Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 174
SiP 2 174.1
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। स दूतस्तत्र गत्वा च शिववाक्यं जगाद ह ।। सविस्तरं यथार्थं च निश्चयं तस्य तत्त्वतः
sanatkumāra uvāca || sa dūtastatra gatvā ca śivavākyaṃ jagāda ha || savistaraṃ yathārthaṃ ca niścayaṃ tasya tattvataḥ
Sanatkumāra said: That messenger, having gone there, related Śiva's speech — in full detail, exactly as it was, and his resolve as it truly stood.
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SiP 2 174.2
तच्छुत्वा शंखचूडोऽसौ दानवेन्द्रः प्रतापवान् ।। अंगीचकार सुप्रीत्या रणमेव स दानवः कालम्बिकेन वरुणश्चंचलेन समीरणः ।। बुधश्च घटपृष्ठेन रक्ताक्षेण शनैश्चरः महायुद्धो बभूवाथ देवासुरविमर्दनः ।। नानायुधानि दिव्यानि चलंतिस्म महामृधे केचित्स्वर्णमुखैर्बाणैर्विनिहत्य भटान्मृधे ।। व्यनदन् वीरसन्नादं सतोया इव तोयदाः
tacchutvā śaṃkhacūḍo'sau dānavendraḥ pratāpavān || aṃgīcakāra suprītyā raṇameva sa dānavaḥ kālambikena varuṇaścaṃcalena samīraṇaḥ || budhaśca ghaṭapṛṣṭhena raktākṣeṇa śanaiścaraḥ mahāyuddho babhūvātha devāsuravimardanaḥ || nānāyudhāni divyāni calaṃtisma mahāmṛdhe kecitsvarṇamukhairbāṇairvinihatya bhaṭānmṛdhe || vyanadan vīrasannādaṃ satoyā iva toyadāḥ
Hearing that, Śaṅkhacūḍa, that mighty lord of the Dānavas, that Dānava accepted battle itself with great delight. Varuṇa (fought) with Kālambika, the Wind with Cañcala, Budha with Ghaṭapṛṣṭha, and Saturn with Raktākṣa. Then there was a great battle, a crushing of gods and demons; various divine weapons flew in the great fray. Some, having struck down warriors in the fray with gold-tipped arrows, roared the heroes' roar like water-laden clouds.
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SiP 2 174.3
समारुरोह यानं च सहामात्यैश्च सत्वरः।। ।। आदिदेश स्वसैन्यं च युद्धार्थं शंकरेण च
samāruroha yānaṃ ca sahāmātyaiśca satvaraḥ|| || ādideśa svasainyaṃ ca yuddhārthaṃ śaṃkareṇa ca
And he swiftly mounted his vehicle together with his ministers; and he ordered his own army out for battle with Śaṃkara.
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SiP 2 174.4
शिवस्स्वसैन्यं देवांश्च प्रेरयामास सत्वरः ।। स्वयमप्यखिलेशोपि सन्नद्धोभूच्च लीलया
śivassvasainyaṃ devāṃśca prerayāmāsa satvaraḥ || svayamapyakhileśopi sannaddhobhūcca līlayā
Śiva swiftly urged on his own army and the gods; and though himself the lord of all, he too got armed for battle, in sport.
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SiP 2 174.5
युद्धारंभो बभूवाशु नेदुर्वाद्यानि भूरिशः ।। कोलाहलश्च संजातो वीरशब्दस्तथैव च
yuddhāraṃbho babhūvāśu nedurvādyāni bhūriśaḥ || kolāhalaśca saṃjāto vīraśabdastathaiva ca
The battle's onset came about at once; instruments sounded abundantly; and there arose an uproar, and likewise the shouting of heroes.
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SiP 2 174.6
देवदानवयोर्युद्धं स्परमभून्मुने ।। धर्मतो युयुधे तत्र देवदानवयोर्गणः
devadānavayoryuddhaṃ sparamabhūnmune || dharmato yuyudhe tatra devadānavayorgaṇaḥ
The battle between the gods and the Dānavas became supreme, O sage; there the host of both gods and Dānavas fought according to the rules.
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SiP 2 174.7
स्वयं महेन्द्रो युयुधे सार्धं च वृषपर्वणा ।। भास्करो युयुधे विप्रचित्तिना सह धर्मतः
svayaṃ mahendro yuyudhe sārdhaṃ ca vṛṣaparvaṇā || bhāskaro yuyudhe vipracittinā saha dharmataḥ
Great Indra himself fought together with Vṛṣaparvan; the Sun fought with Vipracitti according to the rules.
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SiP 2 174.8
दंभेन सह विष्णुश्च चकार परमं रणम् ।। कालासुरेण कालश्च गोकर्णेन हुताशनः
daṃbhena saha viṣṇuśca cakāra paramaṃ raṇam || kālāsureṇa kālaśca gokarṇena hutāśanaḥ
And Viṣṇu made a supreme fight with Dambha; Kāla with the demon Kāla, and Fire (Hutāśana) with Gokarṇa.
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SiP 2 174.9
कुबेरः कालकेयेन विश्वकर्मा मयेन च ।। भयंकरेण मृत्युश्च संहारेण यमस्तथा
kuberaḥ kālakeyena viśvakarmā mayena ca || bhayaṃkareṇa mṛtyuśca saṃhāreṇa yamastathā
Kubera with Kālakeya, and Viśvakarman with Maya; Mṛtyu with Bhayaṃkara, and likewise Yama with Saṃhāra.
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SiP 2 174.11
जयन्तो रत्नसारेण वसवो वर्चसां गणैः ।। अश्विनौ दीप्तिमद्भ्यां च धूम्रेण नलकूबरः
jayanto ratnasāreṇa vasavo varcasāṃ gaṇaiḥ || aśvinau dīptimadbhyāṃ ca dhūmreṇa nalakūbaraḥ
Jayanta with Ratnasāra, the Vasus with the troops of the Varcases; the two Aśvins with the two Dīptimats, and Nalakūbara with Dhūmra.
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SiP 2 174.12
धुरंधरेण धर्मश्च गणकाक्षेण मंगलः ।। शोभाकरेण वैश्वानः पिपिटेन च मन्मथः
dhuraṃdhareṇa dharmaśca gaṇakākṣeṇa maṃgalaḥ || śobhākareṇa vaiśvānaḥ pipiṭena ca manmathaḥ
Dharma with Dhuraṃdhara, and Maṃgala with Gaṇakākṣa; Vaiśvāna with Śobhākara, and Manmatha with Pipiṭa.
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SiP 2 174.13
गोकामुखेन चूर्णेन खड्गनाम्नाऽसुरेण च ।। धूम्रेण संहलेनापि विश्वेन च प्रतापिना
gokāmukhena cūrṇena khaḍganāmnā'sureṇa ca || dhūmreṇa saṃhalenāpi viśvena ca pratāpinā
With Gokāmukha, with Cūrṇa, and with the demon named Khaḍga; with Dhūmra, with Saṃhala too, and with the mighty Viśva—
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SiP 2 174.14
पलाशेन द्वादशाऽर्का युयुधुर्धर्मतः परे ।। असुरैरमरास्सार्द्धं शिवसाहाय्यशालिनः
palāśena dvādaśā'rkā yuyudhurdharmataḥ pare || asurairamarāssārddhaṃ śivasāhāyyaśālinaḥ
—and with Palāśa: the twelve Suns fought according to the rules; the other immortals too, who had Śiva's aid, (fought) together with the demons.
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SiP 2 174.15
एकादश महारुद्राश्चैकादशभयंकरैः।। असुरैर्युयुधुर्वीरैर्मैहाबलपराक्रमैः
ekādaśa mahārudrāścaikādaśabhayaṃkaraiḥ|| asurairyuyudhurvīrairmaihābalaparākramaiḥ
And the eleven great Rudras fought with eleven terrifying demon heroes of great strength and valour.
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SiP 2 174.16
महामणिश्च युयुधे चोग्रचंडादिभिस्सह ।। राहुणा सह चन्द्रश्च जीवः शुक्रेण धर्मतः
mahāmaṇiśca yuyudhe cogracaṃḍādibhissaha || rāhuṇā saha candraśca jīvaḥ śukreṇa dharmataḥ
And Mahāmaṇi fought with Ugra, Caṇḍa and the rest; the Moon with Rāhu, and Jīva (Bṛhaspati) with Śukra, according to the rules.
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SiP 2 174.17
नन्दीश्वरादयस्सर्वे दानवप्रवरैस्सह ।। युयुधुश्च महायुद्धे नोक्ता विस्तरतः पृथक्
nandīśvarādayassarve dānavapravaraissaha || yuyudhuśca mahāyuddhe noktā vistarataḥ pṛthak
All (the hosts) beginning with Nandīśvara fought with the foremost of the Dānavas in that great battle; they have not been told separately at length.
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SiP 2 174.18
वटमूले तदा शंभुस्तस्थौ काल्याः सुतेन च ।। सर्वे च युयुधुस्सैन्यसमूहास्सततं मुने
vaṭamūle tadā śaṃbhustasthau kālyāḥ sutena ca || sarve ca yuyudhussainyasamūhāssatataṃ mune
Then Śambhu stood at the foot of the banyan tree with Kālī's son; and all the masses of the armies fought continually, O sage.
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SiP 2 174.19
रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये कोटिदानवसंयुतः ।। उवास शंखचूडश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितः
ratnasiṃhāsane ramye koṭidānavasaṃyutaḥ || uvāsa śaṃkhacūḍaśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
And Śaṃkhacūḍa, adorned with jewel ornaments, sat on a lovely jewelled throne, attended by ten million Dānavas.
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SiP 2 174.21
गदर्ष्टिपट्टिशाश्चक्रभुशुंडिप्रासमुद्गराः ।। निस्त्रिंशभल्लपरिघाः शक्त्युन्मुखपरश्वधाः
gadarṣṭipaṭṭiśāścakrabhuśuṃḍiprāsamudgarāḥ || nistriṃśabhallaparighāḥ śaktyunmukhaparaśvadhāḥ
Maces, spears, paṭṭiśas, discs, bhuśuṇḍis, javelins, mallets, swords, bhalla-arrows, iron bars, lances, upward-pointing (weapons) and axes—
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SiP 2 174.22
शरतोमरखड्गाश्च शतघ्न्यश्च सहस्रशः ।। भिंदिपालादयश्चान्ये वीरहस्तेषु शोभिताः
śaratomarakhaḍgāśca śataghnyaśca sahasraśaḥ || bhiṃdipālādayaścānye vīrahasteṣu śobhitāḥ
—and arrows, tomaras and swords, and śataghnīs by the thousands, and others beginning with bhindipālas, shone in the heroes' hands.
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SiP 2 174.23
शिरांसि चिच्छिदुश्चैभिर्वीरास्तत्र महो त्सवाः ।। वीराणामुभयोश्चैव सैन्ययोर्गर्जतो रणे
śirāṃsi cicchiduścaibhirvīrāstatra maho tsavāḥ || vīrāṇāmubhayoścaiva sainyayorgarjato raṇe
With these the heroes there, in high festivity, cut off heads; and the heroes of both armies roared in the battle.
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SiP 2 174.24
गजास्तुरंगा बहवः स्यन्दनाश्च पदातयः ।। सारोहवाहा विविधास्तत्रासन् सुविखंडिताः
gajāsturaṃgā bahavaḥ syandanāśca padātayaḥ || sārohavāhā vividhāstatrāsan suvikhaṃḍitāḥ
Many elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers, and mounts of various kinds along with their riders, were there thoroughly hacked to pieces.
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SiP 2 174.25
निकृत्तबाहूरुकरकटिकर्णयुगांघ्रयः ।। संछिन्नध्वजबाणासितनुत्र वरभूषणाः
nikṛttabāhūrukarakaṭikarṇayugāṃghrayaḥ || saṃchinnadhvajabāṇāsitanutra varabhūṣaṇāḥ
(There lay) severed arms, thighs, hands, hips, pairs of ears and feet, and cut-through banners, arrows, swords, armour and fine ornaments.
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SiP 2 174.26
समुद्धतकिरीटैश्च शिरोभिस्सह कुंडलैः ।। संरंभनष्टैरास्तीर्णा बभौ भूः करभोरुभिः
samuddhatakirīṭaiśca śirobhissaha kuṃḍalaiḥ || saṃraṃbhanaṣṭairāstīrṇā babhau bhūḥ karabhorubhiḥ
The earth shone, strewn with heads whose crowns had been struck off, together with their earrings, and with tapering thighs, (all) destroyed in the fury (of battle).
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SiP 2 174.27
महाभुजैस्साभरणैस्संछिन्नैस्सायुधैस्तथा ।। अंगैरन्यैश्च सहसा पटलैर्वा ससारघैः
mahābhujaissābharaṇaissaṃchinnaissāyudhaistathā || aṃgairanyaiśca sahasā paṭalairvā sasāraghaiḥ
(Strewn) with great arms bearing ornaments, severed, still holding their weapons, and with other limbs (fallen) all at once, like swarms of honey-bees, or like clusters with honeycombs.
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SiP 2 174.28
मृधे भटाः प्रधावंतः कबंधान् स्वशिरोक्षिभिः ।। पश्यंतस्तत्र चोत्पेतुरुद्यतायुधसद्भुजैः
mṛdhe bhaṭāḥ pradhāvaṃtaḥ kabaṃdhān svaśirokṣibhiḥ || paśyaṃtastatra cotpeturudyatāyudhasadbhujaiḥ
On the battlefield the warriors, running forward, seeing with the eyes of their own (severed) heads their headless trunks with arms still upraised holding weapons, leapt up there.
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SiP 2 174.29
वल्गंतोऽतितरां वीरा युयुधुश्च परस्परम् ।। शस्त्रास्त्रैर्विविधैस्तत्र महाबलपराक्रमाः
valgaṃto'titarāṃ vīrā yuyudhuśca parasparam || śastrāstrairvividhaistatra mahābalaparākramāḥ
Leaping about exceedingly, the heroes, of great strength and valour, fought one another there with various weapons and missiles.
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SiP 2 174.31
सर्वतश्शरकूटेन वीरस्सरथसारथिम् ।। वीरं संछादयामास प्रावृट्सूर्यमिवांबुदः
sarvataśśarakūṭena vīrassarathasārathim || vīraṃ saṃchādayāmāsa prāvṛṭsūryamivāṃbudaḥ
On all sides, with a mass of arrows, one hero covered over (another) hero along with his chariot and charioteer, as a cloud covers the rainy-season sun.
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SiP 2 174.32
अन्योन्यमभिसंसृत्य युयुधुर्द्वन्द्वयोधिनः ।। आह्वयंतो विशंतोऽग्रे क्षिपंतो मर्मभिर्मिथः
anyonyamabhisaṃsṛtya yuyudhurdvandvayodhinaḥ || āhvayaṃto viśaṃto'gre kṣipaṃto marmabhirmithaḥ
Rushing at one another, those who fought in single combat fought on, challenging (each other), pressing to the front, striking one another in the vital spots.
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SiP 2 174.33
सर्वतो वीरसंघाश्च नानाबाहुध्वजायुधाः ।। व्यदृश्यंत महासंख्ये कुर्वंतः सिंहसंरवम्
sarvato vīrasaṃghāśca nānābāhudhvajāyudhāḥ || vyadṛśyaṃta mahāsaṃkhye kurvaṃtaḥ siṃhasaṃravam
On every side hosts of heroes with many arms, banners and weapons were seen in that great battle, roaring like lions.
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SiP 2 174.34
महारवान्स्वशंखांश्च विदध्मुर्वै पृथक् पृथक्।। वल्गनं चक्रिरे तत्र महावीराः प्रहर्षिताः
mahāravānsvaśaṃkhāṃśca vidadhmurvai pṛthak pṛthak|| valganaṃ cakrire tatra mahāvīrāḥ praharṣitāḥ
They blew their own conches, each separately, with great blasts; and the great heroes, thrilled with joy, leapt about there.
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SiP 2 174.35
एवं चिरतरं कालं देवदानवयोर्महत् ।। बभूव युद्धं विकटं करालं वीरहर्षदम्
evaṃ cirataraṃ kālaṃ devadānavayormahat || babhūva yuddhaṃ vikaṭaṃ karālaṃ vīraharṣadam
Thus for a very long time there was a great battle between the gods and the Dānavas, hideous, terrible, and delighting the heroes.
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SiP 2 174.36
महाप्रभोश्च लीलेयं शंकरस्य परात्मनः।। यया समीहितं सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम्
mahāprabhośca līleyaṃ śaṃkarasya parātmanaḥ|| yayā samīhitaṃ sarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam
And this is the play of the great Lord Śaṅkara, the supreme Self, by which all this, together with gods, asuras and men, is set in motion.
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