Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 175
SiP 2 175.1
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। तदा देवगणास्सर्वे दानवैश्च पराजिताः ।। दुद्रुवुर्भयभीताश्च शस्त्रास्त्रक्षतविग्रहाः
sanatkumāra uvāca || tadā devagaṇāssarve dānavaiśca parājitāḥ || dudruvurbhayabhītāśca śastrāstrakṣatavigrahāḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Then all the hosts of gods, defeated by the Dānavas, fled in fear, their bodies wounded by weapons and missiles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.2
ते परावृत्य विश्वेशं शंकरं शरणं ययुः ।। त्राहि त्राहीति सर्वेशेत्यू चुर्विह्वलया गिरा कबंधानां सहस्रं च सन्ननर्त रणे बहु ।। महान् कोलाहलो जातः क्लीबानां च भयंकरः तस्य सा शरवृष्टिश्च दुर्निवार्य्या भयंकरी ।। महाघोरांधकारश्च वधस्थाने बभूव ह सर्प्पांश्च पर्वतांश्चैव वृक्षांश्च प्रस्तरांस्तथा ।। सर्वांश्चिच्छेद कोपेन दिव्या स्त्रेण शिवात्मजः दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि शतशो मुमुचे दानवेश्वरः ।। तानि चिच्छेद तं बाणैर्वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान्
te parāvṛtya viśveśaṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ || trāhi trāhīti sarveśetyū curvihvalayā girā kabaṃdhānāṃ sahasraṃ ca sannanarta raṇe bahu || mahān kolāhalo jātaḥ klībānāṃ ca bhayaṃkaraḥ tasya sā śaravṛṣṭiśca durnivāryyā bhayaṃkarī || mahāghorāṃdhakāraśca vadhasthāne babhūva ha sarppāṃśca parvatāṃścaiva vṛkṣāṃśca prastarāṃstathā || sarvāṃściccheda kopena divyā streṇa śivātmajaḥ divyānyastrāṇi śataśo mumuce dānaveśvaraḥ || tāni ciccheda taṃ bāṇairvīrabhadraḥ pratāpavān
They turned back and went for refuge to Śaṅkara, the Lord of the universe, crying with faltering voice, "Save us, save us, Lord of all!" And a thousand headless trunks danced much in the battle; a great uproar arose, terrifying to the weak. That rain of arrows of his was terrifying and hard to ward off, and a great, dreadful darkness came to be at the place of slaughter. Serpents, mountains, trees and rocks as well — all these the son of Śiva cut down in anger with a divine missile. The lord of the Dānavas released divine weapons by the hundreds; those the mighty Vīrabhadra cut down, and (struck) him with arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 175.3
दृष्ट्वा पराजयं तेषां देवादीनां स शंकरः ।। सभयं वचनं श्रुत्वा कोपमुच्चैश्चकार ह
dṛṣṭvā parājayaṃ teṣāṃ devādīnāṃ sa śaṃkaraḥ || sabhayaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā kopamuccaiścakāra ha
Seeing that defeat of the gods and the others, and hearing their fearful words, Śaṅkara became greatly angry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.4
निरीक्ष्य स कृपादृष्ट्या देवेभ्यश्चाभयं ददौ ।। बलं च स्वगणानां वै वर्द्धयामास तेजसा
nirīkṣya sa kṛpādṛṣṭyā devebhyaścābhayaṃ dadau || balaṃ ca svagaṇānāṃ vai varddhayāmāsa tejasā
Looking (upon them) with a compassionate glance, he granted the gods freedom from fear, and by his splendour he increased the strength of his own hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.5
शिवाज्ञप्तस्तदा स्कन्दो दानवानां गणैस्सह ।। युयुधे निर्भयस्संख्ये महावीरो हरात्मजः
śivājñaptastadā skando dānavānāṃ gaṇaissaha || yuyudhe nirbhayassaṃkhye mahāvīro harātmajaḥ
Then Skanda, commanded by Śiva, the great hero, son of Hara, fought fearlessly in battle together with the hosts against the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.6
कृत्वा क्रोधं वीरशब्दं देवो यस्तारकांतकः ।। अक्षौहिणीनां शतकं समरे स जघान ह
kṛtvā krodhaṃ vīraśabdaṃ devo yastārakāṃtakaḥ || akṣauhiṇīnāṃ śatakaṃ samare sa jaghāna ha
Growing angry and raising a hero's shout, that god who is the destroyer of Tāraka slew a hundred akṣauhiṇīs in the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.7
रुधिरं पातयामास काली कमललोचना ।। तेषां शिरांसि संछिद्य बभक्ष सहसा च सा
rudhiraṃ pātayāmāsa kālī kamalalocanā || teṣāṃ śirāṃsi saṃchidya babhakṣa sahasā ca sā
Lotus-eyed Kālī made the blood flow; cutting off their heads, she devoured them at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.8
पपौ रक्तानि तेषां च दानवानां समं ततः ।। युद्धं चकार विविधं सुरदानवभीषणम्
papau raktāni teṣāṃ ca dānavānāṃ samaṃ tataḥ || yuddhaṃ cakāra vividhaṃ suradānavabhīṣaṇam
And then she drank the blood of those Dānavas all together, and waged a manifold battle, terrifying to gods and Dānavas alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.9
शतलक्षं गजेन्द्राणां शतलक्षं नृणां तथा ।। समादायैकहस्तेन मुखे चिक्षेप लीलया
śatalakṣaṃ gajendrāṇāṃ śatalakṣaṃ nṛṇāṃ tathā || samādāyaikahastena mukhe cikṣepa līlayā
Taking up ten million lordly elephants and ten million men with one hand, she threw them into her mouth in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.11
पुनः स्कंदः प्रकुप्योच्चैः शरवर्षाञ्चकार ह ।। पातयामास क्षयतः कोटिशोऽसुरनायकान्
punaḥ skaṃdaḥ prakupyoccaiḥ śaravarṣāñcakāra ha || pātayāmāsa kṣayataḥ koṭiśo'suranāyakān
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.12
दानवाः शरजालेन स्कन्दस्य क्षतविग्रहाः ।। भीताः प्रदुद्रुवुस्सर्वे शेषा मरणतस्तदा
dānavāḥ śarajālena skandasya kṣatavigrahāḥ || bhītāḥ pradudruvussarve śeṣā maraṇatastadā
The Dānavas, their bodies wounded by Skanda's net of arrows, all fled in terror — those who were left over from the slaughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.13
वृषपर्वा विप्रचित्तिर्दंडश्चापि विकंपनः ।। स्कंदेन युयुधुस्सार्द्धं तेन सर्वे क्रमेण च
vṛṣaparvā vipracittirdaṃḍaścāpi vikaṃpanaḥ || skaṃdena yuyudhussārddhaṃ tena sarve krameṇa ca
Vṛṣaparvan, Vipracitti, Daṇḍa, and also Vikampana — all of them fought with Skanda, one after another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.14
महामारी च युयुधे न बभूव पराङ्मुखी ।। बभूवुस्ते क्षतांगाश्च स्कंदशक्तिप्रपीडिताः
mahāmārī ca yuyudhe na babhūva parāṅmukhī || babhūvuste kṣatāṃgāśca skaṃdaśaktiprapīḍitāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.15
महामारीस्कंदयोश्च विजयोभूत्तदा मुने ।। नेदुर्दुंदुभयस्स्वर्गे पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात ह
mahāmārīskaṃdayośca vijayobhūttadā mune || nedurduṃdubhayassvarge puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ha
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.16
स्कंदस्य समरं दृष्ट्वा महारौद्रं तमद्भुतम् ।। दानवानां क्षयकरं यथाप्रकृतिकल्पकम्
skaṃdasya samaraṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāraudraṃ tamadbhutam || dānavānāṃ kṣayakaraṃ yathāprakṛtikalpakam
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.17
महामारीकृतं तच्चोपद्रवं क्षयहेतुकम्।। चुकोपातीव सहसा सनद्धोभूत्स्वयं तदा
mahāmārīkṛtaṃ taccopadravaṃ kṣayahetukam|| cukopātīva sahasā sanaddhobhūtsvayaṃ tadā
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.18
वरं विमानमारुह्य नानाशस्त्रास्त्रसंयुतम्।। अभयं सर्ववीराणां नानारत्नपरिच्छदम्
varaṃ vimānamāruhya nānāśastrāstrasaṃyutam|| abhayaṃ sarvavīrāṇāṃ nānāratnaparicchadam
Having mounted an excellent aerial chariot furnished with various weapons and missiles, giving safety to all heroes, covered over with various jewels —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.19
महावीरैश्शंखचूडो जगाम रथमध्यतः ।। धनुर्विकृष्य कर्णान्तं चकार शरवर्षणम्
mahāvīraiśśaṃkhacūḍo jagāma rathamadhyataḥ || dhanurvikṛṣya karṇāntaṃ cakāra śaravarṣaṇam
Śaṅkhacūḍa went (forth) with (his) great warriors, (standing) in the middle of the chariot; drawing the bow back to (his) ear, he made a rain of arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.21
देवाः प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वे येऽन्ये नन्दीश्वरादयः ।। एक एव कार्त्तिकेयस्तस्थौ समरमूर्द्धनि
devāḥ pradudruvuḥ sarve ye'nye nandīśvarādayaḥ || eka eva kārttikeyastasthau samaramūrddhani
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.22
पर्वतानां च सर्पाणां नागानां शाखिनां तथा ।। राजा चकार वृष्टिं च दुर्निवार्या भयंकरीम्
parvatānāṃ ca sarpāṇāṃ nāgānāṃ śākhināṃ tathā || rājā cakāra vṛṣṭiṃ ca durnivāryā bhayaṃkarīm
And the king made a rain of mountains and serpents, of nāgas and of trees as well — irresistible and terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.23
तद्दृष्ट्या प्रहतः स्कन्दो बभूव शिवनन्दनः ।। नीहारेण च सांद्रेण संवृतौ भास्करौ यथा
taddṛṣṭyā prahataḥ skando babhūva śivanandanaḥ || nīhāreṇa ca sāṃdreṇa saṃvṛtau bhāskarau yathā
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.24
नानाविधां स्वमायां च चकार मयदर्शिताम् ।। तां नाविदन् सुराः केपि गणाश्च मुनिसत्तम
nānāvidhāṃ svamāyāṃ ca cakāra mayadarśitām || tāṃ nāvidan surāḥ kepi gaṇāśca munisattama
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.25
तदैव शङ्खचूडश्च महामायी महाबलः ।। शरेणैकेन दिव्येन धनुश्चिच्छेद तस्य वै
tadaiva śaṅkhacūḍaśca mahāmāyī mahābalaḥ || śareṇaikena divyena dhanuściccheda tasya vai
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.26
बभंज तद्रथं दिव्यं चिच्छेद रथपीडकान् ।। मयूरं जर्जरीभूतं दिव्यास्त्रेण चकार सः
babhaṃja tadrathaṃ divyaṃ ciccheda rathapīḍakān || mayūraṃ jarjarībhūtaṃ divyāstreṇa cakāra saḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.27
शक्तिं चिक्षेप सूर्याभां तस्य वक्षसि घातिनीम् ।। मूर्च्छामवाप सहसा तत्प्रहारेण स क्षणम्
śaktiṃ cikṣepa sūryābhāṃ tasya vakṣasi ghātinīm || mūrcchāmavāpa sahasā tatprahāreṇa sa kṣaṇam
He hurled at his chest a spear, blazing like the sun, deadly; by that blow (Kārtikeya) suddenly fainted for a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.28
पुनश्च चेतनां प्राप्य कार्तिकः परवीरहा ।। रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणमारुरोह स्ववाहनम्
punaśca cetanāṃ prāpya kārtikaḥ paravīrahā || ratnendrasāranirmāṇamāruroha svavāhanam
And Kārtika, slayer of enemy heroes, regaining consciousness again, mounted his own vehicle, which was fashioned of the essence of the finest of gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.29
स्मृत्वा पादौ महेशस्य साम्बिकस्य च षण्मुखः ।। शस्त्रास्त्राणि गृहीत्वैव चकार रणमुल्बणम्
smṛtvā pādau maheśasya sāmbikasya ca ṣaṇmukhaḥ || śastrāstrāṇi gṛhītvaiva cakāra raṇamulbaṇam
Having called to mind the feet of Maheśa together with Ambikā, the six-faced one took up his weapons and missiles and waged a terrible battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.31
वह्निं निवारयामास पार्जन्येन शरेण ह ।। रथं धनुश्च चिच्छेद शंखचूडस्य लीलया
vahniṃ nivārayāmāsa pārjanyena śareṇa ha || rathaṃ dhanuśca ciccheda śaṃkhacūḍasya līlayā
He warded off the fire with the Parjanya (rain-god's) arrow, and effortlessly cut apart Śaṅkhacūḍa's chariot and bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.32
सन्नाहं सर्ववाहांश्च किरीटं मुकुटोज्ज्वलम् ।। वीरशब्दं चकारासौ जगर्ज च पुनः पुनः
sannāhaṃ sarvavāhāṃśca kirīṭaṃ mukuṭojjvalam || vīraśabdaṃ cakārāsau jagarja ca punaḥ punaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.33
चिक्षेप शक्तिं सूर्याभां दानवेन्द्रस्य वक्षसि ।।। तत्प्रहारेण संप्राप मूर्च्छां दीर्घतमेन च
cikṣepa śaktiṃ sūryābhāṃ dānavendrasya vakṣasi ||| tatprahāreṇa saṃprāpa mūrcchāṃ dīrghatamena ca
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.34
मुहूर्तमात्रं तत्क्लेशं विनीय स महाबलः ।। चेतनां प्राप्य चोत्तस्थौ जगर्ज हरिवर्च सः
muhūrtamātraṃ tatkleśaṃ vinīya sa mahābalaḥ || cetanāṃ prāpya cottasthau jagarja harivarca saḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.35
शक्त्या जघान तं चापि कार्तिकेयं महाबलम् ।। स पपात महीपृष्ठेऽमोघां कुर्वन्विधिप्रदाम्
śaktyā jaghāna taṃ cāpi kārtikeyaṃ mahābalam || sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhe'moghāṃ kurvanvidhipradām
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.36
काली गृहीत्वा तं क्रोडे निनाय शिवसन्निधौ ।। ज्ञानेन तं शिवश्चापि जीवयामास लीलया
kālī gṛhītvā taṃ kroḍe nināya śivasannidhau || jñānena taṃ śivaścāpi jīvayāmāsa līlayā
Kālī, taking him into her lap, carried (him) into Śiva's presence; and Śiva too, by his knowledge, brought him back to life in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.37
ददौ बलमनंतं च समुत्तस्थौ प्रतापवान् ।। गमनाय मतिं चक्रे पुनस्तत्र शिवात्मजः
dadau balamanaṃtaṃ ca samuttasthau pratāpavān || gamanāya matiṃ cakre punastatra śivātmajaḥ
And (Śiva) gave (him) endless strength, and the valorous one rose up; again the son of Śiva set his mind on going there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.38
एतस्मिन्नंतरे वीरो वीरभद्रो महाबलः ।। शंखचूडेन युयुधे समरे बलशालिना
etasminnaṃtare vīro vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ || śaṃkhacūḍena yuyudhe samare balaśālinā
Meanwhile the hero Vīrabhadra, of great strength, fought in battle with Śaṅkhacūḍa, who was possessed of might.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.39
ववर्ष समरेऽस्त्राणि यानियानि च दानवः ।। चिच्छेद लीलया वीरस्तानितानि निजैश्शरैः
vavarṣa samare'strāṇi yāniyāni ca dānavaḥ || ciccheda līlayā vīrastānitāni nijaiśśaraiḥ
Whatever weapons the Dānava rained down in the battle, the hero cut them all apart effortlessly with his own arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.41
अथातीव चुकोपोच्चैश्शंखचूडः प्रतापवान् ।। शक्त्या जघानोरसि तं स चकंपे पपात कौ
athātīva cukopoccaiśśaṃkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān || śaktyā jaghānorasi taṃ sa cakaṃpe papāta kau
Then the valorous Śaṅkhacūḍa grew exceedingly angry and roared aloud; he struck him on the chest with his spear (śakti), and he trembled and fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.42
क्षणेन चेतनां प्राप्य समुत्तस्थौ गणेश्वरः ।। जग्राह च धनुर्भूयो वीरभद्रो गणाग्रणीः
kṣaṇena cetanāṃ prāpya samuttasthau gaṇeśvaraḥ || jagrāha ca dhanurbhūyo vīrabhadro gaṇāgraṇīḥ
In a moment, regaining consciousness, the lord of the hosts rose up; and Vīrabhadra, the foremost of the hosts, took up his bow again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.43
एतस्मिन्नंतरे काली जगाम समरं पुनः ।। भक्षितुं दानवान् स्वांश्च रक्षितुं कार्तिकेच्छया
etasminnaṃtare kālī jagāma samaraṃ punaḥ || bhakṣituṃ dānavān svāṃśca rakṣituṃ kārtikecchayā
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 175.44
वीरास्तामनुजग्मुश्च ते च नन्दीश्वरादयः ।। सर्वे देवाश्च गंधर्वा यक्षा रक्षांसि पन्नगाः
vīrāstāmanujagmuśca te ca nandīśvarādayaḥ || sarve devāśca gaṃdharvā yakṣā rakṣāṃsi pannagāḥ
And the heroes followed her—those (led by) Nandīśvara and the rest—and all the gods, the gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, and serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 175.45
वाद्यभांडाश्च बहुशश्शतशो मधुवाहकाः ।। पुनः समुद्यताश्चासन् वीरा उभयतोऽखिलाः
vādyabhāṃḍāśca bahuśaśśataśo madhuvāhakāḥ || punaḥ samudyatāścāsan vīrā ubhayato'khilāḥ
And there were musical instruments in great numbers, and by the hundreds the bearers of mead; and again all the heroes on both sides stood ready.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain