Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 163
SiP 2 163.1
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। अथ ब्रह्मादयो देवा मुनयश्चाखिलास्तथा ।। तुष्टुवुर्देवदेवेशं वाग्भिरिष्टाभिरानताः
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || atha brahmādayo devā munayaścākhilāstathā || tuṣṭuvurdevadeveśaṃ vāgbhiriṣṭābhirānatāḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Then the gods, Brahmā and the rest, and likewise all the sages, bowing down, praised the God of gods with chosen words.
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SiP 2 163.2
देवा ऊचुः ।। देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल ।। साधुसौख्यप्रदस्त्वं हि सर्वदा भक्तदुःखहा तथा मित्रसहो राजा मदयंती च तत्प्रिया।। भक्त्यैव तव देवेश कैवल्यं परमं ययौ भद्रायुस्ते नृपसुतस्सुखमाप गतव्यथः ।। त्वद्भक्तकृपया मात्रा गतिं च परमां प्रभो नानाकर्मकरो नित्यं निर्विकारोऽखिलेश्वरः ।। वयं ब्रह्मादयस्सर्वे तव दासा महेश्वर
devā ūcuḥ || devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala || sādhusaukhyapradastvaṃ hi sarvadā bhaktaduḥkhahā tathā mitrasaho rājā madayaṃtī ca tatpriyā|| bhaktyaiva tava deveśa kaivalyaṃ paramaṃ yayau bhadrāyuste nṛpasutassukhamāpa gatavyathaḥ || tvadbhaktakṛpayā mātrā gatiṃ ca paramāṃ prabho nānākarmakaro nityaṃ nirvikāro'khileśvaraḥ || vayaṃ brahmādayassarve tava dāsā maheśvara
The gods said: God of gods, Mahādeva, fond of those who come for refuge — you indeed grant happiness to the good and always remove the sorrow of the devotees. So too King Mitrasaha and Madayantī his beloved: by devotion to you alone, O Lord of gods, (each) attained supreme liberation. Your Bhadrāyu, that king's son, obtained happiness and became free of pain, and through the compassion of your devotee (he obtained) with his mother the supreme goal, O Lord. Doer of manifold deeds, yet ever changeless, Lord of all — we all, Brahmā and the rest, are your servants, O Maheśvara.
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SiP 2 163.3
त्वं महाद्भुतसल्लीलो भक्तिगम्यो दुरासदः ।। दुराराध्योऽसतां नाथ प्रसन्नस्सर्वदा भव
tvaṃ mahādbhutasallīlo bhaktigamyo durāsadaḥ || durārādhyo'satāṃ nātha prasannassarvadā bhava
You are one whose true play is greatly wondrous, reachable by devotion, hard to approach, hard for the wicked to propitiate — O Lord, be ever gracious.
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SiP 2 163.4
वेदोऽपि महिमानं ते न जानाति हि तत्त्वतः ।। यथामति महात्मानस्सर्वे गायंति सद्यशः
vedo'pi mahimānaṃ te na jānāti hi tattvataḥ || yathāmati mahātmānassarve gāyaṃti sadyaśaḥ
Even the Veda does not know your greatness as it truly is; all the great souls sing your good fame according to their understanding.
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SiP 2 163.5
माहात्म्यमतिगूढं ते सहस्रवदनादयः ।। सदा गायंति सुप्रीत्या पुनंति स्वगिरं हि ते
māhātmyamatigūḍhaṃ te sahasravadanādayaḥ || sadā gāyaṃti suprītyā punaṃti svagiraṃ hi te
The thousand-mouthed (Śeṣa) and the others ever sing your exceedingly hidden greatness with great delight, and thereby purify their own speech.
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SiP 2 163.6
कृपया तव देवेश ब्रह्मज्ञानी भवेज्जडः ।। भक्तिगम्यस्सदा त्वं वा इति वेदा ब्रुवंति हि
kṛpayā tava deveśa brahmajñānī bhavejjaḍaḥ || bhaktigamyassadā tvaṃ vā iti vedā bruvaṃti hi
By your grace, O Lord of gods, a knower of Brahman may become dull-witted; "you are always to be attained by devotion" — thus indeed the Vedas declare.
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SiP 2 163.7
त्वं वै दीनदयालुश्च सर्वत्र व्यापकस्सदा ।। आविर्भवसि सद्भक्त्या निर्विकारस्सतां गतिः
tvaṃ vai dīnadayāluśca sarvatra vyāpakassadā || āvirbhavasi sadbhaktyā nirvikārassatāṃ gatiḥ
You are indeed compassionate to the lowly and ever pervading everywhere; you become manifest through true devotion, changeless, the resort of the good.
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SiP 2 163.8
भक्त्यैव ते महेशान बहवस्सिद्धिमागताः ।। इह सर्वसुखं भुक्त्वा दुःखिता निर्विकारतः
bhaktyaiva te maheśāna bahavassiddhimāgatāḥ || iha sarvasukhaṃ bhuktvā duḥkhitā nirvikārataḥ
By devotion to you alone, O great Lord, many have attained perfection; here they enjoyed every pleasure, and were pained (only) because of (your) changelessness.
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SiP 2 163.9
पुरा यदुपतिर्भक्तो दाशार्हस्सिद्धिमागतः।। कलावती च तत्पत्नी भक्त्यैव परमां प्रभो
purā yadupatirbhakto dāśārhassiddhimāgataḥ|| kalāvatī ca tatpatnī bhaktyaiva paramāṃ prabho
Formerly the lord of the Yadus, a devotee, of the Dāśārha line, attained perfection, and his wife Kalāvatī too, by devotion alone (attained) the highest, O Lord.
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SiP 2 163.11
सौमिनी नाम तनया कैकेयाग्रभुवस्तथा ।। तव भक्त्या सुखं प्राप परं सद्योगिदुर्लभम्
sauminī nāma tanayā kaikeyāgrabhuvastathā || tava bhaktyā sukhaṃ prāpa paraṃ sadyogidurlabham
Likewise the daughter named Sauminī, of the chief consort of the Kaikeya (king), by devotion to you obtained the supreme happiness that is hard for even good yogins to win.
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SiP 2 163.12
विमर्षणो नृपवरस्सप्तजन्मावधि प्रभो ।। भुक्त्वा भोगांश्च विविधांस्त्वद्भक्त्या प्राप सद्गतिम्
vimarṣaṇo nṛpavarassaptajanmāvadhi prabho || bhuktvā bhogāṃśca vividhāṃstvadbhaktyā prāpa sadgatim
Vimarṣaṇa, best of kings, O Lord, for seven births enjoyed manifold pleasures and through devotion to you attained the good goal.
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SiP 2 163.13
चन्द्रसेनो नृपवरस्त्वद्भक्त्या सर्वभोगभुक् ।। दुःखमुक्तः सुखं प्राप परमत्र परत्र च
candraseno nṛpavarastvadbhaktyā sarvabhogabhuk || duḥkhamuktaḥ sukhaṃ prāpa paramatra paratra ca
Candrasena, best of kings, by devotion to you an enjoyer of all pleasures, freed from sorrow, obtained the highest happiness here and hereafter.
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SiP 2 163.14
गोपीपुत्रः श्रीकरस्ते भक्त्या भुक्त्वेह सद्गतिम् । परं सुखं महावीरशिष्यः प्राप परत्र वै
gopīputraḥ śrīkaraste bhaktyā bhuktveha sadgatim | paraṃ sukhaṃ mahāvīraśiṣyaḥ prāpa paratra vai
Śrīkara, the son of a cowherd woman, by devotion to you, having enjoyed the good state here, indeed obtained supreme happiness hereafter — (he,) the pupil of Mahāvīra.
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SiP 2 163.15
त्वं सत्यरथभूजानेर्दुःखहर्ता गतिप्रदः ।। धर्मगुप्तं राजपुत्रमतार्षीस्सुखिनं त्विह ।।
tvaṃ satyarathabhūjānerduḥkhahartā gatipradaḥ || dharmaguptaṃ rājaputramatārṣīssukhinaṃ tviha ||
You are the remover of sorrow and the giver of the (final) goal for Satyaratha, ruler of the earth; and here you carried across the king's son Dharmagupta, making him happy.
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SiP 2 163.16
तथा शुचिव्रतं विप्रमदरिद्रं महाप्रभो ।। त्वद्भक्तिवर्तिनं मात्रा ज्ञानिनं कृपयाऽकरोः
tathā śucivrataṃ vipramadaridraṃ mahāprabho || tvadbhaktivartinaṃ mātrā jñāninaṃ kṛpayā'karoḥ
So too, O great Lord, by your grace you made the brahmin Śucivrata, who abided in devotion to you along with his mother, free of poverty and a knower.
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SiP 2 163.17
चित्रवर्मा नृपवरस्त्वद्भक्त्या प्राप सद्गतिम् ।। इह लोके सदा भुक्त्वा भोगानमरदुर्लभान्
citravarmā nṛpavarastvadbhaktyā prāpa sadgatim || iha loke sadā bhuktvā bhogānamaradurlabhān
Citravarmā, best of kings, by devotion to you attained the good goal, having long enjoyed in this world pleasures hard for even the immortals to get.
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SiP 2 163.18
चन्द्रांगदो राजपुत्रस्सीमंतिन्या स्त्रिया सह ।। विहाय सकलं दुःखं सुखी प्राप महागतिम्
candrāṃgado rājaputrassīmaṃtinyā striyā saha || vihāya sakalaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukhī prāpa mahāgatim
The king's son Candrāṅgada, together with his wife Sīmantinī, abandoning all sorrow, happily attained the great goal.
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SiP 2 163.19
द्विजो मंदरनामापि वेश्यागामी खलोऽधमः ।। त्वद्भक्तः शिव संपूज्य तया सह गतिं गतः
dvijo maṃdaranāmāpi veśyāgāmī khalo'dhamaḥ || tvadbhaktaḥ śiva saṃpūjya tayā saha gatiṃ gataḥ
Even the brahmin named Mandara, a frequenter of prostitutes, a base scoundrel, becoming your devotee, O Śiva, and worshipping (you) fully, went to the (highest) goal along with her.
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SiP 2 163.21
सर्वस्त्रीभोगनिरतो दुर्जनस्तव सेवया ।। विमुक्तोऽभूदपि सदा भक्ष्यभोजी महेश्वर
sarvastrībhoganirato durjanastava sevayā || vimukto'bhūdapi sadā bhakṣyabhojī maheśvara
A wicked man devoted to enjoying all (manner of) women, who moreover always ate forbidden food, became liberated by service to you, O great Lord.
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SiP 2 163.22
शंबरश्शंकरे भक्तश्चिताभस्मधरस्सदा ।। नियमाद्भस्मनश्शंभो स्वस्त्रिया ते पुरं गतः
śaṃbaraśśaṃkare bhaktaścitābhasmadharassadā || niyamādbhasmanaśśaṃbho svastriyā te puraṃ gataḥ
Śambara, devoted to Śaṅkara, ever wearing the ash of the cremation ground, went with his own wife to your city, O Śambhu, by the observance of ash.
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SiP 2 163.23
भद्रसेनस्य तनयस्तथा मंत्रिसुतः प्रभो ।। सुधर्मशुभकर्माणौ सदा रुद्राक्षधारिणौ
bhadrasenasya tanayastathā maṃtrisutaḥ prabho || sudharmaśubhakarmāṇau sadā rudrākṣadhāriṇau
Likewise, O Lord, Bhadrasena's son and the minister's son, Sudharma and Śubhakarmā, ever wearing the rudrākṣa —
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SiP 2 163.24
त्वत्कृपातश्च तौ मुक्तावास्तां भुक्तेह सत्सुखम् ।। पूर्वजन्मनि यौ कीशकुक्कुटौ रुद्रभूषणौ
tvatkṛpātaśca tau muktāvāstāṃ bhukteha satsukham || pūrvajanmani yau kīśakukkuṭau rudrabhūṣaṇau
— those two, by your grace, were liberated, having enjoyed true happiness here; in a former birth they were a monkey and a cock adorned with Rudra('s emblems).
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SiP 2 163.25
पिंगला च महानन्दा वेश्ये द्वे तव भक्तितः ।। सद्गतिं प्रापतुर्नाथ भक्तोद्धारपरायण
piṃgalā ca mahānandā veśye dve tava bhaktitaḥ || sadgatiṃ prāpaturnātha bhaktoddhāraparāyaṇa
And Piṅgalā and Mahānandā, the two courtesans, through devotion to you attained a good destiny, O Lord, intent on the deliverance of your devotees.
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SiP 2 163.26
शारदा विप्रतनया बालवैधव्यमागता ।। तव भक्तेः प्रभावात्तु पुत्रसौभा ग्यवत्यभूत्
śāradā vipratanayā bālavaidhavyamāgatā || tava bhakteḥ prabhāvāttu putrasaubhā gyavatyabhūt
Śāradā, a brahmin's daughter, who had come to widowhood as a child — by the power of devotion to you she became blessed with a son and good fortune.
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SiP 2 163.27
बिन्दुगो द्विजमात्रो हि वेश्याभोगी च तत्प्रिया ।। वंचुका त्वद्यशः श्रुत्वा परमां गतिमाययौ
bindugo dvijamātro hi veśyābhogī ca tatpriyā || vaṃcukā tvadyaśaḥ śrutvā paramāṃ gatimāyayau
Bindugo, a brahmin only (in name), an enjoyer of courtesans, and his beloved Vañcukā — having heard your glory, they went to the highest state.
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SiP 2 163.28
इत्यादि बहवस्सिद्धिं गता जीवास्तव प्रभो ।। भक्तिभावान्महेशान दीनबन्धो कृपालय
ityādi bahavassiddhiṃ gatā jīvāstava prabho || bhaktibhāvānmaheśāna dīnabandho kṛpālaya
Thus many living beings have attained perfection, O Lord, through the disposition of devotion, O great ruler, friend of the wretched, abode of compassion.
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SiP 2 163.29
त्वं परः प्रकृतेर्ब्रह्म पुरुषात्परमेश्वर ।। निर्गुणस्त्रिगुणाधारो ब्रह्मविष्णुहरात्मकः
tvaṃ paraḥ prakṛterbrahma puruṣātparameśvara || nirguṇastriguṇādhāro brahmaviṣṇuharātmakaḥ
You are the Brahman beyond primal nature, beyond the Puruṣa, O supreme lord; without qualities, the support of the three qualities, having Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Hara as your selves.
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SiP 2 163.31
प्रसन्नो भव देवेश रक्षास्मान्सर्वदा शिव ।। त्वत्प्रजाश्च वयं नाथ सदा त्वच्छरणं गताः
prasanno bhava deveśa rakṣāsmānsarvadā śiva || tvatprajāśca vayaṃ nātha sadā tvaccharaṇaṃ gatāḥ
Be gracious, lord of gods; protect us always, O Śiva. We are your creatures, O master, ever gone to you for refuge.
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SiP 2 163.32
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इति स्तुत्वा च ते देवा ब्रह्माद्यास्समुनीश्वराः ।। तूष्णीं बभूवुर्हि तदा शिवांघ्रिद्वन्द्वचेतसः
sanatkumāra uvāca || iti stutvā ca te devā brahmādyāssamunīśvarāḥ || tūṣṇīṃ babhūvurhi tadā śivāṃghridvandvacetasaḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having praised (him) thus, those gods headed by Brahmā, together with the lords of sages, then fell silent, their minds on the pair of Śiva's feet.
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SiP 2 163.33
अथ शंभुर्महेशानः श्रुत्वा देवस्तुतिं शुभाम्।। दत्त्वा वरान्वरान्सद्यस्तत्रैवांतर्दधे प्रभुः
atha śaṃbhurmaheśānaḥ śrutvā devastutiṃ śubhām|| dattvā varānvarānsadyastatraivāṃtardadhe prabhuḥ
Then Śambhu, the great lord, having heard the gods' auspicious praise, granted them the choicest boons and at once vanished right there, the Lord.
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SiP 2 163.34
देवास्सर्वेऽपि मुदिता ब्रह्माद्या हतशत्रवः ।। स्वं स्वं धाम ययुः प्रीता गायंतः शिवसद्यशः
devāssarve'pi muditā brahmādyā hataśatravaḥ || svaṃ svaṃ dhāma yayuḥ prītā gāyaṃtaḥ śivasadyaśaḥ
All the gods too, headed by Brahmā, delighted, their enemies slain, went pleased each to his own abode, singing Śiva's true glory.
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SiP 2 163.35
इदं परममाख्यानं जलंधरविमर्दनम् ।। महेशचरितं पुण्यं महाघौघविनाशनम्
idaṃ paramamākhyānaṃ jalaṃdharavimardanam || maheśacaritaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāghaughavināśanam
This supreme narrative, the crushing of Jalandhara, is the meritorious deed of the great Lord, destroying the great flood of sins.
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SiP 2 163.36
देवस्तुतिरियं पुण्या सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी ।। सर्वसौख्यप्रदा नित्यं महेशानंददायिनी
devastutiriyaṃ puṇyā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī || sarvasaukhyapradā nityaṃ maheśānaṃdadāyinī
This praise by the gods is meritorious, destroying all sins, always granting every happiness, and bestowing the bliss of the great Lord.
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SiP 2 163.37
यः पठेत्पाठयेद्वापि समाख्यानमिदं द्वयम् ।। भुक्त्वेह परं सौख्यं गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात्
yaḥ paṭhetpāṭhayedvāpi samākhyānamidaṃ dvayam || bhuktveha paraṃ saukhyaṃ gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt
Whoever recites or has recited these two — the narrative together (with the hymn) — having enjoyed the highest happiness here, would attain the state of a Gaṇa-lord.
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