Chapter 9

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brahmovāca |
athākarṇya nurtiviṣṇukṛtāṃ svasya maheśvaraḥ |
prādurbabhūva suprītassavāmaṃ karuṇānidhiḥ || 1 ||
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paṃcavaktrastrinayano bhālacandro jaṭādharaḥ |
gauravarṇo viśālākṣo bhasmoddhūlitavigrahaḥ || 2 ||
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daśabāhurnīlagala sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ |
sarvāṃgasundaro bhasmatripuṇḍrāṃkitamastakaḥ || 3 ||
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ devaṃ savāmaṃ parameśvaram |
tuṣṭāva punariṣṭābhirvāgbhirviṣṇurmayā saha || 4 ||
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nigamaṃ śvāsarūpeṇa dadau tasmai tato haraḥ |
viṣṇave ca prasannātmā maheśaḥ karuṇākaraḥ || 5 ||
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tato jñānamadāttasmai haraye paramātmane |
paramātmā punarmahyaṃ dattavānkṛpayā mune || 6 ||
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saṃprāpya nigamaṃ viṣṇuḥ papraccha punareva tam |
kṛtārthassāṃjalirnatvā mayā saha maheśvaram || 7 ||
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viṣṇuruvāca |
kathaṃ ca tuṣyase deva mayā pūjyaḥ kathaṃ prabho |
kathaṃ dhyānaṃ prakartavyaṃ kathaṃ vrajasi vaśyatām || 8 ||
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kiṃ kartavyaṃ mahādeva hyāvābhyāṃ tava śāsanāt |
sadāsadājñāpaya nau prītyarthaṃ kuru śaṃkara || 9 ||
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etatsarvaṃ mahārāja kṛpāṃ kṛtvā'vayoḥ prabho |
kathanīyaṃ tathānyacca vijñāya svānugau śiva || 10 ||
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brahmovāca |
ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā prasanno bhagavānharaḥ |
uvāca vacanaṃ prītyā suprasannaḥ kṛpānidhiḥ || 11 ||
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śrīśiva uvāca |
bhaktyā ca bhavatornūnaṃ prītohaṃ surasattamau |
paśyataṃ māṃ mahādevaṃ bhayaṃ sarvaṃ vimuṃcatām || 12 ||
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mama liṃgaṃ sadā pūjya dhyeyaṃ caitādṛśaṃ mama |
idānīṃ dṛśyate yadvattathā kāryaṃ prayatnataḥ || 13 ||
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pūjito liṃgarūpeṇa prasanno vividhaṃ phalam |
dāsyāmi sarvalokebhyo manobhīṣṭānyanekaśaḥ || 14 ||
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yadā duḥkhaṃ bhavettatra yuvayossurasattamau |
pūjite mama liṃge ca tadā syādduḥkhanāśanam || 15 ||
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yuvāṃ prasūtau prakṛtermadīyāyā mahābalau |
gātrābhyāṃ savyasavyābhyāṃ mama sarveśvarasya hi || 16 ||
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ayaṃ me dakṣiṇātpārśvādbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ |
vāmapārśvācca viṣṇustvaṃ samutpannaḥ parātmanaḥ || 17 ||
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prītohaṃ yuvayossamyagvaraṃ dadyāṃ yathepsitam |
mayi bhaktirdṛḍhā bhūyādyuvayorabhyanujñayā || 18 ||
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pārthivīṃ caiva manmūrtiṃ vidhāya kurutaṃ yuvām |
sevāṃ ca vividhāṃ prājñau kṛtvā sukhamavāpsyatha || 19 ||
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brahmansṛṣṭiṃ kuru tvaṃ hi madājñāparipālakaḥ |
vatsa vatsa hare tvaṃ ca pālayaivaṃ carācaram || 20 ||
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brahmovāca |
ityuktvā nau prabhuratābhyāṃ pūjāvidhimadācchubhām |
yenaiva pūjitaśśaṃbhuḥ phalaṃ yacchatyanekaśaḥ || 21 ||
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brahmovāca |
ityākarṇya vacaśśaṃbhormayā ca sahito hariḥ |
pratyuvāca maheśānaṃ praṇipatya kṛtāṃjaliḥ || 22 ||
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viṣṇuruvāca |
yadi prītiḥ samutpannā yadi deyo varaśca nau |
bhaktirbhavatu nau nityaṃ tvayi cāvyabhicāriṇī || 23 ||
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tvamapyavatarasvādya līlayā nirguṇopi hi |
sahāyaṃ kuru nau tāta tvaṃ paraḥ parameśvaraḥ || 24 ||
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āvayordevadeveśa vivādamapi śobhanam |
ihāgato bhavānyasmādvivādaśamanāya nau || 25 ||
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brahmovāca |
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā punaḥ prāha haro harim |
praṇipatya sthitaṃ mūrdhnā kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ svayam || 26 ||
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śrīmaheśa uvāca |
pralayasthitisargāṇāṃ kartāhaṃ saguṇo'guṇaḥ |
parabrahma nirvikārī saccidānaṃdalakṣaṇaḥ || 27 ||
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triyā bhinno hyahaṃ viṣṇo brahmaviṣṇuharākhyayā |
sargarakṣālayaguṇairniṣkalohaṃ sadā hare || 28 ||
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stuto'haṃ yattvayā viṣṇo brahmaṇā me'vatāraṇe |
prārthanāṃ tāṃ kariṣyāmi satyāṃ yadbhaktavatsalaḥ || 29 ||
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madrūpaṃ paramaṃ brahmannīdṛśaṃ bhavadaṃgataḥ |
prakaṭībhavitā loke nāmnā rudraḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 30 ||
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madaṃśāttasya sāmarthyaṃ nyūnaṃ naiva bhaviṣyati |
yohaṃ sohaṃ na bhedosti pūjāvidhividhānataḥ || 31 ||
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yathā ca jyotiṣassaṃgājjalādeḥ sparśatā na vai |
tathā mamāguṇasyāpi saṃyogādbandhanaṃ na hi || 32 ||
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śivarūpaṃ mamaitañca rudro'pi śivavattadā |
na tatra parabhedo vai kartavyaśca mahāmune || 33 ||
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vastuto hyekarūpaṃ hi dvidhā bhinnaṃ jagatyuta |
ato na bhedā vijñeyaḥ śive rudre kadācana || 34 ||
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suvarṇasya tathaikasya vastutvaṃ naiva gacchati |
alaṃkṛtikṛte deva nāmabhedo na vastutaḥ || 35 ||
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tathaikasyā mṛdo bhedo nānāpātre na vastutaḥ |
kāraṇasyaiva kārye ca sannidhānaṃ nidarśanam || 36 ||
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jñātavyaṃ budhavaryaiśca nirmalajñānibhiḥ surau |
evaṃ jñātvā bhavabhyāṃ tu na dṛśyaṃ bhedakāra ṇam || 37 ||
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vastuvatsarvadṛśyaṃ ca śivarūpammatammama |
ahaṃ bhavānajaścaiva rudro yo'yaṃ bhaviṣyati || 38 ||
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ekarūpā na bhedastu bhede vai baṃdhanaṃ bhavet |
tathāpi ca madīyaṃ hi śivarūpaṃ sanātanam || 39 ||
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mūlībhūtaṃ sadoktaṃ ca satyajñānamanaṃtakam |
evaṃ jñātvā sadā dhyeyaṃ manasā caiva tattvataḥ || 40 ||
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śrūyatāṃ caiva bho brahmanyadgopyaṃ kathyate mayā |
bhavaṃtau prakṛteryātau nāyaṃ vai prakṛteḥ punaḥ || 41 ||
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madājñā jāyate tatra brahmaṇo bhrukuṭeraham |
guṇeṣvapi yathā proktastāmasaḥ prakṛto haraḥ || 42 ||
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vaikārikaśca vijñeyo yo'haṃkāra udāhṛtaḥ |
nāmato vastuto naiva tāmasaḥ paricakṣyate || 43 ||
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etasmātkāraṇādbrahmankaraṇīyamidaṃ tvayā |
sṛṣṭikartā bhava brahmansṛṣṭeśca pālako hariḥ || 44 ||
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madīyaśca tathāṃ'śo yo layakartā bhaviṣyati |
iyaṃ yā prakṛtirdevī hyumākhyā parameśvarī || 45 ||
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tasyāstu śaktirvā devī brahmāṇaṃ sā bhajiṣyati |
anyā śaktiḥ punastatra prakṛteḥ saṃbhaviṣyati || 46 ||
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samāśrayiṣyati viṣṇuṃ lakṣmīrūpeṇa sā tadā |
punaśca kālī nāmnā sā madaṃśaṃ prāpsyati dhruvam || 47 ||
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jyotī rūpeṇa sā tatra kāryārthe saṃbhaviṣyati |
evaṃ devyāstathā proktāśśaktayaḥ paramāśśubhāḥ || 48 ||
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sṛṣṭisthitilayānāṃ hi kāryaṃ tāsāṃ kramāddhruvam |
etasyāḥ prakṛtteraṃśā matpriyāyāssurauttama || 49 ||
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tvaṃ ca lakṣmīmupāśritya kāryaṃ kartumihārhasi |
brahmaṃstvaṃ ca girāṃ devīṃ prakṛtyaṃśāmavāpya ca || 50 ||
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sṛṣṭikāryaṃ hṛdā kartummannideśādihārhasi |
ahaṃ kālīṃ samāśritya matpriyāṃśāṃ parātparām || 51 ||
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rudrarūpeṇa pralayaṃ kariṣye kāryamuttamam |
caturvarṇamayaṃ lokaṃ tatsarvairāśramai dhruvam || 52 ||
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tadanyairvividhaiḥ kāryaiḥ kṛtvā sukhamavāpsyathaḥ |
jñānavijñānasaṃyukto lokānāṃ hitakārakaḥ || 53 ||
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muktido'tra bhavānadya bhava loke madājñayā |
maddarśane phalaṃ yadvattadeva tava darśane || 54 ||
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iti datto varastedya satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
mamaiva hṛdaye viṣṇurviṣṇośca hṛdaye hyaham || 55 ||
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ubhayoraṃtaraṃ yo vai na jānāti mano mama |
vāmāṃgajo mama harirdakṣiṇāṃgodbhavo vidhiḥ || 56 ||
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mahāpralayakṛdrudro viśvātmā hṛdayodbhavaḥ |
tridhā bhinno hyahaṃ viṣṇo brahmaviṣṇubhavākhyayā || 57 ||
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sargarakṣālayakarastriguṇairaja ādibhiḥ |
guṇabhinnaśśivassākṣātprakṛte puruṣātparaḥ || 58 ||
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paraṃ brahmādvayo nityo'nantaḥ pūrṇo niraṃjanaḥ |
aṃtastamo vahissattvastrijagatpālako hariḥ || 59 ||
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aṃtassattvastamobāhyastrijagallayakṛddharaḥ || 60 ||
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aṃtarbahīrajāścaiva trijagatsṛṣṭikṛdvidhiḥ |
evaṃ guṇāstrideveṣu guṇabhinnaḥ śivaḥ smṛtaḥ || 61 ||
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viṣṇo sṛṣṭikaraṃ prītyā pālayainaṃ pitāmaham |
saṃpūjyastriṣu lokeṣu bhaviṣyasi madājñayā || 62 ||
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tava sevyo vidheścāpi rudra eva bhaviṣyati |
śivapūrṇāvatāro hi trijagallayakārakaḥ || 63 ||
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pādme bhaviṣyati sutaḥ kalpe tava pitāmahaḥ |
tadā drakṣyasi māṃ caiva so'pi drakṣyati padmajaḥ || 64 ||
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evamuktvā maheśānaḥ kṛpāṃ kṛtvātulāṃ haraḥ |
punaḥ provāca suprītyā viṣṇuṃ sarveśvaraḥ prabhuḥ || 65 ||
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iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ prathama khaṇḍe sṛṣṭyupākhyāne śivatattvavarṇano nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ || 9 ||
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