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“I am bowing to such Sarada,
Who is the shelter of those engaged to save the poor and orphans,
who relieves from the net of Siva whose arsenal can make mad,
Who by suggesting pious ideas is very sacred,
and is the embodiment of supreme bliss,
who is venerable and - immeasurable by any,
whose position can not be known completely,
Who lives in this abode pervading the whole universe”.
“In this manner after praising,
the sage Sandilya began to practise penance
that destroys all sins.” |
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“O, the mistress of Gods, that sage alone inhaled the air and did not eat any food, as he was keen to see the Goddess.
In that way practising astute penance a long time elapsed,
And at last the Goddess was pleased.
And what followed thence must be heard carefully.”
“As the Goddess looked at the animal Rhinoceros, She was pleased and the animal as well felt liberated undoubtedly.” |
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‘At that place the Vaishnava, the Brahmana, Kshatriya and the Vaishya, every one must perform a fiery penance even the animals.”
“As the Vaishnava and persons performing their bow do not eat the meat of the Rhinoceros, it invites no sin.”
“O, the wife Suresha, the meatless food makes the Shambhu happy, and also the Goddess is pleased with such a vegetarian person.”
“The devotees should worship Ganesha with the meat balls of fish. This secret fact told by me purifies and increases love.”
“In this manner seeing him engaged in penance, that great Goddess was pleased.
She arrived there accompanied by sage Durvasa and other sages.”
“When Sandilya saw the presence of that Goddess in front of him, he bowed falling down like a staff.
The Goddess took him up and began to say”. |
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