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Chapter 57

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नारद उवाच ।। सर्वाख्यानं श्रुतं ब्रह्मन्नतीव परमाद्भुतम्।। अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि दुर्गोपाख्यानमुत्तमम्।।१।। दुर्गा नारायणीशाना विष्णुमाया शिवा सती ।। नित्या सत्या भगवती शर्वाणी सर्वमङ्गला।।२।। अम्बिका वैष्णवी गौरी पार्वती च सनातनी।। नामानि कौथुमोक्तानि सर्वेषां शुभदानि च।।३।। अर्थं षोडशनाम्नां च सर्वेषामीप्सितं वरम्।। ब्रूहि वेदविदां श्रेष्ठ वेदोक्तं सर्वसम्मतम् ।।४।। केन वा पूजिता साऽऽदौ द्वितीये केन वा पुरा ।। तृतीये वा चतुर्थे वा केन सर्वत्र पूजिता ।। ५ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। अर्थं षोडशनाम्नां च विष्णुर्वेदे चकार सः ।। ज्ञात्वा पुनः पृच्छसि त्वं कथयामि यथागमम् ।। ६ ।। दुर्गो दैत्ये महाविघ्ने भवबन्धे च कर्म्मणि ।। शोके दुःखे च नरके यमदण्डे च जन्मनि ।। ७ ।। महाभयेऽतिरोगे चाप्याशब्दो हन्तृवाचकः ।। एतान्हन्त्येव या देवी सा दुर्गा परिकीर्त्तिता ।।८।। यशसा तेजसा रूपैर्नारायणसमा गुणैः ।। शक्तिर्नारायणस्येयं तेन नारायणी स्मृता ।। ९ ।। ईशानः सर्वसिद्ध्यर्थे चाशब्दो दातृवाचकः ।। सर्वसिद्धिप्रदात्री या साऽपीशाना प्रकीर्त्तिता ।।2.57.१०।। सृष्टा माया पुरा सृष्टौ विष्णुना परमात्मना ।। मोहितं मायया विश्वं विष्णुमाया प्रकीर्त्तिता ।।११।। शिवे कल्याणरूपा च शिवदा च शिवप्रिया ।। प्रिये दातरि चाशब्दः शिवा तेन प्रकीर्तिता ।।१२।। सद्बुद्ध्यधिष्ठातृदेवी विद्यमाना युगे युगे।। पतिव्रता सुशीला च सा सती परिकीर्तिता।।१३।। यथा नित्यो हि भगवान्नित्या भगवती तथा।। स्वमायया तिरोभूता तत्रेशे प्राकृते लये।।१४।। आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं सर्वं मिथ्यैव कृत्रिमम्।। दुर्गा सत्यस्वरूपा सा प्रकृतिर्भगवान्यथा।।१५।। सिद्धैश्वर्यादिकं सर्वं यस्यामस्ति युगे युगे ।। सिद्धादिके भगो ज्ञेयस्तेन सा भगवती स्मृता ।।१६।। सर्वान्मोक्षं प्रापयति जन्ममृत्युजरादिकम् ।। चराचरांश्च विश्वस्थाञ्छर्वाणी तेन कीर्तिता ।। १७ ।। मङ्गलं मोक्षवचनं चाशब्दो दातृवाचकः ।। सर्वान्मोक्षान्या ददाति सैव स्यात्सर्वमङ्गला ।। १८ ।। हर्षे सम्पदि कल्याणे मंगलं परिकीर्तितम् ।। तान्ददाति च सर्वेभ्यस्तेन सा सर्वमंगला ।।१९।। अम्बेति मातृवचनो वन्दने पूजने सदा ।। पूजिता वन्दिता माता जगतां तेन साऽम्बिका ।। 2.57.२० ।। विष्णुभक्ता विष्णुरूपा विष्णोः शक्तिस्वरूपिणी ।। सृष्टौ च विष्णुना सृष्टा वैष्णवी तेन कीर्तिता ।। २१ ।। गौरः पीते च निर्लिप्ते परे ब्रह्मणि निर्मले ।। तस्यात्मनः शक्तिरियं गौरी तेन प्रकीर्तिता ।। २२ ।। गुरुः शम्भुश्च सर्वेषां तस्य शक्तिः या सती ।। गुरुः कृष्णश्च तन्माया गौरी तेन प्रकीर्त्तिता ।। ।। २३ ।। तिथिभेदे पर्वभेदे कल्पभेदेऽन्यभेदके ।। ख्यातौ तेषु च विख्याता पार्वती तेन कीर्तिता ।। २४ ।। महोत्सवविशेषे च पर्वन्निति सुकीर्तिता ।। तस्याधिदेवी या सा च पार्वती परिकीर्त्तिता।।२५।। पर्वतस्य सुता देवी साऽऽविर्भूता च पर्वते।। पर्वताधिष्ठातृदेवी पार्वती तेन कीर्त्तिता ।। २६ ।। सर्वकाले सना प्रोक्तो विस्तृते च तनीति च ।। सर्वत्रसर्वकाले च विद्यमाना सनातनी ।।२७।। अर्थः षोडशनाम्नां च कीर्त्तितश्च महामुने।। यथागमं त्वं वेदोक्तोपाख्यानं च निशामय ।।२८।। प्रथमे पूजिता सा च कृष्णेन परमात्मना।। वृन्दावने च सृष्ट्यादौ गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। २९ ।। मधुकैटभभीतेन ब्रह्मणा सा द्वितीयतः ।। त्रिपुरप्रेरितेनैव तृतीये त्रिपुरारिणा।। ।। 2.57.३० ।। भ्रष्टश्रिया महेन्द्रेण शापाद्दुर्वाससः पुरा ।। चतुर्थे पूजिता देवी भक्त्या भगवती सती ।। ३१ ।। तदा मुनीन्द्रैः सिद्धेन्द्रैर्देवैश्च मुनिपुङ्गवैः ।। पूजिता सर्वविश्वेषु समभूत्सर्वतः सदा ।। ३२ ।। तेजस्सु सर्वदेवानां साऽऽविर्भूता पुरा मुने ।। सर्वे देवा ददुस्तस्यै शस्त्राण्याभरणानि च ।। ३३ ।। दुर्गादयश्च दैत्याश्च निहता दुर्गया तया ।। दत्तं स्वराज्यं देवेभ्यो वरं च यदभीप्सितम् ।। ।। ३४ ।। कल्पान्तरे पूजिता सा सुरथेन महात्मना ।। राज्ञा च मेधशिष्येण मृन्मय्यां च सरित्तटे ।। ३५ ।। मेषादिभिश्च महिषैः कृष्णसारैश्च मण्डकैः ।। छागैरिक्षुसुकूष्माण्डैः पक्षिभिर्बलिभिर्मुने ।। ३६ ।। वेदोक्तांश्चैव दत्त्वैवमुपचारांस्तु षोडश ।। ध्यात्वा च कवचं धृत्वा संपूज्य च विधानतः ।। ३७ ।। राजा कृत्वा परीहारं वरं प्राप यथेप्सितम् ।। मुक्तिं संप्राप वैश्यश्च संपूज्य च सरित्तटे ।।३८।। तुष्टाव राजा वैश्यश्च साश्रुनेत्रः कृताञ्जलिः ।। ससर्ज मृन्मयीं तां वै गभीरे निर्मले जले ।।३९।। मृन्मयीं तामदृष्ट्वा च जलधौतां नराधिपः ।। रुरोद च तदा वैश्यस्ततः स्थानान्तरं ययौ ।। 2.57.४० ।। त्यक्त्वा देहं च वैश्यस्तु पुष्करे दुष्करं तपः ।। ४१ ।। कृत्वा जगाम गोलोकं दुर्गादेवीवरेण सः ।। राजा ययौ स्वराज्यं च पूज्यो निष्कण्टकं बली ।। ४२ ।। भोगं च बुभुजे भूपः षष्टिवर्षसहस्रकम् ।। भार्यां स्वराज्यं संन्यस्य पुत्रे वै कालयोगतः ।।४३।। मनुर्बभूव सावर्णिस्तप्त्वा वै पुष्करे तपः ।। इत्येवं कथितं वत्स समासेन यथागमम्।।४४।। दुर्गाख्यानं मुनिश्रेष्ठ किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि।।९१। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृ० नारदनारायणसंवादे दुर्गोपाख्याने दुर्गादिनामव्युत्पत्त्यादिकथनं नाम सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः।।५७।।

nārada uvāca || sarvākhyānaṃ śrutaṃ brahmannatīva paramādbhutam|| adhunā śrotumicchāmi durgopākhyānamuttamam||1|| durgā nārāyaṇīśānā viṣṇumāyā śivā satī || nityā satyā bhagavatī śarvāṇī sarvamaṅgalā||2|| ambikā vaiṣṇavī gaurī pārvatī ca sanātanī|| nāmāni kauthumoktāni sarveṣāṃ śubhadāni ca||3|| arthaṃ ṣoḍaśanāmnāṃ ca sarveṣāmīpsitaṃ varam|| brūhi vedavidāṃ śreṣṭha vedoktaṃ sarvasammatam ||4|| kena vā pūjitā sā''dau dvitīye kena vā purā || tṛtīye vā caturthe vā kena sarvatra pūjitā || 5 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || arthaṃ ṣoḍaśanāmnāṃ ca viṣṇurvede cakāra saḥ || jñātvā punaḥ pṛcchasi tvaṃ kathayāmi yathāgamam || 6 || durgo daitye mahāvighne bhavabandhe ca karmmaṇi || śoke duḥkhe ca narake yamadaṇḍe ca janmani || 7 || mahābhaye'tiroge cāpyāśabdo hantṛvācakaḥ || etānhantyeva yā devī sā durgā parikīrttitā ||8|| yaśasā tejasā rūpairnārāyaṇasamā guṇaiḥ || śaktirnārāyaṇasyeyaṃ tena nārāyaṇī smṛtā || 9 || īśānaḥ sarvasiddhyarthe cāśabdo dātṛvācakaḥ || sarvasiddhipradātrī yā sā'pīśānā prakīrttitā ||2.57.10|| sṛṣṭā māyā purā sṛṣṭau viṣṇunā paramātmanā || mohitaṃ māyayā viśvaṃ viṣṇumāyā prakīrttitā ||11|| śive kalyāṇarūpā ca śivadā ca śivapriyā || priye dātari cāśabdaḥ śivā tena prakīrtitā ||12|| sadbuddhyadhiṣṭhātṛdevī vidyamānā yuge yuge|| pativratā suśīlā ca sā satī parikīrtitā||13|| yathā nityo hi bhagavānnityā bhagavatī tathā|| svamāyayā tirobhūtā tatreśe prākṛte laye||14|| ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ sarvaṃ mithyaiva kṛtrimam|| durgā satyasvarūpā sā prakṛtirbhagavānyathā||15|| siddhaiśvaryādikaṃ sarvaṃ yasyāmasti yuge yuge || siddhādike bhago jñeyastena sā bhagavatī smṛtā ||16|| sarvānmokṣaṃ prāpayati janmamṛtyujarādikam || carācarāṃśca viśvasthāñcharvāṇī tena kīrtitā || 17 || maṅgalaṃ mokṣavacanaṃ cāśabdo dātṛvācakaḥ || sarvānmokṣānyā dadāti saiva syātsarvamaṅgalā || 18 || harṣe sampadi kalyāṇe maṃgalaṃ parikīrtitam || tāndadāti ca sarvebhyastena sā sarvamaṃgalā ||19|| ambeti mātṛvacano vandane pūjane sadā || pūjitā vanditā mātā jagatāṃ tena sā'mbikā || 2.57.20 || viṣṇubhaktā viṣṇurūpā viṣṇoḥ śaktisvarūpiṇī || sṛṣṭau ca viṣṇunā sṛṣṭā vaiṣṇavī tena kīrtitā || 21 || gauraḥ pīte ca nirlipte pare brahmaṇi nirmale || tasyātmanaḥ śaktiriyaṃ gaurī tena prakīrtitā || 22 || guruḥ śambhuśca sarveṣāṃ tasya śaktiḥ yā satī || guruḥ kṛṣṇaśca tanmāyā gaurī tena prakīrttitā || || 23 || tithibhede parvabhede kalpabhede'nyabhedake || khyātau teṣu ca vikhyātā pārvatī tena kīrtitā || 24 || mahotsavaviśeṣe ca parvanniti sukīrtitā || tasyādhidevī yā sā ca pārvatī parikīrttitā||25|| parvatasya sutā devī sā''virbhūtā ca parvate|| parvatādhiṣṭhātṛdevī pārvatī tena kīrttitā || 26 || sarvakāle sanā prokto vistṛte ca tanīti ca || sarvatrasarvakāle ca vidyamānā sanātanī ||27|| arthaḥ ṣoḍaśanāmnāṃ ca kīrttitaśca mahāmune|| yathāgamaṃ tvaṃ vedoktopākhyānaṃ ca niśāmaya ||28|| prathame pūjitā sā ca kṛṣṇena paramātmanā|| vṛndāvane ca sṛṣṭyādau goloke rāsamaṇḍale || 29 || madhukaiṭabhabhītena brahmaṇā sā dvitīyataḥ || tripurapreritenaiva tṛtīye tripurāriṇā|| || 2.57.30 || bhraṣṭaśriyā mahendreṇa śāpāddurvāsasaḥ purā || caturthe pūjitā devī bhaktyā bhagavatī satī || 31 || tadā munīndraiḥ siddhendrairdevaiśca munipuṅgavaiḥ || pūjitā sarvaviśveṣu samabhūtsarvataḥ sadā || 32 || tejassu sarvadevānāṃ sā''virbhūtā purā mune || sarve devā dadustasyai śastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca || 33 || durgādayaśca daityāśca nihatā durgayā tayā || dattaṃ svarājyaṃ devebhyo varaṃ ca yadabhīpsitam || || 34 || kalpāntare pūjitā sā surathena mahātmanā || rājñā ca medhaśiṣyeṇa mṛnmayyāṃ ca sarittaṭe || 35 || meṣādibhiśca mahiṣaiḥ kṛṣṇasāraiśca maṇḍakaiḥ || chāgairikṣusukūṣmāṇḍaiḥ pakṣibhirbalibhirmune || 36 || vedoktāṃścaiva dattvaivamupacārāṃstu ṣoḍaśa || dhyātvā ca kavacaṃ dhṛtvā saṃpūjya ca vidhānataḥ || 37 || rājā kṛtvā parīhāraṃ varaṃ prāpa yathepsitam || muktiṃ saṃprāpa vaiśyaśca saṃpūjya ca sarittaṭe ||38|| tuṣṭāva rājā vaiśyaśca sāśrunetraḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ || sasarja mṛnmayīṃ tāṃ vai gabhīre nirmale jale ||39|| mṛnmayīṃ tāmadṛṣṭvā ca jaladhautāṃ narādhipaḥ || ruroda ca tadā vaiśyastataḥ sthānāntaraṃ yayau || 2.57.40 || tyaktvā dehaṃ ca vaiśyastu puṣkare duṣkaraṃ tapaḥ || 41 || kṛtvā jagāma golokaṃ durgādevīvareṇa saḥ || rājā yayau svarājyaṃ ca pūjyo niṣkaṇṭakaṃ balī || 42 || bhogaṃ ca bubhuje bhūpaḥ ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrakam || bhāryāṃ svarājyaṃ saṃnyasya putre vai kālayogataḥ ||43|| manurbabhūva sāvarṇistaptvā vai puṣkare tapaḥ || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa samāsena yathāgamam||44|| durgākhyānaṃ muniśreṣṭha kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi||91| iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛ0 nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde durgopākhyāne durgādināmavyutpattyādikathanaṃ nāma saptapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ||57||

English translation

The Genesis of' 'le word Durg3 and other f'rf HKiijuftvini fyrar '^i Narada said - O Brahmana, I have listened to the astonishing story of Radha. Now you kindly relate to me the story of Durga which I intend to listen to from you. Durga, Narayam, Isani, Vis Gaurl, Parvatl, Sanatanl are the names for her which have. been described in the Kauthumasdkhd and bestow welfare.

O best of those well-versed in the Vedas, you kindly speak out the* meaning of all the sixteen names mentioned above which bestow welfare on all and have been mentioned in the Vedas and opined by all.

Who adored this goddess first of all?

Thereafter who was the second, third and four to Narayana said - Lord Vi§^iu has already given out the sixteen names in the Vedas and you are well aware of them. Inspite of that you are asking me the question and therefore I am speaking out whatever has been provided in the scriptures.

The word durga stands for a demon, who was a great obstruction representing human bondage, the deeds of the universe, grief, pain, hell, Yamadaiida, birth, great danger and incurable disease and the word at stands for the killer of the same. Therefore the one who destroys all these miseries, has been given the name of Durga.

In glory, lustre, beauty and virtues she is equated with Narayana and she happens to be her sole energy. She is therefore called Narayanl.

Isana is a word used for all success and the word ^ stands for the giver. Therefore the one who bestows all success is called IsSna.

In the earlier times lord Visnu created the illusion (mdyd) and the entire universe was infatuated with the illusion. She was therefore called Visnumaya.

She stands for the welfare of Siva and is also beloved of Siva, that is why she is called Siva. In every aeon she pervades the universe as the great goddess of success. Being a chaste lady, possessing the best of nature, she is called Satl.

As lord Visnu is eternal, similarly the goddess Bhagavati is also eternal; at the time of dissolution she merges into the body of her lord Krsna. Therefore, everything from a straw to Brahma is all artificial, but like the lord, the goddess Durga is also truthful.

As all the success of riches, the name present in all the aeons, the word Bhaga is added to the name of the same goddess forming the word The one who bestows salvation on all and the one who is the cause of birth, death and old age of all the creatures on earth is called Sarvani.

The word Amba is used for mother for adoration and worship. Therefore the one who is worshipped by all is called Ambika, the devotees of Visnu call her Vaisnavl since she happens to be the form of Visnu, with whose energy the universe is created by Visnu at the time of She is of fair complexion, clad in yellow garments, unattached and spotless. Because she is the energy of the great soul she is called Gaurl.

Siva happens to be the spouse of Siva. Lord Krsna is also the teacher of all and she happens to be the illusion of Krsna. She is therefore called Gaurl, because of the difference in date, difference in mountains, difference in kalpas and several other differences. She is thus called The word Maiigala stands for welfare and the stands for the giver of the welfare. Therefore she grants welfare to all earning the name of The word Mahgala is used for pleasures, riches and welfare which is bestowed by her on everyone. She is therefore known as During the special occasion, the word parvan is used and since she happens to be the goddess of all the sacred occasions, she is called Parvatl.

More so, because she happens to be the daughter of the mountain, appeared over a mountain and became the goddess of mountains and so she is called Parvatl.

The word sana is used for all times and in its expanded form, Tam is added to it. Therefore since she is found present in all the times at all the places, she was given the name of Sanatanl.

O sage I have explained the meaning of all the sixteen names. I am now narrating the relevant story about her and as told in the Vedas. You listen to me.

In the earlier times at the beginning of creation, lord Krsna adored her in the Goloka in Rasamandala of Vmdavana.

Secondly Brahma adored her getting terrified for Madhu-kaitabha. Thirdly lord Siva adored her at the time of his war with Tripura. Fourthly in the earlier times Mahendra adored her after he was cursed by Durvasa as a result of which he lost all his riches and glory. Having fallen from glory, he adored the goddess with great devotion.

Since then, she was popularly adored by all the sages, the siddhas, the gods and the Rsis O sage, in the earlier times, she appeared from the lustre of all the gods under the name of Durga. All the gods presented her with their | weapons and ornaments. She killed the Durga and other demons and bestowed the kingship of word to the gods.

With the change of the kalpa, king Suratha the of Medha, created an image of the goddess in clay and adored her.

The king adored her, offering sheep, buffaloes, deer, rams, goats, sugar-cane, melons and birds as sacrifices, besides sixteen types of other offerings as prescribed in the Vedas. Thereafter, the king held the kavaca and offered prayers to the goddess earning the desired boon as a result thereof A businessman, named Samadhi seated on the river bank, also adored the goddess and Both the king and Samadhi with their eyes wet with tears and with folded hands adored the goddess and consigned the image of the clay to the water.

Thereafter, tire king finding the image of the goddess made in clay getting dissolved in the water started crying and the businessman at once left that place and moved to somewhere else.

After performing severe tapas in Puskara, he ended his life and with the grace of the goddess, he achieved Goloka. The brave king on the other hand ruled his country for sixty thousand years without interruption. Thereafter, he entrusted the kingdom and his wife to his son, went to Pus kara-ksetra and performed tapas. He was then turned into Savarni Manu. O son, 0 best of the sages, thus have I narrated to you the entire story of Durga as described in the scriptures; what else do you want to listen to from me?

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 119088 (2017-09-03T03:02:47Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n528–n532: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n528/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.