Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 21
SiP 2 21.1
अथ सतीखंडो द्वितीयः प्रारभ्यते ।। नारद उवाच ।। विधे सर्वं विजानासि कृपया शंकरस्य च ।। त्वयाद्भुता हि कथिताः कथा मे शिवयोश्शुभाः
atha satīkhaṃḍo dvitīyaḥ prārabhyate || nārada uvāca || vidhe sarvaṃ vijānāsi kṛpayā śaṃkarasya ca || tvayādbhutā hi kathitāḥ kathā me śivayośśubhāḥ
Now the second (section), the Satī-khaṇḍa, begins. Nārada said: O Vidhi (Brahmā), you know everything, and that by the grace of Śaṃkara; for wondrous, auspicious tales of Śiva and Śivā have been told by you to me.
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SiP 2 21.2
त्वन्मुखांभोजसंवृत्तां श्रुत्वा शिवकथां पराम् ।। अतृप्तो हि पुनस्तां वै श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं प्रभो पुराहं स्वसुतां दृष्ट्वा संध्याह्वां तनयैस्सह ।। अभवं विकृतस्तात कामबाणप्रपीडितः विवाह्य तां स आगत्य स्वगिरौ सूतिकृत्तया ।। रेमे बहुविमोहो हि स्वतंत्रस्स्वात्तविग्रहः सगणं तं समुत्पाद्य किं कुर्य्या मिति वादिनम् ।। सर्वापमानपूर्वं हि यज्ञध्वंसं दिदेश ह रुद्रश्च पूजितस्तत्र सर्वैर्देवैर्विशेषतः ।। यज्ञे विश्वादिभिर्भक्त्या सुप्रसन्नात्मभिर्वने
tvanmukhāṃbhojasaṃvṛttāṃ śrutvā śivakathāṃ parām || atṛpto hi punastāṃ vai śrotumicchāmyahaṃ prabho purāhaṃ svasutāṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃdhyāhvāṃ tanayaissaha || abhavaṃ vikṛtastāta kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ vivāhya tāṃ sa āgatya svagirau sūtikṛttayā || reme bahuvimoho hi svataṃtrassvāttavigrahaḥ sagaṇaṃ taṃ samutpādya kiṃ kuryyā miti vādinam || sarvāpamānapūrvaṃ hi yajñadhvaṃsaṃ dideśa ha rudraśca pūjitastatra sarvairdevairviśeṣataḥ || yajñe viśvādibhirbhaktyā suprasannātmabhirvane
Having heard the supreme story of Śiva that came forth from the lotus of your mouth, I am still unsated, O lord, and I wish to hear it yet again. Formerly I too, on seeing my own daughter named Sandhyā together with (my) sons, became perverted, dear father, sorely stricken by Kāma's arrows. Having wedded her, he came and sported on his own mountain with her who acted as (his) consort, being much bewildered, yet independent and having himself assumed a body. Having brought him forth along with his hosts, (and he) saying, 'What shall I do?', he commanded the destruction of the sacrifice, preceded by every kind of insult. And Rudra was worshipped there by all the gods, especially at the sacrifice in the forest by Viśva and the others, with devotion and with well-pleased hearts.
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SiP 2 21.3
पूर्णांशश्शंकरस्यैव यो रुद्रो वर्णितः पुरा ।। विधे त्वया महेशानः कैलासनिलयो वशी
pūrṇāṃśaśśaṃkarasyaiva yo rudro varṇitaḥ purā || vidhe tvayā maheśānaḥ kailāsanilayo vaśī
The Rudra who was formerly described by you, O Vidhi, as the full portion of Śaṃkara himself—the great lord, whose dwelling is Kailāsa, the self-controlled one:
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SiP 2 21.4
स योगी सर्वविष्ण्वादिसुरसे व्यस्सतां गतिः ।। निर्द्वंद्वः क्रीडति सदा निर्विकारी महाप्रभुः
sa yogī sarvaviṣṇvādisurase vyassatāṃ gatiḥ || nirdvaṃdvaḥ krīḍati sadā nirvikārī mahāprabhuḥ
He, the yogi, to be served by all the gods beginning with Viṣṇu, the resort of the good, free from the pairs of opposites, unchanging, the great lord, ever plays.
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SiP 2 21.5
सोऽभूत्पुनर्गृहस्थश्च विवाह्य परमां स्त्रियम् ।। हरिप्रार्थनया प्रीत्या मंगलां स्वतपस्विनीम्
so'bhūtpunargṛhasthaśca vivāhya paramāṃ striyam || hariprārthanayā prītyā maṃgalāṃ svatapasvinīm
And he again became a householder, having wedded a supreme woman—the auspicious one, an ascetic in her own right—gladly, at Hari's request.
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SiP 2 21.6
प्रथमं दक्षपुत्री सा पश्चात्सा पर्वतात्मजा ।। कथमेकशरीरेण द्वयोरप्यात्मजा मता
prathamaṃ dakṣaputrī sā paścātsā parvatātmajā || kathamekaśarīreṇa dvayorapyātmajā matā
First she was the daughter of Dakṣa, afterwards she was the daughter of the mountain; how, with a single body, is she held to be the daughter of both?
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SiP 2 21.7
कथं सती पार्वती सा पुनश्शिवमुपागता ।। एतत्सर्वं तथान्यच्च ब्रह्मन् गदितुमर्हसि
kathaṃ satī pārvatī sā punaśśivamupāgatā || etatsarvaṃ tathānyacca brahman gaditumarhasi
How did Satī, as Pārvatī, come to Śiva again? All this, and other matters too, you ought to tell, O brahman.
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SiP 2 21.8
सूत उवाच ।। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सुरर्षेः शंकरात्मनः ।। प्रसन्नमानसो भूत्वा ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca || iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā surarṣeḥ śaṃkarātmanaḥ || prasannamānaso bhūtvā brahmā vacanamabravīt
Sūta said: Having heard this speech of his, of the sage of the gods whose very self is Śaṃkara, Brahmā, becoming pleased in mind, spoke these words.
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SiP 2 21.9
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु तात मुनिश्रेष्ठ कथयामि कथां शुभाम् ।। यां श्रुत्वा सफलं जन्म भविष्यति न संशयः
brahmovāca || śṛṇu tāta muniśreṣṭha kathayāmi kathāṃ śubhām || yāṃ śrutvā saphalaṃ janma bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
Brahmā said: Listen, dear one, best of sages; I shall tell the auspicious story, on hearing which one's birth will become fruitful—there is no doubt.
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SiP 2 21.11
धर्मः स्मृतस्तदा रुद्रो महायोगी परः प्रभुः।। धिक्कृत्य मां सुतैस्तात स्वस्थानं गतवानयम्
dharmaḥ smṛtastadā rudro mahāyogī paraḥ prabhuḥ|| dhikkṛtya māṃ sutaistāta svasthānaṃ gatavānayam
Rudra, who is called Dharma, the great yogi, the supreme lord, then, having reproached me together with (my) sons, dear one, went to his own abode.
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SiP 2 21.12
यन्मायामोहितश्चाहं वेदवक्ता च मूढधीः ।। तेनाकार्षं सहाकार्य परमेशेन शंभुना
yanmāyāmohitaścāhaṃ vedavaktā ca mūḍhadhīḥ || tenākārṣaṃ sahākārya parameśena śaṃbhunā
Because I, though the speaker of the Vedas, was deluded by his māyā and dull of wit, therefore I did what ought not to be done toward the supreme lord Śambhu.
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SiP 2 21.13
तदीर्षयाहमाकार्षं बहूपायान्सुतैः सह ।। कर्तुं तन्मोहनं मूढः शिवमाया विमोहितः
tadīrṣayāhamākārṣaṃ bahūpāyānsutaiḥ saha || kartuṃ tanmohanaṃ mūḍhaḥ śivamāyā vimohitaḥ
Out of jealousy toward him I, being deluded, employed many devices together with (my) sons in order to bewilder him—bewildered as I was by Śiva's māyā.
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SiP 2 21.14
अभवंस्तेऽथ वै सर्वे तस्मिञ् शंभो परप्रभो ।। उपाया निष्फलास्तेषां मम चापि मुनीश्वर
abhavaṃste'tha vai sarve tasmiñ śaṃbho paraprabho || upāyā niṣphalāsteṣāṃ mama cāpi munīśvara
Then all those devices of theirs, and mine too, became fruitless against that Śambhu, the supreme lord, O lord of sages.
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SiP 2 21.15
तदाऽस्मरं रमेशानं व्यथोपायस्तुतैस्सह ।। अबोधयत्स आगत्य शिवभक्तिरतस्सुधीः
tadā'smaraṃ rameśānaṃ vyathopāyastutaissaha || abodhayatsa āgatya śivabhaktiratassudhīḥ
Then, in my distress, I remembered the lord of Ramā, along with (my) devices and praises; and he, wise and devoted to Śiva-bhakti, came and instructed (me).
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SiP 2 21.16
प्रबोधितो रमेशेन शिवतत्त्वप्रदर्शिना ।। तदीर्षामत्यजं सोहं तं हठं न विमोहितः
prabodhito rameśena śivatattvapradarśinā || tadīrṣāmatyajaṃ sohaṃ taṃ haṭhaṃ na vimohitaḥ
Instructed by the lord of Ramā, who revealed the truth of Śiva, I gave up that jealousy toward him and that obstinacy, being no longer deluded.
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SiP 2 21.17
शक्तिं संसेव्य तत्प्रीत्योत्पादयामास तां तदा ।। दक्षादशिक्न्यां वीरिण्यां स्वपुत्राद्धरमोहने
śaktiṃ saṃsevya tatprītyotpādayāmāsa tāṃ tadā || dakṣādaśiknyāṃ vīriṇyāṃ svaputrāddharamohane
Having worshipped Śakti, by her favour I then brought her forth — from Dakṣa, my own son, in Asiknī (called) Vīriṇī — for the enchanting of Hara.
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SiP 2 21.18
सोमा भूत्वा दक्षसुता तपः कृत्वा तु दुस्सहम् ।। रुद्रपत्न्यभवद्भक्त्या स्वभक्तहितकारिणी
somā bhūtvā dakṣasutā tapaḥ kṛtvā tu dussaham || rudrapatnyabhavadbhaktyā svabhaktahitakāriṇī
Having become Somā, the daughter of Dakṣa, and having performed austerity hard to bear, she became by her devotion the wife of Rudra, she who works the welfare of her own devotees.
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SiP 2 21.19
सोमो रुद्रो गृही भूत्वाऽकार्षील्लीलां परां प्रभुः ।। मोहयित्वाथ मां तत्र स्वविवाहेऽविकारधीः ।।
somo rudro gṛhī bhūtvā'kārṣīllīlāṃ parāṃ prabhuḥ || mohayitvātha māṃ tatra svavivāhe'vikāradhīḥ ||
Soma-Rudra, the Lord, becoming a householder, enacted a supreme play, having then deluded me there at his own wedding, though his own mind was without alteration.
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SiP 2 21.21
तया विहरतस्तस्य व्यातीयाय महान् मुने ।। कालस्सुखकरश्शभोर्निर्विकारस्य सद्रतेः
tayā viharatastasya vyātīyāya mahān mune || kālassukhakaraśśabhornirvikārasya sadrateḥ
As he sported with her, a great time passed, O sage — a time of pleasure for Śambhu, who is unchanging and whose delight is ever the same.
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SiP 2 21.22
ततो रुद्रस्य दक्षेण स्पर्द्धा जाता निजेच्छया ।। महामूढस्य तन्मायामोहितस्य सुगर्विणः
tato rudrasya dakṣeṇa sparddhā jātā nijecchayā || mahāmūḍhasya tanmāyāmohitasya sugarviṇaḥ
Then, by his own will, a rivalry with Dakṣa arose for Rudra — (with Dakṣa) greatly stupefied, deluded by his (Rudra's) māyā, and very proud.
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SiP 2 21.23
तत्प्रभावाद्धरं दक्षो महागर्वी विमूढधीः ।। महाशांतं निर्विकारं निनिxद बहुमोहितः
tatprabhāvāddharaṃ dakṣo mahāgarvī vimūḍhadhīḥ || mahāśāṃtaṃ nirvikāraṃ ninixda bahumohitaḥ
Through that power Dakṣa, greatly proud, of bewildered mind, much deluded, reviled Hara, the utterly peaceful, the changeless one.
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SiP 2 21.24
ततो दक्षः स्वयं यज्ञं कृतवान्गर्वितोऽहरम् ।। सर्वानाहूय देवादीन् विष्णुं मां चाखिलाधिपः
tato dakṣaḥ svayaṃ yajñaṃ kṛtavāngarvito'haram || sarvānāhūya devādīn viṣṇuṃ māṃ cākhilādhipaḥ
Then Dakṣa himself, being proud, performed a sacrifice, having summoned all the gods and the rest, Viṣṇu and me — he (deeming himself) the lord of all.
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SiP 2 21.25
नाजुहाव तथाभूतो रुद्रं रोषसमाकुलः ।। तथा तत्र सतीं नाम्ना स्वपुत्रीं विधिमोहितः
nājuhāva tathābhūto rudraṃ roṣasamākulaḥ || tathā tatra satīṃ nāmnā svaputrīṃ vidhimohitaḥ
Being such, filled with rage, he did not invite Rudra, nor likewise there his own daughter, Satī by name — he being deluded by destiny.
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SiP 2 21.26
यदा नाकारिता पित्रा मायामोहित चेतसा।। लीलां चकार सुज्ञाना महासाध्वी शिवा तदा
yadā nākāritā pitrā māyāmohita cetasā|| līlāṃ cakāra sujñānā mahāsādhvī śivā tadā
When she was not invited by her father, whose mind was deluded by māyā, then Śivā, of excellent knowledge, the great chaste lady, enacted a play.
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SiP 2 21.27
अथागता सती तत्र शिवाज्ञामधिगम्य सा ।। अनाहूतापि दक्षेण गर्विणा स्वपितुर्गृहम्
athāgatā satī tatra śivājñāmadhigamya sā || anāhūtāpi dakṣeṇa garviṇā svapiturgṛham
Then Satī, having obtained Śiva's permission, came there to her own father's house, though uninvited by the proud Dakṣa.
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SiP 2 21.28
विलोक्य रुद्रभागं नो प्राप्यावज्ञां च ताततः ।। विनिंद्य तत्र तान्सर्वान्देहत्यागमथाकरोत्
vilokya rudrabhāgaṃ no prāpyāvajñāṃ ca tātataḥ || viniṃdya tatra tānsarvāndehatyāgamathākarot
Seeing that no portion was assigned to Rudra, and (seeing) the contempt from her father, she reviled them all there and then gave up her body.
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SiP 2 21.29
तच्छुत्वा देव देवेशः क्रोधं कृत्वा तु दुस्सहम् ।। जटामुत्कृत्य महतीं वीरभद्रमजीजनत्
tacchutvā deva deveśaḥ krodhaṃ kṛtvā tu dussaham || jaṭāmutkṛtya mahatīṃ vīrabhadramajījanat
Hearing that, the god, the lord of gods, giving way to anger hard to bear, tore off a great matted lock and begot Vīrabhadra.
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SiP 2 21.31
तदाज्ञां प्राप्य स गणाधीशो बहुबलान्वितः ।। गतोऽरं तत्र सहसा महाबलपराक्रमः
tadājñāṃ prāpya sa gaṇādhīśo bahubalānvitaḥ || gato'raṃ tatra sahasā mahābalaparākramaḥ
Having received his command, that lord of the hosts, endowed with much strength, of great might and valour, went there at once, swiftly.
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SiP 2 21.32
महोपद्रवमाचेरुर्गणास्तत्र तदाज्ञया।। सर्वान्स दंडयामास न कश्चिदवशेषितः
mahopadravamācerurgaṇāstatra tadājñayā|| sarvānsa daṃḍayāmāsa na kaścidavaśeṣitaḥ
The hosts wrought great havoc there at his command; he chastised them all — not one was left remaining.
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SiP 2 21.33
विष्णुं संजित्य यत्नेन सामरं गणसत्तमः ।। चक्रे दक्षशिरश्छेदं तच्छिरोग्नौ जुहाव च
viṣṇuṃ saṃjitya yatnena sāmaraṃ gaṇasattamaḥ || cakre dakṣaśiraśchedaṃ tacchirognau juhāva ca
Having with effort vanquished Viṣṇu together with the gods, the best of the hosts severed Dakṣa's head and offered that head into the fire.
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SiP 2 21.34
यज्ञध्वंसं चकाराशु महोपद्रवमाचरन् ।। ततो जगाम स्वगिरिं प्रणनाम प्रभुं शिवम्
yajñadhvaṃsaṃ cakārāśu mahopadravamācaran || tato jagāma svagiriṃ praṇanāma prabhuṃ śivam
Working great havoc, he quickly destroyed the sacrifice; then he went to his own mountain and bowed to the Lord Śiva.
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SiP 2 21.35
यज्ञध्वंसोऽभवच्चेत्थं देवलोके हि पश्यति ।। रुद्रस्यानुचरैस्तत्र वीरभद्रादिभिः कृतः
yajñadhvaṃso'bhavaccetthaṃ devaloke hi paśyati || rudrasyānucaraistatra vīrabhadrādibhiḥ kṛtaḥ
Thus came about the destruction of the sacrifice — one sees it indeed in the world of the gods — brought about there by Rudra's attendants, Vīrabhadra and the rest.
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SiP 2 21.36
मुने नीतिरियं ज्ञेया श्रुतिस्मृतिषु संमता ।। रुद्रे रुष्टे कथं लोके सुखं भवति सुप्रभो
mune nītiriyaṃ jñeyā śrutismṛtiṣu saṃmatā || rudre ruṣṭe kathaṃ loke sukhaṃ bhavati suprabho
O sage, this maxim is to be known, approved in the śrutis and smṛtis: when Rudra is angered, how can there be happiness in the world, O splendid one?
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SiP 2 21.37
ततो रुद्रः प्रसन्नोभूत्स्तुतिमाकर्ण्य तां पराम् ।। विज्ञप्तिं सफलां चक्रे सर्वेषां दीनवत्सलः
tato rudraḥ prasannobhūtstutimākarṇya tāṃ parām || vijñaptiṃ saphalāṃ cakre sarveṣāṃ dīnavatsalaḥ
Then Rudra became gracious, hearing that supreme hymn of praise; tender to the afflicted, he made the petition of them all fruitful.
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SiP 2 21.38
पूर्ववच्च कृतं तेन कृपालुत्वं महात्मना।। शंकरेण महेशेन नानालीलावि हारिणा
pūrvavacca kṛtaṃ tena kṛpālutvaṃ mahātmanā|| śaṃkareṇa maheśena nānālīlāvi hāriṇā
And as before, compassion was shown by that great-souled one, by Śaṃkara, the great Lord, who sports in manifold plays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 21.39
जीवितस्तेन दक्षो हि तत्र सर्वे हि सत्कृताः ।। पुनस्स कारितो यज्ञः शंकरेण कृपालुना
jīvitastena dakṣo hi tatra sarve hi satkṛtāḥ || punassa kārito yajñaḥ śaṃkareṇa kṛpālunā
By him Dakṣa was brought back to life, and there all were honoured; and again the sacrifice was made to be performed (for him) by the compassionate Śaṃkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 21.41
सतीदेहसमुत्पन्ना ज्वाला लोकसुखावहा ।। पतिता पर्वते तत्र पूजिता सुखदायिनी
satīdehasamutpannā jvālā lokasukhāvahā || patitā parvate tatra pūjitā sukhadāyinī
The flame that arose from Satī's body, bringing happiness to the world, fell there upon a mountain, and (there) it was worshipped as the giver of joy.
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SiP 2 21.42
ज्वालामुखीति विख्याता सर्वकामफलप्रदा ।। बभूव परमा देवी दर्शनात्पापहारिणी
jvālāmukhīti vikhyātā sarvakāmaphalapradā || babhūva paramā devī darśanātpāpahāriṇī
Renowned as Jvālāmukhī, granting the fruit of every desire, she became the supreme Goddess who removes sin by the mere sight (of her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 21.43
इदानीं पूज्यते लोके सर्वकामफलाप्तये ।। संविधाभिरनेकाभिर्महोत्सवपरस्परम्
idānīṃ pūjyate loke sarvakāmaphalāptaye || saṃvidhābhiranekābhirmahotsavaparasparam
Now she is worshipped in the world for the obtaining of the fruit of every desire, with many arrangements (of rites) and with great festivals one after another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 21.44
ततश्च सा सती देवी हिमालयसुता ऽभवत् ।। तस्याश्च पार्वतीनाम प्रसिद्धमभवत्तदा
tataśca sā satī devī himālayasutā 'bhavat || tasyāśca pārvatīnāma prasiddhamabhavattadā
And thereafter that goddess Satī became the daughter of Himālaya, and then her name Pārvatī became well known.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 21.45
सा पुनश्च समाराध्य तपसा कठिनेन वै ।। तमेव परमेशानं भर्त्तारं समुपाश्रिता
sā punaśca samārādhya tapasā kaṭhinena vai || tameva parameśānaṃ bharttāraṃ samupāśritā
And she, having again propitiated (him) with hard austerity, took refuge in that very Supreme Lord as her husband.
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SiP 2 21.46
एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोहं मुनीश्वर ।। यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
etatsarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭohaṃ munīśvara || yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
All this that I was asked has been fully told, O lord of sages; hearing which one is freed from all sins — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition