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पार्वत्याश्च तपोऽत्युग्रं विवाहश्च कथं त्वभूत् ॥ कथमर्द्धशरीरस्था बभूव स्मरनाशिनः ॥ ६ ॥
How was her rigorous penance performed? How was her marriage celebrated? How did she happen to share half the body of Siva.
english translation
एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामते ॥ नान्योस्ति संशयच्छेत्ता त्वत्समो न भविष्यति ॥ ७ ॥
Please explain all these points in detail, O intelligent one. There is none else to remove my doubts and none shall ever be like you.
english translation
ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ शृणु त्वं च मुने सर्वं सतीशिवयशश्शुभम् ॥ पावनं परमं दिव्यं गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं परम् ॥ ८ ॥
Brahmā said: O sage, listen to the auspicious glory of Satī and Śiva entirely. It is extremely sanctifying, divine and the greatest secret of all secrets.
english translation
एतच्छंभुः पुरोवाच भक्तवर्याय विष्णवे ॥ पृष्टस्तेन महाभक्त्या परोपकृतये मुने ॥ ॥ ९ ॥
O sage, Śiva himself narrated this formerly to Viṣṇu, the greatest of devotees for helping others, when requested by him.
english translation
ततस्सोपि मया पृष्टो विष्णुश्शैववरस्सुधीः ॥ प्रीत्या मह्यं समाचख्यौ विस्तरान्मुनिसत्तम ॥ 2-2-2-१० ॥
Viṣṇu, the intelligent and the greatest of Śiva’s devotees was asked by me and O great sage, he told me everything lovingly.
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