Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 54
Sourceराजोवाच ।। कुत्राधारो महाविष्णोः सर्वाधारस्य तस्य च ।। कालभीतस्य कति च कालमाया मुनीश्वर ।। १ ।। क्षुद्रस्य कतिचित्कालं ब्रह्मणः प्रकृतेस्तथा ।। मनोरिन्द्रस्य चन्द्रस्य सूर्य्यस्यायुस्तथैव च ।। २ ।। अन्येषां वै जनानां च प्राकृतानां परं वयः ।। वेदोक्तं सुविचार्य्यं च वद वेदविदां वर ।। ३ ।। विश्वानामूर्ध्वभागे च कस्स्याद्वा लोक एव सः ।। कथयस्व महाभाग सन्देहच्छेदनं कुरु ।। ४ ।। मुनिरुवाच ।। गोलोको नृप विश्वानां विस्तृतश्च नभस्समः ।। तथा नित्यं डिम्बरूपश्श्रीकृष्णेच्छासमुद्भवः ।। ९ ।। जलेन परिपूर्णश्च कृष्णस्य मुखबिन्दुना ।। सृष्ट्युन्मुखस्यादिसर्गे परिश्रान्तस्य खेलतः ।।६।। प्रकृत्या सह युक्तस्य कलया निजया नृप ।। तत्राधारो महाविष्णोर्विश्वाधारस्य विस्तृतः ।।७।। प्रकृतिर्गर्भसंर्युक्तडिम्बोद्भूतस्य भूमिप ।। सुविस्तृते जलाधारे शयानश्च महाविराट् ।। ८ ।। राधेश्वरस्य कृष्णस्य षोडशांशः प्रकीर्तितः ।। दूर्वादलश्यामरूपः सस्मितश्च चतुर्भुजः ।। ९ ।। वनमालाधरः श्रीमाञ्छोभितः पीतवाससा ।। ऊर्ध्वं नभसि तद्विष्णोर्नित्यवैकुण्ठ एव च ।।2.54.१०।। आत्माऽऽकाशसमो नित्यो विस्तृतश्चन्द्रबिम्बवत् ।। ईश्वरेच्छासमुद्भूतो निर्लक्ष्यश्च निराश्रयः ।। ११ ।। आकाशवत्सुविस्तारो रत्नौघैश्च विनिर्मितः ।। तत्र नारायणः श्रीमान्वनमाली चतुर्भुजः ।। १२ ।। लक्ष्मीसरस्वतीगङ्गातुलसीपतिरीश्वरः ।। सुनन्दनन्दकुमुदपार्षदादिभिरावृतः।।१३।। सर्वेशः सर्वसिद्धेशो भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः ।। श्रीकृष्णश्च द्विधाभूतो द्विभुजश्च चतुर्भुजः ।।१४।। चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे गोलोके द्विभुजः स्वयम् ।। ऊर्ध्वं वैकुण्ठलोकाच्च पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजनात ।। १५ ।। गोलोको वर्त्तुलाकारो वरिष्ठस्सर्वलोकतः ।। अमूल्यरत्नखचितैर्मन्दिरैश्च विभूषितः ।। १६ ।। रत्नेन्द्रसारखचितैः स्तम्भसोपानचित्रितैः ।। मणीन्द्रदर्पणासक्तैः कपाटैः कलशोज्ज्वलैः ।। १७ ।। नानाचित्रविचित्रैश्च शिबिरैश्च विराजितः ।। कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णो दैर्घ्ये शतगुणस्तथा ।। विरजासरिदाकीर्णैश्शतशृंगैस्सुवेष्टितः ।। १८ ।। सरिदर्धप्रमाणेन दैर्घ्येण च ततेन च ।। शैलार्द्धपरिमाणेन युक्तो वृन्दावनेन च ।। ।। १९ ।। तदर्द्धमानविलसद्रासमण्डलमण्डितः ।। सरिच्छैलवनादीनां मध्ये गोलोक एव च ।। 2.54.२० ।। यथा पंकजमध्ये च कर्णिका सुमनोहरा ।। तत्र गोगोपगोपीभिर्गोपीशो रासमण्डले ।। २१ ।। रासेश्वर्य्या राधिकया संयुक्तः सन्ततं नृप ।। द्विभुजो मुरलीहस्तः शिशुर्गोपालरूपधृक् ।।२२।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानो रत्नभूषणभूषितः ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वांगो रत्नमालाविराजितः ।।२३।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थश्च रत्नच्छत्रेण शोभितः ।। तथा स प्रियगोपालैः सेवितः श्वेतचामरैः ।। २४ ।। भूषिताभिश्च गोपीभिर्मालाचन्दनचर्चितः।। सस्मितः सकटाक्षाभिः सुवेषाभिश्च वीक्षितः।।२५।। कथितो लोकविस्तारो यथाशक्ति यथागमम्।। यथाश्रुतं शम्भुवक्त्रात्कालमानं निशामय ।। २६ ।। पात्रं षट्पलसंभूतं गभीरं चतुरङ्गुलम् ।। २७ ।। स्वर्णमाषकृतच्छिद्रं दण्डैश्च चतुरंगुलैः ।। यावज्जलप्लुतं पात्रं तत्कालं दण्डमेव च ।। २८ ।। दण्डद्वयं मुहूर्तं च यामस्तस्य चतुष्टयम् ।। वासरश्चाष्टभिर्यामैः पक्षस्तैर्दशपञ्चभिः ।। २९ ।। मासो द्वाभ्यां च पक्षाभ्यां वर्षं द्वादशमासकैः ।। मासेन वै नराणां च पितॄणां तदहर्निशम् ।। 2.54.३० ।। कृष्णपक्षे दिनं प्रोक्तं शुक्ले रात्रिः प्रकीर्त्तिता ।। वत्सरेण नराणां च देवानां च दिवानिशम् ।। ३१ ।। अयनं ह्युत्तरमहो रात्रिर्वै दक्षिणायनम् ।। युगकर्मानुरूपं च नरादीनां वयो नृप ।। ३२ ।। प्रकृतेः प्राकृतानां च ब्रह्मादीनां निशामय ।। कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिश्चेति चतुर्युगम् ।। ३३ ।। दिव्यैर्द्वादशसाहस्रैः सावधानं निशामय ।। चत्वारि त्रीणि च द्वयेकं सहस्राणि कृतादिकम् ।।३४।। तेषां च सन्ध्यासन्ध्यांशौ द्वे सहस्रे प्रकीर्तिते ।। त्रिचत्वारिंशकैर्लक्षैस्सविंशतिसहस्रकैः ।। ३५ ।। चतुर्युगं परिमितं नरमानक्रमेण च ।। लक्षैश्च सप्तदशभिस्साष्टविंशसहस्रकैः ।। ३६ ।। कृतं युगं नृमानेन संख्याविद्भिः प्रकीर्त्तितम् ।। सहस्रैष्षण्णवतिभिर्लक्षैर्द्वादशभिस्सह ।। ३७ ।। त्रेतायुगं परिमितं कालविद्भिः प्रकीर्त्तितम् ।। अष्टलक्षैस्सह मितं चतुष्षष्टिसहस्रकम्।।३८।। परिमाणं द्वापरस्य संख्याविद्भिरितीरितम्।। सद्वात्रिंशत्सहस्रैश्च चतुर्लक्षैश्च वत्सरैः।। नृमानाद्वै कलियुगं विदुः कालविदो बुघाः।।३९।। तत्र सप्त च वारा वै तिथयः षोडश स्मृताः।। दिवारात्र्यश्च पक्षौ द्वौ मासो वर्षं च निर्मितम्।।2.54.४०।। तथा भ्रमति तच्चक्रमेवमेवं चतुर्युगम्।। तथा युगानि राजेन्द्र तथा मन्वन्तराणि च।।४१।।। मन्वन्तरं तु दिव्यानां युगानामेकसप्ततिः।। एवं क्रमाद्भ्रमन्त्येव मनवश्च चतुर्दश।।४२।। पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रं षष्ट्यन्तशतपञ्चकम् ।। नरमानयुगं चैव परं मन्वन्तरं स्मृतम्।।४३।। आख्यानं च मनूनां च धर्मिष्ठानां नराधिप।। यच्छ्रुतं शिववक्त्रेण तत्त्वं मत्तो निशामय।।४४।। आद्यो मनुर्ब्रह्मपुत्रः शतरूपा पतिव्रता ।। धर्मिष्ठानां वरिष्ठश्च गरिष्ठो मनुषु प्रभुः।।४५।। स्वायम्भुवः शम्भुशिष्यो विष्णुव्रतपरायणः ।। जीवन्मुक्तो महाज्ञानी भवतः प्रपितामहः।।४६।। राजसूयसहस्रं च चक्रे वै नर्मदातटे।। त्रिलक्षमश्वमेधं च त्रिलक्षं नरमेधकम्।।४७।। गोमेधं च चतुर्लक्षं विधिवन्महदद्भुतम् ।। ब्राह्मणानां त्रिकोटीश्च भोजयामास नित्यशः ।। ४८ ।। पञ्चलक्षगवां मांसैः सुपक्वैर्घृतसंस्कृतैः ।। चर्व्यैंश्चोष्यैर्लेह्यपेयैर्मिष्टद्रव्यैः सुदुर्लभैः।।४९।। अमूल्यरत्नलक्षं च दशकोटिसुवर्णकम् ।। स्वर्णशृङ्गयुतं दिव्यं गवां लक्षं सुपूजितम् ।। ।।2.54.५०।। वह्निशुद्धानि वस्त्राणि मुनीन्द्राणां च लक्षकम् ।। भूमिं च सर्वसस्याढ्यां गजेन्द्राणां च लक्षकम्।। त्रिलक्षमश्वरत्नं च शातकुंभविभूषितम्।।९१।। सहस्रं रथरत्नं च शिबिकालक्षमेव च।। त्रिकोटिस्वर्णपात्राणि सान्नं सजलमीप्सितम्।। त्रिकोटिस्वर्णभूषाश्च कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्।।५२।। ताम्बूलं सुविचित्रं च त्रिकोटिस्वर्णतल्पकम्।। रत्नेन्द्रखचितैर्मञ्चैः रचितैर्विश्वकर्मणा ।।५३।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकैश्चित्रै राजितं माल्यजालकैः।। नित्यं ददौ ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विष्णुप्रीत्या शिवाज्ञया।।५४।। संप्राप्य शंकराज्ज्ञानं कृष्णमंत्रं सुदुर्लभम्।। संप्राप्य कृष्णदास्यं च गोलोकं वै जगाम सः।।५५।। दृष्ट्वा मुक्तं स्वपुत्रं च प्रहष्टोऽभूत्प्रजापतिः।। तुष्टाव शंकरं तुष्टः ससृजेऽन्यं मनुं विधिः।।५६।। यतः स्वयम्भुपुत्रोऽयमतः स्वायम्भुवो मनुः।। स्वारोचिषो मनुश्चैव द्वितीयो वह्निनन्दनः।।५७।। राजा वदान्यो धर्मिष्ठः स्वायम्भुवसमो महान् ।। प्रियव्रतसुतावन्यौ द्वौ मनू धर्मिणां वरौ ।। ५८ ।। तौ तृतीयौ चतुर्थौ च वैष्णवौ तापसोत्तमौ ।। तौ च शङ्करशिष्यौ च कृष्णभक्तिपरायणौ ।। ५९ ।। धर्मिष्ठानां वरिष्ठश्च रैवतः पञ्चमो मनुः ।। षष्ठश्च चाक्षुषो ज्ञेयो विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः ।। 2.54.६० ।। श्राद्धदेवः सूर्यसुतो वैष्णवः सप्तमो मनुः ।। सावर्णिः सूर्यतनयो वैष्णवो मनुरष्टमः ।। ६१ ।। नवमो दक्षसावर्णिर्विष्णुव्रतपरायणः ।। दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिर्ब्रह्मज्ञानविशारदः ।। ६२ ।। ततश्च धर्मसावर्णिर्मनुरेकादशः स्मृतः ।। धर्मिष्ठश्च वरिष्ठश्च वैष्णवव्रततत्परः ।। ।। ६३ ।। ज्ञानी च रुद्रसावर्णिर्मनुश्च द्वादशः स्मृतः ।। धर्मात्मा देवसावर्णिर्मनुरेवं त्रयोदशः ।। ६४ ।। चतुर्दशो महाज्ञानी चन्द्रसावर्णिरेव च ।। यावदायुर्मनूनां स्यादिन्द्राणां तावदेव हि ।। ६५ ।। चतुर्दशेन्द्रावच्छिन्नं ब्रह्मणो दिनमुच्यते ।। तावती ब्रह्मणो रात्रिः सा च ब्राह्मी निशा नृप ।। ६६ ।। कालरात्रिश्च सा ज्ञेया वेदेषु परिकीर्त्तिता ।। ब्रह्मणो वासरे राजन्क्षुद्रकल्पः प्रकीर्त्तितः।। ।। ६७ ।। सप्तकल्पे चिरंजीवी मार्कण्डेयो महातपाः ।। ब्रह्मलोकादधः सर्वे लोका दग्धाश्च तत्र वै ।। ६८ ।। उत्थितेनैव सहसा सङ्कर्षणमुखाग्निना ।। चन्द्रार्कब्रह्मपुत्राश्च ब्रह्मलोकं गता ध्रुवम् ।।६९।। ब्रह्मरात्रिव्यतीते तु पुनश्च ससृजे विधिः ।। तस्यां ब्रह्मनिशायां च क्षुद्रः प्रलय उच्यते ।। 2.54.७० ।। देवाश्च मनवश्चैव तत्र दग्धा नरादयः ।। एवं त्रिंशद्दिवारात्रैर्ब्रह्मणो मास एव च ।। ७१ ।। वर्षं द्वादशमासैश्च ब्रह्मसम्बन्धि चैव हि ।। एवं पञ्चदशाब्दे तु गते च ब्रह्मणो नृप ।। दैनंदिनस्तु प्रलयो वेदेषु परिकीर्त्तितः ।। ।। ७२ ।। मोहरात्रिश्च सा प्रोक्ता वेदविद्भिः पुरातनैः ।। तत्र सर्वे प्रणष्टास्स्युश्चन्द्रार्कादिदिगीश्वराः ।। ७३ ।। आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा मनवो मानवादयः ।। ऋषयो मुनयश्चैव गन्धर्वा राक्षसादयः ।। ७४ ।। मार्कण्डेयो लोमशश्च पेचकश्चिरजीविनः ।। इन्द्रद्युम्नश्च नृपतिश्चाकूपारश्च कच्छपः ।।७९।। नाडीजंघो बकश्चैव सर्वे नष्टाश्च तत्र वै ।। ब्रह्मलोकादधः सर्वे लोका नागालयास्तथा ।। ।। ७६ ।। ब्रह्मलोकं ययुः सर्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रादयस्तथा ।। गते दैनंदिने ब्रह्मा लोकांश्च ससृजे पुनः ।।७७।। एवं शताब्दपर्य्यन्तं परमायुः प्रजापतेः ।। ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते स्यान्महाकल्पो भवेन्नृप ।। ७८ ।। प्रकीर्तिता महारात्रिः सैव चेह पुरातनैः ।। ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते च ब्रह्माण्डौघो जलप्लुतः ।। ७९ ।। देवमाता च सावित्री वेदा धर्म्मादयस्तथा ।। सर्वे प्रणष्टा मृत्युश्च प्रकृतिं च शिवं विना ।। 2.54.८० ।। नारायणे प्रलीनाश्च विश्वस्था वैष्णवास्तथा ।। कालाग्निरुद्रः संहर्त्ता सर्वरुद्रगणैः सह ।।८१।। मृत्युञ्जये महादेवे प्रलीनः स तमो गुणः ।। ब्रह्मणश्च निपातेन निमेषः प्रकृतेर्भवेत् ।। ८२ ।। नारायणस्य शम्भोश्च महाविष्णोश्च निश्चितम् ।। निमेषान्ते पुनः सृष्टिर्भवेत्कृष्णेच्छया नृप ।। ८३ ।। कृष्णो निमेषरहितो निर्गुणः प्रकृते परः ।। सगुणानां निमेषश्च कालसंख्यावयोमितः ।। ।। ८४ ।। निर्गुणस्य च नित्यस्य चाद्यन्तरहितस्य च ।। निमेषाणां सहस्रेण प्रकृतेर्दण्ड उच्यते ।। ८९ ।। षष्टिदण्डात्मिकास्तस्या वासरश्च प्रकीर्त्तितः ।। त्रिंशद्रात्रिं दिनैर्मासो वर्षं द्वादशमासकैः ।। ८६ ।। एवं गते शताब्दे च श्रीकृष्णे प्रकृतेर्लयः ।। प्रकृत्यां च प्रलीनायां श्रीकृष्णे प्राकृतो लयः ।। ८७ ।। सर्वान्संहृत्य सा चैका महाविष्णोः प्रसूश्च या ।। कृष्णवक्षसि लीना च मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।।८८ ।। सन्तो वदन्ति तां दुर्गां विष्णुमायां सनातनीम् ।। सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपां च परां नारायणीं सतीम् ।। ८९ ।। बुद्ध्यधिष्ठातृदेवी च श्रीकृष्णस्यैव निर्गुणाम् ।। यन्मायामोहिताश्चैव ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः।।2.54.९०।। वैष्णवास्तां महालक्ष्मीं परां राधां वदन्ति ते ।। अर्द्धाङ्गां च महालक्ष्मीः प्रिया नारायणस्य च ।। ९१ ।। प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवीं च प्रेम्णा प्राणाधिकां वराम् ।। स्थिरप्रेममयीं शक्तीं निर्गुणां निर्गुणस्य च ।।९२।। नारायणश्च शम्भुश्च संहृत्य स्वगणान्बहून् ।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपी श्रीकृष्णे लीनश्च निर्गुणे।। ।।९३।। गोपा गोप्यश्च गावश्च सवत्साश्च नराधिप ।। सर्वे लीनाः प्रकृत्यां च प्रकृतिः परमेश्वरे।।। महाविष्णौ विलीनाश्च ते सर्वे क्षुद्रविष्णवः ।। महाविष्णुः प्रकृत्यां च सा चैवं परमात्मनि।।९५।। प्रकृतिर्योगनिद्रा च श्रीकृष्णनयनद्वये ।। अधिष्ठानं चकारैवं मायया चेश्वरेच्छया।।९६।। प्रकृतेर्वासरो यावन्मितः कालः प्रकीर्त्तितः ।। तावद्वृन्दावने निद्रा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः।।९७।। अमूल्य रत्नतल्पे च वह्निशुद्धांशुकार्चिते ।। गन्धचन्दनमाल्यौघवाय्वादिसुरभीकृते ।। ९८ ।। पुनः प्रजागरे तस्य सर्वसृष्टिर्भवेत्पुनः ।। एवं सर्वे प्राकृताश्च श्रीकृष्णं निर्गुणं विना ।। ९९ ।। तद्वन्दनं तत्स्मरणं तस्य ध्यानं तदर्चनम् ।। कीर्त्तनं तद्गुणानां च महापातकनाशनम् ।। 2.54.१०० ।। एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं यद्यन्मृत्युञ्जयाच्छ्रुतम् ।। यथागमं महाराज किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। १०१ ।। सुयज्ञ उवाच।। कालाग्निरुद्रो विश्वानां संहर्त्ता च तमोगुणः ।। ब्रह्मणोऽन्ते विलीनश्च सत्त्वं मृत्युञ्जये शिवे ।।१०२।। शिवो लीनो निर्गुणे च श्रीकृष्णे प्राकृते लये ।। कथं तव गुरोर्नाम मृत्युञ्जय इति श्रुतम् ।।१०३।। कथं प्रसूर्महाविष्णोर्मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी।। असंख्यानि च विश्वानि सन्ति वै यस्य लोमसु ।। १०४ ।। सुतपा उवाच ।। ब्रह्मणोऽन्ते मृत्युकन्या प्रणष्टा जलबिम्बवत् ।। संहर्त्री सर्वलोकानां ब्रह्मादीनां नराधिप ।। १०५ ।। कतिधा मृत्युकन्यानां ब्रह्मणां कोटिशो लये ।। कालेन लीनः शम्भुश्च सत्त्वरूपे च निर्गुणे । १०६ ।। मृत्युकन्या जिता शश्वच्छिवेन गुरुणा मम ।। न मृत्युना जितः शम्भुः कल्पे कल्पे श्रुतौ श्रुतम् ।। १०७ ।। शम्भुर्नारायणस्यैव प्रकृतेश्च नराधिप ।। नित्यानां लीनता नित्ये तन्माया न तु वास्तवी ।। १०८ ।। स्वयं पुमान्निर्गुणश्च कालेन सगुणः स्वयम् ।। स्वयं नारायणः शम्भुर्मायया प्रकृतिः स्वयम् ।। १०९ ।। तदंशस्तत्समः शश्वद्यथा वह्नेः स्फुलिङ्गवत् ।। ये ये च ब्रह्मणा सृष्टा रुद्रादित्यादयस्तथा ।। 2.54.११० ।। कल्पे कल्पे जितास्ते ते नश्वरा मृत्युकन्यया ।। न शिवो ब्रह्मणा सृष्टः सत्यो नित्यः सनातनः ।। १११ ।। कतिधा ब्रह्मणां पातो यन्निमेषण भूमिप ।। अथादिसर्गे श्रीकृष्णः प्रकृत्यां च जगद्गुरुः ।। ११२ ।। चकार वीर्याधानं च पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने ।। तद्वामांशसमुद्भूता रासे रासेश्वरी परा ।। ११३ ।। गर्भं दधार सा राधा यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः।। ततः सुषाव सा डिम्भं गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। ११४ ।। चुकोप डिम्भं सा दृष्ट्वा हृदयेन विदूयता ।। तड्डिम्भं प्रेरयामास तदधो विश्व गोलके ।। ११५ ।। त्यक्त्वाऽपत्य महादेवी रुरोद च मुहुर्मुहुः ।। कृष्णस्तां बोधयामास महायोगेन योगवित् ।। ११६ ।। बभूव तस्माडिम्भाच्च सर्वाधारो महाविराट् ।। ११७ ।। सुयज्ञ उवाच ।। अद्य मे सफलं जन्म जीवनं सार्थकं मम ।। शापो मे वररूपश्चाप्यभवद्भक्तिकारणम् ।। ११८ ।। सुदुर्लभा हरेर्भक्तिः सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गला ।। न तस्याश्च समं विप्र वेदोक्तं भक्तिपञ्चकम् ।।११९।। यथा भक्तिर्मम भवेच्छ्रीकृष्णे परमात्मनि ।। सुदुर्लभा च सर्वेषां तत्कुरुष्व महामुने ।। 2.54.१२० ।। नह्यम्मयानि तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः ।। ते पुनन्त्युरुकालेन कृष्णभक्ताश्च दर्शनात् ।। १२१ ।। सर्वेषामाश्रमाणां च द्विजातेर्जातिरुत्तमा ।। स्वधर्मनिरताश्चैव तेषु श्रेष्ठश्च भारते ।। १२२ ।। कृष्णमन्त्रोपासकश्च कृष्णभक्तिपरायणः ।। नित्यं नैवेद्येभोजी च ततः श्रेष्ठो महाञ्छुचिः ।।१२३।। त्वां वैष्णवं द्विजश्रेष्ठं महाज्ञानार्णवं परम् ।। संप्राप्य शिवशिष्यं च कं यामि शरणं मुने ।। १२४ ।। अधुनाऽहं गलत्कुष्ठी तव शापान्महामुने ।। कथं तपस्यामशुचिर्नाधिकारी करोमि च ।। १२५ ।। सुतपा उवाच ।। हरिभक्तिप्रदात्री सा विष्णुमाया सनातनी ।। सा च याननुगृह्णाति तेभ्यो भक्तिं ददाति च ।। १२६ ।। यांश्च माया मोहयति तेभ्यस्तां न ददाति च ।। करोति वञ्चनां तेषां नश्वरेण धनेन च ।। १२७ ।। कृष्णप्रेममयीं शक्तिं प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवताम् ।। भज राधां निर्गुणां तां प्रदात्रीं सर्वसम्पदाम् ।। १२८ ।। शीघ्रं यास्यासि गोलोकं तदनुग्रहसेवया ।। सा सेविता श्रीकृष्णेन सर्वाराध्येन पूजिता ।। १२९ ।। ध्यानसाध्यं दुराराध्यं भक्ताः संसेव्य निर्गुणम् ।। सुचिरेण च गोलोकं प्रयान्ति बहुजन्मतः ।। 2.54.१३० ।। कृपामयीं च संसेव्य भक्ता यान्त्यचिरेण वै ।। सा प्रसूश्च महाविष्णोः सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी ।। १३१ ।। सहस्रवर्षपर्य्यन्तं विप्रपादोदकं पिब ।। कामदेवस्वरूपश्च रोगहीनो भविष्यसि ।।१३२।। विप्रपादोदकक्लिन्ना यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी ।। तावत्पुष्करपत्रेषु पिबन्ति पितरो जलम् ।। १३३ ।। पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि तानि तीर्थानि सागरे ।। सागरे यानि तीर्थानि विप्रपादेषु तानि च ।। १३४ ।। विप्रपादोदकं चैव पापव्याधिविनाशनम् ।। सर्वतीर्थोदकसमं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं शुभम् ।। १३५ ।। विप्रो मानवरूपी च देवदेवो जनार्दनः ।। विप्रेण दत्तं द्रव्यं च भुञ्जते सर्वदेवताः ।। १३६ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा विप्रश्च गृहीत्वा तस्य पूजनम् ।। जगाम गृहमित्युक्त्वा त्वायास्ये वत्सरान्तरे ।। १३७ ।। भक्त्या च बुभुजे राजा विप्रपादोदकं शिवे ।। विप्रांश्च पूजयामास भोजयामास वत्सरम् ।। १३८ ।। संवत्सरे व्यतीते तु निर्मुक्तो व्याधितो नृपः ।। आजगाम मुनिश्रेष्ठः सुतपाः कश्यपाग्रणीः ।। १३९ ।। राधापूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं च कवचं मनुम् ।। ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं ददौ तस्मै नृपाय सः ।। 2.54.१४० ।। राजन्निर्गम्यतां शीघ्रमित्युक्त्वा तपसे मुनिः ।। जगाम स्वालयाद्दुर्गं निर्जगाम त्वरन्नृपः ।। १४१ ।। रुरुदुर्बान्धवाः सर्वे त्रिरात्रं शोकमूर्च्छिताः ।। भार्य्याश्च तत्यजुः प्राणान्पुत्रो राजा बभूव ह ।। १४२ ।। सुयज्ञः पुष्करं गत्वा चक्रे वै दुष्करं तपः ।। दिव्यं वर्षशतं राजा जजाप परमं मनुम् ।। १४३ ।। तदा ददर्श गगने रथस्थां परमेश्वरीम् ।। स तद्दर्शनमात्रेण निष्पापश्च बभूव ह ।।१४४।। तत्याज मानुषं देहं दिव्यां मूर्त्तिं दधार ह ।। सा देवी तेन यानेन रत्नेन्द्रैर्निर्मितेन च।।१४५।। नृपं नीत्वा च गोलोकं तत्र चैषा ययौ तदा ।। राजा ददर्श गोलोकं नद्या विरजया वृतम्।।१४६।। वेष्टितं पर्वतेनैव शतशृङ्गेण चारुणा।। श्रीवृन्दावनसंयुक्तं रासमण्डलमण्डितम् ।।१४७।। गोगोपगोपीनिकरैः शोभितं परिसेवतैः।। रत्नेन्द्रसारखचितैर्मन्दिरैः सुमनोहरैः ।।१४८।। नानाचित्रविचित्रैश्च राजितं परिशोभितम्।। सप्तत्रिंशद्भिराक्रीडैः कल्पवृक्षसमन्वितैः ।। १४९।। पारिजातद्रुमाकीर्णैर्वेष्टितं कामधेनुभिः ।। आकाशवत्सुविस्तीर्णं वर्तुलं चन्द्रबिम्बवत् ।। 2.54.१५० ।। अत्यूर्ध्वमपि वैकुण्ठात्पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजनम् ।। शून्ये स्थितं निराधारं धुवमेवेश्वरेच्छया ।।१५१।। आत्माकाशसमं नित्यमस्माकं च सुदुर्लभम् ।। अहं नारायणोऽनन्तो ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्महान्विराट् ।। १५२ ।। धर्मक्षुद्रविराट्संघो गङ्गा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती ।। त्वं विष्णुमाया सावित्री तुलसी च गणेश्वरः ।। १५३ ।। सनत्कुमारः स्कन्दश्च नरनारायणावृषी ।। कपिलो दक्षिणा यज्ञो ब्रह्मपुत्राश्च योगिनः ।। १५४ ।। पवनो वरुणश्चन्द्रः सूर्य्यो रुद्रो हुताशनः ।। कृष्णमन्त्रोपासकश्च भारतस्थाश्च वैष्णवाः ।। १५५ ।। एभिर्दृष्टश्च गोलोको नान्यैर्दृष्टः कदाचन।। निरामये च तत्रैव रत्नसिंहासने स्थितम्।।१५६।। रत्नमालाकिरीटैश्च भूषितं रत्नभूषणैः।। सुनिर्मलैः पीतवस्त्रैः वह्निशुद्धैर्विराजितम् ।। १५७ ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं किशोरं गोपरूपिणम् ।। नवीननीरदश्यामश्वेतपङ्कजलोचनम् ।।१५८।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यमीषद्धास्यं मनोहरम् ।। द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्।।१५९।। स्वेच्छामयं परं ब्रह्म निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम्।। ध्यानसाध्यं दुराराध्यमस्माकं च सुदुर्लभम्।।2.54.१६०।। प्रियैर्द्वादशगोपालैः सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः।। वीक्षितं गोपिकावृन्दैः सस्मितैः सुमनोहरैः।।१६१।। पीडितैः कामबाणैश्च शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनैः।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानै रत्नभूषणभूषितैः।।१६२।। रासमण्डलमध्यस्थं श्रीकृष्णं च परात्परम् ।। ददर्श राजा तत्रैव राधया दर्शितं तदा ।। १६३ ।। स्तुतं चतुर्भिवेदैश्च मूर्तिमद्भिर्मनोहरैः ।। रागिणीनां च रागाणामतीव सुमनोहरम् ।। १६४ ।। श्रुतवन्तं च सङ्गीतं यन्त्रवक्त्रोत्थितं शिवे ।। नित्यया च सनातन्या प्रकृत्या च सह त्वया ।। १६५ ।। शश्वत्पूजितपादाब्जमखण्डतुलसीदलैः ।। कस्तूरीकुंकुमाक्तैश्च गन्धचन्दनचर्चितैः ।। १६६ ।। दूर्वाभिरक्षताभिश्च पारिजातप्रसूनकैः ।। निर्मलैर्विरजातोयैर्दत्तार्घ्यैरतिशोभितम् ।। १६७ ।। सुप्रसन्नं स्वतन्त्रं च सर्वकारणकारणम् ।। सर्वेषां चान्तरात्मानं सर्वेशं सर्वजीवनम् ।। १६८ ।। सर्वाधारं परं पूज्यं ब्रह्म ज्योतिः सनातनम् ।। सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपं च दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् ।। १५९ ।। सर्वमङ्गलरूपं च सर्वमङ्गलकारणम् ।। सर्वमंगलदं सर्वमंगलनां च मंगलम्।। 2.54.१७० ।। तं दृष्ट्वा नृपतिस्त्रस्तो ह्यवरुह्य रथात्त्वरन् ।। साश्रुनेत्रः पुलकितो मूर्ध्ना स प्रणनाम च ।। १७१ ।। परमात्मा ददौ तस्मै स्वदास्यं च शुभाशिषम् ।। स्वभक्तिं निश्चलां सत्यामस्माकं च सुदुर्लभाम् ।। १७२ ।। राधाऽवरुह्य स्वरथात्कृष्णवक्षस्युवास सा ।। गोपीभिः सुप्रियाभिश्च सेविता श्वेतचामरैः ।। ।। १७३ ।। सम्भाषिता श्रीकृष्णेन सस्मितेन च पूजिता ।। समुत्थितेन सहसा भक्त्या वै सम्भ्रमेण च ।। १७४ ।। आदौ राधां समुच्चार्य्य पश्चात्कृष्णं च माधवम् ।। प्रवदन्ति च वेदेषु वेदविद्भिः पुरातनैः ।।१७५।। विपर्य्ययं ये वदन्ति ये निन्दन्ति जगत्प्रसूम् ।। कृष्णप्राणाधिकां प्रेममयीं शक्तिं च राधिकाम् ।। १७६ ।। ते पच्यन्ते कालसूत्रे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरम् ।। भवन्ति स्त्रीपुत्रहीना रोगिणः शतजन्मसु ।।।१७७। इत्येवं कथितं दुर्गे राधिकाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। सा त्वं सती भगवती वैष्णवी च सनातनी।।१७८।। नारायणी विष्णुमाया मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। मायया मां पृच्छसि त्वं सर्वज्ञा सर्वरूपिणी।।१७९। स्त्रीजातिष्वधिदेवी च परा जातिस्मरा वरा ।। कथितं राधिकाख्यानं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। 2.54.१८० ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसं वादान्तर्गतहरगौरीसंवादे राधाख्याने सुयज्ञाख्याने सुतपःसुयज्ञसंवादे सुयज्ञस्य गोलोकप्राप्तिर्नाम चतुष्पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः।।५४।। इति सुयज्ञोपाख्यानं समाप्तम् ।।
rājovāca || kutrādhāro mahāviṣṇoḥ sarvādhārasya tasya ca || kālabhītasya kati ca kālamāyā munīśvara || 1 || kṣudrasya katicitkālaṃ brahmaṇaḥ prakṛtestathā || manorindrasya candrasya sūryyasyāyustathaiva ca || 2 || anyeṣāṃ vai janānāṃ ca prākṛtānāṃ paraṃ vayaḥ || vedoktaṃ suvicāryyaṃ ca vada vedavidāṃ vara || 3 || viśvānāmūrdhvabhāge ca kassyādvā loka eva saḥ || kathayasva mahābhāga sandehacchedanaṃ kuru || 4 || muniruvāca || goloko nṛpa viśvānāṃ vistṛtaśca nabhassamaḥ || tathā nityaṃ ḍimbarūpaśśrīkṛṣṇecchāsamudbhavaḥ || 9 || jalena paripūrṇaśca kṛṣṇasya mukhabindunā || sṛṣṭyunmukhasyādisarge pariśrāntasya khelataḥ ||6|| prakṛtyā saha yuktasya kalayā nijayā nṛpa || tatrādhāro mahāviṣṇorviśvādhārasya vistṛtaḥ ||7|| prakṛtirgarbhasaṃryuktaḍimbodbhūtasya bhūmipa || suvistṛte jalādhāre śayānaśca mahāvirāṭ || 8 || rādheśvarasya kṛṣṇasya ṣoḍaśāṃśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || dūrvādalaśyāmarūpaḥ sasmitaśca caturbhujaḥ || 9 || vanamālādharaḥ śrīmāñchobhitaḥ pītavāsasā || ūrdhvaṃ nabhasi tadviṣṇornityavaikuṇṭha eva ca ||2.54.10|| ātmā''kāśasamo nityo vistṛtaścandrabimbavat || īśvarecchāsamudbhūto nirlakṣyaśca nirāśrayaḥ || 11 || ākāśavatsuvistāro ratnaughaiśca vinirmitaḥ || tatra nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānvanamālī caturbhujaḥ || 12 || lakṣmīsarasvatīgaṅgātulasīpatirīśvaraḥ || sunandanandakumudapārṣadādibhirāvṛtaḥ||13|| sarveśaḥ sarvasiddheśo bhaktānugrahavigrahaḥ || śrīkṛṣṇaśca dvidhābhūto dvibhujaśca caturbhujaḥ ||14|| caturbhujaśca vaikuṇṭhe goloke dvibhujaḥ svayam || ūrdhvaṃ vaikuṇṭhalokācca pañcāśatkoṭiyojanāta || 15 || goloko varttulākāro variṣṭhassarvalokataḥ || amūlyaratnakhacitairmandiraiśca vibhūṣitaḥ || 16 || ratnendrasārakhacitaiḥ stambhasopānacitritaiḥ || maṇīndradarpaṇāsaktaiḥ kapāṭaiḥ kalaśojjvalaiḥ || 17 || nānācitravicitraiśca śibiraiśca virājitaḥ || koṭiyojanavistīrṇo dairghye śataguṇastathā || virajāsaridākīrṇaiśśataśṛṃgaissuveṣṭitaḥ || 18 || saridardhapramāṇena dairghyeṇa ca tatena ca || śailārddhaparimāṇena yukto vṛndāvanena ca || || 19 || tadarddhamānavilasadrāsamaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ || saricchailavanādīnāṃ madhye goloka eva ca || 2.54.20 || yathā paṃkajamadhye ca karṇikā sumanoharā || tatra gogopagopībhirgopīśo rāsamaṇḍale || 21 || rāseśvaryyā rādhikayā saṃyuktaḥ santataṃ nṛpa || dvibhujo muralīhastaḥ śiśurgopālarūpadhṛk ||22|| vahniśuddhāṃśukādhāno ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ || candanokṣitasarvāṃgo ratnamālāvirājitaḥ ||23|| ratnasiṃhāsanasthaśca ratnacchatreṇa śobhitaḥ || tathā sa priyagopālaiḥ sevitaḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ || 24 || bhūṣitābhiśca gopībhirmālācandanacarcitaḥ|| sasmitaḥ sakaṭākṣābhiḥ suveṣābhiśca vīkṣitaḥ||25|| kathito lokavistāro yathāśakti yathāgamam|| yathāśrutaṃ śambhuvaktrātkālamānaṃ niśāmaya || 26 || pātraṃ ṣaṭpalasaṃbhūtaṃ gabhīraṃ caturaṅgulam || 27 || svarṇamāṣakṛtacchidraṃ daṇḍaiśca caturaṃgulaiḥ || yāvajjalaplutaṃ pātraṃ tatkālaṃ daṇḍameva ca || 28 || daṇḍadvayaṃ muhūrtaṃ ca yāmastasya catuṣṭayam || vāsaraścāṣṭabhiryāmaiḥ pakṣastairdaśapañcabhiḥ || 29 || māso dvābhyāṃ ca pakṣābhyāṃ varṣaṃ dvādaśamāsakaiḥ || māsena vai narāṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ tadaharniśam || 2.54.30 || kṛṣṇapakṣe dinaṃ proktaṃ śukle rātriḥ prakīrttitā || vatsareṇa narāṇāṃ ca devānāṃ ca divāniśam || 31 || ayanaṃ hyuttaramaho rātrirvai dakṣiṇāyanam || yugakarmānurūpaṃ ca narādīnāṃ vayo nṛpa || 32 || prakṛteḥ prākṛtānāṃ ca brahmādīnāṃ niśāmaya || kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca kaliśceti caturyugam || 33 || divyairdvādaśasāhasraiḥ sāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya || catvāri trīṇi ca dvayekaṃ sahasrāṇi kṛtādikam ||34|| teṣāṃ ca sandhyāsandhyāṃśau dve sahasre prakīrtite || tricatvāriṃśakairlakṣaissaviṃśatisahasrakaiḥ || 35 || caturyugaṃ parimitaṃ naramānakrameṇa ca || lakṣaiśca saptadaśabhissāṣṭaviṃśasahasrakaiḥ || 36 || kṛtaṃ yugaṃ nṛmānena saṃkhyāvidbhiḥ prakīrttitam || sahasraiṣṣaṇṇavatibhirlakṣairdvādaśabhissaha || 37 || tretāyugaṃ parimitaṃ kālavidbhiḥ prakīrttitam || aṣṭalakṣaissaha mitaṃ catuṣṣaṣṭisahasrakam||38|| parimāṇaṃ dvāparasya saṃkhyāvidbhiritīritam|| sadvātriṃśatsahasraiśca caturlakṣaiśca vatsaraiḥ|| nṛmānādvai kaliyugaṃ viduḥ kālavido bughāḥ||39|| tatra sapta ca vārā vai tithayaḥ ṣoḍaśa smṛtāḥ|| divārātryaśca pakṣau dvau māso varṣaṃ ca nirmitam||2.54.40|| tathā bhramati taccakramevamevaṃ caturyugam|| tathā yugāni rājendra tathā manvantarāṇi ca||41||| manvantaraṃ tu divyānāṃ yugānāmekasaptatiḥ|| evaṃ kramādbhramantyeva manavaśca caturdaśa||42|| pañcaviṃśatisāhasraṃ ṣaṣṭyantaśatapañcakam || naramānayugaṃ caiva paraṃ manvantaraṃ smṛtam||43|| ākhyānaṃ ca manūnāṃ ca dharmiṣṭhānāṃ narādhipa|| yacchrutaṃ śivavaktreṇa tattvaṃ matto niśāmaya||44|| ādyo manurbrahmaputraḥ śatarūpā pativratā || dharmiṣṭhānāṃ variṣṭhaśca gariṣṭho manuṣu prabhuḥ||45|| svāyambhuvaḥ śambhuśiṣyo viṣṇuvrataparāyaṇaḥ || jīvanmukto mahājñānī bhavataḥ prapitāmahaḥ||46|| rājasūyasahasraṃ ca cakre vai narmadātaṭe|| trilakṣamaśvamedhaṃ ca trilakṣaṃ naramedhakam||47|| gomedhaṃ ca caturlakṣaṃ vidhivanmahadadbhutam || brāhmaṇānāṃ trikoṭīśca bhojayāmāsa nityaśaḥ || 48 || pañcalakṣagavāṃ māṃsaiḥ supakvairghṛtasaṃskṛtaiḥ || carvyaiṃścoṣyairlehyapeyairmiṣṭadravyaiḥ sudurlabhaiḥ||49|| amūlyaratnalakṣaṃ ca daśakoṭisuvarṇakam || svarṇaśṛṅgayutaṃ divyaṃ gavāṃ lakṣaṃ supūjitam || ||2.54.50|| vahniśuddhāni vastrāṇi munīndrāṇāṃ ca lakṣakam || bhūmiṃ ca sarvasasyāḍhyāṃ gajendrāṇāṃ ca lakṣakam|| trilakṣamaśvaratnaṃ ca śātakuṃbhavibhūṣitam||91|| sahasraṃ ratharatnaṃ ca śibikālakṣameva ca|| trikoṭisvarṇapātrāṇi sānnaṃ sajalamīpsitam|| trikoṭisvarṇabhūṣāśca karpūrādisuvāsitam||52|| tāmbūlaṃ suvicitraṃ ca trikoṭisvarṇatalpakam|| ratnendrakhacitairmañcaiḥ racitairviśvakarmaṇā ||53|| vahniśuddhāṃśukaiścitrai rājitaṃ mālyajālakaiḥ|| nityaṃ dadau brāhmaṇebhyo viṣṇuprītyā śivājñayā||54|| saṃprāpya śaṃkarājjñānaṃ kṛṣṇamaṃtraṃ sudurlabham|| saṃprāpya kṛṣṇadāsyaṃ ca golokaṃ vai jagāma saḥ||55|| dṛṣṭvā muktaṃ svaputraṃ ca prahaṣṭo'bhūtprajāpatiḥ|| tuṣṭāva śaṃkaraṃ tuṣṭaḥ sasṛje'nyaṃ manuṃ vidhiḥ||56|| yataḥ svayambhuputro'yamataḥ svāyambhuvo manuḥ|| svārociṣo manuścaiva dvitīyo vahninandanaḥ||57|| rājā vadānyo dharmiṣṭhaḥ svāyambhuvasamo mahān || priyavratasutāvanyau dvau manū dharmiṇāṃ varau || 58 || tau tṛtīyau caturthau ca vaiṣṇavau tāpasottamau || tau ca śaṅkaraśiṣyau ca kṛṣṇabhaktiparāyaṇau || 59 || dharmiṣṭhānāṃ variṣṭhaśca raivataḥ pañcamo manuḥ || ṣaṣṭhaśca cākṣuṣo jñeyo viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || 2.54.60 || śrāddhadevaḥ sūryasuto vaiṣṇavaḥ saptamo manuḥ || sāvarṇiḥ sūryatanayo vaiṣṇavo manuraṣṭamaḥ || 61 || navamo dakṣasāvarṇirviṣṇuvrataparāyaṇaḥ || daśamo brahmasāvarṇirbrahmajñānaviśāradaḥ || 62 || tataśca dharmasāvarṇirmanurekādaśaḥ smṛtaḥ || dharmiṣṭhaśca variṣṭhaśca vaiṣṇavavratatatparaḥ || || 63 || jñānī ca rudrasāvarṇirmanuśca dvādaśaḥ smṛtaḥ || dharmātmā devasāvarṇirmanurevaṃ trayodaśaḥ || 64 || caturdaśo mahājñānī candrasāvarṇireva ca || yāvadāyurmanūnāṃ syādindrāṇāṃ tāvadeva hi || 65 || caturdaśendrāvacchinnaṃ brahmaṇo dinamucyate || tāvatī brahmaṇo rātriḥ sā ca brāhmī niśā nṛpa || 66 || kālarātriśca sā jñeyā vedeṣu parikīrttitā || brahmaṇo vāsare rājankṣudrakalpaḥ prakīrttitaḥ|| || 67 || saptakalpe ciraṃjīvī mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ || brahmalokādadhaḥ sarve lokā dagdhāśca tatra vai || 68 || utthitenaiva sahasā saṅkarṣaṇamukhāgninā || candrārkabrahmaputrāśca brahmalokaṃ gatā dhruvam ||69|| brahmarātrivyatīte tu punaśca sasṛje vidhiḥ || tasyāṃ brahmaniśāyāṃ ca kṣudraḥ pralaya ucyate || 2.54.70 || devāśca manavaścaiva tatra dagdhā narādayaḥ || evaṃ triṃśaddivārātrairbrahmaṇo māsa eva ca || 71 || varṣaṃ dvādaśamāsaiśca brahmasambandhi caiva hi || evaṃ pañcadaśābde tu gate ca brahmaṇo nṛpa || dainaṃdinastu pralayo vedeṣu parikīrttitaḥ || || 72 || moharātriśca sā proktā vedavidbhiḥ purātanaiḥ || tatra sarve praṇaṣṭāssyuścandrārkādidigīśvarāḥ || 73 || ādityā vasavo rudrā manavo mānavādayaḥ || ṛṣayo munayaścaiva gandharvā rākṣasādayaḥ || 74 || mārkaṇḍeyo lomaśaśca pecakaścirajīvinaḥ || indradyumnaśca nṛpatiścākūpāraśca kacchapaḥ ||79|| nāḍījaṃgho bakaścaiva sarve naṣṭāśca tatra vai || brahmalokādadhaḥ sarve lokā nāgālayāstathā || || 76 || brahmalokaṃ yayuḥ sarve brahmaputrādayastathā || gate dainaṃdine brahmā lokāṃśca sasṛje punaḥ ||77|| evaṃ śatābdaparyyantaṃ paramāyuḥ prajāpateḥ || brahmaṇaśca nipāte syānmahākalpo bhavennṛpa || 78 || prakīrtitā mahārātriḥ saiva ceha purātanaiḥ || brahmaṇaśca nipāte ca brahmāṇḍaugho jalaplutaḥ || 79 || devamātā ca sāvitrī vedā dharmmādayastathā || sarve praṇaṣṭā mṛtyuśca prakṛtiṃ ca śivaṃ vinā || 2.54.80 || nārāyaṇe pralīnāśca viśvasthā vaiṣṇavāstathā || kālāgnirudraḥ saṃharttā sarvarudragaṇaiḥ saha ||81|| mṛtyuñjaye mahādeve pralīnaḥ sa tamo guṇaḥ || brahmaṇaśca nipātena nimeṣaḥ prakṛterbhavet || 82 || nārāyaṇasya śambhośca mahāviṣṇośca niścitam || nimeṣānte punaḥ sṛṣṭirbhavetkṛṣṇecchayā nṛpa || 83 || kṛṣṇo nimeṣarahito nirguṇaḥ prakṛte paraḥ || saguṇānāṃ nimeṣaśca kālasaṃkhyāvayomitaḥ || || 84 || nirguṇasya ca nityasya cādyantarahitasya ca || nimeṣāṇāṃ sahasreṇa prakṛterdaṇḍa ucyate || 89 || ṣaṣṭidaṇḍātmikāstasyā vāsaraśca prakīrttitaḥ || triṃśadrātriṃ dinairmāso varṣaṃ dvādaśamāsakaiḥ || 86 || evaṃ gate śatābde ca śrīkṛṣṇe prakṛterlayaḥ || prakṛtyāṃ ca pralīnāyāṃ śrīkṛṣṇe prākṛto layaḥ || 87 || sarvānsaṃhṛtya sā caikā mahāviṣṇoḥ prasūśca yā || kṛṣṇavakṣasi līnā ca mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī ||88 || santo vadanti tāṃ durgāṃ viṣṇumāyāṃ sanātanīm || sarvaśaktisvarūpāṃ ca parāṃ nārāyaṇīṃ satīm || 89 || buddhyadhiṣṭhātṛdevī ca śrīkṛṣṇasyaiva nirguṇām || yanmāyāmohitāścaiva brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ||2.54.90|| vaiṣṇavāstāṃ mahālakṣmīṃ parāṃ rādhāṃ vadanti te || arddhāṅgāṃ ca mahālakṣmīḥ priyā nārāyaṇasya ca || 91 || prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevīṃ ca premṇā prāṇādhikāṃ varām || sthirapremamayīṃ śaktīṃ nirguṇāṃ nirguṇasya ca ||92|| nārāyaṇaśca śambhuśca saṃhṛtya svagaṇānbahūn || śuddhasattvasvarūpī śrīkṛṣṇe līnaśca nirguṇe|| ||93|| gopā gopyaśca gāvaśca savatsāśca narādhipa || sarve līnāḥ prakṛtyāṃ ca prakṛtiḥ parameśvare||| mahāviṣṇau vilīnāśca te sarve kṣudraviṣṇavaḥ || mahāviṣṇuḥ prakṛtyāṃ ca sā caivaṃ paramātmani||95|| prakṛtiryoganidrā ca śrīkṛṣṇanayanadvaye || adhiṣṭhānaṃ cakāraivaṃ māyayā ceśvarecchayā||96|| prakṛtervāsaro yāvanmitaḥ kālaḥ prakīrttitaḥ || tāvadvṛndāvane nidrā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ||97|| amūlya ratnatalpe ca vahniśuddhāṃśukārcite || gandhacandanamālyaughavāyvādisurabhīkṛte || 98 || punaḥ prajāgare tasya sarvasṛṣṭirbhavetpunaḥ || evaṃ sarve prākṛtāśca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ vinā || 99 || tadvandanaṃ tatsmaraṇaṃ tasya dhyānaṃ tadarcanam || kīrttanaṃ tadguṇānāṃ ca mahāpātakanāśanam || 2.54.100 || etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yadyanmṛtyuñjayācchrutam || yathāgamaṃ mahārāja kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 101 || suyajña uvāca|| kālāgnirudro viśvānāṃ saṃharttā ca tamoguṇaḥ || brahmaṇo'nte vilīnaśca sattvaṃ mṛtyuñjaye śive ||102|| śivo līno nirguṇe ca śrīkṛṣṇe prākṛte laye || kathaṃ tava gurornāma mṛtyuñjaya iti śrutam ||103|| kathaṃ prasūrmahāviṣṇormūlaprakṛtirīśvarī|| asaṃkhyāni ca viśvāni santi vai yasya lomasu || 104 || sutapā uvāca || brahmaṇo'nte mṛtyukanyā praṇaṣṭā jalabimbavat || saṃhartrī sarvalokānāṃ brahmādīnāṃ narādhipa || 105 || katidhā mṛtyukanyānāṃ brahmaṇāṃ koṭiśo laye || kālena līnaḥ śambhuśca sattvarūpe ca nirguṇe | 106 || mṛtyukanyā jitā śaśvacchivena guruṇā mama || na mṛtyunā jitaḥ śambhuḥ kalpe kalpe śrutau śrutam || 107 || śambhurnārāyaṇasyaiva prakṛteśca narādhipa || nityānāṃ līnatā nitye tanmāyā na tu vāstavī || 108 || svayaṃ pumānnirguṇaśca kālena saguṇaḥ svayam || svayaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ śambhurmāyayā prakṛtiḥ svayam || 109 || tadaṃśastatsamaḥ śaśvadyathā vahneḥ sphuliṅgavat || ye ye ca brahmaṇā sṛṣṭā rudrādityādayastathā || 2.54.110 || kalpe kalpe jitāste te naśvarā mṛtyukanyayā || na śivo brahmaṇā sṛṣṭaḥ satyo nityaḥ sanātanaḥ || 111 || katidhā brahmaṇāṃ pāto yannimeṣaṇa bhūmipa || athādisarge śrīkṛṣṇaḥ prakṛtyāṃ ca jagadguruḥ || 112 || cakāra vīryādhānaṃ ca puṇye vṛndāvane vane || tadvāmāṃśasamudbhūtā rāse rāseśvarī parā || 113 || garbhaṃ dadhāra sā rādhā yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ|| tataḥ suṣāva sā ḍimbhaṃ goloke rāsamaṇḍale || 114 || cukopa ḍimbhaṃ sā dṛṣṭvā hṛdayena vidūyatā || taḍḍimbhaṃ prerayāmāsa tadadho viśva golake || 115 || tyaktvā'patya mahādevī ruroda ca muhurmuhuḥ || kṛṣṇastāṃ bodhayāmāsa mahāyogena yogavit || 116 || babhūva tasmāḍimbhācca sarvādhāro mahāvirāṭ || 117 || suyajña uvāca || adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvanaṃ sārthakaṃ mama || śāpo me vararūpaścāpyabhavadbhaktikāraṇam || 118 || sudurlabhā harerbhaktiḥ sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalā || na tasyāśca samaṃ vipra vedoktaṃ bhaktipañcakam ||119|| yathā bhaktirmama bhavecchrīkṛṣṇe paramātmani || sudurlabhā ca sarveṣāṃ tatkuruṣva mahāmune || 2.54.120 || nahyammayāni tīrthāni na devā mṛcchilāmayāḥ || te punantyurukālena kṛṣṇabhaktāśca darśanāt || 121 || sarveṣāmāśramāṇāṃ ca dvijāterjātiruttamā || svadharmaniratāścaiva teṣu śreṣṭhaśca bhārate || 122 || kṛṣṇamantropāsakaśca kṛṣṇabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || nityaṃ naivedyebhojī ca tataḥ śreṣṭho mahāñchuciḥ ||123|| tvāṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ mahājñānārṇavaṃ param || saṃprāpya śivaśiṣyaṃ ca kaṃ yāmi śaraṇaṃ mune || 124 || adhunā'haṃ galatkuṣṭhī tava śāpānmahāmune || kathaṃ tapasyāmaśucirnādhikārī karomi ca || 125 || sutapā uvāca || haribhaktipradātrī sā viṣṇumāyā sanātanī || sā ca yānanugṛhṇāti tebhyo bhaktiṃ dadāti ca || 126 || yāṃśca māyā mohayati tebhyastāṃ na dadāti ca || karoti vañcanāṃ teṣāṃ naśvareṇa dhanena ca || 127 || kṛṣṇapremamayīṃ śaktiṃ prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevatām || bhaja rādhāṃ nirguṇāṃ tāṃ pradātrīṃ sarvasampadām || 128 || śīghraṃ yāsyāsi golokaṃ tadanugrahasevayā || sā sevitā śrīkṛṣṇena sarvārādhyena pūjitā || 129 || dhyānasādhyaṃ durārādhyaṃ bhaktāḥ saṃsevya nirguṇam || sucireṇa ca golokaṃ prayānti bahujanmataḥ || 2.54.130 || kṛpāmayīṃ ca saṃsevya bhaktā yāntyacireṇa vai || sā prasūśca mahāviṣṇoḥ sarvasampatsvarūpiṇī || 131 || sahasravarṣaparyyantaṃ viprapādodakaṃ piba || kāmadevasvarūpaśca rogahīno bhaviṣyasi ||132|| viprapādodakaklinnā yāvattiṣṭhati medinī || tāvatpuṣkarapatreṣu pibanti pitaro jalam || 133 || pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni tāni tīrthāni sāgare || sāgare yāni tīrthāni viprapādeṣu tāni ca || 134 || viprapādodakaṃ caiva pāpavyādhivināśanam || sarvatīrthodakasamaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ śubham || 135 || vipro mānavarūpī ca devadevo janārdanaḥ || vipreṇa dattaṃ dravyaṃ ca bhuñjate sarvadevatāḥ || 136 || ityevamuktvā vipraśca gṛhītvā tasya pūjanam || jagāma gṛhamityuktvā tvāyāsye vatsarāntare || 137 || bhaktyā ca bubhuje rājā viprapādodakaṃ śive || viprāṃśca pūjayāmāsa bhojayāmāsa vatsaram || 138 || saṃvatsare vyatīte tu nirmukto vyādhito nṛpaḥ || ājagāma muniśreṣṭhaḥ sutapāḥ kaśyapāgraṇīḥ || 139 || rādhāpūjāvidhānaṃ ca stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ manum || dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ dadau tasmai nṛpāya saḥ || 2.54.140 || rājannirgamyatāṃ śīghramityuktvā tapase muniḥ || jagāma svālayāddurgaṃ nirjagāma tvarannṛpaḥ || 141 || rurudurbāndhavāḥ sarve trirātraṃ śokamūrcchitāḥ || bhāryyāśca tatyajuḥ prāṇānputro rājā babhūva ha || 142 || suyajñaḥ puṣkaraṃ gatvā cakre vai duṣkaraṃ tapaḥ || divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ rājā jajāpa paramaṃ manum || 143 || tadā dadarśa gagane rathasthāṃ parameśvarīm || sa taddarśanamātreṇa niṣpāpaśca babhūva ha ||144|| tatyāja mānuṣaṃ dehaṃ divyāṃ mūrttiṃ dadhāra ha || sā devī tena yānena ratnendrairnirmitena ca||145|| nṛpaṃ nītvā ca golokaṃ tatra caiṣā yayau tadā || rājā dadarśa golokaṃ nadyā virajayā vṛtam||146|| veṣṭitaṃ parvatenaiva śataśṛṅgeṇa cāruṇā|| śrīvṛndāvanasaṃyuktaṃ rāsamaṇḍalamaṇḍitam ||147|| gogopagopīnikaraiḥ śobhitaṃ parisevataiḥ|| ratnendrasārakhacitairmandiraiḥ sumanoharaiḥ ||148|| nānācitravicitraiśca rājitaṃ pariśobhitam|| saptatriṃśadbhirākrīḍaiḥ kalpavṛkṣasamanvitaiḥ || 149|| pārijātadrumākīrṇairveṣṭitaṃ kāmadhenubhiḥ || ākāśavatsuvistīrṇaṃ vartulaṃ candrabimbavat || 2.54.150 || atyūrdhvamapi vaikuṇṭhātpañcāśatkoṭiyojanam || śūnye sthitaṃ nirādhāraṃ dhuvameveśvarecchayā ||151|| ātmākāśasamaṃ nityamasmākaṃ ca sudurlabham || ahaṃ nārāyaṇo'nanto brahmā viṣṇurmahānvirāṭ || 152 || dharmakṣudravirāṭsaṃgho gaṅgā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī || tvaṃ viṣṇumāyā sāvitrī tulasī ca gaṇeśvaraḥ || 153 || sanatkumāraḥ skandaśca naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī || kapilo dakṣiṇā yajño brahmaputrāśca yoginaḥ || 154 || pavano varuṇaścandraḥ sūryyo rudro hutāśanaḥ || kṛṣṇamantropāsakaśca bhāratasthāśca vaiṣṇavāḥ || 155 || ebhirdṛṣṭaśca goloko nānyairdṛṣṭaḥ kadācana|| nirāmaye ca tatraiva ratnasiṃhāsane sthitam||156|| ratnamālākirīṭaiśca bhūṣitaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇaiḥ|| sunirmalaiḥ pītavastraiḥ vahniśuddhairvirājitam || 157 || candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ kiśoraṃ goparūpiṇam || navīnanīradaśyāmaśvetapaṅkajalocanam ||158|| śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyamīṣaddhāsyaṃ manoharam || dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham||159|| svecchāmayaṃ paraṃ brahma nirguṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param|| dhyānasādhyaṃ durārādhyamasmākaṃ ca sudurlabham||2.54.160|| priyairdvādaśagopālaiḥ sevitaṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ|| vīkṣitaṃ gopikāvṛndaiḥ sasmitaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ||161|| pīḍitaiḥ kāmabāṇaiśca śaśvatsusthirayauvanaiḥ|| vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānai ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaiḥ||162|| rāsamaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ca parātparam || dadarśa rājā tatraiva rādhayā darśitaṃ tadā || 163 || stutaṃ caturbhivedaiśca mūrtimadbhirmanoharaiḥ || rāgiṇīnāṃ ca rāgāṇāmatīva sumanoharam || 164 || śrutavantaṃ ca saṅgītaṃ yantravaktrotthitaṃ śive || nityayā ca sanātanyā prakṛtyā ca saha tvayā || 165 || śaśvatpūjitapādābjamakhaṇḍatulasīdalaiḥ || kastūrīkuṃkumāktaiśca gandhacandanacarcitaiḥ || 166 || dūrvābhirakṣatābhiśca pārijātaprasūnakaiḥ || nirmalairvirajātoyairdattārghyairatiśobhitam || 167 || suprasannaṃ svatantraṃ ca sarvakāraṇakāraṇam || sarveṣāṃ cāntarātmānaṃ sarveśaṃ sarvajīvanam || 168 || sarvādhāraṃ paraṃ pūjyaṃ brahma jyotiḥ sanātanam || sarvasampatsvarūpaṃ ca dātāraṃ sarvasampadām || 159 || sarvamaṅgalarūpaṃ ca sarvamaṅgalakāraṇam || sarvamaṃgaladaṃ sarvamaṃgalanāṃ ca maṃgalam|| 2.54.170 || taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatistrasto hyavaruhya rathāttvaran || sāśrunetraḥ pulakito mūrdhnā sa praṇanāma ca || 171 || paramātmā dadau tasmai svadāsyaṃ ca śubhāśiṣam || svabhaktiṃ niścalāṃ satyāmasmākaṃ ca sudurlabhām || 172 || rādhā'varuhya svarathātkṛṣṇavakṣasyuvāsa sā || gopībhiḥ supriyābhiśca sevitā śvetacāmaraiḥ || || 173 || sambhāṣitā śrīkṛṣṇena sasmitena ca pūjitā || samutthitena sahasā bhaktyā vai sambhrameṇa ca || 174 || ādau rādhāṃ samuccāryya paścātkṛṣṇaṃ ca mādhavam || pravadanti ca vedeṣu vedavidbhiḥ purātanaiḥ ||175|| viparyyayaṃ ye vadanti ye nindanti jagatprasūm || kṛṣṇaprāṇādhikāṃ premamayīṃ śaktiṃ ca rādhikām || 176 || te pacyante kālasūtre yāvaccandradivākaram || bhavanti strīputrahīnā rogiṇaḥ śatajanmasu |||177| ityevaṃ kathitaṃ durge rādhikākhyānamuttamam || sā tvaṃ satī bhagavatī vaiṣṇavī ca sanātanī||178|| nārāyaṇī viṣṇumāyā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || māyayā māṃ pṛcchasi tvaṃ sarvajñā sarvarūpiṇī||179| strījātiṣvadhidevī ca parā jātismarā varā || kathitaṃ rādhikākhyānaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 2.54.180 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃ vādāntargataharagaurīsaṃvāde rādhākhyāne suyajñākhyāne sutapaḥsuyajñasaṃvāde suyajñasya golokaprāptirnāma catuṣpañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ||54|| iti suyajñopākhyānaṃ samāptam ||
English translation
The king said—O great sage, what is the base of lord Mahavisnu, who happens to be the base of all and what is the span of its age of What is the duration of the age of small Virat, Brahma, Prakrti, Manu, Indra, the sun and the O king, possessed of his Prakrti, this is believed to be the base of Mahavisnu who happens to be the base of the universe.
O king, the same Mahavisnu appeared from the golden egg of the Prakrti. Mahavirat, who happens to be his base resides in the vast expanse of the ocean.
He is described as the sixteenth part of lord Krsna, the beloved of Radha; he has the dark complexion of Dilrva-grass and has four arms and wears a serene smile on his face.
O best of those well-versed in the Vedas, you kindly enlighten me about the duration of the age of others as well as what is prescribed in the Vedas. How many are the lokas, about the universe? or is it the same everywhere? O gracious one, you kindly remove my doubt.
The sage said—O king of all the globes, it is Goloka only which is quite vast in area like the sky which was created with the desire of lord Krs na and always remains in the fonn of an egg.
At the time of creation of the universe, while turning his face a drop fell from the face of lord Krsna which was filled with water.
He wears a long garland of forest flowers, is graceful and is clad in yellow lower garment.
The eternal Vaikiintha of Visnu is lodged in the fTO 5 r?r:ii nil The one who is eternal like the soul and the sky; it is as vast as the reflection of the moon, has been created by the desire of the lord, has no base and is without a goal.
Like the sky it is spread over a vast area and has been created by the use of gems. There lord Narayana wearing the long garland of forest flowers, having four heads resides there.
The lord has four spouses named LaksmI, Sarasvatl, Gahga and TulasL He is surrounded by his attendants named Sunanda, Nanda and O great lord, he is the lord of all the siddhas.
He incarnates on earth for the benefit of his devotees. Lord Krsna has two arms and with his four anns he stays in Vaikuntha, but with his two arms he dwells in Goloka, which is lodged fifty crores yojanas beyond Vaikuntha. In the circular Goloka there are several buildings studded with The pillars and the steps of those buildings are studded with gems; their doors are decorated with mirrors of gems and beautiful vases. There are many camps of astonishing manner in Goloka. It is crores of yojanas in width and its length is a hundred times more than this.
The place is surrounded by a stream named Viraja, the mountains are half the size of the stream while Vmdavana is also half size of the same. The Rdsamandala is located half the size of the same, in the Goloka. There are many rivers, mountains, forests i\\ Goloka and it looks like the pericarp of a lotus. O king, in the Rdsamandala, dwells Krsna the lord of Gopis, Radha the goddess of the divine dance, together with the cows, cowherds and cowherdesses. He is always found with two arms holding a flute in his hand in the form of the cowherd. He is always clad in the garments purified by fire. He is adorned with gems studded ornaments and all his limbs are plastered with sandal-paste. He wears the garland of gems and is seated on the lion throne studded with gems. He has an umbrella over his head studded with gems and the dear cowherds swing the white fly whisks.
The beautifully clad lady applies sandal-paste on his body and looks at him with side glances always, which makes the lord smile with pleasure. Thus I have narrated to you according to my own ability the details about Goloka as prescribed in the Vedas.
Now I tell you something about the measure of time which I had heard about from lord Siva.
You please listen to it. Let there be a vase made of six palas of gold which should be four fingers deep. It should be pierced with four holes with the nails made of one Masa (gold-smith's weight). Then the vase should be kept on the water. When the water fills the vase emerging out of those holes, it is called a dandas.
Even otherwise two dandas make a muhurta and four muhurtas make a Ydma (Prahara), eight ydmas make a day and night. Fifteen days make a fortnight and two fort-nights make a month. Twelve months make a year. A year of the humans equates with an Ahoratra of the Their day is known in the black fortnight and the night in the bright fortnight. One year of the human being is equal to the day and night of the Uttarayana is the day for them and Daks inayana is the night for them. O king, the age of the human beings is reckoned with the yuga- Now I explain to you the age of Prakrti and Brahma which you please listen to from me.
Satyayuga, Treta, Dvdpara and Kali are the four The length of these extends to twelve thousand divine years. You listen to the same carefully; Satyayuga lasts for four thousand years. Treta lasts for three thousand years. Dvdpara lasts for two thousand years and Kali for a thousand years. The sandhyd of these and parts of sandhyd also extend for two thousand years each. With the measure of the years for a human, the yugas equates with forty three lakhs and twenty Now I am going to tell you separately about the measure of years for all the four yugas. the Krtayuga is of seventeen lakhs and twenty eight thousand years; this figure has been told by the mathematicians. Similarly Tretayuga has the duration of twelve lakhs and ninety six thousand years. The Dvdpara has the duration of eight lakhs and sixty four thousand years and the Kaliyuga continues for four lakhs and thirty two thousand years. These figures have been given
by those well-versed in the relevant field.
w ra^ rarararafxiT rail? II There are seven days, sixteen Tithis, day and night, two fortnights, a month and a year have been prescribed, O king in each one of the yugas the time moves on like the potter's wheels in the yugas and manvantaras.
Seventy-one divine yugas make a manvantara; Similarly fourteen manvantaras go on rotating.
From the measure of the human time a manvantara consists of twenty five thousand, five hundred and sixty O king, I have heard the account from religious people as well as from the mouth of Siva and the same has been narrated by me to The primeval Manu, the son of Brahma and the husband of Satarupa, is the best among the religious people. He is quite glorious and quite competent among the Manus.
Svayambhuva Manu happened to be the disciple of lord Siva and had been perfonning vratas for Visnu. He is free from birth, is a great intellectual and happens to be your grandfather.
He perfomied a thousand R&jasuya-yajnas, three lakhs of Asvamedha-yajhas, three lakhs of Narmedha-yajnas, four lakhs of Gomedha- yajhas at the bank of the rive Narmada in a proper manner. He managed them all quite astonishingly. Three crores of Brahmanas daily took their food there. The ghee derived from five lakhs of cows was used for the cooking of the meat besides cooking of other eatables, such as those required for chewing, sucking, pasting, drinking and besides various other sweet He distributed daily a lakh of invaluable gems, ten crores of gold coins, cows the horns of which were decorated with gold leaves, ten lakhs of horses decorated with gold, a thousand beautiful chariots, a lakh of palanquins, three crores of gold vases filled with cereals and water, three crores of gold ornaments, the betels with camphor and three crores of beds made of gold studded with gems Visvakarma, the garment
sanctified by fire and various astonishing types of garlands of gems to the Brahmanas at the advice of Siva for the pleasure of lord Visnu.
He then received divine knowledge from Siva which is difficult to get besides the mantra of lord Visnu. He then became the courtier of lord Krsna and went to Goloka.
At that point of time BrahmS felt delighted on finding his son getting free and prayed to Siva.
Thereafter Brahma again created Manu.
He was the son of Svayambhuva Manu. He was given the name of Svayambhuva Manu.
Another Manu who was the son of Agni was known as Svarocisa-manu who was quite a charitable and religious king. He was as great as the Svayambhuva. Priyavrata who was quite noble had two sons who also became Manus.
Both of them were Vaisnavas, great ascetics, disciples of Siva and were also immensely devotee of lord Krsna.
happened to be the twelfth Manu while Dharmasavarni was the thirteenth Manu.
The great intellect Candrasavarni was the fourteenth Manu. The age of Manu compares fully with that of the age of Indra. O king, a day of Brahma is equal to the life of fourteen Indras collectively and the night is of the same duration.
It is called Kalaratri in the Vedas. O king, a day of Brahma is called the semi-Aof/pa^.
The fifth Manu was known as Raivata who was the best of the noble people, the sixth Manu was known as Caksusa Manu, who was always engrossed in the devotion of Visnu.
Vaisnava Sraddhadeva who happened to be the son of Surya was the seventh Manu. The eighth Manu was also a Vaisnava and the son of Surya and known as Savarni.
The great sage Markandeya had the life span of seven such kalpas; at the rising of serpent Ses a, he emits fire from his mouth which destroys all the lokas except the Brahmaloka. Thereafter the moon, the sun and the sons of Brahma proceed to Brahmaloka. Thus after the expiry of the night, Brahma again engages himself in creation, his Brahmaratri is called semi- The ninth Manu was Daksasavarni who was quite devoted to lord Visnu; the tenth Manu was Brahmasavarni who was possessed of divine knowledge; the eleventh Manu was devoted to Dharma, was the best of the people and was always devoted to lord Visnu.
gTctVRilia' ^ f?I All the sages, the gods and the humans are consumed by the fire; thus Brahma's thirty days and nights make a month and his twelve months makes a year. O king, thus after the expiry of fifteen years of Brahma, there comes the dissolution which is called Dainandina in the rT? inirgT: ins^ i All the Vaisnavas merge into N^ayana and all the Rudras who spread destruction, merge into Mahadeva who has over-powered the death because he happens to be the form of tamoguna.
Thus with the fall of Brahma it becomes a second for Prakrti. O king, after the end of second Narayana, Visnu, Siva, Mahavisnu and other creations start with the desire of lord Krs The ancient seers of the Vedas call it as Mohardtri in which the moon, the sun, Dikpalas, Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, the sages, humans, those having long life, Markandeya, Lomasa, Pecaka, the king Indradyumna, Akupdra, tortoise, Nadijahgha and Baka are all destroyed.
All the lokas below the Brahmaloka also are burnt out. The sons of Brahma revert to Brahmaloka, Thus after the expire of Dainandina, Brahma again creates the universe.
R Rlf^in RRfcJRRWTI O king, thus Brahma enjoys the life of a hundred years and after the end of Brahma, there is dissolution everywhere. The ancients called it Maharatri. With the end of Brahma, the entire globe is submerged into water. At that point of time Aditi and mother of gods, SavitrT, Vedas, Dhanna and death are also destroyed leaving Siva and Prakrti behind.
Lord Krsna is beyond Prakrti, His incarnated form has a specified life but his eternal form is devoid of gunas, the beginning or end and is always ultimated. A thousand seconds of Prakrti make a dandas for him. Sixty dandas form a day; thirty days form a month and twelve months form a year.
Thus with the expiry of a hundred years of Prakrti, lord Krsna merges and after the merging of Prakrti into Krsna, he is known as Prakrtalaya.
Thus the mother of Mahavisnu who is the great goddess, is known as Mulaprakrti. After absorbing everything into her body, she merges into the chest of lord Krsna.
RRTT RRfR Rt fRf ftUjjqiRi RRIRR^H^I The one who is called by the sages and the great ascetics as Durga, Visnumaya, Sanatam, Sutapa said—O best of the kings, at the death of Brahma, Mrtyukanya who destroys everyone including Brahma is herself destroyed like a Thus after the vanishing of many Mrtyukanyas and crores of Brahmas, Siva finding an opportunity merges into lord Krsna.
My teacher Siva alone has overcome Mrtyukanya and the case is not otherwise. This has happened in each and every kalpa and is testified in the Vedas.
O best of the kings, Siva, Narayana and Prakrti are all eternal; therefore, the merging of the eternal bodies into the eternal one is just an illusion and not the reality.
Because the primeval Purusa is Nirgiina who at the appsopriate time takes to a new form.
Narayana himself is Siva and his illusion is the giPiTT w n? n It is like a flame of fire. The creation made by Brahma of Rudras, Adityas and others are all over-powered by Mrtyukanya and are therefore perishable, but Siva is never created by Brahma.
He is truthful eternal and everlasting.
ggn- ^ w grgl wpgt gg:i O lord of the earth, by whose twinkling of an eye Brahma is destroyed, the same lord Krsna the teacher of the universe stays in Vmdavana at the beginning of the universe. At that point of time Radha emerges from his left side in the Rdsamandala who carries the fragrance from the seed of lord Krsna up to the life of Brahma.
Thereafter, in the Rdsamandala of Goloka, she give birth to an egg. At the sight of the egg she is filled with grief, her heart becomes painful and she throws away the egg from Golopx over the universe. Thus disowning the egg she laments again and again. Then lord Krsna who is well- versed in the Yoga enlightens her variously. Out of that egg Mahavisnu is bom who happens to be the best of all.
Suyajha said—My life has been successful today. My life has been purposeful and the curse has been turned into a blessing as a result of which I have achieved the devotion of the lord.
O Brahmana, the devotion of the lord provides welfare of all the welfares, is difficult to achieve and the five types of devotion mentioned in the Vedas cannot be equated with it. O great sage, you kindly tell me the way out by which my devotion towards lord Krsna can go on Because the holy places are not sacred because of water, nor do the gods dwell in the earth or the stone; they purify one in long term and the devotee of Krsna purifies whosoever looks at Of all the Asramas the Brahmanas are considered to be the best. Out of the Brahmanas, one is the best, who is devoted to his dharma.
The one who recites the Krsna-mantra or is devoted to him or offers naivedya to him daily, is always considered to be pure and the best of all the Brahmanas.
O sage, you are the pupil of Siva, the best of the Brahmanas, a devotee of Visnu and have an ocean of knowledge. After getting you, whom shall I approach for my rescue. O great sage, because of your curse I have been suffering from leprosy; therefore being impure I have no right to perform tapas. I, therefore, cannot perform Sutapa said—The eternal illusion of lord Vis nu bestows devotion of the lord on whosoever she is graceful; she grants devotion to him.
Whosoever is influenced by this illusion, she grants him perishable things and deprives him of the devotion.
Therefore you recite the name of Radha who happens to be the beloved of lord Krsna and is his true energy. She happens to be supreme deity of his life and bestows all the riches on people.
By serving her you will soon achieve Goloka because Krsna the lord of the universe has himself adored her.
Having worshipped lord Krsna who is an attainable by meditation, fastidious, devoid of all the qualities, the devotees achieve Goloka after a long period of many births, but by adoring the compassionate mother of the universe, devotees achieve Goloka expeditiously. She is origin of all types of wealth.
T' erefore you consume the water, washing the feet of the Brahmanas with great devotion for a year, which will make you beautiful like Kamadeva and you will be freed from all ailments because up to the time, the earth remains wet with the water of the feet of Brahmaiia, the manes consume food on the leaves of lotus.
The number of holy places on earth is equated with the number of holy places on the sea-shore.
The same number of holy places are enshrined in the feet of the Brahmanas.
Therefore, the water of the feet of a Brahmana removes all the ailments and grants salvation, devotion and provides welfare.
Because Brahmana represents Janardana, the god of the gods and all the things given to the Brahmanas are consumed by the gods.
Thus speaking, he is retumes to his abode after adoring the Brahmana, saying, “I shall come back after the expiry of one year.” O Parvatl, thereafter the king consuming the water of the feet of the Brahmana regularly, adoring them, fed them for a year. After the expiry of one year, the king was cured of all the ailments and the sage Sutapa of the race of Kasyapa also arrived there. He imparted knowledge of the method of the adoration of Radha, her stotra, mantra and dhyanam to him, as prescribed in the Samaveda, He said: “O' king now you proceed immediately for performing tapas.” Thus speaking the sage left the place and the king also went back to his abode.
In his absence, all his relatives were filled with grief for three nights, the ladies nearly ended their life. After that he made his son the king.
The king Suyajfia then went to Puskara-ksetra and performed tapas there for a hundred years.
Thereafter he had an audience with Radha, who was mounted on a chariot and descended from the sky; at the very sight of Radha all his Discarding his human body he took to a divine form and mounted on the chariot studded with gems; he sat beside the goddess and went to Goloka. Reaching there the king saw Goloka surrounded by the river Viraja.
It was surrounded by hundred peaked mount, Srlvrndavana and decorated with Rdsamandala.
It had many cows, cowherds and cowherdesses besides several beautiful temples studded with many variegated gems. It had thirty-three kalpa- vrksas besides the trees like Pdrijdta, Kamadhenu cow. It was very large as the sky and circled as a disc of moon.
Above Vaikuiitha and at a distance of fifty crores yojanas, Goloka was created at the desire of lord Krsna where it was staying still like It is difficult to achieve, like the soul and the sky, I could find only Narayana, Ananta, Brahma, Visnu, Mahavirat, Dharma, Small the ascetic sons of Brahma, Vayu, Varuna, Caiidra, Surya, Rudra, Agni and the Vaisnavas who always recited the mantra of Sri Krsna.
Such people could be seen in the Goloka and none else. In the Goloka the lord Krsna is seated on the gem-studded lion-throne adorned with all the ornaments studded with gems, kirUa^mukuta spotless and clad in garments purified by the god of fire.
The sandal-paste was plastered all over his body and he appeared in the form of a cowherd, having the complexion of new clouds and the eyes like white lotus and the lustre of the body resembled that of the full moon. He wore a serene smile on his face and had two arms having a flute in his hand. He takes to the human fonn for the welfare of his devotees; he is beyond Prakrti, who could be won over with devotion and his devotion is quite difficult to Twelve of the cowherds are moving fly- whisks over his body, the cowherdesses with smiling faces are looking at him. They are quite beautiful and are hurt with the arrows of passion and clad in the garments purified by Agni.
Thereafter the king looked at the supreme god Srikrsna staying in the middle of Rdsamandala, at the instance of Radha. He was having a beautiful form and was adored by all the four Vedas and surrounded by all the devotees and the Rdgas and RdginL O Parvati, you are the eternal Prakrti and he was listening to the speech from your mouth, accompanied by music.
His lotus-like feet were being adored offering kastiiri, saffron, fragrant sandal-paste, immortal TulasI leaf, rice, Durva-gvass, Parijdta flower and the sacred water of the Viraja river. The cirghya was being offered to him; he was in a delightful mood, independent, the cause of all the causes, the soul of all, the lord of all, the life of all, the base of all, most adorable, Brahman, eternal, the fonn of flame, the form of all the treasures, the bestowei* of all the riches and welfare and happens to be the welfare for all the The king felt panicky at the sight of the lord.
He got down from his chariot and bowed in reverence to him. Thereafter the lord pronounced a blessing on him and deputed him as a courtier bestowing his grace and devotion on him, which is very difficult to get even for the people like Thereafter, the king got down from his chariot.
Thereafter Radha got down from her chariot and merged into the chest of lord Krsna and the beautiful cowherdesses kept on flying white fly- whisks over the lord.
Lord Krsna also stood up with a smiling face and adored her and welcomed her speaking That is why Radha is spoken first and Krsna later. This has been ordained by those well- versed in the Vedas. Because those who first recite the name of Krsna and then Radha indeed insult her who happens to be the beloved and dearer to him than his life. They have to remain in the kdlasiltra hell till the life of the sun and the moon and for hundred births, they are bom ill without sons and wives.
O Durga, thus I have narrated to you the biography of Radhika. You are also the same Bhagavatl, Vaisnavi, eternal goddess, NarayanI, Visnumaya, Miilaprakrti and Isvarl and still you are asking me under the influence of illusion though you know everything by yourself. You are the form of all females, the great goddess, the best of all and the one, who is adorable by all; thus I have told y6u the story of Radhika; now what else do you want to listen to from me?
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