Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 164
SiP 2 164.1
व्यास उवाच ।। ब्रह्मपुत्र नमस्तेऽस्तु धन्यस्त्वं शैवसत्तम ।। यच्छ्राविता महादिव्या कथेयं शांकरी शुभा
vyāsa uvāca || brahmaputra namaste'stu dhanyastvaṃ śaivasattama || yacchrāvitā mahādivyā katheyaṃ śāṃkarī śubhā
Vyāsa said: Son of Brahmā, homage be to you; blessed are you, best of Śiva's devotees, in that this greatly divine, auspicious tale of Śaṅkara has been made to be heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.2
इदानीं ब्रूहि सुप्रीत्या चरितं वैष्णवं मुने ।। स वृन्दां मोहयित्वा तु किमकार्षीत्कुतो गतः वृन्दालावण्यसंभ्रांतो विष्णुस्तिष्ठति मोहितः ।। तच्चिताभस्म संधारी तव मायाविमोहितः देवाश्च शासनाच्छंभोर्ब्रह्माद्या हि सवासवा ।। मनसा तुष्टुवुर्मूलप्रकृतिं भक्तवत्सलाम् संसिद्धसुरसंघैश्च बोधितोऽपि महेश्वरि ।। न बुध्यते हरिस्सोथ तव मायाविमोहितः अथ ता अमरा दृष्ट्वा सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा।। प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुर्भक्त्या स्वकार्यं च न्यवेदयन् यच्च बीजं पुरा लक्ष्म्या माययैव समर्पितम् ।। तस्मात्तदुद्भवा नारी तस्मिन्नीर्ष्यापराभवत् विप्राणां ब्रह्मविद्यादं सत्रियाणां जयप्रदम्।। वैश्यानां सर्वधनदं शूद्राणां सुखदं त्विदम्
idānīṃ brūhi suprītyā caritaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ mune || sa vṛndāṃ mohayitvā tu kimakārṣītkuto gataḥ vṛndālāvaṇyasaṃbhrāṃto viṣṇustiṣṭhati mohitaḥ || taccitābhasma saṃdhārī tava māyāvimohitaḥ devāśca śāsanācchaṃbhorbrahmādyā hi savāsavā || manasā tuṣṭuvurmūlaprakṛtiṃ bhaktavatsalām saṃsiddhasurasaṃghaiśca bodhito'pi maheśvari || na budhyate harissotha tava māyāvimohitaḥ atha tā amarā dṛṣṭvā suprasannena cetasā|| praṇamya tuṣṭuvurbhaktyā svakāryaṃ ca nyavedayan yacca bījaṃ purā lakṣmyā māyayaiva samarpitam || tasmāttadudbhavā nārī tasminnīrṣyāparābhavat viprāṇāṃ brahmavidyādaṃ satriyāṇāṃ jayapradam|| vaiśyānāṃ sarvadhanadaṃ śūdrāṇāṃ sukhadaṃ tvidam
Now tell with great kindness the deed of Viṣṇu, O sage: what did he do after deluding Vṛndā, and where did he go?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.3
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। शृणु व्यास महाप्राज्ञ शैवप्रवर सत्तम ।। वैष्णवं चरितं शंभुचरिताढ्यं सुनिर्मलम्
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || śṛṇu vyāsa mahāprājña śaivapravara sattama || vaiṣṇavaṃ caritaṃ śaṃbhucaritāḍhyaṃ sunirmalam
Sanatkumāra said: Listen, Vyāsa of great wisdom, foremost and best of Śiva's devotees, to the deed of Viṣṇu, wholly pure, rich in the deeds of Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.4
मौनीभूतेषु देवेषु ब्रह्मादिषु महेश्वरः ।। सुप्रसन्नोऽवदच्छंभुश्शरणागत वत्सलः
maunībhūteṣu deveṣu brahmādiṣu maheśvaraḥ || suprasanno'vadacchaṃbhuśśaraṇāgata vatsalaḥ
While the gods headed by Brahmā had become silent, the great lord Śambhu, well pleased, tender to those who come for refuge, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.5
शंभुरुवाच ।। ब्रह्मन्देववरास्सर्वे भवदर्थे मया हतः ।। जलंधरो मदंशोपि सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
śaṃbhuruvāca || brahmandevavarāssarve bhavadarthe mayā hataḥ || jalaṃdharo madaṃśopi satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham
Śambhu said: O Brahmā, and all you best of gods, for your sake Jalandhara was slain by me, though he was a portion of myself — truly, truly I say this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.6
सुखमापुर्न वा तातास्सत्यं ब्रूतामराः खलु ।। भवत्कृते हि मे लीला निर्विकारस्य सर्वदा
sukhamāpurna vā tātāssatyaṃ brūtāmarāḥ khalu || bhavatkṛte hi me līlā nirvikārasya sarvadā
Have you obtained happiness or not, my dears? Speak the truth, O immortals. For indeed my play, though I am changeless, is always for your sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.7
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। अथ ब्रह्मादयो देवा हर्षादुत्फुल्ललोचनाः ।। प्रणम्य शिरसा रुद्रं शशंसुर्विष्णुचेष्टितम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || atha brahmādayo devā harṣādutphullalocanāḥ || praṇamya śirasā rudraṃ śaśaṃsurviṣṇuceṣṭitam
Sanatkumāra said: Then the gods headed by Brahmā, their eyes wide with joy, bowing their heads to Rudra, related what Viṣṇu had done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.8
।। देवा ऊचुः ।। महादेव त्वया देवा रक्षिता श्शत्रुजाद्भयात् ।। किंचिदन्यत्समुद्भूतं तत्र किं करवामहै
|| devā ūcuḥ || mahādeva tvayā devā rakṣitā śśatrujādbhayāt || kiṃcidanyatsamudbhūtaṃ tatra kiṃ karavāmahai
The gods said: Great god, by you the gods have been protected from the fear arising from the enemy. Something else has arisen; what should we do about it?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.9
वृन्दां विमोहिता नाथ विष्णुना हि प्रयत्नतः ।। भस्मीभूता द्रुतं वह्नौ परमां गतिमागता
vṛndāṃ vimohitā nātha viṣṇunā hi prayatnataḥ || bhasmībhūtā drutaṃ vahnau paramāṃ gatimāgatā
"Vṛndā, O Lord, was deluded by Viṣṇu with deliberate effort; reduced to ashes at once in the fire, she attained the highest state."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.11
स सिद्धमुनिसंघैश्च बोधितोऽस्माभिरादरात् ।। न बुध्यते हरिस्सोथ तव मायाविमोहितः
sa siddhamunisaṃghaiśca bodhito'smābhirādarāt || na budhyate harissotha tava māyāvimohitaḥ
"Though he was admonished by hosts of siddhas and sages, and by us respectfully, that Hari does not come to his senses, deluded as he is by your māyā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.12
कृपां कुरु महेशान विष्णुं बोधय बोधय ।। त्वदधीनमिदं सर्वं प्राकृतं सचराचरम्
kṛpāṃ kuru maheśāna viṣṇuṃ bodhaya bodhaya || tvadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ prākṛtaṃ sacarācaram
"Show mercy, O great Lord; awaken, awaken Viṣṇu! All this natural (world), with its moving and unmoving (beings), is subject to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.13
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य महेशो हि वचनं त्रिदिवौकसाम् ।। प्रत्युवाच महालीलस्स्वच्छन्दस्तान्कृतांजलीन्
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya maheśo hi vacanaṃ tridivaukasām || pratyuvāca mahālīlassvacchandastānkṛtāṃjalīn
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard thus the speech of the dwellers of heaven, Maheśa, of great play and acting by his own will, replied to them as they stood with folded hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.14
महेश उवाच ।। हे ब्रह्मन्हे सुरास्सर्वे मद्वाक्यं शृणुतादरात् ।। मोहिनी सर्वलोकानां मम माया दुरत्यया
maheśa uvāca || he brahmanhe surāssarve madvākyaṃ śṛṇutādarāt || mohinī sarvalokānāṃ mama māyā duratyayā
Maheśa said: O Brahmā, O all you gods, hear my words attentively: my māyā, the deluder of all worlds, is hard to overcome.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.15
तदधीनं जगत्सर्वं यद्देवासुरमानुषम् ।। तयैव मोहितो विष्णुः कामाधीनोऽभवद्धरिः
tadadhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ yaddevāsuramānuṣam || tayaiva mohito viṣṇuḥ kāmādhīno'bhavaddhariḥ
The whole world—whatever is god, demon, or man—is subject to her. By her alone was Viṣṇu deluded, and Hari became subject to desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.16
उमाख्या सा महादेवी त्रिदेवजननी परा ।। मूलप्रकृतिराख्याता सुरामा गिरिजात्मिका
umākhyā sā mahādevī tridevajananī parā || mūlaprakṛtirākhyātā surāmā girijātmikā
That great Goddess named Umā, the supreme mother of the three gods, is declared to be the root nature (mūlaprakṛti), the mother of the gods, having the form of the mountain-born (Pārvatī).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.17
गच्छध्वं शरणा देवा विष्णुमोहापनुत्तये ।। शरण्यां मोहिनीमायां शिवाख्यां सर्वकामदाम्
gacchadhvaṃ śaraṇā devā viṣṇumohāpanuttaye || śaraṇyāṃ mohinīmāyāṃ śivākhyāṃ sarvakāmadām
Go, O gods, as suppliants, for the removal of Viṣṇu's delusion, to her who gives refuge, the deluding Māyā named Śivā, granter of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.18
स्तुतिं कुरुत तस्याश्च मच्छक्तेस्तोषकारिणीम् ।। सुप्रसन्ना यदि च सा सर्वकार्यं करिष्यति
stutiṃ kuruta tasyāśca macchaktestoṣakāriṇīm || suprasannā yadi ca sā sarvakāryaṃ kariṣyati
And make a hymn of praise to her, my power (śakti), one that will please her; if she is well pleased she will accomplish the whole task.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.19
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा तान्सुराञ्शंभुः पञ्चास्यो भगवान्हरः ।। अंतर्दधे द्रुतं व्यास सर्वैश्च स्वगणैस्सह
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityuktvā tānsurāñśaṃbhuḥ pañcāsyo bhagavānharaḥ || aṃtardadhe drutaṃ vyāsa sarvaiśca svagaṇaissaha
Sanatkumāra said: Having spoken thus to those gods, Śambhu, the five-faced Lord Hara, quickly vanished, O Vyāsa, together with all his own hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.21
देवा ऊचुः ।। यदुद्भवास्सत्त्वरजस्तमोगुणाः सर्गस्थितिध्वंसविधान कारका ।। यदिच्छया विश्वमिदं भवाभवौ तनोति मूलप्रकृतिं नताः स्म ताम्
devā ūcuḥ || yadudbhavāssattvarajastamoguṇāḥ sargasthitidhvaṃsavidhāna kārakā || yadicchayā viśvamidaṃ bhavābhavau tanoti mūlaprakṛtiṃ natāḥ sma tām
The gods said: From whom arise the qualities sattva, rajas and tamas, which effect the ordering of creation, maintenance and destruction; by whose will she spreads out this universe and (its) becoming and unbecoming—to her, the root nature, we have bowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.22
पाहि त्रयोविंशगुणान्सुशब्दिताञ्जगत्यशेषे समधिष्ठिता परा ।। यद्रूपकर्माणिजगत्त्रयोऽपि ते विदुर्न मूलप्रकृतिं नताः स्म ताम्
pāhi trayoviṃśaguṇānsuśabditāñjagatyaśeṣe samadhiṣṭhitā parā || yadrūpakarmāṇijagattrayo'pi te vidurna mūlaprakṛtiṃ natāḥ sma tām
Protect (us), you the supreme one presiding over the whole world, the twenty-three well-named principles; whose form and deeds even the three worlds do not know—to her, the root nature, we have bowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 164.23
यद्भक्तियुक्ताः पुरुषास्तु नित्यं दारिद्र्यमोहात्ययसंभवादीन् ।। न प्राप्नुवंत्येव हि भक्तवत्सलां सदैव मूलप्रकृतिं नताः स्म ताम्
yadbhaktiyuktāḥ puruṣāstu nityaṃ dāridryamohātyayasaṃbhavādīn || na prāpnuvaṃtyeva hi bhaktavatsalāṃ sadaiva mūlaprakṛtiṃ natāḥ sma tām
Those men who are endowed with devotion to her never meet with poverty, delusion, calamity, rebirth and the rest—to her who is ever fond of her devotees, the root nature, we have bowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.24
कुरु कार्यं महादेवि देवानां नः परेश्वरि ।। विष्णुमोहं ह शिवे दुर्गे देवि नमोऽस्तु ते
kuru kāryaṃ mahādevi devānāṃ naḥ pareśvari || viṣṇumohaṃ ha śive durge devi namo'stu te
Accomplish our business, the gods' business, O great Goddess, supreme mistress—(remove) Viṣṇu's delusion, O Śivā, O Durgā, O Goddess; homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.25
जलंधरस्य शंभोश्च रणे कैलासवासिनः ।। प्रवृत्ते तद्वधार्थाय गौरीशासनतश्शिवे
jalaṃdharasya śaṃbhośca raṇe kailāsavāsinaḥ || pravṛtte tadvadhārthāya gaurīśāsanataśśive
When the battle of Jalandhara and Śambhu, the dweller on Kailāsa, had begun for his slaying, by Gaurī's command, O Śivā—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.26
वृन्दा विमोहिता देवि विष्णुना हि प्रयत्नतः ।। स्ववृषात्त्याजिता वह्नौ भस्मीभूता गतिं गता
vṛndā vimohitā devi viṣṇunā hi prayatnataḥ || svavṛṣāttyājitā vahnau bhasmībhūtā gatiṃ gatā
Vṛndā, O Goddess, was deluded by Viṣṇu with deliberate effort; made to abandon her own husband, she became ashes in the fire and went to (her) destination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.27
जलंधरो हतो युद्धे तद्भयान्मो चिता वयम् ।। गिरिशेन कृपां कृत्वा भक्तानुग्रहकारिणा
jalaṃdharo hato yuddhe tadbhayānmo citā vayam || giriśena kṛpāṃ kṛtvā bhaktānugrahakāriṇā
Jalandhara was slain in the fight; we were freed from fear of him by the mountain-dweller (Śiva), who showed mercy, the bestower of grace on devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.28
तदाज्ञया वयं सर्वे शरणं ते समागताः ।। त्वं हि शंभुर्युवां देवि भक्तोद्धारपरायणौ
tadājñayā vayaṃ sarve śaraṇaṃ te samāgatāḥ || tvaṃ hi śaṃbhuryuvāṃ devi bhaktoddhāraparāyaṇau
By his command we have all come to your refuge; for you are Śambhu (himself)—you two, O Goddess, are devoted to the rescuing of devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.29
वृन्दालावण्यसंभ्रातो विष्णुस्तिष्ठति तत्र वै ।। तच्चिताभस्मसंधारी ज्ञानभ्रष्टो विमोहितः
vṛndālāvaṇyasaṃbhrāto viṣṇustiṣṭhati tatra vai || taccitābhasmasaṃdhārī jñānabhraṣṭo vimohitaḥ
Bewildered by Vṛndā's beauty, Viṣṇu remains there indeed, wearing the ashes of her pyre, fallen from knowledge, deluded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.31
कृपां कुरु महादेवि हरिं बोधय बोधय । यथा स्वलोकं पायात्स सुचित्तस्सुरकार्यकृत्
kṛpāṃ kuru mahādevi hariṃ bodhaya bodhaya | yathā svalokaṃ pāyātsa sucittassurakāryakṛt
Show mercy, O great Goddess; awaken, awaken Hari, so that he may go to his own world, right-minded and doing the gods' work.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.32
इति स्तुवंतस्ते देवास्तेजोमंडलमास्थितम् ।। ददृशुर्गगने तत्र ज्वालाव्याप्ता दिगंतरम्
iti stuvaṃtaste devāstejomaṃḍalamāsthitam || dadṛśurgagane tatra jvālāvyāptā digaṃtaram
As the gods were praising (her) thus, they saw there in the sky a disc of light standing (fixed), with its flames filling the whole expanse of the directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.33
तन्मध्याद्भारतीं सर्वे ब्रह्माद्याश्च सवासवाः ।। अमराश्शुश्रुवुर्व्यास कामदां व्योमचारिणीम्
tanmadhyādbhāratīṃ sarve brahmādyāśca savāsavāḥ || amarāśśuśruvurvyāsa kāmadāṃ vyomacāriṇīm
From the midst of it, O Vyāsa, they all — Brahmā and the rest, together with Indra, the immortals — heard a speech moving through the sky and granting (their) desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.34
आकाशवाण्युवाच ।। अहमेव त्रिधा भिन्ना तिष्ठामि त्रिविधैर्गुणैः ।। गौरी लक्ष्मीः सुरा ज्योती रजस्सत्त्वतमोगुणैः
ākāśavāṇyuvāca || ahameva tridhā bhinnā tiṣṭhāmi trividhairguṇaiḥ || gaurī lakṣmīḥ surā jyotī rajassattvatamoguṇaiḥ
The voice from the sky said: I myself, divided threefold, abide by the three qualities — Gaurī, Lakṣmī, and Surā (the shining one), by the qualities rajas, sattva and tamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.35
तत्र गच्छत यूयं वै तासामंतिक आदरात्।। मदाज्ञया प्रसन्नास्ता विधास्यंते तदीप्सितम्
tatra gacchata yūyaṃ vai tāsāmaṃtika ādarāt|| madājñayā prasannāstā vidhāsyaṃte tadīpsitam
Go there, you (gods), respectfully into their presence; by my command they, being pleased, will accomplish what is desired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.36
सनत्कुमार उवाच।। शृण्वतामिति तां वाचमंतर्द्धानमगान्महः ।। देवानां विस्मयोत्फुल्लनेत्राणां तत्तदा मुने
sanatkumāra uvāca|| śṛṇvatāmiti tāṃ vācamaṃtarddhānamagānmahaḥ || devānāṃ vismayotphullanetrāṇāṃ tattadā mune
Sanatkumāra said: While they were hearing that speech, the radiance vanished, O sage — that (radiance vanished) then from the gods, whose eyes were wide open with astonishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.37
ततस्सवेंऽपि ते देवाः श्रुत्वा तद्वाक्यमादरात्।। गौरीं लक्ष्मीं सुरां चैव नेमुस्तद्वाक्यचोदिताः
tatassaveṃ'pi te devāḥ śrutvā tadvākyamādarāt|| gaurīṃ lakṣmīṃ surāṃ caiva nemustadvākyacoditāḥ
Then all those gods, having respectfully heard that speech, urged on by that speech, bowed to Gaurī, to Lakṣmī, and to Surā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.38
तुष्टुवुश्च महाभक्त्या देवीस्तास्सकलास्सुराः।। नानाविधाभिर्वाग्भिस्ते ब्रह्माद्या नतमस्तकाः
tuṣṭuvuśca mahābhaktyā devīstāssakalāssurāḥ|| nānāvidhābhirvāgbhiste brahmādyā natamastakāḥ
And all those gods, Brahmā and the rest, with heads bowed, praised those goddesses with great devotion with manifold utterances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.39
ततोऽरं व्यास देव्यस्ता आविर्भूताश्च तत्पुरः ।। महाद्भुतैस्स्वतेजोभिर्भासयंत्यो दिगंतरम्
tato'raṃ vyāsa devyastā āvirbhūtāśca tatpuraḥ || mahādbhutaissvatejobhirbhāsayaṃtyo digaṃtaram
Then straightway, O Vyāsa, those goddesses became manifest before them, illuminating the whole expanse of the directions with their own most wondrous radiances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.41
ततश्चैतास्सुरान्दृष्ट्वा प्रणतान्भक्तवत्सलः ।। बीजानि प्रददुस्तेभ्यो वाक्यमूचुश्च सादरम्
tataścaitāssurāndṛṣṭvā praṇatānbhaktavatsalaḥ || bījāni pradadustebhyo vākyamūcuśca sādaram
Then, seeing these gods bowed down, they (the goddesses), fond of their devotees, gave them seeds and respectfully spoke a word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.42
देव्य ऊचुः।। इमानि तत्र बीजानि विष्णुर्यत्रावतिष्ठति।। निर्वपध्वं ततः कार्यं भवतां सिद्धिमेष्यति
devya ūcuḥ|| imāni tatra bījāni viṣṇuryatrāvatiṣṭhati|| nirvapadhvaṃ tataḥ kāryaṃ bhavatāṃ siddhimeṣyati
The goddesses said: These seeds — sow them there where Viṣṇu is staying; thereupon your business will come to success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.43
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा तास्ततो देव्योंतर्हिता अभवन्मुने।। रुद्रविष्णुविधीनां हि शक्तयस्त्रिगुणात्मिकाः
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityuktvā tāstato devyoṃtarhitā abhavanmune|| rudraviṣṇuvidhīnāṃ hi śaktayastriguṇātmikāḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having said this, those goddesses then became invisible, O sage — for they are the powers of Rudra, Viṣṇu and Brahmā, consisting of the three qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.44
ततस्तुष्टाः सुरास्सर्वे ब्रह्माद्याश्च सवासवाः ।। तानि बीजानि संगृह्य ययुर्यत्र हरिः स्थितः
tatastuṣṭāḥ surāssarve brahmādyāśca savāsavāḥ || tāni bījāni saṃgṛhya yayuryatra hariḥ sthitaḥ
Then all the gods, Brahmā and the rest together with Indra, being pleased, took those seeds and went to where Hari was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.45
वृन्दाचिताभूमितले चिक्षिपुस्तानि ते सुराः।। स्मृत्वा तास्संस्थितास्तत्र शिवशक्त्यंशका मुने
vṛndācitābhūmitale cikṣipustāni te surāḥ|| smṛtvā tāssaṃsthitāstatra śivaśaktyaṃśakā mune
Those gods scattered them on the ground covered with tulasī clusters; and being remembered, they took their place there as portions of Śiva's power, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 164.46
निक्षिप्तेभ्यश्च बीजेभ्यो वनस्पत्यस्त्रयोऽभवन्।। धात्री च मालती चैव तुलसी च मुनीश्वर
nikṣiptebhyaśca bījebhyo vanaspatyastrayo'bhavan|| dhātrī ca mālatī caiva tulasī ca munīśvara
And from the seeds that had been scattered three plants arose: dhātrī (the emblic myrobalan), and mālatī, and tulasī, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.47
धात्र्युद्भवा स्मृता धात्री माभवा मालती स्मृता ।। गौरीभवा च तुलसी तमस्सत्त्वरजोगुणाः
dhātryudbhavā smṛtā dhātrī mābhavā mālatī smṛtā || gaurībhavā ca tulasī tamassattvarajoguṇāḥ
Dhātrī is known as arisen from Dhātrī (Lakṣmī?), Mālatī is known as arisen from Mā (Lakṣmī), and Tulasī as arisen from Gaurī — (they are) the qualities tamas, sattva and rajas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 164.48
विष्णुर्वनस्पतीर्दृष्ट्वा तदा स्त्रीरूपिणीर्मुने ।। उदतिष्ठत्तदा तासु रागातिशयविभ्रमात्
viṣṇurvanaspatīrdṛṣṭvā tadā strīrūpiṇīrmune || udatiṣṭhattadā tāsu rāgātiśayavibhramāt
Viṣṇu, seeing those plants then in the form of women, O sage, rose up towards them out of the agitation of excessive passion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.49
दृष्ट्वा स याचते मोहात्कामासक्तेन चेतसा ।। तं चापि तुलसी धात्री रागेणैवावलोकताम्
dṛṣṭvā sa yācate mohātkāmāsaktena cetasā || taṃ cāpi tulasī dhātrī rāgeṇaivāvalokatām
Seeing (them), out of delusion he entreats (them), with his mind attached to desire; and Tulasī and Dhātrī also looked upon him with passion indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.51
अतस्सा बर्बरीत्याख्यामवापातीव गर्हिताम् ।। धात्रीतुलस्यौ तद्रागात्तस्य प्रीतिप्रदे सदा
atassā barbarītyākhyāmavāpātīva garhitām || dhātrītulasyau tadrāgāttasya prītiprade sadā
Therefore she obtained the exceedingly reviled name "Barbarī"; but Dhātrī and Tulasī, because of that passion (of theirs), are ever bestowers of delight upon him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.53
ततो विस्मृतदुःखोऽसौ विष्णुस्ताभ्यां सहैव तु ।। वैकुंठमगमत्तुष्टस्सर्वदेवैर्नमस्कृतः ।। कार्तिके मासि विप्रेन्द्र धात्री च तुलसी सदा ।। सर्वदेवप्रियाज्ञेया विष्णोश्चैव विशेषतः
tato vismṛtaduḥkho'sau viṣṇustābhyāṃ sahaiva tu || vaikuṃṭhamagamattuṣṭassarvadevairnamaskṛtaḥ || kārtike māsi viprendra dhātrī ca tulasī sadā || sarvadevapriyājñeyā viṣṇoścaiva viśeṣataḥ
Then that Viṣṇu, his sorrow forgotten, went pleased to Vaikuṇṭha together with those two, saluted by all the gods. In the month of Kārttika, O best of brahmins, Dhātrī and Tulasī are ever to be known as dear to all the gods, and to Viṣṇu especially.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.54
तत्रापि तुलसी धन्यातीव श्रेष्ठा महामुने ।। त्यक्त्वा गणेशं सर्वेषां प्रीतिदा सर्वकामदा
tatrāpi tulasī dhanyātīva śreṣṭhā mahāmune || tyaktvā gaṇeśaṃ sarveṣāṃ prītidā sarvakāmadā
And even among those, Tulasī is the blessed one, by far the most excellent, O great sage — except for Gaṇeśa, she gives delight to all and grants all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.55
वैकुण्ठस्थं हरिं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मेन्द्राद्याश्च तेऽमराः।। नत्वा स्तुत्वा महाविष्णुं स्वस्वधामानि वै ययुः
vaikuṇṭhasthaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmendrādyāśca te'marāḥ|| natvā stutvā mahāviṣṇuṃ svasvadhāmāni vai yayuḥ
Having seen Hari dwelling in Vaikuṇṭha, those immortals, Brahmā, Indra and the rest, bowed to and praised the great Viṣṇu, and then went each to his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.56
वैकुण्ठोऽपि स्वलोकस्थो भ्रष्टमोहस्सुबोधवान्।। सुखी चाभून्मुनिश्रेष्ठ पूर्ववत्संस्मरञ्छिवम्
vaikuṇṭho'pi svalokastho bhraṣṭamohassubodhavān|| sukhī cābhūnmuniśreṣṭha pūrvavatsaṃsmarañchivam
And Vaikuṇṭha too, stationed in his own world, his delusion fallen away and possessed of right understanding, became happy, O best of sages, remembering Śiva as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.57
इत्याख्यानमघोघघ्नं सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम् ।। सर्व कामविकारघ्नं सर्वविज्ञानवर्द्धनम्
ityākhyānamaghoghaghnaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām || sarva kāmavikāraghnaṃ sarvavijñānavarddhanam
Thus (is) this narrative, destroyer of the mass of sins, granting all wishes to men, destroying all the distortions of desire, increasing all knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.58
य इदं हि पठेन्नित्यं पाठयेद्वापि भक्तिमन्।। शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि स याति परमां गतिम्
ya idaṃ hi paṭhennityaṃ pāṭhayedvāpi bhaktiman|| śṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
Whoever, full of devotion, recites this daily or causes it to be recited, or hears it or causes it to be heard, he goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.59
पठित्वा य इदं धीमानाख्यानं परमोत्तमम्।। संग्रामं प्रविशेद्वीरो विजयी स्यान्न संशयः
paṭhitvā ya idaṃ dhīmānākhyānaṃ paramottamam|| saṃgrāmaṃ praviśedvīro vijayī syānna saṃśayaḥ
That wise hero who, having recited this most excellent narrative, enters battle, will be victorious—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 164.61
शंभुभक्तिप्रदं व्यास सर्वेषां पापनाशनम्।। इहलोके परत्रापि सदा सद्गतिदायकम्
śaṃbhubhaktipradaṃ vyāsa sarveṣāṃ pāpanāśanam|| ihaloke paratrāpi sadā sadgatidāyakam
It bestows devotion to Śambhu, O Vyāsa, and destroys the sins of all; in this world and in the next as well it always grants a good destiny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition