विष्णुपुराणम् — प्रथमांशे षोडशोऽध्यायः | viṣṇupurāṇam

॥ अथ प्रथमांशे षोडशोऽध्यायः ॥

श्रीमैत्रेय उवाच ।

कथितो भवता वंशो मानवानां महात्मनाम् ।
कारणं चास्य जगतो विष्णुरेव सनातनः ॥

Summary AI You have described the lineage of great-souled humans and established that the eternal Viṣṇu is the sole cause of this entire universe.

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यत्त्वेतद्भगवानाह प्रह्लादं दैत्यसत्तमम् ।
ददाह नाग्निर्नास्त्रैश्च क्षुण्णस्तत्याज जीवितम् ॥

Summary AI Regarding what the Lord spoke about Prahlāda, the best of the Daityas: neither did fire burn him, nor did he lose his life when struck by weapons.

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जगाम वसुधा क्षोभं यत्राब्धिसलिले स्थिते ।
पाशौर्बद्धे विचलति विक्षिप्ताङ्गैः समाहता ॥

Summary AI When he was bound with ropes and placed in the ocean waters, the earth itself was agitated, struck by his moving and struggling limbs.

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शैलैराक्रान्तदेहोपि न ममार च यः पुरा ।
त्वाय चातीव माहात्म्यं कथितं यस्य धीमतः ॥

Summary AI Even when his body was crushed by mountains in the past, he did not die; you have already spoken of the immense majesty of that wise one.

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तस्य प्रभावमतुलं विष्णोर्भक्तिमतो मुने ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि यस्यैतच्चरितं दीप्ततेजसः ॥

Summary AI O Sage, I wish to hear about the incomparable power of that devotee of Viṣṇu, whose life story is filled with such radiant brilliance.

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किंनिमित्तमसौ शस्त्रैर्विक्षिप्तो दितिजेमुन ।
किमर्थं चाब्धिसलिले विक्षिप्तो धर्मतत्परः ॥

Summary AI O Sage, for what reason was that righteous soul attacked with weapons by the sons of Diti, and why was he cast into the waters of the ocean?

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आक्रान्तः पर्वतैः कस्माद्दष्टश्चैव महोरगैः ।
क्षिप्तः किमद्रिशिखराक्तिं वा पावकसञ्चये ॥

Summary AI Why was he crushed by mountains, bitten by great serpents, thrown from the peaks of mountains, or cast into a blazing heap of fire?

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दिग्दन्तिनां दन्तभूमिं स च कस्मान्निरूपितः ।
सशोषकोनिलश्चास्य प्रयुक्तः किं महासुरैः ॥

Summary AI Why was he placed before the tusks of the celestial elephants of the quarters, and why did the great Asuras unleash a parching wind against him?

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कृत्यां च दैत्यगुरवो युयुजुस्तत्र किं मुने ।
शम्बरश्चापि मायानां सहस्रं किं प्रयुक्तावान् ॥

Summary AI O Sage, why did the preceptors of the Daityas employ a malevolent spell against him, and why did Śambara unleash a thousand illusions?

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हालाहलं विषमहो दैत्यसूदैर्महात्मनः ।
कस्माद्दत्तं विनाशाय यज्जीर्णं तेन धीमता ॥

Summary AI Why was the deadly Hālāhala poison given by the Daitya-assassins for the destruction of that great soul, which was then easily digested by that wise one?

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एतत्सर्वं महाभाग प्रह्लादस्य महात्मनः ।
चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि महामाहात्म्यसूचकम् ॥

Summary AI O noble one, I desire to hear the entire life story of the great-souled Prahlāda, which indicates his supreme majesty.

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न हि कौतूहलं तत्र यद्दैत्यौर्निहतो हि सः ।
अनन्यमनसो विष्णो कः समर्थो निपातने ॥

Summary AI There is no surprise that he was not killed by the Daityas; for who is capable of striking down one whose mind is exclusively fixed on Viṣṇu?

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तस्मिन्धर्मपरेनित्यं केशवाराधनोद्यते ।
स्ववंशप्रभवैर्दैत्यैः कृतो द्वेषोतिदुप्करः ॥

Summary AI Why did the Daityas of his own lineage harbor such terrible hatred toward him, who was always righteous and devoted to the worship of Keśava?

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धर्मात्मनि महाभागो विष्णुभक्ते विमत्सरे ।
दैतयैः प्रहृतं कस्मात्तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥

Summary AI O noble one, you ought to tell me why the Daityas struck him, who was righteous, a devotee of Viṣṇu, and free from all envy.

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प्रहरन्ति महात्मानो विपक्षा अपि नेद्दशे ।
गुणैः समन्विते साधौ किं पुनर्यः स्वपक्षजः ॥

Summary AI Even noble enemies do not strike a saintly person endowed with such virtues, let alone one who is born of their own kin.

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तदेतत्कथ्यतां सर्वं विस्तरान्मुनिपुङ्गव ।
दैत्येश्वरस्य चारितं श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषतः ॥

Summary AI Therefore, O best of sages, please relate all this in detail; I wish to hear the life story of the lord of the Daityas in its entirety.

इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे प्रथमेऽंशे षोडशो ऽध्यायः ।

॥ इति प्रथमांशे षोडशोऽध्यायः ॥