Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 121
SiP 2 121.1
नारद उवाच ।। देवदेव प्रजानाथ ब्रह्मन् सृष्टिकर प्रभो ।। ततः किमभवत्तत्र तद्वदाऽद्य कृपां कुरु
nārada uvāca || devadeva prajānātha brahman sṛṣṭikara prabho || tataḥ kimabhavattatra tadvadā'dya kṛpāṃ kuru
Nārada said: God of gods, lord of creatures, Brahmā, maker of creation, O Lord — what happened there after that? Tell me that now; show (me) your favour.
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SiP 2 121.2
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तस्मिन्नवसरे तात विश्वामित्रः प्रतापवान् ।। प्रेरितो विधिना तत्रागच्छत्प्रीतो यदृच्छया इति स्वचरितं ख्यातं मया ते वरबालक ।। कस्त्वं स्वचरितं ब्रूहि विस्मितायाखिलं हि मे गुहस्तां शक्तिमादाय तच्छृंगं चारुरोह ह ।। तं जघान तया शक्त्या शृंगो भुवि पपात सः ग्रहीतुं तं मनश्चक्रुस्सर्वास्ता कृत्तिकाः स्त्रियः ।। वादो बभूव तासां तद्ग्रहणेच्छापरो मुने को भवानिति तच्छ्रुत्वा न किंचित्स जगाद ह ।। स्वालयं स जगामाऽशु गुप्तस्तस्थौ हि पूर्ववत्
brahmovāca || tasminnavasare tāta viśvāmitraḥ pratāpavān || prerito vidhinā tatrāgacchatprīto yadṛcchayā iti svacaritaṃ khyātaṃ mayā te varabālaka || kastvaṃ svacaritaṃ brūhi vismitāyākhilaṃ hi me guhastāṃ śaktimādāya tacchṛṃgaṃ cāruroha ha || taṃ jaghāna tayā śaktyā śṛṃgo bhuvi papāta saḥ grahītuṃ taṃ manaścakrussarvāstā kṛttikāḥ striyaḥ || vādo babhūva tāsāṃ tadgrahaṇecchāparo mune ko bhavāniti tacchrutvā na kiṃcitsa jagāda ha || svālayaṃ sa jagāmā'śu guptastasthau hi pūrvavat
Brahmā said: At that moment, dear one, the valiant Viśvāmitra, impelled by fate, came there, pleased, as if by chance. "Thus I have declared my own story to you, excellent boy; who are you? Tell your own story — I am astonished (and want to hear) it all." Guha, taking up that spear, climbed that peak; he struck it with the spear, and the peak fell to the ground. All those women, the Kṛttikās, set their minds on taking him (as their own), and a dispute arose among them, each intent on the desire to take him, O sage. Hearing "Who are you?", he said nothing at all; he went quickly to his own dwelling and remained hidden as before.
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SiP 2 121.3
स दृष्ट्वाऽलौकिकं धाम तत्सुतस्य सुतेजसः ।। अभवत्पूर्णकामस्तु सुप्रसन्नो ननाम च
sa dṛṣṭvā'laukikaṃ dhāma tatsutasya sutejasaḥ || abhavatpūrṇakāmastu suprasanno nanāma ca
Seeing the unearthly splendour of that son of great brilliance, he became one whose every wish was fulfilled, greatly gladdened, and he bowed.
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SiP 2 121.4
अकरोत्सुनुतिं तस्य सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा ।। विधिप्रेरितवाग्भिश्च विश्वामित्रः प्रभाववित्
akarotsunutiṃ tasya suprasannena cetasā || vidhipreritavāgbhiśca viśvāmitraḥ prabhāvavit
With a greatly gladdened mind Viśvāmitra, who knew (his) power, made fine praise of him with words impelled by fate.
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SiP 2 121.5
ततस्सोऽभूत्सुतस्तत्र सुप्रसन्नो महोति कृत् ।। सुप्रहस्याद्भुतमहो विश्वामित्रमुवाच च
tatasso'bhūtsutastatra suprasanno mahoti kṛt || suprahasyādbhutamaho viśvāmitramuvāca ca
Then the son there became greatly pleased, the doer of great wonders; laughing well, of marvellous glory, he spoke to Viśvāmitra.
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SiP 2 121.6
शिवसुत उवाच ।। शिवेच्छया महाज्ञानिन्नकस्मात्त्वमिहागतः ।। संस्कारं कुरु मे तात यथावद्वेदसंमितम्
śivasuta uvāca || śivecchayā mahājñāninnakasmāttvamihāgataḥ || saṃskāraṃ kuru me tāta yathāvadvedasaṃmitam
Śiva's son said: O greatly wise one, by Śiva's will you have come here unexpectedly; perform for me, father, the sacrament properly, as prescribed by the Veda.
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SiP 2 121.7
अद्यारभ्य पुरोधास्त्वं भव मे प्रीतिमावहन् ।। भविष्यसि सदा पूज्यस्सर्वेषां नात्र संशयः
adyārabhya purodhāstvaṃ bhava me prītimāvahan || bhaviṣyasi sadā pūjyassarveṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
From today on, be my chaplain, bringing me delight; you will always be honoured by all — there is no doubt in this.
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SiP 2 121.8
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य सुप्रसन्नो हि गाधिजः ।। तमुवाचानुदात्तेन स्वरेण च सुविस्मितः
|| brahmovāca || || ityākarṇya vacastasya suprasanno hi gādhijaḥ || tamuvācānudāttena svareṇa ca suvismitaḥ
Brahmā said: Hearing these words of his, the son of Gādhi was well pleased, and, much astonished, spoke to him in a low (anudātta) tone of voice.
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SiP 2 121.9
विश्वामित्र उवाच ।। शृणु तात न विप्रोऽहं गाधिक्षत्रियबालकः ।। विश्वामित्रेति विख्यातः क्षत्रियो विप्रसेवकः
viśvāmitra uvāca || śṛṇu tāta na vipro'haṃ gādhikṣatriyabālakaḥ || viśvāmitreti vikhyātaḥ kṣatriyo viprasevakaḥ
Viśvāmitra said: Listen, dear one, I am no brahmin, but the son of the kṣatriya Gādhi, known as Viśvāmitra, a kṣatriya, a servant of brahmins.
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SiP 2 121.11
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वच स्तस्य तत्स्ववृत्तं जगाद ह ।। ततश्चोवाच सुप्रीत्या गाधिजं तं महोतिकृत्
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya vaca stasya tatsvavṛttaṃ jagāda ha || tataścovāca suprītyā gādhijaṃ taṃ mahotikṛt
Brahmā said: Having heard these words of his, he told his own history. Then the doer of great wonders spoke with much affection to that son of Gādhi.
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SiP 2 121.12
।। शिवसुत उवाच ।। विश्वामित्र वरान्मे त्वं ब्रह्मर्षिर्नाऽत्र संशयः ।। वशिष्ठाद्याश्च नित्यं त्वां प्रशंसिष्यंति चादरात्
|| śivasuta uvāca || viśvāmitra varānme tvaṃ brahmarṣirnā'tra saṃśayaḥ || vaśiṣṭhādyāśca nityaṃ tvāṃ praśaṃsiṣyaṃti cādarāt
Śiva's son said: Viśvāmitra, in my judgement you are a brahmarṣi — there is no doubt of it; and Vasiṣṭha and the others will ever praise you with respect.
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SiP 2 121.13
अतस्त्वमाज्ञया मे हि संस्कारं कर्तुमर्हसि ।। इदं सर्वं सुगोप्यं ते कथनीयं न कुत्रचित्
atastvamājñayā me hi saṃskāraṃ kartumarhasi || idaṃ sarvaṃ sugopyaṃ te kathanīyaṃ na kutracit
Therefore by my command you should perform the sacrament; all this is to be kept well hidden by you, not to be told anywhere.
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SiP 2 121.14
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ततोकार्षीत्स संस्कारं तस्य प्रीत्याऽखिलं यथा ।। शिवबालस्य देवर्षे वेदोक्तविधिना परम्
brahmovāca || tatokārṣītsa saṃskāraṃ tasya prītyā'khilaṃ yathā || śivabālasya devarṣe vedoktavidhinā param
Brahmā said: Then he performed the sacrament of Śiva's boy entirely and duly with affection, O divine sage, in the highest way, by the rite declared in the Veda.
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SiP 2 121.15
शिवबालोपि सुप्रीतो दिव्यज्ञानमदात्परम् ।। विश्वामित्राय मुनये महोतिकारकः प्रभुः
śivabālopi suprīto divyajñānamadātparam || viśvāmitrāya munaye mahotikārakaḥ prabhuḥ
And Śiva's boy too, well pleased, the Lord, the doer of great wonders, gave supreme divine knowledge to the sage Viśvāmitra.
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SiP 2 121.16
पुरोहितं चकारासौ विश्वामित्रं शुचेस्सुत ।। तदारभ्य द्विजवरो नानालीलाविशारदः
purohitaṃ cakārāsau viśvāmitraṃ śucessuta || tadārabhya dvijavaro nānālīlāviśāradaḥ
He made Viśvāmitra (his) chaplain, O son of Śuci; from then on that best of brahmins was skilled in various sports.
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SiP 2 121.17
इत्थं लीला कृता तेन कथिता सा मया मुने ।। तल्लीलामपरां तात शृणु प्रीत्या वदाम्यहम्
itthaṃ līlā kṛtā tena kathitā sā mayā mune || tallīlāmaparāṃ tāta śṛṇu prītyā vadāmyaham
Thus was the sport performed by him, and it has been told by me, O sage; hear now another of his sports, dear one — I tell it with delight.
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SiP 2 121.18
तस्मिन्नवसरे तात श्वेतनामा च संप्रति ।। तत्राऽपश्यत्सुतं दिव्यं निजं परम पावनम्
tasminnavasare tāta śvetanāmā ca saṃprati || tatrā'paśyatsutaṃ divyaṃ nijaṃ parama pāvanam
At that moment, dear one, one named Śveta likewise saw there his own divine, supremely purifying son.
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SiP 2 121.19
ततस्तं पावको गत्वा दृष्ट्वालिंग्य चुचुम्ब च ।। पुत्रेति चोक्त्वा तस्मै स शस्त्रं शक्तिन्ददौ च सः
tatastaṃ pāvako gatvā dṛṣṭvāliṃgya cucumba ca || putreti coktvā tasmai sa śastraṃ śaktindadau ca saḥ
Then Fire went to him, looked at him, embraced him and kissed him; and calling him "son," he gave him a weapon, the śakti-spear.
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SiP 2 121.21
दशपद्ममिता वीरा राक्षसाः पूर्वमागताः।। तद्वधार्थं द्रुतं नष्टा बभूवुस्तत्प्रहारतः
daśapadmamitā vīrā rākṣasāḥ pūrvamāgatāḥ|| tadvadhārthaṃ drutaṃ naṣṭā babhūvustatprahārataḥ
Ten padmas of rākṣasa warriors, who had come earlier to kill him, were swiftly destroyed by his blow.
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SiP 2 121.22
हाहाकारो महानासीच्चकंपे साचला मही।। त्रैलोक्यं च सुरेशानस्सदेवस्तत्र चागमत्
hāhākāro mahānāsīccakaṃpe sācalā mahī|| trailokyaṃ ca sureśānassadevastatra cāgamat
There was a great cry of "Alas! Alas!"; the earth with its mountains shook, and the three worlds (too); and the lord of the gods came there together with the gods.
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SiP 2 121.23
दक्षिणे तस्य पार्श्वे च वज्रेण स जघान च ।। शाखनामा ततो जातः पुमांश्चैको महाबलः
dakṣiṇe tasya pārśve ca vajreṇa sa jaghāna ca || śākhanāmā tato jātaḥ pumāṃścaiko mahābalaḥ
And he struck him on his right side with the thunderbolt; from that a man named Śākha was born, one of great strength.
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SiP 2 121.24
पुनश्शक्रो जघानाऽऽशु वामपार्श्वे हि तं तदा ।। वज्रेणाऽन्यः पुमाञ्जातो विशाखाख्योऽपरो बली
punaśśakro jaghānā''śu vāmapārśve hi taṃ tadā || vajreṇā'nyaḥ pumāñjāto viśākhākhyo'paro balī
Again Indra at once struck him then on the left side with the thunderbolt; another man was born, a second mighty one called Viśākha.
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SiP 2 121.25
ततस्तद्धृदयं शक्रो जघान पविना तदा ।। परोऽभून्नैगमोपाख्यः पुमांस्तद्वन्महाबलः तदा स्कंदादिचत्वारो महावीरा महाबलाः ।। इन्द्रं हंतुं द्रुतं जग्मुस्सोयं तच्छरणं ययौ
tatastaddhṛdayaṃ śakro jaghāna pavinā tadā || paro'bhūnnaigamopākhyaḥ pumāṃstadvanmahābalaḥ tadā skaṃdādicatvāro mahāvīrā mahābalāḥ || indraṃ haṃtuṃ drutaṃ jagmussoyaṃ taccharaṇaṃ yayau
Then Indra struck his heart with the bolt; another man came to be, called Naigama, likewise of great strength. Then those four, Skanda and the rest, great heroes of great strength, went swiftly to kill Indra; and he went to him for refuge.
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SiP 2 121.27
शक्रस्स सामरगणो भयं प्राप्य गुहात्ततः ।। ययौ स्वलोकं चकितो न भेदं ज्ञातवान्मुने
śakrassa sāmaragaṇo bhayaṃ prāpya guhāttataḥ || yayau svalokaṃ cakito na bhedaṃ jñātavānmune
That Indra, together with the host of gods, having become afraid, went trembling from the cave to his own world; he did not perceive the difference, O sage.
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SiP 2 121.28
स बालकस्तु तत्रैव तस्थाऽऽवानंदसंयुतः ।। पूर्ववन्निर्भयस्तात नानालीलाकरः प्रभुः
sa bālakastu tatraiva tasthā''vānaṃdasaṃyutaḥ || pūrvavannirbhayastāta nānālīlākaraḥ prabhuḥ
But that boy stayed there itself, filled with joy, fearless as before, dear one — the Lord, performing many kinds of play.
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SiP 2 121.29
तस्मिन्नवसरे तत्र कृत्तिकाख्याश्च षट् स्त्रियः ।। स्नातुं समागता बालं ददृशुस्तं महाप्रभुम्
tasminnavasare tatra kṛttikākhyāśca ṣaṭ striyaḥ || snātuṃ samāgatā bālaṃ dadṛśustaṃ mahāprabhum
At that moment six women called the Kṛttikās came there to bathe, and they saw that boy of great splendour.
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SiP 2 121.31
तद्वादशमनार्थं स षण्मुखानि चकार ह ।। पपौ दुग्धं च सर्वासां तुष्टास्ता अभवन्मुने
tadvādaśamanārthaṃ sa ṣaṇmukhāni cakāra ha || papau dugdhaṃ ca sarvāsāṃ tuṣṭāstā abhavanmune
To suckle from them he made six faces, and he drank the milk of all of them; and they became satisfied, O sage.
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SiP 2 121.32
तन्मनोगतिमाज्ञाय सर्वास्ताः कृत्तिकास्तदा ।। तमादाय ययुर्लोकं स्वकीयं मुदिता मुने
tanmanogatimājñāya sarvāstāḥ kṛttikāstadā || tamādāya yayurlokaṃ svakīyaṃ muditā mune
Recognising the inclination of his mind, all those Kṛttikās then took him and went, delighted, to their own world, O sage.
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SiP 2 121.33
तं बालकं कुमाराख्यं स्तनं दत्त्वा स्तनार्थिने ।। वर्द्धयामासुरीशस्य सुतं सूर्याधिकप्रभम्
taṃ bālakaṃ kumārākhyaṃ stanaṃ dattvā stanārthine || varddhayāmāsurīśasya sutaṃ sūryādhikaprabham
Giving the breast to that boy called Kumāra when he wanted the breast, they reared the son of the Lord, whose radiance surpassed the sun's.
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SiP 2 121.34
न चक्रुर्बालकं याश्च लोचनानामगोचरम् ।। प्राणेभ्योपि प्रेमपात्रं यः पोष्टा तस्य पुत्रक
na cakrurbālakaṃ yāśca locanānāmagocaram || prāṇebhyopi premapātraṃ yaḥ poṣṭā tasya putraka
And they never let the boy pass out of the range of their eyes; he who is the nourisher is, for him, an object of love dearer even than life, my son.
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SiP 2 121.35
यानि यानि च वस्त्राणि त्रैलोक्ये दुर्लभानि च ।। ददुस्तस्मै च ताः प्रेम्णा भूषणानि वराणि वै
yāni yāni ca vastrāṇi trailokye durlabhāni ca || dadustasmai ca tāḥ premṇā bhūṣaṇāni varāṇi vai
Whatever garments there were in the three worlds that are hard to obtain, and choice ornaments, those they gave to him out of love.
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SiP 2 121.36
दिनेदिने ताः पुपुषुर्बालकं तं महाप्रभुम् ।। प्रसंसितानि स्वादूनि भोजयित्वा विशेषतः
dinedine tāḥ pupuṣurbālakaṃ taṃ mahāprabhum || prasaṃsitāni svādūni bhojayitvā viśeṣataḥ
Day after day they nourished that boy of great splendour, feeding him especially with praised and delicious things.
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SiP 2 121.37
अथैकस्मिन् दिने तात स बालः कृत्तिकात्मजः ।। गत्वा देवसभां दिव्यां सुचरित्रं चकार ह
athaikasmin dine tāta sa bālaḥ kṛttikātmajaḥ || gatvā devasabhāṃ divyāṃ sucaritraṃ cakāra ha
Then on one day, dear one, that boy, the son of the Kṛttikās, went to the divine assembly of the gods and performed a fine feat.
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SiP 2 121.38
स्वमहो दर्शयामास देवेभ्यो हि महाद्भुतम् ।। सविष्णुभ्योऽखिलेभ्यश्च महोतिकरबालकः
svamaho darśayāmāsa devebhyo hi mahādbhutam || saviṣṇubhyo'khilebhyaśca mahotikarabālakaḥ
The boy, causing great amazement, displayed his own greatness — most wonderful — to the gods, to all of them together with Viṣṇu.
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SiP 2 121.39
तं दृष्ट्वा सकलास्ते वै साच्युतास्सर्षयस्सुराः ।। विस्मयं प्रापुरत्यन्तं पप्रच्छुस्तं च बालकम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sakalāste vai sācyutāssarṣayassurāḥ || vismayaṃ prāpuratyantaṃ papracchustaṃ ca bālakam
Seeing him, all of them — the gods along with Acyuta and the seers — were exceedingly astonished, and they questioned that boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition