Chapter 260

śrīlakṣmīruvāca |
mahākālo mahārudro yamo yamasya kiṃkarāḥ |
yadātmāno jagatsarvaṃ niyamayanti te namaḥ || 1 ||
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pāśo vajraṃ gadā śaktirdaṇḍaścakraṃ triśūlakam |
yadātmānaḥ pravartante tasmai te vibhave namaḥ || 2 ||
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dhṛtirdayā sahāyatvaṃ nītikṣamopakāritāḥ |
yatprayuktā prabhavanti tasmai guṇātmane namaḥ || 3 ||
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mamatā paratā naijaṃ sthitiḥ puṣṭirvimokṣaṇam |
yadātmaka kṛtaṃ syādvai nirguṇaṃ guṇine namaḥ || 4 ||
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bhagavaṃste kṛpā pārāvāratulyā sadā mayi |
vada kārtikakṛṣṇaikādaśī kiṃnāmikā bhavet || 5 ||
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ko devaḥ pūjanīyo'tra dānaṃ puṇyaṃ vidhiṃ vada |
vrate'pi kīdṛśaṃ kāryaṃ kartavyamiti me vada || 6 ||
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śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
śṛṇu lakṣmi kārtiko'yaṃ māso mokṣaprado'sti vai |
cāturmāsyāntamāso'yaṃ vratadānādipūjane || 7 ||
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māsaḥ śreṣṭhatamaścāyaṃ vartate vratināṃ kṛte |
tatra sarvaṃ śubhaṃ puṇyaṃ karma kartavyameva yat || 8 ||
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tatrā'pyekādaśī śreṣṭhā kṛṣṇapakṣe ramābhidhā |
hiraṇyayā sahā'bhyarcyo haristasyāmadhīśvaraḥ || 9 ||
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puṣpeṣu baṭukundāni tadarghye kadalaṃ matam |
naivedye śarkarā''jyāktakadalāni ca polikāḥ || 10 ||
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dānaṃ ghṛtaghaṭādīnāṃ yadiṣṭaṃ svasya vai bhavet |
tatsarvaṃ tu pradātavyaṃ svarṇaṃ lakṣmīvivṛddhaye || 11 ||
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daśamyāmekabhuktaḥ syād vratī bhūśayano bhavet |
brahmacārī bhavet krodhamohadoṣādivarjitaḥ || 12 ||
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prātarutthāya govindaṃ dhyāyetsnātvā prapūjayet |
pūjāṃ tu naityikīṃ kṛtvā kārayetsaptadhānyakam || 13 ||
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maṇḍalaṃ sarvatobhadraṃ raṃgacitrāliśobhitam |
tanmadhye tu ghaṭaṃ svarṇaṃ tāmrajaṃ sthāpayecca vā || 14 ||
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pañcaratnasupatrādyakṣatavārisuvastrakaiḥ |
śarkarāśrīphalapūgīphalacandanasaṃyutam || 15 ||
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tanmukhāgre tilasthālīṃ rājatīṃ sthāpayed vratī |
nyasyenmūrti tatra hiraṇyāramāśālino hareḥ || 16 ||
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āvāhanādibhiḥ paṃcāmṛtā'dbhistailamardanaiḥ |
sevetā'thā'mbarabhūṣāśṛṃgārādi samarpayet || 17 ||
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puṣpamālāṃ kaṭake ca mukuṭādi samarpayet |
dhūpadīpasunaivedyajalatāmbūlakādikam || 18 ||
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ārārtrikādyarpayecca kuryāt stotraṃ kṣamārthanām |
dānāni vividhānyeva dadyācchrīgurave tadā || 19 ||
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madhyāhne'pi pūjayecca bhojayejjalamarpayet |
sāyaṃ snātvā pūjayitvā nīrājanaṃ vidhāpayet || 20 ||
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stutyādikaṃ vinirvṛtya bhojayet sevayettathā |
rātrau tu jāgaraṃ kuryādbhaktamaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ || 21 ||
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gītanṛtyakathāvārtā''khyānaraṃjanatāṃ caret |
dvādaśyāṃ tu vratī prātaḥ snātvā samarcya keśavam || 22 ||
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dadyācchreṣṭhāni dānāni rājā vāpi prajā vratī |
tyāgī vāpi gṛhī vāpi nārī vāpi naropi vā || 23 ||
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yathāśakti sataḥ sādhvīrviprān bālān prabhojayet |
tataḥ kuryātpāraṇāṃ vai vratasiddhiṃ samarthayet || 24 ||
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evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ nārī ramātulyā bhaved dhruvam |
naraḥ kṛtvā vrataṃ devo jāyate mukta eva saḥ || 25 ||
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śṛṇu lakṣmi candrabhāgāśaśisenakathāṃ śubhām |
mucukunda iti khyāto babhūva nṛpatiḥ purā || 26 ||
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indrakundanasaṃjñaṃ tannagaraṃ dakṣiṇe'bhavat |
rājadhānyāṃ vasanpṛthvīmekarāṭ praśaśāsa saḥ || 27 ||
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devendreṇa samaṃ tasya mitratvamabhavad bahu |
yamena varuṇenaiva kubereṇa tathāgninā || 28 ||
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bibhīṣaṇena tasyaivaṃ mitratvamabhavattathā |
yānavimānakaiḥ so'yaṃ trilokyāṃ yāti sarvataḥ || 29 ||
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viṣṇubhaktaḥ satyasandhaḥ śāsti rājyamakaṇṭakam |
sarve tu vaiṣṇavāstasya rājye bhavanti mānavāḥ || 30 ||
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viṣṇubhaktāḥ prajāstasya saṃprāpte harivāsare |
annaṃ na bhuṃjate sarvāḥ kurvate samupoṣaṇam || 31 ||
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paṭahastāḍyate tasya saṃprāpte daśamīdine |
na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ samprāpte tu harerdine || 32 ||
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gajairaśvaiśca kalabhairanyaiśca paśubhistvapi |
tṛṇamannaṃ tathā vāri na bhoktavyaṃ harerdine || 33 ||
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evaṃ kārayati sarvān rājyasthān vratamuttamam |
candrabhāgā nadīśreṣṭhā sutā tasya babhūva ha || 38 ||
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samakāle'tha kāveryāstaṭe babhūva bhūpatiḥ |
candrasenāhvayaḥ puṇyaḥ kanakākhyapurādhipaḥ || 35 ||
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tatputrāya śaśisenāhvayāya guṇaśāline |
candrabhāgā pradattā vai mucukundena bhūbhṛtā || 36 ||
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mahābhāgavatī sāpi vrataṃ karoti vaiṣṇavī |
ekadā patiyuktā sā pitṛgehaṃ jagāma vai || 37 ||
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bhartā jvarābhibhūto'syā babhūva tvatidurbalaḥ |
ekādaśīvrataṃ cāhaḥ samāyātaṃ supuṇyadam || 38 ||
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samāgate vrate candrabhāgā manasyacintayat |
kiṃ bhaviṣyati bharturme hyatyaśaktasya vai vrate || 39 ||
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kṣudhāṃ na kṣamate soḍhuṃ rugṇaḥ kṛśo'tinirbalaḥ |
vratasya divase tvatra pitā me tūgraśāsanaḥ || 40 ||
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saśakto vā'pyaśakto vā vrataṃ karotu śāsanam |
kenāpyulaṃghyate cet sa daṇḍapātraṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 41 ||
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yadbhāvi tadbhavatvatra kiṃ kāryaṃ vivaśena vai |
iti vicintya sā tvāste vratāhaścāpi saṃsthitam || 42 ||
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paṭahastāḍyate tasya saṃprāpte daśamīdine |
na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ samprāpte tu harerdine || 43 ||
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macchāsanollaṃghayitā daṇḍārho vai bhaviṣyati |
śrutvā paṭahanirghoṣaṃ śaśiseno'bravīt priyām || 44 ||
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kiṃ kartavyaṃ mayā kānte mariṣyāmi vinā'danam |
candrabhāgā tadā prāha kāntaṃ cintāturaṃ śanaiḥ || 45 ||
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matpiturviṣaye kvāpi bhoktavyaṃ nā'dya kenacit |
mānavairmānavādhīnapaśupakṣisarīsṛpaiḥ || 46 ||
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tṛṇamannaṃ jalaṃ piṣṭaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ harerdine |
yadi tvaṃ bhokṣyase kānta tato daṇḍaṃ prayāsyasi || 47 ||
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prayāsyasi vigarhāṃ ca tasmātkuru mano dṛḍham |
śrutvā''haśaśisenastāṃ kariṣye'hamupoṣaṇam || 88 ||
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daivena vihitaṃ yanme tattathaiva bhaviṣyati |
evaṃ dṛḍhāṃ matiṃ kṛtvā cakāra nirjalaṃ vratam || 49 ||
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kṣudhātṛṣātisaṃvyāpto babhūva bahuvihalaḥ |
rātrau mūrchābhibhūtaḥ sa brahmarandhraṃ samāśritaḥ || 50 ||
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raverudayavelāyāṃ śaśiseno mṛti gataḥ |
dāhayāmāsa rājā taṃ rājayogyaiśca dārubhiḥ || 51 ||
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candrabhāgā harerbhaktermāhātmyabodhavattayā |
pativratā'pi patinā sahā''tmānaṃ dadāha na || 52 ||
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kṛtvaurdhvadaihikaṃ bhartustasthau janakaveśmani |
śaśiseno divyadeho ramāvratasupuṇyataḥ || 53 ||
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prāptaḥ svarge tu sāmrājyaṃ svatantramaindrasadṛśam |
bahusmṛddhamanādhṛṣyamasaṃkhyeyaguṇānvitam || 54 ||
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hemastambhamayaiḥ saudhaiḥ ratnavaidūryamaṇḍitaiḥ |
sphāṭikairvividhākārairvicitrairdivyasūjjvalaiḥ || 55 ||
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bhavanairasaṃkhyabhaumaiḥ śobhitaṃ svargamāpa saḥ |
vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ siṃhāsanasamāśritaḥ || 56 ||
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kirīṭakuṇḍalayuto hārakeyūramaṇḍitaḥ |
stūyamānaśca gandharvadevā'psaraḥparīgaṇaiḥ || 57 ||
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karāttavyajanacchatracāmarābhijanairvṛtaḥ |
śaśisenaḥ svake svarge rājate modate bahu || 58 ||
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athaikadā mahendrasya dūtaḥ pṛthvyāṃ samāgataḥ |
mucukundagṛhe kāryavaśādindreṇa moditaḥ || 59 ||
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yadendrasya mahāyuddhaṃ daityaiḥ sahopatiṣṭhati |
mucukundastadā daityān vijitvendrasahāyavān || 60 ||
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jayaprado bhavatyeva brahmaṇo varadānataḥ |
ityarthe tvāgataṃ dūtaṃ bhojitaṃ satkṛtaṃ tathā || 61 ||
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nṛpaḥ papraccha vai svargisurāṇāṃ tu nirāmayam |
dūto yadarthamāyātaḥ sarvaṃ nivedya vai tataḥ || 62 ||
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nṛpaṃ prāha mayā svargaṃ śaśiseno'valokitaḥ |
indrādanyūnasāmarthyasmṛddhivaibhavavāridhiḥ || 63 ||
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rūpalāvaṇyasampanno yuvā devo virājate |
jāmātā tava rājendra dṛṣṭvā''yāntaṃ bhuvaṃ tu mām || 64 ||
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prāha pṛthvyāṃ śvaśurasya candrasenanṛpasya ca |
kāntāyāścandrabhāgāyāstathaiva nagarasya ca || 65 ||
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matsakāśāttu kuśalaṃ praṣṭavyaṃ ca nirāmayam |
mama svasti ca vaktavyaṃ svargyaṃ sarvaṃ yathā'sti me || 66 ||
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mama patnī ca vaktavyā patiste tvāṃ pratīkṣate |
iti rājan hi jāmātuste'sti svarge sukhaṃ bahu || 67 ||
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kuśalaṃ vartate tasyā''ścaryaṃ ca vidyate'dbhutam |
puraṃ vicitraṃ ruciraṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ kenacitkvacit || 68 ||
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divyaṃ vyomni sugatimattejo'mbaraprakāśitam |
amṛtabhogabhogāḍhyaṃ dāsā'psarobhisevitam || 69 ||
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varṇayituṃ na śaknomi mahāścaryamayaṃ puram |
tava labdhaṃ hi jāmātrā vratapuṇyena śāśvatam || 70 ||
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kārtikasyā'site pakṣe yā nāmaikādaśī ramā |
tāmupoṣya mṛtaścātra prāptavān svargamīdṛśam || 71 ||
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śraddhāhīno vratakartā prāpto'pi svargamuttamam |
tadūrdhvaṃ divyalokaṃ sa gantumicchati nākataḥ || 72 ||
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svīyapatnyā'nuṣṭhitasya ramāvratasya vai balāt |
śrutvā tatra sthitā candrabhāgā hṛṣṭā''ha vai muhuḥ || 73 ||
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nāthadarśanavegāḍhyā mucukundasya putrikā |
tatra māṃ naya dūta tvaṃ yatrā''ste me priyaḥ patiḥ || 74 ||
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neṣye taṃ brahmadhāmā'pi ramāvratasya puṇyataḥ |
āvayordūta saṃyogo yathā bhavati tat kuru || 75 ||
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śrutvā dūto mucukundasyā''jñāṃ prāpya tadā'mbare |
candrabhāgāṃ divyadehāṃ kṛtvā nītvā jagāma ha || 76 ||
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sāpi svargasahaṃ divyaṃ rūpaṃ yauvanamityapi |
divyaṃ coḍḍayanaṃ prāpya bhartuḥ samīpamāgatā || 77 ||
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bhartuḥ svargaṃ mahārājyaṃ dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā jaharṣa sā |
indraseno jaharṣā'ti dṛṣṭvā kāntāṃ samāgatām || 78 ||
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samāhūya svake vāme pārśve tāṃ sa nyaveśayat |
dūtaḥ prāpya susatkāramindraṃ prati jagāma ha || 79 ||
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athovāca priyaṃ harṣāccandrabhāgā priyaṃ vacaḥ |
śṛṇu kānta hitaṃ vākyaṃ yatpuṇyaṃ vidyate mayi || 80 ||
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aṣṭavarṣādhikā jātā yadā'haṃ pitṛveśmani |
tataḥ prabhṛti yaccīrṇaṃ mayā tvekādaśīvratam || 81 ||
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tasya puṇyaprabhāveṇa yāsyāvo dhāma cākṣaram |
sarvakāmasamṛddhaṃ ca śāśvataṃ śrīhareḥ padam || 82 ||
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bahukālaṃ tu tau svargaṃ bhuktvā puṇyaprabhāvataḥ |
yayatustvakṣaraṃ dhāma divyamuktau babhūvatuḥ || 83 ||
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cintāmaṇisamā tveṣā kāmadhenusamā'pi vā |
kalpadrusadṛśī ramābhidhānaikādaśī mama || 84 ||
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ekādaśīvratānāṃ ca pakṣayorubhayorapi |
yathā kṛṣṇā tathā śuklā vibhedaṃ naiva kārayet || 89 ||
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dhenuḥ śvetā yathā kṛṣṇā cobhayoḥ sadṛśaṃ payaḥ |
tathaiva tulyaphaladaṃ smṛtamekādaśīdvayam || 86 ||
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sevitaikādaśī nṝṇāṃ bhuktimuktipradāyinī |
śravaṇātpaṭhanāccāpi vratatulyaphalaṃ bhavet || 87 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇoyasaṃhitāyāṃ prathame kṛtayugasantāne kārtikakṛṣṇaramaikādaśīvratamāhātmyaṃ mucukundaputryāścandrabhāgāyāḥ patyurindrasenasya vratadine maraṇāt svargaṃ tataḥ patnyāḥ svargagatyuttaraṃ dvayormokṣaṃ ityādinirūpaṇanāmā ṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 260 ||
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