Brahma Vaivarta Purana
The Wedding of Durväsä and Kandali
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
71.Conscious again, the sage decided to give up his life. Sitting in a yoga posture, he held his breath. 72.-73.Wearing saffron garments and splendid tilaka, holding a staff and parasol, dark-complexioned, glowing with spiritual splendor, peaceful, wise, a great philosopher and the guru of the knowers of the Vedas, a smiling brähmana boy suddenly approached the sage. 74.Seeing Him, Durväsä respectfully bowed down, offered Him a seat, and worshiped Him with devotion. 75.The brähmaëa boy spoke a blessing. The sight of the boy and His blessing made the sage's sufferings go far away. 76.Staying for a moment, the philosopher boy, learned in the scriptures of right conduct, spoke a flood of nectar words explaining what is right. 77.The boy said: By the mercy of my guru's mantra I know everything. O brähmaëa, how can I ask you about the Supreme Truth when you are tormented by grief in this way? 78.A brähmaëa's duty is austerity. By austerity one attains everything in the three worlds. What are you doing now that you have renounced your duty of austerity? 79.Who is the husband? Who is the wife? To cheat the fools in the three material worlds, Lord Kåñëa employs His illusory potency to make them think they are husbands and wives. 80.Your wife was an illusion. Now she is gone. She was not true. She was only an illusion.
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