Chapter 64

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pippalauvāca |
pituḥprasādabhāvādvai yadunā sukhamuttamam |
kathaṃ prāptaṃ subhuktaṃ ca tanme vistarato vada || 1 ||
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kasmātpāpaprabhāvaṃ ca rururbhuṃkte dvijottama |
sakalaṃ vistareṇāpi vada me kuṃḍalātmaja || 2 ||
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sukarmovāca |
śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi caritraṃ pāpanāśanam |
nahuṣasya supuṇyasya yayāteśca mahātmanaḥ || 3 ||
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somavaṃśātprabhūto hi nahuṣo medinīpatiḥ |
dānadharmānanekāṃśca cakā rahyatulānapi || 4 ||
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makhānāmaśvamedhānāmiyāja śatamuttamam |
vājapeyaśataṃ cāpi anyānyajñānanekadhā || 5 ||
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ātmanaḥ puṇyabhāvena iṃdralokamavāpa saḥ |
putraṃ dharmaguṇopetaṃ prajāpālaṃ cakāra saḥ || 6 ||
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yayātiṃ satyasaṃpannaṃ dharmavīryaṃ mahāmatim |
eṃdraṃ padaṃ gato rājā tasya putraḥ pade svake || 7 ||
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yayātiḥ satyasaṃpannaḥ prajā dharmeṇa pālayet |
svayameva prapaśyetsa prajākarmāṇi tānyapi || 8 ||
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yājayāmāsa dharmajñaḥ śrutvā dharmamanuttamam |
yajñatīrthādikaṃ sarvaṃ dānapuṇyaṃ cakāra saḥ || 9 ||
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rājyaṃ cakāra medhāvī satyadharmeṇa vai tadā |
yāvadaśītisahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ nṛpanaṃdanaḥ || 10 ||
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tāvatkālaṃ gataṃ tasya yayātestu mahātmanaḥ |
tasya putrāśca catvārastadvīryabalavikramāḥ || 11 ||
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teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ |
tasyāsījjyeṣṭhaputrastu rururnāma mahābalaḥ || 12 ||
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pururnāma dvitīyo'bhūtkuruścānyastṛtīyakaḥ |
yadurnāma sa dharmātmā caturtho nṛpateḥ sutaḥ || 13 ||
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evaṃ catvāraḥ putrāśca yayātestu mahātmanaḥ |
tejasā pauruṣeṇāpi pitṛtulyaparākramāḥ || 14 ||
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evaṃ rājyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena dharmeṇāpi yayātinā |
tasya kīrtiryaśo bhāvastrailokye pracurobhavat || 15 ||
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viṣṇuruvāca |
ekadā tu dvijaśreṣṭho nārado brahmanaṃdanaḥ |
eṃdraṃ lokaṃ gato rājandraṣṭuṃ caiva puraṃdaram || 16 ||
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sahasrākṣastatopaśyaddhutāśanasamaprabham |
devo vipraṃ samāyāṃtaṃ sarvajñaṃ jñānapaṃḍitam || 17 ||
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pūjitaṃ madhuparkādyairbhaktyā namitakaṃdharaḥ |
niveśya cāsane puṇye papraccha munipuṃgavam || 18 ||
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iṃdra uvāca |
kasmādāgamanaṃ tedya kimarthamiha cāgataḥ |
kiṃ te hi supriyaṃ vipra karomyadya mahāmune || 19 ||
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nārada uvāca |
devarāja kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ bhaktyā yacca prabhāṣitam |
saṃtuṣṭosmi mahāprājña praśnottaraṃ vadāmyaham || 20 ||
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mahīlokātsusaṃprāptaḥ sāṃprataṃ tava maṃdiram |
tvāmanveṣṭuṃ samāyāto dṛṣṭvā nāhuṣameva ca || 21 ||
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iṃdra uvāca |
satyadharmeṇa ko rājā prajāḥ pālayate sadā |
sarvadharmasamāyuktaḥ śrutavāñjñānavānguṇī || 22 ||
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pṛthivyāmasti ko rājā vedajño brāhmaṇapriyaḥ |
brahmaṇyo vedavicchūro yajvā dātā subhaktimān || 23 ||
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nārada uvāca |
ebhirguṇaistu saṃyukto nahuṣasyātmajo balī |
yasya satyena vīryeṇa sarve lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ || 24 ||
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bhavādṛśo hi bhūrloke yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ |
bhavānsvarge sa caivāsti bhūtale bhūtivardhanaḥ || 25 ||
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pituḥ śreṣṭho mahārāja hyaśvamedhaśataṃ tathā |
vājapeyaśataṃ cakre yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ || 26 ||
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dattānyanekarūpāṇi dānāni tena bhaktitaḥ |
gavāṃ lakṣasahasrāṇi gavāṃ koṭiśatāni ca || 27 ||
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koṭihomāṃścakārātha lakṣahomāṃstathaiva ca |
bhūmidānādi dānāni brāhmaṇebhyodadācca yaḥ || 28 ||
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sarvaṃ yena svarūpaṃ hi dharmasya paripālitam |
evaṃ guṇaiḥ samāyukto yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ || 29 ||
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varṣāṇāṃ tu sahasrāṇi aśītirnṛpasattamaḥ |
rājyaṃ cakāra satyena yathā divi bhavāniha || 30 ||
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sukarmovāca |
evamākarṇya deveṃdro nāradātsa munīśvarāt |
samālocya sa medhāvī saṃbhīto dharmapālanāt || 31 ||
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śatayajñaprabhāveṇa nahuṣo hi purā mama |
eṃdraṃ padaṃ gato vīro devarājobhavatpurā || 32 ||
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śacī buddhiprabhāveṇa padabhraṣṭo vyajāyata |
tādṛśoyaṃ mahārājaḥ pitustulyaparākramaḥ || 33 ||
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prāpsyate nātra saṃdehaḥ padamaiṃdraṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
yena kenāpyupāyena taṃ bhūpaṃ divamānaye || 34 ||
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ityevaṃ ciṃtayāmāsa tasmādbhītaḥ sureśvaraḥ |
bhūpālasya nṛpaśreṣṭha yayāteḥ sumahadbhayāt || 35 ||
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tamānetuṃ tato dūtaṃ preṣayāmāsa devarāṭ |
nahuṣasya vimānaṃ tu sarvakāmasamanvitam || 36 ||
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sārathiṃ mātaliṃ nāma vimānena samanvitam |
gato hi mātalistatra yatrāste nahuṣātmajaḥ || 37 ||
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prahitaḥ surarājena samānetuṃ mahāmatim |
sabhāyāṃ varttamānastu yathā iṃdra praḥśobhate || 38 ||
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tathā yayātirdharmātmā svasabhāyāṃ virājate |
tamuvāca mahātmānaṃ rājānaṃ satyabhūṣaṇam || 39 ||
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sārathirdevarājasya śṛṇu rājanvaco mama |
prahito devarājena sakāśaṃ tava sāṃpratam || 40 ||
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yadbrūte devarājastu tatsarvaṃ sumanāḥ kuru |
āgaṃtavyaṃ tvayā deva eṃdraṃ lokaṃ hi nānyathā || 41 ||
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putre rājyaṃ visṛjyaiva kṛtvā cāṃteṣṭimuttamām |
ilo rājā mahātejā vasate nahuṣātmaja || 42 ||
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purūravā mahāvīryo vipracittirmahāmanāḥ |
śibirvasati tatraiva manurikṣvāku bhūpatiḥ || 43 ||
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sagaro nāma medhāvī nahuṣaśca pitā tava |
ṛtavīryaḥ kṛtajñaśca śaṃtanuśca mahāmanāḥ || 44 ||
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bharato yuvanāśvaśca kārtavīryo nareśvaraḥ |
yajñānāhṛtya bahudhā modaṃte divi bhūbhṛtaḥ || 45 ||
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anye caiva tu rājāno yajñakarmasu tatparāḥ |
sarve te divi ceṃdreṇa modaṃte svena karmaṇā || 46 ||
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tvaṃ punaḥ sarvadharmajñaḥ sarvadharmeṣu saṃsthitaḥ |
śakreṇa saha modasva svargaloke mahīpate || 47 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
kiṃ mayā tatkṛtaṃ karma yena mayyarthitā tava |
iṃdrasya devarājasya tatsarvaṃ me vadasva ca || 48 ||
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mātaliruvācamātali upari ṭippaṇī |
yadaśītisahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ hi tvayā nṛpa |
dānapuṇyādikaṃ karma yajñaistu parisādhitam || 49 ||
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divaṃ gaccha mahārāja karmaṇā svena bhūpate |
sakhitvaṃ devarājena kuru gaccha surālayam || 50 ||
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paṃcātmakaṃ śarīraṃ ca bhūmau tyaja mahāmate |
divyarūpaṃ samāsthāya bhuṃkṣva bhogānmanonugān || 51 ||
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yathāyathā kṛtā bhūmau yajñā dānaṃ tapaśca te |
tathātathā svargabhogāḥ prārthayaṃte nareśvara || 52 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
yena kāyena sidhyeta sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ bhuvi |
mātale tatkathaṃ tyaktvā gacchellokamupārjitam || 53 ||
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mātaliruvāca |
yatraivopārjitaṃ kāyaṃ paṃcātmakamidaṃ nṛpa |
tattatraiva parityajya divyenaiva vrajaṃti tam || 54 ||
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itare mānavāḥ sarve pāpapuṇyaprasādhakāḥ |
te'pi kāyaṃ parityajya adhaūrdhvaṃ vrajaṃti vai || 55 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
paṃcātmakena kāyena sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ narāḥ |
utpādyaiva prayāṃtyeva adhaūrdhvaṃ tu mātale || 56 ||
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ko viśeṣo hi dharmajña bhūmau kāyaṃ parityajet |
pāpapuṇyaprabhāvādvai kāyasya patanaṃ bhavet || 57 ||
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dṛṣṭāṃto dṛśyate sūta pratyakṣaṃ martyamaṃḍale |
viśeṣaṃ naiva paśyāmi pāpapuṇyasya cādhikam || 58 ||
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satyadharmādikaṃ karma yena kāyena mānavaḥ |
samarjayati vai martyastaṃ kasmādviprasarjayet || 59 ||
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ātmā kāyaśca dvāvetau mitrarūpāvubhāvapi |
kāyaṃ mitraṃ parityajya ātmā yāti suniścitaḥ || 60 ||
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mātaliruvāca |
satyamuktaṃ tvayā rājankāyaṃ tyaktvā prayāti saḥ |
saṃbaṃdho nāsti tenāpi samaṃ kāyena cātmanaḥ || 61 ||
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yasmātpaṃcatvarūpo'yaṃ saṃdhijarjaritaḥ sadā |
jarayā pīḍyamānastu vyādhibhirdūṣitaḥ sadā || 62 ||
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jarādoṣaiḥ prabhagno'sau atra sthātuṃ sa necchati |
ākulavyākulo bhūtvā jīvastyaktvā prayāti saḥ || 63 ||
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satyena dharmapuṇyaiśca dānairniyamasaṃyamaiḥ |
aśvamedhādibhiryajñaistīrthaiḥ saṃyamanaistathā || 64 ||
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supuṇyaiḥ sukṛtaiścānyairjarā naiva pradhāryate |
pātakaiśca mahārāja dravate kāyameva sā || 65 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
kasmājjarā samutpannā kasmātkāyaṃ prapīḍayet |
mama vistaratastvaṃ ca vaktumarhasi sattama || 66 ||
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mātaliruvāca |
haṃta te varṇayiṣyāmi jarāyāḥ parikāraṇam |
yasmācceyaṃ samudbhūtā kāyamadhye nṛpottama || 67 ||
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paṃcabhūtātmakaḥ kāyo viṣayaiḥ paṃcabhiḥ śritaḥ |
yadātmā tyajate rājansa kāyaḥ paridhakṣyate || 68 ||
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vahninā dīpyamānastu saraso jvalate nṛpa |
tasmādvijāyate dhūmo dhūmānmeghāśca jajñire || 69 ||
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meghādāpaḥ pravartaṃte adbhyaḥ pṛthvī prakalpate |
jalamāyāti sādhvī sā yathā nārī rajasvalā || 70 ||
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tasmātprajāyate gaṃdho gaṃdhādraso nṛpottama |
rasātprabhavate cānnamannācchukraṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 71 ||
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śukrāddhi jāyate kāyaḥ kurūpaḥ kāya eva ca |
yathā pṛthvī sṛjedgaṃdhānrasaiścarati bhūtale || 72 ||
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tathā kāyaścarennityaṃ rasādhāro hi sarvaśaḥ |
gaṃdhaśca jāyate tasmādgaṃdhādraso bhavetpunaḥ || 73 ||
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tasmājjajñe mahāvahnirdṛṣṭāṃtaṃ paśya bhūpate |
yathā kāṣṭhādbhavedvahniḥ punaḥ kāṣṭhaṃ prakāśayet || 74 ||
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kāyamadhye rasādagnistadvadeva prajāyate |
tatra saṃcarate nityaṃ kāyaṃ puṣṇāti bhūpate || 75 ||
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yāvadrasasya cādhikyaṃ tāvajjīvaḥ praśāṃtimān |
caritvā tādṛśaṃ vahniḥ kṣudhārūpeṇa vartate || 76 ||
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annamicchatyasau tīvraḥ payasā ca samanvitam |
pradānaṃ labhate cānnamudakaṃ cāpi bhūpate || 77 ||
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śoṇitaṃ carate vahnistadvadvīryaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
yakṣmarogo bhavettasmātsarvakāyapraṇāśakaḥ || 78 ||
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rasādhikyaṃ bhavedrājannatha vahniḥ praśāmyati |
rasena pīḍyamānastu jvararūpobhijāyate || 79 ||
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grīvā pṛṣṭhaṃ kaṭiṃ pāyuṃ sarvāsveva tu saṃdhiṣu |
ārudhya tiṣṭhate vahniḥ kāye vahniḥ pravartate || 80 ||
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tasyā'dhikyaṃ carennityaṃ kāyaṃ puṣṇāti sarvataḥ |
rasastu baṃdhamāyāti balarūpo bhavettadā || 81 ||
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atirikto balenaiva vīryānmarmāṇi cālayet |
tenaiva jāyate kāmaḥ śalyarūpo bhavennṛpa || 82 ||
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sakāmāgniḥ samākhyāto balanāśakaro nṛpa |
maithunasya prasaṃgena vināśatvaṃ kalevare || 83 ||
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nārīṃ ca saṃśrayetprāṇī pīḍitaḥ kāmavahninā |
maithunasya prasaṃgena mūrchitaḥ kāmakarśitaḥ || 84 ||
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tejohīno bhavetkāyo balahāniśca jāyate |
balahīno yadā syādvai durbalo vahnineritaḥ || 85 ||
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sa vahniḥ pracaretkāye śoṇitaṃ śukrameva ca |
śukraśoṇitayornāśācchūnyadehobhijāyate || 86 ||
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atīva jāyate vāyuḥ pracaṃḍo dāruṇākṛtiḥ |
vivarṇo duḥkhasaṃtaptaḥ śūnyabuddhistato bhavet || 87 ||
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dṛṣṭā śrutā tu yā nārī taccitto bhramate sadā |
tṛptirna jāyate kāye lolupe cittavartmani || 88 ||
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virūpaśca surūpaśca dhyānānmadhye prajāyate |
balahīno yadā kāmī māṃsaśoṇitasaṃkṣayāt || 89 ||
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palitaṃ jāyate kāye nāśite kāmavahninā |
tasmātsaṃjāyate kāmī vṛddho bhūtvā dinedine || 90 ||
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surate ciṃtate nārīṃ yathā vārddhuṣiko naraḥ |
tathātathā bhaveddhānistejaso'sya nareśvara || 91 ||
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tasmātprajāyate kāyo nāśarūpaṃ samṛcchati |
agniḥ prajāyate bhūyo jarārūpo na saṃśayaḥ || 92 ||
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prāṇināṃ kṣayarūpeṇa jvaro bhavati dāruṇaḥ |
sthāvarā jaṃgamāḥ sarve jvareṇa paripīḍitāḥ || 93 ||
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nāśamāyāṃti te sarve bahupīḍā prapīḍitāḥ |
etatte sarvamākhyātamanyatkiṃ te vadāmyaham || 94 ||
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evamukto mahārājo mātaliṃ vākyamabravīt || 95 ||
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