Matsya Purana — Chapter 155
MtP 155.1
शरीरे मम तन्वङ्गि सिते भास्यसितद्युतिः भुजंगीवासिता शुद्धा संश्लिष्टा चन्दने तरौ
śarīre mama tanvaṅgi site bhāsyasitadyutiḥ bhujaṃgīvāsitā śuddhā saṃśliṣṭā candane tarau
"On my body, slender-limbed one, which is white, you shine with your unwhite radiance, like a dark she-serpent, pure, clinging to a sandal tree;
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MtP 155.2
चन्द्रातपेन संपृक्ता रुचिराम्बरया तथा रजनीवासिते पक्षे दृष्टिदोषं ददासि मे
candrātapena saṃpṛktā rucirāmbarayā tathā rajanīvāsite pakṣe dṛṣṭidoṣaṃ dadāsi me
joined with the moonlight, and with its lovely garment, in the half (of the sky) that is coloured by night, you give my eyes offence."
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MtP 155.3
इत्युक्ता गिरिजा तेन मुक्तकण्ठा पिनाकिना उवाच कोपरक्ताक्षी भ्रुकुटीकुटिलानना
ityuktā girijā tena muktakaṇṭhā pinākinā uvāca koparaktākṣī bhrukuṭīkuṭilānanā
Thus addressed by Pinākin, who spoke unrestrainedly, the mountain-born one replied, her eyes red with anger, her face crooked with a frown:
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MtP 155.4
स्वकृतेन जनः सर्वो जाड्येन परिभूयते अवश्यमर्थी प्राप्नोति खण्डनां जनमण्डले
svakṛtena janaḥ sarvo jāḍyena paribhūyate avaśyamarthī prāpnoti khaṇḍanāṃ janamaṇḍale
"Every person is despised on account of a dullness of his own making; one who is a suppliant must inevitably meet with slighting in the circle of people.
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MtP 155.5
तपोभिर्दीर्घचरितैर् यच्च प्रार्थितवत्यहम् तस्या मे नियतस्त्वेष ह्य् अवमानः पदे पदे
tapobhirdīrghacaritair yacca prārthitavatyaham tasyā me niyatastveṣa hy avamānaḥ pade pade
And since I sought (you) with austerities long practised, for me this dishonour is assured at every step.
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MtP 155.6
नैवास्मि कुटिला शर्व विषमा नैव धूर्जटे सविषयस्त्वं गतः ख्यातिं व्यक्तदोषाकराश्रयः
naivāsmi kuṭilā śarva viṣamā naiva dhūrjaṭe saviṣayastvaṃ gataḥ khyātiṃ vyaktadoṣākarāśrayaḥ
I am not crooked, Śarva, nor am I uneven, Dhūrjaṭi; it is you who have won fame as one possessing poison, the refuge of the manifest maker of night (the moon).
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MtP 155.7
नाहं पूष्णो ऽपि दशना नेत्रे चास्मि भगस्य हि आदित्यश्च विजानाति भगवान्द्वादशात्मकः
nāhaṃ pūṣṇo 'pi daśanā netre cāsmi bhagasya hi ādityaśca vijānāti bhagavāndvādaśātmakaḥ
I am not the one who was Pūṣan's teeth, nor am I Bhaga's eyes — and the lord Āditya, of twelvefold nature, knows this well.
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MtP 155.8
मूर्ध्नि शूलं जनयसि स्वैर्दोषैर्मामधिक्षिपन् यस्त्वं मामाह कृष्णेति महाकालेति विश्रुतः
mūrdhni śūlaṃ janayasi svairdoṣairmāmadhikṣipan yastvaṃ māmāha kṛṣṇeti mahākāleti viśrutaḥ
You produce a spike (of pain) in my head, abusing me with your own faults — you who called me 'the black one', you who are famed as Mahākāla (the great black one).
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MtP 155.9
यास्याम्यहं परित्यक्त्वा चात्मानं तपसा गिरिम् जीवन्त्या नास्ति मे कृत्यं धूर्तेन परिभूतया
yāsyāmyahaṃ parityaktvā cātmānaṃ tapasā girim jīvantyā nāsti me kṛtyaṃ dhūrtena paribhūtayā
I shall go to the mountain, giving up my very self through austerity; I who have been insulted by a cheat have no business living.
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MtP 155.10
निशम्य तस्या वचनं कोपतीक्ष्णाक्षरं भवः उवाचाविष्टसंभ्रान्तिप्रणयोन्मिश्रया गिरा
niśamya tasyā vacanaṃ kopatīkṣṇākṣaraṃ bhavaḥ uvācāviṣṭasaṃbhrāntipraṇayonmiśrayā girā
Hearing her speech, its syllables sharp with anger, Bhava spoke with words mingled with dismay, confusion and affection:
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MtP 155.11
अनात्मज्ञासि गिरिजे नाहं निन्दापरस्तव त्वद्भक्तिबुद्ध्या कृतवांस् तवाहं नामसंश्रयम्
anātmajñāsi girije nāhaṃ nindāparastava tvadbhaktibuddhyā kṛtavāṃs tavāhaṃ nāmasaṃśrayam
"You do not know yourself, Girijā; I am not intent on blaming you. It was out of a mind devoted to you that I made use of your name.
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MtP 155.12
विकल्पः स्वस्थचित्ते ऽपि गिरिजे नैव कल्पना यद्येवं कुपिता भीरु त्वं तवाहं न वै पुनः
vikalpaḥ svasthacitte 'pi girije naiva kalpanā yadyevaṃ kupitā bhīru tvaṃ tavāhaṃ na vai punaḥ
Doubt (arises) even in a sound mind, Girijā — imagining is not so. If you are angry in this way, timid one, then never again with you shall I
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MtP 155.13
नर्मवादी भविष्यामि जहि कोपं शुचिस्मिते शिरसा प्रणतश्चाहं रचितस्ते मयाञ्जलिः
narmavādī bhaviṣyāmi jahi kopaṃ śucismite śirasā praṇataścāhaṃ racitaste mayāñjaliḥ
be a maker of jests. Give up your anger, bright-smiling one; I bow with my head, and my hands are folded before you.
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MtP 155.14
स्नेहेनाप्यवमानेन निन्दितेनैति विक्रियाम् तस्मान्न जातु रुष्टस्य नर्मस्पृष्टो जनः किल
snehenāpyavamānena ninditenaiti vikriyām tasmānna jātu ruṣṭasya narmaspṛṣṭo janaḥ kila
Even one (treated) with affection undergoes a change of feeling when slighted by censure; therefore a person who is angry is surely never to be touched with joking.
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MtP 155.15
अनेकैश्चाटुभिर्देवी देवेन प्रतिबोधिता कोपं तीव्रं न तत्याज सती मर्मणि घट्टिता
anekaiścāṭubhirdevī devena pratibodhitā kopaṃ tīvraṃ na tatyāja satī marmaṇi ghaṭṭitā
Though the goddess was coaxed by the god with many flatteries, that faithful wife did not give up her fierce anger, having been struck to the quick.
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MtP 155.16
अवष्टब्धम् अथास्फाल्य वासः शंकरपाणिना विपर्यस्तालका वेगाद् यातुमैच्छत शैलजा
avaṣṭabdham athāsphālya vāsaḥ śaṃkarapāṇinā viparyastālakā vegād yātumaicchata śailajā
Then, shaking off her garment that was held fast by Śaṃkara's hand, with her hair-locks thrown into disorder, the mountain's daughter wished to go away in haste.
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MtP 155.17
तस्या व्रजन्त्याः कोपेन पुनराह पुरान्तकः सत्यं सर्वैरवयवैः सुतासि सदृशी पितुः
tasyā vrajantyāḥ kopena punarāha purāntakaḥ satyaṃ sarvairavayavaiḥ sutāsi sadṛśī pituḥ
As she went off in anger, the destroyer of the (three) cities spoke again: "Truly, in every one of your features you are a daughter resembling her father."
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MtP 155.18
हिमाचलस्य शृङ्गैस्तैर् मेघजालाकुलैर्नभः तथा दुरवगाह्येभ्यो हृदयेभ्यस्तवाशयः
himācalasya śṛṅgaistair meghajālākulairnabhaḥ tathā duravagāhyebhyo hṛdayebhyastavāśayaḥ
Just as the sky is impenetrable because of those peaks of the Himālaya crowded with masses of clouds, so is your disposition (derived) from (those) hearts hard to fathom.
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MtP 155.19
काठिन्याङ्कस्त्वमस्मभ्यं वनेभ्यो बहुधा गता कुटिलत्वं च वर्त्मभ्यो दुःसेव्यत्वं हिमादपि संक्रान्तिं सर्वदैवेति तन्वङ्गि हिमशैलराट्
kāṭhinyāṅkastvamasmabhyaṃ vanebhyo bahudhā gatā kuṭilatvaṃ ca vartmabhyo duḥsevyatvaṃ himādapi saṃkrāntiṃ sarvadaiveti tanvaṅgi himaśailarāṭ
The stamp of hardness you got from us; from the forests, going many ways; crookedness from the paths; and difficulty of being served from the snow as well — such a transfer (of qualities) always, O slender-limbed one, from the king of the snow-mountains.
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MtP 155.20
इत्युक्ता सा पुनः प्राह गिरिशं शैलजा तदा कोपकम्पितमूर्धा च प्रस्फुरद्दशनच्छदा
ityuktā sā punaḥ prāha giriśaṃ śailajā tadā kopakampitamūrdhā ca prasphuraddaśanacchadā
Addressed thus, the mountain's daughter then spoke again to the mountain-dweller, her head trembling with anger and her lips quivering.
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MtP 155.21
मा सर्वान्दोषदानेन निन्दान्यान्गुणिनो जनान् तवापि दुष्टसंपर्कात् संक्रान्तं सर्वमेव हि
mā sarvāndoṣadānena nindānyānguṇino janān tavāpi duṣṭasaṃparkāt saṃkrāntaṃ sarvameva hi
"Do not blame all other people who have merits by imputing faults (to them); for in your case too everything has been transferred (to you) by bad contact.
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MtP 155.22
व्यालेभ्यो ऽनेकजिह्वत्वं भस्मना स्नेहबन्धनम् हृत्कालुष्यं शशाङ्कात्तु दुर्बोधित्वं वृषादपि
vyālebhyo 'nekajihvatvaṃ bhasmanā snehabandhanam hṛtkāluṣyaṃ śaśāṅkāttu durbodhitvaṃ vṛṣādapi
From the serpents, many-tonguedness; from the ashes, the bond of affection(?); muddiness of heart from the moon; and dullness of understanding from the bull too.
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MtP 155.23
तथा बहु किमुक्तेन अलं वाचा श्रमेण ते श्मशानवासान् निर्भीस् त्वं नग्नत्वान्न तव त्रपा निर्घृणत्वं कपालित्वाद् दया ते विगता चिरम्
tathā bahu kimuktena alaṃ vācā śrameṇa te śmaśānavāsān nirbhīs tvaṃ nagnatvānna tava trapā nirghṛṇatvaṃ kapālitvād dayā te vigatā ciram
And so, what is the use of saying much? Enough of speech and of your trouble. From dwelling in cremation grounds you are without fear; from nakedness you have no shame; pitilessness from carrying a skull — compassion has long since left you."
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MtP 155.24
इत्युक्त्वा मन्दिरात्तस्मान् निर्जगाम हिमाद्रिजा
ityuktvā mandirāttasmān nirjagāma himādrijā
Having said this, the daughter of the snowy mountain went out from that dwelling.
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MtP 155.25
तस्यां व्रजन्त्यां देवेशगणैः किलकिलो ध्वनिः क्व मातर्गच्छसि त्यक्त्वा रुदन्तो धाविताः पुनः
tasyāṃ vrajantyāṃ deveśagaṇaiḥ kilakilo dhvaniḥ kva mātargacchasi tyaktvā rudanto dhāvitāḥ punaḥ
As she was going, there was a clamorous outcry from the hosts of the lord of gods: "Where are you going, mother, forsaking (us)?" — and weeping they ran after her.
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MtP 155.26
विष्टभ्य चरणौ देव्या वीरको बाष्पगद्गदम् प्रोवाच मातः किंत्वेतत् क्व यासि कुपितान्तरा
viṣṭabhya caraṇau devyā vīrako bāṣpagadgadam provāca mātaḥ kiṃtvetat kva yāsi kupitāntarā
Vīraka, clasping the goddess's feet, his voice choked with tears, said: "Mother, what is this? Where are you going, with anger within you?
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MtP 155.27
अहं त्वामनुयास्यामि व्रजन्तीं स्नेहवर्जिताम् नो चेत्पतिष्ये शिखरात् तपोनिष्ठे त्वयोज्झितः
ahaṃ tvāmanuyāsyāmi vrajantīṃ snehavarjitām no cetpatiṣye śikharāt taponiṣṭhe tvayojjhitaḥ
I will follow you as you go, bereft of affection (for me); if not, I shall throw myself from a peak, abandoned by you, O you who are devoted to austerity."
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MtP 155.28
उन्नाम्य वदनं देवी दक्षिणेन तु पाणिना उवाच वीरकं माता शोकं पुत्रक मा कृथाः
unnāmya vadanaṃ devī dakṣiṇena tu pāṇinā uvāca vīrakaṃ mātā śokaṃ putraka mā kṛthāḥ
Lifting up his face with her right hand, the goddess, his mother, said to Vīraka: "Do not grieve, little son.
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MtP 155.29
शैलाग्रात्पतितुं नैव न चागन्तुं मया सह युक्तं ते पुत्र वक्ष्यामि येन कार्येण तच्छृणु
śailāgrātpatituṃ naiva na cāgantuṃ mayā saha yuktaṃ te putra vakṣyāmi yena kāryeṇa tacchṛṇu
It is not right for you either to fall from a mountain top or to come with me, my son; I will tell you the purpose for which (I go) — listen to it.
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MtP 155.30
कृष्णेत्युक्त्वा हरेणाहं निन्दिता चाप्यनिन्दिता सार्हं तपः करिष्यामि येन गौरीत्वमाप्नुयाम्
kṛṣṇetyuktvā hareṇāhaṃ ninditā cāpyaninditā sārhaṃ tapaḥ kariṣyāmi yena gaurītvamāpnuyām
Having been called 'Black one' by Hara, I was reviled, though not deserving reviling; I shall perform austerity befitting that, by which I may obtain fairness (the state of being Gaurī).
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MtP 155.31
एष स्त्रीलम्पटो देवो यातायां मय्यनन्तरम् द्वाररक्षा त्वया कार्या नित्यं रन्ध्रान्ववेक्षिणा
eṣa strīlampaṭo devo yātāyāṃ mayyanantaram dvārarakṣā tvayā kāryā nityaṃ randhrānvavekṣiṇā
This god is greedy for women; once I have gone, immediately the door must be guarded by you, always watching for a chink (an opening).
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MtP 155.32
यथा न काचित् प्रविशेद् योषिदत्र हरान्तिकम् दृष्ट्वा परांस्त्रियं चात्र वदेथा मम पुत्रक
yathā na kācit praviśed yoṣidatra harāntikam dṛṣṭvā parāṃstriyaṃ cātra vadethā mama putraka
So that no woman may enter here into Hara's presence; and if you see another woman here, you must tell me, my little son."
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MtP 155.33
शीघ्रम् एव करिष्यामि यथायुक्तम् अनन्तरम् एवमस्त्विति देवीं स वीरकः प्राह सांप्रतम्
śīghram eva kariṣyāmi yathāyuktam anantaram evamastviti devīṃ sa vīrakaḥ prāha sāṃpratam
"I will do at once and thereafter just as is proper — let it be so" — thus Vīraka then said to the goddess.
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MtP 155.34
मातुराज्ञामृताह्लादप्लाविताङ्गो गतज्वरः जगाम कक्षां संद्रष्टुं प्रणिपत्य च मातरम्
māturājñāmṛtāhlādaplāvitāṅgo gatajvaraḥ jagāma kakṣāṃ saṃdraṣṭuṃ praṇipatya ca mātaram
His body flooded with the delight of the nectar of his mother's command, his fever gone, and having bowed to his mother, he went to watch the (door of the) inner apartment.
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