Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 45
Sourceनारायण उवाच ।। उक्तं द्वयोरुपाख्यानं ब्रह्मपुत्र यथागमम्।। श्रूयतां मनसाख्यानं यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः।।१।। कन्या भगवती सा च कश्यपस्य च मानसी।। तेनेयं मनसादेवी मनसा या च दीव्यति ।। २ ।। मनसा ध्यायते या वा परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। तेन सा मनसादेवी योगेनैतेन दीव्यति ।।३।। आत्मारामा च सा देवी वैष्णवी सिद्धयोगिनी ।। त्रियुगं च तपस्तप्त्वा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। ४ ।। जरत्कारुशरीरं च दृष्ट्वा यां क्षणमीश्वरः ।। गोपीपतिर्नाम चक्रे जरत्कारुरिति प्रभुः ।। ५ ।। वाञ्छितं च ददौ तस्यै कृपया च कृपानिधिः ।। पूजां च कारयामास चकार च पुनः स्वयम् ।। ६ ।। स्वर्गे च नागलोके च पृथिव्यां बह्मलोकतः ।। भृशं जपत्सु गौरी सा सुन्दरी च मनोहरा ।। ७ ।। जगद्गौरीति विख्याता तेन सा पूजिता सती ।। शिवशिष्या च सा देवी तेन शैवीति कीर्त्तिता ।।८।। विष्णुभक्ताऽतीव रम्या वैष्णवी तेन नारद ।। नागानां प्राणरक्षित्री जनमेजययज्ञके।।९।। नागेश्वरीति विख्याता सा नागभगिनी तथा ।। विषं संहर्त्तुमीशा सा तेन सा विषहारिणी ।।2.45.१ ०।। सिद्धं योगं हरात्प्राप तेनासौ सिद्धयोगिनी।। महाज्ञानं च गोप्यं च मृतसञ्जीविनीं पराम् ।।१ १।। महाज्ञानयुतां तां च प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ।। आस्तीकस्य मुनीन्द्रस्य माता सा वै तपस्विनः ।। १२ ।। आस्तीकमाता विख्याता जरत्कारुरिति स्म सा ।। प्रिया मुनेर्जरत्कारोर्मुनीन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।। १३ ।। योगिनो विश्वपूज्यस्य जरत्कारोः प्रिया ततः ।। १४ ।। ॐ नमो मनसायै ।। जरत्कारुर्जगद्गौरी मनसा सिद्धयोगिनी ।। वैष्णवी नागभगिनी शैवी नागेश्वरी तथा ।। १५ ।। जरत्कारुप्रियाऽऽस्तीकमाता विषहरीति च ।। महाज्ञानयुता चैव सा देवी विश्वपूजिता ।। १६ ।। द्वादशैतानि नामानि पूजाकाले च यः पठेत् ।। तस्य नागभयं नस्ति तस्य वंशोद्भवस्य च ।। १७ ।। नागभीदे च शयने नागग्रस्ते च मन्दिरे ।। नागक्षते नागदुर्गे नागवेष्टितविग्रहे ।। १८ ।। इदं स्तोत्रं पठित्वा तु मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। नित्यं पठेद्यस्तं दृष्ट्वा नागवर्गः पलायते ।। १९ ।। दशलक्षजपेनैव स्तोत्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम् ।। स्तोत्रं सिद्धं भवेद्यस्य स विषं भोक्तुमीश्वरः ।।2.45.२०।। नागौघं भूषणं कृत्वा स भवेन्नागवाहनः ।। नागासनो नागतल्पो महा सिद्धो भवेन्नरः ।। २१ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे मनसोपाख्याने मनसास्तोत्रादिक थनं नाम पञ्चचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ४५ ।।
nārāyaṇa uvāca || uktaṃ dvayorupākhyānaṃ brahmaputra yathāgamam|| śrūyatāṃ manasākhyānaṃ yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrataḥ||1|| kanyā bhagavatī sā ca kaśyapasya ca mānasī|| teneyaṃ manasādevī manasā yā ca dīvyati || 2 || manasā dhyāyate yā vā paramātmānamīśvaram || tena sā manasādevī yogenaitena dīvyati ||3|| ātmārāmā ca sā devī vaiṣṇavī siddhayoginī || triyugaṃ ca tapastaptvā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || 4 || jaratkāruśarīraṃ ca dṛṣṭvā yāṃ kṣaṇamīśvaraḥ || gopīpatirnāma cakre jaratkāruriti prabhuḥ || 5 || vāñchitaṃ ca dadau tasyai kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ || pūjāṃ ca kārayāmāsa cakāra ca punaḥ svayam || 6 || svarge ca nāgaloke ca pṛthivyāṃ bahmalokataḥ || bhṛśaṃ japatsu gaurī sā sundarī ca manoharā || 7 || jagadgaurīti vikhyātā tena sā pūjitā satī || śivaśiṣyā ca sā devī tena śaivīti kīrttitā ||8|| viṣṇubhaktā'tīva ramyā vaiṣṇavī tena nārada || nāgānāṃ prāṇarakṣitrī janamejayayajñake||9|| nāgeśvarīti vikhyātā sā nāgabhaginī tathā || viṣaṃ saṃharttumīśā sā tena sā viṣahāriṇī ||2.45.1 0|| siddhaṃ yogaṃ harātprāpa tenāsau siddhayoginī|| mahājñānaṃ ca gopyaṃ ca mṛtasañjīvinīṃ parām ||1 1|| mahājñānayutāṃ tāṃ ca pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || āstīkasya munīndrasya mātā sā vai tapasvinaḥ || 12 || āstīkamātā vikhyātā jaratkāruriti sma sā || priyā munerjaratkārormunīndrasya mahātmanaḥ || 13 || yogino viśvapūjyasya jaratkāroḥ priyā tataḥ || 14 || oṃ namo manasāyai || jaratkārurjagadgaurī manasā siddhayoginī || vaiṣṇavī nāgabhaginī śaivī nāgeśvarī tathā || 15 || jaratkārupriyā''stīkamātā viṣaharīti ca || mahājñānayutā caiva sā devī viśvapūjitā || 16 || dvādaśaitāni nāmāni pūjākāle ca yaḥ paṭhet || tasya nāgabhayaṃ nasti tasya vaṃśodbhavasya ca || 17 || nāgabhīde ca śayane nāgagraste ca mandire || nāgakṣate nāgadurge nāgaveṣṭitavigrahe || 18 || idaṃ stotraṃ paṭhitvā tu mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || nityaṃ paṭhedyastaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgavargaḥ palāyate || 19 || daśalakṣajapenaiva stotrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām || stotraṃ siddhaṃ bhavedyasya sa viṣaṃ bhoktumīśvaraḥ ||2.45.20|| nāgaughaṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā sa bhavennāgavāhanaḥ || nāgāsano nāgatalpo mahā siddho bhavennaraḥ || 21 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde manasopākhyāne manasāstotrādika thanaṃ nāma pañcacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 45 ||
English translation
The story of Manasa Devi Narayana said—O son of Brahma, I have narrated to you the stories of both the goddesses; now I tell you the story of Manasa which I had heard from the mouth of Dharma. You please listen to it.
The goddess was bom from the mind of Kasyapa and therefore she was known by the name of Manasa. She plays with the mind.
She adores the lord who happens to be the by devoting her mind to him by means of yogic practices. As such she shines in the universe with her yogic practices.
She is VaisnavT and Siddhayogim who by concentrating her mind performed tapas for lord Krsna for three yiigas.
Thereafter Krsna the lord of gopis took the form of the sage named Jaratkaru, the compassionate one, with the intention of fulfilling her desire, made her adore the lord Tjtoi g?rRira;a:i She had extremely fair complexion in all the damsels of heaven, Ndgaloka, Brahmaloka and the earth; she was quite charming and beautiful, because of which she was adored in the universe as Jagatgaurl. Since she happened to be the disciple of lord, Siva she was known as Saivl.
O Narada, since she was immensely devoted to lord Visnu, she was also known as VaisnavT. It was she who protected the serpent from perishing in the serpent yajm performed by Janamejaya. Because of that, she came to be known as NagesvarL Since she happened to be the sister of the Nagas, she is in a position to remove the ill-effect of poison. Since she has been performing the yoga of ^iva she is known as Siddhayoginl. She is aware of the great secret knowledge and the method of reviving the dead back to life. Because of this the intellectuals call her as the one who possesses immense wisdom; she happens to be the mother of the sage Astika.
Because of her being the mother of Astika she is known as Jaratkaru also. She happens to be the beloved of the great sage and ascetic named Jaratkaru who was held in high esteem in the Her mantra is ■=r'TI She is known by the twelve epithets of Jaratkaru, JagatgaurT, SaivI, Nages'varl, beloved of Jaratkaru, mother of Astika, remover of poison and the one possessing immense wisdom. She is known by these twelve names and is adored the world over.
Therefore the one who recites these twelve names at the time of performing piijd, he and his entire family is relieved of the danger of snakes.
Therefore when a person finds the danger of the snakes while sleeping or resides in a house infested with serpents, at the time of biting by snakes, while in the fort of the serpent or when one is entangled with the serpents round his body, the recitation of this stotra relieves one of all the dangers from the snakes. With the recitation of the stotra daily, the group of serpents flee from the place.
One meets with success after reciting this stotra ten lakhs of time. When a person achieves siddhi by reciting her mantra he remains alive even after consuming the poison which has no effect on his body. Such a person uses the snakes as the oniaments of the body besides using them as his vehicles. Such of the persons who achieves great siddhi use serpents as their seats and beds.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 118196 (2017-08-24T00:33:29Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n455–n457: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n455/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.