अध्याय ९
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे प्रथमे ऽंशे ऽष्टमो ऽध्यायः ]] इदं च शृणु मैत्रेय यत् पृष्टो ऽहम् इह त्वया श्रीसंबद्धं मयाप्य् एतच् श्रुतम् आसीन् मरीचितः
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe prathame 'ṃśe 'ṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] idaṃ ca śṛṇu maitreya yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā śrīsaṃbaddhaṃ mayāpy etac śrutam āsīn marīcitaḥ
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे द्विज! उनके वंशका वर्णन करते समय मैं उन दोनोंकी सन््तानका वर्णन करूँगा। अंगिराकी पत्नी स्मृति थी, उसके सिनीवाली, कुहू , राका और अनुमति नामकी कन्याएँ हुई
English
í ARASARA said : — " Maitreya, listen to what I say anent thy.question about Sri, as I had heard írom Marichi. That Emination of Sankara — Durvasa — was ranging this Earth. And it came to pass that the sage saw in the hand of a Vidyadhari a celestial garland, — perfumed by which, CWDrahmana, that entire forest of Sanlanakas* had become surpassingly charming to the rangers of woods. And it came to pass that on seeing that graceful garland, that mad Vipra practising the vows, asked for thc same of that bride of a Vidyadhara. And solicited by him, tliat slender-framed and large-eyed spouse of a Vidyadhara, saluting him with regard made it over unto him. And thcrcat, laying the wreath on his head, that Vipra wearing the form of a maniac proceeded to roam about the earth. And then he saw that dcity — Sachi's lord — sovereign of the three regions — mountcd on the mad Airavata, — approaching along with the celcstials. And the ascetic, resembling a mad man, taking from his head that garland, whose odour was maddening six-footed (black-bees), threw it on the sovereign of the celestials. And thereon the king of the immortals, taking the wreath, placed it over the head of Airavata; and thus placed, the same appeared Hke the Jahnavi on the peak of Kailasa. And it came to pass that the elephant with his eyes blinded by the temporal exudation, — on being sssailed by the odour, smelt the per- fume with his trunk (raised), — and then cast the same away to the earth. Then was wroth ihe reverend Durvasa, best of anchorets ; and, O Maitreya, being enraged, he spoke unto the sovereign of the celestials, saying, — 'O thou in- toxicated with wealth I wicked of soul ! Vasava !