This is followed by 'Achman' (drinking of holy water after accepting it in the palm of the hand), which helps to wash off the sins committed by action, thought and speech. This is done by the chanting of the following mantras:Įxplanation: Whoever contemplates upon Vishnu gets automatically purified, both mentally and physically. They then perform 'Atma Puja' for self-purification. At the commencement of the Aarti the Pujaris speak aloud the 108 names of the Goddess, which are as under: Only general explanations of the mantras have been attempted. In these texts, however, Parvati is not explicitly identified with Matangi.The various mantras chanted during Aarti are given hereunder. This tale is also found in many Bengali Mangalkavyas. After the love-making, Parvati asked Shiva to grant her wish that her form as a Chandalini (the Chandala female form in which Shiva made love to her) might last forever as Uchchhishta-Chandalini and that her worship in this form precede his for his worship to be considered fruitful. Further, they made love when Shiva himself changed into a Chandala and recognized the Chandala woman as his wife.

Shiva replied that he is the one gives fruit to all penance and took her hand and kissed her. She told Shiva that she had come to do penance. She is dressed in red and had a lean figure and large breasts and performs a seductive dance to lure him. In the evening, Parvati returns to Shiva's abode disguised as a Chandala huntress.

She agrees to grant sexual favours but at the appropriate time. The disgusted Parvati was about to curse the ornament-seller, when she realizes by her yogic powers that it was none other than Shiva. In order to test her fidelity, the disguised Shiva asked for sex in return. The lovesick Shiva went to Himalaya's abode disguised as an ornament seller and sold shell ornaments to Parvati. Parvati agreed and went to her father Himalaya's place, where she stayed for many days. The reluctant Shiva agreed on the condition that if she did not return in a few days, he would come to fetch her. The Pranotasani Tantra and Naradpancharatra narrates that once Parvati longed to go back to her maternal house for some days and asked Shiva's permission to do so.

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