Consideration on the settlement of Purana Text

Consideration on the settlement of Purana Text [puranapathanirdharanaritivisayako vimarsah] / By Sri Vishwanath Sastri Datar; Sangaveda Vidyalaya, Varanasi / 6-16

[The writer here presents a method of text-reconstruction, which, in his opinion, should be adopted in reconstituting the text of the Puranas. He suggests that the different text-traditions, specially with regard to the order and number of the adhyayas and the slokas, prevalent and preserved in different Sampradayas (religious schools) and used for parayana (reciting) etc., should be adhered to in text-reconstruction. The writer is not in favour of making one single reconstituted text by mixing together the different textual traditions. In his opinion, the order and number of the adhyayas and the slokas of a particular textual tradition should be adopted; and only the scribal mistakes should be corrected. He illustrates the point from the Susruta, the well-known medical treatise of ancient India, and its commentary by Dalhana, where the commentator accepts as authentic the different readings for herbs etc. on the authority of the various Ayurvedic Acaryas. With this theory in view, he also criticises the principles which have been adopted for constituting the text of the Critical Edition of the Vamana Purana recently published by the Kashiraj Trust. These principles have been discussed in the Introduction of this Edition, and also have been published in the 'Purana' Bulletin, IX. 1 (January, 1967), pp. 141-194. A Sanskrit summary of these principles was supplied to the writer for his views.]

Jan., 1968] puranapatha nirdharanaritih "namami dharmavijnanavairagyaisvaryasaline | nidhaye vagvisuddhinamaksapadaya tayine || " sarvasyapyandhatamasi mahiyasi nimagnasya jagato gartasampatatsangopanam kartu- mandhyam nihsarayitum caksuh sthaniyah suksmarthaprakasika vidya eva vidyotante | asam prakaso vastaviko 'nvayavyatirekabhyam phalaparyavasayitaya'vasiyate iti yadbhasyate bhasavidbhistatra karanam tasam purvaparamparayatatve sati nirdustatvameva | sa ceyam parampara kvacidapi prathamyena tatraiva visranta bhavitumarhati yatra dharmavijna- navairagyaisvaryacatustaya sampratipattiravipratipanna bhavet iti mangalapadyavyakhyane srimadbhirudayanacaryaih prakasitam cakasti | "namamityadi | dharmo nivartakah, vijnanam sariradiviviktatmasaksatkarah ; vairagyam ragabhavah, aisvaryam bhutendriyanayastacchaline | ata eva nidhaye vagvisuddhinam | adharmahetuko hyavivekah | avivekahetukamavairagyam | avairagyamulamanaisvaryam | tanmulasca vacasamavisuddhayah | tisrah khalvetah | tatra prathama nirabhidheyata | dvitiya viparitabhidheyata | ta etah katham bhutendriyajayino mahamunerbhavisyanti ? anitabhutasya hi vivaksostathabhutaprayatna nispatternirabhidheyavagbhavati | anitendriyasya viparyasavipralipsa hetuko viparitartho vacanasandarbhah | ajitamanasasca pramadonma- danavato nisprayojanah | etasca vacasamasuddhih chalanatinigrahasthanesu sutrakara eva prapancayati | so'yam na tatheti bhavati vagvisuddhinam nidhih | ata eva tayi tattvadhyavasayasamraksanaksamasampradayapravartakah | " iti etasyaiva vistarasya samksepah samkhyatattvakaumudyam vacaspatimisrah sattvaparibhasaya krtah | tatha hi- "adhyavasayo buddhirdharmo jnanam viraga aisvaryam | sattvikametadrupam tamasamasmadviparyastam ||" ityatra - iti catvarah sattvika buddhidharmah | tamasastu tadviparita buddhidharmah, adharmajnanavaira | gyanaisvaryabhidhanascatvara ityarthah | " iti | yadi caita vidyastadrasika na vidyuh tarhi vastutaya viditarthah svasya vettrtvam astitvam vicarakatvam, labhabhavatvam va kathamiva ciraya raksitum te samarthah

8 syuh ? puranam - PURANA [Vol. X., No. 1 samvadante iti eva vidya " ? ata eva vidyanamupayogitvam kathamiveti sastravidah arthasastroktenaiva vacanena dhvanyate | tatha hih- " catasra iti kautilyah | tabhirdharmartho yadvidyattadvidyanam vidyatvam | " "svamatamaha- catasra iti | yathopavarnita purvacaryamatasambhavepi parasparam visadrsavyaparatvadvi- sadrsasvarupatvadvisadrsaphalatvaccatasra eva | tatra visadrsavyaparam darsannaha - tabhiriti | vicarajnanalabhasattapadanarthabhih | yadasmatkaranat | dharmarthi - vicaryajneyalabhyasthirataya raja vidyat janiyat | tadvidyanam vidyatvam | yata anviksikivicaranartha vinte'neneti | trayi dharmadharmajnanartha vidyadanayeti | varta labhartha vimdatyanayeti | dandanitih sattapadanartha vidyate'naya raksanayo- gaditi | sarvasmadvideh "samjnayam samananisad " iti kyap | " iti | ( kau0- a0, jayamangala 2 a0 ) | saksatparamparaya va lokopayoginyo vidyascatasro'stadasa caturdasa veti samkhyaya vibhakta vibhajya phalani lokasthitaye prasunvanti | yatha- "anviksikyatmavijnanam dharmadharmau trayisthitau | arthanarthau tu vartayam dandanityam nayetari ||" ityadi | trayyantargatatvenantarbhavantisvapi angamimamsadividyasu caturdasasamkhyeyanam mimamsadividyanamupayogo'pi parthakyena nirdistah | " tatrangani sata, siksakalpo vyakaranam chandovicitirniruktam jyotisam ceti | vedascatvaro'tharvavedena saha sa cabhicarakarmajnanadiphalah | mimamsa vedarthavyakhya | nyayavistaro nyayasastram samkhyadi | dharmasastra manavadi | puranamasesalokotpattisamharadijnanaphalam | iti (ka0 ni0 na0 2-13 ) | evamritya phalavatisu uktavidyasu vedavidyeva rgyajuhsamatharvakhya guruparamparaya'dhyayanaparamparam prapta akhandanupurvika adyapyupalabhyate | paramidam saubhagyam itarabhirvidyabhirnanubhutam | tasam parampara vicchinna, anupurvi bheda- svativa samrddhah tatra tatra, idrkparamparavicchedasambhavanayaiva kila taistairvidyava- rddhirmahata prayatnena tasam tasam lekharupena sangrahanam krtam | yadi ca tesam sangrahamavalokya tattadvidyanam puratanavastavikanupurvi nirnetum kascana prayateta tarhi

Jan., 1968] puranapathanirdharanaritih 9 asandigdhani sthalani vihayaparatra vastavikapuratananupurvi nirnayaya krtah parisramo viphalatamiva gacchati, nirnayaka sadyaktyabhavaditi drsyate | visesatah pracalitani bhagavatadipuranani pasrvikrtyapracalitanam vamanapuranadipuranagranthanam sthitistu atisocaniyatam gata vartate | etadvisaye pracinalekha eva tattaddesiyah puranasyanupurvi nirnayakah sandigdhasthale santi | parantu tatraiva sandigdhata udita vartate | yatha - adhyayanam samkhya, nyunadhikata, anupurvi- bhedascetyadi | atastatropalabdhesu pathabhedesu pracinatvam samvaditvam ca katham bhavatiti vimrsyate | adyaiva kathinyamana purvina madhyayanam va nirnayaya sampannamiti na, apitu purapi vicchinnanupurvikanam granthanam nirnayaya vidvadvaraih krtabhuriparisramaih krto mahan prayatno bhagirathena gangasyandanaya krtasya mahatah parisramasya sadharmyamabhanat | kadacid drstasambandhinisu puranavidyasu paroksam phalam kathamiva sadhvasadhu betyadi asmilloke upadisya jhatityasmabhirna nirnetum sakyate | tathapi astadasasamkhyaya- mantargatasya ayurvedasyapiyameva sthitih puranasthitiriva bauddhasamrajyayuge prasrta'bhut | ayurvedantargatah susrutagrantho'pi samagrataya tadanimanupalabdha iva babhuva | param yena vidusa sa granthah samagrango lokasya puratah prakasyam nitah tasyopakrtirna loke vismartumarha | napi va tadiya samsodhanaritirupeksarha | atah saiva ritih puranapathasodhanavisaye 'pi yadi svikrta bhavettarhi tatrapramanya- sankaya avasaro na bhavet | bhaveccasmalu guruvrndaih sangrhitasya matasyanuya- yitvamapi | yadyapi purvanaih krtanam adrstanibandhinisu vidyasvanupurvinirnayanam ritirapyudahartumaucityamavahettathapi tatsamsodhanarito kadacid gajanimilika 'pyasa- naketa | paramayurvedagranthe sa katham sodha syat | svalpenapacarenapi rogino mrtih, apramanyam granthasyavisvasyata cayurvedasya tatkalamevapadyeta | ato'tiva savadhanata tatravasyaki | ayurvedagranthesvantargatasya susrutasya pratisamskaranam nagarjunascakara | tadanim mulagranthasya sarvapyanapurvi daivadurvipakatmayo vipraki- rna'bhuditi dalhanakrtatika sandarbhadavagamyate | krte'pi samsodhane pracinacaryaih samahatah pathabhedo vyakhyabhedo va yada drstipatham samayatastada dalhanasya niha 2

10 puranam - PURANA [Vol. X., No. 1 tasya pathabhedasya vyakhyabhedasya va apramanyam vaktum nihveti iti tadiyalekha deva- bhyudyate | yathoktam susrute cikitsasthane 4 adhyaye 32 sutre - "prativapascatra hinvadibhih pippalyadibhirva " ityasya vyakhyayam kecitprativapam vipyalyadi manyante | hina khadimapare | higvadi pippalyadi capare " iti | etesu vyakhyanesu katarad vyakhyanam pramanamiti nijnasayah samadhanam dalhanena "etattrayamapi pramanam purvesamacaryanam sammatatvat | " iti panktya krtam | tathaiva yatracaryanam na sammatistathavidhavyakhyanam tu pramadikamevetyapi niranayi tenaiva | tadyatha - cikitsasthane 14 a0 10 sutravyakhyane- "ata ityadi | saptaham mahisam mutram ksirena krtodakannakaryah, kecidatra mahisameva ksiramahuh | apare punarmahisasyagnimandhadikaranadgavyamevahuh | gudhapadabhangatippane idrsam vyakhyanam mahisam mutram ksirena gavyena pibet | pramada- vyakhyanamidam yasmajjejjatacaryadinamanumatam na bhavatiti | " kiyadvaktavyam - cikitsasthana eva purvacaryagrhitatvadasau asausruto'pi pathah dalhanena pathito vyakhyatasca | na param svakapolakalpanam bhanate ityuktam | tadyatha - ci0 26 a0 38 sloke tippanyam | laksamanoga naroghratalam patangarakta kanakabhidhanah | saurastraka panduvatasya patram kaliyakam padmakapaksamadhyam || gorocana kumkumagairikani nisadvayam paradacandane ca | ksaudrotthamajjajyayasapayamsi sasvaduvargamayavarnakani || ksiradrumanam kvathanena pistva sampacitam tamramaye katahe | abhyangayogena nisevyamanam vyange samastan pidakosca sarpih || vaktre pravrddhamatinilikam ca turnam nihanyatilakalakamsca | valivimuktam drdhapinagandam kuryacca vaktram kamalanukari || 4 || 1 manoha manahsila, gajam nagakesaram, talam haritalam, pattangam haricandanabhedah, rakta mamjistha, kanakabhidhana suvarnaksiriketi prasiddha, saurastraka tuvaramrttika,

Jan., 1968 ] puranapathanirdharanaritih 11 kaliyakam pitacandanam, padmakam padmakastham, padmamadhyam - padma varatakam, paradah sambhuretah, candane caikam raktamaparam sitam, ksaudrottham madhucchistam, vasamajja sarpiskani kalkabhagenaiva, payo dugdham tacca ghrtasamam deyam, svaduvargah kakolyadih, amayah kustham, varnakah kampillakah, kangusthakamapare, anye suvarnamahuh, aragvadhakalkamapare, ksiradrumanam kvathaneneti vatadinam trigunena kvathena athava caturgunenetyarthah | ayam patho'sau- sruto'pi jejjatenoktatvadasmadvrddhaih pathitatvanmayapi pathitah " iti | ata eva sastrasya pramanyam kaya yuktya nirdharaniyamiti sandeham niraci- kirsuscarakacaryah pariganitasu yuktisu aptapunitatvamapyekam hetumabhidadhati | tadyatha rogabhisagjitiyavimane - "buddhimanatmanah karyagurulaghavam karmaphalamanubandham desakalau ca viditva yuktidarsanad bhisagvubhusuh sastramevaditah parikseta | vividhani sastrani bhisanam pracaranti loke, tatra yanmanyeta sumahad yasasvidhirapurusasevitamarthabahulamapta nanasya pujitam trividhasisyabuddhihitamapagatapunaruktadosamarsam supranitasutrabhasya sangrahakramam svadharamanavapatitasabdama kastasabdam puskalabhidhanam kramagatarthatattvaniscayapradhanam sangatarthamasakulaprakaranama suprabodhakam laksanavacodaharanavacca tadabhiprapadyeta sastram | sastram hyevamvidhamamala ivadityastamo vidhuya prakasayati sarvam " || 3 || 1 "ihadhyayanavidhyadisu kartavyesu yadrkasastramadhyeyam tadevayurvedarthipurusa musada darsayannaha - buddhimanityadi | karyam kartavyam tasya gauravam ca bahuprayasasadhyatvena, laghavam va svalpaprayasasadhyatveneti karyagurulaghavam | karmaphalamiti karyaphalam | etacca tadatvikam phalamipsitam | anubandhamiti - karyasyaivayatiyam phalam | desakalaviti kartavya karyamnuguni desakalavityarthah | etatsarvam viditva | yuktidarsanadupapattidarsanat | yadi bhisak bhavitumicchuh syat tada sastram tavadaditah parikseta | evam manyate -ya ayurvedadhyayanalaksane karye svasaktyapeksaya gauravam manyate sa ca pravartate, yascayurvedaphalenarogyadina arthi na bhavati sa ca tatha | yascanupadeyayurvedajnane dese sthitah sa ca tatha | yasya ca vapuso vardhakyalaksanah kalah, sa cayurvedadhyayanantagamanasaktatvadeva yathoktanupapattidarsana dbhisag bhavitum necchati | ato na tan prati ayurvedasastrapariksamapyupadisamah |

12 puranam - PURANA [Vol. X., No. 1 yastu yathoktaviparitadharmayogi, sa cayurvedadhyayanopadanadbhisag bubhusuh sastram parikseta | vividhanityanugunavanti | sumahadyasasvi ca dhirapurusasamsevitam ca | kim va sumahadyasasvidhirapurusairasevitamiti vigrahah | aptajana punita miti - bahuvi- vairaptairyatharhamanumatam | utkrstamadhyatpabuddhimantastrividhah sisyah | apagatapuna- ruktamiti - kartavye yaddosapatham karoti, tenadhikaranavasapraptam yatkaroti, tatpuna- ruktamadosam bhavati | vacanam hih- "adhikaranavasaddirghadgunadosapraptito'rthasambandhat | stutyartham samsayatah sisyadhiyam cabhivrddhyartham || alpato 'ntaritatvadvisesanesvapi ca tantrakrdbhistu | yattantre syatpunaruktam nesyate tadvibhavya vivaranam | " iti || 1 svadharamiti - sobhanabhidheyam | anavapatitamiti - agramyasabdam | akastasabdamiti - akrcchroccaryasabdam | kim va prasiddhabhidheyasabdam | puskala- bhidhanamiti - samyagarthasamarpakavakyam | kramagatarthamiti - paripatyagatartham | sanga- tarthamiti - pratipaditartham | asankulaprakasamiti -- amisribhutakaranam | laksana- vaditi - ayurvedapradhanarthahetulingausadhasya sadharana dharmakathanam | kim va prasasta- sastralaksanavat | udaharanavaditi - drstantavat || 3 || iti | " dhirapurusasevitamaptapunita miti ca visesanadvayamanyairvisesanaih saha sastra- pariksayam hetutvena nirdistam tatra karanamidameva yat bhramapramadavipralipsakaranapatava- rupadosacatustaya sambhavana ma bhavatviti | etaddosatve tu nyayadhisasyapi vakyama- pramanam bhavati, kimutanyasya ? tadyatha - kevalam pesavamahodayairnirdiste adese "gha " iti sthane kenaciddharttena "ma " iti yojanam krtam | tavanmatrenanartho jatah | iti | ato yadadese yat tattaddese vartamanai rajabhiracaryaih mahadbhih panditaih parayanadau punadau ca atyantam sraddhaya ekibhuyam yadanupurvisambaddham pustakam pujitamaptaih, tatha dhiraih sevitam va taddese tatvathah tathaiva sadhuriti mantavyam | tatra parivartanam asmabhih krtam carakanirdistoktasastra pariksaviparitatvadanarthavaham bhavet | atah tatpathastatratyah sa eva sadhurmantavyah | uktavisesanadvayasyaprasange tu

Jan,, 1968] puranapathanirdharanaritih 13 arthasya pradhanyat sabdasyangatvannyayocitaritya lekhakapramadanirasayaksarani viparivartayitum sakyante | atra paramparayah luptatvat anaikyamatadosadustatvat sandigdhatvacca tani tani sthalani praksiptani bhaveyuriti tavantamamsam parihaya tatra tatra granthesu tavaneva patho nirdharaniyah, yatra visaye sarvesamaikamatyam bhavet | avasistamsastu anekapathantara- gauravadidosabahulyena granthadvahiskaraniyah iti kecinmanyante | tadapyasat | yadyevam manyeta tarhi granthasyaiva nyunatvam, asangatih, anaudaryam, amadhuryam, akramah, apari- purnatvam, aspastatvam capadyeta | sarvapathanamekatra sammelane ca asangatatvadupeksaniyatvam ca bhavet | tadyatha muktavalyam - karikavalyam "yatsamavetam karyam bhavati jneyam tu samavayijanakam tat | tatrasannam janakam dvitiyamabhyam param trtiyam syat " iti, tatha samsarganyonyabhedatah iti ca tatprakarane pathanti | kecana tu 'yatsamavetam karya bhavati jneyam ... tadatra samavayi ' evam pathanti | anayormatabhedena pathasya nirasah sarvesam pathanam samgraho va ityubhayamapi uktam dosam granthe apadyeta | arthat samavayikaranabhavanirupanasyaiva vilayah syat | atha kadacidadhyayanadhyapana- pranali tesam tesam pathanam akamksanusarena tatra tatra samyojane heturucyeta tathapi arthasastre - "suvarnamasakah catasrah ... | adhakamambhaso srutih, " iti patho vartate aparatra tu "jaladhakasya yavata kalena srutih, kurcika sena " iti yathakramam pathantaro vartate | tatra kim nirnayamarthasastram tu guruparamparayam yathavat adhyayana- praptam nasti | evam canayoh pathayonirdharanam bahiskaram cabhedamapi uktadosaprasangat sandigdham bhavet | tasmat aptajanapujitatvameva carakoktadisa pathanirdharane hetu- rvacyah | tathaiva pathapasare ca aptapujitatvadyabhava eva hetuh bhavati itya- kamena vaktavyam bhavati anekesu pathabhedesu hetutvena tattadaptajanapunitatve upalabdhe desa sampradayabhedena tatra tatra tathavidha ekah pathah sadhuh iti nirnetavyam | etavatparyantam krtena vivecanenedam siddhyati, dalhanadibhiracaryaiscakrapanidatta- prabhrtibhisca bauddhadisarvacaryasammataih purvacaryapujita eva pathah pramanikatvena svikrtah adyapi cikitsayah kasminnapyamse'yatharthatam na vyakarot iti | evam ritya sarvairacaryaih svikrte vibhinne vibhinne cikitsavibhage parapyeka drstih

14 puranam - PURANA [Vol. X, No. 1 samkramitavya vartate | yat - rogacikitsaprasange vibhinnaya pranalya cikitsa- paddhatiracaryairabhihiteti krtva ardhanaratiyanyayena carakoktam susrutotam angloktam ca samudayikrtya athava carake susrute va pathantarenavikalpena va uktastastah sarva api ausadhih ekatra sammelya krta cikitsa rogino rogamapasarayedeva iti na nirnetum sakyate | ata ekasamaye tattatpathanusarini ekamatanuyayinyeva cikitsa samanasa sarvasammatapi bhavatiti nayam visayah sarvairjnatatvadudaharanamapeksate | tathapi pujane adhastannirdistasitaramamurtireva atrodaharanam bodhyam | evam ca yo nyayo drstam na vighatayati, ayurvedikagranthanirdharane ca samartho bhavati, sa eva nyayah puranapathanirdharanaya yadi svikriyate, tarhi kathamivadrstam vighatayedavi- ghatayedeva va | "vidyanam tu yathasvamacaryapramanyadvinayo niyamasca iti kautilyasutramadhya- mumartham dradhayati | vyavaharanti copasaka apyamumevartham | tadyatha - "vidyevaksara bhyasena parinata vidyetyucyate | arthatah parijnata sati saiva srutamityabhidhiyate | arthad vanyarthamedena vidyayah dvaividhyam bhavati | yatha - "vagarthaviva samprktau vagarthapratipattaye | jagatah pitarau vande parvatiparamesvarau || " iti kalidasasuktayanusarini- "gira artha nala vici sama | kahiata bhinna na bhinna | " artharupo rama iti vivekah | murtinistam sarvasadharanyena sarvesa- iti santatulasidasavyakhyanasya darsanena uktam vidyayah dvaividhyam sitarama- svarupatamapannam bhavati | tatra vanirupini sita, evam jnate sitaramayorupasanapi vidyopasanaiva | mupasyarupam sastresu varnitanusarenaikasa jatiyam sadapi tattatjatiyanam krte 'pi kvacidvilaksanakrtistattanmurti sambhavatyeva | tadabhivyanjako yatha vesabhusadisannivesa- visesah | evam ritya ekasyameva murti sajatyam vaijatyam ca sastranubandhisvarupam upasa- kanam pritimapadayati | parantu vibhinnajatiyairapeksitah svabhavikassannivesavisesa ekasyameva murti tattadavayavesu kenacicchilpina yadi samsthapyate tarhi sa murtih kasma api tattajjatiyaya na rocate | rucyabhavadanaucityaprasangat | tadyatha-- vangadesiyanam dravidadesiyanam maharastradesiyanam drstya mukutavastraparidhanadisanni-

Jan., 1968] puranapathanirdharanaritih 15 vesaucityam tatra tatraiva sphutataram bhavati | tad bhavatiti krtva sarvavidhamukutavastra- paridhanadisannivese tu sarvesam krte aucityam na bodhayati iti sarvaviditam | tathaiva vidyopasaka api ekaikaguruparamparayam adhitavidya ekasminneva granthe vibhinna paramparagatanam pathanamekatra sannivesane vijatiyabhilasitasannivesa visesa- sankaryena nirmitam murtimiva grantharupinim vidyamurti tathavidham nabhilasanti | napi caparam sitaramayorvijatiyasannivesavisistam murti tatsadrsim vidyamurti va granthatmikamavamanyate | tasyapyacaryasammatatvatpujyatvacca | atah ayurvedagranthasamsodhanaritya upasyamurtinirmanapaddhatya ca punitesu sampradayesu anyatamasampradayamanusrtya pradhanyena mule tadiyapatham sannivesya paricaya- rthamanyesamapi pathanam sthanantare samyojanam vidhayapara sampradayanuyayinamapi pritibhaktvam puranapathasya bhavitumahati | iti samanyataya hetusadacarau anusrtya dustadustobhayasadharanyena pathanirdharana- ritimupanyasya vamanapuranapathanirdharananiyamavisaye'pi prastuyate | 1, 5, 2, 5, 3 niyamah adimah ye nirdharitah tatrapi rajabhih acaryaih sabhyaih parayanadau yah pathah samuddhrto'nakulah sa tesam tadanuyayinam sukrtinam krte tathaiva mantavyah, na tatra sodhanasyapeksa | kevalam aduratvameva pathanirdharane niyamakam bhavettarhi pamjaba dese sarve'pi sanaladivesenatmanam bhusayanti athava adhikatara duravartinah hetadina vidagdhatvam khyapayanti iti asmabhirapi sviyamurti tatsannivesah kartavyataya''padyeta | atastannirakaranaya dhirapurusasevitatvam apta- punitatvameva ca carakoktam niyamakam vaktavyam | satyevam samipataravartino'pi granthapathah pramanatvena uktahetupalabdhau paricetum sakyante | 4 niyame'pi acaryairvidvadbhih va svasvanibandhesu yathavidhah pathah samadrtah sa evadaraniyah | 5 yadyapi aniscayo bhasate tathapi carakoktaritya vidvatsamahatatvat sa eva grahyah | laksanadivrttimasritya tadvyakhyanam yatha prakrte sambaddham bhavet tatha kartavyam | ata eva "putreti tanmayataya " iti bhagavatiye padye "duradbhute " ityanena putretyatra plutatvaprasaktavapi vyasasya tadanim kantharodhat putreti plutatva- bhavat guna ityuktamacaryaih |

16 puranam -- PURANA [Vol. X., No. 1 6 atrasi anyatamavargasyetyuktyapeksaya yatra yatha vartate tatra tathaiva svikartavyamiti vivekttavyam | 7 atrapi sampadakiyaritim hetutvenorarikrtya ityanuktva vidvadasevitatvaritim hetutvena svikrtya pathanirdharane asmasu pratibhutvam na bhavet | 8 guruparamparaya yuktipathapradarsanam sisyesu bhavatu iti pathavaisamyam bhavati | tatra sa tu visamata tathaiva svikarya tavadyavata anyadrsapatho vidvadahato nopalabhyate | arthastu arthakramo baliyaniti nyayena pathakramam parityajya sasangato yojaniyah | ata eva payovratanirupanaprasange bhagavate pathaparivartanam kenapi aptapujitatvat na krtam | arthastu yojitah | 9 ayam tu niyamah svikaryah | lekhakapramado yatra bhasate sa tu samsodhya eva | paramaptapujitatvam na vismartavyam | ata eva dasamaskandhe kauravabalarama- vivadaprasange ninisava iti apahaya jijivisava iti gitapresadvara krtam samsodhanam na vidusam pritikaram bhavati | 10 "manuh sasi bhumisuto budhasca gurusca sukrah saha bhanujena " | tatha "sanirahuketavah " iti vikalpe ubhavapi pathau vidvatsamahatau stah, tarhi anyatarasya purvasyaiva pathasya nirdharanamasmabhih katham kartavyam | gurujananamanadaraprasangat | 11 samskrtavanmaye tatra tatra srutena sisyanam bhagyavasat saralena kathinena va sabdena nirupanamapi krtam bhavet | yatha devibhagavate bhugolavarnanam ekameva sadapi vibhinnaya srenya krtam, mahanayam samskrtasabdasagarah | kavayah kim na bruyuh | sabalapramanopalabdhimantara sambhavanamatrena pathanirdharanacesta asmabhiralpajnaih krta na sobhamavahet | 12 atrapi vidvadahatatvadapaniniyo'pi prayogah sadhureva | 13 lekhakapramade tu asmabhirapi pathantaranirdharanam vidvadahatatvavirodhena svikriyate | 14 atrapi uktaiva ritiranusandheya | 15 atra tu vidvadahatatvasyopeksa bhasate | sa yadi nasti tarhi na vidusamasantosah | iti |