Chapter 83

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śrīhara uvāca |
bilveśvarasya māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu sundari sādaram |
yasya śravaṇamātreṇa mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ || 1 ||
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ādikalpe mahādevi lokānāmanukampayā |
kalpavṛkṣāstato jātā brahmaṇo dhyāyataḥ purā || 2 ||
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teṣāṃ madhye bilvavṛkṣaḥ śrīvṛkṣa iti gīyate |
adhastāttasya vṛkṣasya puruṣaḥ kāṃcanaprabhaḥ || 3 ||
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upaviṣṭastadā dṛṣṭo brahmaṇā lokakartṛṇā |
phalāni tasya patrāṇi vividhāni nirantaram || 4 ||
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bhakṣayatyatisaṃhṛṣṭo hadyāni ca mṛdūni ca |
baddhagodhāṃgulitraśca śarī dhanvī tathaiva ca || 5 ||
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khaṅgī kirīṭamālī ca kuṇḍalī kavacī tathā |
mahorasko mahotsāhaḥ siṃhasaṃhanano yuvā || 6 ||
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brahmaṇā ca kṛtaṃ nāma bilva ityabhiviśrutam |
tamindro varayāmāsa rājā tvaṃ bhūtale bhava || 7 ||
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triviṣṭapasya bhūmisthaḥ sakhābhūto mama priyaḥ |
dadāmi te vaijayantīṃ mālāmamlānapaṃkajām || 8 ||
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yasyāḥ prabhāvataḥ śastraṃ raṇe na prabhaviṣyati |
so'bravīdyadi me vajramāyudhaṃ tvaṃ prayacchasi || 9 ||
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tatsyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ rājāhaṃ nānyathā rocate mama |
tato'haṃ pālayiṣyāmi satyenemāṃ vasundha rām || 10 ||
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iṃdra uvāca |
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te bhava rājā prajāhitaḥ |
smaraṇādeva vajraste kare yāsyati nānyathā || 11 ||
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sa evamuktastejasvī bilvo rājā babhūva ha |
kapilonāma dharmātmā vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ || 12 ||
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sakhā babhūva bilvasya tasya viprarṣisattamaḥ |
sa tena saha saṃgamya sukhāsīno varānane || 13 ||
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cakre kathā vicitrārthāḥ prīyamāṇaḥ punaḥpunaḥ |
tathā kathāntare vādaḥ parasparamabhūttayoḥ || 14 ||
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dānaṃ pradhānaṃ tīrthaṃ tu bilvenoktaṃ punaḥpunaḥ |
brahma śreṣṭhaṃ tapaḥ śreṣṭhamityuktaṃ kapilena tu || 15 ||
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bilva uvāca |
dānādrājyaṃ sukhaṃ bhogā aiśvaryaṃ svargamakṣayam |
prāpyate dvijaśārdūla kathaṃ brahma praśaṃsasasi || 16 ||
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kapila uvāca |
vedādyajñāḥ pravarttaṃte vedādiṣṭiśca kāmikā |
pravarttaṃte kriyā vedādvedamūlamidaṃ jagat || 17 ||
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bilva uvāca |
saṃsāre pārthivāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ samarthā lokapālane |
lokapālopamā loke kathaṃ brahma praśaṃsasi || 18 ||
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kapila uvāca |
mukhyā vai brāhmaṇāḥ proktāḥ śāpānugrahakārakāḥ |
pitaraḥ pārthivānāṃ tu kiṃ tvaṃ bilva na manyase || 19 ||
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evaṃ kautūhale jāte kapilo dvijasattamaḥ |
bilvena tāḍito mūrdhni vajreṇānataparvaṇā || 20 ||
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vajreṇa sa dvidhā chinnaḥ kapilo brahmavidyayā |
saṃdhārya svaśarīraṃ tu mamāṃtikamupāgataḥ || 21 ||
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stuto'haṃ vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ samyagārādhito hyaham |
mayā dattamavyayatvaṃ kuliśādbrāhmaṇasya tu || 22 ||
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dvijaḥ samāgato bilvaṃ punaḥ sakhyamabhūttayoḥ |
punastu tādṛśo vādaḥ saṃjātaḥ parvatātmaje || 23 ||
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vāmapādena cāpyenaṃ bilvo vipramatāḍayat |
punaśca vajramādāya jaghānainaṃ tadā dṛḍham || 24 ||
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na mṛtiṃ na vyathāṃ tasya tadvajramakarotpunaḥ |
avadhyatvamatho jñātvā bilvastasya mahātmanaḥ || 25 ||
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nārāyaṇamathāsādya prārthayāmāsa cepsitam |
varado'smīti tuṣṭena viṣṇunā sa ca moditaḥ |
provāca praṇato viṣṇumidaṃ devi mahāmanāḥ || 26 ||
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bilva uvāca |
kapilonāma viprarṣiravadhyo'kṣaya eva ca |
sakhā mama hṛṣīkeśa sa ca māmāha nityaśaḥ |
bibhemyahaṃ na devasya rākṣasasyāsurasya ca || 27 ||
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piśācasyāpi yakṣasya na caivānyasya kasyacit |
bibhemīti yathā brūyāṃ tathā tvaṃ karttumarhasi || 28 ||
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evamuktastu bilvena sa devaḥ puruṣottamaḥ |
evaṃ bhaviṣyatītyuktvā kapilasyāśramaṃ gataḥ || 29 ||
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sa praviśyāśramaṃ devaṃ kapilena prapūjitaḥ |
kapilaṃ pratyuvācedaṃ sāmapūrvaṃ janārddanaḥ || 30 ||
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bhagavanbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭha vedavedāṃgapāraga |
varamekaṃ vṛṇomyadya vipreṃdra dātumarhasi || 31 ||
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prasādito'haṃ bilvena nṛpeṃdreṇa punaḥpunaḥ |
varado' smīti cāpyukto varaṃ vavre mahāmune || 32 ||
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tvayā proktaṃ bibhemīti brūhi tasmādanugrahāt |
abhītastvaṃ tathāpyadya madarthaṃ tu vada prabho || 33 ||
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kapilastvevamukto vai viṣṇunā madhuraṃ vacaḥ |
uvāca na bibhemīti bhūyobhūyo janārdana || 34 ||
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nāhaṃ vakṣye bibhemīti tenoktaṃ nocyate mayā |
etacchrutvā vacastasya kapilasya janārddanaḥ |
uvāca cakramudyamya bhayaṃ viprasya darśayan || 35 ||
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na cedvakṣyasi bhīto'haṃ cakraṃ te praharāmi vai || 36 ||
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kapila uvāca |
kiṃ vṛthā priyacakrasya viṣṇo kleśamihecchasi |
nāhaṃ cakrasya te gamyaḥ prasādāttryaṃbakasya hi || 37 ||
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tataḥ sa muṣṭimādāya kuśānāṃ kapilastadā |
vāsudevaṃ samāsādya tiṣṭhatiṣṭhetyabhāṣata || 38 ||
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adya garvaṃ ca darpaṃ ca balaṃ yacca tavādbhutam |
tatsarvaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi tiṣṭhedānīṃ janārdana || 39 ||
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tato yuddhaṃ samabhavattumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam |
nimeṣāṃtaramātraṃ tu kṛṣṇasya kapilasya ca || 40 ||
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divyāstrāṇāṃ kuśānāṃ ca yuddhaṃ samabhavaddṛḍham |
nirālaṃbeṃ'bare devi devānāṃ bhayamāviśat || 41 ||
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etasminnaṃtare brahmā suraiḥ parivṛtastadā |
ājagāmāti saṃtaptaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ vacanamabravīt || 42 ||
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bhagavanbhūtabhavyeśa bhavabaṃdhabhayāpaha |
hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīkeśa sūṣṭisaṃhārakāraka || 43 ||
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samārādhya jagannātha śakrā dyāstridivaukasaḥ |
vasaṃti muditāḥ sarve sarvakāmasamanvitāḥ || 44 ||
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ābrahmastaṃbaparyaṃtaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram |
utpāditaṃ dhṛtaṃ vyāptaṃ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā || 45 ||
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tenaikena viśuddhena sarvagena mahātmanā |
iti sma munayaḥ sarve uditā munisattamāḥ || 46 ||
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vadaṃti kāraṇaṃ cāsya trailokyasya janārddanaḥ |
devadānavadaityaiśca municāraṇapannagaiḥ || 47 ||
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varārthibhiśca pravaraiḥ pūjyase garuḍadhvaja |
kiṃ bhavāneva gorvida vṛthā yudhyasi sa dvijaiḥ || 48 ||
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kapilasya ca viprasya harāllabdhavarasya ca |
kiṃ na vetsi yathā hyeṣa prasādātpārameśvarāt || 49 ||
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avadhyatvamanuprāpto hyajeyatvaṃ ca saṃyuge |
na caivaṃ tvadvidhā deva brāhmaṇeṣu vikurvate || 50 ||
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brahma ca brahmaṇo mūlaṃ tvayaiva prākpratiśrutam |
tasmādāśu nivartasva matvainaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vibho || 51 ||
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itthaṃ niśamya deveśo vākyaṃ brahmamukhāccyutam |
yogena tadbalaṃ jñātvā kapilasya tu śaṃkaram || 52 ||
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jagāma paramaṃ lokaṃ pūjyamānastriviṣṭapaiḥ |
gate janārdane bilvo vilalāpa punaḥ punaḥ || 53 ||
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yuddhaṃ sudāruṇaṃ śrutvā kṛṣṇasya kapilasya ca |
kathaṃ jeṣyāmi kapilaṃ kathaṃ me nirvṛtirbhavet |
kasyāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmi ko me trātā bhaviṣyati || 54 ||
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na jitaḥ kapilo yuddhe viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā |
mayā saṃsparddhate nityaṃ kathaṃ jeyo bhaviṣyati || 55 ||
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ajeyā brāhmaṇā yuddhe śāpānugrahakārakāḥ |
bhasma kuryurjagatsarvaṃ sadevā suramānuṣam || 56 ||
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brāhmaṃ hi paramaṃ tejo devairapi durāsadam |
evaṃ vilapatastasya vāsavaḥ samupāgataḥ || 57 ||
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vilapaṃtaṃ kṛśaṃ bilvaṃ vajra hastamavekṣya saḥ |
mamatvākṛṣṭahṛdayaḥ pratyuvāca puraṃdaraḥ || 58 ||
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alaṃ śokena bhūpāla śṛṇu me vacanaṃ param |
yadāhaṃ pīḍito yuddhe śaṃbareṇa durātmanā |
baliṣṭhena sagarveṇa tadā pṛṣṭo mayā guruḥ || 59 ||
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bṛhaspatirmahātejāstenoktaṃ tu tadā nṛpa |
gaccha śakra mamādeśānmahākālavanaṃ śubham || 60 ||
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yatra saṃti sudivyāni liṃgāni vividhāni ca |
bhuktimuktikarāṇyeva vāṃchitārthapradāni ca || 61 ||
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teṣāṃ madhye liṃgamekamārādhaya śacīpate |
yasya darśanamātreṇa raṇe dhṛṣṭo bhaviṣyasi |
tasya tadvacanādbilva samyagārādhanā kṛtā || 62 ||
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mayā liṃgasya harṣeṇa jito vai śaṃbarastadā |
prasiddhiṃ tu gatā devaḥ sa ceṃdreśvarasaṃjñakaḥ || 63 ||
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tasmāttvaṃ paścimāmāśāṃ gatvā kṣetrasya tasya vai |
samārādhaya yatnena liṃgaṃ varuṇapūjitam || 64 ||
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talliṃgaṃ triṣu lokeṣu tvannāmnā khyātimeṣyati |
kapilastvatsakhā vipro jito'smīti vadiṣyati |
tasya liṃgasya māhātmyānmitrabhāvaṃ gamiṣyati || 65 ||
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ityuktvā tu gate śakre devalokaṃ yaśasvini |
pūjayāmāsa bhāvena puṣpairdivyaiḥ sugaṃdhibhiḥ || 66 ||
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jagāma bilvo bhūpālo mahākālavanaṃ śubham |
dadarśa paścime bhāge liṃgaṃ tridaśapūjitam || 67 ||
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muktāphalaiśca ratnaiśca vāsobhirbhūṣaṇaistathā |
etasminnaṃtare caiva kapilo'pi samāgataḥ || 68 ||
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dadarśa bilvaṃ bhūpālaṃ pūjayaṃtaṃ punaḥpunaḥ |
śarīre tasya bilvasya madīyaṃ rūpamuttamam |
dṛṣṭvā matvā mahādevaṃ jito'smīti dvijo'bravīt || 69 ||
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prārthayāmi tvayā sakhyamanaṃtaṃ śivasaṃnidhau |
evamuktastadā bilvaḥ kapilena mahātmanā || 70 ||
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prasannaḥ prāṃjalirbhūtvā kapilaṃ dvijasattamam |
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te kṛtārtho'haṃ mahātmanā || 71 ||
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sakhyaṃ tadeva bhavatu śaśvadvadasi manyase |
evamanyonyamuktvā tau kṛtvā sakhyamanuttamam || 72 ||
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cikīḍatuściraṃ kālaṃ paraṃ harṣamupāgatau |
tasya liṃgasya māhātmyādbhūyo rājyaṃ cakāra saḥ || 73 ||
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sa hi mitreṇa bhūpālo bilvo devi mudānvitaḥ |
tadāprabhṛti vikhyāto devo bilveśvaraḥ kṣitau |
bilvenārādhito loke vāṃchitārthaphalapradaḥ || 74 ||
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ye paśyaṃti viśālākṣi devaṃ bilveśvaraṃ param |
te kṛtārthā bhaviṣyaṃti sarvapātakavarjitāḥ || 75 ||
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ye'numodaṃti devasya darśanaṃ parvatātmaje |
te'pi pāpavinirmuktāḥ prayāṃti mama maṃdire || 76 ||
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samatītaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca kulānāmayutaṃ naraḥ |
mama lokaṃ nayatyāśu tasya liṃgasya darśanāt || 77 ||
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prayāṃti pitaro hṛṣṭā mama loke hyataṃdritāḥ |
vimuktāḥ pātakairghoraiḥ kṛtvā liṃgasya darśanama || 78 ||
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kṛtvāpi pātakaṃ ghoraṃ brahmahatyādikaṃ naraḥ |
tatpāpaṃ vilayaṃ yāti śrībilveśvaradarśanāt || 79 ||
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yā tithiḥ śrūyate devi kṛṣṇapakṣe trayodaśī |
sā proktā vallabhā tasya sarvapātakanāśinī || 80 ||
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ye'rcayaṃti narāstasyāṃ devaṃ bilveśvaraṃ priye |
na teṣāṃ punarāvṛtti rghorasaṃsāragahvare || 81 ||
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karmaṇā manasā vācā yatpāpaṃ samupārjitam |
tatkṣālayati devo'sau tithau tasyāṃ samarcitaḥ || 82 ||
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eṣa te kathito devi prabhāvaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ |
bilveśvarasya devasya śrūyatāmuttareśvaram || 83 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvaṃtyakhaṇḍe caturaśītiliṅgamāhātmye bilveśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma tryaśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 83 ||
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