Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 12
SiP 2 12.0
शर्वलिङ्गार्चनादेव देवा दैत्याश्च सत्तमाः ।। अहं त्वं च तथा ब्रह्मन्कथं तद्विस्मृतं त्वया ।
śarvaliṅgārcanādeva devā daityāśca sattamāḥ || ahaṃ tvaṃ ca tathā brahmankathaṃ tadvismṛtaṃ tvayā |
It is by the worship of Śarva's liṅga alone that the gods and the demons became the best of beings, and I and you too, O Brahmā — how has that been forgotten by you?
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SiP 2 12.1
नारद उवाच।। ब्रह्मन्प्रजापते तात धन्यस्त्वं शिवसक्तधीः ।। एतदेव पुनस्सम्यग्ब्रूहि मे विस्तराद्विधे
nārada uvāca|| brahmanprajāpate tāta dhanyastvaṃ śivasaktadhīḥ || etadeva punassamyagbrūhi me vistarādvidhe
Nārada said: O Brahmā, lord of creatures, father, blessed are you, whose mind is attached to Śiva. Tell me this very thing again fully and at length, O ordainer.
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SiP 2 12.2
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एकस्मिन्समये तात ऋषीनाहूय सर्वतः ।। निर्जरांश्चाऽवदं प्रीत्या सुवचः पद्मसंभवः इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भगवान्भक्तवत्सलः ।। सामरस्य मम प्रीत्या कृपया वाक्यमब्रवीत् सा हनिस्तन्महाछिद्रं सान्धता सा च मुग्धता ।। यन्मुहूर्त्तं क्षणं वापि शिवं नैव समर्चयेत् तदेव कथयाम्यद्य श्रूयतामृषिसत्तम।। पद्मरागमयं शक्रो हेम विश्र वसस्सुतः तत्रागत्य ऋषीन्सर्वान्देवांश्चाहं तथा मुने।। शिवपूजाविधिं सम्यगब्रुवं सकलेष्टदम् परानंदकरं लिंगं विशुद्धं शिवमक्षरम् ।। निष्कलं सर्वगं ज्ञेयं योगिनां हृदि संस्थितम् दृश्यते श्रूयते लोके यद्यत्सदसदात्मकम् ।। तत्तत्सर्वं सुरा वित्त परं ब्रह्म शिवात्मकम् यावच्च पातकं देहे तावत्सिद्धिर्न जायते ।। गते च पातके तस्य सर्वं च सफलं भवेत् तीर्थानि श्लाघयंतीह तादृशं ज्ञानवित्तमम् ।। देवाश्च मुनयस्सर्वे परब्रह्मात्मकं शिवम्
brahmovāca || ekasminsamaye tāta ṛṣīnāhūya sarvataḥ || nirjarāṃścā'vadaṃ prītyā suvacaḥ padmasaṃbhavaḥ ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ || sāmarasya mama prītyā kṛpayā vākyamabravīt sā hanistanmahāchidraṃ sāndhatā sā ca mugdhatā || yanmuhūrttaṃ kṣaṇaṃ vāpi śivaṃ naiva samarcayet tadeva kathayāmyadya śrūyatāmṛṣisattama|| padmarāgamayaṃ śakro hema viśra vasassutaḥ tatrāgatya ṛṣīnsarvāndevāṃścāhaṃ tathā mune|| śivapūjāvidhiṃ samyagabruvaṃ sakaleṣṭadam parānaṃdakaraṃ liṃgaṃ viśuddhaṃ śivamakṣaram || niṣkalaṃ sarvagaṃ jñeyaṃ yogināṃ hṛdi saṃsthitam dṛśyate śrūyate loke yadyatsadasadātmakam || tattatsarvaṃ surā vitta paraṃ brahma śivātmakam yāvacca pātakaṃ dehe tāvatsiddhirna jāyate || gate ca pātake tasya sarvaṃ ca saphalaṃ bhavet tīrthāni ślāghayaṃtīha tādṛśaṃ jñānavittamam || devāśca munayassarve parabrahmātmakaṃ śivam
Brahmā said: Once, my son, having summoned the sages from all sides and the gods, I, the lotus-born, spoke a good word with affection. Hearing this speech, the Lord who is fond of his devotees, out of affection for me together with the gods, graciously spoke a word: "That is a killing, that a great flaw, that a blindness and that a stupor, when for a moment or even an instant one does not worship Śiva. That very thing I shall tell today; let it be heard, O best of sages: Indra (made a liṅga) of ruby, and the son of Viśravas of gold." Having come there, O sage, I duly declared to all the sages and to the gods the rule of Śiva's worship, which grants all that is desired. The liṅga is the maker of supreme bliss, utterly pure, Śiva, imperishable, partless, all-pervading, to be known, abiding in the heart of yogins. Whatever is seen or heard in the world, of the nature of being and non-being — know, O gods, that all that is the supreme Brahman whose nature is Śiva. So long as sin is in the body, no attainment arises; and when his sin is gone, everything becomes fruitful. Here the holy places praise such a one, best knower of knowledge; and the gods and all the sages (praise) Śiva, who is the supreme Brahman.
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SiP 2 12.3
यदि नित्यसुखे श्रद्धा यदि सिद्धेश्च कामुकाः ।। आगंतव्यं मया सार्द्धं तीरं क्षीरपयोनिधेः
yadi nityasukhe śraddhā yadi siddheśca kāmukāḥ || āgaṃtavyaṃ mayā sārddhaṃ tīraṃ kṣīrapayonidheḥ
"If you have faith in eternal happiness, and if you desire attainment, you must come with me to the shore of the milk-ocean."
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SiP 2 12.4
इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा गतास्ते हि मया सह ।। यत्रास्ते भगवान्विष्णुस्सर्वेषां हितकारकः
ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā gatāste hi mayā saha || yatrāste bhagavānviṣṇussarveṣāṃ hitakārakaḥ
Having heard this speech, they went along with me to where the Lord Viṣṇu, the benefactor of all, abides.
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SiP 2 12.6
तान्दृष्ट्वा च तदा विष्णुर्ब्रह्माद्यानमरान्स्थितान् ।। स्मरञ्छिवपदांभोजमब्रवीत्परमं वचः
tāndṛṣṭvā ca tadā viṣṇurbrahmādyānamarānsthitān || smarañchivapadāṃbhojamabravītparamaṃ vacaḥ
And seeing them, Brahmā and the other immortals, standing there, Viṣṇu, calling to mind the lotus-feet of Śiva, spoke a supreme word.
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SiP 2 12.7
विष्णुरुवाच ।। किमर्थमागता यूयं ब्रह्माद्याश्च सुरर्षयः ।। सर्वं वदत तत्प्रीत्या किं कार्यं विद्यतेऽधुना
viṣṇuruvāca || kimarthamāgatā yūyaṃ brahmādyāśca surarṣayaḥ || sarvaṃ vadata tatprītyā kiṃ kāryaṃ vidyate'dhunā
Viṣṇu said: For what purpose have you come, you gods and sages headed by Brahmā? Tell it all with affection: what business is there now?
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SiP 2 12.8
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इति पृष्टास्तदा तेन विष्णुना च मया सुराः ।। पुनः प्रणम्य तं प्रीत्या किं कार्यं विद्यतेऽधुना ।। विनिवेदयितुं कार्यं ह्यब्रुवन्वचनं शुभम्
brahmovāca || iti pṛṣṭāstadā tena viṣṇunā ca mayā surāḥ || punaḥ praṇamya taṃ prītyā kiṃ kāryaṃ vidyate'dhunā || vinivedayituṃ kāryaṃ hyabruvanvacanaṃ śubham
Brahmā said: Thus questioned then by that Viṣṇu and by me, the gods, bowing to him again with affection — "What task is there now?" — in order to declare their business, spoke an auspicious word.
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SiP 2 12.9
तत्र गत्वा जगन्नाथं देवदेवं जनार्द्दनम् ।। उपतस्थुस्सुरा नत्वा सुकृतांजलयोः मुने देवा ऊचुः ।। नित्यं सेवा तु कस्यैव कार्या दुःखपहारिणी
tatra gatvā jagannāthaṃ devadevaṃ janārddanam || upatasthussurā natvā sukṛtāṃjalayoḥ mune devā ūcuḥ || nityaṃ sevā tu kasyaiva kāryā duḥkhapahāriṇī
Having gone there, the gods approached and bowed to Jagannātha, the god of gods, Janārdana, with palms well joined, O sage; the gods said: Whose service, indeed, is to be performed constantly, (the service) that takes away sorrow?
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SiP 2 12.11
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। ब्रह्मञ्च्छृणु सुरैस्सम्यक्श्रुतं च भवता पुरा ।। तथापि कथ्यते तुभ्यं देवेभ्यश्च तथा पुनः
śrībhagavānuvāca || brahmañcchṛṇu suraissamyakśrutaṃ ca bhavatā purā || tathāpi kathyate tubhyaṃ devebhyaśca tathā punaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Listen, Brahmā; it has been fully heard before by the gods and by you. Nevertheless it is told to you and likewise again to the gods.
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SiP 2 12.12
दृष्टं च दृश्यतेऽद्यैव किं पुनः पृच्छ्यते ऽधुना ।। ब्रह्मन्देवैस्समस्तैश्च बहुधा कार्यतत्परैः
dṛṣṭaṃ ca dṛśyate'dyaiva kiṃ punaḥ pṛcchyate 'dhunā || brahmandevaissamastaiśca bahudhā kāryatatparaiḥ
It has been seen, and it is being seen this very day — why is it asked again now, O Brahmā, by all the gods intent on many matters?
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SiP 2 12.13
सेव्यसेव्यस्सदा देवश्शंकरस्सर्वदुःखहा ।। ममापि कथितं तेन ब्रह्म णोऽपि विशेषतः
sevyasevyassadā devaśśaṃkarassarvaduḥkhahā || mamāpi kathitaṃ tena brahma ṇo'pi viśeṣataḥ
The god Śaṅkara, the remover of all sorrow, is ever the one to be served among those worthy of service. By him it was told to me too, and especially also to Brahmā.
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SiP 2 12.14
प्रस्तुतं चैव दृष्टं वस्सर्वं दृष्टांतमद्भुतम् ।। त्याज्यं तदर्चनं नैव कदापि सुखमीप्सुभिः
prastutaṃ caiva dṛṣṭaṃ vassarvaṃ dṛṣṭāṃtamadbhutam || tyājyaṃ tadarcanaṃ naiva kadāpi sukhamīpsubhiḥ
It has been set forth and seen by you all — the wondrous example. His worship should never be abandoned by those who desire happiness.
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SiP 2 12.15
संत्यज्य देवदेवेशं लिंगमूर्तिं महेश्वरम् ।। तारपुत्रास्तथैवैते नष्टास्तेऽपि सबांधवाः
saṃtyajya devadeveśaṃ liṃgamūrtiṃ maheśvaram || tāraputrāstathaivaite naṣṭāste'pi sabāṃdhavāḥ
Having abandoned Maheśvara, the lord of the gods of gods, whose form is the liṅga, these sons of Tāra likewise perished, they too along with their kinsmen.
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SiP 2 12.16
मया च मोहितास्ते वै मायया दूरतः कृताः ।। सर्वे विनष्टाः प्रध्वस्ताः शिवेन रहिता यदा
mayā ca mohitāste vai māyayā dūrataḥ kṛtāḥ || sarve vinaṣṭāḥ pradhvastāḥ śivena rahitā yadā
And they were deluded by me and set far away by (my) māyā; all were destroyed and shattered when they were bereft of Śiva.
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SiP 2 12.17
तस्मात्सदा पूजनीयो लिंगमूर्तिधरी हरः ।। सेवनीयो विशेषेण श्रद्धया देवसत्तमः
tasmātsadā pūjanīyo liṃgamūrtidharī haraḥ || sevanīyo viśeṣeṇa śraddhayā devasattamaḥ
Therefore Hara, who bears the form of the liṅga, is always to be worshipped; that best of gods is especially to be served with faith.
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SiP 2 12.19
तल्लिङ्गमर्चयेन्नित्यं येन केनापि हेतुना ।। तस्मात् ब्रह्मन्सुरः शर्वः सर्वकामफलेप्सया
talliṅgamarcayennityaṃ yena kenāpi hetunā || tasmāt brahmansuraḥ śarvaḥ sarvakāmaphalepsayā
One should worship that liṅga daily, for whatever reason; therefore, O Brahmā, Śarva is the god (to be worshipped) out of desire for the fruit of all wishes.
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SiP 2 12.21
भवभक्तिपरा ये च भवप्रणतचेतसः ।। भवसंस्मरणा ये च न ते दुःखस्यभाजनाः
bhavabhaktiparā ye ca bhavapraṇatacetasaḥ || bhavasaṃsmaraṇā ye ca na te duḥkhasyabhājanāḥ
Those who are devoted to Bhava, whose minds are bowed to Bhava, and those who constantly remember Bhava — they are not vessels of sorrow.
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SiP 2 12.22
भवनानि मनोज्ञानि मनोज्ञाभरणाः स्त्रियः ।। धनं च तुष्टिपर्यंतं पुत्रपौत्रादिसंततिः
bhavanāni manojñāni manojñābharaṇāḥ striyaḥ || dhanaṃ ca tuṣṭiparyaṃtaṃ putrapautrādisaṃtatiḥ
Pleasing houses, women with pleasing ornaments, wealth up to (one's) satisfaction, offspring of sons and grandsons and the rest,
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SiP 2 12.23
आरोग्यं च शरीरं च प्रतिष्ठां चाप्यलौकिकीम् ।। ये वांछंति महाभागाः सुखं वा त्रिदशालयम्
ārogyaṃ ca śarīraṃ ca pratiṣṭhāṃ cāpyalaukikīm || ye vāṃchaṃti mahābhāgāḥ sukhaṃ vā tridaśālayam
health and a (sound) body, and even unworldly renown — those greatly fortunate ones who desire these, or happiness, or the abode of the thirty gods,
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SiP 2 12.24
अंते मुक्तिफलं चैव भक्तिं वा परमेशितुः ।। पूर्वपुण्यातिरेकेण तेऽर्चयंति सदाशिवम्
aṃte muktiphalaṃ caiva bhaktiṃ vā parameśituḥ || pūrvapuṇyātirekeṇa te'rcayaṃti sadāśivam
and at the end the fruit of liberation, or devotion to the Supreme Lord — they, through an abundance of former merit, worship Sadāśiva.
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SiP 2 12.25
योऽर्चयेच्छिवलिंगं वै नित्यं भक्तिपरायणः ।। तस्य वै सफला सिद्धिर्न स पापैः प्रयुज्यते
yo'rcayecchivaliṃgaṃ vai nityaṃ bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || tasya vai saphalā siddhirna sa pāpaiḥ prayujyate
He who, intent on devotion, worships the Śiva-liṅga daily — his attainment is indeed fruitful, and he is not bound to sins.
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SiP 2 12.26
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्ताश्च तदा देवाः प्रणिपत्य हरिं स्वयम् ।। लिंगानि प्रार्थयामासुस्सर्वकामाप्तये नृणाम्
brahmovāca || ityuktāśca tadā devāḥ praṇipatya hariṃ svayam || liṃgāni prārthayāmāsussarvakāmāptaye nṛṇām
Brahmā said: Thus addressed, the gods then, prostrating themselves before Hari, asked for liṅgas, for the attainment of all men's desires.
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SiP 2 12.27
तच्छ्रुत्वा च तदा विष्णु विश्वकर्माणमब्रवीत ।। अहं च मुनिशार्दूल जीवोद्धारपरायणः
tacchrutvā ca tadā viṣṇu viśvakarmāṇamabravīta || ahaṃ ca muniśārdūla jīvoddhāraparāyaṇaḥ
Hearing that, Viṣṇu then said to Viśvakarman — and I too, O tiger among sages, am intent on the deliverance of living beings:
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SiP 2 12.28
विश्वकर्मन्यथा शंभोः कल्पयित्वा शुभानि च।। लिंगानि सर्वदेवेभ्यो देयानि वचनान्मम
viśvakarmanyathā śaṃbhoḥ kalpayitvā śubhāni ca|| liṃgāni sarvadevebhyo deyāni vacanānmama
"O Viśvakarman, fashion auspicious liṅgas of Śambhu as is fitting; they are to be given to all the gods by my word."
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SiP 2 12.29
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। लिंगानि कल्पयित्वेवमधिकारानुरूपतः ।। विश्वकर्मा ददौ तेभ्यो नियोगान्मम वा हरेः
brahmovāca || liṃgāni kalpayitvevamadhikārānurūpataḥ || viśvakarmā dadau tebhyo niyogānmama vā hareḥ
Brahmā said: Having fashioned the liṅgas thus in accordance with (each one's) authority, Viśvakarman gave them to them, by the order of me or of Hari.
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SiP 2 12.31
पीतं मणिमयं धर्मो वरुणश्श्यामलं शिवम् ।। इन्द्रनीलमयं विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा हेममयं तथा
pītaṃ maṇimayaṃ dharmo varuṇaśśyāmalaṃ śivam || indranīlamayaṃ viṣṇurbrahmā hemamayaṃ tathā
Dharma (received) a yellow one made of gem; Varuṇa an auspicious dark one; Viṣṇu one made of sapphire; and Brahmā one made of gold.
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SiP 2 12.32
विश्वेदेवास्तथा रौप्यं वसवश्च तथैव च ।। आरकूटमयं वापि पार्थिवं ह्यश्विनौ मुने
viśvedevāstathā raupyaṃ vasavaśca tathaiva ca || ārakūṭamayaṃ vāpi pārthivaṃ hyaśvinau mune
The Viśvedevas (worship) a silver one, and the Vasus likewise the same; or (one) made of brass — but the Aśvins an earthen one, O sage.
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SiP 2 12.33
लक्ष्मीश्च स्फाटिकं देवी ह्यादित्यास्ताम्रनिर्मितम् ।। मौक्तिकं सोमराजो वै वज्रलिंगं विभावसुः
lakṣmīśca sphāṭikaṃ devī hyādityāstāmranirmitam || mauktikaṃ somarājo vai vajraliṃgaṃ vibhāvasuḥ
And Lakṣmī, the Goddess, a crystal one; the Ādityas one fashioned of copper; Soma the king a pearl one, and Fire (Vibhāvasu) a diamond liṅga.
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SiP 2 12.34
मृण्मयं चैव विप्रेंद्रा विप्रपत्न्यस्तथैव च ।। चांदनं च मयो नागाः प्रवालमयमादरात्
mṛṇmayaṃ caiva vipreṃdrā viprapatnyastathaiva ca || cāṃdanaṃ ca mayo nāgāḥ pravālamayamādarāt
And an earthen one, O chief of brahmins, the brahmins' wives likewise; and Maya a sandalwood one, the Nāgas one made of coral, reverently.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.35
नवनीतमयं देवी योगी भस्ममयं तथा।। यक्षा दधिमयं लिंगं छाया पिष्टमयं तथा
navanītamayaṃ devī yogī bhasmamayaṃ tathā|| yakṣā dadhimayaṃ liṃgaṃ chāyā piṣṭamayaṃ tathā
The Goddess (worships) one made of fresh butter, and the yogin one made of ashes; the Yakṣas a liṅga of curds, and Chāyā one made of flour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.36
शिवलिंगं च ब्रह्माणी रत्नं पूजयति ध्रुवम्।। पारदं पार्थिवं बाणस्समर्चति परेऽपि वा
śivaliṃgaṃ ca brahmāṇī ratnaṃ pūjayati dhruvam|| pāradaṃ pārthivaṃ bāṇassamarcati pare'pi vā
And Brahmāṇī worships a Śiva-liṅga of jewel, assuredly; Bāṇa worships a mercury one and an earthen one, or others too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.37
एवं विधानि लिंगानि दत्तानि विश्वकर्मणा ।। ते पूजयंति सर्वे वै देवा ऋषिगणा स्तथा
evaṃ vidhāni liṃgāni dattāni viśvakarmaṇā || te pūjayaṃti sarve vai devā ṛṣigaṇā stathā
Liṅgas of such kinds were given by Viśvakarman; all of them — the gods and the hosts of sages likewise — worship (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.38
विष्णुर्दत्त्वा च लिंगानि देवेभ्यो हितकाम्यया।। पूजाविधिं समाचष्ट ब्रह्मणे मे पिनाकिनः
viṣṇurdattvā ca liṃgāni devebhyo hitakāmyayā|| pūjāvidhiṃ samācaṣṭa brahmaṇe me pinākinaḥ
And Viṣṇu, having given the liṅgas to the gods out of a wish for their good, declared to me, Brahmā, the rule for the worship of the Trident-bearer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.39
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य ब्रह्माहं देवसत्तमैः ।। आगच्छं च स्वकं धाम हर्षनिर्भरमानसः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya brahmāhaṃ devasattamaiḥ || āgacchaṃ ca svakaṃ dhāma harṣanirbharamānasaḥ
Having heard that speech of his, I, Brahmā, together with the best of the gods, came to my own abode, my mind overflowing with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.41
ब्रह्मोवाच।। श्रूयतामृषयः सर्वे सामराः प्रेमतत्पराः ।। शिवपूजाविधिं प्रीत्या कथये भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्
brahmovāca|| śrūyatāmṛṣayaḥ sarve sāmarāḥ prematatparāḥ || śivapūjāvidhiṃ prītyā kathaye bhuktimuktidam
Brahmā said: Let all the sages together with the gods, intent upon love, listen; with affection I tell the rule for the worship of Śiva, which gives enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.42
मानुषं जन्म संप्राप्य दुर्लभं सर्वजंतुषु ।। तत्रापि सत्कुले देवा दुष्प्राप्यं च मुनीश्वराः
mānuṣaṃ janma saṃprāpya durlabhaṃ sarvajaṃtuṣu || tatrāpi satkule devā duṣprāpyaṃ ca munīśvarāḥ
Having obtained human birth, hard to get among all creatures, and therein, O gods, (birth) in a good family, which is hard to attain, O lords of sages —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.43
अव्यंगं चैव विप्रेषु साचारेषु सपुण्यतः ।। शिवसंतोषहेतोश्च कर्मस्वोक्तं समाचरेत्
avyaṃgaṃ caiva vipreṣu sācāreṣu sapuṇyataḥ || śivasaṃtoṣahetośca karmasvoktaṃ samācaret
and (a body) not defective, among brahmins of good conduct, by reason of merit — and for the sake of Śiva's pleasure one should perform what is enjoined in the rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 12.44
यद्यज्जातिसमुद्दिष्टं तत्तत्कर्म न लंघयेत् ।। यावद्दानस्य संपत्तिस्तावत्कर्म समावहेत्
yadyajjātisamuddiṣṭaṃ tattatkarma na laṃghayet || yāvaddānasya saṃpattistāvatkarma samāvahet
Whatever action is prescribed for one's caste, that action one should not transgress; as far as one's means for giving extends, so far should one carry out the rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.45
कर्मयज्ञसहस्रेभ्यस्तपोयज्ञो विशिष्यते ।। तपोयज्ञसहस्रेभ्यो जपयज्ञो विशिष्यते
karmayajñasahasrebhyastapoyajño viśiṣyate || tapoyajñasahasrebhyo japayajño viśiṣyate
Better than thousands of sacrifices of ritual action is the sacrifice of austerity; better than thousands of sacrifices of austerity is the sacrifice of muttered prayer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.46
ध्यानयज्ञात्परं नास्ति ध्यानं ज्ञानस्य साधनम् ।। यतस्समरसं स्वेष्टं यागी ध्यानेन पश्यति
dhyānayajñātparaṃ nāsti dhyānaṃ jñānasya sādhanam || yatassamarasaṃ sveṣṭaṃ yāgī dhyānena paśyati
There is nothing higher than the sacrifice of meditation; meditation is the means to knowledge, since by meditation the sacrificer sees his own chosen (deity) as of one savour (with himself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.47
ध्यानयज्ञरतस्यास्य सदा संनिहितश्शिवः ।। नास्ति विज्ञानिनां किंचित्प्रायश्चित्तादिशोधनम्
dhyānayajñaratasyāsya sadā saṃnihitaśśivaḥ || nāsti vijñānināṃ kiṃcitprāyaścittādiśodhanam
For him who delights in the sacrifice of meditation, Śiva is always close at hand; for those who possess discernment there is no purification whatever by expiation and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.48
विशुद्धा विद्यया ये च ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मविदो जनाः ।। नास्ति क्रिया च तेषां वै सुखं दुखं विचारतः
viśuddhā vidyayā ye ca brahmanbrahmavido janāḥ || nāsti kriyā ca teṣāṃ vai sukhaṃ dukhaṃ vicārataḥ
And those people who are wholly purified by knowledge, O Brahman, who know Brahman — for them indeed there is no ritual act, nor, on consideration, pleasure or pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.49
धर्माधर्मौ जपो होमो ध्यानं ध्यानविधिस्तथा ।। सर्वदा निर्विकारास्ते विद्यया च तयामराः
dharmādharmau japo homo dhyānaṃ dhyānavidhistathā || sarvadā nirvikārāste vidyayā ca tayāmarāḥ
Dharma and non-dharma, muttered prayer, oblation, meditation and the rule of meditation — by that knowledge they are forever free of change, O immortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.51
लिंगं द्विविधं प्रोक्तं बाह्यमाभ्यंतरं द्विजाः ।। बाह्यं स्थूलं समुद्दिष्टं सूक्ष्ममाभ्यंतरं मतम्
liṃgaṃ dvividhaṃ proktaṃ bāhyamābhyaṃtaraṃ dvijāḥ || bāhyaṃ sthūlaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ sūkṣmamābhyaṃtaraṃ matam
The liṅga is declared to be of two kinds, outer and inner, O twice-born: the outer is designated the gross, the inner is held to be the subtle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.52
कर्मयज्ञरता ये च स्थूललिंगार्चने रताः ।। असतां भावनार्थाय सूक्ष्मेण स्थूलविग्रहाः
karmayajñaratā ye ca sthūlaliṃgārcane ratāḥ || asatāṃ bhāvanārthāya sūkṣmeṇa sthūlavigrahāḥ
And those who delight in the sacrifice of action and delight in the worship of the gross liṅga (make) gross forms out of the subtle, for the sake of contemplation by the unaccomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 12.53
आध्यात्मिकं यल्लिंगं प्रत्यक्षं यस्य नो भवेत् ।। स तल्लिंगे तथा स्थूले कल्पयेच्च न चान्यथा
ādhyātmikaṃ yalliṃgaṃ pratyakṣaṃ yasya no bhavet || sa talliṃge tathā sthūle kalpayecca na cānyathā
He for whom the inner liṅga does not become directly present should imagine that liṅga in the gross (one), and not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.54
ज्ञानिनां सूक्ष्मममलं भावात्प्रत्यक्षमव्ययम् ।। यथा स्थूलमयुक्तानामुत्कृष्टादौ प्रकल्पितम्
jñānināṃ sūkṣmamamalaṃ bhāvātpratyakṣamavyayam || yathā sthūlamayuktānāmutkṛṣṭādau prakalpitam
For the knowers (the liṅga) is subtle, spotless, immediate through (inner) contemplation, imperishable; whereas for the unqualified it is imagined as gross, in the form of an exalted (image) and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 12.55
अहो विचारतो नास्ति ह्यन्यत्तत्वार्थवादिनः ।। निष्कलं सकलं चित्ते सर्वं शिवमयं जगत्
aho vicārato nāsti hyanyattatvārthavādinaḥ || niṣkalaṃ sakalaṃ citte sarvaṃ śivamayaṃ jagat
Indeed, upon reflection there is nothing else for one who speaks of the true meaning of reality: in the mind the partless and the parted, the whole world, is made of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.56
एवं ज्ञानविमुक्तानां नास्ति दोष विकल्पना ।। विधिश्चैव तथा नास्ति विहिताविहिते तथा
evaṃ jñānavimuktānāṃ nāsti doṣa vikalpanā || vidhiścaiva tathā nāsti vihitāvihite tathā
Thus for those liberated by knowledge there is no imputation of fault, nor likewise any injunction, nor any (distinction) of the enjoined and the not-enjoined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.57
यथा जलेषु कमलं सलिलैर्नावलिप्यते ।। तथा ज्ञानी गृहे तिष्ठन्कर्मणा नावबध्यते
yathā jaleṣu kamalaṃ salilairnāvalipyate || tathā jñānī gṛhe tiṣṭhankarmaṇā nāvabadhyate
As a lotus in the waters is not smeared by the waters, so the knower, dwelling in a house, is not bound by action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.58
इति ज्ञानं समुत्पन्नं यावन्नैव नरस्य वै ।। तावच्च कर्मणा देवं शिवमाराधयेन्नरः
iti jñānaṃ samutpannaṃ yāvannaiva narasya vai || tāvacca karmaṇā devaṃ śivamārādhayennaraḥ
So long as such knowledge has not arisen for a man, so long should a man worship the god Śiva by ritual action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.59
प्रत्ययार्थं च जगतामेकस्थोऽपि दिवाकरः।। एकोऽपि बहुधा दृष्टो जलाधारादिवस्तुषु
pratyayārthaṃ ca jagatāmekastho'pi divākaraḥ|| eko'pi bahudhā dṛṣṭo jalādhārādivastuṣu
And for the sake of confidence (in this), the sun, though standing in one place for (all) the worlds, though one, is seen manifoldly in water-vessels and other such objects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.61
भेदो जलानां लोकेऽस्मिन्प्रतिभावे विचारतः ।। एवमाहुस्तथा चान्ये सर्वे वेदार्थतत्त्वगाः
bhedo jalānāṃ loke'sminpratibhāve vicārataḥ || evamāhustathā cānye sarve vedārthatattvagāḥ
In this world, upon reflection, the difference in the reflected images belongs to the waters; thus they say, and so too do all others who have grasped the true meaning of the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.62
हृदि संसारिणः साक्षात्सकलः परमेश्वरः ।। इति विज्ञानयुक्तस्य किं तस्य प्रतिमादिभिः
hṛdi saṃsāriṇaḥ sākṣātsakalaḥ parameśvaraḥ || iti vijñānayuktasya kiṃ tasya pratimādibhiḥ
The Supreme Lord with parts is directly present in the heart of the transmigrating being: for one endowed with such discernment, what use are images and the like to him?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.63
ऽ।। इति विज्ञानहीनस्य प्रतिमाकल्पना शुभा ।। पदमुच्चैस्समारोढुं पुंसो ह्यालम्बनं स्मृतम्
'|| iti vijñānahīnasya pratimākalpanā śubhā || padamuccaissamāroḍhuṃ puṃso hyālambanaṃ smṛtam
...but for one lacking such discernment the fashioning of an image is auspicious; for a man, a support is held to be (needed) in order to climb up to a high station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.64
आलम्बनं विना तस्य पदमुच्चैः सुदुष्करम् ।। निर्गुणप्राप्तये नॄणां प्रतिमालम्बनं स्मृतम्
ālambanaṃ vinā tasya padamuccaiḥ suduṣkaram || nirguṇaprāptaye nṝṇāṃ pratimālambanaṃ smṛtam
Without a support, a high station is very hard for him (to reach); the image is held to be men's support for attaining the qualityless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.65
सगुणानिर्गुणा प्राप्तिर्भवती सुनिश्चितम् ।। एवं च सर्वदेवानां प्रतिमा प्रत्ययावहा
saguṇānirguṇā prāptirbhavatī suniścitam || evaṃ ca sarvadevānāṃ pratimā pratyayāvahā
It is quite certain that the attainment of the qualityless comes through the qualified; and thus the image of all the gods brings about confidence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.66
देवश्चायं महीयान्वै तस्यार्थे पूजनं त्विदम् ।। गंधचन्दनपुष्पादि किमर्थं प्रतिमां विना
devaścāyaṃ mahīyānvai tasyārthe pūjanaṃ tvidam || gaṃdhacandanapuṣpādi kimarthaṃ pratimāṃ vinā
And this god is indeed the greatest; this worship is for his sake — for what purpose would scent, sandal, flowers and the rest be, without an image?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.67
तावच्च प्रतिमा पूज्य यावद्विज्ञानसंभवः ।। ज्ञानाभावेन पूज्येत पतनं तस्य निश्चितम्
tāvacca pratimā pūjya yāvadvijñānasaṃbhavaḥ || jñānābhāvena pūjyeta patanaṃ tasya niścitam
And the image is to be worshipped only so long as discernment has not arisen; if one were to (cease) worship in the absence of knowledge, his fall is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 12.68
एवस्मात्कारणाद्विप्राः श्रूयतां परमार्थतः।। स्वजात्युक्तं तु यत्कर्म कर्तव्यं तत्प्रयत्नतः
evasmātkāraṇādviprāḥ śrūyatāṃ paramārthataḥ|| svajātyuktaṃ tu yatkarma kartavyaṃ tatprayatnataḥ
For this reason, brahmins, let (the matter) be heard as it truly is: whatever action is prescribed for one's own class, that is to be done with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.69
यत्र यत्र यथा भक्तिः कर्तव्यं पूजनादिकम् ।। विना पूजनदानादि पातकं न च दूरतः
yatra yatra yathā bhaktiḥ kartavyaṃ pūjanādikam || vinā pūjanadānādi pātakaṃ na ca dūrataḥ
Wherever and in whatever manner there is devotion, there worship and the rest should be performed; without worship, giving and the like, sin is not far off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.71
तथा च मलिने वस्त्रे रंगः शुभतरो न हि ।। क्षालने हि कृते शुद्धे सर्वो रंगः प्रसज्जते
tathā ca maline vastre raṃgaḥ śubhataro na hi || kṣālane hi kṛte śuddhe sarvo raṃgaḥ prasajjate
And so too, on a soiled cloth the dye is not the finer; but when washing has been done and it is clean, every dye takes hold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.72
तथा च निर्मले देहे देवानां सम्यगर्चया ।। ज्ञानरंगः प्रजायेत तदा विज्ञानसंभवः
tathā ca nirmale dehe devānāṃ samyagarcayā || jñānaraṃgaḥ prajāyeta tadā vijñānasaṃbhavaḥ
And so too, when the body is clean through the proper worship of the gods, the dye of knowledge arises; then discernment comes about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.73
विज्ञानस्य च सन्मूलं भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी ।। ज्ञानस्यापि च सन्मूलं भक्तिरेवाऽभिधीयते
vijñānasya ca sanmūlaṃ bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī || jñānasyāpi ca sanmūlaṃ bhaktirevā'bhidhīyate
And the true root of discernment is unwavering devotion; the true root of knowledge too is declared to be devotion alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.74
भक्तेर्मूलं तु सत्कर्म स्वेष्टदेवादिपूजनम् ।। तन्मूलं सद्गुरुः प्रोक्तस्तन्मूलं संगतिः सताम् ' संगत्या गुरुराप्येत गुरोर्मंत्रादि पूजनम् ।। पूजनाज्जायते भक्तिर्भक्त्या ज्ञानं प्रजायते
bhaktermūlaṃ tu satkarma sveṣṭadevādipūjanam || tanmūlaṃ sadguruḥ proktastanmūlaṃ saṃgatiḥ satām ' saṃgatyā gururāpyeta gurormaṃtrādi pūjanam || pūjanājjāyate bhaktirbhaktyā jñānaṃ prajāyate
But the root of devotion is good action, the worship of one's chosen deity and the rest; the root of that is said to be a true teacher, and the root of that, the company of the good. Through such company a teacher is obtained; from the teacher, mantras and worship; from worship devotion is born; through devotion knowledge arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.76
विज्ञानं जायते ज्ञानात्परब्रह्मप्रकाशकम् ।। विज्ञानं च यदा जातं तदा भेदो निवर्तते
vijñānaṃ jāyate jñānātparabrahmaprakāśakam || vijñānaṃ ca yadā jātaṃ tadā bhedo nivartate
From knowledge is born discernment, which illumines the supreme brahman; and when discernment has arisen, then difference ceases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.77
भेदे निवृत्ते सकले द्वंद्वदुःखविहीनता ।। द्वंद्वदुःखविहीनस्तु शिवरूपो भवत्यसौ
bhede nivṛtte sakale dvaṃdvaduḥkhavihīnatā || dvaṃdvaduḥkhavihīnastu śivarūpo bhavatyasau
When the (sense of) difference has wholly ceased, there is freedom from the pain of the pairs of opposites; and one who is free from the pain of the pairs becomes of the very form of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.78
द्वंद्वाप्राप्तौ न जायेतां सुखदुःखे विजानतः ।। विहिताविहिते तस्य न स्यातां च सुरर्षयः
dvaṃdvāprāptau na jāyetāṃ sukhaduḥkhe vijānataḥ || vihitāvihite tasya na syātāṃ ca surarṣayaḥ
Since the pairs of opposites do not present themselves, pleasure and pain do not arise for one who knows; and for him, O gods and sages, there would be no prescribed and forbidden (acts).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.79
ईदृशो विरलो लोके गृहाश्रमविवर्जितः ।। यदि लोके भवत्यस्मिन्दर्शनात्पापहारकः
īdṛśo viralo loke gṛhāśramavivarjitaḥ || yadi loke bhavatyasmindarśanātpāpahārakaḥ
Such a one, who has abandoned the household stage, is rare in the world; if he exists in this world, he removes sin by (mere) sight (of him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.81
तादृशानि न तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः ।। ते पुनंत्युरुकालेन विज्ञानी दर्शनादपि
tādṛśāni na tīrthāni na devā mṛcchilāmayāḥ || te punaṃtyurukālena vijñānī darśanādapi
Not such are the sacred fords, nor the gods made of clay and stone: they purify only after a long time, whereas the man of (Śiva-)knowledge does so even by being seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.82
यावद्गृहाश्रमे तिष्ठेत्तावदाकारपूजनम् ।। कुर्याच्छ्रेष्ठस्य सप्रीत्या सुरेषु खलु पंचसु
yāvadgṛhāśrame tiṣṭhettāvadākārapūjanam || kuryācchreṣṭhasya saprītyā sureṣu khalu paṃcasu
As long as one remains in the household stage, so long should one perform the worship of the image, with love, of the best (of gods) among the five deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.83
अथवा च शिवः पूज्यो मूलमेकं विशिष्यते ।। मूले सिक्ते तथा शाखास्तृप्तास्सत्यखिलास्सुराः
athavā ca śivaḥ pūjyo mūlamekaṃ viśiṣyate || mūle sikte tathā śākhāstṛptāssatyakhilāssurāḥ
Or else Śiva is to be worshipped, (for) the single root is preferable: when the root is watered, so all the branches — that is, all the gods — are satisfied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.84
शाखासु च सुतृप्तासु मूलं तृप्तं न कर्हिचित् ।। एवं सर्वेषु तृप्तेषु सुरेषु मुनिसत्तमाः
śākhāsu ca sutṛptāsu mūlaṃ tṛptaṃ na karhicit || evaṃ sarveṣu tṛpteṣu sureṣu munisattamāḥ
But when the branches are well satisfied, the root is never satisfied; so too, O best of sages, when all the gods are satisfied,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.85
सर्वथा शिवतृप्तिर्नो विज्ञेया सूक्ष्मबुद्धिभिः ।। शिवे च पूजिते देवाः पूजितास्सर्व एव हि
sarvathā śivatṛptirno vijñeyā sūkṣmabuddhibhiḥ || śive ca pūjite devāḥ pūjitāssarva eva hi
in no way is the satisfaction of Śiva to be assumed by those of subtle understanding; whereas when Śiva is worshipped, all the gods are indeed worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 12.86
तस्माच्च पूजयेद्देवं शंकरं लोकशंकरम् ।। सर्वकामफलावाप्त्यै सर्वभूतहिते रतः
tasmācca pūjayeddevaṃ śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram || sarvakāmaphalāvāptyai sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
Therefore one should worship the god Śaṃkara, the benefactor of the world, in order to obtain the fruit of every desire, being devoted to the welfare of all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition