Chapter 25

śrīpuruṣottama uvāca |
śṛṇu nārāyaṇīśri tvaṃ prākaṭyaṃ mama vai tataḥ |
triṃśattame vedhasastu devavatsarasaṃjñake || 1 ||
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varṣe kalpe daśaśate manau caturdaśe purā |
camatkāraṃ tava lakṣmi vadāmi hi mayā saha || 2 ||
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prākaṭyaṃ vai tadā loke yadāsīd bhūtale śṛṇu |
prānte kṛte'bhavan bhaktāḥ surāṣṭre pañca cā''vayoḥ || 3 ||
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devasakhaśca kīrtiśca ciklīta kardamastathā |
jātavedaśca te viprāḥ sahodarāśca sāttvikāḥ || 4 ||
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tāpasā dharmaniyatāḥ santuṣṭā brahmavādinaḥ |
śauce tapasi santoṣe svādhyāye bhajane ratāḥ || 5 ||
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adrohe satyabhāve cā'steye śīle'parigrahe |
kṛtābhyāsāḥ śame cāpīndriyāṇāṃ nigrahe ratāḥ || 6 ||
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titikṣāyāṃ kṣamāyāṃ ca mārdave śreyasi sthitāḥ |
yoge vivekaje jñāne satvotkarṣe sadā sthitāḥ || 7 ||
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dhyāne home jape pūjāyāṃ ca satkārasevane |
ātmabrahmātmavijñāne cātmanivedane sthitāḥ || 8 ||
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siddhyaṣṭakaṃ tathā tveṣāṃ nidhīnāṃ navakaṃ sadā |
kalpavāṇī ca sevāyāṃ vartante kāmadhenavaḥ || 9 ||
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ākāśaśāyinaścaite digvastrāḥ phalabhojanāḥ |
jalā'mṛtādipānāśca prabhādīpāḥ samādhigāḥ || 10 ||
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ātmānalā brahmagṛhāścāntarātmasahāyinaḥ |
bhaktiyuktāḥ sādhusaṃgāḥ satīsatkāratatparāḥ || 11 ||
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atithipūjakāḥ sarve nirīhāśca videhinaḥ |
anāvaraṇabhāvāśca tathā'vyāhatasañcarāḥ || 12 ||
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bhūtasparśādihīnāśca dehadoṣādivarjitāḥ |
vajratulyā divyadehā divyānandaparāyaṇāḥ || 13 ||
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saṃkalpaprāptasarvasvabhogayogādiyātrikāḥ |
vāksiddhā duḥkhahantāraḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalāḥ || 14 ||
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brahmā vipṇurmaheśo'rkaścandra ivā'parāḥ surāḥ |
khyātāḥ kṣitau bhuvaḥsvargamaharjanatapassu ca || 15 ||
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satye loke tathā merau pātāleṣvapi sarvathā |
aiśvaryaśālinaḥ sarve īśvarā aparā iva || 16 ||
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devavad duḥkhahartāro yogivadātmadarśakāḥ |
śreṣṭhivaddhanadātāraḥ pativatputradāyinaḥ || 17 ||
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rakṣakāḥ svāmivaccāpi dātāro viṣṇuvattathā |
jñāne brahmasabhāḥ sarve pūraṇe kalpapādapāḥ || 18 ||
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brahmacaryojjvalā deheṣvapi kṣmābhā dhṛtau tathā |
sahasre sādhavaśceme pūrṇakāmāśca muktavat || 19 ||
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etādṛśān prasiddhān vai jñātvā lokāstu duḥkhinaḥ |
samāyānti nijārtīnāṃ vināśārthaṃ divāniśam || 20 ||
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rogiṇo bhoginaścāpi dīnā dāridryabhāginaḥ |
kadaryāḥ śatruduḥkhāśca vidhurāśca viputriṇaḥ || 21 ||
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anannāmbarasaudhāśceṣaṇāvanto bubhukṣavaḥ |
mumukṣavo mumūrṣavaścāyānti śaraṇaṃ sadā || 22 ||
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teṣāṃ kleśānnāśayanti hyāśīrvādaparāyaṇāḥ |
dātāraḥ sarvavastūnāṃ sukhānāṃ dhanasampadām || 23 ||
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mānavāśca narā nāryo yānti pūrṇamanorathāḥ |
ānanditāḥ pūrṇakāmāḥ pūrṇāśāḥ pūrṇamānasāḥ || 24 ||
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dhanārthibhyo dadatyete dhanāni siddhijāni vai |
putrārthibhyo dadatyete'patyānyabhīṣṭakāni ca || 25 ||
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patiṃ patnīṃ gṛhaṃ rājyaṃ kṣetraṃ gajaṃ ca gāstathā |
ārogyaṃ vaṃśavistāraṃ sampadaśca dadatyapi || 26 ||
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tāpatrayādirāhityaṃ kurvanti śaraṇārthinaḥ |
evaṃ sarve camatkārabhṛtā īśvarasadṛśāḥ || 27 ||
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bhavanti sma kṣitau lakṣmi bhaktāste me'pi sarvathā |
athaikadā''laye teṣāṃ lakṣmīvāñcchāparāyaṇaḥ || 28 ||
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asurastvāyayau nāmnā prasaviṣṇurmahābalaḥ |
viprarūpadharaḥ so'yaṃ tāpasaḥ kāmavāsanaḥ || 29 ||
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nārāyaṇasya yā patnī sā me patnī bhavediti |
lakṣmyāste kāmanāyukto bhaktānāṃ pura āyayau || 30 ||
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yayāce svepsitāṃ bhikṣāṃ pañcabhyo'pi tadā'suraḥ |
lakṣmīṃ nārāyaṇapatnīṃ mahyaṃ dadatu dāninaḥ || 31 ||
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bhaktāstvayogyabhikṣāṃ tāṃ śrutvaiva menire tadā |
kintvadātṛtvagaṇanā'sparśārthaṃ prāhuromiti || 32 ||
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harirvai balavānenaṃ lakṣmīrvā saṃhariṣyati |
iti vicārya dānendrāḥ sasmaruḥ śrīṃ mama priyām || 33 ||
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bhaktecchānusāriṇā ca mayā''jñaptā ca vai drutam |
ākṣarāttvaṃ hi pañcānāṃ purataḥ samupasthitā || 34 ||
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kumārikā surūpā ca dvādaśā'dhikavatsarā |
sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā svarṇacampakavigrahā || 35 ||
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śobhanāṃ mohinīrūpāṃ tvāṃ vilokya tadā'suraḥ |
mene svārthasya vai siddhiṃ mumude hṛdi tāsamaḥ || 36 ||
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atha devasakhādyāste dṛṣṭvā pupūjurīśvarīm |
nārāyaṇīṃ samarthāṃ ca vijñapyāpi kṣamārthanam || 37 ||
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āsure dānarūpā'rthaṃ kāryaṃ nivedya vai jalam |
kareṣvādāya ca dadruścāsurāya priye tadā || 38 ||
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tvāmāsādya prasaviṣṇuścāsuro viprarūpadhṛk |
yayau gṛhaṃ nijaṃ tatra tvayā vrataṃ dhṛtaṃ param || 39 ||
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brahmacaryābhidhānaṃ vai naiṣṭhikaṃ pālyameva tat |
aviplutaṃ tāpasaṃ ca spraṣṭavyo nā'suraḥ kvacit || 40 ||
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atha tvaṃ tadgrahaṃ prāptā tvāṃ sa spraṣṭaṃ samīcchati |
kintu pralayānalabhāṃ jvālāmālāsamāvṛtām || 41 ||
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tvāṃ vilokya trastamanā yathāgato nivartate |
atha vicārya bahubhirdivasaiḥ kāraṇāntaram || 42 ||
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tava sparśasya siddhyarthaṃ punarbhaktān hi pañca tān |
pratyāyayau subhikṣārthaṃ ratiṃ mūrtimatīṃ tathā || 43 ||
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kāmaṃ sumūrtaṃ bāṇāṃśca vasantaṃ me dadatviti |
pañca bhaktāstu te tatra sasmarustān tathākṛte || 44 ||
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kāmādyā āyayustūrṇaṃ saṃkalpitāstadā puraḥ |
atha daduste dāne'pi mahāsurāya tāṃstadā || 45 ||
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asurastānupādāya yayau naijālayaṃ prati |
tān kāmādīnādideśa praveṣṭuṃ kamalātanau || 46 ||
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yaiḥ sā sampīḍitā lakṣmīrmāṃ svayaṃ samupeṣyati |
ityevaṃ so'suraścāpi pratīkṣāṃ prākarodapi || 47 ||
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atha kāmo nicikṣepa bāṇānunmādakādikān |
vasantaḥ sumanobhirvai paritaḥ sumanoharaḥ || 48 ||
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praphullitaḥ śriyāstatra praphullatāṃ nayatyapi |
ratistataḥ svayaṃ mūrtimatī lakṣmyā śanaiḥ śanaiḥ || 49 ||
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praveśaṃ cehamānā tu sahāsyā samupāyayau |
lakṣmīrvijñāya tāṃ duṣṭāṃ kāmapatnīṃ durāśayām || 50 ||
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sadyo roṣaṃ samāpannā tvaṃ tadā parameśvarī |
netrābhyāṃ pralayāgniṃ vai cotpāditavatī svayam || 51 ||
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dṛṣṭavatī ratiṃ kāmaṃ vasantaṃ ca śarānapi |
asuraṃ ceti tān sarvān kṣaṇamātreṇa bhasmasāt || 52 ||
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kṛtavatyeva deveśi naiṣṭhikavrataśālinī |
hāhākārastadā jāto deveṣu mānaveṣvapi || 53 ||
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raternāśāt kāmanāśād vasantādervināśanāt |
ṛtvabhāve vanāraṇyodyānādyāḥ puṣpavarjitāḥ || 54 ||
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navāṃkuravihīnāśca lakṣmīśūnyāstadābhavan |
satyāmapi tu lakṣmyāṃ vai nirlakṣmīkaṃ jagaddhyabhūt || 55 ||
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nārīṇāṃ ca narāṇāṃ ca pramodā vilayaṃ gatāḥ |
ānandā nāśamāpannāḥ prasaviṣṇuvināśanāt || 56 ||
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evaṃ lakṣmi tvayā dagdhā ratyādyā netravahninā |
jagat sarvaṃ naiṣṭhikaṃ ca sañjātaṃ tvadvratena vai || 57 ||
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devāśca mānavāścāpi maharṣayaśca dehinaḥ |
sarve vicārya kimidaṃ kathaṃ ceti samanvitāḥ || 58 ||
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yayuḥ satye vedhase ca prāhuḥ kaṣṭaṃ tu ṣāṇḍhikam |
ratirnāsti na kāmo'sti vasanto nāsti vai kvacit || 59 ||
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kimidaṃ ca kathaṃ jātaṃ nivārayārttimulbaṇam |
ityuktastu tadā brahmovāca kṣaṇaṃ vicārya vai || 60 ||
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pūrve ye pañcadevāśca pañcendrāste tataḥ param |
pañca bhaktā hi kalpe'smin bhajante parameśvaram || 61 ||
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devasakhādayaḥ sarve dātāraścārthisampadaḥ |
īśvarāḥ pañca te dātuṃ samarthāḥ sarvasampadaḥ || 62 ||
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tebhyaścā'rpitavān lakṣmīṃ prasaviṣṇurmahāsuraḥ |
mama liṃgamalotpanno balī khalo'tidoṣabhṛt || 63 ||
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te viprā vai samāhūya lakṣmīṃ tasmai dadustataḥ |
asurastāṃ samādāya yayau naijaṃ gṛhaṃ prati || 64 ||
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lakṣmīrvrataṃ dadhārā'pi naiṣṭhikīṃ brahmacāritām |
asuraḥ kāmavegena spraṣṭuṃ lakṣmīmupāgataḥ || 65 ||
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vīkṣya tāṃ pralayotpannāgnibhā trasto mahāsuraḥ |
punargatvā ca viprebhyo yayāce tu ratiṃ tathā || 66 ||
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kāmaṃ vasantaṃ bāṇāṃśca mūrtimataśca te dvijāḥ |
dadustasmai sarvamūrtān nītvā'suro yayau gṛham || 67 ||
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prerayāmāsa tān sarvān lakṣmīṃ kartuṃ hi cañcalām |
lakṣmīḥ kruddhā svacakṣubhyāmutpādya pralayānalam || 68 ||
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bhasmīcakāra tān sarvān jagat tena tathaiva ca |
kāmabāṇavasantaiśca ratyā hīnaṃ nirarthakam || 69 ||
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nirānandaṃ prasaṃjātaṃ kāraṇaṃ tvetadeva yat |
kathitaṃ tatra vai nānyastūpāyo'styatra vārakaḥ || 70 ||
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lakṣmīkrodhena kāmo'pi ratiścāsurako'pi ca |
prasavaste tathā bāṇā vasantaśca mṛtāḥ sadā || 71 ||
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lakṣmīścet tān punaḥ sarvānutpādayet prasāditā |
naiṣṭhikaṃ vratamevā'pi prasamāpya hareḥ puraḥ || 72 ||
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parameśasyā''jñayā ca sarvānujīvayed yadi |
tadā ṣaṇḍhatvadoṣo'yaṃ trailokyād vigamiṣyati || 73 ||
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nānyatheti tadarthaṃ śrīhariṃ prati yatāmahe |
ārādhanāṃ prakurmo'tra hariḥ svayaṃ sutoṣitaḥ || 74 ||
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samāyāsyatyatra śīghraṃ duḥkhaṃ nivārayiṣyati |
ityuktāste satyaloke cakruḥ prārādhanāṃ mama || 75 ||
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lakṣmyā tvayā viyogena duḥkhitayā smṛto'pi ca |
samāyātaḥ satyalokaṃ brahmādīnāṃ puraḥ sthitaḥ || 76 ||
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dṛṣṭavantaśca te māṃ vai divyarūpaṃ sanātanam |
śaṃkhacakradharaṃ kṛṣṇanārāyaṇaṃ pareśvaram || 77 ||
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sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyaṃ prasannavadanekṣaṇam |
ānarcuste pracakruśca svāgataṃ tuṣṭavustataḥ || 78 ||
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sarvaduḥkhapraśāntyarthaṃ māṃ hariṃ puruṣottamam |
śrutvā teṣāṃ prārthanāṃ cā'vocaṃ tebhyastadā priye || 79 ||
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lakṣmyā kṛtaṃ na cā'haṃ tad vikartuṃ prabhuratra ha |
tasmād yāmo yatra devī lakṣmīrvane virājate || 80 ||
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sthitā sā brahmacarye vai prasaviṣṇuvane satī |
tāpasī naiṣṭhikadharme vartate sā maheśvarī || 81 ||
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atha sarve vayaṃ tatrā''yātā yatra tava sthalī |
vilokya māṃ prasannā tvaṃ papāta mama pādayoḥ || 82 ||
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svāgataṃ devatānāṃ ca kṛtavatyatibhāvataḥ |
ratyādinārājanyaṃ ca duḥkhaṃ prati niveditā || 83 ||
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stutā sarvaiśca devādyaiḥ prasāditā punaḥ punaḥ |
tvamāttha sarvadevādīn dinānto'yaṃ pravidyate || 84 ||
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śvaḥ prātaste tu kāmādyā brahmaṇo dehajāḥ sutāḥ |
bhaviṣyanti hi ratyādyāḥ samarthā dehadhāriṇaḥ || 85 ||
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prasravākhyo'suraścā'pi srāvātmā saṃbhaviṣyati |
adya sandhyāsamaye vai teṣāṃ nāsti prayojanam || 86 ||
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naiṣṭhikaṃ vratamāsthāya bhajantāṃ parameśvaram |
anādiśrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaṃ śrīpuruṣottamam || 87 ||
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ahaṃ bhajāmi cātraivā''manvantaṃ svāminā saha |
bhagavān mama kāntaśca naiṣṭhiko'pyatra tiṣṭhatu || 88 ||
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mayā vrataṃ dhṛtaṃ tvetannaiṣṭhikaṃ pralayāntikam |
sarve'pi vai vrate tatra tiṣṭhantu śreyasāṃ prade || 89 ||
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tvayoktāste tadā devā mānavāḥ ṛṣayastathā |
sarve sthitā vrate tatra naiṣṭhike'nyadinā'vadhim || 90 ||
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ahaṃ tavecchayā'raṇye bhūmau lakṣmi tadā'vasam |
anādiśrībrahmacārinārāyaṇābhidhastvayā || 91 ||
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saha tvaṃ vratamāpannā sadaiva tapasi sthitā |
sādhvī dharmavatī lakṣmi naiṣṭhikīśrīriti priye || 92 ||
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atha sṛṣṭistadā cānte manau ruddhā samantataḥ |
mṛtā vṛddhāśca saṃbhūya prajāḥ śanaiḥ śanaistadā || 93 ||
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tāvatpralayakālaścā''yayau sarvaṃ niśāmukhe |
yathākramaṃ nityavacca saṃhṛtaṃ parameṣṭhinā || 94 ||
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tvaṃ vrataṃ svaṃ samāpyaiva devasakhāśramaṃ prati |
mayā sākaṃ gatā lakṣmi tānādāya tato divam || 95 ||
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prāpayya tān pañcabhaktān bhāvimahendravigrahān |
maharlokaṃ janalokaṃ satyalokaṃ tataḥ param || 96 ||
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prāpayya brahmaṇe'rpayya vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca mayā saha |
gatvā tataḥ paraṃ me'pi dhāmā'kṣaraṃ gatā'bhavat || 97 ||
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ityevaṃ mama te cāpi prākaṭyaṃ kathitaṃ priye |
smara tattāpasaṃ rūpaṃ naiṣṭhikaṃ cā'kṣareśvari || 98 ||
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anye'vatārāstadvarṣe mama te cā'pyasaṃkhyakāḥ |
jātāstān vai samastāṃśca vedmyahaṃ netare surāḥ || 99 ||
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atha kalpāntare ratyādayo jātā ajātmajāḥ |
sadehā ajasāhāyyapradāste vacanāt khalu || 100 ||
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paṭhanācchravaṇāccā'sya naiṣṭhikasya phalaṃ bhavet |
bhuktirmuktirbhaveccāpi yatheṣṭamāpnuyāttathā || 101 ||
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itiśrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīya saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye dvāparasantāne vedhasastriṃśe vatsare devasakhādibhaktyā prāptalakṣmyā kṛtaprasravaṇāsuraratikāmavasantabāṇādibhasmībhāvottaraṃ naiṣṭhikatāpālanārtham anādiśrībrahmacārinārāyaṇasya naiṣṭhikīśriyā saha prākaṭyamityādinirūpaṇanāmā pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 25 ||
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