Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 1
Source।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। गणेशजननी दुर्गा राधा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती ।। सावित्री वै सृष्टिविधौ प्रकृतिः पञ्चधा स्मृता ।। १ ।। आविर्बभूव सा केन का वा सा ज्ञानिनां वरा ।। किं वा तल्लक्षणं ब्रूहि साभवत्पञ्चधा कथम् ।। २ ।। सर्वासां चरितं पूजाविधानं कथमीप्सितम् ।। अवतारं कुत्र कस्यास्तन्मां व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ।।३।। नारायण उवाच ।। प्रकृतेर्लक्षणं वत्स को वा वक्तुं क्षमो भवेत्।। किंचित्तथापि वक्ष्यामि यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः ।। ४ ।। प्रकृष्टवाचकः प्रश्च कृतिश्च सृष्टिवाचकः ।। सृष्टौ प्रकृष्टा या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता ।। ५ ।। गुणे प्रकृष्टसत्त्वे च प्रशब्दो वर्तते श्रुतौ ।। मध्यमे कृश्च रजसि तिशब्दस्तमसि स्मृतः ।। ६ ।। त्रिगुणात्मस्वरूपा या सर्वशक्तिसमन्विता ।। प्रधाना सृष्टिकरणे प्रकृतिस्तेन कथ्यते ।। ७ ।। प्रथमे वर्त्तते प्रश्च कृतिस्स्यात्सृष्टिवाचकः ।। सृष्टेराद्या च या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता ।। ८ ।। योगेनात्मा सृष्टिविधौ द्विधारूपो बभूव सः ।। पुमांश्च दक्षिणार्द्धाङ्गो वामाङ्गः प्रकृतिः स्मृतः ।। ९ ।। सा च ब्रह्मस्वरूपा स्यान्माया नित्या सनातनी ।। यथाऽऽत्मा च यथाशक्तिर्यथाऽग्नौ दाहिका स्मृता ।। 2.1.१० ।। अतएव हि योगीन्द्रः स्त्रीपुंभेदं न मन्यते ।। सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं ब्रह्मञ्छश्वत्पश्यति नारद ।। ११ ।। स्वेच्छामयस्येच्छया च श्रीकृष्णस्य सिसृक्षया ।। साऽऽविर्बभूव सहसा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। १२ ।। तदाज्ञया पञ्चविधा सृष्टिकर्मणि भेदतः ।। अथ भक्तानुरोधाद्वा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा ।। १३ ।। गणेशमाता दुर्गा या शिवरूपा शिवप्रिया ।। नारायणी विष्णुमाया पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी ।। १४ ।। ब्रह्मादिदेवैर्मुनिभिर्मनुभिः पूजिता सदा ।। सर्वाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा ब्रह्मरूपा सनातनी ।। १५ ।। यशोमङ्गलधर्मश्रीसत्यपुण्यप्रदायिनी ।। मोक्षहर्षप्रदात्रीयं शोकदुःखार्तिनाशिनी ।। १६ ।। शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणा ।। तेजःस्वरूपा परमा तदधिष्ठातृदेवता ।। १७ ।। सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च शक्तिरीशस्य सन्ततम् ।। सिद्धेश्वरी सिद्धरूपा सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदेश्वरी ।।१८।। बुद्धिर्निद्रा क्षुत्पिपासा च्छाया तन्द्रा दया स्मृतिः ।। जातिः क्षान्तिश्च शान्तिश्च कांतिर्भ्रान्तिश्च चेतना ।। १९ ।। तुष्टिः पुष्टिस्तथा लक्ष्मीर्वृत्तिर्माता तथैव च ।। सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। 2.1.२० ।। उक्तः श्रुतौ श्रुतगुणश्चातिस्वल्पो यथागमम् ।। गुणोऽस्त्यनन्तोऽनन्ताया अपरां च निशामय ।। २१ ।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा या पद्मा च परमात्मनः ।। सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपा या तदधिष्ठातृदेवता।।२२।। कान्ता दान्ताऽतिशान्ता च सुशीला सर्वमङ्गला ।। लोभान्मोहात्कामरोषान्मदाहङ्कारतस्तथा ।। २३ ।। त्यक्ताऽनुरक्ता पत्युश्च सर्वाद्या च पतिव्रता ।। प्राणतुल्या भगवतः प्रेमपात्री प्रियंवदा ।। २४ ।। सर्वसस्यात्मिका सर्वजीवनोपायरूपिणी ।। महालक्ष्मीश्च वैकुण्ठे पतिसेवापरायणा ।। ।। २५ ।। स्वर्गे च स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु ।। गृहे च गृहलक्ष्मीश्च मर्त्यानां गृहिणां तथा।। ।। २६ ।। सर्वेषु प्राणिद्रव्येषु शोभारूपा मनोहरा ।। प्रीतिरूपा पुण्यवतां प्रभारूपा नृपेषु च ।। २७ ।। वाणिज्यरूपा वणिजां पापिनां कलहङ्करी ।। दयामयी भक्तमाता भक्तानुग्रहकारिका ।। २८ ।। चपले चपला भक्तसम्पदो रक्षणाय च ।। जगज्जीवन्मृतं सर्वं यया देव्या विना मुने ।। २९ ।। शक्तिर्द्वितीया कथिता वेदोक्ता सर्वसम्मता ।। सर्वपूज्या सर्ववन्द्या चान्यां मत्तो निशामय ।। ।। 2.1.३० ।। वाग्बुद्धिविद्याज्ञानाधिदेवता परमात्मनः ।। सर्वविद्यास्वरूपा या सा च देवी सरस्वती ।। ३१ ।। सुबुद्धिः कविता मेधा प्रतिभा स्मृतिदा सताम् ।। नानाप्रकारसिद्धान्तभेदार्थकल्पनाप्रदा ।। ३२ ।। व्याख्याबोधस्वरूपा च सर्वसंदेहभञ्जिनी ।। विचारकारिणी ग्रन्थकारिणी शक्तिरूपिणी ।। ३३ ।। सर्वसङ्गीतसन्धानतालकारणरूपिणी ।। विषयज्ञानवाग्रूपा प्रतिविश्वं च जीविनाम् ।। ।।३४।। यया विना च विश्वौघो मूको मृतसमः सदा ।। व्याख्यामुद्राकरा शान्ता वीणापुस्तकधारिणी ।।३५।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा या सुशीला श्रीहरिप्रिया ।। हिमचन्दनकुन्देन्दुकुमुदाम्भोजसन्निभा।।३६।। जपन्ती परमात्मानं श्रीकृष्णं रत्नमालया।। तपस्स्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनी।।३७।। सिद्धिविद्यास्वरूपा च सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा सदा।।३८।। यथागमं यथाकिञ्चिदपरां संनिबोध मे ।। माता चतुर्णां वेदानां वेदाङ्गानां च छन्दसाम्।।३९।। सन्ध्यावन्दनमन्त्राणां तन्त्राणां च विचक्षणा।। द्विजादिजातिरूपा च जपरूपा तपस्विनी।।2.1.४०।। ब्राह्मण्यतेजोरूपा च सर्वसंस्कारकारिणी ।। पवित्ररूपा सावित्री गायत्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया ।। ४१ ।। तीर्थानि यस्याः संस्पर्शं दर्शं वाञ्छन्ति शुद्धये ।। शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी ।। ४२ ।। परमानन्दरूपा च परमा च सनातनी ।। परब्रह्मस्वरूपा च निर्वाणपददायिनी ।। ४३ ।। ब्रह्मतेजोमयी शक्तिस्तदधिष्ठातृदेवता ।। यत्पादरजसा पूतं जगत्सर्वं च नारद ।। ४४ ।। देवी चतुर्थी कथिता पञ्चमीं वर्णयामि ते ।। प्रेमप्राणाधिदेवी या पञ्चप्राणस्वरूपिणी ।। ४५ ।। प्राणाधिकप्रियतमा सर्वाद्या सुन्दरी वरा ।। सर्वसौभाग्ययुक्ता च मानिनी गौरवान्विता ।। ४६ ।। वामार्द्धाङ्गस्वरूपा च सुगुणैस्तेजसा समा ।। परावरा सर्वमाता परमाद्या सनातनी ।।४७।। परमानन्दरूपा च धन्या मान्या च पूजिता ।। रासक्रीडाधिदेवी च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। ४८ ।। रासमण्डलसंभूता रासमण्डलमण्डिता ।। रासेश्वरी सुरसिका रासावासनिवासिनी ।। ४९ ।। गोलोकवासिनी देवी गोपीवेषविधायिका ।। परमाह्लादरूपा च सन्तोषामर्षरूपिणी ।। 2.1.५० ।। निर्गुणा च निराकारा निर्लिप्ताऽऽत्मस्वरूपिणी ।। निरीहा निरहङ्कारा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा ।। ५१ ।। वेदानुसारध्यानेन विज्ञेया सा विचक्षणैः ।। दृष्टिर्दृष्टा सहस्रेषु सुरेन्द्रैर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः ।। ५२ ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधाना रत्नालङ्कारभूषिता।। कोटिप्रभाजुष्टश्रीयुक्ता भक्तविग्रहा ।। ५३ ।। श्रीकृष्णभक्तदास्यैकदायिनी सर्वसम्पदाम् ।। अवतारे च वाराहे वृषभानुसुता च या ।। ५४ ।। यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शपवित्रा च वसुन्धरा ।। ब्रह्मादिभिरदृष्टा या सर्वदृष्टा च भारते ।। ५५ ।। स्त्रीरत्नसारसंभूता कृष्णवक्षः स्थलस्थिता ।। तथा घने नवघने लोला सौदामिनी मुने ।। ५६ ।। षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि प्रतप्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा ।। यत्पादपद्मनखरदृष्टये चात्मशुद्धये ।। ५७ ।। स्वप्नेऽपि नैव दृष्टः स्यात्प्रत्यक्षेऽपि च का कथा ।। तेनैव तपसा दृष्टा भूरि वृन्दावने वने ।। ५८ ।। कथिता पञ्चमी देवी सा राधा परिकीर्त्तिता ।। अंशरूपा कलारूपा कलांशांशसमुद्भवा।। ५९ ।। प्रकृतेः प्रतिविश्वं च रूपं स्यात्सर्वयोषितः।। परिपूर्णतमाः पञ्चविधा देव्यः प्रकीर्त्तिताः ।। 2.1.६० ।। या याः प्रधानांशरूपा वर्णयामि निशामय ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च गङ्गा भुवनपावनी ।। ६१ ।। विष्णुपादाब्जसंभूता द्रवरूपा सनातनी ।। पापिपापेध्मदाहाय ज्वलदिन्धनरूपिणी ।। ६२ ।। दर्शनस्पर्शनस्नानपानैर्निर्वाणदायिनी ।। गोलोकस्थानगमनसुसोपानस्वरूपिणी ।। ६३ ।। पवित्ररूपा तीर्थानां सरितां च परावरा ।। शम्भुमौलिजटामेरुमुक्तापंक्तिस्वरूपिणी ।। ६४ ।। तपस्सम्पादिनी सद्यो भारते च तपस्विनाम् ।। शङ्खपद्मक्षीरनिभा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी ।। ६५ ।। निर्मला निरहङ्कारा साध्वी नारायणप्रिया ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च तुलसी विष्णुकामिनी ।। ६६ ।। विष्णुभूषणरूपा च विष्णुपादस्थिता सती ।। तपस्सङ्कल्पपूजादिसद्यस्सम्पादिनी मुने ।। ६७ ।। सारभूता च पुष्पाणां पवित्रा पुण्यदा सदा ।। दर्शनस्पर्शनाभ्यां च सद्यो निर्वाणदायिनी ।। ६८ ।। कलौ कलुषशुष्केध्मदाहनायाग्निरूपिणी ।। यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा ।। ६९ ।। यत्स्पर्शदर्शं वाञ्छन्ति तीर्थानामात्मशुद्धये ।। यया विना च विश्वेषु सर्वं कर्मास्ति निष्फलम् ।। 2.1.७० ।। मोक्षदा या मुमुक्षूणां कामिनां सर्वकामदा ।। कल्पवृक्षस्वरूपा च भारते वृक्षरूपिणी ।। ७१ ।। त्राणाय भारतानां च पूजानां परदेवता ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च मनसा कश्यपात्मजा ।। ७२ ।। शङ्करप्रियशिष्या च महाज्ञानविशारदा ।। नागेश्वरस्यानन्तस्य भगिनी नागपूजिता ।। ७३ ।। नागेश्वरी नागमाता सुन्दरी नागवाहिनी ।। नागेन्द्रगणयुक्ता सा नागभूषणभूषिता ।। ७४ ।। नागेन्द्रवन्दिता सिद्धयोगिनी नागवासिनी ।। विष्णुभक्ता विष्णुरूपा विष्णुपूजापरायणा ।। ७५ ।। तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनी ।। दिव्यं त्रिलक्षवर्षं च तपस्तप्तं यया हरेः ।। ७६ ।। तपस्विनीषु पूज्या च तपस्विषु च भारते ।। सर्वमन्त्राधिदेवी च ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। ७७ ।। ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ब्रह्मभावनतत्परा ।। जरत्कारुमुनेः पत्नी कृष्णशम्भुपतिव्रता ।। ७८ ।। आस्तीकस्य मुनेर्माता प्रवरस्य तपस्विनाम्।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या देवसेना च नारद ।। ७९ ।। मातृका सा पूज्यतमा सा च षष्ठी प्रकीर्त्तिता ।। शिशूनां प्रतिविश्वं तु प्रतिपालनकारिणी।। 2.1.८० ।। तपस्विनी विष्णुभक्ता कार्त्तिकेयस्य कामिनी ।। षष्ठांशरूपा प्रकृतेस्तेन षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता ।। ८१ ।। पुत्रपौत्रप्रदात्री च धात्री च जगतां सदा ।। सुन्दरी युवती रम्या सततं भर्तुरन्तिके ।। ८२ ।। स्थाने शिशूनां परमा वृद्धरूपा च योगिनी ।। पूजा द्वादशमासेषु यस्याः षष्ठ्यास्तु सन्ततम् ।। ८३ ।। पूजा च सूतिकागारे परषष्ठदिने शिशोः ।। एकविंशतिमे चैव पूजा कल्याणहेतुकी ।। ८४ ।। शश्वन्नियमिता चैषा नित्या काम्याऽप्यतः परा ।। मातृरूपा दयारूपा शश्वद्रक्षणकारिणी ।। ८५ ।। जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे शिशूनां स्वप्नगोचरा ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या देवी मङ्गलचण्डिका ।। ८६ ।। प्रकृतेर्मुखसंभूता सर्वमङ्गलदा सदा ।। सृष्टौ मङ्गलरूपा च संहारे कोपरूपिणी ।। ८७ ।। तेन मङ्गलचण्डी सा पण्डितैः परिकीर्त्तिता ।। प्रतिमङ्गलवारेषु प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता ।। ८८ ।। पञ्चोपचारैर्भक्त्या च योषिद्भिः परिपूजिता ।। पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्य्ययशोमङ्गलदायिनी ।।८९।। शोक सन्तापपापार्त्तिदुःखदारिद्र्यनाशिनी।। परितुष्टा सर्ववाच्छाप्रदात्री सर्वयोषिताम् ।।2.1.९०।। रुष्टा क्षणेन संहर्तुं शक्ता विश्वं महेश्वरी।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च काली कमललोचना ।। ९१ ।। दुर्गाललाटसंभूता रणे शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ।। दुर्गार्द्धांशस्वरूपा स्याद्गुणैस्सा तेजसा समा ।। ९२ ।। कोटिसूर्य्यप्रभाजुष्टदिव्यसुन्दरविग्रहा ।। प्रधाना सर्वशक्तीनां वरा बलवती परा ।। ९३ ।। सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा देवी परमा सिद्धियोगिनी ।। कृष्णभक्ता कृष्णतुल्या तेजसा विक्रमैर्गुणैः ।। कृष्णभावनया शश्वत्कृष्णवर्णा सनातनी ।। ९४ ।। ब्रह्माण्डं सकलं हर्तुं शक्ता निःश्वासमात्रतः ।। रणं दैत्यैः समं तस्याः क्रीडया लोकरक्षया ।। ९५ ।। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च दातुं शक्ता सुपूजिता ।। ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमाना मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः ।। ९६ ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च प्रकृतिश्च वसुन्धरा ।। आधारभूता सर्वेषां सर्वसस्यप्रसूतिका ।। ९७ ।। रत्नाकारा रत्नगर्भा सर्वरत्नाकराश्रया ।। प्रजादिभिः प्रजेशैश्च पूजिता वन्दिता सदा ।। ९८ ।। सर्वोपजीव्यरूपा च सर्वसम्पद्विधायिनी ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वं निराधारं चराचरम् ।।९९।। प्रकृतेश्च कला या यास्ता निबोध मुनीश्वर ।। यस्य यस्य च याः पत्न्यस्ताः सर्वा वर्णयामि ते ।। 2.1.१०० ।। स्वाहादेवी वह्निपत्नी त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता ।। यया विना हविर्दत्तं न ग्रहीतुं सुराः क्षमाः ।। १०१ ।। दक्षिणा यज्ञपत्नी च दीक्षा सर्वत्र पूजिता ।। यया विना च विश्वेषु सर्वं कर्म च निष्फलम् ।।१०२।। स्वधा पितॄणां पत्नी च मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः ।। पूजिता पैतृकं दानं निष्फलं च यया विना ।। १०३ ।। स्वस्तिदेवी वायुपत्नी प्रति विश्वेषु पूजिता ।। आदानं च प्रदानं च निष्फलं च यया विना ।। १०४ ।। पुष्टिर्गणपतेः पत्नी पूजिता जगतीतले ।। यया विना परिक्षीणाः पुमांसो योषितोऽपि च ।। १०५ ।। अनन्तपत्नी तुष्टिश्च पूजिता वन्दिता सदा ।। यया विना न सन्तुष्टाः सर्वे लोकाश्च सर्वतः ।। १०६ ।। ईशानपत्नी सम्पत्तिः पूजिता च सुरैर्नरैः ।। सर्वे लोका दरिद्राश्च विश्वेषु च यया विना ।। १०७।। धृतिः कपिलपत्नी च सर्वैः सर्वत्र पूजिता ।। सर्वे लोका अधीरास्स्युर्जगत्सु च यया विना।। १०८ ।। यमपत्नी क्षमा साध्वी सुशीला सर्वपूजिता।। समुन्मत्ताश्च रुद्राश्च सर्वे लोका यया विना ।। १०९ ।। क्रीडाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा कामपत्नी रतिः सती ।। केलिकौतुकहीनाश्च सर्वे लोका यया विना ।। 2.1.११० ।। सत्यपत्नी सती मुक्तिः पूजिता जगतां प्रिया ।। यया विना भवेल्लोको बन्धुतारहितः सदा ।। १११।। मोहपत्नी दया साध्वी पूजिता च जगत्प्रिया ।। सर्वे लोकाश्च सर्वत्र निष्ठुराश्च यया विना ।। ११२ ।। पुण्यपत्नी प्रतिष्ठा सा पुण्यरूपा च पूजिता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मृतसमं मुने ।। ११३ ।। सुकर्मपत्नी कीर्तिश्च धन्या मान्या च पूजिता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वं यशोहीनं मृतं यथा ।। ११४ ।। क्रिया उद्योगपत्नी च पूजिता सर्वसङ्गता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वमुच्छिन्नमिव नारद ।। ११५ ।। अधर्मपत्नी मिथ्या सा सर्वधूर्तैश्च पूजिता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वमुच्छिन्नं विधिनिर्मितम् ।। ११६ ।। सत्ये अदर्शना या च त्रेतायां सूक्ष्मरूपिणी ।। अर्द्धावयवरूपा च द्वापरे संहृता ह्रिया ।। ११७ ।। कलौ महाप्रगल्भा च सर्वत्र व्याप्तिकारणात् ।। कपटेन सह भ्रात्रा भ्रमत्येव गृहे गृहे ।। ११८ ।। शान्तिर्लज्जा च भार्ये द्वे सुशीलस्य च पूजिते ।। यस्यां विना जगत्सर्वमुन्मत्तमिव नारद ।। ११९ ।। ज्ञानस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च बुद्धिर्मेधा स्मृतिस्तथा ।। याभिर्विना जगत्सर्वं मूढं मृतसमं सदा ।।2.1.१२०।। मूर्त्तिश्च धर्मपत्नी सा कान्तिरूपा मनोहरा ।। परमात्मा च विश्वौघा निराधारा यया विना ।। १२१ ।। सर्वत्र शोभारूपा च लक्ष्मीर्मूर्तिमती सती ।। श्रीरूपा मूर्तिरूपा च मान्या धन्या च पूजिता।।१२२।। कालाग्निरुद्रपत्नी च निद्रा या सिद्धयोगिनाम् ।। सर्वलोकाः समाच्छन्ना मायायोगेन रात्रिषु ।। १२३ ।। कालस्य तिस्रो भार्य्याश्च सन्ध्या रात्रिर्दिनानि च ।। याभिर्विना विधात्रा च संख्यां कर्तुं न शक्यते ।। १२४ ।। क्षुत्पिपासे लोभभार्य्ये धन्ये मान्ये च पूजिते ।। याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्क्षोभयुक्तं चिन्तितमेव च ।। ।। १२५ ।। प्रभा च दाहिका चैव द्वे भार्ये तेजसस्तथा ।। याभ्यां विना जगत्स्रष्टुं विधाता च न हीश्वरः ।। १२६ ।। कालकन्ये मृत्युजरे प्रज्वरस्य प्रिये प्रिये ।। यस्यां जगत्समुच्छिन्नं विधात्रा निर्मिते विधौ ।। १२७ ।। निद्राकन्या च तन्द्रा सा प्रीतिरन्या सुखप्रिये।। याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं विधिपुत्र विधेर्विधौ ।। १२८ ।। वैराग्यस्य च द्वे भार्ये श्रद्धा भक्तिश्च पूजिते ।। याभ्यां शश्वज्जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मुक्तमिदं मुने ।। १२९ ।। अदितिर्देवमाता च सुरभिश्च गवां प्रसूः ।। दितिश्च दैत्यजननी कद्रूश्च विनता दनुः ।। 2.1.१३० ।। उपयुक्ताः सृष्टिविधावेताश्च प्रकृतेः कलाः ।। कलाश्चान्याः सन्ति बह्व्यस्तासु काश्चिन्निबोध मे ।। ।। १३१ ।। रोहिणी चन्द्रपत्नी च संज्ञा सूर्यस्य कामिनी ।। शतरूपा मनोर्भार्या शचीन्द्रस्य च गेहिनी ।। १३२ ।। तारा बृहस्पतेर्भार्य्या वसिष्ठस्याप्यरुन्धती ।। अहल्या गौतमस्त्री स्यादनसूयाऽत्रिकामिनी ।। १३३ ।। देवहूतिः कर्दमस्य प्रसूतिर्दक्षकामिनी ।। पितॄणां मानसी कन्या मेनका साऽम्बिकाप्रसूः ।। १३४ ।। लोपामुद्रा तथा हूतिः कुबेरस्य तु कामिनी ।। वरुणानी यमस्त्री च बलेर्विन्ध्यावलीति च ।। १३५ ।। कुन्ती च दमयन्ती च यशोदा देवकी सती ।। गान्धारी द्रौपदी सव्या सावित्री सत्यवत्प्रिया ।। ।। १३६ ।। वृषभानुप्रिया साध्वी राधामाता कलावती ।। मन्दोदरी च कौसल्या सुभद्रा कैकयी तथा ।। १३७ ।। रेवती सत्यभामा च कालिन्दी लक्ष्मणा तथा ।। मित्रविन्दा नाग्नजिती तथा जाम्बवती परा ।। १३८ ।। लक्ष्मणा रुक्मिणी सीता स्वयं लक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता ।। कला योजनगन्धा च व्यासमाता महासती ।। १३९ ।। बाणपुत्री तथोषा च चित्रलेखा च तत्सखी ।। प्रभावती भानुमती तथा मायावती सती ।।2.1.१४०।। रेणुका च भृगोर्माता हलिमाता च रोहिणी।। एकानंशा च दुर्गा सा श्रीकृष्णभगिनी सती ।। १४१ ।। बह्व्यः सन्ति कलाश्चैवं प्रकृतेरेव भारते ।। या याश्च ग्रामदेव्यस्ताः सर्वाश्च प्रकृतेः कलाः ।। १४२ ।। कलांशांशसमुद्भूताः प्रतिविश्वेषु योषितः ।। योषितामपमानेन प्रकृतेश्च पराभवः ।। १४३ ।। ब्राह्मणी पूजिता येन पतिपुत्रवती सती ।। प्रकृतिः पूजिता तेन वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः।।१४४।। कुमारी चाष्टवर्षीया वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः।। पूजिता येन विप्रस्य प्रकृतिस्तेन पूजिता।।१४५।। सर्वाः प्रकृतिसम्भूता उत्तमाधममध्यमाः।। सत्त्वांशाश्चोत्तमा ज्ञेयाः सुशीलाश्च पतिव्रताः ।।१४६।। मध्यमा रजसश्चांशास्ताश्च भोग्याः प्रकीर्त्तिताः ।। सुखसम्भोगवत्यश्च स्वकार्ये तत्पराः सदा ।। १४७ ।। अधमास्तमसश्चांशा अज्ञातकुलसम्भवाः ।। दुर्मुखाः कुलटा धूर्त्ताः स्वतन्त्राः कलहप्रियाः।।१४८।। पृथिव्यां कुलटा याश्च स्वर्गे चाप्सरसां गणाः ।। प्रकृतेस्तमसश्चांशाः पुंश्चल्यः परिकीर्त्तिताः ।। १४९ ।। एवं निगदितं सर्वं प्रकृतेर्भेदपञ्चकम् ।। ताः सर्वाः पूजिताः पृथ्व्यां पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते ।। 2.1.१५० ।। पूजिता सुरथेनादौ दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी ।। द्वितीया रामचन्द्रेण रावणस्य वधार्थिना ।। १५१ ।। तत्पश्चाज्जगतां माता त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता ।। जाताऽऽदौ दक्षपत्न्यां च निहन्तुं दैत्यदानवान् ।। १५२ ।। ततो देहं परित्यज्य यज्ञे भर्तुश्च निन्दया ।। जज्ञे हिमवतः पत्न्यां लेभे पशुपतिं पतिम् ।।१५३।। गणेशश्च स्वयं कृष्णः स्कन्दो विष्णुकलोद्भवः ।। बभूवतुस्तौ तनयौ पश्चात्तस्याश्च नारद ।।१५४।। लक्ष्मीर्मङ्गलभूपेन प्रथमे परिपूजिता ।। त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चाद्देवतामुनिमानवैः ।। १५५ ।। सावित्री प्रथमं चापि भक्त्या वै परिपूजिता ।। तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिमानवैः ।। १५६ ।। आदौ सरस्वती देवी ब्रह्मणा परिपूजिता ।। तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिमानवैः ।। १५७ ।। प्रथमं पूजिता राधा गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। पौर्णमास्यां कार्त्तिकस्य कृष्णेन परमात्मना ।। १५८ ।। गोपिकाभिश्च गोपैश्च बालिकाभिश्च बालकैः ।। गवां गणैः सुरगणैस्तत्पश्चान्मायया हरेः ।। १५९ ।। तदा ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर्मुनिभिर्मनुभिस्तथा। पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता वन्दिता सदा।।2.1.१६०।। पृथिव्यां प्रथमे देवी सुयज्ञेन च पूजिता।। शङ्करेणोपदिष्टेन पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते ।। १६१ ।। त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चादाज्ञया परमात्मनः ।। पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता मुनिभिः सुरैः ।। ।। १६२ ।। कला या याः सुसंभूताः पूजितास्ताश्च भारते ।। पूजिता ग्रामदेव्यश्च ग्रामे च नगरे मुने ।। १६३ ।। एवं ते कथितं सर्वं प्रकृतेश्चरितं शुभम् ।। यथागमं लक्षणञ्च किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। १६४ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृति खण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे प्रकृतिस्वरूपतद्भेदवर्णनं नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः ।। १ ।।
|| nārada uvāca || || gaṇeśajananī durgā rādhā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī || sāvitrī vai sṛṣṭividhau prakṛtiḥ pañcadhā smṛtā || 1 || āvirbabhūva sā kena kā vā sā jñānināṃ varā || kiṃ vā tallakṣaṇaṃ brūhi sābhavatpañcadhā katham || 2 || sarvāsāṃ caritaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ kathamīpsitam || avatāraṃ kutra kasyāstanmāṃ vyākhyātumarhasi ||3|| nārāyaṇa uvāca || prakṛterlakṣaṇaṃ vatsa ko vā vaktuṃ kṣamo bhavet|| kiṃcittathāpi vakṣyāmi yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrataḥ || 4 || prakṛṣṭavācakaḥ praśca kṛtiśca sṛṣṭivācakaḥ || sṛṣṭau prakṛṣṭā yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā || 5 || guṇe prakṛṣṭasattve ca praśabdo vartate śrutau || madhyame kṛśca rajasi tiśabdastamasi smṛtaḥ || 6 || triguṇātmasvarūpā yā sarvaśaktisamanvitā || pradhānā sṛṣṭikaraṇe prakṛtistena kathyate || 7 || prathame varttate praśca kṛtissyātsṛṣṭivācakaḥ || sṛṣṭerādyā ca yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā || 8 || yogenātmā sṛṣṭividhau dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ || pumāṃśca dakṣiṇārddhāṅgo vāmāṅgaḥ prakṛtiḥ smṛtaḥ || 9 || sā ca brahmasvarūpā syānmāyā nityā sanātanī || yathā''tmā ca yathāśaktiryathā'gnau dāhikā smṛtā || 2.1.10 || ataeva hi yogīndraḥ strīpuṃbhedaṃ na manyate || sarvaṃ brahmamayaṃ brahmañchaśvatpaśyati nārada || 11 || svecchāmayasyecchayā ca śrīkṛṣṇasya sisṛkṣayā || sā''virbabhūva sahasā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || 12 || tadājñayā pañcavidhā sṛṣṭikarmaṇi bhedataḥ || atha bhaktānurodhādvā bhaktānugrahavigrahā || 13 || gaṇeśamātā durgā yā śivarūpā śivapriyā || nārāyaṇī viṣṇumāyā pūrṇabrahmasvarūpiṇī || 14 || brahmādidevairmunibhirmanubhiḥ pūjitā sadā || sarvādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā brahmarūpā sanātanī || 15 || yaśomaṅgaladharmaśrīsatyapuṇyapradāyinī || mokṣaharṣapradātrīyaṃ śokaduḥkhārtināśinī || 16 || śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇā || tejaḥsvarūpā paramā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā || 17 || sarvaśaktisvarūpā ca śaktirīśasya santatam || siddheśvarī siddharūpā siddhidā siddhideśvarī ||18|| buddhirnidrā kṣutpipāsā cchāyā tandrā dayā smṛtiḥ || jātiḥ kṣāntiśca śāntiśca kāṃtirbhrāntiśca cetanā || 19 || tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭistathā lakṣmīrvṛttirmātā tathaiva ca || sarvaśaktisvarūpā sā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || 2.1.20 || uktaḥ śrutau śrutaguṇaścātisvalpo yathāgamam || guṇo'styananto'nantāyā aparāṃ ca niśāmaya || 21 || śuddhasattvasvarūpā yā padmā ca paramātmanaḥ || sarvasampatsvarūpā yā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā||22|| kāntā dāntā'tiśāntā ca suśīlā sarvamaṅgalā || lobhānmohātkāmaroṣānmadāhaṅkāratastathā || 23 || tyaktā'nuraktā patyuśca sarvādyā ca pativratā || prāṇatulyā bhagavataḥ premapātrī priyaṃvadā || 24 || sarvasasyātmikā sarvajīvanopāyarūpiṇī || mahālakṣmīśca vaikuṇṭhe patisevāparāyaṇā || || 25 || svarge ca svargalakṣmīśca rājalakṣmīśca rājasu || gṛhe ca gṛhalakṣmīśca martyānāṃ gṛhiṇāṃ tathā|| || 26 || sarveṣu prāṇidravyeṣu śobhārūpā manoharā || prītirūpā puṇyavatāṃ prabhārūpā nṛpeṣu ca || 27 || vāṇijyarūpā vaṇijāṃ pāpināṃ kalahaṅkarī || dayāmayī bhaktamātā bhaktānugrahakārikā || 28 || capale capalā bhaktasampado rakṣaṇāya ca || jagajjīvanmṛtaṃ sarvaṃ yayā devyā vinā mune || 29 || śaktirdvitīyā kathitā vedoktā sarvasammatā || sarvapūjyā sarvavandyā cānyāṃ matto niśāmaya || || 2.1.30 || vāgbuddhividyājñānādhidevatā paramātmanaḥ || sarvavidyāsvarūpā yā sā ca devī sarasvatī || 31 || subuddhiḥ kavitā medhā pratibhā smṛtidā satām || nānāprakārasiddhāntabhedārthakalpanāpradā || 32 || vyākhyābodhasvarūpā ca sarvasaṃdehabhañjinī || vicārakāriṇī granthakāriṇī śaktirūpiṇī || 33 || sarvasaṅgītasandhānatālakāraṇarūpiṇī || viṣayajñānavāgrūpā prativiśvaṃ ca jīvinām || ||34|| yayā vinā ca viśvaugho mūko mṛtasamaḥ sadā || vyākhyāmudrākarā śāntā vīṇāpustakadhāriṇī ||35|| śuddhasattvasvarūpā yā suśīlā śrīharipriyā || himacandanakundendukumudāmbhojasannibhā||36|| japantī paramātmānaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ratnamālayā|| tapassvarūpā tapasāṃ phaladātrī tapasvinī||37|| siddhividyāsvarūpā ca sarvasiddhipradā sadā||38|| yathāgamaṃ yathākiñcidaparāṃ saṃnibodha me || mātā caturṇāṃ vedānāṃ vedāṅgānāṃ ca chandasām||39|| sandhyāvandanamantrāṇāṃ tantrāṇāṃ ca vicakṣaṇā|| dvijādijātirūpā ca japarūpā tapasvinī||2.1.40|| brāhmaṇyatejorūpā ca sarvasaṃskārakāriṇī || pavitrarūpā sāvitrī gāyatrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā || 41 || tīrthāni yasyāḥ saṃsparśaṃ darśaṃ vāñchanti śuddhaye || śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī || 42 || paramānandarūpā ca paramā ca sanātanī || parabrahmasvarūpā ca nirvāṇapadadāyinī || 43 || brahmatejomayī śaktistadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā || yatpādarajasā pūtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ ca nārada || 44 || devī caturthī kathitā pañcamīṃ varṇayāmi te || premaprāṇādhidevī yā pañcaprāṇasvarūpiṇī || 45 || prāṇādhikapriyatamā sarvādyā sundarī varā || sarvasaubhāgyayuktā ca māninī gauravānvitā || 46 || vāmārddhāṅgasvarūpā ca suguṇaistejasā samā || parāvarā sarvamātā paramādyā sanātanī ||47|| paramānandarūpā ca dhanyā mānyā ca pūjitā || rāsakrīḍādhidevī ca kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || 48 || rāsamaṇḍalasaṃbhūtā rāsamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā || rāseśvarī surasikā rāsāvāsanivāsinī || 49 || golokavāsinī devī gopīveṣavidhāyikā || paramāhlādarūpā ca santoṣāmarṣarūpiṇī || 2.1.50 || nirguṇā ca nirākārā nirliptā''tmasvarūpiṇī || nirīhā nirahaṅkārā bhaktānugrahavigrahā || 51 || vedānusāradhyānena vijñeyā sā vicakṣaṇaiḥ || dṛṣṭirdṛṣṭā sahasreṣu surendrairmunipuṅgavaiḥ || 52 || vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānā ratnālaṅkārabhūṣitā|| koṭiprabhājuṣṭaśrīyuktā bhaktavigrahā || 53 || śrīkṛṣṇabhaktadāsyaikadāyinī sarvasampadām || avatāre ca vārāhe vṛṣabhānusutā ca yā || 54 || yatpādapadmasaṃsparśapavitrā ca vasundharā || brahmādibhiradṛṣṭā yā sarvadṛṣṭā ca bhārate || 55 || strīratnasārasaṃbhūtā kṛṣṇavakṣaḥ sthalasthitā || tathā ghane navaghane lolā saudāminī mune || 56 || ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi prataptaṃ brahmaṇā purā || yatpādapadmanakharadṛṣṭaye cātmaśuddhaye || 57 || svapne'pi naiva dṛṣṭaḥ syātpratyakṣe'pi ca kā kathā || tenaiva tapasā dṛṣṭā bhūri vṛndāvane vane || 58 || kathitā pañcamī devī sā rādhā parikīrttitā || aṃśarūpā kalārūpā kalāṃśāṃśasamudbhavā|| 59 || prakṛteḥ prativiśvaṃ ca rūpaṃ syātsarvayoṣitaḥ|| paripūrṇatamāḥ pañcavidhā devyaḥ prakīrttitāḥ || 2.1.60 || yā yāḥ pradhānāṃśarūpā varṇayāmi niśāmaya || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca gaṅgā bhuvanapāvanī || 61 || viṣṇupādābjasaṃbhūtā dravarūpā sanātanī || pāpipāpedhmadāhāya jvaladindhanarūpiṇī || 62 || darśanasparśanasnānapānairnirvāṇadāyinī || golokasthānagamanasusopānasvarūpiṇī || 63 || pavitrarūpā tīrthānāṃ saritāṃ ca parāvarā || śambhumaulijaṭāmerumuktāpaṃktisvarūpiṇī || 64 || tapassampādinī sadyo bhārate ca tapasvinām || śaṅkhapadmakṣīranibhā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī || 65 || nirmalā nirahaṅkārā sādhvī nārāyaṇapriyā || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca tulasī viṣṇukāminī || 66 || viṣṇubhūṣaṇarūpā ca viṣṇupādasthitā satī || tapassaṅkalpapūjādisadyassampādinī mune || 67 || sārabhūtā ca puṣpāṇāṃ pavitrā puṇyadā sadā || darśanasparśanābhyāṃ ca sadyo nirvāṇadāyinī || 68 || kalau kaluṣaśuṣkedhmadāhanāyāgnirūpiṇī || yatpādapadmasaṃsparśātsadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā || 69 || yatsparśadarśaṃ vāñchanti tīrthānāmātmaśuddhaye || yayā vinā ca viśveṣu sarvaṃ karmāsti niṣphalam || 2.1.70 || mokṣadā yā mumukṣūṇāṃ kāmināṃ sarvakāmadā || kalpavṛkṣasvarūpā ca bhārate vṛkṣarūpiṇī || 71 || trāṇāya bhāratānāṃ ca pūjānāṃ paradevatā || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca manasā kaśyapātmajā || 72 || śaṅkarapriyaśiṣyā ca mahājñānaviśāradā || nāgeśvarasyānantasya bhaginī nāgapūjitā || 73 || nāgeśvarī nāgamātā sundarī nāgavāhinī || nāgendragaṇayuktā sā nāgabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā || 74 || nāgendravanditā siddhayoginī nāgavāsinī || viṣṇubhaktā viṣṇurūpā viṣṇupūjāparāyaṇā || 75 || tapaḥsvarūpā tapasāṃ phaladātrī tapasvinī || divyaṃ trilakṣavarṣaṃ ca tapastaptaṃ yayā hareḥ || 76 || tapasvinīṣu pūjyā ca tapasviṣu ca bhārate || sarvamantrādhidevī ca jvalantī brahmatejasā || 77 || brahmasvarūpā paramā brahmabhāvanatatparā || jaratkārumuneḥ patnī kṛṣṇaśambhupativratā || 78 || āstīkasya munermātā pravarasya tapasvinām|| pradhānāṃśasvarūpā yā devasenā ca nārada || 79 || mātṛkā sā pūjyatamā sā ca ṣaṣṭhī prakīrttitā || śiśūnāṃ prativiśvaṃ tu pratipālanakāriṇī|| 2.1.80 || tapasvinī viṣṇubhaktā kārttikeyasya kāminī || ṣaṣṭhāṃśarūpā prakṛtestena ṣaṣṭhī prakīrtitā || 81 || putrapautrapradātrī ca dhātrī ca jagatāṃ sadā || sundarī yuvatī ramyā satataṃ bharturantike || 82 || sthāne śiśūnāṃ paramā vṛddharūpā ca yoginī || pūjā dvādaśamāseṣu yasyāḥ ṣaṣṭhyāstu santatam || 83 || pūjā ca sūtikāgāre paraṣaṣṭhadine śiśoḥ || ekaviṃśatime caiva pūjā kalyāṇahetukī || 84 || śaśvanniyamitā caiṣā nityā kāmyā'pyataḥ parā || mātṛrūpā dayārūpā śaśvadrakṣaṇakāriṇī || 85 || jale sthale cāntarikṣe śiśūnāṃ svapnagocarā || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā yā devī maṅgalacaṇḍikā || 86 || prakṛtermukhasaṃbhūtā sarvamaṅgaladā sadā || sṛṣṭau maṅgalarūpā ca saṃhāre koparūpiṇī || 87 || tena maṅgalacaṇḍī sā paṇḍitaiḥ parikīrttitā || pratimaṅgalavāreṣu prativiśveṣu pūjitā || 88 || pañcopacārairbhaktyā ca yoṣidbhiḥ paripūjitā || putrapautradhanaiśvaryyayaśomaṅgaladāyinī ||89|| śoka santāpapāpārttiduḥkhadāridryanāśinī|| parituṣṭā sarvavācchāpradātrī sarvayoṣitām ||2.1.90|| ruṣṭā kṣaṇena saṃhartuṃ śaktā viśvaṃ maheśvarī|| pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca kālī kamalalocanā || 91 || durgālalāṭasaṃbhūtā raṇe śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ || durgārddhāṃśasvarūpā syādguṇaissā tejasā samā || 92 || koṭisūryyaprabhājuṣṭadivyasundaravigrahā || pradhānā sarvaśaktīnāṃ varā balavatī parā || 93 || sarvasiddhipradā devī paramā siddhiyoginī || kṛṣṇabhaktā kṛṣṇatulyā tejasā vikramairguṇaiḥ || kṛṣṇabhāvanayā śaśvatkṛṣṇavarṇā sanātanī || 94 || brahmāṇḍaṃ sakalaṃ hartuṃ śaktā niḥśvāsamātrataḥ || raṇaṃ daityaiḥ samaṃ tasyāḥ krīḍayā lokarakṣayā || 95 || dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃśca dātuṃ śaktā supūjitā || brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānā munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ || 96 || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca prakṛtiśca vasundharā || ādhārabhūtā sarveṣāṃ sarvasasyaprasūtikā || 97 || ratnākārā ratnagarbhā sarvaratnākarāśrayā || prajādibhiḥ prajeśaiśca pūjitā vanditā sadā || 98 || sarvopajīvyarūpā ca sarvasampadvidhāyinī || yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ nirādhāraṃ carācaram ||99|| prakṛteśca kalā yā yāstā nibodha munīśvara || yasya yasya ca yāḥ patnyastāḥ sarvā varṇayāmi te || 2.1.100 || svāhādevī vahnipatnī triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā || yayā vinā havirdattaṃ na grahītuṃ surāḥ kṣamāḥ || 101 || dakṣiṇā yajñapatnī ca dīkṣā sarvatra pūjitā || yayā vinā ca viśveṣu sarvaṃ karma ca niṣphalam ||102|| svadhā pitṝṇāṃ patnī ca munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ || pūjitā paitṛkaṃ dānaṃ niṣphalaṃ ca yayā vinā || 103 || svastidevī vāyupatnī prati viśveṣu pūjitā || ādānaṃ ca pradānaṃ ca niṣphalaṃ ca yayā vinā || 104 || puṣṭirgaṇapateḥ patnī pūjitā jagatītale || yayā vinā parikṣīṇāḥ pumāṃso yoṣito'pi ca || 105 || anantapatnī tuṣṭiśca pūjitā vanditā sadā || yayā vinā na santuṣṭāḥ sarve lokāśca sarvataḥ || 106 || īśānapatnī sampattiḥ pūjitā ca surairnaraiḥ || sarve lokā daridrāśca viśveṣu ca yayā vinā || 107|| dhṛtiḥ kapilapatnī ca sarvaiḥ sarvatra pūjitā || sarve lokā adhīrāssyurjagatsu ca yayā vinā|| 108 || yamapatnī kṣamā sādhvī suśīlā sarvapūjitā|| samunmattāśca rudrāśca sarve lokā yayā vinā || 109 || krīḍādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā kāmapatnī ratiḥ satī || kelikautukahīnāśca sarve lokā yayā vinā || 2.1.110 || satyapatnī satī muktiḥ pūjitā jagatāṃ priyā || yayā vinā bhavelloko bandhutārahitaḥ sadā || 111|| mohapatnī dayā sādhvī pūjitā ca jagatpriyā || sarve lokāśca sarvatra niṣṭhurāśca yayā vinā || 112 || puṇyapatnī pratiṣṭhā sā puṇyarūpā ca pūjitā || yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ jīvanmṛtasamaṃ mune || 113 || sukarmapatnī kīrtiśca dhanyā mānyā ca pūjitā || yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ yaśohīnaṃ mṛtaṃ yathā || 114 || kriyā udyogapatnī ca pūjitā sarvasaṅgatā || yayā vinā jagatsarvamucchinnamiva nārada || 115 || adharmapatnī mithyā sā sarvadhūrtaiśca pūjitā || yayā vinā jagatsarvamucchinnaṃ vidhinirmitam || 116 || satye adarśanā yā ca tretāyāṃ sūkṣmarūpiṇī || arddhāvayavarūpā ca dvāpare saṃhṛtā hriyā || 117 || kalau mahāpragalbhā ca sarvatra vyāptikāraṇāt || kapaṭena saha bhrātrā bhramatyeva gṛhe gṛhe || 118 || śāntirlajjā ca bhārye dve suśīlasya ca pūjite || yasyāṃ vinā jagatsarvamunmattamiva nārada || 119 || jñānasya tisro bhāryāśca buddhirmedhā smṛtistathā || yābhirvinā jagatsarvaṃ mūḍhaṃ mṛtasamaṃ sadā ||2.1.120|| mūrttiśca dharmapatnī sā kāntirūpā manoharā || paramātmā ca viśvaughā nirādhārā yayā vinā || 121 || sarvatra śobhārūpā ca lakṣmīrmūrtimatī satī || śrīrūpā mūrtirūpā ca mānyā dhanyā ca pūjitā||122|| kālāgnirudrapatnī ca nidrā yā siddhayoginām || sarvalokāḥ samācchannā māyāyogena rātriṣu || 123 || kālasya tisro bhāryyāśca sandhyā rātrirdināni ca || yābhirvinā vidhātrā ca saṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śakyate || 124 || kṣutpipāse lobhabhāryye dhanye mānye ca pūjite || yābhyāṃ vyāptaṃ jagatkṣobhayuktaṃ cintitameva ca || || 125 || prabhā ca dāhikā caiva dve bhārye tejasastathā || yābhyāṃ vinā jagatsraṣṭuṃ vidhātā ca na hīśvaraḥ || 126 || kālakanye mṛtyujare prajvarasya priye priye || yasyāṃ jagatsamucchinnaṃ vidhātrā nirmite vidhau || 127 || nidrākanyā ca tandrā sā prītiranyā sukhapriye|| yābhyāṃ vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vidhiputra vidhervidhau || 128 || vairāgyasya ca dve bhārye śraddhā bhaktiśca pūjite || yābhyāṃ śaśvajjagatsarvaṃ jīvanmuktamidaṃ mune || 129 || aditirdevamātā ca surabhiśca gavāṃ prasūḥ || ditiśca daityajananī kadrūśca vinatā danuḥ || 2.1.130 || upayuktāḥ sṛṣṭividhāvetāśca prakṛteḥ kalāḥ || kalāścānyāḥ santi bahvyastāsu kāścinnibodha me || || 131 || rohiṇī candrapatnī ca saṃjñā sūryasya kāminī || śatarūpā manorbhāryā śacīndrasya ca gehinī || 132 || tārā bṛhaspaterbhāryyā vasiṣṭhasyāpyarundhatī || ahalyā gautamastrī syādanasūyā'trikāminī || 133 || devahūtiḥ kardamasya prasūtirdakṣakāminī || pitṝṇāṃ mānasī kanyā menakā sā'mbikāprasūḥ || 134 || lopāmudrā tathā hūtiḥ kuberasya tu kāminī || varuṇānī yamastrī ca balervindhyāvalīti ca || 135 || kuntī ca damayantī ca yaśodā devakī satī || gāndhārī draupadī savyā sāvitrī satyavatpriyā || || 136 || vṛṣabhānupriyā sādhvī rādhāmātā kalāvatī || mandodarī ca kausalyā subhadrā kaikayī tathā || 137 || revatī satyabhāmā ca kālindī lakṣmaṇā tathā || mitravindā nāgnajitī tathā jāmbavatī parā || 138 || lakṣmaṇā rukmiṇī sītā svayaṃ lakṣmīḥ prakīrtitā || kalā yojanagandhā ca vyāsamātā mahāsatī || 139 || bāṇaputrī tathoṣā ca citralekhā ca tatsakhī || prabhāvatī bhānumatī tathā māyāvatī satī ||2.1.140|| reṇukā ca bhṛgormātā halimātā ca rohiṇī|| ekānaṃśā ca durgā sā śrīkṛṣṇabhaginī satī || 141 || bahvyaḥ santi kalāścaivaṃ prakṛtereva bhārate || yā yāśca grāmadevyastāḥ sarvāśca prakṛteḥ kalāḥ || 142 || kalāṃśāṃśasamudbhūtāḥ prativiśveṣu yoṣitaḥ || yoṣitāmapamānena prakṛteśca parābhavaḥ || 143 || brāhmaṇī pūjitā yena patiputravatī satī || prakṛtiḥ pūjitā tena vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ||144|| kumārī cāṣṭavarṣīyā vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ|| pūjitā yena viprasya prakṛtistena pūjitā||145|| sarvāḥ prakṛtisambhūtā uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ|| sattvāṃśāścottamā jñeyāḥ suśīlāśca pativratāḥ ||146|| madhyamā rajasaścāṃśāstāśca bhogyāḥ prakīrttitāḥ || sukhasambhogavatyaśca svakārye tatparāḥ sadā || 147 || adhamāstamasaścāṃśā ajñātakulasambhavāḥ || durmukhāḥ kulaṭā dhūrttāḥ svatantrāḥ kalahapriyāḥ||148|| pṛthivyāṃ kulaṭā yāśca svarge cāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ || prakṛtestamasaścāṃśāḥ puṃścalyaḥ parikīrttitāḥ || 149 || evaṃ nigaditaṃ sarvaṃ prakṛterbhedapañcakam || tāḥ sarvāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthvyāṃ puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate || 2.1.150 || pūjitā surathenādau durgā durgārtināśinī || dvitīyā rāmacandreṇa rāvaṇasya vadhārthinā || 151 || tatpaścājjagatāṃ mātā triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā || jātā''dau dakṣapatnyāṃ ca nihantuṃ daityadānavān || 152 || tato dehaṃ parityajya yajñe bhartuśca nindayā || jajñe himavataḥ patnyāṃ lebhe paśupatiṃ patim ||153|| gaṇeśaśca svayaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ skando viṣṇukalodbhavaḥ || babhūvatustau tanayau paścāttasyāśca nārada ||154|| lakṣmīrmaṅgalabhūpena prathame paripūjitā || triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścāddevatāmunimānavaiḥ || 155 || sāvitrī prathamaṃ cāpi bhaktyā vai paripūjitā || tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunimānavaiḥ || 156 || ādau sarasvatī devī brahmaṇā paripūjitā || tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunimānavaiḥ || 157 || prathamaṃ pūjitā rādhā goloke rāsamaṇḍale || paurṇamāsyāṃ kārttikasya kṛṣṇena paramātmanā || 158 || gopikābhiśca gopaiśca bālikābhiśca bālakaiḥ || gavāṃ gaṇaiḥ suragaṇaistatpaścānmāyayā hareḥ || 159 || tadā brahmādibhirdevairmunibhirmanubhistathā| puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā vanditā sadā||2.1.160|| pṛthivyāṃ prathame devī suyajñena ca pūjitā|| śaṅkareṇopadiṣṭena puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate || 161 || triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścādājñayā paramātmanaḥ || puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā munibhiḥ suraiḥ || || 162 || kalā yā yāḥ susaṃbhūtāḥ pūjitāstāśca bhārate || pūjitā grāmadevyaśca grāme ca nagare mune || 163 || evaṃ te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ prakṛteścaritaṃ śubham || yathāgamaṃ lakṣaṇañca kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 164 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛti khaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde prakṛtisvarūpatadbhedavarṇanaṃ nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ || 1 ||
English translation
Description of Prakfti and particles there of Narada said— Durga, the mother of Ganesa, Radha, LaksmI, Sarasvatl and Savitrl are known as the five goddesses of Prakrti. The creation is dependent on them.
xrfRt '£5i[fgsii;i O best of the intellectuals, who is the creator of this Prakrti or its fonn and could it be described? How has it been described as five fold? You kindly enlighten me on their life story, the methods of their adoration and the one who incarnated at instance of these goddesses.
Narayana said—O son who could be competent enough to described details about the fohnation of each one of them. Still I am going to tell you whatever I have heard from the mouth of Dharma.
The word Prakrti means the goddess who can resort to the creation. In the Vedas the word pra stands for Sattvaguna and word kr stands for Rajogima while the word ti stands for Tamogtma. Therefore, the one in whom all the three gunas are enshrined and is all powerful one, is known as Prakrti.
In the initial meaning the word pra is known for the creation and krti is used for that what is created. Therefore, the eternal force which is responsible for the creation of the universe in At the time of creation she, in combination with the eternal Brahman, appeared in two forms. The one who is created out of the right side is given the name of Purusa and the one who emerges out of her left side is given the name of She is the illusion of that form of Brahman which is eternal everlasting. He is like the power of the fire, which always remains inherent with the same.
O Narada, therefore, the great yogis do not consider any difference between and the men and the women. They look at them as the fonn of O Brahman, Isvarl, the mula-prakrti has been created of her own sweet-will as per the desire of lord Krsna.
At his command she takes to five fold form for the purpose of creation. Or in order to bestow her grace over her devotees, she takes to a definite Durga the mother of Ganesa, is the beloved of lord Siva. She is the fonn of Brahman and is NarayanI, the illusion of Visnii as well, who is adored by Brahma, Visnu, sages and Manus always. She happens to be the family deity and is the form of eternal Brahman. She is the bestower of glory, welfare, dharma, fortune, truth, merits and salvation. She also run ones the misery.
She always engaged in protecting the people who take refuge in her. She is illustrious and is considered to be the family deity.
She is all powerful and bestows prowess on Siva always. She is also the one who grants She is also known for granting, intelligence, sleep, hunger, thirst, shade, glory, illusion, consciousness, satisfaction, preservation and LaksmI (riches). These are all the goddesses which bestow their grace and form part of lord Sruti is treated to be possessing the best of qualities out of all these and has been described in the Agaman. She is the endless one and possesses endless qualities. Now you listen to her other forms.
Padma is the other sakti of lord Visnu who is blissful, bestower of all the riches and possesses all of them.
She is extremely beautiful, self disciplined, extremely peaceful, quiet humble and is bestower of welfare to all. She is free from the sins of greed, passions, attraction, anger, intoxication and pride. She bestows her grace on all his devotees and she loved lord Hari. By nature, she is eternal and chaste and is the beloved of the lord. She is sweet spoken and very dear to the lord.
She bestows enough of harvest and like Laks mi who always think of the welfare of all and serve lord Visnu in Vaikuntha.
When she remains in the heaven, she is known as Svargalaksmi, when she resides with the kings she is known as Rajalaksml, When she resides with the house-holders she is known as Grhalaks She happens to be the glory of all the kings, is quite channing and happens to be the lustre of the kings as well as the noble souls.
She pervades the business community as the business and the quarrels with the quarrelsome people. She is quite compassionate, mother of the devotees and bestowers her grace on them.
O sage, she is unstable like the lightening and protects the riches of her devotees. Without her the entire universe looks as dead.
v i fafSdidi Thus I have spoken about the second force according to the description of the Vedas. She is adorable by all. Now I am going to tell you the qualities of the other goddess.
Sarasvatl is known to be the speech of the lord besides being his wisdom, intellectual and She bestows the best of intelligence to the noble people besides granting them the wisdom for creating poetry, illustriousiiess and bestows the creative imagination to the people.
She is the one, who can bestow all the knowledge. She removes all the doubts, is a thinker and composer of all the texts.
yy RTTIHcJiKOrr^OTlf I She bestow the knowledge of playing on musical instruments with several tunes. She happens to be the subject of intelligence and speech in all the creatures. Without her the entire universe would seem to be deaf and dumb. Her hand is always raised in Vydkhydna-mudrd, She is of peaceful appearance and hold a vina and book in her hands. She is sinless quite humble and is the beloved of lord Siva. She is of white complexion resembling the snow, sandal-paste, lotus flowers and the moon. She is adored with a necklace of white gems and always recites the name of Krsna, she is always engaged in tapas and also bestows on people the reward for their tapas. She is like an ascetic and bestower of d-df gri ^ fe r ffl n n After describing her according to the sdstras. I now describe the fourth goddess. You listen to me. She is the creator of all the Vedas their subsidiary texts, the science of meters, the
sandhyd-vandana and the hymns beside the tantras. She has taken to this form for the welfare of the twice-born. She is always engaged in recitation, she is like an ascetic, has the lustre of Brahman and bestows all the Sarhskdras. She is known by the name of SavitrT or Gayatrl. She is the beloved of Brahma.
All the sacred places aspire to have an audience with her or to touch her. She has the crystal like lustre, possesses pure form of sattva, is blissful, eternal, everlasting, the form of eternal Brahman and is the one who grants the Kaivalyapada or the highest position. She possesses the lustre of Brahman and is adorable.
O Narada the entire universe gets purified with a particle of dust from her feet.
Krsna. She is the foremost of all the goddesses.
She is extremely beautiful, quite fortunate, proud, glorious and adorn the left side of lord Krsna. She equates with eternal Brahman by means of her glory. She is the endless one, the mother of all, eternal, blissful, fortunate, adored by all and happens to be the one who organises the divine dance of lord Krsna.
She is the one who enhances the glory of divine dance of lord Krsna, she is the goddess of divine dance and resides in the music and dance, though she is the resident of Goloka. She appears in the form of a cowherdesses, is all blissful, patient but some times takes to the wild fonn.
She is devoid of all the three gunas, invisible, unattached, having her own fonn, sometime indifferent and without pride. She takes 4to a definite form to shower her grace over her devotee. The goddess in adored by the wise people according to the provisions of the Vedas and can know about her after deep meditation.
Thus thousands of the best of the sages and the gods meditate upon her to achiever her.
She is clad in the blue divine garments and is adorned with all the ornaments emitting lustre of crores of the moons. She is filled with all the glory and takes to a definite fonn for the sake of her devotees.
Thus I have described four types of goddesses.
Now I speak about the fifth one she is in the form of five pranas and is the beloved of lord rT iWRRriT ^ gri I q Ti 11 She is the goddess who bestows the deep devotion of lord Krsna to her devotees which is the best of all the treasures. She appears as the daughter of Vrsabhanu. At the time of the incarnation of Varaha, the earth was purified with the touch of her feet. The gods like Brahma are unable to have an audience with her but the same goddess is seen in the Bharatavarsa Her form is available in the form of the woman in the universe. These five goddesses are known as the complete ones in all respects. Now I going to highlight the major divisions of these goddesses. You please listen to me. The Gahga which purifies the entire universe is the form of their past. She emerged out of the feet of lord Vis nu and served as a fire for the destroying the O sage having been bom of the gems of a
female, she resides in the chest of lord Krsna as the lightening resides in the dark clouds in the sky. In the earlier times Brahma meditated upon her in order to have a look at the nail of her toe for sixty thousands years. But he could not have an audience with her even in dream. Then what could be said about her appearing in person as a result of the same tapas. Brahma could see her again and again in the Vmdavana forest.
Thus I have described all the five goddesses and the one who has the name of Radha. This goddess has many divisions based on her Aitisas.
The Gahga bestows salvation to those who look at her, touch her, bathe in her water or drink her water. She serves as a beautiful step for reaching the Goloka, She has a pure form and is the best of all the three rivers. She appears like the pearls in the matted locks of hair over the head of Siva.
She helps in accomplishing the Topa^ of the sages. She is purified like the moon, the white lotus or the milk. She is devoid of lord Narayana.
TulasI (holy basil) is considered to be the foremost article of Prakrti. The caste lady is like the ornaments of Visnu. She always resides under the feet of lord Visnu. O sage, all the noble deeds like tapas and adoration the accomplished through her..
She (tulasi) is the essence of the flowers, purified, meritorious and one achieves salvation by looking at her or touching her.
ifnu l) I In the age of Kali she serves as the dry wood for burning the sins. The entire earth gets purified with the touch of her feet.
Even the holy places get purified with her touch or looking at her. All the good deeds bear no fruit in the universe without her.
By her grace alone the truth seekers achieve salvation. She fulfils the desires of all her devotees. In Bharata being a tree, she serves as a She emerged over the soil of Bharata for the rescue of the people here. She happens to be the great goddess of the people. Manasa is an other goddess of the nature. She happens to be the mind born daughter of the sage Kasyapa therefore she is called Manasa. She is beloved pupil of lord Siva, possesses all the knowledge and happens to be the sister of the serpent Ananta. She is adored by the Nagas, the beautiful one, NagavahinI and is surround by the serpent ganas. Adorned with all the serpent ornaments, she is known as SiddhayoginI, welling over the Nagas, the devotee of lord Visnu, the form of lord Visnu, is always devoted in the adoration of Visnu, is the form of tapas and is the bestower of the reward for performing tapas. She performed tapas for three lakhs of years for lord Hari,
She is the best of the female ascetics in Bharata and is adorable wife of Jaratkaru, learn out of the rays of Siva and Krsna, she is the deity of all the serpent mantras. She is illumined by the eternal lustre and always remains engrossed in the dhyana of Brahman. She happens to be the wife of Jaratkaru who was bom of the particles of Krsna and Siva and is the mother of the sage Astlka. O Narada one of the prominent particles of Prakrti is known by the name of Devasena.
She is considered to be the best of the matrkds and is also known as the Sasthidevl. She takes care of the children of the universe.
fg a n vra n' She is an ascetic and a devotee of lord Visnu, besides the wife of Karttikeya. Because she is the sixth part of Prakrti, she has been given the name She is the mid-wife and bestows sons and grandsons to the people of the universe. She resides with her husband as a beautiful damsel.
For the children she is an old Yoginl and people adore her during all the twelve months.
She is adorned in the labour room on the sixth or the twenty-first day of the birth of the child.
This type of worship is the cause of all welfares.
She always regulates everything's, she is eternal and beyond consumption. She always has the form of mother, is quite compassionate and always provide protection. She protects the children not only in the water, land and sky but also in the dreams. Another prominent particle of Prakrti is known by the name of Mahgalacandi.
The goddess emerged out of the root of Prakrti and bestows all the types of welfare on the people, she happens to be the form of welfare and at the time of destruction, she turns herself into terrific form. That is why she has been given the name of Mahgalacandi she is adored by the people on every Tuesday.
The ladies adore her with great devotion with five fold offerings, by which they received the fruits in the form of sons, grandsons, wealth, divinity, fame and the other auspicious things.
Getting pleased she removes the grieved, misery, sin, ailments, pain from all the ladies fulfilling from desires.
But as Mahesvari, when annoyed she can destroy the entire universe in a moment. The goddess Kali is considered to be the chief particle of the Prakrti, she has lotus-like eyes.
The goddess Kali emerged from the forehead of goddess Durga during the battle between Sumbha and Nisumbha, she is considered to be a part of Durga as well, she is comparable to her in virtues and the lustre.
She has a divine beautiful body emitting the lustre of crores of sons, she has the best of the forces, possesses great prowess, bestower of all the success, a great yogini and is the devotee of lord Krsna. Goddess Kali is comparable to lord Krsna in the virtues and the prowess. She is the eternal goddess and because of her everlasting devotion towards lord Krsna, she has the black complexioned. She can reduce the entire universe to ashes by her breathing alone. That is why her fight with the demons is only a battle When adored she bestows dharma, artha, kama and moksa. That is why she is adorned by Brahma besides all the gods, the sages, the Manus and the human beings. The earth goddess is considered to be a part of Prakrti, the entire universe is lodged over her. She is the bestower of greenery, food products and other eatables.
She is the time of gems, is filled with gems and is the base of all the gems. All the kings and the people adore her offering prayers to her at the same time. She had taken to this form in order to provide living to all the people. She is the bestower of all the riehes. Without her no one in the universe can have a base to live on. O sage, I have described about the rays of Prakrti and the goddesses who have emerged out of the same.
Now I speak you about the other goddesses.
Svaha happens to be the wife of god of fire and is adorable in all the three worlds. Without her the gods cannot enjoy the share of their sacrifice.
There are two wives of yajna called daksind and diksa who are adored everywhere. Without them all the sacrifices remain incomplete in the Svadha, happens to be the wife of the manes who is adored by the sages, the Manus and the people at large. Without her no rites for the manes can be performed.
The goddess Svasti happens to be the wife of the wind-god who is adored in the universe.
Without her there can be no give and take in the universe. Pusti happens to be the spouse of Ganapati who is adored on earth. Without her the husband and wife become quite lean and thin.
Tusti happens to be the spouse of Ananta the great serpent. She is adored by the people daily.
Without her the people remain dissatisfied.
Sarhpatti happens to be the wife of Isana and is adored by the people daily. Without her the people of the world are devoid of riches.
Dhrti happens to be the wife of Kapila and the people welcome her everywhere. Without her the people of the world remain impatient, Ksama happens to be the wife of Yama. She is a good nature goddess and is quite chaste and adorable. Without her the people get intoxicated and terrific.
Rati happens to be the wife of the god of love, the chaste lady is the goddess of love-sport.
Without her, the people cannot indulge in Mukti happens to be the wife of Satya, the lady is loved by the people who adore her.
Without her, the people wander without PRAKin I-KIIAISDa CHAP I ER 1 Daya (compassion) happens to be the wife of Moha. The Chaste lady is adorable and loved by the people. Without her the people become O sage, Pratistha (glory) happens to be the wife of Punya she is adored by the people.
Without her, even the living people seems as The wife of Sukarma happens to be the Klrti She is quite fortunate and is adorable.
Without her the universe gets devoid of glory.
Kriya happens to be the wife of Udyoga, all the people agree with the adorable goddess. O Narada without her the universe seems upset.
fitsm in nfttnn Mithya happens to be the wife of adhanna.
The wicked people adore this great goddess.
Without her the entire universe seems to be of no In the Satyayiiga the goddess had disappeared.
Ill the Tretdyiiga, she emerged in a tiny form. In the Dvapa'*a, she was squeezed with shame but in the age of Kali, she pervades everywhere and lives with arrogance, she roams about from house to house with her brother named Kapata SusTla has two wives named Santi and Lajja.
O Narada, without them the entire universe gets intoxicated. The Jhana has intelligence (Buddhi), Medha and Smrti as three wives. Without lioma, the entire universe acts foolishly and appears like the dead.
Murti happens to be the wife of Dharma and possess beautiful glory which impresses everyone. Without them the entire universe and the great soul becomes baseless. Patronising her only, Laksml is adored evciywhere. She has two forms named Murti and Sri. She is adorable, graceful and worshipped by all.
Nidra happens to be the wife of Rudra or Kalagni. The same Ratri provides rest to the entire universe with her illusion.
There are three wives of Kala (time) who are known as sandhya, Ratri and the Day, without them even Brahma is unable to provide the counting cf the day and time.
Toe greed has two wives named hunger and thirst who have considerable following in the universe. Because of them the entire universe remains in agony, I vi'iiywgii The Tejas has two wives, named Prabha and Dahika because of whom the creator is unable to make the creation.
The fever has two wives named old age and death who are the daughters of Kala (time).
Without them, the entire arrangement of the universe made by the creator would come to a O son of a Brahmana, Tandara (drowsiness) happens to be the daughter of Nidra (sleep) and the wife of Sukha (pleasure). Both of them are pervading the universe created by Brahma.
O sage, Sraddha and Bhakti are the two respectable wives of Vairagya because of whom the entire universe achieves salvation.
Aditi happens to be the mother of the gods, Surabhi happens to be the mother of cows, while Diti happens to be the mother of the Daityas.
Similarly Kadru, Vinata and Danu happen to be the rays of Prakrti and are quite useful otherwise.
Thus there are several other goddesses who happens to be the rays of Prakrti which I am going to narrate.
RohinI happens to be the wife of the moon.
Sahjha happens to be the wife of Suiya. Satarupa happens to be the wife of Manu, SacT is the wife Tara is the wife of Brhaspati and the name of the wife of Vasistha is ArundhaT. Ahalya happens to be the wife of Gautama and Anusuya happens to be the wife of Alri.
Devahuti happens to be the wife of Kardama and Prasuti happens to be wife of Daksa. The mind bom daughter of the manes was known as Menaka who happens to be the mother of Similarly Lopamudra happens to be the wife of Kiibijra, Ahuti, VamnanT, Yama's wife, VindhyavalT, the wife of Bali, Kiinti, DamayantI, Yasoda, the chaste DevakT, Gandharl, Draupadi, Saivya, SavitrT the wife of Satyavan, the mother of Radhika, Kalavatl the wife of Vrsabhanu, Slta, who herself is the form of LaksmI, Yojanagandha, the mother of Vyasa.
w MraioRft ^ii o n Usa the daughter of Bana, her friend Citralekha, Prabhavatl, Bhanumati, The chaste Mayavatl, Renuka the mother of Bhargava RohinI the mother of Balartoa and the sister of Sri Krsna, Ekanahsa the form of Durga are the rays of th^ Prakrti.
Similarly several rays of Prakrti are spread over the Bharalavarsa. Besides such of the goddess, are known as village goddess who are also considered to be the rays of Prakrti.
All the ladies in the universe could be considered to be the rays of Prakrti. Therefore by insulting them one insults the nature.
On who adores a Brahmana lady having her husband and son alive offering her the clothes, ornaments and sandal-paste, he actually adores the nature.
The one who adores the eight year old Brahmana girl offering her the clothes and ornaments, he actually adores the nature.
All the women of the world whether they belong to high, middle or lower class are the rays of the Prakrti. Out of these, those who possess the saitva-amsa are quite chaste and good nature and are considered to be the best. These who are inclined towards the worldly pleasures, they represent the rajas part of the nature and are called middle type. Those who devote themselves to their own tasks, enjoying all the pleasures, they could be the ladies which emerge from the tamas part of the nature and are considered to be the degraded ones. Those of the ladies whose race and caste are not known and those who speak harsh words and move according to their own sweet-will and are always engaged in quarrel.
foTCT w w:i The wicked women of the earth and the whores of the heaven are created out of the tamas part of nature and they are called degraded Thus I have narrated to you the five parts of the nature. All these ladies are adored in the The second part of Prakrti happens to be Durga who relieves one of all the miseries. She was adored first of all by the king Suratha.
Thereafter lord Rama adored her for the killing of Ravana.
Thereafter the mother of the universe was adored in all the three lokas. For the destruction of the demons she appeared from womb of the wife of Daksa.
Thereafter she listened to the denouncing of her husband in the yajfia of Daksa and she end her life. She was reborn from the womb of Mena, the wife of Himavan. She was married to lord O Narada, lord Krsiia was himself bom as Ganesa and Skanda was born out of the rays of Visnu. Both of them came to be known as the vSons of Siva.
The king Mahgala initially adored Laksml who was subsequently adored by all the people of the universe.
Savitrl was first adored by Bhakti. Thereafter she was adored by all the people of the Universe.
Brahma adored Sarasvat! first of all and thereafter all the sages and gods besides the humans, adored her.
Thereafter at the command of the great soul, all die people of the three worlds besides the gods, aviored her with great devotion.
O sage, thus all the rays emerged out of the nature and were adored in Bharata as the village Thus I have spoken to you all the details about the noble conduct of the Prakrti according to the scriptures. Now you tell me what else do you want to listen from me.
On the full moon day of Karttika, lord Krsiia adored Radha in the divine dance in Goloka.
RtfRgnfw ^21 wicil;:i Thereafter all the cowherds and cowherdesses, besides all the children's and the cows, were adored by the people as the illusion of lord Vis Thereafter Brahma and other gods beside the sages and humans, adored her with devotion.
On the earth, however, Radha was first adored at the advice of lord Siva by the humans.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 400060 (2023-12-27T19:36:27Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n161–n173: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n161/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.