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Adhyaya 26

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अध्याय २६

श्लोक 1

इति श्रीस्कन्दपुराणे रेवाखण्डे पञ्चविंशो ऽध्यायः ॥ र्क्स् अध्याय २६ मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अथान्यत् कथयिष्यामि मण्डपेश्वरम् उत्तमम् ।स्नातमात्रो नरस् तत्र न विशेद् योनिसङ्कटम्

iti śrīskandapurāṇe revākhaṇḍe pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || rks adhyāya 26 mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: athānyat kathayiṣyāmi maṇḍapeśvaram uttamam / snātamātro naras tatra na viśed yonisaṅkaṭam

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब “एवमस्तु' कहकर पार्वतीसहित भगवान् शिव अन्तर्धान हो आकाशमार्गसे कैलास पर्वतको

English

Be victorious, O immeasurable Lotus-born One. Be victorious, O cause of creation. O most excellent one among Suras, we have sought refuge in you.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 2

दशलक्षाणि तीर्थानि तस्मिंस् तिष्ठन्ति भारत ।मण्डपेश्वरतीर्थस्य कूर्मवृद्धिवदर्चनम्

daśalakṣāṇi tīrthāni tasmiṃs tiṣṭhanti bhārata / maṇḍapeśvaratīrthasya kūrmavṛddhivadarcanam

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो वहाँ कुण्डलेशवर महादेवको स्थापित किया। विविध उपचारोंके साथ शिवलिंगका पूजन और अन्न-पानादि तथा वस्त्राभूषणादिके द्वारा ब्राह्मणोंको तृप्त करके महादेबजीको सन्तुष्ट करनेके अनन्तर

English

He eulogized Paramesvara through richly-worded prayers.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 3

सुरासुरगणैर् इष्टं तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नराधिप ।अनेकभाविकं पापं तत्क्षणाद् एव नश्यति

surāsuragaṇair iṣṭaṃ tasmiṃs tīrthe narādhipa / anekabhāvikaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇād eva naśyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह अपने घरको लौट गया। तबसे वह तीर्थ तीनों लोकोंमें कुण्डलेशवरके नामसे विख्यात

English

Welcome unto the Devas and Vipras (Brahmanas). The night has dawned well today. What shall we do? Tell me quickly. Who else is to be resorted to by Suras and Asuras?

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 4

तिलोदकप्रदानेन पिण्डपातेन भारत ।तृप्यन्ति पितरः सर्वे यावत् तिष्ठति कल्पगा

tilodakapradānena piṇḍapātena bhārata / tṛpyanti pitaraḥ sarve yāvat tiṣṭhati kalpagā

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुआ। युधिष्ठिर! जो कोई भी उस तीर्थमें वेदोके पाठका फल प्राप्त होता है। जो मनुष्य उपवासपूर्वक ईशान देवका पूजन करता है, वह । वहाँ ब्राह्मणोंक लिये गोदान अथवा अन्नदान सब पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है। उस तीर्थमें स्नान करता है, उस गौ तथा उसकी सन्तानोंके शरीरमें करके जो ब्राह्मण ऋग्वेद, यजुर्वेद और सामवेदकी जितने रोएँ होते हैं, उतने हजार वर्षोतक वह

English

Gold, silver, jewels, pearls, the beautiful jewel-like women — all these he seizes forcibly.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 5

तत्र यस् त्यजति प्राणान् अवशस्ववशो ऽपि वा ।दशवर्षसहस्राणि राजा वैद्याधरे पुरे

tatra yas tyajati prāṇān avaśasvavaśo 'pi vā / daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rājā vaidyādhare pure

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक-एक ऋचाका भी पाठ करता है, उसे चारों दाता स्वर्गलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होता है।

English

Be victorious, O $ambhu, O Virupaksa (odd-eyed that is three-eyed one). Be victorious, O three-eyed Lord; be victorious, O Sankara, O Isana, O Rudra, O Isvara. Obeisance to you.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 6

मानसौ ब्रह्मणः पुत्रौ बादरायण शाकटौ ।अगस्त्यस्याश्रमं पुण्यं महर्षिगणसेवितम्

mānasau brahmaṇaḥ putrau bādarāyaṇa śākaṭau / agastyasyāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ maharṣigaṇasevitam

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिप्पलेश्वर, विमलेश्वर, विश्वरूपा-नर्मदासंगम तथा एक दिनमें मेघनादेश्वर आदि पाँच लिंगोंकी यात्राका माहात्म्य, राजा धर्मसेनकी कथा

English

At your behest, O Lord of Devas, I shall get the excellent city broken up (by dissension) though it is impen- etrable by diverse means on the part of the Devas including Vasava (Indra).

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 7

कन्दमूलफलैः शाकैः शिवभक्तिपरायणैः ।एकदा ऽवसरे प्राप्ते अजापालो नृपात्मजः

kandamūlaphalaiḥ śākaiḥ śivabhaktiparāyaṇaiḥ / ekadā 'vasare prāpte ajāpālo nṛpātmajaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--नर्मदाके तटपर पिप्पलाद नामक एक मुनि थे। वे माता-पितासे

English

He bowed down to the feet of Narada quickly. Then he began to submit to Bana who was in the centre of the Royal Court. All his limbs began to tremble. He covered his face with the hand. Even as all the soldiers were listening he spoke these words: "There stands at the threshold, Narada who is honoured and adored by Devas, Gandharvas, Yaksas, Kinnaras and Danavas. He is fond of (instigating) quart els and is very difficult to pacify."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 8

अयोध्याधिपतिः श्रीमान् चक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः ।अष्टोत्तरं शतं व्याघ्रानजाः कृत्वा ररक्ष च

ayodhyādhipatiḥ śrīmān cakratulyaparākramaḥ / aṣṭottaraṃ śataṃ vyāghrānajāḥ kṛtvā rarakṣa ca

हिन्दी अर्थ

रहकर एकचित्त हो पार्वतीसहित भगवान् शंकरको

English

Excellent! Excellent! O mighty-armed one causing Danu's race to flourish! Who else excepting you is praise-worthy in the whole range of the three worlds? O leading scion of the family of Danu, O most excellent one among the descendants of Danu! I have been honoured with wealth and jewels of very excellent qualities; also by the offer of your kingdom as well as your own self. Who else will adore (me)?

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 9

सपादलक्षं जीवन्ति प्रजास्तस्मिन् महीपतौ ।धनाढ्या धनदस्येव प्रशशास पुरीं तथा

sapādalakṣaṃ jīvanti prajāstasmin mahīpatau / dhanāḍhyā dhanadasyeva praśaśāsa purīṃ tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब महादेवजी बोले-ब्रह्मन्! मैं तुम्हारी इस तपस्यासे सन्तुष्ट हूँ। तुम मनोवांछित वर माँगो।

English

O holy Sir, what are those Vratas in the world whereby Devas become pleased? What are the Danas (religious gifts) offered which yield great benefits? What are those holy obser- vances of fasts included by learned ones among the holy rites meant for women, by the performance whereof virtuous ladies go to heaven? O highly esteemed one, mention all these things truthfully. I wish to know everything. Do speak unhesitatingly.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 10

स कदाचित् महाभागः ससैन्यो मृगयां गतः ।महीपालसहस्रेण मुदा परमया युतः

sa kadācit mahābhāgaḥ sasainyo mṛgayāṃ gataḥ / mahīpālasahasreṇa mudā paramayā yutaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिप्पलाद बोले--देव! आप इस तीर्थमें सदा मेरे नामसे प्रसिद्ध होकर निवास करें।

English

Excellent! Excellent! O highly blessed lady, you have put such a question as will enable all ladies to get their piety increased by paying heed to it.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 11

सो ऽपश्यत् पर्वतस्याग्रे मेरुतुल्ये महीपतिः ।पुष्पारामसहस्राणि हर्म्याणि विविधानि च

so 'paśyat parvatasyāgre merutulye mahīpatiḥ / puṣpārāmasahasrāṇi harmyāṇi vividhāni ca

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिप्पलादके ऐसा कहनेपर “तथास्तु' कहकर महादेवजी वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गये। उनके चले जानेपर पिप्पलादने नर्मदाकी महाजलराशिमें स्नान किया और भगवान् शिवकी स्थापना करके वे

English

By fasts and Danas husband and sons come under control. I shall tell you those rites which when performed always bring about honour from kinsmen.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 12

तत्रैव शतसाहस्रं यतीनाम् ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।भक्त्या ऽभ्यर्च्य विधानेन देवेशं च मुनींस् तथा

tatraiva śatasāhasraṃ yatīnām ūrdhvaretasām / bhaktyā 'bhyarcya vidhānena deveśaṃ ca munīṃs tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तर पर्वतपर चले गये। जो मनुष्य उस तीर्थमें भक्तिपूर्वक स्नान करके देवताओं और पितरोंका तर्पण एवं महेश्वरका पूजन करता है, वह अश्वमेध यज्ञका उत्तम फल पाता है । पिप्पलेशवरके समीप

English

O beautiful lady, I shall mention those rites which bring good results if performed and bad results if not per- formed. If they are performed a Durbhagd (unfortunate woman)

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 13

प्रणम्योवाच मधुरं बादरायणशाकटौ ।पितॄणां तारणार्थाय श्राद्धकालत्वसिद्धये

praṇamyovāca madhuraṃ bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau / pitṝṇāṃ tāraṇārthāya śrāddhakālatvasiddhaye

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिसकी मृत्यु होती है, वह भगवान् शिवके धाममें जाता है। पिप्पलेश्वर तीर्थमें भक्तिपूर्वक पितरोंकी तृप्तिके उद्देश्यसे जो ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन कराता है, उसके पितर बारह हजार वर्षोंतक तृप्त रहकर

English

Also, listen to the propitiation of Vanaspatis (plants and herbs). One will attain heaven by approaching (devoutly) the following trees: Jambu, Nimba, Tinduka, Madhuka, Amra, Amalaka, Salmall, Vata, Pippala, Sami, Bilva, Amalivrksa, Kadali, Patali and other, meritorious trees.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 14

महानयं भवद्भिश् च प्रसाद क्रियतां मयि ।अभ्यर्च्य तान् मुनीन् सर्वान् प्रणिपत्य स्थितस् ततः

mahānayaṃ bhavadbhiś ca prasāda kriyatāṃ mayi / abhyarcya tān munīn sarvān praṇipatya sthitas tataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तम गतिको प्राप्त होते हैं।

English

"Obeisance to you, O Lord of the chiefs of Devas, O consort of Uma, O Lord of the cosmos. O Lord, accept this Arghya and destroy all my misfortunes."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 15

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा अजापालस्य भूभृतः ।ऋषीणां तापसौ वृद्धौ बादरायणशाकटौ

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ajāpālasya bhūbhṛtaḥ / ṛṣīṇāṃ tāpasau vṛddhau bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजेनद्र! तदनन्तर उत्तम विमलेश्वरतीर्थको जाय। जहाँ एक मनोहर देवशिला है, जहाँ गर्जन और

English

After the offering of Arghya, the Karaka (waterpot) is offered. It is filled with water and it is covered with a leaf of Madhuka and is offered along with a gold piece in accor- dance with the capacity of the devotee.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 16

ऊचतुस्तौ तु वचनम् अजापालं नराधिपम् ।न राजग्राहकाः सर्वे मुनयः शंसितव्रताः

ūcatustau tu vacanam ajāpālaṃ narādhipam / na rājagrāhakāḥ sarve munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

आनन्द भोगते हैं । जो देवशिलातीर्थमें भक्तिभावसे थोड़े-से दानके द्वारा भी ब्राह्मणोंका सत्कार करता है, उसके पुण्यफलका अन्त नहीं है। युधिष्ठिर! तदनन्तर नर्मदाके उत्तर तटकी यात्रा

English

"O Lalita, the Karaka filled with water and endowed

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 17

राजप्रतिग्रहो घोरो रौद्रः पापो भयावहः ।नरके यातनां घोरां कः सोढुं शक्तिमान् भवेत्

rājapratigraho ghoro raudraḥ pāpo bhayāvahaḥ / narake yātanāṃ ghorāṃ kaḥ soḍhuṃ śaktimān bhavet

हिन्दी अर्थ

करे। मेघनादतीर्थके समीप सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ विश्वरूपा नदी बहती है। एक समय नर्मदाके तटपर विराजमान होकर भगवान् शंकर तपस्या करते-करते विश्वरूप हो गये। तब उन्हींके शरीरसे सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ

English

Uttering this Mantra, the excellent Karaka is offered to a Brahmana. Till the next third lunar day of the bright half of the month the devotee should avoid salt. After praying for the forgiveness of the Goddess and the Lord of Devas the devotee should eat only the Havis at night. This procedure should be adopted every month. The Vrata is con- cluded on the third day of the bright half of Phalguna.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 18

स्वस्ति ते ऽस्तु नृपश्रेष्ठ पन्थानः सन्तु ते शिवाः ।एवम् उक्त्वा तु चक्रुस् ते मुनयो वाक्यसंयमम्

svasti te 'stu nṛpaśreṣṭha panthānaḥ santu te śivāḥ / evam uktvā tu cakrus te munayo vākyasaṃyamam

हिन्दी अर्थ

विश्वरूपा प्रकट हुई और नर्मदाके जलमें जाकर मिल गयी। दोनोंका संगम बड़ा ही गुणवान् है। जो मनुष्य उस तीर्थमें जाकर स्नान करता है, वह फिर इस संसारमें जन्म नहीं लेता। वहाँ जो कर्म

English

Sarva is to be worshipped with profuse offer- ings of the adoration and repeatedly with Kumkuma, and garlands of very tender flowers as well as Kusumbha flowers and Kesara. Twelve couples should be offered pairs of Kausumbha (red in hue) cloths, resembling the flowers of AtasI for wearing. Each of these pairs should be given pairs of sandals, umbrellas, necklaces,

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 19

ब्रह्मशापभयाद्भीतो नृपस्तूष्णीं बभूव ह ।गजानां दशसाहस्रं घण्टाभरणभूषितम्

brahmaśāpabhayādbhīto nṛpastūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha / gajānāṃ daśasāhasraṃ ghaṇṭābharaṇabhūṣitam

हिन्दी अर्थ

किया जाता है वह सब अक्षय होता है। उस तीर्थमें किया हुआ श्राद्ध, यज्ञ और शिवपूजन कोरिगुना फल देनेवाला होता है। वहाँ पाँच शिवलिंग प्रसिद्ध हैं-मेघनादेश्वर, गोष्ठेश्वर, वागीश्वर,

English

The Udyapana (concluding procedure of the Vrata) is described in w 150 - 169.

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 20

प्रादाद् विप्राय संकल्प्य मठं हेममयं शुभम् ।कालञ्जरगिरिं राजा त्रिश्चकार प्रदक्षिणाम्

prādād viprāya saṃkalpya maṭhaṃ hemamayaṃ śubham / kālañjaragiriṃ rājā triścakāra pradakṣiṇām

हिन्दी अर्थ

काकडेश्वर और लक्षेश्‍वर। जो इन पाँचों लिंगोंका एक दिनमें पूजन करता है, वह इसी शरीरसे भगवान् शिवको पा लेता है और मोक्षका भागी

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 21

नमस्कृत्वा महेशानं भक्तियुक्तः सुहृद्वृतः ।जगाम स्वपुरं राजा यथा शक्रो ऽमरावतीम्

namaskṛtvā maheśānaṃ bhaktiyuktaḥ suhṛdvṛtaḥ / jagāma svapuraṃ rājā yathā śakro 'marāvatīm

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्वकालमें अयोध्यापुरीमें धर्मसेन नामक बलवान् राजा राज्य करते थे। उन्होंने धर्मपूर्वक

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 22

गते तस्मिन् महीपाले ऋषयः काममोहिताः ।केचिद् गजसमारूढा नानारत्नसमन्विताः

gate tasmin mahīpāle ṛṣayaḥ kāmamohitāḥ / kecid gajasamārūḍhā nānāratnasamanvitāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

राज्यका पालन तथा बहुत-सी दक्षिणावाले अनेकानेक यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान किया। एक समय धर्मशास्त्र खेटक नामसे प्रसिद्ध तीर्थ है। वहीं उत्तम देवशिला सुनते हुए राजाने नर्मदा नदीका चरित्र सुना।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 23

केचिद् अश्वसमारूढा वीज्यमानाश् च चामरैः ।लभन्ते विविधान् भोगांस् ते ब्रह्मर्षितपोधनाः

kecid aśvasamārūḍhā vījyamānāś ca cāmaraiḥ / labhante vividhān bhogāṃs te brahmarṣitapodhanāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी है। जो मनुष्य वहाँ भक्तिपूर्वक स्तान करके सुनकर वे नर्मदाके उत्तर तटपर गये और जर्मदामें

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 24

देवस्वभक्षकाः सर्वे स्त्रीलोभवशवर्तिनः ।सुखं च परमं प्राप्ता देवद्रव्येन राजसाः

devasvabhakṣakāḥ sarve strīlobhavaśavartinaḥ / sukhaṃ ca paramaṃ prāptā devadravyena rājasāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितर बारह वर्षांतक परम 'तृप्त हो देवलोकमें तत्पश्‍चात् सूर्योदय होते-होत

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 25

कालान्तरे ततः प्राप्ते सर्वे मृत्युवशं गताः ।वर्जयित्वा तु विप्रौ द्वौ बादरायणशाकटौ

kālāntare tataḥ prāpte sarve mṛtyuvaśaṃ gatāḥ / varjayitvā tu viprau dvau bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे उत्तर दिशामें गोष्ठेश्वर शिवके समीप पहुँचे। गोष्ठेश्वरकी विधिपूर्वक पूजा करके राजा धर्मसेन वागीश्वर तीर्थमें गये। वहाँ विधिपूर्वक स्नान करके चन्दन, अगर, कपूर और धूप-दीप आदि

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 26

श्वयोनिं समनुप्राप्ताः सर्वे ते मुनिपुङ्गवाः ।अमेध्यभक्षकाः पापा देवनिर्माल्यभक्षणात्

śvayoniṃ samanuprāptāḥ sarve te munipuṅgavāḥ / amedhyabhakṣakāḥ pāpā devanirmālyabhakṣaṇāt

हिन्दी अर्थ

विधानोंसे शिवकी पूजा सम्पन्न करके पुनः घोडेपर सवार हो वे श्रेष्ठ राजा काकडेश्वरमें आये। काकडेश्वरकी पूजा करके वे लक्षेश्वर तीर्थमें गये और वहाँ नर्मदाके जलमें स्थित

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 27

तेषां सम्पर्कभावेन श्ववक्त्रौ द्वाव् उपस्थितौ ।शोचन्तः स्वानि कर्माणि व्याहरन्तः स्वकां गिरम्

teṣāṃ samparkabhāvena śvavaktrau dvāv upasthitau / śocantaḥ svāni karmāṇi vyāharantaḥ svakāṃ giram

हिन्दी अर्थ

लक्षेश्‍वरका विधिपूर्वक पूजन करके मेघनादतीर्थमें लौट आये। इतनेमें सूर्य अस्त हो गये। उस समय कालरूपधारी भगवान् शिवका ध्यान करते हुए राजा धर्मसेन ज्यों ही घोडेसे उतरकर खड़े

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 28

पप्रच्छतुः श्वयोनींस् तौ बादरायणशाकटौ ।कर्मणा केन यूयं वै श्वयोनिं समुपागताः

papracchatuḥ śvayonīṃs tau bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau / karmaṇā kena yūyaṃ vai śvayoniṃ samupāgatāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए, त्यों ही वह दिव्य शरीर धारण करके इन्द्रके विमानमें जा बैठा और इन्द्रलोकको चला गया । राजाके पीछे-पीछे एक कुतिया भी तीर्थयात्रा कर रही थी। उसने भी दिव्य देह धारण करके

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 29

ऋषय ऊचुः: देवद्रव्ये गुरुद्रव्ये द्रव्ये चण्डीश्वरस्य च ।त्रिविधं पातकं दृष्टं दानभक्षणलङ्घनात्

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ: devadravye gurudravye dravye caṇḍīśvarasya ca / trividhaṃ pātakaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ dānabhakṣaṇalaṅghanāt

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्गलोकको प्रस्थान किया। यह सब देखकर धर्मसेनके मनमें बड़ा विस्मय हुआ। उन्होंने दिव्यदेहधारी अश्वसे पूछा--“यह सब क्या है?! तब उसने आकाशसे ही उत्तर दिया, “राजन्!

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 30

तस्मात् सम्पर्कदोषेण सारमेयत्वम् आगताः ।बभ्रमुः सर्वतीर्थानि दिव्यं वर्षशतं तथा

tasmāt samparkadoṣeṇa sārameyatvam āgatāḥ / babhramuḥ sarvatīrthāni divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

आप अपने मनमें खेद क्यों मानते हैं? शारीरिक कष्ट सहन करनेसे और तपस्यासे दिव्य विभूतियोंकी प्राप्ति होती है। अभीतक तो आपने दूसरेके पैरोंसे यात्रा की है, अब पैदल जाइये। जब

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 31

नैमिषारण्यम् आसाद्य यथा योगं व्यवस्थिताः ।तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बादरायणशाकटौ

naimiṣāraṇyam āsādya yathā yogaṃ vyavasthitāḥ / teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनः अपने पैरोंसे यात्रा करेंगे तब आपको

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 32

जग्मतुर् ब्रह्मलोकं तौ ब्रह्मपुत्रौ यशस्विनौ ।अभिवाद्य यथान्यायं ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम्

jagmatur brahmalokaṃ tau brahmaputrau yaśasvinau / abhivādya yathānyāyaṃ brahmāṇaṃ jagatāṃ patim

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह सुनकर राजाने दूसरे दिन पुनः लिंग- पूजनके लिये प्रस्थान किया। उन पाँचों लिंगोंका पूजन करके नर्मदा-तटपर आकर जब उन्होंने मेघनादेशवरका दर्शन किया तब द्वारपर ही उन्हें

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 33

ऊचतुश् च स्ववृत्तान्तं पितरं तत्त्वदर्शिनम् ।अत्यन्तौ मुनिशार्दूलौ दृष्ट्वा तौ विकृताननौ

ūcatuś ca svavṛttāntaṃ pitaraṃ tattvadarśinam / atyantau muniśārdūlau dṛṣṭvā tau vikṛtānanau

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवान् शिवका दर्शन हुआ। उनके पाँच मुख,

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 34

उवाच वचनं श्रीमान् ब्रह्मालोकपितामहः ।देवद्रव्यापहारेण दुष्कृतं स्वर्गगर्हितम्

uvāca vacanaṃ śrīmān brahmālokapitāmahaḥ / devadravyāpahāreṇa duṣkṛtaṃ svargagarhitam

हिन्दी अर्थ

थे। हाथमें त्रिशूल शोभा पा रहा था। संसारको अपने गर्भमें धारण करनेवाले भगवान् शिव वृषभपर आरूढ़ थे और उनके मस्तकपर अर्धचन्द्रका मुकुट अपनी चाँदनी छिटका रहा था। उन देवदेवेश्वर

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 35

सुरासुरगणैर् यत्तु लङ्घितुं नैव शक्यते ।किं पुनर् मानुषैः क्षुद्रैर् देवद्रव्योपजीविकैः

surāsuragaṇair yattu laṅghituṃ naiva śakyate / kiṃ punar mānuṣaiḥ kṣudrair devadravyopajīvikaiḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

परमेश्वरका दर्शन करके राजाने इस प्रकार स्तुति 'की-- देव! महादेव!! आपकी जय हो। महा- 'पातकोंका नाश करनेवाले शिव ! मैं संसार-समुद्रमें डूबा हुआ हूँ, आप इस समय मेरा उद्धार कीजिये।'

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 36

तेषां तु नियतं घोरे नरके पतनं स्मृतम् ।निष्कृतिर्नर्मदा तेषां विहिता लोकपावनी

teṣāṃ tu niyataṃ ghore narake patanaṃ smṛtam / niṣkṛtirnarmadā teṣāṃ vihitā lokapāvanī

हिन्दी अर्थ

महादेवजी बोले-महाभाग! तुम मेरे भक्त हो। अतः तुम्हारे मनमें जो इच्छा हो, उसके अनुसार वर माँगो। उसे मैं तुम्हें दूँगा ।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 37

स्नात्वा तु कल्पगा तोये ऽभ्यर्चयित्वा वृषध्वजम् ।मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः सत्यमेतत् मयोदितम्

snātvā tu kalpagā toye 'bhyarcayitvā vṛṣadhvajam / mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ satyametat mayoditam

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजाने कहा--देव! यदि आप मुझपर प्रसन्न हैं तो मुझे अपने साथ रहनेवाला सेवक बना लीजिये और जो लोग एक दिनमें इन पाँचों लिंगोंका पूजन करें, वे सभी आपके अनुचर हों।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 38

पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा बादरायणशाकटौ ।ऋषिभिः सह तत्रैव नर्मदातीरमाश्रितौ

pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau / ṛṣibhiḥ saha tatraiva narmadātīramāśritau

हिन्दी अर्थ

यही मेरे लिये वर है।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 39

सरिन्नान्या ऽस्ति लोके ऽस्मिन्पापस्यास्य विशुद्धये ।ततस् ते मुनयः सर्वे स्मरन्तः पूर्वदुष्कृतम्

sarinnānyā 'sti loke 'sminpāpasyāsya viśuddhaye / tatas te munayaḥ sarve smarantaḥ pūrvaduṣkṛtam

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मसेनकी बात सुनकर महादेवजीने ' एवमस्तु' कहा तथा उन्हें साथ लेकर वे कैलास पर्वतपर चले गये। युधिष्ठिर! भगवान् शिवने राजा धर्मसेनको अपने-आपमें लीन कर लिया।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 40

षण्मासा ऽभ्यन्तरे राजन् छिवध्यानपरायणाः ।निष्कल्मषाः बभूवुस् ते तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः

ṣaṇmāsā 'bhyantare rājan chivadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ / niṣkalmaṣāḥ babhūvus te tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

मृकण्ड-आश्रममें दो गन्धर्वांका उद्धार तथा चन्द्रमती-नर्मदासंगम आदि अन्य तीर्थांकी महिमा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 41

बल्याद्या मुनयः सर्वे शतक्रतुपुरोगमाः ।ददृशुस् ते क्रतुवरं शिवेनैव यथोदितम्

balyādyā munayaḥ sarve śatakratupurogamāḥ / dadṛśus te kratuvaraṃ śivenaiva yathoditam

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! नर्मदाके प्रहेति नामवाले दो गन्धर्व इन्द्रकी सभामें गये। दक्षिण तटपर मृकण्ड मुनिका पवित्र आश्रम है। वहाँ उन्होंने एक श्रेष्ठ अप्सराको देखा। देखते

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 42

गृहीत्वा ऽथ मुनीन् सर्वे ब्रह्माद्याश् च सुरासुराः ।सुप्रभास् तांस् तु देवत्वं मण्डपेश्वरदर्शनात्

gṛhītvā 'tha munīn sarve brahmādyāś ca surāsurāḥ / suprabhās tāṃs tu devatvaṃ maṇḍapeśvaradarśanāt

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसमें परम धर्मात्मा मेरे पिता मृकण्डजीने ही वे दोनों कामबाणसे पीडित हो गये। तब तपस्या की है। उनके आश्रममें हेतिने मुर्गेकी और प्रहेतिने मोरकी बोली बोलकर

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 43

तेन लिङ्गं तु विख्यातं लोके ऽस्मिन् मण्डपेश्वरम् ।स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते त्रेतायां तु नृपोत्तम

tena liṅgaṃ tu vikhyātaṃ loke 'smin maṇḍapeśvaram / svārociṣe 'ntare prāpte tretāyāṃ tu nṛpottama

हिन्दी अर्थ

पालन करनेवाले बहुत-से अन्य मधुर स्वरसे उसे रिझानेकी चेष्टा की। उनका A ते थे। इसी समय हेति और यह अभिप्राय जानकर देवराज इन्द्रने उन्हें शाप

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 44

क्षत्रियाणां सहस्राणि तत्र सिद्धानि भारत ।एतत् सर्वं समाख्यातं समासेन मया ऽनघ

kṣatriyāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi tatra siddhāni bhārata / etat sarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ samāsena mayā 'nagha

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिया--' अरे! तुम दोनों वास्तवमें मुर्गा और मोर हो जाओगे। देवताओंके सौ वर्ष पूरे होनेपर फिर यहाँ आ सकोगे।'

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 45

श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् राजन् हयमेधफलं लभेत्

śravaṇāt kīrtanād rājan hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet

हिन्दी अर्थ

युधिष्ठिर! इन्द्रके इस शापसे दोनों दुराचारी गन्धर्व पक्षीकी योनिमें आ गये। उस समय भी वे बड़े सुन्दर थे । उन्हें देखना सबको प्रिय लगता था। वे अपने पूर्वजन्मके वृत्तान्तको स्मरण करके

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 46

युधिष्ठिर उवाच: अमरेश्वरपूर्वेण पर्यङ्कात् पश्चिमे तथा

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: amareśvarapūrveṇa paryaṅkāt paścime tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

सब तीर्थोमें भ्रमण करने लगे। एक दिन उन्होंने देवर्षि नारदको देखा और इस प्रकार पूछा, शुभाचार ब्रह्मपुत्र! हम दोनों किस कर्मसे इस योनिसे मुक्ति पा सकेंगे।'

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 47

तीर्थसंख्यां क्रमेणैव कथयस्व तपोधन

tīrthasaṃkhyāṃ krameṇaiva kathayasva tapodhana

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारदजीने कहा--नर्मदाजीके दक्षिण तटपर मृकण्ड मुनिका शुभाश्रम है। वह पशु-पक्षियोंकी योनिसे मुक्ति देनेवाला उत्तम तीर्थ है। तुम दोनों वहाँ नर्मदाजीके जलमें गोता लगाओ, इससे तुम्हारा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 48

मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाभाग पूर्वभागे व्यवस्थितम्

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga pūrvabhāge vyavasthitam

हिन्दी अर्थ

सब कार्य सिद्ध होगा।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 49

श्वेतकिंशुकनामानं तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् ।नराः सुखेन रूपेण यत्र स्नाता दिवं गताः

śvetakiṃśukanāmānaṃ tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / narāḥ sukhena rūpeṇa yatra snātā divaṃ gatāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर हेति और प्रहेति-- दोनों उस तीर्थमें स्नान करके पूर्ववत् दिव्यरूपधारी हो गये। फिर विधिपूर्वक स्नान करके उन्होंने सदाशिव देवका ध्यान किया और कुछ कालतक ध्यानमें ही स्थित

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 50

श्वेतकिंशुकनामास्ति लिङ्गं परमसिद्धिदम् ।ताटकेश्वरदेवश् च तत्र स्वर्गफलप्रदः

śvetakiṃśukanāmāsti liṅgaṃ paramasiddhidam / tāṭakeśvaradevaś ca tatra svargaphalapradaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

रहे। इसी समय पातालसे सैकड़ों सूर्योके समान प्रकाशमान दो शिवलिंग वहाँ प्रकट हुए। एकका

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 51

अन्यत् तु वर्णनामेति तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् ।त्र्यम्बकस् तु महादेवो यत्रलोके वरप्रदः

anyat tu varṇanāmeti tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / tryambakas tu mahādevo yatraloke varapradaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुक्कुटेश्वर और दूसरेका मयूरेश्वर नाम हुआ । वे दोनों गन्धर्व विमानपर बैठकर इन्द्रलोकको चले गये । उस तीर्थमें स्नान करके मनुष्य फिर इस संसारमें जन्म नहीं लेता । स्नानके पश्चात् वहाँ तिल और

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 52

तस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् गण्डेशस् त्रिदिवं गतः ।गण्डकेश्वरलिङ्गं तु लिङ्गं शुक्लेश्वरं तथा

tasya tīrthasya māhātmyād gaṇḍeśas tridivaṃ gataḥ / gaṇḍakeśvaraliṅgaṃ tu liṅgaṃ śukleśvaraṃ tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

जलसे तर्पण करनेपर पितरोंकी उत्तम गति होती है । जो वहाँ मृत्युको प्राप्त होता है, वह फिर इस घोर संसार-सागरमें लौटकर नहीं आता ।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 53

नर्मदादन्तिवनिकासङ्गमो लोकविश्रुतः ।तत्र लिङ्गेश्वरं लिङ्गं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्

narmadādantivanikāsaṅgamo lokaviśrutaḥ / tatra liṅgeśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्पश्चात् चन्द्रमती और नर्मदाके संगममें जो उत्तम तीर्थ हैं, उनकी यात्रा करे। वहाँ चन्द्रेश्वर,

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 54

बालकेश्वरलिङ्गं तु तथा ऽन्यत् पूर्णकेश्वरम् ।रेवाया उत्तरे कूले नर्मदापुरमुत्तमम्

bālakeśvaraliṅgaṃ tu tathā 'nyat pūrṇakeśvaram / revāyā uttare kūle narmadāpuramuttamam

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिद्धलिंग हैं। तदनन्तर अश्वतीर्थ, वृषसेनतीर्थ, हयग्रीवतीर्थ और शुकतीर्थ हैं। उनसे आगे रमेश्वरतीर्थकी यात्रा करे, जो सब पापोंका नाश करनेवाला है । राजन्! नर्मदाके तटपर रमेश्वरतीर्थ

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 55

तीर्थं कपिशिला नाम सर्वानर्थविदूषणम् ।लिङ्गं सिद्धेश्वरं नाम तथा ऽन्यन्नाडकेश्वरम्

tīrthaṃ kapiśilā nāma sarvānarthavidūṣaṇam / liṅgaṃ siddheśvaraṃ nāma tathā 'nyannāḍakeśvaram

हिन्दी अर्थ

महापातकोंका भी नाश कर देता है। वहाँ स्नान करनेवाला मनुष्य फिर संसारमें जन्म नहीं लेता। पितरोंके लिये वहाँ विधिपूर्वक तिलोदक और पिण्डदान देना चाहिए। इससे पितरोंकी परम

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 56

अत्रान्तरे नृपश्रेष्ठ दशलक्षाणि नामतः ।तीर्थानि दशलक्षाणि कीर्तितानि यथाक्रमम्

atrāntare nṛpaśreṣṭha daśalakṣāṇi nāmataḥ / tīrthāni daśalakṣāṇi kīrtitāni yathākramam

हिन्दी अर्थ

गति होती है। इससे आगे उत्तम हारिणतीर्थ है। वहाँ सिद्धलिंग हरिणेश्वर, धनुरीश्वर, बाणेश्वर तथा लुब्धकेश्वर-इन सबकी पूजा करके मनुष्य शिवलोकमें जाता है।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 57

ततो गच्छेन् नृपश्रेष्ठ वैदूर्यात् पश्चिमां दिशम् ।शशभीनर्मदायोगं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

tato gacchen nṛpaśreṣṭha vaidūryāt paścimāṃ diśam / śaśabhīnarmadāyogaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

हिन्दी अर्थ

भानुमतीका तीर्थसेवन, शूलभेदतीर्थमें शबर-दम्पतिका उद्धार और सती भानुमतीको कैलासधामकी प्राप्ति

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 58

भुक्तिदं मुक्तिद चैव लिङ्गं वै शशभेश्वरम् ।त्रिषु लोकेषु विख्यातं गर्दभीयोनिमोक्षणम्

bhuktidaṃ muktida caiva liṅgaṃ vai śaśabheśvaram / triṣu lokeṣu vikhyātaṃ gardabhīyonimokṣaṇam

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! भगवान् है। अन्न आदि भोज्य पदार्थ प्राजापत्य पुष्प

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 59

मण्डलेश्वरनामेह तीर्थं लिङ्गं नराधिप ।यत्र माण्डलिकाः सिद्धा अजापालो मनुस् तथा

maṇḍaleśvaranāmeha tīrthaṃ liṅgaṃ narādhipa / yatra māṇḍalikāḥ siddhā ajāpālo manus tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

शंकरकी पूजा करनेवाले पुरुषको चाहिए कि वह

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 60

तत्र चेष्ट्वा तु मनुजः सम्भवेन् न पुनर्भवे ।तिलोदकप्रदानेन पिण्डपातेन भारत

tatra ceṣṭvā tu manujaḥ sambhaven na punarbhave / tilodakapradānena piṇḍapātena bhārata

हिन्दी अर्थ

करे। उन फूलोंके नाम इस प्रकार हैं-वारिज, सौम्य, आग्नेय, वायव्य, पार्थिव, वानस्पत्य, प्राजापत्य और शिवपुष्प। अब इनके स्वरूपका निर्णय सुनो-= जलको ही वारिज समझना चाहिए, मधुयुक्त दूध

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 61

पितरस् तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावच् चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ।तत्र प्रदीयते दानं तस्य संख्या न विद्यते

pitaras tasya tṛpyanti yāvac candradivākarau / tatra pradīyate dānaṃ tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate

हिन्दी अर्थ

सौम्य कहलाता है, धूप और दीप आग्नेय पुष्पके अन्तर्गत हैं, चन्दन आदि वायव्य पुष्प हैं, कन्द

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 62

कान्तारकं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वतीर्थवरं शुभम् ।तत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः

kāntārakaṃ tato gacchet sarvatīrthavaraṃ śubham / tatra snātā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

कहलाते हैं तथा उपासनाका ही नाम शिवपुष्प है। इनके सिवा अहिंसा प्रथम पुष्प है, इन्द्रियनिग्रह द्वितीय पुष्प और दया तृतीय पुष्प 'है। इन आध्यात्मिक पुष्पोंसे सब देवता सन्तुष्ट होते हैं।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 63

सपादलक्षमधिकं तीर्थानां मण्डलेश्वरे ।कीर्तिते तव राजेन्द्र यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम्

sapādalakṣamadhikaṃ tīrthānāṃ maṇḍaleśvare / kīrtite tava rājendra yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśrutam

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजन्! इस हारिणतीर्थमें तपस्या और भक्तिके

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 64

त्रेतायां रघुवंशे तु कुमारौ रामलक्षणौ ।मैथिल्या सह राजेन्द्र उत्तीर्णो यत्र कल्पगाम्

tretāyāṃ raghuvaṃśe tu kumārau rāmalakṣaṇau / maithilyā saha rājendra uttīrṇo yatra kalpagām

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा देवत्रत नामसे प्रसिद्ध हैव्यसूक्त आदि यजुर्वेदोक्त सूक्तोंका भक्तिपूर्वक जाप करते हैं, वे भगवान् शिवके लोकमें जाते हैं। पूर्वकालमें वीरसेन नामसे विख्यात एक

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 65

जग्मतुः पितुराज्ञां वै कुर्वन्तौ विष्णुरूपिणौ ।स्नात्वा तीर्थवरे तत्र भक्त्या ऽभ्यर्च्य महेश्वरम्

jagmatuḥ piturājñāṃ vai kurvantau viṣṇurūpiṇau / snātvā tīrthavare tatra bhaktyā 'bhyarcya maheśvaram

हिन्दी अर्थ

महापराक्रमी राजा हो गये हैं, वे चेदिदेशके स्वामी थे। बड़े-बड़े मण्डलाधीशवर भी उनकी अधीनता स्वीकार कर चुके थे। राजा वीरसेनके राज्यमें कोई 'किसीका शत्रु नहीं था, किसीको रोग नहीं होता

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 66

राजतीर्थं तु तद्गोप्यं लिङ्गं वै लक्षणेश्वरम् ।सीतेश्वरं तथा लिङ्गं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्

rājatīrthaṃ tu tadgopyaṃ liṅgaṃ vai lakṣaṇeśvaram / sīteśvaraṃ tathā liṅgaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam

हिन्दी अर्थ

था और चोर आदिका उपद्रव भी नहीं था। उस राज्यमें कहीं भी अधर्म नहीं होता था, सदा सर्वत्र धर्मका ही पालन किया जाता था। राजा अपनी पत्नी और अनेक पुत्रोंके साथ सदा आनन्दसे रहते

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 67

तत्र स्नात्वा ऽर्चयित्वा तु शूलपाणिं महेश्वरम् ।सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो गाणपत्यम् अवाप्नुयात्

tatra snātvā 'rcayitvā tu śūlapāṇiṃ maheśvaram / sarvapāpavinirmukto gāṇapatyam avāpnuyāt

हिन्दी अर्थ

थे। उनके एक पुत्री थी, जो गिरिराजनन्दिनी उमाकी

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 68

ततोगच्छेत् नृपश्रेष्ठ पुण्यतीर्थं शिवालयम् ।माहिष्मतीं पुरीं रम्यां तां दृष्ट्वा न च्युतः क्वचित्

tatogacchet nṛpaśreṣṭha puṇyatīrthaṃ śivālayam / māhiṣmatīṃ purīṃ ramyāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā na cyutaḥ kvacit

हिन्दी अर्थ

सभीकी स्नेहदृष्टि बनी रहती थी। समय आनेपर बारहवें वर्षमें चेदिराजने विधिपूर्वक अपनी पुत्रीका वैवाहिक कार्य सम्पन्न किया। विवाहके बाद उस कन्याका पति मृत्युको प्राप्त हो गया। बेटीको विधवा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 69

यत्र कालाग्निरुद्रो ऽस्ति प्रज्वलन्न् इव हेतुभिः ।त्रयस्त्रिंशत् तु तिष्ठन्तु लिङ्गानां कोटयस् तथा

yatra kālāgnirudro 'sti prajvalann iva hetubhiḥ / trayastriṃśat tu tiṣṭhantu liṅgānāṃ koṭayas tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुई देख राजा शोकमें डूब गये। उन्होंने दुःखसे 'पीडित होकर रानीसे कहा--“कल्याणी! यह तो जीवनभरके लिये अत्यन्त दुःसह दुःख आ पड़ा है। मेरी पुत्री रूप और यौवनसे सम्पन्न है, इसकी

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 70

ततः कोटीश्वरं लिङ्गं कोटितीर्थे नराधिप ।यज्ञकोटिफलं तत्र तस्य लिङ्गस्य पूजनात्

tataḥ koṭīśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ koṭitīrthe narādhipa / yajñakoṭiphalaṃ tatra tasya liṅgasya pūjanāt

हिन्दी अर्थ

रक्षा कैसे की जा सकती है। भानुमतीके शीलकी रक्षाका अब कोई उपाय दिखायी नहीं देता।' माता-पिता जब आपसमें इस प्रकार वार्तालाप कर रहे थे, उस समय उनकी बात सुनकर राजकुमारी

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 71

तत्र दत्तस्य दानस्य कोटिसंख्या तु विद्यते ।दशाश्वमेधतीर्थं तु भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्

tatra dattasya dānasya koṭisaṃkhyā tu vidyate / daśāśvamedhatīrthaṃ tu bhuktimuktiphalapradam

हिन्दी अर्थ

भानुमती उनके समीप जाकर बोली--पिताजी ! मैं शोकाग्निसे जल रही हूँ, इसलिये आज आपके सामने संकोच छोड़कर बोलती हूँ। मेरे कारण कोई दोषकी बात नहीं होने पायेगी, यह मैं

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 72

तिलोदकप्रदानेन पितॄणां गतिरुत्तमा ।स्नातमात्रो नरस् तत्र सूर्यतेज समप्रभः

tilodakapradānena pitṝṇāṃ gatiruttamā / snātamātro naras tatra sūryateja samaprabhaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपसे सत्य कहती हूँ। आजसे मैं कभी श्रृंगार नहीं धारण Het, मोटे वस्त्रोंसे अपना शरीर ढक Gh, संयमपूर्वक रहकर पुराणोक्त सभी

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 73

पुराणि पञ्चसामान्याच् छम्भुना कीर्तितानि वै ।प्रभासश् च कुरुक्षेत्रं तथा मायापुरी शुभा

purāṇi pañcasāmānyāc chambhunā kīrtitāni vai / prabhāsaś ca kurukṣetraṃ tathā māyāpurī śubhā

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा ही जीवन व्यतीत करना चाहती हूँ।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 74

अवन्ती च महाकालं तथा माहेश्वरं पुरम् ।एतेषु च समग्रेषु विद्धि लिङ्गान्यनुक्रमात्

avantī ca mahākālaṃ tathā māheśvaraṃ puram / eteṣu ca samagreṣu viddhi liṅgānyanukramāt

हिन्दी अर्थ

भानुमतीका यह वचन सुनकर राजा वीरसेन स्नेहसे कातर हो गये। उन्होंने कन्याकी तीर्थयात्राके उद्देश्यसे बहुत अधिक धन देकर उसे विदा किया। कुछ विश्वासपात्र वृद्ध पुरुषोंको पुत्रीकी रक्षामें

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 75

अत्र दत्तं हुतं वेष्टम् अक्षयाद् अपि चाक्षयम् ।अवशः स्ववशो वा ऽपि प्राणत्यागं करोति य

atra dattaṃ hutaṃ veṣṭam akṣayād api cākṣayam / avaśaḥ svavaśo vā 'pi prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti ya

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरोहित ब्राह्मणको भी साथमें लगा दिया। भानुमती गंगाके तटपर गयी और वहाँ स्नान करके भगवानूके ध्यानमें तत्पर हुई। स्नान, ध्यान और पूजन यह उसका प्रतिदिनका नियम हो गया। उसकी रक्षा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 76

स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः ।कीर्तयेत् प्रातरुत्थाय पुण्यान्य् एतानि यो नरः

sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ / kīrtayet prātarutthāya puṇyāny etāni yo naraḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

करनेमें समर्थ जो दास-दासियाँ आदि थे, वे भी उसके पिता राजा वीरसेनकी आज्ञासे वहीं गंगाके किनारे टिके रहे। इस प्रकार वह राजकुमारी बारह वर्षोतक गंगाजीके तटपर रही। तदनन्तर

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 77

न स पापेन लिप्येत यमलोकं न पश्यति ।तीर्थं पिपीलिका नाम गता यत्र पिपीलिकाः

na sa pāpena lipyeta yamalokaṃ na paśyati / tīrthaṃ pipīlikā nāma gatā yatra pipīlikāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

किसी समय गंगाको छोड़कर अपने सहायक

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 78

शिवलोकं महाभाग सर्वलोकोत्तमोत्तमम् ।बन्ध्यारेवासमायोगं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्

śivalokaṃ mahābhāga sarvalokottamottamam / bandhyārevāsamāyogaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam

हिन्दी अर्थ

नर्मदा बहती थीं। वहाँ अमरकण्टक पर्वत एवं ३कारतीर्थमें वह छः महीनेतक रही। फिर एक तीर्थसे दूसरे तीर्थमें होती हुई अनेकानेक तीर्थोमें श्रमण करने लगी। प्रत्येक. तीर्थमें स्नान करके

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 79

सङ्गमे यत्र राजेन्द्र लिङ्गं वै मुनकेश्वरम् ।योगिनस् तत् तु पश्यन्ति न तत् पश्यन्ति मानुषाः

saṅgame yatra rājendra liṅgaṃ vai munakeśvaram / yoginas tat tu paśyanti na tat paśyanti mānuṣāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

भक्ति-भावसे पूजन करती हुई वह निवास करती थी। तत्पश्चात् वह पश्चिम दिशामें देवनदी और नर्मदाके संगमपर गयी। वहाँ ऋषियोंके समुदायसे सेवित एक पुण्य आश्रम दिखायी दिया। ऋषिवृन्दका

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 80

विख्यातं तत् तु नगरं नर्मदादक्षिणे तते ।अयुत यत्र लिङ्गानां तीर्थानां च नराधिप

vikhyātaṃ tat tu nagaraṃ narmadādakṣiṇe tate / ayuta yatra liṅgānāṃ tīrthānāṃ ca narādhipa

हिन्दी अर्थ

दर्शन करके भानुमतीने सबको प्रणाम किया और पूछा--' महात्माओ ! इस तीर्थका नाम और माहात्म्य क्या है? यह बतानेकी कृपा करें।'

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 81

लिङ्गं चण्डीश्वरं नाम तथैवोडुगणेश्वरम् ।वकेश्वरं तत्र विद्धि वका यत्र दिवं गताः

liṅgaṃ caṇḍīśvaraṃ nāma tathaivoḍugaṇeśvaram / vakeśvaraṃ tatra viddhi vakā yatra divaṃ gatāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब एक ऋषिने कहा--तपस्विनि! यह स्थान चक्रतीर्थके नामसे विख्यात है। पूर्वकालमें त्रिशूलधारी देवाधिदेव महादेवने सन्तुष्ट होकर यहीं श्रीहरिको चक्र प्रदान किया था। जो इस तीर्थमें स्नान

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 82

तीर्थं गङ्गावहं नाम लिङ्गं वै सर्वसिद्धिदम् ।अङ्गारेशम् इति ज्ञेयं विमलं तत्र भारत

tīrthaṃ gaṅgāvahaṃ nāma liṅgaṃ vai sarvasiddhidam / aṅgāreśam iti jñeyaṃ vimalaṃ tatra bhārata

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके देवताओं और पितरोंका तर्पण करता है, उसे पुनरावृत्तिरहित उत्तम गति प्राप्त होती है। दूसरे दिन यहाँसे शूलभेदतीर्थमें जाना चाहिए। वहाँ रात्रिमें जागरण करके पुराणकी कथा पढ़े

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 83

सोमतीर्थमिति ज्ञेयं शुक्लतीर्थम् अतः परम् ।तीर्थानां निरसं नाम ध्रुवतीर्थं नराधिप

somatīrthamiti jñeyaṃ śuklatīrtham ataḥ param / tīrthānāṃ nirasaṃ nāma dhruvatīrthaṃ narādhipa

हिन्दी अर्थ

और सुने। पुष्प, धूप, दीप आदि निवेदन करके

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 84

अनेकानि सहस्राणि तीर्थानां चैव भारत ।तीर्थं पिपीलिका नाम भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्

anekāni sahasrāṇi tīrthānāṃ caiva bhārata / tīrthaṃ pipīlikā nāma bhuktimuktipradāyakam

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवान् विष्णुकी पूजा करे। तीसरे दिन प्रातःकाल SAR ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन करावे और अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार उन्हें भक्तिपूर्वक दान दे। फिर चौथे दिन जहाँ प्राची सरस्वती हैं, वहाँ जाना

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 85

क्रोशमात्रं तु विज्ञेयं पूर्वपश्चिमतस् तथा ।तीर्थानाम् अयुतं सार्द्धं ऋषिदेवनिषेवितम्

krośamātraṃ tu vijñeyaṃ pūrvapaścimatas tathā / tīrthānām ayutaṃ sārddhaṃ ṛṣidevaniṣevitam

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहिए। वे सरस्वती सम्पूर्ण जगत्को पावन करनेके लिये साक्षात् ब्रह्माजीसे प्रकट हुई हैं। पाँचवें दिन मार्कण्डेयेशवर लिंगके समीप जाय और वहाँ स्नान करे। वह परम उत्तम स्थान सर्वदेवमय

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 86

तत्र दत्तं हुतं चैव तस्य संख्या न विद्यते ।तत्र यः सन्त्यजेत् प्राणानवशः स्ववशो ऽपि वा

tatra dattaṃ hutaṃ caiva tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate / tatra yaḥ santyajet prāṇānavaśaḥ svavaśo 'pi vā

हिन्दी अर्थ

और सर्वतीर्थमय है। जो पवित्र एवं जितेन्द्रिय होकर वहाँ एक वर्ष या छः मास या पंद्रह दिन अथवा तीन रात्रि भी निवास करता है, उसका फिर मर्त्यलोकमें निवास नहीं होता। वह सदा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 87

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्त उमामाहेश्वरे पुरे ।मोदते सर्वकामैस् तु यावद् इन्द्राश् चतुर्दश

sarvapāpavinirmukta umāmāheśvare pure / modate sarvakāmais tu yāvad indrāś caturdaśa

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्गलोकमें अक्षय निवास पाता है। जो नियमपूर्वक वहाँ निवास करता है, वह तीन जन्मोंके पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है तथा जो विधवा नारी उत्तम ब्रतका पालन करती हुई बारह वर्षोतक वहाँ

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 88

यस्माद् एव शिवं तस्मादर्चयेच् छान्तमानसः ।मैत्रः कारुणिको नित्यं प्राप्नोति परमं पदम्

yasmād eva śivaṃ tasmādarcayec chāntamānasaḥ / maitraḥ kāruṇiko nityaṃ prāpnoti paramaṃ padam

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवास करती है, वह अनन्त कालतक रुद्रलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होती है।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 89

क्षणमात्रेण यत्पुण्यं ततः कुर्यान् नराधिप ।न तद् वर्षशतेना ऽपि न तु यज्ञशतैर् अपि

kṣaṇamātreṇa yatpuṇyaṃ tataḥ kuryān narādhipa / na tad varṣaśatenā 'pi na tu yajñaśatair api

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुनिका यह वचन सुनकर भानुमतीको बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई। वह आलस्य छोड़कर अहर्निश तीर्थसेवन एवं स्नान करने लगी। उस तीर्थका प्रभाव देखकर राजकुमारीने पुरोहितजी और

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 90

शक्यं साधयितुं राजंस् तथा तीर्थशतैर् अपि ।सर्वप्राणिषु कारुण्यं दीनानाथेषु भावयन्

śakyaṃ sādhayituṃ rājaṃs tathā tīrthaśatair api / sarvaprāṇiṣu kāruṇyaṃ dīnānātheṣu bhāvayan

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणोंसे कहा--' आपलोग मेरी यह बात सुनें। मैं जबतक जीऊँगी, यहीं रहूँगी। ऐसे उत्तम स्थानका त्याग नहीं करूँगी। आपलोग जाकर मेरे माता-पिता तथा भाईसे यह बात कह दें

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 91

मैत्री च मुदिता राजन् पुण्यशीलेषु सर्वदा ।पुण्यवत्सुखमापेक्ष्यं सर्वप्राणिषु यत्नतः

maitrī ca muditā rājan puṇyaśīleṣu sarvadā / puṇyavatsukhamāpekṣyaṃ sarvaprāṇiṣu yatnataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

कि ' भानुमती नियमपूर्वक व्रतका पालन करती हुई इस समय शूलभेदतीर्थमें रहती है और एक- एक दिनका अन्तर देकर उपवास करती हुई धीरे-धीरे एक मासतक उपवास करनेकी चेष्टा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 92

अक्षेत्रे तु कृतं पुण्यं समं भवति भारत ।नर्मदासङ्गमो यत्र तत्र संख्या न विद्यते

akṣetre tu kṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ samaṃ bhavati bhārata / narmadāsaṅgamo yatra tatra saṃkhyā na vidyate

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर रही है। वह देवशिलापर रहकर प्रतिदिन भगवान् विष्णुका ध्यान करती और भूमिपर ही

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 93

अन्यदेशे कृतं पापं पुण्यक्षेत्रे विनश्यति ।पुण्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं वज्रलेपो भविष्यति

anyadeśe kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ puṇyakṣetre vinaśyati / puṇyakṣetre kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ vajralepo bhaviṣyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह सन्देश लेकर जब ब्राह्मणलोग चले गये, तब एक दिन दो शबर (भील) वहाँ आये। वे दोनों पति-पत्नी थे। शबरने अपनी स्त्रीसे'कहा= “प्रिये! यहाँ जितने कमलपुष्प मिलें, उन्हे

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 94

उत्तीर्णो नर्मदां यत्र कार्त्तिकेयो महाबलः ।लिङ्गं तत्र च विज्ञेयं सिद्धिदं कार्त्तिकेश्वरम्

uttīrṇo narmadāṃ yatra kārttikeyo mahābalaḥ / liṅgaṃ tatra ca vijñeyaṃ siddhidaṃ kārttikeśvaram

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजकुमारीको देकर तुम शीघ्र भोजन कर लो। मैंने आज यहाँ देवपूजनका विचार किया है, इसलिये मुझे आज भोजन नहीं करना चाहिए। मैंने कभी किसी विधि-निषेधका पालन नहीं

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 95

चन्द्रेश्वरं तथा लिङ्गं लिङ्गं चैव शिखीश्वरम् ।शक्तीश्वरं तथा चान्यत् सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

candreśvaraṃ tathā liṅgaṃ liṅgaṃ caiva śikhīśvaram / śaktīśvaraṃ tathā cānyat sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

हिन्दी अर्थ

किया है। सदा पाप बढ़ाया और अशुभ कर्म किया है। अतः आज मैं धर्मका पालन करना

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 96

तेषाञ् चैव लिङ्गानाम् अर्चनं भक्तिभावतः ।ब्रह्महत्यादिकात् पापान् मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

teṣāñ caiva liṅgānām arcanaṃ bhaktibhāvataḥ / brahmahatyādikāt pāpān mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपसे पहले भोजन नहीं किया है। जहाँतक मुझे स्मरण है, आपके भोजनसे बचा हुआ अन्न ही मैंने भोजन किया है।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 97

शिवलोकमवाप्नोति पितॄणां स्वर्गतिस् तथा

śivalokamavāpnoti pitṝṇāṃ svargatis tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

पत्नीका यह निश्चय जानकर शबर स्नान करनेके लिये गया। उसने आधे उत्तरीय वस्त्रसे स्नान करके सब देवताओंको भक्तिपूर्वक स्नान कराया और देवशिलाके पास डरते-डरते जाकर

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 98

युधिष्ठिर उवाच: भगवान् छ्रोतुम् इच्छामि माहिष्मत्यास् तु पश्चिमे

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: bhagavān chrotum icchāmi māhiṣmatyās tu paścime

हिन्दी अर्थ

खड़ा हुआ। वह मन-ही-मन भगवान् विष्णुका चिन्तन करता था। शबरीने कुमुदके दो फूल राजकुमारीकी दासीके हाथमें दिये। रानीने उन 'फूलोंको देखकर दासीसे पूछा--“तुमने ये दोनों

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 99

सन्निधौ च तिलेशस्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।रासभीनर्मदाभेदं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्

sannidhau ca tileśasya sarvapāpapraṇāśanam / rāsabhīnarmadābhedaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam

हिन्दी अर्थ

फूल कहाँ पाये हँ, बताओ। शीघ्र जाओ और

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 100

मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाभाग इतिहासं पुरातनम् ।नर्मदागर्दभीभेदं तिर्यग्योनिविमोक्षणम्

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga itihāsaṃ purātanam / narmadāgardabhībhedaṃ tiryagyonivimokṣaṇam

हिन्दी अर्थ

धन देकर कमलके फूल खरीद लाना।'

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 101

यस्मिंस् तीर्थे महाराज सतेजाहरिकेशयोः ।अपाराद्रासभत्वाच् च मुक्तिः कल्मषनाशने

yasmiṃs tīrthe mahārāja satejāharikeśayoḥ / apārādrāsabhatvāc ca muktiḥ kalmaṣanāśane

हिन्दी अर्थ

भानुमतीकी यह बात सुनकर दासी शबरके पास गयी और बोली--बहुत-से श्रीफल तथा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 102

हविर्धानस् तु राजर्षिरासीत् कल्पो युधिष्ठिर ।आत्रेयस्य सुतश् चासीद् ब्रह्मर्षिर्ब्रह्मवित्तमः

havirdhānas tu rājarṣirāsīt kalpo yudhiṣṭhira / ātreyasya sutaś cāsīd brahmarṣirbrahmavittamaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

दूँगी, परंतु मुझे मूल्य लेनेकी इच्छा नहीं है।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 103

पावकस्य सुताया तु पाणिग्रहणधर्मतः ।हविर्धानाय सा दत्ता सुतेजा नाम नामतः

pāvakasya sutāyā tu pāṇigrahaṇadharmataḥ / havirdhānāya sā dattā sutejā nāma nāmataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब दासी लौट गयी और रानीसे सब बात बता दी। तब रानी स्वयं आयीँ और शबरसे बोलीं--तुम मूल्य लेकर मुझे फूल दो।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 104

कुशवल्कपरीधाना कन्दमूलफलाशिनी ।रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना पार्वतीव मनोहरा

kuśavalkaparīdhānā kandamūlaphalāśinī / rūpayauvanasampannā pārvatīva manoharā

हिन्दी अर्थ

शबर बोला--देवि! मैं फल और फूलका मूल्य नहीं लेना चाहता। आपको जितनी आवश्यकता हो, मुझसे श्रीफल और फूल ले लें तथा विधिपूर्वक

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 105

हविर्धानस् तु राजर्षिरृतुं बुद्ध्वा गतस् तु ताम् ।आगतो ऽसौ युवा तत्र सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः

havirdhānas tu rājarṣirṛtuṃ buddhvā gatas tu tām / āgato 'sau yuvā tatra sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

शबर बोला--भद्रे! आज मैं भगवानूका चिन्तन छोड़कर आहारका चिन्तन नहीं करूँगा। देवपूजन किये बिना अन्य किसी कार्यमें मेरी बुद्धि नहीं लगती।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 106

महर्षिं त्वागतं ज्ञात्वा सुतेजा कामितुं गता ।सहसा ऽलंकृतां तां तु करं जग्राह स द्विजः

maharṣiṃ tvāgataṃ jñātvā sutejā kāmituṃ gatā / sahasā 'laṃkṛtāṃ tāṃ tu karaṃ jagrāha sa dvijaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

रानी बोलीं-तुम्हें अन्नका त्याग नहीं करना चाहिए, क्योंकि सब कुछ अन्नमें ही प्रतिष्ठित है। अतः प्रयत्न करके मेरे अन्नको ग्रहण करो ।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 107

तेन सा धर्षिता तत्र यथेष्टं कामपीडिता ।अग्निहोत्रस्य शालायां दाम्पत्यं कामसंयुतम्

tena sā dharṣitā tatra yatheṣṭaṃ kāmapīḍitā / agnihotrasya śālāyāṃ dāmpatyaṃ kāmasaṃyutam

हिन्दी अर्थ

शबर बोला--मैं पहलेसे आज अन्न न लेनेका निश्चय कर चुका हूँ। यह सत्य है। सत्य ही सम्पूर्ण जगतका मूल्य है और सत्यमें ही सब कुछ प्रतिष्ठित है । सत्यसे ही सूर्य तपते हैं, सत्यसे

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 108

ददृशे स महात्मा वै धर्माधर्मविशारदः ।आसीद् विषण्णवदनो दृष्ट्वा तां पावकात्मजाम्

dadṛśe sa mahātmā vai dharmādharmaviśāradaḥ / āsīd viṣaṇṇavadano dṛṣṭvā tāṃ pāvakātmajām

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही चन्द्रमा प्रकाशित होते हैं, सत्यसे ही वायु चलती है तथा सत्यके ही आधारपर यह पृथ्वी टिकी हुई है। अतः पूरा प्रयत्न करके मनुष्य सत्यकी रक्षा करे। सत्यका लोप कदापि न करे।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 109

अवध्यो ब्राह्मणो दुष्टः पापात्मा पापकर्मकृत् ।इयं च पत्नी दुष्टा मे न वध्या स्त्रीस्वभावतः

avadhyo brāhmaṇo duṣṭaḥ pāpātmā pāpakarmakṛt / iyaṃ ca patnī duṣṭā me na vadhyā strīsvabhāvataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

रानी बोलीं--फूल चार प्रकारके बताये गये हैं-एक तो बगीचेसे चुनकर लाया हुआ, दूसरा जंगलसे तोड़ा हुआ, तीसरा मूल्य देकर खरीदा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 110

तमुवाच विचार्यैवं ब्राह्मणं दारकर्षकम् ।मातरं गुरुपत्नीं च स्वसारं दुहितरं तथा

tamuvāca vicāryaivaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ dārakarṣakam / mātaraṃ gurupatnīṃ ca svasāraṃ duhitaraṃ tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुआ और चौथा दानके रूपमें प्राप्त हुआ। इनमें उत्तम फल तो उसका माना गया है, जो स्वयं ही जंगलसे तोड़कर लाया गया हो। बगीचेके फूलका मध्यम फल बताया गया है। खरीदे

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 111

गत्वा तु प्रविशेद् अग्निं ततः शुद्ध्येत मानवः ।गर्दभस् त्वं भवेद् विप्र गर्दभी च तथा विधिः

gatvā tu praviśed agniṃ tataḥ śuddhyeta mānavaḥ / gardabhas tvaṃ bhaved vipra gardabhī ca tathā vidhiḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए फूलको निकृष्ट श्रेणीमें रखा गया है तथा जो प्रतिग्रहसे प्राप्त हुआ फूल है, उसे विद्वानोंने निष्फल बताया है। .

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 112

दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु अमेध्यं भक्षयिष्यथः ।सुतेजाहरिकेशौ तु हविर्धानः शशाप तौ

divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu amedhyaṃ bhakṣayiṣyathaḥ / sutejāharikeśau tu havirdhānaḥ śaśāpa tau

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब पुरोहितजीने कहा--रानी! फूल ले लो और भगवानूकी पूजा करो।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 113

पीडितौ कर्मणा तेन गतौ द्वौ बद्रिकाश्रमम् ।हिमस्थानं च केदारं भैरवं नैमिषं तथा

pīḍitau karmaṇā tena gatau dvau badrikāśramam / himasthānaṃ ca kedāraṃ bhairavaṃ naimiṣaṃ tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

'पुरोहितकी आज्ञासे रानीने शबरका उपकार करते हुए वे फूल ले लिये और उनके द्वारा भगवान् विष्णुका विधिवत् पूजन किया। रातको जागरण करके उन्होंने पुराणकी कथा भी सुनी।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 114

सूर्याक्षं च गयातीर्थं गङ्गासागरसङ्गमम् ।वाराणसीं प्रयागं च ओघतीर्थं च पुष्करम्

sūryākṣaṃ ca gayātīrthaṃ gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgamam / vārāṇasīṃ prayāgaṃ ca oghatīrthaṃ ca puṣkaram

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके श्रीहरिका पूजन किया और भगवान् केशवका ध्यान करते हुए वह रातभर जागता रहां। फिर उसने स्नानके लिये उत्सुक

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 115

योगीश्वरं रुद्रकोटिं महेन्द्रं ब्रह्मसम्भवम् ।प्रभासं च कुरुक्षेत्रं तीर्थं सौम्येश्वरं तथा

yogīśvaraṃ rudrakoṭiṃ mahendraṃ brahmasambhavam / prabhāsaṃ ca kurukṣetraṃ tīrthaṃ saumyeśvaraṃ tathā

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहाते हैं तो कोई देवनदीमें । कोई प्राची सरस्वतीमें स्नान करते हैं, कोई मार्कण्डेय हृदमें गोता लगाते हैं और कितने ही मनुष्य भक्तिभावसे चक्रतीर्थमें स्नान कर रहे हैं तथा स्नानसे पवित्र हुए सब

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 116

अनेकानि च तीर्थानि पृथिव्यां यानि कानि च ।सार्द्धं तया तपस्विन्या हविर्धानस्य शापतः

anekāni ca tīrthāni pṛthivyāṃ yāni kāni ca / sārddhaṃ tayā tapasvinyā havirdhānasya śāpataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोग देवशिलापर यत्नपूर्वक श्राद्ध करते हैं। यह सब देखकर शबरने भी बेलका पिण्डदान किया और भानुमतीने भी सत्तूके पिण्ड बनाकर पितरोंके

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 117

अनेकदुःखसम्पन्नो हरिकेशो भ्रमन् महीम् ।खरयोनिनियुक्तस् तु परदाराभिकर्षकः

anekaduḥkhasampanno harikeśo bhraman mahīm / kharayoniniyuktas tu paradārābhikarṣakaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणको खीर, दही, शक्कर, मधु, घी, पायस और कृसर (खिचड़ी) आदि पदार्थ भोजन कराये। तदनन्तर भानुमतीके साथ सब ब्राह्मण शूलभेदतीर्थमें गये। वहाँ सबने देखा, शबर अपनी स्त्रीके साथ

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 118

कालेन भूयसा तत्र हरिकेशस् तया सह ।तेनैव खररूपेण अगस्त्यं च महामुनिम्

kālena bhūyasā tatra harikeśas tayā saha / tenaiva khararūpeṇa agastyaṃ ca mahāmunim

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुण्डमें खड़ा है। तत्पश्चात् शबर भृगु पर्वतके शिखरपर जाकर स्त्रीक साथ कूदकर प्राण देनेको उद्यत हुआ। यह देख राजकुमारीने कहा-

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 119

नमस्कृत्य मुनिं तत्र साष्टाङ्गं प्रणिपत्य च ।गुरुतल्पगपापस्य परदाराभिगमिनः

namaskṛtya muniṃ tatra sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇipatya ca / gurutalpagapāpasya paradārābhigaminaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

तो अभी जवान हो, किसलिये प्राणोंका त्याग करते हो? तुम्हें कौन-सा सन्ताप या उद्ठेग हुआ है, कौन-सा दुःख अथवा रोग हुआ है?!

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 120

प्रायश्चित्तं विधानेन दीयताम् मे द्विजोत्तम ।मोचय त्वमिमां योनिं ब्रह्मलोकपदस्थितः

prāyaścittaṃ vidhānena dīyatām me dvijottama / mocaya tvamimāṃ yoniṃ brahmalokapadasthitaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

शबर बोला- मेरे प्राणत्याग करनेका कोई कारण नहीं है और न मुझे कोई दु:ख ही है, परंतु संसारमें कुछ सार तत्त्व है, यह बात मेरी बुद्धिमें नहीं आती। मनुष्यका जन्म बड़े दु:खसे

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 121

हविर्धानान्तिकं याहि ततो ऽगस्त्य उवाच तम् ।तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।हरिकेशो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं सुतेजा सह सङ्गतः

havirdhānāntikaṃ yāhi tato 'gastya uvāca tam / tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā munīnāmūrdhvaretasām / harikeśo 'bravīd vākyaṃ sutejā saha saṅgataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्त होता है। इस मनुष्य-जन्मको पाकर जो धर्माचरण नहीं करता, वह इस थोडेसे दोषके कारण घोर नरकमें पड़ता है। अतः तपस्विनि! मैं इस तीर्थमें गिरकर प्राण देना चाहता हूँ।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 122

अनुग्रहम् इमं मन्ये ब्राह्मणानां न संशयः ।ततो गतौ तु तं राजन् हविर्धानस्य चाश्रमम्

anugraham imaṃ manye brāhmaṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ / tato gatau tu taṃ rājan havirdhānasya cāśramam

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजपुत्री बोली-शबर! अब भी समय है। तुम स्वधर्म पालन करते हुए नाना प्रकारके सत्कर्म कर सकते हो। मैं तुम्हें अन्न, वस्त्र और धन दूँगी । तुम भगवानका. ध्यान करते हुए सहैव

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 123

नमस्कृत्य मुनिश्रेष्ठं हरिकेशो ऽब्रवीद् वचः ।गुरुतल्पगपापो ऽहं क्षमस्व मयि पुत्रके

namaskṛtya muniśreṣṭhaṃ harikeśo 'bravīd vacaḥ / gurutalpagapāpo 'haṃ kṣamasva mayi putrake

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मका आचरण करो।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 124

शापान्तं च वरं मन्ये दातुम् अर्हसि सुव्रत ।तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा हरिकेशस्य दुर्मतेः

śāpāntaṃ ca varaṃ manye dātum arhasi suvrata / tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā harikeśasya durmateḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

शबर बोला-देवि! मुझे अन्न और वस्त्र नहीं चाहिए; क्योंकि जो दूसरेका अन्न खाता है, ae पाप ही खाता है। राजपुत्री बोली कन्द, मूल, फलका आहार

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 125

उवाच वचनं विप्रस् तं वै गर्दभरूपिणम् ।स्वकर्मणा तनुं त्वं हि गार्दभीं प्राप्तवानसि

uvāca vacanaṃ vipras taṃ vai gardabharūpiṇam / svakarmaṇā tanuṃ tvaṃ hi gārdabhīṃ prāptavānasi

हिन्दी अर्थ

करते हुए उत्तम भिक्षान्न भोजन करके तीर्थोमें स्नान करो तो सब पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाओगे।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 126

जन्मान्तरकृतैश् चैव कर्मभिः कर्मकारिभिः ।शुभं वाप्य् अशुभं वापि प्राप्यते नात्र संशयः

janmāntarakṛtaiś caiva karmabhiḥ karmakāribhiḥ / śubhaṃ vāpy aśubhaṃ vāpi prāpyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

शबर बोला--देवि! मैने अपना हित देखकर इस तीर्थमें प्राण त्यागनेका विचार कर लिया है। अब मैं सत्यका लोप नहीं कर सकता, यह मेरा निश्चित मत है। आप सब लोग मुझे क्षमा करें।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 127

कर्मणां च विपाको ऽयमपि देवैः सवासवैः ।ज्ञातुं न शक्यते विप्र गाहना कर्मणां गतिः

karmaṇāṃ ca vipāko 'yamapi devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ / jñātuṃ na śakyate vipra gāhanā karmaṇāṃ gatiḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

इतना कहकर उसने उत्तरीय वस्त्रसे अपनेको प्रयत्नपूर्वक बाँधा और स्त्रीके साथ भगवानूका ध्यान करके वह नीचे गिर पड़ा। लुढ़कता हुआ जब आधे पर्वतपर आ गया, तब उसके प्राण

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 128

दोषो न विद्यते चैव तद् ब्राह्मण कथंचन ।किंतु जन्मान्तरे येन कर्मणा तत्कृतं तव

doṣo na vidyate caiva tad brāhmaṇa kathaṃcana / kiṃtu janmāntare yena karmaṇā tatkṛtaṃ tava

हिन्दी अर्थ

निकल गये। कुन्दके ऊपर जाकर उसका शरीर निश्चेष्ट हो गया। इसी समय शबर अपनी स्त्रीके साथ दिव्य विमानपर चढ़कर उत्तम गतिको प्राप्त हुआ।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 129

तस्माद्विश हुताशं त्वमनया मेकलातटे ।शङ्कराद् वरमासाद्य तावत् प्राप्स्यसि सद्गतिम्

tasmādviśa hutāśaṃ tvamanayā mekalātaṭe / śaṅkarād varamāsādya tāvat prāpsyasi sadgatim

हिन्दी अर्थ

तीर्थका यह माहात्म्य देखकर रानी भानुमती हर्षमें भर गयीं और मन-ही-मन कुछ सोच- विचारकर कुण्डके समीप पहुँचीं। फिर बहुत- से ब्राह्मणोंको बुलाकर उन्होंने पूजन किया और

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 130

एवमुक्तो ययौ राजन् हरिकेशस् तया सह ।हरिकेशः सुतेजा च नर्मदातीरसन्निधौ

evamukto yayau rājan harikeśas tayā saha / harikeśaḥ sutejā ca narmadātīrasannidhau

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन सबको नाना प्रकारके दान दिये। उसके बाद रानी पर्वतके ऊपर चढ़ गयी। उस दिन चैत्र मासकी अमावास्या तिथि थी। पर्वतके शिखरपर आरूढ़ होकर उसने दोनों हाथ जोड़ लिये और

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 131

दारूणि च समाहृत्य प्रविष्टौ च हुताशनम् ।तत्क्षणाद् दिव्यदेहौ तु स्नात्वा स्पृष्ट्वा ह्युभाव् अपि

dārūṇi ca samāhṛtya praviṣṭau ca hutāśanam / tatkṣaṇād divyadehau tu snātvā spṛṣṭvā hyubhāv api

हिन्दी अर्थ

सब ब्राह्मणोंसे इस प्रकार कहा- आप सब लोग मेरे माता-पिता, भाई तथा अन्य बन्धु-बान्धवोंसे यह कहियेगा कि सब लोग मेरी त्रुटियोंको क्षमा करेंगे और उन्हें यह सूचित कीजियेगा कि

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 132

कामिकं यानमारूढौ सर्वालङ्कारभूषितौ ।अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् यथा लक्ष्मीजनार्दनौ

kāmikaṃ yānamārūḍhau sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitau / asya tīrthasya māhātmyād yathā lakṣmījanārdanau

हिन्दी अर्थ

भानुमती शूलभेदतीर्थमें कठोर तपस्या करके शरीर त्यागकर स्वर्गको चली गयी।'

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 133

भुञ्जन्तौ विविधान् भोगान् गतौ माहेश्वरं पुरुम् ।तेना ऽसौ सङ्गमः पुण्यस्तिर्यग्योनिविमोक्षणः

bhuñjantau vividhān bhogān gatau māheśvaraṃ purum / tenā 'sau saṅgamaḥ puṇyastiryagyonivimokṣaṇaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा सन्देश देकर रानीने सब लोगोंको विदा कर दिया और स्वयं पर्वतके शिखरपर खड़ी Bl उसने अपने आधे उत्तरीय सस्त्रको खूब कसकर बाँध लिया और एकचित्त होकर पर्वतपरसे

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 134

हरिकेशेश्वरं लिङ्गं सुतेजानिर्मितं तथा ।हविर्धानेश्वरं नाम चतुर्थो ऽगस्त्यनिर्मितम्

harikeśeśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ sutejānirmitaṃ tathā / havirdhāneśvaraṃ nāma caturtho 'gastyanirmitam

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने शरीरको छोड़ दिया। वह आधे पर्वततक गिरकर आयी थी, इतनेमें ही देवताओं और हैत्यॉने देखा- भानुमती दिव्य विमानपर आरूढ हो कैलास धामको चली गयीं।

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 135

चत्वारि पुण्यलिङ्गानि काममोक्षप्रदानि तु ।तिलोदकप्रदानेन तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नराधिप

catvāri puṇyaliṅgāni kāmamokṣapradāni tu / tilodakapradānena tasmiṃs tīrthe narādhipa

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदित्येश्वरतीर्थकी महिमा, मुनियोंद्वारा नर्मदाका स्तवन और उस तीर्थमें गोदानकी महिमा

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 136

मातृकं पैतृकं चैव नरकाद् उद्धरेत् पितॄन् ।तत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः

mātṛkaṃ paitṛkaṃ caiva narakād uddharet pitṝn / tatra snātā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं-युधिष्ठिर! अब मैं आदित्येश्वरतीर्थका माहात्म्य बतलाता हूँ। एक समय दुर्भिक्षके मारे हुए ब्राह्मणलोग नर्मदाजीके तटपर आये और फल तथा फूलोंसे भरे हुए

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

अध्याय २६

श्लोक 137

एतत् ते कथितं राजन्न् आख्यानं च पुरातनम्

etat te kathitaṃ rājann ākhyānaṃ ca purātanam

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक उत्तम वनमें घुसे। वहाँसे पुनः नर्मदाजीके समीप जाकर उन्होंने दर्शन किया। दर्शन करके कुछ लोग नतमस्तक हुए और कुछ लोग “देवि! तुम्हारी जय हो, तुम्हें नमस्कार है” ऐसा कहते

English

Others should worship two couples duly, the first couple being any and the second that of Guru and his wife. In adoring them, one should avoid V ittasdthya (over-scru- pulousness in the expenditure). Then forgiveness is craved from the Goddess, the Lord, the Brahmana and the Guru: "O Goddess Lalita, just as you are never separated from Sambhu, so aiso grant me non-separation from my husband and sons."

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मूल पाठOriginal text

अपौरुषेय / प्रामाणिक शास्त्र (Primary Canonical Scripture)

मूल संस्कृत, प्राकृत अथवा अवधी श्लोक/मंत्र। यह सर्वोच्च प्रमाण (प्रस्थान) है। इस पाठ में किसी भी आधुनिक व्याख्याकार का हस्तक्षेप नहीं है।

शाब्दिक अनुवादLiteral translation

पदार्थ व अन्वय (Direct Grammatical & Word-for-Word Meaning)

व्याकरणसम्मत प्रत्यक्ष शब्दार्थ (अन्वय)। बिना किसी दार्शनिक संप्रदाय के पूर्वाग्रह के, संस्कृत शब्दों का सटीक भाषांतर।

पारंपरिक भाष्यTraditional commentary

आचार्य परंपरा व टीका (Classical Lineage Commentary)

प्राचीन आचार्य परंपरा (यथा शंकराचार्य, रामानुजाचार्य, मध्वाचार्य, श्रीधर स्वामी) द्वारा विरचित शास्त्रीय भाष्य व टीकाएं।

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आधुनिक जिज्ञासुओं के लिए सरल भाषा में भावार्थ। यह मूल मंत्र नहीं, बल्कि पाठ को सुगम बनाने हेतु संपादकीय व्याख्या है।

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दार्शनिक, मनोवैज्ञानिक व वैज्ञानिक समरूपताओं पर आधुनिक चिंतन। यह मूल शास्त्र का अंग नहीं है और इसे शास्त्रोक्त सिद्धांत के रूप में नहीं देखा जाना चाहिए।

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पांडुलिपि एवं ऐतिहासिक शोध (Critical Apparatus & Manuscript Research)

पांडुलिपि विविधताएं, पाठ-भेद (variant readings), छंद रचना, और ऐतिहासिक व तुलनात्मक भाषावैज्ञानिक शोध। यह शास्त्र का मूल संदेश बदलने हेतु नहीं, बल्कि पाठ की प्रामाणिकता परखने के लिए है।

पहचानकर्ता:Skanda Purana — Chapter 26
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