Brahma said, "0 Brahmana- best among he learned people, you have put me a very 00d question, because you are desirous of the velfare of the people. You have asked this uestion for the good of the people.

Brahma said, *0 Intelligent one, O Best on, now you listen to the great fapas erformed by Sandhya, hearing which the caps of sins get destroyed.

0 Excellent sage, the cool and fragran winds started blowing slowly. The nobl people were delighted while the wicke: people felt panicky.

Brahmi seid, "Then Visnu and other god offering prayer to the goddess and bowing i reverence to her, besides immensely praisin her returned to their respective abodes.

Thus speaking, S$iva- the mother of th universe, kept quiet. Thereafter in full view 0 her mother, she became an infant.

month of pregnancy, like the clouds about t dop the rain. The physicians were present i the labour room.

0 Beautiful Sandhya, whatever boons you have desired, I have given you getting please with your tapas.

'The lonely Ivara produced from his ow body an everlasting Sakti. This Sakti did no effect his original body in any way.

'Brahma said, "Thus, both the husband and vife with their minds filled with devotion and everence, started reciting the names of Siva nd Siva, for the establishment of the task of he gods.

f the penance, and after the departure of fasistha to his respective abode, Sandhya, caring the method of the performing of apas felt immensely delighted at heart

fades out with the snow fall. Looking at her the compassionate Siva said.

Out of his daughters, he married twent seven of them to moon. The moon on his par leaving aside those girls, loved only Rohn

The story by listening to which, the sins of the people would be washed out, the same cneficial Siva-taitva is being narrated by me.

the king of the mountains was immense} pleased, since the goddess with immens splendour had been lodged in her womb.

'The number of all the ratvas combined i twenty four. Vispu- the Purusa accepted a the tattvas and went to sleep at the will of Siv in water as Brahman.

Thereafter she fourd lord Siva, appearing before her in his peaceful form, as per her owr imagination, which delighted her the most.

Soon thereafter, he appeared quit charming. Then Himacala possessed the 195 of the fire and great joy, with resplenden brilliance, had the lofty mind.

Pradhan-Prakrti, Maya, Gunavati, Para. Sh happens to be the creator of the Buddhi-tatty (cosmic intelligence) and is unblemished.

create everything and ultimately at my biddin he should dissolve the entire universe. a]

whom unmanifest primordil nature an Purusa issued forth as its effect.

You would enjoy the infancy, childhood youthful as well as the old ages like all huma beings.

1 the yajiia of her father, desircd to be born rom the womb of the wife of Himalaya.

O Narada, then having an audience wit the goddess Bhagavatl also known as Syma Mend was very much pleased.

'The gods arriving in the sky started playin on the big drums. The Gandharvas starte singing, besides raining the flowers.

Becoming nervous, she thought, "Wha should 1 speak? How should I pray to lore Siva?" Thus thinking, she closed her eyes.

Mahesvara said, "O Gentle Damsel, you prayer and tapas has delighted me the mos Now you ask for a boon.

Turning to the form of an ascetic, she sat ver the bank of Brhallobita lake, and started erforming the tapas with pleasure.

In order to prove the truth of her words Mahesvart who fulfils all the desires, enteres the mind of the king of mouatains in her ful form

The Vidyadhara damsels, and the apsard started dancing with delight. the gods at tha point of time celebrated a huge festival.

After reaching the third stage of life, th living beings shall become lustful. Sometime it could be at the end of the second stage.

O Sage, at that point of time Visnu an other gods, besides the sages offered prayer t goddess who was lodged in the womb 0 Menaka.

Truly speaking, I am myself unaware of a-tattva, ror does anyone else know about

Thereafter witnessing the divine form 0 the goddess, the wife of Himicala wa bestowed with divine knowledge. Learnin about the truth of the Supreme goddess feeling delighted she started eulogising her."

Shaking with the waves of anxiety, in th ocean of anxiety, expanding with the tree o rajoguna, then achieving the games in ta form of sartvaguna which consume tamoguna, we might be able to carryout al our outer worries and live comfortabl thereafter.

The same Sakii is also called Ambik: Prakrti, besides being the mistress of the thre worlds. She is the mother of the three gods She is everlasting and the main cause of th creation.

You ask for the desired boon. 1 an extremely pleased with your tapas. Let yo meet with welfare."

Then Mena, the wife of Himacala, als with the grace of the compassionate goddess established the tejas of her husband to be th abode of the universe, gaining resplendence 'which looked more graceful.

Mena said, "O Jagadamba, O Mahesan you have been quite merciful by appearing i my house.

wobile and immobile world had been estroyed, and in the absence of the sun and re stars, there was darkness everywhere. am

Thus thinking, with the consent of Siva the supreme lord, then poured in the tent limb, the fluid of nectar. gE

This is the new limitation prescribed by because of your penance. No living. bein shall be lustful at the stage of his nativity.

At that point of time Siva, having the forn of supreme Sakti, manifested herself befor Menaka in her true form.

0 Sandhy2, you did not find Brahma wit those gods. Keeping me in mind, looking 2 the sky, you would find him again

jasistha, for the success of the penance, (was awonised by her) and she started adoring iva, reciting that mantra.

established the arhsia of Siva by means of . samadhi in the womb of his beloved

omaments and holds several attributes an weapons. Her eyes resemble the blossoming lotus flowers.

There were no moon, day, nigh, fire, wind, and, water, or anything else. Even the sky had cen deprived of the lustre.

Brahma said, "Listening to the delightfu words of Siva, Sandhya was pleased and shy offered her salutation to him again and again.

'Then a person, who was the most beautify

Delighting her husband, she bore the sign of pregnancy, which was indicative of th delight of her husband and served as auspicious cause for the future bliss of th gods.

0 Siva, you are the foremost of all th Saktis, you are mother of the three worlds beloved of Siva and adored by the gods.

In order to get the moon relieved of th curse of Prajapati, Brahma created 2 rive named Candrabhaga. At that point of time th sage Medhaithi also arrived there.

iva, Sandhya kept on adoring Siva with a evoted mind and while doing so, four yugas lapsed.

'Then having been bestowed with the divin knowledge, divine vision and divine speech she offered prayer to lord Sivas the spouse 0 Parvatt and the lord of the universe." wa

wel gud dad Ase Sandhya said, "O Lord, you are formless could be known only by the true knowledge you are neither gross nor subtle, and neithe high. Therefore the yogis keep on thinkin about your form. You are the creator of th universe, salutation (o you

From the womb of Mena, she was born i the same way, as Laksmi emerged out of th ocean,

rip fr fr She was so weal that she could not ador herself with ornaments. Her face faded ou

At that point of time, the word, touch etc. ould 60 where to be found. The fragrance orm or beauty, had also vanished.

Except your husband, whosoever woul look at you with lustful eyes, he woul become weak in his body and tuned as 4 enunch.

'Then Purusottama Visnu, woke up by th path of meditation and felt surprise delightfully and said, "Is it the same rattva?

With the performing of her tapas, Siva isplaying his true form to her within, and

From whose feet, have emerged the cath directions, the sun, the moon, Kimadeva Bahirmukha and other gods, the sky from th navel as well as the universe, salutation & such a lord like you

O Mahesani- the beloved of Siva, you are he remover of the miseries of the gods, you re the mother of the three worlds, O Sarvani,

O Mahesanl, you better get yoursel established on my dhyana in this form. Now you take to the simple form of my daughter."

0 Sage, he was endowed with patience, nd had the lustre of sapphire. He was beyond omparison. His eyes resembled the lotus lowers.

You are peaceful, spotless, unblemished, eyond the (human) knowledge, unblemished + your lustre, well-versed in the path leading ) Para-brehmasn, beyond the path of arkness, and having a delightful mind alutation to you.

With the influence of the Maya of Siva, everal streams of water emerged from the ody of Sive.

Siva appeared in the same form.

0 Siva, you are the greatest of the great, supreme soul, besides being the form of re various types of knowledge. You are the ure Brahman, the supreme Brahman end the most object of deliberation

O Mahesvarl, manifest yourself and erform the task of the gods. O goddess, by our grace, all of us shall fecl protected.

carfs were used as upper garment. He had wo invincible arms.

with a beautiful body and would remain aliv with you for three kalpas.

Sandhya said, "O Mahesvara, in case 'have been purified from that sin, in case I an fit to be blessed with a boon, and in case yo lovingly intend to bestow a boon on me, ir

Kissing her face in seclusion, emitting the ragrance of the earth, the king of mountains vas never satisfied and his love kept on creasing

Thus, there was the continued darknes everywhere, which could not be pierce through with a needle. Then what i mentioned in the Vedas as existent an Brahman was only present.

Its names go on changing. After a long ime a desire developed in him to get him self ultiplied. Or in other words he thought that was one and he should be multiplied into nany form.

0 Female ascetic, 1 have established this lace for the success of your task. O mmensely fortunate one, you go to the yujiia f the great sage and perform your task uccessfully. Thus benefitting her, lord Siva isappeared from that place.

Siva felt pleased at his birth. The spicious and fragrant wind started blowing lowly at that time.

'The said Purusa then offered his salutation 1 the feet of Siva and said, "O Master, give 2 name, and also define my duties."

O Great sage, all the streams of water rerged into the sana and the water was umed into the form of Brahman, the very ch of which destroys all the sins.

'Your form is solitary, pure, luminous, free om illusion, knowledge-cum-bliss, ndecaying by nature, eternal blissful, you are elighted at the outcome of the truth and rosperity. You purify even the pure ones. | ffer my salutation to this form of the lord.

The goddess said, "0 Mend, in earlier mes you had served me with devotion. jetting pleased with your devotion, I have rrived here 10 grant a boon (0 you.

which is visualised by the yogis always i their minds.

chieve the best of comforts from you.

other woman in the world, shall become mous in the three worlds as 1 have become r shall become in future.

and specch, it is beyond expression by words Ithas no name or the colour. It is neither gros nor subtle.

On hearing his words, Lord Siva with mile spoke to the said Purusa the words undering like the clouds.

Brahma said, "Thus the gods eulogised fahedant variously who was lodged in the vomb. Thereafter they went back to this espective abodes.

Then lord Visnu, getting fatigued and celing, confused, kept on sleeping in the ater.

'When I desired you to ask for a boon, then stening to my words, you asked for a boon nd said, "O Mahadevi, you become my aughter for the benefit of the gods."

At that poiat of time the rain of water and lowers, fell and the clouds started thundering.

esired by her, she suddenly found them resent before her. Because there was nothing 1 the three worlds which the lord of nountaios could not procure for her even from. he heaven

regnancy, her limbs developed more and nore, Thereafier Mena appeared like the fresh ceeper wilh tender leaves,

lied with the riches and all the miseries rere removed.

welve year yajiia in which the eternal fire is uring. You should go and sacrifice your ody in the fire of the yaa.

Itis neither brief nor vast, neither small nc big. It neither expands nor does it squeeze.

At that point of time he was known as 'ariyana, which was authenticated by the feds. At that stage, there was nothing except urusa and Prakrt.

The best of that place is known as Kadi the place bestows salvation, therefore it is onsidered as superior 10 al arent Tet fe 4 wn

who had closed her eyes and bestowed on he the divine knowledge, the divine speech, an the divine vision.

chievements of the assigned task. Thus peaking, he produced the Vedas through his a:

ver the bank of the Candrabhaga river at the oot of the hill,

artied a treasure in her womb hidden like the ire hidden under the earth.

You are a yogi with pure saguna form, ovely, bedecked in jewels, as well as the

ion, and had an audience with the mother the universe, which delighted them all.

vate, then the original being who was yond comparison, eternal, beyond measure, rm of consciousness, which illuminates verything, form of pure knowledge, all ervading, indestructible, and supreme rama, disappeared

lace of supreme bliss, because the primordial overs who were extremely blissful, made that sce as their permanent abode.

In case I took to the divine form, it was just ) remind you of the earlier event, otherwise ou would not have been able even to ccognise me.

From Prakrt, came into being the Mahat tbe cosmic intellect) from Maat emerged the ree gunas. Then the cosmic ego arose herefrom according to the three gunas.

Getting rest assured, you go there. By my race, no sage would be able ( spot you and ou should enter the fire. Thereafler, you 'ould be born as the daughter of Medhatithi

The love he had with his beloved, the way e had eamed the riches, besides gaining the

our daughter, lovingly, would achieve my upreme position.

It is beyond meastre, beyond change formless, having no attributes, who perceptible to the absolute yogis, ail perv and the only cause of the universe,

On hearing the words of the woman, who ad been absolved of the sins by Siva, who is. ind 10 his devotees and was delighted at the vords spoken by Sandhya, told her.

"0 Damsel, 0 Sandhya, listen, your sin has cen reduced to ashes. 1 have absolved you of 0 anger towards you. By this penance, you

Whatever boon you have desired, kecp hem in your mind and enter the fire.

The gods said, "0 Mother of the universe, ) Great goddess, bestower of all types of uccess, you perform all the tasks of the gods. herefore, we offer our salutation to you

It is without alternative, without begisning free from illusion, it is without beginning, en ive

1 shall perform the tasks of the gods, with ty divine sports. 1 shall redeem the noble

In the ancient times, Pinaka-bearing Siva ad initially given the name of Anandavana Blissful forest) to this place and subsequently

Tae subtle form of the nether, the five

0 Sandhya, after performing hard penance n mountain for four yugas and after the assing of Satyayuga

9 the king, therefore he enquired about the ame from her handmaids again and again.

You are compassicnate on the devotees, esow welfare on the gods. You have led the desire of Mena. Now you also ulfil the desir of Siva." ce

"The said being, having no form of his own, reated an auspicious image, during the course his own sport, possessing all the virtues and ortunes, besides the power, qualities and nowledge.

pplication of the true knowledge, which is ifferect from insentient things. You are the orn of sattva, to be meditated upon, the form f the soul, which is the utmost essence and hich is the holiest of the holy things. alutation to you

A form which could move everywhere, isplays all the forms, could visualise verything, should be all powerful and espectable by all, should be the ancient most nd which could make all the people civilized

'You have the forms as the sky, the earth the directions, water, flames, ard eteral time Salutation to you.

adasiva who is presently called by the people f wisdom as Ivara.

'The gods said, "0 Durga. 0 Virtuous one 0 Intelligent one, 0 Mother of the universe, ( Mahesvarl, Observer of truthful vrata engaged in truth, speaking the tenth in all th three times, the form of birth, victory to you.

form of Brahma, preserves it in the form 0 Visnu and destroys it as Rudra, salutation 1 You again and again.

Even the Vedas, getting surprised conceive it as the truth, knowledge, having the fom beyond measure, blissful and eternal

bestowers of the divine nectar like wisdon and prosperity, bestower of the fortunes of th people of the world, form of lusire, beside being the greatest of the great, salutation t you rr Ew

You are always truthful, lover of truth bom of truth, having the truthful mouth an true eyes, all of us have arrived to take refug with you

She has eight arms, divine beauty and he face has the lustre of a thousand full-moons.

How can 1 fully pray to lord Siva, who is cyond beginning, middle or the end, from hom the entire universe has emerged and tho is beyond the mind and speech?

rabma and other gods, the ascetics and the ages, how could T be able to describe his orm.

comprehension and creates all the moval and immovable creatures of the world. She i the lonely Maya, who takes to many forms.

omprehension of the gods and the asuras, ow could a woman like me know about your orm?

After the passing of the ninth month, and at he end of the tenth month, Kalika- Jagadamba ecame desirous of coming out of the womb.

Iso known as T vara, having no other lord ver him, who holds the Ganga over his head. fe has three eyes and a crescent moon on his. orehead.

0 Lod, you are the personification of cnance, salutation 10 you. O Lord of the ods, O Siva, salutation to you again and gain."

Sivas five faced, a pleasant soul, holder of trident, having complexion as white as the amphor, keeps on applying holy ashes over he body.

All the constellations, planets, and stars, vere quite peaceful at that time. The sky was uite clear all the directions were illuminated.

The same Parabrahman, in the form of Cala, in company of that Sakti, collectively uilt the Sivaloka.

The forests, villages and the entire land ith the ocean became calm and auspicious.

trees and deerhide and her head wa decorated with the matted locks of hair.

tvimukaksetra, the holy place because arvatl and Siva can never be separated from ach other even at the time of dissolution.

It was the spring season, the month o Caitra (March-April) ninth day of the moos Migesira constellation, at the time Midnight, she appeared like the Ganga in th fumar region.

0 Narada, the 7si of the gods, both Siv and Parvati, while roaming in th Anandavana, developed a desire for th creation of another being, entrusting whom, the entire responsibility, they coul move freely in the city of Kat, embracin vairagya (detachment),

0 Lord of the gods, after the birth let no ing being born on earth, be full of lust at the me of nativity.

egraded. 0 Lord, whosoever be my husband, hould be friendly to me.

Whosoever a person, except my husband, vould cast a passionate glance at me, would sil in all his efforts and become a eunuch."

Siva said, "Because of your being of all ervading nature, you would be known as /isnu. Besides this you would be known by everal other names, which would please your evotees.

Thereafter lord , offering hi salutation to Siva, performed great penance Paramesvara, disappeared and proceeded 1 is place with his Sakti.

which could never be achieved by any othe woman in the world.

twelve thousand divine years, but he could 30 have an audience with Siva, Who bestow: everything,

Brahma said, "Listening to the words of he wife of Himacala, Siva was pleased and he said to Mena. maT

'Then feeling doubtful in his mind, he kep on reciting the name of Siva mentally, becam, anxious, about the future course of action.

ou have been granted by me. Besides this, | hall narrate the events of your earlier birth

spoken by Siva, which said, "In order 1 relieve your mind of the doubt you perform tapas again."

On hearing these words, Visnu agai performed tapas. After a long time, he cou leam about Brahman, by the path o meditation.

urn your body in fire. 1 shall speak out the wthod for the same, which should be ollowed by you without hesitation.

By giving the boon accordingly, 1 left for vy place. O Beloved of Himacala, 1 became our daughter suiting to the times.

O Immensely intelligent one, O great atellectual, at that stage several tatvas ppeared, from the great Purusa, the forms of hich are being told by me, you kindly listen 0 the sare.

In the fist part of Tretayuga, you would b bom as the daughier of Daksa Prajapati an would be married with all humility.

'Then the angry Daksa Prajapati, cursed th 'moon. Then all the gods came 10 you.

0 Best of the sages, I have counted th tattvas before you. All these principle originating from Prakrti, are insentient but no the Purusa.

There had been no ascetic comparable 1 Medhatithi in the past, nor shall be there i future. He, with enormous efforts started th Jyotistoma yajia.

The fire is lighted there and you should en your body in the same. You are extreme purified at prescot. Let your desire b fulfilled.

Brahma said, "The lord who is favourably isposed towards his devotees, Parmesvara, ord Siva felt extremely delighted, hearing the rayer of Sandhya.

All of them culogised the goddess as Siva, mba, Kalika, beloved of Siva, having the ivine form, Mahamaya as well as the one, tho is the dweller of the Sivaloka.