Book 1 - Adhyaya 25

हिन्दी अर्थ

सेवन करते हुए मुनिगण कठोर तप कर रहे थे करते हुए मुनिगण कठोर तप कर रहे थे देवदारुवनका वृत्तान्तसंन्यासधर्मका वर्णन

English

O Romaharsana,'®® how is the great lord to be wor- shipped in his Lihga-form? Please explain this to us now. Suta said:

हिन्दी अर्थ

फफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफ ऑर्शार्शर्शर्शरधशााार्शर्शाोरशरिशाोणिणिण्णा्ाा सा न सीसीाचापाताधापापापापापापापाफापापापापापाफफफफफफफफापाफापाफापापापायाचाथाचालााचालाचाचीची सा तत फ़फफफफफफपाफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफपापाफपाफफफपापापाफाफाफाफफफफ तुष्टो रुद्रो जगन्नाथश्चेकितानो वृषध्वज:।

English

At Kailaa®® the great lord was asked the same by the Goddess Parvati, the daughter of the lord of the Himalaya, who was seated on his lap. The lord, then, described to her the procedure of worshipping the Lihga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके तपसे प्रसन्न जगन्नाथ, चेकितान, वृषध्वज, धूर्जटिः परमेशानो भगवान्नीललोहित: ॥ ६ धूर्जटि, परमेशान, नीललोहित भगवान् रुद्र दारुवनमें

English

m$tha — niscala-sth&nam ST, a permanent abode.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवृत्तिलक्षणज्ञानप्रतिष्ठार्थ च शङ्करः। देवदारुवनस्थानां प्रवृत्तिज्ञानचेतसाम् मन्दस्मितं च भगवान् स्त्रीणां मनसिजोद्भवम्। भ्रूविलासं च गानं च चकारातीव सुन्दरः

English

See p, 2 note 7.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनङ्गवृद्धिमकरोदतीव मधुराकृतिः दृष्ट्वा काश्चिद्भवं नार्यो मदधघूर्णितलोचना: । विलासबाह्यास्ताश्चापि भ्रूविलासं प्रचक्रिरे

English

Mount Kailasa is a part of the Himalayan range lying to the north of M&nasa-sarovara, not far off from the source of Ghogra (Sarayu) river. The detailed description of the mount is found in the Matsya P, Gh. 121.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किञ्चिद्विसतरस्तवसनाः स्त्रस्तकाञ्चीगुणा जगुः काश्चित्तदा तं विपिने तु दृष्ट्या

English

At that time, Nandin the son of Salahkayana was standing nearby. O sages of good rites, he heard everything and mentioned it to Brahma's son Sanat. From him Vyasa of great refulgence received the great discourse on the worship of the Lihga, as also the bathing and other rites, as declared in the Vedas. I shall recount the same in the manner he heard it orally from Nandin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

काचित्तदा तं न विवेद दृष्ट्वा विवासना स्रस्तमहांशुका च। निवास करनेवाले उन मुनियोंके प्रवृत्ति-लक्षण तथा ज्ञानकी जानकारी करनेके लिये एवं उनमें श्रद्धाभावकी परीक्षा करनेके लिये और साथ ही प्रवृत्तिज्ञानसे युक्त चित्तवाले उन देवदारुवनवासी मुनियोंमें निवृत्ति-लक्षण

English

Henceforth, for the welfare of the brahmins, 1 shall recount the rules of procedure for the sacred ablution, which is destructive of all sins. Formerly it was declared by lord Siva himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा ज्ञान स्थापित करनेके निमित्त लीलापूर्वक विकृत रूप धारण करके अलौकिक दारुवनमें पहुँचे। उस समय शंकरजी कृष्ण वर्णवाले, दो भुजाओंवाले, तीन आँखोंवाले, अत्यन्त सुन्दर रूपवाले भगवान् शिव मन्द मुसकान तथा भ्रूविलास करते हुए गीत गाकर स््त्रयोंमें कामभावना उत्पन्न कर रहे थे

English

By taking holy bath in accordance with this procedure, by worshipping lord!§iva and by observing Brahmakurca at a time, one is liberated from sins.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कामदेवका संहार करनेवाले तथा अत्यन्त मोहक आकृतिवाले भगवान् शिव वहाँ नारीसमूहको बार-बार देखकर उनके भीतर कामभावनाको बढ़ा रहे थे बनमें उस विकृत तथा नीललोहित वर्णवाले पुरुषको देखकर पतिव्रता स्त्रियाँ भी प्रेमपूर्वक उनके पीछे-पीछे चलने लगीं

English

O most excellent among the sons of Brahma, three types of ablution are enjoined by Siva, the lord of Devas, for the wel- fare of the brahmins and others.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आरण्यक कुटीरोंके द्वारतक आयी हुई स्त्रियोंके वस्त्र एवं अलंकार शिथिल हो गये। वे मूच्छित-सी हो गयीं, उन लीलामय शिवके मुखारविन्दको मोहक मुसकानको पाकर वृक्षोंके आश्रयमें रहनेवाली वे नारियाँ उनके पीछे-पीछे चल दीं

English

One shall at the outset perform the watery bath and then the sacred ash-bath® and thereafter the Mantra ablution and then the worship of the lord. One who is defiled in emotions and feelings is not purified even after taking bath in water or after applying ashes. Only one who is emotionally pure will proceed with purificatory rites and not otherwise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिवजीको देखकर प्रौढावस्थावाली होनेपर भी कुछ स्त्रियाँ मदमत्त होकर आँखें घुमाने लगीं तथा भौंहोंका संचालन करने लगीं तदनन्तर शिवको देखकर दूसरी स्त्रियाँ मुसकानयुक्त मुखवाली हो गयीं, उनके वस्त्र कुछ शिथिल-से हो गये, कांचीबन्धन भी ढीले हो गये; वे मिलकर गाने लगीं

English

The lotus-like mind of man is asleep due to Tamas. When it is wakened up by the refulgence of knowledge, man becomes pure®*.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस समय शिवको विपिनमें देखकर कुछ ऋषिपत्नियाँ तो शिथिल नूतन वस्त्रों तथा अपने-अपने विचित्र वलयोंको फॅंककर मदान्वित हो स्वजनोंके पास पहुँचीं उस समय शिथिल वस्त्रवाली कोई तो शिवको

English

The devotee shall take clay, cowdung®', gingelly

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीलिड्रमहापुराण पूर्वभाग काश्‍चिज्जगुस्तं ननृतुर्निपेतुश्च धरातले। निषेदुर्गजवच्चान्या प्रोवाच द्विजपुङ्गवाः

English

It is a kind of penance in the observance of which the five products of the cow (paheagavya) arc eaten.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्योन्यं सस्मितं परेक्ष्य चालिलिङ्गः समन्ततः। निरुध्य मार्ग रुद्रस्य नैपुणानि प्रचक्रिरे को भवानिति चाहुस्तं आस्यतामिति चापराः। कुत्रेत्यथ प्रसीदेति जजल्पुः प्रीतमानसाः

English

This verse is a fine piece of poetical composition involving metaphor.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्ट्वा नारीकुलं विप्रास्तथाभूतं च शङ्करम्। अतीव परुषं वाक्यं जजल्पुस्ते मुनीश्वराः तपांसि तेषां सर्वेषां प्रत्याहन्यन्त शङ्करे। यथादित्यप्रकाशेन तारका नभसि स्थिताः

English

Repeating the Mantra "Uddhrtasi"® he shall clean the body again with a small quantity of clay and wearing another cloth he shall bathe. Repeating the Mantra "Gandha- dvaram Duradharsam"® he shall smear himself with the cowdung of the tawny cow gathered even before it touches the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रूयते ऋषिशापेन ब्रह्मणस्तु महात्मनः। समृद्धश्रेयसां योनिर्यज्ञो वै नाशमाप्तवान् शापेन विष्णु: परमवीर्यवान्

English

Taking bath again he shall discard the dirty cloth; wear (fresh) white one and perform ablution again. For dis- pelling sins he shall invoke Varuna. He shall then worship the lord by meditation. He shall perform acamana thrice, and then plunge into the holy waters (all the while) thinking about Siva. Again doing acamana he shall inspire the holy water with Mantras. Plunging again into the water he shall repeat the Aghamarsana® Mantra. With great self- control the devotee shall remember the discs of the sun, moon and fire in that water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्रस्यापि च धर्मज्ञ छिन्नं सवृषणं पुरा। ऋषिणा गौतमेनोर्व्यां क्रुद्धेन विनिपातितम्

English

O brahmins, while pouring water over his head, he shall repeat these mantras remembering the forms of the respective deities (invoked therein) and the sages concerned for increase of his holiness. The mantras include Rudra,® Pava- mana what is called Tvarita, two Santimantras*® and the man- tra 'an no devi, and the five holy mantras* of Sadyojata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखकर विशिष्ट वासनायुक्त हो गयी तथा अन्य स्त्रि मतवाली-सी होकर विचित्र शाखावाले प्रसिद्ध वृक्षोको एवं घनिष्ठ बन्धुजनोंतकको नहीं पहचानती थीं हे द्विजश्रेष्ठो! कुछ स्त्रियाँ उनके पास जाकर

English

Udhrtsi Varahena TA- 10. 1.8; Mahan u. 4.5.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथीकी भाँति बैठ गयीं। कोई दूसरी स्त्री कुछ बोलने लगी मुसकराते हुए एक-दूसरेको देखकर वे परस्पर आलिंगन करने लगीं। वे सभी ओरसे शिवजीका मार्ग रोककर अनेक प्रकारके हाव-भाव दर्शने लगीं

English

gandhadvaraxh durharam TA, 10. 1; Mahan u. 4. 8.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुछ स्त्रियाँ उनसे कहने लगीं कि 'आप कौन हैं ? बैठिये। अन्य स्त्रियाँ भी प्रसन्नचित्त होकर कहने लगीं-आप कहाँ जा रहे हैं? आप हम सबपर प्रसन्न होइये' भगवान् शंकरको मायाके प्रभावसे अपने पतियोंके सम्मुख ही पतिव्रता स्त्रियोंके वस्त्रपरिधान, केश आदि अस्त-व्यस्त हो गये और वे कामुक स््त्रियोंकी भाँति स्वेच्छाचारितापूर्ण व्यवहार प्रदर्शित करने लगीं

English

agliamarana: rtaiii ca satyam TA xo. i. 13; Mahan u. 3.5.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन स्त्रियोंके हाव-भाव देखकर तथा उनके वचन सुनकर निर्विकार परमेश्वर शिव शुभ अथवा अशुभ कुछ भी नहीं बोले उस प्रकारकी चेष्टावाली नारियोंके समूहको देखकर वे विप्र मुनीश्वर दिगम्बरवेशधारी शिवको उस अवस्थामें देखकर शंकरजीके प्रति अत्यन्त कठोर वचन कहने लगे। किंतु उनकी सभी तपस्याएँ शंकरजीके सम्मुख

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसी प्रकार निष्फल सिद्ध हुई, जिस प्रकार सूर्यके प्रकाशसे आकाश-मण्डलमें स्थित तारागण निस्तेज हो जाते हैं ऐसा सुना जाता है कि महात्मा ब्रह्माका सभी समृद्धियों तथा कल्याणोंका उत्पत्तिस्थलस्वरूप यज्ञ ऋषिके शापसे विनष्ट हो गया था

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भृगुमुनिके शापसे परम ऐश्वर्यशाली विष्णुको भी दस अवतार लेने पड़े तथा अनेक दु:ख सहने पड़े है धर्मज्ञ सनत्कुमार! क्रुद्ध ऋषि गौतमने शापसे इन्द्रका अण्डकोषसहित गुह्यांग काटकर पृथ्वीपर गिरा

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवदारुवनका वृत्तान्त” संन्यासधर्मका वर्णन फ़पामपापापफापाफापमापापापाफाफफफफफफपफफफ फफफफफफफफफफफफफफफफ ऑशरशर्शर्शर्शर्शर्शर्ध्धधशारशरशशिशिष्ण्ण्ण्ा स रीकीकीकीफकाकीकफकफीफफीफीफीफफीफीफीफीफीफीफीफीफीफीफीफीफीफ फक क भन फफफफफफफफफाफफ फफीफफफफफीफ्फीफफीफ

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षीरेण चाभिषिच्येशं देवदेवं त्रियम्बकम् निषिक्तेन स्वयं देवः क्षीरेण मधुसूदनः

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सेचयित्वाथ भगवान् ब्रह्मणा मुनिभिः समम्। क्षीरोदं पूर्ववच्चक्रे निवासं चात्मनः प्रभुः धर्मश्चैव तथा शप्तो माण्डव्येन महात्मना। वृष्णयश्चैव कृष्णेन दुर्वासाद्यैर्महात्मभिः

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राघवः सानुजश्चापि दुर्वासेन महात्मना। श्रीवत्सश्च मुनेः पादपतनात्तस्य धीमतः वर्जयित्वा विरूपाक्षं देवदेवमुमापतिम् ३५ एवं हि मोहितास्तेन नावबुध्यन्त शङ्करम्। अत्युग्रवचनं प्ररोचुश्चोग्रोऽप्यन्तरधीयत

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुनि वसिष्ठके शापसे वसुओंको गर्भमें वास करना पड़ा, अगस्त्य आदि ऋषियोंके शापसे राजा नहुषको सर्प होना पड़ा था भगवान् विष्णुका निवासस्थान तथा अमृतका आधारस्वरूप बह क्षीरसागर ब्राह्मणोंके द्वारा सदाके लिये दूसरे अपेय जलवाले समुद्रके रूपमें कर दिया गया था

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जनार्दन भगवान् विष्णुने वाराणसीपुरीमें पहुँचकर अविमुक्तेश्वर देवाधिदेव त्र्यम्बकेश्वरका दूधसे अभिषेक करके परम श्रद्धासे युक्त होकर देहसंस्मर्शजन्य अमूतस्वरूप क्षीरद्वारा स्वयं उन मधुसूदने ब्रह्माजी एवं मुनियोंके साथ भगवान् शिवको अभिषिक्त करके पूर्ववत् क्षीरसागरको अपना निवासस्थान बनाया

English

After rinsing his mouth and doing acamana as prescribed in his own Sutra and wearing pavitra in the hand, he shall sit comfortably in a clean spot, sprinkle kua water on his body with his right hand and perform acamana again. Then artfully he shall wheel water round him and perform circumambulation. This will wipe off his sins of violence. O virtuous brahmins, this excellent procedure of ablution and acamana has been succinctly mentioned for your welfare.