Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 28
SiP 2 28.1
सूत उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य ब्रह्मणो हि प्रजापतेः ।। प्रसन्नमानसो भूत्वा तं प्रोवाच स नारदः
sūta uvāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya brahmaṇo hi prajāpateḥ || prasannamānaso bhūtvā taṃ provāca sa nāradaḥ
Sūta said: Having heard those words of Brahmā, the lord of creatures, Nārada, his mind become well pleased, spoke to him.
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SiP 2 28.2
नारद उवाच ।। ब्रह्मन् विधे महाभाग विष्णुशिष्य महामते ।। धन्यस्त्वं शिवभक्तो हि परतत्त्वप्रदर्शकः अथाहमगमं तत्र यत्र दक्षादयः स्थिताः ।। सरतिं मदनं दृष्ट्वा समदोह हि किञ्चन भुवि केचिद्भविष्यंति मायाबद्धा महासुराः ।। बद्धा केचिद्धरेर्नूनं केचिच्छंभोरुपायतः भूते हरे सानुरागे भवतोपि मनोभव । शापोपशांतिर्भविता तस्मादात्महितं कुरु प्रमत्तेभगतिः पीनायतदोरुन्नतांसकः ।। कंबुग्रीवस्सुविस्तीर्णहृदयः पीनसन्मुखः एभिस्सहचरैः काम वसंत प्रमुखैर्भवान् ।। मोहयस्व महादेवं रत्या सह महोद्यतः
nārada uvāca || brahman vidhe mahābhāga viṣṇuśiṣya mahāmate || dhanyastvaṃ śivabhakto hi paratattvapradarśakaḥ athāhamagamaṃ tatra yatra dakṣādayaḥ sthitāḥ || saratiṃ madanaṃ dṛṣṭvā samadoha hi kiñcana bhuvi kecidbhaviṣyaṃti māyābaddhā mahāsurāḥ || baddhā keciddharernūnaṃ kecicchaṃbhorupāyataḥ bhūte hare sānurāge bhavatopi manobhava | śāpopaśāṃtirbhavitā tasmādātmahitaṃ kuru pramattebhagatiḥ pīnāyatadorunnatāṃsakaḥ || kaṃbugrīvassuvistīrṇahṛdayaḥ pīnasanmukhaḥ ebhissahacaraiḥ kāma vasaṃta pramukhairbhavān || mohayasva mahādevaṃ ratyā saha mahodyataḥ
Nārada said: O Brahmā, ordainer, greatly fortunate one, disciple of Viṣṇu, of great mind—blessed are you, a devotee of Śiva indeed, one who reveals the supreme truth. Then I went there, where Dakṣa and the others were standing; and seeing Madana with Rati, I was somewhat elated. On earth there will be certain great asuras bound by māyā; some bound surely by Hari, some by Śambhu's device. When Hari has become affectionate, O Manobhava, your curse too will be allayed; therefore do what is for your own good. (…) with thick, long arms and lofty shoulders, with a conch-like neck, a very broad chest, a full and handsome face—with these companions, O Kāma, headed by Vasanta, do you, together with Rati, greatly intent, delude Mahādeva.
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SiP 2 28.3
श्राविता सुकथा दिव्या शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धिनी ।। अरुंधत्यास्तथा तस्याः स्वरूपायाः परे भवे
śrāvitā sukathā divyā śivabhaktivivarddhinī || aruṃdhatyāstathā tasyāḥ svarūpāyāḥ pare bhave
The good, divine tale that increases devotion to Śiva has been recited (to me)—that of Arundhatī, and likewise of her own form (i.e. Saṃdhyā) in the other birth.
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SiP 2 28.4
इदानीं ब्रूहि धर्मज्ञ पवित्रं चरितं परम् ।। शिवस्य परपापघ्नं मंगलप्रदमुत्तमम्
idānīṃ brūhi dharmajña pavitraṃ caritaṃ param || śivasya parapāpaghnaṃ maṃgalapradamuttamam
Now tell (me), O knower of dharma, the holy, supreme deeds of Śiva, which destroy the greatest sin and bestow auspiciousness, the highest (of tales).
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SiP 2 28.5
गृहीतदारे कामे च दृष्टे तेषु गतेषु च ।। संध्यायां किं तपस्तप्तुं गतायामभवत्ततः
gṛhītadāre kāme ca dṛṣṭe teṣu gateṣu ca || saṃdhyāyāṃ kiṃ tapastaptuṃ gatāyāmabhavattataḥ
When Kāma had taken a wife, and when he had been seen, and when they had departed, and when Saṃdhyā had gone to perform austerities—what happened after that?
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SiP 2 28.6
सूत उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य ऋषेर्वै भावितात्मनः ।। सुप्रसन्नतरो भूत्वा ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasya ṛṣervai bhāvitātmanaḥ || suprasannataro bhūtvā brahmā vacanamabravīt
Sūta said: Having heard those words of that sage of disciplined self, Brahmā, becoming still more pleased, spoke (these) words.
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SiP 2 28.7
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु नारद विप्रेन्द्र तदैव चरितं शुभम् ।। शिवलीलान्वितं भक्त्या धन्यस्त्वं शिवसेवकः
brahmovāca || śṛṇu nārada viprendra tadaiva caritaṃ śubham || śivalīlānvitaṃ bhaktyā dhanyastvaṃ śivasevakaḥ
Brahmā said: Listen, Nārada, chief of brahmins, to that very auspicious account, filled with Śiva's play; you are blessed, a servant of Śiva through devotion.
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SiP 2 28.8
अहं विमोहितस्तात यदैवांतर्हितः पुरा ।। अचिंतयं सदाहं तच्छंभुवाक्यविषार्दितः
ahaṃ vimohitastāta yadaivāṃtarhitaḥ purā || aciṃtayaṃ sadāhaṃ tacchaṃbhuvākyaviṣārditaḥ
I was deluded, my dear, at the very time when formerly he vanished; I kept thinking on that constantly, tormented by the poison of Śambhu's words.
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SiP 2 28.9
चिंतयित्वा चिरं चित्ते शिवमायाविमोहितः ।। शिवे चेर्ष्यामकार्षं हि तच्छ्ृवृणुष्व वदामि ते
ciṃtayitvā ciraṃ citte śivamāyāvimohitaḥ || śive cerṣyāmakārṣaṃ hi tacchṛvṛṇuṣva vadāmi te
Having pondered long in my mind, deluded by Śiva's māyā, I harboured envy against Śiva—hear that, I shall tell it to you.
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SiP 2 28.11
दक्षमाभाष्य सुप्रीत्या परान्पुत्रांश्च नारद ।। अवोचं वचनं सोहं शिवमायाविमोहितः
dakṣamābhāṣya suprītyā parānputrāṃśca nārada || avocaṃ vacanaṃ sohaṃ śivamāyāvimohitaḥ
Having addressed Dakṣa with great affection, and my other sons, O Nārada, I spoke (these) words, deluded as I was by Śiva's māyā.
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SiP 2 28.12
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। हे दक्ष हे मरीच्याद्यास्सुताः शृणुत मद्वचः ।। श्रुत्वोपायं विधेयं हि मम कष्टापनुत्तये
brahmovāca || he dakṣa he marīcyādyāssutāḥ śṛṇuta madvacaḥ || śrutvopāyaṃ vidheyaṃ hi mama kaṣṭāpanuttaye
Brahmā said: O Dakṣa, O sons, Marīci and the rest, hear my words; and having heard, a means must be devised for the removal of my distress.
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SiP 2 28.13
कांताभिलाषमात्रं मे दृष्ट्वा शम्भुरगर्हयत् ।। मां च युष्मान्महायोगी धिक्कारं कृतवान्बहु
kāṃtābhilāṣamātraṃ me dṛṣṭvā śambhuragarhayat || māṃ ca yuṣmānmahāyogī dhikkāraṃ kṛtavānbahu
Seeing merely my longing for a wife, Śambhu censured (me); and that great yogin heaped much reproach upon me and upon you.
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SiP 2 28.14
तेन दुःखाभितप्तोहं लभेहं शर्म न क्वचित् ।। यथा गृह्णातु कांतां स स यत्नः कार्य एव हि
tena duḥkhābhitaptohaṃ labhehaṃ śarma na kvacit || yathā gṛhṇātu kāṃtāṃ sa sa yatnaḥ kārya eva hi
Scorched by that sorrow, I find no comfort anywhere; that effort must indeed be made by which he may take a wife.
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SiP 2 28.15
यथा गृह्णातु कांतां स सुखी स्यां दुःखवर्जितः ।। दुर्लभस्य तु कामो मे परं मन्ये विचारतः
yathā gṛhṇātu kāṃtāṃ sa sukhī syāṃ duḥkhavarjitaḥ || durlabhasya tu kāmo me paraṃ manye vicārataḥ
If he takes a wife, I would be happy, freed from sorrow; but on reflection I think that desire for me, who am hard to win over, is a great matter.
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SiP 2 28.16
कांताभिलाषमात्रं मे दृष्ट्वा शंभुरगर्हयत् ।। मुनीनां पुरतः कस्मात्स कांतां संग्रहीष्यति
kāṃtābhilāṣamātraṃ me dṛṣṭvā śaṃbhuragarhayat || munīnāṃ purataḥ kasmātsa kāṃtāṃ saṃgrahīṣyati
Seeing merely my longing for a wife, Śambhu censured me before the sages; why then would he himself take a wife?
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SiP 2 28.17
का वा नारी त्रिलोकेस्मिन् या भवेत्तन्मनाः स्थिता ।। योगमार्गमवज्ञाप्य तस्य मोहं करिष्यति
kā vā nārī trilokesmin yā bhavettanmanāḥ sthitā || yogamārgamavajñāpya tasya mohaṃ kariṣyati
And what woman is there in this triple world who would exist with her mind fixed on him, and, making him disregard the path of yoga, will infatuate him?
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SiP 2 28.18
मन्मथोपि समर्थो नो भविष्यत्यस्य मोहने ।। नितांतयोगी रामाणां नामापि सहते न सः
manmathopi samartho no bhaviṣyatyasya mohane || nitāṃtayogī rāmāṇāṃ nāmāpi sahate na saḥ
Even Manmatha will not be capable of infatuating him: he is an utter yogi, he does not endure even the name of women.
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SiP 2 28.19
अगृहीतेषुणा चैव हरेण कथमादिना ।। मध्यमा च भवेत्सृष्टिस्तद्वाचा नान्यवारिता
agṛhīteṣuṇā caiva hareṇa kathamādinā || madhyamā ca bhavetsṛṣṭistadvācā nānyavāritā
And by Hara, who has not been struck by the arrow, how—by what beginning—would the middling creation come to be, unhindered by any other than his word?
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SiP 2 28.21
संसारविमुखे शंभौ तथैकांतविरागिणि ।। अस्मादृते न कर्मान्यत् करिष्यति न संशयः
saṃsāravimukhe śaṃbhau tathaikāṃtavirāgiṇi || asmādṛte na karmānyat kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
Since Śambhu is turned away from worldly existence and is dispassionate in his solitude, apart from this there is no other act that will accomplish (it), without doubt.
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SiP 2 28.22
इत्युक्त्वा तनयांश्चाहं दक्षादीन् सुनिरीक्ष्य च ।। सरतिं मदनं तत्र सानंदमगदं ततः
ityuktvā tanayāṃścāhaṃ dakṣādīn sunirīkṣya ca || saratiṃ madanaṃ tatra sānaṃdamagadaṃ tataḥ
Having spoken thus, and having looked well upon my sons, Dakṣa and the others, I then joyfully addressed Madana, who was there with Rati.
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SiP 2 28.23
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। मत्पुत्र वर काम त्वं सर्वथा सुखदायकः ।। मद्वचश्शृणु सुप्रीत्या स्वपत्न्या पितृवत्सल
brahmovāca || matputra vara kāma tvaṃ sarvathā sukhadāyakaḥ || madvacaśśṛṇu suprītyā svapatnyā pitṛvatsala
Brahmā said: My son, excellent Kāma, you are in every way a giver of pleasure. Hear my words with great affection, together with your own wife, O you who are fond of your father.
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SiP 2 28.24
अनया सहचारिण्या राजसे त्वं मनोभव ।। एषा च भवता पत्या युक्ता संशोभते भृशम्
anayā sahacāriṇyā rājase tvaṃ manobhava || eṣā ca bhavatā patyā yuktā saṃśobhate bhṛśam
With this companion you shine, O you born of the mind; and she, joined with you as her husband, is exceedingly resplendent.
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SiP 2 28.25
यथा स्त्रिया हृषीकेशो हरिणा सा यथा रमा ।। क्षणदा विधुना युक्ता तया युक्तो यथा विधुः
yathā striyā hṛṣīkeśo hariṇā sā yathā ramā || kṣaṇadā vidhunā yuktā tayā yukto yathā vidhuḥ
As Hṛṣīkeśa (shines) with his wife, and as she, Ramā, with Hari; as night joined with the moon, and as the moon joined with her—
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SiP 2 28.26
तथैव युवयोश्शोभा दांपत्यं च पुरस्कृतम् ।। अतस्त्वं जगतः केतुर्विश्वकेतुर्भविष्यसि
tathaiva yuvayośśobhā dāṃpatyaṃ ca puraskṛtam || atastvaṃ jagataḥ keturviśvaketurbhaviṣyasi
—just so is the splendour of you two, and your wedded state is held foremost. Therefore you shall be the banner of the world, the banner of the universe.
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SiP 2 28.27
जगद्धिताय वत्स त्वं मोहयस्व पिनाकिनम् ।। यथाशु सुमनश्शंभुः कुर्य्याद्दारप्रतिग्रहम्
jagaddhitāya vatsa tvaṃ mohayasva pinākinam || yathāśu sumanaśśaṃbhuḥ kuryyāddārapratigraham
For the welfare of the world, my child, infatuate the bearer of the Pināka, so that Śambhu, well disposed in mind, may quickly take a wife.
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SiP 2 28.28
विजने स्निग्धदेशे तु पर्वतेषु सरस्सु च ।। यत्रयत्र प्रयातीशस्तत्र तत्रानया सह
vijane snigdhadeśe tu parvateṣu sarassu ca || yatrayatra prayātīśastatra tatrānayā saha
But in a solitary place, in a pleasant region, on the mountains and by the lakes—wherever the Lord goes, there, together with her,
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SiP 2 28.29
मोहय त्वं यतात्मानं वनिताविमुखं हरम् ।। त्वदृते विद्यते नान्यः कश्चिदस्य विमोहकः
mohaya tvaṃ yatātmānaṃ vanitāvimukhaṃ haram || tvadṛte vidyate nānyaḥ kaścidasya vimohakaḥ
infatuate Hara, who is self-restrained and averse to women. Apart from you there exists no other who can infatuate him.
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SiP 2 28.31
सानुरागो वरारोहां यदीच्छति महेश्वरः ।। तदा भवोपि योग्यार्यस्त्वां च संतारयिष्यति
sānurāgo varārohāṃ yadīcchati maheśvaraḥ || tadā bhavopi yogyāryastvāṃ ca saṃtārayiṣyati
If Maheśvara, become enamoured, desires a fair-hipped woman, then Bhava too, the worthy noble one, will carry you across.
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SiP 2 28.32
तस्माज्जायाद्वितीयस्त्वं यतस्व हरमोहने ।। विश्वस्य भव केतुस्त्वं मोहयित्वा महेश्वरम्
tasmājjāyādvitīyastvaṃ yatasva haramohane || viśvasya bhava ketustvaṃ mohayitvā maheśvaram
Therefore, with your wife as your second, strive at the infatuation of Hara; become the banner of the universe by infatuating Maheśvara.
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SiP 2 28.33
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचो मे हि जनकस्य जगत्प्रभोः ।। उवाच मन्मथस्तथ्यं तदा मां जगतां पतिम्
brahmovāca || iti śrutvā vaco me hi janakasya jagatprabhoḥ || uvāca manmathastathyaṃ tadā māṃ jagatāṃ patim
Brahmā said: Having heard these words of mine, his father and lord of the world, Manmatha then spoke truly to me, the lord of the worlds.
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SiP 2 28.34
मन्मथ उवाच ।। करिष्येहं तव विभो वचनाच्छंभुमोहनम् ।। किं तु योषिन्महास्त्रं मे तत्कांतां भगवन् सृज
manmatha uvāca || kariṣyehaṃ tava vibho vacanācchaṃbhumohanam || kiṃ tu yoṣinmahāstraṃ me tatkāṃtāṃ bhagavan sṛja
Manmatha said: O mighty one, I shall bring about the infatuation of Śambhu at your word; but woman is my great weapon—so, O Blessed One, create that beloved.
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SiP 2 28.35
मया संमोहिते शंभो यया तस्यानुमोहनम् ।। कर्तव्यमधुना धातस्तत्रोपायं परं कुरु
mayā saṃmohite śaṃbho yayā tasyānumohanam || kartavyamadhunā dhātastatropāyaṃ paraṃ kuru
When Śambhu has been infatuated by me, the one by whom his further infatuation is to be effected—now, O Ordainer, make the best provision for that.
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SiP 2 28.36
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवंवादिनि कंदर्पे धाताहं स प्रजापतिः ।। कया संमोहनीयोसाविति चिंतामयामहम्
brahmovāca || evaṃvādini kaṃdarpe dhātāhaṃ sa prajāpatiḥ || kayā saṃmohanīyosāviti ciṃtāmayāmaham
Brahmā said: While Kandarpa was speaking thus, I, the Ordainer, that Prajāpati, fell to thinking: "By whom is he to be infatuated?"
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SiP 2 28.37
चिंताविष्टस्य मे तस्य निःश्वासो यो विनिस्सृतः ।। तस्माद्वसंतस्संजातः पुष्पव्रातविभूषितः
ciṃtāviṣṭasya me tasya niḥśvāso yo vinissṛtaḥ || tasmādvasaṃtassaṃjātaḥ puṣpavrātavibhūṣitaḥ
The sigh that issued forth from me as I was absorbed in that thought—from it Spring was born, adorned with masses of flowers,
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SiP 2 28.38
शोणराजीवसंकाशः फुल्लतामरसेक्षणः ।। संध्योदिताखंडशशिप्रतिमास्यस्सुनासिकः
śoṇarājīvasaṃkāśaḥ phullatāmarasekṣaṇaḥ || saṃdhyoditākhaṃḍaśaśipratimāsyassunāsikaḥ
resembling a red lotus, with eyes like blooming lotuses, his face like the unbroken moon risen at twilight, with a fine nose,
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SiP 2 28.39
शार्ङ्गवच्चरणावर्त्तश्श्यामकुंचितमूर्द्धजः।। संध्यांशुमालिसदृशः कुडलद्वयमंडितः
śārṅgavaccaraṇāvarttaśśyāmakuṃcitamūrddhajaḥ|| saṃdhyāṃśumālisadṛśaḥ kuḍaladvayamaṃḍitaḥ
His feet bear whorls like a bow('s curve); his hair is dark and curling; he resembles the garland of twilight rays, and is adorned with a pair of earrings.
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SiP 2 28.41
सर्वांगसुन्दरः श्यामस्सम्पूर्णस्सर्वलक्षणैः ।। दर्शनीयतमस्सर्वमोहनः कामवर्द्धनः
sarvāṃgasundaraḥ śyāmassampūrṇassarvalakṣaṇaiḥ || darśanīyatamassarvamohanaḥ kāmavarddhanaḥ
Beautiful in every limb, dark, complete with all (auspicious) marks, most worth looking at, deluding all, increasing desire.
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SiP 2 28.42
एतादृशे समुत्पन्ने वसंते कुसुमाकरे ।। ववौ वायुस्सुसुरभिः पादपा अपि पुष्पिताः
etādṛśe samutpanne vasaṃte kusumākare || vavau vāyussusurabhiḥ pādapā api puṣpitāḥ
When such a spring, the treasury of flowers, had arisen, a very fragrant wind blew, and the trees too came into flower.
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SiP 2 28.43
पिका विनेदुश्शतशः पंचमं मधुरस्वनाः ।। प्रफुल्लपद्मा अभवन्सरस्यः स्वच्छपुष्कराः
pikā vineduśśataśaḥ paṃcamaṃ madhurasvanāḥ || praphullapadmā abhavansarasyaḥ svacchapuṣkarāḥ
Cuckoos by the hundred, sweet-voiced, sang out the fifth note; the lakes, with clear lotus-pools, had their lotuses in full bloom.
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SiP 2 28.44
तमुत्पन्नमहं वीक्ष्य तदा तादृशमुत्तमम् ।। हिरण्यगर्भो मदनमगदं मधुरं वचः
tamutpannamahaṃ vīkṣya tadā tādṛśamuttamam || hiraṇyagarbho madanamagadaṃ madhuraṃ vacaḥ
Seeing him thus born, so excellent, then I, Hiraṇyagarbha, spoke sweet words to Madana.
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SiP 2 28.45
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवं स मन्मथनिभस्सदा सहचरोभवत् ।। आनुकूल्यं तव कृतः सर्वं देव करिष्यति
brahmovāca || evaṃ sa manmathanibhassadā sahacarobhavat || ānukūlyaṃ tava kṛtaḥ sarvaṃ deva kariṣyati
Brahmā said: Thus he, resembling Manmatha, became his constant companion. He will do everything, O god, in conformity with you.
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SiP 2 28.46
यथाग्नेः पवनो मित्रं सर्वत्रोपकरिष्यति ।। तथायं भवतो मित्रं सदा त्वामनुयास्यति
yathāgneḥ pavano mitraṃ sarvatropakariṣyati || tathāyaṃ bhavato mitraṃ sadā tvāmanuyāsyati
As the wind is fire's friend and will everywhere assist it, so this one, your friend, will always follow you.
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SiP 2 28.47
वसंतेरंतहेतुत्वाद्वसंताख्यो भवत्वयम् ।। तवानुगमनं कर्म तथा लोकानुरञ्जनम्
vasaṃteraṃtahetutvādvasaṃtākhyo bhavatvayam || tavānugamanaṃ karma tathā lokānurañjanam
Since he is the cause of delight in spring, let him be named Vasanta; his work is to accompany you, and likewise to delight the world.
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SiP 2 28.48
असौ वसंतशृंगारो वासंतो मलयानिलः ।। भवेत्तु सुहृदो भावस्सदा त्वद्वशवर्त्तिनः
asau vasaṃtaśṛṃgāro vāsaṃto malayānilaḥ || bhavettu suhṛdo bhāvassadā tvadvaśavarttinaḥ
Let this spring-passion, the vernal Malaya breeze, be the disposition of a friend, always subject to your control.
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SiP 2 28.49
विष्वोकाद्यास्तथा हावाश्चतुष्षष्टिकलास्तथा ।। रत्याः कुर्वंतु सौहृद्यं सुहृदस्ते यथा तव
viṣvokādyāstathā hāvāścatuṣṣaṣṭikalāstathā || ratyāḥ kurvaṃtu sauhṛdyaṃ suhṛdaste yathā tava
Likewise let the viṣvoka and the rest, the amorous gestures, and the sixty-four arts make friendship with Rati, as your friends do with you.
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SiP 2 28.51
अहं तां कामिनीं तात भावयिष्यामि यत्नतः ।। मनसा सुविचार्यैव या हरं मोहयिष्यति
ahaṃ tāṃ kāminīṃ tāta bhāvayiṣyāmi yatnataḥ || manasā suvicāryaiva yā haraṃ mohayiṣyati
I, dear one, will bring into being with effort that desirable woman who will infatuate Hara, after pondering her well in my mind.
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SiP 2 28.52
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवमुक्तो मया कामः सुरज्येष्ठेन हर्षितः ।। ननाम चरणौ मेऽपि स पत्नी सहितस्तदा
brahmovāca || evamukto mayā kāmaḥ surajyeṣṭhena harṣitaḥ || nanāma caraṇau me'pi sa patnī sahitastadā
Brahmā said: Addressed thus by me, the eldest of the gods, Kāma was delighted, and then he too, together with his wife, bowed at my feet.
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SiP 2 28.53
दक्षं प्रणम्य तान् सर्वान्मानसानभिवाद्य च ।। यत्रात्मा गतवाञ्शंभुस्तत्स्थानं मन्मथो ययौ
dakṣaṃ praṇamya tān sarvānmānasānabhivādya ca || yatrātmā gatavāñśaṃbhustatsthānaṃ manmatho yayau
Having bowed to Dakṣa and saluted all those mind-born ones, Manmatha went to that place where Śambhu himself had gone.
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