विष्णुपुराणम् — षष्ठांशे अष्टमोऽध्यायः

श्रीपराशर उवाच ।

इत्येष कथितःसम्यक्तृतीयः प्रतिसंचरः ।
आत्यन्तिको विमुक्तिर्या लयो ब्रह्मणि शाश्वते ॥

Summary AI Thus, the third dissolution, known as the ultimate liberation, which is absorption into the eternal Brahman, has been fully described.

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सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशमन्वन्तराणि च ।
वंशानुचरितं चैव भवतो गदितं मया ॥

Summary AI Creation, periodic dissolution, genealogies, eras of Manus, and the histories of various dynasties have all been recounted by me to you.

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पुरामं बैष्णवं चैतत्सर्वकिल्बिषनाशनम् ।
विशिष्टं सर्वशास्त्रेभ्यः पुरुषार्थोपपादकम् ॥

Summary AI This Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa destroys all sins, excels over all other scriptures, and facilitates the attainment of the four goals of human life.

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तुभ्यं यथावन्मैत्रेय प्रोक्तं शुश्रुषवे ऽव्ययम् ।
यदन्यदपि वक्तव्यं तृत्पृच्छाद्य वदामि ते ॥

Summary AI O Maitreya, I have accurately related this eternal knowledge to you who were eager to hear it. Whatever else remains to be said, I shall tell you now based on your inquiry.

मैत्रेय उवाच ।

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भगवन्कथितं सर्वं यत्पृष्टोसि मया मुने ।
श्रुतं चैतन्मया भक्त्या नान्यत्प्रष्टव्यमस्ति मे ॥

Summary AI O venerable sage, you have narrated everything I asked. I have heard it all with devotion, and there is nothing more I wish to ask.

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विच्छिन्नाःसर्वसंदेहा वैमल्यं मनसः कृतम् ।
त्वत्प्रसादान्मया ज्ञाता उत्पत्तिस्थितिसंक्षयाः ॥

Summary AI All my doubts have been severed, and my mind has attained purity. By your grace, I have understood the processes of creation, maintenance, and destruction.

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ज्ञातश्च त्रिविधो राशिः शक्तिश्च त्रिविधा गुरो ।
विज्ञाता सा च कार्त्स्न्येन त्रिविधा भावभावना ॥

Summary AI O teacher, I have understood the threefold categories and the three types of energy. I have also fully comprehended the triple nature of spiritual contemplation.

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त्वत्प्रसादान्मया ज्ञातं ज्ञेयमन्यैरलं द्विज ।
यदेतदखिलं विष्णोर्जगन्न व्यतिरिच्यते ॥

Summary AI O Brāhmaṇa, by your favor, I have realized what is difficult for others to know—that this entire universe is not distinct from Viṣṇu.

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कृतार्थोहमसंदेहस्त्वत्प्रसादान्महामुने ।
वर्णधर्मादयो धर्मा विदिता यदशेषतः ॥

Summary AI O great sage, I am undoubtedly fulfilled by your grace, for the duties of the castes and all other religious principles have been fully made known to me.

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प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तं च ज्ञानं कर्ममयाखिलम् ।
प्रसीद विप्रप्रवर नान्यत्प्रष्टव्यमस्ति मे ॥

Summary AI I have understood both the paths of action and renunciation, as well as the entirety of ritual knowledge. O best of Brāhmaṇas, be pleased; I have no further questions.

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यदस्य कथनायासैर्यो ऽर्जितो ऽसि मया गुरो ।
तत्क्षम्यतां विशेषोस्ति न सतां पुत्रशिष्ययोः ॥

Summary AI O teacher, please forgive me for the exhaustion caused to you by my inquiries; for the wise, there is no distinction between a son and a disciple.

श्रीपराशर उवाच ।

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एतत्ते यन्मयाख्यातं पुराणं वेदसंमतम् ।
श्रुते ऽस्मिन्सर्वदोषोत्थः पापराशिः प्रणश्यति ॥

Summary AI This Purāṇa, which accords with the Vedas and has been told to you by me, destroys the mass of sins arising from all faults when it is heard.

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सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशमन्वन्तरामि च ।
वंशानुचरितं कृत्स्नं मयात्र तव कीर्तितम् ॥

Summary AI In this work, I have described to you the creation, periodic dissolution, lineages, eras of Manus, and the complete history of dynasties.

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अत्र देवास्तथा दैत्या गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः ।
यक्षविद्याधराःसिद्धाः कथ्यन्ते ऽप्सरसस्तथा ॥

Summary AI Herein are described the gods, demons, celestial musicians, serpents, ogres, spirits, heavenly singers, perfected beings, and celestial nymphs.

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मुनयो भावितात्मानः कथ्यन्ते तपसान्विताः ।
चातुर्वण्यं तथा पुंसा विशिष्टचरितानिच ॥

Summary AI Sages of purified souls and great austerity are mentioned, along with the fourfold social order and the distinguished deeds of noble men.

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पुण्याः प्रदेशा मेदिन्याः पुण्या नद्यो ऽथ सागराः ।
पर्वताश्च महापुण्याश्चरितानि च धीमताम् ॥

Summary AI The sacred regions of the earth, holy rivers, oceans, highly auspicious mountains, and the lives of the wise are recounted here.

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वर्णधर्मादयो धर्मावेदशास्त्राणि कृत्स्नशः ।
येषां संस्मरमात्सद्यःसर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

Summary AI The duties of castes and all other religious laws are detailed, along with the Vedas and scriptures, by whose mere remembrance one is instantly freed from all sins.

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उत्पत्तिस्थितिनाशानां हेतुर्यो जगतो ऽव्ययः ।
स सर्वभूतःसर्वात्मा कथ्यते भगवान्हरिः ॥

Summary AI Lord Hari, who is the eternal cause of the universe's origin, maintenance, and destruction, the soul of all and immanent in all beings, is described here.

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अवशेनापि यन्नाम्नि कीर्तिते सर्वपातकैः ।
पुमान्विमनच्ये सद्यःसिंहत्रस्तैर्मृगैरिव ॥

Summary AI By chanting His name, even involuntarily, a person is instantly liberated from all sins, just as deer flee in terror from a lion.

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यन्नामकीर्तनं भक्त्या विलायनमनुत्तमम् ।
मैत्रेयासेषपापानां धातूनामिव पावकः ॥

Summary AI O Maitreya, the chanting of His name with devotion is the best dissolver of all sins, acting like fire that purifies base metals.

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कलिकल्मषमत्युग्रं नरकार्त्तिप्रदं नृणाम् ।
प्रयाति विलयं सद्यःसकृद्यत्र च संस्मृते ॥

Summary AI When He is remembered even once, the most terrible sins of the Kali age, which cause the misery of hell for men, immediately vanish.

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हिरण्यगर्भदेवेन्द्ररुद्रादित्याश्विवायुभिः ।
पावकैर्वसुभिः साध्यैर्विश्वेदेवादिभिः सुरैः ॥

Summary AI The universe is populated by deities like Brahmā, Indra, Rudras, Ādityas, the Aśvins, Vāyus, Pavakas, Vasus, Sādhyas, and the Viśvedevas.

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यक्षरक्षोरगैः सिद्धैर्दैत्यगन्धर्वदानवैः ।
अप्सरोभिस्तथा तारानक्षत्रैः सकलैर्ग्रहैः ॥

Summary AI It includes Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, serpents, Siddhas, Daityas, Gandharvas, Dānavas, Apsarases, and all the stars and planets.

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सप्तर्षिभिस्तथा धिष्ण्यैर्धिष्ण्याधिपतिभिस्तथा ।
ब्रह्मणाद्यैर्मनुष्यैश्च तथैव पशुभिर्मृगैः ॥

Summary AI It consists of the seven seers, the celestial spheres and their lords, humans starting with Brahmā, as well as domestic and wild animals.

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सरीसृपैर्विहङ्गैश्च पलाशाद्यैर्महीरुहैः ।
वनाग्निसागरसरित्पातालैः ससुराग्निभिः ॥

Summary AI It encompasses reptiles, birds, trees beginning with the Palāśa, forests, fires, oceans, rivers, and the lower worlds along with their deities and fires.

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शब्दादिभिश्चसहितं ब्रह्माण्डमखिलं द्विज ।
मेरोरिवाणुर्यस्यैतद्यन्मयं च द्विजोत्तम ॥

Summary AI O best of the twice-born, the entire universe, along with sound and other senses, is like a mere atom compared to Him and is essentially composed of Him.

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स सर्वः सर्ववित्सर्वस्वरूपो रूपवर्जितः ।
भगवान्कीर्तितो विष्णुरत्र पापप्रणाशनः ॥

Summary AI Lord Viṣṇu, the destroyer of sins, is described here as being everything, all-knowing, and the soul of all forms, yet remaining formless Himself.

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यदश्वमेधावभृथे स्नातः प्राप्नोति वै फलम् ।
मानवस्तदवाप्नोति श्रुत्वैतन्मुनिसत्तम ॥

Summary AI O best of sages, the merit a person attains by bathing at the conclusion of an Aśvamedha sacrifice is obtained simply by hearing this.

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प्रयागे पुष्करेचैव कुरुक्षेत्रे तथार्ऽणवे ।
कृतोपवासः प्राप्नोति तदस्य श्रवणान्नरः ॥

Summary AI A person attains the same merit by listening to this as one would by fasting at Prayāga, Puṣkara, Kurukṣetra, or at the ocean.

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यदग्निहोत्रे सुहुते वर्षेणाप्नोति मानवः ।
महापुण्यफलं विप्र तदस्य श्रवणात्सकृत् ॥

Summary AI O Brāhmaṇa, the great merit a person earns through a year of properly performing the Agnihotra sacrifice is gained by hearing this once.

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यज्ज्येष्ठसुक्लद्वादश्यां स्नात्वा वै यमुनाजले ।
मथुरायां हरिं दृष्ट्वा प्राप्नोति पुरुषः फलम् ॥

Summary AI This verse describes the merit a man attains by bathing in the Yamunā and beholding Lord Hari in Mathurā on the twelfth day of the bright half of Jyeṣṭha.

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तदाप्नोत्यखिलं सम्यगध्यायं यः शृणोति वै ।
पुराणस्यास्य विप्रर्ष केशवार्पितमानसः ॥

Summary AI O sage, one whose mind is devoted to Keśava attains all that merit completely by listening to this chapter of the Purāṇa.

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यमुनासलिलस्नातः पुरुषो मुनिसत्तम ।
ज्येष्ठामूले सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां समुपोषितः ॥

Summary AI O best of sages, a person who fasts and bathes in the Yamunā on the twelfth day of the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha when the moon is in Mūla.

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समभ्यर्च्याच्युतं सम्यङ्मथुरायां समादितः ।
अश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य प्राप्नोत्यविकलं फलम् ॥

Summary AI By duly worshipping Lord Acyuta with a concentrated mind in Mathurā, such a person attains the full fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice.

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आलोक्यर्धिमथान्येषामुन्नीतानां स्ववंशजैः ।
एतत्किलोचुरप्येषां पितरः सपितामहाः ॥

Summary AI Observing the prosperity of others who were elevated by their own descendants, the ancestors and forefathers spoke these words.

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कच्चिदस्मत्कुले जातः कालिन्दीसलिलाप्लुतः ।
अर्तयिष्यति गोविन्दं मथुरायामुपोषितः ॥

Summary AI "Will anyone born in our lineage, having fasted and bathed in the waters of the Kālindī, worship Lord Govinda in Mathurā?"

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ज्योष्ठामूले सिते पक्षे केनैवं वयमप्युत ।
परामृद्धिमवाप्स्यामस्तारिताःस्वकुलोद्भवैः ॥

Summary AI "By what act might we also, on the twelfth of the bright Jyeṣṭha, be delivered by those born in our family and attain supreme prosperity?"

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ज्येष्ठामूले सिते पक्षे समभ्यर्च्य जनार्दनम् ।
धन्यानां कुलजः पिण्डान्यमुनायां प्रदास्यति ॥

Summary AI "The son of a blessed family, after worshipping Lord Janārdana on the twelfth of the bright half of Jyeṣṭha, will offer funeral cakes in the Yamunā."

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तस्मिन्काले समभ्यर्च्य तत्र कृष्णं समाहितः ।
दत्त्वा पिण्डं पितृभ्यश्च यमुनासलिलाप्लुतः ॥

Summary AI At that time, having bathed in the Yamunā, one who is composed worships Lord Kṛṣṇa and offers funeral cakes to the ancestors.

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यदाप्नोति नरः पुण्यं तारयन्स्वपितामहान् ।
श्रुत्वाध्यायं तदाप्नोति पुराणस्यास्य शक्तितः ॥

Summary AI Whatever merit a man gains by delivering his forefathers is attained by listening to this chapter of the Purāṇa to the best of one's ability.

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एतत्संसारभीरूणां परित्राणमनुत्तमम् ।
श्राव्याणां परमं श्राव्यं पवित्राणामनुत्तमम् ॥

Summary AI This scripture is the supreme protection for those who fear worldly existence. It is the most excellent among all things to be heard and the foremost among purifiers.

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दुःस्वप्ननाशनं नॄणां सर्वदुष्टनिबर्हणम् ।
मङ्गलं मङ्गलानां च पुत्रसंपत्प्रदायकम् ॥

Summary AI It destroys bad dreams for men, eliminates all evils, acts as the most auspicious of all auspicious things, and bestows the wealth of progeny.

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इदमार्षं पुरा प्राह ऋभवे कमलोद्भवः ।
ऋभुः प्रियव्रतायाह स च भागुरये ऽबवीत् ॥

Summary AI Long ago, Brahmā (the lotus-born) spoke this sacred lore to Ṛbhu; Ṛbhu told it to Priyavrata, and he in turn related it to Bhāguri.

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भागुरिस्तंभमित्राय दधीचाय स चोक्तवान् ।
सारस्वताय तेनोक्तं भृगुःसारस्वतेन च ॥

Summary AI Bhāguri spoke to Stambhamitra, who told it to Dadhīca. Dadhīca related it to Sārasvata, and Sārasvata then imparted it to Bhṛgu.

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भृगुणा पुरुकुत्साय नर्मदायै स चोक्तवान् ।
नर्मदा धृतराष्ट्रायनागायापूरणाय च ॥

Summary AI Bhṛgu told it to Purukutsa, who narrated it to the river Narmadā. Narmadā then related it to the nāgas Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Āpūraṇa.

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ताभ्यां च नागराजाय प्रोक्तं वासुकये द्विज ।
वासुकिः प्राह वत्साय वत्सश्चाश्वतराय वै ॥

Summary AI O twice-born, those two told it to Vāsuki, the king of serpents. Vāsuki told it to Vatsa, and Vatsa related it to Aśvatara.