देवहूती

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

(I)--a daughter of स्वायम्भुव Manu, and sister of Priyavrata and उत्तानपाद; wife of Kardama and mother of Kapila; फलकम्:F1:  भा. II. 7. 3; III. १२. २७, ५५-6; २१. 3; २२. 9; VIII. 1. 5.फलकम्:/F heard of Kardama's greatness from नारद and fixed her mind on him; accepted by Kardama; seeing her playing with balls in her mansion विश्वावसु fell down in a fit of stupour; married Kardama with gifts from her parents; devoted herself to her husband's service like पार्वती to शिव; enjoyed his company in an aerial car well furnished with new cloths and ornaments after her bath in the सरस्वतिसरस्, where she was attended by many maids; roamed in all lovely parks throughout the earth. After a hundred years of enjoyment देवहूती gave birth to nine daughters at a time, when Kardama told her of his depar- ture for yoga; देवहूती requested means for protection of herself and the new-born ones; was told that विष्णु would be born in her womb and he would bring comfort to her. Soon she gave birth to Lord Kapila when ब्रह्मा and other seers called on Kardama. After they left, Kardama got his daughters married, and after praising Kapila, and with his permission he went away for penance. Heard all relating to the साङ्ख्य शास्त्र from Kapila and spoke in praise of him. Following the path prescribed by Kapila she attained निर्- वाण। The place where she attained siddhi became known as शिद्धपद। फलकम्:F2:  Ib. VIII. Chh. २२ to २४ (whole); ३३. 1-३१; IV. I. 1 and १०.फलकम्:/F From her, Hari manifested Himself for imparting धर्म and ज्ञान। फलकम्:F3:  Ib. VIII. 1. 5.फलकम्:/F

(II)--the wife of पुरूरवस्. वा. 2. १६. [page२-130+ २२]

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

DEVAHŪTĪ : A daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu, the son of Brahmā. The Manu had two sons called Priya- vrata and Uttānapāda and three daughters named Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti. Ākūti was married by Ruciprajāpati and Devahūti by Kardamaprajāpati and Prasūti to Dakṣprajāpati. Kapila, the mighty exponent of the Sāṅkhya system of philosophy and great ascetic was the son born to Kardama by Devahūti. Kapila taught his mother the world famous Kapila Śāstra, (Devibhāgavata, Aṣṭama Skandha) and when the teaching was over he bade farewell to her and took to forest life. And, his mother performed a yajña on the lines advised by her son, on the banks of river Sarasvatī. Because she took three baths daily her hairs became a mixture of black and blue in colour and she got emacia- ted due to fasting. She wore the bark of trees. Deva- hūti, who realised all the principles and the truth be- came blind to all external objects like gardens, maids, mansions etc. Thus immersed in meditation she in course of time attained siddhi (realisation). The parti- cular spot on the banks of Sarasvatī where she attained Siddhi is called Siddhapada.


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