Saundarānanda · Chapter 10

Saundaranande mahākāvye madāpavādo nāma navamaḥ sargaḥ /
CANTO X
śrutvā tataḥ sadvratam utsisṛkṣuṃ bhāryāṃ didṛkṣuṃ bhavanaṃ vivikṣum /
nandaṃ nirānandam apetadhairyam abhyujjihīrṣur munir ājuhāva

taṃ prāptam aprāptavimokṣamārgaṃ papraccha cittaskhalitaṃ sucittaḥ /
sa hrīmate hrīvinato jagāda svaṃ niścayaṃ niścayakovidāya

nandaṃ viditvā sugatas tatas taṃ bhāryābhidhāne tamasi bhramantam /
pāṇau gṛhītvā viyad utpapāta maṇiṃ jale sādhur ivojjihīrṣuḥ

kāṣāyavastrau kanakāvadātau virejatus tau nabhasi prasanne /
anyonyasaṃśliṣṭavikīrṇapakṣau saraḥprakīrṇāv iva cakravākau

tau devadārūttamagandhavantaṃ nadīsaraḥprasravaṇaughavantam /
ājagmatuḥ kāñcanadhātumantaṃ devarṣimantaṃ himavantam āśu

tasmin girau cārañasiddhajuṣṭe śive havir dhūmakṛttottarīye /
āgamya pārasya nirāśrayasya tau tasthatur dvīpa ivāmbarasya

śāntendriye tatra munau sthite tu savismayaṃ dikṣu dadarśa nandaḥ /
darīś ca kuñjāṃś ca vanaukasaś ca vibhūṣaṇaṃ rakṣaṇam eva cādreḥ

bahvāyate tatra site hi śṛṅge saṃkṣiptabarhaḥ śayito mayūraḥ /
bhuje balasyāyatapīnabāhor vaiḍūryakeyūra ivābabhāse

manaḥśilādhātuśilāśrayeṇa pītākṛtāṃso virarāja siṃhaḥ /
saṃtaptacāmīkarabhaktcitraṃ rūpyāṅgadaṃ śīrṇam ivāmbikasya

vyāghraḥ klavyāyatakhelagāmī lāṅgūlacakreṇa kṛtāpasvyaḥ /
babhau gireḥ prasravaṇaṃ pipāsur ditsan pitṛbhyo 'mbha ivāvatirṇaḥ

calatkadambe himvannitambe tarau pralambe camaro lalambe /
chettuṃ vilagnaṃ na śaśāka bālaṃ kulodgatāṃ prītim ivāryavṛttaḥ

suvarṇagaurāś ca kirātasaṃghā mayūrapattrojjvalagātralekhāḥ /
sārdūlapātapratimā guhābhayo niśeptur udgāra ivācalasya

darīcarīṇām atisundariṇāṃ manoharaśroṇikucodharīṇām /
vṛdndāni rejur diśi kiṃnarīṇāṃ puṣpotkacānām iva vallarīṇām

nagān nagasyopari devadārūn āyāsayantaḥ kapayo viceruḥ /
tebhyaḥ phalaṃ nāpurato 'pajagmur moghaprasādebhya iveśvarebhyaḥ

tasmāt tu yūthād apasāryamāṇāṃ niṣpīditālaktakaraktavaktrām /
śākhāmṛgīm ekavipannadṛṣṭiṃ dṛṣṭvā munir nandam idaṃ babhāṣe

kā nanda rūpeṇa ca ceṣṭayā ca saṃpaśyataś cārutarā matā te /
eṣā mṛgī viakavipanndṛṣṭiḥ sa vā jano yatra gatā taveṣṭiḥ

ity evam uktaḥ sugatena nandaḥ kṛtvā smitaṃ kiṃ cid idaṃ jagāda /
kva cottamastrī bhagavan badhūs te mṛgi nagakleśkarī kva caiṣā

tato munis tasya niśamya vākyaṃ hetvantaraṃ kiṃ cid avekṣamāṇaḥ /
ālambya nandaṃ prayayau tathaiva krīḍāvanaṃ vajradharasya rājñaḥ

ṛtāv rtāv ākṛtim eka eke kṣaṇe kṣaṇe bibhrati yatra vṛkṣāḥ /
citrāṃ samastām api ke cid anye ṣaṇṇām ṛtūnāṃ śriyam udvahanti

puṣyanti ke cit surabhīr udārā mālāḥ srajaś ca grathitā vicitrāḥ /
karṇānukūlān avataṃsakāṃṣ ca pratyarthibhūtān iva kuṇḍalānām

raktāni phullāḥ kamalāni yatra pradīpavṛkṣā iva bhānti vṛkṣā /
praphullanīlotpalarohiṇo 'nye sonmīlitākṣā iva bhānti vṛkṣā

nānāvirāgāṇy atha pāṇḍarāṇi suvarṇabhaktivyavabhāsitāni /
atāntavāny ekaghanāni yatra sūkṣmāṇi vāsāṃsi phalanti vṛkṣā

hārān maṇīn uttamakuṇḍalāni keyūravaryāṇy atha nūpurāṇi /
evaṃvidhāny ābharaṇāni yatra svargānurūpāṇi phalanti vṛkṣaḥ

vaiḍūryanālāni ca kāñcanāni padmāni vajrāṅkurakesarāṇi /
sparśakṣamāṇy uttamagandhavanti rohanti niṣkampatalā nalinyaḥ

yatrāyatāṃś caiva tatāṃś ca tāṃs tān vādyasya hetūn suṣirān ghanāṃś ca /
phalanti vṛkṣā maṇihemacitrāḥ krīḍāsahāyās tridaśālayānām

mandāravṛkṣāṃś ca kuśeśayāṃś ca puṣpānatān kokanadāṃś ca vṛkṣān /
ākramya māhātmyaguṇair virājan rājāyate yatra sa pārijātaḥ

kṛṣṭe tapaḥṣīlahalair akhinnais tripiṣṭapakṣetratale prasūtāḥ /
evaṃvidhā yatra saānuvṛttā divaukasāṃ bhogavidhānavṛkṣāḥ

manaḥśilābhair vadanair vihaṅgā yatrākṣibhiḥ spāṭikasaṃnibhaiś ca /
śāvaiś ca pakṣair abhilohitāntair māñjiṣṭhakair ardhasitaiś ca pādaiḥ

citraiḥ suvarṇacchadanais tathānye vaiḍuryavarṇābhir nayanaiḥ prasannaiḥ /
vihaṅgamā śiñjirikābhidhānā rutair manaḥśrotaharair bhramanti

raktābhir agreṣu ca vallarībhir madhyeṣu cāmīkarapiñjarābhiḥ /
vaiḍūryavarṇābhir upāntamadhyeṣv alaṅkṛtā yatra khagāś caranti

rociṣṇavo nāma patratriṇo 'nye dīptāgnivarṇā jvalitair ivāsyaiḥ /
bhramanti dṛṣṭīr vapuṣākṣipantaḥ svanaiḥ śubhair apsaraso harantaḥ

yatreṣṭaceṣṭāḥ satataprahṛṣṭā nirartayo nirjaraso viśokāḥ /
svaiḥ karmabhir hīnaviśiṣṭtamadhyāḥ svayaṃprabhāḥ puṇyakṛto ramante

pūrvaṃ tapomūlyaparigraheṇa svargakrayārthaṃ kṛtaniścayānāṃ /
manāṃsi khinnāni tapodhanānāṃ haranti yatrāpsaraso laḍantyāḥ

nityotsavaṃ taṃ ca niśāmya lokaṃ nistandrinidrāratiśokarogam /
nando jarāmṛtyuvaśaṃ sadārtaṃ mene śmaśānapratimaṃ nṛlokam

aindraṃ vanaṃ tac ca dadarśa nandaḥ samantato vismayaphulladṛṣṭiḥ /
harṣānvitāś cāpsarasaḥ parīyuḥ sagarvam anyonyam avekṣamāṇāḥ

sadā yuvatyo madanaikakāryāḥ sādhāraṇāḥ puṇyakṛtāṃ vihārāḥ /
divyāś ca nirdoṣaparigrahāś ca tapaḥphalasyāśrayaṇaṃ surāṇām

tāsāṃ jagur dhīram udāttam anyāḥ padmāni kāś cil lalitaṃ labhañjuḥ /
anyonyaharṣān nanṛtus tathānyāś cirāṅgahārāḥ stanabhinnabhārāḥ

kāsāṃ cid āsāṃ vadanāni rejur vanāntarebhyaś calakuṇḍalāni /
vyāviddhaparṇebhya ivākarebhyaḥ padmāni kāraṇḍavaghaṭṭitāni

tāḥ niḥsṛtāḥ prekṣya vanāntarebhyas taḍitpatākā iva toyadebhyaḥ /
nandasya rāgeṇa tanur vivepe jale cale candramasaḥ prabheva

vapuś ca divyaṃ lalitāś ca ceṣṭās tataḥ sa tāsāṃ manasā jahāra /
kautūhalāvarjitayā ca dṛṣṭyā saṃśleṣatarṣād iva jātarāgaḥ

sa jātatarṣo 'psarasaḥ pipāsus tatprāptaye 'dhiṣṭhitaviklavārtaḥ /
lolendriyāśvena manorathena jehriyamāṇo na dhṛtiṃ cakāra

yathā manuṣyo malinaṃ hi vāsaḥ kṣāreṇa bhūyo malinīkaroti /
malakṣayārthaṃ na malodbhavārtaṃ rajas tathāsmai munir ācakarṣa

doṣāṃś ca kāyād bhiṣaguj jihīrṣur bhūyo yathā kleśayituṃ yateta /
rāgaṃ tathā tasya munir jighāṃsur bhūyastaraṃ rāgam upānināya

dīpaprabhāṃ hanti yathāndhakāre sahasraraśmer uditasya dīptiḥ /
manuṣyaloke dyutim aṅganānām antardadhāty apsarasāṃ tathā śrīḥ

mahac ca rūpaṃ svaṇu hanti rūpaṃ śabdo mahān hanti ca śabdam alpam /
gurvī rujā hanti rujāṃ ca mṛdviṃ sarvo mahān hetur aṇor vadhāya

muneḥ prabhāvāc ca śaśāka nandas taddarśanaṃ soḍhum asahyam anyaiḥ /
avitarāgasya hi durbalasya mano dahed apsarasāṃ vapuḥṣrīḥ

matvā tato nandam udīrṇarāgaṃ bhāryānurodhād apavṛttarāgam /
rāgeṇa rāgaṃ pratihantukāmo munir virāgo giram ity uvāca

etāḥ strīyaḥ paśya divaukasas tvaṃ nirīkṣya ca brūhi yathārthattvam /
etāḥ kathaṃ rūpaguṇair matās te sa vā jano yatra gataṃ manas te

athāpsaraḥs eva niviṣṭadṛṣtī rāgāgnināntarhṛdaye pradīptaḥ /
sagadgagadaṃ kāmaviṣaktacetāḥ kṛtāñjalir vākyam uvāca nandaḥ

haryaṅganāsau muṣitaikadṛṣṭir yadantare syāt tava nātha vadhvāḥ /
tadantare 'sau kṛpaṇā vadhūs te vauṣmatīr apsarasaḥ pratītya

āsthā yathā pūrvam abhūn na kā cid anyāsu me striṣu niśāmya bhāryām /
tasyāṃ tataḥ samprati kā cid āsthā na me niśāmyaiva hi rūpam āsām

yathā pratapto mṛdunātapena dahyeta kaś cin mahatānalena /
rāgeṇa pūrvaṃ mṛdunābhitapto rāgāninānena tathābhidahye

vāgvāriṇā māṃ pariṣiñca tasmād yāvan na dahye sa ivāhjaśatruḥ /
rārāgnir adyaiva hi māṃ didhakṣuḥ kakṣaṃ savṛkṣāgram ivotthito 'gniḥ

prasīda sīdāmi vimuñca mā mune vasundharādhairya na dhairyam asti me /
asūn vimokṣyāmi vimuktamānasa prayccha vā vāgamṛtaṃ mumūrṣave

anarthabhogena vighātaydṛṣtinā pramādadaṃśṭreṇa tamoviṣāgninā /
ahaṃ hi daṣṭo hṛdi manmathāhinā vidhatsya tasmād agadaṃ mahābhiṣak

anena daṣṭo madanāhinā hi nā na kaś cid ātmany anavasthitaḥ sthitaḥ /
mumoha vodhyor hy acalātmano mano babhūva dhīmāṃś ca sa śantanus tanuḥ

sthite viśiṣṭe tvayi saṃśraye śraye yathā na yāmīha vasan diśaṃ diśam /
yathā ca labdhvā vyasanakṣayaṃ kṣayaṃ vrajāmi tan me kuru śaṃsataḥ sataḥ

tato jighāṃsur hṛdi tasya tattamas tamonudo naktam ivotthitaṃ tamaḥ /
maharṣicandro jagatas tamonudas tamaḥprahīṇo nijagāda gautamaḥ

dhṛtiṃ pariṣvajya vidhūya vikriyāṃ nigṛhya tāvac chrutacetasī śṛṇu /
imā yadi prārthayase tvam aṅganā vidhatsva śulkārtham ihottamaṃ tapaḥ

imā hi śakyā na balān na sevayā na saṃpradānena na rūptavattayā /
imā hriyante khalu dharmacaryayā sacet praharṣaś cara dharmam ādṛtaḥ

ihādhivāso divi daivataiḥ samaṃ vanāni ramyāṇy ajarāś ca yoṣitaḥ /
idaṃ phalaṃ svasya śubhasya karmaṇo na dattam anyena na cāpy ahetutaḥ

kṣitau manuṣyo dhanurādhibhiḥ śramaiḥ striyaḥ kadā cid dhi labheta vā na vā /
asaṃśayaṃ yat tv iha dharmacaryayā bhaveyur etā divi puṇakarmaṇaḥ

tad apramatto niyame samudyato ramasva yady apsaraso 'bhilipsase /
ahaṃ ca te 'tra pratibhūḥ sthire vrate yathā tvam ābhir niyataṃ sameṣyasi

ataḥparaṃ paramam iti vyavasthitaḥ parāṃ dhṛtim paramamunau cakāra saḥ /
tato muniḥ pavana ivāmbarāt patan pragṛhya taṃ punar agaman mahītalam