%@@1 % File name : Rishhabhagiitaa.itx %-------------------------------------------- % Text title : R^iShabhagItA % Author : % Language : sanskrit % Subject : religion % Description/comments : % Transliterated by : Professor Tokunaga in Kyoto system(?) % Conversion : Converted to Itrans using JSmith/Sorin/Shree utilities % Proofread by : Sunder Hattangadi(sunderh at hotmail.com) % Latest update : 6/2/98 % Send corrections to : sanskrit@cheerful.com % % Special Instructions : i1h.hdr,ijag.inc,itrans.sty,multicol.sty,iarticle.sty % Transliteration scheme: ITRANS 5.1 % Site access : http://sanskritdocuments.org/ %----------------------------------------------------- % The text is to be used for personal studies and research only. % Any use for commercial purpose is prohibited as a 'gentleman's' agreement. %@@1 % % Please ignore the following commands upto #indian and others with \ mark, % which are needed for devanaagarii output and formatting. %-------------------------------------------------------- \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} %\documentclass[11pt]{article} %\usepackage{multicol} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. .. RiShabhagItA.. ..}## \itxtitle{.. .. R^iShabhagItA.. ..}##\endtitles ## adhyAyaH 124 y ime janA narashreShTha prasha.nsanti sadA bhuvi . dharmasya shIlamevAdau tato me saMshayo mahAn .. 1.. yadi tachChakyamasmAbhirGYAtu.n dharmabhR^itA.n vara . shrotumichChAmi tatsarva.n yathaitadupalabhyate .. 2.. kathaM nu prApyate shIla.n shrotumichChAmi bhArata . ki.n laxaNa.n cha tatproktaM brUhi me vadatAM vara .. 3.. bh purA duryodhaneneha dhR^itarAShTrAya mAnada . AkhyAta.n tapyamAnena shriyaM dR^iShTvA tathAgatAm .. 4.. indraprasthe mahArAja tava sa bhrAtR^ikasya ha . sabhAyA.n chAvahasanaM tatsarva.n shR^iNu bhArata .. 5.. bhavatastA.n sabhA.n dR^iShTvA samR^iddhiM chApyanuttamAm . duryodhanastadAsInaH sarvaM pitre nyavedayat .. 6.. shrutvA cha dhR^itarAShTro.api duryodhana vachastadA . abravItkarNa sahita.n duryodhanamida.n vachaH .. 7.. kimartha.n tapyase putra shrotumichChAmi tattvataH . shrutvA tvAmanuneShyAmi yadi samyagbhaviShyasi .. 8.. yathA tvaM mahadaishvaryaM prAptaH parapura~njaya . ki~NkarA bhrAtaraH sarve mitrAH sambandhinastathA .. 9.. AchChAdayasi prAvArAnashnAsi pishitaudanam . AjAneyA vahanti tvA.n kasmAchChochasi putraka .. 10.. d dasha tAni sahasrANi snAtakAnAM mahAtmanAm . bhu~njate rukmapAtrIShu yudhiShThira niveshane .. 11.. dR^iShTvA cha tA.n sabhA.n divyAM divyapuShpaphalAnvitAm . ashvA.nstittira kalmAShAnratnAni vividhAni cha .. 12.. dR^iShTvA tAM pANDaveyAnAmR^iddhimindropamA.n shubhAm . amitrANA.n sumahatImanushochAmi mAnada .. 13.. dh yadIchChasi shriya.n tAta yAdR^ishIM tA.n yudhiShThire . vishiShTA.n vA naravyAghra shIlavAnbhava putraka .. 14.. shIlena hi trayo lokAH shakyA jetuM na saMshayaH . na hi ki.n chidasAdhya.n vai loke shIlavatAM bhavet .. 15.. ekarAtreNa mAndhAtA tryaheNa janamejayaH . saptarAtreNa nAbhAgaH pR^ithivIM pratipedivAn .. 16.. ete hi pArthivAH sarve shIlavanto damAnvitAH . atasteShA.n guNakrItA vasudhA svayamAgamat .. 17.. atrApyudAharantImamitihAsaM purAtanam . nAradena purA prokta.n shIlamAshritya bhArata .. 18.. prahrAdena hR^ita.n rAjyaM mahendrasya mahAtmanaH . shIlamAshritya daityena trailokya.n cha vashIkR^itam .. 19.. tato bR^ihaspati.n shakraH prA~njaliH samupasthitaH . uvAcha cha mahAprAGYaH shreya ichChAmi veditum .. 20.. tato bR^ihaspatistasmai GYAnaM naiHshreyasaM param . kathayAmAsa bhagavAndevendrAya kurUdvaha .. 21.. etAvachChreya ityeva bR^ihaspatirabhAShata . indrastu bhUyaH paprachCha kva visheSho bhavediti .. 22.. b visheSho.asti mahA.nstAta bhArgavasya mahAtmanaH . tatrAgamaya bhadra.n te bhUya eva purandara .. 23.. dh Atmanastu tataH shreyo bhArgavAtsumahAyashAH . GYAnamAgamayatprItyA punaH sa paramadyutiH .. 24.. tenApi samanuGYAto bhAgaveNa mahAtmanA . shreyo.astIti punarbhUyaH shukramAha shatakratuH .. 25.. bhArgavastvAha dharmaGYaH prahrAdasya mahAtmanaH . GYAnamasti visheSheNa tato hR^iShTash cha so.abhavat .. 26.. sa tato brAhmaNo bhUtvA prahrAdaM pAkashAsanaH . sR^itvA provAcha medhAvI shreya ichChAmi veditum .. 27.. prahrAdastvabravIdvipra.n xaNo nAsti dvijarShabha . trailokyarAjye saktasya tato nopadishAmi te .. 28.. brAhmaNastvabravIdvAkya.n kasminkAle xaNo bhavet . tatopadiShTamichChAmi yadyatkAryAntaraM bhavet .. 29.. tataH prIto.abhavadrAjA prahrAdo brahmavAdine . tathetyuktvA shubhe kAle GYAnatattva.n dadau tadA .. 30.. brAhmaNo.api yathAnyAya.n guruvR^ittimanuttamAm . chakAra sarvabhAvena yadvatsa manasechChati .. 31.. pR^iShThashcha tena bahushaH prApta.n kathamarindama . trailokyarAjya.n dharmaGYa kAraNaM tadbravIhi me .. 32.. p nAsUyAmi dvijashreShTha rAjAsmIti kadA chana . kavyAni vadatA.n tAta sa.nyachChAmi vahAmi cha .. 33.. te visrabdhAH prabhAShante sa.nyachChanti cha mA.n sadA . te mA kavya pade sakta.n shushrUShumanasUyakam .. 34.. dharmAtmAna.n jitakrodha.n sa.nyataM sa.nyatendriyam . samAchinvanti shAstAraH xaudraM madhviva maxikAH .. 35.. so.aha.n vAgagrapiShTAnAM rasAnAmavalehitA . svajAtyAnadhitiShThAmi naxatrANIva chandramAH .. 36.. etatpR^ithivyAmamR^itametachchaxuranuttamam . yadbrAhmaNa mukhe kavyametachChrutvA pravartate .. 37.. dh etAvachChreya ityAha prahrAdo brahmavAdinam . shushrUShitastena tadA daityendro vAkyamabravIt .. 38.. yathAvadguruvR^ittyA te prIto.asmi dvijasattama . vara.n vR^iNIShva bhadra.n te pradAtAsmi na saMshayaH .. 39.. kR^itamityeva daityendramuvAcha sa cha vai dvijaH . prahrAdastvabravItprIto gR^ihyatA.n vara ityuta .. 40.. br yadi rAjanprasannastvaM mama chechChasi cheddhitam . bhavataH shIlamichChAmi prAptumeSha varo mama .. 41.. dh tataH prItashcha daityendro bhaya.n chAsyAbhavanmahat . vare pradiShTe vipreNa nAlpatejAyamityuta .. 42.. evamastviti taM prAha prahrAdo vismitastadA . upAkR^itya tu viprAya vara.n duHkhAnvito.abhavat .. 43.. datte vare gate vipre chintAsInmahatI tataH . prahrAdasya mahArAja nishchayaM na cha jagmivAn .. 44.. tasya chintayatastAta ChAyA bhUtaM mahAdyute . tejo vigrahavattAta sharIramajahAttadA .. 45.. tamapR^ichChanmahAkAyaM prahrAdaH ko bhavAniti . pratyAha nanu shIlo.asmi tyakto gachChAmyaha.n tvayA .. 46.. tasmindvija vare rAjanvatsyAmyahamaninditam . yo.asau shiShyatvamAgamya tvayi nitya.n samAhitaH . ityuktvAntarhita.n tadvai shakraM chAnvavishatprabho .. 47.. tasmi.nstejasi yAte tu tAdR^igrUpastato.aparaH . sharIrAnniHsR^itastasya ko bhavAniti chAbravIt .. 48.. dharmaM prahrAda mA.n viddhi yatrAsau dvijasattamaH . tatra yAsyAmi daityendra yataH shIla.n tato hyaham .. 49.. tato.aparo mahArAja prajvajanniva tejasA . sharIrAnniHsR^itastasya prahrAdasya mahAtmanaH .. 50.. ko bhavAniti pR^iShTashcha tamAha sa mahAdyutiH . satyamasmyasurendrAgrya yAsye.aha.n dharmamanviha .. 51.. tasminnanugate dharmaM puruShe puruSho.aparaH . nishchakrAma tatastasmAtpR^iShThashchAha mahAtmanA . vR^ittaM prahrAda mA.n viddhi yataH satya.n tato hyaham .. 52.. tasmingate mahAshvetaH sharIrAttasya niryayau . pR^iShTashchAha bala.n viddhi yato vR^ittamaha.n tataH . ityuktvA cha yayau tatra yato vR^ittaM narAdhipa .. 53.. tataH prabhAmayI devI sharIrAttasya niryayau . tAmapR^ichChatsa daityendraH sA shrIrityevamabravIt .. 54.. uShitAsmi sukha.n vIra tvayi satyaparAkrame . tvayA tyaktA gamiShyAmi bala.n yatra tato hyaham .. 55.. tato bhayaM prAdurAsItprahrAdasya mahAtmanaH . apR^ichChata cha tAM bhUyaH kva yAsi kamalAlaye .. 56.. tva.n hi satyavratA devI lokasya parameshvarI . kashchAsau brAhmaNashreShThastattvamichChAmi veditum .. 57.. zrI sa shakro brahma chArI cha yastvayA chopashixitaH . trailokye te yadaishvarya.n tattenApahR^itaM prabho .. 58.. shIlena hi tvayA lokAH sarve dharmaGYa nirjitAH . tadviGYAya mahendreNa tava shIla.n hR^itaM prabho .. 59.. dharmaH satya.n tathA vR^ittaM balaM chaiva tathA hyaham . shIlamUlA mahAprAGYa sadA nAstyatra saMshayaH .. 60.. bh evamuktvA gatA tu shrIste cha sarve yudhiShThira . duryodhanastu pitaraM bhUya evAbravIdidam .. 61.. shIlasya tattvamichChAmi vettu.n kauravanandana . prApyate cha yathA shIla.n tamupAya.n vadasva me .. 62.. dh sopAyaM pUrvamuddiShTaM prahrAdena mahAtmanA . sa~Nxepatastu shIlasya shR^iNu prAptiM narAdhipa .. 63.. adrohaH sarvabhUteShu karmaNA manasA girA . anugrahashcha dAna.n cha shIlametatprashasyate .. 64.. yadanyeShA.n hitaM na syAdAtmanaH karma pauruSham . apatrapeta vA yena na tatkuryAtkatha.n chana .. 65.. tattu karma tathA kuryAdyena shlAgheta sa.nsadi . etachChIla.n samAsena kathita.n kurusattama .. 66.. yadyapyashIlA nR^ipate prApnuvanti kva chichChriyam . na bhu~njate chira.n tAta sa mUlAsh cha patanti te .. 67.. etadviditvA tattvena shIlavAnbhava putraka . yadIchChasi shriya.n tAta suvishiShTA.n yudhiShThirAt .. 68.. bh etatkathitavAnputre dhR^itarAShTro narAdhipa . etatkuruShva kaunteya tataH prApsyasi tatphalam .. 69.. \medskip\hrule\medskip adhyAyaH 125 y shIlaM pradhAnaM puruShe kathita.n te pitAmaha . kathamAshA samutpannA yA cha sA tadvadasva me .. 1.. saMshayo me mahAneSha samutpannaH pitAmaha . ChettA cha tasya nAnyo.asti tvattaH parapura~njaya .. 2.. pitAmahAshA mahatI mamAsIddhi suyodhane . prApte yuddhe tu yadyukta.n tatkartAyamiti prabho .. 3.. sarvasyAshA sumahatI puruShasyopajAyate . tasyA.n vihanyamAnAyA.n duHkho mR^ityurasaMshayam .. 4.. so.aha.n hatAsho durbuddhiH kR^itastena durAtmanA . dhArtarAShTreNa rAjendra pashya mandAtmatAM mama .. 5.. AshAM mahattarAM manye parvatAdapi sa drumAt . AkAshAdapi vA rAjannaprameyaiva vA punaH .. 6.. eShA chaiva kurushreShTha durvichintyA sudurlabhA . durlabhatvAchcha pashyAmi kimanyaddurlabha.n tataH .. 7.. bh atra te vartayiShyAmi yudhiShThira nibodha tat . itihAsa.n sumitrasya nirvR^ittamR^iShabhasya cha .. 8.. sumitro nAma rAjarShirhaihayo mR^igayA.n gataH . sasAra sa mR^iga.n viddhvA bANena nataparvaNA .. 9.. sa mR^igo bANamAdAya yayAvamitavikramaH . sa cha rAjA balI tUrNa.n sasAra mR^igamantikAt .. 10.. tato nimna.n sthala.n chaiva sa mR^igo.adravadAshugaH . muhUrtameva rAjendra samena sa pathAgamat .. 11.. tataH sa rAjA tAruNyAdaurasena balena cha . sasAra bANAsanabhR^itsakhaDgo ha.nsavattadA .. 12.. tIrtvA nadAnnadIMshchaiva palvalAni vanAni cha . atikramyAbhyatikramya sasAraiva vanecharan .. 13.. sa tu kAmAnmR^igo rAjannAsAdyAsAdya taM nR^ipam . punarabhyeti javano javena mahatA tataH .. 14.. sa tasya bANairbahubhiH samabhyasto vanecharaH . prakrIDanniva rAjendra punarabhyeti chAntikam .. 15.. punashcha javamAsthAya javano mR^igayUthapaH . atItyAtItya rAjendra punarabhyeti chAntikam .. 16.. tasya marmachChida.n ghora.n sumitro.amitrakarshanaH . samAdAya sharashreShTha.n kArmukAnniravAsR^ijat .. 17.. tato gavyUti mAtreNa mR^igayUthapa yUthapaH . tasya bAna patha.n tyaktvA tasthivAnprahasanniva .. 18.. tasminnipatite bANe bhUmau prajalite tataH . pravivesha mahAraNyaM mR^igo rAjApyathAdravat .. 19.. pravishya tu mahAraNya.n tApasAnAmathAshramam . AsasAda tato rAjA shrAntashchopAvishatpunaH .. 20.. ta.n kArmukadharaM dR^iShTvA shramArtaM xudhitaM tadA . sametya R^iShayastasminpUjA.n chakruryathAvidhi .. 21.. R^iShayo rAjashArdUlamapR^ichChansvaM prayojanam . kena bhadra mukhArthena samprApto.asi tapovanam .. 22.. padAtirbaddhanistriMsho dhanvI bANI nareshvara . etadichChAma viGYAtu.n kutaH prApto.asi mAnada . kasminkule hi jAtastva.n kiMnAmAsi bravIhi naH .. 23.. tataH sa rAjA sarvebhyo dvijebhyaH puruSharShabha . Achakhyau tadyathAnyAyaM paricharyA.n cha bhArata .. 24.. haihayAnA.n kule jAtaH sumitro mitranandanaH . charAmi mR^igayUthAni nighnanbANaiH sahasrashaH . balena mahatA guptaH sAmAtyaH sAvarodhanaH .. 25.. mR^igastu viddho bANena mayA sarati shalyavAn . ta.n dravantamanu prApto vanametadyadR^ichChayA . bhavatsakAshe naShTashrIrhatAshaH shramakarshitaH .. 26.. kiM nu duHkhamato.anyadvai yadaha.n shramakarshitaH . bhavatAmAshramaM prApto hatAsho naShTalaxaNaH .. 27.. na rAjyalaxaNatyAgo na purasya tapodhanAH . duHkha.n karoti tattIvra.n yathAshA vihatA mama .. 28.. himavAnvA mahAshailaH samudro vA mahodadhiH . mahattvAnnAnvapadyetA.n rodasyorantaraM yathA . AshAyAstapasi shreShThAstathA nAntamaha.n gataH .. 29.. bhavatA.n viditaM sarvaM sarvaGYA hi tapodhanAH . bhavantaH sumahAbhAgAstasmAtpraxyAmi saMshayam .. 30.. AshAvAnpuruSho yaH syAdantarixamathApi vA . kiM nu jyAyastara.n loke mahattvAtpratibhAti vaH . etadichChAmi tattvena shrotu.n kimiha durlabham .. 31.. yadi guhya.n taponityA na vo brUteha mAchiram . na hi guhyamataH shrotumichChAmi dvijapu~NgavAH .. 32.. bhavattapo vighAto vA yena syAdvirame tataH . yadi vAsti kathA yogo yo.ayaM prashno mayeritaH .. 33.. etatkAraNasAmagrya.n shrotumichChAmi tattvataH . bhavanto hi taponityA brUyuretatsamAhitAH .. 34.. \medskip\hrule\medskip adhyAyaH 126 bh tatasteShA.n samastAnAmR^iShINAmR^iShisattamaH . R^iShabho nAma viprarShiH smayanniva tato.abravIt .. 1.. purAha.n rAjashArdUla tIrthAnyanucharanprabho . samAsAditavAndivyaM naranArAyaNAshramam .. 2.. yatra sA badarI ramyA hrado vaihAyasastathA . yatra chAshvashirA rAjanvedAnpaThati shAshvatAn .. 3.. tasminsarasi kR^itvAha.n vidhivattarpaNaM purA . pitR^INA.n devatAnAM cha tato.a.ashramamiyAM tadA .. 4.. remAte yatra tau nityaM naranArAyaNAvR^iShI . adUrAdAshrama.n kaM chidvAsArthamagamaM tataH .. 5.. tatashchIrAjinadhara.n kR^ishamuchchamatIva cha . adrAxamR^iShimAyAnta.n tanuM nAma tapo nidhim .. 6.. anyairnarairmahAbAho vapuShAShTa guNAnvitam . kR^ishatA chApi rAjarShe na dR^iShTA tAdR^ishI kva chit .. 7.. sharIramapi rAjendra tasya kAniShThikA samam . grIvA bAhU tathA pAdau keshAshchAdbhutadarshanAH .. 8.. shiraH kAyAnurUpa.n cha karNau nete tathaiva cha . tasya vAkchaiva cheShTA cha sAmAnye rAjasattama .. 9.. dR^iShTvAha.n taM kR^isha.n vipraM bhItaH paramadurmanAH . pAdau tasyAbhivAdyAtha sthitaH prA~njaliragrataH .. 10.. nivedya nAmagotra.n cha pitaraM cha nararShabha . pradiShTe chAsane tena shanairahamupAvisham .. 11.. tataH sa kathayAmAsa kathA dharmArthasa.nhitAH . R^iShimadhye mahArAja tatra dharmabhR^itA.n varaH .. 12.. tasmi.nstu kathayatyeva rAjA rAjIvalochanaH . upAyAjjavanairashvaiH sabalaH sAvarodhanaH .. 13.. smaranputramaraNye vai naShTaM paramadurmanAH . bhUridyumna pitA dhImAnraghushreShTho mahAyashAH .. 14.. iha draxyAmi taM putra.n draxyAmIheti pArthivaH . evamAshAkR^ito rAjaMshcharanvanamidaM purA .. 15.. durlabhaH sa mayA draShTuM nUnaM paramadhArmikaH . ekaH putro mahAraNye naShTa ityasakR^ittadA .. 16.. durlabhaH sa mayA draShTumAshA cha mahatI mama . tayA parItagAtro.ahaM mumUrShurnAtra saMshayaH .. 17.. etachChrutvA sa bhagavA.nstanurmunivarottamaH . avAkShirA dhyAnaparo muhUrtamiva tasthivAn .. 18.. tamanudhyAntamAlaxya rAjA paramadurmanAH . uvAcha vAkya.n dInAtmA mandaM mandamivAsakR^it .. 19.. durlabha.n kiM nu viprarShe AshAyAshchaiva kiM bhavet . bravItu bhagavAnetadyadi guhyaM na tanmayi .. 20.. maharShirbhagavA.nstena pUrvamAsIdvimAnitaH . bAlishAM buddhimAsthAya mandabhAgyatayAtmanaH .. 21.. arthayankalasha.n rAjankA~nchanaM valkalAni cha . nirviNNaH sa tu viprarShirnirAshaH samapadyata .. 22.. evamuktvAbhivAdyAtha tamR^iShi.n lokapUjitam . shrAnto nyaShIdaddharmAtmA yathA tvaM narasattama .. 23.. arghya.n tataH samAnIya pAdyaM chaiva mahAnR^iShiH . AraNyakena vidhinA rAGYe sarvaM nyavedayat .. 24.. tataste munayaH sarve parivArya nararShabham . upAvishanpuraskR^itya saptarShaya iva dhruvam .. 25.. apR^ichChaMshchaiva te tatra rAjAnamaparAjitam . prayojanamida.n sarvamAshramasya praveshanam .. 26.. rAjA vIra dyumna iti khyAto rAjAha.n dixu vishrutaH . bhUri dyumna.n sutaM naShTamanveShTuM vanamAgataH .. 27.. ekaputraH sa viprAgrya bAla eva cha so.anagha . na dR^ishyate vane chAsmi.nstamanveShTu.n charAmyaham .. 28.. rsabha evamukte tu vachane rAGYA muniradhomukhaH . tUShNImevAbhavattatra na cha pratyuktavAnnR^ipam .. 29.. sa hi tena purA vipro rAGYA nAtyartha mAnitaH . AshA kR^isha.n cha rAjendra tapo dIrgha.n samAsthitaH .. 30.. pratigrahamaha.n rAGYAM na kariShye katha.n chana . anyeShA.n chaiva varNAnAmiti kR^itvA dhiyaM tadA .. 31.. AshA hi puruShaM bAla.n lAlApayati tasthuShI . tAmaha.n vyapaneShyAmi iti kR^itvA vyavasthitaH .. 32.. r AshAyAH ki.n kR^ishatvaM cha kiM cheha bhuvi durlabham . bravItu bhagavAnetattva.n hi dharmArthadarshivAn .. 33.. rsabha tataH sa.nsmR^itya tatsarva.n smArayiShyannivAbravIt . rAjAnaM bhagavAnviprastataH kR^isha tanustanuH .. 34.. kR^ishatve na sama.n rAjannAshAyA vidyate nR^ipa . tasyA vai durlabhatvAttu prArthitAH pArthivA mayA .. 35.. r kR^ishAkR^ishe mayA brahmangR^ihIte vachanAttava . durlabhatva.n cha tasyaiva veda vAkyamiva dvija .. 36.. saMshayastu mahAprAGYa sa~njAto hR^idaye mama . tanme sattama tattvena vaktumarhasi pR^ichChataH .. 37.. tvattaH kR^ishatara.n kiM nu bravItu bhagavAnidam . yadi guhyaM na te vipra loke.asminkiM nu durlabham .. 38.. krzAtanu durlabho.apyatha vA nAsti yo.arthI dhR^itimivApnuyAt . sudurlabhatarastAta yo.arthinaM nAvamanyate .. 39.. saMshrutya nopakriyate para.n shaktyA yathArhataH . saktA yA sarvabhUteShu sAshA kR^ishatarI mayA .. 40.. ekaputraH pitA putre naShTe vA proShite tathA . pravR^itti.n yo na jAnAti sAshA kR^ishatarI mayA .. 41.. prasave chaiva nArINA.n vR^iddhAnAM putra kAritA . tathA narendra dhaninAmAshA kR^ishatarI mayA .. 42.. rsabha etachChrutvA tato rAjansa rAjA sAvarodhanaH . sa.nspR^ishya pAdau shirasA nipapAta dvijarShabhe .. 43.. rAjA prasAdaye tvA bhagavanputreNechChAmi sa~Ngatim . vR^iNIShva cha vara.n vipra yamichChasi yathAvidhi .. 44.. rsabha abravIchcha hi ta.n vAkyaM rAjA rAjIvalochanaH . satyametadyathA vipra tvayoktaM nAstyato mR^iShA .. 45.. tataH prahasya bhagavA.nstanurdharmabhR^itA.n varaH . putramasyAnayatxipra.n tapasA cha shrutena cha .. 46.. ta.n samAnAyya putra.n tu tadopAlabhya pArthivam . AtmAna.n darshayAmAsa dharmaM dharmabhR^itA.n varaH .. 47.. sandarshayitvA chAtmAna.n divyamadbhutadarshanam . vipApmA vigatakrodhashchachAra vanamantikAt .. 48.. etaddR^iShTaM mayA rAja.nstatashcha vachana.n shrutam . AshAmapanayasvAshu tataH kR^ishatarImimAm .. 49.. bh sa tatrokto mahArAja R^iShabheNa mahAtmanA . sumitro.apanayatxipramAshA.n kR^ishatarIM tadA .. 50.. eva.n tvamapi kaunteya shrutvA vANImimAM mama . sthiro bhava yathA rAjanhimavAnachalottamaH .. 51.. tva.n hi draShTA cha shrotA cha kR^ichChreShvarthakR^iteShviha . shrutvA mama mahArAja na santaptumihArhasi .. 52.. #### .. iti R^iShabhagItA samAptA .. ## Adhyaya numbers 125, 127, 129 in shAntiparva, Mahabharata critical edition (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute BORI). In Kinjavadekar's edition they are 125-128. Sunder Hattangadi sunderh at hotmail.com \medskip\hrule\obeylines \medskip {\rm Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com} {\rm Last updated \today} {\rm http://sanskritdocuments.org} \end{document}