# Kṣemendra: Sevyasevakopadeśaḥ

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> ## Data entry: Daniele Cuneo
> ## Contribution: Daniele Cuneo
> ## Date of this version: 2019-09-12
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> ## Source:
>    - »kṣemendrakṛtaḥ sevyasevakopadeśaḥ.« In: Paṇḍit Durgāprasād (ed.) et al.: Kāvyamālā Part 2. Bombay 1932, pp. 79-85.
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> ## Structure of references:
>    A reference is assembled consisting of
>    - a pragmatic abbreviation of the title: Sevyasevakopadeśaḥ = KṣeSsu,
>    - the number of the verse in arabic numerals.
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> # Text
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> mahākaviśrīkṣemendrakṛtaḥ sevyasevakopadeśaḥ |
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> vibhūṣaṇāya mahate tṛṣṇātimirahāriṇe |
> namaḥ saṃtoṣaratnāya sevāviṣavināśine || KṣeSsu_1
> 
> utsṛjya nijakāryāṇi sadbhir bāṣpākulekṣaṇam |
> sevyasevakasevānāṃ kriyatām anuśāsanam || KṣeSsu_2
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> darpād ekaḥ paro lobhād dvāv andhau sevyasevakau |
> dhanoṣmadainyavikṛtī mukhe kaḥ kasya paśyati || KṣeSsu_3
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> durvāramohalobhāndho yadi na syād ayaṃ janaḥ |
> kaḥ krūrakrodhavidhuraṃ saheta dhanināṃ mukham || KṣeSsu_4
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> yaḥ pṛthvīm api darpāndho na paśyati puraḥsthitām |
> sa dainyalaghutāṃ yātaṃ kathaṃ sevakam īkṣate || KṣeSsu_5
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> agatiṃ vāhayaty eko badhiraṃ stauti cāparaḥ |
> aho jagati hāsyāya nirlajjau sevyasevakau || KṣeSsu_6
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> dūraṃ huṃkāramātreṇa visṛṣṭo mārgaṇaḥ sadā |
> guṇabhraṣṭaḥ kriyāhīno nodvegaṃ yāti sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_7
> 
> manye sukṛtinā tena bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtaṃ tapaḥ |
> vairāgyabhāgī rathyāṃ yaḥ sevāsu na vigāhate || KṣeSsu_8
> 
> kathitakleśavāpena śāpeneva vipākinā |
> sevātāpena pacyante na hy aduṣkṛtino narāḥ || KṣeSsu_9
> 
> adainyapuṇyamanasāṃ yaśas teṣāṃ virājate |
> sevāpaṅkakalaṅkānāṃ yair na pātrīkṛtaṃ śiraḥ || KṣeSsu_10
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> prabhupraṇāme jaṭharaṃ dainyamūkaṃ vilokayan |
> praveṣṭuṃ sevakaḥ śaṅke vilakṣaḥ kṣitim īkṣate || KṣeSsu_11
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> sevādhvajo 'ñjalir mūrdhni hṛdi dainyaṃ mukhe stutiḥ |
> āśāgrahagṛhītānāṃ kiyatīyaṃ viḍambanā || KṣeSsu_12
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> akālāgamanakrodhavidhureśvaracakṣuṣā |
> kṣipraṃ smara ivāyāti sevako dugdhabhūtitām || KṣeSsu_13
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> punaḥ sevāvamānānāṃ tena dattaṃ tilodakam |
> praviśya vāhinīṃ yena khaḍgapātrīkṛtaṃ vapuḥ || KṣeSsu_14
> 
> kaṇavṛttiparikliṣṭaḥ kaṣṭaṃ sevakacātakaḥ |
> ghanāśānirato nityam udgrīvaḥ pariśuṣyati || KṣeSsu_15
> 
> niḥsaṃtoṣaḥ parityajya bhramaraḥ puṣpitaṃ vanam |
> sevate dānalobhena mātaṅgam api sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_16
> 
> jaḍasevāparikliṣṭas tīvradambhabakavrataḥ |
> kṛcchreṇa kṣaṇikāṃ prītim āsādayati sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_17
> 
> nityam unnatikāmo 'pi mānabhaṅgād adhomukhaḥ |
> yat satyam ubhayabhraṣṭas triśaṅkur iva sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_18
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> svamāṃsavikrayāsaktaḥ prabhuvetālaghaṭṭitaḥ |
> niḥsattvaḥ pralayaṃ yāti rātrisevāsu sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_19
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> bhūmiśāyī nirāhāraḥ śītavātātapakṣataḥ |
> munivrato 'pi narakakleśam aśnāti sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_20
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> karoti sevakaḥ sevāṃ tāvad āśām ivāyatām |
> yāvad bhogarasajñena yauvanena viyujyate || KṣeSsu_21
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> cakṣur dvāry añjalau pāṇiḥ stutau jihvā natau śiraḥ |
> aho nu sevakaiḥ kāyaḥ paropakaraṇīkṛtaḥ || KṣeSsu_22
> 
> hanta yācñāvamānena sevako laghutāṃ gataḥ |
> sevāpaṅkapade magno yad anviṣṭo na labhyate || KṣeSsu_23
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> aviśrāntyāviraktasya dīrghocchvāsena śuṣyataḥ |
> jareva duḥsahā jantoḥ sevā saṃkocakāriṇī || KṣeSsu_24
> 
> truṭyati klinnatantrīva māleva mlāyati kṣaṇāt |
> sevā nāracayaty eva dinacchedena naśyati || KṣeSsu_25
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> sevāsaṃkṣapitāṅgānāṃ rājarathyāsu śuṣyatām |
> tīvratṛṣṇāviṣārtānāṃ śaraṇam śamavāridaḥ || KṣeSsu_26
> 
> lobhasya mohādhvani vṛddhabhāve jātā durāśāśayitasya sevā |
> adhomukhī sā satataṃ salajjā jaratkumārīva na kasya śocyā || KṣeSsu_27
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> āśeva śūnyeṣu vivartamānā tṛṣṇeva saṃtoṣaparāṅmukhīyam |
> divāniśaṃ karṣaṇadīrgharajjuḥ sevā surāṇām api dainyabhūmiḥ || KṣeSsu_28
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> nisargavandhyāsu phalāśayā ye kurvanti sevāsu sadā prayatnam |
> kṛṣipravṛttāḥ śaśaśṛṅgakoṭyā khananti mūrkhāḥ khalu svasthalīṃ te || KṣeSsu_29
> 
> antaḥsthite 'py ātmani yaiḥ kriyante sevāpravṛttaiḥ puruṣaiḥ praṇāmāḥ |
> dugdhābdikallolini kūlakacche tṛṣṇāturās te jalam arthayante || KṣeSsu_30
> 
> bhāgīrathītīravanāntareṣu phalāvanamreṣu mahādrumeṣu |
> kṣuttāpatṛṣṇāśamaneṣu satsu kiṃ dainyasevāvyasanāvamānaiḥ || KṣeSsu_31
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> nityaprasaktyā na sṛjaty avajñāṃ na laulyagarhāgaṇanāṃ karoti |
> atyantayācñāsu na yāti khedaṃ bhikṣābhujām pātram ato nu sevyam || KṣeSsu_32
> 
> jayanti te svasti namo 'stu tebhyaḥ prabhūpraṇāmacyutamānaratnam |
> sevāprayāsavyasaneṣu mithyā rathyārajobhāgi śiro na yeṣām || KṣeSsu_33
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> kiṃ rājabhir durjanajanmajālavyāptair avāptair api kaṣṭadṛṣṭaiḥ |
> santy eva sevyā bhuvi bhūbhṛtas te taṭeṣu yeṣāṃ munayo niviṣṭāḥ || KṣeSsu_34
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> tṛṣṇāturāṇāṃ rajasā vṛtānāṃ sevākukūlānalatāpitānām |
> śāntyai hitaṃ candrakirīṭajūṭamaitrīpavitraṃ tridaśāpagāmbhaḥ || KṣeSsu_35
> 
> utsṛjya tīvraṃ viṣayābhilāṣaṃ saṃtoṣapoṣaṃ kuśalo bhajasva |
> ity arthyamānaḥ sukhasevayāyam ātmāiva sarvaṃ sudhiyāṃ dadāti || KṣeSsu_36
> 
> ekasya jāne sukhabhogabhājaḥ ślāghyasya sevāvyasanaṃ nivṛttam |
> sadaiva śiśnodaravarjitatvād ayācyayācñārahitasya rahoḥ || KṣeSsu_37
> 
> sevāvrate prāya ivāpaviṣṭaḥ sarvātmanā niścitajīvanāśaḥ |
> dvāḥsthaiḥ prayatnena nivārito 'pi na durgrahaṃ muñcati naṣṭasaṃjñaḥ || KṣeSsu_38
> 
> tamo'dhvatāpena ca cintayā ca śitena dainyena ca piṇḍitāṅgaḥ |
> sukhāśayā duḥkhasahasrabhāgī sevāvrataṃ mugdhamatir bibharti || KṣeSsu_39
> 
> gacchāmi gacchāmi dinaṃ gataṃ me dine gato 'haṃ na nṛpo 'dya dṛṣṭaḥ |
> iti bruvāṇasya sadā janasya jīrṇātarāṃ tasya tanur na tṛṣṇā || KṣeSsu_40
> 
> vicchedakārī sahasā kathānām anīpsito dīpa iva praviṣṭaḥ |
> saṃsaktavastrāntaramakṣikeva na sevakaḥ kasya karoti duḥkham || KṣeSsu_41
> 
> dhūmāyamāno 'kṣivipakṣabhūtaś cāṭukramotpāditakarṇaśūlaḥ |
> kusevakaḥ pādatale 'valagnaḥ pade pade kaṇṭakatām upaiti || KṣeSsu_42
> 
> ekaḥ kham eva kṣitim īkṣate 'nyaḥ sa nirjanārthī sa ca gāḍhalagnaḥ |
> svasvārthitā tasya bhṛśaṃ sa cārthī kathaṃ sa sevyaḥ sa ca sevako 'stu || KṣeSsu_43
> 
> chāyāgraho mūrta ivānuyāyī sthitaś ciraṃ vṛścikaniścalaś ca |
> akālapātī sukhakelilīlāyantrotpalaḥ sevakadurvidagdhaḥ || KṣeSsu_44
> 
> visṛjyamāno 'py aniśaṃ na yāti tīvroparodhapraṇayena mūrkhaḥ |
> bhartuḥ prasāde vihitaprayatno jātaḥ paraṃ pratyuta kopahetuḥ || KṣeSsu_45
> 
> śūtkāridīrghaśvasitānubandhair niveditodvegagatiprayāsaḥ |
> atipraveśāt kharamārgaṇo 'sau nirasyamāno viphalatvam eti || KṣeSsu_46
> 
> śrīratnacandravaravājigajorjite 'smin gambhīrarājakulanāmni mahāsamudre |
> aśnāti mūḍhamatir īśvaratām avāptum āśāvaśāt kṣitipater bahu kālakūṭam || KṣeSsu_47
> 
> virama virama neyaṃ pāntha namrāmramālā badhira khadirapālī niṣphalaiṣā prayāhi |
> iti bahuvidham uktaḥ sevako 'nyāpadeśais tyajati na vipulāśāpāśabaddhaḥ kusevām || KṣeSsu_48
> 
> pramlānā sarasatvam eti na punar māleva lagnātapā bhagnā kācamayīva saṃdhighaṭanā yogena na śliṣyati |
> sevā dīpaśikheva durgatagṛhe saṃdhāryamāṇā paraṃ niḥsnehā kṣayam eti khedajanitair ucchvāsamālānilaiḥ || KṣeSsu_49
> 
> kas tvaṃ gatvara sevakas tvaritatā kasmāt prabhur dṛśyate lābhaḥ kas tava tatra vetrivipulāghātaiḥ śirastāḍanam |
> kiṃ mṛdgāsi mudā viśālacaraṇair mithyaiva rathyām imām bandho vandhyanarendrabhavyabhavanabhrāntyā viḍambyāmahe || KṣeSsu_50
> 
> suptākarṣaṇadāma dhāma mahato mohasya dainyasya vā sevākleśam aharniśaṃ viṣahate yo vittaleśāśayā |
> prasphūrjadvaḍavāgnigarbhagahanodbhūtormimālākulaṃ saṃkṣubdhaṃ makarākaraṃ praviśati śrīratnalabdhyai na kim || KṣeSsu_51
> 
> vyarthātyarthagatāgatavyatikarair aśrāntatīvratvaro dvārālokanatatparaḥ parijanair utsāryamāṇaḥ param |
> yatnenaiva puraḥ praveśakalanaiḥ kleśāvamānāśrayaḥ sarvāpatpiśunaḥ śunaḥ sadṛśatām ālapsyate sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_52
> 
> kūjatkrūrakapāṭapīḍanaruṣā dattaprahāraiḥ paraṃ dvārāvasthaganāya susthirabhujair dvāḥsthair bhṛśaṃ bhartsitaḥ |
> kubjībhūya janasya jānuvivaraiḥ kṣiprapraveśotsukaḥ pṛcchaty antaranirgatānavasaraṃ maunavratān sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_53
> 
> dvāre ruddham upekṣate katham api prāptaṃ puro nekṣate vijñaptau gajamīlanāni kurute gṛhṇāti vākyacchalam |
> niryātasya karoti doṣagaṇanāṃ svalpāparādhe yamaḥ sa svāmī yadi sevyate marutaṭe kiṃ naḥ piśācaiḥ kṛtam || KṣeSsu_54
> 
> nityaṃ rājakule na pūjyayajane taddvārapālārcanaṃ bhaktiṃ bhūtisamudbhave na tu bhave dhyānaṃ dhane nātmani |
> dṛṣṭādṛṣṭavicintanaṃ narapatau na svocite karmaṇi śrīhetor bata niṣphalaṃ prakurute sarvaṃ jaḍaḥ sevakaḥ || KṣeSsu_55
> 
> sā tīvraṃ jaḍanimnapātanaratā no nityasaktā tvarā rathyāpaṅkakalaṅkitaṃ na vadanaṃ na dvārapālaiḥ kaliḥ |
> yasmiṃs taccirasevakaḥ pravitataṃ puṇyaṃ vanaṃ gamyatāṃ krūrās te na bhavanti tatra vikṛtakrodhoddhatāḥ pārthivāḥ || KṣeSsu_56
> 
> haṃho kaṣṭavinaṣṭa sevaka sakhe khinno 'si poṣāśayā rāgaś ced vibhave tad eṣa kupatiḥ klībaḥ kim āsevyate |
> sevyaḥ ko 'pi maheśvaraḥ sa bhagavān yasya prasādekṣaṇair akṣuṇṇaiḥ karuṇāspadīkṛtamarunnātho maruttaḥ kṛtaḥ || KṣeSsu_57
> 
> rājñām ajñatayā kṛtaṃ yad aniśaṃ dainyaṃ tad utsṛjyatāṃ saṃtoṣambhasi mṛjyatām api rajaḥ pādapraṇāmārjitam |
> saṃtoṣaḥ paramaḥ purāṇapuruṣaḥ saṃvinmayaḥ sevyatāṃ yatsmṛtyā na bhavanti te sumanasāṃ bhūyo bhavagranthayaḥ || KṣeSsu_58
> 
> utsṛjya prājyasevāṃ vijanasukhajuṣāṃ bhūbhujāṃ vyājabhājāṃ chittvāśāpāśabandhān vimalaśamajalais tīvratṛṣṇāṃ nivārya |
> sthitva śuddhe samādhau kim aparam amṛtaṃ mṛgyatāṃ jyotir antar yasmin dṛṣṭe vinaṣṭotkaṭatimirabhare labhayte mokṣalakṣmīḥ || KṣeSsu_59
> 
> vṛttyā jīvati lokaḥ sevāvṛttir nijaiva keṣāṃcit |
> asthāne tīvratarā nindyā tu tadarthināṃ sevā || KṣeSsu_60
> 
> vidvajjanārādhanatatpareṇa saṃtoṣasevārasanirbhareṇa |
> kṣemendranāmnā sudhiyāṃ sadaiva sukhāya sevāvasaraḥ kṛto 'yam || KṣeSsu_61
> 
> iti śrīvyāsadāsāparākhyamahākaviśrīkṣemendrakṛtaḥ sevyasevakopadeśaḥ samāptaḥ |
>
> — *Kṣemendra: Sevyasevakopadeśaḥ (Academic edition — see source file header)*