Chapter 21

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īśvara uvāca |
ekaviṃśatikaṃ viddhi kukkuṭeśvarasaṃjñakam |
yasya darśanamātreṇa tiryagyonirna labhyate || 1 ||
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kauśikonāma rājābhūtkukkuṭo jāyate sadā |
dṛśyate vāsare bhāge sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ || 2 ||
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vyāptā ca pṛthivī tena saśailavanakānanā |
pūrvakarmaprabhāvena prāptaṃ rājyamakaṇṭakam || 3 ||
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viśālānāma vikhyātā bhāryā tasya mahīpateḥ |
rūpalāvaṇyasaṃyuktā catuḥṣaṣṭikalānvitā || 4 ||
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tayā cakāra sahitaḥ sa rājyaṃ rājasattamaḥ |
sā vallabhāpi nṛpateḥ prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī || 5 ||
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tayā sārddhaṃ kadācicca surataṃ nāsti pārvati |
saṃtaptā sarvadā sā ca ratyabhāvādbabhūva ha || 6 ||
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evaṃ gacchati kāle tu saha rājñā smarāturā |
sarvasattvarutajñā sā viśālā vipulekṣaṇā |
dadarśa kīṭamithunamanaṃgakalahāturam || 7 ||
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prasādayaṃstathā kīṭaḥ svāṃ priyāṃ ca muhurmuhuḥ |
dāso'smi tava kāṃte'haṃ rūpasaubhāgya sundari || 8 ||
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bhajasva māṃ yathākāmamanaṃgaśarapīḍitam |
śirasā praṇatenaiva racitaste mayāṃjaliḥ || 9 ||
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na tvayā sadṛśī loke kāminī vidyate kvacit |
suvarṇavarṇasadṛśī madbhaktā cāruhāsinī || 10 ||
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kuto vā mayi dīne tvaṃ kruddheva priyavādini |
kimarthaṃ vada kalyāṇi saroṣava danā sthitā || 11 ||
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sā tamāha prakopācca kimālapasi māṃ vṛthā |
tvayā modakacūrṇaṃ tu māṃ vihāya manoramām |
pradattaṃ kāmalubdhena anyasya kīṭakādhama || 12 ||
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nāhamevaṃ kariṣyāmi kīṭaḥ prāha punaḥpunaḥ |
spṛśāmi pādau satyena praṇatasya prasīda me || 13 ||
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iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sā prasannābhavattadā |
ātmānamarpayāmāsa kāmanāya pipīlikā || 14 ||
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dṛṣṭvā tanmahadāścaryaṃ sā rājñī vilalāpa ha |
dhigrājyaṃ dhikca me rūpaṃ dhikca yauvanamadya me |
na kāmitāhaṃ kāṃtena mariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ || 15 ||
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evaṃ vilapya bahudhā viniḥśvasya punaḥpunaḥ |
unmatteva viśālākṣī gālavasyāśramaṃ gatā || 16 ||
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dṛṣṭvā tamṛṣimāsīnaṃ tapoyoniṃ dṛḍhavratam |
uvāca praṇatāṃgī sā śokasaṃtaptamānasā || 17 ||
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eko'yaṃ saṃśayo brahmanhṛdaye parivarttate |
vaśyo'pi hi ca me bharttā rūpalāvaṇyavānapi |
na jāne kāraṇaṃ kiṃ tu saṃgamo nopajāyate || 18 ||
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yo gatvā pramadārājyaṃ jitvā sarvāḥ purā raṇe |
ājahāra śubhāstāsāṃ madhyādaṣṭau varāṃganāḥ |
naiva kāmayate tāsu kimetaditi suvrata || 19 ||
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vājino vāraṇāścaiva dhanadhānyamanaṃtakam |
varttate hi janaḥ sarvo mamājñāṃ pālayankṣitau || 20 ||
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kena karmavipākena mamedaṃ yauvanaṃ dṛḍham |
vyarthaṃ jātaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha ratiṃ na kurute nṛpaḥ || 21 ||
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dṛśyate vāsare bhāge rātrau caiva na dṛśyate |
ihajanmakṛtaṃ caitadāhosvitpāralaukikam || 22 ||
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duṣkṛtāvarjanaṃ brahmanmamedaṃ vaktumarhasi |
tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā gālavo vākyamabravīt || 23 ||
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śṛṇu putri purāvṛttaṃ bālabhāvena yatkṛtam |
anena rājñā dharmajñe rātrau yena na dṛśyate || 24 ||
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vidūrathasya tanayastava bhartā sa niścitam |
māṃsāhārī doṣaratirviṣayāsaktamānasaḥ || 25 ||
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bahavaḥ kukkuṭāstena bhakṣitā rājasūnunā || 26 ||
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evaṃ bhakṣayatastasya bahuśo vatsarā gatāḥ |
kālena mahatā rājñā tāmracūḍena maṃtriṇaḥ |
pṛṣṭāḥ kiṃ kāraṇaṃ nātra samāyāṃti hi kukkuṭāḥ || 27 ||
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atha kenāpi kathitaṃ kukkuṭānāṃ ca bhakṣaṇam |
vidūrathasya putreṇa kauśikena durātmanā |
bhakṣitāḥ kukkuṭāḥ sarve vinā kāraṇato nṛpa || 28 ||
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tāmracūḍo'tha saṃkruddho dadau śāpaṃ durātmane |
kauśikāya kṣayo rogo bhaviṣyati bhayāvahaḥ || 29 ||
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tadāprabhṛtyabhūtkṣīṇo rājaputro dinedine |
auṣadhairadhiko'bhyeti vyādhinā pīḍito bhṛśam || 30 ||
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atha kenāpi kāmena vāmadevāśramaṃ gataḥ |
kṣayarogābhibhūto'sau maraṇotsukamānasaḥ |
papraccha vāmadevaṃ sa namaskṛtya punaḥpunaḥ || 31 ||
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bhagavankena pāpena kṣīyate'harniśaṃ vapuḥ |
madīyaṃ poṣyamāṇaṃ hi māṃsena vividhena ca || 32 ||
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vāmadevo'tha taṃ prāha kukkuṭā bhakṣitāstvayā |
tāmracūḍena śapto'si kukkuṭānāṃ nṛpeṇa hi || 33 ||
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tameva śaraṇaṃ gaccha sa upāyaṃ vadiṣyati |
tataḥ sa tāmracūḍasyābhyarṇamāgānṛpātmajaḥ || 34 ||
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dṛṣṭvā ca tāmracūḍaṃ taṃ mahābhaktyā kṛtāṃjaliḥ |
provāca praṇato bhūtvā pāhi māṃ śaraṇāgatam || 35 ||
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ajñānādbhakṣitā deva kukkuṭāḥ puṣṭikāraṇāt |
kṣaṃtumarhasi deveśa mamāgaḥ kṛpaṇasya ca || 36 ||
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provāca tāmracūḍo'tha yasmātprārthayase nṛpa |
tasmātte vāsare prāpte puruṣatvaṃ bhaviṣyati || 37 ||
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śāstā goptā ca lokānāṃ rājā daṃḍadharaḥ prabhuḥ |
kukkuṭo bhavitā rātrau sarvabhogavivarjitaḥ || 38 ||
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ato na dṛśyate putri tiryagbhāvaṃ samāśritaḥ || 39 ||
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iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā gālavasya mahātmanaḥ |
sā saṃpūjya viśālākṣī gālavaṃ munisattamam |
papraccha parayā bhaktyā śāpāṃto hi kathaṃ bhavet || 40 ||
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gālavaḥ kathayāmāsa dhyānenālokya yatnataḥ || 41 ||
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mahākāla vane liṃgaṃ pakṣiyonivimocanam |
jvāleśvarasya devasya pūrvabhāge vyavasthitam |
tasya darśanamātreṇa śāpasyāṃto bhaviṣyati || 42 ||
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sā praṇamya muniśreṣṭhamājagāma tvarānvitā |
yatrāste nṛpaśārdūlo vidhyanbahuvidhānmṛgān || 43 ||
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praphullanayanābhyāṃ sā dṛṣṭā lolekṣaṇā priyā |
āhlāditā bahuvidhaiḥ komalairvacanāmṛtaiḥ || 44 ||
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tatastena tadā rājñā proktā sā mṛgalocanā |
idānīṃ ki mayā kāṃte kāryaṃ bhavati kathyatām || 45 ||
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tayā proktaṃ mahārāja gamyate'dya mayā saha |
mahākālavane puṇye sarvaduṣkṛtanāśane || 46 ||
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tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā tvaramāṇo mudānvitaḥ |
tayā nīto'tha nṛpatirliṃgasyāsya samīpataḥ || 47 ||
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pūjayitvātha talliṃgaṃ pakṣiyonivimocanam |
tatraiva ca sthito rājā priyayā saha pārvati || 48 ||
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tasyāṃ rātrau na saṃjātaḥ kukkuṭo yādṛśaḥ sadā |
śivaprasādādabhavaddivyarūpī manoharaḥ || 49 ||
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rūpeṇa nirjitaḥ kāmastenāpratimatejasā |
tato vismayamāpannaściṃtayāmāsa pārthivaḥ |
ko'yaṃ prabhāvo yenāhaṃ śāpānmuktaḥ sudustarāt || 50 ||
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priyāṃ papraccha nṛpatiḥ pūrṇenduvadanāṃ bhṛśam |
kathaṃ śāpādvimukto'haṃ kena puṇyena karmaṇā || 51 ||
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atha sā kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ vistarānmudā |
gālavena hi yatproktaṃ yatkiṃcicchāpamokṣaṇam || 52 ||
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rājañchāpādvimukto'si liṃgasyāsya prabhāvataḥ |
punaḥ prasādya talliṃgaṃ bhuktvā bhogāṃściraṃ bhuvi || 53 ||
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tayā sārddhaṃ yayau rājā svargaṃ suragaṇaiḥ stutaḥ |
tadāprabhṛti talliṃgaṃ kukkuṭeśvarasaṃjñakam || 54 ||
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vikhyātaṃ devi loke'sminsarvakāmaphalapradam |
tacca ye pūjayiṣyaṃti kukkuṭeśvarasaṃjñakam |
tiryagyoniṃ na yāsyaṃti na viyogo bhaviṣyati || 55 ||
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na cāpi narakāvāptirna duḥkhaṃ na jarā bhayam |
nākāle maraṇaṃ nṝṇāṃ na ca kaṣṭaṃ bhavi ṣyati || 56 ||
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rūpasaubhāgyasaṃpannā bhaviṣyaṃti yugeyuge |
caturddaśyāṃ prapaśyati liṃgaṃ ye kukkuṭeśvaram |
teṣāṃ kule ca ye kecitpitaro nirayasthitāḥ || 57 ||
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tiryagyonigatā ye ca paśuyoniṃ tu ye gatāḥ |
vṛkṣatvamathavā prāptāsteṣāṃ mokṣo bhaviṣyati || 58 ||
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