Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 04.01

BhP_04.01.001/0 maitreya uvāca
manos tu śatarūpāyāṃ tisraḥ kanyāś ca jajñire /
ākūtir devahūtiś ca prasūtir iti viśrutāḥ

ākūtiṃ rucaye prādād api bhrātṛmatīṃ nṛpaḥ /
putrikā-dharmam āśritya śatarūpānumoditaḥ

prajāpatiḥ sa bhagavān rucis tasyām ajījanat /
mithunaṃ brahma-varcasvī parameṇa samādhinā

yas tayoḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣād viṣṇur yajña-svarūpa-dhṛk /
yā strī sā dakṣiṇā bhūter aṃśa-bhūtānapāyinī

āninye sva-gṛhaṃ putryāḥ putraṃ vitata-rociṣam /
svāyambhuvo mudā yukto rucir jagrāha dakṣiṇām

tāṃ kāmayānāṃ bhagavān uvāha yajuṣāṃ patiḥ /
tuṣṭāyāṃ toṣam āpanno ' janayad dvādaśātmajān

toṣaḥ pratoṣaḥ santoṣo bhadraḥ śāntir iḍaspatiḥ /
idhmaḥ kavir vibhuḥ svahnaḥ sudevo rocano dvi-ṣaṭ

tuṣitā nāma te devā āsan svāyambhuvāntare /
marīci-miśrā ṛṣayo yajñaḥ sura-gaṇeśvaraḥ

priyavratottānapādau manu-putrau mahaujasau /
tat-putra-pautra-naptṝṇām anuvṛttaṃ tad-antaram

devahūtim adāt tāta kardamāyātmajāṃ manuḥ /
tat-sambandhi śruta-prāyaṃ bhavatā gadato mama

dakṣāya brahma-putrāya prasūtiṃ bhagavān manuḥ /
prāyacchad yat-kṛtaḥ sargas tri-lokyāṃ vitato mahān

yāḥ kardama-sutāḥ proktā nava brahmarṣi-patnayaḥ /
tāsāṃ prasūti-prasavaṃ procyamānaṃ nibodha me

patnī marīces tu kalā suṣuve kardamātmajā /
kaśyapaṃ pūrṇimānaṃ ca yayor āpūritaṃ jagat

pūrṇimāsūta virajaṃ viśvagaṃ ca parantapa /
devakulyāṃ hareḥ pāda- śaucād yābhūt sarid divaḥ

atreḥ patny anasūyā trīñ jajñe suyaśasaḥ sutān /
dattaṃ durvāsasaṃ somam ātmeśa-brahma-sambhavān

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atrer gṛhe sura-śreṣṭhāḥ sthity-utpatty-anta-hetavaḥ /
kiñcic cikīrṣavo jātā etad ākhyāhi me guro

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brahmaṇā coditaḥ sṛṣṭāv atrir brahma-vidāṃ varaḥ /
saha patnyā yayāv ṛkṣaṃ kulādriṃ tapasi sthitaḥ

tasmin prasūna-stabaka- palāśāśoka-kānane /
vārbhiḥ sravadbhir udghuṣṭe nirvindhyāyāḥ samantataḥ

prāṇāyāmena saṃyamya mano varṣa-śataṃ muniḥ /
atiṣṭhad eka-pādena nirdvandvo 'nila-bhojanaḥ

śaraṇaṃ taṃ prapadye 'haṃ ya eva jagad-īśvaraḥ /
prajām ātma-samāṃ mahyaṃ prayacchatv iti cintayan

tapyamānaṃ tri-bhuvanaṃ prāṇāyāmaidhasāgninā /
nirgatena muner mūrdhnaḥ samīkṣya prabhavas trayaḥ

apsaro-muni-gandharva- siddha-vidyādharoragaiḥ /
vitāyamāna-yaśasas tad-āśrama-padaṃ yayuḥ

tat-prādurbhāva-saṃyoga- vidyotita-manā muniḥ /
uttiṣṭhann eka-pādena dadarśa vibudharṣabhān

praṇamya daṇḍavad bhūmāv upatasthe 'rhaṇāñjaliḥ /
vṛṣa-haṃsa-suparṇa-sthān svaiḥ svaiś cihnaiś ca cihnitān

kṛpāvalokena hasad- vadanenopalambhitān /
tad-rociṣā pratihate nimīlya munir akṣiṇī

cetas tat-pravaṇaṃ yuñjann astāvīt saṃhatāñjaliḥ /
ślakṣṇayā sūktayā vācā sarva-loka-garīyasaḥ

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iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā trayas te vibudharṣabhāḥ /
pratyāhuḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā prahasya tam ṛṣiṃ prabho

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yathā kṛtas te saṅkalpo bhāvyaṃ tenaiva nānyathā /
sat-saṅkalpasya te brahman yad vai dhyāyati te vayam

athāsmad-aṃśa-bhūtās te ātmajā loka-viśrutāḥ /
bhavitāro 'ṅga bhadraṃ te visrapsyanti ca te yaśaḥ

evaṃ kāma-varaṃ dattvā pratijagmuḥ sureśvarāḥ /
sabhājitās tayoḥ samyag dampatyor miṣatos tataḥ

somo 'bhūd brahmaṇo 'ṃśena datto viṣṇos tu yogavit /
durvāsāḥ śaṅkarasyāṃśo nibodhāṅgirasaḥ prajāḥ

śraddhā tv aṅgirasaḥ patnī catasro 'sūta kanyakāḥ /
sinīvālī kuhū rākā caturthy anumatis tathā

tat-putrāv aparāv āstāṃ khyātau svārociṣe 'ntare /
utathyo bhagavān sākṣād brahmiṣṭhaś ca bṛhaspatiḥ

pulastyo 'janayat patnyām agastyaṃ ca havirbhuvi /
so 'nya-janmani dahrāgnir viśravāś ca mahā-tapāḥ

tasya yakṣa-patir devaḥ kuberas tv iḍaviḍā-sutaḥ /
rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca tathānyasyāṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ

pulahasya gatir bhāryā trīn asūta satī sutān /
karmaśreṣṭhaṃ varīyāṃsaṃ sahiṣṇuṃ ca mahā-mate

krator api kriyā bhāryā vālakhilyān asūyata /
ṛṣīn ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi jvalato brahma-tejasā

ūrjāyāṃ jajñire putrā vasiṣṭhasya parantapa /
citraketu-pradhānās te sapta brahmarṣayo 'malāḥ

citraketuḥ surociś ca virajā mitra eva ca /
ulbaṇo vasubhṛdyāno dyumān śakty-ādayo 'pare

cittis tv atharvaṇaḥ patnī lebhe putraṃ dhṛta-vratam /
dadhyañcam aśvaśirasaṃ bhṛgor vaṃśaṃ nibodha me

bhṛguḥ khyātyāṃ mahā-bhāgaḥ patnyāṃ putrān ajījanat /
dhātāraṃ ca vidhātāraṃ śriyaṃ ca bhagavat-parām

āyatiṃ niyatiṃ caiva sute merus tayor adāt /
tābhyāṃ tayor abhavatāṃ mṛkaṇḍaḥ prāṇa eva ca

mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍasya prāṇād vedaśirā muniḥ /
kaviś ca bhārgavo yasya bhagavān uśanā sutaḥ

ta ete munayaḥ kṣattar lokān sargair abhāvayan /
eṣa kardama-dauhitra- santānaḥ kathitas tava /
śṛṇvataḥ śraddadhānasya sadyaḥ pāpa-haraḥ paraḥ

prasūtiṃ mānavīṃ dakṣa upayeme hy ajātmajaḥ /
tasyāṃ sasarja duhitṝḥ ṣoḍaśāmala-locanāḥ

trayodaśādād dharmāya tathaikām agnaye vibhuḥ /
pitṛbhya ekāṃ yuktebhyo bhavāyaikāṃ bhava-cchide

śraddhā maitrī dayā śāntis tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kriyonnatiḥ /
buddhir medhā titikṣā hrīr mūrtir dharmasya patnayaḥ

śraddhāsūta śubhaṃ maitrī prasādam abhayaṃ dayā /
śāntiḥ sukhaṃ mudaṃ tuṣṭiḥ smayaṃ puṣṭir asūyata

yogaṃ kriyonnatir darpam arthaṃ buddhir asūyata /
medhā smṛtiṃ titikṣā tu kṣemaṃ hrīḥ praśrayaṃ sutam

mūrtiḥ sarva-guṇotpattir nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī

yayor janmany ado viśvam abhyanandat sunirvṛtam /
manāṃsi kakubho vātāḥ praseduḥ sarito 'drayaḥ

divy avādyanta tūryāṇi petuḥ kusuma-vṛṣṭayaḥ /
munayas tuṣṭuvus tuṣṭā jagur gandharva-kinnarāḥ

nṛtyanti sma striyo devya āsīt parama-maṅgalam /
devā brahmādayaḥ sarve upatasthur abhiṣṭavaiḥ

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evaṃ sura-gaṇais tāta bhagavantāv abhiṣṭutau /
labdhāvalokair yayatur arcitau gandhamādanam

tāv imau vai bhagavato harer aṃśāv ihāgatau /
bhāra-vyayāya ca bhuvaḥ kṛṣṇau yadu-kurūdvahau

svāhābhimāninaś cāgner ātmajāṃs trīn ajījanat /
pāvakaṃ pavamānaṃ ca śuciṃ ca huta-bhojanam

tebhyo 'gnayaḥ samabhavan catvāriṃśac ca pañca ca /
ta evaikonapañcāśat sākaṃ pitṛ-pitāmahaiḥ

vaitānike karmaṇi yan- nāmabhir brahma-vādibhiḥ /
āgneyya iṣṭayo yajñe nirūpyante 'gnayas tu te

agniṣvāttā barhiṣadaḥ saumyāḥ pitara ājyapāḥ /
sāgnayo 'nagnayas teṣāṃ patnī dākṣāyaṇī svadhā

tebhyo dadhāra kanye dve vayunāṃ dhāriṇīṃ svadhā /
ubhe te brahma-vādinyau jñāna-vijñāna-pārage

bhavasya patnī tu satī bhavaṃ devam anuvratā /
ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṃ putraṃ na lebhe guṇa-śīlataḥ

pitary apratirūpe sve bhavāyānāgase ruṣā /
aprauḍhaivātmanātmānam ajahād yoga-saṃyutā