Chapter 151

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sūta uvāca |
andhako'pi parāṃ vidyāṃ jñātvā śukrārjitāṃ tadā |
kelīśvaryāḥ prasādaṃ ca bhaktijaṃ balavṛddhidam || 1 ||
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avadhyatāmātmanaśca pitāmahavarodbhavam |
maheśvaraṃ samuddiśya kopaṃ cakre tataḥ param || 2 ||
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dūtaṃ ca preṣayāmāsa kailāsaṃ parvataṃ prati |
gaccha dūta haraṃ brūhi mama vākyena sāṃpratam || 3 ||
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śakramenaṃ parityajya sukhaṃ tiṣṭhātra parvate |
no ceddrutaṃ samāgatya sakailāsaṃ sabhāryakam || 4 ||
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sagaṇaṃ ca raṇe hatvā sukhī sthāsyāmi naṃdane |
tvāmahaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi satyenātmānamālabhe || 5 ||
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evamuktaḥ sa daityena dūto gatvā drutaṃ tataḥ |
provāca śaṃkaraṃ vākyaiḥ paruṣaiḥ sa viśeṣataḥ || 6 ||
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tataḥ kopaparītātmā bhagavānvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ |
gaṇānsaṃpreṣayāmāsa vadhārthaṃ tasya durmateḥ || 7 ||
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vīrabhadraṃ mahākālaṃ naṃdiṃ hastimukhaṃ tathā |
aghoraṃ ghoranādaṃ ca ghoraghaṃṭaṃ mahābalam || 8 ||
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eteṣāmanugāścānye koṭirekā pṛthakpṛthak |
sarvānsaṃpreṣayāmāsa vadhārthaṃ tasya durmateḥ || 9 ||
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atha saṃpreṣitāstena gaṇāste vikṛtānanāḥ |
harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭā garjamānā yathā ghanāḥ || 10 ||
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dhṛtāyudhā gatāḥ sarve yuddhārthaṃ yatra sā purī |
śakrasyāsāditā tena dānavena balīyasā || 11 ||
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atha prāptāngaṇāndṛṣṭvā dānavāste dhṛtāyudhāḥ |
niścakramurvai sahasā yuddhārthamatigarvitāḥ || 12 ||
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tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ gaṇānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha |
parasparaṃ mahāraudraṃ mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam || 13 ||
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tato haragaṇāḥ sarve dānavaistai raṇājire |
jitā jagmurdiśo bhītā haravīkṣaṇatatparāḥ || 14 ||
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haro'pi tāngaṇānbhagnāndṛṣṭvā kopādviniryayau |
haraṃ dṛṣṭvā tato daityā duddruvuste diśo daśa || 15 ||
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andhako'pi haraṃ dṛṣṭvā yuddhārthaṃ saṃmukho yayau |
tato yuddhaṃ samabhavadaṃdhakasya hareṇa tu |
vṛtravāsavayoḥ pūrvaṃ yathā yuddhamabhūnmahat || 16 ||
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cakranālīkanārācaistomaraiḥ khaḍgamudgaraiḥ |
evaṃ na śakyate haṃtuṃ dānavo vividhāyudhaiḥ || 17 ||
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astrayuddhaṃ parityajya bāhu yuddhamupāgatau |
karaṃ kareṇa saṃgṛhya muṣṭipraharaṇau tadā || 18 ||
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dānavenātha deveśo baṃdhenākramya pīḍitaḥ |
niṣpaṃdabhāvamāpannastato mūrcchāmupāgataḥ || 19 ||
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mūrchāgataṃ tu tajjñātvā hyandhako niryayau gṛhāt |
tāvatsthāṇuḥ kṣaṇāllabdhvā cetanāmāttakārmukaḥ || 20 ||
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āyasīṃ lakuṭīṃ gṛhya prabhurbhārasahasi kām |
dānavendraṃ tataḥ prāpya tāḍayāmāsa mūrdhani || 21 ||
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so'pi khaḍgena deveśaṃ tāḍayāmāsa vegataḥ |
atha devo'pi sasmāra kauberāstraṃ mahāhave || 22 ||
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astreṇa tena hṛdaye tāḍayāmāsa dānavam |
tataḥ sa tāḍitastena rudhirodgāramudvaman || 23 ||
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patito'dhomukho bhūtvā tataḥ śūlena bheditaḥ |
śūlāgrasaṃsthitaḥ pāpaścakravadbhramate tataḥ || 24 ||
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andhako'pi tadātmānaṃ tathāvasthamavekṣya ca |
tato vāgbhiḥ supuṣṭābhirastauddevaṃ maheśvaram || 25 ||
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andhaka uvāca |
namaste jagatāṃ dhātre śarvāya triguṇātmane |
vṛṣabhāsanasaṃsthāya śaśāṃkakṛtabhūṣaṇa || 26 ||
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namaḥ khaṭvāṃgahastāya namaḥ śūladharāya ca |
namo ḍamarukodaṇḍakapālānaladhāriṇe || 27 ||
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smaradehavināśāya mūrtyaṣṭakamayātmane |
namaḥ svarūpadehāya hyarūpabahurū piṇe || 28 ||
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uttamāṃgavināśāya viriṃceḥ sṛṣṭikāriṇe |
smaśānavāsine nityaṃ namo bhairavarūpiṇe || 29 ||
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sarvagaḥ sarvakartā ca tvaṃ hartā nānya eva hi |
tvaṃ bhūmistvaṃ rajaścaiva tvaṃ jyotistvaṃ tamastathā || 30 ||
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tvaṃ vapuḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ jīvabhūto maheśvara |
astaudevaṃ dānavendro devaśūlāgra saṃsthitaḥ || 31 ||
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sūta uvāca |
evaṃ tasya stutiṃ śrutvā parituṣṭo maheśvaraḥ |
tataḥ provāca taṃ harṣācchūlāgrasthaṃ danūttamam || 32 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
nedaṃ vīravrataṃ daitya yacchatrukarapīḍanāt |
procyante sāmavākyāni viśeṣāddaityajanmanā || 33 ||
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andhaka uvāca |
nirviṇṇo'smi suraśreṣṭha triśūlā'graṃ samāśritaḥ |
tasmātsūdaya māṃ yena drutaṃ syānme vyathākṣayaḥ || 34 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
na te'sti maraṇaṃ daitya kathaṃcicciṃtitaṃ mayā |
tenetthaṃ vidhṛtaṃ vyomni bhittvā śūlena vakṣasi || 35 ||
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tasmāttvaṃ gaṇatāṃ gaccha sāṃprataṃ pāpavarjitaḥ |
tyaktvā dānavajaṃ bhāvaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ || 36 ||
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andhaka uvāca |
gato me dānavo bhāvaḥ sāṃprataṃ tava kiṃkaraḥ |
bhaviṣyāmi na sandehaḥ satyenātmānamālabhe || 37 ||
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śaṃkara uvāca |
parituṣṭo'smi te vatsa brūhi yatte'bhivāṃchitam |
prārthayasva prayacchāmi yadyapi syātsudurlabham || 38 ||
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andhaka uvāca |
anenaiva tu rūpeṇa śṛlāgrasthitamattanum |
yo martyorccāṃ prakṛtvā te sthāpayiṣyati bhūtale || 39 ||
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tasya mokṣastvayā deyo madvākyātsurasattama |
tathetyuktvā maheśastaṃ śūlāgrātpramumoca ha |
asthiśeṣaṃ kṛśāṃgaṃ ca cāmuṇḍāsadṛśaṃ dvijāḥ || 40 ||
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tataḥ sa gaṇatāṃ prāpto gītaṃ cakre manoharam |
purato devadevasya pārvatyāśca viśeṣataḥ || 41 ||
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bhṛṃgavadraṭanaṃ yasmāttasya śrotrasukhā vaham |
bhṛṃgīriṭi iti proktastataḥ sa tripurāriṇā || 42 ||
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evaṃ sa gaṇatāṃ prāpto devadevasya śūlinaḥ |
viśvāsyaḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu tatparaṃ samapadyata || 43 ||
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tataḥprabhṛti loke'tra devadevo maheśvaraḥ |
tādṛśenaiva rūpeṇa sthāpyate bhūtale janaiḥ || 44 ||
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prāpyate'tra parā siddhistatprasādādalau kikī |
kasyacittvatha kālasya rājyādbhraṣṭo mahīpatiḥ || 45 ||
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surathākhyaḥ prasiddho'tra sūryavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ |
tato vasiṣṭhamāsādya sa cātmīyaṃ puro hitam |
provāca praṇato bhūtvā bāṣpavyākulalocanaḥ || 46 ||
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tvayā nāthena me brahmansaṃsthitenā'pi śatrubhiḥ |
balācca yaddhṛtaṃ rājyaṃ manda bhāgyasya sāṃpratam || 47 ||
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tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me yena me rājyasaṃsthitiḥ |
bhūyo'pi tvatprasādena nānyā me vidyate gatiḥ || 48 ||
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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
yadyevaṃ te mahārāja madvākyātsatvaraṃ vraja |
hāṭakeśvarajaṃ kṣetraṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam || 49 ||
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tatra bhairavarūpeṇa sthāpayitvā maheśvaram |
bhujodyatograśūlāgraviddhāndhakakalevaram || 50 ||
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nārasiṃhena maṃtreṇa tataḥ pūjaya taṃ nṛpa |
raktapuṣpaistathā dhūpai raktaiścaivānulepanaiḥ || 51 ||
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tataḥ sadvīrya māsādya tejovīryasamanvitaḥ |
haniṣyasyakhilāñchatrūṃstatprasādādasaṃśayam || 52 ||
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paraṃ śaucasametena saṃpūjyo bhagavāṃstvayā |
anyathā prāpsyase vighnānsatyametanmayoditam || 53 ||
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atha tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā satvaraṃ yayau |
tatra kṣetre tato devaṃ sthāpayāmāsa bhairavam || 54 ||
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tataḥ saṃpūjayāmāsa nārasiṃhena bhaktitaḥ |
mantreṇa prayato bhūtvā brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ || 55 ||
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tato daśasahasrāṃte tasya maṃtrasya saṃkhyayā |
bhairavastuṣṭimāpannaḥ provā ca tadanantaram || 56 ||
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śrībhairava uvāca |
parituṣṭo'smi te rājanmaṃtreṇānena pūjitaḥ |
tasmātprārthaya yacceṣṭaṃ yena sarvaṃ dadāmyaham || 57 ||
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suratha uvāca |
śatrubhirme hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ tvatprasādātsureśvara |
tanme bhavatu bhūyo'pi śatrubhiḥ parivarjjitam || 58 ||
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anyo'pi yaḥ pumānitthaṃ tvāmihāgatya pūjayet |
anenaiva tu maṃtreṇa tasya siddhistvayā vibho || 59 ||
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deyā deva sahasrāṃte yathā mama sureśvara |
tatheti taṃ pratijñāya gataścādarśanaṃ haraḥ || 60 ||
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suratho'pi nijaṃ rājyaṃ prāpa hatvā raṇe ripūn || 61 ||
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