Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya · Chapter 39
Source।। मुनय ऊचुः ।। ।। मुने त्वत्तः श्रुतं सम्यङ्माहात्म्यं जगदीशितुः ।। निर्माल्यप्रभृतीनां च यथावदनुपूर्वशः ।। १ ।। श्रोतुमिच्छामहे ब्रह्मन्यात्रां तरफलानि वै ।। शृण्वतां तत्त्वतो ब्रूहि यथोद्देशः कृतः पुरा ।। २ ।। ।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। सर्वथा वर्त्तते लोकहिताय पुरुषोत्तमः ।। नानागुणविकासैश्च नानारूपविचेष्टितैः ।। ३ ।। नानारूपविलासेन नानात्मा च जगन्मयः।। अहंकारं विना कर्मफलं नो द्विजसत्तमाः।।४।। अहंकारेण बध्यन्ते कारागारे भवाभिधे ।। बुद्ध्यहंकारयुक्तस्तु यत्कर्मारभते नरः ।। ५ ।। तस्य सद्गुणमाप्नोति फलं शुभमथापरम् ।। बुद्धिस्तु त्रिविधा तेषां गुणभेदेन भाविता ।। ६ ।। तत्र ये सात्त्विकाः संतः फलावाप्तिपराङ्मुखाः ।। भगवत्प्रीतये कर्म कुर्वते ते मुमुक्षवः ।। ७ ।। परस्य स्पर्द्धया कीर्त्यै फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।। बहुवित्तव्ययायासै राजसं कर्म तन्वते ।। ८ ।। गतानुगतिका ये च दृष्टार्थैकपरायणाः ।। प्रसंगात्फलमिच्छंतस्तामसं कर्म कुर्वते ।। ९ ।। सात्त्विकानां जगन्नाथः सर्वदा सर्वभावनः ।। ध्यातो दृष्टः स्मृतो वापि मुक्तिदाता न संशयः ।। 2.2.39.१० ।। राजसास्तामसा ये वै मूढात्मानः फलैषिणः ।। उत्सवादिकृतं कर्म मन्यंते फलदायि ते ।। ११ ।। संभूय बहवो विप्रा आरभंतेऽल्पकं विधिम् ।। बहुलायासदुःखं यत्कर्म तेषां फलप्रदम् ।। १२ ।। तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय विश्वासाय दुरात्मनाम् ।। यात्रा नानाविधा विप्रा वर्षे वर्षे प्रवर्तयेत् ।। १३ ।। जन्मस्नानं महावेद्या उत्सवश्च प्रकीर्तितः ।। महायात्राद्वयं पुंसां कीर्तनात्पापनाशनम् ।। १४ ।। दर्शनं दक्षिणामूर्तेस्तथा च शयनोत्सवः ।। सर्वपापहरश्चैषामुत्सवो दक्षिणायने ।। १५ ।। अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि पार्श्वस्य परिवर्तनम् ।। शयितस्य जगद्भर्तुः परिवर्तयितुर्युगम् ।।१६।। नभस्य विमले पक्षे संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे ।। विष्णोः स्वापगृहद्वारि शनैर्गत्वा प्रविश्य च ।।१७।। नमस्कृत्वा जगन्नाथं पर्यंके शयितं मुदा ।। अवच्छाद्य शनैर्गत्वा पूजयेदुपचारकैः ।। १८ ।। प्रणम्य भक्त्या तत्पादौ गुह्योपनिषदैः स्तुवन् ।। मन्त्रं चेमं पठन्देवं स्वापयेदुत्तरामुखम् ।। १९ ।। देवदेव जगन्नाथ कल्पानां परिवर्तक ।। परिवृत्तमिदं सर्वं येन स्थावरजंगमम् ।। 2.2.39.२० ।। यदिच्छाचेष्टितैरेव जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तिभिः ।। जगद्धिताय सुप्तोऽसि पार्श्वेन परिवर्त्तय ।। २१ ।। परिवर्त्तनकालोऽयं जगतः पालनाय ते ।। तवाज्ञयाऽयं शक्रोऽपि ध्वजे तिष्ठन्समुत्सुकः ।। २२ ।। द्रष्टुं त्वत्पादकमलं विमुचञ्जलदैर्जलम् ।। महीतलं प्लावयति प्रजापालनहेतुकम् ।। २३ ।। इति संप्रार्थ्य देवेशं वीप्सया तोषयेत्ततः ।। व्यजनैश्चामरैश्चैव वीजयेदनुकल्पकृत् ।। २४ ।। सुगन्धचन्दनैरस्य सर्वांगं परिलेपयेत् ।। स्वादूनिक्षुविकारांश्च विकृतैः पायसैस्तथा ।। २५ ।। यावकानि च हृद्यानि फलानि विविधानि वै ।। स्वादूपदंशानन्यांश्च घृतपूपान्सपायसान् ।। २६ ।। पक्वतांबूल पत्राणि सोपस्काराणि च द्विजाः ।। शय्यागृहद्वारि विभोः शनैर्भक्त्या निवेदयेत् ।। २७ ।। तस्मिन्दिने हरे रूपं भवेद्यदि महाफलम् ।। देवमुद्दिश्य यः कुर्यात्सर्वमक्षयतां व्रजेत् ।। २८ ।। स्नानं दानं जपो होमस्तपो जागरणं तथा ।। उपवासश्च नियमो व्रतांते द्विजतर्पणम् ।। २९ ।। सांगं व्रतमिदं कृत्वा विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् ।। यं यं कामयते चित्ते तं तमाप्नोत्यसंशयम् ।। 2.2.39.३० ।। अयं वः कथितो विप्राः पार्श्वपर्यायणोत्सवः ।। अनायासेन लोकानामक्षयः सुखदायकः ।। ३१ ।। अतः परं वै शृणुत उत्थापनमहोत्सवम् ।। पूजयित्वा जगन्नाथं कौमुद्याख्ये महोत्सवे ।। ३२ ।। अक्षक्रीडादिभिः पुष्पवस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः ।। ततोस्मिन्पौर्णमास्यायां रात्रावुत्सवसंयुतम् ।। ३३ ।। नारिकेलादिभिर्द्रव्यैः पिष्टकैरर्चयेद्धरिम् ।। ततः प्रभाते संकल्प्य कार्त्तिके व्रतमुत्तमम् ।। ३४ ।। व्रतेन तेनैव नयेद्यावदेकादशी सिता ।। तस्यामुत्थापयेद्देवं सुसुप्तं जगदीश्वरम् ।। ३५ ।। पूर्ववत्पूजयित्वा तु निशामध्ये जगद्गुरुम् ।। उत्थापयेदिमं मंत्रमाह्वयञ्छनकैर्मुदा ।। ३६ ।। उत्तिष्ठ देवदेवेश तेजोराशे जगत्पते ।। वीक्षस्व सकलं देव प्रसुप्तं तव मायया ।। ३७ ।। प्रफुल्लपुंडरीकश्रीहारिणा नयनेन वै ।। त्वया दृष्टं जगदिदं पावित्र्यं परमेष्यति ।। ३८ ।। श्रौतस्मार्त्ताः क्रियाः सर्वाः प्रवर्तंते ततो ध्रुवम् ।। इत्युत्थाप्य जगन्नाथं वेणुवीणादिकस्वनैः ।। ३९ ।। बंदिमागधसूतानां स्तुतिभिर्मंगलस्वनैः ।। शंखकाहालमुरजवादनैर्नृत्यगीतकैः ।। 2.2.39.४० ।। जयशब्दैस्तथा स्तोत्रैर्नयंत्तं नृत्यमण्डपम् ।। सुगन्धतैलेनाभ्यज्य स्नापयेत्पुरुषोत्तमम् ।। ४१ ।। पञ्चामृतैर्नारिकेलरसैः फलरसैस्तथा ।। सुगन्धामलकेनाथ यवकल्केन लेपयेत् ।। ४२ ।। घर्षयेत्तुलसीचूर्णैर्लेपयेद्गन्धचन्दनैः ।। पुष्पाधिवासितैस्तोयैस्तथा कर्पूरवासितैः ।। ४३ ।। कुशोदकै रत्नतोयैस्तथा गंधोदकैस्तथा ।। स्नाप्यमानं तथा देवं ये पश्यंति मुदान्विताः ।। ४४ ।। क्षालयन्ति दृढं पंकं बहुजन्मोपपादितम् ।। ततः श्रीजगदीशस्य क्रोडे संवासयेद्द्विजाः ।।४५।। आपादान्मूर्धपर्यंतं सर्वागं परिलेपयेत् ।। कुंकुमागुरुकस्तूरीकर्पूरैश्चंदनान्वितैः ।। ४६ ।। पाटलोदकसंपिष्टैः कालागुरुरसाप्लुतैः ।। दत्त्वा च मालतीमाला चन्द्रचूर्णेन संयुताम् ।। ४७ ।। महोपचारैः संपूज्य विष्णुं नीराजयेत्ततः ।। कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा प्रार्थयेत्परया मुदा ।। ४८ ।। चराचरमिदं सर्वं त्वदेकशरणं विभो ।। अनुग्रहामृतालोकैः पावयस्व जगद्गुरो ।। ।। ४९ ।। नृत्यगीतैः प्रेक्षणकै रात्रिशेषं समापयेत् ।। शयनादुत्थितं देवं यः पश्यति गदाधरम् ।। 2.2.39.५० ।। निद्रां मोहमयीं भित्त्वा ज्योतिः शांतं व्रजंति ते ।। सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति यान्यान्कामयते हृदि ।। ५१ ।। अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं साग्रं लभेत वै ।। कपिलालंकृताधेनुकोटिदानफलं तथा ।। ५२ ।। पुण्यं चाप्नोति परमं सर्वतीर्थाभिषेकजम् ।। कार्त्तिक्यां पारणं कुर्याच्चातुर्मास्यव्रतस्य वै ।। ५३ ।। दामोदरस्य प्रतिमां स्वर्णनिष्केण निर्मिताम् ।। यथाशक्तिकृतां वापि शालग्रामशिलास्थिताम् ।।५४।। चक्रमूर्तिं भगवतः पूजयेत्प्रयतात्मवान् ।। रचयेन्मण्डपं शुभ्रमेकदेशं गृहस्य वा ।। ५५ ।। अलंकुर्यात्पुष्पदामचामरैः सवितानकैः ।। भूमिभित्तीः सुधालेपैः स्तंभैश्चित्रदुकूलकैः ।। ५६ ।। कालागुरूणां धूपैश्च धूपयेत्तद्गृहं शुभम् ।। तन्मध्ये मण्डलं कुर्यात्स्वस्तिकं वर्णकैः शुभैः ।। ५७ ।। तदन्तः स्थापयेत्खट्वां करिदन्तमयीं शुभाम् ।। पट्टतूलीं तदुपरि वासयेत्पुरुषोत्तमम् ।।५८।। दामोदराकृतिं शंखपद्मपाणिं चतुर्भुजम् ।। लक्ष्मीमालिंग्य पद्मस्थां क्रोडस्थां वामपाणिना ।।५९।। भक्तेभ्यो दातुमुद्यंतं वरं दक्षिणपाणिना ।। सुनासं सुललाटं च सुनेत्रं सुश्रुतिद्वयम् ।। 2.2.39.६० ।। विशालवक्षसं देवं सर्वलावण्यसंयुतम् ।। सर्वालंकाररुचिरं दिव्यपीतनिचोलिनम् ।। ६१ ।। लक्ष्मीं पद्मकरां वापि तांबूलं ददतीं तथा ।। पञ्चामृतैः स्नापयित्वा वासोयुग्मेन वेष्टयेत् ।। ६२ ।। पूजयेदुपचारैस्तं यथाविभवविस्तरैः ।। ताम्रदीपान्मृन्मयान्वा ज्वालयेद्गव्यसर्पिषा ।।६३।। तैलेन वा शतं दीपवृक्षांश्चैव प्रदापयेत् ।। ब्रह्माणं नारदादींश्च देवर्षींस्तत्र पूजयेत् ।।६४।। दामोदरस्वरूपान्वै ब्राह्मणानपि पूजयेत् ।। वस्त्रयुग्मैर्माल्यगन्धैर्भक्ष्यभोज्यफलैस्तथा ।।६५।। तीर्थराजाभिषेकांगं पूजाकर्म यथोचितम् ।। दामोदरस्य तेनैव विधिनेहार्चनं भवेत् ।। ।। ६६ ।। तद्विष्णोरिति मन्त्रेण ब्रह्मादीनपि पूजयेत् ।। वेणुवीणादिकैर्गीतैः पुराणपठनेन च ।। ६७ ।। महोत्सवं प्रकुर्वीत ततो जागरणेन च ।। ततः प्रभाते विमलेऽग्निकार्यं च समाचरेत् ।। ६८ ।। अष्टाक्षरेण मंत्रेण समिदाज्यचरूनपि ।। लाजान्मधुसमिन्मिश्राञ्जुहुयाच्च ततः श्रिये ।।६९।। सूक्तेनाष्टोत्तरशतं ब्रह्मादीनां तदन्ततः ।। अष्टाहुतीर्वै जुहुयात्क्रमादेकैकशस्तिलैः ।। 2.2.39.७० ।। ब्रह्माणं नारदं दक्षं वसिष्ठं गौतमं तथा ।। सनत्कुमारमत्रिं च भरद्वाजं च कश्यपम् ।।७१।। दुर्वाससमगस्त्यं च महादेवं ततः परम् ।। विख्याता वैष्णवा ह्येते विष्णुरूपा न संशयः ।।७२।। एतान्संपूजयन्विप्रान्विष्णुः प्रीणाति तत्क्षणात् ।। होमांते प्राशनं कृत्वा दद्यादाचार्यदक्षिणाम् ।।७३।। सुवर्णभूषितां धेनुं वस्त्रं धान्यं च भक्तितः ।। प्रीतये वासुदेवस्य भोजयेद्द्विजपुंगवान्।। ७४ ।। सर्वोपचारसहितं दद्याद्दामोदरं ततः ।। ७६ ।। ॐ दामोदर जगन्नाथ त्वन्मयं विश्वमेव हि ।। त्वदाधारमिदं सर्वं त्वं धर्मः सर्वभावनः।।। त्वत्प्रसादाद्व्रतं चीर्णं सुसंपूर्णं तदस्तु मे ।।७६।। दामोदरः प्रदाता च गृहीता च वृषध्वजः।। प्रदीयते जगन्नाथः प्रीयतां मे जगद्गुरुः।।७७।। इति मंत्रं जपन्दद्यादाचार्याय सुरोत्तमम्।। समाप्य पूजयेद्भक्त्या स्तूयात्तं च प्रसादयेत् ।। ७८ ।। आचार्ये परितुष्टे तु तुष्टो भवति माधवः ।। तत्तद्द्रव्याणि च ततो दद्याद्विप्रेभ्य एव हि ।। ७९ ।। ततः स्वयं वै भुंजीत इष्टैः शिष्टैः स्वबंधुभिः ।। चातुर्मास्यव्रतं चेदं प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानतः ।। 2.2.39.८० ।। यथोक्तफलसंपन्नो विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् ।। श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणेषु नातः परतरं व्रतम् ।। ८१ ।। येनानुष्ठितमात्रेण कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः ।। विष्णोः प्रीतिकरं यादृङ्न तथान्यद्व्रतं द्विजाः ।। ८२ ।। तिलपात्रसहस्रैस्तु गवां चैवायुतायुतैः ।। कृष्णाजिनशतेनापि कन्यानामयुतेन च ।। ८३ ।। दत्त्वा यत्फलमाप्नोति कृत्वैतद्व्रतमुत्तमम् ।। सार्द्धत्रिकोटितीर्थानामभिषेकफलं तथा ।।८४।। प्राप्नोति तत्फलं विप्रा यं यं कामयते नरः ।। ८५ ।। इति श्री स्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे पुरुषोत्तमक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये चातुर्मास्यव्रतविधिर्नामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ।।३९।।
|| munaya ūcuḥ || || mune tvattaḥ śrutaṃ samyaṅmāhātmyaṃ jagadīśituḥ || nirmālyaprabhṛtīnāṃ ca yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ || 1 || śrotumicchāmahe brahmanyātrāṃ taraphalāni vai || śṛṇvatāṃ tattvato brūhi yathoddeśaḥ kṛtaḥ purā || 2 || || jaiminiruvāca || sarvathā varttate lokahitāya puruṣottamaḥ || nānāguṇavikāsaiśca nānārūpaviceṣṭitaiḥ || 3 || nānārūpavilāsena nānātmā ca jaganmayaḥ|| ahaṃkāraṃ vinā karmaphalaṃ no dvijasattamāḥ||4|| ahaṃkāreṇa badhyante kārāgāre bhavābhidhe || buddhyahaṃkārayuktastu yatkarmārabhate naraḥ || 5 || tasya sadguṇamāpnoti phalaṃ śubhamathāparam || buddhistu trividhā teṣāṃ guṇabhedena bhāvitā || 6 || tatra ye sāttvikāḥ saṃtaḥ phalāvāptiparāṅmukhāḥ || bhagavatprītaye karma kurvate te mumukṣavaḥ || 7 || parasya sparddhayā kīrtyai phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ|| bahuvittavyayāyāsai rājasaṃ karma tanvate || 8 || gatānugatikā ye ca dṛṣṭārthaikaparāyaṇāḥ || prasaṃgātphalamicchaṃtastāmasaṃ karma kurvate || 9 || sāttvikānāṃ jagannāthaḥ sarvadā sarvabhāvanaḥ || dhyāto dṛṣṭaḥ smṛto vāpi muktidātā na saṃśayaḥ || 2.2.39.10 || rājasāstāmasā ye vai mūḍhātmānaḥ phalaiṣiṇaḥ || utsavādikṛtaṃ karma manyaṃte phaladāyi te || 11 || saṃbhūya bahavo viprā ārabhaṃte'lpakaṃ vidhim || bahulāyāsaduḥkhaṃ yatkarma teṣāṃ phalapradam || 12 || teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya viśvāsāya durātmanām || yātrā nānāvidhā viprā varṣe varṣe pravartayet || 13 || janmasnānaṃ mahāvedyā utsavaśca prakīrtitaḥ || mahāyātrādvayaṃ puṃsāṃ kīrtanātpāpanāśanam || 14 || darśanaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtestathā ca śayanotsavaḥ || sarvapāpaharaścaiṣāmutsavo dakṣiṇāyane || 15 || ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi pārśvasya parivartanam || śayitasya jagadbhartuḥ parivartayituryugam ||16|| nabhasya vimale pakṣe saṃprāpte harivāsare || viṣṇoḥ svāpagṛhadvāri śanairgatvā praviśya ca ||17|| namaskṛtvā jagannāthaṃ paryaṃke śayitaṃ mudā || avacchādya śanairgatvā pūjayedupacārakaiḥ || 18 || praṇamya bhaktyā tatpādau guhyopaniṣadaiḥ stuvan || mantraṃ cemaṃ paṭhandevaṃ svāpayeduttarāmukham || 19 || devadeva jagannātha kalpānāṃ parivartaka || parivṛttamidaṃ sarvaṃ yena sthāvarajaṃgamam || 2.2.39.20 || yadicchāceṣṭitaireva jāgratsvapnasuṣuptibhiḥ || jagaddhitāya supto'si pārśvena parivarttaya || 21 || parivarttanakālo'yaṃ jagataḥ pālanāya te || tavājñayā'yaṃ śakro'pi dhvaje tiṣṭhansamutsukaḥ || 22 || draṣṭuṃ tvatpādakamalaṃ vimucañjaladairjalam || mahītalaṃ plāvayati prajāpālanahetukam || 23 || iti saṃprārthya deveśaṃ vīpsayā toṣayettataḥ || vyajanaiścāmaraiścaiva vījayedanukalpakṛt || 24 || sugandhacandanairasya sarvāṃgaṃ parilepayet || svādūnikṣuvikārāṃśca vikṛtaiḥ pāyasaistathā || 25 || yāvakāni ca hṛdyāni phalāni vividhāni vai || svādūpadaṃśānanyāṃśca ghṛtapūpānsapāyasān || 26 || pakvatāṃbūla patrāṇi sopaskārāṇi ca dvijāḥ || śayyāgṛhadvāri vibhoḥ śanairbhaktyā nivedayet || 27 || tasmindine hare rūpaṃ bhavedyadi mahāphalam || devamuddiśya yaḥ kuryātsarvamakṣayatāṃ vrajet || 28 || snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homastapo jāgaraṇaṃ tathā || upavāsaśca niyamo vratāṃte dvijatarpaṇam || 29 || sāṃgaṃ vratamidaṃ kṛtvā viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt || yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate citte taṃ tamāpnotyasaṃśayam || 2.2.39.30 || ayaṃ vaḥ kathito viprāḥ pārśvaparyāyaṇotsavaḥ || anāyāsena lokānāmakṣayaḥ sukhadāyakaḥ || 31 || ataḥ paraṃ vai śṛṇuta utthāpanamahotsavam || pūjayitvā jagannāthaṃ kaumudyākhye mahotsave || 32 || akṣakrīḍādibhiḥ puṣpavastramālyānulepanaiḥ || tatosminpaurṇamāsyāyāṃ rātrāvutsavasaṃyutam || 33 || nārikelādibhirdravyaiḥ piṣṭakairarcayeddharim || tataḥ prabhāte saṃkalpya kārttike vratamuttamam || 34 || vratena tenaiva nayedyāvadekādaśī sitā || tasyāmutthāpayeddevaṃ susuptaṃ jagadīśvaram || 35 || pūrvavatpūjayitvā tu niśāmadhye jagadgurum || utthāpayedimaṃ maṃtramāhvayañchanakairmudā || 36 || uttiṣṭha devadeveśa tejorāśe jagatpate || vīkṣasva sakalaṃ deva prasuptaṃ tava māyayā || 37 || praphullapuṃḍarīkaśrīhāriṇā nayanena vai || tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ jagadidaṃ pāvitryaṃ parameṣyati || 38 || śrautasmārttāḥ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ pravartaṃte tato dhruvam || ityutthāpya jagannāthaṃ veṇuvīṇādikasvanaiḥ || 39 || baṃdimāgadhasūtānāṃ stutibhirmaṃgalasvanaiḥ || śaṃkhakāhālamurajavādanairnṛtyagītakaiḥ || 2.2.39.40 || jayaśabdaistathā stotrairnayaṃttaṃ nṛtyamaṇḍapam || sugandhatailenābhyajya snāpayetpuruṣottamam || 41 || pañcāmṛtairnārikelarasaiḥ phalarasaistathā || sugandhāmalakenātha yavakalkena lepayet || 42 || gharṣayettulasīcūrṇairlepayedgandhacandanaiḥ || puṣpādhivāsitaistoyaistathā karpūravāsitaiḥ || 43 || kuśodakai ratnatoyaistathā gaṃdhodakaistathā || snāpyamānaṃ tathā devaṃ ye paśyaṃti mudānvitāḥ || 44 || kṣālayanti dṛḍhaṃ paṃkaṃ bahujanmopapāditam || tataḥ śrījagadīśasya kroḍe saṃvāsayeddvijāḥ ||45|| āpādānmūrdhaparyaṃtaṃ sarvāgaṃ parilepayet || kuṃkumāgurukastūrīkarpūraiścaṃdanānvitaiḥ || 46 || pāṭalodakasaṃpiṣṭaiḥ kālāgururasāplutaiḥ || dattvā ca mālatīmālā candracūrṇena saṃyutām || 47 || mahopacāraiḥ saṃpūjya viṣṇuṃ nīrājayettataḥ || kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā prārthayetparayā mudā || 48 || carācaramidaṃ sarvaṃ tvadekaśaraṇaṃ vibho || anugrahāmṛtālokaiḥ pāvayasva jagadguro || || 49 || nṛtyagītaiḥ prekṣaṇakai rātriśeṣaṃ samāpayet || śayanādutthitaṃ devaṃ yaḥ paśyati gadādharam || 2.2.39.50 || nidrāṃ mohamayīṃ bhittvā jyotiḥ śāṃtaṃ vrajaṃti te || sarvānkāmānavāpnoti yānyānkāmayate hṛdi || 51 || aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ sāgraṃ labheta vai || kapilālaṃkṛtādhenukoṭidānaphalaṃ tathā || 52 || puṇyaṃ cāpnoti paramaṃ sarvatīrthābhiṣekajam || kārttikyāṃ pāraṇaṃ kuryāccāturmāsyavratasya vai || 53 || dāmodarasya pratimāṃ svarṇaniṣkeṇa nirmitām || yathāśaktikṛtāṃ vāpi śālagrāmaśilāsthitām ||54|| cakramūrtiṃ bhagavataḥ pūjayetprayatātmavān || racayenmaṇḍapaṃ śubhramekadeśaṃ gṛhasya vā || 55 || alaṃkuryātpuṣpadāmacāmaraiḥ savitānakaiḥ || bhūmibhittīḥ sudhālepaiḥ staṃbhaiścitradukūlakaiḥ || 56 || kālāgurūṇāṃ dhūpaiśca dhūpayettadgṛhaṃ śubham || tanmadhye maṇḍalaṃ kuryātsvastikaṃ varṇakaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 57 || tadantaḥ sthāpayetkhaṭvāṃ karidantamayīṃ śubhām || paṭṭatūlīṃ tadupari vāsayetpuruṣottamam ||58|| dāmodarākṛtiṃ śaṃkhapadmapāṇiṃ caturbhujam || lakṣmīmāliṃgya padmasthāṃ kroḍasthāṃ vāmapāṇinā ||59|| bhaktebhyo dātumudyaṃtaṃ varaṃ dakṣiṇapāṇinā || sunāsaṃ sulalāṭaṃ ca sunetraṃ suśrutidvayam || 2.2.39.60 || viśālavakṣasaṃ devaṃ sarvalāvaṇyasaṃyutam || sarvālaṃkāraruciraṃ divyapītanicolinam || 61 || lakṣmīṃ padmakarāṃ vāpi tāṃbūlaṃ dadatīṃ tathā || pañcāmṛtaiḥ snāpayitvā vāsoyugmena veṣṭayet || 62 || pūjayedupacāraistaṃ yathāvibhavavistaraiḥ || tāmradīpānmṛnmayānvā jvālayedgavyasarpiṣā ||63|| tailena vā śataṃ dīpavṛkṣāṃścaiva pradāpayet || brahmāṇaṃ nāradādīṃśca devarṣīṃstatra pūjayet ||64|| dāmodarasvarūpānvai brāhmaṇānapi pūjayet || vastrayugmairmālyagandhairbhakṣyabhojyaphalaistathā ||65|| tīrtharājābhiṣekāṃgaṃ pūjākarma yathocitam || dāmodarasya tenaiva vidhinehārcanaṃ bhavet || || 66 || tadviṣṇoriti mantreṇa brahmādīnapi pūjayet || veṇuvīṇādikairgītaiḥ purāṇapaṭhanena ca || 67 || mahotsavaṃ prakurvīta tato jāgaraṇena ca || tataḥ prabhāte vimale'gnikāryaṃ ca samācaret || 68 || aṣṭākṣareṇa maṃtreṇa samidājyacarūnapi || lājānmadhusaminmiśrāñjuhuyācca tataḥ śriye ||69|| sūktenāṣṭottaraśataṃ brahmādīnāṃ tadantataḥ || aṣṭāhutīrvai juhuyātkramādekaikaśastilaiḥ || 2.2.39.70 || brahmāṇaṃ nāradaṃ dakṣaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ gautamaṃ tathā || sanatkumāramatriṃ ca bharadvājaṃ ca kaśyapam ||71|| durvāsasamagastyaṃ ca mahādevaṃ tataḥ param || vikhyātā vaiṣṇavā hyete viṣṇurūpā na saṃśayaḥ ||72|| etānsaṃpūjayanviprānviṣṇuḥ prīṇāti tatkṣaṇāt || homāṃte prāśanaṃ kṛtvā dadyādācāryadakṣiṇām ||73|| suvarṇabhūṣitāṃ dhenuṃ vastraṃ dhānyaṃ ca bhaktitaḥ || prītaye vāsudevasya bhojayeddvijapuṃgavān|| 74 || sarvopacārasahitaṃ dadyāddāmodaraṃ tataḥ || 76 || oṃ dāmodara jagannātha tvanmayaṃ viśvameva hi || tvadādhāramidaṃ sarvaṃ tvaṃ dharmaḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ||| tvatprasādādvrataṃ cīrṇaṃ susaṃpūrṇaṃ tadastu me ||76|| dāmodaraḥ pradātā ca gṛhītā ca vṛṣadhvajaḥ|| pradīyate jagannāthaḥ prīyatāṃ me jagadguruḥ||77|| iti maṃtraṃ japandadyādācāryāya surottamam|| samāpya pūjayedbhaktyā stūyāttaṃ ca prasādayet || 78 || ācārye parituṣṭe tu tuṣṭo bhavati mādhavaḥ || tattaddravyāṇi ca tato dadyādviprebhya eva hi || 79 || tataḥ svayaṃ vai bhuṃjīta iṣṭaiḥ śiṣṭaiḥ svabaṃdhubhiḥ || cāturmāsyavrataṃ cedaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānataḥ || 2.2.39.80 || yathoktaphalasaṃpanno viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt || śrutismṛtipurāṇeṣu nātaḥ parataraṃ vratam || 81 || yenānuṣṭhitamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ || viṣṇoḥ prītikaraṃ yādṛṅna tathānyadvrataṃ dvijāḥ || 82 || tilapātrasahasraistu gavāṃ caivāyutāyutaiḥ || kṛṣṇājinaśatenāpi kanyānāmayutena ca || 83 || dattvā yatphalamāpnoti kṛtvaitadvratamuttamam || sārddhatrikoṭitīrthānāmabhiṣekaphalaṃ tathā ||84|| prāpnoti tatphalaṃ viprā yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate naraḥ || 85 || iti śrī skāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye cāturmāsyavratavidhirnāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||39||
English translation
Note: This chapter deals with the following festivals: (i) Pārśva -paryāyaṇa (Turning over the side) on the 11th day of the bright half of Bhādrapada . (ii) Utthāpana (Waking up) on the 11th day of the bright half of Kārttika .
The sages requested :
1-2. O sage, the greatness of the Lord of the universe has been heard from you; that of Nirmālya etc. also was heard in the proper order. We wish to hear, O Brāhmaṇa , the benefits of other Yātrās (festivals) too. To us who (wish to) listen to it, relate it accurately as you had originally intended.
Jaimini replied :
3. Puruṣottama exists for the welfare of all the worlds in every respect, and (for the purpose) produces different Guṇas and activities in various forms.
4-7. For the sport in various graceful forms, the Lord who is identical with the universe, becomes diverse souls.
Without Ahaṃkāra (Ego), there is no (experience of) the fruits of Karmas , O excellent Brāhmaṇas .
It is through the Ego that the people are bound in the prison called the worldly existence. Man does everything after being equipped with Buddhi (Intellect) and Ahaṃkāra (Ego). In accordance with the Guṇa (quality) of the Intellect, he obtains the benefit, auspicious or otherwise. Intellect is of three kinds according to the Guṇas.
Those who are Sāttvikas are good men shunning the fruits (of the Karmas). They perform holy rites for propitiating the Lord. They are desirous of liberation.
8. People of the Rājasa type perform various rites with a feeling of rivalry with others, or for the sake of reputation, or for fruits. They spend much wealth over it and strain themselves much.
9. People of the Tāmasa type are blind followers of others. They are devoted solely to perceptible results. They want benefits following from their acts. Thus they perform various rites.
10. When meditated, seen or remembered, the Lord of the universe is always a bestower of salvation on Sāttvika people. He is the sanctifier of everyone. There is no doubt about this.
11. The Rājasas and the Tāmasas are foolish souls desirous of results. They think that performance of rites etc. gives benefits.
12. Many of them, O Brāhmaṇas, join together and perform a small ceremony. To them that action or rite which involves great strain, pain and misery is the bestower of benefits.
13. In order to uplift them, for the purpose of convincing the vicious ones, O Brāhmaṇas, one should celebrate different kinds of Yātrās (festivals, processions etc.) every year.
14. The holy ablution on the birthday and the festival of the Great Altar have been recounted. These two great Yātrās are destructive of the sins by (their) glorification.
15. The sight of the Lord facing the South and the festival of retiring to bed are destructive of all sins. They are the festivals to be celebrated during the period of the Southern Transit.
16. Henceforth, I shall describe the festival of the turning on the other side of the Lord of the universe, who is lying down, the Lord who turns even the Yugas .
17-19. On the eleventh day in the bright half of the month of Bhādrapada (August-September), the devotee slowly goes towards the door of the bedchamber of Viṣṇu . He enters and bows down to the Lord of the universe, who is happily asleep on the couch. He should go to him slowly and cover him up (with a sheet) and worship with various offerings. Bowing down to his feet with devotion, he should eulogize with secret (mystical) Upaniṣad passages. He should repeat the following Mantra and make the Lord sleep facing the North:
20-24. “O Lord of Devas , O Lord of the universe, O Lord who turns the Kalpas ! This universe consisting of mobile and immobile beings is turned by you, by your will and activities such as keeping awake, dreaming and sleeping. It is for the welfare of the universe that you are asleep. Turn over on the other side.
This is the time for the change, for the protection of the universe. At your bidding this Śakra is eagerly standing by your flagstaff to see your lotus-like feet. He is showering water through the clouds. He floods the surface of the earth as a means for the protection of the subjects.”
The devotee should pray to the Lord of Devas repeatedly twice like this and propitiate him. He should fan the Lord with fans and chowries and serve him.
25-27. He should smear all the limbs of the Lord with sweet-smelling sandal paste. He should offer as Naivedya the following things: Tasty sugarcane juice and its products, milk products, palatable barley preparations, different kinds of fruits, tasty pickles, other side-dishes, sweet pies prepared in ghee , milk puddings of various types, ripe arecanuts and well-dressed betel leaves. These should be offered at the door of the bedchamber of the Lord. The devotee should offer these slowly and with great devotion.
28-30. On that day, if the devotee meditates on the form of Hari , it will yield great merit. Whatever is done for the sake of the Lord, such as holy bath, charitable gift, Japa , Homa , penance, keeping awake, fasting and other observances, shall have everlasting benefit. At the conclusion of the Vrata , Brāhmaṇas should be propitiated. By performing this Vrata with all its ancillaries, one shall attain the world of Viṣṇu. Whatever he desires in the mind, he shall certainly obtain.
31. This festival recounted to you is Pārśva Paryāyaṇa (Turning on the other side). It bestows everlasting happiness on all the worlds without any difficulty.
32-36. Henceforth listen to the great festival of Utthāpana (waking up).
At the outset, the Lord of the universe is worshipped in the great festival named Kaumudī (Moonlight) by means of games of dice etc., flowers, garments, wreaths and unguents.
Then on a full-moon day during the night the devotee should worship Hari with great festivities by means of ground-flour cakes, coconuts and other articles of worship.
Then in the morning the devotee should declare his intention to perform the holy rite during the month of Kārttika. Till the eleventh day in the bright half of Kārttika, he should continue the Vrata . On that day he should awaken the Lord of the universe who is sound asleep. As before, he should perform the worship of the Sire of the universe at midnight. He should repeat the following Mantra joyfully and awaken the Lord gently:
37-42. “O Lord of the chiefs of Devas, O mass of refulgence, O Lord of the universe, look, all are sleeping due to your Māyā . Look at them with your eyes that take away the splendour of full-blown lotuses. This universe seen by you will attain the greatest sanctity. Then all the holy rites laid down in the Śrutis and Smṛtis can certainly be performed.”
After awakening the Lord thus, the devotee should take him to the Dance-pavilion to the accompaniment of playing of flutes and lutes and other musical instruments, the eulogies of the heralds, bards and panegyrists, auspicious sounds, the sounds of conchshells, Kāhāla trumpets and Muraja drums, dances, songs and shouts of “Be victorious”.
After anointing him with scented oil, he should bathe Puruṣottama with Pañcāmṛta , coconut juice and the juices of fruits. Thereafter, he should smear the Lord with perfumed embylic myrobalan and paste of barley.
43-48. He should rub the body (of the Lord) with powdered Tulasī and smear it with fragrant sandal-paste. Then the Lord should be bathed with waters rendered fragrant by means of flowers as well as by camphor. Waters should be sprinkled by means of Kuśa blades. The Lord should be then bathed with waters rendered fragrant by means of perfumes from bejewelled vessels.
Those who joyously see the Lord being bathed thus, wash off their dirt (sins) firmly fixed and acquired in the course of many births.
Thereafter, O Brāhmaṇas, the devotee should apply perfume on the chest of the Lord of the universe.
Then the entire body from head to foot should be smeared with saffron, agallochum, musk and camphor mixed with sandal-paste. These should be ground into a paste with waters mixed with tumpet [trumpet?] flowers and the liquid extract of black aloe-wood. A garland of jasmine flowers should be put on the Lord and dusted with powdered camphor. After worshipping Viṣṇu with great offerings and services, the rite of Nīrājana should be performed. With palms joined in reverence the devotee should pray with greatest joy:
49-54. “This entire universe consisting of mobile and immobile beings has you alone for its refuge, O Lord. Sanctify it by means of your benign nectarine glances, O Sire of the universe.”
He should spend the remaining part of the night by having shows, dances and songs. He who sees Lord Gadādhara who has got up from the bed, shall destroy the slumber of delusion and attain the peaceful enlightenment. Whatever other desires he may have in his heart of hearts, he shall attain all those desires.
He shall attain the merit of a thousand horse-sacrifices and even something more. He shall attain the merit of gifting away a crore of tawny-coloured cows, well adorned. He shall attain the greatest merit of taking the holy bath in all the Tīrthas . The Pāraṇā (concluding rites) of the vow of the four months should be performed on the Kārttikī day. (The devotee should give away) the idol of Dāmodara made of gold (a gold coin called) Niṣka or one made in accordance with one’s capacity or one made of Śālagrāma stone.
55-58. Then the devotee with restrained self should worship the Discus, (another) form of the Lord. A separate excellent pavilion should be made and decorated or a part of the house may be decorated well with garlands, chowries and canopies. The floor and the walls should be well plastered and the pillars adorned with silk cloths of various colours.
He should fumigate with the incense of black aloe-wood the entire portion of the splendid house (or pavilion). In its middle he should draw the mystic diagram of Svastika -design with splendid colours. He should place an ivory cot within it. A silk mattress should be spread over it. The devotee should place Puruṣottama upon it.
59-62. The Lord should be in the form of Dāmodara with four arms and having the conch-shell and the lotus in his hand. He is to be depicted as embracing Lakṣmī with his left hand, Lakṣmī seated on a lotus and stationed on his chest. With his right hand he makes the gesture of granting boons to devotees.
His nose, forehead, eyes, pair of ears etc. are excellent. The Lord has a broad chest. He is endowed with every graceful and handsome features. He is charming with all kinds of ornaments. He has divine yellow garments.
Lakṣmī is depicted as having a lotus in her hand and offering betel leaves (to the Lord). After bathing the Lord with Pañcāmṛta the devotee should cover him up with two cloths.
63. He should worship him with offerings and services as elaborate as his affluence can allow. He should light copper lamps or earthen lamps with cow’s ghee.
64. He should have a hundred light trees where the wicks burn with
oil. He should worship there Brahmā and the celestial sages headed by Nārada .
65. He should worship Brāhmaṇas too, (the visible) forms of Dāmodara, and honour them with pairs of cloths, wreaths and scents, foodstuffs of various kinds and fruits as well.
66. The worship of Dāmodara here should be done in the manner in which worship involving ablution in the Tīrtharāja (the sea) is done.
67-73. He should worship Brahmā and others with the Mantra “ Tad viṣṇoḥ ” (“that of viṣṇu”) (RV 1.22.20) etc. He should celebrate a great festival to the accompaniment of songs and instrumental music on flutes, lutes etc. There should be reading of the Purāṇas and keeping awake for the whole of the night. After the day has clearly dawned, he should perform the rites in the sacred fire. For the sake of general welfare he should perform Homas with Samits (sacred twigs), ghee and Carus while reciting the eight-syllabled Mantra (viz. oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya ). To propitiate Śrī he should perform the Homas with fried grains mixed with honey and sacrificial twigs while reciting Śrī Sūkta .
In propitiating Brahmā and others, he should perform Homas one hundred and eight times. Eight of the oblations should be offered one by one with gingelly seeds. Thereafter he should offer Homas for Brahmā, Nārada, Dakṣa , Vasiṣṭha , Gautama , Sanatkumāra , Atri , Bharadvāja , Kaśyapa , Durvāsas , Agastya and Mahādeva . All these are well-known Vaiṣṇavas . They are the forms of Viṣṇu. There is no doubt about it.
By performing the worship of these Brāhmaṇas Viṣṇu can be pleased instantaneously. At the conclusion of Homa he should break his fast and make monetary gift to the preceptor.
74-79. He should give a cow also adorned with gold. With great devotion clothes and food-grains also are to be given for the satisfaction of Vāsudeva . He should then feed Brāhmaṇas. Along with all offerings and services, a replica of Dāmodara should be given to the preceptor with the recitation of the following Mantra:
“Oṃ, Dāmodara, O Lord of the universe, the whole universe is identical with you. All these have you as their support. You are Dharma , the sanctifier of all. It is by your grace that the vow has been completed. Let it be perfect. Dāmodara is the giver. The Bull-emblemed Lord is the receiver. The Lord of the universe is being given. Let the preceptor of the universe be pleased with me.”
Repeating this Mantra, he should give the excellent god to the preceptor. After concluding everything he should worship, eulogize and propitiate him with devotion.
If the preceptor is pleased, Mādhava becomes pleased. Thereafter, he should gift away the different articles to Brāhmaṇas.
80-81. Thereafter he should take his food along with the near and dear and kinsmen of good culture. After completing this holy rite in accordance with the injunctions, he should be richly endowed with the benefits as mentioned. He shall attain the world of Viṣṇu. There is no greater Vrata than this in the Śrutis, Smṛtis and Purāṇas.
82-85. Merely by performing this the man will feel that he has done his duty. Other Vratas are not as pleasing to Viṣṇu as this, O Brāhmaṇas. By performing this excellent holy rite one obtains that merit which one gets by giving thousands of vessels full of gingelly seeds, thousands of thousands of cows, a hundred deerskins, and ten thousand virgins, O Brāhmaṇas. He obtains the merit of taking holy baths in three and a half crores of Tīrthas. The man gets whatever he desires.
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