Kalika Purana — Chapter 10

KaP 10.1

कालिकापुराणम् दशमोऽध्यायः सती याचनं अथ कालिका पुराण अध्याय १० ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ सत्या पुनः शुक्लपक्षेऽष्टम्यामुपोषितम् । आश्विने मासि देवेशं पूजयामास भक्तितः

kālikāpurāṇam daśamo'dhyāyaḥ satī yācanaṃ atha kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 10 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha satyā punaḥ śuklapakṣe'ṣṭamyāmupoṣitam | āśvine māsi deveśaṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ

The Kālikā Purāṇa, tenth chapter: The Asking for Satī. Now Kālikā Purāṇa, chapter 10. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then Satī again, having fasted on the eighth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Āśvina, worshipped the lord of the gods with devotion.

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KaP 10.2

इति नन्दाव्रते पूर्णे नवम्यां दिनमागतः । तस्यास्तु भक्तिनम्रायाः प्रत्यक्षमभवद्धरः

iti nandāvrate pūrṇe navamyāṃ dinamāgataḥ | tasyāstu bhaktinamrāyāḥ pratyakṣamabhavaddharaḥ

Thus, when the Nandā vow was completed, on the day that came, the ninth, Hara became visible to her who was bowed down with devotion.

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KaP 10.3

प्रत्यक्षतो हरं वीक्ष्य समोदहृदया सती । ववन्दे चरणौ तस्य लज्जयावनता नता

pratyakṣato haraṃ vīkṣya samodahṛdayā satī | vavande caraṇau tasya lajjayāvanatā natā

Seeing Hara before her eyes, Satī, her heart full of joy, bowed and, bent low with modesty, saluted his feet.

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KaP 10.4

अथ प्राह महादेवः सतीं तद् व्रतधारिणीम् । तामिच्छन्नपि भार्यार्थे तस्याश्चर्यफलप्रदः

atha prāha mahādevaḥ satīṃ tad vratadhāriṇīm | tāmicchannapi bhāryārthe tasyāścaryaphalapradaḥ

Then Mahādeva, though desiring her for a wife, spoke to Satī who was keeping that vow, being the giver to her of the wished-for fruit.

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KaP 10.5

।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। अनेन त्वद्व्रतेनाहं प्रीतोऽस्मि दक्षनन्दिनि । वरं वरय दास्यामि यस्तवाभिमतो भवेत्

|| īśvara uvāca || anena tvadvratenāhaṃ prīto'smi dakṣanandini | varaṃ varaya dāsyāmi yastavābhimato bhavet

Īśvara said: "By this vow of yours I am pleased, O daughter of Dakṣa; choose a boon — I shall grant whatever is desired by you."

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KaP 10.6

।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। जानन्नपीह तद्भावं महादेवो जगत्पतिः । ऊचेऽथ वरयस्वेति तद्वाक्यश्रवणेच्छया

|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || jānannapīha tadbhāvaṃ mahādevo jagatpatiḥ | ūce'tha varayasveti tadvākyaśravaṇecchayā

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Though he knew her intention here, Mahādeva, lord of the world, said "Choose," out of a wish to hear her speak it.

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KaP 10.7

सापि त्रपासमाविष्टा नो वक्तुं हृदये स्थितम् । शशाक बालाभीष्टं यल्लज्जयाच्छादितं यत:

sāpi trapāsamāviṣṭā no vaktuṃ hṛdaye sthitam | śaśāka bālābhīṣṭaṃ yallajjayācchāditaṃ yata:

But she, overcome by shyness, was not able to say what stood in her heart, since the girl's desire was covered over by modesty.

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KaP 10.8

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कामः साभिप्रायं हरं तदा । वामापरिग्रहे नेत्रवक्त्रव्यापारलिंगितम्

etasminnantare kāmaḥ sābhiprāyaṃ haraṃ tadā | vāmāparigrahe netravaktravyāpāraliṃgitam

In this interval Kāma (found) Hara then to be with intent (upon her), his interest in taking a wife marked by the movements of his eyes and face —

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KaP 10.9

सम्प्राप्य विवरञ्चापं सन्दधे पुष्पहेतिना । हर्षणेनाथ बाणेन विव्याध हृदये हरम्

samprāpya vivarañcāpaṃ sandadhe puṣpahetinā | harṣaṇenātha bāṇena vivyādha hṛdaye haram

— and having found the opening, he bent his bow, fitted it with the flower-weapon, and then pierced Hara in the heart with the arrow called Delight.

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KaP 10.10

ततोऽसौ हर्षितः शम्भुर्वीक्षाञ्चक्रे सतीं मुहुः । विस्मृत्य च परं ब्रह्मचिन्तनं परमेश्वरः ॥ श्रीकालिकापुराणे सतीयाचनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः

tato'sau harṣitaḥ śambhurvīkṣāñcakre satīṃ muhuḥ | vismṛtya ca paraṃ brahmacintanaṃ parameśvaraḥ || śrīkālikāpurāṇe satīyācanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ

Then that Śambhu, made joyful, looked at Satī again and again, and the supreme lord forgot his meditation on the supreme Brahman. Thus the tenth chapter, called The Asking for Satī, in the glorious Kālikā Purāṇa.

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KaP 10.11

ततः पुनर्मोहनेन बाणेनैनं मनोभवः । विव्याध हर्षितः शम्भुर्मोहितश्च तदा भृशम्

tataḥ punarmohanena bāṇenainaṃ manobhavaḥ | vivyādha harṣitaḥ śambhurmohitaśca tadā bhṛśam

Then again the mind-born one pierced him with the arrow called Infatuation, and Śambhu, (already) made joyful, was then greatly infatuated as well.

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KaP 10.12

ततो यदासौ मोहस्य हर्षस्य च द्विजोत्तमाः । भावं व्यक्तीचकारैष माययापि विमोहितः

tato yadāsau mohasya harṣasya ca dvijottamāḥ | bhāvaṃ vyaktīcakāraiṣa māyayāpi vimohitaḥ

Then, O best of brahmins, when he — bewildered by (her) magic as well — made manifest the emotion of both infatuation and delight,

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KaP 10.13

अथ त्रपां स्वां संस्तभ्य यदा प्राह हरं सती । ममेष्टं देहि वरद वरमित्यर्थकारकम्

atha trapāṃ svāṃ saṃstabhya yadā prāha haraṃ satī | mameṣṭaṃ dehi varada varamityarthakārakam

and then, steadying her modesty, when Satī said to Hara, "Grant me, O giver of boons, the boon I desire" — words that would accomplish her purpose,

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KaP 10.14

तदा वाक्यस्यावसानमनपेक्ष्य वृषध्वजः । भवस्व मम भार्येति प्राह दाक्षायणीं मुहुः

tadā vākyasyāvasānamanapekṣya vṛṣadhvajaḥ | bhavasva mama bhāryeti prāha dākṣāyaṇīṃ muhuḥ

then, without waiting for the end of her speech, the bull-bannered one said again and again to Dākṣāyaṇī, "Become my wife!"

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KaP 10.15

एतच्घ्रूत्वा वचस्तस्य साभीष्टफलभावनम् । तूष्णीं तस्थौ प्रमुदिता वरं प्राप्य मनोगतम्

etacghrūtvā vacastasya sābhīṣṭaphalabhāvanam | tūṣṇīṃ tasthau pramuditā varaṃ prāpya manogatam

Hearing this speech of his, which brought about the fruit she desired, she stood silent, greatly delighted, having obtained the boon she had in mind.

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KaP 10.16

सकामस्य हरस्याग्रे तत्र सा चारुहासिनी । अकरोन्निजभावांश्च हावानपि द्विजोत्तमाः

sakāmasya harasyāgre tatra sā cāruhāsinī | akaronnijabhāvāṃśca hāvānapi dvijottamāḥ

There, before the desiring Hara, she of the lovely smile displayed her own feelings and also her amorous gestures, O best of brahmins.

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KaP 10.17

स्वस्य भावान् समादाय शृङ्गाराख्यो रसस्तदा । तयोर्विवेश विप्रेन्द्राः कलहो वा यथोचितम्

svasya bhāvān samādāya śṛṅgārākhyo rasastadā | tayorviveśa viprendrāḥ kalaho vā yathocitam

Then, taking up its own emotions, the aesthetic mood called erotic entered the two of them, O chief of brahmins — or a quarrel, as was fitting.

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KaP 10.18

हरस्य पुरतो रेजे स्निग्धभिन्नाञ्जनप्रभा । चन्द्राभ्यासेऽङ्कलेखेवस्फटिकोज्जवलवर्ष्मणः

harasya purato reje snigdhabhinnāñjanaprabhā | candrābhyāse'ṅkalekhevasphaṭikojjavalavarṣmaṇaḥ

Before Hara she shone with the sheen of smooth, freshly ground collyrium, like a dark streak upon (the disc of) the moon — his own frame being bright as crystal.

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KaP 10.19

अथ सा तमुवाचेदं हरं दाक्षायणी मुहुः । पितुर्मे गोचरीकृत्य मां गृह्णीष्व जगत्पते

atha sā tamuvācedaṃ haraṃ dākṣāyaṇī muhuḥ | piturme gocarīkṛtya māṃ gṛhṇīṣva jagatpate

Then Dākṣāyaṇī said this again to him, to Hara: "Take me, O lord of the world, having brought (the matter) before my father's notice."

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KaP 10.20

एवं स्मितं वचो देवी यदोवाच सती तदा । मम भार्या भवेत्यूचे पुनः कामेन मोहितः

evaṃ smitaṃ vaco devī yadovāca satī tadā | mama bhāryā bhavetyūce punaḥ kāmena mohitaḥ

When Satī, the goddess, spoke this smiling speech, then, again bewildered by desire, he said, "Become my wife."

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KaP 10.21

अथैतद्वीक्ष्य मदनः सरति: ससखो मुदा । युक्तो वभूव शश्वच्च आत्मानञ्चाभ्यनन्दयन्

athaitadvīkṣya madanaḥ sarati: sasakho mudā | yukto vabhūva śaśvacca ātmānañcābhyanandayan

Then, seeing this, Kāma, together with Rati and his friend, was filled with joy, and again and again congratulated himself.

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KaP 10.22

अथ दाक्षायणी शम्भुं समाश्वास्य द्विजोत्तमाः । जगाम मातुरभ्यासं हर्षमोहसमन्विता

atha dākṣāyaṇī śambhuṃ samāśvāsya dvijottamāḥ | jagāma māturabhyāsaṃ harṣamohasamanvitā

Then Dākṣāyaṇī, O best of brahmins, having reassured Śambhu, went to her mother's side, filled with delight and bewilderment.

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KaP 10.23

हरोऽपि हिमवत्प्रस्थं प्रविश्य च निजाश्रमम् । दाक्षायणीविप्रलम्भदुःखाद् ध्यानपरोऽभवत्

haro'pi himavatprasthaṃ praviśya ca nijāśramam | dākṣāyaṇīvipralambhaduḥkhād dhyānaparo'bhavat

Hara too, entering the slope of Himavat and his own hermitage, became intent on meditation out of the pain of being parted from Dākṣāyaṇī.

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KaP 10.24

विप्रलब्धोऽपि भूतेशो ब्रह्मावाक्यमथास्मरत् । जायापरिग्रहस्यार्थे यदुक्तं पद्मयोनिना

vipralabdho'pi bhūteśo brahmāvākyamathāsmarat | jāyāparigrahasyārthe yaduktaṃ padmayoninā

Though disappointed, the lord of beings then recalled Brahmā's words — what had been said by the lotus-born one concerning the taking of a wife.

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KaP 10.25

स्मृत्यैव ब्रह्मवाक्यस्य पुरा विश्वासतः परम् । चिन्तयामास मनसा ब्रह्माणं वृषभध्वजः

smṛtyaiva brahmavākyasya purā viśvāsataḥ param | cintayāmāsa manasā brahmāṇaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ

By the very recollection of Brahmā's earlier words, and beyond that out of trust (in them), the bull-bannered one called Brahmā to mind in his thought.

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KaP 10.26

अथ संचिन्त्यमानोऽसौ परमेष्ठी त्रिशूलिना । पुरस्तात् प्राविशत्तूर्णमिष्टसिद्धिप्रचोदितः

atha saṃcintyamāno'sau parameṣṭhī triśūlinā | purastāt prāviśattūrṇamiṣṭasiddhipracoditaḥ

Then, being thus thought upon by the trident-bearer, that supreme lord swiftly appeared before him, impelled (to bring about) the accomplishment of what was desired.

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KaP 10.27

यत्रायं हिमवत्प्रस्थे विप्रलब्धो हरः स्थितः । सावित्री सहितो ब्रह्मा तत्रैव समुपस्थितः

yatrāyaṃ himavatprasthe vipralabdho haraḥ sthitaḥ | sāvitrī sahito brahmā tatraiva samupasthitaḥ

There on the slope of Himavat, where this disappointed Hara was staying, Brahmā, together with Sāvitrī, presented himself in that very place.

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KaP 10.28

अथ तं वीक्ष्य धातारं सावित्रीसहितं हरः । सोत्सुको विप्रलब्धश्च सत्यर्थे तमुवाच ह

atha taṃ vīkṣya dhātāraṃ sāvitrīsahitaṃ haraḥ | sotsuko vipralabdhaśca satyarthe tamuvāca ha

Then, seeing that creator accompanied by Sāvitrī, Hara, eager and disappointed, spoke to him about Satī:

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KaP 10.29

।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। ब्रह्मन् विश्वार्थतो दारपरिग्रहकृत च यत् । त्वमात्थ तत्सार्थमिव प्रतिभाति ममाधुना

|| īśvara uvāca || brahman viśvārthato dāraparigrahakṛta ca yat | tvamāttha tatsārthamiva pratibhāti mamādhunā

Īśvara said: Brahmā, what you told me for the sake of the world and for the taking of a wife — that now seems to me as if purposeful.

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KaP 10.30

अहमाराधितो भक्त्या दाक्षायण्यातिभक्तितः । तस्या वरमहं दातुं यदायातः प्रपूजितः

ahamārādhito bhaktyā dākṣāyaṇyātibhaktitaḥ | tasyā varamahaṃ dātuṃ yadāyātaḥ prapūjitaḥ

I was worshipped with devotion by Dākṣāyaṇī out of her exceeding devotion, and when, being thus honoured, I came to grant her a boon,

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KaP 10.31

तत्सकाशे तदा कामो मां विव्याध महेषुभिः । मायया मोहितश्चाहं तत्प्रतीकारमञ्जसा । न शक्तः कर्तुमभितः पुराहं कमलासन

tatsakāśe tadā kāmo māṃ vivyādha maheṣubhiḥ | māyayā mohitaścāhaṃ tatpratīkāramañjasā | na śaktaḥ kartumabhitaḥ purāhaṃ kamalāsana

then, in her presence, Kāma pierced me with his great arrows; and bewildered by (her) magic I was unable to counter it at once, at all, then, O lotus-seated one.

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KaP 10.32

तस्याश्च वाञ्छितं ब्रह्मन्नेतदेव मयेक्षितम् । यदहं स्यां विभो भर्ता व्रतभक्तिमुदायुतः

tasyāśca vāñchitaṃ brahmannetadeva mayekṣitam | yadahaṃ syāṃ vibho bhartā vratabhaktimudāyutaḥ

And her wish too, O Brahmā, I have seen to be just this: that I, O mighty one, should be (her) husband — she being full of vows and devotion.

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KaP 10.33

तस्मात्त्वं कुरु विश्वार्थे मदर्थे च प्रजापते । दक्षो यथा मामामन्त्र्य सुतां दाता तथाद्भुतम्

tasmāttvaṃ kuru viśvārthe madarthe ca prajāpate | dakṣo yathā māmāmantrya sutāṃ dātā tathādbhutam

Therefore act, O Prajāpati, for the world's sake and for my sake, so that Dakṣa, having invited me, shall wondrously give (me) his daughter.

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KaP 10.34

गच्छ त्वं दक्षभवनं कथयस्व वचो मम । यथा सतीवियोगस्य भंग: स्यात् त्वं तथा कुरु

gaccha tvaṃ dakṣabhavanaṃ kathayasva vaco mama | yathā satīviyogasya bhaṃga: syāt tvaṃ tathā kuru

Go to Dakṣa's house and speak my words; act in such a way that the separation from Satī may be broken.

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KaP 10.35

।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्युदीर्य महादेव: सकाशेऽस्य प्रजापतेः । सावित्रीं वीक्ष्य सत्यास्तु विप्रयोगो व्यवर्द्धत

|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityudīrya mahādeva: sakāśe'sya prajāpateḥ | sāvitrīṃ vīkṣya satyāstu viprayogo vyavarddhata

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having spoken thus in the presence of that Prajāpati, the Great God, on seeing Sāvitrī, felt his separation from Satī grow greater.

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KaP 10.36

तं समाभाष्य लोकेशः कृतकृत्यो मुदान्वितः । इदं जगाद जगतां हितं पथ्यं च धूर्जटेः

taṃ samābhāṣya lokeśaḥ kṛtakṛtyo mudānvitaḥ | idaṃ jagāda jagatāṃ hitaṃ pathyaṃ ca dhūrjaṭeḥ

Having addressed him, the lord of the worlds, his purpose accomplished and filled with joy, spoke this, which was beneficial and wholesome for the worlds and for Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva).

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KaP 10.37

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। यदात्थ भगवच्छम्भो तद्विश्वार्यं सुनिश्चितम् । नास्त्येव भवतः स्वार्थो ममापि वृषभध्वज

|| brahmovāca || yadāttha bhagavacchambho tadviśvāryaṃ suniścitam | nāstyeva bhavataḥ svārtho mamāpi vṛṣabhadhvaja

Brahmā said: What you say, blessed Śambhu, is certainly to be honoured by the whole world; there is indeed no selfish aim of yours, nor of mine either, O bull-bannered one.

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KaP 10.38

सुताञ्च तुभ्यं दक्षस्तु स्वयमेव प्रदास्यति । अहञ्चापि वदिष्यामि त्वद्वाक्यं तत्समक्षतः

sutāñca tubhyaṃ dakṣastu svayameva pradāsyati | ahañcāpi vadiṣyāmi tvadvākyaṃ tatsamakṣataḥ

And Dakṣa himself will of his own accord give his daughter to you; and I too shall speak your words in his presence.

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KaP 10.39

।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्युदीर्य महादेवं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । जगाम दक्षनिलयं स्यन्दनेनातिवेगिना

|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityudīrya mahādevaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | jagāma dakṣanilayaṃ syandanenātiveginā

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having spoken thus to Mahādeva, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds, went to Dakṣa's dwelling in his very swift chariot.

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KaP 10.40

अथ दक्षोऽपि वृत्तान्तं सर्वं श्रुत्वा सतीमुखात् । चिन्तयामास देयेयं मत्सुता शम्भवे कथम्

atha dakṣo'pi vṛttāntaṃ sarvaṃ śrutvā satīmukhāt | cintayāmāsa deyeyaṃ matsutā śambhave katham

Now Dakṣa too, having heard the whole account from Satī's mouth, thought: how is this daughter of mine to be given to Śambhu?

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KaP 10.41

आगतोऽपि महादेवः प्रसन्नः सञ्जगाम ह । पुनरेव कथं सोऽपि सुतार्थेऽत्यर्थमीप्सितः

āgato'pi mahādevaḥ prasannaḥ sañjagāma ha | punareva kathaṃ so'pi sutārthe'tyarthamīpsitaḥ

Mahādeva, though he had come and was pleased, went away again; and how could he too be so very much desired for the sake of (my) daughter?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

KaP 10.42

प्रस्थाप्यो वा मया तस्य दूतो निकटमञ्जसा । नैतद्योग्यं न गृह्णीयाद् यद्येनां विभुरात्मने

prasthāpyo vā mayā tasya dūto nikaṭamañjasā | naitadyogyaṃ na gṛhṇīyād yadyenāṃ vibhurātmane

Or should I quickly send a messenger to his presence? This is not fitting, in case the Lord should not accept her for himself.

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KaP 10.43

अथवा पूजयिष्यामि तमेव वृषभध्वजम् । मदीयतनयाभर्ता स्वयमेव यथा भवेत्

athavā pūjayiṣyāmi tameva vṛṣabhadhvajam | madīyatanayābhartā svayameva yathā bhavet

Or rather I shall worship that very bull-bannered one, so that he may of his own accord become my daughter's husband.

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KaP 10.44

तथैव पूजित: सोऽपि वाञ्छन्त्यातिप्रयत्नतः । शम्भुर्भवतु मद्भर्तेत्येवं दत्तञ्च तेन तत्

tathaiva pūjita: so'pi vāñchantyātiprayatnataḥ | śambhurbhavatu madbhartetyevaṃ dattañca tena tat

Being worshipped in just that way, and she desiring it with the greatest effort — 'let Śambhu be my husband' — thus it was granted by him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

KaP 10.45

इति चिन्तयतस्तस्य दक्षस्य पुरतो विधिः । उपस्थितो हंसरथः सावित्रीसहितस्तदा

iti cintayatastasya dakṣasya purato vidhiḥ | upasthito haṃsarathaḥ sāvitrīsahitastadā

While Dakṣa was thinking thus, Vidhi (Brahmā), borne on his goose-chariot and accompanied by Sāvitrī, then presented himself before him.

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KaP 10.46

तं दृष्ट्वा वेधसं दक्षः प्रणम्यावनतः स्थितः । आसनञ्च ददौ तस्मै समाभाष्य यथोचितम्

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vedhasaṃ dakṣaḥ praṇamyāvanataḥ sthitaḥ | āsanañca dadau tasmai samābhāṣya yathocitam

Seeing that creator, Dakṣa bowed and stood with head lowered, and gave him a seat, addressing him as was fitting.

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KaP 10.47

ततस्तं सर्वलोकेशं तत्रागमनकारणम् । दक्षः पप्रच्छ विप्रेन्द्राश्चिन्ताविष्टोऽपि हर्षितः

tatastaṃ sarvalokeśaṃ tatrāgamanakāraṇam | dakṣaḥ papraccha viprendrāścintāviṣṭo'pi harṣitaḥ

Then, O best of brahmins, Dakṣa, though filled with worry yet delighted, asked that lord of all worlds the reason for his coming there.

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KaP 10.48

।। दक्ष उवाच ॥ तवात्रागमने हेतुं कथयस्व जगद्गुरो । पुत्रस्नेहात् कार्यवशादथवाश्रममागतः

|| dakṣa uvāca || tavātrāgamane hetuṃ kathayasva jagadguro | putrasnehāt kāryavaśādathavāśramamāgataḥ

Dakṣa said: Tell (me) the reason for your coming here, O teacher of the world: have you come to the hermitage out of affection for a child, or on account of some business?

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KaP 10.49

।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इति पृष्ट: सुरश्रेष्ठो दक्षेण सुमहात्मना । प्रहसन्नब्रवीद्वाक्यं मोदयंस्तं प्रजापतिम्

|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti pṛṣṭa: suraśreṣṭho dakṣeṇa sumahātmanā | prahasannabravīdvākyaṃ modayaṃstaṃ prajāpatim

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus questioned by the great-souled Dakṣa, the best of the gods laughed and spoke these words, gladdening that Prajāpati.

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KaP 10.50

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु दक्ष यदर्थं ते समीपमहमागतः । तल्लोकस्य हितं पथ्यं भवतोऽपि तदीप्सितम्

|| brahmovāca || śṛṇu dakṣa yadarthaṃ te samīpamahamāgataḥ | tallokasya hitaṃ pathyaṃ bhavato'pi tadīpsitam

Brahmā said: Hear, Dakṣa, the purpose for which I have come to you; it is beneficial and wholesome for the world, and it is also what you desire.

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KaP 10.51

तव पुत्र्या समाराध्य महादेवं जगत्पतिम् । यो वरः प्रार्थितः सोऽद्य स्वयमेवागतो गृहम्

tava putryā samārādhya mahādevaṃ jagatpatim | yo varaḥ prārthitaḥ so'dya svayamevāgato gṛham

The boon that your daughter asked for, having propitiated Mahādeva the lord of the world — he has today come to (your) house of his own accord.

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KaP 10.52

शम्भुना तव पुत्र्यर्थे त्वत्सकाशमहं पुनः । प्रस्थापितोऽस्मि यत् कृत्यं श्रेयस्तदवधारय

śambhunā tava putryarthe tvatsakāśamahaṃ punaḥ | prasthāpito'smi yat kṛtyaṃ śreyastadavadhāraya

I have again been sent by Śambhu to you for the sake of your daughter; consider, then, what should be done for the best.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KaP 10.53

वरं दातुं यदायातस्तावत्प्रभृति शङ्करः । तत्सुताविप्रयोगेण न शर्म लभतेऽञ्जसा

varaṃ dātuṃ yadāyātastāvatprabhṛti śaṅkaraḥ | tatsutāviprayogeṇa na śarma labhate'ñjasā

From the moment Śaṅkara came to grant the boon, he has found no ease at all, because of the separation from that daughter of yours.

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KaP 10.54

लब्धच्छिद्रोऽपि मदनो निचखान तदा भृशम् । सर्वैः पुष्पकरैर्बाणैरेकदैव जगत्प्रभुम्

labdhacchidro'pi madano nicakhāna tadā bhṛśam | sarvaiḥ puṣpakarairbāṇairekadaiva jagatprabhum

And Madana, having found his opening, then struck the Lord of the world hard with all his flower-made arrows at once.

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KaP 10.55

स बाणविद्वः कामेन परित्यज्यात्मचिन्तनम् । सतीं विचिन्तयन्नास्ते व्याकुलः प्राकृतो यथा

sa bāṇavidvaḥ kāmena parityajyātmacintanam | satīṃ vicintayannāste vyākulaḥ prākṛto yathā

Pierced by Kāma's arrow, he gave up thinking of the Self and sits brooding on Satī, distraught like an ordinary man.

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KaP 10.56

विस्मृत्य प्रस्तुतां वाणीं गणाग्रे विप्रयोगतः । क्व सतीत्येव गिरिशो भाषतेऽन्यकृतावपि

vismṛtya prastutāṃ vāṇīṃ gaṇāgre viprayogataḥ | kva satītyeva giriśo bhāṣate'nyakṛtāvapi

Forgetting, out of the separation, the speech he had begun in front of his hosts, the mountain-dweller says only "Where is Satī?" even while doing something else.

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KaP 10.57

मया यद्वाञ्छितं पूर्वं त्वया च मदनेन च । मरीच्याद्यैर्मुनिवरैस्तत् सिद्धमधुना सुत

mayā yadvāñchitaṃ pūrvaṃ tvayā ca madanena ca | marīcyādyairmunivaraistat siddhamadhunā suta

What was desired formerly by me, and by you, and by Madana, and by Marīci and the other best of sages — that is now accomplished, my son.

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KaP 10.58

त्वत्पुत्र्याराधितः शम्भुः सोऽपि तस्या विचिन्तनात् । अनुमोदयितुं प्रेप्सुर्वर्तते हिमवद्गतौ

tvatputryārādhitaḥ śambhuḥ so'pi tasyā vicintanāt | anumodayituṃ prepsurvartate himavadgatau

Śambhu, worshipped by your daughter, from thinking of her, is now in the region of Himavat, wishing to obtain (her) so as to grant his consent.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

KaP 10.59

यथा नानाविधैर्भावैः सत्या नन्दाव्रतेन च । शम्भुराराधितस्तेन तथैवाराध्यते सती

yathā nānāvidhairbhāvaiḥ satyā nandāvratena ca | śambhurārādhitastena tathaivārādhyate satī

Just as Śambhu was worshipped by Satī with manifold devotions and with the Nandā vow, exactly so is Satī now worshipped by him.

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KaP 10.60

तस्मात्त्वं दक्ष तनयां शम्भ्वर्थे परिकल्पिताम् । तस्मै देह्यविलम्बेन तेन कृतकृत्यता

tasmāttvaṃ dakṣa tanayāṃ śambhvarthe parikalpitām | tasmai dehyavilambena tena kṛtakṛtyatā

Therefore, Dakṣa, give your daughter, who was fashioned for Śambhu's sake, to him without delay; by that your task is fulfilled.

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KaP 10.61

अहं तमानयिष्यामि नारदेन त्वदालयम् । तस्मै त्वमेनां संयच्छ तदर्थे परिकल्पिताम्

ahaṃ tamānayiṣyāmi nāradena tvadālayam | tasmai tvamenāṃ saṃyaccha tadarthe parikalpitām

I shall bring him to your house through Nārada; do you bestow her, who was fashioned for his sake, upon him.

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KaP 10.62

।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। एवमेवेति दक्षस्तमुवाच परमेष्ठिनम् । विधिश्च गतवांस्तत्र गिरिशो यत्र संस्थितः

|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || evameveti dakṣastamuvāca parameṣṭhinam | vidhiśca gatavāṃstatra giriśo yatra saṃsthitaḥ

Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Just so," said Dakṣa to that highest lord; and the Ordainer went there where the mountain-dweller was staying.

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KaP 10.63

गते ब्रह्मणि दक्षोऽपि सदारतनयो मुदा । अभवत् पूर्णदेहस्तु पीयूषैरिव पूरितः

gate brahmaṇi dakṣo'pi sadāratanayo mudā | abhavat pūrṇadehastu pīyūṣairiva pūritaḥ

When Brahmā had gone, Dakṣa too, with his wife and daughter, became full-bodied with joy, as though filled with nectar.

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KaP 10.64

अथ ब्रह्मापि मोदेन प्रसन्नः कमलासनः । आससाद महादेवं हिमवद्गिरिसंस्थितम्

atha brahmāpi modena prasannaḥ kamalāsanaḥ | āsasāda mahādevaṃ himavadgirisaṃsthitam

Then Brahmā also, the lotus-seated one, glad with delight, approached Mahādeva, who was stationed on the Himavat mountain.

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KaP 10.65

तं वीक्ष्य लोकस्रष्टारमायान्तं वृषभध्वजः । मनसा संशयं चक्रे सतीप्राप्तौ मुहुर्मुहुः

taṃ vīkṣya lokasraṣṭāramāyāntaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | manasā saṃśayaṃ cakre satīprāptau muhurmuhuḥ

Seeing him, the creator of the worlds, coming, the bull-bannered one repeatedly formed a doubt in his mind about obtaining Satī.

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KaP 10.66

अथ दूरान्महादेवो लोकेशं सामसंयुतम् । उवाच मदनोन्माथः विधिं स स्मरमानसः

atha dūrānmahādevo lokeśaṃ sāmasaṃyutam | uvāca madanonmāthaḥ vidhiṃ sa smaramānasaḥ

Then Mahādeva, churned by love, his mind on desire, spoke from afar to the world's lord with conciliatory words.

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KaP 10.67

।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। किमवोचत् सुरश्रेष्ठ सत्यर्थे त्वत्सुतः स्वयम् । कथयस्व यथास्वान्तं मन्मथेन न दीर्यते

|| īśvara uvāca || kimavocat suraśreṣṭha satyarthe tvatsutaḥ svayam | kathayasva yathāsvāntaṃ manmathena na dīryate

The Lord said: What did your son himself say, best of gods, concerning Satī? Tell it in such a way that my heart is not torn apart by love.

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KaP 10.68

बाधमानो विप्रयोगो मामेव च सतीमृते । अभिहन्ति सुरश्रेष्ठ त्यक्त्वान्यान् प्राणधारिणः

bādhamāno viprayogo māmeva ca satīmṛte | abhihanti suraśreṣṭha tyaktvānyān prāṇadhāriṇaḥ

Separation, tormenting me, strikes me alone, best of gods, apart from Satī, leaving aside other bearers of life.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

KaP 10.69

सतीति सततं वेद्मि ब्रह्मन् कार्यान्तरेऽप्यहम् । सा यथा हि मया प्राप्या तद्विधत्स्व तथा द्रुतम्

satīti satataṃ vedmi brahman kāryāntare'pyaham | sā yathā hi mayā prāpyā tadvidhatsva tathā drutam

I know only "Satī," constantly, O Brahman, even when engaged in another matter; so arrange it quickly that she be obtained by me.

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KaP 10.70

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। सत्यर्थे यन्ममसुतो वदति स्म वृषध्वज । तच्छृणुष्व निजं साध्यं सिद्धमित्यवधारय

|| brahmovāca || satyarthe yanmamasuto vadati sma vṛṣadhvaja | tacchṛṇuṣva nijaṃ sādhyaṃ siddhamityavadhāraya

Brahmā said: What my son has said concerning Satī, O bull-bannered one, hear that, and be assured that your own aim is accomplished.

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KaP 10.71

देया तस्मै मया पुत्री तदर्थे परिकल्पिता । ममापीष्टमिदं कर्म त्वद्वाक्यादधिकं पुनः

deyā tasmai mayā putrī tadarthe parikalpitā | mamāpīṣṭamidaṃ karma tvadvākyādadhikaṃ punaḥ

"The daughter, fashioned for his sake, is to be given by me to him; and this act is desired by me too, even more than by your word."

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KaP 10.72

मत्पुत्त्र्याराधितः शम्भुरेतदर्थे स्वयं पुनः । सोऽप्यन्विच्छति तां यस्मात्तस्माद्देया मया हरे

matputtryārādhitaḥ śambhuretadarthe svayaṃ punaḥ | so'pyanvicchati tāṃ yasmāttasmāddeyā mayā hare

"Śambhu himself was propitiated by my daughter for this very purpose, and he too desires her; therefore she must be given by me, O Hari."

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KaP 10.73

शुभे लग्ने मुहूर्ते च समागच्छतु मेऽन्तिकम् । तदा दास्यामि तनयां भिक्षार्थे शम्भवे विधे

śubhe lagne muhūrte ca samāgacchatu me'ntikam | tadā dāsyāmi tanayāṃ bhikṣārthe śambhave vidhe

"Let him come to me at an auspicious ascendant and moment; then I shall give my daughter to Śambhu, who asks her as alms, O Vidhi (Brahmā)."

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KaP 10.74

इत्यवोचन्मुदा दक्षस्तस्मात्त्वं वृषभध्वज । शुभे मुहूर्ते तद्वेश्म गच्छ तामनुयाचितुम्

ityavocanmudā dakṣastasmāttvaṃ vṛṣabhadhvaja | śubhe muhūrte tadveśma gaccha tāmanuyācitum

Thus Dakṣa spoke gladly; therefore you, O bull-bannered one, go at an auspicious moment to his house to ask for her.

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KaP 10.75

।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। गमिष्ये भवता सार्द्ध नारदेन महात्मना । द्रुतमेव जगत्पूज्य तस्मात्त्वन्नारदं स्मर

|| īśvara uvāca || gamiṣye bhavatā sārddha nāradena mahātmanā | drutameva jagatpūjya tasmāttvannāradaṃ smara

The Lord said: I shall go together with you and with the great-souled Nārada, at once, O you whom the world worships; therefore call Nārada to mind.

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KaP 10.76

मरीच्यादीन् दश तथा मानसानपि संस्मर । तैः सार्द्ध दक्षनिलयं गमिष्येऽहं गणैः सह

marīcyādīn daśa tathā mānasānapi saṃsmara | taiḥ sārddha dakṣanilayaṃ gamiṣye'haṃ gaṇaiḥ saha

Also call to mind the ten mind-born (sons), Marīci and the rest; together with them, and with my hosts, I shall go to Dakṣa's dwelling.

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KaP 10.77

ततः स्मृतास्ते कमलासनेन सनारदा ब्रह्मसुता मनोजवाः । समागता यत्र हरो विधिश्च तत्रागताः काममवेत्य चिन्ताम्

tataḥ smṛtāste kamalāsanena sanāradā brahmasutā manojavāḥ | samāgatā yatra haro vidhiśca tatrāgatāḥ kāmamavetya cintām

Then those sons of Brahmā, along with Nārada, being remembered by the lotus-seated one, swift as thought, came together; understanding well (his) intention (and) his concern, they arrived there where Hara and Vidhi were.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition