[Advaita-l] Maha Pativrataas

[Divya Meedin]

Thanks very much for this resource, Ramakrishnan-ji. Pranams.

On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Please consult the book by Vettam Mani, The Puranic Encyclopaedia
>
> https://archive.org/stream/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft#page/n0/mode/1up
>
> But annoyingly, it’s indexed by the English of the transliteration.
>
> Ramakrishnan
>
> On Sat, Jul 7, 2018 at 11:04 PM Divya Meedin via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > 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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