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Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]
33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383
The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.
Chapter 33
trayastriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ |
viṣvaksenaḥ |
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi dravyaśuddhividhiṃ param |
ratnāni hemavastāṇi bhūṣaṇādīṃśca tāmrajān || 1 ||
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annaṃ toyaṃ dadhikṣīre ghṛtaṃ madhugulādayaḥ |
madhuparkaśca puṣpāṇi mukhavāsopahārakam || 2 ||
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evamādīni cānyāni deveśoya nivedayet |
niveditāni vastūni śuddhāśuddhāni vai śṛṇu || 3 ||
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annādīnupahārāṃstān varjayenmunisattama |
ratnādilohajāntāśca śuddhā eva na saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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ratnāni hemavastrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni ca lohajān |
niveditāni śuddhyante kṣālayenmantrapūrvakam || 5 ||
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astarājena mantreṇa kṣālayettān punastridhā |
tathaiva tāmrakalaśān vastreṇa pariveṣṭayet || 6 ||
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mantramāhātmyamātreṇa śuddhyante nātra saṃśayaḥ |
annaṃ toyaṃ dadhikṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ madhu gulaṃ tathā || 7 ||
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madhuparko'tha puṣpaṃ ca mukhavāsopahārakam |
nirmālyamiti vijñeyaṃ mama prītikaraṃ śubham || 8 ||
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tāmbūlaṃ madhuparkaṃ ca naivedyānnaṃ tathaiva ca |
yadbhuktaṃ tadvinā brahman ācāryāya pradāpayet || 9 ||
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turyabhāgra hi saṃgṛhya mamāgre sthāpayet kramāt |
gandhapuṣpādinābhyarcya māmuddiśya nivedayet || 10 ||
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tannirmālyaṃ ca tadbhuktaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ tu dāpayet |
evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktaḥ dravyaśuddhirmayā mune || 11 ||
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athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi sruksruvādyadhidaivatam |
sruksruvaṃ caiva darvī ca pṛthivīdevatā smṛtā || 12 ||
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udakumbhaścandradaivatyaḥ praṇītā varuṇadevatā |
jihvaśca svargadaivatyaḥ antarikṣaṃ carustathā || 13 ||
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gandharvo gandhadaivatyaḥ puṣpaṃ śukrādhidaivatam |
akṣatā lakṣmīdaivatyā dhūpaṃ cārghyādhidaivatam || 14 ||
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dīpasya bhāskaraṃ vidyānmūlaṃ saścandradevatā |
viharī vāsudevatyā samidho brahmadevatā || 15 ||
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ājyaṃ tu rudradaivatyaṃ annaṃ rudrādhidaivatam |
idhmapravraścanaṃ caiva pitṛvargā yathākramam || 16 ||
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gavyavastūni sarvāṇi gaṇeśastatra devatā |
svare sarasvatī devī praṇave sarvaśaktayaḥ || 17 ||
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sarveṣāmeva vastūnāṃ rasarūpaṃ tu vaiṣṇavam |
smṛtaṃ cedasmṛtaṃ cettu sarvaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam || 18 ||
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kalaśe devatā vakṣye śrṛṇu nārada tattvataḥ |
vaktraṃ vāgīśvarī devī karṇaṃ lakṣmīstathaiva ca || 19 ||
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pārśvayośca tathā śāntī pṛṣṭhe ca pṛthivī smṛtā |
tathaiva pūrṇakumbhaṃ tu saṃsmaredadhidaivatam || 20 ||
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eva saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ sruksruvādyavidaivatam |
nitye naimittike cāsmin viṣṇuyāgeṣu sarvaśaḥ || 21 ||
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jñātvā tatrādhidaivaṃ tu sādhakaḥ saṃprayojayet |
kārayedviṣṇuyāgeṣu mantrāṇāmadhidaivatam || 22 ||
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ajñānāt kurute mohāt sā kṛtāpyakṛtā bhavet |
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sādhakaḥ paramārthavit || 23 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Visvaksena-samhita Chapter 33
The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction)
by Swami Harshananda (2002)
[Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore]
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