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BRP035.040.1 sāpaśyad induvadanā bālakaṃ cārurūpiṇam |
BRP035.040.2 grāhasya mukham āpannaṃ vepamānam avasthitam || 40 ||
BRP035.041.1 so 'pi grāhavaraḥ śrīmān dṛṣṭvā devīm upāgatām |
BRP035.041.2 taṃ gṛhītvā drutaṃ yāto madhyaṃ sarasa eva hi || 41 ||
BRP035.042.1 sa kṛṣyamāṇas tejasvī nādam ārtaṃ tadākarot |
BRP035.042.2 athāha devī duḥkhārtā bālaṃ dṛṣṭvā grahāvṛtam || 42 ||

pārvaty uvāca:

BRP035.043.1 grāharāja mahāsattva bālakaṃ hy ekaputrakam |
BRP035.043.2 vimuñcemaṃ mahādaṃṣṭra kṣipraṃ bhīmaparākrama || 43 ||

grāha uvāca:

BRP035.044.1 yo devi divase ṣaṣṭhe prathamaṃ samupaiti mām |
BRP035.044.2 sa āhāro mama purā vihito lokakartṛbhiḥ || 44 ||
BRP035.045.1 so 'yaṃ mama mahābhāge ṣaṣṭhe 'hani girīndraje |
BRP035.045.2 brahmaṇā prerito nūnaṃ nainaṃ mokṣye kathañcana || 45 ||

devy uvāca:

BRP035.046.1 yan mayā himavacchṛṅge caritaṃ tapa uttamam |
BRP035.046.2 tena bālam imaṃ muñca grāharāja namo 'stu te || 46 ||

grāha uvāca:

BRP035.047.1 mā vyayas tapaso devi bhṛśaṃ bāle śubhānane |
BRP035.047.2 yad bravīmi kuru śreṣṭhe tathā mokṣam avāpsyati || 47 ||

devy uvāca:

BRP035.048.1 grāhādhipa vadasvāśu yat satām avigarhitam |
BRP035.048.2 tat kṛtaṃ nātra sandeho yato me brāhmaṇāḥ priyāḥ || 48 ||

grāha uvāca:

BRP035.049.1 yat kṛtaṃ vai tapaḥ kiñcid bhavatyā svalpam uttamam |
BRP035.049.2 tat sarvaṃ me prayacchāśu tato mokṣam avāpsyati || 49 ||

devy uvāca:

BRP035.050.1 janmaprabhṛti yat puṇyaṃ mahāgrāha kṛtaṃ mayā |
BRP035.050.2 tat te sarvaṃ mayā dattaṃ bālaṃ muñca mahāgraha || 50 ||

brahmovāca:

BRP035.051.1 prajajvāla tato grāhas tapasā tena bhūṣitaḥ |
BRP035.051.2 āditya iva madhyāhne durnirīkṣas tadābhavat |
BRP035.051.3 uvāca caivaṃ tuṣṭātmā devīṃ lokasya dhāriṇīm || 51 ||

grāha uvāca:

BRP035.052.1 devi kiṃ kṛtyam etat te suniścitya mahāvrate |
BRP035.052.2 tapaso 'py arjanaṃ duḥkhaṃ tasya tyāgo na śasyate || 52 ||
BRP035.053.1 gṛhāṇa tapa eva tvaṃ bālaṃ cemaṃ sumadhyame |
BRP035.053.2 tuṣṭo 'smi te viprabhaktyā varaṃ tasmād dadāmi te |
BRP035.053.3 sā tv evam uktā grāheṇa uvācedaṃ mahāvratā || 53 ||

devy uvāca:

BRP035.054.1 dehenāpi mayā grāha rakṣyo vipraḥ prayatnataḥ |
BRP035.054.2 tapaḥ punar mayā prāpyaṃ na prāpyo brāhmaṇaḥ punaḥ || 54 ||