Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) · Chapter 3.7

yathāvat kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yat pṛṣṭo 'si mayā guro
śrotum icchāmy ahaṃ tv ekaṃ tad bhavān prabravītu me //

vedarāśir apāro 'sāv uktaḥ śākhāvibhāgataḥ //

xxxx paro dharmo varṇādīnām athocyate //

saptadvīpāni pātāla vīthyaś ca sumahāmune
sapta lokāś ca ye 'ntaḥsthā brahmāṇḍasyāsya sarvataḥ //

sthūlaiḥ sūkṣmais tathāsūkṣmaiḥ sūkṣmāt sūkṣmatarais tathā
sthūlaiḥ sthūlataraiś caitat sarvaṃ prāṇibhir āvṛtam //

aṅgulasyāṣṭabhāgo 'pi na so 'sti munisattama
na santi prāṇino yatra karmabandhanibandhanāḥ //

sarve caite vaśaṃ yānti yamasya bhagavan kila
āyuṣo 'nte tato yānti yātanās tatpracoditāḥ //

yātanābhyaḥ paribhraṣṭā devādyāsv atha yoniṣu
jantavaḥ parivartante śāstrāṇām eṣa nirṇayaḥ //

so 'ham icchāmi tac chrotuṃ yamasya vaśavartinaḥ
na bhavanti narā yena tat karma kathayāmalam //

ayam eva mune praśno nakulena mahātmanā
pṛṣṭaḥ pitāmahaḥ prāha bhīṣmo yat tac chṛṇuṣva me //

purā mamāgato vatsa sakhā kāliṅgako dvijaḥ
mām uvāca sa pṛṣṭo vai mayā jātismaro muniḥ //

tenākhyātam idaṃ cedam itthaṃ caitad bhaviṣyati
tathā ca tad abhūd vatsa yathoktaṃ tena dhīmatā //

sa pṛṣṭaś ca mayā bhūyaḥ śraddadhānena vai dvijaḥ
yad yad āha na tad dṛṣṭam anyathā hi mayā kvacit //

ekadā tu mayā pṛṣṭam yad etad bhavatoditam
prāha kāliṅgako vipraḥ smṛtvā tasya muner vacaḥ //

jātismareṇa kathitaṃ rahasyaṃ paramaṃ mama
yamakiṃkarayor yo 'bhūt saṃvādas taṃ bravīmi te //

narake pacyamānas tu yamena paribhāṣitaḥ //

kiṃ tvayā nārcito devaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ //

svapuruṣam abhivīkṣya pāśahastaṃ vadati yamaḥ kila tasya karṇamūle
parihara madhusūdanaprapannān prabhur aham anyanṛṇāṃ na vaiṣṇavānām //

aham amaragaṇārcitena dhātrā yama iti lokahitāhite niyuktaḥ //

hariguruvimukhān praśāsmi martyān haricaraṇapraṇatān namaskaromi
sugatim abhilaṣāmi vāsudevād aham api bhāgavatasthitāntarātmā //

hariguruvaśago 'smi na svatantraḥ prabhavati saṃyamane mamāpi viṣṇuḥ //

varṣaśatam apīha dharmyamānaṃ vrajati na kāñcanatāmayaḥ kadācit
bhagavati vimukhasya nāsti siddhir viṣam amṛtaṃ bhavatīti naitad asti //

na hi śaśikaluṣacchaviḥ kadācit timiraparābhavatām upaiti candraḥ
bhavati hi harau sthitāntarātmā bhṛśamalino 'pi virājate manuṣyaḥ //

vṛṣagaṇakaṇabhakṣaśaṃkaroktir daśabalapañcaśikhākṣapādavādān
mahad api suvicārya lokatantraṃ bhagavadupāsyam ṛte na siddhir asti //

mukulitakarakuṅmalaiḥ surendraiḥ satatanamaskṛtapādapaṅkajāya
avihatagataye sanātanāya prathamajagatpataye namo 'stv ajāya //

kaṭakamukuṭakarṇikādibhedaiḥ kanakam abhedam apīṣyate yathaikam
surapaśumanujādikalpanābhir harir akhilābhir udīryate tathaikaḥ //

kṣitijalaparamāṇavo 'nilānte punar api yānti yathaikatāṃ dharitryāḥ
surapaśumanujādayas tathānte guṇakaluṣeṇa sanātanena tena //

harim amaragaṇārcitāṅghripadmaṃ praṇamati yaḥ paramārthato hi martyaḥ
tam apagatasamastapāpabandhaṃ vraja parihṛtya yathāgnim ājyasiktam //

iti yamavacanaṃ niśamya pāśī yamapuruṣas tam uvāca dharmarājam
kathaya mama vibho samastadhātur bhavati hareḥ khalu yādṛśo 'sya bhaktaḥ //

na calati nijavarṇadharmato yaḥ samamatir ātmasuhṛdvipakṣapakṣe
na harati na ca hanti kiṃcid uccaiḥ sitamanasaṃ tam avaihi viṣṇubhaktam //

kalikaluṣamalena yasya nātmā vimalamater malinīkṛto 'stamohe
manasi kṛtajanārdanaṃ manuṣyaṃ satatam avaihi harer atīva bhaktam //

kanakam api rahasy avekṣya buddhyā tṛṇam iva yaḥ samavaiti vai parasvam
bhavati ca bhagavaty ananyacetāḥ puruṣavaraṃ tam avaihi viṣṇubhaktam //

sphaṭikagiriśilāmalaḥ kva viṣṇur manasi nṛṇāṃ kva ca matsarādidoṣaḥ
na hi tuhinamayūkharaśmipuñje bhavati hutāśanadīptijaḥ pratāpaḥ //

vimalamatir amatsaraḥ praśāntaḥ śucicarito 'khilasattvamitrabhūtaḥ
priyahitavacano 'stamānamāyo vasati sadā hṛdi tasya vāsudevaḥ //

vasati hṛdi sanātane ca tasmin bhavati pumāñ jagato 'sya saumyarūpaḥ
kṣitirasam atiramyam ātmano 'ntaḥ kathayati cārutayaiva śālapotaḥ //

yamaniyamavidhūtakalmaṣāṇām anudinam acyutasaktamānasānām
apagatamadamānamatsarāṇāṃ vraja bhaṭa dūratareṇa mānavānām //

hṛdi yadi bhagavān anādir āste harir asiśaṅkhagadādharo 'vyayātmā
tadagham aghavighātakartṛbhinnaṃ bhavati kathaṃ sati cāndhakāram arke //

harati paradhanaṃ nihanti jantūn vadati tathānṛtaniṣṭhurāṇi yaś ca
aśubhajanitadurmadasya puṃsaḥ kaluṣamater hṛdi tasya nāsty anantaḥ //

na sahati parasaṃpadaṃ vinindāṃ kaluṣamatiḥ kurute satām asādhuḥ
na yajati na dadāti yaś ca santaṃ manasi na tasya janārdano 'dhamasya //

paramasuhṛdi bāndhave kalatre sutatanayāpitṛmātṛbhṛtyavarge
śaṭhamatir upayāti yo 'rthatṛṣṇāṃ tam adhamaceṣṭam avaihi nāsya bhaktam //

aśubhamatir asatpravṛttisaktaḥ satatam anāryaviśālasaṅgamattaḥ
anudinakṛtapāpabandhayatnaḥ puruṣapaśur na hi vāsudevabhaktaḥ //

sakalam idam ahaṃ ca vāsudevaḥ paramapumān parameśvaraḥ sa ekaḥ
iti matir amalā bhavaty anante hṛdayagate vraja tān vihāya dūrāt //

kamalanayana vāsudeva viṣṇo dharaṇidharācyuta śaṅkhacakrapāṇe
bhava śaraṇam itīrayanti ye vai tyaja bhaṭa dūratareṇa tān apāpān //

vasati manasi yasya so 'vyayātmā puruṣavarasya na tasya dṛṣṭipāte
tava gatir athavā mamāsti cakra pratihatavīryabalasya so 'nyalokyaḥ //

iti nijabhaṭaśāsanāya devo ravitanayaḥ sa kilāha dharmarājaḥ
mama kathitam idaṃ ca tena tubhyaṃ kuruvara samyag idaṃ mayāpi coktam //

nakulaitan mamākhyātaṃ pūrvaṃ tena dvijanmanā
kaliṅgadeśād abhyetya prīyatā sumahātmanā //

mayāpy etad yathānyāyaṃ samyag vatsa tavoditam
yathā viṣṇum ṛte nānyat trāṇaṃ saṃsārasāgare //

kiṃkarā daṇḍapāśau vā na yamo na ca yātanā
samarthās tasya yasyātmā keśavālambanaḥ sadā //

etan mune tavākhyātaṃ gītaṃ vaivasvatena yat
tvatpraśnānugataṃ samyak kim anyac chrotum icchasi //