Chapter 43

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
te śrutvā pṛthivīvākyaṃ sarva eva divaukasaḥ |
tadarthakṛtyaṃ saṃcintya pitāmahamathābruvan || 1 ||
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bhagavan kriyatāmasyā dharaṇyā bhārasaṃnatiḥ |
śarīrakartā lokānāṃ tvaṃ hi lokasya ceśvaraḥ || 2 ||
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yatkartavyaṃ mahendreṇa yamena varuṇena ca |
yadvā kāryaṃ dhaneśena svayaṃ nārāyaṇena vā || 3 ||
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yadvā candramasā kāryaṃ bhāskareṇānilena vā |
ādityairvasubhirvāpi rudrairvā lokabhāvanaiḥ || 4 ||
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aśvibhyāṃ vā surāgryābhyāṃ sādhyairvā tridivālayaiḥ |
marudbhirvā suraśreṣṭhaiḥ pāvakenāpi ca prabho |
bṛhaspatyuśanobhyāṃ vā kālena kalināpi vā || 5 ||
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maheśvareṇa vā brahmanviśākhena guhena vā |
yakṣarākṣasagandharvaiścāraṇairvā mahoragaiḥ || 6 ||
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parvataiḥ śailamukhyairvā sāgarairvā mahormibhiḥ |
gaṅgāmukhābhirdivyābhiḥ saridbhirvā sureśvara || 7 ||
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kṣipramājñāpaya vibho kathamaṃśaḥ prayujyatām |
yadi te pārthivaṃ kāryaṃ kāryaṃ pārthivavigrahe || 8 ||
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kathamaṃśāvataraṇaṃ kurmaḥ sarve pitāmaha |
antarikṣagatā ye ca pṛthivyāṃ ye ca pārthivāḥ || 9 ||
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sadasyānāṃ ca viprāṇāṃ pārthivānāṃ kuleṣu ca |
ayonijāścāpi tanūḥ sṛjāma jagatītale || 10 ||
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surāṇāmekakāryāṇāṃ śrutvaitanniścitaṃ mahat |
devaiḥ parivṛtaḥ prāha vākyaṃ lokapitāmahaḥ || 11 ||
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rocate me suraśreṣṭhā yuṣmākamapi niścayaḥ |
sṛjadhvaṃ svaśarīrāṃśāṃstejasātmasamānbhuvi || 12 ||
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sarva eva suraśreṣṭhāstejobhiravarohata |
bhāvayanto bhuvaṃ devīṃ labdhvā tribhuvanaśriyam || 13 ||
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pārthive bhārate vaṃśe pūrvameva vijānatā |
pṛthivyāṃ saṃbhavamimaṃ śrūyatāṃ yanmayā kṛtam || 14 ||
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samudre'haṃ surāḥ pūrve velāmāsādya paścimām |
āse sārdhaṃ tanūjena kaśyapena mahātmanā || 15 ||
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kathābhiḥ pūrvavṛttābhirlokavedānugāmibhiḥ |
itivṛttaiśca bahubhiḥ purāṇaprabhavairguṇaiḥ || 16 ||
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nirūpayaṃstaṃ deveśaṃ pramāṇairbahulakṣaṇaiḥ || 16 ||
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kurvatastu kathāstāstāḥ samudraḥ saha gaṅgayā |
samīpamājagāmāśu yuktastoyadamārutaiḥ || 17 ||
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sa vīciviṣamāṃ kurvan gatiṃ vegataraṅgiṇīm |
yādogaṇavicitreṇa saṃchannastoyavāsasā || 18 ||
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śaṅkhamuktāmalatanuḥ pravālamaṇibhūṣaṇaḥ |
yuktaścandramasā pūrṇaḥ sābhragambhīranisvanaḥ || 19 ||
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sa māṃ paribhavanneva svāṃ velāṃ samatikraman |
kledayāmāsa capalairlāvaṇairambuvisravaiḥ || 20 ||
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taṃ ca deśaṃ vyavasitaḥ samudro'dbhirvimarditum |
uktaḥ saṃrabdhayā vācā śānto'sīti tato mayā || 21 ||
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śānto'sītyuktamātrastu tanutvaṃ sāgaro gataḥ |
saṃhatormitaraṅgaughaḥ sthito rājaśriyā jvalan || 22 ||
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bhūyaścaiva mayā śaptaḥ samudraḥ saha gaṅgayā |
sakāraṇāṃ matiṃ kṛtvā yuṣmākaṃ hitakāmyayā || 23 ||
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yasmāttvaṃ rājatulyena vapuṣā samupasthitaḥ |
gacchārṇava mahīpālo rājaiva tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi || 24 ||
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tatrāpi sahajāṃ līlāṃ dhārayan svena tejasā |
bhaviṣyasi nṛṇāṃ bhartā bhāratānāṃ kulodvahaḥ || 25 ||
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śānto'sīti mayoktastvaṃ yaccāsi tanutāṃ gataḥ |
sutanuryaśasā loke śaṃtanustvaṃ bhaviṣyasi || 26 ||
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iyamapyāyatāpāṅgī gaṅgā sarvāṅgaśobhanā |
iyamapyāgatā gaṅgā tavārthe varavarṇinī |
rūpiṇī vai saricchreṣṭhā tatra tvāmupayāsyati || 27 ||
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evamuktastu māṃ kruddhaḥ so'bhigamyāṛṇavo'bravīt |
māṃ prabho devadeveśa kimarthaṃ śaptavānasi || 28 ||
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ahaṃ tava vidheyātmā tvatkṛtastvatparāyaṇaḥ |
aśapo'sadṛśairvākyairātmajaṃ māṃ kimātmanā || 29 ||
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bhagavaṃstvatprasādena vegātparvaṇi vardhitaḥ |
yadyahaṃ calito brahman ko'tra doṣo mamātmanaḥ || 30 ||
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kṣiptābhiḥ pavanenādbhiḥ spṛṣṭo yadyasi parvaṇi |
atra me bhagavan kiṃ nu vidyate śāpakāraṇam || 31 ||
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uddhūtaiśca mahāvātaiḥ pravṛddhaiśca balāhakaiḥ |
parvaṇā cenduyuktena tribhiḥ kṣubdho'smi kāraṇaiḥ || 32 ||
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evaṃ yadyaparāddho'haṃ kāraṇaistvatpravartitaiḥ |
kṣantumarhasi me brahmañchāpo'yaṃ vinivartyatām || 33 ||
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evaṃ mayi nirālambe śāpācchithilatāṃ gate |
kāruṇyaṃ kuru deveśa pramāṇaṃ yadyavekṣase || 34 ||
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asyāśca deva gaṅgāyā gāṃ gatāyāstavājñayā |
maddoṣātsamadoṣāyāḥ prasādaṃ kartumarhasi || 35 ||
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prasādaṃ kuru me brahmanvidyate śāpakāraṇam || 35 ||
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tamahaṃ ślakṣṇayā vācā mahārṇavamathābruvam |
akāraṇajñaṃ devānāṃ trastaṃ śāpānileritam || 36 ||
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śāntiṃ vraja na bhetavyaṃ prasanno'smi mahāmate |
śāpe'smin saritāṃ nātha bhaviṣyaṃ śṛṇu kāraṇam || 37 ||
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tvaṃ gaccha bhārate vaṃśe svadehaṃ svena tejasā |
ādhatsva saritāṃ nātha tyaktvemāṃ sāgarīṃ tanum || 38 ||
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mahodadhe mahīpālastatra rājaśriyā vṛtaḥ |
pālayaṃścaturo varṇān raṃsyase salileśvara || 39 ||
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iyaṃ ca tvāṃ saricchreṣṭhā bibhratī mānuṣīṃ tanum |
tatkālaramaṇīyāṅgī gaṅgā paricariṣyati || 40 ||
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anayā saha jāhnavyā modamāno mamājñayā |
imaṃ salilasaṃkledaṃ vismariṣyasi sāgara || 41 ||
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tvaratā caiva kartavyaṃ tvayedaṃ devaśāsanam |
prājāpatyena vidhinā gaṅgayā saha sāgara || 42 ||
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vasavaḥ pracyutāḥ svargātpraviṣṭāśca rasātalam |
teṣāmutpādanārthāya tvaṃ mayā viniyojitaḥ || 43 ||
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aṣṭau tāñjāhnavīgarbhānapatyārthaṃ dadāmyaham |
vibhāvasostulyaguṇān surāṇāṃ prītivardhanān || 44 ||
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utpādya tvaṃ vasūñchīghraṃ kṛtvā kurukulaṃ mahat |
praveṣṭāsi tanuṃ tyaktvā punaḥ sāgara sāgarīm || 45 ||
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evametanmayā pūrvaṃ hitārthaṃ vaḥ surottamāḥ |
bhaviṣyaṃ paśyatā bhāraṃ pṛthivyāḥ pārthivātmakam || 46 ||
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tadeṣa śaṃtanorvaṃśaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ropito mayā |
vasavo yatra gaṅgāyāṃ utpannāstridivaukasaḥ || 47 ||
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adyāpi bhuvi gāṅgeyastatraiva vasuraṣṭamaḥ |
sapteme vasavaḥ prāptāḥ sa ekaḥ parilambate || 48 ||
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dvitīyāyāṃ striyāṃ sṛṣṭā dvitīyā śaṃtanostanuḥ |
vicitravīryo dyutimānāsīd rājā pratāpavān || 49 ||
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vaicitravīryau dvāveva pārthivau bhuvi sāṃpratam |
pāṇḍuśca dhṛtarāṣṭraśca vikhyātau puruṣarṣabhau || 50 ||
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tatra pāṇḍoḥ śriyā juṣṭe dve bhārye yauvanasthite |
śubhe kuntī ca mādrī ca devayoṣopame bhuvi || 51 ||
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dhṛtarāṣṭrasya rājñastu bhāryaikā tulyacāriṇī |
gāndhārī bhuvi vikhyātā bharturnityaṃ vrate sthitā || 52 ||
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atra vo'ṃśā vibhajyantāṃ vipakṣaḥ pakṣa eva ca |
putrāṇāṃ hi tayo rājñorbhavitā vigraho mahān || 53 ||
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teṣāṃ vimarde dāyādye nṛpāṇāṃ bhavitā kṣayaḥ |
yugāntapratimaṃ caiva bhaviṣyati mahadbhayam || 54 ||
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sabaleṣu narendreṣu śātayatsvitaretaram |
viviktapurarāṣṭraughā kṣitiḥ śaithilyameṣyati || 55 ||
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dvāparasya yugasyānte mayā dṛṣṭaṃ purātane |
kṣayaṃ yāsyanti śastreṇa pārthivāḥ saha vāhanaiḥ || 56 ||
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tatrāvaśiṣṭānmanujān suptānniśi vicetasaḥ |
dhakṣyate śaṃkarasyāṃśaḥ pāvakenāstratejasā || 57 ||
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antakapratime tasminnivṛtte krūrakarmaṇi |
samāptamidamākhyāsye tṛtīyaṃ dvāparaṃ yugam || 58 ||
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maheśvarāṃśe'pasṛte tato māheśvaraṃ yugam |
tiṣyaṃ prapatsyate paścād yugaṃ dāruṇamānuṣam || 59 ||
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adharmaprāyapuruṣaṃ svalpadharmaparigraham |
utsannasatyasaṃyogaṃ vardhitānṛtasaṃcayam || 60 ||
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maheśvaraṃ kumāraṃ ca dvau ca devau samāśritāḥ |
bhaviṣyanti narāḥ sarve loke nasthavirāyuṣaḥ || 61 ||
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tadeṣa nirṇayaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ pārthivāntakaḥ |
aṃśāvataraṇaṃ sarve surāḥ kuruta māciram || 62 ||
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dharmasyāṃśo'tha kuntyāṃ vai mādryāṃ ca viniyujyatām |
vigrahasya kalirmūlaṃ gāndhāryāṃ viniyujyatām || 63 ||
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etau pakṣau bhaviṣyanti rājānaḥ kālacoditāḥ |
jātarāgāḥ pṛthivyarthe sarve saṃgrāmalālasāḥ || 64 ||
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gacchatviyaṃ vasumatī svāṃ yoniṃ lokadhāriṇī |
sṛṣṭo'yaṃ naiṣṭhiko rājñāmupāyo lokaviśrutaḥ || 65 ||
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śrutvā pitāmahavacaḥ sā jagāma yathāgatam |
pṛthivī saha kālena vadhāya pṛthivīkṣitām || 66 ||
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devānacodayadbrahmā nigrahārthaṃ suradviṣām |
naraṃ caiva purāṇarṣiṃ śeṣaṃ ca dharaṇīdharam || 67 ||
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sanatkumāraṃ sādhyāṃśca devāṃścāgnipurogamān |
varuṇaṃ ca yamaṃ caiva sūryācandramasau tathā |
gandharvāpsarasaścaiva rudrādityāṃstathāśvinau || 68 ||
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tato'ṃśānavaniṃ devāḥ sarva evāvatārayan |
yathā te kathitaṃ pūrvamaṃśāvataraṇaṃ mayā || 69 ||
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ayonijā yonijāśca te devāḥ pṛthivītale |
daityadānavahantāraḥ saṃbhūtāḥ puruṣeśvarāḥ |
kṣīrikāvṛkṣasaṃghātā vajrasaṃhananāstathā || 70 ||
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nāgāyutabalāḥ kecitkecidoghabalānvitāḥ |
gadāparighaśaktīnāṃ sahāḥ parighabāhavaḥ |
giriśṛṅgaprahartāraḥ sarve parighayodhinaḥ || 71 ||
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vṛṣṇivaṃśe samutpannāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ |
kuruvaṃśe ca devāste pāñcāleṣu ca pārthivāḥ || 72 ||
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yājñikānāṃ samṛddhānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca yoniṣu |
sarvāstrajñā maheṣvāsā vedavrataparāyaṇāḥ || 73 ||
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sarvarddhiguṇasaṃpannā yajvānaḥ puṇyakarṃiṇaḥ || 73 ||
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ācālayeyuḥ śailāṃste kruddhā bhindyurmahītalam |
utpateyurathākāśaṃ kṣobhayeyurmahodadhim || 74 ||
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evamādiśya tānbrahmā bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ |
nārāyaṇe samāveśya lokāñchāntimupāgamat || 75 ||
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bhūyaḥ śṛṇu yathā viṣṇuravatīrṇo mahītalam |
prajānāṃ vai hitārthāya prabhuḥ prāṇadhaneśvaraḥ || 76 ||
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yayātivaṃśajasyātha vasudevasya dhīmataḥ |
kule pūjye yaśaskāmo jajñe nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ || 77 ||
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