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नारद उवाच ॥ दाक्षायणी सती देवी त्यक्तदेहा पितुर्मखे ॥ कथं गिरिसुता ब्रह्मन्बभूव जगदम्बिका ॥ १ ॥
Nārada said: O Brahmā, how did the goddess Satī, the daughter of Dakṣa who forsook her body in her father’s sacrifice, become the daughter of Himācala, and the mother of the universe?
english translation
कथं कृत्वा तपोऽत्युग्रम्पतिमाप शिवं च सा ॥ एतन्मे पृच्छते सम्यक्कथय त्वं विशेषतः ॥ २ ॥
How could she secure Śiva as her husband after performing a severe penance? Please explain this clearly to me who ask you about it.
english translation
ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ शृणु त्वं मुनिशार्दूल शिवाचरितमुत्तमम् ॥ पावनं परमं दिव्यं सर्वपापहरं शुभम् ॥ ३ ॥
Brahmā said: O foremost of sages, listen to the story of Śivā which is excellent, sanctifying, highly divine, auspicious and destructive of all sins.
english translation
यदा दाक्षायणी देवी हरेण सहिता मुदा ॥ हिमाचले सुचिक्रीडे लीलया परमेश्वरी ॥४॥
When the goddess Dākṣāyaṇī (Sati), joyfully united with Lord Hara (Shiva), delightfully sported upon Mount Himālaya, the Supreme Goddess engaged in divine play.
english translation
मत्सुतेयमिति ज्ञात्वा सिषेवे मातृवर्चसा ॥ हिमाचलप्रिया मेना सर्वर्द्धिभिरनिर्भरा ॥५॥
Knowing that she (Pārvatī) was my own daughter, Menā, beloved of Himācala, attended to her with maternal affection and care, and nurtured her with all means of prosperity and growth.
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