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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 1: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****यथोक्तम् ****सा ****जगद्धात्रा ****देर्वदेर्वेन ****र्वै ****तथा | ****र्षड्गभिगभिवर्वन्यासां ****चक्रे ****च ****अन्यस्य ****कर्षिणम् ****॥ ****१ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****यथा ****उक्तम् ****इतत | ****र्षड्गभािख्यानाां ****गभे ****देर्वक्या ****उदरे *****तनक्षेपम् *, ****अन्यस्य ****शेर्षाख्यस्य ****सप्तमगभिस्य ****तत् ****जठरात् ****कर्षिणम् |
***Sri Paraasharar - There is a paathaantara, called Jagaddhaatri, which applies to Durgaa. Jagaddhaatraa means Bhagavaan. The God of gods, the Sarveshvara, Bhagavaan, whatever He said, as per that, the six children have to be brought and placed in Devaki’s womb, and the seventh one Shesha has to be taken and placed with Rohini. Accordingly, Yoga nidraa carries out all of this. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 2: ****सप्तमे ****रोहहणीां ****गभे ****प्राप्ते ****गभं ****ततो ****हररः | ****िोकत्रय ****उपकाराय ****देर्वक्याः ****प्रवर्वर्वेश ****ह ****॥ ****२ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****सप्तम ****इतत | ****गभि ****इतो ****रोहहणीां ****प्राप्ते ****देर्वक्या ****गभं ****हररः ****प्रवर्वर्वेश |
***The seventh one was taken to Rohini’s garbha, and then, for the good of all the three worlds, Bhagavaan entered into Devaki’s womb.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 3: ****योगतनद्ा ****यशोदायाः ****तस्स्मन् ****एर्व ****तथा ****हदने | ****सांभूता ****जठरे ****तद्र्वत् ****यथोक्तां ****परमेस्षठना ****॥ ****३ ****॥ ***Bhagavaan had told Yoga nidraa that the moment I enter into the womb of Devaki, at the same time, on the same day, Yoga nidraa should enter into Yashoda’s womb. So that when Krishna incarnates, then Krishna will be exchanged with Durgaa by Vasudeva. Yoga nidraa carried out the instructions given by the Lord.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 4: *** [[31]] of 399
*ततो ****ग्रहगणः ****सम्यक् ****प्रचचार ****हदवर्व ****द्वर्वज | ****वर्वषणोरांशे ****भुर्वां ****याते ****ऋतर्वः ****चार्भुश्शुभाः ****॥ ****४ ****॥ ***The planetary positions were located in wonderful positions, at the time when Bhagavaan entered into Devaki’s womb. When the amsha of Vishnu came to this earth, all the seasons became pleasant and auspicious.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 5: ****न ****सेहे ****देर्वक ां ****द्षटुां ****कस्श्चत् ****अवप ****अतततेजसा | ****जाज्र्वल्यमानाां ****ताां ****दृषट्र्वा ****मनाांलस ****क्षोभमाययुः ****॥ ****५ ****॥ ***Devaki got so much of tejas because of carrying Krishna in her womb, that nobody was able to look at her, because of her tejas. She was radiant. Whoever saw her, their minds got disturbed, such was her tejas, once Bhagavaan entered into her womb.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 6: ****अदृषटाः ****पुरुर्षैः ****स्त्रीलभः ****देर्वक ां ****देर्वतागणाः | ****त्रर्र्भ्ाणाां ****र्वपुर्षा ****वर्वषणुां ****तुषटुर्वुः ****ताम् ****अहतनिशम् ****॥ ****६ ****॥ ***All the hosts of devataas in the svarga lok a, unseen by men and women, in this world, they eulogized Devaki who was carrying Vishnu. Day and night they prayed to her.
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How the devataas praised Devaki is told here, as she was carrying Bhagavaan Himself in her womb. This stuti is eulogizing Bhagavaan only indirectly through Devaki, as she is carrying none other than Sri Krishna in her womb. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 7: ****देर्वताः - ****प्रकृततः ****त्र्वां ****परा ****सूक्ष्मा ****ब्रह्मगभाि ****अभर्वत्पुरा | ****ततो ****र्वाणी ****जगद्धातुः ****र्वेदगभाि ****अलस ****शोभने ****॥ ****७ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****प्रकृततः ****इतत | ****ब्रह्मगभाि ****आत्मगभाि | ****यत् ****र्वा ****ब्रह्म ****शब्दो ****महत् ****र्वाची | ****या ****पुरा ****अभर्वत् ****सा ****त्र्वम् ****इतत ****अन्र्वयः | ****जगद्धातुः ****सांर्स्न्धनी | ****र्वेदगभाि ****र्वाणी ****प्रणर्वः |
***Devataas - Before creation, during pralaya, that prakruti, You are only that. That which had all the sentients, jeevaatmans in it, before srushti, the achit and chit were all combined together, that prakruti, You are only that prakruti. Or, it can also be taken as mahat. From moola prakruti, mahat is created, then ahamkaara. So, Brahma can also be taken to mean mahat. You are the very primordial matter, [[32]] of 399
sookshma prakruti which was there before creation. The creator of the world, You are verily the Pranava itself. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 8: ****सृज्यस्र्वरूप ****गभाि ****अलस ****सृस्षटभूता ****सनातने | ****र्ीजभूता ****तु ****सर्विस्य ****यज्ञ (*****गभाि *) ****भूता ****अभर्वस्त्रयी ****॥ ****८ ****॥ ***You are the very Creator, having all the objects that going to be are created in You. That Creator is verily You only. You are the very anaadi Bhagavaan. You are the source of everything. You are like the seed for everything. The three Vedaas which contain all the yajnyaas, is You only.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 9: ****फिगभाि ****त्र्वमेर्वेज्या ****र्वस्ह्नगभाि ****तथा ****अरर्णः | ****अहदततः ****देर्वगभाि ****त्र्वां ****दैत्यगभाि ****तथा ****हदततः ****॥ ****९ ****॥ ***All the yajnya kriyaas, that are performed as the aaraadhana of Bhagavaan, by performing which yajnyaas, people get various purushaarthaas, You are only that Ijyaa. When two aranis, firewood pieces are rubbed, fire is created, which is used for Agnihotra. The firewood which has that arani, You are verily that arani itself. You are Aditi, who gives birth to all the devaas. And also Diti, who gives birth to the daityaas.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 10: ****ज्योत्स्ना ****र्वासरगभाि ****त्र्वां ****ज्ञानगभाि ****अलस ****सन्नततः | ****नयगभाि ****परा ****नीततः ****िज्जा ****त्र्वां ****प्रश्रयोद्र्वहा ****॥ ****१० *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****ज्योत्स्ना ****इतत | ****ज्योत्स्ना ****प्राक् ****सांध्या | ****सत्सु ****नततः *****सन्नततः *, ****शुश्रूर्षा | ****नीततः *****नीततशास्त्रां *, ****तत्साध्यो ****न्यायो ****नयः |
***Jyotsnaa is the light before the sandhyaa kaala, in the early morning. You are that only, as that leads to sandhyaa kaala, and the day, as it contains the day. Serving the aachaaryaas, or those from whom one learns, gets jnyaana, who give jnyaana on shushroosha, serving, who do the jnyaana upadesha, which leads to jnyaana, You are that. Neetishaastra which has all the nyaayaas, etc., that You are only. You are the shyness which leads to modesty, or being humble. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 11: ****कामगभाि ****तथा ****इच्छा ****त्र्वां ****तुस्षटः *सांतोर्षगलभिणी | [[33]] of 399
*मेधा ****च ****र्ोधगभाि ****अलस ****धैरगभोद्र्वहा ****धृततः ****॥ ****११ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****कामगभेतत | ****कामः ****काम्यो ****अथिः | ****तुस्षटः *****तृस्प्तः *, ****तत् ****जन्यो ****हर्षिः ****सांतोर्षः | ****मेधा ****धारणाशस्क्तः | ****धृततः ****धीप्रततषठा | ****धैयं ****अिौल्यम् |
***Any fruits that are desired, is said to be kaama here, and the desire; You are the desire which leads to various fruits, benefits desired by various people. You are the Trupti, because of which one gets Harsha, which is Santosha - one feels happy when contented, You are that only. You are the contentment which leads to happiness. You are the firmness of the mind which is obtained from *medhaa. *Dhruti is the capability to hold on, and carry on till the end of any vrata, You are that. You are the nature of not being fickle minded. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 12: ****ग्रहाक्षितारकागभाि ****द्यौरस्यर्खिहैतुक | ****एता ****वर्वभूतयो ****देर्वी ****तथा ****अन्याः ****च ****सहस्रशः ****॥ ****१२ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****ग्रहक्षेतत | ****हेतुरेर्व ****हैतुक | ****एता ****इतत | ****एताः ****प्रकृत्यादयो *****वर्वभूतयः *, ****अन्याः ****च |
***You are the aakaasha, which holds the planets, stars, and all the constellations. You are the cause of everything, which causes rains and other things. These are all eulogizing Lord only. All these aishwaryaas, and also thousands of others, are You only. Devataas are eulogizing Devaki like this.
Starting from prakruti, till now, whatever has been told, all those vibhootis, and also anything else not told here, all that are You only.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 13: ****तथा ****असांख्या ****जगद्धात्री ****साांप्रतां ****जठरे ****तर्व | ****समुद्ाहद्नदीद्र्वीप ****र्वनपत्तनभूर्षणा | ****ग्रामखर्विटखेटाढ्या ****समस्ता ****पृथथर्वी ****शुभे ****॥ ****१३ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****तथा ****इतत | ****असांख्या ****जगद्धात्री ****च ****तर्व ****जठरे | ****इदां ****प्रकृत्याहदलभः ****तत् ****सामानाथधकरर्णय ****तनर्ांधनम् |
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The innumerable vibhootis are all in Your womb. Prakruti, and everything, so far whatever is told. In Your womb, all the oceans, rivers, streams, all the forests, cities, towns, everything which is decorating the whole earth, is all in You only, the villages, graama, kharvata, hamlets, towns, the entire world is in You only, in Your womb.
The innumerable vibhootis are all in Your womb. This is the reason why they are all told with Saamaanaadhikaranya.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 14: ****समस्त ****र्वह्नयो ****अांभाांलस ****सकिाः ****च ****समीरणाः | ****महोरगाः ****तथा ****यक्षा ****राक्षसा ****प्रेतगुह्यकाः ****॥ ****१४ ****॥ ***All the fires, all the waters, all the winds, all the serpents, all the *yakshaas, *raakshasaas, pretaas, guhyakaas, all are in You only.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 15: ****ग्रहाक्षितारका ****थचत्र ****वर्वमानशतसकुिम् | ****अर्वकाशमशेर्षस्य ****यत् ****ददातत ****नभस्थिम् ****॥ ****१५ ****॥ ***The collections of hundreds of wonderful vimaanaas, and the aakaasha that gives space to innumerable things, and everything, …
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 16: ****भूिोकश्च ****भुर्विोकः ****स्र्विोको ****अथ ****महजिनः | ****तपश्च ****ब्रह्मिोकश्च ****ब्रह्मार्णिमर्खिां ****शुभे ****॥ ****१६ ****॥ ***… Bhooloka, Bhuvarloka, Suvarloka, Maharloka, Janoloka, Tapoloka, Brahmaloka, the entire Brahmaanda is in You.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 17: ****तदन्तरे ****स्स्थता ****देर्वा ****दैत्य ****गन्धर्वि ****चारणाः | ****महोरगाः ****तथा ****यक्षा ****राक्षसाः ****प्रेतगुह्यकाः ****॥ ****१७ ****॥ ***All the Devaas, Daityaas, Gandharvaas, Chaaranaas, the serpents, *Yakshaas, *Raakshasaas, Pretaas, Guhyakaas, who are all living in these worlds, …
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 18: ****मनुषयाः ****पशर्वः ****च ****अन्ये ****ये ****च ****जीर्वा ****यशस्स्र्वनी | ****तैः ****अन्तस्थैः ****अनन्तो ****असौ ****सर्विगः ****सर्विभार्वनः ****॥ ****१८ ****॥ ***… all the humans, animals, whoever is living, Who is having all of them in Him, He is called Ananta. He is all pervading. He has got everything in Him only. [[35]] of 399
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 19:
(*****रूप *) ****नाम ****कमि ****स्र्वरूपार्ण ****न ****पररच्छेदगोचरे | ****यस्य ****अर्खि ****प्रमाणानाां ****स ****वर्वषणुः ****गभिगः ****तर्व ****॥ ****१९ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****नाम ****कमेतत | ****नामादेः ****प्रमाणानाां ****पररच्छेद ****अगोचरत्र्वम् ****अनर्वथधत्र्वम् | ****प्रमाणातन ****इतत *****पाठे *, ****यस्य ****वर्वभूत्यादेः ****ज्ञापकातन ****इतत ****अथिः |
***All the things which are there, they are unsurpassable. We cannot even know how many names are there, all the beings which are there, having a name and form. They are so innumerable that one cannot even measure. That Vishnu is right now in your womb. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 20: ****त्र्वां ****स्र्वाहा ****त्र्वां ****स्र्वधा ****वर्वद्या ****सुधा ****त्र्वां ****ज्योततरांर्रे | ****त्र्वां ****सर्वििोकरक्षाथिम् ****अर्वतीणाि ****महीतिे ****॥ ****२० *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****त्र्वम् ****इतत | ****ज्योततरांर्र ****इतत | ****अत्र ****ज्योततः ****शब्देन * ****अहदततः ****द्यौः ****अहदततः ****अन्तररक्षम् * ****इतत ****मन्त्रोक्ताहदः ****उच्यते | ****सुरभ्यहदततभ्याां ****प्रिोलमतः ****काश्यपो ****र्वरुणस्य ****गाां ****जहार | ****ततः ****कुवपतेन ****ब्राह्मणा ****गोपो ****भर्वेतत ****शप्तो ****असौ ****र्वसुदेर्वत्र्वां ****गतो ****गर्वाध्यक्षो ****अभूत् | ****अहदततः ****देर्वक ****सुरलभः ****रोहहणी ****इतत ****हह ****हररर्वांशे ****कथा |
***You are born in this world for protecting all the worlds. You are only Svaaha, You are only Svadhaa, You are only Sudhaa. You are born in this world only to protect all the worlds.
Kaashyapa had two wives - Surabhi and Aditi. They pressurized him to get the cow from Varuna. He stole the cow from Varuna. Because he stole the cow from Varuna, Brahma got angry and gave him a curse to be born as a gopa. So, he was born in the gopa kula, as Vasudeva. He became the head of all the cows. In Harivamsha, it is told that Aditi is born as Devaki, and Surabhi is born as Rohini. And Kaashyapa as Vasudeva.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 2, Shloka 21: ****प्रसीद ****देवर्व ****सर्विस्य ****जगतः ****शां ****शुभे *कुरु | [[36]] of 399
*प्रीत्या ****तां ****धारयेशानां ****धृतां ****येनार्खिां ****जगत् ****॥ ****२१ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****प्रसीद ****इतत | ****प्रीत्या ****धायाि ****मातुः ****प्रीत्या ****हह ****गभिस्य ****गुणपोर्षः |
***You are carrying the Sarveshvareshvara, because the mother should be pleased, and love the child in the womb. Because of this, the child which will be born will be healthy and have good qualities. Be pleased and carry Him. It is very auspicious for you. Bring all auspiciousness to this world. Be pleased.
They eulogize Devaki like this, and indirectly eulogizing Lord Krishna who is in her womb.
This completes Chapter Two.
॥* इति श्री विष्णु पुराणे पञ्चमे अंशे द्वििीयो अध्यायः ॥ ** ॥ इति श्री विष्णु पुराण व्याख्याये श्री विष्णु चचत्तीये पञ्चमे अंशे द्वििीयो अध्यायः |** **॥ ****अथ ****तृतीयो ****अध्यायः *****॥ *
Avataara of Lord Krishna ***
Now, the Chapter Three.