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sūta uvāca |
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œaptas tu bhṛguṇā vahniḥ kruddho vākyam athābravīt
kim idaṃ sāhasaṃ brahman kṛtavān asi sāṃpratam |
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dharme prayatamānasya satyaṃ ca vadataḥ samam
pṛṣṭo yad abruvaṃ satyaṃ vyabhicāro 'tra ko mama |
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pṛṣṭo hi sākṣī yaḥ sākṣyaṃ jānamāno 'nyathā vadet
sa pūrvān ātmanaḥ sapta kule hanyāt tathā parān |
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yaœ ca kāryārthatattvajño jānamāno na bhāṣate
so 'pi tenaiva pāpena lipyate nātra saṃœayaḥ |
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œakto 'ham api œaptuṃ tvāṃ mānyās tu brāhmaṇā mama
jānato 'pi ca te vyaktaṃ kathayiṣye nibodha tat |
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yogena bahudhātmānaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhāmi mūrtiṣu
agnihotreṣu satreṣu kriyāsv atha makheṣu ca |
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vedoktena vidhānena mayi yad dhūyate haviḥ
devatāḥ pitaraœ caiva tena tṛptā bhavanti vai |
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āpo devagaṇāḥ sarve āpaḥ pitṛgaṇās tathā
darœaœ ca paurṇamāsaœ ca devānāṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha |
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devatāḥ pitaras tasmāt pitaraœ cāpi devatāḥ
ekībhūtāœ ca pūjyante pṛthaktvena ca parvasu |
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devatāḥ pitaraœ caiva juhvate mayi yat sadā
tridaœānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca mukham evam ahaṃ smṛtaḥ |
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amāvāsyāṃ ca pitaraḥ paurṇamāsyāṃ ca devatāḥ
manmukhenaiva hūyante bhuñjate ca hutaṃ haviḥ
sarvabhakṣaḥ kathaṃ teṣāṃ bhaviṣyāmi mukhaṃ tv aham |
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cintayitvā tato vahniœ cakre saṃhāram ātmanaḥ
dvijānām agnihotreṣu yajñasatrakriyāsu ca |
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niroṃkāravaṣaṭkārāḥ svadhāsvāhāvivarjitāḥ
vināgninā prajāḥ sarvās tata āsan suduḥkhitāḥ |
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atharṣayaḥ samudvignā devān gatvābruvan vacaḥ
agnināœāt kriyābhraṃœād bhrāntā lokās trayo 'naghāḥ
vidhadhvam atra yat kāryaṃ na syāt kālātyayo yathā |
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atharṣayaœ ca devāœ ca brahmāṇam upagamya tu
agner āvedayañ œāpaṃ kriyāsaṃhāram eva ca |
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bhṛguṇā vai mahābhāga œapto 'gniḥ kāraṇāntare
kathaṃ devamukho bhūtvā yajñabhāgāgrabhuk tathā
hutabhuk sarvalokeṣu sarvabhakṣatvam eṣyati |
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œrutvā tu tad vacas teṣām agnim āhūya lokakṛt
uvāca vacanaṃ œlakṣṇaṃ bhūtabhāvanam avyayam |
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lokānām iha sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ kartā cānta eva ca
tvaṃ dhārayasi lokāṃs trīn kriyāṇāṃ ca pravartakaḥ
sa tathā kuru lokeœa nocchidyeran kriyā yathā |
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kasmād evaṃ vimūḍhas tvam īœvaraḥ san hutāœanaḥ
tvaṃ pavitraṃ yadā loke sarvabhūtagataœ ca ha |
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na tvaṃ sarvaœarīreṇa sarvabhakṣatvam eṣyasi
upādāne 'rciṣo yās te sarvaṃ dhakṣyanti tāḥ œikhin |
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yathā sūryāṃœubhiḥ spṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ œuci vibhāvyate
tathā tvadarcirnirdagdhaṃ sarvaṃ œuci bhaviṣyati |
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tad agne tvaṃ mahat tejaḥ svaprabhāvād vinirgatam
svatejasaiva taṃ œāpaṃ kuru satyam ṛṣer vibho
devānāṃ cātmano bhāgaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mukhe hutam |
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evam astv iti taṃ vahniḥ pratyuvāca pitāmaham
jagāma œāsanaṃ kartuṃ devasya parameṣṭhinaḥ |
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devarṣayaœ ca muditās tato jagmur yathāgatam
ṛṣayaœ ca yathāpūrvaṃ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ pracakrire |
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divi devā mumudire bhūtasaṃghāœ ca laukikāḥ
agniœ ca paramāṃ prītim avāpa hatakalmaṣaḥ |
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evam eṣa purāvṛtta itihāso 'gniœāpajaḥ
pulomasya vināœaœ ca cyavanasya ca saṃbhavaḥ |