Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 142
SiP 2 142.1
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। असृजच्च महातेजाः पुरुषं स्वात्मसंभवम् ।। एकं मायामयं तेषां धर्मविघ्नार्थमच्युतः
sanatkumāra uvāca || asṛjacca mahātejāḥ puruṣaṃ svātmasaṃbhavam || ekaṃ māyāmayaṃ teṣāṃ dharmavighnārthamacyutaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 142.2
मुंडिनं म्लानवस्त्रं च गुंफिपात्रसमन्वितम् ।। दधानं पुंजिकां हस्ते चालयंतं पदेपदे मायिन्मायामयं शास्त्रं तत्षोडशसहस्रकम् ।। श्रौतस्मार्तविरुद्धं च वर्णाश्रम विवर्जितम् ततश्चैव पुनर्गत्वा मरुस्थल्यां त्वया विभो ।। स्थातव्यं च स्वधर्मेण कलिर्यावत्समा व्रजेत् मार्जनीं ध्रियमाणाश्च वस्त्रखंडविनिर्मिताम् ।। शनैः शनैश्चलन्तो हि जीवहिंसाभयाद्ध्रुवम् शिवार्चनप्रभावेण तन्माया सहसा मुने।। त्रिपुरे न चचालाशु निर्विण्णोभूत्तदा यतिः दृष्ट्वा च बहवो धर्मा नैतेन सदृशाः पुनः।। वयं सुदीक्षिताश्चात्र दृष्ट्वा धर्मं सनातनम् सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य त्रिपुराधीशितुस्तदा ।। दूरीकृत्य मुखाद्वस्त्रमुवाच ऋषिसत्तमः
muṃḍinaṃ mlānavastraṃ ca guṃphipātrasamanvitam || dadhānaṃ puṃjikāṃ haste cālayaṃtaṃ padepade māyinmāyāmayaṃ śāstraṃ tatṣoḍaśasahasrakam || śrautasmārtaviruddhaṃ ca varṇāśrama vivarjitam tataścaiva punargatvā marusthalyāṃ tvayā vibho || sthātavyaṃ ca svadharmeṇa kaliryāvatsamā vrajet mārjanīṃ dhriyamāṇāśca vastrakhaṃḍavinirmitām || śanaiḥ śanaiścalanto hi jīvahiṃsābhayāddhruvam śivārcanaprabhāveṇa tanmāyā sahasā mune|| tripure na cacālāśu nirviṇṇobhūttadā yatiḥ dṛṣṭvā ca bahavo dharmā naitena sadṛśāḥ punaḥ|| vayaṃ sudīkṣitāścātra dṛṣṭvā dharmaṃ sanātanam sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya tripurādhīśitustadā || dūrīkṛtya mukhādvastramuvāca ṛṣisattamaḥ
(He was) shaven-headed, in a faded garment, equipped with a bound begging-bowl, holding a small bundle (of cloth) in his hand and sweeping at every step. The illusionist's scripture, made of illusion, was of sixteen thousand (verses), opposed to śruti and smṛti and rejecting the classes and the stages of life. "And then, O mighty one, going again to the desert land, you must abide by your own dharma until the Kali (age) and its years arrive." And they went very slowly, holding a broom made of a piece of cloth, surely out of fear of injuring living creatures. But by the power of the worship of Śiva that illusion, O sage, could not at once prevail in Tripura; then the ascetic became disheartened. "And I have seen many dharmas—none of them is like this. We here are well initiated, having seen the eternal dharma." Sanatkumāra said: Hearing that speech of the lord of Tripura, the best of sages then, removing the cloth from his mouth, said—
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SiP 2 142.3
वस्त्रयुक्तं तथा हस्तं क्षीयमाणं मुखे सदा ।। धर्मेति व्याहरंतं हि वाचा विक्लवया मुनिम्
vastrayuktaṃ tathā hastaṃ kṣīyamāṇaṃ mukhe sadā || dharmeti vyāharaṃtaṃ hi vācā viklavayā munim
(He saw) the sage with his hand wrapped in cloth, (the cloth) constantly worn thin at the mouth, and uttering "Dharma! Dharma!" in a faltering voice.
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SiP 2 142.4
स नमस्कृत्य विष्णुं तं तत्पुरस्स स्थितोऽथ वै ।। उवाच वचनं तत्र हरिं स प्रांजलिस्तदा
sa namaskṛtya viṣṇuṃ taṃ tatpurassa sthito'tha vai || uvāca vacanaṃ tatra hariṃ sa prāṃjalistadā
Having made obeisance to that Viṣṇu, he then stood before him, and there, with his palms joined, spoke (these) words to Hari:
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SiP 2 142.5
अरिहन्नच्युतं पूज्यं किं करोमि तदादिश ।। कानि नामानि मे देव स्थानं वापि वद प्रभो
arihannacyutaṃ pūjyaṃ kiṃ karomi tadādiśa || kāni nāmāni me deva sthānaṃ vāpi vada prabho
"O slayer of foes, Acyuta, worthy of worship—what am I to do? Command that. What are my names, O God, and tell (me) my station too, O Lord."
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SiP 2 142.6
इत्येवं भगवान्विष्णुः श्रुत्वा तस्य शुभं वचः ।। प्रसन्नमानसो भूत्वा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
ityevaṃ bhagavānviṣṇuḥ śrutvā tasya śubhaṃ vacaḥ || prasannamānaso bhūtvā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
Thus, when the Lord Viṣṇu had heard his auspicious speech, his mind became pleased, and he spoke these words.
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SiP 2 142.7
।। विष्णुरुवाच ।। यदर्थं निर्मितोऽसि त्वं निबोध कथयामि ते ।। मदंगज महाप्राज्ञ मद्रूपस्त्वं न संशयः
|| viṣṇuruvāca || yadarthaṃ nirmito'si tvaṃ nibodha kathayāmi te || madaṃgaja mahāprājña madrūpastvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Vishnu said: Learn for what purpose you have been created; I will tell you. O you born of my body, greatly wise one, you are of my own form, there is no doubt.
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SiP 2 142.8
ममांगाच्च समुत्पन्नो मत्कार्यं कर्तुमर्हसि ।। मदीयस्त्वं सदा पूज्यो भविष्यति न संशयः
mamāṃgācca samutpanno matkāryaṃ kartumarhasi || madīyastvaṃ sadā pūjyo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 142.9
अरिहन्नाम ते स्यात्तु ह्यन्यानि न शुभानि च ।। स्थानं वक्ष्यामि ते पश्चाच्छृणु प्रस्तुतमादरात्
arihannāma te syāttu hyanyāni na śubhāni ca || sthānaṃ vakṣyāmi te paścācchṛṇu prastutamādarāt
Your name shall be Arihan, and other (names of yours) shall not be auspicious ones. I will tell you your place afterwards; listen respectfully to what is being set forth.
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SiP 2 142.11
अपभ्रंशमयं शास्त्रं कर्मवादमयं तथा ।। रचयेति प्रयत्नेन तद्विस्तारो भविष्यति
apabhraṃśamayaṃ śāstraṃ karmavādamayaṃ tathā || racayeti prayatnena tadvistāro bhaviṣyati
"Compose, with effort, a treatise made of corrupt speech and likewise consisting of the doctrine of works; it will spread widely."
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SiP 2 142.12
ददामि तव निर्माणे सामर्थ्यं तद्भविष्यति ।। माया च विविधा शीघ्रं त्वदधीना भविष्यति
dadāmi tava nirmāṇe sāmarthyaṃ tadbhaviṣyati || māyā ca vividhā śīghraṃ tvadadhīnā bhaviṣyati
"I grant you capability in (its) composition — that will come to be; and manifold illusion will quickly become subject to you."
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SiP 2 142.13
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य हरेश्च परमात्मनः ।। नमस्कृत्य प्रत्युवाच स मायी तं जनार्दनम्
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya hareśca paramātmanaḥ || namaskṛtya pratyuvāca sa māyī taṃ janārdanam
Having heard that speech of his, of Hari, the Supreme Self, that illusionist bowed and replied to Janārdana:
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SiP 2 142.14
मुण्ड्युवाच ।। यत्कर्तव्यं मया देव द्रुतमादिश तत्प्रभो ।। त्वदाज्ञयाखिलं कर्म सफलश्च भविष्यति
muṇḍyuvāca || yatkartavyaṃ mayā deva drutamādiśa tatprabho || tvadājñayākhilaṃ karma saphalaśca bhaviṣyati
Muṇḍi said: "Whatever is to be done by me, O god, command it quickly, O Lord; by your order every act will be fruitful."
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SiP 2 142.15
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा पाठयामास शास्त्रं मायामयं तथा ।। इहैव स्वर्गनरकप्रत्ययो नान्यथा पुनः
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityuktvā pāṭhayāmāsa śāstraṃ māyāmayaṃ tathā || ihaiva svarganarakapratyayo nānyathā punaḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having spoken thus, he (Viṣṇu) taught (him) the treatise composed of illusion, (which held) that heaven and hell are (experienced) right here and not otherwise.
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SiP 2 142.16
तमुवाच पुनर्विष्णुः स्मृत्वा शिवपदांबुजम्।। मोहनीया इमे दैत्याः सर्वे त्रिपुरवासिनः
tamuvāca punarviṣṇuḥ smṛtvā śivapadāṃbujam|| mohanīyā ime daityāḥ sarve tripuravāsinaḥ
Viṣṇu spoke to him again, calling to mind the lotus-feet of Śiva: "These demons, all the dwellers in Tripura, are to be deluded."
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SiP 2 142.17
कार्यास्ते दीक्षिता नूनं पाठनीयाः प्रयत्नतः ।। मदाज्ञया न दोषस्ते भविष्यति महामते
kāryāste dīkṣitā nūnaṃ pāṭhanīyāḥ prayatnataḥ || madājñayā na doṣaste bhaviṣyati mahāmate
"They are certainly to be made initiates and to be taught diligently; by my command no fault will accrue to you, O greatly wise one."
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SiP 2 142.18
धर्मास्तत्र प्रकाशन्ते श्रौतस्मार्त्ता न संशयः ।। अनया विद्यया सर्वे स्फोटनीया ध्रुवं यते
dharmāstatra prakāśante śrautasmārttā na saṃśayaḥ || anayā vidyayā sarve sphoṭanīyā dhruvaṃ yate
"There the duties (prescribed by) Śruti and Smṛti shine forth, no doubt; by this teaching all (of them) are surely to be shattered, O ascetic."
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SiP 2 142.19
गंतुमर्हसि नाशार्थं मुण्डिंस्त्रिपुरवासिनाम् ।। तमोधर्मं संप्रकाश्य नाशयस्व पुरत्रयम्
gaṃtumarhasi nāśārthaṃ muṇḍiṃstripuravāsinām || tamodharmaṃ saṃprakāśya nāśayasva puratrayam
"You ought to go, Muṇḍi, for the destruction of the dwellers in Tripura; having proclaimed the dark doctrine, destroy the three cities."
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SiP 2 142.21
प्रवृत्ते तु युगे तस्मिन्स्वीयो धर्मः प्रकाश्यताम् ।। शिष्यैश्च प्रतिशिष्यैश्च वर्तनीयस्त्वया पुनः
pravṛtte tu yuge tasminsvīyo dharmaḥ prakāśyatām || śiṣyaiśca pratiśiṣyaiśca vartanīyastvayā punaḥ
"But when that age has set in, let your own doctrine be made manifest; and it is to be carried on by you through disciples and disciples' disciples."
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SiP 2 142.22
मदाज्ञया भवद्धर्मो विस्तारं यास्यति ध्रुवम् ।। मदनुज्ञापरो नित्यं गतिं प्राप्स्यसि मामकीम्
madājñayā bhavaddharmo vistāraṃ yāsyati dhruvam || madanujñāparo nityaṃ gatiṃ prāpsyasi māmakīm
"By my command your doctrine will surely attain wide spread; ever devoted to my sanction, you will attain my (own) state."
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SiP 2 142.23
एवमाज्ञा तदा दत्ता विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ।। शासनाद्देवदेवस्य हृदा त्वंतर्दधे हरिः
evamājñā tadā dattā viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā || śāsanāddevadevasya hṛdā tvaṃtardadhe hariḥ
Thus the command was then given by Viṣṇu, the potent one; by the order of the God of gods, Hari vanished, (bearing Śiva) in his heart.
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SiP 2 142.24
ततस्स मुंडी परिपालयन्हरेराज्ञां तथा निर्मितवांश्च शिष्यान् ।। यथास्वरूपं चतुरस्तदानीं मायामयं शास्त्रमपाठयत्स्वयम्
tatassa muṃḍī paripālayanharerājñāṃ tathā nirmitavāṃśca śiṣyān || yathāsvarūpaṃ caturastadānīṃ māyāmayaṃ śāstramapāṭhayatsvayam
Then that Muṇḍi, obeying Hari's command, produced four disciples in his own likeness, and himself then taught (them) the treatise made of illusion.
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SiP 2 142.25
यथा स्वयं तथा ते च चत्वारो मुंडिनः शुभाः ।। नमस्कृत्य स्थितास्तत्र हरये परमात्मने
yathā svayaṃ tathā te ca catvāro muṃḍinaḥ śubhāḥ || namaskṛtya sthitāstatra haraye paramātmane
As he himself (was), so too were those four auspicious shaven ones; having bowed to Hari, the Supreme Self, they stood there.
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SiP 2 142.26
हरिश्चापि मुनेस्तत्र चतुरस्तांस्तदा स्वयम् ।। उवाच परमप्रीतश्शिवाज्ञापरिपालकः
hariścāpi munestatra caturastāṃstadā svayam || uvāca paramaprītaśśivājñāparipālakaḥ
And Hari too, O sage, exceedingly pleased, the fulfiller of Śiva's command, then himself spoke to those four:
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SiP 2 142.27
यथा गुरुस्तथा यूयं भविष्यथ मदाज्ञया ।। धन्याः स्थ सद्गतिमिह संप्राप्स्यथ न संशयः
yathā gurustathā yūyaṃ bhaviṣyatha madājñayā || dhanyāḥ stha sadgatimiha saṃprāpsyatha na saṃśayaḥ
"As (your) teacher is, so shall you become by my command; you are blessed — you will surely attain a good destiny here."
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SiP 2 142.28
चत्वारो मुंडिनस्तेऽथ धर्मं पाषंडमाश्रिताः ।। हस्ते पात्रं दधानाश्च तुंडवस्त्रस्य धारकाः
catvāro muṃḍinaste'tha dharmaṃ pāṣaṃḍamāśritāḥ || haste pātraṃ dadhānāśca tuṃḍavastrasya dhārakāḥ
Then those four shaven ones, having taken up the heretical doctrine, held a bowl in the hand and wore a cloth over the mouth,
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SiP 2 142.29
मलिनान्येव वासांसि धारयंतो ह्यभाषिणः ।। धर्मो लाभः परं तत्त्वं वदंतस्त्वतिहर्षतः
malinānyeva vāsāṃsi dhārayaṃto hyabhāṣiṇaḥ || dharmo lābhaḥ paraṃ tattvaṃ vadaṃtastvatiharṣataḥ
wearing only soiled garments, keeping silence, and declaring with great delight, "Righteousness is gain, (that is) the highest truth."
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SiP 2 142.31
ते सर्वे च तदा देवं भगवंतं मुदान्विताः ।। नमस्कृत्य पुनस्तत्र मुने तस्थुस्तदग्रतः
te sarve ca tadā devaṃ bhagavaṃtaṃ mudānvitāḥ || namaskṛtya punastatra mune tasthustadagrataḥ
And then all of them, filled with joy, having bowed to the divine Lord, again stood there before him, O sage.
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SiP 2 142.32
हरिणा च तदा हस्ते धृत्वा च गुरवेर्पिताः ।। अभ्यधायि च सुप्रीत्या तन्नामापि विशेषतः
hariṇā ca tadā haste dhṛtvā ca guraverpitāḥ || abhyadhāyi ca suprītyā tannāmāpi viśeṣataḥ
And then by Hari they were taken by the hand and entrusted to the teacher; and with great affection their names too were pronounced specifically.
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SiP 2 142.33
यथा त्वं च तथैवैते मदीया वै न संशयः ।। आदिरूपं च तन्नाम पूज्यत्वात्पूज्य उच्यते
yathā tvaṃ ca tathaivaite madīyā vai na saṃśayaḥ || ādirūpaṃ ca tannāma pūjyatvātpūjya ucyate
"As you are, so exactly are these — they are mine indeed, there is no doubt." And that name, being the primal form, is called "Pūjya" (Worshipful) because of its worshipfulness.
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SiP 2 142.34
ऋषिर्यतिस्तथा कीर्यउपाध्याय इति स्वयम् ।। इमान्यपि तु नामानि प्रसिद्धानि भवंतु वः
ṛṣiryatistathā kīryaupādhyāya iti svayam || imānyapi tu nāmāni prasiddhāni bhavaṃtu vaḥ
"Ṛṣi, Yati, and likewise Kīra (?), Upādhyāya" — thus of himself (he said): "Let these names too become well known for you."
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SiP 2 142.35
ममापि च भवद्भिश्च नाम ग्राह्यं शुभं पुनः ।। अरिहन्निति तन्नामध्येयं पापप्रणाशनम्
mamāpi ca bhavadbhiśca nāma grāhyaṃ śubhaṃ punaḥ || arihanniti tannāmadhyeyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam
"And by you too an auspicious name of mine is to be taken up: that name 'Arihan' (Slayer of foes) is to be meditated on, destroying sin."
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SiP 2 142.36
भवद्भिश्चैव कर्तव्यं कार्यं लोकसुखावहम् ।। लोकानुकूलं चरतां भविष्यत्युत्तमा गतिः
bhavadbhiścaiva kartavyaṃ kāryaṃ lokasukhāvaham || lokānukūlaṃ caratāṃ bhaviṣyatyuttamā gatiḥ
"And by you the work that brings happiness to the world is to be done; for those who act in accord with the world there will be the highest goal."
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SiP 2 142.37
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। ततः प्रणम्य तं मायी शिष्ययुक्तस्स्वयं तदा ।। जगाम त्रिपुरं सद्यः शिवेच्छाकारिणं मुमा
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || tataḥ praṇamya taṃ māyī śiṣyayuktassvayaṃ tadā || jagāma tripuraṃ sadyaḥ śivecchākāriṇaṃ mumā
Sanatkumāra said: Then, having bowed to him, the illusionist himself, together with his disciples, went at once to Tripura, doing Śiva's will, O Umā(?).
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SiP 2 142.38
प्रविश्य तत्पुरं तूर्णं विष्णुना नोदितो वशी ।। महामायाविना तेन ऋषिर्मायां तदाकरोत्
praviśya tatpuraṃ tūrṇaṃ viṣṇunā nodito vaśī || mahāmāyāvinā tena ṛṣirmāyāṃ tadākarot
Having quickly entered that city, the self-controlled one, urged on by Viṣṇu, that great illusionist — the sage then worked his illusion.
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SiP 2 142.39
नगरोपवने कृत्वा शिष्यैर्युक्तः स्थितितदा ।। मायां प्रवर्तयामास मायिनामपि मोहिनीम्
nagaropavane kṛtvā śiṣyairyuktaḥ sthititadā || māyāṃ pravartayāmāsa māyināmapi mohinīm
Having made (his abode) in a grove of the city, staying there together with his disciples, he set in motion an illusion that deluded even the illusionists.
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SiP 2 142.41
अथ विष्णुं स सस्मार तुष्टाव च हृदा बहु ।। नष्टोत्साहो विचेतस्को हृदयेन विदूयता
atha viṣṇuṃ sa sasmāra tuṣṭāva ca hṛdā bahu || naṣṭotsāho vicetasko hṛdayena vidūyatā
Then he remembered Viṣṇu and praised him much in his heart, his energy lost, bewildered, with an aching heart.
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SiP 2 142.42
तत्स्मृतस्त्वरितं विष्णुस्सस्मार शंकरं हृदि ।। प्राप्याज्ञां मनसा तस्य स्मृतवान्नारदं द्रुतम् ।।
tatsmṛtastvaritaṃ viṣṇussasmāra śaṃkaraṃ hṛdi || prāpyājñāṃ manasā tasya smṛtavānnāradaṃ drutam ||
Thus remembered, Viṣṇu quickly recalled Śaṃkara in his heart, and having obtained his command in mind, he at once called Nārada to mind.
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SiP 2 142.43
स्मृतमात्रेण विष्णोश्च नारदस्समुपस्थितः ।। नत्वा स्तुत्वा पुरस्तस्य स्थितोभूत्सांजलिस्तदा
smṛtamātreṇa viṣṇośca nāradassamupasthitaḥ || natvā stutvā purastasya sthitobhūtsāṃjalistadā
And at Viṣṇu's mere remembering, Nārada was present; having bowed and praised, he then stood before him with joined palms.
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SiP 2 142.44
अथ तं नारदं प्राह विष्णुर्मुनिमतां वरः ।। लोकोपकारनिरतो देवकार्यकरस्सदा
atha taṃ nāradaṃ prāha viṣṇurmunimatāṃ varaḥ || lokopakāranirato devakāryakarassadā
Then Viṣṇu, the best of those esteemed by sages, ever intent on benefitting the world, always doing the work of the gods, said to that Nārada:
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SiP 2 142.45
शिवाज्ञयोच्यते तात गच्छ त्वं त्रिपुरं द्रुतम् ।। ऋषिस्तत्र गतः शिष्यैर्मोहार्थं तत्सुवासिनाम्
śivājñayocyate tāta gaccha tvaṃ tripuraṃ drutam || ṛṣistatra gataḥ śiṣyairmohārthaṃ tatsuvāsinām
"By Śiva's command it is said, dear one: go quickly to Tripura. A sage has gone there with his disciples in order to delude the inhabitants of that place."
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SiP 2 142.46
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य नारदो मुनिसत्तमः ।। गतस्तत्र द्रुतं यत्र स ऋषिर्मायिनां वरः
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya nārado munisattamaḥ || gatastatra drutaṃ yatra sa ṛṣirmāyināṃ varaḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard his words thus, Nārada, the best of sages, went quickly there, where that sage, the foremost of illusionists, was.
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SiP 2 142.47
नारदोऽपि तथा मायी नियोगान्मायिनः प्रभोः।। प्रविश्य तत्पुरं तेन मायिना सह दीक्षितः
nārado'pi tathā māyī niyogānmāyinaḥ prabhoḥ|| praviśya tatpuraṃ tena māyinā saha dīkṣitaḥ
Nārada too, likewise an illusionist by the appointment of the illusionist Lord, entered that city and was initiated by that illusionist.
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SiP 2 142.48
ततश्च नारदो गत्वा त्रिपुराधीशसन्निधौ ।। क्षेमप्रश्नादिकं कृत्वा राज्ञे सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
tataśca nārado gatvā tripurādhīśasannidhau || kṣemapraśnādikaṃ kṛtvā rājñe sarvaṃ nyavedayat
And then Nārada went into the presence of the lord of Tripura and, after making inquiries about his welfare and so forth, reported everything to the king.
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SiP 2 142.49
नारद उवाच ।। कश्चित्समागतश्चात्र यतिर्धर्मपरायणः ।। सर्वविद्याप्रकृष्टो हि वेदविद्यापरान्वितः
nārada uvāca || kaścitsamāgataścātra yatirdharmaparāyaṇaḥ || sarvavidyāprakṛṣṭo hi vedavidyāparānvitaḥ
Nārada said: A certain ascetic devoted to dharma has come here, pre-eminent in all branches of knowledge and endowed with the highest Vedic learning.
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SiP 2 142.51
तवेच्छा यदि वर्तेत तद्धर्मे दैत्यसत्तम ।। तद्धर्मस्य महाराज ग्राह्या दीक्षा त्वया पुनः
tavecchā yadi varteta taddharme daityasattama || taddharmasya mahārāja grāhyā dīkṣā tvayā punaḥ
If your desire inclines toward that dharma, O best of the Daityas, then, great king, initiation into that dharma should be taken by you.
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SiP 2 142.52
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। तदीयं स वचः श्रुत्वा महदर्थसुगर्भितम् ।। विस्मितो हृदि दैत्येशो जगौ तत्र विमोहितः
sanatkumāra uvāca || tadīyaṃ sa vacaḥ śrutvā mahadarthasugarbhitam || vismito hṛdi daityeśo jagau tatra vimohitaḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard those words of his, pregnant with great meaning, the lord of the Daityas, amazed in his heart, spoke there, deluded.
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SiP 2 142.53
नारदो दीक्षितो यस्माद्वयं दीक्षामवाप्नुमः ।। इत्येवं च विदित्वा वै जगाम स्वयमेव ह
nārado dīkṣito yasmādvayaṃ dīkṣāmavāpnumaḥ || ityevaṃ ca viditvā vai jagāma svayameva ha
"Since Nārada has been initiated, let us obtain the initiation" — knowing thus, he went himself indeed.
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SiP 2 142.54
तद्रूपं च तदा दृष्ट्वा मोहितो मायया तथा ।। उवाच वचनं तस्मै नमस्कृत्य महात्मने
tadrūpaṃ ca tadā dṛṣṭvā mohito māyayā tathā || uvāca vacanaṃ tasmai namaskṛtya mahātmane
And then, seeing that form, deluded by the illusion, he spoke words to him, that great soul, after making obeisance.
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SiP 2 142.55
त्रिपुराधिप उवाच ।। दीक्षा देया त्वया मह्यं निर्मलाशय भो ऋषे ।। अहं शिष्यो भविष्यामि सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः
tripurādhipa uvāca || dīkṣā deyā tvayā mahyaṃ nirmalāśaya bho ṛṣe || ahaṃ śiṣyo bhaviṣyāmi satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
The lord of Tripura said: You must give me initiation, O sage of spotless mind! I shall become your disciple — truly, truly, there is no doubt.
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SiP 2 142.56
इत्येवं तु वचः श्रुत्वा दैत्यराजस्य निर्मलम् ।। प्रत्युवाच सुयत्नेन ऋषिस्स च सनातनः
ityevaṃ tu vacaḥ śrutvā daityarājasya nirmalam || pratyuvāca suyatnena ṛṣissa ca sanātanaḥ
Having heard this candid speech of the demon king, that ancient sage answered him with great care.
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SiP 2 142.57
मदीया करणीया स्याद्यद्याज्ञा दैत्यसत्तम ।। तदा देया मया दीक्षा नान्यथा कोटियत्नतः
madīyā karaṇīyā syādyadyājñā daityasattama || tadā deyā mayā dīkṣā nānyathā koṭiyatnataḥ
"If my command is to be carried out, O best of the demons, then I shall give the initiation — otherwise not, though you try ten million times."
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SiP 2 142.58
इत्येवं तु वचः श्रुत्वा राजा मायामयोऽभवत् ।। उवाच वचनं शीघ्रं यतिं तं हि कृतांजलिः
ityevaṃ tu vacaḥ śrutvā rājā māyāmayo'bhavat || uvāca vacanaṃ śīghraṃ yatiṃ taṃ hi kṛtāṃjaliḥ
Having heard this speech, the king became filled with delusion, and at once, with folded hands, he spoke to that ascetic.
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SiP 2 142.59
दैत्य उवाच ।। यथाज्ञां दास्यसि त्वं च तत्तथैव न चान्यथा ।। त्वदाज्ञां नोल्लंघयिष्ये सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः
daitya uvāca || yathājñāṃ dāsyasi tvaṃ ca tattathaiva na cānyathā || tvadājñāṃ nollaṃghayiṣye satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
The demon said: Whatever command you give, so it shall be and not otherwise; I shall not transgress your command — truly, truly, there is no doubt.
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SiP 2 142.61
दीक्षां गृह्णीष्व दैत्येन्द्र सर्वधर्मोत्तमोत्तमाम् ।। ददौ दीक्षाविधानेन प्राप्स्यसि त्वं कृतार्थताम्
dīkṣāṃ gṛhṇīṣva daityendra sarvadharmottamottamām || dadau dīkṣāvidhānena prāpsyasi tvaṃ kṛtārthatām
"Receive the initiation, O lord of demons, the highest of all the highest duties." He gave (it) by the rite of initiation: "You will attain fulfilment."
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SiP 2 142.62
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा स तु मायावी दैत्यराजाय सत्वरम् ।। ददौ दीक्षां स्वधर्मोक्तां तस्मै विधिविधानतः
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityuktvā sa tu māyāvī daityarājāya satvaram || dadau dīkṣāṃ svadharmoktāṃ tasmai vidhividhānataḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having spoken thus, that master of illusion quickly gave to the demon king the initiation prescribed in his own doctrine, according to the injunctions of the rite.
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SiP 2 142.63
दैत्यराजे दीक्षिते च तस्मिन्ससहजे मुने ।। सर्वे च दीक्षिता जातास्तत्र त्रिपुरवासिनः
daityarāje dīkṣite ca tasminsasahaje mune || sarve ca dīkṣitā jātāstatra tripuravāsinaḥ
And when that demon king had been initiated together with his kinsmen, O sage, all the inhabitants of Tripura there became initiated too.
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SiP 2 142.64
मुनेः शिष्यैः प्रशिष्यैश्च व्याप्तमासीद्द्रुतं तदा ।। महामायाविनस्तत्तु त्रिपुरं सकलं मुने
muneḥ śiṣyaiḥ praśiṣyaiśca vyāptamāsīddrutaṃ tadā || mahāmāyāvinastattu tripuraṃ sakalaṃ mune
Then quickly that whole Tripura, O sage, was pervaded by the disciples and the disciples' disciples of that sage of great illusion.
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