<title xml:lang="sa">Vahnipurāṇa Bibliothèque nationale de France 2013-383223 https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb435369218

This 2012 edition of the Vahnipurāṇa by Anusuya Bhowmik is the editio princeps. It follow research by R. C. Hazra, who showed that this text, also known as the Āgneyapurāṇa, is a different, older purāṇa than the Agnipurāṇa. The text was edited from four Devanāgarī manuscripts:

A: India Office Library, London, no. 1425, dated 1589 CE B: India Office Library, London, no. 1001, dated 1804 CE C: Asiatic Society, Kolkata, no. G8090 D: Sanskrita Sahitya Parishat Kolkata, no. 6215

This transcription, of chapter 65, was made from the copy held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

 Vahnipurāṇe mudgalopākhyāna Vahnipurāṇe śiber upākhyāna Kolkata Bhowmik, Anasuya, ed. 2012. Vahni-Purāṇam also referred as Āgneya-Purāṇam. Kolkata: Asiatic Society. A India Office Library, London, no. 1425 B India Office Library, London, no. 1001 C Asiatic Society, Kolkata, no. G8090 D Sanskrita Sahitya Parishat Kolkata, no. 6215

IAST transcription. An underscore represents an explicit virāma.

 tasmāt tvam api bhūpāla dehi nyāyārjitaṃ dhanam | dānāt_dātā jñānaṃ tataḥ prāpya jñānāt siddhim avāpsyasi || 55 || pañcaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ śiber upākhyānam

maitreya uvāca –

śṛṇu rājan_ pravakṣyāmi svamāṃsaṃ śibinā yathā | svamāṃsaṃ dattavān_ satyaṃ purā hy auśīnareṇa vā datta svamāṃsaṃ satyaṃ vai purā hy aumātareṇa vā || 1 || satyadānarataṃ jñātvā śibim indrā śuśukṣaṇī | jijñāsārthaṃ same yātāṃ vartamāne mahādhvare || 2 || vahnir bhūtvā kapotas tu hariḥ śyenā puraḥsaram | śaraṇārthī mahīpālaṃ nililpe bhayavihvalaḥ || 3 || trāhi māṃ pṛthivīpālety avadapaliny avadac chyenajād bhayāt | sa tam āśvāsayāmāsa kapotaṃ śaraṇārthinamgatam || 4 || rājānam upagamyātha śyenaḥ provāca saṃsadisaṃvidam | vacanaṃ śṛṇu me rājan_ kṣudhārttasya kuṭumbinaḥ || 5 || dharmātmānaṃ tvām āhur yer vai pṛthivyāṃ sarvapārthivāḥ | tadviruddhaṃ kathaṃ karma kartum icchasi pārthiva || 6 || kṛtaghnāghṛtaghnā bhavatā dānaiḥ sādhunā sādhavo jitāḥ | kṣamayā krūrakarmāṇaḥ satyenānṛtavādinaḥ || 7 || sarāgā vītarāgena tathā kopena kopinaḥkopayaḥ | satṛṣṇā vītatṛṣṇena tvayā lokāḥ parājitāḥ || 8 || sarvasya sampadaḥ svārthāḥ svasvārthāni parārthās tu kasyacit | parārthā bhavato nityaṃ saphalasya taror iva || 9 || nopakāranāpakāraparo 'py evam upakāraparo janaḥvase tataḥ | apakāraparo 'pi tvam upakāraparaḥ sadā || 10 || mamaiṣava vihito dhātrā bhakṣo 'yaṃ taṃ samutsṛja | svaṃ rakṣam ārakṣaṃtam ātmano dharmaṃ kṣudhitasya kapotakam || 11 || C Mss gives foot note — abhayadānasamayesa śyenam āha saṃprāptas trāṇārthī sannidhau mama | khago 'syāsmin kathaṃtyāgo syama kathāṃ kuryāṃ tyāgaṃ sadbhir vigarhitam || 12 || lobhād dveṣāt_ bhayād vāpi yas tyajec charaṇāgatam | brahmahatyāsamaṃ tasya pāpam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ || 13 || śāstreṣu niṣkṛtir dṛṣṭvā mahāpātakinām api | śaraṇāgatahātus tuhīnasya na dṛṣṭvā niṣkṛtiḥ kvacit || 14 || yathātmanaḥ priyāḥ prāṇāḥ sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ tathā | tasmān mṛtyubhayatrastā rakṣitavyāḥ prayatnataḥ || 15 || janmamṛtyujarāduḥkhair magnāḥ saṃsārasāgare | jantavaḥ parikliśyante mṛtyos trastaṃ tv ime tataḥ || 16 || yannimittaṃ bhavec chokad yekas trāsaḥ krodho bhayaṃ tathā | āyāso vāyaso mūlaāyāśe cāpi tan mūlam ekāṅgam api taṃ tyajet || 17 || Omitted in A Ms.(mariṣyāmīti yad duḥkhaṃ puruṣasyopajāyate | śakyante nānumānena paro 'pi parirakṣitum) || 18 || Comp. — prāṇāḥ yathātmano 'bhīṣṭā bhūtānām api te tathā | ātmanaupamyena bhūtānāṃ dayāṃ kurvanti rāghavaḥ || Hitopadeśa–1.12. Subhāṣita Ratnabhāṇḍāra 163.yathā ca te jīvitam ātmani tathā ca te jīvitam ātmanapriyaṃ tathā pareṣām api jīvitaṃ priyam | saṃrakṣa mete jīvitam ātmano yathā tathā pareṣām api rakṣa jīvitam || 19 || tasmāt tavāhaṃ na samarthayiṣye kapotakaṃ na yad atravāyabhīti yuktaṃ | tvaṃ manyase tat karavāṇi sarvam ṛte kapotāt khalu satyam atrasatyāv atra || 20 ||

śyena uvāca –

bhavanti sarvabhūtāni āhāreṇa janeśvara | jīvanti parivarddhanteca vivarddhaṃte āhāreṇa na saṃśayaḥ || 21 || āhāraṃ puṣkalaṃduṣkaraṃ kurvan_ ciraṃ jīvati prāṇamānabhṛt | na tv āhāravihīno 'pi śaknoti jīvituṃ ciram || 22 || bhakṣyād vilopitasyāsya mama prāṇā viśāṃ pate | visṛjya kāyaṃ yāsyanti panthānam apunarbhavam || 23 || mṛte mayi nṛpaśreṣṭha putrayatradārādikaṃ kulam | vinaśyati kathaṃ dharmo bhavitā te nṛpottama || 24 || dharmaṃ yo bādhate dharmomartyo na sa dharmaḥ parantapa | avirodhī tu yo dharmaḥ sa dharmaḥ sadbhir ucyate || 25 || tasmād virodhe dharmasya niścitya gurulāghavam | manyase gauravaṃ yatra tat kuruṣva nṛpottama || 26 ||

śibir uvāca —

ekataḥ kratavaḥ sarve samagravaradakṣiṇāḥ | ekato bhayabhavabhītasya prāṇinaḥ prāṇarakṣaṇam || 27 || nāto gurutarodharo dharmaḥ kaścid anyo 'sti khecare | prāṇināṃ bhayabhītānām abhayaṃakṣayaṃ yat pradīyate || 28 || varam ekasya satvasya pradattaṃ jīvitābhayam | na ca viprasahasrasyasya dattaṃ tugosahasram alaṃkṛtam || 29 || hemadhenucarākāmadhenugavādīnāṃ dātāraḥ sulabhā bhuvi | Omitted in A Ms.(durlabhaḥ puruṣo loke sarvabhūtābhayapradaḥ || 30 || mahatām api yajñānāṃ kālena kṣīyate phalam | bhītābhayapradānasya kṣayam eva na vidyate |) || 31 || abhayaṃ sarvabhūtebhyosatvebhyo yo dadāti dayāparaḥ | tasya dehād vimuktasya kṣayaṃ nāsti kutaścana || 32 || dattam iṣṭaṃ tapaḥ satyaṃpas taptaṃ tīrthavāsāsevā śrutaṃ tathā | sarvāṇy abhayadānasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm || 33 || catuḥsāgaraparyantāṃ yo dadyāt pṛthivīm imām | abhayaṃ yaś ca bhūtebhyo yo dadāti tato 'dhikaḥ || 34 || api tyajet_ rājyam ahaṃ śarīraṃ vāpi dustyajam | na tv enaṃ bhayasantrastaṃ tyajed dīnaṃ kapotakam || 35 || yan mamājanmanājanmamo janmano sti śubhaṃ kiñcit tena janmani janmani | bhavet trātā mahārttānāmmahātmānaṃ ārtināśāya dehinām || 36 || na hy ahaṃ kāmaye rājyaṃ na svargaṃ nāyur na bhavamnāpunarbhavam | prāṇināṃ duḥkhataptānāṃ kāmaye duḥkhanāśanam || 37 || yathā stutibhṛtāṃtv ananṛtāṃ vāṇīm aham etām udāhare | satyena tena bhagavān_ prasīdatu maheśvara || 38 || āhārārthe samārambhas tava cāyaṃ vihaṅgamaḥ | tad yathaiva tavāhāraṃ manyase tad dadāmy aham || 39 || śyenaḥ prāha mamāhāro na ṛte 'tratv anyatra kapotakam | tat tyaktvā kāmaye nānyam āhāraṃ harirājasattama || 40 || śyenaḥ kapotakān_ hantimaśnāyaṃti sthitir eṣā sanātanīsthir eṣā sanātanī | mā rājan_ sāram ajñātvā kadalīkadalāskandhastambham āruha || 41 || rājāvocad amārgeṇarājāpy avocad avyagro varte nāhaṃ kvacit khaga | dharmaśāstropadiṣṭo 'yaṃ dharmaḥ satyasatvadayāparaḥ || 42 || sarvasatveṣusarveṣu yad dānam ekabhūteṣusatve tu yā dayā | sarvasatvapradānāc ca dayaikātra viśiṣyate || 43 || sarvavedā na tat kuryuḥsaṃsturyu sarvaśāstrāṇi khecaraḥ | sarvatīrthābhiṣekaś ca yat kuryāyaḥ kuryāt prāṇināṃ dayām || 44 || vāṅmanaḥkarmabhir ye tu sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ | dayādarśitadāśitapanthāno brahmalokaṃ vrajanti te || 45 || gacchaṃs tiṣṭhan_ svapan_t svayaṃ jāgrad yo hitaṃ na samācaret | narebhyaḥparebhyaḥ sa paśur jñeyaḥ ātmano 'py ahitaḥ sa vai || 46 || duḥkhinaḥ sukhinoduḥkhināduḥkhino vāpi prāṇino labdhacakṣuṣaḥ | ātmavat paripaśyanti te yānti paramāṃ gatim || 47 || prāṇinaṃ vadhyamānaṃ tu yaḥ śaktaḥ samupekṣate | sa yāti narakaṃ ghoram iti prāhuhy āhur manīṣiṇaḥ || 48 || tubhyaṃtulyaṃ hi sumahaOmitted in A Ms.(d rājyaṃ prayacchāmi vihaṅgama | yathā kāmayase vānyad varjayitvā kapotakam || 49 || śyenaḥ prāha kim etat te prītir āsīt_ khage dṛḍhā | kathaṃced a)sya tulyāni svamāṃsāni prayaccha me || 50 || rājā tam abravīt_ hṛṣṭo yan me māṃsāni yācase | etad yacchāmi te sadyaḥ svamāṃsaṃ tulayā dhṛtam || 51 || yat prārthito 'smi bhadraṃ te priyam etad dadāmid vadāmi te | satyadharmaratasyāthasyāsya sataḥ sumahadapriyam || 52 || adhruveṇa śarīreṇa pratikṣaṇavināśinā | dhruvaṃ yo nārpanārjayed dharmaṃ śocyo 'sau mūḍhacetanaḥ || 53 || yadi prāṇyupakārāya deho 'yaṃ nopayujyate | tataḥ kim upakāro 'sya pratyahaṃ kriyate vṛthā || 54 || evam uktvā svamāṃsāni kapotena samaṃ nṛpaḥ | utkṛtya tolayāmāsa prahṛṣṭamanasā tataḥ || 55 || tyattkātmasukhabhogecchāṃ sarvasatvalokasukhaiṣiṇaḥ | bhavanti paraduḥkhena sādhavo nityaduḥkhitāḥ || 56 || tulayā dhriyamāṇas tu kapoto vyatiricyate | punaś cotkṛtya māṃsāni tataḥ prādāt sa pārthivaḥ || 57 || na vidyate yadā māṃsaṃ kapotena samaṃ kvacit | tataḥ prakṣīṇamāṃso 'pi sādhuḥ sukhayate param || 58 || yadā tena na tulyaṃ tat_tu sa tulām āruhat svayam | antaḥpuravarastrīṣu na rājye na ca jīvite || 59 || karuṇāsaktacittenaśiktavittena tenāpekṣā kṛtā kvacitna ca | paraduḥkhāturā nityaṃ sasukhāni mahānty api || 60 || nāpekṣante mahātmānaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ | parārtham udyatāḥ santaḥ santaḥ kiṃ kiṃ na kurvate || 61 || tādṛg apy ambudher vārimbudher ttāri jaladais tat prapīyate | eka eva satāṃ mārgo yad aṅgīkṛtapālanamnī || 62 || dahantam akarot kroḍer kāḍhe pāvakaṃ yad apāṃ patiḥ | ātmānaṃ pīḍayitvāpi sādhuḥ sukhāyate param || 63 || hlādayaty āśritāhlādayaty āyitān vṛkṣo duḥkhaṃ ca sahatevasate svayam | atha tasmin_ samārūḍhe puṣpavarṣaṃ papāta cavā || 64 || devadundubhayo nedus tulām auśīnare nṛpe | tatas tasya tadā jñātvā vākyaṃ caitad abhāṣatadṛṣṭvā vākyavedam abhāṣata || 65 || śakraḥ svarūpam āsthāya dharme rājñaḥdharmarājñe parāṃ sthitim | indro 'ham asmi bhadraṃ te kapoto havyavāhanaḥ || 66 || jijñāsamānau tvāṃ rājann imaṃ yajñadeśam upāgatau | mahākāruṇikeneha yat kṛtaṃ tat suduṣkaramm akṛtam etat supuṣkalam || 67 || naiva pūrve nṛpāś cakrur na kariṣyanti cāpare | parārthe tyajataḥ prāṇān yā prītir abhavat tava || 68 || prāṇasaṃśayalubdheṣu na sā prāṇeṣu dehinām | parārthaikāntaparārthe yān na kalyāṇī svāśrayārthārthaniṣṭhurā || 69 || tvayy eva kevalā rājan_ karuṇā karuṇāpara | svakarmapāśaiḥ sudṛḍhair baddhaṃ kṛtsnakṛcchram idaṃ jagat || 70 || tvaṃ jagadduḥkhamokṣārthaṃ baddhaḥ karuṇayā nṛpa | anāthe vikale dīne nirddhane 'rthini rogiṇi || 71 || adṛṣṭe dṛṣṭapūrve vā tulye ca karuṇā tava | yathābhibhūya sarvāṇi jyotīṃṣy arkojotīṃṣiṣojyotīṣy arkyo 'vatiṣṭhate || 72 || tathābhibhūyabhuta karuṇā tava dharmān avasthitā | akṛtverṣyāṃ akṛtve py āviśiṣṭeṣu dīnāhīnān anavamanya ca | agatvā sadṛśaiḥ sārddhaṃsparddhā tvaṃ lokottamatāṃ gataḥ || 73 || ātmaprāṇaiḥ paraprāṇān_ yo naraḥ parirakṣati | sa yāti paramaṃtatparaṃ sthānaṃ yasmān nāvartate punaḥ || 74 || prāṇair api tvayā rājan_ rakṣitaḥ kṛpaṇo janaḥ | svamāṃsāny api dattāni dravyeṣv anyedravye anyeṣu kā kathā || 75 || paśavo 'pi hi jīvanti kevalātmodaraṃn sodaraṃbharāḥ | sa jīvati punaḥ ślāghyaṃ parārthaṃ yas tu jīvati || 76 || kiṃ cātra citraṃ yat santaḥsatyaṃ ye saṃtaḥ parānugrahatatparāḥ | na hi svadehaśāntyarthaṃ jāyante candanadrumāḥ || 77 || paropakāravyāpāraparo yaḥ puruṣaḥ sadā | sa paraṃ padam āpnoti parād api hi yat param || 78 || paropakāraikamanāḥdhanāḥ svasukhāya gataspṛhaḥ | jagaddhitāya jāyante sādhavas tv ādṛśā bhuvi || 79 || yat te māṃsāni gātrebhyaḥ samutkṛttvānimuktaṃ tāni pārthivaḥ | eṣā te śāśvatī kīrtir lokān anu bhaviṣyati || 80 || divyarūpadharaś caiva pālayitvā mahīṃ ciram | sarvāl loṃkān atikramya brahmalokaṃ gamiṣyasiṣyati || 81 || evam uktvā tam indrāgnī jagmatus tridaśālayam | rājā tu kratum iṣṭvā taṃṛtubhiḥ syātaṃ mumude devavat tadādevatāt tadā || 82 || ya idaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ śibeś caritam uttamam | vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ svargalokaṃ saca gacchati || 83 ||

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