Linga Purana

ततः सम्प्रेक्ष्य मदनं हसन् देवस् त्रियंबकः नयनेन तृतीयेन सावज्ञं तम् अवैक्षत

Then, seeing Madana, the three-eyed god, smiling, looked at him with his third eye, glancing at him with disdain.

ततो ऽस्य नेत्रजो वह्निर् मदनं पार्श्वतः स्थितम् अदहत्तत्क्षणादेव ललाप करुणं रतिः

Then, from his eye, fire arose and burned Madana, who stood nearby, to ashes in that very instant; Rati wailed in grief.

रत्याः प्रलापमाकर्ण्य देवदेवो वृषध्वजः कृपया परया प्राह कामपत्नीं निरीक्ष्य च

Hearing Rati's lament, the god of gods, the bull-bannered one, looked upon the wife of Kāma and spoke to her with great compassion.

अमूर्तो ऽपि ध्रुवं भद्रे कार्यं सर्वं पतिस्तव रतिकाले ध्रुवे भद्रे करिष्यति न संशयः

Though formless, surely, O blessed one, your husband will accomplish all acts at the time of union, O blessed one; there is no doubt.

यदा विष्णुश् च भविता वासुदेवो महायशाः शापाद्भृगोर्महातेजाः सर्वलोकहिताय वै

When Viṣṇu becomes Vāsudeva, of great renown, through the curse of Bhṛgu, blazing with great splendor, for the good of all worlds—

तदा तस्य सुतो यश् च स पतिस्ते भविष्यति सा प्रणम्य तदा रुद्रं कामपत्नी शुचिस्मिता

Then, her son and the one who will be her husband, she—Kāma's wife, pure-smiling—bowed to Rudra at that time.

जगाम मदनं लब्ध्वा वसंतेन समन्विता

Having obtained Madana, she departed, accompanied by Vasanta.

तपसा च महादेव्याः पार्वत्या वृषभध्वज प्रीतिश् च भगवाञ्छर्वो वचनाद्ब्रह्मणस्तदा

Through the austerity of the great goddess Pārvatī, O Bull-bannered One, the blessed Śarva was pleased, as Brahmā had spoken.

हिताय चाश्रमाणां च क्रीडार्थं भगवान्भवः तदा हैमवतीं देवीम् उपयेमे यथाविधि

For the welfare of the hermitages and for play, the blessed Bhava then married the golden-born goddess according to proper rites.

जगाम स स्वयं ब्रह्मा मरीच्याद्यैर्महर्षिभिः तपोवनं महादेव्याः पार्वत्याः पद्मसंभवः

Brahmā himself, along with Marīci and other great sages, went to the forest of austerities of the great goddess Pārvatī, he who was born from the lotus.

प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य च तां देवीं स जगतो ऽरणीम् किम् अर्थं तपसा लोकान् संतापयसि शैलजे

Having circumambulated that goddess, he, the fire-stick of the worlds, asked: 'For what purpose, O daughter of the mountain, do you afflict the worlds with your austerity?'

त्वया सृष्टं जगत्सर्वं मातस्त्वं मा विनाशय त्वं हि संधारयेल्लोकान् इमान् सर्वान् स्वतेजसा

All the world has been created by you, O Mother; do not destroy it. You alone sustain all these worlds with your own radiance.

सर्वदेवेश्वरः श्रीमान् सर्वलोकपतिर्भवः यस्य वै देवदेवस्य वयं किङ्करवादिनः

Bhava, glorious lord of all gods, master of all worlds, for whom we, the gods of gods, declare ourselves as servants.

स एवं परमेशानः स्वयं च वरयिष्यति वरदे येन सृष्टासि न विना यस्त्वयांबिके

That supreme lord himself will choose you, O giver of boons, by whom you were created and without whom, O Ambikā, he does not exist.

वर्तते नात्र संदेहस् तव भर्त्ता भविष्यति इत्युक्त्वा तां नमस्कृत्य मुहुः सम्प्रेक्ष्य पार्वतीम्

There is no doubt in this: he will be your husband. Having said this, repeatedly bowing, he gazed at Pārvatī.

गते पितामहे देवो भगवान् परमेश्वरः जगामानुग्रहं कर्तुं द्विजरूपेण चाश्रमम्

When the Grandfather departed, the blessed supreme lord went to the hermitage in the form of a twice-born to bestow his grace.

सा च दृष्ट्वा महादेवं द्विजरूपेण संस्थितम् प्रतिभाद्यैः प्रभुं ज्ञात्वा ननाम वृषभध्वजम्

Seeing Mahādeva standing in the form of a twice-born, recognizing the lord by his signs, she bowed to the Bull-bannered One.

सम्पूज्य वरदं देवं ब्राह्मणच्छद्मनागतम् तुष्टाव परमेशानं पार्वती परमेश्वरम्

Honoring the boon-giving god who had come disguised as a Brāhmaṇa, Pārvatī praised the supreme lord, Parameśvara.

अनुगृह्य तदा देवीम् उवाच प्रहसन्निव कुलधर्माश्रयं रक्षन् भूधरस्य महात्मनः

Having blessed the goddess, he spoke, smiling, protecting the family duty of the great soul of the mountain.

क्रीडार्थं च सतां मध्ये सर्वदेवपतिर्भवः स्वयंवरे महादेवी तव दिव्यसुशोभने

For play among the virtuous, O goddess of divine beauty, the lord of all gods will be at your svayaṃvara.

आस्थाय रूपं यत्सौम्यं समेष्ये ऽहं सह त्वया इत्युक्त्वा तां समालोक्य देवो दिव्येन चक्षुषा

Assuming a gentle form, I will come together with you. Having said this, the god looked at her with divine sight.

जगामेष्टं तदा दिव्यं स्वपुरं प्रययौ च सा दृष्ट्वा हृष्टस्तदा देवीं मेनया तुहिनाचलः

Then he went to his desired divine city, and she departed. Seeing the goddess, Menā, the snowy mountain, rejoiced.

आलिङ्ग्याघ्राय सम्पूज्य पुत्रीं साक्षात्तपस्विनीम् दुहितुर्देवदेवेन न जानन्नभिमन्त्रितम्

Embracing, smelling, and honoring his daughter, the ascetic in person, the mountain did not know she had been enchanted by the god of gods.

स्वयंवरं तदा देव्याः सर्वलोकेष्वघोषयत् अथ ब्रह्मा च भगवान् विष्णुः साक्षाज्जनार्दनः

At that time, the self-choice ceremony of the goddess was proclaimed throughout all worlds; then the venerable Brahma and Vishnu, the very Janardana, arrived.

शक्रश् च भगवान् वह्निर् भास्करो भग एव च त्वष्टार्यमा विवस्वांश् च यमो वरुण एव च

The venerable Indra, Agni, Surya, Bhaga, Tvashtar, Aryaman, Vivasvan, Yama, and Varuna also came.

वायुः सोमस्तथेशानो रुद्राश् च मुनयस् तथा अश्विनौ द्वादशादित्या गन्धर्वा गरुडस् तथा

Vayu, Soma, Ishana, the Rudras, sages, the Ashvins, the twelve Adityas, Gandharvas, and Garuda likewise attended.

यक्षाः सिद्धास्तथा साध्या दैत्याः किंपुरुषोरगाः समुद्राश् च नदा वेदा मन्त्राः स्तोत्रादयः क्षणाः

Yakshas, Siddhas, Sadhyas, Daityas, Kimpurushas, serpents, oceans, rivers, Vedas, mantras, hymns, and moments of time were present.

नागाश् च पर्वताः सर्वे यज्ञाः सूर्यादयो ग्रहाः त्रयस्त्रिंशच्च देवानां त्रयश् च त्रिशतं तथा

Nagas, all mountains, sacrifices, the Sun and other planets, the thirty-three gods, and three times three hundred also assembled.

त्रयश् च त्रिसहस्रं च तथान्ये बहवः सुरा जग्मुर् गिरीन्द्रपुत्र्यास्तु स्वयंवरमनुत्तमम्

Three times three thousand and many other gods likewise came to the unparalleled self-choice ceremony of the daughter of the mountain king.