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Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Purva Bhaga — Chapter 18

SiP 7.1 18.1

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायां पूर्वखण्डे सृष्टिकथनं नाम सप्तदशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १८ ऋषय ऊचुः देवी दक्षस्य तनया त्यक्त्वा दाक्षायणी तनुम् कथं हिमवतः पुत्री मेनायामभवत्पुरा

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe sṛṣṭikathanaṃ nāma saptadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 18 ṛṣaya ūcuḥ devī dakṣasya tanayā tyaktvā dākṣāyaṇī tanum kathaṃ himavataḥ putrī menāyāmabhavatpurā

Thus (ends) the seventeenth chapter, called The Account of Creation, in the earlier section of the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, the seventh (division) of the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. — Chapter 18. The sages said: How did the Goddess, the daughter of Dakṣa, having abandoned her body as Dākṣāyaṇī, formerly become the daughter of Himavat, (born) of Menā?

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SiP 7.1 18.2

कथं च निन्दितो रुद्रो दक्षेण च महात्मना निमित्तमपि किं तत्र येन स्यान्निंदितो भवः

kathaṃ ca nindito rudro dakṣeṇa ca mahātmanā nimittamapi kiṃ tatra yena syānniṃdito bhavaḥ

And how was Rudra reviled by the great-souled Dakṣa? And what was the occasion there, whereby Bhava came to be reviled?

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SiP 7.1 18.3

उत्पन्नश्च कथं दक्षो अभिशापाद्भवस्य तु चाक्षुषस्यांतरे पूर्वं मनोः प्रब्रूहि मारुत

utpannaśca kathaṃ dakṣo abhiśāpādbhavasya tu cākṣuṣasyāṃtare pūrvaṃ manoḥ prabrūhi māruta

And how was Dakṣa born (again) from the curse of Bhava, formerly in the interval of Manu Cākṣuṣa? Tell (us), O son of the Wind.

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SiP 7.1 18.4

वायुरुवाव शृण्वंतु कथयिष्यामि दक्षस्य लघुचेतसः वृत्तं पापात्प्रमादाच्च विश्वामरविदूषणम्

vāyuruvāva śṛṇvaṃtu kathayiṣyāmi dakṣasya laghucetasaḥ vṛttaṃ pāpātpramādācca viśvāmaravidūṣaṇam

Vāyu said: Listen; I shall recount what befell Dakṣa of small understanding — from sin and from heedlessness — an affair that brought censure on all the gods.

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SiP 7.1 18.5

पुरा सुरासुराः सर्वे सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः कदाचिद्द्रष्टुमीशानं हिमवच्छिखरं ययुः

purā surāsurāḥ sarve siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ kadāciddraṣṭumīśānaṃ himavacchikharaṃ yayuḥ

Formerly all the gods and demons, and the Siddhas and the supreme sages, once went to the peak of Himavat to see the Lord.

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SiP 7.1 18.6

तदा देवश्च देवी च दिव्यासनगतावुभौ दर्शनं ददतुस्तेषां देवादीनां द्विजोत्तमाः

tadā devaśca devī ca divyāsanagatāvubhau darśanaṃ dadatusteṣāṃ devādīnāṃ dvijottamāḥ

Then the God and the Goddess, both seated on a divine seat, granted a sight (of themselves) to those gods and the others, O best of the twice-born.

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SiP 7.1 18.7

तदानीमेव दक्षो ऽपि गतस्तत्र सहामरैः जामातरं हरं द्रष्टुं द्रष्टुं चात्मसुतां सतीम्

tadānīmeva dakṣo 'pi gatastatra sahāmaraiḥ jāmātaraṃ haraṃ draṣṭuṃ draṣṭuṃ cātmasutāṃ satīm

At that very time Dakṣa too went there along with the immortals, to see his son-in-law Hara and to see his own daughter Satī.

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SiP 7.1 18.8

तदात्मगौरवाद्देवो देव्या दक्षे समागते देवादिभ्यो विशेषेण न कदाचिदभूत्स्मृतिः

tadātmagauravāddevo devyā dakṣe samāgate devādibhyo viśeṣeṇa na kadācidabhūtsmṛtiḥ

Then, out of his own sense of dignity, when Dakṣa had arrived, the God, together with the Goddess, at no time gave any special notice (of him) among the gods and the rest.

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SiP 7.1 18.9

तस्य तस्याः परं भावमज्ञातुश्चापि केवलम् पुत्रीत्येवं विमूढस्य तस्यां वैरमजायत

tasya tasyāḥ paraṃ bhāvamajñātuścāpi kevalam putrītyevaṃ vimūḍhasya tasyāṃ vairamajāyata

Since he did not at all know her supreme nature, and was deluded, thinking only "(she is) my daughter," hostility toward her arose in him.

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SiP 7.1 18.10

ततस्तेनैव वैरेण विधिना च प्रचोदितः नाजुवाह भवं दक्षो दीक्षितस्तामपि द्विषन्

tatastenaiva vaireṇa vidhinā ca pracoditaḥ nājuvāha bhavaṃ dakṣo dīkṣitastāmapi dviṣan

Then, impelled by that very hostility and by fate, Dakṣa, when consecrated (for the sacrifice), did not invite Bhava, hating her too.

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SiP 7.1 18.11

अन्याञ् १जामातरस्सर्वानाहूय स यथाक्रमम् शतशः पुष्कलामर्चाञ्चकार च पृथक्पृथक्

anyāñ 1jāmātarassarvānāhūya sa yathākramam śataśaḥ puṣkalāmarcāñcakāra ca pṛthakpṛthak

Having summoned all his other sons-in-law in due order, he paid abundant honour to them by the hundred, to each one separately.

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SiP 7.1 18.12

तथा तान्संगताञ्छ्रुत्वा नारदस्य मुखात्तदा ययौ रुद्राय रुद्राणी विज्ञाप्य भवनं पितुः

tathā tānsaṃgatāñchrutvā nāradasya mukhāttadā yayau rudrāya rudrāṇī vijñāpya bhavanaṃ pituḥ

Then, hearing from Nārada's mouth that they had assembled thus, Rudrāṇī, having informed Rudra, went to her father's house.

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SiP 7.1 18.13

अथ संनिहितं दिव्यं विमानं विश्वतोमुखम् लक्षणाढ्यं सुखारोहमतिमात्रमनोहरम्

atha saṃnihitaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ viśvatomukham lakṣaṇāḍhyaṃ sukhārohamatimātramanoharam

Then (there stood) at hand a divine flying palace, facing every direction, rich in (auspicious) marks, easy to climb, exceedingly delightful,

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SiP 7.1 18.14

तप्तजांबूनदप्रख्यं चित्ररत्नपरिष्कृतम् मुक्तामयवितानाग्न्यं स्रग्दामसमलंकृतम्

taptajāṃbūnadaprakhyaṃ citraratnapariṣkṛtam muktāmayavitānāgnyaṃ sragdāmasamalaṃkṛtam

resembling refined gold, adorned with varied jewels, its top a canopy made of pearls, decked with wreaths and garlands,

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SiP 7.1 18.15

तप्तकंचननिर्व्यूहं रत्नस्तंभशतावृतम् वज्रकल्पितसोपानं विद्रुमस्तंभतोरणम्

taptakaṃcananirvyūhaṃ ratnastaṃbhaśatāvṛtam vajrakalpitasopānaṃ vidrumastaṃbhatoraṇam

with turrets of refined gold, surrounded by hundreds of jewelled pillars, its stairways fashioned of diamond, its archways with pillars of coral,

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SiP 7.1 18.16

१ प्रथमान्तः प्रयोग आर्षः ५२०ब् पुष्पपट्टपरिस्तीर्णं चित्ररत्नमहासनम् वज्रजालकिरच्छिद्रमच्छिद्रमणिकुट्टिमम्

1 prathamāntaḥ prayoga ārṣaḥ 520b puṣpapaṭṭaparistīrṇaṃ citraratnamahāsanam vajrajālakiracchidramacchidramaṇikuṭṭimam

spread over with flowered cloth, with a great seat of varied jewels, its openings latticed with diamond网 — its jewelled pavement flawless.

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SiP 7.1 18.17

मणिदंडमनोज्ञेन महावृषभलक्ष्मणा अलंकृतपुरोभागमब्भ्रशुब्भ्रेण केतुना

maṇidaṃḍamanojñena mahāvṛṣabhalakṣmaṇā alaṃkṛtapurobhāgamabbhraśubbhreṇa ketunā

its front part adorned with a banner white as a cloud, lovely with its jewelled staff and marked with a great bull,

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SiP 7.1 18.18

रत्नकंचुकगुप्तांगैश्चित्रवेत्रकपाणिभिः अधिष्ठितमहाद्वारमप्रधृष्यैर्गुणेश्वरैः

ratnakaṃcukaguptāṃgaiścitravetrakapāṇibhiḥ adhiṣṭhitamahādvāramapradhṛṣyairguṇeśvaraiḥ

its great gate manned by unassailable lords of the (Gaṇa) hosts, their limbs protected by jewelled mail, with varied canes in their hands,

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SiP 7.1 18.19

मृदंगतालगीतादिवेणुवीणाविशारदैः विदग्धवेषभाषैश्च बहुभिः स्त्रीजनैर्वृतम्

mṛdaṃgatālagītādiveṇuvīṇāviśāradaiḥ vidagdhaveṣabhāṣaiśca bahubhiḥ strījanairvṛtam

and crowded with many womenfolk, skilled in drums, cymbals, song and the like, in flute and lute, and clever in dress and speech.

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SiP 7.1 18.20

आरुरोह महादेवी सह प्रियसखीजनैः चामारव्यञ्जनं तस्या वज्रदंडमनोहरे

āruroha mahādevī saha priyasakhījanaiḥ cāmāravyañjanaṃ tasyā vajradaṃḍamanohare

The Great Goddess mounted (it) together with her dear companions. Her fly-whisk fan (was set) on the lovely diamond staff.

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SiP 7.1 18.21

गृहीत्वा रुद्रकन्ये द्वे विवीजतुरुभे शुभे तदाचामरयोर्मध्ये देव्या वदनमाबभौ

gṛhītvā rudrakanye dve vivījaturubhe śubhe tadācāmarayormadhye devyā vadanamābabhau

Two daughters of Rudra, both fair, taking (them) up, fanned (her); and then the Goddess's face shone between the two whisks,

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SiP 7.1 18.22

अन्योन्यं युध्यतोर्मध्ये हंसयोरिव पंकजम् छत्रं शशिनिभं तस्याश्चूडोपरि सुमालिनी

anyonyaṃ yudhyatormadhye haṃsayoriva paṃkajam chatraṃ śaśinibhaṃ tasyāścūḍopari sumālinī

like a lotus between two geese fighting each other. And Sumālinī (held) above her crest a parasol like the moon,

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SiP 7.1 18.23

धृतमुक्तापरिक्षिप्तं बभार प्रेमनिर्भरा तच्छत्रमुज्ज्वलं देव्या रुरुचे वदनोपरि

dhṛtamuktāparikṣiptaṃ babhāra premanirbharā tacchatramujjvalaṃ devyā ruruce vadanopari

strung about with fixed pearls — filled with love she bore it; and that gleaming parasol shone above the Goddess's face,

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SiP 7.1 18.24

उपर्यमृतभांडस्य मंडलं शशिनो यथा अथ चाग्रे समासीना सुस्मितास्या शुभावती

uparyamṛtabhāṃḍasya maṃḍalaṃ śaśino yathā atha cāgre samāsīnā susmitāsyā śubhāvatī

like the moon's disc above a vessel of nectar. And then Śubhāvatī, seated in front, her face smiling sweetly,

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SiP 7.1 18.25

अक्षद्यूतविनोदेन रमयामास वै सतीम् सुयशाः पादुके देव्याश्शुभे रत्नपरिष्कृते

akṣadyūtavinodena ramayāmāsa vai satīm suyaśāḥ pāduke devyāśśubhe ratnapariṣkṛte

delighted Satī with the diversion of a game of dice. Suyaśas, (taking) the Goddess's two fair sandals set with jewels,

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SiP 7.1 18.26

स्तनयोरंतरे कृत्वा तदा देवीमसेवतः अन्या कांचनचार्वंगी दीप्तं जग्राह दर्पणम्

stanayoraṃtare kṛtvā tadā devīmasevataḥ anyā kāṃcanacārvaṃgī dīptaṃ jagrāha darpaṇam

placing (them) between her breasts, attended the Goddess then; another, golden and fair-limbed, took up a shining mirror;

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SiP 7.1 18.27

अपरा तालवृन्तं च परा तांबूलपेटिकाम् काचित्क्रीडाशुकं चारु करे ऽकुरुत भामिनी

aparā tālavṛntaṃ ca parā tāṃbūlapeṭikām kācitkrīḍāśukaṃ cāru kare 'kuruta bhāminī

another (took) a palm-leaf fan, and another the betel box; and some fair woman placed a pretty pet parrot on her hand;

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SiP 7.1 18.28

काचित्तु सुमनोज्ञानि पुष्पाणि सुरभीणि च काचिदाभरणाधारं बभार कमलेक्षणा

kācittu sumanojñāni puṣpāṇi surabhīṇi ca kācidābharaṇādhāraṃ babhāra kamalekṣaṇā

and one (bore) most lovely and fragrant flowers, and some lotus-eyed one bore the ornament-casket;

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SiP 7.1 18.29

काचिच्च पुनरालेपं सुप्रसूतं शुभांजनम् अन्याश्च सदृशास्तास्ता यथास्वमुचितक्रियाः

kācicca punarālepaṃ suprasūtaṃ śubhāṃjanam anyāśca sadṛśāstāstā yathāsvamucitakriyāḥ

And one (bore) unguent for anointing, and another well-prepared auspicious eye-salve; and other like women, each with the duty proper to her.

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SiP 7.1 18.30

आवृत्त्या तां महादेवीमसेवंत समंततः अतीव शुशुभे तासामंतरे परमेश्वरी

āvṛttyā tāṃ mahādevīmasevaṃta samaṃtataḥ atīva śuśubhe tāsāmaṃtare parameśvarī

Surrounding that Great Goddess, they attended upon her on every side; the Supreme Mistress shone exceedingly in their midst,

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SiP 7.1 18.31

तारापरिषदो मध्ये चंद्रलेखेव शारदी ततः शंखसमुत्थस्य नादस्य समनंतरम्

tārāpariṣado madhye caṃdralekheva śāradī tataḥ śaṃkhasamutthasya nādasya samanaṃtaram

like the autumn crescent of the moon in the midst of an assembly of stars. Then, immediately after the sound that arose from the conch,

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SiP 7.1 18.32

प्रास्थानिको महानादः पटहः समताड्यत ततो मधुरवाद्यानि सह तालोद्यतैस्स्वनैः

prāsthāniko mahānādaḥ paṭahaḥ samatāḍyata tato madhuravādyāni saha tālodyataissvanaiḥ

the great-sounding departure-drum (paṭaha) was struck; then sweet instruments, along with sounds raised in rhythm,

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SiP 7.1 18.33

अनाहतानि सन्नेदुः काहलानां शतानि च सायुधानां गणेशानां महेशसमतेजसाम्

anāhatāni sanneduḥ kāhalānāṃ śatāni ca sāyudhānāṃ gaṇeśānāṃ maheśasamatejasām

and hundreds of kāhala-horns resounded untouched (unbeaten). And of the armed lords of the Gaṇas, equal in splendour to Maheśa,

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SiP 7.1 18.34

सहस्राणि शतान्यष्टौ तदानीं पुरतो ययुः तेषां मध्ये वृषारूढो गजारूढो यथा गुरुः

sahasrāṇi śatānyaṣṭau tadānīṃ purato yayuḥ teṣāṃ madhye vṛṣārūḍho gajārūḍho yathā guruḥ

eight hundred thousand then went in front; and in their midst, mounted on the bull as a preceptor mounted on an elephant,

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SiP 7.1 18.35

जगाम गणपः श्रीमान् सोमनंदीश्वरार्चितः देवदुंदुभयो नेदुर्दिवि दिव्यसुखा घनाः

jagāma gaṇapaḥ śrīmān somanaṃdīśvarārcitaḥ devaduṃdubhayo nedurdivi divyasukhā ghanāḥ

went the glorious lord of the Gaṇas, worshipped by Soma and Nandīśvara. The gods' drums sounded, and in the sky clouds of divine pleasantness,

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SiP 7.1 18.36

ननृतुर्मुनयस्सर्वे मुमुदुः सिद्धयोगिनः ससृजुः पुष्पवृष्टिं च वितानोपरि वारिदाः

nanṛturmunayassarve mumuduḥ siddhayoginaḥ sasṛjuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca vitānopari vāridāḥ

all the sages danced, the Siddhas and Yogins rejoiced, and the clouds released a rain of flowers above the canopy.

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SiP 7.1 18.37

तदा देवगणैश्चान्यैः पथि सर्वत्र संगता क्षणादिव पितुर्गेहं प्रविवेश महेश्वरी

tadā devagaṇaiścānyaiḥ pathi sarvatra saṃgatā kṣaṇādiva piturgehaṃ praviveśa maheśvarī

Then, joined everywhere along the road by other troops of gods, the Great Goddess entered her father's house as if in an instant.

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SiP 7.1 18.38

तां दृष्ट्वा कुपितो दक्षश्चात्मनः क्षयकारणात् तस्या यवीयसीभ्यो ऽपि चक्रे पूजाम सत्कृताम्

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kupito dakṣaścātmanaḥ kṣayakāraṇāt tasyā yavīyasībhyo 'pi cakre pūjāma satkṛtām

Seeing her, Dakṣa, angered — because of the cause of his own destruction — made for her a worship less honoured even than for her younger sisters.

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SiP 7.1 18.39

५२१अ तदा शशिमुखी देवी पितरं सदसि स्थितम् अंबिका युक्तमव्यग्रमुवाचाकृपणं वचः

521a tadā śaśimukhī devī pitaraṃ sadasi sthitam aṃbikā yuktamavyagramuvācākṛpaṇaṃ vacaḥ

Then the moon-faced goddess Ambikā, unagitated, spoke to her father, who sat in the assembly, a fitting speech that was not abject.

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SiP 7.1 18.40

देव्युवाच ब्रह्मादयः पिशाचांता यस्याज्ञावशवर्तिनः स देवस्सांप्रतं तात विधिना नार्चितः किल

devyuvāca brahmādayaḥ piśācāṃtā yasyājñāvaśavartinaḥ sa devassāṃprataṃ tāta vidhinā nārcitaḥ kila

The Goddess said: He whose command all, from Brahmā down to the piśācas, obey — that god, father, has surely not been worshipped now according to rule.

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SiP 7.1 18.41

तदास्तां मम ज्यायस्याः पुत्र्याः पूजां किमीदृशीम् असत्कृतामवज्ञाय कृतवानसि गर्हितम्

tadāstāṃ mama jyāyasyāḥ putryāḥ pūjāṃ kimīdṛśīm asatkṛtāmavajñāya kṛtavānasi garhitam

Then let that be; but why such a worship for me, your eldest daughter? Slighting me, you have done a blameworthy thing, giving no honour.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SiP 7.1 18.42

एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीदेनां दक्षः क्रोधादमर्षितः त्वत्तः श्रेष्ठा विशिष्टाश्च पूज्या बालाः सुता मम

evamukto 'bravīdenāṃ dakṣaḥ krodhādamarṣitaḥ tvattaḥ śreṣṭhā viśiṣṭāśca pūjyā bālāḥ sutā mama

Addressed thus, Dakṣa, made intolerant by anger, said to her: My younger daughters are better than you, distinguished, and to be honoured;

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SiP 7.1 18.43

तासां तु ये च भर्तारस्ते मे बहुमता मुदा गुनैश्चाप्यधिकास्सर्वैर्भर्तुस्ते त्र्यंबकादपि

tāsāṃ tu ye ca bhartāraste me bahumatā mudā gunaiścāpyadhikāssarvairbhartuste tryaṃbakādapi

and those who are their husbands are highly regarded by me with joy, and they are superior in all qualities even to your husband, the Three-eyed one.

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SiP 7.1 18.44

स्तब्धात्मा तामसश्शर्वस्त्वमिमं समुपाश्रिता तेन त्वामवमन्ये ऽहं प्रतिकूलो हि मे भवः

stabdhātmā tāmasaśśarvastvamimaṃ samupāśritā tena tvāmavamanye 'haṃ pratikūlo hi me bhavaḥ

Śarva is stiff-natured and dark (tāmasic), and you have taken refuge with him; therefore I despise you, for Bhava is opposed to me.

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SiP 7.1 18.45

तथोक्ता पितरं दक्षं क्रुद्धा देवी तमब्रवीत् शृण्वतामेव सर्वेषां ये यज्ञसदसि स्थिताः

tathoktā pitaraṃ dakṣaṃ kruddhā devī tamabravīt śṛṇvatāmeva sarveṣāṃ ye yajñasadasi sthitāḥ

Spoken to thus, the goddess in anger said to her father Dakṣa, in the hearing of all those who were seated in the sacrificial assembly:

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SiP 7.1 18.46

अकस्मान्मम भर्तारमजाताशेषदूषणम् वाचा दूषयसे दक्ष साक्षाल्लोकमहेश्वरम्

akasmānmama bhartāramajātāśeṣadūṣaṇam vācā dūṣayase dakṣa sākṣāllokamaheśvaram

Without cause you defile with words my husband, in whom no fault whatever has arisen, Dakṣa — him who is manifestly the Great Lord of the worlds.

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SiP 7.1 18.47

विद्याचौरो गुरुद्रोही वेदेश्वरविदूषकः त एते बहुपाप्मानस्सर्वे दंड्या इति श्रुतिः

vidyācauro gurudrohī vedeśvaravidūṣakaḥ ta ete bahupāpmānassarve daṃḍyā iti śrutiḥ

A thief of knowledge, one who injures his teacher, one who reviles the Vedas and the Lord — all these are men of much sin and are to be punished: so says the scripture.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SiP 7.1 18.48

तस्मादत्युत्कटस्यास्य पापस्य सदृशो भृशम् सहसा दारुणो दंडस्तव दैवाद्भविष्यति

tasmādatyutkaṭasyāsya pāpasya sadṛśo bhṛśam sahasā dāruṇo daṃḍastava daivādbhaviṣyati

Therefore, matching this exceedingly gross sin, a terrible punishment will suddenly come upon you by fate.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SiP 7.1 18.49

त्वया न पूजितो यस्माद्देवदेवस्त्रियंबकः तस्मात्तव कुलं दुष्टं नष्टमित्यवधारय

tvayā na pūjito yasmāddevadevastriyaṃbakaḥ tasmāttava kulaṃ duṣṭaṃ naṣṭamityavadhāraya

"Since the god of gods, the three-eyed one, was not honoured by you, therefore know that your family is corrupt and ruined."

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SiP 7.1 18.50

इत्युक्त्वा पितरं रुष्टा सती संत्यक्तसाध्वसा तदीयां च तनुं त्यक्त्वा हिमवंतं ययौ गिरिम्

ityuktvā pitaraṃ ruṣṭā satī saṃtyaktasādhvasā tadīyāṃ ca tanuṃ tyaktvā himavaṃtaṃ yayau girim

Having said this to her father, Satī, angry and casting off all fear, abandoned that body (which came) from him and went to the mountain Himavat.

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SiP 7.1 18.51

स पर्वतपरः श्रीमांल्लब्धपुण्यफलोदयः तदर्थमेव कृतवान् सुचिरं दुश्चरं तपः

sa parvataparaḥ śrīmāṃllabdhapuṇyaphalodayaḥ tadarthameva kṛtavān suciraṃ duścaraṃ tapaḥ

That foremost of mountains, glorious, having obtained the ripening of the fruit of his merit, had for just that purpose performed austerity, long-lasting and hard to practise.

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SiP 7.1 18.52

तस्मात्तमनुगृह्णाति भूधरेश्वरमीश्वरी स्वेच्छया पितरं चक्रे स्वात्मनो योगमायया

tasmāttamanugṛhṇāti bhūdhareśvaramīśvarī svecchayā pitaraṃ cakre svātmano yogamāyayā

Therefore the Goddess favours him, the lord of the mountains; by her own will, through her own power of yogic illusion, she made (him) her father.

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SiP 7.1 18.53

यदा गता सती दक्षं विनिंद्य भयविह्वला तदा तिरोहिता मंत्रा विहतश्च ततो ऽध्वरः

yadā gatā satī dakṣaṃ viniṃdya bhayavihvalā tadā tirohitā maṃtrā vihataśca tato 'dhvaraḥ

When Satī, overwhelmed by fear, went off after reviling Dakṣa, then the mantras vanished and the sacrifice was thereby destroyed.

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SiP 7.1 18.54

तदुपश्रुत्य गमनं देव्यास्त्रिपुरुमर्दनः दक्षाय च ऋषिभ्यश्च चुकोप च शशाप तान्

tadupaśrutya gamanaṃ devyāstripurumardanaḥ dakṣāya ca ṛṣibhyaśca cukopa ca śaśāpa tān

Hearing of the Goddess's departure, the crusher of Tripura grew angry at Dakṣa and at the sages, and cursed them.

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SiP 7.1 18.55

यस्मादवमता दक्षमत्कृते ऽनागसा सती पूजिताश्चेतराः सर्वाः स्वसुता भर्तृभिः सह

yasmādavamatā dakṣamatkṛte 'nāgasā satī pūjitāścetarāḥ sarvāḥ svasutā bhartṛbhiḥ saha

"Since Satī, being blameless, was slighted by Dakṣa on my account, while all his other daughters were honoured together with their husbands—

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SiP 7.1 18.56

वैवस्वते ऽंतरे तस्मात्तव जामातरस्त्वमी उत्पत्स्यंते समं सर्वे ब्रह्मयज्ञेष्वयोनिजाः

vaivasvate 'ṃtare tasmāttava jāmātarastvamī utpatsyaṃte samaṃ sarve brahmayajñeṣvayonijāḥ

therefore, in the Vaivasvata interval (of Manu), these your sons-in-law will all alike be born, not from a womb, at the sacrifices of Brahmā.

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SiP 7.1 18.57

भविता मानुषो राजा चाक्षुषस्य त्वमन्वये प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश्चापि प्रचेतसः

bhavitā mānuṣo rājā cākṣuṣasya tvamanvaye prācīnabarhiṣaḥ pautraḥ putraścāpi pracetasaḥ

You shall become a human king in the line of Cākṣuṣa, the grandson of Prācīnabarhis and the son of Pracetas.

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SiP 7.1 18.58

अहं तत्रापि ते विघ्नमाचरिष्यामि दुर्मते धर्मार्थकामयुक्तेषु कर्मस्वपि पुनः पुनः

ahaṃ tatrāpi te vighnamācariṣyāmi durmate dharmārthakāmayukteṣu karmasvapi punaḥ punaḥ

There too I shall work obstruction for you, evil-minded one, again and again, even in your acts joined with dharma, wealth, and pleasure."

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SiP 7.1 18.59

तेनैवं व्याहृतो दक्षो रुद्रेणामिततेजसा स्वायंभुवीं तनुं त्यक्त्वा पपात भुवि दुःखितः

tenaivaṃ vyāhṛto dakṣo rudreṇāmitatejasā svāyaṃbhuvīṃ tanuṃ tyaktvā papāta bhuvi duḥkhitaḥ

Thus addressed by him, by Rudra of measureless splendour, Dakṣa abandoned his Svāyaṃbhuva body and fell to the earth, grieving.

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SiP 7.1 18.60

ततः प्राचेतसो दक्षो जज्ञे वै चाक्षुषे ऽन्तरे प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश्चैव प्रचेतसाम्

tataḥ prācetaso dakṣo jajñe vai cākṣuṣe 'ntare prācīnabarhiṣaḥ pautraḥ putraścaiva pracetasām

Then Dakṣa, son of Pracetas, was born in the Cākṣuṣa interval, the grandson of Prācīnabarhis and the son of the Pracetases.

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SiP 7.1 18.61

५२१ब् भृग्वादयो ऽपि जाता वै मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य तु अंतरे ब्रह्मणो यज्ञे वारुणीं बिभ्रतस्तनुम्

521b bhṛgvādayo 'pi jātā vai manorvaivasvatasya tu aṃtare brahmaṇo yajñe vāruṇīṃ bibhratastanum

Bhṛgu and the others too were indeed born in the interval of Vaivasvata Manu, at Brahmā's sacrifice, bearing a body (born) of the waters.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SiP 7.1 18.62

तदा दक्षस्य धर्मार्थं यज्ञे तस्य दुरात्मनः महेशः कृतवान्विघ्नं मना ववस्वते सति

tadā dakṣasya dharmārthaṃ yajñe tasya durātmanaḥ maheśaḥ kṛtavānvighnaṃ manā vavasvate sati

Then, in the time of Vaivasvata Manu, Maheśa created an obstruction at the sacrifice of that evil-souled Dakṣa, (undertaken) for the sake of dharma.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain