Brahmanda Purana · Chapter 1.35

iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte pūrvabhāge dvitīye 'nuṣaṅgapāde vyāsaśiṣyotpattivarṇanaṃ nāma catustriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
devamitraśca śākalyo mahātmā dvijapuṅgavaḥ /
cakāra saṃhitāḥ pañca buddhimānvedavittamaḥ

pañca tasyābhavañchiṣyā mudgalo gokhalastathā /
khalīyānsutapā vatsaḥ śaiśireyaśca pañcamaḥ

provāca saṃhitāstisraḥ śāko vaiṇo rathītaraḥ /
niruktaṃ ca punaścakre caturthaṃ dvijasattamaḥ

tasya śiṣyāstu catvāraḥ pailaścekṣalakastathā /
dhīmāñcha tabalākaśca gajaścaiva dvijottamāḥ

bāṣkalistu bharadvājastisraḥ provāca saṃhitāḥ /
trayastasyābhavañcchiṣyā mahātmāno guṇānvitāḥ

dhīmāṃśca tvāpanāpaśca pānnagāriśca buddhimān /
tṛtīyaścārjavaste ca tapasā śaṃsitavratāḥ

vītarāgā mahātejāḥ saṃhitājñānapāragāḥ /
ityete bahūvṛcāḥ proktāḥ saṃhitā yaiḥ pravartitāḥ

vaiśaṃpāyanaśiṣyo 'sau yajurvedamakalpayat /
ṣaḍaśītistu tenoktāḥ saṃhitā yajuṣāṃ śubhāḥ

śiṣyebhyaḥ pradadau tāśca jagūhuste vidhānataḥ /
ekastatra parityakto yā5valkyo mahātapāḥ

ṣaḍaśītistathā śiṣyāḥ saṃhitānāṃ vikalpakāḥ /
sarveṣāmeva teṣāṃ vai tridhā bhedāḥ prakīrttitāḥ

tridhā bhedāstu te vedabhede 'sminnavame śubhe /
udīcyā madhyadeśyāśca prācyaścaiva pṛthagvidhāḥ

śyāmāyanirudīcyānāṃ pradhānaḥ saṃbabhūva ha /
madhyadeśapratiṣṭhātā cāsuriḥ prathamaḥ smṛtaḥ

ālaṃbirādiḥ prācyānāṃ trayodeśyādayastu te /
ityete carakāḥ proktāḥ saṃhitā vādino dvijāḥ

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
carakādhvaryavaḥ kena kāraṇaṃ brūhi tattvataḥ /
kiṃ cīrṇaṃ kasya vā hetoścarakatvaṃ hi bhejire

sūta uvāca
kāryamāsīdṛṣīṇāṃ ca kiñcidbrāhmaṇasattamāḥ /
merupṛṣṭhaṃ samāsādya taistadā tviti mantritam

yo vātra saptarātreṇa nāgaccheddvijasattamaḥ /
sa kuryādbrahmahatyāṃ vai samayo naḥ prakīrtitaḥ

tataste sagaṇāḥ sarve vaiśaṃpāyanavarjitāḥ /
prayayuḥ saptarātreṇa yatra saṃdhiḥ kṛto 'bhavat

brahmaṇānāṃ tu vacanādbrahmahatyāṃ cakāra saḥ /
śiṣyānatha samānīya sa vaiśaṃpāyano 'bravīt

brahmahatyāṃ caradhvaṃ vai matkṛte dvijasattamāḥ /
sarve yūyaṃ samāgamya brūta kāmaṃ hitaṃ vacaḥ

yājñavalkya uvāca
ahamekaścariṣyāmi tiṣṭhantu munayastvime /
balenotthāpayiṣyāmi tapasā svena bhāvitaḥ

eva muktastataḥ kruddho yā5valkyama thātyajat /
uvāca yattvayādhītaṃ sarvaṃ pratyarpayasva me

evamuktaḥ sarūpāṇi yajūṃṣi gurave dadau /
rudhireṇa tathāktāni ccharditvā brahmavittamāḥ

tataḥ sa dhyānamāsthāya saryamārādhayaddvijaḥ /
sūrye brahma yadutpannaṃ taṃ gatvā pratitiṣṭhati

tato yāni gatānyūrdhvaṃ yajūṣyādityamaḍalam /
tāni tasmai dadau tuṣṭaḥ sūryo vai brahmarātaye

aśvarūpāya mārttaṇḍo yājñavaklyāya dhīmate /
yajūṃṣyadhīyate tāni brāhmaṇā yena kenacit

aśvarūpāya dattāni tataste vājino 'mavan /
brahmahatyā tu yaiścīrṇā caraṇāccarakāḥ smṛtāḥ

vaiśaṃpāyanaśiṣyāste carakāḥ samudāhṛtāḥ /
ityete carakāḥ proktā vājinastu nibodhata

yā5valkyasya śiṣyāste kaṇvo baudheya eva ca /
madhyandinastu sāpatyo vaidheyaścāddhabauddhakau

tāpanīyaśca vatsāśca tathā jābālakevalau /
āvaṭī ca tathā puṇḍro vaiṇoyaḥ saparāśaraḥ

ityete vājinaḥ proktā daśapañca ca sattamāḥ /
śatamekādhikaṃ jñeyaṃ yajuṣāṃ ye vikalpakāḥ

putramadhyāpayāmāsa sumantumatha jaiminiḥ /
sumantuścāpi sutvānaṃ putramadhyāpayatpunaḥ

sukarmāṇaṃ tataḥ sunvānputramadhyāpayatpunaḥ /
sa sahasramadhītyāśu sukarmāpyatha saṃhitāḥ

provācātha sahasrasya sukarmā sūryavarcasaḥ /
anadhyāyeṣvadhīyānāṃstañjaghāna śatakratuḥ

prāyopaveśamakarottato 'sau śiṣyakāramāt /
kruddhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tataḥ śakrovaraṃ so 'tha punardadau

bhaviṣyato mahāvīryauṃ śiṣyau te 'tulavarcasau /
adhīyātāṃ mahāprājñau sahasraṃ saṃhitā ubhau

ete surā mahābhāgāḥ saṃkruddhā dvijasattama /
ityuktvā vāsavaḥ śrīmānsukarmāṇaṃ yaśasvinam

śāntakrodhaṃ dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣipramantara dhātprabhuḥ /
tasya śiṣyo 'bhavaddhīmān pauṣyañjirdvijasattamāḥ

hiraṇyanābhaḥ kauśalyo dvitīyo 'bhūnnarādhipaḥ /
adhyāpayata pauṣyāñjiḥ sahasrārddhaṃ tusaṃhitāḥ

te nāmnodīcyasāmānaḥ śiṣyāḥ pauṣyañjinaḥ śubhāḥ /
sattvāni pañca kauśilyaḥ saṃhitānā madhītavān

śiṣyā hiraṇyanābhasya smṛtāstu prācyasāmagāḥ /
laugākṣiḥ kuśumiścaiva kuśīdirlāṅgalistathā /
pauṣyañji śiṣyāścatvārasteṣāṃ bhedānnibodhata

nāḍāyanīyaḥ sahataṇḍiputrastasmādanovainanāmā suvidvān /
sakotiputraḥ susahāḥ sunāmā caitānbhedānvittalaugākṣiṇastu

trayastu kuśumeḥ śiṣyā aurasaḥ sa parāśaraḥ

nābhirvittastu tejasvī trividhā kauśumāḥ smṛtāḥ /
śauriṣuḥ śṛṅgiputraśca dvāvetau tu ciravratau

rāṇāyanīyiḥ saumitriḥ sāmavedaviśāradau /
provāca saṃhitāsti sraḥ śṛṅgiputrau mahātpāḥ

vainaḥ prājīnayogaśca surālaśca dvijauttamaḥ /
provāca saṃhitāḥ ṣaṭtu pārāśaryastu kauthumaḥ

āsurāyaṇavaiśākhyau vedavṛddhaparāyaṇau /
prācīnayogaputraśca buddhimāṃśca patañjaliḥ

kauthumasya tu bhedāśca pārāśaryasya paṭ samṛtāḥ /
lāṅgalaḥ śālihotraśca ṣaḍuvācātha saṃhitāḥ

hālinirjyāmahāniśca jaiminirlomagāyaniḥ /
kaṇḍuśca kohalaścaiva ṣaḍe te lāṅgalāḥ smṛtāḥ

ete lāṅgalinaḥ śiṣyāḥ saṃhitā yaiḥ pravarttitāḥ /
eko hiraṇyanābhasya kṛtaḥ śiṣyo nṛpātmajaḥ

so 'karottu caturviśasaṃhitā dvipadāṃ varaḥ /
provāca caiva śiṣyebhyo yebhyastāśca nibodhata

rāḍiśca rāḍavīyaśca pañjamau vāhanastathā /
talako māṇḍukaścaiva kāliko rājikaṃstathā

gautamaścājabastaśca somarājāyanastataḥ /
puṣṭiśca parikṛṣṭaśca ulūkhalaka eva ca

yavīyasastu vai śālīraṅgulīyaśca kauśikaḥ /
śālimañjaripākaśca śadhīyaḥ kāniniśca yaḥ

pārāśaryastu dharmātmā iti krāntāstu sāmagāḥ /
sāmagānāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhau dvau parikīrttitau

pauṣyañjiśca kṛtaścaiva saṃhitānāṃ vikalpakau /
atharvāṇaṃ dvidhā kṛtvā sumanturadadāddvijāḥ

kabandhāya punaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ sa ca vidvānyathāśrutam /
kabandhastu dvidhā kṛtvā pathyāyaikaṃ punardadau

dvitīyaṃ devadarśāyasa caturdhākarotprabhuḥ /
modo brahmabalaścaiva pippalādastathaiva ca

śaulkāyaniśca dharmajñaścaturthastapasi sthitaḥ /
devadarśasya catvāraḥ śiṣyā hyete dṛḍhavratāḥ

punaśca trividhaṃ viddhi pathyānāṃ bhedamuttamam /
jājaliḥ kumudādiśca tṛtīyaḥ śaunakaḥ smṛtaḥ

śaunakastu dvidhā kṛtvā dadāvekāntu babhrave /
ddvitīyāṃ saṃhitāṃ dhīmānsaindhavāyanasaṃjñi te

saindhavo muñjakeśyaśca bhinnāmādhāddvidhā punaḥ /
nakṣatrakalpo vaitānastṛtīyaḥ saṃhitāvidhiḥ

caturthoṃ'girasaḥ kalpaḥ śāntikalpaśca pañcamaḥ /
śreṣṭhāstvatharvaṇāmete saṃhitānāṃ vikalpakāḥ

khaḍgaḥ kṛtvā mayā yuktaṃ purāṇamṛṣisattamāḥ /
ātreyaḥ sumatirdhīmānkāśyapo hyakṛtavraṇaḥ

bhāradvājo 'gnivarcāśca vāsiṣṭhā mitrayuśca yaḥ /
sāvarṇiḥ somadattiśca suśarmā śāṃśapāyanaḥ

ete śiṣyā mama proktāḥ purāṇeṣu dhṛtavratāḥ /
tribhistatra kṛtāstisraḥ saṃhitāḥ punareva hi

kāśyapaḥ saṃhitā karttā sāvarṇiḥ śāṃśapāyanaḥ /
māmikā tu caturthī syāccatasro mūlasaṃhitāḥ

sarvāstā hi catuṣpādāḥ sarvāścaikārthavācikāḥ /
pāṭhāntare vṛthābhūtā vedaśākhā yathā tathā

catuḥ sāhasrikāḥ sarvāḥ śāṃśapāyanikāmṛte /
laumaharṣaṇikā mūlā tataḥ kāśyapikā parā

sāvarṇikā tṛtīyāsāvṛjuvākyārthamaṇḍitā /
śāṃśapāyanikā cānyā nodanārthavibhūṣitā

sahasrāṇi ṛcāṃ cāṣṭau ṣaṭśatāni tathaiva ca /
etāḥ pañcadaśānyāśca daśānyā daśabhistathā

savālakhilyāḥ saptaitāḥ sasuparṇāḥ prakīrttitāḥ /
aṣṭau sāmasahasrāṇi sāmāni ca caturddaśa

sāraṇyakaṃ sahohaṃ ca etadgāyanti sāmagāḥ /
dvādaśaiva sahasrāṇi cchanda ādhvaryavaṃ smṛtam

yajuṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca tathā vyāso vyakalpayat /
sagrāmyāraṇyakaṃ tasmātsamantrakaraṇaṃ tathā

ataḥ paraṃ kathānaṃ tu pūrvā iti viśeṣaṇam /
grāmyāraṇyaṃ samantraṃ tadṛgbrāhmaṇayajuḥ smṛtam

tathā hāridravīryāṇāṃ khilānyupakhilānitu /
tathaiva taittirīyāṇāṃ parakṣudrā iti smṛtam

dve sahasre śatanyūne vede vājasaneyake /
ṛggamaḥ parisaṃkhyāto brāhmaṇaṃ tu caturguṇam

aṣṭau sahasrāṇi śatāni vāṣṭāvaśītiranyānyadhikāni vā ca /
etatpramāṇaṃ yajuṣāmṛcāṃ ca saśukriyaṃ sakhilaṃ yājñavalkyam

tathā cāraṇavidyānāṃ pramāṇasahitaṃ śṛṇu /
ṣaṭsahasramṛcāmuktamṛcaḥ ṣaḍviṃśatiṃ punaḥ

etāvadadhikaṃ teṣāṃ yajuḥ ki mapi vakṣyate /
ekādaśasahasrāṇi ṛcaścānyā daśottarāḥ

ṛcāṃ daśasahasrāṇi hyaśītistriṃśadeva tu /
sahasramekaṃ mantrāṇāmṛcāmuktaṃ pramāṇataḥ

etāvānṛci vistāro hyanyaccātharvikaṃ bahu /
ṛcāmatharvaṇāṃ pañcasahasrāṇīti niścayaḥ

sahasramanyadvijñeyamṛṣi bhirviśatiṃ vinā /
etadaṅgirasāṃ proktaṃ teṣāmāraṇyakaṃ punaḥ

iti saṃkhyā prasaṃkhyātā śākhābhedāstathaiva tu /
kartāraśacaiva śākhānāṃ bhedahetūṃstathaiva ca

sarvamanvantareṣvevaṃ śākhābhedāḥ samāśritāḥ /
prājāpatyā śrutirnityā tadvikalpāstvime smṛtāḥ

anityabhāvāddevānāṃ mantrotpattiḥ punaḥ punaḥ /
dvāpareṣu punarbhedāḥ śrutīnāṃ parikīrttitāḥ

evaṃ vedaṃ tadāpyasya bhagavānṛṣisattamaḥ /
śiṣcebyaśca pradattvā tu tapastaptu vana gataḥ

tasya śiṣyapraśiṣyaistu śākhābhedāstvime kṛtāḥ /
aṅgāni vedāścatvāro mīmāṃsā nyāyavistaraḥ

dharmaśāstraṃ purāṇaṃ ca vidyāścemāścaturdaśa /
āyurvedo dhanurvedo gāndharvaśceti te trayaḥ

arthaśāstraṃ caturthaṃ tu vidyā hyaṣṭādaśaiva hi /
jñeyā brahmarṣayaḥ pūrvaṃ tebhyo devarṣayaḥ punaḥ

rājarṣayaḥ punastebhya ṛṣiprakṛtayastridhā /
kāśyapeṣu vasiṣṭheṣu tathā bhṛgvaṅgiro 'triṣu

pañcasveteṣu jāyante gotreṣu brahmavādinaḥ /
yasmādṛṣanti brahmāṇaṃ tato brahmarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ

dharmasyātha pulastyasya kratośca pulahasya ca /
pratyūṣasya ca devasya kaśyapasya tathā punaḥ

devarṣayaḥ sutāsteṣāṃ nāmatastānnibodhata /
devārṣī dharmaputrau tu naranārāyaṇavubhau

vālakhilyāḥ kratoḥ putrāḥ kardamaḥ pulahasya tu /
kuberaścaiva paulastyaḥ pratyūṣasya dalaḥ suta

nāradaḥ parvataścaiva kaśyapasyātmajāvubhau /
ṛṣanti vedānyasmātte tasmāddevarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ

mānave caiva ye vaṃśe ailavaṃśe ca ye nṛpāḥ /
ye ca aikṣvākanābhāgā jñeyā rājarṣayastu te

ṛṣanti rañjanādyasmātprajā rājarṣayastataḥ /
brahmalokapratiṣṭhāstu samṛtā brahmarṣayo 'malāḥ

devalokapratiṣṭhāstu jñeyā devarṣayaḥ śubhāḥ /
indralokapratiṣṭhāstu sarve rājarṣayo matāḥ

abhijātyātha tapasā mantravyāharaṇaistathā /
ye ca brahmarṣayaḥ proktā divyā devarṣayaśca ye

rājarṣayastathā caiva teṣāṃ vakṣyāmi lakṣaṇam /
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhavajjñānaṃ satyābhi vyātdṛtaṃ tathā

saṃtuṣṭāśca svayaṃ ye tu saṃbuddhā ye ca vai svayam /
tapaseha prasiddhā ye garbhe yaiśca praveditam

mantravyāhāriṇo ye ca aiśvaryātsarvagāśca ye /
ete rājarṣayo yuktā devādvijanṛpāśca ye

etānbhāvānadhigatā ye vai ta ṛṣayo matāḥ /
saptaite saptabhiścaiva guṇaiḥ saptarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ

dīrghāyuṣo mantrakṛta īśvarāddivyacakṣuṣaḥ /
buddhāḥ pratyakṣa dharmāṇo gotraprāvarttakāśca te

ṣaṭkarmaniratā nityaṃ śālīnā gṛhamedhinaḥ /
tulyairvyavaharanti sma hyaduṣṭaiḥ karmahetubhiḥ

agrāmyairvarttayanti sma rasaiścaiva svayaṅkṛtaiḥ /
kuṭuṃbino buddhimanto vanāntaranivāsinaḥ

kṛtādiṣu yugākhyāsu sarvaireva punaḥ punaḥ /
varṇāśramavyavasthānaṃ kriyate prathamaṃ tu vai

prāpte tretāyugamukhe punaḥ saptarṣayastviha /
pravarttayanti ye varṇānāśramāṃścaiva sarvaśaḥ

teṣāmevānvaye vīrā utpadyante punaḥ punaḥ /
jāyamāne pitāputre putraḥ pitari caiva hi

evaṃ saṃtatya vicchedādvartayantyāyugakṣayāt /
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi proktāni gṛhamedhinām

aryamṇo dakṣiṇaṃ ye tu pitṛyānaṃ samāśritāḥ /
dārāgnihotriṇaste vai yai prajāhetavaḥ smṛtāḥ

gṛhamedhinastvasaṃkhyeyāḥ śmaśānānyāśrayanti te /
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi nihitā uttarāpathe

ye śrūyante divaṃ prāptā ṛṣayo hyūrdhvaretasaḥ /
mantrabrāhmaṇakarttāro jāyante ca yugakṣayāt

evamāvarttamānāstedvāpareṣu punaḥ punaḥ /
kalpānāmārṣavidyānāṃ nānāśāstrakṛtaśca ye

kriyate yairvyavatdṛtirvaidikānāṃ ca karmaṇām /
vaivasvate 'ntare tasmindvāpareṣu punaḥ punaḥ

aṣṭāviṃśatikṛtvo vai vedā vyastā maharṣibhiḥ /
saptame dvāpare vyamatāḥ svayaṃ vedāḥ svayaṃbhuvā

dvitīye dvāpare caiva vedavyāsaḥ prajāpatiḥ /
tṛtīye cośanā vyāsaścaturthe ca bṛhaspatiḥ

savitā pañcame vyāso mṛtyuḥ ṣaṣṭhe smṛtaḥ prabhuḥ /
saptame ca tathaivendro vasiṣṭhaścāṣṭame smṛtaḥ

sārasvatastu navame tridhāmā daśame smṛtaḥ /
ekādaśe tu trivarṣā sanadvājastataḥ param

trayodaśe cāntarikṣo dharmaścāpi caturdaśe /
traiyyāruṇiḥ pañcadaśe ṣoḍaśe tu dhanañjayaḥ

kṛtañjayaḥ saptadaśe ṛjīṣo 'ṣṭādaśe smṛtaḥ /
ṛjīṣāttu bharadvājo bharadvājāttu gautamaḥ

gautamāduttamaścaiva tato haryavanaḥ smṛtaḥ /
haryavanātparo venaḥ smṛto vājaśravāstataḥ

arvākca vājaśravasaḥ somamukhyāyanastataḥ /
tṛṇabindustatastasmāttatajastṛṇabindutaḥ

tatajācca smṛtaḥ śaktiḥ śakteścāpi parāśaraḥ /
jātūkarṇo bhavattasmātta smāddvaipāyanaḥ smṛtaḥ

aṣṭāviṃśatirityete vedavyāsāḥ purātanāḥ /
bhaviṣye dvāpare caiva dvoṇirdvaipāyane 'pi ca

vedavyāse hyatīte 'sminbhavitā sumahātapāḥ /
bhaviṣyanti bhaviṣyeṣu śākhāpramayanāni tu

tasyaiva brahmaṇo brahma tapasaḥ prāptamavyayam /
tapasā karma ca prāptaṃ karmaṇā cāpi te yaśaḥ

punaśca tejasā satyaṃ satyenānandamavyayam /
vyāptaṃ brahmāmṛtaṃ śukraṃ brahmaivāmṛtamucyate

dhruvamekākṣaramidamomityeva vyavasthitam /
bṛhatvādbṛṃhaṇāccaiva tadbrahmetyabhidhīyate

pramavā vasthitaṃ bhūyo bhūrbhuvaḥ svariti smṛtam /
atharvaṛgyajuḥ sāmni yattasmai brahmaṇe namaḥ

jagataḥ pralayotpattau yattatkāraṇasaṃjñitam /
mahataḥ paramaṃ guhyaṃ tasmai subrahmaṇe namaḥ

agādhāpāramakṣayyaṃ jagatsaṃbohasaṃbhavam /
saṃprakāśapravṛttibhyāṃ puruṣārthaprayojanam

sāṃkhyajñānavatāṃ niṣṭhā gatiḥ śamadamātmanām /
yattadavyaktamataṃ prakṛtirbrahma śāśvatam

pradhānamātmayoniśca gṛhyaṃ sattvaṃ ca śasyate /
avibhāgastathā śukramakṣaraṃ bahudhātmakam

paramabrahmaṇe tasmai nityameva namonamaḥ /
kṛte punaḥ kriyā nāsti kuta evākṛtakriyāḥ

sakṛdeva kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ yadvai loke kṛtākṛtam /
śrotavyaṃ vā śrutaṃ vāpi tathaivāsādhu sādhu vā

jñātavyaṃ vāpyamantavyaṃ sapraṣṭavyaṃ bhojyameva ca /
draṣṭavyaṃ vātha śrotavyaṃ ghrātavyaṃ vā kathañcana

darśitaṃ yadanenaiva jñātaṃ tadvai surarṣibhiḥ /
yanna darśitavāneṣa kastadanveṣṭumarhati

sarvāṇi sarvaṃ sarvāṃśca bhagavāneva so 'bravīt /
yadā yatkriyate yena tadā tasmo 'bhimanyate

yatredaṃ kriyate pūrvaṃ na tadanyena bhāṣitam /
yadā ca kriyate kiñcitkenacidvā kathaṃ kvacit

tanaiva tatkṛtaṃ kṛtyaṃ karttṝṇāṃ pratibhāti vai /
viriktaṃ cātiriktaṃ ca jñānājñānepriyāpriye

dharmādharmauṃ suśaṃ duḥkhaṃ mṛtyuścāmṛtameva ca /
ūrddhvaṃ tiryyagadhobhāvastasyaivādṛṣṭakāriṇaḥ

svayaṃbhuvo 'tha jyeṣṭhasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ /
pratyekavedyaṃbhavati tretāsviha punaḥ punaḥ

vyasyate hyekavedyaṃ tu dvāpareṣu punaḥ punaḥ /
brahmā caitānuvācādau tasminvaivasvate 'ntare

āvarttamānā ṛṣayo yugākhyāsu punaḥ punaḥ /
kurvanti saṃhitā hyete jāyamānāḥ parasparam

aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi śrutarṣīṇāṃ samṛtāni vai /
atīteṣu vyatītāni varttante punaḥ punaḥ

śritā dakṣiṇapanthānaṃ ye śmaśānāni bhejire /
yuge yuge tu tāḥ śākhā vyasyante tai punaḥ punaḥ

dvāpareṣviha sarveṣu saṃhitāstu śrutarṣibhiḥ /
teṣāṃ gotreṣvimāḥ śākhā bhavanti hi punaḥ punaḥ

tāḥ śākhāste ca karttāro bhavaṃ tīhāyugakṣayāt /
evameva tu vijñeyā atītānāgateṣvapi

manvantareṣu sarveṣu śākhāpraṇayanāni vai /
atīteṣu vyatītāni varttante sāṃprate 'ntare

bhaviṣyanti ca yāni syurvartsyante 'nāgateṣvapi /
pūrveṇa paścimaṃ jñeyaṃ vartamānena cobhayam

etena kramayogena manvantaraviniścayaḥ /
evaṃ devāḥ sapitara ṛṣayo manavaśca vai

mantraiḥ sahordhvaṃ gacchanti hyāvarttante ca taiḥ saha /
janalokātsurāḥ sarve daśakalpānpunaḥ punaḥ

paryāyakāle saṃprāpte saṃbhūtā nidhanasya te /
avaśyabhāvinār'thena saṃbhadhyante tadā tu te

tataste doṣavajjanma paśyanto rogapūrvakam /
nivarttate tadā vṛttiḥ sā teṣāṃ doṣadarśanāt

evaṃ devayugānīha daśakṛtvo vivartya vai /
janalokāttapolokaṃ gacchantīhānivarttakam

evaṃ devayugānīha vyatī tāni sahasraśaḥ /
nidhanaṃ brahmaloke vai gatāni ṛṣibhiḥ saha

na śakya ānupūrvyeṇa teṣāṃ vaktuṃ suvistaraḥ /
anāditvācca kālasya saṃkhyānāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ

manvantarāṇyatītāni yāni kalpaiḥ purā saha /
pitṛbhirmunibhirdevaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca ṛṣibhiḥ saha

kālena pratisṛṣṭāni yugānāṃ ca vivarttanam /
etena kramayogena kalpamanvantarāṇi ca

saprajāni vyatītāni śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ /
manvantarānte saṃhāraḥ saṃhārānte ca saṃbhavaḥ

devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca manoḥ pitṛgaṇasya ca /
na śakya ānupūrvyeṇa vaktuṃ varṣaśatairapi

vistarastu nisargasya saṃhārasya ca sarvaśaḥ /
manvantarasya saṃkhyā tu mānuṣeṇa nibodhata

manvantarāstu saṃkhyātāḥ saṃkhyānārthaviśāradaiḥ /
triṃśatkoṭyastu saṃpūrṇā saṃkhyātāḥ saṃkhyāyā dvijaiḥ

saptaṣaṣṭistanthānyāni niyutāni ca saṃkhyāyā /
viṃśatiśca sahasrāmi kālo 'yaṃ sādhikaṃ vinā

manvantarasya saṃkhyeyaṃ mānuṣeṇa prakīrttitā /
varṣāgreṇāpi divyena pravakṣyāmyuttaraṃ manoḥ

aṣṭau śatasahasrāṇi divyayā saṃkhyayā smṛtam /
dvipañcāśattathānyāni sahasrāṇyadhikāni tu

caturdaśaguṇo hyeṣa kālo hyābhūtasaṃplavam /
pūrṇaṃ yugasahasraṃ syāttadaharbrahmaṇaḥ smṛtam

tataḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni dagdhānyādityaraśmibhiḥ /
brahmāṇāmagrataḥ kṛtvā saha devarṣidānavaiḥ

praviśanti suraśreṣṭhaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum /
sa sraṣṭā sarva bhūtānāṃ kalpādiṣu punaḥ punaḥ

ityeṣa sthitikālo vai mato devarṣibhiḥ saha /
sarvamanvantarāṇāṃ hi pratisaṃdhiṃ nibodhata

yugakhyā yā samuddiṣṭā prāgetasminmayānaghāḥ /
kṛtatretādisaṃyuktaṃ caturyugamiti smṛtam

taccaikasaptatiguṇaṃ parivṛttaṃ tu sādhikam /
manoretamadhīkāraṃ provāca bhagavānprabhuḥ

evaṃ manvantarāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāmeva lakṣaṇam /
atītānāgatānāṃ vai varttimānena kīrttitam

ityeṣa kīttitaḥ sargo manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya te /
pratisaṃdhiṃ tu vakṣyāmi tasya caivāparasya ca

manvantaraṃ yathā pūrvamṛṣibhirdaivataiḥ saha /
avaśyabhāvinārthena yathāvadvinivarttate

etasminnantare pūrvaṃ trailākyasye śvarāstu ye /
saptarṣayaśca devāśca pitaro manavastathā

manvantarasya kāle tu saṃpūrṇe sādhike tadā /
kṣīṇe 'dhikāre saṃvignā buddhvā paryayamātmanaḥ

maharlokāya te sarve unmukhā dadhire matim /
tato manvantare tasminprakṣīṇe devatāstu tāḥ

saṃpūrṇesthitikāle tu tiṣṭhedekaṃ kṛtaṃ yugam /
utpadyante bhaviṣyanto ye vai manvantareśvarāḥ

devatāḥ pitaraścaiva ṛṣayo manureva ca /
manvantare tu saṃpūrṇe tadvadante kalau yuge

saṃpadyate kṛtaṃ teṣu kaliśiṣṭeṣu vai tadā /
yathā kṛtasya saṃtānaḥ kalipūrvaḥ smṛto budhaiḥ

tathā manvantarānteṣu ādirmanvantarasya ca /
kṣīṇe manvantare pūrve pravṛtte cāpare punaḥ

mukhe kṛtayugasyātha teṣāṃ śiṣṭāstu ye tadā /
saptarṣayo manuścaiva kālāpekṣāstu ye sthitāḥ

manvantarapratīkṣāste kṣīyamāṇāstapasvinaḥ /
manvantarotsavasyārthe saṃtatyarthe ca sarvadā

pūrvavatsaṃpravarttante pravṛtte vṛṣṭisarjane /
dvandveṣu saṃpravṛtteṣu utpannāsvauṣadhīṣu ca

prajāsu cāniketāsu saṃsthitāsu kvacitkvacit /
vārttāyāṃ saṃpravṛttāyāṃ dharme caivopasaṃsthite

nirānande cāpi loke naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame /
agrāmanagare caiva varṇāśramavivarjite

pūrvamanvantare śiṣṭā ye bhavantīha dhārmikāḥ /
saptarṣayo manuścaiva saṃtānārthaṃ vyavasthitāḥ

prajārthaṃ tapatāṃ teṣāṃ tapaḥ paramaduścaram /
utpadyante hi pūrveṣāṃ nidhaneṣviha pūrvavat

devāsurāḥ pitṛgaṇā ṛṣayo mānuṣāstathā /
sarpā bhūtapiśācāśca gandharvā yakṣarākṣasāḥ

tatasteṣāṃ tu ye śiṣṭāḥ śiṣṭācārānprajakṣate /
saptarṣayo manuścava hyādau manvantarasya hi

prārabhante ca karmāṇi manuṣyo daivataiḥ saha /
ṛṣīṇāṃ brahmacaryeṇa gatvānṛṇyaṃ tu va tadā

pitṝṇāṃ prajāyā caiva devānāmijyayā tathā /
śataṃvarṣasahasrāṇāṃ dharme varṇātmake sthitāḥ

trayī vārttā daṇḍanītirdharmānvarṇāśramāṃstathā /
sthāpayitvāśramāṃścaiva svargāya dedhire manaḥ

pūrvadeveṣu teṣvevaṃ svargāyā bhimukheṣu vai /
pūrvadevāstataste vai sthitā dharmeṇa kṛtsnaśaḥ

manvantare purāvṛtte sthānānyutsṛjya sarvaśaḥ /
mantraiḥ sahordhvaṃ gacchanti maharlokamanāmayam

vinivṛttādhikārāste mānasīṃ siddhimāsthitāḥ /
avekṣamāṇā vaśinastiṣṭhantyā bhūtasaṃplavāt

tatasteṣu vyatīteṣu pūrvadeveṣu vai tadā /
śūnyeṣu devasthāneṣu trailokye teṣu sarvaśaḥ

upasthitā ihānye vai ye devāḥ svargavāsinaḥ /
tataste tapasā yuktāḥ sthānānyāpūrayanti ca

satyena brahmacaryeṇa śrutena ca samanvitāḥ /
saptarṣīṇāṃ manoścaiva devānāṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha

nidhanānīha pūrveṣāmāditāṃ ca bhaviṣyatām /
teṣāṃ saṃtatyaviccheda ihāmanvantarakṣayāt

evaṃ pūrvānupūrvyeṇa sthitisteṣāmavasthitā /
manvantareṣu sarveṣu yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam

pūrvamanvantarāṇāṃ tu pratisaṃdhānalakṣaṇam /
atītānāgatānāṃ vai proktaṃ svāyaṃbhuvena tu

manvantareṣvatīteṣu bhaviṣyāṇāṃ tu sādhanam /
evaṃ saṃtatyavicchedo bhavatyābhūtasaṃplavāt

manvantarāṇāṃ parivarttanāni hyekāntatastāni mahargatāni /
mahājanaṃ caiva janāntapaśca caikāntagāni prabhavanti satye

tadbhāvināṃ tatra tu darśanena nānātvadṛṣṭena ca pratyayena /
stye sthitā nityatayā tu nityaṃ prāpte vikāre pratisarga kāle

manvantarāṇāṃ parivarttanāni muñcanti satyaṃ tu tato 'parānta /
tato 'bhiyogā viṣayaprahāṇādviśanti nārāyaṇameva devam

manvantarāṇāṃ parivarttaneṣu cirapravṛtteṣu vidhisvabhāvāt /
kṣaṇaṃ na vai tiṣṭhati jīvalokaḥ kṣayodayābhyāṃ parivartamānaḥ

ityantarāṇyevamṛṣistutānāṃ dharmātmanāṃ divyadṛśāṃ manūnām /
vāyupraṇītānyupalabhya dṛśyād divyaujasāṃ vyāsasamāsayogaiḥ

sarvāṇi rājarṣisurarthimanti brahmarṣidevoragavanti caiva /
sureśasaptarṣipitṛprajeśairyuktāni samyak parivarttanāni

udāravaṃśābhijana śrutīnāṃ prakṛṣṭamedhābhisamedhitānām /
kīrtidyutikhyātibhirarcitānāṃ puṇyaṃ hi viśyāpanamīśvarāṇām

svargīyametatparamaṃ pavitraṃ putrīyametacca paraṃ rahasyam /
japyaṃ mahāparvasu caitadagryaṃ duḥkhāpaśāntipradamāyuṣīyam

prajaśadavarṣimanupradhānāṃ puṇyāṃ prasūtiṃ prathitāmajasya /
mamāpi vikhyāpayataḥ samāsātsiddhiṃ prajeśāḥ pradiśantu yuktāḥ

ityetadantaraṃ proktaṃ manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya ca /
vistareṇānupūrvyā ca bhūyaḥ kiṃ varṇayāmyaham