Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 9.48

manasopākhyānavarṇanam
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca
mattaḥ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca śrūyatāṃ munipuṅ‌gava /
dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ proktaṃ devīvidhānakam

śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ rat‍nabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām /
vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ nāgayajñopavītinīm

mahājñānayutāṃ tāṃ ca pravarajñānināṃ varām /
siddhādhiṣṭhātṛdevīṃ ca siddhāṃ siddhipradāṃ bhaje

iti dhyātvā ca tāṃ devīṃ mūlenaiva prapūjayet /
naivedyairvividhairdhūpaiḥ puṣpagandhānulepanaiḥ

mūlamantraiśca vedoktairbhaktānāṃ vācchitapradaḥ /
mune kalpatarurnāma susiddho dvādaśākṣaraḥ

ॐ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ aiṃ manasādevyai svāheti kīrtitaḥ /
pañcalakṣajapenaiva mantrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām

mantrasiddhirbhavedyasya sa siddho jagatītale /
sudhāsamaṃ viṣaṃ tasya dhanvantarisamo bhavet

brahmansnātvā tu saṅ‌krāntyāṃ gūḍhaśālāsu yat‍nataḥ /
āvāhya devīmīśānāṃ pūjayedyo'tibhaktitaḥ

pañcamyāṃ manasā dhyāyan devyai dadyācca yo balim /
dhanavānputravāṃścaiva kīrtimānsa bhaved‌ dhruvam

pūjāvidhānaṃ kathitaṃ tadākhyānaṃ niśāmaya /
kathayāmi mahābhāga yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrataḥ

purā nāgabhayākrāntā babhūvurmānavā bhuvi /
gatāste śaraṇaṃ sarve kaśyapaṃ munipuṅ‌gavam

mantrāṃśca sasṛje bhītaḥ kaśyapo brahmaṇānvitaḥ /
vedabījānusāreṇa copadeśena brahmaṇaḥ

mantrādhiṣṭhātṛdevīṃ tāṃ manasā sasṛje tathā /
tapasā manasā tena babhūva manasā ca sā

kumārī sā ca sambhūtā jagāma śaṅ‌karālayam /
bhaktyā sampūjya kailāse tuṣṭāva candraśekharam

divyavarṣasahasraṃ taṃ siṣeve ca muneḥ sutā /
āśutoṣo maheśaśca tāṃ ca tuṣṭo babhūva ha

mahājñānaṃ dadau tasyai pāṭhayāmāsa sāma ca /
kṛṣṇamantraṃ kalpataruṃ dadāvaṣṭākṣaraṃ mune

lakṣmīmāyākāmabījaṃ ṅe'ntaṃ kṛṣṇapadaṃ tataḥ /
trailokyamaṅ‌galaṃ nāma kavacaṃ pūjanakramam

puraścaryākramaṃ cāpi vedoktaṃ sarvasammatam /
prāpya mṛtyuñjayānmantraṃ sā satī ca muneḥ sutā

jagāma tapase sādhvī puṣkaraṃ śaṅ‌karājñayā /
triyugaṃ ca tapastaptvā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ

siddhā babhūva sā devī dadarśa purataḥ prabhum /
dṛṣṭvā kṛśāṅ‌gīṃ bālāṃ ca kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ

pūjāṃ ca kārayāmāsa cakāra ca svayaṃ hariḥ /
varaṃ ca pradadau tasyai pūjitā tvaṃ bhave bhava

varaṃ dattvā tu kalyāṇyai tataścāntardadhe hariḥ /
prathame pūjitā sā ca kṛṣṇena paramātmanā

dvitīye śaṅ‌kareṇaiva kaśyapena sureṇa ca /
muninā manunā caiva nāgena mānavādibhiḥ

babhūva pūjitā sā ca triṣu lokeṣu suvratā /
jaratkārumunīndrāya kaśyapastāṃ dadau purā

ayācito muniśreṣṭho jagrāha brāhmaṇājñayā /
kṛtvodvāhaṃ mahāyogī viśrāntastapasā ciram

suṣvāpa devyā jaghane vaṭamūle ca puṣkare /
nidrāṃ jagāma sa muniḥ smṛtvā nidreśamīśvaram

jagāmāstaṃ dinakaraḥ sāyaṅ‌kāla upasthite /
sañcintya manasā sādhvī manasā sā pativratā

dharmalopabhayenaiva cakārālocanaṃ satī /
akṛtvā paścimāṃ sandhyāṃ nityāṃ caiva dvijanmanām

brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ labhiṣyati patirmama /
nopatiṣṭhati yaḥ pūrvāṃ nopāste yastu paścimām

sa sarvatrāśucirnityaṃ brahmahatyādikaṃ labhet /
vedoktamiti sañcintya bodhayāmāsa sundarī

sa ca buddho muniśreṣṭhastāṃ cukopa bhṛśaṃ mune /
muniruvāca
kathaṃ me sukhinaḥ sādhvi nidrābhaṅ‌gaḥ kṛtastvayā

vyarthaṃ vratādikaṃ tasyā yā bhartuścāpakāriṇī /
tapaścānaśanaṃ caiva vrataṃ dānādikaṃ ca yat

bharturapriyakāriṇyāḥ sarvaṃ bhavati niṣkalam /
yayā priyaḥ pūjitaśca śrīkṛṣṇaḥ pūjitastayā

pativratāvratārthañca patirūpo hariḥ svayam /
sarvadānaṃ sarvayajñaḥ sarvatīrthaniṣevaṇam

sarvaṃ vrataṃ tapaḥ sarvamupavāsādikaṃ ca yat /
sarvadharmaśca satyaṃ ca sarvadevaprapūjanam

tatsarvaṃ svāmisevāyāḥ kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaśīm /
puṇye ca bhārate varṣe patisevā karoti yā

vaikuṇṭhe svāminā sārdhaṃ sā yāti brahmaṇaḥ padam /
vipriyaṃ kurute bharturvipriyaṃ vadati priyam

asatkule prasūtā hi tatphalaṃ śrūyatāṃ sati /
kumbhīpākaṃ vrajetsā ca yāvaccandradivākarau

tato bhavati cāṇḍālī patiputravivarjitā /
ityuktvā ca muniśreṣṭho babhūva sphuritādharaḥ

cakampe tena sā sādhvī bhayenovāca taṃ patim /
sādhvyuvāca
sandhyālopabhayenaiva nidrābhaṅ‌gaḥ kṛtastava

kuru śāntiṃ mahābhāga duṣṭāyā mama suvrata /
śṛṅ‌gārāhāranidrāṇāṃ yaśca bhaṅ‌gaṃ karoti vai

sa vrajetkālasūtraṃ vai yāvaccandradivākarau /
ityuktvā manasā devī svāminaścaraṇāmbuje

papāta bhaktyā bhītā ca ruroda ca punaḥ punaḥ /
kupitaṃ ca muniṃ dṛṣṭvā śrīsūryaṃ śaptumudyatam

tatrājagāma bhagavānsandhyayā saha nārada /
tatrāgatya muniṃ samyaguvāca bhāskaraḥ svayam

vinayena ca bhītaśca tayā saha yathocitam /
bhāskara uvāca
sūryāstasamayaṃ dṛṣṭvā sādhvī dharmabhayena ca

bodhayāmāsa tvāṃ vipra śaraṇaṃ tvāmahaṃ gataḥ /
kṣamasva bhagavanbrahman māṃ śaptuṃ nocitaṃ mune

brāhmaṇānāṃ ca hṛdayaṃ navanītasamaṃ sadā /
teṣāṃ kṣaṇārdhaṃ krodhaśca tato bhasma bhavejjagat

punaḥ sraṣṭuṃ dvijaḥ śakto na tejasvī dvijātparaḥ /
brāhmaṇo brahmaṇo vaṃśaḥ prajvalanbrahmatejasā

śrīkṛṣṇaṃ bhāvayennityaṃ brahmajyotiḥ sanātanam /
sūryasya vacanaṃ śrutvā dvijastuṣṭo babhūva ha

sūryo jagāma svasthānaṃ gṛhītvā brāhmaṇāśiṣam /
tatyāja manasāṃ vipraḥ pratijñāpālanāya ca

rudatīṃ śokasaṃyuktāṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā /
sā sasmāra guruṃ śambhumiṣṭadevaṃ vidhiṃ harim

kaśyapaṃ janmadātāraṃ vipattau bhayakarśitā /
tatrājagāma gopīśo bhagavācchambhureva ca

vidhiśca kaśyapaścaiva manasā paricintitaḥ /
dṛṣṭvā vipro'bhīṣṭadevaṃ nirguṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param

tuṣṭāva parayā bhaktyā praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ /
namaścakāra śambhuṃ ca brahmāṇaṃ kaśyapaṃ tathā

kathamāgamanaṃ devā iti praśnaṃ cakāra saḥ /
brahmā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sahasā samayocitam

pratyuvāca namaskṛtya hṛṣīkeśapadāmbujam /
yadi tyaktā dharmapat‍nī dharmiṣṭhā manasā satī

kuruṣvāsyāṃ sutotpattiṃ svadharmapālanāya vai /
jāyāyāṃ ca sutotpattiṃ kṛtvā paścāttyajenmune

akṛtvā tu sutotpattiṃ virāgī yastyajetpriyām /
sravate tasya puṇyaṃ ca cālanyāṃ ca yathā jalam

brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā jaratkārurmunīśvaraḥ /
cakāra nābhisaṃsparśaṃ yogena mantrapūrvakam

manasāyā muniśreṣṭha muniśreṣṭha uvāca tām /
jaratkāruruvāca
garbheṇānena manase tava putro bhaviṣyati

jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaro dhārmiko brāhmaṇāgraṇīḥ /
tejasvī ca tapasvī ca yaśasvī ca guṇānvitaḥ

varo vedavidāṃ caiva jñānināṃ yogināṃ tathā /
sa ca putro viṣṇubhakto dhārmikaḥ kulamuddharet

nṛtyanti pitaraḥ sarve janmamātreṇa vai mudā /
pativratā suśīlā yā sā priyā priyavādinī

dharmiṣṭhā putramātā ca kulastrī kulapālikā /
haribhaktiprado bandhurna cābhīṣṭasukhapradaḥ

yo bandhuścetsa ca pitā harivartmapradarśakaḥ /
sā garbhadhāriṇī yā ca garbhāvāsavimocanī

dayārūpā ca bhaginī yamabhītivimocanī /
viṣṇumantrapradātā ca sa gururviṣṇubhaktidaḥ

guruśca jñānado yo hi yajjñānaṃ kṛṣṇabhāvanam /
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ tato viśvaṃ carācaram

āvirbhūtaṃ tirobhūtaṃ kiṃ vā jñānaṃ tadanyataḥ /
vedajaṃ yajñajaṃ yadyattatsāraṃ harisevanam

tattvānāṃ sārabhūtaṃ ca hareranyadviḍambanam /
dattaṃ jñānaṃ mayā tubhyaṃ sa svāmī jñānado hi yaḥ

jñānātpramucyate bandhātsa ripuryo hi bandhadaḥ /
viṣṇubhaktiyutaṃ jñānaṃ no dadāti ca yo guruḥ

sa ripuḥ śiṣyaghātī ca yato bandhānna mocayet /
jananīṃ garbhajakleśādyamayātanayā tathā

na mocayedyaḥ sa kathaṃ gurustāto hi bāndhavaḥ /
paramānandarūpaṃ ca kṛṣṇamārgamanaśvaram

na darśayedyaḥ satataṃ kīdṛśo bāndhavo nṛṇām /
bhaja sādhvi paraṃ brahmācyutaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ca nirguṇam

nirmūlaṃ ca bhavetpuṃsāṃ karma vai tasya sevayā /
mayā chalena tvaṃ tyaktā kṣamasvaitanmama priye

kṣamāyutānāṃ sādhvīnāṃ sattvātkrodho na vidyate /
puṣkare tapase yāmi gaccha devi yathāsukham

śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbhoje niḥspṛhāṇāṃ manorathāḥ /
jaratkāruvacaḥ śrutvā manasā śokakātarā

sāśrunetrā ca vinayāduvāca prāṇavallabham /
manasovāca
doṣo nāstyeva me tyaktuṃ nidrābhaṅ‌gena te prabho

yatra smarāmi tvāṃ nityaṃ tatra māmāgamiṣyasi /
bandhubhedaḥ kleśatamaḥ putrabhedastataḥ param

prāṇeśabhedaḥ prāṇānāṃ vicchedātsarvataḥ paraḥ /
patiḥ pativratānāṃ tu śataputrādhikaṃ priyaḥ

sarvasmāttu priyaḥ strīṇāṃ priyastenocyate budhaiḥ /
putre yathaikaputrāṇāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ yathā harau

netre yathaikanetrāṇāṃ tṛṣitānāṃ yathā jale /
kṣudhitānāṃ yathānne ca kāmukānāṃ ca maithune

yathā parasve caurāṇāṃ yathā jāre kuyoṣitām /
viduṣāṃ ca yathā śāstre vāṇijye vaṇijāṃ yathā

tathā śaśvanmanaḥ kānte sādhvīnāṃ yoṣitāṃ prabho /
ityuktvā manasā devī papāta svāminaḥ pade

kṣaṇaṃ cakāra kroḍe tāṃ kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ /
netrodakena manasāṃ snāpayāmāsa tāṃ muniḥ

sāśru netrā muneḥ kroḍaṃ siṣeca bhedakātarā /
tadā jñānena tau dvau ca viśokau sambabhūvatuḥ

smāraṃ smāraṃ padāmbhojaṃ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ /
jagāma tapase vipraḥ svakāntāṃ samprabodhya ca

jagāma manasā śambhoḥ kailāsaṃ mandiraṃ guroḥ /
pārvatī bodhayāmāsa manasāṃ śokakarśitām

śivaścātīva jñānena śivena ca śivālayaḥ /
supraśaste dine sādhvī suṣuve maṅ‌galakṣaṇe

nārāyaṇāṃśaṃ putraṃ taṃ yogināṃ jñānināṃ gurum /
garbhasthito mahājñānaṃ śrutvā śaṅ‌karavaktrataḥ

sambabhūva ca yogīndro yogināṃ jñānināṃ guruḥ /
jātakaṃ kārayāmāsa vācayāmāsa maṅ‌galam

vedāṃśca pāṭhayāmāsa śivāya ca śivaḥ śiśoḥ /
maṇirat‍nakirīṭāṃśca brāhmaṇebhyo dadau śivaḥ

pārvatī ca gavāṃ lakṣaṃ rat‍nāni vividhāni ca /
śambhuśca caturo vedānvedāṅ‌gānitarāṃstathā

bālakaṃ pāṭhayāmāsa jñānaṃ mṛtyuñjayaṃ param /
bhaktirastyadhikā kānte'bhīṣṭadeve gurau tathā

yasyāstena ca tatputro babhūvāstīka eva ca /
jagāma tapase viṣṇoḥ puṣkaraṃ śaṅ‌karājñayā

samprāpya ca mahāmantraṃ tataśca paramātmanaḥ /
divyaṃ varṣatrilakṣaṃ ca tapastaptvā tapodhanaḥ

ājagāma mahāyogī namaskartuṃ śivaṃ prabhum /
śaṅ‌karaṃ ca namaskṛtya sthitvā tatraiva bālakaḥ

sā cājagāma manasā kaśyapasyāśramaṃ pituḥ /
tāṃ saputrāṃ sutāṃ dṛṣṭvā mudaṃ prāpa prajāpatiḥ

śatalakṣaṃ ca rat‍nānāṃ bāhmaṇebhyo dadau mune /
brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsa so'saṃkhyān śreyase śiśoḥ

aditiśca ditiścānyā mudaṃ prāpa parantapa /
sā saputrā ca suciraṃ tasthau tātālaye sadā

tadīyaṃ punarākhyānaṃ vakṣyāmi tanniśāmaya /
athābhimanyutanaye brahmaśāpaḥ parīkṣite

babhūva sahasā brahman daivadoṣeṇa karmaṇā /
saptāhe samatīte tu takṣakastvāṃ ca dhakṣyati

śaśāpa śṛṅ‌gī tatraiva kauśikyāśca jalena vai /
rājā śrutvā tatpravṛttiṃ nirvātasthānamāgataḥ

tatra tasthau ca saptāhaṃ deharakṣaṇatatparaḥ /
saptāhe samatīte tu gacchantaṃ takṣakaṃ pathi

dhanvantarirnṛpaṃ bhoktuṃ dadarśa gāmukaḥ pathi /
tayorbabhūva saṃvādaḥ suprītiśca parasparam

dhanvantarirmaṇiṃ prāpa takṣakaḥ svecchayā dadau /
sa yayau taṃ gṛhītvā tu santuṣṭo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ

takṣako bhakṣayāmāsa nṛpaṃ taṃ mañcake sthitam /
rājā jagāma tarasā dehaṃ tyaktvā paratra ca

saṃskāraṃ kārayāmāsa piturvai janamejayaḥ /
rājā cakāra yajñaṃ ca sarpasatraṃ tato mune

prāṇāṃstatyāja sarpāṇāṃ samūho brahmatejasā /
sa takṣako vai bhītastu mahendraṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau

sendraṃ ca takṣakaṃ hantuṃ vipravargaḥ samudyataḥ /
atha devāśca sendrāśca sañjagmurmanasāntikam

tāṃ tuṣṭāva mahendraśca bhayakātaravihvalaḥ /
tata āstīka āgatya yajñaṃ ca māturājñayā

mahendratakṣakaprāṇānyayāce bhūmipaṃ param /
dadau varaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpayā brāhmaṇājñayā

yajñaṃ samāpya viprebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ ca dadau mudā /
viprāśca munayo devā gatvā ca manasāntikam

manasāṃ pūjayāmāsustuṣṭuvuśca pṛthak pṛthak /
śakraḥ sambhṛtasambhāro bhaktiyuktaḥ sadā śuciḥ

manasāṃ pūjayāmāsa tuṣṭāva paramādarāt /
natvā ṣoḍaśopacāraṃ baliṃ ca tatpriyaṃ tadā

pradadau parituṣṭaśca brahmaviṣṇuśivājñayā /
sampūjya manasāṃ devīṃ prayayuḥ svālayaṃ ca te

ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi /
nārada uvāca
kena stotreṇa tuṣṭāva mahendro manasāṃ satīm

pūjāvidhikramaṃ tasyāḥ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ /
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca
susnātaḥ śucirācānto dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī

rat‍nasiṃhāsane devīṃ vāsayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ /
svargaṅ‌gāyā jalenaiva rat‍nakumbhasthitena ca

snāpayāmāsa manasāṃ mahendro vedamantrataḥ /
vāsasī vāsayāmāsa vahmiśuddhe manohare

sarvāṅ‌ge candanaṃ kṛtvā pādārghyaṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ /
gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ śivām

sampūjyādau devaṣaṭkaṃ pūjayāmāsa tāṃ satīm /
ॐ hrīṃ śrīṃ manasādevyai svāhetyevaṃ ca mantrataḥ

daśākṣareṇa mūlena dadau sarvaṃ yathocitam /
dattvā ṣoḍaśopacārāndurlabhāndevanāyakaḥ

pūjayāmāsa bhaktyā ca viṣṇunā prerito mudā /
vādyaṃ nānāprakāraṃ ca vādayāmāsa tatra vai

babhūva puṣpavṛṣṭiśca nabhaso manasopari /
devapriyājñayā tatra bahmaviṣṇuśivājñayā

tuṣṭāva sāśrunetraśca pulakāṅ‌kitavigrahaḥ /
purandara uvāca
devi tvāṃ stotumicchāmi sādhvīnāṃ pravarāṃ varām

parātparāṃ ca paramāṃ na hi stotuṃ kṣamo'dhunā /
stotrāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vede svabhāvākhyānatatparam

na kṣamaḥ prakṛte vaktuṃ guṇānāṃ gaṇanāṃ tava /
śuddhasattvasvarūpā tvaṃ kopahiṃsādivarjitā

na ca śakto munistena tyaktuṃ yāñcā kṛtā yataḥ /
tvaṃ mayā pūjitā sādhvī jananī me yathāditiḥ

dayārūpā ca bhaginī kṣamārūpā yathā prasūḥ /
tvayā me rakṣitāḥ prāṇāḥ putradārāḥ sureśvari

ahaṃ karomi tvatpūjāṃ prītiśca vardhatāṃ sadā /
nityā yadyapi pūjyā tvaṃ sarvatra jagadambike

tathāpi tava pūjāṃ ca vardhayāmi sureśvari /
ye tvāmāṣāḍhasaṅ‌krāntyāṃ pūjayiṣyanti bhaktitaḥ

pañcamyāṃ manasākhyāyāṃ māsānte vā dine dine /
putrapautrādayasteṣāṃ vardhante ca dhanāni vai

yaśasvinaḥ kīrtimanto vidyāvanto guṇānvitāḥ /
ye tvāṃ na pūjayiṣyanti nindantyajñānato janāḥ

lakṣmīhīnā bhaviṣyanti teṣāṃ nāgabhayaṃ sadā /
tvaṃ svayaṃ sarvalakṣmīśca vaikuṇṭhe kamalālayā

nārāyaṇāṃśo bhagavāñjaratkārurmunīśvaraḥ /
tapasā tejasā tvāṃ ca manasā sasṛje pitā

asmākaṃ rakṣaṇāyaiva tena tvaṃ manasābhidhā /
manasādevi śaktyā tvaṃ svātmanā siddhayoginī

tena tvaṃ manasādevī pūjitā vanditā bhava /
ye bhaktyā manasāṃ devāḥ pūjayantyaniśaṃ bhṛśam

tena tvāṃ manasāṃ devīṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ /
satyasvarūpā devi tvaṃ śaśvatsatyaniṣevaṇāt

yo hi tvāṃ bhāvayennityaṃ sa tvāṃ prāpnoti tatparaḥ /
indraśca manasāṃ stutvā gṛhītvā bhaginīvaram

prajagāma svabhavanaṃ bhūṣayā saparicchadam /
putreṇa sārdhaṃ sā devī ciraṃ tasthau piturgṛhe

bhrātṛbhiḥ pūjitā śaśvanmānyā vandyā ca sarvataḥ /
golokātsurabhirbrahman tatrāgatya supūjitām

tāṃ snāpayitvā kṣīreṇa pūjayāmāsa sādaram /
jñānaṃ ca kathayāmāsa gopyaṃ sarvaṃ sudurlabham

tayā devaiḥ pūjitā sā svarlokaṃ ca punaryayau /
indrastotraṃ puṇyabījaṃ manasāṃ pūjayetpaṭhet

tasya nāgabhayaṃ nāsti tasya vaṃśod‍bhavasya ca /
viṣaṃ bhavetsudhātulyaṃ siddhastotro yadā bhavet

pañcalakṣajapenaiva siddhastotro bhavennaraḥ /
sarpaśāyī bhavetso'pi niścitaṃ sarpavāhanaḥ

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ navamaskandhe
manasopākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ