Vratakhanda 114.p2.15

114.p2.15

praṇamya devadevāya patnībhiḥ sahitaistathā
gorūpiṇī savatsā ca pūjitā brahmacāribhiḥ
kārttike kṛṣṇapakṣe tu dvādaśyāṃ nandinīvrataiḥ
tataḥ prabhṛti rājendra avatīrṇī mahītale
uttānapādena tathā vrataṃ cauryānmidaṃ śṛṇu
uttānapādanāmāsīt kṣatriyaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
tasya bhāryādvayaṃ cāsīducisubhrariti viśrutaṃ
śūdrāṃ jātī bhuvo putro bālapādadharovyayaḥ
yasyāḥ samarpitaḥ putryā bhuvo'yaṃ rakṣatāṃ sakhi
ahaṃ kariṣye śuśrūṣāṃ bhartustāvaladā svayaṃ
nṛvīraṃ savituṃ nityaṃ pratijñā jāyate gṛhe
karoti bhartu śuśrūṣāṃ śubhro nityaṃ pativratā
kadācit krodhamāsādya sapatnyā janitaṃ tayā
svayaṃñca vyāhaniṣyāmi śiśuḥ khaṇḍakaviḥ kṛtaḥ
tatopi kāryaṃ tatpākyāṃ ekaḥ siḍaḥ susaṃskṛtaḥ
athabhojanavelāyāṃ dadāti nṛpateḥ svayaṃ
bhuñjīta svapatiṃ† coktā sāmiṣaṃ bhojanaṃ kila
atha bhojanavelāyāṃ bhuvo jīvitamāptavān
tathaiva ca prasannātmā māturutsaṅgato'bhavat
taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryyaṃ śubhro papraccha vismitā
kimetadbrūhi vṛttāntaṃ yasyeyaṃ sṛṣṭistvayā
kiṃ tvayā caritaṃ kiñcidvrataṃ vṛttaṃ śrutaṃ tathā
satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ satyaṃ yena jīvati te sutaḥ
mathyāryā susavān vāśo nihatya śakalī kṛtaḥ
pakkāḥsvayaṃ kṛtaḥ khāpyāṃ vyañjanaiḥ saha bhojanaiḥ†
pariśrikhaṇamānāsuḥ punaḥ kathaṃ jīvitamāptavān
'kiṃte siddhā mahāvidyā mṛtasañjīvanī śubhā
ratnaṃ makhi mahāratnaṃ yogāṃjanamahopadham
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