Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 124

SiP 2 124.1

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अथ तत्र स गांगेयो दर्शयामास सूतिकाम् ।। तामेव शृणु सुप्रीत्या नारद त्वं स्वभक्तिदाम्

|| brahmovāca || atha tatra sa gāṃgeyo darśayāmāsa sūtikām || tāmeva śṛṇu suprītyā nārada tvaṃ svabhaktidām

Brahmā said: Then that son of Gaṅgā displayed there the childbed (scene). Hear just that with great gladness, Nārada—(the account) that bestows devotion to him.

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SiP 2 124.2

द्विज एको नारदाख्य आजगाम तदैव हि ।। तत्राध्वरकरः श्रीमाञ्शरणार्थं गुहस्य वै पार्वतीनन्दनस्स्कन्दः परमेकः परंतपः ।। परमात्माऽत्मदस्स्वामी सतां च शरणार्थिनाम् सर्वत्राता स्कन्द हि त्वं सर्वज्ञाता त्वमेव हि ।। सर्वेश्वरस्त्वमीशानो निवेशसकलाऽवनः तत उत्तीर्य स स्वामी समुवास स्वमासनम्।। सोऽजः स्थितस्तु तत्रैव स नारद उवाच तम्

dvija eko nāradākhya ājagāma tadaiva hi || tatrādhvarakaraḥ śrīmāñśaraṇārthaṃ guhasya vai pārvatīnandanasskandaḥ paramekaḥ paraṃtapaḥ || paramātmā'tmadassvāmī satāṃ ca śaraṇārthinām sarvatrātā skanda hi tvaṃ sarvajñātā tvameva hi || sarveśvarastvamīśāno niveśasakalā'vanaḥ tata uttīrya sa svāmī samuvāsa svamāsanam|| so'jaḥ sthitastu tatraiva sa nārada uvāca tam

Just then a certain twice-born named Nārada came there, a performer of sacrifice, illustrious, seeking the refuge of Guha: "Skanda, delight of Pārvatī, supreme, the one, scorcher of foes, the supreme Self, giver of the Self, master of the good who seek refuge; you indeed, Skanda, are the protector of all, you alone are the knower of all; you are the lord of all, the ruler, the guardian of all dwellings." Then, having come out from there, the Lord took his seat upon his own throne. The unborn one (Brahmā) remained just there, and that Nārada said to him:

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SiP 2 124.3

स विप्रः प्राप्य निकटं कार्त्तिकस्य प्रसन्नधीः ।। स्वाभिप्रायं समाचख्यौ सुप्रणम्य शुभैः स्तवैः

sa vipraḥ prāpya nikaṭaṃ kārttikasya prasannadhīḥ || svābhiprāyaṃ samācakhyau supraṇamya śubhaiḥ stavaiḥ

That brahmin, his mind glad, having come near to Kārttika (Skanda), bowed low and, with auspicious hymns of praise, declared his own purpose.

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SiP 2 124.4

।। विप्र उवाच ।। शृणु स्वामिन्वचो मेद्य कष्टं मे विनिवारय ।। सर्वब्रह्मांडनाथस्त्वमतस्ते शरणं गतः

|| vipra uvāca || śṛṇu svāminvaco medya kaṣṭaṃ me vinivāraya || sarvabrahmāṃḍanāthastvamataste śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

The brahmin said: Hear my words, O Lord; O worthy one, ward off my trouble. You are the master of all the world-eggs (universes), therefore I have come to you for refuge.

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SiP 2 124.5

अजमेधाध्वरं कर्तुमारंभं कृतवानहम् ।। सोऽजो गतो गृहान्मे हि त्रोटयित्वा स्वबंधनम्

ajamedhādhvaraṃ kartumāraṃbhaṃ kṛtavānaham || so'jo gato gṛhānme hi troṭayitvā svabaṃdhanam

I had begun to perform a goat-sacrifice rite; that goat, having broken its tether, went out from my house.

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SiP 2 124.6

न जाने स गतः कुत्राऽन्वेषणं तत्कृतं बहु ।। न प्राप्तोऽतस्स बलवान् भंगो भवति मे क्रतोः

na jāne sa gataḥ kutrā'nveṣaṇaṃ tatkṛtaṃ bahu || na prāpto'tassa balavān bhaṃgo bhavati me kratoḥ

I do not know where it has gone; much searching for it was done. It has not been found, and hence, mighty one, a breach of my sacrifice is occurring.

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SiP 2 124.7

त्वयि नाथे सति विभो यज्ञभंगः कथं भवेत् ।। विचार्य्यैवाऽखिलेशान काम पूर्णं कुरुष्व मे

tvayi nāthe sati vibho yajñabhaṃgaḥ kathaṃ bhavet || vicāryyaivā'khileśāna kāma pūrṇaṃ kuruṣva me

When you are (my) lord, O all-pervading one, how should there be a breaking of the sacrifice? Consider this, O Lord of all, and fulfil my desire.

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SiP 2 124.8

त्वां विहाय शरण्यं कं यायां शिवसुत प्रभो ।। सर्वब्रह्मांडनाथं हि सर्वामरसुसेवितम्

tvāṃ vihāya śaraṇyaṃ kaṃ yāyāṃ śivasuta prabho || sarvabrahmāṃḍanāthaṃ hi sarvāmarasusevitam

Leaving you aside, to what refuge should I go, O son of Śiva, O master — (you) the lord of all the world-eggs, well served by all the immortals?

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SiP 2 124.9

दीनबंधुर्दयासिन्धुस्सुसेव्या भक्तवत्सलः।। हरिब्रह्मादिदेवैश्च सुस्तुतः परमेश्वरः

dīnabaṃdhurdayāsindhussusevyā bhaktavatsalaḥ|| haribrahmādidevaiśca sustutaḥ parameśvaraḥ

(You are) the kinsman of the wretched, an ocean of compassion, well worth serving, tender to devotees, well praised by Hari, Brahmā and the other gods, the supreme Lord.

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SiP 2 124.11

दीनानाथ महेश शंकरसुत त्रैलोक्यनाथ प्रभो मायाधीश समागतोऽस्मि शरणं मां पाहि विप्रप्रिय ।। त्वं सर्वप्रभुप्रियः खिलविदब्रह्मादिदेवैस्तुतस्त्वं मायाकृतिरात्मभक्तसुखदो रक्षापरो मायिकः

dīnānātha maheśa śaṃkarasuta trailokyanātha prabho māyādhīśa samāgato'smi śaraṇaṃ māṃ pāhi viprapriya || tvaṃ sarvaprabhupriyaḥ khilavidabrahmādidevaistutastvaṃ māyākṛtirātmabhaktasukhado rakṣāparo māyikaḥ

O lord of the wretched, great lord, son of Śaṃkara, master of the three worlds, O Lord, ruler of māyā — I have come for refuge; protect me, O lover of brahmins. You are dear to all lords, praised by the all-knowing Brahmā and the other gods; you are of the form of māyā, giver of happiness to your own devotees, intent on protection, possessed of māyā.

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SiP 2 124.12

भक्तप्राणगुणाकरस्त्रिगुणतो भिन्नोसि शंभुप्रियः शंभुः शंभुसुतः प्रसन्नसुखदस्सच्चित्स्वरूपो महान्।। सर्वज्ञस्त्रिपुरघ्नशंकरसुतः सत्प्रेमवश्यस्सदा षड्वक्त्रः प्रियसाधुरानतप्रियस्सर्वेश्वर श्शंकरः ।। साधुद्रोहकरघ्न शंकरगुरो ब्रह्मांडनाथो प्रभुः सर्वेषाममरादिसेवितपदो मां पाहि सेवाप्रिय

bhaktaprāṇaguṇākarastriguṇato bhinnosi śaṃbhupriyaḥ śaṃbhuḥ śaṃbhusutaḥ prasannasukhadassaccitsvarūpo mahān|| sarvajñastripuraghnaśaṃkarasutaḥ satpremavaśyassadā ṣaḍvaktraḥ priyasādhurānatapriyassarveśvara śśaṃkaraḥ || sādhudrohakaraghna śaṃkaraguro brahmāṃḍanātho prabhuḥ sarveṣāmamarādisevitapado māṃ pāhi sevāpriya

You are the life of devotees, a mine of virtues; you are distinct from the three qualities, dear to Śaṃbhu; you are Śaṃbhu, and Śaṃbhu's son, gracious giver of happiness, whose nature is being-and-consciousness, the great one. All-knowing, son of Śaṃkara the slayer of Tripura, ever subject to the love of the good, six-faced, dear to the good, fond of those who bow, lord of all, the auspicious one. O slayer of those who injure the good, O Śaṃkara's teacher, lord of the world-egg, master of all, whose feet are served by the immortals and the rest — protect me, O you who love (loving) service.

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SiP 2 124.13

वैरिभयंकर शंकर जनशरणस्य वन्दे तव पदपद्मं सुखकरणस्य ।। विज्ञप्तिं मम कर्णे स्कन्द निधेहि निजभक्तिं जनचेतसि सदा विधेहि

vairibhayaṃkara śaṃkara janaśaraṇasya vande tava padapadmaṃ sukhakaraṇasya || vijñaptiṃ mama karṇe skanda nidhehi nijabhaktiṃ janacetasi sadā vidhehi

O Śaṃkara (i.e. auspicious one), causing fear in enemies, refuge of people, maker of happiness — I salute your lotus foot. Place my petition in your ear, O Skanda, and set devotion to yourself ever in the hearts of men.

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SiP 2 124.14

करोति किं तस्य बली विपक्षो दक्षोऽपि पक्षोभयापार्श्वगुप्तः ।। किन्तक्षकोप्यामिषभक्षको वा त्वं रक्षको यस्य सदक्षमानः

karoti kiṃ tasya balī vipakṣo dakṣo'pi pakṣobhayāpārśvaguptaḥ || kintakṣakopyāmiṣabhakṣako vā tvaṃ rakṣako yasya sadakṣamānaḥ

What can a strong adversary do to him — even a skilled one, guarded on both flanks by his party — or what can Takṣaka, or a flesh-eater (do), when you, ever undiminished in measure, are his protector?

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SiP 2 124.15

विबुधगुरुरपि त्वां स्तोतुमीशो न हि स्यात्कथय कथमहं स्यां मंदबुद्धिर्वरार्च्यः ।। शुचिरशुचिरनार्यो यादृशस्तादृशो वा पदकमल परागं स्कन्द ते प्रार्थयामि

vibudhagururapi tvāṃ stotumīśo na hi syātkathaya kathamahaṃ syāṃ maṃdabuddhirvarārcyaḥ || śuciraśuciranāryo yādṛśastādṛśo vā padakamala parāgaṃ skanda te prārthayāmi

Even the teacher of the gods would not be able to praise you; tell me, how could I, dull of mind, be one fit to worship (you)? Pure or impure, unworthy, whatever sort I may be — O Skanda, I ask for the pollen of your lotus feet.

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SiP 2 124.16

हे सर्वेश्वर भक्तवत्सल कृपासिन्धो त्वदीयोऽस्म्यहं भृत्यस्स्वस्य न सेवकस्य गणपस्याऽऽ गश्शतं सत्प्रभो ।। भक्तिं क्वापि कृतां मनागपि विभो जानासि भृत्यार्तिहा।। त्वत्तो नास्त्यपरोऽविता न भगवन् मत्तो नरः पामरः

he sarveśvara bhaktavatsala kṛpāsindho tvadīyo'smyahaṃ bhṛtyassvasya na sevakasya gaṇapasyā'' gaśśataṃ satprabho || bhaktiṃ kvāpi kṛtāṃ manāgapi vibho jānāsi bhṛtyārtihā|| tvatto nāstyaparo'vitā na bhagavan matto naraḥ pāmaraḥ

O Lord of all, tender to devotees, ocean of compassion — I am yours; a servant's, one's own attendant's, hundred faults are (borne) by the lord of the hosts, O true master. You know, O pervading one, devotion done anywhere, even a little, O remover of your servants' distress. There is no other protector than you, O Lord, and no man more wretched than I.

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SiP 2 124.17

कल्याणकर्त्ता कलिकल्मषघ्नः कुबेरबन्धुः करुणार्द्रचित्तः ।। त्रिषट्कनेत्रो रसवक्त्रशोभी यज्ञं प्रपूर्णं कुरु मे गुह त्वम्

kalyāṇakarttā kalikalmaṣaghnaḥ kuberabandhuḥ karuṇārdracittaḥ || triṣaṭkanetro rasavaktraśobhī yajñaṃ prapūrṇaṃ kuru me guha tvam

Doer of good, destroyer of the sins of the Kali age, kinsman of Kubera, whose mind is moist with compassion, having twelve eyes and shining with six faces — O Guha, make my sacrifice complete.

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SiP 2 124.18

रक्षकस्त्वं त्रिलोकस्य शरणागतवत्सलः ।। यज्ञकर्त्ता यज्ञभर्त्ता हरसे विघ्नकारिणाम्

rakṣakastvaṃ trilokasya śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ || yajñakarttā yajñabharttā harase vighnakāriṇām

You are the protector of the three worlds, tender to those who come for refuge; performer of sacrifice, upholder of sacrifice, you carry off (destroy) those who make obstacles.

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SiP 2 124.19

विघ्नवारण साधूनां सर्ग कारण सर्वतः ।। पूर्णं कुरु ममेशान सुतयज्ञ नमोस्तु ते

vighnavāraṇa sādhūnāṃ sarga kāraṇa sarvataḥ || pūrṇaṃ kuru mameśāna sutayajña namostu te

O warder-off of obstacles for the good, O cause of creation in every way, make my (sacrifice) complete, O Lord; O you whose sacrifice is (as it were) a son [or: O son, O sacrifice], homage be to you.

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SiP 2 124.21

संगीतज्ञस्त्वमेवासि वेदविज्ञः परः प्रभुः ।। सर्वस्थाता विधाता त्वं देवदेवस्सतां गतिः

saṃgītajñastvamevāsi vedavijñaḥ paraḥ prabhuḥ || sarvasthātā vidhātā tvaṃ devadevassatāṃ gatiḥ

You alone are the knower of music, the knower of the Vedas, the supreme lord; you are the abiding-place of all, the ordainer, god of gods, the recourse of the good.

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SiP 2 124.22

भवानीनन्दनश्शंभुतनयो वयुनः स्वराट् ।। ध्याता ध्येयः पितॄणां हि पिता योनिः सदात्मनाम्

bhavānīnandanaśśaṃbhutanayo vayunaḥ svarāṭ || dhyātā dhyeyaḥ pitṝṇāṃ hi pitā yoniḥ sadātmanām

Delight of Bhavānī, son of Śaṃbhu, wise, self-ruling; meditator and object of meditation, indeed the father of the fathers, the source of the ever-existent selves.

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SiP 2 124.23

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य देवसम्राट् शिवात्मजः ।। स्वगणं वीरबाह्वाख्यं प्रेषयामास तत्कृते

|| brahmovāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya devasamrāṭ śivātmajaḥ || svagaṇaṃ vīrabāhvākhyaṃ preṣayāmāsa tatkṛte

Brahmā said: Having heard his words thus, the emperor of the gods, Śiva's son, sent his own attendant named Vīrabāhu for that purpose.

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SiP 2 124.24

तदाज्ञया वीरबाहुस्तदन्वेषणहेतवे।। प्रणम्य स्वामिनं भक्त्या महावीरो द्रुतं ययौ

tadājñayā vīrabāhustadanveṣaṇahetave|| praṇamya svāminaṃ bhaktyā mahāvīro drutaṃ yayau

At his command Vīrabāhu, the great hero, for the sake of searching for it, bowed to his master with devotion and went swiftly.

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SiP 2 124.25

अन्वेषणं चकारासौ सर्वब्रह्माण्डगोलके ।। न प्राप तमजं कुत्र शुश्राव तदुपद्रवम्

anveṣaṇaṃ cakārāsau sarvabrahmāṇḍagolake || na prāpa tamajaṃ kutra śuśrāva tadupadravam

He made a search throughout the whole globe of the universe; he did not find that goat anywhere, (but) he heard of its depredations.

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SiP 2 124.26

जगामाऽथ स वैकुंठं तत्राऽजं प्रददर्श तम् ।। उपद्रवं प्रकुर्वन्तं गलयूपं महाबलम्

jagāmā'tha sa vaikuṃṭhaṃ tatrā'jaṃ pradadarśa tam || upadravaṃ prakurvantaṃ galayūpaṃ mahābalam

Then he went to Vaikuṇṭha, and there he saw that goat, working havoc, of great strength, its neck like a sacrificial post.

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SiP 2 124.27

धृत्वा तं शृंगयो वीरो धर्षयित्वा तिवेगतः ।। आनिनाय स्वामिपुरो विकुर्वंतं रवं बहु

dhṛtvā taṃ śṛṃgayo vīro dharṣayitvā tivegataḥ || ānināya svāmipuro vikurvaṃtaṃ ravaṃ bahu

Seizing it by the two horns, the hero overpowered it very forcibly and brought it before his master, while it made much noise.

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SiP 2 124.28

दृष्ट्वा तं कार्तिकस्सोऽरमारुरोह स तं प्रभुः ।। धृतब्रह्माण्डगरिमा महासूतिकरो गुहः

dṛṣṭvā taṃ kārtikasso'ramāruroha sa taṃ prabhuḥ || dhṛtabrahmāṇḍagarimā mahāsūtikaro guhaḥ

Seeing it, Kārtika, that lord, readily mounted it — Guha, who bore the weight of the universe, the doer of great deeds.

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SiP 2 124.29

मुहूर्तमात्रतस्सोऽजो ब्रह्मांडं सकलं मुने ।। बभ्राम श्रम एवाशु पुनस्तत्स्थानमागतः

muhūrtamātratasso'jo brahmāṃḍaṃ sakalaṃ mune || babhrāma śrama evāśu punastatsthānamāgataḥ

In the space of a mere moment, O sage, that goat wandered over the entire universe, and quickly, exhausted, came back to that same place.

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SiP 2 124.31

।। नारद उवाच ।। नमस्ते देव देवेश देहि मेऽजं कृपानिधे।। कुर्यामध्वरमानन्दात्सखायं कुरु मामहो

|| nārada uvāca || namaste deva deveśa dehi me'jaṃ kṛpānidhe|| kuryāmadhvaramānandātsakhāyaṃ kuru māmaho

Nārada said: Homage to you, god, lord of gods; give me the goat, O treasury of compassion. Let me perform the sacrifice out of joy — and, ah, make me your friend.

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SiP 2 124.32

।। कार्त्तिक उवाच ।। वधयोग्यो न विप्राऽजः स्वगृहं गच्छ नारद ।। पूर्णोऽस्तु तेऽध्वरस्सर्वः प्रसादादेव मे कृतः

|| kārttika uvāca || vadhayogyo na viprā'jaḥ svagṛhaṃ gaccha nārada || pūrṇo'stu te'dhvarassarvaḥ prasādādeva me kṛtaḥ

Kārttika said: The goat is not fit to be killed, brahmin; go to your own house, Nārada. May your whole sacrifice be complete — indeed it has been performed by my favour.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SiP 2 124.33

ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य द्विजस्स्वामी वचनं प्रीतमानसः।। जगाम स्वालयं दत्त्वा तस्मा आशिषमुत्तमाम्

brahmovāca || ityākarṇya dvijassvāmī vacanaṃ prītamānasaḥ|| jagāma svālayaṃ dattvā tasmā āśiṣamuttamām

Brahmā said: Hearing this speech of the Lord, the twice-born one, pleased in mind, went to his own abode, after giving him an excellent blessing.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition