Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya · Chapter 39
Source।। अथ पुत्रार्थमञ्जनाकृततपःप्रकारः ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। पुत्रहीनाञ्जना पूर्वं दुःखिता तपसि स्थिता ।। तां दृष्ट्वा मुनिशार्दूलो मतङ्गो विष्णुतत्परः ।। १ ।। अञ्जनाख्यामुवाचेदमत्युग्रे तपसि स्थिताम् ।। २ ।। ।। मतंग उवाच ।। ।। समुत्तिष्ठाञ्जने देवि किमर्थं तपसि स्थिता ।। वद देवि महाभागे कार्यं तव वरानने ।। ३ ।। ।। अंजनोवाच ।। ।। मतंग मुनिशार्दूल वचनं मे शृणुष्व ह ।। पिता मे केसरी नाम राक्षसः शिवतत्परः ।। ४ ।। शैवं घोरं तपश्चक्रे पुत्रार्थं तु सुदुष्करम् ।। पार्वतीसहितः शंभुर्वृषभोपरि संस्थितः ।। ५ ।। प्रादुरासीत्तदा देवो ददौ तस्मै वरं शुभम् ।। ६ ।। ।। शम्भुरुवाच ।। ।। शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि विधिना निर्मितं तव ।। अस्मिजन्मन्यपुत्रत्वं तथाप्यन्यद्ददामि ते ।। ७ ।। विश्रुता सर्वलोकेषु पुत्री तव भविष्यति ।। तस्याः पुत्रो महाबुद्धिस्तव प्रीतिं करिष्यति ।। ८ ।। इति तस्मै वरं दत्त्वा तत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरः ।। मां लब्ध्वा मत्पिता विप्रः कृतकृत्यो बभूवू ह ।। ९ ।। ततः कालान्तरे विप्रः केसर्याख्यो महाकपिः ।। ययाचेमां ददस्वेति पितरं मे ततः पिता ।। ।। 2.1.39.१० ।। तस्मै मां दत्तवांश्चैव पारिबर्हं ददौ च सः ।। गवां लक्षसहस्राणि गजलक्षं महामनाः ।। ११ ।। वाजिनामर्बुदं चैव रथानामर्बुदं तथा ।। वस्त्ररत्नान्यनेकानि दासदासीसहस्रकम् ।। १२ ।। अन्तःपुरचरीर्नारीर्नृत्यगीतविशारदाः ।। ददौ वासः सहस्रं च मया साकं महामते ।। १३ ।। पत्या मे रममाणाया भूयान्कालो गतो मुने ।। अपुत्रा दुःखिता विप्र व्रतानि विविधानि च ।। १४ ।। कृतानि च मया तत्र किष्किन्धायां महापुरि ।। माघे मासि च विप्रेन्द्र वैशाखे कार्तिके तथा ।। १५ ।। स्नानदानव्रतादीनि चातुर्मास्यव्रतं तथा ।। नमस्कारस्तथा विप्र प्रदक्षिणमनुत्तमम् ।। ।।१६ ।। शालग्रामान्नदानानि दीपदानं तथैव च ।। गोदानं तिलदानं च वस्त्रदानं महामुने ।। १७ ।। भूदानं वारिदानं च दत्त्वा पुष्पादिकं मुने ।। यानि यानि च मुख्यानि वैष्णवानि व्रतानि च ।। मया कृतानि सर्वाणि सत्पुत्रफलकांक्षया ।। १८ ।। श्रवणादिषु यत्प्रोक्तं व्रतं विप्रैमहात्मभिः ।। मया कृतं च विप्रेद्रं तुष्ट्यर्थं मधुविद्विषः ।। १९ ।। यानि यानि च मुख्यानि फलानि विविधानि च ।। मया दत्तानि सर्वाणि सत्पुत्रफलकांक्षया ।। 2.1.39.२० ।। मया कृतान्यसंख्यानि व्रतानि विविधानि च ।। पुत्रं तथाप्यलब्ध्वाहं दुःखिता तपसि स्थिता ।। २१ ।। भविष्यति कथं विप्र पुत्रस्त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतः ।। याचेऽहं तु मुनिश्रेष्ठ प्रणता च तवाग्रतः ।। २२ ।। वद त्वं मुनिशार्दूल दीनाहं तपसि स्थिता ।। २३ ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। एवं वदन्तीं तां प्राह मतङ्गो मुनिसत्तमः ।। शृणु मद्वचनं देवि पुत्रपौत्रप्रदायकम् ।। २४ ।। इतो दक्षिणदिग्भागे दशयोजनदूरतः ।। घनाचल इति ख्यातो नृसिंहस्य निवासभूः ।। २५ ।। तस्योपरि महाभागे ब्रह्मतीर्थं मनोहरम् ।। तस्यापि पूर्वदिग्भागे दशयोजनमात्रतः ।। २६ ।। सुवर्णमुखरी नाम नदीनां प्रवरा नदी ।। तस्या एवोत्तरे भागे वृषभाचलनामतः ।। २७ ।। तस्याग्रे सरसी नाम्ना स्वामिपुष्करिणी शुभा ।। गत्वा दृष्ट्वा शुभं तोयं मनःशुद्धिं गमिष्यसि ।। २८ ।। तत्र स्नात्वा विधानेन वराहं तं प्रणम्य च ।। वेङ्कटेशं नमस्कृत्य ततो गच्छ वरानने ।। २९ ।। उत्तरे स्वामितीर्थस्य सिंहशादूलसंयुते ।। चूतपुन्नागपनसैर्बकुलामलकः शुभैः ।। 2.1.39.३० ।। चन्दनागुरुनिम्बैश्च तालहिन्तालकिंशुकैः ।। कपित्थाश्वत्थबिल्वैश्च इङ्गुदैश्च वरानने ।। ३१ ।। एतादृशैर्महापुण्यैर्वृक्षैश्च विविधैः शुभैः ।। वियद्गंगेति विख्यातं तीर्थमेकं विराजते ।। ३२ ।। तस्मिंस्तीर्थेऽञ्जने देवि संकल्पविधिपूर्वकम् ।। स्नात्वा पीत्वा शुभं तीर्थं तीर्थस्याभिमुखी स्थिता ।। ३३ ।। वायुमुद्दिश्य हे देवि तपः कुरु वरानने ।। देवैश्च राक्षसैर्विप्रैर्मनुजैर्मुनिसत्तमैः ।। ३४ ।। भृङ्गैः पक्षिभिरस्त्रैश्च शस्त्रैश्च विविधैः शुभैः ।। अवध्यो भविता पुत्रस्तपसा ते न संशयः ।। ३५ ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। इति प्रोक्ताञ्जना देवी तं प्रणम्य पुनःपुनः ।। भर्त्रा साकं ययावाशु वेंकटाचलसंज्ञकम् ।। ३६ ।। कापिलं तीर्थमासाद्य स्नात्वा निर्मलमानसा ।। वेंकटाद्रिं समारुह्य स्वामिपुष्करिणीं ययौ । ३७ ।। स्नात्वा वराहमानम्य वेंकटेशकृतानतिः ।। मतंगस्य ऋषेर्वाक्यं स्मरन्ती च मुहुर्मुहुः ।। ३८ ।। वियद्गङ्गां ययावाशु चाञ्जना मंजुभाषिणी ।। स्नात्वा पीत्वा शुभं तोयं तीरं तस्य तदुन्मुखी ।। ३९ ।। प्राणवायुं समुद्दिश्य तपश्चक्रे यतव्रता ।। फलाहारा जलाहारा निराहारा ततः परम् ।। 2.1.39.४० ।। सहस्राब्दं तपश्चक्रे न्यस्तनासाग्रदृष्टिका ।। वयस्या विपुला नाम शुश्रूषामकरोच्छुभा ।। ४१ ।। वर्षाणां च सहस्रान्ते वायुर्देवो महामतिः ।। प्रादुरासीत्तदा तां वै भाषमाणो महामतिः ।। ४२ ।। मेषसंक्रमणं भानौ संप्राप्ते मुनिसत्तमाः ।। पूर्णिमाख्ये तिथौ पुण्ये चित्रानक्षत्रसंयुते ।। ४३ ।। तवेप्सितमहं दास्ये वरं वरय सुव्रते ।। इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ततः प्राहाञ्जना सती ।। ४४ ।। पुत्रं देहि महाभाग वायो देव महामते ।। तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मातरिश्वाब्रवीत्ततः ।। ४५ ।। पुत्रस्तेऽहं भविष्यामि ख्यातिं दास्ये शुभानने ।। इति तस्यै वरं दत्त्वा तत्रैवास्ते महाबलः ।। ४६ ।। तदा ब्रह्मादयो देवा इन्द्राद्या लोकपालकाः ।। वसिष्ठाद्या महात्मानः सनकाद्याश्च योगिनः ।। ४७ ।। व्यासादयश्च विप्रेंद्रा लक्ष्म्या साकं जगत्पतिः ।। मुनिपत्न्यो देवपत्न्य ऋषिपत्न्यस्तथैव च ।। ४८ ।। स्वं स्वं वाहनमारुह्य दारभृत्यसुतादिभिः ।। आगतास्ते महात्मानो द्रष्टुं तां तपसि स्थिताम् ।। ४९ ।। आश्चर्यमाश्चर्यमिति ब्रुवाणा ब्रह्मादयो देवगणाश्च सर्वे ।। आलोकयन्तो दिवि दूरतस्ते स्थितास्तदा ब्रह्ममहेशमुख्याः ।। 2.1.39.५० ।। इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे श्रीवेंकटाचलमाहात्म्ये अंजनातपःकरणप्रकारादिवर्णनं नामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ।। ३९ ।।
|| atha putrārthamañjanākṛtatapaḥprakāraḥ || || śrīsūta uvāca || || putrahīnāñjanā pūrvaṃ duḥkhitā tapasi sthitā || tāṃ dṛṣṭvā muniśārdūlo mataṅgo viṣṇutatparaḥ || 1 || añjanākhyāmuvācedamatyugre tapasi sthitām || 2 || || mataṃga uvāca || || samuttiṣṭhāñjane devi kimarthaṃ tapasi sthitā || vada devi mahābhāge kāryaṃ tava varānane || 3 || || aṃjanovāca || || mataṃga muniśārdūla vacanaṃ me śṛṇuṣva ha || pitā me kesarī nāma rākṣasaḥ śivatatparaḥ || 4 || śaivaṃ ghoraṃ tapaścakre putrārthaṃ tu suduṣkaram || pārvatīsahitaḥ śaṃbhurvṛṣabhopari saṃsthitaḥ || 5 || prādurāsīttadā devo dadau tasmai varaṃ śubham || 6 || || śambhuruvāca || || śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi vidhinā nirmitaṃ tava || asmijanmanyaputratvaṃ tathāpyanyaddadāmi te || 7 || viśrutā sarvalokeṣu putrī tava bhaviṣyati || tasyāḥ putro mahābuddhistava prītiṃ kariṣyati || 8 || iti tasmai varaṃ dattvā tatraivāntardadhe haraḥ || māṃ labdhvā matpitā vipraḥ kṛtakṛtyo babhūvū ha || 9 || tataḥ kālāntare vipraḥ kesaryākhyo mahākapiḥ || yayācemāṃ dadasveti pitaraṃ me tataḥ pitā || || 2.1.39.10 || tasmai māṃ dattavāṃścaiva pāribarhaṃ dadau ca saḥ || gavāṃ lakṣasahasrāṇi gajalakṣaṃ mahāmanāḥ || 11 || vājināmarbudaṃ caiva rathānāmarbudaṃ tathā || vastraratnānyanekāni dāsadāsīsahasrakam || 12 || antaḥpuracarīrnārīrnṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ || dadau vāsaḥ sahasraṃ ca mayā sākaṃ mahāmate || 13 || patyā me ramamāṇāyā bhūyānkālo gato mune || aputrā duḥkhitā vipra vratāni vividhāni ca || 14 || kṛtāni ca mayā tatra kiṣkindhāyāṃ mahāpuri || māghe māsi ca viprendra vaiśākhe kārtike tathā || 15 || snānadānavratādīni cāturmāsyavrataṃ tathā || namaskārastathā vipra pradakṣiṇamanuttamam || ||16 || śālagrāmānnadānāni dīpadānaṃ tathaiva ca || godānaṃ tiladānaṃ ca vastradānaṃ mahāmune || 17 || bhūdānaṃ vāridānaṃ ca dattvā puṣpādikaṃ mune || yāni yāni ca mukhyāni vaiṣṇavāni vratāni ca || mayā kṛtāni sarvāṇi satputraphalakāṃkṣayā || 18 || śravaṇādiṣu yatproktaṃ vrataṃ vipraimahātmabhiḥ || mayā kṛtaṃ ca vipredraṃ tuṣṭyarthaṃ madhuvidviṣaḥ || 19 || yāni yāni ca mukhyāni phalāni vividhāni ca || mayā dattāni sarvāṇi satputraphalakāṃkṣayā || 2.1.39.20 || mayā kṛtānyasaṃkhyāni vratāni vividhāni ca || putraṃ tathāpyalabdhvāhaṃ duḥkhitā tapasi sthitā || 21 || bhaviṣyati kathaṃ vipra putrastrailokyaviśrutaḥ || yāce'haṃ tu muniśreṣṭha praṇatā ca tavāgrataḥ || 22 || vada tvaṃ muniśārdūla dīnāhaṃ tapasi sthitā || 23 || || śrīsūta uvāca || || evaṃ vadantīṃ tāṃ prāha mataṅgo munisattamaḥ || śṛṇu madvacanaṃ devi putrapautrapradāyakam || 24 || ito dakṣiṇadigbhāge daśayojanadūrataḥ || ghanācala iti khyāto nṛsiṃhasya nivāsabhūḥ || 25 || tasyopari mahābhāge brahmatīrthaṃ manoharam || tasyāpi pūrvadigbhāge daśayojanamātrataḥ || 26 || suvarṇamukharī nāma nadīnāṃ pravarā nadī || tasyā evottare bhāge vṛṣabhācalanāmataḥ || 27 || tasyāgre sarasī nāmnā svāmipuṣkariṇī śubhā || gatvā dṛṣṭvā śubhaṃ toyaṃ manaḥśuddhiṃ gamiṣyasi || 28 || tatra snātvā vidhānena varāhaṃ taṃ praṇamya ca || veṅkaṭeśaṃ namaskṛtya tato gaccha varānane || 29 || uttare svāmitīrthasya siṃhaśādūlasaṃyute || cūtapunnāgapanasairbakulāmalakaḥ śubhaiḥ || 2.1.39.30 || candanāgurunimbaiśca tālahintālakiṃśukaiḥ || kapitthāśvatthabilvaiśca iṅgudaiśca varānane || 31 || etādṛśairmahāpuṇyairvṛkṣaiśca vividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ || viyadgaṃgeti vikhyātaṃ tīrthamekaṃ virājate || 32 || tasmiṃstīrthe'ñjane devi saṃkalpavidhipūrvakam || snātvā pītvā śubhaṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthasyābhimukhī sthitā || 33 || vāyumuddiśya he devi tapaḥ kuru varānane || devaiśca rākṣasairviprairmanujairmunisattamaiḥ || 34 || bhṛṅgaiḥ pakṣibhirastraiśca śastraiśca vividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ || avadhyo bhavitā putrastapasā te na saṃśayaḥ || 35 || || śrīsūta uvāca || || iti proktāñjanā devī taṃ praṇamya punaḥpunaḥ || bhartrā sākaṃ yayāvāśu veṃkaṭācalasaṃjñakam || 36 || kāpilaṃ tīrthamāsādya snātvā nirmalamānasā || veṃkaṭādriṃ samāruhya svāmipuṣkariṇīṃ yayau | 37 || snātvā varāhamānamya veṃkaṭeśakṛtānatiḥ || mataṃgasya ṛṣervākyaṃ smarantī ca muhurmuhuḥ || 38 || viyadgaṅgāṃ yayāvāśu cāñjanā maṃjubhāṣiṇī || snātvā pītvā śubhaṃ toyaṃ tīraṃ tasya tadunmukhī || 39 || prāṇavāyuṃ samuddiśya tapaścakre yatavratā || phalāhārā jalāhārā nirāhārā tataḥ param || 2.1.39.40 || sahasrābdaṃ tapaścakre nyastanāsāgradṛṣṭikā || vayasyā vipulā nāma śuśrūṣāmakarocchubhā || 41 || varṣāṇāṃ ca sahasrānte vāyurdevo mahāmatiḥ || prādurāsīttadā tāṃ vai bhāṣamāṇo mahāmatiḥ || 42 || meṣasaṃkramaṇaṃ bhānau saṃprāpte munisattamāḥ || pūrṇimākhye tithau puṇye citrānakṣatrasaṃyute || 43 || tavepsitamahaṃ dāsye varaṃ varaya suvrate || iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tataḥ prāhāñjanā satī || 44 || putraṃ dehi mahābhāga vāyo deva mahāmate || tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mātariśvābravīttataḥ || 45 || putraste'haṃ bhaviṣyāmi khyātiṃ dāsye śubhānane || iti tasyai varaṃ dattvā tatraivāste mahābalaḥ || 46 || tadā brahmādayo devā indrādyā lokapālakāḥ || vasiṣṭhādyā mahātmānaḥ sanakādyāśca yoginaḥ || 47 || vyāsādayaśca vipreṃdrā lakṣmyā sākaṃ jagatpatiḥ || munipatnyo devapatnya ṛṣipatnyastathaiva ca || 48 || svaṃ svaṃ vāhanamāruhya dārabhṛtyasutādibhiḥ || āgatāste mahātmāno draṣṭuṃ tāṃ tapasi sthitām || 49 || āścaryamāścaryamiti bruvāṇā brahmādayo devagaṇāśca sarve || ālokayanto divi dūrataste sthitāstadā brahmamaheśamukhyāḥ || 2.1.39.50 || iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye aṃjanātapaḥkaraṇaprakārādivarṇanaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 39 ||
English translation
Śrī Sūta said :
1-2. Formerly, Añjanā who had no son became distressed and therefore engaged herself in a penance. On seeing her Mataṅga , a tiger among sages and a devotee of Viṣṇu , spoke these words to (the lady) named Añjanā who was engaged in a very severe penance.
Mataṅga said :
3. Get up, O gentle lady Añjanā. Why are you engaged in penance? Tell me, O highly fortunate gentle lady of excellent countenance, your purpose and aim (of performing penance).
Añjanā replied :
4-7. O Mataṅga, O tiger among sages, listen to my words. My father, a Rākṣasa named Kesarī , is a devotee of Śiva . He performed a severe penance to please Śiva. It was a very difficult penance for the sake of a son. Accompanied by Pārvatī and seated on his Bull, Lord Śaṃbhu appeared before him and granted him an auspicious boon.
Śaṃbhu said :
Listen, O King, sonlessness in this birth has been ordained for you by your fate. Still I grant you another thing.
8. Your daughter will be well-known in all the worlds. Her son of great intelligence wilt cause delight unto you.
9-14a. After granting this boon to him, Hara vanished there itself.
On getting me (as a daughter), O Brāhmaṇa , my father became centented [contented?]. Then, after some time, O Brāhmaṇa, the great monkey named Kesarī [1] requested my father to give me (in marriage) to him. Thereupon, my father gave me to him. As a wedding present he gave a hundred million cows and a hundred thousand elephants. (My father) of lofty mind gave a hundred million horses and an equal number of chariots. He gave garments and jewels in plenty and a thousand men and women servants. O highly intelligent one, along with me he gave many women to work in the inner apartment. They were experts in dance and music. He gave a thousand clothes too. For many years, O sage, I sported with my husband.
14b-18. I was extremely distressed, O Brāhmaṇa, because I had no son. There in the city of Kiṣkindhā many kinds of holy rites were performed by me. In the months of Māgha , Vāiśākha and Kārttika , O eminent Brāhmaṇa, holy ablutions, charitable gifts, holy rites etc. were performed. The holy observances extending over four months (in the rainy season) were performed. Prostrations as well as excellent circumambulations were performed, O Brāhmaṇa. Various kinds of charitable gifts were given, viz. gift of Śālagrāma , of food, lights, cows, gingelly-seeds, garments, O great sage, gift of land, water, flower etc. All the important holy rites pertaining to Viṣṇu were performed by me * with a desire for the benefit of (begetting) a good son.
19-23. The holy rites suggested by the noble-souled Brāhmaṇas to be performed in Śrāvaṇa and other months have been performed by me, O great Brāhmaṇa, for the propitiation of the Slayer of Madhu .
All the chief varieties of fruits of various kinds have been gifted by me with a desire for having a good son. Innumerable holy rites (observances) of various kinds have been performed by me. Still I did not get a son. I am distressed thereby. So I am engaged in a penance.
How will a son famous in the three worlds be born, O Brāhmaṇa, after bowing down in front of you. O excellent Sage, I request you. Do tell me, O tiger among sages, distressed that I am and engaged in the penance.
Śrī Sūta said :
24-28. As she said thus, Mataṅga the excellent sage spoke:
“Listen to my words, O gentle lady. (They are) conducive to the attainment of sons and grandsons. Ten Yojanas (i.e. 10 x 12 = 120 kilometres) to the southern side from here there is the residential abode (shrine) of Nṛsiṃha well-known as Ghanācala. There is the charming Brahmatīrtha in it, O lady of good fortune. Ten Yojanas to the east of the same is the most excellent river named Suvarṇamukharī . To the north of it there is a mountain named Vṛṣabhācala . On its summit there is a splendid lake called Svāmipuṣkariṇī After going there and seeing the auspicious waters your mind will become purified.
29-35. Take your holy bath there in accordance with the injunctions. Bow down to the deity Varāha (Boar). Then go ahead, O lady of excellent countenance, after bowing down to Veṅkaṭeśa . A Tīrtha well-known as Viyadgaṅgā shines on the northern side of Svāmitīrtha . It is a place full of lions and tigers. Different kinds of splendid trees of great merit are found there, such as mango, Punnāga , jack tree, Mimusops elengi, Embylic myrobalan, Sandal, Agallochum, margosa , palm trees, Hintāla trees, Butea frondosa, Feronia elephantum, holy fig tree, Marmelos and Iṅgudas (Terrainalia catappa).
O gentle lady Añjanā, take your holy bath there with all requisite preliminary rites of Saṅkalpa etc. After the bath drink the (water of the) auspicious Tīrtha. Standing facing the Tīrtha, O gentle lady of excellent countenance, perform a penance with the Wind-god as your object of worship. As a result of your penance, your son will be one who cannot be killed by Devas , Rākṣasas , Brāhmaṇas, human beings, excellent sages, black bees, birds, missiles and weapons of many splendid varieties.”
Śrī Sūta said :
36. On being told thus, the gentle lady Añjanā bowed down to him again and again- Accompanied by her husband she quickly went to (the mountain) named Veṅkaṭācala .
37. After reaching the Kapila Tīrtha and taking her holy bath with the mind free from impurities, she climbed the mountain Veṅkaṭa and went to Svāmipuṣkariṇī.
38. After bathing there and bowing down to the deities Varāha and Veṅkaṭeśa, she remembered frequently the words of Sage Mataṅga.
39. The sweet-voiced Añjanā hastened to Viyadgaṅgā. She took her bath and drank the holy water. She then performed penance by standing on its banks and facing it.
40. With the Vital Breath ( Prāṇavāyu ) as her object of worship the lady of holy observances began the penance. First she subsisted on fruits, then on water and then she abstained from taking any thing.
41. With her eyes fixed on the tip of her nose she performed penance for a thousand years. Her splendid friend named Vipulā rendered service to her.
42-44. At the end of a thousand years the Wind-god of great intelligence appeared before her. The highly intelligent one spoke to her, O excellent sages, when the Sun had his transit to the Zodiac Aries on the meritorious Full-Moon day in conjunction with the constellation Citrā :
Vāyu said :
I shall grant you what you desire, O lady of holy rites; choose your boon.
On hearing his words thus the chaste lady Añjanā said:
45. “O Lord, Wind-god of exalted magnificence, of great intelligence, grant me a son.”
On hearing her words the Wind-god said:
46. “I shall become your son. O lady of splendid countenance, I shall grant (bring to) you good reputation.”
After granting her the boon thus, the mighty one remained there itself.
47-49. Then all these came to see her engaged in penance; Brahmā and other Devas, the Guardians of the Quarters, Indra and others, noble-souled (sages) like Vasiṣṭha and others, Yogins like Sanaka , eminent Brāhmaṇas Vyāsa etc,, the Lord of the universe along with Lakṣmī , the wives of Devas and the wives of sages. Those noble-souled ones came there riding on their respective vehicles accompanied by wives, servants, sons and others.
50. Saying “Oh (How) wonderful! Oh wonderful!” all the groups of Devas, Brahmā and others stood far away in the firmament looking at her. All those (gods), the chiefs of whom were Brahmā and Maheśa , stood there looking from a distance.
[1]: [1] : Keasarī is the name of Añjanā’s Rākṣasa father and monkey husband.
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