Book 12 Chapter 193 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | kim uttaraṃ tadā tau sma cakratus tena bhāṣite
brāhmaṇo vātha vā rājā tan me brūhi pitāmaha |
2 | atha vā tau gatau tatra yad etat kīrtitaṃ tvayā
saṃvādo vā tayoḥ ko 'bhūt kiṃ vā tau tatra cakratuḥ |
3 | bhīṣma uvāca |
3 | tathety evaṃ pratiśrutya dharmaṃ saṃpūjya cābhibho
yamaṃ kālaṃ ca mṛtyuṃ ca svargaṃ saṃpūjya cārhataḥ |
4 | pūrvaṃ ye cāpare tatra sametā brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ
sarvān saṃpūjya śirasā rājānaṃ so 'bravīd vacaḥ |
5 | phalenānena saṃyukto rājarṣe gaccha puṇyatām
bhavatā cābhyanujñāto japeyaṃ bhūya eva hi |
6 | varaś ca mama pūrvaṃ hi devyā datto mahābala
śraddhā te japato nityaṃ bhaviteti viśāṃ pate |
7 | rājovāca |
7 | yady evam aphalā siddhiḥ śraddhā ca japituṃ tava
gaccha vipra mayā sārdhaṃ jāpakaṃ phalam āpnuhi |
8 | brāhmaṇa uvāca |
8 | kṛtaḥ prayatnaḥ sumahān sarveṣāṃ saṃnidhāv iha
saha tulyaphalau cāvāṃ gacchāvo yatra nau gatiḥ |
9 | bhīṣma uvāca |
9 | vyavasāyaṃ tayos tatra viditvā tridaśeśvaraḥ
saha devair upayayau lokapālais tathaiva ca |
10 | sādhyā viśve 'tha maruto jyotīṃṣi sumahānti ca
nadyaḥ śailāḥ samudrāś ca tīrthāni vividhāni ca |
11 | tapāṃsi saṃyogavidhir vedāḥ stobhāḥ sarasvatī
nāradaḥ parvataś caiva viśvāvasur hahā huhūḥ |
12 | gandharvaś citrasenaś ca parivāragaṇair yutaḥ
nāgāḥ siddhāś ca munayo devadevaḥ prajāpatiḥ viṣṇuḥ sahasraśīrṣaś ca devo 'cintyaḥ samāgamat |
13 | avādyantāntarikṣe ca bheryas tūryāṇi cābhibho
puṣpavarṣāṇi divyāni tatra teṣāṃ mahātmanām nanṛtuś cāpsaraḥsaṃghās tatra tatra samantataḥ |
14 | atha svargas tathā rūpī brāhmaṇaṃ vākyam abravīt
saṃsiddhas tvaṃ mahābhāga tvaṃ ca siddhas tathā nṛpa |
15 | atha tau sahitau rājann anyonyena vidhānataḥ
viṣayapratisaṃhāram ubhāv eva pracakratuḥ |
16 | prāṇāpānau tathodānaṃ samānaṃ vyānam eva ca
evaṃ tān manasi sthāpya dadhatuḥ prāṇayor manaḥ |
17 | upasthitakṛtau tatra nāsikāgram adho bhruvau
kuṅkuṇyāṃ caiva manasā śanair dhārayataḥ sma tau |
18 | niśceṣṭābhyāṃ śarīrābhyāṃ sthiradṛṣṭī samāhitau
jitāsanau tathādhāya mūrdhany ātmānam eva ca |
19 | tāludeśam athoddālya brāhmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ
jyotirjvālā sumahatī jagāma tridivaṃ tadā |
20 | hāhākāras tato dikṣu sarvāsu sumahān abhūt
taj jyotiḥ stūyamānaṃ sma brahmāṇaṃ prāviśat tadā |
21 | tataḥ svāgatam ity āha tat tejaḥ sa pitāmahaḥ
prādeśamātraṃ puruṣaṃ pratyudgamya viśāṃ pate |
22 | bhūyaś caivāparaṃ prāha vacanaṃ madhuraṃ sma saḥ
jāpakais tulyaphalatā yogānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ |
23 | yogasya tāvad etebhyaḥ phalaṃ pratyakṣadarśanam
jāpakānāṃ viśiṣṭaṃ tu pratyutthānaṃ samādhikam |
24 | uṣyatāṃ mayi cety uktvācetayat sa tataḥ punaḥ
athāsya praviveśāsyaṃ brāhmaṇo vigatajvaraḥ |
25 | rājāpy etena vidhinā bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham
yathaiva dvijaśārdūlas tathaiva prāviśat tadā |
26 | svayaṃbhuvam atho devā abhivādya tato 'bruvan
jāpakārtham ayaṃ yatnas tadarthaṃ vayam āgatāḥ |
27 | kṛtapūjāv imau tulyaṃ tvayā tulyaphalāv imau
yogajāpakayor dṛṣṭaṃ phalaṃ sumahad adya vai sarvāṃl lokān atītyaitau gacchetāṃ yatra vāñchitam |
28 | brahmovāca |
28 | mahāsmṛtiṃ paṭhed yas tu tathaivānusmṛtiṃ śubhām
tāv apy etena vidhinā gacchetāṃ matsalokatām |
29 | yaś ca yoge bhaved bhaktaḥ so 'pi nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ
vidhinānena dehānte mama lokān avāpnuyāt gamyatāṃ sādhayiṣyāmi yathāsthānāni siddhaye |
30 | bhīṣma uvāca |
30 | ity uktvā sa tadā devas tatraivāntaradhīyata
āmantrya taṃ tato devā yayuḥ svaṃ svaṃ niveśanam |
31 | te ca sarve mahātmāno dharmaṃ satkṛtya tatra vai
pṛṣṭhato 'nuyayū rājan sarve suprītamānasāḥ |
32 | etat phalaṃ jāpakānāṃ gatiś caiva prakīrtitā
yathāśrutaṃ mahārāja kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi |