DIVINE INFORMATION 2-25 Matsya Purana part…10
Posted by: "DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN"[email protected] prdili Sun Sep 5, 2010 3:16 am (PDT) Ila and the Lunar Line VaisvasvataManu’s eldest son was Ila. (As mentioned earlier, many Puranas state that Ilawas a daughter. Vaivasvata Manu did not have a son and performed a yajna so that a son might be born. But a daughter wasborn instead, and Manu brought her up as a son. This daughter was Ila. Ikshvakuand her other brothers were born only subsequently. ) WhenVaivasvata Manu became old, he retired to the forest. Ila was appointed theruler in his place. Ila set out on a voyage of conquest and travelled throughout the world. There wasa forest named sharavana, frequented by Shiva and Parvati. Shiva had decreed that any man who entered the forest would become a woman. King Ila did not know about this rule and set foot in the forest inadvertently he immediately got transformedinto a woman. "Whatis going to happen to me now?" thought Ila. "Where will Ilive?" He even forgot all about hisearlier life. Themoon-god, Chandra, had a son named Budha. While Ila was wandering around. Budha came upon her and fell inlove with her. The two had a son namedPururava and Pururava was the ancestor of the lunar line. Meanwhile,Ikshvaku and the other brothers had started to look for Ila. When they couldfind no trace of their brother, they asked the sage Vashishtha if he knew of Ila’swhereabouts. Vashishtha used his mental powersto find out what had happened. He asked the princes to pray to Shiva and Parvati. That was the onlyway to make Ila a man once more.The prayers pleased Shiva and Parvatiand theyfound out what the princes wants."But what you desire is quite impossible," they told Ikshvaku and his brother. "Ila can never be made aman once again. At best, we will grantyou the following boon. Ila will alternate between being a manfor one month and a woman for onemonth." Theprinces had to be content with this. As a woman, Ila continued to be known as Ila. But as a man,he came to known as Sudyumna and had three sons named Utkala, Gaya and Haritashva. Matsya Purana part…11 Posted by: "DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN"[email protected] prdili Mon Sep 6, 2010 6:32 am (PDT) Daksha and Sati "Iwill now tell you about Daksha and Sati," Lomaharshana told the sages. Daksha hada daughter named Sati who was married to Shiva. Daksha did notlike his son-in-law at all. When he organized a yajna, he did not invite Shiva to attend the ceremony. (Thestory of the destruction of Daksha’s yajna crops up in almost every Purana. Theactual destruction is not described inthe Matsya Purana. It can be found, for example, in the Bhagavata Purana.) But Satiwent to the ceremony, although Shiva had not been invited. "Why did you not invite Shiva?" Sati askedher father. "Becauseyour husband is undeserving of such honour," replied Daksha. "He is not fit to be treated on par withthe other gods." Thesewords angered Sati. "I am ashamed that I am your daughter." She said. "Cursed am I that I have had tohear such abuses of the great Shiva. Ino longer wish to be your daughter. I will therefore give up this physical body that I owe to you, by immolating myself. As foryou, I curse youthat you will be born on earth as the son of the ten Prachetas. You will then try toperform an ashvamdha yajna (horse sacrifice). But Shiva will destroy the ceremony." Dakshatried to pacify Sati. "Please have mercy on me," he said."You are the mother of the entireuniverse. How will the universe survive if you die? It is only through your good grace that you condescended tobe born as my daughter. Please do notforsake me." "WhatI have said cannot be negated," replied Sati. "But I will grant you this much. When you areborn on earth, you will continue to be devoted to me." "Wherewill I pray to you?" asked Daksha. "At what tirthas? And whatare the names by which I will addressyou in the course of my prayers?" Sati thentold Daksha one hundred and eight of her names.She also told him the names of one hundred and eight tirthas at which she wasknown by these respective names. These names and tirthas are as follows, withthe names being given first and thetirthas second. (1)Vishalakshi at Varanasi (2) Lingadhariniat Naimisha. (3) Lalitadevi at Prayaga. (4) Kamakshi at Gandhamadana. (5) Kumuda at Manasa. (6) Vishvakaya at Ambara. (7) Gomati at Gomanta. (8) Kamacharini at Mandara. (9) Madotkata atChaitraratha. 10) Jayanti at Hastinapura. (11) Gouri at Kanyakuvja. (12) Rambha at Malayachala. (13)Kirtimati at Ekamra. (14) Vishva atVishveshvara. (15) Puruhuta at Pushkara. (16) Margadayini at Kedara. (17)Nanda at Himalaya. (18) Bhadrakarnika at Gokarna. (19) Bhavani at Sthaneshvara. (20)Vilvapatrikat at Vilva. (21) Madhavi at Shrishaila. (22) Bhadra atBhadreshvara. (23) Jaya at Varahashaila. (24) Kamala at Kamalalalya. (25) Rudrani at Rudrakoti. (26) Kali at Kalanjara. (27) Kapila atMahalinga. (28) Mukuteshvari atMarkata. (29) Mahadevi at Shalagrama. (30) Janapriyaat Shivalinga. (31) Kumari at Mayapuri. (32) Lalita at Santana. (33)Utpalakshi at Sahasraksha (34) Mahotpalaat Kamalaksha. (35) Mangala atGangatira. (36) Vimala at Purushottama. (37) Amoghakshi at Vipasha. (38) Patala at Pundravarddhana. (39) Narayani at Suparshva. (40)Bhadrasundari at Vikuta. (41) Vipula at Vipula. (42)Kalyani at Malalyachala. (43) Kotavi at Kotitirtha. (44) Sugandha at Madhavana. (45)Trisandhya at Godasharma. (46) Ratipriya at Gangadvara. (47) Shivananda at Shivakunda (48) Nandini at Devikatata. (49) Rukmini at Dvaravati. (50) Radha at Vrindavana. (51) Devaki at Mathura. (52) Parameshvari at Patala. (53) Sitaat Chitrakuta. (54) Vindyavasiniat Vindhya. (55) Ekavira atSahyadri. (56) Chandrika at Harichandra. (57) Aroga at Vaidyanatha. (58)Maheshvari at Mahakala. (59)Abhaya at Ushnatirtha. (60) Amrita atVindhyakandara. (61) Mandavi at Mandavya. (62) Svaha at Maheshvarapura. (63)Prachanda at Chhagalanda. (64)Chandrika at Makaranda. (65) Vararoha atSomeshvara. (66) Pushkaravati at Prabhasa. (67) Devamataat Sarasvati. (68) Mata at Sagara. (69)Mahabhaga at Mahalaya. (70)Pingaleshvari at Payoshni. (71) Simhika at Kritashoucha. (72) Yashaskari at Kartikeya. (73) Lola atUtapalvarta. (74) Subhadra at Shonasangama. (75) Lakshimata at Siddhapura. (76) Angana at Bharatashrama. (77) Vishvamukhi at Jalandhara. (78) Taraat Kishkindhyachala. (79) Pushtiat Devadaruvana. (80) Medha at Kashmiramandala. (81)Bhimadevi at Himachala. (82) Pushti at Vishveshvara.(83) Shuddhi at Kapalamochana. (84) Sita at Mayavarohana. (85) Dhvaniat Shankhoddhara. (86) Dhriti at Pendara. (87) Kala at Chandrabhaga. (88) Shivakarini at Achchhodatira. (89) Amrita at Vena. (90) Urvashi at Vadrivina (91) Oushadhi at Uttarakur. (92) Kushodaka at Kushavdvipa (93) Manmatha at Hemakuta. (94) Satyavadini at Mukuta.(95) Vandaniyat Ashvattha. (96) Nidhiat Kuberalaya. (97) Gayatri atVedavadana. (98) Parvati atShivasannidhana. (99)Indrani at Devaloka. (100) Sarasvati atBrahmamukha. (101)Prabha at Suryabimba. (102) Vaishnavi at Matrigana. (103) Arundhati at Satismukha. (104) Tilottama. (105) Brahmakala. (106) Shakti. (The list is not really complete, since twonames are missing. Moreover, the names of the tirthas in the final few names are notgeographical places at all. Prabha isthe name not in a place named Suryabhima, but in the reflection of the sun.Sarasvati is the name in Brahma’s mouth. There is no place named Matrigana. What ismeant is that, amongst the goddesses known as thematris, Sati is known by the name Vaishnavi. A sati is a woman who is devoted to her husband. Amongst allsuch satis, the goddess is known as Arundhati. She is knownas Tilottama amongst all women, asBrahmakala in the mind and as Shakti in the body.) Havingrecited these names, Sati immolated herself. She was later reborn as Parvati or Uma, the daughter of Menaka and Himalaya. She was remarried to Shiva. As forDaksha, he was born on earth as the son of the ten Prachetas. The Matsya Pruana now devotes severalsections to shradha (funeral) ceremonies. Will be continued Posted to Google groups on 26-11-2021 byR.Gopalakrishnan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1183521116.3497992.1637888730235%40mail.yahoo.com.
