Chapter 423

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
śṛṇu lakṣmi kathāṃ cānyāṃ pātivratyaparāyaṇām |
golokasya kṛṣṇadāsyāścitralekhātvadāyinīm || 1 ||
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purā'hamṛṣabho jāto'vatāraḥ sādhutāṃ caran |
gārhasthyaṃ ca parityajya bharate svātmaje dhuram || 2 ||
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nyasyā'vadhūtatāṃ gacchan vṛṣaṃ pāramahaṃsyakam |
samasthāpayadurvyāṃ cā''yayau vaikuṇṭhameva tu || 3 ||
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bharatasyā'bhavatputraḥ śataśṛṃgaḥ pratāpavān |
tasya putrāṣṭakaṃ caikā putrī ceti navā'bhavan || 4 ||
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indradvīpaḥ kaseruśca tāmradvīpo gabhastimān |
nāgaḥ saumyaśca gandharvo varuṇaśca kumārikā || 5 ||
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kumārikā'bhavad dāsī goloke śāśvatī sakhī |
nāmnā sā citralekheti rādhākrodhājjaniṃ gatā || 6 ||
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kumārikā'tra nāmnaivā'bhavat khyātā harivratā |
jātismarā jātamātrā yuvatī brahmavādinī || 7 ||
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snānasandhyāparā vedaprasūjapā trivarṣakam |
śālagrāmā'rhaṇāśraddhāvatī nityaṃ prasevate || 8 ||
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vaiṣṇavī tulasī mālāṃ rakṣati sma gale sadā |
kare vṛndāmālikayā japati sma hariṃ patim || 9 ||
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śayane jāgratau kārye viśrāme bhojane'rjane |
pāne vastvānayane ca snāne śṛṃgārake tanau || 10 ||
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jape prasādhane vilepane prakṣālane'rthane |
randhane mañjane śuddhāvālasye vādane stutau || 11 ||
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śravaṇe kīrtane kāṣṭhāsañcaye mudamānase |
rāge vilokane vṛttau saṃcāre kramaṇe kṣudhi || 12 ||
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pipāsāyāṃ jvare grīṣme śīte samutsave vane |
vṛkṣe vallyāṃ bhavanādau sakhīnāṃ maṇḍale gṛhe || 13 ||
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svāminaṃ śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaṃ japati dhyāyati |
hasati nṛtyati rauti dravatyaśrūṇi muñcati || 14 ||
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prāpnoti divyabhāvaṃ ca vyomnā yāti vanāntaram |
gṛhāntaraṃ kṛṣṇamanupraviśatyahatakramā || 15 ||
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annaṃ vāri phalaṃ patraṃ puṣpaṃ bījaṃ dravaṃ payaḥ |
miṣṭaṃ rūkṣaṃ vastramarghyaṃ dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ samaharṇam || 16 ||
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pradāya pataye kṛṣṇanārāyaṇāya kanyakā |
bhuṃkte prāsādikaṃ kṛtvā tadanyadbhogavarjitā || 17 ||
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kṛṣṇanārāyaṇo dattaṃ bhuṃkte sākṣāddhi kanyayā |
ramate tu tayā sārdhaṃ kṣaṇaṃ dyūtaṃ manoharam || 18 ||
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evaṃ nityaṃ kṛṣṇapātivratyaparā kumārikā |
samārādhayati kṛṣṇanārāyaṇaṃ patiṃ prabhum || 19 ||
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tasyāstu vadanaṃ cāsīdajāmukhasamākṛti |
śṛṇu tatkāraṇaṃ lakṣmi goloke rādhikā yadā || 20 ||
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roṣaṃ prāptā tadā citralekhayā lambitaṃ mukham |
oṣṭhau lambau kṛtau cāpi jihvā bāhye vilambitā || 21 ||
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vikṛtānanamevedaṃ rādhāyai darśitaṃ tadā |
vikṛtānukaraṇasthaṃ dṛṣṭvā citralikhā''nanam || 22 ||
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rādhā''ha tāṃ barkarikāmukhī lambānanī bhava |
darśayase mukhaṃ cāpi svabhāvaṃ barkarī yathā || 23 ||
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tasmāt tvaṃ barkarī bhūtvā vihara kṣitimaṇḍale |
ityuktā sā sakhī rādhāsevikā''ha nayānvitā || 24 ||
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sevāphalaṃ mahatīnāṃ dāsyā prāpya mahad bhavet |
yadi rādhe'si mahatī rājarājeśvarīśvarī || 25 ||
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prayaccha ca tadā svānurūpaṃ phalaṃ mahattamam |
yadyasi kṣudrike yaccha kiṃkaryai kṣudrakaṃ phalam || 26 ||
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pāritoṣikavastvādi dātuḥ śraiṣṭhyakaniṣṭhate |
prakhyāpayati lokeṣu svānurūpaṃ pradānakam || 27 ||
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rādhā śrutvā mahārājñī prasannā'bhūt prahasya ca |
citralekhāṃ tadā prāha bhava rājeśvarī bhuvi || 28 ||
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kṣaṇaṃ barkarikā bhūtvā kṛṣṇarṣabhasya putrikā |
bhava tvaṃ bhūbhṛtī vatse hyatrā'gamiṣyati kṣaṇāt || 29 ||
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ityuktā sā citralekhā mahīsāgarasaṃgame |
avātatāra vai vyomno mārgād divyā tu kanyakā || 30 ||
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tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sāgaraḥ śubhrāṃ cukṣubhe mānase kṣaṇam |
yuvā ratnadharo bhūtvā tvāyayau saṃgamecchayā || 31 ||
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tāvat sā kanyakā'raṇye'dṛśyā babhūva barkarī |
samudrastāṃ mahāsiddhiṃ devīṃ cāpsarasaṃ ca vā || 32 ||
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vitarkya śāntamanasā praṣṭuṃ pṛṣṭhe yayau yadā |
tadā sā bhayamāpannā vidudrāva vanāntare || 33 ||
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jāligulmalatākīrṇe stambhatīrthasya sannidhau |
bhrāntā viklavacittā sā pradeśe tatra duścare || 34 ||
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itastato bhramamāṇā kṣutpipāsā'rditā satī |
vidudrāva mahītīre tadābhimukhataḥ priye || 35 ||
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jalasya daśahastādyāyataṃ khātaṃ samāgatam |
ullaṃghyotplutya ca yāvatpatatyagre sutīrake || 36 ||
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jālivṛkṣapraśākhādimaṇḍite tattaṭe tu sā |
patitā jālikāṣṭhānāṃ madhye guptisamīhayā || 37 ||
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kintu tasyāḥ śirastatra śākhāpāśavaśaṃ gatam |
pṛṣṭhato'pi bhayaṃ tasyā galasyāpi bhayaṃ hyabhūt || 38 ||
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kṣutpipāsābhayaṃ cāpi saṃbhogabhayamityapi |
nūtnadeśaprapātasya bhayaṃ pañcabhayairhi sā || 39 ||
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mṛtā kṣaṇena tatraiva śarīraṃ patitaṃ jale |
mastakaṃ jāliśākhāyāṃ vitastimātramūrdhvake || 40 ||
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tīre cālambate tatra na nimagnaṃ jalāntare |
mastakaṃ jalahīnaṃ tu deho mahījalāntare || 41 ||
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iti tīrthaprabhāveṇa śarīreṇa tu kanyakā |
mānuṣī sundarī jātā mastakaṃ barkarīsamam || 42 ||
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śataśṛṃgasya vai rājñaḥ siṃhaleṣvabhavat sutā |
evaṃ sā barkarīmukhī vyajāyata haripriyā || 43 ||
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divyanārī śubhākārā śeṣakāyaṃ babhau śubham |
jyeṣṭhā rājño'pyaputrasya snigdhā putraśatopamā || 44 ||
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putrī jātā pramodena svajanānandavardhinī |
tāṃ barkarīmukhīṃ dṛṣṭvā rājāno vismayaṃ yayuḥ || 45 ||
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viṣādaṃ paramāpanno rājā svāntaḥpurānvitaḥ |
khinnāḥ prajāstathā lokā ye ye paśyanti tāṃ satīm || 46 ||
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tat kimityetadāścaryamūcuḥ sarvatra mānavāḥ |
kintu sā divyarūpā''sīt candrādhikaprabhāvatī || 47 ||
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ajāmukhīṃ mahāmāyāṃ jñātvā pupūjurādarāt |
ajāmekāṃ raktaśuklakṛṣṇāṃ mūlasvarūpiṇīm || 48 ||
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hareḥ śaktiṃ prakṛtiṃ tāṃ jñātvā pupūjurādarāt |
ajo'pyenāṃ kāmabhāve hyalabdhvā nivṛtto'bhavat || 49 ||
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tataḥ sā jātamātrā ca yuvatī vedabodhinī |
yathā sarasvatī devī tathā'bhūjjñānasatsvaniḥ || 50 ||
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svamukhaṃ darpaṇe dṛṣṭvā smarati nityameva sā |
tīrthaṃ mahīnadīrūpaṃ mahāsāgarasaṃgatam || 51 ||
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golokasthaṃ svakīyaṃ ca citralekhāsvarūpakam |
mātre pitre prajābhyaśca prāha sā jñānagarbhiṇī || 52 ||
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mā yātā''ścaryamevā'tra pūrvajanmārjite phale |
mamāsti mastakaṃ mahīnadyāṃ jālidrumāntare || 53 ||
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tadasti nipatenmahyāṃ mukhaṃ me mānavaṃ bhavet |
ityuktvā sā tamuddeśaṃ prati yānāya niścitā || 54 ||
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pitrā dattāḥ sevakāśca potāni bhojyakāni ca |
ratnāni dāsikā dravyaṃ dānārthaṃ vividhaṃ tadā || 55 ||
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stambhatīrthe tataḥ sā'pi prāpya potārthasaṃyutā |
bhūri dānaṃ tatra cakre dānaṃ sarvasvadakṣiṇam || 56 ||
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jāligulmāntare'nviṣya kapālaṃ śiraso'sthi yat |
dagdhvā saṃgamasānnidhye cikṣepā'sthyādi tīrthake || 57 ||
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tena tīrthaprabhāveṇa pūrṇasāmarthyatejasā |
tejaḥparidhisaṃvyāptaṃ mukhaṃ jātaṃ hi mānavam || 58 ||
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na tādṛgdevakanyānāṃ na tādṛṅnāgayoṣitām |
na tādṛṅmartyanārīṇā satyā yādṛṅmukhaṃ śubham || 59 ||
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surāsuranarādyāśca tasyā rūpeṇa mohitāḥ |
bahudhā prārthayantyenaṃ na sā varamabhīpsati || 60 ||
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śreṣṭhaṃ tapastayā tatrā''rabdhaṃ cānyapraduṣkaram |
kṛṣṇanārāyaṇo nāthaḥ pūrṇe jāte hi vatsare || 61 ||
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pratyakṣatāṃ gatastasyā varado'smīti cā'bravīt |
taṃ ca pūrvapatiṃ pūjayitvā''ha kanyakā satī || 62 ||
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parituṣṭo'si he nātha yadi deyo varo mama |
sānnidhyaṃ cara me nātha tato golokamāhara || 63 ||
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evamastviti kṛṣṇena prokto hṛṣṭā kumārikā |
tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ pūjayitvā kumāryāha janārdanam || 64 ||
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tīrthe tvatrāstu vai svastikaraṃ gaṃgājalātmakam |
atra mṛtānāṃ dāhaśca barkarīśvarasannidhau || 65 ||
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prajāyate tatasteṣāṃ muktirbhavatu mādhava |
snātvā'rṇavamahītoye muktiṃ yātu jano hare || 66 ||
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tathāstviti hariḥ prāha yayau cādṛśyatāṃ punaḥ |
athāścaryaṃ paraṃ śrutvā pātālātsvastikā'bhidhaḥ || 67 ||
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nāgarājo bilāttatra darśanārthaṃ samāgataḥ |
sa ca kūpaḥ svastikākhyastīrthaṃ khyātiṃ tadā'gamat || 68 ||
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nāgena tu barkarīśaṃ liṅgaṃ saṃsthāpitaṃ tathā |
svastikeśvarasaṃjñaṃ ca liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpitaṃ śubham || 69 ||
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tayā tu kanyayā tatra kārayitvā sumandiram |
ajāviṣṇuḥ sthāpito vai bhagavān svapatiḥ svayam || 70 ||
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sevāyāṃ vartate mūrtyā kṛṣṇanārāyaṇasya sā |
kārtike tu caturdaśyāṃ yaḥ snāyāt tatra kūpake || 71 ||
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tarpayetpūrvajāṃścaiva sa tārayati viṃśatim |
evaṃ sā kanyakā divyā tīrthaṃ kṛtvā yayau gṛham || 72 ||
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siṃhale śataśṛṃgāya pitre sarvaṃ nyavedayat |
śrutvā prajāyuto rājā tīrthārthaṃ tatra cāyayau || 73 ||
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dadau dānāni putryāśca mandire jīvikā dadau |
putryā khyātiṃ gato rājā dhanyo yasya sutā satī || 74 ||
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atha svanagaraṃ gatvā samutsavaṃ cakāra saḥ |
anicchantyāṃ kumāryā ca varaṃ dravyaṃ ca padmaje || 75 ||
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pitā'janābhakhaṇḍaṃ svaṃ navadhaiva vibhajya saḥ |
dadāvaṣṭau svaputrāṇāmajāyai navamaṃ dadau || 76 ||
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kanyākumārikākhaṇḍo dakṣiṇe rājyameva yat |
cakārā'jā mahāsādhvī kumārikā harivratā || 77 ||
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kumārī sā mahābhāgā stambhatīrthe mahītaṭe |
vartate divyarūpeṇa rājye'pi vartate sadā || 78 ||
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navakhaṇḍasthā''janābhe ṣaṇṇavatiprakoṭayaḥ |
dvāsaptatistathā lakṣāḥ pattanānāṃ bhavanti vai || 79 ||
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evaṃ sā saṃvidhāyaiva kumārikṣetramuttamam |
tadrakṣakaṃ mahākālaṃ vidhāpya ca satī tataḥ || 80 ||
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badarikāśramaṃ yātā tapastaptuṃ harergṛhe |
citralekhā tāpasī sā'bhavadbadarikāśrame || 81 ||
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ahaṃ vṛndāvane kṛṣṇo bhaviṣyāmi yadā rame |
tadā'niruddho matputrastūṣāyāḥ patiruttamaḥ || 82 ||
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yayā citre lekhayitvā svāpnadṛśyo bhaviṣyati |
sā tataḥ pañcasāhasre varṣāṇāṃ vigate bhuvi || 83 ||
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kṛṣṇanārāyaṇapatnī saurāṣṭre saṃbhaviṣyati |
śrītulyā'dṛśyarūpeṇa sevayitvā hariṃ patim || 84 ||
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yāsyati śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇagolokameva sā |
iti te kathitā lakṣmi divyā citralikhā satī || 85 ||
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paṭhanācchravaṇāccāsya kanyātīrthaphalaṃ labhet |
dhanakanyāsutadārasampadvān syānna saṃśayaḥ || 86 ||
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adṛśyā dṛśyatāṃ prāptā citralekhā tu mañjulā |
smaryate muktidā sāpi yena kṛṣṇasamā priyā || 87 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ prathame kṛtayugasantāne golokād ṛṣabhavaṃśe citralekhādāsyāḥ prāvirbhāvaḥ tatrabarkararūpasamudramohobarkarīmukhatā mahīsāgarasaṃgame tīrthe camatkārādipradarśanaṃ kumārikākhaṇḍādiprasiddhiḥ tasyā mañjulārūpāyāḥ śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaprāptiścetyādinirūpaṇanāmā trayoviṃśatyadhikacatuśśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 423 ||
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