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Mahabhagavata Purana (translation and study)

by Prabir Kumar Nanda Goswami | 1999 | 107,488 words

The English translation of the Mahabhagavata Purana including an introduction and study. Another name for this text is the Devi Purana and it represents an ancient Sanskrit text comprising 81 chapters and belonging to the Shaktism tradition (worship of the Goddess). The Shakti cult, focusing on the worship of the female principle, is a significant ...

Chapter 49 - The discussion of Brahma and Bhagavati

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CHAPTER XLIX Sri Narada said Wise people are of opinion that Kali, the supreme knowledge the eternal, had came down on earth in the form of Krsna from the womb of Devaki in the house of Vasudeva, to remove the burdan of the earth due to the wicked demons like Katos a etc.. (1 & 2) O Lord the master of the world, please enlighten me Now the mother goddess descended on the earth in a male form. (3) Sri Mahadeva said - 0 my son, now listen the most secret truth. As desired by Sambhu She possessing a form of Mayapurusa descended on earth through, Devaki and Vasudeva to remove the burden of the earth caused by the wiked at the end of Dva para. (4 & 5) Sri Narada said O Lord of the world, you are intelligent and kind hearted. You clarify my doubt by telling me in detail how according to Sambhu's will Kali descended on earth from Devaki in Vasudeva's house in the form of Srikrsna. (6 & 7) Sri Mahadeva said O the best among the sages, I am telling you under what circumstances Mahesa disired, as a result of which Kali was born as Sri Krsna in the earth at the end of Dvapara. O Narada you are a devotee, so please listen it indetail. (8 & 9)

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296 Once staying in a beautiful temple at the desolate Kailasa Parvati enjoyed the company of Siva gladly. At that time Sambhu beholding Parvatis beautiful form thought that the birth of a woman is spelendid causing dilight to the most beautiful lady with sweet speach, and covering Her face with hands he said: (10 & 11) Sri Siva said. wwwww... O the supreme goddess you have fulfilled all my desires nothing is left out. But one thing is yet to be asked O Sarvani if you have mercy on me than fulfill it. (13 & 14) Sri Devi said O Lord what is your other desire, please tell me I will fulfill it for your pleasure. (15) Sri Siva said If you are really satisfied with me than you possesing male form visit the earth and I will be there in a female form. As I am your favourite husband so also you are my beloved wife. That is why I express my ultimate desire. So please fulfil it as you are the bestower of disered objects to the devotee. Sri Devi said O Lord Mahadeva for your satisfaction I will be on earth no doubt inmale form as Krsna in the house of Vasuleva. O Trilochana you must be a female for my love sake. (16-19)

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297 Sri Siva said O Jagadhatri when you will be Krsna as a male form, O Siva I will be Radia, the daughter of Vrsblmu, As your beloved wife I will enjoy with you. My Right forms will be your charming queens such as Rukmini, Satyabhama, etc. on the earth. Sri Devi said I will enjoy properly with your such forms. Such episode which destroys the sins of the world as well as bestows merit is never heard of before or never done so anywliere. 0 Lord. my two friends such as Jaya and Vijaya will be bern as Srijama and Sudama respectively. O Mahesvara, Visnu will be my elder brother Balarama the wielder of plough, will cause my delight regularly. I will be born and serve the gods on the earth and preserving noble fame on earth again I will return from her. (20-27) Sri Mahadeva said Having promised thus to Sambhu the moter goddess with love turned into Krsna, passessing dark colour like early cloud. (28) O the best among the sages I have told, you the root cause of Sarvani incarnation as Krsna. Please listen the other things. (29) O the best among the sages, the demons killed earlier in the war by mother goddess and Visnu later on were born as kings at the end of Dvapara. (30)

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298 Besides the valorous Kamsa and Duryodhana many others were born as the chief of the Ksatriya race. The earth, unable to bear their burden went to Brahma in the shape of a cow along with all other gods. (31 & 32) Beholding the distressed earth in the shape of a cow Brahma said, O mother, why have you come to me? (33) Dharani said O Brahma the demon chiefs who were killed earlier in the war, are now born again as the wicked kings. Unable to bear their atrocities I have come to you. Please suggest ways and means for their annihilation. (34 & 35) Sri Mahadeva said Having heard the grievances of earth Brahma, consoled her and thereafter went to Kailasa along with other gods. (36) Beholding Jagaddhatri there Brahma, saluting them again and again with folded hands appealed thus. (37) Brahma said O mother the demons who were killed by you as well as by Visnu are born now as Ksatriya chiefs and have spread all over the world as the wicked kings. The earth is unable to bear their burden, so think of their destruction. O mother you please kill them by any plea. â—� Ambika you should serve as the god of death for them. (38-40)

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299 Sri Devi said In this female form I will not fight with that Ksatriya chiefs because they take shelter under me with devotion. (41) But my other form known as Bhadrakali which resembles the near cloud, will be born from Devaki in the house of Vasudeva in a male form with two hands, decorated with the chaplet of forest flowers carrying the symbol of Srivatsa and charming lotus-face. To make himself secret he carries all the qualities of Visnu such as bluish, charming body carrying conch and wheel and will be the destroyer of that wicked Ksatriyas and will kill many Ksatriya chieves like Kamsa. (42-45) Visnu, out of his own portion (Amsa) will be the valorous and mighty Pandava Arjuna. The god Darma himself will be born as Yudhisthira as his elder brother. The god Vayu also will be produced as the mighty Bhimasena out of his own Amsa. The twin gods Asvimi Kumar also will appear as Nakula and Sahadeva the valorous and unconqurable brothers from madri. All the Pandavas will be pious and truthful. (46-49) The wicked and cruel Duryodhana like the enemy of all will contempt Krsna born from my own Amsa. (50) That wicked will do many harmful deeds for the noble Pandavas like banishing them to the forest secretely which :

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300 is very pathetic and tormenting for the common people. That is way to assist the son of Pandu properly I will arange for battle That wicked Duryodhana according among them. to the advice of Karna and Sakuni, will arrange for battle. Kings from different states will come to help both the sons of Bharata dynasty. I, expanding my supreme illusion, will destroy all the wicked kings, disirous of killing each other. Being perplexed by me all the wicked kings will die by fighting bereft of each other with weapons. The earth will be A Ksatriyas. After the war the only old and the young babies will remain. Wien the terrible war at Kuruksetra will break only five Pandava brothers who are religious, pious and devoted to me will survive. In this way I will destroy the wicked kings regularly in the war between Kurus and Pandavas. I will destroy some other eminant and valorous Ksatriyas with pretention. Spreading supreme fame, on the earth producing offspring and destroying them with deception thus removing the burden of the world I will again come back here. (51-62) Thus for the welfare of the world I will function in this matter. O the master of the world, please go to Jagannatha the best among the gods and pray Hm so that he, possesing the human form should descend on the earth from the wife of Pandu. (63 & 64 O Kamalasana do not be late. and inform him all about this. (65) You go to Vaikuntha quickly

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301 Sri Mahadeva said Thus instructed by Her, Brahma the grandfather of the world, saluting the mother goddess, went to Vaikuntha quickly. (66) There he prayed Visnu to be born on the earth in human form from the wife of Pandu. (67) Having heard this the Lord said passing human form I will (68) be born from Kunti on behalf of Indra. O the best among the sages, having heard this Brahma gladly saluting the lord of the world, repaired to his own abode. (69) Here ends the fourty ninth chapter called the discussion of Brahma and Bhagavati in the dialuge of Sri Mahadeva Narada of Sri Mahabhagavata Upapurana.

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