Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 05.17

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BhP_05.17.001/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
tatra bhagavataḥ sākṣād yajña-liṅgasya viṣṇor vikramato vāma-pādāṅguṣṭha-nakha-nirbhinnordhvāṇḍa-kaṭāha-vivareṇāntaḥ-praviṣṭā yā bāhya-jala-dhārā tac-caraṇa-paṅkajāvanejanāruṇa-kiñjalkoparañjitākhila-jagad-agha-malāpahopasparśanāmalā sākṣād bhagavat-padīty anupalakṣita-vaco 'bhidhīyamānāti-mahatā kālena yuga-sahasropalakṣaṇena divo mūrdhany avatatāra yat tad viṣṇu-padam āhuḥ

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yatra ha vāva vīra-vrata auttānapādiḥ parama-bhāgavato 'smat-kula-devatā-caraṇāravindodakam iti yām anusavanam utkṛṣyamāṇa-bhagavad-bhakti-yogena dṛḍhaṃ klidyamānāntar-hṛdaya autkaṇṭhya-vivaśāmīlita-locana-yugala-kuḍmala-vigalitāmala-bāṣpa-kalayābhivyajyamāna-roma-pulaka-kulako 'dhunāpi paramādareṇa śirasā bibharti

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tataḥ sapta ṛṣayas tat prabhāvābhijñā yāṃ nanu tapasa ātyantikī siddhir etāvatī bhagavati sarvātmani vāsudeve 'nuparata-bhakti-yoga-lābhenaivopekṣitānyārthātma-gatayo muktim ivāgatāṃ mumukṣava iva sabahu-mānam adyāpi jaṭā-jūṭair udvahanti

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tato 'neka-sahasra-koṭi-vimānānīka-saṅkula-deva-yānenāvatar-antīndu maṇḍalam āvārya brahma-sadane nipatati

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tatra caturdhā bhidyamānā caturbhir nāmabhiś catur-diśam abhispandantī nada-nadī-patim evābhiniviśati sītālakanandā cakṣur bhadreti

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sītā tu brahma-sadanāt kesarācalādi-giri-śikharebhyo 'dho 'dhaḥ prasravantī gandhamādana-mūrdhasu patitvāntareṇa bhadrāśva-varṣaṃ prācyāṃ diśi kṣāra-samudram abhipraviśati

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evaṃ mālyavac-chikharān niṣpatantī tato 'nuparata-vegā ketumālam abhi cakṣuḥ pratīcyāṃ diśi sarit-patiṃ praviśati

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bhadrā cottarato meru-śiraso nipatitā giri-śikharād giri-śikharam atihāya śṛṅgavataḥ śṛṅgād avasyandamānā uttarāṃs tu kurūn abhita udīcyāṃ diśi jaladhim abhipraviśati

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tathaivālakanandā dakṣiṇena brahma-sadanād bahūni giri-kūṭāny atikramya hemakūṭād dhaimakūṭāny ati-rabhasatara-raṃhasā luṭhayantī bhāratam abhivarṣaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi jaladhim abhipraviśati yasyāṃ snānārthaṃ cāgacchataḥ puṃsaḥ pade pade 'śvamedha-rājasūyādīnāṃ phalaṃ na durlabham iti

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anye ca nadā nadyaś ca varṣe varṣe santi bahuśo merv-ādi-giri-duhitaraḥ śataśaḥ

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tatrāpi bhāratam eva varṣaṃ karma-kṣetram anyāny aṣṭa varṣāṇi svargiṇāṃ puṇya-śeṣopabhoga-sthānāni bhaumāni svarga-padāni vyapadiśanti

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eṣu puruṣāṇām ayuta-puruṣāyur-varṣāṇāṃ deva-kalpānāṃ nāgāyuta-prāṇānāṃ vajra-saṃhanana-bala-vayo-moda-pramudita-mahā-saurata-mithuna-vyavāyāpavarga-varṣa-dhṛtaika-garbha-kalatrāṇāṃ tatra tu tretā-yuga-samaḥ kālo vartate

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yatra ha deva-patayaḥ svaiḥ svair gaṇa-nāyakair vihita-mahārhaṇāḥ sarvartu-kusuma-stabaka-phala-kisalaya-śriyānamyamāna-viṭapa-latā-viṭapibhir upaśumbhamāna-rucira-kānanāśramāyatana-varṣa-giri-droṇīṣu tathā cāmala-jalāśayeṣu vikaca-vividha-nava-vanaruhāmoda-mudita-rāja-haṃsa-jala-kukkuṭa-kāraṇḍava-sārasa-cakravākādibhir madhukara-nikarākṛtibhir upakūjiteṣu jala-krīḍādibhir vicitra-vinodaiḥ sulalita-sura-sundarīṇāṃ kāma-kalila-vilāsa-hāsa-līlāvalokākṛṣṭa-mano-dṛṣṭayaḥ svairaṃ viharanti

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navasv api varṣeṣu bhagavān nārāyaṇo mahā-puruṣaḥ puruṣāṇāṃ tad-anugrahāyātma-tattva-vyūhenātmanādyāpi sannidhīyate

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ilāvṛte tu bhagavān bhava eka eva pumān na hy anyas tatrāparo nirviśati bhavānyāḥ śāpa-nimitta-jño yat-pravekṣyataḥ strī-bhāvas tat paścād vakṣyāmi

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bhavānīnāthaiḥ strī-gaṇārbuda-sahasrair avarudhyamāno bhagavataś caturmūrter mahā-puruṣasya turīyāṃ tāmasīṃ mūrtiṃ prakṛtim ātmanaḥ saṅkarṣaṇa-saṃjñām ātma-samādhi-rūpeṇa sannidhāpyaitad abhigṛṇan bhava upadhāvati

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BhP_05.17.017/0 śrī-bhagavān uvāca
oṃ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāya sarva-guṇa-saṅkhyānāyānantāyāvyaktāya nama iti

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bhaje bhajanyāraṇa-pāda-paṅkajaṃ bhagasya kṛtsnasya paraṃ parāyaṇam /
bhakteṣv alaṃ bhāvita-bhūta-bhāvanaṃ bhavāpahaṃ tvā bhava-bhāvam īśvaram

na yasya māyā-guṇa-citta-vṛttibhir nirīkṣato hy aṇv api dṛṣṭir ajyate /
īśe yathā no 'jita-manyu-raṃhasāṃ kas taṃ na manyeta jigīṣur ātmanaḥ

asad-dṛśo yaḥ pratibhāti māyayā kṣībeva madhv-āsava-tāmra-locanaḥ /
na nāga-vadhvo 'rhaṇa īśire hriyā yat-pādayoḥ sparśana-dharṣitendriyāḥ

yam āhur asya sthiti-janma-saṃyamaṃ tribhir vihīnaṃ yam anantam ṛṣayaḥ /
na veda siddhārtham iva kvacit sthitaṃ bhū-maṇḍalaṃ mūrdha-sahasra-dhāmasu

yasyādya āsīd guṇa-vigraho mahān vijñāna-dhiṣṇyo bhagavān ajaḥ kila /
yat-sambhavo 'haṃ tri-vṛtā sva-tejasā vaikārikaṃ tāmasam aindriyaṃ sṛje

ete vayaṃ yasya vaśe mahātmanaḥ sthitāḥ śakuntā iva sūtra-yantritāḥ /
mahān ahaṃ vaikṛta-tāmasendriyāḥ sṛjāma sarve yad-anugrahād idam

yan-nirmitāṃ karhy api karma-parvaṇīṃ māyāṃ jano 'yaṃ guṇa-sarga-mohitaḥ /
na veda nistāraṇa-yogam añjasā tasmai namas te vilayodayātmane