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Chapter 10

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Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 10

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नारद उवाच- अत्रोत्तरे मया गत्वा कथितं सिंधुसूनवे । त्वां हंतु सर्ववीरेश प्रतिज्ञा शंभुना कृता । श्रुत्वेत्थं मद्वचो राजंस्ततः पप्रच्छ सोऽसुरः १। जालंधर उवाच-। किमस्ति शूलिनो गेहे रत्नजातं महामुने । तन्ममाचक्ष्व सकलं नास्ति युद्धं निरामिषम् २। नारद उवाच-। भूतिर्गात्रे वृषो जीर्णः फणिनोंऽगे गले विषम् । भिक्षापात्रं करे पुत्रौ गजानन षडाननौ ३। इत्यादि विभवस्तस्य यदन्यत्तन्निबोध मे । तनया गिरिराजस्य विशाला ह्युन्नतस्तनी ४। दग्धस्मरोऽपि भगवान्यस्यारूपेण मोहितः । महेशो यद्विनोदाय कुरुते नित्य कौतुकम् ५। नृत्यन्गायंश्च ताञ्छंभुः स्वयं भवति हासकः । सा पार्वतीति विख्याता सौंदर्यावधि दैवतम् ६। वृंदा वरांगना राजन्निमाश्चाप्सरसः शुभाः । न चाप्नुवंति पार्वत्याः षोडशीमपि तां कलाम् ७। इत्युक्त्वाहं महीपाल जालंधरममर्षणम् । पश्यतां सर्वदैत्यानामंतर्धानं गतः क्षणात् ८। अथ स प्रेषयद्दूतं सिंधुजः सिंहिकासुतम् । क्षणेनासाद्य कैलासं देवावासमपश्यत ९। अत्रांतरे हरिर्भीममापृच्छ्य तु तदा हरम् । जगामालक्षितस्तूर्णं क्षीराब्धिं भेदशंकया १०। ददर्श राहुर्भवनं शंकरस्यातिदीप्तिमत् । आत्मानमात्मना वीक्ष्य किमित्याह सुविस्मितः ११। प्रवेष्टुकामो बलिभिर्द्वारि द्वास्थैर्निरोधितः । यत्नवान्स निषिद्धोऽपि तदा ते प्रोद्यतायुधाः १२। तान्निवार्य गणान्नंदी व्याजहार विधुंतुदम् । कस्त्वं कस्मादिहायातः किं कार्यं तव बर्बर । ब्रूहि कार्यं गणा यावत्त्वां न हन्युर्भयावहाः १३। राहुरुवाच-। दूतो जालंधरस्याहं त्वं मां शर्वांतिके नय । न वाच्यमंतरे द्वास्थ महाराजप्रयोजनम् १४। नंदी दूतोक्तमाकर्ण्य नीललोहितमाययौ । दंडवत्प्रणिपत्याग्रे स्थित्वा शंकरमब्रवीत् १५। सैंहिकेयो महाराज द्वारे तिष्ठति कार्यतः । स प्रयात्वथवायातु भवानाज्ञप्तुमर्हति १६। नंदिनोक्तमथाकर्ण्य त्वरन्निव महेश्वरः । सुप्तामंतःपुराद्देवीं प्रस्थाप्य च सखीवृताम् १७। पश्चाद्वास्थं जगादाथ नंदिन्दूतं प्रवेशय । ततो हस्ते प्रगृह्यामुं दूतं नंदी महाबलः १८। आनयामास देवानां मध्ये शंभुमदर्शयत् । तं ददर्श तदा राहुर्जटिलं नीलमात्मनि १९। पंचवक्त्रं दशभुजं नागयज्ञोपवीतिनम् । देवीविरहितं मूर्ध्नि चंद्रलेखाविभूषितम् २०। उच्छ्वासोच्छ्वासनिर्मुंचत्पृदाकुगणसेवितम् । सर्वदेवगणोपेतं सेवितं गणकोटिभिः २१। प्राप्तं ज्ञात्वा ततो दूतं शंभुरालोक्य चाग्रतः । प्राह ब्रूहि तदा राहुर्वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे २२। राहुरुवाच-। देव जालंधरेणाहं प्रेषितस्तव सन्निधौ । तस्य शिववचः श्रुत्वा मन्मुखेन द्रुतं कुरु २३। गिरिशत्वं तपोनिष्ठो निर्गुणो धर्मवर्जितः । तव नास्ति पिता माता वसु गोत्रादि वर्जितः २४। जालंधरो महाबाहुर्भुंक्तेऽसौ भुवनत्रयम् । तस्यैव वश्यस्त्वमपि ततश्चोक्तं समाचर २५। पुराणपुरुषः कामी वृषारूढः कथं भवान् । एवं वदति संप्राप्तौ सुतौ स्कंदविनायकौ २६। तस्मिन्काले देवदेवो यतवागंगमर्दनम् । चकार च करैर्व्यस्तैर्वासुकिर्भूतलेऽपतत् २७। हेरंबवाहनस्याखोः पुच्छं ग्रस्तमथाहिना । स्वपत्रं ग्रस्तमालोक्य मुंचमुंचेत्युवाच ह २८। अत्रांतरे स्कंदवाहं क्षुब्धं वीक्ष्य महास्वरम् । तद्भयाद्वासुकिर्ग्रस्तमाखुपुच्छमथोद्गिरत् २९। अथारुह्य हरस्यांगं गलमावेष्ट्य संस्थितः । तस्य निश्वासपवनैरथ जातो हुताशनः ३०। तस्योष्मणा चंद्र लेखा जटाजूटाटवी स्थिता । सार्द्रतां तु तदा सायात्प्लावितं तद्वपुर्यथा ३१। तस्याह्यमृतधाराभिर्ब्रह्ममस्तकमालिका । हरमौलिकपालानामभूत्संजीविता तदा ३२। पपाठ पूर्वमभ्यस्तं सर्वयोगश्रुतिक्रमम् । श्रुत्वा परस्पराधीतं विवदंति शिरांस्यथ ३३। अहमादिरहं पूर्वमहमेव परात्परः । अहं स्रष्टा अहं पातेत्युत्सुकानि परस्परम् ३४। शोचंत्येतानि नो दत्तं नो भुक्तं न हुतं मया । लोभग्रस्तेन मनसा नो वित्तं ब्रह्मणेऽपि तम् ३५। अथेश्वरजटाजूटादाविरासीद्गणो महान् । त्र्याननस्त्रिचरणस्त्रिपुच्छः सप्तहस्तवान् ३६। स च कीर्तिमुखो नाम पिंगलो जटिलो महान् । तं दृष्ट्वा सा कपालाली भयात्तस्थौ मृतेव सा ३७*। पुरतः प्राह सगणस्ततः कीर्तिमुखः प्रभुम् । प्रणिपत्य शिवं देवमत्यर्थं क्षुधितः प्रभो ३८। तदोक्तः शंकरेणाहो भक्षय त्वं रणे हतान् । क्षणं विचार्य स गणः क्वाप्यदृष्ट्वा रणं तदा ३९। ब्रह्माणं भक्षितुं प्राप्तः शंकरेण निवारितः । ततः कीर्तिमुखेनाथ स्वांगं सर्वं च भक्षितम् ४०। बुभुक्षितेन चात्यंतं निषिद्धेन च सर्वतः । तत्साहसं तदा दृष्ट्वा भक्तिं कीर्त्तिमुखस्य च ४१। तमुवाचेश्वरः प्रीतः प्रासादे तिष्ठ मे सदा । त्वच्चित्तरहितो यश्च भविष्यति ममालये ४२। स पतिष्यति शीघ्रं हीत्युक्तः सोंऽतर्हितोऽभवत् । शंभोर्मूध्नि तदा देवा ववृषुः पुष्पवृष्टिभिः ४३। एवमत्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा सभायां तु त्रिशूलिनः । स्वर्भानुरपि देवेशं पुनः प्रोवाच विस्मितः ४४। स्पृशंति त्वां कथं भावं स्वाधीनं योगिनं बलात् । इंद्रियैः पूज्यसे त्वं हि प्राप्योऽयं विषयैः कथम् ४५। ब्राह्मादिलोकपालानां पूजां गृह्णासि सर्वतः । न त्वं पश्यसि कं देवं त्वं पूजयसि कंचन ४६। ईश्वरोऽसि कथं लोके भिक्षाभोजी प्रतिष्ठितः । संगोपयसि योगीन्द्र गौरीं रम्यां प्रयच्छ मे ४७। स्कंदलंबोदराभ्यां त्वं पुत्राभ्यां सहितोऽधुना । भिक्षापात्रं गृहीत्वा तु भ्रम नित्यं गृहेगृहे ४८। एवं बहुविधं तत्र राहुराहेश्वरं प्रति । भगवानपि तच्छ्रुत्वा नोत्तरं किंचिदब्रवीत् ४९। अथेशं मौनिनं त्यक्त्वा राहुर्नंदिनमब्रवीत् । त्व मंत्री ह्यसि सेनानीर्विकटानन बिंबधृक् 6.10.५०। एवमाचरित भ्रष्टं त्वं शिक्षयितुमर्हसि । नोचेद्रोषेणेंद्र इव पतिष्यति रणे हतः ५१। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य नंदी विज्ञाप्य चेश्वरम् । भ्रूसंज्ञयैव स तदा मतमाज्ञाय शूलिनः ५२। संपूज्य प्रेषयामास राहुं नंदी गणाग्रणीः । अथ जालंधरं गत्वा कथयामास विस्तरात् । स्वर्भानुस्तस्य वृत्तांतं गौरीरूपं मनोहरम् ५३। इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे युधिष्ठरनारद- सम्वादे जालंधरोपाख्याने कैलासाद्राहुप्रत्यागमनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः १०।

nārada uvāca- atrottare mayā gatvā kathitaṃ siṃdhusūnave | tvāṃ haṃtu sarvavīreśa pratijñā śaṃbhunā kṛtā | śrutvetthaṃ madvaco rājaṃstataḥ papraccha so'suraḥ 1| jālaṃdhara uvāca-| kimasti śūlino gehe ratnajātaṃ mahāmune | tanmamācakṣva sakalaṃ nāsti yuddhaṃ nirāmiṣam 2| nārada uvāca-| bhūtirgātre vṛṣo jīrṇaḥ phaṇinoṃ'ge gale viṣam | bhikṣāpātraṃ kare putrau gajānana ṣaḍānanau 3| ityādi vibhavastasya yadanyattannibodha me | tanayā girirājasya viśālā hyunnatastanī 4| dagdhasmaro'pi bhagavānyasyārūpeṇa mohitaḥ | maheśo yadvinodāya kurute nitya kautukam 5| nṛtyangāyaṃśca tāñchaṃbhuḥ svayaṃ bhavati hāsakaḥ | sā pārvatīti vikhyātā sauṃdaryāvadhi daivatam 6| vṛṃdā varāṃganā rājannimāścāpsarasaḥ śubhāḥ | na cāpnuvaṃti pārvatyāḥ ṣoḍaśīmapi tāṃ kalām 7| ityuktvāhaṃ mahīpāla jālaṃdharamamarṣaṇam | paśyatāṃ sarvadaityānāmaṃtardhānaṃ gataḥ kṣaṇāt 8| atha sa preṣayaddūtaṃ siṃdhujaḥ siṃhikāsutam | kṣaṇenāsādya kailāsaṃ devāvāsamapaśyata 9| atrāṃtare harirbhīmamāpṛcchya tu tadā haram | jagāmālakṣitastūrṇaṃ kṣīrābdhiṃ bhedaśaṃkayā 10| dadarśa rāhurbhavanaṃ śaṃkarasyātidīptimat | ātmānamātmanā vīkṣya kimityāha suvismitaḥ 11| praveṣṭukāmo balibhirdvāri dvāsthairnirodhitaḥ | yatnavānsa niṣiddho'pi tadā te prodyatāyudhāḥ 12| tānnivārya gaṇānnaṃdī vyājahāra vidhuṃtudam | kastvaṃ kasmādihāyātaḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ tava barbara | brūhi kāryaṃ gaṇā yāvattvāṃ na hanyurbhayāvahāḥ 13| rāhuruvāca-| dūto jālaṃdharasyāhaṃ tvaṃ māṃ śarvāṃtike naya | na vācyamaṃtare dvāstha mahārājaprayojanam 14| naṃdī dūtoktamākarṇya nīlalohitamāyayau | daṃḍavatpraṇipatyāgre sthitvā śaṃkaramabravīt 15| saiṃhikeyo mahārāja dvāre tiṣṭhati kāryataḥ | sa prayātvathavāyātu bhavānājñaptumarhati 16| naṃdinoktamathākarṇya tvaranniva maheśvaraḥ | suptāmaṃtaḥpurāddevīṃ prasthāpya ca sakhīvṛtām 17| paścādvāsthaṃ jagādātha naṃdindūtaṃ praveśaya | tato haste pragṛhyāmuṃ dūtaṃ naṃdī mahābalaḥ 18| ānayāmāsa devānāṃ madhye śaṃbhumadarśayat | taṃ dadarśa tadā rāhurjaṭilaṃ nīlamātmani 19| paṃcavaktraṃ daśabhujaṃ nāgayajñopavītinam | devīvirahitaṃ mūrdhni caṃdralekhāvibhūṣitam 20| ucchvāsocchvāsanirmuṃcatpṛdākugaṇasevitam | sarvadevagaṇopetaṃ sevitaṃ gaṇakoṭibhiḥ 21| prāptaṃ jñātvā tato dūtaṃ śaṃbhurālokya cāgrataḥ | prāha brūhi tadā rāhurvaktuṃ samupacakrame 22| rāhuruvāca-| deva jālaṃdhareṇāhaṃ preṣitastava sannidhau | tasya śivavacaḥ śrutvā manmukhena drutaṃ kuru 23| giriśatvaṃ taponiṣṭho nirguṇo dharmavarjitaḥ | tava nāsti pitā mātā vasu gotrādi varjitaḥ 24| jālaṃdharo mahābāhurbhuṃkte'sau bhuvanatrayam | tasyaiva vaśyastvamapi tataścoktaṃ samācara 25| purāṇapuruṣaḥ kāmī vṛṣārūḍhaḥ kathaṃ bhavān | evaṃ vadati saṃprāptau sutau skaṃdavināyakau 26| tasminkāle devadevo yatavāgaṃgamardanam | cakāra ca karairvyastairvāsukirbhūtale'patat 27| heraṃbavāhanasyākhoḥ pucchaṃ grastamathāhinā | svapatraṃ grastamālokya muṃcamuṃcetyuvāca ha 28| atrāṃtare skaṃdavāhaṃ kṣubdhaṃ vīkṣya mahāsvaram | tadbhayādvāsukirgrastamākhupucchamathodgirat 29| athāruhya harasyāṃgaṃ galamāveṣṭya saṃsthitaḥ | tasya niśvāsapavanairatha jāto hutāśanaḥ 30| tasyoṣmaṇā caṃdra lekhā jaṭājūṭāṭavī sthitā | sārdratāṃ tu tadā sāyātplāvitaṃ tadvapuryathā 31| tasyāhyamṛtadhārābhirbrahmamastakamālikā | haramaulikapālānāmabhūtsaṃjīvitā tadā 32| papāṭha pūrvamabhyastaṃ sarvayogaśrutikramam | śrutvā parasparādhītaṃ vivadaṃti śirāṃsyatha 33| ahamādirahaṃ pūrvamahameva parātparaḥ | ahaṃ sraṣṭā ahaṃ pātetyutsukāni parasparam 34| śocaṃtyetāni no dattaṃ no bhuktaṃ na hutaṃ mayā | lobhagrastena manasā no vittaṃ brahmaṇe'pi tam 35| atheśvarajaṭājūṭādāvirāsīdgaṇo mahān | tryānanastricaraṇastripucchaḥ saptahastavān 36| sa ca kīrtimukho nāma piṃgalo jaṭilo mahān | taṃ dṛṣṭvā sā kapālālī bhayāttasthau mṛteva sā 37*| purataḥ prāha sagaṇastataḥ kīrtimukhaḥ prabhum | praṇipatya śivaṃ devamatyarthaṃ kṣudhitaḥ prabho 38| tadoktaḥ śaṃkareṇāho bhakṣaya tvaṃ raṇe hatān | kṣaṇaṃ vicārya sa gaṇaḥ kvāpyadṛṣṭvā raṇaṃ tadā 39| brahmāṇaṃ bhakṣituṃ prāptaḥ śaṃkareṇa nivāritaḥ | tataḥ kīrtimukhenātha svāṃgaṃ sarvaṃ ca bhakṣitam 40| bubhukṣitena cātyaṃtaṃ niṣiddhena ca sarvataḥ | tatsāhasaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā bhaktiṃ kīrttimukhasya ca 41| tamuvāceśvaraḥ prītaḥ prāsāde tiṣṭha me sadā | tvaccittarahito yaśca bhaviṣyati mamālaye 42| sa patiṣyati śīghraṃ hītyuktaḥ soṃ'tarhito'bhavat | śaṃbhormūdhni tadā devā vavṛṣuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭibhiḥ 43| evamatyadbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā sabhāyāṃ tu triśūlinaḥ | svarbhānurapi deveśaṃ punaḥ provāca vismitaḥ 44| spṛśaṃti tvāṃ kathaṃ bhāvaṃ svādhīnaṃ yoginaṃ balāt | iṃdriyaiḥ pūjyase tvaṃ hi prāpyo'yaṃ viṣayaiḥ katham 45| brāhmādilokapālānāṃ pūjāṃ gṛhṇāsi sarvataḥ | na tvaṃ paśyasi kaṃ devaṃ tvaṃ pūjayasi kaṃcana 46| īśvaro'si kathaṃ loke bhikṣābhojī pratiṣṭhitaḥ | saṃgopayasi yogīndra gaurīṃ ramyāṃ prayaccha me 47| skaṃdalaṃbodarābhyāṃ tvaṃ putrābhyāṃ sahito'dhunā | bhikṣāpātraṃ gṛhītvā tu bhrama nityaṃ gṛhegṛhe 48| evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ tatra rāhurāheśvaraṃ prati | bhagavānapi tacchrutvā nottaraṃ kiṃcidabravīt 49| atheśaṃ mauninaṃ tyaktvā rāhurnaṃdinamabravīt | tva maṃtrī hyasi senānīrvikaṭānana biṃbadhṛk 6.10.50| evamācarita bhraṣṭaṃ tvaṃ śikṣayitumarhasi | nocedroṣeṇeṃdra iva patiṣyati raṇe hataḥ 51| ityākarṇya vacastasya naṃdī vijñāpya ceśvaram | bhrūsaṃjñayaiva sa tadā matamājñāya śūlinaḥ 52| saṃpūjya preṣayāmāsa rāhuṃ naṃdī gaṇāgraṇīḥ | atha jālaṃdharaṃ gatvā kathayāmāsa vistarāt | svarbhānustasya vṛttāṃtaṃ gaurīrūpaṃ manoharam 53| iti śrīpādmemahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe yudhiṣṭharanārada- samvāde jālaṃdharopākhyāne kailāsādrāhupratyāgamanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ 10|

English translation

Nārada said :

1. After this, having gone to the Ocean’s son, I told him: “O best among all heroes, Śiva has made a vow to kill you.”

Jālandhara said :

2. O great sage, is there a collection of gems in the house of the Trident-holder? Tell me all about that. No war takes place without a desire (to get something).

Nārada said :

3-7. Ash is (applied) to his body; his bull (i.e. his vehicle) is old; there are serpents on his body; there is poison in his throat; in his hand there is a begging bowl. Gajānana and Ṣaḍānana (i.e. Kārtikeya ) are his two sons. Such is his wealth. What is different (from this) you should know from me:. (His wife is) the daughter of the lord of mountains. She is noble and has raised breasts. The lord, though he has burnt Cupid, is fascinated by her beauty. Maheśa (i.e. Śiva) has always a desire to amuse her. Śiva dances and sings and (thus) causes her to laugh. She is well-known as Pārvatī . She is the divine limit of beauty. O king, beautiful Vṛndā and these celestial nymphs do not have (i.e. are not equal to) even a sixteenth part of Pārvatī.

8-11. Speaking like this to the intolerant Jālandhara , I disappeared in a moment when all the demons were watching. Then that son of the Ocean sent Rāhu as his messenger. Reaching Kailāsa in a moment, he saw the abode of the god. In the meanwhile, Viṣṇu , taking leave of the fierce Śiva, went unnoticed and quickly to the Ocean of Milk for fear of (being charged with) treachery. Rāhu saw the extremely bright abode of Śiva. Looking at (i.e. thinking to) himself he, being very much amazed, said (to himself): ‘What is this?’

12-13. Desiring to enter, he was stopped at the door by the doorkeepers. When, though prohibited, he tried (to enter) they raised their weapons. Having turned away those attendants (of Śiva), Nandin said to Rāhu: “O you low fellow, who are you? Why have you come here? What is your mission? Tell (about) your mission, so that these fearful attendants would not kill you.”

Rāhu said :

14-17. I am Jālandhara’s messenger. You take me to Śiva. O doorkeeper, the object of the great king (Jālandhara) is not to be told to the intermediaries.

Having heard the words of the messenger, Nandin came to Nīlalohita (i.e. Śiva). Having saluted Śaṅkara (after prostrating-himself) like a staff, and standing before him, he said to him: “O great king, the son of Siṃhikā (i.e. Rāhu) is standing at the door with some mission. You may order whether he should go or come (to you).” The great god (i.e. Śiva) having heard the words of Nandin, quickly dismissed from the inner chamber, Pārvatī who had slept there and who was surrounded by her-friends.

18-22. Then he said to his doorkeeper: “O Nandin, show in the messenger.” Then, holding the messenger by his hand, the very mighty Nandin brought him (in and) showed him Śiva (seated) in the midst of gods. Then Rāhu saw Śiva who had put on the sacred thread of a serpent, who was without goddess (Pārvatī), who was adorned with a crescent moon on his head, who was served by the group of serpents giving out breath (i.e. hissing), who was accompanied by all gods, (and) who was waited upon by crores of attendants. Knowing that the messenger had come, Śiva looked and said: “Speak (out).” Then Rāhu commenced speaking.

Rāhu said :

23-30. O lord, I have been sent by Jālandhara to you. O Śiva, having heard his words (i.e. his message) through my mouth, do quickly (what he tells you). O Giriśa (i.e. Śiva), you are practising penance. You are qualityless. You are without religious merit. You have neither a father nor a mother. You are without wealth or a family. This mighty-armed Jālandhara enjoys the three worlds. You too are under his control. Therefore, do as (you are) told. How is it that you who are the ancient god, are lustful and ride a bull?

When he was speaking like this, the two sons (of Śiva) Kārtikeya and Gajānana came (there). At that time, the god of gods was massaging his body with his hands. Due to his hands being tossed about, Vāsuki fell on the ground. Then the serpent (i.e. Vāsuki) seized the tail of the mouse, the vehicle of Gajānana. Seeing his vehicle seized, he said: “Leave it, leave it.” In the meanwhile, seeing the agitated vehicle, of a large note, of Skanda , Vāsuki ejected, through his fear, the tail of the mouse, which he had seized; and then mounting upon Śiva’s body, he encircled his neck and remained there.

31-35. Due to its heat, the crescent moon remained in the forest of his matted hair. She (i.e. the crescent moon) then became wet, and bathed his body (with) ambrosia; the row of the skulls on Śiva’s head was brought back to life. (And) it recited all the sacred texts in due order, which it had formerly studied. The heads, hearing recital (of the sacred text) done by one another, discussed it (i.e. started its discussion). “I am the first, I am before (you). I am the greatest, I am the creator. I am the protector.” In this way they eagerly bewailed one another: “I did not give gifts; I did not enjoy (pleasures); I did not offer oblations into fire. Due to my mind seized with grief, I did not give wealth to a brāhmaṇa .”

36-38. Then a great attendant of the lord, with a mass of twisted hair, appeared (there). He had three faces, three eyes, three tails and seven hands. He was the great (attendant) by name Kīrtimukha , having matted hair. Seeing him that row of the skulls remained as it were dead through fear. Then that attendant Kīrtimukha said in front of the lord Śiva, after saluting him: “O lord, I am very much hungry.” Then Śaṅkara told him: “O, eat those who are killed in the battle.”

39-43. That attendant thought for a moment; and not seeing the battle anywhere, went to eat Brahmā , but was warded off by Śiva. Then Kīrtimukha who was hungry and who was fully warded off, ate up all his own body. Seeing that rash act and the devotion of Kīrtimukha, the lord, being pleased, said to him: “Always stay in my palace. He who, living in my house, has no thought about you, will quickly fall down.” He who was addressed thus, vanished. At that time gods showered flowers on the head of Śiva.

44-51. Seeing such a wonder in the assembly of the Trident-holder (i.e. Śiva) Rāhu too, being amazed, again spoke to the lord of gods: “How do passions touch you who are restrained and a meditating saint? How are you honoured by the sense-organs? How are you reached by the objects of senses? You fully accept the worship of (i.e. offered by) the regents of the quarters like Brahmā etc. (But) you do not look (up) to any god; you do not worship any god. You are the lord; (then) how do you live in the world eating whatever is obtained by begging? O lord of the meditating saints, you are protecting beautiful Pārvatī. Give her to me. Now, along with your sons Kārtikeya and Gajānana, you, taking a begging bowl, go from house to house every day.” In this way Rāhu spoke (words of) various types to the lord. The lord too, hearing them, did not give any reply. Leaving the lord who was silent, Rāhu said to Nandin: “You who have a hideous, round face are the minister and the general of the army (of Śiva). You deserve to (i.e. you should) teach him who has thus deviated from right conduct. Otherwise, due to (this) sin he will, struck in the battle, fall like Indra .”

52-53. Hearing these words of him, Nandin respectfully spoke to the lord, and then understanding the view of the Trident-holder (i.e. Śiva) from the sign (of the knitting) of his eyebrows Nandin, the chief among the attendants (of Śiva) honoured Rāhu, and sent him (back). Then having gone to Jālandhara, Rāhu told his (i.e. Śiva’s) account and (about) the charming form of Pārvatī.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 16242, revision 334364 (2022-04-02T00:12:54Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365441.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.