Skandapurana 6.3.236.44_2

6.3.236.44_2

"anuvāda:-
sūtajī bole- sādhu nāmaka vaiśya maṃgala smaraṇa kara brāhmaṇoṃ ko dāna dakṣiṇā de, apane ghara kī ora calā. abhī kucha dūra hī sādhu calā thā ki bhagavāna satyanārāyaṇa ne sādhu vaiśya kī manovṛtti jānane ke uddeśya se, daṃḍī kā veśa dhara, vaiśya se praśna kiyā ki usakī nāva meṃ kyā hai. saṃpatti meṃ masta sādhu ne haṃsakara kahā ki daṃḍī svāmī kyā tumheṃ mudrā (rupae) cāhie. merī nāva meṃ to latā-patra hī haiṃ. aise niṭhura vacana suna śrī satyanārāyaṇa bhagavāna bole ki tumhārā kahā saca ho.
itanā kaha daṃḍī kucha dūra samudra ke hī kināre baiṭha gae. daṃḍī svāmī ke cale jāne para sādhu vaiśya ne dekhā ki nāva halkī aura uṭhī huī cala rahī hai. vaha bahuta cakita huā. usane nāva meṃ latā-patra hī dekhe to mūrcchita ho pṛthvī para gira par̤ā. hośa āne para vaha ciṃtā karane lagā. taba usake dāmāda ne kahā aise śoka kyoṃ karate ho. yaha daṃḍī svāmī kā śāpa hai. ve daṃḍī sarvasamartha haiṃ isameṃ saṃśaya nahīṃ hai. unakī śaraṇa meṃ jāne se manavāṃchita phala milegā.
dāmāda kā kahanā māna, vaiśya daṃḍī svāmī ke pāsa gayā. daṃḍī svāmī ko praṇāma kara sādara bolā. jo kucha maiṃne āpase kahā thā use kṣamā kara deṃ. aisā kaha vaha bāra-bāra namana kara mahāśoka se vyākula ho gayā. vaiśya ko rote dekha daṃḍī svāmī ne kahā mata roo. suno! tuma merī pūjā ko bhūlate ho. he kubuddhi vāle! merī ājñā se tumheṃ bārabāra duḥkha huā hai. vaiśya stuti karane lagā. sādhu bolā- prabhu āpakī māyā se brahmādi bhī mohita hue haiṃ. ve bhī āpake adbhuta rūpa guṇoṃ ko nahīṃ jānate.

"Translation:—
Sūta said: The merchant named Sādhu, having remembered the auspicious [Lord] and given gifts and honoraria to the brāhmaṇas, set out towards his home. Sādhu had traveled only a short distance when Lord Satyanārāyaṇa, wishing to test the merchant Sādhu's attitude, assumed the guise of an ascetic with a staff and asked the merchant what was in his boat. Sādhu, arrogant in his wealth, laughed and said, 'O ascetic master, do you want money? In my boat there are only creepers and leaves.' Hearing such cruel words, Lord Satyanārāyaṇa said, 'May what you have said come true.'
Having said this much, the ascetic sat down at the edge of the ocean a short distance away. When the ascetic master had departed, the merchant Sādhu noticed that the boat was floating high and light. He was greatly astonished. When he looked and saw only creepers and leaves in the boat, he fainted and fell to the ground. Upon regaining consciousness, he began to worry. Then his son-in-law said, 'Why do you grieve in this manner? This is the curse of the ascetic master. That ascetic is all-powerful; of this there is no doubt. Seeking refuge in him will yield the desired reward.'
Heeding his son-in-law's advice, the merchant went to the ascetic master. Bowing down to the ascetic master, he spoke with respect: 'Please forgive whatever I said to you.' Saying this and bowing again and again, he was overcome with great grief. Seeing the merchant weeping, the ascetic master said, 'Do not weep. Listen! You repeatedly neglect my worship. O fool! By my command, suffering has befallen you again and again.' The merchant began to praise Him. Sādhu said, 'O Lord, even Brahmā and the other gods are bewildered by your divine power. Even they do not know your wondrous form and qualities.'