Parshvabhyuday

SR No.: 001704
Original Sutra Author: Jinsenacharya
Author: M G Kothari
Publisher: Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi
Total Pages: 844
Language: Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Literature, & Mythology
File Size: 16 MB

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found inherent in the fire, presented by the sky carrying the glorions moon with a view to protect the earthly living beings. Even the peacock, - the conveyance of Skanda, satisfied on receiving through ears His thundering pleasing to the ears, a dropped feather of whom possessing circles formed by streaks of lustre Bhavāni, owing to her affection towards him taken by her into a relationship of a son, had put on her ear in such a way as to make it come into contact with the petal of the blue lotus, would give out crackling sounds in response to His thundering. First of all, He should perform deserving and excellent worship of Skanda who owed his birth of the excellent righteousness purifying all the worlds.. Thereafter, He should cause the peacock, the offspring of the purifier [Pāvaka), having the angles of his eyes rendered more bright by the lustre of the captivating moon, to dance by His thunderings deepened on account of their being reverberated by the mountain (Devagiri]. Having worshipped that god [i. e. Skanda ) sprung up from a lake, worthy of being worshipped by the crowds of people of the world, winning the name [ śaravanabhava ] owing to his being sprung up from a lake called Dharna [righteousness) which is pleasing to the heart, clear, and expansive [or deep), He, that would have travelled some portion of the distance of His way, having His path left unclosed by moving astray by the couples of the Siddha gods possessing sutes through fear of the drops of water [ or owing to their being afraid of the drops of water impairing the usefulness of their lutes ), should proceed on immediately,
On departing from the Devagiri mountain and having approached the Carmaņvati, possessing dirt in her stream owing to the rivulets ( or streams ) incessantly pouring into her, who is the infamy come into being owing to the slaughter of the daughters of Surabhi [ i. e. cows 1, spreading through the mouths of people and bringing itself into the shape of a river [i. e. the Carmanvati]