Friday 30 September 2011

Daksha apologises

दक्षदुःखनिराकरणवर्णनं नाम द्विचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
 
Daksha's sorrow removal description Chapter 42
 
दक्ष उवाच |
 
Daksha said (to God)
 
देवदेव महादेव कृपां कुरु नमोऽस्तु ते |
अपराधं क्षमस्वाद्य मम शम्भो कृपानिधे || 34 ||
 
Great God, the God of the Devas, please do me a favour; I bow to you. Shiva, the ocean of mercy, forgive my offence.

Thursday 29 September 2011

Dependent on the devotees

विष्णुरुवाच |
 
Vishnu said (to pacify Virabhadra)
 
अहं भक्तपराधीनस्तथा सोऽपि महेश्वरः |
दक्षो भक्तो हि मे तात तस्मादत्रागतो मखे || 60 ||
 
Like the great God, I also am dependent on the devotees. Daksha is my devotee, therefore I came here to the sacrifice.

Wednesday 28 September 2011

Daksha Yajna, Chapter 36

विष्णुवीरभद्रसम्वादो नाम षट्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः 

Vishnu Virabhadra dialogue Chapter 36 

वीरभद्र उवाच | 

Virabhadra said (to Lord Vishnu) 

वक्षो विदारयिष्यामि त्रिशूलेन हरे तव | 53 

Vishnu, I will tear your heart/chest with the trident. 

Tuesday 27 September 2011

Chapter 35 (Continued)

श्रीकालभैरवः काश्यां नखाग्रेणैव लीलया |

पुरा शिरश्च चिच्छेद पञ्चमं ब्रह्मणो ध्रुवम् || 52 ||
 
Lord Kalabhairava (a form of Shiva) in Kashi with the front part of (his) nails in the past cut off the fifth head of Brahma certainly.

Monday 26 September 2011

No shelter for someone who dislikes Shiva

शरण्योऽस्माकमधुना नास्त्येव हि जगत्त्रये |
शंकरद्रोहिणो लोके कः शरण्यो भविष्यति || 45 ||
 
Now our shelter-giver does not exist indeed in the three worlds. To someone who dislikes Shiva, who would offer shelter in the world?

Sunday 25 September 2011

Vishnu statement description Chapter 35

विष्णुवाक्यवर्णनं नाम पञ्चत्रिंशोऽध्याय
 
Vishnu statement description Chapter 35
 
विष्णुरुवाच |
 
Lord Vishnu said (to Daksha)
 
अवज्ञा हि कृता दक्ष त्वया तत्वमजानता |
सकलाधीश्वरस्यैव शङ्करस्य परात्मनः || 7 ||
 
Daksha, unknowing the element, you ignored Shiva, the God of everyone, the supreme soul.

Saturday 24 September 2011

Nine Durgas and Mahakali go to destroy Daksha

वीरभद्रयात्रावर्णनं नाम त्रयत्रिंशोऽध्याय
 
Virabhadra travel description Chapter 33
 
ब्रह्मोवाच |
 
Brahma said (to Narada)
 
काली कात्यायनीशानी चामुण्डा मुण्डमर्दिनी |
भद्रकाली तथा भद्रा त्वरिता वैश्णवी तथा || 11 ||

एताभिर्नवदुर्गाभिर्महाकाली समन्विता |

ययौ दक्षविनाशाय सर्वभूतगणैः सह || 12 ||
Kali, Katyayani, Ishani, Chamunda, Mundamardini, Bhadrakali, Bhadra, Tvarita and Vaishnavi – these nine Durgas (forms of Durga) along with Mahakali went to destroy Daksha (and his sacrifice) with follower ghosts.

In the Devi kavacham, taken from Markandeya Purana, the names are somewhat different.

प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी |
तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम् || 3 ||
पञ्चमं स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च |
सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टमम् || 4 ||
नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः | 5

Friday 23 September 2011

Lord Vishnu should not be supporting the sacrifice of Daksha

निर्गच्छ त्वं हरे शिघ्रमेतदध्वरमण्डपात् |
अन्यथा भवतो नाशो भविष्यत्यद्य सर्वथा || 34 ||
 
Vishnu, leave this mandapa (tent) of the sacrifice quickly, otherwise your all round destruction will take place today.
 

Thursday 22 September 2011

Chapter 31 (Continued)

यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् |
विष्णुर्विष्णुत्वमापन्नस्तस्य शंभोः प्रिया सती || 22 ||
 
By continuously meditating on whose worshippable lotus feet with respect, Vishnu obtained his characteristic (Vishnutva – Vishnuness), that Shiva's favourite is Sati.

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Chapter 31 (Continued)

शंभुर्हि परमेशानः सर्वस्वामी परात्परः |
विष्णुब्रह्मादिसंसेव्यः सर्वकल्याणकारकः || 15 ||
 
Shiva is the supreme God, the Lord of everyone, superior to the supreme, worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma, etc., who does all good.

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Voice from the sky

नभोवाणीवर्णनं नामैकत्रिन्शोऽध्याय
 
Sky voice description Chapter 31

व्योमवाण्युवाच |
 
Sky voice said
 
सा सत्येव जगद्धात्री जगद्रक्षणकारिणी |
अनादिशक्तिः कल्पान्ते जगत्संहारकारिणी || 11 ||

सा सत्येव तपोधर्मदानादिफलदायिनी |

शम्भुशक्तिर्महादेवी दुष्टहन्त्री परात्परा || 13 ||
 
That indeed is Sati, the bearer of the world, the protector of the world, the primordial/original energy who causes the destruction of the world at the end of the kalpa. That indeed is Sati, who gives the fruit (reward) of tapa (austerities), dharma, charity, etc., Shiva's energy, the great Goddess, killer of the evil people, superior to the supreme.

Monday 19 September 2011

Chapter 29 (Continued)

यो निन्दति महादेवं निद्यमानं शृणोति वा |
तावुभौ नरकं यातौ यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ || 38 ||
 
Those who criticise the great God or listen to the criticism, both those go to hell, as long as there are sun and moon.

Sunday 18 September 2011

Sati's statements

सतीवाक्यवर्णनं नामैकोनत्रिन्शोऽध्यायः
 
Sati statement description Chapter 29
 
सत्युवाच

Sati said
 
यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण सर्वं पूतं भवत्यहो |
विना तेन कृतं सर्वमपवित्रं भविष्यति || 11 ||
 
By remembering whom everything becomes holy, without him everything will become unholy.

Saturday 17 September 2011

Going uninvited where one is not welcome

सतीयात्रावर्णनं नामाष्टाविन्शोऽध्यायः

Sati's travel description Chapter 28

महादेव उवाच

God said (to Sati)

अनाहूताच्च ये देवि गच्छन्ति परमन्दिरम्
|
अवमानं प्राप्नुवन्ति मरणादधिकं तथा || 26 ||
 
Goddess, those who go to someone's place uninvited (who are unwelcome) get insults, death or more.

Friday 16 September 2011

The non-sacrifice

यज्ञप्रारंभो नाम सप्तविन्शोऽध्यायः

Sacrifice beginning Chapter 27

दधीचिरुवाच

Dadhichi said (to everyone assembled there)

अयज्ञोऽयं महाजातो विना तेन शिवेन हि |
विनाशोऽपि विशेषेण ह्यत्र ते हि भविष्यति || 47 ||

Without Shiva, this has really become a non-sacrifice. In particular, your destruction will take place here.

Earlier, milder words have not had an effect. Now it is time for decent people to leave the place.

Thursday 15 September 2011

Daksha gets cursed by Nandi

विनष्टानन्दकमुखो विस्मृतात्मगतिः पशुः
भ्रष्टकर्मानयरतो दक्षो बस्तमुखोऽचिरात् || 39 ||
Having lost joy, having forgotten the path of his soul, he will become like an animal. Having lost the knowledge of proper karma, Daksha will have the head of a goat soon.

Wednesday 14 September 2011

Nandishwara responds to Daksha

नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
 
Nandi said (to Daksha)
 
येनेदं पाल्यते विश्वं सृष्टमन्ते विनाशितम् |
शप्तोऽयं स कथं रुद्रो महेशो ब्राह्मणाधम || 24 ||
 
Lowest of the Brahmanas (Daksha), how is that Rudra, the great God, the one through whom the universe is maintained, created and destroyed in the end, cursed (by you)?

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Daksha curses God

शिवेन दक्षविरोधो नाम षड्विन्शोऽध्याय
 
Shiva Daksha opposition Chapter 26
 
दक्ष उवाच |
 
Daksha said (to the assembly)
 
रुद्रो ह्ययं यज्ञ बहिष्कृतो मे वर्णेष्वतीतोऽथ विवर्णरूप |
देवैर्न भागं लभतां सहैव स्मशानवासी कुलजन्महीनः || 18 ||
 
Resident of crematoria, without any family or birth, this Rudra, beyond any caste (varna), in a form free of colour, is rejected by me from this sacrifice, and will not get a part unlike other Devas.
 
This curse is worthless but invites a heavy counter-curse.

Monday 12 September 2011

Rama testing description Chapter 24

रामपरीक्षावर्णनं नाम चतुर्विन्शोऽध्यायः

Rama testing description Chapter 24
 
ब्रह्मोवाच |
 
Brahma said (to Narada)
 
आदिशक्तिः सती देवी शिवा सा परमेश्वरी |
शिवमायावशीभूत्वा पप्रच्छेत्थं शिवं प्रभुं || 35 ||

That primeval energy supreme Goddess Sati, Shivaa, under the control of Shivamaya (the force of illusion/confusion) asked God Shiva this (question).

Sunday 11 September 2011

No path like devotion

भक्तिप्रभाववर्णनं नाम त्रयोविन्शोऽध्यायः

Devotion power description Chapter 23

शिव उवाच |

Shiva said (to Goddess Sati)

त्रैलोक्ये भक्तिसदृशः पन्था नास्ति सुखावहः |
चतुर्युगेषु देवेशि कलौ तु सुविशेषतः || 38 ||

Goddess of the Devas, in the three worlds, in the four yugas, particularly in Kaliyuga, no path is as comfortable/convenient as devotion.

Saturday 10 September 2011

Chaitra shukla thirteenth

सतीविवाहवर्णनं नाम विन्शोऽध्यायः

Sati marriage description Chapter 20

चैत्रशुक्लत्रयोदश्यां नक्षत्रे भगदैवते |
सूर्यवारे च यो भक्त्या वीक्षेत भुवि मानवः || 38 ||
तदैव तस्य पापानि प्रयान्तु हर संक्षयम् |
वर्द्धतां विपुलं पुण्यं रोगा नश्यन्तु सर्वशः || 39 ||

Shiva, in the constellation of Uttar Falguni on Sunday, Chaitra shukla thirteenth, one who looks at the earth/ground with devotion, his sins will disappear, a lot of punya will increase and all diseases will be destroyed just then.

This is a part of the boon asked for by Lord Brahma. The marriage with Sati took place in the constellation of Uttar Falguni on Sunday, Chaitra shukla thirteenth.

Friday 9 September 2011

Chapter 19 (Continued)

कस्त्वं कोऽहं च को ब्रह्मा तवैव परमात्मनः |
अंशत्रयमिदं भिन्नं सृष्टिस्थित्यन्त कारणम् || 72 ||

Who are you, who am I and who is Brahma? (We are) three separate little parts of you only, the highest soul, the cause of creation, maintenance and the end.

Thursday 8 September 2011

Lord Brahma should not be killed

सतीविवाहशिवलीलावर्णनं नामैकोनविन्शोऽध्यायः

Sati marriage and Shiva activity description Chapter 19

विष्णुरुवाच |

Lord Vishnu said (to Lord Shiva)

सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकर्माणि करिष्यामः पुनः पुनः |
त्रयो देवा वयं नाथ शिवरूप त्वदाज्ञया || 54 ||
एतस्मिन्निहते शम्भो कस्त्वत्कर्म करिष्यति |
तस्मान्न वध्यो भवता सृष्टिकृल्लयकृद्विभो || 55 ||

Shiva-form, we three Devas will carry out the creation, maintenance and destruction tasks again and again, on your order. Shiva, if you kill him (Lord Brahma), who will do your task? Therefore, creating and destroying God (Shiva), (he – Lord Brahma) should not be killed.

Wednesday 7 September 2011

Sati gets the boon even though she could not ask for it

तदा वाक्यस्यावसानमनवेक्ष्य वृषध्वजः |
भव त्वं मम भार्येति प्राह तां भक्तवत्सलः || 15 ||

Seeing at the end of the sentence, Shiva who is kind to devotees said "become my wife".

When told to ask for a boon, Sati could not ask for it, being too shy. God knew what she wanted.

Tuesday 6 September 2011

Sati's Nandavrat

सतीवरलाभो नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः

Sati getting a boon Chapter 17

ब्रह्मोवाच

Brahma said (to Narada)

इति नन्दाव्रते पूर्णे नवम्यां दिनमागतः |
तस्यास्तु ध्यानमग्नायाः प्रत्यक्षमभवद्धर || 3 ||

On the coming of the ninth day of the lunar month at the end of the Nandavrat, while she was in meditation, Shiva appeared in front of her.

Monday 5 September 2011

Uma takes birth in different forms

विष्णुब्रह्मकृतशिवप्रार्थनावर्णनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः

Vishnu and Brahma's prayer to Shiva - Chapter 16

ब्रह्मोवाच

Brahma said (to Shiva)

उमा सा भिन्नरूपेण संजाता कार्यसाधिनी |
सरस्वती तथा लक्ष्मी द्विधारुपा पुरा प्रभो || 47 ||

God, that Uma is born in different forms to serve purposes, as Saraswati and Lakshmi in two forms in the past.

Sunday 4 September 2011

The supreme Goddess has taken birth as Sati

सतीजन्मबाललीलावर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Sati's birth and childhood behaviour description Chapter 14

दक्ष उवाच

Daksha said (to the supreme Goddess)

यया विष्णुर्जगत्स्थित्यै नियुक्तस्तां सदाकरोत् |
तां त्वां नमामि परमां जगद्धात्रीं महेश्वरीं || 31 ||

I bow to you, that great Goddess, the supreme bearer of the universe, who always appoints Vishnu to maintain the universe. Two other shlokas say that she appoints Brahma to create the universe and Rudra to destroy the universe.

Saturday 3 September 2011

Daksha gets a boon

देव्युवाच

Goddess said (to Daksha)


एष दत्तस्तव वरः प्रतिसर्गं प्रजापते |
अहं तव सुता भूत्वा भविष्यामि हरप्रिया || 35 ||

Daksha, every creation I will become Shiva's favourite after becoming your daughter; this boon is given to you.

Friday 2 September 2011

Daksha wants the supreme Goddess to become his daughter

दक्षवरप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः

Daksha boon receiving Chapter 12

दक्ष उवाच

Daksha said (to the supreme Goddess)

त्वदृते तस्य मोहाय न शक्तान्या कदाचन |
तस्मान्मम सुता भूत्वा हरजाया भवाधुना || 21 ||

Other than you, no one is ever capable of causing moha to him. Therefore, please now become the wife of Shiva after becoming my daughter.

Thursday 1 September 2011

The supreme Goddess explains Brahma

स एव पूर्णरूपेण रुद्रनामाभवच्छिवः |
भक्तोद्धारणहेतोर्हि स्वतन्त्रः परमेश्वर || 37 ||

He only in full capacity, Rudra named independent supreme God became Shiva just for the purpose of helping his devotees progress.