Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 232
Sourceशंकर उवाच- ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे दानवाद्या महाबलाः । उत्पाट्य मंदरं शैलं चिक्षिपुः पयसांनिधौ १। ततो नारायणः श्रीमान्भगवान्भूतभावनः । कूर्मरूपेण तं शैलं दधारामितविक्रमः २। अनादिमध्यांतवपुर्विश्वरूपः सनातनः । अधारयद्गिरिवरं संपूज्यो जगदीश्वरः ३। तथैकेन भुजेनैव ईश्वरः सर्वगोऽव्ययः । ततो देवासुराः सर्वे ममंथुः क्षीरसागरम् ४। सर्प्पराजेन संवेष्ट्य घर्घरं मंदराचलम् । मथ्यमानेऽथ दुग्धाब्धौ दैवतैः सुमहाबलैः ५। उत्पादनार्थं लक्ष्म्याश्च सर्व एव महर्षयः । उपोष्य नियमं कृत्वा जेपुः श्रीसूक्तमेव च ६। सहस्रनामपठनं चक्रुर्दिव्या द्विजोत्तमाः । एकादश्यां तु शुद्धायां मथ्यमाने महांबुधौ ७। उपोष्य ऋषयः सर्वे जप्तं श्रीमंत्रमुत्तमम् । कांक्षमाणाश्च ये जप्तुं लक्ष्मीनारायणं हरिम् ८। ध्यात्वा समर्च्चयामासुर्द्विजाग्र्या मुनिसत्तमाः । ततस्तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते तु मथ्यमाने महांबुधौ ९। समभूत्तत्र प्रथमं कालकूटं महाविषम् । महापीडं महाघोरं संवर्ताग्निसमप्रभम् १०। दृष्ट्वा प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वे भयार्ता देवदानवाः । ततस्तान्विद्रुतान्दृष्ट्वा भयार्त्तान्सुरसत्तमान् ११। ततस्तानब्रुवं वाक्यमहं तत्र शुभेक्षणे । भोभो देवगणाः सर्वैर्न भेतव्यं विषं प्रति १२। अहमाहारयिष्यामि कालकूटं महाविषम् । इत्युक्तास्ते मया सर्वे देवा इंद्र पुरोगमाः १३। साधुसाध्विति वाक्यैर्मां तुष्टुवुः प्रणता भृशम् । तद्दृष्ट्वा मेघसंकाशं प्रादुर्भूतं महाविषम् १४। ध्यात्वा नारायणं देवं हृदये गरुडध्वजम् । उदयादित्यसंकाशं शंखचक्रगदाधरम् १५। श्रीभूमिसहितं देवं तप्तकांचनकुण्डलम् । एकाग्रमनसा ध्यात्वा सर्वदुःखहरं प्रभुम् १६। नामरूपं महामंत्रं जप्त्वा लक्ष्म्यासमन्वितम् । तद्विषं तु महाघोरमाद्यं सर्वभयंकरम् १७। नामत्रयप्रभावाच्च विष्णोः सर्वगतस्य वै । विषं तदभवज्जीर्णं लोकसंहारकारकम् १८। अच्युतानंत गोविन्द इति नामत्रयं हरेः । यो जपेत्प्रयतोभक्त्या प्रणवाद्यं नमोंतकम् १९। तस्य मृत्युभयं नास्ति विषरोगाग्निजं महत् । नामत्रयं महामंत्रं जपेद्यः प्रयतात्मवान् २०। कालमृत्युभयं चापि तस्य नास्ति किमन्यतः । इति नामत्रयेणैव पीतं देवि मया विषम् २१। ततः प्रहृष्टास्त्रिदशास्तुष्टुवुर्मां सुविस्मिताः । मां प्रणम्य पुनर्देवा ममंथुः क्षीरसागरम् । तस्मिन्प्रमथ्यमाने तु मया देवैश्च भामिनि २२। ज्येष्ठा देवी समुत्पन्ना रत्नस्रग्वाससा वृता । उत्पन्ना साऽब्रवीद्देवान्किंकर्त्तव्यं मयेति वै २३। तामब्रुवंस्तु ते देवीं सर्वदेवगणा भृशम् । देवा ऊचुः । येषां गृहांतरे रम्ये कलहः संप्रवर्त्तते २४। तत्ते स्थानं प्रयच्छामो वस तत्राशुभान्विता । परुषं भाषणं नित्यं वदंत्यनृतवादिनः २५। संध्याकाले तु ये पापाः स्वपंति मलचेतसः । तेषां वेश्मनि संतिष्ठ दुःखदारिद्र्यदायिनी २६। कपालकेशभस्मास्थि तुषांगारानि यत्र तु । तत्र ते सततं स्थानं भविष्यति न संशयः २७। यस्यवेश्म कपालास्थि भस्मकेशादि चिह्नितम् । तत्र वसाशुभे नित्यं कलिना सह नित्यशः २८। अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचं यस्त्वाचामति दुर्म्मतिः । तं भजस्व महादेवि कलुषेण भृशं वृतम् २९। तुषांगारकपालाश्मवालुका वस्त्र चर्म्मभिः । दंतधावनकर्तारो भविष्यंति नराधमाः ३०। रमस्व कलिना देवि तेषां वेश्मसु नित्यशः । तिलपिष्टं कलंजं च कलिगं शिग्रु गृंजनम् ३१। छत्राकं विड्वराहं च बिल्वं कोशातकीफलम् । अलाबुं च पलांडुं च ये खादंति नराधमाः । तेषां गेहे ह्यवस्थानं देवी दारिद्र्यदे सदा ३२। रुद्र उवाच- इत्यादिश्य सुराः सर्वे ज्येष्ठां च कलिवल्लभाम् । पुनश्च मंथनं चक्रुः क्षीराब्धिं सुसमाहिताः ३३। ततश्च वारुणी देवी समुत्पन्ना शुभानने । अनंतो नागराजोऽथ तां जग्राह सुलोचनाम् ३४। ततः सुरा समुत्पन्ना सर्वाभरणभूषिता । वैनतेयस्य भार्याभूत्सर्वलक्षणशोभिता ३५। ततोऽप्सरोगणा दिव्या गंधर्वाश्च महौजसः । जज्ञिरे रूपसंपन्ना मधुगायनतत्पराः ३६। ऐरावतस्ततो जज्ञे तथैवोच्चैःश्रवा हयः । धन्वंतरिः पारिजातं सुरभिः सर्वकामधुक् ३७। एतान्सर्वान्सहस्राक्षो जग्राह प्रीतमानसः । ततः प्रभातसमये द्वादश्यामुदिते रवौ ३८। मथ्यमाने पुनस्तस्मिन्देवैरिंद्र पुरोगमैः । ततः प्रहृष्टवदनैस्तूयमाना महर्षिभिः ३९। उत्पन्ना श्रीर्महालक्ष्मी सर्वलोकेश्वरी शुभा । बालार्ककोटिसंकाशा कनकांगदभूषिता ४०। हेमांबुजसमासीना सर्वलक्षणशोभिता । पद्मपत्त्रविशालाक्षी नीलकुंचितमूर्द्धजा ४१। दिव्यचंदनलिप्तांगी दित्यपुष्पैरलंकृता । नानारत्नमयैर्दिव्यैः सर्वैराभरणैर्युता ४२। तनुमध्या जगद्धात्री पीनोन्नतपयोधरा । चतुर्हस्ता विशालाक्षी पूर्णेंदुसदृशानना ४३। वसुपात्रं मातुलुंगं स्वर्णपद्मयुगं शुभम् । विभ्राणा हस्तकमलैः सर्वाभरणभूषितैः ४४। अम्लानपंकजां मालां धारयंती ह्युरः स्थले । ददृशुस्तां महादेवीं सर्वलोकहितैषिणीम् ४५। ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां मातरं पद्ममालिनीम् । नारायणीं जगद्धात्रीं नारायणहृदालयाम् ४६। तां विलोक्य महालक्ष्मीं प्रहृष्टाः सर्वदेवताः । अवादयंतः पटहान् दिविदेवगणा भृशम् ४७। ववर्षुः पुष्पवर्षाणि वनदेव्यो निरंतरम् । जगुर्गंधर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ४८। ववुः पुण्यास्तथावाताः सुप्रभोऽभूद्दिवाकरः । जज्वलुश्चाग्नयः शांताः प्रसन्नाश्च दिशो दश ४९। अनंतरं शीतरश्मिरुदभूत्क्षीरसागरे । सुधामयूखवान्सोमो मातुर्भ्राता सुखावहः ५०। नक्षत्राधिपतिश्चाभूच्चंद्रो वै लोकमातुलः । ततो जाया हरेः पुण्या तुलसी लोकपावनी ५१। समुत्पन्ना जगद्धात्री पूजार्थं शार्ङ्गिणो हरेः । ततः प्रहृष्टमनसः सर्वे देवा दिवौकसः ५२। तं शैलं पूर्ववत्स्थाप्य परिपूर्णमनोरथाः । समेत्य मातरं सर्वे शिवब्रह्मपुरोगमाः ५३। स्तुत्वा नामसहस्रेण जेपुः श्रीसूक्तसंहिताः । ततः प्रसन्ना सा देवि सर्वान्देवानुवाच ह ५४। श्रीरुवाच- वरं वृणीध्वं भद्रं वो वरदाहं सुरोत्तमाः । रुद्र उवाच- ऊचुः प्रांजलयो देवाः श्रियं नम्रात्ममूर्तयः ५५। देवा ऊचुः - प्रसीद कमले देवि सर्वलोकेश्वरप्रिये । विष्णोर्वक्षस्थले देवि भव नित्यानपायिनी ५६। त्रैलोक्यं पालया देवी नित्या त्वं परमेश्वरी । यदपांगाश्रितं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् ५७। त्वया विलोकिताः सर्वे प्रभवंति दिवौकसः । माता रुद्रादिदेवानामैश्वर्यं त्वत्कटाक्षतः ५८। एतदिच्छामहे देवि जगन्मातर्नमोस्तु ते । रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्ता दैवतैः सर्वैर्लोकमाता महेश्वरी ५९। एवमस्त्विति तान्देवान्प्राह नारायणप्रिया । ततो नारायणः श्रीशः शंखचक्रगदाधरः ६०। तथैवाविरभूद्ब्रह्मा पूर्ववत्क्षीरसागरे । ततः प्रतुष्टुवुर्देवा नमस्कृत्वा जनार्दनम् ६१। ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्वे प्रहृष्टवदनाः शुभाः । देवा ऊचुः- गृहाण देवीं सर्व्वेश महिषीं तव वल्लभाम् ६२। जगत्संरक्षणार्थाय लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् । रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा मुनिभिः सर्वे देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः ६३। नानारत्नमये दिव्ये पीठे बालार्कसंनिभे । निवेश्य देवीं देवं च आनंदाश्रुपरिप्लुताः ६४। दिव्याम्बरैर्दिव्यमाल्यैर्नानारत्नविभूषितैः । लक्ष्म्या सह समासीनमर्चयामासुरच्युतम् ६५। गंधैर्धूपैश्च दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैश्च सुधामयैः । अप्राकृतैः फलैर्दिव्यैरर्चयामासुरीश्वरीम् ६६। अमृतादुत्थिता देवी तुलसी कोमला शुभा । तया श्रीपादयुगलमर्च्चयामासुरंजसा ६७। प्रदक्षिणत्रयं कृत्वा नमस्कृत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः । तष्टुवुस्तुतिभिर्द्देवा हर्षपूर्णाश्रुविक्लवाः ६८। ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्सर्वदेवेश्वरो हरिः । अभीष्टान्प्रददौ तेभ्यो वरान्देव्या सह प्रभुः ६९। ततः सुहृष्टाः सुरमानुषाद्या लक्ष्मीकटाक्षार्प्पित दृष्टिपूताः । प्रभूतधान्यार्थयुता निरंतरं सुखं परं प्रापुरनामया भृशम् ७०।
śaṃkara uvāca- tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve dānavādyā mahābalāḥ | utpāṭya maṃdaraṃ śailaṃ cikṣipuḥ payasāṃnidhau 1| tato nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānbhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | kūrmarūpeṇa taṃ śailaṃ dadhārāmitavikramaḥ 2| anādimadhyāṃtavapurviśvarūpaḥ sanātanaḥ | adhārayadgirivaraṃ saṃpūjyo jagadīśvaraḥ 3| tathaikena bhujenaiva īśvaraḥ sarvago'vyayaḥ | tato devāsurāḥ sarve mamaṃthuḥ kṣīrasāgaram 4| sarpparājena saṃveṣṭya ghargharaṃ maṃdarācalam | mathyamāne'tha dugdhābdhau daivataiḥ sumahābalaiḥ 5| utpādanārthaṃ lakṣmyāśca sarva eva maharṣayaḥ | upoṣya niyamaṃ kṛtvā jepuḥ śrīsūktameva ca 6| sahasranāmapaṭhanaṃ cakrurdivyā dvijottamāḥ | ekādaśyāṃ tu śuddhāyāṃ mathyamāne mahāṃbudhau 7| upoṣya ṛṣayaḥ sarve japtaṃ śrīmaṃtramuttamam | kāṃkṣamāṇāśca ye japtuṃ lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ harim 8| dhyātvā samarccayāmāsurdvijāgryā munisattamāḥ | tatastasminmuhūrte tu mathyamāne mahāṃbudhau 9| samabhūttatra prathamaṃ kālakūṭaṃ mahāviṣam | mahāpīḍaṃ mahāghoraṃ saṃvartāgnisamaprabham 10| dṛṣṭvā pradudruvuḥ sarve bhayārtā devadānavāḥ | tatastānvidrutāndṛṣṭvā bhayārttānsurasattamān 11| tatastānabruvaṃ vākyamahaṃ tatra śubhekṣaṇe | bhobho devagaṇāḥ sarvairna bhetavyaṃ viṣaṃ prati 12| ahamāhārayiṣyāmi kālakūṭaṃ mahāviṣam | ityuktāste mayā sarve devā iṃdra purogamāḥ 13| sādhusādhviti vākyairmāṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ praṇatā bhṛśam | taddṛṣṭvā meghasaṃkāśaṃ prādurbhūtaṃ mahāviṣam 14| dhyātvā nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ hṛdaye garuḍadhvajam | udayādityasaṃkāśaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharam 15| śrībhūmisahitaṃ devaṃ taptakāṃcanakuṇḍalam | ekāgramanasā dhyātvā sarvaduḥkhaharaṃ prabhum 16| nāmarūpaṃ mahāmaṃtraṃ japtvā lakṣmyāsamanvitam | tadviṣaṃ tu mahāghoramādyaṃ sarvabhayaṃkaram 17| nāmatrayaprabhāvācca viṣṇoḥ sarvagatasya vai | viṣaṃ tadabhavajjīrṇaṃ lokasaṃhārakārakam 18| acyutānaṃta govinda iti nāmatrayaṃ hareḥ | yo japetprayatobhaktyā praṇavādyaṃ namoṃtakam 19| tasya mṛtyubhayaṃ nāsti viṣarogāgnijaṃ mahat | nāmatrayaṃ mahāmaṃtraṃ japedyaḥ prayatātmavān 20| kālamṛtyubhayaṃ cāpi tasya nāsti kimanyataḥ | iti nāmatrayeṇaiva pītaṃ devi mayā viṣam 21| tataḥ prahṛṣṭāstridaśāstuṣṭuvurmāṃ suvismitāḥ | māṃ praṇamya punardevā mamaṃthuḥ kṣīrasāgaram | tasminpramathyamāne tu mayā devaiśca bhāmini 22| jyeṣṭhā devī samutpannā ratnasragvāsasā vṛtā | utpannā sā'bravīddevānkiṃkarttavyaṃ mayeti vai 23| tāmabruvaṃstu te devīṃ sarvadevagaṇā bhṛśam | devā ūcuḥ | yeṣāṃ gṛhāṃtare ramye kalahaḥ saṃpravarttate 24| tatte sthānaṃ prayacchāmo vasa tatrāśubhānvitā | paruṣaṃ bhāṣaṇaṃ nityaṃ vadaṃtyanṛtavādinaḥ 25| saṃdhyākāle tu ye pāpāḥ svapaṃti malacetasaḥ | teṣāṃ veśmani saṃtiṣṭha duḥkhadāridryadāyinī 26| kapālakeśabhasmāsthi tuṣāṃgārāni yatra tu | tatra te satataṃ sthānaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ 27| yasyaveśma kapālāsthi bhasmakeśādi cihnitam | tatra vasāśubhe nityaṃ kalinā saha nityaśaḥ 28| akṛtvā pādayoḥ śaucaṃ yastvācāmati durmmatiḥ | taṃ bhajasva mahādevi kaluṣeṇa bhṛśaṃ vṛtam 29| tuṣāṃgārakapālāśmavālukā vastra carmmabhiḥ | daṃtadhāvanakartāro bhaviṣyaṃti narādhamāḥ 30| ramasva kalinā devi teṣāṃ veśmasu nityaśaḥ | tilapiṣṭaṃ kalaṃjaṃ ca kaligaṃ śigru gṛṃjanam 31| chatrākaṃ viḍvarāhaṃ ca bilvaṃ kośātakīphalam | alābuṃ ca palāṃḍuṃ ca ye khādaṃti narādhamāḥ | teṣāṃ gehe hyavasthānaṃ devī dāridryade sadā 32| rudra uvāca- ityādiśya surāḥ sarve jyeṣṭhāṃ ca kalivallabhām | punaśca maṃthanaṃ cakruḥ kṣīrābdhiṃ susamāhitāḥ 33| tataśca vāruṇī devī samutpannā śubhānane | anaṃto nāgarājo'tha tāṃ jagrāha sulocanām 34| tataḥ surā samutpannā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā | vainateyasya bhāryābhūtsarvalakṣaṇaśobhitā 35| tato'psarogaṇā divyā gaṃdharvāśca mahaujasaḥ | jajñire rūpasaṃpannā madhugāyanatatparāḥ 36| airāvatastato jajñe tathaivoccaiḥśravā hayaḥ | dhanvaṃtariḥ pārijātaṃ surabhiḥ sarvakāmadhuk 37| etānsarvānsahasrākṣo jagrāha prītamānasaḥ | tataḥ prabhātasamaye dvādaśyāmudite ravau 38| mathyamāne punastasmindevairiṃdra purogamaiḥ | tataḥ prahṛṣṭavadanaistūyamānā maharṣibhiḥ 39| utpannā śrīrmahālakṣmī sarvalokeśvarī śubhā | bālārkakoṭisaṃkāśā kanakāṃgadabhūṣitā 40| hemāṃbujasamāsīnā sarvalakṣaṇaśobhitā | padmapattraviśālākṣī nīlakuṃcitamūrddhajā 41| divyacaṃdanaliptāṃgī dityapuṣpairalaṃkṛtā | nānāratnamayairdivyaiḥ sarvairābharaṇairyutā 42| tanumadhyā jagaddhātrī pīnonnatapayodharā | caturhastā viśālākṣī pūrṇeṃdusadṛśānanā 43| vasupātraṃ mātuluṃgaṃ svarṇapadmayugaṃ śubham | vibhrāṇā hastakamalaiḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ 44| amlānapaṃkajāṃ mālāṃ dhārayaṃtī hyuraḥ sthale | dadṛśustāṃ mahādevīṃ sarvalokahitaiṣiṇīm 45| īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ mātaraṃ padmamālinīm | nārāyaṇīṃ jagaddhātrīṃ nārāyaṇahṛdālayām 46| tāṃ vilokya mahālakṣmīṃ prahṛṣṭāḥ sarvadevatāḥ | avādayaṃtaḥ paṭahān dividevagaṇā bhṛśam 47| vavarṣuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi vanadevyo niraṃtaram | jagurgaṃdharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ 48| vavuḥ puṇyāstathāvātāḥ suprabho'bhūddivākaraḥ | jajvaluścāgnayaḥ śāṃtāḥ prasannāśca diśo daśa 49| anaṃtaraṃ śītaraśmirudabhūtkṣīrasāgare | sudhāmayūkhavānsomo māturbhrātā sukhāvahaḥ 50| nakṣatrādhipatiścābhūccaṃdro vai lokamātulaḥ | tato jāyā hareḥ puṇyā tulasī lokapāvanī 51| samutpannā jagaddhātrī pūjārthaṃ śārṅgiṇo hareḥ | tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ sarve devā divaukasaḥ 52| taṃ śailaṃ pūrvavatsthāpya paripūrṇamanorathāḥ | sametya mātaraṃ sarve śivabrahmapurogamāḥ 53| stutvā nāmasahasreṇa jepuḥ śrīsūktasaṃhitāḥ | tataḥ prasannā sā devi sarvāndevānuvāca ha 54| śrīruvāca- varaṃ vṛṇīdhvaṃ bhadraṃ vo varadāhaṃ surottamāḥ | rudra uvāca- ūcuḥ prāṃjalayo devāḥ śriyaṃ namrātmamūrtayaḥ 55| devā ūcuḥ - prasīda kamale devi sarvalokeśvarapriye | viṣṇorvakṣasthale devi bhava nityānapāyinī 56| trailokyaṃ pālayā devī nityā tvaṃ parameśvarī | yadapāṃgāśritaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam 57| tvayā vilokitāḥ sarve prabhavaṃti divaukasaḥ | mātā rudrādidevānāmaiśvaryaṃ tvatkaṭākṣataḥ 58| etadicchāmahe devi jaganmātarnamostu te | rudra uvāca- ityuktā daivataiḥ sarvairlokamātā maheśvarī 59| evamastviti tāndevānprāha nārāyaṇapriyā | tato nārāyaṇaḥ śrīśaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ 60| tathaivāvirabhūdbrahmā pūrvavatkṣīrasāgare | tataḥ pratuṣṭuvurdevā namaskṛtvā janārdanam 61| ūcuḥ prāṃjalayaḥ sarve prahṛṣṭavadanāḥ śubhāḥ | devā ūcuḥ- gṛhāṇa devīṃ sarvveśa mahiṣīṃ tava vallabhām 62| jagatsaṃrakṣaṇārthāya lakṣmīmanapagāminīm | rudra uvāca- ityuktvā munibhiḥ sarve devā brahmapurogamāḥ 63| nānāratnamaye divye pīṭhe bālārkasaṃnibhe | niveśya devīṃ devaṃ ca ānaṃdāśrupariplutāḥ 64| divyāmbarairdivyamālyairnānāratnavibhūṣitaiḥ | lakṣmyā saha samāsīnamarcayāmāsuracyutam 65| gaṃdhairdhūpaiśca dīpaiśca naivedyaiśca sudhāmayaiḥ | aprākṛtaiḥ phalairdivyairarcayāmāsurīśvarīm 66| amṛtādutthitā devī tulasī komalā śubhā | tayā śrīpādayugalamarccayāmāsuraṃjasā 67| pradakṣiṇatrayaṃ kṛtvā namaskṛtvā muhurmuhuḥ | taṣṭuvustutibhirddevā harṣapūrṇāśruviklavāḥ 68| tataḥ prasanno bhagavānsarvadeveśvaro hariḥ | abhīṣṭānpradadau tebhyo varāndevyā saha prabhuḥ 69| tataḥ suhṛṣṭāḥ suramānuṣādyā lakṣmīkaṭākṣārppita dṛṣṭipūtāḥ | prabhūtadhānyārthayutā niraṃtaraṃ sukhaṃ paraṃ prāpuranāmayā bhṛśam 70|
English translation
Śaṅkara said :
1-6. Then all the hosts of gods and the very powerful demons extracted the Mandara mountain and put it into the Milky Ocean. Then the powerful lord Viṣṇu , the creator of the beings, and of unlimited valour, supported, in the form of a tortoise, the mountain. The eternal, immutable, omniscient one, whose body has no beginning, middle or end, who is of a universal form, who is the lord of the worlds fit to be worshipped, supported the excellent mountain with one arm only. Then all gods and demons churned the Ocean, after encircling the Mandara mountain with the lord of serpents. Then when the Milky Ocean was being churned by the very powerful deities for generating (i.e. taking out) Lakṣmī , all the great sages fasted, observed restrictions and also muttered Śrīsūkta .
7-10. The divine excellent brāhmaṇas recited (the hymn Viṣṇu-) Sahasranāma . All the sages who desired to mutter (the formula of) Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa -Viṣṇu, fasted on the Ekādaśī day of the bright fortnight when the great ocean was being churned and muttered the excellent Śrī-hymn. The topmost brāhmaṇas, the best sages meditated upon and worshipped (the deity). Then at that time when the great ocean was being churned, at first there came up the very strong Kālakūṭa poison which was very painful, very fierce, and which was like the fire of universal destruction.
11-15. Seeing (it), all gods and demons, being frightened, fled away. O you of beautiful eyes, then seeing the best gods frightened and fleeing away, I said to them: “O you all hosts of gods, do not be afraid of the poison. I shall drink this strong poison, Kālakūṭa.” Thus addressed by me, all the gods, led by Indra and bowing, very much praised me with the words ‘Well, Well’. On seeing the strong poison, like a cloud, having come up I meditated in my heart upon the eagle-bannered god Viṣṇu, resembling the rising sun and holding a conch, a disc, and a mace.
16-21. Having meditated (i.e. when I meditated) with a concentrated mind upon that lord along with Śrī and Bhūmi , having earrings of gold purified by fire, remover of all miseries, and on my having muttered the great hymn of the name and form (of Viṣṇu) along with Mahālakṣmī , all that poison, which was very fierce, which was the first one, which was fearful to all, which was (capable of) destroying all the worlds, was digested (by me) due to the three names of Viṣṇu, the omnipresent one. He who, being restrained, would devoutly mutter the three names of Viṣṇu, viz. Acyuta , Ananta , Govinda , beginning with Praṇava (i.e. Om) and (also) ending with Om, has no fear of death, so also the great fear due to poison, disease- and fire. The wise, restrained one, who would mutter the great hymn—the three names—does not have fear of Death; then from where else (can he have it)? Thus with (the muttering of) the three names I drank that poison.
22-24a. Then the gods, pleased and very much amazed, praised me. Having saluted me the gods again churned the Milky Ocean. O beautiful lady, when the ocean was being churned by me and the gods, Jyeṣṭhā Devī , covered with gems, wreaths and garments came up. When the goddess came up, she said: “What should I do?” Then all the hosts of gods repeatedly said to the goddess:
Gods said :
24b-32. We give you the place in the charming interior of the house of those where quarrel takes place. Having inauspicious (qualities), live there. Giving misery and poverty to them who, being liars, always speak harsh words, and who of impure hearts, sleep in the evening, stay in their house. There is no doubtthat you will always stay at thatplace where there will be potsherds, hair, ash, bones, fire of the chaff or charcoal. O you inauspicious one, always live, along with Kali , in that house which is marked by potsherds, bones, ash, hair etc. O great goddess, resort to him who, the stupid one, very much covered with sin, sips water without cleaning his feet. People cleaning their teeth with chaff, charcoal, potsherd, stone, sand, (a piece of) garment, (or of) hide, will be (i.e. are) mean. O goddess, causing poverty, always live in the house of those who eat sesamum, flesh of animals struck with a poisoned weapon, kaliṅga , pot-herb, garlic, mushrooms, viḍvarāha, bilva , kośātaki-fruit, bottle-gourd, and onions.
Rudra said :
33-45. Having thus ordered Jyeṣṭḥā, dear to Kali, all the gods, well-composed, again churned the Milky Ocean. O you of an auspicious face, then goddess Vāruṇī came up. Ananta, the lord of serpents, took her of beautiful eyes. Then Surā (spirituous liquor), adorned with all ornaments, came up. She graced with all (auspicious) marks became the wife of Garuḍa . Then bevies of celestial nymphs and divine and very strong gandharvas endowed with handsomeness and engaged in sweet singing, came up. Then Airāvata came up. Then the horse Uccaiḥśravas came up. Then came up Dhanvantari , Pārijāta and Surabhi giving all desired objects. Indra with a pleased mind accepted all these. Then in the morning when the sun rose on the Dvādaśī day, and when the Ocean was again churned by gods led by Indra, Śrī, Mahālakṣmī, the auspicious goddess of all the worlds, being praised by great sages with pleasing faces, came up. She resembled a crore of young suns, and was adorned with golden armlets. She was seated on a golden lotus and was graced with all (auspicious) marks. Her eyes were large like lotus-petals. Her hair was dark and curly. Her body was smeared with divine sandal. She was adorned with divine flowers. She had (put on) all divine ornaments decked with various jewels. Her waist was slender. She was the mother of the world. Her breasts were stout and raised. She had four hands. Her eyes were large. Her face was like the full moon. She held with her lotus-like hands adorned with all ornaments, a pot of jewels, citron, and an auspicious couple of golden lotuses. On her bosom she wore a garland of unfaded lotuses. They saw that great goddess, desiring the good of all worlds.
46-54. Seeing her, the controller of all beings, the mother having a lotus-garland, Nārāyaṇī , world’s mother, having a place in the heart of Viṣṇu, all the deities were pleased. In heaven groups of gods beat drums strongly. The sylvan deities continuously showered flowers. The chief gandharvas sang and bevies of celestial damsels danced. So also auspicious breezes blew. The sun was very bright. The fires burnt noiselessly; the ten directions were bright. Then from the Milky Ocean the Moon came up. He, Soma (i.e. the Moon), the brother of the mother (Lakṣmī), was pleasant. The Moon, the lord of the stars, became the maternal uncle of the world. Then Tulasī , Viṣṇu’s wife, purifyingthe world, and the mother of the world came up for the worship of Viṣṇu. Then all the gods, with their minds pleased and all desires fulfilled, put (back) the (Mandara) mountain as before (in its own place), and led by Śiva and Brahmā , approached the mother (i.e. Lakṣmī). Having praised her with the (hymn Viṣṇu-) sahasranāma, they recited the text of the Śrī sūkta . Then, O goddess, she, being pleased, said to all gods:
Śrī said :
55a. O best gods, ask for a boon. Well-being to you. I am a giver of boons.
Rudra said :
55b. With their figures bent and palms of their hands joined, the gods said to Lakṣmī:
The gods said :
56-59a. O Kamalā , O goddess, O you dear to all gods, be pleased. Always rest on Viṣṇu’s chest. Never go away (from there). O goddess, always look after the three worlds. O highest goddess, you, to whose glances the entire immovable and movable world resorts, are eternal. Gods, looked at (with favour) by you, are powerful. You are the mother of gods like Rudra . (Their) splendour is due to your glance. We desire this, O goddess. Salutation to you, O mother of the world.
Rudra said :
59b-62a. Thus addressed by all deities, the great goddess. the mother of the world, the one dear to Viṣṇu, said to the gods: “Let it be so.” Then Viṣṇu, lord of Śrī, holding a conch, a disc and a mace, manifested himself as before in the Milky Ocean. Then the gods, having saluted Viṣṇu, praised him. All the auspicious (gods) with their faces delighted and with the palms of their hands joined said:
The gods said :
62b-63a. O lord of all, accept the goddess Lakṣmī, never leaving you, as your dear queen for the protection of the world.
Rudra said :
63b-70. Having said like this, all gods led by Brahmā and along with the sages, and with their eyes full of tears of joy, placed the goddess and the god, adorned with divine garments, divine wreath and various jewels, on a divine seat, full of various jewels and resembling the young sun, and worshipped Viṣṇu seated with Lakṣmī. They also worshipped the goddess with sandal, incense, lights, and offerings of eatables full of nectar, and with extraordinary fruits. Goddess Tulasī, delicate and auspicious, came up from the nectar. With that they properly worshipped Lakṣmī’s couple of feet. Gods overcome with tears full of joy, having gone round him, keeping him to their right, three times, and having saluted him, praised him with eulogies. Then venerable Viṣṇu was pleased. With Lakṣmī, the Jord gave them boons desired (by them). Then gods, men and others were very much delighted. They were purified by Lakṣmī’s glances. They had profuse grains and wealth. Being extremely healthy, they obtained great happiness.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25351, revision 336650 (2022-04-26T00:47:43Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365816.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.