Chapter 211

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adhyāyaḥ || 211 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
āścaryabhūtaṃ lokasya devadevena yatkṛtam |
tatte sarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi narmadātaṭavāsinām || 1 ||
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dvijān sukṛtpaṇān devaḥ kuṣṭhī bhūtvā yayāca ha |
śrāddhakāle tu samprāpte raktagandhānulepanaḥ || 2 ||
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sravadbudbudagātrastu makṣikākṛmisaṃvṛtaḥ |
duścarmā durmukho gandhī praskhalaṃśca pade pade || 3 ||
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brāhmaṇāvasathaṃ gatvā skhalandvāre'bravīdidam |
bhobho gṛhapate tvadya brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhojanam || 4 ||
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tvadgṛhe kartumicchāmi hyebhiḥ saha susaṃskṛtam |
tatastaṃ brahmāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajamānasamanvitāḥ || 5 ||
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sravantaṃ sarvagātreṣu dhigdhigityevamabruvan |
nirgacchasvāśu durgandha gṛhācchīghraṃ dvijādhama || 6 ||
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abhojyametatsarveṣāṃ darśanāttava satkṛtam |
evameva tathetyuktvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ || 7 ||
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jagāmākāśamamalaṃ dṛśyamāno dvijottamaiḥ |
gate cādarśanaṃ deve snātvābhyukṣya samantataḥ || 8 ||
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bhuñjate'sma dvijā rājanyāvatpātre pṛthakpṛthak |
yatrayatra ca paśyanti tatratatra kṛmirbahuḥ || 9 ||
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dṛṣṭvā vismayamāpannāḥ sarve kimiti cābruvan |
tataḥ kaściduvācedaṃ brāhmaṇo guṇavānajaḥ || 10 ||
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yogīndraḥ śaṅkayā tatra bahuviprasamāgame |
yo'tra pūrvaṃ samāyātaḥ sa yogī parameśvaraḥ || 11 ||
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tasyedaṃ krīḍitaṃ manye bhartsitasya vipākajam |
phalaṃ bhavati nānyasya hyatitheḥ śāstraniścayāt || 12 ||
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sampūjya paramātmā vai hyatithiśca viśeṣataḥ |
śrāddhakāle tu samprāptamatithiṃ yo na pūjayet || 13 ||
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piśācā rākṣasāstasya tadvilumpantyasaṃśayam |
rūpānvitaṃ virūpaṃ vā malinaṃ malināmbaram || 14 ||
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yogīndraṃ śvapacaṃ vāpi atithiṃ na vicārayet |
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya yajamānapurogamāḥ || 15 ||
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brāhmaṇā dvijamanveṣṭuṃ dhāvitāḥ sarvatodiśam |
tāvatkathaṃcitkenāpi gahanaṃ vanamāśritaḥ || 16 ||
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dṛṣṭo dṛṣṭa iti proktaṃ tena te sarva āgatāḥ |
tataḥ paśyanti taṃ vipraṃ sthāṇuvanniścalaṃ sthitam || 17 ||
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krandate na calati spandate na ca paśyati |
jalpanti karuṇaṃ kecitstuvanti ca tathāpare || 18 ||
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vāgbhiḥ satatamiṣṭābhiḥ stūyamānastrilocanaḥ |
kṣudhārditānāṃ deveśa brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ |
vinaṣṭamannaṃ sarveṣāṃ punaḥ saṃkartumarhasi || 19 ||
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śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
parayā kṛpayā devaḥ prasannastānuvāca ha || 20 ||
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mayā prasannena mahānubhāvāstadeva vo'nnaṃ vihitaṃ sudheva |
bhuñjantu viprāḥ saha bandhubhṛtyairarcantu nityaṃ mama maṇḍalaṃ ca || 21 ||
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tataścāyatanaṃ pārtha devadevasya śūlinaḥ |
muṇḍināmeti vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham |
kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa gayātīrthena tatsamam || 22 ||
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