Adhyaya 60

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरा पुरंदरस्यैब देवराज्यं प्रकुर्वतः। वैराग्यस्यापि जननं सम्भूतं बाह्यवस्तुषु इन्द्रस्तदाभूद्विषमस्वभावो

English

When the man in martial life observes that he is till then blessed with sons and grandsons, his hair is turning grey, then he should assign the liability of his wife to the sons and should move to the forest in the company of his students. He should develop matted hair, apparels made of tree barks, nails and hair to be kept in their natural growth and should do Havana in fire in pursuance of the prescribed rules for the same. Such a learned person should eat either leafy vegetables or the nivara that grows naturally from the earth or fruits, roots, tubers etc. He should take a bath thrice a day i.e., morning, noon and evening and perform hard penance. Subsequently, he should hold Paraka etc., fast and take food after a fortnight and a month. If it is not possible, he should eat once at the fourth or eighth quarter of a complete day and night. Otherwise, food should be taken on sixth day or only air i.e., breathing should be considered sufficient for living.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्गस्य राज्यं न च किंचिदेव

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

यह अष्टाक्षर मन्त्र समस्त पापोंको हर लेनेवाला, समस्त यज्ञोंका फल देनेवाला, सब प्रकारकी शान्ति प्रदान करनेवाला एवं परम शुभ है। मन्त्र यों है-ॐ नमो नारायणाय।' इसी मन्त्रसे गन्ध आदि समस्त सामग्रियोंको अर्पित करे। इस मन्त्रसे पूजा करनेपर भगवान् विष्णु तत्काल प्रसन्न होते हैं। मनुष्यके लिये अन्य बहुत-से

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

नमो नारायणाय'--यह मन्त्र ही समस्त मनोरथोँको सिद्ध करनेवाला है। जो स्रानादिसे पवित्र होकर एकाग्रचित्तसे इस मन्त्रका जप करता है, वह सब पापोंसे मुक्त हो भगवान् विष्णुके सायुज्यको प्राप्त होता है॥ ३--७॥

English

He should sit in the middle of a blazing fire from five directions in the summer, live

हिन्दी अर्थ

नरेश्वर! शान्तभावसे भगवान् विष्णुका पूजन करना ही सब तीथाँ और यज्ञोंका फल है तथा सम्पूर्ण तीथाँसे बढ़कर पवित्र है। अतः नरेश्वर! तुम प्रतिमा आदिमें विधिपूर्वक भगवानका पूजन करो और श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंको दान दो। नृपश्रेष्ठ! यों करनेसे भक्त पुरुष उस तेजोमय वैष्णवधामको प्राप्त होते हैं, जिसकी मुमुक्षुलोग सदा अभिलाषा किया करते हैं । राजन्! पूर्वकालमें इन्द्र धर्मके विपरीत आचरण करके तृणबिन्दु मुनिके शापसे

English

Thus, by making the heart all sacrosanct through suffering for the pre-deeds, keeping fire in the heart through intuition, should move towards the north. He then concentrates on Brahma, beyond the physical senses, keeps sheer silence and on death attains to great reception in the abode of Brahma. The Brahmana who does penance by meditation with sattva properties in Vanaprastha, definitely attains to the abode of god Visnu by making him free from all sins and keeping his heart in all peace. Thus here ends the fifty-ninth chapter on Duties of the Vanaprastha's in Nrsimha Purana

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्त्री-योनिको प्राप्त हो गये थे; परंतु इस अष्टाक्षर

English

An account of ascetic

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहस्रानीक बोले-भूमिदेव! देवराज इन्द्रको जो पाप एवं शापसे छुटकारा मिला, उस प्रसङ्गका वर्णन कीजिये। उन्होंने कौन-सा अधर्म किया था और किस कारण स्त्रीयोनिको प्राप हुए--वह सब भी बताइये श्रीमार्कण्डेयजीने कहा--राजेन्द्र! सुनो, यह उपाख्यान बहुत बड़ा तथा कौतूहलसे भरा हुआ है। जो लोग इसे सुनते और पढ़ते हैं उनके हृदयमें यह आख्यान विष्णुभक्ति उत्पन्न करता है

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्वकालकी बात है, एक समय देवलोकका राज्य भोगते हुए इनद्रके लिये उनका वह राज्य ही बाह्य वस्तुओंमें वैराग्यका कारण बन गया। उस समय इन्द्रका स्वभाव राज्य-कार्यो और भोगोंके प्रति विषम (वैराग्यपूर्ण) हो

English

Sri Harita, the hermit said- I will now

हिन्दी अर्थ

गया। वे सोचने लगे--' यह निश्चित है कि विरक्त हृदयवाले मोक्षाधिकारं परिचिन्तयन्ति

English

The Brahmana should live in Vanaprastha in the aforesaid manner, remove all sins from the heart by virtue of hard penance, accept reclusion in pursuance of the prescribed rules and enter into this fourth stage of his life cycle. He should first donate divine sraddha material for his Pitrs, hermits and gods, offering either Vaisvanara or Prajapatya should be performed, recite hymns and after observing reclusion by having fire in heart with intuition, should move from that place. He should give up attachment for his sons etc., from that day and hope for any material pleasure should also be given up from the heart. He should give a palm full of water to the earth on assumption that all creatures on earth should live fearlessly. A tridanda made of bamboo should be held. Its epidermis or external skin should be smooth and beautiful, the nodes should be at equal intervals, and it should be wrapped up to four fingers through the string made of a cows hair. This stick should be with three nodes and it should be held after duly washing it with water. The person who knows the method should hold it in the right hand after reciting the hymns. TOT TOT

हिन्दी अर्थ

नुनं हराराधनकारणेन कैलासमभ्येति विमुक्तिकामः

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

संवीक्ष्य तां यक्षपतेश्च कान्ताम्। कर्णान्तसंलग्रमनोज्ञनेत्राम् ।

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

तां वीक्ष्य वीक्षणसहस्रभरेण कामं कामाङ्गमोहितमतिर्न ययौ तदानीम्।

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

यः स्वं परित्यज्य विमुक्तिकाम- पुरुषोंकी दृष्टिमें स्वर्गका राज्य कुछ भी महत्त्व नहीं रखता। राज्यका सार है-विषयोंका भोग तथा भोगके अन्तमें कुछ भी नहीं रह जाता। यही सोचकर मुनिगण सदा ही मोक्षाधिकारके विषयमें ही विचार करते हैं।

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

लोगोंकी सदा भोगके लिये ही तपमें प्रवृत्ति हुआ करती है और भोगके अन्तमें तप नष्ट हो जाता है। परंतु जो लोग मैत्री आदिके द्वारा विषय-सम्पर्कसे विमुख हो गये हैं, उन मोक्षभागी पुरुषोंको न तपकी आवश्यकता होती

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

है न योगकी।' इन सब बातोंका विचार करके देवराज इन्द्र क्ुद्र्घण्टिकाओंकी ध्वनिसे युक्त विमानपर आरूढ हो भगवान् शंकरकी आराधनाके लिये कैलासपर्वतपर चले आये। उस समय उनके मनमें एकमात्र मोक्षको कैलासपर रहते समय इन्द्र एक दिन घूमते हुए मानससरोवरके तटपर आये। वहाँ उन्होंने पार्वतीजीके युगलचरणारविन्दोंका पूजन करती हुई यक्षराज कुबेरकी प्राणवल्लभा चित्रसेनाको देखा। जो कामदेवके महान्

English

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हिन्दी अर्थ

रथकी ध्वजा-सी जान पड़ती थीः उत्तम 'जाम्बूनद' नामक सुवर्णके समान उसके अङ्गोंकी दिव्य कान्ति थी। आँखें बड़ी-बड़ी और मनोहर थीं, जो कानके पासतक पहुँच गयी थीं। महीन साड़ीके भीतरसे उसके

English

The food to the extent necessary for one time feeding only, should be asked for in alms. On return to his cottage from the alms, he should sprinkle water on the alms- pot and do acamana, a part of it should be offered to god sun, keep in bowl made of leaf or open leaf, the recluse should eat silently. A recluse should avoid from using the leaves of Banyan, Plpala, Jalakumbhl and Tinduka. After having finished the food, he should wash his hands and mouth, do acamana, restrain the breathing of air and salute god Sun in this posture. The leisures time after the daily chores should be utilised in Japa meditation and study of History etc. The recluse eating in a bronze bowl are called Palas'a. If the recluse holds a bronze bowl, he is considered as a man in martial stage as a couple has also the metal bowl for food. Such a recluse bears and is attributed for all evils. A recluse can utilise a wooden or clay pot in which he once has taken food for next time after due cleaning. His pot seldom viciates like the vessels used for offerings. He should spend the night in temples after observing the evening rules within appropriate time. He should focus on god Narayana in his lotus heart. The recluse who observes all these rules strictly, attains to that supreme position from where he seldom comes back.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनोहर अङ्ग इस प्रकार झलक रहे थे, मानो कुहासेके भीतरसे चन्द्रलेखा दृष्टिगोचर हो रही हो। अपने हजार नेत्रॉंसे उस देवीको इच्छानुसार निहारते ही इन्द्रका हृदय 'कामसे मोहित हो गया। उस समय वे दूरके रास्तेपर स्थित अपने आश्रमपर नहीं गये और सम्पूर्ण मनोरथोंको मनमें लिये देवराज इन्द्र विषयाभिलाषी हो खड़े हो गये। वे सोचने लगे-“पहले तो उत्तम कुलमें जन्म पा जाना ही बहुत बड़ी बात है, उसके बाद सर्वाङ्ग-सौन्दर्य

English

Thus here ends the sixtieth chapter on descriptions of in Nrsimha Purana