Mudgalapurana 1.2: dakṣanandivivādo nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ

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śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

Homage to the glorious Gaṇeśa.

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sūta uvāca |
dakṣeṇa muniśārdūlāḥ śrutaṃ mudgalabhāṣitam |
praṇipatya punaḥ so'pi papraccha hitakārakam ||

Sūta said: / O tigers among sages, that which was spoken by Mudgala was heard by Dakṣa; / bowing down again, he too asked what was beneficial.

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śaunaka uvāca |
dakṣamudgalasaṃvādaṃ śrotumicchāmahe vayam |
vistareṇa samācakṣva sūta santoṣakāraka ||

Śaunaka said: / We wish to hear the dialogue between Dakṣa and Mudgala; / recount it in detail, O Sūta, giver of delight!

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sūta uvāca |
śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve kathāṃ lokaikapāvanīm |
yāṃ śrutvā puruṣasyeha nānyatkṛtyaṃ pravidyate ||

Sūta said: / Listen, all you sages, to the story that alone purifies the worlds, / having heard which, there exists no other duty for a man in this world.

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dakṣamudgalasaṃvādaṃ samāsena vivarṇaye |
sāraṃ sarvatra sampūrṇaṃ bhavarogavimocanam ||

I shall describe in brief the dialogue between Dakṣa and Mudgala, / the essence complete in every respect, releasing one from the disease of worldly existence.

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mudgaloktaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā dakṣaḥ provāca dharmavit |
prāñjaliḥ prayato bhūtvā hṛṣṭaromā mahāyaśāḥ ||

Hearing the word spoken by Mudgala, Dakṣa, knower of dharma, / having folded his hands in reverence, restrained, his hair standing on end, of great renown, said:

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dakṣa uvāca |
puṇyaṃ mahanme'sti purātanaṃ yattenaiva jātaṃ tava darśanaṃ bhoḥ |
mokṣapradaṃ tatparalokadaṃ ca bhogapradaṃ dharmyamanantapuṇyam ||

Dakṣa said: / There is great ancient merit of mine, and only by that has the vision of you occurred, sir— / which bestows liberation, gives the highest world, gives enjoyment, conforms to dharma, and yields infinite merit.

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śāpena naṣṭo mama sarvabodhaḥ prajāpatitvaṃ pragataṃ madīyam |
yajñasya bhaṅgo vividhaṃ hi kaṣṭaṃ tatraiva te darśanamatra citram ||

By the curse, all my understanding was destroyed, [and] my status as lord of creatures departed; / the disruption of the sacrifice [brought] diverse suffering indeed—right in the midst of that, your appearance here is a wonder.

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khaṃ. 1 a. 2 pāna 4) tava darśanamātreṇa kiñcit sphūrtiḥ samāgatā |
dhanyo'si yogināṃ madhye pūtatvaṃ tvīdṛśaṃ tvayi ||

Section 1, Chapter 2, Page 4) By merely seeing you, some vitality has returned; / you are blessed among yogins; such purity indeed resides in you.

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ko'sau vighnapatiḥ pūrṇaḥ kīdṛśaḥ kiṃsvabhāvavān |
kati tasyāvatārāśca kasyāṃśo vā'pi kiṃstavaḥ ||

Who is this complete lord of obstacles? What is he like, and what is his nature? / How many are his incarnations, or whose portion is he, and what is his hymn of praise?

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pūjito vidhivatkaiśca kiṃ phalaṃ dattavān param |
kiṃvihāraśca kasminvai loke vasati sa prabhuḥ ||

By whom was he worshipped according to the rules, and what supreme fruit did he bestow? / What is his sport, and in which realm indeed does that Lord dwell?

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etatsarvaṃ suvistārya pṛcchate brūhi sādaram |
jñātvā taṃ devadeveśaṃ bhaviṣyāmi hitāvaham ||

Explain all this in great detail to me who asks respectfully; / having known him, the lord of the gods of gods, I shall become one whose welfare is secured.

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ityevaṃ kathayantaṃ taṃ munayo vismayānvitāḥ |
papracchuḥ sakalaṃ tadvai dakṣaceṣṭitamādarāt ||

To him who was speaking thus, the sages, filled with wonder, / asked with reverence about all that conduct of Dakṣa.

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śaunakādyā ūcuḥ |
dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ sākṣātkathaṃ mūḍhatvamāgataḥ |
prajāpatitvaṃ tasyāpi kathaṃ naṣṭaṃ mahātmanaḥ ||

Śaunaka and the others said: / How did Dakṣa, who was directly the lord of creatures, fall into stupor? / And how was the status of lord of creatures lost for that great-souled one?

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yajñadhvaṃsaḥ kathaṃ prāptaḥ śambhuḥ prakupitaḥ katham |
etatsarvaṃ suvistārya brūhi sūta mahāmate ||

How did the destruction of the sacrifice occur? How did Śambhu become enraged? / Tell all this in great detail, O Sūta of great intellect!

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śrutvā munivaco ramyaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca |
śiṣyaḥ provāca madhuraṃ vacanaṃ sampraharṣayan ||

Hearing the delightful words of the sages, the disciple of Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana / spoke sweet words, causing great joy.

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sūta uvāca |
śṛṇu śaunaka yatnena kathāṃ bhuvanapāvanīm |
kathayāmi yathātathyaṃ śrutāṃ vyāsamukhena yām ||

Sūta said: / Listen attentively, O Śaunaka, to the story that purifies the world; / I shall relate, just as it is, that which was heard from the mouth of Vyāsa.

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brahmaṇo daśa putrā ye tatra dakṣo mahānprabhuḥ |
ataḥ prajāpatistrātā kṛtastena sa vedhasā ||

Among the ten sons of Brahmā, Dakṣa was a great lord; / therefore he was made a protector, a lord of creatures, by that Creator.

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sa rājyaṃ prāpya matto'bhūd garveṇaiva pariplutaḥ |
ahaṃ prajāpatīnāṃ ca śreṣṭho rājā na matsamaḥ ||

Having obtained kingship, he became intoxicated, completely flooded with pride: / 'I am the best king among the lords of creatures; none is equal to me.'

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ekadā girivarye tu kailāse śaṅkarasya ca |
darśanārthaṃ gatā devā munayaḥ siddhakinnarāḥ ||

Once, on the best of mountains, Kailāsa, the gods, sages, Siddhas, and Kinnaras / went to behold Śaṅkara,

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gandharvā nāgamukhyāśca vidyādharyapsarogaṇāḥ |
brahmā viṣṇurmahendraśca sarve tena susatkṛtāḥ ||

as well as Gandharvas, chiefs of Nāgas, and throngs of Vidyādharīs and Apsarases; / Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Mahendra—all were duly honored by him.

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sabhāmadhye samāsīnāḥ śaṅkareṇa ca pūjitāḥ |
vāmabhāge sthito viṣṇudakṣiṇāṅge pitāmahaḥ ||

Seated in the middle of the assembly, they were worshipped by Śaṅkara; / Viṣṇu was situated on the left side, and the Grandfather on the right side.

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krameṇa sarve devāśca yathāyogyaṃ sthitā mune |
gaṇā nandimukhāstatra samīpe saṃsthitā babhuḥ ||

In proper order, all the gods were situated as was fitting, O sage; / the Gaṇas, headed by Nandi, shone standing nearby.

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tatra te munayo hṛṣṭā vasiṣṭhādyāḥ pratuṣṭuvuḥ |
nāradapramukhāḥ sarve gandharvā lalitaṃ jaguḥ ||

There those delighted sages, Vasiṣṭha and the others, praised [him]; / all the Gandharvas, headed by Nārada, sang gracefully.

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nṛtyamapsarasaścakrurevaṃ sarve pupūjire |
śaṅkaraṃ parivārāḍhyamānandana samanvitam ||

The Apsarases danced; thus all worshipped / Śaṅkara, endowed with his retinue, accompanied by joy.

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kathā nānāvidhāstatra te'kurvan bhāvapūrvakam |
tatrājagāma dakṣaḥ sa prajāpatipatiḥ svayam ||

There they recounted various stories with devotion; / then Dakṣa, that lord of the lords of creatures, arrived there in person.

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śivena mānitastatra vacasā caiva satkṛtaḥ |
namanaṃ na kṛtaṃ tasmā īśvareṇa prabhāvataḥ ||

He was respected there by Śiva and honored with words; / [yet] no bow was made to him by the Lord because of [his supreme] majesty.

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tena saṅkupito'tyantamṛcivān garvamohitaḥ |
śṛṇudhvaṃ ye sabhāśreṣṭhā yāthātathyānuvartinaḥ ||

Enraged exceedingly by that, deluded by pride, he spoke: / 'Listen, you best of the assembly, who follow what is right!

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rudrasya śvaśuro'haṃ vai putratulyo mamāpyayam |
namanaṃ na kṛtaṃ kasmāt tasmāttyājyo maheśvaraḥ ||

I am indeed the father-in-law of Rudra, and he is like a son to me; / why was no bow made [to me]? Therefore Maheśvara must be cast out!

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aiśvaryagarvayukto'yaṃ svadharmanyūnatāṃ gataḥ |
devapaṅkto kathaṃ yogyaḥ piśācānāmadhīśvaraḥ ||

This one, filled with pride in his sovereign power, has fallen short of his own dharma; / how is the lord of Piśācas worthy of the row of the gods?'

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varṇāśramavihīno'yaṃ nagno bhikṣāśane rataḥ |
sarpabhūṣaṇasaktaśca citābhasmāṅgalepanaḥ ||

Devoid of caste and stage of life, he goes naked and delights in eating alms; / he is attached to ornaments of serpents and has his limbs smeared with the ashes of funeral pyres.

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vyāghrājinaparītaśca muṇḍamālādharaḥ sadā |
ityādidoṣayuktatvānna spṛśyo'yaṃ mahātmabhiḥ ||

Wrapped in a tiger skin and constantly wearing a garland of skulls, / because he is possessed of such faults, he must not be touched by noble-souled people.

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aśivaḥ śivanāmā vai vṛtheśitvābhimānavān |
ato na bhāṣaṇīyo'yaṃ doṣakārī piśācarāṭ ||

He is inauspicious though named auspicious, vainly proud of his lordship; / therefore this wrongdoer, the king of goblins, should not even be spoken to.”

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iti bruvantamatyantaṃ svayambhūstaṃ nirākarot |
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As he was speaking thus incessantly, the Self-born [Brahmā] rebuked him. / (

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khaṃ. 1 a. 3 pāna 5) na gṛhītaṃ piturvākyaṃ krodhāveśena tena tat ||

Section 1, chapter 3, page 5) Overcome with anger, he did not heed his father's words.

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nānānindāyutaṃ vīkṣya bhagavānnandikeśvaraḥ |
uvāca sarvasānnidhye krodhenāraktalocanaḥ ||

Seeing him full of various insults, the blessed Nandikeśvara, / his eyes red with rage, spoke in the presence of all:

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nandikeśvara uvāca |
dhiktvāṃ vyarthaṃ prajāpāla śivanindāparāyaṇa |
śivatattvaṃ na jānāsi madenāsikta durmate ||

Nandikeśvara said: / “Fie upon you in vain, O protector of creatures, intent on reviling Śiva! / You do not know the reality of Śiva, O fool drenched in arrogance!

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māyākhelanavāneṣa tathā taddoṣavarjitaḥ |
tenāyaṃ śivatāṃ prāptaḥ kathaṃ nindā karoṣi re ||

He engages in the play of illusion, yet he is free from its defects; / by this he has attained the state of Śiva. Why do you insult him, wretched one?

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śivanindākarāḥ śāstre nārakā jñānavarjitāḥ |
atastvaṃ jñānahīnastu bhavitāsyapavākyataḥ ||

Those who revile Śiva are doomed to hell according to sacred lore, devoid of knowledge; / therefore, because of your wicked words, you shall indeed become bereft of knowledge.

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nindā yenaiva vaktreṇa kṛtā śambhormahātmanaḥ |
ajāsyo bhavitāsi tvaṃ bhraṣṭarājyo bhaviṣyasi ||

By the very mouth through which you insulted the noble-souled Śambhu, / you shall have the face of a goat, and you will be fallen from your sovereignty.”

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iti śrutvā vacaḥ so'pi taṃ punaḥ pratyuvāca ha |
na tvaṃ jānāsi durbuddhe śaṅkaraṃ karmadūṣitam ||

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varṇāśramavihīnaśca yastiṣṭhetpuruṣaḥ kadā |
pade pade mahāpāpo nārakī maraṇe bhavet ||

Whenever a man remains devoid of caste and stage of life, / he becomes a great sinner at every step and an inhabitant of hell upon death.

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tasmādyūyaṃ mahāpāpāḥ śaivāḥ spṛśyā na kutracit |
bhuvi ye śāṅkarā nityaṃ jñānahīnā bhavantu te ||

Therefore you Śaivas are great sinners, never to be touched anywhere! / May those on earth who follow Śaṅkara always remain bereft of knowledge!

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kalau prāpte ca pākhaṇḍā bhaviṣyanti jaṭādharāḥ |
śūdrā nedaṃ paṭhiṣyanti nagnā bhasmāṅgalepanāḥ ||

When the Kali age arrives, they will become heretics bearing matted hair; / Śūdras will not recite this, [remaining] naked and smearing their limbs with ash.

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strīmāṃsamadirāsaktā nānābhogakarāstathā |
narake vai patiṣyanti śambhumārgaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Addicted to women, meat, and liquor, indulging in various enjoyments, / those devoted to Śambhu's path will surely fall into hell!”

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prajāpatiṃ prabhuḥ sākṣād brahmā taṃ nirabhatsaryat |
tato jagāma svagṛhaṃ dakṣaḥ krodhapariplutaḥ ||

The lord Brahmā directly rebuked that Prajāpati; / thereupon Dakṣa went to his own home, overwhelmed with fury.

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sarve te svasthalaṃ jagmuduḥkhitāstena vai kṛtāḥ |
śivo'pi duḥkhasaṃyukto mlānatāṃ paramāṃ gataḥ ||

They all went to their own places, made grieved indeed by him; / Śiva too was filled with grief and fell into extreme dejection.

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oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe prathame khaṇḍe vakratuṇḍacarite dakṣanandivivādo nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ ||

Om tat sat. Thus ends the second chapter, titled 'The Dispute between Dakṣa and Nandin', in the narrative of Vakratuṇḍa in the first section of the glorious and ultimate Upaniṣad of the Purāṇas, the venerable Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa.