Skandapurana 6.3.235.51_4

6.3.235.51_4

eka dina bhagavāna satyanārāyaṇa kī māyā se do cora rājā kā dhana curākara bhāga rahā thā. usane rājā ke sipāhiyoṃ ko apanā pīchā karate dekha curāyā huā dhana vahām̐ rakha diyā jahām̐ sādhu apane jamāī ke sātha ṭhaharā huā thā.
rājā ke sipāhiyoṃ ne sādhu vaiśya ke pāsa rājā kā dhana par̤ā dekhā to vaha sasura-jamāī donoṃ ko bām̐dhakara rājā ke pāsa le gae aura kahā ki una donoṃ coroṃ hama pakar̤a lāeṃ haiṃ, āpa āge kī kāryavāhī kī ājñā deṃ. rājā kī ājñā se una donoṃ ko kaṭhina kārāvāsa meṃ ḍāla diyā gayā .
aura unakā sārā dhana bhī unase chīna liyā gayā.śrīsatyanārāyaṇa bhagavāna ke śrāpa se sādhu kī patnī bhī bahuta dukhī huī. ghara meṃ jo dhana rakhā thā use cora curā le gae. śārīrika tathā mānasika pīr̤ā va bhūkha pyāsa se ati dukhī ho anna kī cintā meṃ kalāvatī ke brāhmaṇa ke ghara gaī. vahām̐ usane śrīsatyanārāyaṇa bhagavāna kā vrata hote dekhā phira kathā bhī sunī vaha prasāda grahaṇa kara vaha rāta ko ghara vāpisa āī.
mātā ne kalāvatī se pūchā ki he putrī aba taka tuma kahām̐ thī़? tere mana meṃ kyā hai ? kalāvatī ne apanī mātā se kahā – he mātā ! maiṃne eka brāhmaṇa ke ghara meṃ śrīsatyanārāyaṇa bhagavāna kā vrata dekhā hai. kanyā ke vacana suna līlāvatī bhagavāna ke pūjana kī taiyārī karane lagī. līlāvatī ne parivāra va baṃdhuoṃ sahita satyanārāyaṇa bhagavāna kā pūjana kiyā aura unase vara mām̐gā ki mere pati tathā jamāī śīghra ghara ā jāem̐. sātha hī yaha bhī prārthanā kī ki hama saba kā aparādha kṣamā kareṃ.śrīsatyanārāyaṇa bhagavāna isa vrata se saṃtuṣṭa ho gae .
aura rājā candraketu ko sapane meṃ darśana de kahā ki – he rājana ! tuma una dono vaiśyoṃ ko chor̤a do aura tumane unakā jo dhana liyā hai use vāpisa kara do. agara èsā nahīṃ kiyā to maiṃ tumhārā dhana rājya va saṃtāna sabhī ko naṣṭa kara dūm̐gā. rājā ko yaha saba kahakara bhagavāna antardhāna ho gae. prāta:kāla sabhā meṃ rājā ne apanā sapanā sunāyā phira bole ki baṇika putroṃ ko kaida se mukta kara sabhā meṃ lāo.

One day, by the divine power of Lord Satyanārāyaṇa, two thieves who had stolen the king's wealth were fleeing. Seeing the king's soldiers pursuing them, they placed the stolen treasure where the merchant Sādhu was staying with his son-in-law.
When the king's guards saw the royal treasure with the merchant Sādhu, they bound both father-in-law and son-in-law and brought them before the king, saying, "We have captured both thieves; please give the order for further proceedings." By order of the king, both were thrown into harsh imprisonment.
And all their wealth was also taken from them. Due to the curse of Lord Satyanārāyaṇa, Sādhu's wife also became very miserable. Thieves stole the wealth that was kept at home. Tormented exceedingly by physical and mental anguish, hunger, and thirst, and anxious about food, she went with Kalāvatī to the house of a brāhmaṇa. There she saw the vow of Lord Satyanārāyaṇa being performed, and then listened to the story. Receiving the offering, she returned home at night.
The mother asked Kalāvatī, "O daughter, where were you until now? What is in your mind?" Kalāvatī said to her mother, "O mother! I have seen the vow of Lord Satyanārāyaṇa in the house of a brāhmaṇa." Hearing the girl's words, Līlāvatī began preparing for the worship of the Lord. Along with her family and kinsmen, Līlāvatī performed the worship of Lord Satyanārāyaṇa and asked a boon from Him: "May my husband and son-in-law return home soon." She also prayed: "Please forgive all our offenses." Lord Satyanārāyaṇa was pleased with this vow.
And having appeared to King Candraketu in a dream, He said: "O King! Release both of those merchants, and return the wealth you have taken from them. If you do not do so, I will destroy your wealth, kingdom, and offspring—everything." Having spoken all this to the king, the Lord vanished. In the morning assembly, the king related his dream and then said, "Release the sons of merchants from captivity and bring them into the assembly."