Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 107
SiP 2 107.1
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। संज्ञां लब्धा ततस्सा च मेना शैलप्रिया सती ।। विललापातिसंक्षुब्धा तिरस्कारमथाकरोत्
|| brahmovāca || saṃjñāṃ labdhā tatassā ca menā śailapriyā satī || vilalāpātisaṃkṣubdhā tiraskāramathākarot
Brahmā said: Then, having regained consciousness, that good Menā, the mountain's beloved, extremely agitated, lamented, and then began to revile (them).
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SiP 2 107.2
तत्र तावत्स्वपुत्राँश्च निनिन्द खलिता मुहुः ।। प्रथमं सा ततः पुत्री कथयामास दुर्वचः हित्वा तु चन्दनं भूयो लेपितः कर्दमस्त्वया ।। हंसमुड्डीय काको वै गृहीतो हस्तपञ्जरे साधितं किञ्च सर्वैस्तु मिलित्वा घातितं कुलम् ।। वन्ध्याहं न कथं जाता गर्भो न गलितः कथम् ।। देवा ऊचुः।। हे मेने पितृकन्ये हि शृण्वस्मद्वचनम्मुदा ।। अयं वै परमः साक्षाच्छिवः परसुखावहः ततो हिमालयस्तत्राजगामातिसमाकुलः ।। ताञ्च बोधयितुं प्रीत्या प्राह तत्त्वञ्च दर्शयन् निमज्जय दयां त्यक्त्वा ततोऽद्रीश सुखी भव ।। यदि दास्यसि पुत्री त्वं रुद्राय विकटात्मने ।। तर्हि त्यक्ष्याम्यहं स्वामिन्निश्चयेन कलेवरम् मनसा वचसा मातः कर्मणा च हरस्त्वयम् ।। मया वृतो वृतश्चैव यदिच्छसि तथा कुरु न वस्त्रं नाप्यलङ्कारास्सहायाः केऽपि तस्य न ।। वाहनं न शुभं ह्यस्य न वयो न धनन्तथा न वक्तव्यं च भवता शिवाय प्रतिदीयताम् ।। न दास्येऽहं शिवायैनां स्वसुताम्प्राणवल्लभाम् शिवत्वं न च जानासि निर्गुणस्य गुणस्स हि।। विरूपस्स सुरूपो हि सर्वसेव्यस्सतां गतिः उवाच च हरिं मेना किञ्चिद्बुद्ध्वा गिरिप्रिया ।। श्रुत्वा विष्णुवचो रम्यं गिरिजाजननी हि सा
tatra tāvatsvaputrā~śca nininda khalitā muhuḥ || prathamaṃ sā tataḥ putrī kathayāmāsa durvacaḥ hitvā tu candanaṃ bhūyo lepitaḥ kardamastvayā || haṃsamuḍḍīya kāko vai gṛhīto hastapañjare sādhitaṃ kiñca sarvaistu militvā ghātitaṃ kulam || vandhyāhaṃ na kathaṃ jātā garbho na galitaḥ katham || devā ūcuḥ|| he mene pitṛkanye hi śṛṇvasmadvacanammudā || ayaṃ vai paramaḥ sākṣācchivaḥ parasukhāvahaḥ tato himālayastatrājagāmātisamākulaḥ || tāñca bodhayituṃ prītyā prāha tattvañca darśayan nimajjaya dayāṃ tyaktvā tato'drīśa sukhī bhava || yadi dāsyasi putrī tvaṃ rudrāya vikaṭātmane || tarhi tyakṣyāmyahaṃ svāminniścayena kalevaram manasā vacasā mātaḥ karmaṇā ca harastvayam || mayā vṛto vṛtaścaiva yadicchasi tathā kuru na vastraṃ nāpyalaṅkārāssahāyāḥ ke'pi tasya na || vāhanaṃ na śubhaṃ hyasya na vayo na dhanantathā na vaktavyaṃ ca bhavatā śivāya pratidīyatām || na dāsye'haṃ śivāyaināṃ svasutāmprāṇavallabhām śivatvaṃ na ca jānāsi nirguṇasya guṇassa hi|| virūpassa surūpo hi sarvasevyassatāṃ gatiḥ uvāca ca hariṃ menā kiñcidbuddhvā giripriyā || śrutvā viṣṇuvaco ramyaṃ girijājananī hi sā
There, first of all, stumbling, she reproached her own children again and again; then she spoke harsh words to her daughter: "Setting aside sandal paste, you have smeared yourself with mud instead! The goose has flown off and a crow has been caught in the hand-cage. And what has been accomplished? All of you together have destroyed the family. Why was I not born barren? Why did the foetus not miscarry?" The gods said: "O Menā, daughter of the ancestors, hear our words gladly: this is truly the supreme one, Śiva himself, who brings the highest happiness." Then Himālaya came there, greatly distressed, and to instruct her he spoke lovingly, showing her the truth: "Then drown (her), lord of mountains, give up your pity, and be happy. If you, my lord, will give your daughter to Rudra of hideous form, then I shall assuredly abandon my body." "Mother, by mind, by speech and by act this Hara has been chosen by me, chosen indeed; do as you wish. He has no garment, no ornaments, no helpers at all; he has no auspicious mount, no youth, no wealth either. You must not say, 'Let her be given to Śiva.' I will not give this my own daughter, dearer than life, to Śiva." "You do not know Śiva's nature: for the attributeless one, that is his attribute. He is ugly and he is beautiful; he is to be served by all, the refuge of the good." And Menā, the mountain's beloved, having understood something, having heard Viṣṇu's pleasing speech, she, the mother of the mountain-born, spoke to Hari:
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SiP 2 107.3
।। मेनोवाच।। मुने पुरा त्वया प्रोक्तं वरिष्यति शिवा शिवम् ।। पश्चाद्धिमवतः कृत्यं पूजार्थं विनिवेशितम्
|| menovāca|| mune purā tvayā proktaṃ variṣyati śivā śivam || paścāddhimavataḥ kṛtyaṃ pūjārthaṃ viniveśitam
Menā said: Sage, formerly you declared that Śivā would choose Śiva; afterwards the rite of Himavat was undertaken for the sake of the worship.
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SiP 2 107.4
ततो दृष्टं फलं सत्यं विपरीतमनर्थकम् ।। मुनेऽधमाहं दुर्बुद्धे सर्वथा वञ्चिता त्वया
tato dṛṣṭaṃ phalaṃ satyaṃ viparītamanarthakam || mune'dhamāhaṃ durbuddhe sarvathā vañcitā tvayā
Then the true result has been seen — contrary and worthless. Sage, I am wretched; you evil-minded one, I have been utterly deceived by you.
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SiP 2 107.5
पुनस्तया तपस्तप्तं दुष्करं मुनिभिश्च यत् ।। तस्य लब्धं फलं ह्येतत्पश्यतां दुःखदायकम्
punastayā tapastaptaṃ duṣkaraṃ munibhiśca yat || tasya labdhaṃ phalaṃ hyetatpaśyatāṃ duḥkhadāyakam
Again, the austerity, hard even for sages, that she performed — this is the fruit obtained of it, giving grief to those who behold.
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SiP 2 107.6
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि को मे दुःखं व्यपोहताम् ।। कुलादिकं विनष्टं मे विहितं जीवितं मम
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi ko me duḥkhaṃ vyapohatām || kulādikaṃ vinaṣṭaṃ me vihitaṃ jīvitaṃ mama
What am I to do? Where am I to go? Who will drive away my sorrow? My family and all is ruined; my living has been ordained (thus).
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SiP 2 107.7
क्व गता ऋषयो दिव्याः श्मश्रूणि त्रोटयाम्यहम् ।। तपस्विनी च या पत्नी सा धूर्ता स्वयमागता
kva gatā ṛṣayo divyāḥ śmaśrūṇi troṭayāmyaham || tapasvinī ca yā patnī sā dhūrtā svayamāgatā
Where have those divine seers gone? I will tear out their beards! And that ascetic woman who is (his) wife — she, the cheat, came of her own accord.
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SiP 2 107.8
केषाञ्चैवापराधेन सर्वं नष्टं ममाधुना ।। इत्युक्त्वा वीक्ष्य च सुतामुवाच वचनं कटु
keṣāñcaivāparādhena sarvaṃ naṣṭaṃ mamādhunā || ityuktvā vīkṣya ca sutāmuvāca vacanaṃ kaṭu
By whose offence has everything of mine now been lost? Having said this, and looking at her daughter, she spoke bitter words.
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SiP 2 107.9
किं कृतं ते सुते दुष्टे कर्म दुःखकरं मम ।। हेम दत्त्वा त्वयानीतः काचो वै दुष्टया स्वयम्
kiṃ kṛtaṃ te sute duṣṭe karma duḥkhakaraṃ mama || hema dattvā tvayānītaḥ kāco vai duṣṭayā svayam
“What a deed you have done, wicked daughter, one that brings me grief! Giving away gold, you yourself, wicked one, have brought back glass.
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SiP 2 107.11
हित्वा ब्रह्मजलं दूरे पीतं कूपोदकं त्वया ।। सूर्यं हित्वा तु खद्योतो गृहीतो यत्नतस्त्वया
hitvā brahmajalaṃ dūre pītaṃ kūpodakaṃ tvayā || sūryaṃ hitvā tu khadyoto gṛhīto yatnatastvayā
Leaving aside the holy water far off, you have drunk well-water; abandoning the sun, you have with effort seized a firefly.
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SiP 2 107.12
तण्डुलांश्च तथा हित्वा कृतं वै तुषभक्षणम् ।। प्रक्षिप्याज्यं तथा तैलं कारण्डं भुक्तमादरात्
taṇḍulāṃśca tathā hitvā kṛtaṃ vai tuṣabhakṣaṇam || prakṣipyājyaṃ tathā tailaṃ kāraṇḍaṃ bhuktamādarāt
And so too, having discarded the rice grains, you have made a meal of the husks; and having thrown out the ghee and the oil, you have eaten the pod (karaṇḍa) with relish.
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SiP 2 107.13
सिंहसेवां तथा मुक्त्वा शृगालस्सेवितस्त्वया ।। ब्रह्मविद्यां तथा मुक्त्वा कुगाथा च श्रुता त्वया
siṃhasevāṃ tathā muktvā śṛgālassevitastvayā || brahmavidyāṃ tathā muktvā kugāthā ca śrutā tvayā
So too, having abandoned service to the lion, you have served a jackal; and having abandoned the knowledge of Brahman, you have listened to a bad song.
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SiP 2 107.14
गृहे यज्ञविभूतिं हि दूरीकृत्य सुमंगलाम् ।। गृहीतश्च चिताभस्म त्वया पुत्रि ह्यमंगलम्
gṛhe yajñavibhūtiṃ hi dūrīkṛtya sumaṃgalām || gṛhītaśca citābhasma tvayā putri hyamaṃgalam
Having put far away from the house the most auspicious ash of the sacrifice, you have taken up, O daughter, the ash of the funeral pyre, which is inauspicious.
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SiP 2 107.15
सर्वान् देववरांस्त्यक्त्वा विष्ण्वादीन्परमेश्वरान् ।। कृतं त्वया कुबुद्ध्या वै शिवार्थं तप ईदृशम्
sarvān devavarāṃstyaktvā viṣṇvādīnparameśvarān || kṛtaṃ tvayā kubuddhyā vai śivārthaṃ tapa īdṛśam
Abandoning all the best of the gods, Viṣṇu and the rest, the supreme lords, you with your bad judgement have performed such austerity for the sake of Śiva.
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SiP 2 107.16
धिक्त्वा च तव बुद्धिश्च धिग्रूपं चरितं तव ।। धिक् चोपदेशकर्त्तारं धिक्सख्यावपि ते तथा
dhiktvā ca tava buddhiśca dhigrūpaṃ caritaṃ tava || dhik copadeśakarttāraṃ dhiksakhyāvapi te tathā
Fie on you, and fie on your judgement; fie on your beauty and your conduct; fie too on him who gave you the instruction, and fie likewise on your two friends.
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SiP 2 107.17
आवां च धिक्तथा पुत्री यौ ते जन्मप्रवर्तकौ ।। धिक्ते नारद बुद्धिञ्च सप्तर्षींश्च सुबुद्धिदान्
āvāṃ ca dhiktathā putrī yau te janmapravartakau || dhikte nārada buddhiñca saptarṣīṃśca subuddhidān
And fie on us two as well, daughter, who set your birth in motion; fie on your judgement, Nārada, and on the seven sages who gave (you) that good advice.
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SiP 2 107.18
धिक्कुलं धिक्क्रियादाक्ष्यं सर्वं धिग्यत्कृतं त्वया ।। गृहन्तु धुक्षितं त्वेतन्मरणं तु ममैव हि
dhikkulaṃ dhikkriyādākṣyaṃ sarvaṃ dhigyatkṛtaṃ tvayā || gṛhantu dhukṣitaṃ tvetanmaraṇaṃ tu mamaiva hi
Fie on the family, fie on the skill in rites, fie on all that you have done. Let the house be burnt up—but for me there is only death.
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SiP 2 107.19
पार्वतानामयं राजा नायातु निकटे मम ।। सप्तर्षयस्स्वयं नैव दर्शयन्तु मुखम्मम
pārvatānāmayaṃ rājā nāyātu nikaṭe mama || saptarṣayassvayaṃ naiva darśayantu mukhammama
Let this king of the mountain-folk not come near me; let the seven sages themselves not show me their faces.
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SiP 2 107.21
अथो न वा मृता चाहं पुत्रिका न मृता कथम् ।। रक्षसाद्य कथं नो वा भक्षिता गगने पुनः
atho na vā mṛtā cāhaṃ putrikā na mṛtā katham || rakṣasādya kathaṃ no vā bhakṣitā gagane punaḥ
And now, why have I not died, and why has the girl not died? Why has she not today been devoured in the sky by a demon?
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SiP 2 107.22
छेदयामि शिरस्तेऽद्य किं करोमि कलेवरैः ।। त्यक्त्वा त्वां च कुतो यायां हाहा मे जीवितं हतम्
chedayāmi śiraste'dya kiṃ karomi kalevaraiḥ || tyaktvā tvāṃ ca kuto yāyāṃ hāhā me jīvitaṃ hatam
I shall have your head cut off today—what am I to do with (these) bodies? And having abandoned you, where should I go? Alas, alas, my life is destroyed!
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SiP 2 107.23
।।ब्रह्मोवाच।। इत्युक्त्वा पतिता सा च मेना भूमौ विमूर्छिता ।। व्याकुला शोकरोषाद्यैर्न गता भर्तृसन्निधौ
||brahmovāca|| ityuktvā patitā sā ca menā bhūmau vimūrchitā || vyākulā śokaroṣādyairna gatā bhartṛsannidhau
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus, that Menā fell to the ground in a faint; distraught with grief, rage and the rest, she did not go into her husband's presence.
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SiP 2 107.24
हाहाकारो महानासीत्त स्मिन्काले मुनीश्वर ।। सर्वे समागतास्तत्र क्रमात्तत्सन्निधौ सुराः
hāhākāro mahānāsītta sminkāle munīśvara || sarve samāgatāstatra kramāttatsannidhau surāḥ
At that time there was a great cry of “alas, alas!”, O lord of sages; all the gods came there one after another into her presence.
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SiP 2 107.25
पुरा देवमुने चाहमागतस्तु स्वयं तदा ।। मां दृष्ट्वा त्वं वचस्ता वै प्रावोच ऋषिसत्तम
purā devamune cāhamāgatastu svayaṃ tadā || māṃ dṛṣṭvā tvaṃ vacastā vai prāvoca ṛṣisattama
And formerly, O divine sage, I myself came then; seeing me, you spoke those words, O best of seers.
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SiP 2 107.26
नारद उवाच ।। यथार्थं सुंदरं रूपं ना ज्ञातं ते शिवस्य वै ।। लीलयेदं धृतं रूपं न यथार्थं शिवेन च ।
nārada uvāca || yathārthaṃ suṃdaraṃ rūpaṃ nā jñātaṃ te śivasya vai || līlayedaṃ dhṛtaṃ rūpaṃ na yathārthaṃ śivena ca |
Nārada said: You have not known Śiva's truly beautiful form; this form was assumed by Śiva in sport, not as it really is.
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SiP 2 107.27
तस्मात्क्रोधं परित्यज्य स्वस्था भव पतिव्रते ।। कार्य्यं कुरु हठं त्यक्त्वा शिवां देहि शिवाय च
tasmātkrodhaṃ parityajya svasthā bhava pativrate || kāryyaṃ kuru haṭhaṃ tyaktvā śivāṃ dehi śivāya ca
Therefore, giving up your anger, be calm, O faithful wife; do what must be done, abandon obstinacy, and give Śivā to Śiva.
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SiP 2 107.28
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तदाकर्ण्य वचस्ते सा मेना त्वां वाक्यमब्रवीत्।। उत्तिष्ठेतो गच्छ दूरं दुष्टाधमवरो भवान्
|| brahmovāca || tadākarṇya vacaste sā menā tvāṃ vākyamabravīt|| uttiṣṭheto gaccha dūraṃ duṣṭādhamavaro bhavān
Brahmā said: Hearing that speech of yours, that Menā said this word to you: “Get up, go far away from here; you are a wicked, base, vile fellow.”
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SiP 2 107.29
इत्युक्ते तु तया देव इन्द्राद्याः सकलाः क्रमात् ।। समागत्य च दिक्पाला वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्
ityukte tu tayā deva indrādyāḥ sakalāḥ kramāt || samāgatya ca dikpālā vacanaṃ cedamabruvan
When she had spoken thus, O god, Indra and all the rest, the guardians of the quarters, came one by one and said these words:
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SiP 2 107.31
कृपया च भवत्पुत्र्यास्तपो दृष्ट्वातिदुस्सहम् ।। दर्शनं दत्तवाञ्छम्भुर्वरं सद्भक्तवत्सलः
kṛpayā ca bhavatputryāstapo dṛṣṭvātidussaham || darśanaṃ dattavāñchambhurvaraṃ sadbhaktavatsalaḥ
“Out of compassion, seeing your daughter's exceedingly unbearable austerity, Śambhu, who is affectionate to his true devotees, granted her a sight (of himself) and a boon.
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SiP 2 107.32
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अथोवाच सुरान्मेना विलप्याति मुहुर्मुहुः ।। न देया तु मया कन्या गिरिशायोग्ररूपिणे
|| brahmovāca || athovāca surānmenā vilapyāti muhurmuhuḥ || na deyā tu mayā kanyā giriśāyograrūpiṇe
Brahmā said: Then Menā, lamenting again and again, said to the gods: "I will not give my daughter to the lord of the mountain (Śiva), who has a terrible form."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.33
किमर्थन्तु भवन्तश्च सर्वे देवाः प्रपञ्चिताः ।। रूपमस्याः परन्नाम व्यर्थीकर्तुं समुद्यतः
kimarthantu bhavantaśca sarve devāḥ prapañcitāḥ || rūpamasyāḥ parannāma vyarthīkartuṃ samudyataḥ
"And for what purpose have all of you gods been elaborately deceiving (us)? (He) is set upon making her beauty, and indeed her very name, worthless."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 107.34
इत्युक्ते च तया तत्र ऋषयस्सप्त एव हि ।। ऊचुस्ते वच आगत्य वसिष्ठाद्या मुनीश्वर
ityukte ca tayā tatra ṛṣayassapta eva hi || ūcuste vaca āgatya vasiṣṭhādyā munīśvara
And when this had been said by her there, the seven sages, Vasiṣṭha and the rest, came and spoke these words, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.35
सप्तर्षयः ऊचुः ।। कार्य्यं साधयितुम्प्राप्ताः पितृकन्ये गिरिप्रिये ।। विरुद्धं चात्र उक्तार्थे कथम्मन्यामहे वयम्
saptarṣayaḥ ūcuḥ || kāryyaṃ sādhayitumprāptāḥ pitṛkanye giripriye || viruddhaṃ cātra uktārthe kathammanyāmahe vayam
The seven sages said: We have come, O daughter of the Pitṛs, O beloved of the Mountain, to accomplish the business; and how are we to understand this contradiction in what was (formerly) agreed upon?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.36
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अयं वै परमो लाभो दर्शनं शंकरस्य यत् ।। दानपात्रं स ते भूत्वागतस्तव च मंदिरम् ।
brahmovāca || ayaṃ vai paramo lābho darśanaṃ śaṃkarasya yat || dānapātraṃ sa te bhūtvāgatastava ca maṃdiram |
Brahmā said: "This indeed is the highest gain, namely the sight of Śaṅkara; and he, having become a worthy recipient of your gift, has come to your house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.37
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा तैस्ततो मेना मुनिवाक्यं मृषाकरोत् ।। प्रत्युवाच च रुष्टा सा तानृषीञ्ज्ञानदुर्बला
|| brahmovāca || ityuktvā taistato menā munivākyaṃ mṛṣākarot || pratyuvāca ca ruṣṭā sā tānṛṣīñjñānadurbalā
Brahmā said: Having thus been addressed by them, Menā then made light of the sages' words, and she, angered and weak in wisdom, replied to those sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.38
मेनोवाच ।। शस्त्राद्यैर्घातयिष्येहं न हास्ये शंकरायताम् ।। दूरं गच्छत सर्वे हि नागन्तव्यं मदन्तिके
menovāca || śastrādyairghātayiṣyehaṃ na hāsye śaṃkarāyatām || dūraṃ gacchata sarve hi nāgantavyaṃ madantike
Menā said: I will kill (her) with weapons and the like; I will not give her to Śaṅkara. Go far away, all of you; you must not come near me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.39
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा विररामाशु सा विलप्यातिविह्वला ।। हाहाकारो महानासीत्तत्र तद्वृत्ततो मुने
brahmovāca || ityuktvā virarāmāśu sā vilapyātivihvalā || hāhākāro mahānāsīttatra tadvṛttato mune
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus she quickly fell silent, lamenting and utterly distraught. There arose a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" there because of that occurrence, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.41
हिमालय उवाच ।। शृणु मेने वचो मेऽद्य विकलाऽसि कथम्प्रिये ।। के के समागता गेहं कथं चैतान्विनिन्दसि
himālaya uvāca || śṛṇu mene vaco me'dya vikalā'si kathampriye || ke ke samāgatā gehaṃ kathaṃ caitānvinindasi
Himālaya said: Hear my words now, Menā; why are you so distracted, my dear? Who are these who have come to the house, and why do you revile them?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.42
शंकरं त्वं च जानासि रूपं दृष्ट्वासि विह्वला ।। विकटं तस्य शंभोस्तु नानारूपाभिधस्य हि
śaṃkaraṃ tvaṃ ca jānāsi rūpaṃ dṛṣṭvāsi vihvalā || vikaṭaṃ tasya śaṃbhostu nānārūpābhidhasya hi
You do know Śaṅkara; you are distraught at having seen his form — the fearsome (form) of that Śambhu who is called by many forms and names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.43
स शंकरो मया ज्ञातस्सर्वेषां प्रतिपालकः ।। पूज्यानां पूज्य एवासौ कर्तानुग्रहनिग्रहान्
sa śaṃkaro mayā jñātassarveṣāṃ pratipālakaḥ || pūjyānāṃ pūjya evāsau kartānugrahanigrahān
That Śaṅkara is known by me to be the protector of all; he is the one worthy of worship even among those worthy of worship, the maker of favours and of restraints.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.44
हठं न कुरु मुञ्च त्वं दुःखं प्राणप्रियेऽनघे ।। उत्तिष्ठारं तथा कार्यं कर्तुमर्हसि सुव्रते
haṭhaṃ na kuru muñca tvaṃ duḥkhaṃ prāṇapriye'naghe || uttiṣṭhāraṃ tathā kāryaṃ kartumarhasi suvrate
Do not be obstinate; give up your grief, O sinless one, dear as life. Arise; you ought to do the task accordingly, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.45
यद्वै द्वारगतश्शंभुः पुरा विकटरूपधृक् ।। नानालीलाञ्च कृतवाञ्चेतयामि च तामिमाम्
yadvai dvāragataśśaṃbhuḥ purā vikaṭarūpadhṛk || nānālīlāñca kṛtavāñcetayāmi ca tāmimām
When Śambhu formerly came to the door bearing a fearsome form and performed his various sports — I am (now) recalling that very (event).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 107.46
तन्माहात्म्यं परं दृष्ट्वा कन्यां दातुं त्वया मया ।। अंगीकृतं तदा देवि तत्प्रमाणं कुरु प्रिये
tanmāhātmyaṃ paraṃ dṛṣṭvā kanyāṃ dātuṃ tvayā mayā || aṃgīkṛtaṃ tadā devi tatpramāṇaṃ kuru priye
Seeing that supreme greatness of his, it was then agreed by you and by me to give the girl, O goddess; make that (agreement) authoritative, my dear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.47
ब्रह्मोवाच।। इत्युक्त्वा सोऽद्रिनाथो हि विरराम ततो मुने ।। तदाकर्ण्य शिवामाता मेनोवाच हिमालयम्
brahmovāca|| ityuktvā so'drinātho hi virarāma tato mune || tadākarṇya śivāmātā menovāca himālayam
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus, that lord of mountains then fell silent, O sage. Hearing that, Menā, the mother of Śivā, spoke to Himālaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.48
मेनोवाच ।। मद्वचः श्रूयतां नाथ तथा कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि ।। गृहीत्वा तनुजां चैनां बद्ध्वा कण्ठे तु पार्वतीम्
menovāca || madvacaḥ śrūyatāṃ nātha tathā kartuṃ tvamarhasi || gṛhītvā tanujāṃ caināṃ baddhvā kaṇṭhe tu pārvatīm
Menā said: Let my words be heard, husband; you ought to act accordingly. Take this daughter, Pārvatī, and bind her at the neck,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.49
अधः पातय निःशंकं दास्ये तां न हराय हि ।। तथैनामथवा नाथ गत्वा वै सागरे सुताम्
adhaḥ pātaya niḥśaṃkaṃ dāsye tāṃ na harāya hi || tathaināmathavā nātha gatvā vai sāgare sutām
and cast (her) down without hesitation; I shall not give her to Hara. Or else, husband, go and (throw) this daughter into the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.51
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्ते च तदा तत्र वचने मेनया हठान् ।। उवाच वचनं रम्यं पार्वती स्वयमागता
|| brahmovāca || ityukte ca tadā tatra vacane menayā haṭhān || uvāca vacanaṃ ramyaṃ pārvatī svayamāgatā
Brahmā said: When these words had been spoken there by Menā out of obstinacy, Pārvatī, having come of her own accord, spoke pleasing words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.52
पार्वत्युवाच ।। मातस्ते विपरीता हि बुद्धिर्जाताऽशुभावहा ।। धर्मावलम्बनात्त्वं हि कथन्धर्मं जहासि वै
pārvatyuvāca || mātaste viparītā hi buddhirjātā'śubhāvahā || dharmāvalambanāttvaṃ hi kathandharmaṃ jahāsi vai
Pārvatī said: Mother, your mind has become perverse, bringing misfortune. Since you rely on dharma, why then do you abandon dharma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.53
अयं रुद्रोऽपरस्साक्षात्सर्वप्रभव ईश्वरः । शम्भुस्सुरूपस्सुखदस्सर्वश्रुतिषु वर्णितः
ayaṃ rudro'parassākṣātsarvaprabhava īśvaraḥ | śambhussurūpassukhadassarvaśrutiṣu varṇitaḥ
This is Rudra, the unequalled one, the very Lord who is the source of all; he is Śambhu, of fair form, the giver of happiness, celebrated in all the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.54
महेशश्शंकरश्चायं सर्वदेवप्रभुस्स्वराट् ।। नानारूपाभिधो मातर्हरिब्रह्मादिसेवितः
maheśaśśaṃkaraścāyaṃ sarvadevaprabhussvarāṭ || nānārūpābhidho mātarharibrahmādisevitaḥ
This is Maheśa, Śaṃkara, the lord of all the gods, self-sovereign; (he is) named by many forms, O mother, served by Hari, Brahmā and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.55
अधिष्ठानं च सर्वेषां कर्ता हर्ता च स प्रभुः ।। निर्विकारी त्रिदेवेशो ह्यविनाशी सनातनः
adhiṣṭhānaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kartā hartā ca sa prabhuḥ || nirvikārī trideveśo hyavināśī sanātanaḥ
And that Lord is the substratum of all, the maker and the destroyer; he is free of change, the lord of the three gods, indeed imperishable and eternal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.56
यदर्थे देवतास्सर्वा आयाता किंकरीकृताः ।। द्वारि ते सोत्सवाश्चाद्य किमतोऽन्यत्परं सुखम्
yadarthe devatāssarvā āyātā kiṃkarīkṛtāḥ || dvāri te sotsavāścādya kimato'nyatparaṃ sukham
He for whose sake all the deities have come and been made servants — and today they stand festive at your door: what happiness is greater than this?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.57
उत्तिष्ठातः प्रयत्नेन जीवितं सफलं कुरु । देहि मां त्वं शिवायास्मै स्वाश्रमं कुरु सार्थकम्
uttiṣṭhātaḥ prayatnena jīvitaṃ saphalaṃ kuru | dehi māṃ tvaṃ śivāyāsmai svāśramaṃ kuru sārthakam
Rise up, then, and with effort make (your) life fruitful; give me to this Śiva, make your hermitage meaningful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.58
देहि मां परमेशाय शंकराय जनन्यहो ।। स्वीकुरु त्वमिमं मातर्विनयम्मे ब्रवीमि ते
dehi māṃ parameśāya śaṃkarāya jananyaho || svīkuru tvamimaṃ mātarvinayamme bravīmi te
Give me to the supreme lord, to Śaṃkara, O mother, ah! Accept this, mother; I speak my request to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.59
चेन्न दास्यसि तस्मै मां न वृणेऽन्यमहं वरम् ।। भागं लभेत्कथं सैंहं शृगालः परवंचकः
cenna dāsyasi tasmai māṃ na vṛṇe'nyamahaṃ varam || bhāgaṃ labhetkathaṃ saiṃhaṃ śṛgālaḥ paravaṃcakaḥ
If you will not give me to him, I shall choose no other bridegroom. How should a jackal, a cheater of others, obtain a lion's share?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.61
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य शिवावाक्यं मेना शैलेश्वरप्रिया ।। सुविलप्य महाक्रुद्धा गृहीत्वा तत्कलेवरम्
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya śivāvākyaṃ menā śaileśvarapriyā || suvilapya mahākruddhā gṛhītvā tatkalevaram
Brahmā said: Hearing Śivā's words thus, Menā, the beloved of the lord of the mountain, having wailed much and grown greatly enraged, seized her body,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.62
मुष्टिभिः कूर्परैश्चैव दन्तान्धर्षयती च सा ।। ताडयामास तां पुत्रीं विह्वलातिरुषान्विता
muṣṭibhiḥ kūrparaiścaiva dantāndharṣayatī ca sā || tāḍayāmāsa tāṃ putrīṃ vihvalātiruṣānvitā
and with fists and with elbows, grinding her teeth, she beat that daughter (of hers), distraught and filled with extreme fury.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.63
ये तत्र ऋषयस्तात त्वदाद्याश्चापरे मुने ।। तद्धस्तात्ताम्परिच्छिद्य नित्युर्दूरतरं ततः
ye tatra ṛṣayastāta tvadādyāścāpare mune || taddhastāttāmparicchidya nityurdūrataraṃ tataḥ
The sages who were there, dear one — yourself and the others, O sage — cutting her free from her hand, led her far away from there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.64
तान्वै तथा विधान्दृष्ट्वा भर्त्सयित्वा पुनः पुनः ।। उवाच श्रावयन्ती सा दुर्वचो निखिलान्पुनः
tānvai tathā vidhāndṛṣṭvā bhartsayitvā punaḥ punaḥ || uvāca śrāvayantī sā durvaco nikhilānpunaḥ
Seeing them in that condition, and rebuking (them) again and again, she spoke, making them all hear once more her harsh speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.65
मेनोवाच ।। किं मेना हि करिष्येऽहं दुष्टां ग्रहवतीं शिवाम् ।। दास्याम्यस्यै गरन्तीव्रं कूपे क्षेप्स्यामि वा ध्रुवम्
menovāca || kiṃ menā hi kariṣye'haṃ duṣṭāṃ grahavatīṃ śivām || dāsyāmyasyai garantīvraṃ kūpe kṣepsyāmi vā dhruvam
Menā said: What indeed shall I, Menā, do with this wicked Śivā who is possessed by a demon? I will give her fierce poison, or surely I will throw her into a well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.66
छेत्स्यामि कालीमथवा शस्त्रास्त्रैर्भूरिखण्डशः ।। निमज्जयिष्ये वा सिन्धौ स्वसुताम्पार्वतीं खलु
chetsyāmi kālīmathavā śastrāstrairbhūrikhaṇḍaśaḥ || nimajjayiṣye vā sindhau svasutāmpārvatīṃ khalu
Or else I will cut Kālī into very many pieces with weapons and missiles, or I will indeed drown my own daughter Pārvatī in the sea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.67
अथवा स्वशरीरं हि त्यक्ष्याम्याश्वन्यथा ध्रुवम् ।। न दास्ये शम्भवे कन्यां दुर्गां विकटरूपिणे
athavā svaśarīraṃ hi tyakṣyāmyāśvanyathā dhruvam || na dāsye śambhave kanyāṃ durgāṃ vikaṭarūpiṇe
Or else surely I will quickly give up my own body; otherwise, I will not give (my) daughter Durgā to Śambhu of hideous form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.68
वरोऽयं कीदृशो भीमोऽनया लब्धश्च दुष्टया ।। कारितश्चोपहासो मे गिरेश्चापि कुलस्य हि
varo'yaṃ kīdṛśo bhīmo'nayā labdhaśca duṣṭayā || kāritaścopahāso me gireścāpi kulasya hi
What sort of dreadful bridegroom is this that has been obtained by this wicked girl! And she has made a mockery of me and of the mountain's family too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.69
न माता न पिता भ्राता न बन्धुर्गोत्रजोऽपि हि ।। नो सुरूपं न चातुर्य्यं न गुहं वास्य किंचन
na mātā na pitā bhrātā na bandhurgotrajo'pi hi || no surūpaṃ na cāturyyaṃ na guhaṃ vāsya kiṃcana
He has no mother, no father, no brother, no kinsman, not even a clansman; he has no beauty, no cleverness, nor any house at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.71
न पावित्र्यं न विद्या च कीदृशः काय आर्तिदः ।। किं विलोक्य मया पुत्री देयास्मै स्यात्सुमंगला
na pāvitryaṃ na vidyā ca kīdṛśaḥ kāya ārtidaḥ || kiṃ vilokya mayā putrī deyāsmai syātsumaṃgalā
No purity, and no learning; and what a body — one that causes distress! Looking at what should my daughter be given to him and be well-blessed?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.72
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्यादि सुविलप्याथ बहुशो मेनका तदा ।। रुरोदोच्चैर्मुने सा हि दुःखशोकपरिप्लुता
brahmovāca || ityādi suvilapyātha bahuśo menakā tadā || rurodoccairmune sā hi duḥkhaśokapariplutā
Brahmā said: Having lamented much in this and other ways, Menakā then wept aloud, O sage, overwhelmed by grief and sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.73
अथाहन्द्रुतमागत्याकथयम्मेनकां च ताम्।। शिवतत्त्वं च परमं कुज्ञानहरमुत्तमम्
athāhandrutamāgatyākathayammenakāṃ ca tām|| śivatattvaṃ ca paramaṃ kujñānaharamuttamam
Then I, coming quickly, told that Menakā the supreme truth of Śiva, excellent, which removes wrong knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.74
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। श्रोतव्यम्प्रीतितो मेने मदीयं वचनं शुभम् ।। यस्य श्रवणतः प्रीत्या कुबुद्धिस्ते विनश्यति
brahmovāca || śrotavyamprītito mene madīyaṃ vacanaṃ śubham || yasya śravaṇataḥ prītyā kubuddhiste vinaśyati
Brahmā said: My auspicious speech is to be heard with pleasure, Menā — by hearing which with affection your wrong understanding is destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.75
शङ्करो जगतः कर्ता भर्ता हर्ता तथैव च ।। न त्वं जानासि तद्रूपं कथन्दुःखं समीहसे
śaṅkaro jagataḥ kartā bhartā hartā tathaiva ca || na tvaṃ jānāsi tadrūpaṃ kathanduḥkhaṃ samīhase
Śaṅkara is the maker of the world, its sustainer, and likewise its destroyer. You do not know his nature; why do you desire sorrow?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.76
अनेकरूपनामा च नाना लीलाकरः प्रभुः ।। सर्वस्वामी स्वतन्त्रश्च मायाधीशोऽविकल्पकः
anekarūpanāmā ca nānā līlākaraḥ prabhuḥ || sarvasvāmī svatantraśca māyādhīśo'vikalpakaḥ
(He is) the Lord of many forms and many names, the performer of manifold play; the master of all, independent, the ruler of māyā, free of (all) alternatives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.77
इति विज्ञाय मेने त्वं शिवान्देहि शिवाय वै ।। कुहठन्त्यज कुज्ञानं सर्वकार्यविनाशनम्
iti vijñāya mene tvaṃ śivāndehi śivāya vai || kuhaṭhantyaja kujñānaṃ sarvakāryavināśanam
Knowing this, Menā, give Śivā to Śiva; abandon this evil obstinacy, this bad understanding that ruins every undertaking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.78
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्ता सा मया मेना विलपन्ती मुहुर्मुहुः ।। लज्जां किंचिच्छनैस्त्यक्त्वा मुने मां वाक्यमब्रवीत्
brahmovāca || ityuktā sā mayā menā vilapantī muhurmuhuḥ || lajjāṃ kiṃcicchanaistyaktvā mune māṃ vākyamabravīt
Brahmā said: When she, Menā, had been thus addressed by me, wailing again and again, and slowly setting aside a little of her shame, O sage, she spoke these words to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.79
मेनोवाच ।। किमर्थन्तु भवान्ब्रह्मन्रूपमस्य महावरम् ।। व्यर्थीकरोति किमियं हन्यतां न स्वयं शिवा
menovāca || kimarthantu bhavānbrahmanrūpamasya mahāvaram || vyarthīkaroti kimiyaṃ hanyatāṃ na svayaṃ śivā
Menā said: For what purpose, O Brahman, do you make the greatly excellent beauty of this (girl) fruitless? Why should not Śivā herself be killed instead?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.81
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्ते तु तदा सिद्धाः सनकाद्या महामुने ।। समागत्य महाप्रीत्या वचनं हीदमब्रुवन्
brahmovāca || ityukte tu tadā siddhāḥ sanakādyā mahāmune || samāgatya mahāprītyā vacanaṃ hīdamabruvan
Brahmā said: When this had been said, then, O great sage, the Siddhas headed by Sanaka, having arrived, spoke with great affection these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.82
सिद्धा ऊचुः ।। अयम्वै परमस्साक्षाच्छिवः परसुखावहः ।। कृपया च भवत्पुत्र्यै दर्शनन्दत्तवान्प्रभुः
siddhā ūcuḥ || ayamvai paramassākṣācchivaḥ parasukhāvahaḥ || kṛpayā ca bhavatputryai darśanandattavānprabhuḥ
The Siddhas said: This one is truly the supreme Śiva himself in person, the bringer of the highest happiness; out of compassion the Lord has granted a sight (of himself) to your daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.83
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अथोवाच तु तान्मेना विलप्य च मुहुर्मुहुः ।। न देया तु मया सम्यग्गिरिशायोग्ररूपिणे
|| brahmovāca || athovāca tu tānmenā vilapya ca muhurmuhuḥ || na deyā tu mayā samyaggiriśāyograrūpiṇe
Brahmā said: Then Menā, wailing again and again, said to them: "By no means shall I give (her) to the mountain-dweller of terrible form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.84
किमर्थन्तु भवन्तश्च सर्वे सिद्धाः प्रपञ्चिनः ।। रूपमस्याः परं नाम व्यर्थीकर्त्तुं समुद्यताः
kimarthantu bhavantaśca sarve siddhāḥ prapañcinaḥ || rūpamasyāḥ paraṃ nāma vyarthīkarttuṃ samudyatāḥ
And why are all of you Siddhas, deceivers (that you are), bent on making the supreme beauty of this girl fruitless?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.85
इत्युक्ते च तया तत्र मुनेऽहं चकितोऽभवम् ।। सर्वे विस्मयमापन्ना देवसिद्धर्षिमानवाः
ityukte ca tayā tatra mune'haṃ cakito'bhavam || sarve vismayamāpannā devasiddharṣimānavāḥ
When she had said this there, O sage, I became startled; all the gods, Siddhas, sages and men fell into amazement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.86
एतस्मिन्समये तस्या हठं श्रुत्वा दृढं महत्।। द्रुतं शिवप्रियो विष्णुस्समागत्याऽब्रवीदिदम्
etasminsamaye tasyā haṭhaṃ śrutvā dṛḍhaṃ mahat|| drutaṃ śivapriyo viṣṇussamāgatyā'bravīdidam
At this moment, hearing her firm and great obstinacy, Viṣṇu, dear to Śiva, quickly came and said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.87
विष्णुरुवाच।। पितॄणां च प्रिया पुत्री मानसी गुणसंयुता।। पत्नी हिमवतस्साक्षाद्ब्रह्मणः कुलमुत्तमम्
viṣṇuruvāca|| pitṝṇāṃ ca priyā putrī mānasī guṇasaṃyutā|| patnī himavatassākṣādbrahmaṇaḥ kulamuttamam
Viṣṇu said: (You are) the dear daughter of the Fathers, born of their mind, endowed with virtues; the wife of Himavat himself — the family of Brahmā is the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 107.88
सहायास्तादृशा लोके धन्या ह्यसि वदामि किम् ।। धर्मस्याधारभूतासि कथं धर्मं जहासि हि
sahāyāstādṛśā loke dhanyā hyasi vadāmi kim || dharmasyādhārabhūtāsi kathaṃ dharmaṃ jahāsi hi
Such helpers (as these you have) in the world; you are indeed blessed — what more can I say? You are the very support of dharma; how then do you abandon dharma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.89
देवैश्च ऋषिभिश्चैव ब्रह्मणा वा मया तथा ।। विरुद्धं कथ्यते किं नु त्वयैव सुविचार्यताम् ।
devaiśca ṛṣibhiścaiva brahmaṇā vā mayā tathā || viruddhaṃ kathyate kiṃ nu tvayaiva suvicāryatām |
Is anything contrary being said by the gods, by the sages, by Brahmā, or by me? Let it be well considered by you yourself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.91
तेनैव निर्मिता देवी मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। तत्पार्श्वे च तदा तेन निर्मितः पुरुषोत्तमः
tenaiva nirmitā devī mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || tatpārśve ca tadā tena nirmitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
By him alone was the Goddess created, the root nature, the sovereign; and then by him, at her side, was created the highest Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.92
ताभ्यां चाहं तथा ब्रह्मा ततश्च गुणरूपतः ।। अवतीर्य स्वयं रुद्रो लोकानां हितकारकः
tābhyāṃ cāhaṃ tathā brahmā tataśca guṇarūpataḥ || avatīrya svayaṃ rudro lokānāṃ hitakārakaḥ
And from those two (came) I, and likewise Brahmā, and then, in accordance with the qualities, Rudra himself, having descended, the doer of good to the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.93
ततो वेदास्तथा देवा यत्किंचिद्दृश्यते जगत् ।। स्थावरं जंगमं चैव तत्सर्वं शकरादभूत्
tato vedāstathā devā yatkiṃciddṛśyate jagat || sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ caiva tatsarvaṃ śakarādabhūt
Then the Vedas, and the gods, and whatever world is seen, both immobile and moving — all that came to be from Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.94
तद्रूपम्वर्णितं केन ज्ञायते केन वा पुनः ।। मया च ब्रह्मणा यस्य ह्यतो लब्धश्च नैव हि
tadrūpamvarṇitaṃ kena jñāyate kena vā punaḥ || mayā ca brahmaṇā yasya hyato labdhaśca naiva hi
By whom has that form (of his) been described, or again by whom is it known? For neither I nor Brahmā have attained it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.95
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यंतं यत्किञ्चिद्दृश्यते जगत् ।। तत्सर्वं च शिवं विद्धि नात्र कार्या विचारणा
ābrahmastambaparyaṃtaṃ yatkiñciddṛśyate jagat || tatsarvaṃ ca śivaṃ viddhi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
From Brahmā down to a clump of grass, whatever world is seen — know all that to be Śiva; no doubt is to be entertained here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.96
स एवेदृक्सुरूपेणावतीर्णो निजलीलया ।। शिवातपः प्रभावाद्धि तव द्वारि समागतः
sa evedṛksurūpeṇāvatīrṇo nijalīlayā || śivātapaḥ prabhāvāddhi tava dvāri samāgataḥ
He himself has descended in such a handsome form by his own play; by the power of Śivā's austerity he has indeed come to your door.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.97
तस्मात्त्वं हिमवत्पत्नि दुःखं मुञ्च शिवम्भज ।। भविष्यति महानन्दः क्लेशो यास्यति संक्षयम्
tasmāttvaṃ himavatpatni duḥkhaṃ muñca śivambhaja || bhaviṣyati mahānandaḥ kleśo yāsyati saṃkṣayam
Therefore, O wife of Himavat, release your grief and worship Śiva; there will be great joy, and (your) affliction will come to an end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.98
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवम्प्रबोधितायास्तु मेनकाया अभून्मुने ।। तस्यास्तु कोमलं किंचिन्मनो विष्णुप्रबोधितम्
brahmovāca || evamprabodhitāyāstu menakāyā abhūnmune || tasyāstu komalaṃ kiṃcinmano viṣṇuprabodhitam
Brahmā said: When Menā had been thus instructed, O sage, her mind, awakened by Viṣṇu, became somewhat softened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.99
परं हठं न तत्याज कन्यान्दातुं हराय न ।। स्वीचकार तदा मेना शिवमायाविमोहि ता
paraṃ haṭhaṃ na tatyāja kanyāndātuṃ harāya na || svīcakāra tadā menā śivamāyāvimohi tā
But she did not give up her obstinacy, (namely) not to give her daughter to Hara; then Menā, deluded by Śiva's power of illusion, consented (only thus):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.101
यदि रम्यतनुस्स स्यात्तदा देया मया सुता ।। नान्यथा कोटिशो यत्नैर्वच्मि सत्यन्दृढं वचः
yadi ramyatanussa syāttadā deyā mayā sutā || nānyathā koṭiśo yatnairvacmi satyandṛḍhaṃ vacaḥ
"If he should have a lovely body, then my daughter is to be given (to him); not otherwise, even by ten million efforts—I speak the truth, a firm word."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 107.102
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा वचनं मेना तूष्णीमास दृढव्रता ।। शिवेच्छाप्रेरिता धन्या तथा याखिलमोहिनी
brahmovāca || ityuktvā vacanaṃ menā tūṣṇīmāsa dṛḍhavratā || śivecchāpreritā dhanyā tathā yākhilamohinī
Brahmā said: Having spoken this speech, Menā fell silent, firm in her vow—she the blessed one, urged on by Śiva's will, who thus was the deluder of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition