Chapter 72

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| pippala uvāca |
mātaleśca vacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā nahuṣātmajaḥ |
kiṃ cakāra mahāprājñastanme vistarato vada || 1 ||
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sarvapuṇyamayī puṇyā katheyaṃ pāpanāśinī |
śrotumicchāmyahaṃ prājña naiva tṛpyāmi sarvadā || 2 ||
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sukarmovāca |
sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho yayātirnṛpasattamaḥ |
tamuvācāgataṃ dūtaṃ mātaliṃ śakrasārathim || 3 ||
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yayātiruvāca |
śarīraṃ naiva tyakṣyāmi gamiṣye na divaṃ punaḥ |
śarīreṇa vinā dūta pārthivena na saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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yadyapyevaṃ mahādoṣāḥ kāyasyaiva prakīrtitāḥ |
pūrvaṃ cāpi samākhyātaṃ tvayā sarvaṃ guṇāguṇam || 5 ||
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nāhaṃ tyakṣye śarīraṃ vai nāgamiṣye divaṃ punaḥ |
ityācakṣva ito gatvā devadevaṃ puraṃdaram || 6 ||
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ekākinā hi jīvena kāyenāpi mahāmate |
naiva siddhiṃ prayātyevaṃ sāṃsārikamihaiva hi || 7 ||
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naiva prāṇaṃ vinā kāyo jīvaḥ kāyaṃ vinā nahi |
ubhayoścāpi mitratvaṃ nayiṣye nāśamiṃdra na || 8 ||
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yasya prasādabhāvādvai sukhamaśnāti kevalam |
śarīrasyāpyayaṃ prāṇo bhogānanyānmanonugān || 9 ||
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evaṃ jñātvā svargabhogyaṃ na bhojyaṃ devadūtaka |
saṃbhavaṃti mahāduṣṭā vyādhayo duḥkhadāyakāḥ || 10 ||
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mātale kilbiṣāccaiva jarādoṣātprajāyate |
paśya me puṇyasaṃyuktaṃ kāyaṃ ṣoḍaśavārṣikam || 11 ||
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janmaprabhṛti me kāyaḥ śatārdhābdaṃ prayāti ca |
tathāpi nūtano bhāvaḥ kāyasyāpi prajāyate || 12 ||
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mama kālo gato dūta abdā pranaṃtyamanuttamam |
yathā ṣoḍaśavarṣasya kāyaḥ puṃsaḥ praśobhate || 13 ||
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tathā me śobhate deho balavīryasamanvitaḥ |
naiva glānirna me hānirna śramo vyādhayo jarā || 14 ||
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mātale mama kāyepi dharmotsāhena varddhate |
sarvāmṛtamayaṃ divyamauṣadhaṃ paramauṣadham || 15 ||
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pāpavyādhipraṇāśārthaṃ dharmākhyaṃ hi kṛtampurā |
tena me śodhitaḥ kāyo gatadoṣastu jāyate || 16 ||
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hṛṣīkeśasya saṃdhyānaṃ nāmoccāraṇamuttamam |
etadrasāyanaṃ dūta nityamevaṃ karomyaham || 17 ||
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tena me vyādhayo doṣāḥ pāpādyāḥ pralayaṃ gatāḥ |
vidyamāne hi saṃsāre kṛṣṇanāmni mahauṣadhe || 18 ||
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mānavā maraṇaṃ yāṃti pāpavyādhi prapīḍitāḥ |
na pibaṃti mahāmūḍhāḥ kṛṣṇa nāma rasāyanam || 19 ||
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tena dhyānena jñānena pūjābhāvena mātale |
satyena dānapuṇyena mama kāyo nirāmayaḥ || 20 ||
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pāparddherāmayāḥ pīḍāḥ prabhavaṃti śarīriṇaḥ |
pīḍābhyo jāyate mṛtyuḥ prāṇināṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || 21 ||
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tasmāddharmaḥ prakartavyaḥ puṇyasatyāśrayairnaraiḥ |
paṃcabhūtātmakaḥ kāyaḥ śirāsaṃdhivijarjaraḥ || 22 ||
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evaṃ saṃdhīkṛto martyo hemakārīva ṭaṃkaṇaiḥ |
tatra bhāti mahānagnirddhātureva caraḥ sadā || 23 ||
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śatakhaṃḍamaye vipra yaḥ saṃdhatte sabuddhimān |
harernāmnā ca divyena saubhāgyenāpi pippala || 24 ||
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paṃcātmakā hi ye khaṃḍāḥ śatasaṃdhivijarjarāḥ |
tena saṃdhāritāḥ sarve kāyo dhātusamo bhavet || 25 ||
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hareḥ pūjopacāreṇa dhyānena niyamena ca |
satyabhāvena dānena nūtnaḥ kāyo vijāyate || 26 ||
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doṣā naśyaṃti kāyasya vyādhayaḥ śṛṇu mātale |
bāhyābhyaṃtaraśaucaṃ hi durgaṃdhirnaiva jāyate || 27 ||
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śucistato bhavetsūta prasādāttasya cakriṇaḥ |
nāhaṃ svargaṃ gamiṣyāmi svargamatra karomyaham || 28 ||
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tapasā caiva bhāvena svadharmeṇa mahītalam |
svargarūpaṃ kariṣyāmi prasādāttasya cakriṇaḥ || 29 ||
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evaṃ jñātvā prayāhi tvaṃ kathayasva puraṃdaram |
sukarmovāca |
samākarṇya tataḥ sūto nṛpateḥ paribhāṣitam || 30 ||
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āśīrbhirabhinaṃdyātha āmaṃtrya nṛpatiṃ gataḥ |
sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsa iṃdrāya ca mahātmane || 31 ||
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samākarṇya sahasrākṣo yayātestu mahātmanaḥ |
tasyātha ciṃtayāmāsānayanārthaṃ divaṃ prati || 32 ||
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iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne mātāpitṛtīrthavarṇane yayāti |
carite dvisaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 72 ||
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