Chapter 407

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
śṛṇu lakṣmi jayantyā vai cendraputryāḥ kathā śubhām |
yā cakāra tapaḥsevāṃ śukrasya pātivratyataḥ || 1 ||
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devadānavayuddheṣu devāstu sabalā yadā |
jetumaśakyā daityaiśca tadā dānavamaṇḍalam || 2 ||
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śukrācāryaṃ samastaut tadyathā daityajayo bhavet |
tadā śukraḥ samayaṃ vai buddhvā devāśrayāvaham || 3 ||
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sarvān daityān parityajya śukro devānaḍhaukata |
tadā daityā devapakṣagataṃ śukraṃ samāhvayan || 4 ||
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kiṃ tvaṃ no miṣataścāsmāṃstyaktvā devān samāśritaḥ |
sthātuṃ na śaknumo bhūmau praviśāmo rasātalam || 5 ||
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vinā hi rakṣakaṃ tvāṃ tu guru sthāsyāmahe katham |
evamukto'bravīd daityān viṣaṇṇān sāntvayan girā || 6 ||
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mā bhaiṣṭa rakṣayiṣyāmi tatra sthitena tejasā |
mantrauṣadhivasusiddhirasāstiṣṭhanti vai mayi || 7 ||
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kṛtsnaśastaccaturthāṃśaḥ sureṣvasti ca vā na vā |
madgataṃ vaḥ pradāsyāmi yūyaṃ syustena rakṣitāḥ || 8 ||
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etadvṛtaṃ suvijñāya devāḥ sarvajighṛkṣayā |
cakruḥ sammantraṇāṃ netuṃ svavaśaṃ mantraprabhati || 9 ||
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adhyayanaṃ samārabdhaṃ devaiḥ śukrasya sannidhau |
kiṃcit kiṃcid dadau tebhyastadapyapūrṇameva vai || 140710 ||
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yāvad daityebhya evā'yaṃ śukro nā'dhyāpayattu tat |
tāvad daityān surā hatvā pātālaṃ prāpayanti hi || 11 ||
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atha daityā dīnabhāvāḥ kāvyamevābhidudruvuḥ |
tadāpi ca surā daityānniḥśaṃkamabhisañjahuḥ || 12 ||
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śukro rakṣāṃ tadā kartuṃ mantrān dātuṃ śaśāka na |
kintu daityānuvācetthaṃ yuddhaṃ māstviti me matam || 13 ||
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devā baliṣṭhāścedānīṃ yūyaṃ tu nirvalā yataḥ |
kālapratīkṣāṃ kuruta gacchāmi tapase'pyaham || 14 ||
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yāsyāmyahaṃ mahādevaṃ varārthaṃ vijayāvaham |
apratīpān śreṣṭhamantrān prāpya devānmaheśvarāt || 15 ||
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yuddhyāmahe yadā devāṃstadā prāpsyatha vai jayam |
atha śāstrāṇi santyajyā'surāḥ prāhuḥ surāṃstadā || 16 ||
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vayaṃ tapaścariṣyāmaḥ śāntāḥ savalkalā vane |
iti śrutvā surā api nyavartanta tadardanāt || 17 ||
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atha śukro jagau daityān yūyaṃ yāta rasātalam |
tapoyuktā hi kāryārthaṃ kiñcitkālamupāsyatha || 18 ||
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ityuktvā sa daityagururyayau śaṃbhuṃ himācalam |
tapaścakre dāruṇaṃ saḥ pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasrakam || 19 ||
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avākśirāśca bhūkuṇḍe kṛtvā pādau vihāyasi |
brahmacārī tathā bhūtvā tapaścakāra dāruṇam || 140720 ||
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śivaṃ jajāpa manasā nirāhāro'pi niścalaḥ |
atha daityāḥ kvacit kāle pṛthvyāṃ sthātuṃ samāgatāḥ || 21 ||
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tadā devaistāḍitāste yayuḥ kāvyasya mātaram |
śaraṇaṃ sā'bravīttāṃśca vo'stvabhayaṃ nirantaram || 22 ||
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na bhetavyaṃ na bhetavyaṃ bhayaṃ tyajata dānavāḥ |
matsannidhau vasatāṃ vo bhayaṃ na syād bravīmyaham || 23 ||
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devāstatra gatā daityān tāḍayituṃ balātpunaḥ |
khyātiḥ kruddhā'bravīd devānmahendraṃ nāśayāmi vaḥ || 24 ||
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itikṛtvā vidyayā sā mahendraṃ tu jaḍīkṛtam |
abhicāreṇa tastambha yoginī sā tapodhanā || 25 ||
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prādravanta tato devā dṛṣṭvā cendraṃ vaśīkṛtam |
atha viṣṇurmahendraṃ sve rūpe cākṛṣya tatkṣaṇam || 26 ||
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nītvā yāvad divaṃ yāti tāvat khyātiḥ ruṣānvitā |
viṣṇunā rakṣitaṃ dṛṣṭvā khyātistatra vaco'bravīt || 27 ||
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eṣā tvāṃ viṣṇunā sārdhaṃ dahāmi maghavan balāt |
tāvadviṣṇuḥ svarakṣārthaṃ cakraṃ jagrāha cāpadi || 28 ||
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jñātvā tadānīṃ prāṇāntaṃ krūraṃ khyātyāścikīrṣitam |
sudarśanena vai khyātyāḥ śiraściccheda tadbhiyā || 29 ||
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taṃ strīvadhaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā cukrodha bhṛgureva yat |
śaśāpa viṣṇuṃ bhāryāyāḥ khyātyā vadhakaraṃ tadā || 140730 ||
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yasmātte jānato dharmamavadhyā strī niṣūditā |
tasmāt tvamapi kalpādau śirovadhamavāpsyasi || 31 ||
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ityevaṃ śāpataḥ kṛṣṇo bhūtvā gaṇeśa eva saḥ |
śaṃkarasya ca hastena cāvāpnoti śirovadham || 32 ||
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atha bhaguṇā tvaritaṃ kāye śiro niyojitam |
eṣā tva viṣṇunā devi hatā tāṃ sañjīvayāmyaham || 33 ||
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yadi kṛtsno mayā dharmaḥ patnīvrataḥ prapālitaḥ |
tena satyena jīvasya yadi satye vadāmyaham || 34 ||
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tāṃ samprokṣya śītajalairabhijīveti so'bravīt |
uttiṣṭheti vyāhṛte khyātiḥ sañjīvitā'bhavat || 35 ||
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sādhu sādhviti jagadurdevādyāḥ sarvatodiśam |
kintvindro nā'labhata śaṃ khyātiśukrabhayāttataḥ || 36 ||
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śukratapasi vighnārthaṃ vicāryendraḥ svakanyakām |
jayantīṃ prāha putri tvaṃ mayā śukrāya cārpitā || 37 ||
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gaccha tvaṃ tasya dattā'si prayatnaṃ kuru matkṛte |
śukraḥ śaṃbhoḥ sādhanārthaṃ tapaścarati dāruṇam || 38 ||
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devānāṃ sa vināśārthaṃ mantrārthaṃ yatate bhṛśam |
gaccha saṃsādhayasvainaṃ śramāpanayanādibhiḥ || 39 ||
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taistairmano'nukūlaiśca śayanādyupacārakaiḥ |
evamuktā jayantī sā piturvacanasaṃsthitā || 140740 ||
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agacchad yatra sa ghore tapasi vartate girau |
tamadhaḥśirasaṃ kāntaṃ kāvye kanyā hyupasthitā || 41 ||
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vadhūrasmīti taṃ procya sevāyāṃ cāpyavartata |
gīrbhiścaivānukūlābhirgātrasaṃvāhanādibhiḥ || 42 ||
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kāle'pekṣitavastvādyaiḥ sevamānā tvacaḥ sukhaiḥ |
vratacaryānukūlābhiruvāca bahulāḥ samāḥ || 43 ||
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pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu pātivratyaparāyāṇā |
sasmāra śaṃkaraṃ sādhvī kathaṃ tuṣṭo na jāyate || 44 ||
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yadi śaṃbhurna vai tuṣṭastamatra pradahāmi vai |
śāpeneti ruṣaṃ prāptā tāvattatrāyayau haraḥ || 45 ||
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jayantīṃ prāha devānāṃ vināśāya ca te patiḥ |
karoti tapa ugraṃ vai tasmānnāyāmi darśane || 46 ||
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kintu tavā'tibalavatpātivratyena karṣitaḥ |
āgato'haṃ varaṃ dātuṃ vada yat tatkaromi te || 47 ||
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jayantī prāha pitrā me svakāryārthaṃ samarpitā |
tatkāryaṃ vai prakartavyaṃ patyuḥ kāryamathāpi ca || 48 ||
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kanyā yasmai pradattā syāttasya dharmaṃ samācaret |
taddhitaṃ tasya kalyāṇaṃ tasyā'bhyudayameva ca || 49 ||
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patiḥ sarvasvamabalājītānāṃ dharma ucyate |
tadvirodhe kadācinna nāryāḥ śreyo bhavennanu || 140750 ||
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tasmātpatimanā bhūtvā kṛtyaṃ sarvaṃ mayocitam |
piturhitakarī kanyā patyurduḥkha tu nācaret || 51 ||
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kuru śaṃbho yathāyogyaṃ dvayorhitaṃ yathā bhavet |
mayā sevā kṛtā cāsya kāvyasya bhāvasaṃbhṛtā || 52 ||
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kintu tattapasi brahmacarye vighnaṃ na vai kṛtam |
yata indreṇa dattā'sya dharmapatnī bhavāmyaham || 53 ||
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kathaṃ karomi kāmena vighnamasya tapaḥkṣaye |
tasmātkāmaṃ vinigṛhya ratiḥ kṛtā na vai mayā || 54 ||
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tapaḥsiddhiḥ prajātā'sya macchreyase'pi sā yataḥ |
pātivratyaṃ pālitaṃ vai mayā'niṣṭaṃ na vai kṛtam || 55 ||
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tenaiva pātivratyena kurvasya manasepsitam |
ityuktā premapātraṃ sā kāvyasya virarāma ha || 56 ||
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mahādevaḥ prasannaḥ sannuvāca cakitastadā |
śukra caitādṛśī kanyā yasyārthe dattajīvanā || 57 ||
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pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ vai pārśve tiṣṭhati nityadā |
tathāpi na tvayā tyaktaṃ brahmacaryaṃ vrataṃ tathā || 58 ||
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tayāpi pativratayā nigrahītaṃ mano'sthiram |
sarvadā ṣoḍaśavarṣā hyadyāpi sā hi dīvyati || 59 ||
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akṣatā ca tavā'dhīnā dhanyeyaṃ vai pativratā |
te'pi dhanyapravādo'stu pāraṃ gato'si sarvathā || 140760 ||
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etadvrataṃ tvayaikena cīrṇaṃ nānyena kenacit |
tasmādvai tapasā buddhyā śrutena ca balena ca || 61 ||
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tejasā ca surān sarvāṃstvameko'bhibhaviṣyasi |
tava vadhvāḥ pātivratyabrahmacaryaprabhāvataḥ || 62 ||
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prapatsyase'bhilaṣitaṃ sarvaṃ vācyaṃ na kasyacit |
sukhaṃ yātaṃ dampatī ca prajeśatāṃ dhaneśatām || 63 ||
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avadhyatvaṃ ca sadvidyāṃ sañjīvanīṃ gṛhāṇa ca |
ityuktaḥ sa śukradevastuṣṭuve'vākśiraḥsthitaḥ || 64 ||
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namostu brahmarūpāya bhaktecchāpūrakāya te |
namaḥ sadyaḥpratuṣṭāya ciratuṣṭāya te namaḥ || 65 ||
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namo'stu nityatṛptāya digambarāya te namaḥ |
namo bhīmāya rudrāya mahādevāya te namaḥ || 66 ||
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nama ugrāya pinākadhāriṇe śaṃbhave namaḥ |
mṛgavyādhāya yataye kirātāya ca te namaḥ || 67 ||
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namastricakṣuṣe candrabhālāya liṃgarūpiṇe |
sadāśivāya śarvāya bhaveśāya namo namaḥ || 68 ||
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saumyāya sākṣiṇe satīsvāmine te namo namaḥ |
nīlakaṇṭhāya caṇḍāya sadyojātāya śūline || 69 ||
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īśānāya piśaṃgāya carmāmbarāya te namaḥ |
paśūnāṃ pataye tubhyaṃ bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ || 140770 ||
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namo'ṣṭavarṣmaṇe kṛṣṇanārāyaṇātmane namaḥ |
pārvatīpataye prabhāsvāmine te namonamaḥ || 71 ||
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namaste sarvataḥ sarvadikṣu sarvātmasu prabho |
phaladāyānandakartre tai sarvatra namonamaḥ || 72 ||
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ityuktvā virarāmā'sau śaṃbhuḥ prāha tapastava |
pūrṇaṃ jātaṃ samuttiṣṭha varaṃ gṛhāṇa vāñchitam || 73 ||
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tathāpi śukro nottasthe śaṃbhuradṛśyatāṃ yayau |
jayantī tadvilokyaiva prāptakālaṃ jagāda tam || 74 ||
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kathaṃ nottiṣṭhase nātha kathaṃ copekṣase varam |
avadhānaṃ kathaṃ śaṃbhorvākye naiva karoṣi vai || 75 ||
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śrutvā patnīkṛtaṃ śabdaṃ yāvaduttiṣṭhati kṣiteḥ |
tāvacchaṃbhuṃ tirobhūtaṃ na dadarśa hi tāpasaḥ || 76 ||
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paramaṃ khedamāpanno vidadhe śokamulbaṇam |
upasthitasya vai tyāge punaryogo hi durlabhaḥ || 77 ||
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vyomavāṇyā sa vai kāvyo vijñāpito gṛhaṃ prati |
gantuṃ nītvā tapaḥpuṇyaṃ jayantīmādarāttathā || 78 ||
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patnīṃ gṛhaṃ yayau śukro daśavarṣāṇi sarvathā |
pracchannaḥ so'bhavat saudhe jayantyā saha bhogavān || 79 ||
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tasyāṃ jātā devayānī putrī yayātibhāminī |
atha kṛtārthaṃ śukraṃ tu jñātvā sarve diteḥ sutāḥ || 140780 ||
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abhijagmurgṛhaṃ tasya guruṃ didṛkṣavaḥ svakam |
adṛṣṭvā te yayuḥ svasvagṛhaṃ tadā bṛhaspatiḥ || 81 ||
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tuṣṭyarthaṃ daśavarṣāṇi jayantyā hitakāmyayā |
śukrarūpaṃ samāsādya tvasurān samupāhvayan || 82 ||
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āgatānāha vo vidyā dāsyāmi śaṃkaroditāḥ |
te tu hṛṣṭā daśasamā vidyārthamupapedire || 83 ||
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anyā anyā adhyāpitā vañcitā guruṇā hi te |
nataḥ kāvyo daśavarṣottaraṃ draṣṭuṃ svayājakān || 84 ||
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yayau dṛṣṭā guruṇā svarūpeṇa vañcitāstu te |
vañcitān kāvyarūpeṇa kāvyo'bravīttu tāṃstadā || 85 ||
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kāvyaṃ māṃ vo vijānīdhvaṃ nā'yaṃ kāvyo bṛhaspatiḥ |
bṛhaspatistadā prāha kāvyo'haṃ nā'yameva saḥ || 86 ||
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ayantu vañcanārthaṃ vo daśavarṣāttaraṃ guruḥ |
samāgato'sti maddeśānmā kāvyo jñāyatāmayam || 87 ||
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etacchrutvā dvayorvākyaṃ sarūpayostu dānavāḥ |
prekṣantastāvubhau tatra saṃbhrāntāste tadā'bhavan || 88 ||
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hālareṇa dhṛtaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ maraṇāntaṃ na mucyate |
na śakyaṃ tvanyathākartuṃ diṣṭaṃ hi balavattaram || 89 ||
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śukreṇa bodhitāścāpi naivā'manyata tadvacaḥ |
yastu no daśavarṣāṇi satataṃ śāsti vai prabhuḥ || 140790 ||
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eṣa vai gururasmākaṃ kāvyo nāgantuko hyayam |
iti niścitya daityāste cirābhyāsena mohitāḥ || 91 ||
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prāhurgaccha drutaṃ ceto gurustu śikṣako'sti naḥ |
bhārgavo vā'ṅgirā vāpi bhagavāneṣa no guruḥ || 92 ||
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tadā śukraḥ kopito'bhūt śaśāpa dānavāṃstadā |
sarve praṇaṣṭabhānā vai mahadduḥkhamavāpsyatha || 93 ||
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śukreṇa śaptā asurāḥ kṛtārtho'bhūd vṛhaspatiḥ |
tirobhavat tataḥ sthānāt tataste hyasurāḥ punaḥ || 94 ||
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vibhrāntā abhavan lakṣmi vañcitāḥ smeti cāvadan |
prahlādamagrataḥ kṛtvā śukrācāryagṛhaṃ yayuḥ || 95 ||
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ūcustaṃ naḥ kṣamasveti prasādaṃ kuru bhārgava |
no cet prasādaṃ kuruṣe praviśāmo rasātalam || 96 ||
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kāvyo vicārayāmāsa yājyānvinā'pyahaṃ mṛṣā |
tato mayā rakṣaṇīyāḥ śobhe'haṃ sevitaśca taiḥ || 97 ||
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athāhaitānna bhetavyaṃ na gantavyaṃ rasātalam |
bhāna praṇaṣṭa yadā vo'dya tatpunaḥ pratipatsyatha || 98 ||
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devān jitvā tvekavāraṃ pātālaṃ pratipatsyatha |
ityuktā hyasurā hṛṣṭā surān jetuṃ viniryayuḥ || 99 ||
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surāsurāṇāṃ saṃgrāmo hyabhavad dāruṇastadā |
ajayannasurā devān devāścāpi hyamantrayan || 1407100 ||
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yajñe cāhūya vai ṣaṇḍāmarkau daityagurū ca tau |
āśrayāmaḥ pūjayāmo bhajāmo no jayo bhavet || 101 ||
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devairāhūya tau proktau tyajetāmasurān dvijau |
vayaṃ yuvāṃ bhajiṣyāmaḥ saha jitvā tu dānavān || 102 ||
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evaṃ sandhāya ca surāścakruryuddhaṃ hi dāruṇam |
ṣaṇḍāmarkaparityaktā dānavāśca parājitāḥ || 103 ||
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kāvyaśāpābhibhūtāśca viviśuste rasātalam |
evaṃ nirudyamā devaiḥ kṛtāḥ kṛcchreṇa dānavāḥ || 104 ||
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jayantī svapatiṃ nityaṃ sevate mohakāriṇī |
śukrācāryo visasmāra daityābhyudayameva ca || 105 ||
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indrasyaivaṃ kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ jayantyā vijayātmakam |
daityānāṃ nirbalatvaṃ ca pātivratyārthayā'pi vai || 106 ||
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patyuścā'pyapradhṛṣyatvaṃ mahendrāderjayādikam |
daityānāṃ cāpakṛṣṭatvaṃ sādhitaṃ kanyayā vrataiḥ || 107 ||
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nārāyaṇaḥ paraṃbrahmā'kṣaradhāmasthito'pi saḥ |
karoti rakṣaṇaṃ kāle dhṛtvā dharmātmikāṃ tanum || 108 ||
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ādye patnīvratākhyo'bhūt kṛṣṇo golokavāsakṛt |
tato nārāyaṇo jajñe narayukto himācale || 109 ||
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punaryajño dharmaputro'bhavat sa eva dhārmikaḥ |
narasiṃhaḥ sa evābhūt vāmano'pi babhūva ha || 1407110 ||
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dattātreyo jāmadagnyo rāmādityo babhūva ha |
vāsudevo vedavyāsaḥ kṛṣṇanārāyaṇastathā || 111 ||
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kāmbhareyastathā kalkī sa eva bhagavān svayam |
jāyate yugaparyāye suradharmāvanāya vai || 112 ||
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ahameva sa evā'smi madaṃśāśca sahasraśaḥ |
dine dine prajāyante gūḍharūpāḥ sukhapradāḥ || 113 ||
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dhanuścakradhvajamatsyasvastikakaracihnitāḥ |
gulphatrayordhvarekhā'rdhacandracakrapadāmbujāḥ || 114 ||
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yatpādasevanāt santaḥ sādhvyo bhavanti dehinaḥ |
mokṣadā devasadṛśā muktā eva na saṃśayaḥ || 115 ||
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iti te kathitā lakṣmi khyāterjayantyāḥ siddhayaḥ |
pātivratyakṛtāḥ pāṭhācchravād bhuktimuktipradāḥ || 116 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ prathame kṛtayugasantāne pativratākhyātikṛtamahendrādijaḍībhāvaḥ viṣṇukṛtakhyātināśaḥ bhṛguṇā khyātirujjīvitā śukrasya tapaścaryā indreṇa putrī jayantī vighnārthe śukrāya dattā tatputrī devayānī taponirodhaḥ asuraparājayaḥ pātivratyamahimetyādinirūpaṇanāmā saptādhikacatuśśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 407 ||
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