The Ninth Book. Chapter 43
The Ninth Book
Chapter Xliii
On The History Of Svh
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1-4. Nrada said :-- "O Risi Nryana! O Highly Fortunate One! O Lord! Thou art equal to Nryana whether in beauty or in qualities, or in fame or in energy or in everything. Thou art equal to Nryana. Thou art the foremost of the Jnins; there cannot be found a second like Thee as a Siddha Yog, the ascetics and the Munis. And Thou art the crest of the knowers of the Vedas. I have heard the wonderful anecdote of Mah Laksm that Thou hast told me. Now tell me any other thing that is unknown, very good in everyway, in accordance with Dharma, in the Vedas, and that which is not as yet written in the Purnas."
5-6. Nryana said :-- "There are many wonderful hidden anecdotes that are not published as yet in the Purnas. What you have heard is very small in fact. Please mention to me what you like to hear, what you think as best amongst them and I will describe that to you."
7-8. Nrada said :-- "When clarified butter is poured as libations in all the sacrificial ceremonies to the gods, Svh is to be uttered everywhere as excellent, and commendable; so Svadh is to be repeated in the offerings when the oblations are offered to the Pitris, the deceased ancestors. Then, again, Daksin (the sacrificial fee) is always to be paid as right and excellent. So, O Knower of the Vedas! I like to hear the accounts of Svadh, and Daksin and their merits. Please now tell me about them."
9. Sta said :-- "Hearing the words of Nrada, Nryana Risi smiled and began to speak the very ancient words of the Purnas."
10-11. Nryana said :-- Before the creation, the Devas assembled in the beautiful Brahms Council to decide on their food question.
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They all brought to the notice of Brahm the scarcity about their food. Brahm promised to remove their food difficulties and began to chant hymns to Hari.
12. Nrada said :-- "O Lord! Bhagavn Nryana Himself incarnated in part as Sacrifice. Are not the Devas satisfied when the Brhmanas pour oblations of ghee to the Devas in those sacrifices?"
13-17. Nryana said :-- O Muni! The Devas, in fact, did not get the offerings of the clarified butters that were poured in with devotion in sacrificial acts by the Brhmanas and Ksattriyas. So they were very much depressed and went again to the council of Brahm and informed Him that they could not get any food for themselves. On hearing this, Brahm at once meditated and took refuge of Sr Krisna; Krisna advised them to worship Mla Prakriti. Brahm then, by the command of Sr Krisna, began to meditate on Prakriti, worship Her and chant hymns to Her. Then from the part of Prakriti, an all-powerful Dev appeared. She was very beautiful, Shym (of a blue colour) and very lovely. This Dev was Svh. She looked always gracious with smile in Her face; it seemed that She was always ready to show favour towards the Bhaktas. She appeared before Brahm and said :-- "O Lotus born! Want any boon you desire."
18-22. Hearing Her words, the Creator spoke reverentially :-- "O Dev! Let Thou be the burning power of Fire; without Thee Fire would not be able to burn anything. At the conclusion of any Mantra, whoever taking Thy name, will pour oblations in the Fire to the Gods, will cause those oblations to go to the Gods and reach them. And then they will be very glad. O Mother! Let Thou be the wealth of Fire, the beauty and housewife of Fire; let Thou be incessantly worshipped in the regions of the Gods and amongst men and other beings." Hearing these words of Brahm, Svh Dev became very sad and expressed Her own intentions :-- "I will get Krisna as my husband; let me perform Tapasy as long as it takes. This is my object. All other things are false as dreams.
23-28. I always meditate with devotion on the lotus-feet of Sr Krisna, serving Which You have become the Creator of this world, Sambhu has become the Conqueror of death, Ananta Deva is supporting this universe, Dharma is the Witness of the virtuous, Ganesa is getting, first of all, the first worship. Prakriti Dev has become the adorable of all and the Munis and the Risis respected by all." O Child! Having spoken thus to the Lotus-born, Padm, with Her lotus-face, meditating incessantly on the Lotus-Feet of Sr Krisna, free from any disease, started to perform
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tapasy for attaining Him. She, first of all, stood on one leg and practised austerities for one lakh years. Then She saw the Highest Purusa Sr Krisna, Who is beyond Prakriti and Her attributes. The beautiful amorous Svh, seeing the Lovely Form of the Lord of Love, fainted.
29-43. The omniscient Bhagavn Krisna knowing Her intentions, took Her to His lap, reduced very much in body by long continued Tapasy, and He said :-- "O Dev! Thou shalt be My wife in the next Varha Kalpa. Then Thou wilt be the daughter of Nagnajit and wilt be known by the name of Ngnajit. O Beloved! At present let Thou be the Energy of Fire and be His wife. By My boon Thou wilt be worshipped by all. Fire will make Thee the Lady of His house and take the utmost care of Thee. Thou wilt be able to enjoy easily with Him." O Nrada! Thus saying to Svh, Bhagavn disappeared. On the other hand, Fire came in there by the command of Brahm, with a doubtful mind and began to meditate on Her, the World Mother as per Sma Veda and worshipped Her. He then pleased and married Her with mantrams, etc. For one hundred divine years they enjoyed each other. In a very solitary place while they were enjoying each other, Svh Dev felt pregnant. For full twelve divine years She retained Her pregnancy. Then She delivered gradually three sons Daksingni, Grhyapatygn, and havanygni. The Risis, Munis, Brhmanas, Ksattriyas poured oblations of clarified butter pronouncing the terminal mantra "Svah." He who pronounces this excellent terminal Mantra "Svh" gets immediate success in his actions. Then all the mantras without "Svh" in the end became impotent as snakes become when void of poison, the Brhmanas when they are devoid of the knowledge of the Vedas, the wife when she does not serve her husband, the men when they turn illiterate and the trees, when void of fruits and branches. O Child! The Brhmanas then became satisfied. The Devas began to receive the oblations. With the "Svh" mantra everything turned out fruitful. Thus I have described to you the anecdote of "'Svh." One who hears this essential anecdote gets his happiness enhanced and the Moksa in his hands. What more do you want to hear ? Say.
44. Nrada said :-- I like to hear how Fire worshipped Svh and recited stotras (hymns of praise) to Her. Kindly tell me the method of worship, the Dhynam and Stotra.
45-49. Nryana said :-- O Best of Brhmanas! I now tell you the meditation (Dhynam) as per Sma Veda, the method of worship and stotra. Listen attentively. At the commencement of any sacrificial ceremony, one should first of all worship whether on the Slagrma stone or in an earthen jar (ghata), the Dev Svh and then commence the
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ceremony with the expectation of getting the desired fruit. The following is the Dhynam (meditation) of Svh Dev :-- O Dev Svh! Thou art embodied of the Mantras; Thou art the success of the Mantras; Thou art Thyself a Siddh; Thou givest success and the the fruits of actions to men; Thou dost good to all. Thus meditating, one should offer Pdya (water for washing the feet), etc., uttering the basic Mantra; success then comes to him. Now hear about the Radical Seed Mantra. The said mantra (Mla mantra) is this :-- "Om Hrm Srm Vahnijyyai Devyai Svh." If the Dev be worshipped with this Mantra, all the desires come to a successful issue.
50-54. Fire recited the following stotra :-- "Thou art Svh, Thou art the Beloved of Fire, Thou art the wife of Fire; Thou pleasest all; Thou art the Sakti, Thou art the action, Thou art the bestower of Kla (time); Thou dost digest the food; Thou art the Dhruv; Thou art the resort of men; Thou art the burning power; Thou canst burn everything, Thou art the essence of this world; Thou art the deliverer from the terrible world; Thou art the life of the gods and Thou nourishest the Gods." O Nrada! He who reads with devotion these sixteen names, gets success both in this world as well as in the next. None of his works become deficient in any way; rather all the works are performed successfully and with a successful issue. Reading this stotra, one who has no wife, gets wife. So much so that the man who recites the stotra gets for his wife equal to Rambh, the heavenly nymph, and passes his time in greatest bliss.
Here ends the Forty-third Chapter of the Ninth Book on the history of Svh in Sr Mad Dev Bhgavatam, the Mah Purnam, of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
Chapter Xliii
On The History Of Svh
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1-4. Nrada said :-- "O Risi Nryana! O Highly Fortunate One! O Lord! Thou art equal to Nryana whether in beauty or in qualities, or in fame or in energy or in everything. Thou art equal to Nryana. Thou art the foremost of the Jnins; there cannot be found a second like Thee as a Siddha Yog, the ascetics and the Munis. And Thou art the crest of the knowers of the Vedas. I have heard the wonderful anecdote of Mah Laksm that Thou hast told me. Now tell me any other thing that is unknown, very good in everyway, in accordance with Dharma, in the Vedas, and that which is not as yet written in the Purnas."
5-6. Nryana said :-- "There are many wonderful hidden anecdotes that are not published as yet in the Purnas. What you have heard is very small in fact. Please mention to me what you like to hear, what you think as best amongst them and I will describe that to you."
7-8. Nrada said :-- "When clarified butter is poured as libations in all the sacrificial ceremonies to the gods, Svh is to be uttered everywhere as excellent, and commendable; so Svadh is to be repeated in the offerings when the oblations are offered to the Pitris, the deceased ancestors. Then, again, Daksin (the sacrificial fee) is always to be paid as right and excellent. So, O Knower of the Vedas! I like to hear the accounts of Svadh, and Daksin and their merits. Please now tell me about them."
9. Sta said :-- "Hearing the words of Nrada, Nryana Risi smiled and began to speak the very ancient words of the Purnas."
10-11. Nryana said :-- Before the creation, the Devas assembled in the beautiful Brahms Council to decide on their food question.
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They all brought to the notice of Brahm the scarcity about their food. Brahm promised to remove their food difficulties and began to chant hymns to Hari.
12. Nrada said :-- "O Lord! Bhagavn Nryana Himself incarnated in part as Sacrifice. Are not the Devas satisfied when the Brhmanas pour oblations of ghee to the Devas in those sacrifices?"
13-17. Nryana said :-- O Muni! The Devas, in fact, did not get the offerings of the clarified butters that were poured in with devotion in sacrificial acts by the Brhmanas and Ksattriyas. So they were very much depressed and went again to the council of Brahm and informed Him that they could not get any food for themselves. On hearing this, Brahm at once meditated and took refuge of Sr Krisna; Krisna advised them to worship Mla Prakriti. Brahm then, by the command of Sr Krisna, began to meditate on Prakriti, worship Her and chant hymns to Her. Then from the part of Prakriti, an all-powerful Dev appeared. She was very beautiful, Shym (of a blue colour) and very lovely. This Dev was Svh. She looked always gracious with smile in Her face; it seemed that She was always ready to show favour towards the Bhaktas. She appeared before Brahm and said :-- "O Lotus born! Want any boon you desire."
18-22. Hearing Her words, the Creator spoke reverentially :-- "O Dev! Let Thou be the burning power of Fire; without Thee Fire would not be able to burn anything. At the conclusion of any Mantra, whoever taking Thy name, will pour oblations in the Fire to the Gods, will cause those oblations to go to the Gods and reach them. And then they will be very glad. O Mother! Let Thou be the wealth of Fire, the beauty and housewife of Fire; let Thou be incessantly worshipped in the regions of the Gods and amongst men and other beings." Hearing these words of Brahm, Svh Dev became very sad and expressed Her own intentions :-- "I will get Krisna as my husband; let me perform Tapasy as long as it takes. This is my object. All other things are false as dreams.
23-28. I always meditate with devotion on the lotus-feet of Sr Krisna, serving Which You have become the Creator of this world, Sambhu has become the Conqueror of death, Ananta Deva is supporting this universe, Dharma is the Witness of the virtuous, Ganesa is getting, first of all, the first worship. Prakriti Dev has become the adorable of all and the Munis and the Risis respected by all." O Child! Having spoken thus to the Lotus-born, Padm, with Her lotus-face, meditating incessantly on the Lotus-Feet of Sr Krisna, free from any disease, started to perform
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tapasy for attaining Him. She, first of all, stood on one leg and practised austerities for one lakh years. Then She saw the Highest Purusa Sr Krisna, Who is beyond Prakriti and Her attributes. The beautiful amorous Svh, seeing the Lovely Form of the Lord of Love, fainted.
29-43. The omniscient Bhagavn Krisna knowing Her intentions, took Her to His lap, reduced very much in body by long continued Tapasy, and He said :-- "O Dev! Thou shalt be My wife in the next Varha Kalpa. Then Thou wilt be the daughter of Nagnajit and wilt be known by the name of Ngnajit. O Beloved! At present let Thou be the Energy of Fire and be His wife. By My boon Thou wilt be worshipped by all. Fire will make Thee the Lady of His house and take the utmost care of Thee. Thou wilt be able to enjoy easily with Him." O Nrada! Thus saying to Svh, Bhagavn disappeared. On the other hand, Fire came in there by the command of Brahm, with a doubtful mind and began to meditate on Her, the World Mother as per Sma Veda and worshipped Her. He then pleased and married Her with mantrams, etc. For one hundred divine years they enjoyed each other. In a very solitary place while they were enjoying each other, Svh Dev felt pregnant. For full twelve divine years She retained Her pregnancy. Then She delivered gradually three sons Daksingni, Grhyapatygn, and havanygni. The Risis, Munis, Brhmanas, Ksattriyas poured oblations of clarified butter pronouncing the terminal mantra "Svah." He who pronounces this excellent terminal Mantra "Svh" gets immediate success in his actions. Then all the mantras without "Svh" in the end became impotent as snakes become when void of poison, the Brhmanas when they are devoid of the knowledge of the Vedas, the wife when she does not serve her husband, the men when they turn illiterate and the trees, when void of fruits and branches. O Child! The Brhmanas then became satisfied. The Devas began to receive the oblations. With the "Svh" mantra everything turned out fruitful. Thus I have described to you the anecdote of "'Svh." One who hears this essential anecdote gets his happiness enhanced and the Moksa in his hands. What more do you want to hear ? Say.
44. Nrada said :-- I like to hear how Fire worshipped Svh and recited stotras (hymns of praise) to Her. Kindly tell me the method of worship, the Dhynam and Stotra.
45-49. Nryana said :-- O Best of Brhmanas! I now tell you the meditation (Dhynam) as per Sma Veda, the method of worship and stotra. Listen attentively. At the commencement of any sacrificial ceremony, one should first of all worship whether on the Slagrma stone or in an earthen jar (ghata), the Dev Svh and then commence the
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ceremony with the expectation of getting the desired fruit. The following is the Dhynam (meditation) of Svh Dev :-- O Dev Svh! Thou art embodied of the Mantras; Thou art the success of the Mantras; Thou art Thyself a Siddh; Thou givest success and the the fruits of actions to men; Thou dost good to all. Thus meditating, one should offer Pdya (water for washing the feet), etc., uttering the basic Mantra; success then comes to him. Now hear about the Radical Seed Mantra. The said mantra (Mla mantra) is this :-- "Om Hrm Srm Vahnijyyai Devyai Svh." If the Dev be worshipped with this Mantra, all the desires come to a successful issue.
50-54. Fire recited the following stotra :-- "Thou art Svh, Thou art the Beloved of Fire, Thou art the wife of Fire; Thou pleasest all; Thou art the Sakti, Thou art the action, Thou art the bestower of Kla (time); Thou dost digest the food; Thou art the Dhruv; Thou art the resort of men; Thou art the burning power; Thou canst burn everything, Thou art the essence of this world; Thou art the deliverer from the terrible world; Thou art the life of the gods and Thou nourishest the Gods." O Nrada! He who reads with devotion these sixteen names, gets success both in this world as well as in the next. None of his works become deficient in any way; rather all the works are performed successfully and with a successful issue. Reading this stotra, one who has no wife, gets wife. So much so that the man who recites the stotra gets for his wife equal to Rambh, the heavenly nymph, and passes his time in greatest bliss.
Here ends the Forty-third Chapter of the Ninth Book on the history of Svh in Sr Mad Dev Bhgavatam, the Mah Purnam, of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
