Chapter 8 - The moving of Kali Ratha

CHAPTER VIII Sri Mahadeva said,- Having heard this from the great sage the daughter of Daksa desirous of going to her father's sacrifice requested Siva. (1) Sati said, O Mahesa, my father Daksa Prajapati is performing a great sacrifice, I think, we should go there and no doubt, he will honour us. (2,3) Siva said,- ○ my dear Sati, don't think thus. Going there without invitationis tantamount to death. (4) The Vidhyadhara, Yaksa being proud insulted me. visit their abode. (5) So I never He is performing a great sacrifice intending to insult me. O Sati, if you and I will go there your father will not honour One should go to his father-in-law's house if there is respect. (6,7) us. Going without respect is more than death. The bride-groom deserves more respect at father-in-law's house. (8) The father-in-law also receiving warmly taking him in to his house. The bride-groom should avoid the father-in-law who disregards him. (9) Oh best of woman, otherwise one loses his merit surely. Jealousy towards a son-in-law) incurs sin. (10) That is why the wise always shoud avoids any conflict with the groom. And the groom also should not do any harm to his father-in-law. (11) 1

53 If he does so, he goes to hell for hundreds of births. One should not go to his father-in-law's house being neglected or disregarded. (12) O my dear! What to tell of father-in-law's house, going anywhere without invitation is said to be like death. (13) So I shall not go now to my father-in-law's house for it is undesirable to visit such father-in-law like Daksa Prajapati. Due to the blessings of the Father-in-law, one attains beauty, grows with progeny and achieves merits. (14 & 15) O my dear, the best among the goddesses, dishonour may infuriate me. So I'll not go to the sacrifice of your father. (16) Daksa speaks of me as very poor and sorrow, stricken every day and every night. If I go there without invitation, he will speak like this specially. (17) At the father-in-law's house one should not tolerate bad speeches and non-invitation. Looking at the arrival of the daughter's husband, father-in-law coming near should welcome him accordingly. Otherwise the virtue will be lost where such types of honour is accorded, one should not visit the house where there is no proper reception. Who else will

54 go there for dishonour. O Sati, please have mercy on me and we should not go to the great sacrifice of your father without invitation. (18-21) Sati said What you told, O my lord! is true and there is no doubt at all if you go there he will honour you. Siva said Your father is not so and will not receive us with honour going without invitation in the midst of the meeting as he blames me day and night thinking my name. How dare you think that he will do me honour ? Sati said - ○ Mahadeva you may go or may not, or do whatever you desire; but I'll go. O Malesvara ! Please allow me. Listening to the news of a great sacrificial ceremony at one's father's house how can a daughter stay with patience where non-invited gods are even welcomed. How can one hold patience who is usually well received. Oh Mahesvara otherwise one has to wait for invitation. (22-27) A daughter does not wait for an invitation to go to her father's house. So please allow me. I must go to my father's house. (28) If going there I shall get respect. IIshall tell my father and arrange for a share of sacrificial oblation. (29) If the wicked blames you in my presence I shall surely destroy his great sacrifice. (30)

55 Siva said :- O Sati, you should not go there under any circumstance. I say, you will not be honoured there. Your father will give an unbearable disregard listering to which you may give up your life. So what can you do to him? (31 & 32) Sati, said:- ○ Mahadeva, you allow me or not, but I must go to my father's house. (33) Siva said,- Disregarding my advice you are insisting again and again to go to your father's house. What is the necessity of going there? Tell me the truth, I'll answer you clearly. (34) The wicked who has no fear of insult goes there where honour is quite impossible to get. (35) O Sati:- Prestigious person does not go to where one does not get respect. The worship of an atheist, a non-aderable is not considered as worship. (36) O Sati, you will never be satisfied listening to the blame and unbearable words. Why are you interested to go to an accuser's house? (37) Sati said:- O, Sambhu, I don't expect to hear your censure there. I am desirious of visiting the place with the hope that I shall get favourable response. (38) As he performed a great sacrifice inviting all the gods except you, it causes your dishonour. (39) :

56 If my father performs such a great sacrifice without you, (neglecting in view of your origin) as a result of which no body in this world will offer you oblation respectfully. (40 & 41) So I must go there whether you allow me or not neither I shall receive the sacrificial share or will destroy the sacrifice. (42) Sri Siva said:- O the great goddess, though prevented you are not listening to my advice. A foolish doing misdeed oneself, blames others. (43) O, the daughter of Daksa, I know, you are out of my control. So do as you like why are you waiting for me. (44) Sri Mahadeva said,- Wien Mahesa said thus Sati, the daughter of Daksa got angry with red eyes and began to think. (45) Sankara getting me as his wife through prayer disregards. me now. So I'll exercise my power. (46) Observing the goddess whose lips were being vibrated with anger and eyes like burning fire Sambhu closed his eyes. (47) At once she assumed terrible teeth and made loud laughter. Having heard this Mahadeva was terrified with fear and saw-hier terrible form with pain by his slight-opened eyes. At once she was, closely noticed by Narada. (48 849) Giving up Her golden colour she possessed the form of an old with naked body, open hair, long tongue and four hands. (50)

57 Her body was shining like fire, perspirated limbs, the great terrible, producing loud-sound adorned with a garland of heads. (51) Her body possessed the lusture of crores of moon, decorated Cresent moon on the head and her head was shining with the crown which was dazzling with the rising sun.(52) Sati assuming the terrible form shining with her own lusture at once stood up with loud laughter and adorned this place before him. (53) Having noticed her terrible form Siva out of fear was interested to go far leaving Sati and ran ignorantly towards the quarters. (54) Noticing Siva running away the daughter of Daksa shouted again and again not to fear in order to check him. The loud laugliter · caused great fear. (55) Having heard her speech Sambhu could not stop a while and hastily retreated to the quarters overwhelming with fear. (56) Thus looking her husband overwhelmed with grief She became kind-hearted and to obstruct her husband she stood at all the quarters assuming ten forms quickly. (57) Girisa while running quickly meets terrible forms in each quarter. So out of he runs from one quarter to another. (58)

58 Not getting a fearless quarters Sambhu closed his eyes and stood there. When He opened his eyes he saw the dark Goddess whose face was like the full blown lotus. (59) She, who was laughing-face, with two huge breasts naked with terrible expanded eyes, with unknotted hair, with lusture like the crores of sun and four hands, stood facing to the south. (60) Looking her thus Sambhu, in such a state as if very alarmed, asked "Who are you oh dark Goddess? Where is my dear Sati?" (61) Sati said: 0 Mahadeva, do you not recognise me as Sati Standing in front of you. Thus are Kali, Tara, Lokesi, Kamala, Bhuvanesvari, Dhumavati and Matangi are my different names. (62 & 63) Siva Said:- Oh Jagadhatri, if you are well satisfied with me please tell me then in detail their identily. (64) Devi said:- She is Kali who is dark in colour with terrible eyes standing in front of you. (65) She is Tara, the Mahavidya and resemble Mahakala (Great Time) specially She is Goddess Chhinnama sta, the Mahavidya and the highly intelligent, O Sambhu, the Goddess standing in your right and the form in your left is known as Bhuvanesvari. (66 & 67) In your back side she is Vagala, the destroyer of enemies. She, who is standing in the Agni direction (SE direction) in the form of an widow is Goddess Dhumavati. The Goddess in the Nairut (SW) direction is Tripura Sundari. (68 & 69)

59 The Mahavidya in your Vayu (NW) direction is Matangi, the daughters of Matanga. In the north-east direction She is goddess Sodasi, the Mahavidya and the great goddess. (70) Sambhu, I am furious Bhairavi, do not be afraid of me. These are the best forms of these goddesses of all. (71) O Mahesvara, these goddesses are the accomplisher of four human desires (ends) to the regular worshipper and the fulfiller of desires of the devotee. They discharge functions like Marana, Uccatana, Ksoblia, Mahana, Dravana, Vasyo, Stambhana, Vidvesa, etc. (72 & 73) ○ Malesvara, all these are top secret and not to be disclosed. There are Mantras, Yantra, injunction of sacrifice and worship, prayer, Kavaca, behaviour and rules for each of them. (74 & 75) O Lord, it is told that no competent speaker except you is found in this world. The scripture told by you would be famous in the world as Agama. (76) ○ Samkara, the Agama and the Veda are my two hands by which I hold all the animates and inanimates of the world. (77) The fool, who transgresses these two will, no doubt, be dropped from the domains of the scriptures and would be deemed as lost. (78)

60 Knowledge of those two (Agama and Veda) which are difficult to grasp and practise (?) and are even still difficult to be comprehended even by the wise carries one to salvation. (79) Really I an unable to rescue him who transgressing Agama and Veda praises others. (80) Considering unity among both the intelligent practises it at all time. A wise man does not want to (make any division between) them out of ignorance. (81) The worshippers of these two are known as Vaisnavas. He who whole-heartedly surrenders me becomes a well concentrated person. (82) Mantra, Yantra and Kavaca given by the preceptor should be kept secret and should not be disclosed anywhere. (83) If disclosed, it causes unfulfilment of desires and brings evil. So the best among the worshippers should keep secrecy with utmost care. (84) O Mahadeva, I said this to you, I am your dear (wife) and you are my dear husband. (85) I am going to destroy the vanity of my father Prajapati. O the Lord of the gods; if you are not inclined to go, then allow me to go there. (86)

61 O Lord, this is my ambition. Whether you allow or not I must go for the destruction of the sacrifice of my father Daksa Prajapati. (87) Sri Mahadeva said Having heard her speech Sambhu with fear said to Kali of terrible eyes. (88) Siva said I know you the great goddess as the absolute and the real Prakrti. What I told without knowing you properly, may please be excused. (89) You the primordial, the supreme knowledge, independent, the great strength reside in all the beings. Wio else can prevent you ? (90) O' the wife of Siva ! if you are going to destroy the sacrifice of Daksa where is my power and ability to prevent you from such venture. (91) The unpleasant speech told by me as husband should be O the wife of Mahesa, do as you like. (92) excused. Sri Mahadeva said - Wien Mahesa told thus Jaga Jambika smiled and said ○ Mahesvara, you stay here with all the Pramathas. I am now going to my father's house to witness the sacrifice. (93 & 94) O Narada, having told thus to Mahadeva she changed herself to one form and stayed higher than the stars. (95) : i

62 The other eight images disappeared at once. Then realising the desire for departure of the queen of the goddess, Sambhu directed the Pramathas to bring a beautiful chariot adorned with various gems and pulled by ten thousand lions.(96 & 97) Having heard this the head of the Pramathas himself brought a chariot fastened with ten thousand swift lions. (98) The master of the Pramathas himself set Her at that chariot to which ten thousand lions faster than the air were fastened which was adorned with various gems, different types of flags and looked like a mountain. (99 & 100) Sitting on that chariot Kali appeared a very furious like patches of cloud mounted over the peak of the mountain Sumeru. O the best among the sages, she appeared terrifying all the world at the end of the Yuga. Then the wise Nandi set free the chariot with full speed. (101 & 102) Sambhu also wept out of grief and all beings went out seeing the furious Kali. (103) The rays of Sun as if fell down on the earth with fear. The ocan became agitated and the quarters became troubled.(104) The wind blew with great velocity, penetrating the Sun on the earth, hundres of the symbols of bad omen fell. (105)

63 She approached the abode of Daksa by her chariot. Looking at Sati, the persons remained present at that place became alarmed. (106) Here ends the eighth chapter called the moving of Kali Ratha of Sri Mahabhagavata Upapuranam.