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Chapter 2

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Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 2

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नारायण उवाच ।। त्यक्त्वा रतिं महादेवो ददर्श पुरतः सुरान् ।। पलायध्वमिति प्राह कृपया पार्वतीभयात्।। ।। १ ।। देवाः पलायिता भीताः पार्वतीशापहेतुना ।। सर्वब्रह्माण्डसंहर्त्ता चकम्पे पार्वतीभयात् ।। २ ।। तल्पादुत्थाय सा दुर्गा न च दृष्ट्वा पुरस्सुरान् ।। समुत्थितं कोपवह्निं स्तम्भयामास देहतः ।। ३ ।। अद्यप्रभृति ते देवा व्यर्थवीर्य्या भवन्त्विति ।। शशाप देवी तान्देवानतिरुष्टा बभूव ह ।। ४ ।। ततः शिवः शिवां दृष्ट्वा क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनाम् ।। रुदन्तीं नम्रवदनां लिखन्तीं धरणीतलम् ।। ५ ।। शिवस्तां दुःखितां दृष्ट्वा क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनाम् ।। हस्ते गृहीत्वा देवेशो वासयामास वक्षसि ।। ६ ।। अतीव भीतः संत्रस्त उवाच मधुरं वचः ।। शंकर उवाच ।। कथं रुष्टा गिरिश्रेष्ठकन्ये धन्ये मनोहरे।।७।। मम सौभाग्यरूपे च प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवते ।। किं ते ऽभीष्टं करिष्यामि वद मां जगदम्बिके ।।८।। ब्रह्माण्डसंघे निखिले किमसाध्यमिहावयोः ।। अहो निरपराधं मां प्रसन्ना भव सुन्दरि।। ।। ९ ।। दैवादज्ञातदोषस्य शान्तिं मे कर्त्तुमर्हसि ।। त्वया युक्तः शिवोऽहं च सर्वषां शिवदायकः ।। १० ।। त्वया विना हीश्वरश्च शवतुल्योऽशिवः सदा ।। प्रकृतिस्त्वं च बुद्धिस्त्वं शक्तिस्त्वं च क्षमा दया ।। ११ ।। तुष्टिस्त्वं च तथा पुष्टिः शान्तिस्त्वं क्षान्तिरेव च ।। क्षुत्त्वं छाया तथा निद्रा तन्द्रा श्रद्धा सुरेश्वरि ।। १२।। सर्वाधारस्वरूपा त्वं सर्वबीजस्वरूपिणी ।। स्मितपूर्वं वद वचः साम्प्रतं सरसं शिवे ।। १३ ।। त्वत्कोपविषसंदग्धं द्रुतं जीवय मां मृतम् ।। १४ ।। शंकरस्य वचः श्रुत्वा क्षमायुक्ता च पार्वती ।। उवाच मधुरं देवी हृदयेन विदूयता ।। १५ ।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। किं त्वाऽहं कथयिष्यामि सर्वज्ञं सर्वरूपिणम् ।। आत्मारामं पूर्णकामं सर्वदेहेष्ववस्थितम् ।। १६ ।। कामिनी मानसं काममप्रज्ञं स्वामिनं वदेत् ।। सर्वेषां हृदयज्ञं च हृदीष्टं कथयामि किम् ।। १७ ।। सुगोप्यं सर्वनारीणां लज्जाजननकारणम् ।। अकथ्यमपि सर्वासां महेश कथयामि ते।। १८ ।। सुखेषु मध्ये स्त्रीणां च विभवेषु सुरेश्वर ।। सत्पुंसा सह सम्भोगो निर्जनेषु परं सुखम् ।। १९ ।। तद्भंगेन च यद्दुःखं तत्समं नास्ति च स्त्रियाः ।। कान्तानां कान्तविच्छेदशोकः परमदारुणः ।। २० ।। कृष्णपक्षे यथा चन्द्रः क्षीयमाणो दिने दिने ।। तथा कान्तं विना कान्ता क्षीणा कान्त क्षणे क्षणे ।। २१ ।। चिन्ताज्वरश्च सर्वेषामुपतापश्च वाससाम् ।। साध्वीनां कान्तविच्छेदस्तुरगानां च मैथुनम् ।। २२ ।। रतिभंगो दुःखमेकं द्वितीयं वीर्य्यपातनम् ।। दुःखातिरेकि दुःखं च तृतीयमनपत्यता ।। २३ ।। त्रैलोक्यकान्तं कान्तं त्वां लब्ध्वाऽपि न च मे सुतः ।। या स्त्री पुत्रविहीना च जीवनं तन्निरर्थकम् ।। २४ ।। जन्मान्तरसुखं पुण्यं तपोदानसमुद्भवम् ।। सद्वंशजातपुत्रश्च परत्रेह सुखप्रदः ।। २५ ।। सुपुत्रः स्वामिनोंऽशश्च स्वामितुल्यसुखप्रदः ।। कुपुत्रश्च कुलाङ्गारो मनस्तापाय केवलम् ।। २६ ।। स्वामी स्वांशेन सुस्त्रीणां गर्भे जन्म लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।। साध्वीस्त्री मातृतुल्या च सततं हितकारिणी ।। २७ ।। असाध्वी वैरितुल्या च शश्वत्सन्तापदायिनी ।। मुखदुष्टा योनिदुष्टा चासाध्वीति त्रिधा स्मृता ।। २८ ।। किमुपायं करिष्यामि वद योगीश्वरेश्वर ।। उपायसिन्धो तपसां सर्वेषां च फलप्रद ।। २९ ।। इत्युक्त्वा पार्वती देवी नम्रवक्त्रा बभूव ह ।। प्रहस्य शंकरो देवो बोधयामास पार्वतीम् ।। ३० ।। सत्पुत्रबीजं सुखदं तापनाशनकारणम् ।। मितं स्निग्धं सुरुचिरं प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे ।। ३१ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारद नारायणसंवादे द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ।। २ ।।

nārāyaṇa uvāca || tyaktvā ratiṃ mahādevo dadarśa purataḥ surān || palāyadhvamiti prāha kṛpayā pārvatībhayāt|| || 1 || devāḥ palāyitā bhītāḥ pārvatīśāpahetunā || sarvabrahmāṇḍasaṃharttā cakampe pārvatībhayāt || 2 || talpādutthāya sā durgā na ca dṛṣṭvā purassurān || samutthitaṃ kopavahniṃ stambhayāmāsa dehataḥ || 3 || adyaprabhṛti te devā vyarthavīryyā bhavantviti || śaśāpa devī tāndevānatiruṣṭā babhūva ha || 4 || tataḥ śivaḥ śivāṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhasaṃraktalocanām || rudantīṃ namravadanāṃ likhantīṃ dharaṇītalam || 5 || śivastāṃ duḥkhitāṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhasaṃraktalocanām || haste gṛhītvā deveśo vāsayāmāsa vakṣasi || 6 || atīva bhītaḥ saṃtrasta uvāca madhuraṃ vacaḥ || śaṃkara uvāca || kathaṃ ruṣṭā giriśreṣṭhakanye dhanye manohare||7|| mama saubhāgyarūpe ca prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevate || kiṃ te 'bhīṣṭaṃ kariṣyāmi vada māṃ jagadambike ||8|| brahmāṇḍasaṃghe nikhile kimasādhyamihāvayoḥ || aho niraparādhaṃ māṃ prasannā bhava sundari|| || 9 || daivādajñātadoṣasya śāntiṃ me karttumarhasi || tvayā yuktaḥ śivo'haṃ ca sarvaṣāṃ śivadāyakaḥ || 10 || tvayā vinā hīśvaraśca śavatulyo'śivaḥ sadā || prakṛtistvaṃ ca buddhistvaṃ śaktistvaṃ ca kṣamā dayā || 11 || tuṣṭistvaṃ ca tathā puṣṭiḥ śāntistvaṃ kṣāntireva ca || kṣuttvaṃ chāyā tathā nidrā tandrā śraddhā sureśvari || 12|| sarvādhārasvarūpā tvaṃ sarvabījasvarūpiṇī || smitapūrvaṃ vada vacaḥ sāmprataṃ sarasaṃ śive || 13 || tvatkopaviṣasaṃdagdhaṃ drutaṃ jīvaya māṃ mṛtam || 14 || śaṃkarasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṣamāyuktā ca pārvatī || uvāca madhuraṃ devī hṛdayena vidūyatā || 15 || pārvatyuvāca || kiṃ tvā'haṃ kathayiṣyāmi sarvajñaṃ sarvarūpiṇam || ātmārāmaṃ pūrṇakāmaṃ sarvadeheṣvavasthitam || 16 || kāminī mānasaṃ kāmamaprajñaṃ svāminaṃ vadet || sarveṣāṃ hṛdayajñaṃ ca hṛdīṣṭaṃ kathayāmi kim || 17 || sugopyaṃ sarvanārīṇāṃ lajjājananakāraṇam || akathyamapi sarvāsāṃ maheśa kathayāmi te|| 18 || sukheṣu madhye strīṇāṃ ca vibhaveṣu sureśvara || satpuṃsā saha sambhogo nirjaneṣu paraṃ sukham || 19 || tadbhaṃgena ca yadduḥkhaṃ tatsamaṃ nāsti ca striyāḥ || kāntānāṃ kāntavicchedaśokaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ || 20 || kṛṣṇapakṣe yathā candraḥ kṣīyamāṇo dine dine || tathā kāntaṃ vinā kāntā kṣīṇā kānta kṣaṇe kṣaṇe || 21 || cintājvaraśca sarveṣāmupatāpaśca vāsasām || sādhvīnāṃ kāntavicchedasturagānāṃ ca maithunam || 22 || ratibhaṃgo duḥkhamekaṃ dvitīyaṃ vīryyapātanam || duḥkhātireki duḥkhaṃ ca tṛtīyamanapatyatā || 23 || trailokyakāntaṃ kāntaṃ tvāṃ labdhvā'pi na ca me sutaḥ || yā strī putravihīnā ca jīvanaṃ tannirarthakam || 24 || janmāntarasukhaṃ puṇyaṃ tapodānasamudbhavam || sadvaṃśajātaputraśca paratreha sukhapradaḥ || 25 || suputraḥ svāminoṃ'śaśca svāmitulyasukhapradaḥ || kuputraśca kulāṅgāro manastāpāya kevalam || 26 || svāmī svāṃśena sustrīṇāṃ garbhe janma labheddhruvam || sādhvīstrī mātṛtulyā ca satataṃ hitakāriṇī || 27 || asādhvī vairitulyā ca śaśvatsantāpadāyinī || mukhaduṣṭā yoniduṣṭā cāsādhvīti tridhā smṛtā || 28 || kimupāyaṃ kariṣyāmi vada yogīśvareśvara || upāyasindho tapasāṃ sarveṣāṃ ca phalaprada || 29 || ityuktvā pārvatī devī namravaktrā babhūva ha || prahasya śaṃkaro devo bodhayāmāsa pārvatīm || 30 || satputrabījaṃ sukhadaṃ tāpanāśanakāraṇam || mitaṃ snigdhaṃ suruciraṃ pravaktumupacakrame || 31 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nārada nārāyaṇasaṃvāde dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ || 2 ||

English translation

The curse pronounced by Parvatl on the NarSyana said - Lord MahSdeva advised the gods after leaving the conjugal pleasure to run away fi-om the place. He said: "You at once flee from his place."

The gods who were terrified fi'om the curse of Parvatl fled away from the place and lord Siva also started trembling for fear of Parvati.

Durga got up from the bed and after doing so she did not find th? gods there. At once she felt enraged but she contained her anger in the body But getting immensely annoyed Parvatl pronounced a curse on the gods, that their semen should become infructuous and they shall no able to produce children thereafter. Siva looked at PSrvatT who was standing there with her eyes turned red and was crying at the same time. She stood there still, ^iva, finding Parvatl in anger and her eyes turned red was disturbed at heart.

He then held her hand and embraced her; getting terrified he spoke to her in a sweet voice.

Siva said - O daughter of the mountains, you are quite graceful and attract the mind, you are my fortune and the goddess of my heart, O mother of the universe, you let me know your desire. 1 am sure to fulfil the same.

There is nothing beyond our reach in this Therefore, O beautiful one, you forgive me, since I am quite innocent. I have committed a crime unknowingly. You please forgive me, I am Siva only in union with you and can bestow welfare to all.

Without you I am like a dead body and become the cause of miseries, O best of the goddess, you are Prakrti, intelligence, prowess, forgiveness, mercy, satisfaction, support, sleep, peace, anger, shadow, drowsiness and faith.

O Siva, you are the base for all, the seed for all; therefore you speak in a pleasant voice, wearing a smile on your face.

Because of the poison of your anger I have been burnt alive. You bring me back to life. On hearing the words of Siva, Parvatl who always believed in forgiveness, spoke the pleasant PSrvatl said - What shall I talk to you? You are all knowledgeable, the form of everything, the one who pervades the soul, accomplish all deeds and pervades the body of everyone.

A damsel reveals her mind to her husband but you are the one who knows the minds of all; therefore what can I speak to you since you O Mahe&, I am telling you something which is quite secretive, shameful and beyond O best of the gods, it is a matter of great pleasure for ladies to enjoy the company of their husbands in secluded places.

And there is no other mental agony for a lady when she is deprived of it because the separation from her husband is quite unbearable for the ladies. O lord, as the moon goes on reducing during the black fortnight, similarly a lady without the husband goes on reducing. Worry is the cause of mental agony for all, for the costumes the summer season is unbearable and for the chaste lady, the separation from husband is quite painful and for the horses, the love making is painful.

The disturbance in conjugal pleasure and the second painful experience is the fall of your semen on the ground and the third painful experience is that I have no son.

I don't have a son inspite of achieving you the lord of the three worlds as my husband. Such of the ladies who have no sons, their life is said to be of no consequence.

The merit earned by performing tapas and charity provides pleasure after many births but a son bom in the high race, provides pleasure in this world and even beyond.

A son bom from the husband who provides pleasure is like a husband and if he happens to be a wicked son, he serves like a burning flame. He The lords of the noble ladies appear from their I womb by uniting with their husbands and the' chaste lady always thinks of welfare of all like a mother. I An unchaste woman produces sons who provide mental agony like an enemy. The wicked women are of three types viz., those who speak unchaste words, those who indulge in unholy contacts and those who are unchaste by nature.

O lord of the yogis, you are the ocean of remedies and provide the result of the tapas.

Therefore, you tell me what I should do.

Thus speaking Parvatl cast her head downwards and Siva smilingly consoled her.

Lord Siva started speaking pleasant words which removed her mental agony. His eyes were filled with love, quite pleasant and appeared to be the cause of having a noble son.

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117449 (2017-08-08T14:21:32Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n594–n597: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n594/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.