Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 25
SiP 2 25.1
सूत उवाच।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य ब्रह्मणो मुनिसत्तमः ।। स मुदोवाच संस्मृत्य शंकरं प्रीतमानसः
sūta uvāca|| ityākarṇya vacastasya brahmaṇo munisattamaḥ || sa mudovāca saṃsmṛtya śaṃkaraṃ prītamānasaḥ
Sūta said: Having heard that speech of Brahmā, that best of sages, with a pleased mind, remembering Śaṃkara, spoke with joy.
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SiP 2 25.2
नारद उवाच ।। ।। ब्रह्मन् विधे महाभाग विष्णुशिष्य महामते ।। अद्भुता कथिता लीला त्वया च शशिमौलिनः वव्रे पतिं महात्मानं वसिष्ठं शंसितव्रतम् ।। पतिव्रता च मुख्याऽभूद्वंद्या पूज्या त्वभीषणा ध्यायंती क्षणमेवाशु पूर्वं वृत्तं मनस्विनी ।। इदं विममृशे संध्या तस्मिन्काले यथोचितम् एतदर्थमहं कृत्वा तपः परम दारुणम् ।। मर्यादां स्थापयिष्यामि पश्चात्त्यक्षामि जीवितम् न भावं तपसस्तात सानुजानाति कंचन।। तस्माद्यथोपदेशात्सा प्राप्नोत्विष्टं तथा कुरु वशिष्ठ .उवाच ।। किमर्थमागता भद्रे निर्जनं त्वं महीधरम् ।। कस्य वा तनया किं वा भवत्यापि चिकीर्षितम् वसिष्ठ उवाच ।। परमं यो महत्तेजः परमं यो महत्तपः ।। परमः परमाराध्यः शम्भुर्मनसि धार्यताम्
nārada uvāca || || brahman vidhe mahābhāga viṣṇuśiṣya mahāmate || adbhutā kathitā līlā tvayā ca śaśimaulinaḥ vavre patiṃ mahātmānaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ śaṃsitavratam || pativratā ca mukhyā'bhūdvaṃdyā pūjyā tvabhīṣaṇā dhyāyaṃtī kṣaṇamevāśu pūrvaṃ vṛttaṃ manasvinī || idaṃ vimamṛśe saṃdhyā tasminkāle yathocitam etadarthamahaṃ kṛtvā tapaḥ parama dāruṇam || maryādāṃ sthāpayiṣyāmi paścāttyakṣāmi jīvitam na bhāvaṃ tapasastāta sānujānāti kaṃcana|| tasmādyathopadeśātsā prāpnotviṣṭaṃ tathā kuru vaśiṣṭha .uvāca || kimarthamāgatā bhadre nirjanaṃ tvaṃ mahīdharam || kasya vā tanayā kiṃ vā bhavatyāpi cikīrṣitam vasiṣṭha uvāca || paramaṃ yo mahattejaḥ paramaṃ yo mahattapaḥ || paramaḥ paramārādhyaḥ śambhurmanasi dhāryatām
Nārada said: O Brahmā, ordainer, greatly fortunate one, disciple of Viṣṇu, of great mind—a marvellous play of the moon-crested one has been told by you. [She] chose as husband the great soul Vasiṣṭha of praised vows, and became foremost among wives devoted to their husbands, to be saluted and worshipped, and awe-inspiring. Reflecting for but a moment on what had happened before, the thoughtful Sandhyā considered this, as was fitting at that time: "For this purpose I shall perform most terrible austerity, I shall establish the norm, and afterwards I shall give up my life." "The nature of austerity, dear one, does not permit anyone [anything]; therefore act so that she may obtain what she wishes according to the instruction." Vasiṣṭha said: "For what purpose have you come, good lady, to this deserted mountain? And whose daughter are you, and what is it that you wish to do?" Vasiṣṭha said: "He who is the supreme great splendour, who is the supreme great austerity, the supreme one most worthy of worship—let Śambhu be held in the mind."
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SiP 2 25.3
गृहीतदारे मदने हृष्टे हि स्वगृहे गते ।। दक्षे च स्वगृहं याते तथा हि त्वयि कर्तरि
gṛhītadāre madane hṛṣṭe hi svagṛhe gate || dakṣe ca svagṛhaṃ yāte tathā hi tvayi kartari
When Madana had taken a wife and gone joyfully to his own house, and Dakṣa too had gone to his own house, and you likewise, O creator,
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SiP 2 25.4
मानसेषु च पुत्रेषु गतेषु स्वस्वधामसु ।। संध्या कुत्र गता सा च ब्रह्मपुत्री पितृप्रसूः
mānaseṣu ca putreṣu gateṣu svasvadhāmasu || saṃdhyā kutra gatā sā ca brahmaputrī pitṛprasūḥ
and when the mind-born sons had gone each to his own abode—where did she go, that Sandhyā, Brahmā's daughter, mother of the Fathers?
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SiP 2 25.5
किं चकार च केनैव पुरुषेण विवाहिता ।। एतत्सर्वं विशेषेण संध्यायाश्चरितं वद
kiṃ cakāra ca kenaiva puruṣeṇa vivāhitā || etatsarvaṃ viśeṣeṇa saṃdhyāyāścaritaṃ vada
What did she do, and by what man was she married? Tell all this in detail, the doings of Sandhyā.
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SiP 2 25.6
सूत उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य ब्रह्मपुत्रश्च धीमतः ।। संस्मृत्य शंकरं सक्त्या ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच तत्त्ववित्
sūta uvāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya brahmaputraśca dhīmataḥ || saṃsmṛtya śaṃkaraṃ saktyā brahmā provāca tattvavit
Sūta said: Having heard that speech of his wise son, Brahmā, knower of the truth, remembering Śaṃkara with devotion, spoke.
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SiP 2 25.7
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु त्वं च मुने सर्वं संध्यायाश्चरितं शुभम् ।। यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वकामिन्यस्साध्व्यस्स्युस्सर्वदा मुने
brahmovāca || śṛṇu tvaṃ ca mune sarvaṃ saṃdhyāyāścaritaṃ śubham || yacchrutvā sarvakāminyassādhvyassyussarvadā mune
Brahmā said: Hear, O sage, all the auspicious doings of Sandhyā, hearing which all women become forever chaste, O sage.
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SiP 2 25.8
सा च संध्या सुता मे हि मनोजाता पुराऽ भवत् ।। तपस्तप्त्वा तनुं त्यक्त्वा सैव जाता त्वरुंधती
sā ca saṃdhyā sutā me hi manojātā purā' bhavat || tapastaptvā tanuṃ tyaktvā saiva jātā tvaruṃdhatī
That Sandhyā was formerly my daughter, born from my mind; having performed austerity and abandoned her body, she herself was born as Arundhatī,
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SiP 2 25.9
मेधातिथेस्सुता भूत्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठस्य धीमती ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानवचनाच्चरितव्रता
medhātithessutā bhūtvā muniśreṣṭhasya dhīmatī || brahmaviṣṇumaheśānavacanāccaritavratā
becoming the wise daughter of Medhātithi, best of sages, having carried out her vow by the word of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśāna.
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SiP 2 25.12
नारद उवाच।। कथं तया तपस्तप्तं किमर्थं कुत्र संध्यया।। कथं शरीरं सा त्यक्त्वाऽभवन्मेधातिथेः सुता।।।।। कथं वा विहितं देवैर्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवैः पतिम्। वसिष्ठं तु महात्मानं संवव्रे शंसितव्रतम्
nārada uvāca|| kathaṃ tayā tapastaptaṃ kimarthaṃ kutra saṃdhyayā|| kathaṃ śarīraṃ sā tyaktvā'bhavanmedhātitheḥ sutā||||| kathaṃ vā vihitaṃ devairbrahmaviṣṇuśivaiḥ patim| vasiṣṭhaṃ tu mahātmānaṃ saṃvavre śaṃsitavratam
Nārada said: How was austerity performed by that Sandhyā, for what purpose, and where? How did she abandon her body and become Medhātithi's daughter? And how was a husband ordained by the gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva—so that she chose the great soul Vasiṣṭha of praised vows?
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SiP 2 25.13
एतन्मे श्रोष्यमाणाय विस्तरेण पितामह।। कौतूहलमरुंधत्याश्चरितं ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः
etanme śroṣyamāṇāya vistareṇa pitāmaha|| kautūhalamaruṃdhatyāścaritaṃ brūhi tattvataḥ
Tell this to me who am eager to hear it at length, O grandfather; (my) curiosity is about Arundhatī's doings—tell them as they truly were.
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SiP 2 25.14
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अहं स्वतनयां संध्यां दृष्ट्वा पूर्वमथात्मनः।। कामायाशु मनोऽकार्षं त्यक्त्वा शिवभयाच्च सा
brahmovāca || ahaṃ svatanayāṃ saṃdhyāṃ dṛṣṭvā pūrvamathātmanaḥ|| kāmāyāśu mano'kārṣaṃ tyaktvā śivabhayācca sā
Brahmā said: Formerly I, seeing my own daughter Sandhyā, quickly turned my mind to desire for myself; and she, out of fear of Śiva, abandoned (it).
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SiP 2 25.15
संध्यायाश्चलितं चित्तं कामबाणविलोडितम् ।। ऋषीणामपि संरुद्धमानसानां महात्मनाम्
saṃdhyāyāścalitaṃ cittaṃ kāmabāṇaviloḍitam || ṛṣīṇāmapi saṃruddhamānasānāṃ mahātmanām
Sandhyā's mind was shaken, stirred up by the arrow of Kāma—and so also (the minds) of the great-souled sages, whose minds were restrained.
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SiP 2 25.16
भर्गस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा सोपहासं च मां प्रति ।। आत्मनश्चलितत्वं वै ह्यमर्यादमृषीन्प्रति
bhargasya vacanaṃ śrutvā sopahāsaṃ ca māṃ prati || ātmanaścalitatvaṃ vai hyamaryādamṛṣīnprati
Hearing the mocking words of Bharga (Śiva) directed at me, and (seeing) her own unsteadiness, improper before the sages,
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SiP 2 25.17
कामस्य तादृशं भावं मुनिमोहकरं मुहुः।। दृष्ट्वा संध्या स्वयं तत्रोपयमायातिदुःखिता
kāmasya tādṛśaṃ bhāvaṃ munimohakaraṃ muhuḥ|| dṛṣṭvā saṃdhyā svayaṃ tatropayamāyātiduḥkhitā
Seeing such a state of Kāma, repeatedly bewildering the sages, Sandhyā herself, there, became exceedingly distressed at (the thought of) marriage.
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SiP 2 25.18
ततस्तु ब्रह्मणा शप्ते मदने च मया मुने।। अंतर्भूते मयि शिवे गते चापि निजास्पदे
tatastu brahmaṇā śapte madane ca mayā mune|| aṃtarbhūte mayi śive gate cāpi nijāspade
Then, O sage, when Kāma had been cursed by Brahmā and by me, and when I had vanished and Śiva too had gone to his own abode—
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SiP 2 25.19
आमर्षवशमापन्ना सा संध्या मुनिसत्तम।। मम पुत्री विचार्यैवं तदा ध्यानपराऽभवत्
āmarṣavaśamāpannā sā saṃdhyā munisattama|| mama putrī vicāryaivaṃ tadā dhyānaparā'bhavat
that Sandhyā, my daughter, fell under the sway of indignation, O best of sages, and having reflected in this way, she then became intent on meditation.
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SiP 2 25.21
संध्योवाच ।। उत्पन्नमात्रां मां दृष्ट्वा युवतीं मदनेरितः ।। अकार्षित्सानुरागोयमभिलाषं पिता मम
saṃdhyovāca || utpannamātrāṃ māṃ dṛṣṭvā yuvatīṃ madaneritaḥ || akārṣitsānurāgoyamabhilāṣaṃ pitā mama
Sandhyā said: Seeing me a young woman the moment I was born, this father of mine, driven by Kāma and filled with desire, formed a longing (for me).
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SiP 2 25.22
पश्यतां मानसानां च मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्।। दृष्ट्वैव माममर्यादं सकाममभवन्मनः
paśyatāṃ mānasānāṃ ca munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām|| dṛṣṭvaiva māmamaryādaṃ sakāmamabhavanmanaḥ
And of the mind-born sages, whose selves are disciplined, as they looked on, the mind became transgressively filled with desire the very moment they saw me.
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SiP 2 25.24
फलमेतस्य पापस्य मदनस्स्वयमाप्तवान्।। यस्तं शशाप कुपितः शंभोरग्रे पितामहः
phalametasya pāpasya madanassvayamāptavān|| yastaṃ śaśāpa kupitaḥ śaṃbhoragre pitāmahaḥ
Kāma himself has obtained the fruit of this sin, since the Grandfather (Brahmā), enraged, cursed him in Śambhu's presence.
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SiP 2 25.26
ममापि मथितं चित्तं मदनेन दुरात्मना ।। येन दृष्ट्वा मुनीन्सर्वांश्चलितं मन्मनो भृशम् यन्मां पिता भ्रातरश्च सकाममपरोक्षतः ।। दृष्ट्वा चक्रुस्स्पृहां तस्मान्न मत्तः पापकृत्परा
mamāpi mathitaṃ cittaṃ madanena durātmanā || yena dṛṣṭvā munīnsarvāṃścalitaṃ manmano bhṛśam yanmāṃ pitā bhrātaraśca sakāmamaparokṣataḥ || dṛṣṭvā cakrusspṛhāṃ tasmānna mattaḥ pāpakṛtparā
My mind too was churned by evil-natured Kāma, by whom, upon seeing all the sages, my mind was violently shaken. Since my father and my brothers, seeing me openly filled with desire, conceived longing (for me), there is no greater sinner than I.
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SiP 2 25.27
ममापि कामभावोभूदमर्यादं समीक्ष्य तान् ।। पत्या इव स्वकेताते सर्वेषु सहजेष्वषि
mamāpi kāmabhāvobhūdamaryādaṃ samīkṣya tān || patyā iva svaketāte sarveṣu sahajeṣvaṣi
In me too there arose a lustful feeling, transgressively, when I looked upon them—upon my father and upon all my brothers, as though they were husbands.
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SiP 2 25.28
करिष्यारम्यस्य पापस्य प्रायश्चित्तमहं स्वयम्।। आत्मानमग्नौ होष्यामि वेदमार्गानुसारत
kariṣyāramyasya pāpasya prāyaścittamahaṃ svayam|| ātmānamagnau hoṣyāmi vedamārgānusārata
I shall myself perform the expiation for this unlovely sin; I shall offer myself into the fire in accordance with the Vedic way.
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SiP 2 25.29
प्राप्नुयां फलमेतस्य पापस्य स्वघकारिणी ।। तच्छोधनफलमहमाशु नेच्छामि साधनम् किं त्वेकां स्थापयिष्यामि मर्यादामिह भूतले ।। उत्पन्नमात्रा न यथा सकामास्स्युश्शरीरिणः
prāpnuyāṃ phalametasya pāpasya svaghakāriṇī || tacchodhanaphalamahamāśu necchāmi sādhanam kiṃ tvekāṃ sthāpayiṣyāmi maryādāmiha bhūtale || utpannamātrā na yathā sakāmāssyuśśarīriṇaḥ
Being the doer of my own sin, let me obtain the fruit of this sin; I do not wish for a quick means whose fruit is the cleansing of it. Rather, I shall establish one boundary here on earth, so that embodied beings shall not be filled with desire the moment they are born.
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SiP 2 25.31
यस्मिञ्च्छरीरे पित्रा मे ह्यभिलाषस्स्वयं कृतः।। भातृभिस्तेन कायेन किंचिन्नास्ति प्रयोजनम्
yasmiñccharīre pitrā me hyabhilāṣassvayaṃ kṛtaḥ|| bhātṛbhistena kāyena kiṃcinnāsti prayojanam
With that body in which a longing was formed of his own accord by my father and by my brothers, there is no use whatsoever.
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SiP 2 25.32
मया येन शरीरेण तातेषु सहजेषु च ।। उद्भावितः कामभावो न तत्सुकृतसाधनम्
mayā yena śarīreṇa tāteṣu sahajeṣu ca || udbhāvitaḥ kāmabhāvo na tatsukṛtasādhanam
That body by which a lustful feeling was aroused in me toward my father and my brothers is no instrument of merit.
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SiP 2 25.33
इति संचित्य मनसा संध्या शैलवरं ततः ।। जगाम चन्द्रभागाख्यं चन्द्रभागापगा यतः
iti saṃcitya manasā saṃdhyā śailavaraṃ tataḥ || jagāma candrabhāgākhyaṃ candrabhāgāpagā yataḥ
Having thus resolved in her mind, Sandhyā then went to the best of mountains, called Candrabhāga, where the river Candrabhāgā flows.
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SiP 2 25.34
अथ तत्र गतां ज्ञात्वा संध्यां गिरिवरं प्रति ।। तपसे नियतात्मानं ब्रह्मावोचमहं सुतम्
atha tatra gatāṃ jñātvā saṃdhyāṃ girivaraṃ prati || tapase niyatātmānaṃ brahmāvocamahaṃ sutam
Then, knowing that Sandhyā had gone there, to the best of mountains, with her self restrained for austerity, I, Brahmā, spoke to my son—
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SiP 2 25.35
वशिष्ठं संयतात्मानं सर्वज्ञं ज्ञानयोगिनम् ।। समीपे स्वे समासीनं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगम्
vaśiṣṭhaṃ saṃyatātmānaṃ sarvajñaṃ jñānayoginam || samīpe sve samāsīnaṃ vedavedāṅgapāragam
to Vasiṣṭha, self-controlled, all-knowing, a yogin of knowledge, seated near me, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliaries.
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SiP 2 25.36
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। वसिष्ठ पुत्र गच्छ त्वं संध्यां जातां मनस्विनीम्।। तपसे धृतकामां च दीक्षस्वैनां यथा विधि
brahmovāca || vasiṣṭha putra gaccha tvaṃ saṃdhyāṃ jātāṃ manasvinīm|| tapase dhṛtakāmāṃ ca dīkṣasvaināṃ yathā vidhi
Brahmā said: Vasiṣṭha, my son, go to the high-minded Sandhyā who has been born and who has set her desire on austerity, and initiate her according to rule.
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SiP 2 25.37
मंदाक्षमभवत्तस्याः पुरा दृष्ट्वैव कामुकान्।। युष्मान्मां च तथात्मानं सकामां मुनिसत्तम
maṃdākṣamabhavattasyāḥ purā dṛṣṭvaiva kāmukān|| yuṣmānmāṃ ca tathātmānaṃ sakāmāṃ munisattama
Shame arose in her earlier, O best of sages, from merely seeing you all and me as lustful, and herself as filled with desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.38
अभूतपूर्वं तत्कर्म पूर्व मृत्युं विमृश्य सा ।। युष्माकमात्मनश्चापि प्राणान्संत्यक्तुमिच्छति
abhūtapūrvaṃ tatkarma pūrva mṛtyuṃ vimṛśya sā || yuṣmākamātmanaścāpi prāṇānsaṃtyaktumicchati
Reflecting on that unprecedented deed and on death first, she wishes to give up the life-breaths—yours and her own as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 25.39
समर्यादेषु मर्यादां तपसा स्थापयिष्यति ।। तपः कर्तुं गता साध्वी चन्द्रभागाख्यभूधरे
samaryādeṣu maryādāṃ tapasā sthāpayiṣyati || tapaḥ kartuṃ gatā sādhvī candrabhāgākhyabhūdhare
By austerity she will establish a boundary for those who observe boundaries; the virtuous woman has gone to perform austerity on the mountain named Candrabhāga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 25.41
इदं रूपं परित्यज्य निजं रूपांतरं मुने ।। परिगृह्यांतिके तस्यास्तपश्चर्यां निदर्शयन्
idaṃ rūpaṃ parityajya nijaṃ rūpāṃtaraṃ mune || parigṛhyāṃtike tasyāstapaścaryāṃ nidarśayan
Abandoning this your own form and taking on another form, O sage, (go) near her, demonstrating the practice of austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.42
इदं स्वरूपं भवतो दृष्ट्वा पूर्वं यथात्र वाम् ।। नाप्नुयात्साऽथ किंचिद्वै ततो रूपांतरं कुरु
idaṃ svarūpaṃ bhavato dṛṣṭvā pūrvaṃ yathātra vām || nāpnuyātsā'tha kiṃcidvai tato rūpāṃtaraṃ kuru
“Seeing this own form of yours, just as (she saw) the two of you here before, she would then attain nothing at all; therefore assume another form.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 25.43
ब्रह्मोवाच ।।नारदेत्थं वसिष्ठो मे समाज्ञप्तो दयावता ।। यथाऽस्विति च मां प्रोच्य ययौ संध्यांतिकं मुनिः
brahmovāca ||nāradetthaṃ vasiṣṭho me samājñapto dayāvatā || yathā'sviti ca māṃ procya yayau saṃdhyāṃtikaṃ muniḥ
Brahmā said: Nārada, thus was Vasiṣṭha instructed by me, who was full of compassion; and saying to me, “So be it,” the sage went to where Saṃdhyā was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.44
तत्र देवसरः पूर्णं गुणैर्मानससंमितम् ।। ददर्श स वसिष्टोथ संध्यां तत्तीरगामपि।
tatra devasaraḥ pūrṇaṃ guṇairmānasasaṃmitam || dadarśa sa vasiṣṭotha saṃdhyāṃ tattīragāmapi|
There Vasiṣṭha then saw the divine lake, full, equal to (Lake) Mānasa in its qualities, and Saṃdhyā too, who was walking on its bank.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.45
तीरस्थया तया रेजे तत्सरः कमलोज्ज्वलम् ।। उद्यदिंदुसुनक्षत्र प्रदोषे गगनं यथा
tīrasthayā tayā reje tatsaraḥ kamalojjvalam || udyadiṃdusunakṣatra pradoṣe gaganaṃ yathā
With her standing on the bank, that lake, bright with lotuses, shone as the sky does at nightfall with the moon rising and the fair stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.46
मुनिर्दृष्ट्वाथ तां तत्र सुसंभावां स कौतुकी ।। वीक्षांचक्रे सरस्तत्र बृहल्लोहितसंज्ञकम्
munirdṛṣṭvātha tāṃ tatra susaṃbhāvāṃ sa kautukī || vīkṣāṃcakre sarastatra bṛhallohitasaṃjñakam
Then the sage, having seen her there of goodly presence, being curious, looked over the lake there named Bṛhallohita.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.47
चन्द्रभागा नदी तस्मात्प्राकाराद्दक्षिणांबुधिम् ।। यांती सा चैव ददृशे तेन सानुगिरेर्महत्
candrabhāgā nadī tasmātprākārāddakṣiṇāṃbudhim || yāṃtī sā caiva dadṛśe tena sānugirermahat
And that river Candrabhāgā, going from that rampart to the southern ocean, was also seen by him, as was the great (expanse?) of the mountain with its foothills.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 25.48
निर्भिद्य पश्चिमं सा तु चन्द्रभागस्य सा नदी ।। यथा हिमवतो गंगा तथा गच्छति सागरम्
nirbhidya paścimaṃ sā tu candrabhāgasya sā nadī || yathā himavato gaṃgā tathā gacchati sāgaram
But that river, having split the western (flank) of Candrabhāga, goes to the ocean just as the Gaṅgā (goes) from the Himavat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.49
तस्मिन् गिरौ चन्द्रभागे बृहल्लोहिततीरगाम् ।। संध्यां दृष्ट्वाथ पप्रच्छ वसिष्ठस्सादरं तदा
tasmin girau candrabhāge bṛhallohitatīragām || saṃdhyāṃ dṛṣṭvātha papraccha vasiṣṭhassādaraṃ tadā
On that mountain Candrabhāga, then, seeing Saṃdhyā walking on the bank of the Bṛhallohita, Vasiṣṭha respectfully asked her:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.51
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं वद गुह्यं न चेद्भवेत् ।। वदनं पूर्णचन्द्राभं निश्चेष्टं वा कथं तव
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vada guhyaṃ na cedbhavet || vadanaṃ pūrṇacandrābhaṃ niśceṣṭaṃ vā kathaṃ tava
“This I wish to hear — tell it, if it is not secret: how is it that your face, with the radiance of the full moon, is motionless?”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.52
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य वशिष्ठस्य महात्मनः ।। दृष्ट्वा च तं महात्मानं ज्वलंतमिव पावकम्
brahmovāca || tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya vaśiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ || dṛṣṭvā ca taṃ mahātmānaṃ jvalaṃtamiva pāvakam
Brahmā said: Having heard that speech of his, of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, and having seen that great soul blazing like fire —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.53
शरीरधृग्ब्रह्मचर्यं विलसंतं जटाधरम् ।। सादरं प्रणिपत्याथ संध्योवाच तपोधनम्
śarīradhṛgbrahmacaryaṃ vilasaṃtaṃ jaṭādharam || sādaraṃ praṇipatyātha saṃdhyovāca tapodhanam
— bearing (in his) body chastity, shining, wearing matted locks — then Saṃdhyā, bowing respectfully, spoke to him whose wealth was asceticism:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.54
संध्योवाच ।। यदर्थमागता शैलं सिद्धं तन्मे निबोध ह ।। तव दर्शनमात्रेण यन्मे सेत्स्यति वा विभो
saṃdhyovāca || yadarthamāgatā śailaṃ siddhaṃ tanme nibodha ha || tava darśanamātreṇa yanme setsyati vā vibho
Saṃdhyā said: The purpose for which I came to the mountain is accomplished — learn that from me, indeed; for by the mere sight of you, O lord, what (I sought) will be achieved for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.55
तपश्चर्तुमहं ब्रह्मन्निर्जनं शैलमागता ।। ब्रह्मणोहं सुता जाता नाम्ना संध्येति विश्रुता
tapaścartumahaṃ brahmannirjanaṃ śailamāgatā || brahmaṇohaṃ sutā jātā nāmnā saṃdhyeti viśrutā
O brahmin, I came to this unpeopled mountain in order to practise asceticism. I was born a daughter of Brahmā, known by the name Saṃdhyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.56
यदि ते युज्यते सह्यं मां त्वं समुपदेशय ।। एतच्चिकीर्षितं गुह्यं नान्यैः किंचन विद्यते
yadi te yujyate sahyaṃ māṃ tvaṃ samupadeśaya || etaccikīrṣitaṃ guhyaṃ nānyaiḥ kiṃcana vidyate
If it is fitting and bearable for you, instruct me fully. This is the secret thing I wish to do; nothing (of it) is known to others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 25.57
अज्ञात्वा तपसो भावं तपोवनमुपाश्रिता ।। चिंतया परिशुष्येहं वेपते हि मनो मम
ajñātvā tapaso bhāvaṃ tapovanamupāśritā || ciṃtayā pariśuṣyehaṃ vepate hi mano mama
Not knowing the nature of asceticism, I have resorted to the penance-grove; I am withering away with anxiety, and my mind indeed trembles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.58
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। आकर्ण्य तस्या वचनं वसिष्ठो ब्रह्मवित्तमः ।। स्वयं च सर्वकृत्यज्ञो नान्यत्किंचन पृष्टवान्
brahmovāca || ākarṇya tasyā vacanaṃ vasiṣṭho brahmavittamaḥ || svayaṃ ca sarvakṛtyajño nānyatkiṃcana pṛṣṭavān
Brahmā said: Having heard her speech, Vasiṣṭha, best of the knowers of brahman, himself knowing all that was to be done, asked nothing further.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.59
अथ तां नियतात्मानं तपसेति धृतोद्यमाम् ।। प्रोवाच मनसा स्मृत्वा शंकरं भक्तवत्सलम्
atha tāṃ niyatātmānaṃ tapaseti dhṛtodyamām || provāca manasā smṛtvā śaṃkaraṃ bhaktavatsalam
Then, recalling in his mind Śaṃkara, who is fond of his devotees, he spoke to her, whose self was restrained and whose effort was thus fixed upon asceticism:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.61
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां य एकस्त्वादिकारणम् ।। तमेकं जगतामाद्यं भजस्व पुरुषोत्तमम्
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ ya ekastvādikāraṇam || tamekaṃ jagatāmādyaṃ bhajasva puruṣottamam
“He who alone is the first cause of dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation — worship him, the one, the primordial one of the worlds, the supreme Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.62
मंत्रेणानेन देवेशं शम्भुं भज शुभानने ।। तेन ते सकला वाप्तिर्भविष्यति न संशयः
maṃtreṇānena deveśaṃ śambhuṃ bhaja śubhānane || tena te sakalā vāptirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
With this mantra worship Śambhu, the lord of gods, O fair-faced one; by it you will obtain everything — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.63
ॐ नमश्शंकरायेति ॐमित्यंतेन सन्ततम् ।। मौनतपस्याप्रारंम्भं तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
oṃ namaśśaṃkarāyeti oṃmityaṃtena santatam || maunatapasyāprāraṃmbhaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
“Oṃ, homage to Śaṃkara” — thus, continually, with oṃ at the end. Hear from me as I declare the beginning of the silent austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.64
स्नानं मौनेन कर्तव्यं मौनेन हरपूजनम् ।। द्वयोः पूर्णजलाहारं प्रथमं षष्ठकालयोः
snānaṃ maunena kartavyaṃ maunena harapūjanam || dvayoḥ pūrṇajalāhāraṃ prathamaṃ ṣaṣṭhakālayoḥ
Bathing is to be done in silence, and in silence the worship of Hara; for the first two of the sixth-meal times, the food (should be) water only.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 25.65
तृतीये षष्ठकाले तु ह्युपवासपरो भवेत् ।।
tṛtīye ṣaṣṭhakāle tu hyupavāsaparo bhavet ||
But at the third sixth-time period one should be devoted to fasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.66
एवं मौनतपस्याख्या ब्रह्मचर्यफलप्रदा ।। सर्वाभीष्टप्रदा देवि सत्यंसत्यं न संशयः
evaṃ maunatapasyākhyā brahmacaryaphalapradā || sarvābhīṣṭapradā devi satyaṃsatyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Thus the austerity called (the austerity) of silence bestows the fruit of chastity, and grants all that is desired, O goddess — truly, truly, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.67
एवं चित्ते समुद्दिश्य कामं चिंतय शंकरम् ।। स ते प्रसन्न इष्टार्थमचिरादेव दास्यति
evaṃ citte samuddiśya kāmaṃ ciṃtaya śaṃkaram || sa te prasanna iṣṭārthamacirādeva dāsyati
Thus, having fixed your desire in your mind, meditate on Śaṃkara; pleased with you, he will grant the desired object before long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 25.68
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। उपविश्य वसिष्ठोथ संध्यायै तपसः क्रियाम् ।। तामाभाष्य यथान्यायं तत्रैवांतर्दधे मुनिः
brahmovāca || upaviśya vasiṣṭhotha saṃdhyāyai tapasaḥ kriyām || tāmābhāṣya yathānyāyaṃ tatraivāṃtardadhe muniḥ
Brahmā said: Then Vasiṣṭha, having sat down (and taught) Sandhyā the practice of the austerity, and having instructed her in due order, vanished on that very spot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition