Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 123
SiP 2 123.1
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र ददर्श रथमुत्तमम् ।। अद्भुतं शोभितं शश्वद्विश्वकर्मविनिर्मितम्
brahmovāca || etasminnaṃtare tatra dadarśa rathamuttamam || adbhutaṃ śobhitaṃ śaśvadviśvakarmavinirmitam
Brahmā said: Meanwhile, he saw there an excellent chariot, wondrous, ever resplendent, fashioned by Viśvakarman —
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SiP 2 123.2
शतचक्रं सुविस्तीर्णं मनोयायि मनोहरम् ।। प्रस्थापितं च पार्वत्या वेष्टितं पार्षदैर्वरैः दक्षेण नंदियुक्तश्च मनोयायिरथेन च ।। कुमारः प्राप कैलासं न्यग्रोधाऽक्षयमूलके रम्भाद्यप्सरसो दिव्यास्स स्मिता वेषसंयुताः ।। संगीतनर्तनपरा बभूवुश्च शिवाज्ञया तदा नीराजितो देवैस्सकलत्रैर्मुदान्वितैः ।। जयशब्देन महता व्याप्तमासीन्नभस्तलम् सद्रत्नसाररचितकिरीटमुकुटांगदम्।। वैजयन्ती स्वमालां च तस्मै चक्रं ददौ हरिः पार्वती सस्मिता हृष्टा परमैश्वर्यमुत्तमम् ।। ददौ तस्मै महाप्रीत्या चिरंजीवित्वमेव च शिवाज्ञया सुरास्सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुमुखास्तदा ।। पुरस्कृत्य गुहं सद्यो निर्जग्मुर्मिलिता गिरेः
śatacakraṃ suvistīrṇaṃ manoyāyi manoharam || prasthāpitaṃ ca pārvatyā veṣṭitaṃ pārṣadairvaraiḥ dakṣeṇa naṃdiyuktaśca manoyāyirathena ca || kumāraḥ prāpa kailāsaṃ nyagrodhā'kṣayamūlake rambhādyapsaraso divyāssa smitā veṣasaṃyutāḥ || saṃgītanartanaparā babhūvuśca śivājñayā tadā nīrājito devaissakalatrairmudānvitaiḥ || jayaśabdena mahatā vyāptamāsīnnabhastalam sadratnasāraracitakirīṭamukuṭāṃgadam|| vaijayantī svamālāṃ ca tasmai cakraṃ dadau hariḥ pārvatī sasmitā hṛṣṭā paramaiśvaryamuttamam || dadau tasmai mahāprītyā ciraṃjīvitvameva ca śivājñayā surāssarve brahmaviṣṇumukhāstadā || puraskṛtya guhaṃ sadyo nirjagmurmilitā gireḥ
hundred-wheeled, very broad, going at will, delightful, sent by Pārvatī, surrounded by the foremost attendants. With Nandin at his right, by that mind-going chariot Kumāra reached Kailāsa, at the foot of the imperishable banyan. The divine apsarases, Rambhā and the rest, smiling and richly attired, engaged in song and dance at Śivā's command. Then he was honoured with waving lamps by the gods, joyful, together with their wives; the vault of heaven was filled with a great cry of victory. Hari gave him a crown, diadem and armlets wrought of the finest gems, the Vaijayantī, his own garland, and a discus. Pārvatī, smiling and delighted, with great affection gave him supreme, highest sovereignty and long life as well. Then, at Śiva's command, all the gods headed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, placing Guha in front, assembled and at once went forth from the mountain.
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SiP 2 123.3
समारोहत्ततोऽनंतो हृदयेन विदूयता ।। कार्त्तिकः परम ज्ञानी परमेशानवीर्यजः
samārohattato'naṃto hṛdayena vidūyatā || kārttikaḥ parama jñānī parameśānavīryajaḥ
Then, with an aching heart, the endless one mounted (the chariot) — Kārttika, the supreme knower, born of the great Lord's seed.
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SiP 2 123.4
तदैव कृत्तिकाः प्राप्य मुक्तकेश्यश्शुचाऽऽतुराः ।। उन्मत्ता इव तत्रैव वक्तुमारेभिरे वचः
tadaiva kṛttikāḥ prāpya muktakeśyaśśucā''turāḥ || unmattā iva tatraiva vaktumārebhire vacaḥ
Just then the Kṛttikās arrived, their hair loosened, stricken with grief, and there, as though maddened, they began to speak these words.
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SiP 2 123.5
कृत्तिका ऊचुः ।। विहायाऽस्मान् कृपासिन्धो गच्छसि त्वं हि निर्दयः ।। नायं धर्मो मातृवर्गान् पालितो यत् सुतस्त्यजेत्
kṛttikā ūcuḥ || vihāyā'smān kṛpāsindho gacchasi tvaṃ hi nirdayaḥ || nāyaṃ dharmo mātṛvargān pālito yat sutastyajet
The Kṛttikās said: Ocean of compassion, you go away, abandoning us — truly you are pitiless. This is not righteous, that a son should forsake the company of mothers who have reared him.
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SiP 2 123.6
स्नेहेन वर्द्धितोऽस्माभिः पुत्रोऽस्माकं च धर्मतः ।। किं कुर्मः क्व च यास्यामो वयं किं करवाम ह
snehena varddhito'smābhiḥ putro'smākaṃ ca dharmataḥ || kiṃ kurmaḥ kva ca yāsyāmo vayaṃ kiṃ karavāma ha
You were reared by us with affection, and by right you are our son. What shall we do, and where shall we go? What indeed are we to do?
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SiP 2 123.7
इत्युक्त्वा कृत्तिकास्सर्वाः कृत्वा वक्षसि कार्त्तिकम्।। द्रुतं मूर्च्छामवापुस्तास्सुतविच्छेदकारणात्
ityuktvā kṛttikāssarvāḥ kṛtvā vakṣasi kārttikam|| drutaṃ mūrcchāmavāpustāssutavicchedakāraṇāt
Having said this, all the Kṛttikās clasped Kārttika to their breasts and at once fell into a swoon, because of the parting from their son.
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SiP 2 123.8
ताः कुमारो बोधयित्वा अध्यात्मवचनेन वै ।। ताभिश्च पार्षदैस्सार्द्धमारुरोह रथं मुने
tāḥ kumāro bodhayitvā adhyātmavacanena vai || tābhiśca pārṣadaissārddhamāruroha rathaṃ mune
Having awakened them with words about the supreme Self, the prince mounted the chariot together with them and with the attendants, O sage.
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SiP 2 123.9
दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा मंगलानि बहूनि सुखदानि वै ।। कुमारः पार्षदैस्सार्द्धं जगाम पितृमन्दिरम्
dṛṣṭvā śrutvā maṃgalāni bahūni sukhadāni vai || kumāraḥ pārṣadaissārddhaṃ jagāma pitṛmandiram
Seeing and hearing many auspicious, joy-giving (omens), the prince went with the attendants to his father's house.
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SiP 2 123.11
तत्र तस्थौ कृत्तिकाभिः पार्षदप्रवरैः सह।। कुमारश्शांकरिः प्रीतो नानालीलाविशारदः
tatra tasthau kṛttikābhiḥ pārṣadapravaraiḥ saha|| kumāraśśāṃkariḥ prīto nānālīlāviśāradaḥ
There the prince, the son of Śaṅkara, skilled in manifold sports, stayed contentedly with the Kṛttikās and with the foremost of the attendants.
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SiP 2 123.12
तदा सर्वे सुरगणा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः ।। विष्णुना ब्रह्मणा सार्द्धं समाचख्युस्तदागमम्
tadā sarve suragaṇā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ || viṣṇunā brahmaṇā sārddhaṃ samācakhyustadāgamam
Then all the hosts of gods, the seers, the Siddhas and Cāraṇas, together with Viṣṇu and Brahmā, announced his arrival.
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SiP 2 123.13
तदा दृष्ट्वा च गांगेयं ययौ प्रमुदितश्शिवः । अन्यैस्समेतो हरिणा ब्रह्मणा च सुरर्षिभिः
tadā dṛṣṭvā ca gāṃgeyaṃ yayau pramuditaśśivaḥ | anyaissameto hariṇā brahmaṇā ca surarṣibhiḥ
Then Śiva, seeing the son of Gaṅgā, went forth greatly delighted, accompanied by Hari, by Brahmā, by the divine seers and by others.
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SiP 2 123.14
शंखाश्च बहवो नेदुर्भेरी तूर्याण्यनेकशः ।। उत्सवस्तु महानासीद्देवानां तुष्टचेतसाम्
śaṃkhāśca bahavo nedurbherī tūryāṇyanekaśaḥ || utsavastu mahānāsīddevānāṃ tuṣṭacetasām
Many conches sounded, and drums and trumpets in great numbers; and there was a great festival of the gods, whose minds were gratified.
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SiP 2 123.15
तदानीमेव तं सर्वे वीरभद्रादयो गणाः ।। कुर्वन्तः स्वन्वयुः केलिं नानातालधरस्वराः
tadānīmeva taṃ sarve vīrabhadrādayo gaṇāḥ || kurvantaḥ svanvayuḥ keliṃ nānātāladharasvarāḥ
At that very moment all the hosts led by Vīrabhadra followed him, making sport, with voices holding many rhythms.
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SiP 2 123.16
स्तावकाः स्तूयमानाश्च चक्रुस्ते गुणकीर्त्तनम् ।। जयशब्दं नमश्शब्दं कुर्वाणाः प्रीतमानसाः
stāvakāḥ stūyamānāśca cakruste guṇakīrttanam || jayaśabdaṃ namaśśabdaṃ kurvāṇāḥ prītamānasāḥ
The praisers, themselves being praised, recited his virtues, uttering cries of "Victory!" and "Homage!" with delighted minds.
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SiP 2 123.17
द्रष्टुं ययुस्तं शरजं शिवात्मजमनुत्तमम्
draṣṭuṃ yayustaṃ śarajaṃ śivātmajamanuttamam
They went to behold him, the reed-born, the unsurpassed son of Śiva.
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SiP 2 123.18
पार्वती मंगलं चक्रे राजमार्गं मनोहरम् ।। पद्मरागादिमणिभिस्संस्कृतं परितः पुरम्
pārvatī maṃgalaṃ cakre rājamārgaṃ manoharam || padmarāgādimaṇibhissaṃskṛtaṃ paritaḥ puram
Pārvatī performed the auspicious rites and made the royal road lovely; the city all around was adorned with rubies and other gems.
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SiP 2 123.19
पतिपुत्रवतीभिश्च साध्वीभिः स्त्रीभिरन्विता ।। लक्ष्म्यादित्रिंशद्देवीश्च पुरः कृत्वा समाययौ
patiputravatībhiśca sādhvībhiḥ strībhiranvitā || lakṣmyāditriṃśaddevīśca puraḥ kṛtvā samāyayau
Accompanied by virtuous women who had husbands and sons, and placing before her the thirty goddesses headed by Lakṣmī, she came forth.
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SiP 2 123.21
ये तं समीक्षयामासुर्गागेयं शंकरोपमम् ।। ददृशुस्ते महत्तेजो व्याप्तमासीज्जगत्त्रये
ye taṃ samīkṣayāmāsurgāgeyaṃ śaṃkaropamam || dadṛśuste mahattejo vyāptamāsījjagattraye
Those who looked upon him, the son of Gaṅgā, the likeness of Śaṅkara, beheld a great radiance, and it filled the three worlds.
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SiP 2 123.22
तत्तेजसा वृतं बालं तप्तचामीकरप्रभम् ।। ववंदिरे द्रुतं सर्वे कुमारं सूर्यवर्चसम्
tattejasā vṛtaṃ bālaṃ taptacāmīkaraprabham || vavaṃdire drutaṃ sarve kumāraṃ sūryavarcasam
All swiftly saluted that boy enveloped in that radiance, shining like molten gold, the prince with the splendour of the sun.
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SiP 2 123.23
जहुर्षुर्विनतस्कंधा नमश्शब्दरतास्तदा ।। परिवार्योपतस्थुस्ते वामदक्षिणमागताः
jahurṣurvinataskaṃdhā namaśśabdaratāstadā || parivāryopatasthuste vāmadakṣiṇamāgatāḥ
They rejoiced, their shoulders bowed, devoted then to cries of homage; surrounding him they attended upon him, coming to his left and his right.
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SiP 2 123.24
अहं विष्णुश्च शक्रश्च तथा देवादयोऽखिलाः ।। दण्डवत्पतिता भूमौ परिवार्य्य कुमारकम्
ahaṃ viṣṇuśca śakraśca tathā devādayo'khilāḥ || daṇḍavatpatitā bhūmau parivāryya kumārakam
I, and Viṣṇu, and Śakra, and likewise all the gods and the rest, surrounding the young prince, fell to the ground like staves.
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SiP 2 123.25
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शंभुर्गिरिजा च मुदान्विता ।। महोत्सवं समागम्य ददर्श तनयं मुदा
etasminnantare śaṃbhurgirijā ca mudānvitā || mahotsavaṃ samāgamya dadarśa tanayaṃ mudā
Meanwhile Śambhu and the Mountain-born (Pārvatī), filled with joy, came to the great festival and beheld their son with delight.
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SiP 2 123.27
पुत्रं निरीक्ष्य च तदा जगदेकबंधुः प्रीत्यान्वितः परमया परया भवान्या ।। स्नेहान्वितो भुजगभोगयुतो हि साक्षात्सर्वेश्वरः परिवृतः प्रमथैः परेशः २६।। अथ शक्तिधरः स्कन्दौ दृष्ट्वा तौ पार्वतीशिवौ ।। अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं शिरसा प्रणनाम ह
putraṃ nirīkṣya ca tadā jagadekabaṃdhuḥ prītyānvitaḥ paramayā parayā bhavānyā || snehānvito bhujagabhogayuto hi sākṣātsarveśvaraḥ parivṛtaḥ pramathaiḥ pareśaḥ 26|| atha śaktidharaḥ skandau dṛṣṭvā tau pārvatīśivau || avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ śirasā praṇanāma ha
And then, looking upon his son, the one friend of the world, filled with the highest affection, together with the supreme Bhavānī, full of tenderness, wreathed with the coils of serpents, verily the Lord of all in person, the supreme Lord, surrounded by the Pramathas. || 26 || Then Skanda, the bearer of the spear, seeing those two, Pārvatī and Śiva, swiftly descended from his chariot and bowed with his head (to the ground).
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SiP 2 123.28
उपगुह्य शिवः प्रीत्या कुमारं मूर्ध्नि शंकरः ।। जघ्रौ प्रेम्णा परमेशानः प्रसन्नः स्नेहकर्तृकः
upaguhya śivaḥ prītyā kumāraṃ mūrdhni śaṃkaraḥ || jaghrau premṇā parameśānaḥ prasannaḥ snehakartṛkaḥ
Embracing the boy with affection, Śiva Śaṅkara, the supreme Lord, gracious and full of tenderness, kissed him lovingly upon the head.
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SiP 2 123.29
उपगुह्य गुहं तत्र पार्वती जातसंभ्रमा ।। प्रस्नुतं पाययामास स्तनं स्नेहपरिप्लुता
upaguhya guhaṃ tatra pārvatī jātasaṃbhramā || prasnutaṃ pāyayāmāsa stanaṃ snehapariplutā
There Pārvatī, embracing Guha, in a flurry (of emotion), overflowing with tenderness, made him drink from her flowing breast.
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SiP 2 123.31
ऋषयो ब्रह्मघोषेण गीतेनैव च गायकाः ।। वाद्यैश्च बहवस्तत्रोपतस्थुश्च कुमारकम्
ṛṣayo brahmaghoṣeṇa gītenaiva ca gāyakāḥ || vādyaiśca bahavastatropatasthuśca kumārakam
The sages with recitation of the Veda, the singers with song, and many others with instruments, waited there upon the boy.
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SiP 2 123.32
स्वमंकमारोप्य तदा महेशः कुमारकं तं प्रभया समुज्ज्वलम् ।। बभौ भवानीपतिरेव साक्षाच्छ्रियाऽन्वितः पुत्रवतां वरिष्ठः
svamaṃkamāropya tadā maheśaḥ kumārakaṃ taṃ prabhayā samujjvalam || babhau bhavānīpatireva sākṣācchriyā'nvitaḥ putravatāṃ variṣṭhaḥ
Then, having set that boy, blazing bright with radiance, upon his own lap, the great Lord, the husband of Bhavānī himself, shone in person, endowed with splendour, the most excellent of those who have sons.
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SiP 2 123.33
कुमारः स्वगणैः सार्द्धमाजगाम शिवालयम् ।। शिवाज्ञया महोत्साहैस्सह देवैर्महासुखी
kumāraḥ svagaṇaiḥ sārddhamājagāma śivālayam || śivājñayā mahotsāhaissaha devairmahāsukhī
By Śiva's command the boy, with his own hosts, in great high spirits and exceedingly happy, came together with the gods to Śiva's abode.
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SiP 2 123.34
दंपती तौ तदा तत्रैकपद्येन विरेजतुः ।। विवंद्यमानावृषिभिरावृतौ सुरसत्तमैः
daṃpatī tau tadā tatraikapadyena virejatuḥ || vivaṃdyamānāvṛṣibhirāvṛtau surasattamaiḥ
Then the couple shone there as though of one substance, being saluted by the sages and surrounded by the best of the gods.
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SiP 2 123.35
कुमारः क्रीडयामास शिवोत्संगे मुदान्वितः ।। वासुकिं शिवकंठस्थं पाणिभ्यां समपीडयत्
kumāraḥ krīḍayāmāsa śivotsaṃge mudānvitaḥ || vāsukiṃ śivakaṃṭhasthaṃ pāṇibhyāṃ samapīḍayat
The boy played joyfully on Śiva's lap, and squeezed with both hands Vāsuki, who was on Śiva's neck.
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SiP 2 123.36
प्रहस्य भगवाञ् शंभुश्शशंस गिरिजां तदा ।। निरीक्ष्य कृपया दृष्ट्या कृपालुर्लीलयाकृतिम्
prahasya bhagavāñ śaṃbhuśśaśaṃsa girijāṃ tadā || nirīkṣya kṛpayā dṛṣṭyā kṛpālurlīlayākṛtim
Then the lord Śambhu laughed and told it to the Mountain-born, the compassionate one looking with a gracious glance at (this) sportive act.
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SiP 2 123.37
मदस्मितेन च तदा भगवान्महेशः प्राप्तो मुदं च परमां गिरिजासमेतः ।। प्रेम्णा स गद्गदगिरो जगदेकबंधुर्नोवाच किंचन विभुर्भुवनैकभर्त्ता
madasmitena ca tadā bhagavānmaheśaḥ prāpto mudaṃ ca paramāṃ girijāsametaḥ || premṇā sa gadgadagiro jagadekabaṃdhurnovāca kiṃcana vibhurbhuvanaikabharttā
And then, with a smile of exhilaration, the lord Maheśa, together with the Mountain-born, attained the highest joy; the one friend of the world, his voice choked with love, the all-pervading sole sustainer of the worlds, said nothing at all.
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SiP 2 123.38
अथ शंभुर्जगन्नाथो हृष्टो लौकिकवृत्तवान् ।। रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास कार्त्तिकम्
atha śaṃbhurjagannātho hṛṣṭo laukikavṛttavān || ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa kārttikam
Then Śambhu, lord of the world, delighted, behaving in the worldly manner, seated Kārttika on a lovely jewelled throne.
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SiP 2 123.39
वेदमंत्राभिपूतैश्च सर्वतीर्थोदपूर्णकैः ।। सद्रत्नकुंभशतकैः स्नापया मास तं मुदा
vedamaṃtrābhipūtaiśca sarvatīrthodapūrṇakaiḥ || sadratnakuṃbhaśatakaiḥ snāpayā māsa taṃ mudā
And with hundreds of good jewelled jars, purified by Vedic mantras and filled with the waters of all sacred fords, he joyfully bathed him.
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SiP 2 123.41
शूलं पिनाकं परशुं शक्ति पाशुपतं शरम् ।। संहारास्त्रं च परमां विद्यां तस्मै ददौ शिवः
śūlaṃ pinākaṃ paraśuṃ śakti pāśupataṃ śaram || saṃhārāstraṃ ca paramāṃ vidyāṃ tasmai dadau śivaḥ
Śiva gave him the trident, the Pināka bow, the axe, the spear, the Pāśupata arrow, the weapon of destruction, and the supreme knowledge.
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SiP 2 123.42
अदामहं यज्ञसूत्रं वेदांश्च वेदमातरम् ।। कमण्डलुं च ब्रह्मास्त्रं विद्यां चैवाऽरिमर्दिनीम्
adāmahaṃ yajñasūtraṃ vedāṃśca vedamātaram || kamaṇḍaluṃ ca brahmāstraṃ vidyāṃ caivā'rimardinīm
I gave the sacrificial thread, the Vedas and the mother of the Vedas (Gāyatrī), the water-pot, the Brahmā-weapon, and the knowledge that crushes enemies.
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SiP 2 123.43
गजेन्द्रं चैव वज्रं च ददौ तस्मै सुरेश्वरः ।। श्वेतच्छत्रं रत्नमालां ददौ वस्तुं जलेश्वरः
gajendraṃ caiva vajraṃ ca dadau tasmai sureśvaraḥ || śvetacchatraṃ ratnamālāṃ dadau vastuṃ jaleśvaraḥ
The lord of the gods (Indra) gave him the great elephant and the thunderbolt; the lord of the waters (Varuṇa) gave a white parasol, a jewel-garland, and a garment.
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SiP 2 123.44
मनोयायिरथं सूर्यस्सन्नाहं च महाचयम् ।। यमदंडं यमश्चैव सुधाकुंभं सुधानिधिः
manoyāyirathaṃ sūryassannāhaṃ ca mahācayam || yamadaṃḍaṃ yamaścaiva sudhākuṃbhaṃ sudhānidhiḥ
The Sun (gave) a chariot that goes at will, and armour of great thickness; Yama (gave) Yama's staff, and the treasury of nectar (the Moon) a jar of nectar.
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SiP 2 123.45
हुताशनो ददौ प्रीत्या महाशक्तिं स्वसूनवे ।। ददौ स्वशस्त्रं निर्ऋतिर्वायव्यास्त्रं समीरणः
hutāśano dadau prītyā mahāśaktiṃ svasūnave || dadau svaśastraṃ nirṛtirvāyavyāstraṃ samīraṇaḥ
The fire-god lovingly gave his own son a great spear; Nirṛti gave his own weapon, and the Wind gave the wind-weapon.
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SiP 2 123.46
गदां ददौ कुबेरश्च शूलमीशो ददौ मुदा ।। नानाशस्त्राण्युपायांश्च सर्वे देवा ददुर्मुदा
gadāṃ dadau kuberaśca śūlamīśo dadau mudā || nānāśastrāṇyupāyāṃśca sarve devā dadurmudā
Kubera gave a mace, and Īśa joyfully gave a trident; and all the gods joyfully gave various weapons and means (of victory).
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SiP 2 123.47
कामास्त्रं कामदेवोऽथ ददौ तस्मै मुदान्वितः ।। गदां ददौ स्वविद्याश्च तस्मै च परया मुदा
kāmāstraṃ kāmadevo'tha dadau tasmai mudānvitaḥ || gadāṃ dadau svavidyāśca tasmai ca parayā mudā
Then Kāmadeva, filled with joy, gave him the love-weapon; and with the highest delight he gave him a mace and his own arts of knowledge.
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SiP 2 123.48
क्षीरोदोऽमूल्यरत्नानि विशिष्टं रत्ननूपुरम्।। हिमालयो हि दिव्यानि भूषणान्यंशुकानि च
kṣīrodo'mūlyaratnāni viśiṣṭaṃ ratnanūpuram|| himālayo hi divyāni bhūṣaṇānyaṃśukāni ca
The Ocean of Milk (gave) priceless gems and a distinguished jewelled anklet; Himālaya, indeed, divine ornaments and garments.
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SiP 2 123.49
चित्रबर्हणनामानं स्वपुत्रं गरुडो ददौ ।। अरुणस्ताम्रचूडाख्यं बलिनं चरणायुधम्
citrabarhaṇanāmānaṃ svaputraṃ garuḍo dadau || aruṇastāmracūḍākhyaṃ balinaṃ caraṇāyudham
Garuḍa gave his own son named Citrabarhaṇa; Aruṇa (gave) the mighty one called Tāmracūḍa, whose weapons are his feet.
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SiP 2 123.51
लक्ष्मीश्च संपदं दिव्यां महाहारं मनोहरम् ।। सावित्री सिद्धविद्यां च समस्तां प्रददौ मुदा
lakṣmīśca saṃpadaṃ divyāṃ mahāhāraṃ manoharam || sāvitrī siddhavidyāṃ ca samastāṃ pradadau mudā
And Lakṣmī (gave) divine prosperity and a great, captivating necklace; Sāvitrī joyfully bestowed the whole of the siddha-lore.
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SiP 2 123.52
अन्याश्चापि मुने देव्यो यायास्तत्र समागताः ।। स्वात्मवत्सु ददुस्तस्मै तथैव शिशुपालिकाः
anyāścāpi mune devyo yāyāstatra samāgatāḥ || svātmavatsu dadustasmai tathaiva śiśupālikāḥ
And the other goddesses too, O sage, who had assembled there, gave to him as to their own children, and so likewise did the nurses of the child.
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SiP 2 123.53
महामहोत्सवस्तत्र बभूव मुनिसत्तम ।। सर्वे प्रसन्नतां याता विशेषाच्च शिवाशिवौ
mahāmahotsavastatra babhūva munisattama || sarve prasannatāṃ yātā viśeṣācca śivāśivau
A very great festival took place there, O best of sages; all became joyful, and especially Śivā and Śiva.
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SiP 2 123.54
एतस्मिन्नंतरे काले प्रोवाच प्रहसन् मुदा।। मुने ब्रह्मादिकान् देवान् रुद्रो भर्गः प्रतापवान्
etasminnaṃtare kāle provāca prahasan mudā|| mune brahmādikān devān rudro bhargaḥ pratāpavān
At this juncture of time, O sage, Rudra Bharga, the majestic, laughing with delight, spoke to Brahmā and the other gods.
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SiP 2 123.55
शिव उवाच ।। हे हरे हे विधे देवास्सर्वे शृणुत मद्वचः ।। ।। सर्वथाहं प्रसन्नोस्मि वरान्वृणुत ऐच्छिकान्
śiva uvāca || he hare he vidhe devāssarve śṛṇuta madvacaḥ || || sarvathāhaṃ prasannosmi varānvṛṇuta aicchikān
Śiva said: O Hari, O Vidhi (Brahmā), all you gods, hear my word: I am pleased in every way—choose the boons you desire.
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SiP 2 123.56
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं शंभोर्मुनेविष्ण्वादयस्सुराः ।। सर्वे प्रोचुः प्रसन्नास्या देवं पशुपतिं प्रभुम्
|| brahmovāca || tacchrutvā vacanaṃ śaṃbhormuneviṣṇvādayassurāḥ || sarve procuḥ prasannāsyā devaṃ paśupatiṃ prabhum
Brahmā said: Hearing that speech of Śambhu, O sage, Viṣṇu and the other gods, all with joyful faces, said to the god, the lord Paśupati:
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SiP 2 123.57
कुमारेण हतो ह्येष तारको भविता प्रभो ।। तदर्थमेव संजातमिदं चरितमुत्तमम्
kumāreṇa hato hyeṣa tārako bhavitā prabho || tadarthameva saṃjātamidaṃ caritamuttamam
"This Tāraka is to be slain by Kumāra, O lord; it is for just that purpose that this excellent event has come to pass."
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SiP 2 123.58
तस्मादद्यैव यास्यामस्तारकं हन्तुमुद्यता ।। आज्ञां देहि कुमाराय स तं हंतुं सुखाय नः
tasmādadyaiva yāsyāmastārakaṃ hantumudyatā || ājñāṃ dehi kumārāya sa taṃ haṃtuṃ sukhāya naḥ
"Therefore this very day we shall go forth, ready to kill Tāraka. Give the command to Kumāra to slay him, for our happiness."
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SiP 2 123.59
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तथेति मत्वा स विभुर्दत्तवांस्तनयं तदा ।। देवेभ्यस्तारकं हंतुं कृपया परिभावितः
|| brahmovāca || tatheti matvā sa vibhurdattavāṃstanayaṃ tadā || devebhyastārakaṃ haṃtuṃ kṛpayā paribhāvitaḥ
Brahmā said: Consenting with "so be it," the Lord then gave his son to the gods to kill Tāraka, being moved by compassion.
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SiP 2 123.61
बहिर्निस्सृत्य कैलासात्त्वष्टा शासनतो हरेः ।। विरेचे नगरं रम्यमद्भुतं निकटे गिरेः
bahirnissṛtya kailāsāttvaṣṭā śāsanato hareḥ || virece nagaraṃ ramyamadbhutaṃ nikaṭe gireḥ
Going out from Kailāsa, Tvaṣṭā, by Hara's command, laid out a lovely and wondrous city near the mountain.
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SiP 2 123.62
तत्र रम्यं गृहं दिव्यमद्भुतं परमो ज्ज्वलम् ।। गुहार्थं निर्ममे त्वष्टा तत्र सिंहासनं वरम्
tatra ramyaṃ gṛhaṃ divyamadbhutaṃ paramo jjvalam || guhārthaṃ nirmame tvaṣṭā tatra siṃhāsanaṃ varam
There Tvaṣṭā fashioned for Guha a lovely, divine, wondrous, supremely brilliant house, and in it an excellent lion-throne.
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SiP 2 123.63
तदा हरिस्सुधीर्भक्त्या कारयामास मंगलम् ।। कार्त्तिकस्याभिषेकं हि सर्वतीर्थजलैस्सुरैः
tadā harissudhīrbhaktyā kārayāmāsa maṃgalam || kārttikasyābhiṣekaṃ hi sarvatīrthajalaissuraiḥ
Then Hari, of good understanding, had the auspicious rite performed with devotion—the consecration of Kārttika, indeed, with the waters of all sacred fords, by the gods.
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SiP 2 123.64
सर्वथा समलंकृत्य वासयामास संग्रहम् ।। कार्त्तिकस्य विधिं प्रीत्या कारयामास चोत्सवम्
sarvathā samalaṃkṛtya vāsayāmāsa saṃgraham || kārttikasya vidhiṃ prītyā kārayāmāsa cotsavam
Having adorned (him) in every way, he settled the assembly (in their places), and with affection had the ceremony for Kārttika and the festival carried out.
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SiP 2 123.65
ब्राह्मांडाधिपतित्वं हि ददौ तस्मै मुदा हरिः ।। चकार तिलकं तस्य समानर्च सुरैस्सह
brāhmāṃḍādhipatitvaṃ hi dadau tasmai mudā hariḥ || cakāra tilakaṃ tasya samānarca suraissaha
Hari joyfully gave him the lordship of the cosmic egg, made the tilaka mark on him, and worshipped him together with the gods.
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SiP 2 123.66
प्रणम्य कार्त्तिकं प्रीत्या सर्वदेवर्षिभिस्सह ।। तुष्टाव विविधस्स्तोत्रैः शिवरूपं सनातनम्
praṇamya kārttikaṃ prītyā sarvadevarṣibhissaha || tuṣṭāva vividhasstotraiḥ śivarūpaṃ sanātanam
Bowing with affection to Kārttika along with all the gods and seers, he praised with various hymns (him who is) the eternal one in Śiva's form.
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SiP 2 123.67
वरसिंहासनस्थो हि शुशुभेऽतीव कार्तिकः ।। स्वामिभावं समापन्नो ब्रह्मांडस्यासि पालकः
varasiṃhāsanastho hi śuśubhe'tīva kārtikaḥ || svāmibhāvaṃ samāpanno brahmāṃḍasyāsi pālakaḥ
Seated on the excellent lion-throne, Kārtika shone exceedingly. "Having attained the state of master, you are the protector of the cosmic egg."
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