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顿颈濒墨辫补 said:

1-6. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, you have fully told (me) about all the practices, and about the general and particular nature of the highest (lord) and the individual soul. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, through curiosity I am asking you one other (question). Due to your great love (for me) properly tell (i.e. answer) that also. Rudra, the destroyer of Tripura, is the best among the great devotees of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. Due to what did he, along with his wife, have a condemned form? How did the very illustrious one have the form of clitoris? O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, how did the five-faced one, four-armed one, trident-holder and three-eyed one have a condemned form? O son of Mitra-痴补谤耻峁嘺, tell all this (to me).

痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 said:

7-13. O king, listen; I shall explain to you what you have asked me respectfully. In the pure hearts of men a thought for bliss is produced. Formerly on the best mountain Mandara 厂惫腻测补尘产丑耻惫补 Manu performed, along with sages, an excellent prolonged sacrificial session. There came all sages who had fulfilled their vows, who were proficient in various holy texts, whose lustre was like that of the young sun and fire, who, the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, were well-versed in all Vedas, and who had mastered all religious practices. When the great sacrificial session took place, the sages whose sins had been exhausted, and who had penance as their wealth, spoke among themselves in order to find the truth about the deity. Which excellent deity should be honoured by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s proficient in the Vedas? Who, out of 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and 艢颈惫补, being praised, gives salvation to men? Water of (i.e. flowing from) whose feet should be resorted to? So also the purifying remnant of whose food should be enjoyed? Who, the immutable one, is the highest abode, the highest soul and who is eternal? Whose favour and holy place would gratify the manes?

14-20. Such a great discussion took place among those who were seated. Some great sages said: 鈥淩udra alone (is the greatest deity).鈥� Other best sages said: 鈥湹�谤补丑尘�� alone is fit to be worshipped.鈥� Other best one said that the Sun alone was fit to be worshipped among the souls. Other 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s said: 鈥淭he immutable lotus-eyed 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补, the highest one, the one without a beginning or an end (viz.) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 alone is the highest lord. He, the best among the deities, deserves to be worshipped.鈥� To them, who were discussing, 厂惫腻测补尘产丑耻惫补 Manu said: 鈥淗e, the lord, who is full of good nature, who has auspicious qualities, who is lotus-eyed, who is glorious, who is the lord of 尝补办峁�m墨, who is the highest Brahman, is the only lord adored by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, proficient in Vedas. Others mixed with passion and vice are not fit to be worshipped.鈥� Having heard these words of him, all the great sages, joining the palms of their hands, said to the br膩h-尘补峁嘺, 叠丑峁沢耻, the treasure of penance:

The sages said:

21-25. O you of a good vow, you are able to remove our doubt. Approach, O you of a good vow, 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and 惭补丑别艣补. O sage, go near them and observe their bodies. Out of them, he who possesses the pure 蝉补迟迟惫补驳耻峁嘺, is alone fit to be worshipped, and never anyone else. He, full of pure sattva, will be friendly to 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. To 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s he will be a holy place and a favour. Even to deities and manes the remnants of his food will be purifying. Therefore, O best sage, go to the residence of gods. O lord, O best sage, quickly bring about the welfare of all people.

26-27. Thus addressed, the best sage, along with 痴腻尘补诲别惫补, quickly went to 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 where the bull-bannered (god) lived. Having gone near the door of the house of the magnanimous 艢补峁卥补谤补 and seeing very fierce Nandin with a spear in his hand, he said (to him):

28-34. 鈥淚, the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 叠丑峁沢耻, have come to see Hara, the best god. Quickly announce me (i.e. my arrival) to the magnanimous 艢补峁卥补谤补.鈥� Hearing the words of him, Nandin, the lord of (艢颈惫补鈥檚) attendants spoke harsh words to the great sage of an unlimited splendour: 鈥淭he lord is not in the vicinity. 艢补峁卥补谤补 is sporting with goddess (笔腻谤惫补迟墨). O best sage, go back if you desire to live.鈥� Thus repudiated by him the (sage) of a great penance remained there, at the door of the great lord, for many days. 鈥淪ince he, arrogant due to the company of a woman, thinks lightly of me, he shall have the form of clitoris. Approached (i.e. overcome) by vice he slights me, a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺! Reduced to an impious state, he will not be adored by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. Therefore, all the food, water, flowers and oblations offered to him will undoubtedly be useless.鈥�

35-40. The very lustrous one, having thus cursed 艢补峁僰补谤补 honoured by the world, said to the very fierce attendant, Nan-din, holding a spear, O king: 鈥淢ay 艢颈惫补鈥檚 devotees, having ash, phallus and bones be impious and out of the Vedic fold.鈥� The sage, having thus cursed Rudra, Tripura鈥檚 killer, went to 叠谤补丑尘腻鈥檚 world, respected by all people. The very intelligent one, having seen 叠谤补丑尘腻, saluted him by joining the palms of his hands. The great ascetic, having saluted him, remained silent before him. Seeing the best sage, 叠谤补丑尘腻, possessed of an abundance of rajas did not honour him, the great sage that had approached him. He also did not rise to honour him, nor did he speak pleasing words.

41-45. The lotus-seated (叠谤补丑尘腻) remained there with great majesty. Seeing him with preponderance of rajas, the great sage, the grandsire of all worlds, who was very lustrous, said (these) words to Brahman: 鈥淪ince you, having preponderance of rajas, are slighting me, therefore, be dishonoured by all people.鈥� 叠丑峁沢耻, the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, having thus cursed the magnanimous 叠谤补丑尘腻, respected by the world, suddenly went to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 residence. The 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, having entered 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 world on the northern coast of the Milky Ocean, and being properly honoured there by the glorious ones remaining there, and not being stopped there, entered the inner apartment.

46-52. Having entered that spotless palace, resembling the sun, he saw 尝补办峁�m墨鈥檚 lord lying on the bed of the serpent. Both his feet were being rubbed by the lotus-like hands of 尝补办峁�m墨. Seeing him, the best sage 叠丑峁沢耻, full of anger kicked with his left foot 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 chest. The lord, getting up quickly, and gladly saying, 鈥淚 am fortunate鈥�, joyfully pressed his foot with his hands. Slowly stroking his feet he spoke (these) sweet words: 鈥淥 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-sage, I am fortunate. I am always blessed. Due to the contact of your foot, there will be propitiousness in my body. May the dust-particles from the foot of a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, which are the cause of the acquisition of affluence, which are the comets to the host of calamities that have come up, which are bridges over the boundless ocean of the mundane existence, purify me. All the holy places like 骋补峁単腻 etc. undoubtedly remain in the body of him, on whose body dust-particles from a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺鈥檚 foot always remain.鈥�

53-54. Saying so and quickly getting up with goddess (尝补办峁�m墨), 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 devoutly honoured him with divine garlands, sandal etc. Having seen him, the best sage, with his eyes full of tears of joy, got from the best seat, and saluted that treasure of compassion. The great ascetic, having joined the palms of his hands, gladly said:

艢r墨 叠丑峁沢耻 said:

55-64. Oh, what a (handsome) form! Oh, (great) tranquillity! Oh, (great) knowledge! Oh, (great) pity! Oh, his patience is spotless! Oh, the goodness of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻! Similarly the ocean of virtues has natural, auspicious, goodness. It is not at all present in all other gods. You alone are hospitable to the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. You alone are the protector. You alone are the highest Brahman. You alone are the lord of 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. No other god is respectable. O 笔耻谤耻峁�o迟迟补尘补, those who worship any other god than you, have become impious, and are censured by all the world. You, 闯补苍腻谤诲补苍补, are alone fit to be worshipped by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, well-versed in the Vedas. None else among the gods is ever venerable. 叠谤补丑尘腻, Rudra and others, mixed with rajas and tamas are not fit to be worshipped. You, having pure sattva, are fit to be worshipped by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. The water (flowing) from your feet should be resorted to by manes, gods, and all 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. It gives salvation, and destroys sins. Manes, gods, 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s should take what is left over after you have eaten, and not what is left over after others have eaten. The food, flowers, so also water of (i.e. offered to) other gods, would all be unfit to be touched. It is useless like liquor. Therefore, a wise 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 should constantly worship you, the eternal one, everyday and should take water of (i.e. sanctified by) you and food eaten by you.

65-68. A 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 should not see another god; should not worship him. He should not partake of another god鈥檚 favour; should not enter the sanctuary of any other (god). (If) a man does not give in this world the food and holy water enjoyed by you in the rite of 艣谤腻诲诲丑补 offered to his ancestors, all that would be fruitless. His dead ancestors fall into (and live in) the hell of pus and blood for thousands of crores of kalpas and hundreds of crores of kalpas. O master, when one offers an oblation (into fire) or gives (offerings) to deities and manes after offering them to you, there is satisfaction (of deities and manes), (i.e. he satisfies them) and he gets immortality.

69-78a. Therefore, you alone are adorable to gods, and none else. He who, through folly, would worship other (deities) will be impious. You are 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺; you are glorious; you are the ancient 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补. You are omnipresent 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. You are eternal, highest soul and the great god. You alone are fit to be worshipped by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. You are hospitable to 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. You possess pure sattva. Due to your being venerable to 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s and due to your virtue of having pure sattva, obtain the status of a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 among all the gods themselves; for all 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s will resort to you, the highest Brahman, alone. They were 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s and not others. There is no doubt about this. 顿别惫补办墨鈥檚 son is holy. 惭补诲丑耻蝉奴诲补苍补 is holy. The lotus-eyed one is holy. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, Acyuta is holy. Lord 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is holy. 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补, Acyuta, Hari (is holy). 狈补谤补蝉颈峁僪补 is holy. So also is the immutable 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺. 艢谤墨诲丑补谤补, 艢r墨艣a, Govinda, 痴腻尘补苍补 is holy. The 驰补箩帽补惫补谤腻丑补, 碍别艣补惫补, 笔耻谤耻峁�o迟迟补尘补 is holy. Glorious, lotuseyed 搁腻尘补, descendant of Raghu, is holy. 笔补诲尘补苍腻产丑补 is holy. So also 顿腻尘辞诲补谤补, the lord, 惭腻诲丑补惫补, 驰补箩帽补, lord Trivikrama is holy. 贬峁涐梗墨办别艣补 is holy; 闯补苍腻谤诲补苍补, wearing yellow garments (is holy).

78b-87. Salutation to the holy god, to 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补, holder of the 艢腻谤峁単补 (bow); (Salutation) to 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺, 艢r墨艣a, having lotus-like eyes. Salutation to the holy god, 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. Salutation to the highest god full of auspicious qualities. Salutation to the holy god, of the form of all gods. Salutation to you having the body of the Boar. Salutation to you, the lord of the triad (of the Vedas). Salutation to the holy god, lying on the bed of the serpent. Repeated salutations to 搁腻驳丑补惫补 having eyes like lotus-petals. O lord, all gods and sages, deluded by Maya, do not know you, the lord of all worlds and a great soul. O revered one. even all those proficient in the Vedas do not know you by your name, form and qualities and your acts difficult to be performed. I, capable of knowing your sattva, suggesting your superiority, have been sent by the great sages; (and therefore) I have approached you. O 碍别艣补惫补, in order to know your character and qualities, I put my foot on your chest. O Govinda, O treasure of pity, forgive it.

Speaking like this, and repeatedly saluting 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, and being honoured there by the divine, magnanimous, great sages, 叠丑峁沢耻, with his mind delighted, again went to the place of sacrifice having an auspicious name.

88-93. The great sages, having seen the magnanimous one to have come back, rose, saluted him, and duly worshipped him. The best sage told them all that: 鈥淥 best sages, 叠谤补丑尘腻 and 艢颈惫补, the best sages have preponderance of the qualities of rajas and tamas. They were cursed by me. They are not fit to be worshipped by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. 艢补峁僰补谤补 enveloped by tamas was cursed by me on the peak of 碍补颈濒腻蝉补. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 full of pure sattva is the ocean of auspicious qualities. 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 is the highest Brahman. (He i.e.) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is the deity of 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. 艢谤墨辫补迟颈, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补, 闯补苍腻谤诲补苍补 is holy. Govinda, Hari, Acyuta of lotus-like eyes is holy. O best men, he alone is fit to be worshipped by 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, and none else.

94-97. He who, through folly, would worship another (god) will be impious. Even sinners get salvation just by remembering 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. The water (flowing) from his feet should be taken. The remnants of the food (offered to) him are purifying. It gives heaven and salvation to men, especially to 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. (A man) should everyday offer an oblation which is (first) offered to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, to the gods. He should also offer it to his dead ancestors. (Then) he gets complete immortality. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, the dead ancestors of him who does not offer (food) enjoyed by 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, to them at a 艣谤腻诲诲丑补-rite, always eat (and drink) feces and urine.

98-101. Therefore, 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s should always eat the remnants of the food offered to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. The remnants (of food offered to other gods) are useless and (therefore) condemned. A 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, weak in knowledge, who even once eats the remnants of food etc. offered to 艢补峁卥补谤补 etc., would certainly be a 肠腻峁囜笉腻濒补. For thousands of crores of kalpas he is roasted in the fire in hell. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, the remnants of offerings to gods like Rudra, are said to be equal to food offered to demons, 测补办峁�a蝉, goblins and like liquor and flesh. Br膩h尘补峁嘺s should not eat that food, the offering enjoyed by (these) gods.

102. Therefore, O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, leaving another god, worship diligently, till you live, the ancient 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 only.

103-109. With your doubts removed, endowed with the five purifications like imprinting the body with heated marks, with good hearts, looking upon that as the highest abode of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, properly worship that extraordinary 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. The 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s marked with the disc(-impression) are good and extraordinary. Those without the disc-marks are said to be ordinary and vicious. Therefore, a man should have the heated marks of a disc and a conch at the roots of his arms, which (marks) of (i.e. sacred to) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 burn the stream of sins due to contact with ordinary persons. Having had the upright sectarian marks on the body according to the manner prescribed in the holy texts, he should worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 according to the rules with the gem of the hymn (viz. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻-蝉补丑补蝉谤补苍腻尘补). Being diligent he should also partake of the remnants of food offered to him. He should always worship gods at the time of finishing his worship. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, knowing him to be the highest lord enjoying all sacrifices, one should always offer (oblations into fire), give (presents to him) and mutter (his names).鈥�

痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 said:

110. All the sages, thus addressed, and with their sins exhausted, saluted 叠丑峁沢耻 and with the palms of their hands duly joined, said:

The sages said:

111-112. O revered best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, you alone remove our doubts. You are the refuge ofthe people. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, you are the highest asylum. You alone are the best piety. You alone are the highest penance. We shall exist due to your favour, and not -otherwise, O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺.

痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 said:

113-117. All the great sages, having thus praised that 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 叠丑峁沢耻, and having got the hymn from him, worshipped 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. O best king, I have told all this to you as the occasion has arisen. O best king, due to the touch of the lotus-like hand of 搁腻尘补 the entire form condemned by the world will be spotless. 搁腻驳丑补惫补, the highest Brahman, is the purifier among al, gods. Touched and seen by him all these, 艢补峁僰补谤补 and others, become spotless. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, the ocean of the virtue of affection, is the father, the mother of all gods. He is also the protector of all people. If you desire the highest position, then seek his shelter only.

118. O king, I have told you the entire 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, acceptable to the Vedas, and narrated by 叠谤补丑尘腻 in the age of 厂惫腻测补尘产丑耻惫补 Manu.

119-125. This account, (causing) liberation, of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 should be told to the one modest due to devotion for 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and having pure sattva, and not otherwise (i.e. to none else). The reader (or reciter) of this should have the marks of a conch, a disc, an upright sectarian mark etc. It should always be heard from his mouth. (Then only) you will have a son. Not otherwise. In him who, being well-composed, would recite to others or read (for himself) this (笔耻谤腻峁嘺), is always produced undivided devotion for 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. A student obtains knowledge; one seeking religious merit obtains it. One seeking salvation obtains it. One desiring enjoyment gets happiness. A man, full of devotion, should read it on the twelfth day, when the Sun is in the 艢谤补惫补峁嚹� (constellation), on a 厂补峁僰谤腻苍迟颈 day, or at an eclipse, or on the full-moon day or the new-moon day. He who, being composed, reads half a verse or a quarter of it, undoubtedly obtains the fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices. I have thus narrated to you this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺-text. Worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 if you desire the highest position.

S奴ta said:

126-127. The best king (顿颈濒墨辫补), thus addressed by his preceptor 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补, saluted and duly honoured him. Having properly received the hymn from the best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, and having, till the end of his life, diligently worshipped 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, he reached, in (due) time, the ancient position of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, fit to be reached by meditating saints.