Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 60
Sourceअथ षष्टितमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच शाचोस्तोत्रं समाकर्ण्य परितुष्टो बृहस्पतिः । उवाच मधुरं शान्तः कान्तामिन्द्रस्य नारद ।। १ ।। बृहस्पतिरुवाच त्यज वत्से भयं सर्व भयं किं ते मयि स्थिते । यथा कचस्य पत्नी मे तथा त्वमपि शोभने ।। २ ।। यथा पुत्रश्तथा शिष्यो न भेदः पुत्रशिष्ययोः । तर्पणे पितृदाने च पालने परितोषणो ।। ३ ।। यथाऽग्निदाता पुत्रश्च तथा शिष्यश्च निश्चितम् । इतीदं कण्वशाखायामुवाच कमलोद्भवः ।। ४ ।। पिता माता गुरुर्भार्या शिशुश्चानाथबान्धवाः । एते पुंसां नित्यपोष्या इत्याह कमलोद्भवः ।। ५ ।। यश्चैतांश्च न पुष्णाति भस्मान्तं तस्य सूतकम् । दैवे पित्र्ये न कर्मार्हः मोऽपीत्याह महेश्वरः ।। ६ ।। कुरुते नरबुर्द्धि च मातरं पितरं गुरुम् । अयशस्तस्य सर्वत्र विध्न एव पदे पदे ।। ७ ।। संपन्मत्तो यः करोति स्वगुरोश्च पराभवम् । अचिनात्सर्वनाशाश्च भवेत्तस्य सुनिश्चितम् ।। ८ ।। मां च दृष्टवा सभामध्ये नोत्तसथौ पाकशासनः । तत्फलं भुज्यते साक्षात्सद्यः पश्य च सांप्रतम् ।। ९ ।। अहं करोमि मोक्षं च तव रक्षां सुनिश्चितम् । शासितुं रक्षितुं शक्तः स एव सुरुच्यते ।। १० ।। न पश्यति सतीत्वं च हृच्छुद्धायाश्च योषितः । यन्मानसे विकल्पश्च तस्य धर्मश्च नश्यति ।। ११ ।। भविष्यति प्रभावस्ते दुर्गायाश्च समः सति । लक्ष्मीसमा प्रतिष्ठा च यशस्तद्यशसा समम् ।। १२ ।। सौभाग्यं राधिकातुल्यं तत्समं प्रेमभर्तरि । तत्तुल्यं गौरवं मान्यं प्रीतिः प्राधान्यमीश्वरे ।। १३ ।। रोहिण्याश्च समापेक्षा पूज्या च भारतीसमा । शुद्धा निरुपमा शश्वत्सावित्रीसदृशी सदा ।। १४ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र आगतो नहृषाच्चरः । उवाच वचनं भीतो वाक्पतेर्गोंचरे ततः ।। १५ ।। दूत उवाच उत्तिष्ठ देवि शीघ्रं त्वं गच्छस्व नहुषं प्रति । क्रीडां कर्तु च रहसि रम्ये नन्दनकानने ।। १६ ।। दूतस्य वचनं श्रुतवा तमुवाच बृहस्पतिः । कम्पितावयवः कोपाद्रक्तपङ्कजलोचनः ।। १७ ।। गुरुरुवाच नहुषं वद गत्वा त्वं शचीं चे द्भोक्तुमिच्छसि । अपूर्व यानमारुह्य निशायामागमिष्यसि ।। १८ ।। सप्तर्षीणां च स्कन्धे च दत्वा स्वशिविकां शुभाम् । तामारुह्य सुवेषश्च गमनं कर्तुमर्हसि ।। १९ ।। वाक्पतेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा गत्वोवाच नृपं तदा । दूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्योवाच किंकरम् ।। २० ।। गच्छ गच्छ त्वरन् गच्छ सप्तर्षीञ्छीघ्रमानय । उपायं च करिष्यामि तैः सार्धं साप्रतं चर ।। २१ ।। नृपस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा गत्वा दूतस्तदन्तिसम् । उवाच सर्वांस्तत्रैव यथोक्तं नहुषेण च ।। २२ ।। दूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ययुः सप्तर्षयो मुदा । राजा दृष्ट्वा च तान्सर्वान्ननामोवाच सादरम् ।। २३ ।। नहुष उवाच यूयं च ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा ज्वलन्तो ब्रह्मतेजसा । ब्रह्मणः मदृशाः सर्वे सततं भक्तवत्सलाः ।। २४ ।। नारायणपराः शश्वच्छुद्धसत्तवस्वरूपिणः । मोहमात्सर्यहीनाश्च दर्पाहंकारवर्जिताः ।। २५ ।। नारायणसमाः सर्वे तेजसा यशसा सदा । गुणेन कृपया प्रेम्णा वरदानेन निश्चितम् ।। २६ ।। इत्युक्तवा प्रणतो राजा तुष्टाव च रुरोद च । दृष्टवा ते कातरं भूपमूचुः परहितैषिणः ।। २७ ।। ऋषय ऊचुः वरं पृणीष्व हे वत्स यत्ते मनसि वाञ्छितम् । सर्वं दातुं वयं शक्ता नासार्ध्य नश्च किंचन ।। २८ ।। इन्द्रत्वं वा मनुत्वं वा चिरायुर्वा ततः परम् । सप्तद्धीपेश्वरत्वं चाप्यतीव सुचिरं सुखम् ।। २९ ।। अथापि सर्वसिद्धित्वं सर्वैश्वर्य सुदुर्लभम् । मुक्तिं वा हरिभक्तिं वा तपसा या सुदुर्लभा ।। ३० ।। किमीप्सितं ते हे वत्स ब्रूहि नः सांप्रतं मुदा । सर्व तुम्यं प्रदायैव यास्यामस्तपसे मुदा ।। ३१ ।। युगलक्षसमं यच्च क्षणं कृष्णार्चनं विना । तद्दिनं दुर्दिनं यत्तद्ध्यानसेवनवर्जितम् ।। ३२ ।। विना तत्सेवनं यो हि विषयान्यं च वाञ्छति । विषमत्ति प्रणाशाय विहायामृतमीप्सितम् ।। ३३ ।। ब्रह्मा शिवश्च धर्मश्च विष्णुश्चापि महान्विराट् । गणेशश्च दिनेशश्च शषेश्च सनकादयः ।। ३४ ।। एते यच्चरणम्भोजं ध्यायन्तेऽहर्निशं मुदा । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिहरं तन्निरता वयम् ।। ३५ ।। तेषां च वचनं श्रृत्वा तानुवाच नृपेश्वरः । स लज्जितो नम्रवक्त्र मायामोहितमानसः ।। ३६ ।। नहष उवाच सर्व दातुं समर्थाश्च यूयं च भक्तवत्सलाः । अधुना देहि (दत्त) मे तूर्णं शचीदानमभीप्सितम् ।। ३७ ।। सप्तर्षिवाहनं कान्तं शचीच्छति महासती । एतदेव मम वरं निष्पन्नं कुरुताचिनम् ।। ३८ ।। नहुषस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मुनयश्च परस्परम् । मत्युच्चैर्जहसुः सर्वे कौतुकेन च नारद ।। ३९ ।। राजानं मोहितं मत्वा वेष्टितं विष्णुमायया । चक्रुः प्रतिज्ञां तं वोढुं कृपया दीनवत्सलाः ।। ४० ।। चक्रुः स्कनधे तच्छिविकां मुक्तामाणिक्यभूषिताम् । राजा ययौ सुवेषश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितः ।। ४१ ।। दृष्ट्वा चातिविलम्बं च भर्त्सयामास तान्नृपः । क्रुधा शाशाप दुर्वासाश्चाग्रगामी च वर्त्मनि ।। ४२ ।। महानजगनरो भूत्वा पत वै मूढमानस । दर्शनाद्धर्मपुत्रस्य तव मोक्षो भविष्यति ।। ४३ ।। रत्नयानेन वैकुण्ठं गत्वा वैकुण्ठसेवनम् । करिष्यसि महाराज न कर्म निष्फलं भवेत् ।। ४४ ।। इत्युक्त्वा प्रययुः सर्वे प्रहस्य मुनिसत्तमाः । राजा पपात तच्छापात्सर्पों भूत्वा महामुने ।। ४५ ।। शची चगाम त्तच्छ्रृत्वा गुरुं नत्वाऽमरावतीम् । ययौ बृहस्पतिः शीघ्रं यत्रेन्द्रः पद्मतन्तुषु ।। ४६ ।। गत्वा सनोवराम्याशमाजुहाव सुरेश्वरम् । अतिप्रसन्नवदनः कृपया च कृपानिधिः ।। ४७ ।। बृहस्पतिरुवाच अयिवत्सत्वमागाच्छ भयं किं ते मयि स्थिते । त्यज भीतिमिहागच्छ गुरुस्तेहं बृहस्पतिः ।। ४८ ।। स्वगुरोश्च स्वरं श्रुत्वा महेन्द्रो हृष्टमानसः । रूपं विहाय सूक्ष्मं च स्वरूपेण समाययौ ।। ४९ ।। पपात दण्डवन्मूर्ध्ना भक्त्या चरणयोर्गुरोः । तं रुदन्तं महाभीतं मुदोरसि चकार सः ।। ५० ।। कारयित्वा सोमयागं प्रगयश्चित्ताथंमेव च । रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास तं गुरुः ।। ५१ ।। प्रददौ परमैश्वर्य पूर्वस्माच्च चतुर्गुणम् । आगत्य सर्वदेवाश्च चकुः सेवां मुदाऽन्विता ।। ५३ ।। इत्येवं कथितं वत्स महेन्द्रदर्पभञ्जनम् । शचीसतीत्वरक्षा च किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। ५४ ।। नारद उवाच सोमयागविधानं च ब्रूहि मां मुनिसत्तम । कथं तं कारयामास गुरुश्च किं फलं परम् ।। ५५ ।। नारायण उवाच ब्रह्महत्याप्रशमनं सोमयागफलं मुने । वर्ष सोमलतापानं यजमानः करोति च ।। ५६ ।। वर्षमेकं फलं भुङक्ते वर्षमेकं जलं मुदा । त्रैवार्षिकं व्रतमिदं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।। ५७ ।। यस्य त्रैवाषिकं धान्यं निहितं भूतवृद्धये । अधिकं वाऽपि विद्येत स सोमं पातुमर्हति ।। ५८ ।। महाराजश्च देपो वा यागं कर्तुमलं मुने । न सर्वमाध्यो यज्ञोऽयं बह्वन्नो बहुदक्षिणः ।। ५९ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo शक्रदर्पभङ्गप्रकरणे शक्रमोक्षकथनं नाम षष्टितमोऽध्यायः ।। ६० ।।
atha ṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca śācostotraṃ samākarṇya parituṣṭo bṛhaspatiḥ | uvāca madhuraṃ śāntaḥ kāntāmindrasya nārada || 1 || bṛhaspatiruvāca tyaja vatse bhayaṃ sarva bhayaṃ kiṃ te mayi sthite | yathā kacasya patnī me tathā tvamapi śobhane || 2 || yathā putraśtathā śiṣyo na bhedaḥ putraśiṣyayoḥ | tarpaṇe pitṛdāne ca pālane paritoṣaṇo || 3 || yathā'gnidātā putraśca tathā śiṣyaśca niścitam | itīdaṃ kaṇvaśākhāyāmuvāca kamalodbhavaḥ || 4 || pitā mātā gururbhāryā śiśuścānāthabāndhavāḥ | ete puṃsāṃ nityapoṣyā ityāha kamalodbhavaḥ || 5 || yaścaitāṃśca na puṣṇāti bhasmāntaṃ tasya sūtakam | daive pitrye na karmārhaḥ mo'pītyāha maheśvaraḥ || 6 || kurute naraburddhi ca mātaraṃ pitaraṃ gurum | ayaśastasya sarvatra vidhna eva pade pade || 7 || saṃpanmatto yaḥ karoti svagurośca parābhavam | acinātsarvanāśāśca bhavettasya suniścitam || 8 || māṃ ca dṛṣṭavā sabhāmadhye nottasathau pākaśāsanaḥ | tatphalaṃ bhujyate sākṣātsadyaḥ paśya ca sāṃpratam || 9 || ahaṃ karomi mokṣaṃ ca tava rakṣāṃ suniścitam | śāsituṃ rakṣituṃ śaktaḥ sa eva surucyate || 10 || na paśyati satītvaṃ ca hṛcchuddhāyāśca yoṣitaḥ | yanmānase vikalpaśca tasya dharmaśca naśyati || 11 || bhaviṣyati prabhāvaste durgāyāśca samaḥ sati | lakṣmīsamā pratiṣṭhā ca yaśastadyaśasā samam || 12 || saubhāgyaṃ rādhikātulyaṃ tatsamaṃ premabhartari | tattulyaṃ gauravaṃ mānyaṃ prītiḥ prādhānyamīśvare || 13 || rohiṇyāśca samāpekṣā pūjyā ca bhāratīsamā | śuddhā nirupamā śaśvatsāvitrīsadṛśī sadā || 14 || etasminnantare tatra āgato nahṛṣāccaraḥ | uvāca vacanaṃ bhīto vākpatergoṃcare tataḥ || 15 || dūta uvāca uttiṣṭha devi śīghraṃ tvaṃ gacchasva nahuṣaṃ prati | krīḍāṃ kartu ca rahasi ramye nandanakānane || 16 || dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutavā tamuvāca bṛhaspatiḥ | kampitāvayavaḥ kopādraktapaṅkajalocanaḥ || 17 || gururuvāca nahuṣaṃ vada gatvā tvaṃ śacīṃ ce dbhoktumicchasi | apūrva yānamāruhya niśāyāmāgamiṣyasi || 18 || saptarṣīṇāṃ ca skandhe ca datvā svaśivikāṃ śubhām | tāmāruhya suveṣaśca gamanaṃ kartumarhasi || 19 || vākpatervacanaṃ śrutvā gatvovāca nṛpaṃ tadā | dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā prahasyovāca kiṃkaram || 20 || gaccha gaccha tvaran gaccha saptarṣīñchīghramānaya | upāyaṃ ca kariṣyāmi taiḥ sārdhaṃ sāprataṃ cara || 21 || nṛpasya vacanaṃ śrutvā gatvā dūtastadantisam | uvāca sarvāṃstatraiva yathoktaṃ nahuṣeṇa ca || 22 || dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā yayuḥ saptarṣayo mudā | rājā dṛṣṭvā ca tānsarvānnanāmovāca sādaram || 23 || nahuṣa uvāca yūyaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ putrā jvalanto brahmatejasā | brahmaṇaḥ madṛśāḥ sarve satataṃ bhaktavatsalāḥ || 24 || nārāyaṇaparāḥ śaśvacchuddhasattavasvarūpiṇaḥ | mohamātsaryahīnāśca darpāhaṃkāravarjitāḥ || 25 || nārāyaṇasamāḥ sarve tejasā yaśasā sadā | guṇena kṛpayā premṇā varadānena niścitam || 26 || ityuktavā praṇato rājā tuṣṭāva ca ruroda ca | dṛṣṭavā te kātaraṃ bhūpamūcuḥ parahitaiṣiṇaḥ || 27 || ṛṣaya ūcuḥ varaṃ pṛṇīṣva he vatsa yatte manasi vāñchitam | sarvaṃ dātuṃ vayaṃ śaktā nāsārdhya naśca kiṃcana || 28 || indratvaṃ vā manutvaṃ vā cirāyurvā tataḥ param | saptaddhīpeśvaratvaṃ cāpyatīva suciraṃ sukham || 29 || athāpi sarvasiddhitvaṃ sarvaiśvarya sudurlabham | muktiṃ vā haribhaktiṃ vā tapasā yā sudurlabhā || 30 || kimīpsitaṃ te he vatsa brūhi naḥ sāṃprataṃ mudā | sarva tumyaṃ pradāyaiva yāsyāmastapase mudā || 31 || yugalakṣasamaṃ yacca kṣaṇaṃ kṛṣṇārcanaṃ vinā | taddinaṃ durdinaṃ yattaddhyānasevanavarjitam || 32 || vinā tatsevanaṃ yo hi viṣayānyaṃ ca vāñchati | viṣamatti praṇāśāya vihāyāmṛtamīpsitam || 33 || brahmā śivaśca dharmaśca viṣṇuścāpi mahānvirāṭ | gaṇeśaśca dineśaśca śaṣeśca sanakādayaḥ || 34 || ete yaccaraṇambhojaṃ dhyāyante'harniśaṃ mudā | janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiharaṃ tanniratā vayam || 35 || teṣāṃ ca vacanaṃ śrṛtvā tānuvāca nṛpeśvaraḥ | sa lajjito namravaktra māyāmohitamānasaḥ || 36 || nahaṣa uvāca sarva dātuṃ samarthāśca yūyaṃ ca bhaktavatsalāḥ | adhunā dehi (datta) me tūrṇaṃ śacīdānamabhīpsitam || 37 || saptarṣivāhanaṃ kāntaṃ śacīcchati mahāsatī | etadeva mama varaṃ niṣpannaṃ kurutācinam || 38 || nahuṣasya vacaḥ śrutvā munayaśca parasparam | matyuccairjahasuḥ sarve kautukena ca nārada || 39 || rājānaṃ mohitaṃ matvā veṣṭitaṃ viṣṇumāyayā | cakruḥ pratijñāṃ taṃ voḍhuṃ kṛpayā dīnavatsalāḥ || 40 || cakruḥ skanadhe tacchivikāṃ muktāmāṇikyabhūṣitām | rājā yayau suveṣaśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ || 41 || dṛṣṭvā cātivilambaṃ ca bhartsayāmāsa tānnṛpaḥ | krudhā śāśāpa durvāsāścāgragāmī ca vartmani || 42 || mahānajaganaro bhūtvā pata vai mūḍhamānasa | darśanāddharmaputrasya tava mokṣo bhaviṣyati || 43 || ratnayānena vaikuṇṭhaṃ gatvā vaikuṇṭhasevanam | kariṣyasi mahārāja na karma niṣphalaṃ bhavet || 44 || ityuktvā prayayuḥ sarve prahasya munisattamāḥ | rājā papāta tacchāpātsarpoṃ bhūtvā mahāmune || 45 || śacī cagāma ttacchrṛtvā guruṃ natvā'marāvatīm | yayau bṛhaspatiḥ śīghraṃ yatrendraḥ padmatantuṣu || 46 || gatvā sanovarāmyāśamājuhāva sureśvaram | atiprasannavadanaḥ kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ || 47 || bṛhaspatiruvāca ayivatsatvamāgāccha bhayaṃ kiṃ te mayi sthite | tyaja bhītimihāgaccha gurustehaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ || 48 || svagurośca svaraṃ śrutvā mahendro hṛṣṭamānasaḥ | rūpaṃ vihāya sūkṣmaṃ ca svarūpeṇa samāyayau || 49 || papāta daṇḍavanmūrdhnā bhaktyā caraṇayorguroḥ | taṃ rudantaṃ mahābhītaṃ mudorasi cakāra saḥ || 50 || kārayitvā somayāgaṃ pragayaścittāthaṃmeva ca | ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa taṃ guruḥ || 51 || pradadau paramaiśvarya pūrvasmācca caturguṇam | āgatya sarvadevāśca cakuḥ sevāṃ mudā'nvitā || 53 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa mahendradarpabhañjanam | śacīsatītvarakṣā ca kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 54 || nārada uvāca somayāgavidhānaṃ ca brūhi māṃ munisattama | kathaṃ taṃ kārayāmāsa guruśca kiṃ phalaṃ param || 55 || nārāyaṇa uvāca brahmahatyāpraśamanaṃ somayāgaphalaṃ mune | varṣa somalatāpānaṃ yajamānaḥ karoti ca || 56 || varṣamekaṃ phalaṃ bhuṅakte varṣamekaṃ jalaṃ mudā | traivārṣikaṃ vratamidaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 57 || yasya traivāṣikaṃ dhānyaṃ nihitaṃ bhūtavṛddhaye | adhikaṃ vā'pi vidyeta sa somaṃ pātumarhati || 58 || mahārājaśca depo vā yāgaṃ kartumalaṃ mune | na sarvamādhyo yajño'yaṃ bahvanno bahudakṣiṇaḥ || 59 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo śakradarpabhaṅgaprakaraṇe śakramokṣakathanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 60 ||
English translation
Indra Relieved of the Bondage Sri NSrayana said- O Narada, after listening to the prayer of Sad, Brhaspati was immensely pleased; thereafter quite peacefully he spoke sweet these words to her.
Brhaspati said- 0 daughter, you be free fi-om all danger, you will face no danger as long as I am alive. O beautiful one, as I have my daughter- in-law, the son of Kaca you are like her.
tpjol it iRdiMUllRlI gsiTsnqgictt gsir RRi'iTR^i Because as the son serves the food, Pindaddna and maintains the parents, similarly the pupil also does so. Therefore there is no difference between a son and a pupil. As the son performs the last rites, similarly the pupil also does so.
This is certain and this has been prescribed by Brahma in Kanva-sakha.
Brahma has ordained that the father, the mother, the teacher, the wife, the children and orphan relatives are to be served by the people.
The one who does not take care of them has to remain infested with impurity, right from birth to cremation and is not considered fit to perform the adoration of gods or the manes; this has been prescribed by lord Siva. The one who illiterates his parents and the teacher, earns a bad name and has to face obstruction at every step.
Getting intoxicated with riches if he insults his teacher, he surely meets with his destruction.
This is certain.
After finding my arrival at his court, Indra did not get up to welcome me from his lion-throne and presently he had to suffer for the same. I will surely protect you and also redeem Indra because the one who can rule and protect everyone of his pupils, only he is called the true teacher.
The one who becomes careless about his wife, who is spotlessly chaste and only thinks of his own selfish ends, several types of desires therefore arise in his mind and ultimately his dharma is destroyed.
O chaste damse.l, your influence would be like that of Durga and your glory would be like that of Laksmi.
Your fortune would be like that of Radhika and like her you would achieve love, glory, affection. You and I would always be devoted to You will be desirable by Indra like RohinI, would be adorable like Sarasvatl and would always be spotless like Savitrl.
In the meantime a messenger arrived from the house of Nahusa and feeling panicky, he spoke before Brhaspati. The messenger said- "O goddess, get up, Nahusa is waiting for you in a charming and lonely place in Nandana-vana for love-sport and you immediately move on to that chflufflvad ' a i: On hearing the words of the messenger, Brhaspati was enraged. His body started shaking and the eyes turned red the blood.
Brhaspati said- You go and inform Nahusa, case you intend to enjoy the conjugal pleasure with Sad, then you come at night mounted on an unprecedented vehicle. Or otherwise you come in a palanquin carried by Saptarsis clad in beautiful costumes."
On hearing the words of Brhaspati, the messengers went back and informed the king accordingly. Listening to the words of the messenger, Nahusa laughed and said to the messenger, you move at once and bring the Saptarsis here at once I shall make suitable arrangements with them.”.
On hearing the words of the king, the messengers went to Saptarsis and repeated the words of Nahusa to them.
On hearing the words of the messengers, all the Saptarsis arrived at the palace of the king delightfully who bowed in reverence to them.
Nahusa said- All of you are the sons of Brahma, possessing the eternal lustre and are attached to your devotees like Brahma himself.
are sure to bestow on you. There is nothing beyond our competence.
The position of Indra, Manu, long life, the lordship of seven islands, becoming eternal and achieving of everlasting pleasure, all the success of all the fortunes which are beyond the reach of anyone else or salvation or the devotion to Hari or whatever is beyond the reach of anyone else can be bestowed by us.
O son, in which one of these things are you interested you tell us just now with pleasure, we shall bestow everything delightfully and thereafter leave for performing tapas.
Because of your devotion to Narayana you are spotless and are the form of sattva, free from attachment, pride and arrogance. You equate yourself with Narayana in lustre and glory, you are also like him in virtues, compassion, love and granting the boons.
Thus speaking the king meekly prayed to them and started crying. Finding the king filled with grief, the ascetics said. Saptarsis said- O son, you ask for a boon; whatever is desired by you we The time spent without the adoration of Krsna is equated with lakhs of yugas and the day which is spent without his adoration is considered to be a bad day.
The one who desires for something else than serving him is considered to be like inviting his total destruction and the consumption of poison.
All the gods like Brahma, Siva, Dharma, Vis nu, Mahavirat, Ganesa, Surya, Sesa, Sanaka and other sages always meditate upon his lotus-like feet. The same feet relieve of birth, death, old age and ailment. We always meditate upon the same. On hearing the words of the Saptarsis, Nahusa who was influenced by illusion spoke in shame casting his head downwards.
Nahusa said- "You are competent enough to bestow everything and are graceful to the devotees. Therefore, you kindly bestow the boon of granting §acl to me at the moment. The chaste desires that her beloved should be carried by Saptarsis in a vehicle. I only desire this much of the boon, you kindly bestow on me your grace O Narada, on hearing the words of Nahusa, all the ascetics playfully laughed aloud. Finding that the king had been influenced by the illusion of Visnu, the Rsis who were graceful on the down¬ trodden people agreed to carry the palanquin of the king Nahusa.
Thereafter the palanquin which was inlaid with several gems was carried on their shoulders.
King Nahusa adorned himself with all the gem- studded ornament and the best of costumes was seated in the palanquin. Finding that the sages were moving quite slowly, the king admonished them for their low speed. The sage Durvasa who was leading them all was enraged and he pronounced a curse on the king saying, ”0 foolish minded king, you fall down becoming a huge python." You will be relieved of the curse only at an audience with Yudhisthira. O great king, thereafter, you will proceed to Vaikuntha mounted on a gem-studded plane and would enjoy all the pleasures, because the actions never O great sage, thus speaking all the sages left the place similarly and with the curse pronounced on the king he was turned into a snake. On hearing this l^acl bowed in reverence to her teacher and went back to the city of Amaravatl. Brhaspati also reached there quickly, the place where Indra was hiding himself in the
The merciful Brhaspati with a delightful mind went into the lake and started calling Indra.
Brhaspati said- O son, you come near me because, as long as I am there, you can never be afraid, be fearless and come to me, I am Brhaspati your teacher calling for you.
Recognising the voice of his teacher Mahendra at once was filled with delight and shedding away his tiny form, took to his natural form. On reaching before the teacher he prostrated before him. Brhaspati on his part lifted up the terrified and crying Indra and embraced him lovingly.
Thereafter he had the soma-yajna performed by Indra for his repentance and then enthroned him on the gem-studded lion-throne. He was bestowed on him four times more the fortune and all the gods returned to serve him.
Saci getting back Indra the lord of gods went to her place and delightfully started enjoying the conjugal pleasures on a bed of roses.
O son, thus I have narrated to you the story relating to the shattering of the pride of Mahendra and the protection of the chastity of Sad. What else do you want to listen to from Triwnferpt w ff| in Narada said- O best of the sages, you kindly tell me the method of performing Soma-yajna.
How does the teacher get the yajna performed and what is the result of the same?.
Narayana said- O sage, the main object of perfonning the Soma-yajfia is to relieve one of the curses of the Brahmahatyd, According to the procedure laid down in the scriptures, the performer has to consume Somalatd for a year.
He takes fruit for one year and for one year he has to live on the water alone. It destroys all the sins and can be completed in three years. The one who keeps a stock of eatables for three years, for increase in the welfare of the people for three years and stores the food stuffs for more than that period, he alone gets entitled to the drinking of nr gnt gifiM "g^i O sage, only the great king or the god can perform this yajna and none else because one has to distribute enough of riches and food stuffs as daksind for this yajna.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122390 (2017-09-17T13:48:24Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1299–n1304: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1299/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.