Matsyapurana 154.70
Matsyapurāṇa 154.70
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154.70
janayiṣyati yaṃ śarvā dayitadyutimaṇḍitam
sa bhaviṣyati hantā vai surārīṇāmasaṃśayam //
Brahmâ said—"O Râtri! the great work of the Devas is pending and O, Goddess! Thou, alone, art able to do it The demon Târakâsura cannot be subdued by the Devas and has now become a source of torment, like a comet, to the Devas Śiva will beget a son to destroy him Satî the daughter of Dakṣa was the consort of Śiva who consumed Herself out of wrath, for some reason She will be born in the house of Himâchala from his wife Menakâ, and Lord Śiva, feeling the pangs of separation from His noble Consort, looks upon the three worlds as deserted and is practising austerities in the caves of the Himâlayas where He will wait for sometime in expectation of Satî and where by Their united glory, a valiant son will be born who will undoubtedly kill Târakâsura O, beautiful faced one! Satî, soon after Her birth, will, by Her previous Sanskâra be in the expectation of Śiva and will practise severe austerities, when they will be united There will be no differences between Them at that time Even then, the destruction of Tarakâsura looks improbable When after their marriage, both will practise again severe Tapasyâ and after that when by their union, the son will be born, that will be able to destroy Tarakâsura Thou shouldst, therefore, interfere with their amorous enjoyment, after a short quarrel, the Devî will go to perform tapasyâ Therefore, get into the embryo of Satî's mother and make Satî's colour black Śiva will, then, after marriage, chide Satî out of joke when the latter will angrily go to practise austerities After this, when they unite, the son, born of Her from Śiva, will be the destroyer of demons—58-70
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation