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Chapter 17

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।। स्कन्द उवाच ।। तत्त्वेककालसंभूतकोटिकोट्यर्कसन्निभम् ।। स व्यचष्ट महत्तेजो दिव्यं सिततरं मुने ।।१।। दिशश्च विदिशः सर्वा ऊर्द्ध्वाधो व्याप्नुवच्च यत्।। अक्षरं ब्रह्म कथितं सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणम् ।। २ ।। प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चोभौ तत्कार्याण्यपि सर्वशः ।। व्याप्तं यद्योगसंसिद्धाः षट्चक्राणि निजान्तरे ।। व्यतीत्य मूर्ध्नि पश्यन्ति वासुदेवप्रसादतः ।। ३ ।। यद्भासा भासितः सूर्यो वह्निरिन्दुश्च तारकाः ।। भासयन्ति जगत्सर्वं स्वप्रकाशं तथामृतम् ।। ४ ।। यद्ब्रह्मपुरमित्याहुर्भगवद्धाम सात्वताः ।। यस्यान्तिकेषु परितस्तिष्ठन्त्यर्चककोटयः ।। ५ ।। ब्रह्मशंकर वृन्दानि ह्युपर्युपरि संभ्रमात् ।। पतन्ति बलिहस्तानि गोपगोपीव्रजाश्च यत् ।। ६ ।। कृष्णस्यानुग्रहो यस्मिन्स तेजसि तमीक्षते ।। केवलं तेज एवान्ये पश्यन्ति न तु तं मुने ।। ७ ।। तस्मिन्ददर्शाद्भुतदिव्यमन्दिरं विचित्ररत्नेन्द्रमयं मनोज्ञम् ।। रत्नोज्ज्वलस्तम्भसहस्रकान्तं महासभा मण्डपदर्शनीयम् ।। ८ ।। सौधालिभिर्भूरिभिरुज्ज्वलाभिः स्वोपासकानां परितो विराजितम् ।। विचित्रसूक्ष्माम्बररत्नभूषाविभूषितानां हि नृणां च योषिताम् ।। ९ ।। सिंहासनं तत्र मणीन्द्रसारै रत्नेन्द्रसारैश्च विनिर्मितं सः ।। आश्चर्यकृन्प्रेक्षकमानसानां दिव्य मुनिः प्रैक्षत भूरिहर्षः ।।2.9.17.१०।। तत्राऽथ कृष्णं भगवन्तमैक्षन्नारायणं निर्गुणमास्थितं सः ।। सर्वज्ञमीशं पुरुषोत्तमं च यं वासुदेवं च वदन्ति सात्वताः ।। ११ ।। यं केचिदाहुः परमात्मसंज्ञं केचित्परं ब्रह्म परात्परं च ।। ब्रह्मेति केचिद्भगवन्तमेके विष्णुं च भक्ताः परमेश्वरं च।।१२।। कन्दर्पसाहस्रमनोहराङ्गं सदा किशोरं करुणानिधानम् ।। अतिप्रशांताकृतिदर्शनीयं क्षराक्षरेभ्यश्च परं स्वतन्त्रम् ।। १३ ।। नैकाण्डसर्गस्थितिनाशलीलाविधायकापांगनिरीक्षणं च ।। अनेककोट्यण्डमहाधिराजं विश्वैकवन्द्यं नटवर्यवेषम् ।। १४ ।। अनर्घ्यदिव्योत्तमपीतवाससमनेकसद्रत्नविभूषणाढ्यम् ।। नवीनजीमूतसमानवर्णं कर्णोल्लसत्सन्मकराभकुण्डलम् ।। १५ ।। निजांगनिर्यत्सितभूरितेजश्चयावृतत्वात्सितवर्णमुक्तम् ।। सद्रत्नसारोज्ज्वलसत्किरीटं शरत्सरोजच्छदचारुनेत्रम् ।। १६ ।। सुगन्धिसच्चन्दनचर्चितांगं श्रीवत्सलक्ष्माङ्कितहृत्कपाटम् ।। निनादयन्तं मधुरं च वेणुं कृत्वा मुखाग्रेम्बुजचारुदोर्भ्याम् ।। १७।। जयासुशीलाललितामुखानां वृन्दैः सखीनां सह राधया च ।। समर्च्यमानं रमया च भामा कलिन्दजा जाम्बवतीमुखानाम् ।।१८।। धर्मेण वेदैरखिलैर्भगैश्च ज्ञानादिभिः संयतपाणियुग्मैः ।। निषेव्यमाणं च सुदर्शनाद्यैर्निजायुधैर्मूर्तिधरैरनेकैः ।। १९ ।। मसारमाणिक्यसुवर्णवर्णैः सितैश्च कैश्चिन्निजपार्षदाग्र्यैः ।। उपासितं चक्रगदाब्जशङ्खलसद्भुजैर्नन्दसुनन्दमुख्यैः ।। 2.9.17.२० ।। श्रीदाममुख्यैरथ गोपवेषैर्भक्त्यावनम्रैर्द्विभुजैरनेकैः ।। उपास्यमानं गरुडेन चाग्रतो विभूतिभिश्चाष्टभिरानताभिः ।। २१ ।। मूर्त्या च शान्त्या दयया च सेवितं पुष्ट्या च तुष्ट्या ह्यथ मेधया च ।। श्रद्धाक्रिया ह्युन्नतिभिश्च मैत्र्या तथा तितिक्षास्मृतिबुद्धिभिश्च ।। २२ ।। दृष्ट्वा तमत्यद्भुतदिव्यमूर्त्ति तद्रूपसौरभ्यहृताखिलेन्द्रियः ।। आनन्दवारिप्रतिरुद्धदृष्टिः प्रेम्णोर्द्ध्वरोमा सुखसंभृतोऽभूत् ।। २३ ।। दण्डवत्तं नमस्कृत्य नारदः प्रेमविह्वलः ।। बद्धाञ्जलिपुटस्तस्थौ वीक्षमाणस्तदाननम् ।। २४ ।। तं मानयामास हरिः पृष्ट्वा स्वागतमादरात् ।। भक्तमेकान्तिकं स्वस्य स्वेनैव च दिदृक्षितम् ।। २५ ।। भगवद्वाक्यपीयूषास्वादप्राप्तात्मसंस्मृतिः ।। तद्दर्शनमहानन्दो भक्त्या तुष्टाव तं मुनिः ।। २६ ।। नारद उवाच ।। जय श्रीकृष्ण भगवन्नारायण जगत्प्रभो ।। वासुदेवाऽखिलावास सदैकान्तिकवल्लभ ।। २७ ।। अप्याश्चर्यार्चनीयाङ्घ्रे राधिकाकमलादिभिः ।। त्वमेवात्यन्तिकं श्रेयोऽभीप्सतां परमा गतिः ।। २८ ।। नित्यानामात्मनां नित्य आत्मा चेतनचेतनः ।। क्षराक्षरेभ्यश्च परस्त्वं ब्रह्म परमं हरे ।। २९ ।। यथा विशुद्धिः सिद्धिश्च भक्त्या परमया तव ।। तथा न स्यान्नृणामन्यैः साधनैस्तप आदिभिः ।। 2.9.17.३० ।। त्वदङ्घ्रिदिव्यज्योत्स्नैका मुमुक्षूणां हृदि स्थितम् ।। महत्सन्तमसंहर्तुं सद्यः शक्तास्ति सत्पते ।। ३१ ।। सर्वैर्वेदैस्त्वमेवेज्य उपास्यो ज्ञेय एव च ।। निरूपितोसि भगवन्सर्वकारणकारणम् ।। ३२ ।। एकैकस्मिन्रोमकूपे यत्तवास्ति सितं महः ।। शान्तमानंदरूपं च तत्कोटीन्दुप्रभाधिकम् ।। ३३ ।। अस्मिंस्त्वमक्षरे धाम्नि निर्गुणेऽमृतसञ्ज्ञके ।। महःपुञ्जे सदैवास्से निर्गुणः पुरुषोत्तमः ।। ३४ ।। ब्रह्माण्डभयदात्कालान्मायायाश्च महाभयात् ।। मुक्ता भक्ता भवन्त्येव त्वदीयोपासनाबलात् ।। ३५ ।। तं त्वामहमुपेतोस्मि शरणं जगदीश्वरम् ।। सर्वात्मानं विभुं ब्रह्म महापुरुषमच्युतम् ।। ३६ ।। यथा त्वच्चरणाम्भोजे भक्तिर्मे निश्चला सदा ।। भवेत्तथैव देवेश कर्त्तुमर्हस्यनुग्रहम् ।। ३७ ।। ।। स्कन्द उवाच ।। इत्थं देवर्षिणा भक्त्या संस्तुतः परमेश्वरः ।। तमाहानन्दयन्वाचा सुधासंमितया मुनिम् ।। ३८ ।। इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे श्रीवासुदेवमाहात्म्ये श्रीवासुदेवदर्शनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः ।। १७ ।।

|| skanda uvāca || tattvekakālasaṃbhūtakoṭikoṭyarkasannibham || sa vyacaṣṭa mahattejo divyaṃ sitataraṃ mune ||1|| diśaśca vidiśaḥ sarvā ūrddhvādho vyāpnuvacca yat|| akṣaraṃ brahma kathitaṃ saccidānandalakṣaṇam || 2 || prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ cobhau tatkāryāṇyapi sarvaśaḥ || vyāptaṃ yadyogasaṃsiddhāḥ ṣaṭcakrāṇi nijāntare || vyatītya mūrdhni paśyanti vāsudevaprasādataḥ || 3 || yadbhāsā bhāsitaḥ sūryo vahnirinduśca tārakāḥ || bhāsayanti jagatsarvaṃ svaprakāśaṃ tathāmṛtam || 4 || yadbrahmapuramityāhurbhagavaddhāma sātvatāḥ || yasyāntikeṣu paritastiṣṭhantyarcakakoṭayaḥ || 5 || brahmaśaṃkara vṛndāni hyuparyupari saṃbhramāt || patanti balihastāni gopagopīvrajāśca yat || 6 || kṛṣṇasyānugraho yasminsa tejasi tamīkṣate || kevalaṃ teja evānye paśyanti na tu taṃ mune || 7 || tasmindadarśādbhutadivyamandiraṃ vicitraratnendramayaṃ manojñam || ratnojjvalastambhasahasrakāntaṃ mahāsabhā maṇḍapadarśanīyam || 8 || saudhālibhirbhūribhirujjvalābhiḥ svopāsakānāṃ parito virājitam || vicitrasūkṣmāmbararatnabhūṣāvibhūṣitānāṃ hi nṛṇāṃ ca yoṣitām || 9 || siṃhāsanaṃ tatra maṇīndrasārai ratnendrasāraiśca vinirmitaṃ saḥ || āścaryakṛnprekṣakamānasānāṃ divya muniḥ praikṣata bhūriharṣaḥ ||2.9.17.10|| tatrā'tha kṛṣṇaṃ bhagavantamaikṣannārāyaṇaṃ nirguṇamāsthitaṃ saḥ || sarvajñamīśaṃ puruṣottamaṃ ca yaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca vadanti sātvatāḥ || 11 || yaṃ kecidāhuḥ paramātmasaṃjñaṃ kecitparaṃ brahma parātparaṃ ca || brahmeti kecidbhagavantameke viṣṇuṃ ca bhaktāḥ parameśvaraṃ ca||12|| kandarpasāhasramanoharāṅgaṃ sadā kiśoraṃ karuṇānidhānam || atipraśāṃtākṛtidarśanīyaṃ kṣarākṣarebhyaśca paraṃ svatantram || 13 || naikāṇḍasargasthitināśalīlāvidhāyakāpāṃganirīkṣaṇaṃ ca || anekakoṭyaṇḍamahādhirājaṃ viśvaikavandyaṃ naṭavaryaveṣam || 14 || anarghyadivyottamapītavāsasamanekasadratnavibhūṣaṇāḍhyam || navīnajīmūtasamānavarṇaṃ karṇollasatsanmakarābhakuṇḍalam || 15 || nijāṃganiryatsitabhūritejaścayāvṛtatvātsitavarṇamuktam || sadratnasārojjvalasatkirīṭaṃ śaratsarojacchadacārunetram || 16 || sugandhisaccandanacarcitāṃgaṃ śrīvatsalakṣmāṅkitahṛtkapāṭam || ninādayantaṃ madhuraṃ ca veṇuṃ kṛtvā mukhāgrembujacārudorbhyām || 17|| jayāsuśīlālalitāmukhānāṃ vṛndaiḥ sakhīnāṃ saha rādhayā ca || samarcyamānaṃ ramayā ca bhāmā kalindajā jāmbavatīmukhānām ||18|| dharmeṇa vedairakhilairbhagaiśca jñānādibhiḥ saṃyatapāṇiyugmaiḥ || niṣevyamāṇaṃ ca sudarśanādyairnijāyudhairmūrtidharairanekaiḥ || 19 || masāramāṇikyasuvarṇavarṇaiḥ sitaiśca kaiścinnijapārṣadāgryaiḥ || upāsitaṃ cakragadābjaśaṅkhalasadbhujairnandasunandamukhyaiḥ || 2.9.17.20 || śrīdāmamukhyairatha gopaveṣairbhaktyāvanamrairdvibhujairanekaiḥ || upāsyamānaṃ garuḍena cāgrato vibhūtibhiścāṣṭabhirānatābhiḥ || 21 || mūrtyā ca śāntyā dayayā ca sevitaṃ puṣṭyā ca tuṣṭyā hyatha medhayā ca || śraddhākriyā hyunnatibhiśca maitryā tathā titikṣāsmṛtibuddhibhiśca || 22 || dṛṣṭvā tamatyadbhutadivyamūrtti tadrūpasaurabhyahṛtākhilendriyaḥ || ānandavāripratiruddhadṛṣṭiḥ premṇorddhvaromā sukhasaṃbhṛto'bhūt || 23 || daṇḍavattaṃ namaskṛtya nāradaḥ premavihvalaḥ || baddhāñjalipuṭastasthau vīkṣamāṇastadānanam || 24 || taṃ mānayāmāsa hariḥ pṛṣṭvā svāgatamādarāt || bhaktamekāntikaṃ svasya svenaiva ca didṛkṣitam || 25 || bhagavadvākyapīyūṣāsvādaprāptātmasaṃsmṛtiḥ || taddarśanamahānando bhaktyā tuṣṭāva taṃ muniḥ || 26 || nārada uvāca || jaya śrīkṛṣṇa bhagavannārāyaṇa jagatprabho || vāsudevā'khilāvāsa sadaikāntikavallabha || 27 || apyāścaryārcanīyāṅghre rādhikākamalādibhiḥ || tvamevātyantikaṃ śreyo'bhīpsatāṃ paramā gatiḥ || 28 || nityānāmātmanāṃ nitya ātmā cetanacetanaḥ || kṣarākṣarebhyaśca parastvaṃ brahma paramaṃ hare || 29 || yathā viśuddhiḥ siddhiśca bhaktyā paramayā tava || tathā na syānnṛṇāmanyaiḥ sādhanaistapa ādibhiḥ || 2.9.17.30 || tvadaṅghridivyajyotsnaikā mumukṣūṇāṃ hṛdi sthitam || mahatsantamasaṃhartuṃ sadyaḥ śaktāsti satpate || 31 || sarvairvedaistvamevejya upāsyo jñeya eva ca || nirūpitosi bhagavansarvakāraṇakāraṇam || 32 || ekaikasminromakūpe yattavāsti sitaṃ mahaḥ || śāntamānaṃdarūpaṃ ca tatkoṭīnduprabhādhikam || 33 || asmiṃstvamakṣare dhāmni nirguṇe'mṛtasañjñake || mahaḥpuñje sadaivāsse nirguṇaḥ puruṣottamaḥ || 34 || brahmāṇḍabhayadātkālānmāyāyāśca mahābhayāt || muktā bhaktā bhavantyeva tvadīyopāsanābalāt || 35 || taṃ tvāmahamupetosmi śaraṇaṃ jagadīśvaram || sarvātmānaṃ vibhuṃ brahma mahāpuruṣamacyutam || 36 || yathā tvaccaraṇāmbhoje bhaktirme niścalā sadā || bhavettathaiva deveśa karttumarhasyanugraham || 37 || || skanda uvāca || itthaṃ devarṣiṇā bhaktyā saṃstutaḥ parameśvaraḥ || tamāhānandayanvācā sudhāsaṃmitayā munim || 38 || iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye śrīvāsudevadarśanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 17 ||

English translation

Skanda said :

1. O sage, he saw a more brilliant, heavenly splendour, similar to crores of crores of suns arisen (and shining) simultaneously.

2. It completely pervaded all the quarters, intermediate cardinal points, above and below. It is said to be imperishable Brahman , characterised by existence, knowledge and bliss.

3. It permeated both Prakṛti and Puruṣa and their evolutes. It was that brilliance which persons accomplished in Yoga , crossing (in ascendance) all the six Cakras (plexuses) within (their body), see in their heads (in the Sahasrāra - Kamala ) with the grace of Vāsudeva .

4. It is by his brilliance that the sun, the moon, fire and stars are illuminated. They irradiate the whole world by their imperishable light.

5. Sātvatas called it Brahma-pura , the residence of the Lord, near which and around which crores of worshippers are standing.

6-7. Multitudes of Brahmās ana Śaṅkaras with (materials of) worship in their hands, fall over it due to confusion. Cowherds and cowherdesses on whom there is the grace of Kṛṣṇa , see (the Lord) in that brilliance. Others see only the bright splendour but not him, O. sage.

8. He ( Nārada ) saw therein a wonderful, lustrous, celestial, beautiful palace, consisting of excellent precious stones of various kinds, with thousands of pillars shining with jewels, beautiful with a big assembly hall.

9. It was illuminated all round with numerous rows of brilliant mansions of his devotees, both men and women, who were adorned with ornaments studded with jewels and with very fine garments of various kinds.

10. The sage, with ecstatic delight, saw there a brilliant throne, created out of the quintessence of excellent precious stones, which caused wonder in the minds of spectators.

11-12. Theṛe he saw seated (on the throne) Lord Kṛṣṇa, Nārāyaṇa , the attributeless (Brahman), the omniscient ruler (of the universe), the excellent (supreme) Puruṣa whom Sātvatas (i.e. devotees of Kṛṣṇa) call Vāsudeva. Him some devotees call the ‘Supreme Soul’, some call ‘Supreme Brahman’, others, ‘Brahman greater than the greatest’, some, ‘Lord Viṣṇu ’ while others call the ‘Supreme Lord’.

13. (He saw) him, whose body was beautiful like a thousand gods of love (combined), who was always youthful (lit. a boy below 15 years of age), who, a receptacle of mercy, was graceful due to his extremely quiescent form, was superior to all the perishables and imperishables and (forever) independent.

14. (He saw him) whose side-glance causes the sport (as it were) of creation, sustenance and destruction of a number of Brahmāṇḍas (Cosmoses), who is the supreme ruler of innumerable crores of Brahmāṇḍas, who is the sole (deity) worthy of being saluted by all, who has assumed the garb of a great actor.

15. (He saw him) who was wearing excellent, yellow, priceless, resplendent garment, who appeared rich with ornaments of innumerable excellent jewels, whose complexion was (dark) like a newly formed cloud, and in whose ears excellent ear-rings of the shape of crocodile were shining.

16. (He) is called white in complexion as he was enveloped in a highly brilliant mass of refulgence that was radiated from his person. His excellent crown was radiant with the wealth of excellent jewels. His eyes were charming like the petals of an autumnal lotus.

17. His person was besmeared with excellent fragrant sandal (paste). One (panel-like) side of his chest was marked with Śrīvatsa . He was sweetly playing on a flute put to his mouth with his lotus-like beautiful arms.

18. He was being worshipped by Rādhā , with multitudes of her friends, of whom Jayā , Suśīlā , Lalitā were prominent, and by Ramā and his consorts including Satyabhāmā , Kālindī ( Yamunā ) and Jāmbavatī .

19. He was being served by Dharma , Vedas , all the Suns and by Knowledge and others with their pairs of hands restrained (i.e. folded with reverence), and by his many weapons like Sudarśana who had assumed a personal form.

20. He was waited upon by his prominent attendants who were like emerald, ruby and gold in complexion, and some of whom were white (in colour), and whose arms were shining with the discus, mace, lotus and conch held (by them), and of whom Nanda and Sunanda were prominent.

21. He was being worshipped by many two-handed persons in the garb of cowherds, of whom Śrīdāmā was the chief. They bent down (to bow) with devotion. He was adored by Garuḍa , and by eight supernatural powers who bowed down to him.

22. Assuming personal forms, he was served by Quiescence, Mercy, Magnificence (Nourishment?), Contentment, Intelligence, Faith, Action, Prosperity, and by Friendliness, Forbearance, Memory and Intellect as well.

23. On seeing that marvellous, refulgent form, all his sense-organs were captivated by the pleasing fragrance of his form. His sight was obstructed due to the tears of joy; his hair stood on end out of love for him and he was filled with pleasure.

24. Overwhelmed with love, Nārada prostrated himself like a staff before him; with his hands folded in reverence, he stood before him, looking at his face.

25. Hari honoured him who was devoted to him exclusively, and whom he desired to see, by respectfully welcoming him (lit. by enquiring about his happy arrival).

26. The sage who came to himself by the taste of the nectar (in the form) of the Lord’s speech, and who was extremely delighted by his sight, praised him devoutly.

Nārada said :

27. Be victorious, O Śrīkṛṣṇa , Lord Nārāyaṇa, the master of the world, Vāsudeva, who abide in all, [1] and are always dear to your exclusive devotees.

28. Your very wonderful feet are worthy of being worshipped by Rādhikā and Kamalā . You are the highest beatitude, and the supreme resort to those who aspire to it.

29. You are the eternal (element) of eternal souls; the soul, the sentience of sentient beings; beyond the perishables and imperishables. You are the Supreme Brahman, O Hari.

30. The extreme purity and supernatural power as is obtained by highest devotion to you, is not achieved by men with other means including penance.

31. Only the divine moonlight of your feet is capable of immediately destroying the thick darkness that abides in the hearts of people desirous of final liberation, O noble master.

32. O venerable Lord, the cause of all causes, you are proclaimed as the only one who should be worshipped, propitiated and realized by the Vedas.

33. The auspicious, blissful, bright refulgence that abides in each and every pore (of your skin), is more brilliant than the light of a crore of moons.

34. (You) the supreme attributeless person, always dwell in this imperishable, attributeless, residence called Amṛta , which is a mass of lustre.

35. By the power of your propitiation your devotees become free from Kāla who strikes terror into the universe, and from the great fear of Māyā .

36. For a resort I have approached you who are the master of the universe, and the soul abiding in all, the all-pervading Brahman, the great imperishable Puruṣa.

37. O Lord of Devas , it behoves you to confer that favour whereby my devotion unto your lotus-feet will always be firm.

Skanda said :

38. The Supreme God who was thus devoutly praised by the celestial sage (Nārada), spoke in nectarine words, delighting the sage.

[1]: [1] : This derivation from √ Vas ‘to dwell’ is accepted by Purāṇas like Viṣṇu and Brahma-vaivarta .

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