Book 1 - Adhyaya 14

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरस्तात्तव देवेश तच्छृणुष्व महामते अथवा जो श्राद्धमें ब्राह्मणोंको सुनाता है, वह परमगतिको प्राप्त होता है ॥ १६ /२॥

English

When the kalpa of yellow colour passed by and an- other of the self-born lord was ushered in by the name of Asita and when the universe became a vast sheet of water®® and a thousand years by the divine reckoning passed by, Brahma be- came desirous of creating the subjects. He was dejected and began to ponder.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार ध्यानमग्न होकर वन्दना करते हुए पितामह ब्रह्मासे भगवान् ईशान बोले--मैं तुमपर प्रसन्न तत्पश्चात् ब्रह्माजीने अत्यन्त निवेदनपूर्वक विशुद्ध वाणीवाले तथा प्रसन्नताको प्राप्त महेश्वरसे प्रसन्न मनसे कहा--हे परमेश्वर! यह आपका जो विश्वरूप है तथा परम कल्याणी यह जो विश्वरूपा गौ है--इसके

English

See note 23 on ,

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथों तथा चार नेत्रोंबाली ये भगवती कौन हैं तथा इन देवीको विश्वरूपा क्‍यों कहा गया है? इनका नाम तथा गोत्र क्या है? ये किसकी भार्या हैं तथा इनके कर्मका प्रभाव एवं सामर्थ्य क्या है ?॥ २०-२१/२॥ उन ब्रह्माका वह वचन सुनकर ब्रह्मरूप देवदेव वृषध्वज शिवने देवताओंमें श्रेष्ठ अपने पुत्र ब्रह्मासे कहा--॥ २२'/२॥

English

Thcroipon he, the lord of great splendour, saw a boy in front of him. He had black colour but he was refulgent with his brilliance. He had great prowess. He wore black gar- ments, black turban, black sacred thread, black crown and black garlands. He bad black unguents on his body. On seeing this noble-souled Aghora of terrible exploits, Brahma saluted the miraculous lord who had the black and tawny colour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अब आदिसर्गमें जैसा था, वही पुष्टिकी वृद्धि करनेवाला, पवित्र तथा सभी मन्त्रोंका परम गुह्य रहस्य सुनो। है प्रभो! यह जो वर्तमान कल्प है, वह विश्व- रूप कल्प नामवाला कहा गया है। जिसमें आपने यह ब्रह्मपद प्राप्त किया है और मेरे वाम अंगसे उत्पन्न विष्णुके द्वारा विशुद्ध वैकुण्ठलोक प्राप्त किया गया । हे देव! विष्णुद्वारा प्राप्त वह शुभ पद तुम्हारे ब्रह्मपदसे भी श्रेष्ठ है ॥ २३-- २५ /२॥

English

Then the glorious lord Brahma became engaged in Praayama. He thought of the supreme lord Siva within his heart. With hb mind engaged in meditation he resorted to lord Aghora. He contemplated on him in the form of Brahman. When Brahma was meditating thus, lord Aghora of terrible exploits granted him vbion. Thereupon four noble sons appeared from his sides. They were black in colour and they wore black garlands and unguents. They were Krsna, Krasikha, Kr$nasya, and Kfifavastradhrk.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे देवेश! है महामते! उस समयसे अब यह तैंतीसवाँ कल्प है और इससे पूर्व लाखों कल्प बीत चुके हैं तथा आपसे पहले लाखों ब्रह्मा भी हो चुके हैं, उनके विषयमें सुनो आपका माण्डव्य गोत्र है और तपस्यासे मुझे पुत्र- रूपमें प्राप्त हुए हैं, अतएव आपको आनन्दरूप तत्त्वमें व्यवस्थित वह ब्रह्मरूप आनन्द जानना चाहिए

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋतं सत्यं दया ब्रह्म अहिंसा सन्मतिः क्षमा ॥ ९ क्रिया, ऋत (प्रियभाषण), सत्य, दया, वेद, अहिंसा, शान्ति, ज्ञान, अविद्या (माया), बुद्धि, धृति, कान्ति, नीति,

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुष्टि, क्रिया (वेदविहित कर्म) तथा प्रसाद--ये बत्तीस गुण प्रतिष्ठित हैं। ककार आदि बत्तीस अक्षरस्वरूपा तथा बत्तीस गुणोंसे युक्त यह विश्वरूपा गाय तुम्हें उत्पन्न करनेवाली है; इसीलिये तुम उन बत्तीस गुणोंसे सम्पन्न हो। है ब्रह्मन्! प्रकृतिकी रचना मैंने की है और है प्रभो! आप, भगवान् विष्णु तथा इन्द्र आदि देवता इस महेश्वरीसे प्रसूत हैं। जगत्को उत्पन्न करनेवाली साक्षात् देवी भगवतीस्वरूपा यह चतुर्मुखी प्रकति गौ मुझसे उत्पन्न

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होकर प्रतिष्ठाको प्राप्त हुई है, जिसे तत्त्वचिन्तक गौरी, माया, विद्या, कृष्णा, हैमवती, प्रधान तथा प्रकृति--ऐसा कहते हैं॥ २९--३४॥ विश्वकी प्रजाओंकी सृष्टि करनेवाली, रक्त-

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस विश्वरूपा गायको अपने बुद्धि-विचारसे साक्षात् तदनन्तर ब्रह्माजीसे ऐसा कहकर परमेश्वर महादेवने कई कुमार सृजित किये और इस प्रकार देवीके समीपसे अनेक रूपोंवाले कुमार प्रकट हुए, जिनमें कोई जटाधारी था, कोई मुण्डितसिर था, कोई सिरपर शिखा धारण किये

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

था तथा कोई अर्धमुण्डित सिरवाला था । तदनन्तर सदाचारी, नियत आत्मावाले तथा महान् ओजसे सम्पन्न वे कुमार यथोक्त योगाभ्यास करते हुए देवताओंके एक हजार वर्षतक महेश्वरकी आराधना करके दृढ़ योगयुक्त सम्पूर्ण धर्मोका उपदेश अपने शिष्यों-प्रशिष्योंको देकर अन्तमें परमेश्वर शिष्टाशच नियतात्मानः प्रविष्टा रुद्रमीएवरम्॥ ३९ रुद्रमें प्रवेश कर गये॥ ३६--३९

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कान्तिनीतिः प्रथा मेधा लज्जा दृष्टि: सरस्वती सैषा भगवती देवी मत्प्रसूतिः प्रतिष्ठिता।

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौरी माया च विद्या च कृष्णा हैमवतीति च। प्रधानं प्रकृतिश्चैव यामाहुस्तत्त्वचिन्तकाः अजामेकां लोहितां शुक्लकृष्णां

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवमुक्त्वा महादेवः ससर्ज परमेश्वर; । ततश्च पार्श्वगा देव्याः सर्वरूपकुमारकाः धर्मोपदेशमखिलं कृत्वा योगमयं दृढम्

English

By resorting to yoga they adored the great lord for a thousand years. They imparted instruction in supreme yoga to their disciples. By resorting to yoga these persons, endowed with yogic powers, thought on Siva. They entered the region of lord Siva, the region devoid of impurities and free from attributes. Those others too, who contemplate on him by resorting to yoga can go unto the region of that eternal lord.