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Chapter 17

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जैमिनिरुवाच- पुनरेव गुरो ब्रूहि माहात्म्यं कमलापतेः । हरेः कथामृतं पीत्वा तृप्तिर्वै कस्य जायते १। श्रीव्यास उवाच- त्वत्तुल्यः कोऽपि संसारे सुकृती न हि विद्यते । यतः केशवमाहात्म्यं श्रोतुमिच्छसि भक्तितः २। नारायणकथा रम्या पुनात्येवं जगत्त्रयम् । श्रोतारं पृच्छकं चैव वक्तारं च द्विजोत्तम ३। शृणु लक्ष्मीपतेर्वत्स माहात्म्यं पापनाशनम् । कथयामि समासेन चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम् ४। भक्त्या परमया विष्णुमेकाहमपि योऽर्चयेत् । जन्मकोटिकृतं पापं सद्यस्तस्य हरेद्धरिः ५। पुण्यात्मा स कथं मर्त्यो येन नाराधितो हरिः । स कथं पातकी यस्य भक्तिर्नारायणे प्रभौ ६। अस्ति सर्वपुरश्रेष्ठं पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञकम् । पुरं सर्वगुणैर्युक्तं सर्वदेव गणाश्रयम् ७। सर्वेषामेव तीर्थानां वरिष्ठं तन्निगद्यते । यतस्तस्मिन्पुरे रम्ये साक्षाद्वसति केशवः ८। तत्र भद्रतनुर्नाम पूर्वमेकोऽभवद्द्विजः । सुन्दरः प्रियवादी च पवित्रकुलसंभवः ९। संप्राप्तयौवनो विप्रः सुंदरः काममोहितः । परलोकभयं त्यक्त्वा वारस्त्रीनिरतोऽभवत् १०। न वेदाध्ययनं चक्रे पुराणानि च सर्वशः । तत्याजोत्तमसंज्ञां च पाखंडजनसङ्गमात् ११। अयाज्यदानग्राही च परद्रव्यापहारकः । अभवद्धर्मनिन्दी च स विप्रः पापतत्परः १२। तत्याज ब्राह्मणाचारं तथैव सत्यभावनम् । गुरूणामतिथीनां च पूजनं ब्राह्मणाधमः १३। यद्यत्पापतरं कर्म तत्तदेव विधीयते । न च पुण्यतमं कर्म कदाचित्तेन जैमिने १४। एकदा कृतपापोऽसौ लोकलज्जाभयान्वितः । श्राद्धं चकार विप्रो वै श्राद्धभक्तिविवर्जितः १५। वारनारीमिति प्राह गतः स निशि तद्गृहम् । ब्राह्मण उवाच- एतद्विशालजघने पितृश्राद्धदिनं मम १६। आयातस्त्वद्गुणैर्बद्धस्तथापि निलयं तव । पश्य रात्रिमिमां कांते सर्वलोकभयावहाम् १७। स्रवदंबुदसंघातं परिव्याप्तं नभःस्थलात् । नवांबुलुप्तमार्गायां त्वद्गुणाकृष्टमानसः १८। अस्यामपि विभावर्यां तवाहं गृहमागतः । मेघविद्युत्प्रतीपेन कामेनार्थोपदेशिना १९। त्वद्गुणाध्यानविश्वास आगतोऽहं निशि प्रिये । त्वामदृष्ट्वा क्षणमपि प्रीतिर्मे नहि जायते २०। अपि दुःखेन हे तन्वि त्वां द्रष्टुमहमागतः । तीर्थतोयाभिषेकेन कांते किं मे प्रयोजनम् २१। त्वत्प्रेमतीर्थतोयेन सिक्तः प्राप्तोऽस्म्यहं दिवि । परत्र सुखदां सेवामाराध्य मम किं फलम् २२। जीवतैव मया स्वर्गः प्राप्यते त्वत्प्रसादतः । अपकीर्तिभयात्कांते श्राद्धकर्मकृतं गृहे २३। अस्मिञ्छ्राद्धे मम श्रद्धा स्वल्पापि न हि गम्यते । त्वं मे जपस्तपस्त्वं मे त्वं मे नीतिश्च सुन्दरि २४। त्वामेकामेव संसारे सर्वभावेन सुन्दरि । प्रपन्नोऽसि सदाऽहं ते आज्ञापय करोमि किम् २५। सुमध्यमोवाच- त्वया पुत्रेण तातस्तु पुत्रहीन इवाभवत् । पितृश्राद्धदिनेऽपि त्वं मैथुनं कर्त्तुमिच्छसि २६। दुर्मते मैथुनं यस्तु कुरुते पितृवासरे । रेतोभोजिन एव स्युः पितरस्तस्य सोऽपि च २७। कुरुते मैथुनं मूढो मोहात्पितृदिने यदि । तच्छ्राद्धं राक्षसग्राह्यं भवेन्नास्त्यत्र संशयः २८। मय्यद्धा गदितं यत्ते यथा स्नेहेन मानसम् । तथा यदि भवेद्विष्णौ तदा प्राप्नोति किं नहि २९। यमदंडांतरस्थायि जीवितं च शरीरिणाम् । तथापि पातकं मूढ कुरुषे निर्भयः सदा ३०। जलबुद्बुदवन्मूढः क्षणविध्वंसि जीवितम् । किमर्थं शाश्वतधिया कुरुषेच्छुरितं सदा ३१। ललाटे लिखितं यस्य मृत्युरित्यक्षरद्वयम् । स कथं कुरुते पापं समस्तक्लेशदायकम् ३२। अहो माया महाविष्णोरेका बलवती क्षितौ । यतः पापं प्रकुर्वाणः सततं हर्षितो द्विज ३३। स्थानं पापाय मे देहि निजदेहे दुराश्रये । दहत्याश्रममेधो हि वीतिहोत्र इव ज्वलन् ३४। व्यास उवाच- दैवप्रेरितपापाच्च तयेत्युक्तं सुवेश्यया । मनसा चिंतयामास ब्राह्मणः कृतपातकः ३५। धिग्धिङ्मां च महापापं मूढं पातकिनां वरम् । वेश्याया एव तज्ज्ञानं तन्मे नास्ति दुरात्मनः ३६। ब्राह्मणस्य कुले शुद्धे जन्म संप्राप्य वै मया । आत्मघातकरं पापं नित्यमेव कृतं महत् ३७। जातो यदा ध्रुवो मृत्युर्मृते स्वामी यदा यमः । अविवेकतया पापं कथं तर्हि करोम्यहम् ३८। जपस्तपस्तथा होमो वेदाध्ययनमेव च । विप्राचारोऽतिथेः पूजा गुरुभक्तिर्द्विजार्चनम् ३९। पितृयज्ञादिकं कर्म पूजा च कमलापतेः । मया न चक्रे कस्माद्वै भविष्यत्युत्तमा गतिः ४०। मार्कंडेयं महात्मानं सर्वधर्मविदां वरम् । तुष्टाव स द्विजो वाचा प्रणम्य भुवि दण्डवत् ४१। ब्राह्मण उवाच- नमस्तुभ्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ दीर्घजीवनमोऽस्तुते । नारायणस्वरूपाय नमस्तुभ्यं महात्मने ४२। नमो मृकण्डपुत्राय सर्वलोकहितैषिणे । ज्ञानार्णवाय वै तुभ्यं निर्विकाराय वै नमः ४३। स्तुतस्तेनेति विप्रेण मार्कंडेयो महातपाः । उवाच परमप्रीतः सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः ४४। मार्कंडेय उवाच-। तव भक्त्याऽतितुष्टोऽस्मि महाभाग वरं वृणु । तवाभिलषितं सद्यः साधयिष्यामि नान्यथा ४५। ब्राह्मण उवाच- अहं पापात्मनां श्रेष्ठो द्विजाचारविवर्जितः । परहिंसान्वितो नित्यं परस्त्रीनिरतः सदा ४६। मया मूढेन विप्रेन्द्र सदा पापं कृतं महत् । नामुत्रापि कृतं पुण्यं कदाचिदपि सादरम् ४७। संसारसागरे घोरे दुःखदेऽत्यंत भैरवे । कथं भवति निस्तारो महापातकिनो मम ४८। मार्कंडेय उवाच- कृतपापोऽपि विप्रेन्द्र त्वं हि पुण्यात्मनां वरः । यतो बुद्धिरियं जाता त्वयि संसारदुर्ल्लभा ४९। पुण्यात्मनां पुण्यदृष्टिर्वर्धते प्रतिवासरम् । पापात्मनां पापदृष्टिर्वर्द्धते तु दिनेदिने ५० 7.17.50। पापत्मनापि भवता पापदृष्टिर्निवार्यते । अतस्तुभ्यं जगन्नाथः प्रसन्न इव लक्ष्यते ५१। पापं कृत्वापि यो मर्त्यः पापाद्भूयो निवर्तते । तमुत्तरं नरं प्राहुः पूर्वजन्मार्चिताच्युतम् ५२। निजभक्तं महाविष्णुर्दृष्ट्वा पापरतं प्रभुः । ददाति विपुलां बुद्धिं यथा भवति सद्गतिः ५३। अतस्त्वं ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ प्रतिजन्माच्युतार्चकः । अचिरेणैव भद्रं ते भविष्यति न संशयः ५४। यद्यत्पृष्टं त्वया विप्र मत्तः श्रोष्यसि तं नहि । यतो नित्यक्रियाकालो मम संप्रति वर्तते ५५। दांतोनाम द्विजः कश्चिदस्ति सर्वार्थतत्ववित् । कथयिष्यति तत्सर्वं स च तस्याश्रमं व्रज ५६। तेनोपदिष्टोऽसौ विप्रो मार्कंडेयेन धीमता । दांताश्रमं ययौ क्षिप्रं पवित्रमतिसुन्दरम् ५७। अश्वत्थैश्चंपकैश्चैव बकुलैः प्रियकैस्तथा । अन्यैश्च पुष्पितैर्वृक्षैः शोभितं सुमनोहरम् ५८। प्रफुल्लकुसुमामोदं परिव्याप्तदिगंतरम् । गुञ्जद्भ्रमरसंघातं फलशब्दातिशब्दितम् ५९। मन्दंमन्दं वहद्वायुशीतलं चैव वारि च । शतश्वापदसंकीर्णं शिष्योपशिष्यसंकुलम् ६०। तस्याश्रमं ततो विप्रः प्रविश्यातिमनोहरम् । ददर्श दांतं तत्वज्ञं सर्वशिष्यगणैर्वृतम् ६१। स्तुत्वा तं ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ दांतं नारायणात्मकम् । ववंदे चरणौ तस्य शिरसा स द्विजोत्तमः ६२। दांत उवाच- कस्त्वं भद्र समायातः किमस्त्यत्र प्रयोजनम् । ब्रूहि तत्त्वं तु मां स्तौषि हेतुना केन सांप्रतम् ६३। भद्रतनुरुवाच-। ब्राह्मणोऽहं महाभाग ब्राह्मणाचारवर्जितः । नाम्ना भद्रतनुः ख्यातो विहिताखिलपातकः ६४। संसारपापविच्छेदः कथं मे पापिनो भवेत् । एतन्मे कथय ब्रह्मन्यतस्त्वं सर्वतत्ववित् ६५। दांत उवाच- शृणु विप्र परं गुह्यं तवस्नेहान्मयोच्यते । येन संसारपाशस्य विच्छेदो भवते नृणाम् ६६। त्यज पाखंडसंसर्गं संगं भज सतां सदा । कामं क्रोधं च मोहं च लोभं च दर्पमत्सरौ ६७। असत्यं परहिसां च त्यज यत्नादपि द्विज । स्मरन्नामानि सततं महाविष्णोर्महात्मनः ६८। संमार्जनं द्विजश्रेष्ठ तथोपलेपनं पुनः । मार्गशोभां च दीपं च केशवायतने कुरु ६९। कुरु ब्राह्मणसेवां च ज्ञातिसेवां च सर्वदा । कुर्वन्न तोयदानं च नित्यं पंचमहाध्वरान् ७०। कथां शृणु हरेर्मंत्रं जप त्वं द्वादशाक्षरम् । कर्माण्येतानि सवाणि कुर्वतस्तव सत्तम ७१। भविष्यत्युत्तमं ज्ञानं ज्ञानान्मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि ७२। ब्राह्मण उवाच- यान्येतानि त्वया ब्रह्मन्प्रोक्तानि शुभदानि वै । तेषां विवरणं ब्रूहि किं मोहो दंभमत्सरौ ७३। किमसत्यं च का हिंसा दयाशांतिर्दमश्च कः । समदृष्टिश्च का प्रोक्ता का पूजा कमलापतेः ७४। अहोरात्रश्च कः प्रोक्तः किं विष्णुस्मरणं तथा । के वा पंचमहायज्ञाः को मंत्रो द्वादशाक्षरः ७५। एषां विवरणं सर्वं ब्रूहि ब्राह्मणसत्तम । तथा तव प्रसादेन प्राप्नोमि परमं पदम् ७६। दांत उवाच-। ये वेदसंमतं कार्यं त्यक्त्वान्यत्कर्म कुर्वते । निजाचारविहीना ये पाखंडास्ते प्रकीर्तिताः ७७। निजाचारग्राहिणो ये कुर्वते वेदसंमतम् । पापाभिलाषरहिताः सज्जनास्ते प्रकीर्तिताः ७८। योऽभिलाषः सदा स्त्रीषु विभवोपार्जनादिषु । वर्त्तते ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ स काम इति कथ्यते ७९। समाकर्ण्यात्मनो निन्दां यस्तापो हृदि जायते । स क्रोध इति विज्ञेयः सर्वधर्मावघातकः ८०। परवित्तादिकं दृष्ट्वा नेतुं यो हृदि जायते । अभिलाषो द्विजश्रेष्ठ स लोभ इति कीर्तितः ८१। मम माता मम पिता ममेयं गृहिणी गृहम् । एतदन्यन्ममत्वं हि स मोह इति कीर्तितः ८२। अहं महात्मा धनवान्न तुल्यः कोऽपि भूतले । इदं यज्जायते चित्ते मदः प्रोक्तः स कोविदैः ८३। निंदंति मां सदा लोका धिगस्तु मम जीवनम् । इत्यात्मानं वदेद्यस्तु धिक्कारः स च मत्सरः ८४। यथार्थकथनं यच्च सर्वलोकसुखप्रदम् । तत्सत्यमिति विज्ञेयमसत्यं तद्विपर्ययम् ८५। ऐश्वर्यं दारपुत्राद्या यान्त्यमुष्यकदा क्षयम् । इति या जायते चित्ते सा हिंसा परिकीर्तिता ८६। यत्नादपि परक्लेशं हर्तुं यद्धृदि जायते । इच्छाभूमिर्द्विजश्रेष्ठ सा दया परिकीर्तिता ८७। या तुष्टिर्जायते चित्ते शान्तिः सा गद्यते बुधैः । कुत्सितात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र यच्चित्ताविनिवारणम् ८८। संकीर्तितो दमः प्राज्ञैः संमतस्तत्वदर्शिभिः । दुःखे सुखे च विप्रेन्द्र या तुष्टिर्वर्तसे सदा ८९। तथा शत्रौ च मित्रे च समदृष्टिर्हि सा स्मृता । नैवेद्यगंधपुष्पाद्यैः श्रद्धया पुरुषो हरेः ९०। योऽर्चनं कुरुते विप्र सा पूजा परिकीर्तिता । मध्याह्ने चैव रात्रौ च लंघनं यद्विधीयते ९१। तद्विज्ञेयमहोरात्रं पूर्वापरदिनाशनम् । आत्मनः केशवस्यापि द्वयोरपि च सत्तम ९२। यदेकीकरणं तच्च विष्णुस्मरणमुच्यते । ब्रह्मयज्ञो नृयज्ञश्च देवयज्ञश्च सत्तम ९३। पितृयज्ञो भूतयज्ञः पंचयज्ञाः प्रकीर्तिताः । नमो भगवते वासुदेवायोङ्कारपूर्वकम् ९४। महामंत्रमिमं प्राहुस्तत्वज्ञा द्वादशाक्षरम् । इति ते कथितं सर्वं पृष्टं ब्राह्मणसत्तम ९५। यज्ज्ञात्वा मानवाः सर्वे लभंते ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । ततः प्रतिदिनं विप्र नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् ९६। पठित्वा कमलाभर्तुर्दुर्ल्लभं मोक्षमाप्स्यसि । भद्रतनुरुवाच- ब्रूहि लक्ष्मीपतेर्विष्णोर्नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् ९७। दांत उवाच- शृणु विप्र प्रवक्ष्यामि नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् । सहस्रनाम चाकृष्य सारं विष्णोः परात्मनः ९८। अष्टोत्तरशतं नाम्नां महापातकनाशनम् । पठितव्यं यथा ध्यात्वा शृणु ध्यानं मयोच्यते ९९। अतसीकुसुमाकारं प्रफुल्लकमलेक्षणम् । गवांचरणधूलीभिर्भूषिताखिलविग्रहम् १०० 7.17.100। गोपुच्छवालपाशेन मंडितोत्तममस्तकम् । वंशीध्वनिपरिन्यस्तरुचिरौष्ठपुटं प्रभुम् १०१। गोगोष्ठवासिभिः स्निग्धैः शिशुभिः परिवारितम् । पीतांबरं स्मरमुखं ध्यायेत्कृष्णास्यमुत्तमम् १०२। ॐनमोऽस्य कृष्णाष्टोत्तरशतनाम्नां वेदव्यासऋषिरनुष्टुप्छंदः । श्रीकृष्णो देवता श्रीकृष्णप्रीत्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः १०३। नमः कृष्णः केशवश्च केशिशत्रुः सनातनः । कंसारिर्धेनुकारिश्च शिशुपालरिपुः प्रभुः १०४। देवकीनन्दनः शौरिः पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणः । दामोदरो जगन्नाथो जगत्कर्ता जगन्मयः १०५। नारायणो बलिध्वंसी वामनोऽदितिनन्दनः । विष्णुर्यदुकुलश्रेष्ठो वासुदेवो वसुप्रदः १०६। अनंतः कैटभारिश्च मल्लजिन्नरकांतकः । अच्युतः श्रीधरः श्रीमाञ्छ्रीपतिः पुरुषोत्तमः १०७। गोविन्दो वनमाली च हृषीकेशोऽखिलार्तिहा । नृसिंहो दैत्यशत्रुश्च मत्स्यदेवो जगन्मयः १०८। भूमिधारी महाकूर्मो वराहः पृथिवीपतिः । वैकुण्ठः पीतवासाश्च चक्रपाणिर्गदाधरः १०९। शंखभृत्पद्मपाणिश्च नन्दकी गरुडध्वजः । चतुर्भुजो महासत्वो महाबुद्धिर्महाभुजः ११०। महोत्सवो महातेजा महाबाहुप्रियः प्रभुः । विष्वक्सेनश्च शार्ङ्गी च पद्मनाभो जनार्दनः १११। तुलसी वल्लभोऽपारः परेशः परमेश्वरः । परमक्लेशहारी च परत्र सुखदः परः ११२। हृदयस्थोंऽबरस्थो यो मोहदो मोहनाशनः । समस्तपातकध्वंसी महाबलबलांतकः ११३। रुक्मिणीरमणो रुक्मिप्रतिज्ञाखण्डनो महान् । दामबद्धः क्लेशहारी गोवर्द्धनधरो हरिः ११४। पूतनारिर्मुष्टिकारिर्यमलार्जुनभञ्जनः । उपेन्द्रो विश्वमूर्तिश्च व्योमपादः सनातनः ११५। परमात्मा परब्रह्म प्रणतार्तिविनाशनः । त्रिविक्रमो महामायो योगविद्विष्टरश्रवाः ११६। श्रीनिधिः श्रीनिवासश्च यज्ञभोक्ता सुखप्रदः । यज्ञेश्वरो रावणारिः प्रलंबघ्नोऽक्षयोऽव्ययः ११७। सहस्रनाम्नां चैतत्ते नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् । विष्णुप्रीतिकरं सर्वं सर्वपापविनाशनम् ११८। दुःस्वप्ननाशनं चैव ग्रहपीडाविनाशनम् । सर्वरोगक्षयकरं परमैश्वर्यदं तथा ११९। सर्वोपद्रवविध्वंसि सर्वकर्मफलप्रदम् । मया प्रोक्तं द्विजश्रेष्ठ वैष्णवप्रीतिहेतवे १२०। त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं भक्तितः पुरतो हरेः । शतमष्टोत्तरशतं नाम्नां तुष्टः सदा हरिः १२१। श्राद्धे च यःपठेदेतद्भक्तिमान्वैष्णवो जनः । संतुष्टाः पितरस्तस्य प्रयांति परमं पदम् १२२। यज्ञकाले पठेद्यस्तु देवताराधने तथा । दानकाले च यात्रायां स वै तत्फलमाप्नुयात् १२३। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं धनार्थी लभते धनम् । विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां स्तवस्यास्य प्रकीर्तनात् १२४। ये पठंति हरेर्भक्त्या नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम् । नाशुभं विद्यते तेषां कदाचिदपि भूतले १२५। दांत उवाच- गच्छ ब्राह्मण भद्रं ते प्रोक्तेन विधिना मया । समाराध्य हरिं भक्त्या परमं क्षेममाप्स्यसि १२६। एवं प्रबोधितस्तेन दांतेन परमार्थिना । तस्मिन्क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये हरिपूजापरोऽभवत् १२७। नित्यं तु भक्त्या विप्रोऽसौ पंचाहानि च जैमिने । दांतप्रोक्तेन विधिना चकार हरिपूजनम् १२८। ज्ञात्वा भक्तिं हरिस्तस्य सुदृढां करुणामयः । आविर्बभूव सहसा कोटिसूर्यइवांशुमान् १२९। तं दृष्ट्वा जगतामीशं कमलाप्रियमच्युतम् । ववंदे शिरसा विप्रस्तत्पादकमलद्वये १३०। अथासौ ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठो हर्षनिर्भरमानसः । कृताञ्जलिर्जगन्नाथमस्तौषीत्कमलापतिम् १३१। दृष्टिं हरे दुरितगामपि मे कृपालां भक्तिं निजां प्रति विभो शुभदामनैषीः । तस्मादहं विहितविस्तरपातकोऽपि ग्राम्यस्त्वयाकारि पुमानिवाद्य १३२। रुष्टे त्वयि त्रिदशवंदितपादयुग्मे दृष्टिः प्रयाति दुरितं खलु मानवस्य । तुष्टे च याति सुकृतं प्रति सैव दृष्टिर्ज्ञातं मयैव परमेश्वर केवलं च १३३। त्वां वच्मि नाथ भवतः स्मरणं प्रभावं यस्माद्व्रजामि निखिलार्जितपातकोऽपि । स्थानं जगाम परमं त्रिदशैकलभ्यमारुह्य शुद्धकनकच्छुरितं विमानम् १३४। त्वत्पादपद्मसलिलस्य सदागुणाढ्यो व्याधः स वेत्ति कनिकः कृतसर्वपापः । त्वद्वेश्ममार्जनफलं जगदेकनाथ यज्ञध्वजः क्षितिपतिः सुरवंदितश्च १३५। वेश्मोपलेपनफलं भवतो मुरारे सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकारण ईश्वरस्य । जानाति पन्नग रिपुध्वज यज्ञमाली भ्राता च तस्य कृतपापभयः सुमाली १३६। हरिं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य भवंतं यत्फलं भवेत् । धर्म एव स जानाति नान्यः कश्चिज्जगत्त्रये १३७। तव चित्तं दयां नाथ गदितुं भुवि कः क्षमः । त्वां विद्ध्वापि शरैर्व्याधो जगाम परमं पदम् १३८। निंदित्वापि जगन्नाथ भवंतं त्रिदशेश्वरम् । शिशुपालो ययौ मोक्षं तव भक्तस्य का कथा १३९। ब्रह्मरूपेण येनासौ त्वया सृष्टमिदं जगत् । त्वयि तस्मिन्महाविष्णो रमतां मम मानसम् १४०। सर्वो विष्णो त्वयानेन क्रियते जगतः क्षयः । रुद्र रूपेण संसारे तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु मे १४१। यस्मादल्पतमं नास्ति यस्मान्नास्ति महत्तमम् । येन व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं त्वया तस्मै नमोऽस्तु ते १४२। नेत्राभ्यां यस्यदेवस्य सूर्योऽजनि दिवाकरः । मुखादग्निश्च जायेत तव तस्मै नमोऽस्तु ते १४३। यस्य श्रोत्राद्वायवोऽपि जाताः प्राणाश्च केशव । तव तस्मै सुरश्रेष्ठ नमोऽस्तु मम सर्वदा १४४। लक्ष्मीर्यस्य सदा क्रोडे श्यामाङ्गस्य सुनिर्वृता । सौदामिनीव मेघस्य तव तस्मै नमोऽस्तु ते १४५। गंतुं महिम्नां सीमानं ब्रह्माद्या अपि निर्जराः । न शक्नुवंति वै यस्य तव तस्मै नमोऽस्तु ते १४६। धर्माणां स्थापनार्थाय विनाशाय च पापिनाम् । युगेयुगे यः प्रभवेत्तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु मे १४७। मायया मोहितं येन जगदेतन्महात्मना । क्षिणोति मायया शंभुर्यस्तस्मै ते नमोऽस्तु मे १४८। भक्तिमात्रेण यस्तुष्टो न धनैर्न स्तवैस्तथा । न दानैर्न तपोभिश्च तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु मे १४९। गवां च ब्राह्मणानां च साधूनां च हितं तथा । कृपां च कुरुते यस्तु तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु मे १५० 7.17.150। अनाथानां च बंधूनां योगिनां दुःखिनां तथा । दुःखं हरति यो देवस्तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु मे १५१। मनुष्येषु च देवेषु गजेषु सकलेषु च । वर्तते यः समत्वेन तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु मे १५२। यस्मिंस्तुष्टे पर्वतोऽपि सद्य एव तृणायते । शैलीयते तृणं रुष्टे तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु मे १५३। पुण्यानां च यथा पुण्ये निजे पुत्रे यथा पितुः । यथा पत्यौ सतीनां च तथा त्वयि ममास्तु वै १५४। यूनां चित्तं यथा स्त्रीषु लुब्धानां च यथा धने । क्षुधितानां यथा चान्ने तथा त्वयि ममास्तु वै १५५। घर्मार्तानां यथा चन्द्रे शीतार्तानां रवाविति । तृषार्तानां यथा तोये तथा त्वयि ममास्तु वै १५६। यन्मया बुद्धिहीनेन गुरुस्त्रीगमनं कृतम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १५७। अवध्यानां वधो यस्तु मायामोहवता कृतः । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतंपश्यतो मम १५८। अपेयपानं च मया विहितं परमेश्वर । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवं तं पश्यतो मम १५९। अप्सुयोनौ तथा तोये यद्रेतः सेचनं कृतम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १६०। भ्रूणहत्या कृता या च रेतसां सेचनं भुवि । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम ६११। विश्वासघातकं यञ्च अज्ञात्वा मा यया कृतम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १६२। असत्यवचनं यच्च मया प्रोक्तं क्षणे क्षणे । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतोमम १६३। सतां निंदा कृता या च परहिंसा च सर्वदा । तत्पातकं क्षयंयातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १६४। श्लेष्मा च कफकं चैव यद्वक्त्रे च मया कृतम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १६५। वनस्पतिगते सोमे यत्कृतं तरुघातनम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १६६। पथि देवालये गोष्ठे मूलमंत्रं च यत्कृतम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १६७। अभक्तिर्वितता या च पितुर्मातुश्च केशव । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १६८। स्नानार्थं भोजनार्थं च गच्छन्यस्तु निवारितः । तत्पातकंक्षयंयातुभवंतंपश्यतोमम १६९। एकादश्यांसुरश्रेष्ठयन्मयाभोजनंकृतम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७०। अतिथिर्गृहमागच्छन्पूजितो न मया प्रभो । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७१। द्वादश्यां च दशम्यां च कृतं यच्च द्विभोजनम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७२। निवारणं कृतं यच्च पानार्थं धावती गवाम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७३। असमाप्य परित्यक्तं व्रतमारभ्य यन्मया । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७४। कूटसाक्ष्यं निरुक्तं यन्मित्रवात्सल्यतो मया । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७५। ऋतुकालाभिगमनं निजपत्न्यां कृतं न यत् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७६। असंस्कृते गृहे यच्च भोजनं विहितं मया । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७७। ग्रामयाचकवृत्तिश्च या मया नृहरे कृता । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७८। दण्ड्यमाने मया भूपे प्रभुत्वं यत्कृतं प्रभो । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १७९। पौराणिककथामध्ये यो विघ्नो विहितो मया । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८०। आदरेण मया या च परपाककथा श्रुता । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८१। अश्वत्थच्छेदनं यच्च धात्र्याश्च च्छेदनं कृतम् । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८२। दधिदुग्धघृतानां च विक्रयो यः कृतो मया । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८३। आशां दत्वा परेभ्यश्च कृता सा निष्फला मया । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८४। द्विजाश्च याचकाश्चैव कोपदृष्ट्या मयेक्षिताः । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८५। जीवनोपायदातारः कोपान्निर्भर्त्सिता मया । तत्पातकं क्षयं यातु भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८६। बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन बहुजन्मार्जितानि च । क्षयं गतानि पापानि भवंतं पश्यतो मम १८७। कृतार्थोऽस्मि कृतार्थोऽस्मि कृतार्थोऽस्मि न संशयः । नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं जगत्पते १८८। इत्युक्त्वाऽसौ द्विजो भक्त्या पुलकांचितविग्रहः । पपात जैमिने विष्णोश्चारुपादांबुजद्वये १८९। श्रीभगवानुवाच- उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ ते विप्र तुष्टोऽस्मि तव भक्तितः । किंतेऽभिलषितं ब्रूहि तत्ते दास्याम्यहं ध्रुवम् १९०। भद्रतनुरुवाच- परमेश्वरगोविन्द दयालो परमाच्युत । यत्संप्रति मया प्राप्तं तत्केन भुवि लभ्यते १९१। तथाप्येकं वरं याचे मुरारे तव सन्निधौ । जन्मजन्मनिमे भक्तिस्त्वय्यस्तु सुदृढा प्रभो १९२। मया कृतमिदं स्तोत्रं यः पठेद्भक्तितो नरः । तस्याभिलषितं सर्वं प्रसन्नस्त्वं प्रदास्यसि १९३। श्रीभगवानुवाच- दत्तोऽयं ते वरः कोऽपि विप्र नास्त्यत्र संशयः । किंतु त्वया सह प्राज्ञ सख्यं कर्तुं मयेष्यते १९४। न मे सेवकयोग्यास्ते भवानहमिह द्विज । अतः सख्यं प्रविवृतं त्वया सह मयाधुना १९५। व्यास उवाच- ततो नारायणो देवो दयालुर्भक्तवत्सलः । चकार जैमिने सख्यं तेन पुण्यात्मना सह १९६। निजकण्ठगतां मालां ददौ तस्मै मुदा हरिः । सोऽपि विप्रो ददौ भक्त्या हरेस्तुलसिकास्रजम् १९७। प्रसार्य चतुरो बाहूंस्तमालिंगितवान्हरिः । स विप्रोऽपि मुदा विष्णुं तमालिंगितवान्प्रभुः १९८। इत्थं कृत्वा हरिः सख्यं तेनाग्रजन्मना सह । भक्तिग्राही दयालुः स तत्रैवांतरधीयत १९९। ततः प्रतिदिनं तत्र क्षेत्रे च पुरुषोत्तमे । आरेभे कंदुकक्रीडां हरिस्तेनाग्रजन्मना २०० 7.17.200। कदाचिद्दुर्बलं दृष्ट्वा तं विप्रं करुणामयः । उवाच वाचं विप्रर्षेमित्रवात्सल्यतो हरिः २०१। श्रीभगवानुवाच- सखे कथं दुर्बलस्त्वं हृतं केन धनं तव । हृदि का वा च ते चिन्ता सखे तद्वक्तुमर्हसि २०२। भद्रतनुरुवाच- त्वत्प्रीतये जगन्नाथ नित्यमेव मया तपः । क्रियते तेन मे गात्रं याति दुर्बलतां प्रभो २०३। श्रीभगवानुवाच- यथा त्वयि प्रसन्नोऽस्मि कस्मिंश्च न तथा सखे । कायक्लेशं पुनः कस्मात्करोषि द्विजसत्तम २०४। दुर्बलं त्वां समालोक्य हृदि मे जायते व्यथा । कायक्लेशमतः सर्वं जहीहि द्विजसत्तम २०५। निजोत्तरीयैर्निजवस्त्रभूषण्सुचारुचामीकरकुड्मलाभ्याम् । स्वहस्तराजद्वलयैश्च विप्रः स्वयं सुरेशेन च मंडितोऽसौ २०६। किरीटमानीय निजाल्ललाटात्पादाच्च पादांगदयुग्ममीशः । सुवर्णहारं निजकंठदेशात्तस्मै ददौ विप्रवराय कृष्णः २०७। तैर्भूषणैः श्रीहरिणा प्रदत्तैर्विभूषितोऽयं सुकृती द्विजन्मा । क्रीडेत्सदा कंदुककेलिवेत्ता कृष्णेन कृष्णांबुजसुंदरेण २०८। तमेकदा भूषणभूषिताड्गं तांबूलरागारुचिरोष्ठयुग्मम् । दिव्यांबरं चारुतरोत्तरीयं स्मेराननं तत्र ददर्श दांतः २०९। दांत उवाच- भद्र भद्रतनोऽद्यापि पापदृष्टिं न मुंचसि । दृष्ट्वापि भवतः कार्यं निंदितं सकलैर्जनैः २१०। शिष्यः कृतस्त्वं यस्मान्मे सर्वमेव हि भूषणम् । अहंयुश्चापि दुःशीलो निर्दयः पापतत्परः २११। गुरुकीर्तिविनाशी च पंचैते शिष्यपांसुलाः । अभक्तो बहुभाषी च तथा चंचलमानसः २१२। परोक्षगुरुनिंदाकृत्प्रोक्ताः शिष्याधमा इमे । चरित्रमुत्तमं ज्ञात्वा शिष्यः कार्यो विचक्षणैः २१३। यतो दुर्जनगा विद्या गुरूणां चापि दुःखदा । कीर्तिदास्तैश्च या विद्या निरुक्तास्तत्वदर्शिभिः २१४। ता वै दुर्जनगाः सद्यो गुरोर्घ्नंति यशस्तरुम् । पापेभ्यः पुण्यकर्माणि न रोचंते कदापि च २१५। न रोचते मक्षिकाभ्यः सुगन्धिचंदनं यथा । यथा मिष्टान्नपानेन न हि तृप्यंति गर्दभा २१६। दुर्जना न हि तृप्यंति यथा धर्मस्य चिंतया । अपकीर्तिभयाल्लक्ष्मीर्धर्मश्च सर्वकामदः २१७। कदाचिन्न भजेद्दुष्टं भजेद्वा गच्छति क्षयम् । प्रतिजन्मनि या विद्या भाग्येन लभते परा २१८। कदाचिल्लभते वापि तदा त्वं तरते विधिः २१९। भद्रतनुरुवाच- सत्यं ब्रवीषि विप्रर्षे नास्मि शास्त्रविशारदः । मया शिष्येण ते क्वापि नापकीर्तिर्भविष्यति २२०। त्वत्प्रसादाद्दिवजश्रेष्ठ सर्वाभिलषितं मम । सिद्धिं प्रतिगतं यस्मात्त्वमेको भुवि दुर्ल्लभः २२१। दांत उवाच- किं तेऽभिलषितं विप्र सिद्धिं प्रतिगतं वद । अचिरेणैव तपसां कथमुद्यापनं कृतम् २२२। भद्रतनुरुवाच- स्वल्पश्रमैरपि प्राप्तं मया संदर्शनं हरेः । यस्याज्ञया गुरो त्यक्तं मया नित्यक्रियादिकम् २२३। निजोत्तरीयं वस्त्रं च सुवर्णकलशद्वयम् । स्वहस्तवलयं चापि स्वललाटकिरीटकम् २२४। निजपादतुलाकोटिं निजमुक्तावलीं ददौ । तथा मे भगवान्विष्णुः सुप्रीतो द्विजसत्तम २२५। मया सह स कृत्वास्ते सख्यं सेवकदुःखहा । करोमि कंदुकाक्रीडां गुरो तेन सहानिशम् २२६। एतन्मे वचनं श्रुत्वा गच्छामि न हि यद्यपि । प्रतीत्या च मया प्रोक्तं तथापि तव सन्निधौ २२७। दांत उवाच- सप्तवर्षसहस्राणि भक्त्या परमया मया । आराधितोऽपि मे विष्णुर्दर्शनं न ददौ विभुः २२८। अहो विष्णुं समाराध्य पंचाहान्येव सत्तम । त्वया संदर्शनं प्राप्तं दैवतैरपि दुर्ल्लभम् २२९। धन्योऽसि त्वं कृतार्थोऽसि साक्षाद्देवस्त्वमुच्यते । यतस्त्वया सह स्वामी प्रेम्णा सख्यं चकार ह २३०। यदा मयि तव स्नेहो विद्यते द्विजसत्तम । कथं कथय मे विप्र दुर्ल्लभं विष्णुदर्शनम् २३१। व्यास उवाच- इत्युक्तो गुरुणा विप्रो विपिने निजमाश्रमम् । जगाम विस्मितो धीमान्विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः २३२। अथान्यस्मिन्दिने गत्वा कंदुकक्रीडनं कृतम् । उवाचेति जगन्नाथं दयालुं विनयान्वितः २३३। भद्रतनुरुवाच- गुरुर्हि मम देवेंद्र तव दर्शनमिच्छति । काज्ञा ते तिष्ठतो ब्रूहि दयालो कमलापते २३४। एकांतभक्तो विप्रोऽसौ तव पद्मनिभेक्षण । अतस्तस्मै सुरश्रेष्ठ दर्शनं दातुमर्हसि २३५। श्रीभगवानुवाच- अनेकजन्म विप्रेन्द्र भक्त्या परमया त्वया । पूजितोऽहमतो दत्तं दर्शनं ते मयाऽधुना २३६। कतिचिद्दिवसांतेन मामभ्यर्च्य द्विजः स च । मां द्रष्टुमिच्छति प्राज्ञस्त्वदृश्यं दैवतैरपि २३७। मम सोऽपि महाभक्तो मत्सपर्यापरायणः । मम संदर्शनं तस्मात्कदाचिद्द्विज लप्स्यति २३८। व्यास उवाच- इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा स विप्रः कमलापतिम् । इत्युवाच पुनर्भक्त्या केशवं क्लेशनाशनम् २३९। भद्रतनुरुवाच- अनुग्रहोस्ति देवेश यदा मयि जगत्पते । तदा मे संमुखे देहि दर्शनं भक्तवत्सल २४०। अयाचत गुरुर्देव तव दर्शनदक्षिणाम् । अहो मे गुरवे दत्वा दर्शनं पाहि मां प्रभो २४१। श्रीभगवानुवाच- यदा नूनं त्वयोत्सृष्टा मत्संदर्शनदक्षिणा । तदा गुरुं समानीय दर्शनं मम कारय २४२। इत्याज्ञप्तस्ततस्तेन गुरोराश्रममुत्तमम् । ययौ भद्रतनुः प्रीत्या पुनः स्वगुरुरागतः २४३। तस्मिन्विप्रे समायाते दान्ते दातृवरे हरिः । आत्मानं दर्शयामास सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम् २४४। ततो हरिं समालोक्य स विप्रो हरिभक्तिकृत् । बद्धाञ्जलिस्तमस्तौषीद्धर्षबाष्पविलोचनः २४५। दांत उवाच- दयालो कमलाकांत शरणागतपालक । नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमोनमः २४६। अद्य मे सफलं जन्म अद्य मे सफलं तपः । अद्य मे सफलं सर्वं प्राप्तं त्वद्दर्शनं मया २४७। पूर्वमालोचितं यद्यद्वचनं श्रीपते प्रभो । सिंधुकोटिगभीरस्य प्रसृतं पुरतस्तव २४८। स्तोत्रं तन्नास्ति संसारे वागीशस्य जगत्पतेः । येन स्तोत्रेण ते प्रीतिं जनयिष्यामि चेतसि २४९। रक्षरक्ष प्रभो रक्ष मां प्रसीद जगत्पते । त्वद्दासदासदासानां दासत्वेनापि मां वृणु । व्यास उवाच- ततः प्रहस्य देवेशो भक्तिग्राही दयामयः । करारविंदं तन्मूर्ध्नि दत्वा प्राहेति जैमिने २५० 7.17.250। श्रीभगवानुवाच- मद्भक्तोऽसि द्विजश्रेष्ठ प्राप्तं मद्दर्शनं त्वया । मत्प्रसादेन भद्रं ते सर्वमेव भविष्यति २५१। व्यास उवाच- तमालिङ्ग्य ततो दांतं प्रेम्णा भद्रतनुं च तम् । तत्रैवांतर्दधे विप्र सहसा परमेश्वर २५२। तस्मिन्क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये दुर्ल्लभे पुरुषोत्तमे । क्रियायोगैर्हरिन्दृष्ट्वा दांतो धाम परं ययौ २५३। सोऽपि भद्रतनुर्विप्रो हरिभक्तिपरायणः । आयुषोंते ययौ मोक्षं देवानामपि दुर्ल्लभम् २५४। एकाहमपि यो भक्त्या पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम् । बहुजन्मकृतं पापं प्रीतिः संवर्द्धते हरौ २५५। अद्यापि त्रिदशाः सर्वे ब्रह्माद्या अपि जैमिने । प्रभावं न हि जानंति हरिभक्तस्य भूतले २५६। कर्मभूमिरियं विप्र स्वर्गादपि च दुर्ल्लभा । यत्र विष्णुं समभ्यर्च्य मर्त्याः स्युः सुरवंदिताः २५७। शक्राद्यास्त्रिदशाः सर्वे सुपुण्यक्षयभीरवः । अन्योन्यमपि जल्पंतोऽनिशं च द्विजसत्तम २५८। भूय एव गमिष्यामः कर्मभूमिं कदा वयम् । कदा तत्र करिष्यामः पूजां श्रीकमलापतेः २५९। अतिधन्या इमे लोका अस्मत्तोऽपि महत्तराः । दुर्ल्लभे भारते वर्षे पूजयंति हरिं प्रभुम् २६०। अहो भारतवर्षस्य कः शक्तो गुणभाषणे । यत्राराध्य हरिं पूर्वं वयं देवत्वमागताः २६१। इत्थं देवगणाः सर्वे वासवाद्या द्विजोत्तम । नित्यं भारतभूभागं प्रशंसंति शुभप्रदम् २६२। तत्र जन्म समासाद्य येन नाराधितो हरिः । तत्तुल्यः कोऽपि संसारे कोऽपि दृष्टः श्रुतो न च २६३। सत्यं सत्यं पुनरपि गद्यते सत्यमेव तत् । विश्वात्मानं सकृदपि मानवा येऽर्चयंति च २६४। अप्यश्रांतं द्विज सुदृढया कर्मभूमौ च भक्त्या । मुक्ताः पापैः सुकररचितैर्यांति कैवल्यमाशु २६५। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे क्रियायोगसारे पुरुषोत्तमक्षेत्रे भद्रतनुवरप्रदानंनाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः १७ ।

jaiminiruvāca- punareva guro brūhi māhātmyaṃ kamalāpateḥ | hareḥ kathāmṛtaṃ pītvā tṛptirvai kasya jāyate 1| śrīvyāsa uvāca- tvattulyaḥ ko'pi saṃsāre sukṛtī na hi vidyate | yataḥ keśavamāhātmyaṃ śrotumicchasi bhaktitaḥ 2| nārāyaṇakathā ramyā punātyevaṃ jagattrayam | śrotāraṃ pṛcchakaṃ caiva vaktāraṃ ca dvijottama 3| śṛṇu lakṣmīpatervatsa māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam | kathayāmi samāsena caturvargaphalapradam 4| bhaktyā paramayā viṣṇumekāhamapi yo'rcayet | janmakoṭikṛtaṃ pāpaṃ sadyastasya hareddhariḥ 5| puṇyātmā sa kathaṃ martyo yena nārādhito hariḥ | sa kathaṃ pātakī yasya bhaktirnārāyaṇe prabhau 6| asti sarvapuraśreṣṭhaṃ puruṣottamasaṃjñakam | puraṃ sarvaguṇairyuktaṃ sarvadeva gaṇāśrayam 7| sarveṣāmeva tīrthānāṃ variṣṭhaṃ tannigadyate | yatastasminpure ramye sākṣādvasati keśavaḥ 8| tatra bhadratanurnāma pūrvameko'bhavaddvijaḥ | sundaraḥ priyavādī ca pavitrakulasaṃbhavaḥ 9| saṃprāptayauvano vipraḥ suṃdaraḥ kāmamohitaḥ | paralokabhayaṃ tyaktvā vārastrīnirato'bhavat 10| na vedādhyayanaṃ cakre purāṇāni ca sarvaśaḥ | tatyājottamasaṃjñāṃ ca pākhaṃḍajanasaṅgamāt 11| ayājyadānagrāhī ca paradravyāpahārakaḥ | abhavaddharmanindī ca sa vipraḥ pāpatatparaḥ 12| tatyāja brāhmaṇācāraṃ tathaiva satyabhāvanam | gurūṇāmatithīnāṃ ca pūjanaṃ brāhmaṇādhamaḥ 13| yadyatpāpataraṃ karma tattadeva vidhīyate | na ca puṇyatamaṃ karma kadācittena jaimine 14| ekadā kṛtapāpo'sau lokalajjābhayānvitaḥ | śrāddhaṃ cakāra vipro vai śrāddhabhaktivivarjitaḥ 15| vāranārīmiti prāha gataḥ sa niśi tadgṛham | brāhmaṇa uvāca- etadviśālajaghane pitṛśrāddhadinaṃ mama 16| āyātastvadguṇairbaddhastathāpi nilayaṃ tava | paśya rātrimimāṃ kāṃte sarvalokabhayāvahām 17| sravadaṃbudasaṃghātaṃ parivyāptaṃ nabhaḥsthalāt | navāṃbuluptamārgāyāṃ tvadguṇākṛṣṭamānasaḥ 18| asyāmapi vibhāvaryāṃ tavāhaṃ gṛhamāgataḥ | meghavidyutpratīpena kāmenārthopadeśinā 19| tvadguṇādhyānaviśvāsa āgato'haṃ niśi priye | tvāmadṛṣṭvā kṣaṇamapi prītirme nahi jāyate 20| api duḥkhena he tanvi tvāṃ draṣṭumahamāgataḥ | tīrthatoyābhiṣekena kāṃte kiṃ me prayojanam 21| tvatprematīrthatoyena siktaḥ prāpto'smyahaṃ divi | paratra sukhadāṃ sevāmārādhya mama kiṃ phalam 22| jīvataiva mayā svargaḥ prāpyate tvatprasādataḥ | apakīrtibhayātkāṃte śrāddhakarmakṛtaṃ gṛhe 23| asmiñchrāddhe mama śraddhā svalpāpi na hi gamyate | tvaṃ me japastapastvaṃ me tvaṃ me nītiśca sundari 24| tvāmekāmeva saṃsāre sarvabhāvena sundari | prapanno'si sadā'haṃ te ājñāpaya karomi kim 25| sumadhyamovāca- tvayā putreṇa tātastu putrahīna ivābhavat | pitṛśrāddhadine'pi tvaṃ maithunaṃ karttumicchasi 26| durmate maithunaṃ yastu kurute pitṛvāsare | retobhojina eva syuḥ pitarastasya so'pi ca 27| kurute maithunaṃ mūḍho mohātpitṛdine yadi | tacchrāddhaṃ rākṣasagrāhyaṃ bhavennāstyatra saṃśayaḥ 28| mayyaddhā gaditaṃ yatte yathā snehena mānasam | tathā yadi bhavedviṣṇau tadā prāpnoti kiṃ nahi 29| yamadaṃḍāṃtarasthāyi jīvitaṃ ca śarīriṇām | tathāpi pātakaṃ mūḍha kuruṣe nirbhayaḥ sadā 30| jalabudbudavanmūḍhaḥ kṣaṇavidhvaṃsi jīvitam | kimarthaṃ śāśvatadhiyā kuruṣecchuritaṃ sadā 31| lalāṭe likhitaṃ yasya mṛtyurityakṣaradvayam | sa kathaṃ kurute pāpaṃ samastakleśadāyakam 32| aho māyā mahāviṣṇorekā balavatī kṣitau | yataḥ pāpaṃ prakurvāṇaḥ satataṃ harṣito dvija 33| sthānaṃ pāpāya me dehi nijadehe durāśraye | dahatyāśramamedho hi vītihotra iva jvalan 34| vyāsa uvāca- daivapreritapāpācca tayetyuktaṃ suveśyayā | manasā ciṃtayāmāsa brāhmaṇaḥ kṛtapātakaḥ 35| dhigdhiṅmāṃ ca mahāpāpaṃ mūḍhaṃ pātakināṃ varam | veśyāyā eva tajjñānaṃ tanme nāsti durātmanaḥ 36| brāhmaṇasya kule śuddhe janma saṃprāpya vai mayā | ātmaghātakaraṃ pāpaṃ nityameva kṛtaṃ mahat 37| jāto yadā dhruvo mṛtyurmṛte svāmī yadā yamaḥ | avivekatayā pāpaṃ kathaṃ tarhi karomyaham 38| japastapastathā homo vedādhyayanameva ca | viprācāro'titheḥ pūjā gurubhaktirdvijārcanam 39| pitṛyajñādikaṃ karma pūjā ca kamalāpateḥ | mayā na cakre kasmādvai bhaviṣyatyuttamā gatiḥ 40| mārkaṃḍeyaṃ mahātmānaṃ sarvadharmavidāṃ varam | tuṣṭāva sa dvijo vācā praṇamya bhuvi daṇḍavat 41| brāhmaṇa uvāca- namastubhyaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha dīrghajīvanamo'stute | nārāyaṇasvarūpāya namastubhyaṃ mahātmane 42| namo mṛkaṇḍaputrāya sarvalokahitaiṣiṇe | jñānārṇavāya vai tubhyaṃ nirvikārāya vai namaḥ 43| stutasteneti vipreṇa mārkaṃḍeyo mahātapāḥ | uvāca paramaprītaḥ sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ 44| mārkaṃḍeya uvāca-| tava bhaktyā'tituṣṭo'smi mahābhāga varaṃ vṛṇu | tavābhilaṣitaṃ sadyaḥ sādhayiṣyāmi nānyathā 45| brāhmaṇa uvāca- ahaṃ pāpātmanāṃ śreṣṭho dvijācāravivarjitaḥ | parahiṃsānvito nityaṃ parastrīnirataḥ sadā 46| mayā mūḍhena viprendra sadā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ mahat | nāmutrāpi kṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ kadācidapi sādaram 47| saṃsārasāgare ghore duḥkhade'tyaṃta bhairave | kathaṃ bhavati nistāro mahāpātakino mama 48| mārkaṃḍeya uvāca- kṛtapāpo'pi viprendra tvaṃ hi puṇyātmanāṃ varaḥ | yato buddhiriyaṃ jātā tvayi saṃsāradurllabhā 49| puṇyātmanāṃ puṇyadṛṣṭirvardhate prativāsaram | pāpātmanāṃ pāpadṛṣṭirvarddhate tu dinedine 50 7.17.50| pāpatmanāpi bhavatā pāpadṛṣṭirnivāryate | atastubhyaṃ jagannāthaḥ prasanna iva lakṣyate 51| pāpaṃ kṛtvāpi yo martyaḥ pāpādbhūyo nivartate | tamuttaraṃ naraṃ prāhuḥ pūrvajanmārcitācyutam 52| nijabhaktaṃ mahāviṣṇurdṛṣṭvā pāparataṃ prabhuḥ | dadāti vipulāṃ buddhiṃ yathā bhavati sadgatiḥ 53| atastvaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha pratijanmācyutārcakaḥ | acireṇaiva bhadraṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ 54| yadyatpṛṣṭaṃ tvayā vipra mattaḥ śroṣyasi taṃ nahi | yato nityakriyākālo mama saṃprati vartate 55| dāṃtonāma dvijaḥ kaścidasti sarvārthatatvavit | kathayiṣyati tatsarvaṃ sa ca tasyāśramaṃ vraja 56| tenopadiṣṭo'sau vipro mārkaṃḍeyena dhīmatā | dāṃtāśramaṃ yayau kṣipraṃ pavitramatisundaram 57| aśvatthaiścaṃpakaiścaiva bakulaiḥ priyakaistathā | anyaiśca puṣpitairvṛkṣaiḥ śobhitaṃ sumanoharam 58| praphullakusumāmodaṃ parivyāptadigaṃtaram | guñjadbhramarasaṃghātaṃ phalaśabdātiśabditam 59| mandaṃmandaṃ vahadvāyuśītalaṃ caiva vāri ca | śataśvāpadasaṃkīrṇaṃ śiṣyopaśiṣyasaṃkulam 60| tasyāśramaṃ tato vipraḥ praviśyātimanoharam | dadarśa dāṃtaṃ tatvajñaṃ sarvaśiṣyagaṇairvṛtam 61| stutvā taṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha dāṃtaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam | vavaṃde caraṇau tasya śirasā sa dvijottamaḥ 62| dāṃta uvāca- kastvaṃ bhadra samāyātaḥ kimastyatra prayojanam | brūhi tattvaṃ tu māṃ stauṣi hetunā kena sāṃpratam 63| bhadratanuruvāca-| brāhmaṇo'haṃ mahābhāga brāhmaṇācāravarjitaḥ | nāmnā bhadratanuḥ khyāto vihitākhilapātakaḥ 64| saṃsārapāpavicchedaḥ kathaṃ me pāpino bhavet | etanme kathaya brahmanyatastvaṃ sarvatatvavit 65| dāṃta uvāca- śṛṇu vipra paraṃ guhyaṃ tavasnehānmayocyate | yena saṃsārapāśasya vicchedo bhavate nṛṇām 66| tyaja pākhaṃḍasaṃsargaṃ saṃgaṃ bhaja satāṃ sadā | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca mohaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca darpamatsarau 67| asatyaṃ parahisāṃ ca tyaja yatnādapi dvija | smarannāmāni satataṃ mahāviṣṇormahātmanaḥ 68| saṃmārjanaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha tathopalepanaṃ punaḥ | mārgaśobhāṃ ca dīpaṃ ca keśavāyatane kuru 69| kuru brāhmaṇasevāṃ ca jñātisevāṃ ca sarvadā | kurvanna toyadānaṃ ca nityaṃ paṃcamahādhvarān 70| kathāṃ śṛṇu harermaṃtraṃ japa tvaṃ dvādaśākṣaram | karmāṇyetāni savāṇi kurvatastava sattama 71| bhaviṣyatyuttamaṃ jñānaṃ jñānānmokṣamavāpsyasi 72| brāhmaṇa uvāca- yānyetāni tvayā brahmanproktāni śubhadāni vai | teṣāṃ vivaraṇaṃ brūhi kiṃ moho daṃbhamatsarau 73| kimasatyaṃ ca kā hiṃsā dayāśāṃtirdamaśca kaḥ | samadṛṣṭiśca kā proktā kā pūjā kamalāpateḥ 74| ahorātraśca kaḥ proktaḥ kiṃ viṣṇusmaraṇaṃ tathā | ke vā paṃcamahāyajñāḥ ko maṃtro dvādaśākṣaraḥ 75| eṣāṃ vivaraṇaṃ sarvaṃ brūhi brāhmaṇasattama | tathā tava prasādena prāpnomi paramaṃ padam 76| dāṃta uvāca-| ye vedasaṃmataṃ kāryaṃ tyaktvānyatkarma kurvate | nijācāravihīnā ye pākhaṃḍāste prakīrtitāḥ 77| nijācāragrāhiṇo ye kurvate vedasaṃmatam | pāpābhilāṣarahitāḥ sajjanāste prakīrtitāḥ 78| yo'bhilāṣaḥ sadā strīṣu vibhavopārjanādiṣu | varttate brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha sa kāma iti kathyate 79| samākarṇyātmano nindāṃ yastāpo hṛdi jāyate | sa krodha iti vijñeyaḥ sarvadharmāvaghātakaḥ 80| paravittādikaṃ dṛṣṭvā netuṃ yo hṛdi jāyate | abhilāṣo dvijaśreṣṭha sa lobha iti kīrtitaḥ 81| mama mātā mama pitā mameyaṃ gṛhiṇī gṛham | etadanyanmamatvaṃ hi sa moha iti kīrtitaḥ 82| ahaṃ mahātmā dhanavānna tulyaḥ ko'pi bhūtale | idaṃ yajjāyate citte madaḥ proktaḥ sa kovidaiḥ 83| niṃdaṃti māṃ sadā lokā dhigastu mama jīvanam | ityātmānaṃ vadedyastu dhikkāraḥ sa ca matsaraḥ 84| yathārthakathanaṃ yacca sarvalokasukhapradam | tatsatyamiti vijñeyamasatyaṃ tadviparyayam 85| aiśvaryaṃ dāraputrādyā yāntyamuṣyakadā kṣayam | iti yā jāyate citte sā hiṃsā parikīrtitā 86| yatnādapi parakleśaṃ hartuṃ yaddhṛdi jāyate | icchābhūmirdvijaśreṣṭha sā dayā parikīrtitā 87| yā tuṣṭirjāyate citte śāntiḥ sā gadyate budhaiḥ | kutsitātkarmaṇo'nyatra yaccittāvinivāraṇam 88| saṃkīrtito damaḥ prājñaiḥ saṃmatastatvadarśibhiḥ | duḥkhe sukhe ca viprendra yā tuṣṭirvartase sadā 89| tathā śatrau ca mitre ca samadṛṣṭirhi sā smṛtā | naivedyagaṃdhapuṣpādyaiḥ śraddhayā puruṣo hareḥ 90| yo'rcanaṃ kurute vipra sā pūjā parikīrtitā | madhyāhne caiva rātrau ca laṃghanaṃ yadvidhīyate 91| tadvijñeyamahorātraṃ pūrvāparadināśanam | ātmanaḥ keśavasyāpi dvayorapi ca sattama 92| yadekīkaraṇaṃ tacca viṣṇusmaraṇamucyate | brahmayajño nṛyajñaśca devayajñaśca sattama 93| pitṛyajño bhūtayajñaḥ paṃcayajñāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | namo bhagavate vāsudevāyoṅkārapūrvakam 94| mahāmaṃtramimaṃ prāhustatvajñā dvādaśākṣaram | iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ pṛṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇasattama 95| yajjñātvā mānavāḥ sarve labhaṃte jñānamuttamam | tataḥ pratidinaṃ vipra nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam 96| paṭhitvā kamalābharturdurllabhaṃ mokṣamāpsyasi | bhadratanuruvāca- brūhi lakṣmīpaterviṣṇornāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam 97| dāṃta uvāca- śṛṇu vipra pravakṣyāmi nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam | sahasranāma cākṛṣya sāraṃ viṣṇoḥ parātmanaḥ 98| aṣṭottaraśataṃ nāmnāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | paṭhitavyaṃ yathā dhyātvā śṛṇu dhyānaṃ mayocyate 99| atasīkusumākāraṃ praphullakamalekṣaṇam | gavāṃcaraṇadhūlībhirbhūṣitākhilavigraham 100 7.17.100| gopucchavālapāśena maṃḍitottamamastakam | vaṃśīdhvaniparinyastarucirauṣṭhapuṭaṃ prabhum 101| gogoṣṭhavāsibhiḥ snigdhaiḥ śiśubhiḥ parivāritam | pītāṃbaraṃ smaramukhaṃ dhyāyetkṛṣṇāsyamuttamam 102| oṃnamo'sya kṛṣṇāṣṭottaraśatanāmnāṃ vedavyāsaṛṣiranuṣṭupchaṃdaḥ | śrīkṛṣṇo devatā śrīkṛṣṇaprītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ 103| namaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ keśavaśca keśiśatruḥ sanātanaḥ | kaṃsārirdhenukāriśca śiśupālaripuḥ prabhuḥ 104| devakīnandanaḥ śauriḥ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ | dāmodaro jagannātho jagatkartā jaganmayaḥ 105| nārāyaṇo balidhvaṃsī vāmano'ditinandanaḥ | viṣṇuryadukulaśreṣṭho vāsudevo vasupradaḥ 106| anaṃtaḥ kaiṭabhāriśca mallajinnarakāṃtakaḥ | acyutaḥ śrīdharaḥ śrīmāñchrīpatiḥ puruṣottamaḥ 107| govindo vanamālī ca hṛṣīkeśo'khilārtihā | nṛsiṃho daityaśatruśca matsyadevo jaganmayaḥ 108| bhūmidhārī mahākūrmo varāhaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | vaikuṇṭhaḥ pītavāsāśca cakrapāṇirgadādharaḥ 109| śaṃkhabhṛtpadmapāṇiśca nandakī garuḍadhvajaḥ | caturbhujo mahāsatvo mahābuddhirmahābhujaḥ 110| mahotsavo mahātejā mahābāhupriyaḥ prabhuḥ | viṣvaksenaśca śārṅgī ca padmanābho janārdanaḥ 111| tulasī vallabho'pāraḥ pareśaḥ parameśvaraḥ | paramakleśahārī ca paratra sukhadaḥ paraḥ 112| hṛdayasthoṃ'barastho yo mohado mohanāśanaḥ | samastapātakadhvaṃsī mahābalabalāṃtakaḥ 113| rukmiṇīramaṇo rukmipratijñākhaṇḍano mahān | dāmabaddhaḥ kleśahārī govarddhanadharo hariḥ 114| pūtanārirmuṣṭikāriryamalārjunabhañjanaḥ | upendro viśvamūrtiśca vyomapādaḥ sanātanaḥ 115| paramātmā parabrahma praṇatārtivināśanaḥ | trivikramo mahāmāyo yogavidviṣṭaraśravāḥ 116| śrīnidhiḥ śrīnivāsaśca yajñabhoktā sukhapradaḥ | yajñeśvaro rāvaṇāriḥ pralaṃbaghno'kṣayo'vyayaḥ 117| sahasranāmnāṃ caitatte nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam | viṣṇuprītikaraṃ sarvaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam 118| duḥsvapnanāśanaṃ caiva grahapīḍāvināśanam | sarvarogakṣayakaraṃ paramaiśvaryadaṃ tathā 119| sarvopadravavidhvaṃsi sarvakarmaphalapradam | mayā proktaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha vaiṣṇavaprītihetave 120| trisaṃdhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ bhaktitaḥ purato hareḥ | śatamaṣṭottaraśataṃ nāmnāṃ tuṣṭaḥ sadā hariḥ 121| śrāddhe ca yaḥpaṭhedetadbhaktimānvaiṣṇavo janaḥ | saṃtuṣṭāḥ pitarastasya prayāṃti paramaṃ padam 122| yajñakāle paṭhedyastu devatārādhane tathā | dānakāle ca yātrāyāṃ sa vai tatphalamāpnuyāt 123| aputro labhate putraṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam | vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ stavasyāsya prakīrtanāt 124| ye paṭhaṃti harerbhaktyā nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam | nāśubhaṃ vidyate teṣāṃ kadācidapi bhūtale 125| dāṃta uvāca- gaccha brāhmaṇa bhadraṃ te proktena vidhinā mayā | samārādhya hariṃ bhaktyā paramaṃ kṣemamāpsyasi 126| evaṃ prabodhitastena dāṃtena paramārthinā | tasminkṣetravare puṇye haripūjāparo'bhavat 127| nityaṃ tu bhaktyā vipro'sau paṃcāhāni ca jaimine | dāṃtaproktena vidhinā cakāra haripūjanam 128| jñātvā bhaktiṃ haristasya sudṛḍhāṃ karuṇāmayaḥ | āvirbabhūva sahasā koṭisūryaivāṃśumān 129| taṃ dṛṣṭvā jagatāmīśaṃ kamalāpriyamacyutam | vavaṃde śirasā viprastatpādakamaladvaye 130| athāsau brāhmaṇaśreṣṭho harṣanirbharamānasaḥ | kṛtāñjalirjagannāthamastauṣītkamalāpatim 131| dṛṣṭiṃ hare duritagāmapi me kṛpālāṃ bhaktiṃ nijāṃ prati vibho śubhadāmanaiṣīḥ | tasmādahaṃ vihitavistarapātako'pi grāmyastvayākāri pumānivādya 132| ruṣṭe tvayi tridaśavaṃditapādayugme dṛṣṭiḥ prayāti duritaṃ khalu mānavasya | tuṣṭe ca yāti sukṛtaṃ prati saiva dṛṣṭirjñātaṃ mayaiva parameśvara kevalaṃ ca 133| tvāṃ vacmi nātha bhavataḥ smaraṇaṃ prabhāvaṃ yasmādvrajāmi nikhilārjitapātako'pi | sthānaṃ jagāma paramaṃ tridaśaikalabhyamāruhya śuddhakanakacchuritaṃ vimānam 134| tvatpādapadmasalilasya sadāguṇāḍhyo vyādhaḥ sa vetti kanikaḥ kṛtasarvapāpaḥ | tvadveśmamārjanaphalaṃ jagadekanātha yajñadhvajaḥ kṣitipatiḥ suravaṃditaśca 135| veśmopalepanaphalaṃ bhavato murāre sṛṣṭisthitipralayakāraṇa īśvarasya | jānāti pannaga ripudhvaja yajñamālī bhrātā ca tasya kṛtapāpabhayaḥ sumālī 136| hariṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya bhavaṃtaṃ yatphalaṃ bhavet | dharma eva sa jānāti nānyaḥ kaścijjagattraye 137| tava cittaṃ dayāṃ nātha gadituṃ bhuvi kaḥ kṣamaḥ | tvāṃ viddhvāpi śarairvyādho jagāma paramaṃ padam 138| niṃditvāpi jagannātha bhavaṃtaṃ tridaśeśvaram | śiśupālo yayau mokṣaṃ tava bhaktasya kā kathā 139| brahmarūpeṇa yenāsau tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ jagat | tvayi tasminmahāviṣṇo ramatāṃ mama mānasam 140| sarvo viṣṇo tvayānena kriyate jagataḥ kṣayaḥ | rudra rūpeṇa saṃsāre tasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu me 141| yasmādalpatamaṃ nāsti yasmānnāsti mahattamam | yena vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ tvayā tasmai namo'stu te 142| netrābhyāṃ yasyadevasya sūryo'jani divākaraḥ | mukhādagniśca jāyeta tava tasmai namo'stu te 143| yasya śrotrādvāyavo'pi jātāḥ prāṇāśca keśava | tava tasmai suraśreṣṭha namo'stu mama sarvadā 144| lakṣmīryasya sadā kroḍe śyāmāṅgasya sunirvṛtā | saudāminīva meghasya tava tasmai namo'stu te 145| gaṃtuṃ mahimnāṃ sīmānaṃ brahmādyā api nirjarāḥ | na śaknuvaṃti vai yasya tava tasmai namo'stu te 146| dharmāṇāṃ sthāpanārthāya vināśāya ca pāpinām | yugeyuge yaḥ prabhavettasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu me 147| māyayā mohitaṃ yena jagadetanmahātmanā | kṣiṇoti māyayā śaṃbhuryastasmai te namo'stu me 148| bhaktimātreṇa yastuṣṭo na dhanairna stavaistathā | na dānairna tapobhiśca tasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu me 149| gavāṃ ca brāhmaṇānāṃ ca sādhūnāṃ ca hitaṃ tathā | kṛpāṃ ca kurute yastu tasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu me 150 7.17.150| anāthānāṃ ca baṃdhūnāṃ yogināṃ duḥkhināṃ tathā | duḥkhaṃ harati yo devastasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu me 151| manuṣyeṣu ca deveṣu gajeṣu sakaleṣu ca | vartate yaḥ samatvena tasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu me 152| yasmiṃstuṣṭe parvato'pi sadya eva tṛṇāyate | śailīyate tṛṇaṃ ruṣṭe tasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu me 153| puṇyānāṃ ca yathā puṇye nije putre yathā pituḥ | yathā patyau satīnāṃ ca tathā tvayi mamāstu vai 154| yūnāṃ cittaṃ yathā strīṣu lubdhānāṃ ca yathā dhane | kṣudhitānāṃ yathā cānne tathā tvayi mamāstu vai 155| gharmārtānāṃ yathā candre śītārtānāṃ ravāviti | tṛṣārtānāṃ yathā toye tathā tvayi mamāstu vai 156| yanmayā buddhihīnena gurustrīgamanaṃ kṛtam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 157| avadhyānāṃ vadho yastu māyāmohavatā kṛtaḥ | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃpaśyato mama 158| apeyapānaṃ ca mayā vihitaṃ parameśvara | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃ taṃ paśyato mama 159| apsuyonau tathā toye yadretaḥ secanaṃ kṛtam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 160| bhrūṇahatyā kṛtā yā ca retasāṃ secanaṃ bhuvi | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 611| viśvāsaghātakaṃ yañca ajñātvā mā yayā kṛtam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 162| asatyavacanaṃ yacca mayā proktaṃ kṣaṇe kṣaṇe | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyatomama 163| satāṃ niṃdā kṛtā yā ca parahiṃsā ca sarvadā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃyātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 164| śleṣmā ca kaphakaṃ caiva yadvaktre ca mayā kṛtam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 165| vanaspatigate some yatkṛtaṃ tarughātanam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 166| pathi devālaye goṣṭhe mūlamaṃtraṃ ca yatkṛtam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 167| abhaktirvitatā yā ca piturmātuśca keśava | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 168| snānārthaṃ bhojanārthaṃ ca gacchanyastu nivāritaḥ | tatpātakaṃkṣayaṃyātubhavaṃtaṃpaśyatomama 169| ekādaśyāṃsuraśreṣṭhayanmayābhojanaṃkṛtam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 170| atithirgṛhamāgacchanpūjito na mayā prabho | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 171| dvādaśyāṃ ca daśamyāṃ ca kṛtaṃ yacca dvibhojanam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 172| nivāraṇaṃ kṛtaṃ yacca pānārthaṃ dhāvatī gavām | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 173| asamāpya parityaktaṃ vratamārabhya yanmayā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 174| kūṭasākṣyaṃ niruktaṃ yanmitravātsalyato mayā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 175| ṛtukālābhigamanaṃ nijapatnyāṃ kṛtaṃ na yat | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 176| asaṃskṛte gṛhe yacca bhojanaṃ vihitaṃ mayā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 177| grāmayācakavṛttiśca yā mayā nṛhare kṛtā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 178| daṇḍyamāne mayā bhūpe prabhutvaṃ yatkṛtaṃ prabho | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 179| paurāṇikakathāmadhye yo vighno vihito mayā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 180| ādareṇa mayā yā ca parapākakathā śrutā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 181| aśvatthacchedanaṃ yacca dhātryāśca cchedanaṃ kṛtam | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 182| dadhidugdhaghṛtānāṃ ca vikrayo yaḥ kṛto mayā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 183| āśāṃ datvā parebhyaśca kṛtā sā niṣphalā mayā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 184| dvijāśca yācakāścaiva kopadṛṣṭyā mayekṣitāḥ | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 185| jīvanopāyadātāraḥ kopānnirbhartsitā mayā | tatpātakaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 186| bahunātra kimuktena bahujanmārjitāni ca | kṣayaṃ gatāni pāpāni bhavaṃtaṃ paśyato mama 187| kṛtārtho'smi kṛtārtho'smi kṛtārtho'smi na saṃśayaḥ | namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ jagatpate 188| ityuktvā'sau dvijo bhaktyā pulakāṃcitavigrahaḥ | papāta jaimine viṣṇoścārupādāṃbujadvaye 189| śrībhagavānuvāca- uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha te vipra tuṣṭo'smi tava bhaktitaḥ | kiṃte'bhilaṣitaṃ brūhi tatte dāsyāmyahaṃ dhruvam 190| bhadratanuruvāca- parameśvaragovinda dayālo paramācyuta | yatsaṃprati mayā prāptaṃ tatkena bhuvi labhyate 191| tathāpyekaṃ varaṃ yāce murāre tava sannidhau | janmajanmanime bhaktistvayyastu sudṛḍhā prabho 192| mayā kṛtamidaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhedbhaktito naraḥ | tasyābhilaṣitaṃ sarvaṃ prasannastvaṃ pradāsyasi 193| śrībhagavānuvāca- datto'yaṃ te varaḥ ko'pi vipra nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | kiṃtu tvayā saha prājña sakhyaṃ kartuṃ mayeṣyate 194| na me sevakayogyāste bhavānahamiha dvija | ataḥ sakhyaṃ pravivṛtaṃ tvayā saha mayādhunā 195| vyāsa uvāca- tato nārāyaṇo devo dayālurbhaktavatsalaḥ | cakāra jaimine sakhyaṃ tena puṇyātmanā saha 196| nijakaṇṭhagatāṃ mālāṃ dadau tasmai mudā hariḥ | so'pi vipro dadau bhaktyā harestulasikāsrajam 197| prasārya caturo bāhūṃstamāliṃgitavānhariḥ | sa vipro'pi mudā viṣṇuṃ tamāliṃgitavānprabhuḥ 198| itthaṃ kṛtvā hariḥ sakhyaṃ tenāgrajanmanā saha | bhaktigrāhī dayāluḥ sa tatraivāṃtaradhīyata 199| tataḥ pratidinaṃ tatra kṣetre ca puruṣottame | ārebhe kaṃdukakrīḍāṃ haristenāgrajanmanā 200 7.17.200| kadāciddurbalaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ vipraṃ karuṇāmayaḥ | uvāca vācaṃ viprarṣemitravātsalyato hariḥ 201| śrībhagavānuvāca- sakhe kathaṃ durbalastvaṃ hṛtaṃ kena dhanaṃ tava | hṛdi kā vā ca te cintā sakhe tadvaktumarhasi 202| bhadratanuruvāca- tvatprītaye jagannātha nityameva mayā tapaḥ | kriyate tena me gātraṃ yāti durbalatāṃ prabho 203| śrībhagavānuvāca- yathā tvayi prasanno'smi kasmiṃśca na tathā sakhe | kāyakleśaṃ punaḥ kasmātkaroṣi dvijasattama 204| durbalaṃ tvāṃ samālokya hṛdi me jāyate vyathā | kāyakleśamataḥ sarvaṃ jahīhi dvijasattama 205| nijottarīyairnijavastrabhūṣaṇsucārucāmīkarakuḍmalābhyām | svahastarājadvalayaiśca vipraḥ svayaṃ sureśena ca maṃḍito'sau 206| kirīṭamānīya nijāllalāṭātpādācca pādāṃgadayugmamīśaḥ | suvarṇahāraṃ nijakaṃṭhadeśāttasmai dadau vipravarāya kṛṣṇaḥ 207| tairbhūṣaṇaiḥ śrīhariṇā pradattairvibhūṣito'yaṃ sukṛtī dvijanmā | krīḍetsadā kaṃdukakelivettā kṛṣṇena kṛṣṇāṃbujasuṃdareṇa 208| tamekadā bhūṣaṇabhūṣitāḍgaṃ tāṃbūlarāgāruciroṣṭhayugmam | divyāṃbaraṃ cārutarottarīyaṃ smerānanaṃ tatra dadarśa dāṃtaḥ 209| dāṃta uvāca- bhadra bhadratano'dyāpi pāpadṛṣṭiṃ na muṃcasi | dṛṣṭvāpi bhavataḥ kāryaṃ niṃditaṃ sakalairjanaiḥ 210| śiṣyaḥ kṛtastvaṃ yasmānme sarvameva hi bhūṣaṇam | ahaṃyuścāpi duḥśīlo nirdayaḥ pāpatatparaḥ 211| gurukīrtivināśī ca paṃcaite śiṣyapāṃsulāḥ | abhakto bahubhāṣī ca tathā caṃcalamānasaḥ 212| parokṣaguruniṃdākṛtproktāḥ śiṣyādhamā ime | caritramuttamaṃ jñātvā śiṣyaḥ kāryo vicakṣaṇaiḥ 213| yato durjanagā vidyā gurūṇāṃ cāpi duḥkhadā | kīrtidāstaiśca yā vidyā niruktāstatvadarśibhiḥ 214| tā vai durjanagāḥ sadyo gurorghnaṃti yaśastarum | pāpebhyaḥ puṇyakarmāṇi na rocaṃte kadāpi ca 215| na rocate makṣikābhyaḥ sugandhicaṃdanaṃ yathā | yathā miṣṭānnapānena na hi tṛpyaṃti gardabhā 216| durjanā na hi tṛpyaṃti yathā dharmasya ciṃtayā | apakīrtibhayāllakṣmīrdharmaśca sarvakāmadaḥ 217| kadācinna bhajedduṣṭaṃ bhajedvā gacchati kṣayam | pratijanmani yā vidyā bhāgyena labhate parā 218| kadācillabhate vāpi tadā tvaṃ tarate vidhiḥ 219| bhadratanuruvāca- satyaṃ bravīṣi viprarṣe nāsmi śāstraviśāradaḥ | mayā śiṣyeṇa te kvāpi nāpakīrtirbhaviṣyati 220| tvatprasādāddivajaśreṣṭha sarvābhilaṣitaṃ mama | siddhiṃ pratigataṃ yasmāttvameko bhuvi durllabhaḥ 221| dāṃta uvāca- kiṃ te'bhilaṣitaṃ vipra siddhiṃ pratigataṃ vada | acireṇaiva tapasāṃ kathamudyāpanaṃ kṛtam 222| bhadratanuruvāca- svalpaśramairapi prāptaṃ mayā saṃdarśanaṃ hareḥ | yasyājñayā guro tyaktaṃ mayā nityakriyādikam 223| nijottarīyaṃ vastraṃ ca suvarṇakalaśadvayam | svahastavalayaṃ cāpi svalalāṭakirīṭakam 224| nijapādatulākoṭiṃ nijamuktāvalīṃ dadau | tathā me bhagavānviṣṇuḥ suprīto dvijasattama 225| mayā saha sa kṛtvāste sakhyaṃ sevakaduḥkhahā | karomi kaṃdukākrīḍāṃ guro tena sahāniśam 226| etanme vacanaṃ śrutvā gacchāmi na hi yadyapi | pratītyā ca mayā proktaṃ tathāpi tava sannidhau 227| dāṃta uvāca- saptavarṣasahasrāṇi bhaktyā paramayā mayā | ārādhito'pi me viṣṇurdarśanaṃ na dadau vibhuḥ 228| aho viṣṇuṃ samārādhya paṃcāhānyeva sattama | tvayā saṃdarśanaṃ prāptaṃ daivatairapi durllabham 229| dhanyo'si tvaṃ kṛtārtho'si sākṣāddevastvamucyate | yatastvayā saha svāmī premṇā sakhyaṃ cakāra ha 230| yadā mayi tava sneho vidyate dvijasattama | kathaṃ kathaya me vipra durllabhaṃ viṣṇudarśanam 231| vyāsa uvāca- ityukto guruṇā vipro vipine nijamāśramam | jagāma vismito dhīmānviṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ 232| athānyasmindine gatvā kaṃdukakrīḍanaṃ kṛtam | uvāceti jagannāthaṃ dayāluṃ vinayānvitaḥ 233| bhadratanuruvāca- gururhi mama deveṃdra tava darśanamicchati | kājñā te tiṣṭhato brūhi dayālo kamalāpate 234| ekāṃtabhakto vipro'sau tava padmanibhekṣaṇa | atastasmai suraśreṣṭha darśanaṃ dātumarhasi 235| śrībhagavānuvāca- anekajanma viprendra bhaktyā paramayā tvayā | pūjito'hamato dattaṃ darśanaṃ te mayā'dhunā 236| katiciddivasāṃtena māmabhyarcya dvijaḥ sa ca | māṃ draṣṭumicchati prājñastvadṛśyaṃ daivatairapi 237| mama so'pi mahābhakto matsaparyāparāyaṇaḥ | mama saṃdarśanaṃ tasmātkadāciddvija lapsyati 238| vyāsa uvāca- iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sa vipraḥ kamalāpatim | ityuvāca punarbhaktyā keśavaṃ kleśanāśanam 239| bhadratanuruvāca- anugrahosti deveśa yadā mayi jagatpate | tadā me saṃmukhe dehi darśanaṃ bhaktavatsala 240| ayācata gururdeva tava darśanadakṣiṇām | aho me gurave datvā darśanaṃ pāhi māṃ prabho 241| śrībhagavānuvāca- yadā nūnaṃ tvayotsṛṣṭā matsaṃdarśanadakṣiṇā | tadā guruṃ samānīya darśanaṃ mama kāraya 242| ityājñaptastatastena gurorāśramamuttamam | yayau bhadratanuḥ prītyā punaḥ svagururāgataḥ 243| tasminvipre samāyāte dānte dātṛvare hariḥ | ātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam 244| tato hariṃ samālokya sa vipro haribhaktikṛt | baddhāñjalistamastauṣīddharṣabāṣpavilocanaḥ 245| dāṃta uvāca- dayālo kamalākāṃta śaraṇāgatapālaka | namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namonamaḥ 246| adya me saphalaṃ janma adya me saphalaṃ tapaḥ | adya me saphalaṃ sarvaṃ prāptaṃ tvaddarśanaṃ mayā 247| pūrvamālocitaṃ yadyadvacanaṃ śrīpate prabho | siṃdhukoṭigabhīrasya prasṛtaṃ puratastava 248| stotraṃ tannāsti saṃsāre vāgīśasya jagatpateḥ | yena stotreṇa te prītiṃ janayiṣyāmi cetasi 249| rakṣarakṣa prabho rakṣa māṃ prasīda jagatpate | tvaddāsadāsadāsānāṃ dāsatvenāpi māṃ vṛṇu | vyāsa uvāca- tataḥ prahasya deveśo bhaktigrāhī dayāmayaḥ | karāraviṃdaṃ tanmūrdhni datvā prāheti jaimine 250 7.17.250| śrībhagavānuvāca- madbhakto'si dvijaśreṣṭha prāptaṃ maddarśanaṃ tvayā | matprasādena bhadraṃ te sarvameva bhaviṣyati 251| vyāsa uvāca- tamāliṅgya tato dāṃtaṃ premṇā bhadratanuṃ ca tam | tatraivāṃtardadhe vipra sahasā parameśvara 252| tasminkṣetravare puṇye durllabhe puruṣottame | kriyāyogairharindṛṣṭvā dāṃto dhāma paraṃ yayau 253| so'pi bhadratanurvipro haribhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | āyuṣoṃte yayau mokṣaṃ devānāmapi durllabham 254| ekāhamapi yo bhaktyā pūjayetparameśvaram | bahujanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ prītiḥ saṃvarddhate harau 255| adyāpi tridaśāḥ sarve brahmādyā api jaimine | prabhāvaṃ na hi jānaṃti haribhaktasya bhūtale 256| karmabhūmiriyaṃ vipra svargādapi ca durllabhā | yatra viṣṇuṃ samabhyarcya martyāḥ syuḥ suravaṃditāḥ 257| śakrādyāstridaśāḥ sarve supuṇyakṣayabhīravaḥ | anyonyamapi jalpaṃto'niśaṃ ca dvijasattama 258| bhūya eva gamiṣyāmaḥ karmabhūmiṃ kadā vayam | kadā tatra kariṣyāmaḥ pūjāṃ śrīkamalāpateḥ 259| atidhanyā ime lokā asmatto'pi mahattarāḥ | durllabhe bhārate varṣe pūjayaṃti hariṃ prabhum 260| aho bhāratavarṣasya kaḥ śakto guṇabhāṣaṇe | yatrārādhya hariṃ pūrvaṃ vayaṃ devatvamāgatāḥ 261| itthaṃ devagaṇāḥ sarve vāsavādyā dvijottama | nityaṃ bhāratabhūbhāgaṃ praśaṃsaṃti śubhapradam 262| tatra janma samāsādya yena nārādhito hariḥ | tattulyaḥ ko'pi saṃsāre ko'pi dṛṣṭaḥ śruto na ca 263| satyaṃ satyaṃ punarapi gadyate satyameva tat | viśvātmānaṃ sakṛdapi mānavā ye'rcayaṃti ca 264| apyaśrāṃtaṃ dvija sudṛḍhayā karmabhūmau ca bhaktyā | muktāḥ pāpaiḥ sukararacitairyāṃti kaivalyamāśu 265| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe kriyāyogasāre puruṣottamakṣetre bhadratanuvarapradānaṃnāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ 17 |

English translation

Jaimini said :

1. O preceptor, again tell me the greatness of Lakṣmī ’s lord. Who is satisfied after drinking the nectar of Viṣṇu ’s account?

Vyāsa said :

2-3. There is no one pious like you in the mundane existence, since you desire to listen to Viṣṇu’s greatness with devotion. O best brāhmaṇa , the charming tale of Viṣṇu does purify the three worlds—(it purifies) the listener, the questioner and the speaker.

4-6. O dear, listen to the greatness of Lakṣmī’s lord, which destroys sins. I shall narrate it, giving the four goals of human life, in brief. Viṣṇu would instantly remove the sin, committed during crores of births, of him who would worshipViṣṇu very devoutly even one day. How can he be (called) pious who has not worshipped Viṣṇu? How can he be (called) a sinner who has devotion for lord Viṣṇu?

7-8. There is the best city called Puruṣottama , a city endowed with all qualities and resorted to by hosts of all gods. It is said to be the greatest of al holy places, since in that charming city Viṣṇu actually lives.

9-14. Formerly there lived a brāhmaṇa named Bhadratanu . He was handsome; he spoke pleasing words; and was born in a pure family. The handsome brāhmaṇa, on attaining youth, was deluded by passion of love; and giving up the fear of (not attaining) the other world, he was attached to a prostitute. He did not study the Vedas , nor did he at all study the Purāṇas . Due to the company of heretics he abandoned the excellent Gāyatrī hymn. That brāhmaṇa, highly attached to sins, accepted gifts not fit for sacrificial purposes, snatched others’ wealth, and censured religion. He, the mean brāhmaṇa, abandoned the conduct of brāhmaṇas , so also devotion to truth, and also the worship of elderly persons (or preceptors) and guests. He did every act that was more and more sinful. O Jaimini , he never did the most meritorious act.

15. Once that brāhmaṇa who had committed sins and who was not ashamed and afraid of people, performed a śrāddha without faith in it.

16-25. Having gone to the prostitute’s house at night he said to her:

The brāhmaṇa said :

O you of large buttocks, this is the day of the śrāddha to be offered to my manes. Yet, bound by your virtues I have come to your house. O dear one, see this night fearful to all people. The sky, (right) from the ground, has multitudes of clouds dropping water, and is covered. Even at this night, at which the way is lost due to fresh clouds, I, with my mind attracted towards your qualities, have come (to you), with the lamp of lightning in the clouds and my longing directing me to the object. O dear one, I, with anxiety about and relying upon your qualities have come (to you) at night. Not seeing you even for a moment, I am not happy. O slender one, I have come to see you with difficulty. O dear, what have I to do with a bath with the water of a holy place? Sprinkled with the holy water of your love I have reached heaven. What fruit would I get by exerting for pleasure in the other world (i.e. heaven)? Due to your favour, O dear one, I get heaven even while alive. O dear one, I performed the śrāddha-rite at home for fear of bad name. I do not have the slightest faith in this śrāddha. O beautiful lady, you are my muttering of prayers, my penance, and my prudence. O beautiful lady, I have resorted to you only in this mundane existence with full devotion. I always belong to you. Order (me) what I (should) do.

Sumadhyamā said :

26-34. With you as his son, your father has become like one who is sonless. You desire to have coitus even on the day of the śrāddha (offered) to the manes. O wicked one, the manes of him who has coitus on the day of (the śrāddha offered to) his manes, and he also eat semen. If a fool, through folly, has coitus on the day of (the śrāddha offered to his) manes, the śrāddha is fit to be received by demons. There is no doubt about this. I have clearly told you. What would one not get if one’s mind in accordance with that (i.e. what I have said) would be (set) on Viṣṇu? The life of living beings remains within (the control of) Yama ’s staff. Yet, O fool, you, being fearless are always commiting sin(s). O fool, life perishes in a moment like a water-bubble. Then thinking that it is eternal, why do you always commit (sinful acts) secretly? How does he, on whose head the couple of letters ‘mṛ-tyu’ (i.e. death) is written, commit a sin, giving pain to all? Oh! wonderful is great Viṣṇu’s Māyā on the earth, since, O brāhmaṇa, a sinner is always delighted. The sacrifice performed in the stage of a householder, burning like fire (says:) “Give place to (your) sin in my body, difficult to be resorted to.”

Vyāsa said :

35-40. Due to the sin impelled by destiny that good prostitute spoke like this. The brāhmaṇa who had committed sins, thought in his mind. ‘Fie upon me a great sinner, a fool, the greatest among sinners! I, a wicked one, do not have that knowledge which the prostitute has. I, having got birth in a pure brāhmaṇa family, have everyday committed great sin(s), destroying myself. How do I still commit sin(s) through indiscrimination, when death is certain, and Yama is my master after my death! When I have not muttered (the names of Viṣṇu), when I have not observed penance, so also when I have not performed a sacrifice, when I have not studied the Vedas, when I have not practised the conduct of a brāhmaṇa, when I have not honoured guests, when I have not been devoted to my preceptor, when I have not honoured brāhmaṇas, so also when I have not offered a śrāddha to my dead ancestors, so also when I have not offered worship to Lakṣmī’s lord, how can I have an excellent position (after death)?’

41-43. That brāhmaṇa, having saluted like (i.e. prostrating himself like) a staff on the ground, the illustrious Mārkaṇḍeya , the best among the knowers of religious rules, praised him with (proper) words. “Salutation to you, O greatest brāhmaṇa. Salutation to you, O long-lived one. Salutation to you the illustrious one, of the form of Viṣṇu. Salutation to Mṛkaṇḍu ’s son, desiring the good of all people. Salutation to you, the ocean of knowledge. Salutation to you, the immutable one.”

44. Thus praised by the brāhmaṇa, the great ascetic Mārkaṇḍeya, master of the significance of all holy texts, being very much delighted, spoke (thus):

Mārkaṇḍeya said :

45. O very blessed one, I am very much pleased by your devotion. Choose a boon. I shall instantly accomplish your desired object. (This will) not (be) otherwise.

The brāhmaṇa said :

46-48. I am the greatest of sinners. I am without (i.e. I do not follow) the practices of a brāhmaṇa. I am always connected with doing harm to others. I am always interested in others’ wives. O best brāhmaṇa, I, a fool, always committed great sin(s). I have never done any pious act with regard to the other world. How can I, a great sinner, cross the fearful ocean of the worldly existence which causes pain and which is very fierce?

Mārkaṇḍeya said :

49-51. O best brāhmaṇa, even if you have committed sins, you are the best among the pious, since (in you) has arisen this knowledge difficult to be found in the world. The liking for religious merit of the pious ones increases everyday. The liking for sins of the sinful ones (also) increases everyday. Though you are a sinner, you (can) keep oft' your thought for sins. Therefore, the lord indeed appears to be pleased with you.

52-53. They call the man to be the best, who having first committed a sin, turns away from it (afterwards), and who has worshipped Viṣṇu in his former existence(s). Lord Viṣṇu, the great one, seeing his devotee attached to sins, gives him broad understanding, so that he gets felicity.

54-55. Therefore, O best brāhmaṇa, you who have worshipped Viṣṇu in every existence, will soon have good fortune. There is no doubt. (But) O brāhmaṇa, since now it is time for me to perform my religious rites, you will not hear from me (the answers to) whatever you have asked me.

56-62. There is a brāhmaṇa named Dānta , who knows the truth of every object. He will tell you all that. Go to his hermitage.

Advised by that intelligent Mārkaṇḍeya, the brāhmaṇa quickly went to the pure and very beautiful hermitage of Dānta. It was adorned with trees like aśvattha , campaka , bakula and priyaka , so also other flowered trees and was very charming. The atmosphere was filled with the fragrance of full-blown flowers. It had swarms of humming bees. It was very much resounding with the sounds of (i.e. produced by) fruits. Breezes gently blew there. The water there was cold. It was crowded with hundreds of wild beasts, and with pupils and their pupils. That brāhmaṇa, having entered that very charming hermitage, saw Dānta who knew the true nature of Brahman and who was surrounded by the hosts of his pupils. That best brāhmaṇa, having praised that best brāhmaṇa, Dānta, of the nature of Viṣṇu, saluted his feet with (i.e. by bowing) his head.

Dānta said :

63. O good one, who are you that have come (here)? What is your intention (in coming over) here? Tell the truth. With what motive are you praising me now?

Bhadratanu said :

64-65. O distinguished one, I am a brāhmaṇa without (i.e. not following) the practices of a brāhmaṇa. I am known by the name Bhadratanu, and have committed all sins. O brāhmaṇa, since you know the true nature of Brahman, tell me this: How can I, a sinner, destroy the sins (I have committed) in the world?

Dānta said :

66-72. O brāhmaṇa, listen to a great secret. Through affection for you I tell it, by which the fetter of the worldly existence of men is cut off. Give up the company of heretics. Always resort to the company of the good. Give up lust, anger, delusion, greed, pride and jealousy. So also, O brāhmaṇa, carefully avoid falsehood and doing harm to others, while always recollecting the names of the magnanimous, great Viṣṇu. O best brāhmaṇa, in the same way clean and also besmear Viṣṇu’s temple. Adorn the path leading to it, and put lamps in it. Always giving water (to the thirsty) and performing the five great sacrifices, serve the brāhmaṇas and your relatives. Listen to the tale of Viṣṇu. Mutter the formula of twelve syllables. O best one, you who will be doing all these acts, will have excellent knowledge, and due to knowledge you will obtain liberation.

The brāhmaṇa said :

73-76. O brāhmaṇa, explain these good (qualities) which you talked about. (Tell me:) What is moha , what are religious hypocrisy and jealousy? What is falsehood? What is (doing) harm (to others)? What is pity? What is tranquillity? And what is control? What is said to be impartiality? What is (said to be) the worship of Lakṣmī’s lord? What is said to be the day and the night? What is recollection of Viṣṇu? What are the five great sacrifices? What is twelve-lettered formula? O best brāhmaṇa, give me the full explanation of these, so that through your favour I shall reach the highest place.

Dānta said :

77-86. Those who, giving up acts approved by the Vedas, do other acts, and who are without their own practices (i.e. who do not follow practices laid down for their own caste) are declared to be heretics. Those who follow their practices (i.e. practices laid down for their caste) approved by the Vedas, and who are without sins and greed are declared to be good people. O best brāhmaṇa, that constant longing for women and for obtaining wealth is said to be kāma , desire of sensual enjoyments. That torment which is produced in one’s heart after hearing one’s censure should be known as anger. It destroys all virtue. That desire which is produced in one’s mind to take others’ wealth on seeing it, is said to be greed, O best brāhmaṇa. The feeling of mineness as ‘This is my mother, this is my father, this is my wife, this is my house’, is said to be moha (attachment). The (feeling viz.) ‘I am noble, I am rich, nobody is comparable to me onthe earth,’which is produced in one’s mind is called pride. ‘People always censure me. Fie upon my life!’ He who says like this to himself (has) contempt for himself. Such contempt is (called) matsara , self-condemnation. That which is the statement of facts and which delights all people should be known to be truth. The opposite of it is falsehood. Such a thought—when will his affluence, wife, sons perish?—which is produced in a man’s heart is called hiṃsā , harm.

87-95. That desire which is produced in the heart to remove the affliction of others even with an effort is said to be pity, O best brāhmaṇa. The satisfaction that is produced in the heart is called tranquillity. Taking away the heart from a censured act is declared by the wise to be self-control and is approved by those who see the truth. O best brāhmaṇa, that contentment which always prevails in misery or happiness, so also viewing an enemy or a friend as equal is called impartiality. O brāhmaṇa, that is said to be the worship of Viṣṇu, when reverence is paid to Viṣṇu with faith by means of offering of eatables, sandal, flowers etc. Abstinence from taking food observed during the day and at night on the first and the subsequent day is known as fast. O best one, the unification of oneself and of Viṣṇu is said to be the recollection of Viṣṇu. Teaching and reciting the Vedas ( brahmayajña ), reception of guests ( nṛyajña ), sacrifice to the superior gods made by oblations to fire ( devayajna ), obsequial offerings ( pitṛyajña ), an oblation to all created beings ( bhūtayajña ), are said to be the five sacrifices. The wise call this—namo bhagavate Vāsudevāya (Salutation to the revered Vāsudeva ) preceded by (the syllable) Om to be a great formula of twelve syllables. O best brāhmaṇa, I have thus told you what was asked by you.

96-97a. Hearing it all men get excellent knowledge. O brāhmaṇa, therefore, having everyday recited the one hundred and eight names of the lord of Lakṣmī, you will obtain liberation which is difficult to be obtained.

Bhadratanu said :

97b. (Please) tell (me) the hundred and eight names of Viṣṇu, the lord of Lakṣmī.

Dānta said :

98-102. O brāhmaṇa, listen. Having drawn the essence of the thousand names of Viṣṇu, the highest soul, I shall tell you the mode of meditation, having meditated in which way the hundred and eight names destroy great sins. Having meditated upon the excellent face of Kṛṣṇa , which has the form of a hemp -flower, of Kṛṣṇa whose eyes are like full-blown lotuses, the entire body of whom (i.e. of the lord) is adorned with the dust from cows’ feet, whose excellent head is adorned with the beautiful hair of a cow’s tail, the lord who has put on his charming lips the beautiful sound of the flute (i.e. the sweet-sounding flute), who is surrounded by children living in cowpens, who has put on a yellow garment, whose face is like that of Cupid, one should repeat the hundred and eight names of Viṣṇu.

103-117. (He should repeat it in the following way:) ‘Oṃ, salutation to him. Of the hundred and eight names of Kṛṣṇa, the seer is Veda Vyāsa . The metre is anuṣṭup . The deity is Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Application is to the muttering: Salutation. Kṛṣṇa, Keśava , Keśi ’s enemy, Sanātana (ancient), Kaṃsāri ( Kaṃsa ’s enemy), Dhenukāri ( Dhenuka ’s enemy), Śiśupāla - ripu (Śiśupāla’s enemy) Prabhu (the lord), Devakīnandana ( Devakī ’s son), Śauri , Puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇa (having lotus-like eyes), Dāmodara , Jagannātha , Jagatkartā (creator of the world), Jaganmaya (full of the world), Nārāyaṇa , Balidhvaṃsī (destroyer of Bali ), Vāmana , Ditinandana ( Diti ’s son), Viṣṇu, Yadukulaśreṣṭha (the best in Yadu ’s family), Vāsudeva (son of Vasudeva ), Vasuprada (giver of wealth), Ananta , Kaiṭabhāri (enemy of Kaiṭabha ), Mallajit (conqueror of Malla ), Narakāntaka (destroyer of Naraka ), Acyuta , Śrīdhara , Śrīmat (possessing abundance), Śrīpati (Lakṣmī’s lord), Puruṣottama (the highest Brahman). Govinda , Vanamālin (who wore a garland of wood-flowers), Hṛṣīkeśa , Akhilārtihā (who removes all afflictions), Nṛsiṃha , Daityaśatru (enemy of demons), Matsyadeva (the Fish-god), Jaganmaya (full of the world), Bhūmidhārin (sustainer of the earth), Mahākūrma (the great tortoise), Varāha , Pṛthivīpati (lord of the earth), Vaikuṇṭha , Pītavāsas (who wears a yellow garment), Cakrapāṇi (who has a disc in his hand), Gadādhara (who holds a mace), Śaṃkhabhṛt (who holds a conch), Padmapāṇi (who has a lotus in his hand), Nandakin (who holds the Nandaka sword), Garuḍadhvaja (the eagle-bannered god), Caturbhuja (having four arms), Mahāsattva (very powerful), Mahābuddhi (very intelligent), Mahābhuja (having large arms), Mahotsava (very joyful), Mahātejas (very lustrous), Mahābāhupriya (liking the large-armed i.e. mighty ones), Prabhu (the lord), Viṣvaksena ( Aniruddha ), Śārṅgin (having the Śārṅga bow), Padmanābha , Janārdana , Tulasī - vallabha (lover of Tulasī), Apara (unlimited), Pareśa (the highest lord), Parameśvara (the highest god), Paramakleśahārin (remover of great affliction), Paratrasukhada (giving happiness in the next world), Para (the highest one), Hṛdayastha (remaining in the heart), Ambarastha (remaining in the sky), Mohada (causing delusion), Mohanāśana (destroying delusion), Samastapātaka-dhvaṃsin (destroying all sins), Mahābalabalāntaka (destroyer of the power of the very mighty ones), Rukmiṇīramaṇa ( Rukmiṇī ’s husband), Rukmipratijñākhaṇḍana (who broke Rukmi ’s pledge), Mahat (the great one), Dāmabaddha (who was tied with a rope), Kleśahārin (who removes affliction), Govaradhanadhara (who held up the Govardhana mountain), Hari , Pūtanāri (Putanā’s enemy), Muṣṭikāri ( Muṣṭika ’s enemy) Yamalārjunabhañjana (who broke the twin Arjuna trees), Upendra , Viśvamūrti (of a universal form), Vyomapāda (having his foot in the sky), Sanātana (the eternal one), Paramātman (the highest soul), Parabrahman (the highest brahman), Praṇatārtivināśana (destroying the affliction of those that bow to him), Trivikrama (having three strides), Mahāmāya (having great divine power), Yogavid (knowing the Yoga ), Vistaraśravas (far-famed), Śrīnidhi (treasure of wealth), Śrīnivāsa (abode of glory), Yajñabhoktṛ (enjoyer of sacrifices), Sukhaprada (giving happiness), Yajñeśvara (lord of sacrifices), Rāvaṇāri ( Rāvaṇa ’s enemy), Pralambaghna (killer of Pralamba ), Akṣaya (inexhaustible), Avyaya (immutable).

118-120. O best brāhmaṇa, I have told you these one hundred and eight names (of Viṣṇu) (selected) from his thousand names, for pleasing Viṣṇu. All of them destroy sins. They destroy (the effect of) bad dreams. They destroy the trouble due to Planets. They destroy all diseases. They give great affluence also. They destroy all harms. They give the fruits of all acts.

121-125. With him who, three times everyday, would repeat these hundred and eight names before Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu is always pleased. The dead ancestors of him, the devotee of Viṣṇu, who would devoutly recite these hundred and eight names at the time of a śrāddha, are pleased, and go to the highest position. He who would recite them at the time of a sacrifice, at the worship of a deity, at the time of giving (gifts), during a pilgrimage, would (also) obtain that fruit. By repeating this hymn, one who has no son gets a son, one longing for wealth gets wealth, one desiring knowledge gets it. Never any evil befalls them on the earth who devoutly recite these hundred and eight names of Viṣṇu.

Dānta said :

126-131. O brāhmaṇa, go. Well-being to you. Having very devoutly propitiated Viṣṇu in the manner as told by me, you will obtain the highest happiness.

Thus advised by Dānta, the knower of Brahman, he was engaged in worshipping Viṣṇu in that excellent holy place. O Jaimini, that brāhmaṇa devoutly worshipped Viṣṇu in the manner as told by Dānta everyday for five days. Knowing his very firm devotion, Viṣṇu, full of compassion, and lustrous like a crore of suns, appeared before him. Seeing that lord of the worlds, Acyuta, dear to Lakṣmī, the brāhmaṇa saluted his pair of feet by (bowing) his head. Then the greatest brāhmaṇa, with his mind full of joy, praised Lakṣmī’s lord by joining the palms of his hands.

132-134. “O Viṣṇu, you have taken my intellect disposed to sins to your kind devotion giving auspicious objects. Therefore, I, a rustic, who has done abundant sins, have been today made a (gentle) man. O highest lord, I have known this much only: When you whose pair of feet is saluted by the three worlds, are angry, then man’s intellect goes towards a sin. And when you are pleased, the same goes to good acts. O lord, I tell you about the efficacy of remembering you, due to which I who have committed all sins, went, after getting into an aeroplane covered with pure gold, to the highest place.

135-136. The hunter Kanika , who was rich in virtues, (but) who had committed sins, knows (the efficacy) of the water (flowing) from your lotus-like feet. O you, the only lord of the world, king Yajñadhvaja, honoured by gods, knows the fruit of smearing the abode of you, the lord, O Mura ’s enemy, O you the cause of the creation, the maintenance and the destruction of the world. Yajñamālin, his brother Sumālin who is afraid of sins (also) know it, O you having on your banner ( Garuḍa ) the enemy-of serpents.

137-140. Dharma alone, and none else in the three worlds, knows that fruit which would be (obtained) by going round you, Viṣṇu. O lord, on the earth who is able to describe your heart and your kindness? A hunter, having pierced you with arrows, went to the highest place. O lord of the world, even after censuring, you Śiśupāla obtained liberation. (Then) what to say about your devotee? May my mind delight in you who, in the form of Brahma , created this world, O great Viṣṇu.

141-153. O Viṣṇu, the entire destruction of the world is done by you in the form of Rudra in this mundane existence. Salutation to you who are that. Salutation to you, than whom the world is neither smaller nor larger, and who has occupied the entire world. Salutation to you, from the eyes of which god. the Sun that causes the day is produced; and from whose mouth fire is produced. O best god, O Keśava, I always salute you, from whose ear airs and vital airs also have sprung up. Salutation to you, (embracing) the chest of whom, of a dark body, Lakṣmī was very happy as the lightning is (after resorting to the body) of a cloud. Salutation to you, the limit of whose greatness even gods, like Brahmā have not been able to reach. Salutation to you who would be born in every yuga for establishing righteousness and destroying sinners. Salutation to you who, the noble one, has deluded this world, and due to whose delusion Śiva destroys it. Salutation to you who arepleased by means of devotion alone, and not by means of wealth, eulogies, gifts and austerities. Salutation to you who bring about the welfare of and who favour cows, brāhmaṇas and the good. Salutation to you, the god, who remove the affliction of the helpless, the kinsmen, and the meditating saints. Salutation to you who behave equally with all men, gods and elephants. Salutation to you, on whose being pleased even a mountain suddenly becomes (soft) like grass, and on whose being angry grass becomes (hard) like a mountain.

154-156. May I have my (mind) on you (i.e. may I think of you), as the meritorious ones have theirs on religious merit, as the father has his (mind) on his son, or as the chaste ladies have theirs on their husband. May I have my (mind) on you (i.e. may I think of you) as that of the hungry on food. May I have my (mind) on you (i.e. may I think of you) as those that are tormented by heat have theirs on the moon, as those that are afflicted by cold have theirs on the sun, or as those oppressed by thirst have theirs on water.

157-186. May the sin of cohabiting with my preceptor’s wife, which I, who am seeing you, committed, perish. May the sin of the murder of those who did not merit it, who was deluded by (your) Māyā and who am seeing you, committed by me perish. O highest lord, I drank (liquor etc.) that is prohibited. May that sin of me who am seeing you (perish). May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed (when) I emitted my semen in water or in a vulva (perish). May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, when I, sprinkling (i.e. dropping) my semen on the earth, caused an abortion, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, by unintentionally deceiving (others), perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed when I told lies every moment (perish). May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed when I censured the good and always harmed others (perish). May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed (when) I kept phlegm in my mouth (perish). May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I cut off a tree which had some life in it, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I urinated or evacuated feces on a path, in a temple of a deity or in a cowpen, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I had no devo tion to my father and mother, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, com mitted (wh en) I stopped (a person) going for a bath or for a meal, perish. O best god, may the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I took a meal on the Ekādaśī -day (perish). O lord, I did not honour a guest coming to my house. May that sin of me who am seeing you, perish. May that sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I twice took meals on Dvādaśī (the twelfth day) and Daśamī (the tenth day of a month), perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I stopped cows running to drink (water), perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I gave up a vow without completing it, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I gave a false testimony due to my love for my friends, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you, committed, (when) I did not approach my wife during the time favourable for conception, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you committed, (when) I took meals in an unhallowed house, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you committed, (when) I followed the livelihood of a beggar, perish, O Nṛhari. May the sin which I who am seeing you committed, (when) O lord, I showed ascendancy when I was being punished by the king, perish. May the sin which I who am seeing you committed, (when) I put up an obstacle in the (narration of) the tales from the Purāṇas, perish. May that sin which I who am seeing you committed, (when) I listened to the account of the consequences of acts done by others, perish. May that sin which I who am seeing you committed, (when) I cut off the holy fig tree and the dhātrī tree, perish. May that sin which I committed, (when) I sold curd, milk and ghee , perish. May that sin which I committed, (when) I gave hope to others, and made it fruitless (i.e. disappointed them), perish. May that sin which I committed, when I cast an angry glance at brāhmaṇas and mendicants, perish. May that sin which I committed, (when) through anger I reproached those who gave me means of livelihood, perish.

187-189. What is the use of speaking much in this regard? The sins of me who am seeing you, have perished. There is no doubt that I am fortunate, I am fortunate, I am fortunate. O Lord of the world, salutation to you, salutation to you, salutation to you.” O Jaimini, having spoken like this, that brāhmaṇa, with his body horripilated due to devotion, fell at the charming pair of the feet of Viṣṇu.

The lord said :

190. Rise, get up, O brāhmaṇa, I am pleased with you by your devotion. Tell me what is desired by you. I shall certainly give it to you.

Bhadratanu said :

191-193. O highest lord, O Govinda, O kind one, O greatest one, O Acyuta, who will get on the earth what I have received now? Yet, O enemy of Mura, I ask for one boon from you. O lord, may I have firm devotion to you in every existence. You, being pleased, will give everything desired by that man who would devoutly recite this hymn composed by me.

The lord said :

194-195. O brāhmaṇa, the boon is given to you. There is no doubt about it. Yet, O wise one, I desire to form friendship with you. I do not deserve to have a servant (like you), since you are just like (i.e. equal to) me. Therefore, I have now displayed this friendship with you.

Vyāsa said :

196-201. O Jaimini, then that kind god Viṣṇu, loving his devotees, formed friendship with the pious one. Viṣṇu gladly gave him the garland put round his own neck. The brāhmaṇa also devoutly gave Viṣṇu a garland of tulasī (-leaves). Having spread out his four hands, Viṣṇu embraced him. The brāhmaṇa also joyfully embraced lord Viṣṇu. Having thus formed friendship with that brāhmaṇa, kind Viṣṇu, accepting devotion, vanished there only. Then Viṣṇu everyday played with the brāhmaṇa with a ball in that holy place (called) Puruṣottama. O brāhmaṇa sage, once, seeing the brāhmaṇa (to be) weak, Viṣṇu, full of pity. said (these) words to the brāhmaṇa with affection:

The lord said :

202. O friend, how have you become weak? Who snatched away your wealth? What is the anxiety in your mind? Friend, please tell it.

Bhadratanu said :

203. O lord of the world, to please you I practise penance everyday. Due to that, O lord, my body has become weak.

The lord said :

204-209. I am not so much pleased with anyone else as I am pleased with you. (Then) O best brāhmaṇa, why do you trouble your body again? Seeing you weak, anxiety is produced in my heart. Therefore, O best brāhmaṇa, give up this trouble to your body.

The brāhmaṇa was adorned by the lord of gods with his own upper garments, with his own garments and ornaments, with very charming golden rings, and with bracelets shining round his own hands. Lord Kṛṣṇa took the crown from his own forehead, the pair of anklets from his own feet, a golden necklace from his own neck, and gave them to the best brāhmaṇa. The pious brāhmaṇa, adorned with those ornaments given by Śrī Hari, and knowing the game with a ball would always play with Kṛṣṇa charming like a black lotus. Once Dānta saw him who had adorned his body with ornaments, whose pair of lips was bright due to the redness of tāmbūla , who had put on a divine garment and a very beautiful upper garment and who had a smiling face.

Dānta said :

210-219. O good Bhadratanu, you still do not give up sinful notions. All people, even after seeing your act, condemn it. Since I made you my disciple, all the ornaments are mine. An egotist, one of a bad character, a cruel one, one addicted to sins, one who destroys the teacher’s fame, are five defiled disciples. So also, one having no faith, one who is garrulous, one of a fickle mind, one who censures the preceptor behind his back—these are said to be mean disciples. The wise ones should make a disciple after ascertaining his excellent character, since knowledge going to the wicked always causes pain to the preceptor also. Those sciences which are declared by the philosophers to bring fame, instantly destroy the tree of the teacher’s fame, when they are taught to the wicked. The sinful ones never like pious deeds, as the flies do not like fragrant sandal. As donkeys are not gratified by eating sweet meats, in the same way the wicked are not gratified by pious thoughts. Lakṣmī and piety, giving all desired objects, would never resort to a wicked one for fear of infamy. Or if they resort to him, they perish. And by chance he obtains, through (good) luck, highest knowledge; (if) he obtains it, (good) fortune leaves him.

Bhadratanu said :

220-221. O brāhmaṇa sage, you are speaking the truth. I am not proficient in the holy texts. You will never have infamy due to me (as) your disciple. O best brāhmaṇa, since, through your favour, I accomplished all my desired objects, you alone are difficult to be secured on the earth.

Dānta said :

222. O brāhmaṇa, tell (me) which desired object you accomplished. How did you terminate your penance just in a short time?

Bhadratanu said :

223-227. O preceptor, I gave up my daily rites etc. by the order of Viṣṇu whom I was able to see with little trouble. O best brāhmaṇa, Viṣṇu was so much pleased with me that he gave me his upper garment, (another) garment, two golden pitchers, the bracelet(s) (worn) round his hand(s), the crown on his forehead, the anklet(s) from his feet, and his own necklace. He who removes the affliction of his servants, has formed friendship with me. O preceptor, I constantly play with him the game with a ball. Though I do not go after (your) having heard these words of me, yet I have told with conviction in your presence.

Dānta said :

228-231. Lord Viṣṇu did not appear before me though I have propitiated him for seven thousand years with great devotion. Oh, having worshipped Viṣṇu only for five days, O best one you had his audience, difficult to be obtained even by gods. You are blessed; you are fortunate. You are (i.e. should be) called actually a god, since the lord affectionately formed friendship with you. O best brāhmaṇa, when you have affection for me, (then) tell me, O brāhmaṇa, how seeing Viṣṇu is difficult for me.

Vyāsa said :

232-233. Thus addressed by his preceptor, the wise, amazed brāhmaṇa, highly devoted to Viṣṇu, went to his own hermitage. Then the next day he went (to Viṣṇu) and played (with him) with a ball. And full of politeness, he said these words to the kind lord of the world:

Bhadratanu said :

234-235. O lord o f gods, O kind one, O lord of Lakṣmī, my preceptor desires to see you. Tell me who am here, what your order is. O you having lotus-like eyes, the brāhmaṇa is extremely devoted to you. Therefore, O best god, please appear before him.

The lord said :

236-238. O best brāhmaṇa, you worshipped me with great devotion during many births. Therefore, now I appeared before you. That wise brāhmaṇa, having worshipped me, (should) desire to see me, invisible even to deities, after a few days. He too is my great devotee. He is very much interested in worshipping me. Therefore, O brāhmaṇa, he will sometime have my audience.

Vyāsa said :

239. Having heard these words the brāhmaṇa again devoutly spoke to Viṣṇu, the destroyer of afflictions:

Bhadratanu said :

240-241. O lord of the world, O you who love your devotees, if you favour me, then appear before him in my presence. O god, my preceptor has asked for your audience as his fee. (Therefore,) O lord, having granted him audience, protect me.

The lord said :

242-245. When you laid out as his fee my audience, then bring your preceptor and make him see me.

Thus ordered by him, Bhadratanu went to the excellent hermitage of his preceptor. The preceptor came joyfully. When that brāhmaṇa Dānta, the best among donors, came (there) Viṣṇu showed himself endowed with all (good) marks to him. Then that brāhmaṇa, Viṣṇu’s devotee, with his eyes full of tears of joy, joined the palms of his hands, and praised him.

Dānta said :

246-249. O kind one, O lord of Kamalā , O you who protect those who seek your shelter, salutation to you, salutation to you, salutation to you. Today my existence is fruitful; today my penance is fruitful; today everything of me is fruitful, (since) I saw you. O lord of Lakṣmī, O master, I have put before you, deep like crores of oceans, those words which I have thought out before. There is no eulogy of the lord of speech, the master of the world, which will produce love for you in my mind. O lord, protect me, protect me; be pleased, O lord of the world. Choose me even as the servant of the servant of the servant of you.

Vyāsa said :

250. O Jaimini, then that lord of gods, who accepted devotion and who was full of pity, laughed, put his lotus-like hand on his head, and spoke thus:

The lord said :

251. O best brāhmaṇa, you are my devotee. You have seen me. You will have all welfare due to my favour.

Vyāsa said :

252-257. O brāhmaṇa, having affectionately embraced Dānta and Bhadratanu, the greatest god suddenly disappeared just there. In that excellent holy place Puruṣottama, difficult to reach, Dānta, having seen Viṣṇu by means of kriyāyoga (employment of rituals), went to the highest place. That brāhmaṇa Bhadratanu very much interested in devotion to Viṣṇu also obtained at the end of his life liberation, difficult to be obtained even by gods. The sin committed during many existences by him who would devoutly worship the highest lord even for a day, (perishes. His) love for Viṣṇu increases. Even today all gods like Brahma do not know the power of Viṣṇu’s devotee on the earth, O Jaimini. O brāhmaṇa, this land of religious rites (i.e. Bhāratavarṣa ), where having worshipped Viṣṇu men would be honoured by gods, is more difficult than heaven to be secured.

258-263. O best brāhmaṇa, all gods like Indra , afraid of losing their great religious merit, constantly say to one another: “When shall we just again go to the land of religious rites? When shall we worship there the lord of Lakṣmī? These people are very fortunate and are greater even than we, (since) they worship lord Viṣṇu in Bhāratavarṣa, difficult to be reached. Oh, who can describe the merits ofBhāratavarṣa where having formerly worshipped Viṣṇu we have attained godhead?” O best brāhmaṇa, in this way all hosts of gods like Indra always praise the Bharata region, giving happiness. In this mundane existence no one like him who, after getting a birth there, has not worshipped Viṣṇu, is either seen or heard of.

264-265. I am telling the truth. I am again telling the truth only. Those men who, without being tired, and with firm devotion, even once worship the lord of the universe in this land of religious rites, are freed from sins easily committed, and quickly reach beatitude.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 45202, revision 336765 (2022-04-27T03:48:13Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365858.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.