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Fourth Skandha · Chapter 12

Chapter 12

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व्यास उवाच तं दृष्ट्वा तु वधं घोरं चुक्रोध भगवान्भृगुः । वेपमानोऽतिदुःखार्तः प्रोवाच मधुसूदनम् ॥ १ ॥ भृगुरुवाच अकृत्यं ते कृतं विष्णो जानन्पापं महामते । वधोऽयं विप्रजाताया मनसा कर्तुमक्षमः ॥ २ ॥ आख्यातस्त्वं सत्त्वगुणः स्मृतो ब्रह्मा च राजसः । तथासौ तामसः शम्भुर्विपरीतं कथं स्मृतम् ॥ ३ ॥ तामसस्त्वं कथं जातः कृतं कर्मातिनिन्दितम् । अवध्या स्त्री त्वया विष्णो हता कस्मान्निरागसा ॥ ४ ॥ शपामि त्वां दुराचारं किमन्यत्प्रकरोमि ते । विधुरोऽहं कृतः पाप त्वयाहं शक्रकारणात् ॥ ५ ॥ न शपेऽहं तथा शक्रं शपे त्वां मधुसूदन । सदा छलपरोऽसि त्वं कीटयोनिर्दुराशयः ॥ ६ ॥ ये च त्वां सात्त्विकं प्राहुस्ते मूर्खा मुनयः किल । तामसस्त्वं दुराचारः प्रत्यक्षं मे जनार्दन ॥ ७ ॥ अवतारा मृत्युलोके सन्तु मच्छापसम्भवाः । प्रायो गर्भभवं दुःखं भुंक्ष्व पापाज्जनार्दन ॥ ८ ॥ व्यास उवाच ततस्तेनाथ शापेन नष्टे धर्मे पुनः पुनः । लोकस्य च हितार्थाय जायते मानुषेष्विह ॥ ९ ॥ राजोवाच भूगुभार्या हता तत्र चक्रेणामिततेजसा । गार्हस्थ्यञ्च पुनस्तस्य कथं जातं महात्मनः ॥ १० ॥ व्यास उवाच इति शप्त्वा हरिं रोषात्तदादाय शिरस्त्वरन् । काये संयोज्य तरसा भृगुः प्रोवाच कार्यवित् ॥ ११ ॥ अद्य त्वां विष्णुना देवि हतां सञ्जीवयाम्यहम् । यदि कृत्स्नो मया धर्मो ज्ञायते चरितोऽपि वा ॥ १२ ॥ तेन सत्येन जीवेत यदि सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम् । पश्यन्तु देवताः सर्वा मम तेजोबलं महत् ॥ १३ ॥ अद्‌भिस्त्वां प्रोक्ष्य शीताभिर्जीवयामि तपोबलात् । सत्यं शौचं तथा वेदा यदि मे तपसो बलम् ॥ १४ ॥ व्यास उवाच अद्‌भिः सम्प्रोक्षिता देवी सद्यः सञ्जीविता तदा । उत्थिता परमप्रीता भृगोर्भार्या शुचिस्मिता ॥ १५ ॥ ततस्तां सर्वभूतानि दृष्ट्वा सुप्तोत्थितामिव । साधु साध्विति तं तां तु तुष्टुवुः सर्वतो दिशम् ॥ १६ ॥ एवं सञ्चीविता तेन भृगुणा वरवर्णिनी । विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्देवाः सेन्द्रा विलोक्य तत् ॥ १७ ॥ इन्द्रः सुरानथोवाच मुनिना जीविता सती । काव्यस्तप्त्वा तपो घोरं किं करिष्यति मन्त्रवित् ॥ १८ ॥ व्यास उवाच गता निद्रा सुरेन्द्रस्य देहेऽक्षेममभून्नृप । स्मृत्वा काव्यस्य वृत्तान्तं मन्त्रार्थमतिदारुणम् ॥ १९ ॥ विमृश्य मनसा शक्रो जयन्तीं स्वसुतां तदा । उवाच कन्यां चार्वङ्गीं स्मितपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥ २० ॥ गच्छ पुत्रि मया दत्ता काव्याय त्वं तपस्विने । समाराधय तन्वङ्‌गि मत्कृते तं वशं कुरु ॥ २१ ॥ उपचारैर्मुनिं तैस्तैः समाराध्य मनःप्रियैः । भयं मे तरसा गत्वा हर तत्र वराश्रमे ॥ २२ । सा पितुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा तत्रागच्छन्मनोरमा । तमपश्यद्विशालाक्षी पिबन्तं धूममाश्रमे ॥ २३ ॥ तस्य देहं समालोक्य स्मृत्वा वाक्यं पितुस्तदा । कदलीदलमादाय वीजयामास तं मुनिम् ॥ २४ ॥ निर्मलं शीतलं वारि समानीय सुवासितम् । पानाय कल्पयामास भक्त्या परमया लघु ॥ २५ ॥ छायां वस्त्रातपत्रेण भास्करे मध्यगे सति । रचयामास तन्वङ्गी स्वयं धर्मे स्थिता सती ॥ २६ ॥ फलान्यानीय दिव्यानि पक्वानि मधुराणि च । मुमोचाग्रे मुनेस्तस्य भक्षार्थं विहितानि च ॥ २७ ॥ कुशाः प्रादेशमात्रा हि हरिताः शुकसन्निभाः । दधाराग्रेऽथ पुष्पाणि नित्यकर्मसमृद्धये ॥ २८ ॥ निद्रार्थं कल्पयामास संस्तरं पल्लवान्वितम् । तस्मिन्मुनौ चादरस्था चकार व्यजनं शनैः ॥ २९ ॥ हावभावादिकं किञ्चिद्विकारजननं च तत् । न चकार जयन्ती सा शापभीता मुनेस्तदा ॥ ३० ॥ स्तुतिं चकार तन्वङ्गी गीर्भिस्तस्य महात्मनः । सुभाषिण्यनुकूलाभिः प्रीतिकर्त्रीभिरप्युत ॥ ३१ ॥ प्रबुद्धे जलमादाय दधाराचमनाय च । मनोऽनुकूलं सततं कुर्वन्ती व्यचरत्तदा ॥ ३२ ॥ इन्द्रोऽपि सेवकांस्तत्र प्रेषयामास चातुरः । प्रवृत्तिं ज्ञातुकामो वै मुनेस्तस्य जितात्मनः ॥ ३३ ॥ एवं बहूनि वर्षाणि परिचर्यापराभवत् । निर्विकारा जितक्रोधा ब्रह्मचर्यपरा सती ॥ ३४ ॥ पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु परितुष्टो महेश्वरः । वरेण छन्दयामास काव्यं प्रीतमना हरः ॥ ३५ ॥ ईश्वर उवाच यच्च किञ्चिदपि ब्रह्मन्विद्यते भृगुनन्दन । प्रतिपश्यसि यत्सर्वं यच्च वाच्यं न कस्यचित् ॥ ३६ ॥ सर्वाभिभावकत्वेन भविष्यसि न संशयः । अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां प्रजेशश्च द्विजोत्तमः ॥ ३७ ॥ व्यास उवाच एवं दत्त्वा वराञ्छम्भुस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । काव्यस्तामथ संवीक्ष्य जयन्तीं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ३८ ॥ कासि कस्यासि सुश्रोणि ब्रूहि किं ते चिकीर्षितम् । किमर्थमिह सम्प्राप्ता कार्यं वद वरोरु मे ॥ ३९ ॥ किं वाञ्छसि करोम्यद्य दुष्करं चेत्सुलोचने । प्रीतोऽस्मि त्वत्कृतेनाद्य वरं वरय सुव्रते ॥ ४० ॥ ततः सा तु मुनिं प्राह जयन्ती मुदितानना । चिकीर्षितं मे भगवंस्तपसा ज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ ४१ ॥ शुक्र उवाच ज्ञातं मया तथापि त्वं ब्रूहि यन्मनसेप्सितम् । करोमि सर्वथा भद्रं प्रीतोऽस्मि परिचर्यया ॥ ४२ ॥ जयन्त्युवाच शक्रस्याहं सुता ब्रह्मन् पित्रा तुभ्यं समर्पिता । जयन्ती नामतश्चाहं जयन्तावरजा मुने ॥ ४३ ॥ सकामास्मि त्वयि विभो वाञ्छितं कुरु मेऽधुना । रंस्ये त्वया महाभाग धर्मतः प्रीतिपूर्वकम् ॥ ४४ ॥ शुक्र उवाच मया सह त्वं सुश्रोणि दशवर्षाणि भामिनि । सर्वैर्भूतैरदृश्या च रमस्वेह यदृच्छया ॥ ४५ ॥ व्यास उवाच एवमुक्त्वा गृहं गत्वा जयन्त्याः पाणिमुद्वहन् । तया सहावसद्देव्या दशवर्षाणि भार्गवः ॥ ४६ ॥ अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां मायया संवृतः प्रभुः । दैत्यास्तमागतं श्रुत्वा कृतार्थं मन्त्रसंयुतम् ॥ ४७ ॥ अभिजग्मुर्गृहे तस्य मुदितास्ते दिदृक्षवः । नापश्यन् रममाणं ते जयन्त्या सह संयुतम् ॥ ४८ ॥ तदा विमनसः सर्वे जाता भग्नोद्यमाश्च ते । चिन्तापरातिदीनाश्च वीक्षमाणाः पुनः पुनः ॥ ४९ ॥ अदृष्ट्वा तं तु संवृत्तं प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम् । स्वगृहान्दैत्यवर्यास्ते चिन्ताविष्टा भयातुराः ॥ ५० ॥ रममाणं तथा ज्ञात्वा शक्रः प्रोवाच तं गुरुम् । बृहस्पतिं महाभाग किं कर्तव्यमितः परम् ॥ ५१ ॥ गच्छाद्य दानवान्ब्रह्मन्मायया त्वं प्रलोभय । अस्माकं कुरु कार्यं त्वं बुद्ध्या सञ्चिन्त्य मानद ॥ ५२ ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं काव्यं रममाणं सुसंवृतम् । ज्ञात्वा तद्‌रूपमास्थाय दैत्यान्मति ययौ गुरुः ॥ ५३ ॥ गत्वा तत्रातिभक्त्यासौ दानवान्समुपाह्वयत् । आगतास्तेऽसुराः सर्वे ददृशुः काव्यमग्रतः ॥ ५४ ॥ प्रणम्य संस्थिताः सर्वे काव्यं मत्वातिमोहिताः । न विदुस्ते गुरोर्मायां काव्यरूपविभाविनीम् ॥ ५५ ॥ तानुवाच गुरुः काव्यरूपः प्रच्छन्नमायया । स्वागतं मम याज्यानां प्राप्तोऽहं वो हिताय वै ॥ ५६ ॥ अहं वो बोधयिष्यामि विद्यां प्राप्ताममायया । तपसा तोषितः शम्भुर्युष्मत्कल्याणहेतवे ॥ ५७ ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रीतमनसो जातास्ते दानवोत्तमाः । कृतकार्यं गुरुं मत्वा जहृषुस्ते विमोहिताः ॥ ५८ ॥ प्रणेमुस्ते मुदा युक्ता निरातङ्का गतव्यथाः । देवेभ्यश्च भयं त्यक्त्वा तस्थुः सर्वे निरामयाः ॥ ५९ ॥

vyāsa uvāca taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu vadhaṃ ghoraṃ cukrodha bhagavānbhṛguḥ | vepamāno'tiduḥkhārtaḥ provāca madhusūdanam || 1 || bhṛguruvāca akṛtyaṃ te kṛtaṃ viṣṇo jānanpāpaṃ mahāmate | vadho'yaṃ viprajātāyā manasā kartumakṣamaḥ || 2 || ākhyātastvaṃ sattvaguṇaḥ smṛto brahmā ca rājasaḥ | tathāsau tāmasaḥ śambhurviparītaṃ kathaṃ smṛtam || 3 || tāmasastvaṃ kathaṃ jātaḥ kṛtaṃ karmātininditam | avadhyā strī tvayā viṣṇo hatā kasmānnirāgasā || 4 || śapāmi tvāṃ durācāraṃ kimanyatprakaromi te | vidhuro'haṃ kṛtaḥ pāpa tvayāhaṃ śakrakāraṇāt || 5 || na śape'haṃ tathā śakraṃ śape tvāṃ madhusūdana | sadā chalaparo'si tvaṃ kīṭayonirdurāśayaḥ || 6 || ye ca tvāṃ sāttvikaṃ prāhuste mūrkhā munayaḥ kila | tāmasastvaṃ durācāraḥ pratyakṣaṃ me janārdana || 7 || avatārā mṛtyuloke santu macchāpasambhavāḥ | prāyo garbhabhavaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhuṃkṣva pāpājjanārdana || 8 || vyāsa uvāca tatastenātha śāpena naṣṭe dharme punaḥ punaḥ | lokasya ca hitārthāya jāyate mānuṣeṣviha || 9 || rājovāca bhūgubhāryā hatā tatra cakreṇāmitatejasā | gārhasthyañca punastasya kathaṃ jātaṃ mahātmanaḥ || 10 || vyāsa uvāca iti śaptvā hariṃ roṣāttadādāya śirastvaran | kāye saṃyojya tarasā bhṛguḥ provāca kāryavit || 11 || adya tvāṃ viṣṇunā devi hatāṃ sañjīvayāmyaham | yadi kṛtsno mayā dharmo jñāyate carito'pi vā || 12 || tena satyena jīveta yadi satyaṃ bravīmyaham | paśyantu devatāḥ sarvā mama tejobalaṃ mahat || 13 || ad‌bhistvāṃ prokṣya śītābhirjīvayāmi tapobalāt | satyaṃ śaucaṃ tathā vedā yadi me tapaso balam || 14 || vyāsa uvāca ad‌bhiḥ samprokṣitā devī sadyaḥ sañjīvitā tadā | utthitā paramaprītā bhṛgorbhāryā śucismitā || 15 || tatastāṃ sarvabhūtāni dṛṣṭvā suptotthitāmiva | sādhu sādhviti taṃ tāṃ tu tuṣṭuvuḥ sarvato diśam || 16 || evaṃ sañcīvitā tena bhṛguṇā varavarṇinī | vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmurdevāḥ sendrā vilokya tat || 17 || indraḥ surānathovāca muninā jīvitā satī | kāvyastaptvā tapo ghoraṃ kiṃ kariṣyati mantravit || 18 || vyāsa uvāca gatā nidrā surendrasya dehe'kṣemamabhūnnṛpa | smṛtvā kāvyasya vṛttāntaṃ mantrārthamatidāruṇam || 19 || vimṛśya manasā śakro jayantīṃ svasutāṃ tadā | uvāca kanyāṃ cārvaṅgīṃ smitapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ || 20 || gaccha putri mayā dattā kāvyāya tvaṃ tapasvine | samārādhaya tanvaṅ‌gi matkṛte taṃ vaśaṃ kuru || 21 || upacārairmuniṃ taistaiḥ samārādhya manaḥpriyaiḥ | bhayaṃ me tarasā gatvā hara tatra varāśrame || 22 | sā piturvacanaṃ śrutvā tatrāgacchanmanoramā | tamapaśyadviśālākṣī pibantaṃ dhūmamāśrame || 23 || tasya dehaṃ samālokya smṛtvā vākyaṃ pitustadā | kadalīdalamādāya vījayāmāsa taṃ munim || 24 || nirmalaṃ śītalaṃ vāri samānīya suvāsitam | pānāya kalpayāmāsa bhaktyā paramayā laghu || 25 || chāyāṃ vastrātapatreṇa bhāskare madhyage sati | racayāmāsa tanvaṅgī svayaṃ dharme sthitā satī || 26 || phalānyānīya divyāni pakvāni madhurāṇi ca | mumocāgre munestasya bhakṣārthaṃ vihitāni ca || 27 || kuśāḥ prādeśamātrā hi haritāḥ śukasannibhāḥ | dadhārāgre'tha puṣpāṇi nityakarmasamṛddhaye || 28 || nidrārthaṃ kalpayāmāsa saṃstaraṃ pallavānvitam | tasminmunau cādarasthā cakāra vyajanaṃ śanaiḥ || 29 || hāvabhāvādikaṃ kiñcidvikārajananaṃ ca tat | na cakāra jayantī sā śāpabhītā munestadā || 30 || stutiṃ cakāra tanvaṅgī gīrbhistasya mahātmanaḥ | subhāṣiṇyanukūlābhiḥ prītikartrībhirapyuta || 31 || prabuddhe jalamādāya dadhārācamanāya ca | mano'nukūlaṃ satataṃ kurvantī vyacarattadā || 32 || indro'pi sevakāṃstatra preṣayāmāsa cāturaḥ | pravṛttiṃ jñātukāmo vai munestasya jitātmanaḥ || 33 || evaṃ bahūni varṣāṇi paricaryāparābhavat | nirvikārā jitakrodhā brahmacaryaparā satī || 34 || pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu parituṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | vareṇa chandayāmāsa kāvyaṃ prītamanā haraḥ || 35 || īśvara uvāca yacca kiñcidapi brahmanvidyate bhṛgunandana | pratipaśyasi yatsarvaṃ yacca vācyaṃ na kasyacit || 36 || sarvābhibhāvakatvena bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ | avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ prajeśaśca dvijottamaḥ || 37 || vyāsa uvāca evaṃ dattvā varāñchambhustatraivāntaradhīyata | kāvyastāmatha saṃvīkṣya jayantīṃ vākyamabravīt || 38 || kāsi kasyāsi suśroṇi brūhi kiṃ te cikīrṣitam | kimarthamiha samprāptā kāryaṃ vada varoru me || 39 || kiṃ vāñchasi karomyadya duṣkaraṃ cetsulocane | prīto'smi tvatkṛtenādya varaṃ varaya suvrate || 40 || tataḥ sā tu muniṃ prāha jayantī muditānanā | cikīrṣitaṃ me bhagavaṃstapasā jñātumarhasi || 41 || śukra uvāca jñātaṃ mayā tathāpi tvaṃ brūhi yanmanasepsitam | karomi sarvathā bhadraṃ prīto'smi paricaryayā || 42 || jayantyuvāca śakrasyāhaṃ sutā brahman pitrā tubhyaṃ samarpitā | jayantī nāmataścāhaṃ jayantāvarajā mune || 43 || sakāmāsmi tvayi vibho vāñchitaṃ kuru me'dhunā | raṃsye tvayā mahābhāga dharmataḥ prītipūrvakam || 44 || śukra uvāca mayā saha tvaṃ suśroṇi daśavarṣāṇi bhāmini | sarvairbhūtairadṛśyā ca ramasveha yadṛcchayā || 45 || vyāsa uvāca evamuktvā gṛhaṃ gatvā jayantyāḥ pāṇimudvahan | tayā sahāvasaddevyā daśavarṣāṇi bhārgavaḥ || 46 || adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ māyayā saṃvṛtaḥ prabhuḥ | daityāstamāgataṃ śrutvā kṛtārthaṃ mantrasaṃyutam || 47 || abhijagmurgṛhe tasya muditāste didṛkṣavaḥ | nāpaśyan ramamāṇaṃ te jayantyā saha saṃyutam || 48 || tadā vimanasaḥ sarve jātā bhagnodyamāśca te | cintāparātidīnāśca vīkṣamāṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ || 49 || adṛṣṭvā taṃ tu saṃvṛttaṃ pratijagmuryathāgatam | svagṛhāndaityavaryāste cintāviṣṭā bhayāturāḥ || 50 || ramamāṇaṃ tathā jñātvā śakraḥ provāca taṃ gurum | bṛhaspatiṃ mahābhāga kiṃ kartavyamitaḥ param || 51 || gacchādya dānavānbrahmanmāyayā tvaṃ pralobhaya | asmākaṃ kuru kāryaṃ tvaṃ buddhyā sañcintya mānada || 52 || tacchrutvā vacanaṃ kāvyaṃ ramamāṇaṃ susaṃvṛtam | jñātvā tad‌rūpamāsthāya daityānmati yayau guruḥ || 53 || gatvā tatrātibhaktyāsau dānavānsamupāhvayat | āgatāste'surāḥ sarve dadṛśuḥ kāvyamagrataḥ || 54 || praṇamya saṃsthitāḥ sarve kāvyaṃ matvātimohitāḥ | na viduste gurormāyāṃ kāvyarūpavibhāvinīm || 55 || tānuvāca guruḥ kāvyarūpaḥ pracchannamāyayā | svāgataṃ mama yājyānāṃ prāpto'haṃ vo hitāya vai || 56 || ahaṃ vo bodhayiṣyāmi vidyāṃ prāptāmamāyayā | tapasā toṣitaḥ śambhuryuṣmatkalyāṇahetave || 57 || tacchrutvā prītamanaso jātāste dānavottamāḥ | kṛtakāryaṃ guruṃ matvā jahṛṣuste vimohitāḥ || 58 || praṇemuste mudā yuktā nirātaṅkā gatavyathāḥ | devebhyaśca bhayaṃ tyaktvā tasthuḥ sarve nirāmayāḥ || 59 ||

English translation

1. Vyasa said O king! On seeing Visnu killing his wife, and thus committing a dreadful atrocious act, the Bhagavan Bhrigu was very sorry and began to tremble with anger and addressed Madhusudana thus.

2. Bhrigu said O Visnu! You have done an extremely sinful act. O intelligent one! Knowing it, you have done so; what a great wonder! Nobody dreams of the murder of this Brahman’s daughter; and you have committed it in deed, black and white.

3. O Deva! The Maharsis declare you to be Sattvic, engaged in preservation; Brahma to be Rajasic (creator) and S’ambhu S’iva to be Tamasic (destroyer). Why then is the contrary thing visible in this case?

4. Why have you become Tamasic? Why have you done this heinous crime? O Visnu! The females are never to be killed; this is a known fact; then why have you killed this woman without any fault.

5-6. You have done a very execrable act. What shall I do to you? It is mete that I would curse you. O Great Sinner! You have pained me very much and made me very weary. I will not curse Indra. You always assume a deceitful appearance and behave like a black cruel serpent; your mind is all full of wickedness; I will curse you.

7. O Janardana. Those Munis who call you Sattvic are fools; I have seen today that your ways are exceptionally vicious and Tamasic.

8. O Visnu! I curse you now to take frequent births, suffer very frequently in different wombs, in the earth and thus suffer the pains of remaining in the wombs.

9. O king! Therefore whenever religion subsides in the world, Bhagavan Visnu incarnates frequently in this human world, due to the curse of Bhrigu.

10. The king said O best of the Munis! Did that Mahatma Bhrigu again marry and lead a householder’s life when his wife was thus killed by the lustrous disc Sudars’ana.

11. Vyasa said O king! The sacrificer Bhrigu angrily cursed Hah and next took that severed head and quickly placed it over the body as before and said

12-14. O Devi! Visnu has slain you today; I will make you regain your life just now. If I am acquainted with all the Dharmas and if I have practised these in my life and if I have spoken truth always, then dost thou regain your life by my religious merit. Let all the Devas witness my power and strength. If I know the True, if I have studied all the Vedas and if I have realised the Knowledge of the Vedas, then I, sprinkling your body with this cold water, charged with my mantras, will revive you.

15. Vyasa said O king! Sprinkled by the water by Bhrigu, his wife regained her life and rose up at once and felt herself glad and smiled.

16. All the persons and living creatures seeing her stand, as if awoken from her sleep, at once exclaimed from all sides “well done, well done!” thanked Bhrigu and his wife very much and highly praised them.

17. Thus seeing the fair complexioned wife regain her life through Bhrigu, Indra and all the Devas were very much struck with wonder.

NOTE Thought power and inhalation of some medicines might have revived her.

18. Indra then adressed the Devas Now the mother of S’ukra has regained her life through Bhrigu; but when S’ukracharya will receive the mantra after his severe tapasya, we do not know what terrible harm; he would do to us!

19. Vyasa said O king! Though the deep sleep that overtook Indra had now left him, yet he became very unhappy, remembering the severe asceticism of S’ukra’s tapasya and his receiving mantras.

20. Thinking over deeply in his mind, Indra called his daughter Jayanti and spoke to her with affection.

21-22. Go! Daughter! I have given thee over to the ascetic Kavya. Do this service for me, go to Kavya and help him in his asceticism and bring him under your control. By whatever acts the Muni be pleased, dost thou do at once and please him in every way and thus remove my fear.

23. The large-eyed beautiful Jayanti, hearing her father’s words, went to the hermitage and there saw the Risi inhaling or drinking the smoke.

24. On seeing the body of the ascetic, and remembering her father’s words she brought the leaves of the plantain trees and began to fan him.

25. The intelligent Jayanti with no excitement used to bring the pure, clear, cool, and well scented water and place it, with great devotion, before the sage for his drinking.

NOTE: Here Indra bribed by giving away his daughter.

26. When the sun was over his head, she used to prepare some protection, with her clothes, from the sun and thus made the shade for him. Thus, in various ways, did she begin to serve the Muni, herself remaining steady in her religion.

27. She brought sweet and ripe fruits proper according to the S’astras and used to place them before him for his repast.

28. In the performance of his daily duties, she used to collect the Kus’a grass of the span of thumb and fore finger, and flowers, white and yellow and placed them before him.

29. For the Muni’s bedding to lie down and sleep, she used to gather soft, green leaves and with them she used to keep his bed ready; and when the Muni laid himself down, she used to fan him gently.

30. Never did she exhibit for fear of curse, any gesture or posture calculated to disturb his mind.

31. The sweet-tongued, thin lady used to praise S’ukracharya in pleasing and favourable terms.

32. When the Muni awoke, she placed water before him to wash his face and hands. Thus serving the Muni, did she stay in the hermitage.

33. The fear stricken Indra used to send messengers to fathom the mind of that self controlled Muni.

34. Thus did Jayanti serve for good many years the Muni, being void of anger and observing duly her celibacy.

35. In this way one thousand years passed duly, the God Mahadeva was very pleased and addressed S’ukracharya that He had come to give him boons that he desire.

36-37. The God Mahadeva said Whatever there exists in this universe, whatever you see with your eyes and whatever cannot be described in words, you will be the lord of all these and the conqueror of all. There is no doubt in this. You cannot be killed by any creature; you will be the ruler of all beings and will be reckoned as the best of the Brahmanas.

38-39. Vyasa said The God Mahadeva disappeared then and there, after granting him the boons. Then S’ukracharya saw Jayanti and said to herO lady of beautiful hips! Who and whose daughter art thou? What is the desire in your mind? What for you have come here? O one of beautiful thighs! what is your duty?

40. O beautiful eyed! I am very pleased with all that you have done for me. What do you want? O one of good vows! Ask boons from me; I will grant them even if they be difficult.

41. On hearing this, Jayanti’s face became bright with joy; she said:- - whatever I desire, you know that already by force of your Tapasya.

42. The Kavya said Your mental desires I know; still mention them yourself particularly; I will do good to you in any way you like; I am pleased with your services.

43-44. Jayanti said O Brahmin! I am the daughter of Indra and I am the younger of my brother Jayanta. Father has given me over to you; I now like to live with you. Kindly fulfil my desires now. O

blessed one! You better take me and enjoy me according to Dharma. This is my desire.

45. S’ukracharya said O thou of large and handsome hips! Better enjoy with me for ten years, according to your liking, without being visible to anybody.

46-48. Vyasa said Thus saying, S’ukracharya went to his home and, according to religious observances, married Jayanti and lived with her for ten years under the shade of Maya and unobserved by anybody. On the other hand, the Daityas, hearing that S’ukracharya returned home successful getting his desired Mantra, were very glad and went to his house to pay their respects to him. But S’ukra was then living with Jayanti; hence the Asuras could not see him.

49. Then they got very much dejected, sorry and were drooped in spirits; they searched for him again and again.

50. Not being able to see S’ukra under the shade of Maya, the Daityas were very sorry and got afraid and then returned to their own residences.

51. On the other hand, the Devas, knowing that S’ukra was holding intercourses with Jayanti, Indra, the God of Devas, spoke to the Deva Guru Brihaspati. O Guru! Advise us what to do under the present circumstances and relieve us from the impending difficulties.

52. O Brahmana. Better go today to the Danavas and do that by which our honour may be maintained. You better put the Danavas

under some charm by your magical spell and think and do good to us.

53. On hearing Indra’s words and knowing that S’ukra is now enjoying with Jayanti, Brihaspati went to the Danavas, putting on the appearance of S’ukracharya.

54. Going to the Demons, he called on them very politely and sweetly. The Asuras said that S’ukracharya had come in presence of them.

55. The Demons were very glad and bowed down before S’ukracharya and could not make out that he was the false S’ukracharya, under the mayic charm of Brihaspati.

56. Then the false S’ukracharya asked the welfare of the Daityas and said 1 went so long for your good; I performed severe tapasya and satisfied the God S’ambhu and acquired from him the Mantra, the sacred knowledge, and that I will frankly explain to you.

57. On hearing this, the Demons were very pleased and, knowing that the Guru had been successful, were filled with joy.

58. They saluted him with joy and began to live quietly and freely and without pains, having got rid of fear from the Devas.

Here ends the twelfth Chapter in the Fourth Book of S’ri Mad Devi Bhagavatam, the Mahapuranam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda

Vyasa on Bhrigu’s curse and the dialogue between S’ukracharya and the Daityas.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25180, revision 76337 (2016-08-19T16:30:55Z). English is Swami Vijñanananda’s complete 1921–23 public-domain translation, controlled against the archival OCR and its chapter page at https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk04ch12.htm. Historic spelling and transliteration are lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.