhuṅkṣva tāvattvaṃ praviśābhyantaraṃ tataḥ || 185 ||
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bāḍhamity uktavantaṃ taṃ dāsyastāvadvyalambayan |
āhārair vividhair yāvattṛtīyaḥ praharo gataḥ || 186 ||
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atha vāsagṛhadvāraṃ caturthaṃ sa kathaṃcana |
saṃprāpto dvārapālena tatraivaṃ nirabhartsyata || 187 ||
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grāmyakāmuka niryāhi mā khalīkāramāpsyasi |
kālaḥ kiṃ paścime yāme gaṇikānavasaṃgame || 188 ||
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evaṃ tiraskṛtastena sa kāleneva rūpiṇā |
śaśī vigalitacchāyo yathāgatamagāttataḥ || 189 ||
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itthaṃ sumaṅgaletyākhyāṃ dadhatyā vañcitāstayā |
gaṇikārūpayā viprasutayānye 'pi kāmukāḥ || 190 ||
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tac chrutvā kautukādeva kṛtvā dūtagatāgatam |
ahaṃ naktaṃ gṛhaṃ tasyā agacchaṃ suprasādhitaḥ || 191 ||
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tatra dvāḥsthān pratidvāram anurañjyārthadānataḥ |
tasyā vāsagṛhadvāraṃ prāpto 'hamavilambitaḥ || 192 ||
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kālaprāpto vimuktaś ca dvārādvāḥsthaiḥ praviśya tām |
veśyāveśāparijñātām apaśyaṃ svapriyāmaham || 193 ||
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sā punaḥ pratyabhijñāya kṛtapratyudgamādikā |
veśyeva dhūrtā paryaṅkaniṣaṇṇaṃ mām upācarat || 194 ||
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tato lokaikasundaryā sākaṃ nītaniśastayā |
baddhānurāgo nirgantum nāśakaṃ tadgṛhād aham || 195 ||
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sāpi baddharatiḥ pārśvānnāpayāti sma me tadā |
yāvaddinaiḥ sagarbhābhūnmecakāgrapayodharā || 196 ||
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kṛtvātha kūṭalekhaṃ sā vidagdhā mahyamarpayat |
rājñā me prabhuṇā lekhaḥ prahito vācyatāmiti || 197 ||
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tataś cāhaṃ tamunmucya lekhamevamavācayam |
śrīkāmarūpataḥ śrīmānmānasiṃho mahīpatiḥ || 198 ||
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sumaṅgalāmādiśati sthitāsyatra ciraṃ katham |
śīghramāgamyatāṃ hitvā deśāntarakutūhalam || 199 ||
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mayaivaṃ vācite lekhe sābravīdduḥkhiteva mām |
yāmy ahaṃ mayi mā manyuṃ kṛthāḥ paravatī hy aham || 200 ||
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evaṃ kṛtvā miṣaṃ prāyāstvaṃ sā pāṭaliputrakam |
ahaṃ tu tāṃ parāyattetyanurakto 'pi nānvagām || 201 ||
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sā ca pāṭaliputrasthā kālena suṣuve sutam |
sa vardhamānaś ca kalāḥ sarvāḥ śiśuraśikṣata || 202 ||
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dvādaśābdaś ca vayasā sa bālo bālacāpalāt |
dāserakaṃ savayasaṃ lattayā jātvatāḍayat || 203 ||
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tāḍitas taṃ ca so 'vādīd rudandāserako ruṣā |
tvaṃ tāḍayasi māṃ yasya tava na jñāyate pitā || 204 ||
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mātur videśabhrāntāyā jātas tvaṃ hi yatas tataḥ |
ity uktas tena vailakṣyād gatvāprākṣīt sa mātaram || 205 ||
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amba ko me pitā kutra sa cāste kathyatāmiti |
sātha mātā dvijasutā vīkṣya kṣaṇam uvāca tam || 206 ||
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pitā te mūladevākhyo māṃ tyaktvojjayinīṃ gataḥ |
ity uktvā mūlatastasmai svavṛttāntaṃ śaśaṃsa sā || 207 ||
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tataḥ sa bālo 'vādīttāmamba tarhyānayāmy aham |
gatvā taṃ pitaraṃ baddhvā pratijñāṃ pūrayāmi te || 208 ||
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ity uktvā jananīm eva sa vālaḥ prasthitas tataḥ |
tayoktamadabhijñānaḥ prāpadujjayinīmimām || 209 ||
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dīvyantamakṣair māṃ tatra dṛṣṭvābhijñānaniścitam |
ṭhiṇṭhāsthānetya sarvāṃś ca dyūtena jayati sma saḥ || 210 ||
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bālatve 'pi mahādhūrtaḥ sarvasya kṛtavismayaḥ |
arthibhyaḥ sa dadāti sma taddyūtāvajitaṃ dhanam || 211 ||
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rātrau svayuktyā cāgatya kārpāsanicayopari |
laghu vinyasya suptaṃ māṃ śayyākhaṭvāmapāharat || 212 ||
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tataḥ prabuddho dṛṣṭāhamātmānaṃ tūlapṛṣṭhagam |
akhaṭvaṃ sahasābhūvaṃ salajjāhāsavismayaḥ || 213 ||
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athāham āpaṇaṃ deva śanair gatvā paribhraman |
tam eva bālaṃ tāṃ khaṭvāṃ vikrīṇānaṃ vyalokayam || 214 ||
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upagamyābravaṃ taṃ ca kiyatā dīyate tvayā |
eṣā mūlyena khaṭveti tato bālo 'bravītsa mām || 215 ||
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na labhyate 'sau mūlyena khaṭvā dhūrtaśiromaṇe |
apūrvādbhutavṛttāntavarṇanena tu labhyate || 216 ||
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tac chrutvāhamavocaṃ taṃ tarhi vacmyadbhutaṃ tava |
tattvataḥ satyamiti tadbuddhvā cedanumanyase || 217 ||
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yadi tvasatyamiti tadvakṣyasyapratyayena me |
tatastvaṃ jārajātaḥ syāḥ khaṭvāṃ ca prāpnuyāmaham || 218 ||
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anena samayenāṅga vicitraṃ śṛṇu vacmi te |
pūrvaṃ durbhikṣadoṣo 'bhūdrāṣṭre kasyāpi bhūpateḥ || 219 ||
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sa vāhanānāṃ nāgānām śīkarāmbumahābharaiḥ |
sūkarapreyasīpṛṣṭhe svayaṃ cakre kṛṣiṃ nṛpaḥ || 220 ||
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tato dhānyaiḥ samutpannaiḥ samṛddhaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ |
durbhikṣaṃ śamayām āsa prajānāṃ janapūjitaḥ || 221 ||
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evaṃ mayokte vihasanso 'vādīdbālakastadā |
nāgānāṃ vāhanā meghāḥ sūkarapreyasī kṣitiḥ || 222 ||
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viṣṇoḥ sūkararūpasya sā hi priyatamocyate |
tasyāṃ meghāmbubhir dhānyamutpannaṃ cetkimadbhutam || 223 ||
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ity uktvā bāladhūrto māṃ vismitaṃ so 'bravītpunaḥ |
idānīmahamākhyāmi tavāpūrvaṃ kim apy adaḥ || 224 ||
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pratyeṣi yadi vijñāya tatsatyamiti tattvataḥ |
tatte khaṭvāṃ dadāmyetāṃ syātsvaṃ dāso mamānyathā || 225 ||
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tathety ukte mayā so 'tha bāladhūrto 'bravīdidam |
udapādi purā dhūrtapate ko 'pīha bālakaḥ || 226 ||
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akampayatpadabhareṇorvīmutpanna eva yaḥ |
tadaiva vṛddho bhūtvā ca cakre lokāntare padam || 227 ||
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ity uktavantaṃ bālaṃ taṃ tadabuddhvāham abravam |
alīkam etan nāsty atra satyatā kāpy aho iti || 228 ||
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tataḥ sa bālo 'vādīn māṃ jātasyaiva na kiṃ hareḥ |
cakampe caraṇakrāntā vasudhā vāmanākṛteḥ || 229 ||
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tadaiva vṛddhiṃ gatvā ca cakre tena na kiṃ padam |
dyuloke tajjito 'syeva mayā dāsīkṛto 'si ca || 230 ||
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atrāpaṇagatāścaite sarve nau sākṣiṇaḥ paṇe |
tadahaṃ yatra gacchāmi tatrāgaccha samaṃ mayā || 231 ||
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ity uktvā so 'grahīdbālo dhīro māṃ pāṇinā bhuje |
tatrasthāś ca tathaivāsya sākṣyaṃ sarve vyadhurjanāḥ || 232 ||
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tataś ca māmavaṣṭabhya paṇabaddhaṃ sa sānugaḥ |
nayati smāntikaṃ mātuḥ puraṃ pāṭaliputrakam || 233 ||
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tanmātā ca tadānīṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sā mām abhāṣata |
āryaputra mayāpy eṣā svapratijñādya pūritā || 234 ||
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ānāyito 'syavaṣṭabhya tvajjātenaiva sūnunā |
ity uktvāvarṇayat sādhvī vṛttāntaṃ sarvasaṃnidhau || 235 ||
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tatas tāṃ bāndhavāḥ sarve svaprajñāsādhitepsitām |
putrāpamṛṣṭakaulīnām abhyanandan kṛtotsavāḥ || 236 ||
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kṛtārthaś ca tayā patnyā sākaṃ tena sutena ca |
uṣitvā ciramatrāhamāgāmujjayinīmimām || 237 ||
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evaṃ santyeva deveha bhartṛbhaktāḥ kulāṅganāḥ |
na punaḥ sarvathā sarvā durvṛttā eva yoṣitaḥ || 238 ||
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ityetāṃ mūladevasya niśamya vadanātkathām |
vikramādityanṛpatistutoṣa saha mantribhiḥ || 239 ||
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ity āścaryāṇi śṛṇvan sa paśyan kurvaṃś ca bhūpatiḥ |
vijitya vikramādityaḥ sadvīpāṃ bubhuje mahīm || 240 ||
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iti saṃyogaviyogair nicitāmākhyāya viṣamaśīlakathām |
kaṇvamuniḥ punaravadattasminmāṃ madanamañcukāvirahe || 241 ||
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evaṃ bhavantyacintyā virahāś ca samāgamāś ca jantūnām |
tatsyāttavāpi nacirānnaravāhanadatta saṃgamaḥ priyayā || 242 ||
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avalambasva dhṛtiṃ tatsuciraṃ bhoktāsi vatsarājasuta |
bhāryāsacivasameto vidyādharacārucakravartipadam || 243 ||
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evaṃ kaṇvarṣigirā labdhadhṛtiḥ kṣapitavirahakālo 'tha |
bhāryā vidyāḥ khecarasāmrājyaṃ ca kramādahaṃ prāptaḥ || 244 ||
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tac ca yathā saṃprāptaṃ varadasyānugrahānmayā śaṃbhoḥ |
ādāveva tadakhilaṃ varṇitavāneva vo mahāmunayaḥ || 245 ||
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iti naravāhanadattaḥ svakathāmākhyāya munijanaṃ nikhilam |
go 'pālakaṃ ca mātulamaharṣayatkaśyapāśrame tasmin || 246 ||
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nītvā ca tatra jaladāgamavāsarāṃs tān āmantrya mātulamṛṣīṃśca tapo 'vanasthān |
prāyāt sadārasacivaḥ sa tato vimānam āruhya khecaracamūpihitāntarikṣaḥ || 247 ||
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prāpya kṣanādṛṣabhakaṃ svanivāsamardriṃ samrājyabhogasukhito dyucarendramadhye |
devyā samaṃ madanamañcukayā sthito 'tha ratnaprabhāprabhṛtibhiś ca sa kalpajīvī || 248 ||
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ityeṣā śaśiśekhareṇa tuhinakṣmābhṛtsutābhyarthanāt sotsāhena bṛhatkathā nigaditā kailāsapṛṣṭhe purā |
utpannair atha śāpataḥ kṣititale kātyāyanādyākṛtīr bibhradbhir gamitā prasiddhimatulāṃ taiḥ puṣpadantādibhiḥ || 249 ||
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etāṃ madvadanodgatāṃ paṭhati yo yo vā śṛṇoty ādarād yaś caitāṃ sukathāṃ bibharti nacirātsa dhvastapāpaḥ kṛtī |
sadvidyādharatāsmavāpya niyataṃ lokaṃ mama prāpnuyād ity asyāś ca tadā varaṃ girisutākāntaḥ kathāyā dadau || 250 ||
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