The Ninth Book. Chapter 45
The Ninth Book
Chapter Xlv
On The Anecdote Of Daksin
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1-63. Nryana said :-- The excellent, most sweet stories of Svh and Svadh are told; now I will tell you the story of Daksin; hear attentively. In early days, in the region of Goloka, there was a good-natured Gop named Susl, beautiful, Rdhs companion and very dear to Sr Hari. She was fortunate, respected, beautiful, lovely, prosperous, with good teeth, learned, well qualified and of exquisitely handsome form. Her whole body was tender and lovely like Kalvat (one versed in 64 arts; moon). She was beautiful and her eyes were like water lilies. Her hips were good and spacious; Her breasts were full; she was Shym (a kind of women having colour like melted gold; body being hot in cold and cool in summer; of youthful beauty); as well She was of the Nyagrodha class of women (an excellent woman. Stanau Sukathinau Yasy Nitambe cha Vislat. Madhye Ksn bhavedy Snyagrodha parimandal). Always a smile sweetened Her face; and that looked always gracious. Her whole body was covered with jewel ornaments. Her colour was white like the white champakas. Her lips were red like the Bimba fruits; Her eyes were like those of a deer.
Susl was very clever in amorous sciences. Her gait was like a swan. She was specially versed in what is called Prema Bhakti (love towards God). So She was the dearest lady of Sr Krisna. And She was of intense emotional feelings. She knows all the sentiments of love; she was witty, humorous, and ardent for the love of Sr Krisna, the Lord of the Rsa circle. She sat by the left side of Sr Krisna in the presence of Rdh. Sr Krisna, then cast His glance on Rdh, the Chief of the Gops and hung down His head through fear. Rdhs face turned red; the two eyes looked like red lilies; all Her bodies began to quiver out of anger and Her lips began to shake. Seeing that state of Rdh, Bhagavn Sr Krisna disappeared, fearing that a quarrel might ensue. Susl and other Gops seeing that the peaceful Krisna of Sattv Guna and of lovely form had disappeared, began to tremble with fear. Then one lakh Koti
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Gops seeing Krisna absent and Rdh angry, became very much afraid and bowing their heads down with devotion and with folded palms began to say frequently, "Rdhe! Protect us, protect us," and they took shelter at Her feet. O Nrada! Three lakh Gopas also including Sudm and others took shelter at the lotus feet of Sr Rdh out of fear. Seeing, then, Krisna absent and Her companion Susl running away, Rdh cursed her thus :-- "If Susl comes again to this Goloka, she will be reduced to ashes." Thus cursing Her companion Susl out of anger, Rdh, the Darling of the Deva of the Devas, and the Lady of the Rsa circle went to the Rsa circle and called on Krisna, the Lord of the same. Not being able to find out Sr Krisna, a minute appeared a yuga to Her and she began to say :-- "O Lord of Prnas! O Dearer than My life! O Presiding Deity of my life! O Krisna! My life seems to depart from Thy absence! Come quickly and show Thyself to me. O Lord! It is through the favour of ones husband that the pride of women gets increased day by day. Womens safeguards of happiness are their husbands. Therefore women, who are helpless creatures, ought always to serve their husbands according to Dharma. The husband is the wifes friend, presiding deity and the sole refuge and the chief wealth. It is through husbands that women derive their pleasures, enjoyments, Dharma, happiness, peace and contentment. If husbands are respected, wives are respected and if husbands are dishonoured, women are dishonoured too. The husband is the highest thing to a woman. He is the highest friend. There is no better friend than him. The husband is called Bhart because he supports his wife; he is called Pati, because he preserves her; he is called Svm, because he is the master of her body; he is called Knt because he bestows the desired things to her; he is called Bandhu, because he increases her happiness; he is called Priya, because he gives pleasure to her; he is called Isa, because he bestows prosperity on her; he is called Prnesvara, because he is the lord of her Prna; and he is called Ramana, because he gives enjoyment to her. There is no other thing dearer than husband. The son is born of the husband; hence the son is so dear. The husband is dearer to a family woman than one hundred sons. Those who are born in impure families, cannot know what substance a husband is made up of. Taking Baths in all the Trthas, giving Daksins in all the Yajas (sacrifice), circumambulating round the whole earth, performing all austerities, observing all vows, making all great gifts, holy fastings, all that are dictated in the Sstras, serving the Guru, the Brhmanas and the Devas all cannot compare to even one sixteenth part with serving faithfully the feet of the husband. The husband is the highest; higher than the Spiritual Teacher (Guru),
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higher than the Brhmanas, higher than all the Devas. As to man, the Spiritual Teacher who imparts the Spiritual Knowledge is the Best and Supreme, so to the women their husbands are the best of all. Oh! I am not able to realise the glory of my Dearest, by Whose favour I am the Sole Ruler of one lakh Koti Gops, one lakh Koti Gopas, innumerable Brhmandas, and all the things ther, and all the lokas (regions) from Bhu (earth) to Goloka. Oh! The womanly nature is insurmountable." Thus saying, Rdhik began to meditate with devotion on Sr Krisna. Tears began to flow incessantly from Her eyes. She exclaimed, "O Lord! O Lord! O Ramana! Shew Thyself to me. I am very much weak and distressed from Thy bereavement." Now the Daksin Dev, driven out from Goloka; practised Tapasy for a long time when She entered into the body of Kamal. The Devas, on the other hand, performed a very difficult Yaja; but they could not derive any fruit therefrom. So they went to Brahm, becoming very sad. Hearing them, Brahm meditated on Visnu for a long time with devotion. At last Visnu gave Him a reply. Visnu got out of the body of Mah Laksm a Martya Laksm (Laksm of the earth) and gave Her Daksin to Brahm.Then with a view to yield to the Devas the as a fruits of their Karmas, Brahm made over to the Yaja Deva (the Deva presiding the sacrifice) the Dev Daksin, offered by Nryana. Yaja Deva, then, worshipped Her duly and recited hymns to Her with great joy. Her colour was like melted gold; her lustre equalled koti Moons; very lovely, beautiful, fascinating; face resembling water lilies, of a gentle body; with eyes like Padm Palsa, born of the body of Laksm, worshipped by Brahm, wearing celestial silken garments, her lips resembling like Bimba fruits, chaste, handsome; her braid of hair surrounded by Mlat garlands; with a sweet smiling face, ornamented with jewel ornaments, well dressed, bathed, enchanting the minds of the Munis, below the hair of her forehead the dot of musk and Sindra scented with sandalpaste, of spacious hips, with full breasts, smitten by the arrows of Kma Deva (the God of Love). Such was the Daksin Dev. Seeing Her, the Yaja Deva fainted. At last he married her according to due rites and ceremonies. Taking her to a solitary place, he enjoyed her for full divine one hundred years with great joy like Laksm Nryana. Gradually then Daksin became pregnant. She remained so for twelve divine years. Then she duly delivered a nice son as the fruit of Karma. When any Karma becomes complete, this son delivers the fruits of that Karma. Yaja Deva with His wife Daksin and the above named Karmaphala, the bestower of the fruits of actions, gives the desired fruits to
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all their sacrificial acts and Karmas. So the Pundits, the knowers of the Vedas, say. Really he, henceforth, began to give fruits to all the persons of their acts, with his wife Daksin and son, the bestower of the fruits of the actions. The Devas were all satisfied at this and went away respectively to their own abodes. Therefore, the man who performs Karmas, generally known as Karma Kartas, should pay the Daksin (the Sacrificial fee) and so he completes at once his actions. It is stated in the Vedas, that no sooner the Karma Karta pays the Daksin, than he obtains the fruits of his Karmas at once. In case the Karma Karta, after he has completed his acts, does not pay either through bad luck or through ignorance, any Daksin to the Brhmanas, its amount is doubled if a Muhrta passes away and if one night elapses, its amount is increased, to one hundred times. If three nights pass away, and the Daksin not paid, the amount last brought forward, is increased again to hundred times; if a week passes, the last amount is doubled, and if one month passes away, the Daksin is multiplied to one lakh times. If one year passes away, that is increased to ten millions of times and the Karma, also, bears no fruit. Such a Karma Karta is known as taking away unfairly a Brhmanas property and is regarded as impure. He has no right to any further actions. For that sin, he becomes a pauper and diseased. Laksm Dev goes away from his house, leaves him, cursing him severely. So much so that the Pitris do not accept the Srdh, Tarpanam offered by that wretched fellow. So the Devas do not accept his worship, nor the Fire accepts the oblations poured by him. If the person that performs sacrifices does not pay the sacrificial fee that he resolves to pay and he who accepts the offer does not demand the sum, both of them go to hell. But if the performer of the sacrifices does not pay when the priests demand the fee, then the Yajamna (the performer of the sacrifices) only falls down to hell as the jar, severed from the rope, falls down. The Yajamna (pupil) is denominated as a Brahmsvapahr (one who robs a Brhmanas property); he goes ultimately to the Kumbhpka hell. There he remains for one lakh years punished and threatened by Yamas messengers. He is then reborn as a Chndla, poor and diseased. So much so that his seven generations above and his seven
generations below go to hell.
64-65. O Nrada! Thus I have narrated to you the story of Daksin. What more do you want to hear? Say. Nrada said :-- "O Best of Munis! Who bears the fruits of that Karma where no Daksin is paid. Describe the method of worship that was offered to Daksin by Yaja Deva." Nryana said :-- Where do you find the fruit of any sacrifice without Daksin? (i.e., nowhere.) That Karma only gets
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fruits where Daksins are paid. And the fruits of the acts void of any Daksin, Bali who lives in the Ptla only enjoys; and no one else.
66-71. For, in olden times, it was ordained by Vmana Deva that those fruits would go to the king Vali. All those that pertain to Srdh not sanctioned by the Vedas, the charities made without any regard or faith, the worship offered by a Brhmin who is the husband of a Vrisala (an unmarried girl twelve years in whom menstruation has commenced), the fruits of sacrifices done by an impure Brhmana (a Brhmana who fails in his duties), the worship offered by impure persons, and the acts of a man devoid of any devotion to his Guru, all these are reserved for the king Bali. He enjoys the fruits of all these. O Child! I am now telling you the Dhyn Stotra, and the method of worship as per Kanva Skh of Daksin Dev. Hear. When Yaja Deva, in ancient times got Daksin, skillful in action, he was very much fascinated by her appearance and being love-stricken, began to praise her :-- "O Beautiful One! You were before the chief of the Gops in Goloka. You were like Rdh; you were Her companion; and you were loved by Sr Rdh, the beloved of Sr Krisna.
72-97. In the Rsa circle, on the Full Moon night in the month of Krtik, in the great festival of Rdh, you appeared from the right shoulder of Laksm; hence you were named Daksin. O Beautiful One! You were of good nature before; hence your name was Susl. Next you turned due to Rdh's curse, into Daksin. It is to my great good luck that you were dislodged from Goloka and have come here. O highly fortunate One! Now have mercy on me and accept me as your husband. O Dev! You give to all the doers of actions, the fruits of their works. Without you, their Karmas bear no fruit. So much so, if you be not present in their action the works never shine forth in brilliant glory. Without Thee, neither Brahm, nor Visnu nor Mahesa nor the Regents of the quarters, the ten Dikplas, can award the fruits of actions. Brahm is the incarnate of Karma. Mahesvara is the incarnate of the fruits of Karmas; and I Visnu myself is the incarnate of Yajas. But Thou art the Essence of all. Thou art the Par Prakriti, without any attributes, the Par Brahm incarnate, the bestower of the fruits of action. Bhagavn Sr Krisna cannot award the fruits of actions without Thee. O Beloved! In every birth let Thou be my Sakti. O Thou with excellent face! Without Thee, I am unable to finish well any Karma." O Nrada! Thus praising Daksin Dev, Yaja Deva stood before Her. She, born from the shoulder of Laksm, became pleased with His Stotra and accepted Him for Her bridegroom. If anybody recites this Daksin stotra during sacrifice, he gets all the results ther.
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If anybody recites this stotra in the Rjasya sacrifice, Vjapaya, Gomedha (cow sacrifice) Naramedha (man sacrifice), Asvamedha (horse sacrifice), Lngala Sacrifice, Visnu Yaja tending to increase ones fame, in the act of giving over wealth or pieces of lands, digging tanks or wells, or giving fruits, in Gaja medha (elephant sacrifice), in Loha Yaja (iron sacrifice), Svarna Yaja (gold sacrifice), Ratna Yaja (making over jewels in sacrifices), Tmra Yaja (copper), Siva Yaja, Rudra Yaja, Sakra Yaja, Bandhuka Yaja, Varuna Yaja (for rains), Kandaka Yaja, for crushing the enemies, Suchi Yaja, Dharma Yaja, Ppa mochana Yaja, Brahmn Karma Yaja, the auspicious Prakriti Yga, sacrifices, his work is achieved then without any hitch or obstacle. There is no doubt in this. The stotra, thus, is mentioned now; hear about the Dhynam and the method of worship. First of all, one should worship in the Slagrma stone, or in an earthen jar (Ghata) Daksin Dev. The Dhynam runs thus :-- "O Daksin! Thou art sprung from the right shoulder of Laksm; Thou art a part of Kamal; Thou art clever (Daksa) in all the actions and Thou bestowest the fruits of all the actions. Thou art the Sakti of Visnu, Thou art revered, worshipped. Thou bestowest all that is auspicious; Thou art purity; Thou bestowest purity, Thou art good natured. So I meditate on Thee." Thus meditating, the intelligent one should worship Daksin with the principal mantra. Then with the Vedic Mantras, pdyas, etc. (offerings of various sorts) are to be offered. Now the mantra as stated in the Vedas, runs thus :-- "Om Srm Klm Hrm Daksinyai Svh." With this mantra, all the offerings, such as pdyas, arghyas, etc., are to be given, and one should worship, as per rules, Daksin Dev with devotion. O Nrada! Thus I have stated to you the anecdote of Daksin. Happiness, pleasure, and the fruits of all karmas are obtained by this. Being engaged in sacrificial acts, in this Bhratavarsa, if one hears attentively this Dhynam of Daksin, his sacrifice becomes defectless. So much so that the man who has got no sons gets undoubtedly good and qualified sons; if he has no wife, he gets a best wife, good natured, beautiful, of slender waist, capable to give many sons, sweet speaking, humble, chaste, pure, and Kulna; if he be void of learning, he gets learning; if he be poor he gets wealth; if he be without any land, he gets land and if he has no attendants, he gets attendants. If a man hears for one month this stotra of Daksin Dev, he gets over all difficulties and dangers, bereavements from friends, troubles, inprisonments, and all other calamities.
Here ends the Forty-fifth Chapter of the Ninth Book on the anecdote of Daksin in the Mah Purnam Sr Mad Dev Bhgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
Chapter Xlv
On The Anecdote Of Daksin
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1-63. Nryana said :-- The excellent, most sweet stories of Svh and Svadh are told; now I will tell you the story of Daksin; hear attentively. In early days, in the region of Goloka, there was a good-natured Gop named Susl, beautiful, Rdhs companion and very dear to Sr Hari. She was fortunate, respected, beautiful, lovely, prosperous, with good teeth, learned, well qualified and of exquisitely handsome form. Her whole body was tender and lovely like Kalvat (one versed in 64 arts; moon). She was beautiful and her eyes were like water lilies. Her hips were good and spacious; Her breasts were full; she was Shym (a kind of women having colour like melted gold; body being hot in cold and cool in summer; of youthful beauty); as well She was of the Nyagrodha class of women (an excellent woman. Stanau Sukathinau Yasy Nitambe cha Vislat. Madhye Ksn bhavedy Snyagrodha parimandal). Always a smile sweetened Her face; and that looked always gracious. Her whole body was covered with jewel ornaments. Her colour was white like the white champakas. Her lips were red like the Bimba fruits; Her eyes were like those of a deer.
Susl was very clever in amorous sciences. Her gait was like a swan. She was specially versed in what is called Prema Bhakti (love towards God). So She was the dearest lady of Sr Krisna. And She was of intense emotional feelings. She knows all the sentiments of love; she was witty, humorous, and ardent for the love of Sr Krisna, the Lord of the Rsa circle. She sat by the left side of Sr Krisna in the presence of Rdh. Sr Krisna, then cast His glance on Rdh, the Chief of the Gops and hung down His head through fear. Rdhs face turned red; the two eyes looked like red lilies; all Her bodies began to quiver out of anger and Her lips began to shake. Seeing that state of Rdh, Bhagavn Sr Krisna disappeared, fearing that a quarrel might ensue. Susl and other Gops seeing that the peaceful Krisna of Sattv Guna and of lovely form had disappeared, began to tremble with fear. Then one lakh Koti
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Gops seeing Krisna absent and Rdh angry, became very much afraid and bowing their heads down with devotion and with folded palms began to say frequently, "Rdhe! Protect us, protect us," and they took shelter at Her feet. O Nrada! Three lakh Gopas also including Sudm and others took shelter at the lotus feet of Sr Rdh out of fear. Seeing, then, Krisna absent and Her companion Susl running away, Rdh cursed her thus :-- "If Susl comes again to this Goloka, she will be reduced to ashes." Thus cursing Her companion Susl out of anger, Rdh, the Darling of the Deva of the Devas, and the Lady of the Rsa circle went to the Rsa circle and called on Krisna, the Lord of the same. Not being able to find out Sr Krisna, a minute appeared a yuga to Her and she began to say :-- "O Lord of Prnas! O Dearer than My life! O Presiding Deity of my life! O Krisna! My life seems to depart from Thy absence! Come quickly and show Thyself to me. O Lord! It is through the favour of ones husband that the pride of women gets increased day by day. Womens safeguards of happiness are their husbands. Therefore women, who are helpless creatures, ought always to serve their husbands according to Dharma. The husband is the wifes friend, presiding deity and the sole refuge and the chief wealth. It is through husbands that women derive their pleasures, enjoyments, Dharma, happiness, peace and contentment. If husbands are respected, wives are respected and if husbands are dishonoured, women are dishonoured too. The husband is the highest thing to a woman. He is the highest friend. There is no better friend than him. The husband is called Bhart because he supports his wife; he is called Pati, because he preserves her; he is called Svm, because he is the master of her body; he is called Knt because he bestows the desired things to her; he is called Bandhu, because he increases her happiness; he is called Priya, because he gives pleasure to her; he is called Isa, because he bestows prosperity on her; he is called Prnesvara, because he is the lord of her Prna; and he is called Ramana, because he gives enjoyment to her. There is no other thing dearer than husband. The son is born of the husband; hence the son is so dear. The husband is dearer to a family woman than one hundred sons. Those who are born in impure families, cannot know what substance a husband is made up of. Taking Baths in all the Trthas, giving Daksins in all the Yajas (sacrifice), circumambulating round the whole earth, performing all austerities, observing all vows, making all great gifts, holy fastings, all that are dictated in the Sstras, serving the Guru, the Brhmanas and the Devas all cannot compare to even one sixteenth part with serving faithfully the feet of the husband. The husband is the highest; higher than the Spiritual Teacher (Guru),
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higher than the Brhmanas, higher than all the Devas. As to man, the Spiritual Teacher who imparts the Spiritual Knowledge is the Best and Supreme, so to the women their husbands are the best of all. Oh! I am not able to realise the glory of my Dearest, by Whose favour I am the Sole Ruler of one lakh Koti Gops, one lakh Koti Gopas, innumerable Brhmandas, and all the things ther, and all the lokas (regions) from Bhu (earth) to Goloka. Oh! The womanly nature is insurmountable." Thus saying, Rdhik began to meditate with devotion on Sr Krisna. Tears began to flow incessantly from Her eyes. She exclaimed, "O Lord! O Lord! O Ramana! Shew Thyself to me. I am very much weak and distressed from Thy bereavement." Now the Daksin Dev, driven out from Goloka; practised Tapasy for a long time when She entered into the body of Kamal. The Devas, on the other hand, performed a very difficult Yaja; but they could not derive any fruit therefrom. So they went to Brahm, becoming very sad. Hearing them, Brahm meditated on Visnu for a long time with devotion. At last Visnu gave Him a reply. Visnu got out of the body of Mah Laksm a Martya Laksm (Laksm of the earth) and gave Her Daksin to Brahm.Then with a view to yield to the Devas the as a fruits of their Karmas, Brahm made over to the Yaja Deva (the Deva presiding the sacrifice) the Dev Daksin, offered by Nryana. Yaja Deva, then, worshipped Her duly and recited hymns to Her with great joy. Her colour was like melted gold; her lustre equalled koti Moons; very lovely, beautiful, fascinating; face resembling water lilies, of a gentle body; with eyes like Padm Palsa, born of the body of Laksm, worshipped by Brahm, wearing celestial silken garments, her lips resembling like Bimba fruits, chaste, handsome; her braid of hair surrounded by Mlat garlands; with a sweet smiling face, ornamented with jewel ornaments, well dressed, bathed, enchanting the minds of the Munis, below the hair of her forehead the dot of musk and Sindra scented with sandalpaste, of spacious hips, with full breasts, smitten by the arrows of Kma Deva (the God of Love). Such was the Daksin Dev. Seeing Her, the Yaja Deva fainted. At last he married her according to due rites and ceremonies. Taking her to a solitary place, he enjoyed her for full divine one hundred years with great joy like Laksm Nryana. Gradually then Daksin became pregnant. She remained so for twelve divine years. Then she duly delivered a nice son as the fruit of Karma. When any Karma becomes complete, this son delivers the fruits of that Karma. Yaja Deva with His wife Daksin and the above named Karmaphala, the bestower of the fruits of actions, gives the desired fruits to
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all their sacrificial acts and Karmas. So the Pundits, the knowers of the Vedas, say. Really he, henceforth, began to give fruits to all the persons of their acts, with his wife Daksin and son, the bestower of the fruits of the actions. The Devas were all satisfied at this and went away respectively to their own abodes. Therefore, the man who performs Karmas, generally known as Karma Kartas, should pay the Daksin (the Sacrificial fee) and so he completes at once his actions. It is stated in the Vedas, that no sooner the Karma Karta pays the Daksin, than he obtains the fruits of his Karmas at once. In case the Karma Karta, after he has completed his acts, does not pay either through bad luck or through ignorance, any Daksin to the Brhmanas, its amount is doubled if a Muhrta passes away and if one night elapses, its amount is increased, to one hundred times. If three nights pass away, and the Daksin not paid, the amount last brought forward, is increased again to hundred times; if a week passes, the last amount is doubled, and if one month passes away, the Daksin is multiplied to one lakh times. If one year passes away, that is increased to ten millions of times and the Karma, also, bears no fruit. Such a Karma Karta is known as taking away unfairly a Brhmanas property and is regarded as impure. He has no right to any further actions. For that sin, he becomes a pauper and diseased. Laksm Dev goes away from his house, leaves him, cursing him severely. So much so that the Pitris do not accept the Srdh, Tarpanam offered by that wretched fellow. So the Devas do not accept his worship, nor the Fire accepts the oblations poured by him. If the person that performs sacrifices does not pay the sacrificial fee that he resolves to pay and he who accepts the offer does not demand the sum, both of them go to hell. But if the performer of the sacrifices does not pay when the priests demand the fee, then the Yajamna (the performer of the sacrifices) only falls down to hell as the jar, severed from the rope, falls down. The Yajamna (pupil) is denominated as a Brahmsvapahr (one who robs a Brhmanas property); he goes ultimately to the Kumbhpka hell. There he remains for one lakh years punished and threatened by Yamas messengers. He is then reborn as a Chndla, poor and diseased. So much so that his seven generations above and his seven
generations below go to hell.
64-65. O Nrada! Thus I have narrated to you the story of Daksin. What more do you want to hear? Say. Nrada said :-- "O Best of Munis! Who bears the fruits of that Karma where no Daksin is paid. Describe the method of worship that was offered to Daksin by Yaja Deva." Nryana said :-- Where do you find the fruit of any sacrifice without Daksin? (i.e., nowhere.) That Karma only gets
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fruits where Daksins are paid. And the fruits of the acts void of any Daksin, Bali who lives in the Ptla only enjoys; and no one else.
66-71. For, in olden times, it was ordained by Vmana Deva that those fruits would go to the king Vali. All those that pertain to Srdh not sanctioned by the Vedas, the charities made without any regard or faith, the worship offered by a Brhmin who is the husband of a Vrisala (an unmarried girl twelve years in whom menstruation has commenced), the fruits of sacrifices done by an impure Brhmana (a Brhmana who fails in his duties), the worship offered by impure persons, and the acts of a man devoid of any devotion to his Guru, all these are reserved for the king Bali. He enjoys the fruits of all these. O Child! I am now telling you the Dhyn Stotra, and the method of worship as per Kanva Skh of Daksin Dev. Hear. When Yaja Deva, in ancient times got Daksin, skillful in action, he was very much fascinated by her appearance and being love-stricken, began to praise her :-- "O Beautiful One! You were before the chief of the Gops in Goloka. You were like Rdh; you were Her companion; and you were loved by Sr Rdh, the beloved of Sr Krisna.
72-97. In the Rsa circle, on the Full Moon night in the month of Krtik, in the great festival of Rdh, you appeared from the right shoulder of Laksm; hence you were named Daksin. O Beautiful One! You were of good nature before; hence your name was Susl. Next you turned due to Rdh's curse, into Daksin. It is to my great good luck that you were dislodged from Goloka and have come here. O highly fortunate One! Now have mercy on me and accept me as your husband. O Dev! You give to all the doers of actions, the fruits of their works. Without you, their Karmas bear no fruit. So much so, if you be not present in their action the works never shine forth in brilliant glory. Without Thee, neither Brahm, nor Visnu nor Mahesa nor the Regents of the quarters, the ten Dikplas, can award the fruits of actions. Brahm is the incarnate of Karma. Mahesvara is the incarnate of the fruits of Karmas; and I Visnu myself is the incarnate of Yajas. But Thou art the Essence of all. Thou art the Par Prakriti, without any attributes, the Par Brahm incarnate, the bestower of the fruits of action. Bhagavn Sr Krisna cannot award the fruits of actions without Thee. O Beloved! In every birth let Thou be my Sakti. O Thou with excellent face! Without Thee, I am unable to finish well any Karma." O Nrada! Thus praising Daksin Dev, Yaja Deva stood before Her. She, born from the shoulder of Laksm, became pleased with His Stotra and accepted Him for Her bridegroom. If anybody recites this Daksin stotra during sacrifice, he gets all the results ther.
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If anybody recites this stotra in the Rjasya sacrifice, Vjapaya, Gomedha (cow sacrifice) Naramedha (man sacrifice), Asvamedha (horse sacrifice), Lngala Sacrifice, Visnu Yaja tending to increase ones fame, in the act of giving over wealth or pieces of lands, digging tanks or wells, or giving fruits, in Gaja medha (elephant sacrifice), in Loha Yaja (iron sacrifice), Svarna Yaja (gold sacrifice), Ratna Yaja (making over jewels in sacrifices), Tmra Yaja (copper), Siva Yaja, Rudra Yaja, Sakra Yaja, Bandhuka Yaja, Varuna Yaja (for rains), Kandaka Yaja, for crushing the enemies, Suchi Yaja, Dharma Yaja, Ppa mochana Yaja, Brahmn Karma Yaja, the auspicious Prakriti Yga, sacrifices, his work is achieved then without any hitch or obstacle. There is no doubt in this. The stotra, thus, is mentioned now; hear about the Dhynam and the method of worship. First of all, one should worship in the Slagrma stone, or in an earthen jar (Ghata) Daksin Dev. The Dhynam runs thus :-- "O Daksin! Thou art sprung from the right shoulder of Laksm; Thou art a part of Kamal; Thou art clever (Daksa) in all the actions and Thou bestowest the fruits of all the actions. Thou art the Sakti of Visnu, Thou art revered, worshipped. Thou bestowest all that is auspicious; Thou art purity; Thou bestowest purity, Thou art good natured. So I meditate on Thee." Thus meditating, the intelligent one should worship Daksin with the principal mantra. Then with the Vedic Mantras, pdyas, etc. (offerings of various sorts) are to be offered. Now the mantra as stated in the Vedas, runs thus :-- "Om Srm Klm Hrm Daksinyai Svh." With this mantra, all the offerings, such as pdyas, arghyas, etc., are to be given, and one should worship, as per rules, Daksin Dev with devotion. O Nrada! Thus I have stated to you the anecdote of Daksin. Happiness, pleasure, and the fruits of all karmas are obtained by this. Being engaged in sacrificial acts, in this Bhratavarsa, if one hears attentively this Dhynam of Daksin, his sacrifice becomes defectless. So much so that the man who has got no sons gets undoubtedly good and qualified sons; if he has no wife, he gets a best wife, good natured, beautiful, of slender waist, capable to give many sons, sweet speaking, humble, chaste, pure, and Kulna; if he be void of learning, he gets learning; if he be poor he gets wealth; if he be without any land, he gets land and if he has no attendants, he gets attendants. If a man hears for one month this stotra of Daksin Dev, he gets over all difficulties and dangers, bereavements from friends, troubles, inprisonments, and all other calamities.
Here ends the Forty-fifth Chapter of the Ninth Book on the anecdote of Daksin in the Mah Purnam Sr Mad Dev Bhgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
