Book 1 - Adhyaya 30

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजा क्षुपद्वारा विष्णुको आराधना, विष्णुद्वारा शिवभक्तोंकी महिमाका कथन पूजया तस्य सन्तुष्टो भगवान् पुरुषोत्तमः। श्रीभूमिसहितः श्रीमान् शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः

English

On being thus uiged by Brahma, the leading brahmins, the great sages asked him about the sacred story of Sveta.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पीताम्बरश्च भगवान् देवै्हैत्यैश्च संवृतः दिव्येन दर्शनेनैव दृष्ट्वा देवं जनार्दनम्

English

O brahmins, there was a certain sage named Sveta in the cave of a mountain. His span of life was nearing its end. Hence he worshipped and eulogised the great lord with devo- tion. He repeated the Mantras of the holy hymn Rudradhyaya beginning with "Namaste*' (Obeisance so Th( Then the

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषस्त्वं जगन्नाथो विष्णुर्विश्वेशवरो भवान्। योऽयं ब्रह्मासि पुरुषो विश्वमूर्तिः पितामहः नन्दीश्वर बोले है सनत्कुमारजी! उन राजा क्षुपको आराधनासे प्रसन्न होकर देवताओं तथा हैत्योंसे पूजित, हाथोंमें शंख-चक्र-गदा-पद्म धारण किये हुए, पीत वस्त्र पहने हुए, सभी आभूषणोंसे सुशोभित एवं

English

Namastc rudra manyave. TS, 4.5,!.!.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुकुट धारण किये हुए लक्ष्मी तथा भूमिसहित गरुड्ध्वर्ज श्रीमान् भगवान् पुरुषोत्तमने उन क्षुपको दिव्य दर्शत दिव्य दर्शनके अनन्तर उन गरुडध्वज भगवान् विष्णु देवको प्रणाम करके राजा क्षुप अत्यन्त प्रिय वाणीमें उनकी स्तुति करने लगे॥ ३ भा

English

Kalapriptam~-gat&y\isam i«e. dead.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आप आदि हें तथा आप आदिरहित भी हैं । आप हो प्रकृति हैं, आप ही जनार्दन हैं, आप ही पुरुष हँ, आप ही जगन्नाथ, आप ही विष्णु तथा आप ही राजा क्षुपद्वारा विष्णुकी आराधना, विष्णुद्वारा शिवभक्तोंकी महिमाका कथन

English

Gf, tryambakaih yaj&malic sugandhim puHivardhanam. TS, I.8.6.2.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फ झा फ़ फ़ फ फा फ पी फी फा की मी फी की की फी की ज फी फ फ फ फ फ़ फ फ फ़ फ फ़ फ फ फ़ फ़ फ फ़ फ फ़ फ़ फ़ फ फ फ फ़ फ फ़ फ़ फ़ फ़ फ फ़ फ फ़ फ़ फ फ़ फ़ फ़ फ फ फ़ फ़ फ फफ फ़ फ़ फफ फ़ फ फ फ़ फफफ फ फ फ फ फ त्वत्क्रोधसम्भवो रुद्रस्तमसा च समावृतः। त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगद्धाता रजसा च पितामहः

English

"Come, O Sveta. What fruit do you gain by this means? O excellent brahmin, who can save one caught in my clutches even if he be Rudra, or Viu or Brahma the lord of the uni- verse? O brahmin, how does this procedure pertaining to Rudra affect me. 1 am bent upon taking you to my world

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वत्प्रसादात्स्वयं विष्णुः सत्त्वेन पुरुषोत्तमः । कालमूर्ते हरे विष्णो नारायण जगन्मय महादेव जगन्नाथ पितामह जगद्गुरो। प्रसीद देवदेवेश प्रसीद परमेश्वर

English

O KLala, what can be done by you if our bull-emble- med lord, Rudra, the source of origin of all Devas, is present in this Lihga?

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैकुण्ठ शौरे सर्वज्ञ वासुदेव महाभुज सङ्कर्षण महाभाग प्रद्युम्न पुरुषोत्तम। अनिरुद्ध महाविष्णो सदा विष्णो नमोऽस्तु ते

English

O lord of great arms, of what avail is this behest (of yours) to persons like me who are extremely devoted to Rudra?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अधश्च धर्मो देवेश ज्ञानं वैराग्यमेव च। द्यौर्मूर्धा ते विभो नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिकां गतः। नेत्रे सोमश्च सूर्यश्च केशा वै पुष्करादयः

English

On hearing this Kala of sharp fangs and terrible to look at, became infuriated. The terrible god with the noose in his hands roared like a lion and clapped his hands again and again. He then bound the sage whose time of death had arrived and addressed him thus:

हिन्दी अर्थ

नक्षत्रतारका द्यौश्च ग्रैवेयकविभूषणम्। कथं स्तोष्यामि देवेशं पूज्यश्च पुरुषोत्तमः विश्वेश्वर हैं। जो ये पुरुषरूप विश्वमूर्ति पितामह हैं वे भी आप ही हैं

English

"O brahmin sage, O Sveta, you have been bound by me for being taken to my abode. What has been done now by your Rudra the lord of Devas?

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे जनार्दन! जो आदि ज्योति है, वह आप ही हैं। हे लक्ष्मीकान्त! है भूपते! आप ही परमात्मा तथा आप ही परमधाम हैं तमोगुणसे संलिप्त भगवान् रुद्र आपके क्रोधसे आविर्भूत हैं तथा आपके ही अनुग्रहसे रजोगुणसे सम्पन्न जगत्के सृजनकर्ता पितामह ब्रह्माकी उत्पत्ति हुई है। हे कालमूर्ते है हरे! है विष्णो! है नारायण! है जगन्मय!

English

Where is Rudra and where your devotion? Where is your worship and where the fruit thereof? Where am I and whence have I to fear? O Sveta, you have been bound by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्त्वगुणयुक्त साक्षात् पुरुषोत्तम विष्णु भी आपके ही अनुग्रहसे अधिष्ठित हैं हे विश्वमूर्ते! है महेश्वर! महत्, पंचमहाभूतादि, पाँच तन्मात्राएँ, पाँच कर्मेन्द्रियाँ तथा पाँच ज्ञानेन्द्रियाँ एवं मन-ये सब आपके ही द्वारा अधिष्ठित हैं

English

O Sveta, is your Rudra stationed in this Lihga? If so, he is utterly inactive. How can he be worshipped?**

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे महादेव! है जगन्नाथ! है पितामह! है जगद्गुरो! हे देवदेवेश! है परमेश्वर! आप प्रसन्न होइये, प्रसन्न होइये हे शरणागतको शरण प्रदान करनेवाले जगन्नाथ! हे वैकुण्ठ! है शौरे! है सर्वज्ञ! है वासुदेव! है महाभुज! आप प्रसन्न होइये

English

Then Rudra, the destroyer of Kama and sacrifice, the three-eyed lord came hurriedly with a laugh, accom- panied by Uma, Nandin and the leading ganas in order to slay Yama who had come to kill the brahmin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे संकर्षण! है महाभाग! है प्रद्युम्न! है पुरुषोत्तम! हे अनिरुद्ध! है महाविष्णो! है विष्णो! आपको सदा नमस्कार है हे विष्णो! हजार फणोंसे युक्त, तमोमूर्तिस्वरूप, पृथ्वीको धारण करनेवाले, ऐश्वर्यसम्पन्न शेषनाग आपके दिव्य तथा अव्यक्त आसनके रूपमें अधिष्ठित हैं

English

O brahmins, then on seeing Rudfa, the mighty Yama*

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे देवेश! है सुव्रत! इस आसनके नीचे पादके रूपमें साक्षात् धर्म, ज्ञान, वैराग्य तथा ऐश्वर्य विराजमान हैं हे विभो! सातो पाताल आपके चरणरूपमें, पृथ्वी जाँघके रूपमें, सातौं समुद्र चस्त्रके रूपमें, दिशाएँ विशाल भुजाओंके रूपमें, अन्तरिक्ष मस्तकके रूपमें, आकाश नाभिके रूपमें, वायु नासिकाके रूपमें, दोनों नेत्र

English

Over the heads of the sage and Rudra, the sky-roving gods showered cool and splendid flowers from the firmament.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूर्य-चन्द्रके रूपमे, बाल मेघोंके रूपमें तथा नक्षत्र-तारे और सम्पूर्ण गगनमण्डल आपके गलेके आभूषणके श्रद्धया च कृतं दिव्यं यच्छतं यच्च कीर्तितम्। धया च कृतं दिव्यं यच्छतं यच्च कीर्तितम्। रूपमे अधिष्ठित हैं। आप पुरुषोत्तम हैं और प 2 पुरुषोत्तम हैं और पप यदिष्टं तत्क्षमस्वेश नारायण नमोऽस्तु ते॥ १ हैं। आप देवेश्वरकी स्तुति मैं किस प्रकार करूं?

English

On seeing Yama dead, Nandin bowed to lord Rudra. He the leader of the gaas and the follower of lord Rudra, spoke to the lord in great astonishment. "This Yama of puerile intelli- gence* is dead. Now, be favourable to the sage.**

हिन्दी अर्थ

भावको मैंने श्रद्धापूर्वक स्तुतिरूपमें कह दिया। है ईशा हे नारायण! मेरी अभिलाषाके लिये मुझे क्षमा कीजिये आपको नमस्कार है नन्दीश्वर बोले--जो मनुष्य क्षुपके द्वारा की गयी सर्वपापनाशिनी इस विष्णु-स्तुतिको भक्तिपूर्वक पढ़ता है या सुनता है अथवा ब्राह्मणोंको सुनाता है, वह विष्णु- लोकको प्राप्त होता है

English

On seeing Yama destroyed in a trice, the lord blessed the excellent brahmin and disappeared.*

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार इन्द्र आदिके द्वारा स्तुत किये जानेवाले अपराजेय परमेश्वर विष्णुकी भक्तिपूर्वक स्तुति करके उनके चरणोंमें मस्तक झुकाकर प्रणाम करके उनकी ओर कातर दृष्टिसे देखते हुए क्षुपने कहा राजा बोले--हे भगवन्! दधीच नामसै लोकप्रसिद्ध एक धर्मज्ञ तथा विनीत आत्मावाले ब्राह्मण हैं, जो पहले मेरे मित्र थे। शिवजीकी आराधनामें सदा तत्पर रहनेके कारण उनकी कृपासे वे सभीसे

English

Hence, O brahmins, One should devoutly worship the lord, the conqueror of the god of Death. He is the bestower of liberation as well as of worldly pleasures. He is the benefactor of all.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवध्य हैं। है देवेश! है विष्णो! है जगत्पते ! उन्होंने सभामें मेरा तिरस्कार करते हुए अपने बायें पैरसे मेरे सिरपर प्रहार कर दिया और उन मदोन्मत्तने कहा कि मैं किसीसे भी नहीं डरता हूँ॥ २२--२४॥ हे जगदीश्वर! मैं उन विप्र दधीचको जीतना चाहता हूँ। है जनार्दन! मैं उन्हें जिस भी तरहसे जीत सकूँ; आप वैसा उपाय कीजिये

English

Of what avail is much talk? After renouncing and wor- shipping Rudra with great devotion you will all become free from grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नन्दीश्वर बोले--इस प्रकार उन विष्णुने भी महात्मा दधीचके अवध्यत्वको जानकर तथा भगवान् शिवके अतुलित प्रभावका स्मरण करके ब्रह्ाकी छींकसे उत्पन्न क्षुपसे कहा-हे राजेन्द्र! महेश्वरकी भक्तिको प्राप्त विप्रोंको किसी प्रकारका भय नहीं रहता। है राजन्! विशेषरूपसे रुद्रके भक्त सर्वदा भयसे मुक्त रहते हैं, चाहे वे परम नीच ही क्यों न हों; फिर इन दधीचमुनिकी तो बात ही क्या? ॥ २६--२८॥

English

On being addressed thus by Brahma, the sages, the expounders of Brahman said once again: — O lord, be pleased. By what penance or sacrifice or holy rites can devotion to Rudra, the Pinaka-bearing lord, be acquired? How will the twicebom become the devotee of Rudra?

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे महाभाग! है भूपते! अत: अब आपके विजयकी आशा नहीं है। देवताओंसहित अपनेको शापित होनेके इदं तु वैष्णवं स्तोत्रं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्। यः पठेच्छणुयाद्वापि क्षुपेण परिकीर्तितम्

English

Neither by charitable gifts, nor by learning, can, O excellent sages devotion to Siva, the great cause (of the universe) be acquired. It cannot be acquired by long or sessional

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रावयेद्वा द्विजान् भक्त्या विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति स्तुत्वा स्तुतं देवमजेयमीशम्।

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मवेत्ता विनीतात्मा सखा मम पुराभवत् अवध्यः सर्वदा सर्वैः शङ्करार्चनतत्परः। सावज्ञं वामपादेन स मां मूर्धनि सदस्यथ

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ताडयामास देवेश विष्णो विश्‍वजगत्पते। उवाच च मदाविष्टो न बिभेमीति सर्वतः यथा हि तं तथा कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि जनार्दन

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं स्मृत्वा हरिः प्राह ब्रह्मणः क्षुतसम्भवम्। विप्राणां नास्ति राजेन्द्र भयमेत्य महेश्वरम् दुःखं करोमि विप्रस्य शापार्थं ससुरस्य मे

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अध्याय ३६ राजा क्षुपद्वारा विष्णुकी आराधना, विष्णुद्वारा शिवभक्तोंकी महिमाका कथन १६९ भविता तस्य शापेन दक्षयज्ञे सुरैः समम्। मैं अब विप्र दधीचको क्रोधित करूँगा

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनाशो मम राजेन्द्र पुनरुत्थानमेव च॥ ३० है राजेन्द्र! उनके शापसे दक्षके यज्ञमें सभी हे भूपते! है राजेन्द्र! समस्त देवताओंसहित मैं विप्रेद्र दधीचमुनिसे आपकी विजयके लिये पूरे मनसे प्रयास करूँगा

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नन्दीश्वर बोले भगवान् विष्णुका यह वचन सुनकर क्षुपने उनसे कहा-आप वैसा ही कीजिये। इधर भक्तवत्सल भगवान् विष्णु ब्राह्मणका रूप धारणकर दधीचमुनिके आश्रम पहुँचे। जगद्गुरु विष्णुने ब्रह्मषि दधीचको प्रणामकर उनसे कहा

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीभगवान् बोले--हे शिवाराधनमें तत्पर निर्विकार ब्रह्मर्षि दधीच! मैं आपसे एक वरकी याचना करता हूँ। आप मुझे वह वर देनेकी कृपा कोजिये देवदेव विष्णुके इस प्रकार प्रार्थना करनेपर दधीचने कहा--मैं आपके सभी भावों तथा मनोरथोंको समझ गया हूँ। मुझे आपसे भी कोई भय नहीं है

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे जनार्दन! आप यहाँ ब्राह्मणका रूप धारणकर आये हुए हैं। है देवेश! है जनार्दन! भगवान् शिवको कृपासे मैं भूत, भविष्य तथा वर्तमान सब कुछ जानता हूँ है सुब्रत! आप यह विप्ररूप छोड़ दीजिये। है देवेश! हे मधुसूदन! क्षुपने अपनी कार्य-सिद्धिके लिये आपको आराधना की है

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे भगवन्! है हरे! आपकी यह भक्तवत्सलता मुझे पूर्ण रूपसे विदित है। है भगवन्! है हरे! आज यहाँ भी आपकी वही भक्तवत्सलता विद्यमान है हे भगवन्! है वरदाता! है कमलनयन! यदि आपका ऐसा भक्तवात्सल्य है तो आप सोच-समझकर यह बताइये कि मुझ शिवाराधनतत्पर व्यक्तिको आपसे क्या भय हो सकता है ?

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे जनार्दन! मैं मिथ्या-भाषण नहीं करता; इसीलिये इस जगत्में देवता, हैत्य तथा ब्राह्मण किसीसे भी मैं भयभीत नहीं रहता हूँ नन्दी कहते हें -- है सनत्कुमार! दधीचका वह

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करोमि यत्नं राजेन्द्र दधीचविजयाय ते भगवानपि विप्रस्य दधीचस्याश्रमं ययौ

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आस्थाय रूपं विप्रस्य भगवान् भक्तवत्सलः। दधीचमाह ब्रह्मार्षिमभिवन्द्य जगदगुरुः श्रीभगवानुवाच भो भो दधीच ब्रह्मर्षे भवार्चनरताव्यय। वरमेकं वृणे त्तत्तस्तं भवान् दातुमर्हति

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

याचितो देवदेवेन दधीचः प्राह विष्णुना। ज्ञातं तवेप्सितं सर्व न बिभेमि तवाप्यहम् भूतं भविष्यं देवेश वर्तमानं जनार्दन

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्ञातं प्रसादाद् रुद्रस्य द्विजत्वं त्यज सुत्रत। आराधितोऽसि देवेश क्षुपेण मधुसूदन न बिभेमि जगत्यस्मिन् देवहैत्यद्विजादपि

English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

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English

Formerly, by means of devotion, Dadhica conquer- ed lord Vinu and his associate Devas. He killed Kupa with the tip of his foot. He acquired adamantine bones. By glori- fying the lord, I too conquered death. Even by the great sage Sveta who had fallen into the ja%vs of death, death was con- quered by the grace of the lord, in the manner it was conque- red by me.