Kalika Purana — Chapter 9
KaP 9.1
कालिकापुराणम् नवमोऽध्यायः हरानुनयनम् अथ कालिका पुराण अध्याय ९ (हर-प्रसादने पार्वती- तपवर्णनम् ) ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। बाल्यं व्यतीत्य सा प्राप यौवनं शोभनं ततः । अतीव रूपेणांगेन सर्वाङ्गसुमनोहरा
kālikāpurāṇam navamo'dhyāyaḥ harānunayanam atha kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 9 (hara-prasādane pārvatī- tapavarṇanam ) || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || bālyaṃ vyatītya sā prāpa yauvanaṃ śobhanaṃ tataḥ | atīva rūpeṇāṃgena sarvāṅgasumanoharā
The Kālikā Purāṇa, ninth chapter: The Conciliation of Hara. (Description of Pārvatī's austerity for the propitiation of Hara.) Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having passed beyond childhood, she then attained lovely youth, exceedingly (fair) in beauty and body, charming in every limb.
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KaP 9.2
तां वीक्ष्य दक्षो लोकेशः प्रोद्भिन्नान्तर्वयः स्थिताम् । चिन्तयामास भर्गाय कथं दास्य इमां सुताम्
tāṃ vīkṣya dakṣo lokeśaḥ prodbhinnāntarvayaḥ sthitām | cintayāmāsa bhargāya kathaṃ dāsya imāṃ sutām
Seeing her standing there with her youth breaking forth within, Dakṣa, the lord of the worlds, thought: "How shall I give this daughter to Bharga?"
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KaP 9.3
अथ सापि स्वयं भर्गं प्राप्तुमैच्छत्तदान्वहम् । आराधयामास च तं गृहे मातुरनुज्ञया
atha sāpi svayaṃ bhargaṃ prāptumaicchattadānvaham | ārādhayāmāsa ca taṃ gṛhe māturanujñayā
Then she too, of her own accord, wished from that time on, day after day, to obtain Bharga, and she worshipped him at home with her mother's permission.
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KaP 9.4
आश्विने नन्दकाख्यायां लवणैः सगुडोदनैः । पूजयित्वा हरं पश्चाद्ववन्दे सा निनाय तत्
āśvine nandakākhyāyāṃ lavaṇaiḥ saguḍodanaiḥ | pūjayitvā haraṃ paścādvavande sā nināya tat
In (the month of) Āśvina, on (the day) called Nandakā, having worshipped Hara with salt and with rice cooked with molasses, she then made obeisance and so passed that (day).
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KaP 9.5
कार्तिकस्य चतुर्दश्यां सापूपैः पायसैर्हरम् । समाकीर्णै: समाराध्य सस्मार परमेश्वरम्
kārtikasya caturdaśyāṃ sāpūpaiḥ pāyasairharam | samākīrṇai: samārādhya sasmāra parameśvaram
On the fourteenth of Kārtika, having duly worshipped Hara with cakes and milk-rice, heaped up (in abundance), she called the supreme lord to mind.
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KaP 9.6
कृष्णाष्टम्यां मार्गशीर्षे सतिलैः सयवोदनैः । पूजयित्वा हरं नीलैर्निनाय दिवसं पुनः
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ mārgaśīrṣe satilaiḥ sayavodanaiḥ | pūjayitvā haraṃ nīlairnināya divasaṃ punaḥ
On the dark eighth in Mārgaśīrṣa, having worshipped Hara with sesame and with rice cooked with barley, and with blue (flowers), she again passed the day.
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KaP 9.7
पौषे तु कृष्णसप्तम्यां कृत्वा जागरणं निशि । अपूजयच्छिवं प्रातः कृसरान्नेव सा सती
pauṣe tu kṛṣṇasaptamyāṃ kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ niśi | apūjayacchivaṃ prātaḥ kṛsarānneva sā satī
But in Pauṣa, on the dark seventh, having kept vigil through the night, in the morning that Satī worshipped Śiva with kṛsara food alone.
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KaP 9.8
माघस्य पौर्णमास्यान्तु कृत्वा जागरणं निशि । आर्द्रवस्त्रा नदीतीरे ह्यकरोद्धरपूजनम्
māghasya paurṇamāsyāntu kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ niśi | ārdravastrā nadītīre hyakaroddharapūjanam
On the full-moon day of Māgha, having kept vigil through the night, in wet garments on the bank of a river she performed the worship of Hara.
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KaP 9.9
नानाविधैः फलैः पुष्पैः सम्यक् तत्कालसम्भवैः । चकार नियताहारं तं मासं हरमानसा ॥ श्रीकालिकापुराणे हरानुनयनो नाम नवमोऽध्यायः
nānāvidhaiḥ phalaiḥ puṣpaiḥ samyak tatkālasambhavaiḥ | cakāra niyatāhāraṃ taṃ māsaṃ haramānasā || śrīkālikāpurāṇe harānunayano nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ
With fruits and flowers of many kinds, properly (such as) grow at that season, with her mind on Hara she kept a restricted diet for that month. Thus the ninth chapter, called The Conciliation of Hara, in the glorious Kālikā Purāṇa.
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KaP 9.10
चतुर्दश्यां कृष्णपक्षे तपस्यस्य विशेषतः । कृत्वा जागरणं देवं विल्वपत्रैरपूजयत्
caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe tapasyasya viśeṣataḥ | kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ devaṃ vilvapatrairapūjayat
On the fourteenth of the dark fortnight of Tapasya especially, having kept vigil, she worshipped the god with bilva leaves.
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KaP 9.11
चैत्रे शुक्लचतुर्दश्यां पलाशैः कुसुमैः शिवम् | अपूजयद्दिवारात्रौ तं स्मरन्ती निनाय तम्
caitre śuklacaturdaśyāṃ palāśaiḥ kusumaiḥ śivam | apūjayaddivārātrau taṃ smarantī nināya tam
In Caitra, on the bright fourteenth, she worshipped Śiva with palāśa blossoms; by day and by night, remembering him, she passed that (day).
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KaP 9.12
वैशाखस्य तृतीयायां शुक्लायां सयवोदनैः । पूजयित्वा हरं देवं हव्यैर्मासं चरन्त्यनु । निनाय सा निराहारा स्मरन्ती वृषवाहनम्
vaiśākhasya tṛtīyāyāṃ śuklāyāṃ sayavodanaiḥ | pūjayitvā haraṃ devaṃ havyairmāsaṃ carantyanu | nināya sā nirāhārā smarantī vṛṣavāhanam
On the bright third of Vaiśākha, having worshipped the god Hara with rice mixed with barley and with oblations, going on through the month, she, taking no food, passed (the time) remembering the bull-rider.
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KaP 9.13
ज्येष्ठस्य पूर्णिमारात्रौ सम्पूज्य वृषवाहनम् । वसनैर्वृहतीपुष्पैर्निराहारा निनाय ताम्
jyeṣṭhasya pūrṇimārātrau sampūjya vṛṣavāhanam | vasanairvṛhatīpuṣpairnirāhārā nināya tām
On the full-moon night of Jyeṣṭha, having fully worshipped the bull-rider with garments and vṛhatī flowers, she passed that (night) without food.
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KaP 9.14
आषाढस्य चतुर्दश्यां शुक्लायां कृत्तिवाससः । वृहतीकुसुमैः पूजा देवस्याकारि वै तया
āṣāḍhasya caturdaśyāṃ śuklāyāṃ kṛttivāsasaḥ | vṛhatīkusumaiḥ pūjā devasyākāri vai tayā
On the bright fourteenth of Āṣāḍha, worship of the god who wears the hide was performed by her with vṛhatī blossoms.
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KaP 9.15
श्रावणस्य सिताष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्याञ्च सा शिवम् । यज्ञोपवीतैर्वासोभिः पवित्रैरप्यपूजयत्
śrāvaṇasya sitāṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāñca sā śivam | yajñopavītairvāsobhiḥ pavitrairapyapūjayat
On the bright eighth of Śrāvaṇa and on the fourteenth, she worshipped Śiva with sacrificial threads, with garments, and with pavitras (purifying grass-strands).
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KaP 9.16
भाद्रे कृष्णत्रयोदश्यां पुष्पैर्नानाविधैः फलैः । सम्पूज्याथ चतुर्दश्यां चकार जलभोजनम्
bhādre kṛṣṇatrayodaśyāṃ puṣpairnānāvidhaiḥ phalaiḥ | sampūjyātha caturdaśyāṃ cakāra jalabhojanam
In Bhādra, on the dark thirteenth, having worshipped (him) with flowers and fruits of many kinds, then on the fourteenth she made water her food.
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KaP 9.17
इति व्रतं यदारब्धं पुरा सत्या तदैव तु । सावित्रीसहितो ब्रह्मा जगामाथ हरान्तिकम्
iti vrataṃ yadārabdhaṃ purā satyā tadaiva tu | sāvitrīsahito brahmā jagāmātha harāntikam
Thus (was) the vow that was begun of old by Satī; and at that very time Brahmā, accompanied by Sāvitrī, went into Hara's presence.
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KaP 9.18
वासुदेवोऽपि भगवान् सह लक्ष्म्या तदन्तिकम् । प्रस्थं हिमवतः शम्भुः स्थितो यत्र गणैः सह
vāsudevo'pi bhagavān saha lakṣmyā tadantikam | prasthaṃ himavataḥ śambhuḥ sthito yatra gaṇaiḥ saha
The Lord Vāsudeva too, together with Lakṣmī, (went) into his presence, to that tableland of Himavat where Śambhu was staying with his hosts.
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KaP 9.19
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मकृष्णौ सस्त्रीकौ संगतौ हरः । यथोचितं समाभाष्य पप्रच्छागमनं तयोः
tau tu dṛṣṭvā brahmakṛṣṇau sastrīkau saṃgatau haraḥ | yathocitaṃ samābhāṣya papracchāgamanaṃ tayoḥ
But seeing those two, Brahmā and Kṛṣṇa, arrived together with their wives, Hara, having greeted them as was fitting, asked the reason of their coming.
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KaP 9.20
तथाविधांस्तु तान् दृष्ट्वा दाम्पत्यभावसंयुतान् । काञ्चिदीहाञ्च मनसा चक्रे दारपरिग्रहे
tathāvidhāṃstu tān dṛṣṭvā dāmpatyabhāvasaṃyutān | kāñcidīhāñca manasā cakre dāraparigrahe
But seeing them in such a condition, joined in the state of husband and wife, he formed in his mind a certain wish to take a wife.
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KaP 9.21
अथागमनहेतुं नः कथयध्वञ्च तत्त्वतः । किमर्थमागता यूयं किं कार्यं वोऽत्र विद्यते
athāgamanahetuṃ naḥ kathayadhvañca tattvataḥ | kimarthamāgatā yūyaṃ kiṃ kāryaṃ vo'tra vidyate
"Now tell us the reason of (your) coming, and truly: for what purpose have you come, what business of yours is there here?"
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KaP 9.22
इति पृष्टो त्र्यम्बकेण ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । उवाच च महादेवं विष्णुना परिचोदितः
iti pṛṣṭo tryambakeṇa brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | uvāca ca mahādevaṃ viṣṇunā paricoditaḥ
Thus questioned by Tryambaka, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, urged on by Viṣṇu, spoke to Mahādeva.
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KaP 9.23
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। यदर्थमागतावावां तच्छृणुस्व त्रिलोचन । विशेषतश्च देवार्थं विश्वार्थञ्च वृषध्वज
|| brahmovāca || yadarthamāgatāvāvāṃ tacchṛṇusva trilocana | viśeṣataśca devārthaṃ viśvārthañca vṛṣadhvaja
Brahmā said: Hear for what purpose the two of us have come, O three-eyed one — and especially for the sake of the gods and for the sake of the universe, O bull-bannered one.
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KaP 9.24
अहं सृष्टिरतः शम्भो स्थितिहेतुस्तथा हरिः । अन्तहेतुर्भवानस्य जगत: प्रतिसर्गकम्
ahaṃ sṛṣṭirataḥ śambho sthitihetustathā hariḥ | antaheturbhavānasya jagata: pratisargakam
I am (the cause of) creation, O Śambhu; likewise Hari is the cause of its continuance; and you are the cause of the end, the dissolution of this world.
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KaP 9.25
तत्कर्मणि सदैवाहं भवद्भ्यां सहितो ह्यलम् । हरिः स्थितावपि तथा मयालं भवता सह । त्वमन्तकरणे शक्तो विना नावां भविष्यसि
tatkarmaṇi sadaivāhaṃ bhavadbhyāṃ sahito hyalam | hariḥ sthitāvapi tathā mayālaṃ bhavatā saha | tvamantakaraṇe śakto vinā nāvāṃ bhaviṣyasi
In that work I am indeed always adequate (only) together with you two; so too Hari in maintenance is adequate with me and with you; you are capable in bringing about the end — without us two you will not be (so).
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KaP 9.26
तस्मादन्योन्यकृत्येषु सर्वेषां वृषभध्वज । साहाय्यं नः सदा योग्यमन्यथा न जगद्भवेत्
tasmādanyonyakṛtyeṣu sarveṣāṃ vṛṣabhadhvaja | sāhāyyaṃ naḥ sadā yogyamanyathā na jagadbhavet
Therefore, O bull-bannered one, in the mutual tasks of us all, help among us is always fitting; otherwise the world would not exist.
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KaP 9.27
केचिद्भविष्यन्त्यसुरा मम वध्या महेश्वर । अपरे तु हरेर्वध्या भवतोऽपि तथापरे
kecidbhaviṣyantyasurā mama vadhyā maheśvara | apare tu harervadhyā bhavato'pi tathāpare
Some asuras will be such as must be slain by me, O Maheśvara; others such as must be slain by Hari, and others again by you.
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KaP 9.28
केचित्तद्वीर्यजातस्य केचिन्मेंऽशभवस्य वै । मायायाः केचिदपरे वध्याः स्युर्देववैरिणः
kecittadvīryajātasya kecinmeṃ'śabhavasya vai | māyāyāḥ kecidapare vadhyāḥ syurdevavairiṇaḥ
Some of these foes of the gods would be slayable by one born of his (Hari's) potency, some by one born of a portion of me, and some others by Māyā.
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KaP 9.29
योगयुक्ते त्वयि सदा रागद्वेषादिवर्जिते । दयामात्रैकनिरते न वध्या असुरास्तव
yogayukte tvayi sadā rāgadveṣādivarjite | dayāmātraikanirate na vadhyā asurāstava
Since you are always joined to yoga, free from passion and hatred and the rest, and devoted solely to compassion, the asuras are not to be slain by you.
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KaP 9.30
अबाधितेषु तेष्वीश कथं सृष्टिस्तथा स्थितिः । अन्तश्च भविता युक्तं नित्यं नित्यं वृषध्वज
abādhiteṣu teṣvīśa kathaṃ sṛṣṭistathā sthitiḥ | antaśca bhavitā yuktaṃ nityaṃ nityaṃ vṛṣadhvaja
But if they are left unassailed, O Lord, how shall creation, and continuance, and the end come about rightly, perpetually, O bull-bannered one?
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KaP 9.31
सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकर्माणि न कार्याणि यदा हर । शरीरभेदमस्माकं मायायाश्च न युज्यते
sṛṣṭisthityantakarmāṇi na kāryāṇi yadā hara | śarīrabhedamasmākaṃ māyāyāśca na yujyate
When the works of creation, preservation and ending are not to be done, O Hara, then the division of our bodies, and of Māyā, is not fitting.
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KaP 9.32
एकस्वरूपा हि वयं भिन्ना कार्यस्य भेदतः । कार्यभेदो न सिद्धश्चेद्रूपभेदोऽप्रयोजनः
ekasvarūpā hi vayaṃ bhinnā kāryasya bhedataḥ | kāryabhedo na siddhaścedrūpabhedo'prayojanaḥ
For we, being of a single nature, are divided by reason of the difference of function; if a difference of function is not established, the difference of form serves no purpose.
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KaP 9.33
एक एव त्रिधा भूत्वा वयं भिन्नस्वरूपिणः । भूता महेश्वर इति तत्त्वं विद्धि सनातनम्
eka eva tridhā bhūtvā vayaṃ bhinnasvarūpiṇaḥ | bhūtā maheśvara iti tattvaṃ viddhi sanātanam
Being one only, we, having become threefold, came to be of separate forms, O Maheśvara — know this as the eternal truth.
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KaP 9.34
मायापि भिन्नरूपेण कमलाख्या सरस्वती । सावित्री चाथ सन्ध्या च भूता कार्यस्य भेदतः
māyāpi bhinnarūpeṇa kamalākhyā sarasvatī | sāvitrī cātha sandhyā ca bhūtā kāryasya bhedataḥ
Māyā too, in divided form, came to be as Kamalā by name, and Sarasvatī, and Sāvitrī, and Sandhyā, by reason of the difference of function.
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KaP 9.35
प्रवृत्तेरनुरागस्य नारी मूलं महेश्वर । रामापरिग्रहात् पश्चात् कामक्रोधादिकोद्भवः
pravṛtteranurāgasya nārī mūlaṃ maheśvara | rāmāparigrahāt paścāt kāmakrodhādikodbhavaḥ
Woman is the root of engagement (in the world) and of affection, O Maheśvara; after the taking of a wife there arises the rise of desire, anger and the rest.
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KaP 9.36
अनुरागे तु सञ्जाते कामक्रोधादिकारणे । विरागहेतुं यत्नेन सान्त्वयन्तीह जन्तवः
anurāge tu sañjāte kāmakrodhādikāraṇe | virāgahetuṃ yatnena sāntvayantīha jantavaḥ
But when affection has arisen, which is the cause of desire, anger and the rest, creatures here with effort soothe the ground of dispassion.
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KaP 9.37
संग: प्रथम एव स्याद्रागवृक्षात् फलं महत् । तस्मात् संजायते कामः कामात् क्रोधस्ततो भवेत्
saṃga: prathama eva syādrāgavṛkṣāt phalaṃ mahat | tasmāt saṃjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodhastato bhavet
Attachment would be the very first thing; from the tree of passion (comes) a great fruit; from that desire is born, and from desire anger would then arise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.38
वैराग्यञ्च निवृत्तिश्च शोकात् स्वाभाविकादपि । संसारविमुखे हेतुरसंगश्च सदातनः
vairāgyañca nivṛttiśca śokāt svābhāvikādapi | saṃsāravimukhe heturasaṃgaśca sadātanaḥ
And dispassion and withdrawal (arise) even from grief that comes of itself; and non-attachment, everlasting, is the cause of turning away from the round of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.39
दया तत्र भवेन्नित्यं शान्तिश्चापि महेश्वर । अहिंसा च तपः शान्तिर्ज्ञानमार्गानुसाधनम्
dayā tatra bhavennityaṃ śāntiścāpi maheśvara | ahiṃsā ca tapaḥ śāntirjñānamārgānusādhanam
There compassion would always be, and peace too, O Maheśvara; and non-injury, austerity and peace are the means that follow upon the path of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.40
त्वयि तावत्तपोनिष्ठे विसंगिनि दयायुते । अहिंसा च तथा शान्तिः सदा तव भविष्यति
tvayi tāvattaponiṣṭhe visaṃgini dayāyute | ahiṃsā ca tathā śāntiḥ sadā tava bhaviṣyati
In you, so long as you are fixed on austerity, free of attachment, filled with compassion, there will always be non-injury and likewise peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.41
ततो सुखविधौ यत्नस्तव कस्माद्भविष्यति । अकृते दूषणं यद्यत्तत् सर्वं कथितं तव
tato sukhavidhau yatnastava kasmādbhaviṣyati | akṛte dūṣaṇaṃ yadyattat sarvaṃ kathitaṃ tava
Then why would there be any effort of yours toward the ordering of pleasure? Whatever fault there is in its not being done, all that has been told to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 9.42
तस्माद्विश्वहिताय त्वं देवानाञ्च जगत्पते । परिगृह्णीष्व भार्यार्थे वामामेकां सुशोभनाम्
tasmādviśvahitāya tvaṃ devānāñca jagatpate | parigṛhṇīṣva bhāryārthe vāmāmekāṃ suśobhanām
Therefore, for the welfare of the universe and of the gods, O lord of the world, take for the purpose of a wife one lovely woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.43
यथा पद्मालया विष्णोः सावित्री च यथा मम । तथा सहचरी शम्भोर्या स्यात्त्वं गृह्ण सम्प्रति
yathā padmālayā viṣṇoḥ sāvitrī ca yathā mama | tathā sahacarī śambhoryā syāttvaṃ gṛhṇa samprati
As Padmālayā is Viṣṇu's, and as Sāvitrī is mine, so take now her who is to be Śambhu's companion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.44
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य ब्रह्मणः पुरतो हरेः । तदा जगाद लोकेशं स्मितार्द्दितमुखो हरः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasya brahmaṇaḥ purato hareḥ | tadā jagāda lokeśaṃ smitārdditamukho haraḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard that speech of Brahmā, then Hara, his face softened by a smile, spoke before Hari to the lord of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.45
।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। एवमेव यथात्थ त्वं ब्रह्मन् विश्वनिमित्ततः । न स्वार्थतः प्रवृत्तिर्मे सम्यग् ब्रह्मविचिन्तनात्
|| īśvara uvāca || evameva yathāttha tvaṃ brahman viśvanimittataḥ | na svārthataḥ pravṛttirme samyag brahmavicintanāt
Īśvara said: It is just so as you say, O Brahmā, by reason of the universe; my activity is not for my own sake, since I meditate rightly on Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.46
तथापि यत्करिष्यामि तत्ते वक्ष्ये जगद्धितम् । तच्छृणुष्व महाभाग युक्तमेव वचो मम
tathāpi yatkariṣyāmi tatte vakṣye jagaddhitam | tacchṛṇuṣva mahābhāga yuktameva vaco mama
Nevertheless, what I shall do, that I shall tell you, for the good of the world; hear it, greatly fortunate one — my word is indeed fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.47
या मे तेजः समर्था स्याद् ग्रहीतुमिह भागशः । तां निदेशय भार्यार्थे योगिनीं कामरूपिणीम्
yā me tejaḥ samarthā syād grahītumiha bhāgaśaḥ | tāṃ nideśaya bhāryārthe yoginīṃ kāmarūpiṇīm
She who would be able here to receive my fiery energy portion by portion — appoint her for the purpose of a wife, a yoginī who can take the form she wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.48
योगयुक्ते मयि तथा योगिन्येव भविष्यति । कामासक्ते मयि पुनर्मोहिन्येव भविष्यति । तां मे निदेशय ब्रह्मन् भार्यार्थे वरवर्णिनीम्
yogayukte mayi tathā yoginyeva bhaviṣyati | kāmāsakte mayi punarmohinyeva bhaviṣyati | tāṃ me nideśaya brahman bhāryārthe varavarṇinīm
When I am joined in yoga she will likewise be a yoginī; and when I am attached to desire she will be an enchantress; appoint her for me, O Brahmā, that fair-hued one, for the purpose of a wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.49
यदक्षरं वेदविदो निगदन्ति मनीषिणः । ज्योतिः स्वरूपं परमं चिन्तयिष्ये सनातनम्
yadakṣaraṃ vedavido nigadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | jyotiḥ svarūpaṃ paramaṃ cintayiṣye sanātanam
That imperishable which the wise knowers of the Veda declare, the supreme eternal form which is light — that I shall meditate upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.50
तच्चिन्तायां सदा शक्तो ब्रह्मन् गच्छामि भावनाम् । तत्र या विघ्नजननी न भवित्रीह सास्तु मे
taccintāyāṃ sadā śakto brahman gacchāmi bhāvanām | tatra yā vighnajananī na bhavitrīha sāstu me
Ever able in the meditation on that, O Brahmā, I enter into contemplation; let her be mine who will not be a producer of obstruction there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.51
त्वं वा विष्णुरहं वापि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणः । अङ्गभूता महाभाग योग्यं तदनुचिन्तनम्
tvaṃ vā viṣṇurahaṃ vāpi parabrahmasvarūpiṇaḥ | aṅgabhūtā mahābhāga yogyaṃ tadanucintanam
"Whether you, or Viṣṇu, or myself — (we) are parts of him whose form is the supreme Brahman; O greatly fortunate one, meditation upon him is fitting."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.52
तच्चिन्तया विना नाहं स्थास्यामि कमलासन । तस्माज्जायां प्रादिशस्व मत्कर्मानुगतां सदा
taccintayā vinā nāhaṃ sthāsyāmi kamalāsana | tasmājjāyāṃ prādiśasva matkarmānugatāṃ sadā
"Without meditation on him I shall not remain (as I am), O lotus-seated one; therefore appoint for me a wife who will always conform to my practice."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.53
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ॥ इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा सर्वजगत्पतिः । सस्मितं मोदितमना इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā brahmā sarvajagatpatiḥ | sasmitaṃ moditamanā idaṃ vacanamabravīt
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this speech of his, Brahmā, lord of all the worlds, with a smile and a delighted mind spoke these words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.54
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अस्तीदृशी महादेव मार्गिता यादृशी त्वया
|| brahmovāca || astīdṛśī mahādeva mārgitā yādṛśī tvayā
Brahmā said: "O Mahādeva, there exists such a one as you have sought."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.55
दक्षस्य तनया याभूत् सती नाम्नी सुशोभना । सैवेदृशी भवद्भार्या भविष्यति सुधीमती
dakṣasya tanayā yābhūt satī nāmnī suśobhanā | saivedṛśī bhavadbhāryā bhaviṣyati sudhīmatī
"She who was Dakṣa's daughter, Satī by name, the very beautiful one — she, being such, will become your wife, she of excellent mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.56
तां त्वदर्थे तपस्यन्तीं तत्प्राप्तिं प्रतिकामिनीम् । विद्धि त्वं देवदेवेश सर्वेष्वात्मसु वर्तसे
tāṃ tvadarthe tapasyantīṃ tatprāptiṃ pratikāminīm | viddhi tvaṃ devadeveśa sarveṣvātmasu vartase
"Know her, who is practising austerity for your sake and longing for the attainment of you, O lord of the gods of gods — (for) you abide in all selves."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.57
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ ब्रह्मवच: शेषे भगवान् मधुसूदनः । यदुक्तं ब्रह्मणा सर्वं तत् कुरुष्वेत्युवाच सः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha brahmavaca: śeṣe bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ | yaduktaṃ brahmaṇā sarvaṃ tat kuruṣvetyuvāca saḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, at the close of Brahmā's speech, the Lord, the slayer of Madhu, said: "Do all that has been said by Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.58
करिष्ये इति तेनोक्ते स्वेष्टं देशं प्रजग्मतुः । हरिब्रह्मा च मुदितौ सावित्री कमला- युतौ
kariṣye iti tenokte sveṣṭaṃ deśaṃ prajagmatuḥ | haribrahmā ca muditau sāvitrī kamalā- yutau
When he had said "I shall do it," the two went to their own favoured region — Hari and Brahmā, both delighted, accompanied by Sāvitrī and Kamalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 9.59
कामोऽपि वाक्यानि हरस्य श्रुत्वा चामोदयुक्तो रतिना समित्रः । शम्भुं समासाद्य विविक्तरूपी तस्थौ वसन्तं विनियोज्य शश्वत्
kāmo'pi vākyāni harasya śrutvā cāmodayukto ratinā samitraḥ | śambhuṃ samāsādya viviktarūpī tasthau vasantaṃ viniyojya śaśvat
Kāma too, having heard Hara's words and being filled with delight, together with Rati and (his) friend, approached Śambhu and, keeping his form unseen, stood there, having enlisted Spring permanently.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition