Varaha Purana

श्रीवराह उवाच गुह्यमस्त्यपरं चैव हिमशृङ्ग शिलोच्चये

Shri Varaha said: There is indeed another secret, upon the snowy peaks and rocky heights.

गोनिष्क्रमणकं नाम गावो यत्र प्रतारिताः

It is called 'the departure of the cow', where the cows were led away.

सप्ततिर्यत्र कल्पानि और्वो यत्र प्रजापतिः

There, for seventy kalpas, Aurva, the lord of creatures, resided.

तस्यैवं वर्त्तमानस्य याति काले महत्तरे

As he thus remained, when a great period of time had passed,

न वरं प्रार्थयत्येष लाभालाभसमन्वितः

He did not seek any boon, being indifferent to gain and loss.

अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य कश्चिद्ब्रह्मयतिस्तदा

Then, after a long time, a certain Brahmayati arrived there.

ईश्वरोऽपि महाभागे तत्पार्श्वं समुपागतः

The Lord also, O exalted one, approached that place.

तत्र त्वौर्वो महाभागे तप्यते समदर्शनः 147.

There, Aurva, O noble one, practiced austerity with equanimity.

तन्निर्गतं ततो ज्ञात्वा और्वं सर्वे तपस्विनः

Having learned that Aurva had departed, all the ascetics

फलपुष्पसमाकीर्णा लक्ष्मीश्चैवोपजायते

The place became filled with fruits and flowers, and prosperity arose.

तच्च वै भस्मसाद्भूतं महारुद्रस्य तेजसा

And that place became reduced to ashes by the energy of the great Rudra.

ईश्वरोऽपि ततः प्राप्तः शीघ्रमेव हिमालयम्

The Lord then quickly reached the Himalaya.

आश्रमं समनुप्राप्त और्वोऽपि मुनिपुंगवः

Aurva, the foremost sage, also arrived at the hermitage.

दृष्ट्वा स्वमाश्रमं दग्धं बहुपुष्पफलोदकम्

Seeing his hermitage burned, with its many flowers, fruits, and waters,

उवाच क्रोधरक्ताक्षो वचनं निर्दहन्निव

He spoke, his eyes red with anger, uttering words as if scorching.

सोऽपि दुःखेन सन्तप्तः सर्वलोकान्भ्रमिष्यति

He too, afflicted by suffering, will wander among all the worlds.

महाभयात्तु लोकानां न कश्चित्पर्यवारयत्

Because of the great terror among the worlds, no one could restrain him.

महादाहेन सन्तप्तः शम्भुर्देवीमुवाच ह 147.

Scorched by a great burning, Śambhu spoke to the goddess.

दह्यते स्म जगत्सर्वं स तु किञ्चिन्न चेच्छति

The entire world was being consumed by fire, yet he desired nothing at all.

एवमुक्ते मया क्रोधादीक्षितस्तस्य चाश्रमः

Having spoken thus, out of anger, I gazed at his hermitage.

एतद्दुःखेन सन्तप्तो मन्युना च परिप्लुतः

Tormented by this suffering and overwhelmed by wrath,

ततोऽभ्रमद्विरूपाक्षः शं न प्राप्नोति कर्हिचित्

Then Virūpākṣa wandered, never attaining peace at any time.

तेन दाहेन सन्तप्तो न शक्नोमि विचेष्टितुम्

Afflicted by that burning, I am unable to move.

गच्छावस्तस्य वाक्येन सुखं यत्र भविष्यति

Let us go, by his word, to where happiness will be found.

विज्ञापयामो रुद्रस्य शापोऽयं विनिवर्त्तताम्

Let us petition Rudra so that this curse may be withdrawn.

और्वोऽप्युवाच नोक्तं मे अनृतं तु कदाचन

Aurva also said: Never has an untruth been spoken by me.

रुद्रशापो निवृत्तः स्यात्तेनैव किल नान्यथा

The curse of Rudra will be lifted only by that means, not otherwise.

सप्तसप्ततिः कल्याणि सौरभेया महौजसः 147.

Seventy-seven Saurabheyas of great might, O auspicious one.

तच्च गोनिष्क्रमं नाम तीर्थं परमपावनम्

That is called the 'departure of the cow,' a sacred and supreme tirtha.