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Chapter 14

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।। पृथुरुवाच ।। ।। यत्त्वया कथितं ब्रह्मन्व्रतमूर्जस्य विस्तरात् ।। तत्र या तुलसीमूले विष्णोः पूजा त्वयोदिता ।। १ ।। तेनाऽहं प्रष्टुमिच्छामि माहात्म्यं तुलसीभवम् ।। कथं साऽतिप्रिया तस्य देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः ।। २ ।। कथमेषा समुत्पन्ना कस्मिन्स्थाने च नारद ।। एवं ब्रूहि समासेन सर्वज्ञोऽसि मतो मम ।। ३ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। शृणु राजन्नवहितो माहात्म्यं तुलसीभवम् ।। सेतिहासं पुरावृत्तं तत्सर्वं कथयामि ते ।। ४ ।। पुरा शक्रः शिवं द्रष्टुमगात्कैलासपर्वतम् ।। सर्वदेवैः परिवृतो ह्यप्सरोगणसेवितः ।। ५ ।। यावद्गतः शिवगृहं तावत्तत्र स दृष्टवान् ।। पुरुषं भीमकर्माणं दंष्ट्राऽऽननविभीषणम् ।। ६ ।। स पृष्टस्तेन कस्त्वं भोः क्व गतो जगदीश्वरः ।। एवं पुनः पुनः पृष्टः स तदा नोक्तवान्नृप ।। ७ ।। ततः कुद्धो वज्रपाणिस्तं निर्भर्त्स्य वचोऽब्रवीत् ।। रे मया पृच्छयमानोऽपि नोत्तरं दत्तवानसि ।। ८ ।। अतस्त्वां हन्मि वज्रेण कस्ते त्राताऽस्ति दुर्मते ।। इत्युदीर्य ततो वज्री वज्रेणाऽभ्यहनद्दृढम् ।। ९ ।। तेनास्य कण्ठो नीलत्वमगाद्वज्रं च भस्मताम् ।। ततो रुद्रः प्रजज्वाल तेजसा प्रदहन्निव ।। 2.4.14.१० ।। दृष्ट्वा बृहस्पतिस्तूर्णं कृतांजलिपुटोऽभवत् ।। इन्द्रं च दंडवद्भूमौ कृत्वा स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमे ।। ११ ।। ।। बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।। ।। नमो देवाधिपतये त्र्यंबकाय कपर्दिने ।। त्रिपुरघ्नाय शर्वाय नमोऽधंकनिषूदिने ।। १२ ।। विरूपायाऽतिरूपाय बहुरूपाय शंभवे ।। यज्ञविध्वंसकर्त्रे च यज्ञानां फलदायिने ।। १३ ।। कालांतकाय कालाय कालभोगिधराय च ।। नमो ब्रह्मशिरोहंत्रे ब्राह्मणाय नमो नमः ।। १४ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। एवं स्तुतस्तदा शंभुर्धिषणेन जगाद तम् ।। संहरन्नयनज्वालां त्रिलोकीदहन क्षमाम्।। १५ ।। वरं वरय भो ब्रह्मन्प्रीतः स्तुत्याऽनया तव ।। इन्द्रस्य जीवदानेन जीवेति त्वं प्रथां वज्र ।। १६ ।। ।। बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।। ।। यदि तुष्टोऽसि देव त्वं पाहींद्रं शरणागतम् ।। अग्निरेष शमं यातु भालनेत्रसमुद्भवः ।। १७ ।। ।। ।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। ।। पुनः प्रवेशमायाति भालनेत्रे कथं शिखी ।। एनं त्यक्ष्याम्यहं दूरे यथेंद्रं नैव पीडयेत् ।। १८ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। इत्युक्त्वा तं करे धृत्वा प्राक्षिपल्लवणार्णवे ।। सोऽपतत्सिंधुगंगायाः सागरस्य च संगमे ।। १९ ।। तावत्स बालरूपत्वमगात्तत्र रुरोद च ।। रुदतस्तस्य शब्देन प्राकंपद्धरणी मुहुः ।। 2.4.14.२० ।। स्वर्गाद्याः सत्यलोकांतास्तत्स्वनाद्बधिरीकृताः ।। श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा ययौ तत्र किमेतदिति विस्मितः ।। ।। २१ ।। तावत्समुद्रस्योत्संगे तं बालं स ददर्श ह ।। दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्माणमायातं समुद्रोऽपि कृतांजलिः ।। २२ ।। प्रणम्य शिरसा बालं तस्योत्संगे न्यवेशयत् ।। भो ब्रह्मन्सिंधुगंगायां जातोऽयं मम पुत्रकः ।। जातकर्माऽऽदिसंस्कारान्कुरुष्वाऽद्य जगद्गुरो ।। २३ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। इत्थं वदति पाथोधौ स बालः सागरात्मजः ।।२४ ।। ब्रह्माणमग्रहीत्कूर्चे विधुन्वंस्तं मुहुर्मुहुः ।। धुन्वतस्तस्य कूर्चे तु नेत्राभ्यामगमज्जलम् ।। कथंचिन्मुक्तकूर्चोऽथ ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच सागरम् ।। २५ ।। ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ।। नेत्राभ्यां विधृतं यस्मादनेनैतज्जलं मम ।। तस्माज्जलंधर इति ख्यातो नाम्ना भविष्यति ।। २६ ।। अनेनैवैष तरुणः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगः ।। अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां विना रुद्रं भविष्यति ।। २७ ।। यत एष समुद्भूतस्तत्रैवांतं गमिष्यति ।। २८ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। इत्युक्त्वा शुक्रमाहूय राज्ये तं चाभ्यषेचयत् ।। आमंत्र्य सरितां नाथं ब्रह्मांतर्धानमागमत् ।। २९ ।। अथ तद्दर्शनोत्फुल्लनयनः सागरस्तदा ।। कालनेमिसुतां वृंदां तद्भार्यार्थमयाचत ।। 2.4.14.३० ।। ते कालनेमिप्रमुखास्ततोऽसुरास्तस्मै सुतां तां प्रददुः प्रहर्षिताः।। स चाऽपि तां प्राप्य सुहृद्वरां वशां शशास गां शुक्रसहायवान्बली ।। ३१ ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे कार्तिकमासमाहात्म्ये जलंधरोत्पत्तिवर्णनंनाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ।। १४ ।।

|| pṛthuruvāca || || yattvayā kathitaṃ brahmanvratamūrjasya vistarāt || tatra yā tulasīmūle viṣṇoḥ pūjā tvayoditā || 1 || tenā'haṃ praṣṭumicchāmi māhātmyaṃ tulasībhavam || kathaṃ sā'tipriyā tasya devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ || 2 || kathameṣā samutpannā kasminsthāne ca nārada || evaṃ brūhi samāsena sarvajño'si mato mama || 3 || || nārada uvāca || || śṛṇu rājannavahito māhātmyaṃ tulasībhavam || setihāsaṃ purāvṛttaṃ tatsarvaṃ kathayāmi te || 4 || purā śakraḥ śivaṃ draṣṭumagātkailāsaparvatam || sarvadevaiḥ parivṛto hyapsarogaṇasevitaḥ || 5 || yāvadgataḥ śivagṛhaṃ tāvattatra sa dṛṣṭavān || puruṣaṃ bhīmakarmāṇaṃ daṃṣṭrā''nanavibhīṣaṇam || 6 || sa pṛṣṭastena kastvaṃ bhoḥ kva gato jagadīśvaraḥ || evaṃ punaḥ punaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ sa tadā noktavānnṛpa || 7 || tataḥ kuddho vajrapāṇistaṃ nirbhartsya vaco'bravīt || re mayā pṛcchayamāno'pi nottaraṃ dattavānasi || 8 || atastvāṃ hanmi vajreṇa kaste trātā'sti durmate || ityudīrya tato vajrī vajreṇā'bhyahanaddṛḍham || 9 || tenāsya kaṇṭho nīlatvamagādvajraṃ ca bhasmatām || tato rudraḥ prajajvāla tejasā pradahanniva || 2.4.14.10 || dṛṣṭvā bṛhaspatistūrṇaṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭo'bhavat || indraṃ ca daṃḍavadbhūmau kṛtvā stotuṃ pracakrame || 11 || || bṛhaspatiruvāca || || namo devādhipataye tryaṃbakāya kapardine || tripuraghnāya śarvāya namo'dhaṃkaniṣūdine || 12 || virūpāyā'tirūpāya bahurūpāya śaṃbhave || yajñavidhvaṃsakartre ca yajñānāṃ phaladāyine || 13 || kālāṃtakāya kālāya kālabhogidharāya ca || namo brahmaśirohaṃtre brāhmaṇāya namo namaḥ || 14 || || nārada uvāca || || evaṃ stutastadā śaṃbhurdhiṣaṇena jagāda tam || saṃharannayanajvālāṃ trilokīdahana kṣamām|| 15 || varaṃ varaya bho brahmanprītaḥ stutyā'nayā tava || indrasya jīvadānena jīveti tvaṃ prathāṃ vajra || 16 || || bṛhaspatiruvāca || || yadi tuṣṭo'si deva tvaṃ pāhīṃdraṃ śaraṇāgatam || agnireṣa śamaṃ yātu bhālanetrasamudbhavaḥ || 17 || || || īśvara uvāca || || punaḥ praveśamāyāti bhālanetre kathaṃ śikhī || enaṃ tyakṣyāmyahaṃ dūre yatheṃdraṃ naiva pīḍayet || 18 || || nārada uvāca || || ityuktvā taṃ kare dhṛtvā prākṣipallavaṇārṇave || so'patatsiṃdhugaṃgāyāḥ sāgarasya ca saṃgame || 19 || tāvatsa bālarūpatvamagāttatra ruroda ca || rudatastasya śabdena prākaṃpaddharaṇī muhuḥ || 2.4.14.20 || svargādyāḥ satyalokāṃtāstatsvanādbadhirīkṛtāḥ || śrutvā brahmā yayau tatra kimetaditi vismitaḥ || || 21 || tāvatsamudrasyotsaṃge taṃ bālaṃ sa dadarśa ha || dṛṣṭvā brahmāṇamāyātaṃ samudro'pi kṛtāṃjaliḥ || 22 || praṇamya śirasā bālaṃ tasyotsaṃge nyaveśayat || bho brahmansiṃdhugaṃgāyāṃ jāto'yaṃ mama putrakaḥ || jātakarmā''disaṃskārānkuruṣvā'dya jagadguro || 23 || || nārada uvāca || || itthaṃ vadati pāthodhau sa bālaḥ sāgarātmajaḥ ||24 || brahmāṇamagrahītkūrce vidhunvaṃstaṃ muhurmuhuḥ || dhunvatastasya kūrce tu netrābhyāmagamajjalam || kathaṃcinmuktakūrco'tha brahmā provāca sāgaram || 25 || || brahmovāca || || netrābhyāṃ vidhṛtaṃ yasmādanenaitajjalaṃ mama || tasmājjalaṃdhara iti khyāto nāmnā bhaviṣyati || 26 || anenaivaiṣa taruṇaḥ sarvaśastrāstrapāragaḥ || avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vinā rudraṃ bhaviṣyati || 27 || yata eṣa samudbhūtastatraivāṃtaṃ gamiṣyati || 28 || || nārada uvāca || || ityuktvā śukramāhūya rājye taṃ cābhyaṣecayat || āmaṃtrya saritāṃ nāthaṃ brahmāṃtardhānamāgamat || 29 || atha taddarśanotphullanayanaḥ sāgarastadā || kālanemisutāṃ vṛṃdāṃ tadbhāryārthamayācata || 2.4.14.30 || te kālanemipramukhāstato'surāstasmai sutāṃ tāṃ pradaduḥ praharṣitāḥ|| sa cā'pi tāṃ prāpya suhṛdvarāṃ vaśāṃ śaśāsa gāṃ śukrasahāyavānbalī || 31 || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe kārtikamāsamāhātmye jalaṃdharotpattivarṇanaṃnāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 14 ||

English translation

Pṛthu said :

1-3. O Brāhmṇa, the Vrata of Kārttika has been recounted in detail by you. But therein the worship of Viṣṇu at the root of Tulasī has also been enjoined by you. I, therefore, wish to ask you about the greatness of Tulasī. How is it that it became a great favourite of the Śārṅga -bearing Lord of Devas ? How did it originate? O Nārada , at what place did it originate? Describe this succinctly. You are respected as an omniscient person by me.

Nārada said :

4. O king, listen attentively to the greatness of Tulasī. I shall describe everything along with its legendary story that happened formerly.

5. Formerly Śakra went to the Kailāsa mountain to pay a visit to Siva . He was surrounded by all the Devas and accompanied by groups of celestial damsels.

6. When he reached the abode of Śiva , he saw a person of terrible activities there. He was highly terrifying on account of his curved teeth and hideous face.

7. He was asked by him ( Indra ): “Who are you? Where has the Lord of the universe gone?” Though asked thus frequently, O king, he did not reply.

8-9. Then the infuriated Lord with the thunderbolt in his hand rebuked him and spoke these words: “Oh! Though you are being asked by me, you have not replied. Hence I shall kill you with my thunderbolt. O vicious-minded one, who is there to save you?” After saying this, the Thunderbolt-bearing Lord smote him with force with his thunderbolt.

10. Thereby his throat became blue and the thunderbolt was reduced to ash. Then Rudra blazed with his refulgence as if he would burn (everything).

11. On seeing it Bṛhaspati immediately joined his palms in reverence. He made Indra prostrate flat on the ground and began to eulogize.

Bṛhaspati said :

12. Obeisance to the overlord of Devas, to the Three-eyed Lord with matted hair. Obeisance to the slayer of Tripuras , to Śarva , to the destroyer of Andhaka .

13. Bow to the lord with a hideous form, to the lord who is beyond all forms, to Śaṃbhu of many forms. Obeisance to the lord who caused destruction to ( Dakṣa ’s) Yajña , to the lord who grants the benefit of Yajñas .

14. Obeisance to the destroyer of Kāla (Death), to Kāla (Time), to the lord holding black serpents. Salute to the destroyer of Brahmā ’s head. Obeisance, obeisance to the Brāhmaṇa .

Nārada said :

15. On being eulogized thus by Bṛhaspati, Śaṃbhu said to him after withdrawing the flame of fire issuing from the eye—the fire that was capable of burning the three worlds :

16. “O Brāhmaṇa, choose a boon. I am pleased with this eulogy of yours. Since you granted life unto Indra, attain the reputation as Jīva .”

Bṛhaspati said :

17. If you are pleased, O Lord, you do protect Indra who seeks refuge in you. Let this fire issuing from the eye in the forehead subside.

Īśvara said :

18. How can the fire re-enter the eye in the forehead? I shall cast this off very far, so that it will not trouble Indra.

Nārada said :

19. After saying thus he took hold of it in his hand and threw it into the briny sea. It fell where the river Sindhu met the ocean.

20. By that time it assumed the form of a child and began to cry. Due to the noise of his cries the entire earth shook frequently.

21. All the worlds beginning with Svarga (heaven) and ending with Satyaloka became deafened due to that noise. On hearing it Brahmā went there wondering what it was.

22-23. He saw the boy in the lap of the Ocean. On seeing Brahmā coming, the Ocean joined his palms in reverence, bowed down his head and placed the boy on his lap:

“O Brahmā, my son was born in the place where the river Sindhu joins the ocean. O Sire of the universe, perform the post-natal consecratory rites for him.”

Nārada said :

24-25. While the Ocean said so, the boy, the son of the Ocean, caught hold of the beard of Brahmā and shook it frequently. As the beard was pulled thus, water flowed from his (Brahmā’s) eyes. Somehow Brahmā extricated his beard and spoke to the Ocean:

Brahmā said :

26. Since the water flowing from my eyes was held by him, he will become famous by the name Jalandhara . [1]

27-28. For this very reason, when he becomes a youth, he will become a master of all missiles and weapons. He will be invincible to all living beings, except Rudra. He will attain his end at the place where he was born.

Nārada said :

29. On saying this, he called Śukra and made him crown him as king in the realm. After taking leave of the Ocean, Brahmā vanished,

30. The Ocean had his eyes beaming like full-blown lotus at his sight. He requested Kālanemi for the hand of Vṛndā , his daughter, to be the wife unto his son.

31. Then the Asuras, the chief of whom was Kālanemi, became delighted. They gave his (Kālanemi’s) daughter to him (Jalandhara). After securing her as an excellent friend (and wife), the powerful demon ruled over the realm with the assistance (and advice) of Śukra.

Popular etymology of the name Jalandhara .

[1]: [1] : Popular etymology of the name Jalandhara .

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 22992, revision 71257 (2016-06-14T08:41:13Z). English is G. V. Tagare’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc371656.html and the archival publication witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.