Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 43
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। अनेकासां च देवीनां श्रुतमाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। अन्यासां चरितं ब्रह्मन्वद वेदविदां वर ।। १ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। सर्वासां चरितं विप्र वेदेष्वस्ति पृथक्पृथक् ।। पूर्वोक्तानां च देवीनां त्वं कासां श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। २ ।। नारद उवाच ।। षष्ठी मङ्गलचण्डी च मनसा प्रकृतेः कला ।। उत्पत्तिमासां चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ।।३।। नारायण उवाच ।। षष्ठांशा प्रकृतेर्या च सा च षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता।। बालकाधिष्ठातृदेवी विष्णुमाया च बालदा ।। ४ ।। मातृकासु च विख्याता देवसेनाभिधा च सा ।। प्राणाधिकप्रिया साध्वी स्कन्दभार्य्या च सुव्रता ।। ५ ।। आयुःप्रदा च बालानां पात्री रक्षणकारिणी ।। सततं शिशुपार्श्वस्था योगाद्वै सिद्धियोगिनी ।। ६ ।। तस्याः पूजाविधौ ब्रह्मन्नितिहासविधिं शृणु ।। यच्छ्रुतं धर्ममुखतः सुखदं पुत्रदं परम् ।।७ ।। राजा प्रियव्रतश्चासीत्स्वायम्भुव मनोः सुतः ।। योगीन्द्रो नोद्वहेद्भार्य्यां तपस्यासु रतः सदा ।। ८ ।। ब्रह्माज्ञया च यत्नेन कृतदारो बभूव सः ।। सुचिरं कृतदारश्च न लेभे तनयं मुने ।।९ ।। पुत्रेष्टियज्ञं तं चापि कारयामास कश्यपः ।। मालिन्यै तस्य कान्तायै मुनिर्यज्ञचरुं ददौ ।। 2.43.१० ।। भुक्त्वा चरुं च तस्याश्च सद्यो गर्भो बभूव ह ।। दधार तं च सा देवी दैवं द्वादशवत्सरम् ।। ११ ।। ततः सुषाव सा ब्रह्मन्कुमारं कनकप्रभम्।। सर्वावयवसम्पन्नं मृतमुत्तारलोचनम् ।। १२ ।। तं दृष्ट्वा रुरुदुः सर्वा नार्य्यो वै बान्धवस्त्रियः ।। मूर्च्छामवाप तन्माता पुत्रशोकेन सुव्रता ।। १३ ।। श्मशानं च ययौ राजा गृहीत्वा बालकं मुने ।। रुरोद तत्र कान्तारे पुत्रं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि ।। १४ ।। नोत्सृज्य बालकं राजा प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं समुद्यतः ।। ज्ञानयोगं विसस्मार पुत्रशोकात्सुदारुणात् ।। १५ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र विमानं च ददर्श ह ।। शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशं मणिराजविराजितम् ।। १६ ।। तेजसा ज्वलितं शश्वच्छोभितं क्षौमवाससा ।। नानाचित्रविचित्राढथं पुष्पमाला विराजितम् ।। १७ ।। ददर्श तत्र देवीं च कमनीयां मनोहराम्।। श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां रम्यसुस्थिरयौवनाम् ।। १८ ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। कृपामयीं योगसिद्धां भक्तानुग्रहकारिणीम् ।। १९ ।। दृष्ट्वा तां पुरतो राजा तुष्टाव परमादरात् ।। चकार पूजनं तस्या विहाय भुवि बालकम् ।। 2.43.२० ।। पप्रच्छ राजा तां दृष्ट्वा ग्रीष्मसूर्य्यसमप्रभाम् ।। तेजसा ज्वलितां शान्तां कान्तां स्कन्दस्य नारद ।। २१ ।। प्रियव्रत उवाच ।। का त्वं सुशोभने कान्ते कस्य कान्ताऽसि सुव्रते ।। कस्य कन्या वरारोहे धन्या मान्या च योषिताम् ।। २२ ।। नृपेन्द्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा जगन्मङ्गलदायिनी ।। उवाच देवसेना सा देवरक्षणकारिणी ।। २३ ।। देवानां दैत्यभीतानां पुरा सेना बभूव सा ।। जयं ददौ च तेभ्यश्च देवसेना च तेन सा।।२४।। देवसेनोवाच। ब्रह्मणो मानसी कन्या देवसेनाऽहमीश्वरी ।। सृष्ट्वा मां मनसो धाता ददौ स्कन्दाय भूमिप ।। २५ ।। मातृकासु च विख्याता स्कन्दसेना च सुव्रता ।। विश्वे षष्ठीति विख्याता षष्ठांशा प्रकृतेर्यतः ।। २६ ।। पुत्रदाऽहमपुत्राय प्रियदात्री प्रियाय च ।। धनदा च दरिद्रेभ्यः कर्तृभ्यः शुभकर्मदा ।। २७ ।। सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकं हर्षं मंगलमेव च ।। सम्पत्तिश्च विपत्तिश्च सर्वं भवति कर्मणा ।। २८ ।। कर्मणा बहुपुत्री च वंशहीनश्च कर्मणा ।। कर्मणा रूपवांश्चैव रोगी शश्वत्स्वकर्मणा ।। २९ ।। कर्मणा मृतपुत्रश्च कर्मणा चिरजीविनः ।। कर्मणा गुणवन्तश्च कर्मणा चांगहीनकाः ।। 2.43.३० ।। तस्मात्कर्म परं राजन्सर्वेभ्यश्च श्रुतौ श्रुतम् ।। कर्मरूपी च भगवांस्तद्द्वारा फलदो हरिः ।। ।। ३१ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी गृहीत्वा बालकं मुने ।। महाज्ञानेन सहसा जीवयामास लीलया ।। ३२ ।। राजा ददर्श तं बालं सस्मितं कनकप्रभम् ।। देवसेना च पश्यन्तं नृपमम्बरमेव च।।३३।। गृहीत्वा बालकं देवी गगनं गन्तुमुद्यता ।। पुनस्तुष्टाव तां राजा शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुकः ।। ३४ ।। नृपस्तोत्रेण सा देवी परितुष्टा बभूव ह ।। उवाच तं नृपं ब्रह्मन्वेदोक्तं कर्म निर्मितम् ।। ३५ ।। देवसेनोवाच ।। त्रिषु लोकेषु राजा त्वं स्वायम्भुवमनोः सुतः ।। मम पूजां च सर्वत्र कारयित्वा स्वयं कुरु ।। ३६ ।। तदा दास्यामि पुत्रं ते कुलपद्मं मनोहरम् ।। सुव्रतं नाम विख्यातं गुणवन्तं सुपण्डितम् ।। ३७ ।। जातिस्मरं च योगीन्द्रं नारायणपरायणम् ।। शतक्रतुकरं श्रेष्ठं क्षत्त्रियाणां च वन्दितम् ।।३८।। मत्तमातङ्गलक्षाणां धृतवन्तं बलं शुभम् ।। धन्विनं गुणिनं शुद्धं विदुषां प्रियमेव च ।। ।। ३९ ।। योगिनं ज्ञानिनं चैव सिद्धरूपं तपस्विनम् ।। यशस्विनं च लोकेषु दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् ।। 2.43.४० ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी तस्मै तद्बालकं ददौ ।। राजा च तं स्वीचकार तत्पूजार्थं च सुव्रतः ।। ४१ ।। जगाम देवी स्वर्गं च दत्त्वा तस्मै शुभं वरम् ।। आजगाम महाराजः स्वगृहं हृष्टमानसः ।। आगत्य कथयामास वृत्तान्तं पुत्रहेतुकम् ।।४२।। तुष्टा बभूवुः सन्तुष्टा नरा नार्यश्च नारद ।।। मङ्गलं कारयामास सर्वत्र सुतहेतुकम् ।। देवीं च पूजयामास ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं ददौ ।। ४३ ।। राजा च प्रतिमासेषु शुक्लषष्ठ्यां महोत्सवम् ।। षष्ठ्या देव्याश्च यत्नेन कारयामास सर्वतः ।। ४४ ।। बालानां सूतिकागारे षष्ठाहे यत्नपूर्वकम् ।। तत्पूजां कारयामास चैकविंशतिवासरे ।। ४५ ।। बालानां शुभकार्ये च शुभान्नप्राशने तथा ।। सर्वत्र वर्द्धयामास स्वयमेव चकार ह ।। ४६ ।। ध्यानं पूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं मत्तो निशामय ।। यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रेण कौथुमोक्तं च सुव्रत ।। ४७ ।। शालग्रामे घटे वाऽथ वटमूलेऽथवा मुने।। भित्त्यां पुत्तलिकां कृत्वा पूजयेद्वा विचक्षणः ।। ४८ ।। षष्ठांशां प्रकृतेः शुद्धां सुप्रतिष्ठां च सुव्रताम् ।। सुपुत्रदां च शुभदां दयारूपां जगत्प्रसूम् ।। ४९ ।। श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। पवित्ररूपां परमां देवसेनां परां भजे ।। 2.43.५० ।। इति ध्यात्वा स्वशिरसि पुष्पं दत्त्वा विचक्षणः ।। पुनर्ध्यात्वा च मूलेन पूजयेत्सुव्रतः सतीम् ।। ५१ ।। पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च गन्धधूपप्रदीपकैः ।। नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चापि फलेन च शुभेन च ।।९२।। मूलमों ह्रीं षष्ठीदेव्ये स्वाहेति विधिपूर्वकम् ।। अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं यथाशक्ति जपेन्नरः ।। ।। ५३ ।। तत्र स्तुत्वा च नमते भक्तियुक्तः समाहितः ।। स्तोत्रं च सामवेदोक्तं धनपुत्रफलप्रदम् ।। ५४ ।। अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं लक्षधा यो जपेन्मुने ।। स पुत्रं लभते नूनमित्याह कमलोद्भवः ।। ५९ ।। स्तोत्रं शृणु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वेषां च शुभावहम् ।। वाञ्छाप्रदं च सर्वेषां गूढं वेदे च नारद ।। ५६ ।। प्रियव्रत उवाच ।। नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै सिद्ध्यै शान्त्यै नमो नमः ।। सुखादायै मोक्षदायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। ५७ ।। वरदायै पुत्रदायै धनदायै नमो नमः ।। सुखदायै मोक्षदायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। ५८ ।। शक्तेः षष्ठांशरूपायै सिद्धायै च नमो नमः ।। मायायै सिद्धयोगिन्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। ५९ ।। पारायै पारदायै च षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। सारायै सारदायै च पारायै सर्वकर्मणाम् ।। 2.43.६० ।। बालाधिष्ठातृदेव्यै च षष्ठी देव्यै नमो नमः ।। कल्याणदायै कल्याण्यै फलदायै च कर्मणाम् ।। ६१ ।। प्रत्यक्षायै च भक्तानां षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। पूज्यायै स्कन्दकान्तायै सर्वेषां सर्वकर्मसु।६२।। देवरक्षणकारिण्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपायै वन्दितायै नृणां सदा।।६३।। हिंसाक्रोधैर्वर्जितायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः।। धनं देहि प्रियां देहि पुत्रं देहि सुरेश्वरि ।। ६४ ।। धर्मं देहि यशो देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। भूमिं देहि प्रजां देहि देहि विद्यां सुपूजिते ।। ६९ ।। कल्याणं च जयं देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। इति देवीं च संस्तूय लेभे पुत्रं प्रियव्रतः ।। ६६ ।। यशस्विनं च राजेन्द्रं षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः ।। षष्ठीस्तोत्रमिदं ब्रह्मन्यः शृणोति च वत्सरम् ।। ६७ ।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं वरं सुचिरजीविनम् ।। वर्षमेकं च या भक्त्या संयत्तेदं शृणोति च ।। ६८ ।। सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्ता महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते ।। वीरपुत्रं च गुणिनं विद्यावन्तं यशस्विनम् ।। ६९ ।। सुचिरायुष्मन्तमेव षष्ठीमातृप्रसादतः ।। काकवन्ध्या च या नारी मृतापत्या च या भवेत् ।। 2.43.७० ।। वर्षं श्रुत्वा लभेत्पुत्रं षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः ।। रोगयुक्ते च बाले च पिता माता शृणोति च ।। ७१ ।। मासं च मुच्यते बालः षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः ।। इति श्रीब्रह्म०म०द्वि०प्र०नारदनारायणसं०षष्ठ्युपाख्याने षष्ठीदेव्युत्पत्तितत्पूजास्तोत्रादिकथनं नाम त्रिचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः।।४३।।
nārada uvāca || anekāsāṃ ca devīnāṃ śrutamākhyānamuttamam || anyāsāṃ caritaṃ brahmanvada vedavidāṃ vara || 1 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || sarvāsāṃ caritaṃ vipra vedeṣvasti pṛthakpṛthak || pūrvoktānāṃ ca devīnāṃ tvaṃ kāsāṃ śrotumicchasi || 2 || nārada uvāca || ṣaṣṭhī maṅgalacaṇḍī ca manasā prakṛteḥ kalā || utpattimāsāṃ caritaṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ ||3|| nārāyaṇa uvāca || ṣaṣṭhāṃśā prakṛteryā ca sā ca ṣaṣṭhī prakīrtitā|| bālakādhiṣṭhātṛdevī viṣṇumāyā ca bāladā || 4 || mātṛkāsu ca vikhyātā devasenābhidhā ca sā || prāṇādhikapriyā sādhvī skandabhāryyā ca suvratā || 5 || āyuḥpradā ca bālānāṃ pātrī rakṣaṇakāriṇī || satataṃ śiśupārśvasthā yogādvai siddhiyoginī || 6 || tasyāḥ pūjāvidhau brahmannitihāsavidhiṃ śṛṇu || yacchrutaṃ dharmamukhataḥ sukhadaṃ putradaṃ param ||7 || rājā priyavrataścāsītsvāyambhuva manoḥ sutaḥ || yogīndro nodvahedbhāryyāṃ tapasyāsu rataḥ sadā || 8 || brahmājñayā ca yatnena kṛtadāro babhūva saḥ || suciraṃ kṛtadāraśca na lebhe tanayaṃ mune ||9 || putreṣṭiyajñaṃ taṃ cāpi kārayāmāsa kaśyapaḥ || mālinyai tasya kāntāyai muniryajñacaruṃ dadau || 2.43.10 || bhuktvā caruṃ ca tasyāśca sadyo garbho babhūva ha || dadhāra taṃ ca sā devī daivaṃ dvādaśavatsaram || 11 || tataḥ suṣāva sā brahmankumāraṃ kanakaprabham|| sarvāvayavasampannaṃ mṛtamuttāralocanam || 12 || taṃ dṛṣṭvā ruruduḥ sarvā nāryyo vai bāndhavastriyaḥ || mūrcchāmavāpa tanmātā putraśokena suvratā || 13 || śmaśānaṃ ca yayau rājā gṛhītvā bālakaṃ mune || ruroda tatra kāntāre putraṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi || 14 || notsṛjya bālakaṃ rājā prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ samudyataḥ || jñānayogaṃ visasmāra putraśokātsudāruṇāt || 15 || etasminnantare tatra vimānaṃ ca dadarśa ha || śuddhasphaṭikasaṅkāśaṃ maṇirājavirājitam || 16 || tejasā jvalitaṃ śaśvacchobhitaṃ kṣaumavāsasā || nānācitravicitrāḍhathaṃ puṣpamālā virājitam || 17 || dadarśa tatra devīṃ ca kamanīyāṃ manoharām|| śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ ramyasusthirayauvanām || 18 || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || kṛpāmayīṃ yogasiddhāṃ bhaktānugrahakāriṇīm || 19 || dṛṣṭvā tāṃ purato rājā tuṣṭāva paramādarāt || cakāra pūjanaṃ tasyā vihāya bhuvi bālakam || 2.43.20 || papraccha rājā tāṃ dṛṣṭvā grīṣmasūryyasamaprabhām || tejasā jvalitāṃ śāntāṃ kāntāṃ skandasya nārada || 21 || priyavrata uvāca || kā tvaṃ suśobhane kānte kasya kāntā'si suvrate || kasya kanyā varārohe dhanyā mānyā ca yoṣitām || 22 || nṛpendrasya vacaḥ śrutvā jaganmaṅgaladāyinī || uvāca devasenā sā devarakṣaṇakāriṇī || 23 || devānāṃ daityabhītānāṃ purā senā babhūva sā || jayaṃ dadau ca tebhyaśca devasenā ca tena sā||24|| devasenovāca| brahmaṇo mānasī kanyā devasenā'hamīśvarī || sṛṣṭvā māṃ manaso dhātā dadau skandāya bhūmipa || 25 || mātṛkāsu ca vikhyātā skandasenā ca suvratā || viśve ṣaṣṭhīti vikhyātā ṣaṣṭhāṃśā prakṛteryataḥ || 26 || putradā'hamaputrāya priyadātrī priyāya ca || dhanadā ca daridrebhyaḥ kartṛbhyaḥ śubhakarmadā || 27 || sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śokaṃ harṣaṃ maṃgalameva ca || sampattiśca vipattiśca sarvaṃ bhavati karmaṇā || 28 || karmaṇā bahuputrī ca vaṃśahīnaśca karmaṇā || karmaṇā rūpavāṃścaiva rogī śaśvatsvakarmaṇā || 29 || karmaṇā mṛtaputraśca karmaṇā cirajīvinaḥ || karmaṇā guṇavantaśca karmaṇā cāṃgahīnakāḥ || 2.43.30 || tasmātkarma paraṃ rājansarvebhyaśca śrutau śrutam || karmarūpī ca bhagavāṃstaddvārā phalado hariḥ || || 31 || ityevamuktvā sā devī gṛhītvā bālakaṃ mune || mahājñānena sahasā jīvayāmāsa līlayā || 32 || rājā dadarśa taṃ bālaṃ sasmitaṃ kanakaprabham || devasenā ca paśyantaṃ nṛpamambarameva ca||33|| gṛhītvā bālakaṃ devī gaganaṃ gantumudyatā || punastuṣṭāva tāṃ rājā śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukaḥ || 34 || nṛpastotreṇa sā devī parituṣṭā babhūva ha || uvāca taṃ nṛpaṃ brahmanvedoktaṃ karma nirmitam || 35 || devasenovāca || triṣu lokeṣu rājā tvaṃ svāyambhuvamanoḥ sutaḥ || mama pūjāṃ ca sarvatra kārayitvā svayaṃ kuru || 36 || tadā dāsyāmi putraṃ te kulapadmaṃ manoharam || suvrataṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ guṇavantaṃ supaṇḍitam || 37 || jātismaraṃ ca yogīndraṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇam || śatakratukaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kṣattriyāṇāṃ ca vanditam ||38|| mattamātaṅgalakṣāṇāṃ dhṛtavantaṃ balaṃ śubham || dhanvinaṃ guṇinaṃ śuddhaṃ viduṣāṃ priyameva ca || || 39 || yoginaṃ jñāninaṃ caiva siddharūpaṃ tapasvinam || yaśasvinaṃ ca lokeṣu dātāraṃ sarvasampadām || 2.43.40 || ityevamuktvā sā devī tasmai tadbālakaṃ dadau || rājā ca taṃ svīcakāra tatpūjārthaṃ ca suvrataḥ || 41 || jagāma devī svargaṃ ca dattvā tasmai śubhaṃ varam || ājagāma mahārājaḥ svagṛhaṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ || āgatya kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ putrahetukam ||42|| tuṣṭā babhūvuḥ santuṣṭā narā nāryaśca nārada ||| maṅgalaṃ kārayāmāsa sarvatra sutahetukam || devīṃ ca pūjayāmāsa brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dadau || 43 || rājā ca pratimāseṣu śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ mahotsavam || ṣaṣṭhyā devyāśca yatnena kārayāmāsa sarvataḥ || 44 || bālānāṃ sūtikāgāre ṣaṣṭhāhe yatnapūrvakam || tatpūjāṃ kārayāmāsa caikaviṃśativāsare || 45 || bālānāṃ śubhakārye ca śubhānnaprāśane tathā || sarvatra varddhayāmāsa svayameva cakāra ha || 46 || dhyānaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca stotraṃ matto niśāmaya || yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktreṇa kauthumoktaṃ ca suvrata || 47 || śālagrāme ghaṭe vā'tha vaṭamūle'thavā mune|| bhittyāṃ puttalikāṃ kṛtvā pūjayedvā vicakṣaṇaḥ || 48 || ṣaṣṭhāṃśāṃ prakṛteḥ śuddhāṃ supratiṣṭhāṃ ca suvratām || suputradāṃ ca śubhadāṃ dayārūpāṃ jagatprasūm || 49 || śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || pavitrarūpāṃ paramāṃ devasenāṃ parāṃ bhaje || 2.43.50 || iti dhyātvā svaśirasi puṣpaṃ dattvā vicakṣaṇaḥ || punardhyātvā ca mūlena pūjayetsuvrataḥ satīm || 51 || pādyārghyācamanīyaiśca gandhadhūpapradīpakaiḥ || naivedyairvividhaiścāpi phalena ca śubhena ca ||92|| mūlamoṃ hrīṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevye svāheti vidhipūrvakam || aṣṭākṣaraṃ mahāmantraṃ yathāśakti japennaraḥ || || 53 || tatra stutvā ca namate bhaktiyuktaḥ samāhitaḥ || stotraṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ dhanaputraphalapradam || 54 || aṣṭākṣaraṃ mahāmantraṃ lakṣadhā yo japenmune || sa putraṃ labhate nūnamityāha kamalodbhavaḥ || 59 || stotraṃ śṛṇu muniśreṣṭha sarveṣāṃ ca śubhāvaham || vāñchāpradaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ gūḍhaṃ vede ca nārada || 56 || priyavrata uvāca || namo devyai mahādevyai siddhyai śāntyai namo namaḥ || sukhādāyai mokṣadāyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || 57 || varadāyai putradāyai dhanadāyai namo namaḥ || sukhadāyai mokṣadāyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || 58 || śakteḥ ṣaṣṭhāṃśarūpāyai siddhāyai ca namo namaḥ || māyāyai siddhayoginyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || 59 || pārāyai pāradāyai ca ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || sārāyai sāradāyai ca pārāyai sarvakarmaṇām || 2.43.60 || bālādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai ca ṣaṣṭhī devyai namo namaḥ || kalyāṇadāyai kalyāṇyai phaladāyai ca karmaṇām || 61 || pratyakṣāyai ca bhaktānāṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || pūjyāyai skandakāntāyai sarveṣāṃ sarvakarmasu|62|| devarakṣaṇakāriṇyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ|| śuddhasattvasvarūpāyai vanditāyai nṛṇāṃ sadā||63|| hiṃsākrodhairvarjitāyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ|| dhanaṃ dehi priyāṃ dehi putraṃ dehi sureśvari || 64 || dharmaṃ dehi yaśo dehi ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || bhūmiṃ dehi prajāṃ dehi dehi vidyāṃ supūjite || 69 || kalyāṇaṃ ca jayaṃ dehi ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || iti devīṃ ca saṃstūya lebhe putraṃ priyavrataḥ || 66 || yaśasvinaṃ ca rājendraṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ || ṣaṣṭhīstotramidaṃ brahmanyaḥ śṛṇoti ca vatsaram || 67 || aputro labhate putraṃ varaṃ sucirajīvinam || varṣamekaṃ ca yā bhaktyā saṃyattedaṃ śṛṇoti ca || 68 || sarvapāpādvinirmuktā mahāvandhyā prasūyate || vīraputraṃ ca guṇinaṃ vidyāvantaṃ yaśasvinam || 69 || sucirāyuṣmantameva ṣaṣṭhīmātṛprasādataḥ || kākavandhyā ca yā nārī mṛtāpatyā ca yā bhavet || 2.43.70 || varṣaṃ śrutvā labhetputraṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ || rogayukte ca bāle ca pitā mātā śṛṇoti ca || 71 || māsaṃ ca mucyate bālaḥ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ || iti śrībrahma0ma0dvi0pra0nāradanārāyaṇasaṃ0ṣaṣṭhyupākhyāne ṣaṣṭhīdevyutpattitatpūjāstotrādikathanaṃ nāma tricatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ||43||
English translation
Narada said—O Brahman, you are the best among those well-versed in the Vedas. I have already listened from you to the stories of many of the goddesses; now you tell me the story of Narayana said—O Brahman, the stories of the goddesses which I have narrated earlier are separately contained in the Vedas. The story of which one of them would you like to listen to Narada said—I would like to listen to the stories of SasthI, Mahgalacandi and Manasa, who happens to be the rays of Prakrti, including their birth, life story and all other details.
Narayana said—Since SasthI was bom from the sixth amsa of Prakrti, she came to be known by the name of SasthI. She happens to be the supreme goddess of the children; she is conceived as the illusion of Visnu and the one who grants progeny.
She is well known in the Matrkas and is also called Devasena. She is the wife of Skanda who loves her more than his life. She is quite chaste, beautiful and self-disciplined.
She bestows long life on the children, protects them by seiwing as a mid-wife, always remains in the vicinity of the children and is the SiddhiyoginI, well versed in yogic practices.
O Brahman, I now narrate to you the method of her adoration which has been told to me by I Dharma. It is quite pleasant and bestows a son.
In earlier times, king Priyavrata was the son of Svayambhuvamanu who was always engaged in performing tapas. That is why the great ascetic did not marry himself Thereafter at the persuasion of lord Brahma he somehow married but could not get a son for a O sage, thereafter Kasyapa advised him to perform putresti yajna, which he did. His wife named MalinI was given the payasam of the yajna, by consuming which she was conceived.
She carried on the pregnancy for twelve years in her womb.
O Brahman, thereafter a prince was bom to her, having the lustre of gold with all the beautiful limbs but was still born.
Finding the child in that condition, all the ladies present there started crying and the mother of the child fainted out of grief.
Finding her there the king offered prayers to her with great devotion and placing the child on the ground he adored the goddess.
O sage, the king carried the child in his arms to the cremation ground and started crying by placing the child's body in the forest.
Finding the mother of Skanda there, who possessed the lustre of the mid-day sun of the summer season and dazzling shine, she was quite peaceful. The king then addressed her.
The king was not willing to the company of the child and got prepared even to sacrifice his life for the same because due to the death of the child, his yogic intelligence disappeared.
In the meantime he spotted a plane which was studded with shining gems and crystals, emitting lustre. It was decorated with silken garments.
Besides, astonishing types of things were kept there. It was also decorated with flower garlands.
He found a beautiful damsel seated there who was quite attractive, having the complexion of campaka flowers, quite good-looking, youthfial, wearing a smile on her face, adorned with all the ornaments studded with gems. She was well- versed in yogic practices and was the one who graced her devotees.
Priyavrata said—“O beautiful damsel, who are chaste lady, who is your husband”? “O damsel, who are your parents”? On hearing the words of the king, the goddess who provides welfare to the universe and provides protection to the gods was known by the name DevasenS.
She said: “In the earliei; times, she happened to be the arm of the gods who were terrified by the demons. She was instrumental in getting the victory for the gods earning her the title Devasena said—O king, 1 am the mind-bom daughter of Brahma ^nd my name is Devasena.
Brahma after creating me mentally made me a goddess and entrusted me to Skanda.
I am foremost of the M^kas. I am Skanda- sena, Suvrata and haye appeared from the sixth amsa of Prakrti. I am therefore known as SasthI I grant sons to those having no sons, beloved to the persons having no wife, riches of the pauper and noble deeds to the performer.
Thus a person gets pleasure, pain, fear, grief, happiness, welfare, riches and misfortune because of his own deeds.
time. While the king was looking at the sky, Devasena tried to carry the child with her in the sky. At that point of time, the throat, tongue and the lips of the king got dried up. He again started offering prayers to the goddess.
O Brahman, the goddess was pleased at hearing the prayer of the king. She, therefore, spoke to the king about the performing of the deeds as ordained in the Vedas.
One gets a son because of his deeds and faces the destmction of the rays because of the same.
Because of his own deeds one becomes beautiful or sick and by his own deeds one gets a dead son, because of his own deeds he achieves long life. By one's own deeds, one becomes virtuous and by one's own deeds one is bom as deformed.
O king, therefore actions are the best for all.
This has been ordained in the Vedas because the same lord Visiiu provides the reward of actions.
O sage, thus speaking the goddess lifted up the child and infused life into him because of her The king looked at the child who had the lustre of molten gold and was smiling at the same Devasena said—You are the son of Svayambhuvamanu and are the ruler of the three worlds; therefore you make all the people to adore me and you also adore me.
Only then shall I give back your son who happens to be the lotus of your race. He will be known by the name of Siivrata, will be extremely virtuous, the best of the yogis, devoted to Narayana, will perform a hundred yajftas, the best of people, adored by all the Ksatrlyas, possessing the prowgss equivalent to a lakh of elephants, quite pleasant to look at and a great archer. Having many qualities, he will be loved by the intellectuals, yogis, wise people, ascetics, siddhas and will be glorious besides being a distributor of charities in the universe.
Thus speaking the goddess handed over the child to the king, who promised to adore her and get her adored by others also.
Thereafter, the goddess pronouncing her blessings on the king, went back to her abode.
The king, on the other hand, feeling immensely delighted returned to his home and started narrating the story of the reviving of his son. O Narada, on hearing the king, all the people were delighted; the king performed welfare ceremonies for his son everywhere and after perfonning the piijd, he distributed riches to the Thereafter the king started celebrating the sixth day of the bright fortnight of the moon as the day of the goddess. In the labour room on the sixth day of the birth of the child, besides the twenty first day, the goddess SasthI is adored.
At the time of performing any welfare ceremony of the children including the annaprdsana the goddess SasthI is adored. O Suvrata, now you listen to the dhydnam method of adoration and stotra of the goddess as has been revealed to me by Dharma according to the O sage, the goddess should be invoked over a stone, a vase, the root of the banyan tree or painting a figure on the wall, the goddess should be adored.
pKjW ^fjrarp?it? II Since she is bom of the sixth amsa of Prakrti, she is pure having great glory, a bestower of noble sons, best of welfare, ocean of mercy, mother of the universe, having the complexion of the white campaka flowers, clad in all the ornaments studded with gems. I am, therefore, adoring the best of the goddesses having the auspicious form. Thus thinking, one should place the flower on his head. Then reciting the basic- mantra attentively, he should worship the He should then offer pddya, arghya, water for sipping, fragrance, essence, lamp, naivedya and the best of fruits. He should then recite the mantra *3Ti ff ^ with this mantra of eight letters he should perform japam.
He should then prostrate before the goddess with devotion who bestows all the riches and sons and should recite the stotra prescribed in the O sage, whosoever recites this mantra of eight letters a lakh of times surely gets a son. This has been ordained by Brahma himself. O best of the sages, O Narada, I am going to narrate to him the welfare stotra which flilfils all the desire and is quite secret in the Vedas.
Priyavrata said— I bow in reverence to the goddess who happens to be the great goddess.
She bestows such success and peace. I bow in reverence to her; she provides pleasure and salvation, I bow to the goddess Sasthl.
She bestows boons besides sons and riches. I bow in reverence to her, I bow to the goddess Sasthl who provides welfare and the pleasure.
She is the sixth part of the sakti and the bestower of success. I bow in reverence to her, I bow in reverence to Maya and goddess Sasthl who is SiddhiyoginI, She has the best of the form, she has turned the people as best. I offer my salutation to goddess Sasthl, who is the essence of the universe and bestows the essence of pleasure to all besides providing fruits for all the deeds.
She is the prisiding goddess of the children; I bow in reverence to goddess Sasthl who provides welfare, is the form of welfare and provides the result of all the deeds.
Who appears in person before devotees, I bow in reverence to the goddess Sasthl, who is the beloved of Skanda and is adored by all the people at all times. I bow in reverence to the goddess who provides protection to all the gods and has the true sattva form is adored by all the human beings, is free from violence and anger. I bow in reverence to the goddess Sasthl.
O great goddess, provide me with wealth, a wife and a son. You provide me with dharma and glory. I bow in reverence to the goddess Sast hi again and again.
O most revered one, you provide me with land, progeny and learning. You provide me the welfare together with victory. I bow in reverence to goddess Sasthl again and again.
firagcT: I Thus offering prayers to the goddess Priyavrata got back the life of his son who became a popular king by the grace of goddess O Brahman, the one who listens to the stotra for a Sasthl for a year gets a son, having a long life. In case a woman recites this stotra with devotion or listens to it, she gets a beautiful son in spite of her being quite barren.
She gets a son by the grace of goddess SasthI who is quite valorous, virtuous, wise, glorious and possessing a long life. The extremely barren lady and such of the ladies whose children never survive, if they recite the stotra for a year or listen to it, they get a son by the grace of goddess SasthI. If the parents of a child who is seriously ailing, listen to the stotra for a month, then by the grace of goddess SasthI, the child is relieved of all ailments.
The word candl is used in the sense of rage.
That is why the goddess candi remains among the enemies and being well-versed in the performing of welfare deeds, she is called Mahgalacandl. The word candi is also used for Durga and Mahgala is known as the son of the earth goddess. Therefore the process who bestowed success on Mahgala is called Mahgala is bom in the race of Manu and happened to be the lord of all the seven continents of the earth. The goddess who was adored by him and the one who granted success to him, was given the name of Mahgalacandl.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 118194 (2017-08-24T00:32:18Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n445–n451: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n445/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.