Chapter 266

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
rāseśvari priye paścād rājā tīrthāgryamāyayau |
papraccha lomaśaṃ tatra māhātmyaṃ nāma cetyapi || 1 ||
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aśvapāṭala uvāca |
idaṃ tīrthaṃ kadā cātra khyātiṃ prāpa kiyadbalam |
kena kṛtaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ brūhi saṃkṣepato guro || 2 ||
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śrīlomaśa uvāca |
rājan purā samāraṃbhe sṛṣṭervyāso hariḥ svayam |
śvetavyāsasvarūpo'trā''jagāma tīrthavāñcchayā || 3 ||
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atra tīrthaṃ paraṃ kṛtvā snātvā prapūjya mādhavam |
anādiśrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaṃ natvā tataḥparam || 4 ||
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vastrāpathaṃ somanāthaṃ mūladvārāvatīṃ yayau |
gopanāthaṃ staṃbhatīrthaṃ kṛtvā ca puṣkaraṃ tathā || 5 ||
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kurukṣetraṃ yayau yatra nijāvāso hi vartate |
tadā pṛthvyāṃ bahavo'sya śiṣyā vedādivedinaḥ || 6 ||
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abhavan lokamokṣārthaṃ jñānadānādikāriṇaḥ |
atra pūrve yojanādvai dūre cā'rkapure'bhavat || 7 ||
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śvetavyāsasya śiṣyo vai vipro dharmasumantukaḥ |
vyāsatulyo maharṣiḥ saḥ sarovarataṭe sadā || 8 ||
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vaṭavṛkṣe nijāvāsaṃ kṛtvā prajājanān bahūn |
śreyomārgaṃ jñānarūpaṃ bhaktirūpaṃ vṛṣānvitam || 9 ||
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samādiśatyajasraṃ ca brāhmaṇaiḥ sevito'bhavat |
pārśvagrāmajanāstatra kathāṃ śrotuṃ samutsukāḥ || 10 ||
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samāyānti sadā sāyaṃ prayānti punareva ca |
hariṃ vinā na kalyāṇaṃ bhaktiṃ vinā na mokṣaṇam || 11 ||
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jñānaṃ vinā na tamaso vilayo māyike gṛhe |
sādhuṃ vinā na sākṣādvai bhagavatprāptireva ha || 12 ||
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anādiśrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaścāntarago hi naḥ |
hariṃ bhajata kṛṣṇaṃ taṃ śvetavyāsasvarūpiṇam || 13 ||
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evaṃ dadātyupadeśaṃ saṃhitāṃ vācayatyapi |
aśvapaṭṭasaro nityaṃ prātaḥ snānāya yāti ca || 14 ||
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kṛtvā tīrthavidhiṃ cāpi natvā śrīpuruṣottamam |
ṛṣīn natvā surān sampūjya prayāti svamandiram || 15 ||
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evaṃ vai vartamānasya viprasya vedavedinaḥ |
sarpadaṃśo'bhavanmārge nirjane tīrthakāriṇaḥ || 16 ||
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tūrṇaṃ yogaparo bhūtvā niṣadya ca samādhinā |
prāṇānāyamya mārgasya tīre yāntaṃ phaṇādharam || 17 ||
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āhvayāmāsa vipraḥ sa prasahya vaśagaṃ vyadhāt |
phaṇādharo'pi balavān trāsaṃ prāpya tataḥ sthalāt || 18 ||
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vidravituṃ yatate'pi na śaśāka pradhāvitum |
viprādhīnastadā bhūtvā sṛtvā sṛtvā dvijāntikam || 19 ||
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āgatya nipapātaiva rakṣa rakṣeti saṃvadan |
daṃśākhyaścāparāddho vai mayā te'tra kṛto dvija || 20 ||
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mā māṃ māraya viprendra prāṇāḥ priyāśca te ca me |
kṣamāṃ yāce tāmaso'haṃ svabhāvo mama tādṛśaḥ || 21 ||
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sāttvikastvaṃ svabhāvaste dayādharma iti dvija |
tiryagyonau vrajato me kadā mokṣo bhavediti || 22 ||
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tava yogena me mokṣo bhavatyatrā'parādhinaḥ |
mama mokṣo yathā syādvai tathā vipra vidhehi ca || 23 ||
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yadvā jñānaṃ pradāyaiva pāvanaṃ māṃ vidhehi ca |
śatrubuddhyā tu māṃ mā'tra mārayeti praprārthaye || 24 ||
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śrutvā sarpasya vacanaṃ dharmasumantukastadā |
bhūtvā dayāparastasmai papraccha janmakāraṇam || 25 ||
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kastvaṃ kasmāt sarpayoniṃ prāpto'si kena karmaṇā |
vaktuṃ jānāsi sarvaṃ cedātmaśreyaḥ karoṣi na || 26 ||
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kimatra kāraṇaṃ sarpa jñātā san bhrāmyasi kutaḥ |
jñātā māṃ saṃdaśitavān ko lābhaste'tra saṃmataḥ || 27 ||
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sarpa uvāca |
śṛṇu vipra kathayāmi sarvaṃ paścād yathātatham |
lābhavārtāṃ kathayāmi praśno'yaṃ nopayujyate || 28 ||
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sraṣṭrā sṛṣṭiḥ kṛtā tredhā sattvarajastamomayī |
sāttvikāḥ śamamicchanti rājasā rāgamityapi || 29 ||
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tāmasāḥ kleśamicchanti svabhāvo'yaṃ duratyayaḥ |
vahniḥ prajvālayatyeva ko lābho dahane'sya vai || 30 ||
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jalaṃ tṛṣāṃ ca jantūnāṃ nivārayati sarvadā |
vṛṣṭirvarṣati ko lābho jalasyā'tra vadasva me || 31 ||
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vāyurvāti kvacid rūkṣaḥ krūro mṛduśca vegavān |
ko lābho'sya bhavet tatra svabhāvastādṛśo yataḥ || 32 ||
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sāttvikaḥ śāntimabhyeti jalaṃ śaityaṃ vahatyapi |
candraḥ śītaḥ śilā śītā ko lābhastatra tatkṛte || 33 ||
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sāgaro lavaṇātmā ca dugdhaṃ miṣṭaṃ jalaṃ tathā |
tikto nimbaḥ kaṭuḥ śūṇṭhī ko lābhastatra tasya vai || 34 ||
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raktaṃ japāyāḥ kusumaṃ raktaṃ raktaṃ ca kuṃkumam |
rājasā devavargāśca ko lābho rājasasya vai || 35 ||
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vidyutpātastathā vajrapātaḥ kālaśca saṃkṣayaḥ |
mṛtyustathā'ndhakāraśca tāmasā vai svabhāvataḥ || 36 ||
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bhaṃgā gaṃjā dhatturaśca tāmasāste svabhāvajāḥ |
vadātra vidvan teṣāṃ vai ko lābhastāmasodbhavaḥ || 37 ||
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svabhāve svasya lābho na dṛśyate vai tamovrate |
yathāguṇaṃ pravartante bhūtāni nimnavārivat || 38 ||
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yathāsvabhāvā pravṛttirdantānāṃ carvaṇādivat |
naisargaṃ tu bhavet karma śastrapātena ghātavat || 39 ||
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tathā mayā kṛtaṃ cedaṃ mā tatra kroddhumarhasi |
lābhavārtā na te'pyasti snānaṃ vipravṛṣo yathā || 40 ||
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rātrau nidrā bhavatyeva divase jāgaraṃ tathā |
svabhāvaracitaṃ tvetat ko lābhastatra saṃbhṛtaḥ || 41 ||
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bālye krīḍāmatirmadhye kāme'nte vimatistathā |
ke lābhāstatra nihatāḥ svabhāvena pravartate || 42 ||
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bhavanti sādhavaḥ kecit keciccauryādikarmiṇaḥ |
kecidīśvarabhāvāśca ke lābhāstatra me vada || 43 ||
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sarpo vai tāmasaścā'haṃ daṃṣṭrā me tāmasī matā |
sā ca kṣataṃ karotyeva daṃṣṭrālābho'tra ko mataḥ || 44 ||
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viṣaṃ vahnisvabhāvaṃ vai lālārūpaṃ pravāhaṇam |
vidyutsamaṃ praveśe'pi vyāpane stanayitnuvat || 45 ||
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rudhire nāḍikāgrāme vahatyeva jalādivat |
svabhāvo'yaṃ viṣasyaiva ko lābho'tra viṣasya vai || 46 ||
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pṛthvyādyā ye tu saṃyuktā viyogākhyasvabhāvinaḥ |
nāḍyo grāsasvabhāvāśca ko lābho viṣasaṃgrahe || 47 ||
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vada vipra prāṇanāśe dehanāśe svabhāvaje |
mayi nāśe tvayi nāśe ko lābho'tra nijātmanoḥ || 48 ||
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dehanāśe nātmalābho naśvaraṃ gatvaraṃ vapuḥ |
gacchatyeva svabhāvena mā khedaṃ kuru bhūsura || 49 ||
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gatvareṇa tu dehena lābho mokṣo hi dehinaḥ |
samarthastvaṃ kṛtakṛtyo muktiṃ vidhehi me'nagha || 50 ||
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muktilābhaḥ paro lābhaste me'pi dehināṃ tathā |
mā krodhaṃ vaha viprendra roṣo vai nirayapradaḥ || 51 ||
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mayā roṣeṇa vai prāptā yoniriyaṃ viṣolbaṇā |
nirayākhyā tato vipra mā krodhaṃ kuru māṃ prati || 52 ||
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dharmasumanturuvāca |
aho vidvan khyāyase tvaṃ sarpo'pi munirāḍiva |
ko'si sarpatvarūpastvaṃ mama prāṇaharo vada || 53 ||
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mṛtyurvā ca mahākālo yamadūto yamaḥ svayam |
matprārabdha ca vā karma vanadevo'si vā vada || 54 ||
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saṃkarṣaṇo vā śeṣo vā jñānī kastvaṃ naro'si vā |
preto vā satyasarpo vā jātismaro'si ko nviha || 55 ||
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sarpabhāve'pi naisargaṃ bhāṣase śāstrasammatam |
svabhāvena prayātānāṃ lābho nāsti jaḍātmanām || 56 ||
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lābhaḥ prāptirhi saṃyogo jaḍānāṃ kiṃ ca tena vai |
lābhaḥ prāptiḥ sukhādeśca bhogaścātmani vai mataḥ || 57 ||
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sukhaduḥkhapravedo'yaṃ jīve bhavati bhogakaḥ |
śatrunāśe bhavecchāntirmanyate mūrkhamāyikaḥ || 58 ||
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ajātaśatruścātmā'sti sukhaduḥkhaparaṃ gataḥ |
nāsya lābhaśca vā hānirdehayogaviyogataḥ || 59 ||
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phaṇin kintu mokṣaheturmānavaṃ varṣma sammatam |
asampādya ca mokṣaṃ vā sādhanaṃ śreyasā pradam || 60 ||
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madhye mṛtyurbhaveccet sā mokṣahānirbhavediti |
alābhaḥ sa bhavedatra tatra nimittamāptavān || 61 ||
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sarpa tvaṃ brahmahatyāyā bhāgavānatra doṣavān |
amokṣago bhavasyatra pāpavān nahi lābhavān || 62 ||
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ahaṃ cet tvāṃ mārayāmi me'pi lābho na vidyate |
dehanāśe na vai lābho mokṣahānā ca nāpi saḥ || 63 ||
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alābhau tvāvayostulyau vada kastvaṃ pravittimān |
lābho vā'tra tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ kīdṛśo vada me phaṇin || 64 ||
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sarpa uvāca |
aho vipra svabhāvena komalo'si dayāparaḥ |
jñānena ca bṛhaspatisamo'si vyāsadevavat || 65 ||
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rāgadveṣarahito'si lābhā'lābhavivecane |
vadāmi sūtrarūpeṇa lābhā'lābhau śṛṇu tviha || 66 ||
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lābhaḥ samayasatkāro hāniḥ sā samayacyutiḥ |
prāpte vai samaye yogye satkāreṇa yunakti na || 67 ||
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gataḥ sa samayaḥ paścānnaivā''yātigato gataḥ |
mamā''sīt samayaścātra mānuṣe kṣatravarṣmaṇi || 68 ||
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arkagrāme tava grāme smṛddhe smṛddhisamanvite |
mama putrā bāndhavāśca bhṛtyā dāsādayastathā |
aśvā gṛhāṇi kṣetrāṇi vidyante tava pattane || 69 ||
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mayā visṛṣṭāste sarve māṃ na jānanti māyikāḥ |
ahaṃ jātismaraḥ sarvān jānāmi tvāṃ tathā parān |
grāmān sarvalokāṃśca tvaṃ na jānāsi māmiha || 70 ||
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śṛṇu vipra kathayāmi tava grāmanṛpo hi yaḥ |
nāmnā śārdūlacandraśca so'hamāsaṃ janādhipaḥ || 71 ||
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nāstiko nindakaścāpi viprā'vamānakārakaḥ |
dharmakarmavihīnaśca hetuvāde rataḥ sadā || 72 ||
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tvaṃ ca vipra mama grāme kathāṃ kurvan janān diśan |
muhurmāṃ ca samāgatya dharmārthaṃ samupādiśaḥ || 73 ||
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dānārthaṃ havanārthaṃ paropakārārthamityapi |
mayā vākyaṃ tavoktaṃ vai nāṅgīkṛtaṃ kvacittadā || 74 ||
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tiraskṛto bhavāṃstatra ninditaśca mayā bahu |
athaikadā tvaṃ yajñārthaṃ yāñcāṃ vai kṛtavān śubhām || 75 ||
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suvarṇasya dhanādeśca mayā jñātvā tu vañcakaḥ |
ruṣā niṣkāsito grāmād bahistvaṃ vaṭamāśritaḥ || 76 ||
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śārdūlo'yaṃ māṃ śaśāpa mṛtyumāpnotu nindakaḥ |
tenā'haṃ maraṇaṃ prāptaḥ sakrodhastvāṃ pratīti ca || 77 ||
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sarpabhāvaṃ ceha tiryagyoniṃ prāpto'smi sa nṛpaḥ |
duḥkhaṃ paśyāmi ca jātiṃ smarāmi sarvabāndhavān || 78 ||
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darśayāmyapi svaṃ tvete naiva jānanti māmimam |
brāhmaṇā nāvamantavyā brahmabhaktāḥ kadācana || 79 ||
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vidvāṃso nāvamantavyā jñānāgnimūrtayaḥ kvacit |
avamanturbhavennāśo nāśayiturvināśanam || 80 ||
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baliṣṭhe'gnau patadvāri svayameva pradahyati |
ahaṃ pradagdhaḥ śāpena sarpayoniṃ gato'smyapi || 81 ||
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vairabuddhiṃ smarāmyeva hantuṃ tvāṃ mārgayāmi ca |
adya tvaṃ nirjane prāpto mayā daṃṣṭo virodhataḥ || 82 ||
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vairaniryāpanārthaṃ vai mṛtyuste'sti dhruvo dvija |
svasvakarmaphalaṃ bhuṃkte dehi kvāpi ca varṣmaṇi || 83 ||
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krodhena śāpadānena rājahatyākṛtena ca |
prāyaścittavihīnasya tavā''yuṣyamiti gatam || 84 ||
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mama rājñyāśca duḥkhena tavā''yuṣyaṃ kṣayaṃ gatam |
satīnāṃ tu viniḥśvāsairjvalanti brāhmaṇā api || 85 ||
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tattathaiva hi viprendra tavā''yuṣyaṃ kṣayaṃ gatam |
yeṣāmāyuṣyavigamaste na jīvanti vai kṣaṇam || 86 ||
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kāladūtāḥ samāyānti preritāstūrṇameva ha |
nāśayanti gatāyuṣyaṃ dūtā nimittamātrakāḥ || 87 ||
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sarpāśca vṛścikāścāpi viṣaśvāno viṣauṣadham |
bhūtapretapiśācādyā yamadūtā grahādayaḥ || 88 ||
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vahnirjalaṃ jvarādyāśca śatravo'pi nimittakam |
hanyate sa nimittena hantā'syā'sti paro'paraḥ || 89 ||
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avijñāya nvidaṃ tattvaṃ dviṣanti vṛścikādikān |
tasmād vipra mṛtiste'tra dhruvā me'pi mṛtirdhruvā || 90 ||
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muktaye tvaṃ samartho'si mamā'pi ca tavā'pi ca |
naradehaḥ karmabhūmistena sarvamavāpyate || 91 ||
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prāṇānte'pi kṛtaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ rakṣatyeva prakāriṇam |
maraṇaṃ dhruvamastyeva kuru yanmokṣaṇaṃ hi nau || 92 ||
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jīvā'bhayapradānaṃ vai sarvamedhādhikaṃ phalam |
dadātyeva tato vipra mama mokṣaṃ vidhehi vai || 93 ||
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vipraścoktastatastūrṇaṃ sarpāya kalaśājjalam |
oṃ namaḥ śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇāya svāmine svāhā || 94 ||
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itimantreṇa sammantrya dadau pānārthameva ca |
taddehe prokṣitavāṃśca sarpo dehaṃ vihāya ca || 95 ||
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tūrṇaṃ devasvarūpo vai bhūtvā svargaṃ yayau tadā |
brāhmaṇaśca prasasmāra viṣadagdho hariṃ prabhum || 96 ||
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dehaṃ tatyāja tatraiva mārgāṭavyāṃ hi nirjane |
ātmā'sya ca samaprāptaścāśvapaṭṭasarovaram || 97 ||
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śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇe tatra tasthāvante yathāmati |
atha karṣukalokena vipro mṛto vilokitaḥ || 98 ||
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karṣukastu gato grāmaṃ viprebhyo vṛttamāha tat |
dvijā nītvā śavaṃ dagdhuṃ tvaśvapaṭṭasarovaram || 99 ||
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āyayū ruruduḥ sarve bāndhavāḥ sarasastaṭe |
śavaṃ nidhāya vai sarve guṇān jagurdvijasya ha || 100 ||
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śvetavyāsasamaścāyaṃ dharmakarmaparāyaṇaḥ |
mokṣadaścāpi lokānāṃ durlabho vipra īdṛśaḥ || 101 ||
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śvetavyāsasya śiṣyo'yaṃ samādhisthitipāragaḥ |
sarpadaṃśanimittena mṛtaścāścaryameva tat || 102 ||
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āyuṣyaṃ chinnatāṃ prāptaṃ sandhīyate na kenacit |
vinā vai paramātmānaṃ vinā guruṃ ca yoginam || 103 ||
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ityevaṃ te vadantaśca śvetavyāsaṃ prasasmaruḥ |
sasmaruḥ śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaṃ śrīpuruṣottamam || 104 ||
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atha rājaṃstasya bhāryā viprāṇī duḥkhaduḥkhitā |
satībhāvecchayā tatra citābhyāśe samāyayau || 105 ||
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śvetavyāsaṃ prasasmāra tathā kṛṣṇanarāyaṇam |
śavaṃ prapūjya vidhinā citāyāṃ sā samārpayat || 106 ||
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vahniṃ prajvālya pādāgrād yāvad dagdhuṃ samīhate |
tāvattatra bhaktivaśo bhagavān kṛṣṇavallabhaḥ || 107 ||
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anādiśrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaḥ śvetasvarūpavān |
śvetavyāsātmakastatrā''yayau dharmasumantunā || 108 ||
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sahaiva sa citāpārśve gatvā satīṃ jagāda ha |
eṣa te patirāste vai gṛhāṇa mā hyanu jvala || 109 ||
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tāvat samutthito vipro jīvan śvasan hasan kṣaṇāt |
satī magnā'bhavaccāpi prasedurbrāhmaṇā api || 110 ||
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tīrthaṃ kṛtvā tataḥ sarve yayuścārkapuraṃ prati |
śvetavyāsākhyatīrthaṃ tat satītīrthaṃ tathā nṛpa || 111 ||
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jīvatīrthamidaṃ cāste snāhi tīrthavidhiṃ cara |
ityādiṣṭo nṛpaścāśvapāṭalastatra rādhike || 112 ||
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śvetavyāsasya vai pūjāṃ cakāra snānamācarat |
dadau dānāni bahūni tato yayau sthalāntaram || 113 ||
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lomaśena samaṃ tīre tīrthāntare sthiro'bhavat |
sasmāra śrīhariṃ cāpi neme tīrthaṃ ca mandiram || 114 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye tretāsantāne'rkapurīnṛpasya dharmasumantuṛṣiśāpena sarpatā viprasya sarpadaṃśaḥ sarpamokṣaḥ aśvapaṭṭasarovare śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇena viprapatnyāḥ satyāḥ prārthanayā vipro jīvitaḥ śvetavyāsatīrthaṃ satītīrthaṃ cetyādinirūpaṇanāmā ṣaṭṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 266 ||
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