Lakshminarayana Samhita [sanskrit]
by Shwetayan Vyas | 1,169,834 words | ISBN-10: 8170801818 | ISBN-13: 9788170801818
The Lakshminarayana Samhita Chapter 1 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Lakshmi-narayana-samhita is an encyclopaedic work devoted to Narayana although it deals with various deities. The work is written in Puranic style and divided into four books according to the four Yugas. In total, the work consists of roughly 120,000 metrical verses.
Chapter 1
paraṃbrahmāṃḍaparaṃbrahma śriyaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim |
sarvā'ntaryāmiṇaṃ vande devaṃ sarvā'vatāriṇam || 1 ||
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śrīśca lakṣmīśca yatpatnyau viprāgnī yanmukhaṃ matam |
santo yaddhṛdayaṃ śaśvat tasmai cā'nvayine namaḥ || 2 ||
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diviṣadbarhiṣat triṣat pitṛsadbhūtasacca yaḥ |
dhyānalabhyasvarūpāya tasmai śaṃvarṣiṃṇe namaḥ || 3 ||
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himavacchikhare ramye svāśrame parvatottame |
nārāyaṇena vai lakṣmyai yā proktā nijasaṃhitā || 4 ||
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badrikāśramatīrthe tāṃ tato labdhvā''dirūpadhṛk |
śvetavyāso divyadṛṣṭiścatuḥśiṣyānuvāca ha || 5 ||
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śvaitiṃ ca suśikhaṃ cāpi śvetāśvaṃ śvetalohitam |
catvāraste mahātmāno brahmiṣṭhā brahmapāragāḥ || 6 ||
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bhūtvā dhāma hareḥ prāpuḥ punarāvṛttivarjitam |
anādiśrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇapatnyastu tāḥ kathāḥ || 7 ||
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patiṃ nārāyaṇaṃ premṇā papracchurlomaśā''śrame |
saurāṣṭre kuṃkumavāpīkṣetre'śvapaṭṭasārase || 8 ||
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nārāyaṇaśca tābhyo vai jagādemāṃ hi saṃhitām |
lakṣmīnārāyaṇasaṃhitākhyāṃ sarvārthasaṃbhṛtām || 9 ||
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pañcaviṃśatisāhasrā'dhikalakṣaṃ hi vartate |
ślokānāṃ yatra saṃkhyānaṃ mokṣadaṃ pāṭhamātrataḥ || 10 ||
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ekadā nāradaḥ prāyāt kartuṃ vaikuṇṭhidarśanam |
sabhā tena samāsīnā dṛṣṭā śrīviṣṇvadhiṣṭhitā || 11 ||
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divyā muktāstvakṣarākhyā golokasthāstathā'pare |
vaikuṇṭhavāsino muktāḥ śvetadvīpanivāsinaḥ || 12 ||
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avyākṛtā'mṛtavāsāḥ śrīlakṣmīdhāmavāsinaḥ |
badrīkṣīrā'bdhimāścāpi tadanyaddhāmavartinaḥ || 13 ||
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ṛṣayaḥ pitaro devāḥ siddhā gāndharvacāraṇāḥ |
lokapālāśca manavastāpasāḥ sādhavaśca ye || 14 ||
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munayo divyagatayo divyā'hatasuvigrahāḥ |
āsan sarve tatra yoge nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ || 15 ||
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lakṣayojanavistīrṇā''prāntasaṃkulitā sabhā |
nāradena tu saṃdṛṣṭā hyardhā puṃbhiḥ prakāśitā || 16 ||
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vāmabhāge yatra lakṣmīstatra devyastu saṃsthitāḥ |
muktānyo vāsudevānyo gopyaḥ sakhyastathā parāḥ || 17 ||
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īśvariṇyo bhagavatyaḥ pārṣadāṇyaśca sevikāḥ |
brahmāṇyo mātaro devyo mānavyaḥ siddhavigrahāḥ || 18 ||
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nāradena sabhā dṛṣṭā hyardhā nārīprakāśitā |
kṛṣṇanārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ hariṃ viṣṇuṃ sanātanam || 19 ||
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śriyaṃ lakṣmīṃ mahāmāyāṃ nāradaḥ prāṇaman mudā |
sarvāṃ sabhāṃ praṇamyā'tha viṣṇudatte suviṣṭare || 20 ||
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nyaṣīdannāraṭastatra taiḥ sarveḥ satkṛtaḥ ṛṣiḥ |
vyāso'haṃ śvetasaṃjño vai sūtaḥ suśikhanāmakaḥ || 21 ||
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vyākhyātārastathā cānye bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ |
divyarūpāstu te sarvai nārāyaṇasamīhayā || 22 ||
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kathāstu vividhāstatra cakrurbhaktivivardhanāḥ |
tatra nārāyaṇenoktaṃ nārado'yaṃ mahāmuniḥ || 23 ||
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bahuśruto bahujñātā samākhyānanidhirmahān |
lokavṛttāntakuśalaḥ praṣṭavyo vṛttavittaye || 24 ||
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lakṣmīruvāca |
bho tapasvin mahāyogin viṣṇoraṃśa mahāmune |
kutastādāgamyate kiṃ vartate viṣṇusṛṣṭiṣu || 25 ||
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kathaṃvratā janā bhūmau samayaścāpi kīdṛśaḥ |
tīrthānāṃ susatāṃ pṛthvyāṃ bhūsurāṇāṃ gavāṃ tathā || 26 ||
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dīnānāṃ sukṛtasyāpi sādhvīnāṃ nyāsināṃ sthitiḥ |
kīdṛśī sāmprataṃ cāsti mokṣādhvā kaccidakṣataḥ || 27 ||
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jñānaṃ vijñānasahakṛt kaccidvipreṣu rājate |
nārāyaṇasya sadbhaktirlokaṣu vartate nviti || 28 ||
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śrīnārada uvāca |
pitarau sarvadā vande kṛpālū muktidāyakau |
svalpaṃ nā'viditaṃ cāpi pitroḥ sarvajñayoḥ kila || 29 ||
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tathāpi śiṣyadharmatvāt kathayāmi yathākramam |
paryaṭan subahūn lokān dṛṣṭvā kṛtayugasthitim || 30 ||
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vilokya viṣṇusṛṣṭau vai viṣṇubhaktiyutān janān |
hṛṣyāmi ca muhurmātaḥ pātivratyaparāḥ prajāḥ || 31 ||
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dhanyo'yaṃ bhagavān vipṇurdhanyā mā parameśvarī |
yatpratāpād dhruvā muktirlabhyate mānavaiḥ kila || 32 ||
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śravaṇātkīrtanādviṣṇoḥ smaraṇātpādasevanāt |
arcanādvandanāt sakhyāddāsyādvā''tmānivedanāt || 33 ||
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jñānā'jñānakṛtādvāpi saṃsāramalavarjanāt |
sadyaḥ saṃprāpyate mokṣastasmādbhāgyaṃ nu kiṃ param || 34 ||
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sakṛjjapanti ye jāpyaṃ gṛṇanti nāma vā hareḥ |
divyabhāvanayā mātarmuktiṃ yānti tu te dhruvām || 35 ||
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sāmānyāmathavā mukhyāṃ viṣṇordīkṣāṃ hi ye janāḥ |
gṛhṇantyābālavṛddhādyāste syurvaikuṇṭhavāsinaḥ || 36 ||
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ānukūlyaṃ sadā viṣṇoḥ prātikūlyavivarjanam |
viṣṇau pūrṇo hi viśvāsastavā'smītivareṣaṇā || 37 ||
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dehendriyamanaḥ prāṇā'bhimatidhīṣaṇātmanām |
nyāso viṣṇau tathā dīnā'dhīnatā ca hareḥ sadā || 38 ||
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sarvasvaṃ me hariḥ sākṣānnānyaśceti matiḥ sthirā |
ityevaṃ ṣaḍvidhā viṣṇau prapantiḥ śaraṇāgatiḥ || 39 ||
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tadekaṃ vā samāsādya nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ |
bhāvaikyaṃ vā kriyaikyaṃ vā hyātmaikyaṃ vā prasādhayet || 40 ||
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tathā tu śrīhareraikyaṃ yathā yāvatprajāyate |
tāvattathā svayaṃ nārāyaṇānandaṃ samaśnute || 41 ||
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prematattvaṃ dravarūpaṃ cātmāpi dravatāṃ bhajet |
dravadvayaṃ samāsādya svayaṃ viṣṇurdravo bhavet || 42 ||
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ānandaghanacidghanavijñānaghanamiṣṭatāḥ |
nityatṛptanityaśaityanityasukhasupuṣṭatāḥ || 43 ||
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nārāyaṇaikyamāpannaḥ sarvān kāmān samaśnute |
kvacitpārśve kvacinmūrtau kvacittasmin pralīyate || 44 ||
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kvacinmuktaḥ kvacillakṣmīḥ kvaciddāsaḥ pravartate |
śarīravaccendriyavanmanovattasya jāyate || 45 ||
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ahaṃ tu nārado mātarviṣṇormana itīritaḥ |
tvaṃ tu lakṣmīstasya cā'rdhaṃ śarīrātmeti kathyase || 46 ||
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sanpadārthaṃ hariḥ sākṣāccidardhastvaṃ nu sammatā |
tayordrave mahānandaḥ saccidānanda ucyate || 47 ||
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yena kenāpi bhāvena tvātmā vai dravatāṃ vrajet |
tadbhāvadravamāsādya muktiṃ viṣṇumayī vrajet || 48 ||
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śrīśvetavyāsa uvāca |
ityuktvā dravarūpeṇa nārado līnatāṃ gataḥ |
viṣṇau premaparākāṣṭhāsukhānubhavavāridhau || 49 ||
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paśyatāṃ tu sabhāsthānāṃ sarveṣāmidamadbhutam |
camatkṛtikaraṃ jātam aho bhaktasya bhaktatā || 50 ||
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lakṣmīrjijñāsamānā vai nārāyaṇaparāyaṇā |
papraccha paramātmānaṃ lokopakārasattaye || 51 ||
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śrīlakṣmīruvāca |
aho bhaktāstu bahavā dṛṣṭāste paramātmanaḥ |
na kaścidīdṛśo dṛṣṭo yo'yaṃ tvayi gato dravam || 52 ||
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manye tu kāraṇaṃ tatra karuṇā śrīmatastava |
yasyopari bhaved deva niḥsīmānugrahastava || 53 ||
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tasyaiva nātha no bhinno bhavasīti matirmama |
etādṛśātmalābhārthe yathā yad bhavato matam || 54 ||
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yadvā'nugrahalabdhyarthaṃ kiṃ kartavyaṃ tvayeṣyate |
śrīśvetavyāsa uvāca |
nārāyaṇastu tacchrutvā sarveṣāṃ hitakāmyayā || 55 ||
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uvāca paramaprītyā svalpamapyatulārthabhṛt |
yena sādhāraṇā jīvā api yāntīdṛśīṃ gatim || 56 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ prathame kṛtayugasantāne vaikuṇṭhe lakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasabhāyāṃ nāradīyadravībhāvabhakticamatkṛtinirūpaṇātmakaḥ |
prathamo'dhyāyaḥ || 1 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lakshminarayana Samhita Chapter 1
Shri Lakshmi Narayana Samhita
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2011)
शेतायनव्यास (Shwetayan Vyas)
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