Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 51
Sourceश्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। नारायणांशो भगवान्स्वयं धन्वन्तरिर्महान् ।। पुरा समुद्रमथने समुत्तस्थौ महोदधेः ।। १।। सर्ववेदेषु निष्णातो मंत्रतन्त्रविशारदः ।। शिष्यो हि वैनतेयस्य शङ्करस्योपशिष्यकः ।। ।। २ ।। शिष्याणां च सहस्रेण गतः कैलासमीश्वरि ।। ददर्श तक्षकं मार्गे लेलिहानं भयानकम् ।। ३ ।। लक्षनागैः परिवृतं शूलतुल्यं विषोल्बणम् ।। भोक्तुं कोपात्समायांतमेवं दृष्ट्वा जहास च ।। ४ ।। दम्भी धन्वन्तरेः शिष्यो धृत्वा तक्षकमुल्बणम् ।। मंत्रेण जृंभितं कृत्वा निर्विषं तं चकार ह ।। ५ ।। अमूल्यं मणिरत्नं च जहार मस्तके स्थितम् ।। करेण भ्रामयित्वा च प्रेरयामास दूरतः।। ।। ६ ।। निश्चेष्टस्तक्षकस्तस्थौ तत्र मार्गे यथा मृतः ।। गणा निवेदनं चकुर्गत्वा वासुकिसन्निधिम् ।।७।। वासुकिस्तत्समाकर्ण्य प्रज्वलन्नतिकोपतः ।। सर्पान्प्रस्थापयामासासंख्यांश्चैव विषोल्बणान् ।। ८ ।। सर्पसेनाग्रणीनां च मुख्यान्पञ्च विशारदान् ।। द्रोणकालीयकर्कोटपुण्डरीकधनंजयान् ।। ९ ।। सर्वे नागाः समाजग्मुर्यत्र धन्वन्तरिः स्वयम् ।। भयमापुः शिष्यगणा दृष्ट्वा नागानसंख्यकान् ।। 4.51.१० ।। नागनिश्वासवातेन सर्वे शिष्या मृता इव।। निश्चेष्टा ज्ञानरहिताः शेरते धरणीतले ।। ११ ।। धन्वन्तरिश्च भगवान्पीयूषवर्षणेन च ।। जीवयामास शिष्यांश्च मंत्रेण च गुरुं स्मरन्।। १२ ।। चेतनां कारयित्वा च शिष्याणां च जगद्गुरुः ।। चकार जृंभितं मन्त्रैः सर्पसंघं विषोल्बणम् ।। १३ ।। सर्वे बभूवुर्निश्चेष्टा जृंभितास्ते मृता इव ।। कोऽपि नालं ततो देवि वार्तां दातुं गणेषु च ।। १४ ।। वासुकिर्बुबुधे सर्वं सर्वज्ञः सर्वसंकटम् ।। आजुहाव जगद्गौरीं भगिनीं ज्ञानरूपिणीम् ।। १५ ।। वासुकिरुवाच ।। मनसे त्वं समागच्छ नागान्रक्षातिसङ्कटात् ।। जगत्त्रये महाभागे पूजा तव भविष्यति।। १६ ।। वासुकेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्योवाच कन्यका ।। वाक्यपीयूषतुल्यं च विनयावनतस्थिता ।। १७ ।। मनसोवाच ।। नागेन्द्र शृणु मद्वाक्यं यास्यामि समरं प्रति ।। भद्राभद्रं दैवसाध्यं करिष्यामि यथोचितम् ।। १८ ।। तं शत्रुं संहरिष्यामि लीलया समरस्थले ।। अहं यं निहनिष्यामि तं को रक्षितुमीश्वरः ।। १९ ।। यदि ब्रह्मादयो देवाः समायान्ति रणस्थले ।। तथापि तव शत्रुं च प्रजेष्यामि न संशयः।।4.51.२०।। गुरुर्मे भगवाञ्छेषः सिद्धमन्त्रं च दत्तवान् ।। नारायणस्य जगतामीशस्य परमाद्भुतम् ।। २१ ।। बिभर्मि कवचं कण्ठे परं त्रैलोक्यमङ्गलम् ।। संसारं भस्मसात्कृत्वा पुनः स्रष्टुमहं क्षमा ।। २२।। शिष्याऽहं मंत्रशास्त्रेषु शंभोर्भगवतः पुरा ।। महाज्ञानं दत्तवान्स मह्यं च कृपया विभुः ।। २३ ।। शंभोश्च शिष्यो गरुडो गणयामि न तं ध्रुवम् ।। धन्वंतरिस्तच्छिष्याणामेकः किं गणयामि तम् ।। २४ ।। इत्युक्त्वा सा जगामैका त्यक्त्वा नागगणान्रुषा ।। प्रणम्य श्रीहरिं शंभुं शेषं च हृष्टमानसा ।। २५ ।। यत्र धन्वन्तरिर्देवः प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणः ।। तत्राजगाम सा देवी कोपरक्तेक्षणा रुषा ।। २६।। दृष्टिमात्रेण सर्वाश्च जीवयामास सुन्दरी ।। विषदृष्ट्या शत्रुशिष्यान्निश्चेष्टांश्च चकार ह ।। २७ ।। धन्वन्तरिस्तु भगवान्मन्त्रशास्त्रविशारदः ।। मन्त्रेण यत्नं कृतवान्नोत्थापयितुमीश्वरः ।।२८।। दृष्ट्वा धन्वंतरिं देवी प्रहस्योवाच सत्वरम् ।। बहूक्तिमर्थयुक्तां च साहंकारा सुरेश्वरि ।। २९ ।। मनसोवाच ।। मन्त्रार्थं मन्त्रशिल्पं च मन्त्रभेदं महौषधम् ।। वद जानासि किं सिद्ध शिष्योऽसि गरुडस्य च ।। 4.51.३० ।। अहं च वैनतेयश्च शिष्यौ शंभोश्च विश्रुतौ ।। सुकल्पकालं सुचिरमहं धन्वन्तरे शृणु ।। ३१ ।। इत्युक्त्वा सरसः पद्मं समानीय जगत्प्रसूः ।। मन्त्रसंवलितं कृत्वा प्रेरयामास कोपतः ।। ३२ ।। दृष्ट्वाऽऽगतं पद्मपुष्पं ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमम् ।। (धन्वतरिश्च निःश्वासैर्भस्मसात्तच्चकार ह) ।।३३ ।। तच्च धन्वतरिर्दृष्ट्वा समंत्ररेणुमुष्टिना ।। चकार निष्कलं भस्म तां प्रहस्यावलीलया ।। ३४ ।। देवी जग्राह शक्तिं च ग्रीष्मसूर्यसमप्रभाम् ।। मंत्रसंवलितां कृत्वा प्रेरयामास तं रिपुम् ।। ३५ ।। दृष्ट्वा जाज्वल्यमानां तां शक्तिं धन्वतरिः स्वयम् ।। विष्णुदत्तेन शूलेन स तु चिच्छेद लीलया ।। ३६ ।। तां च शक्तिं वृथा दृष्ट्वा प्रजज्वालेश्वरी रुषा ।। जग्राह नागपाशं च घोरमव्यर्थमुल्बणम् ।। ३७ ।। नागलक्षसमायुक्तं सिद्धमन्त्रेण मन्त्रितम् ।। प्रेरयामास कोपेन कालान्तकसमप्रभम् ।।३८।। धन्वतरिर्नागपाशं दृष्ट्वा च सस्मितो मुदा ।। सस्मार गरुडं तूर्णमाजगाम खगेश्वरः ।। ३९ ।। सर्पास्त्रमागतं दृष्ट्वा गरुडो हरिवाहनः ।। विधाय चञ्चुना शीघ्रं बुभुजे क्षुधितश्चिरम् ।। 4.51.४० ।। नागास्त्रं निष्फलं दृष्ट्वा कोपरक्तेक्षणा भृशम् ।। जग्राह भस्ममुष्टिं च शिवदत्तां पुरा प्रिये ।। ४१ ।। भस्ममुष्टिं मन्त्रपूतां दृष्ट्वा च प्रेरितां यथा ।। पक्षवातेन चिक्षेप शिष्यं पश्चान्निधाय च ।। ४२ ।। निरस्तां भस्ममुष्टिं च दृष्ट्वा देवी चुकोप ह ।। जग्राह शूलमव्यर्थं हन्तुं धन्वन्तरिं स्वयम् ।। ४३ ।। शिवदत्तं च शूलं च शतसूर्यसमप्रभम् ।। अव्यर्थशूलं लोकेषु प्रलयाग्निसमप्रभम् ।। ४४ ।। अथ ब्रह्मा तथा शंभुराजगाम रणाजिरम् ।। धन्वंतरेश्च रक्षार्थं शमनार्थं खगस्य च ।।४५।। दृष्ट्वा शंभुं जगद्गौरी विधिं च जगतां पतिम् ।। भक्त्या ननाम तावेव निःशङ्का शूलधारिणी ।। ४६ ।। धन्वन्तरिश्च गरुडः प्रणनाम सुरेश्वरौ ।। तुष्टाव परया भक्त्या तौ च चक्रतुराशिषम् ।। ४७ ।। उवाच ब्रह्मा मधुरं हितं धन्वतरिं मुदा ।। पूजार्थं मनसायाश्च लोकानां हितकाम्यया ।। ।। ४८ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। धन्वंतरे महाभाग सर्वशास्त्रविशारद ।। रणं ते मनसा सार्द्धं न हि साम्यं च मे मतम् ।। ४९ ।। शिवदत्तेन शूलेन दुर्निवार्येण सर्वतः ।। त्रैलोक्यं भस्मसात्कर्तुं क्षमेयं त्रिदशेश्वरी ।। 4.51.५० ।। ध्याने कौथुमशाखोक्तं कृत्वा भक्त्या समाहितः ।। दत्त्वा षोडशोपचारं देव्याश्च कुरु पूजनम् ।। ५१ ।। आस्तिकोक्तेन स्तोत्रेण स्तवनं कर्तुमर्हसि ।। परितुष्टा च मनसा वरं तुभ्यं प्रदास्यति ।। ५२ ।। ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा चकारानुमतिं शिवः ।। वैनतेयश्च संप्रीत्या बोधयामास यत्नतः ।। ५३ ।। एषां च वचनं श्रुत्वा स्नात्वा शुचिरलंकृतः ।। विधिं पुरोहितं कृत्वा पूजां कर्तुं समुद्यतः ।। ५४ ।। धन्वन्तरिरुवाच ।। इहागच्छ जगद्गौरि गृहाण मम पूजनम्।। पूज्या त्वं त्रिषु लोकेषु पुरा कश्यपकन्यके ।। ५५ ।। त्वया जितं जगत्सर्वं देवि विष्णुस्वरूपया ।। तेन तेऽस्त्रप्रयोगश्च न कृतो रणभूमिषु ।। ५६ ।। इत्युक्त्या संयतो भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरः ।। गृहीत्वा शुक्लकुसुमं ध्यानं कर्तुं समुद्यतः ।। ५७ ।। चारुचम्पकवर्णाभां सर्वाङ्गसुमनोहराम् ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां शोभितां सूक्ष्मवाससा ।।५८।। सुचारुकबरीशोभां रत्नाभरणभूषिताम् ।। सर्वाभयप्रदां देवीं भक्तानुग्रहकातराम्।।५९।। सर्वविद्याप्रदां शान्तां सर्वविद्याविशारदाम् ।। नागेन्द्रवाहिनीं देवीं भजे नागेश्वरीं पराम् ।। 4.51.६० ।। ध्यात्वैवं कुसुमं दत्त्वा नानाद्रव्यसमन्वितम् ।। दत्त्वा षोडशोपचारं पूजयामास तां प्रिये ।। ६१ ।। स्तोत्रं चकार यत्नाच्च पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहः ।। पुटाञ्जलियुतो भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरः ।। ६२ ।। धन्वतरिरुवाच ।। नमः सिद्धिस्वरूपायै सिद्धिदायै नमो नमः ।। नमः कश्यपकन्यायै वरदायै नमो नमः ।। ६३ ।। नमः शंकरकन्यायै शंकरायै नमो नमः ।। नमस्ते नागवाहिन्यै नागेश्वर्यै नमो नमः ।। ६४ ।। नम आस्तीकजननि जनन्यै जगतां मम ।। नमो जगत्कारणायै जरत्कारुस्त्रियै नमः ।। ६९ ।। नमो नागभगिन्यै च योगिन्यै च नमो नमः ।। नमश्चिरं तपस्विन्यै सुखदायै नमो नमः ।। ६६ ।। नमस्तपस्यारूपायै फलदायै नमो नमः ।। सुशीलायै च साध्व्यै च शान्तायै च नमो नमः ।। ६७ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा भक्त्या च प्रणनाम प्रयत्नतः ।। तुष्टा देवी वरं दत्त्वा सत्वरं स्वालयं ययौ ।। ६८ ।। ब्रह्मरुद्रवैनतेयाः समाजग्मुर्निजालयम् ।। धन्वंतरिश्च भगवाञ्जगाम निजमन्दिरम् ।। ६९ ।। जग्मुर्नागाः प्रहृष्टाश्च फणाराजिविराजिताः ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं स्तवराजं मया तव ।। 4.51.७० ।। विधिना मातरं भक्तिमास्तीकश्च चकार ह ।। तदा तुष्टा जगद्गौरी पुत्रं तं मुनिपुंगवम् ।। ७१ ।। इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं भक्तियुक्तश्च यः पठेत् ।। वंशजानां नागभयं नास्ति तस्य न संशयः ।। ७२ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे धन्वन्तरिदर्पभंगमनसाविजयो नामैकपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ५१ ।।
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || nārāyaṇāṃśo bhagavānsvayaṃ dhanvantarirmahān || purā samudramathane samuttasthau mahodadheḥ || 1|| sarvavedeṣu niṣṇāto maṃtratantraviśāradaḥ || śiṣyo hi vainateyasya śaṅkarasyopaśiṣyakaḥ || || 2 || śiṣyāṇāṃ ca sahasreṇa gataḥ kailāsamīśvari || dadarśa takṣakaṃ mārge lelihānaṃ bhayānakam || 3 || lakṣanāgaiḥ parivṛtaṃ śūlatulyaṃ viṣolbaṇam || bhoktuṃ kopātsamāyāṃtamevaṃ dṛṣṭvā jahāsa ca || 4 || dambhī dhanvantareḥ śiṣyo dhṛtvā takṣakamulbaṇam || maṃtreṇa jṛṃbhitaṃ kṛtvā nirviṣaṃ taṃ cakāra ha || 5 || amūlyaṃ maṇiratnaṃ ca jahāra mastake sthitam || kareṇa bhrāmayitvā ca prerayāmāsa dūrataḥ|| || 6 || niśceṣṭastakṣakastasthau tatra mārge yathā mṛtaḥ || gaṇā nivedanaṃ cakurgatvā vāsukisannidhim ||7|| vāsukistatsamākarṇya prajvalannatikopataḥ || sarpānprasthāpayāmāsāsaṃkhyāṃścaiva viṣolbaṇān || 8 || sarpasenāgraṇīnāṃ ca mukhyānpañca viśāradān || droṇakālīyakarkoṭapuṇḍarīkadhanaṃjayān || 9 || sarve nāgāḥ samājagmuryatra dhanvantariḥ svayam || bhayamāpuḥ śiṣyagaṇā dṛṣṭvā nāgānasaṃkhyakān || 4.51.10 || nāganiśvāsavātena sarve śiṣyā mṛtā iva|| niśceṣṭā jñānarahitāḥ śerate dharaṇītale || 11 || dhanvantariśca bhagavānpīyūṣavarṣaṇena ca || jīvayāmāsa śiṣyāṃśca maṃtreṇa ca guruṃ smaran|| 12 || cetanāṃ kārayitvā ca śiṣyāṇāṃ ca jagadguruḥ || cakāra jṛṃbhitaṃ mantraiḥ sarpasaṃghaṃ viṣolbaṇam || 13 || sarve babhūvurniśceṣṭā jṛṃbhitāste mṛtā iva || ko'pi nālaṃ tato devi vārtāṃ dātuṃ gaṇeṣu ca || 14 || vāsukirbubudhe sarvaṃ sarvajñaḥ sarvasaṃkaṭam || ājuhāva jagadgaurīṃ bhaginīṃ jñānarūpiṇīm || 15 || vāsukiruvāca || manase tvaṃ samāgaccha nāgānrakṣātisaṅkaṭāt || jagattraye mahābhāge pūjā tava bhaviṣyati|| 16 || vāsukervacanaṃ śrutvā prahasyovāca kanyakā || vākyapīyūṣatulyaṃ ca vinayāvanatasthitā || 17 || manasovāca || nāgendra śṛṇu madvākyaṃ yāsyāmi samaraṃ prati || bhadrābhadraṃ daivasādhyaṃ kariṣyāmi yathocitam || 18 || taṃ śatruṃ saṃhariṣyāmi līlayā samarasthale || ahaṃ yaṃ nihaniṣyāmi taṃ ko rakṣitumīśvaraḥ || 19 || yadi brahmādayo devāḥ samāyānti raṇasthale || tathāpi tava śatruṃ ca prajeṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ||4.51.20|| gururme bhagavāñcheṣaḥ siddhamantraṃ ca dattavān || nārāyaṇasya jagatāmīśasya paramādbhutam || 21 || bibharmi kavacaṃ kaṇṭhe paraṃ trailokyamaṅgalam || saṃsāraṃ bhasmasātkṛtvā punaḥ sraṣṭumahaṃ kṣamā || 22|| śiṣyā'haṃ maṃtraśāstreṣu śaṃbhorbhagavataḥ purā || mahājñānaṃ dattavānsa mahyaṃ ca kṛpayā vibhuḥ || 23 || śaṃbhośca śiṣyo garuḍo gaṇayāmi na taṃ dhruvam || dhanvaṃtaristacchiṣyāṇāmekaḥ kiṃ gaṇayāmi tam || 24 || ityuktvā sā jagāmaikā tyaktvā nāgagaṇānruṣā || praṇamya śrīhariṃ śaṃbhuṃ śeṣaṃ ca hṛṣṭamānasā || 25 || yatra dhanvantarirdevaḥ prasannavadanekṣaṇaḥ || tatrājagāma sā devī koparaktekṣaṇā ruṣā || 26|| dṛṣṭimātreṇa sarvāśca jīvayāmāsa sundarī || viṣadṛṣṭyā śatruśiṣyānniśceṣṭāṃśca cakāra ha || 27 || dhanvantaristu bhagavānmantraśāstraviśāradaḥ || mantreṇa yatnaṃ kṛtavānnotthāpayitumīśvaraḥ ||28|| dṛṣṭvā dhanvaṃtariṃ devī prahasyovāca satvaram || bahūktimarthayuktāṃ ca sāhaṃkārā sureśvari || 29 || manasovāca || mantrārthaṃ mantraśilpaṃ ca mantrabhedaṃ mahauṣadham || vada jānāsi kiṃ siddha śiṣyo'si garuḍasya ca || 4.51.30 || ahaṃ ca vainateyaśca śiṣyau śaṃbhośca viśrutau || sukalpakālaṃ suciramahaṃ dhanvantare śṛṇu || 31 || ityuktvā sarasaḥ padmaṃ samānīya jagatprasūḥ || mantrasaṃvalitaṃ kṛtvā prerayāmāsa kopataḥ || 32 || dṛṣṭvā''gataṃ padmapuṣpaṃ jvaladagniśikhopamam || (dhanvatariśca niḥśvāsairbhasmasāttaccakāra ha) ||33 || tacca dhanvatarirdṛṣṭvā samaṃtrareṇumuṣṭinā || cakāra niṣkalaṃ bhasma tāṃ prahasyāvalīlayā || 34 || devī jagrāha śaktiṃ ca grīṣmasūryasamaprabhām || maṃtrasaṃvalitāṃ kṛtvā prerayāmāsa taṃ ripum || 35 || dṛṣṭvā jājvalyamānāṃ tāṃ śaktiṃ dhanvatariḥ svayam || viṣṇudattena śūlena sa tu ciccheda līlayā || 36 || tāṃ ca śaktiṃ vṛthā dṛṣṭvā prajajvāleśvarī ruṣā || jagrāha nāgapāśaṃ ca ghoramavyarthamulbaṇam || 37 || nāgalakṣasamāyuktaṃ siddhamantreṇa mantritam || prerayāmāsa kopena kālāntakasamaprabham ||38|| dhanvatarirnāgapāśaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca sasmito mudā || sasmāra garuḍaṃ tūrṇamājagāma khageśvaraḥ || 39 || sarpāstramāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā garuḍo harivāhanaḥ || vidhāya cañcunā śīghraṃ bubhuje kṣudhitaściram || 4.51.40 || nāgāstraṃ niṣphalaṃ dṛṣṭvā koparaktekṣaṇā bhṛśam || jagrāha bhasmamuṣṭiṃ ca śivadattāṃ purā priye || 41 || bhasmamuṣṭiṃ mantrapūtāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca preritāṃ yathā || pakṣavātena cikṣepa śiṣyaṃ paścānnidhāya ca || 42 || nirastāṃ bhasmamuṣṭiṃ ca dṛṣṭvā devī cukopa ha || jagrāha śūlamavyarthaṃ hantuṃ dhanvantariṃ svayam || 43 || śivadattaṃ ca śūlaṃ ca śatasūryasamaprabham || avyarthaśūlaṃ lokeṣu pralayāgnisamaprabham || 44 || atha brahmā tathā śaṃbhurājagāma raṇājiram || dhanvaṃtareśca rakṣārthaṃ śamanārthaṃ khagasya ca ||45|| dṛṣṭvā śaṃbhuṃ jagadgaurī vidhiṃ ca jagatāṃ patim || bhaktyā nanāma tāveva niḥśaṅkā śūladhāriṇī || 46 || dhanvantariśca garuḍaḥ praṇanāma sureśvarau || tuṣṭāva parayā bhaktyā tau ca cakraturāśiṣam || 47 || uvāca brahmā madhuraṃ hitaṃ dhanvatariṃ mudā || pūjārthaṃ manasāyāśca lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || || 48 || brahmovāca || dhanvaṃtare mahābhāga sarvaśāstraviśārada || raṇaṃ te manasā sārddhaṃ na hi sāmyaṃ ca me matam || 49 || śivadattena śūlena durnivāryeṇa sarvataḥ || trailokyaṃ bhasmasātkartuṃ kṣameyaṃ tridaśeśvarī || 4.51.50 || dhyāne kauthumaśākhoktaṃ kṛtvā bhaktyā samāhitaḥ || dattvā ṣoḍaśopacāraṃ devyāśca kuru pūjanam || 51 || āstikoktena stotreṇa stavanaṃ kartumarhasi || parituṣṭā ca manasā varaṃ tubhyaṃ pradāsyati || 52 || brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā cakārānumatiṃ śivaḥ || vainateyaśca saṃprītyā bodhayāmāsa yatnataḥ || 53 || eṣāṃ ca vacanaṃ śrutvā snātvā śuciralaṃkṛtaḥ || vidhiṃ purohitaṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ kartuṃ samudyataḥ || 54 || dhanvantariruvāca || ihāgaccha jagadgauri gṛhāṇa mama pūjanam|| pūjyā tvaṃ triṣu lokeṣu purā kaśyapakanyake || 55 || tvayā jitaṃ jagatsarvaṃ devi viṣṇusvarūpayā || tena te'straprayogaśca na kṛto raṇabhūmiṣu || 56 || ityuktyā saṃyato bhūtvā bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharaḥ || gṛhītvā śuklakusumaṃ dhyānaṃ kartuṃ samudyataḥ || 57 || cārucampakavarṇābhāṃ sarvāṅgasumanoharām || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ śobhitāṃ sūkṣmavāsasā ||58|| sucārukabarīśobhāṃ ratnābharaṇabhūṣitām || sarvābhayapradāṃ devīṃ bhaktānugrahakātarām||59|| sarvavidyāpradāṃ śāntāṃ sarvavidyāviśāradām || nāgendravāhinīṃ devīṃ bhaje nāgeśvarīṃ parām || 4.51.60 || dhyātvaivaṃ kusumaṃ dattvā nānādravyasamanvitam || dattvā ṣoḍaśopacāraṃ pūjayāmāsa tāṃ priye || 61 || stotraṃ cakāra yatnācca pulakāñcitavigrahaḥ || puṭāñjaliyuto bhūtvā bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharaḥ || 62 || dhanvatariruvāca || namaḥ siddhisvarūpāyai siddhidāyai namo namaḥ || namaḥ kaśyapakanyāyai varadāyai namo namaḥ || 63 || namaḥ śaṃkarakanyāyai śaṃkarāyai namo namaḥ || namaste nāgavāhinyai nāgeśvaryai namo namaḥ || 64 || nama āstīkajanani jananyai jagatāṃ mama || namo jagatkāraṇāyai jaratkārustriyai namaḥ || 69 || namo nāgabhaginyai ca yoginyai ca namo namaḥ || namaściraṃ tapasvinyai sukhadāyai namo namaḥ || 66 || namastapasyārūpāyai phaladāyai namo namaḥ || suśīlāyai ca sādhvyai ca śāntāyai ca namo namaḥ || 67 || ityevamuktvā bhaktyā ca praṇanāma prayatnataḥ || tuṣṭā devī varaṃ dattvā satvaraṃ svālayaṃ yayau || 68 || brahmarudravainateyāḥ samājagmurnijālayam || dhanvaṃtariśca bhagavāñjagāma nijamandiram || 69 || jagmurnāgāḥ prahṛṣṭāśca phaṇārājivirājitāḥ || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ stavarājaṃ mayā tava || 4.51.70 || vidhinā mātaraṃ bhaktimāstīkaśca cakāra ha || tadā tuṣṭā jagadgaurī putraṃ taṃ munipuṃgavam || 71 || idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ bhaktiyuktaśca yaḥ paṭhet || vaṃśajānāṃ nāgabhayaṃ nāsti tasya na saṃśayaḥ || 72 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde dhanvantaridarpabhaṃgamanasāvijayo nāmaikapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 51 ||
English translation
Shattering of the Pride of Dhanvantari Kfspa said- Lord Dhanvantari himself is a great personality and represents the arh^a of Narayana. In earlier times, he emerged from the churning of the ocean. He was well-versed in all the Vedas beside the mantras and the tantras. He happened to be the pupil of Garuda and the small O goddess, he went to Kailasa once together with thousands of his pupils. On the way he met with the terrific Taksaka serpent who was taking out its tongue again and again. It was filled with terrific poison. That horrible serpent was surrounded by many other serpents and rushed towards Dhanvantari in order to bite him. At the sight of this, the proud pupils of Dhanvantari started laughing, he with the use of the terrific mantra made the serpent Taksaka motionless and deprived it of the poison. He took out the gem- studded in its hoods and holding it in his hand he moved it round and round and then threw it far
The serpent Taksaka lay there motionless. The servants of Taksaka went to Vasuki and narrated the happenings to him.
On hearing this Vasuki started burning with anger and he dispatched innumerable serpents with horrible, poison at that place. There were five chief commanders known as Drona, Kallya, Karkotaka, Pundarlka and Dhananjaya.
All the Nagas arrived at the place of Dhanvantari. Finding the innumerable snakes there, the pupil of Dhanvantari were frightened.
With the simple breathing of the Nagas, all the pupils of Dhanvantari fell down on earth and could not move.
Thereafter lord Dhanvantari reciting the name of his teacher showered the nectar pronouncing mantras, as a result of which all of them got back their lives.
Dhanvantari the teacher of the universe, brought his pupils back to life and made the All the serpents lay there like the dead snakes.
O goddess, not a single serpent was there who could convey the news of the misfortune of the serpent. But'Vasuki who himself knew well the happening everywhere, realised the teacher ahead and he summoned his sister named JagadgaurT who was the embodiment of Vasuki said- O Manasa you go and relieve the Nagas of the danger. O virtuous one, you will be adored the. world over by doing this. On hearing the words of Vasuki, the girl stood there smilingly and humbly spoke to him the wards which were as sweet as the nectar.
Manasa said- O lord of the Nagas, you kindly listen to my words. I shall go to the battle-field.
The good and bad or the victory or defeat rest with the destiny. But still I shall perform my I shall destroy the enemies in the battle-field in no time. Who can protect the person who is killed at my hands.
In case the gods like Brahma and others also arrive in the battle-field, in spite of that, I shall be able to defeat your enemies. There is no doubt about it.
Lord Sesa happens to be my teacher who has Bestowed the Siddhamantra to me^ I wear the kavaca of Visnu, around my neck, who provides welfare to the entire universe. With the influence of that kavaca I can be in a position to destroy the entire universe.
In the scriptures on mantras I am the pupil of Siva. In the earlier limes lord Siva having been filled with compassion bestowed the great knowledge on me.
Garuda too happens to be the pupil of Siva, but when I do not care for Garuda the least than why should I bother about his pupils and Dhanvantari is quite insignificant a person.
Thus speaking she delightfully bowed in reverence to lord Hari, Siva and Sesa. Thereafter leaving aside the Nagas, she herself proceeded to the place in great anger.
There she found Dhanvantari seated quite delightfully. The goddess Manasa reached there with her eyes burning in anger.
With the simple casting of a glance she brought the serpents back to life and with her poison's look she made all the pupils of Thereafter lord Dhanvantari tried revive his pupils back to life with the application of mantra but he could not be successful. 0 goddess, Manasa then spoke to Dhanvantari the words which were filled with pride.
Manasa said- O siddha, tell me whether you are aware of the meaning of Mantras'ilpa, Mantrabheda and the great medicine? You happen to be the pupil of Garuda. O Dhanvantari, listen both myself and Garuda are the famous pupils of Siva and have received education from him for a kalpa.
After thus speaking, the mother of the universe took out all the lotus flowers from the lake sanctified them with mantras and in anger threw them on Dhanvantari.
Thereafter finding the lotus flowers coming like burning flames to him, Dhanvantari took a deep sigh and with the discharge of the air from his mouth, he reduce all of them to ashes.
Thereafter he started laughing carelessly.
The goddess then attacked the enemies with the sanctified sakti which illumined the universe like the sun of the summer season.
Finding that flaming sakti approaching him, Dhanvantari shot the trident given to him by Vis nu, which destroyed the same.
Finding her s'akti having been rendered infructuous, the goddess started burning in rage.
She than took in her hand, the indestructible Nagapasa having in lakh of Nagas and muttering the mantras she sanctified the same which was quite illustrious and she shot it in anger.
Dhanvantari finding the Nagapasa there, smiled for a while and remembered Garuda who arrived there at once.
Finding the weapon of serpent shot by mantra Garuda who was quite himgry for a long time cut into the pieces all the snakes and ate them up.
O dear, when the Nagapasa was found infructous the eyes of goddess ManasS became red. She took out a handful of ashes which were given to her by Siva in earlier times. She threw away the ashes given to her by Siva after muttering the mantras. Garuda finding the ashes having been thrown over at by Dhanvantari he covered him with the spread of his wings and shattered the entire ashes. At the sight of this the goddess Manasa started burning in rage. She then took up the infallible trident given to her by $iva, in her hand for the purpose of killing Dhanvantari. The infallible trident had the lustre of hundreds of sims and was illumining like the fire of the dissolution.
Thereafter for the protection of Dhanvantari and in pacifying Garuda Brahma and Siva also arrived in the battle-field.
Manias was standing fearlessly holding the trident in her hand and finding Brahma and Siva there, she bowed in reverence to both of them.
Dhanvantari and Garuda on the other hand also offered their salutation to them and with their mind filled with devotion offered prayers to them. Both of them showered their blessing on For the welfare of the people and for the adoration of goddess Manasa Brahma spoke very sweet and beneficial words to Dhanvantari.
Brahma said- O virtuous one, O Dhanvantari, you are well-verged in all the scriptures.
According to our opinion, it is not proper for you to fight with goddess Manasa.
n 4 *r???iT R tirfgtf:i She is the great goddess and can destroy the three worlds with the use of the trident given to her by ^iva. with a devoted mind you adore her according to the method prescribed in the Kauthuma-sakha' which sixteen types of offerings. You should adore her by reciting the stotra composed by Astika. The goddess Manasa would pronounce a boon on you after getting pleased with your devotion.
Listening to the words of Brahma, ^iva also supported him and tried to convince Dhanvantari speaking loving words.
On listening to the words of all of them, Dhanvantari took his bath and getting purified, making Brahma to serve as a priest, he started adoring goddess Manasa.
Dhanvantari said- O Jagadgauri, you arrive here and accept my adoration. O daughter of Kasyapa, you are already adored in all the three O goddess, you have won the entire universe with the form of'Vi?pu, that is why you have not used the weapon in the battle-field.
Thus sneaking with apt attention and. the mind filled with devotion, bowing before her, he offered white flowers to her and started She had the complexion of white campaka flowers having all the beautiful limbs, wearing a smile on the face, clad in fine garments, having the beautiful tuft of hair, adorned with all the gem-studded ornaments, She provides protection to all, having divine form, being compassionate on the devotees, bestower of the knowledge, having the peaceful mind possessing all the knowledge, using the Magas as the vehicle the mistress of the Nagas. I adore you.
O dear one, Dhanvantari adored goddess Manasa offering flowers and besides sixteen types of articles.
mtect 5?ranfeicif^:i Thereafter getting filled with emotions he bowed in reverence to her with folded hands and offered prayers to her.
HT; Hit HT:i Dhanvantari said- O offer my salutation to goddess Manasa who is the form of success and bestows success, I offer my Salutation to her again and again. I offer my salutation to the daughter of Kasyapa, she bestows the boon, I bow in reverence to her again and again.
I bow in reverence to the daughter of Siva, the form of ^iva and the one who uses NSgas as the vehicle, I bow in reverence to the goddess of the I bow in reverence to the mother of Astika and the mother of the universe. You are the cause of the universe, I offer my salutation to you. You are the wife of Jaratkaru, I offer my salutation to You are the sister of Nagas, I offer my salutation to you. O yogini, I offer my salutation to you again and again. I offer my salutation to the one who performed tapas for a long time. I offer my salutation to the one who provides all the pleasures.
I offer my salutation to the one who is the form of tapas and provides the result of the same. I offer my salutation to her again and again. The one who is immensely noble, chaste and peaceful, I bow in reverence to her again and Thus speaking he bowed in reverence to her with his mind filled with devotion. The goddess on her part was pleased with him and pronouncing a boon on him went back to her Thereafter BrahmS, l^iva and Garu^a also went back to their respective abodes. The lord Dhanvantari also left for his abode. The NSgas having the hoods also delightfully went back to their abodes. Thus I have narrated to you the best of the stories.
The sage Astika adored his mother with devotion. Thereafter, Jagadgaurl was pleased with her son.
Tcltt TifigtRT H; u%ii;i Who ever recites this stotra which is quite an auspicious one, with devotions all the people of his race are freed from the danger of the serpent.
There is no doubt about it.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 125606 (2017-10-10T01:18:54Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1254–n1260: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1254/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.