Chapter 9

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lomaśa uvāca |
ekadā tu sabhāmadhya āsthito devarāṭ svayam |
lokapālaiḥ parivṛto devaiśca ṛṣibhistathā || 1 ||
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apsarogaṇasaṃvīto gaṃdharvaiśca puraskṛtaḥ |
upagīyamānavijayaḥ siddhavidyādharairapi || 2 ||
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tadā śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto devarājaguruḥ sudhīḥ |
āgato'sau mahābhāgo bṛhaspati rudāradhīḥ || 3 ||
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā devāḥ praṇemuḥ samupasthitāḥ |
iṃdropi dadṛśe tatra prāptaṃ vācaspatiṃ tadā || 4 ||
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novāca kiṃciddurmedhāvaco mānupuraḥsaram |
nāhvānaṃ nāsanaṃ tasya na visarjanameva ca || 5 ||
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śakraṃ pramattaṃ jñātvātha madādrājyasya durmatim |
tirodhānamanuprāpto bṛhaspatī ruṣānvitaḥ || 6 ||
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gate devagurau tasminvimanaskā'bhavansurāḥ |
yakṣā nāgāḥ sagaṃdharvā ṛṣayo'pi tathā dvijāḥ || 7 ||
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gāṃdharvasyā vasāne tu labdhasaṃjño hariḥ surān |
papraccha tvaritenavai kva gato hi mahātapāḥ || 8 ||
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tadaiva nāradenoktaḥ śakro devādhipastathā |
tvayā kṛtā hyavajñā ca gurornastyatra saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||
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guroravajñayā rājyaṃ gataṃ te balasūdana |
tasmātkṣamāpanīyo'sau sarvabhāvena hi tvayā || 10 ||
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etacchrutvā vacastasya nāradasya mahātmanaḥ |
āsanātsahasotthāya taiḥ sarvaiḥ parivāritaḥ |
āgacchattvarayā śakro gurorgehamataṃdritaḥ || 11 ||
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pṛṣṭvā tārāṃ praṇamyādau kva gato hi mahātapāḥ |
na jānāmītyuvācedaṃ tārā śakraṃ nirīkṣatī || 12 ||
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tadā ciṃtānvito bhūtvā śakraḥ svagṛhamāvrajat |
etasminnaṃtare svarge hyaniṣṭāndbhutāni ca || 13 ||
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abhavansarvaduḥkhārthe śakrasya ca mahātmanaḥ |
pātālasthena balinā jñātaṃ śakrasya ceṣṭitam || 14 ||
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yayau daityaiḥ parivṛtaḥ pātālādamarāvatīm |
tadā yuddhamatīvāsīddevānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha || 15 ||
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devāḥ parājitā daityai rājyaṃ śakrasya tatkṣaṇāt |
saṃprāptaṃ sakalaṃ tasya mūḍhasya ca durātmanaḥ || 16 ||
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nītaṃ sarvaprayatnena pātālaṃ tvaritaṃ gatāḥ |
śukraprasādātte sarve tathā vijayino'bhavan || 17 ||
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śakro'pi niḥśriko jāto devaistyaktastato bhṛśam |
devī tirodhānagatā babhūva kamalekṣaṇā || 18 ||
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airāvato mahānāgastathaivoccaiḥśravā hayaḥ |
evamādīni ratnāni anekāni bahūnyapi |
nītāni sahasā daityairlobhādasādhuvṛttibhiḥ || 19 ||
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puṇyabhāṃji ca tānyeva patitāni ca sāgare |
tadā sa vismayāviṣṭo balirāha guruṃ prati || 20 ||
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devānnirjitya cāsmābhirānītāni bahūni ca |
ratnāni tu samudre'tha patitāni tadadbhutam || 21 ||
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balestadvacanaṃ śrutvā uśanā pratyuvāca tam |
aśvamedhaśatenaiva surarājyaṃ bhaviṣyati |
dīkṣitasya na saṃdehastasmādbhokta sa eva ca || 22 ||
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aśvamedhaṃ vinā kiṃcitsvargaṃ bhoktaṃ na pāryate || 23 ||
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gurorvacanamājñāya tūṣṇīṃbhūto balistataḥ |
babhūva devaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca yathocitamakārayat || 24 ||
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indropi śocyatāṃ prāpto jagāma parameṣṭhinam |
vijñāpayāmāsa tathā sarvaṃ rājyabhayādikam || 25 ||
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śakrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā parameṣṭhī uvāca ha || 26 ||
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saṃmilitvā surānsarvāṃstvayā sākaṃ tvarānvitāḥ |
ārādhanārthaṃ gacchāmo viṣṇuṃ sarveśvareśvaram || 27 ||
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tatheti gatvā te sarve śakrādyā lokapālakāḥ |
brahmāṇaṃ ca puraskṛtya taṭaṃ kṣīrārṇavasya ca |
prāpyopaviśya te sarve hariṃ stotuṃ pracakramuḥ || 28 ||
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brahmovāca |
devadeva jagānnātha surāsuranamaskṛta |
puṇyaślokāvyayānaṃta paramātmannamo'stu te || 29 ||
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yajño'si yajñarūpo'si yajñāṃgo'si ramāpate |
tato'dya kṛpayā viṣṇo devānāṃ varado bhava || 30 ||
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guroravajñayā cādya bhraṣṭarājyaḥ śatakratuḥ |
jātaḥ surarṣibhiḥ sākaṃ tasmādenaṃ samuddhara || 31 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
dukokalajñayā sarvaṃ nasyatīti kimadbhutam |
ye pāpino hyadharmiṣṭhāḥ kevalaṃ viṣayātmakāḥ |
pitarau niṃditau yaiśca nirdaivātvena saṃśayaḥ || 32 ||
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anena yatkṛtaṃ brahmansadyastatphalamāgatam |
karmaṇā cāsya śakrasya sarveṣāṃ saṃkaṭāgamaḥ || 33 ||
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viparīto yadā kālaḥ puruṣasya bhavettadā |
bhūtamaitrīṃ prakurvaṃti sarvakāryārthasiddhaye || 34 ||
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tena vai kāraṇeneṃdra madīyaṃ vacanaṃ kuru |
kāryahetostvayā kāryo daityaiḥ saha samāgamaḥ || 35 ||
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evaṃ bhagavatādiṣṭaḥ śakraḥ paramabuddhimān |
amarāvatīṃ yayau hitvā sutalaṃ daivataiḥ saha || 36 ||
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indraṃ samāgataṃ śrutvā iṃdraseno ruṣānvitaḥ |
babhūva saha sainyena haṃtukāmaḥ puraṃdaram || 37 ||
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nāradena tadā daityā baliśca balināṃ varaḥ |
nivāritastadvadhācca vākyairuccāvacaistathā || 38 ||
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ṛṣestasyaiva vacanāttyaktamanyurbalistadā |
babhūva saha sainyena āgato hi śatakratuḥ || 39 ||
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indrasenena dṛṣṭo'sau lokapālaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ |
uvāca tvarayā yuktaḥ prahasanniva daityarāṭ || 40 ||
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kasmādihāgataḥ śakra sutalaṃ prati kathyatām |
tasyaitadvacanaṃ śrutvā smayamāna uvācatam || 41 ||
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vayaṃ kaśyapadāyādā yūyaṃ sarve tathaiva ca |
yathā vayaṃ tathā yūyaṃ vigraho hi nirarthakaḥ || 42 ||
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mama rājyaṃ kṣaṇenaiva nītaṃ daivavaśāttavayā |
tathā hyetāni tānyena ratnāni subahūnyapi |
gatāni tatkṣaṇādeva yatnānītāni vai tvayā || 43 ||
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tasmādvimarśaḥ kartavyaḥ puruṣeṇa vipaścitā |
vimarśajjāyate jñānaṃ jñānānmokṣo bhaviṣyati || 44 ||
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kiṃ tu me bata uktena jāne na ca tavāgrataḥ |
śaraṇārthī hyahaṃ prāptaḥ suraiḥ saha tavāṃtikam || 45 ||
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etacchrutvā tu śakrasya vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ varaḥ |
prahasyovāca matimāñchakraṃ prati vidāṃ varaḥ || 46 ||
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tvamāgatosi deveṃdra kimarthaṃ tanna vedmayaham || 47 ||
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śakrastadvacanaṃ śrutvā hyaśrupūrṇākulekṣaṇaḥ |
kiṃcinnovāca tatrainaṃ nārado vākyamabravīt || 48 ||
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bale tvaṃ kiṃ na jānāsi kāryākāryavicāraṇām |
dharmo hi mahatāmeṣa śaraṇāgatapālanam || 49 ||
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śaraṇāgataṃ ca vipraṃ ca rogiṇaṃ vṛddhameva ca |
yaetānna ca rakṣaṃti te vai brahmahaṇo narāḥ || 50 ||
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śaraṇāgataśabdena āgatastava sannidhau |
saṃrakṣaṇāya yogyaśca tvayā nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ |
evamukto nāradena tadā daityapatiḥ svayam || 51 ||
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vimṛśya parayā buddhyā kāryākāryavicāraṇām |
śakraṃ prapūjayāmāsa bahumānapuraḥsaram |
lokapālaiḥ sametaṃ ca tathā suragaṇaiḥ saha || 52 ||
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pratyayārthaṃ ca sattvāni hyanekāni vratāni vai |
balipratyayabhūtāni sa cakāraḥ puraṃdaraḥ || 53 ||
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evaṃ sa samayaṃ kṛtvā śakraḥ svārthaparāyaṇaḥ |
balinā saha cāvāsīdarthaśāstraparo mahān || 54 ||
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evaṃ nivasatastasya sutale'pi śatakratoḥ |
vatsarā bahavo hyāsaṃstadā buddhimakalpayat |
saṃsmṛtya vacanaṃ viṣṇorvimṛśya ca punaḥpunaḥ || 55 ||
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ekadā tu sabhāmadhya āsīno devarāṭsvayam |
uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ balimuddiśya nītimān || 56 ||
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prāptavyāni tvayā vīra asmākaṃ ca tvayā bale |
gajādīni bahūnyeva ratnāni vividhāni ca || 57 ||
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gatāni tatkṣaṇādeva sāgare patitāni vai |
prayatno hi prakartavyo hyasmābhistvayānvitaiḥ || 58 ||
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teṣāṃ coddharaṇe daitya ratnānāmiha sāgarāt |
tarhi nirmathanaṃ kāryaṃ bhavatā kāryasiddhaye || 59 ||
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baliḥ pravartitastena śakreṇa surasūdanaḥ |
uvāca śakraṃ tvaritaḥ kenedaṃ mathanaṃ bhavet || 60 ||
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tadā nabhogatā vāṇī meghagaṃbhīraniḥsvanā |
uvāca devā daityāśca maṃthadhvaṃ kṣīrasāgaram || 61 ||
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bhavatāṃ balavṛddhiśca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 62 ||
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maṃdaraṃ caiva maṃthānaṃ rajjuṃ kuruta vāsukim |
paścāddevāśca daityāśca melayitvā vimathyatām || 63 ||
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nabhogatāṃ ca tāṃ vāṇīṃ niśamyātha tadāḥsurāḥ |
daityaiḥ sārddhaṃ tataḥ sarva udyamaṃ cakrurudyatāḥ || 64 ||
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pātālānnirgatāḥ sarve tadā te'tha surāsurāḥ |
ājagmuratulaṃ sarve maṃdaraṃ parvatottamam || 65 ||
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daityāśca koṭisaṃkhyākāstathā devā na saṃśayaḥ |
udyuktāḥ sahasā prā'yurmaṃdaraṃ kanakaprabham || 66 ||
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saratnaṃ vartulākāraṃ sthūlaṃ caiva mahāprabham |
anekaratnasaṃvītaṃ nānādrumaniṣevitam || 67 ||
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caṃdanaiḥ pārijātaiśca nāgapunnāgacaṃpakaiḥ |
nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ siṃhaśārdūlasevitam || 68 ||
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mahāśailaṃ dṛṣṭvā te surasattamāḥ |
ūcuḥ prāṃjalayaḥ sarve tadā te surasattamāḥ || 69 ||
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devā ūcuḥ |
adre surā vayaṃ sarve vijñaptumiha cāgatāḥ |
tacchṛṇuṣva mahāśaila pareṣāmupakārakaḥ || 70 ||
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evamuktastadā śailo davairdaityaiḥ sa maṃdaraḥ |
uvāca niḥsṛto bhūtvā paraṃ vigrahavānvacaḥ || 71 ||
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tena rūpeṇa rūpī sa parvato maṃdarācalaḥ |
kimarthamāgatāḥ sarve matsamīpaṃ taducyatām || 72 ||
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tadā baliruvācedaṃ prastāvasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ |
iṃdropi tvarayā yukto babhāṣe sūnṛtaṃ vacaḥ || 73 ||
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asmābhiḥ saha kāryārthe bhava tvaṃ maṃdarācala |
amṛtotpādanārthe tvaṃ maṃthānaṃ bhava suvrata || 74 ||
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tatheti matvā tadvākyaṃ devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye |
ūce devāsurāṃścedamindraṃ prati viśeṣataḥ || 75 ||
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cheditau ca tvayā pakṣau vajreṇa śataparvaṇā |
gaṃtuṃ kathaṃ samartho'haṃ bhavatāṃ kāryasiddhaye || 76 ||
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tadā devāsurāḥ sarve stūyamānā mahācalam |
utpāṭayeyuratulaṃ maṃdaraṃ ca tatodbhutam || 77 ||
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kṣīrārṇavaṃ netukāmā hyaśaktāste tato'bhavan |
parvataḥ patitaḥ sadyo devadaityopari dhruvam || 78 ||
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kecidbhagnā mṛtāḥ kecitkecinmūrchāparā bhavan |
parīvādaratāḥ kecitkecitkleśatvamāgatāḥ || 79 ||
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ेvaṃ bhagnodyamā jātā asurāḥsuradānavāḥ |
cetanāṃ paramāṃ prāptāstuṣṭuvurjagadīśvaram || 80 ||
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rakṣarakṣa mahāviṣṇo śaraṇāgatavatsala |
tvayā tatamidaṃ sarvaṃ jaṃgamājaṃgamaṃ ca yat || 81 ||
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devānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ prādurbhūto haristadā |
tāndṛṣṭvā sahasā viṣṇurgaruḍopari saṃsthitaḥ || 82 ||
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līlayā parvataśreṣṭhamuttabhyāropayatkṣaṇāt |
garutmati tadā devaḥ sarveṣāmabhayaṃ dadau || 83 ||
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tata utthāya tāndevānkṣīrosyottaraṃ taṭam |
nītvā taṃ parvataṃ vṛddhaṃ nikṣipyāpsu tato yayau || 84 ||
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tadā sarve suragaṇāḥ svāgatya asuraiḥ saha |
vāsukiṃ ca samādāya cakrire samayaṃca tam || 85 ||
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maṃthānaṃ maṃdaraṃ caiva vāsukiṃ rajjumeva ca |
kṛtvā surā'surāḥ sarve mamaṃthuḥ śrīrasāgaram || 86 ||
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kṣīrābdhermathyamānasya parvato hi rasātalam |
gataḥ sa tatkṣaṇādeva kūrmo bhūtvā ramāpatiḥ |
uddhṛtastatkṣaṇādeva tadadbhutamivābhavat || 87 ||
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bhrāmyamāṇastataḥ śailo noditaḥ suradānavaiḥ |
bhramamāṇo nirādhāro bodhaśceva guruṃ vinā || 88 ||
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paramātmā tadā viṣṇurādhāro maṃdarasya ca |
dorbhiścaturbhiḥ saṃgṛhya mamaṃthābdhiṃ sukhāvaham || 89 ||
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tadā surāsurāḥ sarve mamaṃthuḥ kṣīrasāgaram |
ekībhūtvā balenaivamatimātraṃ balotkaṭāḥ || 90 ||
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pṛṣṭhakaṃṭhorujānvaṃtaḥ kamaṭhasya mahātmanaḥ |
tathāsau parvataśreṣṭho vajrasāramayo dṛḍhaḥ |
ubhayorgharṣaṇādeva vaḍavāgniḥ samutthitaḥ || 91 ||
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halāhalaṃ ca saṃjātaṃ tadṝṣṭvā nāradena hi |
tato devānuvācedaṃ devarṣiramitadyutiḥ || 92 ||
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na kāryaṃ mathanaṃ cābdherbhavadbhiradhunā'khilaiḥ |
prārthayadhvaṃ śivaṃ devāḥ sarve dakṣasya yājanam |
tadvismṛtiṃ ca voyātaṃ vīrabhadreṇa yatkṛtam || 93 ||
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tasmācchivaḥ smaryatāṃ cāśu devāḥ paraḥ parāṇāmapi vā paraśca |
parātparaḥ paramānaṃdarūpo yogidhyeyo niṣprapaṃco hyarūpaḥ || 94 ||
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te mathyamānāstvaritā devāḥ svātmārthasādhakāḥ |
abhilāṣaparāḥ sarve na śrṛṇvaṃti yato jaḍāḥ || 95 ||
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upadeśaiśca bahubhirnopadeśyāḥ kadācana |
te rāgadveṣasaṃghātāḥ sarve śivaparāṅmukhāḥ || 96 ||
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kevalodyamasaṃvītā mamaṃthuḥ kṣīrasāgaram |
atinirmathanājjātaṃ kṣīrābdheścahalāhalam || 97 ||
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trailokyadahane prauḍhaṃ prāptaṃ haṃtuṃ divaukasaḥ |
ata ūrdhvaṃ diśaḥ sarvā vyāptaṃ kṛtsnaṃ nabhastalam |
grasituṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ kālakūṭaṃ samabhyayāt || 98 ||
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dṛṣṭvā bṛhaṃtaṃ svakarasthamojasā taṃ sarparājaṃ saha parvatena |
tatraiva hitvāpayayustadānīṃ palāyamānā hyasuraiḥ sametāḥ || 99 ||
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tathaiva sarva ṛṣayo bhṛgvādyāḥ śataśāmyati |
dakṣasya yajanaṃ tena yathā jātaṃ tathābhavat || 100 ||
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satyalokaṃ gatāḥ sarve bhuguṇā noditā bhṛśam |
vedavākyaiśca vividhaiḥ kālakūṭaṃ śataśastataḥ |
devā nāstyatra saṃdehaḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmi vaḥ || 101 ||
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bhṛguṇoktaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā kālakūṭaviṣārdditāḥ |
satyalokaṃ samāsādya brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ || 102 ||
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tadā jājvalyamānaṃ vai kālakūṭaṃ prabhojjavalam |
dṛṣṭvā brahmātha tāndṛṣṭvā hyakarmajñānasurāsurān |
teṣāṃ śapitumārebhe nāradena nivāritaḥ || 103 ||
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brahmovāca |
akāryaṃ kiṃ kṛtaṃ devāḥ kasmātkṣobhoyamudyataḥ |
īśvarasya ca jāto'dya nānyathā mama bhāṣitam || 104 ||
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tato devaiḥ parivṛto vedopaniṣadaistathā |
nānāgamaiḥ parivṛtaḥ kālakūṭabhayādyayau || 105 ||
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tataściṃtānvitā devā idamūcuḥ parasparam |
avidyākāmasaṃvītāḥ kuryāmaḥ śaṃkaraṃ ca kam || 106 ||
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brahmāṇaṃ ca puraskṛtya tadā devāstvarānvitāḥ |
vaikuṇṭhamāvrajansarve kālakūṭa bhayārdditāḥ || 107 ||
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brahmādayaścarṣigaṇāśca tadā pareśaṃ viṣṇuṃ purāṇapuruṣaṃ prabhaviṣṇumīśam |
vaikuṇṭhamāśritamadhokṣajamādhavaṃ te sarve surāsuragaṇāḥ śaraṇaṃ prayātāḥ || 108 ||
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tāvatpravṛddhaṃ sumahatkālakūṭaṃ samabhyayāt |
dagdhvādo brahmaṇo lokaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca dadāha vai || 109 ||
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kālakūṭāgninā dagdho viṣṇuḥ sarvaguhāśayaḥ |
pārṣadaiḥ sahitaḥ sadyastamālasadṛśacchaviḥ || 110 ||
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vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca sunīlaṃ ca sarvalokaiḥ samāvṛtam |
jalakalmaṣasaṃvītāḥ sarve lokāstadābhavan || 111 ||
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aṣṭāvaraṇasaṃvītaṃ brahmāṃḍaṃ brahmaṇā saha |
bhasmībhūtaṃ cakārāśu jalakalmaṣamadbhutam || 112 ||
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nobhūmirna jalaṃ cāgnirna vāyurna nabhastadā |
nāhaṃkāro na ca mahānmūlāvidyā tathaiva ca |
śivasya kopātsaṃjātaṃ tadā bhasmākulaṃ jagat || 113 ||
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