Matsyapurana 155.33
Matsyapurāṇa 155.33
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- Sanskrit
155.33
śīghram eva kariṣyāmi yathāyuktam anantaram
evamastviti devīṃ sa vīrakaḥ prāha sāṃpratam //
On his having thus spoken to Pârvatî, She said after fondling him with her right arm “Son ! do not be sorry You should not throw yourself down from the mountain nor should you accompany me Son ! I tell you what you ought to do Śiva has despised me by calling me Kṛiṣṇâ (black) so I shall practise austerities in order that I may become fair complexioned This Śiva is desirous of women After I go away you should keep guard at the gate so that no other woman might come Son ! If you find any other woman coming in do report it to me and I shall at once arrange about it”—28-33
Hearing that, Vîrabhadra said “I shall do as you say”, and then he cheerfully set himself to carry out the injunctions of his mother, after duly saluting Her—34-35
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit