Saundarānanda · Chapter 4

saundaranande mahākāvye "tathāgatavarṇana" nāma tṛtīya sarga samāpta /
caturthaḥ sargaḥ
bhāryāyācitaka
munau bruvāṇe 'pi tu tatra dharmaṃ dharmaṃ prati jñātiṣu cādṛteṣu /
prāsādasaṃstho madanaikakāryaḥ priyāsahāyo vijahāra nandaḥ

sa cakravākyeva hi cakravākastayā sametaḥ priyayā priyārhaḥ /
nācintayad vaiśramaṇaṃ na śakraṃ tatsthānahetoḥ kuta eva dharmam

lakṣmyā ca rūpeṇa ca sundarīti stambhena garveṇa ca māninīti /
dīptyā ca mānena ca bhāminīti yāto babhāṣe trividhena nāmnā

sā hāsahaṃsā nayanadvirephā pīnastanātyunnatapadmakośā /
bhūyo babhāse svakuloditena strīpadminī nandadivākareṇa

rūpeṇa cātyantamanohareṇa rūpānurūpeṇa ca ceṣṭitena /
manuṣyaloke hi tadā babhūva sā sundarī strīṣu nareṣu nandaḥ

sā devatā nandanacāriṇīva kulasya nandījananaśca nandaḥ /
atītya martyānanupetya devān sṛṣṭāvabhūtāmiva bhūtadhātrā

tāṃ sundarī cenna labheta nandaḥ sā vā niṣeveta na taṃ natabhrūḥ /
dvandvaṃ dhruvaṃ tadvikalaṃ na śobhetānyonyahīnāviva rātricandrau

kandarparatyoriva lakṣyabhūtaṃ pramodanāndyoriva nīḍabhūtam /
praharṣatuṣṭyoriva pātrabhūtaṃ dvandvaṃ sahāraṃsta madāndhabhūtam

parasparodvīkṣaṇatatparākṣaṃ parasparavyāhṛtasaktacittam /
parasparāśleṣahṛtāṅgarāgaṃ parasparaṃ tanmithunaṃ jahāra

bhāvānuraktau girinirjharasthau tau kinnarīkiṃpuruṣāvivobhau /
cikrīḍatuścābhivirejatuśca rūpaśriyānyonyamivākṣipantau

anyonyasaṃrāgavivardhanena taddvandvamanyonyamarīramacca /
klamāntare 'nyonyavinodanena salīlamanyonyamamīmadacca

vibhūṣayāmāsa tataḥ priyāṃ sa siṣeviṣustāṃ na mṛjāvahārtham /
svenaiva rūpeṇa vibhūṣitā hi vibhūṣaṇānāmapi bhūṣaṇaṃ sā

dattvātha sā darpaṇamasya haste mamāgrato dhāraya tāvadenam /
viśeṣakaṃ yāvadahaṃ karomītyuvāca kāntaṃ sa ca taṃ babhāra

bhartustataḥ śmaśru nirīkṣamāṇā viśeṣakaṃ sāpi cakāra tādṛk /
niśvāsavātena ca darpaṇasya cikitsayitvā nijaghāna nandaḥ

sā tena ceṣṭālalitena bhartuḥ śāṭhyena cāntarmanasā jahāsa /
bhavecca ruṣṭā kila nāma tasmai lalāṭajihmāṃ bhṛkuṭiṃ cakāra

cikṣepa karṇotpalamasya cāṃse kareṇa savyena madālasena /
patrāṅguliṃ cārdhanimīlitākṣe vaktre 'sya tāmeva vinirdudhāva

tataścalannūpurayoktritābhyāṃ nakhaprabhodbhāsitarāṅgulibhyām /
padbhyāṃ priyāyā nalinopabhābhyāṃ mūrdhnā bhayānnāma nanāma nandaḥ

sa muktapuṣponmiṣitena mūrdhnā tataḥ priyāyāḥ priyakṛd babhāse /
suvarṇavedyāmanilāvabhagnaḥ puṣpātibhārādiva nāgavṛkṣaḥ

sā taṃ stanodvartitahārayaṣṭirutthāpayāmāsa nipīḍya dorbhyām /
kathaṃ kṛto 'sīti jahāsa coccairmukhena sācīkṛtakuṇḍalena

patyustato darpaṇasaktapāṇermuhurmuhurvaktramavekṣamāṇā /
tamālapatrārdratale kapole samāpayāmāsa viśeṣakaṃ tat

tasyā mukhaṃ tat satamālapatraṃ tāmrādharauṣṭhaṃ cikurāyatākṣam /
raktādhikāgraṃ patitadvirephaṃ saśaivalaṃ padmamivābabhāse

nandastato darpaṇamādareṇa bibhrattadāmaṇḍanasākṣibhūtam /
viśeṣakāvekṣaṇakekarākṣo laḍat priyāyā vadanaṃ dadarśa

tatkuṇḍalādaṣṭaviśeṣakāntaṃ kāraṇḍavakliṣṭamivāravindam /
nandaḥ priyāyā mukhamīkṣamāṇo bhūyaḥ priyānandakaro babhūva

vimānakalpe sa vimānagarbhe tatastathā caiva nananda nandaḥ /
tathāgataścāgatabhaikṣakālo bhaikṣāya tasya praviveśa veśma

avāṅamukho niṣpraṇāyaśca tasthau bhrāturgṛhe 'nyasya gṛhe yathaiva /
tasmādatho preṣyajanapramādād bhikṣāmalabdhvaiva punarjagāma

kācit pipeṣāṅgavilepanaṃ hi vāso 'ṅganā kācidavāsayacca /
ayojayat snānavidhiṃ tathānyā jagranthuranyāḥ surabhīḥ srajaśca

tasmin gṛhe bharturataścarantyaḥ krīḍānurūpaṃ lalitaṃ niyogam /
kāścinna buddhaṃ dadṛśuryuvatyo buddhasya vaiṣā niyataṃ manīṣā

kācit sthitā tatra tu harmyapṛṣṭhe gavākṣapakṣe praṇidhāya cakṣuḥ /
viniṣpatantaṃ sugataṃ dadarśa payodagarbhādiva dīptamarkam

sā gauravaṃ tatra vicārya bhartuḥ svayā ca bhaktyārhatayārhataśca /
nandasya tasthau purato vivakṣustadājñayā ceti tadācacakṣe

anugrahāyāsya janasya śaṅke gururgṛhaṃ no bhagavān praviṣṭaḥ /
bhikṣāmalabdhvā giramāsanaṃ vā śūnyādaraṇyādiva yāti bhūyaḥ

śrutvā maharṣeḥ sa gṛhapraveśaṃ satkārahīnaṃ ca punaḥ prayāṇam /
cacāla citrābharaṇāmbarasrakkalpadrumo dhūta ivānilena

kṛtvāñjaliṃ mūrdhani padmakalpaṃ tataḥ sa kāntāṃ gamanaṃ yayāce /
karttu gamiṣyāmi gurau praṇāmaṃ māmabhyanujñātumihārhasīti

sā vepamānā parisasvaje taṃ śālaṃ latā vātasamīriteva /
dadarśa cāśruplutalolanetrā dīrghe ca niśvasya vaco 'bhyuvāca

nāhaṃ yiyāsorgurudarśanārthamarhāmi kartuṃ tava dharmapīḍām /
gacchāryaputraihi ca śīghrameva viśeṣako yāvadayaṃ na śuṣkaḥ

sacedbhavestvaṃ khalu dīrghasūtro daṇḍaṃ mahāntaṃ tvayi pātayeyam /
muhurmuhustvāṃ śayitaṃ kucābhyāṃ vibodhayeyaṃ ca na cālapeyam

athāpyanāśyānaviśeṣakāyāṃ mayyeṣyasi tvaṃ tvaritaṃ tatastvām /
nipīḍayiṣyāmi bhujadvayena nirbhūṣaṇenārdravilepanena

ityevamuktaśca nipīḍitaśca tayāsavarṇasvanayā jagāda /
evaṃ kariṣyāmi vimuñca caṇḍi yāvad gururdūragato na me saḥ

tataḥ stanodvartitatacandanābhyāṃ mukto bhujābhyāṃ na tu mānasena /
vihāya veṣaṃ madanānurūpaṃ satkārayogyaṃ sa vapurbabhāra

sā taṃ prayāntaṃ ramaṇaṃ pradadhyau pradhyānaśūnyasthitaniścalākṣī /
sthitoccakarṇā vyapaviddhaśaṣpā bhrāntaṃ mṛgam bhrāntamukhī mṛgīva

didṛkṣayākṣiptamanā munestu nandaḥ prayāṇaṃ prati tatvare ca /
vivṛttadṛṣṭiśca śanairyayau tāṃ karīva paśyan sa laḍatkareṇum

chātodarīṃ pīnapayodharoruṃ sa sundarīṃ rukmadarīmivādreḥ /
kākṣeṇa paśyan na tatarpa nandaḥ pibannivaikena jalaṃ kareṇa

taṃ gauravaṃ buddhagataṃ cakarṣa bhāryānurāgaḥ punarācakarṣa /
so 'niścayānnāpi yayau na tasthau turaṃstaraṃgeṣviva rājahaṃsaḥ

adarśanaṃ tūpagataśca tasyā harmyāttataścāvatatāra tūrṇam /
śrutvā tato nūpuranisvanaṃ sa punarlalambe hṛdaye gṛhītaḥ

sa kāmarāgeṇa nigṛhyamāṇo dharmānurāgeṇa ca kṛṣyamāṇaḥ /
jagāma duḥkhena vivartyamānaḥ plavaḥ pratistrota ivāpagāyāḥ

tataḥ kramairdīrghatamaiḥ pracakrame kathaṃ nu yāto na gururbhavediti /
svajeya tāṃ caiva viśeṣakapriyāṃ kathaṃ priyāmārdraviśeṣakāmiti

atha sa pathi dadarśa muktamānaṃ pitṛnagare 'pi tathā gatābhimānam /
daśabalamabhito vilambamānaṃ dhvajamanuyāna ivaindramarcyamānam