Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya · Chapter 49
Source।।मुनय ऊचुः ।। ।। भगवञ्जैमिने सर्वं वेदवेदांगपारग ।। त्वदनुग्रहतोऽस्माभिर्माहात्म्यं जगदीशितुः ।। १ ।। क्षेत्रराजस्य तस्यैव यात्राणां चैव सर्वशः ।। भगवद्भोजनोच्छिष्टप्राशनादिफलं तथा ।। २ ।। इंद्रद्युम्नस्य राज्ञो वै वृत्तांतमतिदुर्लभम् ।। नीलमाधवरूपं तु दारुब्रह्मप्रकाशनम् ।। ।। ३ ।। श्रुतं त्वद्वदनांभोजाद्गलितं तद्यथाविधि ।। इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामस्त्वत्तो हि वदतां वर ।। ४ ।। सर्वं विस्तरतो ब्रह्मन्वयं सर्वे मुदान्विताः ।। पुराणश्रवणस्यैव यदुक्तं फलमेव तत् ।। ५ ।। को वा तस्य विधिश्चैव केन वा स्यात्तु सांगकम्।। अस्मासु चेदनुक्रोशो यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि ।। ६ ।। ।। ।। जैमिनिरुवाच ।। ।। साधु साधु मुनिश्रेष्ठा यत्पृष्टं परया मुदा ।। तत्र मे प्रीतिरतुला जाता रोमांचकारिणी ।। ७ ।। तद्वः सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वं सावधानतः ।। पुराणश्रवणारंभे यथाविभवमात्मनः ।। ८ ।। आदौ संकल्प्य विधिवद्ब्राह्मणं शुद्धवंशजम् ।। अव्यंगावयवं शांतं स्वशाखं स्वपुरोधसम् ।। ९ ।। सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञं भूषणैरतिशोभनैः ।। वस्त्रचंदनमाल्याद्यैर्वृणुयात्पाठसंश्रुतौ ।। 2.2.49.१० ।। कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा ततः संप्रार्थयेद्द्विजम् ।। त्वं विष्णुर्विष्णुरेव त्वं न तु भेदः कदाचन ।। ११ ।। निर्विघ्नं मे भवत्वेव त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रसीद च ।। ततो वृतं ब्राह्मणं च बहुमूल्यासने शुभे ।। ।। १२ ।। वासयित्वा च तस्यैव गले मालां विनिक्षिपेत् ।। मस्तके पुष्पगर्भं च चंदनैरनुलेपयेत् ।। १३ ।। यस्मात्तस्मिंश्च समये विप्रो व्याससमो मतः ।। तेनैव ब्राह्मणेनैव पुस्तके विष्णुरूपके ।। १४ ।। कारयेद्व्यासपूजां च श्रीखण्डागुरुपुष्पकैः ।। नानोपचारै रुचिरैर्भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकैरपि ।। १५ ।। भक्त्या चासनदानादिविधिः कार्यो दिने दिने ।। सांप्रतं कथयाम्येवं श्रूयतां श्रोतृलक्षणम् ।। १६ ।। गतानुगतिकानां च निवासार्थं तथा द्विजाः ।। आसनानि यथायोग्यं रचयित्वा स्वयं तथा ।। १७ ।। शुभासनांतरस्थो हि भवेदुत्कण्ठमानसः ।। अथवा संस्कृते देशे सर्वैः सह वसेद्भुवि ।। १८ ।। व्यासस्याग्रे निवसतिरासने नोच्च एव च ।। कृतस्नानो मुदा युक्तो धारयंञ्छुक्लवाससी ।। १९ ।। आचांतः शंखचक्रादितिलकान्वितविग्रहः ।। मनसा भावयेद्विष्णुं विश्वासं कारयेद्भृशम् ।। 2.2.49.२० ।। पुराणे ब्राह्मणे चैव देवे च मंत्रकर्मणि ।। तीर्थे वृद्धस्य वचने विश्वासः फलदायकः ।। २१ ।। अतो मुनिवराः सर्वं पुण्यं विश्वासकारणम् ।। पाषंडादिकसंभाषं वृथालापं प्रयत्नतः ।। २२ ।। पुराणश्रवणे काले सर्वचिंतां च वर्जयेत् ।। अनेन विधिना विप्राः प्रत्यहं शृणुयान्मुदा ।। २३ ।। ततः पाठे समाप्ते च करतालादिकैर्मुहुः ।। जय कृष्ण जगन्नाथ हर इत्यादिनामभिः ।। २४ ।। विस्तारयेद्यथाकाशे श्रूयते शब्द एव सः ।। एवं च प्रत्यहं कुर्यात्प्रीतये मुरवैरिणः ।। २५ ।। ततो ग्रंथसमाप्तौ च विष्णुप्रीणनतत्परः ।। विशेषाद्वस्त्रमाल्यादिचंदनैर्भूषणैस्तथा ।। भूषयेत्परया भक्त्या विप्रं व्याससमं द्विजाः ।। २६ ।। आत्मशक्त्या प्रदद्याच्च दक्षिणां वै यथाविधि ।। ये ये प्रदद्युर्यद्यच्च मत्तस्तच्छृणुताधुना ।। २७ ।। राजानः करिणो दद्युः सालंकारान्सुलक्षणान् ।। क्षत्रिया एवमेवं च ते वै राजसमा मताः ।। २८ ।। ब्राह्मणाः पुस्तकांश्चैव विष्णोरर्चाकरंडिकाः ।। कनकं रजतं चैव धान्यं वस्त्रं स्वभक्तितः ।। २९ ।। विशश्च रत्नभूषाढ्यान्सिन्धुदेशोद्भवानपि ।। गाश्च लक्षणसंयुक्ताः सवत्साश्च पयस्विनीः ।। 2.2.49.३० ।। अन्यच्च कनकाद्यं च त्यजेयुर्धर्मतत्पराः ।। शूद्राः प्रदद्युः परया मुदा संयुक्तमानसाः ।। ३१ ।। वासांसि च सुवर्णं च धान्यं रत्नानि गास्तथा ।। नानालंकारयुक्ताश्च घटोघ्नीर्बालगर्भिणीः ।। ३२ ।। एवं वै दक्षिणां दद्याद्येन संतुष्यते गुरुः ।। आत्मनः शक्तितो विप्रा वित्तशाठ्यं न कारयेत् ।। ३३ ।। शांतिकं पौष्टिकं चैव व्रतोद्वाहादि कर्म च ।। मोक्षस्य साधकं कर्म पुराणश्रवणं तथा ।। ३४ ।। यज्ञादिकं च दानं च व्रतं नानाविधं तथा ।। यदि चेद्दक्षिणाहीनं तदा भवति निष्फलम्।।३५।। असुराः कर्मणस्तस्य हरंति फलमेव तत् ।। यथा स्त्रीणां च लावण्यं भर्तृस्नेहविवर्जितम् ।। ३६ ।। युद्धात्पलायितानां च पृष्ठं कृत्वा धनुष्मताम् ।। विना धावनमश्वानां दुष्टत्वं हि यथा द्विजाः ।। ३७ ।। मूकत्वेनेव पांडित्यं सर्वशास्त्रविपश्चिताम् ।। हीनं दक्षिणया यद्यत्कर्म तद्वच्च निष्फलम् ।।३८।। दानेन क्षीयते यस्मादुरितानां कदंबकम् ।। दक्षिणेति तथा विप्रा गीयते शास्त्रवेदिभिः ।। ३९ ।। ततो विप्रान्भोजयेद्वै यथाशक्तिप्रकल्पितैः ।। कर्पूरेण च खंडेन सर्पिषा पायसैर्युतैः ।।2.2.49.४० ।। षड्विधैरन्नपानाद्यैः सुस्वादैरमृतोपमैः ।। तेभ्योपि स्वर्णवस्त्रादि यथाशक्त्या प्रदापयेत्।। ४१ ।। एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं पुराणश्रवणस्य च ।। सांगोपांगविधानं च येन स्यात्सफलं त्विदम् ।। इदानीं भो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः किमन्यज्ज्ञातुमिच्छथ ।।४२।। ।। मुनय ऊचुः ।। ।। अहोऽस्माकं महाभाग्यं यत्पापौघविनाशनम् ।। पुराणश्रवणस्यैव फलमस्माभिरेव च ।। ४३ ।। सांगोपांगविधानं च श्रुतं त्वन्मुखपंकजात् ।। धन्याः स्म कृतपुण्याः स्म संसारे विगतज्वराः ।। ४४ ।। इदानीमात्मशक्त्या वै दीयते भवते मुने ।। दक्षिणा फलसंप्राप्त्यै प्रसन्नस्त्वं गृहाण च ।। ४५ ।। इत्युक्तवंतो मुनयो ह्यकिंचनाः समित्कुशं पुष्पफलाक्षतादिकम् ।। क्लृप्त्वा च तस्मै मुनयः सुमुक्ताः क्षेत्रोत्तमं जग्मुरतिप्रहर्षिताः ।। ४६ ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे पुरुषोत्तमक्षेत्र माहात्म्ये जैमिनिऋषिसंवाद एकोनपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ४९ ।। ।। ।। ।। ।। ।। इति वैष्णवखण्डे द्वितीयं श्रीपुरुषोत्तम (जगन्नाथ) क्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं समाप्तम् ।। (२-२) ।।
||munaya ūcuḥ || || bhagavañjaimine sarvaṃ vedavedāṃgapāraga || tvadanugrahato'smābhirmāhātmyaṃ jagadīśituḥ || 1 || kṣetrarājasya tasyaiva yātrāṇāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ || bhagavadbhojanocchiṣṭaprāśanādiphalaṃ tathā || 2 || iṃdradyumnasya rājño vai vṛttāṃtamatidurlabham || nīlamādhavarūpaṃ tu dārubrahmaprakāśanam || || 3 || śrutaṃ tvadvadanāṃbhojādgalitaṃ tadyathāvidhi || idānīṃ śrotumicchāmastvatto hi vadatāṃ vara || 4 || sarvaṃ vistarato brahmanvayaṃ sarve mudānvitāḥ || purāṇaśravaṇasyaiva yaduktaṃ phalameva tat || 5 || ko vā tasya vidhiścaiva kena vā syāttu sāṃgakam|| asmāsu cedanukrośo yathāvadvaktumarhasi || 6 || || || jaiminiruvāca || || sādhu sādhu muniśreṣṭhā yatpṛṣṭaṃ parayā mudā || tatra me prītiratulā jātā romāṃcakāriṇī || 7 || tadvaḥ sarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ sāvadhānataḥ || purāṇaśravaṇāraṃbhe yathāvibhavamātmanaḥ || 8 || ādau saṃkalpya vidhivadbrāhmaṇaṃ śuddhavaṃśajam || avyaṃgāvayavaṃ śāṃtaṃ svaśākhaṃ svapurodhasam || 9 || sarvaśāstrārthatattvajñaṃ bhūṣaṇairatiśobhanaiḥ || vastracaṃdanamālyādyairvṛṇuyātpāṭhasaṃśrutau || 2.2.49.10 || kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā tataḥ saṃprārthayeddvijam || tvaṃ viṣṇurviṣṇureva tvaṃ na tu bhedaḥ kadācana || 11 || nirvighnaṃ me bhavatveva tvatprasādātprasīda ca || tato vṛtaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ca bahumūlyāsane śubhe || || 12 || vāsayitvā ca tasyaiva gale mālāṃ vinikṣipet || mastake puṣpagarbhaṃ ca caṃdanairanulepayet || 13 || yasmāttasmiṃśca samaye vipro vyāsasamo mataḥ || tenaiva brāhmaṇenaiva pustake viṣṇurūpake || 14 || kārayedvyāsapūjāṃ ca śrīkhaṇḍāgurupuṣpakaiḥ || nānopacārai rucirairbhakṣyabhojyādikairapi || 15 || bhaktyā cāsanadānādividhiḥ kāryo dine dine || sāṃprataṃ kathayāmyevaṃ śrūyatāṃ śrotṛlakṣaṇam || 16 || gatānugatikānāṃ ca nivāsārthaṃ tathā dvijāḥ || āsanāni yathāyogyaṃ racayitvā svayaṃ tathā || 17 || śubhāsanāṃtarastho hi bhavedutkaṇṭhamānasaḥ || athavā saṃskṛte deśe sarvaiḥ saha vasedbhuvi || 18 || vyāsasyāgre nivasatirāsane nocca eva ca || kṛtasnāno mudā yukto dhārayaṃñchuklavāsasī || 19 || ācāṃtaḥ śaṃkhacakrāditilakānvitavigrahaḥ || manasā bhāvayedviṣṇuṃ viśvāsaṃ kārayedbhṛśam || 2.2.49.20 || purāṇe brāhmaṇe caiva deve ca maṃtrakarmaṇi || tīrthe vṛddhasya vacane viśvāsaḥ phaladāyakaḥ || 21 || ato munivarāḥ sarvaṃ puṇyaṃ viśvāsakāraṇam || pāṣaṃḍādikasaṃbhāṣaṃ vṛthālāpaṃ prayatnataḥ || 22 || purāṇaśravaṇe kāle sarvaciṃtāṃ ca varjayet || anena vidhinā viprāḥ pratyahaṃ śṛṇuyānmudā || 23 || tataḥ pāṭhe samāpte ca karatālādikairmuhuḥ || jaya kṛṣṇa jagannātha hara ityādināmabhiḥ || 24 || vistārayedyathākāśe śrūyate śabda eva saḥ || evaṃ ca pratyahaṃ kuryātprītaye muravairiṇaḥ || 25 || tato graṃthasamāptau ca viṣṇuprīṇanatatparaḥ || viśeṣādvastramālyādicaṃdanairbhūṣaṇaistathā || bhūṣayetparayā bhaktyā vipraṃ vyāsasamaṃ dvijāḥ || 26 || ātmaśaktyā pradadyācca dakṣiṇāṃ vai yathāvidhi || ye ye pradadyuryadyacca mattastacchṛṇutādhunā || 27 || rājānaḥ kariṇo dadyuḥ sālaṃkārānsulakṣaṇān || kṣatriyā evamevaṃ ca te vai rājasamā matāḥ || 28 || brāhmaṇāḥ pustakāṃścaiva viṣṇorarcākaraṃḍikāḥ || kanakaṃ rajataṃ caiva dhānyaṃ vastraṃ svabhaktitaḥ || 29 || viśaśca ratnabhūṣāḍhyānsindhudeśodbhavānapi || gāśca lakṣaṇasaṃyuktāḥ savatsāśca payasvinīḥ || 2.2.49.30 || anyacca kanakādyaṃ ca tyajeyurdharmatatparāḥ || śūdrāḥ pradadyuḥ parayā mudā saṃyuktamānasāḥ || 31 || vāsāṃsi ca suvarṇaṃ ca dhānyaṃ ratnāni gāstathā || nānālaṃkārayuktāśca ghaṭoghnīrbālagarbhiṇīḥ || 32 || evaṃ vai dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādyena saṃtuṣyate guruḥ || ātmanaḥ śaktito viprā vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kārayet || 33 || śāṃtikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ caiva vratodvāhādi karma ca || mokṣasya sādhakaṃ karma purāṇaśravaṇaṃ tathā || 34 || yajñādikaṃ ca dānaṃ ca vrataṃ nānāvidhaṃ tathā || yadi ceddakṣiṇāhīnaṃ tadā bhavati niṣphalam||35|| asurāḥ karmaṇastasya haraṃti phalameva tat || yathā strīṇāṃ ca lāvaṇyaṃ bhartṛsnehavivarjitam || 36 || yuddhātpalāyitānāṃ ca pṛṣṭhaṃ kṛtvā dhanuṣmatām || vinā dhāvanamaśvānāṃ duṣṭatvaṃ hi yathā dvijāḥ || 37 || mūkatveneva pāṃḍityaṃ sarvaśāstravipaścitām || hīnaṃ dakṣiṇayā yadyatkarma tadvacca niṣphalam ||38|| dānena kṣīyate yasmāduritānāṃ kadaṃbakam || dakṣiṇeti tathā viprā gīyate śāstravedibhiḥ || 39 || tato viprānbhojayedvai yathāśaktiprakalpitaiḥ || karpūreṇa ca khaṃḍena sarpiṣā pāyasairyutaiḥ ||2.2.49.40 || ṣaḍvidhairannapānādyaiḥ susvādairamṛtopamaiḥ || tebhyopi svarṇavastrādi yathāśaktyā pradāpayet|| 41 || etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ purāṇaśravaṇasya ca || sāṃgopāṃgavidhānaṃ ca yena syātsaphalaṃ tvidam || idānīṃ bho muniśreṣṭhāḥ kimanyajjñātumicchatha ||42|| || munaya ūcuḥ || || aho'smākaṃ mahābhāgyaṃ yatpāpaughavināśanam || purāṇaśravaṇasyaiva phalamasmābhireva ca || 43 || sāṃgopāṃgavidhānaṃ ca śrutaṃ tvanmukhapaṃkajāt || dhanyāḥ sma kṛtapuṇyāḥ sma saṃsāre vigatajvarāḥ || 44 || idānīmātmaśaktyā vai dīyate bhavate mune || dakṣiṇā phalasaṃprāptyai prasannastvaṃ gṛhāṇa ca || 45 || ityuktavaṃto munayo hyakiṃcanāḥ samitkuśaṃ puṣpaphalākṣatādikam || klṛptvā ca tasmai munayaḥ sumuktāḥ kṣetrottamaṃ jagmuratipraharṣitāḥ || 46 || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetra māhātmye jaiminiṛṣisaṃvāda ekonapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 49 || || || || || || iti vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe dvitīyaṃ śrīpuruṣottama (jagannātha) kṣetramāhātmyaṃ samāptam || (2-2) ||
English translation
The sages said :
1 -6. O holy Lord Jaimini , O master of the Vedas and their ancillaries, with your blessing everything has been heard by us. The greatness of the Lord of the universe, of the prominent sacred place and all the festivals has been heard by us.
The merit of consuming the leavings (remnants) of the food of the Lord, the rare story of the life of King Indradyumna , the form of Nīlamādhava and the revelation of the Brahman in wooden form—all this has been heard by us as it issued forth from your lotus-like mouth.
O most eloquent one, from you alone we wish to hear the merit of listening to a Purāṇa . We are joyful and eager for the same.
O holy Lord, tell us in detail. What is its mode? By whom should it (be read). If you have mercy on us, it behoves you to relate as it is.
Jaimini said :
7. Very well, O excellent sages. What has been asked by you with great joy is nice; I am exceedingly pleased. It makes me thrilled with joy.
8-10. So I will speak everything. Listen attentively. When a devotee is ready to listen to a Purāṇa, he should first perform the rite of Saṃkalpa in accordance with his capacity.
He should choose a Brāhmaṇa (i.e. narrator of the Purāṇa) for the purpose of listening. He (i.e. the Brāhmaṇa) should be born of a pure family. He should not have any limb mutilated. He should be calm and of the same branch of Veda as oneself. He should be one’s own priest. He should be a knower of the true meaning of all the scriptures. He should be invited with (the offer of) extremely splendid ornaments, robes, sandal-paste, wreaths etc.
11-16. With palms joined in reverence the devotee should pray to the Brāhmaṇa:
“You are Viṣṇu . Viṣṇu is yourself. There is no difference at all. Let my undertaking be free from obstacles by your favour. Be pleased.”
The Brāhmaṇa invited should be made to sit on an auspicious and costly seat. He should put a garland round his neck. There must be a flower besmeared with sandal-paste (placed) on the head. Since at that time that Brāhmaṇa is considered to be on a par with Vyāsa , he should be requested to worship the book which is in the form of Viṣṇu. This is called Vyāsapūjā . The Brāhmaṇa should perform it with sandal-powder, aloe-wood and flowers. There should be different kinds of tasty foodstuffs etc. With great devotion the rule of offering the seat should be observed everyday.
Now I shall describe the characteristics of the listener. Let it be heard.
17-18. The devotee should make arrangements for seating the people who may be coming one after another, O Brāhmaṇas . For that purpose he should set apart a number of seats.
He himself should sit on another seat. He should be eager in his mind to listen. Or he should sit on the ground cleansed and purified duly along with the others.
19. He should sit in front of Vyāsa. But his seat should not be higher (than that of Vyāsa). He should have taken his bath. He should be joyful. He should wear two white clothes.
20. He should perform the rite of Ācamana . He should have the markings of conch-shell, discus etc. He should meditate on Viṣṇu mentally. He should have great faith.
21. Faith in the Purāṇa, the Brāhmaṇa, the Lord, the employment of Mantras , Tīrtha , utterance of elderly people etc. is beneficial.
22-23. Hence, O excellent sages, all merit has belief as its cause. One should avoid the following: conversation with heretics, futile talk and all kinds of worries. In this manner, O Brāhmaṇas, he should joyfully listen to it everyday.
24-25. When the reading is concluded, the people should give their appreciation by clapping their hands repeatedly and utter words such as “Be victorious, O Kṛṣṇa , O Lord of the universe, O Hari etc.” The sound of the same should rise to the sky and be heard everywhere. This should be done everyday to propitiate the Enemy of Mura .
26. Then, when the (reading of the) book is completed the devotee should be eager to propitiate Viṣṇu. He should adorn the Brāhmaṇa equal to Vyāsa by good clothes, wreaths, sandal-paste etc. as well as ornaments. O Brāhmaṇas, he should do everything with great devotion.
27-31a. He should give monetary gifts according to his capacity and in accordance with the injunctions. Listen now from me as to who should give what. Kings should give elephants along with their ornaments. Kṣatriyas too should do likewise. Indeed they are considered equal to king.
Brāhmaṇas should give books and bamboo-boxes for the worship of Viṣṇu. In accordance with their devotion, they should give gold, silver, food-grains and clothes.
Vaiśyas should give horses hailing from the Sindhu land and fully caparisoned with gem-set ornaments etc. They should give milch-cows with all (auspicious) characteristics and give them along with their calves. Other pious persons can give other things such as gold etc.
31b-33. Righteous Śūdras should also give gold etc. with great joy in their minds. They can give clothes, gold, food-grains, gems, cows etc. all adorned with different kinds of ornaments. They should be giving plenty of milk or they may be pregnant. Monetary gifts should also be made so that the preceptor may be pleased.
(The listener) should give in accordance with his capacity, O Brāhmaṇas; he should not be unnecessarily stubborn or niggardly in spending.
34-35. Śānti (conciliation) rites, Pauṣṭika (nourishing) rites, Vratas , marriages, rites for the achievement of salvation, listening to the Purāṇas , Yajñas etc., performing charitable acts and different kinds of Vratas —these should never be devoid of monetary gifts ( dakṣiṇā ). Otherwise they will be fruitless.
36-38. Asuras appropriate the merit of that holy rite. The beauty of a woman (is futile), if it is bereft of the love of a husband. Archers (are deemed unfit), if they show their backs and run away from battlefield. If a horse is not capable of running, it is considered defective, O Brāhmaṇas. A man may be a knower of all the scriptures but dumbness (on his part) makes it (his scholarship) defective. In the same manner all holy rites devoid of monetary gifts are fruitless.
39. Since the mass of sins is destroyed by Dāna (gift), therefore it is called Dakṣiṇā by persons conversant with scriptures, O Brāhmaṇas.
40-41. Then Brāhmaṇas should be fed with articles prepared in accordance with one’s capacity. There should be camphor, sugar- candy , ghee , milk-puddings, foodstuffs of six kinds and beverages tasty like nectar etc. To them also gold, clothes etc. should be given.
42. Thus the mode of listening to a Purāṇa has been entirely described to you. If it is followed, it shall be fruitful. Now, O excellent sages, what else do you wish to hear?
The sages said :
43-45. Oh! It is our great fortune that the fruit and mode of listening to a Purāṇa destructive of the mass of sins, has been heard by us directly along with its sub-divisions and ancillaries from your lotuslike mouth.
We are blessed. We are meritorious. We are free from ailments in this world. Now, O sage, according to our capacity Dakṣiṇā is given to you for the sake of getting the merit. Be pleased to accept it.
46. After saying this those sages who had no possession or assets whatsoever gave him sacrificial twigs, Kuśa grass, flowers, fruits, raw rice grains etc. They became liberated thereby. With great delight they went to the excellent holy region.
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