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kathA prAraMbha
prathamo.adhyAyaH
vyAsa uvAcha
ekadA naimiShAraNye R^iShayaH shaunakAdayaH |
prapachchhurmunayaH sarve sUtaM paurANikaM khalu || 1||
R^iShaya uvAcha
vratena tapasA kiM vA prApyate vA.nchhitaM phalam |
tatsarvaM shrotumichchhAmaH kathayasva mahAmune || 2||
sUta uvAcha
nAradenaiva saMpR^iShTo bhagavAnkamalApatiH |
surarShaye yathaivAha tachchhR^iNudhvaM samAhitAH || 3||
shrI vyAsajI ne kahA\- eka samaya naimiShAraNya tIrtha meM shaunaka Adi
hajAroM R^iShi\-muniyoM ne purANoM ke mahAj~nAnI shrI sUtajI se pUchhA
ki vaha vrata\-tapa kauna sA hai, jisake karane se manavA.nchhita phala
prApta hotA hai | hama sabhI vaha sunanA chAhate haiM | kR^ipA kara sunAe.N |
shrI sUtajI bole\- aisA hI prashna nArada ne kiyA thA | jo kuchha bhagavAna
kamalApati ne kahA thA, Apa saba use sunie |
ekadA nArado yogI parAnugrahakA.nkShayA |
paryaTanvividhA.NllokAnmartyalokamupAgataH || 4||
tato dR^iShTvA janAnsarvAnnAnAkleshasamanvitAn |
nAnAyoni samutpAnnAn klishyamAnAnsvakarmabhiH || 5||
kenopAyena chaiteShAM duHkhanAsho bhaveddhruvam |
iti sa.nchintya manasA viShNulokaM gatastadA || 6||
tatra nArAyaNa.ndevaM shuklavarNachaturbhujam |
sha.nkha chakra gadA padma vanamAlA vibhUShitam || 7||
paropakAra kI bhAvanA lekara yogI nArada kaI lokoM kI yAtrA karate\-karate
mR^ityu loka meM A gae | vahA.N unho.nne dekhA ki loga bhArI kaShTa bhoga
rahe haiM | pichhale karmoM ke prabhAva se aneka yoniyoM meM utpanna
ho rahe haiM | duHkhIjanoM ko dekha nArada sochane lage ki ina prANiyoM
kA duHkha kisa prakAra dUra kiyA jAe | mana meM yahI bhAvanA rakhakara
nAradajI viShNu loka pahu.Nche | vahA.N nAradajI ne chAra bhujAdhArI
satyanArAyaNa ke darshana kie, jinho.nne sha.nkha, chakra, gadA, padma
apanI bhujAoM meM le rakhA thA aura unake gale meM vanamAlA pZa.DI thI |
dR^iShTvA taM devadevesha.nstotuM samupachakrame |
nArada uvAcha
namovA.ngamanasAtIta\- rUpAyAna.ntashak{}taye |
AdimadhyA.ntahInAya nirguNAya guNAtmane || 8||
sarveShAmAdibhUtAya bhak{}tAnAmArtinAshine |
shrutvA stotra.ntato viShNurnAradaM pratyabhAShat || 9||
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha
kimarthamAgato.asi tvaM ki.nte manasi vartate |
kathAyasva mahAbhAga tatsarvaM kathAyamite || 10||
nArada uvAcha
martyaloke janAH sarve nAnAkleshasamanvitAH |
nanAyonisamutpannAH pachyante pApakarmabhiH || 11||
nAradajI ne stuti kI aura kahA ki mana\-vANI se pare, ana.nta shak{}tidhArI,
Apako praNAma hai | Adi, madhya aura a.nta se muk{}ta sarvaAtmA ke AdikAraNa
shrI hari Apako praNAma | nAradajI kI stuti suna viShNu bhagavAna ne
pUchhA\- he nArada! tumhAre mana meM kyA hai? vaha saba mujhe batAie |
bhagavAna kI yaha vANI suna nAradajI ne kahA\- martya loka ke sabhI prANI
pUrva pApoM ke kAraNa vibhinna yoniyoM meM utpanna hokara aneka prakAra
ke kaShTa bhoga rahe haiM |
tatkathaM shamayennAtha laghUpAyena tadvad |
shrotumichchhAmi tatsarvaM kR^ipAsti yadi te mayi || 12||
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha
sAdhu pR^iShTaM tvayA vatsa lokAnugrahakA.nkShayA |
yatkR^itvA muchyate mohattachchhR^iNuShva vadAmi te || 13||
vratamasti mahatpuNyaM svarge martye cha durlabham |
tava snehAnmayA vatsa prakAshaH kriyate.adhunA || 14||
yadi Apa mujha para kR^ipAlu haiM to ina prANiyoM ke kaShTa dUra karane kA
koI chhoTA\-sA upAya batAe.N | maiM vaha sunanA chAhatA hU.N | shrI bhagavAna
bole he nArada! tuma sAdhu ho | tumane jana\-jana ke kalyANa ke lie achchhA
prashna kiyA hai | jisa vrata ke karane se vyak{}ti moha se chhUTa jAtA hai,
vaha maiM tumheM batAtA hU.N | yaha vrata svarga aura mR^ityu loka donoM
meM durlabha hai | tumhAre snehavasha meM isa vrata kA vivaraNa detA hU.N |
satyanArAyaNasyaivaM vrataM samyagvidhAnataH |
kR^itvA sadyaH sukhaM bhuk{}tvA paratra mokShamApyuyAt |
tachchhutvA bhagavadvAkyaM nArado munirabravIt || 15||
nArada uvAcha
kiM phalaM kiM vidhAnaM cha kR^itaM kenaiva tadvratam |
tatsarvaM vistarAd brUhi kadA kAryaM hi tadvratam || 16||
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha
duHkhashokAdimana.ndhanadhAnyapravardhanam || 17||
saubhAgyasantatikaraM sarvatravijayapradam |
yasminkasmindine martyo bhak{}ti shraddhAsamanvitaH || 18||
satyanArAyaNa kA vrata vidhipUrvaka karane se tatkAla sukha milatA hai
aura a.ntataH mokSha kA adhikAra milatA hai | shrI bhagavAna ke vachana
suna nArada ne kahA ki prabhu isa vrata kA phala kyA hai? ise kaba aura
kaise dhAraNa kiyA jAe aura ise kisa\-kisa ne kiyA hai | shrI bhagavAna
ne kahA duHkha\-shoka dUra karane vAlA, dhana bZa.DhAne vAlA | saubhAgya
aura sa.ntAna kA dAtA, sarvatra vijaya dilAne vAlA shrI satyanArAyaNa
vrata manuShya kisI bhI dina shraddhA bhak{}ti ke sAtha kara sakatA hai |
satyanArAyaNaM devaM yajechchaiva nishAmukhe |
brAhmaNairbAndhavaishchaiva sahito dharmatatparaH || 19||
naivedyaM bhak{}tito dadyAtsapAdaM bhakShyamuttamam |
raMbhAphalaM ghR^itaM kShIraM godhUmamasya cha chUrNakam || 20||
abhAveshAlichUrNaM vA sharkarA vA guDastathA |
sapAdaM sarvabhakShyANi chaikIkR^itya nivedayet || 21||
viprAya dakShiNAM dadyAtkathAM shrutvAjanaiH saha |
tatashchabandhumiH sArdhaM viprA.nshcha pratibhojayet || 22||
sAya.nkAla dharmarata ho brAhmaNa ke sahayoga se aura ba.ndhu bA.ndhava
sahita shrI satyanArAyaNa kA pUjana kareM | bhak{}tipUrvaka khAne yogya
uttama prasAda (savAyA) leM | yaha prasAda kele, ghI, dUdha, gehU.N ke ATe
se banA ho | yadi gehU.N kA ATA na ho, to chAvala kA ATA aura shakara ke
sthAna para gu.Da milA deM | saba milAkara savAyA banA naivedya arpita
kareM | isake bAda kathA suneM, prasAda leM, brAhmaNoM ko dakShiNA deM
aura isake pashchAta ba.ndhu\-bA.ndhavoM sahita brAhmaNoM ko bhojana karAe.N |
prasAdaM bhakShayabhdak{}tyA nR^ityagItAdikaM charet |
tatashcha svagR^ihaM gachchhetsatyanArAyaNaM smaran || 23||
eva.nkR^ite manuShyANAM vA.nchhAsiddhirbhaved dhruvam |
visheShataH kaliyuge laghUpAya.asti bhUtale || 24||
prasAda pA lene ke bAda kIrtana Adi kareM aura phira bhagavAna
satyanArAyaNa kA smaraNa karate hue svajana apane\-apane ghara jAe.N | aise
vrata\-pUjana karane vAle kI manokAmanA avashya pUrI hogI | kaliyuga meM
visheSha rUpa se yaha chhoTA\-sA upAya isa    pR^ithvI para sulabha hai |
|| iti shrIskanda purANe revAkhaNDe
satyanArAyaNa vrata kathAyAM prathamo.adhyAyaH samAptaH ||
dvitIyo.adhyAyaH
sUta uvAcha
athAnyatsaMpravakShyAmi kR^itaM yena purA dvija |
kashchit kAshIpure ramye hyAsIdvipro.atinirdhanaH || 1||
kShuttR^iDbhyAM vyAkulo bhUtvA nityaM babhrAma bhUtale |
duHkhitaM brAhmaNaM dR^iShTvA bhagavAnbrAhmaNapriyaH || 2||
vR^iddhabrAhmaNarUpastaM paprachchha dvijamAdarAt |
kimarthaM bhramase vipra mahIM nityaM sudaHkhitaH
tatsarvaM shrotumichchhAmi kathyatAM dvijasattama || 3||
sUtajI ne kahA\- isa vrata ko pahale kisane kiyA? aba maiM Apako sunAtA
hU.N | bahuta ramaNIya kAshIpurI meM eka nirdhana brAhmaNa rahatA thA |
vaha bhUkha\-pyAsa se dukhita yahA.N\-vahA.N bhaTakatA rahatA thA | isa
brAhmaNa ko duHkhI dekha eka dina bhagavAna ne svayaM eka bU.Dhe brAhmaNa
kA vesha dhAraNa kara, isa brAhmaNa se Adara ke sAtha prashna kiyA | he
vipra! tuma sadA hI duHkhI raha pR^ithvI para kyoM bhaTakate rahate ho |
maiM yaha jAnanA chAhatA hU.N |
brAhmaNa uvAcha
brAhmaNo.ati daridro.ahaM bhikShAthaM vai bhrame mahIm || 4||
upAyaM yadi jAnAsi kR^ipayA kathaya prabho |
vR^iddhabrAhmaNa uvAcha
satyanArAyaNo viShNurvA.nchhitArthaphalapradaH || 5||
tasya tvaM pUjanaM vipra kurUShva vratamuttamam |
yatkR^itvA sarvadukhebhyo muk{}to bhavati mAnavaH || 6||
vidhAnaM cha vratasyApi viprAyAbhAShya yatnataH |
satyanArAyaNo vR^iddhastatraivAntaradhIyat || 7||
tadvrataM sa.nkariShyAmi yaduk{}taMbrAhmaNena vai |
iti sa.nchi.ntya vipro.asau rAtrau nidrAM na labdhavAn || 8||
nirdhana brAhmaNa ne uttara diyA ki vaha atya.nta nirdhana brAhmaNa hai |
aura bhikShA ke lie pR^ithvI para bhaTakatA hai | agara Apa isa nirdhanatA
ko miTAne kA upAya jAnate hoM to kR^ipayA batAe.N | bU.Dhe brAhmaNa ne
kahA ki satyanArAyaNa svarUpa viShNu, mana chAhA phala dete haiM | ataH
vipra tuma unakA uttama vrata\-pUjana karo | aisA vrata\-pUjana karane se
manuShyoM ke saba duHkha dUra ho jAte haiM | satya vrata kA vidhAna ThIka
taraha batAkara vR^iddha brAhmaNa banakara Ae bhagavAna satyanArAyaNa
a.ntardhyAna ho gae | nirdhana brAhmaNa ne kahA ki vaha bU.Dhe brAhmaNa
dvArA batAyA vrata karegA | isI vichAra ke kAraNa use rAtri meM nI.nda
nahIM AI |
tataH prAtaH samutthAya satyanArAyaNavratam |
kariShya iti sa.nkalpya bhikShArthamagamad dvijaH || 9||
tasminneva dine vipraH prachuraM dravyamAptavAn |
tenaiva bandhubhiH sArdhaM satyasya bratamAcharat || 10||
sarvaduHkhavinirmuk{}taH sarvasaMpatsamanvitaH |
babhUva sa dvijashreShTho vratasyAsya prabhAvataH || 11||
tataH prabhR^iti kAlaM chama mAsi vrataM kR^itam |
evaM nArAyaNevekatima vrataM kR^itvA dvijottamaH || 12||
sarvapApavinirmuk{}to durlabhaM mokShamAptavAn |
vratamasya yadA viprAH pR^ithivyAM sa.nkariShyati || 13||
dUsare dina vaha yaha sa.nkalpa lekara ki maiM shrI satyanArAyaNa kA
vrata karU.NgA bhikShA mA.Ngane nikalA | usa dina bhikShA meM nirdhana
brAhmaNa ko bZa.DI mAtrA meM dAna prApta huA | isI dhana se brAhmaNa ne
apane ba.ndhu\-bA.ndhava sahita shrI satyanArAyaNa bhagavAna kA vrata kiyA |
vrata ke prabhAva se duHkha se muk{}ti pAkara vaha sampattivAna ho gayA |
taba se vaha brAhmaNa hara mAha satyanArAyaNa vrata karatA rahA | saba
pApoM se muk{}ta ho, mokSha ko prApta huA |
tadaiva sarvaduHkhaM tu manujasya vinashyati |
evaM nArAyaNenok{}taM nAradAya mahAtmane || 14||
mayA tatkathitaM viprAH kimanyatkathayAmi vaH |
R^iShayaH uvAcha
tasmAdviprAchchhutaM kena pR^ithivyAM charitaM mune |
tatsarvaM shrotumichchhAmaH shraddhA.asmAkaM prajAyate || 15||
sUta uvAcha
shrR^iNudhvaM munayaH sarve vrataM yena kR^itaM bhuvi |
ekadA sa dvijavaro yathAvibhavavistArai || 16||
bandhubhiH svajanaiH sArdhaM vrataM kartuM samudyataH |
etasminna.ntare kAle kAShThakretA samAgamat || 17||
he vipra! pR^ithvI para jo koI bhI isa vrata ko karegA, usake sabhI
duHkha naShTa ho.nge | shrIman nArAyaNa ne yahI shrI nAradajI se kahA
thA | shrI sUtajI bole yaha saba to mai.nne kahA aba aura kyA bolU.N |
taba R^iShigaNa bole ki isa brAhmaNa se sunakara yaha satyavrata aura
kisane kiyA hai | yaha jAnane kI hamArI ichchhA hai | sUtajI bole\- achchhA
R^iShiyoM anya jina logoM ne yaha vrata kiyA, unake bAre meM suno | yahI
brAhmaNa paryApta dhana A jAne ke kAraNa eka bAra satyanArAyaNa kA vrata
kara rahA thA ki eka laqa.DahArA AyA |
bahiHkAShThaM cha sa.nsthApya viprasya gR^ihamAyayau |
tR^iShNAyA pIDitAtmA cha dR^iShTvA vipraM kR^itavratam || 18||
praNipatya dvijaM prAha kimidaM tvayA |
kR^ite kiM phalamApnoti vistarAdvada me prabho || 19||
vipra uvAcha
satyanArAyaNesyedaM vrataM sarvepsitapradam |
tasya prasAdAnme sarvaM dhanadhAnyAdikaM mahat || 20||
tasmAdetadvrataM j~nAtvA kAShThakretA.atiharShitaH |
papau jalaM prasAdaM cha bhuk{}tvA cha nagaraM yayau || 21||
laqa.DI kA bojhA bAhara rakha pyAsa miTAne vaha brAhmaNa ke ghara meM
gayA | usane brAhmaNa ko vrata karate dekhA | brAhmaNa ko praNAma kara usa
laqa.DahAre ne pUchhA ki he prabho! Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? isa pUjana kA
kyA phala hai? vistArase kaheM | brAhmaNa ne uttara diyA ki manavA.nchchhita
sabhI phaloM ko dene vAlA yaha satyanArAyaNa kA vrata hai | inhIM kI kR^ipA
se merA yaha dhana\-dhAnya hai | yaha jAna laqa.DahArA bahuta prasanna
huA aura prasAda le, jala pI, laqa.DI bechane shahara meM chalA gayA |
satyanArAyaNa.ndevaM manasA.asauchintayataM |
kAShTha.nvikrayato grAme prApyate chAdyayaddhanam || 22||
tenaiva satyadevasya kariShye vratamuttamam |
iti sa.nchintya manasA kAShThaM dhR^itvA tu mastake || 23||
jagAmanagare ramye dhaninAM yatra sa.nsthitiH |
taddine kAShThamUlyaM cha dviguNaM prAptavAnasau || 24||
tataH prasannahR^idayaH supakvaM kadalIphalam |
sharkarAghR^itadugdhaM cha gaudhUmasya cha chUrNakam || 25||
laqa.DI kA bojhA sira para lekara usane vichAra kiyA ki ina laki.DayoM
ke bechane para Aja jo dhana milegA, usase vaha satyanArAyaNa kA
pUjana karegA | vaha satyanArAyaNa kA uttama vrata karegA yaha mana meM
vichAra kara laqa.DahAre ne laqa.DI kA bojha sira para dhAraNa kiyA aura
nikala pZa.DA | vaha dhanavAna logoM kI bastI meM gayA, jahA.N use apanI
laki.DayoM kI dUnI kImata milI | taba vaha prasanna hokara pake kele,
shakara, ghI, dUdha aura gehU.N kA ATA savAyA banavAkara apane ghara
le AyA |
kR^itvaikatra sapAdaM cha gR^ihItvA svagR^ihaM yayau |
tato bandhUn samAhUya chakAra vidhinA vratam || 26||
tadvratasya prabhAveNa dhanaputrAnvito.abhavat |
iha loke sukhaM bhuk{}tvA chA.nte satyapuraM yayau || 27||
vahA.N apane bhAI\-ba.ndhuoM ke sAtha milakara vidhipUrvaka vrata kiyA |
vrata ke prabhAva se vaha putravAna, dhanavAna banA aura isa loka meM
sukha bhogakara a.nta meM satyanArAyaNa ke loka meM gayA |
|| iti shrIskanda purANe revAkhaNDe
satyanArAyaNa vrata kathAyAM dvitIyo.adhyAyaH samAptaH ||
tR^itIyo.adhyAyaH
sUta uvAcha
punaragre pravakShyAmi shrR^iNudhvaM munisattamAH |
purA ulkAmukho nAma nR^ipashchAsInmahAmatiH || 1||
jitendriyaHsatyavAdI yayau devAlayaMprati |
dinedine dhanaM dattvA dvijAnsa.ntoShayanmudhIH || 2||
bhAryAtasya pramugdhA cha sarojavadanA satI |
bhadrashIlA nadI tIre satyasya vratamAcharat || 3||
etasminnantare tatra sAdhurekaH samAgataH |
vANijyArthaM bahudhanairanekaiH paripUritaH || 4||
sUtajI bole\- muniyoM! aba hama Age kI kathA sunAte haiM | sabhI uttama muni
shravaNa kareM | pUrva samaya meM ulkAmukha nAma kA buddhimAna rAjA thA |
vaha jitendriya evaM satyavAdI thA | vaha nitya devAlayoM meM jAtA aura
dAna\-dakShiNA dvArA brAhmaNoM ko sa.ntuShTa rakhatA thA | usakI kamala
jaise mukhavAlI satI rAnI thI | ye rAjA\-rAnI bhadrashIlA nadI ke taTa
para satyanArAyaNa kA vrata kara rahe the | aise samaya meeM sAdhu nAma
kA eka vaishya dhana\-dhAnya se bharI nAva le vahA.N pahu.NchA |
nAvaM sa.nsthApya tattIre jagAma nR^ipatiM prati |
dR^iShTvA sa vratinaM bhUpaM prapachchha vinayAnvitaH || 5||
sAdhurUvAcha
kimidaM kurUShe rAjanbhak{}tiyuk{}tena chetasA |
prakAshaM kurU tatsarvaM shrotumichchhAmi sAMpratam || 6||
rAjovAcha
pUjanaM kriyate sAdho viShNoratulatejasaH |
vrataM cha svajanaiH sArdhaM putrAdyA vAptikAmyayA || 7||
bhUpasya vachanaM shrutvA sAdhuH provAcha sAdaram |
sarvaM kathaya me rAjankariShye.ahaM tavoditam || 8||
vaishya nAva ko kinAre para lagA, satyavrata kara rahe rAjA ko dekhA |
usa vaishya ne vinayapUrvaka rAjA se prashna kiyA | sAdhu nAmaka vaishya
bolA\- `he rAjana Apa bhak{}ti ke sAtha kyA kara rahe haiM | maiM yaha sunanA
chAhatA hU.N'| rAjA bolA\- `he sAdhu nAmaka vaishya! hama ba.ndhu\-bA.ndhavoM
ke sAtha viShNu bhagavAna sama tejasvI shrI satyanArAyaNa kA vrata aura
pUjana putrAdi kI prApti ke lie kara rahe haiM'| rAjA ke vachana sunakara
sAdhu ne vinayapUrvaka kahA\-`Apa isa vrata ke saMba.ndha meM sArA vidhAna
mujhe bhI kahie | maiM bhI yaha vrata karU.NgA'
mamApi santatirnAsti hyetasmAjjAyate dhruvam |
tato nivR^itya vANijyAtsAna.ndo gR^ihamAgataH || 9||
bhAryAyai kathitaM sarvaM vrataM sa.ntatidAyakam |
tadA vrataM kariShyAmi yadA me sa.ntatirbhavet || 10||
iti lIlAvatIM prAha patnIM sAdhuH sa sattamaH |
ekasmindivase tasyabhAryA lIlAvatI satI || 11||
bhatR^iryuk{}tAna.ndachittA.abhavaddharma\-parAyaNA |
rgabhiNI sAbhavattasya bhAryA satyaprasAdataH || 12||
dashame mAsi vai tasyAH kanyA ratnamajAyata |
dine dine sA vavR^idhe shuklapakShe yathA shashI || 13||
mere bhI koI sa.ntAna nahIM hai | kyA isa vrata ke prabhAva se mere ghara
bhI sa.ntAna hogI? isake bAda vaha khushI\-khushI apane ghara AyA | ghara
Akara usane apanI patnI se sabakuchha kahA | sAdhu bolA yadi hamAre ghara
sa.ntAna hogI to hama bhI satyanArAyaNa kA vrata kare.nge | pativratA strI
lIlAvatI aisA sunakara bahuta Ana.ndita huI | satyanArAyaNa ke prasAda
se sa.nsAravAsiyoM kI taraha vaha bhI garbhavatI huI | dasaveM mahIne meM
lIlAvatI ne eka kanyA ko janma diyA | yaha kanyA cha.ndramA kI kalA kI
taraha dina\-dina bZa.Dhane lagI |
nAmnAkalAvatI cheti tannAmakaraNaM kR^itam |
tato lIlAvatI prAha svAminaM madhuraM vachaH || 14||
na karoShi kimarthaM vai purA sa.nkalpitavratam |
sAdhurUvAcha
vivAha samaye tvasyA kariShyAmi vrataM priye || 15||
iti bhAryAM samAshvAsya jagAma nagaraM prati |
tataH kalAvatI kanyA vavR^idhe pitR^iveshmani || 16||
dR^iShTvA kanyA.ntataH sAdhurnagare sakhibhiH saha |
ma.ntrayitvA drutaM dUtaM preShayAmAsa dharmavit || 17||
vivAhArthaM cha kanyAyAH varaM shreShTha.nvichAraya |
tenAj~naptashcha dUto.asau kA.nchanaM nagaraM yayau || 18||
isa kanyA kA nAma kalAvatI rakhA gayA | aba lIlAvatI ne apane pati
se madhura vachana kahe | he svAmI! Apa pahale kie sa.nkalpa ke anusAra
satyanArAyaNa bhagavAna kA vrata kyoM nahIM karate | sAdhu nAmaka vaishya
bolA\- priye! kanyA ke vivAha ke samaya yaha vrata kara le.nge | itanA
kahakara vaha vaishyanagara ko chalA | idhara kalAvatI kanyA pitA ke ghara
rahakara bZa.DI hone lagI | eka dina sAdhu nAmaka vaishya ne apanI kanyA ko
saheliyoM ke sAtha nagara meM dekhA | dharma\-maryAdA ko jAnane vAle sAdhu
vaishya ne tatkAla vichAra kara kanyA ke yogya shreShTha vara khojane hetu
dUta bheje | vaishya kI Aj~nA pAkara dUta susampanna kA.nchana nagara gae |
tasmAdekaM vaNikputraM samAdAyAgato hi saH |
dR^iShTvA tu su.ndaraM bAlaM vaNikputraM guNAnvitam || 19||
j~nAtibhirbandhubhiH sArdhaM parituShTena chetasA |
dattAvAnsAdhu putrAya kanyAM vidhividhAnataH || 20||
tato.abhAgyavashAttena vismR^itaM vratamuttamam |
vivAhasamaye tasyAstenarUShTo.abhavatprabhuH || 21||
tataH kAlenakiyatA nija karmavishAradaH |
vANijyAyagataH shIghraM jAmAtR^isahito vaNik || 22||
ratnasArapure ramye gatvA si.ndhusamIpataH |
vANijyamakarotsAdhurjAmAtrA shrImatA saha || 23||
vahA.N se bZa.DA guNavAna, su.ndara vaishya putra, kanyA ke yogya
vara dekhA aura use le Ae | vaishya putra ko dekha sAdhu vaishya
apane parichita, ba.ndhu\-bA.ndhavoM sahita sa.ntuShTa huA | apanI kanyA
kA vidhipUrvaka vivAha usI ke sAtha kara diyA | lekina durbhAgyavasha
usa samaya vaha sAdhu nAmaka vaishya satyanArAyaNa vrata ko bhUla gayA |
pariNAmasvarUpa shrI satyanArAyaNa bhagavAna rUShTa ho gae | kuchha samaya
bItA | apane kAma meM hoshiyAra dhanika vaishya apane jAmAtA ko sAtha
le shIghra vyApAra ke lie chala pZa.DA | vaha samudra ke pAsa su.ndara
ratnasAra nagara meM gayA | vahA.N jAkara vaha dhanavAna vaishya apane
jAmAtA ke sAtha vyApAra karane lagA |
tau gatau nagare ramye cha.ndraketonR^irpasya cha |
etasminneva kAle tu satyanArAyaNaH prabhuH || 24||
bhraShTapratij~namAlokya shApaM tasmai pradattavAn |
dArUNaM kaThinaM chAsya mahadduHkhaM bhaviShyati || 25||
ekasmindivase rAj~no dhanamAdAya taskaraH |
tatraiva chAgatashchauro vaNijau yatra sa.nsthitau || 26||
tatpashchAddhAvakAndUtAndR^iShTavA bhItena chetasA |
dhana.nsa.nsthApya tatraiva satushIghramalakShitaH || 27||
tatodUtaH samAyAtA yatrAste sajjano vaNik |
dR^iShTvA nR^ipadhanaM tatra baddhbA.a.anatau vaNiksutau || 28||
isa su.ndara nagara kA rAjA cha.ndraketu thA | usa samaya satyanArAyaNa
prabhu ne pratij~nA se bhraShTa hone vAle vaishya ko kaThina shApa diyA |
ki vaishya bahuta kaShTa ko prApta kare | eka dina rAjA kI saMpatti
churAkara chora usa sthAna para AyA jahA.N vaishya aura usakA dAmAda
Thahare the | rAjA ke dUtoM ko apanA pIchhA karate dekha chora Darakara,
dhana vahIM chho.Da bhAga gayA | pIchhe dau.Date rAjA ke dUtoM ne rAjA
kI saMpatti ko vahA.N dekhA aura donoM vaishyoM ko ba.ndI banAkara rAjA
ke pAsa le gae |
harSheNa dhAvamAnAshcha prochunR^irpasamIpataH |
taskarau dvau samAnItau vilokyAj~nApaya prabho || 29||
rAj~nA.a.aj~naptAstataH shIghraM dR^iDhaM baddhvA tu tAvubhau |
sthApitau dvau mahAdurge kArAre.avichArataH || 30||
mAyayA satyadevasya na shrutaM kaistayorvachaH |
atastayordhanaM rAj~nA gR^ihItaM cha.ndraketunA || 31||
tachchhApAchcha tayorgehe bhAryA chaivAtiduHkhitA |
chaureNApahR^itaM sarvaM gR^ihe yachcha sthitaM dhanam || 32||
AdhivyAdhisamAyak{}tA kShutpipAsAtiduHkhitA |
annachi.ntAparA bhUtvA babhrAma cha gR^ihe gR^ihe |
kalAvatI tu kanyA.api babhrAma prativAsaram || 33||
rhaShita hokara dUta rAjA se bole ki ve do chora lAe haiM | Apa unake
lie Aj~nA deM | rAjA kI Aj~nA se shIghra hI unheM ba.ndI banAkara, binA
vichAra kie jela meM DAla diyA | shrI satyanArAyaNa kI mAyA se vaishyoM
kI bAta kisI ne nahIM sunI | rAjA cha.ndraketu ne vaishyoM kA sArA dhana
chhIna liyA | shApavasha vaishya kI patnI bhI bahuta duHkhI ho gaI |
ghara kI saMpatti chora le gae | vaishya kI strI sharIra se rUgNa, mana
meM chi.ntA lie, bhUkha se duHkhI, anna pAne ke lie ghara\-ghara bhaTakane
lagI | isI prakAra kalAvatI kanyA bhI |
ekasmindivase yAtA kShudhArtA dvijamandiram |
gatvA.apashyad vrataM tatra satyanArAyaNasya cha || 34||
upavishya kathAM shrutvA varaM rprAthitavatyapi |
prasAdabhakShaNaM kR^itvA yayau rAtrau gR^ihaM prati || 35||
mAtA kalAvatIM kanyAM kathayAmAsa premataH |
putri rAtrau sthitA kutra kiM te manasi vartate || 36||
kanyA kalAvatI prAha mAtaraM prati satvaram |
dvijAlayaM vrataM mAtadR^irShTaM vA.nchhita siddhidam || 37||
eka dina bhUkhI\-pyAsI beTI kalAvatI eka brAhmaNa ke ghara gaI, jahA.N
usane satyanArAyaNa kA vrata pUjana hote dekhA | usane vahA.N baiThakara
kathA sunI tathA prasAda lekara rAtri ko apane ghara lauTI | ghara jAne
para kalAvatI se usakI mAtA ne premapUrvaka kahA ki beTI rAta meM kahA.N
rahI | tere mana meM hai kyA? kalAvatI ne tatkAla mA.N se kahA ki mAtA
mai.nne brAhmaNa ke ghara para manokAmanA pUrNa karane vAlA vrata hote
dekhA hai | maiM vahIM thI |
tachchhutvA kanyakAvAkyaM vrataM kartaMu samudyatA |
sA mudA tu vaNigbhAryA satyanArAyaNasya cha || 38||
vrataM chakre saiva sAdhvI bandhubhiHsvajanai saha |
bhatR^irjAmAtarau kShipramAgachchhetAM svamAshramam || 39||
aparAdhaM cha me bharturjAmAtuH kSha.ntumarhasi |
vratenAnena tuShTo.asau satyanArAyaNaH prabhuH || 40||
darshayAmAsa svapnaM hI cha.ndraketuM nR^ipottamam |
bandinau mochaya prAtarvaNijau nR^ipasattama || 41||
deyaM dhanaM cha tatsarvaM gR^ihItaM yattvayA.adhunA |
no chettvAM nAshayiShyAmi sarAjya dhanaputrakam || 42||
kanyA ke vachana sunakara vaishya kI patnI tatkAla satyanArAyaNa kA vrata
karane ko taiyAra ho gaI | sAdhvI lIlAvatI ne apane ba.ndhu\-bA.ndhavoM ke
sAtha vrata kiyA aura mA.NgA ki mere pati aura dAmAda ghara lauTa Ae.N |
lIlAvatI ne prArthanA kI ki satyanArAyaNa prabhu usake pati aura dAmAda
ke aparAdha kShamA kareM | isa vrata ke prabhAva svarUpa, satyanArAyaNa
bhagavAna prasanna hue | rAjA cha.ndraketu ko svapna diyA ki vaha savere
hI do vaishyoM ko muk{}ta kara de | chhInA huA unakA dhana lauTA de | yadi
aisA nahIM kiyA gayA to ve dhana aura putroM sahita rAjA ke rAjya kA
nAsha kara de.nge |
evamAbhAShyarAjAnaM dhyAnagamyo.abhavatprabhuH |
tataH prabhAtasamaye rAjA cha svajanaiH saha || 43||
upavishya sabhAmadhye prAha svapnaM janaM prati |
baddhau mahAjanau shIghraM mochaya dvau vaNiksutau || 44||
iti rAj~no vachaH shrutvA mochayitvA mahAjanau |
samAnIya nR^ipasyAgre prAhuste vinayAnvitAH || 45||
AnItau dvau vaNikyaputrau muk{}tau nigaDaba.ndhanAt |
tato mahAjanau natvA cha.ndraketuM nR^ipottam || 46||
smara.ntau pUrvavR^ittA.ntaM nochaturbhayavihvalau |
rAjAvaNiksutau vIkShya vachaH provAcha sAdaram || 47||
itanA batAne ke bAda shrI bhagavAna kI svapna vANI mauna ho gaI |
prAtaHkAla rAjA ne apane svajanoM evaM sabhAsadoM ko svapna ke saMba.ndha
meM batAyA | aura Adesha diyA ki ba.ndI vaishyoM ko tatkAla chho.Da
diyA jAe | rAjA kI Aj~nA pAkara rAjA ke sipAhI vinamra bhAva se donoM
vaishya putroM ko ba.ndhana ke binA rAjA ke samIpa lAe | donoM vaishyoM ne
cha.ndraketu ko namaskAra kiyA | pichhalI dashA ke Dara se vyAkula vaishya
putra kuchha nahIM bole | rAjA ne donoM vaishyoM ko dekha Adara se bolA |
devAtprAptaM mahadduHkhamidAnIM nAsti vai bhayam |
datA nigaDasa.ntyAgaM kShaura karmAdyakArayat || 48||
vastrAla.nkAraka.ndattvA pAritoShya nR^ipashcha tau |
puraskR^itya vaNikputrau vachamAtoShayadbhR^isham || 49||
purAnItaM tuyaddravyaM dviguNIkR^itya dattavAn |
provAja tau tato rAjA gachchha sAdho nijAshramam || 50||
rAjAnaM praNipatyAha ga.ntavyaM tvatprasAdataH |
ityuk{}tvA tau mahAvaishyau jagmatuH sva gR^ihaM prati || 51||
bhAgya ne Apako yaha kaShTa diyA hai | aba Darane kI bAta nahIM hai |
isake bAda vaishyoM kI bei.DayA.N kaTavAkara unakI hajAmata banavAI |
taba vastra gahane Adi se unheM puraskR^ita kiyA tathA prasanna kiyA |
apane shabdoM se bhI unakA sa.ntoSha kiyA | jo dhana vaishyoM kA chhInA
thA vaha duganA kara lauTA diyA | rAjA ne kahA he sAdhu vaishya tuma
aba apane ghara jAo | donoM vaishyoM ne rAjA ko praNAma kiyA aura kahA
ki ApakI kR^ipA se hama apane ghara lauTa jAe.Nge | isa prakAra donoM
vaishya apane ghara ke lie chala pZa.De |
|| iti shrIskanda purANe revAkha.nDe
satyanArAyaNa vrata kathAyAM tR^itIyo.adhyAyaH samAptaH ||
chaturtho.adhyAyaH
sUta uvAcha
yAtrAM tu kR^itavAn sAdhurma.ngalAyanarpUvikAm |
brAhmaNebhyo dhanaM dattvA tadA tu nagaraM yayau ||1|
kiyaddUraM gate sAdhau satyanArAyaNaH prabhuH |
jij~nAsAM kR^itavAn sAdhau kimasti tava nausthitam || 2||
tato mahAjanau mattau helayA cha prahasya vai |
kathaM pR^ichchhasi bho da.nDin mudrAM netuM kimachchhasi || 3||
latA patrAdikaM chaiva vartate taraNau mama |
niShThuraM cha vachaH shrutvA satyaM bhavatu te vachaH || 4||
sUtajI bole\- sAdhu nAmaka vaishya ma.ngala smaraNa kara brAhmaNoM ko dAna
dakShiNA de, apane ghara kI ora chalA | abhI kuchha dUra hI sAdhu chalA
thA ki bhagavAna satyanArAyaNa ne sAdhu vaishya kI manovR^itti jAnane ke
uddeshya se, da.nDI kA vesha dhara, vaishya se prashna kiyA ki usakI nAva
meM kyA hai | saMpatti meM masta sAdhu ne ha.Nsakara kahA ki da.nDI svAmI
kyA tumheM mudrA (rUpae) chAhie | merI nAva maMe to latA\-patra hI haiM |
aise niThura vachana suna shrI satyanArAyaNa bhagavAna bole ki tumhArA
kahA sacha ho |
evamuk{}tvA gataH shIghraM da.nDI tasya samIpataH |
kiyad dUraM tato gatvA sthitaH sindhusamIpataH || 5||
gate da.nDini sAdhushcha kR^itanityakriyastadA |
utthitAM taraNiM dR^iShTvA vismayaM paramaM yayau || 6||
dR^iShTvA latAdikaM chaiva rmUchchhitonyapa tadbhuvi |
labdhasa.nj~novaNikputrastatanishchantAnvito.abhavat || 7||
tadA tu duhitaH kAnto vachana.nchedamabravIt |
kimarthaM kriyate shokaHshApo dattashcha da.nDinA || 8||
shakyate tena sarvaM hi kartuM chAtra na sa.nshayaH |
atastachchharaNa.nyAmo vA~nchhitArtho bhaviShyati || 9||
itanA kaha da.nDI vaishya kuchha dUra samudra ke hI kinAre baiTha gae |
da.nDI svAmI ke chale jAne para sAdhu vaishya ne dekhA ki nAva halkI
aura uThI huI chala rahI hai | vaha bahuta chakita huA | usane nAva meM
latA\-patra hI dekhe to rmUchchhita ho pR^ithvI para gira pZa.DA | hosha
Ane para vaha chi.ntA karane lagA | taba usake dAmAda ne kahA aise shoka
kyoM karate ho | yaha da.nDI svAmI kA shApa hai | ve da.nDI sarvasamartha
haiM isameM sa.nshaya nahIM hai | unakI sharaNa maMe jAne se manavA.nchhita
phala milegA |
jAmAturvachanaM shrutvA tatsakAshaM gatastadA |
dR^iShTvA cha da.nDinaM bhak{}tyA natvA provAja sAdaram || 10||
kShamasva chAparAdhaM me yaduk{}taM tava sannidho |
evaM punaH punarnatvA mahAshokAkulo.abhavat || 11||
provAcha vachanaM da.nDI vilapanta.nvilokya cha |
mA rodIH shR^iNu madvAkyaM mama pUjAbahirmukhaH || 12||
mamAj~nayA cha durbuddhe labdhaM duHkhaM muhurmuhuH |
tachchhutvAbhagavadvAkyaM stuti kartuM samudyataH || 13||
sAdhU uvAcha
tvashvAyAmohitAH sarve brAhmAdyAstridivaukasaH |
na jAna.nti guNan rUpaM tavAshcharyamidaM prabho || 14||
dAmAda kA kahanA mAna, vaishya da.nDI svAmI ke pAsa gayA | da.nDI svAmI ko
praNAma kara sAdara bolA | jo kuchha mai.nne Apase kahA thA use kShamA kara
deM | aisA kaha vaha bAra\-bAra namana kara mahAshoka se vyAkula ho gayA |
vaishya ko rote dekha da.nDI svAmI ne kahA mata roo | suno! tuma merI pUjA
ko bhUlate ho | he kubuddhi vAle! merI Aj~nA se tumheM bArabAra duHkha huA
hai | vaishya stuti karane lagA | sAdhu bolA\- prabhu ApakI mAyA se brahmAdi
bhI mohita hue haiM | ve bhI Apake adbhuta rUpa guNoM ko nahIM jAnate |
mUDho.aha.ntvAM kathaM jAne mohitastava mAyayA |
prasIda pUjayiShyAmi yathA vibhavavistaraiH || 15||
purA vittaM cha tatsarvaM trAhi mAm sharaNAgatam |
shrutvA bhak{}tiyutaM vAkyaM parituShTo janArdanaH || 16||
varaM cha vA.nchhitaM dattvA tatraivA.ntardadhe hariH |
tato nAvaM samArUhya dR^iShTvA vittaprapUritAm || 17||
kR^ipayA satyadevasya saphalaM vA.nchhitaM mama |
ityuk{}tvA svajanaiH sArdhaM pUjAM kR^itvA yathAvidhiH || 18||
harSheNa chAbhavatpUrNaH satyadevaprasAdataH |
nAvaM sa.nyojyayatnena svadeshagamanaM kR^itam || 19||
he prabhu! mujha para prasanna hoie | maiM mAyA se bhramita mU.Dha
Apako kaise pahachAna sakatA hU.N | kR^ipayA prasanna hoie | maiM apanI
sAmarthya se ApakA pUjana karU.NgA | dhana jaisA pahale thA vaisA kara
deM | maiM sharaNa meM hU.N | rakShA kIjie | bhak{}tiyuk{}ta vAkyoM ko suna
janArdana sa.ntuShTa hue | vaishya ko usakA manachAhA vara dekara bhagavAna
a.ntardhAna hue | taba vaishya nAva para AyA aura use dhana se bharA dekhA |
satyanArAyaNa kI kR^ipA se merI manokAmanA pUrNa huI hai, yaha kahakara
sAdhu vaishya ne apane sabhI sAthiyoM ke sAtha shrI satyanArAyaNa kI
vidhipUrvaka pUjA kI | bhagavAna satyadeva kI kR^ipA prApta kara sAdhu
bahuta prasanna huA | nAva chalane yogya banA apane desha kI ora chala
pZa.DA |
sAdhurjAmAtaraM prAha pashya ratnapurIM mama |
dUtaM cha preShayAmAsa nijavittasya rakShakam || 20||
tato.asau nagaraM gatvA sAdhubhAryAM vilokya cha |
provAcha vA.nchhitaM vAkyaM natvA baddhA.njalistadA || 21||
nikaTe narasyaiva jAmAtrA sahito vaNik |
Agato bandhuvargeshcha vittaishcha bahubhiryutaH || 22||
shrutvA dUtamukhAdvAkyaM mahAharShavatI satI |
satyapUjAM tataH kR^itvA provAcha tanujAM prati || 23||
vrajAmi shIghramAgachchha sAdhusa.ndarshanAya cha |
iti mAtR^ivachaH shrutvA vrataM kR^itvA samApya cha || 24||
apane gR^iha nagara ke nikaTa vaishya apane dAmAda se bolA\- dekho vaha
merI ratnapurI hai | dhana ke rakShaka dUta ko nagara bhejA | dUta nagara
meM sAdhu vaishya kI strIse hAtha jo.Dakara uchita vAkya bolA | vaishya
dAmAda ke sAtha tathA bahuta\-sA dhana le sa.ngI\-sAthI ke sAtha, nagara
ke nikaTa A gae haiM | dUta ke vachana suna satI strI bahuta prasanna
huI | bhagavAna satyanArAyaNa kI pUjA pUrNa kara apanI beTI se bolA |
maiM sAdhu ke darshana ke lie chalatI hU.N | tuma jaldI Ao apanI mA.N ke
vachana suna putrI ne bhI vrata samApta mAnA |
prasAdaM cha parityajya gatA sApi patiM prati |
tena rUShTaH satyadevo bhartAraM taraNiM tathA || 25||
sa.nhR^itya cha dhanaiH sArdhaM jale tasyAvamajjayat |
tataH kalAvatI kanyA na vilokya nijaM patim || 26||
shokena mahatA tatra rUdatI chApatad bhuvi |
dR^iShTvA tathA nidhAM nAvaM kanyA cha bahuduHkhitAm || 27||
bhItena manasA sAdhuH kimAshcharya midaM bhavet |
chi.ntyamAnAshchate sarvebabhUvustaraNivAhakAH || 28||
tato lIlAvatI kanyAM dR^iShTvA\-sA vihvalAbhavat |
vilalApAtiduHkhena bhartAraM chedamabravIta || 29||
prasAda lenA chho.Da apane pati ke darshanArtha chala pZa.DI | bhagavAna
satyanArAyaNa isase rUShTa ho gae aura usake pati tathA dhana se ladI
nAva ko jala meM DubA diyA || 25|| kalAvatI ne vahA.N apane pati ko nahIM
dekhA | use bZa.DA duHkha huA aura vaha rotI huI bhUmi para gira gaI |
nAva ko DUbatI huI dekhA | kanyA ke rUdana se DarA huA sAdhu vaishya
bolA\- kyA Ashcharya ho gayA | nAva ke mallAha bhI chi.ntA karane lage |
aba to lIlAvatI bhI apanI beTI ko duHkhI dekha vyAkula ho pati se bolI |
idAnIM naukayAsArdhaM katha.nso.abhUdalakShitaH |
na jAne kasya devasya helayA chaiva sA hR^itA || 30||
satyadevasya mAhAtmyaM j~nAtu vA kena shakyate |
ityuk{}tvA vilalApaiva tatashcha svajanaiHsaha || 31||
tato lIlAvatI kanyAM krauDe kR^itvA rUrodaha |
tataH kalAvatI kanyA naShTe svAminiduHkhitA || 32||
gR^ihItvApAduke tasyAnugatu.nchamanodadhe |
kanyAyAshcharitaM dR^iShTvA sabhAryaH sajjanovaNik || 33||
atishokenasa.ntaptashchintayAmAsa dharmavit |
hR^itaM vA satyadevena bhrA.nto.ahaM satyamAyayA || 34||
isa samaya nAva sahita dAmAda kaise adR^ishya ho gae haiM | na jAne kisa
devatA ne nAva hara lI hai | prabhu satyanArAyaNa kI mahimA kauna jAna
sakatA hai | itanA kaha vaha svajanoM ke sAtha rone lagI | phira apanI
beTI ko goda meM le vilApa karane lagI | vahA.N beTI kalAvatI apane pati
ke nahIM rahane para dukhI ho rahI thI | vaishya kanyA ne pati kI Qa.DAU
lekara mara jAne kA vichAra kiyA | strI sahita sAdhu vaishya ne apanI beTI
kA yaha rUpa dekhA | dharmAtmA sAdhu vaishya duHkha se bahuta vyAkula ho
chi.ntA karane lagA | usane kahA ki yaha haraNa shrI satyadeva ne kiyA hai |
satya kI mAyA se mohita hU.N |
satyapUjAM kariShyAmi yathAvibhavavistaraiH |
iti sarvAn samAhUya kathayitvA manoratham || 35||
natvA cha daNDavad bhUmausatyadevaM punaHpunaH |
tatastuShTaH satyadevo dInAnAM paripAlakaH || 36||
jagAda vachana.nchainaM kR^ipayA bhak{}tavatsalaH |
tyak{}tvA prasAdaM te kanyApatiM draShTuM samAgatA || 37||
ato.adR^iShTo.abhavattasyAH kanyakAyAH patirdhruvam |
gR^ihaM gatvA prasAdaM cha bhuk{}tvA sA.a.ayati chetpunaH || 38||
labdhabhartrIsutA sAdho bhaviShyati na sa.nshayaH |
kanyakA tAdR^ishaM vAkyaM shrutvA gaganamaNDalAta || 39||
sabako apane pAsa bulAkara usane kahA ki maiM savistAra satyadeva kA
pUjana karU.NgA | dina pratipAlana karane vAle bhagavAna satyanArAyaNa
bAraMbAra praNAma karane para prasanna ho gae | bhak{}tavatsala ne kR^ipA
kara yaha vachana kahe | tumhArI beTI prasAda chho.Da pati ko dekhane
AI | isI ke kAraNa usakA pati adR^ishya ho gayA | yadi yaha ghara jAkara
prasAda grahaNa kare aura phira Ae | to he sAdhu! ise isakA pati milegA
isameM sa.nshaya nahIM hai | sAdhu kI beTI ne bhI yaha AkAshavANI sunI |
kShipraM tadA gR^ihaM gatvA prasAdaM cha bubhoja sA |
sA pashchAt punarAgamya dadarsha sujanaM patim || 40||
tataHkalAvatI kanyA jagAda pitaraM prati |
idAnIM cha gR^ihaM yAhi vilambaM kurUShekatham || 41||
tachchhutvA kanyakAvAkyaM sa.ntuShTo.abhUdvaNiksutaH |
pUjanaM satyadevasya kR^itvA vidhividhAnataH || 42||
dhanairba.ndhugaNaiH sArddhaM jagAma nijamandiram |
paurNamAsyAM cha sa.nkrAntau kR^itavAnsatyapUjanam || 43||
ihaloke sukhaM bhuk{}tvA chAnte satyaparaM yayau |
avaiShNavAnAmaprApyaM guNatrayavirvajitam ||44|
tatkAla vaha ghara gaI aura prasAda prApta kiyA | phira lauTI to apane
sajana pati ko vahA.N dekhA | taba usane apane pitA se kahA ki aba ghara
chalanA chAhie dera kyoM kara rakhI hai | apanI beTI ke vachana suna sAdhu
vaishya prasanna huA aura bhagavAna satyanArAyaNa kA vidhi\-vidhAna se
pUjana kiyA | apane ba.ndhu\-bA.ndhavoM evaM jAmAtA ko le apane ghara gayA |
rpUNimA aura sa.nkrA.nti ko satyanArAyaNa kA pUjana karatA rahA | apane
jIvanakAla meM sukha bhogatA rahA aura a.nta meM shrI satyanArAyaNa ke
vaiku.nTha loka gayA, jo avaiShNavoM ko prApya nahIM hai aura jahA.N
mAyAkR^ita (satya, raja, tama) tIna guNoM kA prabhAva nahIM hai |
|| iti shrI skanda purANe revAkha.nDe
satyanArAyaNa vrata kathAyAM chaturtho.adhyAyaH samAptaH ||
pa.nchamo.adhyAyaH
sUta uvAcha
athAnyashcha pravakShyAmi shruNudhvaM munisattamAH |
AsIta tu.ngadhvajo rAjA prajApAlanatatparaH || 1||
prasAdaM satyadevasya tyak{}tA duHkhamavApa saH |
ekadA sa vanaM gatvA hatvA bahuvidhAnpashUn || 2||
Agatya vaTamUlaM cha dR^iShTvA satyasya pUjanam |
gopAH kurva.nr.nti sa.ntuShTA bhak{}tiyuk{}tAH sabA.ndhavAH || 3||
rAjA dR^iShTvA tu darpeNa na gatvA na nanAma saH |
tato gopagaNAH sarve prasAdaM nR^ipasannidhau || 4||
sUtajI ne kahA he munigaNa suno! aba hama Age kI kathA kahate haiM |
tu.ngadhvaja nAmaka eka rAjA apanI prajA ke pAlana meM tatpara thA |
bhagavAna satyanArAyaNa kA prasAda na lene se use bhI duHkha huA |
eka dina rAjA ne vana meM jA bahuta prakAra ke pashuoM kA vadha kiyA |
usane vaTa vR^ikSha kI chhAyA meM satyanArAyaNa kA pUjana hote dekhA |
bahuta sa.ntoShapUrvaka tathA bhak{}ti ke sAtha ba.ndhu\-bA.ndhavoM ko lie
gopa\-gvAla satyanArAyaNa kA pUjana kara rahe the | rAjA garva ke vasha na
to pUjana sthala ke pAsa gayA aura na hI satyanArAyaNa ko namana kiyA |
phira bhI gopa\-gvAle prasAda lekara rAjA ke pAsa Ae |
sa.nsthApyaM punarAgatyaM bhuk{}tatvA sarve yathepsitam |
tataH prasAdaM sa.ntyajya rAjA duHkhamavApa saH || 5||
tasya putrashataM naShTaM dhanadhAnyAdikaM cha yat |
satyadevena tatsarvaM nAshita mama nishchitam || 6||
atastatraiva gachchhAmi yatra devasya pUjanam |
manasA tu vinishchitya yayau gopAlasannidau || 7||
tato.asau satyadevasya pUjAM gopagaNaiHsaha |
bhak{}ti shraddhAnvio bhUtvA chakAravidhinA nR^ipaH || 8||
satyadeva prasAdena dhanaputrAnvito.abhavat |
iha loke sukhaM bhuk{}tatvAchA.nte satyapuraM yayau || 9||
prasAda rAjA ke samIpa rakha pUjA sthAna para lauTa gae aura unho.nne
prasAda grahaNa kiyA | rAjA ne prasAda vahIM chho.Da diyA aura duHkha
bhogA | usake sau putra, dhana\-dhAnya sabhI naShTa ho gae | taba usako
nishchita rUpa se bodha huA ki shrI satyanArAyaNa ne hI usakA sarvasva
naShTa kara diyA hai | ataH jahA.N satyadeva kA pUjana ho rahA thA rAjA
vahIM jAe | yahI vichAra kara rAjA gvAla\-bAloM ke pAsa gayA | rAjA ne
gvAloM ke sAtha vidhi\-vidhAna se aura bhak{}tipUrvaka satyanArAyaNa kA
pUjana kiyA | satyanArAyaNa kI kR^ipA se punaH dhana\-putra vAlA bana gayA |
isa jIvana meM sukha bhogakara a.nta meM satyanArAyaNa ke loka meM gayA |
ya idaM kurUte satyavrataM paramadurlabham |
shR^iNoti cha kathAM puNyAM bhak{}tiyuk{}taH phalapradAm || 10||
dhanadhAnyAdikaM tasya bhavetsatyaprasAdataH |
daridrolabhatevittaM baddhI muchyeta ba.ndhanAt || 11||
bhIto bhayAtpramuchyeta satyameva na sa.nshayaH |
IpsitaM cha phalaM bhuk{}tatvA chA.nte satyapuraM vrajet || 12||
iti vai kathitaM viprAH satyanArAyaNa vratam |
yatkR^itvA sarvaduHkhebhyomuk{}to bhavati mAnavaH || 13||
visheShataH kaliyuge satyapUjA phalapradA |
kechitkAlaM vadiShya.nti satyamIshaM tamevacha || 14||
isa parama durlabha satyanArAyaNa vrata ko jo dhAraNa karatA hai
aura phaladAyI kathA ko bhak{}tipUrvaka sunatA hai | use bhagavAna shrI
satyanArAyaNa kI kR^ipA se dhana\-dhAnya Adi prApta hote haiM | daridra
vyak{}ti dhana se paripUrNa ho jAtA hai | ba.ndI vyak{}ti kA ba.ndhana kaTa jAtA
hai | bhayagrasta kA bhaya miTa jAtA hai | yaha niHsa.ndeha satya hai | vyak{}ti
manavA.nchhita phala bhogakara a.nta meM satyaloka ko prApta ho jAtA hai |
he vipro! mai.nne jo satyanArAyaNa vrata kI kathA kahI, usase manuShya
sabhI prakAra ke dukhoM se chhUTa jAtA hai | kaliyuga meM satyanArAyaNa
kI pUjA visheSha rUpa se phaladAyI hai | shrI satyanArAyaNa ko koI kAla,
koI Ishvara koI satyadeva kahe.nge |
satyanArAyaNaM kechitsatyadevaM tathApare |
nAnArUpadharo bhUtvA sarveShAmIpsita pradaH || 15||
bhaviShyati kalau satyavratarUpI sanAtanaH |
shrIviShNunA dhR^itaM rUpaM sarveShAmIpsitapradam || 16||
ya idaM paThe nityaM shR^iNoti munisattamAH |
tasya nashyanti pApAni satyadevaprasAdataH || 17||
vrataM yastu kR^itaM pUrvAM satyanArAyaNasya cha |
teShAM tvaparajanmAni kathayAmi munIshvarAH || 18||
satAna.ndo mahAprAj~naH sudAmA brAhmaNo hyabhUta |
tasmin janmani shrIkR^iShNaM dhyAtvA mokShamavApaha || 19||
inheM koI satyadeva to koI satyanArAyaNa kahe.nge | aneka rUpa dhara ye
mana chAhA phala dene vAle haiM | kaliyuga meM satyavrata rUpI sanAtana
satyanArAyaNa hI ho.nge | sabhI ko manavA.nchchhita phala dene ke lie
bhagavAna viShNu ne yaha satyanArAyaNa kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hai |
he munigaNa! jo isa kathA kA nitya pATha kare.nge athavA sune.nge, shrI
satyanArAyaNa kI kR^ipA se unake samasta pApa naShTa ho jAe.Nge | sUtajI
bole\- he munIshvaroM! jinho.nne satyanArAyaNa kA vrata pahale kiyA thA aba
unake bAda ke janma kI kathA maiM tumheM sunAtA hU.N | mahAna buddhimAna
shatAna.nda brAhmaNa sudAmA huA aura shrI kR^iShNa kI ArAdhanA kara mokSha
ko prApta huA |
kAShTha bhAravaho bhillo guharAjo babhUvaha |
tasmi~njanmanisa.nsevya rAmaM mokShaM jagAma vai || 20||
ulkAmukho mahArAjo nR^ipa dasharatho.abhavat |
shrIra.nganAthaM saMpUjya shrI vaiku.nTha.ntadA.agamat || 21||
rdhAmikaH satyasandhashcha sAdhurmoradhvajo.abhavat |
dehArdhaM krakachaishchhittvA datvA mokShamavApaha || 22||
tu.ngadhvajo mahArAjaH svAyaMbhurabhavatkila |
sarvAnbhAgavatAn kR^itvA shrI vaiku.nThaM tadA.agamat || 23||
laqa.DI bechane vAlA laqa.DahArA bhIla, guharAja banA || vaha
shrIrAmacha.ndra kI sevA kara mokShapada kA adhikArI banA | rAjA ulkAmukha
mahArAjA dasharatha hue aura shrIra.nganAtha kI pUjA kara baiku.nThavAsI
bane | rdhAmika sAdhu nAmaka vaishya satyavratadhArI moradhvaja rAjA banA |
AdhA sharIra Are se chIrakara dAna karane se mokSha ko prApta huA | rAjA
tu.ngadhvaja svayaMbhuva manu hue | sabhI ko vaiShNava patha para lagA,
bhAgavata banA, shrIvaiku.nTha loka ko gae |
|| iti shrI skandapurANe revAkha.nDe
satyanArAyaNa vrata kathAyAM pa.nchamo.adhyAyaH samAptaH ||
shrI satyanArAyaNajI kI AratI
jaya lakShmI ramaNA, svAmI jaya lakShmI ramaNA |
satyanArAyaNa svAmI, jana\-pAtaka\-haraNA || jaya lakShmI... ||
ratna ji.Data si.nhAsana, adbhuta chhavi rAje |
nArada karata nIrAjana, gha.nTA vana bAje || jaya lakShmI... ||
prakaTa bhae kalikArana, dvija ko darasa diyo |
bU.Dho brAhmaNa banakara, ka.nchana mahala kiyo || jaya lakShmI... ||
durbala bhIla kaThAro, jina para kR^ipA karI |
cha.ndrachU.Da ika rAjA, tinakI vipati harI || jaya lakShmI... ||
vaishya manoratha pAyo, shraddhA taja dInhI |
so phala bhogyo prabhujI, phira stuti kinhIM || jaya lakShmI... ||
bhAva\-bhak{}ti ke kAraNa, chhina\-chhina rUpa dharyo |
shraddhA dhAraNa kinhI, tinako kAja saro || jaya lakShmI... ||
gvAla\-bAla sa.nga rAjA, bana meM bhak{}ti karI |
manavA.nchhita phala dInho, dIna dayAlu hari || jaya lakShmI... ||
chZa.Dhata prasAda savAyo, kadalI phala mevA |
dhUpa\-dIpa\-tulasI se, rAjI satyadevA || jaya lakShmI... ||
satyanArAyaNajI kI AratI jo koI nara gAve |
R^iShi\-siddha sukha\-saMpatti sahaja rUpa pAve || jaya lakShmI... ||
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