Ganesha Purana — Kridakhanda — Chapter 80

GnP 2 80.1

क उवाच। तत्र सा काननं दृष्ट्वा रम्यं पुष्पजलान्वितम् । तस्थौ पद्मासनगता नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचना

ka uvāca| tatra sā kānanaṃ dṛṣṭvā ramyaṃ puṣpajalānvitam | tasthau padmāsanagatā nāsāgranyastalocanā

Ka said: There, seeing a delightful forest supplied with flowers and water, she sat in the lotus posture, her eyes fixed on the tip of her nose.

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GnP 2 80.2

गणेशध्याननिरता प्राङ्मुखी जपतत्परा। एकाक्षरस्य मन्त्रस्य शुष्कद्रुम इव स्थिता

gaṇeśadhyānaniratā prāṅmukhī japatatparā| ekākṣarasya mantrasya śuṣkadruma iva sthitā

Devoted to the meditation on Gaṇeśa, facing east, intent on the muttering of the single-syllable mantra, she remained (motionless) like a dried-up tree.

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GnP 2 80.3

न फलं न जलं मूलं पर्णं कन्दं न मारुतम् । अत्ति सा निश्चला तत्र निर्वाणं परमं श्रिता

na phalaṃ na jalaṃ mūlaṃ parṇaṃ kandaṃ na mārutam | atti sā niścalā tatra nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ śritā

She consumes no fruit, no water, no root, leaf or bulb, not even air; motionless there, she had resorted to the supreme extinction (of activity).

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GnP 2 80.4

एवं सा द्वादशाब्दानि व्यतीतानि ततो विभुः । कृपयाऽऽविरभूत्प्रीतो गुणशो गुणवल्लभः

evaṃ sā dvādaśābdāni vyatītāni tato vibhuḥ | kṛpayā''virabhūtprīto guṇaśo guṇavallabhaḥ

Thus twelve years passed for her; then the mighty one, pleased, appeared out of compassion — Guṇeśa, the lover of the qualities.

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GnP 2 80.5

किरीटकुण्डलधरो दशबाहुस्त्रिशलूभृत् । भालचन्द्रः शंखचक्रमुक्तामालाविभूषितः

kirīṭakuṇḍaladharo daśabāhustriśalūbhṛt | bhālacandraḥ śaṃkhacakramuktāmālāvibhūṣitaḥ

Wearing a diadem and earrings, ten-armed, bearing a trident, with the moon on his brow, adorned with conch, discus and a pearl garland,

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GnP 2 80.6

अक्षमाला च कमलं कस्तूरीतिलकं दधत् । मध्ये नारायणमुखो दक्षिणे च शिवाननः

akṣamālā ca kamalaṃ kastūrītilakaṃ dadhat | madhye nārāyaṇamukho dakṣiṇe ca śivānanaḥ

holding a rosary and a lotus, and wearing a musk mark (on his forehead); in the middle his face was Nārāyaṇa's, and on the right Śiva's face,

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GnP 2 80.7

वामे ब्रह्ममुखः शेषे पद्मासनगतो विभुः। तत्फणामण्डलच्छायः कुन्दकर्पूरसन्निभः

vāme brahmamukhaḥ śeṣe padmāsanagato vibhuḥ| tatphaṇāmaṇḍalacchāyaḥ kundakarpūrasannibhaḥ

on the left Brahmā's face; the mighty one seated in the lotus posture on Śeṣa, shaded by the circle of that (serpent's) hoods, resembling jasmine and camphor (in whiteness),

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GnP 2 80.8

उवाच जगदम्बां तां यं ध्यायसि दिवानिशम । गुणेशो गुणेश इति सोऽहं ते गतः

uvāca jagadambāṃ tāṃ yaṃ dhyāyasi divāniśama | guṇeśo guṇeśa iti so'haṃ te gataḥ

he said to her, the Mother of the world: "He whom you meditate on day and night as 'Guṇeśa, Guṇeśa' — that am I, come to you.

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GnP 2 80.9

तव निष्ठां च भक्तिं च तद उग्रमवेक्ष्य च । मम स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि प्रीतस्तव वरानने

tava niṣṭhāṃ ca bhaktiṃ ca tada ugramavekṣya ca | mama svarūpaṃ vakṣyāmi prītastava varānane

And seeing your steadfastness and your devotion and your fierce (austerity), I, being pleased, will declare my own true form to you, O fair-faced one.

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GnP 2 80.10

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्कोटिदेवेष्वधिको न च मत्परः । गुणत्रयविभागाच्च गुणेश इति मां विदुः २.८०.

trayastriṃśatkoṭideveṣvadhiko na ca matparaḥ | guṇatrayavibhāgācca guṇeśa iti māṃ viduḥ 2.80.

Among the thirty-three crore gods there is none greater, and none beyond me; and because of the division into the three qualities they know me as Guṇeśa.

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GnP 2 80.11

त्रिदेहो गुणतश्चाहं संतुष्टस्तपसा च ते । वरं वरय मत्तस्त्वं यत्ते मनसि वर्तते

trideho guṇataścāhaṃ saṃtuṣṭastapasā ca te | varaṃ varaya mattastvaṃ yatte manasi vartate

I have three bodies by reason of the qualities, and I am satisfied with your austerity; choose from me a boon, whatever is in your mind.

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GnP 2 80.12

असाध्यमपि दास्यामि त्रैलोक्येऽस्मिन्महेश्वरि । इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा हर्षगद्गदनिःस्वना

asādhyamapi dāsyāmi trailokye'sminmaheśvari | iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā harṣagadgadaniḥsvanā

I will give even what is unattainable in these three worlds, O great goddess." Hearing that speech of his, she, her voice choked with joy,

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GnP 2 80.13

उन्मील्य नयने गौरी पश्यति स्म पुरो विभुम । गुणेशं त्रिगुणेशं च त्रितनुं प्रणनाम सा

unmīlya nayane gaurī paśyati sma puro vibhuma | guṇeśaṃ triguṇeśaṃ ca tritanuṃ praṇanāma sā

Gaurī, opening her eyes, beheld the mighty one before her; and she bowed to Guṇeśa, the lord of the three qualities, the three-bodied one.

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GnP 2 80.14

उवाच जन्म निष्ठा च तपो मन्त्रो हरोऽपि च । अद्य धन्यतमो जातो दृष्टवा पदपंकजम्

uvāca janma niṣṭhā ca tapo mantro haro'pi ca | adya dhanyatamo jāto dṛṣṭavā padapaṃkajam

She said: "(Fruitful is my) birth, and my steadfastness, austerity, mantra, and Hara too; today I have become most blessed, having seen your lotus feet.

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GnP 2 80.15

अद्य सिद्धिः परा प्राप्ता साक्षाद्दृष्टो यतो भवान । न कांक्षेऽन्यवरं कच्चित्त्वद्वाक्यं न च लड्घये

adya siddhiḥ parā prāptā sākṣāddṛṣṭo yato bhavāna | na kāṃkṣe'nyavaraṃ kaccittvadvākyaṃ na ca laḍghaye

Today the highest attainment has been won, since you have been seen in person. I desire no other boon at all, and I will not transgress your word.

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GnP 2 80.16

अतस्त्वं पुत्रतां याहि मम प्रीतिकरो भव । निरन्तरं दर्शनं ते सेवनं पूजनं भवेत्

atastvaṃ putratāṃ yāhi mama prītikaro bhava | nirantaraṃ darśanaṃ te sevanaṃ pūjanaṃ bhavet

Therefore become my son; be the giver of my delight. Let there be for me the constant sight of you, service and worship (of you).

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GnP 2 80.17

इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा गुणेशो हर्षनिर्भरः । उवाच गिरिजां तां स भविष्यामि सुतस्तव

iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā guṇeśo harṣanirbharaḥ | uvāca girijāṃ tāṃ sa bhaviṣyāmi sutastava

Hearing that speech of hers, Guṇeśa, filled with joy, said to her, the daughter of the mountain: "I shall be your son.

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GnP 2 80.18

वाञ्छितं पूरयिष्यामि लोकानां च तवापि च । एवमुक्त्वा गुणेशस्तामन्तर्धानमगात्क्षणात्

vāñchitaṃ pūrayiṣyāmi lokānāṃ ca tavāpi ca | evamuktvā guṇeśastāmantardhānamagātkṣaṇāt

I shall fulfil the wish of the worlds and yours as well." Having spoken thus to her, Guṇeśa vanished in an instant.

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GnP 2 80.19

न ददर्श यदा देवी गुणेशं तं क्षणात्तदा । अमन्यत मया दृष्ट: स्वप्ना सुखदः क्षणम्

na dadarśa yadā devī guṇeśaṃ taṃ kṣaṇāttadā | amanyata mayā dṛṣṭa: svapnā sukhadaḥ kṣaṇam

When in that instant the goddess did not see Guṇeśa, she thought: "What I saw was a dream, pleasant for a moment.

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GnP 2 80.20

ईश्वरस्योपदेशेन दृष्टो देवोऽखिलार्थदः । न सोढुं विरहं तस्य शक्तास्मीति व्यधाच्छिवा २.८०.

īśvarasyopadeśena dṛṣṭo devo'khilārthadaḥ | na soḍhuṃ virahaṃ tasya śaktāsmīti vyadhācchivā 2.80.

By the Lord's instruction the god who grants every object was seen. I am not able to bear separation from him" — so Śivā resolved.

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GnP 2 80.21

गुणेशप्रतिमां कृत्वा स्थापयामास सादरम् । प्रासादं कारयामास चतुर्द्वारं सुशोभनम्

guṇeśapratimāṃ kṛtvā sthāpayāmāsa sādaram | prāsādaṃ kārayāmāsa caturdvāraṃ suśobhanam

Having made an image of Guṇeśa, she installed it reverently, and had a beautiful temple built with four doors.

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GnP 2 80.22

गिरिजात्मजेति तन्नाम स्थापयामास सुन्दरम् । सिद्धिक्षेत्रमिति ख्यातं भविष्यति नृणामिह

girijātmajeti tannāma sthāpayāmāsa sundaram | siddhikṣetramiti khyātaṃ bhaviṣyati nṛṇāmiha

She fixed for it the lovely name "Girijātmaja" (Son of the Mountain's Daughter): "It will be renowned here among men as the Field of Attainment.

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GnP 2 80.23

अनुष्ठानवतां सिद्धिर्भविष्यति न संशयः । इति दत्त्वा वरं तत्र संपूज्य च यथाविधि

anuṣṭhānavatāṃ siddhirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | iti dattvā varaṃ tatra saṃpūjya ca yathāvidhi

For those who perform the observances there will be attainment, without doubt." Having granted that boon there, and having worshipped (him) according to rule,

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GnP 2 80.24

प्रदक्षिणा नमस्कारान्कृत्वा च द्विजपूजनम् । दत्त्वा दानानि तेभ्यश्च गृहीत्वाशीर्वचो द्विजात्। त्रिसंध्याक्षेत्रमगमद्योगस्थं ददृशे हरम्

pradakṣiṇā namaskārānkṛtvā ca dvijapūjanam | dattvā dānāni tebhyaśca gṛhītvāśīrvaco dvijāt| trisaṃdhyākṣetramagamadyogasthaṃ dadṛśe haram

Having made circumambulations and salutations and the worship of the twice-born, and having given them gifts and received a word of blessing from a brahmin, she went to the Trisandhyā field and saw Hara seated in yoga.

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GnP 2 80.25

तत्पादपंकजे स्वीयं शिरःपद्मं न्यधाच्छिवा । उवाच निजवृत्तांतमाज्ञां प्राप्य विभो तव

tatpādapaṃkaje svīyaṃ śiraḥpadmaṃ nyadhācchivā | uvāca nijavṛttāṃtamājñāṃ prāpya vibho tava

Śivā laid her own lotus of a head upon the lotuses of his feet, and told her own story: "Having received your command, O lord,

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GnP 2 80.26

उपदेशं मनोश्चापि द्वादशाद्वं कृतं तपः । अवायुभक्षया स्वामिंस्ततस्तुष्टो गुणेश्वरः

upadeśaṃ manoścāpi dvādaśādvaṃ kṛtaṃ tapaḥ | avāyubhakṣayā svāmiṃstatastuṣṭo guṇeśvaraḥ

and the instruction in the mantra, austerity was performed for twelve years, without even feeding on air, O master; then Guṇeśvara was pleased.

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GnP 2 80.27

उवाच परमप्रीतो भावं ज्ञात्वा परं मम । तवोदरेऽवतारं तु करिष्याम्यचलात्मजे

uvāca paramaprīto bhāvaṃ jñātvā paraṃ mama | tavodare'vatāraṃ tu kariṣyāmyacalātmaje

Supremely pleased, knowing my highest devotion, he said: 'I shall make my descent in your womb, O daughter of the mountain,

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GnP 2 80.28

वांछिते च करिष्यामि देवानां च तवापि च । एवमुक्त्वा क्षणेनासौ तत्रैवान्तर्दधे विभुः

vāṃchite ca kariṣyāmi devānāṃ ca tavāpi ca | evamuktvā kṣaṇenāsau tatraivāntardadhe vibhuḥ

and I shall accomplish what is desired by the gods and by you as well.' Having said this, that lord in an instant vanished on the spot.

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GnP 2 80.29

ततोऽहं परमप्रीता मूर्तिं प्रासादमेव च । विधाय स्थापयित्वा तां तवान्तिकमुपागता

tato'haṃ paramaprītā mūrtiṃ prāsādameva ca | vidhāya sthāpayitvā tāṃ tavāntikamupāgatā

Then I, supremely delighted, made an image and a temple too, and having installed it, I have come into your presence."

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GnP 2 80.30

क उवाच । एवं श्रुत्वा प्रियावाक्यं प्रहृष्टमानसो हरः । प्रोत्फुल्लनयनः प्राह धन्याऽसि गिरिजात्मजे २.८०.

ka uvāca | evaṃ śrutvā priyāvākyaṃ prahṛṣṭamānaso haraḥ | protphullanayanaḥ prāha dhanyā'si girijātmaje 2.80.

Ka said: Hearing his beloved's words thus, Hara, his mind greatly gladdened and his eyes wide open, said: "You are blessed, O daughter of the mountain.

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GnP 2 80.31

साक्षाद्दृष्टो गुणेशस्ते गृहे सोऽवतरिष्यति

sākṣāddṛṣṭo guṇeśaste gṛhe so'vatariṣyati

Guṇeśa has been seen by you face to face; he will descend into (our) house.

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GnP 2 80.32

हनिष्यति महादैत्यं भूभारं च हरिष्यति। इंद्रादिलोकपालानां स्वपदानि प्रदास्यति

haniṣyati mahādaityaṃ bhūbhāraṃ ca hariṣyati| iṃdrādilokapālānāṃ svapadāni pradāsyati

He will slay the great demon and will take away the burden of the earth; he will give back to Indra and the other world-guardians their own stations.

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GnP 2 80.33

एतन्मम वचो देवि न च विस्मर्तुमर्हसि। क उवाच।एवमुक्त्वा शिवो देव आलिलिंग शिवां तदा

etanmama vaco devi na ca vismartumarhasi| ka uvāca|evamuktvā śivo deva āliliṃga śivāṃ tadā

This word of mine, O goddess, you should not forget." Ka said: Having spoken thus, the god Śiva then embraced Śivā.

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GnP 2 80.80

आनंदाश्रूणि मुंचंतौ रोमांचिततनू उभौ। तिष्ठंतौ परमाह्लादयुतावम्बामहेश्वरौ३४ (३५५५)।

ānaṃdāśrūṇi muṃcaṃtau romāṃcitatanū ubhau| tiṣṭhaṃtau paramāhlādayutāvambāmaheśvarau34 (3555)|

Both of them shedding tears of joy, their bodies thrilled with horripilation, Ambā and Maheśvara stood there filled with the highest gladness.

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