| PADMA PURAN Section 1 - Shrishti Khand
Chapter 54 - Ahalya
The
lord said :
2. He made convenient (i.e. easy) what was difficult to be accomplished by the wise, and by the celibate sages, and which was difficult for gods, demons and men.
3. Which man, but Adrohaka, is capable of conquering the sexual desire, which is naturally difficult (to overcome)? O brahman, he (i.e. Adrohak) aloneis a man who has conquered everything.
4-5a. Suresa (i.e. Indra) had vaginal marks (on his body) because of having outraged Ahalya only. Then again, due to the favour of Goddess (Indrakshi), he, became well-known as Sahasraksh (one having a thousand eyes). This is known in the entire mobile and immobile world.
The
brahman said :
The
lord said :
8b-9a. Since then in the hearts of the regents of the quarters, with their minds overcome with the passion of love, and in the heart of the lord of Saci (i.e. Indra) fascination for her has remained like a dart.
9b-10a. ‘This (young girl) who is a gem (among women) and who is well-dressed and of an excellent complexion, is given to a brahma?a, by disregarding the regents of quarters. What shall I do now?’
10b-11. Thinking like this, (Indra) again saw her excellent form when she was in youth, through Maya (magical power). Thinking again, he went to the place of Gautam.
12. Listen from me (i.e. as I tell you) what happened after he had gone there. That (sage) Gautam once went for a bath to Pushkar.
13. The chaste wife was engrossed in cleansing the house and (arranging) household things. She was intent upon preparing the offering to the deities and (the lord of) dwelling.
14-16. She (kept ready) the fuel for the sacrificial rite, and collected things for (her husband’s) daily rites. In the meanwhile, Indra assumed the form of the great sage and gladly entered the (sage’s) hut. The chaste and loyal wife, seeing her husband became active to collect things with faith at the chamber (where the images) of the deities (were placed). Then Indra, who had taken up the sage’s form, and who was excited, said to her:
17. “I am overcome with the passion of love; give me a kiss etc.” In the meanwhile (i.e. at that time), she bashfully said (these) words:
18-19a. “O lord, please do not ask me to give up the acts etc. (being done) for the deities. O sage, O you who know dharma, (please) do not ask me to give up the acts (being done by me) for the deities and the like. You know the entire purpose of pious deeds. This desire at this time, now, is not proper.”
19b-22a. Then he, who seeing her all-beautiful form was overpowered by the passion of love (said to her:) “O darling, enough (of such words); (please) do not talk (like this). A dart has come up in my heart. That woman is a loyal, faithful and devoted wife, who always does what should and should not be done in accordance with what the husband says. She who disobeys his order, especially at (i.e. for) coitus, has her religious merit lost, and she meets with misfortune.”
22b-23a. She said: “O sage, things required for theworship of gods are (kept ready). Other daily pieces of work are also done. Why do you want to make a change in them?”
23b-24. He said to the chaste woman there: “Give me an embrace etc., by giving up the fear in your mind, as I had given them to you.” Thus speaking to her, he embraced her, and did what he had desired.
25-26a. In the meanwhile, O brahman, the sage, after he had started his meditation, understood the sinful deed of Indra. Quickly he went (back) and stood at the region of the door.
26b-27. Indra, seeing the sage, entered a cat’s body; and walked in the manner of the wind (i.e. fast). The sage said to (i.e. asked) him there: “Who are you, who have taken up a cat’s form?”
28. Due to fear, Indra stood with palms of his hands joined, before the sage. Seeing Indra before him, the best sage became angry.
29-3la. (The sage said:) “Since for amorous pleasure, you have done such a fraudulent and rash act, therefore, there will be a thousand vaginas on the limbs (of your body). O you most sinful one, your genital organ shall fall here (only). O fool, get (away) from my presence to the heavenly abode of gods: Best sages, men, and Siddhs with serpents (will) see you.”
31b-32a. Speaking thus (to Indra), that greatest sage asked that loyal, devoted wife, who was weeping. (He said:) “What a terrible deed you have met with now?”
32b-33a. She, thus addressed, and frightened and trembling, said to her husband: “O lord, (please) forgive me (for) the deed which I did through ignorance.”
The
sage said :
35-37. She, who was afflicted, said to him: “(Please) bring about the end of the curse”. When she spoke thus, the sage Gautam, who was overwhelmed with pity, and also overpowered with anger, said (these) words: “When Dashrath’s son Ram, (the incarnation of) Vishu, will come to the forest with Sita and Lakshman and seeing you remaining on the path, afflicted, dry and bodiless (i.e. just a skeleton), he, laughing, will say in the presence of Vashishth :
38. ‘Why is this form dry, of the form of bones and (like) a dead body? I have, O brahman, never before seen such a form (a like of which) does not exist in the world.’
39-40. Then Vashishth will tell the old account as it had taken place to the illustrious Ram, i. e. Vishnu, who would take up a human form. Hearing the words of Vashishth, Ram, well-versed in the code of conduct will say: 'She is absolutely faultless. It is the fault of Indra.’
41. When Ram will speak thus, you will give up your censured form, and taking up a divine form, you will come (back) to my house.”
42-43. Gautam, having thus cursed her, went to a forest to practise penance. Then she, of an extremely dry form, lay on the path like that (i.e. as was said by Gautam). And as a result of Ram’s words, she came back to Gautam. Gautam too dwells with her in heaven today.
44. Indra too, being ashamed, remained in water for a long time. Remaining in water, he eulogized the goddess called Indrakshi.
45. The goddess delighted by his eulogy, and being very much pleased, went and said to him: “Take a boon from me.”
46-47a. Then Indra, the conqueror of enemies’ cities, said to her: “O goddess, due to your favour, I may give up the ugly form caused by the sage’s curse, and may, as before, get (back) the kingdom of gods.”
47b-50a. To him the goddess said: “O lord of gods, to destroy that blemish caused by thesage’s curse, gods like Brahma alone are capable, I am not able (to do so). But I shall find out such an idea as you will (i.e. your sores will) not be noticed by people. You will have a thousand eyes which will have a thousand (forms resembling) vulva; (and) being famous as ‘Thousand-eyed’ you will rule well over (your) kingdom; and due to my boon your penis will be like a goat’s scrotum.”
50b. Saying so, the mother of the world vanished there only. Indra, adored by best gods, still lives in heaven. O best brahman, such was Indra’s condition due to lust.
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