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\engtitle{.. bAShkalamantropaniShat with commentary ..}##
\itxtitle{.. bAShkalamantropaniShat savR^ittikA ..}##\endtitles ##

atha bAShkalamantropaniShat |
medhAtithiM kANvamindro jahAra dyA meShabhUyopagato vidAnaH |
tamanya ittamanaM pariprAT pada enaM niyuyuje parasmin || 1||
ko ha smaiSha bhavasi vyavAyo nAvAyo ma iha shashvadasti |
sushevamichcha~Nkramasi prapashyannitthA na kashchoraNamAchachakShe || 2||
nemAmaspR^ikShadidudasyamAnaH ko addhAmUmabhicha~NkramIti |
tadichChAdhi yo asi sarvavittamo na tvAshnavadbrahma riShA mayasvi ||
indro nR^ichakShA vR^iShabhasturAShAT prasAsahistapasA mA vichakShe |
sa iddevo R^itamanvayantaM prabhImakarmA tavaso.apaviddhAt || 4||
kuheva mAvashamito nayAtai kuheva te chitratamapratiShThA |
kuhAchideSha svapitA pitA no yo na veda na hR^itaM harantam || 5||
pratya~N~NavA~NprA~Nitarau cha neha nAhamenAnanupatasthiraddhA |
na mAmime nUnamitthA patho vidurye mA na yanti mithu chAkashAnAH || 6||
paraH smiyAno avivarasya shUkaM kiM sImichCharaNaM manyamAnaH |
na ha tvAhamapraNIya svaviShThAmitthA jahAmi shapamAnaminnu || 7||
ahamasmi jaritR^INAmu dAvA ahamAshiramahamidaM dadhagvAn |
ahaM vishvA bhuvanA vichakShannahaM devAnAmAsannavo.adaH || 8||
mama pratiShThA bhuva ANDakoshA vi chaimi saM cha hi nu yo virashpI |
ahaM nvahiM parvate shishriyANamugro nvahaM tavasAvasyuraddhA || 9||
prava~NkShaNA abhidaM parvatAnAM yatsImindrA akarodanIkaiH|
ko addhA veda ka iha pravochat ko ashnavadabhimAtiM vijaghnuShaH || 10||
ko me avo dAshuSho viShvagUtIritthA dadashre bhuvanAdhi vishvA |
rUpaM rUpaM januShA bobhavImi mAyAbhireko abhichAkashAnaH || 11||
vishvaM vichakShe yamayannabhIko neshe me kashcha mahimAnamanyaH |
ahaM dyAvApR^ithivI AtatAno bibharmi dharmamavase janAnAm || 12||
ahamu ha pravatiM yaj~niyAmiyAM
ahaM veda bhuvanasya nAbhim |
ApiH pitA sUrahamasya viShva~N
ahaM divyA AntarikShyAstukA vaham || 13||
ahaM vedAnAmuta yaj~nAnAmahaM ChandasAmavidaM rayINAm |
ahaM pachAmi sarasaH parasya yadidetIva sarirasya madhye || 14||
ahaminnu paramo jAtavedA yamadhvaryurabhilokaM pR^iNaidhIt |
yamanvAha nabhaso na pakShI kAShThA bhindan gobhirito.amutashcha || 15||
ahamu yannapatatA rathena dviShaDAreNa pradhinaikachakraH |
ahaminnu didyutAno dive dive tanvaM pupuShyAnamR^itaM vahAmi || 16||
ahaM disha pradisha Adishashcha viShvak punAnaH paryemi lokam |
ahaM vishvA oShadhIrgarbha AdhAM yAbhiridaM dhinuyurdAshuShaH prajAH || 17||
aha charAmi bhuvanasya madhye punaruchchAvachaM vyashnuvAnaH |
yo mA veda nihitaM guhA chit sa iditthA shebhavIdAshayadhyai || 18||
ahaM pa~nchadhA dashadhA chaikadhA cha sahasradhA naikadhA chAsamatra |
mayA tatamitIdamashnute tadanyathAsadyadi me asadviduH || 19||
na mAmashnoti jaritA na kashchana na mAmashnoti pari gobhirAbhiH |
na me.anAshvAnuta dAshvAnajagrabhIt sarva inmAmupayanti vishvataH || 20||
kva sharAruH kva sR^imaraH kva nUraNaH sarvamidaM tvattvadito vahAmi |
yanmadime bibhyati tanma ekaM te me akShannahamu tAnanukSham || 21||
yattapyathA bahudhA me purA chittannu bhuve.ahamuraNo bobhuve |
R^itasya panthAmasi hi prapanno.ayase sa me satyamidekamehi || 22||
ahaM jyotirahamR^itaM vinaddhirahaM jAtaM jani janiShyamANam |
ahaM tvamahamahaM tvaminnu tvamahaM chakShva vichikitsIrma R^ijvA || 23||
vishvashAstA vidharaNo vishvarUpo rudraH praNItI tamanaH prajApatiH |
haMso vishoko ajaraH purANa R^itIyamAno ahamasmi nAma || 24||
ahamasmi jaritA sarvatomukhaH paryAraNaH parameShThI nR^ichakShAH |
ahaM viShva~N~Nahamasmi prasatvAnahameko.asmi yadidaM nu kiM cha || 25||

iti bAShkalamantropaniShat samAptA |

atha bAShkalamantropaniShat savR^ittikA |
medhAtithiM kANvamindro jahAra ityAdyA bAShkalAnAM mantropaniShat |
tasyAshcheyamalpAkSharA vR^ittirArabhyate | medhAtithinAmAnamR^iShiM
kaNvasya putraM sAmavedabrAhmaNaprasiddhamindraH jahAra | dyA
meShabhUyopagato vidAnaH | meShabhUyaM meShabhAvam | bhuvaH kyap |
upagataH prAptaH | sAmavedabrAhmaNaprasiddhAkhyAyikaH | dyAH svargalokAn
pratIti vivakShitaM jahAra hR^itavAn | vidAnaH j~nAnI || tamanya
ittamanaM pariprAT | taM indraM anyaH medhAtithiH iditi nirarthako
nipAtaH | tamanaM haraNena glAnipadam | paripR^ichChatIti pariprAT |
medhAtithiH pada enaM niyuyuje parasmin || 1||

parasmin pade j~neye tatsvarUpe padArthe niyuyuje niyuktavAn |
vilakShaNameShIbhUtendrakartR^ikavilakShaNakriyAdarshanAt
ApAtato vilakShaNaH paro devaH kashchinna tu me meSha iti
tAtvikatatsvarUpaj~nAnAya vakShyamANaprashnena paraM padaM j~neyaM
svasvarUpaM kathayeti prashnena niyojitavAnityarthaH | prashnamevAha
shrutiH | ko ha smaiSha bhavasi vyavAyaH | ha iti pUrvavR^ittAvadyotako
nipAtaH | smeti nirarthakam | eSha pratyakShaH | vyavAyo j~neyaH |
vyavapUrvasyaitergha~ni rUpam | kachchit j~nAtuM yogyastvamasi |
nAvAyo ma iha shashvadasti | me mama shashvaditi dhruvArthaM AvAyo j~nAnaM
nAsti kastvamiti | dR^ishyamAne meShasvarUpe kathamevaM saMshaya iti
chet | tatrAha | sushevamichcha~Nkramasi | shobhanameva cha~NkramaNaM
karoShi | prapashyan itthA na kashchoraNamAchachakShe || 2||

itthA na | harathamiva | nakAra ivArthaH | ko vA itthaM kramamANaM
prapashyan uraNaM meShaM AchachakShe | uktavAn | dR^iShTavAn vA | itthaM
kramamANa uraNo na kenachiddR^iShTa iti bhAvaH krameNa vailakShaNyamevAha |
nemAmaspR^ikShadidudasyamAnaH | imAM pR^ithivIM udasyamAnaH | it evArthe |
kUrdanneva na aspR^ikShat na spR^ishatIti lakAravyatyayaH | naitAvatA
vailakShaNyamata Aha | ko addhAmUmabhicha~NkramIti | addhA sAkShAt |
anenaiva sharIreNa | amUM dyAm | kaH abhicha~NkramIti abhikrAmati |
prashnamupasaMharati | tadichChAdhi yo asi sarvavittamaH | tat tasmAt
shAdhi | idityanarthakam | shikShaya yastvaM sarvavittamaH sarvaj~natamaH
asi tatsvarUpaM kathayeti bhAva | akayane.aniShTa sabhAvyate | tanmA
bhavatvityAha | na tvAshnavadbrahma riShA mayasvi || 3||

mayasvi tejasvi brahma brAhmaNya riShA krodhana tvA tvA na ashnavat na
ashnoti na vyApnot | asmadIyakrodhavyApAgavipayA mA bhUdityabhiprAyaH |
kutastavaiva balamata Aha | indro nR^ichakShA vR^iShabhasturApAT |
indra parameshvara nR^ichakShA sarvajagatkarmasAkShI vR^iShabha
kAmapradasturapAT tura parabala sahata abhibhavatIti sahe ChandasIti
Nvi | prasAsahistapasA mA vichakShe | prasAsahi prasahanashIla | tapasA
upalakShaNe tR^itIyA | mA mA vichakSha pashyati | ata satyamakathayata
IshvarAdbhayamapyAha | sa ihevo R^itapranvayantam | ita evArthe | sa ita
sa eva deva R^ita satya anu lakShIkR^itya ayanta agachChaTa satyena pathA
agachChanta satyamabruvANamiti yAvat |
prabhImakarmA tavaso.apaviddhAt || 4||

apaviddhAt kShiptAt tavaso vaktrAta prabhI prakR^iShTa bhaya
mA aka kArShIt | praShTavyamAha | kuheva mAvashamito nayAtai |
kutreva mA mA avashA ita asmAt sthAnAt nayAta nAyasi | kiM
cha | kuheva te chitratamapratiShThA | spaShTam | IdR^iklaShTe
kAyavA~NmanAnirniShavitamIshvara smarati | kuhAchideSha svapitA pitA naH |
eSha mAnasapratyakShA na pitA Ishvara kuhAchit kutra svapitA svapiti |
yo na veda na hR^ita harantam || 5||

ya hR^ita mA na veda na vA haranta vadatyanvaya | kiM cha itara
pyAtanmaniShavitA devA na matsahAyA ityAha | pratya~N~NvA~NprA~NtarA
cha neha | pa~nchasu dikShu tatra tatra vartamAnA prANapa~nchakA\-
dhiShTAtAro devA lakShyanta | itarA chatyanteShu | sarvatra saptamyartho
bodhya | vartamAnA iti cha sheSha | te.atra devA api kiM neha santi |
pakShAntaramAha | nAhamenAnanupasthiraddhA | enA devAn | jadvA satyena |
aha nopatasthi nopasthAtA iti na | api tu upasthAtava | kiM cha |
na mAmime nUnamitthA patho viduH | nUna nishchito.ayamartha | ime devA
mA itthA itthabhUta na vidu | ye mA na yanti mithu chAkashAnAH || 6||

ye patho mArgAt mA mA na nayanti | kIdR^isha mithu mitha chAkashAnA
bhAsamAnA | ata paramindramya meShaveShadhAriNa prativachanamupakramate |
paraH smiyAno avivarasya shUkam | para indra smiyAna hasan asya medhAtithe
shUka sha~NkA aviva vivR^itavAn | kiM sImichCharaNaM manyamAnaH | sImiti
nirarthako nipAta | it prashne | kiM sharaNa rakShaka manyamAna asIti
sheSha | itthambhUtastvaM kiM sharaNa manyasa ityartha | punarindra
Aha\-\- na ha tvAhamapraNIya svaviShThAmitthA jahAmi shapamAnaminnu || 7||

hetyaitihyArtha | tvA tvA svaviShThA svasthAna apraNIya aprApayya itthA
itthabhUta aj~nAnapa~Nkanimagna na jahAmi shapamAnaminnu shapamAnamapi |
tathA cha tvAmaj~nAnapa~NkAduddhR^itya svasthAnamAtmasvarUpa yAvanna
prApayAmi tAvanna tvA mu~nchAmIti phalito.artha | tadichChAdhi yo asi
sarvavittama ityasyottaramAha | ahamasmi jaritR^INAmu dAvA | aha u iti
nishchaye | jaritR^INA yajamAnAnA \ldq{}jaritA vai yajamAna\rdq{} iti
shrute | dAvA dAtA phalasyeti sheSha | asmi bhavAmi | yAgAdiphala\-
prado.ahameva | ahamAshiram | somasaskAraka paya tadapyahameva |
ahamidaM dadhagvAn | ida havi dadhagvAn dAhaka | etasya haviSho
dAhakashchAhamevetyartha | kiM cha | ahaM vishvA bhuvanA vichakShannahaM
devAnAmAsannavo.adaH || 8||

vishvA bhuvanAni vishveShA bhuvanAnA vichakShan sAkShI sannaha devAnA
Asan Asye ava annAdya ada dadAmi | kuheva te chitratamapratiShThA
ityasyottaramAha | mama pratiShThA dhruva ANDakoshAH | bhuva utpAdakasya
mama ANDakoshA brahmANDAni pratiShThA \ldq{}tatsR^iShTvA\rdq{} iti shrute |
vi chaimi saM cha hi nu yo virashpI | yo.aha vyemi viyukto bhavAmi
samemi sa~Ngatashcha bhavAmi sasAre.asmin virashpI vividha rapati shabda
karotIti virashpI rapadhAto shinin | shabdavAn vedapravakteti yAvat |
aha nvahi parvate shishriyANam | nu iti nishchaye | ahameva nAnya |
ahi vR^itrAsura parvate shishriyANa parvatAshrita ahanam | ugro nvahaM
tavasAvasyuraddhA || 9||

ugra krUrakarmA nu nishchita ahameva | tavasA vajreNa addhA nishchitam |
avasyu annechCha | aishvaryechChuriti yAvat | so.apyahameva |
prava~NkShaNAnabhidaM parvatAnAm | prava~NkShaNAn pakShAn parvatAnA abhida
bheditavAnasmi | yatsImindro akarodanIkaiH | yat puruShasAdhya karmendra
anIkai akarottat ahamevAkaravamiti vAkyashaSha | sImiti nirarthako nipAta |
ko addhA veda ka iha pravochat | addhA satya mama svarUpamiti sheSha |
ko veda ka vettA | ko vA pravaktA |
ko ashnavadabhimAtiM vijaghnuSha || 10||

kiM cha abhimAti arisainya vijaghnuSha hatavato mama mAmityartha | ka
ashnavat ka ashnot | mayi vyApakatA kartuM na ko.api samartha ityartha |
ko me avo dAshuSho viShhvagUtIritthA dadashre bhuvanAdhi vishvA | avo.anna
dAshuSho dattavata me UtI shaktI vishvA bhuvanAnyadhi | adhirIshvara iti
karmapravachanIyatA | sarveShu bhuvaneShu ka dadashre ka dadarsha | kiM
cha | rUpaMrUpaM januShA bobhavImi | januShA sharIragrahaNamata rUparUpa
anekarUpa bobhavImi bhavAmi shuddhasya tava katha sharIragrahaNamata Aha |
mAyAbhireko abhichAkashAnaH || 11||

anekAbhirvichitrashaktimirmAyAbhi eko.api abhita chAkashAna bhAsamAna
mAyApratibimbita iti yAvat | kiM cha | vishvaM vichakShe yamayannabhIka |
abhIko nirbhaya vishva yamayan | antaryAmisvarUpeNa adhitiShThan |
vichakShe pashyAmi | kiM cha | neshe me kashcha mahimAnamanyaH | mahimAna
prAptumiti sheSha | spaShTam | kiM cha | ahaM dyAvApR^ithivI AtatAno
bibharmi dharmamavase janAnAm || 12||

dyAvApR^ithivI AtatAnastanvannaha janAnA avase janAnA avitu
dharmaM mahAvIraM yaj~nashiro bibharmi | idamupalakShaNam |
karmamArgapravartanenApi lokarakShaka iti phalito.artha |
\ldq{}AhutyApyAyate soma\rdq{} ityAdismR^ite | ahamu ha pravatiM
yaj~niyAmiyAm | aha u ha yaj~niyA pravati yaj~nasabandhina kAmamahamiyAm |
karmaphalaprado.apyahameveti bhAva | ahaM veda bhuvanasya nAbhim |
trailokyavartipadArthamAtra nAbhipadenopalakShyate | ApiH pitA
sUrahamasya viShva~N | Api pitAmaha pitA janaka sUrmAtA ahameva asya
vishvasya | kiM cha | ahaM divyA AntarikShyAstukA vaham || 13||

divyA AntarikShyAshcha tukA bindUn aha vaha vahAmi | lakAravyatyaya
aDAgamAbhAvashcha ChAndasa | vR^iShTikartApyahamevetyartha | ahaM
vedAnAmuta yaj~nAnAmahaM ChandasAmavidaM rayINAm | sarvatra karmaNi
ShaShThI avida vedmi | ahaM pachAmi sarasaH parasya yadidetIva sarirasya
gavye || 14||

parasya sarasa samudrasya madhye yat it udarthe | udetIva | udaya
baDabAnalasvarUpeNa udaya prApnotIti yAvat | tat baDabAnalasvarUpa teja
ahameva san sarirasya salilasya karmaNi ShaShThI salilamahameva pachAmi |
ahaminnnu paramo jAtavedA yamadhvaryurabhilokampR^iNaidhIt | ahaminnu
parama pavitratamo jAtavedA agni ya jAtavedasa adhvaryu abhilokaM pR^iNA
lokapR^iNAmiShTakAmabhi lakShIkR^itya adhvaryu aidhIt samiddha chakAra |
yamanvAha nabhaso na pakShI kAShThA bhindan gobhirito.aR^itomutashcha || 15||

yamadhvaryumanu lakShyIkR^itya nabhaso na pakShI nabhasa pakShIva
nakAra ivArthe gobhirvAgbhi | ita amutashcha kAShThA disha bhindan
anvAha shasati | hoteti sheSha | ahamu yannapatatA rathena dviShaDAreNa
pradhinaikachakraH | aha u | dviShaDAreNa dvAdashAreNa dvAdashamAsAtmakena
saMvatsararUpeNa antarikShe.api apatatA rathena pradhinA chakradhArayA
upalakShitena yan gachChan ya so.ahamevetyanvaya | kIdR^isho.aha
ekachakra | na khalvanyo.ahamiva ekena chakreNa yAti | eva sUryarUpeNa
prastUya chandrarUpeNa stauti | ahaminnu didyutAno divedive tanvaM
pupuShyAnamR^itaM vahAmi || 16||

ahamava nivedive pratitina tanva sharIra pupuNyAn popayan amR^ita vahAmi
prApayAmi prajAbhya iti shapa | kIdR^isha didyutAna prakAshamAna | atha
vAyurUpeNa stauti | ahaM dishaH pradisha Adishashcha viShvak punAnaH
paryemi lokam | spaShTam | atha pR^ithivIrUpeNa stauti | ahaM vishvA
oShadhIrgarbha AdhAM yAbhiridaM dhinuyurvAshupaH prajAH || 17||

vishvA sarvA oShadhI annAni | AdhA dadha | dAshupa yajamAnasya
prajA yAbhiroShadhIbhi ida vishva dhinuyu prINayanti |
atha sakalajIvarUpatAmAha | ahaM charAmi bhuvanasya madhye
punaruchchAvachaM vyashnuvAnaH | uchchAvacha Urdhvamadhashcha |
AbrahmastambaparyantajIvarUpo.ahameveti bhAva | yo mA veda nihita guhA
chitsa iditthA bobhabIdAshayayai || 18||

yo mA mA guhA guhAyAmantaHkaraNa nihita
hR^itkamalAntarvartinametaduktarUpAbhedena veda upAsta sa itthA ittha
Ashaya yai Ashayitu Ashaya kartu bobhavIti bhavati | itthamashayA
brahmaj~nAnI mattuyo bhavatIti yAvat | chiditi nirarthakam | ahaM
pa~nchadhA dashadhA chaikadhA cha sahasradhA nekadhA chAsamatra | atra
vishvasmin | eSha spaShTAm | mayA tatamitIdamashnute tadanyathAsadyadi
me asadvidu || 19||

mayA tatamidaM vishvamiti | (amu amu prakAra) ashnuta prApnoti | tat
tadetat maduktam | anyathA asat anyathA syAt | yadi eva ka.api brayuriti
sheSha | tarhi ta asadvidu | spaShTam | na mAmashnoti jarinA kashchana
na mAshnoti pari gobhirAbhiH | kashchit jaritA yajamAna mA na ashnoti
na prApnoti | \ldq{}na karmaNA na prajayA dhanena\rdq{} iti shrute |
AbhirgobhivAgbhi vedariti vAvat | na mA pari ashnoti pariprApnoti |
parIti sAmastyArtham | tathA cha \ldq{}nAyamAtmA pravachanena labhya\rdq{}
iti shrutisamAnArthametat | na me.anAshvAnuta dAshvAnajagrabhIt sarva
inmAmupayanti vishvataH || 20||

me mA karmaNi ShaShThI | anAshvAn anashanavratI na ajagrabhIt | na
gR^ihNAti | dAshvAn dAtA | dAnAnAshakayorapi \ldq{}yaj~nena dAnena
tapasAnAshakena\rdq{} iti shrutyA lokaprApti hetutvasyaivokte | na
chAhamekasminneva loke niyata | ato j~nAnina sarva eva idevArthe
mA vishvata vishvasminnupayanti upagachChanti | kva sharAruH kva
sR^imaraH kva nUraNaH sarvamidaM tvattvadito vahAmi | sharAru vyAghrAdi
sR^imara vR^ikashcha kveti kvachit pratyeka uraNa meSha sarvamidaM tvat
tvat tvachChabda anyaparyAya | anyadanyachcha ita anayA dishA anena
sR^iShTiprakAreNa tasila sarvavibhaktikatvokte | vahAmi | sarvamapIti
bhAva | atashcha punarapyAha | yanmadime bibhyati tanma ekam | yat
mat matta ime vyAghrAdayo bibhyati bhaya prApnuvanti | vyAghrAdibhyo
bhUyAso bibhyati | vyAghrAdayo.api bahubhyo bibhyati | yasmAchcha
vyAghrAdayo bibhyati so.ahameva | tadetadAha | tanma eka tatsarvamapi
me mama ekameva | evamaikye svasya tadapekShayA visheShamAha | me te
akShannahamu tAnanukSham || 21||

te me mA na akShan na bhakShayanti aderghasyupadhAlopa | u iti
anarthakam | ahamu tAn anukSha bhakShayAmi aDAgamAbhAva ChAndasa |
yattapyathA bahudhA me purA chit | yat bahudhA madartha purA pUrva
tapyathA taptavAnasi | chidityanarthakam | tannu bhuve.aha uraNo bobhuve |
tat tasmAdeva heto nu nishchayena | bhuve bhavAya sattAyai j~nAnena
tavaiva satsvasvarUpAvAptaya iti yAvat | uraNo meSha | bobhuve abhavam |
ata paramupasaharannAha | R^itasya panthAmasi hi prapanno.ayase sa
me  R^itasya satyasya panthA panthAna prapanno.asi | sa tva me mama
eka satyamit satyameva | na tvanyat kimapi sAMsArika aihika prApnuhi |
puna shuddha svasvarUpamAha || 22||

ahaM jyotirahamamR^itaM vinaddhiH | naddhi bandhanam | tadrahitam |
spaShTam | svavivartatvena vishvaya svAmadamAha | ahaM jAtaM
jani janiShyamANam | jani jAyamAnam | spaShTam | medhAtithe
svAmadamupadarshayannAha | ahaM tvamahamahaM tvaminnu tvamahaM chakShva |
ahaM tvameva | ahaM dR^ishyamAnashchet pratibimbavat tvam | tarhi kadAchit
mama mithyAbhUtatva pratibimbavat syAdata Aha | ahaM chAhameva | na
pratibimbavanmithyAbhUta ityartha | tarhi tavaiva pratibibavanmithyAbhUta
kadAchit syAdata Aha | tvaminnu tvamahaM chakShva || tvamapi tvameva
ahaM cheti chkShva jAnIhi | vichikitsIrma R^ijvA || 23||

R^ijvA R^iju sAmprata na tathA.apakvakapAyo.abrahmaj~nashcheti mA
vichikitsA mA saMshaya kArShI | kuta sandehe san | mA ityatra R^ityaka
iti hrasva || vishvashAstA vidharaNo vishvarUpo rudraH praNItI tamanaH
prajApatiH | vidharaNa jagadvArakatvAt | praNItI jagatpraNetR^itvAt
antaryAmisvarUpeNeti bhAva | tamana shamana | yamasvarUpatvAt |
spaShTam | haMso vishoko ajaraH pUraNo R^itIyamAno ahamasmi nAma || 24||

haMso vivechakatvasAmAnyAt R^itIyamAnatva sarvatra ghR^iNAvattvena
nirlepatvam | R^iti sAtrA ghR^iNArya prasiddha | R^ichChatatriyatervA
lyuT | ahamasmi daritA sarvatomukhaH paryAraNaH parameShThI nR^ichakShAH |
jaritA yajamAna iti vyAkhyAta prAka | payAraNa vyApaka | nR^ichakShA sAkShI |
ahaM viHva~N~Nahamasmi prasatvAnahameko asmi yadida nu ki~ncha || 25||

vishva~N vyApakatvAt prasatvAn sAkShI | spaShTam |
iti bAShkalamantropaniShat |

iti bAShkalamantropaniShat savR^ittikA samAptA |
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