Kalika Purana — Chapter 11
KaP 11.1
कालिकापुराणम् एकादशोऽध्यायः त्रिदेवानामेकत्वप्रतिपादनम् अथ कालिका पुराण अध्याय ११ ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। ततः समागताः सर्वे मानसाश्च सनारदाः । विधेः स्मरणमात्रेण वातेनैव विनोदिताः
kālikāpurāṇam ekādaśo'dhyāyaḥ tridevānāmekatvapratipādanam atha kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 11 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tataḥ samāgatāḥ sarve mānasāśca sanāradāḥ | vidheḥ smaraṇamātreṇa vātenaiva vinoditāḥ
The Kālikāpurāṇa, eleventh chapter: the demonstration of the oneness of the three gods. Now the Kālikā Purāṇa, chapter 11. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then all the mind-born ones, together with Nārada, assembled, merely by Brahmā's remembering (them), impelled as if by the wind.
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KaP 11.2
तैः सार्धं ब्रह्मणा शम्भुः सगणो दक्षमन्दिरम् । जगाम मोदयुक्तोऽथ काले तत्कर्मयोगिनि
taiḥ sārdhaṃ brahmaṇā śambhuḥ sagaṇo dakṣamandiram | jagāma modayukto'tha kāle tatkarmayogini
Then Śambhu, with his hosts, together with them and with Brahmā, went full of joy to Dakṣa's house, at the time suited to that business.
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KaP 11.3
गणाः शङ्खाश्च पटहान् डिण्डिमांस्तूर्यवंशकान् । वादयन्तो मुदायुक्ता अनुगच्छन्ति शङ्करम्
gaṇāḥ śaṅkhāśca paṭahān ḍiṇḍimāṃstūryavaṃśakān | vādayanto mudāyuktā anugacchanti śaṅkaram
And the hosts, filled with delight, sounding conches, kettledrums, ḍiṇḍima-drums, trumpets and flutes, follow after Śaṅkara.
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KaP 11.4
केचित्तालं करतलैः कुर्वन्तोंऽघ्रितलस्वनम् । विमानैरतिवेगैः स्वैरनुयान्ति वृषध्वजम्
kecittālaṃ karatalaiḥ kurvantoṃ'ghritalasvanam | vimānairativegaiḥ svairanuyānti vṛṣadhvajam
Some, keeping time with their palms, making a sound with the soles of their feet, follow the bull-bannered one in their own exceedingly swift aerial cars.
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KaP 11.5
कोलाहलं प्रकुर्वन्तस्तथा नानाविधान् रवान् । गणा अनेकाकृतयः शब्दयोगेन निर्ययुः
kolāhalaṃ prakurvantastathā nānāvidhān ravān | gaṇā anekākṛtayaḥ śabdayogena niryayuḥ
Making an uproar and likewise cries of many kinds, the hosts of many shapes went forth with a din.
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KaP 11.6
ततो देवा मुदा युक्ता गन्धर्वाप्सरसो गणाः । वाद्यैर्मोदैस्तथा नृत्यैरन्वीयुर्वृषभध्वजम्
tato devā mudā yuktā gandharvāpsaraso gaṇāḥ | vādyairmodaistathā nṛtyairanvīyurvṛṣabhadhvajam
Then the gods, filled with delight, the gandharvas, the apsarases and the hosts, followed the bull-bannered one with music, with rejoicings and with dances.
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KaP 11.7
तेषां शब्देन विप्रेन्द्रा गन्धर्वाणां गरीयसाम् । गणानाञ्च दिशः सर्वाः पूरिता च वसुन्धरा
teṣāṃ śabdena viprendrā gandharvāṇāṃ garīyasām | gaṇānāñca diśaḥ sarvāḥ pūritā ca vasundharā
By the sound of them, O best of brahmins—of the mighty gandharvas and of the hosts—all the directions were filled, and the earth too.
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KaP 11.8
कामोऽपि सगणः शम्भुं सशृङ्गाररसादिभिः । मोदयन् मोहयन् कायमन्वियात् स समन्वतः
kāmo'pi sagaṇaḥ śambhuṃ saśṛṅgārarasādibhiḥ | modayan mohayan kāyamanviyāt sa samanvataḥ
Kāma too, with his host, along with the erotic sentiment and the rest, delighting and bewildering (all), followed Śambhu's person, (attended) on all sides.
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KaP 11.9
हरौ गच्छति भार्यार्थे तदानीं सकलाः सुराः । ब्रह्माद्या: स्वयमेवाशु वाद्यं चक्रुर्मनोहरम्
harau gacchati bhāryārthe tadānīṃ sakalāḥ surāḥ | brahmādyā: svayamevāśu vādyaṃ cakrurmanoharam
When Hara was going for the sake of a wife, then all the gods, Brahmā and the rest, at once themselves made charming music.
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KaP 11.10
दिशः सर्वाः सुप्रसन्ना बभूवुर्द्विजसत्तमाः । जज्वलुश्चाग्नयः शान्ता: पुष्पवृष्टिरजायत
diśaḥ sarvāḥ suprasannā babhūvurdvijasattamāḥ | jajvaluścāgnayaḥ śāntā: puṣpavṛṣṭirajāyata
All the directions became very clear, O best of the twice-born; the fires blazed up calmly, and a rain of flowers occurred.
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KaP 11.11
ववुर्वाताः सुरभयो वृक्षाश्चापि सुपुष्पिताः । बभूवुः प्राणिनः स्वस्था अस्वस्था येऽपि केचन ॥ श्रीकालिकापुराणे त्रिदेवानामेकत्वप्रतिपादन नामैकादशोऽध्यायः
vavurvātāḥ surabhayo vṛkṣāścāpi supuṣpitāḥ | babhūvuḥ prāṇinaḥ svasthā asvasthā ye'pi kecana || śrīkālikāpurāṇe tridevānāmekatvapratipādana nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Fragrant winds blew, and the trees too came into full flower; living beings became well, even those who were unwell. — In the glorious Kālikāpurāṇa, the eleventh chapter, called the demonstration of the oneness of the three gods.
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KaP 11.12
हंससारसकादम्बा नीलकम्बुश्च चातकाः । चुक्रुशुर्मधुरान् शब्दान् प्रेरयन्त इवेश्वरम्
haṃsasārasakādambā nīlakambuśca cātakāḥ | cukruśurmadhurān śabdān prerayanta iveśvaram
Geese, sārasa cranes, kādamba geese, blue-necked (birds) and cātakas cried out sweet notes, as if urging on the Lord.
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KaP 11.13
भुजगो व्याघ्रकृत्तिश्च जटा चन्द्रकला तथा । जगाम भूषणत्वञ्च तेनापि परिदीपितः
bhujago vyāghrakṛttiśca jaṭā candrakalā tathā | jagāma bhūṣaṇatvañca tenāpi paridīpitaḥ
The serpent, the tiger-skin, the matted locks and the crescent moon became ornaments (for him), and by that too he was made resplendent.
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KaP 11.14
ततः क्षणेन बलिना बलीवर्देन वेगिना । सब्रह्मनारदाद्यैश्च प्राप दक्षालयं हरः
tataḥ kṣaṇena balinā balīvardena veginā | sabrahmanāradādyaiśca prāpa dakṣālayaṃ haraḥ
Then in a moment, by his strong and swift bull, Hara reached Dakṣa's dwelling, together with Brahmā, Nārada and the others.
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KaP 11.15
ततो दक्षो महातेजा अभ्युत्थाय स्वयं हरम् । ब्रह्मादीञ्चाददौ तेषामासनानि यथोचितम्
tato dakṣo mahātejā abhyutthāya svayaṃ haram | brahmādīñcādadau teṣāmāsanāni yathocitam
Then Dakṣa of great splendour rose up himself and gave to Hara, and to Brahmā and the others, seats as was fitting.
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KaP 11.16
कृत्वा यथोचितां तेषां पूजां पाद्यादिभिस्तथा । चकार संविदं दक्षो मुनिभिर्मानसैः पुनः
kṛtvā yathocitāṃ teṣāṃ pūjāṃ pādyādibhistathā | cakāra saṃvidaṃ dakṣo munibhirmānasaiḥ punaḥ
Having offered them due honour with water for the feet and the rest, Dakṣa again made agreement (settled the arrangement) with the mind-born sages.
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KaP 11.17
ततः शुभे मुहूर्ते तु लग्ने च द्विजसत्तमाः । सतीं निजसुतां दक्षो ददौ हर्षेण शम्भवे
tataḥ śubhe muhūrte tu lagne ca dvijasattamāḥ | satīṃ nijasutāṃ dakṣo dadau harṣeṇa śambhave
Then, at an auspicious moment and in an auspicious ascendant, O best of the twice-born, Dakṣa with joy gave his own daughter Satī to Śambhu.
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KaP 11.18
उद्वाहविधिना सोऽपि पाणिं जग्राह हर्षितः । दाक्षायण्या वरतनोस्तदानीं वृषभध्वजः
udvāhavidhinā so'pi pāṇiṃ jagrāha harṣitaḥ | dākṣāyaṇyā varatanostadānīṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
And he too, the bull-bannered one, delighted, then took the hand of Dākṣāyaṇī of lovely body according to the marriage rite.
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KaP 11.19
ब्रह्माश्च नारदाद्याश्च मुनयः सामगीतिभिः । ऋचा यजुर्भिः सुश्राव्यैस्तोषयामासुरीश्वरम्
brahmāśca nāradādyāśca munayaḥ sāmagītibhiḥ | ṛcā yajurbhiḥ suśrāvyaistoṣayāmāsurīśvaram
And Brahmā, and the sages beginning with Nārada, gratified the Lord with Sāman chants and with most pleasing verses of the Ṛg and the Yajus.
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KaP 11.20
वाद्यं चक्रुर्गणाः सर्वे ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । पुष्पवृष्टिञ्च ससृजुर्मेघा गगनसङ्गताः
vādyaṃ cakrurgaṇāḥ sarve nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiñca sasṛjurmeghā gaganasaṅgatāḥ
All the (Śiva's) hosts made music, and the troops of apsarases danced, and the clouds gathered in the sky sent forth a rain of flowers.
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KaP 11.21
अथ शम्भुमुपागत्य गरुडेनातिवेगिना । सार्धं कमलया चेदमुवाच गरुड़ध्वजः
atha śambhumupāgatya garuḍenātiveginā | sārdhaṃ kamalayā cedamuvāca garuḍa़dhvajaḥ
Then the Garuḍa-bannered one, approaching Śambhu on the very swift Garuḍa together with Kamalā, said this:
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KaP 11.22
।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। स्निग्धनीलाञ्जनश्याम शोभया शोभसे हर । दाक्षायण्या यथा चाहं प्रातिलोम्येन पद्मया
|| śrībhagavānuvāca || snigdhanīlāñjanaśyāma śobhayā śobhase hara | dākṣāyaṇyā yathā cāhaṃ prātilomyena padmayā
The Blessed Lord said: O you dark as smooth blue collyrium, you shine in beauty, Hara, with Dākṣāyaṇī, as I do with Padmā — but in the reverse way.
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KaP 11.23
कुरु त्वमनया सार्धं रक्षा देवस्य वा नृणाम्
kuru tvamanayā sārdhaṃ rakṣā devasya vā nṛṇām
Together with her, do you provide protection for the gods and for men.
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KaP 11.24
अनया सह संसारसारिणां मंगलं सदा । कुरु दस्यून् यथायोग्यं हनिष्यसि च शङ्कर
anayā saha saṃsārasāriṇāṃ maṃgalaṃ sadā | kuru dasyūn yathāyogyaṃ haniṣyasi ca śaṅkara
Together with her, always bring about the welfare of those who journey through saṃsāra; and you shall slay the brigands as is fitting, O Śaṅkara.
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KaP 11.25
य एवैनां साभिलाषो दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वाथवा भवेत् । तं हनिष्यसि भूतेश नात्र कार्या विचारणा
ya evaināṃ sābhilāṣo dṛṣṭvā śrutvāthavā bhavet | taṃ haniṣyasi bhūteśa nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Whoever, having seen her or heard of her, becomes filled with desire for her — him you shall slay, O lord of beings; here no deliberation is to be made.
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KaP 11.26
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। एवमस्त्विति सर्वज्ञः प्रोवाच परमेश्वरम् । प्रहृष्टमानसं प्रीत्या प्रसन्नवदनो द्विजाः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || evamastviti sarvajñaḥ provāca parameśvaram | prahṛṣṭamānasaṃ prītyā prasannavadano dvijāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: 'So be it' — thus the all-knowing one, with pleased countenance, O twice-born, said with affection to the Supreme Lord, whose mind was greatly delighted.
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KaP 11.27
अथ ब्रह्मा तदा दृष्ट्वा दक्षजां चारुहासिनीम् । स्मराविष्टमना वक्तं वीक्षांचक्रे तदीयकम्
atha brahmā tadā dṛṣṭvā dakṣajāṃ cāruhāsinīm | smarāviṣṭamanā vaktaṃ vīkṣāṃcakre tadīyakam
Then Brahmā, seeing at that time the sweetly-smiling daughter of Dakṣa, his mind seized by Kāma, gazed upon her face.
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KaP 11.28
मुहुर्मुहुस्तदा ब्रह्मा पश्यति स्म सतीमुखम् । तदेन्द्रियविकारञ्च प्राप्तवानवश: पुनः
muhurmuhustadā brahmā paśyati sma satīmukham | tadendriyavikārañca prāptavānavaśa: punaḥ
Again and again then Brahmā looked at Satī's face, and helplessly he underwent an alteration of his senses.
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KaP 11.29
अथ तस्य पपाताशु तेजो भूमौ द्विजोत्तमाः । तज्जलद्दहनाभासं मुनीनां पुरतस्तदा
atha tasya papātāśu tejo bhūmau dvijottamāḥ | tajjaladdahanābhāsaṃ munīnāṃ puratastadā
Then, O best of the twice-born, his seed fell swiftly to the ground, blazing with the appearance of fire, there before the sages.
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KaP 11.30
ततस्तस्मात् समभवंस्तोयदाः शब्दसंयुताः । सम्बर्तश्च तथावर्तः पुष्करो द्रोण एव च । गर्जन्तश्चाथ मुञ्चन्तस्तोयानि द्विजसत्तमाः
tatastasmāt samabhavaṃstoyadāḥ śabdasaṃyutāḥ | sambartaśca tathāvartaḥ puṣkaro droṇa eva ca | garjantaścātha muñcantastoyāni dvijasattamāḥ
Then from it there arose clouds accompanied by thunder — Saṃvarta and Āvarta, Puṣkara and Droṇa — roaring and releasing waters, O best of the twice-born.
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KaP 11.31
तैस्तु सञ्छादिते व्योम्नि तेषु गर्जत्सु शङ्करः । पश्यन् दाक्षायणीं देवीं भृशं कामेन मोहितः
taistu sañchādite vyomni teṣu garjatsu śaṅkaraḥ | paśyan dākṣāyaṇīṃ devīṃ bhṛśaṃ kāmena mohitaḥ
When the sky had been covered over by them, and while they thundered, Śaṅkara, gazing at the goddess Dākṣāyaṇī, was greatly bewildered by desire.
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KaP 11.32
मोहितोऽप्यथ कामेन तदा विष्णुवचः स्मरन् । इयेष हन्तुं ब्रह्माणं शूलमुद्यम्य शङ्करः
mohito'pyatha kāmena tadā viṣṇuvacaḥ smaran | iyeṣa hantuṃ brahmāṇaṃ śūlamudyamya śaṅkaraḥ
Though bewildered by desire, then, recalling Viṣṇu's words, Śaṅkara raised his trident and sought to slay Brahmā.
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KaP 11.33
शम्भुनोद्यमिते शूले विधिं हन्तुं द्विजोत्तमाः । मरीचिनारदाद्यास्ते चक्रुर्हाहाकृतिं तदा
śambhunodyamite śūle vidhiṃ hantuṃ dvijottamāḥ | marīcināradādyāste cakrurhāhākṛtiṃ tadā
When the trident was raised by Śambhu to slay the Ordainer, O best of the twice-born, Marīci, Nārada and the others then made a cry of 'Alas! Alas!'
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KaP 11.34
दक्षो मैवं मैवमिति पाणिमुद्यम्य शङ्कितः । वारयामास भूतेशं क्षिप्रमेत्य पुरोगतः
dakṣo maivaṃ maivamiti pāṇimudyamya śaṅkitaḥ | vārayāmāsa bhūteśaṃ kṣiprametya purogataḥ
Dakṣa, alarmed, raising his hand and crying 'Not so! Not so!', came quickly, went in front, and restrained the lord of beings.
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KaP 11.35
अथाग्रे मीलितं वीक्ष्य तदा दक्षं महेश्वरः । प्रत्युवाचाप्रियमिदं स्मारयन् वैष्णवीं गिरम्
athāgre mīlitaṃ vīkṣya tadā dakṣaṃ maheśvaraḥ | pratyuvācāpriyamidaṃ smārayan vaiṣṇavīṃ giram
Then, seeing Dakṣa standing before (him) with closed eyes, Maheśvara replied with these unwelcome words, recalling the utterance of Viṣṇu.
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KaP 11.36
।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। नारायणेन विप्रेन्द्र यदिदानीमुदीरितम् । मयाप्यंगीकृतं कर्तुं तदिहैव प्रजापते
|| īśvara uvāca || nārāyaṇena viprendra yadidānīmudīritam | mayāpyaṃgīkṛtaṃ kartuṃ tadihaiva prajāpate
Īśvara said: Best of brahmins, what Nārāyaṇa has just now declared, that I too have agreed to carry out right here, O Prajāpati.
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KaP 11.37
एनां यः साभिलाषः सन् वीक्षते तं हनिष्यसि । इति वाचन्तु सफलमेनं हत्वा करोम्यहम्
enāṃ yaḥ sābhilāṣaḥ san vīkṣate taṃ haniṣyasi | iti vācantu saphalamenaṃ hatvā karomyaham
"Whoever looks upon her with desire, him you shall slay" — that word I shall make fruitful by killing this one.
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KaP 11.38
साभिलाषः कथं ब्रह्मा सतीं समवलोकयत् । अभवत्यक्ततेजास्तु ततो हन्मि कृतागसम्
sābhilāṣaḥ kathaṃ brahmā satīṃ samavalokayat | abhavatyaktatejāstu tato hanmi kṛtāgasam
How did Brahmā gaze upon Satī with desire? He has become bereft of his splendour; therefore I slay the offender.
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KaP 11.39
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। तमेवं वादिनं विष्णुः क्षिप्रं भूत्वा पुरःसरः । इदमूचे वारयंस्तं हन्तुं सर्वजगत्प्रभुः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tamevaṃ vādinaṃ viṣṇuḥ kṣipraṃ bhūtvā puraḥsaraḥ | idamūce vārayaṃstaṃ hantuṃ sarvajagatprabhuḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: To him who spoke thus, Viṣṇu, the lord of all the worlds, quickly stepping in front (of him), said this, restraining him from killing (Brahmā).
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KaP 11.40
।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। हनिष्यसि भूतेश स्रष्ट्रारं जगतां वरम् । अनेनैव सती भार्या भवदर्थे प्रकल्पिता
|| śrībhagavānuvāca || haniṣyasi bhūteśa sraṣṭrāraṃ jagatāṃ varam | anenaiva satī bhāryā bhavadarthe prakalpitā
The Blessed Lord said: O lord of beings, would you slay the creator, the best of the worlds? By this very one was Satī fashioned as a wife for your sake.
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KaP 11.41
प्रजाः स्रष्टुमयं शम्भो प्रादुर्भूतश्चतुर्मुखः । अस्मिन् हते जगत्स्रष्टा नास्त्यन्यः प्राकृतोऽधुना
prajāḥ sraṣṭumayaṃ śambho prādurbhūtaścaturmukhaḥ | asmin hate jagatsraṣṭā nāstyanyaḥ prākṛto'dhunā
O Śambhu, this four-faced one appeared in order to create creatures; if he is slain, there is now no other original (creator) who is the world's maker.
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KaP 11.42
सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकर्माणि करिष्यामः कथं पुनः । अनेनापि मया चैव भवता च समञ्जसम्
sṛṣṭisthityantakarmāṇi kariṣyāmaḥ kathaṃ punaḥ | anenāpi mayā caiva bhavatā ca samañjasam
How then shall we perform the works of creation, maintenance and ending? (Only) with him and with me and with you is it in proper order.
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KaP 11.43
एकस्मिन्निहतेऽमीषु कस्तत्कर्म करिष्यति । तस्मान्न वध्यो भवता विधाता वृषभध्वज
ekasminnihate'mīṣu kastatkarma kariṣyati | tasmānna vadhyo bhavatā vidhātā vṛṣabhadhvaja
If one among these is slain, who will do that work? Therefore the ordainer must not be killed by you, O bull-bannered one.
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KaP 11.44
।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। प्रतिज्ञां पूरयिष्यामि हत्वैनं चतुराननम् । अहमेव प्रजाः स्रक्ष्ये स्थावराणि चराणि च
|| īśvara uvāca || pratijñāṃ pūrayiṣyāmi hatvainaṃ caturānanam | ahameva prajāḥ srakṣye sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca
Īśvara said: I shall fulfil my vow by slaying this four-faced one; I myself will create the creatures, both the immobile and the moving.
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KaP 11.45
अन्यं स्रक्ष्ये विधातारमथवाहं स्वतेजसा । स एव सृष्टिकर्ता स्यात् सर्वदा मदनुज्ञया
anyaṃ srakṣye vidhātāramathavāhaṃ svatejasā | sa eva sṛṣṭikartā syāt sarvadā madanujñayā
Or else I shall create another ordainer by my own power; he alone shall always be the maker of creation, by my permission.
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KaP 11.46
हत्वैनं विधिमेवाहं प्रतिज्ञां पालयन् विभो । स्रष्टारमेकं स्त्रक्ष्यामि न वारय चतुर्भुज
hatvainaṃ vidhimevāhaṃ pratijñāṃ pālayan vibho | sraṣṭāramekaṃ strakṣyāmi na vāraya caturbhuja
O mighty one, by slaying this very Vidhi, keeping my vow, I shall create a single creator; do not restrain me, O four-armed one.
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KaP 11.47
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गिरिशस्य चतुर्भुजः । स्मितप्रसन्नवदनः पुनरैरेवमितीरयन्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā giriśasya caturbhujaḥ | smitaprasannavadanaḥ punarairevamitīrayan
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard that speech of Giriśa, the four-armed one, his face bright with a smile, spoke again, saying thus:
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KaP 11.48
प्रतिज्ञापूरणं कर्तुं योग्यमात्मनि नो भवेत् । इत्युवाचाभिवदनमीश्वरस्य द्विजोत्तमाः
pratijñāpūraṇaṃ kartuṃ yogyamātmani no bhavet | ityuvācābhivadanamīśvarasya dvijottamāḥ
"The fulfilling of the vow would not be fit to carry out upon oneself" — so, O best of brahmins, he spoke, addressing Īśvara.
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KaP 11.49
ततः पुनः शम्भुरूचे कथमात्मा विधिर्मम । लक्ष्यते भिन्न एवायं प्रत्यक्षेणाग्रतः स्थितः
tataḥ punaḥ śambhurūce kathamātmā vidhirmama | lakṣyate bhinna evāyaṃ pratyakṣeṇāgrataḥ sthitaḥ
Then Śambhu spoke again: How is Vidhi my own self? He is perceived as quite distinct, standing before (me) plainly visible.
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KaP 11.50
अथ ग्रहस्य भगवान् मुनीनां पुरतस्तदा । इदमूचे महादेवं तोषयन् गरुड़ध्वजः
atha grahasya bhagavān munīnāṃ puratastadā | idamūce mahādevaṃ toṣayan garuḍa़dhvajaḥ
Then the Lord, the Garuḍa-bannered one, taking hold (of him), said this before the sages, pleasing Mahādeva:
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KaP 11.51
।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। न ब्रह्मा भवतो भिन्नो न शम्भुर्ब्रह्मणस्तथा । न चाहं युवयोर्भिन्नोऽभिन्नत्वं सदातनम्
|| śrībhagavānuvāca || na brahmā bhavato bhinno na śambhurbrahmaṇastathā | na cāhaṃ yuvayorbhinno'bhinnatvaṃ sadātanam
The Blessed Lord said: Brahmā is not different from you, nor Śambhu from Brahmā, nor am I different from you two; the non-difference is eternal.
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KaP 11.52
प्रधानस्याप्रधानस्य भागाभागस्वरूपिणः । ज्योतिर्मयस्य भागो मे युवामेकोऽहमंशकः
pradhānasyāpradhānasya bhāgābhāgasvarūpiṇaḥ | jyotirmayasya bhāgo me yuvāmeko'hamaṃśakaḥ
Of the primary and the non-primary, whose nature is both part and non-part, of that which is made of light — a part is mine, you two (are parts); I am one portion.
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KaP 11.53
कस्त्वं कोऽहञ्च को ब्रह्मा ममैव परमात्मनः । अंशत्रयमिदं भिन्नं सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारणम्
kastvaṃ ko'hañca ko brahmā mamaiva paramātmanaḥ | aṃśatrayamidaṃ bhinnaṃ sṛṣṭisthityantakāraṇam
Who are you, who am I, and who is Brahmā? Of me alone, the supreme Self, this is a triad of portions, divided, the cause of creation, maintenance and ending.
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KaP 11.54
चिन्तयस्वात्मनात्मानं संस्तवं कुरु चात्मनि । एकत्र ब्रह्मवैकुण्ठशम्भूनां हृद्गतं कुरु
cintayasvātmanātmānaṃ saṃstavaṃ kuru cātmani | ekatra brahmavaikuṇṭhaśambhūnāṃ hṛdgataṃ kuru
Contemplate the Self by the Self, and offer praise within the Self; make Brahmā, Vaikuṇṭha and Śambhu, held in the heart, into one.
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KaP 11.55
शिरोग्रीवादिभेदेन यथैकस्यैव धर्मिणः । अङ्गानि मे तथैकस्य भागत्रयमिदं हर
śirogrīvādibhedena yathaikasyaiva dharmiṇaḥ | aṅgāni me tathaikasya bhāgatrayamidaṃ hara
Just as, by the distinction of head, neck and the rest, (there are many parts) of one and the same possessor of properties, so, O Hara, these three parts are the limbs of me, who am one.
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KaP 11.56
यज्योतिरग्र्यं स्वपरप्रकाशंकूटस्थमव्यक्तमनन्तरूपम् । नित्यञ्च दीर्घादिविशेषणाद्यैर्हीनं परं तच्च वयं न भिन्नाः
yajyotiragryaṃ svaparaprakāśaṃkūṭasthamavyaktamanantarūpam | nityañca dīrghādiviśeṣaṇādyairhīnaṃ paraṃ tacca vayaṃ na bhinnāḥ
That which is the foremost light, illumining itself and others, unmoving (kūṭastha), unmanifest, of endless form, eternal, and free from qualifiers such as length and the rest — that is the supreme; and we are not different (from it).
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KaP 11.57
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य महादेवो विमोहितः । जानन् स चाप्यभिन्नत्वं सद्विस्मृत्यान्यचिन्तनात्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || etacchrutvā vacastasya mahādevo vimohitaḥ | jānan sa cāpyabhinnatvaṃ sadvismṛtyānyacintanāt
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Hearing that speech of his, Mahādeva was bewildered; although he knew the non-difference, (he forgot it) because of forgetting the truth through thinking of other things.
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KaP 11.58
पुनः प्रपच्छ गोविन्दमनन्यत्वं त्रिभेदिनाम् । ब्रह्मविष्णुत्र्यम्बकानामेकस्य च विशेषकम्
punaḥ prapaccha govindamananyatvaṃ tribhedinām | brahmaviṣṇutryambakānāmekasya ca viśeṣakam
Again he asked Govinda about the non-otherness of the three distinct ones, and about the distinguishing mark of the one (that is) Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the three-eyed (Śiva).
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KaP 11.59
ततो नारायणः पृष्टः कथयामास शम्भवे । अनन्यत्वं त्रिदेवानामेकत्वञ्च व्यदर्शयत्
tato nārāyaṇaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ kathayāmāsa śambhave | ananyatvaṃ tridevānāmekatvañca vyadarśayat
Then Nārāyaṇa, being asked, spoke to Śambhu; he declared the non-otherness of the three gods and showed their oneness.
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KaP 11.60
श्रुत्वा ततो विष्णुमुखाब्जकोशा-दनन्यतां विष्णुविधशतत्त्वे । दृष्ट्वां स्वरूपं च जघान नैनं विधिं मृड: पुष्पमधुप्रकाशकम्
śrutvā tato viṣṇumukhābjakośā-dananyatāṃ viṣṇuvidhaśatattve | dṛṣṭvāṃ svarūpaṃ ca jaghāna nainaṃ vidhiṃ mṛḍa: puṣpamadhuprakāśakam
Then, having heard from the calyx of the lotus of Viṣṇu's mouth the non-difference in the nature of Viṣṇu, Brahmā and Śiva, and having seen (his own) true form, Mṛḍa did not slay this Brahmā, the revealer of the flower's honey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain