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"भीष्म-उवाच। तस्मिन्यज्ञे किमाश्चर्यं तदासीद्द्विजसत्तम। कथं रुद्रःस्थितस्तत्र विष्णुश्चापि सुरोत्तमः।१। आभीर:पुत्री गायत्र्या किं कृतं तत्र पत्नीत्वे स्थितया तया। आभीरा: किं सुवृत्तज्ञैर्ज्ञात्वा तैश्च कृतं मुने।२। एतद्वृत्तं समाचक्ष्व यथावृत्तं यथाकृतम्। आभीरैर्ब्राह्मणाचापि ममैतत्कौतुकं महत्।३। "पुलस्त्य उवाच। तस्मिन्यज्ञे यदाश्चर्यं वृत्तमासीन्नराधिप। कथयिष्यामि तत्सर्वं शृणुष्वैकमना नृप।४। रुद्रस्तु महदाश्चर्यं कृतवान्वै सदो गतः। निन्द्यरूपधरो देवस्तत्रायाद्द्विजसन्निधौ।५। विष्णुना न कृतं किञ्चित्प्राधान्ये स यतःस्थितः। नाशं तु गोपकन्याया ज्ञात्वा गोपकुमारकाः।६। गोप्यश्च तास्तथा सर्वा आगता ब्रह्मणोन्तिकम्। दृष्ट्वा तां मेखलाबद्धां यज्ञसीमव्यस्थिताम्।७। हा पुत्रीति तदा माता पिता हा पुत्रिकेति च। स्वसेति बान्धवाः सर्वे सख्यः सख्येन हासखि।८। केन त्वमिह चानीता अलक्तांका तु सुन्दरी। शाटीं निवृत्तांकृत्वा तु केन युक्ता च कम्बली।९। केन चेयं जटा पुत्रि रक्तसूत्रावकल्पिता। एवंविधानि वाक्यानि श्रुत्वोवाच स्वयंहरिः।१०। इह चास्माभिरानीता पत्न्यर्थं विनियोजिता। ब्रह्मणालम्बिता बाला प्रलापं माकृथास्त्विह।११। पुण्या चैषा सुभाग्या च सर्वेषां कुलनन्दिनी। पुण्या चेन्न भवत्येषा कथमागच्छते सदः।१२। एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभागन त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि। कन्यैषा ते महाभागा प्राप्ता देवं विरिंचनम्।१३। योगिनो योगयुक्ता ये ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः। न लभन्ते प्रार्थयन्तस्तां गतिं दुहिता गता।१४। *धर्मवन्तं सदाचारं भवन्तं धर्मवत्सलम्। मया ज्ञात्वा ततः कन्या दत्ताचैषा विरञ्चये।१५। अनया-आभीरकन्याया तारितो गच्छ! *दिव्यान्लोकान्महोदयान्। युष्माकं च कुले चापि देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये।१६। *अवतारं करिष्येहं सा क्रीडा तु भविष्यति। यदा नन्दप्रभृतयो ह्यवतारं धरातले।१७। करिष्यन्ति तदा चाहं वसिष्ये तेषु मध्यतः। युष्माकं कन्यकाः सर्वा वसिष्यन्ति मया सह।१८। तत्र दोषो न भविता न द्वेषो न च मत्सरः। करिष्यन्ति तदा गोपा भयं च न मनुष्यकाः।१९। न चास्याभविता दोषः कर्मणानेन कर्हिचित्। श्रुत्वा वाक्यं तदा विष्णोःप्रणिपत्य ययुस्तदा।२०। एवमेष वरो देव यो दत्तो भविता हि मे। अवतारः कुलेस्माकं कर्तव्यो धर्मसाधनः।२१। भवतो दर्शनादेव भवामः स्वर्गवासिनः। शुभदा कन्यका चैषा तारिणी मे कुलैः सह।२२। एवं भवतु देवेश वरदानं विभो तव। अनुनीतास्तदा गोपाः स्वयं देवेन विष्णुना।२३। ब्रह्मणाप्येवमेवं तु वामहस्तेन भाषितम्। त्रपान्विता दर्शने तु बन्धूनां वरवर्णिनी।२४। कैरहं तु समाख्याता येनेमं देशमागताः। दृष्ट्वा तु तांस्ततः प्राह गायत्री आभीरकन्यका।२५। वामहस्तेन तान्सर्वान्प्राणिपातपुरःसरम्। अत्र चाहं स्थिता मातर्ब्रह्माणं समुपागता।२६। भर्ता लब्धो मया देवः सर्वस्याद्योजगत्पतिः। नाहंशोच्या भवत्यातु न पित्रा न च बान्धवैः।२७। सखीगणश्च मे यातु भगिन्यो दारकैः सह। सर्वेषां कुशलं वाच्यं स्थितास्मि सह दैवतैः।२८। गतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु गायत्री सा सुमध्यमा। ब्रह्मणा सहिता रेजे यज्ञवाटं गता सती।२९। याचितो ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मा वरान्नो देहि चेप्सितान्। यथेप्सितं वरं तेषां तदाब्रह्माप्ययच्छत।३०। तया देव्या च गायत्र्या दत्तं तच्चानुमोदितम्। सा तु यज्ञे स्थिता साध्वीदेवतानां समीपगा।३१। दिव्यंवर्षशतं साग्रं स यज्ञो ववृधे तदा। यज्ञवाटं कपर्दीतु भिक्षार्थं समुपागतः।३२। बृहत्कपालं संगृह्य पञ्चमुण्डैरलंकृतः। ऋत्विग्भिश्च सदस्यैश्च दूरात्तिष्ठन्जुगुप्सितः।३३। कथं त्वमिह सम्प्राप्तो निन्दितो वेदवादिभिः। एवं प्रोत्सार्यमाणोपि निन्द्यमानः स तैर्द्विजैः।३४। उवाच तान्द्विजान्सर्वान्स्मितं कृत्वा महेश्वरः। अत्र पैतामहे यज्ञे सर्वेषां तोषदायिनि।३५। कश्चिदुत्सार्य तेनैव ऋतेमां द्विजसत्तमाः। उक्तः स तैःकपर्दी तु भुक्त्वा चान्नंततो व्रज।३६। कपर्दिना च ते उक्ता भुक्त्वा यास्यामि भो द्विजाः। एवमुक्त्वा निषण्णः सकपालं न्यस्य चाग्रतः।३७। तेषां निरीक्ष्य तत्कर्म चक्रे कौटिल्यमीश्वरः। मुक्त्वा कपालं भूमौ तु तान्द्विजानवलोकयन्।३८। उवाच पुष्करं यामि स्नानार्थं द्विजसत्तमाः। तूर्णं गच्छेति तैरुक्तः स गतः परमेश्वरः।३९। वियत्स्थितः कौतुकेन मोहयित्वा दिवौकसः। स्नानार्थं पुष्करं याते कपर्दिनि द्विजातयः।४०। कथं होमोत्र क्रियते कपाले सदसि स्थिते। कपालान्तान्यशौचानि पुरा प्राह प्रजापतिः।४१। विप्रोभ्यधात्सदस्येकः कपालमुत्क्षिपाम्यहं। उद्धृतं तु सदस्येन प्रक्षिप्तं पाणिना स्वयम्।४२। तावदन्यत्स्थितं तत्र पुनरेव समुद्धृतम्। एवं द्वितीयं तृतीयं विंशतिस्त्रिंशदप्यहो।४३। पञ्चाशच्च शतं चैव सहस्रमयुतं तथा। एवं नान्तः कपालानां प्राप्यते द्विजसत्तमैः।४४। नत्वा कपर्दिनं देवं शरणं समुपागताः। पुष्करारण्यमासाद्य जप्यैश्च वैदिकैर्भृशम्।४५। तुष्टुवुः सहिताः सर्वे तावत्तुष्टो हरः स्वयम्। ततः सदर्शनं प्रादाद्द्विजानां भक्तितः शिवः।४६। उवाच तांस्ततो देवो भक्तिनम्रान्द्विजोत्तमान्। पुरोडाशस्य निष्पत्तिः कपालं न विना भवेत्।४७। कुरुध्वं वचनं विप्राः भागः स्विष्टकृतो मम। एवं कृते कृतं सर्वं मदीयं शासनं भवेत्।४८। तथेत्यूचुर्द्विजाश्शम्भुं कुर्मो वै तव शासनम्। कपालपाणिराहेशो भगवन्तं पितामहम्।४९। वरं वरय भो ब्रह्मन्हृदि यत्ते प्रियं स्थितम्। सर्वं तव प्रदास्यामि अदेयं नास्ति मे प्रभो।५० 1.17.50। "ब्रह्मोवाच। न ते वरं ग्रहीष्यामि दीक्षितोहं सदःस्थितः। सर्वकामप्रदश्चाहं यो मां प्रार्थयते त्विह।५१। एवं वदन्तं वरदं क्रतौ तस्मिन्पितामहम्। तथेति चोक्त्वा रुद्रः स वरमस्मादयाचत।५२। ततो मन्वन्तरेतीते पुनरेव प्रभुः स्वयम्। ब्रह्मोत्तरं कृतं स्थानं स्वयं देवेन शंभुना।५३। चतुर्ष्वपि हि वेदेषु परिनिष्ठां गतो हि यः। तस्मिन्काले तदा देवो नगरस्यावलोकने।५४। सम्भाषणे द्विजानां तु कौतुकेन सदो गतः। तेनैवोन्मत्तवेषेण हुतशेषे महेश्वरः।५५। प्रविष्टो ब्रह्मणः सद्म दृष्टो देवैर्द्विजोत्तमैः। प्रहसन्ति च केप्येनं केचिन्निर्भर्त्सयंति च।५६। अपरे पान्सुभिः सिञ्चन्त्युन्मत्तं तं तथा द्विजाः। लोष्टैश्च लगुडैश्चान्ये शुष्मिणो बलगर्विताः।५७। प्रहरन्ति स्मोपहासं कुर्वाणा हस्तसंविदम्। ततोन्ये वटवस्तत्र जटास्वागृह्य चान्तिकम्।५८। पृच्छन्ति व्रतचर्यां तां केनैषा ते निदर्शिता। अत्र वामास्त्रियः संति तासामर्थे त्वमागतः।५९। केनैषा दर्शिता चर्या गुरुणा पापदर्शिना। येनचोन्मत्तवद्वाक्यं वदन्मध्येप्रधावसि।६०। शिश्नं मे ब्रह्मणो रूपं भगं चापि जनार्दनः। उप्यमानमिदं बीजं लोकः क्लिश्नातिचान्यथा।६१। मयायं जनितः पुत्रो जनितोनेन चाप्यहम्। महादेवकृते सृष्टिः सृष्टा भार्या हिमालये।६२। उमादत्ता तु रुद्रस्य कस्य सा तनया वद। मूढा यूयं न जानीथ वदतां भगवांस्तु वः।६३। ब्रह्मणा न कृता चर्या दर्शिता नैव विष्णुना। गिरिशेनापि देवेन ब्रह्मवध्या कृतेन तु।६४। कथंस्विद्गर्हसे देवं वध्योस्माकं त्वमद्य वै। एवं तैर्हन्यमानस्तु ब्राह्मणैस्तत्र शंकरः।६५। स्मितं कृत्वाब्रवीत्सर्वान्ब्राह्मणान्नृपसत्तम। किं मां न वित्थ भो विप्रा उन्मत्तं नष्टचेतनम्।६६। यूयं कारुणिकाः सर्वे मित्रभावे व्यवस्थिताः। वदमानमिदं छद्म ब्रह्मरूपधरं हरम्।६७। मायया तस्य देवस्य मोहितास्ते द्विजोत्तमाः। कपर्दिनं निजघ्नुस्ते पाणिपादैश्च मुष्टिभिः।६८। दण्डैश्चापि च कीलैश्च उन्मत्तवेषधारिणम्। पीड्यमानस्ततस्तैस्तु द्विजैः कोपमथागमत्।६९। ततो देवेन ते शप्ता यूयं वेदविवर्जिताः। ऊर्ध्वजटाः क्रतुभ्रष्टाः परदारोपसेविनः।७०। वेश्यायान्तु रता द्यूते पितृमातृविवर्जिताः। न पुत्रः पैतृकं वित्तं विद्यां वापि गमिष्यति।७१। सर्वे च मोहिताः सन्तु सर्वेंद्रियविवर्जिताः। रौद्रीं भिक्षां समश्नंतु परपिण्डोपजीविनः।७२। आत्मानं वर्तयन्तश्च निर्ममा धर्मवर्जिताः। कृपार्पिता तु यैर्विप्रैरुन्मत्ते मयि सांप्रतम्।७३। तेषां धनं च पुत्राश्च दासीदासमजाविकम्। कुलोत्पन्नाश्च वै नार्यो मयि तुष्टे भवन्विह।७४। एवं शापं वरं चैव दत्वान्तर्द्धानमीश्वरः। गतो द्विजागते देवे मत्वा तं शंकरं प्रभुम्।७५। अन्विष्यन्तोपि यत्नेन न चापश्यंत ते यदा। तदा नियमसंपन्नाः पुष्करारण्यमागताः।७६। स्नात्वा ज्येष्ठसरो विप्रा जेपुस्ते शतरुद्रियम्। जाप्यावसाने देवस्तानशीररगिराऽब्रवीत्।७७। अनृतं न मया प्रोक्तं स्वैरेष्वपि कुतःपुनः। आगते निग्रहे क्षेमं भूयोपि करवाण्यहम्।७८। शान्ता दांता द्विजा ये तु भक्तिमन्तो मयि स्थिराः। न तेषां छिद्यते वेदो न धनं नापि सन्ततिः।७९। अग्निहोत्ररता ये च भक्तिमन्तो जनार्दने। पूजयन्ति च ब्रह्माणंतेजोराशिं दिवाकरम्।८०। नाशुभं विद्यते तेषां येषां साम्ये स्थिता मतिः। एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं तूष्णीं भूतस्तु सोऽभवत्।८१। लब्ध्वा वरं सप्रसादं देवदेवान्महेश्वरात्। आजग्मुः सहितास्सर्वे यत्र देवःपितामहः।८२। विरिञ्चिं संहिताजाप्यैस्तोषयंतोऽग्रतःस्थिताः। तुष्टस्तानब्रवीद्ब्रह्मा मत्तोपि व्रियतां वरः।८३। ब्रह्मणस्तेनवाक्येन हृष्टाः सर्वे द्विजोत्तमाः। को वरो याच्यतां विप्राः परितुष्टे पितामहे।८४। अग्निहोत्राणि वेदाश्च शास्त्राणि विविधानि च। सान्तानिकाश्च ये लोका वरदानाद्भवंतु नः।८५। एवं प्रजल्पतां तत्र विप्राणां कोपमाविशत्। के यूयं केत्र प्रवरा वयं श्रेष्ठास्तथापरे।८६। नेतिनेति तथा विप्रा द्विजांस्तांस्तत्र संस्थितान्। ब्रह्मोवाचाभिसंप्रेक्ष्य ब्राह्मणान्क्रोधपूरितान्।८७। यस्माद्यूयं त्रिभिर्भागैः सभायां बाह्यतः स्थिताः। तस्मादामूलिको गुल्मो ह्येको भवतु वोद्विजाः।८८। उदासीनाः स्थिता ये तु उदासीना भवंतु ते। सायुधाबद्धनिस्त्रिंशा योद्धुकामा व्यवस्थिताः।८९। कौशिकीति गणो नाम तृतीयो भवतु द्विजाः। त्रिधाबद्धमिदं स्थानं सर्वं युष्मद्भविष्यति।९०। बाह्यतो लोकशब्देन प्रोच्यमानाः प्रजास्त्विह। अविज्ञेयमिदं स्थानं विष्णुः पालयिता ध्रुवम्।९१। मया दत्तं चिरस्थायि अभंगं चभविष्यति। एवमुक्त्वा तदा ब्रह्मा समाप्तिंतामवैक्षत।९२। ब्राह्मणाः सहितास्ते तु क्रोधामर्षसमन्विताः। अतिथिं भोजयानाश्च वेदाभ्यासरतास्तु ते।९३। एतच्च परमं क्षेत्रं पुष्करं ब्रह्मसंज्ञितम्। तत्रस्था ये द्विजाः शांता वसंति क्षेत्रवासिनः।९४। न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचिद्ब्रह्मलोके भविष्यति। कोकामुखे कुरुक्षेत्रे नैमिषे ऋषिसंगमे।९५। वाराणस्यां प्रभासे च तथा बदरिकाश्रमे। गंगाद्वारे प्रयागे च गंगासागरसंगमे।९६। रुद्रकोट्यां विरूपाक्षे मित्रस्यापि तथा वने। तीर्थेष्वेतेषु सर्वेषु सिद्धिर्या द्वादशाब्दिका।९७। प्राप्यते मानवैर्लोके षण्मासाद्राजसत्तम। पुष्करे तु न संदेहो ब्रह्मचर्यमना यदि।९८। तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं क्षेत्राणामपि चोत्तमम्। सदा तु पूजितं पूज्यैर्भक्तियुक्तैः पितामहे।९९। अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामिसावित्र्या ब्रह्मणा सह। वादो यथानुभूतस्तु परिहासकृतो महान्।१००। 1.17.100। सावित्रीगमने सर्वा-आगता देवयोषितः। भृगोःख्यात्यां समुत्पन्नाविष्णुपत्नी यशस्विनी।१०१। आमन्त्रिता सदा लक्ष्मीस्तत्रायाता त्वरान्विता। मदिराच महाभागा योगनिद्रा विभूतिदा।१०२। श्रीः कमलालयाभूतिः कीर्तिः श्रद्धा मनस्विनी। पुष्टितुष्टिप्रदा या तु देव्या एताः समागताः।१०३। सती या दक्षतनया उमेति पार्वती शुभा। त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी देवी स्त्रीणां सौभाग्यदायिनी।१०४। जया च विजया चैव मधुच्छन्दामरावती। सुप्रिया जनकान्ता च सावित्र्या मंदिरे शुभे।१०५। गौर्या सह समायातास्सुवेषा भरणान्विताः। पुलोमदुहिता चैव शक्राणी च सहाप्सराः।१०६। स्वाहा चापि स्वधाऽऽयाता धूमोर्णा च वरानना। यक्षी तु राक्षसी चैव गौरी चैव महाधना।१०७। मनोजवा वायुपत्नी ऋद्धिश्च धनदप्रिया। देवकन्यास्तथाऽऽयाता दानव्यो दनुवल्लभाः।१०८। सप्तर्षीणां महापत्न्य ऋषीणां च वरांगनाः। एवं भगिन्यो दुहिता विद्याधरीगणास्तथा।१०९। राक्षस्यः पितृकन्याश्च तथान्या लोकमातरः। वधूभिः सस्नुषाभिश्च सावित्री गन्तुमिच्छति।११०। अदित्याद्यास्तथा सर्वा दक्षकन्यास्समागताः। ताभिः परिवृता साध्वी ब्रह्माणी कमलालया।१११। काचिन्मोदकमादाय काचिच्छूर्पं वरानना। फलपूरितमादाय प्रयाता ब्रह्मणोंतिकम्।११२। आढकीः सह निष्पावा गृहीत्वान्यास्तथापरा। दाडिमानि विचित्राणि मातुलिंगानि शोभना।११३। करीराणि तथा चान्या गृहीत्वा कमलानि च। कौसुंभकं जीरकं च खर्जूरमपरा तथा।११४। उत्तमान्यपरादाय नालिकेराणि सर्वशः। द्राक्षयापूरितं काचित्पात्रंश्रृँगाटकंतथा।११५। कर्पूराणि विचित्राणि जंबूकानि शुभानि च। अक्षोटामलकान्गृह्य जम्बीराणि तथापरा।११६। बिल्वानि परिपक्वानि चिपिटानि वरानना। कार्पासतूलिकाश्चान्या वस्त्रं कौसुम्भकं तथा।११७। एवमाद्यानि चान्यानि कृत्वा शूर्पे वराननाः। सावित्र्यासहिताःसर्वाः संप्राप्ताःसहसाशुभाः।११८। सावित्रीमागतां दृष्ट्वा भीतस्तत्र पुरन्दरः। अधोमुखः स्थितोब्रह्मा किमेषा मांवदिष्यति।११९। त्रपान्वितौ विष्णुरुद्रौ सर्वे चान्ये द्विजातयः। सभासदस्तथा भीतास्तथा चान्ये दिवौकसः।१२०। पुत्राःपौत्रा भागिनेया मातुला भ्रातरस्तथा। ऋभवो नाम ये देवा देवानामपि देवताः।१२१। वैलक्ष्येवस्थिताः सर्वे सावित्री किं वदिष्यति। ब्रह्मपार्श्वे स्थिता तत्र किंतु वै गोपकन्यका।१२२। मौनीभूता तु शृण्वाना सर्वेषां वदतां गिरः। अद्ध्वर्युणा समाहूता नागता वरवर्णिनी।१२३। शक्रेणान्याहृता-आभीरादत्ता सा विष्णुनास्वयम्। अनुमोदिताचरुद्रेणपित्राऽदत्तास्वयं तथा।१२४। कथं सा भविता यज्ञे समाप्तिं वा व्रजेत्कथम्। एवं चिंतयतां तेषां प्रविष्टा कमलालया।१२५। वृतो ब्रह्मासदस्यैस्तु ऋत्विग्भिर्दैवतैस्तथा। हूयंते चाग्नयस्तत्र ब्राह्मणैर्वैदपारगैः।१२६। पत्नीशालास्थिता गोपी सैणश्रृँगा समेखला। क्षौमवस्त्रपरीधाना ध्यायंती परमं पदम्।१२७। पतिव्रता पतिप्राणा प्राधान्ये च निवेशिता। रूपान्विता विशालाक्षी तेजसा भास्करोपमा।१२८। द्योतयन्ती सदस्तत्र सूर्यस्येव यथा प्रभा। ज्वलमानं तथा वह्निं श्रयन्ते ऋत्विजस्तथा।१२९। पशूनामिह गृह्णानाभागं स्वस्व चरोर्मुदा। यज्ञभागार्थिनो देवा विलम्बाद्ब्रुवते तदा।१३०। कालहीनं न कर्तव्यं कृतं न फलदं यतः। वेदेष्वेवमधीकारो दृष्टःसर्वैर्मनीषिभिः।१३१। प्रावर्ग्ये क्रियमाणे तु ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः। क्षीरद्वयेन संयुक्त शृतेनाध्वर्युणा तथा।१३२। उपहूतेनागते नचाहूतेषु द्विजन्मसु। क्रियमाणे तथाभक्ष्ये दृष्ट्वा देवी रुषान्विता।१३३। उवाच देवी ब्रह्माणं सदोमध्ये तु मौनिनम्। किमेतद्युज्यते देव कर्तुमेतद्विचेष्टितम्।१३४। मां परित्यज्य यत्कामात्कृतवानसि किल्बिषम्। नतुल्यापादरजसा ममैषा या शिरः कृता।१३५। यद्वदन्ति जनास्सर्वे संगताः सदसि स्थिताः। आज्ञामीश्वरभूतानां तां कुरुष्व यदीच्छसि।१३६। भवता रूपलोभेन कृतं लोकविगर्हितम्। पुत्रेषु नकृतालज्जा पौत्रेषुचन ते प्रभो।१३७। कामकारकृतं मन्य एतत्कर्मविगर्हितम्। पितामहोसि देवानामृषीणां प्रपितामहः।१३८। कथं न ते त्रपा जाता आत्मनःपश्यतस्तनुम्। लोकमध्येकृतं हास्यमहं चापकृता प्रभो।१३९। यद्येष ते स्थिरो भावस्तिष्ठ देव नमोस्तुते। अहंकथंसखीनांतु दर्शयिष्यामि वैमुखम्।१४०। भर्त्रा मे विधृता पत्नी कथमेतदहं वदे। "ब्रह्मोवाच। ऋत्विग्भिस्त्वरितश्चाहं दीक्षाकालादनंतरम्।१४१। पत्नीं विना न होमोत्र शीघ्रं पत्नीमिहानय। शक्रेणैषा समानीता दत्तेयं मम विष्णुना।१४२। गृहीता च मया सुभ्रु क्षमस्वैतं मया कृतम्। न चापराधं भूयोन्यं करिष्ये तव सुव्रते।१४३। पादयोः पतितस्तेहं क्षमस्वेह नमोस्तुते। "पुलस्त्य उवाच। एवमुक्ता तदा क्रुद्धा ब्रह्माणं शप्तुमुद्यता।१४४। यदि मेस्ति तपस्तप्तं गुरवो यदि तोषिताः। सर्वब्रह्मसमूहेषु स्थानेषु विविधेषु च।१४५। नैव ते ब्राह्मणाः पूजां करिष्यंति कदाचन। ॠते तु कार्तिकीमेकां पूजां सांवत्सरीं तव।१४६। करिष्यन्ति द्विजाः सर्वे मर्त्या नान्यत्र भूतले। एतद्ब्रह्माणमुक्त्वाह शतक्रतुमुपस्थितम्।१४७। भोभोः! शक्र त्वयानीता आभीरी ब्रह्मणोन्तिकम्। यस्मात्ते क्षुद्रकंकर्मतस्मात्वं लप्स्यसे फलम्।१४८। यदा संग्राममध्ये त्वं स्थाता शक्र भविष्यसि। तदा त्वं शत्रुभिर्बद्धो नीतः परमिकां दशाम्।१४९। अकिञ्चनो नष्टसत्वः शत्रूणां नगरे स्थितः। पराभवं महत्प्राप्य न चिरादेव मोक्ष्यसे।१५०।1.17.150। शक्रं शप्त्वा तदा देवी विष्णुं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्। भृगुवाक्येन ते जन्म यदा मर्त्ये भविष्यति।१५१। भार्यावियोगजं दुःखं तदा त्वं तत्र भोक्ष्यसे। हृतातेशत्रुणा पत्नी परे पारो महोदधेः।१५२। न च त्वं ज्ञास्यसे नीतां शोकोपहतचेतनः। भ्रात्रा सह परं कष्टामापदं प्राप्य दुःखितः।१५३। यदा यदुकुले जातः•★कृष्णसंज्ञो भविष्यसि। पशूनां दासतां प्राप्य चिरकालं भ्रमिष्यसि।१५४। तदाह रुद्रं कुपिता यदा दारुवने स्थितः। तदा त ॠषयः क्रुद्धाःशापं दास्यन्तिवै हर।१५५। भोभोः !कापालिक क्षुद्र स्त्रीरस्माकं जिहीर्षसि। तदेतद्दर्पितं तेद्य भूमौ लिङ्गंपतिष्यति।१५६। विहीनः पौरुषेण त्वं मुनिशापाच्च पीडितः। गङ्गाद्वारेस्थिता पत्नी सा त्वामाश्वासयिष्यति।१५७। अग्ने त्वं सर्वभक्षोसि पूर्वं पुत्रेण मे कृतः। भृगुणा धर्मनित्येन कथं दग्धं दहाम्यहम्।१५८। जातवेदस्स रुद्रस्त्वां रेतसा प्लावयिष्यति। अमेध्येषु च तेजिह्वा अधिकं प्रज्वलिष्यति।१५९। ब्राह्मणानृत्विजः सर्वान्सावित्रीवैशशाप ह। प्रतिग्रहार्थाग्निहोत्रोवृथाटव्याश्रयास्तथा।१६०। सदा तीर्थानि क्षेत्राणि लोभादेव भजिष्यथ। परान्नेषु सदातृप्ता अतृप्तास्स्वगृहेषु च।१६१। अयाज्ययाजनं कृत्वा कुत्सितस्य प्रतिग्रहम्। वृथाधनार्जनं कृत्वा व्ययं चैव तथा वृथा।१६२। प्रेतानां तेन प्रेतत्वं भविष्यति न संशयः। एवं शक्रं तथा विष्णुं रुद्रं वै पावकं तथा।१६३। ब्रह्माणं ब्राह्मणांश्चैव सर्वांस्तानाशपद्रुषा। शापं दत्वा तथातेषां निष्क्रांता सदसस्तथा।१६४। ज्येष्ठं पुष्करमासाद्य तदासा च व्यवस्थिता। लक्ष्मींप्राह सतीं तां चशक्रभार्यां वराननाम्।१६५। युवतीस्तास्तथोवाच नात्र स्थास्यामि सन्सदि। तत्रचाहं गमिष्यामि यत्रश्रोष्ये न च ध्वनिम्।१६६। ततस्ताः प्रमदाः सर्वाः प्रयाताः स्वनिकेतनम्। सावित्री कुपिता तासामपि शापाय चोद्यता।१६७। यस्मान्मां तु परित्यज्य गतास्ता देवयोषितः। तासामपि तथा शापंप्रदास्येकुपिता भृशम्।१६८। नैकत्रवासो लक्ष्म्यास्तु भविष्यतिकदाचन। क्षुद्रा सा चलचित्ता चमूर्खेषु चवसिष्यति।१६९। म्लेच्छेषु पार्वतीयेषु कुत्सिते कुत्सिते तथा। मूर्खेषु चावलिप्तेषु अभिशप्ते दुरात्मनि।१७०। एवंविधे नरे स्यात्ते वसतिःशापकारिता। शापं दत्वाततस्तस्या इन्द्राणीमशपत्ततदा।१७१। ब्रह्महत्या गृहीतेंद्रे पत्यौ तेदुःखभागिनि। नहुषापहृते राज्ये दृष्ट्वा त्वांयाचयिष्यति।१७२। अहमिन्द्रः कथं चैषा नोपस्थास्यति बालिशा। सर्वान्देवान्हनिष्यामि न लप्स्येहं शचीं यदि।१७३। नष्टा त्वं च तदा त्रस्ता वाक्पतेर्दुःखिता गृहे। वसिष्यसे दुराचारे मम शापेन गर्विते।१७४। देवभार्यासु सर्वासु तदा शापमयच्छत। न चापत्यकृतां प्रीतिमेताः सर्वा लभिष्यथ।१७५। दह्यमाना दिवारात्रौ वंध्याशब्देन दूषिताः। गौर्य्यप्येवं तदा शप्ता सावित्र्या वरवर्णिनी।१७६। रुदमाना तु सा दृष्टा विष्णुना च प्रसादिता। मा रोदीस्त्वंविशालाक्षि एह्यागच्छ सदाशुभे।१७७। प्रविश्य च सभां देहि मेखलां क्षौमवाससी। गृहाण दीक्षां ब्रह्माणिपादौ च प्रणमामि ते।१७८। एवमुक्ताऽब्रवीदेनं न करोमि वचस्तव। तत्रचाहं गमिष्यामि यत्रश्रोष्ये न वै ध्वनिम्।१७९। एतावदुक्त्वा सारुह्य तस्मात्स्थानद्गिरौ स्थिता। विष्णुस्तदग्रतःस्थित्वाबध्वा च करसम्पुटं।१८०। तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा भक्त्या परमयास्थितः। "विष्णुरुवाच। सर्वगा सर्वभूतेषु द्रष्टव्या सर्वतोद्भुता।१८१। सदसच्चैव यत्किंचिद्दृश्यं तन्न विना त्वया। तथापियेषु स्थानेषु द्रष्टव्या सिद्धिमीप्सुभिः।१८२। स्मर्तव्या भूमिकामैर्वा तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि तेग्रतः। सावित्री पुष्करेनाम तीर्थानां प्रवरे शुभे।१८३। वाराणस्यां विशालाक्षी नैमिषे लिंगधारिणी। प्रयागे ललितादेवी कामुका गन्धमादने।१८४। मानसे कुमुदा नाम विश्वकाया तथाम्बरे। गोमन्ते गोमती नाम मन्दरेकामचारिणी।१८५। मदोत्कटा चैत्ररथे जयन्ती हस्तिनापुरे। कान्यकुब्जे तथा गौरीरम्भा मलयपर्वते।१८६। एकाम्रके कीर्तिमती विश्वा विश्वेश्वरी तथा। कर्णिके पुरुहस्तेति केदारे मार्गदायिका।१८७। नन्दा हिमवतः पृष्टे गोकर्णे भद्रकालिका। स्थाण्वीश्वरे भवानी तु बिल्वकेबिल्वपत्रिका।१८८। श्रीशैले माधवीदेवी भद्राभद्रेश्वरी तथा। जया वराहशैले तु कमलाकमलालये।१८९। रुद्रकोट्यां तुरुद्राणी काली कालञ्जरे तथा। महालिंगे तु कपिला कर्कोटे मंगलेश्वरी।१९०। शालिग्रामे महादेवी शिवलिंगेजलप्रिया। मायापुर्यां कुमारीतु सन्तानेललितातथा।१९१। उत्पलाक्षी सहस्राक्षे हिरण्याक्षे महोत्पला। गयायां मंगला नाम विमला पुरुषोत्तमे।१९२। विपाशायाममोघाक्षी पाटला पुण्यवर्द्धने। नारायणी सुपार्श्वे तु त्रिकूटे भद्रसुंदरी।१९३। विपुले विपुला नाम कल्याणी मलयाचले। कोटवी कोटितीर्थे तु सुगंधा माधवीवने।१९४। कुब्जाम्रके त्रिसन्ध्या तु गंगाद्वारे हरिप्रिया। शिवकुण्डे शिवानंदा नन्दिनी देविकातटे।१९५। रुक्मिणी द्वारवत्यां तु राधा वृन्दावने तथा। देवकी मथुरायां तु पाताले परमेश्वरी।१९६। चित्रकूटे तथा सीता विंध्ये विंध्यनिवासिनी। सह्याद्रावेकवीरा तु हरिश्चन्द्रे तु चन्द्रिका।१९७। रमणा रामतीर्थे तु यमुनायां मृगावती। करवीरे महालक्ष्मी रुमादेवी विनायके।१९८। अरोगा वैद्यनाथे तु महाकाले महेश्वरी। अभया पुष्पतीर्थे तु अमृता विंध्यकन्दरे।१९९। माण्डव्ये माण्डवी देवी स्वाहा माहेश्वरे पुरे। वेगले तु प्रचण्डाथ चण्डिकामरकण्टके।२००। 1.17.200। सोमेश्वरे वरारोहा प्रभासे पुष्करावती। देवमाता सरस्वत्यांपारापारे तटे स्थिता।२०१। महालये महापद्मापयोष्ण्यां पिंगलेश्वरी। सिंहिका कृतशौचे तु कार्तिकेये तु शंकरी।२०२। उत्पलावर्तके लोला सुभद्रा सिन्धुसंगमे। उमा सिद्धवने लक्ष्मीरनंगा भरताश्रमे।२०३। जालन्धरे विश्वमुखी तारा किष्किन्धपर्वते। देवदारुवने पुष्टिर्मेधा काश्मीरमण्डले।२०४। भीमा देवी हिमाद्रौ च तुष्टिर्वस्त्रेश्वरे तथा। कपालमोचने श्रद्धा माता कायावरोहणे।२०५। शङ्खोद्धारे ध्वनिर्नाम धृतिःपिण्डारके तथा। काला तु चन्द्रभागायामच्छोदे सिद्धिदायिनी।२०६। वेणायाममृता देवी वदर्यामूर्वशी तथा। औषधी चोत्तरकुरौ कुशद्वीपे कुशोदका।२०७। मन्मथा हेमकूटे तु कुमुदे सत्यवादिनी। अश्वत्थेवन्दनीया तु निधिर्वै श्रवणालये।२०८। गायत्री वेदवदने पार्वती शिवसन्निधौ। देवलोके तथेंद्राणी ब्रह्मास्ये तु सरस्वती।२०९। सूर्यबिम्बे प्रभानाम मातॄणां वैष्णवी तथा। अरुन्धती सतीनां तु रामासु च तिलोत्तमा।२१०। चित्रे ब्रह्मकला नाम शक्तिः सर्वशरीरिणां। एतद्भक्त्या मया प्रोक्तं नामाष्टशतमुत्तमं।२११। अष्टोत्तरं च तीर्थानां शतमेतदुदाहृतं। यो जपेच्छ्रुणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।२१२। येषु तीर्थेषु यः कृत्वा स्नानं पश्येन्नरोत्तमः। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः कल्पं ब्रह्मपुरे वसेत्।२१३। नामाष्टकशतं यस्तु श्रावयेद्ब्रह्मसन्निधौ। पौर्णमास्याममायां वा बहुपुत्रो भवेन्नरः।२१४। गोदाने श्राद्धदाने वा अहन्यहनि वा पुनः। देवार्चनविधौ शृण्वन्परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति।२१५। एवं स्तुवंतं सावित्री विष्णुं प्रोवाच सुव्रता। सम्यक्स्तुता त्वया पुत्र त्वमजय्योभविष्यसि।२१६। अवतारे सदारस्त्वं पितृमातृषु वल्लभः। इह चागत्य यो मां तु स्तवेनानेन संस्तुयात्।२१७। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं स्थानं गमिष्यति। गच्छयज्ञं विरिञ्चस्य समाप्तिं नय पुत्रक।२१८। कुरुक्षेत्रे प्रयागे च भविष्ये चान्नदायिनी। समीपगा स्थिता भर्त्तुःकरिष्ये तव भाषितम्।२१९। एवमुक्तो गतो विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणः सद उत्तम्। गतायामथ सावित्र्यां गायत्री वाक्यमब्रवीत्।२२०। शृण्वन्तु वाक्यमृषयो मदीयं भर्तृसन्निधौ। यदिदं वच्म्यहं तुष्टा वरदानाय चोद्यता।२२१। ब्रह्माणं पूजयिष्यंति नरा भक्तिसमन्विताः। तेषां वस्त्रं धनंधान्यं दाराःसौख्यं धनानि च।२२२। अविच्छिन्नं तथा सौख्यं गृहे वै पुत्रपौत्रकम्। भुक्त्वासौ सुचिरं कालमंते मोक्षं गमिष्यति।२२३। "पुलस्त्य उवाच। ब्रह्माणं च प्रतिष्ठाप्य सर्वयत्नैर्विधानतः। यत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति तदेकाग्रमनाः शृणु।२२४। सर्वयज्ञ तपो दान तीर्थ वेदेषु यत्फलम्। तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं लभेतैतत्प्रतिष्ठया।२२५। पौर्णमास्युपवासं तु कृत्वा भक्त्या नराधिप। अनेन विधिना यस्तु विरिञ्चिं पूजयेन्नरः।२२६। प्रतिपदि महाबाहो स याति ब्रह्मणः पदम्। विरिञ्चिं वासुदेवं तु ऋत्विग्भिश्च विशेषतः।२२७। कार्तिके मासि देवस्य रथयात्रा प्रकीर्तिता। यांकृत्वावामानवाभक्त्यासंयान्तिब्रह्मलोकताम्।२२८। कार्तिके मासि राजेंद्र पौर्णमास्यां चतुर्मुखम्। मार्गेण ब्रह्मणा सार्द्धं सावित्र्या च परंतप।२२९। भ्रामयेन्नगरं सर्वं नानावाद्यसमन्वितः। स्नपयेद्भ्रमयित्वा तु सलोकं नगरं नृप।२३०। ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वाग्रे शाण्डिलेयं प्रपूज्य च। आरोपयेद्रथे देवं पुण्यवादित्रनिःस्वनैः।२३१। रथाग्रे शाण्डिलीपुत्रं पूजयित्वा विधानतः। ब्राह्मणान्वाचयित्वातु कृत्वा पुण्याहमङ्गलम्।२३२। देवमारोपयित्वा च रथे कुर्यात्प्रजागरं। नानाविधैः प्रेक्षणिकैर्ब्रह्मघौषैश्च पुष्कलैः।२३३। कृत्वा प्रजागरं देवं प्रभाते ब्राह्मणान्नृप। भोजयित्वा यथाशक्ति भक्ष्यभोज्यैरनेकशः।२३४। पूजयित्वा जनं धीर मंत्रेण विधिवन्नृप। आज्येन तु महाबाहो पयसा पायसेन च।२३५। ब्राह्मणान्वाचयित्वा तु स्वस्त्या तु विधिवन्नृप। कृत्वा पुण्याहशब्दं च तद्रथं भ्रामयेत्पुरे।२३६। विप्रैश्चतुर्वेदविद्भिर्भ्रामयेद्ब्रह्मणो रथम्। बह्वृवृचाथर्वणैर्वीरछन्दोगाध्वर्युभिस्तथा।२३७। भ्रामयेद्देवदेवस्य सुरश्रेष्ठस्य तं रथं। प्रदक्षिणं पुरं सर्वं मार्गेण सुसमेन तु।२३८। न वोढव्यो रथो वीर रूद्रेण हितमिच्छता। न चारोहेद्रथं प्राज्ञो मुक्त्वैकं भोजकं नृपः।२३९। ब्रह्मणो दक्षिणे पार्श्वे गायत्रीं स्थापयेन्नृप। भोजकं वामपार्श्वे तुपुरतःपंङ्कजं न्येसेत्।२४०। एवं तूर्यनिनादैस्तु शङ्ख शब्दैश्च पुष्कलैः। भ्रामयित्वा रथं वीर पुरं सर्वं प्रदक्षिणम्।२४१। स्वस्थाने स्थापयेद्देवं दत्वा नीराजनं बुधः। यएवं कुरुते यात्रां यो वा भक्त्यापिपश्यति।२४२। रथं वा कर्षयेद्यस्तु स गच्छेद्ब्रह्मणः पदं। *कार्तिके मास्यमावास्यां यश्च दीपप्रदीपनं।२४३। शालायां ब्रह्मणः कुर्यात्स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्। गन्धपुष्पैर्नवैर्वस्त्रैरात्मानं पूजयेत्तु यः।२४४। तस्यां प्रतिपदायां तु स गच्छेद्ब्रह्मणः पदम्। महापुण्यातिथिरियं *-बलिराज्यप्रवर्तिनी।२४५। ब्रह्मणः सुप्रिया नित्यं बालेयी परिकीर्तिता। ब्रह्माणं पूजयेद्योऽस्यामात्मानं च विशेषतः।२४६। स याति परमं स्थानं विष्णोरमिततेजसः। चैत्रे मासि महाबाहो पुण्या प्रतिपदां वरा।२४७। तस्यां यः श्वपचं स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानं कुर्यान्नरोत्तमः। न तस्य दुरितं किंचिन्नाधयो व्याधयो नृप।२४८। भवन्ति कुरुशार्दूल तस्मात्स्नानं समाचरेत्। दिव्यं नीराजनंतद्धि सर्वरोगविनाशनं।२४९। गोमहिष्यादि यत्किंचित्तत्सर्वं कर्षयेन्नृप। तेन वस्त्रादिभिः सर्वैस्तोरणंबाह्यतो न्यसेत्।२५०।1.17.250। ******* ब्राह्मणानां तथा भोज्यं कुर्यात्कुरुकुलोद्वह। तिस्रो ह्येताः पुरा प्रोक्तास्तिथयः कुरुनन्दन।२५१। कार्तिकाश्वयुजे मासि चैत्रेमासि तथा नृप। स्नानं दानं शतगुणं कार्त्तिके या तिथिर्नृप।२५२। बलिराज्ञस्तु शुभदा पशूनां हितकारिणी। "गायत्र्युवाच। यदुक्तं तु तया वाक्यं सावित्र्या कमलोद्भवं।२५३। न तु ते ब्राह्मणाः पूजां करिष्यन्ति कदाचन। मदीयं तु वचःश्रुत्वा ये करिष्यन्ति चार्चनं।२५४। इह भुक्त्वा तु भोगांस्ते परत्र मोक्षभागिनः। एतां ज्ञात्वा परां दृष्टिं वरं तुष्टः प्रयच्छति।२५५। शक्राहं ते वरं दास्ये संग्रामे शत्रुनिग्रहे। तदा ब्रह्मा मोचयिता गत्वा शत्रुनिकेतनम्।२५६। स्वपुरं लप्स्यसे नष्टं शत्रुनाशात्परां मुदं। अकंटकं महद्राज्यं त्रैलोक्ये ते भविष्यति।२५७। मर्त्यलोके यदा विष्णो अवतारं करिष्यसि। भ्रात्रा सह परं दुःखं स्वभार्याहरणादिजं।२५८। हत्वा शत्रुं पुनर्भार्यां लप्स्यसे सुरसन्निधौ। गृहीत्वातां पुनाराज्यं कृत्वा स्वर्गंगमिष्यसि।२५९। एकादशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां च पुनर्दिवं। ख्यातिस्ते विपुला लोके अनुरागं जनैस्सह।२६०। सान्तानिकानाम तेषां लोका स्थास्यन्ति भाविताः। त्वया ते तारिता देव रामरूपेण मानवाः।२६१। गायत्री तु तदा रुद्रंवरदा प्रत्यभाषत। पतितेपिच ते लिंगे पूजां कुर्वंति ये नराः।२६२। ते पूताः पुण्यकर्माणः स्वर्गलोकस्य भागिनः। न तां गतिं चाग्निहोत्रे न क्रतौ हुतपावके।२६३। यां गतिं मनुजा यांति तव लिंगस्य पूजनात्। गंगातीरे सदा लिंगं बिल्बपत्रेण ये तव।२६४। पूजयिष्यंति सुप्राता रुद्रलोकस्य भागिनः। प्राप्यापि शर्वभक्तत्वमग्ने त्वं भव पावनः।२६५। त्वयि प्रीते सुराः सर्वे प्रीता वै नात्र संशयः। त्वन्मुखेन हविर्देवैः प्रीताः प्रीते त्वयिध्रुवम्।२६६। भुञ्जते नात्र सन्देहो वेदोक्तं वचनं यथा। गायत्री ब्राह्मणांस्तांश्च सर्वांश्चैवाब्रवीदिदं।२६७। युष्माकं प्रीणनं कृत्वा सर्वतीर्थेषु मानवाः। पदं सर्वे गमिष्यंति वैराजाख्यं न संशयः।२६८। अन्नप्रकारान्विविधान्दत्वा दानान्यनेकशः। श्राद्धेषु प्रीणनं कृत्वा देवदेवा भवन्ति ते।२६९। ये च वै ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठास्तेषामास्ये दिवौकसः। भुञ्जते च हविः क्षिप्रं कव्यं चैवपितामहाः।२७०। यूयं हि धारणे शक्तास्त्रैलोक्यस्य न संशयः। प्राणायामेन चैकेन सर्वे पूता भविष्यथ।२७१। विशेषात्पुष्करे स्नात्वा मां जप्त्वा वेदमातरं। प्रतिग्रहकृतान्दोषान्न प्राप्स्यथ द्विजोतमाः।२७२। पुष्करे चान्नदानेन प्रीताः स्युः सर्वदेवताः। एकस्मिन्भोजिते विप्रेकोट्याः फलमवाप्स्यते।२७३। ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि दुष्कृतानि कृतानि च। करिष्यंति नरास्सर्वे दत्वा युष्मत्करे धनम्।२७४। मदीयेन तु जाप्येन पूजनीयस्त्रिभिः कृतैः। ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति।२७५। दशभिर्जन्मभिर्जातं शतेन च पुरा कृतं। त्रियुगेन सहस्रेण गायत्री हन्ति किल्बिषं।२७६। एवं ज्ञात्वा सदा पूता जाप्ये तु मम वै कृते। भविष्यध्वं न संदेहो नात्र कार्या विचारणा।२७७। प्रणवेन त्रिमात्रेण सार्द्धंजप्त्वा विशेषतः। पूताः सर्वे न संदेहो जप्त्वामां शिरसा सह।२७८। अष्टाक्षरा स्थिता चाहं जगद्व्याप्तं मया त्त्विदं। माताहं सर्ववेदानां पदैः सर्वेरलंकृता।२७९। जप्त्वा मां भक्तितः सिद्धिं यास्यंति द्विजसत्तमाः। प्राधान्यं मम जाप्येन सर्वेषां वो भविष्यति।२८०। गायत्रीसारमात्रोपि वरं विप्रः सुसंयतः। नायंत्रितश्चतुर्वेदी सर्वाशी सर्वविक्रयी।२८१। यस्माद्विप्रेषु सावित्र्या शापो दत्तःसदस्यथ। अत्र दत्तं हुतं चापि सर्वमक्षयकारकम्।२८२। दत्तो वरो मया तेन युष्माकं द्विजसत्तमाः। अग्निहोत्रपरा विप्रास्त्रिकालं होमदायिनः।२८३। स्वर्गं ते तु गमिष्यंति सैकविंशतिभिः कुलैः। एवं शक्रस्य विष्णोश्च रुद्रस्य पावकस्य च।२८४। ब्रह्मणो ब्राह्मणानां च गायत्रीवरमुत्तमम्। तस्मिन्वै पुष्करे दत्त्वा ब्रह्मणःपार्श्वगाऽभवत्।२८५। चारणैस्तु तदाऽऽख्यातं लक्ष्म्या वै शापकारणम्। युवतीनाञ्च सर्वासां शापाञ्ज्ञात्वापृथक्पृथक्।२८६। लक्ष्म्याश्चैव वरं प्रादाद्गायत्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया। अकुत्सितान्सदा सर्वान्कुर्वन्ती धनशोभना।२८७। शोभिष्यसे न संदेहः सर्वेभ्यः प्रीतिदायिनी। ये त्वया वीक्षिताःपुत्रि सर्वेते पुण्यभोजनाः।२८८। परित्यक्तास्त्वया ये तु सर्वे ते दुःखभागिनः। तेषां जातिः कुलं शीलं धर्मश्चैव वरानने।२८९। सभायां ते च शोभंते दृश्यंते चैव पार्थिवैः। अर्थित्वं चैव तेषां तु करिष्यंति द्विजोत्तमाः।२९०। सौजन्यं तेषु कुर्वंति त्वं नो भ्राता पिता गुरुः। बांधवोपि न संदेहो न जीवेयं त्वया विना।२९१। त्वयि दृष्टे प्रसन्ना मे दृष्टिर्भवति शोभना। मनः प्रसीदतेत्यर्थं सत्यं सत्यं वदामि ते।२९२। एवंविधानि वाक्यानि त्वद्दृष्ट्या ये निरीक्षिताः। सज्जनास्ते तु श्रोष्यंति जनानां प्रीतिदायकाः।२९३। इन्द्रत्वं नहुषः प्राप्य दृष्ट्वा त्वां याचयिष्यति। त्वद्दृष्ट्या तु हतःपापो ह्यगस्त्यवचनाद्ध्रुवम्।२९४। सर्पत्वं समनुप्राप्य प्रार्थयिष्यति तं तु सः। दर्पेणाहं विनष्टोस्मि शरणं मे मुने भव।२९५। वाक्येन तेन तस्यासौ नृपस्य भगवानृषिः। कृत्वा मनसि कारुण्यमिदं वाक्यं वदिष्यति।२९६। उत्पत्स्यते कुले राजा त्वदीये कुलनन्दनः। सर्परूपधरं दृष्ट्वा स ते शापं हि भेत्स्यति।२९७। तदा त्वं सर्पतां त्यक्त्वा पुनः स्वर्गं गमिष्यसि। अश्वमेधकृतेन त्वं भर्त्रा सह पुनर्दिवम्।२९८। प्राप्स्यसे वरदानेन मदीयेन सुलोचने। "पुलस्त्य उवाच। देवपत्न्यस्तदा सर्वास्तुष्टया परिभाषिताः।२९९। अपत्यैरपि हीनानां नैव दुःखं भविष्यति। गौरी चैव तु गायत्र्या तदा सापि विबोधिता।३००। 1.17.300। बृंहिता परितोषेण वरान्दत्त्वा मनस्विनी। समाप्तिंतस्य यज्ञस्य काञ्क्षन्तीब्रह्मणःप्रिया।३०१। वरदां तां तथा दृष्ट्वा गायत्रीं वेदमातरम्। प्रणिपत्य तदा रुद्रः स्तुतिमेतां चकार ह।३०२। "रुद्र उवाच। नमोस्तु ते वेदमातरष्टाक्षरविशोधिते। गायत्री दुर्गतरणी वाणी सप्तविधा तथा।३०३। सर्वाणि स्तुतिशास्त्राणि गाथाश्च निखिलास्तथा। अक्षराणि च सर्वाणि लक्षणानि तथैव च।३०४। भाष्यादि सर्वशास्त्राणि ये चान्ये नियमास्तथा। अक्षराणि च सर्वाणि त्वं तु देवि नमोस्तुते।३०५। श्वेता त्वं श्वेतरूपासि शशांकेन समानना। बिभ्रती विपुलौ बाहू कदलीगर्भकोमलौ।३०६। एणश्रृँगं करे गृह्य पंकजं च सुनिर्मलम्। वसाना वसने क्षौमे रक्तेनोत्तरवाससा।३०७। शशिरश्मिप्रकाशेन हारेणोरसि राजिता। दिव्यकुंडलपूर्णाभ्यां कर्णाभ्यां सुविभूषिता।३०८। चंद्रसापत्न्यभूतेन मुखेन त्वं विराजसे। मकुटेनातिशुद्धेन केशबंधेन शोभिता।३०९। भुजंगाभोगसदृशौ भुजौ ते भूषणन्दिवः। स्तनौ ते रुचिरौ देवि वर्तुलौ समचूचुकौ।३१०। जघनेनातिशुभ्रेण त्रिवलीभंगदर्पिता। सुमध्यवर्त्तिनी नाभिर्गंभीरा शुभदर्शिनी।३११। विस्तीर्णजघना देवी सुश्रोणी च वरानने। सुजातवृत्तोरुयुगा सुजानु चरणा तथा।३१२। त्रैलोक्यधारिणी सा त्वं भुवि सत्योपयाचना। भविष्यसि महाभागे वरदा वरवर्णिनी।३१३। पुष्करे च कृता यात्रा दृष्ट्वा त्वां संभविष्यति। ज्येष्ठे मासेपौर्णमास्यामग्र्यांपूजां च लप्स्यसे।३१४। ये च वा त्वत्प्रभावज्ञाः पूजयिष्यंति मानवाः। न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचित्पुत्रतो धनतोपि वा।३१५। कान्तारेषु निमग्नानामटव्यां वा महार्णवे। दस्युभिर्वानिरुद्धानां त्वं गतिः परमा नृणाम्।३१६। त्वं सिद्धिःश्रीर्धृतिः कीर्तिर्ह्रीर्विद्या सन्नतिर्मतिः। संध्या रात्रिःप्रभा निद्रा कालरात्रिस्त्वमेव च।३१७। अंबा च कमला मातुर्ब्रह्माणी ब्रह्मचारिणी। जननी सर्वदेवानां गायत्री परमांगना।३१८। जया च विजया चैव पुष्टिस्त्वं च क्षमा दया। सावित्र्यवरजा चासि सदा चेष्टा पितामहे।३१९। बहुरूपा विश्वरूपा सुनेत्रा ब्रह्मचारिणी। सुरूपा त्वं विशालाक्षी भक्तानां परिरक्षिणी।३२०। नगरेषु च पुण्येषु आश्रमेषु वरानने। वासस्तव महादेवि वनेषूपवनेषु च।३२१। ब्रह्मस्थानेषु सर्वेषु ब्रह्मणो वामतः स्थिता। दक्षिणेन तु सावित्री मध्ये ब्रह्मा पितामहः।३२२। अंतर्वेदी च यज्ञानामृत्विजां चापि दक्षिणा। सिद्धिस्त्वंहि नृपाणांच वेला सागरजा मता।३२३। ब्रह्मचारिणि या दीक्षा शोभा च परमा मता। ज्योतिषांच प्रभा देवीलक्ष्मीर्नारायणे स्थिता।३२४। क्षमा सिद्धिर्मुनीनां च नक्षत्राणां च रोहिणी। राजद्वारेषु तीर्थेषु नदीनां संगमेषु च।३२५। पूर्णिमा पूर्णचंद्रे च बुद्धिर्नीत्यां क्षमा धृतिः। उमादेवी च नारीणां श्रूयसे वरवर्णिनी।३२६। इन्द्रस्य चारुदृष्टिस्त्वं सहस्रनयनोपगा। ॠषीणां धर्मबुद्धिस्त्वं देवानां च परायणा।३२७। कर्षकाणां च सीता त्वं भूतानां धरणी तथा। स्त्रीणामवैधव्यकरी धनधान्यप्रदा सदा।३२८। व्याधिं मृत्युं भयं चैव पूजिता शमयिष्यसि। तथा तु कार्तिके मासि पौर्णमास्यांसुपूजिता।३२९। सर्वकामप्रदा देवी भविष्यसि शुभप्रदे। यश्चेदं पठते स्तोत्रं शृणुयाद्वाप्यभीक्ष्णशः।३३०। सर्वार्थसिद्धिं लभते नरो नास्त्यत्र संशयः। "गायत्र्युवाच। भविष्यत्येवमेवं तु यत्त्वया पुत्र भाषितम्३३१। विष्णुना सहितः सर्वस्थानेष्वेव भविष्यसि।

"bhīṣma-uvāca| tasminyajñe kimāścaryaṃ tadāsīddvijasattama| kathaṃ rudraḥsthitastatra viṣṇuścāpi surottamaḥ|1| ābhīra:putrī gāyatryā kiṃ kṛtaṃ tatra patnītve sthitayā tayā| ābhīrā: kiṃ suvṛttajñairjñātvā taiśca kṛtaṃ mune|2| etadvṛttaṃ samācakṣva yathāvṛttaṃ yathākṛtam| ābhīrairbrāhmaṇācāpi mamaitatkautukaṃ mahat|3| "pulastya uvāca| tasminyajñe yadāścaryaṃ vṛttamāsīnnarādhipa| kathayiṣyāmi tatsarvaṃ śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa|4| rudrastu mahadāścaryaṃ kṛtavānvai sado gataḥ| nindyarūpadharo devastatrāyāddvijasannidhau|5| viṣṇunā na kṛtaṃ kiñcitprādhānye sa yataḥsthitaḥ| nāśaṃ tu gopakanyāyā jñātvā gopakumārakāḥ|6| gopyaśca tāstathā sarvā āgatā brahmaṇontikam| dṛṣṭvā tāṃ mekhalābaddhāṃ yajñasīmavyasthitām|7| hā putrīti tadā mātā pitā hā putriketi ca| svaseti bāndhavāḥ sarve sakhyaḥ sakhyena hāsakhi|8| kena tvamiha cānītā alaktāṃkā tu sundarī| śāṭīṃ nivṛttāṃkṛtvā tu kena yuktā ca kambalī|9| kena ceyaṃ jaṭā putri raktasūtrāvakalpitā| evaṃvidhāni vākyāni śrutvovāca svayaṃhariḥ|10| iha cāsmābhirānītā patnyarthaṃ viniyojitā| brahmaṇālambitā bālā pralāpaṃ mākṛthāstviha|11| puṇyā caiṣā subhāgyā ca sarveṣāṃ kulanandinī| puṇyā cenna bhavatyeṣā kathamāgacchate sadaḥ|12| evaṃ jñātvā mahābhāgana tvaṃ śocitumarhasi| kanyaiṣā te mahābhāgā prāptā devaṃ viriṃcanam|13| yogino yogayuktā ye brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ| na labhante prārthayantastāṃ gatiṃ duhitā gatā|14| *dharmavantaṃ sadācāraṃ bhavantaṃ dharmavatsalam| mayā jñātvā tataḥ kanyā dattācaiṣā virañcaye|15| anayā-ābhīrakanyāyā tārito gaccha! *divyānlokānmahodayān| yuṣmākaṃ ca kule cāpi devakāryārthasiddhaye|16| *avatāraṃ kariṣyehaṃ sā krīḍā tu bhaviṣyati| yadā nandaprabhṛtayo hyavatāraṃ dharātale|17| kariṣyanti tadā cāhaṃ vasiṣye teṣu madhyataḥ| yuṣmākaṃ kanyakāḥ sarvā vasiṣyanti mayā saha|18| tatra doṣo na bhavitā na dveṣo na ca matsaraḥ| kariṣyanti tadā gopā bhayaṃ ca na manuṣyakāḥ|19| na cāsyābhavitā doṣaḥ karmaṇānena karhicit| śrutvā vākyaṃ tadā viṣṇoḥpraṇipatya yayustadā|20| evameṣa varo deva yo datto bhavitā hi me| avatāraḥ kulesmākaṃ kartavyo dharmasādhanaḥ|21| bhavato darśanādeva bhavāmaḥ svargavāsinaḥ| śubhadā kanyakā caiṣā tāriṇī me kulaiḥ saha|22| evaṃ bhavatu deveśa varadānaṃ vibho tava| anunītāstadā gopāḥ svayaṃ devena viṣṇunā|23| brahmaṇāpyevamevaṃ tu vāmahastena bhāṣitam| trapānvitā darśane tu bandhūnāṃ varavarṇinī|24| kairahaṃ tu samākhyātā yenemaṃ deśamāgatāḥ| dṛṣṭvā tu tāṃstataḥ prāha gāyatrī ābhīrakanyakā|25| vāmahastena tānsarvānprāṇipātapuraḥsaram| atra cāhaṃ sthitā mātarbrahmāṇaṃ samupāgatā|26| bhartā labdho mayā devaḥ sarvasyādyojagatpatiḥ| nāhaṃśocyā bhavatyātu na pitrā na ca bāndhavaiḥ|27| sakhīgaṇaśca me yātu bhaginyo dārakaiḥ saha| sarveṣāṃ kuśalaṃ vācyaṃ sthitāsmi saha daivataiḥ|28| gateṣu teṣu sarveṣu gāyatrī sā sumadhyamā| brahmaṇā sahitā reje yajñavāṭaṃ gatā satī|29| yācito brāhmaṇairbrahmā varānno dehi cepsitān| yathepsitaṃ varaṃ teṣāṃ tadābrahmāpyayacchata|30| tayā devyā ca gāyatryā dattaṃ taccānumoditam| sā tu yajñe sthitā sādhvīdevatānāṃ samīpagā|31| divyaṃvarṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ sa yajño vavṛdhe tadā| yajñavāṭaṃ kapardītu bhikṣārthaṃ samupāgataḥ|32| bṛhatkapālaṃ saṃgṛhya pañcamuṇḍairalaṃkṛtaḥ| ṛtvigbhiśca sadasyaiśca dūrāttiṣṭhanjugupsitaḥ|33| kathaṃ tvamiha samprāpto nindito vedavādibhiḥ| evaṃ protsāryamāṇopi nindyamānaḥ sa tairdvijaiḥ|34| uvāca tāndvijānsarvānsmitaṃ kṛtvā maheśvaraḥ| atra paitāmahe yajñe sarveṣāṃ toṣadāyini|35| kaścidutsārya tenaiva ṛtemāṃ dvijasattamāḥ| uktaḥ sa taiḥkapardī tu bhuktvā cānnaṃtato vraja|36| kapardinā ca te uktā bhuktvā yāsyāmi bho dvijāḥ| evamuktvā niṣaṇṇaḥ sakapālaṃ nyasya cāgrataḥ|37| teṣāṃ nirīkṣya tatkarma cakre kauṭilyamīśvaraḥ| muktvā kapālaṃ bhūmau tu tāndvijānavalokayan|38| uvāca puṣkaraṃ yāmi snānārthaṃ dvijasattamāḥ| tūrṇaṃ gaccheti tairuktaḥ sa gataḥ parameśvaraḥ|39| viyatsthitaḥ kautukena mohayitvā divaukasaḥ| snānārthaṃ puṣkaraṃ yāte kapardini dvijātayaḥ|40| kathaṃ homotra kriyate kapāle sadasi sthite| kapālāntānyaśaucāni purā prāha prajāpatiḥ|41| viprobhyadhātsadasyekaḥ kapālamutkṣipāmyahaṃ| uddhṛtaṃ tu sadasyena prakṣiptaṃ pāṇinā svayam|42| tāvadanyatsthitaṃ tatra punareva samuddhṛtam| evaṃ dvitīyaṃ tṛtīyaṃ viṃśatistriṃśadapyaho|43| pañcāśacca śataṃ caiva sahasramayutaṃ tathā| evaṃ nāntaḥ kapālānāṃ prāpyate dvijasattamaiḥ|44| natvā kapardinaṃ devaṃ śaraṇaṃ samupāgatāḥ| puṣkarāraṇyamāsādya japyaiśca vaidikairbhṛśam|45| tuṣṭuvuḥ sahitāḥ sarve tāvattuṣṭo haraḥ svayam| tataḥ sadarśanaṃ prādāddvijānāṃ bhaktitaḥ śivaḥ|46| uvāca tāṃstato devo bhaktinamrāndvijottamān| puroḍāśasya niṣpattiḥ kapālaṃ na vinā bhavet|47| kurudhvaṃ vacanaṃ viprāḥ bhāgaḥ sviṣṭakṛto mama| evaṃ kṛte kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ madīyaṃ śāsanaṃ bhavet|48| tathetyūcurdvijāśśambhuṃ kurmo vai tava śāsanam| kapālapāṇirāheśo bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham|49| varaṃ varaya bho brahmanhṛdi yatte priyaṃ sthitam| sarvaṃ tava pradāsyāmi adeyaṃ nāsti me prabho|50 1.17.50| "brahmovāca| na te varaṃ grahīṣyāmi dīkṣitohaṃ sadaḥsthitaḥ| sarvakāmapradaścāhaṃ yo māṃ prārthayate tviha|51| evaṃ vadantaṃ varadaṃ kratau tasminpitāmaham| tatheti coktvā rudraḥ sa varamasmādayācata|52| tato manvantaretīte punareva prabhuḥ svayam| brahmottaraṃ kṛtaṃ sthānaṃ svayaṃ devena śaṃbhunā|53| caturṣvapi hi vedeṣu pariniṣṭhāṃ gato hi yaḥ| tasminkāle tadā devo nagarasyāvalokane|54| sambhāṣaṇe dvijānāṃ tu kautukena sado gataḥ| tenaivonmattaveṣeṇa hutaśeṣe maheśvaraḥ|55| praviṣṭo brahmaṇaḥ sadma dṛṣṭo devairdvijottamaiḥ| prahasanti ca kepyenaṃ kecinnirbhartsayaṃti ca|56| apare pānsubhiḥ siñcantyunmattaṃ taṃ tathā dvijāḥ| loṣṭaiśca laguḍaiścānye śuṣmiṇo balagarvitāḥ|57| praharanti smopahāsaṃ kurvāṇā hastasaṃvidam| tatonye vaṭavastatra jaṭāsvāgṛhya cāntikam|58| pṛcchanti vratacaryāṃ tāṃ kenaiṣā te nidarśitā| atra vāmāstriyaḥ saṃti tāsāmarthe tvamāgataḥ|59| kenaiṣā darśitā caryā guruṇā pāpadarśinā| yenaconmattavadvākyaṃ vadanmadhyepradhāvasi|60| śiśnaṃ me brahmaṇo rūpaṃ bhagaṃ cāpi janārdanaḥ| upyamānamidaṃ bījaṃ lokaḥ kliśnāticānyathā|61| mayāyaṃ janitaḥ putro janitonena cāpyaham| mahādevakṛte sṛṣṭiḥ sṛṣṭā bhāryā himālaye|62| umādattā tu rudrasya kasya sā tanayā vada| mūḍhā yūyaṃ na jānītha vadatāṃ bhagavāṃstu vaḥ|63| brahmaṇā na kṛtā caryā darśitā naiva viṣṇunā| giriśenāpi devena brahmavadhyā kṛtena tu|64| kathaṃsvidgarhase devaṃ vadhyosmākaṃ tvamadya vai| evaṃ tairhanyamānastu brāhmaṇaistatra śaṃkaraḥ|65| smitaṃ kṛtvābravītsarvānbrāhmaṇānnṛpasattama| kiṃ māṃ na vittha bho viprā unmattaṃ naṣṭacetanam|66| yūyaṃ kāruṇikāḥ sarve mitrabhāve vyavasthitāḥ| vadamānamidaṃ chadma brahmarūpadharaṃ haram|67| māyayā tasya devasya mohitāste dvijottamāḥ| kapardinaṃ nijaghnuste pāṇipādaiśca muṣṭibhiḥ|68| daṇḍaiścāpi ca kīlaiśca unmattaveṣadhāriṇam| pīḍyamānastatastaistu dvijaiḥ kopamathāgamat|69| tato devena te śaptā yūyaṃ vedavivarjitāḥ| ūrdhvajaṭāḥ kratubhraṣṭāḥ paradāropasevinaḥ|70| veśyāyāntu ratā dyūte pitṛmātṛvivarjitāḥ| na putraḥ paitṛkaṃ vittaṃ vidyāṃ vāpi gamiṣyati|71| sarve ca mohitāḥ santu sarveṃdriyavivarjitāḥ| raudrīṃ bhikṣāṃ samaśnaṃtu parapiṇḍopajīvinaḥ|72| ātmānaṃ vartayantaśca nirmamā dharmavarjitāḥ| kṛpārpitā tu yairviprairunmatte mayi sāṃpratam|73| teṣāṃ dhanaṃ ca putrāśca dāsīdāsamajāvikam| kulotpannāśca vai nāryo mayi tuṣṭe bhavanviha|74| evaṃ śāpaṃ varaṃ caiva datvāntarddhānamīśvaraḥ| gato dvijāgate deve matvā taṃ śaṃkaraṃ prabhum|75| anviṣyantopi yatnena na cāpaśyaṃta te yadā| tadā niyamasaṃpannāḥ puṣkarāraṇyamāgatāḥ|76| snātvā jyeṣṭhasaro viprā jepuste śatarudriyam| jāpyāvasāne devastānaśīraragirā'bravīt|77| anṛtaṃ na mayā proktaṃ svaireṣvapi kutaḥpunaḥ| āgate nigrahe kṣemaṃ bhūyopi karavāṇyaham|78| śāntā dāṃtā dvijā ye tu bhaktimanto mayi sthirāḥ| na teṣāṃ chidyate vedo na dhanaṃ nāpi santatiḥ|79| agnihotraratā ye ca bhaktimanto janārdane| pūjayanti ca brahmāṇaṃtejorāśiṃ divākaram|80| nāśubhaṃ vidyate teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitā matiḥ| etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ tūṣṇīṃ bhūtastu so'bhavat|81| labdhvā varaṃ saprasādaṃ devadevānmaheśvarāt| ājagmuḥ sahitāssarve yatra devaḥpitāmahaḥ|82| viriñciṃ saṃhitājāpyaistoṣayaṃto'grataḥsthitāḥ| tuṣṭastānabravīdbrahmā mattopi vriyatāṃ varaḥ|83| brahmaṇastenavākyena hṛṣṭāḥ sarve dvijottamāḥ| ko varo yācyatāṃ viprāḥ parituṣṭe pitāmahe|84| agnihotrāṇi vedāśca śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca| sāntānikāśca ye lokā varadānādbhavaṃtu naḥ|85| evaṃ prajalpatāṃ tatra viprāṇāṃ kopamāviśat| ke yūyaṃ ketra pravarā vayaṃ śreṣṭhāstathāpare|86| netineti tathā viprā dvijāṃstāṃstatra saṃsthitān| brahmovācābhisaṃprekṣya brāhmaṇānkrodhapūritān|87| yasmādyūyaṃ tribhirbhāgaiḥ sabhāyāṃ bāhyataḥ sthitāḥ| tasmādāmūliko gulmo hyeko bhavatu vodvijāḥ|88| udāsīnāḥ sthitā ye tu udāsīnā bhavaṃtu te| sāyudhābaddhanistriṃśā yoddhukāmā vyavasthitāḥ|89| kauśikīti gaṇo nāma tṛtīyo bhavatu dvijāḥ| tridhābaddhamidaṃ sthānaṃ sarvaṃ yuṣmadbhaviṣyati|90| bāhyato lokaśabdena procyamānāḥ prajāstviha| avijñeyamidaṃ sthānaṃ viṣṇuḥ pālayitā dhruvam|91| mayā dattaṃ cirasthāyi abhaṃgaṃ cabhaviṣyati| evamuktvā tadā brahmā samāptiṃtāmavaikṣata|92| brāhmaṇāḥ sahitāste tu krodhāmarṣasamanvitāḥ| atithiṃ bhojayānāśca vedābhyāsaratāstu te|93| etacca paramaṃ kṣetraṃ puṣkaraṃ brahmasaṃjñitam| tatrasthā ye dvijāḥ śāṃtā vasaṃti kṣetravāsinaḥ|94| na teṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiṃcidbrahmaloke bhaviṣyati| kokāmukhe kurukṣetre naimiṣe ṛṣisaṃgame|95| vārāṇasyāṃ prabhāse ca tathā badarikāśrame| gaṃgādvāre prayāge ca gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame|96| rudrakoṭyāṃ virūpākṣe mitrasyāpi tathā vane| tīrtheṣveteṣu sarveṣu siddhiryā dvādaśābdikā|97| prāpyate mānavairloke ṣaṇmāsādrājasattama| puṣkare tu na saṃdeho brahmacaryamanā yadi|98| tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ kṣetrāṇāmapi cottamam| sadā tu pūjitaṃ pūjyairbhaktiyuktaiḥ pitāmahe|99| ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmisāvitryā brahmaṇā saha| vādo yathānubhūtastu parihāsakṛto mahān|100| 1.17.100| sāvitrīgamane sarvā-āgatā devayoṣitaḥ| bhṛgoḥkhyātyāṃ samutpannāviṣṇupatnī yaśasvinī|101| āmantritā sadā lakṣmīstatrāyātā tvarānvitā| madirāca mahābhāgā yoganidrā vibhūtidā|102| śrīḥ kamalālayābhūtiḥ kīrtiḥ śraddhā manasvinī| puṣṭituṣṭipradā yā tu devyā etāḥ samāgatāḥ|103| satī yā dakṣatanayā umeti pārvatī śubhā| trailokyasundarī devī strīṇāṃ saubhāgyadāyinī|104| jayā ca vijayā caiva madhucchandāmarāvatī| supriyā janakāntā ca sāvitryā maṃdire śubhe|105| gauryā saha samāyātāssuveṣā bharaṇānvitāḥ| pulomaduhitā caiva śakrāṇī ca sahāpsarāḥ|106| svāhā cāpi svadhā''yātā dhūmorṇā ca varānanā| yakṣī tu rākṣasī caiva gaurī caiva mahādhanā|107| manojavā vāyupatnī ṛddhiśca dhanadapriyā| devakanyāstathā''yātā dānavyo danuvallabhāḥ|108| saptarṣīṇāṃ mahāpatnya ṛṣīṇāṃ ca varāṃganāḥ| evaṃ bhaginyo duhitā vidyādharīgaṇāstathā|109| rākṣasyaḥ pitṛkanyāśca tathānyā lokamātaraḥ| vadhūbhiḥ sasnuṣābhiśca sāvitrī gantumicchati|110| adityādyāstathā sarvā dakṣakanyāssamāgatāḥ| tābhiḥ parivṛtā sādhvī brahmāṇī kamalālayā|111| kācinmodakamādāya kācicchūrpaṃ varānanā| phalapūritamādāya prayātā brahmaṇoṃtikam|112| āḍhakīḥ saha niṣpāvā gṛhītvānyāstathāparā| dāḍimāni vicitrāṇi mātuliṃgāni śobhanā|113| karīrāṇi tathā cānyā gṛhītvā kamalāni ca| kausuṃbhakaṃ jīrakaṃ ca kharjūramaparā tathā|114| uttamānyaparādāya nālikerāṇi sarvaśaḥ| drākṣayāpūritaṃ kācitpātraṃśrṛ~gāṭakaṃtathā|115| karpūrāṇi vicitrāṇi jaṃbūkāni śubhāni ca| akṣoṭāmalakāngṛhya jambīrāṇi tathāparā|116| bilvāni paripakvāni cipiṭāni varānanā| kārpāsatūlikāścānyā vastraṃ kausumbhakaṃ tathā|117| evamādyāni cānyāni kṛtvā śūrpe varānanāḥ| sāvitryāsahitāḥsarvāḥ saṃprāptāḥsahasāśubhāḥ|118| sāvitrīmāgatāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītastatra purandaraḥ| adhomukhaḥ sthitobrahmā kimeṣā māṃvadiṣyati|119| trapānvitau viṣṇurudrau sarve cānye dvijātayaḥ| sabhāsadastathā bhītāstathā cānye divaukasaḥ|120| putrāḥpautrā bhāgineyā mātulā bhrātarastathā| ṛbhavo nāma ye devā devānāmapi devatāḥ|121| vailakṣyevasthitāḥ sarve sāvitrī kiṃ vadiṣyati| brahmapārśve sthitā tatra kiṃtu vai gopakanyakā|122| maunībhūtā tu śṛṇvānā sarveṣāṃ vadatāṃ giraḥ| addhvaryuṇā samāhūtā nāgatā varavarṇinī|123| śakreṇānyāhṛtā-ābhīrādattā sā viṣṇunāsvayam| anumoditācarudreṇapitrā'dattāsvayaṃ tathā|124| kathaṃ sā bhavitā yajñe samāptiṃ vā vrajetkatham| evaṃ ciṃtayatāṃ teṣāṃ praviṣṭā kamalālayā|125| vṛto brahmāsadasyaistu ṛtvigbhirdaivataistathā| hūyaṃte cāgnayastatra brāhmaṇairvaidapāragaiḥ|126| patnīśālāsthitā gopī saiṇaśrṛ~gā samekhalā| kṣaumavastraparīdhānā dhyāyaṃtī paramaṃ padam|127| pativratā patiprāṇā prādhānye ca niveśitā| rūpānvitā viśālākṣī tejasā bhāskaropamā|128| dyotayantī sadastatra sūryasyeva yathā prabhā| jvalamānaṃ tathā vahniṃ śrayante ṛtvijastathā|129| paśūnāmiha gṛhṇānābhāgaṃ svasva carormudā| yajñabhāgārthino devā vilambādbruvate tadā|130| kālahīnaṃ na kartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ na phaladaṃ yataḥ| vedeṣvevamadhīkāro dṛṣṭaḥsarvairmanīṣibhiḥ|131| prāvargye kriyamāṇe tu brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ| kṣīradvayena saṃyukta śṛtenādhvaryuṇā tathā|132| upahūtenāgate nacāhūteṣu dvijanmasu| kriyamāṇe tathābhakṣye dṛṣṭvā devī ruṣānvitā|133| uvāca devī brahmāṇaṃ sadomadhye tu mauninam| kimetadyujyate deva kartumetadviceṣṭitam|134| māṃ parityajya yatkāmātkṛtavānasi kilbiṣam| natulyāpādarajasā mamaiṣā yā śiraḥ kṛtā|135| yadvadanti janāssarve saṃgatāḥ sadasi sthitāḥ| ājñāmīśvarabhūtānāṃ tāṃ kuruṣva yadīcchasi|136| bhavatā rūpalobhena kṛtaṃ lokavigarhitam| putreṣu nakṛtālajjā pautreṣucana te prabho|137| kāmakārakṛtaṃ manya etatkarmavigarhitam| pitāmahosi devānāmṛṣīṇāṃ prapitāmahaḥ|138| kathaṃ na te trapā jātā ātmanaḥpaśyatastanum| lokamadhyekṛtaṃ hāsyamahaṃ cāpakṛtā prabho|139| yadyeṣa te sthiro bhāvastiṣṭha deva namostute| ahaṃkathaṃsakhīnāṃtu darśayiṣyāmi vaimukham|140| bhartrā me vidhṛtā patnī kathametadahaṃ vade| "brahmovāca| ṛtvigbhistvaritaścāhaṃ dīkṣākālādanaṃtaram|141| patnīṃ vinā na homotra śīghraṃ patnīmihānaya| śakreṇaiṣā samānītā datteyaṃ mama viṣṇunā|142| gṛhītā ca mayā subhru kṣamasvaitaṃ mayā kṛtam| na cāparādhaṃ bhūyonyaṃ kariṣye tava suvrate|143| pādayoḥ patitastehaṃ kṣamasveha namostute| "pulastya uvāca| evamuktā tadā kruddhā brahmāṇaṃ śaptumudyatā|144| yadi mesti tapastaptaṃ guravo yadi toṣitāḥ| sarvabrahmasamūheṣu sthāneṣu vividheṣu ca|145| naiva te brāhmaṇāḥ pūjāṃ kariṣyaṃti kadācana| ṝte tu kārtikīmekāṃ pūjāṃ sāṃvatsarīṃ tava|146| kariṣyanti dvijāḥ sarve martyā nānyatra bhūtale| etadbrahmāṇamuktvāha śatakratumupasthitam|147| bhobhoḥ! śakra tvayānītā ābhīrī brahmaṇontikam| yasmātte kṣudrakaṃkarmatasmātvaṃ lapsyase phalam|148| yadā saṃgrāmamadhye tvaṃ sthātā śakra bhaviṣyasi| tadā tvaṃ śatrubhirbaddho nītaḥ paramikāṃ daśām|149| akiñcano naṣṭasatvaḥ śatrūṇāṃ nagare sthitaḥ| parābhavaṃ mahatprāpya na cirādeva mokṣyase|150|1.17.150| śakraṃ śaptvā tadā devī viṣṇuṃ vākyamathābravīt| bhṛguvākyena te janma yadā martye bhaviṣyati|151| bhāryāviyogajaṃ duḥkhaṃ tadā tvaṃ tatra bhokṣyase| hṛtāteśatruṇā patnī pare pāro mahodadheḥ|152| na ca tvaṃ jñāsyase nītāṃ śokopahatacetanaḥ| bhrātrā saha paraṃ kaṣṭāmāpadaṃ prāpya duḥkhitaḥ|153| yadā yadukule jātaḥ•★kṛṣṇasaṃjño bhaviṣyasi| paśūnāṃ dāsatāṃ prāpya cirakālaṃ bhramiṣyasi|154| tadāha rudraṃ kupitā yadā dāruvane sthitaḥ| tadā ta ṝṣayaḥ kruddhāḥśāpaṃ dāsyantivai hara|155| bhobhoḥ !kāpālika kṣudra strīrasmākaṃ jihīrṣasi| tadetaddarpitaṃ tedya bhūmau liṅgaṃpatiṣyati|156| vihīnaḥ pauruṣeṇa tvaṃ muniśāpācca pīḍitaḥ| gaṅgādvāresthitā patnī sā tvāmāśvāsayiṣyati|157| agne tvaṃ sarvabhakṣosi pūrvaṃ putreṇa me kṛtaḥ| bhṛguṇā dharmanityena kathaṃ dagdhaṃ dahāmyaham|158| jātavedassa rudrastvāṃ retasā plāvayiṣyati| amedhyeṣu ca tejihvā adhikaṃ prajvaliṣyati|159| brāhmaṇānṛtvijaḥ sarvānsāvitrīvaiśaśāpa ha| pratigrahārthāgnihotrovṛthāṭavyāśrayāstathā|160| sadā tīrthāni kṣetrāṇi lobhādeva bhajiṣyatha| parānneṣu sadātṛptā atṛptāssvagṛheṣu ca|161| ayājyayājanaṃ kṛtvā kutsitasya pratigraham| vṛthādhanārjanaṃ kṛtvā vyayaṃ caiva tathā vṛthā|162| pretānāṃ tena pretatvaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ| evaṃ śakraṃ tathā viṣṇuṃ rudraṃ vai pāvakaṃ tathā|163| brahmāṇaṃ brāhmaṇāṃścaiva sarvāṃstānāśapadruṣā| śāpaṃ datvā tathāteṣāṃ niṣkrāṃtā sadasastathā|164| jyeṣṭhaṃ puṣkaramāsādya tadāsā ca vyavasthitā| lakṣmīṃprāha satīṃ tāṃ caśakrabhāryāṃ varānanām|165| yuvatīstāstathovāca nātra sthāsyāmi sansadi| tatracāhaṃ gamiṣyāmi yatraśroṣye na ca dhvanim|166| tatastāḥ pramadāḥ sarvāḥ prayātāḥ svaniketanam| sāvitrī kupitā tāsāmapi śāpāya codyatā|167| yasmānmāṃ tu parityajya gatāstā devayoṣitaḥ| tāsāmapi tathā śāpaṃpradāsyekupitā bhṛśam|168| naikatravāso lakṣmyāstu bhaviṣyatikadācana| kṣudrā sā calacittā camūrkheṣu cavasiṣyati|169| mleccheṣu pārvatīyeṣu kutsite kutsite tathā| mūrkheṣu cāvalipteṣu abhiśapte durātmani|170| evaṃvidhe nare syātte vasatiḥśāpakāritā| śāpaṃ datvātatastasyā indrāṇīmaśapattatadā|171| brahmahatyā gṛhīteṃdre patyau teduḥkhabhāgini| nahuṣāpahṛte rājye dṛṣṭvā tvāṃyācayiṣyati|172| ahamindraḥ kathaṃ caiṣā nopasthāsyati bāliśā| sarvāndevānhaniṣyāmi na lapsyehaṃ śacīṃ yadi|173| naṣṭā tvaṃ ca tadā trastā vākpaterduḥkhitā gṛhe| vasiṣyase durācāre mama śāpena garvite|174| devabhāryāsu sarvāsu tadā śāpamayacchata| na cāpatyakṛtāṃ prītimetāḥ sarvā labhiṣyatha|175| dahyamānā divārātrau vaṃdhyāśabdena dūṣitāḥ| gauryyapyevaṃ tadā śaptā sāvitryā varavarṇinī|176| rudamānā tu sā dṛṣṭā viṣṇunā ca prasāditā| mā rodīstvaṃviśālākṣi ehyāgaccha sadāśubhe|177| praviśya ca sabhāṃ dehi mekhalāṃ kṣaumavāsasī| gṛhāṇa dīkṣāṃ brahmāṇipādau ca praṇamāmi te|178| evamuktā'bravīdenaṃ na karomi vacastava| tatracāhaṃ gamiṣyāmi yatraśroṣye na vai dhvanim|179| etāvaduktvā sāruhya tasmātsthānadgirau sthitā| viṣṇustadagrataḥsthitvābadhvā ca karasampuṭaṃ|180| tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā bhaktyā paramayāsthitaḥ| "viṣṇuruvāca| sarvagā sarvabhūteṣu draṣṭavyā sarvatodbhutā|181| sadasaccaiva yatkiṃciddṛśyaṃ tanna vinā tvayā| tathāpiyeṣu sthāneṣu draṣṭavyā siddhimīpsubhiḥ|182| smartavyā bhūmikāmairvā tatpravakṣyāmi tegrataḥ| sāvitrī puṣkarenāma tīrthānāṃ pravare śubhe|183| vārāṇasyāṃ viśālākṣī naimiṣe liṃgadhāriṇī| prayāge lalitādevī kāmukā gandhamādane|184| mānase kumudā nāma viśvakāyā tathāmbare| gomante gomatī nāma mandarekāmacāriṇī|185| madotkaṭā caitrarathe jayantī hastināpure| kānyakubje tathā gaurīrambhā malayaparvate|186| ekāmrake kīrtimatī viśvā viśveśvarī tathā| karṇike puruhasteti kedāre mārgadāyikā|187| nandā himavataḥ pṛṣṭe gokarṇe bhadrakālikā| sthāṇvīśvare bhavānī tu bilvakebilvapatrikā|188| śrīśaile mādhavīdevī bhadrābhadreśvarī tathā| jayā varāhaśaile tu kamalākamalālaye|189| rudrakoṭyāṃ turudrāṇī kālī kālañjare tathā| mahāliṃge tu kapilā karkoṭe maṃgaleśvarī|190| śāligrāme mahādevī śivaliṃgejalapriyā| māyāpuryāṃ kumārītu santānelalitātathā|191| utpalākṣī sahasrākṣe hiraṇyākṣe mahotpalā| gayāyāṃ maṃgalā nāma vimalā puruṣottame|192| vipāśāyāmamoghākṣī pāṭalā puṇyavarddhane| nārāyaṇī supārśve tu trikūṭe bhadrasuṃdarī|193| vipule vipulā nāma kalyāṇī malayācale| koṭavī koṭitīrthe tu sugaṃdhā mādhavīvane|194| kubjāmrake trisandhyā tu gaṃgādvāre haripriyā| śivakuṇḍe śivānaṃdā nandinī devikātaṭe|195| rukmiṇī dvāravatyāṃ tu rādhā vṛndāvane tathā| devakī mathurāyāṃ tu pātāle parameśvarī|196| citrakūṭe tathā sītā viṃdhye viṃdhyanivāsinī| sahyādrāvekavīrā tu hariścandre tu candrikā|197| ramaṇā rāmatīrthe tu yamunāyāṃ mṛgāvatī| karavīre mahālakṣmī rumādevī vināyake|198| arogā vaidyanāthe tu mahākāle maheśvarī| abhayā puṣpatīrthe tu amṛtā viṃdhyakandare|199| māṇḍavye māṇḍavī devī svāhā māheśvare pure| vegale tu pracaṇḍātha caṇḍikāmarakaṇṭake|200| 1.17.200| someśvare varārohā prabhāse puṣkarāvatī| devamātā sarasvatyāṃpārāpāre taṭe sthitā|201| mahālaye mahāpadmāpayoṣṇyāṃ piṃgaleśvarī| siṃhikā kṛtaśauce tu kārtikeye tu śaṃkarī|202| utpalāvartake lolā subhadrā sindhusaṃgame| umā siddhavane lakṣmīranaṃgā bharatāśrame|203| jālandhare viśvamukhī tārā kiṣkindhaparvate| devadāruvane puṣṭirmedhā kāśmīramaṇḍale|204| bhīmā devī himādrau ca tuṣṭirvastreśvare tathā| kapālamocane śraddhā mātā kāyāvarohaṇe|205| śaṅkhoddhāre dhvanirnāma dhṛtiḥpiṇḍārake tathā| kālā tu candrabhāgāyāmacchode siddhidāyinī|206| veṇāyāmamṛtā devī vadaryāmūrvaśī tathā| auṣadhī cottarakurau kuśadvīpe kuśodakā|207| manmathā hemakūṭe tu kumude satyavādinī| aśvatthevandanīyā tu nidhirvai śravaṇālaye|208| gāyatrī vedavadane pārvatī śivasannidhau| devaloke tatheṃdrāṇī brahmāsye tu sarasvatī|209| sūryabimbe prabhānāma mātṝṇāṃ vaiṣṇavī tathā| arundhatī satīnāṃ tu rāmāsu ca tilottamā|210| citre brahmakalā nāma śaktiḥ sarvaśarīriṇāṃ| etadbhaktyā mayā proktaṃ nāmāṣṭaśatamuttamaṃ|211| aṣṭottaraṃ ca tīrthānāṃ śatametadudāhṛtaṃ| yo japecchruṇuyādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate|212| yeṣu tīrtheṣu yaḥ kṛtvā snānaṃ paśyennarottamaḥ| sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ kalpaṃ brahmapure vaset|213| nāmāṣṭakaśataṃ yastu śrāvayedbrahmasannidhau| paurṇamāsyāmamāyāṃ vā bahuputro bhavennaraḥ|214| godāne śrāddhadāne vā ahanyahani vā punaḥ| devārcanavidhau śṛṇvanparaṃ brahmādhigacchati|215| evaṃ stuvaṃtaṃ sāvitrī viṣṇuṃ provāca suvratā| samyakstutā tvayā putra tvamajayyobhaviṣyasi|216| avatāre sadārastvaṃ pitṛmātṛṣu vallabhaḥ| iha cāgatya yo māṃ tu stavenānena saṃstuyāt|217| sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ gamiṣyati| gacchayajñaṃ viriñcasya samāptiṃ naya putraka|218| kurukṣetre prayāge ca bhaviṣye cānnadāyinī| samīpagā sthitā bharttuḥkariṣye tava bhāṣitam|219| evamukto gato viṣṇurbrahmaṇaḥ sada uttam| gatāyāmatha sāvitryāṃ gāyatrī vākyamabravīt|220| śṛṇvantu vākyamṛṣayo madīyaṃ bhartṛsannidhau| yadidaṃ vacmyahaṃ tuṣṭā varadānāya codyatā|221| brahmāṇaṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti narā bhaktisamanvitāḥ| teṣāṃ vastraṃ dhanaṃdhānyaṃ dārāḥsaukhyaṃ dhanāni ca|222| avicchinnaṃ tathā saukhyaṃ gṛhe vai putrapautrakam| bhuktvāsau suciraṃ kālamaṃte mokṣaṃ gamiṣyati|223| "pulastya uvāca| brahmāṇaṃ ca pratiṣṭhāpya sarvayatnairvidhānataḥ| yatpuṇyaphalamāpnoti tadekāgramanāḥ śṛṇu|224| sarvayajña tapo dāna tīrtha vedeṣu yatphalam| tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ labhetaitatpratiṣṭhayā|225| paurṇamāsyupavāsaṃ tu kṛtvā bhaktyā narādhipa| anena vidhinā yastu viriñciṃ pūjayennaraḥ|226| pratipadi mahābāho sa yāti brahmaṇaḥ padam| viriñciṃ vāsudevaṃ tu ṛtvigbhiśca viśeṣataḥ|227| kārtike māsi devasya rathayātrā prakīrtitā| yāṃkṛtvāvāmānavābhaktyāsaṃyāntibrahmalokatām|228| kārtike māsi rājeṃdra paurṇamāsyāṃ caturmukham| mārgeṇa brahmaṇā sārddhaṃ sāvitryā ca paraṃtapa|229| bhrāmayennagaraṃ sarvaṃ nānāvādyasamanvitaḥ| snapayedbhramayitvā tu salokaṃ nagaraṃ nṛpa|230| brāhmaṇānbhojayitvāgre śāṇḍileyaṃ prapūjya ca| āropayedrathe devaṃ puṇyavāditraniḥsvanaiḥ|231| rathāgre śāṇḍilīputraṃ pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ| brāhmaṇānvācayitvātu kṛtvā puṇyāhamaṅgalam|232| devamāropayitvā ca rathe kuryātprajāgaraṃ| nānāvidhaiḥ prekṣaṇikairbrahmaghauṣaiśca puṣkalaiḥ|233| kṛtvā prajāgaraṃ devaṃ prabhāte brāhmaṇānnṛpa| bhojayitvā yathāśakti bhakṣyabhojyairanekaśaḥ|234| pūjayitvā janaṃ dhīra maṃtreṇa vidhivannṛpa| ājyena tu mahābāho payasā pāyasena ca|235| brāhmaṇānvācayitvā tu svastyā tu vidhivannṛpa| kṛtvā puṇyāhaśabdaṃ ca tadrathaṃ bhrāmayetpure|236| vipraiścaturvedavidbhirbhrāmayedbrahmaṇo ratham| bahvṛvṛcātharvaṇairvīrachandogādhvaryubhistathā|237| bhrāmayeddevadevasya suraśreṣṭhasya taṃ rathaṃ| pradakṣiṇaṃ puraṃ sarvaṃ mārgeṇa susamena tu|238| na voḍhavyo ratho vīra rūdreṇa hitamicchatā| na cārohedrathaṃ prājño muktvaikaṃ bhojakaṃ nṛpaḥ|239| brahmaṇo dakṣiṇe pārśve gāyatrīṃ sthāpayennṛpa| bhojakaṃ vāmapārśve tupurataḥpaṃṅkajaṃ nyeset|240| evaṃ tūryaninādaistu śaṅkha śabdaiśca puṣkalaiḥ| bhrāmayitvā rathaṃ vīra puraṃ sarvaṃ pradakṣiṇam|241| svasthāne sthāpayeddevaṃ datvā nīrājanaṃ budhaḥ| yaevaṃ kurute yātrāṃ yo vā bhaktyāpipaśyati|242| rathaṃ vā karṣayedyastu sa gacchedbrahmaṇaḥ padaṃ| *kārtike māsyamāvāsyāṃ yaśca dīpapradīpanaṃ|243| śālāyāṃ brahmaṇaḥ kuryātsa gacchetparamaṃ padam| gandhapuṣpairnavairvastrairātmānaṃ pūjayettu yaḥ|244| tasyāṃ pratipadāyāṃ tu sa gacchedbrahmaṇaḥ padam| mahāpuṇyātithiriyaṃ *-balirājyapravartinī|245| brahmaṇaḥ supriyā nityaṃ bāleyī parikīrtitā| brahmāṇaṃ pūjayedyo'syāmātmānaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ|246| sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ| caitre māsi mahābāho puṇyā pratipadāṃ varā|247| tasyāṃ yaḥ śvapacaṃ spṛṣṭvā snānaṃ kuryānnarottamaḥ| na tasya duritaṃ kiṃcinnādhayo vyādhayo nṛpa|248| bhavanti kuruśārdūla tasmātsnānaṃ samācaret| divyaṃ nīrājanaṃtaddhi sarvarogavināśanaṃ|249| gomahiṣyādi yatkiṃcittatsarvaṃ karṣayennṛpa| tena vastrādibhiḥ sarvaistoraṇaṃbāhyato nyaset|250|1.17.250| ******* brāhmaṇānāṃ tathā bhojyaṃ kuryātkurukulodvaha| tisro hyetāḥ purā proktāstithayaḥ kurunandana|251| kārtikāśvayuje māsi caitremāsi tathā nṛpa| snānaṃ dānaṃ śataguṇaṃ kārttike yā tithirnṛpa|252| balirājñastu śubhadā paśūnāṃ hitakāriṇī| "gāyatryuvāca| yaduktaṃ tu tayā vākyaṃ sāvitryā kamalodbhavaṃ|253| na tu te brāhmaṇāḥ pūjāṃ kariṣyanti kadācana| madīyaṃ tu vacaḥśrutvā ye kariṣyanti cārcanaṃ|254| iha bhuktvā tu bhogāṃste paratra mokṣabhāginaḥ| etāṃ jñātvā parāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ varaṃ tuṣṭaḥ prayacchati|255| śakrāhaṃ te varaṃ dāsye saṃgrāme śatrunigrahe| tadā brahmā mocayitā gatvā śatruniketanam|256| svapuraṃ lapsyase naṣṭaṃ śatrunāśātparāṃ mudaṃ| akaṃṭakaṃ mahadrājyaṃ trailokye te bhaviṣyati|257| martyaloke yadā viṣṇo avatāraṃ kariṣyasi| bhrātrā saha paraṃ duḥkhaṃ svabhāryāharaṇādijaṃ|258| hatvā śatruṃ punarbhāryāṃ lapsyase surasannidhau| gṛhītvātāṃ punārājyaṃ kṛtvā svargaṃgamiṣyasi|259| ekādaśasahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ ca punardivaṃ| khyātiste vipulā loke anurāgaṃ janaissaha|260| sāntānikānāma teṣāṃ lokā sthāsyanti bhāvitāḥ| tvayā te tāritā deva rāmarūpeṇa mānavāḥ|261| gāyatrī tu tadā rudraṃvaradā pratyabhāṣata| patitepica te liṃge pūjāṃ kurvaṃti ye narāḥ|262| te pūtāḥ puṇyakarmāṇaḥ svargalokasya bhāginaḥ| na tāṃ gatiṃ cāgnihotre na kratau hutapāvake|263| yāṃ gatiṃ manujā yāṃti tava liṃgasya pūjanāt| gaṃgātīre sadā liṃgaṃ bilbapatreṇa ye tava|264| pūjayiṣyaṃti suprātā rudralokasya bhāginaḥ| prāpyāpi śarvabhaktatvamagne tvaṃ bhava pāvanaḥ|265| tvayi prīte surāḥ sarve prītā vai nātra saṃśayaḥ| tvanmukhena havirdevaiḥ prītāḥ prīte tvayidhruvam|266| bhuñjate nātra sandeho vedoktaṃ vacanaṃ yathā| gāyatrī brāhmaṇāṃstāṃśca sarvāṃścaivābravīdidaṃ|267| yuṣmākaṃ prīṇanaṃ kṛtvā sarvatīrtheṣu mānavāḥ| padaṃ sarve gamiṣyaṃti vairājākhyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ|268| annaprakārānvividhāndatvā dānānyanekaśaḥ| śrāddheṣu prīṇanaṃ kṛtvā devadevā bhavanti te|269| ye ca vai brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāsteṣāmāsye divaukasaḥ| bhuñjate ca haviḥ kṣipraṃ kavyaṃ caivapitāmahāḥ|270| yūyaṃ hi dhāraṇe śaktāstrailokyasya na saṃśayaḥ| prāṇāyāmena caikena sarve pūtā bhaviṣyatha|271| viśeṣātpuṣkare snātvā māṃ japtvā vedamātaraṃ| pratigrahakṛtāndoṣānna prāpsyatha dvijotamāḥ|272| puṣkare cānnadānena prītāḥ syuḥ sarvadevatāḥ| ekasminbhojite viprekoṭyāḥ phalamavāpsyate|273| brahmahatyādipāpāni duṣkṛtāni kṛtāni ca| kariṣyaṃti narāssarve datvā yuṣmatkare dhanam|274| madīyena tu jāpyena pūjanīyastribhiḥ kṛtaiḥ| brahmahatyāsamaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati|275| daśabhirjanmabhirjātaṃ śatena ca purā kṛtaṃ| triyugena sahasreṇa gāyatrī hanti kilbiṣaṃ|276| evaṃ jñātvā sadā pūtā jāpye tu mama vai kṛte| bhaviṣyadhvaṃ na saṃdeho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā|277| praṇavena trimātreṇa sārddhaṃjaptvā viśeṣataḥ| pūtāḥ sarve na saṃdeho japtvāmāṃ śirasā saha|278| aṣṭākṣarā sthitā cāhaṃ jagadvyāptaṃ mayā ttvidaṃ| mātāhaṃ sarvavedānāṃ padaiḥ sarveralaṃkṛtā|279| japtvā māṃ bhaktitaḥ siddhiṃ yāsyaṃti dvijasattamāḥ| prādhānyaṃ mama jāpyena sarveṣāṃ vo bhaviṣyati|280| gāyatrīsāramātropi varaṃ vipraḥ susaṃyataḥ| nāyaṃtritaścaturvedī sarvāśī sarvavikrayī|281| yasmādvipreṣu sāvitryā śāpo dattaḥsadasyatha| atra dattaṃ hutaṃ cāpi sarvamakṣayakārakam|282| datto varo mayā tena yuṣmākaṃ dvijasattamāḥ| agnihotraparā viprāstrikālaṃ homadāyinaḥ|283| svargaṃ te tu gamiṣyaṃti saikaviṃśatibhiḥ kulaiḥ| evaṃ śakrasya viṣṇośca rudrasya pāvakasya ca|284| brahmaṇo brāhmaṇānāṃ ca gāyatrīvaramuttamam| tasminvai puṣkare dattvā brahmaṇaḥpārśvagā'bhavat|285| cāraṇaistu tadā''khyātaṃ lakṣmyā vai śāpakāraṇam| yuvatīnāñca sarvāsāṃ śāpāñjñātvāpṛthakpṛthak|286| lakṣmyāścaiva varaṃ prādādgāyatrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā| akutsitānsadā sarvānkurvantī dhanaśobhanā|287| śobhiṣyase na saṃdehaḥ sarvebhyaḥ prītidāyinī| ye tvayā vīkṣitāḥputri sarvete puṇyabhojanāḥ|288| parityaktāstvayā ye tu sarve te duḥkhabhāginaḥ| teṣāṃ jātiḥ kulaṃ śīlaṃ dharmaścaiva varānane|289| sabhāyāṃ te ca śobhaṃte dṛśyaṃte caiva pārthivaiḥ| arthitvaṃ caiva teṣāṃ tu kariṣyaṃti dvijottamāḥ|290| saujanyaṃ teṣu kurvaṃti tvaṃ no bhrātā pitā guruḥ| bāṃdhavopi na saṃdeho na jīveyaṃ tvayā vinā|291| tvayi dṛṣṭe prasannā me dṛṣṭirbhavati śobhanā| manaḥ prasīdatetyarthaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmi te|292| evaṃvidhāni vākyāni tvaddṛṣṭyā ye nirīkṣitāḥ| sajjanāste tu śroṣyaṃti janānāṃ prītidāyakāḥ|293| indratvaṃ nahuṣaḥ prāpya dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ yācayiṣyati| tvaddṛṣṭyā tu hataḥpāpo hyagastyavacanāddhruvam|294| sarpatvaṃ samanuprāpya prārthayiṣyati taṃ tu saḥ| darpeṇāhaṃ vinaṣṭosmi śaraṇaṃ me mune bhava|295| vākyena tena tasyāsau nṛpasya bhagavānṛṣiḥ| kṛtvā manasi kāruṇyamidaṃ vākyaṃ vadiṣyati|296| utpatsyate kule rājā tvadīye kulanandanaḥ| sarparūpadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa te śāpaṃ hi bhetsyati|297| tadā tvaṃ sarpatāṃ tyaktvā punaḥ svargaṃ gamiṣyasi| aśvamedhakṛtena tvaṃ bhartrā saha punardivam|298| prāpsyase varadānena madīyena sulocane| "pulastya uvāca| devapatnyastadā sarvāstuṣṭayā paribhāṣitāḥ|299| apatyairapi hīnānāṃ naiva duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati| gaurī caiva tu gāyatryā tadā sāpi vibodhitā|300| 1.17.300| bṛṃhitā paritoṣeṇa varāndattvā manasvinī| samāptiṃtasya yajñasya kāñkṣantībrahmaṇaḥpriyā|301| varadāṃ tāṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram| praṇipatya tadā rudraḥ stutimetāṃ cakāra ha|302| "rudra uvāca| namostu te vedamātaraṣṭākṣaraviśodhite| gāyatrī durgataraṇī vāṇī saptavidhā tathā|303| sarvāṇi stutiśāstrāṇi gāthāśca nikhilāstathā| akṣarāṇi ca sarvāṇi lakṣaṇāni tathaiva ca|304| bhāṣyādi sarvaśāstrāṇi ye cānye niyamāstathā| akṣarāṇi ca sarvāṇi tvaṃ tu devi namostute|305| śvetā tvaṃ śvetarūpāsi śaśāṃkena samānanā| bibhratī vipulau bāhū kadalīgarbhakomalau|306| eṇaśrṛ~gaṃ kare gṛhya paṃkajaṃ ca sunirmalam| vasānā vasane kṣaume raktenottaravāsasā|307| śaśiraśmiprakāśena hāreṇorasi rājitā| divyakuṃḍalapūrṇābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ suvibhūṣitā|308| caṃdrasāpatnyabhūtena mukhena tvaṃ virājase| makuṭenātiśuddhena keśabaṃdhena śobhitā|309| bhujaṃgābhogasadṛśau bhujau te bhūṣaṇandivaḥ| stanau te rucirau devi vartulau samacūcukau|310| jaghanenātiśubhreṇa trivalībhaṃgadarpitā| sumadhyavarttinī nābhirgaṃbhīrā śubhadarśinī|311| vistīrṇajaghanā devī suśroṇī ca varānane| sujātavṛttoruyugā sujānu caraṇā tathā|312| trailokyadhāriṇī sā tvaṃ bhuvi satyopayācanā| bhaviṣyasi mahābhāge varadā varavarṇinī|313| puṣkare ca kṛtā yātrā dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ saṃbhaviṣyati| jyeṣṭhe māsepaurṇamāsyāmagryāṃpūjāṃ ca lapsyase|314| ye ca vā tvatprabhāvajñāḥ pūjayiṣyaṃti mānavāḥ| na teṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiṃcitputrato dhanatopi vā|315| kāntāreṣu nimagnānāmaṭavyāṃ vā mahārṇave| dasyubhirvāniruddhānāṃ tvaṃ gatiḥ paramā nṛṇām|316| tvaṃ siddhiḥśrīrdhṛtiḥ kīrtirhrīrvidyā sannatirmatiḥ| saṃdhyā rātriḥprabhā nidrā kālarātristvameva ca|317| aṃbā ca kamalā māturbrahmāṇī brahmacāriṇī| jananī sarvadevānāṃ gāyatrī paramāṃganā|318| jayā ca vijayā caiva puṣṭistvaṃ ca kṣamā dayā| sāvitryavarajā cāsi sadā ceṣṭā pitāmahe|319| bahurūpā viśvarūpā sunetrā brahmacāriṇī| surūpā tvaṃ viśālākṣī bhaktānāṃ parirakṣiṇī|320| nagareṣu ca puṇyeṣu āśrameṣu varānane| vāsastava mahādevi vaneṣūpavaneṣu ca|321| brahmasthāneṣu sarveṣu brahmaṇo vāmataḥ sthitā| dakṣiṇena tu sāvitrī madhye brahmā pitāmahaḥ|322| aṃtarvedī ca yajñānāmṛtvijāṃ cāpi dakṣiṇā| siddhistvaṃhi nṛpāṇāṃca velā sāgarajā matā|323| brahmacāriṇi yā dīkṣā śobhā ca paramā matā| jyotiṣāṃca prabhā devīlakṣmīrnārāyaṇe sthitā|324| kṣamā siddhirmunīnāṃ ca nakṣatrāṇāṃ ca rohiṇī| rājadvāreṣu tīrtheṣu nadīnāṃ saṃgameṣu ca|325| pūrṇimā pūrṇacaṃdre ca buddhirnītyāṃ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ| umādevī ca nārīṇāṃ śrūyase varavarṇinī|326| indrasya cārudṛṣṭistvaṃ sahasranayanopagā| ṝṣīṇāṃ dharmabuddhistvaṃ devānāṃ ca parāyaṇā|327| karṣakāṇāṃ ca sītā tvaṃ bhūtānāṃ dharaṇī tathā| strīṇāmavaidhavyakarī dhanadhānyapradā sadā|328| vyādhiṃ mṛtyuṃ bhayaṃ caiva pūjitā śamayiṣyasi| tathā tu kārtike māsi paurṇamāsyāṃsupūjitā|329| sarvakāmapradā devī bhaviṣyasi śubhaprade| yaścedaṃ paṭhate stotraṃ śṛṇuyādvāpyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ|330| sarvārthasiddhiṃ labhate naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ| "gāyatryuvāca| bhaviṣyatyevamevaṃ tu yattvayā putra bhāṣitam331| viṣṇunā sahitaḥ sarvasthāneṣveva bhaviṣyasi|

English translation

Bhīṣma said :

1-3. O best brāhmaṇa , then what was the wonder there at the sacrifice? How did Rudra stay there? How also did Viṣṇu , the best of gods, reside there? What did Gāyatrī , who was positioned as ( Brahmā ’s) wife do there? O sage, what did the cowherds of good conduct do after having come to know (about the seizure of Gāyatrī)? Tell me this story—as to what took place and what was done by the cowherds and Brahmā. I have a great curiosity (to know) it.

Pulastya spoke :

4-7. O king, I shall tell you the wonderful things that took place at the sacrifice. Listen with concentration. Rudra, after having gone to the (sacrificial) assembly, did a great wonder. The god (i.e. Rudra) having taken up a censurable form, came there near the brāhmaṇas . Since Viṣṇu had occupied an important place, he did not do anything (to stop Rudra from entering the assembly). The cowherd boys and all the cowherdesses having learnt about the loss of the cowherd maiden, came near Brahmā.

8-10. Seeing her with a girdle tied round (her waist), and seated at the boundary of the sacrifice (the cowherds cried). Then the mother (cried): “O daughter”; the father (cried): “O daughter”; the brothers (cried): “O sister”; the friends (cried) with affection: “O friend, who brought you, the beautiful one, marked with red resin, here? Removing your garment who put the blanket on you? Who has, O daughter, tied a red string round your matted hair?” Having heard such words, Hari himself said (to her father):

11-20. “We brought her here and appointed her as ( Brahma ’s) wife. The girl is attached to Brahmā. Do not lament. She is auspicious, and the cause of good luck to all. and of delight to the family; if she were not auspicious, how would she have come to the (sacrificial) assembly? Realising this, O blessed one, do not grieve. Thus your daughter is very lucky (as) she has come to god Brahmā. Your daughter has secured that position which the brāhmaṇas, adept in and endowed with the contemplation on the supreme spirit, and masters of the Vedas , do not get. Having known you to be a religious person of a good conduct and devoted to righteousness, I have given this daughter to Brahmā. Liberated by her go to divine and prosperous worlds. For the fulfilment of a divine mission I shall be born in your family. It will just be a sport. When Nanda and others will be born on the earth, I shall stay among them. All your daughters will live with me. There will be no sin, no hatred and nojealousy. The cowherds or men will also cause no fear. As a result of this act (of having married Brahmā) this (your daughter) will incur no sin.” Having heard (these) words of Viṣṇu, (all of them) having saluted him left (the place).

21. ( The father said :) “Let me have (i.e. enjoy) the boon which you have given me. You will take an incarnation, bringing about religious merit, in our family.

22-28. Merely by your sight we shall be the residents of heaven; and this my daughter will liberate me with (the members of) my family. O master, lord of gods, may you grant us a boon like this.” The god Viṣṇu himself pleased the cowherds. By means of (i.e. by waving) his left hand, Brahmā also communicated the same idea. The lady of excellent complexion, Gāyatrī, the cowherd-daughter, embarrassed on seeing her relatives, met them and saluting them all with her left hand, said: “Who told you (the news) about me so that you have come to this place? O mother, having come to Brahma, I have remained here; I have today obtained as my husband the lord of the entire world. You should not grieve for me, nor my father, nor my relations. Tell about my safety (i.e. I am well) to the group of my friends and to my sisters along with the children; I am staying here with deities.”

29. When all of them had left, that Gāyatrī, of a charming waist, having gone with Brahmā to the place [1] prepared and enclosed for the sacrifice, shone there.

30. The brāhmaṇas asked Brahmā for boons. (They said): “Give us the desired boons”. Brahmā too granted them the desired boons.

31. That goddess Gāyatrī also gave her consent to what was granted (by Brahmā); and that good lady too remained near the deities at the sacrifice.

32-37. That sacrifice continued for more than a hundred divine years; and Śiva , having taken a big skull (as the begging bowl) and adorned with five heads came to the place of sacrifice for alms. He, standing at the door, was reproached by the priests and members (of the sacrificial assembly): “How have you, who are censured by the expounders of the Vedas, arrived here?” Maheśvara (i.e. Śiva) thus being expelled condemned by the brāhmaṇas with a smile said to all those brāhmaṇas: “At this sacrifice of the grandsire which pleases all, no one, but me, is being driven away, O best brāhmaṇas.” Śiva [2] was told by them: “Eat food and then go”. Śiva too said to them: “O brāhmaṇas, I shall leave after eating (food).” Saying thus, and keeping the skull in front of him he sat there.

38-41. Seeing that act of theirs, the god (i.e. Śiva) acted crookedly. Leaving the skull on the ground and looking at the brāhmaṇas he said: “O best brāhmaṇas, I am going for a bath to (the sacred place) Puṣkara ”. Being told by them ‘go quickly’, the lord left; he, having stupefied the gods, remained in the sky with eagerness. When Śiva had gone to Puṣkara for a bath, Brahmā soon said: “When there is the skull in the sacrificial assembly how can the sacrifice be performed here? There are filthy things in the skull.”

42-48. A brāhmaṇa in the assembly said: “I shall throw off the skull”. That member (i.e that brāhmaṇa) picked it up with his own hand and threw it off. Just then another skull appeared there; again it was picked up; in this way second, third...twenty....thirty...fifty...hundred... thousand...ten thousand (skulls appeared there). The best brāhmaṇas found no end to the skulls. Having reached the Puṣkara forest, and having saluted god Śiva they submitted to him with Vedic prayers muttered by them; and all together very much propitiated him. Then Śiva himself was pleased. Then Śiva manifested himself before them as a result of their devotion. Then that god said to those best brāhmaṇas, humble due to their devotion (for him): “Without the skull, the sacrificial oblation made of ground rice and offered in vessels [3] , cannot be prepared. O brāhmaṇas, do as I tell you; (keep for me) a well-offered portion. If this is done all my directions would be followed.”

49-50. The brāhmaṇas said: “All right, we shall follow your instructions”. The lord, with the skull in his hand, said to the illustrious grandsire: “O Brahmā, ask for the boon that you hold dear to your heart. I shall, O lord, give you everything. There is nothing that I can’t give”.

51-60. Brahmā said: “As I am initiated, and I am seated here in the sacrificial assembly, I shall not accept a boon from you. I shall give all that is desired by him who solicits me here.” Saying “All right” to the grandsire, the granter of boons, who was thus speaking at the sacrifice, that Rudra asked for a boon from him. Then, when the Manu -period passed over, the lord himself (performed a sacrifice) in the same way. Śambhu fixed a place for himself to the north of Brahmā’s (place). He, the god, who had the complete knowledge even of the four Vedas, (had) at that time (gone) to see the city. (On hearing) the talk of the brāhmaṇas he went to the sacrificial assembly out of curiosity. Maheśvara, who entered Brahmā’s residence (clothed) in the same crazy dress, was seen by the best brāhmaṇas. Some laughed at him, and some censured him. Similarly other brāhmaṇas threw dust at the insane (Śiva). Other strong brāhmaṇas, proud of their strength, ridiculing him, and making (various) signs with their hands, beat him with clods of clay and clubs. So also other lads (going) near (and) seizing him with his matted hair asked him: “Who instructed you this way of observing a vow? Here there are beautiful ladies; you have come for them. Which preceptor, directing (you) the sinful (way) has shown you this course, that, talking like a mad person, you are running through (this place)?”

61-74. ( Śiva replied :) “My generative organ is the form of Brahmā; and my pudendum muliebre is Viṣṇu; this seed is to be sown; otherwise the world will suffer. This son was generated by me, and by him I was produced; the creation is for Mahādeva (i.e. Śiva); (my) wife is created on Himālaya ; Umā was given to Rudra; tell (me) whose daughter she is. You stupid ones, you do not know (it); may the lord speak (i.e. explain) it to you.” “(This) course was not followed by Brahmā, nor was it shown by Viṣnu; nor was it shown by Śiva, the killer of Brahmā.” “How (is it that) you are censuring the god? Today you must be killed by us”. O king, Śaṅkara , thus being beaten by the brāhmaṇas, smiled and said to all the brāhmaṇas (there): “O brāhmaṇas, have you not recognised me the frantic one, who has lost his sense? All of you are kind and have abided in friendship (with me).” The best brāhmaṇas stupefied by the trick of Hara , speaking (i.e. giving) a plea and having (put on) a brāhmaṇa’s guise, beat him, who had put on a mad man’s dress, with hands, feet, fists, sticks and blows with elbows. Thus being tormented by the brāhmaṇas he became angry. They were then cursed by the god (i.e. by Śiva): “You will be abandoned by the Vedas, will have your matted hair erect, will fall from sacrifice, enjoy others’ wives, will be delighted in the (company of) prostitutes and in gambling, will be forsaken by your fathers and mothers. A son shall not get the parental wealth or knowledge and may all of you, being stupefied, and abandoned by your senses, and depending on others’ food, obtain Rudra-like alms. Behaving (like this) and devoid of piety, you do not belong to me; but those brāhmaṇas who showed compassion towards me, will have wealth, sons, maids, servants and small cattle, and will have ladies born in noble families (as their wives) since I am now pleased (with these brāhmaṇas).”

75-93. Giving a curse and a boon like this, the god disappeared. When he had left, the brāhmaṇas, taking him to be lord Śaṅkara, tried to look for him; but when they did not find him, they, endowed with self-imposed religious observances, came to the Puṣkara forest. Having bathed in the pre-eminent lake, the brāhmaṇas muttered the hundred (names) of Rudra. At the end of the muttering of the prayer, the god (i.e. Śiva) spoke to them in a heavenly voice: “Even in a free talk I have never told a lie; then how (would I do so) when I have curbed my senses? I shall again confer happiness on you. The Vedas (i.e. Vedic knowledge ), wealth and progeny of those brāhmaṇas who are tranquil, restrained, devoted to me and steady(-minded) in me, will not be taken away. Nothing inauspicious exists for those (brāhmaṇas) who are engaged in maintaining the sacred fire, are devoted to Janārdana (i.e. Viṣṇu), worship Brahmā (and) the Sun—the heap of lustre, and whose minds are steady in equilibrium.” Saying these words he remained silent. All (the brāhmaṇas) having received a boon and favour from the great god (i.e. Śiva) went together to (that place) where Brahma (stayed). They, together propitiating Brahmā, remained before him. Brahmā, being pleased, said to them: “Choose a boon from me also.” With these words of Brahmā, all those best brāhmaṇas were pleased. (They said to one another:) “O brāhmaṇas, which boon should we ask for when Brahmā is pleased? Let us have, as the result of the grant of this boon, the maintenance of the sacred fire, the Vedas, the various religious treatises, and the worlds relating to (i.e. due to) offspring.” When the brāhmaṇas were thus talking (among themselves) they became angry; “Who are you? Who are pre-eminent here? We are superior here.” The other brāhmaṇas said: “No, (it is not so).” Brahmā, seeing the brāhmaṇas that were there and were full of anger, said to them: “Since you remained in three groups out of the sacrificial assembly, therefore, brāhmaṇas, one group of you will be called āmūlika ; those who remained neutral, will be called udāsīna ; the third group, O brāhmaṇas, will be of those who have weapons with them and have equipped themselves with swords and will be termed kauśikī . This place, thus occupied in three ways (by the three groups) will be entirely yours. The subjects (living) here will be called a ‘world’ from outside (i.e. by the outsiders); Viṣṇu will certainly look after this unknown place. This place given by me will last eternally and be complete.” Saying so Brahmā thought of the conclusion of the sacrifice. All these brāhmaṇas who were (some time back) full of anger and jealousy together fed the guests and became engrossed in the Vedic studies.

94-99. This Puṣkara, also called Brahma, is a great sacred place. To the tranquil brāhmaṇas living in that sacred place nothing is difficult to obtain in the world of Brahmā. O best king, fulfilment of an object, which takes place at other sacred places after twelve years is had by men within six months only at these sacred places, viz. Kokāmukha , Kurukṣetra , Naimiṣa where there is the congregation of the sages, Vārāṇasī , Prabhāsa , so also Badarikāśrama , and at Gaṅgādvāra , Prayāga , and at the point where the Ganges meets the ocean, Rudrakoṭi , Virūpākṣa , so also Mitravana [4] ; (about the fulfilment of the object of a man) there is no doubt if the man is intent on religious study. Puṣkara is the greatest of all sacred places and the best of all; it is always revered by the respectable ones devoted to the grandsire (i.e. Brahmā).

100-118. Hereafter I shall tell you the great dispute, caused by jest, of Sāvitrī with Brahmā (i.e. between Sāvitrī and Brahmā).

After Sāvitrī had left, all the divine ladies came there. The daughter of Bhṛgu born of Khyāti , viz. Lakṣmī , (ever) successful, always invited by (Sāvitrī) came there hurriedly. The very virtuous Madirā , giver of Yoganidrā (a state between sleep and wakefulness) and prosperity; Śrī, residing in a lotus, Bhūti , Kīrti and the high-minded Śraddhā : all these goddesses who gave nourishment and satisfaction had arrived (there); Satī , Dakṣa ’s daughter, auspicious Pārvatī or Umā, the most beautiful lady in the three worlds, giving good fortune (absence of widowhood) to ladies; Jayā and Vijayā , Madhucchandā, Amarāvatī , Supriyā , Janakāntā (had all gathered) in Sāvitrī’s auspicious residence. They, who had put on fine dresses and ornaments, had arrived with Gaurī . (There were ladies like) Śakrāṇī, Puloman ’s daughter, along with the celestial nymphs; Svāhā , Svadhā and Dhūmorṇā , of a beautiful face; Yakṣī and Rākṣasī and the very wealthy Gaurī; Manojavā , Vāyu ’s wife, and Ṛddhi , the beloved (wife) of Kubera ; so also the daughters of gods and the Dānava -ladies dear to Danu had come there. The great beautiful wives of the seven sages, [5] in the same way sisters, daughters and the hosts of Vidyādharīs ; the Rākṣasīs , daughters of manes and other world-mothers. Sāvitrī desired to go (to the place of sacrifice) with the young married ladies and daughters-in-law; so also all daughters of Dakṣa, like Aditi and others had come. The chaste lady viz. Brahma’s wife (Sāvitrī), having a lotus as her residence, was surrounded by them. Some beautiful lady had taken sweets in her hand, someone with a winnowing basket filled with fruits approached Brahma. Similarly others taking measures of winnowed grain; so also a beautiful lady carried various kinds of pomegranates, citrons; another took bamboo-shoots, so also lotuses, and saffron, cumin-seeds, dates; another took all coconuts; (another) took a vessel full of grape (-juice); so also the śṛṅgāṭaka plant, variegated camphor-flowers and auspicious roseapples; so also someone else took walnuts, emblic myrobalan and citrons; a beautiful lady took ripe bilva -fruits and flattened rice; someone else took cotton -wicks and saffron-coloured garment. All the auspicious and beautiful ladies having put these and other things in winnowing baskets, reached there with Sāvitrī.

119-120. Purandara , seeing Sāvitrī there, was frightened; Brahma (too) remained there with his face hung down (thinking): ‘What will she (now) say to me?’ Viṣṇu and Rudra were ashamed, so also all other brāhmaṇas; the members (of the sacrificial assembly) and other gods were frightened.

121-122. Sons, grandsons, nephews, maternal uncles, brothers, so also gods named Ṛbhus and other deities—all remained embarrassed as to what Sāvitrī would say (then).

123-124. The cowherd daughters remained silent by the side of Brahmā listening to the words of all that talked there. ‘The lady of best complexion, though called by the (chief) priest did not come; (so) Indra brought another cowherdess (and) Viṣṇu himself presented her to Brahmā.

125-129. How would she be (behaving) at the sacrifice? How would the sacrifice be accomplished?’ When they were thus thinking, there entered (Brahmā’s wife) living in the lotus. Brahmā was, at that time surrounded by the members (of the sacrificial assembly), the priests and the deities. The brāhmaṇas who had mastered the Vedas were offering oblations to the fires. The cowherdess, remaining in the chamber (meant for the sacrificed wife) and having a deer’s horn and a girdle, and clothed in silken garments, meditated on the highest position. She was loyal to her husband, her husband was her life; she was seated prominently; she was endowed with beauty; in lustre she resembled the sun: she illumined the assembly there as (does) the brilliance of the sun.

130. The priests also worshipped the blazing fire (offering) portion of the sacrificial animals.

131-136. Gods desirous of receiving portions of oblations at the sacrifice then said: “(The sacrifice) should not be delayed; (for an act) performed late, does not give its (desired) fruit; this is the rule that is seen in the Vedas by all the learned.” When two milk (-pots) were ready, the food was jointly cooked, and when the brāhmaṇas were invited, the adhvaryu to whom the oblation was offered had come there, and the pravargya was performed by brāhmaṇas skilled in the Vedas; the food was being prepared. Goddess (Sāvitrī) seeing that said angrily to Brahmā who was sitting silently at the (sacrificial) session: “What is this misdeed you are about to do, that through lust you have abandoning me and committed a sin? She, whom you have put on your head (i.e. whom you have given so much importance) is not comparable with even the dust of my foot. This is what people gathered in the (sacrificial) assembly say. If you so desire, follow that command of those who are (like) gods.

137-141. Through your longing for beauty you have done what is condemned by people; O lord, you were not ashamed of your sons nor of your grandsons; I think you have done this censurable deed through passion; you are the grandsire of gods and the great grandsire of the sages! How did you not feel shame when you see your own body? You have become ridiculous for people and have harmed me. If this is your firm feeling, then O god, live (alone); salutation (goodbye) to you; how shall I (be able to) show my face to my friends? How shall I tell people that my husband has taken (another lady as) his wife?”

Brahmā said :

142-144. Immediately after the time of initiation, the priests prompted me: Without wife the sacrifice cannot be performed; bring your wife quickly. This (other) wife was brought by Indra, and presented to me by Viṣṇu; (so) I accepted her; O you of beautiful eyebrows, pardon me for what I have done. O you of good vow, I shall not wrong you like this again. Pardon me, who have fallen at your feet; my salutation to you.

Pulastya said :

Thus addressed, she got angry, and set about to curse Brahmā:

145-148. “If I have practised penance, if I have pleased my preceptors in the groups of brāhmaṇas, and at various places, brāhmaṇas will never offer you worship, except your annual worship (that falls)in the month of Kārtika which the brāhmaṇas will (alone) offer, but not other men at any other place on the earth.” Saying these words to Brahmā, she said to Indra who was nearby: “O Śakra , you brought the cowherdess to Brahmā. Since this was a mean deed you will obtain its fruit.

149. When you will stand (ready to fight) in a battle, you will be bound by your enemies and will be reduced to a very (pitiable) plight.

150. Being without any possession, having lost your energy, you will, having faced a great defeat, live in your enemy’s city, (but) will soon be released.”

151-153. Having cursed Indra (like this) the goddess then spoke (these words) to Viṣṇu: “When, due to the curse of Bhṛgu you will be born in the mortal world, you will there (i.e. in that existence) experience the pain of separation from your wife. Your wife will be taken by your enemy beyond the great ocean; with your mind struck by grief you will not know (by whom she is) taken, and you will be unhappy along with your brother after having met with a great calamity.

154-156. When you will be born in the Yadu -family, you will be named Kṛṣṇa ; and being the attendant of beasts will wander for a long time.” Then the angry one said to Rudra: “When you will stay in the Dāruvana , then, O Rudra, the angry sages will curse you; O you skull-holder, mean one, you desire to snatch away a lady from amongst us; therefore, this arrogant generative organ of yours will today fall on the ground.

157-160. Void of manliness, you will be afflicted by the sages’ curse. Your wife residing at the Gaṅgādvāra will console you.” “O Agni , you were formerly made all-consumer by my son Bhṛgu, always righteous. How shall I burn (you) who are already burnt by him? O Agni, that Rudra will submerge you with his semen, and your tongue (i.e. your flame) will blaze more while consuming things not fit for a sacrifice.” Sāvitrī cursed all the brāhmaṇas and priests who had become the sacrificial priests for looting her husband, and who had, for nothing, reseated to the forest:

161. “Resort to all sacred and holy places through greed only; you will always be satisfied only (when you get) food of others; but will not be contented with food (prepared in) your own houses.

162-164. By sacrificing that which is not to be sacrificed and by accepting what is contemptible, by earning wealth and spending it purposelessl y—by that (your) dead bodies will only be departed spirits without obsequial rites (being offered to them).” In this way that angry (Sāvitrī) cursed Indra, so also Viṣṇu, Rudra, Agni, Brahmā and all the brāhmaṇas.

165-166. Having thus cursed them, she went out of the (sacrificial) assembly. Having reached the preeminent Puṣkara, she settled (there). She said to Lakṣmī who was laughing and also to the beautiful wife of Indra and also to young ladies (there): “I shall go there where I won’t hear any sound.”

167. Then all those ladies went to their respective residences. Sāvitrī, who was angry, set about to curse them too.

168. “Since these divine ladies have abandoned me and gone, I, who am extremely angry, shal I curse them also:

169-171. Lakṣmī shall never stay at one place. She, the mean and fickle-minded one, will stay among fools, among the barbarians and the mountaineers, among the foolish and the proud; so also as a result of (my) curse, you (i.e. Lakṣmī) will stay with mean persons such as the accursed and the wicked ones.”

172-174. Having thus given a curse (to Lakṣmī), she cursed Indrāṇī : “When Indra, your husband, oppressed by (the sin of) murder of a brāhmaṇa, will be unhappy, and when his kingdom will be snatched away by Nahuṣa , he will, having seen you, ask for you. (He will say) ‘I am Indra; how is it that this childish (lady) does not wait upon me? I shall kill all gods if I do not obtain Śacī (i.e. Indrāṇī)’. Then you who will have to run away, and will be alarmed and grieved, will stay in the house of Bṛhaspati , as a result of my curse, O you of wicked conduct and proud (one).”

175-1 78. Then she pronounced a curse on all the wives of gods: “All these (ladies) will not get affection due from children; they will be scorched (with grief) day and night and will be insulted and called ‘barren’.” Gaurī, of an excellent complexion was also cursed by Sāvitrī. She, who was weeping, was seen by Viṣṇu and he propitiated her: “O you of large eyes, do not weep; you ever-auspicious one, (please) come on; entering the (sacrificial) assembly, hand over your girdle and silken garments; O you wife of Brahmā, receive the initiation, I salute your feet.”

179. Thus addressed, she said to him: “I shall do as you say; and I shall go there where I shall not hear (any) sound.”

180-215. Having said this much, she (going) from that place and having climbed up a mountain, remained there. Remaining in front of her with great devotion, Viṣṇu, joining his hands and having bent down, eulogised her.

[ see 108 names of Sāvitrī ]

216-219. Sāvitrī, of a good vow, said to Viṣṇu who was thus praising her: “Son, you have properly praised me; you will be unconquerable; in your in carnation you will be along with your wife, dear to your father and mother; and he, who, having come here, praises me with this eulogy, will, being free from all sins, go to the highest place. Go to Brahmā’s sacrifice, O son, and complete it. At Kurukṣetra and Prayāga, I shall be the giver of food; and remaining by my husband do what you have said.”

220. Viṣṇu, thus addressed, went to the excellent (sacrificial) assembly of Brahmā. When Sāvitrī had left. Gāyatrī uttered (these) words:

221. “May the sages listen to my words uttered in the presence of my husband—whatever I, pleased and ready to grant a boon, say.

222-223. (Those) men (who), endowed with devotion, worship Brahmā, will have garments, grains, wives, happiness and riches; similarly (they will have) unbroken happiness in their house and (will have) sons and grandsons. Having enjoyed (happiness) for a long time, they will, at the end (of their life) attain salvation.”

Pulastya said :

224-225. Listen, with a concentrated mind, to the fruit one gets after having installed, with all care and according to the sacred rule, (the image of) Brahmā. By means of this installation one would get that fruit, which is a crore times surperior to the fruit of all sacrifices, all penance, charity, sacred places and Vedas.

226-227. O king, that man, who fasts with devotion on the full-moon day and worships Brahmā on the first day (i.e. the day succeeding the full-moon day) goes, O great-armed (i.e. mighty) one, to the place of Brahman ; and he who worships him through priests especially goes to Viriñci (or) Vāsudeva (i.e. the lord of souls).

228-239. The chariot-procession of the lord is prescribed in the month of Kārtika ; doing (i.e. taking) which with devotion men reach Brahmā’s world. With a number of musical instruments one should take out, along the road, the procession of Brahmā, with Sāvitri on the full-moon day of Kārtika, O best king. He should move (i.e. take out in procession the image of Brahmā) with people (i.e. the citizens) through the entire town. Then having thus taken out the procession, he should bathe him. Having fed the brāhmaṇas and first worshipped Agni, he should place (the image of) the god in a chariot accompanied by the sounds of auspicious musical instruments. Having worshipped Agni, according to the sacred precept, in front of the chariot, and having invoked the blessings of the brāhmaṇas, and repeating ‘this is an auspicious day’ three times, and placing (the image) of the god in a chariot, he should keep awake at night by means of many shows and the sound (of the recitation) of Vedas. O king, having kept awake the god, and having, in the morning, fed the brāhmaṇas with a number of articles of food according to his capacity, and, O king, having worshipped, with the recitation of sacred formula, and with clarified butter and milk, and according to the sacred rules; so also having invoked, according to the sacred precept, the blessings ofbrāhmaṇas, and having declared it to be an auspicious day he should move (i.e. take out in procession) the chariot through the city. The chariot of Brahmā should be moved (i.e. dragged) by brāhmaṇas learned in the four Vedas; so also, O brave one, by those skilled in the Atharva Veda , having (i.e. knowing) many verses and by priests—the chanters of Sāmaveda . He should thus take the chariot of the highest god round the city along a very even path. O brave one, the chariot is not to be moved by a Śūdra desiring his welfare; and no wise man, but the bhojaka , is to mount upon the chariot.

240-253. O king, he should place Sāvitrī to Brahmā’s right, bhojaka to his left and should place the lotus in his front. Thus O brave one, with many sounds of trumpets and conchs, the wise one should, having moved the chariot round the entire city, place the (image of the) god at the proper place after waving lights before it as an act of adoration. He, who takes out such a procession, or he who sees it with devotion or he who drags the chariot, would go to Brahmā’s place. He who offers lights in Brahmā’s hall (i.e. temple) in the new-moon day in the month of Kārtika and adores himself with sandal, flowers and new clothes on the first day (of Kārtika) would reach Brahmā’s place. This is a very holy day, on which Bali ’s [6] kingdom was founded. The day is always very dear to Brahmā. It is called Bāleyī . He who, on this day, adores Brahmā and more specially himself, he goes to the highest place of Viṣṇu of unlimited lustre. O you of mighty arms, the first day of Caitra is auspicious and best. He, the best man, who, on this day, touches a Cāṇḍāla and bathes has no sin, no mental agonies or bodily diseases; therefore one should take bath (on this day) or it is a divine waving of lights before an idol, which destroys all diseases. O King, he should take out all the cows and buffaloes; then outside (the house) he should put up an arched door-way with all clothes etc. Similarly, O sustainer of the Kuru -family, he should give food to the brāhmaṇas. O you descendant of the Kuru-family, I have formerly told about these three days in the months of Kārtika, Āśvina and Caitra, O king; bath, giving gifts (on these days) (give) hundred-fold merit. O king, the (first) day of Kārtika is auspicious for king Bali, and beneficial to beasts!

Gāyatrī said :

254-255. O you born of the lotus, (though) Sāvitrī uttered the words that the brāhmaṇas will never worship you, (yet) on hearing my words they will worship you; having enjoyed pleasures here (i.e. in this world), they will obtain salvation in the other world. Knowing this to be a superior view (-point), he, being pleased, will grant them a boon.

256. O Indra, I shall grant you a boon: When you will be arrested by your enemies, Brahmā, having gone to the abode of the enemy will free you.

257. Due to the destruction of your enemy, you will have great joy and will get back your (capital-) city which (you had) lost. In the three worlds yours will be a great kingdom without any vexation.

258-259. O Viṣṇu, when you will take an incarnation on the earth, you will, with your brother, experience great grief due to the kidnapping of your wife etc. You will, having killed your enemy rescue your wife in the presence of gods. Having accepted her and having governed the kingdom again, you will go to heaven.

260. You will (rule) for eleven thousand years and (then) will go to heaven. You will enjoy great fame in the world, and will love people.

261. O god, those men who would be emancipated by you in the form (i.e. incarnation) of Rāma , will have (i.e. will go to) the celebrated worlds called Sāntānika .

262-265. Then Gāyatrī , the giver of boons said to Rudra: “Those, men, who will worship your genital organ (in the form of phallus) even though it had fallen, being purifed and earning merit thereby, will share (i.e. enjoy) heaven. That state which men get by worshipping your genital organ (in the form of phallus), cannot be had in (i.e. by) maintaining sacred fire or offering oblations into it. Those who will, in the early morning worship your genital organ (in the form of phallus) with a bilva-leaf, will enjoy the world of Rudra.”

266-267. “O Agni, you too, getting the status of the devotee of Śiva, be a purifier. There is no doubt that when you are pleased gods are pleased. The offerings are received by gods through you (only). Certainly when you are pleased, they, being pleased, will enjoy (the offerings); there is no doubt about this, since such is the Vedic statement.”

Then Gāyatrī said these words to all those brāhmaṇas :

268-284. There is no doubt that men having propitiated you at all the sacred places, will go to the place called Vairāja (i.e. of Brahmā). Having given various kinds of food and many gifts, and having pleased (the manes) they become gods of gods. Gods immediately enjoy offerings and manes immediately enjoy oblations in (i.e. through) the mouths of those who are the best brāhmaṇas, for you alone are capable of sustaining the three worlds—there is no doubt about it. You will all be purified by the restraint of breath; O best brāhmaṇas, you will not incur the sins for receiving gifts especially after having bathed at Puṣkara and having muttered (the names) of the mother of the Vedas (i.e. Gāyatrī). All deities are pleased by offering food (to brāhmaṇas) at Puṣkara. Even if (a man) feeds one brāhmaṇa, he obtains the fruit of (having fed) a crore. Men (destroy) all their sins like the murder of a brāhmaṇa and other bad deeds done by them by giving money into the hand of a brāhmaṇa. He is to be thrice worshipped using prayers to be muttered in my honour. That moment (even) a sin like the murder of a brāhmaṇa perishes. Gāyatrī destroys the sin committed during ten existences (or) even during a thousand existences and thousand groups of the three ages. Thus knowing and having muttered prayers in my honour you will be forever purified. There is no doubt or no hesitation about this. Having muttered, with your heads (bowed), (my) prayers especially with the utterance of ‘Om’ having three syllables, you will be undoubtedly purified. I have remained in the eight syllables (of the Gāyatrī metre). This world is pervaded by me. Adorned with all the words I am the mother of the Vedas. The best brāhmaṇas will attain success by muttering my names with devotion. All of you will have pre-eminence by muttering my names. A well-controlled brāhmaṇa having just the essence of Gāyatrī is better than one knowing the four Vedas, eating everything and selling all things. Since in the assembly Sāvitri pronounced a curse on the brāhmaṇas, whatever is given or offered here, all that becomes inexhaustible. Therefore, O best brāhmaṇas, I have given (this) boon. The brāhmaṇas who are devoted to the maintenance of sacred fire and offer sacrifice three times (i.e. morning, noon and evening), will go to heaven along with their twenty-one generations.

285-293. Thus having given an excellent boon to Indra, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Fire, Brahmā and brāhmaṇas at Puṣkara, Gāyatrī remained by the side of Brahmā. Then the bards narrated the cause of the curse to Lakṣmī. Gāyatrī, the beloved wife of Brahmā, having come to know about the several curses given to all these young ladies and to Lakṣmī, granted a boon to them: “Making all always praiseworthy, and looking charming with wealth, you, causing delight to all, will shine. O daughter, all, whom you look at, will share (i.e. have) religious merit; but abandoned by you all they will experience grief. They alone (whom you favour) will have (i.e. be born in high) caste and (noble) family, (will have) righteousness, O you of charming face. They alone will shine in the assembly and (they alone) will be (favourably) looked at by the kings. The best brāhmaṇas will solicit them only, and will be courteous to them only. ‘You are our brother, father, preceptor and relative too. There is no doubt about it. I can’t live without you. When I look at you my sight becomes clear and beautiful; my mind is very much pleased, I am telling you the truth and the truth only’. Such words delighting the people, will they, the good ones, who have been looked at (favourably) by you will hear.

294-299. Nahuṣa, having obtained Indrahood, will implore you. The sinner, put down through Agastya ’s words, by you, will after being changed into a serpent, request him: ‘O sage, I am doomed through pride; be my refuge (i.e. help me)’. Then the revered sage, having pity in his heart (moved) by those words of his (i.e. of Nahuṣa), will say these words to him: ‘A king, honour to your family, will be born in your family. Seeing you in the form of (i.e. as) a serpent, he will break down your curse. Then you, giving up your state of serpent, will again go to heaven’. O you of beautiful eyes, as a result of my boon you will again reach heaven with your husband, who will have performed the horse-sacrifice.”

Pulastya spoke :

300-302. Then all the wives of the gods were addressed by (Gāyatrī) who was pleased: “Even though you will be having no children, you will not be grieved”. Then Gāyatrī grown with joy, advised Gaurī also. The high-minded beloved wife of Brahmā, granting the boons, desired the accomplishment of the sacrifice. Rudra, seeing Gāyatrī, the granter of boons, like that, saluted her and praised her with these words:

Rudra said :

303-317. My salutation to you, the mother of the Vedas, and purified by eight syllables. You are Gāyatrī, who helps people to cross difficulties, and speech of seven types [7] , all the treatises containing eulogies, so also all verses, similarly all letters and signs, all treatises like the glosses, so also all precepts, and all letters. O goddess, my salutation to you. You are fair and of a fair form, and your face resembles the moon. You have large arms, delicate like the interiors of plantain-trees; you hold a deer’s horn and an extremely clean lotus in your hand; you have put on silken garments and the upper garment is red. You are adorned with a necklace, brilliant like the moon rays, round your neck. You are well beautified with ears having divine earrings. You shine with a face rivalling with the moon. You look charming with a hair-band having an extremely pure crown. Your arms like the hoods of serpents adorn the heaven. Your charming and circular breasts have their nipples even. The triple fold on the belly is proud of the divisions with the extremely fair hips and loins. Your navel is having a circular shape, is deep and indicates auspiciousness. You have expansive hips and loins and attractive buttocks; your couple of thighs is very beautiful and round; you have good knees and legs. Such as you are, you sustain the three worlds, and requests to you are truthful (i.e. are surely graceful). You will be a very fortunate one, the granter of boons and of an excellent complexion. The pilgrimage to Puṣkara will be fruitful on seeing you. You will receive the first adoration on the full-moon day of the month of Jyeṣṭha ; and those men who knowing your prowess, will worship you, have nothing wanting as far as sons and wealth are concerned. You are the highest recourse to those who are plunged in a forest or in a great ocean; or those who are held up by bandits. You are the success, the wealth, the courage, the fame, the sense of shame, the learning, the good salutation, the intellect, the twilight, the light, the sleep and also the night of destruction at the end of the world. You are Ambā , Kamalā , the mother, Brahmāṇī and Durgā .

318-331. You are the mother of all gods, Gāyatrī and an excellent lady. You are Jayā, Vijayā (i.e. Durgā), and Puṣṭi (nourishment) and Tuṣṭi (satisfaction), forgiveness and pity. You are younger than Sāvitrī and will always be liked by Brahma. You are having many forms, a universal form; you are having charming eyes and move with Brahmā; you are of a beautiful form, you have large eyes and are a great protector of your devotees. O great goddess, you live in cities, in holy hermitages and in forests and parks. You remain to the left of Brahmā at all the places where he stays. To Brahmā’s right is Sāvitrī, and Brahmā is between (Sāvitrī and you). You are in the altar of the sacrifices, and you are the sacrificial fees of the priests; you are the victory of kings and the boundary of the ocean. O Brahmacāriṇī , you are (that which is the) initiation, and are looked upon as great beauty; you are the lustre of the luminaries and are goddess Lakṣmī living in Nārāyaṇa . You are the divine power of forgiveness of the sages, and are Rohiṇī among the constellations. You stay at the royal gates, sacred places, and at the confluences of rivers. You are the full-moon day in the full moon, and are intellect in prudence, and are forgiveness and courage. You of an excellent complexion, are known as goddess Umā among ladies. You are the charming sight of Indra, and are near Indra. You are the righteous outlook of the sages, and are devoted to the gods. You are the furrowed land of the agriculturists, and are the earth (or ground) of the beings. You cause the absence of widowhood to (married) ladies, and always give wealth and grains. When worshipped, you put an end to disease, death and fear. O you goddess, giving auspicious things, if you are properly worshipped on the full moon day of the month of Kārtika, you fulfil all desires. A man, who recites or listens to this eulogy repeatedly, gets success in all his undertakings; there is no doubt about it.

Gāyatrī said :

O son, what you have said will come about. You will be present at all places along with Viṣṇu.

[1]: [1] : Yajñavāṭa : A place prepared and enclosed for sacrifice.

[2]: [2] : Kapardin : An epithet of Śaṅkara. Kaparda: Braided and matted hair, especially of Śaṅkara.

[3]: [3] : Puroḍāśa : A sacrificial oblation made of ground rice and offered in Kapālas or vessels.

[4]: [4] : Mitravana : Name of a forest.

[5]: [5] : Saptarṣi : The seven sages i.e. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu and Vasiṣṭha.

[6]: [6] : Bali : Celebrated demon, a son of Virocana, the son of Prahlāda. When Viṣṇu, as a son of Kaśyapa and Aditi, came to Bali, noted for his liberality, and prayed to him to give as much earth as he could cover in three steps, and when he found that there was no place to put the third step, he planted it on the head of Bali and sent him with all his legions to the Pātāla and allowed him to be its ruler.

[7]: [7] : Saptavidhā Vāṇī : Seems to represent the seven notes of Indian gamut.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 26580, revision 403979 (2024-07-29T08:15:06Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364137.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.