Adhyaya 235

pārvatī pṛcchati—pāṣaṇḍāḥ kuto varjanīyāḥ, kimarthaṃ ca śivaḥ bāhyataḥ kapāla-bhasma-asthi-dhāraṇādibhiḥ “avaidika”cihnaiḥ lakṣyate iti। mahādevaḥ rahasyaṃ kathayati—svāyambhuva-manvantare viṣṇu-bhaktāḥ prabalā daityā ajeyā babhūvuḥ; devāḥ harim śaraṇaṃ jagmuḥ। viṣṇuḥ rudraṃ prāha—śatrūṇāṃ mohanārthaṃ pāṣaṇḍa-sadṛśaṃ ācāraṃ gṛhītvā tāmasa-purāṇāni nānā-viparīta-śāstrāṇi ca pracāraya, antaḥ tu nārāyaṇa-bhaktiṃ na tyaja iti। adhyāye pāṣaṇḍa-lakṣaṇaṃ—vāsudeva-nindā, śruti-smṛti-vyatikramaḥ, bheda-cihna-dhāraṇam iti—nirūpyate; tathā bāhya-veṣa-madhye’pi antaḥśuddhi-rakṣaṇāya śrīrāma-dhyānaṃ kṛtvā tāraka-mantra-japaḥ mokṣaprada iti upadiśyate।