atha tṛtīyō’dhyāyaḥ ।

parasya viṣṇōḥ īśasya māyināma api mōhinīm ।
māyāṃ vēdituṃ ichChāmaḥ bhagavantaḥ bruvantu naḥ ॥ 1॥

na anutṛpyē juṣan yuṣmat vachaḥ harikathā amṛtam ।
saṃsāratāpaniḥtaptaḥ martyaḥ tat tāpa bhēṣajam ॥ 2॥

antarikṣaḥ uvācha ।
ēbhiḥ bhūtāni bhūtātmā mahābhūtaiḥ mahābhuja ।
sasarjōt cha avachāni ādyaḥ svamātraprasiddhayē ॥ 3॥

ēvaṃ sṛṣṭāni bhūtāni praviṣṭaḥ pañchadhātubhiḥ ।
ēkadhā daśadhā ātmānaṃ vibhajan juṣatē guṇān ॥ 4॥

guṇaiḥ guṇān saḥ bhuñjānaḥ ātmapradyōditaiḥ prabhuḥ ।
manyamānaḥ idaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ ātmānaṃ iha sajjatē ॥ 5॥

karmāṇi karmabhiḥ kurvan sanimittāni dēhabhṛt ।
tat tat karmaphalaṃ gṛhṇan bhramati iha sukhaitaram ॥ 6॥

itthaṃ karmagatīḥ gachChan bahvabhadravahāḥ pumān ।
ābhūtasamplavāt sargapralayau aśnutē avaśaḥ ॥ 7॥

dhātu upaplavaḥ āsannē vyaktaṃ dravyaguṇātmakam ।
anādinidhanaḥ kālaḥ hi avyaktāya apakarṣati ॥ 8॥

śatavarṣāḥ hi anāvṛṣṭiḥ bhaviṣyati ulbaṇā bhuvi ।
tat kāla upachita uṣṇa arkaḥ lōkān trīn pratapiṣyati ॥9॥

pātālatalaṃ ārabhya saṅkarṣaṇamukha analaḥ ।
dahan ūrdhvaśikhaḥ viṣvak vardhatē vāyunā īritaḥ ॥ 10॥

sāṃvartakaḥ mēghagaṇaḥ varṣati sma śataṃ samāḥ ।
dhārābhiḥ hastihastābhiḥ līyatē salilē virāṭ ॥ 11॥

tataḥ virājaṃ utsṛjya vairājaḥ puruṣaḥ nṛpa ।
avyaktaṃ viśatē sūkṣmaṃ nirindhanaḥ iva analaḥ ॥ 12॥

vāyunā hṛtagandhā bhūḥ salilatvāya kalpatē ।
salilaṃ tat dhṛtarasaṃ jyōtiṣṭvāya upakalpatē ॥ 13॥

hṛtarūpaṃ tu tamasā vāyau jyōtiḥ pralīyatē ।
hṛtasparśaḥ avakāśēna vāyuḥ nabhasi līyatē ।
kālātmanā hṛtaguṇaṃ navaḥ ātmani līyatē ॥ 14॥

indriyāṇi manaḥ buddhiḥ saha vaikārikaiḥ nṛpa ।
praviśanti hi ahaṅkāraṃ svaguṇaiḥ ahaṃ ātmani ॥ 15॥

ēṣā māyā bhagavataḥ sargasthiti antakāriṇī ।
trivarṇā varṇitā asmābhiḥ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrōtuṃ ichChasi ॥ 16॥

rājā uvācha ।
yathā ētāṃ aiśvarīṃ māyāṃ dustarāṃ akṛtātmabhiḥ ।
taranti añjaḥ sthūladhiyaḥ maharṣaḥ idaṃ uchyatām ॥ 17॥

prabuddhaḥ uvācha ।
karmāṇi ārabhamāṇānāṃ duḥkhahatyai sukhāya cha ।
paśyēt pākaviparyāsaṃ mithunīchāriṇāṃ nṛṇām ॥ 18॥

nityārtidēna vittēna durlabhēna ātmamṛtyunā ।
gṛha apatyāptapaśubhiḥ kā prītiḥ sādhitaiḥ chalaiḥ ॥

19॥

ēvaṃ lōkaṃ paraṃ vidyāt naśvaraṃ karmanirmitam ।
satulya atiśaya dhvaṃsaṃ yathā maṇḍalavartinām ॥ 20॥

tasmāt guruṃ prapadyēta jijñāsuḥ śrēyaḥ uttamam ।
śābdē parē cha niṣṇātaṃ brahmaṇi upaśamāśrayam ॥ 21॥

tatra bhāgavatān dharmān śikṣēt guruātmadaivataḥ ।
amāyayā anuvṛtyā yaiḥ tuṣyēt ātmā ātmadaḥ hariḥ ॥ 22॥

sarvataḥ manasaḥ asaṅgaṃ ādau saṅgaṃ cha sādhuṣu ।
dayāṃ maitrīṃ praśrayaṃ cha bhūtēṣu addhā yathā uchitam ॥ 23॥

śauchaṃ tapaḥ titikṣāṃ cha maunaṃ svādhyāyaṃ ārjavam ।
brahmacharyaṃ ahiṃsāṃ cha samatvaṃ dvandvasañjñayōḥ ॥ 24॥

sarvatra ātmēśvara anvīkṣāṃ kaivalyaṃ anikētatām ।
viviktachīravasanaṃ santōṣaṃ yēna kēnachit ॥ 25॥

śraddhāṃ bhāgavatē śāstrē anindāṃ anyatra cha api hi ।
manōvāk karmadaṇḍaṃ cha satyaṃ śamadamau api ॥ 26॥

śravaṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ dhyānaṃ harēḥ adbhutakarmaṇaḥ ।
janmakarmaguṇānāṃ cha tadarthē akhilachēṣṭitam ॥ 27॥

iṣṭaṃ dattaṃ tapaḥ japtaṃ vṛttaṃ yat cha ātmanaḥ priyam ।
dārān sutān gṛhān prāṇān yat parasmai nivēdanam ॥ 28॥

ēvaṃ kṛṣṇātmanāthēṣu manuṣyēṣu cha sauhṛdam ।
paricharyāṃ cha ubhayatra mahatsu nṛṣu sādhuṣu ॥ 29॥

paraspara anukathanaṃ pāvanaṃ bhagavat yaśaḥ ।
mithaḥ ratiḥ mithaḥ tuṣṭiḥ nivṛttiḥ mithaḥ ātmanaḥ ॥ 30॥

smarantaḥ smārayantaḥ cha mithaḥ aghaughaharaṃ harim ।
bhaktyā sañjātayā bhaktyā bibhrati utpulakāṃ tanum ॥ 31॥

kvachit rudanti achyutachintayā kvachit
hasanti nandanti vadanti alaukikāḥ ।
nṛtyanti gāyanti anuśīlayanti
ajaṃ bhavanti tūṣṇīṃ paraṃ ētya nirvṛtāḥ ॥ 32॥

iti bhāgavatān dharmān śikṣan bhaktyā tadutthayā ।
nārāyaṇaparaḥ māyaṃ añjaḥ tarati dustarām ॥ 33॥

rājā uvācha ।
nārāyaṇa abhidhānasya brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ ।
niṣṭhāṃ arhatha naḥ vaktuṃ yūyaṃ hi brahmavittamāḥ ॥ 34॥

pippalāyanaḥ uvācha ।
sthiti udbhavapralayahētuḥ ahētuḥ asya
yat svapnajāgarasuṣuptiṣu sat bahiḥ cha ।
dēha indriyāsuhṛdayāni charanti yēna
sañjīvitāni tat avēhi paraṃ narēndra ॥ 35॥

na ētat manaḥ viśati vāguta chakṣuḥ ātmā
prāṇēndriyāṇi cha yathā analaṃ archiṣaḥ svāḥ ।
śabdaḥ api bōdhakaniṣēdhatayā ātmamūlam
artha uktaṃ āha yadṛtē na niṣēdhasiddhiḥ ॥ 36॥

satvaṃ rajaḥ tamaḥ iti trivṛdēkaṃ ādau
sūtraṃ mahān ahaṃ iti pravadanti jīvam ।
jñānakriyā arthaphalarūpatayōḥ uśakti
brahma ēva bhāti sat asat cha tayōḥ paraṃ yat ॥ 37॥

na ātmā jajāna na mariṣyati na ēdhatē asau
na kṣīyatē savanavit vyabhichāriṇāṃ hi ।
sarvatra śasvadanapāyi upalabdhimātraṃ
prāṇaḥ yathā indriyavalēna vikalpitaṃ sat ॥ 38॥

aṇḍēṣu pēśiṣu taruṣu aviniśchitēṣu
prāṇaḥ hi jīvaṃ upadhāvati tatra tatra ।
sannē yat indriyagaṇē ahami cha prasuptē
kūṭasthaḥ āśayamṛtē tat anusmṛtiḥ naḥ ॥ 39॥

yaḥ hi abja nābha charaṇa ēṣaṇayōḥ ubhaktyā
chētōmalāni vidhamēt guṇakarmajāni ।
tasmin viśuddhaḥ upalabhyataḥ ātmatattvam
sākṣāt yathā amaladṛśaḥ savitṛprakāśaḥ ॥ 40॥

karmayōgaṃ vadata naḥ puruṣaḥ yēna saṃskṛtaḥ ।
vidhūya iha āśu karmāṇi naiṣkarmyaṃ vindatē param ॥ 41॥

ēvaṃ praśnaṃ ṛṣin pūrvaṃ apṛchChaṃ pituḥ antikē ।
na abruvan brahmaṇaḥ putrāḥ tatra kāraṇaṃ uchyatām ॥ 42॥

āvirhōtraḥ uvācha ।
karma akarmavikarma iti vēdavādaḥ na laukikaḥ ।
vēdasya cha īśvarātmatvāt tatra muhyanti sūrayaḥ ॥ 43॥

parōkṣavādaḥ vēdaḥ ayaṃ bālānāṃ anuśāsanam ।
karmamōkṣāya karmāṇi vidhattē hi agadaṃ yathā ॥ 44॥

na ācharēt yaḥ tu vēda uktaṃ svayaṃ ajñaḥ ajitēndriyaḥ ।
vikarmaṇā hi adharmēṇa mṛtyōḥ mṛtyuṃ upaiti saḥ ॥ 45॥

vēda uktaṃ ēva kurvāṇaḥ niḥsaṅgaḥ arpitaṃ īśvarē ।
naiṣkarmyāṃ labhatē siddhiṃ rōchanārthā phalaśrutiḥ ॥ 46॥

yaḥ āśu hṛdayagranthiṃ nirjihīṣuḥ parātmanaḥ ।
vidhinā upacharēt dēvaṃ tantra uktēna cha kēśavam ॥ 47॥

labdha anugrahaḥ āchāryāt tēna sandarśitāgamaḥ ।
mahāpuruṣaṃ abhyarchēt mūrtyā abhimatayā ātmanaḥ ॥ 48॥

śuchiḥ sammukhaṃ āsīnaḥ prāṇasaṃyamanādibhiḥ ।
piṇḍaṃ viśōdhya sannyāsakṛtarakṣaḥ archayēt harim ॥ 49॥

archādau hṛdayē cha api yathālabdha upachārakaiḥ ।
dravyakṣitiātmaliṅgāni niṣpādya prōkṣya cha āsanam ॥ 50॥

pādyādīn upakalpyā atha sannidhāpya samāhitaḥ ।
hṛt ādibhiḥ kṛtanyāsaḥ mūlamantrēṇa cha archayēt ॥ 51॥

sāṅgōpāṅgāṃ sapārṣadāṃ tāṃ tāṃ mūrtiṃ svamantrataḥ ।
pādya arghyāchamanīyādyaiḥ snānavāsaḥvibhūṣaṇaiḥ ॥ 52॥

gandhamālyākṣatasragbhiḥ dhūpadīpahārakaiḥ ।
sāṅgaṃ sampūjya vidhivat stavaiḥ stutvā namēt harim ॥ 53॥

ātmāṃ tanmayaṃ dhyāyan mūrtiṃ sampūjayēt harēḥ ।
śēṣāṃ ādhāya śirasi svadhāmni udvāsya satkṛtam ॥ 54॥

ēvaṃ agni arkatōyādau atithau hṛdayē cha yaḥ ।
yajati īśvaraṃ ātmānaṃ achirāt muchyatē hi saḥ ॥ 55॥

iti śrīmadbhāgavatē mahāpurāṇē pāramahaṃsyāṃ
saṃhitāyāmēkādaśaskandhē nimijāyantasaṃvādē
māyākarmabrahmanirūpaṇaṃ tṛtīyō’dhyāyaḥ ॥