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नारद उवाच ॥ अन्तर्हितायान्देव्यां तु दुर्गायां स्वगृहेषु च ॥ गतेष्वमरवृन्देषु किमभूत्तदनन्तरम्॥१॥
Nārada said: When the Goddess Durgā vanished and the gods returned to their abodes, what happened next?
english translation
कथं मेनागिरीशौ च तेपाते परमन्तपः ॥ कथं सुताऽभवत्तस्य मेनायान्तात तद्वद ॥ २ ॥
O dear, how did Menā and the lord of the mountains perform the great penance? How did he beget a daughter of Menā. Please narrate.
english translation
॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ विप्रवर्य सुतश्रेष्ठ शृणु तच्चरितं महत् ॥ प्रणम्य शंकरं भक्त्या वच्मि भक्तिविवर्द्धनम् ॥ ३ ॥
Brahmā said: O best of brahmins, O most excellent of my sons, listen to that great account. After bowing to Śiva with devotion I shall narrate that story which increases devotion.
english translation
उपदिश्य गते तात सुरवृन्दे गिरीश्वरः ॥ हर्यादौ मेनका चापि तेपाते परमन्तपः॥ ॥ ४ ॥
When Viṣṇu and other gods returned after instructing him, the lord of the mountains and Menā performed a great penance.
english translation
अहर्निशं शिवां शम्भुं चिन्तयन्तौ च दम्पती ॥ सम्यगारेधतुर्नित्यं भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा ॥ ५ ॥
Meditating on Śivā and Śiva day and night with devout mind, the couple worshipped them continuously.
english translation