Matsyapurana 156.15
Matsyapurāṇa 156.15
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156.15
āḍiścakāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ paramadāruṇam
tamāgatyābravīdbrahmā tapasā paritoṣitaḥ //
Afterwards the son of the demon Andhaka, named Âdi coming to know about Pârvatî's resolution and practice of Tapasyâ, remembered the destruction of his father, and he turned up to take revenge Âḍi, the son of Andhaka and brother of Vaka, was trying to discover weak points of Śiva, and he now went to Śiva after conquering the Devas in battle Going there he first saw Virabhadra standing at the door and became anxious In by-gone days when Andhaka was killed by Śiva, the demon Âdi practised severe austerities when Brahmâ, being pleased with his devotion, appeared before him and said "Demon! what do you desire as a fruit of this asceticism?" The demon said—"That I be immortal is my wish"—11-16
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Skandapurāṇa (early; "Ambikākhaṇḍa") (ed. Bakker) — Sanskrit