Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 10
SiP 2 10.1
परमेश्वर उवाच ।। अन्यच्छृणु हरे विष्णो शासनं मम सुव्रत।। सदा सर्वेषु लोकेषु मान्यः पूज्यो भविष्यसि
parameśvara uvāca || anyacchṛṇu hare viṣṇo śāsanaṃ mama suvrata|| sadā sarveṣu lokeṣu mānyaḥ pūjyo bhaviṣyasi
The Supreme Lord said: Hear another command of mine, O Hari, Viṣṇu, of good vows: always, in all the worlds, you shall be honoured and worshipped.
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SiP 2 10.2
ब्रह्मणा निर्मिते लोके यदा दुखं प्रजायते ।। तदा त्वं सर्वदुःखानां नाशाय तत्परो भव लोकेऽस्मिन्मुक्तिदो नॄणां भुक्तिदश्च विशेषतः ।। ध्येयः पूज्यश्च भक्तानां निग्रहानुग्रहौ कुरु यावदुच्छ्वसितं वक्त्रे सदाशिवसमुद्भवम् ।। पश्चाच्छक्तिं समभ्येति यावन्निश्वसितं भवेत् मम भक्तश्च यः स्वामिँस्तव निंदा करिष्यति ।। तस्य वै निरये वासं प्रयच्छ नियतं ध्रुवम् यस्तु लिंगसमीपे तु कार्यं किंचित्करोति च ।। तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुं न शक्नोमि महामुने
brahmaṇā nirmite loke yadā dukhaṃ prajāyate || tadā tvaṃ sarvaduḥkhānāṃ nāśāya tatparo bhava loke'sminmuktido nṝṇāṃ bhuktidaśca viśeṣataḥ || dhyeyaḥ pūjyaśca bhaktānāṃ nigrahānugrahau kuru yāvaducchvasitaṃ vaktre sadāśivasamudbhavam || paścācchaktiṃ samabhyeti yāvanniśvasitaṃ bhavet mama bhaktaśca yaḥ svāmi~stava niṃdā kariṣyati || tasya vai niraye vāsaṃ prayaccha niyataṃ dhruvam yastu liṃgasamīpe tu kāryaṃ kiṃcitkaroti ca || tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ na śaknomi mahāmune
When suffering arises in the world fashioned by Brahmā, then be intent upon the destruction of all sufferings. In this world be a giver of liberation to men, and especially a giver of enjoyment; be one to be meditated upon and worshipped by the devotees, and administer restraint and grace. As long as there is out-breathing in the mouth, arising from Sadāśiva, and afterwards it approaches (its) power, as long as there is in-breathing — and whoever, being my devotee, O Lord, will speak blame of you, to him assign a dwelling in hell, fixed and certain. But whoever does even some little service near the liṅga, I am not able to tell the fruit of his merit, O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 10.3
सहायं ते करिष्यामि सर्वकार्ये च दुस्सहे ।। तव शत्रून्हनिष्यामि दुस्साध्यान्परमोत्कटान्
sahāyaṃ te kariṣyāmi sarvakārye ca dussahe || tava śatrūnhaniṣyāmi dussādhyānparamotkaṭān
I will give you help in every task, even one hard to bear; I will slay your enemies, those hard to subdue and exceedingly fierce.
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SiP 2 10.4
विविधानवतारांश्च गृहीत्वा कीर्तिमुत्तमाम् ।। विस्तारय हरे लोके तारणाय परो भव
vividhānavatārāṃśca gṛhītvā kīrtimuttamām || vistāraya hare loke tāraṇāya paro bhava
And taking on manifold incarnations, spread your highest fame in the world, O Hari; be devoted to the deliverance (of beings).
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SiP 2 10.5
गुणरूपो ह्ययं रुद्रो ह्यनेन वपुषा सदा ।। कार्यं करिष्ये लोकानां तवाशक्यं न संशयः
guṇarūpo hyayaṃ rudro hyanena vapuṣā sadā || kāryaṃ kariṣye lokānāṃ tavāśakyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
This Rudra is indeed the embodiment of the guṇas; with this body I shall always perform the work of the worlds — nothing of yours is impossible, (there is) no doubt.
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SiP 2 10.6
रुद्रध्येयो भवांश्चैव भवद्ध्येयो हरस्तथा ।। युवयोरन्तरन्नैव तव रुद्रस्य किंचन
rudradhyeyo bhavāṃścaiva bhavaddhyeyo harastathā || yuvayorantarannaiva tava rudrasya kiṃcana
You are to be meditated upon by Rudra, and likewise Hara is to be meditated upon by you; there is no difference at all between you two, between you and Rudra.
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SiP 2 10.7
वस्तुतश्चापि चैकत्वं वरतोऽपि तथैव च ।। लीलयापि महाविष्णो सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः
vastutaścāpi caikatvaṃ varato'pi tathaiva ca || līlayāpi mahāviṣṇo satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
In reality there is oneness, and so too by the boon (I grant); and even in sport, O great Viṣṇu — it is true, true, there is no doubt.
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SiP 2 10.8
रुद्रभक्तो नरो यस्तु तव निंदां करिष्यति ।। तस्य पुण्यं च निखिलं द्रुतं भस्म भविष्यति
rudrabhakto naro yastu tava niṃdāṃ kariṣyati || tasya puṇyaṃ ca nikhilaṃ drutaṃ bhasma bhaviṣyati
That man who, being a devotee of Rudra, will blame you — all his merit will swiftly become ashes.
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SiP 2 10.9
नरके पतनं तस्य त्वद्द्वेषात्पुरुषोत्तम ।। मदाज्ञया भवेद्विष्णो सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः
narake patanaṃ tasya tvaddveṣātpuruṣottama || madājñayā bhavedviṣṇo satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
His fall into hell (comes) from hatred of you, O best of men; by my command it shall be so, O Viṣṇu — it is true, true, there is no doubt.
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SiP 2 10.11
इत्युक्त्वा मां च धातारं हस्ते धृत्वा स्वयं हरिम् ।। कथयामास दुःखेषु सहायो भव सर्वदा
ityuktvā māṃ ca dhātāraṃ haste dhṛtvā svayaṃ harim || kathayāmāsa duḥkheṣu sahāyo bhava sarvadā
Having spoken thus, and taking in his hand me, the Creator, and Hari himself, he said: "Be always a helper in troubles."
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SiP 2 10.12
सर्वाध्यक्षश्च सर्वेषु भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः ।। भव त्वं सर्वथा श्रेष्ठस्सर्वकामप्रसाधकः
sarvādhyakṣaśca sarveṣu bhuktimuktipradāyakaḥ || bhava tvaṃ sarvathā śreṣṭhassarvakāmaprasādhakaḥ
"Be you the overseer of all, the bestower of enjoyment and liberation upon all, in every way the best, the fulfiller of all desires.
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SiP 2 10.13
सर्वेषां प्राणरूपश्च भव त्वं च ममाज्ञया ।। संकटे भजनीयो हि स रुद्रो मत्तनुर्हरे
sarveṣāṃ prāṇarūpaśca bhava tvaṃ ca mamājñayā || saṃkaṭe bhajanīyo hi sa rudro mattanurhare
And be, by my command, the very life-breath of all; for in distress that Rudra, who is my body, is to be worshipped, O Hari.
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SiP 2 10.14
त्वां यस्समाश्रितो नूनं मामेव स समाश्रितः।। अंतरं यश्च जानाति निरये पतति ध्रुवम्
tvāṃ yassamāśrito nūnaṃ māmeva sa samāśritaḥ|| aṃtaraṃ yaśca jānāti niraye patati dhruvam
Whoever has taken refuge in you has surely taken refuge in me alone; and whoever perceives a difference falls into hell for certain.
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SiP 2 10.15
आयुर्बलं शृणुष्वाद्य त्रिदेवानां विशेषतः ।। संदेहोऽत्र न कर्त्तव्यो ब्रह्मविष्णु हरात्मनाम्
āyurbalaṃ śṛṇuṣvādya tridevānāṃ viśeṣataḥ || saṃdeho'tra na karttavyo brahmaviṣṇu harātmanām
Now hear the lifespan and power, especially of the three gods; no doubt is to be entertained here concerning those whose selves are Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Hara.
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SiP 2 10.16
चतुर्युगसहस्राणि ब्रह्मणो दिनमुच्यते ।। रात्रिश्च तावती तस्य मानमेतत्क्रमेण ह
caturyugasahasrāṇi brahmaṇo dinamucyate || rātriśca tāvatī tasya mānametatkrameṇa ha
A thousand fourfold-yugas are called a day of Brahmā, and his night is just as long; this is the measure, in order.
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SiP 2 10.17
तेषां त्रिंशद्दिनेर्मासो द्वादशैस्तैश्च वत्सरः।। शतवर्षप्रमाणेन ब्रह्मायुः परिकीर्तितम्
teṣāṃ triṃśaddinermāso dvādaśaistaiśca vatsaraḥ|| śatavarṣapramāṇena brahmāyuḥ parikīrtitam
Thirty of those days (make) a month, and twelve such (months) a year; by the measure of a hundred years Brahmā's lifespan is declared.
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SiP 2 10.18
ब्रह्मणो वर्षमात्रेण दिनं वैष्णवमुच्यते ।। सोऽपि वर्षशतं यावदात्ममानेन जीवति
brahmaṇo varṣamātreṇa dinaṃ vaiṣṇavamucyate || so'pi varṣaśataṃ yāvadātmamānena jīvati
By a mere year of Brahmā is called a day of Viṣṇu; he too lives for a hundred years by his own measure.
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SiP 2 10.19
वैष्णवेन तु वर्षेण दिनं रौद्रं भवेद्ध्रुवम्।। हरो वर्षशते याते नररूपेण संस्थितः
vaiṣṇavena tu varṣeṇa dinaṃ raudraṃ bhaveddhruvam|| haro varṣaśate yāte nararūpeṇa saṃsthitaḥ
And by a year of Viṣṇu a day of Rudra comes to be, for certain; when a hundred years have passed, Hara abides in human form.
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SiP 2 10.21
निःश्वासोच्छ्वसितानां च सर्वेषामेव देहिनाम् ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुहराणां च गंधर्वोरगरक्षसाम्
niḥśvāsocchvasitānāṃ ca sarveṣāmeva dehinām || brahmaviṣṇuharāṇāṃ ca gaṃdharvoragarakṣasām
And of the in-breaths and out-breaths of all embodied beings, and of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Hara, and of gandharvas, serpents and rākṣasas —
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SiP 2 10.22
एकविंशसहस्राणि शतैः षड्भिश्शतानि च।। अहोरात्राणि चोक्तानि प्रमाणं सुरसत्तमौ
ekaviṃśasahasrāṇi śataiḥ ṣaḍbhiśśatāni ca|| ahorātrāṇi coktāni pramāṇaṃ surasattamau
twenty-one thousand and six hundred (breaths) are declared (the measure) for the days and nights, O two best of gods.
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SiP 2 10.23
षड्भिच्छवासनिश्वासैः पलमेकं प्रवर्तितम् ।। घटी षष्टि पलाः प्रोक्ता सा षष्ट्या च दिनं निशा
ṣaḍbhicchavāsaniśvāsaiḥ palamekaṃ pravartitam || ghaṭī ṣaṣṭi palāḥ proktā sā ṣaṣṭyā ca dinaṃ niśā
By six exhalations and inhalations one pala is set going; sixty palas are declared a ghaṭī, and by sixty of those (comes) day and night.
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SiP 2 10.24
निश्वासोच्छ्वासितानां च परिसंख्या न विद्यते ।। सदाशिवसमुत्थानमेतस्मात्सोऽक्षयः स्मृतः
niśvāsocchvāsitānāṃ ca parisaṃkhyā na vidyate || sadāśivasamutthānametasmātso'kṣayaḥ smṛtaḥ
But of (his) inhalations and exhalations no reckoning is found; this arises from Sadāśiva, and therefore he is held to be imperishable.
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SiP 2 10.25
इत्थं रूपं त्वया तावद्रक्षणीयं ममाज्ञया ।। तावत्सृष्टेश्च कार्यं वै कर्तव्यं विविधैर्गुणैः
itthaṃ rūpaṃ tvayā tāvadrakṣaṇīyaṃ mamājñayā || tāvatsṛṣṭeśca kāryaṃ vai kartavyaṃ vividhairguṇaiḥ
Thus this form is to be guarded by you so long, by my command; and for so long the work of creation is to be done with the various qualities.
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SiP 2 10.26
ब्रह्मोवाच।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शंभोर्मया च भगवान्हरिः।। प्रणिपत्य च विश्वेशं प्राह मंदतरं वशी
brahmovāca|| ityākarṇya vacaśśaṃbhormayā ca bhagavānhariḥ|| praṇipatya ca viśveśaṃ prāha maṃdataraṃ vaśī
Brahmā said: Having heard this speech of Śambhu, the Lord Hari, along with me, bowed to the Lord of the universe and, self-controlled, spoke very softly.
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SiP 2 10.27
विष्णुरुवाच ।। शंकर श्रूयतामेतत्कृपासिंधो जगत्पते ।। सर्वमेतत्करिष्यामि भवदाज्ञावशानुगः
viṣṇuruvāca || śaṃkara śrūyatāmetatkṛpāsiṃdho jagatpate || sarvametatkariṣyāmi bhavadājñāvaśānugaḥ
Viṣṇu said: Śaṅkara, ocean of compassion, lord of the world, let this be heard: I shall do all this, obedient to the power of your command.
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SiP 2 10.28
मम ध्येयस्सदा त्वं च भविष्यसि न चान्यथा ।। भवतस्सर्वसामर्थ्यं लब्धं चैव पुरा मया
mama dhyeyassadā tvaṃ ca bhaviṣyasi na cānyathā || bhavatassarvasāmarthyaṃ labdhaṃ caiva purā mayā
And you shall always be the object of my meditation, and not otherwise; and all (my) capacity has been obtained by me from you formerly.
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SiP 2 10.29
क्षणमात्रमपि स्वामिंस्तव ध्यानं परं मम ।। चेतसो दूरतो नैव निर्गच्छतु कदाचन
kṣaṇamātramapi svāmiṃstava dhyānaṃ paraṃ mama || cetaso dūrato naiva nirgacchatu kadācana
O Master, let the supreme meditation on you never depart far from my mind, not even for a moment.
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SiP 2 10.31
त्वद्भक्तो यो भवेत्स्वामिन्मम प्रियतरो हि सः ।। एवं वै यो विजानाति तस्य मुक्तिर्न दुर्लभा
tvadbhakto yo bhavetsvāminmama priyataro hi saḥ || evaṃ vai yo vijānāti tasya muktirna durlabhā
O Master, whoever is your devotee, he indeed is dearer to me; and for one who knows thus, liberation is not hard to obtain.
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SiP 2 10.32
महिमा च मदीयोद्य वर्द्धितो भवता ध्रुवम् ।। कदाचिदगुणश्चैव जायते क्षम्यतामिति
mahimā ca madīyodya varddhito bhavatā dhruvam || kadācidaguṇaścaiva jāyate kṣamyatāmiti
And my greatness has today surely been increased by you; if at some time a fault (of mine) arises, let it be forgiven.
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SiP 2 10.33
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तदा शंभुस्तदीयं हि श्रुत्वा वचनमुत्तमम् ।। उवाच विष्णुं सुप्रीत्या क्षम्या तेऽगुणता मया
brahmovāca || tadā śaṃbhustadīyaṃ hi śrutvā vacanamuttamam || uvāca viṣṇuṃ suprītyā kṣamyā te'guṇatā mayā
Brahmā said: Then Śambhu, having heard that excellent speech of his, said to Viṣṇu with great affection: your faultiness is to be forgiven by me.
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SiP 2 10.34
एवमुक्त्वा हरिं नौ स कराभ्यां परमेश्वरः ।। पस्पर्श सकलांगेषु कृपया तु कृपानिधिः
evamuktvā hariṃ nau sa karābhyāṃ parameśvaraḥ || pasparśa sakalāṃgeṣu kṛpayā tu kṛpānidhiḥ
Having spoken thus, that Supreme Lord, the treasury of compassion, touched Hari and me with his two hands on all our limbs, out of compassion.
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SiP 2 10.35
आदिश्य विविधान्धर्मान्सर्वदुःखहरो हरः ।। ददौ वराननेकांश्चावयोर्हितचिकीर्षया
ādiśya vividhāndharmānsarvaduḥkhaharo haraḥ || dadau varānanekāṃścāvayorhitacikīrṣayā
Having enjoined the various duties, Hara, the remover of all suffering, gave many boons, wishing to do good to us two.
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SiP 2 10.36
ततस्स भगवाञ्छंभुः कृपया भक्तवत्सलः ।। दृष्टया संपश्यतो शीघ्रं तत्रैवांतरधीयतः
tatassa bhagavāñchaṃbhuḥ kṛpayā bhaktavatsalaḥ || dṛṣṭayā saṃpaśyato śīghraṃ tatraivāṃtaradhīyataḥ
Then that Lord Śambhu, fond of his devotees, out of compassion swiftly vanished there itself, while the two of us were gazing at him with our eyes.
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SiP 2 10.37
तदा प्रकृति लोकेऽस्मिँल्लिंगपूजाविधिः स्मृतः ।। लिंगे प्रतिष्ठितश्शंभुर्भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः
tadā prakṛti loke'smi~lliṃgapūjāvidhiḥ smṛtaḥ || liṃge pratiṣṭhitaśśaṃbhurbhuktimuktipradāyakaḥ
Then, in this world of nature, the rule of liṅga-worship became established; in the liṅga Śambhu, the giver of enjoyment and liberation, is installed.
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SiP 2 10.38
लिंगवेदिर्महादेवी लिंगं साक्षान्महेश्वरः ।। लयनाल्लिंगमित्युक्तं तत्रैव निखिलं जगत्
liṃgavedirmahādevī liṃgaṃ sākṣānmaheśvaraḥ || layanālliṃgamityuktaṃ tatraiva nikhilaṃ jagat
The liṅga's pedestal is the Great Goddess, the liṅga is Maheśvara himself; it is called liṅga from (its being the place of) dissolution, for in it the entire world dissolves.
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SiP 2 10.39
यस्तु लैंगं पठेन्नित्यमाख्यानं लिंगसन्निधौ ।। षण्मासाच्छिवरूपो वै नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yastu laiṃgaṃ paṭhennityamākhyānaṃ liṃgasannidhau || ṣaṇmāsācchivarūpo vai nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
He who daily recites this narrative of the liṅga in the presence of a liṅga becomes, within six months, of the very form of Śiva; no doubt is to be entertained here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition