Book 5 Chapter 96 | |
1 | kaṇva uvāca |
1 | mātalis tu vrajan mārge nāradena maharṣiṇā
varuṇaṃ gacchatā draṣṭuṃ samāgacchad yadṛcchayā |
2 | nārado 'thābravīd enaṃ kva bhavān gantum udyataḥ
svena vā sūta kāryeṇa śāsanād vā śatakratoḥ |
3 | mātalir nāradenaivaṃ saṃpṛṣṭaḥ pathi gacchatā
yathāvat sarvam ācaṣṭa svakāryaṃ varuṇaṃ prati |
4 | tam uvācātha sa munir gacchāvaḥ sahitāv iti
salileśadidṛkṣārtham aham apy udyato divaḥ |
5 | ahaṃ te sarvam ākhyāsye darśayan vasudhātalam
dṛṣṭvā tatra varaṃ kaṃ cid rocayiṣyāva mātale |
6 | avagāhya tato bhūmim ubhau mātalināradau
dadṛśāte mahātmānau lokapālam apāṃ patim |
7 | tatra devarṣisadṛśīṃ pūjāṃ prāpa sa nāradaḥ
mahendrasadṛśīṃ caiva mātaliḥ pratyapadyata |
8 | tāv ubhau prītamanasau kāryavattāṃ nivedya ha
varuṇenābhyanujñātau nāgalokaṃ viceratuḥ |
9 | nāradaḥ sarvabhūtānām antarbhūminivāsinām
jānaṃś cakāra vyākhyānaṃ yantuḥ sarvam aśeṣataḥ |
10 | nārada uvāca |
10 | dṛṣṭas te varuṇas tāta putrapautrasamāvṛtaḥ
paśyodakapateḥ sthānaṃ sarvatobhadram ṛddhimat |
11 | eṣa putro mahāprājño varuṇasyeha gopateḥ
eṣa taṃ śīlavṛttena śaucena ca viśiṣyate |
12 | eṣo 'sya putro 'bhimataḥ puṣkaraḥ puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ
rūpavān darśanīyaś ca somaputryā vṛtaḥ patiḥ |
13 | jyotsnākālīti yām āhur dvitīyāṃ rūpataḥ śriyam
ādityasyaiva goḥ putro jyeṣṭhaḥ putraḥ kṛtaḥ smṛtaḥ |
14 | bhavanaṃ paśya vāruṇyā yad etat sarvakāñcanam
yāṃ prāpya suratāṃ prāptāḥ surāḥ surapateḥ sakhe |
15 | etāni hṛtarājyānāṃ daiteyānāṃ sma mātale
dīpyamānāni dṛśyante sarvapraharaṇāny uta |
16 | akṣayāṇi kilaitāni vivartante sma mātale
anubhāvaprayuktāni surair avajitāni ha |
17 | atra rākṣasajātyaś ca bhūtajātyaś ca mātale
divyapraharaṇāś cāsan pūrvadaivatanirmitāḥ |
18 | agnir eṣa mahārciṣmāñ jāgarti varuṇahrade
vaiṣṇavaṃ cakram āviddhaṃ vidhūmena haviṣmatā |
19 | eṣa gāṇḍīmayaś cāpo lokasaṃhārasaṃbhṛtaḥ
rakṣyate daivatair nityaṃ yatas tad gāṇḍivaṃ dhanuḥ |
20 | eṣa kṛtye samutpanne tat tad dhārayate balam
sahasraśatasaṃkhyena prāṇena satataṃ dhruvam |
21 | aśāsyān api śāsty eṣa rakṣobandhuṣu rājasu
sṛṣṭaḥ prathamajo daṇḍo brahmaṇā brahmavādinā |
22 | etac chatraṃ narendrāṇāṃ mahac chakreṇa bhāṣitam
putrāḥ salilarājasya dhārayanti mahodayam |
23 | etat salilarājasya chatraṃ chatragṛhe sthitam
sarvataḥ salilaṃ śītaṃ jīmūta iva varṣati |
24 | etac chatrāt paribhraṣṭaṃ salilaṃ somanirmalam
tamasā mūrchitaṃ yāti yena nārchati darśanam |
25 | bahūny adbhutarūpāṇi draṣṭavyānīha mātale
tava kāryoparodhas tu tasmād gacchāva māciram |