Baal Kaanda
24 - Siva's boon to Rati (Cuper's consort)
Chaupais
Description
When Sri Krisna will descend in the line of Yadu to relieve the earth of its heavy burden, your lord will be born again as His son (Pradyumna); this prediction of Mine can never be untrue. Hearing the words of Sarkara, Rati went away. I now proceed to relate the subsequent part of the story. When Brahm (the Creator) and the other gods received all the tidings, they repaired to Vaikuntha (the abode of God Visnu). Thence all the gods, including Visnu and Virancs (Brahm), went where the all-merciful Siva was. They severally extolled and won the pleasure of the Lord whose crest is adorned by the crescent. Siva, who is an ocean of compassion and has a bull emblazoned on His standard, said, Tell me, immortals, what has brought you here? To this Brahm replied, Lord, You are the inner controller of all; even then, my master, my devotion to You urges me to make the following submission (1-4)