Book 12 Chapter 323 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | tato 'tīte mahākalpe utpanne 'ṅgirasaḥ sute
babhūvur nirvṛtā devā jāte devapurohite |
2 | bṛhad brahma mahac ceti śabdāḥ paryāyavācakāḥ
ebhiḥ samanvito rājan guṇair vidvān bṛhaspatiḥ |
3 | tasya śiṣyo babhūvāgryo rājoparicaro vasuḥ
adhītavāṃs tadā śāstraṃ samyak citraśikhaṇḍijam |
4 | sa rājā bhāvitaḥ pūrvaṃ daivena vidhinā vasuḥ
pālayām āsa pṛthivīṃ divam ākhaṇḍalo yathā |
5 | tasya yajño mahān āsīd aśvamedho mahātmanaḥ
bṛhaspatir upādhyāyas tatra hotā babhūva ha |
6 | prajāpatisutāś cātra sadasyās tv abhavaṃs trayaḥ
ekataś ca dvitaś caiva tritaś caiva maharṣayaḥ |
7 | dhanuṣākṣo 'tha raibhyaś ca arvāvasuparāvasū
ṛṣir medhātithiś caiva tāṇḍyaś caiva mahān ṛṣiḥ |
8 | ṛṣiḥ śaktir mahābhāgas tathā vedaśirāś ca yaḥ
kapilaś ca ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ śālihotrapitāmahaḥ |
9 | ādyaḥ kaṭhas taittiriś ca vaiśaṃpāyanapūrvajaḥ
kaṇvo 'tha devahotraś ca ete ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ saṃbhṛtāḥ sarvasaṃbhārās tasmin rājan mahākratau |
10 | na tatra paśughāto 'bhūt sa rājaivaṃ sthito 'bhavat
ahiṃsraḥ śucir akṣudro nirāśīḥ karmasaṃstutaḥ āraṇyakapadodgītā bhāgās tatropakalpitāḥ |
11 | prītas tato 'sya bhagavān devadevaḥ purātanaḥ
sākṣāt taṃ darśayām āsa so 'dṛśyo 'nyena kena cit |
12 | svayaṃ bhāgam upāghrāya puroḍāśaṃ gṛhītavān
adṛśyena hṛto bhāgo devena harimedhasā |
13 | bṛhaspatis tataḥ kruddhaḥ sruvam udyamya vegitaḥ
ākāśaṃ ghnan sruvaḥ pātai roṣād aśrūṇy avartayat |
14 | uvāca coparicaraṃ mayā bhāgo 'yam udyataḥ
grāhyaḥ svayaṃ hi devena matpratyakṣaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
15 | udyatā yajñabhāgā hi sākṣāt prāptāḥ surair iha
kimartham iha na prāpto darśanaṃ sa harir vibhuḥ |
16 | tataḥ sa taṃ samuddhūtaṃ bhūmipālo mahān vasuḥ
prasādayām āsa muniṃ sadasyās te ca sarvaśaḥ |
17 | ūcuś cainam asaṃbhrāntā na roṣaṃ kartum arhasi
naiṣa dharmaḥ kṛtayuge yas tvaṃ roṣam acīkṛthāḥ |
18 | aroṣaṇo hy asau devo yasya bhāgo 'yam udyataḥ
na sa śakyas tvayā draṣṭum asmābhir vā bṛhaspate yasya prasādaṃ kurute sa vai taṃ draṣṭum arhati |
19 | ekatadvitatritā ūcuḥ |
19 | vayaṃ hi brahmaṇaḥ putrā mānasāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
gatā niḥśreyasārthaṃ hi kadā cid diśam uttarām |
20 | taptvā varṣasahasrāṇi catvāri tapa uttamam
ekapādasthitāḥ samyak kāṣṭhabhūtāḥ samāhitāḥ |
21 | meror uttarabhāge tu kṣīrodasyānukūlataḥ
sa deśo yatra nas taptaṃ tapaḥ paramadāruṇam kathaṃ paśyemahi vayaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tv iti |
22 | tato vratasyāvabhṛthe vāg uvācāśarīriṇī
sutaptaṃ vas tapo viprāḥ prasannenāntarātmanā |
23 | yūyaṃ jijñāsavo bhaktāḥ kathaṃ drakṣyatha taṃ prabhum
kṣīrodadher uttarataḥ śvetadvīpo mahāprabhaḥ |
24 | tatra nārāyaṇaparā mānavāś candravarcasaḥ
ekāntabhāvopagatās te bhaktāḥ puruṣottamam |
25 | te sahasrārciṣaṃ devaṃ praviśanti sanātanam
atīndriyā nirāhārā aniṣpandāḥ sugandhinaḥ |
26 | ekāntinas te puruṣāḥ śvetadvīpanivāsinaḥ
gacchadhvaṃ tatra munayas tatrātmā me prakāśitaḥ |
27 | atha śrutvā vayaṃ sarve vācaṃ tām aśarīriṇīm
yathākhyātena mārgeṇa taṃ deśaṃ pratipedire |
28 | prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ taccittās taddidṛkṣavaḥ
tato no dṛṣṭiviṣayas tadā pratihato 'bhavat |
29 | na ca paśyāma puruṣaṃ tattejohṛtadarśanāḥ
tato naḥ prādurabhavad vijñānaṃ devayogajam |
30 | na kilātaptatapasā śakyate draṣṭum añjasā
tataḥ punar varṣaśataṃ taptvā tātkālikaṃ mahat |
31 | vratāvasāne suśubhān narān dadṛśire vayam
śvetāṃś candrapratīkāśān sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitān |
32 | nityāñjalikṛtān brahma japataḥ prāgudaṅmukhān
mānaso nāma sa japo japyate tair mahātmabhiḥ tenaikāgramanastvena prīto bhavati vai hariḥ |
33 | yā bhaven muniśārdūla bhāḥ sūryasya yugakṣaye
ekaikasya prabhā tādṛk sābhavan mānavasya ha |
34 | tejonivāsaḥ sa dvīpa iti vai menire vayam
na tatrābhyadhikaḥ kaś cit sarve te samatejasaḥ |
35 | atha sūryasahasrasya prabhāṃ yugapad utthitām
sahasā dṛṣṭavantaḥ sma punar eva bṛhaspate |
36 | sahitāś cābhyadhāvanta tatas te mānavā drutam
kṛtāñjalipuṭā hṛṣṭā nama ity eva vādinaḥ |
37 | tato 'bhivadatāṃ teṣām aśrauṣma vipulaṃ dhvanim
baliḥ kilopahriyate tasya devasya tair naraiḥ |
38 | vayaṃ tu tejasā tasya sahasā hṛtacetasaḥ
na kiṃ cid api paśyāmo hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriyāḥ |
39 | ekas tu śabdo 'virataḥ śruto 'smābhir udīritaḥ
jitaṃ te puṇḍarīkākṣa namas te viśvabhāvana |
40 | namas te 'stu hṛṣīkeśa mahāpuruṣapūrvaja
iti śabdaḥ śruto 'smābhiḥ śikṣākṣarasamīritaḥ |
41 | etasminn antare vāyuḥ sarvagandhavahaḥ śuciḥ
divyāny uvāha puṣpāṇi karmaṇyāś cauṣadhīs tathā |
42 | tair iṣṭaḥ pañcakālajñair harir ekāntibhir naraiḥ
nūnaṃ tatrāgato devo yathā tair vāg udīritā vayaṃ tv enaṃ na paśyāmo mohitās tasya māyayā |
43 | mārute saṃnivṛtte ca balau ca pratipādite
cintāvyākulitātmāno jātāḥ smo 'ṅgirasāṃ vara |
44 | mānavānāṃ sahasreṣu teṣu vai śuddhayoniṣu
asmān na kaś cin manasā cakṣuṣā vāpy apūjayat |
45 | te 'pi svasthā munigaṇā ekabhāvam anuvratāḥ
nāsmāsu dadhire bhāvaṃ brahmabhāvam anuṣṭhitāḥ |
46 | tato 'smān supariśrāntāṃs tapasā cāpi karśitān
uvāca khasthaṃ kim api bhūtaṃ tatrāśarīrakam |
47 | dṛṣṭā vaḥ puruṣāḥ śvetāḥ sarvendriyavivarjitāḥ
dṛṣṭo bhavati deveśa ebhir dṛṣṭair dvijottamāḥ |
48 | gacchadhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve yathāgatam ito 'cirāt
na sa śakyo abhaktena draṣṭuṃ devaḥ kathaṃ cana |
49 | kāmaṃ kālena mahatā ekāntitvaṃ samāgataiḥ
śakyo draṣṭuṃ sa bhagavān prabhāmaṇḍaladurdṛśaḥ |
50 | mahat kāryaṃ tu kartavyaṃ yuṣmābhir dvijasattamāḥ
itaḥ kṛtayuge 'tīte viparyāsaṃ gate 'pi ca |
51 | vaivasvate 'ntare viprāḥ prāpte tretāyuge tataḥ
surāṇāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ sahāyā vai bhaviṣyatha |
52 | tatas tad adbhutaṃ vākyaṃ niśamyaivaṃ sma somapa
tasya prasādāt prāptāḥ smo deśam īpsitam añjasā |
53 | evaṃ sutapasā caiva havyakavyais tathaiva ca
devo 'smābhir na dṛṣṭaḥ sa kathaṃ tvaṃ draṣṭum arhasi nārāyaṇo mahad bhūtaṃ viśvasṛg ghavyakavyabhuk |
54 | bhīṣma uvāca |
54 | evam ekatavākyena dvitatritamatena ca
anunītaḥ sadasyaiś ca bṛhaspatir udāradhīḥ samānīya tato yajñaṃ daivataṃ samapūjayat |
55 | samāptayajño rājāpi prajāḥ pālitavān vasuḥ
brahmaśāpād divo bhraṣṭaḥ praviveśa mahīṃ tataḥ |
56 | antarbhūmigataś caiva satataṃ dharmavatsalaḥ
nārāyaṇaparo bhūtvā nārāyaṇapadaṃ jagau |
57 | tasyaiva ca prasādena punar evotthitas tu saḥ
mahītalād gataḥ sthānaṃ brahmaṇaḥ samanantaram parāṃ gatim anuprāpta iti naiṣṭhikam añjasā |