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Upamanyu said.
Hara has meditated upon these and thousands of others; why should the Lord not grant grace to you, O Mādhava? (13-15-1)
Indeed, a meeting with the gods is praiseworthy when it is with someone like you—devoted to Brahman, compassionate, and faithful. I will also give you a mantra to recite, by which you will see Śaṅkara. (13-15-2)
Kṛṣṇa said.
I said to him, "O Brahman, by your grace, O great sage, I shall witness the destruction of the hosts of the sons of Diti by the lord of the gods." (13-15-3)
On the eighth day, I was initiated by the brāhmaṇa according to the prescribed procedure, becoming a staff-bearer, shaven-headed, holding kuśa grass, clad in bark garments, anointed with ghee, and wearing a girdle, thus. (13-15-4)
For one month, he subsisted on fruits; for the second, on water; for the third, fourth, and fifth months, he subsisted on air. (13-15-5)
Standing on one foot, with arms raised and untiring, I saw in the sky, O Bhārata, a radiance like that of a thousand suns. (13-15-6)
O son of Pāṇḍu, in the midst of that brilliance, there was a cloud, its body encircled by a rainbow, with windows of lightning garlands, resembling a mass of blue mountains and adorned with cranes. (13-15-7)
Having approached him, the blessed one of great splendor, together with the goddess, along with his wife, shone with austerity, brilliance, beauty, and radiance. (13-15-8)
There, the blessed great lord shone together with the goddess, just as the Sun, accompanied by the Moon, shines while situated in a cloud. (13-15-9)
O son of Kunti, with my hair standing on end and eyes wide with amazement, I saw Hara (Śiva), the remover of the distress of the path, among the assemblies of the gods. (13-15-10)
He is crowned, holds a mace and a trident; is clad in tiger skin, has matted hair, and carries a staff. He bears the Pinaka bow, wields the thunderbolt, has sharp teeth, wears auspicious bracelets, and has a serpent as his sacred thread. (13-15-11)
I saw him adorned with a divine garland of many colors, carried on his chest and hanging down to his ankles, just as the moon is surrounded by twilight at the end of the rainy season. (13-15-12)
Surrounded on all sides by the groups of Pramathas, it was like the sun in autumn, enveloped and very difficult to look at. (13-15-13)
Likewise, the eleven Rudras, being self-controlled, praised this bull-rider, the doer of auspicious deeds, with their actions. (13-15-14)
The Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, and the Aśvins all together praised the god Viśvadeva with all kinds of hymns. (13-15-15)
Indra, the illustrious one, and Viṣṇu, both sons of Aditi, along with Brahmā, cause the Rathantara Sāma to be sung in your presence. (13-15-16)
Many masters of yoga, the giver of yoga, the father, and the teacher; as well as brahma-sages with their sons, and also the divine sages indeed. (13-15-17)
Earth, atmosphere, stars, planets, as well as months, half-months, seasons, nights, years, and moments. (13-15-18)
O king, moments and instants, as well as cycles of ages, all divine, all knowledges, and all directions, thus bow (pay homage). (13-15-19)
Sanatkumāra, the Vedas, and the histories as well; Marīci, Aṅgirā, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu. (13-15-20)
The Manus, Saptasoma, Atharvan with Bṛhaspati, Bhṛgu, Dakṣa, Kaśyapa, Vasiṣṭha, and Kāśya as well. (13-15-21)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, the metrical hymns, initiation, sacrifices, gifts, fire, offering, things used in sacrifice, and materials are all embodied. (13-15-22)
All the lords of beings, the rivers, serpents, and mountains; all the mothers of the gods, and the wives of the gods with daughters. (13-15-23)
Thousands of sages, tens of thousands, and hundreds of millions, as well as mountains, oceans, and directions, bow to the peaceful lord. (13-15-24)
The Gandharvas, Apsaras, and those skilled in song and music, singing with divine melody, praise the wondrous marvel. The Vidyadharas, Danavas, Guhyakas, and Rakshasas also join in. (13-15-25)
O great king, all beings, both immobile and mobile, bow to the all-pervading Lord with speech, mind, and actions. Śarva, the lord of the gods, was standing in front of me. (13-15-26)
O Bhārata, having seen my lord standing in front, the world, accompanied by Prajāpati and Indra, gazed at me. (13-15-27)
At that time, I did not have the power to see Mahādeva. Then the god said to me: "See, Kṛṣṇa, and speak as well." (13-15-28)
When the god was saluted with the head, the goddess Umā became pleased. Then I praised Sthāṇu (Śiva), who had already been praised by Brahmā and the other gods. (13-15-29)
Obeisance be to you, O eternal one, origin of all; the sages call you the lord of Brahmā. Austerity, purity, passion, and darkness—and you alone, as truth—so say the good (the virtuous). (13-15-30)
You are indeed Brahmā, Rudra, Varuṇa, Agni, Manu; you are Dhātā, Tvaṣṭā, Vidhātā, and you are the master who faces all directions. (13-15-31)
All beings, both immovable and movable, are born from you; you are the origin and the dissolution of all beings, indeed. (13-15-32)
All these—the objects of the senses, the mind in its entirety, the seven winds, fire, and even the deities abiding in heaven and those among men—the sages declare you to be beyond all these. (13-15-33)
The Vedas, sacrifices, Soma, offerings, fire, oblations, whatever is connected to sacrifice, and anything else—all these, O Lord, are indeed without doubt (yours). (13-15-34)
All sacrificial offerings, gifts, studies, vows, observances, as well as modesty, fame, prosperity, splendor, contentment, and success are indeed offered to you. (13-15-35)
Desire, anger, fear, greed, arrogance, pride, and envy, as well as mental and physical afflictions, O Lord, are your sons. (13-15-36)
Action, transformation, dissolution, primordial matter, origin, imperishable, the supreme source of the mind, own nature, and also the eternal, the unmanifest, the purifier, O all-pervading one, thousand-rayed, golden. (13-15-37)
You are indeed the origin of all qualities, the support of life; the great soul, intellect, Brahmā, the universe, Śambhu, and the self-born. (13-15-38)
You are conceived as the great self by synonymous words such as intellect, wisdom, perception, consciousness, knowledge, steadfastness, and memory. (13-15-39)
Having realized you, the wise brāhmaṇa does not fall into delusion. You, the heart of all beings, are the knower of the field, praised by the sages. (13-15-40)
You have hands and feet on all sides, eyes, heads, and mouths on all sides; possessing hearing from all sides in the world, having enveloped all, you stand. (13-15-41)
O blazing-rayed one, you are the result in actions such as blinking. You are indeed the radiant flame, the spirit situated in the heart of all. You are minuteness, lightness, attainment, lordship, light, and the imperishable. (13-15-42)
Those whose intellect and mind are fixed in you, who have surrendered and taken refuge, who are meditators, ever-united, truthful, and self-controlled. (13-15-43)
He who knows you as the eternal one, the indweller of the heart, the lord, the ancient person of universal form, the golden one, the supreme goal of the wise—he, being wise, stands above even the wise. (13-15-44)
Having realized the seven subtle principles, the six limbs, and you in embodied form, the wise one, established in the principal method of union, enters into you alone. (13-15-45)
When I had thus spoken, O Pārtha, in the presence of the destroyer of distress, the entire world, both moving and unmoving, then let out a lion's roar. (13-15-46)
Together with the groups of brahmins, the gods and demons, serpents, goblins, ancestors, birds, the rakṣasa hosts, all the spirit hosts, and all the great sages likewise bowed. (13-15-47)
Heaps of fragrant divine flowers fell on my head, and a very pleasant wind blew. (13-15-48)
Śaṅkara, having looked at the goddess Umā, myself, and Indra for the welfare of the world, then spoke to me himself. (13-15-49)
O Kṛṣṇa, destroyer of enemies, we know that supreme devotion to you exists in us. Let the highest welfare for the self be accomplished, for indeed, supreme affection is in you. (13-15-50)
Choose eight boons, Kṛṣṇa; I am your giver, O best among beings. Tell me, O tiger among the Yadavas, which very rare boons you desire. (13-15-51)
