Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) · Chapter 1.11

priyavratottānapādau manoḥ svāyambhuvasya tu
dvau putrau sumahāvīryau dharmajñau kathitau tava //

tayor uttānapādasya surucyām uttamaḥ sutaḥ
abhīṣṭāyām abhūd brahman pitur atyantavallabhaḥ //

sunītir nāma yā rājñas tasyābhūn mahiṣī dvija
sa nātiprītimāṃs tasyāṃ tasyāś cābhūd dhruvaḥ sutaḥ //

rājāsanasthitasyāṅkaṃ pitur bhrātaram āśritam
dṛṣṭvottamaṃ dhruvaś cakre tam āroḍhuṃ manoratham //

pratyakṣaṃ bhūpatis tasyāḥ surucyā nābhyanandata
praṇayenāgataṃ putram utsaṅgārohaṇotsukam //

sapatnī tanayaṃ dṛṣṭvā tam aṅkārohaṇotsukam
svaputraṃ ca tathārūḍhaṃ surucir vākyam abravīt //

kriyate kiṃ vṛthā vatsa mahān eṣa manorathaḥ
anyastrīgarbhajātena asaṃbhūya mamodare
uttamottamam aprāpyam aviveko 'bhivāñchasi //

satyaṃ sutas tvam apy asya kintu na tvaṃ mayā dhṛtaḥ //

etad rājāsanaṃ sarva bhūbhṛtsaṃśrayaketanam
yogyaṃ mamaiva putrasya kim ātmā kliśyate tvayā //

uccair manorathas te 'yaṃ matputrasyeva kiṃ vṛthā
sunītyām ātmano janma kiṃ tvayā nāvagamyate //

utsṛjya pitaraṃ bālas tac chrutvā mātṛbhāṣitam
jagāma kupito mātur nijāyā dvija mandiram //

taṃ dṛṣṭvā kupitaṃ putram īṣatprasphuritādharam
sunītir aṅkam āropya maitreyaitad abhāṣata //

vatsa kaḥ kopahetus te kaś ca tvāṃ nābhinandati
ko 'vajānāti pitaraṃ tava yas te 'parādhyati //

ity uktaḥ sakalaṃ mātre kathayām āsa tad yathā
suruciḥ prāha bhūpāla pratyakṣam atigarvitā //

niḥśvasya seti kathite tasmin putreṇa durmanāḥ
śvāsakṣāmekṣaṇā dīnā sunītir vākyam abravīt //

suruciḥ satyam āhedaṃ svalpabhāgyo 'si putraka
na hi puṇyavatāṃ vatsa sapatnair evam ucyate //

nodvegas tāta kartavyaḥ kṛtaṃ yad bhavatā purā
tat ko 'pahartuṃ śaknoti dātuṃ kaś cākṛtaṃ tvayā //

tat tvayā nātra kartavyaṃ duḥkhaṃ tadvākyasaṃbhavam //

rājāsanaṃ tathā chatraṃ varāśvā varavāraṇāḥ
yasya puṇyāni tasyaiva matvaitac chāmya putraka //

anyajanmakṛtaiḥ puṇyaiḥ surucyāṃ surucir nṛpaḥ
bhāryeti procyate cānyā madvidhā puṇyavarjitā //

puṇyopacayasaṃpannas tasyāḥ putras tathottamaḥ
mama putras tathā jātaḥ svalpapuṇyo dhruvo bhavān //

tathāpi duḥkhaṃ na bhavān kartum arhati putraka
yasya yāvat sa tenaiva svena tuṣyati buddhimān //

yadi ced duḥkham atyarthaṃ surucyā vacanāt tava
tat puṇyopacaye yatnaṃ kuru sarvaphalaprade //

suśīlo bhava dharmātmā maitraḥ prāṇihite rataḥ
nimnaṃ yathāpaḥ pravaṇāḥ pātram āyānti saṃpadaḥ //

amba yat tvam idaṃ prāha praśamāya vaco mama
naitad durvacasā bhinne hṛdaye mama tiṣṭhati //

so 'haṃ tathā yatiṣyāmi yathā sarvottamottamam
sthānaṃ prāpsyāmy aśeṣāṇāṃ jagatām abhipūjitam //

surucir dayitā rājñas tasyā jāto 'smi nodarāt
prabhāvaṃ paśya me 'mba tvaṃ dhṛtasyāpi tavodare //

uttamaḥ sa mama bhrātā yo garbheṇa dhṛtas tayā
sa rājāsanam āpnotu pitrā dattaṃ tathāstu tat //

nānyadattam abhīpsyāmi sthānam amba svakarmaṇā
icchāmi tad ahaṃ sthānaṃ yan na prāpa pitā mama //

nirjagāma gṛhān mātur ity uktvā mātaraṃ dhruvaḥ
purāc ca nirgamya tatas tadbāhyopavanaṃ yayau //

sa dadarśa munīṃs tatra sapta pūrvāgatān dhruvaḥ
kṛṣṇājinottarīyeṣu viṣṭareṣu samāsthitān //

sa rājaputras tān sarvān praṇipatyābhyabhāṣata
praśrayāvanataḥ samyag abhivādanapūrvakam //

uttānapādatanayaṃ māṃ nibodhata sattamāḥ
jātaṃ sunītyāṃ nirvedād yuṣmākaṃ prāptam antikam //

catuḥpañcābdasaṃbhūto bālas tvaṃ nṛpanandana
nirvedakāraṇaṃ kiṃcit tava nādyāpi vidyate //

na cintyaṃ bhavataḥ kiṃcid dhriyate bhūpatiḥ pitā
na caiveṣṭaviyogādi tava paśyāma bālaka //

śarīre na ca te vyādhir asmābhir upalakṣyate
nirvedaḥ kiṃnimittas te kathyatāṃ yadi vidyate //

tataḥ sa kathayām āsa surucyā yad udāhṛtam
tan niśamya tataḥ procur munayas te parasparam //

aho kṣātraṃ paraṃ tejo bālasyāpi yad akṣamā
sapatnyā mātur uktasya hṛdayān nāpasarpati //

bho bhoḥ kṣatriyadāyāda nirvedād yat tvayādhunā
kartuṃ vyavasitaṃ tan naḥ kathyatāṃ yadi rocate //

yac ca kāryaṃ tavāsmābhiḥ sāhāyyam amitadyute
tad ucyatāṃ vivakṣus tvam asmābhir upalakṣyase //

nāham artham abhīpsāmi na rājyaṃ dvijasattamāḥ
tat sthānam ekam icchāmi bhuktaṃ nānyena yat purā //

etan me kriyatāṃ samyak kathyatāṃ prāpyate yathā
sthānam agryaṃ samastebhyaḥ sthānebhyo munisattamāḥ //

anārādhitagovindair naraiḥ sthānaṃ nṛpātmaja
na hi saṃprāpyate śreṣṭhaṃ tasmād ārādhayācyutam //

paraḥ parāṇāṃ puruṣo yasya tuṣṭo janārdanaḥ
sa prāpnoty akṣayaṃ sthānam etat satyaṃ mayoditam //

yasyāntaḥ sarvam evedam acyutasyāvyayātmanaḥ
tam ārādhaya govindaṃ sthānam agryaṃ yadīcchasi //

paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma yo 'sau brahma tathā param
tam ārādhya hariṃ yāti muktim apy atidurlabhām //

yo yajñapuruṣo yajñe yoge yaḥ paramaḥ pumān
tasmiṃs tuṣṭe yad aprāpyaṃ kiṃ tad asti janārdane //

aindram indraḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ yam ārādhya jagatpatim
prāpa yajñapatiṃ viṣṇuṃ tam ārādhaya suvrata //

prāpnoṣy ārādhite viṣṇau manasā yad yad icchasi
trailokyāntargataṃ sthānaṃ kim u vatsottamottamam //

kṛṣṇārādhanam evaikaṃ puṃsaḥ sarvaphalapradam //

sarvair apy evam evoktaṃ tad upāyam abṛhat sate //

ārādhyaḥ kathito devo bhavadbhiḥ praṇatasya me
mayā tatparitoṣāya yaj japtavyaṃ tad ucyatām //

yathā cārādhanaṃ tasya mayā kāryaṃ mahātmanaḥ
prasādasumukhās tan me kathayantu maharṣayaḥ //

rājaputra yathā viṣṇor ārādhanaparair naraiḥ
kāryam ārādhanaṃ tan no yathāvac chrotum arhasi //

bāhyārthād akhilāc cittaṃ tyājayet prathamaṃ naraḥ
tasminn eva jagaddhāmni tataḥ kurvīta niścalam //

evam ekāgracittena tanmayena dhṛtātmanā
japtavyaṃ yan nibodhaitat tan naḥ pārthivanandana //

hiraṇyagarbhapuruṣa pradhānavyaktarūpiṇe
oṃ namo vāsudevāya śuddhajñānasvabhāvine //

etaj jajāpa bhagavān japyaṃ svāyambhuvo manuḥ
pitāmahas tava purā tasya tuṣṭo janārdanaḥ //

dadau yathābhilaṣitām ṛddhiṃ trailokyadurlabhām
tathā tvam api govindaṃ toṣayaitat sadā japan //