Badarikāśrama-māhātmya · Chapter 4
Source।। स्कन्द उवाच ।। वैनतेयशिलायास्तु माहात्म्यं वद मे पितः ।। किं पुण्यं किं फलं चास्य अनुभावं च किं भवेत् ।। १ ।। ।। शिव उवाच ।। ।। कश्यपाद्विनतागर्भे महाबलपराक्रमौ ।। गरुडारुणौ प्रजातौ द्वावरुणः सूर्यसारथिः ।। २ ।। बदर्य्या दक्षिणे भागे गन्धमादनशृङ्गके ।। गरुडस्तप आतेपे हरिवाहनकाम्यया ।। ३ ।। फलमूलजलाहारो निर्द्वंद्वो जपतां वरः ।। पदैकेनोपसंक्रम्य भुवि जेपे निरामयः ।। ४ ।। त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि हरिदर्शन लालसः ।। ततस्तु भगवान्साक्षात्पीतवासा निजायुधः ।। ५ ।। आविरासीद्यथा प्राच्यां दिशींदुरिव पुष्कलः ।। उवाच वचनं सम्यङ्मेघगंभीरनिस्वनः ।। ६ ।। तथापि न बहिर्वृत्तिर्दध्मौ दरवरं ततः ।। तथापि न बहिर्वृत्तिर्गरुडस्य महात्मनः ।। ७ ।। ततः प्रविश्य भगवानंतरं पवनक्रमात् ।। बहिरुन्मुखतां चैव रचयन्बहिराबभौ ।। ८ ।। भगवंतं हरिं दृष्ट्वा गरुडो गतसाध्वसः ।। पुलकांकित सर्वांगस्तुष्टाव विहितांजलिः ।। ९ ।। ।। गरुड उवाच ।। ।। जयजय त्रिभुवनजनमनोभवन विदलिताघगुण सकलगीर्वाणवंदित चरणकमलयुगलपरिमलबहलरिपुवनविभंजन विद्योतमान सकलसुरासुरमुकुटकोटिविलसित निजपीठकमलनिरसित निजजनहृदयतिमिरपटलबहल हिमकर इव त्रिविधसंतापसंदोहहरणचरण जगदुदयस्थितिलयविलासविलसित त्रिविधमूर्तिकीर्तिविस्फूर्जित जगदुदयसंदोह दिनकर इव निजजनमानससरोजषट्पदविदित सकलवेदविद्योतमान मानस निजजनमुनिजनवन्दित पदनखनीरपवित्रीकृत गीर्वाणमुनिमानसवंदित चरणरजःप्रसादसारभूत जगतामधीश नमस्ते नमस्ते ।। ।। 2.3.4.१० ।। अपि च ।। अष्टशक्तिसहितो वनमाली पीतचैलकुसुमावलिशोभः ।। पंकजाकरविराजितपादः पातु मामवहितेन्द्रियवर्गः ।। ११ ।। भक्तहृत्कमलराजितमूर्तिर्दुष्टदैत्यदलनोत्थितकीर्तिः ।। बद्धसेतुरविताश्रितलोकः पातु मामनुदिनं भुवनेशः ।। १२ ।। स्थिरचलत्रिविधतापहिमांशुर्भासमानतरणिप्रतिभासः ।। एक एव बहुधा कृतवेषो माययावतु महामतिरीशः ।। १३ ।। भक्तचिंतनकृते कृतरूपः शैशवेन बहुशासितभूपः ।। वेदमार्ग उरुधा हितकारी रीतिरीशितुरियं गुणशाली ।। १४ ।। यज्ञभुग्घृदयबंधनधारी विश्वमूर्तिरबलांशुकहारी।। पालनेऽपि महतां बहुदेहो रास एष तनुमानवतान्नः ।।१५।। प्रेमभक्तिपुरुषैरुपलभ्यः पूरुषः कृतसमस्तनिवासः ।। दास्यवृंदहृषितो निजदासः प्रेक्षणैककरुणोवतु विश्वम् ।। १६ ।। कंठलंबिततरक्षुनखाग्रक्रुष्टगोपरमणीकुचभारः।। लीलया युवतिभिः कृतवेषः शेष एष भवतादुपशांत्यै।।१७।। दंडपाणिरयमेव जनानां शासितात्मनियमोक्तहितानाम्।। पावनाय महतामनुशाली विश्वदुःखशमनो भवतान्नः ।।१८।। एवं स्तुतस्ततः साक्षाद्गरुडेन महात्मना ।। पूजार्थमाजुहावैनां गंगां त्रिपथगामिनीम् ।।१९।। ततः पंचमुखी साक्षादाविरासीन्नगोपरि।। तेनोदकेन पादार्घं चकार विनतासुतः ।।2.3.4.२०।। व्रियतां वर इत्युक्तो गरुडो हरिणा ततः ।। तवैकवाहनः श्रीमान्बलवीर्यपराक्रमः ।। अजेयो देवदैत्यानां स्यामहं ते प्रसादतः ।। २१ ।। इयं मन्नामविख्याता सर्वपापहरा शिला ।। एतस्याः स्मरणात्पुंसां विषव्याधिर्न जायताम्।।२२।। एवमुक्त्वा ततस्तूष्णीं बभूव विनतासुतः ।। ओमित्युक्त्वा ततो विष्णुरुवाचेदं वचो हितम् ।।२३।। बदरीं त्वं प्रयाहीति नारदेन निषेविताम् ।। स्नानं नारदतीर्थादावुपवासत्रयं शुचिः ।। कृत्वा मद्दर्शनं तत्र सुलभं ते भविष्यति ।। २४ ।। इत्युक्त्वांतर्द्दधे विष्णुस्तडित्सौदामनी यथा ।। गरुडस्तु ततः शीघ्रमागत्य बदरीं मुदा ।। २५ ।। वह्नितीर्थं समासाद्य शिलामाश्रित्य तत्परः ।। स्नात्वा नारदतीर्थेषु व्रतचर्यामथाकरोत् ।। २६ ।। ततस्तु नारदे तीर्थे दृष्ट्वा भगवतः स्थितिम् ।। नमस्कृत्य विधानेन तदाज्ञातः पुरं ययौ ।। २७ ।। ततः प्रभृति त्रैलोक्ये गारुडीति शिलोच्यते ।। २८ ।। ।। स्कंद उवाच ।। ।। वाराह्या वद माहात्म्यं कीदृशं हीश्वरेश्वर ।। किं पुण्यं किं फलं तस्या अभिधानं तथा कथम् ।। २९ ।। ।। शिव उवाच ।। ।। रसातलात्समुद्धृत्य महीं दैवतवैरिणम् ।। हिरण्याक्षं रणे हत्वा बदरीं समुपागतः ।। 2.3.4.३० ।। आकल्पांतं महादेवो योगधारणया स्थितः ।। बदर्याः सौष्ठवादेव विदधे स्थितिमात्मनः ।। ३१ ।। शिलारूपेण भगवान्स्थितिं तत्र चकार ह ।। तत्र गत्वा तु मनुजः स्नात्वा गंगाजलेऽमले ।। ३२ ।। दानं दत्त्वा स्वशक्त्या वै गंगांभः शांतमानसः ।। अहोरात्रे स्थितो भूत्वा जपेदेकाग्रमानसः ।। ३३ ।। शिलायां देवदृष्टिश्च तस्य पुंसः प्रजायते ।। बहुना किमिहोक्तेन यद्वदिष्यति साधकः ।। ३४ ।। तत्तस्य सिध्यति क्षिप्रं यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुष्करम् ।। ३५ ।। ।। ।। स्कंद उवाच ।। ।। नारसिंहीशिलायास्तु माहात्म्यं वद मे प्रभो ।। त्वत्प्रसादान्महादेव दुर्ल्लभं श्रुतवानहम् ।।३६।। ।। शिव उवाच ।। ।। हिरण्यकशिपुं हत्वा नखाग्रेणैव लीलया ।। क्रोधाग्निना प्रदीप्तांगः प्रलयानलसन्निभः ।। ३७ ।। तदा देवैः समागत्य स्थित्वा दूरे दयालुभिः ।। स्तुतोऽसौ भगवान्देवो लीलया धृतविग्रहः ।। ३८ ।। तदा प्रसन्नो हरिरुग्रविक्रमः स्वतेजसा व्याप्तसुरासुरोत्तमः ।। उवाच मत्तो वरमावृणीध्वं गीर्वाणनिर्वाण सुखैकहेतुम् ।। ३९ ।। तदासुराणामधिपः स्वयंभूरुवाच वाक्यं स्मितशोभिताननः ।। रूपं तवात्युग्रमशेषदेहिनां भयावहं संहर नारसिंह ।। 2.3.4.४० ।। अनेकधैतद्विधिवद्विधाय निधाय शैलादिषु दिव्यमूर्तिम् ।। उवाच किं वः प्रकरोमि कृत्यमहं प्रसन्नस्त्रिदशाः परंतपाः ।। ४१ ।। ततोमरा ऊचुरनेन चैव रूपेण संक्षोभितविश्वमूर्ते ।। प्रशांतमंतःसुखहेतुबंधि चतुर्भुजत्वं वरमीप्सितं नः ।। ४२ ।। ततो हरिर्वीक्ष्य निरीक्षणेन दिव्येन विश्वं प्रययौ विशालाम्।। गंगाजले क्रीडति विष्टचेताः सुरासुरेभ्यो भगवानुवाच ।। ४३ ।। ततोऽमराः शांतभया अथैनं निरीक्ष्य देवं जलमध्यसंस्थम् ।। ।। नत्वा परिक्रम्य तदा समाययुर्निरूढभावाः स्वपुरं ततः क्रमात् ।। ४४ ।। ततः समस्ता ऋषयस्तपोधनाः समाययुर्भक्तिभरावनम्राः ।। नृसिंहमत्यद्भुतविकमं हरिं समीडिरे बद्धकरा वचोभिः ।। ४५ ।। ।। ऋषय ऊचुः ।। ।। नमोनमस्ते जगतामधीश विश्वेश विश्वाभय विश्वमूर्ते ।। कृपांबुराशे भजनीयतीर्थ पादांबुज श्रीश दयां विधेहि ।। ४६ ।। एकोऽसि नाना निजमायया स्वया घटे पयो यद्वदुपाधिभिन्नम् ।। भक्तेच्छयोपात्तविचित्रविग्रह प्रसीद विश्वानन विश्वभावन ।। ४७ ।। ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्नृसिंहः सिंहविक्रमः ।। उवाच वचनं चारु वरं मे व्रियतामिति ।। ४८ ।। ।। ऋषय ऊचुः ।। ।। यदि प्रसन्नो भगवन्कृपया जगतां पते ।। विशाला न परित्याज्या वरोऽस्माकमभीप्सितः ।। ४९ ।। एवमस्तु ततः सर्वे स्वाश्रमं ह्यृषयो ययुः ।। नृसिंहोऽपि शिलारूपी जलक्रीडापरोऽभवत् ।। 2.3.4.५० ।। उपवासत्रयं कृत्वा जपध्यानपरायणः ।। नृसिंहरूपिणं साक्षात्पश्यत्येव न संशयः ।। ५१ ।। य एतच्छ्रद्धया मर्त्यः शृणोति श्रावयञ्छुचिः ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो वैकुंठे वसतिं लभेत्।।५२।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे बदरिकाश्रममाहात्म्ये शिवकार्त्तिकेयसंवादे गरुडशिला वाराहीशिला नारसिंहीशिलामाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः ।।४ ।।
|| skanda uvāca || vainateyaśilāyāstu māhātmyaṃ vada me pitaḥ || kiṃ puṇyaṃ kiṃ phalaṃ cāsya anubhāvaṃ ca kiṃ bhavet || 1 || || śiva uvāca || || kaśyapādvinatāgarbhe mahābalaparākramau || garuḍāruṇau prajātau dvāvaruṇaḥ sūryasārathiḥ || 2 || badaryyā dakṣiṇe bhāge gandhamādanaśṛṅgake || garuḍastapa ātepe harivāhanakāmyayā || 3 || phalamūlajalāhāro nirdvaṃdvo japatāṃ varaḥ || padaikenopasaṃkramya bhuvi jepe nirāmayaḥ || 4 || triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi haridarśana lālasaḥ || tatastu bhagavānsākṣātpītavāsā nijāyudhaḥ || 5 || āvirāsīdyathā prācyāṃ diśīṃduriva puṣkalaḥ || uvāca vacanaṃ samyaṅmeghagaṃbhīranisvanaḥ || 6 || tathāpi na bahirvṛttirdadhmau daravaraṃ tataḥ || tathāpi na bahirvṛttirgaruḍasya mahātmanaḥ || 7 || tataḥ praviśya bhagavānaṃtaraṃ pavanakramāt || bahirunmukhatāṃ caiva racayanbahirābabhau || 8 || bhagavaṃtaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā garuḍo gatasādhvasaḥ || pulakāṃkita sarvāṃgastuṣṭāva vihitāṃjaliḥ || 9 || || garuḍa uvāca || || jayajaya tribhuvanajanamanobhavana vidalitāghaguṇa sakalagīrvāṇavaṃdita caraṇakamalayugalaparimalabahalaripuvanavibhaṃjana vidyotamāna sakalasurāsuramukuṭakoṭivilasita nijapīṭhakamalanirasita nijajanahṛdayatimirapaṭalabahala himakara iva trividhasaṃtāpasaṃdohaharaṇacaraṇa jagadudayasthitilayavilāsavilasita trividhamūrtikīrtivisphūrjita jagadudayasaṃdoha dinakara iva nijajanamānasasarojaṣaṭpadavidita sakalavedavidyotamāna mānasa nijajanamunijanavandita padanakhanīrapavitrīkṛta gīrvāṇamunimānasavaṃdita caraṇarajaḥprasādasārabhūta jagatāmadhīśa namaste namaste || || 2.3.4.10 || api ca || aṣṭaśaktisahito vanamālī pītacailakusumāvaliśobhaḥ || paṃkajākaravirājitapādaḥ pātu māmavahitendriyavargaḥ || 11 || bhaktahṛtkamalarājitamūrtirduṣṭadaityadalanotthitakīrtiḥ || baddhaseturavitāśritalokaḥ pātu māmanudinaṃ bhuvaneśaḥ || 12 || sthiracalatrividhatāpahimāṃśurbhāsamānataraṇipratibhāsaḥ || eka eva bahudhā kṛtaveṣo māyayāvatu mahāmatirīśaḥ || 13 || bhaktaciṃtanakṛte kṛtarūpaḥ śaiśavena bahuśāsitabhūpaḥ || vedamārga urudhā hitakārī rītirīśituriyaṃ guṇaśālī || 14 || yajñabhugghṛdayabaṃdhanadhārī viśvamūrtirabalāṃśukahārī|| pālane'pi mahatāṃ bahudeho rāsa eṣa tanumānavatānnaḥ ||15|| premabhaktipuruṣairupalabhyaḥ pūruṣaḥ kṛtasamastanivāsaḥ || dāsyavṛṃdahṛṣito nijadāsaḥ prekṣaṇaikakaruṇovatu viśvam || 16 || kaṃṭhalaṃbitatarakṣunakhāgrakruṣṭagoparamaṇīkucabhāraḥ|| līlayā yuvatibhiḥ kṛtaveṣaḥ śeṣa eṣa bhavatādupaśāṃtyai||17|| daṃḍapāṇirayameva janānāṃ śāsitātmaniyamoktahitānām|| pāvanāya mahatāmanuśālī viśvaduḥkhaśamano bhavatānnaḥ ||18|| evaṃ stutastataḥ sākṣādgaruḍena mahātmanā || pūjārthamājuhāvaināṃ gaṃgāṃ tripathagāminīm ||19|| tataḥ paṃcamukhī sākṣādāvirāsīnnagopari|| tenodakena pādārghaṃ cakāra vinatāsutaḥ ||2.3.4.20|| vriyatāṃ vara ityukto garuḍo hariṇā tataḥ || tavaikavāhanaḥ śrīmānbalavīryaparākramaḥ || ajeyo devadaityānāṃ syāmahaṃ te prasādataḥ || 21 || iyaṃ mannāmavikhyātā sarvapāpaharā śilā || etasyāḥ smaraṇātpuṃsāṃ viṣavyādhirna jāyatām||22|| evamuktvā tatastūṣṇīṃ babhūva vinatāsutaḥ || omityuktvā tato viṣṇuruvācedaṃ vaco hitam ||23|| badarīṃ tvaṃ prayāhīti nāradena niṣevitām || snānaṃ nāradatīrthādāvupavāsatrayaṃ śuciḥ || kṛtvā maddarśanaṃ tatra sulabhaṃ te bhaviṣyati || 24 || ityuktvāṃtarddadhe viṣṇustaḍitsaudāmanī yathā || garuḍastu tataḥ śīghramāgatya badarīṃ mudā || 25 || vahnitīrthaṃ samāsādya śilāmāśritya tatparaḥ || snātvā nāradatīrtheṣu vratacaryāmathākarot || 26 || tatastu nārade tīrthe dṛṣṭvā bhagavataḥ sthitim || namaskṛtya vidhānena tadājñātaḥ puraṃ yayau || 27 || tataḥ prabhṛti trailokye gāruḍīti śilocyate || 28 || || skaṃda uvāca || || vārāhyā vada māhātmyaṃ kīdṛśaṃ hīśvareśvara || kiṃ puṇyaṃ kiṃ phalaṃ tasyā abhidhānaṃ tathā katham || 29 || || śiva uvāca || || rasātalātsamuddhṛtya mahīṃ daivatavairiṇam || hiraṇyākṣaṃ raṇe hatvā badarīṃ samupāgataḥ || 2.3.4.30 || ākalpāṃtaṃ mahādevo yogadhāraṇayā sthitaḥ || badaryāḥ sauṣṭhavādeva vidadhe sthitimātmanaḥ || 31 || śilārūpeṇa bhagavānsthitiṃ tatra cakāra ha || tatra gatvā tu manujaḥ snātvā gaṃgājale'male || 32 || dānaṃ dattvā svaśaktyā vai gaṃgāṃbhaḥ śāṃtamānasaḥ || ahorātre sthito bhūtvā japedekāgramānasaḥ || 33 || śilāyāṃ devadṛṣṭiśca tasya puṃsaḥ prajāyate || bahunā kimihoktena yadvadiṣyati sādhakaḥ || 34 || tattasya sidhyati kṣipraṃ yadyapi syātsuduṣkaram || 35 || || || skaṃda uvāca || || nārasiṃhīśilāyāstu māhātmyaṃ vada me prabho || tvatprasādānmahādeva durllabhaṃ śrutavānaham ||36|| || śiva uvāca || || hiraṇyakaśipuṃ hatvā nakhāgreṇaiva līlayā || krodhāgninā pradīptāṃgaḥ pralayānalasannibhaḥ || 37 || tadā devaiḥ samāgatya sthitvā dūre dayālubhiḥ || stuto'sau bhagavāndevo līlayā dhṛtavigrahaḥ || 38 || tadā prasanno harirugravikramaḥ svatejasā vyāptasurāsurottamaḥ || uvāca matto varamāvṛṇīdhvaṃ gīrvāṇanirvāṇa sukhaikahetum || 39 || tadāsurāṇāmadhipaḥ svayaṃbhūruvāca vākyaṃ smitaśobhitānanaḥ || rūpaṃ tavātyugramaśeṣadehināṃ bhayāvahaṃ saṃhara nārasiṃha || 2.3.4.40 || anekadhaitadvidhivadvidhāya nidhāya śailādiṣu divyamūrtim || uvāca kiṃ vaḥ prakaromi kṛtyamahaṃ prasannastridaśāḥ paraṃtapāḥ || 41 || tatomarā ūcuranena caiva rūpeṇa saṃkṣobhitaviśvamūrte || praśāṃtamaṃtaḥsukhahetubaṃdhi caturbhujatvaṃ varamīpsitaṃ naḥ || 42 || tato harirvīkṣya nirīkṣaṇena divyena viśvaṃ prayayau viśālām|| gaṃgājale krīḍati viṣṭacetāḥ surāsurebhyo bhagavānuvāca || 43 || tato'marāḥ śāṃtabhayā athainaṃ nirīkṣya devaṃ jalamadhyasaṃstham || || natvā parikramya tadā samāyayurnirūḍhabhāvāḥ svapuraṃ tataḥ kramāt || 44 || tataḥ samastā ṛṣayastapodhanāḥ samāyayurbhaktibharāvanamrāḥ || nṛsiṃhamatyadbhutavikamaṃ hariṃ samīḍire baddhakarā vacobhiḥ || 45 || || ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || || namonamaste jagatāmadhīśa viśveśa viśvābhaya viśvamūrte || kṛpāṃburāśe bhajanīyatīrtha pādāṃbuja śrīśa dayāṃ vidhehi || 46 || eko'si nānā nijamāyayā svayā ghaṭe payo yadvadupādhibhinnam || bhaktecchayopāttavicitravigraha prasīda viśvānana viśvabhāvana || 47 || tataḥ prasanno bhagavānnṛsiṃhaḥ siṃhavikramaḥ || uvāca vacanaṃ cāru varaṃ me vriyatāmiti || 48 || || ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || || yadi prasanno bhagavankṛpayā jagatāṃ pate || viśālā na parityājyā varo'smākamabhīpsitaḥ || 49 || evamastu tataḥ sarve svāśramaṃ hyṛṣayo yayuḥ || nṛsiṃho'pi śilārūpī jalakrīḍāparo'bhavat || 2.3.4.50 || upavāsatrayaṃ kṛtvā japadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ || nṛsiṃharūpiṇaṃ sākṣātpaśyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 51 || ya etacchraddhayā martyaḥ śṛṇoti śrāvayañchuciḥ || sarvapāpavinirmukto vaikuṃṭhe vasatiṃ labhet||52|| iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe badarikāśramamāhātmye śivakārttikeyasaṃvāde garuḍaśilā vārāhīśilā nārasiṃhīśilāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ ||4 ||
English translation
Skanda said :
1. O father, recount to me the greatness of Vainateya Śilā ( Garuḍa ’s rock). What is its merit? What is the benefit thereof? What is its greatness?
Śiva replied :
2-3. Garuḍa and Aruṇa of great strength and valour, were born of Vinatā ’s womb to Kaśyapa . Aruṇa is the charioteer of the Sun-god. With a desire to become Hari ’s vehicle Garuḍa performed a penance on the peak of Gandhamādana on the southern side of Badarī .
4. He restricted his diet to fruits, roots and water. He was unaffected by mutually opposed pairs (such as pleasure, pain). He was the most excellent one among those who performed Japa .
5-6. He, desirous of seeing Hari, continued the penance for thirty thousand years. He stood with only one foot on the ground. He performed the Japa without any ailment.
Thereafter the yellow-robed Lord equipped with his own weapons, directly appeared before him like the full Moon in the East. He spoke to him clearly with a tone as grave as the thundering sound of a cloud.
7. Still there was no external reaction (from Garuḍa). Thereupon, the Lord blew his conch. Still there was no visible response on the part of Garuḍa, the noble-souled one.
8. Then the Lord entered into him through his breath. He made him extraverted and shone in front of him outside.
9. On seeing Lord Hari, Garuḍa became free from fright. There was horripilation all over his body. With palms joined in reverence he eulogized thus:
Garuḍa said :
10. Be victorious, be victorious, O Lord whose abode is the minds of the people of the three worlds ; O Lord who have suppressed the mass of sins; O Lord with excessive fragrance of the lotus-like pair of feet which are saluted by all the Devas ; O destroyer of the forest of enemies; O refulgent one; O Lord with your lotus-like pedestal rendered graceful by crores of crowns of all the Suras and Asuras ; O Lord who have dispelled the thick veil of darkness from the hearts of your own people; O Lord who, like the moon, dispel three kinds of distress with your feet; O Lord to whom the rise, sustenance and annihilation are graceful sports; O Lord who have increased the prosperity of the universe with the fame of your three-fold form; O Lord who are like a bee unto the lotus-like minds of your own people; O Lord who, like the Sun, illuminate the minds of those who have understood all the Vedas ; O Lord whose feet have been saluted by your own men as well as sages; O Lord whose nails produced the waters [1] (of Gaṅgā ) and purified the Devas; O Lord of all the worlds, the dust of whose feet mentally saluted by the sages, has become the essence of your favour. Obeisance to you, O Lord of worlds; obeisance to you.
11. Also; may the Lord protect me: the Lord who is accompanied by eight Śaktis ; who wears the garlands of sylvan flowers; who shines in his yellow robes and flowers; whose feet shine like a lotus pool (?); and whose sense-organs are perfect.
12. Everyday may the Lord protect me: the Lord whose form shines within the lotus-like heart of devotees; whose fame originates from the suppression of the wicked Daityas ; who built the bridge (at Rāmeśvara ); who has protected all the people who resorted to him; and who is the Lord of all the worlds.
13. Let the Lord of great intellect protect me: the Lord who like the Moon dispels the three kinds of distress of mobile beings; whose refulgence is like that of the shining Sun; who, though single, assumes various guises through his Māyā .
14. This is the meritorious activity of the Lord who assumes forms in due consideration for the wishes of devotees; who even in infancy had chastened many kings; who follows the path of the Vedas, which is beneficent in many ways.
15. May this embodied form of Rāsa (rhythmic dance performed by Kṛṣṇa and Gopīs ) protect us. He partakes of Yajña ; he captivates the heart; he is cosmic-formed; he takes away the silk cloth of the women (Gopīs); he assumes many forms for the sake of protecting great men.
16. Let this Puruṣa who can be obtained (realized) by persons with love and devotion, who is the abode of all, who is delighted with the group of servants (i.e. devotees) (taking himself) as their own servant and whose glance is full of kindness, protects the universe.
17. With the tip of his nail with which he had pierced the neck of hyena, he pinched the breasts of the cowherd lasses. He has been sportingly given many forms by young women. Let this Śeṣa (?) be for (i.e. bring about) calmness and peace.
18. Let this Lord be the suppressor of all miseries for us: the Lord who is arme???h the rod of punishment for chastising people; who is ready for sanctifying the great men who follow the rules prescribed by himself.
19-20. Thus, the Lord was directly eulogized by the noble-souled Garuḍa.
The son of Vinatā invoked Gaṅgā flowing in three paths (heavenly, earthly and nether-worldly) in order to worship (the Lord). Thereupon (the holy river) directly appeared on the mountain. She had five faces. The son of Vinatā performed the worship of the feet with that water.
21-22. Then Garuḍa was told by Hari, “Let the boon be chosen”. He then said, “With your favour, may I become invincible to Devas and Daityas. May I be glorious with strength, vigour and valour. Let me be your sole vehicle. Let this rock be well-known after my name. It may be the dispeller of all sins. If this is remembered by men, they must not be afflicted by poison or sickness.”
23. After saying thus, the son of Vinatā remained silent. Saying, “It will be so”, Viṣṇu spoke these words conducive to the welfare (of all):
24-28. “You go to Badarī resorted to by Nārada . By taking your holy bath in Nāradatīrtha etc. and observing fast for three days with purity, it will be easy for you to have my vision there.” After saying this Viṣṇu vanished like lightning. Garuḍa joyously hastened to Badarī. He then went to Vahnitīrtha, resorted to the rock with devotion to him, took his holy bath in Nāradatīrtha and performed holy rites. Then he saw the Lord stationed in Nāradatīrtha. He bowed to him in accordance with the injunctions and at his bidding he went to his city. Ever since then, this rock is called Gāruḍī .
Skanda said :
29. O Lord of lords, recount to me the greatness of Vārāhī (rock). What is its merit? What is its benefit? How did it get this name?
Śiva said :
30-35. Having killed Hiraṇyākṣa , the enemy of Devas, in the battle and after lifting up the Earth from the nether worlds the Lord (Viṣṇu) came to Badarī. He stayed here till the end of the Kalpa . It is on account of the excellence of Badarī that the Lord stationed himself there. The Lord stationed himself there in the form of a rock. One should go there, take his holy bath in the pure waters of Gaṅgā and make charitable gift in accordance with his capacity. With his mind made calm and peaceful through the waters of Gaṅgā, he should sit and perform Japa day and night with full concentration of mind.
He will then begin seeing the rock as the Lord. Of what avail is much talk? Whatever the aspirant wishes for, he will realise quickly, even if it be very difficult to perform.
Skanda requested :
36. O Lord, recount to me the greatness of the rock Nārasiṃhī . With your favour I have heard rare things, O great Lord.
Śiva said :
37. After killing Hiraṇyakaśipu sportingly with the tip of his claws (nails), the Lord (in the form of Man-lion) (as if) blazed all over his body with the fire of anger. He resembled the fire appearing at the time of the ultimate annihilation of the world.
38. Devas came there. Full of kindness, they stood at a distance and eulogized the Lord who had sportingly taken his body (of Man-lion).
39. There Hari of great valour became delighted. He pervaded the excellent Suras and Asuras with his refulgence. He said, “Choose any boon that may cause great happiness to all the Devas.”
40. Then the Self-born Lord, the Lord of Suras, spoke these words with smiles lighting up his face:
“O Nārasiṃha , this form of yours is very fierce. It strikes terror into the hearts of all embodied beings. Withdraw this.”
41. The Lord did all these things duly, after depositing his divine body in many ways on the mountains etc. Then he said, “What task of yours should I perform now? O Devas who destroy your enemies, I am pleased (with you).”
42. “O Lord of cosmic form who have agitated (troubled) the world with this form, this is the boon desired by us that you shall have that four-armed form which is quiescent and causes internal happiness.”
43. With his divine vision Hari espied the universe and went to Viśālā . With the mind engrossed in playing in the waters of Gaṅgā, the Lord spoke to the Suras and Asuras.
44. Then the Devas saw the Lord stationed in the middle of the waters. Their fright subsided. With great feelings of devotion firmly rooted (in their hearts), they bowed down and circumambulated the Lord. Then they gradually went to their city.
45. Then all the sages and ascetics came there bending down with the weight of their devotion. With hands joined together in reverence, they eulogized Nṛsiṃha of wonderful valour with the following words:
The sages said :
46. Obeisance, Obeisance to you, O Lord of all the worlds, O Lord of the universe according freedom from fear, O Lord of cosmic form, O ocean of mercy, O Lord whose lotus-like feet are Tīrthas that should be resorted to, O Lord of Śrī, be kind.
47. You are one but appear manifold through your own Māyā, just as the water in different pots that differ on account of the limiting conditions thereof. [2] O Lord who take wonderfully variegated bodies in accordance with the wishes of the devotees, be pleased, O Lord having faces everywhere, O Lord, the maker of the universe.
48. Thereupon, the delighted Lord Nṛsiṃha of leonine valour spoke these charming words: “Let the boon be chosen from me.”
The sages said :
49-52. If the Lord is pleased, this is the boon desired by us that Viśālā should not be abandoned; O Lord of the worlds, kindly do (as we wish).
(The Lord said:) “Let it be so”. All the sages went to their hermitages. Nṛsiṃha in the form of the rock became engaged in sporting in the waters. By observing fasts for three days and being devoted to Japa and meditation, (a devotee) shall undoubtedly see the Lord directly in the form of Nṛsiṃha.
One who, with purity, hears this with faith and recites this shall be rid of all sins. He will obtain a residence in Vaikuṇṭha .
[1]: [1] : When Vāmana (god Viṣṇu) assumed a cosmic form to deprive King Bali of his rule over the universe, he covered the upper world by his second step and his toe-nail scratched and punctured the outer shell of the Brahmāṇḍa and the outer water-sheath of the universe forced its way through the hole caused by Viṣṇu’s nail. It is said to be the heavenly Gaṅgā.
[2]: [2] : The usual illustration given by Advaita Vedāntins to show the relation between the Supreme Soul and individual souls and the reality of the Supreme Soul, the individual souls being his reflections only.
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