 | Book 13 Chapter 27
|
| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
|
| 1 | bṛhaspatisamaṃ buddhyā kṣamayā brahmaṇaḥ samam
parākrame śakrasamam ādityasamatejasam
|
| 2 | gāṅgeyam arjunenājau nihataṃ bhūrivarcasam
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito 'nyaiś ca paryupāste yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
|
| 3 | śayānaṃ vīraśayane kālākāṅkṣiṇam acyutam
ājagmur bharataśreṣṭhaṃ draṣṭukāmā maharṣayaḥ
|
| 4 | atrir vasiṣṭho 'tha bhṛguḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ
aṅgirā gautamo 'gastyaḥ sumatiḥ svāyur ātmavān
|
| 5 | viśvāmitraḥ sthūlaśirāḥ saṃvartaḥ pramatir damaḥ
uśanā bṛhaspatir vyāsaś cyavanaḥ kāśyapo dhruvaḥ
|
| 6 | durvāsā jamadagniś ca mārkaṇḍeyo 'tha gālavaḥ
bharadvājaś ca raibhyaś ca yavakrītas tritas tathā
|
| 7 | sthūlākṣaḥ śakalākṣaś ca kaṇvo medhātithiḥ kṛśaḥ
nāradaḥ parvataś caiva sudhanvāthaikato dvitaḥ
|
| 8 | nitaṃbhūr bhuvano dhaumyaḥ śatānando 'kṛtavraṇaḥ
jāmadagnyas tathā rāmaḥ kāmyaś cety evamādayaḥ
samāgatā mahātmāno bhīṣmaṃ draṣṭuṃ maharṣayaḥ
|
| 9 | teṣāṃ mahātmanāṃ pūjām āgatānāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaś cakre yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ
|
| 10 | te pūjitāḥ sukhāsīnāḥ kathāś cakrur maharṣayaḥ
bhīṣmāśritāḥ sumadhurāḥ sarvendriyamanoharāḥ
|
| 11 | bhīṣmas teṣāṃ kathāḥ śrutvā ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām
mene divistham ātmānaṃ tuṣṭyā paramayā yutaḥ
|
| 12 | tatas te bhīṣmam āmantrya pāṇḍavāṃś ca maharṣayaḥ
antardhānaṃ gatāḥ sarve sarveṣām eva paśyatām
|
| 13 | tān ṛṣīn sumahābhāgān antardhānagatān api
pāṇḍavās tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve praṇemuś ca muhur muhuḥ
|
| 14 | prasannamanasaḥ sarve gāṅgeyaṃ kurusattamāḥ
upatasthur yathodyantam ādityaṃ mantrakovidāḥ
|
| 15 | prabhāvāt tapasas teṣām ṛṣīṇāṃ vīkṣya pāṇḍavāḥ
prakāśanto diśaḥ sarvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ
|
| 16 | mahābhāgyaṃ paraṃ teṣām ṛṣīṇām anucintya te
pāṇḍavāḥ saha bhīṣmeṇa kathāś cakrus tadāśrayāḥ
|
| 17 | kathānte śirasā pādau spṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasya pāṇḍavaḥ
dharmyaṃ dharmasutaḥ praśnaṃ paryapṛcchad yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
|
| 18 | ke deśāḥ ke janapadā āśramāḥ ke ca parvatāḥ
prakṛṣṭāḥ puṇyataḥ kāś ca jñeyā nadyaḥ pitāmaha
|
| 19 | bhīṣma uvāca
|
| 19 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
śiloñchavṛtteḥ saṃvādaṃ siddhasya ca yudhiṣṭhira
|
| 20 | imāṃ kaś cit parikramya pṛthivīṃ śailabhūṣitām
asakṛd dvipadāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhasya gṛhamedhinaḥ
|
| 21 | śilavṛtter gṛhaṃ prāptaḥ sa tena vidhinārcitaḥ
kṛtakṛtya upātiṣṭhat siddhaṃ tam atithiṃ tadā
|
| 22 | tau sametya mahātmānau sukhāsīnau kathāḥ śubhāḥ
cakratur vedasaṃbaddhās taccheṣakṛtalakṣaṇāḥ
|
| 23 | śilavṛttiḥ kathānte tu siddham āmantrya yatnataḥ
praśnaṃ papraccha medhāvī yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi
|
| 24 | śilavṛttir uvāca
|
| 24 | ke deśāḥ ke janapadāḥ ke 'śramāḥ ke ca parvatāḥ
prakṛṣṭāḥ puṇyataḥ kāś ca jñeyā nadyas tad ucyatām
|
| 25 | siddha uvāca
|
| 25 | te deśās te janapadās te 'śramās te ca parvatāḥ
yeṣāṃ bhāgīrathī gaṅgā madhyenaiti saridvarā
|
| 26 | tapasā brahmacaryeṇa yajñais tyāgena vā punaḥ
gatiṃ tāṃ na labhej jantur gaṅgāṃ saṃsevya yāṃ labhet
|
| 27 | spṛṣṭāni yeṣāṃ gāṅgeyais toyair gātrāṇi dehinām
nyastāni na punas teṣāṃ tyāgaḥ svargād vidhīyate
|
| 28 | sarvāṇi yeṣāṃ gāṅgeyais toyaiḥ kṛtyāni dehinām
gāṃ tyaktvā mānavā vipra divi tiṣṭhanti te 'calāḥ
|
| 29 | pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni ye narāḥ
paścād gaṅgāṃ niṣevante te 'pi yānty uttamāṃ gatim
|
| 30 | snātānāṃ śucibhis toyair gāṅgeyaiḥ prayatātmanām
vyuṣṭir bhavati yā puṃsāṃ na sā kratuśatair api
|
| 31 | yāvad asthi manuṣyasya gaṅgātoyeṣu tiṣṭhati
tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi svargaṃ prāpya mahīyate
|
| 32 | apahatya tamas tīvraṃ yathā bhāty udaye raviḥ
tathāpahatya pāpmānaṃ bhāti gaṅgājalokṣitaḥ
|
| 33 | visomā iva śarvaryo vipuṣpās taravo yathā
tadvad deśā diśaś caiva hīnā gaṅgājalaiḥ śubhaiḥ
|
| 34 | varṇāśramā yathā sarve svadharmajñānavarjitāḥ
kratavaś ca yathāsomās tathā gaṅgāṃ vinā jagat
|
| 35 | yathā hīnaṃ nabho 'rkeṇa bhūḥ śailaiḥ khaṃ ca vāyunā
tathā deśā diśaś caiva gaṅgāhīnā na saṃśayaḥ
|
| 36 | triṣu lokeṣu ye ke cit prāṇinaḥ sarva eva te
tarpyamāṇāḥ parāṃ tṛptiṃ yānti gaṅgājalaiḥ śubhaiḥ
|
| 37 | yas tu sūryeṇa niṣṭaptaṃ gāṅgeyaṃ pibate jalam
gavāṃ nirhāranirmuktād yāvakāt tad viśiṣyate
|
| 38 | induvratasahasraṃ tu cared yaḥ kāyaśodhanam
pibed yaś cāpi gaṅgāmbhaḥ samau syātāṃ na vā samau
|
| 39 | tiṣṭhed yugasahasraṃ tu pādenaikena yaḥ pumān
māsam ekaṃ tu gaṅgāyāṃ samau syātāṃ na vā samau
|
| 40 | lambetāvākśirā yas tu yugānām ayutaṃ pumān
tiṣṭhed yatheṣṭaṃ yaś cāpi gaṅgāyāṃ sa viśiṣyate
|
| 41 | agnau prāptaṃ pradhūyeta yathā tūlaṃ dvijottama
tathā gaṅgāvagāḍhasya sarvaṃ pāpaṃ pradhūyate
|
| 42 | bhūtānām iha sarveṣāṃ duḥkhopahatacetasām
gatim anveṣamāṇānāṃ na gaṅgāsadṛśī gatiḥ
|
| 43 | bhavanti nirviṣāḥ sarpā yathā tārkṣyasya darśanāt
gaṅgāyā darśanāt tadvat sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
|
| 44 | apratiṣṭhāś ca ye ke cid adharmaśaraṇāś ca ye
teṣāṃ pratiṣṭhā gaṅgeha śaraṇaṃ śarma varma ca
|
| 45 | prakṛṣṭair aśubhair grastān anekaiḥ puruṣādhamān
patato narake gaṅgā saṃśritān pretya tārayet
|
| 46 | te saṃvibhaktā munibhir nūnaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ
ye 'bhigacchanti satataṃ gaṅgām abhigatāṃ suraiḥ
|
| 47 | vinayācārahīnāś ca aśivāś ca narādhamāḥ
te bhavanti śivā vipra ye vai gaṅgāṃ samāśritāḥ
|
| 48 | yathā surāṇām amṛtaṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca yathā svadhā
sudhā yathā ca nāgānāṃ tathā gaṅgājalaṃ nṛṇām
|
| 49 | upāsate yathā bālā mātaraṃ kṣudhayārditāḥ
śreyaskāmās tathā gaṅgām upāsantīha dehinaḥ
|
| 50 | svāyaṃbhuvaṃ yathā sthānaṃ sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭham ucyate
snātānāṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭhā gaṅgā tadvad ihocyate
|
| 51 | yathopajīvināṃ dhenur devādīnāṃ dharā smṛtā
tathopajīvināṃ gaṅgā sarvaprāṇabhṛtām iha
|
| 52 | devāḥ somārkasaṃsthāni yathā satrādibhir makhaiḥ
amṛtāny upajīvanti tathā gaṅgājalaṃ narāḥ
|
| 53 | jāhnavīpulinotthābhiḥ sikatābhiḥ samukṣitaḥ
manyate puruṣo 'tmānaṃ diviṣṭham iva śobhitam
|
| 54 | jāhnavītīrasaṃbhūtāṃ mṛdaṃ mūrdhnā bibharti yaḥ
bibharti rūpaṃ so 'rkasya tamonāśāt sunirmalam
|
| 55 | gaṅgormibhir atho digdhaḥ puruṣaṃ pavano yadā
spṛśate so 'pi pāpmānaṃ sadya evāpamārjati
|
| 56 | vyasanair abhitaptasya narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ
gaṅgādarśanajā prītir vyasanāny apakarṣati
|
| 57 | haṃsārāvaiḥ kokaravai ravair anyaiś ca pakṣiṇām
paspardha gaṅgā gandharvān pulinaiś ca śiloccayān
|
| 58 | haṃsādibhiḥ subahubhir vividhaiḥ pakṣibhir vṛtām
gaṅgāṃ gokulasaṃbādhāṃ dṛṣṭvā svargo 'pi vismṛtaḥ
|
| 59 | na sā prītir diviṣṭhasya sarvakāmān upāśnataḥ
abhavad yā parā prītir gaṅgāyāḥ puline nṛṇām
|
| 60 | vāṅmanaḥkarmajair grastaḥ pāpair api pumān iha
vīkṣya gaṅgāṃ bhavet pūtas tatra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ
|
| 61 | saptāvarān sapta parān pitṝṃs tebhyaś ca ye pare
pumāṃs tārayate gaṅgāṃ vīkṣya spṛṣṭvāvagāhya ca
|
| 62 | śrutābhilaṣitā dṛṣṭā spṛṣṭā pītāvagāhitā
gaṅgā tārayate nṝṇām ubhau vaṃśau viśeṣataḥ
|
| 63 | darśanāt sparśanāt pānāt tathā gaṅgeti kīrtanāt
punāty apuṇyān puruṣāñ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
|
| 64 | ya icchet saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ śrutam eva ca
sa pitṝṃs tarpayed gaṅgām abhigamya surāṃs tathā
|
| 65 | na sutair na ca vittena karmaṇā na ca tat phalam
prāpnuyāt puruṣo 'tyantaṃ gaṅgāṃ prāpya yad āpnuyāt
|
| 66 | jātyandhair iha tulyās te mṛtaiḥ paṅgubhir eva ca
samarthā ye na paśyanti gaṅgāṃ puṇyajalāṃ śivām
|
| 67 | bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyajñair maharṣibhir upasthitām
devaiḥ sendraiś ca ko gaṅgāṃ nopaseveta mānavaḥ
|
| 68 | vānaprasthair gṛhasthaiś ca yatibhir brahmacāribhiḥ
vidyāvadbhiḥ śritāṃ gaṅgāṃ pumān ko nāma nāśrayet
|
| 69 | utkrāmadbhiś ca yaḥ prāṇaiḥ prayataḥ śiṣṭasaṃmataḥ
cintayen manasā gaṅgāṃ sa gatiṃ paramāṃ labhet
|
| 70 | na bhayebhyo bhayaṃ tasya na pāpebhyo na rājataḥ
ā dehapatanād gaṅgām upāste yaḥ pumān iha
|
| 71 | gaganād yāṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ patantīṃ vai maheśvaraḥ
dadhāra śirasā devīṃ tām eva divi sevate
|
| 72 | alaṃkṛtās trayo lokāḥ pathibhir vimalais tribhiḥ
yas tu tasyā jalaṃ sevet kṛtakṛtyaḥ pumān bhavet
|
| 73 | divi jyotir yathādityaḥ pitṝṇāṃ caiva candramāḥ
deveśaś ca yathā nṝṇāṃ gaṅgeha saritāṃ tathā
|
| 74 | mātrā pitrā sutair dārair viyuktasya dhanena vā
na bhaved dhi tathā duḥkhaṃ yathā gaṅgāviyogajam
|
| 75 | nāraṇyair neṣṭaviṣayair na sutair na dhanāgamaiḥ
tathā prasādo bhavati gaṅgāṃ vīkṣya yathā nṛṇām
|
| 76 | pūrṇam induṃ yathā dṛṣṭvā nṛṇāṃ dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati
gaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati
|
| 77 | tadbhāvas tadgatamanās tanniṣṭhas tatparāyaṇaḥ
gaṅgāṃ yo 'nugato bhaktyā sa tasyāḥ priyatāṃ vrajet
|
| 78 | bhūḥsthaiḥ khasthair diviṣṭhaiś ca bhūtair uccāvacair api
gaṅgā vigāhyā satatam etat kāryatamaṃ satām
|
| 79 | triṣu lokeṣu puṇyatvād gaṅgāyāḥ prathitaṃ yaśaḥ
yat putrān sagarasyaiṣā bhasmākhyān anayad divam
|
| 80 | vāyvīritābhiḥ sumahāsvanābhir; drutābhir atyarthasamucchritābhiḥ
gaṅgormibhir bhānumatībhir iddhaḥ; sahasraraśmipratimo vibhāti
|
| 81 | payasvinīṃ ghṛtinīm atyudārāṃ; samṛddhinīṃ veginīṃ durvigāhyām
gaṅgāṃ gatvā yaiḥ śarīraṃ visṛṣṭaṃ; gatā dhīrās te vibudhaiḥ samatvam
|
| 82 | andhāñ jaḍān dravyahīnāṃś ca gaṅgā; yaśasvinī bṛhatī viśvarūpā
devaiḥ sendrair munibhir mānavaiś ca; niṣevitā sarvakāmair yunakti
|
| 83 | ūrjāvatīṃ madhumatīṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ trivartmagām
trilokagoptrīṃ ye gaṅgāṃ saṃśritās te divaṃ gatāḥ
|
| 84 | yo vatsyati drakṣyati vāpi martyas; tasmai prayacchanti sukhāni devāḥ
tadbhāvitāḥ sparśane darśane yas; tasmai devā gatim iṣṭāṃ diśanti
|
| 85 |
dakṣāṃ pṛthvīṃ bṛhatīṃ viprakṛṣṭāṃ; śivām ṛtāṃ surasāṃ suprasannām
vibhāvarīṃ sarvabhūtapratiṣṭhāṃ; gaṅgāṃ gatā ye tridivaṃ gatās te
|
| 86 | khyātir yasyāḥ khaṃ divaṃ gāṃ ca nityaṃ; purā diśo vidiśaś cāvatasthe
tasyā jalaṃ sevya saridvarāyā; martyāḥ sarve kṛtakṛtyā bhavanti
|
| 87 | iyaṃ gaṅgeti niyataṃ pratiṣṭhā; guhasya rukmasya ca garbhayoṣā
prātas trimārgā ghṛtavahā vipāpmā; gaṅgāvatīrṇā viyato viśvatoyā
|
| 88 | sutāvanīdhrasya harasya bhāryā; divo bhuvaś cāpi kakṣyānurūpā
bhavyā pṛthivyā bhāvinī bhāti rājan; gaṅgā lokānāṃ puṇyadā vai trayāṇām
|
| 89 | madhupravāhā ghṛtarāgoddhṛtābhir; mahormibhiḥ śobhitā brāhmaṇaiś ca
divaś cyutā śirasāttā bhavena; gaṅgāvanīdhrās tridivasya mālā
|
| 90 | yonir variṣṭhā virajā vitanvī; śuṣmā irā vārivahā yaśodā
viśvāvatī cākṛtir iṣṭir iddhā; gaṅgokṣitānāṃ bhuvanasya panthāḥ
|
| 91 | kṣāntyā mahyā gopane dhāraṇe ca; dīptyā kṛśānos tapanasya caiva
tulyā gaṅgā saṃmatā brāhmaṇānāṃ; guhasya brahmaṇyatayā ca nityam
|
| 92 | ṛṣiṣṭutāṃ viṣṇupadīṃ purāṇīṃ; supuṇyatoyāṃ manasāpi loke
sarvātmanā jāhnavīṃ ye prapannās; te brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ saṃprayātāḥ
|
| 93 | lokān imān nayati yā jananīva putrān; sarvātmanā sarvaguṇopapannā
svasthānam iṣṭam iha brāhmam abhīpsamānair; gaṅgā sadaivātmavaśair upāsyā
|
| 94 |
usrāṃ juṣṭāṃ miṣatīṃ viśvatoyām; irāṃ vajrīṃ revatīṃ bhūdharāṇām
śiṣṭāśrayām amṛtāṃ brahmakāntāṃ; gaṅgāṃ śrayed ātmavān siddhikāmaḥ
|
| 95 | prasādya devān savibhūn samastān; bhagīrathas tapasogreṇa gaṅgām
gām ānayat tām abhigamya śaśvan; pumān bhayaṃ neha nāmutra vidyāt
|
| 96 | udāhṛtaḥ sarvathā te guṇānāṃ; mayaikadeśaḥ prasamīkṣya buddhyā
śaktir na me kā cid ihāsti vaktuṃ; guṇān sarvān parimātuṃ tathaiva
|
| 97 | meroḥ samudrasya ca sarvaratnaiḥ; saṃkhyopalānām udakasya vāpi
vaktuṃ śakyaṃ neha gaṅgājalānāṃ; guṇākhyānaṃ parimātuṃ tathaiva
|
| 98 | tasmād imān parayā śraddhayoktān; guṇān sarvāñ jāhnavījāṃs tathaiva
bhajed vācā manasā karmaṇā ca; bhaktyā yuktaḥ parayā śraddadhānaḥ
|
| 99 | lokān imāṃs trīn yaśasā vitatya; siddhiṃ prāpya mahatīṃ tāṃ durāpām
gaṅgākṛtān acireṇaiva lokān; yatheṣṭam iṣṭān vicariṣyasi tvam
|
| 100 | tava mama ca guṇair mahānubhāvā; juṣatu matiṃ satataṃ svadharmayuktaiḥ
abhigatajanavatsalā hi gaṅgā; bhajati yunakti sukhaiś ca bhaktimantam
|
| 101 | bhīṣma uvāca
|
| 101 | iti paramamatir guṇān anekāñ; śilarataye tripathānuyogarūpān
bahuvidham anuśāsya tathyarūpān; gaganatalaṃ dyutimān viveśa siddhaḥ
|
| 102 | śilavṛttis tu siddhasya vākyaiḥ saṃbodhitas tadā
gaṅgām upāsya vidhivat siddhiṃ prāptaḥ sudurlabhām
|
| 103 | tasmāt tvam api kaunteya bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ
gaṅgām abhyehi satataṃ prāpsyase siddhim uttamām
|
| 104 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
|
| 104 | śrutvetihāsaṃ bhīṣmoktaṃ gaṅgāyāḥ stavasaṃyutam
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ parāṃ prītim agacchad bhrātṛbhiḥ saha
|
| 105 | itihāsam imaṃ puṇyaṃ śṛṇuyād yaḥ paṭheta vā
gaṅgāyāḥ stavasaṃyuktaṃ sa mucyet sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
|