Yogayātrā · Chapter 8

vedī śubhā śulva[K.śilpa]vidhānadṛṣṭā diksthānamānābhydhikā[K.dik\-.sthāna\-.mānānadhikā] na hīnā/
bhraṣṭapramāṇa[K.bhraṣṭā pramāṇena] prakaroti[K.karoti] bhaṅgaṃ digvakrasaṃsthā ca na[K.na ca] siddhidā syāt//

prāgbhāgahīnā nagarasya neṣṭā purodhasāṃ[K.purodhaso] dakṣiṇabhāgavakrā/
narendrajāyāśubhadā parasyām udag baleśasya nṛpasya madhye//

sattvair alīḍhaṃ na pipīlamakṣikāmalāvilaṃ vā[K.tad] vijayapradaṃ haviḥ/
dravyāṇy anūnāni paṭuḥ purohito juhoti samyag vijayāya bhūbhṛtām//

gandhamālyacarukumbhabhājanasrukkuśavyajanasarpiṣāṃ yadā/
bhaṅgavismṛtinipātahīnatā pārthivasya na bhavet tadā śubham[K.tadā bhavec chivam]//

śāntāyāṃ diśi yadi śaṅkhatūryaśabdāḥ saptīnāṃ plutamibhabṛṅhitāni[K.rutagajabṛṃhitāni] vā syuḥ/
puṃsāṃ vā pramuditaceṣṭitapralāpāḥ śrūyante yadi ca jayo 'sti homakāle//

apratirathaḥ samasto yātrāliṅgas tathā 'bhayaś ca[K.'bhayasya] gaṇaḥ/
svastyayanaśarmavarmā 'parājitāḥ puṣpasaṃjñāś ['parājitā ''yuṣyasaṃjñāś] ca//

indraś candraś citi[K.candreti] gaṇo yat[K.yaṃ] te candraś ca bhūtabhūteti/checked
sūktaṃ mahāvyāhṛtayo mantrāśīrvaiṣṇavā[K.sūktamahāvyāhṛtayaḥ prājāpatyāś ca ye] mantrāḥ//

prājāpatyāś coktā home[K.uktāḥ kāle (lacuna) rājño] nirgacchato 'nu gamane ca/
agnipurohitasaṃsthāny ato[K.home 'gniprohitasaṃsthāni] nimittāni vakṣyāmi[K.gṛhṇīyāt]//

kṛte 'pi yatne 'tikṛśaḥ [ū.'pi kṛZaḥ] kṛśānur yātavyakāṣṭhāvimukho natārciḥ/
vāmīkṛtāvartaśikho [ū.vāme kṛtāvartaśikho] 'tidhūmo vicchinnasākampavilīnamūrtiḥ//

śimaśimāyati[K.śimiśimāyati,ū.simisimāyati] yasya [ū.cāsya] havir hutaṃ sura\-.dhanuḥ\-.sadṛśaḥ kapiśo [ū.kapilo] 'thavā/
rudhirapītakababhruharicchaviḥ paruṣamūrttir aniṣṭakaro 'nalaḥ//

śvakharakarabha [ū.kharakarabhaka]vānarānurūpo nigaḍavibhīṣaṇaśastrarūpabhṛd vā/
śavarudhiravasāsthivasta[K.ū.majja]gandho hutabhug aniṣṭaphalaḥ sphuliṅgakṛc ca//

carmavipāṭanatulyaninādo jarjaramandavi[K.mandravi,ū.dardura]rūkṣaravo vā/
ākulayaṃś ca purohitasabhyān [ū.purohitamartyān] dhūmacayair[K.ū.dhūmalavair] aśivāya [ū.na śivāya] hutāśaḥ//

hārakundakusumendu[K.ū.kumudendu]saṃnibhaḥ saṃhato 'ṅgasukhado mahodayaḥ/
aṅkuśābjajalavāraṇacchavir[K.ū.aṅkuśātapanivāraṇākṛtir] hūyate 'lpatapasāṃ na [ū.'lpa upamāna] havyabhuk//

cāmīkarāśokakirīṭaratna[K.kuraṇṭakābja]vaidūryanīlotpalasaṃnibhe 'gnau/
na dhvāntam antar bhavane 'vakāśaṃ karoti ratnāṃśuhṛtaṃ[K.hataṃ] nṛpasya//

yeṣāṃ rathaughārṇavameghadantināṃ samaḥ svano[K.samasvano] 'gnir yadi vā 'pi dundubheḥ/
teṣāṃ madāndhebhaghaṭāvaghaṭṭitā bhavanti yāne timirābilā [timiropamā] diśaḥ//

dhvajakumbhahayebhabhūbhṛtām anurūpe vaśam eti bhūbhṛtām/
udayāstadharādharādharā himavadvindhyapayodharā dharā//

dviradamadamahīsarojalājair ghṛtamadhunā[K.ghṛtamadhunoś] ca hutāśane sagandhe/
praṇatanṛpaśiromaṇiprabhābhir bhavati puraś churitā nṛpasya dīptiḥ[K.puraś churiteva bhūr nṛpasya]//

agnyāśritaṃ yat phalam uktam asmiṃs nṛjātakarmādiṣu[K.taj jātakarmādiṣu] pauṣṭikeṣu/
yajñeṣu sarveṣu ca vahnikāryeṣv evaṃ vaded yasya yathānurūpam//E19