Chapter 35

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upamanyuruvāca |
athāvirabhavattatra sanādaṃ śabdalakṣaṇam |
omityekākṣaraṃ brahma brahmaṇaḥ pratipādakam || 1 ||
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tadapyaviditaṃ tāvadbrahmaṇā viṣṇunā tathā |
rajasā tamasā cittaṃ tayoryasmāttiraskṛtam || 2 ||
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tadā vibhaktamabhavaccaturdhaikaṃ tadakṣaram |
a u meti trimātrābhiḥ parastāccārdhamātrayā || 3 ||
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tatrākāraḥ śrito bhāge jvalalliṃgasya dakṣiṇe |
ukāraścottare tadvanmakārastasya madhyataḥ || 4 ||
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ardhamātrātmako nādaḥ śrūyate liṃgamūrdhani |
vibhakte 'pi tadā tasminpraṇave paramākṣare || 5 ||
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vibhāvārthaṃ ca tau devau na kiṃcidavajagmatuḥ |
vedātmanā tadāvyaktaḥ praṇavo vikṛtiṃ gataḥ || 6 ||
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tatrākāro ṛgabhavadukāro yajuravyayaḥ |
makārassāma saṃjāto nādastvātharvaṇī śrutiḥ || 7 ||
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ṛgayaṃ sthāpayāmāsa samāsāttvarthamātmanaḥ |
rajoguṇeṣu brahmāṇaṃ mūrtiṣvādyaṃ kriyāsvapi || 8 ||
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sṛṣṭiṃ lokeṣu pṛthivīṃ tattveṣvātmānamavyayam |
kalādhvani nivṛttiṃ ca sadyaṃ brahmasu pañcasu || 9 ||
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liṃgabhāgeṣvadhobhāgaṃ bījākhyaṃ kāraṇatraye |
catuḥṣaṣṭiguṇaiśvaryaṃ bauddhaṃ yadaṇimādiṣu || 10 ||
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taditthamarthairdaśabhirvyāptaṃ viśvamṛcā jagat |
athopasthāpayāmāsa svārthaṃ daśavidhaṃ yajuḥ || 11 ||
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sattvaṃ guṇeṣu viṣṇuṃ ca mūrtiṣvādyaṃ kriyāsvapi |
sthitiṃ lokeṣvaṃtarikṣaṃ vidyāṃ tattveṣu ca triṣu || 12 ||
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kalādhvasu pratiṣṭhāṃ ca vāmaṃ brahmasu pañcasu |
madhyaṃ tu liṃgabhāgeṣu yoniṃ ca triṣu hetuṣu || 13 ||
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prākṛtaṃ ca yathaiśvaryaṃ tasmādviśvaṃ yajurmayam |
tatopasthāpayāmāsa sāmārthaṃ daśadhātmanaḥ || 14 ||
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tamoguṇeṣvatho rudraṃ mūrtiṣvādyaṃ kriyāsu ca |
saṃhṛtiṃ triṣu lokeṣu tattveṣu śivamuttamam || 15 ||
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vidyākalāsvaghoraṃ ca tathā brahmasu pañcasu |
liṃgabhāgeṣu pīṭhordhvaṃ bījinaṃ kāraṇatraye || 16 ||
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pauruṣaṃ ca tathaiśvaryamitthaṃ sāmnā tataṃ jagat |
athātharvāha nairguṇyamarthaṃ prathamamātmanaḥ || 17 ||
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tato maheśvaraṃ sākṣānmūrtiṣvapi sadāśivam |
kriyāsu niṣkriyasyāpi śivasya paramātmanaḥ || 18 ||
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bhūtānugrahaṇaṃ caiva mucyaṃte yena jaṃtavaḥ |
lokeṣvapi yato vāco nivṛttā manasā saha || 19 ||
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tadūrdhvamunmanā lokātsomalokamalaukikam |
somassahomayā yatra nityaṃ nivasatīśvaraḥ || 20 ||
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tadūrdhvamunmanā lokādyaṃ prāpto na nivartate |
śāṃtiṃ ca śāṃtyatītāṃ ca vyāpikāṃ cai kalāsvapi || 21 ||
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tatpūruṣaṃ tatheśānaṃ brahma brahmasu pañcasu |
mūrdhānamapi liṃgasya nādabhāgeṣvanuttamam || 22 ||
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yatrāvāhya samārādhyaḥ kevalo niṣkalaḥ śivaḥ |
tatteṣvapi tadā biṃdornādācchaktestataḥ parāt || 23 ||
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tattvādapi paraṃ tattvamatattvaṃ paramārthataḥ |
kāraṇeṣu trayātītānmāyāvikṣobhakāraṇāt || 24 ||
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anaṃtācchuddhavidyāyāḥ parastācca maheśvarāt |
sarvavidyeśvarādhīśānna parācca sadāśivāt || 25 ||
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sarvamaṃtratanordevācchaktitrayasamanvitāt |
pañcavaktrāddaśabhujātsākṣātsakalaniṣkalāt || 26 ||
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tasmādapi parādbiṃdorardhedośca tataḥ parāt |
tataḥ parānniśādhīśānnādākhyācca tataḥ parāt || 27 ||
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tataḥ parātsuṣumneśādbrahmaraṃdhreśvarādapi |
tataḥ parasmācchakteśca parastācchivatattvataḥ || 28 ||
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paramaṃ kāraṇaṃ sākṣātsvayaṃ niṣkāraṇaṃ śivam |
kāraṇānāṃ ca dhātāraṃ dhyātārāṃ dhyeyamavyayam || 29 ||
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paramākāśamadhyasthaṃ paramātmopari sthitaṃ |
sarvaiśvaryeṇa saṃpannaṃ sarveśvaramanīśvaram || 30 ||
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aiśvaryāccāpi māyeyādaśuddhānmānuṣādikāt |
aparācca parāttyājyādadhiśuddhādhvagocarāt || 31 ||
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tatparācchuddhavidyādyādunmanāṃtātparātparāt |
paramaṃ paramaiśvaryamunmanādyamanādi ca || 32 ||
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apāramaparādhīnaṃ nirastātiśayaṃ sthiram |
itthamarthairdaśavidhairiyamātharvaṇī śrutiḥ || 33 ||
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yasmādgarīyasī tasmādviśvaṃ vyāptamatharvaṇāt |
ṛgvedaḥ punarāhedaṃ jāgradrūpaṃ mayocyate || 34 ||
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yenāhamātmatattvasya nityamasmyabhidhāyakaḥ |
yajurvedo 'vadattadvatsvapnāvasthā mayocyate || 35 ||
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bhogyātmanā pariṇatā vidyāvedyā yato mayi |
sāma cāha suṣuptyākhyamevaṃ sarvaṃ mayocyate || 36 ||
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mamārthena śivenedaṃ tāmasenābhidhīyate |
atharvāha turāyākhyaṃ turīyātītameva ca || 37 ||
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mayābhidhīyate tasmādadhvātītapadosmyaham |
adhvātmakaṃ tu tritayaṃ śivavidyātmasaṃjñitam || 38 ||
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tattraiguṇyaṃ trayīsādhyaṃ saṃśodhyaṃ ca padaiṣiṇā |
adhvātītaṃ turīyākhyaṃ nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ padam || 39 ||
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tadatītaṃ ca nairguṇyādadhvanosya viśodhakam |
dvayoḥ pramāpako nādo nadāṃtaśca madātmakaḥ || 40 ||
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tasmānmamārthasvātaṃtryātpradhānaḥ parameśvaraḥ |
yadasti vastu tatsarvaṃ guṇapradhānyayogataḥ || 41 ||
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samastaṃ vyastamapi ca praṇavārthaṃ pracakṣate |
savārthavācakaṃ tasmādekaṃ brahmaitadakṣaram || 42 ||
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tenomiti jagatkṛtsnaṃ kurute prathamaṃ śivaḥ |
śivo hi praṇavo hyeṣa praṇavo hi śivaḥ smṛtaḥ || 43 ||
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vācyavācakayorbhedo nātyaṃtaṃ vidyate yataḥ |
ciṃtayā rahito rudro vācoyanmanasā saha || 44 ||
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aprāpya tannivartaṃte vācyastvekākṣareṇa saḥ |
ekākṣarādakārākhyādātmā brahmābhidhīyate || 45 ||
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ekākṣarādukārākhyāddvidhā viṣṇurudīryate |
ekākṣarānmakārākhyācchivo rudra udāhṛtaḥ || 46 ||
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dakṣiṇāṃgānmaheśasya jāto brahmātmasaṃjñikaḥ |
vāmāṃgādabhavadviṣṇustato vidyeti saṃjñitaḥ || 47 ||
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hṛdayānnīlarudro bhūcchivasya śivasaṃjñikaḥ |
sṛṣṭeḥ pravartako brahmā sthiterviṣṇurvimohakaḥ || 48 ||
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saṃhārasya tathā rudrastayornityaṃ niyāmakaḥ |
tasmāttrayaste kathyaṃte jagataḥ kāraṇāni ca || 49 ||
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kāraṇatrayahetuśca śivaḥ paramakāraṇam |
arthametamavijñāya rajasā baddhavairayoḥ || 50 ||
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yuvayoḥ pratibodhāya madhye liṃgamupasthitam |
evamomiti māṃ prāhuryadihoktamatharvaṇā || 51 ||
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ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni śākhāścānyāḥ sahasraśaḥ |
vedeṣvevaṃ svayaṃ vaktrairvyaktamityavadatsvapi || 52 ||
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svapnānubhūtamiva tattābhyāṃ nādhyavasīyate |
tayostatra prabodhāya tamopanayanāya ca || 53 ||
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liṃgepi mudritaṃ sarvaṃ yathā vedairudāhṛtam |
taddṛṣṭvā mudritaṃ liṃge prasādālliṃginastadā || 54 ||
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praśāṃtamanasau devau prabuddhau saṃbabhūvatuḥ |
utpattiṃ vilayaṃ caiva yathātmyaṃ ca ṣaḍadhvanām || 55 ||
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tataḥ parataraṃ dhāma dhāmavaṃtaṃ ca pūruṣam |
niruttarataraṃ brahma niṣkalaṃ śivamīśvaram || 56 ||
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paśupāśamayasyāsya prapañcasya sadā patim |
akutobhayamatyaṃtamavṛddhikṣayamavyayam || 57 ||
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vāhyamābhyaṃtaraṃ vyāptaṃ vāhyābhyaṃtaravarjitam |
nirastātiśayaṃ śaśvadviśvalokavilakṣaṇam || 58 ||
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alakṣaṇamanirdeśyamavāṅmanasagocaram |
prakāśaikarasaṃ śāṃtaṃ prasannaṃ satatoditam || 59 ||
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sarvakalyāṇanilayaṃ śaktyā tādṛśayānvitam |
jñātvā devaṃ virūpākṣaṃ brahmanārāyaṇau tadā || 60 ||
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racayitvāṃjaliṃ mūrdhni bhītau tau vācamūcatuḥ |
brahmovāca |
ajño vāhamabhijño vā tvayādau deva nirmitaḥ || 61 ||
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īdṛśīṃ bhrāṃtimāpanna iti ko 'trāparādhyati |
āstāṃ mamedamajñānaṃ tvayi sannihate prabho || 62 ||
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nirbhayaḥ ko 'bhibhāṣeta kṛtyaṃ svasya parasya vā |
āvayordevadevasya vivādo 'pi hi śobhanaḥ || 63 ||
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pādapraṇāmaphalado nāthasya bhavato yataḥ |
viṣṇuruvāca |
stotuṃ deva na vāgasti mahimnaḥ sadṛśī tava || 64 ||
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prabhoragre vidheyānāṃ tūṣṇīṃbhāvo vyatikramaḥ |
kimatra saṃghaṭetkṛtyamityevāvasarocitam || 65 ||
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ajānannapi yatkiṃcitpralapya tvāṃ nato 'smyaham |
kāraṇatvaṃ tvayā dattaṃ vismṛtaṃ tava māyayā || 66 ||
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mohito 'haṃkṛtaścāpi punarevāsmi śāsitaḥ |
vijñāpitaiḥ kiṃ bahubhirbhītosmi bhṛśamīśvara || 67 ||
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yato 'hamaparicchedyaṃ tvāṃ paricchettumudyataḥ |
tvāmuśaṃti mahādevaṃ bhītānāmārtināśanam || 68 ||
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ato vyatikramaṃ me 'dya kṣaṃtumarhasi śaṃkara |
iti vijñāpitastābhyāmīśvarābhyāṃ maheśvaraḥ || 69 ||
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prīto 'nugṛhya tau devau smitapūrvamabhāṣata |
īśvara uvāca |
vatsavatsa vidhe viṣṇo māyayā mama mohitau || 70 ||
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yuvāṃ prabhutve 'haṃkṛtya buddhavairo parasparam |
vivādaṃ yuddhaparyaṃtaṃ kṛtvā noparatau kila || 71 ||
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tataścchinnā prajāsṛṣṭirjagatkāraṇabhūtayoḥ |
ajñānamānaprabhavādvaimatyādyuvayorapi || 72 ||
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tannivartayituṃ yuṣmaddarpamohau mayaiva tu |
evaṃ nivāritāvadyaliṃgāvirbhāvalīlayā || 73 ||
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tasmādbhūyo vivādaṃ ca vrīḍāṃ cotsṛjya kṛtsnaśaḥ |
yathāsvaṃ karma kuryātāṃ bhavaṃtau vītamatsarau || 74 ||
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purā mamājñayā sārdhaṃ samastajñānasaṃhitāḥ |
yuvābhyāṃ hi mayā dattā kāraṇatvaprasiddhaye || 75 ||
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maṃtraratnaṃ ca sūtrākhyaṃ pañcākṣaramayaṃ param |
mayopadiṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ tadyuvayoradya vismṛtam || 76 ||
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dadāmi ca punaḥ sarvaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ mamājñayā |
yato vinā yuvāṃ tena na kṣamau sṛṣṭirakṣaṇe || 77 ||
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evamuktvā mahādevo nārāyaṇapitāmahau |
maṃtrarājaṃ dadau tābhyāṃ jñānasaṃhitayā saha || 78 ||
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tau labdhvā mahatīṃ divyāmājñāṃ māheśvarīṃ parām |
mahārthaṃ maṃtraratnaṃ ca tathaiva sakalāḥ kalāḥ || 79 ||
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daṃḍavatpraṇatiṃ kṛtvā devadevasya pādayoḥ |
atiṣṭhatāṃ vītabhayāvānaṃdāstimitau tadā || 80 ||
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etasminnaṃtare citramiṃdrajālavadaiśvaram |
liṃgaṃ kvāpi tirobhūtaṃ na tābhyāmupalabhyate || 81 ||
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tato vilapya hāheti sadyaḥpraṇayabhaṃgataḥ |
kimasatyamidaṃ vṛttamiti coktvā parasparam || 82 ||
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aciṃtyavaibhavaṃ śaṃbhorviciṃtya ca gatavyathau |
abhyupetya parāṃ maitrīmāliṃgya ca parasparam || 83 ||
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jagadvyāpāramuddiśya jagmaturdevapuṃgavau |
tataḥ prabhṛti śakrādyāḥ sarva eva surāsurāḥ || 84 ||
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ṛṣayaśca narā nāgā nāryaścāpi vidhānataḥ |
liṃgapratiṣṭhā kurvaṃti liṃge taṃ pūjayaṃti ca || 85 ||
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