Chapter 323

bhīṣma uvāca |
tato'tīte mahākalpe utpanne'ṅgirasaḥ sute |
babhūvurnirvṛtā devā jāte devapurohite || 1 ||
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bṛhadbrahma mahacceti śabdāḥ paryāyavācakāḥ |
ebhiḥ samanvito rājanguṇairvidvānbṛhaspatiḥ || 2 ||
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tasya śiṣyo babhūvāgryo rājoparicaro vasuḥ |
adhītavāṃstadā śāstraṃ samyakcitraśikhaṇḍijam || 3 ||
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sa rājā bhāvitaḥ pūrvaṃ daivena vidhinā vasuḥ |
pālayāmāsa pṛthivīṃ divamākhaṇḍalo yathā || 4 ||
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tasya yajño mahānāsīdaśvamedho mahātmanaḥ |
bṛhaspatirupādhyāyastatra hotā babhūva ha || 5 ||
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prajāpatisutāścātra sadasyāstvabhavaṃstrayaḥ |
ekataśca dvitaścaiva tritaścaiva maharṣayaḥ || 6 ||
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dhanuṣākṣo'tha raibhyaśca arvāvasuparāvasū |
ṛṣirmedhātithiścaiva tāṇḍyaścaiva mahānṛṣiḥ || 7 ||
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ṛṣiḥ śaktirmahābhāgastathā vedaśirāśca yaḥ |
kapilaśca ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ śālihotrapitāmahaḥ || 8 ||
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ādyaḥ kaṭhastaittiriśca vaiśaṃpāyanapūrvajaḥ |
kaṇvo'tha devahotraśca ete ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ |
saṃbhṛtāḥ sarvasaṃbhārāstasminrājanmahākratau || 9 ||
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na tatra paśughāto'bhūtsa rājaivaṃ sthito'bhavat |
ahiṃsraḥ śucirakṣudro nirāśīḥ karmasaṃstutaḥ |
āraṇyakapadodgītā bhāgāstatropakalpitāḥ || 10 ||
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prītastato'sya bhagavāndevadevaḥ purātanaḥ |
sākṣāttaṃ darśayāmāsa so'dṛśyo'nyena kenacit || 11 ||
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svayaṃ bhāgamupāghrāya puroḍāśaṃ gṛhītavān |
adṛśyena hṛto bhāgo devena harimedhasā || 12 ||
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bṛhaspatistataḥ kruddhaḥ sruvamudyamya vegitaḥ |
ākāśaṃ ghnansruvaḥ pātai roṣādaśrūṇyavartayat || 13 ||
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uvāca coparicaraṃ mayā bhāgo'yamudyataḥ |
grāhyaḥ svayaṃ hi devena matpratyakṣaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 14 ||
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udyatā yajñabhāgā hi sākṣātprāptāḥ surairiha |
kimarthamiha na prāpto darśanaṃ sa harirvibhuḥ || 15 ||
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tataḥ sa taṃ samuddhūtaṃ bhūmipālo mahānvasuḥ |
prasādayāmāsa muniṃ sadasyāste ca sarvaśaḥ || 16 ||
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ūcuścainamasaṃbhrāntā na roṣaṃ kartumarhasi |
naiṣa dharmaḥ kṛtayuge yastvaṃ roṣamacīkṛthāḥ || 17 ||
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aroṣaṇo hyasau devo yasya bhāgo'yamudyataḥ |
na sa śakyastvayā draṣṭumasmābhirvā bṛhaspate |
yasya prasādaṃ kurute sa vai taṃ draṣṭumarhati || 18 ||
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ekatadvitatritā ūcuḥ |
vayaṃ hi brahmaṇaḥ putrā mānasāḥ parikīrtitāḥ |
gatā niḥśreyasārthaṃ hi kadāciddiśamuttarām || 19 ||
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taptvā varṣasahasrāṇi catvāri tapa uttamam |
ekapādasthitāḥ samyakkāṣṭhabhūtāḥ samāhitāḥ || 20 ||
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meroruttarabhāge tu kṣīrodasyānukūlataḥ |
sa deśo yatra nastaptaṃ tapaḥ paramadāruṇam |
kathaṃ paśyemahi vayaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tviti || 21 ||
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tato vratasyāvabhṛthe vāguvācāśarīriṇī |
sutaptaṃ vastapo viprāḥ prasannenāntarātmanā || 22 ||
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yūyaṃ jijñāsavo bhaktāḥ kathaṃ drakṣyatha taṃ prabhum |
kṣīrodadheruttarataḥ śvetadvīpo mahāprabhaḥ || 23 ||
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tatra nārāyaṇaparā mānavāścandravarcasaḥ |
ekāntabhāvopagatāste bhaktāḥ puruṣottamam || 24 ||
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te sahasrārciṣaṃ devaṃ praviśanti sanātanam |
atīndriyā nirāhārā aniṣpandāḥ sugandhinaḥ || 25 ||
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ekāntinaste puruṣāḥ śvetadvīpanivāsinaḥ |
gacchadhvaṃ tatra munayastatrātmā me prakāśitaḥ || 26 ||
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atha śrutvā vayaṃ sarve vācaṃ tāmaśarīriṇīm |
yathākhyātena mārgeṇa taṃ deśaṃ pratipedire || 27 ||
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prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ taccittāstaddidṛkṣavaḥ |
tato no dṛṣṭiviṣayastadā pratihato'bhavat || 28 ||
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na ca paśyāma puruṣaṃ tattejohṛtadarśanāḥ |
tato naḥ prādurabhavadvijñānaṃ devayogajam || 29 ||
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na kilātaptatapasā śakyate draṣṭumañjasā |
tataḥ punarvarṣaśataṃ taptvā tātkālikaṃ mahat || 30 ||
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vratāvasāne suśubhānnarāndadṛśire vayam |
śvetāṃścandrapratīkāśānsarvalakṣaṇalakṣitān || 31 ||
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nityāñjalikṛtānbrahma japataḥ prāgudaṅmukhān |
mānaso nāma sa japo japyate tairmahātmabhiḥ |
tenaikāgramanastvena prīto bhavati vai hariḥ || 32 ||
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yā bhavenmuniśārdūla bhāḥ sūryasya yugakṣaye |
ekaikasya prabhā tādṛksābhavanmānavasya ha || 33 ||
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tejonivāsaḥ sa dvīpa iti vai menire vayam |
na tatrābhyadhikaḥ kaścitsarve te samatejasaḥ || 34 ||
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atha sūryasahasrasya prabhāṃ yugapadutthitām |
sahasā dṛṣṭavantaḥ sma punareva bṛhaspate || 35 ||
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sahitāścābhyadhāvanta tataste mānavā drutam |
kṛtāñjalipuṭā hṛṣṭā nama ityeva vādinaḥ || 36 ||
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tato'bhivadatāṃ teṣāmaśrauṣma vipulaṃ dhvanim |
baliḥ kilopahriyate tasya devasya tairnaraiḥ || 37 ||
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vayaṃ tu tejasā tasya sahasā hṛtacetasaḥ |
na kiṃcidapi paśyāmo hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriyāḥ || 38 ||
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ekastu śabdo'virataḥ śruto'smābhirudīritaḥ |
jitaṃ te puṇḍarīkākṣa namaste viśvabhāvana || 39 ||
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namaste'stu hṛṣīkeśa mahāpuruṣapūrvaja |
iti śabdaḥ śruto'smābhiḥ śikṣākṣarasamīritaḥ || 40 ||
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etasminnantare vāyuḥ sarvagandhavahaḥ śuciḥ |
divyānyuvāha puṣpāṇi karmaṇyāścauṣadhīstathā || 41 ||
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tairiṣṭaḥ pañcakālajñairharirekāntibhirnaraiḥ |
nūnaṃ tatrāgato devo yathā tairvāgudīritā |
vayaṃ tvenaṃ na paśyāmo mohitāstasya māyayā || 42 ||
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mārute saṃnivṛtte ca balau ca pratipādite |
cintāvyākulitātmāno jātāḥ smo'ṅgirasāṃ vara || 43 ||
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mānavānāṃ sahasreṣu teṣu vai śuddhayoniṣu |
asmānna kaścinmanasā cakṣuṣā vāpyapūjayat || 44 ||
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te'pi svasthā munigaṇā ekabhāvamanuvratāḥ |
nāsmāsu dadhire bhāvaṃ brahmabhāvamanuṣṭhitāḥ || 45 ||
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tato'smānsupariśrāntāṃstapasā cāpi karśitān |
uvāca khasthaṃ kimapi bhūtaṃ tatrāśarīrakam || 46 ||
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dṛṣṭā vaḥ puruṣāḥ śvetāḥ sarvendriyavivarjitāḥ |
dṛṣṭo bhavati deveśa ebhirdṛṣṭairdvijottamāḥ || 47 ||
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gacchadhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve yathāgatamito'cirāt |
na sa śakyo abhaktena draṣṭuṃ devaḥ kathaṃcana || 48 ||
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kāmaṃ kālena mahatā ekāntitvaṃ samāgataiḥ |
śakyo draṣṭuṃ sa bhagavānprabhāmaṇḍaladurdṛśaḥ || 49 ||
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mahatkāryaṃ tu kartavyaṃ yuṣmābhirdvijasattamāḥ |
itaḥ kṛtayuge'tīte viparyāsaṃ gate'pi ca || 50 ||
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vaivasvate'ntare viprāḥ prāpte tretāyuge tataḥ |
surāṇāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ sahāyā vai bhaviṣyatha || 51 ||
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tatastadadbhutaṃ vākyaṃ niśamyaivaṃ sma somapa |
tasya prasādātprāptāḥ smo deśamīpsitamañjasā || 52 ||
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evaṃ sutapasā caiva havyakavyaistathaiva ca |
devo'smābhirna dṛṣṭaḥ sa kathaṃ tvaṃ draṣṭumarhasi |
nārāyaṇo mahadbhūtaṃ viśvasṛgghavyakavyabhuk || 53 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
evamekatavākyena dvitatritamatena ca |
anunītaḥ sadasyaiśca bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ |
samānīya tato yajñaṃ daivataṃ samapūjayat || 54 ||
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samāptayajño rājāpi prajāḥ pālitavānvasuḥ |
brahmaśāpāddivo bhraṣṭaḥ praviveśa mahīṃ tataḥ || 55 ||
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antarbhūmigataścaiva satataṃ dharmavatsalaḥ |
nārāyaṇaparo bhūtvā nārāyaṇapadaṃ jagau || 56 ||
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tasyaiva ca prasādena punarevotthitastu saḥ |
mahītalādgataḥ sthānaṃ brahmaṇaḥ samanantaram |
parāṃ gatimanuprāpta iti naiṣṭhikamañjasā || 57 ||
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