"Save us from this dual tragedy, o lord!" "I've lost everything!" "Everything has been vanquished, o shiva!" "How can i live without my husband?" "How can i live, o shiva?" "You ended daksha's arrogance but please have mercy on us and revive him in a humble form, o lord!" "O supreme one!" "Have mercy, o lord!" "Just before falling prey to veerbhadra's fury daksha sought refuge in shiva by chanting his name." "As per the scriptures all of daksha's sins have been erased." "Daksha, brahma's son was responsible for establishing order in the world." "Daksha's imprint on all things of the world is permanent." "Daksha's revival is essential not just for the continuity of creation, but also for the assurance of the world on the compassion of the divine, o shiva." "My ignorance has been subdued." "The darkness of arrogance has been removed, o lord." "Forgive me for my evil deeds, o supreme one." "And grant me a boon that henceforth, none of my fire-ritual will ever be complete without invoking you." "'I bow to thee, o shiva!" "'" "'I bow to thee, o shiva!" "'" "'I bow to thee, o shiva!" "'" ""The pangs of separation, my yearning heart..."" ""...can't bear it, even for a moment..."" ""how do i set her afire?"" ""How do i set her afire?"" ""The pangs of separation, my yearning heart..."" ""...can't bear it, even for a moment..."" ""...can't bear it, even for a moment..."" "the body of sati, the mother of the world till it doesn't merge with the body until then... shiva will not be able to detach himself from sati." "My discus, the sudarshan, will accomplish the task of shredding her body." "But the method of separating shiva from sati's body, shouldn't anger him further." "It's possible that he might destroy the universe." "Annhiliation is imminent in any case, narayana." "Hence, all the gods should try to lessen shiva's grief." "Sati!" "Sati!" "Finally shiva landed on earth." "Now, the earth will be relieved of tarakasura, soon." "Sati!" "Sati!" "Sati!" "Sati!" "Sati!" "Through my meditation and your penance, i was on my way to awareness." "But everything will remain incomplete now, sati." "Everything will remain incomplete without you." "It's my fault." "In my godliness i failed to understand your feelings your emotions and your love." "I always expected you to be worthy of me." "Why didn't i try to be worthy of you?" "I was the all-knowing one why didn't i stop you from attending the ceremony?" "Even though, i knew about the impending doom." "You must've felt such pain." "You must've felt so hurt." "Sati... in order to understand your pain i'll live the life of a human." "Yes, sati." "Look, sati... look!" "I'll take human form to attain you, sati!" "I've come down to earth for you." "Come back now, sati." "Come back, sati!" "Don't punish me thus for my divinity!" "Come back, sati!" "Come back... sati!" "Have mercy, mother." "You're the sustainer of creation now." "You'll have to be reborn, mother." "I, myself, am eager to be reborn, narayana." "In order to remove shiva's grief i'll be born very soon." "Because it's true that shiva's incompleteness reflects upon me too." "Wholeness is the ultimate objective." "Our union is inevitable." "When will that auspicious hour dawn, mother?" "And in which form will you be born?" "Very soon i'll be born as the daughter of himavat i'll be born as parvati." "Shiva and parvati's union will bring forth new light into this universe." "It'll add to the stability of creation." "We've full faith, mother that you'll reunite with shiva again." "But... how do we remind shiva of his divinity during this interval?" "Shiva accepted destiny for the benefit of man." "Not only that shiva's touch will transform the parts of sati's body on earth, into shakti peetha (abodes of adi shakti)." "These abodes will be the doorway to human happiness." "All prayers made there, with a true heart will protect man from the tyranny of tarakasura." "Shiva has gone there to accomplish this task." "But until all the parts of sati don't transform into shakti peetha i cannot be reborn." "And until then, shiva will remain in this state." "O lord!" "O lord!" "My lord... look... mother sati!" "O lord... sati?" "Where's sati?" "There... mother sati's part... sati!" "Lord!" "O shiva!" "Sati... wherever sati's body parts fell in all those places, for the benefit of the world shakti peethas emerged." "In this manner, there are 51 shakti peethas of mother sati, on earth." "By the touch of shiva the body part that you saw transform into a shakti peetha this place is in rajasthan." "The toes of sati's left feet fell here." "If the parts of sati's body is found by shiva then shiva's grieving will end." "And undoubtedly shiva will become aware again of his divinity." "No." "No!" "I won't let this happen." "I'll never let this happen." "Warriors!" "Go!" "Set out on all directions of the earth find sati's body parts and lock them up." "So that shiva is unable to reach them at any cost!" "Go!" "O lord i've found the solution to relieve you of this grief." "I've found out, lord." "With your melodious tune will you return my sati to me?" "Sati has left me and gone very far." "The veena that fails to revive my sati and make her dance here on its tunes i don't need such a veena!" "Dudhambi... the situation is bad." "Sati's body parts that are scattered on earth... shiva is gathering them and transforming into shakti peethas." "I order you to hide sati's body parts away from shiva's reach." "No, sukarna, don't go near the lord." "Stop, sukarna!" "Do you believe that sukarna can lessen the lord's grief?" "But the lord is so angry that nobody knows what he might do." "I'm afraid that the lord might harm sukarna." "Lf... in order to lessen the pain of the master of this world i have to sacrifice a hundred sons i'll not regret it." "Tell me, dadhichi." "I ask you about the whereabouts of sati's body parts." "Sati!" "Sati... what has happened to you, o lord?" "What have you done to yourself?" "You're god." "Then why have you sacrificed your divinity and roam around in human form?" "I'm searching for you, sati." "Where did you disappear?" "Only to reunite with you i gave up this human form." "Now, you also should assume your real form and prepare for my rebirth." "Because very soon that event will happen." "O omniscient one you know that we'll reunite." "Then why this pain?" "Why such grief?" "I can't wait, sati." "I can't bear this separation anymore." "My identity... my responsibility... my purpose... happiness sorrow... i'm unaware of it all, sati." "My divinity is incomplete without you." "What significance does this incompleteness have?" "I'm also incomplete without you." "Without you, i yearn as much as you." "But to be reborn, it's necessary that you should touch all my body parts and transform them into shakti peetha." "And this is possible only when you regain your divinity." "If you wish that i should return soon as your consort... your wife then you'll have to overcome your grief, o lord." "You'll have to give up your past and accept the future." "And this is possible only when you change your present." "Promise me, lord." "Promise me that whatever is necessary to reunite with me you'll do all that." "Promise me... that this very moment you'll assume your true form." "Where's your shiva?" "Your shiva has lost his senses... he has become human!" "He won't come to save you today." "Long ago, shiva blessed me with bones of diamond." "Fire can't harm me." "Then what's the need for the lord to appear?" "Demon-king!" "Hail the demon-king!" "At the banks of the river saraswati a body part of sati has been spotted." "But... despite many attempts, i couldn't go near it." "Dadhichi!" "So what if your body is made of diamonds?" "Today, i'll reduce that body part to ashes with the fire of your funeral pyre!" "Stop, dudhambi!" "Stop, dudhambi!" "I warn you, you'll face dire consequences!" "Dudhambi!" "O supreme lord, only you can deliver us from this." "O lord... protect mother's body part from these tyrants!" "Appear, o lord!" "The lord's here." "My lord is here." "O shiva!" "Even you can't stop me today." "Go, kalbhairav." "Vanquish the demons who obstruct the establishment of shakti peethas." "Charge!" "Stop!" "Praise be to shiva, the supreme!" "Praise be to shiva, the supreme!" "Praise be to shiva, the supreme!" "You were married, just some time back, o lord." "Destiny is so cruel." "Today, you wash sati's body part in my waters." "Your greatness will be inscribed in the annals of time." "The manikarnika shakti peetha will be established at your banks." "The foundation for the city of kashi will be here." "And here, my jyotirlinga (manifest linga) will be installed here." "In the coming age it'll be known as kashi vishwanath." "After she incarnates ganga will flow here with you." "I'll be grateful to you forever, o lord." "'O goddess, present in all elements of nature... ' 'i bow to thee... '" "henceforth, you're the protector of the shakti peetha of kashi." "You're responsible for the protection of this shakti peetha." "Wherever a shakti peetha is established, in this subcontinent one of my forms will remain there as a guardian." "He'll symbolise the wholeness of shiva and adi shakti." "Shiva's dear city of kashi which we know as varanasi or benaras, today." "Here, the ear of mother sati had fallen." "This shakti peetha is one of the 51 prominent shakti peethas." "At this place, goddess shakti is worshipped as vishalakshi manikarni." "It is considered fifth of the nine forms of shakti in the kashi khanda (chapter) of the skanda purana (ancient texts)." "This temple of vishalakshi manikarni is said to be the resting abode of lord vishwanatha." "And as per the instructions of shiva this shakti peetha's protected by kalbhairav to this day." "Prithvi (earth)!" "Appear before us!" "Tell me, i'm prithvi." "Why did you summon me?" "Prithvi... we rule the earth." "And you'll have to follow every order of ours." "Sati's body parts are spread across your landscape." "You'll have to bury them within you, prithvi!" "It's impossible!" "Sati's body parts have such energy that as soon as they're buried within me they'll become destructive and destroy me." "If this isn't possible then hide sati's body parts in your core so that only the demons can see them and nobody else." "Not even shiva!" "I can't do this misdeed." "Prithvi!" "Those who disobey me are destroyed!" "Dudhambi!" "Gather all the destructive forces and create a massive weapon." "A massive weapon that will be the most powerful one!" "It's heat should destroy man, beast, flora and fauna." "As you say, demon-king!" "Using the powers of my mantra i'll take control of the destructive powers that float in space." "Look, o prithvi this is the most powerful weapon of the demons." "Now tell me, what do you wish?" "Hiding sati's body parts in your core or this destructive weapon's destructive prowess!" "Foolish tarakasura!" "What happened, o shiva?" "He's planning to destroy creation by using the most destructive powers." "He wishes to annihiliate earth!" "Because he's afraid of the establishment of these body parts." "A sinner like tarakasura when scared that their death is near their terror is at its end then they lose their wisdom." "Tarakasura!" "What are you doing?" "!" "These destructive powers are only for display." "Dudhambi!" "Hurry up!" "We don't have much time." "He wishes to rule over earth." "He wants to conquer it." "He has become so arrogant about his powers and invincibility that he has rejected the plea of his teacher." "How did he forget that creation isn't subject to his rule?" "However, he's subject to the rule of creation." "For the fulfillment of his evil objectives tarakasura wishes to destroy creation." "Cowards like tarakasura wage wars for their selfish motives alone." "But the consequences of it are borne by mankind the world the earth... and nature, for ages to come." "The world he wishes to destroy in a few moments the earth has suffered pain and difficulty for ages to create it." "How did tarakasura forget that it's earth that gave birth to him nurtured him... this earth is his mother... and every creature who disrespects his mother is the recipient of the severest of punishments." "Tarakasura!" "Demon-king." "The super-destructive weapon is ready for use." "Tarakasura!" "Tarakasura... let me talk to prithvi." "I've full faith that she'll heed my words." "It's futile to explain to me, shukracharya." "I can't betray shiva." "Moreover, i'll never be able to contain these powerful body parts of sati." "I know, mother that you cannot contain sati's body parts." "But you can throw those body parts in the heights of your landscape." "Mother... upon being thrown upwards shiva will be able to see them." "And once the body parts are revealed to shiva tarakasura will not be able to harm them." "Please come, mother." "Tarkasura... prithvi has contained sati's body parts in her landscape." "Alright." "Dudhambi... keep the super-destructive weapon ready." "A ploy!" "It's a ploy!" "We're being cheated!" "Dudhambi, deploy the weapon!" "No, tarakasura." "Listen to your teacher." "Don't betray your teacher." "Teacher, now this weapon will surely destroy the earth." "Dudhambi, why the delay in deploying the weapon?" "As you say, demon-king." "Catastrophe, o shiva!" "Behold the sight of this calamity, o lord!" "O shiva you forget, in your desire for me that the earth for whose benefit the shakti peethas have to be established the same earth will be destroyed by the destructive weapons of the evil tarakasura." "If you don't stop this catastrophe immediately then everything will be destroyed." "Your joy will not last long." "Because shiva is trying to remove your destructive weapon from my womb." "None can stop this destruction, now!" "Nobody!" "Once these powers begin their destruction then nothing can stop it." "And if shiva pulls this weapon out of your womb then this destructive power will wreak havoc on whichever part of the universe it goes to." "Praise be to shiva!" "Praise be to shiva!" "You forgot in your arrogance, tarakasura that greedy beings like you cannot destroy me as long as shiva exists!" "O the protector of the universe... o the god of the gods... o the supreme soul..." "i request you to appear here and transform these body parts into shakti peethas." "Praise be to shiva!" "Praise be to shiva!" "Praise be to shiva!" "These shakti peethas have come alive they'll now return to the places on earth whence they fell." "Praise be to shiva!" "Praise be to shiva!" "Praise be to shiva!" "Another chapter has been added to the history of the world." "I've appointed a bhairava to protect every shakti peetha and its devotees." "The shakti peethas of mother sati will uplift mankind with its energy forever." "But the task is still incomplete, sage dadhichi." "There are still two body parts left." "I've only awakened those body parts that were within my line of sight." "I still have to find two of them." "The purpose of my journey is to find the two body parts of sati and secure them." "O lord... i've found a body part of mother sati over here." "Till the lord arrives i'll protect it myself." "Salutations, o sage." "I'm himavan, the king of the mountains." "I've to reach the temple of balaji, vishnu's incarnation." "Please show me the way." "It's such an auspicious sign." "The king is the future father of adi shakti." "And he has unknowingly arrived to protect his daughter." "Now, he'll help me protect this body part from the army of the demons." "O the king of the himalayas accept the salutations of sage markandeya." "I'll surely show you the way but before that, you'll have to help me." "Help?" "Any problem?" "This is shiva's property." "The demons wish to destroy it." "By shiva's touch, this body part will transform into a shakti peetha and benefit mankind." "It's necessary to protect it till shiva arrives." "And only you're capable of protecting it, o king." "The protection of sati's body part is mine now." "Nobody can harm it." "It's... my promise to you, o sage." "What did you say?" "That my hope for immortality still persists?" "Yes, demon-king." "Two of sati's body parts are still away from shiva's sight." "Even if one of them is destroyed then sati's rebirth is impossible." "Go and tell my sons that if they care for their father's life then they should find both the body parts of sati and destroy them." "Mountain-king!" "Why do you try to protect this in vain?" "I'll protect this at the cost of my life." "O sage, we won't be able to stop them for long." "Please take away goddess sati's body part from here at the earliest." "O king... nobody can touch it other than shiva himself." "But where's shiva?" "Attack him!" "Take advantage of this opportunity." "Go and destroy sati's body part." "Stop!" "A woman's place in the house not in the battlefield." "When it's a question of the husband's life then a woman makes the battefield her home in reply." "Move aside!" " Forget the rules of war, brother." "And destroy sati's body part." "Miraculous!" "Adi shakti's future mother protects her daughter, herself!" "I'm ganga, the daughter of the himalayan king and menavati." "As long as ganga's alive none can harm her parents." "I'll grant you such a death that henceforth, none of shiva's well-wisher will dare to fight the demons." "Before i've to face shiva's wrath it's better that i flee from here." "This final shakti peetha will be known as mangal chandika." "And it'll be protected by my bhairav called mangalya kapilan." "Himalayan king, himavan his wife menavati and their daughter have displayed great courage and sense of duty to protect it." "I'm grateful to you, o king." "We're grateful to you, o lord." "By protecting us you've given new life to me and my family." "Praise be to shiva!" "O lord all the shakti peethas have been established now." "My lord, please return to kailash now." "You'll have to accept my request, o lord." "In order to nurse to our father we'll be halting here tonight." "And even the shakti peetha has been established, today." "Ganga, the daughter of himavan and menavati request you and sage markandeya to accept our hospitality." "Definitely." "We apologise for all that happened during the bad period, o lord." "Forgive us for the harm that you've been caused due to our actions, o shiva." "Very soon adi shakti will be reborn and your loneliness will end, too." "This is not possible." "I've seen the consequences of this union, once." "Liberating myself from pain and grief can be attained only through detachment and penance." "This world of 'maya' (illusion) Is riddled with grief and there's no respite from it because this cycle of desire regret and strife will never end." "I'm going to liberate my mind from maya through penance and detachment." "Then will tarakasura's tyranny continue in this manner?" "How will your son be born?" "O sage... may you be happy always, o lady!" "What is it, lady?" "Do you wish to say something?" "O sage, i wish to know about the purpose of the existence of shiva and myself." "You've a special place in this creation." "What more do you wish to know?" "I had a an unusual experience, o sage." "Since i saw shiva i feel as if i've been born to unite with shiva." "Why am i getting attracted to him?" "Why do i feel such things, sage?" "Your feeling is true, lady." "In the future you're destined to unite with shiva." "I should meet the lord soon." "But your place will be in shiva's locks." "You'll emerge from his head." "And shiva will also be known as 'gangadhar'" "(the one who contains ganga)." "O lord, please eat." "You forget, o lord that the lady you insult has fought the demons to protect sati's body parts." "If you wish, you can seek a boon." "Forgive me, lord." "But... it isn't considered appropriate for a virgin to speak of her marriage." "But i'm helpless." "Tell me clearly." "Have you chosen your husband?" "Yes." "I have." "But the one i have chosen is unaware of my feelings." "Then why the delay?" "Express your feelings to him." "Why do you need a boon for that?" "I wish to marry you, o lord." "Impossible!" "This is impossible!" "This can never happen." "Give up the idea right now." "Free your mind of my thoughts." "Your well-being lies in it." "What's lacking in my persona?" "Why then did you reject my proposal so harshly?" "Why?" "I don't have an answer to your meaningless request." "You're flowing over with emotions." "It's ganga's nature to flow, o lord." "And i've realised that until ganga doesn't flow down to shiva till then, ganga will never be complete." "After imagining you as my husband ganga cannot think of another as her husband." "Henceforth none other than you has a place in ganga's life." "You tell me... what will be the fate of my love?" "Will i rremain away from your love forever?" "Listen to me carefully, ganga." "You'll have to completely give up your idea of marrying me." "But your courage your character and your thoughts have impressed me." "I grant you a boon that all the sins and pollution of this world and other harmful elements will not render you impure ever in time." "I should leave now." "Please wait." "Before you leave, please answer my question." "If in future you wish to remarry at that time will you accept ganga as your consort?" "Is there such a possibility?" "Can ganga live with this hope?" "It'll never happen so, ganga." "I can't love anybody as much as sati." "And remarriage is only possible with sati's rebirth." "Demon-soldiers!" "Without receiving oblations the demi-gods are getting weaker... dudhambi, go and pollute heaven, it's my order." "As you say, demon-king." "My lord!" "O shiva!" "Please stop!" "O lord... in which direction are you headed?" "This isn't the path to kailash." "Nandi... for me, kailash this world or the entire creation hold no meaning." "Go... go back." "But lord... how can i go back?" "Nandi is nothing without you." "You've lost your wife, my lord but i've also lost my mother." "Moreover by distancing me from yourself you wish to take away the support of shiva, my father." "O lord... how do i answer your questions, nandi?" "I've failed to answer the many questions that have arisen with sati's death." "I'll drown myself in darkness forever in order to find the answers to them." "O mountain-king... today, i've come to you with a request for protecting the demi-gods." "Order me, o brahma." "Tarakasura, the one who injured you has wreaked havoc in heaven." "He has polluted the demi-gods with bones and meat." "He has even polluted heaven and forced the demi-gods to flee." "You must be aware that by conquering the earth he has prohibited man from performing rituals." "As a result the demi-gods aren't receving oblations." "Purifying the demi-gods and heaven is necessary to benefit mankind." "This is only possible when your daughter ganga, flows as a river in heaven." "Forgive me, o brahma." "Forgive me." " No, mother." "Ganga will surely go to heaven." "Because without shiva living a meaningless life is not her future." "But before leaving for heaven, ganga takes an oath that she'll return to earth only when shiva himself, summons her." "O lady... please don't feel aggrieved." "You'll soon give birth to another daughter who'll not transform into a river." "And that daughter will fulfill all your dreams." "We're responsible for whatever that happened with sati." "Shiva was right sati wasn't worthy of him." "But we still insisted sati to marry him." "But this time this time, adi shakti will surely be born in human form but she'll be complete." "Worthy of shiva in every way." "The daughter that brahma has promised menavati will be none but adi shakti." "In other words, shiva's future consort." "Whose arrival will infuse shiva's life with such joy that he'll forget all his sorrow." "On whose arrival shiva will bond with this world again." "Whose arrival will complete the holy trinity and the cycle of creation will continue unperturbed." "Shiva's reunion with adi shakti will also be the reason for the evil tarkasura's death." "And the world will be relieved of his tyranny." "But my lord... if tarakasura comes to know then won't he try everything possible to slay her?" "Don't worry, goddess." "This form of adi shakti will be capable of protecting herself." "At no cost will tarakasura gain such courage that he'll be able to harm this form of adi shakti." "Menavati... i'm adi shakti." "You, your husband himavan and daughter ganga protected the body part of my form as sati." "Remember, before taking ganga to heaven brahma promised you a daughter." "A girl of beauty and virtue worshipped in the three worlds this daughter will help you fulfill every desire and dream of yours as a mother." "I'll be born as that daughter in your womb, menavati." "O teacher!" "Find out quickly whether the demi-gods are plotting against us." "What are you thinking, teacher?" "Why such delay?" "Don't you know how valuable each moment is to me?" "And don't forget, teacher that as my teacher it's your duty to consent to every decision of the student that is for his well-being." "Tarakasura... your thought is unjust." "But i... i'm bound by the duty of a teacher." "And because of that promise i'll have to find a solution to protect you." "Chakri!" "Order me, o sire." "Assume the form of an enchanting fairy and go to indraloka (land of indra)." "There, you'll get news of all the significant happenings of the world." "And until you don't get news about the demi-gods shiva and adi shakti till then, remain there." "And yes..." "as soon as you get the news then you should come and inform us immediately." "Go now!" "As you say, teacher." "O lord, please stop!" "No, my lord... no... please don't abandon me, lord." "Don't... don't do it, my lord." "I'll wait for you, lord at this very place forever... but my lord i can't bear your separation in this form." "Hence, i'll assume the form of a stone." "So that i don't realise the pain." "When you return from your journey i'll resume my natural state when you touch me." "O lord... o lady... why do i feel that your body is in heaven but your heart is far away?" "I love shiva." "And i wish to marry him." "Had i known that it's possible then i'd have waited for him all my life." "But i know that there's no place for me in his heart." "He has clearly told me that he'll marry sati alone when she's reborn." "If this is so then shiva will marry soon." "Because adi shakti is going to be reborn in the womb of your mother, menavati." "Meaning... shiva will marry your sister." "How do you know?" "Adi shakti herself, has promised your mother." "In the balaji temple your sister shiva's future wife is going to be reborn." "Today adi shakti will be born as the daughter of himavan and menavati." "It'll be an auspicious day for the world." "This world will forever celebrate this day." "Just like how the blessing of goddess saraswati spreads knowledge and wisdom... just like how the grace of goddess lakshmi bestows wealth and prosperity." "Similarly adi shakti's form will grant peace and joy to the world." "Baharupa, i'm sending you on an important mission." "Change your form and head south there's a temple of balaji there." "There, you will have to slay a new born girl." "As you say, demon-king." "Mena... where are you taking her?" "The heat was troubling her that's why i was taking her out for fresh air." "Alright." "Mena!" "Then... mena!" "Mena!" "Mena, our daughter... our daughter?" "Where's our daughter?" "!" "Guards!" "Attendants!" "A woman, in the guise of the queen, has abducted our daughter." "She wouldn't have gone far head out in all directions and find her." "Who was that woman?" "Why didn't you stop her?" "Where did she take our daughter?" "After falling into this volcano let alone being alive even the remains of your corpse won't be found." "The time to liberate the fairy baharupa from indra's curse, has come." "Baharupa the fairy?" "Yes." "She was a fairy in indra's court." "Indra cursed her to become a demoness." "Only adi shakti can liberate her from the curse." "O mother!" "Mother, accept my salutations." "You've fulfilled your promise." "Mother... i intended to kill you then but my true intention was to die by your hands." "So that i can be free of my curse and return to my true form." "So that i can go back to heaven and take my place again." "Mother... you're gracious i bow to you." "Salutations, mother!" "O vishnu, you answered a mother's plea." "I'm blessed, o lord!" "Praise be to narayana!" "My salutations to sage narada." "Mountain-king himavan and queen menavati you need not fear for your daugher at all." "She's capable of protecting herself." "No power in this world can harm her." "You can rest your worries." "She'll be the supreme among all women." "And all the virtues are manifest in her." "The entire creation will know your daughter by the name of parvati." "The world is sure to be uplifted by her." "It'd be advisable that parvati lives in sage dadhichi's hermitage." "There, she'll learn about shiva." "And knowing shiva is attaining him." "O king... there's no time to think." "In some time, your kingdom will be attacked by the nagas." "And you'll have to fight them for long." "During the war you'll not be able to attend to your family." "I request you to leave behind queen menavati and parvati with us here." "Until you return from the war, both of them will be safe in our hermitage." "The favour that you've done to us by protecting sati's body part we'll be able to return the obligation by taking care of your family." "O sage, protecting sati's body part was my duty." "But at this time, leaving behind my family in your care seems right." "Time passed by and mother adi shakti grew up as parvati." "But away from this all, shiva was completely lost in meditation." "Parvati, what have you done?" "!" "Look, dear..." "this is the holy ash." "Shiva smears it on his body." "Vishnu is our god." "He likes sandal paste." "It isn't right to play with ashes." "Go, wash your hands." "Oh!" "See, what have you done!" "You smeared the ash all over your face." "You've increased my work." "I'll have to make the sandal paste again." "Come here." "O queen, don't worry i'll make the sandal paste for lord vishnu." "O queen, why do you forget that your daughter is adi shakti." "It's natural for her to love shiva's ash." "And you can never keep her away from this ash." "Sit near the sage, don't go anywhere." "Ok." "Parvati!" "See, sage dadhichi queen menavati seated her here just now she has gone back there again." "If she catches her again then she'll be upset." "No, sage." "The mother's repeated attraction to that place doesn't seem usual to me." "This place surely has some connection to her." "We're unable to understand it." "Mother's eagerness is a clear indication that there's something there." "Definitely." "Master!" "My spade is stuck." "There's surely something here." "Careful." "Whatever it is, it shouldn't be damaged." "Master, it's a 'damru' (hand-drum.)." "This is undoubtedly shiva's damru!" "Who knows when and why it came here!" "None except shiva can lift it." "Praise be to shiva, the supreme!" "Please begin." "It's strange that nobody saw the damru." "And nobody knows where shiva went in order to reside in isolation." "It's miraculous for this damru to separate from him and come here." "This is the divinity of shiva." "Wherever he might be he connects to his devotees in one way or another." "But i think that this damru isn't here for his devotees." "The sound of shiva's damru!" "Undoubtedly it's shiva." "The lord's here!" "Where's parvati?" "!" "Parvati!" "Impossible!" "The damru that none of the sages could even shake the mother lifted it in her childhood, itself!" "I can see divinity in this incident!" "My doll won't accept your doll as his wife." "Go away... my doll won't accept your doll's lordship, either." "I don't want my doll's marriage to yours." "Whom will i marry?" "Who will be my husband?" "What is it, dear?" "Why are you sad?" "Master, i've been asking for long, who will my husband be?" "But nobody answers me." "Tell me, master, who'll my husband be?" "Whom will i marry?" "At such a young age parvati thinks about marriage... tell me, master, who'll my husband be?" "Come, dear." "I'll tell you who will be your husband." "He'll be your husband." "You'll marry him." "Master, who is this?" "What's his name?" "He's the lord of this universe." "The remover of the world's obstacles." "He's the god of gods, shiva." "You'll marry him." "Will shiva be my husband?" "Will i marry shiva?" "Mother, he's shiva." "He's the lord of the universe." "I'll marry him." "Parvati!" "What are you saying?" "I told you not to even utter shiva's name." "And you're talking about marrying him!" "This idol..." "who gave you this idol?" "Tell me, who gave you this idol?" "Aren't you all ashamed?" "You talk about marriage to this little girl!" "And you... henceforth, you won't do anything without my permission." "Whatever you do..." "you'll do so in my presence." "In this manner, for years, menavati kept trying to keep parvati away from shiva." "She kept trying to change the course of destiny." "But parvati was lost in shiva." "In this manner, many years passed by... by taking care of my daughter and wife for so many years without any expectations you've done me a great favour." "Without expectations?" "No, himavan." "We do have a motive." "I didn't understand, sage." "These years spent in the service of your daughter is matter of honour for us, o king." "Because your daughter is adi shakti in the form of parvati." "Her birth is for marriage to shiva." "No, sage." "Marriage to shiva?" "This... this isn't possible." "I've promised the king of kampalya that i'll marry my daughter to his son." "Then you'll have to break this promise, king." "Because shiva and parvati's marriage cannot be stopped by anybody." "Prajapati daksha..." "mother prasudhi!" "I'm blessed!" "I was destined to meet you in kashi." "Daughter... seek their blessings." "He's the propagator of this world." "The parents of all mankind." "Go... may you be happy always!" "Sati... no... she's my daughter, parvati." "Parvati?" "But by touching her i felt as if my sati has returned." "Can i visit the temple?" " Sure." "Go ahead, i'll join you." "Please tell me how come you both are here?" "Atonement." "Atonement for a grave sin." "Our daughter, sati was a form of adi shakti." "She was destined to marry shiva." "But because of our ignorance we created situations due to which we lost our daughter." "Shiva lost his wife." "He went into seclusion." "And this world was rendered unstable." "Go on, himavan, seek the blessings of shiva." "It's a father's duty to inspire his children towards greatnes." "If the child has chosen him for his worth then the father should support his child in every way to reach his destiny." "When the time comes don't make the mistake that i did." "Because the consequences of it will be very tragic and painful." "And it becomes impossible for any father to liberate himself from this sin." "O hermit... i've come to donate my daughter in your service." "I request you to accept her." "Come, dear." "No!" "This can never happen!" "Never!" " Mena... what happened?" "Did you see a dream?" "Parvati... where's parvati?" "O lord, where's our daughter parvati?" "Mena... - parvati!" "Come, let's search." "Parvati!" "Parvati!" " Parvati!" "Parvati!" "Parvati!" " Did anybody see parvati go by?" "We didn't see her." "Go and search throughout kashi." " Yes, my lord." "Come with us." "Parvati!" " Parvati!" "Praise be to shiva!" "Praise be to shiva!" ""You're the master of the three worlds, o innocent one..."" ""we bow to thee with devotion..."" ""you're the master of the three worlds, o innocent one..."" ""we bow to thee with devotion..."" ""praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""You're the master of the three worlds, o innocent one..."" ""we bow to thee with devotion..."" ""praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""We've sought refuge in you..."" ""we've sought refuge in you..."" ""we've sought refuge in you..."" ""o innocent lord, the greatest!"" ""O innocent lord, the greatest!"" ""Smeared with ashes, we offer you milk."" ""We bathe you with curd and honey..."" ""oblations of rice and sweetmeat please you..."" ""praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" "O king... get my daughter out of this place." "She has gone mad!" "She has smeared ash and dances with these mendicants!" "Praise be to the innocent lord!" "Praise be to the innocent lord!" "Parvati!" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" ""Praise be to shiva, the supreme one!"" "How many times have i warned you, but you refuse to listen!" "I told you to stay away from those mendicants!" "But you've crossed your limits today." "You were dancing with those vagabonds... - mena!" "What are you doing?" "And what wrong has she done?" "Calm down." "I'll talk to your mother." "Come." "Let's go, come." "Let me tell you one thing clearly, my lord." "I don't have any objections to worshipping shiva but my daughter and shiva will never marry." "A jungle-dwelling yogi can have no relations with my daughter." "You've to be patient." "Your anxiety is beyond my understanding." "What's there to understand?" "The reason for parvati's attachment to shiva is sage dadhichi and sage markandeya." "Know one thing... parvati's union with a renunciate is only possible after my death." " Mena!" "What have you uttered!" "What was the need to talk about life and death?" "There's no other way out." "No other way to explain to parvati." "And the path that you've chosen is that right?" "You didn't think even once that if parvati comes to know of this then her tender heart will be dealt such a blow!" "Have you ever thought about it?" "O lord... forgive me." "Forgive me." "Wait!" "Who are you?" "Who am i?" "Who am i?" "I'm you, parvati." "And you're me." "I didn't understand." "Even i couldn't understand." "And when i did by then, it was too late." "But i've understood everything." "Like me, shiva means everything to you." "It's good that i found you." "Do you know my mother is furious with me." "That's why i've come to take this damru away from her eyes." "But it's good that i met you." "You can keep it as my deposit." "You'll find peace." "I'm telling the truth." "Deposit?" " Yes." "I'll ask you for it when mother starts respecting it." "And what if it doesn't happen?" "It will." "Mother has to accept." "I'll make her accept." "It'll take time." "Mother is furious today." "But i'll await her acceptance." "Yes, parvati." "That's the difference between you and me." "Patience is the most required to attain shiva completely." "Patience is what i lacked." "Sati is an impatient parvati." "And parvati is a patient sati." "You haven't answered my question." "Will you keep my deposit safely?" "But how can i take it?" "I came here to tell you that keep it with you till it doesn't reach its destined place." "What's happening with you happened with me as well." "But you don't make the mistake that i did." "What happened with you?" "Just like how this damru reached you similarly i also received something." "What happened then?" "Then... i couldn't understand its significance." "Even though i understood it i couldn't get to its underlying truth." "In order to attain oneself i don't need to be carried away or go astray." "Why did you do so?" "Just like how your mother doesn't want similarly my father also didn't want." "Our stories are similar." "Our stories are the same." "This life is a moment in the journey of life where one life ends and the other begins." "The objective that one life fails to attain then the new life that has begun on the basis of the past life attains the unfulfilled objective." "The journey from one life to the next is called the journey of the soul." "Today... sati's journey will end and goddess parvati will move ahead on that path which will lead her to shiva." "The saga of love and devotion that remained incomplete in sati's life will now be completed by parvati." "But your mother will surely oppose it." "What will you do then?" "After hearing your story my resolve has become firm." "I'll keep this damru with me." "I'll worship it." "And also fulfill mother's orders until she doesn't accept it." "Today, my yearning for you and the pain of separation has ended." "Today, sati has become true to her name." "Today, i've realised that we'll unite and that union will complete us." "Today, sati's role ends because parvati's role has begun, o shiva." "I'll touch him through your hands." "I'll see him through your eyes." "I'll hear his voice through your ears." "Everything will now begin with you, parvati." "Bring your shiva back into your world." "Into our world." "I'll leave now, take care of our shiva." "Praise be to king himavan!" "Praise be to king himavan!" "Praise be to queen menavati!" "Praise be to princess parvati!" "Praise be to king himavan!" "Praise be to king himavan!" "Praise be to queen menavati!" "Praise be to princess parvati!" "See this, parvati." "The most beautiful place in our kingdom." "The himalayan empire!" "Isn't it beautiful?" "Do you know there are many peaks in the himalayan range." "Many sages and wise men live there." "And that's the most beautiful peak of the himalayas." "Mount kailash!" "And in the north there's the unique amarnath cave." "I've also heard that even the demi-gods reside in the himalayan slopes." "Master, you told me that he's my husband but you didn't tell me when and where i'll meet him." "Daughter..." "you're going to the place where he resides." "Your husband shiva will meet you in the himalayas." "O lord..." "shiva and parvati's union should've happend by now." "O goddess, you're correct." "But whatever happens in the world is bound by time and destiny." "Nobody gets anything more than fated or before time." "There's still time for shiva and parvati's union." "But why, o lord?" "The biggest obstacle in this union is shiva's seclusion." "As long as shiva doesn't come out of his meditative state until then, how much ever we may try we'll not be able to attain the results." "Shiva's inner soul has dried up of all love." "That's why... firstly we should infuse shiva's soul with love and appreciation for beauty." "But my lord... how can you make the stream of love flow in his heart?" "How can this difficult task be accomplished?" "And now..." "this is even more necessary." "Because goddess parvati has grown up now." "Parvati!" "Parvati, where were you?" "We've been looking for you." "Where did you vanish?"