[Advaita-l] Maha Pativrataas

[Divya Meedin]

Right, thanks, sir.

Would be grateful for help with the other stories, too.

Thanks,
Divya

On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 11:42 AM, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Yahoo2 <nsridhar108 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I think Damayanti mentioned is the wife of Nala, the king of Nishada.
> > Damayanti is the daughter of King Bhima   of Vidharba. Nalacharitra is
> part
> > of Mahabharata.
> >
>
> OK. It is quite possible that Nala Charitra is more ancient than Ramayana.
> It is only a story retold in the Mahabharata.  That way there is nothing
> of  odd about Sita mentioning this name.
>
>
>
> >
> > On V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>,
> > 08-Jul-2018 9:34 AM wrote:
> >
> > 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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