Saundarānanda · Chapter 8

Saundarananda mahākāvye nandivlāpo nāma saptamaḥ sargaḥ /
CANTO VIII
atha nandam adhīralocanaṃ gṛhayānotsukam utsukotuskam /
abhigamya śivena cakṣuṣā śramaṇaḥ kaś cid uvāca maitrayā

kim idaṃ mukham aśrudurinaṃ hṛdayasthaṃ vivṛṇoti te tamaḥ /
dhṛtim ehi niyaccha vikriyāṃ na hi bāṣpaś ca śamaś ca śobhate

dvividhā samudeti vedanā niyataṃ cetasi deha eva ca /
śrutavidhyupacārakovidā dvividhā eva tayoś cikitsakāḥ

tad iyaṃ yadi kāyikī rujā bhiṣaje tūrṇam anūnam ucyatām /
viniguhya hi rogam āturo nacirāt tīvram anartham ṛcchati

atha duḥkham idaṃ manomayaṃ vada vakṣyāmi yad atra bheṣajam /
manaso hi rajastamasvino bhiṣajo 'dhyātmavidaḥ parīkṣakāḥ

nikhilena ca satyam ucyatāṃ yadi vācyaṃ mayi saumya manyaste /
gatayo vividhā hi cetasāṃ bahuguhyāni madākulāni ca

iti tena sa coditas tadā vyavasāyaṃ pravivakṣur ātmanaḥ /
avalambya kare kareṇa taṃ pravivakṣur ātmanaḥ

atha tatra śucau latāgṛhe kusumodgāriṇi tau niṣedatuḥ /
mṛdubhir mṛdumāruteritair upagūdhāv iva bālapallavaiḥ

sa jagāda tataś cikīṣitam ghananiśvāsagṛhītam antarā /
śrutavāgviśadāya bhikṣave viduṣā pravrajitena durvacam

sadṛśaṃ yadi dharmacāriṇaḥ satataṃ prāṇiṣu maitracetasaḥ /
adhṛtau yad iyaṃ hitaiṣitā mayi te syāt karuṇātmanaḥ sataḥ

ata eva ca me viśeṣataḥ pravivakṣā kṣamavādini tvayi /
na hi bhāvam imaṃ calātmane kathayeyaṃ bruvate 'py asādhave

tad idaṃ śṛṇu me samāsato na rame dharavidhāv ṛte priyām /
girisānuṣu kāminīm ṛte kṛtaretā iva kiṃnaraś caran

vanavāsasukhāt parāṅmukhaḥ prayiyāsā gṛham eva yena me /
na hi śarma labhe tayā vinā nṛpatir hīna ivottamaśriyā

atha tasya niśamya tadvacaḥ priyabhāryābhimukhasya śocataḥ /
śramaṇaḥ sa śiraḥ prakampayan nijagādātmagataṃ śanair idam

kṛpaṇaṃ bata yūthalālaso mahato vyādhabhayād viniḥsṛtaḥ /
pravivikṣati vāgurāṃ mṛgaś capalo gītaraveṇa vañcitaḥ

vihagaḥ khalu jālasaṃvṛto hitakāmena janena mokṣitaḥ /
vicaran phalapuṣpavadvanaṃ pravivikṣuḥ svayam eva pañjaram

kalabhaḥ kariṇā khalūddhṛto bahupaṅkād viṣamān nadītalāt /
jalatarṣavaśena tāṃ punaḥ saritaṃ grāhavatī titīrṣati

śaraṇe sabhujaṅgame svapan pratibuddhena pareña bodhitaḥ /
taruṇaḥ khalu jātavibhramaḥ svayam ugraṃ bhujagaṃ jighṛkṣati

mahatā khalu jātavedasā jvalitād utpatito vanadrumāt /
punar icchati nīḍatṛṣṇayā patituṃ tatra gatavyatho dvijaḥ

avaśaḥ khalu kāmamūrchayā priyayā śyenabhayād vinākṛtaḥ /
na dhṛtiṃ samupaiti na hriyaṃ karuṇaṃ jīvati jīvajīvakaḥ

akṛtātmatayā tṛṣānvito ghṛṇayā caiva dhiyā ca varjitaḥ /
aśanaṃ khalu vāntam ātmanā kṛpañaḥ śvā punar attum icchati

iti manmathaśokakarṣitaṃ tam anudhyāya muhur nirīkṣya ca /
śramaṇaḥ sa hitābhikāṅkṣayā guṇavadvākyam uvāca vipriyam

avicārayataḥ śubhāśubhaṃ viṣayeṣv eva niviṣṭacetasaḥ /
upapannam alabdhacakusuṣo na ratiḥ śreyasi ced bhavet tava

śravaṇe grahaṇe 'tha dhāraṇe paramārthāvagame manaḥśame /
aviṣaktamateś calātmano na hi dharme 'bhiratir vidhīyate

viṣayeṣu tu doṣadarśinaḥ parituṣṭasya śucer amāninaḥ /
śamakarmasu yuktacetasaḥ kṛtabuddher na ratir na vidyate

ramate tṛṣito dhanaśriyā ramate kāmasukhen bāliśaḥ /
ramate praśamena sajjanaḥ paribhogān paribhūya vidyayā

api ca prathitasya dhīmataḥ kulajasyārcitaliṅgadhāriṇaḥ /
sadṛśī na gṛhāya cetanā praṇatir vāyuvaśād girer iva

spṛhyet parasaṃśritāya yaḥ paribhūyātmavaśāṃ svatantratām /
upaśāntipathe śive sthitaḥ spṛhayed doṣavate gṛhāya saḥ

vyasanābhihato yathā viśet parmuktaḥ punar eva bandhanam /
samupetya vanaṃ tathā punar gṛhasaṃjñaṃ mṛgayeta bandhanam

puruṣaś ca vihāya yaḥ kaliṃ punar icchet kalim eva sevitum /
sa vihāya bhajeta bāliṣaḥ kalibhūtām ajitendriyaḥ priyām

saviṣā iva saṃśritā latāḥ parimṛṣṭā iva soragā guhāḥ /
vivṛtā iva cāsayo dhṛtā vyasanāntā hi bhavanti yoṣitaḥ

pramadāḥ samadā madapradāḥ pramadā vītamadā bhayapradāḥ /
iti doṣabhayāvahāś ca tāḥ katham arhanti niṣevanaṃ nu tāḥ

svajanaḥ svajanena bhidyate suhṛdaś cāpi suhṛjjanena yat /
paradoṣavikṣaṇāḥ śaṭhās tadanāryāḥ pracaranti yoṣitaḥ

kulajāḥ kṛpaṇībhavanti yad yad ayuktaṃ pracaranti sāhasam /
praviśanti ca yac camūmukhaṃ rabhasās tatra nimittam aṅganāḥ

vacanena haranati valgunā niśitena praharanti cetasā /
madhu tiṣṭhati vāci yoṣitāṃ hṛdaye hālahalaṃ mahadviṣam

pradahan dahano 'pi gṛhyate viśarīraḥ pavano 'pi gṛhyate /
kupito bhujago 'pi gṛhyate pradānāṃ tu mano na gṛhyate

na vapur vimṛśanti na śriyaṃ na matiṃ nāpi kulaṃ na vikramam /
praharanty aviśeṣataḥ striyaḥ sarito grāhakulākulā iva

na vaco madhuraṃ na lālanaṃ smarati strī na ca suahṛdaṃ kva cit /
kalitā vanitaiva cañcalā tad ihāriṣv iva nāvalambyate

adadatsu bhavanti narmadāḥ pradadatsu praviśanti vibhramam /
praṇateṣu bhavanti garvitāḥ pramadās tṛptatarāś ca māniṣu

guṇavatsu caranti bhartṛvad guṇahīneṣu caranti putravat /
dhanavatsu caranti tṛṣṇayā dhanahīneṣu caranty avajñayā

viṣayād viṣayāntaraṃ gatā pracaraty eva yathā hṛtāpi gauḥ /
anavekṣitapūrvasauhṛdā ramate 'nyatra gatā tathāṅganā

praviśanty api hi striyaś citām anubhadhnanty api muktajīvtāḥ /
api bibhrati naiva yantraṇā na tu bhāvena vahanti sāhṛdam

ramayanti patīn kathaṃ cana pramadā yāḥ patidevatāḥ kva cit /
calacittatayā sahasraśo ramayante hṛdayaṃ svan eva tāḥ

śvapacaṃ kila senajitsutā cakame mīnaripuṃ kumudvatī /
mṛgarājam atho bṛhadrathā pramadānām agatir na vidyate

kuruhaihayavṛṣṇivaṃśajā bahumāyākavaco 'tha śambaraḥ /
munir ugratapāś ca gautamaḥ samavāpur vanitoddhataṃ rajaḥ

akṛtajñam anāryam asthiraṃ vanitānām ida īdṛśaṃ manaḥ /
katham arhati tāsu paṇḍito hṛdayaṃ sañjayituṃ calātmasu

atha sūkṣmamati dvayāśivaṃ laghu tāsāṃ hṛdayaṃ na paśyasi /
kimu kāyam asadgṛhaṃ sravad vaintānām aśuciṃ na paśyasi

anulepanam añjanaṃ srajo maṇimuktātapanīyam aṃśukam /
yad ahany ahani pradhāvanair vasanaiś cābharaṇaiś ca saṃskṛtam /
aśubhaṃ tamasāvṛtekṣaṇaḥ śubhato gacchasi nāvagacchasi

atha vā samavaiṣi tattanūm aśubhāṃ tvaṃ na tu saṃvid asti te /
surabhiṃ vidadhāsi hi kriyām aśuces tatprabhavasya śāntaye

malapañkadharā digambarā prakṛtisthair nakhadantaromabhiḥ /
yadi sādhu kim atra yoṣitāṃ sahajaṃ tāsu vicīyatāṃ śuci

malapaṅkadharā digambarā prakṛtisthair nakhadantaromabhiḥ /
yadi sā tava sundarī bhaven niyataṃ te 'dya na sundarī bhavet

sravatīm aśuciṃ spṛśec ca kaḥ saghuṇo jarjarabhāṇḍavat striyam /
yadi kevalayā tvacāvṛtā na bhaven makṣikapattramātrayā

tvacaveṣṭhitam astipañjaraṃ yadi kāyaṃ samavaiṣi yoṣitām /
madanena ca kṛṣyase balād aghṛṇaḥ kāyaṃ samvaiṣi yoṣitām

śubhatām aśubheṣu kalpayan nakhadantatvacakeśaromasu /
avicakṣaṇa kiṃ na paśyasi prakṛtiṃ ca prabhavaṃ ca yoṣitām

tad avetya manaḥśarīrayor vanitā doṣavatīr viśeṣataḥ /
capalaṃ bhavanotsukaṃ manaḥ pratisaṃkhyānabalena vāryatām

śrutavān matimān kulodgataḥ paramasya praśamasya bhājanam /
upagamya yathā tathā punar na hi behttuṃ niyamaṃ tvam arhasi

abhijanamahato manasvinaḥ priyayaśaso bahumānam icchataḥ /
nidhanam api varaṃ sthirātmanaś cyutavinayasya na caiva jīvitam

baddhvā yathā hi kavacaṃ pragṛhītacāpo nindyo bhavaty apasṛtaḥ samarād rathasthaḥ /
bhaikṣākam abhyupagataḥ parigṛhya liṅgaṃ nindyas tathā bhavati kāmarhṛtendriyāśvaḥ

hāsyo yathā ca paramābharaṇāmbarasrag bhaikṣaṃ caran dhṛtadhanuś calacitramauliḥ /
vairūpyam abhyupagataḥ paraiṇḍabhojī hāsyas tathā gṛhasukhābhimukhaḥ satṛṣṇaḥ

yathā svannaṃ bhuktvā paramaśyanīye 'pi śayito varāho nirmuktaḥ punar aśuci dhāvet paricitam /
tathā śreyaḥ śṛṇvan praśamasukham āsvādya guṇavad vanaṃ śāntaṃ hitvā gṛham abhilaṣet kāmatṛṣitaḥ

yatholkā hastasthā dahati pavanapreritaśikhā yathā pādākrānto daśati bhujagaḥ krodharabhasaḥ /
yathā hanti vyāghraḥ śiśur api gṛhīto gṛhagataḥ tathā strīsaṃsargo bhuvidham anarthāya bhavati

tad vijñāya manaḥśarīraniyatān nāriṣu doṣān imān matvā kāmasukhaṃ nadījalacalaṃ kleśāya śokāya ca /
dṛṣṭvā durbalam āmapatrasadṛśaṃ mṛtyūpasṛṣṭaṃ jagan nirmokṣāya kuruṣva buddhim atulām utkaṇṭhituṃ nārhasi