Kurma Purana · Chapter 1.25

iti śrīkūrmapūrāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge caturviśo 'dhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
praviśya meruśikharaṃ kailāsaṃ kanakaprabham /
rarāma bhagavān somaḥ keśavena maheśvaraḥ

apaśyaṃstaṃ mahātmānaṃ kailāsagirivāsinaḥ /
pūjayāñcakrire kṛṣṇaṃ devadevamathācyutam

caturbāhumudārāṅgaṃ kālameghasamaprabham /
kirīṭinaṃ śārṅgapāṇi śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasam

dīrghabāhuṃ viśālākṣaṃ pītavāsasamacyutam /
dadhānamurasā mālāṃ vaijayantīmanuttamām

bhrājamānaṃ śriyā divyaṃ yuvānamatikomalam /
padmāṅghrinayanaṃ cāru susmitaṃ sugatipradam

kadācit tatra līlārthaṃ devakīnandavardhanaḥ /
bhrājamānaḥ śrīyā kṛṣṇaścacāra girikandare

gandharvāpsarasāṃ mukhyā nāgakanyāśca kṛtsnaśaḥ /
siddhā yakṣāśca gandharvāstatra tatra jaganmayam

dṛṣṭvāścaryaṃ paraṃ gatvā harṣādutphullocanāḥ /
mumucuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi tasya mūrdhni mahātmanaḥ

gandharvakanyakā divyāstadvadapsarasāṃ varāḥ /
dṛṣṭvā cakamire kṛṣṇaṃ strastavastravibhūṣaṇāḥ

kāścid gāyanti vividhāṃ gītiṃ gītaviśāradāḥ /
saṃprekṣya devakīsūnuṃ sundaryaḥ kāmamohitāḥ

kāścidvilāsabahulā nṛtyanti sma tadagrataḥ /
saṃprekṣya saṃsthitāḥ kāścit papustadvadanāmṛtam

kāścid bhūṣaṇavaryāṇi svāṅgādādāya sādaram /
bhūṣayāñcakrire kṛṣṇaṃ kāminyo lokabhūṣaṇam

kāścid bhūṣaṇavaryāṇi samādāya tadaṅgataḥ /
svātmānaṃ būṣayāmāsuḥ svātmagairapi mādhavam

kāścidāgatya kṛṣṇasya samīpaṃ kāmamohitāḥ /
cucumburvadanāmbhojaṃ harermugdhamṛgekṣaṇāḥ

pragṛhya kāścid govindaṃ kareṇa bhavanaṃ svakam /
prāpayāmāsurlokādiṃ māyayā tasya mohitāḥ

tāsāṃ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ kāmān kamalalocanaḥ /
bahūni kṛtvā rūpāṇi pūrayāmāsa līlayā

evaṃ vai suciraṃ kālaṃ devadevapure hariḥ /
reme nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmān māyayā mohayañjagat

gate bahutithe kāle dvāravatyāṃ nivāsinaḥ /
babhūvurvihvalā bhītā govindavirahe janāḥ

tataḥ suparṇo balavān pūrvameva visajitaḥ /
kṛṣṇena mārgamāṇastaṃ himavantaṃ yayau girim

adṛṣṭvā tatra govindaṃ praṇamya śirasā munim /
ājagāmopamanyuṃ taṃ purīṃ dvāravatīṃ punaḥ

tadantare mahādaityā rākṣasāścātibhīṣaṇāḥ /
ājagmurdvārakāṃ śubhrāṃ bhīṣayantaḥ sahastraśaḥ

sa tān suparṇo balavān kṛṣṇatulyaparākramaḥ /
hatvā yuddhena mahatā rakṣati sma purīṃ śubhām

etasminneva kāle tu nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ /
dṛṣṭvā kailāsaśikhare kṛṣṇaṃ dvāravatīṃ gataḥ

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nāradamṛṣiṃ sarve tatra nivāsinaḥ /
procurnārāyaṇo nāthaḥ kutrāste bhagavān hariḥ

sa tānuvāca bhagavān kailasaśikhare hariḥ /
ramate 'dya mahāyogīṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvāhamihāgataḥ

tasyopaśrutya vacanaṃ suparṇaḥ patatāṃ varaḥ /
jagāmākāśago viprāḥ kailāsaṃ girimuttamam

dadarśa devakīsūnuṃ bhavane ratnamaṇḍite /
varāsanasthaṃ govindaṃ devadevāntike harim

upāsyamānamamarairdivyastrībhiḥ samantataḥ /
mahādevagaṇaiḥ siddhairyogibhiḥ parivāritam

praṇamya daṇḍavad bhūmau suparṇaḥ śaṅkaraṃ śivam /
nivedayāmāsa hareḥ pravṛttiṃ dvārake pure

tataḥ praṇamya śirasā śaṅkaraṃ nīlalohitam /
ājagāma purīṃ kṛṣṇaḥ so 'nujñāto hareṇa tu

āruhya kaśyapasutaṃ strīgaṇairabhipūjitaḥ /
vacobhiramṛtāsvādairmānito madhusūdanaḥ

vīkṣya yāntamamitraghnaṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ varāḥ /
anvagacchan mahoyogaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam

visarjayitvā viśvātmā sarvā evāṅganā hariḥ /
yayau sa tūrṇaṃ govindo divyāṃ dvāravatīṃ purīm

gate muraripau naiva kāminyo munipuṅgavāḥ /
niśeva candrarahitā vinā tena cakāśire

śrutvā paurajanāstūrṇaṃ kṛṣṇāgamanamuttamam /
maṇḍayāñcakrire divyāṃ purīṃ dvāravatīṃ śubhām

patākābhirviśālābhirdhvajai ratnapariṣkṛtaiḥ /
lājādibhiḥ purīṃ ramyāṃ bhūṣayāñcakrire tadā

avādayanta vividhān vāditrān madhurasvanān /
śaṅkhān sahastraśo dadhmurvoṇāvādān vitenire

praviṣṭamātre govinde purīṃ dvāravatīṃ śubhām /
agāyan madhuraṃ gānaṃ striyo yauvanaśālinaḥ

dṛṣṭvā nanṛturīśānaṃ sthitāḥ prāsādamūrdhasu /
mumucuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi vasudevasutopari

praviśya bhavanaṃ kṛṣṇa āśīrvādābhivardhitaḥ /
varāsane mahāyogī bhāti devībhiranvitaḥ

suramye maṇḍape śubhre śaṅkhādyaiḥ parivāritaḥ /
ātmajairabhito mukhyaiḥ strīsahastraiśca saṃvṛtaḥ

tatrāsanavare ramye jāmbavatyā sahācyutaḥ /
bhrājate mālayā devo yathā devyā samanvitaḥ

ājagmurdevagandharvā draṣṭuṃ lokādimavyayam /
maharṣayaḥ pūrvajātā mārkaṇḍeyādayo dvijāḥ

tataḥ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇo mārkaṇḍeyaṃ samāgatam /
nanāmotthāya śirasā svāsanaṃ ca dadau hariḥ

saṃpūjya tānṛṣigaṇān praṇāmena mahābhujaḥ /
visarjayāmāsa harirdattvā tadabhivāñchitān

tadā madhyāhnasamaye devadevaḥ svayaṃ hariḥ /
snātvā śuklāmbaro bhānumupatiṣṭhat kṛtāñjaliḥ

jajāpa jāpyaṃ vidhivat prekṣamāṇo divākaram /
tarpayāmāsa deveśo deveśo devān munigaṇān pitṝn

praviśya devabhavanaṃ mārkaṇḍeyena caiva hi /
pūjayāmāsa liṅgasthaṃ bhūteśaṃ bhūtibhūṣaṇam

samāpya niyamaṃ sarvaṃ niyantāsau nṛṇāṃ svayam /
bhojayitvā munivaraṃ brāhmaṇānabhipūjya ca

kṛtvātmayogaṃ viprendrā mārkaṇḍeyena cācyutaḥ /
kathāḥ paurāṇikīḥ puṇyāścakre putrādibhirvṛtaḥ

athaitat sarvamakhilaṃ dṛṣṭvā karma mahāmuniḥ /
mārkaṇḍeyo hasan kṛṣṇaṃ babhāṣe madhuraṃ vacaḥ

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
kaḥ samārādhyate devo bhavatā karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ /
brūhi tvaṃ karmabhiḥ pūjyo yogināṃ dhyeya eva ca

tvaṃ hi tat paramaṃ brahma nirvāṇamamalaṃ padam /
bhārāvataraṇārthāya jāto vṛṣṇikule prabhuḥ

tamabravīnmahābāhuḥ kṛṣṇo brahmavidāṃ varaḥ /
śṛṇvatāmeva putrāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ prahasanniva

śrībhagavānuvāca
bhavatā kathitaṃ sarvaṃ tathyameva na saṃśayaḥ /
tathāpi devamīśānaṃ pūjayāmi sanātanam

na me viprāsti kartavyaṃ nānavāptaṃ kathañcana /
pūjayāmi tathāpīśaṃ jānannaitat paraṃ śivam

na vai paśyanti taṃ devaṃ māyayā mohitā janāḥ /
tato 'haṃ svātmano mūlaṃ jñāpayan pūjayāmi tam

na ca liṅgārcanāt puṇyaṃ lokesmin bhītināśanam /
tathā liṅge hitāyaiṣāṃ lokānāṃ pūjayecchivam

yo 'haṃ talliṅgamityāhurvedavādavido janāḥ /
tato 'hamātmamīśānaṃ pūjayāmyātmanaiva tu

tasyaiva paramā mūrtistanmayo 'haṃ na saṃśayaḥ /
nāvayordyite bhedo vedeṣvevaṃ viniścayaḥ

eṣa devo mahādevaḥ sadā saṃsārabhīrubhiḥ /
dhyeyaḥ pūjyaśca vandyaśca jñeyo liṅge maheśvaraḥ

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
kiṃ talliṅgaṃ suraśreṣṭha liṅge saṃpūjyate ca kaḥ /
brūhi kṛṣṇa viśālākṣa gahanaṃ hyetaduttamam

avyaktaṃ liṅgamityāhurānandaṃ jyotirakṣaram /
vedā mahesvaraṃ devamāhurliṅginamavyayam

purā caikārṇave ghore naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame /
prabodhārthaṃ brahmaṇo me prādurbhūtaḥ svayaṃ śivaḥ

tasmāt kālāt samārabhya brahmā cāhaṃ sadaiva hi /
pūjayāvo mahādevaṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
kathaṃ liṅgamabhūt pūrvamaiśvaraṃ paramaṃ padam /
prabodhārthaṃ svayaṃ kṛṣṇa vaktumarhasi sāṃpratam

śrībhagavānuvāca
āsodekārṇavaṃ ghoramavibhāgaṃ tamomayam /
madhye caikārṇave tasmin śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ

sahastraśīrṣā bhūtvāhaṃ sahastrākṣaḥ sahastrapāt
sahastrabāhuryuktātmā śayito 'haṃ sanātanaḥ

etasminnantare dūratā paśyami hyamitaprabham /
koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ bhrājamānaṃ śriyāvṛtam

caturvaraktraṃ mahāyogaṃ puruṣaṃ kāñcanaprabham /
kṛṣṇājiradharaṃ devamṛgyajuḥ sāmabhiḥ stutam

nimeṣamātreṇa sa māṃ prāpto yogavidāṃ varaḥ /
vyājahāra svayaṃ brahmā smayamāno mahādyutiḥ

kastvaṃ kuto vā kiṃ ceha tiṣṭhase vaha me prabho /
ahaṃ kartā hi lokānāṃ svayaṃbhūḥ prapitāmahaḥ

evamuktastadā tena brahmaṇāhamuvāca ha /
ahaṃ kartāsmi lokānāṃ saṃhartā ca punaḥ punaḥ

evaṃ vivāde vitate māyayā parameṣṭhinaḥ /
prabodhārthaṃ paraṃ liṅgaṃ prādurbhūtaṃ śivātmakam

kālānalasamaprakhyaṃ jvālāmālāsamākulam /
kṣayavṛddhivinirmuktamādimadhyāntavarjitam

tato māmāha bhagavānadho gaccha tvamāśu vai /
antamasya vijānīma ūrdhvaṃ gacche 'hamityajaḥ

tadāśu samayaṃ kṛtvā gatāvūrdhvamadhaśca dvau /
pitāmaho 'pyahaṃ nāntaṃ jñātavantau samāḥ śatam

tato vismayamāpannau bhītau devasya śūlinaḥ /
māyayā mohitau tasya dhyāyantau viśvamīśvaram

proccārantau mahānādamoṅkāraṃ paramaṃ padam /
prahvāñjalipuṭopetau śaṃbhuṃ tuṣṭuvatuḥ param

brahmaviṣṇū ūcatuḥ /
anādimalasaṃsārarogavaidyāya śaṃbhave /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

pralayārṇavasaṃsthāya pralayodbhūtihetave /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

jvālāmālāvṛtāṅgāya jvalanastambharūpiṇe /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

ādimadhyāntahīnāya svabāvāmaladīptaye /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

mahādevāya mahate jyotiṣe 'nantatejase /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

pradhānapuruṣeśāya vyomarūpāya vedhase /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

nirvikārāya satyāya nityāyāmalatejase /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

vedāntasārarūpāya kālarūpāya dhīmate /
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu vyakto bhūtvā maheśvaraḥ /
bhāti devo mahāyogī sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ

vaktrakoṭisahastreṇa grasamāna ivāmbaram /
sahastrahastacaraṇaḥ sūryasomāgnilocanaḥ

pinākapāṇirbhagavān kṛttivāsāstriśūlabhṛt /
vyālayajñopavītaśca meghadundubhiniḥ svanaḥ

athovāca mahādevaḥ prīto 'haṃ surasattamau /
paśyetaṃ māṃ mahādevaṃ bhayaṃ sarvaṃ pramucyatām

yuvāṃ prasūtau gātrebhyo mama pūrvaṃ sanātanau /
ayaṃ me dakṣiṇe pārśve brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ /
vāmapārśve ca me viṣṇuḥ pālako hṛdaye haraḥ

prīto 'haṃ yuvayoḥ samyak varaṃ dadmi yathepsitam /
evamuktvātha māṃ devo mahādevaḥ svayaṃ śivaḥ /
āliṅgya devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ prasādābhimukho 'bhavat

tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasau praṇipatya maheśvaram /
ūcatuḥ prekṣya tadvaktraṃ nārāyaṇapitāmahau

yadi prītiḥ samutpannā yadi deyo varaśca nau /
bhaktirbhavatu nau nityaṃ tvayi deva maheśvare

tataḥ sa bhagavānīśaḥ prahasan parameśvaraḥ /
uvāca māṃ mahādevaḥ prītaḥ prītena cetasā

deva uvāca
pralayasthitisargāṇāṃ kartā tvaṃ dharaṇīpate /
vatsa vatsa hare viśvaṃ pālayaitaccarācaram

tridhā bhinno 'smyahaṃ viṣṇo brahmaviṣṇuharākhyayā /
sargarakṣālayaguṇairnirguṇo 'pi nirañjanaḥ

saṃmohaṃ tyaja bho viṣṇo pālayainaṃ pitāmaham /
bhaviṣyatyeṣa bhagavāṃstava putraḥ sanātanaḥ

ahaṃ ca bhavato vaktrāt kalpādau ghorarūpadhṛk /
śūlapāṇirbhaviṣyāmi krodhajastava putrakaḥ

evamuktvā mahādevo brahmāṇaṃ munisattama /
anugṛhya ca māṃ devastatraivāntaradhīyata

tataḥ prabhṛti lokeṣu liṅgārcā supratiṣṭhitā /
liṅga tallayanād brahman brahmaṇaḥ paramaṃ vapuḥ

etalliṅgasya māhātmyaṃ bhāṣitaṃ te mayānagha /
etad budhyanti yogajñā na devā na ca dānavāḥ

etaddhi paramaṃ jñānamavyaktaṃ śivasaṃjñitam /
yena sūkṣmamacintyaṃ tat paśyanti jñāna vakṣuṣaḥ

tasmai bhagavate nityaṃ namaskāraṃ prakurmahe /
mahādevāya rudrāya devadevāya liṅgine

namo vedarahasyāya nīlakaṇṭhāya vai namaḥ /
vibhīṣaṇāya śāntāya sthāṇave hetave namaḥ

brahmaṇe vāmadevāya trinetrāya mahīyase /
śaṅkarāya maheśāya girīśāya śivāya ca

namaḥ kuruṣva satataṃ dhyāyasva manasā haram /
saṃsārasāgarādasmādacirāduttariṣyasi

evaṃ sa vāsudevena vyāhṛto munipuṅgavaḥ /
jagāma manasā devamīśānaṃ viśvatomukham

praṇamya śirasā kṛṣṇamanujñāto mahāmuniḥ /
jagāma cepsitaṃ deśaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ

ya imaṃ śrāvayennityaṃ liṅgādhyāyamanuttamam /
śṛṇuyād vā paṭhed vāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

śrutvā sakṛdapi hyetat tapaścaraṇamuttamam /
vāsudevasya viprendrāḥ pāpaṃ muñciti mānavaḥ

japed vāharaharnityaṃ brahmaloke mahīyate /
evamāha mahāyogī kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ