Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 8
SiP 1 8.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां सप्तमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ८ नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच ससर्जाथ महादेवः पुरुषं कंचिदद्भुतम् भैरवाख्यं भ्रुवोर्मध्याद्ब्रह्मदर्पजिघांसया
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 8 nandikeśvara uvāca sasarjātha mahādevaḥ puruṣaṃ kaṃcidadbhutam bhairavākhyaṃ bhruvormadhyādbrahmadarpajighāṃsayā
Thus the seventh chapter in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 8. Nandikeśvara said: Then the Great God created a certain wondrous man from between his brows, named Bhairava, with the wish to destroy Brahmā's pride.
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SiP 1 8.2
स वै तदा तत्र पतिं प्रणम्य शिवमंगणे किं कार्यं करवाण्यत्र शीघ्रमाज्ञापय प्रभो
sa vai tadā tatra patiṃ praṇamya śivamaṃgaṇe kiṃ kāryaṃ karavāṇyatra śīghramājñāpaya prabho
He indeed then, bowing there to the Lord Śiva in the courtyard, (said): "What task shall I do here? Command me quickly, O Lord."
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SiP 1 8.3
वत्सयो ऽयं विधिः साक्षाज्जगतामाद्यदैवतम् नूनमर्चय खड्गं स्वं तिग्मेन जवसा परम्
vatsayo 'yaṃ vidhiḥ sākṣājjagatāmādyadaivatam nūnamarcaya khaḍgaṃ svaṃ tigmena javasā param
"Child, this is the Ordainer, in person the first deity of the worlds; surely worship him with your own sword, sharp and swift, exceedingly."
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SiP 1 8.4
स वै गृहीत्वैककरेण केशं तत्पञ्चमं दृप्तमसत्यभाषणम् छित्त्वा शिरांस्यस्य निहंतुमुद्यतः प्रकंपयन्खड्गमतिस्फुटं करैः
sa vai gṛhītvaikakareṇa keśaṃ tatpañcamaṃ dṛptamasatyabhāṣaṇam chittvā śirāṃsyasya nihaṃtumudyataḥ prakaṃpayankhaḍgamatisphuṭaṃ karaiḥ
He (Bhairava), seizing with one hand the hair of that fifth head—arrogant and speaking untruth—cut it off, and stood ready to strike down (the other) heads too, brandishing his sword most flashingly with his hands.
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SiP 1 8.5
पिता तवोत्सृष्टविभूषणांबरस्रगुत्तरीयामलकेशसंहतिः प्रवातरंभेव लतेव चंचलः पपात वै भैरवपादपंकजे
pitā tavotsṛṣṭavibhūṣaṇāṃbarasraguttarīyāmalakeśasaṃhatiḥ pravātaraṃbheva lateva caṃcalaḥ papāta vai bhairavapādapaṃkaje
Your father, his ornaments, garments, garland and upper cloth and the mass of his pure hair let loose, trembling like a plantain tree in a strong wind, like a creeper, fell at the lotus feet of Bhairava.
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SiP 1 8.6
तावद्विधिं तात दिदृक्षुरच्युतः कृपालुरस्मत्पतिपादपल्लवम् निषिच्य बाष्पैरवदत्कृतांजलिर्यथा शिशुः स्वं पितरं कलाक्षरम्
tāvadvidhiṃ tāta didṛkṣuracyutaḥ kṛpālurasmatpatipādapallavam niṣicya bāṣpairavadatkṛtāṃjaliryathā śiśuḥ svaṃ pitaraṃ kalākṣaram
Meanwhile, dear one, Acyuta (Viṣṇu), compassionate and wishing to see Vidhi (Brahmā), having sprinkled our Lord's tender feet with his tears, spoke with joined palms, as a child speaks to its own father in half-formed syllables.
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SiP 1 8.7
अच्युत उवाच त्वया प्रयत्नेन पुरा हि दत्तं यदस्य पञ्चाननमीशचिह्नम् तस्मात्क्षमस्वाद्यमनुग्रहार्हं कुरु प्रसादं विधये ह्यमुष्मै
acyuta uvāca tvayā prayatnena purā hi dattaṃ yadasya pañcānanamīśacihnam tasmātkṣamasvādyamanugrahārhaṃ kuru prasādaṃ vidhaye hyamuṣmai
Acyuta said: Since in former times you yourself with effort gave him this fifth head, the mark of a lord—therefore forgive him today; he deserves your favour; show grace to this Vidhi.
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SiP 1 8.8
इत्यर्थितो ऽच्युतेनेशस्तुष्टः सुरगणांगणे निवर्तयामास तदा भैरवं ब्रह्मदंडतः
ityarthito 'cyuteneśastuṣṭaḥ suragaṇāṃgaṇe nivartayāmāsa tadā bhairavaṃ brahmadaṃḍataḥ
Thus entreated by Acyuta, the Lord, pleased, then in the assembly-court of the host of gods turned Bhairava back from (further) punishing Brahmā.
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SiP 1 8.9
अथाह देवः कितवं विधिं विगतकंधरम् ब्रह्मंस्त्वमर्हणाकांक्षी शठमीशत्वमास्थितः
athāha devaḥ kitavaṃ vidhiṃ vigatakaṃdharam brahmaṃstvamarhaṇākāṃkṣī śaṭhamīśatvamāsthitaḥ
Then the God said to the cheat Vidhi, now bereft of (that) neck (i.e. head): "Brahmā, craving worship, you wickedly assumed lordship.
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SiP 1 8.10
नातस्ते सत्कृतिर्लोके भूयात्स्थानोत्सवादिकम् ब्रह्मोवच स्वामिन्प्रसीदाद्य महाविभूते मन्ये वरं वरद मे शिरसः प्रमोक्षम्
nātaste satkṛtirloke bhūyātsthānotsavādikam brahmovaca svāminprasīdādya mahāvibhūte manye varaṃ varada me śirasaḥ pramokṣam
Henceforth let there be for you no honour in the world—no shrine, no festival, and the like." Brahmā said: "Lord, be gracious to me today, O you of great majesty; O giver of boons, I count the loss of my head a boon.
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SiP 1 8.11
नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते बंधवे विश्वयोनये सहिष्णवे सर्वदोषाणां शंभवे शैलधन्वने
namastubhyaṃ bhagavate baṃdhave viśvayonaye sahiṣṇave sarvadoṣāṇāṃ śaṃbhave śailadhanvane
Homage to you, the Blessed One, the kinsman, the womb of the universe, the forbearer of all faults, Śambhu, whose bow is the mountain.
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SiP 1 8.12
ईश्वर उवाच अराजभयमेतद्वै जगत्सर्वं न शिष्यति ततस्त्वं जहि दंडार्हं वह लोकधुरं शिशो
īśvara uvāca arājabhayametadvai jagatsarvaṃ na śiṣyati tatastvaṃ jahi daṃḍārhaṃ vaha lokadhuraṃ śiśo
Īśvara said: Without fear of a king this whole world will not remain disciplined; therefore strike down him who deserves punishment, and bear the burden of the world, O child.
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SiP 1 8.13
वरं ददामि ते तत्र गृहाण दुर्लभं परम् वैतानिकेषु गृह्येषु यज्ञे च भवान् गुरुः
varaṃ dadāmi te tatra gṛhāṇa durlabhaṃ param vaitānikeṣu gṛhyeṣu yajñe ca bhavān guruḥ
In that matter I grant you a boon; receive this supreme, hard-won (gift): in the śrauta rites, in the domestic rites, and in sacrifice you shall be the officiating master.
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SiP 1 8.14
निष्फलस्त्वदृते यज्ञः सांगश्च सहदक्षिणः अथाह देवः कितवं केतकं कूटसाक्षिणम्
niṣphalastvadṛte yajñaḥ sāṃgaśca sahadakṣiṇaḥ athāha devaḥ kitavaṃ ketakaṃ kūṭasākṣiṇam
Without you the sacrifice, though complete with its ancillaries and with the priestly fees, is fruitless. Then the God said to the cheating ketaka flower, the false witness:
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SiP 1 8.15
रे रे केतक दुष्टस्त्वं शठ दूरमितो व्रज ममापि प्रेम ते पुष्पे मा भूत्पूजास्वितः परम्
re re ketaka duṣṭastvaṃ śaṭha dūramito vraja mamāpi prema te puṣpe mā bhūtpūjāsvitaḥ param
"Ho, ho, ketaka! You are wicked, a deceiver; go far from here. Even my affection for your flower—let there be none; from now on (you shall have) no place in worship."
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SiP 1 8.16
इत्युक्ते तत्र देवेन केतकं देवजातयः सर्वानि वारयामासुस्तत्पार्श्वादन्यतस्तदा
ityukte tatra devena ketakaṃ devajātayaḥ sarvāni vārayāmāsustatpārśvādanyatastadā
When this had been said there by the God, all the classes of gods then kept the ketaka away from his side, elsewhere.
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SiP 1 8.17
केतक उवाच नमस्ते नाथ मे जन्मनिष्फलं भवदाज्ञया सफलं क्रियतां तात क्षम्यतां मम किल्बिषम्
ketaka uvāca namaste nātha me janmaniṣphalaṃ bhavadājñayā saphalaṃ kriyatāṃ tāta kṣamyatāṃ mama kilbiṣam
The ketaka said: Homage to you, Lord. My birth is fruitless; by your command let it be made fruitful, dear father; let my sin be forgiven.
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SiP 1 8.18
ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतं पापं नाशयत्येव ते स्मृतिः तादृशे त्वयि दृष्टे मे मिथ्यादोषः कुतो भवेत्
jñānājñānakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayatyeva te smṛtiḥ tādṛśe tvayi dṛṣṭe me mithyādoṣaḥ kuto bhavet
The remembrance of you destroys sin done knowingly or unknowingly. When you, being such, have been seen by me, how could the fault of falsehood remain?
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SiP 1 8.19
तथा स्तुतस्तु भगवान्केतकेन सभातले न मे त्वद्धारणं योग्यं सत्यवागहमीश्वरः
tathā stutastu bhagavānketakena sabhātale na me tvaddhāraṇaṃ yogyaṃ satyavāgahamīśvaraḥ
Thus praised by the ketaka in the assembly hall, the Blessed One (said): "It is not fitting for me to wear you, for I am the Lord whose speech is truth.
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SiP 1 8.20
मदीयास्त्वां धरिष्यंइ जन्म ते सफलं ततः त्वं वै वितानव्याजेन ममोपरि भविष्यसि
madīyāstvāṃ dhariṣyaṃi janma te saphalaṃ tataḥ tvaṃ vai vitānavyājena mamopari bhaviṣyasi
My own (devotees) shall wear you; thereby your birth will be fruitful. And you, under the guise of a canopy, shall be above me."
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SiP 1 8.21
इत्यनुगृह्य भगवान्केतकं विधिमाधवौ विरराज सभामध्ये सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुतः
ityanugṛhya bhagavānketakaṃ vidhimādhavau virarāja sabhāmadhye sarvadevairabhiṣṭutaḥ
Having thus favoured the ketaka and Vidhi and Mādhava, the Blessed One shone in the midst of the assembly, hymned by all the gods.
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