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\engtitle{.. Bhishmaproktam Vishnumahatmyavarnanam ..}##
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yudhiShThira uvAcha |
pitAmaha mahAprAj~na puNDarIkAkShamachyutam |
kartAramakR^itaM viShNuM bhUtAnAM prabhavApyayam || 1||
nArAyaNaM hR^iShIkeshaM govindamaparAjitam |
tattvena bharatashreShTha shrotumichChAmi keshavam || 2||
bhIShma uvAcha |
shruto.ayamartho rAmasya jAmadagnyasya jalpataH |
nAradasya cha devarSheH kR^iShNadvaipAyanasya cha || 3||
asito devalastAta vAlmIkishcha mahAtapAH |
mArkaNDeyashcha govinde kathayatyadbhutaM mahat || 4||
keshavo bharatashreShTha bhagavAnIshvaraH prabhuH |
puruShaH sarvamityeva shrUyate bahudhA vibhuH || 5||
kiM tu yAni vidurloke brAhmaNAH shAr~NgadhanvanaH |
mAhAtmyAni mahAbAho shR^iNu tAni yudhiShThira || 6||
yAni chAhurmanuShyendra ye purANavido janAH |
asheSheNa hi govinde kIrtayiShyAmi tAnyaham || 7||
mahAbhUtAni bhUtAtmA mahAtmA puruShottamaH |
vAyurjyotistathA chApaH khaM gAM chaivAnvakalpayat || 8||
sa dR^iShTvA pR^ithivIM chaiva sarvabhUteshvaraH prabhuH |
apsveva shayanaM chakre mahAtmA puruShottamaH || 9||
sarvatejomayastasmi~nshayAnaH shayane shubhe |
so.agrajaM sarvabhUtAnAM sa~NkarShaNamachintayat || 10||
AshrayaM sarvabhUtAnAM manaseti vishushruma |
sa dhArayati bhUtAtmA ubhe bhUtabhaviShyatI || 11||
tatastasminmahAbAho prAdurbhUte mahAtmani |
bhAskarapratimaM divyaM nAbhyAM padmamajAyata || 12||
sa tatra bhagavAndevaH puShkare bhAsayandishaH |
brahmA samabhavattAta sarvabhUtapitAmahaH || 13||
tasminnapi mahAbAho prAdurbhUte mahAtmani |
tamasaH pUrvajo jaj~ne madhurnAma mahAsuraH || 14||
tamugramugrakarmANamugrAM buddhiM samAsthitam |
brahmaNo.apachitiM kurva~njaghAna puruShottamaH || 15||
tasya tAta vadhAtsarve devadAnavamAnavAH |
madhusUdanamityAhurvR^iShabhaM sarvasAtvatAm || 16||

iti mahAbhArate shAntiparvaNi 200 adhyAyAntargataM
bhIShmaproktaM viShNumAhAtmyavarNanaM sampUrNam |

mahAbhArata | shAntiparva | adhyAya 200/2\-16||
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