Bhagavata Purana [sanskrit]
140,807 words
This Sanskrit edition of the Bhagavatapurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. The extant edition contains 12 books originally written in 18,000 Sanskrit verses
Chapter 15
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艣r墨n膩rada uv膩ca |
karmani峁ａ弓h膩 dvij膩岣� kecittaponi峁ａ弓h膩 n峁沺膩pare |
sv膩dhy膩ye'nye pravacane kecana j帽膩nayogayo岣� || 1 ||
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j帽膩nani峁ａ弓h膩ya dey膩ni kavy膩ny膩nantyamicchat膩 |
daive ca tadabh膩ve sy膩ditarebhyo yath膩rhata岣� || 2 ||
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dvau daive pit峁沰膩rye tr墨nekaikamubhayatra v膩 |
bhojayetsusam峁沝dho'pi 艣r膩ddhe kury膩nna vistaram || 3 ||
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de艣ak膩locita艣raddh膩 dravyap膩tr膩rha峁嚹乶i ca |
samyagbhavanti nait膩ni vistar膩tsvajan膩rpa峁嚹乼 || 4 ||
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de艣e k膩le ca sampr膩pte munyanna峁� haridaivatam |
艣raddhay膩 vidhivatp膩tre nyasta峁� k膩madhugak峁yam || 5 ||
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devar峁pit峁沚h奴tebhya 膩tmane svajan膩ya ca |
anna峁� sa峁僾ibhajanpa艣yetsarva峁� tatpuru峁Ｄ乼makam || 6 ||
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na dady膩d膩mi峁峁� 艣r膩ddhe na c膩dy膩ddharmatattvavit |
munyannai岣� sy膩tpar膩 pr墨tiryath膩 na pa艣uhi峁僺ay膩 || 7 ||
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nait膩d峁浥沘岣� paro dharmo n峁涐箛膩峁� saddharmamicchat膩m |
ny膩so da峁囜笉asya bh奴te峁 manov膩kk膩yajasya ya岣� || 8 ||
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eke karmamay膩nyaj帽膩nj帽膩nino yaj帽avittam膩岣� |
膩tmasa峁儁amane'n墨h膩 juhvati j帽膩nad墨pite || 9 ||
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dravyayaj帽airyak峁am膩峁嘺峁� d峁涐梗峁璿膩 bh奴t膩ni bibhyati |
e峁 m膩karu峁噊 hany膩datajj帽o hyasut峁沺dhruvam || 10 ||
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tasm膩ddaivopapannena munyannen膩pi dharmavit |
santu峁ａ弓o'haraha岣� kury膩nnityanaimittik墨岣� kriy膩岣� || 11 ||
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vidharma岣� paradharma艣ca 膩bh膩sa upam膩 chala岣� |
adharma艣膩kh膩岣� pa帽cem膩 dharmaj帽o'dharmavattyajet || 12 ||
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dharmab膩dho vidharma岣� sy膩tparadharmo'nyacodita岣� |
upadharmastu p膩kha峁囜笉o dambho v膩 艣abdabhicchala岣� || 13 ||
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yastvicchay膩 k峁泃a岣� pumbhir膩bh膩so hy膩艣ram膩tp峁泃hak |
svabh膩vavihito dharma岣� kasya ne峁ａ弓a岣� pra艣膩ntaye || 14 ||
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dharm膩rthamapi neheta y膩tr膩rtha峁� v膩dhano dhanam |
an墨h膩n墨ham膩nasya mah膩heriva v峁泃tid膩 || 15 ||
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santu峁ａ弓asya nir墨hasya sv膩tm膩r膩masya yatsukham |
kutastatk膩malobhena dh膩vato'rthehay膩 di艣a岣� || 16 ||
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sad膩 santu峁ａ弓amanasa岣� sarv膩岣� 艣ivamay膩 di艣a岣� |
艣arkar膩ka峁囜弓ak膩dibhyo yathop膩natpada岣� 艣ivam || 17 ||
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santu峁ａ弓a岣� kena v膩 r膩janna vartet膩pi v膩ri峁嚹� |
aupasthyajaihvyak膩rpa峁噛膩dg峁沨ap膩l膩yate jana岣� || 18 ||
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asantu峁ａ弓asya viprasya tejo vidy膩 tapo ya艣a岣� |
sravant墨ndriyalaulyena j帽膩na峁� caiv膩vak墨ryate || 19 ||
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k膩masy膩nta峁� hi k峁tt峁涐笉bhy膩峁� krodhasyaitatphaloday膩t |
jano y膩ti na lobhasya jitv膩 bhuktv膩 di艣o bhuva岣� || 20 ||
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pa峁囜笉it膩 bahavo r膩janbahuj帽膩岣� sa峁兣沘yacchida岣� |
sadasaspatayo'pyeke asanto峁Ｄ乼patantyadha岣� || 21 ||
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asa峁卥alp膩jjayetk膩ma峁� krodha峁� k膩mavivarjan膩t |
arth膩narthek峁y膩 lobha峁� bhaya峁� tattv膩vamar艣an膩t || 22 ||
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膩nv墨k峁ky膩 艣okamohau dambha峁� mahadup膩say膩 |
yog膩ntar膩y膩nmaunena hi峁僺膩峁� k膩m膩dyan墨hay膩 || 23 ||
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k峁沺ay膩 bh奴taja峁� du岣ha峁� daiva峁� jahy膩tsam膩dhin膩 |
膩tmaja峁� yogav墨rye峁嘺 nidr膩峁� sattvani峁vay膩 || 24 ||
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rajastama艣ca sattvena sattva峁� copa艣amena ca |
etatsarva峁� gurau bhakty膩 puru峁 hya帽jas膩 jayet || 25 ||
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yasya s膩k峁Ｄ乨bhagavati j帽膩nad墨paprade gurau |
marty膩saddh墨岣� 艣ruta峁� tasya sarva峁� ku帽jara艣aucavat || 26 ||
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e峁 vai bhagav膩ns膩k峁Ｄ乼pradh膩napuru峁艣vara岣� |
yoge艣varairvim峁沢y膩峁単hrirloko ya峁� manyate naram || 27 ||
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峁岣峷argasa峁儁amaik膩nt膩岣� sarv膩 niyamacodan膩岣� |
tadant膩 yadi no yog膩n膩vaheyu岣� 艣ram膩vah膩岣� || 28 ||
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yath膩 v膩rt膩dayo hyarth膩 yogasy膩rtha峁� na bibhrati |
anarth膩ya bhaveyu岣� sma p奴rtami峁ａ弓a峁� tath膩sata岣� || 29 ||
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ya艣cittavijaye yatta岣� sy膩nni岣a峁単o'parigraha岣� |
eko vivikta艣ara峁噊 bhik峁rbhaik峁amit膩艣ana岣� || 30 ||
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de艣e 艣ucau same r膩jansa峁僺th膩py膩sanam膩tmana岣� |
sthira峁� sukha峁� sama峁� tasminn膩s墨tarjva峁単a omiti || 31 ||
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pr膩峁嚹乸膩nau sannirundhy膩tp奴rakumbhakarecakai岣� |
测腻惫补苍尘补苍补蝉迟测补箩别迟办腻尘腻苍蝉惫补苍腻蝉腻驳谤补苍颈谤墨办峁峁嘺岣� || 32 ||
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yato yato ni岣arati mana岣� k膩mahata峁� bhramat |
tatastata up膩h峁泃ya h峁沝i rundhy膩cchanairbudha岣� || 33 ||
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evamabhyasyata艣citta峁� k膩len膩lp墨yas膩 yate岣� |
ani艣a峁� tasya nirv膩峁嘺峁� y膩tyanindhanavahnivat || 34 ||
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k膩m膩dibhiran膩viddha峁� pra艣膩nt膩khilav峁泃ti yat |
citta峁� brahmasukhasp峁涐梗峁璦峁� naivotti峁ａ弓heta karhicit || 35 ||
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ya岣� pravrajya g峁沨膩tp奴rva峁� trivarg膩vapan膩tpuna岣� |
yadi seveta t膩nbhik峁岣� sa vai v膩nt膩艣yapatrapa岣� || 36 ||
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yai岣� svadeha岣� sm峁泃o'n膩tm膩 martyo vi峁璳峁沵ibhasmavat |
ta enam膩tmas膩tk峁泃v膩 艣l膩ghayanti hyasattam膩岣� || 37 ||
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g峁沨asthasya kriy膩ty膩go vrataty膩go va峁璷rapi |
tapasvino gr膩masev膩 bhik峁rindriyalolat膩 || 38 ||
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膩艣ram膩pasad膩 hyete khalv膩艣ramavi岣峚mban膩岣� |
诲别惫补尘腻测腻惫颈尘奴岣峢腻峁僺迟腻苍耻辫别办峁迟腻苍耻办补尘辫补测腻 || 39 ||
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膩tm膩na峁� cedvij膩n墨y膩tpara峁� j帽膩nadhut膩艣aya岣� |
kimicchankasya v膩 hetordeha峁� pu峁ａ箛膩ti lampa峁璦岣� || 40 ||
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膩hu岣� 艣ar墨ra峁� rathamindriy膩峁噄 hay膩nabh墨峁Ｅ玭mana indriye艣am |
vartm膩ni m膩tr膩 dhi峁峁嚹佱箖 ca s奴ta峁� sattva峁� b峁沨adbandhuram墨艣as峁涐梗峁璦m || 41 ||
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ak峁峁� da艣apr膩峁嘺madharmadharmau cakre'bhim膩na峁� rathina峁� ca j墨vam |
dhanurhi tasya pra峁嘺va峁� pa峁環anti 艣ara峁� tu j墨va峁� parameva lak峁am || 42 ||
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r膩go dve峁艣ca lobha艣ca 艣okamohau bhaya峁� mada岣� |
m膩no'vam膩no's奴y膩 ca m膩y膩 hi峁僺膩 ca matsara岣� || 43 ||
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raja岣� pram膩da岣� k峁nnidr膩 艣atravastvevam膩daya岣� |
rajastama岣rak峁泃aya岣� sattvaprak峁泃aya岣� kvacit || 44 ||
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测腻惫补苍苍峁沰腻测补谤补迟丑补尘腻迟尘补惫补艣辞辫补办补濒辫补峁� |
dhatte gari峁ａ弓hacara峁嚹乺canay膩 ni艣膩tam |
j帽膩n膩simacyutabalo dadhadasta艣atru岣� |
sv膩nandatu峁ａ弓a upa艣膩nta ida峁� vijahy膩t || 45 ||
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苍辞肠别迟辫谤补尘补迟迟补尘补蝉补诲颈苍诲谤颈测补惫腻箩颈蝉奴迟腻 |
n墨tvotpatha峁� vi峁yadasyu峁 nik峁panti |
te dasyava岣� sahayas奴tamamu峁� tamo'ndhe |
sa峁僺膩rak奴pa urum峁泃yubhaye k峁panti || 46 ||
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prav峁泃ta峁� ca niv峁泃ta峁� ca dvividha峁� karma vaidikam |
膩vartate prav峁泃tena niv峁泃ten膩艣nute'm峁泃am || 47 ||
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hi峁僺ra峁� dravyamaya峁� k膩myamagnihotr膩dya艣膩ntidam |
dar艣a艣ca p奴r峁嘺m膩sa艣ca c膩turm膩sya峁� pa艣u岣� suta岣� || 48 ||
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etadi峁ａ弓a峁� prav峁泃t膩khya峁� huta峁� prahutameva ca |
p奴rta峁� sur膩lay膩r膩ma k奴p膩 j墨vy膩dilak峁峁嘺m || 49 ||
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dravyas奴k峁avip膩ka艣ca dh奴mo r膩trirapak峁ya岣� |
ayana峁� dak峁峁嘺峁� somo dar艣a o峁dhiv墨rudha岣� || 50 ||
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anna峁� reta iti k峁e艣a pit峁泍膩na峁� punarbhava岣� |
ekaika艣yen膩nup奴rva峁� bh奴tv膩 bh奴tveha j膩yate || 51 ||
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ni峁k膩di艣ma艣膩n膩ntai岣� sa峁僺k膩rai岣� sa峁僺k峁泃o dvija岣� |
indriye峁 kriy膩yaj帽膩nj帽膩nad墨pe峁 juhvati || 52 ||
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indriy膩峁噄 manasy奴rmau v膩ci vaik膩rika峁� mana岣� |
v膩ca峁� var峁嘺sam膩mn膩ye tamo峁卥膩re svare nyaset || 53 ||
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o峁僰膩ra峁� bindau n膩de ta峁� ta峁� tu pr膩峁噀 mahatyamum |
agni岣� s奴ryo div膩 pr膩h峁嘺岣� 艣uklo r膩kottara峁� svar膩峁� |
vi艣vo'tha taijasa岣� pr膩j帽asturya 膩tm膩 samanvay膩t || 54 ||
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devay膩namida峁� pr膩hurbh奴tv膩 bh奴tv膩nup奴rva艣a岣� |
膩tmay膩jyupa艣膩nt膩tm膩 hy膩tmastho na nivartate || 55 ||
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ya ete pit峁沝ev膩n膩mayane vedanirmite |
艣膩stre峁嘺 cak峁峁Ｄ� veda janastho'pi na muhyati || 56 ||
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膩d膩vante jan膩n膩峁� sadbahiranta岣� par膩varam |
j帽膩na峁� j帽eya峁� vaco v膩cya峁� tamo jyotistvaya峁� svayam || 57 ||
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膩b膩dhito'pi hy膩bh膩so yath膩 vastutay膩 sm峁泃a岣� |
durgha峁璦tv膩daindriyaka峁� tadvadarthavikalpitam || 58 ||
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k峁ty膩d墨n膩mih膩rth膩n膩峁� ch膩y膩 na katam膩pi hi |
na sa峁単h膩to vik膩ro'pi na p峁泃ha峁卬膩nvito m峁涐梗膩 || 59 ||
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dh膩tavo'vayavitv膩cca tanm膩tr膩vayavairvin膩 |
na syurhyasatyavayavinyasannavayavo'ntata岣� || 60 ||
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sy膩ts膩d峁浥泍abhramast膩vadvikalpe sati vastuna岣� |
j膩gratsv膩pau yath膩 svapne tath膩 vidhini峁dhat膩 || 61 ||
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bh膩v膩dvaita峁� kriy膩dvaita峁� dravy膩dvaita峁� tath膩tmana岣� |
vartayansv膩nubh奴tyeha tr墨nsvapn膩ndhunute muni岣� || 62 ||
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k膩ryak膩ra峁嘺vastvaikya dar艣ana峁� pa峁璦tantuvat |
avastutv膩dvikalpasya bh膩v膩dvaita峁� taducyate || 63 ||
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yadbrahma峁噄 pare s膩k峁Ｄ乼sarvakarmasamarpa峁嘺m |
manov膩ktanubhi岣� p膩rtha kriy膩dvaita峁� taducyate || 64 ||
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膩tmaj膩y膩sut膩d墨n膩manye峁Ｄ佱箖 sarvadehin膩m |
yatsv膩rthak膩mayoraikya峁� dravy膩dvaita峁� taducyate || 65 ||
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yadyasya v膩ni峁ddha峁� sy膩dyena yatra yato n峁沺a |
sa teneheta k膩ry膩峁噄 naro n膩nyairan膩padi || 66 ||
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etairanyai艣ca vedoktairvartam膩na岣� svakarmabhi岣� |
g峁沨e'pyasya gati峁� y膩y膩dr膩ja峁僺tadbhaktibh膩峁卬ara岣� || 67 ||
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yath膩 hi y奴ya峁� n峁沺adeva dustyaj膩d膩padga峁嚹乨uttarat膩tmana岣� prabho岣� |
yatp膩dapa峁卥eruhasevay膩 bhav膩nah膩r峁Ｄ玭nirjitadiggaja岣� krat奴n || 68 ||
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aha峁� pur膩bhava峁� ka艣cidgandharva upabarha峁嘺岣� |
n膩mn膩t墨te mah膩kalpe gandharv膩峁嚹佱箖 susammata岣� || 69 ||
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r奴pape艣alam膩dhurya saugandhyapriyadar艣ana岣� |
str墨峁嚹佱箖 priyatamo nitya峁� matta岣� svapuralampa峁璦岣� || 70 ||
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ekad膩 devasatre tu gandharv膩psaras膩峁� ga峁嚹佱弗 |
upah奴t膩 vi艣vas峁沢bhirharig膩thopag膩yane || 71 ||
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aha峁� ca g膩ya峁僺tadvidv膩nstr墨bhi岣� pariv峁泃o gata岣� |
j帽膩tv膩 vi艣vas峁沯astanme helana峁� 艣epurojas膩 |
y膩hi tva峁� 艣奴dra t膩m膩艣u na峁ａ弓a艣r墨岣� k峁泃ahelana岣� || 72 ||
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t膩vadd膩sy膩maha峁� jaj帽e tatr膩pi brahmav膩din膩m |
艣u艣r奴峁y膩nu峁峁単e峁嘺 pr膩pto'ha峁� brahmaputrat膩m || 73 ||
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dharmaste g峁沨amedh墨yo var峁噄ta岣� p膩pan膩艣ana岣� |
g峁沨astho yena padav墨ma帽jas膩 ny膩sin膩miy膩t || 74 ||
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y奴ya峁� n峁沴oke bata bh奴ribh膩g膩 loka峁� pun膩n膩 munayo'bhiyanti |
ye峁Ｄ佱箖 g峁沨膩n膩vasat墨ti s膩k峁Ｄ乨g奴岣峢a峁� para峁� brahma manu峁ali峁単am || 75 ||
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sa v膩 aya峁� brahma mahadvim峁沢ya kaivalyanirv膩峁嘺sukh膩nubh奴ti岣� |
priya岣� suh峁沝va岣� khalu m膩tuleya 膩tm膩rha峁嚹珁o vidhik峁沝guru艣ca || 76 ||
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na yasya s膩k峁Ｄ乨bhavapadmaj膩dibh墨 r奴pa峁� dhiy膩 vastutayopavar峁噄tam |
maunena bhaktyopa艣amena p奴jita岣� pras墨dat膩me峁 sa s膩tvat膩峁� pati岣� || 77 ||
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艣r墨艣uka uv膩ca |
iti devar峁峁嚹� prokta峁� ni艣amya bharatar峁bha岣� |
p奴jay膩m膩sa supr墨ta岣� k峁涐梗峁嘺峁� ca premavihvala岣� || 78 ||
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k峁涐梗峁嘺p膩rth膩vup膩mantrya p奴jita岣� prayayau muni岣� |
艣rutv膩 k峁涐梗峁嘺峁� para峁� brahma p膩rtha岣� paramavismita岣� || 79 ||
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iti d膩k峁Ｄ亂i峁嚹玭膩峁� te p峁泃hagva峁兣浤� prak墨rtit膩岣� |
dev膩suramanu峁膩dy膩 lok膩 yatra car膩car膩岣� || 80 ||
[Analyze grammar]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 15
Shrimad Bhagavat Maha Puranam
by (2012)
Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 768 pages.
Bhagavata Purana: With the Commentary of Sridhara Svamin
by (1999)
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; 829 pages. Edited By: Prof. J.L. Shastri
The Bhagavata Purana (5 Volumes)
by G. P. Bhatt (2011)
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; 2241 pages. Edited By: Prof. J.L. Shastri
The Srimad Bhagavata Purana: Hindi Translation and Detailed Explanation
by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (2013)
Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust; 17691 pages; 18 volumes; Sanskrit Text, Word-to-Word Meaning, Hindi Translation and Detailed Explanation
Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana in Bengali
by (2018)
Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 2035 pages.