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(ekali~NgamAhAtmye)

devA UchuH \-

matsyaH kUrmo vAmanastvaM nR^isiMho
rAmo viShNuH shUkaro bhArgavashcha |
dattAtreyo buddharUpo.atha bhAvI
kalkirUpaH pAlayAmAsa vishvam || 18||
bhUmerbhAraM tvadR^ite kaH samartho
voDhuM daityAn hantumanyo na chAsti |
mAtsyaM rUpaM yo vidhAyArNavAmbha\-
stUrNaM bhittvA sarvavidyAmayatvam || 19||
nAvaM kR^itvA tatra vishvaM nidhAya
vedAn yo vai brahmaNe tAn dadau hi |
kUrmo bhUtvA svasya pR^iShThe nidhAya
kShoNIM nyasya tatra chainaM shirassu || 20||
vishvaM dadhre vishvakartA ya ekaH
kaste pAraM j~nAtumanyaH samarthaH |
kR^itvA rUpaM shUkaraM yo mahAtmA
magnAM pR^ithvIM helayochchaishchachAra || 21||
saiMhI mUrtiH kashipu yo hiraNya\-
pUrvaM dadre pANijairvakShasIha |
ajo jAto vAmano vAmanaH san
hrasvAddhrasvaM yo vidhAyAchCharUpam || 22||
dhAtA.adityAM putratAM prApyamAnaH
pAtAle vairochanaM chachChalena |
rAmeNa triHsaptakR^itvo ruShA tu
hantuM kShatraM haihayaM vai vijitya || 23||
hradaM kR^itvA.asR^igbhirAshu svakIyAn
yo vai pitR^Inatarpayat rAmakUpe |
dashagrIvaM yo nihatyAjibhUmau
rAmau bhUtvA lakShmaNenAnuyuktaH || 24||
badhvA setuM vAnaraiH sAgare.api
paulastyaM yo vai maithilImAninAya |
devakyAM yaH putratAmeti bhUyaH
kaMsaM jitvA bhUmibhArasya hartA || 25||
hatvA chaidyAnnArakAdIMshcha sarvAn
indre rAjyaM kalpayAmAsa nAke |
yogaM yo(.a)gA(d)yo budhasyaiva rUpo
nirvyApAro vishvakR^idvishvarUpaH || 26||
dhyAnaM chakre yogamAlAM gR^ihItvA
yogidhyeyo nAsti pUjyo.asya kashchit |
smartuM vedAnatriputro bhavAMshcha
dattAtreyo vishvayoneH sakAshAt || 27||
hR^itAn matvA mAyayA vipraputrAn
bhUyo.adAdvai brAhmaNebhyo mahAtmA |
yo vedAnAM bahumArgaM vyadhatta
pArAsharyo vishvamukhyasya hetoH || 28||
vistAratvaM yashchakArAtha vede
saMsArAbdhau pAtitaM vishvamIkShya |
evaM vishvaM yo bibharti svarUpai\-
rAsa~Nkhyeyaistasya sa~NkhyAM na vidmaH || 29||

iti ekali~NgamAhAtmye devaiH kR^itA nArAyaNastutiH sampUrNA |

\- || ekali~NgamAhAtmyam | navamo.adhyAyaH \- indravaradAnam | 9\.18\-29||
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- .. ekali~NgamAhAtmyam . navamo.adhyAyaH - indravaradAnam . 9.18-29 ..

Notes:

Devatās ##devatAH## eulogize the Daśāvatāra-s ##dashAvatArAH## of Nārāyaṇa ##nArAyaNa##, as they pray to Him to grant a way towards respite from the atrocities caused by Vṛtrāsura ##vR^itrAsura##.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam##, that constitutes a SthalaPurāṇa ##sthalapurANa## and SthalaMāhātmyam ##sthalamAhAtmyam##, has been composed in two styles - Paurāṇika ##paurANika## and Kāvyamaya ##kAvyamaya##. It includes the descriptions about the manifestation of the Ekaliṅga Śiva Kṣetra ##ekali~Nga shiva kShetra## in relation to the story of the duo - Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## - Hārīta Muni ##hArIta muni##, and the lineage of kings of Citrakūṭa ##chitrakUTa## (now k.a. Cittaur̤agar̤ha ##chittau.Daga.Dha ##) and Medapāṭa ##medapATa## (now k.a. Mevār̤a ##mevA.Da ##) including Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA##.

Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## is now popularly known as Bappā Rāvala ##bappA rAvala##.

The VāyuPurāṇam ##vAyupurANam## has been attributed to be the source composition of EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam## as the main narrator of the same is Vāyu ##vAyu##.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Paurāṇika ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - paurANika## is composed in 32 chapters that, with a brief summary of each chapter; and the EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## can be accessed from the respective links given below.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## includes description of the lineage of Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA##, Stuti ##stuti## of the erudite Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA## i.e. Kumbhakaraṇa ##kumbhakaraNa##, and the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti##. The latter comprises of Stuti-s of Ganeśa ##gaNesha##, Sūrya ##sUrya##, Nārāyaṇa ##nArAyaNa##, Śiva ##shiva##, Caṇḍikā ##chaNDikA## and Ekaliṅga Śiva ##ekali~Nga shiva##.
It is noteworthy that the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti## has some names associated with Kumbhā ## kumbhA## such that he is remembered with each of the Deity worshipped with this stuti. Towards conclusion, there is EkaliṅgaNamaskāra ##ekali~NganamaskAra##.

 
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