Chapter 15

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nārada uvāca |
yanmāṃ pṛcchasi kauṃteya tannibodha ca tacchṛṇu |
etasminnaṃtare rudro narmadātaṭamāsthitaḥ || 1 ||
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nāmnā hareśvaraṃ sthānaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam |
tasminsthāne mahādevaściṃtayaṃstraipuraṃ vadham || 2 ||
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gāṃḍīvaṃ maṃdaraṃ kṛtvā guṇaṃ kṛtvā tu vāsukim |
sthānaṃ kṛtvā tu vaiśākhaṃ viṣṇuṃ kṛtvā śarottamam || 3 ||
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agre cāgniṃ pratiṣṭhāpya mukhe vāyuḥ samarpitaḥ |
hayāśca caturo vedāḥ sarvadevamayaṃ ratham || 4 ||
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cakragau cāśvinau devāvakṣaṃ cakradharaḥ svayam |
svayamiṃdraśca cāpāṃte bāṇe vaiśravaṇaḥ sthitaḥ || 5 ||
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yamastu dakṣiṇe haste vāme kālastu dāruṇaḥ |
cakrāṇāmārake nyastā gaṃdharvā lokaviśrutāḥ || 6 ||
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prajāpatī rathaśreṣṭhe brahmā caiva tu sārathiḥ |
evaṃ kṛtvā tu deveśaḥ sarvadevamayaṃ ratham || 7 ||
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sotiṣṭhatsthāṇubhūto hi sahasraṃ parivatsarān |
yadā trīṇi sametāni aṃtarikṣacarāṇi ca || 8 ||
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tripurāṇi triśalyena tadā tāni bibheda saḥ |
śaraḥ pracoditastatra rudreṇa tripuraṃ prati || 9 ||
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bhraṣṭatejā striyo jātā balaṃ teṣāṃ vyaśīryata |
utpātāśca pure tasminprādurbhūtā sahasraśaḥ || 10 ||
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tripurasya vināśāya kālarūpobhavattadā |
aṭṭahāsaṃ pramuṃcaṃti rūpāḥ kāṣṭhamayāstathā || 11 ||
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nimeṣonmeṣaṇaṃ caiva kurvaṃti citrakarmaṇā |
svapne paśyaṃti cātmānaṃ raktāṃbaravibhūṣitam || 12 ||
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svapne paśyaṃti te caivaṃ viparītāni yāni tu |
etānpaśyati utpātāṃstatra sthāne tu ye janāḥ || 13 ||
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teṣāṃ balaṃ ca buddhiśca harakrodhena nāśitam |
saṃvartako nāma vāyuryugāṃtapratimo mahān || 14 ||
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samīritonalaśreṣṭha uttamāṃgeṣu bādhate |
jvalaṃti pādapāstatra pataṃti śikharāṇi ca || 15 ||
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sarvaṃ tadvyākulībhūtaṃ hāhākāramacetanam |
bhagnodyānāni sarvāṇi kṣipraṃ tu prajvalaṃti ca || 16 ||
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tenaiva dīpitaṃ sarvaṃ jvalate viśikhaiḥ śikhaiḥ |
drumā ārāmagaṃḍāni gṛhāṇi vividhāni ca || 17 ||
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daśadikṣu pravṛttoyaṃ samiddho havyavāhanaḥ |
tataḥ śilāḥ pramuṃcaṃti diśo daśa vibhāgaśaḥ || 18 ||
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śikhāsahasrairatyugraiḥ prajvalaṃti hutāśanaiḥ |
sarvaṃ kiṃśukasaṃprakhyaṃ jvalitaṃdṛśyate puram || 19 ||
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gṛhādgṛhāṃtare naiva gaṃtuṃ dhūmaiśca śakyate |
harakopānalādagdhaṃ kraṃdamānaṃ suduḥkhitam || 20 ||
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pradīptaṃ sarvato dikṣu dahyate tripuraṃ puram |
prāsādaśikharāgrāṇi viśīryaṃti sahasraśaḥ || 21 ||
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nānāratnavicitrāṇi vimānānyapyanekadhā |
gṛhāṇi caiva ramyāṇi dahyaṃte dīptivahninā || 22 ||
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bādhaṃte drumakhaṃḍeṣu janasthāne tathaiva ca |
devāgāreṣu sarveṣu prajvalaṃte jvalaṃtyapi || 23 ||
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sīdaṃti cānalaspṛṣṭāḥ kraṃdaṃti vividhai svaraiḥ |
girikūṭanibhāstatra dṛśyaṃteṃ'gārarāśayaḥ || 24 ||
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stuvaṃti devadeveśaṃ paritrāyasva māṃ prabho |
anyonyaṃ ca pariṣvajya hutāśanaprapīḍitāḥ || 25 ||
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dahyaṃte dānavāstatra śataśotha sahasraśaḥ |
haṃsakāraṃḍavākīrṇā nalinī saha paṃkajā || 26 ||
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dahyaṃtenaladagdhāni purodyānāni dīrghikāḥ |
amlānaiḥ paṃkajaiśchannā vistīrṇā yojanaiḥ śataiḥ || 27 ||
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girikūṭanibhāstatra prāsādāratnabhūṣitāḥ |
pataṃtyanalanirdagdhā nistoyā jaladā iva || 28 ||
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saha strībālavṛddheṣu goṣu pakṣiṣu vājiṣu |
nirdayo dahate vahnirharakopena preritaḥ || 29 ||
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sapatnīkāścaiva suptāḥ saṃsuptā bahavo janāḥ |
putramāliṃgyate gāḍhaṃ dahyaṃte tripurāriṇā || 30 ||
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atha tasminpure dīpte striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ |
agnijvālāhatāstatra pataṃti dharaṇītale || 31 ||
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kācidbālā viśālākṣī muktāvali vibhūṣitā |
dhūmenākulitā sā tu pratibuddhā śikhārdditā || 32 ||
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sutaṃ saṃciṃtyamānā sā patitā dharaṇītale |
kācitsuvarṇavarṇābhā nīlaratnairvibhūṣitā || 33 ||
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dhūmenākulitā sā tu patitā dharaṇītale |
anyā gṛhītahastā tu sakhī dahati bālakaiḥ || 34 ||
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anena divyarūpānyādṛṣṭā madavimohitā |
śirasā prāṃjaliṃ kṛtvā vijñāpayati pāvakam || 35 ||
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yadi tvamicchase vairaṃ puruṣeṣvapakāriṣu |
striyaḥ kimaparādhyaṃte gṛhapaṃjarakokilāḥ || 36 ||
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pāpanirdaya nirllajja kaste kopaḥ striyopari |
na dākṣiṇyaṃ na te lajjā na satyaṃ śaucavarjitaḥ || 37 ||
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anekarūpavarṇāḍhyā upalabhyā vadasva ha |
kiṃ tvayā na śrutaṃ loke avadhyāḥ sarvayoṣitaḥ || 38 ||
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kiṃ tu tubhyaṃ guṇā hyete dahanastryardanaṃ prati |
na kāruṇyaṃ dayā vāpi dākṣiṇyaṃ vā striyopari || 39 ||
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dayāṃ kurvaṃti mlecchāpi dahanaṃ prekṣya yoṣitaḥ |
mlecchānāmapi kaṣṭosi durnivāryo hyacetanaḥ || 40 ||
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ete caiva guṇāstubhyaṃ dahanotsādanaṃ prati |
āsāmapi durācāra strīṇāṃ kiṃ vinipātase || 41 ||
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duṣṭa nirghṛṇa nirlajja hutāśa maṃdabhāgyaka |
nirāśastvaṃ durācāra bālāndahasi nirdaya || 42 ||
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evaṃ pralapamānāstā jalpamānā bahusvaram |
anyāḥ krośaṃti saṃkruddhā bālaśokena mohitāḥ || 43 ||
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dahate nirdayo vahniḥ saṃkruddhaḥ sarvaśatruvat |
puṣkariṇyāṃ jale jvālā kūpeṣvapi tathaiva ca || 44 ||
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asmānsaṃdahya mleccha tvaṃ kāṃ gatiṃ prāpayiṣyasi |
evaṃ pralapatāṃ tāsāṃ vahnirvacanamabravīt || 45 ||
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vaiśvānara uvāca |
svavaśo naiva yuṣmākaṃ vināśaṃ tu karomyaham |
ahamādeśakartā vai nāhaṃ karttāsmyanugraham || 46 ||
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atra krodhasamāviṣṭo vicarāmi yadṛcchayā |
tato bāṇo mahātejāstripuraṃ vīkṣya dīpitam || 47 ||
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āsanastho'bravīdevamahaṃ devairvināśitaḥ |
alpasārairdurācārairīśvarasya niveditaḥ || 48 ||
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aparīkṣya hyahaṃ dagdhaḥ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā |
nānyaḥ śatrustu māṃ haṃtuṃ varjjayitvā maheśvaram || 49 ||
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utthitaḥ śirasā kṛtvā ligaṃ tribhuvaneśvaram |
nirgataḥ sa puradvārātparityajya suhṛtsvayam || 50 ||
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ratnāni suvicitrāṇi striyo nānāvidhāstathā |
gṛhītvā śirasā liṃgaṃ nyastaṃ nagaramaṃḍale || 51 ||
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stuvate devadeveśaṃ trailokyādhipatiṃ śivam |
hara tvayāhaṃ nirdagdho yadi vadhyosi śaṃkara || 52 ||
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tvatprasādānmahādeva mā me liṃgaṃ vinaśyatu |
arcitaṃ hi mahādeva bhaktyā paramayā sadā || 53 ||
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tvayā yadyapi vadhyohaṃ mā me liṃgaṃ vinaśyatu |
prāpyametanmahādeva tvatpādagrahaṇaṃ mama || 54 ||
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janmajanma mahādeva tvatpādanirato hyaham |
toṭakacchaṃdasā devaṃ stutvā tu parameśvaram || 55 ||
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oṃśivaśaṃkarasarvakarāya namo bhavabhīmamaheśaśivāya namaḥ |
kusumāyudha dehavināśakara tripurāṃtakarāṃdhaka cūrṇakara || 56 ||
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pramadāpriyakāmavibhakta namo hi namaḥ surasiddhagaṇairnamitaḥ |
hayavānarasiṃhagajeṃdramukhairati hrasvasudīrghamukhaiśca gaṇaiḥ || 57 ||
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upalabdhumaśakyatarairasurairvyathito na śarīraśatairbahubhiḥ |
praṇato bhagavanbahubhaktimatā calacaṃdra kalādhara deva namaḥ || 58 ||
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sahaputrakalatrakalāpadhanaiḥ satataṃ jaya dehi anusmaraṇam |
vyathitosmi śarīraśatairbahubhirgamitādya mahānarakasya gatiḥ || 59 ||
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na nivartati yanmamapāpagatiḥ śucikarmmaviśuddhamapi tyajati |
anukaṃpati digbhramati bhramati bhrama eṣa kubuddhi nivārayati || 60 ||
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yaḥ paṭhettoṭakaṃ divyaṃ prayataḥ śucimānasaḥ |
bāṇasyaiva yathārudrastasyaiva varado bhavet || 61 ||
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imaṃ stavaṃ mahādivyaṃ śrutvā devo maheśvaraḥ |
prasannastu tadā tasya svayaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ || 62 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
na bhetavyaṃ tvayā vatsa sauvarṇe tiṣṭha dānava |
putrapautrasapatnīnāṃ bhāryābhṛtyajanaiḥ saha || 63 ||
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adyaprabhṛti bāṇa tvamavadhyastridaśairapi |
bhūyastasya varo datto devadevena pāṃḍava || 64 ||
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akṣayaścāvyayo loke vicacāra ha nirbhayaḥ |
tato nivārayāmāsa rudra saptaśikhaṃ tathā || 65 ||
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tṛtīyaṃ rakṣitaṃ tasya śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā |
bhramate gagane nityaṃ rudratejaḥ prabhāvataḥ || 66 ||
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evaṃ tu tripuraṃ dagdhaṃ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā |
jvālāmālāpradīptaṃ tu patitaṃ dharaṇītale || 67 ||
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ekaṃ nipātitaṃ tasya śrīśaile tripurāṃtake |
dvitīyaṃ pātitaṃ tatra parvate'marakaṃṭake || 68 ||
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dagdhe tu tripure rājanrudrakoṭiḥ pratiṣṭhitā |
jvalaṃtaṃ pātitaṃ tatra tena jvāleśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ || 69 ||
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ūrdhvena prasthitā tasya divyā jvālā divaṃ gatā |
hāhākārastadā jāto sadevāsurakiṃnarān || 70 ||
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taṃ śaraṃ staṃbhayedrudro māheśvarapurottame |
evaṃ vrajeta yastasminparvate'marakaṃṭake || 71 ||
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caturddaśabhuvanāni subhuktvā pāṃḍunaṃdana |
varṣakoṭisahasraṃ tu triṃśatkoṭyastathā parāḥ || 72 ||
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tato mahītalaṃ prāpya rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ |
pṛthivyāmekacchatreṇa bhuṃkte nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ || 73 ||
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eṣa puṇyo mahārāja sarvato'marakaṃṭakaḥ |
caṃdra sūryoparāgeṣu gacchedyo'marakaṃṭakam || 74 ||
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aśvamedhāddaśaguṇaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ |
svargalokamavāpnoti dṛṣṭvā tatra maheśvaram || 75 ||
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saṃnihatyā gamiṣyaṃti rāhugraste divākare |
tadeva nikhilaṃ puṇyaṃ parvate'marakaṃṭake || 76 ||
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puṃḍarīkasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
tatra jvāleśvaro nāma parvate'marakaṃṭake || 77 ||
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tatra snātvā divaṃ yāṃti ye mṛtāste'punarbhavāḥ |
jvāleśvare mahārāja yastu prāṇānparityajet || 78 ||
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caṃdra sūryoparāge tu bhaktyāpi śṛṇu tatphalam |
amarā nāma devāste parvate'marakaṃṭake || 79 ||
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rudralokamavāpnoti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam |
amareśvarasya devasya parvatasya taṭe jale || 80 ||
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koṭiśa ṛṣimukhyāste tapastapyaṃti suvratāḥ |
samaṃtādyojanaṃ rājankṣetraṃ cāmarakaṃṭakam || 81 ||
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akāmo vā sakāmo vā narmadāyāṃ śubhe jale |
snātvā mucyeta pāpebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati || 82 ||
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