Mahabharata · Chapter 3.302

mā'hitaṃ karṇa kārṣīstvamātmanaḥ suhṛdāṃ tathā /
putrāṇāmatha bhāryāṇāmatho māturatho pituḥ //

śarīrasyāvirodhena prāṇināṃ prāṇabhṛdvara /
iṣyate yaśasaḥ prāptiḥ kīrtiśca tridive sthirā //

yastvaṃ prāṇavirodhena kīrtimicchasi śāśvatīm /
sā te prāṇānsamādāya gamiṣyati na saṃśayaḥ //

jīvatāṃ kurute kāryaṃ pitā mātā sutāstathā /
ye cānye bāndhavāḥ kecilloke'sminpuruṣarṣabha //

rājānaśca naravyāghra pauruṣeṇa nibodha tat /
kīrtiśca jīvataḥ sādhvī puruṣasya mahādyute //

mṛtasya kīrtyā kiṃ kāryaṃ bhasmībhūtasya dehinaḥ /
mṛtaḥ kīrtiṃ na jānīte jīvankīrti samaśnute //

mṛtasya kīrtirmartyasya yathā mālā gatāyuṣaḥ /
ahaṃ tu tvāṃ bravīmyetadbhaktosīti hitepsayā //

bhaktimanto hi me rakṣyā ityetenāpi hetunā /
bhaktoyaṃ parayā bhaktyā māmityeva mahābhuja //

mamāpi bhaktirutpannā sa tvaṃ kuru vaco mama / asti cātra paraṃ kiñcidadhyātmaṃ devanirmitam /
ataśca tvāṃ bravīmyetatkriyatāmaviśaṅkayā //

devaguhyaṃ tvayā jñātuṃ na śakyaṃ puruṣarṣabha /
nasmānnākhyāmi te guhyaṃ kāle vetsyati tadbhavān //

punaruktaṃ ca vakṣyāmi tvaṃ rādheya nibodha tat /
mā'smai te kuṇḍale dadyā bhikṣite vajrāpāṇinā //

śobhase kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca rucirābhyāṃ mahādyute /
viśākhayormadhyagataḥ śaśīva vimale divi //

kīrtiśca jīvataḥ sādhvī puruṣasyeti viddhi tat /
pratyākhyeyastvayā tāta kuṇḍalārthe sureśvaraḥ //

pāṇḍavānāṃ hite yukto bhikṣanbrāhmaṇaveṣadhṛt / śaktyā bahuvidhairvākyaiḥ kuṇḍalepsā tvayā'nagha /
vihantuṃ devarājas hetuyuktaiḥ punaḥpunaḥ //

upapattyupapannārthairmādhuryakṛtabhūṣaṇaiḥ /
purandarasya karṇa tvaṃ buddhimetāmapānuda //

tvaṃ hi nityaṃ naravyāghra spardhase savyasācinā /
savyasācī tvayā ceha yudhi śūraḥ sameṣyati //

na tu tvāmarjunaḥ śaktaḥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ samanvitam /
vijetuṃ yudhi yadyasya svayamindraḥ śaro bhavet //

tasmānna deye śakhrāya tvayaite kuṇḍale śubhe / sangrāme yadi nirjetuṃ karṇa kāmayase'rjunam //