atha saptamō’dhyāyaḥ ।

śrī bhagavān uvācha ।
yat āttha māṃ mahābhāga tat chikīrṣitaṃ ēva mē ।
brahmā bhavaḥ lōkapālāḥ svarvāsaṃ mē abhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ ॥ 1॥

mayā niṣpāditaṃ hi atra dēvakāryaṃ aśēṣataḥ ।
yadarthaṃ avatīrṇaḥ ahaṃ aṃśēna brahmaṇārthitaḥ ॥ 2॥

kulaṃ vai śāpanirdagdhaṃ naṅkṣyati anyōnyavigrahāt ।
samudraḥ saptamē ahnhyētāṃ purīṃ cha plāvayiṣyati ॥ 3॥

yaḥ hi ēva ayaṃ mayā tyaktaḥ lōkaḥ ayaṃ naṣṭamaṅgalaḥ ।
bhaviṣyati achirāt sādhō kalinā’pi nirākṛtaḥ ॥ 4॥

na vastavyaṃ tvayā ēva iha mayā tyaktē mahītalē ।
janaḥ adharmaruchiḥ bhadraḥ bhaviṣyati kalau yugē ॥ 5॥

tvaṃ tu sarvaṃ parityajya snēhaṃ svajanabandhuṣu ।
mayi āvēśya manaḥ samyak samadṛk vicharasva gām ॥ 6॥

yat idaṃ manasā vāchā chakṣurbhyāṃ śravaṇādibhiḥ ।
naśvaraṃ gṛhyamāṇaṃ cha viddhi māyāmanōmayam ॥ 7॥

puṃsaḥ ayuktasya nānārthaḥ bhramaḥ saḥ guṇadōṣabhāk ।
karmākarmavikarma iti guṇadōṣadhiyaḥ bhidā ॥ 8॥

tasmāt yuktaindriyagrāmaḥ yuktachittaḥ idaṃ jagat ।
ātmani īkṣasva vitataṃ ātmānaṃ mayi adhīśvarē ॥ 9॥

jñānavijñānasaṃyuktaḥ ātmabhūtaḥ śarīriṇām ।
ātmānubhavatuṣṭātmā na antarāyaiḥ vihanyasē ॥ 10॥

dōṣabuddhyā ubhayātītaḥ niṣēdhāt na nivartatē ।
guṇabuddhyā cha vihitaṃ na karōti yathā arbhakaḥ ॥ 11॥

sarvabhūtasuhṛt śāntaḥ jñānavijñānaniśchayaḥ ।
paśyan madātmakaṃ viśvaṃ na vipadyēta vai punaḥ ॥ 12॥

śrī śukaḥ uvācha ।
iti ādiṣṭaḥ bhagavatā mahābhāgavataḥ nṛpa ।
uddhavaḥ praṇipatya āha tattvajijñāsuḥ achyutam ॥ 13॥

uddhavaḥ uvācha ।
yōgēśa yōgavinnyāsa yōgātma yōgasambhava ।
niḥśrēyasāya mē prōktaḥ tyāgaḥ sannyāsalakṣaṇaḥ ॥ 14॥

tyāgaḥ ayaṃ duṣkaraḥ bhūman kāmānāṃ viṣayātmabhiḥ ।
sutarāṃ tvayi sarvātman na abhaktaiḥ iti mē matiḥ ॥ 15॥

saḥ ahaṃ mama ahaṃ iti mūḍhamatiḥ vigāḍhaḥ
tvat māyayā virachita ātmani sānubandhē ।
tat tu añjasā nigaditaṃ bhavatā yathā aham
saṃsādhayāmi bhagavan anuśādhi bhṛtyam ॥ 16॥

satyasya tē svadṛśaḥ ātmanaḥ ātmanaḥ anyam
vaktāraṃ īśa vibudhēṣu api na anuchakṣē ।
sarvē vimōhitadhiyaḥ tava māyayā imē
brahmādayaḥ tanubhṛtaḥ bahiḥ arthabhāvaḥ ॥ 17॥

tasmāt bhavantaṃ anavadyaṃ anantapāram
sarvajñaṃ īśvaraṃ akuṇṭhavikuṇṭhadhiṣṇi ayam ।
nirviṇṇadhīḥ ahaṃ u ha vṛjanābhitaptaḥ
nārāyaṇaṃ narasakhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadyē ॥ 18॥

śrī bhagavān uvācha ।
prāyēṇa manujā lōkē lōkatattvavichakṣaṇāḥ ।
samuddharanti hi ātmānaṃ ātmanā ēva aśubhāśayāt ॥ 19॥

ātmanaḥ guruḥ ātmā ēva puruṣasya viśēṣataḥ ।
yat pratyakṣa anumānābhyāṃ śrēyaḥ asau anuvindatē ॥ 20॥

puruṣatvē cha māṃ dhīrāḥ sāṅkhyayōgaviśāradāḥ ।
āvistarāṃ prapaśyanti sarvaśakti upabṛṃhitam ॥ 21॥

ēkadvitrichatuṣpādaḥ bahupādaḥ tathā apadaḥ ।
bahvyaḥ santi puraḥ sṛṣṭāḥ tāsāṃ mē pauruṣī priyā ॥ 22॥

atra māṃ mārgayantyaddhāḥ yuktāḥ hētubhiḥ īśvaram ।
gṛhyamāṇaiḥ guṇaiḥ liṅgaiḥ agrāhyaṃ anumānataḥ ॥ 23॥

atra api udāharanti imaṃ itihāsaṃ purātanam ।
avadhūtasya saṃvādaṃ yadōḥ amitatējasaḥ ॥ 24॥

(atha avadhūtagītam ।)
avadhūtaṃ dvijaṃ kañchit charantaṃ akutōbhayam ।
kaviṃ nirīkṣya taruṇaṃ yaduḥ paprachCha dharmavit ॥ 25॥

yaduḥ uvācha ।
kutaḥ buddhiḥ iyaṃ brahman akartuḥ suviśāradā ।
yāṃ āsādya bhavān lōkaṃ vidvān charati bālavat ॥ 26॥

prāyaḥ dharmārthakāmēṣu vivitsāyāṃ cha mānavāḥ ।
hētunā ēva samīhantē āyuṣaḥ yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ ॥ 27॥

tvaṃ tu kalpaḥ kaviḥ dakṣaḥ subhagaḥ amṛtabhāṣaṇaḥ ।
na kartā nēhasē kiñchit jaḍaunmattapiśāchavat ॥ 28॥

janēṣu dahyamānēṣu kāmalōbhadavāgninā ।
na tapyasē agninā muktaḥ gaṅgāmbhasthaḥ iva dvipaḥ ॥ 29॥

tvaṃ hi naḥ pṛchChatāṃ brahman ātmani ānandakāraṇam ।
brūhi sparśavihīnasya bhavataḥ kēvala ātmanaḥ ॥ 30॥

śrī bhagavān uvācha ।
yadunā ēvaṃ mahābhāgaḥ brahmaṇyēna sumēdhasā ।
pṛṣṭaḥ sabhājitaḥ prāha praśraya avanataṃ dvijaḥ ॥ 31॥

brāhmaṇaḥ uvācha ।
santi mē guravaḥ rājan bahavaḥ buddhyā upāśritāḥ ।
yataḥ buddhiṃ upādāya muktaḥ aṭāmi iha tān śruṇu ॥ 32॥

pṛthivī vāyuḥ ākāśaṃ āpaḥ agniḥ chandramā raviḥ ।
kapōtaḥ ajagaraḥ sindhuḥ pataṅgaḥ madhukṛd gajaḥ ॥ 33॥

madhuhā hariṇaḥ mīnaḥ piṅgalā kuraraḥ arbhakaḥ ।
kumārī śarakṛt sarpaḥ ūrṇanābhiḥ supēśakṛt ॥ 34॥

ētē mē guravaḥ rājan chaturviṃśatiḥ āśritāḥ ।
śikṣā vṛttibhiḥ ētēṣāṃ anvaśikṣaṃ iha ātmanaḥ ॥ 35॥

yataḥ yat anuśikṣāmi yathā vā nāhuṣātmaja ।
tat tathā puruṣavyāghra nibōdha kathayāmi tē ॥ 36॥

bhūtaiḥ ākramāṇaḥ api dhīraḥ daivavaśānugaiḥ ।
tat vidvān na chalēt mārgāt anvaśikṣaṃ kṣitēḥ vratam ॥ 37॥

śaśvat parārthasarvēhaḥ parārtha ēkāntasambhavaḥ ।
sādhuḥ śikṣēta bhūbhṛttaḥ nagaśiṣyaḥ parātmatām ॥

38॥

prāṇavṛttyā ēva santuṣyēt muniḥ na ēva indriyapriyaiḥ ।
jñānaṃ yathā na naśyēta na avakīryēta vāṅmanaḥ ॥ 39॥

viṣayēṣu āviśan yōgī nānādharmēṣu sarvataḥ ।
guṇadōṣavyapēta ātmā na viṣajjēta vāyuvat ॥ 40॥

pārthivēṣu iha dēhēṣu praviṣṭaḥ tat guṇāśrayaḥ ।
guṇaiḥ na yujyatē yōgī gandhaiḥ vāyuḥ iva ātmadṛk ॥ 41॥

antaḥ hitaḥ cha sthirajaṅgamēṣu
brahma ātmabhāvēna samanvayēna ।
vyāptya avachChēdaṃ asaṅgaṃ ātmanaḥ
muniḥ nabhaḥ tvaṃ vitatasya bhāvayēt ॥ 42॥

tējaḥ abannamayaiḥ bhāvaiḥ mēgha ādyaiḥ vāyunā īritaiḥ ।
na spṛśyatē nabhaḥ tadvat kālasṛṣṭaiḥ guṇaiḥ pumān ॥

43॥

svachChaḥ prakṛtitaḥ snigdhaḥ mādhuryaḥ tīrthabhūḥ nṛṇām ।
muniḥ punāti apāṃ mitraṃ īkṣa upasparśakīrtanaiḥ ॥ 44॥

tējasvī tapasā dīptaḥ durdharṣaudarabhājanaḥ ।
sarvabhakṣaḥ api yukta ātmā na ādattē malaṃ agnivat ॥ 45॥

kvachit śannaḥ kvachit spaṣṭaḥ upāsyaḥ śrēyaḥ ichChatām ।
bhuṅktē sarvatra dātṝṇāṃ dahan prāk uttara aśubham ॥

46॥

svamāyayā sṛṣṭaṃ idaṃ sat asat lakṣaṇaṃ vibhuḥ ।
praviṣṭaḥ īyatē tat tat svarūpaḥ agniḥ iva ēdhasi ॥ 47॥

visargādyāḥ śmaśānāntāḥ bhāvāḥ dēhasya na ātmanaḥ ।
kalānāṃ iva chandrasya kālēna avyaktavartmanā ॥ 48॥

kālēna hi ōghavēgēna bhūtānāṃ prabhava api ayau ।
nityau api na dṛśyētē ātmanaḥ agnēḥ yathā archiṣām ॥ 49॥

guṇaiḥ guṇān upādattē yathākālaṃ vimuñchati ।
na tēṣu yujyatē yōgī gōbhiḥ gāḥ iva gōpatiḥ ॥ 50॥

budhyatē svēna bhēdēna vyaktisthaḥ iva tat gataḥ ।
lakṣyatē sthūlamatibhiḥ ātmā cha avasthitaḥ arkavat ॥ 51॥

na atisnēhaḥ prasaṅgaḥ vā kartavyaḥ kva api kēnachit ।
kurvan vindēta santāpaṃ kapōtaḥ iva dīnadhīḥ ॥ 52॥

kapōtaḥ kaśchana araṇyē kṛtanīḍaḥ vanaspatau ।
kapōtyā bhāryayā sārdhaṃ uvāsa katichit samāḥ ॥ 53॥

kapōtau snēhaguṇitahṛdayau gṛhadharmiṇau ।
dṛṣṭiṃ dṛṣṭyāṅgaṃ aṅgēna buddhiṃ buddhyā babandhatuḥ ॥

54॥

śayyāsanāṭanasthānavārtākrīḍāśanādikam ।
mithunībhūya visrabdhau chēratuḥ vanarājiṣu ॥ 55॥

yaṃ yaṃ vāñChati sā rājan tarpayanti anukampitā ।
taṃ taṃ samanayat kāmaṃ kṛchChrēṇa api ajitaindriyaḥ ॥ 56॥

kapōtī prathamaṃ garbhaṃ gṛhṇati kālaḥ āgatē ।
aṇḍāni suṣuvē nīḍē svapatyuḥ sannidhau satī ॥ 57॥

tēṣū kālē vyajāyanta rachitāvayavā harēḥ ।
śaktibhiḥ durvibhāvyābhiḥ kōmalāṅgatanūruhāḥ ॥ 58॥

prajāḥ pupuṣatuḥ prītau dampatī putravatsalau ।
śa‍ṛṇvantau kūjitaṃ tāsāṃ nirvṛtau kalabhāṣitaiḥ ॥ 59॥

tāsāṃ patatraiḥ susparśaiḥ kūjitaiḥ mugdhachēṣṭitaiḥ ।
pratyudgamaiḥ adīnānāṃ pitarau mudaṃ āpatuḥ ॥ 60॥

snēhānubaddhahṛdayau anyōnyaṃ viṣṇumāyayā ।
vimōhitau dīnadhiyau śiśūn pupuṣatuḥ prajāḥ ॥ 61॥

ēkadā jagmatuḥ tāsāṃ annārthaṃ tau kuṭumbinau ।
paritaḥ kānanē tasmin arthinau chēratuḥ chiram ॥ 62॥

dṛṣṭvā tān lubdhakaḥ kaśchit yadṛchCha ataḥ vanēcharaḥ ।
jagṛhē jālaṃ ātatya charataḥ svālayāntikē ॥ 63॥

kapōtaḥ cha kapōtī cha prajāpōṣē sadā utsukau ।
gatau pōṣaṇaṃ ādāya svanīḍaṃ upajagmatuḥ ॥ 64॥

kapōtī svātmajān vīkṣya bālakān jālasaṃvṛtān ।
tān abhyadhāvat krōśantī krōśataḥ bhṛśaduḥkhitā ॥ 65॥

sā asakṛt snēhaguṇitā dīnachittā ajamāyayā ।
svayaṃ cha abadhyata śichā baddhān paśyanti apasmṛtiḥ ॥ 66॥

kapōtaḥ cha ātmajān baddhān ātmanaḥ api adhikān priyān ।
bhāryāṃ cha ātmasamāṃ dīnaḥ vilalāpa atiduḥkhitaḥ ॥ 67॥

ahō mē paśyata apāyaṃ alpapuṇyasya durmatēḥ ।
atṛptasya akṛtārthasya gṛhaḥ traivargikaḥ hataḥ ॥ 68॥

anurūpā anukūlā cha yasya mē patidēvatā ।
śūnyē gṛhē māṃ santyajya putraiḥ svaryāti sādhubhiḥ ॥ 69॥

saḥ ahaṃ śūnyē gṛhē dīnaḥ mṛtadāraḥ mṛtaprajaḥ ।
jijīviṣē kimarthaṃ vā vidhuraḥ duḥkhajīvitaḥ ॥ 70॥

tān tathā ēva āvṛtān śigbhiḥ mṛtyugrastān vichēṣṭataḥ ।
svayaṃ cha kṛpaṇaḥ śikṣu paśyan api abudhaḥ apatat ॥ 71॥

taṃ labdhvā lubdhakaḥ krūraḥ kapōtaṃ gṛhamēdhinam ।
kapōtakān kapōtīṃ cha siddhārthaḥ prayayau gṛham ॥ 72॥

ēvaṃ kuṭumbī aśānta ātmā dvandva ārāmaḥ patat trivat ।
puṣṇan kuṭumbaṃ kṛpaṇaḥ sānubandhaḥ avasīdati ॥ 73॥

yaḥ prāpya mānuṣaṃ lōkaṃ muktidvāraṃ apāvṛtam ।
gṛhēṣu khagavat saktaḥ taṃ ārūḍhachyutaṃ viduḥ ॥ 74॥

iti śrīmadbhāgavatē mahāpurāṇē pāramahaṃsyāṃ
saṃhitāyāmēkādaśaskandhē śrīkṛṣṇōddhavasaṃvādē
yadvadhūtētihāsē saptamō’dhyāyaḥ ॥