Then Narada resolved to fulfil the wish of Anasuya to beget sons equal to Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. He greatly praised the glory of Anasuya and her chastity. Narada went to Sarasvati, Lakshmi and Parvati, ate before them the fried iron-ball-gram and gave them also a little of it. Anasuya put the iron ball in the frying pan, meditated on the form of her husband and put a few drops of water which were used in washing the feet of her husband on the iron ball. Then Narada came to Anasuya and requested her to fry the iron-ball-gram. Then Narada said, “O Devis! See, I will get it fried by Anasuya, wife of Atri Maharishi, a great Pativrata who lives in the earth-plane”. Narada afterwards went to Mahalakshmi and Parvati and requested them to fry the iron ball. Sarasvati laughed and said, “O Rishi Narada! How can this iron ball be fried? How can this be eaten?”. I will eat this iron-ball-gram during my travel”. Once Narada took a small ball of iron–the size of a gram-grain–to Sarasvati and said to her, “O Sarasvati Devi! Please fry this iron ball. She did severe Tapas for a very long time in order to beget sons equal to Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. She served her husband with intense devotion. She was well established in Pativrata Dharma. She was the wife of Atri Maharishi, a great sage and one of the Sapta Rishis. Anasuya is generally quoted as the model of chastity.
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