Book 3 Chapter 215 | |
1 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
1 | ṛṣayas tu mahāghorān dṛṣṭvotpātān pṛthagvidhān
akurvañ śāntim udvignā lokānāṃ lokabhāvanāḥ |
2 | nivasanti vane ye tu tasmiṃś caitrarathe janāḥ
te 'bruvann eṣa no 'narthaḥ pāvakenāhṛto mahān saṃgamya ṣaḍbhiḥ patnībhiḥ saptarṣīṇām iti sma ha |
3 | apare garuḍīm āhus tvayānartho 'yam āhṛtaḥ
yair dṛṣṭā sā tadā devī tasyā rūpeṇa gacchatī na tu tat svāhayā karma kṛtaṃ jānāti vai janaḥ |
4 | suparṇī tu vacaḥ śrutvā mamāyaṃ tanayas tv iti
upagamya śanaiḥ skandam āhāhaṃ jananī tava |
5 | atha saptarṣayaḥ śrutvā jātaṃ putraṃ mahaujasam
tatyajuḥ ṣaṭ tadā patnīr vinā devīm arundhatīm |
6 | ṣaḍbhir eva tadā jātam āhus tad vanavāsinaḥ
saptarṣīn āha ca svāhā mama putro 'yam ity uta ahaṃ jāne naitad evam iti rājan punaḥ punaḥ |
7 | viśvāmitras tu kṛtveṣṭiṃ saptarṣīṇāṃ mahāmuniḥ
pāvakaṃ kāmasaṃtaptam adṛṣṭaḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt tat tena nikhilaṃ sarvam avabuddhaṃ yathātatham |
8 | viśvāmitras tu prathamaṃ kumāraṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
stavaṃ divyaṃ saṃpracakre mahāsenasya cāpi saḥ |
9 | maṅgalāni ca sarvāṇi kaumārāṇi trayodaśa
jātakarmādikās tasya kriyāś cakre mahāmuniḥ |
10 | ṣaḍvaktrasya tu māhātmyaṃ kukkuṭasya ca sādhanam
śaktyā devyāḥ sādhanaṃ ca tathā pāriṣadām api |
11 | viśvāmitraś cakāraitat karma lokahitāya vai
tasmād ṛṣiḥ kumārasya viśvāmitro 'bhavat priyaḥ |
12 | anvajānāc ca svāhāyā rūpānyatvaṃ mahāmuniḥ
abravīc ca munīn sarvān nāparādhyanti vai striyaḥ śrutvā tu tattvatas tasmāt te patnīḥ sarvato 'tyajan |
13 | skandaṃ śrutvā tato devā vāsavaṃ sahitābruvan
aviṣahyabalaṃ skandaṃ jahi śakrāśu māciram |
14 | yadi vā na nihaṃsy enam adyendro 'yaṃ bhaviṣyati
trailokyaṃ saṃnigṛhyāsmāṃs tvāṃ ca śakra mahābalaḥ |
15 | sa tān uvāca vyathito bālo 'yaṃ sumahābalaḥ
sraṣṭāram api lokānāṃ yudhi vikramya nāśayet |
16 | sarvās tv adyābhigacchantu skandaṃ lokasya mātaraḥ
kāmavīryā ghnantu cainaṃ tathety uktvā ca tā yayuḥ |
17 | tam apratibalaṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣaṇṇavadanās tu tāḥ
aśakyo 'yaṃ vicintyaivaṃ tam eva śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ |
18 | ūcuś cāpi tvam asmākaṃ putro 'smābhir dhṛtaṃ jagat
abhinandasva naḥ sarvāḥ prasnutāḥ snehaviklavāḥ |
19 | tāḥ saṃpūjya mahāsenaḥ kāmāṃś cāsāṃ pradāya saḥ
apaśyad agnim āyāntaṃ pitaraṃ balināṃ balī |
20 | sa tu saṃpūjitas tena saha mātṛgaṇena ha
parivārya mahāsenaṃ rakṣamāṇaḥ sthitaḥ sthiram |
21 | sarvāsāṃ yā tu mātṝṇāṃ nārī krodhasamudbhavā
dhātrī sā putravat skandaṃ śūlahastābhyarakṣata |
22 | lohitasyodadheḥ kanyā krūrā lohitabhojanā
pariṣvajya mahāsenaṃ putravat paryarakṣata |
23 | agnir bhūtvā naigameyaś chāgavaktro bahuprajaḥ
ramayām āsa śailasthaṃ bālaṃ krīḍanakair iva |