Chapter 57

śrīnaranārāyaṇa uvāca |
śṛṇu badripriye devi kathāṃ ṣaṇḍhavrajasya tu |
ṣaṇḍhavrajābhidhaḥ ṣaṇḍho'bhavacchrīśarkarāpure || 1 ||
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śataṣaṇḍhaguruḥ so'yaṃ bahucarāptadīkṣaṇaḥ |
nārīveṣadharo naiva strīliṅgo na pulliṅgakaḥ || 2 ||
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kāmadhātuvihīno'pi vāsanākāmasaṃbhṛtaḥ |
vartate dīkṣitaḥ ṣaṇḍho ṣāṇḍhīdīkṣānvitaḥ sadā || 3 ||
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bhikṣayā jauvanaṃ naijaṃ rājavṛttyā tu sarvathā |
tathā'nyakliṣṭavṛttyā'pi nirvahatyeva sarvadā || 4 ||
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māhātmyaṃ taiḥ śrutaṃ tatra kathāyā mokṣadaṃ śubham |
janebhyo mānavebhyaśca sarvapāpavināśakam || 5 ||
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punarjanmā'darśanaṃ ca kathāśravaṇato bhavet |
pūrvapāpāni sarvāṇi naśyantyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 6 ||
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bhasmībhavanti cānyāni hyetajjanmārjitānyapi |
api mānavajanmā yaḥ kathāṃ naiva śṛṇoti ca || 7 ||
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ātmamokṣaṃ nā''rjayati sa ṣaṇḍhaḥ paśureva saḥ |
api rājā dhanī śreṣṭhī prajāpālaḥ prajāgragaḥ || 8 ||
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tathāpyātmakṛte mokṣaṃ kuryānna sa tu gokharaḥ |
api ṣaṇḍhaḥ paśuḥ pakṣī nārī pramatta ityapi || 9 ||
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ātmaśreyaḥkaraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śvapaco'pi śaṭho'pi ca |
mokṣaḥ sādhyaḥ paraṃśreyaḥ puruṣārthaḥ paraḥ sa vai || 10 ||
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sādhaneṣu samasteṣu satsu satsu sthiteṣu ca |
mokṣo na sādhito yena sa kīṭaḥ sūkaro'pi saḥ || 11 ||
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dharmārthakāmamokṣā vai puruṣārthā bhavanti hi |
dharmamarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca prapālyā'pi yathocitān || 12 ||
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ante tyaktvā bandhakṛto mokṣamicchanti mānavāḥ |
maharṣayaḥ pūrvajāste tathā kurvanti nānyathā || 13 ||
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anye'pi cātmavettāraḥ pravartante kramāttathā |
sanyāsinastu tāṃstyaktvā mokṣamicchanti sādhavaḥ || 14 ||
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rājāno'pi vanaṃ prāpya kāmaṃ dagdhvā tapaḥparāḥ |
niṣkāmāḥ samprajāyante mokṣaṃ prayānti vai tataḥ || 15 ||
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dhāturdoṣamayaścāste vāsanānāṃ pravartakaḥ |
sa cennaiva bhavatyeva dehe sā tu kṛpā prabhoḥ || 16 ||
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evaṃ matvā hariṃ śritvā sādhuṃ natvā pramokṣaṇam |
prasevya satpuruṣāṃśca guruṃ bhaktyā prasādya ca || 17 ||
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arpayitvā samastaṃ svaṃ cātmānaṃ gurave'pi ca |
kṛtvā māyāpāśahīnaṃ nirmalaṃ vāsanojjhitam || 18 ||
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divyabhāvaṃ divyadṛṣṭiṃ divyaṃ kṛtvā samastakam |
kṛṣṇavimānamāruhya gantavyaṃ paramaṃ padam || 19 ||
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dāso bhūtvā harerdāsī vaikuṇṭhe kṛṣṇavartinī |
goloke cā'mṛte cāvyākṛte brahmanivāsane || 20 ||
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śrīpure bhagavaddhāmni tvāsvādayeddhareḥ rasam |
aśnuvīta sadā kṛṣṇanārāyaṇaprasādakam || 21 ||
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sa evaṃ prāptakaivalyo naro vā yoṣideva vā |
ṣaṇḍho vā tiryagevāpi sa eva puruṣo mataḥ || 22 ||
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puruṣārtho mahān mokṣo yastena prasādhitaḥ |
arthavān puruṣo loke puruṣasyā'rtha ityapi || 23 ||
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mitho vai vartate saṃsargastayoḥ sārthakaḥ sadā |
evaṃ naiva vijānāti pumarthānna tanotyapi || 24 ||
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vṛthā puruṣagarvāḍhyaḥ ṣaṇḍhaḥ sa naiva saṃśayaḥ |
ṣaṇḍhatā sā sadā tyājyā māyayā nirmitā purā || 25 ||
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jīvānāṃ mokṣamārgādvai pātinī cātmaghātinī |
sevyāḥ santaḥ kathāḥ śravyāḥ prāptavyaḥ śrīpatīśvaraḥ || 26 ||
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parihāryaṃ punarjanma ṣaṇḍhākhyaṃ taruṣaṇḍavat |
putrapautrādisampanno yadi mokṣaṃ pravindati || 27 ||
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vṛkṣaṣaṇḍasvarūpaḥ saḥ sāṇḍo'pi ṣaṇḍha eva saḥ |
vicāryetthaṃ badrike te ṣaṇḍhā gurusamanvitāḥ || 28 ||
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ṣaṇḍhavrajaṃ puraskṛtya kalyāṇārthamupasthitāḥ |
āyayuḥ śrīkathāsthānaṃ bhaktibhāvasamanvitāḥ || 29 ||
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upadāśca kare kṛtvā pūjopasādhanānyapi |
kṛtasnānā śuddhimanto bhajantaḥ kṛṣṇamuttamam || 30 ||
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kīrtayantaḥ svāmikṛṣṇamādhavīśrīnarāyaṇa |
nārīśvaranarāvāsabahucarādhiṣāyaṇa || 31 ||
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evaṃ satālikaṃ gītaṃ gāyantaste kathāsthalam |
yayuḥ ṣaṇḍhāḥ samastā vai dūrānnemurhi maṇḍapam || 32 ||
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vartulaṃ te tadā klṛptvā rāsalīlāṃ pracakrire |
rāsaṃ satālakaṃ sarve nārīveṣadharāstathā || 33 ||
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sakūrdanaṃ sagītaṃ ca sabhramaṇaṃ pracakrire |
savādyaṃ savilāsaṃ ca sunarmākhyaṃ pracakrire || 34 ||
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ekaḥ kṛṣṇo'bhavanmadhye vaṃśīdharo narāyaṇaḥ |
anyāḥ sarvā yoṣitaśca gopikā rāsamuttamam || 35 ||
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vartulasthāśca khelādi darśayantyo vyadhuḥ śubham |
sabhyā rāsaṃ tu ṣaṇḍhānāṃ vīkṣyā''ścaryaṃ paraṃ gatāḥ || 36 ||
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ṛṣayo munayaścāpi prajā rājā narāḥ striyaḥ |
prasannāścā'bhavaṃstatra phālgunasya site dale || 37 ||
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pūrṇimāyāṃ tadā sāyaṃ kathānte sarvavaiṣṇavāḥ |
prasanno lomaśo jātaḥ svataḥprakāśako'pi ca || 38 ||
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ṣaṇḍhāste lomaśaṃ natvā natvā śrīsaṃhitāṃ tathā |
brahmaprakāśaṃ natvā ca pūjāṃ cakrustadottamām || 39 ||
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hārān haimān ratnanaddhān śubhaveṣān dadustadā |
svarṇarūpyādimudrāśca vastrapātrādi sandaduḥ || 40 ||
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kuṃkumākṣatapuṣpādyaiḥ pupūjuḥ saṃhitāṃ tathā |
vyāsaṃ ca lomaśaṃ cāpi pupūjuste napuṃsakāḥ || 41 ||
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ārārtrikaṃ pracakruśca tālīvādanapūrvakam |
mṛdaṃgakāṃsyavādyāḍhyaṃ ghurghurānṛtyaśobhitam || 42 ||
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naivedyaṃ ca nyadhuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ pakvānnāni phalāni ca |
brahmaprakāśavyāsena haraye tatsamarpitam || 43 ||
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prasādaśca salilaṃ ca tathā tāmbūlakānyapi |
tebhyo bhakṣyārthamevā'pi dattāni pāvanāni vai || 44 ||
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te ṣaṇḍhāḥ prāpya rasikaṃ prasādaṃ ca jalāmṛtam |
phalaṃ ca bhakṣayāmāsuḥ papuḥ pādāmṛtaṃ tathā || 45 ||
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tataste prārthayāmāsurlomaśaṃ pāvanaṃ munim |
ṣaṇḍhatāpāpanāśārthaṃ ṣaṇḍhatājanmanuttaye || 46 ||
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ṣaṇḍhatāyā nivṛttyarthaṃ mokṣārthaṃ śuddhaye'pi ca |
dadau tebhyo lomaśastu mantraṃ ca bhajanaṃ tathā || 47 ||
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oṃ namaḥ śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇāya pataye svāhā |
kṛṣṇanārāyaṇa kṛṣṇanārāyaṇa narāyaṇa || 48 ||
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bālakṛṣṇā'nādikṛṣṇanārāyaṇa ramāyaṇa |
labdhvā mātraṃ nāmadhunyaṃ pāvanāste tadā'bhavan || 49 ||
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nyūṣustatraiva te rātrau rāsagānaṃ pracakrire |
phālgunasyā'site cādyadine puṣpāvadolanam || 50 ||
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utsavaṃ paramaṃ cakruste sarve tu kathottaram |
lakṣaśo mānavāścāpi puṣpadolāmahotsavam || 51 ||
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pracakruḥ raṃganikṣepaiḥ kṛṣṇaṃ dolāsthitaṃ harim |
snapayāmāsuratyarthaṃ remuśca lakṣaśo janāḥ || 52 ||
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narā nāryaḥ pṛthagbhūtāścakruḥ raṃgaprakhelanam |
evaṃ te vaiṣṇavā badri ṣaṇḍhā sarve'bhavaṃstataḥ || 53 ||
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nityaṃ kathāṃ praśṛṇvanti kīrtayanti narāyaṇam |
mantraṃ jepuśca mālābhiḥ sevante ca sato janān || 54 ||
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tīvrasaṃvegabhaktānāṃ gocaro bhagavān drutam |
jāyate'tha tu ṣaṇḍhānāṃ śīghraṃ prasannatāṃ gataḥ || 95 ||
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caitre kṛṣṇe tu te ṣaṇḍhā ekādaśyā vrataṃ vyadhuḥ |
cakrurjāgaraṇaṃ sarve prātaḥ snātvā kathāmṛtam || 56 ||
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papuste nityavat prātastato madhyāhnake tu te |
bhuktvā sabhāsthale gatvā niṣeduḥ sukhitāstadā || 57 ||
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dhyānaṃ cakrurharestatra tāvat kṛṣṇanarāyaṇaḥ |
āyayau divyarūpeṇa vimānasthaḥ priyeśvaraḥ || 98 ||
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uvāca tān yatheṣṭaṃ vai bhavantviṣṭasurūpiṇaḥ |
muktarūpaṃ tathā muktānikārūpaṃ yatheṣṭakam || 99 ||
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yeṣāṃ yāsāṃ yadiṣṭaṃ tanmadicchayā'tra jāyatām |
badrike evamukte tu nārīṣaṇḍhastu yo'bhavat || 60 ||
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muktānikādivyarūpaṃ prāptavān sarvathā pṛthak |
naraṣaṇḍhastu yasteṣu sa cāpto muktarūpatām || 61 ||
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evaṃ divyasvarūpā vai muktā muktānikāḥ śubhāḥ |
abhavaṃstatra sahasā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ || 62 ||
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tatastānavadattatra ṣaṇḍhavrajo'gramānavān |
bhūtvā divyasvarūpaśca bodhayāmāsa mānavān || 63 ||
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ṣaṇḍhatvaṃ jāyate nāryā vighnakartryā ratikṣaṇe |
sapatnyā vighnakartryāśca dampatyorvighnayoṣitaḥ || 64 ||
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svapatyurvighnakartryāśca paśūnāṃ pakṣiṇāṃ tathā |
yugalānāṃ vighnakartryāḥ ṣaṇḍhātvaṃ samajāyate || 61 ||
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patiṃ tyaktvā'nyasaktāyāḥ ṣaṇḍhātvaṃ saṃprajāyate |
ratiṃ cā'sahamānāyā vidveṣiṇyāḥ striyāstathā || 66 ||
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ābhicārikavetryāśca bhagabandhakayoṣitaḥ |
liṃgāpātanavetryāśca ṛtubhañjakayoṣitaḥ || 67 ||
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ṣaṇḍhātvaṃ jāyate tasyā janmāntare ca janmani |
narasyāpi tathā tasya patnyakāmapradasya tu || 68 ||
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viyonivartamānasya parabhāryāratasya ca |
vighnakarturyugalayoḥ kanyādidūṣakasya ca || 69 ||
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agamyāgamakasyāpi vṛṣaṇocchedakasya ca |
liṃgādināśakasyāpi dehināṃ paśupakṣiṇām || 70 ||
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ṣaṇḍhatvaṃ jāyate garbhahanturdhātukṣayasya ca |
kukarmakāriṇāṃ prāyaḥ ṣaṃḍhatvaṃ jāyate bhuvi || 71 ||
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mahāpāpaṃ hi tatproktaṃ mānave janmani hyati |
puṃstvastrītvavihīnatvaṃ narakasyaiva rūpaṇam || 72 ||
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tadgataṃ kṛpayā cādya kathāyāḥ śravaṇena naḥ |
muktātvaṃ cāpi muktatvaṃ labdhamasmābhiruttamam || 73 ||
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patirlabdhaḥ parabrahmanārāyaṇaḥ priyeśvaraḥ |
amoghavīryo bhagavān brahmanandapradaḥ prabhuḥ || 74 ||
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mā kurvantu striyo puṃso loke'tra kāmadūṣaṇam |
kāmavighnakṛtānāṃ vai narakaṃ gocaraṃ tviha || 75 ||
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yeṣāmuddharaṇaṃ na syād vinā śrīvallabhaṃharim |
taṃ bhajantāṃ mahābhāgā narā nāryo bhayārditāḥ || 76 ||
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svasvakukarmajālāni smṛtvā smṛtvā narāyaṇam |
yāntu śaraṇaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ bhavantu divyavigrahāḥ || 77 ||
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śāśvatānandamagnāśca prajāyantāṃ tadaṅkagāḥ |
vayaṃ snātvā tīrthajale pītvā kathāmṛtaṃ muhuḥ || 78 ||
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bhuktvā kṛṣṇaprasādaṃ ca prāpya prasannatāṃ guroḥ |
bhaktyā labdhvā patiṃ kṛṣṇaṃ yāmo'kṣaraṃ paraṃ padam || 79 ||
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bhūtvā divyasvarūpāḥ śrīkṛṣṇayogyāḥ sukhāśrayāḥ |
śāśvatānandasaṃmagnā bhavāmo rādhikāsamāḥ || 80 ||
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ityuktvā badrike sarve muktarūpā narāḥ striyaḥ |
kṛṣṇājñayā svarṇayāne niṣeduścā'kṣaraṃ yayuḥ || 81 ||
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tenaiva khalu dehena svena svena napuṃsakāḥ |
vivartamānakāyāste muktā divyāstadā'bhavan || 82 ||
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abhūnnaiṣāṃ dehapātaḥ kāyākalpo vyajāyat |
śrīkṛṣṇasparśanenaiva muktā jātā napuṃsakāḥ || 83 ||
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sarve ṣoḍaśavarṣā vai narā nāryaḥ sutaijasāḥ |
muktā muktānikāḥ sarve kṛṣṇarādhāramāsamāḥ || 84 ||
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anyathākarturīśeśeśasya nārāyaṇasya tat |
sāmarthyaṃ cā'pratihataṃ prākāmyaṃ prakaṭībhavat || 85 ||
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vyarājata manuṣyāṇāṃ hṛdaye tu kṛtāspadam |
camatkāro mahāneṣaḥ kathāyāṃ kṛṣṇadarśitaḥ || 86 ||
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jaḍaṃ sacetanaṃ kuryād vidadhyāccetanaṃ jaḍam |
nārīṃ naraṃ vidadhyāt sa naraṃ nārīṃ vidhāpayet || 87 ||
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naraṃ striyaṃ ca vā kuryādubhayaṃ tu napuṃsakam |
napuṃsakaṃ vidadhyādvā naraṃ nārīṃ ca pārṣadam || 88 ||
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muktaṃ muktānikāṃ vāpi jaḍaṃ divyaṃ vidhāpayet |
māyāṃ kuryādakṣaraṃ so'kṣaraṃ kuryāttu prakṛtim || 89 ||
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kuryāttattvānyatattvāni śūnyaṃ tattvātmakaṃ kriyāt |
tattvāt tattvāntaraṃ kuryādetāstu śaktayo hareḥ || 90 ||
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anantaśaktiyuktasya vimānaṃ durgamaṃ sadā |
āścaryaṃ tatra nāstyeva sarvaṃ yadātmakaṃ yataḥ || 91 ||
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badrike ca tataḥ śrutvā ṣaṇḍhānāṃ divyadehatām |
guptaṣaṇḍhāḥ striyaścāpi guptaṣaṇḍhā narā api || 92 ||
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saṃhitāyāḥ sthalaṃ gatvā śaraṇāgatimāpnuvan |
mantraṃ ca bhajanaṃ dhunyaṃ lomaśājjagṛhurmudā || 93 ||
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pakṣaṃ pakṣaṃ ca te kṛtvā bhajanaṃ śravaṇaṃ tathā |
dhyānaṃ sevāṃ pūjanaṃ ca prasādabhojanāśanam || 94 ||
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bhūtvā pāpavihīnāśca śuddhātmāno vṛṣānvitāḥ |
supuṇyāḍhyāguptaprāptendriyāste tāstato'bhavan || 95 ||
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kecana śrīhariṃ dhyātvā muktā bhūtvā'kṣaraṃ yayuḥ |
evaṃ ṣaṇḍhāḥ kṛṣṇanārāyaṇasya kṛpayā kṣitau || 96 ||
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satyanarāḥ satyanāryaḥ satyamuktāstathā'bhavan |
satyamuktānikāścāpyabhavan śāśvatavigrahāḥ || 97 ||
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aho kimatra duṣprāpaṃ yatra kṛṣṇakṛpālavaḥ |
aho kathāyā māhātmyaṃ badrike pārameśvaram || 98 ||
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sarvaṃ niṣpāpatāṃ prāptaṃ yathā mokṣātmakaṃ jagat |
sarve videhamuktā vā jīvanmuktāstathā'thavā || 99 ||
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śarkarāpattane jātāḥ śrīsaṃhitākathāśravāt |
paṭhanācchravaṇādasya bhuktimuktiḥ kare bhavet || 100 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ caturthe tiṣyasantāne śarkarāpuravāsināṃ ṣaṇḍhavrajādiṣaṇḍhānāṃ saṃhitāśravaṇena pāpanirmuktiḥ śrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇadarśanena taireva dehairdivyamuktānikātmakairakṣarapadasya prāptiśca tathā'nyaguptanapuṃsakānāṃ śaraṇāgatyā puṃstvastrītvādyabhivyañjakatā cetyādinirūpaṇanāmā saptapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 57 ||
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