Chapter 17

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brahmovāca |
ityuktvā sarvadevaiśca kṛtā śaṃbhornutiḥ parā |
śivācca sā varaṃ prāptā śṛṇu hyādarato mune || 1 ||
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atho satī punaḥ śuklapakṣe'ṣṭamyāmupoṣitā |
āśvine māsi sarveśaṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ || 2 ||
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iti naṃdāvrate pūrṇe navamyāṃ dinabhāgataḥ |
tasyāstu dhyānamagnāyāḥ pratyakṣamabhavaddharaḥ || 3 ||
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sarvāṅgasundaro gauraḥ paṃcavaktrastrilocanaḥ |
caṃdrabhālaḥ prasannātmā śitikaṃṭhaścaturbhuja || 4 ||
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triśūlabrahmakavarābhayadhṛgbhasmabhāsvaraḥ |
svardhunyā vilasacchīrṣassakalāṅgamanoharaḥ || 5 ||
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mahālāvaṇyadhāmā ca koṭicandrasamānanaḥ |
koṭismarasamākāṃtissarvathā strīpriyākṛtiḥ || 6 ||
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pratyakṣato haraṃ vīkṣya satī sedṛvidhaṃ prabhum |
vavande caraṇau tasya sulajjāvanatānanā || 7 ||
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atha prāha mahādevassatīṃ sadvratadhāriṇīm |
tāmicchannapi bhāryārthaṃ tapaścaryāphalapradaḥ || 8 ||
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mahādeva uvāca |
dakṣanaṃdini prītosmi vratenānena suvrate |
varaṃ varaya saṃdāsye yattavābhimataṃ bhavet || 9 ||
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brahmovāca |
jānannapīha tadbhāvaṃ mahādevo jagatpatiḥ |
jagau varaṃ vṛṇīṣveti tadvākyaśravaṇecchayā || 10 ||
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sāpi trapāvaśā yuktā vaktuṃ no hṛdi yatsthitam |
śaśāka sā tvabhīṣṭaṃ yattallajjācchāditaṃ punaḥ || 11 ||
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premamagnā'bhavatsāti śrutvā śivavacaḥ priyam |
tajjñātvā suprasannobhūcchaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ || 12 ||
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varaṃ brūhi varaṃ brūhi prāheti sa punardrutam |
satībhaktivaśaśśaṃbhuraṃtaryāmī satāṃ gatiḥ || 13 ||
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atha trapāṃ svāṃ saṃdhāya yadā prāha haraṃ satī |
yatheṣṭaṃ dehi varada varamityanivārakam || 14 ||
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tadā vākyasyāvasānamanavekṣya vṛṣadhvajaḥ |
bhava tvaṃ mama bhāryeti prāha tāṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ || 15 ||
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etacchrutvā vacastasya sābhīṣṭaphala bhāvanam |
tūṣṇīṃ tasthau pramuditā varaṃ prāpya manogatam || 16 ||
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sakāmasya harasyāgre sthitā sā cāruhāsinī |
akaronnijabhāvāṃśca hāvānkāmavivarddhanān || 17 ||
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tato bhāvānsamādāya śṛṃgārākhyo rasastadā |
tayościtte viveśāśu kalā hāvā yathoditam || 18 ||
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tatpraveśāttu devarṣe lokalīlānusāriṇoḥ |
kāpyabhikhyā tayorāsīccitrā candramasoryathā || 19 ||
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reje satī haraṃ prāpya snigdhabhinnāṃjanaprabhā |
candrābhyāśe'bhralekheva sphaṭikojjvalavarṣmaṇaḥ || 20 ||
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atha sā tamuvācedaṃ haraṃ dākṣāyaṇī muhuḥ |
suprasannā karau baddhvā natakā bhaktavatsalam || 21 ||
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satyuvāca |
devadeva mahādeva vivāha vidhinā prabhau |
piturme gocarīkṛtya māṃ gṛhāṇa jagatpate || 22 ||
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|| brahmovāca |
evaṃ satīvacaḥ śrutvā maheśo bhaktavatsalaḥ |
tathāstviti vacaḥ prāha nirīkṣya premataśca tām || 23 ||
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dākṣāyaṇyapi taṃ natvā śaṃbhuṃ vijñāpya bhaktitaḥ |
prāptājñā māturabhyāśamagānmohamudānvitā || 24 ||
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haropi himavatprasthaṃ praviśya ca nijāśramam |
dākṣāyaṇīviyogādvai kṛcchradhyānaparo'bhavat || 25 ||
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samādhāya manaḥ śaṃbhurlaukikīṃ gatimāśritaḥ |
ciṃtayāmāsa devarṣe manasā māṃ vṛṣadhvajaḥ || 26 ||
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tatassaṃciṃtyamānohaṃ maheśena triśūlrinā |
purastātprāviśaṃ tūrṇaṃ harasiddhipracoditaḥ || 27 ||
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yatrāsau himavatprasthe tadviyogī haraḥ sthitaḥ |
sarasvatīyutastāta tatraiva samupasthitaḥ || 28 ||
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sarasvatīyutaṃ māṃ ca devarṣe vīkṣya sa prabhuḥ |
utsukaḥ premabaddhaśca satyā śaṃbhuruvāca ha || 29 ||
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śaṃbhuruvāca |
ahaṃ brahmansvārthaparaḥ parigrahakṛtau ca yat |
tadā svatvamivasvārthe pratibhāti mamādhunā || 30 ||
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ahamārādhitassatyāddākṣāyaṇyātha bhaktitaḥ |
tasyai varo mayā datto naṃdāvrataprabhāvataḥ || 31 ||
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bhartā bhaveti ca tayā matto brahman varo vṛtaḥ |
mama bhāryā bhavetyuktaṃ mayā tuṣṭena sarvathā || 32 ||
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athāvadattadā māṃ sā satī dākṣāyaṇī tviti |
piturme gocarīkṛtya māṃ gṛhāṇa jagatpate || 33 ||
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tadapyaṃgīkṛtaṃ brahmanmayā tadbhakti tuṣṭitaḥ |
sā gatā bhavanaṃ māturahamatrāgato vidhe || 34 ||
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tasmāttvaṃ gaccha bhavanaṃ dakṣasya mama śāsanāt |
tāṃ dakṣopi yathā kanyāṃ dadyānme'raṃ tathā vada || 35 ||
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satīviyogabhaṃgassyādyathā me tvaṃ tathā kuru |
samāśvāsaya taṃ dakṣaṃ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ || 36 ||
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|| brahmovāca |
ityudīrya mahādevassakāśe me prajāpateḥ |
sarasvatīṃ vilokyāśu viyogavaśagobhavat || 37 ||
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tenāhamapi cājñaptaḥ kṛtakṛtyo mudānvitaḥ |
prāvocaṃ ceti jagatāṃ nāthaṃ taṃ bhaktavatsalam || 38 ||
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|| brahmovāca |
yadāttha bhagavañśambho tadvicārya suniścitam |
devānāṃ mukhyassvārtho hi mamāpi vṛṣabhadhvaja || 39 ||
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dakṣastubhyaṃ sutāṃ svāṃ ca svayameva pradāsyati |
ahaṃ cāpi vadiṣyāmi tvadvākyaṃ tatsamakṣataḥ || 40 ||
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brahmovāca |
ityudīryya mahādevamahaṃ sarveśvaraṃ prabhum |
agamaṃ dakṣanilayaṃ syaṃdanenātiveginā || 41 ||
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|| nārada uvāca |
vidhe prājña mahābhāga vada no vadatāṃ vara |
satyai gṛhāgatāyai sa dakṣaḥ kimakarottataḥ || 42 ||
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brahmovāca |
tapastaptvā varaṃ prāpya manobhilaṣitaṃ satī |
gṛhaṃ gatvā piturmātuḥ praṇāmamakarottadā || 43 ||
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mātre pitre'tha tatsarvaṃ samācakhyau maheśvarāt |
varaprāptiḥ svasakhyā vai satyāstuṣṭastu bhaktitaḥ || 44 ||
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mātā pitā ca vṛttāṃtaṃ sarvaṃ śrutvā sakhīmukhāt |
ānandaṃ paramaṃ lebhe cakre ca paramotsavam || 45 ||
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dravyaṃ dadau dvijātibhyo yathābhīṣṭamudāradhīḥ |
anyebhyaścāṃdhadīnebhyo vīriṇī ca mahāmanāḥ || 46 ||
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vīriṇī tāṃ samāliṃgya svasutāṃ prītivarddhinīm |
mūrdhnyupāghrāya muditā praśaśaṃsa muhurmuhuḥ || 47 ||
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atha dakṣaḥ kiyatkāle vyatīte dharmavittamaḥ |
ciṃtayāmāsa deyeyaṃ svasutā śambhave katham || 48 ||
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āgatopi mahādevaḥ prasannassa jagāma ha |
punareva kathaṃ sopi sutārthe'trāgamiṣyati || 49 ||
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prāsthāpyotha mayā kaścicchaṃbhornikaṭamaṃjasā |
naitadyogyaṃ nigṛhṇīyādyadyevaṃ viphalārdanā || 50 ||
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athavā pūjayiṣyāmi tameva vṛṣabhadhvajam |
madīyatanayā bhaktyā svayameva yathā bhavet || 51 ||
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tathaiva pūjitassopi vāṃchatyāryaprayatnataḥ |
śaṃbhurbhavatu madbharttetyevaṃ dattavareṇatat || 52 ||
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iti ciṃtayatastasya dakṣasya purato'nvaham |
upasthitohaṃ sahasā sarasvatyanvitastadā || 53 ||
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māṃ dṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ dakṣaḥ praṇamyāvanataḥ sthitaḥ |
āsanaṃ ca dadau mahyaṃ svabhavāya yathocitam || 54 ||
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tato māṃ sarvalokeśaṃ tatrāgamana kāraṇam |
dakṣaḥ papraccha sa kṣipraṃ ciṃtāviṣṭopi harṣitaḥ || 55 ||
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dakṣa uvāca |
tavātrāgamane hetuḥ kaḥ praveśe sa sṛṣṭikṛt |
mamopari suprasādaṃ kṛtvācakṣva jagadguro || 56 ||
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putrasnehātkāryavaśādatha vā lokakāraka |
mamāśramaṃ samāyāto hṛṣṭasya tava darśanāt || 57 ||
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brahmovāca |
iti pṛṣṭassvaputreṇa dakṣeṇa munisattama |
vihasannabruvaṃ vākyaṃ modayaṃstaṃ prajāpatim || 58 ||
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brahmovāca |
śṛṇu dakṣa yadarthaṃ tvatsamīpamahamāgataḥ |
tvattokasya hitaṃ mepi bhavatopi tadīpsitam || 59 ||
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tava putrī samārādhya mahādevaṃ jagatpatim |
yo varaḥ prārthitastasya samayoyamupāgataḥ || 60 ||
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śaṃbhunā tava putryarthaṃ tvatsakāśamahaṃ dhuvam |
prasthāpitosmi yatkṛtyaṃ śreya stadavadhāraya || 61 ||
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varaṃ dattvā gato rudrastāvatprabhṛti śaṃkaraḥ |
tvatsutāyā viyogena na śarma labhateṃjasā || 62 ||
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alabdhacchidramadano jigāya giriśaṃ na yam |
sarvaiḥ puṣpamayairbāṇairyatnaṃ kṛtvāpi bhūriśaḥ || 63 ||
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sa kāmabāṇaviddhopi parityajyātma ciṃtanam |
satīṃ viciṃtayannāste vyākulaḥ prākṛto yathā || 64 ||
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vismṛtya praśrutāṃ vāṇīṃ gaṇāgre viprayogataḥ |
kva satītyevamabhito bhāṣate nikṛtāvapi || 65 ||
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mayā yadvāṃchitaṃ pūrvaṃ tvayā ca madanena ca |
marīcyādyaimunivaraistatsiddhamadhunā suta || 66 ||
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tvatputryārādhitaśśaṃbhussopi tasyā viciṃtanāt |
anuśodhayituṃ prepsurvarttate himavadgirau || 67 ||
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yathā nānāvidhairbhāvaissattvāttena vratena ca |
śaṃbhurārādhitastena tathaivārādhyate satī || 68 ||
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tasmāttu dakṣatanayāṃ śaṃbhvarthaṃ parikalpitām |
tasmai dehyavilaṃbena kṛtā te kṛtakṛtyatā || 69 ||
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ahaṃ tamānayiṣyāmi nāradena tvadālayam |
tasmai tvamenāṃ saṃyaccha tadarthe parikalpitām || 70 ||
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brahmovāca |
śrutvā mama vacaśceti sa me putrotiharṣitaḥ |
evamevetimāṃ dakṣa uvāca pariharṣitaḥ || 71 ||
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tatassohaṃ mune tatrāgamamatyaṃtaharṣitaḥ |
utsuko lokanirato giriśo yatra saṃsthitaḥ || 72 ||
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gate nārada dakṣopi sadāra tanayo hyapi |
abhavatpūrṇakāmastu pīyūṣairiva pūritaḥ || 73 ||
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iti śrīśaive mahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe satīvaralābho nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 17 ||
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