Brahma intercedes for Mohini

Vasiffha continued:

1. Recovering herself from her unconscious senseless condition, Mohini went to the mansions of the Devas, (the Heaven). She was then rebuked by the messenger of the Devas, “You are a sinning woman and you have no place here.

2. О foolish woman, a habitual sinner, О woman indulging in censuring your own husband, you have no place for staying in the heaven, since you have violated the day of Hari (the Ekadashi Vrata).

3-5. It is in the hell that the residence of those averse to Dharma is recommended.” Vayu said thus to her in cruel and unexpected words. Beating her with a baton, he pushed her to (the place of) torture. О king, beaten thus by the celestial messenger and completely over-powered by the Brahmadanda (the baton i.e. curse of a Brahmana), Mohini reached the hell. There, at the behest of Dharma (i.e. Yama), she was beaten by the messengers for a long time.

6-7A. She was taken to hells in the order and made to fall therein. They rebuked her, “O sinful woman, your son Dharmangada had been killed by you through the hands of your husband. Hence experience here the evil effects of the sinful actions perpetrated by you.

7B-8A. You are the experiencer of such fruit as this, inas­much as you have brought about the death of your son who was a benefactor of the subjects, whose intellect was stable and firm, who was comparable to Mahendra and Varuna and who was the overlord of seven continents.

8B-9A. If one violently injures even an uncultured son, one becomes the murderer of a Brahmana. What then, О sinful woman, if one injures a son like Dharmarigada endowed with all piety?”

9B-10A. О excellent king, she was thus expostulated by the messengers of lord Yama. She experienced one by one all the tortures suggested by that lord.

1 OB-11. Since she had already been struck down by Brahmadanda (the curse of a Brahmana), the tortures (or the hells)themselves became scorched due to their contact with her. They became unable to detain her (within themselves). Then, О king, those hells approached Dharmaraja.

12. They were afflicted due to the contact with her limbs. They were frightened. With palms joined in reverence, they said, “О Lord of the Devas, О Lord of the universe, О Dharma­raja, be merciful.

13. Take away this lady from the place of tortures im­mediately for the sake of our relief. О lord, at her very touch, we are being instantaneously reduced to ashes.

14. Hence banish her from all hells.” On hearing their words, Dharmaraja was mnch surprised.

15-16A. Dharmaraja then commanded his messengers, “This woman is to be banished from my mansion. Tortures (in my hell) do not wish to have any contact with that sinner who is burned by aBrahmana’s imprecation, whether such a sinner is a man or a woman or even a thief (?)

16B. Hence banish from here this excessively sinning woman, who had disobeyed her husband’s words, who had caused the death of her son; who has destroyed Dharma and who is already struck by Brahmadanda. Even my body burns at her sight”.

17-18. О king, thus commanded by Dharmaraja, those emissaries struck her with weapons and missiles and threw her out of Yama’s abode.

19. Thereafter, О king, the distressed woman of delusion, Mohini went to the nether-worlds. She was prevented (from entering the region) by the people there.

20. Extremely ashamed due to this, Mohini, the daughter of Brahma, went to her father’s presence and intimated her own grief to him.

21. “O father, there is no place of rest for me in all the three worlds consisting of mobile and immobile beings. Wher­ever I go they throw me out after rebuking me.

22. I have been banished by the people of the world who struck me hard with weapons. It was at your behest that I had gone to Rukmangada at the outset.

23-24A. (For the same reason) this sinful activity was indulged in by me though that course of action was despi­cable to the entire world. I had caused distress to my husband;

I had got my son killed with sword; I had made Sandhyavail perturbed. Hence, О father, I am reduced to this plight.

24B-25A. О lord, there is no redemption at all now, for me who am the sinner. Particularly due to the curse of the Brahmana I have had to experience the misery.

25B-26. О father, the celestial river (Gariga) is the besto- wer of liberation to those who have been struck down by the imprecation of a Brahmana, to those who have been burnt by fire, to those who are killed by a Can^ala, to those who are eaten by animals etc and to those who have been struck dead by lightning.

27. If out of love for me, you, accompanied by gods, can propitiate and persuade the Brahmana who had cursed me, then alone any better state of existence can be brought about.”

28-29. О king, when she said thus, Brahma, the grand­father of the worlds, started from there accompanied by Shiva Indra, Dharma, Sun, Fire, and other lords of Devas, and sages. With Mohini at the head (of deputation) he went to the presence of the Brahmana.

29B-30. After going there, О king, god Brahma, surround­ed by gods, paid obeisance to the Brahmana with great dignity, even though it is true that god Brahma, the creator (of the universe), is the grandsire of the world and is worthy of respect and worship by all gods of whom Rudra was prominent.

31A-32A It was out of his affection for Mohinl (and for her consolation and pleasure) that god Brahma got perplexed and presented his solution. О king, when a great work is at hand and if it is impossible to get it accomplished in the three worlds, the obeisance offered to a younger person is not censured.

32B-33. On seeing the creator of all the worlds arrived there alongwith the Devas, that Brahmana who was a master of the Vedas and the Vedangas and who was absorbed in per­forming austerities, got up and bowed down to god Brahma, those sages and the Devas.

34. With great devotion, he made all of them sit and eulogised the lotus-born deity. Then the lord and creator of the worlds, the preceptor of the universe became delighted.

35. 36A On behalf of Mohinl, they requested the Brahmana who had been honoured by the king before. “O dear one, О Brahmana of good conduct, О helper of the other world, О Ocean of mercy, please show some compassion. Be the bestower of salvation on Mohini.

36B-38. О Brahmana, it was for deluding Rukmangada that she had been deputed by me. She is my daughter. О besto­wer of honour, on seeing the world of Yama empty and Vaiku- ntha full of unperturbed people this gentle lady, the benefactress of the Devas, was mentally created by me. О Brahmana, listen to what I am explaining to you.

39-40. The way of Dharma is verysubtle.lt brings about the welfare of the entire world. I had tested Rukmangada through this lady who acted as the touch-stone. Thus along with his wife and the son, О Brahmana, he was enabled to at­tain Hari’s abode through the unflinching and unobstructable devotion and the observance of fast on the day of Hari.

41-42. Yama’s abode was made empty by the activity of wiping off the lines in the record of Citragupta — Yama’s accountant of human deeds. О Brahmana sage, it is not proper on the part of a Kshatriya to be critical and antagonistic to the Devas. Particularly to the Brahmana they render «great assistance.

43. It (the place in Vaikuntha) is attained neither by the knower of Samkhya, nor through the Yoga system consist­ing of eightfold paths.lt is to be attained only through devotion. О Brahmana, the husband who was the king (Rukmangada), the son (Dharmangada) and the cowife (Sandhyavat!) were enabled to reach it.

44. What she had done against the crestjewel of a king who was extremely meritorious was a sin by which she was cursed and reduced to ashes by your imprecations.

45. This woman strove for the Devas, for the increase of worldly existence and for rendering help to the king. She is not selfish. О Brahmana, how can she incur dis­respect? If at all there is any disservice on her part, kindly forgive it.

46. Be merciful, resort to tranquillity and quiescence, the grinding of the pounded flour (i.e. superflous exertion) is not justifiable. This woman was struck down by your cursing her. Be pleased. Be the bestower of salvation. О Brahmana, if this is performed, this MohinI will eschew her cruel grudge against you, who are worthy of being worshipped.’

47. On being urged thus by the lotus-seated deity, he (the Brahmana) thought intelligently and abandoned his anger. Then the leading Brahmana said to the lord of the Devas (Brahma) who created the body of Mohini.

48. “O lord, inasmuch as your daughter Mohini is burdened with so many sins, she has no place in this world teem­ing with living beings.

49. “It is out cf my affection for you that I shall state before you what has been thought of by me after much critical deliberation in the case of Mohini, and you are certainly worthy of respectful worship by me all the more.

50-5 ЗА О lord of Devas, I shall see that your words turn out to be true as well as those of mine. The affairs of the Devas and duties of Mohini must go on. Hence let Mohini stay in such a spot as has not been occupied by any living being. The Earth consisting of seven continents is inhabited fully by the mobile and immobile beings for ever. The nether-worlds are occupied by the Daityas and others. The firmament has been occupied by the birds etc., heaven is occupied by the meritorious beings. Hells are teeming with persons of sinful actions. The oceans have been full of the fish and other animals. Hence it is not possible for this woman to stay in these, as she is not worthy of being touched.

53B-54A Then, О exceellent king, Brahma took coun­sel with the Devas and spoke to Mohinl. “Gentle lady there is no space anywhere for you”.

45B-58. On hearing the words of her father Mohinl, the obedient lady who wanted to destroy the observance of the day of Hari bowed down to all and said “O leading Devas, I hereby join my palms in reverence to you all includ­ing the priest, and to the Devas who are the witness of the worlds. О Devas, with delighted heart, thanks to the hundred obeisances, what has been requested for should be granted to me. It is conducive to the pleasure of everyone. Salvation of all the sinners is achieved through the power of Ekadashi. My purpose is to increase it further. I have enabled my husband, co-wife and the son to go to Vaikunfha.

59-60. I shall stay behind in the world of Earth, the widow that I am. I shall stay there for your sake, so that, О bestowers of honour, the day of Hari associated with me may not become defiled. For the sake of gaining my own selfish end I request for this. Not otherwise. Kindly grant it.”

CHAPTER THIRTYSEVEN

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