भवेत्तवाम्ब येनाहं कृतकृत्यो भवे इति । जपं ध्यानं तथा पूजां स्थानानि विविधानि च
'By which, O Mother, I may attain fulfillment.' He further asked about the recitation, meditation, worship, and various sacred places.
वद मे परमेशानि स्वमुखेनैव केवलम् । देव्युवाच - मच्छक्त्योरवमानाच्च जातावस्था तयोर्द्वयोः
'Tell me, Supreme Lady, with your own mouth alone.' The Goddess said: 'Because of disrespect toward my powers, that condition befell those two.'
नैतादृशः प्रकर्तव्यो मेऽपराधः कदाचन । अधुना मत्कृपालेशाच्छरीरे स्वस्थता तयोः
'Such an offense against me must never be committed. Now, by a trace of my grace, their bodies will regain health.'
भविष्यति च ते शक्ती त्वद्गृहे क्षीरसागरे । जनिष्यतस्तत्र ताभ्यां प्राप्स्यतः प्रेरिते मया
'And your powers will be born in your house, in the Milky Ocean; there, when impelled by me, they will be born from them.'
मायाबीजं हि मन्त्रो मे मुख्यः प्रियकरः सदा । ध्यानं विराट्स्वरूपं मेऽथवा त्वत्पुरतः स्थितम्
Indeed, the mantra whose seed is Māyā is my foremost and ever-pleasing one; meditation is upon my universal form, or upon me standing before you.
सच्चिदानंदरूपं वा स्थानं सर्वं जगन्मम । युष्माभिः सर्वदा चाहं पूज्या ध्येया च सर्वदा
Whether as the embodiment of existence, consciousness, and bliss, or as the abode—all the universe is mine; by you all, I am always to be worshipped and ever to be meditated upon.
व्यास उवाच - इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवी मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनी । दक्षाद्या मुनयः सर्वे ब्रह्माणं पुनराययुः
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, the Goddess dwelling in the Jeweled Island disappeared; then all the sages beginning with Dakṣa returned to Brahmā.
ब्रह्मणे सर्ववृतान्तं कथयामासुरादरात् । हरो हरिश्च स्वस्थौ तौ स्वस्वकार्यक्षमौ नृप
They respectfully recounted to Brahmā the entire event; O King, Hara and Hari were both restored, each capable in their own duties.
जातौ पराम्बाकृपया गर्वेण रहितौ तदा । कदाचितदथ काले तु महः शाक्तमवातरत्
Born by the supreme Mother's grace, they were then free from pride; and after some time, the great Śākta glory descended.
दक्षदेहे महाराज त्रैलोक्येऽप्युत्सवोऽभवत् । देवाः प्रमुदिताः सर्वे पुष्पवृष्टिं च चक्रिरे
O King, in Dakṣa's body, even in the three worlds, a festival arose; all the gods were delighted and showered flowers.
नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः स्वर्गे करकोणाहता नृप । मनांस्यासन्प्रसन्नानि साधूनाममलात्मनाम्
The celestial drums resounded in heaven, struck by divine hands, O King; the minds of the virtuous, pure-hearted ones became serene.
सरितो मार्गवाहिन्यः सुप्रभोऽभूद्दिवाकरः । मङ्गलायां तु जातायां जातं सर्वत्र मङ्गलम्
The rivers flowed in their courses, the sun shone brightly; with the birth of the auspicious one, auspiciousness arose everywhere.
तस्या नाम सतीं चक्रे सत्यत्वात्परसंविदः । ददौ पुनः शिवायाथ तस्य शक्तिस्तु याभवत्
Her name was made Satī, because of the supreme truth of her nature; and again, she became the power belonging to Śiva.
सा पुनर्ज्वलने दग्धा दैवयोगान्मनोर्नृप । जनमेजय उवाच - अनर्थकरमेतत्ते श्रावितं वचनं मुने
She was then burned in fire, O King, by divine arrangement in the time of Manu; Janamejaya said: This account you have told is distressing.
एतादृशं महद्वस्तु कथं दग्धं हुताशने । यन्नामस्मरणान्नृणां संसाराग्निभयं न हि
How could such a great being be burned in the sacrificial fire, when even the remembrance of her name removes the fear of the fire of worldly existence for people?
केन कर्मविपाकेन मनोर्दग्धं तदेव हि । व्यास उवाच - शृणु राजन् पुरा वृत्तं सतीदायस्य कारणम्
By what act or result of karma was Manu's daughter burned? Vyāsa said: Listen, O King, to the former event and the cause of Satī's giving up her body.
कदाचिदथ दुर्वासा गतो जाम्बूनदेश्वरीम् । ददर्श देवीं तत्रासौ मायाबीजं जजाप सः
Once, the sage Durvāsas went to the goddess of the Jambū region; there he saw the Goddess and recited the Māyābīja mantra.
ततः प्रसन्ना देवेशी निजकण्ठगतां स्रजम् । भ्रमद्भ्रमरसंसक्तां मकरन्दमदाकुलाम्
Then, the Goddess, pleased, took from her own neck a garland, swarming with bees intoxicated by the nectar of its flowers.
ददौ प्रसादभूतां तां जग्राह शिरसा मुनिः । ततो निर्गत्य तरसा व्योममार्गेण तापसः
She gave that garland as a token of her favor, and the sage received it upon his head; then, swiftly departing, the ascetic traveled through the sky.
आजगाम स यत्रास्ते दक्षः साक्षात्सतीपिता । सन्दर्शनार्थमम्बाया ननाम च सतीपदे
He arrived where Dakṣa, Satī's father, was present; for the sake of seeing the Mother, he bowed at Satī's feet.
पृष्टो दक्षेण स मुनिर्माला कस्यास्त्यलौकिकी । कथं लब्धा त्वया नाथ दुर्लभा भुवि मानवैः
Dakṣa asked the sage, 'Whose is this otherworldly garland? How did you obtain it, O lord, so rare among mortals on earth?'
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य प्रोवाचाश्रुयुतेक्षणः । देव्याः प्रसादमतुलं प्रेमगद्गदितान्तरः
Hearing his words, with tears in his eyes, the sage replied, his heart choked with love, about the incomparable grace of the Goddess.
प्रार्थयामास तां मालां तं मुनिं स सतीपिता । अदेयं शक्तिभक्ताय नास्ति त्रैलोक्यमण्डले
Her father, the sage, requested that garland from her, saying, 'For a devotee of Śakti, there is nothing unattainable in the three worlds.'
इति बुद्ध्या तु तां मालां मनवे स समर्पयत् । गृहीता शिरसा माला मनुना निजमन्दिरे
With this thought, he offered that garland to Manu; Manu received the garland upon his head and took it to his own house.
स्थापिता शयनं यत्र दम्पत्योरतिसुन्दरम् । पशुकर्मरतो रात्रौ मालागन्धेन मोदितः
He placed it where the beautiful bed of the couple was; engaged in household duties at night, he was delighted by the fragrance of the garland.
अभवत्स महीपालस्तेन पापेन शङ्करे । शिवे द्वेषमतिर्जातो देव्यां सत्यां तथा नृप
Because of that sin against Śaṅkara, the king developed a hostile mind toward Śiva, and likewise toward Satī, the true goddess.
राजंस्तेनापराधेन तज्जन्यो देह एव च । सत्या योगाग्निना दग्धः सतीधर्मदिदृक्षया
Because of that offense, O King, his body was burned by the fire of Satī’s yogic power, out of her desire to uphold the dharma of Satī.
पुनश्च हिमवत्पृष्ठे प्रादुरासीत्तु तन्महः । जनमेजय उवाच - दह्यमाने सतीदेहे जाते किमकरोच्छिवः
Again, on the slopes of the Himalayas, that great radiance manifested; Janamejaya said: 'When Satī’s body was burning, what did Śiva do?'
प्राणाधिका सती तस्य तद्वियोगेन कातरः । व्यास उवाच - ततः परं तु यज्जातां मया वक्तुं न शक्यते
Satī was dearer to him than life; separated from her, he was distraught. Vyāsa said: 'What happened next, I am unable to describe.'
त्रैलोक्यप्रलयो जातः शिवकोपाग्निना नृप । वीरभद्रः समुत्पन्नो भद्रकालीगणान्वितः
A dissolution of the three worlds occurred from the fire of Śiva’s wrath, O King; Vīrabhadra arose, accompanied by the hosts of Bhadrakālī.