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(After Her Divine Play of producing Ganesha from the dust of Her Body and assigning Him as the Lord of the Ganas) Once again She played Her Divine Play for the purpose of getting another Son; She Who is of excellent Complexion now...... planted an excellent Bud (or Sapling) of Ashoka Tree; She, of Auspicious Face (tended it like a Son),

That (Sapling) grew as She tended it with care (like a Son); She Who is of Auspicious Nature (thus set an example for mankind), (Once) with Brihaspati in front, the Vipras (Sages) (were going); With the Lord of Heaven (i.e. Brihaspati) leading them (they came there),

In that place, the divine Sages told Her: Devi, Please tell this, O Bhavani, You have manifested for the well-being of the World,

Mostly, the World loves the fruit of Son, and to obtain Sons and Grandsons (become the aim of life of common man), The Persons without Son for the most part are seen taking recourse to the Divine (to get a Son),

The Devi said: Like, he, the wise man, who digs a Kupa (Well) in a place where there is no Water...... (and by its merit) Stays in Heaven for as many years as the drops of Water in it (i.e. for many many years),...

... (Similarly) (the merit of digging) a Vapi (Pond) is equal to (the merit of digging) Ten Kupas (Wells); (The merit of digging) a Hrada (Lake) is equal to (the merit of digging) Ten Vapis (Ponds), (The merit of rearing) a Putra (Son) (a good son who will do good to the world) is equal to (the merit of digging) Ten Hradas (Lakes), (And) (The merit of planting) a Druma (Tree) (and bringing it up) is equal to (the merit of rearing) Ten Putras (Sons) (because a Tree provides enormous benefits to mankind throughout its life, and most of it are unseen), This indeed is my Maryada (Moral Custom set for others to follow) which I established for the welfare of the World.