[Advaita-l] Maha Pativrataas

[V Subrahmanian]

Nice citation.  Is the Damayanti mentioned here the daughter of Bhima of
Mahabharata?


regards

2018-07-08 10:16 GMT+05:30 Divya Meedin via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>:

> Namaste
>
> In Sundara Kaand of Vaalmiki Ramayana Sarga 24, Lokamaathaa Sita says,
>
> दीनो वा राज्यहीनो वा
> यो मे भर्ता स मे गुरुः ।
> तं नित्यमनुरक्ताऽस्मि
> यथा सूर्यं सुवर्चला ॥
>
> Regardless of whether he is miserable or has lost his kingdom, he, my
> husband, is my lord. I am always in love with him and only him, as
> Suvarcala is with the sun.
>
>
> यथा शची महाभागा
> शक्रं समुपतिष्ठति ।
> अरुन्धती वसिष्ठं च
> रोहिणी शशिनं यथा ।
> लोपामुद्रा यथाऽगस्त्यम्
> सुकन्या च्यवनं यथा ।
> सावित्री सत्यवन्तं च
> कपिलं श्रीमती यथा ।
> सौदासं मदयन्तीव
> केशिनी सगरं यथा ।
> नैषधं दमयन्तीव
> भैमी पतिमनुव्रता ।
> तथाऽहमिक्ष्वाकुवरम्
> रामं पतिमनुव्रता ॥
> Just as the blessed Ṡaci stayed bound to Ṡakra, Arundhati to Vasishṭha,
> Rōhiṇee to the moon, Lōpāmudrā to Agastya, Sukanyā to Cyavana, Sāvitri to
> Satyavanta, Ṡreematee to Kapila, Madayantee to Saudāsa, Kēṡinee to Sagara,
> and
> just as Damayanti, the daughter of Bheema, religiously followed Naishadha,
> I
> follow my husband Rāma, the foremost of Ikshwākus.
>
>
> I require some help in learning more about the stories of these great
> *Pativrataas.*
>
> I have already come across the Sukanyā-Cyavana Upaakhyaanam, and the
> Sāvitri-Satyavanta
> Upaakhyaanaam in Srimad Devi Bhaagavatam.
>
> Could the esteemed members point me to resources containing the stories of
> (1)  Ṡaci-Ṡakra
> (2)  Arundhati-Vasishṭha
> (3)  Rōhiṇee-Chandra
> (4)  Lōpāmudrā-Agastya
> (5)  Ṡreematee-Kapila
> (6)  Madayantee-Saudāsa
> (7)  Kēṡinee-Sagara
> (8)  Damayanti-Naishadha
> (9)  Suvarchala-Surya
>
> Would be grateful for any guidance.
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