Adhyaya 17

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तम फल प्राप्त होता है। जो एकरात्र, त्रिरात्र,

English

On being eulogized thus by Brahma and others and by the leading sages who had gone to the world of Brahma, the Lord began the annihilation of the universe. Brahma saw the face of Mahadeva, the imperishable southern face (mouth) highly awful and hideous. Its great curved fangs produced loud reports while gnashing. The face resembled the abysmal depths of the nether worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैष्णवत्रत करता है और जो दोनों पक्षोंकी एकादशीको भोजन नहीं करता है, वह इन ब्रतोंके द्वारा भगवान् विष्णुके लोकमें पूजित होता है। चाण्डाल, श्वपच अथवा पशु-पक्षीकी योनिमें

English

The eyes were tawny like fire and lightning streaks. It extended to thousands of Yojanas, nay hundreds of thousands of Yojanas. All the ten quarters appeared hideous with flesh, fat and suet abounding therein.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पड़ा हुआ प्राणी भी यदि इस तीर्थमें अपने प्राणोंका त्याग करता है, तो वह भगवान् विष्णुके लोकमें जाता है। इस तीर्थमें मासोपवासव्रत करनेवाले पुरुषों तथा पतित्रता स्त्रियोंको देखकर

English

Hundreds and thousands of the curved fangs grew large. Pitamaha saw Suras, Gandharvas, Asuras, Yaksas, Uragas and Rak§asas stuck up at the tips of the curved fangs. From his mouth a huge column of flames and hideous sparks issued forth, scattering smoke everywhere. They had different forms and they illuminated all the quarters with the brilliance of fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मराज स्वयं ही वहाँ जा उनके लिये अर्घ्य समर्पण करते हैं और उन महात्माओंको वैष्णवलोकका दर्शन कराकर लौट आते हैं। ब्रह्माजीके मानसपुत्र सप्तर्षियोंने एक समय धर्मराजसे पूछा-' धर्म!

English

The face of Mahesvara of myriad miraculous forms with curved fangs and tremulous tongues seemed to be garlanded with thousands of solar flames. Though one and single he revealed himself in twelve ways. Twelve Adityas came out of the mouth of Rudra. Re- sorting to the southern quarter, they began scorching the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्या कारण है कि आप यहाँ स्वयं पैदल विचर रहे हैं? इससे हमें बड़ा विस्मय हुआ है। महाभाग! इसका कारण बताइये?!

English

All earthly creatures resting on the different trees and grass blades that had already been dried up earlier due to drought, became utterly confused over the entire range of the surface of th earth. Being burnt suddenly by those Suns coming out of

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह सुनकर धर्मराजने हँसते हुए कहा-- मुनिवरो! मेरे भयंकर दूत पतिव्रता स्त्रियों, मासोपवासी पुरुषों तथा इन सबके विमानोंकी उज्ज्वल दीप्तिकी ओर दृष्टिपात करनेमें असमर्थ

English

The entire terrestrial sphere became suddenly kindled and it blazed forth. All the mobile and immobile beings be- came enveloped in a garland of flames. In all the seven continents and oceans, rivers and lakes the fire consumed the entire universe as though it were the sacred clarified butter being consigned to it in the course of a sacrificial rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो रहे हैं। इसलिये वे लौट गये हैं। इसीलिये मैं

English

The Adityas born from Rudra, refulgent with extensive fiery brilliance and overwhelmed with great flames burnt the whole universe. The rays of the Adityas got mutually entangled. Thus the Lord burnt the three worlds consisting of mobile and immobile beings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं-राजन्! अमरावतीमें अमिततेजस्वी भगवान् विष्णुका निवास है। वहाँ किया हुआ श्रीहरिका पूजन कलियुगके दोषोंका नाश करनेवाला है। नर्मदाके उत्तर तटपर एक

English

Mahesvara became the fire itself of the size of the seven continents and burnt completely the entire earth consisting of the seven continents and encircled by the seven oceans. Then it burnt the earth with Sumeru and Mandara as its limit. Thereafter it pierced through the seven Patalas and burnt Nagaloka.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्य श्रेष्ठ देवता हैं, जो ब्रह्मेशवरके नामसे विख्यात हैं। वे सब पापोंका नाश करनेवाले हैं। उनके

English

O Yudhisthira, the Agni continued to burn and blaze after completely burning down the seven Patalas beneath the earth along with the stars. When fanned with bellows a metal piece seems to blaze at night along witlvthe burning charcoal. In the same manner everything in the universe blazed forth on being kindled by Samvartagni.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजनसे पापराशि नष्ट होती है और पितर तृप्त होकर ब्रह्मलोकको प्राप्त होते हैं। लंकेश्वरसे दक्षिण सिद्धलिंग बताया गया है। उसके पूजन और स्पर्शसे गणपतिपदकी प्राप्ति होती है। विश्वेश्वर

English

Bereft of trees, grass-blades, springs, lakes, and rivers and with the clusters of the peaks of mountains scattered, the ground became comparable to the back of a tortoise. After making the entire universe chaotically unsettled through the series of flames and sparks and merged in Cit (the conscious, sentient Being) Mahesvara,. Rudra, remained in his otvn great form.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नामक महालिंग सर्वदेवमय और शुभ है। वैशाख शुक्ला अष्टमीको उसके पूजनसे मनुष्य दस हजार शिवलिंगोंकी पूजाका फल पाता है और भगवान् शिवका अनुचर होता है। महाराज! तत्पश्चात्

English

Accompanied by most of the Matrganas, Yaksas, Uragas and Rak$asas, the goddess Harilocant ('having green eyes 1, 'having leonine eyes') merged in Mahadeva. Lik£ the flame of fire that has become quiescent, the goddess attained the state of extinction. O sinless one, the

हिन्दी अर्थ

नर्मदा नदीके उत्तर तटकी यात्रा करे। वहाँ परम सिद्धिदायक पापनाशन लिंग है। वहाँ स्नान, तर्पण और पूजन करनेसे ब्रह्महत्याका नाश होता है। उसके बाद सब पापोंका नाश करनेवाला ऋणमोचन

English

With the favour of Rudra, Narmada not born of a womb, and I were excluded from this annihilation. Ten thousand Yugas were thus concluded by me as though subsisting in water (of Narmada). The Trident-bearing Lord was propitiated formerly by me. Hence I became immortal and free from old age. I had also recited the following scriptural passages: Aghamarsana, Ghora Mantra, Vamadeva Sukta, Tryambaka Sukta,;, Rsabha Sukta, Trisuparna, Durga Sukta, Sdvitra Sukta, Brhadaranyaka, Brhatsaman and Uttara Saman. So also, the great Raudn Gayatn, Sivopanisad, Pratiratha Sukta and Mrtyunjaya Sukta. 1

हिन्दी अर्थ

लिंग है। उसके पूजनसे अनेक जन्मोंका ऋण नष्ट हो जाता है। ऋणमोचनके दर्शनपूर्वक तिल और जलकी अंजलि देनेसे पितर तबतक तृप्त रहते हैं, जबतक कि सूर्य, चन्द्रमा और ताराओंकी

English

The earth extending to the rivers and oceans was reduced to ashes. But the highly esteemable Narmada compa- rable to Amrta, was excluded (spared).

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थिति बनी रहती है। नर्मदा और चरुके संगममें शास्त्रोक्त रीतिसे स्नान करके संगमके जल और बिल्वपत्रसे जो महादेवजीको स्नान कराता और उनकी पूजा करता है, उसकी उमा-महेश्वरधामसे

English

The following are the Kulaparvatas: Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Hemakuta, Malyavan, Vindhya and Pariyatra. These mountains were completely burnt down by the twelve Adityas. (Due to heat) the rocks in them were severely shattered. They are seen reduced to ashes. But Narmada did not perish then. Himavan, Hemakuta, Nisadha, Gandhamadana, the excellent mountain Malyavan, Nila, Sveta and Srngavan — these great mountains were resorted to by Devas and Gandharvas. All of them were completely burnt down by the Yugantagni (Fire at the end of the Yuga). The great rocks and boulders of all these were shattered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कभी पुनरावृत्ति नहीं होती। चतुष्केशवर नामक एक सिद्धलिंग है, जो आँवलेके फलके बराबर है। देवता और हैत्य उसका पूजन करते हैं। मनुष्य उसे नहीं देख पाते। जो परम धार्मिक

English

Thus the utter annihilation of everything except that of the highly meritorious Narmada was earlier seen by me at the close of the Yuga, O excellent king.