Varaha Purana · Chapter 70

bhadrāśva uvāca /
bhagavan kiṃ kṛtaṃ lokaṃ tvayā tamanupaśyatā /
vrataṃ tapo vā dharmo vā prāptyarthaṃ tasya vai mune

anārādhya hariṃ bhaktyā ko lokān kāmayed budhaḥ /
ārādhite harau lokāḥ sarve karatale'bhavan

evaṃ saṃcintya rājendra mayā viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ /
ārādhito varṣaśataṃ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ

tataḥ kadācid bahunā kālena nṛpanandana /
yajato mama deveśaṃ yajñamūrtiṃ janārdanam /
āhūtā āgatā devāḥ samameva savāsavāḥ

sve sve sthāne sthitā āsan yāvad devāḥ savāsavāḥ /
tāvat tatraiva bhagavānāgato vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ

mahādevo virūpākṣastryambako nīlalohitaḥ /
so'pi raudre sthitaḥ sthāne babhūva parameśvaraḥ

tān sarvānāgatān dṛṣṭvā devānṛṣimahoragān /
sanatkumāro bhagavānājagāmābjasaṃbhavaḥ

trasareṇupramāṇena vimāne sūryasannibhe /
avasthito mahāyogī bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit

āgamya śirasā rudraṃ sa vavande mahāmuniḥ /
mayā praṇamitastasthau samīpe śūlapāṇinaḥ

tānahaṃ saṃsthitān devān nāradādīnṛṣīṃstathā /
sanatkumārarudrau ca dṛṣṭvā me manasi sthitam

ka eṣāṃ bhavate yājyo variṣṭhaśca nṛpottama /
kena tuṣṭena tuṣṭāḥ syuḥ sarva ete sarudrakāḥ

evaṃ kṛtvā sthite rājan rudraḥ pṛṣṭo mayā'nagha /
evamarthaṃ ka ijyo'tra yuṣmākaṃ surasattamāḥ

evamukte tadovāca rudro māṃ surasannidhau

rudra uvāca /
śrṛṇvantu bibudhāḥ sarve tathā devarṣayo'malāḥ /
brahmarṣayaśca vikhyātā sarve śrṛṇvantu me vacaḥ /
tvaṃ cāgastya mahābuddhe śrṛṇu me gadato vacaḥ

yo yajñairīḍyate devo yasmāt sarvamidaṃ jagat /
utpannaṃ sarvadā yasmiṃllīnaṃ bhavati sāmaram

nārāyaṇaḥ paro devaḥ sattvarūpo janārdanaḥ /
tridhātmānaṃ sa bhagavān sasarja parameśvaraḥ

rajastamobhyāṃ yukto'bhūd rajaḥ sattvādhikaṃ vibhuḥ /
sasarja nābhikamale brahmāṇaṃ kamalāsanam

rajasā tamasā yuktaḥ so'pi māṃ tvasṛjat prabhuḥ /
yatsattvaṃ sa harirdevo yo haristatparaṃ padam

ye sattvarajasī so'pi brahmā kamalasaṃbhavaḥ /
yo brahmā saiva devastu yo devaḥ saḥ caturmukhaḥ /
yadrajastamasopetaṃ so'haṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

sattvaṃ rajastamaścaiva tritayaṃ caitaducyate /
sattvena mucyate jantuḥ sattvaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam

rajasā sattvayuktena bhavet sṛṣṭī rajo'dhikā /
tacca paitāmahaṃ vṛttaṃ sarvaśāstreṣu paṭhyate

yadvedabāhyaṃ karma syācchāstramuddiśya sevyate /
tadraudramiti vikhyātaṃ kaniṣṭhaṃ gaditaṃ nṛṇām

yaddhīnaṃ rajasā karma kevalaṃ tāmasaṃ tu yat /
tad durgatiparaṃ nṝṇāmiha loke paratra ca

sattvena mucyate jantuḥ sattvaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam /
nārāyaṇaśca bhagavān yajñarūpī vibhāvyate

kṛte nārāyaṇaḥ śuddhaḥ sūkṣmamūrtirupāsyate /
tretāyāṃ yajñarūpeṇa pañcarātraistu dvāpare

kalau matkṛtamārgeṇa bahurūpeṇa tāmasaiḥ /
ijyate dveṣabuddhyā sa paramātmā janārdanaḥ

na tasmāt parato devo bhavitā na bhaviṣyati /
yo viṣṇuḥ sa svayaṃ brahmā yo brahmā so'hameva ca

vedatraye'pi yajñe'smin yājyaṃ vedeṣu niścayaḥ /
yo bhedaṃ kurute'smākaṃ trayāṇāṃ dvijasattama /
sa pāpakārī duṣṭātmā durgatiṃ gatimāpnuyāt

idaṃ ca śrṛṇu me'gastya gadataḥ prāktanaṃ tathā /
yathā kalau harerbhaktiṃ na kurvantīha mānavāḥ

bhūrlokavāsinaḥ sarve purā yaṣṭvā janārdanam /
bhuvarlokaṃ prapadyante tatrasthā api keśavam /
ārādhya svargatiṃ yānti kramānmuktiṃ vrajanti ca

evaṃ muktipade vyāpte sarvalokaistathaiva ca /
muktibhājastato devāstaṃ dadhyuḥ prayatā harim

so'pi sarvagatatvācca prādurbhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ /
uvāca brūta kiṃ kāryaṃ sarvayogivarāḥ surāḥ

te taṃ praṇamya deveśamūcuśca parameśvaram /
devadeva janaḥ sarvo muktimārge vyavasthitaḥ /
kathaṃ sṛṣṭiḥ prabhavitā narakeṣu ca ko vaset

evamuktastato devaistānuvāca janārdanaḥ /
yugāni trīṇi bahavo māmupeṣyanti mānavāḥ

antye yuge praviralā bhaviṣyanti madāśrayāḥ /
eṣa mohaṃ sṛjāmyāśu yo janaṃ mohayiṣyati

tvaṃ ca rudra mahābāho mohaśāstrāṇi kāraya /
alpāyāsaṃ darśayitvā phalaṃ dīrghaṃ pradarśaya

kuhakaṃ cendrajālāni viruddhācaraṇāni ca /
darśayitvā janaṃ sarvaṃ mohayāśu maheśvara

evamuktvā tadā tena devena parameṣṭhinā /
ātmā tu gopitaḥ sadyaḥ prakāśyo'haṃ kṛtastadā

tasmādārabhya kālaṃ tu matpraṇīteṣu sattama /
śāstreṣvabhirato loko bāhulyena bhavedataḥ

vedānuvarttinaṃ mārgaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tathā /
ekībhāvena paśyanto muktibhājo bhavanti te

māṃ viṣṇorvyatiriktaṃ ye brahmāṇaṃ ca dvijottama /
bhajante pāpakarmāṇaste yānti narakaṃ narāḥ

ye vedamārganirmuktāsteṣāṃ mohārthameva ca /
nayasiddhāntasaṃjñābhirmayā śāstraṃ tu darśitam

pāśo'yaṃ paśubhāvastu sa yadā patito bhavet /
tadā pāśupataṃ śāstraṃ jāyate vedasaṃjñitam

vedamūrtirahaṃ vipra nānyaśāstrārthavādibhiḥ /
jñāyate matsvarūpaṃ tu muktvā vedamanādimat /
vedavedyo'smi viprarṣe brāhmaṇaiśca viśeṣataḥ

yugāni trīṇyahaṃ vipra brahmā viṣṇustathaiva ca /
trayo'pi sattvādiguṇāstrayo vedāstrayo'gnayaḥ

trayo lokāstrayaḥ saṃdhyāstrayo varṇāstathaiva ca /
savanāni tu tāvanti tridhā baddhamidaṃ jagat

ya evaṃ vetti viprarṣe paraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tathā /
aparaṃ padmayoniṃ tu brahmāṇaṃ tvaparaṃ tu mām /
guṇato mukhyatastveka evāhaṃ moha ityuta

// iti śrīvarāhapurāṇe bhagavacchāstre saptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ