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N膩rada said:鈥�

1. O 叠谤补丑尘腻, thanks to 艢颈惫补鈥檚 favour, you know everything. You have narrated to me the wonderful stories of 艢颈惫补 and 笔腻谤惫补迟墨.

2. O lord, I am never fully satiated by hearing the great story of 艢颈惫补 from your lotus-like face. I wish to hear further the same.

3-7. As explained by you, Rudra is the complete manifestation of 艢颈惫补. He is the great Lord whose abode is 碍补颈濒腻蝉补. He is a yogin of perfect control. He is worthy of being propitiated by all devas, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and others. He is the final goal of all good men. He is free from Dvandvas (mutually clashing opposites). The great lord never undergoes any change yet indulges in His divine sports. He became a householder again after marrying the noble lady 惭补峁単补濒腻 at the request of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 when she performed penance. At first she was born of 顿补办峁�a and later of 贬颈尘腻濒补测补. How could she be the daughter of both with the same body? How did 厂补迟墨^[1] become 笔腻谤惫补迟墨 and attain 艢颈惫补 again? O 叠谤补丑尘腻, please explain all these and other points relating to His episode.

8. On hearing these words of the celestial sage devoted to 艢颈惫补, 叠谤补丑尘腻 became delighted and said again.

叠谤补丑尘腻 said:鈥�

9. O best of sages, dear one, listen. I shall narrate the auspicious story on hearing which undoubtedly the life will become fruitful.

10. Formerly, on seeing my daughter 厂补苍诲丑测腻^[2] in the company of my sons I was afflicted by the arrows of the cupid and much upset.

11. When remembered by Dharma, Rudra, the highest lord and the greatest yogin came there. He reproached me as well as my sons and went back to His abode.

12. A serious offence was committed by me against 艢颈惫补 the great lord, by whose 惭腻测腻 I was subjected to great delusion despite my being the reciter of the Vedas.

13. Under great delusion and goaded by the envious feelings towards the lord I conspired with my sons to find out ways and means to delude the lord Himself. Here again I was deluded by 艢颈惫补鈥檚 惭腻测腻..

14. O great sage, in 艢颈惫补 the great lord, all those ways and means pursued by me and my sons became ineffective.

15. When my strategy failed I remembered the lord of 尝补办峁�m墨 (痴颈峁ａ箛耻) in the company of my sons. The intelligent lord (痴颈峁ａ箛耻) devoted to 艢颈惫补 came there and advised me.

16. Instructed by 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 who demonstrated 艢颈惫补鈥檚 principles, I cast off my envy no doubt, but since I still was under delusion I did not eschew my stubbornness.

17. I humbly served 艢补办迟颈 and when she was pleased I created her as the daughter of 顿补办峁�a and 础蝉颈办苍墨 (顿补办峁�a鈥檚 wife). 顿补办峁�a, you remember, was my son. This was my endeavour to make Hara enamoured of her.

18. The goddess Um膩 became 顿补办峁�a鈥檚 daughter, performed a severe penance and thanks to her great devotion became Rudra鈥檚 wife. The goddess indeed is a benefactress of her devotees.

19. In the company of Um膩, Rudra became a householder and the great lord performed divine sports. He of undecaying intellect deluded me even at the time of his marriage.

20. The independent lord assuming his own body married her and returned to his mountain. In her company he sported much, deluding many.

21. O sage, much time was happily spent by 艢颈惫补 free from all depraved feelings and indulging in noble dalliance with her.

22-23. Then a feeling of rivalry arose between 顿补办峁�a and Rudra; 顿补办峁�a was excessively deluded by 艢颈惫补鈥檚 illusion and so becoming extremely haughty he censured the quiet 艢颈惫补 who was free from all depraved feelings.

24. Then 顿补办峁�a the haughty, performed a sacrifice without 艢颈惫补, although he had invited 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, me and all other devas.

25. Since he was in delusion he was very furious. So he did not invite Rudra and his own daughter 厂补迟墨. He was greatly deluded by his own fate.

26. When she was not invited by her father whose mind was deluded by illusion, 艢颈惫腻 (厂补迟墨) of perfect knowledge and purest chastity played a divine sport.

27. Though not invited by her haughty father she did go to her father鈥檚 house securing the reluctant permission of 艢颈惫补.

28. Seeing no share of Rudra set apart and being slighted by her father, she reproached all those who were present there and cast off her body.

29. On hearing that, lord 艢颈惫补 became unbearably furious and pulling at his matted hair he created 痴墨谤补产丑补诲谤补.^[3]

30. When he was created along with attendants he began asking 鈥淲hat shall I do?鈥�. The entire annihilation of 顿补办峁�a鈥檚 sacrifice and the disgrace of every one present there was the order issued by 艢颈惫补.

31. The lord of the 骋补峁嘺蝉 (痴墨谤补产丑补诲谤补) accompanied by his soldiers reached the place immediately after receiving the orders.

32. They worked a great havoc there. 痴墨谤补产丑补诲谤补 chastised everyone and spared none.

33. After defeating 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and the Devas with strenuous effort, the chief of 骋补峁嘺蝉 cut off the head of 顿补办峁�a and consigned it to the sacrificial fire.

34. Working great havoc he destroyed the sacrifice. Then he came back to the mountain and bowed to Lord 艢颈惫补.

35. Even as the whole of the world of Devas was witnessing, the process of destruction of the sacrifice was carried out by 痴墨谤补产丑补诲谤补 and others, the followers of Rudra.

36. The policy in agreement with what is laid down in the Vedas and 厂尘峁泃颈蝉 is this, O Sage, which you must note. When lord Rudra is angry, how can there be happiness in the world?

37. On hearing his song of praise Rudra relented. Favourably disposed to the miserable that he was, he granted their request.

38. 艢颈惫补, the great lord, indulging in different sorts of divine sports, became sympathetic and merciful as before.

39. 顿补办峁�a was resuscitated. The whole sacrifice was renewed under the instruction of the merciful Lord 艢颈惫补. All those present were honoured in due manner.

40. O sage, in that sacrifice Rudra was honoured by all the Gods with due devotion. They were highly delighted.

41. The flame of fire arising from the body of 厂补迟墨 and delighting the whole world fell on that mountain and it was duly worshipped.

42. The deity became famous as 闯惫腻濒腻尘耻办丑墨 yielding fruits of cherished desires. Even her very vision quells all sins.

43. Even now she is worshipped with due festivities for the acquisition of all desires, observing all stipulated modes of procedure.

44. The Goddess 厂补迟墨 became the daughter of 贬颈尘腻濒补测补. As such she became famous as 笔腻谤惫补迟墨.

45. She propitiated lord 艢颈惫补 with a rigorous penance and attained him as her husband.

46. O great sage, I have narrated to you all that you asked me. Whoever hears this narrative will no doubt be freed from all sins.

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[1]:

厂补迟墨, the daughter of 顿补办峁�a, the son of 叠谤补丑尘腻, was married to 艢颈惫补. She abandoned her body in consequence of the quarrel between her husband and father. It is said in the Pur膩峁嘺s that 顿补办峁�a instituted a sacrifice but apportioned no share to 艢颈惫补. Thereupon 厂补迟墨 felt insulted and entered the sacrificial fire whereupon 艢颈惫补 sent hundreds and thousands of powerful 骋补峁嘺蝉 who destroyed the sacrifice and beheaded 顿补办峁�a. The present section narrates the story of the birth of 厂补迟墨, her marriage with 艢颈惫补, their lovely sports and her tragic end at the sacrifice of her father, 顿补办峁�a.

[2]:

厂补苍诲丑测腻 鈥榣it. twilight鈥� is personified as the daughter of 叠谤补丑尘腻. It is said that 叠谤补丑尘腻 attempted to do violence to her but was reproached by 艢颈惫补. According to another version 厂补苍诲丑测腻 changed herself to a deer for escape from the evil intention of 叠谤补丑尘腻 whereupon 叠谤补丑尘腻 assumed the form of a stag and pursued her through the sky. 艢颈惫补 saw this and shot an arrow which cut off the head of the stag. 叠谤补丑尘腻 then reassumed his own form and paid homage to 艢颈惫补.

[3]:

痴墨谤补产丑补诲谤补 is described as 艢颈惫补鈥檚 son, produced from 艢颈惫补鈥檚 matted locks or mouth or a drop of 艢颈惫补鈥檚 sweat, in order to spoil the sacrifice of 顿补办峁�a. He is represented as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet and a thousand clubs. Clothed in a tiger鈥檚 skin dripping with blood, bearing a blazing bow and a battle-axe he is described as very fierce and terrific.