Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 20
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। हरेरंशसमुत्पन्नो हरितुल्यो भवान्धिया ।। तेजसा विक्रमेणैव मत्प्रश्नं श्रोतुमर्हसि ।।१।। विघ्ननिघ्नस्य यद्विघ्नं श्रुतं तत्परमाद्भुतम् ।। तद्विघ्नकारणं चैव विश्वकारणवक्त्रतः ।। २ ।। अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि परं सन्देहभञ्जनम् ।। त्रैलोक्यनाथतनये गजास्यायोजनार्थकम् ।। ३ ।। स्थितेष्वन्येषु बहुषु जन्तुष्वब्जभुवः पते ।। सुप्राणिनां सुरूपेषु नानारूपेषु रूपिणाम् ।। ४ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। गजास्ययोजनायाश्च कारणं शृणु नारद ।। गोप्यं सर्वपुराणेषु वेदेषु च सुदुर्लभम्।।५।। तारणं सर्वदुःखानां कारणं सर्वसम्पदाम् ।। हारणं विपदां चैव रहस्यं पापमोचनम् ।। ६ ।। महालक्ष्म्याश्च चरितं सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं चैव चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम्।।७।। शृणु तात प्रवक्ष्येऽहमितिहासं पुरातनम् ।। रहस्यं पाद्मकल्पस्य पुरा तातमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ।। ८ ।। एकदैव महेन्द्रश्च पुष्पभद्रां नदीं ययौ ।। महासम्पन्मदोन्मत्तः कामी राजश्रियाऽन्वितः ।। ९।। तत्तीरेऽतिरहःस्थाने पुष्पोद्याने मनोहरे ।। अतीव दुर्गमेऽरण्ये सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिते ।। १० ।। भ्रमरध्वनिसंयुक्ते पुंस्कोकिलरुतश्रवे ।। सुगन्धिपुष्प संश्लिष्टवायुना सुरभीकृते ।। ११ ।। ददर्श रम्भां तत्रैव चन्द्रलोकात्समागताम् ।। सुरतश्रमविश्रान्तिकामुकीं कामकामुकीम् ।। ।। १२ ।। इच्छन्तीमीप्सितां क्रीडां गच्छन्तीं मदनाश्रमम् ।। एकाकिनीमुन्मनस्कां मन्मथोद्गतमानसाम् ।। १३ ।। सुश्रोणीं सुदतीं श्यामां बिम्बाधरसरोरुहाम्।। बृहन्नितम्बभारार्त्तां मत्तवारणगामिनीम्।।१४।। सस्मितास्यशरच्चन्द्रां सुकटाक्षं च बिभ्रतीम्।। बिभ्रतीं कबरीं रम्यां मालतीमाल्यशोभिताम् ।। १५ ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकधरां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। कस्तूरीबिन्दुना सार्द्धं सिन्दूरं बिभ्रतीं मुदा ।। ।। १६ ।। नीलोत्पलदलश्यामकज्जलोज्जललोचनाम् ।। मणिकुण्डलयुग्माढ्यगण्डस्थलविराजिताम् ।। १७ ।। अत्युन्नतं सुकठिनं पत्रराजिविराजितम् ।। सुखदं रसिकानां च स्तनयुग्मं च बिभ्रतीम् ।। १८ ।। सर्वशोभां सुवेषाढ्यां सुभगां सुरतोत्सुकाम् ।। प्राणाधिकां च देवानां स्वच्छां स्वच्छन्दगामिनीम् ।। १९ ।। वरामप्सरसां रम्यामतीव स्थिरयौवनाम् ।। गुणरूपवतीं शान्तां मुनिमानसमोहिनीम् ।।२०।। दृष्ट्वा तामतिवेषाढ्यां तत्कटाक्षेण पीडितः ।। इन्द्रोऽतीन्द्रियचापल्यात्प्रवक्तुपचक्रमे ।। २१ ।। इन्द्र उवाच ।। क्व गच्छसि वरारोहे क्व गताऽसि मनोहरे ।। मया दृष्टा हि सुचिरात्कल्याणि सुभगेऽधुना ।। २२ ।। तवान्वेषणकर्त्ताऽहं श्रुत्वा वाचिकमग्रतः ।। त्वदासक्तमनाश्चास्मि नान्यां वै गणयामि च ।। २३ ।। सुवासितजलार्थी यः किमिच्छेत्पङ्किलं जलम् ।। पङ्कं नेच्छेच्चन्दनार्थी पङ्कजार्थी न चोत्पलम् ।। २४ ।। सुधार्थी न सुरामिच्छेद्दुग्धार्थी नाविलं जलम् ।। सुगन्धिपुष्पशायी यो ह्यस्त्रतल्पं न चेच्छति ।।२५ ।। स्वर्गी च नरकं नेच्छेत्सुभोगी दुष्टभोजनम् ।। पण्डितैः सह संवासी नेच्छेत्स्त्रीसन्निधिं नरः ।। विहाय रत्नाभरणं कोऽपीच्छेल्लोहभूषणम् ।। २६ ।। त्वां नाश्लिष्य महाविज्ञां कां मूढो गन्तुमिच्छति।। विहाय गङ्गां को विज्ञो नदीमन्यां च वांछति ।। २७ ।। इन्द्रियैश्चेन्द्रियरतिं वर्द्धयन्तीं पदे पदे ।। वरं प्रार्थयितारश्च प्राणिनश्च सुखार्थिनः ।।२२८।।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवानवरुह्य गजेश्वरात् ।। कामयुक्तश्च पुरतस्तस्थौ तस्याश्च नारद ।। २९ ।। श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं रम्भा महाशृङ्गारलोलुपा ।। जहासानम्रवदना पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहा ।। ३० ।। स्मेरानना कटाक्षेण स्तनोर्वोर्दर्शनेन च ।। नर्मोक्तिगर्भवाक्येन चाहरत्तस्य चेतनाम् ।। ३१ ।। मितं सारं सुमधुरं सुस्निग्धं कोमलं प्रियम् ।। पुरुषायत्तबीजं च प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे ।। ३२ ।। रम्भोवाच ।। यास्यामि वाञ्छितं यत्र प्रश्नेन तव किं फलम् ।। नाहं सन्तोषजननी धूर्त्तानां दुष्टमित्रता ।। ३३ ।। यथा मधुकरो लोभात्सर्वपुष्पासवं लभेत् ।। स्वादु यत्रातिरिक्तं स तत्र तिष्ठति सन्ततम् ।। ३४ ।। तथैव कामुकी लोके भ्रमेद्भ्रमरवत्सदा ।। चाञ्चल्यात्स हि कास्वेव वायुवद्रसमाहरेत् ।। ३५ ।। सुपुमानङ्गवत्स्त्रीणां यथा शाखाश्च शाखिषु ।। कामुकी काकवल्लोलः फलं भुक्त्वा प्रयाति च ।। ३६ ।। स्वकार्य्यमुद्धरेद्यावत्तावद्वा स प्रयोजनम् ।। स्थितिः कार्य्यानुरोधेन यथा काष्ठे हुताशनः ।। ३७ ।। यावत्तडागे तोयानि तावद्यादांसि तेषु च ।। शोषारम्भे च तोयानां यान्ति स्थानान्तरं पुनः ।। ३८ ।। त्वं देवानामीश्वरोऽसि कामिनीनां च वाञ्छितः ।। पुमांसं रसिकं शश्वद्वाञ्छन्ति रसिकाः सुखात् ।। ३९ ।। युवानं रसिकं शान्तं सुवेषं सुन्दरं प्रियम् ।। गुणिनं धनिनं स्वच्छं कान्तमिच्छति कामिनी ।। ४० ।। दुश्शीलं रोगिणं वृद्धं रतिशक्तिवियोजितम् ।। अदातारमविज्ञं च नैव वाञ्छन्ति योषितः ।। ४१ ।। का मूढा न च वाञ्छन्ति त्वामेवं गुणसागरम् ।। तवाज्ञाकारिणीं दासीं गृहाणात्र यथासुखम् ।। ४२ ।। इत्युक्त्वा सस्मिता सा च तं पपौ वक्रचक्षुषा ।। कामाग्निदग्धा विगलल्लज्जा तस्थौ समीपतः ।। ४३ ।। ज्ञात्वा भावं स्मरार्त्तायाः स्मरशास्त्रविशारदः ।। गृहीत्वा तां पुष्पतल्पे विजहार तया सह ।। ४४ ।। चुचुम्ब रहसि प्रौढां नग्नां च सुभगां वराम् ।। पक्वबिम्बाधरौष्ठीं च सुदत्या चुंबितस्तया ।। ४५ ।। नानाप्रकारशृङ्गाराद्विपरीतादिकान्मुने ।। सुखी बभूव तस्यां वै शृंगारो मूर्तिमानिव ।। ४६ ।। तौ कामाहितचित्तौ नो बुबुधाते दिवानिशम् ।। अन्योन्यगतचित्तौ च कामार्तौ ज्ञानवर्जितौ ।। ४७ ।। स च कृत्वा स्थले क्रीडां तया सह सुरेश्वरः।। ययौ जलविहारार्थं पुष्पभद्रानदी जलम् ।। ४८ ।। स चकार जलक्रीडां तया सह मुदा क्षणम् ।। जलात्स्थले स्थलात्तोये विजहार पुनः पुनः ।।४९।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तेन वर्त्मना मुनिपुंगवः ।। सशिष्यो याति दुर्वासा वैकुण्ठाच्छङ्करालयम् ।। ५० ।। तं च दृष्ट्वा मुनीन्द्रं च देवेन्द्रः स्तब्धमानसः ।। ननामागत्य सहसा ददौ तस्मै स चाशिषः ।। ५१ ।। पारिजातप्रसूनं यद्दत्तं नारायणेन वै ।। तच्च दत्तं महेन्द्राय मुनीन्द्रेण महात्मना ।।५२।। दत्त्वा पुष्पं महाभागस्तमुवाच कृपानिधिः।। माहात्म्यं तस्य यत्किंचिदपूर्वं मुनिसत्तमः ।।५३।। दुर्वासा उवाच ।। सर्वविघ्नहरं पुष्पं नारायणनिवेदितम ।। मूर्ध्नीदं यस्य देवेन्द्र जयस्तस्यैव सर्वतः ।। ९४ ।। पुरःपूजा च सर्वेषां देवानामग्रणीर्भवेत्। तच्छायेव महालक्ष्मीर्न जहाति कदाऽपि तम् ।।५५।। ज्ञानेन तेजसा बुद्ध्या विक्रमेण बलेन च ।। सर्वदेवाधिकः श्रीमान्हरितुल्यपराक्रमः ।। ५५ ।। भक्त्या मूर्ध्नि न गृह्णाति योऽहंकारेण पामरः ।। नैवेद्यं च हरेरेव स भ्रष्टश्रीः स्वजातिभिः ।। इत्युक्त्वा शंकरांशश्च ह्यगमच्छंकरालयम् ।।५७।। तत्स रम्भांतिके तिष्ठंश्चिक्षेप गजमस्तके ।। तेन भ्रष्टश्रियं दृष्ट्वा सा जगाम सुरालयम्।।५८।। पुंश्चली योग्यमिच्छन्ती नापरं चञ्चलाऽधमा ।। देवराजं परित्यज्य गजराजो महाबली ।। ५९ ।। प्रविवेश महारण्यं तं निक्षिप्य स्वतेजसा ।। तत्रैव करिणीं प्राप्य मत्तः संबुभुजे बलात् ।। ६० ।। साऽतो बभूव वशगा योषिज्जातिः सुखार्थिनी ।। तयोर्बभूवापत्यानां निवहस्तत्र कानने ।। ६१ ।। हरिस्तन्मस्तकं छित्त्वा योजयामास बालके ।। इत्येवं कथितं वत्स किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। गजास्ययोजनायाश्च कारणं पापनाशनम् ।। ६२ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे गणपतेर्गजास्ययोजनाहेतुकथनं नाम विंशतितमोऽध्यायः ।।२०।।
nārada uvāca || hareraṃśasamutpanno haritulyo bhavāndhiyā || tejasā vikrameṇaiva matpraśnaṃ śrotumarhasi ||1|| vighnanighnasya yadvighnaṃ śrutaṃ tatparamādbhutam || tadvighnakāraṇaṃ caiva viśvakāraṇavaktrataḥ || 2 || adhunā śrotumicchāmi paraṃ sandehabhañjanam || trailokyanāthatanaye gajāsyāyojanārthakam || 3 || sthiteṣvanyeṣu bahuṣu jantuṣvabjabhuvaḥ pate || suprāṇināṃ surūpeṣu nānārūpeṣu rūpiṇām || 4 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || gajāsyayojanāyāśca kāraṇaṃ śṛṇu nārada || gopyaṃ sarvapurāṇeṣu vedeṣu ca sudurlabham||5|| tāraṇaṃ sarvaduḥkhānāṃ kāraṇaṃ sarvasampadām || hāraṇaṃ vipadāṃ caiva rahasyaṃ pāpamocanam || 6 || mahālakṣmyāśca caritaṃ sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalam || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva caturvargaphalapradam||7|| śṛṇu tāta pravakṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam || rahasyaṃ pādmakalpasya purā tātamukhācchrutam || 8 || ekadaiva mahendraśca puṣpabhadrāṃ nadīṃ yayau || mahāsampanmadonmattaḥ kāmī rājaśriyā'nvitaḥ || 9|| tattīre'tirahaḥsthāne puṣpodyāne manohare || atīva durgame'raṇye sarvajantuvivarjite || 10 || bhramaradhvanisaṃyukte puṃskokilarutaśrave || sugandhipuṣpa saṃśliṣṭavāyunā surabhīkṛte || 11 || dadarśa rambhāṃ tatraiva candralokātsamāgatām || surataśramaviśrāntikāmukīṃ kāmakāmukīm || || 12 || icchantīmīpsitāṃ krīḍāṃ gacchantīṃ madanāśramam || ekākinīmunmanaskāṃ manmathodgatamānasām || 13 || suśroṇīṃ sudatīṃ śyāmāṃ bimbādharasaroruhām|| bṛhannitambabhārārttāṃ mattavāraṇagāminīm||14|| sasmitāsyaśaraccandrāṃ sukaṭākṣaṃ ca bibhratīm|| bibhratīṃ kabarīṃ ramyāṃ mālatīmālyaśobhitām || 15 || vahniśuddhāṃśukadharāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || kastūrībindunā sārddhaṃ sindūraṃ bibhratīṃ mudā || || 16 || nīlotpaladalaśyāmakajjalojjalalocanām || maṇikuṇḍalayugmāḍhyagaṇḍasthalavirājitām || 17 || atyunnataṃ sukaṭhinaṃ patrarājivirājitam || sukhadaṃ rasikānāṃ ca stanayugmaṃ ca bibhratīm || 18 || sarvaśobhāṃ suveṣāḍhyāṃ subhagāṃ suratotsukām || prāṇādhikāṃ ca devānāṃ svacchāṃ svacchandagāminīm || 19 || varāmapsarasāṃ ramyāmatīva sthirayauvanām || guṇarūpavatīṃ śāntāṃ munimānasamohinīm ||20|| dṛṣṭvā tāmativeṣāḍhyāṃ tatkaṭākṣeṇa pīḍitaḥ || indro'tīndriyacāpalyātpravaktupacakrame || 21 || indra uvāca || kva gacchasi varārohe kva gatā'si manohare || mayā dṛṣṭā hi sucirātkalyāṇi subhage'dhunā || 22 || tavānveṣaṇakarttā'haṃ śrutvā vācikamagrataḥ || tvadāsaktamanāścāsmi nānyāṃ vai gaṇayāmi ca || 23 || suvāsitajalārthī yaḥ kimicchetpaṅkilaṃ jalam || paṅkaṃ neccheccandanārthī paṅkajārthī na cotpalam || 24 || sudhārthī na surāmiccheddugdhārthī nāvilaṃ jalam || sugandhipuṣpaśāyī yo hyastratalpaṃ na cecchati ||25 || svargī ca narakaṃ necchetsubhogī duṣṭabhojanam || paṇḍitaiḥ saha saṃvāsī necchetstrīsannidhiṃ naraḥ || vihāya ratnābharaṇaṃ ko'pīcchellohabhūṣaṇam || 26 || tvāṃ nāśliṣya mahāvijñāṃ kāṃ mūḍho gantumicchati|| vihāya gaṅgāṃ ko vijño nadīmanyāṃ ca vāṃchati || 27 || indriyaiścendriyaratiṃ varddhayantīṃ pade pade || varaṃ prārthayitāraśca prāṇinaśca sukhārthinaḥ ||228||| ityevamuktvā bhagavānavaruhya gajeśvarāt || kāmayuktaśca puratastasthau tasyāśca nārada || 29 || śrutvā tadvacanaṃ rambhā mahāśṛṅgāralolupā || jahāsānamravadanā pulakāñcitavigrahā || 30 || smerānanā kaṭākṣeṇa stanorvordarśanena ca || narmoktigarbhavākyena cāharattasya cetanām || 31 || mitaṃ sāraṃ sumadhuraṃ susnigdhaṃ komalaṃ priyam || puruṣāyattabījaṃ ca pravaktumupacakrame || 32 || rambhovāca || yāsyāmi vāñchitaṃ yatra praśnena tava kiṃ phalam || nāhaṃ santoṣajananī dhūrttānāṃ duṣṭamitratā || 33 || yathā madhukaro lobhātsarvapuṣpāsavaṃ labhet || svādu yatrātiriktaṃ sa tatra tiṣṭhati santatam || 34 || tathaiva kāmukī loke bhramedbhramaravatsadā || cāñcalyātsa hi kāsveva vāyuvadrasamāharet || 35 || supumānaṅgavatstrīṇāṃ yathā śākhāśca śākhiṣu || kāmukī kākavallolaḥ phalaṃ bhuktvā prayāti ca || 36 || svakāryyamuddharedyāvattāvadvā sa prayojanam || sthitiḥ kāryyānurodhena yathā kāṣṭhe hutāśanaḥ || 37 || yāvattaḍāge toyāni tāvadyādāṃsi teṣu ca || śoṣārambhe ca toyānāṃ yānti sthānāntaraṃ punaḥ || 38 || tvaṃ devānāmīśvaro'si kāminīnāṃ ca vāñchitaḥ || pumāṃsaṃ rasikaṃ śaśvadvāñchanti rasikāḥ sukhāt || 39 || yuvānaṃ rasikaṃ śāntaṃ suveṣaṃ sundaraṃ priyam || guṇinaṃ dhaninaṃ svacchaṃ kāntamicchati kāminī || 40 || duśśīlaṃ rogiṇaṃ vṛddhaṃ ratiśaktiviyojitam || adātāramavijñaṃ ca naiva vāñchanti yoṣitaḥ || 41 || kā mūḍhā na ca vāñchanti tvāmevaṃ guṇasāgaram || tavājñākāriṇīṃ dāsīṃ gṛhāṇātra yathāsukham || 42 || ityuktvā sasmitā sā ca taṃ papau vakracakṣuṣā || kāmāgnidagdhā vigalallajjā tasthau samīpataḥ || 43 || jñātvā bhāvaṃ smarārttāyāḥ smaraśāstraviśāradaḥ || gṛhītvā tāṃ puṣpatalpe vijahāra tayā saha || 44 || cucumba rahasi prauḍhāṃ nagnāṃ ca subhagāṃ varām || pakvabimbādharauṣṭhīṃ ca sudatyā cuṃbitastayā || 45 || nānāprakāraśṛṅgārādviparītādikānmune || sukhī babhūva tasyāṃ vai śṛṃgāro mūrtimāniva || 46 || tau kāmāhitacittau no bubudhāte divāniśam || anyonyagatacittau ca kāmārtau jñānavarjitau || 47 || sa ca kṛtvā sthale krīḍāṃ tayā saha sureśvaraḥ|| yayau jalavihārārthaṃ puṣpabhadrānadī jalam || 48 || sa cakāra jalakrīḍāṃ tayā saha mudā kṣaṇam || jalātsthale sthalāttoye vijahāra punaḥ punaḥ ||49|| etasminnantare tena vartmanā munipuṃgavaḥ || saśiṣyo yāti durvāsā vaikuṇṭhācchaṅkarālayam || 50 || taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā munīndraṃ ca devendraḥ stabdhamānasaḥ || nanāmāgatya sahasā dadau tasmai sa cāśiṣaḥ || 51 || pārijātaprasūnaṃ yaddattaṃ nārāyaṇena vai || tacca dattaṃ mahendrāya munīndreṇa mahātmanā ||52|| dattvā puṣpaṃ mahābhāgastamuvāca kṛpānidhiḥ|| māhātmyaṃ tasya yatkiṃcidapūrvaṃ munisattamaḥ ||53|| durvāsā uvāca || sarvavighnaharaṃ puṣpaṃ nārāyaṇaniveditama || mūrdhnīdaṃ yasya devendra jayastasyaiva sarvataḥ || 94 || puraḥpūjā ca sarveṣāṃ devānāmagraṇīrbhavet| tacchāyeva mahālakṣmīrna jahāti kadā'pi tam ||55|| jñānena tejasā buddhyā vikrameṇa balena ca || sarvadevādhikaḥ śrīmānharitulyaparākramaḥ || 55 || bhaktyā mūrdhni na gṛhṇāti yo'haṃkāreṇa pāmaraḥ || naivedyaṃ ca harereva sa bhraṣṭaśrīḥ svajātibhiḥ || ityuktvā śaṃkarāṃśaśca hyagamacchaṃkarālayam ||57|| tatsa rambhāṃtike tiṣṭhaṃścikṣepa gajamastake || tena bhraṣṭaśriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā sā jagāma surālayam||58|| puṃścalī yogyamicchantī nāparaṃ cañcalā'dhamā || devarājaṃ parityajya gajarājo mahābalī || 59 || praviveśa mahāraṇyaṃ taṃ nikṣipya svatejasā || tatraiva kariṇīṃ prāpya mattaḥ saṃbubhuje balāt || 60 || sā'to babhūva vaśagā yoṣijjātiḥ sukhārthinī || tayorbabhūvāpatyānāṃ nivahastatra kānane || 61 || haristanmastakaṃ chittvā yojayāmāsa bālake || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || gajāsyayojanāyāśca kāraṇaṃ pāpanāśanam || 62 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde gaṇapatergajāsyayojanāhetukathanaṃ nāma viṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ ||20||
English translation
The Reason for the joining of the elephant head on the trunk of Gapesa Narada said - You are the Arhsa of the lord and are like him in wisdom, glory and prowess; therefore you kindly listen to my question.
I have listened to the astonishing story about the birth of Ganesa and have also listened to the cause of the obstruction from the mouth of the lord. Why was the head of the elephant placed on the trunk of Ganesa who happens be the son of the lord of the three worlds? Therefore for the removal of my doubt I want to know the reason for the same. O Brahmana, inspite of the heads of various types of other creatures and animals having been available in the universe, why was the head of an elephant alone fixed on the trunk of Ganesa?
Narayana said - O Narada, there is a mystery behind the joining of the elephant with the trunk of Ganes'a which is difficult to be found in the Vedas and as well as Puranas but I shall tell you the same. You listen to him.
It enables one to overcome all the miseries; bestows all the fortunes, removes all the troubles, is quite mysterious and removes all the sins. The story of MahalaksmI also bestows all the welfare, pleasure, moksa and bestows dharma, artha, karna and moksa to all the people, I shall narrate to you an ancient story of the Pddmakalpa which is quite secretive, but was told to me by my father in the ancient time.
Once Mahendra journeyed for the Pus pabhadra river. He was then intoxicated with the possession of MahalaksmI, having all the riches and was passionate.
There was an orchard in the secluded place on the bank of that river which was quite beautiful and was located in the thick forest and was inaccessible to all the creatures. The hissing sound of the black-wasps and the sweet voice of the cuckoos was heard there. The orchard was scented with the fragrant air of the flowers. He saw Rambha there who had arrived from Candraloka in order to relieve herself from the fatigue of the love-sport and was passionate at the same time.
For enjoying her desired love-sport, she was proceeding to the abode of the god of love. She was therefore moving along arrogantly, having a passionate mind.
She had a developed body, beautiful lines of teeth and was appearing tike a damsel of sixteen years. Her lips were like the blossomed lotus flower and was feeling uneasy in carrying the weight of her breasts. She was moving like an Her face which wore a serene smile was resembling the full moon of the winter season, she cast her side glances sharply and had beautiful hair and was adorned with a beautiful garland of jasmine flowers. She was clad in beautiful costumes sanctified by fire and was wearing the gem-studded ornaments. Her forehead was adorned with a spot of kasturi and vermilion; she had the eyes like the blue lotuses which were quite sharp and having a dark complexion. She was wearing kundalas studded with gems. She was having beautiful temples and her breasts were quite tough and well-built, which were quite attractive for those well-versed in the art of making love. Finding such a beauty
there was surprising who was quite graceful and clad in the best of costumes. She was quite voluptuous, beloved of gods, neat and clean who moved at will, was the best of the apsaras, quite charming, possessing eternal youthfulness, bestowed with all the virtues, quite peaceful and could attract even the mind of the sages. Indra felt injured with her side glance and getting attracted towards her, he spoke with an unstable Indra said - O beautiful damsel, where are you going? O charming one, where are you going? O virtuous one, O damsel, I have come across you after a long time.
I had been in search for you. I have learnt about you through my messengers. Therefore my mind has been attracted towards you and I am desirous of no one else, except you at the Because the one who is desirous of scented clean water could never desire for the dirty water; similarly the one who is desirous of the sandal-paste does not desire for the mud. The one who is desirous of the lotus, doesn't desire for the mud.
The one is desirous of nectar will never fall for the wine. The one who is desirous of milk will never accept the dirty water, the one who enjoys the flowery bed can never sleep on the bed of Similarly one who is desirous of the heaven can never aspire for the hell, the one who consumes the best of food can never get interested in dirty food. The one who enjoys the company of the people of wisdom, never likes the company of the ladies. Who will prefer the ornaments of iron in preference to the ornaments of gold, who is the fool who would like to leave the place instead of embracing you? Because who is the fool who would aspire for any other river leaving the Gahga. You increase the passion on every step in a perspn with your organs of senses."
O Narada, thus speaking Indra got down from the elephant and stood before her with passionate Rambha who was always desirous of great love-sport listening to the words of Indra, smiled for a moment and stood before him bowing her head. At that very moment she felt sensations in her body.
Displaying her side glance, the breasts and the thighs, she attracted the mind of Indra towards her. She then spoke sweet words which were quite short and full of essence and were quite soft. By uttering such words she started speaking words just to overpower him.
Rambha said -1 shall go to the place wherever I have the desire to go. How are you concerned with it? I can never satisfy you because it is no use making friends with the wicked people.
As the black-wasps extract nectar from alt the flowers but stays at the place where he gets the best of the taste.
Similarly the passionate ladies also roam about like the black-wasps always. A person enjoys the company of several others due to his unstable mind like the wind god.
The men are also like the tender branches of the tree and are like the limbs of the damsel. The passionate lady is unstable like a crow. She enjoys the nectar and then departs at once.
Till such time the task is not established only she remains there. As the fire is enshrined in the wood, similarly she also remains at a place till such time her task is not established.
When the tank is filled with water the aquatic animals remain there till that time only and when the water starts drying up, all of them shift to other places.
You are the lord of the gods and are liked by the damsel. The passionate women are always desirous of the passionate men. The passionate women always like the young, passionate, peaceful, person clad in the best of garments, beautiful, loveable, virtuous, wealthy and the one who possesses a neat and clean personality. They never like the persons with a wicked nature, old ones, weak in love-sport, miser and foolish Therefore who would be the foolish lady to neglect so meritorious a person like you. I happen to be your slave, we shall always obey your command. You can make use of me as it pleases you.
Thus speaking wearing a serene smile on the face and casting a side glance, she looked at Indra. At that point of time she was burning with passion and also becoming shameless. She therefore went before him.
Indra who was well-versed in the art of making love, well understanding her passionate sentiments held her and started enjoying her company on the bed of flowers.
It was a secluded place and the unrobed beautiful damsel having the lips like ripe wood- apple, beautiful teeth, kissed him.
O sage, they enjoyed the conjugal pleasure variously and both of them appeared as the incarnations of love.
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They were deeply engrossed in the conjugal pleasures and they lost the sense of day and night. Infatuated with passions they had lost all the senses.
After enjoying the love-sport in the forest, Indra entered the river Puspabhadra for water- He with great pleasure enjoyed the water-sport with her and then he came on to the bank of the river and again returned to the water enjoying the love-sport again and again.
In the meantime the sage Durvasa arrived here who was moving from Vaikuntha to Kailasa.
Finding the sage Durvasa there, Indra was taken aback. He at once came and bowed to him
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117469 (2017-08-08T21:12:25Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n686–n689: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n686/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.