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Shiva Purana

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पार्वत्युवाच ॥ विष्णो जलंधरो दैत्यः कृतवान्परमाद्भुतम् ॥ तत्किं न विदितं तेऽस्ति चेष्टितं तस्य दुर्मतेः ॥ ४६ ॥

Pārvatī said: O Viṣṇu, is it not known to you that the wicked Daitya Jalandhara perpetrated a wonderfully base deed?

english translation

तच्छ्रुत्वा जगदम्बाया वचनं गरुडध्वजः ॥ प्रत्युवाच शिवां नत्वा सांजलिर्नम्रकंधरः ॥ ४७ ॥

On hearing the words of the mother of the universe, the Garuḍa-bannered lord bowed to Pārvatī bending his neck and joining his palms in reverence and spoke.

english translation

॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच ॥ भवत्याः कृपया देवि तद्वृत्तं विदितं मया ॥ यदाज्ञापय मां मातस्तत्कुर्य्यां त्वदनुज्ञया ॥४८॥

Viṣṇu said: O mother, by your favour that incident is known to me. What you shall be pleased to commend I shall perform with your permission.

english translation

सनत्कुमार उचाच ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा विष्णुवचन्ं पुनरप्याह पार्वती ॥ हृषीकेशं जगन्माता धर्मनीतिं सुशिक्षयन् ॥ ४९ ॥

Sanatkumāra said: On hearing the words of Viṣṇu, Pārvatī said again. The mother of the universe desired to teach Viṣṇu the policy based on Dharma.

english translation

पार्वत्युवाच ॥ तेनैव दर्शितः पन्था बुध्यस्व त्वं तथैव हि ॥ तत्स्त्रीपातिव्रतं धर्मं भ्रष्टं कुरु मदाज्ञया ॥2-5-22-५०॥

Pārvatī said: He himself has shown the path. Know that to be the way in the same manner. At my bidding, make the chastity of his wife violated.

english translation