While reading the English translation of "Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita" by Mitsunori Matsubara [#link to pdf-scan] I have written out several magnificent Pramanas. Below the Sanskrit versions with my English translations.
The first very classic Pramana is the Verse with "easy-to-remember" number "2.22":
एकं निर्दुःखनिःसीमसुखानुभवलक्षणम् |
अनाद्यन्तं परं ब्रह्म नारायणमनामयम् || २.२२ ||
ekaM nirduHkhaniHsImasukhAnubhavalakShaNam |
anAdyantaM paraM brahma nArAyaNamanAmayam || 2.22 ||
"Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita", 2.22: "Bhagavan Shree Narayana is The Only ParaBrahman. He is totally devoid of any trace of suffering and always immersed in His Inherent Bliss (Happiness, Sukha)".
S H R E E N A R A Y A N I - S H A K T I.
Verses 4.77-78 expand the ParaBrahman-Siddhanta, telling that in His being the ParaBrahman Bhagavan Shree Narayana actually never exists without His Adorable Shakti - Shree Vaishnavi, Shree Narayani (that is Shreemati MahaLakshmi-Devi):
ब्रह्मभावं व्रजत्येवं सा शक्तिर्वैष्णवी परा ।
नारायणः परं ब्रह्म शक्तिर्नारायणी च सा
व्यापकावतिसंश्लेषादेकं तत्त्वमिव स्थितौ ॥ ४.७७-७८ ॥
brahmabhAvaM vrajatyevaM sA shaktirvaiShNavI parA |
nArAyaNaH paraM brahma shaktirnArAyaNI cha sA
vyApakAvatisaMshleShAdekaM tattvamiva sthitau || 4.77-78 ||
"Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita", 4.77-78: "Being The ParaBrahman, Bhagavan Shree Narayana never exists without His Adorable Shakti known as Shree Vaishnavi-Shakti (Shree Narayani-Shakti). Shree Narayani-Shakti and Bhagavan Shree Narayana always exist as ONE (or the alternative translation - "Divya Dampatti always stays in Close Embrace, They Both never part from Each Other" - vyApakAvatisaMshleShAdekaM tattvamiva sthitau)".
S H A I V A - P A S H U P A T A S.
"Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita" is being told by Shiva, so the Verse 2.39 mentions Shaiva-Pashupata-Siddhanta:
अपनाशतपोयोगादपान्तरतपाः श्रुतः |
शिवंकरतया प्रोक्तः शिवः पाशुपते स्थितैः || २.३९ ||
apanAshatapoyogAdapAntaratapAH shrutaH |
shivaMkaratayA proktaH shivaH pAshupate sthitaiH || 2.39 ||
"Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita", 2.39: "Bhagavan Shree Narayana is All-Auspicious, so He is known as Shiva to the followers of Shaiva-Pashupata".
Compare with "Shree Lakshmi-Tantra", Verse 1.42:
एषा सा योगिनां निष्ठा यत्र गत्वा न शोचति |
एषा पाशुपती निष्ठा सैषा वेदविदां गतिः || १.४२ ||
eShA sA yoginAM niShThA yatra gatvA na shochati |
eShA pAshupatI niShThA saiShA vedavidAM gatiH || 1.42 ||
"Shree Lakshmi-Tantra", 1.42: "Bhagavan Shree Narayana is actually the Final Goal of all yogins and Shaiva-pashupatas".
And compare additionally with the Verse 53.14 from "Shree NaraSimha-Purana", it says:
गदासिशङ्खाब्जकरं श्रियः पतिं सदाशिवं शार्ङ्गधरं रविप्रभम् |
पीताम्बरं हारविराजितोदरं नमामि विष्णुं सततं किरीटिनम् || ५३.१४ ||
gadAsisha~NkhAbjakaraM shriyaH patiM sadAshivaM shAr~NgadharaM raviprabham |
pItAmbaraM hAravirAjitodaraM namAmi viShNuM satataM kirITinam || 53.14 ||
"Shree NaraSimha-Purana", 53.14: "I bow to Bhagavan Shree Vishnu, Who is known as ShriyaPati and SadaShiva".
V A I D I K A - S I D D H A N T A
A N D
S H R E E K A T H A - U P A N I S H A D.
Verse 2.62 of "Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita" chimes with Vaidika Siddhanta, which states that "Bhagavan Shree Narayana desired to become many":
ज्ञानमेव परं रूपं ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः |
षाड्गुण्यं तत् परं ब्रह्म स्वशक्तिपरिबृंहितम् |
बहु स्यामिति संकल्पं भजते तत् सुदर्शनम् || २.६२ ||
j~nAnameva paraM rUpaM brahmaNaH paramAtmanaH |
ShADguNyaM tat paraM brahma svashaktiparibRRiMhitam |
bahu syAmiti saMkalpaM bhajate tat sudarshanam || 2.62 ||
"Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita", 2.62: "Know, that Only Bhagavan Shree Narayana is ParaBrahman and Para-Rupa, because Only Bhagavan Shree Narayana has ShadGunya (All 6 Divine Qualities in the fullest possible extent). Once Bhagavan Shree Narayana desired to become many (desired to manifest the endless multitude of jivas - bahu syAmiti saMkalpaM)".
Compare with the following classic Vadika Pramanas, telling about बहुधा ("bahudha" - manifold, multitude) of Bhagavan Shree Vishnu:
एको वशी सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा एकं रूपं बहुधा यः करोति - eko vashI sarvabhUtAntarAtmA ekaM rUpaM bahudhA yaH karoti - "One ParaBrahman (Bhagavan Shree Vishnu) exists in the multitudes of jivas and rupas". ["Shree Katha-Upanishad", 2.2.12]
तदैक्षत बहु स्यां - tadaikShata bahu syAM: - "One ParaBrahman desired to become many" - ["Shree Chandogya-Upanishad", 6.2.3]
अग्निर्यथैको भुवनं प्रविष्टो रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बभूव - agniryathaiko bhuvanaM praviShTo rUpaM rUpaM pratirUpo babhUva - "Bhagavan Shree Vishnu enters all existing rupas/jivas in the same way as Agni (fire) enters into (embraces) everything on its way". ["Shree Katha-Upanishad", 2.2.9]***
***Note: "Shree Katha-Upanishad" always tells only about Bhagavan Shree Vishnu, NOT other devatas, because Mantra 1.3.9 of "Shree Katha-Upanishad" says तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् - tad viShNoH paramaM padam - see, for example, the original Sanskrit text on #sanskritdocuments.org
The Puranika angle is the same as the Vaidika one. For example, "Shree NaraSimha-Purana", 37.15 states:
अमूर्तिस् त्वं महाबाहो यज्ञमूर्तिर् अधोक्षज |
साम्नां मूर्तिस् त्वम् एवाद्य सर्वदा सर्वरूपवान् || ३७.१५ ||
amUrtis tvaM mahAbAho yaj~namUrtir adhokShaja |
sAmnAM mUrtis tvam evAdya sarvadA sarvarUpavAn || 37.15 ||
"Shree NaraSimha-Purana", 37.15: "One Bhagavan Shree Narayana, known as YajnaMurti-Vishnu and Adhokshaja-Vishnu, dwells in the multitude of all existing forms and jivas (sarvadA sarvarUpavAn)".
B H A G A V A N S H R E E N A R A Y A N A
A S V I S H W A - A T M A.
The Verse 3.41 of "Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita" is remarkable due to the unification of several points of the above-mentioned Siddhantas (ParaBrahman + ShadGunya + Multitude + Final Goal) with Vishwa-Atma emphasis:
षाड्गुण्यं यत् परं ब्रह्म या गतिर्योगिनां परा |
नारायणः स विश्वात्मा भावाभावमिदं जगत् || ३.४१ ||
ShADguNyaM yat paraM brahma yA gatiryoginAM parA |
nArAyaNaH sa vishvAtmA bhAvAbhAvamidaM jagat || 3.41 ||
"Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita", 3.41: "Bhagavan Shree Narayana is ShadGunya-ParamaBrahman, the Final Goal of all yogins and Vishwa-Atma, dwelling in every jiva as Antaryamin".
S H R E E M A T I M A H A L A K S H M I - D E V I
A S S A R V A - B H A V A - A N U G A M I N I .
And let's conclude with one of the most beautiful Pramanas in the entire Vaishnava-PanchaRatra - "ekA shaktirharerviShNoH sarvabhAvAnugAminI":
एका शक्तिर्हरेर्विष्णोः सर्वभावानुगामिनी |
देवी षाड्गुण्यपूर्णा सा ज्ञानानन्दक्रियामयी || ७.६५ ||
ekA shaktirharerviShNoH sarvabhAvAnugAminI |
devI ShADguNyapUrNA sA j~nAnAnandakriyAmayI || 7.65 ||
"Shree AhirBudhnya-Samhita", 7.65: "Bhagavan Shree Hari-Vishnu has Only One Shakti - Shreemati MahaLakshmi-Devi, Who accompanies Him absolutely in all states (all bhavas). This Devi (Shree MahaLakshmi) is also endowed with ShadGunya-Purna and always immersed in Jnana-Ananda-Kriya-Bhava!".
Compare with the Verses 10.8-9 from "Shree NaraSimha-Purana" about The Heart of Bhagavan Shree Vishnu-Govinda:
विष्णुं पुरुषं पुरातनम्
जगत्पतिं क्षीरसमुद्रमन्दिरं तं शार्ङ्गपाणिं मुनिवृन्दवन्दितम् |
श्रियः पतिं श्रीधरम् ईशम् ईश्वरं नमामि गोविन्दम् अनन्तवर्चसम् || १०.८-९ ||
viShNuM puruShaM purAtanam
jagatpatiM kShIrasamudramandiraM taM shAr~NgapANiM munivRRindavanditam |
shriyaH patiM shrIdharam Isham IshvaraM namAmi govindam anantavarchasam || 10.8-9 ||
"Shree NaraSimha-Purana", 10.9: "I bow to Bhagavan Shree Vishnu, JagatPati, Who lives in Kshira-Samudra and Who is worhipped by the multitudes of munis. I bow to Bhagavan Shree Vishnu, Who is known as ShriyaPatih (The Husband of Shreemati MahaLakshmi-Devi) and Vishnu-Govinda-Ishwara, Who always holds Shree MahaLakshmi-Devi within His Heart".
Article, the translations of the Pramanas
from Sanskrit/Hindi to English
by Vishnudut1926, Moscow, 19-January-2019
You can find 2 editions of "Shree NaraSimha-Purana" in my E-Library:
1. Sanskrit-Hindi edition from Varanasi (very much recommended, it is much better than Sanskrit-English variant) - #LINK TO PDF-SCAN
