The Pracetās End their Austerity
Chapter Thirty
The Pracetās End their Austerity
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vidura uvāca
ye tvayābhihitā brahman
sutāḥ prācīnabarhiṣaḥ
te rudra-gītena hariṁ
siddhim āpuḥ pratoṣya kām
Vidura said: O brāhmaṇa! What did the sons of Prācīnabarhi, whom you mentioned, attain after satisfying the Lord by chanting the song of Śiva?
In the Thirtieth Chapter, the Pracetās, by praising the Lord, obtain a boon from him. They leave the water, burn the trees, marry the daughter of the trees and then rule the kingdom happily.
Vidura desires to hear the rest of the story concerning the Pracetās, after hearing about the deliverance of their father Prācīnabarhi by Nārada’s instructions, which was narrated in the middle of the discussion of the Pracetās. Satisfying the Lord, what boon did they receive?
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kiṁ bārhaspatyeha paratra vātha
kaivalya-nātha-priya-pārśva-vartinaḥ
āsādya devaṁ giriśaṁ yadṛcchayā
prāpuḥ paraṁ nūnam atha pracetasaḥ
Disciple of Bṛhaspati! What excellent benediction did the Pracetās, dear associates of Śiva, achieve in this world and the next, after meeting him?
Disciple of Bṛhaspati! It is well known that Maitreya and Uddhava became disciples of Bṛhaspati to obtain some particular knowledge. What best thing did the Pracetās obtain in this world and the next? What did they do to meet with Śiva? What is the description of the Pracetās, who got the mercy of Śiva?
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maitreyaḥ uvāca
pracetaso 'ntar udadhau
pitur ādeśa-kāriṇaḥ
japa-yajñena tapasā
purañjanam atoṣayan
Maitreya said: Following the instructions of their father within the ocean, the Pracetās satisfied the Supreme Lord by chanting Śiva’s prayer and by austerity.
They satisfied the Lord (purañjanam) by chanting Śiva’s prayer (japa-yajñena).
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