Eulogy of Parvati by Himavan

Eulogy of Parvati by Himavan [himavankrta parvatistutih] / with notes by Shri A. S. Gupta / 1-9

himavatkrta parvati stutih ( kurmapu0, vemkate0, 1 .12 .208 - 239 ) * himavanuvaca [ adya me saphalam janma adya me saphalam tapah | yanme saksat tvamavyakta prapanna drstigocaram || 207 ] tvaya srstam jagatsarvam pradhanadyam tvayi sthitam | tvayyeva liyate devi tvameva parama gatih || 208 vadanti kecittvameva prakrtim prakrteh param ' | apare paramarthajnah siveti sivasamsrayat || 209 tvayi pradhanam puruso mahan brahma tathesvarah | avidya niyatirmaya kaladyah sataso'bhavan || 210 tvam hi sa parama saktirananta paramesthini | sarvabhedavinirmukta sarvabhedasrayasraya || 211 * atra slokasamkhya kimcit parivartita, yatha vemkate . samskaranasya 207 slokasyo- ttarardha 208 slokasya purvardha ca militva atra 207 slokah, evamagre'pi | pathabhedah [ kasirajanyasasya puranavibhage kurmapuranasyadyavadhi sapta hastalekhah ( 4 uttarabharatiya devanagari lipi - hastalekhah, 2 vangalipi - hastalekhom, 1 daksinabharatiyo nandinagari lipi -hastalekhah ) samvaditah (collated), etadatiriktam asyah stutyah pathabhedadhyayanarthamanyau dvau devanaga- rilipihastalekhavapi ( eka imdiyanaphisagranthagarat praptah, anyasca haravarda visvavidyalayagranthagarat praptah ) drstau | atra pathabhedasyagre kosthe tattatpathavatam hastalekhanam samkhya pradiyate | samketasva - de . = devanagari ha0 le0, ba . = bamgala ha0 le0, na . = nandinagari ha0 le0 ; a, b, d ityetaih slokasya kramasah prathamah, dvitiyah, trtiyah, caturthasra pado'bhipretah | ] 1. ca para ( 2 de ., 2 ba ). 2. param ( 1 de ., 1 ba ., 1 na . ) 3. siva- samsraye ( 3 de ., 1 ba ., 1 na . ). 4. saktayo (2 de . 2 ba0 ). 5. sarvabhedasraya nija ( 4 de ., 2 ba . ).

2 puranam - PURANA [Vol. XI., No. 1 tvamadhisthaya yogesi mahadevo mahesvarah pradhanadyam jagatsarvam karoti vikaroti ca || 212 tvayaiva sangato devah 'svatmanandam samasnute | tvameva paramanandastvamevanandadayini || 213 tvamaksaram param vyoma mahajjyotirniranjanam ' | sivam sarvagatam suksmam param brahma sanatanam || 214 tvam sakrah sarvadevanam brahma brahmavidamasi | 11 vayurbalavatam devi yoginam tvam kumarakah || 215 rsinam ca vasisthastvam vyaso vedavidamasi | samkhyanam kapilo devo rudranancapi sankarah || 216 adityanamupendrastvam vasunam caiva pavakah | 12 vedanam samavedastvam gayatri cchandasamasi || 217 adhyatmavidya vidyanam gatinam parama gatih | maya tvam sarvasaktinam kalah kalayatamasi || 218 omkarah sarvaguhyanam varnanam ca dvijottamah | " asramanam grhasthastvamisvaranam mahesvarah || 219 pumsam tvamekah purusah sarvabhutahrdi sthitah | sarvopanisadam devi 14 guhyopanisaduccayase || 227 isanascapi kalpanam yuganam krtameva ca | 17 15 adityah sarvamarganam vacam devi sarasvati || 221 tvam laksmiscarurupanam visnurmayavinamasi arundhati satinam tvam suparnah patatamasi || 922 6. °skrtsnam ( 2 de ., 2 ba . 1 na . ). 7. samanandam ( 1 de . 2 ba .), svamana 0 (3 de ., 1 na . ). 8. ndadayika ( 2 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ) 9. °tirnirantaram (2 de ., 1 ba ). 10 vedavida (1 ba . ). 11. kusasana ( 2 de . ). 12. savitri ( 2 de . ). 13. srasramanam ca garhasthyami0 ( 1 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ). 14. brahmopanisadu0 ( 1 de .) 15. paducyate ( 3 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ). 16 casi ( 4 de ., 1 ba ., 1 na . ). 17. sarvabharganam ( 1 ba . ).

Jan., 1969] himavatkrta parvati stutih suktanam paurusam suktam "samajyestham ca samasu | savitri "capi japyanam yajusam satarudriyam || 223 parvatanam mahamerurananto bhoginamapi | sarvesam tvam param brahma tvanmayam sarvameva hi || 224 rupam tavasesavikarahina- 20 magocaram nirmalame karupam | anadimadhyantamanantamadyam namami satyam tamasah parastat || 225 yadeva pasyanti nagatprasuti 21 vedantavijnanaviniscitarthah " anandamatram pranavabhidhanam 22 tadeva rupam saranam prapadye " || 226 asesabhutantarasannivista 23 24 pradhana pumyogaviyogahetum tejomayam 25 janmavinasahinam 1 pranabhidhanam pranato'smi rupam || 227 adyantahinam jagadatmarupam 26 vibhinnasamstham prakrteh parastat | 27 kutasthamavyaktavapustathaiva " namami rupam parusabhidhanam || 228 28 sarvasrayam sarvajagadvidhanam sarvatragam janmavinasahinam | 3 18, jyesthasama ( 5 de ., 1 ba . 1 na . ). 19. casi japyanam ( 3 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ). 20. 'sakalavihina ' (4 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ). 21. 'na-viniscitatma [ : ] ( 2 de ., 1 ba ). gato'smi (1 ba . ). 23, 0ra samnidhistham ( 1 22. nato'smi ( 2 de . ), de . ). 24. pradhanasamyoga ° (2 de ., 1 ba .). 25. brahmavi0 ( 1 ba ., 1 na . ) janmavidhanahetum ( 1 de . ). 27. stavaiva ( 2 de ., 2 ba ., 26. 'tmabhutam ( 3 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ) 1 na . ). 28. ayam pado nasti ( 2 de ., 1 ba . ).

puranam - PURANA [Vol. XI., No. 1 suksmam vicitram 29 trigunam pradhanam 30 nato'smi te rupamarupabhedam || 229 adyam mahantam purusabhidhanam prakrtyavastham trigunatmabijam | aisvaryavijnanavirodhadhammaih 32 samanvitam devi nato'smi rupam || 230 dvisaptalokatmakamambu samstham vicitrabhedam aneka me deradhivasitam te purusaikanatham | nato'smi rupam nagadandasamjnam || 231 asesavedatmakamekamadyam 34 tvattenasa puritalokabhedam | 35 trikala hetum paramesthisamjna namami rupam ravimandalastham || 232 sahasramurdhanamanantasakti sahasubahum purusam puranam | sayanamantah salile tavaiva 36 narayanakhyam pranato'smi rupam || 233 damstrakaralam tridasabhivandyam 29. trigunabhidhanam 37 yugantakalanala ka ca rupam " 1 maranuprabhedam (1 de .). 30. maluptabhedam ( 2 de ., 2 ba0, 1 na - sabhadram ) 31. mahattve purusanurupam ( 2 de .), mahattve purusatmarupam (1 ba .), mahatte purusatmarupam (1 de .), mahatte purusatmarudham (1 na .), mahantam purusatmarupam (1 de .), mahantam purusartharupam ( 1 ba . ). 32. 'na-viragadharmaih, (3 de, 2 ba, 1 na . ). 33. anantabhutaira ( 3 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ). 34. svatejasa ( 3 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ). 35. °labhutam (1 dem . ). 36. tathaiva ( 3 de ., 1 ba .), tadeva ( 1 de . ). 37. 'la-kalparupam ( 2 dem ., 1 ba ., 1 na . ), 'la cakrarupam ( 1 ba . ).

Jan., 1969] himavatkrta parvati stutih asesabhutandavinasahetum namami rupam tava kalasamjnam || 234 phanasahasrena virajamanam 38 bhogindramukhyairapi pujyamanam | 39 nanardanarudha tanum prasuptam nato'smi rupam tava sesasamjnam || 235 avyahataisvaryamayugmanetram brahmamrtanandarasajnamekam "yugantasesam divi nrtyamanam nato'smi rupam tava rudrasamjnam || 236 prahinasokam pravihinarupam surasuraira citapadapadmam " sukomalam devi vibhasi subhram namami te rupamidam bhavani || 237 namaste'stu mahadevi namaste paramesvari | namo bhagavatisani sivayai 45 te namo namah || 238 46 tvanmayo'ham tvadadharastvameva ca gatirmama | 47 tvameva saranam yasye prasida paramesvari || 239 5 38. 'rabhipujyama ° ( 2 de ., 2 ( 1 de . ). 40. yugantasese (1 de .). 41. ba. ). 39. janardanarudhamidam prasastam vimalam pavitram (4 de ., 2 ba ., 1 na . ). 43. vilasi su ° 44. namami ( 3 de ., 2 ba . 46. sugatirmama (1 de ., 1 na . ). 42. ta-padayugm ( 3 de, 2 ba ., ( 1 de ., 1 ba .), visalasu0 (2 de ., 1 ba .) 1 na . ), 0midam param tat ( 1 de .). 45. bhavayem (1 na .) 1 ba ), jagatirmama ( 1 de . ). 47. tvameva ( 3 de ., 1 ba ).

puranam - PURANA NOTE ON THE PARVATI STUTI [Vol. XI., No. 1 [Context: Brahma, while practising austerities, produced from his face (or forehead) God Rudra who was born as half male and half female (g, I. 11.3). Brahma then asked him to divide himself, and so Rudra divided himself into two forms, Male and Female. The Male form was further divided into eleven gods called the eleven Rudras, and the Female form was divided into various forms called the Saktis. Samkari, the original Sakti of Samkara or Rudra, was born as Sati, the daughter of Daksa Prajapati, who gave her to Samkara as his wife. Samkari or Sati was again born as the daughter of Himavan and Mena, and was known as Parvati (the daughter of the Parvata or the Mountain-god Himavan). Parvati was thus the manifestation of the Original Sakti of Samkara to whom she was finally united as his (i. e. sharing half of his body); hence she is also called as Mahesvari, Siva, Sati and Haimavati. - saisa mahesvari devi sankarardhasaririno | siva sati haimavati surasuranamaskrta || (I. 11.13). Parvati at the time of her birth had four faces, three eyes, eight arms, braided and knotted hair (ft), and was adorned with a portion of the moon (I. 12.43 ff.). At Himavans request Parvati showed him her supreme divine form ( aisvaram divyam rupam ) pervading the whole universe (cc, Sl. 59). The account here is on the model of the Bhagavad-Gita, Adh. 11. On seeing such a form of Parvati Himavan was struck with awe and praised her with her one thousand and eight names (I. 12.62- 199); there he trembling with fear requested her to show him her gentle and mild form. The Goddess then showed him her pleasant form with two eyes, two arms and black locks of hair, and also with a Tilaka on her forehead and ornaments all over her body. Himavan, then out of joy, praised her with the Stuti as given in the above slokas.] Goddess Parvati is praised here both in her immanent as well as in her transcendent form. She creates the universe; Pradhana (Prakriti or the Primordial Matter) exists in her, and the universe is again absorbed in her.-(208). She is the higher

Jan., 1969] himavatkrta parvati stutih 7 Prakrti, higher than the Pradhana, and she is also called Siva because of her relation with Siva.-(209). In her exist the Pradhana, the Purusa (Spirit.), the Mahan (or Buddhi Principle) and also the Isvara or Siva. In her exist the Avidya (Ne-science), Niyati (Destiny), Maya (the great creative divine power) and the Kala (Arts & Sciences).-(210). She is the highest Sakti (Energy) which is infinite and remains in the highest abode. She is free from all distinctions, and still she is the substratum of all the distinctions and appearances.-(211). The great God Isvara (Siva) depends on her in creating and destroying the universe (Pradhana etc.).-(212). United with her the God Siva enjoys his inner bliss. She is the bliss, and bliss bestower.-(2.13). She is the imperishable () and the highest heaven (c), she is the stainless great Light, she is Siva and she is also the all-pervading, eternal and the absolute Brahman.-(214). Thus, she in her immanent form, creates and pervades the material universe ( tatsrstva tadevanupravisat upanisad), but in her transcendent form she is beyond the universe, the pure and absolute Reality. From sl. 215 to sl. 224 Daksa describes the various Vibhutis (magnificences) of the Goddess as a part of her Stuti. This description is mainly on the model of the 10th Adh. (called the Vibhuti-yoga Adh.) of the Bhagavad-Gita where Lord Krsna relates his vibhutis to Arjuna. This Parvati-Stuti of the Kurma-Purana contains not only the similar ideas, but also the similar expressions as contained in the Vibhuti-yoga Adh. of the Gita. For example:Kurma-P. (I. 12) tvam sakrah sarvadevanam (215a) yoginam tvam kumarakah (215d) vyaso vedavidamasi (216b) samkhyanam kapilo devah 216c) rudranam capi sankarah (216d) adityanamupendrastvam (217a) vasunam caiva pavakah (217b) Bhagavad-Gita (Adh. 10) devanamasmi vasavah (22b) senaninamaham skandah (24c) muninamapyaham vyasah (37c) faarat sfat gfa: (26d) rudranam sankarascasmi (23a) facrataz facy: (21a) vasunam pavakascasmi (23c)

8 vedanam samavedastvam (217c) puranam - PURANA gayatri chandasamasi (217d) sradhyatmavidya vidyanam (218a ) kalah kalayatamasi (218d) omkarah sarvaguhyanam (219a) pumsam tvamekah purusah } (220b) sarvabhutahrdi sthitah suparnah patatamasi ( 222 & ) samajyestham ca samasu ( 223 b ) parvatanam mahameruh ( 224 a ) ananto bhoginamapi ( 224 1) tvanmayam sarvameva hi ( 224 a ) [Vol. XI., No 1 vedanam samavedo'smi (222) gayatri chandasamaham (35b) adhyatmavidya vidyanam (32c) kalah kalayatamaham (30b) giramasmyekamaksaram ( 25b) ahamatma gudakesa sarvabhutasaya sthitah vainateyasca paksinam ( 30 ) } (20ab) brhatsama tatha samnam ( 35 ) meruh sikharinamaham ( 23 ) anantascasmi naganam ( 29 a na tadasti vina yatsyanmaya ca) bhutam caracaram ( 39 c a From $1. 225 to Sl. 237 Satya (Truth), Pranava (Omkara), Prana (Life-force), Purusa (Spirit ), Pradhana ( Primordial Matter), Jagad-anda (Mundane Egg, the universe), Parame-sthin (the supreme deity) residing in the sun, Narayana, Kala (Time or Death), Sesa (thousand-headed serpent forming the couch of Visnu), Rudra (Siva in his terrible form who performs his tandava dance at the commencement of the Dissoluton of the universe) and the mild and pleasant form which Parvati showed to Daksa are all conceived as the forms of Goddess Parvati. In sls. 225 ff. the cosmic aspect of the Goddess is clearly brought out. The Satya (Truth) which is pure, changeless, beginningless and eternal and which is beyond the darkness, the Pranava (the syllable Om) which the learned see as the cause of the universe and which is the pure bliss, the Prana (Life-force) which has entered all the beings, which causes the union and the separation of the Pradhana and the Purusa, which is lustrous and which is without birth and death, the Purusa (Spirit) which has no beginning and end, which is the soul of the universe, which is beyond the Prakrti, and which is changeless and unmanifest, the Pradhana (Prakrti) which is the substratum of all, which builds the whole universe, which is all-pervading, unborn and imperishable, subtle, varied, having the three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas) as its constituents and containing in its form all the forms in their nnmani-

Jan., 1969] himavatkrta parvati stutih 9 fest state, the Mahan Purusa (or the Mahat, the Buddhi Principle) which is nearest to the Prakrti, being its first product, and which is the seed of the three Gunas, the Jagad-anda (Mundane Egg out of which the universe was evolved) which contained the fourteen worlds (Seven below and seven above), which rested in the Primeval waters, which inheres in itself curious differences, and which is associated with the Purusa, Parme-sthin (the supreme being) residing in the sun, which is identified with the Veda, and which is the cause of the three divisions of Time, Narayana who has thousand heads and thousand arms, and who is the ancient Purusa or Spirit and who sleeps in the Primordial Waters, the Kala (Death) who has terrible Jaws, who is worshipped by the gods, who produces the fire of destruction at the end of the creation and who causes the destruction of all the beings, Sesa the great Serpent with his thousand hoods, being worshipped by the chiefs of the serpents, and forming the couch of Visnu, Rudra (the terrible form of God Siva) who has three eyes, whose power and majesty is unhindered, who enjoys the highest and immortal bliss and who performs his tandava dance at the commencement of the dissolution of the universe, and the gentle and pleasing form which Parvati showed to Daksa, are all conceived here as the forms of Parvati. Daksa even conceives himself as a part of Goddess Parvati ( tvanmayo'ham ) whom he thinks as his best refuge ( tvameva ca gatirmama ) and completely surrenders himself to her grace ( prasida paramesvari ). -ANAND SWARUP GUPTA 2