श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण अष्टम स्कन्ध अध्याय 22 श्लोक 1-11

ashtam skandh: dvavianshoadhyay: adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: ashtam skandh: dvaviansh adhyayah shlok 1-11 ka hindi anuvad bali ke dvara bhagavanh ki stuti aur bhagavanh ka us par prasann hona shrishukadev ji kahate haian- parikshit! is prakar bhagavanh ne asuraraj bali ka b da tiraskar kiya aur unhean dhairy se vichalit karana chaha. parantu ve tanik bhi vichalit n hue, b de dhairy se bole. daityaraj bali ne kaha- 'devataoan ke aradhyadev! apaki kirti b di pavitr hai. kya ap meri bat ko asaty samajhate haian? aisa nahian hai. maian use saty kar dikhata hooan. ap dhokhe mean nahian p deange. ap kripa karake apana tisara pag mere sir par rakh dijiye. mujhe narak mean jane ka athava rajy se chyut hone ka bhay nahian hai. maian pash mean bandhane athava apar duahkh mean p dane se bhi nahian darata. mere pas phooti kau di bhi n rahe athava ap mujhe ghor dand dean- yah bhi mere bhay ka karan nahian hai. maian darata hooan to keval apani apakirti se. apane poojaniy gurujanoan ke dvara diya hua dand to jivamatr ke liye atyant vanchhaniy hai. kyoanki vaisa dand mata, pita, bhaee aur suhridh bhi mohavash nahian de pate. ap chhipe roop se avashy hi ham asuroan ko shreshth shiksha diya karate haian, atah ap hamare param guru haian. jab ham log dhan, kulinata, bal adi ke mad se aandhe ho jate haian, tab ap un vastuoan ko hamase chhinakar hamean netradan karate haian. apase ham logoan ka upakar hota hai, use maian kya bataooan? anany bhav se yog karane vale yogigan jo siddhi prapt karate haian, vahi siddhi bahut-se asuroan ko apake sath dridh vair bhav karane se hi prapt ho gayi hai. jinaki aisi mahima, aisi anant lilaean haian, vahi ap mujhe dand de rahe haian aur varun pash se baandh rahe haian. isaki n to mujhe koee lajja hai aur n kisi prakar ki vyatha hi. prabho! mere pitamah prahlad ji ki kirti sare jagath mean prasiddh hai. ve apake bhaktoan mean shreshth mane gaye haian. unake pita hiranyakashipu ne apase vair-virodh rakhane ke karan unhean anekoan prakar ke duahkh diye. parantu ve apake hi parayan rahe, unhoanne apana jivan ap par hi nichhavar kar diya. unhoanne yah nishchay kar liya ki sharir ko lekar kya karana hai, jab yah ek-n-ek din sath chho d hi deta hai. jo dhan-sampatti lene ke liye svajan bane hue haian, un dakuoan se apana svarth hi kya hai? patni se bhi kya labh hai, jab vah janm-mrityu roop sansar ke chakr mean dalane vali hi hai. jab mar hi jana hai, tab ghar se moh karane mean bhi kya svarth hai? in sab vastuoan mean ulajh jana to keval mere pitamah prahlad ji ne, yah janate hue bhi ki ap laukik drishti se unake bhaee-bandhuoan ke nash karane vale shatru haian, phir apake hi bhayarahit evan avinashi charanakamaloan ki sharan grahan ki thi. kyoan n ho-ve sansar se param virakt, agadh bodh sampann, udar hriday evan sant-shiromani jo haian. ap us drishti se mere bhi shatru haian, phir bhi vidhata ne mujhe balath aishvary-lakshmi se alag karake apake pas pahuancha diya hai. achchha hi hua; kyoanki aishvary-lakshmi ke karan jiv ki buddhi j d ho jati hai aur vah yah nahian samajh pata ki ‘mera yah jivan mrityu ke panje mean p da hua aur anity hai’.