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Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 23

Chapter 23

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अश्वमेधखण्डः - त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः सान्दीपनिकृतं अनिरुद्धसमीपे वैराग्यवर्णनम् - गर्ग उवाच - अथ सांदीपनिं तत्र कृष्णपौत्रोऽब्रवीद्वचः ॥ स्मृत्वा तु किंचित्संदेहं गुरुं वृद्धश्रवा इव ॥१॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - भगवन्ब्रूहि मे सारं येनानंदे रमाम्यहम् ॥ विहाय चास्य जगतः सुखान्स्वप्नोपमान्मुने ॥२॥ इतीरितोऽनिरुद्धेन राजन्सांदीपनिर्मुनिः ॥ प्रत्याह प्रहसन्प्रीत्या कुमारः पृथुना यथा ॥३॥ सांदीपनिरुवाच आदिदेवस्त्वमेवासीच्छ्रीहरेर्नाभिपंकजात् ॥ तस्मात्तवाग्रे लोकेश कथयिष्यामि किं त्वहम् ॥४॥ तथापि वर्णयिष्यामि राजंस्त्वद्वाक्यगौरवात् ॥ कल्याणार्थं नराणां च सर्वेषां दीनचेतसाम् ॥५॥ त्वया दृष्टं च यद्‌राजँस्तच्छृणुष्व मुखान्मम ॥ कृष्णचंद्रस्य पदयोः सारमस्ति हि सेवनम् ॥६॥ ययोः पूजनमात्रेण ध्रुवो ध्रुवपदं ययौ ॥ प्रह्लादश्चांबरीषश्च गयश्चैव यदुस्तथा ॥७॥ तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंन्द्र श्रीकृष्णस्य च सेवनम् ॥ सर्वेषां साररूपं यन्मनसा कुरु यत्‍नतः ॥८॥ यूयं लोके भूरिभागाः श्रीकृष्णस्य च वंशजाः ॥ ज्ञातिसंबंधिनश्चैव जीवन्मुक्ता हरिप्रियाः ॥९॥ केचिज्जानंति श्रीकृष्णं तनयं केऽपि भ्रातरम् ॥ पितरं केऽपि मित्रं च किं कर्तव्यं परं च तैः ॥१०॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - कः कर्ता चास्य जगत आदिरूपः सनातन: ॥ यस्मादासीत्पूर्वमिदं तन्मे वर्णय विस्तरात् ॥११॥ केन केनापि रूपेण भगवाञ्जगदीश्वरः ॥ युगे युगे मुने धर्मं करोतीति वदस्व नः ॥१२॥ सांदीपनिरुवाच उत्त्पतिश्च निरोधश्च यस्मादासीद्‌यदूद्वह ॥ स ईश्वरः परब्रह्म भगवानेक एव च ॥१३॥ युगे युगे भवंत्येते दक्षाद्या नृपसत्तम ॥ पुनश्चैव निरुद्ध्यंते विद्वाँस्तत्र न मुह्यति ॥१४॥ राजन्कृष्णः परं ब्रह्म यतः सर्वमिदं जगत् ॥ जगच्चयो यत्र चेदं यस्मिँश्च लयमेष्यति ॥१५॥ तद्‍ब्रह्म परमं धाम सदसत्परमं पदम् ॥ यस्य सर्वमभेदेन जगदेतच्चराचरम् ॥१६॥ स एव मूलप्रकृतिर्व्यक्तरूपी जगच्च सः ॥ तस्मिन्नेव लयं सर्वं याति तत्रैव तिष्ठति ॥१७॥ यतः प्रधानपुरुषौ यतश्चैतच्चराचरम् ॥ कारणं सकलस्यास्य स मे कृष्णः प्रसीदतु ॥१८॥ चतुर्युगेऽप्यसौ विष्णुः स्थितिव्यापारलक्षणः ॥ युगव्यवस्थां कुरुते यथा राजेन्द्र तच्छृणु ॥१९॥ कृते युगे परं ज्ञानं कपिलादिस्वरूपधृक् ॥ ददाति सर्वभूतात्मा सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥२०॥ चक्रवर्तिस्वरूपेण त्रेतायामपि स प्रभुः ॥ दुष्टानां निग्रहं कुर्वन्परिपाति जगत्त्रयम् ॥२१॥ वेदमेकं चतुर्भेदं कृत्वा स शतधा विभुः ॥ करोति बहुलं भूयो वेदव्यासस्वरूपधृक् ॥२२॥ वेदांश्च द्वापरे न्यस्य कलेरंते पुनर्हरिः ॥ कल्किस्वरूपी दुर्वृत्तान्मार्गे स्थापयति प्रभुः ॥२३॥ एवं कृष्णो जगत्सर्वं जगत्पाति करोति च ॥ हंति चांतेष्वनंतात्मा नान्यस्माद्व्यतिरेकतः ॥२४॥ नमोऽस्तु हरये तस्मै यस्माद्‌भिन्नमिदं जगत् ॥ ध्येयः स जगतामाद्यः स प्रसीदतु मेऽव्ययः ॥२५॥ तस्मान्नृपेंद्र हरिपौत्र मनोमयं च सर्वं विहाय जगतश्च सुखं च दुःखम् ॥ मोक्षप्रदं सुरवरं किल सर्वदं त्वं द्वारावतीनरपतिं भज कृष्णचंद्रम् ॥२६॥ इति कृष्णस्य हरेश्च वृत्तसारं कथयति याश्च शृणोति भक्तियुक्तः ॥ स विमलमतिरेति नात्ममोहं भवति च संस्मरणेषु भक्तियोग्यः ॥२७॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे वैराग्यकथनं नाम त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः ॥२३॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ sāndīpanikṛtaṃ aniruddhasamīpe vairāgyavarṇanam - garga uvāca - atha sāṃdīpaniṃ tatra kṛṣṇapautro'bravīdvacaḥ || smṛtvā tu kiṃcitsaṃdehaṃ guruṃ vṛddhaśravā iva ||1|| aniruddha uvāca - bhagavanbrūhi me sāraṃ yenānaṃde ramāmyaham || vihāya cāsya jagataḥ sukhānsvapnopamānmune ||2|| itīrito'niruddhena rājansāṃdīpanirmuniḥ || pratyāha prahasanprītyā kumāraḥ pṛthunā yathā ||3|| sāṃdīpaniruvāca ādidevastvamevāsīcchrīharernābhipaṃkajāt || tasmāttavāgre lokeśa kathayiṣyāmi kiṃ tvaham ||4|| tathāpi varṇayiṣyāmi rājaṃstvadvākyagauravāt || kalyāṇārthaṃ narāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ dīnacetasām ||5|| tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ ca yad‌rāja~stacchṛṇuṣva mukhānmama || kṛṣṇacaṃdrasya padayoḥ sāramasti hi sevanam ||6|| yayoḥ pūjanamātreṇa dhruvo dhruvapadaṃ yayau || prahlādaścāṃbarīṣaśca gayaścaiva yadustathā ||7|| tasmāttvamapi rājeṃndra śrīkṛṣṇasya ca sevanam || sarveṣāṃ sārarūpaṃ yanmanasā kuru yat‍nataḥ ||8|| yūyaṃ loke bhūribhāgāḥ śrīkṛṣṇasya ca vaṃśajāḥ || jñātisaṃbaṃdhinaścaiva jīvanmuktā haripriyāḥ ||9|| kecijjānaṃti śrīkṛṣṇaṃ tanayaṃ ke'pi bhrātaram || pitaraṃ ke'pi mitraṃ ca kiṃ kartavyaṃ paraṃ ca taiḥ ||10|| aniruddha uvāca - kaḥ kartā cāsya jagata ādirūpaḥ sanātana: || yasmādāsītpūrvamidaṃ tanme varṇaya vistarāt ||11|| kena kenāpi rūpeṇa bhagavāñjagadīśvaraḥ || yuge yuge mune dharmaṃ karotīti vadasva naḥ ||12|| sāṃdīpaniruvāca uttpatiśca nirodhaśca yasmādāsīd‌yadūdvaha || sa īśvaraḥ parabrahma bhagavāneka eva ca ||13|| yuge yuge bhavaṃtyete dakṣādyā nṛpasattama || punaścaiva niruddhyaṃte vidvā~statra na muhyati ||14|| rājankṛṣṇaḥ paraṃ brahma yataḥ sarvamidaṃ jagat || jagaccayo yatra cedaṃ yasmi~śca layameṣyati ||15|| tad‍brahma paramaṃ dhāma sadasatparamaṃ padam || yasya sarvamabhedena jagadetaccarācaram ||16|| sa eva mūlaprakṛtirvyaktarūpī jagacca saḥ || tasminneva layaṃ sarvaṃ yāti tatraiva tiṣṭhati ||17|| yataḥ pradhānapuruṣau yataścaitaccarācaram || kāraṇaṃ sakalasyāsya sa me kṛṣṇaḥ prasīdatu ||18|| caturyuge'pyasau viṣṇuḥ sthitivyāpāralakṣaṇaḥ || yugavyavasthāṃ kurute yathā rājendra tacchṛṇu ||19|| kṛte yuge paraṃ jñānaṃ kapilādisvarūpadhṛk || dadāti sarvabhūtātmā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ ||20|| cakravartisvarūpeṇa tretāyāmapi sa prabhuḥ || duṣṭānāṃ nigrahaṃ kurvanparipāti jagattrayam ||21|| vedamekaṃ caturbhedaṃ kṛtvā sa śatadhā vibhuḥ || karoti bahulaṃ bhūyo vedavyāsasvarūpadhṛk ||22|| vedāṃśca dvāpare nyasya kaleraṃte punarhariḥ || kalkisvarūpī durvṛttānmārge sthāpayati prabhuḥ ||23|| evaṃ kṛṣṇo jagatsarvaṃ jagatpāti karoti ca || haṃti cāṃteṣvanaṃtātmā nānyasmādvyatirekataḥ ||24|| namo'stu haraye tasmai yasmād‌bhinnamidaṃ jagat || dhyeyaḥ sa jagatāmādyaḥ sa prasīdatu me'vyayaḥ ||25|| tasmānnṛpeṃdra haripautra manomayaṃ ca sarvaṃ vihāya jagataśca sukhaṃ ca duḥkham || mokṣapradaṃ suravaraṃ kila sarvadaṃ tvaṃ dvārāvatīnarapatiṃ bhaja kṛṣṇacaṃdram ||26|| iti kṛṣṇasya hareśca vṛttasāraṃ kathayati yāśca śṛṇoti bhaktiyuktaḥ || sa vimalamatireti nātmamohaṃ bhavati ca saṃsmaraṇeṣu bhaktiyogyaḥ ||27|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe vairāgyakathanaṃ nāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||23|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

Sandipani's exposition of the essence of Krishna upon Aniruddha's request; the preaching of renunciation of the world and hymns to God by the exposition of Krishna's transcendence and divinity.

Srigarji says - Rajan! There, Krishna's grandson Aniruddha, with some doubts in his mind, questioned the sage Sandipani in the same manner as Devaraja Indra asks his doubts to Devaguru Brihaspati. 1.

Aniruddha said, "Oh my God! Oh no! Teach me the essence by which I can renounce the dreamlike pleasures of the world and live in the form of Nityananda. 'Rajan. Upon asking Aniruddha in this manner, the sage Sandipani smiled and began to preach to him in the same manner as Sanatkumara had gladly preached to King Prithu in earlier times. 2-3.

Sandipani said, "Lokesh! You are the primordial deity born out of the nucleus of Sriharika; so what can I say to you about the essence? The king! Nevertheless, taking pride in your word, all the lowly ones will say something for the welfare of mankind. O Lord! Listen to everything you've asked from my mouth. Consumption of the feet of Lord Krishna is the essence, the worship of which alone earned Dhruva the status of Dhruva. Prahlada, Ambarish, Gaya, and Yadu also attained Akshaya Padda. Rajendra. Therefore, you too should diligently serve Shri Krishna; for this is the essence of all means. All of you are very fortunate in this world; for you are born in the lineage of Krishna, his family and relatives. All of you are free from life because you are dear to Shri Hari. Some of you Yadavas consider Shri Krishna as your son, some consider him a brother, and some know him as a father and a friend. If this spirit of theirs remains strong, then what better duty will there be for them. 4-10 |

Aniruddha asked, "Munna! Explain to me, in detail, who is the primordial ghost of this world, the Eternal One, from whom it was revealed in the past. Oh dear! Tell us all the ways in which Lord Jagadishwara performs the rituals of Dharma in each age. 11-12 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 21 to 25)

Sandipani said, "Yadukulatilaka Aniruddha! The One God, the Supreme Brahman, and the Supreme Being, from whom the universe continues to originate and perish. Oh dear Lord! In ages and ages (in each Kalpa), these Daksha Adi Prajapatis appear from Him and then merge with Him. The learned man is never fascinated by the subject. The king! Lord Krishna is the Supreme Being. From whom the whole world has appeared, which is the world itself and in which the rhythm of this world will be. He is the Supreme Being of Brahman. That is the ultimate state beyond the realm of good and evil. This whole real world is no different from that. That is the original nature and that is the manifested world. In him is the rhythm of all, and in him is the state of all. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Shri Krishna, be pleased with me, from whom Prakriti and Purusha manifest, from whom the physical world has arisen, and who is the cause of this entire visible universe. Rajendra! In the four yugas, they are the ones who conduct the foster trade from the form of Srivishnu. Listen to the way they organize the ages. In the Satya Yuga, those who are devoted to the welfare of all the ghosts, assume the form of Sarvabhootama Srihari Kapila, etc., and impart excellent knowledge. When Treta appears as the Chakravarti Samrat, he is the one who governs the three worlds while subduing the lord and the wicked. In Dwapara, taking the form of Veda Vyasa, he makes four Vedas of one Veda and then makes hundreds of distinctions of it in the form of branches. Then they expand it a lot. Thus, at the end of the Kali Yuga, by the Vyasa (expansion) of the Vedas, he reappears in the form of Srihari, Kalki, and he establishes the Lord in the right path of the wicked. Thus, it is Lord Krishna, the eternal soul, who creates, sustains, and ultimately destroys the entire universe. These creations are not performed by anyone other than Him. The salutation is to Sri Hari, the true bliss of whom this Prakrit or inanimate world is different from. Krishna is the goal of all people because He is the origin of all worlds. May the infinite God be pleased with me.

Tasmanupendra Hariputra Manomayanam and all the joys and sorrows of the world. Mokshapradam Suravaram Kila Sarvadam Thou Dwaravatinarapathiam Bhaja Krishnachandram. 26.

That is why Nripendra! Hariputra! Apart from all the hearty joys and sorrows of the world, worship Lord Krishna Chandra, the God of salvation and the Giver of all things. Thus the mind of the devotee who narrates and listens to this sermon of Lord Krishna becomes pure. He is never infatuated with the soul. He attains the quality of unwavering devotion by engaging in the remembrance of God. 13-27 |

Thus was completed the twenty-third chapter called 'Vairagya Vartana' in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita. 23.

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