Kalika Purana — Chapter 15
KaP 15.1
कालिकापुराणम् पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः हिमाद्रिनिवासगमनम् अथ कालिका पुराण अध्याय १५ ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। कदाचिदथ दक्षस्य तनया जलदागमे । जगादाद्रेः शिखरिणः प्रस्थस्थं वृषभध्वजम्
kālikāpurāṇam pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ himādrinivāsagamanam atha kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 15 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || kadācidatha dakṣasya tanayā jaladāgame | jagādādreḥ śikhariṇaḥ prasthasthaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam
The Kālikā Purāṇa, Chapter Fifteen: The Going to Dwell on the Snowy Mountain. Now the Kālikā Purāṇa, chapter 15. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then once, at the coming of the rain-clouds, the daughter of Dakṣa spoke to the bull-bannered one, who was standing on the tableland of the peaked mountain.
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KaP 15.2
।। सत्युवाच ।। घनागमोऽयं सम्प्राप्तः कालः परमदुःसहः । अनेकवर्णमेघौघस्थगिताम्बरदिक्चयः
|| satyuvāca || ghanāgamo'yaṃ samprāptaḥ kālaḥ paramaduḥsahaḥ | anekavarṇameghaughasthagitāmbaradikcayaḥ
Satī said: This coming of the clouds has arrived, a season most hard to bear, in which the whole expanse of sky and horizons is blotted out by masses of clouds of many hues.
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KaP 15.3
विवान्ति वाता हृदयं दारयन्तोऽतिवेगिनः । कदम्बरजसाधौतपाथोलेशादिवर्षिणः
vivānti vātā hṛdayaṃ dārayanto'tiveginaḥ | kadambarajasādhautapātholeśādivarṣiṇaḥ
The winds blow, exceedingly swift, splitting the heart, raining down drops of water and the like, washed with the pollen of kadamba.
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KaP 15.4
मेघानां गर्जितैरुच्चैर्धारासारं विमुंचताम् । विद्युत्पताकिनान्तीत्रैः क्षुब्धं कस्य न मानसम्
meghānāṃ garjitairuccairdhārāsāraṃ vimuṃcatām | vidyutpatākināntītraiḥ kṣubdhaṃ kasya na mānasam
Whose mind is not shaken by the loud thunderings of the clouds as they release torrents of rain, with their sharp lightning-banners?
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KaP 15.5
न सूर्यो दृश्यते नापि मेघाच्छन्नो निशापतिः । दिवापि रात्रिवद्धाति विरहिव्यत्ययाकरम्
na sūryo dṛśyate nāpi meghācchanno niśāpatiḥ | divāpi rātrivaddhāti virahivyatyayākaram
The sun is not seen, nor is the lord of night, hidden by clouds; even by day it glows like night, bringing on a reversal for those parted from their loved ones.
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KaP 15.6
मेघा नैकत्र तिष्ठन्तो ध्वनन्तः पवनेरिताः । पतन्त इव लोकानां दृश्यन्ते मूर्धिन शङ्कर
meghā naikatra tiṣṭhanto dhvanantaḥ pavaneritāḥ | patanta iva lokānāṃ dṛśyante mūrdhina śaṅkara
The clouds, not staying in one place, thundering, driven by the wind, are seen as though falling on the heads of the worlds, O Śaṅkara.
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KaP 15.7
वाताहता महावृक्षा नृत्यन्त इव चाम्बरे । दृश्यन्ते हर भीरूणां त्रासकाः कामुकेप्सिताः
vātāhatā mahāvṛkṣā nṛtyanta iva cāmbare | dṛśyante hara bhīrūṇāṃ trāsakāḥ kāmukepsitāḥ
Great trees struck by the wind, as if dancing in the sky, are seen, O Hara — terrifying to the timid, longed for by lovers.
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KaP 15.8
स्निग्धनीलाञ्जनश्याममुदिरौघस्य पृष्ठतः । वलाकाराजिर्भात्युच्चैर्यमुनापृष्ठफेनवत्
snigdhanīlāñjanaśyāmamudiraughasya pṛṣṭhataḥ | valākārājirbhātyuccairyamunāpṛṣṭhaphenavat
Against the back of the mass of clouds, dark as glossy blue collyrium, a line of cranes shines high up, like foam on the surface of the Yamunā.
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KaP 15.9
क्षणं क्षणं चञ्चलेयं दृश्यते कालिका गता । अम्बुधाविव सन्दीप्तः पावको वडवामुखः
kṣaṇaṃ kṣaṇaṃ cañcaleyaṃ dṛśyate kālikā gatā | ambudhāviva sandīptaḥ pāvako vaḍavāmukhaḥ
Moment by moment this flickering dark one is seen and gone, like the blazing submarine fire in the ocean.
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KaP 15.10
प्ररोहन्ति हि शस्यानि मन्दिरप्रांगणेष्वपि । किमन्यत्र विरूपाक्ष शस्योद्भूतिं वदाम्यहम्
prarohanti hi śasyāni mandiraprāṃgaṇeṣvapi | kimanyatra virūpākṣa śasyodbhūtiṃ vadāmyaham
Indeed the crops sprout even in the courtyards of houses; why should I speak, O Virūpākṣa, of the springing up of crops elsewhere?
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KaP 15.11
श्यामलै राजतैः ऋक्षैर्विशदोऽयं हिमाचलः । मन्दराश्रमवृक्षौघपत्रैर्दुग्धाम्बुधिर्यथा
śyāmalai rājataiḥ ṛkṣairviśado'yaṃ himācalaḥ | mandarāśramavṛkṣaughapatrairdugdhāmbudhiryathā
With its dark, silver-hued trees this Himālaya is (dappled) bright, like the ocean of milk with the leaves of the host of trees of Mandara's grove.
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KaP 15.12
कुसुमश्रीश्च कुटजं भेजे सास्याथ किंशुकान् । उच्चावचां कलौ लक्ष्मीर्यथा सन्त्यज्य सज्जनान्
kusumaśrīśca kuṭajaṃ bheje sāsyātha kiṃśukān | uccāvacāṃ kalau lakṣmīryathā santyajya sajjanān
And the splendour of flowers had resorted to the kuṭaja; now it has gone over to the kiṃśukas, high and low, as Lakṣmī does in the Kali age, forsaking good people.
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KaP 15.13
मयूराः स्तनयित्नूनां शब्देन हर्षिता मुहुः । केकायन्ते प्रतिवनं सततं वृष्टिसूचकाः
mayūrāḥ stanayitnūnāṃ śabdena harṣitā muhuḥ | kekāyante prativanaṃ satataṃ vṛṣṭisūcakāḥ
The peacocks, gladdened again and again by the noise of the thunderclouds, cry 'keka' in forest after forest, constantly, foretelling the rain.
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KaP 15.14
मेघोन्मुखानां मधुरचातकानां स्वनो हर । श्रूयतामतिमत्तानां वृष्टिसन्निधिसूचकः
meghonmukhānāṃ madhuracātakānāṃ svano hara | śrūyatāmatimattānāṃ vṛṣṭisannidhisūcakaḥ
Let the cry of the sweet cātakas be heard, O Hara — of those wholly intoxicated birds with faces turned up to the clouds — announcing that rain is at hand.
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KaP 15.15
गगने शक्रचापेन कृतं साम्प्रतमास्पदम् । धारासार- शरैस्तापं भेत्तुं प्रति यथोद्गतः
gagane śakracāpena kṛtaṃ sāmpratamāspadam | dhārāsāra- śaraistāpaṃ bhettuṃ prati yathodgataḥ
Now Indra's bow has taken its place in the sky, risen as if to break the heat with arrows of pouring rain.
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KaP 15.16
मेघानां पश्य भर्गेह दुर्नयं करकोत्करः । यत्ताडयन्त्यनुगतं मयूरं चातकं तथा
meghānāṃ paśya bhargeha durnayaṃ karakotkaraḥ | yattāḍayantyanugataṃ mayūraṃ cātakaṃ tathā
See here, O Bharga, the bad conduct of the clouds: that the mass of hailstones beats the peacock and the cātaka that follow after them.
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KaP 15.17
शिखिसारंगयोर्दृष्टवा मित्रादपि पराभवम् । हंसा गच्छन्ति गिरिश विदूरमपि मानसम्
śikhisāraṃgayordṛṣṭavā mitrādapi parābhavam | haṃsā gacchanti giriśa vidūramapi mānasam
Having seen the defeat of the peacock and the cātaka even at the hands of a friend, the geese go, O Giriśa, to Mānasa, though it is far away.
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KaP 15.18
एतस्मिन् विषमे काले नीडं काकाश्च कोरकाः । कुर्वन्ति त्वं विना गेहात् कथं शान्तिमवाप्स्यसि
etasmin viṣame kāle nīḍaṃ kākāśca korakāḥ | kurvanti tvaṃ vinā gehāt kathaṃ śāntimavāpsyasi
In this harsh season even crows and koraka (birds) build a nest; without a house, how will you find peace?
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KaP 15.19
महती बाधते भीतिर्मा मेघोत्था पिनाकधृक् । यतस्व तस्माद्वासाय मा चिरं वचनान्मम
mahatī bādhate bhītirmā meghotthā pinākadhṛk | yatasva tasmādvāsāya mā ciraṃ vacanānmama
A great fear arising from the clouds torments me, O bearer of the Pināka; therefore strive for a dwelling — do not delay, at my word.
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KaP 15.20
कैलासे वा हिमाद्रौ वा महाकौष्यामथ क्षितौ । तवोपयोग्यं त्वं वासं कुरुष्व वृषभध्वज
kailāse vā himādrau vā mahākauṣyāmatha kṣitau | tavopayogyaṃ tvaṃ vāsaṃ kuruṣva vṛṣabhadhvaja
On Kailāsa, or on the Himālaya, or in Mahākauṣī, or on the earth — make a dwelling suitable for you, O you whose banner is the bull.
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KaP 15.21
एवमुक्तस्तदा शम्भुर्दाक्षायण्या तया सकृत् । इषज्जहास शीर्षस्थचन्द्ररश्मिसिताननः
evamuktastadā śambhurdākṣāyaṇyā tayā sakṛt | iṣajjahāsa śīrṣasthacandraraśmisitānanaḥ
Thus addressed then by that daughter of Dakṣa, Śambhu, his face made white by the rays of the moon set on his head, laughed a little, just once.
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KaP 15.22
अथोवाच सतीं देवीं स्मितभिन्नोष्ठसम्पुटः । महात्मा सर्वतत्त्वज्ञस्तोषयन् परमेश्वरीम्
athovāca satīṃ devīṃ smitabhinnoṣṭhasampuṭaḥ | mahātmā sarvatattvajñastoṣayan parameśvarīm
Then the great-souled one, knower of all truths, the seam of his lips parted by a smile, spoke to Satī, the goddess, gratifying the supreme Mistress.
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KaP 15.23
।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। यत्र प्रीत्यै मया कार्यो वासस्तव मनोहरे । मेघास्तत्र न गन्तारः कदाचिदपि मत्प्रिये
|| īśvara uvāca || yatra prītyai mayā kāryo vāsastava manohare | meghāstatra na gantāraḥ kadācidapi matpriye
The Lord said: Where a dwelling is to be made by me for your pleasure, O charming one, there the clouds will never go at any time, my beloved.
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KaP 15.24
मेघा नितम्बपर्यन्तं सञ्चरन्ति महीभृतः । सदा प्रालेयधाम्नस्तु वर्षास्वपि मनोहरे
meghā nitambaparyantaṃ sañcaranti mahībhṛtaḥ | sadā prāleyadhāmnastu varṣāsvapi manohare
Clouds move about the mountain only as far as its slopes, and always so with the abode of snow, even in the rains, O charming one.
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KaP 15.25
कैलासस्य तथा देवी यावदामेखलं घनाः । सञ्चरन्ति न गच्छन्ति तस्मादूर्ध्वं कदाचन
kailāsasya tathā devī yāvadāmekhalaṃ ghanāḥ | sañcaranti na gacchanti tasmādūrdhvaṃ kadācana
So too, O goddess, the clouds move over Kailāsa only up to its girdle; above that they never go.
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KaP 15.26
सुमेरोर्वारिधेरूर्ध्वं न गच्छन्ति वलाहकाः । जानुमूलं समासाद्य पुष्करावर्तकादयः
sumerorvāridherūrdhvaṃ na gacchanti valāhakāḥ | jānumūlaṃ samāsādya puṣkarāvartakādayaḥ
The clouds do not go above the ocean-level (girdle) of Sumeru; Puṣkara, Āvartaka and the rest, having reached (only) the base of its knee.
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KaP 15.27
एतेषु च गिरीन्द्रेषु यस्योपरि तवेहते । मनः प्रिये निवासाय तमाचक्ष्व द्रुतं मयि
eteṣu ca girīndreṣu yasyopari tavehate | manaḥ priye nivāsāya tamācakṣva drutaṃ mayi
And among these lords of mountains, upon whichever your mind desires to dwell, O beloved, tell it to me quickly.
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KaP 15.28
स्वेच्छाविहारैस्तव कौतुकानि सुवर्णपक्षानिलवृन्दवृन्दैः । शकुन्तवर्गैर्मधुरस्वनैस्ते सदोपदेयानि गिरौ हिमोत्थे
svecchāvihāraistava kautukāni suvarṇapakṣānilavṛndavṛndaiḥ | śakuntavargairmadhurasvanaiste sadopadeyāni girau himotthe
On the mountain born of snow, delights are always to be offered to you by your free-willed wanderings, by the golden-winged throngs riding the wind-currents, and by flocks of birds of sweet voice.
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KaP 15.29
सिद्धांगनास्ते सखितां सनातनी-मिच्छन्त्य एवोपकृतिं सकौतुकाम् । स्वेच्छाविहारैर्मणिकुट्टिमे गिरौ कुर्वन्त्य एष्यन्ति फलादिदानकैः
siddhāṃganāste sakhitāṃ sanātanī-micchantya evopakṛtiṃ sakautukām | svecchāvihārairmaṇikuṭṭime girau kurvantya eṣyanti phalādidānakaiḥ
The Siddha women, desiring an everlasting friendship with you, and eager service, will come with gifts of fruits and the like, taking their pleasure at will on the jewel-paved mountain.
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KaP 15.30
या देवकन्या गिरिकन्यकाश्च या नागकन्याश्चतुरङ्गमुख्यः । सर्वास्तु तास्ते सततं सहायतां समाचरिष्यन्त्यनुमोदविभ्रमैः
yā devakanyā girikanyakāśca yā nāgakanyāścaturaṅgamukhyaḥ | sarvāstu tāste satataṃ sahāyatāṃ samācariṣyantyanumodavibhramaiḥ
Those daughters of gods, and the daughters of mountains, and the Nāga maidens foremost in the four ranks — all of them will constantly render you assistance with pleasing, playful gestures.
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KaP 15.31
रूपं तवेदमतुलं वदनं सुचारु दृष्टवाङ्गना निजवपुर्निजकान्तिसङ्घम् । हेलां निजे वपुषि रूपगुणेषु नित्यं कर्तार इत्यनिमिषेक्षणचारुरूपाः
rūpaṃ tavedamatulaṃ vadanaṃ sucāru dṛṣṭavāṅganā nijavapurnijakāntisaṅgham | helāṃ nije vapuṣi rūpaguṇeṣu nityaṃ kartāra ityanimiṣekṣaṇacārurūpāḥ
Having seen this incomparable beauty of yours and your lovely face, the women, (seeing) their own bodies and the sum of their own charm, will forever hold their own bodies and their beauties and virtues in contempt — thus (they will gaze), with unblinking eyes, beautiful of form.
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KaP 15.32
या मेनका पर्वतराजजाया रूपैर्गुणैः ख्यातवती त्रिलोके । सा चापि ते तत्र मनोनुमोदं नित्यं करिष्यत्यथ सूचनाद्यैः
yā menakā parvatarājajāyā rūpairguṇaiḥ khyātavatī triloke | sā cāpi te tatra manonumodaṃ nityaṃ kariṣyatyatha sūcanādyaiḥ
And Menakā, the wife of the mountain king, famed in the three worlds for her beauty and virtues — she too will there constantly give delight to your mind by her hints and the like.
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KaP 15.33
पुरन्ध्रिवर्गैगिरिराजवन्द्यैः प्रीतिं वितन्वद्भिरुदाररूपाम् । शिक्षा सदा ते स्वकुलोचितापि कार्याम्यहं प्रीतियुता गुणौघैः
purandhrivargaigirirājavandyaiḥ prītiṃ vitanvadbhirudārarūpām | śikṣā sadā te svakulocitāpi kāryāmyahaṃ prītiyutā guṇaughaiḥ
With the company of matrons, honoured by the mountain king, who spread abundant affection — and I too, filled with love, will always give you the instruction fitting your own family, with its multitude of virtues.
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KaP 15.34
विचित्रकोकिलालापमोदकुञ्जगणावृतम् । सदा वसन्तप्रभवं गन्तुमिच्छसि किं प्रिये
vicitrakokilālāpamodakuñjagaṇāvṛtam | sadā vasantaprabhavaṃ gantumicchasi kiṃ priye
Do you wish to go, O beloved, to that place of perpetual spring, encircled by groves delightful with the varied calls of cuckoos?
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KaP 15.35
सर्वकामप्रदैर्वृक्षैः शाद्वलैः कल्पसंज्ञकैः । सञ्छन्नं यस्य कुसुमान्युपयोक्ष्यसि तत्र वै
sarvakāmapradairvṛkṣaiḥ śādvalaiḥ kalpasaṃjñakaiḥ | sañchannaṃ yasya kusumānyupayokṣyasi tatra vai
Covered with trees that grant all desires, with lawns, and with those called kalpa (trees) — there indeed you will make use of its flowers.
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KaP 15.36
प्रशान्तश्वापदगणं मुनिभिर्यतिभिर्वृतम् । देवालयं महाभागे नानामृगगणैर्वृतम्
praśāntaśvāpadagaṇaṃ munibhiryatibhirvṛtam | devālayaṃ mahābhāge nānāmṛgagaṇairvṛtam
(A place) where the beasts of prey are calm, thronged with sages and ascetics, an abode of the gods, O greatly fortunate one, thronged with various herds of deer.
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KaP 15.37
स्फटिकस्वर्णवप्राद्यैः राजतैश्च विराजितम् । मानसादिसरोवर्गैरभितः परिशोभितम्
sphaṭikasvarṇavaprādyaiḥ rājataiśca virājitam | mānasādisarovargairabhitaḥ pariśobhitam
(It was) resplendent with ramparts and the like of crystal and gold, and of silver, and adorned all around by clusters of lakes such as the Mānasa.
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KaP 15.38
हिरण्मयैः रत्ननालैः पङ्कजैर्मुकुलैर्वृतम् । शिशुमारैस्तथा शङ्खै: कच्छपैर्मकरैर्झषैः । निषेवितैमंजुलैश्च तथानीलोत्पलादिभिः
hiraṇmayaiḥ ratnanālaiḥ paṅkajairmukulairvṛtam | śiśumāraistathā śaṅkhai: kacchapairmakarairjhaṣaiḥ | niṣevitaimaṃjulaiśca tathānīlotpalādibhiḥ
(It was) covered with golden lotuses with jewelled stalks and with buds, and frequented by porpoises, conches, tortoises, crocodiles and fishes, and by charming blue water-lilies and the rest.
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KaP 15.39
देवीशतस्नानसक्तसर्वगन्धैश्च कुंकुमैः । विचित्रस्रग्गन्धजलैरापूर्णैः स्वच्छकान्तिभिः
devīśatasnānasaktasarvagandhaiśca kuṃkumaiḥ | vicitrasraggandhajalairāpūrṇaiḥ svacchakāntibhiḥ
(The lakes were) filled with waters (bearing) all the perfumes and saffron left from the bathing of a hundred goddesses, and with varied garlands and scented water, and were of clear lustre.
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KaP 15.40
शाद्वलैस्तरुभिस्तुंगैस्तीरस्थैरुपशोभितैः I नृत्यद्भिरिव शाखौघैर्व्यजयन्तं स्वसम्भवम्
śādvalaistarubhistuṃgaistīrasthairupaśobhitaiḥ I nṛtyadbhiriva śākhaughairvyajayantaṃ svasambhavam
Adorned with lawns and with tall trees standing on the banks, (the mountain) seemed with its masses of branches, as if dancing, to proclaim its own greatness (lit. its own origin).
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KaP 15.41
कादम्बैः सारसैर्मत्त- चक्रांगग्रामशोभितैः । मधुराराविभिर्मोदकारिभिर्भ्रमरादिभिः
kādambaiḥ sārasairmatta- cakrāṃgagrāmaśobhitaiḥ | madhurārāvibhirmodakāribhirbhramarādibhiḥ
(And) adorned by flocks of kādamba geese, sārasa cranes and excited cakravāka birds, and by bees and the like, sweet-voiced and delight-giving.
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KaP 15.42
वासवस्य कुबेरस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च । अग्नेः कौणपराजस्य मारुतस्य हरस्य च
vāsavasya kuberasya yamasya varuṇasya ca | agneḥ kauṇaparājasya mārutasya harasya ca
Of Vāsava, of Kubera, of Yama, and of Varuṇa, of Agni, of the lord of the Kauṇapas (Nirṛti), of Māruta and of Hara—
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KaP 15.43
पुरीभिः शोभिशिखरं मेरुमुच्चैः सुरालयम् । रम्भाशचीमेनकादिरम्भोरुगणसेवितम् । किंत्वमिच्छसि सर्वेषां सारभूतं महागिरिम्
purībhiḥ śobhiśikharaṃ merumuccaiḥ surālayam | rambhāśacīmenakādirambhorugaṇasevitam | kiṃtvamicchasi sarveṣāṃ sārabhūtaṃ mahāgirim
—Meru, high, the abode of the gods, its peaks shining with (those) cities, attended by throngs of fair-thighed women such as Rambhā, Śacī and Menakā: do you wish (for it), the great mountain that is the essence of them all?
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KaP 15.44
तत्र देवीशतयुता साप्सरोगण - सेविता । नित्यं चरिष्यति शची तव योग्यां सहायताम्
tatra devīśatayutā sāpsarogaṇa - sevitā | nityaṃ cariṣyati śacī tava yogyāṃ sahāyatām
There Śacī, together with a hundred goddesses and attended by the host of apsarases, will always render you fitting companionship.
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KaP 15.45
अथवा मम कैलासमचलेन्द्रं सदाश्रयम् । स्थानमिच्छसि वित्तेशपुरीपरिविराजितम्
athavā mama kailāsamacalendraṃ sadāśrayam | sthānamicchasi vitteśapurīparivirājitam
Or do you wish for my Kailāsa, lord of mountains, an everlasting refuge, a place made splendid by the city of the lord of wealth (Kubera)?
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KaP 15.46
गङ्गाजलौघप्रयतं पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभम् । दरीषु सानुषु सदा यक्षकन्याभिरीहितम्
gaṅgājalaughaprayataṃ pūrṇacandrasamaprabham | darīṣu sānuṣu sadā yakṣakanyābhirīhitam
—purified by the flood of Gaṅgā's water, radiant as the full moon, always sought after in its caves and on its ridges by the daughters of the yakṣas,
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KaP 15.47
नानामृगगणैर्जुष्टं पद्माकरशतावृतम् । सर्वेर्गुणैश्च सदृशं सुमेरोरिव सुन्दरि
nānāmṛgagaṇairjuṣṭaṃ padmākaraśatāvṛtam | sarverguṇaiśca sadṛśaṃ sumeroriva sundari
frequented by many herds of deer, encircled by hundreds of lotus-pools, and equal in all its qualities to Sumeru, O beautiful one.
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KaP 15.48
स्थानेष्वेतेषु यत्रास्ति तवान्तःकरणस्पृहा । तद्द्रुतं मे समाचक्ष्व वासं कर्तास्मि तत्र ते
sthāneṣveteṣu yatrāsti tavāntaḥkaraṇaspṛhā | taddrutaṃ me samācakṣva vāsaṃ kartāsmi tatra te
Among these places, wherever the longing of your heart lies, tell me that quickly; there I shall make your dwelling.
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KaP 15.49
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इतीरिते शङ्करेण तदा दाक्षायणी शनैः । इदमाह महादेवं श्लक्ष्णं स्वेच्छाप्रकाशकम्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || itīrite śaṅkareṇa tadā dākṣāyaṇī śanaiḥ | idamāha mahādevaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ svecchāprakāśakam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: When Śaṅkara had spoken thus, Dākṣāyaṇī then softly said this gentle (word) to Mahādeva, making known her own wish.
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KaP 15.50
।। सत्युवाच ।। हिमाद्रावेव वसतिमहमिच्छे त्वया सह । नचिरात् कुरुवासं त्वं तस्मिन्नेव महागिरौ
|| satyuvāca || himādrāveva vasatimahamicche tvayā saha | nacirāt kuruvāsaṃ tvaṃ tasminneva mahāgirau
Satī said: I wish for a dwelling with you on the Himālaya itself; make your dwelling before long on that very great mountain.
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KaP 15.51
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य हर: परममोदितः । हिमाद्रिशिखरं तुङ्गं दाक्षायण्या समं ययौ
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha tadvākyamākarṇya hara: paramamoditaḥ | himādriśikharaṃ tuṅgaṃ dākṣāyaṇyā samaṃ yayau
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, hearing that speech, Hara was greatly delighted, and went with Dākṣāyaṇī to the lofty peak of the Himālaya.
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KaP 15.52
सिद्धाङ्गनागणैर्युक्तमगम्यं मेघपक्षिभिः । जगाम शिखरं तुङ्गं मरीचवनराजितम्
siddhāṅganāgaṇairyuktamagamyaṃ meghapakṣibhiḥ | jagāma śikharaṃ tuṅgaṃ marīcavanarājitam
He went to that lofty peak, thronged with hosts of Siddha women, unreachable by clouds and birds, resplendent with pepper-vine groves.
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