Chapter 448

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
lakṣmi mayā sadāśivasvarūpaṃ saṃdhṛtaṃ purā |
tyāgavairāgyarūpaṃ tat sarvasaṃhārakāraṇam || 1 ||
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mama śivasya rūpasya somavāre'rcakaḥ purā |
āryāvarte nṛpaścitravarmā''sīddhārmikaḥ paraḥ || re |
sugoptā dharmasetūnāṃ yaṣṭā yajñādikarmaṇām |
puṇyānāmāśrayo dātā bhaktaḥ śivamukundayoḥ || 3 ||
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bahuputrottaraṃ tasya patnyāṃ kanyā vyajāyata |
prāgjanmanāṃ tu karmāṇi jātamātrā pravakti sā || 4 ||
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jātismarā satī sādhvī kṛṣṇadharmaparāyaṇā |
sadā śrīmatkṛṣṇanārāyaṇadhyānaratā śuciḥ || 5 ||
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pātivratyaparā kṛṣṇe nānyaṃ smarati nityadā |
ekadā bhūbhṛtā kṛṣṇasādhavo bhojitā gṛhe || 6 ||
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viprāḥ sahasraśo bālā naiṣṭhikā bālikāstathā |
jyotirvido bhāgyavido rekhāvidaśca yoginaḥ || 7 ||
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teṣāṃ tāmbūladānārthaṃ kanyā sevāparā hyabhūt |
daivajñāstāṃ vilokyaiva bhinnaṃ bhinnaṃ phalaṃ jaguḥ || 8 ||
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eko'bravīt tava kanyā nāmnā sīmantinī nṛpa |
pārvatīva sumāṃgalyavatī rādheva rūpiṇī || 9 ||
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śāradeva kalābhijñā lakṣmīriva mahāguṇā |
suprajā devamāteva satī kṛṣṇe dhṛtavratā || 10 ||
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māṇikyeva harau lagnā prabheva kṛṣṇamāśritā |
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi saha bhartrā pramodinī || 11 ||
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aṣṭatanayamāteyaṃ bhaviṣyati sukhānvitā |
athā'nyo'pi dvijaḥ prāha rekhābhirnirbhayastadā || 12 ||
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eṣā caturdaśe varṣe vaidhavyaṃ pratipatsyati |
atha kāyākalparūpaṃ patiṃ punaravāpsyati || 13 ||
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rājā vajrasamaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā śuśoca sā tvapi |
kintu daivakṛtaṃ sarvaṃ matvā tatyāja śocanam || 14 ||
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bālā sīmantinīnāmnī bhāvivaidhavyaśaṃkitā |
yājñavalkyamuneḥ patnīṃ maitreyīṃ paryapṛcchata || 15 ||
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mātastvaṃ brahmaveditrī kṛṣṇātmārpaṇavaiṣṇavī |
jñānādhiśevadhiśreṇī sarvāpannāśinī hyasi || 16 ||
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mātastvaccaraṇāmbhojaṃ prapannā'smi bhayārditā |
vaidhavyaṃ brāhmaṇāścāhurme'tra kiṃ bhāvi tad vada || 17 ||
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punastasyaiva patyuśca prāptirme'stītyapyūcire |
ataḥ saubhāgyavṛddhyarthaṃ sukṛtaṃ vada me'naghe || 18 ||
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ityuktā tāṃ tu maitreyī prāha śrīpārvatīvratam |
somavāre pūjayasva śivaṃ gaurīṃ śriyāḥ patim || 19 ||
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upoṣitā ca susnātā virajo'mbaradhāriṇī |
kṛṣṇapātivratyaparā prātaḥ pūjāṃ prakalpaya || 20 ||
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pāpakṣayo'bhiṣekeṇa sāmrājyaṃ pādapūjanāt |
saubhāgyamakhilaṃ saukhyaṃ gandhamālyā'kṣatā'rpaṇāt || 21 ||
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dhūpadānena saugandhyaṃ kāntirdīpapradānataḥ |
naivedyaistu mahābhogā lakṣmīstāmbūladānataḥ || 22 ||
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dharmārthakāmamokṣāśca puṣpāṃjalinamo'rpaṇāt |
aṣṭaiśvaryāṇi siddhyādyāḥ śrīkṛṣṇātmasamarpaṇāt || 23 ||
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homena sarvakāmāśca saphalāḥ saṃbhavanti hi |
sarve devāḥ pratuṣyanti viprāṇāṃ bhojanāt satām || 24 ||
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itthamārādhaya kṛṣṇayutāṃ śivaśivāṃ sute |
ghorāddhoraṃ bhayaṃ putri tariṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ || 25 ||
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ityuktā kanyakā tāṃ maitreyīṃ sampūjya vastubhiḥ |
gṛhaṃ gatvā cakāraitad vrataṃ saubhāgyavardhanam || 26 ||
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sā tenā'bhūt siddhiyuktā pārvatīśrīsamā satī |
atha kanyāpitā citravarmā candrāṃgadāya tām || 27 ||
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dadau nalasya putrāya indrasenasutāya vai |
tadudvāhe mahīpānāṃ samavāyo mahānabhūt || 28 ||
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mahotsave sunirvṛtte jāmātā śvaśuragṛhe |
uvāsa katicinmāsān kanyāyāḥ snehakāraṇāt || 29 ||
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ekadā yamunāṃ tartuṃ tarīmāruhya bālakāḥ |
yayurmadhye daivayogādāvarttābhihatā tarī || 30 ||
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mamajjuḥ salile te tu mamrire sukumārakāḥ |
nā'dṛśyanta kumārāste majjitā hi mahājale || 31 ||
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hāhākāro mahānāsīd rājā rājñī prajāstathā |
sīmantinī tathā sakhyo nāyakāśca purohitāḥ || 32 ||
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vilepurmantriṇaścendraseno'pi vilalāpa ha |
yamunāyā mahāpūre śavā api layaṃ gatāḥ || 33 ||
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citravarmā prakārayāmāsaurdhvadaihikaṃ vidhim |
sā tu sīmantinī sādhvī yoginī yogivattadā || 34 ||
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vidadhe saṃyamaṃ saudhe sthitvā patyarthameva sā |
samādhau saṃgatā tūrṇaṃ jalāntare tale satī || 35 ||
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bahurūpadharā sādhvī bahusāmarthyayoginī |
yamunāṃ tāṃ tadā pītavatī svāṃjalibhiḥ satī || 36 ||
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śuṣkā'bhavattadā tveṣā yamunā kṣetrasadṛśī |
mṛtāḥ śavā adṛśyanta sā nināya taṭaṃ tu tān || 37 ||
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brahmarandhragatān yāṃśca yamalokagatāṃstathā |
ājuhāva muhuḥ satyaparāste'tra samāyayuḥ || 38 ||
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jīvitā eva ye sarve patitatra bhū dṛśyate |
candrāṃgadaḥ pannagībhiḥ kanyābhirdṛṣṭa eva yat || 39 ||
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sakāmābhiḥ sujātābhiḥ pātālaṃ prāpito'bhavat |
takṣakasya puraṃ nītaścendrasvargā'dhikaṃ śubham || 40 ||
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rūpayauvanamādhuryavilāsagatiśobhinā |
nāgakanyāsahasreṇa samantātparivāritaḥ || 41 ||
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takṣakastaṃ rājaputraṃ dadarśa kanyakāyutam |
papraccha sarvavṛttāntaṃ kanyāstvāhuryathātatham || 42 ||
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atha candrāṃgadaścāpi śivakṛṣṇeti saṃjapan |
takṣakeṇa śruto dṛṣṭaḥ preṣṇoktaśca sumānataḥ || 43 ||
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parituṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ stāt tava bhaktiyutasya vai |
bālo'pi yaṃ śivaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ japasyeva nirantaram || 44 ||
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eṣa ratnamayo loka etāścārudṛśo'balāḥ |
ete kalpadrumāḥ sarve vāpyo'mṛtarasāṃbhasaḥ || 45 ||
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yatheṣṭaṃvihareteṣu bhuṅkṣva bhogān yathocitān |
iti śrutvā rājaputraḥ provācā'haṃ vivāhitaḥ || 46 ||
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pativratā mama kāntā satī sādhvī śivavratā |
kṛṣṇapātivratyaparā matvā māṃ tu mṛtaṃ tataḥ || 47 ||
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vaidhavyaṃ sarvacihnaistu grahīṣyati tato'thavā |
agnau pravekṣyati sādhvī satī sā vidyate yataḥ || 48 ||
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ato mayā bahutithaṃ nātra stheyaṃ kathañcana |
tameva lokaṃ kṛpayā māṃ prāpayitumarhasi || 49 ||
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ityuktavantaṃ candrāṃgaṃ takṣako nāgakanyakāḥ |
bhavanāni subhogyāni vāhanānyamṛtāni ca || 50 ||
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dadau kanyāpratuṣṭyarthaṃ ramaṇārthaṃ samastakam |
athā'tra tatsatī bhāryā'navalokya priyaṃ patim || 51 ||
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samudraṃ tvāhvayāmāsa satyena ca vratena vai |
yadyahaṃ śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇabhaktā'smi sarvathā || 52 ||
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yadyahaṃ svapatiprāṇā pativratā'smi sarvathā |
yadyahaṃ ca śivāyuktaśivatuṣṭyai vratānvitā || 53 ||
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tadā samudrastvatraiva samāyātu samīpataḥ |
ityuktvā svahastagataṃ jalaṃ mumoca sā bhuvi || 54 ||
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tāvat samudraḥ sabhayaḥ sumūrto vai samāyayau |
nanāma tu satīṃ ratnapradānaiḥ samatoṣayat || 55 ||
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uvācaināṃ mayā naiva patiste'pahṛto'sti vai |
pātāle takṣakakanyā ninyuste sundaraṃ varam || 56 ||
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āgamiṣyati śīghraṃ saḥ toṣayitvā supannagīḥ |
evamuktvā yayau tvabdhiḥ sīmantinī suharṣitā || 57 ||
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kintvajñaiḥ rājamukhyaiḥ sā purohitādibhistathā |
vaidhavyacihnayuktaiva tatra prasahya kāritā || 58 ||
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atha kanyāstoṣayitvā rathaṃ ratnāni bhūriśaḥ |
nāgakanyāḥ śubhāḥ sarvā''bhūṣāvastrādiśobhitāḥ || 59 ||
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takṣakenā'rpitā nītvā yamunāyāṃ samāyayau |
satī sīmantinī svapne tvāgataṃ yamunājale || 60 ||
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dṛṣṭvotthāya yayau pūjāpātraṃ nītvā sakhīyutā |
sā dadarśa nadītīre viharantaṃ patiṃ priyam || 61 ||
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divyaratnasamākīrṇaṃ divyamālāvataṃsakam |
divyagandhena dehenā'pūrvākṛtiṃ samujjvalam || 62 ||
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vilokya jaḍavad rājñīṃ tasthau tannyastalocanā |
tāṃ ca candrāṃgado vīkṣya mumoha kṣaṇameva tu || 63 ||
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nirmuktakaṇṭhābharaṇāṃ kaṇṭhasūtravivarjitām |
asaṃyojitadhammilāmaṃgarāgavivarjitām || 64 ||
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kiñcidvaidhavyadharmāktāṃ tāmāhūyā'bravīdidam |
kimidaṃ dṛśyate sādhvi śokasyā''vedakaṃ tava || 65 ||
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iti snehena saṃpṛṣṭā nā'bravīdaśrulocanā |
sakhī prāha prasahyaināṃ vaidhavyaṃ kāritaṃ janaiḥ || 66 ||
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vinā patiṃ hi kṣantavyamanāthāyāstu sā gatiḥ |
somavāravrataṃ naiva tyaktaṃ na ca pativratam || 67 ||
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kṛṣṇasevā na vā tyaktā sarvaṃ tathaiva vidyate |
munipatnīdarśitasya vratasya phalameva tu || 68 ||
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prāptaṃ te priyayā rājan gṛhāṇaināmaninditām |
ityuktaḥ sa nijāṃ patnīṃ cakre vakṣasi pīḍitām || 69 ||
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atha paurajanāstatra dṛṣṭvā''gataṃ nṛpātmajam |
gatvā rājñe drutaṃ procuḥ rājā rājñī ca nāgarāḥ || 70 ||
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pratyudgamya pariṣvajya tamāninyurnijālayam |
rājaputraḥ śvaśurau tu vavande bāṣpamutsṛjan || 71 ||
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prajāstaṃ mānayāmāsurvardhayāmāsurāśiṣā |
teṣāṃ madhye samāsīnaḥ svavṛttāntamaśeṣataḥ || 72 ||
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rājñe nivedayāmāsa takṣakasya sumitratām |
dattaṃ ratnādikaṃ sarvaṃ divyaṃ rājñe nyavedayat || 73 ||
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saumāṃgalyamayī vārtā patnīrāṣṭre'bhavattadā |
tathā svasya pituḥ rāṣṭre mānavaiḥ kathitā kathā || 74 ||
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pitarau ca prajāḥ sarvā niṣadhasyā'tiharṣitāḥ |
tadutsavo mahānāsīd rāṣṭragrāmapurādiṣu || 75 ||
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sīmantinī patiṃ prāpya tyaktavaidhavyalakṣaṇā |
vahniṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya saubhāgyamaṃgalā'bhavat || 76 ||
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candrāṃgadaḥ svahastena sindūrādi samārpayat |
binduṃ parasparaṃ tau tu cakrāte sākṣataṃ śubham || 77 ||
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mālāṃ parasparaṃ tau cārpayāmāsaturaiśvarīm |
tāmbūlakaṃ dadatuśca dānāni vividhānyapi || 78 ||
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athā'yaṃ śvaśurau natvā patnīyuto nijaṃ gṛham |
niṣadhaṃ saṃyayau pitroḥ pādayorapatat tataḥ || 79 ||
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daśavarṣasahasrāṇi sīmantinyā svabhāryayā |
sārdhaṃ candrāṃgado rājā bubhuje viṣayān bahūn || 80 ||
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prāsūta tanayānaṣṭau kanyāmekāṃ varānanām |
reme sīmantinī bhartrā dhyāyamānā hariṃ haram || 81 ||
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dine dine tu saubhāgyaṃ prāpa caivenduvāsarāt |
evaṃ lakṣmi sadā pātivratyaṃ vijayate bhuvi || 82 ||
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svarge satye brahmaloke pātāle pramadājane |
pātivratyaṃ rakṣitaṃ cet sarvasiddhikaraṃ bhavet || 83 ||
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patiṃ kṛṣṇasvarūpaṃ tu matvā dhyātvā sadā satī |
kalpavṛkṣasamaṃ dharmaṃ pātivratyaṃ samācaret || 84 ||
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parādhīnā'balānāṃ vai kāmapratimayoṣitām |
dehāḥ pāpāśrayāḥ santi tato'pyadhikapuṇyadāḥ || 85 ||
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pāpaṃ tu kāmātiśayaḥ puṇyaṃ sevā pade pade |
patisevā kṛṣṇasevā vratadānādisevanam || 86 ||
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atitheśca satāṃ sevā gavāṃ sevā pade pade |
niṣpāpānāmapatyānāṃ sevā brahmasvarūpiṇām || 87 ||
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gṛhasaṃrakṣaṇaṃ sevā vahnāvannādipācanam |
vaiśvadevātmikā sevā hyanāthaśvādibhojanam || 88 ||
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annasatrātmikā sevā bālasya kalabhāṣaṇam |
vidyādānātmikā sevā sahanaṃ sādhubhūṣaṇam || 89 ||
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patyadhīnā nirīhā ca sadgaṇādisuśobhanam |
ityeva sevayā puṇyamanantakaṃ striyāḥ sadā || 90 ||
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bhuktimuktipradaṃ tasmāt pātivratyaṃ samācaret |
paṭhanācchravaṇāccāsya svargo mokṣaḥ kare sthitau || 91 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ prathame kṛtayugasantāne candrāṃgadasya kṛṣṇapativratayā sīmantinīnāmnyā patnyā pātivratyabalacamatkārairyamunāmagnaḥ patiḥ pātāle nāgakanyābhirnīto'pi punaḥ prāpta ityādinirūpaṇanāmā'ṣṭacatvāriṃśadadhikacatuśśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 448 ||
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