Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 12.12

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namo dharmāya mahate namaḥ kṛṣṇāya vedhase /
brahmaṇebhyo namaskṛtya dharmān vakṣye sanātanān

etad vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā viṣṇoś caritam adbhutam /
bhavadbhir yad ahaṃ pṛṣṭo narāṇāṃ puruṣocitam

atra saṅkīrtitaḥ sākṣāt sarva-pāpa-haro hariḥ /
nārāyaṇo hṛṣīkeśo bhagavān sātvatām patiḥ

atra brahma paraṃ guhyaṃ jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam /
jñānaṃ ca tad-upākhyānaṃ proktaṃ vijñāna-saṃyutam

bhakti-yogaḥ samākhyāto vairāgyaṃ ca tad-āśrayam /
pārīkṣitam upākhyānaṃ nāradākhyānam eva ca

prāyopaveśo rājarṣer vipra-śāpāt parīkṣitaḥ /
śukasya brahmarṣabhasya saṃvādaś ca parīkṣitaḥ

yoga-dhāraṇayotkrāntiḥ saṃvādo nāradājayoḥ /
avatārānugītaṃ ca sargaḥ prādhāniko 'grataḥ

viduroddhava-saṃvādaḥ kṣattṛ-maitreyayos tataḥ /
purāṇa-saṃhitā-praśno mahā-puruṣa-saṃsthitiḥ

tataḥ prākṛtikaḥ sargaḥ sapta vaikṛtikāś ca ye /
tato brahmāṇḍa-sambhūtir vairājaḥ puruṣo yataḥ

kālasya sthūla-sūkṣmasya gatiḥ padma-samudbhavaḥ /
bhuva uddharaṇe 'mbhodher hiraṇyākṣa-vadho yathā

ūrdhva-tiryag-avāk-sargo rudra-sargas tathaiva ca /
ardha-nārīśvarasyātha yataḥ svāyambhuvo manuḥ

śatarūpā ca yā strīṇām ādyā prakṛtir uttamā /
santāno dharma-patnīnāṃ kardamasya prajāpateḥ

avatāro bhagavataḥ kapilasya mahātmanaḥ /
devahūtyāś ca saṃvādaḥ kapilena ca dhīmatā

nava-brahma-samutpattir dakṣa-yajña-vināśanam /
dhruvasya caritaṃ paścāt pṛthoḥ prācīnabarhiṣaḥ

nāradasya ca saṃvādas tataḥ praiyavrataṃ dvijāḥ /
nābhes tato 'nucaritam ṛṣabhasya bharatasya ca

dvīpa-varṣa-samudrāṇāṃ giri-nady-upavarṇanam /
jyotiś-cakrasya saṃsthānaṃ pātāla-naraka-sthitiḥ

dakṣa-janma pracetobhyas tat-putrīṇāṃ ca santatiḥ /
yato devāsura-narās tiryaṅ-naga-khagādayaḥ

tvāṣṭrasya janma-nidhanaṃ putrayoś ca diter dvijāḥ /
daityeśvarasya caritaṃ prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ

manv-antarānukathanaṃ gajendrasya vimokṣaṇam /
manv-antarāvatārāś ca viṣṇor hayaśirādayaḥ

kaurmaṃ mātsyaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ vāmanaṃ ca jagat-pateḥ /
kṣīroda-mathanaṃ tadvad amṛtārthe divaukasām

devāsura-mahā-yuddhaṃ rāja-vaṃśānukīrtanam /
ikṣvāku-janma tad-vaṃśaḥ sudyumnasya mahātmanaḥ

ilopākhyānam atroktaṃ tāropākhyānam eva ca /
sūrya-vaṃśānukathanaṃ śaśādādyā nṛgādayaḥ

saukanyaṃ cātha śaryāteḥ kakutsthasya ca dhīmataḥ /
khaṭvāṅgasya ca māndhātuḥ saubhareḥ sagarasya ca

rāmasya kośalendrasya caritaṃ kilbiṣāpaham /
nimer aṅga-parityāgo janakānāṃ ca sambhavaḥ

rāmasya bhārgavendrasya niḥkṣatṛī-karaṇaṃ bhuvaḥ /
ailasya soma-vaṃśasya yayāter nahuṣasya ca

dauṣmanter bharatasyāpi śāntanos tat-sutasya ca /
yayāter jyeṣṭha-putrasya yador vaṃśo 'nukīrtitaḥ

yatrāvatīṛṇo bhagavān kṛṣṇākhyo jagad-īśvaraḥ /
vasudeva-gṛhe janma tato vṛddhiś ca gokule

tasya karmāṇy apārāṇi kīrtitāny asura-dviṣaḥ /
pūtanāsu-payaḥ-pānaṃ śakaṭoccāṭanaṃ śiśoḥ

tṛṇāvartasya niṣpeṣas tathaiva baka-vatsayoḥ /
aghāsura-vadho dhātrā vatsa-pālāvagūhanam

dhenukasya saha-bhrātuḥ pralambasya ca saṅkṣayaḥ /
gopānāṃ ca paritrāṇaṃ dāvāgneḥ parisarpataḥ

damanaṃ kāliyasyāher mahāher nanda-mokṣaṇam /
vrata-caryā tu kanyānāṃ yatra tuṣṭo 'cyuto vrataiḥ

prasādo yajña-patnībhyo viprāṇāṃ cānutāpanam /
govardhanoddhāraṇaṃ ca śakrasya surabher atha

yajñabhiṣekaḥ kṛṣṇasya strībhiḥ krīḍā ca rātriṣu /
śaṅkhacūḍasya durbuddher vadho 'riṣṭasya keśinaḥ

akrūrāgamanaṃ paścāt prasthānaṃ rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ /
vraja-strīṇāṃ vilāpaś ca mathurālokanaṃ tataḥ

gaja-muṣṭika-cāṇūra- kaṃsādīnāṃ tathā vadhaḥ /
mṛtasyānayanaṃ sūnoḥ punaḥ sāndīpaner guroḥ

mathurāyāṃ nivasatā yadu-cakrasya yat priyam /
kṛtam uddhava-rāmābhyāṃ yutena hariṇā dvijāḥ

jarāsandha-samānīta- sainyasya bahuśo vadhaḥ /
ghātanaṃ yavanendrasya kuśasthalyā niveśanam

ādānaṃ pārijātasya sudharmāyāḥ surālayāt /
rukmiṇyā haraṇaṃ yuddhe pramathya dviṣato hareḥ

harasya jṛmbhaṇaṃ yuddhe bāṇasya bhuja-kṛntanam /
prāgjyotiṣa-patiṃ hatvā kanyānāṃ haraṇaṃ ca yat

caidya-pauṇḍraka-śālvānāṃ dantavakrasya durmateḥ /
śambaro dvividaḥ pīṭho muraḥ pañcajanādayaḥ

māhātmyaṃ ca vadhas teṣāṃ vārāṇasyāś ca dāhanam /
bhārāvataraṇaṃ bhūmer nimittī-kṛtya pāṇḍavān

vipra-śāpāpadeśena saṃhāraḥ sva-kulasya ca /
uddhavasya ca saṃvādo vasudevasya cādbhutaḥ

yatrātma-vidyā hy akhilā proktā dharma-vinirṇayaḥ /
tato martya-parityāga ātma-yogānubhāvataḥ

yuga-lakṣaṇa-vṛttiś ca kalau nṝṇām upaplavaḥ /
catur-vidhaś ca pralaya utpattis tri-vidhā tathā

deha-tyāgaś ca rājarṣer viṣṇu-rātasya dhīmataḥ /
śākhā-praṇayanam ṛṣer mārkaṇḍeyasya sat-kathā /
mahā-puruṣa-vinyāsaḥ sūryasya jagad-ātmanaḥ

iti coktaṃ dvija-śreṣṭhā yat pṛṣṭo 'ham ihāsmi vaḥ /
līlāvatāra-karmāṇi kīrtitānīha sarvaśaḥ

patitaḥ skhalitaś cārtaḥ kṣuttvā vā vivaśo gṛṇan /
haraye nama ity uccair mucyate sarva-pātakāt

saṅkīrtyamāno bhagavān anantaḥ śrutānubhāvo vyasanaṃ hi puṃsām /
praviśya cittaṃ vidhunoty aśeṣaṃ yathā tamo 'rko 'bhram ivāti-vātaḥ

mṛṣā giras tā hy asatīr asat-kathā na kathyate yad bhagavān adhokṣajaḥ /
tad eva satyaṃ tad u haiva maṅgalaṃ tad eva puṇyaṃ bhagavad-guṇodayam

tad eva ramyaṃ ruciraṃ navaṃ navaṃ tad eva śaśvan manaso mahotsavam /
tad eva śokārṇava-śoṣaṇaṃ nṛṇāṃ yad uttamaḥśloka-yaśo 'nugīyate

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nāmāny anantasya yaśo 'ṅkitāni yat śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanti sādhavaḥ

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yaśaḥ-śriyām eva pariśramaḥ paro varṇāśramācāra-tapaḥ-śrutādiṣu /
avismṛtiḥ śrīdhara-pāda-padmayor guṇānuvāda-śravaṇādarādibhiḥ

avismṛtiḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ kṣiṇoty abhadrāṇi ca śaṃ tanoti /
sattvasya śuddhiṃ paramātma-bhaktiṃ jñānaṃ ca vijñāna-virāga-yuktam

yūyaṃ dvijāgryā bata bhūri-bhāgā yac chaśvad ātmany akhilātma-bhūtam /
nārāyaṇaṃ devam adevam īśam ajasra-bhāvā bhajatāviveśya

ahaṃ ca saṃsmārita ātma-tattvaṃ śrutaṃ purā me paramarṣi-vaktrāt /
prāyopaveśe nṛpateḥ parīkṣitaḥ sadasy ṛṣīṇāṃ mahatāṃ ca śṛṇvatām

etad vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāḥ kathanīyoru-karmaṇaḥ /
māhātmyaṃ vāsudevasya sarvāśubha-vināśanam

ya etat śrāvayen nityaṃ yāma-kṣaṇam ananya-dhīḥ /
ślokam ekaṃ tad-ardhaṃ vā pādaṃ pādārdham eva vā /
śraddhāvān yo 'nuśṛṇuyāt punāty ātmānam eva saḥ

dvādaśyām ekādaśyāṃ vā śṛṇvann āyuṣyavān bhavet /
paṭhaty anaśnan prayataḥ pūto bhavati pātakāt

puṣkare mathurayāṃ ca dvāravatyāṃ yatātmavān /
upoṣya saṃhitām etāṃ paṭhitvā mucyate bhayāt

devatā munayaḥ siddhāḥ pitaro manavo nṛpāḥ /
yacchanti kāmān gṛṇataḥ śṛṇvato yasya kīrtanāt

ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni dvijo 'dhītyānuvindate /
madhu-kulyā ghṛta-kulyāḥ payaḥ-kulyāś ca tat phalam

purāṇa-saṃhitām etām adhītya prayato dvijaḥ /
proktaṃ bhagavatā yat tu tat padaṃ paramaṃ vrajet

vipro 'dhītyāpnuyāt prajñāṃ rājanyodadhi-mekhalām /
vaiśyo nidhi-patitvaṃ ca śūdraḥ śudhyeta pātakāt

kali-mala-saṃhati-kālano 'khileśo harir itaratra na gīyate hy abhīkṣṇam /
iha tu punar bhagavān aśeṣa-mūrtiḥ paripaṭhito 'nu-padaṃ kathā-prasaṅgaiḥ

tam aham ajam anantam ātma-tattvaṃ jagad-udaya-sthiti-saṃyamātma-śaktim /
dyu-patibhir aja-śakra-śaṅkarādyair duravasita-stavam acyutaṃ nato 'smi

upacita-nava-śaktibhiḥ sva ātmany uparacita-sthira-jaṅgamālayāya /
bhagavata upalabdhi-mātra-dhamne sura-ṛṣabhāya namaḥ sanātanāya