
Phālguṇa-śukla-dvādaśī-narasiṃha-pūjāvidhiḥ (Vatsa-nṛpa-kathā ca)
Ritual-Manual with Exemplary Royal Narrative (Vrata-Māhātmya)
Durvasas ne bataya ki Falgun mahine ki dvadashi ko Narasimha ki puja karni hai. Is din vrat rakhna aur Hari ko gandha, pushpa aur phala se pujna hai. Pehle pairon se lekar sar tak angon ko pukarna hai, phir chakra aur shankha bhi samman dena hai. Ek ghata taiyar karna jisme Narasimha ki murti sthapit karni hai. Yeh murti sona ya tambe ki honi chahiye, aur dvadashi ko ise kisi Veda jane wale brahman ko dena hai. Raja Vatsa ki kahani hai jo dushmanon ne uski rajdhani chheen li thi. Vashishtha ke ashram me jakar usne yeh vrat kiya. Usse ek chakra mila jisse usne apna rajya wapas pa liya. Ant me woh Vishnuloka pahunch gaya aur yeh vrat bahut taqatwar hai.
Verse 1
दुर्वासा उवाच । तद्वत् फाल्गुनमासे तु शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादशीम् । उपोष्य प्रोक्तविधिना हरिमाराधयेत् सुधीः ॥ ४२.१ ॥
Durvasa ne kaha, Phalgun mahine mein, jab chaand barh raha ho, usme dwadashi ko vrat rakhna hai. Uske baad jo bataya gaya hai usi tarah Hari ki puja karni hai.
Verse 2
नरसिंहाय पादौ तु गोविन्दायेत्युरू तथा । कटिं विश्वभुजे पूज्य अनिरुद्धेत्युरस्तथा ॥ ४२.२ ॥
Narasimha ke liye pair, Govind ke liye taange. Vishwabhuj ke liye kamar, Aniruddh ke liye chaati, aise puja karni hai.
Verse 3
कण्ठं तु शितिकण्ठाय पिङ्गकेशाय वै शिरः । असुरध्वंसनायेति चक्रं तोयात्मने तथा । शङ्खमित्येव सम्पूज्य गन्धपुष्पफलैस्तथा ॥ ४२.३ ॥
Shiv ji ki throat ke liye puja karo. Unke baal lambe hain, unke sir ke liye bhi puja karo. Chakra ke liye bolo ki yeh daanavon ko khatam karta hai. Shankh ke liye bhi puja karo. Ithar, phool aur phal se sabko samman do.
Verse 4
तदग्रे घटमादाय सितवस्त्रयुगान्वितम् । तस्योपरि नृसिंहं तु सौवर्णं ताम्रभाजने । सौवर्णशक्तितः कृत्वा दारुवंशमयेऽपि वा ॥ ४२.४ ॥
Aage ek matka rakho jise safed kapde se dhak do. Uske upar Narasimha bhagwan ki moorti rakh do. Agar paisa hai toh sona se bana lo, nahi toh lakdi se bhi chal jayega.
Verse 5
रत्नगर्भघटे स्थाप्य तं संपूज्य च मानवः । द्वादश्यां वेदविदुषे ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ४२.५ ॥
Us moorti ko ratno wale matke mein rakh do aur puja karo. Phir dwadashi ke din ise kisi pandit ko de do jo Vedon ka gyaan rakhta hai.
Verse 6
एवं कृते फलं प्राप्तं यत् पुरा पार्थिवेन तु । तस्याहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि वत्सनाम्ना महामुने ॥ ४२.६ ॥
Aisa karne se wahi phal milega jo pehle ek raja ko mila tha. Main ab tumhe us raja ki kahani batata hoon jiska naam Vatsa tha.
Verse 7
आसीत् किम्पुरुषे वर्षे राजा परमधार्मिकः । भारत इति च विख्यातस्तस्य वत्सः सुतोऽभवत् ॥ ४२.७ ॥
Kimpurusha naam ki jagah ek raja tha jo bahut dharam ka kaam karta tha. Uska naam Bharata tha aur uska beta Vatsa tha.
Verse 8
स शत्रुभिर्जितः सङ्ख्ये हृतकोशो द्विपादवान् । वनं प्रायात् सपत्नीको वसिष्ठस्याश्रमेऽवसत् ॥ ४२.८ ॥
Dushmano ne use yuddh mein hara diya. Uska khazana loot liya gaya, haathi reh gaye. Woh apni patni ke saath jungle chala gaya. Vashishth ke ashram mein rehne laga.
Verse 9
कालेन गच्छता सोऽथ वसिष्ठेन महर्षिणा । किं कार्यमिति स प्रोक्तो वसस्यास्मिन् महाश्रमे ॥ ४२.९ ॥
Kuch time baad Vashishth rishi ne use poocha. Yeh bada ashram hai, ab kya karna chahte ho? Aise hi puch diya.
Verse 10
राजोवाच । भगवन् हृतकोशोऽहं हृतराज्यो विशेषतः । शत्रुभिर्हतसंकल्पो भवन्तं शरणं गतः । उपदेशप्रदानेन प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ४२.१० ॥
Raja ne kaha, Bhagwan, mera khazana chhin liya gaya. Mera rajya bhi gaya. Dushmano ne mujhe tod diya. Main aapke paas aaya hoon. Mujhe kuch batao, mujhe upar uthao.
Verse 11
एवमुक्तो वसिष्ठस्तु तस्येमां द्वादशीं मुने । विधिना प्रत्युवाचाथ सोऽपि सर्वं तथा अकरोत् ॥ ४२.११ ॥
Vashishth ne use dwadashi vrat ke baare mein bataya. Sahi tarika bataya. Raja ne wahi kiya jo Vashishth ne kaha.
Verse 12
तस्य व्रतान्ते भगवान्नारसिंहस्तुतोष ह । चक्रं प्रादाच्च शत्रूणां विध्वंसनकरं परम् ॥ ४२.१२ ॥
Jab vrat khatam hua, Bhagwan Narsimha khush ho gaye. Unhone ek chakra diya. Yeh chakra dushmano ko khatam kar sakta tha.
Verse 13
तेनास्त्रेण स्वकं राज्यं जितवान् स नृपोत्तमः । राज्ये स्थित्वाऽश्वमेधानां सहस्रमकरोद्विभुः । अन्ते च विष्णुलोकाख्यं पदमाप च सत्तम ॥ ४२.१३ ॥
Us raja ne us hathiyar se apna rajya jeet liya. Phir usne apne raj mein hazaar ashwamedh yagya kiye. Aakhiri mein woh Vishnu ke paas gaya.
Verse 14
एषा धन्या पापहरा द्वादशी भवतो मुने । कथिता या प्रयत्नेन श्रुत्वा कुरु यथेप्सितम् ॥ ४२.१४ ॥
Muni, yeh Dwadashi bahut achhi hai. Yeh paap mita deti hai. Maine tumhe poora bataya hai. Ab tum jo chaaho karo.
Varāha instructs Pṛthivī within the didactic purāṇic frame; Durvāsas is introduced as the proximate authority who transmits a time-specific vrata for Phālguna śukla Dvādaśī, emphasizing disciplined upavāsa and exactitude in worship.
A stepwise Narasiṃha/Hari pūjā is laid out: body-part invocations (aṅga-nyāsa style) culminating in arcana of cakra and śaṅkha with gandha, puṣpa, and phala; ghaṭa preparation and pratima installation (gold preferred; copper or wood/bamboo permitted) are prescribed, with the decisive act being dāna of the Narasiṃha image to a Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa on Dvādaśī.
Vrata-māhātmya is validated through King Vatsa of Kiṃpuruṣa-varṣa: dispossessed and refuge-seeking at Vasiṣṭha’s āśrama, he performs the rite, receives a weapon-like cakra that enables the defeat of enemies and restoration of rājya/treasury, and ultimately attains Viṣṇuloka—linking correct ritual + dāna to the re-stabilization of social and political order (and thus Pṛthivī’s order).
Implicit phala: victory over adversaries, recovery of sovereignty and prosperity, protection through Hari’s cakra, and final ascent to Viṣṇuloka for the observant donor—especially when the gift is made to a vedavid brāhmaṇa on the prescribed Dvādaśī.
Kiṃpuruṣa-varṣa; Vasiṣṭha-āśrama.
The text links disciplined observance (upavāsa, precise pūjā, and dāna) with the restoration of order: personal restraint and correct ritual gifting are presented as mechanisms that re-establish disrupted kingship and social stability, which implicitly supports Pṛthivī’s well-being through renewed governance and reduced conflict.
The observance is assigned to Phālguna-māsa during the śukla-pakṣa on Dvādaśī tithi. The procedure includes fasting on Dvādaśī and making the prescribed offering/gift to a vedavid brāhmaṇa specifically on that Dvādaśī.
While not explicitly ecological in vocabulary, the chapter frames terrestrial balance through socio-political stability: the king’s loss of treasury and realm leads to displacement and disorder, and the rite’s outcome restores governance and security. In the Varāha–Pṛthivī frame, such restoration functions as an indirect ethic of protecting Pṛthivī by re-aligning human conduct, redistribution (dāna), and lawful rule.
Durvāsas functions as the transmitting authority for the rite; Vasiṣṭha appears as the advising maharṣi at whose āśrama the dispossessed King Vatsa takes refuge; Vatsa is the exemplary ruler whose narrative demonstrates the vrata’s promised results (victory, restored rājya, and final attainment of Viṣṇuloka).
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