Matsya Purana — Chapter 157

MtP 157.1

मातरं मा परित्यज्य यस्मात्त्वं स्नेहविक्लवाम् विहितावसरः स्त्रीणां शंकरस्य रहोविधौ

mātaraṃ mā parityajya yasmāttvaṃ snehaviklavām vihitāvasaraḥ strīṇāṃ śaṃkarasya rahovidhau

"Since you abandoned me, your mother, who was overcome with affection, and made an opening for (other) women in Śaṅkara's privacy —"

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MtP 157.2

तस्मात्ते परुषा रूक्षा जडा हृदयवर्जिता गणेश क्षारसदृशी शिला माता भविष्यति

tasmātte paruṣā rūkṣā jaḍā hṛdayavarjitā gaṇeśa kṣārasadṛśī śilā mātā bhaviṣyati

"— therefore, Gaṇeśa, your mother shall be a rock: harsh, rough, senseless, devoid of heart, like a barren salt-flat."

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MtP 157.3

निमित्तमेतद्विख्यातं वीरकस्य शिलोदये सो ऽभवत्प्रक्रमेणैव विचित्राख्यानसंश्रयः

nimittametadvikhyātaṃ vīrakasya śilodaye so 'bhavatprakrameṇaiva vicitrākhyānasaṃśrayaḥ

This is the well-known occasion of Vīraka's turning to stone; in due course he became the subject of a marvellous tale.

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MtP 157.4

एवमुत्सृष्टशपाया गिरिपुत्र्यास्त्वनन्तरम् निर्जगाम मुखात्क्रोधः सिंहरूपी महाबलः

evamutsṛṣṭaśapāyā giriputryāstvanantaram nirjagāma mukhātkrodhaḥ siṃharūpī mahābalaḥ

Thus, right after the mountain's daughter had uttered the curse, wrath came forth from her mouth in the form of a lion, of great strength.

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MtP 157.5

स तु सिंहः करालास्यो जटाजटिलकंधरः प्रोद्धूतलम्बलाङ्गूलो दंष्ट्रोत्कटमुखातटः

sa tu siṃhaḥ karālāsyo jaṭājaṭilakaṃdharaḥ proddhūtalambalāṅgūlo daṃṣṭrotkaṭamukhātaṭaḥ

That lion had a gaping maw, its neck matted with tangled mane, its long tail raised and tossing, the slopes of its mouth jutting with fangs,

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MtP 157.6

व्यादितास्यो ललज्जिह्वः क्षामकुक्षिश्चिखादिषुः तस्याशु वर्तितुं देवी व्यवस्यत सती तदा

vyāditāsyo lalajjihvaḥ kṣāmakukṣiścikhādiṣuḥ tasyāśu vartituṃ devī vyavasyata satī tadā

its jaws wide open, tongue lolling, belly lean, eager to devour. Then the good goddess resolved that it should quickly be fed upon her (i.e. that she become its food).

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MtP 157.7

ज्ञात्वा मनोगतं तस्या भगवांश्चतुराननः आजगामाश्रमपदं संपदामाश्रयं तदा आगम्योवाच देवेशो गिरिजां स्पष्टया गिरा

jñātvā manogataṃ tasyā bhagavāṃścaturānanaḥ ājagāmāśramapadaṃ saṃpadāmāśrayaṃ tadā āgamyovāca deveśo girijāṃ spaṣṭayā girā

Knowing what was in her mind, the blessed four-faced one came then to the hermitage, that abode of blessings; and having come, the lord of gods spoke to the mountain's daughter in plain words:

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MtP 157.8

किं पुत्रि प्राप्तुकामासि किमलभ्यं ददामि ते विरम्यताम् अतिक्लेशात् तपसो ऽस्मान्मदाज्ञया

kiṃ putri prāptukāmāsi kimalabhyaṃ dadāmi te viramyatām atikleśāt tapaso 'smānmadājñayā

"What do you wish to obtain, daughter? What is there unobtainable that I might give you? Let there be an end, by my command, to this excessively painful austerity."

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MtP 157.9

तच्छ्रुत्वोवाच गिरिजा गुरोर्गौरत्वगर्भितम् वाक्यं वाचा चिरोद्गीर्णवर्णनिर्णीतवाञ्छितम्

tacchrutvovāca girijā gurorgauratvagarbhitam vākyaṃ vācā cirodgīrṇavarṇanirṇītavāñchitam

Hearing that, Girijā spoke to the elder a speech charged with (the matter of) fairness of skin, a wish long pent up and now settled in words uttered aloud:

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MtP 157.10

तपसा दुष्करेणाप्तः पतित्वे शंकरो मया स मां श्यामलवर्णेति बहुशः प्रोक्तवान्भवः

tapasā duṣkareṇāptaḥ patitve śaṃkaro mayā sa māṃ śyāmalavarṇeti bahuśaḥ proktavānbhavaḥ

"By hard austerity I obtained Śaṃkara as husband; yet Bhava has repeatedly called me 'dark-complexioned.'

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MtP 157.11

स्यामहं काञ्चनाकारा वाल्लभ्येन च संयुता भर्तुर्भूतपतेरङ्गम् एकतो निर्विशे ऽङ्गवत्

syāmahaṃ kāñcanākārā vāllabhyena ca saṃyutā bharturbhūtapateraṅgam ekato nirviśe 'ṅgavat

May I become golden in form and endowed with being beloved, and may I enter into the body of my husband, the lord of beings, as one with it, like a limb."

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MtP 157.12

तस्यास्तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच कमलासनः एवं भव त्वं भूयश्च भर्तृदेहार्धधारिणी

tasyāstadbhāṣitaṃ śrutvā provāca kamalāsanaḥ evaṃ bhava tvaṃ bhūyaśca bhartṛdehārdhadhāriṇī

Hearing that speech of hers, the lotus-seated one said: "So be it; and further, you shall bear half of your husband's body."

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MtP 157.13

ततस्तत्याज भृङ्गाङ्गं फुल्लनीलोत्पलत्वचम्

tatastatyāja bhṛṅgāṅgaṃ phullanīlotpalatvacam

Then she cast off her bee-dark body, whose skin was (dark) as a blossoming blue lotus.

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MtP 157.14

त्वचा सा चाभवद्दीप्ता घण्टाहस्ता त्रिलोचना नानाभरणपूर्णाङ्गी पीतकौशेयधारिणी

tvacā sā cābhavaddīptā ghaṇṭāhastā trilocanā nānābharaṇapūrṇāṅgī pītakauśeyadhāriṇī

And out of that skin she came to be, shining, bell in hand, three-eyed, her limbs covered with various ornaments, wearing yellow silk.

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MtP 157.15

तामब्रवीत्ततो ब्रह्मा देवीं नीलाम्बुजत्विषम् निशे भूधरजादेहसम्पर्कात् त्वं ममाज्ञया

tāmabravīttato brahmā devīṃ nīlāmbujatviṣam niśe bhūdharajādehasamparkāt tvaṃ mamājñayā

Then Brahmā said to her, the goddess with the sheen of a blue lotus: "O Niśā, by contact with the body of the mountain-born one, you, by my command,

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MtP 157.16

सम्प्राप्ता कृतकृत्यत्वम् एकानंशा पुरा ह्यसि य एष सिंहः प्रोद्भूतो देव्याः क्रोधाद्वरानने

samprāptā kṛtakṛtyatvam ekānaṃśā purā hyasi ya eṣa siṃhaḥ prodbhūto devyāḥ krodhādvarānane

have attained the state of having your task fulfilled; for formerly you were Ekānaṃśā (a single portion). This lion that has arisen from the goddess's wrath, O fair-faced one —

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MtP 157.17

स ते ऽस्तु वाहनं देवि केतौ चास्तु महाबलः गच्छ विन्ध्याचलं तत्र सुरकार्यं करिष्यसि

sa te 'stu vāhanaṃ devi ketau cāstu mahābalaḥ gaccha vindhyācalaṃ tatra surakāryaṃ kariṣyasi

let him be your mount, O goddess, and let the mighty one be on your banner too. Go to the Vindhya mountain; there you shall accomplish the work of the gods.

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MtP 157.18

पञ्चालो नाम यक्षो ऽयं यक्षलक्षपदानुगः दत्तस्ते किंकरो देवि मया मायाशतैर्युतः

pañcālo nāma yakṣo 'yaṃ yakṣalakṣapadānugaḥ dattaste kiṃkaro devi mayā māyāśatairyutaḥ

This yakṣa named Pañcāla, followed by a hundred thousand yakṣas at his feet, is given to you as a servant by me, O goddess, endowed with hundreds of magic powers."

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MtP 157.19

इत्युक्ता कौशिकी देवी विन्ध्यशैलं जगाम ह उमापि प्राप्तसंकल्पा जगाम गिरिशान्तिकम्

ityuktā kauśikī devī vindhyaśailaṃ jagāma ha umāpi prāptasaṃkalpā jagāma giriśāntikam

Thus addressed, the goddess Kauśikī went to the Vindhya mountain; and Umā too, her resolve fulfilled, went into the presence of the mountain-dweller (Śiva).

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MtP 157.20

प्रविशन्तीं तु तां द्वाराद् अपकृष्य समाहितः रुरोध वीरको देवीं हेमवेत्रलताधरः

praviśantīṃ tu tāṃ dvārād apakṛṣya samāhitaḥ rurodha vīrako devīṃ hemavetralatādharaḥ

But as she was entering at the door, Vīraka, holding his golden cane, attentively pushed her back and barred the goddess's way.

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MtP 157.21

तामुवाच स कोपेन रूपात्तु व्यभिचारिणीम् प्रयोजनं न ते ऽस्तीह गच्छ यावन्न भेत्स्यसे

tāmuvāca sa kopena rūpāttu vyabhicāriṇīm prayojanaṃ na te 'stīha gaccha yāvanna bhetsyase

In anger he said to her, who had changed from her (former) form: "You have no business here; go, before you are split apart.

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MtP 157.22

देव्या रूपधरो दैत्यो देवं वञ्चयितुं त्विह प्रविष्टो न च दृष्टो ऽसौ स वै देवेन घातितः

devyā rūpadharo daityo devaṃ vañcayituṃ tviha praviṣṭo na ca dṛṣṭo 'sau sa vai devena ghātitaḥ

A demon wearing the goddess's form entered here to deceive the god, and was not detected; yet he was indeed slain by the god.

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MtP 157.23

घातिते चाहमाज्ञप्तो नीलकण्ठेन कोपिना द्वारेषु नावधानं ते यस्मात्पश्यामि वै ततः

ghātite cāhamājñapto nīlakaṇṭhena kopinā dvāreṣu nāvadhānaṃ te yasmātpaśyāmi vai tataḥ

And when he had been slain, I was commanded by the angry Blue-throated One: "Since I see that you keep no watch at the doors, therefore—"

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MtP 157.24

भविष्यसि न मद्द्वाःस्थो वर्षपूगान्यनेकशः अतस्ते ऽत्र न दास्यामि प्रवेशं गम्यतां द्रुतम्

bhaviṣyasi na maddvāḥstho varṣapūgānyanekaśaḥ ataste 'tra na dāsyāmi praveśaṃ gamyatāṃ drutam

"—you shall not be my doorkeeper for many a multitude of years. Hence I shall not grant you entry here; go at once."

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