Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 195
SiP 2 195.1
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। शृणु व्यास महाप्रेम्णा चरितं शशिमौलिनः ।। यथाऽवधीत्त्रिशूलेन दानवेन्द्रं गजासुरम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || śṛṇu vyāsa mahāpremṇā caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ || yathā'vadhīttriśūlena dānavendraṃ gajāsuram
Sanatkumāra said: Listen, Vyāsa, with great love, to the deed of the moon-crested one — how he slew with his trident Gajāsura, the lord of the dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.2
दानवे निहते देव्या समरे महिषासुरे ।। देवानां च हितार्थाय पुरा देवाः सुखं ययुः तेन तप्तास्तुरास्सर्वे दिवं त्यक्त्वा सवासवाः ।। ब्रह्मलोकं ययुर्विज्ञापयामासुश्चचाल भूः एवं लब्धवरो दैत्यो माहिषिश्च गजासुरः ।। सुप्रसन्नमनास्सोऽथ स्वधाम प्रत्यपद्यत समागतेऽसुरेन्द्रे हि महान्कलकलो मुने ।। त्रातत्रातेति तत्रासीदानंदनवासिनाम् यन्नेत्रयोः पिंगलिमा तथा तरलिमा पुनः ।। विद्युताः नोह्यतेऽद्यापि सोऽयं स्माऽऽयाति सत्वरम् प्रोतस्तेन त्रिशूलेन स च दैत्यो गजासुरः ।। छत्रीकृतमिवात्मानं मन्यमाना जगौ हरम् इष्टगंधिस्सदैवास्तु सदैवास्त्वतिकोमला ।। सदैव निर्मला चास्तु सदैवास्त्वतिमंडनाम् हरि ब्रह्मादयो देवा हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः।। तुष्टुवुस्तं महेशानं नत्वा सांजलयस्ततः
dānave nihate devyā samare mahiṣāsure || devānāṃ ca hitārthāya purā devāḥ sukhaṃ yayuḥ tena taptāsturāssarve divaṃ tyaktvā savāsavāḥ || brahmalokaṃ yayurvijñāpayāmāsuścacāla bhūḥ evaṃ labdhavaro daityo māhiṣiśca gajāsuraḥ || suprasannamanāsso'tha svadhāma pratyapadyata samāgate'surendre hi mahānkalakalo mune || trātatrāteti tatrāsīdānaṃdanavāsinām yannetrayoḥ piṃgalimā tathā taralimā punaḥ || vidyutāḥ nohyate'dyāpi so'yaṃ smā''yāti satvaram protastena triśūlena sa ca daityo gajāsuraḥ || chatrīkṛtamivātmānaṃ manyamānā jagau haram iṣṭagaṃdhissadaivāstu sadaivāstvatikomalā || sadaiva nirmalā cāstu sadaivāstvatimaṃḍanām hari brahmādayo devā harṣanirbharamānasāḥ|| tuṣṭuvustaṃ maheśānaṃ natvā sāṃjalayastataḥ
When the dānava Mahiṣāsura had been slain by the Goddess in battle, for the welfare of the gods, then formerly the gods went to happiness. Scorched by him, all the gods together with Vāsava, abandoning heaven, went to Brahmā's world and made (their plight) known; the earth trembled. Thus, having obtained his boon, the daitya, Mahiṣī's son Gajāsura, his mind well pleased, then went back to his own abode. When the lord of the asuras arrived, O sage, there was a great clamour there among the dwellers of Ānandana: "He is saved, saved!" The tawniness in whose two eyes, and again their flickering — even now it is not to be conveyed — "here he comes swiftly!" And that daitya Gajāsura, pierced through by that trident, thinking himself as it were made into a parasol, sang of Hara: "May the fragrance be ever agreeable, may it be ever most soft, may it be ever spotless, may it be ever most adorning." Then Hari, Brahmā and the other gods, their minds overflowing with joy, bowing with folded hands, praised that Maheśāna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 195.3
तस्य पुत्रो महावीरो मुनीश्वर गजासुरः ।। पितुर्वधं हि संस्मृत्य कृतं देव्या सुरार्थनात्
tasya putro mahāvīro munīśvara gajāsuraḥ || piturvadhaṃ hi saṃsmṛtya kṛtaṃ devyā surārthanāt
His son, O lord of sages, was the great hero Gajāsura; recalling the slaying of his father, which the Goddess had done at the gods' entreaty —
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SiP 2 195.4
स तद्वैरमनुस्मृत्य तपोर्थं गतवान्वने ।। समुद्दिश्य विधिं प्रीत्या तताप परमं तपः
sa tadvairamanusmṛtya taporthaṃ gatavānvane || samuddiśya vidhiṃ prītyā tatāpa paramaṃ tapaḥ
— remembering that enmity, he went to the forest for austerity, and with devotion, having Vidhi (Brahmā) in view, he performed supreme austerity.
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SiP 2 195.5
अवध्योहं भविष्यामि स्त्रीपुंसैः कामनिर्जितः ।। संविचार्येति मनसाऽभूत्तपोरतमानसः
avadhyohaṃ bhaviṣyāmi strīpuṃsaiḥ kāmanirjitaḥ || saṃvicāryeti manasā'bhūttaporatamānasaḥ
"I shall become unslayable by women and by men who are overcome by desire" — having reflected thus in his mind, he became one whose mind delighted in austerity.
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SiP 2 195.6
स तेपे हिमवद्द्रोण्यां तपः परमदारु णम् ।। ऊर्द्ध्वबाहुर्नभोदृष्टिः पादांगुष्ठाश्रितावनिः
sa tepe himavaddroṇyāṃ tapaḥ paramadāru ṇam || ūrddhvabāhurnabhodṛṣṭiḥ pādāṃguṣṭhāśritāvaniḥ
He performed most terrible austerity in a valley of Himavat, his arms raised, his gaze upon the sky, the ground touched only by the tips of his toes.
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SiP 2 195.7
जटाभारैस्स वै रेजे प्रलयार्क इवांशुभिः ।। महिषासुरपुत्रोऽसौ गजासुर उदारधीः
jaṭābhāraissa vai reje pralayārka ivāṃśubhiḥ || mahiṣāsuraputro'sau gajāsura udāradhīḥ
With his mass of matted locks he shone like the sun of the world's dissolution with its rays — that son of Mahiṣāsura, Gajāsura, of lofty resolve.
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SiP 2 195.8
तस्य मूर्ध्नः समुद्भूतस्सधूमोग्निस्तपोमयः ।। तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधोलोकास्तापयन्विष्वगीरितः
tasya mūrdhnaḥ samudbhūtassadhūmognistapomayaḥ || tiryagūrdhvamadholokāstāpayanviṣvagīritaḥ
From his head there arose a smoking fire made of his austerity, which, driven forth in every direction, scorched the worlds across, above and below.
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SiP 2 195.9
चुक्षुभुर्नद्युदन्वंतश्चाग्नेर्मूर्द्धसमुद्भवात् ।। निपेतुस्सग्रहास्तारा जज्वलुश्च दिशो दश
cukṣubhurnadyudanvaṃtaścāgnermūrddhasamudbhavāt || nipetussagrahāstārā jajvaluśca diśo daśa
The rivers and oceans were churned up by that fire risen from his head; the stars along with the planets fell, and the ten directions blazed.
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SiP 2 195.11
देवा ऊचुः ।। विधे गजासुरतपस्तप्ता वयमथाकुलाः ।। न शक्नुमो दिवि स्थातुमतस्ते शरणं गताः
devā ūcuḥ || vidhe gajāsuratapastaptā vayamathākulāḥ || na śaknumo divi sthātumataste śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
The gods said: O Vidhi, scorched by Gajāsura's austerity we are distressed; we cannot remain in heaven, and so we have come to you for refuge.
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SiP 2 195.12
विधेह्युपशमं तस्य चान्याञ्जीवयितुं कृपा ।। लोका नंक्ष्यत्यन्यथा हि सत्यंसत्यं ब्रुवामहे
vidhehyupaśamaṃ tasya cānyāñjīvayituṃ kṛpā || lokā naṃkṣyatyanyathā hi satyaṃsatyaṃ bruvāmahe
Ordain the quelling of it, and (show) compassion, so as to keep the others alive; otherwise the worlds will perish — truly, truly do we speak.
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SiP 2 195.13
इति विज्ञापितो देवैर्वासवाद्यैस्स आत्मभूः ।। भृगुदक्षादिभिर्ब्रह्मा ययौ दैत्यवराश्रमम्
iti vijñāpito devairvāsavādyaissa ātmabhūḥ || bhṛgudakṣādibhirbrahmā yayau daityavarāśramam
Thus informed by the gods headed by Vāsava, that self-existent Brahmā went, with Bhṛgu, Dakṣa and the others, to the hermitage of the foremost of the daityas.
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SiP 2 195.14
तपंतं तपसा लोका न्यथाऽभ्रापिहितं दिवि ।। विलक्ष्य विस्मितः प्राह विहसन्सृष्टिकारकः
tapaṃtaṃ tapasā lokā nyathā'bhrāpihitaṃ divi || vilakṣya vismitaḥ prāha vihasansṛṣṭikārakaḥ
Seeing him scorching the worlds with his austerity, as though the sky were overspread with cloud, the maker of creation, astonished, laughed and spoke.
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SiP 2 195.15
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ दैत्येन्द्र तपस्सिद्धोसि माहिषे ।। प्राप्तोऽहं वरदस्तात वरं वृणु यथेप्सितम्
brahmovāca || uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha daityendra tapassiddhosi māhiṣe || prāpto'haṃ varadastāta varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam
Brahmā said: Rise up, rise up, lord of the daityas, you are accomplished in austerity, O son of Mahiṣa; I have come as the giver of boons, my dear; choose a boon as you wish.
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SiP 2 195.17
गजासुर उवाच ।। नमस्ते देवदेवेश यदि दास्यसि मे वरम्।। अवध्योऽहं भवेयं वै स्त्रीपुंसैः कामनिर्जितैः
gajāsura uvāca || namaste devadeveśa yadi dāsyasi me varam|| avadhyo'haṃ bhaveyaṃ vai strīpuṃsaiḥ kāmanirjitaiḥ
Gajāsura said: Homage to you, lord of the gods of gods. If you will grant me a boon, may I be unslayable by women and by men who are overcome by desire;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.18
महाबलो महावीर्योऽजेयो देवादिभिस्सदा ।। सर्वेषां लोकपालानां निखिलर्द्धिसुभुग्विभो
mahābalo mahāvīryo'jeyo devādibhissadā || sarveṣāṃ lokapālānāṃ nikhilarddhisubhugvibho
of great strength, of great valour, always unconquerable by the gods and the rest, and the enjoyer of the entire wealth of all the guardians of the worlds, O mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 195.19
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एवं वृतश्शतधृतिर्दानवेन स तेन वै ।। प्रादात्तत्तपसा प्रीतो वरं तस्य सुदुर्लभम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || evaṃ vṛtaśśatadhṛtirdānavena sa tena vai || prādāttattapasā prīto varaṃ tasya sudurlabham
Sanatkumāra said: Thus petitioned by that dānava, Śatadhṛti (Brahmā), pleased with his austerity, granted him that boon so hard to obtain.
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SiP 2 195.21
स विजित्य दिशस्सर्वा लोकांश्च त्रीन्महासुरः ।। देवासुरमनुष्येन्द्रान्गंधर्वगरुडोरगान्
sa vijitya diśassarvā lokāṃśca trīnmahāsuraḥ || devāsuramanuṣyendrāngaṃdharvagaruḍoragān
That great asura, having conquered all the directions and the three worlds — the gods, asuras, the lords of men, gandharvas, garuḍas and serpents —
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SiP 2 195.22
इत्यादीन्निखिलाञ्जित्वा वशमानीय विश्वजित् ।। जहार लोकपालानां स्थानानि सह तेजसा
ityādīnnikhilāñjitvā vaśamānīya viśvajit || jahāra lokapālānāṃ sthānāni saha tejasā
— having conquered all these and the rest and brought them under his sway, that conqueror of the universe took away the stations of the guardians of the worlds together with their splendour.
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SiP 2 195.23
देवोद्यानश्रिया जुष्टमध्यास्ते स्म त्रिविष्टपम् ।। महेन्द्रभवनं साक्षान्निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा
devodyānaśriyā juṣṭamadhyāste sma triviṣṭapam || mahendrabhavanaṃ sākṣānnirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 195.24
तस्मिन्महेन्द्रस्य गृहे महाबलो महामना निर्जितलोक एकराट्।। रेमेऽभिवंद्यांघ्रियुगः सुरादिभिः प्रतापितैरूर्जितचंडशासनः
tasminmahendrasya gṛhe mahābalo mahāmanā nirjitaloka ekarāṭ|| reme'bhivaṃdyāṃghriyugaḥ surādibhiḥ pratāpitairūrjitacaṃḍaśāsanaḥ
In that palace of Mahendra the mighty, proud-minded one, who had conquered the worlds, sole sovereign, took his pleasure — his pair of feet bowed to by the gods and the rest, whom he had scorched — his fierce rule being harshly enforced.
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SiP 2 195.25
स इत्थं निर्जितककुबेकराड् विषयान्प्रियान् ।। यथोपजोषं भुंजानो नातृप्यदजितेन्द्रियः
sa itthaṃ nirjitakakubekarāḍ viṣayānpriyān || yathopajoṣaṃ bhuṃjāno nātṛpyadajitendriyaḥ
Thus he, sole ruler, having conquered the quarters, enjoying the pleasant objects of sense as much as he liked, was not satisfied, for his senses were unsubdued.
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SiP 2 195.26
एवमैश्वर्यमत्तस्य दृप्तस्योच्छास्त्रवर्तिनः ।। काले व्यतीते महति पापबुद्धिरभूत्ततः
evamaiśvaryamattasya dṛptasyocchāstravartinaḥ || kāle vyatīte mahati pāpabuddhirabhūttataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 195.27
महिषासुरपुत्रोऽसौ संचिक्लेश द्विजान्वरान् ।। तापसान्नितरां पृथ्व्यां दानवस्सुखमर्दनः
mahiṣāsuraputro'sau saṃcikleśa dvijānvarān || tāpasānnitarāṃ pṛthvyāṃ dānavassukhamardanaḥ
That son of Mahiṣāsura afflicted the best of the twice-born, and the ascetics on earth even more — the Dānava, a crusher of (their) ease.
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SiP 2 195.28
सुरान्नरांश्च प्रमथान्सर्वाञ्चिक्लेश दुर्मतिः ।। धर्मान्वितान्विशेषेण पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्
surānnarāṃśca pramathānsarvāñcikleśa durmatiḥ || dharmānvitānviśeṣeṇa pūrvavairamanusmaran
That evil-minded one tormented the gods, men, and all the Pramathas, and especially those endowed with dharma, remembering his former enmity.
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SiP 2 195.29
एकस्मिन्समये तात दानवोऽसौ महाबलः ।। अगच्छद्राजधानीं व शंकरस्य गजासुरः
ekasminsamaye tāta dānavo'sau mahābalaḥ || agacchadrājadhānīṃ va śaṃkarasya gajāsuraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 195.31
महिषाऽसुरपुत्रोऽसौ यदा पुर्यां समागतः ।। प्रमथन्प्रमथान्सर्वान्निजवीर्यमदोद्धतः
mahiṣā'suraputro'sau yadā puryāṃ samāgataḥ || pramathanpramathānsarvānnijavīryamadoddhataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 195.32
तस्मिन्नवसरे देवाश्शक्राद्यास्तत्पराजिताः ।। शिवस्य शरणं जग्मुर्नत्वा तुष्टुवुरादरात्
tasminnavasare devāśśakrādyāstatparājitāḥ || śivasya śaraṇaṃ jagmurnatvā tuṣṭuvurādarāt
On that occasion the gods, Indra and the rest, defeated by him, went to Śiva for refuge, and having bowed, praised (him) reverently.
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SiP 2 195.33
न्यवेदयन्दानवस्य तस्य काश्यां समागमम् ।। क्लेशाधिक्यं तत्रत्यानां तन्नाथानां विशेषतः
nyavedayandānavasya tasya kāśyāṃ samāgamam || kleśādhikyaṃ tatratyānāṃ tannāthānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
They reported the arrival of that demon in Kāśī, and the excess of affliction of those dwelling there, especially of their lords.
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SiP 2 195.34
देवा ऊचुः ।। देवदेव महादेव तव पुर्यां गतोसुरः ।। कष्टं दत्ते त्वज्जनानां तं जहि त्वं कृपानिधे
devā ūcuḥ || devadeva mahādeva tava puryāṃ gatosuraḥ || kaṣṭaṃ datte tvajjanānāṃ taṃ jahi tvaṃ kṛpānidhe
The gods said: "God of gods, Great God, an asura has gone into your city. He inflicts suffering on your people — slay him, O treasury of compassion!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.35
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। उत्थायोत्थाय दैत्येन्द्र ईक्षमाणो दृशा विभुम्।। गिरा गद्गदया प्रीतोऽगृणाद्देवं स माहिषिः । यत्रयत्र धरायां च चरणं प्रमिणोति हि ।। अचलां सचलां तत्र करोति निज भारतः
sanatkumāra uvāca || utthāyotthāya daityendra īkṣamāṇo dṛśā vibhum|| girā gadgadayā prīto'gṛṇāddevaṃ sa māhiṣiḥ | yatrayatra dharāyāṃ ca caraṇaṃ pramiṇoti hi || acalāṃ sacalāṃ tatra karoti nija bhārataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 195.36
ऊरुवेगेन तरवः पतंति शिखरैस्सह ।। यस्य दोर्दंडघातेन चूर्णा स्युश्च शिलोच्चयाः
ūruvegena taravaḥ pataṃti śikharaissaha || yasya dordaṃḍaghātena cūrṇā syuśca śiloccayāḥ
By the force of (his) thighs trees fall down together with their crests; by the blow of whose club-like arms masses of rock would be reduced to powder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.37
यस्य मौलिजसंघर्षाद्घना व्योम त्यजंत्यपि ।। नीलिमानं न चाद्यापि जह्युस्तत्केशसंगजम्
yasya maulijasaṃgharṣādghanā vyoma tyajaṃtyapi || nīlimānaṃ na cādyāpi jahyustatkeśasaṃgajam
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 195.38
यस्य विश्वाससंभारैरुत्तरंगा महाब्धयः ।। नद्योप्यमन्दकल्लोला भवंति तिमिभिस्सह
yasya viśvāsasaṃbhārairuttaraṃgā mahābdhayaḥ || nadyopyamandakallolā bhavaṃti timibhissaha
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 195.39
योजनानां सहस्राणि नव यस्य समुच्छ्रयः ।। तावानेव हि विस्तारस्तनोर्मायाविनोऽस्य हि
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi nava yasya samucchrayaḥ || tāvāneva hi vistārastanormāyāvino'sya hi
Nine thousand yojanas is his height, and just that much is the breadth of the body of this deceitful (demon).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.41
यां यां दिशं समभ्येति सोयं दुस्सह दानवः ।। अवध्योऽहं भवामीति स्त्रीपुंसैः कामनिर्जितैः
yāṃ yāṃ diśaṃ samabhyeti soyaṃ dussaha dānavaḥ || avadhyo'haṃ bhavāmīti strīpuṃsaiḥ kāmanirjitaiḥ
In whatever direction this Dānava, hard to withstand, goes, (he proclaims,) "I am unslayable" — (attended) by women and men vanquished by desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 195.42
इत्येवं चेष्टितं तस्य दानवस्य निवेदितम् ।। रक्षस्व भक्तान्देवेश काशीरक्षणतत्पर
ityevaṃ ceṣṭitaṃ tasya dānavasya niveditam || rakṣasva bhaktāndeveśa kāśīrakṣaṇatatpara
Thus has the doing of that Dānava been reported (to you). Protect (your) devotees, O lord of gods, you who are intent on guarding Kāśī!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.43
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इति संप्रार्थितो देवैर्भक्तरक्षणतत्परः ।। तत्राऽऽजगाम सोरं तद्वधकामनया हरः
sanatkumāra uvāca || iti saṃprārthito devairbhaktarakṣaṇatatparaḥ || tatrā''jagāma soraṃ tadvadhakāmanayā haraḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Thus entreated by the gods, Hara, who is intent on protecting his devotees, came there at once, with the desire to slay him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.44
आगतं तं समालोक्य शंकरं भक्तवत्सलम् ।। त्रिशूलहस्तं गर्जंतं जगर्ज स गजासुरः
āgataṃ taṃ samālokya śaṃkaraṃ bhaktavatsalam || triśūlahastaṃ garjaṃtaṃ jagarja sa gajāsuraḥ
Seeing him come — Śaṃkara, who is fond of his devotees, with the trident in his hand, roaring — that elephant-demon roared (in answer).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.45
ततस्तयोर्महानासीत्समरो दारुणोऽद्भुतः ।। नानास्त्रशस्त्रसंपातैर्वीरारावं प्रकुर्वतोः
tatastayormahānāsītsamaro dāruṇo'dbhutaḥ || nānāstraśastrasaṃpātairvīrārāvaṃ prakurvatoḥ
Then there was a great battle between the two, terrible and astonishing, as they, with volleys of many missiles and weapons, raised the war cries of heroes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.46
गजासुरोतितेजस्वी महाबलपराक्रमः ।। विव्याध गिरिशं बाणैस्तीक्ष्णैर्दानवघातिनम्
gajāsurotitejasvī mahābalaparākramaḥ || vivyādha giriśaṃ bāṇaistīkṣṇairdānavaghātinam
Gajāsura, of surpassing might, of great strength and valour, pierced the mountain-dweller (Śiva), the slayer of the Dānavas, with sharp arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.47
अथ रुद्रो रौद्रतनुः स्वशरैरतिदारुणैः ।। तच्छरांश्चिच्छिदे तूर्णमप्राप्तांस्तिलशो मुने
atha rudro raudratanuḥ svaśarairatidāruṇaiḥ || taccharāṃścicchide tūrṇamaprāptāṃstilaśo mune
Then Rudra, with his fierce form, quickly cut those arrows to bits with his own exceedingly terrible arrows, before they reached (him), O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.48
ततो गजासुरः कुद्धोऽभ्यधावत्तं महेश्वरम् ।। खड्गहस्तः प्रगर्ज्योच्चैर्हतोसीत्यद्य वै मया
tato gajāsuraḥ kuddho'bhyadhāvattaṃ maheśvaram || khaḍgahastaḥ pragarjyoccairhatosītyadya vai mayā
Then the enraged Gajāsura ran at that great lord, sword in hand, roaring loudly: "You are slain by me now indeed!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.49
ततस्त्रिशूलहेतिस्तमायांतं दैत्यपुंगवम् ।। विज्ञायावध्यमन्येन शूलेनाभिजघान तम् ।।
tatastriśūlahetistamāyāṃtaṃ daityapuṃgavam || vijñāyāvadhyamanyena śūlenābhijaghāna tam ||
Then he who has the trident for his weapon, knowing that bull among Daityas who was coming at him could not be slain by anything else, struck him with the trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.51
गजासुर उवाच ।। देवदेव महादेव तव भक्तोऽस्मि सर्वथा ।। जाने त्वां त्रिदिवेशानं त्रिशूलिन्स्मरहारिणम्
gajāsura uvāca || devadeva mahādeva tava bhakto'smi sarvathā || jāne tvāṃ tridiveśānaṃ triśūlinsmarahāriṇam
Gajāsura said: God of gods, Mahādeva, I am in every way your devotee; I know you as the lord of the three heavens, O trident-bearer, destroyer of Kāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.52
तव हस्ते मम वधो महाश्रेयस्करो मतः ।। अंधकारे महेशान त्रिपुरांतक सर्वग
tava haste mama vadho mahāśreyaskaro mataḥ || aṃdhakāre maheśāna tripurāṃtaka sarvaga
My death at your hand is held to be a bringer of great good fortune, O great lord in the darkness, ender of Tripura, all-pervading one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.53
किंचिद्विज्ञप्तुमिच्छामि तच्छृणुष्व कृपाकर ।। सत्यं ब्रवीमि नासत्यं मृत्युंजय विचारय
kiṃcidvijñaptumicchāmi tacchṛṇuṣva kṛpākara || satyaṃ bravīmi nāsatyaṃ mṛtyuṃjaya vicāraya
I wish to make some request; hear it, O storehouse of compassion. I speak the truth, not untruth—consider it, O conqueror of death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.54
त्वमेको जगतां वंद्यो विश्वस्योपरि संस्थितः ।। कालेन सर्वैर्मर्तव्यं श्रेयसे मृत्युरीदृशः
tvameko jagatāṃ vaṃdyo viśvasyopari saṃsthitaḥ || kālena sarvairmartavyaṃ śreyase mṛtyurīdṛśaḥ
You alone are to be revered by the worlds, standing above the universe. By Time all must die; such a death (as this) is for (one's) good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.55
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य शंकरः करुणानिधिः ।। प्रहस्य प्रत्युवाचेशो माहिषेयं गजासुरम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya śaṃkaraḥ karuṇānidhiḥ || prahasya pratyuvāceśo māhiṣeyaṃ gajāsuram
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard those words of his, Śaṃkara, the treasury of compassion, the Lord, laughed and replied to Gajāsura, the son of the buffalo-demon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.56
ईश्वर उवाच ।। महापराक्रमनिधे दानवोत्तम सन्मते ।। गजासुर प्रसन्नोस्मि स्वानकूलं वरं वृणु
īśvara uvāca || mahāparākramanidhe dānavottama sanmate || gajāsura prasannosmi svānakūlaṃ varaṃ vṛṇu
The Lord said: O treasury of great valour, best of Dānavas, of good mind, Gajāsura, I am pleased; choose a boon agreeable to yourself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.57
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य महेशस्य वचनं वरदस्य हि ।। प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मा दानवेन्द्रो गजासुरः
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya maheśasya vacanaṃ varadasya hi || pratyuvāca prasannātmā dānavendro gajāsuraḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having thus heard the words of the great Lord, the boon-giver, Gajāsura, lord of the Dānavas, with gladdened heart replied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.58
गजासुर उवाच ।। यदि प्रसन्नो दिग्वासस्तदा दित्यं वसान मे।। इमां कृत्तिं महेशान त्वत्त्रिशूलाग्निपाविताम्
gajāsura uvāca || yadi prasanno digvāsastadā dityaṃ vasāna me|| imāṃ kṛttiṃ maheśāna tvattriśūlāgnipāvitām
Gajāsura said: If you are pleased, O sky-clad one, then wear this hide of mine, purified by the fire of your trident, O great lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.59
स्वप्रमाणां सुखस्पर्शां रणांगणपणीकृताम् ।। दर्शनीयां महादिव्यां सर्वदैव सुखावहाम्
svapramāṇāṃ sukhasparśāṃ raṇāṃgaṇapaṇīkṛtām || darśanīyāṃ mahādivyāṃ sarvadaiva sukhāvahām
—of the right size (for you), pleasant to the touch, staked in the arena of battle, worth beholding, most divine, always bringing comfort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.61
महातपोनलज्वालां प्राप्यापि सुचिरं विभो ।। न दग्धा कृत्तिरेषा मे पुण्यगंधनिधेस्ततः
mahātaponalajvālāṃ prāpyāpi suciraṃ vibho || na dagdhā kṛttireṣā me puṇyagaṃdhanidhestataḥ
Even after long undergoing the flame of the fire of great austerity, O mighty one, this hide of mine was not burnt—hence it is a store of holy fragrance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.62
यदि पुण्यवती नैषा मम कृत्ति दिगंबर ।। तदा त्वदंगसंगोस्याः कथं जातो रणांगणे
yadi puṇyavatī naiṣā mama kṛtti digaṃbara || tadā tvadaṃgasaṃgosyāḥ kathaṃ jāto raṇāṃgaṇe
If this hide of mine were not meritorious, O sky-clad one, then how did it come to touch your body on the field of battle?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.63
अन्यं च मे वरं देहि यदि तुष्टोऽसि शंकर ।। नामास्तु कृत्तिवासास्ते प्रारभ्याद्यतनं दिनम्
anyaṃ ca me varaṃ dehi yadi tuṣṭo'si śaṃkara || nāmāstu kṛttivāsāste prārabhyādyatanaṃ dinam
And grant me another boon, if you are satisfied, Śaṃkara: from this day onward let your name be Kṛttivāsas (hide-clad).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.64
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। श्रुत्वेति स वचस्तस्य शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः।। तथेत्युवाच सुप्रीतो महिषासुरजं च तम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || śrutveti sa vacastasya śaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ|| tathetyuvāca suprīto mahiṣāsurajaṃ ca tam
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard those words of his, Śaṃkara, fond of his devotees, well pleased, said "So be it" to that son of the buffalo-demon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.65
पुनः प्रोवाच प्रीतात्मा दानवं तं गजासुरम् ।। भक्तप्रियो महेशानो भक्तिनिर्मलमानसम्
punaḥ provāca prītātmā dānavaṃ taṃ gajāsuram || bhaktapriyo maheśāno bhaktinirmalamānasam
Again the great Lord, who loves his devotees, gladdened in heart, spoke to that Dānava Gajāsura, whose mind was made pure by devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.66
ईश्वर उवाच।। इदं पुण्यं शरीरं ते क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्मुक्तिसाधने।। मम लिंगं भवत्वत्र सर्वेषां मुक्तिदायकम्
īśvara uvāca|| idaṃ puṇyaṃ śarīraṃ te kṣetre'sminmuktisādhane|| mama liṃgaṃ bhavatvatra sarveṣāṃ muktidāyakam
The Lord said: Let this holy body of yours become my liṅga here in this sacred field, the means of liberation, granting liberation to all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.67
कृत्तिवासेश्वरं नाम महापातकनाशनम्।। सर्वेषामेव लिंगानां शिरोभूतं विमुक्तिदम्
kṛttivāseśvaraṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam|| sarveṣāmeva liṃgānāṃ śirobhūtaṃ vimuktidam
(It shall be) named Kṛttivāseśvara, destroyer of the great sins, the very head of all liṅgas, granting liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.68
कथयित्वेति देवेशस्तत्कृतिं परिगृह्य च।। गजासुरस्य महतीं प्रावृणोद्धि दिगंबरः
kathayitveti deveśastatkṛtiṃ parigṛhya ca|| gajāsurasya mahatīṃ prāvṛṇoddhi digaṃbaraḥ
Having spoken thus, the lord of gods, taking that hide of Gajāsura — the great (hide) — the naked one wrapped himself in it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.69
महामहोत्सवो जातस्तस्मिन्नह्नि मुनीश्वर।। हर्षमापुर्जनास्सर्वे काशीस्थाः प्रमथास्तथा
mahāmahotsavo jātastasminnahni munīśvara|| harṣamāpurjanāssarve kāśīsthāḥ pramathāstathā
On that day a very great festival took place, O lord of sages; all the people dwelling in Kāśī, and the Pramathas too, attained joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.71
हते तस्मिन्दानवेशे माहिषे हि गजासुरे।। स्वस्थानं भेजिरे देवा जगत्स्वास्थ्यमवाप च
hate tasmindānaveśe māhiṣe hi gajāsure|| svasthānaṃ bhejire devā jagatsvāsthyamavāpa ca
When that lord of the Dānavas, the buffalo-natured Gajāsura, was slain, the gods returned to their own abodes, and the world regained its well-being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.72
इत्युक्तं चरितं शंभोर्भक्तवात्सल्यसूचकम् ।। स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं धनधान्यप्रवर्द्धनम्
ityuktaṃ caritaṃ śaṃbhorbhaktavātsalyasūcakam || svargyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ dhanadhānyapravarddhanam
Thus has been told the deed of Śambhu, which shows his tenderness toward his devotees — conferring heaven, fame, long life, and increase of wealth and grain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 195.73
य इदं शृणुयात्प्रीत्या श्रावयेद्वा शुचिव्रतः ।। स भुक्त्वा च महासौख्यं लभेतांते परं सुखम्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyātprītyā śrāvayedvā śucivrataḥ || sa bhuktvā ca mahāsaukhyaṃ labhetāṃte paraṃ sukham
Whoever, of pure observance, listens to this with affection, or has it recited, he, after enjoying great happiness, attains at the end the supreme bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition