Recite 8 to 12 chapters below to remove ghosts

Chapter VIII

On the appearance of the Highest Sakti

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1#8 $aname%a&a spoke to Ve'a V&(sa )## O *hagav(n+ ,ho- art the knower of all the .harmas an' ,ho- art the chief/ the crown of the 0-n'its/ knowing all the S(stras 1ow I ask ,hee how is it that the twice#born have cease' to worship the Highest Sakti/ the 2(&atr3 an' the& now worship the other .evat(s/ on the face of the 'istinct comman' in the Sr-tis that the worship of the 2(&atr3 is nit&(/ that is/ 'ail& to be 'one at all times/ especiall& '-ring the three San'h&( times/ b& all those that are twice#born4

In this worl' some are the 'evotees of Visn-/ some/ the followers of 2anapat3/ some are 5(p(likas/ some follow the 'octrines prevalent in China6 some are the followers of *-''ha or Ch(rv(ka6 some of them again wear the barks of trees an' others roam nake' So vario-s persons are seen having no trace of faith in the Ve'as

O *r(hmana+ 7hat is the real ca-se -n'erl&ing secretl& here in this+ 5in'l& mention this to me 8gain there are seen man& men/ well verse' in vario-s metaph&sics an' logic/ o-r * 8 s an' 9 8 s b-t then/ again/ the& have no faith in the Ve'as How is this4 1obo'& wants an&thing omino-s to him conscio-sl& *-t how is it that these so#calle' learne' men are

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f-ll& aware an' &et the& are won'erf-ll& voi' of an& trace of faith in the Ve'as4 5in'l& mention the ca-se -n'erl&ing this/ O ,ho-+ ,he foremost of the knowers of the Ve'as

,here is/ again/ another ;-estion )## ,ho- ha'st 'escribe' before the glories of 9ani'v3pa/ the highest an' the best place of the .ev3 1ow I want to hear how is that .v3pa greater than the great Satisf& this servant of thine b& 'escribing these If the 2-rbe please'/ he reveals even the greatest an' the highest esoteric secret to his 'isciple

<#1= S>ta spoke )## Hearing the wor's of the 5ing $aname%a&a/ the *hagav(n Ve'a V&(sa began to answer the ;-estions in '-e or'er ,he hearing of this increases the faith of the twice#born in the Ve'as

11#"= V&(sa sai' )## 7ell has this been aske' b& &o-/ O 5ing+ in '-e time an' in an appropriate moment ?o- are intelligent an' it seems that &o- have got the faith in the Ve'as I now answer @isten In ancient 'a&s/ the 8s-ras/ ma''ene' with pri'e/ fo-ght against the .evas for one h-n're' &ears ,he war was ver& eAtraor'inar& an' remarkable In this great war vario-s weapons were -se'/ variegate' with n-mero-s 9(&(s or ingenio-s 'evices It ten'e' to 'estro& the whole worl' *& the merc& of the Highest an' the 9ost BAalte' Sakti/ the .ait&as were overcome b& the .evas in that 2reat 7ar 8n' the& ;-itte' the Heavens an' the Barth an' went to the nether regions/ the 0(t(la ,he .evas were all 'elighte' an' began to 'well on their own prowesses an' became pro-' ,he& began to sa& )## C7h& shall not victor& be o-rs 7h& are not o-r glories great4 7e are b& far the best+ 7here are the .ait&as4 ,he& are 'evils/ powerless 7e are the ca-ses of creation/ preservation an' 'estr-ction 7e all are glorio-s+ Oh+ 7hat can be sai' before -s in favo-r of the 8s-ras/ the 'evils4D ,h-s/ not knowing the Highest Sakti/ the .evas were 'el-'e' 8t this moment/ seeing this plight of the .evas/ the 7orl' 9other took pit& on the .evas an'/ to favo-r them/ O 5ing+ She appeare' before them in the form of the 9ost 7orshipf-l/ the 2reat Hol& @ight It was resplen'ent like ten million S-ns/ an' cool as well like ten million 9oons It was brilliant an' 'aEEling like ten million lightning flashes/ witho-t han's an' feet/ an' eAcee'ingl& bea-tif-l+ 1ever was this witnesse' before+ Seeing this BAtraor'inar& *ea-tif-l @ovel& @ight/ the .evas were taken aback6 the& spoke amongst themselves/ th-s )## C7hat is this+ 7hat is this+ Is this the work of the .ait&as or some other great 9(&( F9a&icG pla&e' b& them or is it the work of another for creating the s-rprise of the .evas+D O 5ing+ ,hen the& all assemble' together an' 'eci'e' to approach towar's that 8'orable

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@ight an' to ask It what It was ,he&/ then/ wo-l' 'etermine its strength an' 'eci'e what to 'o afterwar's ,h-s/ coming to this -ltimate concl-sion/ In'ra calle' 8gni an' sai' )## CO 8gni+ ?o- are the mo-th#piece of the .evas ,herefore 'o &o- go first an' ascertain 'istinctl& what this @ight is D Hearing th-s the wor's of In'ra/ 8gni/ elate' b& his own prowess/ set o-t imme'iatel& from the place an' went to that @ight Seeing 8gni coming/ the @ight a''resse' him th-s )## C7ho are &o-4 7hat is &o-r strength4 State this before 9e D 8t this 8gni replie' )## CI am 8gni 8ll the &a%I(s/ or'aine' in the Ve'as are performe' thro-gh me ,he power of b-rning ever&thing in this -niverse resi'es in me D ,hen that a'orable @ight took -p a straw of grass an' sai' )## CO 8gni+ If &o- can b-rn ever&thing in this -niverse/ then 'o &o- b-rn this trifling straw D 8gni trie' his best to b-rn the straw b-t he co-l' not b-rn it He got ashame' an' fast went back to the .evas 8ske' b& the .evas/ 8gni tol' them ever&thing an' sai' )## CO .evas+ 5now veril& that the pri'e cherishe' b& -s that we are s-preme/ is entirel& false D

"1#H= In'ra then aske' V(&- Fwin'G an' sai' )## CO V(&-+ ?o- are 'welling in this -niverse/ thro-gh an' thro-gh6 b& &o-r efforts/ all are moving6 therefore &o- are the 0r(na of all6 it is possible that all forces are concentrate' within &o- 2o an' ascertain what is this @ight4 Veril& I 'o not see an& other person here than &o- who can ascertain this great a'orable @ight D Hearing these commen'able wor's of In'ra/ V(&- felt himself elate' an' went at once to that place where was that @ight Seeing the V(&-/ the @ight/ the ?aksa/ the 'emi#go'/ the Spirit aske' in a gentle lang-age )## C7ho are &o-4 7hat strength is there in &o-4 Speak o-t all these to me D 8t this/ V(&- spoke arrogantl&/ CI am 9(tarisvan/ I am V(&-6 abo-t m& strength/ I can move an&thing an' I hol' ever&thing It is thro-gh the strength of mine/ that this -niverse is/ an' is alive an' brisk with movements an' works D ,hat Highest 9ass of @ight then replie' )## CO V(&-+ 9ove this straw that lies before &o-/ an' if &o- cannot/ ;-it &o-r pri'e an' go back to In'ra ashame' D 8t this V(&- trie' all his might b-t/ alas+ He co-l' not move the straw a bit from that place+

V(&- then gave -p his pri'e an' ret-rne' to the .evas an' spoke to them all abo-t the ?aksa Fa sort of 'emi#go'/ a ghostG O .evas+ O-r pri'e is vain6 in no wa& can we be able to ascertain the nat-re of that @ight It seems that that Hol& @ight/ a'orable b& all/ is eAtraor'inar& ,hen all the .evas spoke with one voice to In'ra )##

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C7hen ?o- are the 5ing of the .evas/ better go &o-rself an' ascertain the realit& of Its 1at-re D In'ra/ then/ with great pri'e/ went himself to the @ight6 the @ight/ too/ began to

'isappear gra'-all& from the place/ an' -ltimatel& vanishe' from In'ras sight 7hen In'ra fo-n' that he co-l' not even speak to ,hat @ight/ he became greatl& ashame' an' began to conceive of his own nothingness He tho-ght th-s )## CI wont go back to the .evas 7hat shall I sa& to them4 1ever will I 'isclose to them m& inferiorit&6 one is better to 'ie than 'o this Ones self#hono-r is the onl& treas-re of the great an' hono-rable If hono-r is gone/ what -se/ then/ is there in living4D O 5ing+ ,hen In'ra/ the @or' of .evas/ ;-itte' his pri'e an' took ref-ge -nto ,hat 2reat @ight which eAhibite'/ ere long/ s-ch a glorio-s character 8t this moment/ a celestial voice was hear' from the Heavens )## CO In'ra+ 2o on now an' 'o the %apam/ the reciting of the 9(&( V3%a 9antra/ the basic 9antra of 9(&( 8ll &o-r tro-bles will/ then/ be over D Hearing this celestial voice/ In'ra began to repeat the 9(&( V3%a/ the See' 9antra of 9(&(/ with rapt concentration an' witho-t an& foo'

H1#!1 ,hen on the ninth l-nar 'a& of the month of Chaitra when the S-n entere' the meri'ian/ s-''enl& there appeare' in that place a 2reat 9ass of @ight as was seen before In'ra saw/ then/ within that 9ass of @ight/ a Virgin Jorm in f-ll &o-th ,he l-stre from Her bo'& was like that of ten million Rising S-ns6 an' the colo-r was ros& re' like a f-ll# blown $av( flower On Her forehea' was shining the 'igit of the 9oon6 Her breasts were f-ll/ an'/ tho-gh veile' -n'er the cloth/ the& looke' ver& bea-tif-l She was hol'ing noose an' a goa' in Her two han's an' Her other two han's in'icate' signs of favo-r an' fearlessness

Her bo'& was 'ecke' with vario-s ornaments an' it looke' a-spicio-s an' eAcee'ingl& lovel&6 nowhere can be seen a woman bea-tif-l like Her She was like a 5alpa Vriksa Fcelestial tree &iel'ing all 'esiresG6 she was three e&e' an' Her brai' of hair was encircle' with 9(lat3 garlan's She was praise' on Her fo-r si'es b& the Jo-r Ve'as/ Incarnate/ in their respective Jorms ,he brillianc& of Her teeth she' l-stre on the gro-n' as if ornamente' with 0a'mar(ga %ewels Her face looke' smiling Her clothing was re' an' Her bo'& was covere' with san'alpaste She was the Ca-se of all ca-ses Oh+ She was all J-ll of 9erc& O 5ing $aname%a&a+ ,h-s In'ra saw/ then/ the Km( 0arvat3 9ahesvar3 *hagavat3 an' the hairs of his bo'& stoo' on en's with ecstas& His e&es were fille' with tears of love an' 'eep 'evotion an' he imme'iatel& fell prostrate before

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the feet of the .ev3 In'ra sang vario-s h&mns to Her an' praise' Her He became ver& gla' an' aske' Her/ CO Jair One+ 8rt ,ho- that 2reat 9ass of @ight4 If this be/ kin'l& state the ca-se of ,h& appearance D O 5ing+ Hearing this/ the *hagavat3 replie'

!2#8" ,his 9& Jorm is *rahm(/ the Ca-se of all ca-ses/ the Seat of 9(&(/ the 7itness of all/ infallible an' free from all 'efects or blemishes 7hat all the Ve'as an' Kpanisa'as tr& to establish/ what o-ght to be obtaine'/ as 'eclare' b& all the r-les of a-sterit&/ an' for which the *r(hmanas practise *rahmachar&am/ I am all that I have tol' &o- abo-t that *rahm(/ of the nat-re of the 2reat Hol& @ight ,he sages 'eclare that ,hat *r(hman is reveale' b& COmD an' CHr3mD/ the two V3%as Fm&stic s&llablesG that are 9& two first an' foremost 9antras wherein I remain hi''en I create this -niverse with 9& two parts Fin 9& two aspectsG6 therefore 9& V3%a mantra is two COmD V3%a is 'enominate' as Sachchi'(nan'a Feverlasting eAistence/ intelligence an' blissG an' CHr3mD V3%a is 9(&( 0rakriti/ the Kn'ifferentiate' Conscio-sness/ ma'e manifest 5now/ then/ ,hat 9(&( as the Highest Sakti an' know 9e as that Omnipotent 2o''ess at present reveale' before &o-r e&es 8s moonlight is not 'ifferent from the 9oon/ so this 9(&( Sakti in the state of e;-ilibri-m is not 'ifferent from 9e F,he powerf-l man an' the power he wiel's are not 'ifferent ,he& are veril& one an' the same G .-ring 0rala&a Fthe 2reat @atenc& perio'G/ this 9(&( lies latent in 9e/ witho-t there being an& 'ifference 8gain at the time of creation/ this 9(&( appears as the fr-ctification of the 5armas of the $3vas 7hen this 9(&( is potential an' eAists latent in 9e/ when 9(&( is 8ntarm-kh3/ it is calle' Knmanifeste' an' when the 9(&( becomes 5inetic/ when the 9(&( is *ahirm-kh3/ when She is in an active 5inetic state/ it is sai' to be 9anifeste' ,here is no origin or beginning of this 9(&( 9(&( is of the nat-re of *rahm( in a state of e;-ilibri-m *-t/ '-ring the beginning of the creation/ Her form consisting of the several 2-nas appears/ when 9(&( is *ahir 9-kh3/ She becomes ,(mas/ in Her Knmanifeste' state O In'ra+ Jor this reason Her state of abstraction/ an' becoming introspective/ this is Her 8ntarm-kh3 state6 it is known as 9(&( an' Her looking o-twar' is Her *ahirm-kh3 state6 it is 'enominate' b& ,(mas an' the other g-nas Jrom this comes S(ttva an' then R(%as an' *rahm(/ Visn- an' 9ahesa are of the nat-re of the three g-nas *rahm( has the R(%o g-na in Him prepon'erating6 in Visn-/ the S(ttva g-na prepon'erates an' in 9ahesa/ the Ca-se of all Ca-ses/ is sai' to resi'e the ,(mo g-na *rahm( is known as of the 2ross *o'&6 Visn- is known as of the S-btle *o'&6 an' R-'ra is known as of the Ca-sal *o'& an' I am known as ,-r3&a/ transcen'ing the 2-nas

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,his ,-r3&a Jorm of 9ine is calle' the state of e;-ilibri-m of the 2-nas It is the Inner Controller of all *e&on' this there is another state of 9ine which is calle' the Jormless *rahm( F*r(hman having no JormsG 5now/ veril&/ that m& Jorms are two/ as the& are with or witho-t attrib-tes FSag-na or 1irg-naG ,hat which is be&on' 9(&( an' the 9(&ic ;-alities is calle' 1irg-na Fwitho-t 0r(kritic attrib-tesG an' that which is within

9(&( is calle' Sag-na O In'ra+ 8fter creating this -niverse/ I enter within that as the Inner Controller of all an' it is I that impel all the $3vas alwa&s to their '-e efforts an' actions 5now/ veril&/ that It is I that engage *rahm(/ Visn- an' R-'ra/ the ca-ses of the several works of creation/ preservation an' 'estr-ction of this -niverse Fthe& are performing their f-nctions b& 9& Comman'G ,hro-gh the terror from 9e the win' blows6 thro-gh m& terror/ the S-n moves in the sk&6 thro-gh 9& terror/ In'ra/ 8gni/ an' ?ama 'o their respective '-ties I am the *est an' S-perior to all 8ll fear 9e ,hro-gh 9& 2race &o- have obtaine' victor& in the battle 5now/ veril&/ that it is I that make &oall 'ance like inert woo'en 'olls as 9& mere instr-ments ?o- are merel& 9& f-nctions I am the Integral 7hole I give sometimes victor& to &o- an' sometimes victor& to the .ait&as6 ?ea/ I 'o ever&thing as I will/ keeping 9& in'epen'ence '-l& an'/ accor'ing to the 5armas/ %-stl& Oh+ ?o- all/ have forgotten me tho-gh &o-r pri'e an' sheer nonsense ?o- have been carrie' 'eep into 'ire 'el-sion b& &o-r vain egoism 8n' know now that to favo-r &o-/ this 9& 8'orable @ight has iss-e' s-''enl& Hence forth banish ever from &o-r heart all &o-r vain boastings an' i'le pratings ,ake ref-ge wholl& -nto 9e with all &o-r hea'/ heart an' so-l/ -nto 9& Sachchi'(nan'a Jorm an' be safe F8t times the .evas forget an' so fall into tro-blesG

8:#<" V&(sa sai' )## ,h-s sa&ing/ the 9>la 0akriti/ the 2reat .ev3/ the 2o''ess of the Kniverse/ vanishe' from their sight ,he .evas/ on the other han'/ began to praise Her then an' there/ with rapt 'evotion Since that 'a&/ all the .evas ;-itte' their pri'e an' engage' themselves in worshipping the .ev3 'evote'l& ,he& worshippe' the 2(&atr3 .ev3 'ail& '-ring the three San'h&( times an' performe' vario-s ?a%I(s an' th-s the& worshippe' *hagavat3 'ail& ,h-s/ in the Sat&a ?-ga/ ever&bo'& engage' themselves in repeating the 9antra 2(&atr3 an' worshippe' the 2o''ess in'welling in the 0ranava an' Hr3mk(ra So/ See now for &o-rself/ that the worship of Visn- or Siva or initiation in the Visn- 9antra or in the Siva 9antra are not mentione' an&where in the Ve'as as to be 'one alwa&s an' for ever ,he& are 'one for a while an' not re;-ire' an& more when the ob%ects are f-lfille'6 onl& the worship of 2(&atr3 is alwa&s comp-l#

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sor&/ to be 'one at all times/ as mentione' in the Ve'as O 5ing+ If a *r(hmana 'oes not worship the 2(&atr3/ know/ then/ for certain/ that in ever& wa&/ he is s-re to go 'own lower an' lower ,here is no 'o-bt in this 8 *r(hmin is not to wait/ no never/ to 'o an& other thing6 he will have all his 'esires f-lfille' if he worships onl& the .ev3 2(&atr3 *hagav(n 9an- sa&s that a *r(hmin/ whether he 'oes an& other thing or not/ can be save' if he worships onl& the .ivine 9other 2(&atr3 F,his worshipping the 2(&atr3 is the highest/ greatest/ an' most 'iffic-lt of all the works in this -niverseG If an& 'evotee of Siva or Visn- or of an& other .eit& worships his 'esire' .eit& witho-t repeating the

2(&atr3/ he is s-re to s-ffer the torments of hell F*-t this age of 5(l3 'el-'es the people an' 'raws awa& their min's from reciting this 2(&atr3 save a few of them G O 5ing+ Jor this reason/ in the Sat&a ?-ga/ all the *r(hmanas kept themselves f-ll& engage' in worshipping the 2(&atr3 an' the lot-s feet of the .ev3 *hagavat3

Here en's the Bighth Chapter in the ,welfth *ook on the appearance of the Highest Sakti in the 9ah(p-r(nam Sr3 9a' .ev3 *h(gavatam of 18/=== verses b& 9aharsi Ve'a V&(sa

Chapter IM

On the ca-se of Sr(''ha in other .evas than the .ev3 2(&atr3

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1#2= V&(sa sai' )## O 5ing $aname%a&a+ Once on a time/ on acco-nt of an evil t-rn of Jate F5armaG of the h-man beings/ In'ra 'i' not rain on this earth for fifteen &ears Owing to want of rain/ the famine appeare' horribl&6 an' almost all the beings lost their lives 1o one co-l' co-nt in ever& ho-se the n-mber of the 'ea' persons O-t of h-nger the people began to eat horses6 some began to eat bears an' pigs/ some began to eat the 'ea' bo'ies while some others carrie' on an& how their lives ,he people were so m-ch 'istresse' with h-nger that the mother 'i' not refrain from eating her bab& chil' an' the h-sban' 'i' not refrain from eating his wife O 5ing+ ,he *r(hmanas then -nite' an' after '-e 'isc-ssion/ came to the concl-sion that the& wo-l' go to the hermit 2a-tama who wo-l' be able to remove their 'istress So all of them wante' to go ;-ickl& to the hermitage of the 9-ni 2a-tama ,he& began to sa& )## C7e hear that there is no famine in the hermitage of 2a-tama Vario-s persons are r-nning there from vario-s ;-arters D ,h-s coming to a concl-sion/ the *r(hmanas went to the 2a-tamas Nsrama with their cows/ servants an' relations Some went from the east6 some from the so-th6 some from the west/ an' some from the north ,h-s from vario-s

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;-arters the people flocke' there Seeing the *r(hmanas coming there/ the Risi 2a-tama bowe' 'own to them an' gave them a cor'ial welcome an' serve' them with seats/ etc 7hen all took their seats an' became calm an' ;-iet/ 2a-tama en;-ire' abo-t their welfare an' the ca-se of their arrival ,he& 'escribe' ever&thing abo-t the 'ire famine an' their own states an' eApresse' their 'eep regret Seeing them ver& m-ch 'istresse'/ the 9-ni gave them wor' not to have an& fear6 he sai' )## CI am to'a& become blesse' b& the arrival of the great ascetics an' hono-rable persons like &o- I am &o-r servant ?oconsi'er all m& ho-ses as &o-rs *e ;-ite comfortable *ear no -neasiness 7hen &o-r servant is alive/ what fear 'o &o-r entertain an' whom 'o &o- fear4 7hen the 'emerits are transforme' into goo' merits b& &o-r mere sight/ an' when &o- have blesse' m& ho-se with the '-st of &o-r hol& feet/ then who is more blesse' than me4 O Vipras+ 5in'l& perform &o-r San'h&(s/ an' $apams an' rest here at ease D V&(sa sai' )## O 5ing $aname%a&a+ ,h-s consoling the *r(hmanas/ the Risi 2a-tama began to worship the 2(&atr3 .ev3 with rapt 'evotional trance CO .ev3 2(&atr3+ Obeisance to ,hee+ ,ho- art the 2reat Vi'&(/ the 9other of the Ve'as/ Higher than the Highest6 ,ho- art V&(rhiti represente' b& the 9antra OOm *h-r *h-vah Svah/ O 9other+ ,ho- art the state of e;-ilibri-m/ i e / the ,-r3&a6 ,ho- art of of the Jorm of Hr3m6 ,ho- art Sv(h( an' Sva'h(6 ,ho- grantest the 'esires of the *haktas ,ho- art the 7itness of the three states/ $(grat FwakingG/ Svapna F'reamingG an' S-s-pti F'eep sleepG ,ho- art the ,-r3&a an' Sachchi'(nan'a *rahm( O .ev3+ ,ho- resi'ent in the Solar Orb an' appearest as a r-''& girl in the morning/ an &o-thf-l mai'en at noon an' a black ol' woman in the evening O .ev3+ Obeisance to ,hee+ 1ow shew favo-r on -s at this severe famine time when all the beings are well nigh on the wa& to 'estr-ction D

21#:= ,h-s praise' an' worshippe'/ the 7orl'#9other appeare' an' gave to the Risi one vessel Fc-pG f-ll to the brim b& which ever& one can he fe' an' no-rishe' ,he 9other tol' the 9-ni )## C,his f-ll vessel/ given b& me to &o- will &iel' whatever &owish D ,h-s sa&ing/ the .ev3 2(&atr3/ Higher than the Highest/ vanishe' ,hen/ accor'ing to the wish of the 9-ni/ came o-t from that c-p/ mo-ntains of cooke' rice/ vario-s c-rries an' sweetmeats/ lots of grass an' fo''er/ silken clothings/ vario-s ornaments an' vario-s articles an' vessels for sacrificial p-rposes In fact whatever the 9-ni 2a-tama wishe'/ that came o-t of the brimf-l c-p/ given b& the .ev3 2(&atr3 ,hen the 9-ni 2a-tama calle' the other 9-nis that came there an' gave them wealth/ grains/ clothing/ ornament/ an' the sacrificial la'les an' spoons an' cows an' b-ffaloes for the sacrificial p-rposes ,he

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9-nis then assemble' an' performe' vario-s &a%I(s ,he place all ro-n'/ then flo-rishe' an' became so m-ch prospero-s that it looke' like a secon' heaven In fact whatever fair an' bea-tif-l there eAist in the ,rilokas/ all came from the brimf-l c-p given b& the .ev3 2(&atr3 8t this time the 9-nis/ with san'alpaste all over on their bo'ies/ an' 'ecorate' with ver& bright ornaments looke' like the go's an' their wives looke' like go''esses .ail& -tsabs began to be hel' in in the Nsrama of 2a-tama 1owhere were seen an& 'iseases or 'acoities an' there was no fear from an& s-ch things 2ra'-all& the Nsramas bo-n'ar& eAten'e' to one h-n're' ?o%anas F: h-n're' milesG Hearing this greatness of 2a-tama/ man& persons came there from vario-s ;-arters 8n' the 9-ni 2a-tama/ too/ gave them wor's/ Ccast awa& fearD an' fe' them ,he .evas/ on the other han'/ became ver& m-ch satisfie' b& the vario-s ?a%I(s an' eAtolle' the 9-nis greatness So m-ch so/ that the famo-s In'ra/ the @or' of the .evas/ came in the mi'st of the assembl& an' eAtolle' his greatness/ th-s )## C,his 2a-tama has f-lfille' all o-r wishes an' has veril& become a 5alpa Vriksa Fcelestial tree &iel'ing all 'esiresG If this man ha' not 'one s-ch things/ in this har' famine time/ we wo-l' not have got the Havih offere' in sacrifices an' the prospect of o-r lives wo-l' have been at stake D O 5ing $aname%a&a+ ,h-s the 9-ni 2a-tama fe' an' no-rishe' for twelve &ears all the 9-nis/ like his sons an' that place came to be recognise' as the chief centre Fthe Hea' P-artersG of the 2(&atr3 .ev3 Bven to'a&/ all the 9-nis perform with 'evotion the 0-rasacharanams an' worship thrice the *hagavat3 2(&atr3 .ev3 Bven to'a& the .ev3 is there seen as a girl in the morning/ as a &o-thf-l mai'en at noon/ as an ol' woman in the evening ,hen/ once on a time/ 1(ra'a/ of best con'-ct/ came there pla&ing on his great l-te an' singing in t-ne the highest glories of 2(&atr3 an' took his seat in the assembl& of the 9-nis

:1#!2 Seeing the tran;-il hearte' 1(ra'a coming there/ 2a-tama an' the other 9-nis receive' him '-l& an' worshippe' him with the 0('&a an' 8rgh&a In co-rse of conversation he began to 'escribe the glories of 2a-tama an' sai' )## CO *est of 9-nis+ I have hear' from the mo-th of In'ra/ in the assembl& of the .evas/ &o-r glories as to &o-r s-pporting an' fee'ing the p-re#hearte' 9-nis an' I have come to see &o- *& the 2race of Sr3 *hagavat3 2(&atr3 .ev3/ &o- have now become blesse' ,here is no 'o-bt in this D ,h-s sa&ing/ the .evarsi 1(ra'a entere' into the temple of the .ev3 2(&atr3 an' with e&es gla''ene' b& love/ saw the .ev3 there an' offere' '-e h&mns in praise of Her an' then ascen'e' to the Heavens Here/ on the other han'/ the *r(hmanas that were fe' b& 2a-tama/ became %ealo-s at so m-ch hono-r offere'

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to 2a-tama an' trie' their best so that no f-rther hono-r be pai' to him ,he& f-rther settle' not to sta& an& longer in his Nsrama/ when the neAt goo' harvest season comes F,h-s his glories will waneG O 5ing+ Some 'a&s passe' when goo' rains fell an' there was an ab-n'ance of crops ever&where an' the famine en'e' Hearing this/ all the *r(hmins -nite'/ 8las+ O 5ing+ to c-rse the 2a-tama Oh+ ,heir fathers an' mothers are blesse' in whom 'o not arise s-ch feelings of %ealo-s&+ ,his all is the won'erf-l pla& of the powerf-l ,ime6 it cannot be eApresse' b& an& person O 5ing+ ,hese *r(hmins create'/ b& 9(&(/ an age' cow/ who was to 'ie an' p-she' her in the sacrificial hall of the 9-ni 2a-tama at the time of the Homa ceremon& Seeing that cow entering into the enclos-re where the Homa was being performe'/ 2a-tama crie' o-t CHoom HoomD when the cow fell there an' 'ie' 8n' the other *r(hmanas instantl& crie' o-t C@ook+ @ook+ ,he wicke' 2a-tama has kille' the cow D Seeing this inconceivable event/ 2a-tama was greatl& nonpl-sse' an'/ completing his Homa ceremon&/ entere' into Sam('hi an' began to think the ca-se of it ,hen/ coming to know that this has been concocte' b& the 9(&( of the *r(hmins/ he became angr& like R-'ra at the time of 'issol-tion6 his e&es were re''ene' an' he c-rse' the Risis/ th-s )## Oh vile *r(hmins+ 7hen &o- are rea'& to ca-se mischief to me -n%-stl& then let &o- be averse to me'itate an' 'o the %apam of the .ev3 2(&atr3/ the 9other of the Ve'as Jor &o-r this act/ never &o- will be eager to perform an& Ve'ic sacrificial acts or an& action concerning thereof ,here is no 'o-bt in this ?o- will be alwa&s averse to the mantra of Siva or the ,antra of Siva ?o- will be alwa&s averse to 9>la 0rakriti Sr3 .ev3/ to Her .h&(nam/ mantra/ to an& conversation regar'ing Her6 to the visiting of Her place or ,emple/ to 'o worship an' other ceremonies to Her/ to see the 2ran' Jestivals of the .ev3/ to singing the names an' glories of the .ev3/ to sit before the .ev3 an' to a'ore Her

!"#81 O vile *r(hmanas+ ?o- will be alwa&s averse to see the festivals of Siva/ to worship Siva/ to R-'r(ksa/ to the *el leaves/ an' to the hol& *hasma FashesG ?o- will be wholl& in'ifferent to practise the right wa&s of living as presente' in the Ve'as an' Smritis/ to preserve &o-r con'-ct goo' an' to observe the path of knowle'ge to 8'vaita $I(nam/ to practise restraint of senses an' continence/ to the 'ail& practices of San'h&( *an'anam/ to performing the 8gnihotra ceremonies/ to the st-'& of the Ve'as accor'ing to ones own S(kh( or to the 'ail& st-'ies thereof as to teach those things or to give/ as gifts/ cows/ etc / or to perform the Sr(''has of the fathers/ etc / or to perform 5richchra Ch(n'r(&ana an' other penances O Vile *r(hmanas+ 8s &o- are rea'& to 'o these mean things/ &o- will have to s-ffer for this that &o- will 'esist from worshipping the 9ost

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8'orable Sr3 *hagavat3 .ev3 an' that &o- will worship the other .evas with faith an' 'evotion an' hol' on &o-r bo'ies Samkha/ Chakra an' other signs ?o- will follow the

5(p(likas/ *a-''ha S(stras an' other heretics ?o- will sell &o-r father/ mother/ brothers/ sisters/ sons an' 'a-ghters an' even &o-r wives too+

?o- will sell the Ve'as/ ,3rthas/ an' &o-r .harma ?o- will not feel ashame' in an& wa& to sell all these ?o- will certainl& have faith in 5(p(lika an' *a-''ha opinions/ 0(Ichar(tras an' 5(ma S(stras O vile *r(hmanas+ ?o- will not hesitate to go to &o-r mother/ 'a-ghters or sisters an' &o- will alwa&s be licentio-s with others wives an' spen' &o-r time in that ,his is not to &o- onl& b-t to the women an' men/ all that will come in &o-r families @et the 2(&atr3 .ev3 be alwa&s in'ignant with &o- an' let &o- all go in the en' to the 8n'ha 5>pa hells/ etc V&(sa sai' )## O $aname%a&a+ ,h-s taking the water s&mbolising the tr-e r-les an' laws of creation/ an' c-rsing the *r(hmanas/ the 9-ni 2a-tama went hastil& to see the 2(&atr3 .ev3 an'/ on arriving at the temple there bowe' 'own to Her ,he .ev3/ too/ became s-rprise' to see their actions O 5ing+ Bven to 'a& Her @ot-s Jace looks similarl& astonishe'+

82#<= ,hen the 2(&atr3 .ev3 tol' 2a-tama with amaEement )## CO 2a-tama+ ,he venom of the snake 'oes not become less if &o- fee' the serpents with milk6 so never min' all these things6 the 5armas take their pec-liar t-rns6 it is har' to sa& when will happen what things 1ow be peacef-l .o not be sorr& D Hearing these wor's of the .ev3/ 2a-tama bowe' 'own to Her an' went thence to his own Nsrama Here/ on the other han'/ the *r(hmanas forgot ever&thing '-e to the c-rse of 2a-tama/ of the Ve'as an' the 2(&atr3 9antra ,he& then began to look at this event with won'er as -ni;-e an' eAtraor'inar& 8ll -nite' the& afterwar's repente' an' going before 2a-tama/ fell prostrate at his feet *-t the& co-l' not speak an& wor' o-t of shame Onl& the& sai' fre;-entl& )## C*e please'/ be please' with -s D 7hen all the assembl& of the *r(hmanas pra&e' to him for favo-r an' grace/ the 9-ni 2a-tama took pit& on them an' replie' 9& wor' will never t-rn o-t false ?o- will have to remain in 5-mbh3p(ka hell -pto the time when Sr3 5risna will take his incarnation ,hen &o- will be born in the earth in the 5(l3 age an' whatever I have -ttere' will eAactl& come -nto &o- 8n' if &o- are in earnest to avert m& c-rse then go an' worship the @ot-s Jeet of Sr3 2(&atr3 .ev3 ,he is no other reme'&

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<1#1== V&(sa sai' )## ,h-s 'ismissing the *r(hmanas/ 2a-tama 9-ni tho-ght that all these occ-rre' as a res-lt of 0r(rab'ha 5arma an' he became calm an' ;-iet Jor this reason/ after Sr3 5risna 9ah(r(%a ascen'e' to the Heavens/ when the 5(l3 age came/ those c-rse' *r(hmanas got o-t of the 5-mbh3p(ka hell an' took their births in this earth as *r(hmins/ 'evoi' of the three San'h&(s/ 'evoi' of the 'evotion to 2(&atr3/ 'evoi' of

faith in the Ve'as/ a'vocating the heretics opinion an' -nwilling to perform 8gnihotra an' other religio-s sacrifices an' '-ties an' the& were 'evoi' of Sva'h( an' Sv(h( ,he& forgot entirel& the Knmanifeste' 9>la 0rakriti *hagavat3 Some of them began to mark on their bo'ies vario-s heretical signs/ e g / ,aptam>'r(/ etc 6 some became 5(p(likas6 some became 5a-las6 some *a-''has an' some $ainas 9an& of them/ tho-gh learne'/ became lew' an' a''icte' to others wives an' engage' themselves in vain an' ba' 'isp-tations Jor these/ the& will have to go again s-rel& to the 5-mbh3p(ka hell So O 5ing+ 7orship with &o-r heart an' so-l Sr3 *hagavat3 0aramesvar3 .ev3 ,he worship of Visn- or Siva is not constant Fto be 'one ever&'a&G6 onl& the worship of Sakti is to be constantl& performe' Jor this reason whoever 'oes not worship Sakti is s-re to fall ,h-s I have answere' all &o-r ;-estions 1ow I shall 'escribe the highest an' most bea-tif-l place/ 9ani'v3pa of the 0rimal Jorce *hagavat3/ the .eliverer from this bon'age of worl' @isten

Here en's the 1inth Chapter of the ,welfth *ook on the ca-se of Sr(''ha in other .evas than the .ev3 2(&atr3 in the 9ah(p-r(nam Sr3 9a' .ev3 *h(gavatam of 18/=== verses b& 9aharsi Ve'a V&(sa

Chapter M

On the 'escription of 9ani .v3pa

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1#2= V&(sa sai' )## O 5ing $aname%a&a+ 7hat is known in the Sr-tis/ in the S-b(la Kpanisa'a/ as the Sarvaloka over the *rahmaloka/ that is 9ani'v3pa Here the .ev3 resi'es ,his region is s-perior to all the other regions Hence it is name' CSarvaloka D ,he .ev3 b-ilt this place of &ore accor'ing to Her will In the ver& beginning/ the .ev3 9>la 0rakriti *hagavat3 b-ilt this place for Her resi'ence/ s-perior to 5ail(sa/ Vaik-ntha an' 2oloka Veril& no other place in this -niverse can stan' before it Hence it is calle' 9ani'v3pa or Sarvaloka as s-perior to all the @okas ,his 9ani'v3pa is sit-ate' at the top of all the regions/

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an' resembles an -mbrella Its sha'ow falls on the *rahm(n'a an' 'estro&s the pains an' s-fferings of this worl' S-rro-n'ing this 9ani'v3pa eAists an ocean calle' the S-'h( Sam-'ra/ man& &o%anas wi'e an' man& &o%anas 'eep 9an& waves arise in it '-e to win's Vario-s fishes an' conches an' other a;-atic animals pla& an' here the beach is f-ll of clear san' like gems ,he sea#shores are kept alwa&s cool b& the splashes of the waves of water striking the beach Vario-s ships 'ecke' with vario-s nice flags are pl&ing to an' fro Vario-s trees bearing gems are a'orning the beach 8cross this ocean/ there is an iron enclos-re/ ver& long an' seven &o%anas wi'e/ ver& high so as to block the Heavens 7ithin this enclos-re wall the militar& g-ar's skille' in war an' f-rnishe' with vario-s weapons are r-nning gla'l& to an' fro ,here are fo-r gatewa&s or entrances6 at ever& gate there are h-n're's of g-ar's an' vario-s hosts of the 'evotees of the .ev3 7henever an& .eva comes to pa& a visit to the $aga'3svar3/ their V(hanas FcarriersG an' retin-e are stoppe' here O 5ing+ ,his place is being reso-n'e' with the chimings of the bells of h-n're's of chariots of the .evas an' the neighings of their horses an' the so-n's of their hoofs ,he .evas walk here an' there with canes in their han's an' the& are chi'ing at intervals the atten'ants of the .evas ,his place is so nois& that no one can hear clearl& anothers wor' Here are seen tho-san's of ho-ses a'orne' with trees of gems an' %ewels an' tanks fille' with plent& of tastef-l goo' sweet waters O 5ing+ 8fter this there is a secon' enclos-re wall/ ver& big an' b-ilt of white copper metal Fan amalgam of Einc or tin an' copperG6 it is so ver& high that it almost to-ches the Heavens It is h-n're' times more brilliant than the prece'ing enclos-re wall6 there are man& principal entrance gates an' vario-s trees here 7hat to speak of the trees there more than this that all the trees that are fo-n' in this -niverse are fo-n' there an' the& bear alwa&s flowers/ fr-its an' new leaves+ 8ll the ;-arters are scente' with their sweet fragrance+

21#:= O 5ing+ 1ow hear/ in brief/ the names of some of the trees that are fo-n' in ab-n'ance there )## 0anasa/ Vak-la/ @o'hra/ 5arnik(ra/ Sinsapa/ .eo'(ra/ 5(nchan(ra/ mango/ S-mer-/ @ik-cha/ Hing-la/ Bl(/ @abanga/ 5at fr-it tree/ 0(tala/ 9-ch-k-n'a/ ,(la/ ,am(la/ S(la/ 5ankola/ 1(gabh'ra/ 0-nn(ga/ 03l-/ S(lvaka/ 5arp>ra/ 8svakarna/ Hastikarna/ ,(laparna/ 0omegranate/ 2anik(/ *an'h-%3va/ $amv3ra/ 5-ran'aka/ Ch(mpe&a/ *an'h-%3va/ 5anakavriksa/ 5(l(g-r- F-s-all& coile' all over with cobras/ ver& black poisono-s snakesG/ San'altree/ .atetree/?>thik(/ ,(laparn3/ S-garcane/ 5s3ra# tree/

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5ha'ira/ *hall(taka/ R-chaka/ 5-ta%a/ *el tree an' others/ the ,alas3 an' 9allik( an' other forest plants ,he place is intersperse' with vario-s forests an' gar'ens 8t intervals there are wells/ tanks/ etc / a''ing ver& m-ch to the bea-t& of the place ,he c-ckoos are perching on ever& tree an' the& are cooing sweetl&/ the bees are 'rinking the hone& an' h-mming all aro-n'/ the trees are emitting %-ices an' sweet fragrance all aro-n' ,he trees are casting cool nice sha'ows ,he trees of all seasons are seen here6 on the tops of these are sitting pigeons/ parrots/ female bir's of the 9a&an( species an' other bir's of vario-s other species ,here are seen rivers flowing at intervals carr&ing man& %-ic& li;-i's ,he Jlamingoes/ swans/ an' other a;-atic animals are pla&ing in them ,he breeEe is stealing awa& the perf-mes of flowers an' carr&ing it all aro-n' ,he 'eer are following this breeEe ,he wil' ma' peacocks are 'ancing with ma'ness an' the whole place looks ver& nice/ lovel& an' charming 1eAt this 5(ms&a enclos-re comes the thir' enclos-re wall of copper It is s;-are shape' an' seven &o%anas high 7ithin this are forests of 5alpavriksas/ bearing gol'en leaves an' flowers an' fr-its like gems ,heir perf-mes sprea' ten &o%anas an' gla''en things all aro-n' ,he king of the seasons preserves alwa&s this place ,he kings seat is ma'e of flowers6 his -mbrella is of flowers6 ornaments ma'e of flowers6 he 'rinks the hone& of the flowers6 an'/ with rolling e&es/ he lives here alwa&s with his two wives name' 9a'h- Sr3 an' 9('hava Sr3 ,he two wives of Spring have their faces alwa&s smiling ,he& pla& with b-nches of flowers ,his forest is ver& pleasant Oh+ ,he hone& of the flowers is seen here in ab-n'ance ,he perf-mes of the f-ll blown flowers sprea' to a 'istance of ten &o%anas ,he 2an'harbhas/ the m-sicians/ live here with their wives

:1#!= ,he places ro-n' this are fille' with the bea-ties of the spring an' with the cooing of c-ckoos 1o 'o-bt this place intensifies the 'esires of the amoro-s persons+ O 5ing+ 1eAt comes the enclos-re wall/ ma'e of lea' Its height is seven &o%anas 7ithin this enclos-re there is the gar'en of the Sant(naka tree ,he fragrance of its flowers eAten's to ten &o%anas ,he flowers look like gol' an' are alwa&s in f-ll bloom Its fr-its are ver& sweet ,he& seem to be imb-e' with nectar 'rops In this gar'en resi'es alwa&s the S-mmer Season with his two wives S-kra Sr3 an' S-chi Sr3 ,he inhabitants of this place alwa&s remain -n'er trees6 otherwise the& will be scorche' b& s-mmer ra&s Vario-s Si''has an' .evas inhabit this place ,he female sens-alists here get their bo'ies all anointe' with san'al paste an' all 'ecke' with flower

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garlan's an' the& stalk to an' fro with fans in their han's ,here is water to be fo-n' here ver& cool an' refreshing 8n' owing to heat all the people here -se this water 1eAt to this lea' enclos-re comes the wall ma'e of brass/ the fifth enclos-re wall It is seven

&o%anas long In the centre is sit-ate' the gar'en of Hari Chan'ana trees Its r-ler is the Rain& Season

,he lightnings are his a-b-rn e&es6 the clo-'s are his armo-r/ the th-n'er is his voice an' the rainbow is his arrow S-rro-n'e' b& his hosts he rains incessantl& He has twelve wives )## F1G 1abhah Sr3/ F2G 1abhahs&a Sr3/ F"G Svaras&a/ F:G Ras&as(lin3/ FHG 8mb(/ F!G .-l(/ FLG 1iratni/ F8G 8bhramant3/ F<G 9egha ?antik(/ F1=G Varsa&ant3/ F11G Chiv-nik(/ an' F12G V(ri'h(r( Fsome sa& 9a'amatt(G 8ll the trees here are alwa&s seen with new leaves an' entwine' with new creepers ,he whole site is covere' all over with fresh green leaves an' twigs ,he rivers here alwa&s flow f-ll an' the c-rrent is strong/ in'ee'+ ,he tanks here are ver& 'irt& like the min's of worl'l& persons attache' to worl'l& things ,he 'evotees of the .ev3/ the Si''has an' the .evas an' those that consecrate' in their life times tanks/ wells/ an' reservoirs for the satisfaction of the .evas 'well here with their wives O 5ing+ 1eAt to this brass enclos-re comes/ the siAth enclos-re wall ma'e of five fol' irons It is seven &o%anas long In the centre is sit-ate' the 2ar'en of 9an'(ra trees ,his gar'en is bea-tifie' b& vario-s creepers/ flowers an' leaves ,he 8-t-mn season lives here with his two wives Isalaksm3 an' Qr%alaksm3 an' he is the r-ler Vario-s Si''ha persons 'well here with their wives/ well clothe' O 5ing+ 1eAt to this comes the seventh enclos-re wall/ seven &o%anas long an' b-ilt of silver

!1#8= In the centre is sit-ate' the gar'en of 0(ri%(ta trees ,he& are fille' with b-nches of flowers ,he fragrance of these 0(ri%(tas eAten' -pto the ten ?o%anas an' gla''en all the things all aro-n' ,hose who are the .ev3 *haktas an' who 'o the works of the .ev3 are 'elighte' with this fragrance ,he Hemanta F.ew&G season is the Regent of this place He lives here with his two wives Saha Sr3 an' Sahas&a Sr3 an' with his hosts ,hose who are of a loving nat-re are please' hereb& ,hose who have become perfect b& performing the Vratas of the .ev3 live here also O 5ing+ 1eAt to this silver/ there comes the eighth enclos-re wall b-ilt of molten gol' It is seven ?o%anas long In the centre there is the gar'en of the 5a'amba tree ,he trees are alwa&s covere' with fr-its an' flowers an' the hone& is coming o-t alwa&s from the trees from all the si'es ,he 'evotees of the .ev3 'rink this hone& alwa&s an' feel intense 'elight6 the .ew& Season is the Regent of this

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place He resi'es here with his two wives ,apah Sr3 an' ,apas&( Sr3 an' his vario-s hosts/ an' en%o&s gla'l& vario-s ob%ects of en%o&ments ,hose who ha' ma'e vario-s gifts for the .ev3s satisfaction/ those great Si''ha 0-r-sas live here with their wives an'

relatives ver& gla'l& in vario-s en%o&ments O 5ing+ 1eAt to this gol'en enclos-re well comes the ninth enclos-re ma'e of re' 5-m 5-m like FsaffronG 0-spar(ga gems ,he gro-n' insi'e this enclos-re/ the 'itches or the basins for water '-g ro-n' their roots are all b-ilt of 0-spar(ga gems 1eAt to this wall there are other enclos-re walls b-ilt of vario-s other gems an' %ewels6 the sites/ forests/ trees/ flowers bir's/ rivers/ tanks/ lot-ses/ man'apas FhallsG an' their pillars are all b-ilt respectivel& of those gems Onl& this is to be remembere' that those coming nearer an' nearer to the centre are one lakh times more brilliant than the ones rece'ing from them ,his is the general r-le observe' in the constr-ction of these enclos-res an' the articles containe' therein Here the Regents of the several ;-arters/ the .ikp(las/ representing the s-m total of the several .ikp(las of ever& *rahm(n'a an' their g-ar'ians resi'e On the eastern ;-arter is sit-ate' the 8mar(vat3 cit& Here the high#peake' mo-ntains eAist an' vario-s trees are seen In'ra/ the @or' of the .evas/ 'wells here 7hatever bea-t& eAists in the separate Heavens in the several places/ one tho-san' times/ rather more than that/ eAists in the Heaven of this cosmic In'ra/ the tho-san'#e&e'/ here Here In'ra mo-nting on the elephant 8ir(vata/ with th-n'erbolt in his han'/ lives with Sach3 .ev3 an' other immortal la'ies an' with the hosts of the .eva forces On the 8gni Fso-th#easternG corner is the cit& of 8gni ,his represents the s-m total of the several cities of 8gni in 'ifferent *rahm(n'as

81#1== Here resi'es the 8gni .eva ver& gla'l& with his two wives Sv(h( an' Sva'h( an' with his V(hana an' the other .evas On the so-th is sit-ate' the cit& of ?ama/ the 2o' of .eath Here lives .harma R(%a with ro' in his han' an' with Chitrag-pta an' several other hosts On the so-th#westen corner is the place of the R(ksasas Here resi'es 1irriti with his aAe in his han' an' with his wife an' other R(ksasas On the west is the cit& of Var-na Here Var-na r(%a resi'es with his wife V(r-n3 an' intoAicate' with the 'rink of V(r-n3 hone&6 his weapon is the noose/ his V(hana is the 5ing of fishes an' his s-b%ects are the a;-atic animals On the north#western corner 'wells V(&-'eva Here 0avana .eva lives with his wife an' with the ?ogis perfect in the practice of 0r(n(&(ma He hol's a flag in his han'

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His V(hana/ is 'eer an' his famil& consists of the fort& nine V(&-s On the north resi'es the ?aksas ,he corp-lent 5ing of the ?aksas/ 5-vera/ lives here with his Saktis Vri''hi an' Ri''hi/ an' in possession of vario-s gems an' %ewels His generals 9anibha'ra/ 0-rna bha'ra/ 9anim(n/ 9anikan'hara/ 9anibh>sa/ 9anisragv3/ 9anikar# m-ka'h(r3/ etc / live here On the north eastern corner is sit-ate' the R-'ra loka/ 'ecke' with inval-able gems Here 'wells the R-'ra .eva On His back is kept the arrow#case an' he hol's a bow in his left han' He looks ver& angr& an' his e&es are re' with anger

,here are other R-'ras like him with bows an' spears an' other weapons/ s-rro-n'ing him ,he faces of some of them are 'istorte'6 some are ver& horrible in'ee'+ Jire is coming o-t from the mo-ths of some others Some have ten han's6 some have h-n're' han's an' some have tho-san' han's6 some have ten feet6 some have ten hea's whereas some others have three e&es ,hose who roam in the interme'iate spaces between the heaven an' earth/ those who move on the earth/ or the R-'ras mentione' in the R-'r('h&(&a all live here O 5ing+ Rs(na/ the Regent of the north eastern ;-arter lives here with *ha'rak(l3 an' other 9(triganas/ with 5otis an' 5otis of R-'r(n3s an' with .(mar3s an' V3ra *ha'ras an' vario-s other Saktis On his neck there is a garlan' of sk-lls/ on his han' there is a ring of snakes6 he wears a tiger skin6 his -pper clothing is a tiger skin an' his bo'& is smeare' with the ashes of the 'ea' He so-n's fre;-entl& his .amar-6 this so-n' reverberates on all si'es/ he makes big la-ghs calle' 8ttah(s&a/ reverberating thro-gh the heavens He remains alwa&s s-rro-n'e' with 0ramathas an' *h>tas6 the& live here

Here en's the ,enth Chapter of the ,welfth *ook on the 'escription of 9ani .v3pa in the 9ah(p-r(nam Sr3 9a' .ev3 *h(gavatam of 18/=== verses b& 9aharsi Ve'a V&(sa

Chapter MI

On the 'escription of the enclos-re walls b-ilt of 0a'mar(ga mani/ etc / of the 9ani .v3pa

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1#"= V&(sa sai' )## O 5ing $aname%a&a+ 1eAt to this 0-spar(ga mani enclos-re wall comes the tenth enclos-re wall/ ma'e of 0a'mar(ga mani/ re' like the re' 5-nk-ma an' the Rising S-n It is ten &o%anas high 8ll its gro-n'/ entrance gates an' temples an' arbo-rs are all ma'e of 0a'mar(ga mani 7ithin this resi'e the siAt& fo-r 5al(s or S-b# Saktis a'orne' with vario-s ornaments an' hol'ing weapons in their han's Bach of them has a separate @oka FregionG allotte' an' within this @oka he has get his own formi'able weapons/ V(hanas/ families an' their

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lea'ers or 2overnors O 5ing+ 1ow hear the names of the siAt& fo-r 5al(s ,he& are )## 0ingal(ks3/ Vis(l(ks3/ Samri''hi/ Vri''hi/ Sra''h(/ Sv(h(/ Sva'h(/ 9(&(/ SaIgI(/ Vas-n'har(/ ,r3loka'h(tr3/ S(vitr3/ 2(&atr3/ ,ri'asesvsr3/ S-r>p(/ *ah-r>p(/ Skan'am(t(/ 8ch&-tapri&(/ Vimal(/ 8mal(/ 8r-n3/ Nr-n3/ 0rakriti/ Vikriti/ Sr3sti/ Sthiti/ Samrhiti/ San'h&(/ 9(t(/ Sat3/ Hams3/ 9ar'ik(/ Va%rik(/ 0ar(/ .evam(t(/ *hagavat3/ .evak3/ 5amal(san(/ ,rim-kh3/ Saptam-kh3/ S-r(s-ra vimar'in3/ @ambosth3/ Qr'hakes3/ *ah-s3rs(/ Vriko'ar3 Ratharekh(hva&(/ Sasirek(/ 2aganaveg(/ 0avanaveg(/ *h-vanap(l(/ 9a'an(t-r(/ 8nang(/ 8nangamathan(/ 8nangamekhal(/ 8nangak-s-m(/ Visvar>p(/ S-r('ik(/ 5sa&amkar3/ 8ks&obh&(/ Sat&av('in3/ *ah-r>p(/ S-chivrat(/ K'(r( an' V(gis3 ,hese are the siAt& fo-r 5al(s 8ll of them have got l-mino-s faces an' long lolling tong-es Jire is alwa&s coming o-t from the faces of all of them ,he e&es of all of them are re' with anger ,he& are -ttering )## 7e will 'rink all the water an' th-s 'r& -p the oceans6 we will annihilate fire/ we will stop the flow of air an' control it ,o'a& we will 'evo-r the whole -niverse an' so forth 8ll of them have got bows an' arrows in their han's6 all are eager to fight ,he fo-r ;-arters are being reverberate' with the clashing of their teeth ,he hairs on their hea's are all tawn& an' the& stan' -pwar's Bach of them has one h-n're' 8ksa-hin3 forces -n'er them O 5ing+ 7hat more to sa& than this that each of them has got power to 'estro& one lakh *rahm(n'as6 an' their one h-n're' 8ksa-hin3 forces also can 'o the same ,here is nothing that is not impracticable with them 7hat the& cannot 'o cannot be conceive' b& min' nor can be -ttere' in speech 8ll the war materials eAist within their enclos-res Chariots/ horses/ elephants/ weapons/ an' forces all are -nlimite' 8ll the war materials are rea'& at all times an' in ab-n'ance 1eAt comes the eleventh enclos-re wall b-ilt of 2ome'amani It is ten ?o%anas high Its colo-r is like the newl& blown $av( flower 8ll the gro-n'/ trees/ tanks/ ho-ses/ pillars/ bir's an' all other things are all re' an' b-ilt of 2ome'amani Here 'well the thirt&#two 9ah( Saktis a'orne' with vario-s ornament ma'e of 2ome'amani an' f-rnishe' with vario-s weapons ,he& are alwa&s eager to fight ,heir e&es are alwa&s re' with anger6 their bees are like 0is(chas an' their han's are like chakras F'iscsG C0ierce him/D C*eat him/D CC-t him/D C,ear him as-n'er/D C*-rn him 'own/D are the wor's constantl& -ttere' b& them ,he inhabitants of the place alwa&s worship them Bach of them has ten 8ksa-hin3 forces ,hese are inor'inatel& powerf-l It is impossible to 'escribe that It seems that each Sakti can easil& 'estro& one lakh *rahm(n'as

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Inn-merable chariots/ elephants/ hor'es/ etc / an' other v(hanas are here Veril& all the war materials of the .ev3 *hagavat3 are seen in this 2ome'amani enclos-re

"1#H1 1ow I am mentioning the a-spicio-s/ sin 'estro&ing names of these Saktis )## Vi'&(/ Hr3/ 0-sti/ 0ra%I(/ Sin3 v(l3/ 5-h>/ R-'r(/ Vir&(/ 0rabh(/ 1an'(/ 0osan3/ Ri''hi'(/ S-bh(/ 5(lar(tri/ 9ah(r(tri/ *ha'ra 5(I3/ 5apar''in3/ Vikriti/ .an'i/ 9-n'in3/ Sen'-khan'(/ Sikhan'in3/ 1is-mbha s-mbha mathan3/ 9ahis(s-ra mar''in3/ In'r(n3/ R-'r(n3/ Sankar(r'ha sar3rin3/ 1(r3/ 1ir(&an3 ,ris>lin3/ 0(lin3/ 8mbik(/ an' Hl('in3 FSee the .aksin( 9>rti Samhit( an' other ,antras G

1ever there is an& chance that the& will be 'efeate' an&where Hence if all those Saktis get angr& at an& time/ this *rahm(n'a ceases to eAist 1eAt to this 2ome'a enclos-re comes the enclos-re ma'e of 'iamon's It is ten &o%anas high6 on all si'es there are the entrance gates6 the 'oors are hinge' there with nice mechanisms 1ice new 'iamon' trees eAist here 8ll the roa's/ ro&al roa's/ trees/ an' the spaces for watering their roots/ tanks/ wells/ reservoirs/ S(ranga an' other m-sical instr-ments are all ma'e of 'iamon's Here 'wells Sr3 *h-vanesvar3 .ev3 with Her atten'ants O 5ing+ Bach of them has a lakh atten'ants 8ll of them are pro-' of their bea-t& Some of them are hol'ing fans in their han's6 some are hol'ing c-ps for 'rinking water6 some/ beteln-ts6 some are hol'ing -mbrellas6 some chowries6 some are hol'ing vario-s clothings6 some flowers6 some/ looking glasses6 some/ saffrons6 some coll&ri-m/ whereas some others are hol'ing Sin'>ra Fre' lea'G Some are rea'& to 'o the painting works6 some are anAio-s to champoo the feet6 some are eager to make Her wear ornaments6 some are anAio-s to p-t garlan's of flowers on Her neck 8ll of them are skille' in vario-s arts of en%o&ments an' the& are all &o-ng ,o gain the 2race of the .ev3/ the& consi'er the whole -niverse as trifling 1ow I shall mention to &o- the names of the atten'ants of the .ev3/ pro-' of their possessing lots of amoro-s gest-res an' post-res @isten ,he& are )## 8nangar>p(/ 8nangama'an(/ 9a'an(t-r(/ *h-vanaveg(/ *h-vanap(lik(/ Sarvasisira/ 8nangave'an(/ 8nangamekhal(/ these are the Bight Sakh3s Bach of them is as fair as Vi'&-llat( Bach is a'orne' with vario-s ornaments an' skille' in all actions 7hen the& walk to an' fro with canes an' ro's in their han's in the service of the .ev3/ the& look as if the lightning flashes glimmer on all si'es

H2#L1 On the o-ter portion of the enclos-re wall/ on the eight si'es are sit-ate' the 'welling ho-ses of these eight Sakh3s an' the& are alwa&s f-ll of vario-s v(hanas an' weapons 1eAt to this enclos-re of 'iamon'

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comes the thirteenth enclos-re wall ma'e of Vai'>r&a mani Its height is ten &o%anas ,here are entrance gates an' 'oorwa&s on the fo-r si'es ,he co-rt insi'e/ the ho-ses/ the big roa's/ wells/ tanks/ pon's/ rivers an' even the san's are all ma'e of Vai'>r&a mani On the eight si'es resi'e the eight 9(trik(s *r(hm3/ etc / with their hosts ,hese 9(trik(s represent the s-m#total of the in'ivi'-al 9(trik(s in ever& *rahm(n'a 1ow hear their names )## F1G *r(hm3/ F2G 9(hesvar3/ F"G 5a-m(r3/ F:G Vaisnav3/ FHG V(r(h3/ F!G In'r(n3/ FLG Ch(m-n'(/ an' F8G 9ah( @aksm3 ,heir forms are like those of *rahm( an' R-'ra an' others ,he& are alwa&s engage' in 'oing goo' to the Kniverse an' resi'e here with their own V(hanas an' weapons

8t the fo-r gates/ the vario-s V(hanas of *hagavat3 remain alwa&s f-ll& e;-ippe' Somewhere there are 5otis an' 5otis of elephants 8t some places there are 5otis an' 5otis of horses6 at others there are camps/ ho-ses/ at others there are swans/ lions6 at others there are 2ar-'as6 at other places there are peacocks/ b-lls an' vario-s other beings all f-ll& e;-ippe' an' arrange' in '-e or'er Similarl& the above mentione' animals are &oke' to 5otis an' 5otis of chariots6 there are coachmen Fs&cesG6 at some places flags are fl-ttering high on them so as to reach the heavens an' th-s the& are a''ing bea-t& 8t other places the aerial cars are arrange' in rows/ co-ntless/ with vario-s so-n'ing instr-ments in them/ with flags soaring high in the Heavens an' en'owe' with vario-s ensigns an' emblems O 5ing+ 1eAt to this Vai'>r&a enclos-re/ comes the fo-rteenth enclos-re wall b-ilt of In'ran3lamani6 its height is ten ?o%anas ,he co-rt insi'e/ ho-ses/ roa's/ wells/ tanks an' reservoirs/ etc / all are b-ilt of In'ran3lamani ,here is here a lot-s consisting of siAteen petals eAten'ing to man& ?o%anas in wi'th an' shining like a secon' S-'arsana Chakra On these siAteen petals resi'e the siAteen Saktis of *hagavat3/ with their hosts 1ow I am mentioning the names of these Hear )## 5ar(l3/ Vik(r(l3/ Km(/ Sarasvat3/ Sr3/ .-rg(/ Qs(/ @aksm3/ Sr-ti/ Smriti/ .hriti/ Sra''h(/ 9e'h(/ 9ati/ 5(nti/ an' Nr&( ,hese are the 1! Saktis ,he& all are 'ark bl-e/ of the colo-r of the fresh rain#clo-'6 the& wiel' in their han's aAes an' shiel's It seems the& are ever eager to fight O 5ing+ ,hese Saktis are the R-lers of all the separate Saktis of the other *rahm(n'as ,hese are the forces of Sr3 .ev3

L2#<= *eing strengthene' b& the .ev3s strength/ these are alwa&s s-rro-n'e' b& vario-s chariots an' forces/ vario-s other Saktis follow them If the& like/ the& can ca-se great agitation in the whole -niverse Ha' I tho-san' faces/ I wo-l' not have been able to 'escribe what an

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amo-nt of strength the& wiel' 1ow I 'escribe the fifteenth enclos-re wall @isten 1eAt to this In'ran3lamani enclos-re/ comes the enclos-re ma'e of pearls Fm-kt(G/ ver& wi'e an' ten ?o%anas high ,he co-rt insi'e/ its space/ trees/ all are b-ilt of pearls 7ithin this enclos-re there is a lot-s with eight petals/ all of pearls On these petals resi'e the eight Saktis/ the a'visers an' ministers of the .ev3 ,heir appearances/ weapons/ 'resses/ en%o&ments/ ever&thing is like those of Sr3 .ev3 ,heir '-t& is to inform the .ev3 of what is going on in the *rahm(n'as ,he& are skille' in all sciences an' arts an' clever in all actions ,he& are ver& clever/ skillf-l an' clever in knowing beforehan' the 'esires an' intentions of Sr3 .ev3 an' the& perform those things accor'ingl& Bach one of them has man& other Saktis who also live here *& their $I(na Sakti the& know all the news concerning the $3vas in ever& *rahm(n'a 1ow I mention the names of those eight Sakh3s @isten 8nangak-s-m(/ 8nangak-s-m(#t-r(/ 8nangama'an(/ 8nanga ma'an(t-r(/ *h-vanap(la/ 2aganaveg(/ Sasirekh(/ an' 2aganarekh( ,hese are the eight Sakh3s ,he& look re' like the Rising S-n6 an' in their fo-r han's the& hol' noose/ goa'/ an' signs of granting boons an' Cno fear D 8t ever& instant the& inform Sr3 .ev3 of all the events of the *rahm(n'a 1eAt to this comes the siAteenth enclos-re wall ma'e of emeral' FmarakataG6 it is ten ?o%anas high6 the co-rt insi'e/ its space/ an' ho-ses an' ever&thing are b-ilt of emeral's Fmarakata maniG Here eAist all the goo' ob%ects of en%o&ments ,his is heAagonal/ of the ?antra shape 8n' at ever& corner resi'e the .evas On the eastern corner resi'es the fo-r#face' *rahm(6 he lives with 2(&atr3 .ev36 he hol's 5aman'al-/ rosar&/ signs in'icating Cno fearD an' .an'a Fro'G ,he .ev3 2(&atr3 is also 'ecorate' with these Here all the Ve'as/ Smritis/ the 0-r(nas/ an' vario-s weapons eAist incarnate in their respective forms 8ll the 8vat(ras of *rahm(/ 2(&atr3/ an' V&(hritis that eAist in this *rahm(n'a/ all live here On the so-th#west corner 9ah( Visn- lives with S(vitr36 He hol's conch shell/ 'isc/ cl-b/ an' lot-s S(vitr3 has got also all these ,he 8vat(ras of Visn- that eAist in ever& *rahm(n'a 9ats&a/ 5>rma/ etc / an' all the 8vat(ras of S(vitr3 that eAist in ever& -niverse/ all 'well in this place On the north western corner eAists 9ah( R-'ra with Sarasvat3 *oth of them hol' in their han's 0aras-/ rosar&/ signs granting boons an' Cno fear D

<1#11= 8ll the 8vat(ras of R-'ra an' 0(rvat3 F2a-r3/ etc G facing so-th that eAist in all the *rahm(n'as/ 'well here 8ll the chief Ngamas/ siAt& fo-r in n-mber an' all the other ,antras resi'e here/ incarnate in their '-e forms On the so-th#eastern corner/ the @or' of wealth/ 5-vera/ of *hagavat3/ s-rro-n'e' b& roa's

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an' shops resi'es here with 9ah( @aksm3 an' his hosts hol'ing the %ar of %ewels F9ani 5aran'ik(G On the western corner eAists alwa&s 9a'ana with Rati/ hol'ing noose/ goa'/ bow an' arrow 8ll his amoro-s atten'ants resi'e here/ incarnate in their forms On the

north#eastern corner resi'es alwa&s the great hero 2anesa/ the Remover of obstacles/ hol'ing noose an' goa' an' with his 0-sti .ev3 O 5ing+ 8ll the Vibh>tis FmanifestationsG of 2anesa that eAist in all the -niverses resi'e here 7hat more to sa& than this/ that *rahm( an' the other .evas an' .ev3s here represent the s-m#total of all the *rahm(s an' the .evas an' the .ev3s that eAist in all the *rahm(n'as ,hese all worship Sr3 *hagavat3/ remaining in their own spheres respectivel& O 5ing+ 1eAt come the seventeenth enclos-re wall ma'e of 0rab(la It is re' like saffron an' it is one h-n're' ?o%anas high 8s before/ the co-rt insi'e/ the gro-n' an' the ho-ses all are ma'e of 0rab(la ,he go''esses of the five elements/ Hrillekh(/ 2agan(/ Rakt(/ 5ar(lik(/ an' 9ahochchh-sm( resi'e here ,he colo-rs an' l-stres of the bo'ies of the go''essses resemble those of the elements over which the& presi'e respectivel& 8ll of them are pro-' of their &o-th an' hol' in their fo-r han's noose/ goa' an' signs granting boons an' Cno fear D ,he& are 'resse' like Sr3 .ev3 an' resi'e here alwa&s 1eAt to this comes the eighteenth enclos-re wall b-ilt of 1avaratna Fthe nine %ewelsG It is man& &o%anas wi'e ,his enclos-re wall is s-perior to all others an' it is higher also On the fo-r si'es there eAist inn-merable ho-ses/ tanks/ reservoirs/ all b-ilt of 1avaratna6 these belong to the .ev3s/ the presi'ing .eities of Nmn(&as Fthat which is to be st-'ie' or learnt b& heart6 the Ve'asG ,he ten 9ah( Vi'&(s/ 5(l3/ ,(r(/ etc / of Sr3 .ev3 an' the 9ah(bhe'(s/ that is/ their all the 8vat(ras all 'well here with their respective Nvaranas/ V(hanas an' ornaments 8ll the 8vat(ras of Sr3 .ev3 for the killing of the .ait&as an' for showing favo-r to the 'evotees live here ,he& are 0asamk-sesvar3/ *h-vanesvar3/ *hairav3/ 5ap(la *h-vanesvar3/ 8mk-sa *h-vanesvar3/ 0ram('a bh-vanesvar3/ Sr3 5ro'ha *h-vanesvar3/ ,rip-t(sv(r>'h(/ 1it&aklinn(/ 8nnap-rn(/ ,varit(/ an' the other avat(ras of *h-vanesvar3/ an' 5(l3/ ,(r( an' the other 9ah(vi'&(s are known as 9ah(vi'&(s ,he& live here with their Nvarana .evat(s/ V(hanas/ an' ornaments respectivel& F1ote )## ,he Nvarana .eities are the atten'ant .eities G Here live also the seven 5otis of .ev3s presi'ing over the 9ah( 9antras/ all brilliant an' fair like the 5oti S-ns O 5ing+ 1eAt to this enclos-re wall comes the chief an' crowning palace of Sr3 .ev3/ b-ilt of

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Chint(mani gems 8ll the articles within this are b-ilt of Chint(mani gems 7ithin this palace are seen h-n're's an' tho-san's of pillars Some of these pillars are b-ilt of S>r&ak(ntamani/ some are b-ilt of Chan'rak(nta mani/ an' some are b-ilt of Vi'&-tk(nta mani O 5ing+ ,he l-stre an' brilliance of these pillars is so strong that no articles within this palace are visible to the e&e F1ote )## ,he face of the 2o''ess 5(l3 is so bright that it appears like a sha'ow/ i e / black G

Here en's the Bleventh Chapter on the 'escription of the enclos-re walls b-ilt of 0a'mar(ga mani/ etc / of the 9ani .v3pa in the 9ah(p-r(nam Sr3 9a' .ev3 *h(gavatam of 18/=== verses b& 9aharsi Ve'a V&(sa

Chapter MII

On the 'escription of 9ani .v3pa

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1#1L V&(sa sai' )## O 5ing $aname%a&a+ ,he Ratnagriha/ above mentione'/ is the Central/ the Chief an' the Crowning 0lace of 9>la 0rakriti S,he nine %ewels are )## F1G 9-kt(/ F2G 9(nik&a/ F"G Vai'>r&a/ F:G 2ome'a/ FHG Va%ra/ F!G Vi'r-ma/ FLG 0a'mar(ga/ F8G 9arakata/ an' F<G 13la T ,his is sit-ate' in the centre of all the enclos-res 7ithin this there are the fo-r 9an'apas/ i e / halls b-ilt of one tho-san' Fi e / inn-merableG pillars ,hese are the Sring(ra 9an'apa/ 9-kti 9an'apa/ $I(na 9an'apa an' Bk(nta 9an'apa6 on the top there are canopies of vario-s colo-rs6 within are man& scente' articles scente' b& the .h>pas/ etc ,he brilliance of each of these is like that of one 5oti S-ns On all si'es of these fo-r 9an'apas there are nice gro-ps of gar'ens of 5asm3ra/ 9allik(/ an' 5-n'a flowers Vario-s scents/ an' scente' articles/ for eAample/ of m-sk/ etc / are f-ll& arrange' in '-e or'er ,here is a ver& big lot-s tank here6 the steps lea'ing to it are b-ilt of %ewels Its water is nectar/ on it are inn-merable f-ll#blown lot-ses an' the bees are h-mming alwa&s over them 9an& bir's/ swans/ 5(ran'avas/ etc / are swimming to an' fro ,he sweet scents of lot-ses are pla&ing all ro-n' In fact/ the whole 9ani'v3pa is perf-me' with vario-s scente' things 7ithin the Sring(ra 9an'apa/ the .ev3 *hagavat3 is sit-ate' in the centre on an Nsana FseatG an' She hears the songs s-ng in t-ne b& the other .ev3s along with the other .evas Similarl& sitting on the 9-kti 9an'apa/ She frees the $3vas from the bon'ages of the worl' Sitting on the $I(na 9an'apa/ She gives instr-ctions on $I(na/ an' sitting on the fo-rth Bk(nta 9an'apa/ She cons-lts with Her ministers/ the Sakh3s/ 8nanga 5-s-ma/ etc / on the creation/ preservation/ etc / of the -niverse O 5ing+ 1ow I shall 'escribe abo-t the main/ 5h(s/ room of Sr3 .ev3 @isten ,he 5h(s 9ah(l palace of the .ev3 *hagavat3 is name' Sr3 Chint(mani 2riha 7ithin this is place' the raise'

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platform/ the 'ais an' sofa whereon the .ev3 taketh Her hono-rable seat ,he ten Sakti# tattvas form the staircases ,he fo-r legs are F1G *rahm(/ F2G Visn-/ F"G R-'ra/ an' F:G 9ahesvara Sa'(siva forms the -pper covering plank Over this Sr3 *h-vanesvara 9ah( .eva or the S-preme 8rchitect of the Kniverse is reigning 1ow hear something abo-t this *h-vanesvara *efore creation while inten'ing to sport/ the .ev3 *hagavat3 'ivi'e' Her *o'& into two parts an' from the right part create' *h-vanesvara He has five faces an' each face has three e&es He has fo-r han's an' He is hol'ing in each han' speer/ signs in'icating 'o not fear/ aAe/ an' signs granting boons He looks siAteen &ears ol' ,he l-stre of of His *o'& is more bea-tif-l then 5oti 5an'arpas an' more fier& than tho-san' S-ns6 an' at the same time cool like 5oti S-ns His colo-r is cr&stal white/ an' on His left lap Sr3 *h-vanesvar3 .ev3 is alwa&s sitting

18#2< On the hip of Sr3 *h-vanesvar3/ is shining the gir'le with small tinkling bells/ b-ilt of vario-s %ewels6 the ornaments on the arms are ma'e of b-rnishe' gol' st-''e' with Vai'>r&amanis6 the ,(tanka ornaments on Her ears are ver& bea-tif-l like Sr3chakra an' the& enhance ver& m-ch the bea-t& of Her lot-s face ,he bea-t& of Her forehea' vies with/ or 'efies the 9oon of the eighth bright l-nar 'a& Her lips challenge the f-ll& ripene' *imba fr-its Her face is shining with the ,ilaka mark ma'e of m-sk an' saffron ,he 'ivine crown on Her hea' is bea-tifie' with the S-n an' 9oon ma'e of %ewels6 the nose ornaments are like the star Ven-s an' b-ilt of transparent gems/ looking eAcee'ingl& bea-tif-l an' she''ing charming l-stre all aro-n' ,he neck is 'ecorate' with necklaces b-ilt of gems an' %ewels Her breasts are nicel& 'ecorate' with camphor an' saffron Her neck is shining like a conchshell 'ecorate' with artistic 'esigns Her teeth look like f-ll& ripe pomegranate fr-its On Her hea' is shining the %ewel crown Her lot-s face is bea-tifie' with alak( as if these are ma' bees Her navel is bea-tif-l like the whirls in the river *h(girath36 Her fingers are 'ecorate' with %ewel rings6 She has three e&es like lot-s leaves6 the l-stre of Her bo'& is bright like 0a'mar(gamani c-t an' carve' an' sharpene' on stone ,he bracelets are a'orne' with %ewel tinkling bells6 Her neck ornaments an' me'als are st-''e' with gems an' %ewels Her han's are resplen'ent with the l-stre of the %ewels on the fingers6 the brai' of hair on Her hea' is wreathe' with a garlan' of 9allik( flowers6 Her bo'ice Fshort %acketG is st-''e' with vario-s %ewels

"=#:H O 5ing+ Sr3 .ev3 is slightl& bent 'own with the weight of Her ver& high har' breasts She has fo-r han's an' She is hol'ing noose/ goa' an' signs granting boons an' C'o not fear D ,he all bea-tif-l all mercif-l .ev3 is f-ll of love gest-res an' bea-ties Her voice is sweeter than that of l-te6 the l-stre of Her bo'& is like 5otis an' 5otis of S-ns an'

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9oons if the& rise sim-ltaneo-sl& on the sk& ,he Sakh3s/ atten'ants/ the .evas an' the .ev3s s-rro-n' Her on all si'es Ichch( Sakti/ $I(na Sakti/ an' 5ri&a Sakti all are present alwa&s before the .ev3 @a%%(/ ,-sti/ 0-sti/ 53rti/ 5(nti/ 5sam(/ .a&(/ *-''hi/ 9e'h(/ Smriti/ an' @aksm3 are alwa&s seen here incarnate in their '-e Jorms ,he nine 03tha Saktis/ $a&(/ Vi%a&(/ 8%it(/ 8par(%it(/ 1it&(/ Vil(sin3/ .og'hr3/ 8ghor(/ an' 9angal( resi'e here alwa&s an' are in the service of the .ev3 *h-vanesvar3 On the si'e of the .ev3 are the two oceans of treas-res6 from these streams of 1avaratna/ gol'/ an' seven .h(t-s FelementsG go o-t an' ass-me the forms of rivers an' fall into the ocean S-'h( Sin'h- *eca-se s-ch a .ev3 *h-vanesvar3/ resplen'ent with all powers an' prosperities/ sits on the left lap of *h-vanesvara/ that He has/ no 'o-bt ac;-ire' His omnipotence O 5ing+ 1ow I will 'escribe the 'imensions of the Chint(mani 2riha @isten It is one tho-san' ?o%anas wi'e6 its centre is ver& big6 the rooms sit-ate' f-rther an' f-rther are twice those prece'ing them It lies in 8ntar3ksa Fthe intervening spaceG witho-t an& s-pport 8t the times of 'issol-tion an' creation it contracts an' eApan's like a cloth ,he l-stre of this Chint(mani 2riha is comparativel& far more bright an' bea-tif-l than that of other enclos-re walls Sr3 .ev3 *hagavat3 'wells alwa&s in this place O 5ing+ 8ll the great *haktas of the .ev3 in ever& *rahm(n'a/ in the .evaloka/ in 1(galoka/ in the worl' of men or in an& other loka/ all those that were engage' in the me'itation of the .ev3 in the sacre' places of the .ev3 an' 'ie' there/ the& all come here an' resi'e with the .ev3 in great %o& an' festivit&

:!#H< On all si'es rivers are flowing6 some of ghee/ some of milk/ c-r'/ hone&/ nectar/ pomegranate %-ice/ %amb- %-ice/ an' some of mango %-ice/ s-garcane %-ices are flowing on all si'es ,he trees here &iel' fr-its accor'ing to ones 'esires an' the wells an' tanks &iel' water also as people 'esire 1ever is there an& want felt here of an&thing 1ever are seen here 'iseases/ sorrow/ ol' age/ 'ecrepit-'e/ anAiet&/ anger/ %ealo-s&/ an' env& an' other lower i'eas 8ll the inhabitants of this place are f-ll of &o-th an' look like one tho-san' S-ns 8ll en%o& with their wives an' the& worship Sr3 *h-vanesvar3 Some have attaine' S(lok&a/ some S(m3p&a/ some S(r>p&a an' some have attaine' S(rsti an' pass their 'a&s in highest comfort ,he .evas that are in ever& *rahm(n'a all live here an' worship Sr3 .ev3 ,he seven 5oti 9ah( 9antras an' 9ah( Vi'&(s here ass-me forms an' worship the 9ah( 9(&( Sr3 *hagavat3/ 7ho is of the nat-re of *rahm( O 5ing+ ,h-s I have 'escribe' to &o- all abo-t this 9ani'v3pa ,he l-stre of S-n/ 9oon an' 5otis an' 5otis of lightnings cannot be one 5otieth of one 5oti part of Its l-stre 8t some places the l-stre is like Vi'r-mamani6 some places as are ill-mine' like the l-stre of 9arakata 9ani6 some/ like S>r&a 5(nta mani an' some

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places are ren'ere' brilliant like 5otis an' 5otis of lightnings ,he light at some places is like Sin'>ra6 at some places like In'ran3lamani6 at some places/ like 9(nik&a/ an' at some places like 'iamon' Some places are blaEing like the conflagration of fire6 an' some places look like molten gol'6 some places seem fille' with the l-stre of Chan'rak(ntamani/ an' some places look brilliant like S>r&ak(ntamani

!=#L" ,he mo-ntains here are all b-ilt of gems an' %ewels6 the entrance gates an' enclos-res are b-ilt of gems an' %ewels6 the trees an' their leaves all are of gems6 in fact all that eAist here are all of gems an' %ewels 8t some places n-mbers of peacocks are 'ancing6 at some places c-ckoos are captivating the min's of persons b& cooing in the fifth t-ne an' at others 'oves an' pigeons an' parrots are making sweet cackling so-n's @akhs an' lakhs of tanks are there with their p-re cr&stal#like waters ,he Re' lot-ses have blown f-ll& an' enhance' the bea-t& of the place ,he captivating scents of these lot-ses eAten' to a 'istance one h-n're' ?o%anas all ro-n' an' gla''en the min's of people ,he leaves are r-stling with gentle breeEe ,he whole sk& overhea' is ra'iant with the l-stre of Chint(mani gems an' %ewels 8ll the si'es are ill-minate' with the brillianc& of the gems an' %ewels O 5ing+ ,hese %ewels act like lamps 8n' the sweet scente' trees emit their flagrance an' it is transmitte' b& breeEe all aro-n' ,h-s these trees serve the p-rpose of 'h>p FscentG ,he ra&s of these gems pierce thro-gh the openings of the %ewel screens on the ho-ses an' fall on the mirrors insi'e/ th-s ca-sing a nice brilliant appearance that captivates the min' an' ca-ses conf-sion O 5ing+ 8n' what shall I sa& of this place/ more than this/ that all the powers/ an' wealth/ all the love sentiments/ all the 'ress s-ite' to amoro-s interviews/ all the splen'o-rs/ fire/ energ&/ bea-t& an' brilliance/ the omniscience/ the in'omitable strength/ all the eAcellent ;-alities an' all merc& an' kin'ness are present here+ ,he 8ll Comprehen'ing *liss an' the *rahm(nan'a can alwa&s be witnesse' here+ O 5ing+ ,h-s I have 'escribe' to &oabo-t the 9ani'v3pa/ the most eAalte' place of the .ev3 *hagavat3 8t Her remembrance all the sins are instantl& 'estro&e' ,he more so/ if a man remembers the .ev3 an' abo-t this place at the time of 'eath/ He s-rel& goes there O 5ing+ He who 'ail& rea's the five Chapters/ i e / from the eighth to this twelfth chapter/ is s-rel& -nto-che' b& an& obstacles '-e to the *h>tas/ 0retas an' 0is(chas Bspeciall& the recitation of this at the time of b-il'ing a new ho-se an' at the time of V(st-&(ga ens-res all goo' an' a-spicio-sness

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Here en's the ,welfth Chapter of the ,welfth *ook on the 'escription of 9ani .v3pa in the 9ah(p-r(nam Sr3 9a' .ev3 *h(gavatam of 18/=== verses b& 9aharsi Ve'a V&(sa