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ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ सूतसूत महाभाग धन्यस्त्वं शैवसत्तमः ॥ चाण्डाली का समाख्याता तत्कथां कथय प्रभो॥ १॥
The sages said:- O Sūta, O fortunate Sūta, you are blessed, you are the most excellent among the devotees of Śiva. O holy lord, please narrate the story of the outcaste woman you just referred to.
english translation
सूत उवाच ॥ द्विजाः शृणुत सद्भक्त्या तां कथां परमाद्भुताम्॥ शिवप्रभावसंमिश्रां शृण्वतां भक्तिवर्द्धिनीम् ॥ २ ॥
Sūta said:— O brahmins, listen with great devotion to that wonderful story illustrative of Śiva’s power. It enhances the devotional feelings of the listeners.
english translation
चांडाली सा पूर्वभरेऽभवद्ब्राह्मणकन्यका ॥ सौमिनी नाम चन्द्रास्या सर्वलक्षणसंयुता ॥ ३॥
The outcaste woman was a brahmin girl in her previous birth. She was named Sauminī. She was endowed with all characteristic signs. Her face was bright like the moon.
english translation
अथ सा समये कन्या युवतिः सौमिनी द्विजाः ॥ पित्रा दत्ता च कस्मैचिद्विधिना द्विजसूनवे ॥ ४ ॥
O brahmins, that youthful maiden Sauminī was married to a certain brahmin boy duly by her father.
english translation
सा भर्तारमनुप्राप्य किंचित्कालं शुभव्रता ॥ रेमे तेन द्विजश्रेष्ठा नवयौवनशालिनी ॥ ५ ॥
After getting a husband, O great brahmins, she in her fresh blooming youth indulged in sexual dalliance with him and maintained her auspicious rites.
english translation