Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya · Chapter 14
Source।। मुनय ऊचुः ।। ।। रथमारुह्य तौ यातौ यदा नारदपार्थिवौ ।। क्व यातौ चक्रतुः किं वा तन्नो वद महामुने ।।१।। ।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। ।। सार्द्धं च विद्यापतिना पुरोहितकनीयसा ।। क्षेत्रांते नीलकण्ठस्य समीपमुपजग्मतुः ।। २ ।। दुर्निमित्तमभून्मार्गे व्रजतोऽस्य महीक्षितः ।। वामाक्षिभुजयोः स्पन्दः स्फुरणं च मुहुर्मुहुः ।। ३ ।। तद्दृष्ट्वा नृपशार्दूलो विषादमुपसेदिवान् ।। पप्रच्छ कारणं चास्य सर्वज्ञाननिधिं मुनिम् ।। ४ ।। अव्याहतं मे साम्राज्यं प्राप्तं क्षेत्रोत्तमं त्विदम् ।। दर्शनार्थं माधवस्य यात्रेयं तु शुभावहा ।। ५ ।। अकार्यं मे भवेदद्य किं मुने ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः ।। स्पन्दते वामनेत्रं तु स्फुरते च भुजोऽसकृत् ।। ६ ।। तच्छ्रुत्वा नारदः प्राह भावि कार्यं च सूचयन् ।। श्रावयन्कुशलं वाक्यं यदुक्तं पद्मयोनिना ।। ७ ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। मा भूद्विषादस्ते भूप सविघ्नं प्रायशः शुभम् ।। विघ्नांते च शुभं पुंसां पुनर्भाग्यवतां नृप ।। ८ ।। सत्यं त्वं सार्वभौमोऽसि क्षेत्रं विष्णोर्वपुस्त्विदम् ।। यात्रा तेऽत्र यदर्थेयं सोzऽतर्द्धानमुपागमत् ।। ९ ।। एष विद्यापतिर्विप्रो दिने यस्मिन्ददर्श तम् ।। सायंकाले ततोऽन्येद्युः स्वर्णवालुकया वृतः ।। ययौ पातालनिलयं मर्त्यलोके सुदुर्लभः ।। 2.2.14.१० ।। ।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। ।। तच्छ्रुत्वा घोरवचनं वव्रपातसमं नृपः ।। पपात धरणीपृष्ठे निःसंज्ञः स द्विजोत्तमाः ।। ११ ।। तं तथा पतितं दृष्ट्वा पुरोहितपुरोगमाः ।। स्निग्धाः सखायः सर्वे ते हाहाकारमुपाद्रवन् ।।१२।। कर्पूरशीतलं वारि मुखे सिक्त्वा पुनःपुनः ।। चन्दनागुरुकर्पूरैः सर्वांगं लिलिपुश्च ते ।। १३ ।। चामरैस्तालवृंतैश्च वीजयामासुराशु तम् ।। नारदोऽपि च संभ्रांतो धारयन्योगधारणाम् ।। १४ ।। प्राणानररक्षन्नरपतेर्जानंस्तत्र शुभायतिम् ।। सोऽपि राजा चिरात्संज्ञां लेभे यत्नैरनुत्तमैः ।। १५ ।। उत्थाय पादयोर्विप्रा नारदस्यापतत्पुनः ।। किमकार्षं मुने पापं कस्मिञ्जन्मांतरे दृढम् ।। १६ ।। यस्य पाकदशायां वै दुःखमासीत्सुदारुणम् ।। कर्मणा मनसा वाचा नो द्विजानां गवामपि ।। अपराधः कृतः कश्चित्स्वप्नेऽपि मुनिपुंगव ।। १७ ।। नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं कर्म यत्परिकीर्तितम् ।। राज्ञस्तन्मुनिशार्दूल न त्यक्तं वै मया क्वचित् ।। १८ ।। देवतातिथिभृत्यानां पितॄणां च महामुने ।। तथाश्रितानां बंधूनां नापमानः कृतो मया ।। १९ ।। पंचाशदपराधा ये विष्णोर्वैष्णवपुंगव ।। त्यक्ताः प्रयत्नात्ते सर्वे क्रुद्धा इव महोरगाः ।। 2.2.14.२० ।। किं भाग्यं चरितं तेन पुरोहितकनीयसा ।। यच्चर्मचक्षुषा दृष्टो भगवान्नीलमाधवः ।। २१ ।। किमर्थं राज्यविभ्रंशो जानतैष न्वया कृतः ।। यात्रासमय एवैतत्कथं वा न प्रकीर्तितम् ।। २२ ।। किमर्थं वा श्रोत्रियाणां स्थानभ्रंशो मया कृतः ।। कथमेतैः परित्यक्ताश्चिरात्संस्कृतभूमयः ।। २३ ।। आवंशभूतेर्वृत्तिर्या प्रजाभिः परिपालिता ।। मदर्थं सा परित्यक्ता जीविष्यंति कथं नु ताः ।। २४ ।। प्राणान्न धारयिष्यामि न द्रक्ष्यामि यदा हरिम् ।। एष मे निश्चयो ब्रह्मन्मयि नष्टे कुतः प्रजाः ।। ।। २५ ।। मुने सदा सकरुणस्त्वं मां शास्ति शुभाशुभम् ।। सांप्रतं मत्सुतं नीत्वा मालवेष्वभिषेचय ।। २६ ।। स पालयतु न्यायेन न शोचंतु इमाः प्रजाः ।। राजानो ये समायातास्ते सर्वं मन्निदेशतः ।। २७ ।। मत्सूनोर्मालवेशस्य प्रयांतु वचने स्थिताः ।। प्रायोपवेशविधिना चिंतयन्नीलमाधवम् ।। २८ ।। आयुःशेषं करिष्यामि सफलं क्षेत्रसंस्थितः ।। २९ ।। ।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। ।। विलपंतमिन्द्रुम्नं राजानं ब्रह्मणः सुतः ।। उत्थाप्य प्रश्रयगिरा सांत्वयन्निदमब्रवीत् ।। 2.2.14.३० ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। राजन्पंडितमूर्द्धन्यो वैष्णवो धैयसागरः ।। श्रेयः सविघ्नं सततं कथं वा नावधारयेः ।। ३१ ।। इदं तु परमं श्रेयः पुंसो जन्मशतार्जितम् ।। शरीरधारिणं पश्येच्चर्मचक्षुर्गदाधरम् ।। ३२ ।। निरंकुशा हरेर्लीला केन वाप्यवधार्यते ।। जीवन्मुक्तोऽप्यहं राजंस्तल्लीलां नातिवर्तये ।। ३३ ।। कियता वंचितो नाहं दृढभक्तोऽन्तिकस्थितः ।। दुरत्यया तस्य माया बहुजन्मशतैरपि ।। ३४ ।। अनन्ता तस्य मायेयं दुर्ज्ञेया पद्मयोनिना ।। नाभिपद्मास्थितेनापि नित्यं च स्तुतिशालिना ।। ३५ ।। स्वभाव एवं कथितस्तस्य मायाविनो नृप ।। विशेषं कथयाम्येवं त्वं तु भाग्यवतां वरः ।। ३६ ।। तिस्रोऽपि मूर्तयस्तस्य त्वदनुग्रहबुद्धयः ।। चराचराणां स्रष्टा यः साक्षाल्लोकपितामहः ।। मामुवाच व्रजाशु त्वमिंद्रद्युम्नस्य चांतिकम् ।। ३७ ।। नीलाचलं प्रयात्येष दिदृक्षुर्नीलमाधवम् ।। अन्तर्द्धानं गतो ह्येष यमेन प्रार्थितो विभुः ।। ३८ ।। न तत्र शोकः कर्तव्यः शक्यते तत्र नान्यथा ।। वाच्यो मद्वचनाद्राजा पंचमी मम संततिः ।। ३९ ।। तत्कृते परमात्मानं प्रसाद्य पुरुषोत्तमम् ।। श्वेतद्वीपान्नयिष्यामि सहस्रांते महाक्रतोः ।। 2.2.14.४० ।। इन्द्रद्युम्नः स इदानीं क्षेत्रे श्रीपुरुषोत्तमे ।। अश्वमेधसहस्रैस्तु यजन्विष्णुं स तिष्ठतु ।। ४१ ।। तदंते दारवतनुं विष्णुं द्रक्ष्यति चक्षुषा ।। सोऽवतारो हरेः ख्यातिं तस्य द्वारा गमिष्यति ।। ४२ ।। तदा तु तनवो विष्णोः प्रतिष्ठप्या मया धुवम् ।। पुरा स्म मणिमूर्तिस्तु चतुर्द्धावस्थितो हरिः ।।४३।। दृष्ट्वा पुरोधसा तस्य साक्षादग्रे निवेदितः ।। दिव्यदारुवपुर्भूयश्चतुर्द्धावतरिष्यति ।। ४४ ।। तस्मान्मा व्यथ राजेंद्र वांछा ते सफला ध्रुवम् ।। भविष्यति न संदेहो निर्व्यलीको वसेह वै ।। ४५ ।। ।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। ।। सांत्वयित्वा निनायेत्थं राजानं नारदस्तदा ।। विश्वासपदवीं विप्राः पुनर्वाक्यमुवाच ह ।। ४६ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। शंखाकृतेः क्षेत्रवरस्य चाग्रे यो नीलकण्ठः खलु दुर्गयाऽऽस्ते ।। यामो वयं तत्र च वाजिमेधक्रतूपयोग्या सुसमा स्थली सा ।। ४७ ।। तस्यां विनिर्माय सहस्रवर्षस्थिरां सुशालां हयमेधनाय ।। नीलाद्रिवासस्य नृसिंहमूर्तिं दृष्ट्वा कृतार्थं विरचय्य जन्म ।। ४८ ।। तस्यैव मूर्तिं प्रतियातनां ते नित्यार्चनीयां तव पूजनीयाम् ।। प्रत्यक्प्रतिष्ठाप्य समस्तविघ्नविनाशहेतोः फलबृंहणाय ।। ४९ ।। आरप्स्यामः क्रतुवरं मुनिवर्यैर्यथोचितम् ।। विलम्बोऽत्र न हि श्रेयानिति पैतामहं वचः ।। 2.2.14.५० ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे पुरुषोत्तमक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये जैमिनिऋषिसंवादे चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ।। १४ ।।
|| munaya ūcuḥ || || rathamāruhya tau yātau yadā nāradapārthivau || kva yātau cakratuḥ kiṃ vā tanno vada mahāmune ||1|| || jaiminiruvāca || || sārddhaṃ ca vidyāpatinā purohitakanīyasā || kṣetrāṃte nīlakaṇṭhasya samīpamupajagmatuḥ || 2 || durnimittamabhūnmārge vrajato'sya mahīkṣitaḥ || vāmākṣibhujayoḥ spandaḥ sphuraṇaṃ ca muhurmuhuḥ || 3 || taddṛṣṭvā nṛpaśārdūlo viṣādamupasedivān || papraccha kāraṇaṃ cāsya sarvajñānanidhiṃ munim || 4 || avyāhataṃ me sāmrājyaṃ prāptaṃ kṣetrottamaṃ tvidam || darśanārthaṃ mādhavasya yātreyaṃ tu śubhāvahā || 5 || akāryaṃ me bhavedadya kiṃ mune brūhi tattvataḥ || spandate vāmanetraṃ tu sphurate ca bhujo'sakṛt || 6 || tacchrutvā nāradaḥ prāha bhāvi kāryaṃ ca sūcayan || śrāvayankuśalaṃ vākyaṃ yaduktaṃ padmayoninā || 7 || nārada uvāca || || mā bhūdviṣādaste bhūpa savighnaṃ prāyaśaḥ śubham || vighnāṃte ca śubhaṃ puṃsāṃ punarbhāgyavatāṃ nṛpa || 8 || satyaṃ tvaṃ sārvabhaumo'si kṣetraṃ viṣṇorvapustvidam || yātrā te'tra yadartheyaṃ soz'tarddhānamupāgamat || 9 || eṣa vidyāpatirvipro dine yasmindadarśa tam || sāyaṃkāle tato'nyedyuḥ svarṇavālukayā vṛtaḥ || yayau pātālanilayaṃ martyaloke sudurlabhaḥ || 2.2.14.10 || || jaiminiruvāca || || tacchrutvā ghoravacanaṃ vavrapātasamaṃ nṛpaḥ || papāta dharaṇīpṛṣṭhe niḥsaṃjñaḥ sa dvijottamāḥ || 11 || taṃ tathā patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā purohitapurogamāḥ || snigdhāḥ sakhāyaḥ sarve te hāhākāramupādravan ||12|| karpūraśītalaṃ vāri mukhe siktvā punaḥpunaḥ || candanāgurukarpūraiḥ sarvāṃgaṃ lilipuśca te || 13 || cāmaraistālavṛṃtaiśca vījayāmāsurāśu tam || nārado'pi ca saṃbhrāṃto dhārayanyogadhāraṇām || 14 || prāṇānararakṣannarapaterjānaṃstatra śubhāyatim || so'pi rājā cirātsaṃjñāṃ lebhe yatnairanuttamaiḥ || 15 || utthāya pādayorviprā nāradasyāpatatpunaḥ || kimakārṣaṃ mune pāpaṃ kasmiñjanmāṃtare dṛḍham || 16 || yasya pākadaśāyāṃ vai duḥkhamāsītsudāruṇam || karmaṇā manasā vācā no dvijānāṃ gavāmapi || aparādhaḥ kṛtaḥ kaścitsvapne'pi munipuṃgava || 17 || nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ karma yatparikīrtitam || rājñastanmuniśārdūla na tyaktaṃ vai mayā kvacit || 18 || devatātithibhṛtyānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca mahāmune || tathāśritānāṃ baṃdhūnāṃ nāpamānaḥ kṛto mayā || 19 || paṃcāśadaparādhā ye viṣṇorvaiṣṇavapuṃgava || tyaktāḥ prayatnātte sarve kruddhā iva mahoragāḥ || 2.2.14.20 || kiṃ bhāgyaṃ caritaṃ tena purohitakanīyasā || yaccarmacakṣuṣā dṛṣṭo bhagavānnīlamādhavaḥ || 21 || kimarthaṃ rājyavibhraṃśo jānataiṣa nvayā kṛtaḥ || yātrāsamaya evaitatkathaṃ vā na prakīrtitam || 22 || kimarthaṃ vā śrotriyāṇāṃ sthānabhraṃśo mayā kṛtaḥ || kathametaiḥ parityaktāścirātsaṃskṛtabhūmayaḥ || 23 || āvaṃśabhūtervṛttiryā prajābhiḥ paripālitā || madarthaṃ sā parityaktā jīviṣyaṃti kathaṃ nu tāḥ || 24 || prāṇānna dhārayiṣyāmi na drakṣyāmi yadā harim || eṣa me niścayo brahmanmayi naṣṭe kutaḥ prajāḥ || || 25 || mune sadā sakaruṇastvaṃ māṃ śāsti śubhāśubham || sāṃprataṃ matsutaṃ nītvā mālaveṣvabhiṣecaya || 26 || sa pālayatu nyāyena na śocaṃtu imāḥ prajāḥ || rājāno ye samāyātāste sarvaṃ mannideśataḥ || 27 || matsūnormālaveśasya prayāṃtu vacane sthitāḥ || prāyopaveśavidhinā ciṃtayannīlamādhavam || 28 || āyuḥśeṣaṃ kariṣyāmi saphalaṃ kṣetrasaṃsthitaḥ || 29 || || jaiminiruvāca || || vilapaṃtamindrumnaṃ rājānaṃ brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ || utthāpya praśrayagirā sāṃtvayannidamabravīt || 2.2.14.30 || || nārada uvāca || || rājanpaṃḍitamūrddhanyo vaiṣṇavo dhaiyasāgaraḥ || śreyaḥ savighnaṃ satataṃ kathaṃ vā nāvadhārayeḥ || 31 || idaṃ tu paramaṃ śreyaḥ puṃso janmaśatārjitam || śarīradhāriṇaṃ paśyeccarmacakṣurgadādharam || 32 || niraṃkuśā harerlīlā kena vāpyavadhāryate || jīvanmukto'pyahaṃ rājaṃstallīlāṃ nātivartaye || 33 || kiyatā vaṃcito nāhaṃ dṛḍhabhakto'ntikasthitaḥ || duratyayā tasya māyā bahujanmaśatairapi || 34 || anantā tasya māyeyaṃ durjñeyā padmayoninā || nābhipadmāsthitenāpi nityaṃ ca stutiśālinā || 35 || svabhāva evaṃ kathitastasya māyāvino nṛpa || viśeṣaṃ kathayāmyevaṃ tvaṃ tu bhāgyavatāṃ varaḥ || 36 || tisro'pi mūrtayastasya tvadanugrahabuddhayaḥ || carācarāṇāṃ sraṣṭā yaḥ sākṣāllokapitāmahaḥ || māmuvāca vrajāśu tvamiṃdradyumnasya cāṃtikam || 37 || nīlācalaṃ prayātyeṣa didṛkṣurnīlamādhavam || antarddhānaṃ gato hyeṣa yamena prārthito vibhuḥ || 38 || na tatra śokaḥ kartavyaḥ śakyate tatra nānyathā || vācyo madvacanādrājā paṃcamī mama saṃtatiḥ || 39 || tatkṛte paramātmānaṃ prasādya puruṣottamam || śvetadvīpānnayiṣyāmi sahasrāṃte mahākratoḥ || 2.2.14.40 || indradyumnaḥ sa idānīṃ kṣetre śrīpuruṣottame || aśvamedhasahasraistu yajanviṣṇuṃ sa tiṣṭhatu || 41 || tadaṃte dāravatanuṃ viṣṇuṃ drakṣyati cakṣuṣā || so'vatāro hareḥ khyātiṃ tasya dvārā gamiṣyati || 42 || tadā tu tanavo viṣṇoḥ pratiṣṭhapyā mayā dhuvam || purā sma maṇimūrtistu caturddhāvasthito hariḥ ||43|| dṛṣṭvā purodhasā tasya sākṣādagre niveditaḥ || divyadāruvapurbhūyaścaturddhāvatariṣyati || 44 || tasmānmā vyatha rājeṃdra vāṃchā te saphalā dhruvam || bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho nirvyalīko vaseha vai || 45 || || jaiminiruvāca || || sāṃtvayitvā nināyetthaṃ rājānaṃ nāradastadā || viśvāsapadavīṃ viprāḥ punarvākyamuvāca ha || 46 || || nārada uvāca || || śaṃkhākṛteḥ kṣetravarasya cāgre yo nīlakaṇṭhaḥ khalu durgayā''ste || yāmo vayaṃ tatra ca vājimedhakratūpayogyā susamā sthalī sā || 47 || tasyāṃ vinirmāya sahasravarṣasthirāṃ suśālāṃ hayamedhanāya || nīlādrivāsasya nṛsiṃhamūrtiṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛtārthaṃ viracayya janma || 48 || tasyaiva mūrtiṃ pratiyātanāṃ te nityārcanīyāṃ tava pūjanīyām || pratyakpratiṣṭhāpya samastavighnavināśahetoḥ phalabṛṃhaṇāya || 49 || ārapsyāmaḥ kratuvaraṃ munivaryairyathocitam || vilambo'tra na hi śreyāniti paitāmahaṃ vacaḥ || 2.2.14.50 || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye jaiminiṛṣisaṃvāde caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 14 ||
English translation
Summary: Nārada Consoles Indradyumna and Urges Him to Perform Horse-sacrifices.
The sages asked :
1. When they got into the chariot and proceeded ahead, where did Nārada and the king go? What did they do? Describe it to us, O great sage.
Jaimini said :
2. Along with Vidyāpati , the younger brother of the priest, they came near the boundary of the holy place of Nīlakaṇṭha .
3-4. There appeared bad omens on the way. The left eye and the left arm of the king who was going ahead, began to throb and tremble frequently. On seeing them the tiger among kings became dejected. He asked the sage who was a storehouse of all knowledge, the reason thereof
5-7. “My empire is unassailed. This excellent holy spot has been reached. Our pilgrimage to Mādhava is conducive to auspiciousness. What ominous thing can happen to me today? O sage, tell me truthfully. My left eye throbs and the left arm trembles frequently.”
On hearing it Nārada spoke indicating the future task and telling the king the words of welfare and happiness uttered by the Lotus-born Lord.
Nārada said :
8-10. O king, do not get dejected. Generally all auspicious things are impeded by obstacles. When the obstacles are removed, O king, everything shall be splendid in the case of fortunate persons. It is true that you are an emperor. This holy spot is verily the physical body of Viṣṇu . But the deity for whom you have undertaken this pilgrimage has vanished. It was covered up with golden sands in the evening on the day next to that when this Brāhmaṇa Vidyāpati visited it. The deity has gone to his abode in Pātāla and has become very difficult of access in the human world.”
Jaimini said :
11. On hearing this dreadful utterance that was as bad as the fall of the thunderbolt, the king fell on the ground unconscious, O excellent Brāhmaṇas .
12. On seeing him fallen thus all the friendly assistants and comrades with the priest as their leader rushed towards him crying out “Alas! Alas!”
13. They frequently sprinkled on his face cold water mixed with camphor. They smeared all his body with sandal paste, agallochum and camphor.
14-15. They quickly fanned him with chowries and fans. Nārada too became bewildered. Performing the yogic process of Dhāraṇā (‘Retention’) he saved the life of the king knowing that the future good lay therein. After a long time the king regained consciousness by their excellent efforts.
16-19. He got up and fell down at the feet of Nārada, O Brāhmaṇas (and said): “What sin have I committed in a previous birth? It is certainly on account of its ripening that this terrible misery has befallen. O great sage, even in dream no offence has been committed by me mentally, physically or verbally against Brāhmaṇas and cows. O tiger among sages, no holy rite, whether Nitya , Naimittika or Kāmya , prescribed for kings has been omitted by me. O great sage, no insult has been perpetrated by me towards deities, guests, servants, manes, dependents and kinsmen.
20-24. There are fifty (possible) offences against Viṣṇu, O leading Vaiṣṇava ; all of them have been avoided by me like huge, furious serpents.
What lucky (and meritorious) act has been done by that younger brother of my priest? He has been able to see Lord Nīlamādhava with the physical eye.
What for did you cause the loss of the kingdom deliberately, even when you knew about this? How is that this was not declared at the time when we set out on the journey?
Why was the abode of Brāhmaṇas well-versed in the Vedas uprooted by me? Why were the lands excellently maintained for a long time abandoned by these people? Ever since the inception of their families the subjects had pursued certain vocations for their livelihood. For my sake they have (now) abandoned them. How will they maintain themselves now?
25. If I do not see Hari , I will put an end to my life. This is my resolve, O Brāhmaṇa. If I die what will be of the subjects?
26. O sage, you are always kind. You advise me as regards the auspicious and inauspicious. Take my son to Mālava and crown him there.
27-29. Let him protect the land with justice. Let not these subjects be subjected to grief. Let all those kings who have come here at my behest return and carry out the directions of my son. I will remain in this holy spot contemplating on Nīlamādhava, I will observe a fast unto death and make the remaining part of my life fruitful.”
Jaimini said :
30. As King Indradyumna was lamenting thus, the son of Brahmā made him rise up. Consoling him with kind and gentle words he spoke thus:
Nārada said :
31-35. O king, you are at the head of learned men. You are a Vaiṣṇava and an ocean of courage. How is it that you do not realize that (spiritual) welfare is always attended with obstacles?
This is the greatest good of man that can be acquired only in the course of a hundred births, that one can see with his physical eye the Club-bearing Lord in physical form.
Hari’s sportive activity is unrestrained. By whom can it be understood completely? Though I am a living-liberated soul, O king, I do not go beyond his Līlā (sportive activity).
I am a staunch devotee. I stay near the Lord. Still have I not been deceived by him many times? Even by many hundreds of births one cannot resist his Māyā . This endless Māyā of his cannot be comprehended even by the Lotus-born Lord who occupies the lotus coming out of the navel (of the Lord), even though he is in the habit of eulogizing him always.
36. The nature of the master of Māyā has been spoken to you thus, O king. Now I shall tell you especially that you are the most excellent one among fortunate persons.
37-41. All the three forms of his are inclined to bless you.
The creator of the mobile and immobile beings (god Brahmā), the grandfather himself of all the worlds told me thus: “You do go quickly near Indradyumna. He will go to Nīla mountain desirous of seeing Nīlamādhava. After being requested by Yama the Lord has vanished. He must not grieve over it. This (disappearance) cannot be made otherwise. That king, the fifth one in my line, should be spoken to in my words (i.e. conveyed my message) that for his sake I will propitiate Puruṣottama , the Supreme Soul, and will bring him from Śveta island [1] at the end of the thousandth horse-sacrifice. Let that king Indradyumna worship Viṣṇu by means of a thousand horse-sacrifices and stay now in the holy spot of Śrī Puruṣottama.
42-45. At the end, he will see with his (physical) eye Lord Viṣṇu of wooden form. That incarnation of Hari will become famous through him. At that time the bodies (i.e. idols) of Viṣṇu are to be certainly installed by me.
Formerly Lord Hari of bejewelled idol had been in four different forms. The king’s priest had seen the Lord and informed the king directly.
The Lord of divine wooden form will incarnate in four forms. Hence, O leading king, do not be grieved. Your desire will certainly be fruitful. There is no doubt about it. Stay here without any worry.”
Jaimini said :
46. Thus, O Brāhmaṇas, Nārada consoled the king and restored his confidence. Thereafter he spoke to him once again.
Nārada said :
47. Accompanied by Durgā the Blue-throated Lord ( Śiva ) is present at the tip of the excellent holy spot having the form of a conch-shell. [2] We shall go there. That is a flat land suitable for horse-sacrifice.
48. In it we shall build a very good structure that will stay firm for a thousand years, for the purpose of the horse-sacrifice. By visiting the Nṛsiṃha idol of the Lord residing on Nīla mountain we shall make our life contented and blessed.
49. At the end of the sacrifice we shall, for the purpose of destroying all obstacles and for increasing the benefit, install an idol worthy of being worshipped by you always.
50. Through excellent sages we shall begin the excellent sacrifice in a suitable manner. Delaying is not conducive to welfare. Such is the advice of Brahmā.
[1]: [1] : Śvetadvīpa: The abode of Viṣṇu. It is supposed to be in the Milk Ocean.
[2]: [2] : Śaṅkha-Kṣetra: Puruṣottama Kṣetra is conceived to be conch-shaped.
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