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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 1:
*श्री
*पराशरः -
*इत्येष
*कगथतः
*सम्यक्
*तृतीयः
*प्रततसंचरः |
*आत्यस्न्तको
*ववमुस्क्तयाग
*लयो
*ब्रह्मणण
*शाश्वते
*॥
*१
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*इततयेष
*इतत |
*या
**ववमुस्क्तः *,
*एषः
*ब्रह्मणण
*आत्यस्न्तको
*लयः
*तृतीयः
*प्रततसञ्छ्चरः
*इत्थं
*कगथतः
*॥
Sri Paraasharar - The third pralaya, which is Aatyantika pralaya, moksha, (the other ones being naimittika and praakruta pralayaas), was told to you. This is the Aatyantika vimukti, the ultimate liberation, which is going and joining Paramaatman in the end, the union with Paramaatman.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 2:
*सर्गश्च
*प्रततसर्गश्च
*वंशमन्वन्तराणण
*च |
*वंशानुचररतं
*चैव
*भवतो
*र्दितं
*मया
*॥
*२
*॥
I told you about creation, dissolution, the vamsha, manvantaraas, their further vamshaas, thus far.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 3:
*पुराणं
*वैष्णवं
*चैतत्
*सवगक्रकस्ल्बषनाशनम् |
*ववमशष्िं
*सवगशाथत्रेभ्यः
*पुरुषातोपपािकम्
*॥
*३
*॥
This Vaishnava Puraana, which will destroy all evil, all sins, which is a very unique shaastra compared to all the shaastraas, because it will get one the ultimate benefit, the purushaartha.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 4:
*तुभ्यं
*यथावत्
*मैत्रेय
*प्रोक्तं
*शुश्रूषवे
*अव्ययम् |
*यिन्यिवप
*वक्तव्यं
*तत्
*पृच्छ
*अद्य
*विामम
*ते
*॥
*४
*॥
You had great desire to listen to this instruction, you are shushrooshu, shrotum icchuhu. I have told you as it is. The student’s quality is that he should have desire to listen. The quality of a teacher is that he should tell as it is, what he knows. [[172]] of 194
Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 Whatever else you want to know, do ask me, I will tell you. This shows his oudaarya.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 5:
*मैत्रेय
*उवाच -
*भर्वन्
*कगथतं
*सवं
*यत्पृष्िो
*अमस
*मया
*मुने |
*श्रुतं
*च
*एतत्
*मया
*भक्त्या
*न
*अन्यप्रष्िव्यमस्थत
*मे
*॥
*५
*॥
Maitreyar - O Bhagavan, you have told me everything that I have asked you. And I have listened to everything with great devotion. I do not have anything else to ask of you at this time.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 6:
*ववस्च्छन्नाः
*सवगसंिेहा
*वैमल्यं
*मनसः
*कृतम् |
*त्वत्प्रसािात्
*मया
*ज्ाता
*उत्पवत्तस्थथततसंियाः
*॥
*६
*॥
All my doubts are completely destroyed now, my mind has become very clear, vimala, without any doubt or defect. All this happened with your grace, O Bhagavan. I have come to know about utpatti, sthiti, laya - creation, sustenance, dissolution, everything.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 7:
*ज्ातश्च
*त्रत्रववर्ो
*रामशः
*शस्क्तश्च
*त्रत्रववर्ा
*र्ुरो |
*ववज्ाता
*सा
*च
*कात्थन्येन
*त्रत्रववर्ा
*भावभावना
*॥
*७
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*ज्ात
*इतत |
*त्रत्रववर्ो
*रामशः
*सृस्ष्िपालनप्रलयहेतवो
**ब्रह्मििादिः *,
**ववष्णुमन्वादिः *,
*रुद्रकालान्तकादिररतत
*त्रयो
*राशयः |
*चतुववगर्
*इतत
*पाठे
*भर्वता
*सह
*पुंप्रर्ानव्यक्तकालाख्या
*दह
**ववष्णुशस्क्तः *,
*परेत्याद्युक्ता
*त्रत्रववर्ा
*शस्क्तः |
I have known the three groups, three shaktis, and have also known completely three kinds of bhaava bhaavanaas.
The three groups what I have learnt are those responsible for creation, sustenance and dissolution - 1. Brahma, Daksha Prajaapati and others, who are responsible for creation, 2. Vishnu, who Himself does His avataara, Manu, who do sustenance, 3. Rudra, Kaala who are responsible for dissolution. I have come to know these three groups.
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 There is also a paatha where chaturvidha raashi is told, four groups, where we have to put Bhagavaan also.
Vishnushaktih paraa proktaa, which is jeevaatmans, pradhaana (unmanifest matter), vyakta (manifest matter), kaala.
I have also come to know the bhaavanaas, the *Brahma bhaavanaa, karma *bhaavanaa, and ubhaya bhaavanaa.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 8:
*त्वत्प्रसािात्
*मया
*ज्ातं
*ज्ेयमन्यैरलं
*द्ववज |
*यिेतत्
*अणखलं
*ववष्णोः
*जर्त्
*न
*व्यततररच्यते
*॥
*८
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*त्वत्
*प्रसािात्
*इतत |
*ववष्णोनग
*व्यततररच्यते
*तिात्मकत्वेन |
*पृथक्
*मसद्गर्
*अनहं
*ज्ातममतत
*शेषः |
With your grace, I have learnt everything. This is sufficient for me. There is nothing else to know. What is that I have known is that this entire world is not different from Paramaatman, Vishnu. Because everything is having Him as the inner self. Everything is Bhagavadaatmaka. Everything is not different from Vishnu. Nothing can exist separately from Vishnu, because they are inseparably associated with Him, and He is the inner self of everything. This is what I have known.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 9:
*कृताथो
*अहम्
*असंिेहः
*त्वत्
*प्रसािात्
*महामुने |
*वणगर्मागियो
*र्माग
*ववदिता
*यिशेषतः
*॥
*९
*॥
I have now learnt everything, whatever ought to be done, I have done now. Whatever ought to be attained, I have attained now. All my doubts are completely cleared, with your grace, O Bhagavan. I have also come to know all the varna aashrama dharmaas.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 10:
*प्रवृत्तं
*च
*तनवृत्तं
*च
*ज्ातं
*कमग
*मया
*अणखलम् |
*प्रसीि
*ववप्रप्रवर
*नान्यत्
*प्रष्िव्यमस्थत
*मे
*॥
*१०
*॥
I have known pravrutti karma, nivrutti karma. That which is done with desire for enjoyment, phalaabhisandhi, aihika and aamushmika phalaas, is *pravrutti karma. *Nivrutti karma is that which will lead one to liberation, moksha, done without [[174]] of 194
Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 desire for fruit. I have come to know both with your grace. Do be pleased with me. I have nothing else to ask.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 11:
*यिथय
*कथनायासैः
*योस्जतो
*अमस
*मया
*र्ुरो |
*तत्िम्यतां
*ववशेषो
*अस्थत
*न
*सतां
*पुत्रमशष्ययोः
*॥
*११
*॥
Sri Paraasharar has taken so much pains to teach him all this in great detail, and is again asking in the end - what else do you want to know, I will teach you that also. Maitreyar says - I have subjected you to great difficulty because you have told me for such a long time, you have taken so much pain to teach me all these things, so you must be very tired by continuously teaching me all these things. Please do pardon me for that. I plead kshamaa from you. For sajjanaas, wise people, they do not differentiate between their son and student. Please pardon me if I have subjected you to the difficulty of teaching all these things.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 12:
*श्री
*पराशरः -
*एतत्
*ते
*यन्मया
*आख्यातं
*पुराणं
*वेिसंममतम् |
*श्रुतेः
*अस्थमन्
*सवगिोषोत्थः
*पापरामशः
*प्रणश्यतत
*॥
*१२
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*एतत्
*इतत |
*िोषोत्थः
*न
*केवलं
**बुद्गर्कृतः *,
*रार्ादिकृतो
*अवप |
Sri Paraasharar - Whatever I have told you, O Maitreyar, is equal to Veda only. All the defects, wrong things, doshaas which have come, whatever has accrued, that entire heap of sin, paapa, gets destroyed, while one listens to this. Not only if one does willingly, but also done out of wrong desire, passion, the sins accumulated due to all of that, everything gets completely destroyed, if one listens to this sacred Puraana, which is equal to Veda only.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 13:
*सर्गश्च
*प्रततसर्गश्च
*वंशमन्वन्ताणण
*च |
*वंशानुचररतं
*कृत्थनं
*मया
*अत्र
*तव
*कीततगतम्
*॥
*१३
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*वैमशष््यप्रिशगनाय
*कात्थयेन
*पुराणाङ्र्ातन
*उक्तातन
*ज्ापनाथं
*पुनरथतान्यन्वाह
*सर्गश्च
*इतत |
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 I have now taught you *sarga, pratisarga, vamsha, manvantaraas, *vamshaanicharita, and everything, completely.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 14:
*अत्र
*िेवाः
*तथा
*िैत्याः
*र्न्र्वग
*उरर्
*रािसाः |
*यिववद्यार्ाराः
*मसद्र्ाः
*कथ्यन्ते
*अप्सरसथतथा
*॥
*१४
*॥
*Devaas, daityaas, gandharvaas, raakshasaas, uragaas, yakshaas, vidyaadharaas, *siddhaas, apsarases, are all being told here.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 15:
*मुनयो
*भाववतात्मानः
*कथ्यन्ते
*तपसा
*अस्न्वताः |
*चातुवगण्यं
*तथा
*पुंसां
*ववमशष्िचररतातन
*च
*॥
*१५
*॥
Those sages who are established in the aatman, who have realized the aatman, engaged in tapas, they are being told. The four varnaas, their specific acts, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 16:
*पुण्याः
*प्रिेशा
*मेदिन्या
*पुण्या
*नद्यो
*अथ
*सार्राः |
*पवगताश्च
*महापुण्याश्चररतातन
*च
*र्ीमताम्
*॥
*१६
*॥
… all the sacred places of the world, all the sacred rivers and oceans, the mountains which are also highly sacred, and also various acts, life story, conduct of all the great people, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 17:
*वणगर्मागियो
*र्माग
*वेिशाथत्राणण
*कृत्थनशः |
*येषां
*संथमरणात्सद्यः
*सवगपापैः
*प्रमुच्यते
*॥
*१७
*॥
… the varna aashrama dharmaas, the complete Veda shaastraas, by just remembering whom, immediately one will get rid of all the sins.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 18:
*उत्पवत्तस्थथततनाशानां
*हेतुयो
*जर्तो
*अव्ययः |
*स
*सवगभूतः
*सवागत्मा
*कथ्यते
*भर्वान्
*हररः
*॥
*१८
*॥
One who is the cause of creation, sustenance, dissolution of everything, He is only all these forms, being the antaryaami of everything. This is being told about Bhagavaan, Lord Hari.
Bhagavaan, who is present as everything, everything is His form, and He is inner self of everything, He is antaryaami, controller of everything, He is immutable, He [[176]] of 194
Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 is the cause of utpatti, sthiti, naasha, and He is being eulogized everywhere, throughout this grantha.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 19:
*अवशेनावप
*यनास्म्न
*कीततगते
*सवगपातकैः |
*पुमास्न्वमुच्यते
*सद्यस्थसंहत्रथतैमृगर्ैररव
*॥
*१९
*॥
Without knowing also, if one tells His name, pronounces His name, he will get rid of all the sins, all blemishes. Just like a deer which is having a great scare of a lion, gets rid of all the fear, like that, the sins will immediately go away.
The greatness of Vishnu naama sankeertana, without one’s knowledge, or in whatever state he is, when the mind is not in control also, if we just chant His names, that itself will make one get rid of all the sins. A comparison is given - the deer which has come near a lion, and which is very terrified, if it is saved from the lion, and taken to safety, how much comfort it feels; like that, we have accumulated sins from beginningless time, all our sins will get destroyed just by chanting the sacred divine names of Sri Mahaavishnu.
The greatness of the naama sankeertana, will be told next. The phala of listening to this and studying this work will be told. Which we see next.
With the grace of Bhagavaan Sri Vishnu and our Aachaaryaas, we have been able to study this work, and now is the concluding session, and Mangalaacharane. We will listen to the phalashruti that Sri Paraasharar is going to tell.
We are studying Chapter 8 of Amsha 6. Where Sri Paraasharar is telling Sri Maitreyar what all he has told so far, what all is being taught in this Sri Vishnu Puraanam - everything about the sacred land of India, the whole earth Pruthivi, the lands, the sacred rivers, the mountains, the stories of lives of great people, great kings and rishis, what all wonderful acts they did during their lifetime, what all we can learn from them, and many people eulogized Sri Mahaavishnu as we can see, and the sarveshvaratva, sarvashaktitva, sarvaniyantrutva of Sri Mahaavishnu, how everything is created, sustained, and dissolution also, which happens by Him only, and also about varna aashrama dharmaas, about Vedashaastraas - how it was one, and then divided into four, and then propagated through the aachaarya shishya paramparaa - all this is present here, as Sri Paraasharar is telling. He will tell about the greatness of naama sankeertana, and also the various phalaas which come to one who listens and propagates this.
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6
Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 20:
*यन्नामकीतगनं
*भक्त्या
*ववलायनमनुत्तमम् |
*मैत्रेयाशेषपापानां
*र्ातूनाममव
*पावकः
*॥
*२०
*॥
O Maitreyar, just as metal is melted by fire, the naama sankeertana of Bhagavaan, done with bhakti, is the ultimate means which can melt all the sins, without a trace.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 21:
*कमलकल्मषमत्युग्रं
*नरकाततगप्रिं
*नृणाम् |
*प्रयातत
*ववलयं
*सद्यः
*सकृद्यत्र
*च
*संथमृते
*॥
*२१
*॥
Even if He is remembered once, if we chant once, the fierce and great sins, and the various kalmashaas due to Kali yuga, which will lead one to naraka, immediately, they will be completely burnt out, and completely destroyed.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 22:
*दहरण्यर्भगिेवेन्द्ररुद्रादित्यास्श्ववायुमभः |
*पावकैवगसुमभः
*साध्यैः
*ववश्वेिेवादिमभः
*सुरैः
*॥
*२२
*॥
This whole world is consisting of so many different beings, starting from *Hiranyagarbha Chaturmukha Brahma, Devendra, Rudra, Aaditya, Ashvini Devataas, Vaayu, Agni, Ashta Vasus, Saadhyaas, Vishvedevaas, the other **devataas, … *
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 23:
*यिरिोरर्ैः
*मसद्र्ः
*िैत्यर्न्र्वगिानवैः |
*अप्सरोमभः
*तथा
*तारानित्रैः
*सकलैर्ृगहैः
*॥
*२३
*॥
… Yaksaas, Raakshasaas, snakes, *Siddhaas, Daityaas, Gandharvaas, Daanavaas, *Apsaraas, Taaraas, Nakshatra mandalaas, the grahaas, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 24:
*सप्तवषगमभथतथा
*गर्ष्ण्यैः
*गर्ष्ण्यागर्पततमभथतथा |
*ब्राह्मणाद्यैः
*मनुष्यैः
*च
*तगथव
*पशुमभमृगर्ैः
*॥
*२४
*॥
… Saptarshis, all the worlds, the lokapaalakaas, Braahmanaas and all other humans, the pashus, mrugaas, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 25:
*सरीसृपैववगहंर्ैश्च
*पलाशाद्यैमहीरुहैः |
*वनास्ग्नसार्रसररत्
*पातालैः
*ससुरास्ग्नमभः
*॥
*२५
*॥
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 … snakes, birds, trees such as palaasha tree, forests, oceans, streams, paataala, and all the devataas, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 26:
*शब्िादिमभः
*च
*सदहतं
*ब्रह्माण्डमणखलं
*द्ववज |
*मेरोररवाणुयगथयैतत्
*यन्मयं
*च
*द्ववजोत्तम
*॥
*२६
*॥
… and the vishayaas - shabda, sparsha, roopa, rasa, gandha, the objects of the senses, all these which are there in the Brahmaanda, the entire Brahmaanda consisting of all these creations - all these are just like an atom in front of Meru parvata, and in front of Mahaavishnu, all this Brahmaanda consisting of so many beings, so many creations, is like an atom in front of Meru parvata. He is so all pervading, and Brahmaanda is such a minute entity in front of Him. And this Brahmaanda consists of infinite number of such beings, different types of creations.
It was told in the beginning as *‘Jagat cha sah’ *, everything is Vishnu only, shows the praachurya. Everything is Bhagavadaatmaka.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 27:
*स
*सवगः
*सवगववत्
*सवग
*थवरूपो
*रूपवस्जगतः |
*भर्वान्कीततगतो
*ववष्णुः
*अत्र
*पापप्रणाशनः
*॥
*२७
*॥
He knows all the prakaaraas, modes of everything also, this is told in the Shrutis also. He is only present in all the forms, because everything is His shareera. Even then He is unseen; He is without a form also, and He is with form also. He has got all these aashcharya shaktis. Vishnu only is being eulogized here. His naama sankeertana itself will destroy all the sins.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 28:
*यिश्वमेर्ावभृथे
*थनातः
*प्राप्त्नोतत
*वै
*फलम् |
*मानवथतिवाप्नोतत
*श्रुत्वैतत्
*मुतनसत्तम
*॥
*२८
*॥
Ashvamedha yaaga is such a difficult yaaga to perform, and it needs so many things and people, and one has to be knowledgeable. After performing the Ashvamedha without any defect, when one takes the avabhruta snaana, the phala that comes to such a person, by mere listening to Vishnu Puraana, one will get that.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 29:
*प्रयार्े
*पुष्करे
*चैव
*कुरुिेत्रे
*तथा
*अणगवे |
*कृतोपवासः
*प्राप्नोतत
*तिथय
*श्रवणात्
*नरः
*॥
*२९
*॥
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 One who fasts in Prayaaga kshetra, or Pushkara kshetra, or Kurukshetra, or on the banks of an ocean, he gets great benefits and a lot of punya - that punya comes by just mere listening to Sri Vishnu Puraana, shravana. Shravana itself is so great. Shravanaayaapi bahubhiryo na labhyah, Yama says to Nachiketas in Kathopanishad - this itself is so difficult to get. One who listens to this, gets so many benefits, phalaas.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 30:
*यिस्ग्नहोत्रे
*सुहुते
*वषेणाप्नोतत
*मानवः |
*महापुण्यफलं
*ववप्र
*तिथय
*श्रवणात्
*सकृत्
*॥
*३०
*॥
If one performs Agnihotra for one year without break, everyday, he gets mahaapunya, O Maitreyar, that he gets if one listens to this Puraana once, or even Harinaama itself. This itself gives so much of phala.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 31:
*यत्
*ज्येष्ठशुक्लद्वािश्यां
*थनात्वा
*वै
*यमुनाजले |
*मथुरायां
*हररं
*दृष््वा
*प्राप्नोतत
*पुरुषः
*फलम्
*॥
*३१
*॥
On the Jyestha maasa, shukla paksha, dvaadashi tithi, when one takes bath in Yamunaa river, and in Mathura, if he goes and takes darshan of Sri Krishna Bhagavaan, he gets great phala, and Bhagavaan graces him with a lot of fruits and punya. That he will get by mere listening to Sri Vishnu Puraana’s one adhyaaya.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 32:
*तिाप्नोतत
*अणखलं
*सम्यक्
*अद्यायं
*यत्
*शृणोतत
*वै |
*पुराणथयाथय
*ववप्रषे
*केशवावपगतमानसः
*॥
*३२
*॥
And while listening to Sri Vishnu Puraana, one has to be focussed on Mahaavishnu. One has to be meditating upon Sri Mahaavishnu. He should have offered himself to Bhagavaan, and with great devotion, if he listens to even one adhyaaya, so much phala is told.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 33:
*यमुनासमलले
*थनातः
*पुरुषो
*मुतनसत्तम |
*ज्येष्ठामूले
*मसते
*पिे
*द्वािश्यां
*समुपोवषतः
*॥
*३३
*॥
It is said that one who takes bath in Yamunaa river, in *Jyeshta maasa, shukla *paksha, dvaadashi tithi, and having fasted the whole day, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 34:
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 *समभ्यच्याग
*अच्युतं
*सम्यक्
*मथुरायां
*समादहतः |
*अश्वमेर्थय
*यज्थय
*प्राप्नोतत
*अववकलं
*फलम्
*॥
*३४
*॥
… and then goes to Mathura and worships Sri Krishna there, he gets the phala of Ashvamedha yaaga, the fruit of performing an Ashvamedha yaaga.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 35:
*आलोक्यद्गगर्मताऽन्येषामुन्नीतानां
*थववंशजैः |
*एतस्त्कलोचुरन्येषां
*वपतरथसवपतामहाः
*॥
*३५
*॥
Because of this, all the pitrus and pitaamahaas say that by seeing the prosperity of one who is born in their vamsha, and whatever fruits they get by all these things as they say, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 36:
*कस्च्चिथमत्कुले
*जातः
*कामलन्िीसमललाप्लुतः |
*अचगतयष्यतत
*र्ोववन्िं
*मथुरायामुपोवषतः
*॥
*३६
*॥
…that if anyone is going to be born in our kula also, who takes bath in Kaalindi river, and goes and worships Govinda, in Mathura, having fasted the whole day, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 37:
*ज्येष्ठामूले
*मसते
*पिे
*केनैवं
*वयमप्युत |
*परामृद्गर्मवाप्थयामः
*ताररताः
*थवकुलोद्भवैः
*॥
*३७
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*ज्येष्ठामूल
*इतत |
*केनैव
*वयमप्युतेतत |
*तेन
*वा
*पुरुषेण
*एवं
*मथुरायां
*कृतर्ोववन्िपूजनेन
*वयं
*ताररताः
*परामृद्गर्म्
*अपवर्गगर्गम्
*अवाप्थयामः
*॥
*३७
*॥
… in Jyestha maasa, Shukla paksha, dvaadashi tithi, he gets the fruit of Ashvamedha yaaga. The pitrus and pitaamahaas say - “Will there be anyone born in our kula, like this, who is going to get us also this fruit, punya loka, punya phala. will we also get this kind of a vruddhi”, having seen the prosperity of the other pitrus who are there.
The meaning of great prosperity means that he will get moksha. The pitrus talk like this - will anyone be born in our kula who will get us moksha. By listening to one adhyaaya, the pitrus are all saved, and they get liberated.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 38:
*ज्येष्ठामूले
*मसते
*पिे
*समभ्यच्यग
*जनािगनम् |
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 *र्न्यानां
*कुलजः
*वपण्डान्यमुनायां
*प्रिाथयतत
*॥
*३८
*॥
In Jyeshtha maasa, shukla paksha, having worshipped Janaardana, on a Dvaadashi, in Yamunaa river, if one goes and offers pindaas to his pitrus, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 39:
*तस्थमन्
*काले
*समभ्यच्यग
*तत्र
*कृष्णं
*समादहतः |
*ित्त्वा
*वपण्डं
*वपतृभ्यश्च
*यमुनासमललाप्लुतः
*॥
*३९
*॥
… having worshipped Krishna with great devotion, having taken bath in Yamunaa river, and offering pindaas to the pitrus and pitaamahaas, …
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 40:
*यिाप्नोतत
*नरः
*पुण्यं
*तारयन्
*थवपोतामहान् |
*श्रुत्वा
*अध्यायं
*तिाप्नोतत
*पुराणथयाथय
*शस्क्ततः
*॥
*४०
*॥
… whatever punya one gets by helping his pitrus and pitaamahaas, they attain good lokaas and will be saved from going to other lokaas, all that punya which was told, as equivalent to ashvamedha yaaga, and one doing this on Jyeshta maasa, shukla paksha, dvaadashi, fasting and taking bath in Yamunaa river, and worshipping Krishna, all that he will get by listening to one adhyaaya, one chapter of this Puraana, and all his pitrus will get punya lokaas and great prosperity.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 41:
*एतत्
*संसारभीरूणां
*पररत्राणामनुत्तमम् |
*श्राव्याणां
*परमं
*श्राव्यं
*पववत्राणामनुत्तमम्
*॥
*४१
*॥
One who is scared of samsaara, having the bhaya of samsaara, of being born again, this is the greatest saviour of such a person. This is the ultimate among all those which are worth listening to, and it is most pavitra, most sacred.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 42:
*िुःखप्रनाशनं
*नॄणां
*सवगिुष्ितनबहगणम् |
*मंर्लं
*मंर्लानां
*च
*पुत्रसंपत्प्रिायकम्
*॥
*४२
*॥
This will destroy all the grief, and all the evils are destroyed. This will bestow everything auspicious. This is the most auspicious among the auspicious things. And also, one will get children.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 43:
*इिमाषं
*पुरा
*प्राह
*ऋभवे
*कलमोद्भवः |
*ऋभुः
*वप्रयव्रतायाह
*स
*च
*भार्ुरये
*अब्रवीत्
*॥
*४३
*॥
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 Now, Paraasharar is telling the sampradaaya, how this Vishnu Puraana has come through the aachaarya shishya paramparaa. Chaturmukha Brahma first taught this to Rubhu. Rubhu told this to Priyavrata, and he taught it to Bhaaguri.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 44:
*भार्ुररथथतंभममत्राय
*िर्ीचाय
*च
*चोक्तवान् |
*सारथवताय
*तेनोक्तं
*भृर्ुः
*सारथवतेन
*च
*॥
*४४
*॥
Bhaaguri told this to Stambhamitra, and he in turn taught this to Dadhichi. Dadhichi told this to Saarasvata. Saarasvata told this to Bhrugu.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 45:
*भृर्ुणा
*पुरुकुत्साय
*नमगिायै
*स
*चोक्तवान् |
*नमगिा
*र्ृतराष्राय
*नार्यापूरणाय
*च
*॥
*४५
*॥
Bhrugu taught this to Purukutsa, who taught this to Narmada, who taught this to Dhrutaraashtra and Poorananaaga.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 46:
*ताभ्यां
*च
*नार्राजाय
*प्रोक्तं
*वासुकये
*द्ववज |
*वासुक्रकः
*प्राह
*वत्साय
*वत्सश्वतराय
*वै
*॥
*४६
*॥
Dhrutaraashtra and Poorananaaga taught this to Naagaraaja Vaasuki, the king of snakes. Vaasuki taught this to Vatsa. Vatsa taught this to Ashvatara.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 47:
*कम्बलाय
*च
*तेनोक्तमेलापुत्राय
*तेन
*वै
*॥
*४७
*॥
Ashvatara taught this to Kambala. He in turn taught this to Elaaputra. This is the paramparaa.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 48:
*पातालं
*समनुप्राप्तः
*ततो
*वेिमशरा
*मुतनः |
*प्राप्तवानेतिणखलं
*स
*च
*प्रमतये
*ििौ
*॥
*४८
*॥
A sage by name Vedashira went to Paataala, and he, in turn, got upadesha of all of this, and he taught this to Pramati.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 49:
*ित्तं
*प्रमततना
*चैतत्
*जातुकणागय
*र्ीमते |
*जातुकणेनचैवोक्तमन्येषां
*पुण्यकमगणाम्
*॥
*४९
*॥
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 50:
*पुलथत्यवरिानेन
*ममाप्येतत्
*थमृततं
*र्तम् |
*मया
*अवप
*तुभ्यं
*मैत्रेय
*यथावत्
*कगथतं
*स्त्विम्
*॥
*५०
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*पुलथत्य
*इतत |
*ममाप्येतत्
*थमृततं
*र्ततम्
*इतत
*मह्यं
*सारथवतेन
*चेतत
*पूवगमुक्तमुपजीव्योच्यते |
*आद्ये
*कृतयुर्े
*सवगपुराणानां
*संग्रहरूपथय
*ब्रह्मसंज्थय
*कतुगब्रगह्मणो
*ििादिपुरकुत्सान्तः
*संप्रिायः |
*पराशरथय
*त्रेतायां
*महद्ववष्णुपुराणं
*कुवगतः
*प्रार्ुक्तकालिैष्यागत्
*तद्ववच्छेिे
*पुनः
*पराशरवषगदृष्िमेव
*तत्पुराणं
*ब्रह्मणैव
*ऋभ्वादिजातुकणागन्तसंप्रिायान्तरेण
*पुनथत्रैलोक्ये
*प्रवततगतम् |
*इिानीं
*त्वष्िाववंशततयुर्ारंभे
*मैत्रेयपृष्िेन
*पराशरेण
*प्राक्
*जन्मतन
*सारथवतमुखाच्च्युतममह
*जन्मतन
*वमसष्ठपुलथत्यवरिानेनेिं
*थमृतं
*थवल्पग्रन्थसंग्रहीतं
*मैत्रेयायोक्तम् |
*अतः
*संप्रिायाववच्छेिोस्क्तरववरुद्र्ा |
*अथय
*र्भगथथथयैव
*जन्मान्तरश्रुतवेिथमरणवत्
*पुराणाथगथमरणमवप
*उपपन्नम् |
*षड्ववंशे
*युर्े
*व्यासत्वमसद्ध्या
*तिाद्यथय
*सद्भावाद्युक्ता
*पुलथत्यवरात्
*पुराणसंदहतकतृगत्वमसद्गर्ः
*॥
*५०
*॥
Because of the varadaana of Pulastya, I also remembered this. I have taught you as it is, O Maitreya.
The story of Pulastya and Vasishtha, we saw in the very beginning, where Pulastya and Vasishtha come to Paraasharar and they give him the boon of Bhagavat yaathaatmya jnyaana, and he will know all the Puraanaas. How Paraasharar also got this through sampradaaya, is explained in the commentary. Earlier, it was told that Saarasvata only taught this. Based on this, he says that he learnt this. In the Kruta yuga, all the Puraanaas were connected together, and it was called Brahma Puraana, Brahma samjnyaa. Chaturmukha Brahma gave this to Daksha, and like this, it came up to Purukutsa. Paraasharar in Treta yuga, collected the Vishnu Puraana, and there was a lot of time loss, a lot of gap in between, and it got lost in between. Again, Paraasharar through his tapas, he did saakskaatkaara of this, and that was being obtained by Chaturmukha Brahma, was taught through Rubhu and Jaaturkarna. This is another sampradaaya. Again it was propagated in triloka. What is told here, from Chaturmukha Brahma, through Rubhu, etc., is another sampradaaya. In the 28th yuga, where Maitreyar is asking Paraasharar, and in the previous janma of Paraasharar, he had learnt it from Saarasvata, and in this birth, Paraasharar through Vasishtha and Pulastya’s varadaana, he remembered it again, a small part of it only, and became reduced [[184]] of 194
Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 in size. So, there is no sampradaaya viccheda. Through Paraasharar only, it came first, and through Chaturmukha Brahma, what Paraasharar had done saakskaatkaara, that only was taught to Rubhu and others. So, there is no sampradaaya viccheda, no break in the sampradaaya. Sri Paraasharar, when he was in the womb of his mother itself, remembered the Veda mantraas. The story says that Vasishthar wanted to end his life, as he was feeling very sad that there was nobody to continue his vamsha, when his son was killed by raakshasaas. At that time, he heard a Vedamantra, and his daughter-in-law, his son Shakti’s wife, said that she was pregnant. Paraasharar, when in the womb itself knew the Vedamantraas. He remembered the Vedaas heard in some other janma, in the garbha itself. In the same way, he can remember the Puraanaas also. How Puraana kartrutva is obtained by Sri Paraasharar is told as - In the 26th yuga, he became a Vyaasa, it has come from there, and through Pulastya vara, he taught it. That is how he became the kartaa of Sri Vishnu Puraana.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 51:
*त्वमप्येतस्च्छनीकाय
*कलेरन्ते
*वदिष्यमस
*॥
*५१
*॥
At the end of Kaliyuga, you are going to teach this to Chineeka.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 52:
*इत्येतत्
*परमं
*र्ुह्यं
*कमलकल्मषनाशनम् |
*यत्
*शृणोतत
*नरो
*भक्त्या
*सवगपापैः
*प्रमुच्यते
*॥
*५२
*॥
This is also like an Upanishad, it is a secret, it is guhya, and it is supreme. It destroys all the blemishes of Kaliyuga. One who listens to it with great devotion, will get rid of all sins.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 53:
*समथततीथगथनानातन
*समथतामरसंथतुततः |
*कृता
*तेन
*भवेिेतत्
*यत्
*शृणोतत
*दिने
*दिने
*॥
*५३
*॥
One who listens to this daily, everyday, is equivalent to performing snaana in all the punya teerthaas, and praising all the gods.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 54:
*कवपलािानजतनतं
*पुण्यमत्यन्तिुलगभम् |
*श्रुत्वैतथय
*िशाध्यायानवप्नोतत
*न
*संशयः
*॥
*५४
*॥
One who listens to ten adhyaayaas of this, he gets the great punya that one gets by donating a Kapila dhenu, a cow.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 55:
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 *यथत्वेतत्
*सकलं
*शृणोतत
*पुरुषः
*कृत्वा
*मनमस
*अच्युतं
*सवं
*सवगमयं
*समथतजर्तामार्ारमात्माश्रयम् |
*ज्ानज्ेयमनादिमन्तरदहतं
*सवागमराणां
*दहतं
*स
*प्राप्नोतत
*न
*संशयो
*अस्थत
*अववकलं
*यद्वास्जमेर्े
*फलम्
*॥
*५५
*॥
One who, having focussed his mind on Achyuta, listens to this whole Vishnu Puraana, that Achyuta, who is everything, and everything is His form only, who is the antaryaami, and everything is His shareera, who is the support of the whole world, who is established in Himself, who is jnyaana, jnyeya, anaadi, who is without beginning and end, who is the knowledge, the one who is to be known, who always does good to all the gods - one who focusses his mind on Achyuta, listening to this Puraana, gets all the fruits of performing an Ashvamedha yaaga.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 56:
*यत्रािौ
*भर्वांश्चराचरर्ुरुमध्ये
*तथान्ते
*च
*स
*ब्रह्मज्ानमयोऽच्युतोऽणखलजर्न्मध्यान्तसर्गप्रभुः |
*तत्सवं
*पुरुषः
*पववत्रममलं
*शृण्वन्पठन्वाचयन्
*प्राप्नोत्यस्थत
*न
*तत्फलं
*त्रत्रभुवनेष्वेकान्तमसद्गर्हगररः
*॥
*५६
*॥
The most important teaching of this Puraana is told here. In the very beginning, in the middle, in the end, everywhere, eulogized everywhere, one who is the Lord of all the movables and immovables, Bhagavaan, He is the creator of the whole world, the one who is responsible for the sustenance of the whole world, and also dissolution, and everything is Brahma jnyaanamaya, who is sacred, without any blemish, either listening to it, or just reading it, or even making someone else listen by reading it, by reciting so that others are listening, he will get all the phalaas. There is nothing equal to that, and he will get all the fruits, which cannot be got from anything else in all the three worlds, because he will get the ultimate fruit of Hari Himself, who is the ultimate benefit.
The nirvachana of Bhagavaan we saw earlier, which Keshidhvaja taught to Khaandikya Janaka, the akshara nirvachana, the avayava artha - we have seen these.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 57:
*यस्थमन्न्यथतमततनगयातत
*नरकं
*थवर्ो
*अवप
*यस्च्चन्तने
*ववघ्नो
*यत्र
*तनवेमशतात्ममनसो
*ब्राह्मो
*अवप
*लोको
*अल्पकः |
*मुस्क्तं
*चेतमस
*यः
*स्थथतो
*मलगर्यां
*पुंसां
*ििातत
*अव्ययः
*क्रकं
*गचत्रं
*यिघं
*प्रयातत
*ववलयं
*तत्राच्युते
*कीततगते
*॥
*५७
*॥
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Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*यस्थमस्न्नतत |
*मततः
*श्रवणमननरूपं
**ज्ानं *,
*गचन्तनं -
**र्ारणा *,
*आत्मतन
*मनोतनवेशनं
**ध्यानं *,
*भर्वतत
*चेतः
*स्थथततः
*समागर्ः |
One who has fixed his mind on Bhagavaan Vishnu, who is meditating on Him, the joy of meditation, and thinking of Bhagavaan, in front of that, even svarga is an obstruction only, and even the Brahma loka is very meagre for one who has established the Lord in his mind, will get moksha itself. There is nothing surprising that when one does the naama sankeertana of Bhagavaan, all the sins will get totally destroyed.
The meaning of mati is shravana, manana, the knowledge out of these. Chintana means dhaarana, what is told in yoga. Dhyaana is also told, controlling the mind inside. Next comes Samaadhi. One who does all these will get moksha itself. There is nothing surprising that all his sins will get destroyed completely, for one who meditates upon Bhagavaan, and does naama sankeertana.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 58:
*यज्ैयगज्वविो
*यजस्न्त
*सततं
*यज्ेश्वरं
*कममगणो
*यं
*वै
*ब्रह्ममयं
*परावरमयं
*ध्यायस्न्त
*च
*ज्ातननः |
*यं
*संगचन्त्य
*न
*जायते
*न
*मम्रयते
*नो
*वर्गते
*हीयते
*नैवासन्न
*च
*सद्भवत्यतत
*ततः
*क्रकं
*वा
*हरेः
*श्रूयताम्
*॥
*५८
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*यज्ैररतत |
*न
*जायते
*इतत |
*शरीरपररग्रहे
**जन्म *,
*तत्
*त्यार्े
*मरणम् |
*वृद्गर्ह्रासौ
*ज्ानतः |
*नैवासन्न
*च
*सदितत
*कारणत्वकायगत्वतनरासः |
*ततः
**हरेः *,
*अतत
**अततक्रमेण *,
*क्रकं
*वा
**श्रूयताम् *
?
*तिगर्कं
*न
*क्रकंगचत ्
*श्रूयत
*इतत
*अथगः |
Those who are knowledgeable about performing yajnyaas, they are karma nishthaas. They worship Bhagavaan Vishnu as Yajnyeshvara, all the time with various yajnyaas. The jnyaanis, the knowledgeable ones, they meditate upon Him, for whom the whole world, para and avara are His form, or as Brahman Himself. One who meditates upon Him, will not be born again, and will not die, and there will be no contraction or expansion of knowledge. Coming into contact with the body is birth, and leaving it is death - these will not be there. No cause and effect will be there; there will be no more birth. This can also be explained for Bhagavaan, that there is no cause for Him, just as we see here where the cause undergoes modification and becomes a kaarya. Bhagavaan is the immutable [[187]] of 194
Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 principle. Bhagavaan is also the kaarana and kaarya for the whole world, and He does not undergo any modification like the normal things which we see here. What one should listen to, beyond Hari? There is nothing beyond *Bhagavaan *Hari, for anyone to even listen to, His gunagaana and His keertana.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 59:
*कव्यं
*यः
*वपतृरूपर्ृस्ग्वगर्हुतं
*हव्यं
*च
*भुंक्ते
*ववभुिेवत्वे
*भर्वाननादितनर्नः
*थवाहाथवर्ासंक्षज्ते |
*यस्थमन्
*ब्रह्मणण
*सवगशस्क्ततनलये
*मानातन
*नो
*मातननां
*तनष्ठायै
*प्रभवस्न्त
*हस्न्त
*कलुषं
*श्रोत्रं
*स
*यातो
*हररः
*॥
*५९
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*थवनाम
*आदि
*द्वारा
*हरररेव
*श्रोतव्य
*इतत
*आह
*काव्यम्
*इतत |
*मातननां
**प्रमाणवतां *,
*मानातन
*तनष्ठायै
*पररच्छेिाय
*न
*प्रभवस्न्त
*न
*समथागतन
*भवस्न्त |
Bhagavaan is without beginning and without end. According to Veda, whatever is told, in the vidhi, they offer kavya to pitrus, and Bhagavaan only receives that in the form of pitrus, being antaryaami of everything. Whatever is offered as svadhaa, whatever is offered to devataas by telling svaahaa, that havya, that also, He only is the ultimate phalee, being the antaryaami of devaas also. He is all pervading, Vibhu. The Parabrahman, in the actual meaning, in the prime sense, the word Brahma denotes Bhagavaan only. Because it is bruhatva through svaroopa and guna, and everything bruhat, Brahma. He is the one who is abode of all the shaktis. One who follows the various pramaanaas, the pratyaksha cannot show Bhagavaan, we cannot perceive Him through anumaana, we cannot perceive Him through shabda also, because He is Ananta, we cannot know fully. All the pramaanaas are not sufficient to grasp Bhagavaan’s svaroopa, and gunaas, because they are endless and He is all-pervading. Because of this, only Hari’s sacred divine name, and all His wonderful acts, are to be listened to, and eulogized by anyone.
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Through the next four shlokaas, the conclusion of the shaastra is made. Sri Paraasharar is doing namana to Bhagavaan who is present in four forms, in His own divine auspicious form.
Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 60:
*नान्तो
*अस्थत
*यथय
*न
*च
*यथय
*समुद्भवो
*अस्थत
*वृद्गर्नग
*यथय
*पररणामवववस्जगतथय |
*नापियं
*च
*समुपैतत
*अववकारर
*वथतु
*यथतं
*नतो
*अस्थम
*पुरुषोत्तममीशमीड्यम्
*॥
*६०
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 *अथ
*शाथत्रं
*समापतयष्यन्
*ईश्वरपुरुषप्रर्ानव्यक्तातन
*मंर्लाय
*प्रणमतत -
*नान्तो
*अस्थत
*इत्यादि
*चतुमभगः |
*नानोतत
*अस्थत
*इतत |
*तत्र
*अयं
*प्रथमः
*श्लोकाः
*शुभाश्रयत्वेन
*उक्त
*दिव्य
*ववग्रह
*ववमशष्ि
*ईश्वर
*ववषयः |
*कालो
*अवप
*ईश्वरे
*अन्तभूगतः |
For performing mangala, that all auspicious things should happen, Sri Paraasharar does namana to Bhagavaan who is in the form of Eeshvara (His own form), Purusha (all the chetanaas), Pradhaana (as avyakta, unmanifest matter, achit), Vyakta (as manifest matter). The first shloka of these four, is about Bhagavaan’s divine auspicious form, which was explained wonderfully in the Astra Bhooshana adhyaaya, and by Keshidhvaja, about how one has to meditate. Kaala is also included in Him.
He is aadi anta rahita, without beginning or end. He does not have vruddhi, parinaama, apakshaya (growth, modification, decline) - the shat bhaava vikaaraas. He is immutable, unchangeable principle. He is the supreme ruler of all. He is one who is worth eulogizing, keertana, praarthana. His name itself is Purushottama, He is uttamah purushah tu anyah. I bow down to Him.* *We have been graced by our Aachaaryaas and Bhagavaan to study this wonderful sacred work. So, it is mangala for everyone. For this, at the end, Sri Paraasharar does namana to Bhagavaan.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 61:
*तथयैव
*यो
*अनुर्ुणभुग्बहुर्ैक
*एव
*शुद्र्ो
*अवप
*अमशद्र्
*इव
*भातत
*दह
*मूततगभेिैः |
*ज्ानास्न्वतः
*सकल
*तत्त्वववभूततकताग
*तथमै
*नमो
*अथतु
*पुरुषाय
*सिा
*अव्ययाय
*॥
*६१
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*द्ववतीयेन
*श्लोकेन
*तथय
*पुरुषरूपं
*नमथकरोतत
*तथयैव
*इतत |
*यः
**पुरुषः *,
*तथयैव
*अनुर्ुणभुक्
*शेषभूत
*इतत
*अथगः |
*एकः
*िेवादिभेिरदहतः
*ज्ानैकथवरूपः
*थवतः
*शुद्र्ो
*अवप
*प्राकृतिेहेषु
*आत्मभ्रमात्
*तत्
*र्मगयुक्ततया
*भानात्
*अशुद्र्
*इव
*भातत |
*ज्ानस्न्वतः
*ज्ानर्मगकः |
*तत्त्वािीनां
*महिािीनां
*ववभूतेः
*ववथतरथय
*कमगद्वारा
*कताग |
*सकलतत्त्वववभूततकताग
*इतत
*च
*पाठः |
Now, Sri Paraasharar does namana to Bhagavaan, who is present in the form of all the chetanaas. He is present in the form of chetanaas, all chetanaas are His shareera. Anugunabhuk means sheshabhoota, that they are all subservient to Him. He is One, without any differentiation of deva, manushya, etc. He is jnyaanaikasvaroopa. When He comes into contact with prakruti, achetana, He [[189]] of 194
Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 will be a baddha jeeva, a samsaari. Though He is in His real nature, pure and untainted, because of the contact with prakruti, because of karmaas, He looks as though He is ashuddha, impure. Because a baddha jeeva thinks that whatever body he is in, that itself is the aatma, through dehaatma bhramaa, so He looks like ashuddha. One asaadhaarana dharma of jeevaatman is jnyaaatrutva, that he has dharma bhoota jnyaana., and this is also svaroopa niroopaka dharma for him. The srushti happens because the chetanaas have to experience the fruits of their karma, punya and paapa. Prakruti modifies to mahat, ahamkaara, etc., by Bhagavaan’s sankalpa. This is told as tattva vibhooti kartaa. These are done by Bhagavaan only, because of the punya paapa of the purushaas. One who does all these is the creator of the world. The chetanaas of the world are also His shareera. Bhagavaan, who is having the chetanaas, who have all these qualities, as His shareera, to Him, I bow down.
The chetana, who is sheshabhoota, who is shuddha, but looks like ashuddha when he is in contact with deva, manushya, and other shareeraas, who has jnyaaatrutva, and whose punya paapa karmaas are all responsible for all this creation, to Bhagavaan who is having such chetanaas as His body, His shareera, and who is immutable, I bow down to Him always.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 62:
*ज्ानप्रवृवत्ततनयमैक्यमयाय
*पुंसो
*भोर्प्रिानपिवे
*त्रत्रर्ुणात्मकाय |
*अव्याकृताय
*भवभावनकारणाय
*वन्िे
*थवरूपभवनाय
*सिा
*अजराय
*॥
*६२
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*प्रर्ानथवरूपम्
*आह
*ज्ान
*इतत |
*ज्ानप्रवृवत्त
*तनयमाः
*सत्त्वािीनां
*कायागणण
*तनयमः
*थतम्भो
*ज्ानसंकोचश्च |
*एषाम्
*ऐक्यम्
*एकत्र
**लयः *,
*तत्
*रूपाय |
*र्ुणसाम्य
*अवथथायां
*दह
*तत्त्वात्
*तत्
*कायागणण
*न
*भवस्न्त |
*अव्याकृताय
*अनुद्भूत
**महािाद्यवथथाय *,
*प्रर्ानाय
*इतत
*अथगः |
*भवभावनकारणाय
*भवः
**संसारः *,
*तत्
*भावनथय
*कमगणः
*कारणाय |
*थवरूपभवनाय
*थवरूपेण
*भवनं
*यथय
*तत्
**थवरूपभवनं *,
*थवतः
**मसद्र्ाय *,
*आदि
*रदहताय
*इतत
*अथगः |
The sattva, rajas, tamas kaaryaas - the kaarya of tamas is contraction of knowledge, or obstruction; when sattva, rajas, tamas are all in one place, and when they are in equal state, they are called as avyakta. When in pralaya, the moola prakruti is avyakta, it is said. Avyakta shareeraka Paramaatman is the meaning here. Prakruti is responsible for the experiences of all the chetanaas, of punya, paapa, etc. One who is having the trigunaatmaka prakruti as His shareera. He is told as avyaakruta. Karma, which is the cause of samsaara, and He is the cause of this karma, because His anugraha, nigraha will cause punya, paapa. He is [[190]] of 194
Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 the one who decides the punya, paapa for the chetanaas based on their karmaas. Brahma sutraas say " aatmakruteh", that “I will become many”, " bahusyaam". He is without any beginning, He is there all the time, existing all the time by Himself. This is Bhagavaan’s form of avyakta.
First is told the divine auspicious form, then chetana-shareeraka Paramaatman, then avyakta-shareeraka Paramaatman. Next comes *vyakta shareeraka *Paramaatman. There is nothing which is not Bhagavadaatmaka.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 63:
*व्योमातनलास्ग्नजलभूरचनामयाय
*शब्िादिभोग्यववषयोपनयिमाय |
*पुंसथसमथतकरणैरुपकारकाय
*व्यक्ताय
*सूक्ष्मबृहिात्मवते
*नतो
*अस्थम
*॥
*६३
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*तथयैव
*व्यक्ताख्यं
*रूपमाह
*व्योमेतत |
*सूक्ष्मबृहिात्मवते
*सूक्ष्मम्
**महिादि *,
*बृहत्
*पृगथव्यादि
*आत्मा |
*अत्र
*आत्मशब्िः
*थवरूपवचनः |
This is the vyakta roopa of Paramaatman. Aakaasha, anila, agni, jala, pruthivi, the five elements of the world, He is only present as antaryaami. He is present in those forms. Through shareera-shareeri bhaava, the words which connote the shareera also go up to the shareeri. All the words, through aparyavasaana vrutti, all connote Bhagavaan only. Everything is Bhagavaan, being His shareera. He is capable of making all the sense objects which are the objects of enjoyment, through the sense organs for the chetanaas, the *shabda, sparsha, roopa, rasa, *gandha, the objects of enjoyment; and He does upakaara to all the chetanaas, through all the indriyaas. This is the manifest form of Bhagavaan. Sookshma form is mahat and other things which are in very subtle form. Bruhat are pruthivi, and others which are being seen. He is the aatma, antaryaami of all that. All are His form only.
Bhagavaan is having all the manifest forms of all these as His shareera. He is present in those forms being the aatma, antaryaami. I bow down to Him.
In the above four shlokaas, the four forms are shown. This shows that everything is Bhagavaan’s form, that everything is Bhagavadaatmaka.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 6, Chapter 8, Shloka 64:
*इतत
*ववववर्मजथय
*यथय
*रूपं
*प्रकृत्य्परात्ममयं
*सनातनथय |
*प्रदिशतु
*भर्वानशेषपुंसां
*हरररपजन्मजरादिकां
*स
*मसद्गर्म्
*॥
*६४
**॥ *
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Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*अथ
*एवम्
*उपपादितात्
*थवेतरसमथतगचिगचद्वथतुशरीरात्
*पुरुषोत्तमात्
*सवगपुंसां
*परमपुरुषाथं
*मोिमाशासानः
*पुराणं
*पूरयतत
*इतत
*इतत |
*इतत
*उक्तप्रकारेण |
*प्रकृततपरात्ममयं
*प्रकृततः
*व्यक्त
**अव्यक्तास्त्मका *,
*तथयाः
*परम्
*अप्राकृत
*दिव्य
**शरीरम् *,
*आत्मा
*पुरुषः |
*प्रकृततपरात्मवत
*इतत
*च
*पाठः |
*अत्र
*प्रकृततपुरुषयोः
*परथमात्
**भेिः *,
*तयोः
*जर्त्
*ब्रह्म
*सामानागर्करण्यतनबन्र्ं
*तत्
**रूपत्वम् *,
*अशेषपुंसाम्
*इतत
*तनिेशात्
*आत्मनां
**परथपरभेिः *,
*भर्वतः
*अपजन्मजरादिकमसद्गर्प्रिेष्िृत्व
*वचनेन
*स
*एव
*मोिप्रि
*इत्यादि
*उक्तम्
*इतत
*अनुसन्र्ेयम् |
The chetana, achetana vastu means that it is a real object, it is real, the reality principle. He is having everything as His shareera means the three relationships, that they are all supported by Him, all are controlled by Him, they are all subservient to Him. He is the Lord of all, He is the Purushottama. Paraasharar is blessing all the chetanaas, that everyone should get moksha. This is the greatness of our sages. Paraasharar, with so much of kaarunya, is blessing everyone that everyone should get moksha. He is completing this Puraana like this. As told in all these six amshaas. Prakruti, para, aatma maya - prakruti is vyakta, avyakta - the manifest and unmanifest; and that which is superior to that is apraakruta, para, His divine auspicious form; and aatma is all the chetanaas. Bhagavaan is sanaatana. For all the chetanaas, let Him give the siddhi which is without any birth and death, the cycle of samsaara - let Him give the ultimate liberation, moksha. All the prakruti, vyakta, avyakta, are the form of Him only, the unborn; they are His roopa only, His shareera. Everything are told as Him only, through saamaanaadhikaranya, because of the shareera-shareeri bhaava. There are many chetanaas, there is aatma bahutva, and there is paraspara bheda, and every aatman is different from the other, though they are of similar *svaroopa, jnyaana *svaroopa. Because Paraasharar is praying Bhagavaan to grant moksha to everyone, this shows that Bhagavaan Sri Vishnu only is the bestower of moksha, liberation, and He is moksha prada.
He is sakala itara samasta vilakshana. All chetana achetana vastu is His shareera. Chetanaas are many, and everything is real. He is moksha prada. Because He is antaryaami of everything, and everything is His shareera, there is saamaanaadhikaranya told that everything is Him only. All this is told here. This is the summary of this shaastra.
Prakruti and Purusha are different from Parabrahman.
*तत्त्वेन
*यस्श्चिगचिीश्वरतत्द्वभाव
*भोर्ापवर्गतिुपायर्तीरुिारः |
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Sri Vishnu Puraanam – Amsha 6 *संिशगयन्
*तनरमममीत
*पुराणरत्नं
*तथमै
*नमो
*मुतनवराय
*पराशराय
*॥
This shloka is taken from Stotraratna by Sri Aalavandaar.
This completes Chapter Eight.
**॥
इति
श्री
विष्णुपुराणे
षष्ठे
अंशे
अष्टमो
अध्यायः
॥
**
॥
इति
श्रीभगिद्रामानुजयिीश्िरिरणसरोजिञ्िरीकश्रीविष्णुचित्तायवप्रसादििे
श्रीविष्णुपुराणव्याख्याने
षष्ठे
अंशे
अष्टमो
अध्यायः
॥
This completes Amsha Six.
**॥
समाप्िः
ि
षष्ठो
अंशः
॥
**
॥
इति
श्री
विष्णुचित्तायवियव
अनुगृहीि
व्याख्या
सदहिं
श्री
विष्णुपुराणं
समाप्िम्
॥
**
॥
अस्मद्गुरुपरंपराभ्यो
नमः
॥
This completes Sri Vishnu Puraanam.
With this, the Vishnuchitteeya, the commentary by Sri Vishnuchittar, or *Sri Engal *Aalwaan, this most wonderful commentary gets completed. We can see from this commentary that all the Vishnu Puraana shlokaas given in the Sri Bhaashya, the Mahaasiddhaanta part, where Bhaashyakaarar has not commented on many shlokaas, but has given udaaharana of these, at all those places, Sri Sudarshana Suri has explained these shlokaas with the help of Sri Engal Aalwaan’s vyaakhyaana only. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s shishya was Sri Nadaadoorammaal, whose shishya was Sri Sudarshana Suri. Sri Sudarshana Suri, what he listened in the kaalakshepa from Sri Nadaadoorammaal, which is Shrutaprakaashika. In this Shrutaprakaashika, he enlightens all the Vishnu Puraana shlokaas by taking from Sri Engal Aalwaan’s vyaakhyaana only. So, this is a very very important commentary, very important work for us. Sri Vishnu Puraana is quoted profusely by Sri Bhaashyakaarar in Sri Bhaashya, and in Vedaarthasangraha.
We were really fortunate to study this Sri Vishnu Puraana. It was a great opportunity to study this work.
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*Naaraayanam namaskrutya naram cha eva narottamam | Deveem sarasvateem vyaasam tato jayam udeerayet || Sri Krishnaarpanamastu *________________________________________________
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