Passage 33

In English

replied, “ (liberation) and the attainment of Divinity are not ordained for unmarried women.” said, “The only difference is in the body and the mind, and not in the ” said, “The moment you are married, you will attain ” said, “That is impossible, for I have surrendered myself entirely to God already. Such being the case, do I have no possibility of attaining ?” As this dispute was going on, intervened and said, “Mother, you can get married. What are you going to lose?” She thought for a while and considered the contents of all the and . She then said, “All right then, I shall have a one-day marriage.” Even was perplexed as to what this one-day marriage meant. said, “A marriage is a marriage, be it for a day or a hundred years. So, I shall have a one-day marriage; who is ready to accept this?” One of the sages, named , agreed. - as the mantra was being chanted, and the sage tied the marital knot, immediately broke it and promptly attained liberation. Thus, attained her goal without transgressing her vows or any of the Sastric injunctions.