Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 18
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। नारायण महाभाग वेदवेदांगपारग ।। पृच्छामि त्वामहं किंचिदतिसन्देहवान्यतः ।। १ ।। सुतस्य त्रिदशेशस्य शंकरस्य महात्मनः ।। विघ्ननिघ्नस्य यद्विघ्नमीश्वरस्य कथं प्रभो ।।२।। परिपूर्णतमः श्रीमान्परमात्मा परात्परः ।। गोलोकनाथः स्वांशेन पार्वतीतनयः स्वयम्।।३।। अहो भगवतस्तस्य मस्तकच्छेदनं विभो ।। ग्रहदृष्ट्या ग्रहेशस्य कथं मे वक्तुमर्हसि ।। ४ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। सावधानं शृणु ब्रह्मन्नितिहासं पुरातनम् ।। विघ्नेशस्य बभूवेदं विघ्नं येन च नारद ।। ५।। एकदा शंकरः सूर्य्यं जघान परमष्टधा ।। सुमालिमालिहन्तारं शूलेन बहुवत्सलः ।। ६ ।। श्रीसूर्य्योऽमोघशूलेनाशनितुल्येन तेजसा ।। जहौ स चेतनां सद्यो रथाच्च निपपात ह ।। ७ ।। ददर्श कश्यपः पुत्रं मृतमुत्तानलोचनम् ।। कृत्वा वक्षसि तं शोकाद्विललाप भृशं मुहुः ।।८।। हाहाकारं सुराश्चक्रुर्विलेपुर्भयकातराः ।। अन्धीभूतं जगत्सर्वं बभूव तमसा वृतम् ।। ९ ।। निष्प्रभं तनयं दृष्ट्वा चाशपत्कश्यपः शिवम् ।। तपस्वी ब्रह्मणः पौत्रः प्रज्वन्ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। १० ।। मत्पुत्रस्य यथा वक्षश्छिन्नं शूलेन तेऽद्य वै ।। त्वत्पुत्रस्य शिरश्छिन्नं भविष्यति न संशयः ।। ११ ।। शिवश्च गलितक्रोधः क्षणेनैवाशुतोषकः ।। ब्रह्मज्ञानेन तत्पूर्णं जीवयामास तत्क्षणात् ।। १२ ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानामंशश्च त्रिगुणात्मकः ।। सूर्य्यश्च चेतनां प्राप्य समुत्तस्थौ पितुः पुरः ।। १३ ।। ननाम पितरं भक्त्या शंकरं भक्तवत्सलः ।। विज्ञाय शम्भोः शापं च कश्यपं स चुकोप ह ।। १४ ।। विषयान्नैव जग्राह कोपेनैवमुवाच ह ।। विषयांश्च परित्यज्य भजे श्रीकृष्णमीश्वरम् ।।१५।। सर्वं तुच्छमनित्यं च नश्वरं चेश्वरं विना ।। विहाय मङ्गलं सत्यं विद्वान्नेच्छेदमंगलम् ।। १६ ।। देवैश्च प्रेरितो ब्रह्मा समागत्य ससम्भ्रमः ।। बोधयित्वा रविं तत्र युयोज विषयेष्वजः ।। १७ ।। तस्मै दत्त्वाऽऽशिषश्शम्भुर्ब्रह्मा च स्वालयं मुदा ।। जगाम कश्यपश्चैव स्वराशिं रविरेव च ।। १८ ।। अथ माली सुमाली च व्याधिग्रस्तौ बभूवतुः ।। श्वित्रौ गलितसर्वांगौ शक्तिहीनौ हतप्रभौ।। १९ ।। तावुवाच स्वयं ब्रह्मा युवां च भजतां रविम् ।। सूर्य्यकोपेन मलिनौ युवामेवं हतप्रभौ ।। २० ।। सूर्य्यस्य कवचं स्तोत्रं सर्वपूजाविधिं विधिः ।। जगाम कथयित्वा तौ ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनः ।।२१।। ततस्तौ पुष्करं गत्वा सिषेवाते रविं मुने।। स्नात्वा त्रिकालं भक्त्या च जपन्तौ मन्त्रमुत्तमम् ।। २२ ।। ततः सूर्य्याद्वरं प्राप्य निजरूपौ बभूवतुः ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं किं भयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। २३ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे विघ्नेशविघ्नकथनंनामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः ।। १८ ।।
nārada uvāca || nārāyaṇa mahābhāga vedavedāṃgapāraga || pṛcchāmi tvāmahaṃ kiṃcidatisandehavānyataḥ || 1 || sutasya tridaśeśasya śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ || vighnanighnasya yadvighnamīśvarasya kathaṃ prabho ||2|| paripūrṇatamaḥ śrīmānparamātmā parātparaḥ || golokanāthaḥ svāṃśena pārvatītanayaḥ svayam||3|| aho bhagavatastasya mastakacchedanaṃ vibho || grahadṛṣṭyā graheśasya kathaṃ me vaktumarhasi || 4 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || sāvadhānaṃ śṛṇu brahmannitihāsaṃ purātanam || vighneśasya babhūvedaṃ vighnaṃ yena ca nārada || 5|| ekadā śaṃkaraḥ sūryyaṃ jaghāna paramaṣṭadhā || sumālimālihantāraṃ śūlena bahuvatsalaḥ || 6 || śrīsūryyo'moghaśūlenāśanitulyena tejasā || jahau sa cetanāṃ sadyo rathācca nipapāta ha || 7 || dadarśa kaśyapaḥ putraṃ mṛtamuttānalocanam || kṛtvā vakṣasi taṃ śokādvilalāpa bhṛśaṃ muhuḥ ||8|| hāhākāraṃ surāścakrurvilepurbhayakātarāḥ || andhībhūtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ babhūva tamasā vṛtam || 9 || niṣprabhaṃ tanayaṃ dṛṣṭvā cāśapatkaśyapaḥ śivam || tapasvī brahmaṇaḥ pautraḥ prajvanbrahmatejasā || 10 || matputrasya yathā vakṣaśchinnaṃ śūlena te'dya vai || tvatputrasya śiraśchinnaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 11 || śivaśca galitakrodhaḥ kṣaṇenaivāśutoṣakaḥ || brahmajñānena tatpūrṇaṃ jīvayāmāsa tatkṣaṇāt || 12 || brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāmaṃśaśca triguṇātmakaḥ || sūryyaśca cetanāṃ prāpya samuttasthau pituḥ puraḥ || 13 || nanāma pitaraṃ bhaktyā śaṃkaraṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ || vijñāya śambhoḥ śāpaṃ ca kaśyapaṃ sa cukopa ha || 14 || viṣayānnaiva jagrāha kopenaivamuvāca ha || viṣayāṃśca parityajya bhaje śrīkṛṣṇamīśvaram ||15|| sarvaṃ tucchamanityaṃ ca naśvaraṃ ceśvaraṃ vinā || vihāya maṅgalaṃ satyaṃ vidvānnecchedamaṃgalam || 16 || devaiśca prerito brahmā samāgatya sasambhramaḥ || bodhayitvā raviṃ tatra yuyoja viṣayeṣvajaḥ || 17 || tasmai dattvā''śiṣaśśambhurbrahmā ca svālayaṃ mudā || jagāma kaśyapaścaiva svarāśiṃ ravireva ca || 18 || atha mālī sumālī ca vyādhigrastau babhūvatuḥ || śvitrau galitasarvāṃgau śaktihīnau hataprabhau|| 19 || tāvuvāca svayaṃ brahmā yuvāṃ ca bhajatāṃ ravim || sūryyakopena malinau yuvāmevaṃ hataprabhau || 20 || sūryyasya kavacaṃ stotraṃ sarvapūjāvidhiṃ vidhiḥ || jagāma kathayitvā tau brahmalokaṃ sanātanaḥ ||21|| tatastau puṣkaraṃ gatvā siṣevāte raviṃ mune|| snātvā trikālaṃ bhaktyā ca japantau mantramuttamam || 22 || tataḥ sūryyādvaraṃ prāpya nijarūpau babhūvatuḥ || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhayaḥ śrotumicchasi || 23 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde vighneśavighnakathanaṃnāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
English translation
NSrada said - O Narayana, O virtuous one, O best of those well-versed in the Vedas and post- Vedic literature, I want to ask you a question because my mind is filled with doubt.
O lord, how could Ganesa who happens to be the destroyer of all the obstructions himself to face the obstruction when he himself happens to be the son of Siva. He is lord on to himself and is like the all powerful lord Krsna the great soul, eternal and lord of the Goloka and he himself became the son of Parvatl from his own rays.
O virtuous one, this is surprising that due to the movement of planet, even the head of the lord of the universe was severed. How could it happen you please tell me.
Narayana said - O Brahmana, O Narada, I am going to tell you an ancient story as to how Ganesa the lord of obstruction could meet with an obstruction himself. You please listen to me.
Once ^iva in great anger killed SQrya with the trident who had killed the demons named Mali and Sumali.
The trident was full of lustre like vajra and infallible. With the striking of the trident, the sun fell down from chariot and fainted.
Kasyapa then looked at his son (Sdrya) who fell like dead. He picked him up in his lap and started lamenting again and again.
The gods also felt terrified and contributed to the grief of Kasyapa. At that point of time the entire universe was plunged in darkness.
Kasyapa who happens to be the grandson of great tapas Brahma and was illumining with divine lustre. Finding his son falling pronounced a curse on ^iva that the way in which you have killed my son similarly the head of your son will also be shattered. There is no doubt about it.
In a moment after being peaceful, Siva got pleased and revived SQrya back to life with his divine knowledge. SQrya is said to have emerged from the rays of Brahma, Visnu and ^iva and is thus the form of the Trigunas. On getting back his senses he sat down before his father.
SQrya then offered his devoted salutation to Siva and was annoyed on coming to know of the curse pronounced by his father on Siva.
He then spoke to him in anger like this, all this worldly pleasure I shall adore lord Krsna because without the lord, everything else is of no consequence, which is perishable and short lived. The people with wisdom do not accept miseries discarding the Tifttri WT wum '^tWT:i At that very moment inspired by the gods, Brahma reached there and enlightening SQrya variously attracted him again to the worldly Thereafter Brahma and Siva blessed SQrya variously and retired to their respective abodes.
SQrya also retired to his proper place.
Thereafter Mall and Sumali both suffered from ailment. They attracted the white leprosy and all their limbs developed septic tendency. Thereafter they became lustreless and lost strength. Brahma himself told them that they should better meditate upon SQrya, because they have attracted leprosy because of the curse of SQiya.
qjqti Tcllw ^vnif4lej fsffiT; I Thereafter the eternal Brahma gave them the kavaca of Shrya, his stotra and enlighted them on the method of his adoration. Thereafter he went back to his abode. Both the demons then went to the Puskara-ksetra and started adoring Sflrya with great devotion taking bath thrice a day. Thereafter getting a boon from Stlrya they were relieved of the ailment and the original glory. Thus I have narrated to you whatever was heard by me. What else do you want to listen to from me?
O virtuous one, what is the method of his adoration and the mantra for the removal of ailment? You kindly tell me?11 this, SOta said - Listening to the words of the merciftil Narada, NarSyana started narrating to him the stotra, kavaca and mantra of Surya and the method of his adoration.
Narayana said - O Narada, I am going to tell yon the method of adoration of Surya and his stotra which relieves one of all the sins, besides the kavaca. You listen to it.
Mali and Sumall were suffering from an ailment, they adored Brahma to receive the Siva- mantra from him.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117467 (2017-08-08T21:07:06Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n678–n681: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n678/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.