Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 125
SiP 2 125.1
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। हर्य्यादयस्सुरास्ते च दृष्ट्वा तच्चरितं विभोः ।। सुप्रसन्ना बभूवुर्हि विश्वासासक्तमानसाः
|| brahmovāca || haryyādayassurāste ca dṛṣṭvā taccaritaṃ vibhoḥ || suprasannā babhūvurhi viśvāsāsaktamānasāḥ
Brahmā said: And Hari and those other gods, having seen that deed of the Lord, became well pleased, their minds fixed in confidence.
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SiP 2 125.2
वल्गंतः कुर्वतो नादं भाविताश्शिवतेजसा ।। कुमारन्ते पुरस्कृत्य तारकं हंतुमाययुः रणदुंदुभयो नेदुः प्रलयांबुद्निस्स्वनाः ।। कर्कशानि च वाद्यानि पराणि च तदागमे ते सेने सुरदैत्यानां शुशुभाते परस्परम् ।। हंतुकामे तदान्योन्यं स्तूयमाने च बन्दिभिः गोमायवश्शिवा तत्र भक्षयन्तः पलं बहु ।। तथा गृध्रवटाश्येना वायसा मांसभक्षकाः ।। बुभुजुः पतितानां च पलानि सुबहूनि वै तदा च तेषां सुरदानवानां बभूव युद्धं तुमुलं जयैषिणाम् ।। सुखावहं वीरमनस्विनां वै भयावहं चैव तथेतरेषाम्
valgaṃtaḥ kurvato nādaṃ bhāvitāśśivatejasā || kumārante puraskṛtya tārakaṃ haṃtumāyayuḥ raṇaduṃdubhayo neduḥ pralayāṃbudnissvanāḥ || karkaśāni ca vādyāni parāṇi ca tadāgame te sene suradaityānāṃ śuśubhāte parasparam || haṃtukāme tadānyonyaṃ stūyamāne ca bandibhiḥ gomāyavaśśivā tatra bhakṣayantaḥ palaṃ bahu || tathā gṛdhravaṭāśyenā vāyasā māṃsabhakṣakāḥ || bubhujuḥ patitānāṃ ca palāni subahūni vai tadā ca teṣāṃ suradānavānāṃ babhūva yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ jayaiṣiṇām || sukhāvahaṃ vīramanasvināṃ vai bhayāvahaṃ caiva tathetareṣām
Leaping and making a roar, filled with Śiva's power, placing Kumāra in front, they came to slay Tāraka. The battle-drums resounded with the sound of the clouds of the dissolution, and harsh instruments and others too at his coming. Those two armies, of the gods and of the demons, shone facing one another, each then eager to slay the other, and praised by bards. There jackals and she-jackals devoured much flesh, and likewise vultures, vaṭas, hawks and crows, the flesh-eaters, fed on very much flesh of the fallen. And then there was a tumultuous battle of those gods and demons who sought victory, bringing pleasure to the proud heroes and fear to the others.
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SiP 2 125.3
देवानामुद्यमं श्रुत्वा तारकोऽपि महाबलः।। सैन्येन महता सद्यो ययौ योद्धुं सुरान् प्रति
devānāmudyamaṃ śrutvā tārako'pi mahābalaḥ|| sainyena mahatā sadyo yayau yoddhuṃ surān prati
Hearing of the gods' undertaking, Tāraka too, of great strength, at once went with a great army to fight against the gods.
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SiP 2 125.4
देवा दृष्ट्वा समायांतं तारकस्य महाबलम्।। बलेन बहुकुर्वन्तः सिंहनादं विसिस्मियुः
devā dṛṣṭvā samāyāṃtaṃ tārakasya mahābalam|| balena bahukurvantaḥ siṃhanādaṃ visismiyuḥ
The gods, seeing the great force of Tāraka coming on, making much (noise) with their own force, roared a lion's roar and were amazed.
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SiP 2 125.5
तदा नभोऽऽङ्गना वाणीं जगादोपरि सत्वरम् ।। शङ्करप्रेरिता सद्यो हर्यादीनखिलान् सुरान्
tadā nabho''ṅganā vāṇīṃ jagādopari satvaram || śaṅkarapreritā sadyo haryādīnakhilān surān
Then a woman in the sky at once spoke a speech from above, impelled by Śaṅkara, straightway to Hari and all the other gods.
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SiP 2 125.6
।। व्योमवाण्युवाच ।। कुमारं च पुरस्कृत्य सुरा यूयं समुद्यताः ।। दैत्यान्विजित्य संग्रामे जयिनोऽथ भविष्यथ
|| vyomavāṇyuvāca || kumāraṃ ca puraskṛtya surā yūyaṃ samudyatāḥ || daityānvijitya saṃgrāme jayino'tha bhaviṣyatha
The voice from the sky said: You gods have set out placing Kumāra in front; having conquered the demons in battle, you will then be victorious.
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SiP 2 125.7
ब्रह्मोवाच।। वाचं तु खेचरीं श्रुत्वा देवास्सर्वे समुत्सुकाः ।। वीरशब्दान् प्रकुर्वंतो निर्भया ह्यभवंस्तदा
brahmovāca|| vācaṃ tu khecarīṃ śrutvā devāssarve samutsukāḥ || vīraśabdān prakurvaṃto nirbhayā hyabhavaṃstadā
Brahmā said: But hearing that voice moving in the sky, all the gods were eager, and then, uttering heroes' shouts, they became fearless.
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SiP 2 125.8
कुमारं च पुरस्कृत्य सर्वे ते जातसाध्वसाः ।। योद्धुकामास्सुरा जग्मुर्महीसागरसंगमम्
kumāraṃ ca puraskṛtya sarve te jātasādhvasāḥ || yoddhukāmāssurā jagmurmahīsāgarasaṃgamam
And placing Kumāra in front, all those gods, their alarm arisen, wishing to fight, went to the meeting of the earth and the ocean.
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SiP 2 125.9
आजगाम द्रुतं तत्र यत्र देवास्स तारकः ।। सैन्येन महता सार्द्धं सुरै र्बहुभिरावृत्
ājagāma drutaṃ tatra yatra devāssa tārakaḥ || sainyena mahatā sārddhaṃ surai rbahubhirāvṛt
That Tāraka came swiftly there where the gods were, together with a great army, surrounded by many (of his own) hosts.
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SiP 2 125.11
गर्जमानास्तदा दैत्यास्तारकेणसुरेण ह ।। कंपयन्तो भुवं पादक्रमैर्वल्गुनकारकाः
garjamānāstadā daityāstārakeṇasureṇa ha || kaṃpayanto bhuvaṃ pādakramairvalgunakārakāḥ
Then the demons, roaring along with the asura Tāraka, made the earth tremble with the tread of their feet, leaping about.
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SiP 2 125.12
तच्छ्रुत्वा रवमत्युग्रं सर्वे देवा विनिर्भयाः ।। ऐकपद्येन चोत्तस्थुर्योद्धुकामाश्च तारकम्
tacchrutvā ravamatyugraṃ sarve devā vinirbhayāḥ || aikapadyena cottasthuryoddhukāmāśca tārakam
Hearing that exceedingly fierce roar, all the gods, free of fear, rose up with one accord, wishing to fight Tāraka.
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SiP 2 125.13
गजमारोप्य देवेन्द्रः कुमारं त्यग्रतोऽभवत् ।। सुरसैन्येन महता लोकपालैस्समावृतः
gajamāropya devendraḥ kumāraṃ tyagrato'bhavat || surasainyena mahatā lokapālaissamāvṛtaḥ
Having mounted Kumāra on an elephant, the lord of the gods was in front, surrounded by the great army of the gods and by the guardians of the worlds.
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SiP 2 125.14
तदा दुंदुभयो नेदुर्भेरीतूर्याण्यनेकशः ।। वीणावेणुमृदंगानि तथा गंधर्वनिस्स्वनाः
tadā duṃdubhayo nedurbherītūryāṇyanekaśaḥ || vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgāni tathā gaṃdharvanissvanāḥ
Then kettledrums sounded, and war-drums and trumpets in great number, lutes, flutes and tabors, and likewise the singing of the gandharvas.
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SiP 2 125.15
गजं दत्त्वा महेन्द्राय कुमारो यानमारुहत् ।। अनेकाश्चर्यसंभूतं नानारत्नसमन्वितम्
gajaṃ dattvā mahendrāya kumāro yānamāruhat || anekāścaryasaṃbhūtaṃ nānāratnasamanvitam
Having given the elephant to great Indra, the prince mounted the vehicle, which was made of many marvels and furnished with various jewels.
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SiP 2 125.16
विमानमारुह्य तदा महायशास्स शांकरिस्सर्वगुणैरुपेतः ।। श्रिया समेतः परया बभौ महान् संवीज्यमानश्चमरैर्महाग्रभैः
vimānamāruhya tadā mahāyaśāssa śāṃkarissarvaguṇairupetaḥ || śriyā sametaḥ parayā babhau mahān saṃvījyamānaścamarairmahāgrabhaiḥ
Having then mounted the aerial car, that greatly renowned son of Śaṅkara, endowed with all virtues, joined with supreme splendour, shone forth as great, fanned with great(-handled) yak-tail whisks.
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SiP 2 125.17
प्राचेतसं छत्रमतीवसुप्रभं रत्नैरुपेतं विविधैर्विराजितम्।। धृतं तदा तच्च कुमारमूर्ध्नि वै ह्यनन्तचान्द्रैः किरणैर्महाप्रभैः
prācetasaṃ chatramatīvasuprabhaṃ ratnairupetaṃ vividhairvirājitam|| dhṛtaṃ tadā tacca kumāramūrdhni vai hyanantacāndraiḥ kiraṇairmahāprabhaiḥ
A parasol belonging to Varuṇa (Prācetasa), exceedingly bright, set with jewels and gleaming with various (ornaments), was then held over the prince's head, (shining) with endless moon-like rays of great brilliance.
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SiP 2 125.18
मिलितास्ते तदा सर्वे देवाश्शक्रपुरोगमा ।। स्वैःस्वैर्बलैः परिवृता युद्धकामा महाबलाः
militāste tadā sarve devāśśakrapurogamā || svaiḥsvairbalaiḥ parivṛtā yuddhakāmā mahābalāḥ
Then all those gods, with Śakra at their head, assembled, surrounded each by his own forces, eager for battle, of great strength.
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SiP 2 125.19
एवं देवाश्च दैत्याश्च योद्धुकामाः स्थिता भुवि ।। सैन्येन महता तेन व्यूहं कृत्वा पृथक् पृथक्
evaṃ devāśca daityāśca yoddhukāmāḥ sthitā bhuvi || sainyena mahatā tena vyūhaṃ kṛtvā pṛthak pṛthak
Thus both gods and Daityas, desiring to fight, stood upon the earth, having each separately formed a battle array with that great army.
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SiP 2 125.21
उभे सेनं तदा तेषामगर्जेतां वनोपमे ।। भयंकरेऽत्यवीराणामितरेषां सुखावहे
ubhe senaṃ tadā teṣāmagarjetāṃ vanopame || bhayaṃkare'tyavīrāṇāmitareṣāṃ sukhāvahe
Then those two armies of theirs roared, resembling forests, terrifying to the utterly unheroic and bringing pleasure to the others.
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SiP 2 125.22
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र बलोन्मत्ताः परस्परम्।। दैत्या देवा महावीरा युयुधुः क्रोधविह्वलाः
etasminnantare tatra balonmattāḥ parasparam|| daityā devā mahāvīrā yuyudhuḥ krodhavihvalāḥ
In this interval, there, intoxicated with strength, the Daityas and the gods, great heroes, overcome with anger, fought one another.
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SiP 2 125.23
आसीत्सुतुमुलं युद्धं देवदैत्यसमाकुलम् ।। रुण्डमुंडांकितं सर्वं क्षणेन समपद्यत
āsītsutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ devadaityasamākulam || ruṇḍamuṃḍāṃkitaṃ sarvaṃ kṣaṇena samapadyata
There was a most tumultuous battle, thronged with gods and Daityas; in an instant the whole (field) became marked with trunks and heads.
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SiP 2 125.24
भूमौ निपतितास्तत्र शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।। निकृत्तांगा महाशस्त्रैर्निहता वीरसंमताः
bhūmau nipatitāstatra śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || nikṛttāṃgā mahāśastrairnihatā vīrasaṃmatāḥ
There, by hundreds and by thousands, they fell on the ground, their limbs cut off by great weapons, slain—men reckoned as heroes.
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SiP 2 125.25
केषांचिद्बाहवश्छिन्ना खड्पातैस्सुदारुणैः ।। केषांचिदूरवश्छिन्ना वीराणां मानिनां मृधे
keṣāṃcidbāhavaśchinnā khaḍpātaissudāruṇaiḥ || keṣāṃcidūravaśchinnā vīrāṇāṃ mānināṃ mṛdhe
Of some, the arms were cut off by the most dreadful falls of swords; of some, the thighs were cut off—of proud heroes in the fray.
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SiP 2 125.26
केचिन्मथितसर्वांगा गदाभिर्मुद्गरैस्तथा ।। केचिन्निर्भिन्नहृदयाः पाशैर्भल्लैश्च पातिताः
kecinmathitasarvāṃgā gadābhirmudgaraistathā || kecinnirbhinnahṛdayāḥ pāśairbhallaiśca pātitāḥ
Some had all their limbs crushed by maces and by hammers; some, their hearts pierced, were felled by nooses and by broad-headed arrows.
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SiP 2 125.27
केचिद्विदारिताः पृष्ठे कुंतैर्ऋष्टिभिरंकुशैः ।। छिन्नान्यपि शिरांस्येव पतितानि च भूतले
kecidvidāritāḥ pṛṣṭhe kuṃtairṛṣṭibhiraṃkuśaiḥ || chinnānyapi śirāṃsyeva patitāni ca bhūtale
Some were torn open on the back by spears, lances and hooks; and heads too, cut off, lay fallen on the ground.
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SiP 2 125.28
बहूनि च कबंधानि नृत्यमानानि तत्र वै ।। वल्गमानानि शतशो उद्यतास्त्रकराणि च
bahūni ca kabaṃdhāni nṛtyamānāni tatra vai || valgamānāni śataśo udyatāstrakarāṇi ca
And many trunks were there dancing, leaping about by the hundreds, with weapons still raised in their hands.
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SiP 2 125.29
नद्यः प्रवर्तितास्तत्र शतशोऽसृङ्वहास्तदा ।। भूतप्रेतादयस्तत्र शतशश्च समागताः
nadyaḥ pravartitāstatra śataśo'sṛṅvahāstadā || bhūtapretādayastatra śataśaśca samāgatāḥ
Rivers by the hundreds were then set flowing there, carrying blood; and there ghosts, spirits and the like gathered by the hundreds.
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SiP 2 125.31
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र तारकाख्यो महाबलः ।। सैन्येन महता सद्यो ययौ योद्धुं सुरान् प्रति
etasminnantare tatra tārakākhyo mahābalaḥ || sainyena mahatā sadyo yayau yoddhuṃ surān prati
In this interval, there, the mighty one named Tāraka went at once with a great army to fight against the gods.
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SiP 2 125.32
देवा दृष्ट्वा समायान्तं तारकं युद्धदुर्मदम् ।। योद्धुकामं तदा सद्यो ययुश्शक्रादयस्तदा ।। बभूवाथ महोन्नादस्सेनयोरुभयोरपि
devā dṛṣṭvā samāyāntaṃ tārakaṃ yuddhadurmadam || yoddhukāmaṃ tadā sadyo yayuśśakrādayastadā || babhūvātha mahonnādassenayorubhayorapi
Seeing Tāraka, hard to withstand in battle, coming on eager to fight, the gods, Śakra and the rest, then went forth at once; and then there arose a great roar from both armies.
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SiP 2 125.33
अथाभूद्द्वंद्वयुद्धं हि सुरासुरविमर्दनम्।। यं दृष्ट्वा हर्षिता वीराः क्लीबाश्च भयमागता
athābhūddvaṃdvayuddhaṃ hi surāsuravimardanam|| yaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣitā vīrāḥ klībāśca bhayamāgatā
Then there was single combat, a crushing of gods and Asuras, seeing which the heroes were delighted and the cowards came to fear.
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SiP 2 125.34
तारको युयुधे युद्धे शक्रेण दितिजो बली।। अग्निना सह संह्रादो जंभेनैव यमः स्वयम्
tārako yuyudhe yuddhe śakreṇa ditijo balī|| agninā saha saṃhrādo jaṃbhenaiva yamaḥ svayam
Tāraka, the strong son of Diti, fought in the battle with Śakra; Saṃhrāda with Agni; Yama himself with Jambha.
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SiP 2 125.35
महाप्रभुर्नैर्ऋतेन पाशी सह बलेन च ।। सुवीरो वायुना सार्धं पवमानेन गुह्यराट्
mahāprabhurnairṛtena pāśī saha balena ca || suvīro vāyunā sārdhaṃ pavamānena guhyarāṭ
Mahāprabhu with Nairṛta, and the noose-bearer (Varuṇa) with Bala; Suvīra together with Vāyu, and the king of the Guhyakas with Pavamāna.
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SiP 2 125.36
ईशानेन समं शंभुर्युयुधे रणवित्तमः ।। शुंभश्शेषेण युयुधे कुंभश्चन्द्रेण दानवः
īśānena samaṃ śaṃbhuryuyudhe raṇavittamaḥ || śuṃbhaśśeṣeṇa yuyudhe kuṃbhaścandreṇa dānavaḥ
Śambhu, most skilled in battle, fought together with Īśāna; Śumbha fought with Śeṣa, and the Dānava Kumbha with Candra.
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SiP 2 125.37
कुंबरो मिहिरेणाजौ महाबल पराक्रमः ।। युयुधे परमास्त्रैश्च नानायुद्धविशारदः
kuṃbaro mihireṇājau mahābala parākramaḥ || yuyudhe paramāstraiśca nānāyuddhaviśāradaḥ
Kumbara, of great strength and valour, skilled in the many kinds of warfare, fought in the battle with Mihira using the highest weapons.
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SiP 2 125.38
एवं द्वन्द्वेन युद्धेन महता च सुरासुराः ।। संगरे युयुधुस्सर्वे बलेन कृतनिश्च याः
evaṃ dvandvena yuddhena mahatā ca surāsurāḥ || saṃgare yuyudhussarve balena kṛtaniśca yāḥ
Thus, with great single combat, all the gods and Asuras, resolved upon (a display of) strength, fought in the encounter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 125.39
अन्योन्यं स्पर्द्धमानास्तेऽमरा दैत्या महाबलाः ।। तस्मिन्देवासुरे युद्धे दुर्जया अभवन्मुने
anyonyaṃ sparddhamānāste'marā daityā mahābalāḥ || tasmindevāsure yuddhe durjayā abhavanmune
Contending with one another, those immortals and the mighty Daityas became hard to conquer in that battle of gods and Asuras, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 125.41
मही महारौद्रतरा विनष्टकैस्सुरासुरैर्वै पतितैरनेकशः ।। तस्मिन्नगम्यातिभयानका तदा जाता महासौख्यवहा मनस्विनाम्
mahī mahāraudratarā vinaṣṭakaissurāsurairvai patitairanekaśaḥ || tasminnagamyātibhayānakā tadā jātā mahāsaukhyavahā manasvinām
The earth became exceedingly terrible with gods and Asuras slain and fallen in great numbers; it then became impassable and most frightful there, though bringing great delight to the resolute-minded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition