Kalika Purana — Chapter 16
KaP 16.1
कालिकापुराणम् षोडशोऽध्यायः सतीदेहत्यागवर्णनम् अथ कालिका पुराण अध्याय १६ ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। विचित्रं कनकैरूप्यैः शिखरं रत्नकर्बुरम् । बालार्कसदृशं तुङ्गमाससाद सतीसखः
kālikāpurāṇam ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ satīdehatyāgavarṇanam atha kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 16 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || vicitraṃ kanakairūpyaiḥ śikharaṃ ratnakarburam | bālārkasadṛśaṃ tuṅgamāsasāda satīsakhaḥ
The Kālikāpurāṇa, chapter sixteen: the description of Satī's abandonment of her body. Now Kālikā Purāṇa, chapter 16. Mārkaṇḍeya said: The companion of Satī reached the lofty peak, variegated with gold and silver, dappled with jewels, resembling the newly risen sun.
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KaP 16.2
स्फटिकाश्मालये तस्मिन् फ़शाद्वलद्रुमराजिते । विचित्रपुष्पवल्लीभिः सरसीभिश्च संयुते । प्रफुल्लतरुशाखाग्रगुञ्ज भ्रमरभूषिते
sphaṭikāśmālaye tasmin pha़śādvaladrumarājite | vicitrapuṣpavallībhiḥ sarasībhiśca saṃyute | praphullataruśākhāgraguñja bhramarabhūṣite
On that abode of crystal rock, resplendent with turf and trees, furnished with varied flowering creepers and with pools, adorned with bees humming at the tips of the blossoming tree-branches—
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KaP 16.3
पंकेरुहैः प्रफुल्लैश्च नीलोत्पलचयैस्तथा । शोभिते चक्रवाकौघैः कादम्बैर्हसमद्गुभिः
paṃkeruhaiḥ praphullaiśca nīlotpalacayaistathā | śobhite cakravākaughaiḥ kādambairhasamadgubhiḥ
—(a place) beautified by blossoming lotuses and masses of blue water-lilies, by flocks of cakravākas, by kādamba geese, swans and cormorants,
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KaP 16.4
प्रमत्तसारसैः क्रौञ्चैनीलकण्ठैश्च शब्दिते । पुंस्कोकिलकलस्वनैर्मधुरैर्मृगसेविते
pramattasārasaiḥ krauñcainīlakaṇṭhaiśca śabdite | puṃskokilakalasvanairmadhurairmṛgasevite
resounding with excited sārasa cranes, krauñcas and peacocks, (and) frequented by deer amid the sweet, soft notes of male cuckoos,
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KaP 16.5
तुरङ्गवदनैः सिद्धैरप्सरोभिः सगुह्यकैः । विद्याधरीभिर्देवीभिः किन्नरीभिर्विहारिते । पुरन्ध्रीभिः पार्वतीभिः कन्याभिश्च समन्विते
turaṅgavadanaiḥ siddhairapsarobhiḥ saguhyakaiḥ | vidyādharībhirdevībhiḥ kinnarībhirvihārite | purandhrībhiḥ pārvatībhiḥ kanyābhiśca samanvite
(On that peak) frequented by horse-faced ones, by Siddhas, by Apsarases together with Guhyakas, made a pleasure-ground by Vidyādharīs, goddesses and Kinnarīs, thronged with matrons, mountain-women and maidens,
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KaP 16.6
विपञ्चीतन्त्रिकामन्द्र मृदङ्गपटहस्वनैः । नृत्यद्भिरप्सरोभिश्च कौतुकोत्थैः सुशोभिते
vipañcītantrikāmandra mṛdaṅgapaṭahasvanaiḥ | nṛtyadbhirapsarobhiśca kautukotthaiḥ suśobhite
beautifully adorned with the deep sounds of lute-strings, of mṛdaṅgas and paṭaha drums, and with Apsarases dancing, risen up out of eagerness,
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KaP 16.7
दैवीलताभिर्दिव्याभिर्गन्धिनीभिः समावृते । ऊर्द्धप्रफुल्लकुसुमैर्निकुञ्जैरुपशोभिते
daivīlatābhirdivyābhirgandhinībhiḥ samāvṛte | ūrddhapraphullakusumairnikuñjairupaśobhite
encircled by divine, heavenly, fragrant creepers, made lovely by thickets whose blossoms were opened out above,
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KaP 16.8
शैलराजपुराभ्यासे शिखरे वृषभध्वजः । सह सत्या चिरं रेमे एवम्भूते सुशोभने
śailarājapurābhyāse śikhare vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | saha satyā ciraṃ reme evambhūte suśobhane
on that peak near the city of the king of mountains, the bull-bannered one (Śiva) long took his pleasure with Satī, in that place so beautiful.
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KaP 16.9
तस्मिन् स्वर्गसमे स्थाने दिव्यमानेन शङ्करः । दश-वर्षसहस्राणि रेमे सत्या समं मुदा
tasmin svargasame sthāne divyamānena śaṅkaraḥ | daśa-varṣasahasrāṇi reme satyā samaṃ mudā
In that place, the equal of heaven, Śaṅkara took his pleasure with Satī joyfully for ten thousand years by divine reckoning.
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KaP 16.10
स कदाचित्तु तत्स्थानात् कैलासं याति शङ्करः । कदाचिन्मेरुशिखरं देवदेवीवृतं पुरा
sa kadācittu tatsthānāt kailāsaṃ yāti śaṅkaraḥ | kadācinmeruśikharaṃ devadevīvṛtaṃ purā
Sometimes Śaṅkara would go from that place to Kailāsa, sometimes, of old, to the peak of Meru thronged with gods and goddesses;
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KaP 16.11
दिक्पालानां तथोद्यानं वनानि वसुधातलम् । गत्वा गत्वा पुनस्तत्र रेमे तेभ्यः सतीसखः
dikpālānāṃ tathodyānaṃ vanāni vasudhātalam | gatvā gatvā punastatra reme tebhyaḥ satīsakhaḥ
and to the gardens of the guardians of the quarters, to the forests, to the surface of the earth — going again and again, Satī's companion returned there and took his pleasure away from them.
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KaP 16.12
न जज्ञौ स दिवारात्रं न ब्रह्म न तपः शमम् । सत्याहितमनाः शम्भुः प्रीतिमेव चकार ह
na jajñau sa divārātraṃ na brahma na tapaḥ śamam | satyāhitamanāḥ śambhuḥ prītimeva cakāra ha
He knew neither day nor night, nor sacred lore, nor austerity, nor quietude; Śambhu, his mind fixed on Satī, did nothing but love.
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KaP 16.13
एकं महादेवमुखं सती पश्यति सर्वशः । महादेवोऽपि सर्वत्र सदाद्राक्षीत् सतीमुखम्
ekaṃ mahādevamukhaṃ satī paśyati sarvaśaḥ | mahādevo'pi sarvatra sadādrākṣīt satīmukham
Satī saw everywhere one single face, Mahādeva's; and Mahādeva too always saw Satī's face everywhere.
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KaP 16.14
एवमन्योन्यसंसर्गादनुरागमहीरुहम् । वर्धयामासतुः शम्भुसत्यौ भावाम्बुसेचनैः
evamanyonyasaṃsargādanurāgamahīruham | vardhayāmāsatuḥ śambhusatyau bhāvāmbusecanaiḥ
Thus, through union with each other, Śambhu and Satī made the great tree of love grow with waterings of feeling.
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KaP 16.15
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दक्षो जगतां हितकारकः । महायज्ञं समारेभे यष्टुं वै सर्वजीवनम्
etasminnantare dakṣo jagatāṃ hitakārakaḥ | mahāyajñaṃ samārebhe yaṣṭuṃ vai sarvajīvanam
In the meantime Dakṣa, the doer of good to the worlds, undertook a great sacrifice, to sacrifice indeed for the life of all.
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KaP 16.16
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि यत्र जुह्वति ऋत्विजः । उद्गातारश्चतुःषष्टिसहस्राणि सुरर्षयः । अध्वर्यवोऽथ होतारस्तावन्तो नारदादयः
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi yatra juhvati ṛtvijaḥ | udgātāraścatuḥṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi surarṣayaḥ | adhvaryavo'tha hotārastāvanto nāradādayaḥ
There eighty-eight thousand officiating priests made the oblations; the udgātṛs were sixty-four thousand divine sages; and the adhvaryus and hotṛs, Nārada and the rest, were as many.
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KaP 16.17
अधिष्ठाता स्वयं विष्णुः सह सर्वमरुद्गणैः । स्वयं तत्राभवद् ब्रह्मा त्रयीविधिनिदर्शकः
adhiṣṭhātā svayaṃ viṣṇuḥ saha sarvamarudgaṇaiḥ | svayaṃ tatrābhavad brahmā trayīvidhinidarśakaḥ
Viṣṇu himself was the superintendent, together with all the hosts of Maruts; Brahmā himself was there, the expounder of the rule of the three Vedas.
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KaP 16.18
तथैव सर्वदिक्पाला द्वारपालाश्च रक्षकाः । उपतस्थे स्वयं यज्ञः स्वयं वेदी धराभवत्
tathaiva sarvadikpālā dvārapālāśca rakṣakāḥ | upatasthe svayaṃ yajñaḥ svayaṃ vedī dharābhavat
So too all the guardians of the quarters were the door-keepers and guards; the Sacrifice itself attended, and the Earth herself became the altar.
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KaP 16.19
तनूनपादपि निजं चक्रे रूपं सहस्रशः । हविषां ग्रहणायाशु तस्मिन् यज्ञमहोत्सवे
tanūnapādapi nijaṃ cakre rūpaṃ sahasraśaḥ | haviṣāṃ grahaṇāyāśu tasmin yajñamahotsave
Fire too made his own form a thousandfold, to receive the oblations swiftly at that great festival of sacrifice.
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KaP 16.20
आमन्त्र्याशु मरीच्याद्याः पवित्रैकैकधारिणः । सर्वत्र सामिधेन्या ते ज्वालयामासुरर्च्चिषम्
āmantryāśu marīcyādyāḥ pavitraikaikadhāriṇaḥ | sarvatra sāmidhenyā te jvālayāmāsurarcciṣam
Having quickly been invited, Marīci and the others, each holding a purifying grass-blade, kindled the flame everywhere with the kindling verse.
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KaP 16.21
सप्तर्षयः सामगाथा कुर्वन्ति स्म पृथक् पृथक् । गान्दिशो विदिशः खञ्च पूरयन्तः श्रुतिस्वरैः
saptarṣayaḥ sāmagāthā kurvanti sma pṛthak pṛthak | gāndiśo vidiśaḥ khañca pūrayantaḥ śrutisvaraiḥ
The seven sages sang the Sāman chants, each one separately, filling the quarters, the intermediate quarters and the sky with the notes of the Veda.
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KaP 16.22
न वृतास्तत्र यागेषु दक्षेण सुमहात्मना । न केचिदृषयो देवा न मनुष्या न पक्षिणः । नोद्भिदो न तृणं वापि पशवो न मृगास्तथा
na vṛtāstatra yāgeṣu dakṣeṇa sumahātmanā | na kecidṛṣayo devā na manuṣyā na pakṣiṇaḥ | nodbhido na tṛṇaṃ vāpi paśavo na mṛgāstathā
There was none not invited to those sacrifices by the great-souled Dakṣa — not any sages, not gods, not men, not birds, not sprouting plants, not even a blade of grass, not cattle, nor wild animals.
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KaP 16.23
गन्धर्वविद्याधरसिद्धसंघा-नादित्यसाध्यर्षिगणान् सयक्षान् । सस्थावरान्नागवरान् समस्तान् वव्रे स दक्षः सुमहाध्वरेषु
gandharvavidyādharasiddhasaṃghā-nādityasādhyarṣigaṇān sayakṣān | sasthāvarānnāgavarān samastān vavre sa dakṣaḥ sumahādhvareṣu
The throngs of Gandharvas, Vidyādharas and Siddhas, the Ādityas, Sādhyas and companies of sages together with the Yakṣas, along with immobile beings and all the chief serpents — these Dakṣa invited to his very great sacrifices.
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KaP 16.24
कल्प - मन्वन्तरयुग वर्ष मास-दिवा- निशाः । कला - काष्ठानिमेषाद्या वृताः सर्वे समागताः
kalpa - manvantarayuga varṣa māsa-divā- niśāḥ | kalā - kāṣṭhānimeṣādyā vṛtāḥ sarve samāgatāḥ
Kalpas, Manvantaras, Yugas, years, months, days and nights, and the kalās, kāṣṭhās, nimeṣas and the rest — all were invited and came together.
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KaP 16.25
महर्षिराजर्षिसुरर्षिसङ्घा नृपाः सपुत्राः सचिवैः ससैन्यैः । वसुप्रमुख्या गणदेवता याः सर्वा वृतास्तेन गता मखं तम्
maharṣirājarṣisurarṣisaṅghā nṛpāḥ saputrāḥ sacivaiḥ sasainyaiḥ | vasupramukhyā gaṇadevatā yāḥ sarvā vṛtāstena gatā makhaṃ tam
Throngs of great sages, royal sages and divine sages; kings together with their sons, with their ministers and with their armies; and the troop-deities headed by the Vasus — all of them, invited by him, went to that sacrifice.
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KaP 16.26
कीटाः पतङ्गा जलजाश्च सर्वे सवानराः श्वापदविघ्नघोराः । मेघाः सशैलाः सनदीसमुद्राः सरांसि वाप्यश्चागता वृतास्ते
kīṭāḥ pataṅgā jalajāśca sarve savānarāḥ śvāpadavighnaghorāḥ | meghāḥ saśailāḥ sanadīsamudrāḥ sarāṃsi vāpyaścāgatā vṛtāste
Worms, flying insects and all water-born creatures, along with monkeys, and beasts of prey dreadful as obstacles; clouds together with mountains, with rivers and seas, lakes and ponds — (all) these, invited, came.
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KaP 16.27
सर्वे स्वभागं हविषां जिघृक्षवः क्रतुं प्रजग्मुर्दृढयज्विनस्ते । पातालवासा असुराः समागता नागस्त्रियो देवसभा: समस्ताः
sarve svabhāgaṃ haviṣāṃ jighṛkṣavaḥ kratuṃ prajagmurdṛḍhayajvinaste | pātālavāsā asurāḥ samāgatā nāgastriyo devasabhā: samastāḥ
All those firm performers of sacrifice, wishing to seize their own share of the oblations, went to the rite; the demons dwelling in Pātāla came together, and the Nāga women, and the assemblies of the gods, all of them.
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KaP 16.28
जगद्वर्त्यस्ति यत् किञ्चिच्चेतनाचेतनं पुनः । सर्व वृत्वा समारेभे यज्ञं सर्वस्वदक्षिणम्
jagadvartyasti yat kiñciccetanācetanaṃ punaḥ | sarva vṛtvā samārebhe yajñaṃ sarvasvadakṣiṇam
And further, whatever there is existing in the world, sentient or insentient — having invited all, he began the sacrifice in which all his wealth was the priestly fee.
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KaP 16.29
तस्मिन् यज्ञे वृतः शम्भुर्न दक्षेण महात्मना । कपालीति विनिश्चित्य तस्य यज्ञार्हता न हि
tasmin yajñe vṛtaḥ śambhurna dakṣeṇa mahātmanā | kapālīti viniścitya tasya yajñārhatā na hi
To that sacrifice Śambhu was not invited by the great-souled Dakṣa, since he had concluded, "He is a skull-bearer," and so there was no fitness in him for the sacrifice.
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KaP 16.30
कपालिभार्येति सती दयितापि सुता निजा । नाहूता यज्ञविषये दक्षेण दोषदर्शिना
kapālibhāryeti satī dayitāpi sutā nijā | nāhūtā yajñaviṣaye dakṣeṇa doṣadarśinā
Satī too, though a beloved daughter of his own, was not invited by fault-seeing Dakṣa in the matter of the sacrifice, (thinking) "She is the skull-bearer's wife."
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KaP 16.31
श्रुत्वा सती तथा यज्ञं तातेनारब्धमुत्तमम् । कपालिभार्येति वृता नाहमित्यपि तत्त्वतः
śrutvā satī tathā yajñaṃ tātenārabdhamuttamam | kapālibhāryeti vṛtā nāhamityapi tattvataḥ
Satī, having heard that so excellent a sacrifice had been begun by her father, and that in truth she had not been invited, (as if) "she is the skull-bearer's wife" —
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KaP 16.32
उच्चैकोप दक्षाय रक्तनेत्रानना तदा । शापेन दक्षं दग्धुं च मनश्चक्रे तदा सती
uccaikopa dakṣāya raktanetrānanā tadā | śāpena dakṣaṃ dagdhuṃ ca manaścakre tadā satī
then she blazed up in anger at Dakṣa, her eyes and face red; and then Satī set her mind on burning Dakṣa with a curse.
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KaP 16.33
कोपाविष्टापि सा पूर्वसमयं स्मृतवत्यमुम् । मनसेति विनिश्चित्य न शशाप तदा सती
kopāviṣṭāpi sā pūrvasamayaṃ smṛtavatyamum | manaseti viniścitya na śaśāpa tadā satī
But though possessed by anger, she remembered that former agreement; having decided thus in her mind, Satī did not then curse (him).
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KaP 16.34
अलं शापेन मे पूर्वं सुदृढः समयः कृतः । अस्तीति मय्यवज्ञायां प्राणान् मोक्ष्ये ध्रुवं पुनः
alaṃ śāpena me pūrvaṃ sudṛḍhaḥ samayaḥ kṛtaḥ | astīti mayyavajñāyāṃ prāṇān mokṣye dhruvaṃ punaḥ
"Enough of cursing! Formerly a very firm agreement was made by me: that if there is contempt toward me, I shall surely give up my life."
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KaP 16.35
यदा स्तुताहं दक्षेण सुचिरं तनयार्थिना । तदैव समयो मेऽयं शापेनालङ्करोमि तम्
yadā stutāhaṃ dakṣeṇa suciraṃ tanayārthinā | tadaiva samayo me'yaṃ śāpenālaṅkaromi tam
"When I was praised for a very long time by Dakṣa, who desired a daughter, at that very time this agreement of mine (was made); (now) I adorn him with a curse."
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KaP 16.36
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सा देवी नित्यरूपमथात्मनः । सस्मातुलमत्युग्रं निष्कलं तु जगन्मयम्
iti sañcintya sā devī nityarūpamathātmanaḥ | sasmātulamatyugraṃ niṣkalaṃ tu jaganmayam
Having reflected thus, that goddess then recalled her own eternal form, incomparable, exceedingly fierce, partless, yet consisting of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 16.37
पूर्वरूपं स्मरन्ती सा योगनिद्राह्वयं हरेः । एवं संचिन्तयामास मनसा दक्षजा तदा
pūrvarūpaṃ smarantī sā yoganidrāhvayaṃ hareḥ | evaṃ saṃcintayāmāsa manasā dakṣajā tadā
Remembering that former form of hers, called the Yoga-slumber of Hari, Dakṣa's daughter then reflected thus in her mind:
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KaP 16.38
ब्रह्मणोदितदक्षेण यदर्थमहमीडिता । तत् किञ्चिदपि नो ज्ञातं शङ्करोऽपि न पुत्रवान्
brahmaṇoditadakṣeṇa yadarthamahamīḍitā | tat kiñcidapi no jñātaṃ śaṅkaro'pi na putravān
"The purpose for which I was praised by Dakṣa, at Brahmā's bidding — nothing at all of it has been accomplished; even Śaṅkara has no son.
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KaP 16.39
इदानीमेकमेवाभूत् कार्यं देवगणस्य च । यच्छंकरः सानुरागो मत्कृतेऽभूच्च योषिति
idānīmekamevābhūt kāryaṃ devagaṇasya ca | yacchaṃkaraḥ sānurāgo matkṛte'bhūcca yoṣiti
"Now only one thing has been done for the host of gods, namely that Śaṅkara came to feel love for a woman on my account.
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KaP 16.40
मत्तो नान्या पुनः शम्भो रागं वर्धयितुं पुनः । शक्ता न कापि भविता स नान्यां संग्रहीष्यति
matto nānyā punaḥ śambho rāgaṃ vardhayituṃ punaḥ | śaktā na kāpi bhavitā sa nānyāṃ saṃgrahīṣyati
"No other woman than me can again increase Śambhu's passion; none whatever will be able to, and he will not take another wife.
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KaP 16.41
तथाप्यहं तनुं त्यक्षे समयात् पूर्वयोजितात् । हिताय जगतां कुर्यां प्रादुर्भावं पुनर्गरौ
tathāpyahaṃ tanuṃ tyakṣe samayāt pūrvayojitāt | hitāya jagatāṃ kuryāṃ prādurbhāvaṃ punargarau
"Even so, I shall abandon this body, because of the agreement made before; for the welfare of the worlds I shall again make my appearance in a lofty (house)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 16.42
पुरा हिमवतः प्रस्थे रम्ये देवगृहोपमे । शम्भुः सार्धं मया रन्तुं सुचिरं प्रीतिसंयुतः
purā himavataḥ prasthe ramye devagṛhopame | śambhuḥ sārdhaṃ mayā rantuṃ suciraṃ prītisaṃyutaḥ
Formerly, on a lovely tableland of Himavat, like a house of the gods, Śambhu (dwelt) in order to sport with me for a long time, filled with love.
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KaP 16.43
तत्र या मेनका देवी चार्वङ्गी चरितव्रता । सुशीला सा पुरस्त्रीणामुत्तमा पार्वतीगणे
tatra yā menakā devī cārvaṅgī caritavratā | suśīlā sā purastrīṇāmuttamā pārvatīgaṇe
"There is the goddess Menakā, fair of limb, faithful to her vows, of good character; she is the best of the city's women among the throng of mountain-women.
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KaP 16.44
सा मां मातृवदाचष्ट सर्वकर्मसु नर्मकम् । तस्यां मेऽत्यनुरागोऽभूत् सा मे माता भविष्यति
sā māṃ mātṛvadācaṣṭa sarvakarmasu narmakam | tasyāṃ me'tyanurāgo'bhūt sā me mātā bhaviṣyati
"She used to treat me like a mother, playful in all her doings; I had great affection for her — she shall be my mother.
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KaP 16.45
कन्याभिः पार्वतीभिश्च बाल्यक्रीडामहं चिरम् । कृत्वा कृत्वा मेनकायाः करिष्ये मोदमुत्तमम्
kanyābhiḥ pārvatībhiśca bālyakrīḍāmahaṃ ciram | kṛtvā kṛtvā menakāyāḥ kariṣye modamuttamam
"For a long time I shall play childhood games with the maidens of the mountain, and playing them again and again I shall give Menakā the highest joy."
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KaP 16.46
पुनश्चाहं भविष्यामि शम्भोर्जयातिवल्लभा । करिष्ये देवकार्याणि तदुपायादसंशयम्
punaścāhaṃ bhaviṣyāmi śambhorjayātivallabhā | kariṣye devakāryāṇi tadupāyādasaṃśayam
"And again I shall become the exceedingly beloved wife of Śambhu, and by that means I shall accomplish the gods' tasks, without doubt."
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KaP 16.47
इति संचिन्तयन्ती सा पुनः कोपसमावृता । जज्वाल दक्षतनया दक्षदारुणकर्मणा
iti saṃcintayantī sā punaḥ kopasamāvṛtā | jajvāla dakṣatanayā dakṣadāruṇakarmaṇā
Thinking thus, Dakṣa's daughter, again overcome with anger, burned (with rage) at Dakṣa's cruel deed.
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KaP 16.48
क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा तत्र तनुयष्टिस्तदा सती । स्फोटञ्चकार द्वाराणि सर्वाण्यावृत्य योगतः
krodharaktekṣaṇā tatra tanuyaṣṭistadā satī | sphoṭañcakāra dvārāṇi sarvāṇyāvṛtya yogataḥ
Then Satī, slender of body, her eyes reddened with anger, closed off all the gates (of the body) by yoga and made a bursting.
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KaP 16.49
तेन स्फोटेन महता तस्यास्तु प्राणवायवः । निर्भिद्य दशमद्वारमात्मनस्ते बहिर्ययुः
tena sphoṭena mahatā tasyāstu prāṇavāyavaḥ | nirbhidya daśamadvāramātmanaste bahiryayuḥ
By that great bursting her life-breaths, piercing the tenth gate, went out from her own self.
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KaP 16.50
त्यक्तप्राणान्तु तां दृष्ट्वा देवाः सर्वेऽन्तरिक्षगाः । हाहाकारं तदा चक्रुः शोकव्याकुलितेक्षणाः
tyaktaprāṇāntu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ sarve'ntarikṣagāḥ | hāhākāraṃ tadā cakruḥ śokavyākulitekṣaṇāḥ
But seeing her with her life-breaths given up, all the gods who move in the sky then made a cry of "Alas! Alas!", their eyes troubled with grief.
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KaP 16.51
ततस्तु सत्या भगिनीसुता तां द्रष्टुमागता । चुक्रोश शोकाद्विजया मृतां दृष्ट्वा सतीं मुहुः
tatastu satyā bhaginīsutā tāṃ draṣṭumāgatā | cukrośa śokādvijayā mṛtāṃ dṛṣṭvā satīṃ muhuḥ
Then Satī's sister's daughter came to see her, and Vijayā, seeing Satī dead, wailed again and again out of grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 16.52
हा सती क्व गतासीति हा सती तव किन्विदम् । हा मातृष्वसरित्युच्चैस्तदा शब्दो महानभूत्
hā satī kva gatāsīti hā satī tava kinvidam | hā mātṛṣvasarityuccaistadā śabdo mahānabhūt
"Alas, Satī, where have you gone? Alas, Satī, what is this of yours? Alas, mother's sister!" — thus there arose then a great loud sound.
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KaP 16.53
विप्रियश्रवणादेव प्राणांस्त्यक्तास्त्वया सति । अहं कथन्तु जीवामि दृष्ट्वेदृग्विप्रियं दृढम्
vipriyaśravaṇādeva prāṇāṃstyaktāstvayā sati | ahaṃ kathantu jīvāmi dṛṣṭvedṛgvipriyaṃ dṛḍham
"Merely from hearing an unkind word you gave up your life-breaths, O Satī. But how shall I go on living, having seen such a hard unkindness?"
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KaP 16.54
पाणिना वदनं सत्या मार्जयन्ती मुहुर्मुहुः । करुणं विलपन्ती स्म मुखं जिघ्रति सा तदा
pāṇinā vadanaṃ satyā mārjayantī muhurmuhuḥ | karuṇaṃ vilapantī sma mukhaṃ jighrati sā tadā
Wiping Satī's face with her hand again and again, lamenting piteously, she then kissed her face.
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KaP 16.55
सिञ्चन्ती नेत्रजैस्तोयैः सत्याः सा हृदयं मुखम् । केशानुल्लास्य पाणिभ्यां वीक्षन्ती वदनं मुहुः
siñcantī netrajaistoyaiḥ satyāḥ sā hṛdayaṃ mukham | keśānullāsya pāṇibhyāṃ vīkṣantī vadanaṃ muhuḥ
Wetting Satī's breast and face with the water born of her eyes, lifting up her hair with both hands, gazing again and again at her face —
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KaP 16.56
ऊद्धर्वाधः कम्पितशिरः शोकव्याकुलितेन्द्रिया । हृदयं पञ्चशाखाभ्यां विनिहन्ती तथा शिरः । इदं च वचनं साश्रुकण्ठा सा विजयाव्रवीत्
ūddharvādhaḥ kampitaśiraḥ śokavyākulitendriyā | hṛdayaṃ pañcaśākhābhyāṃ vinihantī tathā śiraḥ | idaṃ ca vacanaṃ sāśrukaṇṭhā sā vijayāvravīt
her head shaking up and down, her senses distraught with grief, beating her own breast with her two five-branched (hands) and likewise her head, she, Vijayā, with tear-choked throat spoke these words:
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KaP 16.57
।। विजयोवाच ।। श्रुत्वा ते मरणं माता वीरिणी शोककर्षिता । धारयन्ती कथं प्राणान् सद्यस्त्यक्ष्यति जीवितम्
|| vijayovāca || śrutvā te maraṇaṃ mātā vīriṇī śokakarṣitā | dhārayantī kathaṃ prāṇān sadyastyakṣyati jīvitam
Vijayā said: "Hearing of your death, your mother Vīriṇī, wasted by grief, how could she hold her life-breaths? She will at once give up her life."
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KaP 16.58
स तथा निरनुक्रोशः क्रूरकर्मा पिता तव । प्रमृतां भवतीं श्रुत्वा कथं धास्यति जीवितम्
sa tathā niranukrośaḥ krūrakarmā pitā tava | pramṛtāṃ bhavatīṃ śrutvā kathaṃ dhāsyati jīvitam
"That father of yours, so pitiless, of cruel deeds — how will he keep his life when he hears that you are dead?"
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KaP 16.59
विचिन्त्य नूनं कर्माणि स्वीयानि भवतीं प्रति । कृतानि स नृशंसानि दक्षः शोकाकुलस्तदा
vicintya nūnaṃ karmāṇi svīyāni bhavatīṃ prati | kṛtāni sa nṛśaṃsāni dakṣaḥ śokākulastadā
"Surely, reflecting on his own deeds, the merciless ones he did toward you, Dakṣa will then be overwhelmed with grief."
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KaP 16.60
यज्वा स च ज्ञानहीनः कथं यज्ञे प्रवर्तते । निःश्रद्धस्त्यक्त बुद्धिश्च कथं वा स भवेत् क्रतौ
yajvā sa ca jñānahīnaḥ kathaṃ yajñe pravartate | niḥśraddhastyakta buddhiśca kathaṃ vā sa bhavet kratau
"And he, the sacrificer, bereft of understanding — how will he proceed with the sacrifice? Without faith and with his wits abandoned, how could he be (present) at the rite?"
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KaP 16.61
हा मातर्देहि वचनं रुदन्त्या बालवन्मम । भवत्या निर्दया शोकाद्ध्रिये शल्यसमानसून्
hā mātardehi vacanaṃ rudantyā bālavanmama | bhavatyā nirdayā śokāddhriye śalyasamānasūn
"Alas, mother, grant me a word, weeping like a child. Pitiless one, because of you I hold in grief life-breaths that are like darts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 16.62
त्वं किं स्मरसि मे शम्भोर्विहितस्य कदाचन । तेनामर्षवशं प्राप्ता मातर्मा किन्न भाषसे
tvaṃ kiṃ smarasi me śambhorvihitasya kadācana | tenāmarṣavaśaṃ prāptā mātarmā kinna bhāṣase
"Do you at all remember anything that Śambhu ordained for me? Have you thereby fallen under indignation, mother? Why do you not speak?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 16.63
तदेव वचनं चक्षुर्मुखं सा नासिका तव । एतेषां क्व गताः सर्वे विभ्रमा हसितं क्व च
tadeva vacanaṃ cakṣurmukhaṃ sā nāsikā tava | eteṣāṃ kva gatāḥ sarve vibhramā hasitaṃ kva ca
"That same voice of yours, that eye, that face, that nose — where have all these gone? Where the playful glances, and where the laughter?"
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KaP 16.64
ननु ते विभ्रमैर्हीनं नेत्रयुग्मं सुनासिकम् । स्मितहीनं च वदनं दृष्ट्वा सोढा कथं हरः
nanu te vibhramairhīnaṃ netrayugmaṃ sunāsikam | smitahīnaṃ ca vadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā soḍhā kathaṃ haraḥ
"Surely, seeing your pair of eyes bereft of their playful movements, your fine nose, and your face without a smile, how will Hara endure it?"
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KaP 16.65
का सुधासम्मितं वाक्यं हराश्रमसमागतान् । सुनृर्त त्वामृते मातर्वदिष्यति मुहुर्मुहुः
kā sudhāsammitaṃ vākyaṃ harāśramasamāgatān | sunṛrta tvāmṛte mātarvadiṣyati muhurmuhuḥ
Who, apart from you, mother, will speak again and again words measured out like nectar to those who come to Hara's hermitage, O truthful (sweet-spoken) one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 16.66
श्रद्धावती बान्धवेषु पत्युर्भाववशानुगा । सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा त्वत्समा का भविष्यति
śraddhāvatī bāndhaveṣu patyurbhāvavaśānugā | sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇā tvatsamā kā bhaviṣyati
Who will there be, equal to you—full of trust toward kinsmen, submissive to her husband's disposition, complete in every auspicious mark?
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KaP 16.67
त्वदृते देवि देवेशः शोकोपहतचेतनः । दुःखितात्मा निरुत्साहो निश्चेष्टश्च भविष्यति
tvadṛte devi deveśaḥ śokopahatacetanaḥ | duḥkhitātmā nirutsāho niśceṣṭaśca bhaviṣyati
Without you, goddess, the lord of the gods will have his mind struck down by grief, his self afflicted, without energy, and motionless.
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KaP 16.68
एवं लपन्ती भृशदुःखिता सतीं मृतां समीक्ष्यातिशयं शुचाहता । पपात भूमौ विजया विरावं वितन्वती चोर्धभुजा प्रवेपती
evaṃ lapantī bhṛśaduḥkhitā satīṃ mṛtāṃ samīkṣyātiśayaṃ śucāhatā | papāta bhūmau vijayā virāvaṃ vitanvatī cordhabhujā pravepatī
Lamenting thus, exceedingly grieved, seeing Satī dead, struck beyond measure by sorrow, Vijayā fell to the ground, sending up a cry, her arms raised, trembling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition