Chapter 195

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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
śūdrī ca brāhmaṇī cāpi ye tvayā parikīrtite |
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre tīrthadvayamanuttamam || 1 ||
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tatkathaṃ tatra saṃjātaṃ kena vā tadvinirmitam |
etacca sarvamācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmate || 2 ||
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pādukābhyāṃ samutpattiḥ śrutā'smābhiḥ purā tava |
vada taccāpi māhātmyaṃ tābhyāṃ caiva samudbhavam || 3 ||
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sūta uvāca |
purāsīnnāgaro vipraśchāṃdogya iti viśrutaḥ |
yasyā'nvaye'pi viprendrāśchāndogyā iti viśrutāḥ || 4 ||
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sāmavedavidastasya gṛhasthāśramadharmiṇaḥ |
paścime vayasi prāpte kanyā jātā suśobhanā || 5 ||
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sarvairapi guṇairyuktā sarvalakṣaṇa lakṣitā |
saptaraktā trigaṃbhīrā pañcasūkṣmā'bṛhatkaṭiḥ || 6 ||
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padmapatraviśālākṣī laṃbakeśī suśobhanā |
biṃboṣṭhī hrasvalomā ca pūrṇacandrasamaprabhā || 7 ||
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tasyā nāma pitā cakre brāhmaṇīti dvijottamāḥ |
yasmātsā brāhmaṇairdattā maṇḍapānte supūjitaiḥ || 8 ||
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paścime vayasi prāpte apatyarahitasya ca |
vavṛdhe sā ca tanvaṅgī candralekhā yathā tathā || 9 ||
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śuklapakṣe tu saṃprāpte janalocanatuṣṭidā |
yasminnahani saṃjātā chāndogyasya mahātmanaḥ |
ānartādhipatestasmiṃstādṛgrūpā sutā'bhavat || 10 ||
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yasyāḥ kāyaprabhaugheṇa sarvaṃ tatsūtikāgṛham |
niśāgame'pi saṃjātaṃ ratnaughairiva suprabham |
tatastasyāḥ pitā nāma cakre ratnavatīti ca || 11 ||
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atha sakhyaṃ samāpannā brāhmaṇyā saha sā śubhā |
nairantaryeṇa tābhyāṃ ca viyogo naiva jāyate || 12 ||
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ekāśanaṃ tathā śayyā ekānnena ca bhojanam |
aṣṭame'bde ca saṃjāte pitā tasyā dvijottamāḥ || 13 ||
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vivāhaṃ cintayāmāsa pradānāya vare tathā |
sā jñātvā ceṣṭitaṃ tasya piturduḥkhasamanvitā || 14 ||
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sakhyā viyogabhītā ca proce ratnavatī tadā |
aśrupūrṇekṣaṇā dīnā bāṣpagadgadayā girā || 15 ||
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sakhi tāto vivāhaṃ me prakariṣyati sāṃpratam |
vivāhitāyāśca sakhyaṃ na bhaviṣyati karhicit || 16 ||
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vajrapātopamaṃ vākyaṃ tasyāḥ śrutvā sakhī ca sā |
ruroda kaṇṭhamāśliṣya snehavyākulitendriyā || 17 ||
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atha tadruditaṃ śrutvā mātā tasyā mṛgāvatī |
sasaṃbhramā samāgatya vākyametaduvāca ha || 18 ||
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kimarthaṃ rudyate putri kena te vipriyaṃ kṛtam |
karomi nigrahaṃ yena tasyādyaiva durātmanaḥ || 19 ||
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ratnavatyuvāca |
śṛṇu me supriyātīva brāhmaṇī prāṇasaṃmatā |
vivāhaṃ prāpya kalyāṇī prayāsyati patergṛham || 2 ||
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anayā rahitāhaṃ ca na jīvāmi kathaṃcana |
etasmātkāraṇāddevi prarodimi suduḥkhitā || 21 ||
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mṛgāvatyuvāca |
yadyevaṃ putri yatra tvaṃ prayāsyasi patergṛhe |
tasya rājñastu yo vipraḥ paurohitye vyavasthitaḥ || 22 ||
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tasya putrāya dāsyāmi sakhīmenāṃ tava priyām |
tatrāpi yena te saṃgo bhaviṣyatyanayā saha || 23 ||
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evamuktvā tato rājñī chādogyaṃ dvijasattamam |
samānīyābravīdenaṃ vinayāvanatā sthitā || 24 ||
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iyaṃ tava sutā brahmansutāyā mama supriyā |
na viyogaṃ sahatyasyā muhūrtamapi bhāminī || 258 ||
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tathā tava sutāyāśca suteyaṃ mama supriyā |
tasmātkuru vaco mahyaṃ yacca vakṣyāmi suvrata || 26 ||
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yasya me dīyate kanyā kadācinnṛpateriyam |
purodhāstasya yo viprastasmai deyā nijā sutā || 27 ||
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yena na syānmitho bhedastābhyāṃ dvijavarottama |
ekasthāne sthitābhyāṃ ca prasā dāttava sattama || 28 ||
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chāṃdogya uvāca |
nāgaro nāgaraṃ muktvā yo'nyasmai saṃprayacchati |
kanyakāṃ yaḥ pragṛhṇāti vivāhārthaṃ kathaṃcana || 29 ||
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sa paṃktidūṣakaḥ pāpānnāgaro na bhavediha |
tasmānnāhaṃ pradāsyāmi kathaṃcinnijakanyakām |
anyasmai nāgaraṃ muktvā niścayo'yaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ || 30 ||
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brāhmaṇyuvāca |
nāhaṃ patiṃ prayāsyāmi kumārī brahmacāriṇī |
deyā priyā sakhī yatra tāvadyāsyāmi tatra ca || 31 ||
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yadi tāta balānmahyaṃ vivāhaṃ tvaṃ kariṣyasi |
viṣaṃ vā bhakṣayiṣyāmi sādhayiṣyāmi pāvakam || 32 ||
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śastreṇa vā haniṣyāmi svadehaṃ tāta niścayam || |
evaṃ jñātvā tu tāta tvaṃ yatkṣamaṃ tatsamācara || 33 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tasyāstaṃ niścayaṃ jñātvā sa vipro duḥkhasaṃyutaḥ |
strīhatyāpāpa bhītastu tāṃ tyaktvā svagṛhaṃ yayau || 34 ||
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sāpi reme tayā sārdhaṃ ratnavatyā dvijottamāḥ |
saṃhṛṣṭahṛdayā nityaṃ saṃtyaktapitṛsauhṛdā || 35 ||
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yauvanaṃ sā tu saṃprāptā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi || 36 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye chāndogyabrāhmaṇakanyāvṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma pañcanavatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 195 ||
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