Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya · Chapter 25
Source।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। ।। इत्युक्ते नारदः सोऽथ यथाशास्त्रं विचार्य वै ।। आलेख्य क्रमशः पत्रे राज्ञे तस्मै न्यवेदयत् ।। १ ।। राजापि पत्रं तच्छुत्वा सोऽवधार्य पुनःपुनः ।। प्रददौ पद्मनिधये लिखितान्यत्र यानि वै ।। २ ।। संपादय पद्मनिधे शालां स्वर्णमयीं कुरु ।। ब्रह्मणः सदनं दिव्यं ब्रह्मर्षीणां च निर्मलम् ।। ३।। इंद्रादीनां सुराणां च सिद्धानां मर्त्यवासिनाम् ।। मुनींद्राणां निवासाय राज्ञां पातालवासिनाम् ।। ४ ।। तथा च नागराजानां निधे त्रैलोक्यवासिनाम् ।। यथायोग्यासनैर्युक्तं गृहं गृहमतंद्रितः ।। ५ ।। कारयाशु निधे द्रव्यसंभारं यावदेव तु ।। विश्वकर्मापि च तव साहाय्यं रचयिष्यति ।। ६ ।। इत्यादिशंतं स मुनिरिंद्रद्युम्नमुवाच वै ।। संभारान्पृथगेतद्धि कर्त्तव्यं व्यवधानतः ।। ७ ।। स्वर्णैः सुघटितं साधुरथत्रयमलंकृतम् ।। दुकूलरत्नमालाद्यैर्बहुमूल्यैर्दृढं महत् ।। ८ ।। श्रीवासुदेवस्य रथो गरुडध्वजचिह्नितः ।। पद्मध्वजः सुभद्राया रथमूर्द्धनि धार्यताम् ।। ९ ।। रथः षोडशचक्रस्तु विष्णोः कार्यः प्रयत्नतः ।। चतुर्दश बलस्यैव सुभद्रायास्तु द्वादश ।। 2.2.25.१० ।। हस्तषोडशविस्तारो रथश्चक्रधरस्य तु ।। चतुर्दश बलस्यैव सुभद्रायास्तु द्वादश ।। ११ ।। आसनं जगतां भूयः स्वयं स्वासनविग्रहः ।। तद्याने जगतां नाशस्ततो यानं न विद्यते ।। १२ ।। पश्येच्चराचरं विश्वं ज्ञानादश(थ?) सुनिर्मले ।। स्थितो हस्ततले नित्यं निर्मलस्तस्य दर्पणः ।। १३ ।। तलस्थत्वादसौ तालः सदा तेनांकितः प्रभुः ।। ततः स एव शेषस्य बलभद्रावतारिणः ।। १४ ।। अथवा सीरिणः कार्यं सीरमेव ध्वजोत्तमम् ।। ध्वजः सुनिर्मलः कार्यस्तस्मात्तालध्वजो मतः ।। १५ ।। न वासितव्यो देवोऽसावप्रतिष्ठे रथे नृप ।। प्रासादे मंडपे वापि पुरे तन्निष्फलं भवेत् ।। १६ ।। तस्मात्प्रतिष्ठा प्रथमं हरेः कार्या रथस्य वै ।। संभारः क्रियतां तस्य ह्यनुष्ठेया मया तु सा ।। १७ ।। इत्याज्ञां मत्पितुर्लब्ध्वा शीघ्रमायाम्यहं नृप ।। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा घटितं स्यंदनत्रयम् ।। १८ ।। निधिसंपादितैर्द्रव्यैरेकाह्नाद्विश्वकर्मणा ।। स्वक्षं सुचक्रं सुस्तंभं सुविस्तीर्णं सुतोरणम् ।। १९ ।। सुध्वजं सुपताकं च नानाचित्रमनोहरम् ।। विचित्रबंधमिथुनपुत्तलीवलयान्वितम् ।। 2.2.25.२०।। अर्द्धहाटकनिर्व्यूढं साक्षाद्रविरथोपमम् ।। मेघगंभीरनिर्घोषं दृष्ट्वा कर्षगुणैर्युतम् ।। वातरंहोहयैर्युक्तं शतसंख्यैः सितप्रभैः ।। २१ ।। यथाशास्त्रविधानेन नारदेन प्रतिष्ठितम् ।। सुलग्ने सुमुहूर्ते च सुतिथौ ज्योतिषोदिते ।। २२ ।। ।। मुनय ऊचुः ।। ।। भगवञ्जैमिने ब्रूहि सर्वज्ञोसि मतो हि नः ।।२३।। विधिना केन हि रथः प्रतिष्ठाप्यो हरेरयम् ।। यथावद्वद नो येन जानीमो विधिविस्तरम् ।। २४ ।। ।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। ।। यथा प्रतिष्ठितं तेन नारदेन महात्मना ।। तद्वो वदिष्यामि विधिं यथा दृष्टं पुरा मया ।। २५ ।। रथस्येशानदिग्भागे शालां कृत्वा सुशोभनाम् ।। तन्मध्ये मण्डपं कृत्वा वेदिं तत्र सुनिर्मलाम् ।।२६।। चतुरस्रा चतुर्हस्तमितां हस्तोच्छ्रितां द्विजाः ।। प्रतिष्ठापूर्वदिवसे रात्रावुत्तरतः शुभे ।।२७।। मुहूर्ते स्वस्ति वाच्याथ कारयेदंकुरार्पणम् ।। द्वात्रिंशद्देवताभ्यश्च बलिं दत्त्वा यथाविधि ।।२८।। प्रातस्ततो वेदिकायां मध्ये मण्डलमालिखेत् ।। पद्मं वा स्वस्तिकं वापि कुम्भं तत्र निधापयेत् ।। २९ ।। पञ्चद्रुमकषायं च तन्मध्ये पूरयेत्सुधीः ।। गंगादिपुण्यतोयानि पल्लवान्स समृत्तिकाः ।। 2.2.25.३० ।। सर्वगंधान्पञ्चरत्नसर्वौषधिगणं तथा ।। पूरयित्वा विधानेन आचार्यः प्राङ्मुखः शुचिः ।। ३१ ।। विष्णुं स्मरन्पंचगव्यं पश्चादपि प्रपूरयेत् ।। दुकूलवेष्टितं कण्ठे माल्यैर्गंधैः सुशोभनैः ।। ३२ ।। फलपल्लवसंयुक्तं कृतकौतुकमंगलम् ।। पूरयेत्तत्र देवेशं नरसिंहमनामयम् ।। ३३ ।। मंत्रराजेनविधिवदुपचारैस्तथांतरैः ।। प्रार्थयित्वा प्रसादाय तस्मिन्नावाह्य तं हरिम् ।। ३४ ।। बाह्योपचारैर्विविधैः पूजयेद्विधिवद्द्विजाः ।। वायव्यां तस्य कुम्भस्य समिदाज्यचरुं तथा ।। ३५ ।। अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं च जुहुयाद्विधिवद्गुरुः ।। संपातान्प्रापयेत्तत्र कुम्भमध्ये तदन्ततः ।। ३६ ।। रथं सुशोभनं कृत्वा पताकागंधमाल्यकैः ।। सर्वांगं सेचयेत्तस्य गंधचन्दनवारिभिः ।। ३७ ।। धूपयेत्कालागुरुणा शंखकाहालनिस्वनैः ।। ध्वजे तस्य नृसिंहस्य प्रतिष्ठाप्य समीरणम्।। ३८ ।। पूजयित्वा विधानेन रक्तस्रग्गंधमाल्यकैः ।। इमं मंत्रं समुच्चार्य सुपर्णं प्रार्थयेत्ततः ।। ३९ ।। यो विश्वप्राणहेतुस्तनुरपि च हरेर्यानकेतुस्वरूपोयं संचित्यैव सद्यः स्वयमुरगवधूवर्गगर्भाः पतंति ।। चंचच्चण्डोरुतुंडत्रुटित फणिवसारक्तपंकांकितास्यं वन्दे छन्दोमयं तं खगपतिममलं स्वर्णवर्णं सुपर्णम् ।। 2.2.25.४० ।। ब्रह्मघोषैः शंखनादैर्नानावाद्यसुविस्तरैः ।। रथमूर्ध्नि स्थापयेत्तं चारुसूक्तं समुच्चरन् ।। ४१ ।। तस्योपरिष्टात्तं कुम्भं समंतात्प्लावयन्रथम्।। त्रिरुच्चरन्मंत्रराजं सेचयेद्ब्रह्मणा सह ।। ४२ ।। ततः पूर्णाहुतिं दत्त्वा ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां ददेत् ।। आचार्यं दक्षिणां दद्याद्येन तुष्यति तद्गुरुः ।। ४३ ।। ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेदन्ते पायसैर्मधुसर्पिषा ।। द्वादशाक्षरमंत्रेण बलभद्रस्य कारयेत् ।। ४४ ।। लांगलं च पविरवन्मंत्रः स्याल्लांगलध्वजे ।। अथवा द्विषड्वर्णोपि मूलमन्त्रः प्रकीर्तितः ।। ४५ ।। लक्ष्मीसूक्तेन भद्रायाः प्रतिष्ठाप्यो रथस्तथा ।। नाभिह्रदान्मुरारेस्त्वं ब्रह्मांडावलिरूपधृक् ।। ४६ ।। आसनं चतुरास्यस्य श्रियो वास स्थिरो भव ।। इम मन्त्रं समुच्चार्य ध्वजपद्मं समुच्छ्रयेत् ।। ४७ ।। इयान्विशेषो हविषा त्रयाणां च पृथक्पृथक् ।। पंचपंचभिर्होतव्यमेकैकं तु विभागशः ।। ४८ ।। इत्थं रथान्प्रतिष्ठाप्य सुवर्णं गां च वस्त्रकम् ।। धान्यं च दक्षिणां दद्यात्सम्यग्देवस्य भक्तितः ।। ४९ ।। एवं प्रतिष्ठिते तत्र स्यंदनेऽथ सुभूषिते ।। आरोप्य देवं विधिवद्ब्रह्मघोषपुरःसरम् ।। 2.2.25.५० ।। जयमंगलशब्दैश्च नानावाद्यपुरःसरैः ।। चामरांदोलनैर्धूपैः पुष्पवृष्टिभिरेव च ।। ५१ ।। ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैर्नीयते स्म रथं प्रति ।। हयैः सुलक्षणैर्दांतैर्बलीवर्दैरथापि वा ।। ५२ ।। पुरुषैर्विष्णुभक्तैर्वा नेतव्या ह्यप्रमादतः ।। प्रीणयित्वा जनं सर्वं भक्ष्यभोज्यादिलेपनैः ।। ५३ ।। रथस्योपरि देवेभ्यो बलिमन्त्रेण भो द्विजाः ।। बलिं गृह्णन्तु भो देवा आदित्या वसवस्तथा ।। ५४ ।। मरुतश्चाश्विनौ रुद्राः सुपर्णाः पन्नगा ग्रहाः ।। असुरा यातुधानाश्च रथस्थाश्चैव देवताः ।। ५५ ।। दिक्पाला लोकपालाश्च ये च विघ्नविनायकाः ।। जगतः स्वस्ति कुर्वंतु दिव्या महर्षयस्तथा ।। ५६ ।। अविघ्नमाचरंत्वेते मा संतु परिपंथिनः ।। सौम्या भवंतु तृप्ताश्च दैत्या भूतगणास्तथा ।। ५७ ।। ततस्तु नीयते देवः समभूमौ समुच्चरन् ।। मंत्रं वैष्णवगायत्रीं विष्णोः सूक्तं पवित्रकम् ।। ५८ ।। वामदेव्यैः पवित्रैश्च मानस्तोक्यै रथंतरैः ।। ततः पुण्याहघोषेण कृतवादित्रनिःस्वनम् ।। ५९ ।। शनैः शनैरथो नेयो रथः स्नेहात्तु चक्रिणः ।। तत्रोत्पातान्प्रवक्ष्यामि रथेत्र द्विजसत्तमाः ।। 2.2.25.६० ।। ईषाभंगे द्विजभयं भग्नेऽक्षे क्षत्रियक्षयः ।। तुलाभंगे वैश्यनाशः शम्या शूद्रभयं भवेत् ।।६१।। धुराभंगे त्वनावृष्टिः पीठभंगे प्रजाभयम् ।। परचक्रागमं विद्याच्चक्रभंगे रथस्य तु ।। ६२ ।। ध्वजस्य पतने विप्रा नृपोऽन्यो जायते धुवम् ।। प्रतिमाभंगतायां तु राज्ञो मरणमादिशेत् ।। ६३ ।। पर्यस्ते तु रथे विप्राः सर्वजानपदक्षयः ।। उत्पन्नेष्वेवमाद्येषु उत्पातेष्वशुभेषु च ।।६४।। बलिकर्म पुनः कुर्याच्छांतिहोमं तथैव च ।। ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भूयो दद्याद्वान्नानि चैव हि ।। ६५ ।। पूर्वोत्तरे च दिग्भागे रथस्याग्निं प्रकल्पयेत ।। समिद्भिर्घृतमध्वाज्यमूलाग्राभिश्च होमयेत् ।। ६६ ।। पालाशाभिर्द्विजश्रेष्ठा मंत्रराजेन दीक्षितः ।। सोमायाग्नये प्रजाभ्यः प्रजानां पतये तथा ।। ६७ ।। ग्रहेभ्यश्च ब्रह्मणे च दिक्पालेभ्यस्तदंततः ।। यत्र यत्र रथे दोषास्तत्र तत्र च दीक्षितः ।। ६८ ।। जुहुयात्प्रतिष्ठामंत्रेण विशेषः सर्वतो भवेत् ।। ब्राह्मणैः सहितः कुर्याद्धोमांते शांतिवाचनम् ।।६९।। स्वस्ति भवतु विप्रेभ्यः स्वस्तिराज्ञेऽस्तु नित्यशः ।। गोभ्यः स्वस्ति प्रजाभ्यस्तु जगतः शांतिरस्तु वै ।। 2.2.25.७० ।। स्वस्त्यस्तु द्विपदे नित्यं शांतिरस्तु चतुष्पदे ।। शं प्रजाभ्यस्तथैवास्तु शं तथात्मनि चास्तु नः ।।७१।। शांतिरस्तु च देवस्य भूर्भुवः स्वः शिवं तथा ।। शांतिरस्तु शिवं चास्तु सर्वतः स्वस्तिरस्तु नः ।। ७२ ।। त्वं देव जगतः स्रष्टा पोष्टा चैव त्वमेव हि ।। प्रजाः पालय देवेश शांतिं कुरु जगत्पते ।।७३।। यात्राकारणभूतस्य पुरुषस्य च भूपते ।। दुष्टान्ग्रहांस्तु विज्ञाय ग्रहशांतिं समाचरेत् ।। ७४ ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे पुरुषोत्तमक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः ।। २५ ।।
|| jaiminiruvāca || || ityukte nāradaḥ so'tha yathāśāstraṃ vicārya vai || ālekhya kramaśaḥ patre rājñe tasmai nyavedayat || 1 || rājāpi patraṃ tacchutvā so'vadhārya punaḥpunaḥ || pradadau padmanidhaye likhitānyatra yāni vai || 2 || saṃpādaya padmanidhe śālāṃ svarṇamayīṃ kuru || brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ divyaṃ brahmarṣīṇāṃ ca nirmalam || 3|| iṃdrādīnāṃ surāṇāṃ ca siddhānāṃ martyavāsinām || munīṃdrāṇāṃ nivāsāya rājñāṃ pātālavāsinām || 4 || tathā ca nāgarājānāṃ nidhe trailokyavāsinām || yathāyogyāsanairyuktaṃ gṛhaṃ gṛhamataṃdritaḥ || 5 || kārayāśu nidhe dravyasaṃbhāraṃ yāvadeva tu || viśvakarmāpi ca tava sāhāyyaṃ racayiṣyati || 6 || ityādiśaṃtaṃ sa muniriṃdradyumnamuvāca vai || saṃbhārānpṛthagetaddhi karttavyaṃ vyavadhānataḥ || 7 || svarṇaiḥ sughaṭitaṃ sādhurathatrayamalaṃkṛtam || dukūlaratnamālādyairbahumūlyairdṛḍhaṃ mahat || 8 || śrīvāsudevasya ratho garuḍadhvajacihnitaḥ || padmadhvajaḥ subhadrāyā rathamūrddhani dhāryatām || 9 || rathaḥ ṣoḍaśacakrastu viṣṇoḥ kāryaḥ prayatnataḥ || caturdaśa balasyaiva subhadrāyāstu dvādaśa || 2.2.25.10 || hastaṣoḍaśavistāro rathaścakradharasya tu || caturdaśa balasyaiva subhadrāyāstu dvādaśa || 11 || āsanaṃ jagatāṃ bhūyaḥ svayaṃ svāsanavigrahaḥ || tadyāne jagatāṃ nāśastato yānaṃ na vidyate || 12 || paśyeccarācaraṃ viśvaṃ jñānādaśa(tha?) sunirmale || sthito hastatale nityaṃ nirmalastasya darpaṇaḥ || 13 || talasthatvādasau tālaḥ sadā tenāṃkitaḥ prabhuḥ || tataḥ sa eva śeṣasya balabhadrāvatāriṇaḥ || 14 || athavā sīriṇaḥ kāryaṃ sīrameva dhvajottamam || dhvajaḥ sunirmalaḥ kāryastasmāttāladhvajo mataḥ || 15 || na vāsitavyo devo'sāvapratiṣṭhe rathe nṛpa || prāsāde maṃḍape vāpi pure tanniṣphalaṃ bhavet || 16 || tasmātpratiṣṭhā prathamaṃ hareḥ kāryā rathasya vai || saṃbhāraḥ kriyatāṃ tasya hyanuṣṭheyā mayā tu sā || 17 || ityājñāṃ matpiturlabdhvā śīghramāyāmyahaṃ nṛpa || tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ghaṭitaṃ syaṃdanatrayam || 18 || nidhisaṃpāditairdravyairekāhnādviśvakarmaṇā || svakṣaṃ sucakraṃ sustaṃbhaṃ suvistīrṇaṃ sutoraṇam || 19 || sudhvajaṃ supatākaṃ ca nānācitramanoharam || vicitrabaṃdhamithunaputtalīvalayānvitam || 2.2.25.20|| arddhahāṭakanirvyūḍhaṃ sākṣādravirathopamam || meghagaṃbhīranirghoṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṣaguṇairyutam || vātaraṃhohayairyuktaṃ śatasaṃkhyaiḥ sitaprabhaiḥ || 21 || yathāśāstravidhānena nāradena pratiṣṭhitam || sulagne sumuhūrte ca sutithau jyotiṣodite || 22 || || munaya ūcuḥ || || bhagavañjaimine brūhi sarvajñosi mato hi naḥ ||23|| vidhinā kena hi rathaḥ pratiṣṭhāpyo harerayam || yathāvadvada no yena jānīmo vidhivistaram || 24 || || jaiminiruvāca || || yathā pratiṣṭhitaṃ tena nāradena mahātmanā || tadvo vadiṣyāmi vidhiṃ yathā dṛṣṭaṃ purā mayā || 25 || rathasyeśānadigbhāge śālāṃ kṛtvā suśobhanām || tanmadhye maṇḍapaṃ kṛtvā vediṃ tatra sunirmalām ||26|| caturasrā caturhastamitāṃ hastocchritāṃ dvijāḥ || pratiṣṭhāpūrvadivase rātrāvuttarataḥ śubhe ||27|| muhūrte svasti vācyātha kārayedaṃkurārpaṇam || dvātriṃśaddevatābhyaśca baliṃ dattvā yathāvidhi ||28|| prātastato vedikāyāṃ madhye maṇḍalamālikhet || padmaṃ vā svastikaṃ vāpi kumbhaṃ tatra nidhāpayet || 29 || pañcadrumakaṣāyaṃ ca tanmadhye pūrayetsudhīḥ || gaṃgādipuṇyatoyāni pallavānsa samṛttikāḥ || 2.2.25.30 || sarvagaṃdhānpañcaratnasarvauṣadhigaṇaṃ tathā || pūrayitvā vidhānena ācāryaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ || 31 || viṣṇuṃ smaranpaṃcagavyaṃ paścādapi prapūrayet || dukūlaveṣṭitaṃ kaṇṭhe mālyairgaṃdhaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ || 32 || phalapallavasaṃyuktaṃ kṛtakautukamaṃgalam || pūrayettatra deveśaṃ narasiṃhamanāmayam || 33 || maṃtrarājenavidhivadupacāraistathāṃtaraiḥ || prārthayitvā prasādāya tasminnāvāhya taṃ harim || 34 || bāhyopacārairvividhaiḥ pūjayedvidhivaddvijāḥ || vāyavyāṃ tasya kumbhasya samidājyacaruṃ tathā || 35 || aṣṭottarasahasraṃ ca juhuyādvidhivadguruḥ || saṃpātānprāpayettatra kumbhamadhye tadantataḥ || 36 || rathaṃ suśobhanaṃ kṛtvā patākāgaṃdhamālyakaiḥ || sarvāṃgaṃ secayettasya gaṃdhacandanavāribhiḥ || 37 || dhūpayetkālāguruṇā śaṃkhakāhālanisvanaiḥ || dhvaje tasya nṛsiṃhasya pratiṣṭhāpya samīraṇam|| 38 || pūjayitvā vidhānena raktasraggaṃdhamālyakaiḥ || imaṃ maṃtraṃ samuccārya suparṇaṃ prārthayettataḥ || 39 || yo viśvaprāṇahetustanurapi ca hareryānaketusvarūpoyaṃ saṃcityaiva sadyaḥ svayamuragavadhūvargagarbhāḥ pataṃti || caṃcaccaṇḍorutuṃḍatruṭita phaṇivasāraktapaṃkāṃkitāsyaṃ vande chandomayaṃ taṃ khagapatimamalaṃ svarṇavarṇaṃ suparṇam || 2.2.25.40 || brahmaghoṣaiḥ śaṃkhanādairnānāvādyasuvistaraiḥ || rathamūrdhni sthāpayettaṃ cārusūktaṃ samuccaran || 41 || tasyopariṣṭāttaṃ kumbhaṃ samaṃtātplāvayanratham|| triruccaranmaṃtrarājaṃ secayedbrahmaṇā saha || 42 || tataḥ pūrṇāhutiṃ dattvā brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṃ dadet || ācāryaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādyena tuṣyati tadguruḥ || 43 || brāhmaṇānbhojayedante pāyasairmadhusarpiṣā || dvādaśākṣaramaṃtreṇa balabhadrasya kārayet || 44 || lāṃgalaṃ ca paviravanmaṃtraḥ syāllāṃgaladhvaje || athavā dviṣaḍvarṇopi mūlamantraḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 45 || lakṣmīsūktena bhadrāyāḥ pratiṣṭhāpyo rathastathā || nābhihradānmurārestvaṃ brahmāṃḍāvalirūpadhṛk || 46 || āsanaṃ caturāsyasya śriyo vāsa sthiro bhava || ima mantraṃ samuccārya dhvajapadmaṃ samucchrayet || 47 || iyānviśeṣo haviṣā trayāṇāṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak || paṃcapaṃcabhirhotavyamekaikaṃ tu vibhāgaśaḥ || 48 || itthaṃ rathānpratiṣṭhāpya suvarṇaṃ gāṃ ca vastrakam || dhānyaṃ ca dakṣiṇāṃ dadyātsamyagdevasya bhaktitaḥ || 49 || evaṃ pratiṣṭhite tatra syaṃdane'tha subhūṣite || āropya devaṃ vidhivadbrahmaghoṣapuraḥsaram || 2.2.25.50 || jayamaṃgalaśabdaiśca nānāvādyapuraḥsaraiḥ || cāmarāṃdolanairdhūpaiḥ puṣpavṛṣṭibhireva ca || 51 || brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyairnīyate sma rathaṃ prati || hayaiḥ sulakṣaṇairdāṃtairbalīvardairathāpi vā || 52 || puruṣairviṣṇubhaktairvā netavyā hyapramādataḥ || prīṇayitvā janaṃ sarvaṃ bhakṣyabhojyādilepanaiḥ || 53 || rathasyopari devebhyo balimantreṇa bho dvijāḥ || baliṃ gṛhṇantu bho devā ādityā vasavastathā || 54 || marutaścāśvinau rudrāḥ suparṇāḥ pannagā grahāḥ || asurā yātudhānāśca rathasthāścaiva devatāḥ || 55 || dikpālā lokapālāśca ye ca vighnavināyakāḥ || jagataḥ svasti kurvaṃtu divyā maharṣayastathā || 56 || avighnamācaraṃtvete mā saṃtu paripaṃthinaḥ || saumyā bhavaṃtu tṛptāśca daityā bhūtagaṇāstathā || 57 || tatastu nīyate devaḥ samabhūmau samuccaran || maṃtraṃ vaiṣṇavagāyatrīṃ viṣṇoḥ sūktaṃ pavitrakam || 58 || vāmadevyaiḥ pavitraiśca mānastokyai rathaṃtaraiḥ || tataḥ puṇyāhaghoṣeṇa kṛtavāditraniḥsvanam || 59 || śanaiḥ śanairatho neyo rathaḥ snehāttu cakriṇaḥ || tatrotpātānpravakṣyāmi rathetra dvijasattamāḥ || 2.2.25.60 || īṣābhaṃge dvijabhayaṃ bhagne'kṣe kṣatriyakṣayaḥ || tulābhaṃge vaiśyanāśaḥ śamyā śūdrabhayaṃ bhavet ||61|| dhurābhaṃge tvanāvṛṣṭiḥ pīṭhabhaṃge prajābhayam || paracakrāgamaṃ vidyāccakrabhaṃge rathasya tu || 62 || dhvajasya patane viprā nṛpo'nyo jāyate dhuvam || pratimābhaṃgatāyāṃ tu rājño maraṇamādiśet || 63 || paryaste tu rathe viprāḥ sarvajānapadakṣayaḥ || utpanneṣvevamādyeṣu utpāteṣvaśubheṣu ca ||64|| balikarma punaḥ kuryācchāṃtihomaṃ tathaiva ca || brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhūyo dadyādvānnāni caiva hi || 65 || pūrvottare ca digbhāge rathasyāgniṃ prakalpayeta || samidbhirghṛtamadhvājyamūlāgrābhiśca homayet || 66 || pālāśābhirdvijaśreṣṭhā maṃtrarājena dīkṣitaḥ || somāyāgnaye prajābhyaḥ prajānāṃ pataye tathā || 67 || grahebhyaśca brahmaṇe ca dikpālebhyastadaṃtataḥ || yatra yatra rathe doṣāstatra tatra ca dīkṣitaḥ || 68 || juhuyātpratiṣṭhāmaṃtreṇa viśeṣaḥ sarvato bhavet || brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitaḥ kuryāddhomāṃte śāṃtivācanam ||69|| svasti bhavatu viprebhyaḥ svastirājñe'stu nityaśaḥ || gobhyaḥ svasti prajābhyastu jagataḥ śāṃtirastu vai || 2.2.25.70 || svastyastu dvipade nityaṃ śāṃtirastu catuṣpade || śaṃ prajābhyastathaivāstu śaṃ tathātmani cāstu naḥ ||71|| śāṃtirastu ca devasya bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ śivaṃ tathā || śāṃtirastu śivaṃ cāstu sarvataḥ svastirastu naḥ || 72 || tvaṃ deva jagataḥ sraṣṭā poṣṭā caiva tvameva hi || prajāḥ pālaya deveśa śāṃtiṃ kuru jagatpate ||73|| yātrākāraṇabhūtasya puruṣasya ca bhūpate || duṣṭāngrahāṃstu vijñāya grahaśāṃtiṃ samācaret || 74 || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 25 ||
English translation
Jaimini said :
1-7. On this being said, Nārada thought over everything in the light of the injunctions of the scriptures. He wrote everything in the proper order on a leaf and informed the king.
After hearing the contents of the leaf and pondering over it again and again, the king handed it over to Padmanidhi saying: “O Padmanidhi, whatever is written here, you collect together. Make the hall full of gold; embellish it with gold. Let there be the following abodes: the divine abode of Brahmā , the abode of Brahminical sages free from impurities, and abodes for the residence of Indra and other Suras , of Siddhas , of the residents of the mortal world, of the prominent sages, of the kings, of the residents of the nether worlds, of the serpent kings, O Padmanidhi, of the residents of the three worlds . Every house should be furnished with suitable seating arrangement.
O Padmanidhi, carry it out with great promptness. Till the time of gathering the materials together Viśvakarman also will assist you.”
As Indradyumna was ordering thus, the sage said to him; “This must be done apart from the collection of the requisites with spaces apart (in different places).
8. Three excellent chariots [1] , perfectly fitted with gold and adorned with silken cloths, jewel-studded necklaces etc. of great value, should be made. They must be big and strong.
9. The chariot of Śrī Vāsudeva should be marked with Garuḍa emblem. Let a lotus-emblem be placed on the top of the chariot of Subhadrā .
10. The chariot of Viṣṇu should be carefully fitted with sixteen wheels, that of Bala with fourteen, and that of Subhadrā with twelve.
11. The width of the chariot of the Discus-bearing Lord shall be sixteen Hastas (i.e. 16 x 45=720Cms); that of Bala fourteen and that of Subhadrā twelve.
12. ( Defective text ) He is the place of rest of all the worlds. His idol is made in a sitting posture. If he were to move, the worlds will perish. Hence there is no movement (? vehicle).
13. Let him see the universe consisting of the mobile and immobile beings in the mirror of knowledge. Hence there is a clean mirror always in his hand which is free from impurities.
14-15. The Palm-tree is called Tāla because it is stationed in Tala (surface of the earth). The Lord is always marked with it. Hence that alone should be made the emblem devoid of impurities, of the incarnation of Śeṣa as Balabhadra . So he is known as Tāladhvaja (having palm tree as the emblem). Or the plough alone shall be made the excellent emblem of the Lord with one in his hand.
16. O king, the Lord should not be made to stay in an uninstalled chariot, Mansion, pavilion or city. That shall be fruitless.
17. Hence at the outset, the installation of the chariot of Hari should be made. Let the requisites thereof be collected together. It should be carried out by me.
18. This is the command of my father. I have come here immediately after receiving this command”.
On hearing these words of his, three chariots were made.
19-22. The three chariots were made by Viśvakarmā in a single day through the money and articles acquired by Padmanidhi.
The axles, wheels, pillars, flags-taffs, emblems etc. were very splendid. The chariots were spacious and fitted with ornamental festoons.
They were beautiful with different kinds of wonderful features. There were carvings of couples in wonderful combinations and there were small images placed in different parts.
Half of them was completed with gold coverings. They were comparable to the chariot of the Sun-god himself. They had a loud rumbling sound like that of clouds. They had the qualities of attracting the eyes. They were yoked with hundreds of white horses having the speed of wind.
They were installed by Nārada in accordance with the injunctions of scriptures in an auspicious Lagna (Sun’s entrance into a Zodiacal sign), in a Muhūrta (good time of the day) on a good Tithi (Lunar day) as instructed by Astrologers.
The sages said :
23-24. O holy lord Jaimini , speak out. You are omniscient. You are honoured by us. What is the procedure whereby the chariot of Hari should be installed? Tell us as it should be, so that we may know the details of the procedure.
Jaimini said :
25. I shall tell you the procedure whereby it was installed by the noble-souled Nārada and which was seen by me formerly.
26-29. A splendid hall shall be made to the north-east of the chariot. A pavilion shall be made in its middle. A square altar shall be made there, O Brāhmaṇas . It shall be free from impurities. The sides shall measure four Hastas (4 x 45=180 Cms.) and the height shall be one Hasta . On the night previous to the installation, in an auspicious hour, the auspicious rite of Svastivācana shall be performed after which the sprouts shall be fixed (ṃe rite of Aṅkurārpaṇa ) after offering oblations to the thirty-two Devas in accordance with the injunctions.
In the morning, a holy mystic picture of circle, lotus or Svastika should be made on the Altar. A water-pot shall be placed thereon.
30-36. A decoction of five trees (i.e. exudation from the barks) shall be poured into it. The intelligent devotee shall pour into it the holy waters of Gaṅgā etc. along with clay and tender shoots, all types of scents, five precious stones, all medicinal herbs. After filling it thus in accordance with the injunctions the preceptor shall sit facing the East. He should be pure (in mind and body). Remembering Viṣṇu he should thereafter fill it with Pañcagavya . [2] The pot shall be covered with a silk cloth. There shall be splendid and sweet-smelling garlands round its neck. Fruits and tender leaves must be placed upon it. The auspicious thread must be tied. There the idol of Narasiṃha , free from ailments, the Lord of Devas, should be put. The devotee shall then recite the Mantrarāja (Oṃ etc.) and pray duly with offerings etc. for the sake of favour after invoking Hari therein. Then, O Brāhmaṇas, he should worship duly with external offerings of various kinds. To the north-west of that water-pot one thousand and eight Homas shall be performed by the preceptor by means of sacrificial twigs, ghee and Carus . The residue of the offerings shall be put in the middle of the pot at the end.
37. The chariot should be decorated beautifully by means of banners, garlands of sweet-smelling flowers etc. All the parts of the chariot should be sprinkled with water mixed with sandal paste and sweet scents.
38-39. Black aloe-wood should be fumigated. Conch-shells and Kāhāla trumpets should be sounded. Samīraṇa (Wind-god) shall be installed in the flag of Nṛsiṃha . Then after duly worshipping with red garlands having sweet-smelling flowers the following Mantra should be recited and Suparṇa (Garuḍa) be prayed to:
40. “I salute Suparṇa, the golden-coloured lord of birds, who is the cause of the life of the universe, who is a body of Viṣṇu, who is the vehicle as well as the emblem of Viṣṇu, on thinking about whom the foetuses in the wombs of the multitudes of Serpent females are aborted immediately, whose face is marked with the red dirt and the fat of serpents severed by means of his fierce, moving beak, who is of the nature of the Vedas and who is free from impurities.”
41. Reciting the Vedic Mantras in chorus, blowing conch-shells and playing on various musical instruments and uttering the excellent Sūkta (along with oṃers), the priest should place Suparṇa on the top of the chariot.
42. Then a water-pot should be waved about it and on all the sides of the chariot. Accompanied by a Brāhmaṇa , the Mantrarāja should be recited three times and the chariot should be sprinkled with water.
43. Then the Pūrṇāhuti (final oblation into fire) should be offered. Monetary gifts should be given to Brāhmaṇas and the preceptor. Thereby, that preceptor will become pleased.
44-47. At the end, the devotee should feed Brāhmaṇas with milk puddings, honey and ghee.
The installation of the chariot of Balabhadra shall be done while reciting the twelve-syllabled Mantra. The Mantra for the ploughshare emblem shall be the one beginning with “The plough is thunderbolt. It protects” etc. Or the twelve-syllabled Mantra is also glorified.
The chariot of Subhadrā shall be installed with Lakṣmīsūkta. The lotus-emblem shall be raised and unfurled after reciting this Mantra: “O seat of residence of Śrī, You have originated from the whirlpool of the navel of the Enemy of Mura . You have assumed the form of the group of Cosmic Eggs. You are the seat of the Four-faced Lord. Be steady.”
48-53a. There is this much of difference. The Havis should be offered five times for each of the three separately. Everything connected with one should be completely performed separately. After installing the chariots the devotee should offer as gifts gold, cows, clothes, grains and money with great devotion to the Lord.
The Lord should be placed in the installed and well-decorated chariot in accordance with the injunctions along with the singing of Vedic Mantras.
There should be auspicious utterance of “Be victorious” to the accompaniment of various musical instruments. Chowries should be waved. Incenses should be burnt. Flowers should be showered.
The deity should be taken towards the chariot by Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas or Vaiśyas . The chariot should be carefully drawn by tamed horses of good features, or by bullocks or by men of great devotion to Viṣṇu.
53b-60a. All the people should be fed to their heart’s content, pleased with different kinds of food, unguents etc. Offerings should be made above the chariot to the Devas, O Brāhmaṇas, while reciting Balimantras :
“May you all accept the offerings, O Devas, Ādityas , Vasus , Maruts , Aśvins , Rudras , Suparṇas , serpents, evil spirits, Planets, Asuras , Yātudhānas , all the deities present in the chariot, Guardians of Quarters, protectors of the worlds and Vināyakas causing obstacles. May the great divine sages grant welfare to the universe. Let these prevent all obstacles. Let them not be inimical. Let Daityas and groups of goblins be satisfied and gentle.”
Thereafter, the Lord is taken along the level ground which reciting the following Mantras: Gāyatrī pertaining to Viṣṇu, [3] the sacred Sūkta (hymn) of Viṣṇu and the Mantras Vāmadevya , holy Mānastokya (RV 1.114.8) etc. and Rathantaras .
Then there shall be the loud utterance of Puṇyāhavācana along with the sound of musical instruments.
The chariot of the Discus-bearing Lord should be taken very slowly and affectionately.
60b-65. O excellent Brāhmaṇas, I shall now describe the evil portents in regard to the chariot:
If the shaft breaks there is danger to Brāhmaṇas; if the axle is broken there is destruction of Kṣatriyas; if the beam of the balance breaks there is destruction of Vaiśyas; if the pin of yoke breaks there is danger to Śūdras . If the axle pin breaks there shall be drought; if the pedestal breaks there is danger to the subjects. If the wheel of the chariot breaks it forewarns that the army of enemies shall invade. If the flagstaff falls, O Brāhmaṇas, another person shall certainly become the king. If the idol breaks one can predict that the king will die. If the chariot is shattered there shall be destruction in the whole of the realm.
If these and other inauspicious portents occur the offering to the deities should be made once again; so also the Śānti Homa should be performed. The Brāhmaṇas should be fed once again or food-grain should be given to them.
66-69. The sacred fire should be kindled in the north-eastern quarter of the chariot. Homa should be performed by means of sacrificial twigs with ghee, honey, Ājya (i.e solid ghee, or any substitute such as oil etc.) smeared at the roots and the tips.
The sacrificial twigs should be from Palāśa tree, O excellent Brāhmaṇas. The devotee should be initiated by means of the Mantrarāja. The devotee should perform the Homa by means of the Mantra of initiation. There should be special result from everything. At the end of the Homa he should perform Śāntivācana rite:
70. “Hail to the Brāhmaṇas; let there be the welfare of the king always. Hail to the cows; let there be welfare unto the subjects. Let there be peace to the whole universe.
71-74. May there be welfare unto the bipeds; let there always be peace unto the quadrupeds. Welfare unto the subjects; so also let there be welfare unto our soul.
Let there be calmness unto the Lord, Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ , Svaḥ (names of the three worlds) and auspiciousness. Let there be peace, let there be auspiciousness; let there be welfare all round us.
O Lord, you are the creator of the universe; you alone are the nourisher; O Lord of Devas, protect the subjects. O Lord of the universe, create peace.”
O king (?), one should perform the rite of Grahaśānti (pacifying the Planets) etc. after knowing the evil Planets of the person undertaking the journey.
[1]: [1] : VV 8-18 and up to 22 describe the chariots meant for Vāsudeva, Balabhadra and Subhadrā.
[2]: [2] : Pañcagavya : A collection of five products of cow, viz. milk, curds, ghee, urine and dung.
[3]: [3] : Viṣṇu Gāyatrī: nārāyaṇāya vidmahe/vāsudevāya dhīmahi/ tan no viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt //
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