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    Viṣṇu Smṛti

    Chapter 99

    Viṣṇu

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    dṛṣṭvā śriyaṃ devadevasya viṣṇor gṛhītapādāṃ tapasā jvalantīm /

    sutaptajāmbūnadacāruvarṇāṃ papraccha devīṃ vasudhā prahṛṣṭā || Vi_99.1 ||

    unnidrakokanadacārukare vareṇye unnidrakokanadanābhigṛhītapāde /

    unnidrakokanadasadmasadāsthitīte unnidrakokanadamadhyasamānavarṇe || Vi_99.2 ||

    nīlābjanetre tapanīyavarṇe śuklāmbare ratnavibhūṣitāṅgi /

    candrānane sūryasamānabhāse mahāprabhāve jagataḥ pradhāne || Vi_99.3 ||

    tvam eva nidrā jagataḥ pradhānā lakṣmīr dhṛtiḥ śrīr viratir jayā ca /

    kāntiḥ prabhā kīrtir atho vibhūtiḥ sarasvatī vāg atha pāvanī ca || Vi_99.4 ||

    svadhā titikṣā vasudhā pratiṣṭhā sthitiḥ sudīkṣā ca tathā sunītiḥ /

    khyātir viśālā ca tathānasūyā svāhā ca medhā ca tathaiva buddhiḥ || Vi_99.5 ||

    ākramya sarvaṃ tu yathā trilokīṃ tiṣṭhaty ayaṃ devavaro 'sitākṣi /

    tathā sthitā tvaṃ varade tathāpi pṛcchāmy ahaṃ te vasatiṃ vibhūteḥ || Vi_99.6 ||

    ity evam uktā vasudhāṃ babhāṣe lakṣmīs tadā devavarāgrataḥsthā /

    sadā sthitāhaṃ madhusūdanasya devasya pārśve tapanīyavarṇe || Vi_99.7 ||

    asyājñayā yaṃ manasā smarāmi śriyā yutaṃ taṃ pravadanti santaḥ /

    saṃsmāraṇe cāpy atha yatra cāhaṃ sthitā sadā tac chṛṇu lokadhātri || Vi_99.8 ||

    vasāmy athārke ca niśākare ca tārāgaṇāḍhye gagane vimeghe /

    meghe tathā lambapayodhare ca śakrāyudhāḍhye ca taḍitprakāśe || Vi_99.9 ||

    tathā suvarṇe vimale ca rūpye ratneṣu vastreṣv amaleṣu bhūme /

    prāsādamālāsu ca pāṇḍurāsu devālayeṣu dhvajabhūṣiteṣu || Vi_99.10 ||

    sadyaḥ kṛte cāpy atha gomaye ca matte gajendre turage prahṛṣṭe /

    vṛṣe tathā darpasamanvite ca vipre tathaivādhyayanaprapanne || Vi_99.11 ||

    siṃhāsane cāmalake ca bilve chatre ca śaṅkhe ca tathaiva padme /

    dīpte hutāśe vimale ca khḍga ādarśabimbe ca tathā sthitāham || Vi_99.12 ||

    pūrṇodakumbheṣu sacāmareṣu satālavṛnteṣu vibhūṣiteṣu /

    bhṛṅgārapātreṣu manohareṣu mṛdi sthitāhaṃ ca navoddhṛtāyām || Vi_99.13 ||

    kṣīre tathā sarpiṣi śādbale ca kṣaudre tathā dadhni puraṃdhrigātre /

    dehe kumāryāś ca tathā surāṇāṃ tapasvināṃ yajñahutāṃ ca dehe || Vi_99.14 ||

    śare ca saṃgrāmavinirgate ca sthitā mṛte svargasadaḥprayāte /

    vedadhvanau cāpy atha śaṅkhaśabde svāhāsvadhāyām atha vādyaśabde || Vi_99.15 ||

    rājyābhiṣeke ca tathā vivāhe yajñe vare snātaśirasy athāpi /

    puṣpeṣu śukleṣu ca parvateṣu phaleṣu ramyeṣu saridvarāsu || Vi_99.16 ||

    saraḥsu pūrṇeṣu tathā jaleṣu saśādvalāyāṃ bhuvi padmakhaṇḍe /

    vane ca vatse ca śiśau prahṛṣṭe sādhau nare dharmaparāyaṇe ca || Vi_99.17 ||

    ācāraseviny atha śāstranitye vinītaveṣe ca tathā suveṣe /

    suśuddhadānte malavarjite ca mṛṣṭāśane cātithipūjake ca || Vi_99.18 ||

    svadāratuṣṭe nirate ca dharme dharmotkaṭe cātyaśanād vimukte /

    sadā sapuṣpe sasugandhigātre sugandhalipte ca vibhūṣite ca || Vi_99.19 ||

    satye sthite bhūtahite niviṣṭe kṣamānvite krodhavivarjite ca /

    svakāryadakṣe parakāryadakṣe kalyāṇacitte ca sadā vinīte || Vi_99.20 ||

    nārīṣu nityaṃ suvibhūṣitāsu pativratāsu priyavādinīṣu /

    amuktahastāsu sutānvitāsu suguptabhāṇḍāsu balipriyāsu || Vi_99.21 ||

    saṃmṛṣṭaveśmāsu jitendriyāsu kalivyapetāsv avilolupāsu /

    dharmavyapekṣāsu dayānvitāsu sthitā sadāhaṃ madhusūdane ca || Vi_99.22 ||

    nimeṣamātraṃ ca vinā kṛtāhaṃ na jātu tiṣṭhe puruṣottamena || Vi_99.23 ||