Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 8
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। हरेर्निमेषमात्रेण ब्रह्मणः पात एव च ।। तस्य पाते प्राकृतिकः प्रलयः परिकीर्त्तितः ।। १ ।। प्रलये प्राकृते चोक्तं तत्रादृष्टा वसुन्धरा ।। जलप्लुतानि विश्वानि सर्वे लीना हराविति ।। २ ।। वसुन्धरा तिरोभूता कुत्र वा तत्र तिष्ठति ।। सृष्टेर्विधानसमये साऽऽविर्भूता कथं पुनः ।। ३ ।। कथं बभूव सा धन्या मान्या सर्वाश्रया जया ।। तस्याश्च जन्मविस्तारं वद मङ्गलकारणम् ।। ४ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। सर्वादिसृष्टौ सर्वेषां जन्म कृष्णादिति श्रुतिः ।। आविर्भावस्तिरोभावः सर्वेषु प्रलयेषु च ।।५।। श्रूयतां वसुधाजन्म सर्वमंगलमंगलम् ।। विघ्ननिघ्नं परं पाप नाशनं पुण्यवर्द्धनम् ।। ६ ।। अहो केचिद्वदन्तीति मधुकैटभमेदसा ।। बभूव वसुधा धन्या तद्विरुद्धमतं शृणु ।। ७ ।। ऊचतुस्तौ पुरा विष्णुं तुष्टौ युद्धेन तेजसा ।। आवां जहि न यत्रोर्वी पयसा संवृतेति च ।। ८ ।। तयोर्जीवनकालेन प्रत्यक्षा च भवेत्स्फुटम् ।। ततो बभूव मेदश्च मरणानन्तरं तयोः ।। ९ ।। मेदिनीति च विख्यातेत्युक्ता यैस्तन्मतं शृणु ।। जलधौता कृशा पूर्वं वर्द्धिता मेदसा यतः ।। 2.8.१० ।। कथयामि च तज्जन्म सार्थकं सर्वसम्मतम् ।। पुरा श्रुतं च श्रुत्युक्तं धर्मवक्त्राच्च पुष्करे ।। ११ ।। महाविराट्शरीरस्य जलस्थस्य चिरं स्फुटम् ।। मलो बभूव कालेन सर्वांगव्यापको ध्रुवम् ।। १२ ।। स च प्रविष्टः सर्वेषां तल्लोम्नां विवरेषु च ।। कालेन महता तस्माद्बभूव वसुधा मुने ।।१३।। प्रत्येकं प्रतिलोम्नां च स्थिता कूपेषु सा स्थिरा ।। आविर्भूता तिरोभूता सा चला च पुनः पुनः ।। १४ ।। आविर्भूता सृष्टिकाले तज्जलात्पर्य्युपस्थिता ।। प्रलये च तिरोभूता जलाभ्यन्तरवस्थिता ।। १५ ।। प्रतिविश्वेषु वसुधा शैलकाननसंयुता ।। सप्तसागरसंयुक्ता सप्तद्वीपमिता सती ।। १६ ।। हिमाद्रिमेरुसंयुक्ता ग्रहचन्द्रार्कसंयुता ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाद्यैश्च सुरैर्लोकैस्तथा नुता ।। १७ ।। पुण्यतीर्थसमायुक्ता पुण्यभारतसंयुता ।। काञ्चनीभूमिसंयुक्ता सर्वदुर्गसमन्विता ।। १८ ।। पातालाः सप्त तदधस्तदूर्ध्वे ब्रह्मलोककः ।। ध्रुवलोकश्च तत्रैव सर्वं विश्वं च तत्र वै ।। १९ ।। एवं सर्वाणि विश्वानि पृथिव्यां निर्मितानि वै ।। ऊर्ध्वं गोलोकवैकुण्ठौ नित्यौ विश्वपरौ च तौ ।। 2.8.२० ।। नश्वराणि च विश्वानि कृत्रिमाकृत्रिमाणि च ।। प्रलये प्राकृते ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मणश्च निपातने ।। २१ ।। महाविराडादिसृष्टौ सृष्टः कृष्णेन चात्मना ।। नित्ये स्थितः स प्रलये काष्ठाकाशेश्वरैः सह ।। २२ ।। क्षित्यधिष्ठातृदेवी सा वाराहे पूजिता सुरैः ।। मनुभिर्मुनिभिर्विप्रैर्गन्धर्वादिभिरेव च ।। २३ ।। विष्णोर्वराहरूपस्य पत्नी सा श्रुतिसम्मता ।। तत्पुत्रो मंगलो ज्ञेयः सुयशा मंगलात्मजः ।। २४ ।। नारद उवाच ।। पूजिता केन रूपेण वाराहे च सुरैर्मही ।। वराहेण च वाराही सर्वैः सर्वाश्रया सती ।। २५ ।। तस्याः पूजाविधानं चाप्यधश्चोद्धरणक्रमम् ।। मंगलं मंगलस्यापि जन्मव्यासं वद प्रभो ।। २६ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। वाराहे च वराहश्च ब्रह्मणा संस्तुतः पुरा ।। उद्दधार महीं हत्वा हिरण्याक्षं रसातलात् ।। २७ ।। जले तां स्थापयामास पद्मपत्रं यथाऽर्णवे ।। तत्रैव निर्ममे ब्रह्मा सर्वं विश्वं मनोहरम् ।। २८ ।। दृष्ट्वा तदधि देवीं च सकामां कामुको हरिः ।। वराहरूपी भगवान्कोटिसूर्य्यसमप्रभः ।। २९ ।। कृत्वा रतिकरीं शय्यां मूर्त्तिं च सुमनोहराम् ।। क्रीडां चकार रहसि दिव्यवर्षमहर्निशम् ।। 2.8.३० ।। सुखसम्भोगसंस्पर्शान्मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप सुन्दरी ।। विदग्धाया विदग्धेन संगमोऽपि सुखप्रदः ।। ३१ ।। विष्णुस्तदंगसंश्लेषाद् बुबुधे न दिवानिशम् ।। वर्षान्ते चेतनां प्राप्य कामी तत्याज कामुकीम् ।।३२।। दधार पूर्वरूपं हि वाराहं चैव लीलया ।। पूजां चकार भक्त्या च ध्यात्वा च धरणीं सतीम् ।। ३३ ।। धूपैर्दीपैश्च नैवद्यैः सिन्दूरैरनुलेपनः ।। वस्त्रैः पुष्पैश्च बलिभिः संपूज्योवाच तां हरिः ।। ३४ ।। महावराह उवाच ।। सर्वाधारा भव शुभे सर्वैः संपूजिता शुभम् ।। मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्देवैः सिद्धैर्वा मानवादिभिः ।। ३९ ।। जलोच्छ्वासाज्जलत्यागगृहारम्भप्रवेशने ।। वापीतडागारम्भे च शुभे च कृषि कर्मणि ।। ३६ ।। तव पूजां करिष्यन्ति संभ्रमेण सुरादयः ।। मूढा ये न करिष्यन्ति यास्यन्ति नरकं च ते ।। ३७ ।। वसुधोवाच ।। वहामि सर्वं वाराहरूपेणाहं तवाज्ञया ।। लीलामात्रेण भगवन्विश्वं च सचराचरम् ।। ३८ ।। मुक्तां शुक्तिं हरेरर्चां शिवलिंगं शिलां तथा ।। शंखं प्रदीपं रत्नं च माणिक्यं हीरकं मणिम् ।। ३९ ।। यज्ञसूत्रं च पुष्पं च पुस्तकं तुलसीदलम् ।। जपमालां पुष्पमालां कर्पूरं च सुवर्णकम् ।। 2.8.४० ।। गोरोचनां चन्दनं च शालग्रामजलं तथा ।। एतान्वोढुमशक्ताऽहं क्लिष्टा च भगवञ्छृणु ।। ४१ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। द्रव्याण्येतानि ये मूढा अर्पयिष्यन्ति सुन्दरि ।। यास्यन्ति ते कालसूत्रं दिव्यं वर्षशतं त्वयि ।। ४२ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान्विरराम च नारद ।। बभूव तेन गर्भेण तेजस्वी मङ्गलग्रहः ।।४३।। पूजां चक्रुः पृथिव्याश्च ते सर्वे चाज्ञया हरेः ।। दध्युः काण्वोक्तमार्गेण तुष्टुवुः स्तवनेन च ।। ४४ ।। दद्युर्मूलेन मन्त्रेण नैवेद्यादिकमेव च ।। संस्तुता त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता सा बभूव ह ।। ४५ ।। नारद उवाच ।। किं ध्यानं स्तवनं किं वा तस्या मूलं च किं वद ।। गूढं सर्वपुराणेषु श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ।। ४६ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। आदौ च पृथिवी देवी वराहेण सुपूजिता ।। ततो हि ब्रह्मणा पश्चात्ततश्च पृथुना पुरा ।। ४७ ।। ततः सर्वैर्मुनीन्द्रैश्च मनुभिर्नारदादिभिः ।। ध्यानं च स्तवनं मन्त्रं शृणु वक्ष्यामि नारद ।। ४८ ।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं वां वसुधायै स्वाहा ।। इत्यनेन तु मन्त्रेण पूजिता विष्णुना पुरा ।। ४९ ।। श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां शतचन्द्रसमप्रभाम् ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गीं सर्वभूषणभूषिताम् ।। 2.8.५० ।। रत्नाधारां रत्नगर्भां रत्नाकरसमन्विताम् ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां सस्मितां वन्दितां भजे ।। ५१ ।। ध्यानेनानेन सा देवी सर्वैर्वै पूजिता भवेत् ।। स्तवनं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र कण्वशाखोक्तमेव च ।।५२।। विष्णुरुवाच ।। यज्ञसूकरजाया त्वं जयं देहि जयावहे ।। जयेऽजये जयाधारे जयशीले जयप्रदे ।। ५३ ।। सर्वाधारे सर्वबीजे सर्वशक्तिसमन्विते ।। सर्वकामप्रदे देवि सर्वेष्टं देहि मे स्थिरे ।। ९४ ।। सर्वसस्यालये सर्वसस्याड्ये सर्वसस्यदे ।। सर्वसस्यहरे काले सर्वसस्यात्मिके क्षिते ।। ५५ ।। मङ्गले मङ्गलाधारे माङ्गल्ये मङ्गलप्रदे ।। मङ्गलार्थे मङ्गलांशे मंगलं देहि मे परम् ।। ५६ ।। भूमे भूमिपसर्वस्वे भूमिपालपरायणे ।। भूमिपाहङ्काररूपे भूमिं देहि वसुन्धरे ।। ५७ ।। इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं तां संपूज्य च यः पठेत् ।। कोट्यन्तरे जन्मनि स संभवेद्भूमिपेश्वरः ।। ।। ५८ ।। भूमिदानकृतं पुण्यं लभते पठनाज्जनः ।। दत्तापहारजात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। ५९ ।। अम्बुवीचीभूखननात्पापान्मुच्येत स ध्रुवम् ।। अन्यकूपे कुपदजात्पापान्मुच्येत स ध्रुवम् ।। 2.8.६० ।। परभूश्राद्धजात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। भूमौ वीर्य्यत्यागपापाद्दीपादिस्थापनात्तथा ।। ६१ ।। पापेन मुच्यते प्राज्ञः स्तोत्रस्य पठनान्मुने ।। अश्वमेधशतं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः।। ६२ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे पृथिव्युपाख्याने पृथिवीस्तोत्रं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः।।८।।
nārada uvāca || harernimeṣamātreṇa brahmaṇaḥ pāta eva ca || tasya pāte prākṛtikaḥ pralayaḥ parikīrttitaḥ || 1 || pralaye prākṛte coktaṃ tatrādṛṣṭā vasundharā || jalaplutāni viśvāni sarve līnā harāviti || 2 || vasundharā tirobhūtā kutra vā tatra tiṣṭhati || sṛṣṭervidhānasamaye sā''virbhūtā kathaṃ punaḥ || 3 || kathaṃ babhūva sā dhanyā mānyā sarvāśrayā jayā || tasyāśca janmavistāraṃ vada maṅgalakāraṇam || 4 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || sarvādisṛṣṭau sarveṣāṃ janma kṛṣṇāditi śrutiḥ || āvirbhāvastirobhāvaḥ sarveṣu pralayeṣu ca ||5|| śrūyatāṃ vasudhājanma sarvamaṃgalamaṃgalam || vighnanighnaṃ paraṃ pāpa nāśanaṃ puṇyavarddhanam || 6 || aho kecidvadantīti madhukaiṭabhamedasā || babhūva vasudhā dhanyā tadviruddhamataṃ śṛṇu || 7 || ūcatustau purā viṣṇuṃ tuṣṭau yuddhena tejasā || āvāṃ jahi na yatrorvī payasā saṃvṛteti ca || 8 || tayorjīvanakālena pratyakṣā ca bhavetsphuṭam || tato babhūva medaśca maraṇānantaraṃ tayoḥ || 9 || medinīti ca vikhyātetyuktā yaistanmataṃ śṛṇu || jaladhautā kṛśā pūrvaṃ varddhitā medasā yataḥ || 2.8.10 || kathayāmi ca tajjanma sārthakaṃ sarvasammatam || purā śrutaṃ ca śrutyuktaṃ dharmavaktrācca puṣkare || 11 || mahāvirāṭśarīrasya jalasthasya ciraṃ sphuṭam || malo babhūva kālena sarvāṃgavyāpako dhruvam || 12 || sa ca praviṣṭaḥ sarveṣāṃ tallomnāṃ vivareṣu ca || kālena mahatā tasmādbabhūva vasudhā mune ||13|| pratyekaṃ pratilomnāṃ ca sthitā kūpeṣu sā sthirā || āvirbhūtā tirobhūtā sā calā ca punaḥ punaḥ || 14 || āvirbhūtā sṛṣṭikāle tajjalātparyyupasthitā || pralaye ca tirobhūtā jalābhyantaravasthitā || 15 || prativiśveṣu vasudhā śailakānanasaṃyutā || saptasāgarasaṃyuktā saptadvīpamitā satī || 16 || himādrimerusaṃyuktā grahacandrārkasaṃyutā || brahmaviṣṇuśivādyaiśca surairlokaistathā nutā || 17 || puṇyatīrthasamāyuktā puṇyabhāratasaṃyutā || kāñcanībhūmisaṃyuktā sarvadurgasamanvitā || 18 || pātālāḥ sapta tadadhastadūrdhve brahmalokakaḥ || dhruvalokaśca tatraiva sarvaṃ viśvaṃ ca tatra vai || 19 || evaṃ sarvāṇi viśvāni pṛthivyāṃ nirmitāni vai || ūrdhvaṃ golokavaikuṇṭhau nityau viśvaparau ca tau || 2.8.20 || naśvarāṇi ca viśvāni kṛtrimākṛtrimāṇi ca || pralaye prākṛte brahmanbrahmaṇaśca nipātane || 21 || mahāvirāḍādisṛṣṭau sṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇena cātmanā || nitye sthitaḥ sa pralaye kāṣṭhākāśeśvaraiḥ saha || 22 || kṣityadhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā vārāhe pūjitā suraiḥ || manubhirmunibhirviprairgandharvādibhireva ca || 23 || viṣṇorvarāharūpasya patnī sā śrutisammatā || tatputro maṃgalo jñeyaḥ suyaśā maṃgalātmajaḥ || 24 || nārada uvāca || pūjitā kena rūpeṇa vārāhe ca surairmahī || varāheṇa ca vārāhī sarvaiḥ sarvāśrayā satī || 25 || tasyāḥ pūjāvidhānaṃ cāpyadhaścoddharaṇakramam || maṃgalaṃ maṃgalasyāpi janmavyāsaṃ vada prabho || 26 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || vārāhe ca varāhaśca brahmaṇā saṃstutaḥ purā || uddadhāra mahīṃ hatvā hiraṇyākṣaṃ rasātalāt || 27 || jale tāṃ sthāpayāmāsa padmapatraṃ yathā'rṇave || tatraiva nirmame brahmā sarvaṃ viśvaṃ manoharam || 28 || dṛṣṭvā tadadhi devīṃ ca sakāmāṃ kāmuko hariḥ || varāharūpī bhagavānkoṭisūryyasamaprabhaḥ || 29 || kṛtvā ratikarīṃ śayyāṃ mūrttiṃ ca sumanoharām || krīḍāṃ cakāra rahasi divyavarṣamaharniśam || 2.8.30 || sukhasambhogasaṃsparśānmūrcchāṃ samprāpa sundarī || vidagdhāyā vidagdhena saṃgamo'pi sukhapradaḥ || 31 || viṣṇustadaṃgasaṃśleṣād bubudhe na divāniśam || varṣānte cetanāṃ prāpya kāmī tatyāja kāmukīm ||32|| dadhāra pūrvarūpaṃ hi vārāhaṃ caiva līlayā || pūjāṃ cakāra bhaktyā ca dhyātvā ca dharaṇīṃ satīm || 33 || dhūpairdīpaiśca naivadyaiḥ sindūrairanulepanaḥ || vastraiḥ puṣpaiśca balibhiḥ saṃpūjyovāca tāṃ hariḥ || 34 || mahāvarāha uvāca || sarvādhārā bhava śubhe sarvaiḥ saṃpūjitā śubham || munibhirmanubhirdevaiḥ siddhairvā mānavādibhiḥ || 39 || jalocchvāsājjalatyāgagṛhārambhapraveśane || vāpītaḍāgārambhe ca śubhe ca kṛṣi karmaṇi || 36 || tava pūjāṃ kariṣyanti saṃbhrameṇa surādayaḥ || mūḍhā ye na kariṣyanti yāsyanti narakaṃ ca te || 37 || vasudhovāca || vahāmi sarvaṃ vārāharūpeṇāhaṃ tavājñayā || līlāmātreṇa bhagavanviśvaṃ ca sacarācaram || 38 || muktāṃ śuktiṃ harerarcāṃ śivaliṃgaṃ śilāṃ tathā || śaṃkhaṃ pradīpaṃ ratnaṃ ca māṇikyaṃ hīrakaṃ maṇim || 39 || yajñasūtraṃ ca puṣpaṃ ca pustakaṃ tulasīdalam || japamālāṃ puṣpamālāṃ karpūraṃ ca suvarṇakam || 2.8.40 || gorocanāṃ candanaṃ ca śālagrāmajalaṃ tathā || etānvoḍhumaśaktā'haṃ kliṣṭā ca bhagavañchṛṇu || 41 || śrībhagavānuvāca || dravyāṇyetāni ye mūḍhā arpayiṣyanti sundari || yāsyanti te kālasūtraṃ divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ tvayi || 42 || ityevamuktvā bhagavānvirarāma ca nārada || babhūva tena garbheṇa tejasvī maṅgalagrahaḥ ||43|| pūjāṃ cakruḥ pṛthivyāśca te sarve cājñayā hareḥ || dadhyuḥ kāṇvoktamārgeṇa tuṣṭuvuḥ stavanena ca || 44 || dadyurmūlena mantreṇa naivedyādikameva ca || saṃstutā triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā sā babhūva ha || 45 || nārada uvāca || kiṃ dhyānaṃ stavanaṃ kiṃ vā tasyā mūlaṃ ca kiṃ vada || gūḍhaṃ sarvapurāṇeṣu śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || 46 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || ādau ca pṛthivī devī varāheṇa supūjitā || tato hi brahmaṇā paścāttataśca pṛthunā purā || 47 || tataḥ sarvairmunīndraiśca manubhirnāradādibhiḥ || dhyānaṃ ca stavanaṃ mantraṃ śṛṇu vakṣyāmi nārada || 48 || oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ vāṃ vasudhāyai svāhā || ityanena tu mantreṇa pūjitā viṣṇunā purā || 49 || śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ śatacandrasamaprabhām || candanokṣitasarvāṅgīṃ sarvabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || 2.8.50 || ratnādhārāṃ ratnagarbhāṃ ratnākarasamanvitām || vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ sasmitāṃ vanditāṃ bhaje || 51 || dhyānenānena sā devī sarvairvai pūjitā bhavet || stavanaṃ śṛṇu viprendra kaṇvaśākhoktameva ca ||52|| viṣṇuruvāca || yajñasūkarajāyā tvaṃ jayaṃ dehi jayāvahe || jaye'jaye jayādhāre jayaśīle jayaprade || 53 || sarvādhāre sarvabīje sarvaśaktisamanvite || sarvakāmaprade devi sarveṣṭaṃ dehi me sthire || 94 || sarvasasyālaye sarvasasyāḍye sarvasasyade || sarvasasyahare kāle sarvasasyātmike kṣite || 55 || maṅgale maṅgalādhāre māṅgalye maṅgalaprade || maṅgalārthe maṅgalāṃśe maṃgalaṃ dehi me param || 56 || bhūme bhūmipasarvasve bhūmipālaparāyaṇe || bhūmipāhaṅkārarūpe bhūmiṃ dehi vasundhare || 57 || idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ tāṃ saṃpūjya ca yaḥ paṭhet || koṭyantare janmani sa saṃbhavedbhūmipeśvaraḥ || || 58 || bhūmidānakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ labhate paṭhanājjanaḥ || dattāpahārajātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 59 || ambuvīcībhūkhananātpāpānmucyeta sa dhruvam || anyakūpe kupadajātpāpānmucyeta sa dhruvam || 2.8.60 || parabhūśrāddhajātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || bhūmau vīryyatyāgapāpāddīpādisthāpanāttathā || 61 || pāpena mucyate prājñaḥ stotrasya paṭhanānmune || aśvamedhaśataṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ|| 62 || iti śrībrahmavairtte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde pṛthivyupākhyāne pṛthivīstotraṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ||8||
English translation
The story of Prthvi Narada said—With the twinkling of the and eye once. The end of the life of Brahma amounts to the dissolution.
At the time of that natural dissolution, the earth disappears and the entire universe gets submerged in water. Thus everything gets absorbed in lord Krsna. Then where does this earth disappear and how does it resurfaces at the time of beginning of the universe how does she become fortunate enough again to grow vegetation on itself? You kindly let me know the story of earth in detail which provides welfare.
Narayana said—Everything emerges from lord Krsna at the time of creation of the universe and at the time of dissolution they merge in him. This has been ordained by the srutis.
Now you listen to the stoi7 of the beginning of the world which is of quite pleasant in nature, destructor of the obstructions, the best, remover of the sins and is quite meritorious.
Some of the people express the opinion that the earth came into existence with the fluid from Madhu and Kaitabha which is again the earlier theory. You listen to the story.
In the ancient times the two demons Madhu and Kaitabha were pleased at lord Visnifs prowess in war. They were pleased and said: can kill us at the place where the earth is not covered with water.” It is evident from this, that at the time when both of them were at five the earth was not visible. When they were dead, some fluid emerged out of their bodies and the earth was formed with it. That is why the earth is also called Medim. You just listen to the clarification of the story. In the earlier times, there was water everywhere and the earth was covered with water. Fluid of the demons just touched the earth. And therefore, the people call her MedinT.
Now you listen to the story about her realistic birth which is acceptable to all. This theoiy was profounded at the Puskara region were Dharma, recited it to me from his own mouth and is also according to Vedas. Mahavirat who resides in the water accumulated a lot of dust over his body which was becoming to visible for long. O sage, it accumulated in all his hair-pits. In due course of time it was collected and it reappeared in the form of an earth.
thus from each one of his hair-pits and earth emerged which appears at the time of creation and during the time of dissolution it disappears.
It moves always.
Appearing at the time of the creation of the universe it emerges out of the water and disappears in water at the time of dissolution.
This is the nile for her.
In every universe this earth has mountain, forest and seven ocean besides the seven Similarly the Himalaya, Meru, the planets, the moon and the sun always surround her. There are sacred placed in sacred land of Bharata, having the mountain of gold besides all the castles the nether-world and seven other lokas are beneath it. The seven lokas including Brahmaloka and the Dhnivaloka are above her. Thus the entire universe is based on the earth. Accordingly the entire universe was foj'med because of the earth.
The Goloka and Vaikuntha are eternal and are beyond the universe.
O Brahmanas, thus at the end of Brahma the event which has been described as the natural dissolution besides all other globes, get Lord Krsna then at the beginning of the universe, himself creates Mahavirat who remains alive even at the time of dissolution, with the sky, along with other gods. At the time of the Varaha incarnation of the lord, the earth was the goddess. The gods, Manu, the sages, the Brahmanas and Gandharvas adored her, since she happened to be the spouse of lord Visiru.
Their son is known as Mahgala and a son named Suyasa was born to Mahgala.
cTRT: wfelR W i Narada said—O lord, you tell me the way how the earth was adored by the gods at the time of Vdraha-kalpa and if so, in what form? The goddess provides shelter to all and it so said that lord Varaha himself adored her along with others. 0 lord you tell me the method of the adoration of the earth, the process of bringing the earth from the waters of the ocean, the birth Mahgala and all other details which provide welfare to all.
Narayana said—In earlier times at the time of Varaha incarnation of Visnu Brahma had eulogised the lord as a result of which the lord killing Hiranyaksa rescued the earth from the He established the earth in the waters like lotus leaf over which Brahma resorted to the beautiful creation.
Thereafter Varaha who possessed the lustre of crores of suns. Looked at PrthvT with passionate eyes who was also reciprocated with passionate eyes at that time. The lord tunied himself as capable of performing the love-spots enjoyed the company of a earth for a complete divine day and night.
Because of that pleasant union, she fainted.
The actor of the love-spot always provides pleasure to his partners.
Because of that union, they were unconcerned about the passage of time. After the lapse of year, they regained consciousness, the lord then left the company of beautiful damsel and he re- emerged in the form of Varaha. Thereafter, he adored the goddess of earth with devotion offering incense, the lamp, naivedya, vermilion, sandal-paste, clothes and flowers. Thereafter the lord said to her.
Vasudha said—O lord, at the command issued by you in the form of Varaha, I shall, bear the burden of the universe with pleasure, but O lord, I have a request for you and you kindly listen to me. I shall be unable to bear the load of the pearls, mother of pearls, adoration of the lord, Sivalinga, Sdlagrdma, the conch, the lamps, the gems, rubies, yajTwpavIta, the flowers, the book, the leaves of TulasI, the rosaiy, garland of flowers, camphor, gold, Gorocaiia, the sandal- paste and the sacred water of Sdlagrdma. I shall not be able to bear their weight and shall feel uncomfortable with them.” rra- fJTf i Mahavaraha said—“O beautiful one, the sages, the Manus, the gods, siddhas and humans adore you properly and in turn you provide protection to them. At the time of starting of construction of a house or entry into the house after it is constructed, at the time of construction the step-well, tanks, wells, at the time of
releasing or blocking of the water, start of irrigation, the people and the gods will always adore you. Those who neglect to perfonii piijd for you, will invite their fall into the hell.
TH ET Hlfuicrt i|fUlH,ll? II The lord said—O beautiful one, such of the fools who will place these things over you will have to fall in the hell named kdlasutra for a hundred divine years.
O Narada after speaking this, the lord kept quiet and thereafter from the womb of the earth the planet named Mahgala (mars) was born.
Thereafter with the permission of the lord all the people started adoring the earth by the method prescribed by Kanva.
Reciting the basic mantra they offered naivedya and all other things. Thus the adoration of earth started in all the three worlds.
RcJilRum ^ chided RRIU5,1I Narada said: “What is her dhyanam, stotra and the basic mantral I am getting anxious to know about all these details which are enshrined in the Puranas. Therefore you kindly let me know.” Narayana said—“In the earlier times Narayana himself adored the goddess of earth. Thereafter Brahma did so, followed by the king Prthu who also did so.
Thereafter all the sages, the Manus and the sages like Narada honoured her. O Narada I am now speaking out the dhyanam, the stotra and her mantra which you please listen. ^ This is the hymn reciting which lord Visnu had adored the earth. The form of dhyanam is like this, “The body of goddess earth is of white complexion like the jasmine flowers and her lustre exceeds the lustre of hundreds of moons. All her limbs are plastered with sandal-paste and she is adorned with all the ornaments. She is the basis of all the gems is glorified with the mines of the gems. She is clad | in silken garments which are purified by fire. She wears a smile over her face and she is adorable by all. I bow in reverence to the earth like this. i O best of the Brahmanas, the goddess is adored by all with this dhyanam, now I tell you the method prescribed by Kanva for her adoration you please listen.” Visnu said—“You are the granter of victory,
you give me victory. You are the spouse of lord Yajnavardha, you can never be defeated by anyone. You are the base of victory and are always victorious. Therefore you bestow us with victory. You are base of all the people and the form of the seed. You are endowed with all the prowess. You fulfil all the wishes, you therefore grant me all my desired things, you have a stable mind and are the store of all the food-stuffs, vegetation store of all the grains and produce the food'Stuffs you produce the cereals in appropriate time; you are filled with agriculture produce and have a docile nature, you are the image of welfare, the base of welfare, bestowers of welfare, granter of welfare, the form of welfare and are filled with all the rays of welfare.
Therefore you grant me the welfare. You are auspicious one and the seed of suspiciousness, yoir-are eternal and the base of all the good deeds, besides being the temple of the virtuous people, bestower of merit, the form of the lord, the best of the ladies endowed with the heaps of gems and are the giver of the gems. O goddess, earth you are everything for the kings, graceful to the kings and are the very base of arrogance of the kings. O goddess earth, grant me the land.” Thus whosoever adoring the goddess earth like this, recite her stotra he becomes he ruler of the earth. For crores of birth, someone by reciting her stotra get"' the merit of giving away land in charity. If one after giving away in charity something, forcibly takes it back, he earns a sin.
That sin is removed by reciting this stotra. There is no doubt about it. Thus the digging of the well without the prior permission of the land-lord or digging of the earth, performing sraddha over the land of others, these are sinful acts and the one who earns these sins is relieved of the same by reciting this stotra. O sage by dropping the semen on earth or placing the lamp on the ground, one earns a sin, which can be removed by reciting this stotra. By reciting this stotra an intelligent person earns the merit of performing a hundred Asvamedha sacrifices. There is no doubt about it.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 400065 (2023-12-27T20:05:07Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n214–n220: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n214/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.