||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 30 – Dhoha – 29

 Maharishi Narada's predictions on Devi Uma

Lord Shambhu’s Ganas rushed to the Yaga arena and wrecked them. Sage Bhrigu, who was the chief priest of Yaga made a futile attempt to protect the Yaga ingredients and fire. Lord Shankara came to know about the demise of Devi Sati, could not control his anger and grief, send his emissary Veerabadhra who completely destroyed the Yagna and punished the deities who participated in the Yagna, in this way he taught a good lesson to the deities who proceeded against the command of Lord Shiva. Daksha was severely punished for his enmity towards Lord Shambhu, which was known to the entire world, hence I conclude here.  Devi Sati had attained a boon from Lord Hari, before leaving her mortal coil.  The boon was intense devotion at the feet of Lord Shambhu in all her births,   thus Devi Bhavani born as Parvathi, the daughter of Himavan on her next birth.  Immediately after the birth of Devi Bhavani in the abode of Mount Himavan, the mountains became the richest reservoir of natural wealth and minerals. Soon the saintly people and ascetics settled in these places constructed beautiful hermitages in these sacred lands.  Lord Himavan, assisted these Rishis and Sages, offered beautiful caves and woods as their dwelling place. These lands have become the places of beautiful flowering plants and trees, rich minerals and soils, various streams, and water bodies of crystal clear water, it was the dwelling place of numerous species of birds, creatures, and animals. The wildest animals lived in this wood lived in peace and harmony, thus the birth of Goddess Girija provided all the auspiciousness to Himavan like Rama is promising to his devotees. The abode of Himavan became the reservoir of auspiciousness, his fame was sung by Lord Bhrama and deities, Maharishi Narada came to know about the eminence of Himavan, visited his place. Mount Himavan received Maharishi Narada with great reverence, washed his feet and that water sprinkled all over the palace and sanctified, offered him raised seat. Mount Himavan and his wife Devi Mena prostrated before Maharishi Narada. King Himavan eulogized Maharishi Narada and his fortune to receive him as his guest. Soon he brought his little daughter Parvathi and made her seated at the feet of Maharishi Narada.

Mount Himavan speaks “Oh! Mahamune, Oh! Sarvajja, Oh! Munishwara, kindly describe the virtues and demerits of my daughter.” Maharishi Narada smiled softly and begins to speak “Oh! Himavan, your daughter is the storehouse of all the virtues; she is most beautiful, kind, humble, and extremely talented and intelligent as well. She will be known as Uma, Ambika, Bhavani, and various names. This beautiful young maiden would make a chaste and sincere wife to her husband in the future, she will remain inseparable from her consort, and she would bring an abundance of honor to her parents. She will become most venerable in the whole world, whoever worships her would attain an abundance of piousness, mere utterance of her name would make the woman folks capable to follow the chastity. Oh! Himavan, your daughter has possessed immense auspiciousness; I shall explain her disadvantages as well.”