Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 16
Sourceनारायण उवाच ।। तुलसी परितुष्टा सा चास्वाप्सीद्धृष्टमानसा ।। नवयौवनसम्पन्ना प्रशंसन्ती वरांगना ।। १ ।। चिक्षेप पञ्चबाणश्च पञ्च बाणांश्च तां प्रति ।। पुष्पायुधेन सा दग्धा पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिता ।। २ ।। पुलकाञ्चितसर्वांगी कम्पिता रक्तलोचना ।। क्षणं सा शुष्कतां प्राप क्षणं मूर्च्छामवाप ह ।।३।। क्षणमुद्विग्नतां प्राप क्षणं तन्द्रां सुखावहाम् ।। क्षणं सा दहनं प्राप क्षणं प्राप प्रमत्तताम्।।४।। क्षणं सा चेतनां प्राप क्षणं प्राप विषण्णताम् ।। उत्तिष्ठन्ती क्षणं तल्पाद्गच्छन्ती निकटं क्षणम् ।। ५।। भ्रमन्ती क्षणमुद्वेगाद्विवसन्ती क्षणं पुनः ।। क्षणमेव समुद्वेगादस्वाप्सीत्पुनरेव सा ।। ६ ।। पुष्पचन्दनतल्पं च तद्बभूवातिकण्टकम् ।। विषमाहारकं स्वादु दिव्यरूपं फलं जलम् ।।७।। निलयश्च निराकारः सूक्ष्मवस्त्रं हुताशनः।। सिन्दूरपत्रकं चैव व्रणतुल्यं च दुःखदम्।।८।। क्षणं ददर्श तन्द्रायां सुवेषं पुरुषं सती।। सुन्दरं च युवानं च सस्मितं रसिकेश्वरम्।।९।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वांगं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्।। आगच्छन्तं माल्यवन्तं पश्यन्तं तन्मुखाम्बुजम् ।। 2.16.१० ।। कथयन्तं रतिकथां चुम्बन्तमधरं मुहुः ।। शयानं पुष्पतल्पे च समाश्लिष्यन्तमङ्गकम् ।। ११ ।। पुनरेव तु गच्छन्तमागच्छन्तं वसन्तकम् ।। कान्त क्व यासि प्राणेश तिष्ठेत्येवमुवाच सा ।। १२ ।। पुनः स्वचेतनां प्राप्य विललाप पुनः पुनः ।। एवं तपोवने सा च तस्थौ तत्रैव नारद ।। १३ ।। शङ्खचूडो महायोगी जैगीषव्यान्मनोरमम् ।। कृष्णस्य मन्त्रं सम्प्राप्य प्राप्य सिद्धिं तु पुष्करे ।। १४ ।। पठन्सदा तु कवचं सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम् ।। ब्रह्मेशाच्च वरं प्राप्य यत्तन्मनसि वाञ्छितम् ।।१५।। आज्ञया ब्रह्मणः सोऽपि बदरीं वै समाययौ ।। आगच्छन्तं शङ्खचूडमपश्यत्तुलसी मुने।।१६।। नवयौवनसम्पन्नं कामदेवसमप्रभम्।।१७।। श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभं रत्नभूषणभूषितम् ।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यं शरत्पङ्कजलोचनम् ।। १८ ।। महारत्नगणाक्लृप्तविमानस्थं मनोहरम् ।। रत्नकुण्डलयुग्माढ्यगण्डस्थलविराजितम् ।। १९ ।। पारिजातप्रसूनाढ्यमाल्यवन्तं च सुस्मितम् ।। कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमयुतं सुगन्धितिलकोज्ज्वलम्।।2.16.२०।। सा दृष्ट्वा सन्निधाने तं मुखमाच्छाद्य वाससा ।। सस्मिता तं निरीक्षन्ती सकटाक्षं पुनः पुनः ।।२१।। बभूव सा नम्रमुखी नवसङ्गमलज्जिता।। कामुकी कामबाणेन पीडिता पुलकान्विता ।। २२ ।। पिबन्ती तन्मुखाम्भोजं लोचनाभ्यां च सन्ततम् ।। ददर्श शङ्खचूडश्च कन्यामेकां तपोवने ।। २३ ।। पुष्पचन्दनतल्पस्थां वसन्तीं वाससा वृताम् ।। पश्यन्तीं तन्मुखं शश्वत्सस्मितां सुमनोहराम् ।।२४।। सुपीनकठिनश्रोणीं पीनोन्नतपयोधराम्।। मुक्तापंक्तिप्रभाजुष्टदन्तपंक्तिं सुबिभ्रतीम् ।।२५।। पक्वबिम्बाधरोष्ठीं च सुनासां सुन्दरीं वराम् ।। तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभां शरच्चन्द्रसमप्रभाम् ।। २६ ।। स्वतेजसा परिवृतां सुखदृश्यां मनोरमाम् ।। कस्तूरीबिन्दुभिः सार्द्धमधश्चन्दनबिन्दुना ।। २७ ।। सिन्दूरबिन्दुना शश्वत्सीमन्ताधःस्थलोज्ज्वलाम् ।। निम्ननाभिगभीरां च तदधस्त्रिवलीयुताम् ।। २८ ।। करपद्मतलारक्तां नखचन्द्रैर्विभूषिताम् ।। स्थलपद्मप्रभाजुष्टं पादपद्मं च बिभ्रतीम् ।। २९ ।। आरक्तवर्णं ललितमलक्तकसमप्रभम् ।। स्थलपद्मैश्च जलजैः पद्मरागविराजिताम् ।।2.16.३०।। शरदिन्दुविनिन्द्यैकनखेन्द्वोघविराजिताम्।। अमूल्यरत्न संमिश्रयावकेन स्वलंकृताम्।।३१।। मणीन्द्रमुख्यखचितक्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जिताम् ।।३२।। दधतीं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यसंयुतम्।। अमूल्य रत्नसंक्लृप्तमकराकृतिरूपिणा।।३३।। चित्रकुण्डलयुग्मश्रीसुषुमापरिशोभिताम् ।। रत्नेन्द्रमुक्ताहारश्रीस्तनमध्यस्थलोज्ज्वलाम् ।।३४।। रत्नकंकणकेयूरशंखभूषणभूषिताम् ।। रत्नांगुलीयकैर्दिव्यैरंगुल्यावलिभिर्युताम् ।। ३९ ।। दृष्ट्वा तां ललितां रम्यां सुशीलां सुदतीं सतीम् ।। उवास तत्समीपे च मधुरं तामुवाच सः।।३६।। शंखचूड उवाच ।। का त्वं कस्य च कन्याऽसि धन्ये मान्ये सुयोषिताम्।। का त्वं कामिनि कल्याणि सर्वकल्याणदायिनि।।३७।। स्वर्गभोगादिसरितिविहारे हाररूपिणि।। संसारदारसारे च मायाधारे मनोहरे।। ।। ३८ ।। जगद्विलक्षणे क्षामे मुनीनां मोहकारिणि ।। मौनं त्यक्त्वा किंकरं मां सम्भाषां कुरु सुन्दरि ।। ३९ ।। इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा सकामा वामलोचना ।। सस्मिता नम्रवदना सकामं तमुवाच सा।।2.16.४०।। तुलस्युवाच ।। धर्मध्वजसुताऽहं च तपाम्यस्यां तपोवने ।। तपस्विनीह तिष्ठामि कस्त्वं गच्छ यथासुखम्।।४१।। कामिनीं कुलजातां च रहस्येकाकिनीं सतीम्।। न पृच्छति कुले जात एवमेव श्रुतौ श्रुतम् ।।४२।। लम्पटोऽसत्कुले जातो धर्मशास्त्रार्थवर्जितः ।। येनाश्रुतः श्रुतेरर्थः स कामीच्छति कामिनीम्।।४३।। आपात मधुरामन्ते चान्तकां पुरुषस्य ताम् ।। विषकुम्भाकाररूपाममृतास्यां च सन्ततम् ।। ४४ ।। हृदये क्षुरधाराभां शश्वन्मधुरभाषिणीम् ।। स्वकार्य्यपरिनिष्पत्तितत्परां सततं सदा।।४५।। कार्य्यार्थे स्वामिवशगामन्यथैवावशां सदा ।। स्वान्तर्मलिनरूपां च प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणाम्।।४६।। श्रुतौ पुराणे यासां च चरित्रमनिरूपितम् ।। तासु को विश्वसेत्प्राज्ञो ह्यप्राज्ञ इव सर्वदा ।। ४७ ।। तासां को वा रिपुर्मित्रं प्रार्थयन्तीं नवं नवम् ।। दृष्ट्वा सुवेशं पुरुषमिच्छन्तीं हृदये सदा।।४८।। बाह्ये स्वात्मसतीत्वं च ज्ञापयन्तीं प्रयत्नतः ।। शश्वत्कामां च रामां च कामाधारां मनोहराम्।।४९।। बाह्ये छलाच्छादयन्तीं स्वान्तर्मैथुनलालसाम्।। कान्तं ग्रसन्तीं रहसि बाह्येऽतीव सुलज्जिताम्।।2.16.५०।। मानिनीं मैथुनाभावे कोपिनीं कलहांकुराम् ।। संभीतां भूरिसम्भोगात्स्वल्पमैथुनदुःखिताम् ।। ५१ ।। सुमृष्टान्नं शीततोयमाकांक्षन्तीं च मानसे ।। सुन्दरं रसिकं कान्तं युवानं गुणिनं सदा ।। ५२ ।। सुतात्परमतिस्नेहं कुर्वन्तीं रतिकर्तरि ।। प्राणाधिकं प्रियतमं सम्भोग कुशलं प्रियम् ।। ५३ ।। पश्यन्तीं रिपुतुल्यं च वृद्धं वा मैथुनाक्षमम् ।। कलहं कुर्वती शश्वत्तेन सार्द्धं सुकोपनाम् ।। ५४ ।। चर्चया भक्षयन्तीं तं कीनाश इव गोरजः ।। दुस्साहसस्वरूपां च सर्वदोषाश्रयां सदा ।।५५।। शश्वत्कपटरूपां च सर्वदोषाश्रयां सदा ।। ब्रह्म विष्णुशिवादीनां दुस्त्याज्यां मोहरूपिणीम् ।। ५६ ।। तपोमार्गार्गलां शश्वन्मुक्तिद्वारकपाटिकाम् ।।५७।। हरेर्भक्तिव्यवहितां सर्वमाया करण्डिकाम् ।। संसारकारागारे च शश्वन्निगडरूपिणीम् ।। ५८ ।। इन्द्रजालस्वरूपां च मिथ्यावादिस्वरूपिणीम् ।। बिभ्रतीं बाह्य सौन्दर्यं मध्याङ्गमतिकुत्सितम् ।।५९ ।। नानाविण्मूत्रपूयानामाधारं मलसंयुतम् ।। दुर्गन्धि दोषसंयुक्तं रक्ताक्तं चाप्यसंस्कृतम् ।। ।।।2.16.६०।। मायारूपं मायिनां च विधिना निर्मितं पुरा ।। विषरूपां मुमुक्षूणामदृश्यांचैव सर्वदा।।६१।। इत्युक्त्वा तुलसी तं च विरराम च नारद ।। सस्मितः शंखचूडश्च प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे ।।६२।। शंखचूड उवाच ।। त्वया यत्कथितं देवि न च सर्वमलीककम् ।। किंचित्सत्यमलीकं च किंचिन्मत्तो निशामय।।६३।। निर्मितं द्विविधं धात्रा स्त्रीरूपं सर्वमोहनम् ।। कृत्यारूपं वास्तवं च प्रशस्यं चाप्रशंसितम्।। ।।६४।। लक्ष्मी सरस्वती दुर्गा सावित्री राधिकादिकम्।। सृष्टिसूत्रस्वरूपं चाप्याद्यं स्रष्ट्वा तु निर्मितम् ।। ६५ ।। एतासामंशरूपं यत्स्त्रीरूपं वास्तवं स्मृतम् ।। तत्प्रशंस्यं यशोरूपं सर्वमङ्गलकारणम् ।। ६६ ।। शतरूपा देवहूतिस्स्वधा स्वाहा च दक्षिणा ।। छायावती रोहिणी च वरुणानी शची तथा ।। ६७ ।। कुबेरवायुपत्नी साऽप्यदितिश्च दितिस्तथा ।। लोपामुद्राऽनसूया च कैटभी तुलसी तथा ।।६८।। अहल्याऽरुन्धती मेना तारा मन्दोदरी परा ।। दमयन्ती वेदवती गंगा च यमुना तथा ।। ६९ ।। पुष्टिस्तुष्टिः स्मृतिर्मेधा कालिका च वसुन्धरा ।। षष्ठी मंगलचण्डी च मूर्तिर्वै धर्मकामिनी ।। 2.16.७० ।। स्वस्तिः श्रद्धा च कान्तिश्च तुष्टिः शान्तिस्तथा परा ।। निद्रा तन्द्रा क्षुत्पिपासा सन्ध्या रात्रिर्दिनानि च ।। ७१ ।। सम्पत्तिवृत्तिकीर्त्यश्च क्रियाशोभाप्रभांशकम् ।। यत्स्त्रीरूपं च सम्भूतमुत्तमं तद्युगे युगे ।। ७२ ।। कृत्यास्वरूपं तद्यत्तु स्वर्वेश्यादिकमेव च ।। तदप्रशंस्यं विश्वेषु पुंश्चलीरूपमेव च ।। ७३ ।। सत्त्वप्रधानं यद्रूपं तच्च शुद्धं स्वभावतः ।। तदुत्तमं च विश्वेषु साध्वीरूपं प्रशंसितम् ।।७४।। तद्वास्तवं च विज्ञेयं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः।। रजोरूपं तमोरूपं कृत्यासु द्विविधं स्मृतम् ।।७५।। स्थानाभावात्क्षणाभावान्मध्यवृत्तेरभावतः ।। देहक्लेशेन रोगेण सत्संसर्गेण सुन्दरि।।७६।। बहुगोष्ठा वृतेनैव रिपुराजभयेन च ।। रजोरूपस्य साध्वीत्वमतैनैवोपजायते ।। ७७ ।। इदं मध्यमरूपं च प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ।। तमोरूपं दुर्निवार्य्यमधमं तद्विदुर्बुधाः।।७८।। न पृच्छति कुले जातः पण्डितश्च परस्त्रियम्।। निर्जने दुर्जने वाऽपि रहस्ये वचसां स्त्रियम् ।।७९।। आगच्छामि त्वत्समीपमाज्ञया ब्रह्मणोऽधुना ।। गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन त्वां ग्रहीष्यामि शोभने ।। 2.16.८० ।। अहमेव शङ्खचूडो देवविद्रावकारकः ।। दनुवंशोद्भवो विश्वे सुदामाऽहं हरेः पुरे ।। ८१ ।। अहमष्टसु गोपेषु गोगोपीपार्षदेषु च ।। अधुना दानवेन्द्रोऽहं राधिकायाश्च शापतः ।। ८२ ।। जातिस्मरोऽहं जानामि कृष्णमन्त्रप्रभावतः ।। जातिस्मरा त्वं तुलसी संसक्ता हरिणा पुरा ।। ८३ ।। त्वमेव राधिकाकोपाज्जाताऽसि भारते भुवि ।। त्वां सम्भोक्तुमिच्छकोऽहं नालं राधाभयात्ततः ।। ८४ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा स पुमान्विरराम महामुने ।। सस्मिता तुलसी हृष्टा प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे ।। ८५ ।। तुलस्युवाच ।। एवंविधो बुधो विश्वे बुधेषु च प्रशंसितः ।। कान्तमेवंविधं कान्ता शश्वदिच्छति कामतः ।। ८६ ।। त्वयाऽहमधुना सत्यं विचारेण पराजिता ।। स निन्दितश्चाप्यशुचिर्यः पुमांश्च स्त्रिया जितः ।। ८७ ।। निन्दन्ति पितरो देवा बान्धवाः स्त्रीजितं जनम् ।। स्त्रीजितं मनसा वाचा पिता भ्राता च निन्दति ।।८८।। शुध्येद्विप्रो दशाहेन जातके मृतके तथा ।। भूमिपो द्वादशाहेन वैश्यः पञ्चदशाहतः ।। ८९ ।। शूद्रो मासेन वेदेषु मातृवद्वर्णसङ्करः।। अशुचिः स्त्रीजितः शुध्येच्चितादहनकालतः ।। 2.16.९० ।। न गृह्णन्तीच्छया तस्य पितरः पिण्डतर्पणम् ।। न गृह्णन्तीच्छया देवास्त स्य पुष्पजलादिकम् ।। ९१ ।। किं तस्य ज्ञानतपसा जपहोमप्रपूजनैः ।। किं विद्यया वा यशसा स्त्रीभिर्यस्य मनो हृतम् ।। ९२ ।। विद्याप्रभावज्ञानार्थं मया त्वं च परीक्षितः ।। कृत्वा परीक्षां कान्तस्य वृणोति कामिनी वरम् ।। ९३ ।। वराय गुणहीनाय वृद्धायाज्ञानिने तथा ।। दरिद्राय च मूर्खाय रोगिणे कुत्सिताय च ।। ९४ ।। अत्यन्तकोपयुक्ताय चात्यन्तदुर्मुखाय च ।। पंगुलायाङ्गहीनाय चान्धाय बधिराय च ।। ९५ ।। जडाय चैव मूकाय क्लीबतुल्याय पापिने ।। ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्सोऽपि यः स्वकन्यां ददाति च।। ।। ९६ ।। शान्ताय गुणिने चैव यूने च विदुषेऽपि च ।। वैष्णवाय सुतां दत्त्वा दशवाजिफलं लभेत् ।। ९७ ।। यः कन्यापालनं कृत्वा करोति विक्रयं यदि ।। विपदा धनलोभेन कुम्भीपाकं स गच्छति ।। ९८ ।। कन्यामूत्रपुरीषं च तत्र भक्षति पातकी ।। कृमिभिर्दशितः काकैर्यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश ।।९९।। तदन्ते व्याधयोनौ च लभते जन्म निश्चितम् ।। विक्रीणाति मांसभारं वहत्येव दिवानिशम् ।। 2.16.१०० ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा तुलसी विरराम तपोवने ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा तयोरन्तिकमाययौ ।। १०१ ।। मूर्ध्ना ननाम तुलसी शङ्खचूडश्च नारद ।। उवास तत्र देवेशश्चोवाच च तयोर्हितम्।।१०२।। किं करोषि शङ्खचूड संवादमनया सह ।। गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन त्वमस्या ग्रहणं कुरु ।। १०३ ।। त्वं च पुरुषरत्नं च स्त्रीरत्नं स्त्रीष्वियं सती ।। विदग्धाया विदग्धेन सङ्गमो गुणवान्भवेत्।।१०४।। निर्विरोधसुखं राजन्को वा त्यजति दुर्लभम् ।। योऽविरोधसुखत्यागी स पशुर्नात्र संशयः ।। १०५ ।। किमुपेक्षसि त्वं कान्तमीदृशं गुणिनं सती ।। देवानामसुराणां च दानवानां विमर्दनम् ।। १०६ ।। यथा लक्ष्मीश्च लक्ष्मीशे यथा कृष्णे च राधिका।। यथा मयि च सावित्री भवानी च भवे यथा ।। १०७ ।। यथा धरा वराहे च यथा मेना हिमालये ।। यथाऽत्रावनसूया च दमयन्ती नले यथा ।। १०८ ।। रोहिणी च यथा चन्द्रे यथा कामे रतिः सती ।। यथा दितिः कश्यपे च वशिष्ठेऽरुन्धती यथा ।। ।। १०९ ।। यथाऽहल्या गौतमे च देवहूतिश्च कर्दमे ।। यथा बृहस्पतौ तारा शतरूपा मनौ यथा ।। 2.16.११० ।। यथा च दक्षिणा यज्ञे यथा स्वाहा हुताशने ।। यथा शची महेन्द्रे च यथा पुष्टिर्गणेश्वरे ।। १११ ।। देवसेना यथा स्कन्दे धर्मे मूत्तिर्यथा सती ।। सौभाग्या सुप्रिया त्वं च शङ्खचूडे तथा भव ।। ११२ ।। अनेन सार्द्धं सुचिरं सुन्दरेण च सुन्दरि ।। स्थाने स्थाने विहारं च यथेच्छं कुरु सन्ततम् ।। ११३ ।। पश्चात्प्राप्स्यसि गोविन्दं गोलोके पुनरेव च ।। चतुर्भुजं च वैकुण्ठे शंखचूडे मृते सति ।। ११४ ।। इत्येवमाशिषं कृत्वा स्वालयं प्रययौ विधिः ।। गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन जगृहे तां च दानवः ।।११५।। स्वर्गे दुन्दुभिवाद्यं च पुष्पवृष्टिर्बभूव ह ।। स रेमे रमया सार्द्धं वासगेहे मनोहरे ।। ११६ ।। मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप तुलसी नवसङ्गमसङ्गता ।। निमग्ना निर्जने साध्वी सम्भोगसुख सागरे ।। ११७ ।। चतुःषष्टिकलामानं चतुःषष्टिविधं सुखम् ।। कामशास्त्रं यन्निरुक्तं रसिकानां यथेप्सितम् ।। ११८ ।। अङ्गप्रत्यंग संश्लेषपूर्वकं स्त्रीमनोहरम् ।। तत्सर्वं सुखशृंगारं चकार रसिकेश्वरः ।।११९।। अतीव रम्येदेशे च सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिते ।। पुष्पचन्दनतल्पे च पुष्पचन्दनवायुना ।। 2.16.१२० ।। पुष्पोद्याने नदीतीरे पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते ।। गृहीत्वा रसिकां रामां पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिताम् ।। ।। १२१ ।। भूषितां भूषणैः सर्वैरतीव सुमनोहराम् ।। सुरतेर्विरतिर्नास्ति तयोः सुरतविज्ञयोः ।। १२२ ।। जहार मानसं भर्तुर्लीलया तुलसी सती ।। चेतनां रसिकायाश्च जहार रसभाववित् ।। १२३ ।। वक्षसश्चन्दनं बाह्वोस्तिलकं विजहार सा ।। स च जग्राह तस्याश्च सिन्दूरबिन्दुपत्रकम् ।। १२४ ।। स तद्वक्षसि तस्याश्च नखरेखां ददौ मुदा।। सा ददौ तद्वामपार्श्वे करभूषणलक्षणम् ।। १२५ ।। राजा तदोष्ठपुटके ददौ दशनदंशनम् ।। तद्गण्डयुगले सा च प्रददौ तच्चतुर्गुणम् ।। १२३ ।। सुरतेर्विरतौ तौ च समुत्थाय परस्परम् ।। सुवेशं चक्रतुस्तत्र यत्तन्मनसि वाञ्छितम् ।। १२७ ।। कुङ्कुमाक्तचन्दनेन सा तस्मै तिलकं ददौ ।। सर्वाङ्गे सुन्दरे रम्ये चकार चानुलेपनम् ।। १२८ ।। सुवासितं च ताम्बूलं वह्निशुद्धे च वाससी ।। पारिजातस्य कुसुमं माल्यं चैव सुशोभनम् ।। १२९ ।। अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणमंगुलीयकमुत्तमम् ।। सुन्दरं च मणिवरं त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् ।। 2.16.१३० ।। दासी तवाहमित्येवं समुच्चार्य पुनः पुनः ।। ननाम परया भक्त्या स्वामिनं गुणशालिनम् ।। १३१ ।। सस्मिता तन्मुखांभोजं लोचनाभ्यां पपौ पुनः ।। निमेषरहिताभ्यां च सकटाक्षं च सुन्दरम् ।। १३२ ।। स च तां च समाकृष्य चकार वक्षसि प्रियाम् ।। सस्मितं वाससाऽऽच्छन्नं ददर्श मुखपङ्कजम् ।। १३३ ।। चुचुम्ब कठिने गण्डे बिम्बोष्ठे पुनरेव च ।। ददौ तस्यै वस्त्रयुग्मं वरुणादाहृतं च यत् ।। तदाहृतां रत्नमालां त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताम् ।। १३४ ।। ददौ मञ्जीरयुग्मं च स्वाहायाश्च हृतं च यत् ।। केयूरयुग्मं छायाया रोहिण्याश्चैव कुण्डलम् ।। १३५ ।। अंगुलीयकरत्नानि रत्याश्च वरभूषणम् ।। शङ्खं सुरुचिरं चित्रं यद्दत्तं विश्वकर्मणा ।। १३६ ।। विचित्रपीठकश्रेणीं शय्यां चापि सुदुर्लभाम् ।। भूषणानि च दत्त्वा च परीहारं चकार ह ।। १३७ ।। निर्माय कबरीभारं तस्याश्च माल्यसंयुतम् ।। सुचित्रं पत्रकं गण्डे जयलेखसमं तथा ।। १३८ ।। चन्द्रलेखात्रिभिर्युक्तं चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना ।। परितः परितश्चित्रैः सार्द्धं कुंकुमबिन्दुभिः ।। १३९ ।। ज्वलत्प्रदीपाकारं च सिन्दूरतिलकं ददौ ।। तत्पादपद्मयुगले स्थलपद्मविनिन्दिते ।। 2.16.१४० ।। चित्रालक्तकरागं च नखरेषु ददौ मुदा ।। स्ववक्षसि मुहुर्न्यस्तं सरागं चरणाम्बुजम् ।। १४१ ।। हे देवि तव दासोऽहमित्युच्चार्य्य पुनः पुनः ।। रत्ननिर्माणयानेन तां च कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि ।। १४२ ।। तपोवनं परित्यज्य राजास्थानान्तरं ययौ।। मलये देवनिलये शैले शैले वने वने ।। १४३ ।। स्थाने स्थानेऽतिरम्ये च पुष्पोद्यानेऽतिनिर्जने ।। कन्दरे कन्दरे सिन्धुतीरे च सुन्दरे वने ।। १४४ ।। पुष्पभद्रानदीतीरे नीरवातमनोहरे ।। पुलिने पुलिने दिव्ये नद्यां नद्यां नदे नदे ।। १४५ ।। मधौ मधुकराणां च मधुरध्वनिनादिते ।। विनिस्यन्दे सुपवने नन्दने गन्धमादने ।। १४६ ।। देवोद्याने देववने चित्रे चन्दनकानने ।। चम्पकानां केतकीनां माधवीनां च माधवे ।।१४७।। कुन्दानां मालतीनां च कुमुदाम्भोजकानने ।। कल्पवृक्षे कल्पवृक्षे पारिजातवने वने ।।१४८।। निर्जने काञ्चनीस्थाने धन्ये काञ्चनपर्वते ।। काञ्चीवने किञ्चनके कञ्चके काञ्चनाकरे ।। १४९ ।। पुष्पचन्दनतल्पे च पुंस्कोकिलरुतश्रुते ।। पुष्पचन्दनसंयुक्तः पुष्पचन्दनवायुना ।। 2.16.१५० ।। कामुक्या कामुकः कामात्स रेमे रामया सह ।। न तृप्तो दानवेन्द्रश्च तृप्तिं नैव जगाम सा ।। १५१ ।। हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव ववृधे मदनस्तयोः ।। तया सह समागत्य स्वाश्रमं दानवस्ततः ।। १५२ ।। रम्यं क्रीडालयं कृत्वा विजहार पुनस्ततः ।। एवं संबुभुजे राज्यं शङ्खचूडः प्रतापवान् ।। १५३ ।। एकमन्वन्तरं पूर्णं राजराजेश्वरो बली ।। देवानामसुराणां च दानवानां च सन्ततम् ।। १५४ ।। गन्धर्वाणां किन्नराणां राक्षसानां च शास्तिदः ।। हताधिकारा देवाश्च चरन्ति भिक्षुका यथा ।। १५५ ।। पूजाहोमादिकं तेषां जहार विषयं बलात् ।। आश्रयं चाधिकारं च शस्त्रास्त्रभूषणादिकम् ।। १९६ ।। निरुद्यमाः सुराः सर्वे चित्रपुत्तलिका यथा ।। ते च सर्वे विषण्णाश्च प्रजग्मुर्ब्रह्मणः सभाम्।। ।। १५७ ।। वृत्तान्तं कथयामासू रुरुदुश्च भृशं मुहुः ।। तदा ब्रह्मा सुरैः सार्द्धं जगाम शङ्करालयम् ।। १५८ ।। सर्वं संकथयामास विधाता चन्द्रशेखरम् ।। ब्रह्मा शिवश्च तैः सार्द्धं वैकुण्ठं च जगाम ह ।। १५९ ।। सुदुर्लभं परं धाम जरामृत्युहरं परम् ।। सम्प्राप च वरं द्वारमाश्रमाणां हरेरहो ।। 2.16.१६० ।। ददर्श द्वारपालांश्च रत्नसिंहासनस्थितान् ।। शोभितान्पीतवस्त्रैश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितान्।। ।। १६१ ।। वनमालान्वितान्सर्वान्श्यामसुन्दरविग्रहान् ।। शंखचक्रगदापद्मधरांश्चैव चतुर्भुजान् ।। १६२ ।। सस्मितान्पद्मवक्त्रांश्च पद्मनेत्रान्मनोहरान् ।। ब्रह्मा तान्कथयामास वृत्तान्तं गमनार्थकम् ।। १६३ ।। तेऽनुज्ञां च ददुस्तस्मै प्रविवेश तदाज्ञया ।। एवं च षोडश द्वारान्निरीक्ष्य कमलोद्भवः ।। १६४ ।। देवः सार्द्धं तानतीत्य प्रविवेश हरेः सभाम् ।। देवर्षिभिः परिवृतां पार्षदैश्च चतुर्भुजैः ।। १६५ ।। नारायणस्वरूपैश्च सर्वैः कौस्तुभभूषितैः ।। पूर्णेन्दुमण्डलाकारां चतुरस्रां मनोहराम् ।। १६६ ।। मणीन्द्रसारनिर्माणां हीरासारसुशोभिताम् ।। अमूल्यरत्नखचितां रचितां स्वेच्छया हरेः ।। १६७ ।। माणिक्यमालाजालाढ्यां मुक्तापंक्तिविभूषिताम् ।। मण्डितां मण्डलाकारै रत्नदर्पणकोटिभिः।।१६८।। विचित्रैश्चित्ररेखाभिर्नानाचित्रविचित्रिताम्।। पद्मरागेन्द्ररचितै रचितां पद्मकृत्रिमैः ।। ।।१६९।। सोपानशतकैर्युक्तां स्यमन्तकविनिर्मितैः।। पट्टसूत्रग्रन्थियुतैश्चारुचन्दनपल्लवैः।।2.16.१७०।। इन्द्रनीलमणिस्तम्भैर्वेष्टितां सुमनोरमाम्।। सद्रत्नपूर्णकुम्भानां समूहैश्च समन्विताम् ।। १७१ ।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाजालैर्विराजिताम् ।। कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमाक्तैश्च सुगन्धिचन्दनद्रवैः ।। १७२ ।। सुसंस्कृतां तु सर्वत्र वासिता गन्धवायुना ।। विद्याधरीसमूहानां सङ्गीतैश्च मनोहरम् ।। १७३ ।। सहस्रयोजनायामां परिपूर्णां च किंकरैः ।। ददर्श श्रीहरिं ब्रह्मा शङ्करैश्च सुरैः सह ।। १७४ ।। वसन्तं तन्मध्यदेशे यथेन्द्रं तारकावृतम् ।। अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणचित्रसिंहासनस्थितम् ।। १७९ ।। किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं वनमालाविभूषितम् ।। शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधारिणं च चतुर्भुजम् ।। ।। १७५ ।। नवीननीरदश्यामं सुन्दरं सुमनोहरम् ।। अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणसर्वाभरणभूषितम् ।। १७७ ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं बिभ्रतं केलिपङ्कजम् ।। पुरतो नृत्यगीतं च पश्यन्तं सस्मितं मुदा ।। १७८ ।। शान्तं सरस्वतीकान्तं लक्ष्मीधृतपदाम्बुजम् ।। भक्तप्रदत्तताम्बूलं भुक्तवन्तं सुवासितम् ।। १७९ ।। गङ्गया परया भक्त्या सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः ।। सर्वैश्च स्तूयमानं च भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरैः ।। 2.16.१८० ।। एवं विशिष्टं तं दृष्ट्वा परिपूर्णतमं विभुम् ।। ब्रह्मादयः सुराः सर्वे प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुस्तदा ।। १८१ ।। पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गाः साश्रुनेत्राः सगद्गदाः ।। भक्त्या परमया भक्ता भीता नम्रात्मकन्धराः ।। १८२ ।। पुटाञ्जलियुतो भूत्वा विधाता जगतामपि ।। वृत्तान्तं कथयामास विनयेन हरेः पुरः ।। १८३ ।। हरिस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वज्ञः सर्वभाववित् ।। प्रहस्योवाच ब्रह्माणं रहस्यं च मनोहरम् ।। १८४ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। शङ्खचूडस्य वृत्तान्तं सर्वं जानामि पद्मज ।। मद्भक्तस्य च गोपस्य महातेजस्विनः पुरा ।। १८५ ।। सुराः शृणुत तत्सर्वमितिहासं पुरातनम् ।। गोलोकस्यैव चरितं पापघ्नं पुण्यकारणम् ।। १८६ ।। सुदामा नाम गोपश्च पार्षदप्रवरो मम ।। स प्राप दानवीं योनिं राधाशापात्सुदारुणात् ।। १८७ ।। तत्रैकदाऽहमगमं स्वालयाद्रासमण्डलम् ।। विहाय मानिनीं राधां मम प्राणाधिकां पराम् ।। १८८ ।। सा मां विरजया सार्द्धं विज्ञाय किंकरीमुखात् ।। पश्चात्क्रुधा साऽऽजगाम मां ददर्श च तत्र च ।। १८९।। विरजां च नदीरूपां मां ज्ञात्वा च तिरोहितम् ।। पुनर्जगाम सा रुष्टा स्वालयं सखिभिः सह ।। 2.16.१९० ।। मां दृष्ट्वा मन्दिरे देवी सुदाम सहितं पुरा ।। भृशं मां भर्त्सयामास मौनीभूतं च सुस्थिरम् ।। १९१ ।। तच् त्वा च सुमहांश्च सुदामा तां चुकोप ह।। स च तां भर्त्सयामास कोपेन मम सन्निधौ।।१९२।। तच्छ्रुत्वा सा कोपयुक्ता रक्तपङ्कजलोचना ।। बहिष्कर्तुं चकाराज्ञां संत्रस्ता मम संसदि।।१९३।। सखीलक्षं समुत्तस्थौ दुर्वारं तेजसोज्ज्वलम् ।। बहिश्चकार तं तूर्णं जल्पन्तं च पुनः पुनः ।। १९४ ।। सा च तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा समारुष्टा शशाप तम् ।। याहि रे दानवीं योनिमित्येवं दारुणं वचः ।।१९५।। तं गच्छन्तं शपन्तं च रुदन्तं मां प्रणम्य च ।। वारयामास सा तुष्टा रुदन्ती कृपया पुनः ।। १९६ ।। हे वत्स तिष्ठ मा गच्छ क्व यासीति पुनः पुनः ।। समुच्चार्य्य च तत्पश्चाज्जगाम सा च विस्मिता ।। १९७ ।। गोप्यश्च रुरुदुः सर्वा गोपाश्चेति सुदुःखिताः ।। ते सर्वे राधिका चापि तत्पश्चाद्बोधिता मया ।। १९८ ।। आयास्यति क्षणार्धेन कृत्वा शापस्य पालनम् ।। सुदामंस्त्वमिहागच्छेत्युवाच सा निवारिता ।। १९९ ।। गोलोकस्य क्षणार्द्धेन चैकमन्वन्तरं भवेत् ।। पृथिव्यां जगतां धातरित्येवं वचनं ध्रुवम् ।। 2.16.२०० ।। स एव शंखचूडश्च पुनस्तत्रैव यास्यति ।। महाबलिष्ठो योगीशः सर्वमायाविशारदः ।।२०१।। मम शूलं गृहीत्वा च शीघ्रं गच्छत भारतम् ।। शिवः करोतु संहारं मम शूलेन रक्षसः ।। २०२ ।। ममैव कवचं कण्ठे सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम् ।। बिभर्ति दानवः शश्वत्संपारविजयी ततः ।।२०३ ।। तत्र ब्रह्मन्स्थिते कण्ठे न कोऽपि हिंसितुं क्षमः ।। तद्याञ्चां च करिष्यामि विप्ररूपोऽहमेव च ।।२०४।। सतीत्वभङ्गस्तत्पत्न्या यत्र काले भविष्यति ।। तत्रैव काले तन्मृत्युरिति दत्तो वरस्त्वया ।। २०५ ।। तत्पत्न्याश्चोदरे वीर्य्यमर्पयिष्यामि निश्चितम् ।। तत्क्षणेनैव तन्मृत्युर्भविष्यति न संशयः ।। २०६ ।। पश्चात्सा देहमुत्सृज्य भविष्यति प्रिया मम ।। इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो ददौ शूलं हराय च ।।२०७।। शूलं दत्त्वा ययौ शीघ्रं हरिरभ्यन्तरं मुदा ।। भारतं च ययुर्देवा ब्रह्मरुद्रपुरोगमाः ।। २०८ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे तुलस्युपाख्याने षोडशोऽध्यायः ।। १६ ।।
nārāyaṇa uvāca || tulasī parituṣṭā sā cāsvāpsīddhṛṣṭamānasā || navayauvanasampannā praśaṃsantī varāṃganā || 1 || cikṣepa pañcabāṇaśca pañca bāṇāṃśca tāṃ prati || puṣpāyudhena sā dagdhā puṣpacandanacarcitā || 2 || pulakāñcitasarvāṃgī kampitā raktalocanā || kṣaṇaṃ sā śuṣkatāṃ prāpa kṣaṇaṃ mūrcchāmavāpa ha ||3|| kṣaṇamudvignatāṃ prāpa kṣaṇaṃ tandrāṃ sukhāvahām || kṣaṇaṃ sā dahanaṃ prāpa kṣaṇaṃ prāpa pramattatām||4|| kṣaṇaṃ sā cetanāṃ prāpa kṣaṇaṃ prāpa viṣaṇṇatām || uttiṣṭhantī kṣaṇaṃ talpādgacchantī nikaṭaṃ kṣaṇam || 5|| bhramantī kṣaṇamudvegādvivasantī kṣaṇaṃ punaḥ || kṣaṇameva samudvegādasvāpsītpunareva sā || 6 || puṣpacandanatalpaṃ ca tadbabhūvātikaṇṭakam || viṣamāhārakaṃ svādu divyarūpaṃ phalaṃ jalam ||7|| nilayaśca nirākāraḥ sūkṣmavastraṃ hutāśanaḥ|| sindūrapatrakaṃ caiva vraṇatulyaṃ ca duḥkhadam||8|| kṣaṇaṃ dadarśa tandrāyāṃ suveṣaṃ puruṣaṃ satī|| sundaraṃ ca yuvānaṃ ca sasmitaṃ rasikeśvaram||9|| candanokṣitasarvāṃgaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam|| āgacchantaṃ mālyavantaṃ paśyantaṃ tanmukhāmbujam || 2.16.10 || kathayantaṃ ratikathāṃ cumbantamadharaṃ muhuḥ || śayānaṃ puṣpatalpe ca samāśliṣyantamaṅgakam || 11 || punareva tu gacchantamāgacchantaṃ vasantakam || kānta kva yāsi prāṇeśa tiṣṭhetyevamuvāca sā || 12 || punaḥ svacetanāṃ prāpya vilalāpa punaḥ punaḥ || evaṃ tapovane sā ca tasthau tatraiva nārada || 13 || śaṅkhacūḍo mahāyogī jaigīṣavyānmanoramam || kṛṣṇasya mantraṃ samprāpya prāpya siddhiṃ tu puṣkare || 14 || paṭhansadā tu kavacaṃ sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalam || brahmeśācca varaṃ prāpya yattanmanasi vāñchitam ||15|| ājñayā brahmaṇaḥ so'pi badarīṃ vai samāyayau || āgacchantaṃ śaṅkhacūḍamapaśyattulasī mune||16|| navayauvanasampannaṃ kāmadevasamaprabham||17|| śvetacampakavarṇābhaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyaṃ śaratpaṅkajalocanam || 18 || mahāratnagaṇāklṛptavimānasthaṃ manoharam || ratnakuṇḍalayugmāḍhyagaṇḍasthalavirājitam || 19 || pārijātaprasūnāḍhyamālyavantaṃ ca susmitam || kastūrīkuṅkumayutaṃ sugandhitilakojjvalam||2.16.20|| sā dṛṣṭvā sannidhāne taṃ mukhamācchādya vāsasā || sasmitā taṃ nirīkṣantī sakaṭākṣaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ||21|| babhūva sā namramukhī navasaṅgamalajjitā|| kāmukī kāmabāṇena pīḍitā pulakānvitā || 22 || pibantī tanmukhāmbhojaṃ locanābhyāṃ ca santatam || dadarśa śaṅkhacūḍaśca kanyāmekāṃ tapovane || 23 || puṣpacandanatalpasthāṃ vasantīṃ vāsasā vṛtām || paśyantīṃ tanmukhaṃ śaśvatsasmitāṃ sumanoharām ||24|| supīnakaṭhinaśroṇīṃ pīnonnatapayodharām|| muktāpaṃktiprabhājuṣṭadantapaṃktiṃ subibhratīm ||25|| pakvabimbādharoṣṭhīṃ ca sunāsāṃ sundarīṃ varām || taptakāñcanavarṇābhāṃ śaraccandrasamaprabhām || 26 || svatejasā parivṛtāṃ sukhadṛśyāṃ manoramām || kastūrībindubhiḥ sārddhamadhaścandanabindunā || 27 || sindūrabindunā śaśvatsīmantādhaḥsthalojjvalām || nimnanābhigabhīrāṃ ca tadadhastrivalīyutām || 28 || karapadmatalāraktāṃ nakhacandrairvibhūṣitām || sthalapadmaprabhājuṣṭaṃ pādapadmaṃ ca bibhratīm || 29 || āraktavarṇaṃ lalitamalaktakasamaprabham || sthalapadmaiśca jalajaiḥ padmarāgavirājitām ||2.16.30|| śaradinduvinindyaikanakhendvoghavirājitām|| amūlyaratna saṃmiśrayāvakena svalaṃkṛtām||31|| maṇīndramukhyakhacitakvaṇanmañjīrarañjitām ||32|| dadhatīṃ kabarībhāraṃ mālatīmālyasaṃyutam|| amūlya ratnasaṃklṛptamakarākṛtirūpiṇā||33|| citrakuṇḍalayugmaśrīsuṣumāpariśobhitām || ratnendramuktāhāraśrīstanamadhyasthalojjvalām ||34|| ratnakaṃkaṇakeyūraśaṃkhabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || ratnāṃgulīyakairdivyairaṃgulyāvalibhiryutām || 39 || dṛṣṭvā tāṃ lalitāṃ ramyāṃ suśīlāṃ sudatīṃ satīm || uvāsa tatsamīpe ca madhuraṃ tāmuvāca saḥ||36|| śaṃkhacūḍa uvāca || kā tvaṃ kasya ca kanyā'si dhanye mānye suyoṣitām|| kā tvaṃ kāmini kalyāṇi sarvakalyāṇadāyini||37|| svargabhogādisaritivihāre hārarūpiṇi|| saṃsāradārasāre ca māyādhāre manohare|| || 38 || jagadvilakṣaṇe kṣāme munīnāṃ mohakāriṇi || maunaṃ tyaktvā kiṃkaraṃ māṃ sambhāṣāṃ kuru sundari || 39 || ityevaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā sakāmā vāmalocanā || sasmitā namravadanā sakāmaṃ tamuvāca sā||2.16.40|| tulasyuvāca || dharmadhvajasutā'haṃ ca tapāmyasyāṃ tapovane || tapasvinīha tiṣṭhāmi kastvaṃ gaccha yathāsukham||41|| kāminīṃ kulajātāṃ ca rahasyekākinīṃ satīm|| na pṛcchati kule jāta evameva śrutau śrutam ||42|| lampaṭo'satkule jāto dharmaśāstrārthavarjitaḥ || yenāśrutaḥ śruterarthaḥ sa kāmīcchati kāminīm||43|| āpāta madhurāmante cāntakāṃ puruṣasya tām || viṣakumbhākārarūpāmamṛtāsyāṃ ca santatam || 44 || hṛdaye kṣuradhārābhāṃ śaśvanmadhurabhāṣiṇīm || svakāryyapariniṣpattitatparāṃ satataṃ sadā||45|| kāryyārthe svāmivaśagāmanyathaivāvaśāṃ sadā || svāntarmalinarūpāṃ ca prasannavadanekṣaṇām||46|| śrutau purāṇe yāsāṃ ca caritramanirūpitam || tāsu ko viśvasetprājño hyaprājña iva sarvadā || 47 || tāsāṃ ko vā ripurmitraṃ prārthayantīṃ navaṃ navam || dṛṣṭvā suveśaṃ puruṣamicchantīṃ hṛdaye sadā||48|| bāhye svātmasatītvaṃ ca jñāpayantīṃ prayatnataḥ || śaśvatkāmāṃ ca rāmāṃ ca kāmādhārāṃ manoharām||49|| bāhye chalācchādayantīṃ svāntarmaithunalālasām|| kāntaṃ grasantīṃ rahasi bāhye'tīva sulajjitām||2.16.50|| māninīṃ maithunābhāve kopinīṃ kalahāṃkurām || saṃbhītāṃ bhūrisambhogātsvalpamaithunaduḥkhitām || 51 || sumṛṣṭānnaṃ śītatoyamākāṃkṣantīṃ ca mānase || sundaraṃ rasikaṃ kāntaṃ yuvānaṃ guṇinaṃ sadā || 52 || sutātparamatisnehaṃ kurvantīṃ ratikartari || prāṇādhikaṃ priyatamaṃ sambhoga kuśalaṃ priyam || 53 || paśyantīṃ riputulyaṃ ca vṛddhaṃ vā maithunākṣamam || kalahaṃ kurvatī śaśvattena sārddhaṃ sukopanām || 54 || carcayā bhakṣayantīṃ taṃ kīnāśa iva gorajaḥ || dussāhasasvarūpāṃ ca sarvadoṣāśrayāṃ sadā ||55|| śaśvatkapaṭarūpāṃ ca sarvadoṣāśrayāṃ sadā || brahma viṣṇuśivādīnāṃ dustyājyāṃ moharūpiṇīm || 56 || tapomārgārgalāṃ śaśvanmuktidvārakapāṭikām ||57|| harerbhaktivyavahitāṃ sarvamāyā karaṇḍikām || saṃsārakārāgāre ca śaśvannigaḍarūpiṇīm || 58 || indrajālasvarūpāṃ ca mithyāvādisvarūpiṇīm || bibhratīṃ bāhya saundaryaṃ madhyāṅgamatikutsitam ||59 || nānāviṇmūtrapūyānāmādhāraṃ malasaṃyutam || durgandhi doṣasaṃyuktaṃ raktāktaṃ cāpyasaṃskṛtam || |||2.16.60|| māyārūpaṃ māyināṃ ca vidhinā nirmitaṃ purā || viṣarūpāṃ mumukṣūṇāmadṛśyāṃcaiva sarvadā||61|| ityuktvā tulasī taṃ ca virarāma ca nārada || sasmitaḥ śaṃkhacūḍaśca pravaktumupacakrame ||62|| śaṃkhacūḍa uvāca || tvayā yatkathitaṃ devi na ca sarvamalīkakam || kiṃcitsatyamalīkaṃ ca kiṃcinmatto niśāmaya||63|| nirmitaṃ dvividhaṃ dhātrā strīrūpaṃ sarvamohanam || kṛtyārūpaṃ vāstavaṃ ca praśasyaṃ cāpraśaṃsitam|| ||64|| lakṣmī sarasvatī durgā sāvitrī rādhikādikam|| sṛṣṭisūtrasvarūpaṃ cāpyādyaṃ sraṣṭvā tu nirmitam || 65 || etāsāmaṃśarūpaṃ yatstrīrūpaṃ vāstavaṃ smṛtam || tatpraśaṃsyaṃ yaśorūpaṃ sarvamaṅgalakāraṇam || 66 || śatarūpā devahūtissvadhā svāhā ca dakṣiṇā || chāyāvatī rohiṇī ca varuṇānī śacī tathā || 67 || kuberavāyupatnī sā'pyaditiśca ditistathā || lopāmudrā'nasūyā ca kaiṭabhī tulasī tathā ||68|| ahalyā'rundhatī menā tārā mandodarī parā || damayantī vedavatī gaṃgā ca yamunā tathā || 69 || puṣṭistuṣṭiḥ smṛtirmedhā kālikā ca vasundharā || ṣaṣṭhī maṃgalacaṇḍī ca mūrtirvai dharmakāminī || 2.16.70 || svastiḥ śraddhā ca kāntiśca tuṣṭiḥ śāntistathā parā || nidrā tandrā kṣutpipāsā sandhyā rātrirdināni ca || 71 || sampattivṛttikīrtyaśca kriyāśobhāprabhāṃśakam || yatstrīrūpaṃ ca sambhūtamuttamaṃ tadyuge yuge || 72 || kṛtyāsvarūpaṃ tadyattu svarveśyādikameva ca || tadapraśaṃsyaṃ viśveṣu puṃścalīrūpameva ca || 73 || sattvapradhānaṃ yadrūpaṃ tacca śuddhaṃ svabhāvataḥ || taduttamaṃ ca viśveṣu sādhvīrūpaṃ praśaṃsitam ||74|| tadvāstavaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ|| rajorūpaṃ tamorūpaṃ kṛtyāsu dvividhaṃ smṛtam ||75|| sthānābhāvātkṣaṇābhāvānmadhyavṛtterabhāvataḥ || dehakleśena rogeṇa satsaṃsargeṇa sundari||76|| bahugoṣṭhā vṛtenaiva ripurājabhayena ca || rajorūpasya sādhvītvamatainaivopajāyate || 77 || idaṃ madhyamarūpaṃ ca pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || tamorūpaṃ durnivāryyamadhamaṃ tadvidurbudhāḥ||78|| na pṛcchati kule jātaḥ paṇḍitaśca parastriyam|| nirjane durjane vā'pi rahasye vacasāṃ striyam ||79|| āgacchāmi tvatsamīpamājñayā brahmaṇo'dhunā || gāndharveṇa vivāhena tvāṃ grahīṣyāmi śobhane || 2.16.80 || ahameva śaṅkhacūḍo devavidrāvakārakaḥ || danuvaṃśodbhavo viśve sudāmā'haṃ hareḥ pure || 81 || ahamaṣṭasu gopeṣu gogopīpārṣadeṣu ca || adhunā dānavendro'haṃ rādhikāyāśca śāpataḥ || 82 || jātismaro'haṃ jānāmi kṛṣṇamantraprabhāvataḥ || jātismarā tvaṃ tulasī saṃsaktā hariṇā purā || 83 || tvameva rādhikākopājjātā'si bhārate bhuvi || tvāṃ sambhoktumicchako'haṃ nālaṃ rādhābhayāttataḥ || 84 || ityevamuktvā sa pumānvirarāma mahāmune || sasmitā tulasī hṛṣṭā pravaktumupacakrame || 85 || tulasyuvāca || evaṃvidho budho viśve budheṣu ca praśaṃsitaḥ || kāntamevaṃvidhaṃ kāntā śaśvadicchati kāmataḥ || 86 || tvayā'hamadhunā satyaṃ vicāreṇa parājitā || sa ninditaścāpyaśuciryaḥ pumāṃśca striyā jitaḥ || 87 || nindanti pitaro devā bāndhavāḥ strījitaṃ janam || strījitaṃ manasā vācā pitā bhrātā ca nindati ||88|| śudhyedvipro daśāhena jātake mṛtake tathā || bhūmipo dvādaśāhena vaiśyaḥ pañcadaśāhataḥ || 89 || śūdro māsena vedeṣu mātṛvadvarṇasaṅkaraḥ|| aśuciḥ strījitaḥ śudhyeccitādahanakālataḥ || 2.16.90 || na gṛhṇantīcchayā tasya pitaraḥ piṇḍatarpaṇam || na gṛhṇantīcchayā devāsta sya puṣpajalādikam || 91 || kiṃ tasya jñānatapasā japahomaprapūjanaiḥ || kiṃ vidyayā vā yaśasā strībhiryasya mano hṛtam || 92 || vidyāprabhāvajñānārthaṃ mayā tvaṃ ca parīkṣitaḥ || kṛtvā parīkṣāṃ kāntasya vṛṇoti kāminī varam || 93 || varāya guṇahīnāya vṛddhāyājñānine tathā || daridrāya ca mūrkhāya rogiṇe kutsitāya ca || 94 || atyantakopayuktāya cātyantadurmukhāya ca || paṃgulāyāṅgahīnāya cāndhāya badhirāya ca || 95 || jaḍāya caiva mūkāya klībatulyāya pāpine || brahmahatyāṃ labhetso'pi yaḥ svakanyāṃ dadāti ca|| || 96 || śāntāya guṇine caiva yūne ca viduṣe'pi ca || vaiṣṇavāya sutāṃ dattvā daśavājiphalaṃ labhet || 97 || yaḥ kanyāpālanaṃ kṛtvā karoti vikrayaṃ yadi || vipadā dhanalobhena kumbhīpākaṃ sa gacchati || 98 || kanyāmūtrapurīṣaṃ ca tatra bhakṣati pātakī || kṛmibhirdaśitaḥ kākairyāvadindrāścaturdaśa ||99|| tadante vyādhayonau ca labhate janma niścitam || vikrīṇāti māṃsabhāraṃ vahatyeva divāniśam || 2.16.100 || ityevamuktvā tulasī virarāma tapovane || etasminnantare brahmā tayorantikamāyayau || 101 || mūrdhnā nanāma tulasī śaṅkhacūḍaśca nārada || uvāsa tatra deveśaścovāca ca tayorhitam||102|| kiṃ karoṣi śaṅkhacūḍa saṃvādamanayā saha || gāndharveṇa vivāhena tvamasyā grahaṇaṃ kuru || 103 || tvaṃ ca puruṣaratnaṃ ca strīratnaṃ strīṣviyaṃ satī || vidagdhāyā vidagdhena saṅgamo guṇavānbhavet||104|| nirvirodhasukhaṃ rājanko vā tyajati durlabham || yo'virodhasukhatyāgī sa paśurnātra saṃśayaḥ || 105 || kimupekṣasi tvaṃ kāntamīdṛśaṃ guṇinaṃ satī || devānāmasurāṇāṃ ca dānavānāṃ vimardanam || 106 || yathā lakṣmīśca lakṣmīśe yathā kṛṣṇe ca rādhikā|| yathā mayi ca sāvitrī bhavānī ca bhave yathā || 107 || yathā dharā varāhe ca yathā menā himālaye || yathā'trāvanasūyā ca damayantī nale yathā || 108 || rohiṇī ca yathā candre yathā kāme ratiḥ satī || yathā ditiḥ kaśyape ca vaśiṣṭhe'rundhatī yathā || || 109 || yathā'halyā gautame ca devahūtiśca kardame || yathā bṛhaspatau tārā śatarūpā manau yathā || 2.16.110 || yathā ca dakṣiṇā yajñe yathā svāhā hutāśane || yathā śacī mahendre ca yathā puṣṭirgaṇeśvare || 111 || devasenā yathā skande dharme mūttiryathā satī || saubhāgyā supriyā tvaṃ ca śaṅkhacūḍe tathā bhava || 112 || anena sārddhaṃ suciraṃ sundareṇa ca sundari || sthāne sthāne vihāraṃ ca yathecchaṃ kuru santatam || 113 || paścātprāpsyasi govindaṃ goloke punareva ca || caturbhujaṃ ca vaikuṇṭhe śaṃkhacūḍe mṛte sati || 114 || ityevamāśiṣaṃ kṛtvā svālayaṃ prayayau vidhiḥ || gāndharveṇa vivāhena jagṛhe tāṃ ca dānavaḥ ||115|| svarge dundubhivādyaṃ ca puṣpavṛṣṭirbabhūva ha || sa reme ramayā sārddhaṃ vāsagehe manohare || 116 || mūrcchāṃ samprāpa tulasī navasaṅgamasaṅgatā || nimagnā nirjane sādhvī sambhogasukha sāgare || 117 || catuḥṣaṣṭikalāmānaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭividhaṃ sukham || kāmaśāstraṃ yanniruktaṃ rasikānāṃ yathepsitam || 118 || aṅgapratyaṃga saṃśleṣapūrvakaṃ strīmanoharam || tatsarvaṃ sukhaśṛṃgāraṃ cakāra rasikeśvaraḥ ||119|| atīva ramyedeśe ca sarvajantuvivarjite || puṣpacandanatalpe ca puṣpacandanavāyunā || 2.16.120 || puṣpodyāne nadītīre puṣpacandanacarcite || gṛhītvā rasikāṃ rāmāṃ puṣpacandanacarcitām || || 121 || bhūṣitāṃ bhūṣaṇaiḥ sarvairatīva sumanoharām || suraterviratirnāsti tayoḥ suratavijñayoḥ || 122 || jahāra mānasaṃ bharturlīlayā tulasī satī || cetanāṃ rasikāyāśca jahāra rasabhāvavit || 123 || vakṣasaścandanaṃ bāhvostilakaṃ vijahāra sā || sa ca jagrāha tasyāśca sindūrabindupatrakam || 124 || sa tadvakṣasi tasyāśca nakharekhāṃ dadau mudā|| sā dadau tadvāmapārśve karabhūṣaṇalakṣaṇam || 125 || rājā tadoṣṭhapuṭake dadau daśanadaṃśanam || tadgaṇḍayugale sā ca pradadau taccaturguṇam || 123 || suraterviratau tau ca samutthāya parasparam || suveśaṃ cakratustatra yattanmanasi vāñchitam || 127 || kuṅkumāktacandanena sā tasmai tilakaṃ dadau || sarvāṅge sundare ramye cakāra cānulepanam || 128 || suvāsitaṃ ca tāmbūlaṃ vahniśuddhe ca vāsasī || pārijātasya kusumaṃ mālyaṃ caiva suśobhanam || 129 || amūlyaratnanirmāṇamaṃgulīyakamuttamam || sundaraṃ ca maṇivaraṃ triṣu lokeṣu durlabham || 2.16.130 || dāsī tavāhamityevaṃ samuccārya punaḥ punaḥ || nanāma parayā bhaktyā svāminaṃ guṇaśālinam || 131 || sasmitā tanmukhāṃbhojaṃ locanābhyāṃ papau punaḥ || nimeṣarahitābhyāṃ ca sakaṭākṣaṃ ca sundaram || 132 || sa ca tāṃ ca samākṛṣya cakāra vakṣasi priyām || sasmitaṃ vāsasā''cchannaṃ dadarśa mukhapaṅkajam || 133 || cucumba kaṭhine gaṇḍe bimboṣṭhe punareva ca || dadau tasyai vastrayugmaṃ varuṇādāhṛtaṃ ca yat || tadāhṛtāṃ ratnamālāṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām || 134 || dadau mañjīrayugmaṃ ca svāhāyāśca hṛtaṃ ca yat || keyūrayugmaṃ chāyāyā rohiṇyāścaiva kuṇḍalam || 135 || aṃgulīyakaratnāni ratyāśca varabhūṣaṇam || śaṅkhaṃ suruciraṃ citraṃ yaddattaṃ viśvakarmaṇā || 136 || vicitrapīṭhakaśreṇīṃ śayyāṃ cāpi sudurlabhām || bhūṣaṇāni ca dattvā ca parīhāraṃ cakāra ha || 137 || nirmāya kabarībhāraṃ tasyāśca mālyasaṃyutam || sucitraṃ patrakaṃ gaṇḍe jayalekhasamaṃ tathā || 138 || candralekhātribhiryuktaṃ candanena sugandhinā || paritaḥ paritaścitraiḥ sārddhaṃ kuṃkumabindubhiḥ || 139 || jvalatpradīpākāraṃ ca sindūratilakaṃ dadau || tatpādapadmayugale sthalapadmavinindite || 2.16.140 || citrālaktakarāgaṃ ca nakhareṣu dadau mudā || svavakṣasi muhurnyastaṃ sarāgaṃ caraṇāmbujam || 141 || he devi tava dāso'hamityuccāryya punaḥ punaḥ || ratnanirmāṇayānena tāṃ ca kṛtvā svavakṣasi || 142 || tapovanaṃ parityajya rājāsthānāntaraṃ yayau|| malaye devanilaye śaile śaile vane vane || 143 || sthāne sthāne'tiramye ca puṣpodyāne'tinirjane || kandare kandare sindhutīre ca sundare vane || 144 || puṣpabhadrānadītīre nīravātamanohare || puline puline divye nadyāṃ nadyāṃ nade nade || 145 || madhau madhukarāṇāṃ ca madhuradhvaninādite || vinisyande supavane nandane gandhamādane || 146 || devodyāne devavane citre candanakānane || campakānāṃ ketakīnāṃ mādhavīnāṃ ca mādhave ||147|| kundānāṃ mālatīnāṃ ca kumudāmbhojakānane || kalpavṛkṣe kalpavṛkṣe pārijātavane vane ||148|| nirjane kāñcanīsthāne dhanye kāñcanaparvate || kāñcīvane kiñcanake kañcake kāñcanākare || 149 || puṣpacandanatalpe ca puṃskokilarutaśrute || puṣpacandanasaṃyuktaḥ puṣpacandanavāyunā || 2.16.150 || kāmukyā kāmukaḥ kāmātsa reme rāmayā saha || na tṛpto dānavendraśca tṛptiṃ naiva jagāma sā || 151 || haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva vavṛdhe madanastayoḥ || tayā saha samāgatya svāśramaṃ dānavastataḥ || 152 || ramyaṃ krīḍālayaṃ kṛtvā vijahāra punastataḥ || evaṃ saṃbubhuje rājyaṃ śaṅkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān || 153 || ekamanvantaraṃ pūrṇaṃ rājarājeśvaro balī || devānāmasurāṇāṃ ca dānavānāṃ ca santatam || 154 || gandharvāṇāṃ kinnarāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca śāstidaḥ || hatādhikārā devāśca caranti bhikṣukā yathā || 155 || pūjāhomādikaṃ teṣāṃ jahāra viṣayaṃ balāt || āśrayaṃ cādhikāraṃ ca śastrāstrabhūṣaṇādikam || 196 || nirudyamāḥ surāḥ sarve citraputtalikā yathā || te ca sarve viṣaṇṇāśca prajagmurbrahmaṇaḥ sabhām|| || 157 || vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsū ruruduśca bhṛśaṃ muhuḥ || tadā brahmā suraiḥ sārddhaṃ jagāma śaṅkarālayam || 158 || sarvaṃ saṃkathayāmāsa vidhātā candraśekharam || brahmā śivaśca taiḥ sārddhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca jagāma ha || 159 || sudurlabhaṃ paraṃ dhāma jarāmṛtyuharaṃ param || samprāpa ca varaṃ dvāramāśramāṇāṃ hareraho || 2.16.160 || dadarśa dvārapālāṃśca ratnasiṃhāsanasthitān || śobhitānpītavastraiśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitān|| || 161 || vanamālānvitānsarvānśyāmasundaravigrahān || śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadharāṃścaiva caturbhujān || 162 || sasmitānpadmavaktrāṃśca padmanetrānmanoharān || brahmā tānkathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ gamanārthakam || 163 || te'nujñāṃ ca dadustasmai praviveśa tadājñayā || evaṃ ca ṣoḍaśa dvārānnirīkṣya kamalodbhavaḥ || 164 || devaḥ sārddhaṃ tānatītya praviveśa hareḥ sabhām || devarṣibhiḥ parivṛtāṃ pārṣadaiśca caturbhujaiḥ || 165 || nārāyaṇasvarūpaiśca sarvaiḥ kaustubhabhūṣitaiḥ || pūrṇendumaṇḍalākārāṃ caturasrāṃ manoharām || 166 || maṇīndrasāranirmāṇāṃ hīrāsārasuśobhitām || amūlyaratnakhacitāṃ racitāṃ svecchayā hareḥ || 167 || māṇikyamālājālāḍhyāṃ muktāpaṃktivibhūṣitām || maṇḍitāṃ maṇḍalākārai ratnadarpaṇakoṭibhiḥ||168|| vicitraiścitrarekhābhirnānācitravicitritām|| padmarāgendraracitai racitāṃ padmakṛtrimaiḥ || ||169|| sopānaśatakairyuktāṃ syamantakavinirmitaiḥ|| paṭṭasūtragranthiyutaiścārucandanapallavaiḥ||2.16.170|| indranīlamaṇistambhairveṣṭitāṃ sumanoramām|| sadratnapūrṇakumbhānāṃ samūhaiśca samanvitām || 171 || pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālājālairvirājitām || kastūrīkuṅkumāktaiśca sugandhicandanadravaiḥ || 172 || susaṃskṛtāṃ tu sarvatra vāsitā gandhavāyunā || vidyādharīsamūhānāṃ saṅgītaiśca manoharam || 173 || sahasrayojanāyāmāṃ paripūrṇāṃ ca kiṃkaraiḥ || dadarśa śrīhariṃ brahmā śaṅkaraiśca suraiḥ saha || 174 || vasantaṃ tanmadhyadeśe yathendraṃ tārakāvṛtam || amūlyaratnanirmāṇacitrasiṃhāsanasthitam || 179 || kirīṭinaṃ kuṇḍalinaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam || śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadhāriṇaṃ ca caturbhujam || || 175 || navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ sundaraṃ sumanoharam || amūlyaratnanirmāṇasarvābharaṇabhūṣitam || 177 || candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ bibhrataṃ kelipaṅkajam || purato nṛtyagītaṃ ca paśyantaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā || 178 || śāntaṃ sarasvatīkāntaṃ lakṣmīdhṛtapadāmbujam || bhaktapradattatāmbūlaṃ bhuktavantaṃ suvāsitam || 179 || gaṅgayā parayā bhaktyā sevitaṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ || sarvaiśca stūyamānaṃ ca bhaktinamrātmakandharaiḥ || 2.16.180 || evaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā paripūrṇatamaṃ vibhum || brahmādayaḥ surāḥ sarve praṇamya tuṣṭuvustadā || 181 || pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgāḥ sāśrunetrāḥ sagadgadāḥ || bhaktyā paramayā bhaktā bhītā namrātmakandharāḥ || 182 || puṭāñjaliyuto bhūtvā vidhātā jagatāmapi || vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa vinayena hareḥ puraḥ || 183 || haristadvacanaṃ śrutvā sarvajñaḥ sarvabhāvavit || prahasyovāca brahmāṇaṃ rahasyaṃ ca manoharam || 184 || śrībhagavānuvāca || śaṅkhacūḍasya vṛttāntaṃ sarvaṃ jānāmi padmaja || madbhaktasya ca gopasya mahātejasvinaḥ purā || 185 || surāḥ śṛṇuta tatsarvamitihāsaṃ purātanam || golokasyaiva caritaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyakāraṇam || 186 || sudāmā nāma gopaśca pārṣadapravaro mama || sa prāpa dānavīṃ yoniṃ rādhāśāpātsudāruṇāt || 187 || tatraikadā'hamagamaṃ svālayādrāsamaṇḍalam || vihāya māninīṃ rādhāṃ mama prāṇādhikāṃ parām || 188 || sā māṃ virajayā sārddhaṃ vijñāya kiṃkarīmukhāt || paścātkrudhā sā''jagāma māṃ dadarśa ca tatra ca || 189|| virajāṃ ca nadīrūpāṃ māṃ jñātvā ca tirohitam || punarjagāma sā ruṣṭā svālayaṃ sakhibhiḥ saha || 2.16.190 || māṃ dṛṣṭvā mandire devī sudāma sahitaṃ purā || bhṛśaṃ māṃ bhartsayāmāsa maunībhūtaṃ ca susthiram || 191 || tac tvā ca sumahāṃśca sudāmā tāṃ cukopa ha|| sa ca tāṃ bhartsayāmāsa kopena mama sannidhau||192|| tacchrutvā sā kopayuktā raktapaṅkajalocanā || bahiṣkartuṃ cakārājñāṃ saṃtrastā mama saṃsadi||193|| sakhīlakṣaṃ samuttasthau durvāraṃ tejasojjvalam || bahiścakāra taṃ tūrṇaṃ jalpantaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ || 194 || sā ca tadvacanaṃ śrutvā samāruṣṭā śaśāpa tam || yāhi re dānavīṃ yonimityevaṃ dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ ||195|| taṃ gacchantaṃ śapantaṃ ca rudantaṃ māṃ praṇamya ca || vārayāmāsa sā tuṣṭā rudantī kṛpayā punaḥ || 196 || he vatsa tiṣṭha mā gaccha kva yāsīti punaḥ punaḥ || samuccāryya ca tatpaścājjagāma sā ca vismitā || 197 || gopyaśca ruruduḥ sarvā gopāśceti suduḥkhitāḥ || te sarve rādhikā cāpi tatpaścādbodhitā mayā || 198 || āyāsyati kṣaṇārdhena kṛtvā śāpasya pālanam || sudāmaṃstvamihāgacchetyuvāca sā nivāritā || 199 || golokasya kṣaṇārddhena caikamanvantaraṃ bhavet || pṛthivyāṃ jagatāṃ dhātarityevaṃ vacanaṃ dhruvam || 2.16.200 || sa eva śaṃkhacūḍaśca punastatraiva yāsyati || mahābaliṣṭho yogīśaḥ sarvamāyāviśāradaḥ ||201|| mama śūlaṃ gṛhītvā ca śīghraṃ gacchata bhāratam || śivaḥ karotu saṃhāraṃ mama śūlena rakṣasaḥ || 202 || mamaiva kavacaṃ kaṇṭhe sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalam || bibharti dānavaḥ śaśvatsaṃpāravijayī tataḥ ||203 || tatra brahmansthite kaṇṭhe na ko'pi hiṃsituṃ kṣamaḥ || tadyāñcāṃ ca kariṣyāmi viprarūpo'hameva ca ||204|| satītvabhaṅgastatpatnyā yatra kāle bhaviṣyati || tatraiva kāle tanmṛtyuriti datto varastvayā || 205 || tatpatnyāścodare vīryyamarpayiṣyāmi niścitam || tatkṣaṇenaiva tanmṛtyurbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 206 || paścātsā dehamutsṛjya bhaviṣyati priyā mama || ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho dadau śūlaṃ harāya ca ||207|| śūlaṃ dattvā yayau śīghraṃ harirabhyantaraṃ mudā || bhārataṃ ca yayurdevā brahmarudrapurogamāḥ || 208 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe tulasyupākhyāne ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 16 ||
English translation
Marriage of TulasI with Samkhacu^a Narayana said—At the time when the youthful and beautiful TulasT, with a peaceful and happy mind, was sleeping on the decorated bed, the god of love attacked her with five of his arrows, as a result of which she started burning with passion, inspite of her enjoying the paste of sandal and the flowers.
All the hair of her body stood on end. She started shivering and her eyes became red. In a moment, she felt dryness; in an another moment, she fainted; in another moment she was excited; in a moment she felt fatigued. In a moment she felt pleasure; in a moment she become excited; in a moment she became conscious and in a moment her mind was filled dejection. In a moment she got up from her bed and roamed about here and there and in a moment she came back to the bed.
In a moment she got up in disgust and walked around and in a moment she removed her clothes and the next moment she came back to the bed.
The bed of roses troubled her like a bed of thorns, the divine tasteful water looked to her O Nerada, on regaining consciousness she started lamenting again and again. Thus the lady was spending her time in the Tapovana.
At that point of time Samkhacuda received the pleasant mantra of lord Krsna from a sage named Jaigisavya Rsi and recited it in the Piiskara region. He ultimately met with success.
The house looked completely lonely to her.
The fine clothes worn by her looked like fire to her, vermilion spot appeared like a boil on her.
He had recited the name of Krsna who bestows welfare on all and had also received the desired boon from Brahma.
In a moment she felt drowsy. In the meantime she caught sight of a beautiful person. He happened to be a beautiful young man who wore a smile on his face and all his limbs were plastered with sandal-paste. He was adorned with ornaments studded with gems. A beautiful necklace adorned his neck. He was looking at Tulasl constantly. Reclining over the flower bed, she listened to the passionate story and was mentally attracted towards Tulasl embracing her.
Tulasl looked at him again as if the spring had arrived. In the meantime she while asleep, LJllered, “O lord, O master of my life, where are you going? You stay here for some more time.” Then she got up.
TTT ^ TtfRSIR t g33RT^5T?r giTHTTII Toll O sage, at the command of Brahma he went to Badrikasrama and TiilasT found him coming to her. He was quite youthful and as beautiful as the god of love; he had the glory of white campa flowers and was adorned with all the ornaments.
The lustre of his face resembled the rays of the full moon during the winter season. His eyes resembled the lotus flower of the winter season, he was mounted on a beautiful plane studded with best of gems. The beautiful young man stood there. Two gems studded Ktmdalas were decorating his ears and he had a long garland of Parijata flowers around his neck; he wore a smile on his face. His body was plastered with the paste of sandahwood, saffron and kastun.
Finding such a youth before her, she covered her face with a piece of ch>th and he started looking at her with side glances again and again.
Slie cast her head down with shyness due to her first meeting with him.
But because of getting infatuated with passion the hair of her body stood on end. Thereafter she started staring at the lotusdike face of Saiiikhacuda. Samkhacuda on his part also saw the lonely damsel in the forest; she was lying in a flower bed clad in all the clothes. She was quite beautiful and was smiling while looking at the face of Samkhacuda. Her body was quite developed and stiff, her loins were well developed and the breasts W'cre quite stiff. The lines of teeth appeared like the lines of jewels and were shining, the lips resembled the colour of the ripe wood-apple. She had a beautiful nose and her complexion resembled that of molten gold. She wore the lustre of the rays of moon on her face. She was surrounded by her own lustre, her appearance was graceful and was quite charming to look at. Her body was painted with spots of kastiiri, sandal-paste and vennilion. The middle part of the hair on her head looked quite
charming and her navel was quite deep. She had three lines on the belly and her palm and soles were red. She had nails like those of the moon and her feet emitted the lustre of lotus flower.
Both her feet bore the red paint. She had been beautified with white and red lotus flowers. Her nails were beautiful like the moon of the winter She was adorned with many ornaments studded with gems. The anklets worn by her on the feel were emitting the lustre of gems. She wore a garland of jasmine flowers on her breasts, besides all the gem-studded annlets, anklets, Samkha and finger rings were dazzling with gems. Thus the beautiful damsel who was quite humble, having attractive teeth was spotted by Samkhacuda. He came quietly to her and spoke in a sweet voice.
SarhkhacOda said—O beautiful uiie, you are the best of the ladies and graceful too. Who are you? Who is your father? O damsel, 0 charming one, you bestow welfare to all. You tell me who you are?
Are you the result of heavenly pleasures? Do you roam about freely? You are adorned with a garland. Are you the essence of the universe or the base of illusion? You are quite attractive and unprecedented in the universe. You have a lean and thin body and can attract even the sages.
Now breaking the silence you speak out a few words to a servant like me”.
On hearing these words of ^ariikhacuda, the bcautiful-eyed and passionate TulasI smiled lowering her head and she spoke to the passionate youth thus.
Tulasi said—'T am the daughter of Dharmadhvaja and have arrived here in this forest for performing tapas as an ascetic. Who are you? You please leave this place with It is usually heard that no person belonging to high race should talk to a girl in a lonely place.
The one who is a cheat, born in a degraded race, unaware of the religious scriptures and the Vedas, such a passionate person becomes desirous of women, A woman seems attractive at that very moment but ultimately she proves harmful to the men because the ladies are like the pitchers filled with poison but their mouth appears to be filled with nectar.
The heart of a damsel is like a sharp-edged weapon but she always speaks sweet words. She always engages herself in the successful completion of her task.
In order to meet her selfish ends only she remains with her husband, otherwise, her mind is never witliout blemish but she wears a serene smile on her face.
The Vedas and the Puranas are not in favour of describing her character. And no wise person could ever believe in them. There is no one friendly or enemical to the ladies. They are always desirous of new company and always look for a beautiful person to keep their But they are always engaged in exhibiting their inward and outward chastity. The ladies are always passionate, beautiful and pleasant to look at. They always conceal their desire for union with others quite skilfully. Thus outwardly they are full of shyness but in seclusion they bite their This type of women, when dissatisfied with their union becomes immensely enraged. This gives rise to their quarrelsome nature. They find delight in the excess of conjugal pleasure and feel sad when they have little of it.
In their mind, they always desire for the best of food, the cool water, the beautiful, passionate, young and virtuous husband.
The person with whom they enjoy conjugal pleasure; they love him much better than their own sons. Such of the people as are well-versed in the love-sports are quite dear to them.
They consider the old and the weak people as their enemies. Getting annoyed with them they always keep on quarrelling. While quarrelling, they intend to deal with them like the god of death. Thus becoming the figure of discourage, they admit all the evils in themselves.
doors of salvation. They are obstruction in the devotion of lord Visnu and are filled with illusion. They serve as a bondage in the captivity of the universe.
Therefore a woman is like the magic and indeed is the form of untruth. She remains completely beautiful outwardly but she conceals her evil design in her own mind. Her body is filled with refuse, urine, puss and dirt besides other troublesome elements. Soaked in blood and filled with evil, her body never remains purified.
At the time of the creation of the universe, Brahma created the woman who is filled with illusion for the illusory people. She serves as a poison for the people who are desirous of achieving salvation. Therefore such of the people as are desirous of achieving salvation should never look at them.” O Narada, after thus speaking to Samkhacuda, TulasI kept quiet.
Thereafter Samkhacuda said.
Turning to a deceitful form, the ladies are unmanageable and get beyond control. They are considered to be beyond the control of Brahma.
Visnu and Siva. They are full of illusion. They are best suited to obstruct the path of performing Uipas and they are quite competent to close the Samkhacuda said—“O goddess whatever you have spoken is not totally untrue. Some of it is truthful while some of it is untruthful. I also now tell you something, you please listen to me.
Brahma the creator of the universe divided women into two parts: one was her tme form and the other was her illusory form. The first one is praise-worthy. The creator, at the beginning of creation, created first of all LaksmI, Sarasvatl, Durga, Savitrl, Radhika ajid other goddesses who represent the true form of the universe besides being the source for the creation of the universe.
Therefore the other female fonn represents the illusion in her. The Apsaras of the heaven are also considered to be illusory. They are known as wicked women devoid of grace in the entire Whatever female forms were ereated out of these goddesses are really commendable, glorious and bestower of welfare.
All the forms of the goddesses like Satarupa, Rohini, VarunM, Indranl, spouse of Kiibera, spouse of Vayu, Adili, Dili, Lopamudra, wife of Dharma, Svasti, Sraddha, Kami, Santi, and others who emerged in the universe, are considered to be the best of the female forms and they have been considered to be those who Such of the goddesses who represent the Sattvaguna, are by nature taken to be quite pure.
Being quite chaste and the best in the universe, they are always praised by the people. Therefore, they are called as the images of reality by the intellectuals. On the other hand, the Krtyas (or the evil women) have two forms representing Rajoguna and Tamoguna.
O beautiful one, because of the shortage of time and space, non-availability of male or female messenger, pain of the body, disease, good company, surrounded by the many people, the fear of the enemy of the king, these are the reasons by which the chaste ladies protect their chastity. Such ladies are called the mediocre.
Such of the ladies in whom the Tamoguna predominates are quite wicked by nature and they are called as degraded ones by the wise Though the people of the higher strata of the society never prefer to talk to lonely ladies in a scheduled place yet I have arrived here at the command of Brahma to meet you. O beautiful one, I intend to marry you by the Gandharva method. 1 am born in the race of Manu and have subjugated many of the gods. I am known by the name of Samkhacuda. I am the one who was known as cowherd Sudama in the Goloka during TTiraTOTJJ?rmw:ll<i?ll I am one of the eight prominent cowherds of the lord. I became the king of Danavas with the curse of the goddess Radhika. I remember the happenings of my earlier birth because of the influence of the mantra of lord Krsna. You are also aware of the events of your past life because you have also been TulasI a cowherdesses of Krs na in your earlier life.
You have also arrived on earth because of the curse of Radhika. In the Goloka 1 was extremely desirous of your company. I could not get my wish fulfilled because of the fear of Radhika.” O great sage, after speaking these words Saihkhacuda kept quiet. Thereafter TulasI started speaking delightfully wearing a smile on her TulasI said—Only such types of noble people are praised in the universe and a lady always becomes desirous of having such a person as her At the moment I have been defeated by your arguments. Such of the persons who are defeated by the ladies are denounced and are considered to be unclean.
The gods and the manes denounce the persons who are defeated by their wives. The father and brothers also denounce them in their mind as well as in speech.
At the time of birth and death a Brahmana is purified after ten days, a Ksatrlya after twelve days, a Vaisya in fifteen days and a Sudra in a month, but the illegitimate sons, his mother and the unclean person defeated by his wife can be purified only at the fire altar. This is what has been ordained in the Vedas. The Pindas and Tarpana offered by such people are not accepted by manes willingly and the flowers and other offerings given by such people to the gods are not accepted by them willingly. Therefore the performing of tapas, japam, achieving of knowledge, performing of homa and the adorations, are of no consequence. Therefore their education and glory are of no consequence who are controlled by the lady.
I had put you to test in order to know your education and influence because a damsel accepts one as her husband only after fully the family of a hunter, where he has to carry the meat or flesh on his head for selling it day and Thus speaking TulasI kept quiet in the hermitage. In the meantime BrahmS arrived there in front of both of them.
O NSrada, both TulasI and ^amkhacu^a bowed in reverence to him, Brahma then spoke to them the beneficial words.
The one who is devoid of virtues, is old, foolish, a pauper, devoid of wisdom, suffering from ailment, denounced, immensely enraged, indulging in ill talk, deformed, blind, absolutely foolish, dumb, devoid of strength or a sinner, cannot be given a daughter in marriage and the one who does so, attracts the sin of The one who is peaceful, virtuous, young, educated and a Vaisnava should be given the daughter in man iage and whosoever does so he earns the merit of Asvaniedha sacrifice.
The one who after bringing up a daughter, influenced by a calamity or greed, sells away the daughter, lie is ihrown into the terrific hell.
And that sinner by the suffering in hell has to be content with the refuse of the same girl as his food. He is tortured by insects and crows till the age of fourteen Indras. Ultimately he is reborn in Brahma said—O Sariikhacuda, why are you entering in discussion with her? You perform a Gaiidharva marriage with her because you are the gem of the men folks and she happens to be the gem of a lady. The union of the passionate couple is always pleasant. O king, the pleasure without the obstruction is difficult to get.
Therefore who can disown it. On the other hand the one who ignores such a type of pleasure is considered to be a fool. There is no doubt about On the other hand, why do you neglect such a competent person after getting him. He is beautiful, virtuous and has defeated all the gods and the demons.
As the goddess LaksmT is devoted to Visnii, Radha is devoted to Sri Krsna, Savitrl to me, BhaVcliiT to Siva, PrthivI to lord Varaha, Mena to Himalaya, Anusuya to Atri, Damayanll to Nala, Rohim to Candrama, Rati to Kamadeva, Did to Kasyapa, Arundhatl to Vasistha, Ahalya to Gautama, Devahtiti to Kardama, Tara to Brhaspati, Satarupa to Manu, daksind to yajna, Svaha to Agni, Indrani to Indra, Pusti to Ganesa, Devsena to Skanda, Murti to Dharma, similarly Samkhacuda will be immensely loved by you and you should become his beloved, O beautiful one, with Samkhacuda you go at any place of your choice.
At the end of the life of Samkhacuda you will proceed Vaikuntha and achieve the four-armed lord Visnu and in Goloka you achieve Govind Thus speaking lord Brahma left for his abode.
Thereafter, Sariikhacuda and Tulasi were married in the Gandharva style.
At the time of festivities, the gods started playing on the drums and showered flowers on them. Thereafter Samkhacuda enjoyed the company of his beloved in his abode. During the new union, TiilasT fainted but afterwards when she regained her consciousness the chaste lady roamed about in the forest with her husband enjoying all the conjugal pleasures. The Kdmasutra has defined sixty four types of conjugal pleasures for the lovers and they enjoyed all of them in practice.
They visited extremely charming places, devoid of all creatures on the beds of flowers, in the air scented with sandal-paste, they enjoyed themselves pretty well. Besides they roamed about on the banks of the rivers, in the flower orchards, the beds decorated with flowers and sandal-paste, decorating TiilasI with all the ornaments. They went on enjoying themselves and their joy knew no bounds.
The chaste Tulasi attracted the mind of her husband with her performance and the lover on the other hand attracted the mind of Tulasi to him The chaste TiilasT then while engaged in the love-sport removed the sandal-paste on the chest and arms of Saitikhacuda and then took away her Filled with pleasure, he drew lines over her breasts while she on her part carved his arms with her ornaments.
Her back was beaten by the king while his cheeks were bitten by TulasL After enjoying the love-sport both of them got up and started decorating each other. Tulas! then applied the tilakam of saffron mixed with sandal- paste over his entire body. Thereafter she offered pure and beautiful betel to him besides two garments and a garland of Parijata Powers. She also offered the gem-studded valuable ring which was difficult to get in the three worlds. The best of gems was studded in it. After making Sariikhacuda wear the ornaments, she repeated to him again and again that she was his slave.
Thereafter she bowed in reverence to her husband with great devotion.
Tulas! then started staring with side glances at the lotus-like face of Samkhacuda.
At that point of time the youth pushed her towards himself and embraced her looking at the lotus-like face of his beloved who was covered with cloth.
Thereafter he kissed her temples and lips which were like the ripe wood-apple fruit.
Thereafter he offered her the costumes brought by him from the place of Varuna and the garland of gems which was praised in the three worlds.
He also handed over to her two mlpuras which he had snatched from Svaha, two armlets he snatched from chdyci, the hindalas of RohinI, the finger ring and other ornaments from Rati, the Sariikha from Visvakarma besides beautiful paintings and several other beautiful types of beads and beds. She was adorned with several ornamenis. He provided her with three fragrant lines of moon. He decorated her person with several types of spots of saffron.
Puspabhadra, the river banks having a pleasant cliinate, divine rivers and rivulets, in the gardens filled with the black wasps creating hissing sounds, in the Nandana forest, on the Gandhamadana mountain, divine orchards, the Citraratha forest, sandal-wood forest, the forest of jasmine plants, Madhavl creepers, the lotuses, the jasmine, the kalpavrksa and Parijata forest, in the scheduled golden places, beautiful Sumeru mountain, KaiicI forest, Kihjalaka forest, the places having gold mines, sleeping on the beds of flowers and sandal-paste, hearing the sweet tones of cuckoo, enjoying breeze filled with the fragrance of flowers and sandal-wood, places decorated with flowers and sandal-paste, both the passionate lovers enjoyed the conjugal pleasures without getting any satisfaction.
As the ghee ignites flames in the fire, similarly by keeping constant company of each other both of them became more and more passionate.
Thereafter the demon king returned to his own home with Tulasi and resided in a separate palace built with the specific purpose and continued enjoying love sports with her. The entire kingdom of glorious Samkbacuda experienced great pleasure.
He made a tilakam on the forehead of Tulasi of the type of the flame of the burning lamp and also plastered her feet with the red paint.
Thereafter placing her feet on his chest he spoke out again and again, ''O goddess 1 am your Thereafter, embracing her, Samkhacuda look her to the gem-studded plane and boarded it. He then left the Tapovana for some other place in the plane and they roamed about over Malaya mountain, places of the gods, the mountain, the forest, the charming places and the orchards situated in the lonely places, the caves, the beautiful Sindhu river with the beautiful forests on its banks, on the banks of river The great king of the demons ruled over the countries of gods, Asuras, Danavas, Gandb.arvas and Kinnaras for a mcwvantara. Having been deprived of the kingdom by Samkhacuda, the gods became a wandering lot and they roamed about everywhere like beggars.
Sariikhactida on his part had usurped from the gods the performing of pujd, their kingdom, their homes, their rights, their weapons and ornaments dHdlrii iroFi;i As a result of this, the dejected gods became like puppets. Thereafter, they felt grieved and they went to the court of Brahma.
After narrating the tale of their suffering they started crying. Thereafter Brahma accompanied them to lord Siva.
Brahma narrated the entire tale of the suffering of the gods to lord Siva, as a result of which Siva took them all to Vaikuntha.
Thereafter both of them pennitted the gods to enter the chamber of Visnu. Thereafter Brahma crossing sixteen gates reached the assembly of lord Visnu.
All the courtiers of that place appeared in the form of lord Visnu and wore the kaustubha gems. They were seated like full moon, in a circular as well as square arrangements and looked quite charming, adorned with all the gems. They were seated on the thrones studded with precious gems which were arranged as per the desire of lord Visnu.
Lord Siva took them all to Vaikuntha where the death, old age has no place and reached the great abode of lord Visnu.
He found the gatekeepers seated on the gem- studded lion-thrones, who were clad in yellow lower garments and adorned with gem-studded ornaments. They were also wearing long garland of flowers and were holding sathkha, gadd, padma in their four arms.
Brahma then spoke to the gate-keeper having lotus-like faces and lotus-like eyes about the reason for their arrival.
mfuicWiiww i Hitfi i i They were wearing garlands of rubies and strings of pearls which added to their beauty. The court of lord Visnu was also decorated with crores of mirrors resembling gems. Many of the paintings hung on the walls were adding to its beauty. It was beautified with lotus-like gems and artificial lotuses which looked quite charming, the steps which were made of Syamantaka gems added to the beauty of the place. Tied in the silken cord, the sandal-wood leaves were looking like gates. The pillars of the place were studded with Indramla gems. The place was flooded with vases of gems which were adding to the beauty of the court.
ciiftrai TraraTf^i There were several garlands of Pdrijata flowers. The fragrance of kasturi and saffron pervaded the entire court. The place was scented with beautiful fragrance and the sweet music of Vidyadharls.
Laksmi was engaged in serving at his feet.
Lord Visnu was chewing the betel offered to him by his devotee. Gahga was fanning with the white fly-whisk with devotion. The people present there were reciting his glory with Reaching before such a great prosperious lord, Brahma and other gods started praising him.
The hair of the bodies of all the gods stood on end. The eyes were flooded with tears and the voice was choked. All the devotees stood before him with devotion bowing their heads.
It was spread over an area of a thousand yojanas which was fully guarded with guards.
Thus lord Siva had an audience with lord Visnu together with Brahma and other gods. He was seated in the court like the moon surrounded by the stars and was seated on the beautiful lion- throne studded with precious gems. He wore a kiriita mukuta on his head and a long garland of forest flowers round his neck. He had in all his four anns sarhkha, cah^a, gadd and padma having the complexion of a fresh cloud. He was quite charming and was adorned with all the ornaments studded with gems.
All his limbs bore the sandal-paste. In one hand the lotus was held, the body of the lord was quite peaceful.
Thereafter, the lord of the universe was addressed by Brahma, the god of creation, with folded hands. He narrated the entire tale of the suffering of the gods.
The omniscient lord Visnu understood the feelings of all the gods and then smiled.
Thereafter he spoke to Brahma a matter of secret.
Lord Visnu said—O creator of the universe I am well-aware of the story of Sarhkhacuda who was one of my great devotees and a glorious cowherd. O gods, I am narrating to you his earlier story which is one of the sacred stories of Goloka and removes the sins, creating merits at the same time. You please listen to it.
There was a cowherd named Sudama, who was the best of my courtiers. He had to be bom in the form of a demon as a result of a terrific curse pronounced on him by Radha. Once I leaving my beloved, Radha in my abode, went to the dancing hall At that point of time Radhika was enraged about the hearing of my association with Viraja. She saw both of us together.
But finding Viraja in the form of a river and myself disappearing from that place, the enraged Radhika went back to her abode.
Thereafter, finding me in the house with Sudama, she started denouncing me but I remained quiet and peaceful. But my courtier Sudama could not tolerate her. He got enraged and denounced Radha in my presence. On hearing his words, the eyes of Radha became red with anger and she asked him to leave my court at once.
At once a group of lakh of my friends got up and turned out that cowherd from the court who was crying again and again.
Thereafter, hearing his words, Radha spoke in anger these words, “O wicked one, you are condemned to the race of the demons.” Thus having been cursed, he looked at me pathetically and left the place looking back at me. In the meantime Radha too was moved with his plight and getting some what satisfied, she intended to prevent him from leaving the place.
a r ra wla pi#T wttei She said— “O son, you stop for a moment.
Where are you going? Don't go.” She started repeating these words again and again. Soon after finding Radha so crying, the mind of all the cowherds and cowherdesses were filled with grief. Thereafter I pacified Radhika and all others, saying, “He will obey the command of the curse and return to this place in a moment but Radha continued saying, “O Sudama, you come here and don't leave the place.” O Brahmana, the protector of the universe, half a movement of a Goloka is equated with a manvantara on earth. O Brahman, this is happening as ordained earlier.
Therefore, Saiiikhacuda who is well-versed in all the illusions and possesses great prowess, beside being well-versed in the Yogic practices, shall revert to Goloka again.
Therefore, lord Siva should go on earth with my trident and should kill him with it.
My kavaca is held by that demon in his neck which has made him always victorious on earth.
O Brahmana, till such time the kavaca is worn by him, no one on earth can kill him. Therefore I shall beg it from him in the fonn of an ascetic.
The moment the chastity of his wife is broken he will be killed. You have also given him a boon For this purpose I shall implant my semen in the womb of his wife and he will meet with his end at the same moment. There is no doubt about Thereafter shedding the form of a woman she would become a beloved of mine.” Thus speaking lord Visnu handed over the trident delightfully to lord Siva and returned to his abode. Thereafter making Siva to lead the gods, he left the place. All the gods also reached the land of Bharatavarsa.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117539 (2017-08-10T02:44:01Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n266–n281: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n266/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.