Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 25
Source।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। श्रुतं किमद्भुतं ब्रह्मन् हरेश्चरितमङ्गलम् ।। विशेषतस्तव मुखे ह्यतीव सुमनोहरम् ।। १ ।। मृतायां मुनिकन्यायां शापाद्दुर्वाससो मुनेः ।। किं चकार समागत्य तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन ।। २ ।। ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। ।। सरस्वतीनदीतीरे तपस्यां कुर्वतो मुनेः ।। पपात धौतमूर्ध्वाच्च धार्यमाणं च वायुना ।। ३ ।। पृथिव्यां पतिते वस्त्रे तपस्त्यक्त्वा मुनीश्वरः ।। ध्यानेन बुबुधे सर्वं कन्यासंबन्धि संकटम्।।४।। जगाम शोकाविष्टोऽपि तूर्णं जामातुराश्रमम्।। सिषेच पृथिवीरेणूच्छश्वन्नयनबिन्दुना ।।५।। गत्वाऽऽलयसमीपं च विप्रः कातरमानसः ।। हे वत्से कन्दलीत्येवमुवाच च पुनःपुनः।। ।। ६ ।। श्वशरस्य स्वरं ज्ञात्वा दुर्वासा भयविह्वलः ।। बहिर्बभूव शीघ्रं च पपात चरणाम्बुजे ।। ७ ।। प्रणम्य श्वशुरं शोकाद्विललाप भृशं पुनः ।। प्रवृत्तिं कथयामास मूलतो मुनिसत्तमम् ।। ८ ।। श्रुत्वा वार्तां शुचाऽऽविष्टः पपात धरणीतले ।। मूर्च्छामाप महाज्ञानी निश्चेष्टो हि यथा मृतः ।। ९ ।। मृतं दृष्ट्वा स दुर्वासा मुने मनसि संकटम् ।। चेतनां कारयामास प्रयत्नेन महामुनेः ।। 4.25.१० ।। संप्राप्य चेतनां शीघ्रमुवाच तं पुरः स्थितम् ।। जामातरं शोकयुतं भीतं प्रणतकन्धरम् ।। ११ ।। महाशोकादश्रुपूर्णं रक्तपङ्कजलोचनम् ।। कोपात्कम्पितवाञ्छश्वत्संत्रस्तः स्फुरिताधरः ।। १२ ।। और्व उवाच ।। अये ब्रह्मन्नत्रिवंश पौत्रस्त्वं जगतीपतेः ।। स्वल्पदोषे बहुतरः कृतो दण्डस्त्वया कथम् ।।१३।। त्वज्जन्म शंकरांशेन शिष्यस्तस्य जगद्गुरोः ।। वेदवेदाङ्गविज्ञश्च सर्वज्ञो गुणवान्स्वयम् ।। १४ ।। अनसूया महासाध्वी कमलांशा तव प्रसूः ।। न जाने केन दोषेण तव चैतादृशी मतिः ।। १५ ।। गुणवाञ्जनको यस्य माता गुणवती सती ।। तयोः पुत्रो दयाहीनो गतिः सूक्ष्मा श्रुतेरहो ।। १६ ।। मम प्राणाधिका कन्या मुदा त्वयि समर्पिता।। महागुणान्विता स्वल्पदोषेण परिमिश्रिता ।। १७ ।। वाग्दुष्टायाश्च दण्डो हि परित्यागः श्रुतौ श्रुतः ।। त्वया क्रोधाद्यदि त्यक्ता पित्रा यत्नेन पालिता ।।१८।। मदपत्यं स्वल्पदोषे यतो भस्मीकृतं त्वया ।। पराभवस्तव महान्भविष्यति न संशयः ।। १९ ।। महतां क्षुद्रजन्तूनां सर्वेषां जीविनां सदा ।। स्रष्टा पाता च शास्ता च भगवान्करुणानिधिः ।। 4.25.२० ।। इत्युक्त्वा च मुनिश्रेष्ठो विलप्य च पुनः पुनः ।। हेऽम्ब वत्से ह्ययीत्युक्त्वा जगाम स्वालयं रुषा ।।२१।। गते मुनीन्द्रे दुर्वासा विललाप भृशं पुनः ।। ज्ञानेन विस्मृतः शोको बभूव द्विगुणः पुनः ।। २२ ।। शोकानलो हि कालेन विच्छिन्नो ज्ञानभस्मना ।। बन्धुदर्शनशुष्केन्धदानेन वर्धते पुनः ।। ।। २३ ।। स्मारंस्मारं प्रियां तत्र विलप्य च पुनःपुनः ।। बोधयित्वा स्वमात्मानं तपस्यायां मनो दधौ ।। २४ ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं मुनेः शापस्य कारणम् ।। बभूव तस्य कालेन दुःसहश्च पराभवः ।। २५ ।। नारद उवाच ।। दुर्वासाः शंकरस्यांशः शिवतुल्यश्च तेजसा ।। तेजस्वी को महानेव चकार तत्पराभवम् ।। २६ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। अम्बरीषो हि राजेन्द्रः सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः ।। श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्भोजे तन्मनाः संततं मुने ।। २७ ।।* न राज्येषु न भार्यासु न पुत्रेषु प्रजासु च ।। न संपत्सु क्षणं चित्तं पुण्यकर्मार्जिंतासु च ।। २८ ।। ध्यायतेऽहर्निशं धर्मी स्वन्ते ज्ञाने हरिं मुदा ।। महाजितेन्द्रियः शान्तो विष्णुव्रतपरायणः ।। २९ ।। एकादशी व्रतरतः कृष्णपूजासु तत्परः ।। सर्वकर्मस्वलिप्तश्च कर्ता कृष्णार्पितेषु च ।।4.25.३०।। सुतीक्ष्णं षोडशारं च हरेश्चक्रं सुदर्शनम् ।। तेजसा हरितुल्यं च सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् ।। ३१ ।। ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमानं पूजितं च सुरासुरैः ।। प्रभुणा रक्षितं शश्वद्रक्षायै नृपसन्निधौ ।। ।। ३२ ।। एकादशीव्रतं कृत्वा द्वादशीदिवसे सति ।। स्नात्वा विधाय पूजां च कालेन विधिपूर्वकम् ।।३३।। दत्त्वा दानं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुवर्णरजतादिकम् ।। ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वा च भोजनार्थमुवास ह ।। ३४ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विप्रस्तपस्वी क्षुधितो मुने ।। दण्डी छत्री शुक्लवासा बिभ्रत्तिलकमुत्तमम् ।। ३५ ।। जटिलोऽतिकृशस्त्रस्तः शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकः ।। तत्राजगाम भगवान्दुर्वासा नृपतेः पुरः ।। ३६ ।। स च दृष्ट्वा मुनीन्द्रं तमुत्थाय च प्रणम्य च ।। दत्त्वा पाद्यं च संप्रीत्या स्वर्णसिंहासनं ददौ ।। ३७ ।। तस्मै दत्त्वा ऽऽशिषं विप्रः समुवास सुखासने ।। पप्रच्छ राजा तं प्रीतः काऽऽज्ञा ते वद कामितम् ।। ३८ ।। नृपेन्द्रवचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच महामुनिः।। बुभुक्षितस्य मे राजन्देह्यन्नं विधिपूर्वकम्।।३९।। किंत्वघमर्षणमन्त्रं तु जप्त्वाऽऽयाम्यचिरेण वै ।। क्षणं प्रतीक्षतां राजन्नित्युक्त्वा च गतो मुनिः ।। 4.25.४० ।। गते विप्रे तु राजर्षिश्चिन्तां प्राप दुरत्ययाम् ।। विलोक्य विगतप्रायां द्वादशीं भयसंयुतः ।। ४१ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र समायान्तं गुरुं मुदा ।। नत्वा निवेद्य सर्वं तु नृपतिः समुवाच ह ।। ४२ ।। नायाति मुनिशार्दूलः प्रयाति द्वादशी तिथिः ।। संकटेऽस्मिन्विधेयं च विविच्य विधिपूर्वकम् ।। शीघ्रं वद मुनिश्रेष्ठ भद्राभद्रं च मामिति ।। ४३ ।। श्रुत्वा नृपोक्तिं त्वरितमुवाच मुनिपुंगवः ।। हितं तथ्यं च वेदोक्तं परिणामसुखावहम् ।। ४४ ।। वशिष्ठ उवाच ।। द्वादश्यां समतीतायां त्रयोदश्यां तु पारणम् ।। उपवासफलं हत्वा व्रतिनं हन्ति निश्चितम् ।। ४५ ।। ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापं भवेत्तस्य श्रुतौ श्रुतम्।। भक्ष्यद्रव्यं सुरातुल्यमित्याह कमलोद्भवः ।।४६।। न भोजयित्वा मूढश्चेदतिथिं समुपस्थितम् ।। स त्रस्तः क्षुधितो भुङ्क्ते कुम्भीपाके व्रजेद्धुवम्।।४७।। शतवर्षं तत्र तिष्ठन्नरश्चाण्डालतां व्रजेत् ।। व्याधियुक्तो दरिद्रश्च भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। ४८ ।। अतोऽतिसूक्ष्मं किं ब्रूमोऽधुना परम संकटे ।। रक्षां कुरु द्वयोर्धर्मं समालोक्य वदामि ते ।।४९।। उपवासफलं रक्ष कृष्णस्य चरणोदकम् ।। भुक्त्वा शीघ्रमपो राजंस्तद्भक्षणमभक्षणम् ।।4.25.५०।। इत्युक्त्वा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो विरराम महामुने ।। बुभुजे तज्जलं किंचित्कृष्णपादाम्बुजं स्मरन्।।५१।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मन्नाजगाम मुनीश्वरः ।। चिच्छेद कोपात्सर्वज्ञः स्वजटां नृपतेः पुरः ।। ५२ ।। ततः समुत्थितः शीघ्रं पुरुषोऽग्निशिखोपमः ।। खड्ग हस्तो महाभीमो राजेन्द्रं हन्तुमुद्यतः ।।५३।। हरेश्चक्रं च तं दृष्ट्वा सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्।। चिच्छेद कृत्यापुरुषं ब्राह्मणं छेत्तुमुद्यतम् ।।५४।। दृष्ट्वा सुदर्शनं विप्रो दुद्राव भयविह्वलः ।। द्विजः पश्चात्तं ददर्श ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमम् ।। ५५ ।। ब्रह्माण्डक्रमणं कृत्वा निर्विण्णोऽति भयाकुलः ।। तं च मत्वा जगन्नाथं ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययौ ।। ५६ ।। त्राहित्राहीत्येवमुक्त्वा विवेश ब्रह्मणः सभाम् ।। उत्थाय ब्रह्मा विप्रेन्द्रं पप्रच्छ कुशलं मुने ।। ५७ ।। सर्वं स कथयामास वृत्तान्तं मूलतो विधिम् ।। श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा निशश्वास तमुवाच भयाकुलः ।। ५८ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। हरिदासं वत्स शप्तुं गतोऽसि कस्य तेजसा ।। रक्षिता यस्य भगवांस्तं को हन्ता जगत्त्रये ।। ५९ ।। क्षुद्राणां महतां चैव भक्तानां रक्षणाय च ।। ररक्ष संततं चक्रं श्रीहरिर्भक्तवत्सलः ।। 4.25.६० ।। यो मूढो वैष्णवं द्वेष्टि विष्णुप्राणसमं द्विज ।। तस्य संहारकर्तारं संहर्तुमीश्वरो हरिः ।।६१।। शीघ्रं स्थानान्तरं गच्छ वत्स त्राणं न वाऽधुना ।। अन्यथा त्वां मया सार्धं हनिष्यति सुदर्शनम् ।। ६२ ।। किं ब्रह्मलोकं ब्रह्माण्डं दग्धुं शक्तं क्षणेन यत् ।। तेजसा विष्णुतुल्यं यत्केनान्येन निवार्यते ।। ६३ ।। ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा ततो दुद्राव ब्राह्मणः ।। त्रस्तो जगाम कैलासं शंकरं शरणं भिया ।। ६४ ।। कृपानिधान मां रक्षेत्युवाच शंकरं भिया ।। न प्रच्छ कुशलं सर्वज्ञो ब्राह्मणं शिवः ।। ६५ ।। उवाच दीनदीनेशः संहर्ता जगतां क्षणात् ।। स्थिरो भव द्विजश्रेष्ठ मदीयं वचनं शृणु ।। ६६ ।। शंकर उवाच ।। पौत्रस्त्वं जगतां धातुरत्रेश्च तनयो मुने ।। वेदज्ञाताऽसि सर्वज्ञ मूर्खतुल्यं तु कर्म ते ।। ६७ ।। वेदेषु च पुराणेषु सेतिहासेषु सर्वतः ।। निरूपितो यः सर्वेशस्तं न जानासि मूढवत् ।। ६८ ।। अहं ब्रह्मा च इन्द्रश्च आदित्या वसवस्तथा ।। धर्मेन्द्रौ च सुराः सर्वे मुनीन्द्रा मनवस्तथा ।।६९।। आविर्भूतास्तिरोभूता यस्य भ्रूभङ्गलीलया ।। तस्य प्राणाधिकं भक्तं हंसि त्वं कस्य तेजसा ।। 4.25.७० ।। अहं ब्रह्मा च कमला दुर्गा वाणी च राधिका ।। न हि भक्तात्पराः प्रेम्णा भक्ताश्च सर्वतः प्रियाः ।।७१।। क्षुद्रांश्च महतो भक्ताञ्छश्वद्रक्षति यत्नतः ।। सर्वान्तरात्मा भगवांश्चक्रेण दुःसहेन च ।। ।। ७२ ।। नियुज्य चक्रं दुर्वार्यं स्वात्मतुल्यं च तेजसा ।। तथाऽपि न प्रतीतिश्च स्वयं गच्छति रक्षितुम् ।। ७३ ।। स्वकीयगुण नाम्नां च श्रवणादतिसंभ्रमः ।। भक्तसङ्गे भ्रमत्येव छायेव सततं हरिः ।। ७४ ।। कान्ता प्राणाधिका शश्वन्न हि कोऽपि ततोऽधिकः ।। भक्तान्द्वेष्टि स्वयं सा चेत्तूर्णं त्यजति तां प्रभुः ।। ७५ ।। सर्वेषां च प्रिया विप्राः स्वशरीरादपि द्विज ।। ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रिया भक्ताः प्राणेभ्यश्च हरेरपि ।। ७६ ।। ईश्वरस्य प्रियः को वाऽप्रियः को वा जगत्त्रये ।। यः शिष्टस्तं भजेच्छश्वद्ध्यायते सततं सदा ।। ७७ ।। महति प्रलये ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मण्डौघे जलप्लुते ।। न तत्र नाशो भक्तानां सर्वेषां च भविष्यति ।। ७८ ।। भज ब्राह्मण गोविन्दं स्मर तस्य पदाम्बुजम् ।। सर्वापदो विनश्यन्ति श्रीहरेः स्मरणादपि ।। ७९ ।। व्रज शीघ्रं च वैकुण्ठं वैकुण्ठः शरणं तव ।। दास्यत्येवाभयं तुभ्यं करुणासागरो विभुः ।। 4.25.८० ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे व्याप्तं कैलासं चक्रतेजसा ।। यथा च सूर्यकिरणैः सुप्रदीप्तं महीतलम् ।। ८१ ।। दग्धा ज्वालाकरालैश्च सर्वे कैलासवासिनः ।। त्राहि त्राहीत्येवमुक्त्वा शंकरं शरणं ययुः ।। ८२ ।। दृष्ट्वा चक्रं दुर्विषहं शंकरः करुणानिधिः ।। पार्वत्या सह संप्रीत्या ब्राह्मणायाशिषं ददौ ।। ८३ ।। तेजः सत्यं तपः सत्यं यदि चेच्चिरसंचितम् ।। कृतापराधो भीतश्च द्विजो भवतु विज्वरः ।। ८४ ।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। यत्प्रभोर्मम पुण्येषु ब्राह्मणः शरणागतः ।। ममाशिषा महाभीत्या शीघ्रं भवतु विज्वरः ।। ८५।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा कृपया विरराम शिवा शिवः ।। मुनिः प्रणम्य देवेशं वैकुण्ठं शरणं ययौ ।। ८६ ।। गत्वा वैकुण्ठभवनं मनोयायी मुनीश्वरः ।। दृष्ट्वा सुदर्शनं पश्चाद्विवेशान्तःपुरं हरेः ।। ८७ ।। ददर्श श्रीहरिं विप्रो रत्नसिंहासनस्थितम् ।। शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधरं पीताम्बरं परम् ।। ८८ ।। श्यामं चतुर्भुजं शान्तं लक्ष्मीकान्तं मनोहरम् ।। रत्नालंकारशोभाढ्यं रत्नमालाविभूषितम् ।। ८९ ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् ।। सद्रत्नसाररचितं किरीटोज्ज्वलशेखरम् ।। 4.25.९० ।। पार्षदप्रवरेन्द्रैश्च सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः ।। पद्मासेवितपादाब्ज सरस्वत्या स्तुतं पुरः ।। ९१ ।। सुनन्दनन्दकुमुदप्रचण्डादिभिरावृतम् ।। गुणानुवादं गायन्तं तन्त्रैः पश्यन्तमीप्सितम् ।। ९२ ।। एवंभूतं प्रभुं दृष्ट्वा दण्डवत्प्रणनाम च ।। तुष्टाव सामवेदोक्तस्तोत्रेण परमेश्वरम् ।। ९३ ।। ।। दुर्वासा उवाच ।। ।। त्राहि मां कमलाकान्त त्राहि मां करुणानिधे ।। दीनबन्धोऽतिदीनेश करुणासागर प्रभो ।। ९४ ।। वेदवेदाङ्गसंस्रष्टुर्विधातुश्च स्वयं विधे ।। मृत्योर्मृत्युः कालकाल त्राहि मां संकटार्णवे ।। ९५ ।। संहारकर्तुः संहारः सर्वेशः सर्वकारणः ।। महाविष्णुतरोर्बीजं रक्ष मां भवसागरे ।। ९६ ।। शरणागतशोकार्तभयत्राणपरायण ।। भगवन्नव मां भीतं नारायण नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ९७ ।। वेदेष्वाद्यं च यद्वस्तु वेदाः स्तोतुं न च क्षमाः ।। सरस्वती जडीभूता किं स्तुवन्ति विपश्चितः ।। ।। ९७ ।। शेषः सहस्रवक्त्रेण यं स्तोतुं जडतां व्रजेत् ।। पञ्चवक्त्रो जडीभूतो जडीभूतश्चतुर्मुखः ।। ९९ ।। श्रुतयः स्मृतिकर्तारो वाणी चेत्स्तोतुमक्षमा ।। कोऽहं विप्रश्च वेदज्ञः शिष्यः किं स्तौमि मानद ।। 4.25.१०० ।। मनूनां च महेन्द्राणामष्टाविंशतिमे गते ।। दिवानिशं यस्य विधेरष्टोत्तरशतायुषः ।। १०१ ।। तस्य पातो भवेद्यस्य चक्षुरुन्मीलनेन च ।। तमनिर्वचनीयं च किं स्तौमि पाहि मां प्रभो ।। १०२ ।। इत्येवं स्तवनं कृत्वा पपात चरणाम्बुजे ।। नयनाम्बुजनीरेण सिषेच भयविह्वलः ।।१०३।। दुर्वाससा कृतं स्तोत्रं हरेश्च परमात्मनः ।। पुण्यदं सामवेदोक्तं जगन्मङ्गलनामकम् ।। १०४ ।। यः पठेत्संकटग्रस्तो भक्तियुक्तश्च संयतः ।। नारायणस्तं कृपया शीघ्रमागत्य रक्षति ।। १०५ ।। राजद्वारे श्मशाने च कारागारे भयाकुले ।। शत्रुग्रस्ते दस्युभीतौ हिंस्रजन्तुसमन्विते ।। ।। १०६।। वेष्टिते राजसैन्येन मग्ने पोते महार्णवे।। स्तोत्रस्मरणमात्रेण मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। १०७ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते दुर्वाससा कृतं श्रीकृष्णस्तोत्रं समाप्तम् ।। नारायण उवाच ।। मुनेश्च स्तवनं श्रुत्वा भगवान्भक्तवत्सलः ।। प्रहस्योवाच मधुरं पीयूषवृष्टिवन्मुदा ।। १०८ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते भविष्यति वरेण मे ।। किं तु मे वचनं नित्यं शृणु सत्यं सुखावहम् ।। १०९ ।। अन्येषां च भवेज्ज्ञानं श्रुत्वा शास्त्रं सतां मुखात् ।। स्वमूर्तिमन्ति शास्त्राणि भवेत्सन्तश्चरन्ति हि ।। 4.25.११० ।। कर्म वेदविरुद्धं च सर्वेषामतिगर्हितम् ।। करोति विद्वांश्चेज्ज्ञात्वा स च जीवन्मृताधिकः ।। १११ ।। पुराणेषु च वेदेषु चेतिहासेषु ब्राह्मण ।। वैष्णवानां च महिमा श्रुतः सर्वैश्च सर्वतः ।।११२।। अहं प्राणा वैष्णवानां मम प्राणाश्च वैष्णवाः ।। तानेव द्वेष्टि यो मूढो ममासूनां च हिंसकः ।। ११३ ।। पुत्रान्पौत्रान्कलत्रांश्च राज्यं लक्ष्मीं विहाय च ।। ध्यायन्ते सततं ये मां को मे तेभ्यः परः प्रियः ।। ।। ११४ ।। परा भक्तान्न मे प्राणा न च लक्ष्मीर्न शङ्करः ।। न भारती न च ब्रह्मा न दुर्गा न गणेश्वरः ।। ११५ ।। न ब्राह्मणा न वेदाश्च न वेदजननी परा ।। न गोपी न च गोपाला न राधा प्रणतः प्रियाः ।।११६।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं सत्यं सारं च वास्तवम् ।। न प्रशंसापरं तेषां ते च प्राणाधिकाः प्रियाः ।। ११७ ।। मां द्विषन्ति च ये मूढा ज्ञानहीनाश्च वञ्चिताः ।। आत्मानं ये न जानन्ति ते यान्ति निरयं चिरम् ।।११८।। ये द्विषन्ति च मद्भक्तान्प्राणानामधिकं प्रियान्।। तेषां शास्ता त्वहं तूर्णं परत्र निरयं चिरम् ।। ११९ ।। प्रभावोऽहं च सर्वेषामीश्वरः परिपालकः।। न च व्यापी स्वतन्त्रोऽहं भक्ताधीनो दिवानिशम्।।4.25.१२०।। गोलोके वाऽथ वैकुण्ठे द्विभुजं च चतुर्भुजम् ।। रूपमात्रमिदं शश्वत्प्राणा मे भक्तसन्निधौ ।। १२१ ।। यदुक्तं भक्तदत्तं च भक्षणीयं च तन्मम ।। अभक्ष्यं द्रव्यमन्येन दत्तं चेदमृतोपमम् ।। १२२ ।। अंबरीषं नृपश्रेष्ठं निरीहं तमहिंसकम् ।। कथं हंसि दयाशीलं सर्वप्राणिहिते रतम् ।। १२३ ।। दयां कुर्वंति ये सन्तः सततं सर्वजन्तुषु ।। तान्द्विषन्ति च ये मूढास्तेषां हन्ताऽहमेव च ।।१२४।। भक्तानां हिंसकं शत्रुमहं रक्षितुमक्षमः।। अम्बरीषालयं गच्छ स त्वां रक्षितुमीश्वरः ।। १२५ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। इदं वाक्यं च तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणो भयविह्वलः ।। विषण्णमानसस्तस्थौ स्मरन्कृष्णपदाम्बुजम् ।।१२६।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा भवान्या सह शंकरः ।। धर्मश्चेन्द्रादयो देवा आजग्मुर्मुनिपुङ्गवाः।।। ।। १२७ ।। प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुः सर्वे परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गा भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधराः ।। १२८ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। स्वात्मस्वरूप निर्लिप्त भक्तानुग्रहकातर ।। भक्तापराधजनकं रक्ष ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवम् ।। १२९ ।। महादेव उवाच ।। दीनबन्धो जगन्नाथ नायं विप्रो जगद्बहिः ।। कृतापराधं दीनं च पाहीमं शरणागतम् ।। 4.25.१३० ।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। भक्त एवांबरीषस्ते न द्विजा न सुरा वयम् ।। सर्वेषामीश्वरस्त्वं च रक्ष विप्रं कृतागसम् ।। १३१ ।। धर्म उवाच ।। सर्वेषां जनकस्त्वं च पाता दण्डकृदीश्वरः।। शिशुहेतोः शिशुं हन्ति पितेत्येवं कुतः प्रभो ।। १३२ ।। इंद्र उवाच ।। कृपया समता शश्वत्सर्वेषु जीविषु प्रभो ।। अपराधफलं भूतमधुना पातुमर्हसि ।। १३३ ।। रुद्र उवाच ।। शान्तिं कर्तुं समुचितमुचितं सांप्रतं कुरु ।। कृतकुण्ठस्य मूलस्य पालनं कर्तुमर्हसि ।। १३४ ।। दिक्पाल उवाच ।। कृतापराधं विप्रं च छेत्तुमर्हसि न श्रुतौ ।। अपराधशमं कृत्वा सदा पाति सदीश्वरः ।। १३५ ।। ग्रहा ऊचुः ।। यो द्वेष्टि वैष्णवं मूढस्तं रुष्टा सर्वदेवताः ।। पीडां कुर्मो वयं शश्वत्पश्चात्त्वं पातुमर्हसि ।। १३६ ।। मुनय ऊचुः ।। नाथ विप्रे पराभूते सर्वे जीवन्मृता वयम् ।। दण्डं विधातुमेकस्य भवेल्लज्जा स्वजातिषु ।। १३७ ।। अत्रिरुवाच ।। त्वयैव दत्तः पुत्रो मे क्रोधी त्वत्सेवकः सदा ।। न कं बिभेति त्रैलोक्ये तेजस्वी तेजसा तव ।। १३८ ।। लक्ष्मीरुवाच ।। क्षमापराधं भगवन् ब्राह्मणं शरणागतम् ।। स्तुवन्ति देव विप्राश्च न विप्रं हन्तुमर्हसि ।। १३९ ।। सरस्वत्युवाच ।। बोधयिष्यामि देवानां जनकं कामदं श्रुतिम् ।। भगवन्स्वामी सर्वेषां सर्वांश्च पातुमर्हसि ।। 4.25.१४० ।। पार्षदा ऊचुः ।। भवतः स्मृतिमात्रेण सर्वेषां सर्वमङ्गलम् ।। भवेत्सर्वापदो यान्ति पाहीमं शरणागतम् ।। १४१ ।। नर्तका ऊचुः ।। दारिद्र्यभंजन वयं भिक्षुकास्तव संततम् ।। भिक्षां नः सांप्रतं देहि परित्राणं द्विजस्य च ।। १४२ ।। एतेषां स्तवनं श्रुत्वा प्रभुः शरणवत्सलः ।। प्रहस्योवाच वचनं सर्वसन्तोषकारणम् ।। १४३ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। सर्वे शृणुत मद्वाक्यं नीतियुक्तं सुखावहम्।। विप्ररक्षां करिष्यामि युष्माकमाज्ञया ध्रुवम् ।।१४४।। किं त्वयं यातु वैकुण्ठादम्बरीषालयं पुनः ।। करोतु पारणं तत्र राज्ञः सुप्रीतये मुनिः ।। १४५ ।। विप्रस्तस्यातिथिर्भूत्वा निर्दोषं शप्तुमुद्यतः ।। सुदर्शनं तु तं रक्ष्यं ब्राह्मणं हन्तुमुद्यतम् ।।१४६।। पूर्णं वर्षमयं भीतो भ्रमत्येव भुवं मुदा ।। उपवासी स राजेन्द्रः सस्त्रीकश्च शुचाऽन्वितः ।।१४७।। ततोऽहमुपवासी च भक्तोपवासकारणात् ।। स्तनान्धं बालकं दृष्ट्वा न भुङ्क्ते जननी यथा ।। १४८ ।। ममाशिषा मुनिश्रेष्ठः सद्यो भवतु विज्वरः ।। पथि तत्रास्य हिंसां च मच्चक्रं न करिष्यति ।। १४९ ।। अहमेवाद्य निश्चिन्तः सुखं भोक्ष्यामि निश्चितम् ।। भक्तदत्तं च यद्वस्तु प्रीत्या कृत्वा सुधोपमम् ।।4.25.१५०।। लक्ष्मीदत्तं च यद्द्रव्यं न चाहं भोक्तुमीश्वरः ।। विना भक्तप्रदानेन न तृप्तिं दातुमीश्वरः ।। ।। १५१ ।। हे मुनीन्द्र महाप्राज्ञ गच्छ वत्स नृपालयम् ।। सर्वे देवाश्च देव्यश्च गच्छन्तु मुनयो गृहम् ।।१५२।। इत्युक्त्वा श्रीहरिस्तूर्णं ययौ स्वान्तःपुरं मुदा ।। ययुः सर्वे मुदा युक्ताः प्रणम्य जगदीश्वरम् ।। १५३ ।। ब्राह्मणश्च मनोयायी जगाम नृपमन्दिरम् ।। सुदर्शनं च तच्चक्रं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् ।। १५४ ।। उपोष्य वत्सरं राजा शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकः ।। सिंहासनस्थः पुरतो ददर्श मुनिपुङ्गवम् ।। १५५ ।। उत्थाय संभ्रमात्सद्यः प्रणम्य सादरं मुदा ।। भोजयित्वा तु मिष्टान्नं ब्राह्मणं बुभुजे स्वयम् ।। १५६ ।। भुक्त्वा तुष्टो द्विजश्रेष्ठो युयुजे परमाशिषम् ।। जगाम स्वालयं तूर्णं प्रशशंस पुनःपुनः ।। १५७ ।। उवाच पथि विप्रेन्द्रो मनसा विस्मयाकुलः।। माहात्म्यं दुर्लभमहो वैष्णवानामिति द्विजः ।। १५८ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे मुनिमो क्षणप्रस्तावो नाम पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः ।। २५ ।।
|| nārada uvāca || || śrutaṃ kimadbhutaṃ brahman hareścaritamaṅgalam || viśeṣatastava mukhe hyatīva sumanoharam || 1 || mṛtāyāṃ munikanyāyāṃ śāpāddurvāsaso muneḥ || kiṃ cakāra samāgatya tanme brūhi tapodhana || 2 || || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || || sarasvatīnadītīre tapasyāṃ kurvato muneḥ || papāta dhautamūrdhvācca dhāryamāṇaṃ ca vāyunā || 3 || pṛthivyāṃ patite vastre tapastyaktvā munīśvaraḥ || dhyānena bubudhe sarvaṃ kanyāsaṃbandhi saṃkaṭam||4|| jagāma śokāviṣṭo'pi tūrṇaṃ jāmāturāśramam|| siṣeca pṛthivīreṇūcchaśvannayanabindunā ||5|| gatvā''layasamīpaṃ ca vipraḥ kātaramānasaḥ || he vatse kandalītyevamuvāca ca punaḥpunaḥ|| || 6 || śvaśarasya svaraṃ jñātvā durvāsā bhayavihvalaḥ || bahirbabhūva śīghraṃ ca papāta caraṇāmbuje || 7 || praṇamya śvaśuraṃ śokādvilalāpa bhṛśaṃ punaḥ || pravṛttiṃ kathayāmāsa mūlato munisattamam || 8 || śrutvā vārtāṃ śucā''viṣṭaḥ papāta dharaṇītale || mūrcchāmāpa mahājñānī niśceṣṭo hi yathā mṛtaḥ || 9 || mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa durvāsā mune manasi saṃkaṭam || cetanāṃ kārayāmāsa prayatnena mahāmuneḥ || 4.25.10 || saṃprāpya cetanāṃ śīghramuvāca taṃ puraḥ sthitam || jāmātaraṃ śokayutaṃ bhītaṃ praṇatakandharam || 11 || mahāśokādaśrupūrṇaṃ raktapaṅkajalocanam || kopātkampitavāñchaśvatsaṃtrastaḥ sphuritādharaḥ || 12 || aurva uvāca || aye brahmannatrivaṃśa pautrastvaṃ jagatīpateḥ || svalpadoṣe bahutaraḥ kṛto daṇḍastvayā katham ||13|| tvajjanma śaṃkarāṃśena śiṣyastasya jagadguroḥ || vedavedāṅgavijñaśca sarvajño guṇavānsvayam || 14 || anasūyā mahāsādhvī kamalāṃśā tava prasūḥ || na jāne kena doṣeṇa tava caitādṛśī matiḥ || 15 || guṇavāñjanako yasya mātā guṇavatī satī || tayoḥ putro dayāhīno gatiḥ sūkṣmā śruteraho || 16 || mama prāṇādhikā kanyā mudā tvayi samarpitā|| mahāguṇānvitā svalpadoṣeṇa parimiśritā || 17 || vāgduṣṭāyāśca daṇḍo hi parityāgaḥ śrutau śrutaḥ || tvayā krodhādyadi tyaktā pitrā yatnena pālitā ||18|| madapatyaṃ svalpadoṣe yato bhasmīkṛtaṃ tvayā || parābhavastava mahānbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 19 || mahatāṃ kṣudrajantūnāṃ sarveṣāṃ jīvināṃ sadā || sraṣṭā pātā ca śāstā ca bhagavānkaruṇānidhiḥ || 4.25.20 || ityuktvā ca muniśreṣṭho vilapya ca punaḥ punaḥ || he'mba vatse hyayītyuktvā jagāma svālayaṃ ruṣā ||21|| gate munīndre durvāsā vilalāpa bhṛśaṃ punaḥ || jñānena vismṛtaḥ śoko babhūva dviguṇaḥ punaḥ || 22 || śokānalo hi kālena vicchinno jñānabhasmanā || bandhudarśanaśuṣkendhadānena vardhate punaḥ || || 23 || smāraṃsmāraṃ priyāṃ tatra vilapya ca punaḥpunaḥ || bodhayitvā svamātmānaṃ tapasyāyāṃ mano dadhau || 24 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ muneḥ śāpasya kāraṇam || babhūva tasya kālena duḥsahaśca parābhavaḥ || 25 || nārada uvāca || durvāsāḥ śaṃkarasyāṃśaḥ śivatulyaśca tejasā || tejasvī ko mahāneva cakāra tatparābhavam || 26 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ambarīṣo hi rājendraḥ sūryavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ || śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbhoje tanmanāḥ saṃtataṃ mune || 27 ||* na rājyeṣu na bhāryāsu na putreṣu prajāsu ca || na saṃpatsu kṣaṇaṃ cittaṃ puṇyakarmārjiṃtāsu ca || 28 || dhyāyate'harniśaṃ dharmī svante jñāne hariṃ mudā || mahājitendriyaḥ śānto viṣṇuvrataparāyaṇaḥ || 29 || ekādaśī vratarataḥ kṛṣṇapūjāsu tatparaḥ || sarvakarmasvaliptaśca kartā kṛṣṇārpiteṣu ca ||4.25.30|| sutīkṣṇaṃ ṣoḍaśāraṃ ca hareścakraṃ sudarśanam || tejasā haritulyaṃ ca sūryakoṭisamaprabham || 31 || brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānaṃ pūjitaṃ ca surāsuraiḥ || prabhuṇā rakṣitaṃ śaśvadrakṣāyai nṛpasannidhau || || 32 || ekādaśīvrataṃ kṛtvā dvādaśīdivase sati || snātvā vidhāya pūjāṃ ca kālena vidhipūrvakam ||33|| dattvā dānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ suvarṇarajatādikam || brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā ca bhojanārthamuvāsa ha || 34 || etasminnantare viprastapasvī kṣudhito mune || daṇḍī chatrī śuklavāsā bibhrattilakamuttamam || 35 || jaṭilo'tikṛśastrastaḥ śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukaḥ || tatrājagāma bhagavāndurvāsā nṛpateḥ puraḥ || 36 || sa ca dṛṣṭvā munīndraṃ tamutthāya ca praṇamya ca || dattvā pādyaṃ ca saṃprītyā svarṇasiṃhāsanaṃ dadau || 37 || tasmai dattvā ''śiṣaṃ vipraḥ samuvāsa sukhāsane || papraccha rājā taṃ prītaḥ kā''jñā te vada kāmitam || 38 || nṛpendravacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca mahāmuniḥ|| bubhukṣitasya me rājandehyannaṃ vidhipūrvakam||39|| kiṃtvaghamarṣaṇamantraṃ tu japtvā''yāmyacireṇa vai || kṣaṇaṃ pratīkṣatāṃ rājannityuktvā ca gato muniḥ || 4.25.40 || gate vipre tu rājarṣiścintāṃ prāpa duratyayām || vilokya vigataprāyāṃ dvādaśīṃ bhayasaṃyutaḥ || 41 || etasminnantare tatra samāyāntaṃ guruṃ mudā || natvā nivedya sarvaṃ tu nṛpatiḥ samuvāca ha || 42 || nāyāti muniśārdūlaḥ prayāti dvādaśī tithiḥ || saṃkaṭe'sminvidheyaṃ ca vivicya vidhipūrvakam || śīghraṃ vada muniśreṣṭha bhadrābhadraṃ ca māmiti || 43 || śrutvā nṛpoktiṃ tvaritamuvāca munipuṃgavaḥ || hitaṃ tathyaṃ ca vedoktaṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham || 44 || vaśiṣṭha uvāca || dvādaśyāṃ samatītāyāṃ trayodaśyāṃ tu pāraṇam || upavāsaphalaṃ hatvā vratinaṃ hanti niścitam || 45 || brahmahatyāsamaṃ pāpaṃ bhavettasya śrutau śrutam|| bhakṣyadravyaṃ surātulyamityāha kamalodbhavaḥ ||46|| na bhojayitvā mūḍhaścedatithiṃ samupasthitam || sa trastaḥ kṣudhito bhuṅkte kumbhīpāke vrajeddhuvam||47|| śatavarṣaṃ tatra tiṣṭhannaraścāṇḍālatāṃ vrajet || vyādhiyukto daridraśca bhavejjanmani janmani || 48 || ato'tisūkṣmaṃ kiṃ brūmo'dhunā parama saṃkaṭe || rakṣāṃ kuru dvayordharmaṃ samālokya vadāmi te ||49|| upavāsaphalaṃ rakṣa kṛṣṇasya caraṇodakam || bhuktvā śīghramapo rājaṃstadbhakṣaṇamabhakṣaṇam ||4.25.50|| ityuktvā brahmaṇaḥ putro virarāma mahāmune || bubhuje tajjalaṃ kiṃcitkṛṣṇapādāmbujaṃ smaran||51|| etasminnantare brahmannājagāma munīśvaraḥ || ciccheda kopātsarvajñaḥ svajaṭāṃ nṛpateḥ puraḥ || 52 || tataḥ samutthitaḥ śīghraṃ puruṣo'gniśikhopamaḥ || khaḍga hasto mahābhīmo rājendraṃ hantumudyataḥ ||53|| hareścakraṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā sūryakoṭisamaprabham|| ciccheda kṛtyāpuruṣaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ chettumudyatam ||54|| dṛṣṭvā sudarśanaṃ vipro dudrāva bhayavihvalaḥ || dvijaḥ paścāttaṃ dadarśa jvaladagniśikhopamam || 55 || brahmāṇḍakramaṇaṃ kṛtvā nirviṇṇo'ti bhayākulaḥ || taṃ ca matvā jagannāthaṃ brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau || 56 || trāhitrāhītyevamuktvā viveśa brahmaṇaḥ sabhām || utthāya brahmā viprendraṃ papraccha kuśalaṃ mune || 57 || sarvaṃ sa kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ mūlato vidhim || śrutvā brahmā niśaśvāsa tamuvāca bhayākulaḥ || 58 || brahmovāca || haridāsaṃ vatsa śaptuṃ gato'si kasya tejasā || rakṣitā yasya bhagavāṃstaṃ ko hantā jagattraye || 59 || kṣudrāṇāṃ mahatāṃ caiva bhaktānāṃ rakṣaṇāya ca || rarakṣa saṃtataṃ cakraṃ śrīharirbhaktavatsalaḥ || 4.25.60 || yo mūḍho vaiṣṇavaṃ dveṣṭi viṣṇuprāṇasamaṃ dvija || tasya saṃhārakartāraṃ saṃhartumīśvaro hariḥ ||61|| śīghraṃ sthānāntaraṃ gaccha vatsa trāṇaṃ na vā'dhunā || anyathā tvāṃ mayā sārdhaṃ haniṣyati sudarśanam || 62 || kiṃ brahmalokaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ dagdhuṃ śaktaṃ kṣaṇena yat || tejasā viṣṇutulyaṃ yatkenānyena nivāryate || 63 || brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā tato dudrāva brāhmaṇaḥ || trasto jagāma kailāsaṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ bhiyā || 64 || kṛpānidhāna māṃ rakṣetyuvāca śaṃkaraṃ bhiyā || na praccha kuśalaṃ sarvajño brāhmaṇaṃ śivaḥ || 65 || uvāca dīnadīneśaḥ saṃhartā jagatāṃ kṣaṇāt || sthiro bhava dvijaśreṣṭha madīyaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇu || 66 || śaṃkara uvāca || pautrastvaṃ jagatāṃ dhāturatreśca tanayo mune || vedajñātā'si sarvajña mūrkhatulyaṃ tu karma te || 67 || vedeṣu ca purāṇeṣu setihāseṣu sarvataḥ || nirūpito yaḥ sarveśastaṃ na jānāsi mūḍhavat || 68 || ahaṃ brahmā ca indraśca ādityā vasavastathā || dharmendrau ca surāḥ sarve munīndrā manavastathā ||69|| āvirbhūtāstirobhūtā yasya bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā || tasya prāṇādhikaṃ bhaktaṃ haṃsi tvaṃ kasya tejasā || 4.25.70 || ahaṃ brahmā ca kamalā durgā vāṇī ca rādhikā || na hi bhaktātparāḥ premṇā bhaktāśca sarvataḥ priyāḥ ||71|| kṣudrāṃśca mahato bhaktāñchaśvadrakṣati yatnataḥ || sarvāntarātmā bhagavāṃścakreṇa duḥsahena ca || || 72 || niyujya cakraṃ durvāryaṃ svātmatulyaṃ ca tejasā || tathā'pi na pratītiśca svayaṃ gacchati rakṣitum || 73 || svakīyaguṇa nāmnāṃ ca śravaṇādatisaṃbhramaḥ || bhaktasaṅge bhramatyeva chāyeva satataṃ hariḥ || 74 || kāntā prāṇādhikā śaśvanna hi ko'pi tato'dhikaḥ || bhaktāndveṣṭi svayaṃ sā cettūrṇaṃ tyajati tāṃ prabhuḥ || 75 || sarveṣāṃ ca priyā viprāḥ svaśarīrādapi dvija || brāhmaṇebhyaḥ priyā bhaktāḥ prāṇebhyaśca harerapi || 76 || īśvarasya priyaḥ ko vā'priyaḥ ko vā jagattraye || yaḥ śiṣṭastaṃ bhajecchaśvaddhyāyate satataṃ sadā || 77 || mahati pralaye brahmanbrahmaṇḍaughe jalaplute || na tatra nāśo bhaktānāṃ sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati || 78 || bhaja brāhmaṇa govindaṃ smara tasya padāmbujam || sarvāpado vinaśyanti śrīhareḥ smaraṇādapi || 79 || vraja śīghraṃ ca vaikuṇṭhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaḥ śaraṇaṃ tava || dāsyatyevābhayaṃ tubhyaṃ karuṇāsāgaro vibhuḥ || 4.25.80 || etasminnantare vyāptaṃ kailāsaṃ cakratejasā || yathā ca sūryakiraṇaiḥ supradīptaṃ mahītalam || 81 || dagdhā jvālākarālaiśca sarve kailāsavāsinaḥ || trāhi trāhītyevamuktvā śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ || 82 || dṛṣṭvā cakraṃ durviṣahaṃ śaṃkaraḥ karuṇānidhiḥ || pārvatyā saha saṃprītyā brāhmaṇāyāśiṣaṃ dadau || 83 || tejaḥ satyaṃ tapaḥ satyaṃ yadi ceccirasaṃcitam || kṛtāparādho bhītaśca dvijo bhavatu vijvaraḥ || 84 || pārvatyuvāca || yatprabhormama puṇyeṣu brāhmaṇaḥ śaraṇāgataḥ || mamāśiṣā mahābhītyā śīghraṃ bhavatu vijvaraḥ || 85|| ityevamuktvā kṛpayā virarāma śivā śivaḥ || muniḥ praṇamya deveśaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau || 86 || gatvā vaikuṇṭhabhavanaṃ manoyāyī munīśvaraḥ || dṛṣṭvā sudarśanaṃ paścādviveśāntaḥpuraṃ hareḥ || 87 || dadarśa śrīhariṃ vipro ratnasiṃhāsanasthitam || śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadharaṃ pītāmbaraṃ param || 88 || śyāmaṃ caturbhujaṃ śāntaṃ lakṣmīkāntaṃ manoharam || ratnālaṃkāraśobhāḍhyaṃ ratnamālāvibhūṣitam || 89 || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram || sadratnasāraracitaṃ kirīṭojjvalaśekharam || 4.25.90 || pārṣadapravarendraiśca sevitaṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ || padmāsevitapādābja sarasvatyā stutaṃ puraḥ || 91 || sunandanandakumudapracaṇḍādibhirāvṛtam || guṇānuvādaṃ gāyantaṃ tantraiḥ paśyantamīpsitam || 92 || evaṃbhūtaṃ prabhuṃ dṛṣṭvā daṇḍavatpraṇanāma ca || tuṣṭāva sāmavedoktastotreṇa parameśvaram || 93 || || durvāsā uvāca || || trāhi māṃ kamalākānta trāhi māṃ karuṇānidhe || dīnabandho'tidīneśa karuṇāsāgara prabho || 94 || vedavedāṅgasaṃsraṣṭurvidhātuśca svayaṃ vidhe || mṛtyormṛtyuḥ kālakāla trāhi māṃ saṃkaṭārṇave || 95 || saṃhārakartuḥ saṃhāraḥ sarveśaḥ sarvakāraṇaḥ || mahāviṣṇutarorbījaṃ rakṣa māṃ bhavasāgare || 96 || śaraṇāgataśokārtabhayatrāṇaparāyaṇa || bhagavannava māṃ bhītaṃ nārāyaṇa namo'stu te || 97 || vedeṣvādyaṃ ca yadvastu vedāḥ stotuṃ na ca kṣamāḥ || sarasvatī jaḍībhūtā kiṃ stuvanti vipaścitaḥ || || 97 || śeṣaḥ sahasravaktreṇa yaṃ stotuṃ jaḍatāṃ vrajet || pañcavaktro jaḍībhūto jaḍībhūtaścaturmukhaḥ || 99 || śrutayaḥ smṛtikartāro vāṇī cetstotumakṣamā || ko'haṃ vipraśca vedajñaḥ śiṣyaḥ kiṃ staumi mānada || 4.25.100 || manūnāṃ ca mahendrāṇāmaṣṭāviṃśatime gate || divāniśaṃ yasya vidheraṣṭottaraśatāyuṣaḥ || 101 || tasya pāto bhavedyasya cakṣurunmīlanena ca || tamanirvacanīyaṃ ca kiṃ staumi pāhi māṃ prabho || 102 || ityevaṃ stavanaṃ kṛtvā papāta caraṇāmbuje || nayanāmbujanīreṇa siṣeca bhayavihvalaḥ ||103|| durvāsasā kṛtaṃ stotraṃ hareśca paramātmanaḥ || puṇyadaṃ sāmavedoktaṃ jaganmaṅgalanāmakam || 104 || yaḥ paṭhetsaṃkaṭagrasto bhaktiyuktaśca saṃyataḥ || nārāyaṇastaṃ kṛpayā śīghramāgatya rakṣati || 105 || rājadvāre śmaśāne ca kārāgāre bhayākule || śatrugraste dasyubhītau hiṃsrajantusamanvite || || 106|| veṣṭite rājasainyena magne pote mahārṇave|| stotrasmaraṇamātreṇa mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 107 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte durvāsasā kṛtaṃ śrīkṛṣṇastotraṃ samāptam || nārāyaṇa uvāca || muneśca stavanaṃ śrutvā bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ || prahasyovāca madhuraṃ pīyūṣavṛṣṭivanmudā || 108 || śrībhagavānuvāca || uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te bhaviṣyati vareṇa me || kiṃ tu me vacanaṃ nityaṃ śṛṇu satyaṃ sukhāvaham || 109 || anyeṣāṃ ca bhavejjñānaṃ śrutvā śāstraṃ satāṃ mukhāt || svamūrtimanti śāstrāṇi bhavetsantaścaranti hi || 4.25.110 || karma vedaviruddhaṃ ca sarveṣāmatigarhitam || karoti vidvāṃścejjñātvā sa ca jīvanmṛtādhikaḥ || 111 || purāṇeṣu ca vedeṣu cetihāseṣu brāhmaṇa || vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca mahimā śrutaḥ sarvaiśca sarvataḥ ||112|| ahaṃ prāṇā vaiṣṇavānāṃ mama prāṇāśca vaiṣṇavāḥ || tāneva dveṣṭi yo mūḍho mamāsūnāṃ ca hiṃsakaḥ || 113 || putrānpautrānkalatrāṃśca rājyaṃ lakṣmīṃ vihāya ca || dhyāyante satataṃ ye māṃ ko me tebhyaḥ paraḥ priyaḥ || || 114 || parā bhaktānna me prāṇā na ca lakṣmīrna śaṅkaraḥ || na bhāratī na ca brahmā na durgā na gaṇeśvaraḥ || 115 || na brāhmaṇā na vedāśca na vedajananī parā || na gopī na ca gopālā na rādhā praṇataḥ priyāḥ ||116|| ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ satyaṃ sāraṃ ca vāstavam || na praśaṃsāparaṃ teṣāṃ te ca prāṇādhikāḥ priyāḥ || 117 || māṃ dviṣanti ca ye mūḍhā jñānahīnāśca vañcitāḥ || ātmānaṃ ye na jānanti te yānti nirayaṃ ciram ||118|| ye dviṣanti ca madbhaktānprāṇānāmadhikaṃ priyān|| teṣāṃ śāstā tvahaṃ tūrṇaṃ paratra nirayaṃ ciram || 119 || prabhāvo'haṃ ca sarveṣāmīśvaraḥ paripālakaḥ|| na ca vyāpī svatantro'haṃ bhaktādhīno divāniśam||4.25.120|| goloke vā'tha vaikuṇṭhe dvibhujaṃ ca caturbhujam || rūpamātramidaṃ śaśvatprāṇā me bhaktasannidhau || 121 || yaduktaṃ bhaktadattaṃ ca bhakṣaṇīyaṃ ca tanmama || abhakṣyaṃ dravyamanyena dattaṃ cedamṛtopamam || 122 || aṃbarīṣaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ nirīhaṃ tamahiṃsakam || kathaṃ haṃsi dayāśīlaṃ sarvaprāṇihite ratam || 123 || dayāṃ kurvaṃti ye santaḥ satataṃ sarvajantuṣu || tāndviṣanti ca ye mūḍhāsteṣāṃ hantā'hameva ca ||124|| bhaktānāṃ hiṃsakaṃ śatrumahaṃ rakṣitumakṣamaḥ|| ambarīṣālayaṃ gaccha sa tvāṃ rakṣitumīśvaraḥ || 125 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || idaṃ vākyaṃ ca tacchrutvā brāhmaṇo bhayavihvalaḥ || viṣaṇṇamānasastasthau smarankṛṣṇapadāmbujam ||126|| etasminnantare brahmā bhavānyā saha śaṃkaraḥ || dharmaścendrādayo devā ājagmurmunipuṅgavāḥ||| || 127 || praṇamya tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve paramātmānamīśvaram || pulakāñcitasarvāṅgā bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharāḥ || 128 || brahmovāca || svātmasvarūpa nirlipta bhaktānugrahakātara || bhaktāparādhajanakaṃ rakṣa brāhmaṇapuṅgavam || 129 || mahādeva uvāca || dīnabandho jagannātha nāyaṃ vipro jagadbahiḥ || kṛtāparādhaṃ dīnaṃ ca pāhīmaṃ śaraṇāgatam || 4.25.130 || pārvatyuvāca || bhakta evāṃbarīṣaste na dvijā na surā vayam || sarveṣāmīśvarastvaṃ ca rakṣa vipraṃ kṛtāgasam || 131 || dharma uvāca || sarveṣāṃ janakastvaṃ ca pātā daṇḍakṛdīśvaraḥ|| śiśuhetoḥ śiśuṃ hanti pitetyevaṃ kutaḥ prabho || 132 || iṃdra uvāca || kṛpayā samatā śaśvatsarveṣu jīviṣu prabho || aparādhaphalaṃ bhūtamadhunā pātumarhasi || 133 || rudra uvāca || śāntiṃ kartuṃ samucitamucitaṃ sāṃprataṃ kuru || kṛtakuṇṭhasya mūlasya pālanaṃ kartumarhasi || 134 || dikpāla uvāca || kṛtāparādhaṃ vipraṃ ca chettumarhasi na śrutau || aparādhaśamaṃ kṛtvā sadā pāti sadīśvaraḥ || 135 || grahā ūcuḥ || yo dveṣṭi vaiṣṇavaṃ mūḍhastaṃ ruṣṭā sarvadevatāḥ || pīḍāṃ kurmo vayaṃ śaśvatpaścāttvaṃ pātumarhasi || 136 || munaya ūcuḥ || nātha vipre parābhūte sarve jīvanmṛtā vayam || daṇḍaṃ vidhātumekasya bhavellajjā svajātiṣu || 137 || atriruvāca || tvayaiva dattaḥ putro me krodhī tvatsevakaḥ sadā || na kaṃ bibheti trailokye tejasvī tejasā tava || 138 || lakṣmīruvāca || kṣamāparādhaṃ bhagavan brāhmaṇaṃ śaraṇāgatam || stuvanti deva viprāśca na vipraṃ hantumarhasi || 139 || sarasvatyuvāca || bodhayiṣyāmi devānāṃ janakaṃ kāmadaṃ śrutim || bhagavansvāmī sarveṣāṃ sarvāṃśca pātumarhasi || 4.25.140 || pārṣadā ūcuḥ || bhavataḥ smṛtimātreṇa sarveṣāṃ sarvamaṅgalam || bhavetsarvāpado yānti pāhīmaṃ śaraṇāgatam || 141 || nartakā ūcuḥ || dāridryabhaṃjana vayaṃ bhikṣukāstava saṃtatam || bhikṣāṃ naḥ sāṃprataṃ dehi paritrāṇaṃ dvijasya ca || 142 || eteṣāṃ stavanaṃ śrutvā prabhuḥ śaraṇavatsalaḥ || prahasyovāca vacanaṃ sarvasantoṣakāraṇam || 143 || śrībhagavānuvāca || sarve śṛṇuta madvākyaṃ nītiyuktaṃ sukhāvaham|| viprarakṣāṃ kariṣyāmi yuṣmākamājñayā dhruvam ||144|| kiṃ tvayaṃ yātu vaikuṇṭhādambarīṣālayaṃ punaḥ || karotu pāraṇaṃ tatra rājñaḥ suprītaye muniḥ || 145 || viprastasyātithirbhūtvā nirdoṣaṃ śaptumudyataḥ || sudarśanaṃ tu taṃ rakṣyaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ hantumudyatam ||146|| pūrṇaṃ varṣamayaṃ bhīto bhramatyeva bhuvaṃ mudā || upavāsī sa rājendraḥ sastrīkaśca śucā'nvitaḥ ||147|| tato'hamupavāsī ca bhaktopavāsakāraṇāt || stanāndhaṃ bālakaṃ dṛṣṭvā na bhuṅkte jananī yathā || 148 || mamāśiṣā muniśreṣṭhaḥ sadyo bhavatu vijvaraḥ || pathi tatrāsya hiṃsāṃ ca maccakraṃ na kariṣyati || 149 || ahamevādya niścintaḥ sukhaṃ bhokṣyāmi niścitam || bhaktadattaṃ ca yadvastu prītyā kṛtvā sudhopamam ||4.25.150|| lakṣmīdattaṃ ca yaddravyaṃ na cāhaṃ bhoktumīśvaraḥ || vinā bhaktapradānena na tṛptiṃ dātumīśvaraḥ || || 151 || he munīndra mahāprājña gaccha vatsa nṛpālayam || sarve devāśca devyaśca gacchantu munayo gṛham ||152|| ityuktvā śrīharistūrṇaṃ yayau svāntaḥpuraṃ mudā || yayuḥ sarve mudā yuktāḥ praṇamya jagadīśvaram || 153 || brāhmaṇaśca manoyāyī jagāma nṛpamandiram || sudarśanaṃ ca taccakraṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham || 154 || upoṣya vatsaraṃ rājā śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukaḥ || siṃhāsanasthaḥ purato dadarśa munipuṅgavam || 155 || utthāya saṃbhramātsadyaḥ praṇamya sādaraṃ mudā || bhojayitvā tu miṣṭānnaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ bubhuje svayam || 156 || bhuktvā tuṣṭo dvijaśreṣṭho yuyuje paramāśiṣam || jagāma svālayaṃ tūrṇaṃ praśaśaṃsa punaḥpunaḥ || 157 || uvāca pathi viprendro manasā vismayākulaḥ|| māhātmyaṃ durlabhamaho vaiṣṇavānāmiti dvijaḥ || 158 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde munimo kṣaṇaprastāvo nāma pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 25 ||
English translation
DurvasS relieved of Sudar^ana-cakra Narada said- O Brahman, I have listened to the extremely astonishing story of the lord which provides prosperity, the narration of the story from your mouth appeared quite impressive.
O best of the sages, after the death of the daughter of the sage how did the sage Aurva react. What did he do after that you kindly tell Narayana said- At tnat^ point of time Aurva was performing tapas al the bank of river SarasvatT. The upper gankent of the girl was carried by the wind and was dropped on the sage With the falling of the costume of his daughter the sage using his divine sight come to knew everything about the demise of his daughter.
He was than filled with grief and in that condition he rushed to the abode of Durvasa and the tears from his eyes started dropping on the Feeling disgusted, he reached the hermitage of the sage and uttered, "O daughter Kandall." Thus he Uttered her name again and again.
Recognising the voice of his father-in-law Durvasa was upset with terror and coming out of his hermitage he fell at the feet of Aurva.
Bowing at the feet of his father-in-law, started wailing with grief Me than narrated the entire episode to the sage from beginning to end. On hearing it, the sage Aurva fell on the ground unconscious. In spite of his being so learned a sage, he lay there fainted like a dead person, Finding him looking dead Durvasa apprehended danger and by making strenuous efforts he made the sage to regain consciousness.
ThrnzT viHrg^ra t gT:fTgmTT;i On regaining consciousness found the grief and terror-stricken son-in-law who was standing bowing before him and crying with his eyes filled with tears which had turned red like the red lotus flower. At that point of time the s^e Aiuwa was trembling in anger and his lips we were Aurva said- O Brahman, you are bom of the race of Atri and are the grandson of BrahmS; you have for a petty fault pronounced such a great punishment of my daughter.
You were bom of the athsa of ^iva and you happen to be his pupil as well as who is the teacher of the universe. You are yourself well- versed is Vedic and post-Vedic literature possessing all the qualities.
AnasQya who was bom out of the ath^a of happens to be your mother. I do not know for what reason you have this type of Mg i g pn Pa f d i The one whose father is virtuous and the mother is an immensely chaste lady full of all the virtues, their sons can be so heartless it has been provided in the Vedas. 1 had wedded my daughter who was dearer to me than my life and had all the virtues except one blemish.
Even in the Vedas it has been provided to disown a wife who is foul spoken. In case you had disowned man and she could have been brought up the father but in spite of that your reduced my daughter to ashes. Therefore you have to meet with great humiliation. There is no doubt about it.
All the creatures of the world are created, maintain and destroyer while the lord who is all Tlius Speaking the sage started wailing again and again uttering the name of his daughter he went back to his abode.
gghr gT:i After the departure of the sage Aurva, DurvSsa lamented again and again. Getting deprived of the divine knowledge, his grief went on The grief like the fire in due course of time, gets extinguished with the application of the divine knowledge but by meeting with the close relatives it goes on increasing like putting the dry-wood in the fire.
Recollecting his wife again and again, he lamented continuously. He somehow got himself composed again and devoted himself towards Thus I have narrated to you the cause of the course of time Durvasa had to fgce unbearable NSrada said- DurvSsa was bom out of the amsa of Siva, was illustrious like him by how could such a great ascetic be put to disgrace.
Narayana said- O sage, the king AnibarTsa was bom in solar race. He devoted his mind always at the lotus-like feet of lord Krsna. He never cared much about his merit earned by performing the Throughout the day and night while sleeping or awake, he always recited the nante of the lord quite happily. He was self-control led, pleasant and performed all the vratas for lord Visnu.
He has been performing Ekadasl-vrata, adoring lord Kr^na and performing all the The Sudardana-cakra of Krspa having sixteen spokes was as illustrious as lord Hari himself, having the lustre of crores of sons and was adored by Brahma and otter gods. The lord entrusted the protection of king Ambarl§a to Sudarsana-cakra which always hovered round Once the king after performing the Ekadasl- vrata performed the usual pujd on the next day and distributed gold and silver to the Brahmanas as serving them with food. While all the Brahmanas were taking food in the meantime the sage DurvSsa also arrived there who was quite hungry holding a davida and an umbrella, clad in white garments, with his forehead fainted with tilakam and wearing the matted locks of hair on the head. He was quite lean and thin but terror stricken. His throat, lips and palate had dried up.
O sage, the king finding the sage having arrived in his abode got up and welcomed him and after washing his feet with the water contained in the golden pitcher, he seated him on the golden lion-throne. The sage Durvasa also blessed him variously and took his seat. The king than asked lovingly to the sage, "What is your command for me? You Spell out your desire.".
On hearing this, the sage said, O king I am suffering from hunger and you serve me with M 3 <-ttHraf9T5Rft iipi 3T??mi3i sRUra 8'i'i;?n riw:i I am just coming reciting the Aghamarsana mantra. Therefore you should wait for me for a moment. Thus speaking the sage left the place.
After the departure of the BrShmana, the king felt extremely worried, the Dvadasl-tithi was coming to an end and as such he was afraid. In the meantime his teacher arrived there. The king bowed in reverence to him and told him everything and asked, O sage, the sage Durvasa has not returned so far and the Dvadasl-tithi is coming to end. What could be done in such a difficult time. You kindly think over it and let me know about the future course of action.
Listening to the words of the kingj the best of the sages spoke to the king, the beneficial and truthful words which were according to the provision of the Vedas and were beneficial in Vasistha said- In case the fast is broken on the thirteenth day of the moon, after the lapse of the twelfth days, the merit of the fasting is lost and the one who performs the vrata also has to face m fdgjK?g i u4Wdi g^i Besides he earns the sin of Brahmahatyd. This has been ordained in the Vedas, the eatables become like wine. In case he consumes food I without offering the same to the guest, who had already arrived and he has to fall in the kumbhipdka hell. Where he has to dwell for a hundred years and than has to be bom as a suffering from all ailment and poverty.
Therefore at this time of danger what type of secret talk can I reveal to you. You are to protect the dharma of both. Keeping this in view I tell By sipping the water of the lord Krsna's feet you save the merit of fasting. O king, you therefore consume the water, the sipping of the water of the feet of lord Krsna cannot be treated as the good. O great sage, thus speaking Vasist ha, the son of Brahma kept quiet and the king with his mind, at the lotus-like feet of lord Krsna, sipped the water of the feet of lord Krsna.
O Brahman, in the meantime the sage Durvasa arrived there. The all knowing sage got enraged and he plucked a lock of hair, out of which an illustrious person having the lustre of the fire flame appeared, he was terrible to look at and was holding a sword in his hand. He got ready to kill the king Ambarl§a.
At the sight of the terrific person, the Sudarsana-cakra of lord Krsna got activated and it cut-off the head of the terrific person created by Durvasa and got ready to kill Durvasa also.
At the sight of Sudarsana-cakra, the sage Durvasa felt terrified and fled from the place followed by the Sudarsana-cakra illumining like the burning flames.
here. Otherwise this Sudarsana-cakra will kill me also along with you.
He was completely upset and went round the globe. Feeling tired he went to the abode of Brahma and took refuge with him. He uttered, sage, save me." Thus speaking he entered the court of Brahma. Brahma got up from a seat and enquired about his welfare.
Durvasa narrated to him the entire episode from beginning to end. On hearing this Brahma took a deep sigh and getting upset with fear, spoke to him.
Brahma said- O son, on what base did you venture to pronounce a curse on a devotee of lord Visnu? One who is protected by the lord, no one can cause harm to him in the three worlds.
The devotees are the beloved of lord Hari and for the protection of his devotees, the cakra has been deputed.
O Brahmana, the one who feels envious of the devotees of lord Visnu who are dearer to him like his own life are the one who tries to harm them is destroyed by lord Hari.
O son, therefore you leave this place and go to some distant place because you cannot be saved The Sudarsana-cakra which can destroy the Brahmaloka and the globe in a moment and the one which is as illumining as Visnu himself, who can prevent it.
On hearing the words of Brahma sage Durvasa getting terrified, left the place and arrived at Kailasa and said to Siva, "O merciful one, you protect me." The all-knowledgeable Siva did not enquire from Durvasa about his welfare.
Lord Siva who happens to be the protector of the down-trodden and the people in misery and can destroy all the lokas in a moment, said to Durvasa, "O best of Brahmana, be stable and listen to my words."
Siva said- You happen to be the grandson of Brahma and the son of sage Atri. You are all- knowledgeable, well-versed in the Vedas but your actions are like fools.
The one who has been described as the lord of all in the Vedas, Puranas and historical Annals you are not aware of him like a fool.
W ^ OTfijrm cl w warn With the playfully frowning of whom, myself Brahma, Indra, Adityas, Vasus, Dhannendra all the gods, the sages, the Manus are bom and destroyed; his devotees are dearer to him than all the creatures on earth. By whose lustre you were going to kill the king?.
Even myself Brahma, Laksmi, Durga, Sarasvatl and Radhika are not equated by word with his devotees. He likes his devotees the best Therefore, the lord who happens to be the soul of all protects his devotees with the cakra making much efforts. He does not depend even the terrible cakra which has been deputed for the protection of his devotees and on the other hand, he himself goes for their protection.
Listening to his qualities and the name, the lord at once follows his devotee like the shadow and moves after him.
Their spouses are dearer to him than their lives. No one is beyond him but they also feel envious of the devotees. In that case the lord disowns him as well.
O sage, the Brahmanas are dear or to the lord than his own body but the devotees are dearer to him than the Brahmanas; they are dearer to him than his life.
Who is dear to the lord in the three worlds and who is otherwise but the noble people are always adored by him, O Brahmana, at the time of great dissolution when everything submerges in the water even than his devotees are never destroyed.
O Brahman, you recite the prayer of Govinda and devote your mind at his lotus-like feet. All the dangers disappear with the reciting of the name of the lord.
You at once proceed to Vaikuntha and you can take refuge there the all merciful lord will surely provide you protection.
In the meantime the entire mount Kailasa was filled with the tejas of Sudarsana-cakra like the rays of the sun.
All the people of Kailasa felt the burning heat of Sudarsana-cakra and praising for protection arrived to take refuge with Siva. Finding that unbearable cakra, the compassionate Siva together with Parvatl blessed Brahmana variously and pronounced a boon on him. "In case her tejas is true and the tapas earned by her since long is also true then the Brahmana, in spite of his performing a sin should be freed from the suffering from the same.".
Parvatl said- "This Brahmana has arrived to take refuge at the feet of my lord. Let him be relieved of all the danger with my blessing."
Parvatl after speaking these words kept; quiet with Siva and the sage bowing in reverence to Siva, the lord of the gods; proceeded towards Vaikuntha for taking refuge., The sage Durvasa who could move with the speed of mind, reached Vaikuntha and finding the Sudarsana-cakra following him, he entered the inner apartment.
He found lord Hari seated on a gem-studded lion throne holding samkha, cakra, padma and gadd, clad in yellow lower garment, having a dark-complexion, four arms, peaceful, lord of LaksmT, quite pleasant, adorned with gem- studded ornaments and the garland of gems and wearing serene smile on the face. The one who bestowed his grace on his devotees, having his head adorned with the Mrtta crown and being served by two chowry, bearer, holding white fly- whisks. LaksmI was serving at his lotus-like feet while Sarasvatl was praising him. He was surrounded by Sunanda, Nanda, Kumuda, Pracanda and other attendants surrounded him.
He was looking at his devotees who were engaged in devotion for the lord.
Finding such a lord there DurvasS bowed in reverence to him and catered prayer to the lord with the stotra, contained in the Samaveda.
Durvasa said- O lord of LaksmI, you save me, O ocean of mercy, you protect me; you are lord of the down-trodden and those who are in great misery. You are ocean of compassion and the lord, you are the creator of the Vedas and post- Vedic literature, beside your day being the universe and the preserver of the universe as well. You are death for the death and Kala for the Kala, you protect me from the ocean of You are the killer of those who indulge in killings. You are the lord and the cause of all, you are the seed of victory of MahSvispu and you protect me from the ocean of the universe. O lord, you relieve me I have come to take refuge with you suffering from danger. You always protect those who take refuge in you. You protect me since I am in danger. O NSrayapa, I bow you again and again.
The one who has been declared to be all sovereign in the Vedas and the glory of whom is beyond the recitation of the Vedas and Sarasvati also stands there like a dumb person, than how can ether intellectuals, praise him. Sesa with all the thousand hoods finds himself non-pulsed while offering prayer to you. Even the five-faced Siva becomes motionless and the four-faced Brahma has to keep quiet, the srutis and smrtis and Sarasvati are not competent enough to praise you. How can an ordinary person like me offered prayer to your O lord, I am well-versed in the Vedas and also the pupil of those who are well- versed in the Vedas, still I don't have the competence to offer prayer to you.
The one whose one day is counted with the age of twenty-eight Manus and Mahendra, the same creator remain alive for hundred and eight years. But even when they also fall only than you wink for a while. Thus the lord who is beyond description, how can I praise him. O lord, you protect me.
Thus praising the lord, Durvasa fell on his lotus-Iike feet and overwhelmed with fear, he started wetting his feet with his tears.
The stotra composed by Durvasa as prescribed in Samaveda is quite auspicious and create prosperity even in deserted places.
The one who recites the same at the time of danger and practices it the lord Narayana arrived to protect him gracefully.
In the royal court cremation ground, the prison in danger, getting surrounded by the enemies, while facing the wild animals, getting surrounded by the royal array and while at the time of the sinking of the ship in the great ocean whosoever recited this stotra he gets relieved of the danger. There is no doubt about it.
Narayana said- Listening to the prayer of the sage, the lord who bestowed his grace on the devotees smiled for a moment and spoke nectar¬ like words in sweet voice.
The lord said- Get up O sage, you will meet with welfare with my boon. But you listen to my truthful and pleasant words, By listening to the scriptures from the mouth of the noble people even the lay-men achieve knowledge. The scripture travel in the form of the noble people everywhere.
When an intellectual having all the wisdom acts against the Vedas, he can be termed as dead even when he be still alive.
O Brahmana, in the Puranas, Vedas and the historical treatises, the glory of Vaisnavas has been highlighted which has been heard by one and all variously.
I am the life of Vaisnavas and Vaisnavas happen to be my life. Therefore whosoever is envious of them, the foot indulges in her time me with the same.
The one who devotes his mind towards me disregarding his sons, grandsons, spouses, kingdom and riches no one is dearer to me than such a person. There is no one greater on earth for me than my devotees and in comparison to them LaksmI, ^iva, Sarasvatl, Brahma, Durga, Cowherdesses and all others of no consequence.
Thus I have spoken to you truthfully, which is the gist in reality. I have not exaggerated anything for praising my devotees, who are dearer to me than my life.
Such of the foolish and unwise people who are envious of me and are not aware of themselves, they have to fall in the hell for a long-time and those who are envious of my devotees, who are dearer to me than my life, I at once punish them and beyond life they have to suffer in the hell for I am the cause of everyone and the lord besides being the preserver of all but still I am not independent. I am always influenced by my In the Goloka, I appear in two-armed and in Vaikuntha, I appear as four-armed one. I have only symbolical appearance in Goloka and Vaikuntha but actually I always remain with ray I consume everything whatever is offered to me by my devotees but even if the nectar is offered by a non-believer to me, it is not acceptable to me.
The king Ambarlsa happens to be the best of the kings who is unattached, believes in Ahimsa, quite compassionate one and loves all the creatures. Why do you intend to kill such a noble person? The noble people who are compassionate to the creatures and such of the people who are envious of them, I destroy them.
I am completely helpless in protecting those who are inimical to my devotees. Therefore, you approach Ambarlsa who will surely protect you.
NSrayana said- On listening to the words of the lord, the Brahmanas was upset and with the disturbed mind he got upreciting the name of In the meantime Brahma, Siva with P^atl, Dhrama, the moon besides the sages also arrived Overwhelming with the devotion of the lord, they bowed in reverence and started praising Brahma said- O self illumining lord, you are uninvolved and always show mercy on your devotees, therefore you kindly protect this Brahmana, who has committed a sin against your Siva said- O compassionate on the down¬ trodden, you are the lord of the universe and this Brahmana, does not remain out of it. Therefore you protect this sinful and meek Brahmana, who has come to take refuge in you.
Parvatl said- Ambarlsa happens to be your devotee. The Brahmanas, the gods all of us are also your devotees; you happen to be the lord of all therefore you protect the sinful Brahmana.
Dharma said- O lord, you happen to be the creator of all, preserver and the one who punishes everyone. But where has it been provided that the father would kill one child for the sake of other.
Indra said- O lord, you are compassionate always to all the creatures. He has already suffered for his sin. You kindly protect him now.
Rudra said- whatever will be done by you to make him peaceful it would be quite appropriate; now you save this handicapped fool.
Dikpala said- It is unheard in the Vedas that a sinful Brahmana should be killed. The lord always maintains the people after forgiving for them their sins.
The planets said- The one who is envious of the Vaisnavas, the gods also get annoyed with the fool. We people always punish him variously and thereafter protect him.
The sages said- O lord, at the humiliation of this Brahmana we people feel like dead while still alive. By finding one getting humiliated, the others of the same race feel ashamed.
Atri said- You had bestowed a son like this, who is full of anger but always serves at your feet. Because of his illumining with your tejas, he does not care for anyone in the three worlds.
LaksmI said- O lord, you forgive the Brahmapa who has come to take refuge with you, all the gods and the Brahmapas are praying you. You please don't coirunit the sin of Sarasvatl said- O lord, you are the creator of the Vedas and fulfil the desires of all; I shall speak to you about a sruti according to which you happen to be his protector and therefore you should protect him.
The creator said- With the reciting of your name everyone meets prosperity and all the misfortimes disappear; therefore you please protect this person who has come to take refuge with you.
Nartaka said-0 lord of the removal of poverty, we had always been begging from you.
Therefore you bestow the alms in the form of the protection of this Brahmana.
On hearing the words of all the gods, the lord smiled and spoke the words satisfying everyone.
The lord said- All of you should listen to my appropriate words which will bestow pleasure.
At your command now I protect the BrShmana.
But this Brahmana should go from Vaikuntha to the house of Ambarisa and he should pray to the king for his pleasure.
This Brahmapa being the guest of the king was about to pronounce a curse on him without any rhyme or reason. Because of that this Sudarsana-cakra got activated for the killing of this Brahinapa.
The terrified Brahmana has been roaming around the world for a year and since than the king Ambarisa is fasting with his wife.
Because of the fasting of my devotees, I am also fasting. As the mother finding her infant fasting she herself does not take the food, I am facing the same situation.
With my blessing, the great sage will be pleased and on the way, my cakra will not harm Whatever is given to me by the devotees with devotion, I accept it like nectar and consume it with pleasure.
Unless a devotee of mine offers me something, I do not consume anything offered to me even by LaksmI and LaksmI is also unable to offer me anything unless it is given by the O best of the sages, O people of great wisdom, O son, you go to the king's palace and all other gods and the goddesses should go back to their Thus speaking lord Hari went back to his abode and all the people bowing at the feet of the lord went back to their respective homes.
The Brahmana who could move with the speed of the mind, at once reached the house of the king followed by the cakra illumining like crores of suns.
Because of his fasting for one year, the throat, lips and palate of the king had dried up, seated on his throne he found the sage approaching him.
The king suddenly got up and delightfully bowed before the Brahmana, served him food and thereafter he himself took food.
Getting satisfied with the food, he blessed him immensely praising the king. Thereafter, he than left for his abode; the Brahmana was surprised in his mind saying the glory of the Vaisnavas is beyond our reach.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 123503 (2017-09-30T04:19:45Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1059–n1071: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1059/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.