Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.347
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12.347.1
एवं स्तुतः स भगवान् गुह्यैस्तथ्यैश्च नामभिः ।
भगवान्विश्वसृक्सिंहः सर्वमूर्तिमयः प्रभुः।
दर्शयामास मुनये रूपं तत्परमं हरिः ॥ १२.३४७.१ ॥
Thus praised, the blessed Lord, with secret and true names, the creator of the universe, lion-like, the lord who embodies all forms, Hari, showed the sage his supreme form.
12.347.2
किंचिच्चन्द्राद्विशुद्धात्मा किंचिच्चन्द्राद्विशेषवान् ।
कृशानुवर्णः किंचिच्च किंचिद्धिष्ण्याकृतिः प्रभुः ॥ १२.३४७.२ ॥
At times the lord was purer in nature than the moon, at times more splendid than the moon, at times fire-colored, and at times in the form of a planet.
12.347.3
शुकपत्रनिभः किंचित्किंचित्स्फटिकसन्निभः ।
नीलाञ्जनचयप्रख्यो जातरूपप्रभः क्वचित् ॥ १२.३४७.३ ॥
He was at times like a parrot's feather, at times like crystal, like a heap of blue collyrium, and at times radiant like gold.
12.347.4
प्रबालाङ्कुरवर्णश्च श्वेतवर्णस्तथा क्वचित् ।
क्वचित्सुवर्णवर्णाभो वैदूर्यसदृशः क्वचित् ॥ १२.३४७.४ ॥
At times he was colored like a coral sprout, at times white, at times radiant with a golden hue, and at times like lapis lazuli.
12.347.5
नीलवैर्दूर्यसदृश इन्द्रनीलनिभः क्वचित् ।
मयूरग्रीववर्णाभो मुक्ताहारनिभः क्वचित् ॥ १२.३४७.५ ॥
At times he was like blue lapis lazuli, at times like sapphire, at times with the sheen of a peacock's neck, and at times like a pearl necklace.
12.347.6
एतान्बहुधान्वर्णान्रूपैर्बिभ्रत्सनातनः ।
सहस्रनयनः श्रीमाञ्छतशीर्षः सहस्रपात् ॥ १२.३४७.६ ॥
Bearing these many-colored forms, the eternal one, thousand-eyed, glorious, hundred-headed, thousand-footed.
12.347.7
सहस्रोदरबाहुश्च अव्यक्त इति च क्वचित् ।
ओंकारमुद्गिरन्वक्रात्सावित्रीं च तदन्वयाम् ॥ १२.३४७.७ ॥
Thousand-bellied and thousand-armed, sometimes called the Unmanifest, he uttered from his mouth the syllable Oṃ and the Sāvitrī that follows it.
12.347.8
शेषेभ्यश्चैव वक्रेभ्यश्चतुर्वेदान्गिरन्बहून् ।
आरण्यकं जगौ देवो हरिर्नारायणो वशी ॥ १२.३४७.८ ॥
From the remaining mouths too he uttered many verses of the four Vedas; the god Hari Nārāyaṇa, self-controlled, sang the Āraṇyaka.
12.347.9
वेदिं कमण्डलुं दर्भान्मणिरूपांस्तथा कुशान् ।
अजिनं दण्डकाष्ठं च ज्वलितं च हुताशनम्।
धारयामास देवेशो हस्तैर्यज्ञपतिस्तदा ॥ १२.३४७.९ ॥
The altar, the water-pot, the sacred grasses, the kuśa grasses shaped like jewels, the antelope hide, the staff, and the blazing sacrificial fire—these the lord of the gods, lord of sacrifice, then held in his hands.
12.347.10
तं प्रसन्नं प्रसन्नात्मा नारदो द्विजसत्तमः ।
वाग्यतः प्रणतो भूत्वा ववन्दे परमेश्वरम् ॥ १२.३४७.१० ॥
Nārada, the best of the twice-born, with a serene mind, seeing him pleased, restrained his speech, bowed down, and worshipped the supreme lord.
12.347.11
तमुवाच नतं मूर्ध्ना देवानामादिरव्ययः ॥ १२.३४७.११ ॥
To him, bowed with head lowered, spoke the first of the gods, the imperishable one.
12.347.12
एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चैव महर्षयः ।
इमं देशमनुप्राप्ता मम दर्शनलालसाः ॥ १२.३४७.१२ ॥
The great sages Ekata, Dvita, and Trita have come to this place, longing for my sight.
12.347.13
न च मां ते ददृशिरे न च द्रक्ष्यति कश्चन ।
ऋते ह्यैकान्तिकश्रेष्ठात्त्वं चैवैकान्तिकोत्तम ॥ १२.३४७.१३ ॥
They did not see me, and no one will see me, except you, best of the exclusively devoted, O best of the exclusively devoted.
12.347.14
ममैतास्तनवः श्रेष्ठा जाता धर्मगृहे द्विज ।
तास्त्वं भजस्व सततं साधयस्व यथागतम् ॥ १२.३४७.१४ ॥
O twice-born, these excellent forms of mine have been born in the house of Dharma. Serve them constantly, and accomplish your task as you came.
12.347.15
वृणीष्व च वरं प्रिय मत्तस्त्वं यदिहेच्छसि ।
प्रसन्नोऽहं तवाद्येह विश्वमूर्तिरिहाव्ययः ॥ १२.३४७.१५ ॥
Dear one, choose whatever boon you desire from me here. Today I am pleased with you; here I am, the imperishable one whose form is the universe.
12.347.16
अद्य मे तपसो देव यमस्य नियमस्य च ।
सद्यः फलमवाप्तं वै दृष्टो यद्भगवान्मया ॥ १२.३४७.१६ ॥
O god, today the fruit of my austerity, restraint and observance has been immediately obtained, for I have seen the Blessed Lord.
12.347.17
वर एष ममात्यन्तं दृष्टस्त्वं यत्सनातनः ।
भगवन्विश्वदृक् सिंहः सर्वमूर्तिर्महान्प्रभुः ॥ १२.३४७.१७ ॥
Seeing you is this, my supreme boon, O eternal one. O Blessed Lord, all-seeing lion, whose form is all, great lord.
12.347.18
एवं संदर्शयित्वा तु नारदं परमेष्ठिजम् ।
उवाच वचनं भूयो गच्छ नारद माचिरम् ॥ १२.३४७.१८ ॥
Having thus shown himself, he spoke again to Nārada, born of the Supreme Lord: O Nārada, do not delay; go.
12.347.19
इमे ह्यनिन्द्रियाहारा मद्भक्ताश्चन्द्रवर्चसः ।
एकाग्राश्चिन्तयेयुर्मां नैषां विघ्नो भवेदिति ॥ १२.३४७.१९ ॥
These, their senses restrained and eating little, devoted to me and radiant like the moon, would meditate on me with one-pointed mind; no obstacle would stand in their way.
12.347.20
सिद्धा ह्येते महाभागाः पुरा ह्येकान्तिनोऽभवन् ।
तमोरजोभिर्निर्मुक्ता मां प्रवेक्ष्यन्त्यसंशयम् ॥ १२.३४७.२० ॥
These are perfected, greatly fortunate; in former times too they were single-minded devotees. Freed from darkness and passion, they will certainly enter into me.
12.347.21
न दृश्यश्चक्षुषा योऽसौ न स्पृश्यः स्पर्शनेन च ।
न घ्रेयश्चैव गन्धेन रसेन च विवर्जितः ॥ १२.३४७.२१ ॥
He who is not seen by the eye, not touched by touch, not smelled by scent, and is devoid of taste, that is he.
12.347.22
सत्वं रजस्तमश्चैव न गुणास्तं भजन्ति वै ।
यश्च सर्वगतः साक्षी लोकस्यात्मेति कथ्यते ॥ १२.३४७.२२ ॥
Goodness, passion and darkness do not cling to him. He who is all-pervading and the witness is called the self of the world.
12.347.23
भूतग्रामशरीरेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति ।
अजो नित्यः शाश्वतश्च निर्गुणो निष्कलस्तथा ॥ १२.३४७.२३ ॥
When the bodies of beings perish, he is not destroyed. He is unborn, eternal, everlasting, without qualities and without parts.
12.347.24
द्विर्द्वादशेभ्यस्तत्त्वेभ्यः ख्यातो यः पञ्चविंशकः ।
पुरुषो निष्क्रियश्चैव ज्ञानदृश्यश्च कथ्यते ॥ १२.३४७.२४ ॥
The twenty-fifth, the puruṣa, renowned beyond the twice-twelve principles, is inactive, and is said to be seen only through knowledge.
12.347.25
यं प्रविश्य भवन्तीह मुक्ता वै द्विजसत्तमाः ।
स वासुदेवो विज्ञेयः परमात्मा सनातनः ॥ १२.३४७.२५ ॥
Best of the twice-born, he into whom those who enter here truly become liberated — he is to be known as Vāsudeva, the eternal supreme self.
12.347.26
पश्य देवस्य माहात्म्यं महिमानं च नारद ।
शुभाशुभैः कर्मभिर्यो न लिप्यति कदाचन ॥ १२.३४७.२६ ॥
Behold, Nārada, the greatness and majesty of the god, who is never stained by good or bad deeds.
12.347.27
सत्वं रजस्तमश्चेति गुणानेतान्प्रचक्षते ।
एते सर्वशरीरेषु तिष्ठन्ति विचरन्ति च ॥ १२.३४७.२७ ॥
Sattva, rajas, and tamas — these are called the qualities. They abide in all bodies and also move about in them.
12.347.28
एतान्गुणांस्तु क्षेत्रज्ञो भुङ्क्ते नैभिः स भुज्यते ।
निर्गुणो गुणभुक्चैव गुणस्रष्टा गुणातिगः ॥ १२.३४७.२८ ॥
The knower of the field enjoys these qualities, yet is not consumed by them. He is without qualities, the enjoyer of qualities, the creator of qualities, and beyond the qualities.
12.347.29
जगत्प्रतिष्ठा देवर्षे पृथिव्यप्सु प्रलीयते ।
ज्योतिष्यापः प्रलीयन्ते ज्योतिर्वायौ प्रलीयते ॥ १२.३४७.२९ ॥
O divine sage, the earth is the foundation of the world; it dissolves into water. Water dissolves into light (fire), and light dissolves into air.
12.347.30
खे वायुः प्रलयं याति मनस्याकाशमेव च ।
मनो हि परमं भूतं तदव्यक्ते प्रलीयते ॥ १२.३४७.३० ॥
Air goes to dissolution in space, and space in mind. Mind is indeed the supreme element; it dissolves into the unmanifest.
12.347.31
अव्यक्तं पुरुषे ब्रह्मन्निष्क्रिये संप्रलीयते ।
नास्ति तस्मात्परतरः पुरुषाद्वै सनातनात् ॥ १२.३४७.३१ ॥
O brahmin, the unmanifest dissolves into the inactive Person. There is nothing higher than that eternal Person.
12.347.32
नित्यं हि नास्ति जगति भूतं स्थावरजङ्गमम् ।
ऋते तमेकं पुरुषं वासुदेवं सनातनम्।
सर्वभूतात्मभूतो हि वासुदेवो महाबलः ॥ १२.३४७.३२ ॥
In the world there is no being, immobile or mobile, that is eternal, except that one eternal Person, Vāsudeva. Vāsudeva, the mighty one, is the self of all beings.
12.347.33
पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च पञ्चमम् ।
ते समेता महात्मानः शरीरमिति संज्ञितम् ॥ १२.३४७.३३ ॥
Earth, air, space, water, and fire, the fifth — when these great elements come together, they are called the body.
12.347.34
तदाविशति यो ब्रह्मन्न दृश्यो लघुविक्रमः ।
उत्पन्न एव भवति शरीरं चेष्टयन्प्रभुः ॥ १२.३४७.३४ ॥
O brahmin, then he enters it — the one who is unseen and swift in power. The lord arises of himself and, moving the body, comes to be within it.
12.347.35
न विना धातुसंघातं शरीरं भवति क्वचित् ।
न च जीवं विना ब्रह्मन्वायवश्चेष्टयन्त्युत ॥ १२.३४७.३५ ॥
O brahmin, without the gathering of elements a body never comes to be, and without the living self the winds do not set it in motion either.
12.347.36
स जीवः परिसंख्यातः शेषः संकर्षणः प्रभुः ।
तस्मात्सनत्कुमारत्वं योऽलभत्स्वेन कर्मणा ॥ १२.३४७.३६ ॥
That living self is reckoned as Śeṣa, the lord Saṃkarṣaṇa. Therefore he who by his own deed obtained the state of Sanatkumāra.
12.347.37
यस्मिंश्च सर्वभूतानि प्रद्युम्नः परिपठ्यते ।
तस्मात्प्रसूतो यः कर्ता कारणं कार्यमेव च ॥ १२.३४७.३७ ॥
In whom all beings abide, and who is recited as Pradyumna — from him born, he is the agent, the cause, and indeed the effect.
12.347.38
तस्मत्सर्वं संभवति जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ।
सोऽनिरुद्धः स ईशानो व्यक्तिः सा सर्वकर्मसु ॥ १२.३४७.३८ ॥
From him the whole world, both immovable and movable, comes into being. He is Aniruddha, he is the Lord, and he is the manifest form in all actions.
12.347.39
यो वासुदेवो भगवान्क्षेत्रज्ञो निर्गुणात्मकः ।
ज्ञेयः स एव राजेन्द्र जीवः संकर्षणः प्रभुः ॥ १२.३४७.३९ ॥
The blessed Vāsudeva, the knower of the field, whose nature is beyond the qualities — him alone must be known, O lord of kings; he is the living self and the lord Saṅkarṣaṇa.
12.347.40
संकर्षणाच्च प्रद्युम्नो मनोभूतः स उच्यते ।
प्रद्युम्नाद्योऽनिरूद्धस्तु सोहंकारः स ईश्वरः ॥ १२.३४७.४० ॥
From Saṅkarṣaṇa comes Pradyumna, who is said to be the mind-born one; from Pradyumna comes Aniruddha, who is the ego-principle and the lord.
12.347.41
मत्तः सर्वं संभवति जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ।
अक्षरं च क्षरं चैव सच्चासच्चैव नारद ॥ १२.३४७.४१ ॥
From me the whole world, both immovable and movable, comes into being; the imperishable and the perishable, the existent and the non-existent as well, O Nārada.
12.347.42
मां प्रविश्य भवन्तीह मुक्ता भक्तास्तु ये मम ।
अहं हि पुरुषो ज्ञेयो निष्क्रियः पञ्चविंशकः ॥ १२.३४७.४२ ॥
Those devotees who enter into me become liberated right here; and I am the person who is to be known — actionless, the twenty-fifth principle.
12.347.43
निर्गुणो निष्कलश्चैव निर्द्वन्द्वो निष्परिग्रहः ।
एतत्त्वया न विज्ञेयं रूपवानिति दृश्यते ॥ १२.३४७.४३ ॥
He is without qualities, without parts, free from pairs of opposites, without possessions. You should not understand him as one having form, though he appears so.
12.347.44
इच्छन्मुहूर्तान्नश्येयमीशोऽहं जगतो गुरुः ।
माया ह्येषा मया सृष्टा यन्मां पश्यसि नारद ॥ १२.३४७.४४ ॥
If I wished, I could perish in a moment; I am the lord and teacher of the world. Nārada, this which you see of me is the illusion created by me.
12.347.45
सर्वभूतगुणैर्युक्तं नैवं त्वं ज्ञातुमर्हसि ।
मयैतत्कथितं सम्यक्तव मूर्तिचतुष्टयम् ॥ १२.३४७.४५ ॥
You ought not to know him thus, as endowed with the qualities of all beings. I have fully told you this account of the fourfold form.
12.347.46
अहं हि जीवसंज्ञो वै मयि जीवः समाहितः ।
मैवं ते बुद्धिरत्राभूर्द्दृषो जीवो मयेति वै ॥ १२.३४७.४६ ॥
I am indeed called the living self, and the living self is established in me. Let not such a notion arise in your mind; the living self is seen by me.
12.347.47
अहं सर्वत्रगो ब्रह्मन्भूतग्रामान्तरात्मकः ।
भूतग्रामशरीरेषु नश्यत्सु न नशाम्यहम् ॥ १२.३४७.४७ ॥
I pervade everywhere, O brahmin, and I am the inner self of the whole multitude of beings. When the bodies of the multitude of beings perish, I do not perish.
12.347.48
सिद्धा हि ते महाभागा नरा ह्येकान्तिनोऽभवन् ।
तमोरजोभ्यां निर्मुक्ताः प्रवेक्ष्यन्ति च मां मुने ॥ १२.३४७.४८ ॥
Those greatly fortunate men became perfected, having become single-minded devotees. Freed from darkness and passion, O sage, they shall enter into me.
12.347.49
अहं कर्ता च कार्यं च कारणं चापि नराद ।
न दृश्यश्चक्षुषा देवः स्पृश्यो न स्पर्शनेन च।
आघ्रेयो नैव गन्धेन रसेन च विसर्जितः ॥ १२.३४७.४९ ॥
I am the agent, the effect and the cause as well, O best of men. That god is not seen by the eye, not touched by touch, not smelled by scent, and not tasted by taste.
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सत्वं रजस्तमश्चैव न गुणास्ते भवन्ति हि ।
स हि सर्वगतः साक्षी लोकस्यात्मेति कथ्यते ॥ १२.३४७.५० ॥
Goodness, passion and darkness are not his qualities. He is the all-pervading witness, and is called the self of the world.
12.347.51
हिरण्यगर्भो लोकादिश्चतुर्वक्रोऽनिरुक्तगः ।
ब्रह्मा सनातनो देवो मम बह्वर्थचिन्तकः ॥ १२.३४७.५१ ॥
Hiraṇyagarbha, the origin of the worlds, four-faced, going beyond all description, the eternal god Brahmā, who thinks of my many purposes.
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ललाटाच्चैव मे रुद्रो देवः क्रोधाद्विनिःसृतः ।
पश्यैकादश मे रुद्रान्दक्षिणं पार्श्वमास्थितान् ॥ १२.३४७.५२ ॥
Behold the god Rudra, sprung forth in anger from my forehead; behold the eleven Rudras standing at my right side.
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द्वादशैव तथाऽऽदित्यान्वामपार्श्वे समास्थितान् ।
अग्रतश्चैव मे पश्य वसूनष्टौ सुरोत्तमान् ॥ १२.३४७.५३ ॥
Behold also the twelve Ādityas standing at my left side; and in front of me behold the eight Vasus, best of gods.
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नासत्यं चैव दस्रं च भिषजौ पश्य पृष्ठतः ।
सर्वान्प्रजापतीन्पश्य पश्य सप्तऋर्षीस्तथा ॥ १२.३४७.५४ ॥
Behold from behind the two physicians, the Nāsatya and the Dasra; behold all the lords of creatures, and behold likewise the seven sages.
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वेदान्यज्ञांश्च शतशः पश्यामृतमथौषधीः ।
तपांसि नियमांश्चैव यमानपि पृथग्विधान् ॥ १२.३४७.५५ ॥
Behold the Vedas and hundreds of sacrifices; behold the nectar of immortality and the herbs; behold the austerities and observances, and the restraints of many kinds as well.
12.347.56
तथाऽष्टगुणमैश्वर्यमेकस्थं पश्य मूर्तिमत् ।
श्रियं लक्ष्मीं च कीर्तिं च पृथिवीं च ककुद्मिनी ॥ १२.३४७.५६ ॥
Likewise, behold sovereign power of eightfold qualities, gathered in one place and embodied; behold Śrī, Lakṣmī, Kīrti, the earth, and the humped one as well.
12.347.57
वेदानां मातरं पश्य मत्स्थां देवीं सरस्वतीम् ।
ध्रुवं च ज्योतिषां श्रेष्ठं पश्य नारद खेचरम् ॥ १२.३४७.५७ ॥
Behold Sarasvatī, the goddess, mother of the Vedas, who abides in me; behold Dhruva, foremost of the luminaries, who moves through the sky, O Nārada.
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अम्भोधरान्समुद्रांश्च सरांसि सरितस्तथा ।
मूर्तिमन्तः पितृगणांश्चतुरः पश्य सत्तम ॥ १२.३४७.५८ ॥
Behold the clouds, the oceans, the lakes and the rivers likewise; behold the four embodied groups of ancestors, O best of the good.
12.347.59
त्रींश्चैवेमान्गुणान्पश्य मत्स्थान्मूर्तिविवर्जितान् ।
देवकार्यादपि मुने पितृकार्यं विशिष्यते ॥ १२.३४७.५९ ॥
Behold also these three qualities abiding in me, formless; O sage, the duty to the ancestors is held superior even to the duty to the gods.
12.347.60
देवानां च पितृणां च पिता ह्येकोऽहमादितः ।
अहं हयशिरा भूत्वा समुद्रे पश्चिमोत्तरे ॥ १२.३४७.६० ॥
From the beginning I alone am the father of both the gods and the ancestors. Having become horse-headed, I dwell in the north-western ocean.
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पिबामि सुहुतं हव्यं कव्यं च श्रद्धयाऽन्वितम् ।
मया सृष्टः पुरा ब्रह्मा मां यज्ञमयजत्स्वयम् ॥ १२.३४७.६१ ॥
I drink the well-offered oblation and the offering to the ancestors, accompanied with faith. Brahmā, created formerly by me, himself sacrificed to me.
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ततस्तस्मै वरान्प्रीतो दत्तवानस्म्यनुत्तमान् ।
मत्पुत्रत्वं च कल्पादौ लोकाध्यक्षत्वमेव च ॥ १२.३४७.६२ ॥
Then, pleased, I gave him the supreme boons: to be my son at the beginning of the kalpa, and lordship over the worlds.
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अहंकारकृतं चैव नामपर्यायवाचकम् ।
त्वया कृतां च मर्यादां नातिक्रंस्यति कश्चन ॥ १२.३४७.६३ ॥
The word made by egoism, designating a name: no one will transgress the boundary you have set.
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त्वं चैव वरदो ब्रह्मन्वरेप्सूनां भविष्यसि ।
सुरासुरगणानां च ऋषीणां च तपोधन ॥ १२.३४७.६४ ॥
And you, O Brahmā, will be the giver of boons to those who desire boons, to the hosts of gods and demons, and to the sages. O wealth of austerity!
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पितृणां च महाभाग सततं संशितव्रत ।
विविधानां च भूतानां त्वमुपास्यो भविष्यसि ॥ १२.३४७.६५ ॥
And of the ancestors, O greatly fortunate one, ever firm in vows! Of the diverse beings too you alone will be the one to be worshipped.
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प्रादुर्भावगतश्चाहं सुरकार्येषु नित्यदा ।
अनुशास्यस्त्वया ब्रह्मन्नियोज्यश्च सुतो यथा ॥ १२.३४७.६६ ॥
And I too, always manifesting myself in the affairs of the gods, O Brahmā, shall be instructed and directed by you, as a son is.
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एतांश्चान्यांश्च रुचिरान्ब्रह्मणेऽमिततेजसे ।
एवं रुद्राय मनवे इन्द्रायामिततेजसे।
अहं दत्त्वा वरान्प्रीतो निवृत्तिपरमोऽभवम् ॥ १२.३४७.६७ ॥
These and other fair boons I gave to Brahmā of boundless splendour; so too to Rudra, to Manu, and to Indra of boundless splendour. Having given the boons, pleased, I became devoted supremely to withdrawal from the world.
12.347.68
निर्वाणं सर्वधर्माणां निवृत्तिः परमा स्मृता ।
तस्मान्निवृत्तिमापन्नश्चरेत्सर्वाङ्गनिर्वृतः ॥ १२.३४७.६८ ॥
Extinction is the end of all duties, and withdrawal is held to be supreme; therefore, one who has attained withdrawal should live, fully at peace in every limb.
12.347.69
विद्यासहायवन्तं मामादित्यस्थं सनातनम् ।
कपिलं प्राहुराचार्याः साङ्ख्यनिश्चितनिश्चयाः ॥ १२.३४७.६९ ॥
The teachers, firm in their Sāṅkhya conclusions, call me Kapila: I who have knowledge as my companion, who abide in the sun, and who am eternal.
12.347.70
हिरण्यगर्भो भगवानेष च्छन्दसि संस्तुतः ।
सोहं योगगतिर्ब्रह्मन्योगशास्त्रेषु शब्दितः ॥ १२.३४७.७० ॥
This blessed Hiraṇyagarbha is also praised in the Vedic metres. That same I, O Brahmin, whose course is yoga, am named in the treatises of yoga.
12.347.71
एषोऽहं व्यक्तिमाश्रित्य तिष्ठामि दिवि शाश्वतः ।
ततो युगसहस्रान्ते संहरिष्ये जगत्पुनः ॥ १२.३४७.७१ ॥
I, taking on a manifest form, abide eternal in heaven. Then, at the end of a thousand yugas, I shall once more withdraw the world into myself.
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कृत्वाऽऽत्मस्थानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ।
एकाकी विद्यया सार्धं विहरिष्ये जगत्पुनः ॥ १२.३४७.७२ ॥
Having made all beings, the immovable and the movable, abide within myself, I shall alone, together with knowledge, move again through the world.
12.347.73
ततो भूयो जगत्सर्वं करिष्यामीह विद्यया ।
अस्मिन्मूर्तिश्चतुर्थी या साऽसृजच्छेषमव्ययम् ॥ १२.३४७.७३ ॥
Then again I will create the whole world here by knowledge. The fourth form in this one created the imperishable remainder.
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स हि संकर्षणः प्रोक्तः प्रद्युम्नः सोप्यजीजनत् ।
प्रद्युम्नादनिरुद्धोऽहं सर्गो मम पुनः पुनः ॥ १२.३४७.७४ ॥
He is declared to be Saṃkarṣaṇa; he also begot Pradyumna. From Pradyumna I am Aniruddha; my creation happens again and again.
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अनिरुद्धात्तथा ब्रह्मा तन्नाभिकमलोद्भवः ।
ब्रह्मणः सर्वभूतानि चराणि स्थावराणि च ॥ १२.३४७.७५ ॥
Likewise from Aniruddha was born Brahmā, arisen from the lotus of his navel. From Brahmā all beings came forth, moving and unmoving.
12.347.76
एतां सृष्टिं विजानीहि कल्पादिषु पुनः पुनः ।
यथा सूर्यस्य गगनादुदयास्तमने इह।
नष्टे पुनर्वलात्काल आनयत्यमितद्युते ॥ १२.३४७.७६ ॥
Know this creation to occur again and again at the beginnings of the kalpas, just as the sun rises and sets from the sky here. When it is destroyed, Time by force brings it back again, O you of boundless brilliance.