Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 2
SiP 1 2.1
इति श्रीशैवे महापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां मुनिप्रश्नवर्णनोनामप्रथमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् २ सूतौवाच साधुपृष्टं साधवो वस्त्रैलोक्यहितकारकम् गुरुं स्मृत्वा भवत्स्नेहाद्वक्ष्ये तच्छृणुतादरात्
iti śrīśaive mahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ munipraśnavarṇanonāmaprathamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 2 sūtauvāca sādhupṛṣṭaṃ sādhavo vastrailokyahitakārakam guruṃ smṛtvā bhavatsnehādvakṣye tacchṛṇutādarāt
Thus the first chapter, called "The Description of the Sages' Question," in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the glorious great Śaiva Purāṇa. Chapter 2. Sūta said: Well have you asked, O good men — a matter that brings benefit to the three worlds. Recalling my teacher, out of affection for you I shall speak; hear that with reverence.
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SiP 1 2.2
वेदांतसारसर्वस्वं पुराणं शैवमुत्तमम् सर्वाघौघोद्धारकरं परत्र परमार्थदम्
vedāṃtasārasarvasvaṃ purāṇaṃ śaivamuttamam sarvāghaughoddhārakaraṃ paratra paramārthadam
(It is) the whole essence of the Vedānta's essence, the excellent Śaiva Purāṇa, which effects rescue from the whole flood of sins and grants the highest good in the world beyond.
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SiP 1 2.3
कलिकल्मषविध्वंसि यस्मिञ्च्छिवयशः परम् विजृम्भते सदा विप्राश्चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम्
kalikalmaṣavidhvaṃsi yasmiñcchivayaśaḥ param vijṛmbhate sadā viprāścaturvargaphalapradam
It destroys the defilement of the Kali age; in it the supreme glory of Śiva ever unfolds, O brāhmaṇas, and it bestows the fruit of the four aims (of life).
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SiP 1 2.4
तस्याध्ययनमात्रेण पुराणस्य द्विजोत्तमाः सर्वोत्तमस्य शैवस्य ते यास्यंति सुसद्गतिम्
tasyādhyayanamātreṇa purāṇasya dvijottamāḥ sarvottamasya śaivasya te yāsyaṃti susadgatim
Merely by the study of that Purāṇa, O best of the twice-born — the Śaiva, which is the best of all — they will attain a truly good course.
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SiP 1 2.5
तावद्विजृंभते पापं ब्रह्महत्यापुरस्सरम् यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvadvijṛṃbhate pāpaṃ brahmahatyāpurassaram yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho
Sin, with the murder of a brahmin at its head, expands only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen in the world — ah!
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SiP 1 2.6
तावत्कलिमहोत्पाताः संचरिष्यंति निर्भयाः यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvatkalimahotpātāḥ saṃcariṣyaṃti nirbhayāḥ yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho
The great calamities of the Kali age will roam about fearlessly only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen in the world — ah!
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SiP 1 2.7
तावत्सर्वाणि शास्त्राणि विवदंति परस्परम् यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvatsarvāṇi śāstrāṇi vivadaṃti parasparam yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho
All the scriptures dispute with one another only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen in the world — ah!
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SiP 1 2.8
तावत्स्वरूपं दुर्बोधं शिवस्य महतामपि यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नो देष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvatsvarūpaṃ durbodhaṃ śivasya mahatāmapi yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi no deṣyati jagatyaho
The true nature of Śiva is hard to understand, even for the great, only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen in the world — ah!
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SiP 1 2.9
तावद्यमभटाः क्रूराः संचरिष्यंति निर्भयाः यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvadyamabhaṭāḥ krūrāḥ saṃcariṣyaṃti nirbhayāḥ yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho
The cruel servants of Yama will roam about fearlessly only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen in the world — ah!
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SiP 1 2.10
तावत्सर्वपुराणानि प्रगर्जंति महीतले यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvatsarvapurāṇāni pragarjaṃti mahītale yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho
All the Purāṇas roar loudly upon the earth only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen in the world — ah!
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SiP 1 2.11
तावत्सर्वाणि तीर्थानि विवदंति महीतले यावछिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो
tāvatsarvāṇi tīrthāni vivadaṃti mahītale yāvachivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho
All the sacred fords dispute upon the earth only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen in the world — ah!
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SiP 1 2.12
तावत्सर्वाणि मंत्राणि विवदंति महीतले यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले
tāvatsarvāṇi maṃtrāṇi vivadaṃti mahītale yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale
All the mantras dispute upon the earth only so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen upon the earth — ah!
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SiP 1 2.13
तावत्सर्वाणि क्षेत्राणि विवदंति महीतले यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले
tāvatsarvāṇi kṣetrāṇi vivadaṃti mahītale yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale
All the sacred places go on disputing on earth, so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen on earth.
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SiP 1 2.14
तावत्सर्वाणि पीठानि विवदंति महीतले यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले
tāvatsarvāṇi pīṭhāni vivadaṃti mahītale yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale
All the seats (pīṭhas) go on disputing on earth, so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen on earth.
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SiP 1 2.15
तावत्सर्वाणि दानानि विवदंति महीतले यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले
tāvatsarvāṇi dānāni vivadaṃti mahītale yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale
All the gifts go on disputing on earth, so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen on earth.
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SiP 1 2.16
तावत्सर्वे च ते देवा विवदंति महीतले यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले
tāvatsarve ca te devā vivadaṃti mahītale yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale
And all those gods go on disputing on earth, so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen on earth.
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SiP 1 2.17
तावत्सर्वे च सिद्धान्ता विवदंति महीतले यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति महीतले
tāvatsarve ca siddhāntā vivadaṃti mahītale yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati mahītale
And all the doctrinal systems (siddhāntas) go on disputing on earth, so long as the Śiva Purāṇa has not arisen on earth.
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SiP 1 2.18
अस्य शैवपुराणस्य कीर्तनश्रवणाद्द्विजाः फलं वक्तुं न शक्नोमि कार्त्स्न्येन मुनिसत्तमाः
asya śaivapurāṇasya kīrtanaśravaṇāddvijāḥ phalaṃ vaktuṃ na śaknomi kārtsnyena munisattamāḥ
O twice-born ones, I am not able to tell in full the fruit that comes from reciting and hearing this Śaiva Purāṇa, O best of sages.
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SiP 1 2.19
तथापि तस्य माहात्म्यं वक्ष्ये किंचित्तु वोनघाः चित्तमाधाय शृणुत व्यासेनोक्तं पुरा मम
tathāpi tasya māhātmyaṃ vakṣye kiṃcittu vonaghāḥ cittamādhāya śṛṇuta vyāsenoktaṃ purā mama
Even so I shall tell something of its greatness, O sinless ones; listen with fixed attention to what was told to me long ago by Vyāsa.
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SiP 1 2.20
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि श्लोकं श्लोकार्धमेव च यः पठेद्भक्तिसंयुक्तस्स पापान्मुच्यते क्षणात्
etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi ślokaṃ ślokārdhameva ca yaḥ paṭhedbhaktisaṃyuktassa pāpānmucyate kṣaṇāt
Whoever, filled with devotion, recites of this Śiva Purāṇa a verse, or even half a verse, is freed from sin in an instant.
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SiP 1 2.21
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि यः प्रत्यहमतंद्रितः यथाशक्ति पठेद्भक्त्या स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते
etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi yaḥ pratyahamataṃdritaḥ yathāśakti paṭhedbhaktyā sa jīvanmukta ucyate
Whoever, untiring, recites this Śiva Purāṇa day by day with devotion, as much as he is able, is called liberated while living.
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SiP 1 2.22
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि यो भक्त्यार्चयते सदा दिने दिने ऽश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम्
etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi yo bhaktyārcayate sadā dine dine 'śvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam
Whoever always worships this Śiva Purāṇa with devotion obtains, day after day, the fruit of a horse sacrifice—without doubt.
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SiP 1 2.23
एतच्छिवपुराणं यस्साधारणपदेच्छया अन्यतः शृणुयात्सो ऽपि मत्तो मुच्येत पातकात्
etacchivapurāṇaṃ yassādhāraṇapadecchayā anyataḥ śṛṇuyātso 'pi matto mucyeta pātakāt
Whoever hears this Śiva Purāṇa from another, out of a wish for ordinary standing, even he would be freed by me from his sin.
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SiP 1 2.24
एतच्छिवपुराणं यो नमस्कुर्याददूरतः सर्वदेवार्चनफलं स प्राप्नोति न संशयः
etacchivapurāṇaṃ yo namaskuryādadūrataḥ sarvadevārcanaphalaṃ sa prāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ
Whoever makes obeisance to this Śiva Purāṇa from close by obtains the fruit of worshipping all the gods; there is no doubt.
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SiP 1 2.25
एतच्छिवपुराणं वै लिखित्वा पुस्तकं स्वयम् यो दद्याच्छिवभक्तेभ्यस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
etacchivapurāṇaṃ vai likhitvā pustakaṃ svayam yo dadyācchivabhaktebhyastasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
Hear the fruit of merit of him who, having himself written out this Śiva Purāṇa as a book, gives it to the devotees of Śiva.
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SiP 1 2.26
अधीतेषु च शास्त्रेषु वेदेषु व्याकृतेषु च यत्फलं दुर्लभं लोके तत्फलं तस्य संभवेत्
adhīteṣu ca śāstreṣu vedeṣu vyākṛteṣu ca yatphalaṃ durlabhaṃ loke tatphalaṃ tasya saṃbhavet
Whatever fruit, hard to win in the world, comes from śāstras studied and Vedas expounded, that fruit would be his.
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SiP 1 2.27
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि चतुर्दश्यामुपोषितः शिवभक्तसभायां यो व्याकरोति स उत्तमः
etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi caturdaśyāmupoṣitaḥ śivabhaktasabhāyāṃ yo vyākaroti sa uttamaḥ
He who, fasting on the fourteenth day, expounds this Śiva Purāṇa in an assembly of Śiva's devotees—he is the best.
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SiP 1 2.28
प्रत्यक्षरं तु गायत्रीपुरश्चर्याफलं लभेत् इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्कामानंते निर्वाणतां व्रजेत्
pratyakṣaraṃ tu gāyatrīpuraścaryāphalaṃ labhet iha bhuktvākhilānkāmānaṃte nirvāṇatāṃ vrajet
For each syllable he would gain the fruit of the preliminary observance of the Gāyatrī; here he enjoys all his desires, and at the end goes to extinction (nirvāṇa).
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SiP 1 2.29
उपोषितश्चतुर्दश्यां रात्रौ जागरणान्वितः यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि तस्य पुण्यं वदाम्यहम्
upoṣitaścaturdaśyāṃ rātrau jāgaraṇānvitaḥ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi tasya puṇyaṃ vadāmyaham
I declare the merit of him who, fasting on the fourteenth day and keeping vigil at night, recites or even listens (to it).
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SiP 1 2.30
कुरुक्षेत्रादिनिखिलपुण्यतीर्थेष्वनेकशः आत्मतुल्यधनं सूर्यग्रहणे सर्वतोमुखे
kurukṣetrādinikhilapuṇyatīrtheṣvanekaśaḥ ātmatulyadhanaṃ sūryagrahaṇe sarvatomukhe
Whatever fruit one gains by giving, many times over, at all the holy fords beginning with Kurukṣetra, wealth equal to oneself, at a solar eclipse in an all-facing (place)...
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SiP 1 2.31
विप्रेभ्यो व्यासमुख्येभ्यो दत्त्वायत्फलमश्नुते तत्फलं संभवेत्तस्य सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः
viprebhyo vyāsamukhyebhyo dattvāyatphalamaśnute tatphalaṃ saṃbhavettasya satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
...to brahmins foremost like Vyāsa—that fruit would be his: truly, truly, there is no doubt.
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SiP 1 2.32
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि गायते योप्यहर्निशम् आज्ञां तस्य प्रतीक्षेरन्दवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः
etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi gāyate yopyaharniśam ājñāṃ tasya pratīkṣerandavā indrapurogamāḥ
Even the gods, with Indra at their head, would await the command of him who sings this Śiva Purāṇa day and night.
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SiP 1 2.33
एतच्छिवपुराणं यः पठञ्छृण्वन्हि नित्यशः यद्यत्करोति सत्कर्म तत्कोटिगुणितं भवेत्
etacchivapurāṇaṃ yaḥ paṭhañchṛṇvanhi nityaśaḥ yadyatkaroti satkarma tatkoṭiguṇitaṃ bhavet
Whoever reads or hears this Śiva Purāṇa constantly — whatever good deed he does becomes multiplied ten million times.
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SiP 1 2.34
समाहितः पठेद्यस्तु तत्र श्रीरुद्रसंहिताम् स ब्रह्मघ्नो ऽपि पूतात्मा त्रिभिरेव दिनैर्भवेत्
samāhitaḥ paṭhedyastu tatra śrīrudrasaṃhitām sa brahmaghno 'pi pūtātmā tribhireva dinairbhavet
And whoever, with collected mind, reads therein the venerable Rudra Saṃhitā, even a slayer of a brahmin becomes purified in soul in just three days.
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SiP 1 2.35
तां रुद्रसंहितां यस्तु भैरवप्रतिमांतिके त्रिः पठेत्प्रत्यहं मौनी स कामानखिलांल्लभेत्
tāṃ rudrasaṃhitāṃ yastu bhairavapratimāṃtike triḥ paṭhetpratyahaṃ maunī sa kāmānakhilāṃllabhet
And whoever, keeping silence, recites that Rudra Saṃhitā three times each day before an image of Bhairava obtains all his desires.
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SiP 1 2.36
तां रुद्रसंहितां यस्तु सपठेद्वटबिल्वयोः प्रदक्षिणां प्रकुर्वाणो ब्रह्महत्या निवर्तते
tāṃ rudrasaṃhitāṃ yastu sapaṭhedvaṭabilvayoḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ prakurvāṇo brahmahatyā nivartate
And whoever recites that Rudra Saṃhitā while making circumambulation of the banyan and the bilva tree — for him the guilt of brahmin-murder is turned away.
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SiP 1 2.37
कैलाससंहिता तत्र ततो ऽपि परमस्मृता ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी साक्षात्प्रणवार्थप्रकाशिका
kailāsasaṃhitā tatra tato 'pi paramasmṛtā brahmasvarūpiṇī sākṣātpraṇavārthaprakāśikā
Therein the Kailāsa Saṃhitā is held to be higher even than that: it has Brahman for its very form and directly reveals the meaning of the praṇava (Om).
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SiP 1 2.38
कैलाससंहितायास्तु माहात्म्यं वेत्ति शंकरः कृत्स्नं तदर्धं व्यासश्च तदर्धं वेद्म्यहं द्विजाः
kailāsasaṃhitāyāstu māhātmyaṃ vetti śaṃkaraḥ kṛtsnaṃ tadardhaṃ vyāsaśca tadardhaṃ vedmyahaṃ dvijāḥ
But the greatness of the Kailāsa Saṃhitā Śaṃkara knows in full, Vyāsa half of that, and I, O twice-born, half of that.
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SiP 1 2.39
तत्र किंचित्प्रवक्ष्यामि कृत्स्नं वक्तुं न शक्यते यज्ज्ञात्वा तत्क्षणाल्लोकश्चित्तशुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
tatra kiṃcitpravakṣyāmi kṛtsnaṃ vaktuṃ na śakyate yajjñātvā tatkṣaṇāllokaścittaśuddhimavāpnuyāt
Of it I shall tell something; the whole cannot be told — knowing which, the world would attain purity of mind that very instant.
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SiP 1 2.40
न नाशयति यत्पापं सा रौद्री संहिता द्विजाः तन्न पश्याम्यहं लोके मार्गमाणो ऽपि सर्वदा
na nāśayati yatpāpaṃ sā raudrī saṃhitā dvijāḥ tanna paśyāmyahaṃ loke mārgamāṇo 'pi sarvadā
A sin which that Raudrī Saṃhitā does not destroy, O twice-born — that I do not see in the world, though I search always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.41
शिवेनोपनिषत्सिंधुमन्थनोत्पादितां मुदा कुमारायार्पितां तां वै सुधां पीत्वा ऽमरो भवेत्
śivenopaniṣatsiṃdhumanthanotpāditāṃ mudā kumārāyārpitāṃ tāṃ vai sudhāṃ pītvā 'maro bhavet
(That is) the nectar produced by Śiva by the churning of the ocean of the Upaniṣads and gladly bestowed on Kumāra; having drunk it one becomes immortal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.42
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां निष्कृतिं कर्तुमुद्यतः मासमात्रं संहितां तां पठित्वा मुच्यते ततः
brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ niṣkṛtiṃ kartumudyataḥ māsamātraṃ saṃhitāṃ tāṃ paṭhitvā mucyate tataḥ
One who has set out to make expiation for sins such as brahmin-murder is freed from them after reciting that Saṃhitā for just a month.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.43
दुष्प्रतिग्रहदुर्भोज्यदुरालापादिसंभवम् पापं सकृत्कीर्तनेन संहिता सा विनाशयेत्
duṣpratigrahadurbhojyadurālāpādisaṃbhavam pāpaṃ sakṛtkīrtanena saṃhitā sā vināśayet
The sin arising from wrongful acceptance of gifts, eating forbidden food, evil speech and the like — that Saṃhitā destroys by a single recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.44
शिवालये विल्ववने संहितां तां पठेत्तु यः स तत्फलमवाप्नोति यद्वाचो ऽपि न गोचरे
śivālaye vilvavane saṃhitāṃ tāṃ paṭhettu yaḥ sa tatphalamavāpnoti yadvāco 'pi na gocare
But whoever recites that Saṃhitā in a temple of Śiva or in a bilva grove obtains that fruit which is not even within the range of speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.45
संहितां तां पठन् भक्त्या यः श्राद्धे भोजयेद्द्विजान् तस्य ये पितरः सर्वे यांति शंभोः परं पदम्
saṃhitāṃ tāṃ paṭhan bhaktyā yaḥ śrāddhe bhojayeddvijān tasya ye pitaraḥ sarve yāṃti śaṃbhoḥ paraṃ padam
Whoever, reciting that Saṃhitā with devotion, feeds brahmins at a śrāddha — all his forefathers go to the supreme abode of Śaṃbhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.46
चतुर्दश्यां निराहारो यः पठेत्संहितां च ताम् बिल्वमूले शिवः साक्षात्सदेवैश्च प्रपूज्यते
caturdaśyāṃ nirāhāro yaḥ paṭhetsaṃhitāṃ ca tām bilvamūle śivaḥ sākṣātsadevaiśca prapūjyate
Whoever, fasting, recites that Saṃhitā on the fourteenth day at the root of a bilva tree — Śiva himself, together with the gods, is thereby worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.47
अन्यापि संहिता तत्र सर्वकामफलप्रदा उभे विशिष्टे विज्ञेये लीलाविज्ञानपूरिते
anyāpi saṃhitā tatra sarvakāmaphalapradā ubhe viśiṣṭe vijñeye līlāvijñānapūrite
Another Saṃhitā there too grants the fruit of all desires; both are to be known as distinguished, being filled with (Śiva's) play and with knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.48
तदिदं शैवमाख्यातं पुराणं वेदसंमितम् निर्मितं तच्छिवेनैव प्रथमं ब्रह्मसंमितम्
tadidaṃ śaivamākhyātaṃ purāṇaṃ vedasaṃmitam nirmitaṃ tacchivenaiva prathamaṃ brahmasaṃmitam
This, then, is the Śaiva Purāṇa that has been declared, equal in measure to the Veda; it was fashioned by Śiva himself at first, equal to Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.49
विद्येशंच तथारौद्रं वैनायकमथौमिकम् मात्रं रुद्रैकादशकं कैलासं शतरुद्रकम्
vidyeśaṃca tathāraudraṃ vaināyakamathaumikam mātraṃ rudraikādaśakaṃ kailāsaṃ śatarudrakam
The Vidyeśa, and likewise the Raudra, the Vaināyaka, then the Aumika, the Mātṛ, the elevenfold Rudra, the Kailāsa, the Śatarudra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.50
कोटिरुद्रसहस्राद्यं कोटिरुद्रं तथैव च वायवीयं धर्मसंज्ञं पुराणमिति भेदतः
koṭirudrasahasrādyaṃ koṭirudraṃ tathaiva ca vāyavīyaṃ dharmasaṃjñaṃ purāṇamiti bhedataḥ
the Koṭirudra beginning with a thousand Rudras, and likewise the Koṭirudra, the Vāyavīya, and the one named Dharma — such is the Purāṇa by divisions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 2.51
संहिता द्वादशमिता महापुण्यतरा मता तासां संख्यां ब्रुवे विप्राः शृणुतादरतोखिलम्
saṃhitā dvādaśamitā mahāpuṇyatarā matā tāsāṃ saṃkhyāṃ bruve viprāḥ śṛṇutādaratokhilam
The Saṃhitās are reckoned as twelve, held to be most greatly meritorious; I shall state their extent, O brahmins — hear it all with attention.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.52
विद्येशं दशासाहस्रं रुद्रं वैनायकं तथा औमं मातृपुराणाख्यं प्रत्येकाष्टसहस्रकम्
vidyeśaṃ daśāsāhasraṃ rudraṃ vaināyakaṃ tathā aumaṃ mātṛpurāṇākhyaṃ pratyekāṣṭasahasrakam
The Vidyeśa has ten thousand (verses), so too the Rudra and the Vaināyaka; the Auma and that called the Mātṛ Purāṇa have eight thousand each.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.53
त्रयोदशसहस्रं हि रुद्रैकादशकं द्विजाः षट्सहस्रं च कैलासं शतरुद्रं तदर्धकम्
trayodaśasahasraṃ hi rudraikādaśakaṃ dvijāḥ ṣaṭsahasraṃ ca kailāsaṃ śatarudraṃ tadardhakam
Thirteen thousand, indeed, is the Rudraikādaśa (the eleven-Rudra section), O twice-born ones; the Kailāsa is six thousand, and the Śatarudra half of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.54
कोटिरुद्रं त्रिगुणितमेकादशसहस्रकम् सहस्रकोटिरुद्राख्यमुदितं ग्रंथसंख्यया
koṭirudraṃ triguṇitamekādaśasahasrakam sahasrakoṭirudrākhyamuditaṃ graṃthasaṃkhyayā
The Koṭirudra is eleven thousand multiplied by three; the one named Sahasrakoṭirudra is (thus) declared by the count of its text.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 2.55
वायवीयं खाब्धिशतं घर्मं रविसहस्रकम् तदेवं लक्षसंख्याकं शैवसंख्याविभेदतः
vāyavīyaṃ khābdhiśataṃ gharmaṃ ravisahasrakam tadevaṃ lakṣasaṃkhyākaṃ śaivasaṃkhyāvibhedataḥ
The Vāyavīya is four thousand (kha-abdhi hundreds), the Gharma twelve thousand (sun-thousand); thus it amounts to a lakh, according to the differing reckonings of the Śaiva (Purāṇa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 2.56
व्यासेन तत्तु संक्षिप्तं चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रकम् शैवं तत्र चतुर्थं वै पुराणं सप्तसंहितम्
vyāsena tattu saṃkṣiptaṃ caturviṃśatsahasrakam śaivaṃ tatra caturthaṃ vai purāṇaṃ saptasaṃhitam
But that was abridged by Vyāsa into twenty-four thousand (verses); therein the Śaiva is the fourth Purāṇa, consisting of seven saṃhitās.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.57
शिवे संकल्पितं पूर्वं पुराणं ग्रन्थसंख्यया शतकोटिप्रमाणं हि पुरा सृष्टौ सुविस्मृतम्
śive saṃkalpitaṃ pūrvaṃ purāṇaṃ granthasaṃkhyayā śatakoṭipramāṇaṃ hi purā sṛṣṭau suvismṛtam
Formerly the Purāṇa was conceived by Śiva, of the measure of a hundred crore by the count of its text; in ancient times, at the creation, it was quite forgotten.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.58
व्यस्तेष्टादशधा चैव पुराणे द्वापरादिषु चतुर्लक्षेण संक्षिप्ते कृते द्वैपायनादिभिः
vyasteṣṭādaśadhā caiva purāṇe dvāparādiṣu caturlakṣeṇa saṃkṣipte kṛte dvaipāyanādibhiḥ
And when, in the Dvāpara ages and the rest, the Purāṇa had been divided eighteenfold and abridged to four lakhs by Dvaipāyana and the others—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.59
प्रोक्तं शिवपुराणं हि चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रकम् श्लोकानां संख्यया सप्तसंहितं ब्रह्मसंमितम्
proktaṃ śivapurāṇaṃ hi caturviṃśatsahasrakam ślokānāṃ saṃkhyayā saptasaṃhitaṃ brahmasaṃmitam
—the Śiva Purāṇa was declared, of twenty-four thousand by the count of its verses, containing seven saṃhitās and equal to the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.60
विद्येश्वराख्या तत्राद्या रौद्री ज्ञेया द्वितीयिका तृतीया शतरुद्राख्या कोटिरुद्रा चतुर्थिका
vidyeśvarākhyā tatrādyā raudrī jñeyā dvitīyikā tṛtīyā śatarudrākhyā koṭirudrā caturthikā
Therein the first is called Vidyeśvara, the second is to be known as Raudrī, the third is named Śatarudra, the fourth is Koṭirudrā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.61
पञ्चमी चैव मौमाख्या षष्ठी कैलाससंज्ञिका सप्तमी वायवीयाख्या सप्तैवं संहितामताः
pañcamī caiva maumākhyā ṣaṣṭhī kailāsasaṃjñikā saptamī vāyavīyākhyā saptaivaṃ saṃhitāmatāḥ
the fifth is called Maumā (Umā's), the sixth bears the name Kailāsa, the seventh is called Vāyavīya: thus seven saṃhitās are held (to be its parts).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.62
ससप्तसंहितं दिव्यं पुराणं शिवसंज्ञकम् वरीवर्ति ब्रह्मतुल्यं सर्वोपरि गतिप्रदम्
sasaptasaṃhitaṃ divyaṃ purāṇaṃ śivasaṃjñakam varīvarti brahmatulyaṃ sarvopari gatipradam
The divine Purāṇa named Śiva, with its seven saṃhitās, prevails, equal to Brahman, above all, granting (the highest) goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.63
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि सप्तसंहितमादरात् परिपूर्णं पठेद्यस्तु स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते
etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi saptasaṃhitamādarāt paripūrṇaṃ paṭhedyastu sa jīvanmukta ucyate
Whoever reads this Śiva Purāṇa, with its seven saṃhitās, in full and with reverence, he is called liberated while living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.64
श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणेतिहासागमशतानि च एतच्छिवपुराणस्य नार्हंत्यल्पां कलामपि
śrutismṛtipurāṇetihāsāgamaśatāni ca etacchivapurāṇasya nārhaṃtyalpāṃ kalāmapi
Hundreds of śrutis, smṛtis, purāṇas, itihāsas and āgamas are not worth even a small fraction of this Śiva Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 2.65
शैवं पुराणममलं शिवकीर्तितं तद्व्यासेन शैवप्रवणेन न संगृहीतम् संक्षेपतः सकलजीवगुणोपकारे तापत्रयघ्नमतुलं शिवदं सतां हि
śaivaṃ purāṇamamalaṃ śivakīrtitaṃ tadvyāsena śaivapravaṇena na saṃgṛhītam saṃkṣepataḥ sakalajīvaguṇopakāre tāpatrayaghnamatulaṃ śivadaṃ satāṃ hi
The spotless Śaiva Purāṇa, proclaimed by Śiva—that was compiled in abridgement by Vyāsa, who was devoted to Śiva, for the benefit and merit of all living beings; it destroys the three afflictions, is beyond compare, and bestows Śiva upon the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 2.66
विकैतवो धर्म इह प्रगीतो वेदांतविज्ञानमयः प्रधानः अमत्सरांतर्बुधवेद्यवस्तु सत्कॢप्तमत्रैव त्रिवर्गयुक्तम्
vikaitavo dharma iha pragīto vedāṃtavijñānamayaḥ pradhānaḥ amatsarāṃtarbudhavedyavastu satkḷptamatraiva trivargayuktam
Here is sung the guileless dharma, consisting of the knowledge of the Vedānta, the foremost (dharma); the real thing, knowable by the inwardly wise who are free of envy, is well set forth here, together with the three aims of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 2.67
शैवं पुराणतिलकं खलु सत्पुराणं वेदांतवेदविलसत्परवस्तुगीतम् यो वै पठेच्च शृणुयात्परमादरेण शंभुप्रियः स हि लभेत्परमां गतिं वै
śaivaṃ purāṇatilakaṃ khalu satpurāṇaṃ vedāṃtavedavilasatparavastugītam yo vai paṭhecca śṛṇuyātparamādareṇa śaṃbhupriyaḥ sa hi labhetparamāṃ gatiṃ vai
The Śaiva is indeed the ornament of Purāṇas, the true Purāṇa, in which the supreme Reality shining forth in the Veda and Vedānta is sung; he who reads or hears it with the utmost reverence is dear to Śambhu and shall surely attain the supreme goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition