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Note: The story illustrates the efficacy of this 尝颈峁単补 [i.e., Kap膩le艣vara] to redeem the sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter. This is repeated elsewhere in 厂办补苍诲补辫耻谤腻峁嘺.

艢r墨 Rudra said:

1-7. O 笔腻谤惫补迟墨, know that the eighth deity is named Kap膩le艣vara. Merely by seeing it, the sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter vanishes.

Formerly in Vaivasvata Kalpa at the advent of 罢谤别迟腻测耻驳补, O beloved one, a divine 驰补箩帽补 was in progress in 惭补丑腻办腻濒补惫补苍补 under the guidance of 叠谤补丑尘腻. As the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s were seated all round and the Homa was being performed in the sacrificial fire, I assumed the guise of a 碍腻辫腻濒颈办补 and went to the assembly there.

O goddess, I had shaved off the hair and was clad in tattered rags and held a 碍丑补峁璿腻峁単补 (a skull-topped club). The ash of the cremation ground had been smeared on my limbs. I was in an ugly state with a loathsome face. Skulls formed my ornaments and a skull was held by me in the hand.

On seeing me in the habit and dress of a rustic rogue with a skull held (in a hand), all of them censured me and frequently hurled on me abuses and words like 鈥淔ie upon you,鈥� 鈥淥 sinner, O sinner,鈥� 鈥淏e gone,鈥� 鈥淎way,鈥� 鈥淲e have been ridiculed,鈥� 鈥淗ow can the Homa be performed when the 碍腻辫腻濒颈办补 is standing in front? It is loudly proclaimed in the Vedas that skulls are not pure. The sacrificial altar is not suitable unto you who hold a human bone (in hand).鈥�

8-19. I told those 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s: 鈥淢ay this be heard, O excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. All of you are kind and merciful. You are worried over other鈥檚 miseries. Mercy should always be shown by good people to all embodied beings. A 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 is said to be friend of all creatures. I am a 碍腻辫腻濒颈办补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 with my body embellished with holy ash. I roam about on the earth after having duly adopted 碍补辫腻濒补 Vrata. I always propitiate 惭补丑腻诲别惫补, the Lord of the universe. This holy vow is for the destruction of the sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter. I峁� is to be continued for twelve years. This holy rite undertaken by me is famous in the world as destroyer of sins, O 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. The aim is expiation. If purified, I will attain beatitude.鈥�

On hearing my explanatory statement those excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s said: 鈥淥 base one, you are excessively sinful. So you speak thus. One embellished by skulls is despicable, especially a slayer of a 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. 惭补丑腻诲别惫补 was not invited in the great festival of 顿补办峁�a鈥檚 sacrifice, wherein 膧诲颈迟测补蝉, Vasus, 痴颈艣惫别诲别惫补蝉, Maruts, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, Indra, 痴补谤耻峁嘺, 痴腻测耻, Kubera, all the oceans, rivers, all the lakes, 厂耻辫补谤峁嘺蝉, mountains and all the serpents had been invited. They came with all their followers and wives. So also 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s who are masters of the Vedas, illustrious 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-sages and the pure celestial sages.鈥� After saying this, they continued: 鈥淓ven after knowing that 惭补丑腻诲别惫补 embellished with human bones, is impure, how dare you say, 鈥楲et admission be given to me,鈥� particularly when you are also a Br膩hmi峁嘺-slayer?鈥�

20-27. When I was told thus by the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, I spoke these words: 鈥淲ait for a short while; I shall go off after taking food.鈥� When these words were spoken, O fair lady, I was beaten severely with sticks, kicked with feet and hit with fists. Lumps of clay were hurled on me. Thereupon, I laughed and threw the skull down on the altar which was spread over with 碍耻艣补 grass. Thereafter I vanished (like the flame of a lamp) without being known by the excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s. After I disappeared they threw the skull out of the pavilion. O lady of renown, another skull of the same colour and form cropped up there. Thus hundreds, thousands, millions and trillions of skulls appeared and were thrown out and yet cropped up. They were wonder-struck. All the wise ones among them said: 鈥淭his is not the work of anyone other than Lord 惭补丑腻诲别惫补 having 骋补峁単腻 and crescent moon as his crest jewels.鈥� Thereupon, I was eulogized severally by the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s by means of different kinds of prayers. They performed Homas in the fire uttering the Mantras of 艢补迟补谤耻诲谤颈测补. Then I was pleased, O goddess, and said out of sympathy to the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s: 鈥淥 ye 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, may a boon desired mentally be chosen.鈥�

28-36a. Then those 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s said: 鈥淯nwittingly we had made deadly attack on you. Thereby, O Lord of the universe, a 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺鈥檚 slaughter has been committed by us. In order to eradicate that sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter, O Lord, extend your grace unto us. We request for this boon alone. No other boon is desired.鈥�

Thereupon, I said thus to those 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s: 鈥淭here was a primordial 尝颈峁単补 where you all hurled the skulls into a heap. It has become hidden due to the efflux of time. May the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s see that 尝颈峁単补 that rids one of the sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaug岣�ter.

O eminent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter was committed by me too formerly, when I severed the fifth, excessively luminous head of 叠谤补丑尘腻. Thereupon, extremely unbearable sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter was incurred by me. The skull too stuck to my palm and became acutely painful. I was overwhelmed by the sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter and was well nigh burnt thereby. I went on a pilgrimage to the holy spots in order to eradicate it immediately. I had visited all the 罢墨谤迟丑补蝉 but was never released by that sin. This resulted in my misery and torments and I did not get any happiness anywhere. In the meantime an unembodied divine voice said:

36b-45. 鈥極 Lord, go to 础惫补苍迟墨. Why do you suffer the misery unnecessarily? It was by you, O Lord, that the sacred 惭补丑腻办腻濒补惫补苍补 was created, wherein Rudra of miraculous vision is installed with the skull in his hand. How is it that you do not know that the holy spot is destructive of great sins? In that holy spot, there is a great 尝颈峁単补 in the vicinity of the deity in the form of an elephant. See it, O Lord of Devas. The sin of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter will get destroyed.鈥�

On hearing those excellent words, I hastened to this place. The great 尝颈峁単补 stationed with the skull in the hand was seen. Then, O 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, the skull (got unstuck and) fell into the ground from my hand. The name was assigned by me (to it) saying, 鈥楾his is the deity Kap膩le艣vara Deva.鈥� O 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s, may all of you see the Lord named Kap膩le艣vara. Merely by the sight thereof you all will become free from ignominy.鈥�

Thereafter, the 尝颈峁単补 was seen by them. It was covered by many skulls. By visiting that 尝颈峁単补 they became blessed and contented. Hence this 尝颈峁単补 named Kap膩le艣vara has become famous on the earth. O great goddess, those who worship the deity named Kap膩le艣vara become men of meritorious deeds and attain the greatest goal. Even after perpetrating terrible sins, including that of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter, if a man sees that 尝颈峁単补, those sins get destroyed. This deity, worshipped on the fourteenth lunar day, destroys all sins committed mentally, verbally and physically.

46-49. Those who worship it even incidentally, O lady of excellent countenance, do obtain all their desires whatever they may be, even if they are inaccessible. He obtains prosperity, unparalleled piety, longevity, good health, freedom from ailments, incomparable riddance (elimination) of enemies and the like. O my beloved, even the worst of sinners, men engaged in ruthless activities, become rid of sins. They will turn out to be leaders of my 骋补峁嘺蝉. O my beloved, those who regularly visit the deity for a year, will see my favourite abode after casting off their mortal bodies.

Thus, O fair lady, the sin-destroying power of Kap膩le艣vara Deva has been spoken to you. Now listen to the account of Svargadv膩re艣vara.