Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya · Chapter 8
Source।। अथ श्रीनिवासस्य लक्ष्म्यादिकृतपरिणयालंकारः ।। ।। ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। ।। ततो देवाधिदेवोऽपि लक्ष्मीमाहूय भामिनीम् ।। किं कार्यं वद कल्याणि विवाहार्थं सुलोचने ।। १ ।। आज्ञापयस्व स्वसखी रमे कार्यं कुरु प्रियम् ।। श्रीस्तु कृष्णवचः श्रुत्वा सखीराहूय चोदयत् ।। २ ।। श्रियाज्ञप्ता ततः प्रीतिः सुगंधं तैलमाददौ ।। श्रुतिः क्षौमं समादाय तस्थौ देवस्य सन्निधौ ।। ३ ।। भूषणानि समादाय स्मृतिरप्याययौ मुदा ।। धृतिरादर्शमाधत्त शान्तिर्मृगमदं दधौ ।। ४ ।। यक्षकर्दममादाय ह्रीः स्थिता पुरतो हरेः ।। कीर्तिः कनकपट्टं च सरत्नं मुकुटं दधौ ।। ५ ।। छत्रं दधौ तदेंद्राणी चामरं तु सरस्वती ।। द्वितीयं चामरं गौरी व्यजने विजयाजये ।। ६ ।। आगतास्ताः समालोक्य श्रीरुत्थायाथ सत्वरा ।। सुगंधं तैलमादाय देवमभ्यज्य शीर्षतः ।। ७ ।। उद्वर्तितं गंधचूर्णैर्देवांगं परिमृज्य च ।। आनीतान्करिभिस्तोयकलशान्कांचनाञ्छतम् ।। ८ ।। वियद्गंगादितीर्थेभ्यः कर्पूरादिसुवासितान्।। एकमेकं समादाय त्वभ्यषिंचद्रमा हरिम् ।। ९ ।। संधूप्य केशान्धूपेन तानाश्यामान्बबंध च ।। सुगंधेनानुलिप्यांगं स्वर्णवर्णेन तद्विभोः ।। 2.1.8.१० ।। पीतकौशेयकं बद्ध्वा कट्यां कांचीसमन्वितम् ।। मुकुटादिविभूषाभिर्भूषयामास चेन्दिरा ।। ११ ।। अंगुलीयकरत्नानि सर्वास्वेवांगुलीषु च ।। आदर्शं दर्शयामास धृतिर्देवस्य सन्निधौ ।। १२ ।। दृष्ट्वादर्शं देवदेवो ह्यूर्ध्वपुंड्रं स्वयं दधौ ।। आरुह्य गरुडं पश्चात्स्वयं लक्ष्मीसमन्वितः ।। १३ ।। ।। अथ ब्रह्मादिभिस्साकं श्रीनिवासस्य वियद्राजपुरगमनम् ।। ।। ब्रह्मेशवज्रिवरुणयमयक्षेशसेवितः ।। वसिष्ठाद्यैर्मुनींद्रैश्च सनकाद्यैश्च योगिभिः ।। १४ ।। भक्तैर्भागवतैर्युक्तो नारायणपुरीं ययौ ।। जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ।।१५।। देवदुंदुभयो नेदुस्तदा देवस्य सन्निधौ ।। जपन्तः स्वस्तिसूक्तानि मुनयस्तं समन्वयुः ।। १६ ।। देवो देवगणैर्युक्तो विष्वक्सेनादिपार्षदैः ।। सखीभिस्स्यंदनस्थाभिर्बकुलाद्याभिरन्वितः ।। आकाशराजस्य पुरमाससाद स्वलंकृतम् ।। १७ ।। ।। अथ पद्मावतीपरिणयघट्टः ।। ।। देवमागतमालोक्य कन्यामैरावतस्थिताम्।। पुरीं प्रदक्षणीकृत्य गोपुरद्वारमागताम् ।। १८ ।। आलोक्याकाशराजोऽपि समानीय वधूवरौ ।। बन्धुभिः सहितस्तस्थौ देवमालोक्य केशवम् ।। १९ ।। विष्णुर्मालां स्वकंठस्थां हस्तेनादाय सस्मितः ।। कमलायाः स्कन्धदेशे मुमोच सुमनश्चिताम् ।। 2.1.8.२० ।। आदाय मल्लिकामाला साऽस्य कंठे समर्पयत् ।। एवं त्रिवारं तौ कृत्वा वाहनादवरुह्य च ।। २१ ।। स्थित्वा पीठे क्षणं पश्चाद्गृहं विविशतुः शुभम् ।। ब्रह्मादिदेवयूथैश्च सहितौ भूमिजाहरी ओ। २२ ।। मांगल्यसूत्रबंधादि सांकुरार्पणमब्जजः ।। वैवाहिकं कारयित्वा लाजहोमान्तमेव च ।। २३ ।। व्रतादेशं समाज्ञाय शयितौ कमलाहरी ।। चतुर्थे दिवसे सर्वं समापय्य चतुर्मुखः ।। २४ ।। अनुज्ञाप्य वियद्राजमारोप्य गरुडे हरिम् ।। देवीभ्यां सहितं देवं देवैर्गन्तुं प्रचक्रमे ।। २५ ।। दिव्यदुन्दुभिर्निर्घोषैः संप्राप्य वृषभाचलम् ।। तुष्टुवुर्देवदेवेशं ब्रह्माद्या देवतागणाः ।। २६ ।। शुकादयो मुनिगणास्तुष्टुवुः पुरुषोत्तमम् ।। स्तूयमानोऽथ देवोऽपि विवेश मणिमंडपम् ।। २७ ।। रमाधरणिजाभ्यां च तत्र सिंहासनं ययौ।। २८ ।। ।। अथ वधूवरयोर्वियद्राजवितीर्णप्राभृतादिकम् ।। ।। आकाशराजोऽपि तदा महेन्द्रादिसुरैः सह ।। पुत्रीविष्ण्वोः प्रियार्थं तु प्राभृतं कतुमुद्यतः ।।२९।। सौवर्णेषु कटाहेषु तंडुलाञ्छालिसंभवान्।। मुद्गपात्राण्यनेकानि घृतकुम्भशतानि च ।। 2.1.8.३० ।। पयोघटसहस्राणि दधिभाण्डान्यनेकशः ।। दिव्यानि चूतकदलीनारिकेलफलानि च ।। ३१ ।। धात्रीफलानि कूष्माडराजरंभाफलानि च ।। पनसान्मातुलुंगांश्च शर्करापूरितान्घटान् ।। ३२ ।। सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताश्च क्षौमकोट्यंबराणि च ।। दासीदाससहस्राणि कोटिशो गास्तथैव च।। ३३ ।। हंसेन्दुशुक्लवर्णानां हयानामयुतं ददौ ।। तुंगानां नित्यमत्तानां गजानामधिकं शतात् ।। ३४ ।। अंतःपुरचरा नारीर्नृत्तगीतविशारदाः ।। ददौ चतुःसहस्राणि श्रीनिवासाय विष्णवे ।। दत्त्वा चैतानि सर्वाणि तस्थौ देवपुरो विभुः ।। ३५ ।। ।। अथ श्रीनिवासकृपया वियद्राजस्य भक्तिरूपवरप्राप्तिः ।। ।। दृष्ट्वा देवोऽपि तत्सर्वं देवीभ्यां सहितो हरिः ।। ३६ ।। सुप्रीतः प्राह राजानं श्वशुरं वेंकटेश्वरः ।। वरं वृणीष्व हे राजन्गुरो मत्तो यदीच्छसि ।। ३७ ।। इति श्रीशवचः श्रुत्वा वियद्राजोऽवदद्विभुम् ।। त्वत्सेवैवेह देवैवं भूयादव्यभिचारिणी ।। ३८ ।। मनस्त्वत्पादकमले त्वयि भक्तिर्ममास्तु वै ।। ३९ ।। ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। ।। त्वया यदुक्तं राजेन्द्र सर्वमेतद्भविष्यति ।। इति दत्त्वा वरं तस्मै संमान्यैव यथोचितम् ।। 2.1.8.४० ।। ।। अथ विवाहार्थमागतानां ब्रह्मादीनां स्वावासगमनम् ।। ।। ब्रह्मेशादिसुरान्सर्वान्समभ्यर्च्य यथोचितम् ।। स्वर्लोकगमनायैवमनुमेने मुदा हरिः ।। गतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु श्रिया भूमिजया युतः ।। ४१ ।। विहरन्स यथापूर्वं स्वामिपुष्करिणीतटे ।। आस्ते दिव्यालये देवोप्यर्च्यमानो गुहेन वै ।। ४२ ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे श्रीवेंकटाचलमाहात्म्ये धरणीवराहसंवादे ब्रह्मादिभिः साकं श्रीनिवासस्य वियद्राजपुरगमन कमलालयापरिणयादिवर्णनंनामाष्टमोऽध्यायः ।। ८ ।।
|| atha śrīnivāsasya lakṣmyādikṛtapariṇayālaṃkāraḥ || || || śrīvarāha uvāca || || tato devādhidevo'pi lakṣmīmāhūya bhāminīm || kiṃ kāryaṃ vada kalyāṇi vivāhārthaṃ sulocane || 1 || ājñāpayasva svasakhī rame kāryaṃ kuru priyam || śrīstu kṛṣṇavacaḥ śrutvā sakhīrāhūya codayat || 2 || śriyājñaptā tataḥ prītiḥ sugaṃdhaṃ tailamādadau || śrutiḥ kṣaumaṃ samādāya tasthau devasya sannidhau || 3 || bhūṣaṇāni samādāya smṛtirapyāyayau mudā || dhṛtirādarśamādhatta śāntirmṛgamadaṃ dadhau || 4 || yakṣakardamamādāya hrīḥ sthitā purato hareḥ || kīrtiḥ kanakapaṭṭaṃ ca saratnaṃ mukuṭaṃ dadhau || 5 || chatraṃ dadhau tadeṃdrāṇī cāmaraṃ tu sarasvatī || dvitīyaṃ cāmaraṃ gaurī vyajane vijayājaye || 6 || āgatāstāḥ samālokya śrīrutthāyātha satvarā || sugaṃdhaṃ tailamādāya devamabhyajya śīrṣataḥ || 7 || udvartitaṃ gaṃdhacūrṇairdevāṃgaṃ parimṛjya ca || ānītānkaribhistoyakalaśānkāṃcanāñchatam || 8 || viyadgaṃgāditīrthebhyaḥ karpūrādisuvāsitān|| ekamekaṃ samādāya tvabhyaṣiṃcadramā harim || 9 || saṃdhūpya keśāndhūpena tānāśyāmānbabaṃdha ca || sugaṃdhenānulipyāṃgaṃ svarṇavarṇena tadvibhoḥ || 2.1.8.10 || pītakauśeyakaṃ baddhvā kaṭyāṃ kāṃcīsamanvitam || mukuṭādivibhūṣābhirbhūṣayāmāsa cendirā || 11 || aṃgulīyakaratnāni sarvāsvevāṃgulīṣu ca || ādarśaṃ darśayāmāsa dhṛtirdevasya sannidhau || 12 || dṛṣṭvādarśaṃ devadevo hyūrdhvapuṃḍraṃ svayaṃ dadhau || āruhya garuḍaṃ paścātsvayaṃ lakṣmīsamanvitaḥ || 13 || || atha brahmādibhissākaṃ śrīnivāsasya viyadrājapuragamanam || || brahmeśavajrivaruṇayamayakṣeśasevitaḥ || vasiṣṭhādyairmunīṃdraiśca sanakādyaiśca yogibhiḥ || 14 || bhaktairbhāgavatairyukto nārāyaṇapurīṃ yayau || jagurgandharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ ||15|| devaduṃdubhayo nedustadā devasya sannidhau || japantaḥ svastisūktāni munayastaṃ samanvayuḥ || 16 || devo devagaṇairyukto viṣvaksenādipārṣadaiḥ || sakhībhissyaṃdanasthābhirbakulādyābhiranvitaḥ || ākāśarājasya puramāsasāda svalaṃkṛtam || 17 || || atha padmāvatīpariṇayaghaṭṭaḥ || || devamāgatamālokya kanyāmairāvatasthitām|| purīṃ pradakṣaṇīkṛtya gopuradvāramāgatām || 18 || ālokyākāśarājo'pi samānīya vadhūvarau || bandhubhiḥ sahitastasthau devamālokya keśavam || 19 || viṣṇurmālāṃ svakaṃṭhasthāṃ hastenādāya sasmitaḥ || kamalāyāḥ skandhadeśe mumoca sumanaścitām || 2.1.8.20 || ādāya mallikāmālā sā'sya kaṃṭhe samarpayat || evaṃ trivāraṃ tau kṛtvā vāhanādavaruhya ca || 21 || sthitvā pīṭhe kṣaṇaṃ paścādgṛhaṃ viviśatuḥ śubham || brahmādidevayūthaiśca sahitau bhūmijāharī o| 22 || māṃgalyasūtrabaṃdhādi sāṃkurārpaṇamabjajaḥ || vaivāhikaṃ kārayitvā lājahomāntameva ca || 23 || vratādeśaṃ samājñāya śayitau kamalāharī || caturthe divase sarvaṃ samāpayya caturmukhaḥ || 24 || anujñāpya viyadrājamāropya garuḍe harim || devībhyāṃ sahitaṃ devaṃ devairgantuṃ pracakrame || 25 || divyadundubhirnirghoṣaiḥ saṃprāpya vṛṣabhācalam || tuṣṭuvurdevadeveśaṃ brahmādyā devatāgaṇāḥ || 26 || śukādayo munigaṇāstuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣottamam || stūyamāno'tha devo'pi viveśa maṇimaṃḍapam || 27 || ramādharaṇijābhyāṃ ca tatra siṃhāsanaṃ yayau|| 28 || || atha vadhūvarayorviyadrājavitīrṇaprābhṛtādikam || || ākāśarājo'pi tadā mahendrādisuraiḥ saha || putrīviṣṇvoḥ priyārthaṃ tu prābhṛtaṃ katumudyataḥ ||29|| sauvarṇeṣu kaṭāheṣu taṃḍulāñchālisaṃbhavān|| mudgapātrāṇyanekāni ghṛtakumbhaśatāni ca || 2.1.8.30 || payoghaṭasahasrāṇi dadhibhāṇḍānyanekaśaḥ || divyāni cūtakadalīnārikelaphalāni ca || 31 || dhātrīphalāni kūṣmāḍarājaraṃbhāphalāni ca || panasānmātuluṃgāṃśca śarkarāpūritānghaṭān || 32 || suvarṇamaṇimuktāśca kṣaumakoṭyaṃbarāṇi ca || dāsīdāsasahasrāṇi koṭiśo gāstathaiva ca|| 33 || haṃsenduśuklavarṇānāṃ hayānāmayutaṃ dadau || tuṃgānāṃ nityamattānāṃ gajānāmadhikaṃ śatāt || 34 || aṃtaḥpuracarā nārīrnṛttagītaviśāradāḥ || dadau catuḥsahasrāṇi śrīnivāsāya viṣṇave || dattvā caitāni sarvāṇi tasthau devapuro vibhuḥ || 35 || || atha śrīnivāsakṛpayā viyadrājasya bhaktirūpavaraprāptiḥ || || dṛṣṭvā devo'pi tatsarvaṃ devībhyāṃ sahito hariḥ || 36 || suprītaḥ prāha rājānaṃ śvaśuraṃ veṃkaṭeśvaraḥ || varaṃ vṛṇīṣva he rājanguro matto yadīcchasi || 37 || iti śrīśavacaḥ śrutvā viyadrājo'vadadvibhum || tvatsevaiveha devaivaṃ bhūyādavyabhicāriṇī || 38 || manastvatpādakamale tvayi bhaktirmamāstu vai || 39 || || śrībhagavānuvāca || || tvayā yaduktaṃ rājendra sarvametadbhaviṣyati || iti dattvā varaṃ tasmai saṃmānyaiva yathocitam || 2.1.8.40 || || atha vivāhārthamāgatānāṃ brahmādīnāṃ svāvāsagamanam || || brahmeśādisurānsarvānsamabhyarcya yathocitam || svarlokagamanāyaivamanumene mudā hariḥ || gateṣu teṣu sarveṣu śriyā bhūmijayā yutaḥ || 41 || viharansa yathāpūrvaṃ svāmipuṣkariṇītaṭe || āste divyālaye devopyarcyamāno guhena vai || 42 || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye dharaṇīvarāhasaṃvāde brahmādibhiḥ sākaṃ śrīnivāsasya viyadrājapuragamana kamalālayāpariṇayādivarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ || 8 ||
English translation
[ Lakṣmī and Others Adorn Śrīnivāsa for the Marital Rites ]:—
Śrī Varāha said :
1-3. Thereafter the Overlord of Devas called the beautiful lady Lakṣmī and said: “O graceful lady of beautiful eyes, tell me what should be done for the marriage. O Ramā , command your attendants. Do everything pleasing.
On hearing the words of Kṛṣṇa Śrī called her attendants and friends and directed them. On being commanded by Śrī the attendant, Prīti (‘Pleasure’), took up the sweet-scented oil. Śruti (‘ Vedas ’) took up the silk cloth and stood waiting in the presence of the Lord.
4. Smṛti (‘Code of Law’) joyously brought the ornaments. Dhṛti (‘Fortitude’) held the mirror and Śānti (‘Quiescence’) held musk.
5. Śrī (‘Bashfulness’) stood in front of Hari carrying the unguent Yakṣakardama. [1] Kīrti (‘Fame’) held the golden head-band and gem-set crown.
6. At that time Indrāṇī held the umbrella, Sarasvatī held a chowrie and Gaurī held the other chowrie. Jayā and Vijayā held the fans.
7-9. On seeing them coming Śrī got up immediately. She took the scented oil and applied it onto the Lord from head to foot. After rubbing and shampooing the body of the Lord with scented perfumes and powders Ramā performed the ablution of Hari. A hundred golden pots filled with the waters of the celestial Gaṅgā and other holy rivers were brought by elephants. The waters were rendered fragrant by means of camphor etc. Ramā took the pots one by one and performed the rite of ablution of Hari.
10-11. She fumigated the tresses of hair by means of incense and when they became dry, she tied them. After anointing the body of the Lord with gold-coloured scents Indirā (Lakṣmī) tied the blue silken robe on his waist along with the waistband. She adorned him with coronets and other ornaments.
12. Bejewelled rings were put on all the fingers. Dhṛti showed the mirror in front of the Lord.
13. Looking into the mirror the Lord of Devas applied the Ūrdhvapuṇḍra (vertical V-like sectarian mark) himself. Afterwards the Lord got on the back of Garuḍa along with Lakṣmī.
[ Departure of Śrīnivāsa to the City of King Viyat along with Brahmā and others ]:—
14-15. Then he proceeded towards Nārāyaṇapurī accompanied by Brahmā, Īśa, Varuṇa , Yama , Yakṣeśa, Vasiṣṭha and other eminent sages, Sanaka and other Yogins as well as devotees and loyal followers of the Lord. The chieftains of Gandharvas sang. The groups of celestial damsels danced.
16. The divine Dundubhi drums were sounded then in the presence of the Lord. Reciting the Svasti Sūktas (Hymns of Benediction) the sages followed him.
17. Accompanied by the groups of Devas and Viṣvaksena and other attendants, followed by Bakulamālikā and other attendants and chaperons seated in chariots, the Lord reached the well-decorated city of King Ākāśā.
The Place of the Wedding of Padmāvatī
18-19. On seeing that the Lord had arrived, they made the bride sit oṇ the elephant Airāvata and took her round the city. When King Ākāśa saw her come back to the entrance of ornamental gateway, the bride and the bridegroom were brought together. The King stood facing Lord Keśava along with his kinsmen.
20-22. 1 Viṣṇu took off the wreath of flowers from his neck with his hand and smilingly put it over the shoulders of Kamalā (Padmāvatī). She then took a garland of jasmine flowers and placed it round his neck. This (exchange of garlands) they repeated three times and then got down from the vehicles. They stood (or sat?) over the pedestal for a short while. Then Hari and the daughter of Earth entered the auspicious (marriage) chamber accompanied by the groups of Devas beginning with Brahmā.
23-26. The Lotus-born Lord (Brahmā) performed all the religious rites connected with the wedding beginning with the tying of Māṅgalyasūtra (ṣṭhe thread of conjugal felicity’) and ending with Lājā Homa ( Homa with parched grains) along with the soaking of pulses for germination. After directing them to observe the Vratas the kinsmen took Kamalā and Had to the bedchamber. On the fourth day the Four-faced Lord concluded all the holy rites. They took leave of King Viyat and made Lord Hari sit on Garuḍa accompanied by both the goddesses. They then proceeded ahead along with Devas. The party reached Vṛṣabhācala to the accompaniment of the sounds of the divine Dundubhi drums. The groups of Devas headed by Brahmā eulogized the Lord of the Chiefs of Devas.
27-28. The groups of sages including Śuka and others eulogized Puruṣottama . Even as he was being eulogized, the Lord entered the hall studded with jewels. There he sat on a throne accompanied by Ramā and the daughter of Earth (Padmālayā).
[ The Gifts and Presents made by King Viyat to the Bride and the Bridegroom ]:—
29. Accompanied by Mahendra and other Suras King Ākāśa began to make the gifts and presents to delight his daughter and Viṣṇu.
30-35. Rice grains were kept in huge pots of gold. There were many vessels of green gram and hundreds of ghee pots. There were thousands of milk pots and many pots of curds. There were divine mangoes, plantains and coconut fruits. There were emblic myrobalan fruits, ash-gourds and royal plantains, jack fruits and citrons. There were jars filled with sugar.
Gold, jewels and pearls were in plenty. There were a crore of silk clothes. Thousands of men and women slaves were presented and crores of cows too.
He gave ten thousand horses white in colour like swans and the moon. There were more than a hundred elephants perpetually in their rut. He gave Viṣṇu, Śrīnivāsa, four thousand women experts in dance and music to serve in the inner apartment. After making all these gifts the king stood in front of the Lord (awaiting further instruction).
[ By the Favour of Śrīnivāsa King Viyat Attains the Boon of Devotion (to the Lord) ]:—
36-39. On seeing all these in the company of both the queens Hari, Veṅkaṭeśvara, became highly pleased and he said to the king, his father-in-law:
“Choose your boon, O king, my Sire, from me whatever you desire.” On hearing these words of the Lord of Śrī King Viyat said to the Lord: “O Lord, grant me (the boon of) an unswerving service and loyalty to you. Let my mind rest in your lotuslike feet. Let there be devotion to you.”
Śrī Bhagavān replied :
40-42. O eminent king, what you have said will take place fully.
[ Return of Brahmā and Others who had come for Marriage Festival to their Respective Residences ]:—
After granting him the boon and honouring him befittingly Hari duly honoured Brahmā, Īśa and all other Suras suitably and allowed them joyously to go back to the heavenly world. After all of them had gone the Lord sported about on the banks of Svāmipuṣkariṇī as before. He was accompanied by Śrī and the daughter of Earth. There in his divine abode he is seated, being honoured by Guha .
[1]: [1] : It is an ointment or perfumed paste consisting of camphor, agallochum, musk, sandalwood and Kakkola. MW 838b.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 14467, revision 70991 (2016-06-09T02:31:02Z). English is G. V. Tagare’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc370687.html and the archival publication witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.