 | Book 13 Chapter 134
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| 1 | maheśvara uvāca
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| 1 | parāvarajñe dharmajñe tapovananivāsini
sādhvi subhru sukeśānte himavatparvatātmaje
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| 2 | dakṣe śamadamopete nirmame dharmacāriṇi
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ varārohe pṛṣṭā vada mamepsitam
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| 3 | sāvitrī brahmaṇaḥ sādhvī kauśikasya śacī satī
mārtaṇḍajasya dhūmorṇā ṛddhir vaiśravaṇasya ca
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| 4 | varuṇasya tato gaurī sūryasya ca suvarcalā
rohiṇī śaśinaḥ sādhvī svāhā caiva vibhāvasoḥ
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| 5 | aditiḥ kaśyapasyātha sarvās tāḥ patidevatāḥ
pṛṣṭāś copāsitāś caiva tās tvayā devi nityaśaḥ
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| 6 | tena tvāṃ paripṛcchāmi dharmajñe dharmavādini
strīdharmaṃ śrotum icchāmi tvayodāhṛtam āditaḥ
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| 7 | sahadharmacarī me tvaṃ samaśīlā samavratā
samānasāravīryā ca tapas tīvraṃ kṛtaṃ ca te
tvayā hy ukto viśeṣeṇa pramāṇatvam upaiṣyati
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| 8 | striyaś caiva viśeṣeṇa strījanasya gatiḥ sadā
gaur gāṃ gacchati suśroṇi lokeṣv eṣā sthitiḥ sadā
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| 9 | mama cārdhaṃ śarīrasya mama cārdhād viniḥsṛtā
surakāryakarī ca tvaṃ lokasaṃtānakāriṇī
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| 10 | tava sarvaḥ suviditaḥ strīdharmaḥ śāśvataḥ śubhe
tasmād aśeṣato brūhi strīdharmaṃ vistareṇa me
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| 11 | umovāca
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| 11 | bhagavan sarvabhūteśa bhūtabhavyabhavodbhava
tvatprabhāvād iyaṃ deva vāk caiva pratibhāti me
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| 12 | imās tu nadyo deveśa sarvatīrthodakair yutāḥ
upasparśanahetos tvā samīpasthā upāsate
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| 13 | etābhiḥ saha saṃmantrya pravakṣyāmy anupūrvaśaḥ
prabhavan yo 'nahaṃvādī sa vai puruṣa ucyate
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| 14 | strī ca bhūteśa satataṃ striyam evānudhāvati
mayā saṃmānitāś caiva bhaviṣyanti saridvarāḥ
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| 15 | eṣā sarasvatī puṇyā nadīnām uttamā nadī
prathamā sarvasaritāṃ nadī sāgaragāminī
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| 16 | vipāśā ca vitastā ca candrabhāgā irāvatī
śatadrur devikā sindhuḥ kauśikī gomatī tathā
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| 17 | tathā devanadī ceyaṃ sarvatīrthābhisaṃvṛtā
gaganād gāṃ gatā devī gaṅgā sarvasaridvarā
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| 18 | ity uktvā devadevasya patnī dharmabhṛtāṃ varā
smitapūrvam ivābhāṣya sarvās tāḥ saritas tadā
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| 19 | apṛcchad devamahiṣī strīdharmaṃ dharmavatsalā
strīdharmakuśalās tā vai gaṅgādyāḥ saritāṃ varāḥ
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| 20 | ayaṃ bhagavatā dattaḥ praśnaḥ strīdharmasaṃśritaḥ
taṃ tu saṃmantrya yuṣmābhir vaktum icchāmi śaṃkare
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| 21 | na caikasādhyaṃ paśyāmi vijñānaṃ bhuvi kasya cit
divi vā sāgaragamās tena vo mānayāmy aham
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| 22 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 22 | evaṃ sarvāḥ saricchreṣṭhāḥ pṛṣṭāḥ puṇyatamāḥ śivāḥ
tato devanadī gaṅgā niyuktā pratipūjya tām
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| 23 | bahvībhir buddhibhiḥ sphītā strīdharmajñā śucismitā
śailarājasutāṃ devīṃ puṇyā pāpāpahāṃ śivām
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| 24 | buddhyā vinayasaṃpannā sarvajñānaviśāradā
sasmitaṃ bahubuddhyāḍhyā gaṅgā vacanam abravīt
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| 25 | dhanyāḥ smo 'nugṛhītāḥ smo devi dharmaparāyaṇā
yā tvaṃ sarvajaganmānyā nadīr mānayase 'naghe
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| 26 | prabhavan pṛcchate yo hi saṃmānayati vā punaḥ
nūnaṃ janam aduṣṭātmā paṇḍitākhyāṃ sa gacchati
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| 27 | jñānavijñānasaṃpannān ūhāpohaviśāradān
pravaktṝn pṛcchate yo 'nyān sa vai nā padam arcchati
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| 28 | anyathā bahubuddhyāḍhyo vākyaṃ vadati saṃsadi
anyathaiva hy ahaṃmānī durbalaṃ vadate vacaḥ
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| 29 | divyajñāne divi śreṣṭhe divyapuṇye sadotthite
tvam evārhasi no devi strīdharmam anuśāsitum
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| 30 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 30 | tataḥ sārādhitā devī gaṅgayā bahubhir guṇaiḥ
prāha sarvam aśeṣeṇa strīdharmaṃ surasundarī
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| 31 | strīdharmo māṃ prati yathā pratibhāti yathāvidhi
tam ahaṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi tathaiva prathito bhavet
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| 32 | strīdharmaḥ pūrva evāyaṃ vivāhe bandhubhiḥ kṛtaḥ
sahadharmacarī bhartur bhavaty agnisamīpataḥ
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| 33 | susvabhāvā suvacanā suvṛttā sukhadarśanā
ananyacittā sumukhī bhartuḥ sā dharmacāriṇī
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| 34 | sā bhaved dharmaparamā sā bhaved dharmabhāginī
devavat satataṃ sādhvī yā bhartāraṃ prapaśyati
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| 35 | śuśrūṣāṃ paricāraṃ ca devavad yā karoti ca
nānyabhāvā hy avimanāḥ suvratā sukhadarśanā
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| 36 | putravaktram ivābhīkṣṇaṃ bhartur vadanam īkṣate
yā sādhvī niyatācārā sā bhaved dharmacāriṇī
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| 37 | śrutvā daṃpatidharmaṃ vai sahadharmakṛtaṃ śubham
ananyacittā sumukhī bhartuḥ sā dharmacāriṇī
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| 38 | paruṣāṇy api coktā yā dṛṣṭā vā krūracakṣuṣā
suprasannamukhī bhartur yā nārī sā pativratā
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| 39 | na candrasūryau na taruṃ puṃnāmno yā nirīkṣate
bhartṛvarjaṃ varārohā sā bhaved dharmacāriṇī
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| 40 | daridraṃ vyādhitaṃ dīnam adhvanā parikarśitam
patiṃ putram ivopāste sā nārī dharmabhāginī
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| 41 | yā nārī prayatā dakṣā yā nārī putriṇī bhavet
patipriyā patiprāṇā sā nārī dharmabhāginī
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| 42 | śuśrūṣāṃ paricaryāṃ ca karoty avimanāḥ sadā
supratītā vinītā ca sā nārī dharmabhāginī
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| 43 | na kāmeṣu na bhogeṣu naiśvarye na sukhe tathā
spṛhā yasyā yathā patyau sā nārī dharmabhāginī
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| 44 | kalyotthānaratā nityaṃ guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratā
susaṃmṛṣṭakṣayā caiva gośakṛtkṛtalepanā
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| 45 | agnikāryaparā nityaṃ sadā puṣpabalipradā
devatātithibhṛtyānāṃ nirupya patinā saha
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| 46 | śeṣānnam upabhuñjānā yathānyāyaṃ yathāvidhi
tuṣṭapuṣṭajanā nityaṃ nārī dharmeṇa yujyate
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| 47 | śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ pādau toṣayantī guṇānvitā
mātāpitṛparā nityaṃ yā nārī sā tapodhanā
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| 48 | brāhmaṇān durbalānāthān dīnāndhakṛpaṇāṃs tathā
bibharty annena yā nārī sā pativratabhāginī
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| 49 | vrataṃ carati yā nityaṃ duścaraṃ laghusattvayā
paticittā patihitā sā pativratabhāginī
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| 50 | puṇyam etat tapaś caiva svargaś caiṣa sanātanaḥ
yā nārī bhartṛparamā bhaved bhartṛvratā śivā
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| 51 | patir hi devo nārīṇāṃ patir bandhuḥ patir gatiḥ
patyā samā gatir nāsti daivataṃ vā yathā patiḥ
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| 52 | patiprasādaḥ svargo vā tulyo nāryā na vā bhavet
ahaṃ svargaṃ na hīccheyaṃ tvayy aprīte maheśvara
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| 53 | yady akāryam adharmaṃ vā yadi vā prāṇanāśanam
patir brūyād daridro vā vyādhito vā kathaṃ cana
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| 54 | āpanno ripusaṃstho vā brahmaśāpārdito 'pi vā
āpaddharmān anuprekṣya tat kāryam aviśaṅkayā
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| 55 | eṣa deva mayā proktaḥ strīdharmo vacanāt tava
yā tv evaṃbhāvinī nārī sā bhaved dharmabhāginī
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| 56 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 56 | ity uktaḥ sa tu deveśaḥ pratipūjya gireḥ sutām
lokān visarjayām āsa sarvair anucaraiḥ saha
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| 57 | tato yayur bhūtagaṇāḥ saritaś ca yathāgatam
gandharvāpsarasaś caiva praṇamya śirasā bhavam
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