Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 36
NarP 2 36.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच मोहिनी मोहमुत्सृज्य गता विबुधमन्दिरम् । भर्त्सिता देवदूतेन स्थितिस्ते ऽत्र न पापिनी
vasiṣṭha uvāca mohinī mohamutsṛjya gatā vibudhamandiram / bhartsitā devadūtena sthitiste 'tra na pāpinī
Vasiṣṭha said: Mohinī, having given up her delusion, went to the mansion of the gods. (There) she was rebuked by the gods' messenger: "There is no place for you here, sinful woman."
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NarP 2 36.2
पापशीले सुदुर्मेधे भर्तृनिन्दापरायणे । हरिवासरलोपिन्यां वासस्ते न त्रिविष्टपे
pāpaśīle sudurmedhe bhartṛnindāparāyaṇe / harivāsaralopinyāṃ vāsaste na triviṣṭape
"O you of sinful character, most evil-minded, devoted to reviling your husband, you who broke (the observance of) Hari's day — there is no dwelling for you in heaven.
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NarP 2 36.3
धर्मतो विमुखानां च नरके वास इष्यते । एवमुक्त्वा तु तां वायुः क्रूरं वचनपद्भुतम्
dharmato vimukhānāṃ ca narake vāsa iṣyate / evamuktvā tu tāṃ vāyuḥ krūraṃ vacanapadbhutam
For those turned away from dharma, dwelling in hell is what is prescribed." Having spoken thus to her, the Wind (god) — a cruel and astonishing speech —
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NarP 2 36.4
ताडयित्वा च दण्डेन प्रेरयामास यातनाम् । एवं संताडिता राजन् देवदूतेन मोहिनी
tāḍayitvā ca daṇḍena prerayāmāsa yātanām / evaṃ saṃtāḍitā rājan devadūtena mohinī
and having struck her with his staff, he drove her on to torment. Thus beaten, O king, by the messenger of the gods, Mohinī —
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NarP 2 36.5
ब्रह्मदण्डपराभूता संप्राप्ता नरकं नृप । तत्र धर्माज्ञया सा तु दूतैः संताडिता चिरम्
brahmadaṇḍaparābhūtā saṃprāptā narakaṃ nṛpa / tatra dharmājñayā sā tu dūtaiḥ saṃtāḍitā ciram
overpowered by the brahmin's curse — reached hell, O king. There, by Dharma's command, she was beaten by the messengers for a long time.
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NarP 2 36.6
सर्वेषु क्रमशो गत्वा नरकेषु निपातिता । पापे धर्माङ्गदः पुत्रो घातितः पतिपाणिना
sarveṣu kramaśo gatvā narakeṣu nipātitā / pāpe dharmāṅgadaḥ putro ghātitaḥ patipāṇinā
Going in turn into all the hells, she was cast down (into them): "O sinful one, your son Dharmāṅgada was slain by his father's hand
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NarP 2 36.7
त्वया यतस्ततो भुङ्क्ष्व कृतकर्मफलं त्विह । प्रजाहितं स्थिरप्रज्ञं महेन्द्रवरुणोपमम्
tvayā yatastato bhuṅkṣva kṛtakarmaphalaṃ tviha / prajāhitaṃ sthiraprajñaṃ mahendravaruṇopamam
because of you — therefore here enjoy the fruit of the deed you did: (he who was) a benefactor of his subjects, firm in wisdom, comparable to great Indra and Varuṇa,
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NarP 2 36.8
सप्तद्वीपाधिपं पुत्रं हत्वेदृक्फलभोगिनी । प्राकृतस्यापि पुत्रस्य हिंसायां ब्रह्महा भवेत्
saptadvīpādhipaṃ putraṃ hatvedṛkphalabhoginī / prākṛtasyāpi putrasya hiṃsāyāṃ brahmahā bhavet
the lord of the seven continents — having killed such a son, you are one who reaps such a fruit. Even in the killing of an ordinary son one becomes a brahmin-slayer;
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NarP 2 36.9
किं पुनर्द्धर्मयुक्तस्य पापे धर्माङ्गदस्य च । एवं निर्भत्सिता दूतैर्यमस्य नृपसत्तम
kiṃ punarddharmayuktasya pāpe dharmāṅgadasya ca / evaṃ nirbhatsitā dūtairyamasya nṛpasattama
how much more, O sinful one, in the case of Dharmāṅgada, who was joined with dharma!" Thus reviled by the messengers of Yama, O best of kings,
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NarP 2 36.10
बुभुजे यातनाः सर्वाः क्रमशः शमनोदिताः । ब्रह्मदण्डहतायास्तु देहस्पर्शेन यातनाः
bubhuje yātanāḥ sarvāḥ kramaśaḥ śamanoditāḥ / brahmadaṇḍahatāyāstu dehasparśena yātanāḥ
she experienced all the torments in turn as ordained by Śamana (Yama). But, since she had been struck down by the brahmin's curse, the torments, at the touch of her body,
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NarP 2 36.11
ज्वलिताङ्गा बभूवुस्ता धारणाय न तु क्षमाः । ततस्ते नरका राजन् धर्मराजमुपागताः
jvalitāṅgā babhūvustā dhāraṇāya na tu kṣamāḥ / tataste narakā rājan dharmarājamupāgatāḥ
had their limbs set aflame; they were not able to bear it. Then, O king, those hells went to Dharmarāja
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NarP 2 36.12
प्रोचुः प्राञ्जलयो भीतास्तदङ्गस्पर्शपीडिताः । देवदेव जगन्नाथ धर्मराज दयां कुरु
procuḥ prāñjalayo bhītāstadaṅgasparśapīḍitāḥ / devadeva jagannātha dharmarāja dayāṃ kuru
and, frightened, tormented by the touch of her body, they spoke with joined palms: "God of gods, lord of the world, Dharmarāja, show mercy!
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NarP 2 36.13
इमां निःसारयाशु त्वं यातनाभ्यः सुखाय नः । यस्याः स्पर्शनतो नाथ भस्मभूताः क्षणादहो
imāṃ niḥsārayāśu tvaṃ yātanābhyaḥ sukhāya naḥ / yasyāḥ sparśanato nātha bhasmabhūtāḥ kṣaṇādaho
Quickly remove her from the torments, for our ease — she from whose touch, O lord, alas, we shall in a moment
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NarP 2 36.14
भविष्यामस्ततस्त्वेनां नरकेभ्यो विवासय । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां धर्मराजो ऽतिविस्मितः
bhaviṣyāmastatastvenāṃ narakebhyo vivāsaya / tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ dharmarājo 'tivismitaḥ
become ash. Therefore banish her from the hells." Hearing that speech of theirs, Dharmarāja was greatly amazed
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NarP 2 36.15
दूतान्स्वान्प्रत्युवाचेयं निःसार्या मम मन्दिरात् । यो ब्रह्मदण्डनिर्दग्धः पुमान् स्त्री वा च तस्करः
dūtānsvānpratyuvāceyaṃ niḥsāryā mama mandirāt / yo brahmadaṇḍanirdagdhaḥ pumān strī vā ca taskaraḥ
and replied to his own messengers: "She is to be expelled from my abode. Whoever — man or woman or thief — has been burnt by the brahmin's curse,
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NarP 2 36.16
तस्य पापस्य संस्पर्शं नेच्छति यातना मम । तस्मादिमां महापापां भर्तुर्वचनलोपिनीम्
tasya pāpasya saṃsparśaṃ necchati yātanā mama / tasmādimāṃ mahāpāpāṃ bharturvacanalopinīm
my torments do not wish contact with that sinner. Therefore this great sinner, who broke her husband's word,
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NarP 2 36.17
पुत्रघ्नीं धर्महन्त्रीं च ब्रह्मदण्डहतामपि । निःसारयत मे बापि देहो ज्वलति दर्शंनात्
putraghnīṃ dharmahantrīṃ ca brahmadaṇḍahatāmapi / niḥsārayata me bāpi deho jvalati darśaṃnāt
the slayer of her son, the destroyer of dharma, struck down too by the brahmin's curse — expel her! Even my body burns at the sight (of her)."
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NarP 2 36.18
इत्युक्तास्ते तदा दूता धर्मराजेन भूपते । प्रहरन्तो ऽस्त्रशस्त्रैश्च बहिश्चक्रुर्यमक्षयात्
ityuktāste tadā dūtā dharmarājena bhūpate / praharanto 'straśastraiśca bahiścakruryamakṣayāt
Thus addressed, O king, the messengers of the King of Dharma, striking (her) with missiles and weapons, drove (her) out of Yama's abode.
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NarP 2 36.19
ततः सा दुःखिता राजन् मोहिनी मोहसंयुता । पातालं प्रययौ तत्र पातालस्थैर्निवारिता
tataḥ sā duḥkhitā rājan mohinī mohasaṃyutā / pātālaṃ prayayau tatra pātālasthairnivāritā
Then she, grieving, O king — Mohinī, filled with bewilderment — went to the netherworld, and there she was turned away by the dwellers of the netherworld.
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NarP 2 36.20
ततस्तु व्रीडितात्यर्थः मोहिनी ब्रह्मणः सुता । जनकस्यान्तिकं गत्वा दुःखं स्वं संन्यवेदयत्
tatastu vrīḍitātyarthaḥ mohinī brahmaṇaḥ sutā / janakasyāntikaṃ gatvā duḥkhaṃ svaṃ saṃnyavedayat
Then Mohinī, Brahmā's daughter, exceedingly ashamed, went into her father's presence and made known her own suffering.
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NarP 2 36.21
तात तन्नास्ति मे स्थानं त्रैलोक्ये सचरा चरे । यत्र यत्र तु गच्छामि तत्र तत्र क्षिपन्ति माम्
tāta tannāsti me sthānaṃ trailokye sacarā care / yatra yatra tu gacchāmi tatra tatra kṣipanti mām
"Father, there is no place for me in the three worlds, with (all their) moving and unmoving (beings); wherever I go, there they cast me out.
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NarP 2 36.22
अहं निर्वासिता लोकैर्घातयित्वायुधैर्दृढम् । भवदाज्ञां समादाय गता रुक्मविभूषणम्
ahaṃ nirvāsitā lokairghātayitvāyudhairdṛḍham / bhavadājñāṃ samādāya gatā rukmavibhūṣaṇam
"I have been banished by the worlds, after being beaten hard with weapons. Taking up your command, I went to Rukmāṅgada.
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NarP 2 36.23
मया व्यवसितं चेदं सर्वलोकविगर्हितम् । क्लेशयित्वा तु भर्तारं पुत्रं हत्वा वरासिना
mayā vyavasitaṃ cedaṃ sarvalokavigarhitam / kleśayitvā tu bhartāraṃ putraṃ hatvā varāsinā
"And this that was resolved by me is censured by all the world: having tormented (her) husband and killed (her) son with an excellent sword,
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NarP 2 36.24
संध्यावलीं क्षोभयित्वा पितः प्राप्ता दशा मिमाम् । न गतिर्विद्यते देव पापाया मम सांप्रतम्
saṃdhyāvalīṃ kṣobhayitvā pitaḥ prāptā daśā mimām / na gatirvidyate deva pāpāyā mama sāṃpratam
"and having agitated Saṃdhyāvalī, father, I have come to this condition. There is no refuge to be found now, O god, for me, a sinful woman.
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NarP 2 36.25
विशेषाद्द्विजशापेन जाताहं दुःखभागिनी । विप्रवाक्यहताना च दग्धानां चित्रभानुना
viśeṣāddvijaśāpena jātāhaṃ duḥkhabhāginī / vipravākyahatānā ca dagdhānāṃ citrabhānunā
"Especially by a brahmin's curse have I become a sharer in sorrow. And of those slain by a brahmin's word, and of those burned by fire,
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NarP 2 36.26
दिवाकीर्तिहतानां च भक्षितानां मृगादिभिः । शतह्रदाविपन्नानां मुक्तिदा स्वर्णदी पितः
divākīrtihatānāṃ ca bhakṣitānāṃ mṛgādibhiḥ / śatahradāvipannānāṃ muktidā svarṇadī pitaḥ
"and of those killed by outcastes, and of those devoured by beasts and the like, and of those who have perished by lightning, the golden river (Gaṅgā) is the giver of release, father.
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NarP 2 36.27
यदि त्वं त्रिदशैः सार्द्धं विप्रं तं शापदायिनम् । प्रसादयसि मत्प्रीत्या तर्हि मे विहिता गतिः
yadi tvaṃ tridaśaiḥ sārddhaṃ vipraṃ taṃ śāpadāyinam / prasādayasi matprītyā tarhi me vihitā gatiḥ
"If you, together with the thirty (gods), propitiate that brahmin who gave the curse, out of affection for me, then a refuge is ordained for me."
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NarP 2 36.28
तां तथावादिनीं राजन् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । शिवेन्द्रधर्मसूर्याग्निदेवेशैर्मुनिभिर्युतः
tāṃ tathāvādinīṃ rājan brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ / śivendradharmasūryāgnideveśairmunibhiryutaḥ
To her who spoke thus, O king, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, accompanied by Śiva, Indra, Dharma, Sūrya, Agni, the lords of the gods, and the sages —
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NarP 2 36.29
मोहिनीमग्रतः कृत्वा जगाम द्विजसन्निधौ । तत्र गत्वा महीपाल ब्रह्मा देवादिभिर्वृतः
mohinīmagrataḥ kṛtvā jagāma dvijasannidhau / tatra gatvā mahīpāla brahmā devādibhirvṛtaḥ
placing Mohinī in front, he went into the brahmin's presence. Having gone there, O protector of the earth, Brahmā, surrounded by the gods and the rest,
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NarP 2 36.30
महता गौरवेणापि नमश्चक्रे स्वयं विधिः । भूप रुद्रादिदेवैस्तु पूज्यो मान्यः पितामहः
mahatā gauraveṇāpi namaścakre svayaṃ vidhiḥ / bhūpa rudrādidevaistu pūjyo mānyaḥ pitāmahaḥ
the Creator himself made obeisance, and with great respect. O king, the Grandfather is (one who is) to be worshipped and honoured by Rudra and the other gods,
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NarP 2 36.31
मोहिनीप्रीतये मुग्धः स्वयं चक्रे नमस्क्रियाम् । कार्ये महति संप्राप्ते ह्यसाध्ये भुवनत्रये
mohinīprītaye mugdhaḥ svayaṃ cakre namaskriyām / kārye mahati saṃprāpte hyasādhye bhuvanatraye
(yet) infatuated, for Mohinī's pleasure he himself performed the act of salutation. When a great task is at hand, one unaccomplishable in the three worlds,
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NarP 2 36.32
न दूषितं भवेद्भूप यविष्ठस्याभिवादनम् । स द्विजो वेदवेदाङ्गपरगस्तपसि स्थितः
na dūṣitaṃ bhavedbhūpa yaviṣṭhasyābhivādanam / sa dvijo vedavedāṅgaparagastapasi sthitaḥ
saluting a younger person would not be blameworthy, O king. That brahmin, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedic sciences, established in austerity,
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NarP 2 36.33
संप्रेक्ष्य लोककर्तारं देवैः सह समागतम् । समुत्थाय नमश्चक्रे ब्रह्माणं तान्मुनीन्सुरान्
saṃprekṣya lokakartāraṃ devaiḥ saha samāgatam / samutthāya namaścakre brahmāṇaṃ tānmunīnsurān
seeing the Maker of the worlds arrived together with the gods, rose up and made obeisance to Brahmā, to those sages and gods;
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NarP 2 36.34
वासयामास भक्त्या च स्तुतिं चक्रे ऽब्जजन्मनः । ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान् लोककर्त्ता जगद्गुरुः
vāsayāmāsa bhaktyā ca stutiṃ cakre 'bjajanmanaḥ / tataḥ prasanno bhagavān lokakarttā jagadguruḥ
and he seated (them) with devotion and made praise of the lotus-born. Then the Lord, Maker of the worlds, teacher of the universe, was pleased.
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NarP 2 36.35
ते द्विजं प्रार्थयामासुर्मोहिन्यर्थे नृपार्चितम् । तात विप्र सदाचार परलोकोपकारक
te dvijaṃ prārthayāmāsurmohinyarthe nṛpārcitam / tāta vipra sadācāra paralokopakāraka
They entreated the brahmin, honoured by kings, on Mohinī's behalf: "Dear brahmin, of good conduct, benefactor for the other world,
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NarP 2 36.36
कृपां कुरु कृपासिंधो मोहिनीगतिदो भव । मया संप्रेषिता ब्रह्मन् रुक्माङ्गदविमोहने
kṛpāṃ kuru kṛpāsiṃdho mohinīgatido bhava / mayā saṃpreṣitā brahman rukmāṅgadavimohane
"show mercy, O ocean of mercy; be the giver of a refuge to Mohinī. By me, O brahmin, she was sent to bewilder Rukmāṅgada —
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NarP 2 36.37
सुता मे यमलोकं तु शून्यं दृष्ट्वा च मानद । वैकुण्ठं संकुलं प्रेक्ष्य लोकैः सर्वैर्नि राकुलैः
sutā me yamalokaṃ tu śūnyaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca mānada / vaikuṇṭhaṃ saṃkulaṃ prekṣya lokaiḥ sarvairni rākulaiḥ
"my daughter, O giver of honour, when I saw Yama's world empty and beheld Vaikuṇṭha crowded with all the peoples, free of trouble.
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NarP 2 36.38
मनसोत्पादिता देवी देवानां हितकारिणी । निशामय धरादेव यद्ब्रवीमि तवाग्रतः
manasotpāditā devī devānāṃ hitakāriṇī / niśāmaya dharādeva yadbravīmi tavāgrataḥ
(This) goddess was brought forth by (my) mind, one who works for the good of the gods. Listen, O god of the earth (brahmin), to what I say before you:
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NarP 2 36.39
गतिं धर्मस्यातिसूक्ष्मां लोककल्याणकारिणीम् । अनया निकषाश्याङ्ग्या परीक्ष्य स्वर्णभूषणः
gatiṃ dharmasyātisūkṣmāṃ lokakalyāṇakāriṇīm / anayā nikaṣāśyāṅgyā parīkṣya svarṇabhūṣaṇaḥ
the course of dharma, exceedingly subtle, which brings welfare to the world. Having been tested by this woman whose body is a touchstone, (the king,) an ornament of gold,
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NarP 2 36.40
सदारः ससुतो ब्रह्मन्प्रापितो हरिमन्दिरम् । राज्ञाप्रहतया भक्त्या हरिवासरपालनात्
sadāraḥ sasuto brahmanprāpito harimandiram / rājñāprahatayā bhaktyā harivāsarapālanāt
together with his wife and his son, O brahmin, was brought to the palace of Hari, by the devotion practised by the king through his keeping of Hari's day (the eleventh).
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NarP 2 36.43
कृतं शून्यं यमस्थानं लिपिमार्जनकर्मणा । देवापकारो विप्रर्षे न क्षमो बाहुजन्मना ॥ नर्प्_२,३६।४१ ॥ भूसुराणां विशेषेणं यातास्ते तत्सहायकाः ॥ नर्प्_२,३६।४२ ॥ न प्राप्यते साङ्घ्यविदा तु यच्च नाष्टाङ्गयोगेन तु भक्तिगम्यम् । तत्प्रापितं भूसुर भूपभर्तुर्निजस्य पुत्रस्य तथा सपत्न्याः
kṛtaṃ śūnyaṃ yamasthānaṃ lipimārjanakarmaṇā / devāpakāro viprarṣe na kṣamo bāhujanmanā // narp_2,36.41 // bhūsurāṇāṃ viśeṣeṇaṃ yātāste tatsahāyakāḥ // narp_2,36.42 // na prāpyate sāṅghyavidā tu yacca nāṣṭāṅgayogena tu bhaktigamyam / tatprāpitaṃ bhūsura bhūpabharturnijasya putrasya tathā sapatnyāḥ
Yama's abode has been made empty by the act of wiping out the records. An injury to the gods, O sage among brahmins, is not to be pardoned when done by one born of the (Creator's) arm; and especially (an injury) to the gods of the earth (brahmins). Those helpers of his have departed. And that which is not attained by the knower of Sāṃkhya, nor by the eightfold yoga, but is reached (only) by devotion — that, O god of the earth, was made to be attained by the lord of kings for himself, for his son, and for his co-wife.
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NarP 2 36.44
यत्पुण्यशीलस्य नृपस्य भूपशिरोमणेराचरितं प्रतीपम् । तत्पापवेगेन बभूव विद्रुता भस्मावशेषा तव शापदग्धा
yatpuṇyaśīlasya nṛpasya bhūpaśiromaṇerācaritaṃ pratīpam / tatpāpavegena babhūva vidrutā bhasmāvaśeṣā tava śāpadagdhā
What was done in opposition to that king of pious conduct, the crown-jewel of kings — by the force of that sin she was scattered and left as mere ashes, burnt by your curse.
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NarP 2 36.45
देवार्थमेषा भववर्द्धनार्थं नृपोपकाराय च संप्रवृत्ता । न स्वार्थकामा लभते ऽवमानं कथं द्विजातो ऽपकृतिं क्षमस्व
devārthameṣā bhavavarddhanārthaṃ nṛpopakārāya ca saṃpravṛttā / na svārthakāmā labhate 'vamānaṃ kathaṃ dvijāto 'pakṛtiṃ kṣamasva
For the sake of the gods, for the increase of worldly existence, and for the king's benefit was she set to work. Not desiring her own advantage, she meets with dishonour. How (can this be)? O twice-born, forgive the wrong.
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NarP 2 36.46
दयां कुरुष्व प्रशमं भजस्व पिष्टस्य पेषो नहि नीतियुक्तः । शापप्रदानेननिपातितेयं कुरु प्रसादं गतिदो भवत्वम् । यस्मिन्कृते ब्राह्मण मोहिनीयं बुद्धिं त्यजेत्क्रूरतरां त्वयीज्ये
dayāṃ kuruṣva praśamaṃ bhajasva piṣṭasya peṣo nahi nītiyuktaḥ / śāpapradānenanipātiteyaṃ kuru prasādaṃ gatido bhavatvam / yasminkṛte brāhmaṇa mohinīyaṃ buddhiṃ tyajetkrūratarāṃ tvayījye
Show compassion, take to calm; grinding what is already ground accords with no policy. She has been struck down by the giving of the curse; show favour, become a giver of (onward) passage — for when that is done, O brahmin, this Mohinī will abandon her very cruel intent toward you, who are worthy of worship.
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NarP 2 36.47
स एवमुक्तः कमलासनेन विमृश्य बुद्ध्या विससर्ज कोपम् । उवाच देवं त्रिदशाधिनाथं विमोहिनीदेहकृतं द्विजेन्द्रः
sa evamuktaḥ kamalāsanena vimṛśya buddhyā visasarja kopam / uvāca devaṃ tridaśādhināthaṃ vimohinīdehakṛtaṃ dvijendraḥ
He, thus addressed by the lotus-seated one (Brahmā), having reflected with his intelligence, let go of his anger; and the best of the twice-born spoke to the god, the lord of the thirty, who had made Mohinī's body.
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NarP 2 36.48
बहुपापयुता देव मोहिनी तनया तव । न लोकेषु स्थितिस्तस्मात्प्राणिभिः संकुलेषु च
bahupāpayutā deva mohinī tanayā tava / na lokeṣu sthitistasmātprāṇibhiḥ saṃkuleṣu ca
O god, your daughter Mohinī is joined with much sin; therefore there is no dwelling for her in the worlds, crowded as they are with living beings.
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NarP 2 36.49
मया विमृश्य सुचिरं मोद्दिन्यर्थं विचिन्तितम् । तद्दास्यमि तव प्रीत्या त्वं हि पूज्यतरो मम
mayā vimṛśya suciraṃ moddinyarthaṃ vicintitam / taddāsyami tava prītyā tvaṃ hi pūjyataro mama
After long reflection something has been thought out by me for Mohinī's sake; that I shall give out of affection for you, for you are the more worthy of my honour.
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NarP 2 36.50
यथा तव वचः सत्यं मम चापि सुरेश्वर । देवकार्यं च भविता मोहिनीकृतत्यमेव च
yathā tava vacaḥ satyaṃ mama cāpi sureśvara / devakāryaṃ ca bhavitā mohinīkṛtatyameva ca
So that your word may be true and mine also, O lord of the gods, and the gods' business shall be accomplished, and likewise what Mohinī has done.
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NarP 2 36.51
यन्नाक्रान्तं हि भूतौघैस्तत्स्थाने मोहिनीस्थितिः । जङ्गमाजङ्गमैर्भूमिर्व्याप्ता द्वीपवती सदा
yannākrāntaṃ hi bhūtaughaistatsthāne mohinīsthitiḥ / jaṅgamājaṅgamairbhūmirvyāptā dvīpavatī sadā
Wherever it is not overrun by throngs of beings, in that place shall be Mohinī's station. The earth with its islands is always filled with the moving and the unmoving,
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NarP 2 36.52
तलानि चापि दैत्याद्यैराकाशः पक्षिपूर्वकैः । नाकः सुकृतिभिर्जीवैर्नरकाः पापकर्मभिः
talāni cāpi daityādyairākāśaḥ pakṣipūrvakaiḥ / nākaḥ sukṛtibhirjīvairnarakāḥ pāpakarmabhiḥ
the nether regions too by daityas and the rest, the sky by birds and their kind, heaven by beings of good deeds, the hells by doers of evil,
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NarP 2 36.53
झषाद्यैः सागरा व्याप्ता नैष्वस्पृष्यास्थितिस्ततः । ततो ब्रह्मा सुरैः सर्वैः संमन्त्र्य नृपसत्तम
jhaṣādyaiḥ sāgarā vyāptā naiṣvaspṛṣyāsthitistataḥ / tato brahmā suraiḥ sarvaiḥ saṃmantrya nṛpasattama
the seas are filled with fish and the like; hence there is nowhere for her to touch and stay. Then Brahmā, having taken counsel with all the gods, O best of kings,
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NarP 2 36.54
उवाच मोहिनीं देवीं नास्ति स्थानं तव क्वचित् । तच्छ्रुत्वा मोहिनी वाक्यं पितुराज्ञाविधायिनी
uvāca mohinīṃ devīṃ nāsti sthānaṃ tava kvacit / tacchrutvā mohinī vākyaṃ piturājñāvidhāyinī
said to the goddess Mohinī: "There is no place for you anywhere." Hearing that speech, Mohinī, who carries out her father's command,
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NarP 2 36.55
उवाच प्रणता सर्वान् हरिवासरनाशिनी । पुरोधसा समेतानो देवानां लोकसाक्षिणाम्
uvāca praṇatā sarvān harivāsaranāśinī / purodhasā sametāno devānāṃ lokasākṣiṇām
bowed and spoke to them all — she, the destroyer of Hari's day — to the gods, witnesses of the world, assembled together with the household priest:
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NarP 2 36.56
भवतां त्रिदशश्रेष्ठा एष बद्धो मयाञ्जलिः । प्रणिपातशतेनापि प्रसन्नेन हृदा सुराः
bhavatāṃ tridaśaśreṣṭhā eṣa baddho mayāñjaliḥ / praṇipātaśatenāpi prasannena hṛdā surāḥ
"O best of the thirty, this joining of my palms is made to you; and with a hundred prostrations, with a gladdened heart, O gods,
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NarP 2 36.57
दातव्यं याचितं मंह्यं सर्वेषां प्रीतिकारकम् । एकादश्याः प्रभावेण सर्वेषां पापिनां गतिः
dātavyaṃ yācitaṃ maṃhyaṃ sarveṣāṃ prītikārakam / ekādaśyāḥ prabhāveṇa sarveṣāṃ pāpināṃ gatiḥ
what I ask should be granted, (a thing) that gives pleasure to all: by the power of the eleventh day the (onward) passage of all sinners
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NarP 2 36.58
साध्यते तां सुरश्रेष्ठा वर्धितुं मे प्रयोजनम् । पतिः सपत्नी पुत्रश्च मया वैकुण्ठगाः कृताः
sādhyate tāṃ suraśreṣṭhā vardhituṃ me prayojanam / patiḥ sapatnī putraśca mayā vaikuṇṭhagāḥ kṛtāḥ
is accomplished — that, O best of gods, is what I would have increased for my purpose. Husband, co-wife and son have been made by me to go to Vaikuṇṭha."
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