you so like, but 1 shall surely do favour to you as the best of the physician, does good 10 th patient, because you are dear 10 me."

Narada said, "O Brahma, you are well versed in all the scriptures. You tell me, wha happened thereafter?

In the meantime, the princess arrived ther from the imner quarters, having bee surrounded by her handmaids.

Brahma said, "Thereafter, Marici and othe sons of mine, who were well aware of m mind, gave him the appropriate names

They were sixty three in number, O Sage and the manes called Barhisads, scated 0 grass were eighty six thousand in number.

Brahma said, "Then he holding the fiv arrows of flowers, and secretly thought abou the future course of action.

The said, "O Blessed Sata, the isciple of Vyasa, salutation to you. You lease continue to narrate this interesting story. ous.

Then Brahma said, "This Kamadeve overpowered with his arrogance, woul exercise his strength over Mahadeva, an would be reduced to ashes with the fire of hi eyes.

Himalaya said, "My birth has bee successful today. The penance performed b me has also been successful. The knowledg possessed by me besides all the activities hav been successful today.

others, through the sky laughed in his mind 8 me.

You are Sridakti, purifier, Santa, the forn of holy nourishment, and the ane having th form of Mahat and Avyakia, salutation to you

Brahma said, "Thus eulogising Jagadambs Uma, Mahesan, and Sat, all the gods stoo there in order to have a look at the goddess.

I being the Grandsire of the universe, aft speaking these words to Kamadev: disappeared from that place.

rir di wa It was far more beautiful than eve: Visnuloka, where several beautiful thing looked charming.

O Dear one, after the departure of the sage. Narada, what did lord Visnu do? Where did he o from there, you please speak out to us."

Sandhya, who was beautiful by nature displayed the sentiments sprouting in he mind, like a golden river with slow wave which appeared extremely beautiful.

laughing again and again, 0 Sage, putting of us to shame,

From the body of Daksa Prajapati, swe fell, from which a beautiful damsel possessia all the virtues, emerged.

his mind, how to achieve the girl? He though "How would she select me alone among s 'many kings present there?

Narada, the face of a monkey (Hari). Th bestowing grace on Narada, Visa disappeared.

type of the story relating to the rebirth 0 Menaka. You have also narrated about he marriage, now you tell us about her story.

with Menaka? How was Pasval, the mother 0 the universe born to her?

symmetrical hips. Her waist was well buil well shaped, small curly hair decorated he head. Her body was soft and her teeth wer white. She had a complexion of molten gold Her face was like the full moon end full blossomed lotus flower. She was known a

You are the faith, fortitude and prosperity you alone control everything. You are th splendour and energy of the sun brightenin; your own universe.

Siva said, "O Brahma, how could th passions arise in you seeing at your ows daughter? A person who is well-versed in th Vedas, should not feel lustful at the sight of 4 girl.

hand started wandering in the place o Svayarivara in search of her groom.

'Thus listening to my words, Kamadeva an the mind-born sages, felt comfortable and lef for their respective abodes.

'which was filled were all the fortunes. He wa making preparations for the Svayamvara 0 his daughter.

Vyasa said, "Sita, well-versed in the uranic texts, listening to their words, reciting he name of Siva internally, spoke many raiseworthy words."

Then Prajapati, whose body had bee overpowered with dharma, looking 2 Sandhya became desirous of getting her.

O Brahmanas, then Marici and my oth sons, gave that person the suitable names ET: FY

'Then Narada, getting the face of a monke; from Vispu, thought himself as having bee succeeded in his mission, but he could no 'understand the intentions of Visnu.

collectively in my abode. 1 am your humbl servant anxious to have your command." wa

Ryis said, "Since you have churned the ind of Brahma, therefore you would be nown in the world as Manmatha

O Dear on, thereafter, Martei, Atri and al other ascetics, besides Prajapati, wer overpowered with the sensuous excitement.

squat fag wer farts en 0 Sage, he, becoming free from th amogances, spoke in presence of my son Daksa and others, the manes, as well 2 Sandhya.

Brahma said, "Listening to the words Himacala, Vispu and other gods, fel delighted, expecting the success of thei mission and they spoke.

'The sages and Prajapati himself are presen here. My job would be accomplished in the very presence.

how could she get Siva as her husbend? Yo speak out all these details.

Thereafter, the Narada, forcmost amon; the sages reached at the place of Svayarhvar filled with many kings

form of Visnu, except for the face whic resembled to that of a monkey and turning he face from there, she felt painful and left th place.

Brahm said, "0 Sage, you lovingly liste to the auspicious glory of Siva, by listening t which even a person suffering from the sin 0 Brahmahatya is also redeemed, getting all bi desires fulfilled.

Spiritual , there would be no one ore beautiful in the three worlds than you herefore you would be known by the name Kama.

princes did not offer the wedding garland 1 anyone of the people who assembled there.

Sandhya, who has been described 0 Brahma, is also present here, Let her speak 0 her mind also. I shall test my power here an then carry it out elsewhere. Every one woul be charmed by me."

much before you. 0 Brahma, how could yor forget the same at the rising of the lustfu thought?

The were Somapas, Ajyapds, Kalins and favisman, who are called also Kavyavahas. hey are their sons.

Bowing in reverence to Hrsikesa, the sag Narada said, "1 would like to tell you m entire story in lonely place."

You are Gayaul, mother of the Vedas Savitr and Sarasvatl. You are the only sourc of life of the universe and you are als Vedatray the form of dharma.

The gods said, "O immensely wis Himacala, listen to our benevolent words. W shall now reveal the purpose for which wi have arrived here.

He created a great city on the way of th sage, which was spread in four hundred mile and was surprisingly charming.

Kamadeva, on the other hand finding myself and other rsis having been infeste with lust, considered himself to be success in his task

O Brahm, why could you not develop th patience, because of which you wer overtaken by the degraded Kama and becam; desirous of a union.

Since you would get others intoxicated, erefore you would be known by the name of fanmatha,

form of a king, who was spotted by th princess alone.

Sati, the daughter of Daksa and the wife of iva in earlier times, had been enjoying sports n earth in the form of Uma.

7s O Brahma, whatever job had been assigned you to me, I did the same and nothing else. Mherefore, it would not be proper for you to ronounce a curse on me.

5 003085 was born as son of Kratu, Kalins 0 Vasistha, Ajyapds to Pulastya and Tavisyaman of Angiras.

Then lord Visou, who always acte according to the wishes of Siva, agreed for th same and asked him to narrate his story. Th sage Narada then said-

When Himalaya, the lord of the mountains reached his abode after his marriage, wit Menaka, then O Narada, great festivities wer

In all the living beings, you live as Nidr (sleep), ksudha (hunger), Typti (satisfaction)

assigned to him by Brahma, he was compete enough 0 perform the same.

Brahma said, "Thus thinking and with firm resolve in his mind, Kamadeva, place all the five flow arrows over his bo.

Having been insulted by her father, emembering her pledge, getting rid of her uman body, she achieved the supreme osition.

Among the noble souls, you are the form Laksmi and you are the foremost to punish re sinners. You are the form of calmness in ll the living beings, you are the mother for he protection of all the people.

0 Best of the Brahmapas, with the birth of wanes like Agnisvata, etc. they were assigned he job of Kavyavahas among the manes.

"Leaving aside me the beautiful damsel vould never choose anyone else, because 1 am 1 the form of Visnu" The poor sage was naware of the ugliness of his face.

Himalaya, possessing noble wisdom, wited the Brahmanas as well as the relatives nd adequately welcomed them.

The arrival of Vispu in the form of / prince, delighted the princess, and she place the garland around his neck.

m Kamadeva- the great archer, standing in he posture of Alidha, tured his bow circular ke a bangle and wes ready to shoot.

ad you would be all pervading, since you 'ould reside everywhere.

rahmd, his son Dharma remembered Siva, he protector of dharma

princes having arrived from all the fou directions. They were ll anxious wearing th best of costumes for wooing the girl

Thereafter, pleasing all the Brahmanas as vell as the relatives, getting pleased blessed im in many ways before returning to their spective abodes.

egraded soul Kamdeva, with his sharp rrows, create blemish in them?

The relevant story, O Himacala is well nown 10 you. The gods too will be under our control."

Visnu in the form of a king, disappeared rom that lace with the princess and reached is abode.

vorlds. She is a most beautiful girl in the three vorlds. 0 Lord Visnu, I intend to marry her oday itself.

wicamahabhitas. You are justice among 1086 who uphold justice and you are the ersonification of the efforts

'Then Dharma, the son of Brahma mentally weditating on Siva, the protector of Dharma, fferd many prayers sadly.

vas quite religious minded, engaged in her im, and the mother of manes.

O best of men! as you please, first rajapati Daksa himself will give the suitable ife to you

O Brahma, O Deva, O Lord of the Jniverse, 1 am quite innocent, what is my alt? Therefore, the time and the curse are oth painful"

Himalaya also quite delightfully, lived vith Menaka at his home, besides roaming bout in the Nandanvana and other forests.

All other princes were disappointed, aving lost Srimail. The passionate sage Varada was extremely upset.

Dharma said, 0. God of gods, O fahadeva, O Dharmapala, salutation to you ) Siva, you are the creator and the preserver fhe universe.

Two of the ganas of Siva had armved there or the protection of Narada in the form of yrahmanas, who were well aware of the secret about Narada).

The girl, having been mind-bom of rahma would be extremely beautiful in the orld and would be known by the name of andhya

'Thus listening to the words of Kamadeva, the lord of the universe, advised him again nd again. ger

astras attained by the one whose mind is aptivated by a woman and removing his atience makes his mind unstable?" gra

a city. Having his mind filled with passion, h went at the royal gate.

After the departure of Siva, I (Brahma) urving my eye brows, | was enraged at amadeva.

This girl has been born of the mind of rahma, like he jasmine flower and would be nown as by the name of Sandhya."

Brahma said, "You looked at my davghter amed Sendhya with voluptuous eyes. This as resulted in my pronouncing a curse to you,

'The time of her marriage has arrived. She sin search of 8 suitable match for herself. She ossesses all the auspicious symptoms.

You yourself function as Brahm, for the urpose of creation, Visnu for the purpose of reservation, and Siva at the time of issolution. You are beyond the three unas iz. sattva, rajas and tamas.

Finding the arrival of the sage Narada, th king Sflanidhi, seated him over the ger studded lion-throne and then adored him.

cen be fooled, went to him and got emsclves scated besides him and started oking him.

'Then both the Siva ganas who had taken to 9 form of Brahmenas, seid to the lustful Varada,

0 Sage, at that point of time, lord Visnu nd other gods also besides the sages went to he abode of Himalaya.

amed Srimatf, made her bow at the feet of arada.

0 Lord Siva, you are beyond (he unas, Prakrii are absolute, unblemished, and erform several sports. You are the Divine cing.

At this, Kamadeva, looking at my face and nderstanding my intentions, O Sage, getting fraid of Siva, stopped the shooting of the rrows.

andhya- the passionate one, 1 discarded her ecause of the fear of Siva.

They said, "Look at the form of Narada, vhich is as graceful as Visnu, but his head is s horrible as a monkey.

Because of the influence of the passions, of them started looking (greedily) at andhyd, because a woman is always the ause of the increase of the lust

0 Kamadeva, I have now been freed from nger. Therefore, I tell you, that getting free rom fear and doubt, you be comfortable.

Finding the arrival of the gods, Himalaya as delighted and he offered his salutation to hem, and praising his own fortunes honoured hem.

Both the ganas seid, "O Sage Narada, you re usclessly feeling lustful in the hope of ctiing the princess. You fist look at your eplorable monkey like face."

O Great sage, you please foretell about her estiny and also about the groom my daughter 5 going to achieve ultimately."

0 Mahadeva, you kindly save me from this in. My father and brothers have become evil- vinded." da

Looking at the girl, Narada felt surprised nd said, "0 King, who is this girl resembling re daughter of gods?

Having been infested with passion, he selessly is desirous of wooing the princess." hey kept on making such comments; they ept on laughing at him.

harsana (delight), rocana (appeasing moana (deluding), Sosana (withering) an marana (killing) could delude and tormen even the sages.

in with folded hands, eulogised them with evotion. The hair of Himacala stood at end, nd tears of love fell from his eyes.

He thought, "Brahma has desired me | follow the eternal dharma and 1 shall do s here itself in the presence of the sages.

On hearing the words of Narada, the king poke with folded hands, "She is my daughter, nown by the name of SrimatL

vere displaced, forty nine animal instincts Jhavas emerged out of my body. A particular attitude in shooting (the right knee advanced, the left leg drawn back).

assion took no notice of their words. He was uly interested in achicving Srimatl

At these words of the king, the sage Narada elt passionate with a desire 10 achieve her. hen discussing with the king, Narada said, O (ing, your daughter is blessed with all the cious symbols. She is immensely irtuous, is graceful, and is the mine of virtues ke Laksml.

As 8007 as he held the bow in that manner, t once the pleasant winds which delighted the ninds of people started blowing.

Thus speaking, Narada having th independent nature, left the place taking leav of the king. At that point of time Narada ha been overpowered with the Maya of Siva.

Thereafter Kamadeva, charmed Brahma nd all other ascetics separately with his lower arrows.

0 Sage, thereafter, myself as well as all ther ascetics came under the influence of (ama's charm. The minds of all of them were. nfested with passion.

with the same beauty, she could be attracte towards me. There is io doubt about it."

Kamadeva, charmed all with passion and e did not stop tll ail of us lost control over he sense-0rgans.

overpowered by the passion atonce went

Brahma said, "On hearing the words of and other gods, the delighted lord fimacala said, "Be it so." Then he adored hem with respect.

Thereafter all the gods quite respectfully, ws speaking to Himalaya, and then went to Ima, the beloved of Siva.

voluptuously gazed by all of then, also bega to display her gestures like side glances pretence of concealing the feelings etc. as result of having been hit by the arrows o Kama.

Having been seated at an appropriate place, rey started reciting the name of Jagadamba in reir minds. They offered their salutation to ie goddess, and the gods with utmost evotion eulogised her.

Narada said, "The king Stlanidhi, is always levoted to you. His daughter Srimati is in arch for a husband for herself.

"The king has arranged for a Svayarivara as lesired by the girl. Thousands of princes have rived from all the four directions, to attend he Svayaivara

O Siva, cause of welfare, pure, gross subtle, the great goal and the one who i delighted with the inner and auspiciou learnings.

In case you bestow your beauty on me, hen 1 can surciy get the girl. Without your eauty, she would never put the wedding arland around my neck without your form.

0 Lord, you bestow your form on me. | appen to be your dearest slave. You do omething by which the girl should choose ne."

Sta said, "Listening to the words of the age, and realising about the greatness the Maya of Siva, the compassionate lord ilingly seid-

pervades in the globe as well as in the living beings and who feeds from Brahma to th blade of gross, salutation to you.

The assembly created for the purpose 0 Svayaivara was quite divine. The prince were present there. O Brahmanas, it appeare like the assembly of Ind.

In the Samaveda you are the form of song,

assembly and sitting there delightfully h thought.

You arc the force behind all the gods, you re Tamo-may Saki, you have the virtues of a other, you are visible in the Rajasika quality f the creator, you are the benefactress of the orm of Siva.

You bestow comforts in the nose, eyes mouth, arms, chest and the mind, always wil patience. For the welfare of the people. Yo appear in them 35 sleep. Let the same goddes Bhagvatl, who is engaged in creation an preservation of the universe, be pleased wid us

ie 588 Narada in his old form. O yrahmanas, this secret remained unknown ( re princes and others who gathered there.

As for example, evil eye should not be cas over one's own mother, sister, wife of th brother, one's own daughter.

oks at the sun, Marlci and others, get tracted towards a woman? at asf wn ST

symbols, carrying the golden garland in he hands appeared graceful in the place o Svayarivara resembling Laksmi.

Brahma said, "Thus listening to the words f Siva, the lord of the three worlds, 1 felt oubly shameful and my body started erspiring.

erspiration fell from my body, which gave irth to the manes known 85 Agnisvatta and ther ascetics who did not perform the acrifices while living on earth. They were

Soa said, "On hearing the words of the anas Narada felt surprised. Influenced with he Maya of Siva, he looked his face in a nirror.

Excepting , Vesistha, Pulastya, an

wonkey, he felt enraged and in a of confusion, sage pronounced a curse on the ganas.

The Siva ganas, who were the foremost 0 the leamed people, hearing the curs pronounced by Narada, realised that he ha been overpowered by the Maya of Siva an kept quiet.

O Brahmana, both of them felt gloomy feeling that it was the wish of lord Siva. Thu thinking they left for their respective abodes praising Siva at the same time.

Thereafter, being graceful on all the rahmanas, and after protecting the Dharma ppropriately, Lord iva disappeared.

O Brahmana, these words which could nc be forgiven, were spoken by Brahm, befor the sages who had controlled all the sens organs, besides the manes.

Thus listening to terrific curs pronounced by Brabma, Kamadeva left th shooting of the arrows, then and there appeared at once at the same place.

Kamadeva said, "O Brahma, O Lord of th universe, why have you pronounced such | temific curse on an innocent person like me the follower of the path of justice?

visu would be victims of my amows. 1 had nly tested the truthfulness of your words.

0 Kamadeva, you would be reduced to shes with the fire the eyes of Siva, no oubt, thereafter you would again get your ody back.

After the marriage of Siva, you woul 'automatically get your body back."

Today my race, my land, and my wife fee graceful. There is no doubt about it.