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\engtitle{.. Brahmana Proktam Vishnoh Gunadivarnanam ..}##
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brahmovAcha |
shR^iNu putra yathA hyeSha puruShaH shAshvato.avyayaH |
akShayashchAprameyashcha sarvagashcha niruchyate || 1||
na sa shakyastvayA draShTuM mayAnyairvApi sattama |
saguNo nirguNo vishvo j~nAnadR^ishyo hyasau smR^itaH || 2||
asharIraH sharIreShu sarveShu nivasatyasau |
vasannapi sharIreShu na sa lipyati karmabhiH || 3||
mamAntarAtmA tava cha ye chAnye dehasa.nj~nitAH |
sarveShAM sAkShibhUto.asau na grAhyaH kenachitkvachit || 4||
vishvamUrdhA vishvabhujo vishvapAdAkShinAsikaH |
ekashcharati kShetreShu svairachArI yathAsukham || 5||
kShetrANi hi sharIrANi bIjAni cha shubhAshubhe |
tAni vetti sa yogAtmA tataH kShetraj~na uchyate || 6||
nAgatirna gatistasya j~neyA bhUtena kenachit |
sA~Nkhyena vidhinA chaiva yogena cha yathAkramam || 7||
chintayAmi gatiM chAsya na gatiM vedmi chottamAm |
yathAj~nAnaM tu vakShyAmi puruShaM taM sanAtanam || 8||
tasyaikatvaM mahattvaM hi sa chaikaH puruShaH smR^itaH |
mahApuruShashabdaM sa bibhartyekaH sanAtanaH || 9||
eko hutAsho bahudhA samidhyate ekaH sUryastapasAM yonirekA |
eko vAyurbahudhA vAti loke mahodadhishchAmbhasAM yonirekaH |
puruShashchaiko nirguNo vishvarUpa staM nirguNaM puruShaM chAvishanti || 10||
hitvA guNamayaM sarvaM karma hitvA shubhAshubham |
ubhe satyAnR^ite tyaktvA evaM bhavati nirguNaH || 11||
achintyaM chApi taM j~nAtvA bhAvasUkShmaM chatuShTayam |
vicharedyo yatiryattaH sa gachChetpuruShaM prabhum || 12||
evaM hi paramAtmAnaM kechidichChanti paNDitAH |
ekAtmAnaM tathAtmAnamapare.adhyAtmachintakAH || 13||
tatra yaH paramAtmA hi sa nityaM nirguNaH smR^itaH |
sa hi nArAyaNo j~neyaH sarvAtmA puruSho hi saH |
na lipyate phalaishchApi padmapatramivAmbhasA || 14||
karmAtmA tvaparo yo.asau mokShabandhaiH sa yujyate |
sa saptadashakenApi rAshinA yujyate hi saH |
evaM bahuvidhaH proktaH puruShaste yathAkramam || 15||
yattatkR^itsnaM lokatantrasya dhAma vedyaM paraM bodhanIyaM sa boddhR^i |
mantA mantavyaM prAshitA prAshitavyaM ghrAtA ghreyaM sparshitA sparshanIyam || 16||
draShTA draShTavyaM shrAvitA shrAvaNIyaM j~nAtA j~neyaM saguNaM nirguNaM cha |
yadvai proktaM guNasAmyaM pradhAnaM nityaM chaitachChAshvataM chAvyayaM cha || 17||
yadvai sUte dhAturAdyaM nidhAnaM tadvai viprAH pravadante.aniruddham |
yadvai loke vaidikaM karma sAdhu AshIryuktaM taddhi tasyopabhojyam || 18||
devAH sarve munayaH sAdhu dAntAstaM prAgyaj~nairyaj~nabhAgaM yajante |
ahaM brahmA Adya IshaH prajAnAM tasmAjjAtastvaM cha mattaH prasUtaH |
matto jagajja~NgamaM sthAvaraM cha sarve vedAH sarahasyA hi putra || 19||

iti mahAbhArate shAntiparvaNi 339 adhyAyAntargataM
brahmaNA nAradAya proktaM viShNoH guNAdivarNanaM sampUrNam |

mahAbhArata | shAntiparva | adhyAya 339/1\-18||
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