Chapter 80

sumanturuvāca |
itthaṃ śrutvā kathāṃ divyāṃ helimāhātmyamāśritām |
sāmbaḥ papraccha bhūyo'pi nāradaṃ munisattamam || 1 ||
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sāmba uvāca |
sūryapūjāphalaṃ yacca yacca dānaphalaṃ mahat |
praṇipāte phalaṃ yacca gītavādye ca yat phalam || 2 ||
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bhāskarasya dvijaśreṣṭha tanme brūhi samantataḥ |
yena sampūjayāmyeṣa bhānuṃ devaiḥ1 sadārcitam || 3 ||
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nārada uvāca |
imamarthaṃ purā pṛṣṭo brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ |
diṇḍinā yaduśārdūla śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ || 4 ||
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sukhāsīnaṃ tathā devaṃ surajyeṣṭhaṃ pitāmaham |
praṇamya śirasā diṇḍiridaṃ vacanamabravīt || 5 ||
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diṇḍiruvāca |
sūryapūjāphalaṃ brūhi brūhi dānaphalaṃ tathā |
praṇāme yatphalaṃ deva yaccoktaṃ tauryakatraye || 6 ||
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itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ kārite śravaṇe tathā |
purato devadevasya yatphalaṃ syāttaducyatām || 7 ||
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mārjane lepane yacca devadevasya mandire |
bhāskarasya kṛte brūhi mama lokapitāmaha || 8 ||
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brahmovāca |
stutijapyopahāreṇa pūjayā na naro raveḥ |
upavāsena ṣaṣṭhyāṃ ca sarvapāpaḥ pramucyate || 9 ||
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praṇidhāya śiro bhūmau namaskāraparo raveḥ |
tatkṣaṇātsarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 10 ||
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bhaktiyukto naro yastu raveḥ kuryātpradakṣiṇām |
pradakṣiṇī kṛtā tena saptadvīpā 1 bhavenmahī || 11 ||
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sūryalokaṃ vrajeccāpi iha rogaiśca mucyate |
upānahau parityajya anyathā narakaṃ vrajet || 12 ||
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sopānatko naro yastu ārohetsūryamandiram |
sa yāti narakaṃ ghoramasipatravanaṃ vibho || 13 ||
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sūryaṃ manasi yaḥ kṛtvā kuryādvyomapradakṣiṇām |
pradakṣiṇī kṛtāstena sarve devā bhavanti hi || 14 ||
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parituṣṭāśca te sarve prayacchanti gatiṃ śubhām |
sarve devā mahābāho hyabhīṣṭaṃ tu parantapa || 15 ||
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ekāhāro naro bhūtvā ṣaṣṭhyāṃ yo'rcayate ravim |
saptamyāṃ vā mahābāho sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati || 16 ||
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ahorātropavāsī sa pūjayedyastu bhāskaram |
saptamyāṃ vātha ṣaṣṭhyāṃ vā sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim || 17 ||
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kṛṣṇapakṣasya saptamyāṃ sopavāso jitendriyaḥ |
sarvaraktopahāreṇa pūjayedyastu bhāskaram || 18 ||
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paṅkajaiḥ karavīrairvā kuṅkamodakacandanaiḥ |
modakaiśca gaṇaśreṣṭha sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati || 19 ||
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śuklapakṣasya saptamyāmupavāsarataḥ sadā |
sarvaśuklopahāreṇa pūjayedyastu bhāskaram || 20 ||
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jātīmudgarakaiścaiva śvetotpalakadambakaiḥ |
pāyasena 1 tathā devaṃ savajreṇārcayedravim || 21 ||
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sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā vidhuḥ kāntyā na saṃśayaḥ |
haṃsayuktena yānena haṃsalokamavāpnute || 22 ||
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diṇḍiruvāca |
brūhi me vistarāddeva saptamīkalpamuttamam |
upoṣya saptamīṃ yena gamiṣye śaraṇaṃ raveḥ || 23 ||
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brahmovāca |
sādhu pṛṣṭo'smi bhavatā saptamīkalpamuttamam |
yathā sahasrakiraṇaḥ purā pṛṣṭo'ruṇena vai || 24 ||
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kathitāḥ sapta saptamyo bhānunā śreyase nṛṇām |
aruṇasya gaṇaśreṣṭha pṛcchataḥ kāraṇāntare || 25 ||
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kasyacittvatha kālasya devadevaṃ divākaram |
dhyānamāśritya tiṣṭhantamaruṇo vākyamabravīt || 26 ||
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kimarthaṃ devadevaśa dhyānamāśritya tiṣṭhasi |
dinaṃ na yāti deveśa kāraṇaṃ mama kathyatām || 27 ||
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kuru caṅkramaṇaṃ deva vahamāno divaspate |
ityevaṃ bhagavānpṛṣṭa idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 28 ||
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śṛṇu tvaṃ dvijaśārdūla yadarthaṃ dhyānamāśritaḥ |
arvāvasurdvijaśreṣṭhaḥ sa cāputraḥ khagottama || 29 ||
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ārādhayati māṃ nityaṃ gandhapuṣpopahārakaiḥ |
putrakāmaḥ khagaśreṣṭha na ca jānātyayaṃ yathā || 30 ||
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putrado'haṃ bhave yena vidhinā pūjitaḥ khaga |
śrūyatāṃ ca vidhiḥ sarve yena prīto bhave nṛṇām || 31 ||
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saptamīkalpasaṃjño vai vidhīnāmuttamo vidhiḥ |
yastu māṃ pūjayennityaṃ tasya putrāndadāmyaham || 32 ||
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gṛhṇīṣva saptamīkalpaṃ gatvā brūhi dvijottamam |
yenāhaṃ bahuputratvaṃ dadyāṃ tasya tathā khaga || 33 ||
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śrutvā bhānoḥ kṣaṇādeva jagāma sa khagottamaḥ |
kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ bhānorvacanamāditaḥ || 34 ||
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brāhmaṇasya khagaśreṣṭha sa ca śrutvā dvijottamaḥ |
cakāra saptamīkalpaṃ yathākhyātaṃ khagena tu || 35 ||
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ṛddhiṃ vṛddhiṃ tathārogyaṃ prāpya putrāṃśca puṣkalān |
gato'sau sūryalokaṃ ca tejasā tatsamobhavat || 36 ||
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