Adhyaya 106

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह राजा हिरण्यकशिपु जिस-जिस दिशा को जाता था उसनन्‍उस दिलश्या के लिये महर्षियों समेत देवगण एवंप्रभावो देत्येग्रों हिरण्यकशिपुद्धिजा:। तस्था55सीज्नरसिह: स विष्णुम्त त्यु: पुरा किल ॥।

English

What is the origin of that slab whereby Gayasura was kept steady and submissive? What is its form? What is its greatness? Please mention its name. There was once a highly refulgent person named Dharma. He had mastered all sacred lore. His wife Visvarupa was devoted to the service of her husband. A daughter of great qualities and endowed with all the auspicious characteristics like LaksmI was born of her to Dharma. She was the chaste girl named Dharmavrata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नखेस्तु तेत निर्भिन्नानादें शुष्का नखाः स्मृताः द

English

Whatever good qualities there are in the three worlds, were present in her. Dharma searched for a befitting bride¬ groom to Dharmavrata in all the three worlds, but in vain. Then he told her, "Perform a penance for the sake of attaining a bridegroom". She said, "So be it", and went to the forest. That girl performed a very severe penance which could not be performed by anyone. She subsisted only on the air and spent ten thousand Yugas in that Sveta Kalpa. During the course of his wandering over the earth, the mental son of Brahma, well known by the name of Marici, saw that jewel of a girl.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हिरण्पाक्षसुताः पच्च विक्रान्ता: सुमहाबलाः । उत्कुरः शकुनिश्चेव कालनाभस्तथंव च ६६७ महानाभश्न विक्रान्तो भुतसंतापनस्तथा । हिरण्याक्षसुता होते देवरपि दुरासदा: ६८ तेषां पुत्राश्व पौत्राश्व वाडेय: स गणः स्मृतः शत तानि सहल्लाणि निह॒तास्तारकामये ३६६ ब्रह्मघ्नस्तु सहावोयों मूकस्तु हृददायिनः । मारीचः सुन्दपुत्रस्तु ताडकामुपपच्यते ७२ ताडका निहता साउथ राधवेण बलीयसा। म्को विनिहतश्रापि किराते सव्यसाचिना ७३ उत्पन्ना महता चेव तपसा भाविताः स्वयम् । तिस्र: कोटचस्तु तेषां वे सणिवर्तनिवासिनाम् ॥ अवध्या देवतानां वे निहताः सव्यसाचिना ७४

English

To that girl who was endowed with beauty and youth and who was engaged in the greatest penance, Marici asked, "Tell me who you are and to whom you belong. O timid lady, of excellent vows, you are a fascinating one by this beauty of yours. I am the son of Brahma, well- known as Marici. I have mastered the Vedas." On hearing the words of Marici, the girl replied to the sage, "I am the daughter of Dharma. My name is Dharma¬ vrata. I am endowed with penance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नमस्कार करते थे ।! है विप्रव॒न्द ! वह देत्येन्द्र हिरण्यकशिपु सचमुच ऐसा ही प्रभावशाली था। यह सर्वप्रसिद्ध बात है कि प्राचीन काल में उस हिरण्यकशिधु के मृत्यु स्वरूप तरासिह रूपधारी भगवान् विष्णु स्वयमेव हुए । उन्होंने अपने तखों से उस देत्यराज की छाती फाड़ डाली थी, किन्तु उनके! नख न तो गीले हुये न सूखे ही रहे, ऐसा कहा जाता है। हिरण्याक्ष के षाँच महाबलवानू एवं विक्रमशाली पुत्र हुए, जिनके नाम उत्कुर,

English

O leading Brahmana, I am performing this great penance for the wooing of a good husband". Marici thereupon spoke to Dharmavrata lovingly: "O woman of auspicious rites, by merely looking at me, you will become a great chaste lady. I am roaming day and night on the earth, only with a desire to meet with a chaste lady. If you have become a Pativrata, I shall resort to you Come unto me.as your bridegroom. There is no other girl in the world like you, and you will never have another bride- groom equal to me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शकुनि, कालनाभ महानाभ तथा भूतसन्तापन थे । हिरण्याक्ष के ये पुत्र देवताओं द्वारा भी पराजित नहीं किये जा सकते थे ।६५-६८। उन पुत्रों के जो पुत्र पौत्रादि हुये वे वाडेयगणों के नाम से विख्यात हुये, उनकी संख्या एक लाख की थी, जो सब के सब तारकामय नामक संग्राम में नष्ट हुये । हिरण्यकशिपु के चार महाबलवानु पुत्र हुए, जिनमें सबसे बड़े का नाम प्रह्लाद हुआ, प्रह्लाद से छोटे भाई का नाम अनुह्लाद था, दो उससे भी छोटे हुए, जिनके नाम सल्लाद और हद थे । अब हृद के पुत्रों को सुनिये ।६६-७०। हद के हाद और निसुन्द नामक दो पुत्र हुए । तिनमें निसुन्द के सुन्द और उपसुन्द दो पुत्र हुए हृद के उत्तराधिकारी सुन्द के पुत्र महाबलशाली ब्रह्म क्र, मूक और मारीच हुए जो ताड़का से उत्पन्न हुये थे । वह ताड़का बलवान् रामचन्द्र के हाथों मारी बरई, मूक को किरातयुद्ध में सब्यसाची अर्जुन ने मारा था। इन मणिवर्त निवासी देत्यों के वंच्ाधए तोन कोटि तक

English

Hence O Dharmavrata, be my lawfully wedded wife now". Dharmavrata thereupon told the sage, "O sage of good rites, request Dharma (for my hand)." On hearing those words, he went to Dharma. Dhanna saw the (prospective) bridegroom like a mass of refulgence. He bowed to him and honoured him with the offer of seat and materials of worship. On being asked "Why have you come?" Marici replied to Dharma, "While roaming over the whole earth for the sake of a (marriageable) girl, your excellent daughter has been seen by me. Give that daughter unto me. You will have welfare resulting therefrom."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पहुँच गये, जो अपनी अपनी घोर तपस्था से परम तेजस्वी तथा देवताओं से अवध्य थे, उन सब का संहार

English

After honouring him with Arghya etc., Dharma said to him, "So be it". He brought Dharmavrata there and gave her to Marici. He granted him boons as well. He fulfilled the promise made. The Brahmana (Marici) took her to his hermitage along with Agnihotra (sacred fire).

हिन्दी अर्थ

१. हिरण्यकणिपु ने ब्रह्मा से यह भी वरदान याचना की थी कि उसकी मृत्यु न गोली वस्तु के द्वारा हो न सूखी । इसी से भगवान् के नख न गीले हुये न सूखे । अनुह्नादसुतो वायुः सिनीवाली तथव च । तेषां तु शतसाहस्नो गणो हालाहलः स्मृतः ७४५ विरोचनस्तु प्राह लादिः पत्च तस्या5इत्मजाः स्पृताः । गवेष्ठी कालनेमिश्व जम्भो बाधष्कल एवं च॥

English

The sage sported in her company like Vi§nu with Sri or Sambhu with Parvatl or Brahma with Sarasvatl. Marici begot of her a hundred sons comparable even As he was tired, he told thus to his chaste wife, "After taking food massage my feet, even as I lie down on the couch".

हिन्दी अर्थ

ययाप्रधान वक्ष्यामि तेथां पुत्रान्दुरासदानु । शुम्भश्चेव निशुम्भभ्र विष्वक्सेनो महोजसः

English

Dharmavrata said, "So be it". As the sage lay down on his bed, she rubbed his feet with ghee and began to massage them with eagerness. Even as the sage was becoming sleepy Brahma came to that place. She was placed in a dilemma, "Shall I continue to massage the feet or honour the Jagadguru (the pre¬ ceptor of the world)." Then deciding to honour him, as he was Guru of Gurus, she stood up.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विरोधश्र मनुश्चेव वृक्षायुः कुशलीमुखः । बाष्कलस्य सुता होते कालनेमिसुताञ्शूणु ७६ ब्रह्मजित्क्षत्रजिच्चेव देवान्तकनरान्तकौ । कालनेमिसुता हम ते शंभोस्तु शूणुत प्रजाः ८० धनुको ह्यसिलोमा च नाबलभ्रव सगोमुखः । गवाक्षश्चेव गोमांश्व शंभोः पुत्राः प्रकीतिता: ८१ विरोचनस्य पुत्रस्तु बलिरेकः प्रतापवान् )। बलेः पृत्रशतं जज्ञे राजानः सर्व एव ते ८२ भी सव्यसाची ने किया था ।७१-७४। अनुह्ाद के पुत्र वायु और सिनीवाली हुए, इनके पुत्र पौन्नादिकों की संख्या लाखों तक पहुंच गई, जो सब के सब हालाहल गण के नाम से स्मरण किये जाते हैं ।७५। प्रह्नाद का पुत्र विरोचन हुआ, उसके पाँच छोटे भाई कहे जाते हैं, जिनके नाम गवेष्ठी, कालनेमि, जम्भ, बाष्कल ओर शम्भु हैं-ये पाँच प्रह्लाद के पुत्र कहे गये हैं ।॥७६। उन दुधंष॑ देत्य पुत्रों की चर्चा केवल मुख्य-मुख्य की गणना

English

She offered Arghya, Padya etc. and worshipped Brahma. Brahma took rest on a couch after due worship. In the meantime, the husband got up from his bed. Unable to see Dharmavrata, the Brahmana became infuriated and cursed her. "Abandoning the massage of my feet and thereby dis¬ obeying my behest, you have gone elsewhere. Hence you will be consumed by this fire of curse. Be a slab of stone."

हिन्दी अर्थ

करते हुये कर रहा हूं, उनमें से परमतेजस्वी शुम्भ निशुम्भ और विष्वक्सेन--ये तीन गवेष्ठी के पुत्र हुए, जम्भ का पुत्र झतदुन्दुनि हुआ। जम्भास्य, दातदुन्दुभि, दक्ष भोर खण्ड--ये चार जम्भ के पुत्र हुये । विरोध, मनु, वक्षायु और कुशलीमुख--ये चार बाष्कल के पुत्र कहे गये हैं, अब कालनेमि के पूत्रों का वर्णन सुनिये । कालनेमि के ब्रह्मजित्, क्षत्रजित् देवान्तकक भौर नरान्तक नामक पुत्र थे, शम्भु के पुत्रों

English

On being cursed by her husband, she spoke to Marici in a great fury, "While you were sleeping, Brahma, your father and preceptor, arrived here. It was your duty to have got up and worshipped your father. O sage, strictly adhering to pious activities (as a wife), I carried out your duty. Hence I am guiltless. Still I have been cursed by you. So I too curse you. O husband, you will have that curse undoubtedly from Mahadeva."

हिन्दी अर्थ

को सुतिये ।७७-८०। धनुक, असिलोम: नाबल, सगोमुख, गवाक्ष, और ग्रोमानू, ये शम्भु के पुत्र कहे गये हैं । विरोचन का केवल एक पुत्र हुआ बलि, जो परम प्रतापी था। उस बलि के सौ पुत्र हुये, जो सब के सब राजा हुए उन सौ पुत्रों में चार अत्यन्त प्रबल तथा विक्रमी हुये, जिममें सबसे ज्येष्ठ सहस्नवाहु बाण था, बाण घनुश्रिल्वान्तगंतग्रन्थो ग. पुस्तके नास्ति ।

English

On seeing her husband agitated, she too became distressed. She went to Prajapati and bowed to him, as he was lying down. She kindled the fire Gdrhapatya with fuel and stood in its middle. There she performed a very terrible penance. Similarly Marici who too had been cursed, performed a terrible penance. Indra and others who were distressed due to the penance of Marici sought refuge in Hari. They spoke to Hari who was sleeping in the ocean of milk:' c O Hari, we are extremely distressed due to the penance

हिन्दी अर्थ

१. किसी-किसी प्रति में आत्मजाः” पाठ भी है, जिसके अनुसार पाँच पुत्र” अं होगा। किस्तु नामों के अस्त में 'प्रह्लादसुनव:' पाठ से इसकी असंगति होती है, क्योंकि ये पाँचों तो विरोचन के पृत्र हुये, और प्रह्नाद के पोत्र हुए । अतः 'अनुजा:' पाठ कुछ समीचीन मालूम पड़ता है। आगे चलकर विशोचन के केवल एक पुत्र होने की चर्चा आती हैं, इससे और भी पुष्टि मिलती है ।

English

On hearing the words of Indra and others, Visnu went up to Dharmavrata. In the meantime, Aja (Brahma) woke up. The Devas including Kesava, spoke to Dharmavrata who was in the middle cf the fire: "O chaste lady, who has the capacity to perform penance in the middle of the fire? But that has been achieved by you. It is really a thing that terrifies all worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्र रु 'धायुपुराणघ्ः ठप वरेण च्छन्दयामाप्त सा च॒ वबन्ने ब॒र॑ं. ततः। स तु तस्थे वर प्रादात्प्राथितं भगकान्प्रभुः॥ +

English

O knower of Dharmas, choose any boon that you desire from us". On hearing the words of Visnu and others, Dharma¬ vrata spoke to the Devas: "I am unable to turn back the curse of my husband even with all my power. Let that curse given by Marlci to me recede." On hearing the words of Dharmavrata, the Devas spoke to her again, "O daughter of Dharma, of pious rites, this curse has been given to you by a great sage. It cannot be nullified by Devas and Brahmanas. Hence choose any other boon, so that the Dharma proclaimed by the Vedas will be established in the three worlds, O lady of auspicious vows". On hearing the words of Devas, Dhamavrata spoke to the Devas:

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्ण बंशतं तावच्छुचियंदि भविष्यसि । पुत्र॑-त्रिलोकप्रवरमथ त्वूं जनयिष्यसि -.

English

<c O immortal gods, if you are not able to redeem me from the curse of my husband, please grant me an excellent boon like this. I shall then become a slab of stone which will be the most auspicious and the holiest in the whole of the Cosmic Egg. I shall be more sanctifying than rivers, lakes, Devas etc.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परम समृद्ध दत्य था, अन्य तीन कुम्भनाभ, मर्दभाक्ष और कुशि थे, इनके अतिरिक्त अन्य भी थे बलि की शकुनी ओर पूतना नामक दो पुत्रियाँ थीं। बलि के पुत्र-पौत्रों की संख्या सैकड़ों कया सहस्रों तर्क पहुँच गई थी । जिनके नाम बलिगण थे, वे सब परम विक्रमशील थे इन्द्र के: समान मनसस्‍्वी बाण की राजधानी लौहित्यपुर थी । पुत्रों के नष्ट हो जाने पर दिति ने सेवा द्वारा कश्यप को संन्तुष्ट किया ॥ दिति की भली-भाँति सेवा करने पर प्रसन्न होकर कक्ष्यप ने वरदान से उसे प्रसन्‍तर किया । दिति ने उनसे वरदान माँगा

English

I shall be holier than the sages, ascetics, the chief of Devas and others. Let all those Lingas in the three worlds, whether manifest or unmanifest, abide for ever on my body in the form of a holy place. Let all the holy centres, the chiefs of the constellations, all the Devas and the Devls (goddesses) and the sages stand by (on me). Brahma, Visnu and Rudra shall mark theirfootprints on me. The five fires andKumara and others be stationed in their multiforms. The Devas are stationed in their embodied and

हिन्दी अर्थ

और भगवान् कश्यप ने उसके अभिलषित वरदान को दिया मरीचि पुत्र उग्रेतेजा महेषि कश्यप ने दिति से पूछा कि 'तू क्या चाहती है! ।८५४-८७। अपने पतिदेव मरीचि पुत्र महर्षि कश्यप को सुप्रसन्‍न देखे दिति ने हाथ जोड़कर कहा, भगवन् ! आपके पुत्र आदित्यों (अदिति के पुत्रों) द्वारा मेरे सभी पुत्रों का विनाश हो मयां, अब मैं परम तपस्वी, एवं इन्द्र को मारने में समर्थ एक पुत्र को प्राप्त करने कौ इच्छा करती हूँ । ऐसे प्रभावश्ञाली पुत्र

English

All the people will become purified on seeing that slab which is the destroyer of all great sins. The performer of Sradd- has becoming pure, will be authorised in the holy rites and will attain Brahmaloka. Let all those who after taking their baths in all the sac¬ red waters stationed on the rocky slab, perform Tarpana and then the Sraddha along with the offerings of Pinda attain Brahma¬ loka.

हिन्दी अर्थ

को प्राप्त करने के लिए मैं तपदचर्या कर रही हूँ, आप गर्भाधान करें । ऐसी बातें सुन महान तेजस्वी मारीच पुत्र महषि कश्यप ने परम दुखिनी दिति से कहा, है तपोधने ! ऐसा ही होगा । तेरा कल्याण होगा, तू पवित्र आचरण कर । अवश्य ही युद्धस्थल में इन्द्र के संहार करने वाले सुपुत्र को तू उत्पन्न करेगी ।५५-६१। यदि तू पूरे सौ वर्ष तक पवित्र रहेगी तो त्रेलोक्यविजयी पूृत्र को उत्पन्न करेगो ।” ऐसी बातें दिति से कर महातेजस्वी + तस्मिन्गणे हते देव॑विकरान्ते दुजंयेउ्मरैरित्यधिक ख. पुस्तके ।

English

Let the visible holy centre of Gadadharabe the most excellent of all excellent holy centres. May those who stay there or die there go to the region of Brahma. Let the holy centres of Varanasi and Prayaga stay therewith the name ofPurusottama. Let the holy centres named Gangasagara stay in the holy spot of Phalgu. The holiest of spots is presided over by Gadadhara. By performing Sraddha of dead persons, Pitrs will attain salvation. May Jarayujas (viviparous beings), Antfajas (oviparous), Svedajas (sweat-born beings) or Udbhids (vegetable kingdom) attain the form of Visnu after abandoning their bodies on the slab. Just as all Yajfias become completely accomplished when Hari is worshipped, so also let the Sraddha, Tarpana and ablution be everlasting here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवमुक्त्वा महातेजार्तया संसवसत्प्रभु: तामालिज्धब त्रिभुवन जगा भगवानूषिः. ६३ गति भत॑रि सा देवी दितिः परमहर्षिता । कुशलं बनमासाद्य तपस्तेपें सुदादणम् 0९४ तपस्तस्यां तु कुर्व॑त्यां परिचर्या चकार हू । सहस्राक्षः सुरक्षेष्ठः परया ग्रुणसंपदा... ६५ अग्नि समित्कुश काष्ठ फल मूल तथेव च्। न्यवेदयत्सहल्लाक्षों यच्चान्यदंपि किचन +

English

Let those who perform the Japas of the mantras of the leading Suras on my body become Siddhas and the masters of Siddhis ere long. It is certain that a man who performs Sraddha etc. uplifts thousand Pitrs of his family including himself and leads them to Visnuloka, the region of Visnu.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नात्रसंवाहनेश्चेव श्रमापनयनेस्तर्था । शक्र: सर्वेषु लोकेषु दिति पर्रिचचार ह्ु॥. प्रीता तेहहं सुरक्षेष्ठ दश वर्षाणि पुत्रक । अवशिष्टानि भद्रं ते अआतरं व्रक्ष्यसे ततः ६८ जयलिप्सं समाधास्ये लब्ध्बा5हूँ तादशशं सुतम् 4 त्रलोक्य्रविजयं पुत्र प्राप्स्यासि सह तेन वे.

English

O leading Suras, whatever excellent (sacred) rivers there are such as Ganga etc., whatever auspicious eddies there are whether oceans, or important lakes such as Manasa etc., let them be conducive to salvation of the persons who perform Sraddhas. Let the Devatas go in their embodied forms in some places and in other places let them not go; Visnu is one and On hearing the words of the chaste lady, the Devas spoke to her, "Undoubtedly whatever has been requested by you shall take place. When you remain steady on the head of Gayasura we shall stay there in the form of footprints and remain there steadily. 55 After giving the evidence, of having granted the boon, the Devas vanished there itself.