Chapter 10

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sūta uvāca |
ānarttādhipatirbhūpaścamatkāra iti smṛtaḥ |
etasminnaṃtare prāptastatra haṃtuṃ vane mṛgān || |
sa dadarśa mṛgīṃ dūrānniścalāṃgīṃ taroradhaḥ |
stanaṃ sutāya yacchaṃtīṃ viśvastāmakutobhayām || 2 ||
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atha tāṃ pārthivastūrṇaṃ śareṇānataparvaṇā |
jaghānākarṇakṛṣṭena marmasthāne praharṣitaḥ || 3 ||
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sahasā sā hatā tena gārddhrapatreṇa patriṇā |
diśo vilokayāmāsa samaṃtādvyathayārditā || 4 ||
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atha dṛṣṭvā mahīpālaṃ nātidūre dhanurdharam |
provācāśrupariklinnavadanā sutavatsalā || 5 ||
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mṛgyuvāca |
ayuktaṃ pṛthivīpāla yattvayaitadanuṣṭhitam |
hatā'haṃ bālavatsā'dya śareṇānataparvaṇā || 6 ||
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nā'haṃ śocāmi bhūpāla maraṇaṃ svaśarīragam |
yathemaṃ vālakaṃ dīnaṃ kṣīrāsvādanalaṃpaṭam || 7 ||
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yasmāttvayedṛśaṃ karma nirdayaṃ samanuṣṭhitam |
kuṣṭhavyādhisamāyuktastasmātsadyo bhaviṣyasi || 8 ||
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rājovāca |
svadharma eṣa bhūpānāṃ kurvaṃti mṛgasaṃkṣayam |
tasmātsvadharmasaṃyuktaṃ na māṃ tvaṃ śaptumarhasi || 9 ||
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mṛgyuvāca |
satyametanmahīpāla yattvayā parikīrtitam |
kṣattriyāṇāṃ vadhārthāya mṛgāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃbhuvā || 10 ||
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paraṃ tena vidhisteṣāṃkṛto yastaṃ mahīpate |
śṛṇuṣvā'vahito bhūtvā vadaṃtyā mama sāṃpratam || 11 ||
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suptaṃ maithunasaṃyuktaṃ stanapānakriyodyatam |
hatvā mṛgaṃ jalāsaktaṃ naraḥ pāpena lipyate || 12 ||
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etasmātkāraṇācchāpastava datto mayā nṛpa |
na kāmato na mṛtyorvā satyenātmānamālabhe || 13 ||
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evamuktvā mṛgī prāṇānsā mumoca vyathānvitā |
kuṣṭhavyādhisamāyuktaḥ so'pi rājā babhūva ha || 14 ||
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sa dṛṣṭvā kuṣṭhasaṃyuktaṃ pārthivaḥ svaṃ kalevaram |
tataḥ svānsevakānāha samāhūya suduḥkhitaḥ || 15 ||
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ahaṃ tapaścariṣyāmi pūjayiṣyāmi śaṃkaram |
tāvadyāvatpraṇāśo me kuṣṭhavyādherbhaviṣyati || 16 ||
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yatkiṃcittriṣu lokeṣu prārthayaṃti narāḥ sukham |
tatsarvaṃ tapasā sādhyaṃ tasmātkāryaṃ mayā tapaḥ || 17 ||
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adhunaiko'hamaikāhamekaikasminvanaspatau |
caranbhaikṣaṃ tu niyamaiścariṣyāmi dharātale || 8 ||
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pāṃsunā samavacchanne śūnyāgāre pratiśrayaḥ |
vṛkṣamūlanikete vā muktasarvapriyāpriyaḥ || 9 ||
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samaḥ śatruṣu mitreṣu samaloṣṭāśmakāṃcanaḥ |
bhūtvā kālaṃ nayiṣyāmi yāvatkālasya saṃsthitiḥ || 20 ||
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evaṃ tānsevakānbhūpaḥ so'bhidhāya visṛjya ca |
tīrthayātrā paro bhūtvā babhrāma vasudhātale || 21 ||
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tataḥ kālena mahatā prāpya viprasamudbhavam |
upadeśaṃ nṛpaḥ prāptaḥ śaṃkhatīrthaṃ mahodayam || 22 ||
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hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre sarvavyādhivināśakam |
vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu pūritaṃ svacchavāriṇā || 23 ||
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tatrā'sau snānamātreṇa tatkṣaṇātpārthivotamaḥ |
kuṣṭhavyādhivi nirmuktaḥ saṃjātaḥ sumahādyutiḥ || 24 ||
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