Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 3
SiP 2 3.1
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। सूतसूत महाभाग व्यासशिष्य नमोऽस्तु ते ।। अद्भुतेयं कथा तात वर्णिता कृपया हि नः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || sūtasūta mahābhāga vyāsaśiṣya namo'stu te || adbhuteyaṃ kathā tāta varṇitā kṛpayā hi naḥ
The seers said: Sūta, O Sūta, greatly fortunate, disciple of Vyāsa, homage to you. Wonderful is this tale, dear one, that you have recounted to us out of kindness.
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SiP 2 3.2
मुनौ गते हरिस्तात किं चकार ततः परम्।। नारदोपि गतः कुत्र तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि आगतं मुनिवर्यं तं दृष्ट्वा शीलनिधिर्नृपः ।। उपवेश्यार्चयांचक्रे रत्नसिंहासने वरे चित्ते विचिन्त्य स मुनिराप्नुयां कथमेनकाम्।। स्वयंवरे नृपालानामेकं मां वृणुयात्कथम् सुत उवाच ।। वचः श्रुत्वा मुनेरित्थं विहस्य मधुसूदनः ।। शांकरीं प्रभुतां बुद्ध्वा प्रत्युवाच दयापरः मूढं मत्वा मुनिं तौ तन्निकटं जग्मतुर्गणौ ।। कुरुतस्तत्प्रहासं वै भाषमाणौ परस्परम् अथ सा तं समालोक्य प्रसन्नवदनाम्बुजा ।। अर्पयामास तत्कण्ठे तां मालां वरवर्णिनी
munau gate haristāta kiṃ cakāra tataḥ param|| nāradopi gataḥ kutra tanme vyākhyātumarhasi āgataṃ munivaryaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā śīlanidhirnṛpaḥ || upaveśyārcayāṃcakre ratnasiṃhāsane vare citte vicintya sa munirāpnuyāṃ kathamenakām|| svayaṃvare nṛpālānāmekaṃ māṃ vṛṇuyātkatham suta uvāca || vacaḥ śrutvā muneritthaṃ vihasya madhusūdanaḥ || śāṃkarīṃ prabhutāṃ buddhvā pratyuvāca dayāparaḥ mūḍhaṃ matvā muniṃ tau tannikaṭaṃ jagmaturgaṇau || kurutastatprahāsaṃ vai bhāṣamāṇau parasparam atha sā taṃ samālokya prasannavadanāmbujā || arpayāmāsa tatkaṇṭhe tāṃ mālāṃ varavarṇinī
When the sage had gone, dear one, what did Hari do thereafter? And where did Nārada go? That you should explain to us. — Seeing that best of sages arrived, the king Śīlanidhi seated him on a fine jewelled throne and worshipped him. The sage thought in his heart: How may I obtain Menakā? How, at the bride's own choosing among kings, might she choose me alone? — Sūta said: Hearing the sage's words thus, Madhusūdana laughed, and knowing this to be Śaṃkara's doing, replied, full of compassion. — Thinking the sage a fool, those two attendants went near him, and mocked him, talking to one another. — Then she, looking at him, her lotus face beaming, that woman of lovely hue placed the garland upon his neck.
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SiP 2 3.3
व्यास उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां सूतः पौराणिकोत्तमः ।। प्रत्युवाच शिवं स्मृत्वा नानासूतिकरं बुधः
vyāsa uvāca || ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ sūtaḥ paurāṇikottamaḥ || pratyuvāca śivaṃ smṛtvā nānāsūtikaraṃ budhaḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing their words thus, Sūta, best of the reciters of Purāṇas, the wise one, remembering Śiva who works many wonders, replied.
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SiP 2 3.4
सूत उवाच ।। मुनौ यदृच्छया विष्णुर्गते तस्मिन्हि नारदे।। शिवेच्छया चकाराशु माया मायाविशारदः
sūta uvāca || munau yadṛcchayā viṣṇurgate tasminhi nārade|| śivecchayā cakārāśu māyā māyāviśāradaḥ
Sūta said: When that sage Nārada had gone off as he pleased, Viṣṇu, skilled in illusion, by Śiva's will quickly worked an illusion.
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SiP 2 3.5
मुनिमार्गस्य मध्ये तु विरेचे नगरं महत् ।। शतयोजनविस्तारमद्भुतं सुमनोहरम्
munimārgasya madhye tu virece nagaraṃ mahat || śatayojanavistāramadbhutaṃ sumanoharam
In the middle of the sage's road he produced a great city, a hundred yojanas in extent, wondrous and most charming,
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SiP 2 3.6
स्वलोकादधिकं रम्यं नानावस्तुविराजितम् ।। नरनारीविहाराढ्यं चतुर्वर्णाकुलं परम्
svalokādadhikaṃ ramyaṃ nānāvastuvirājitam || naranārīvihārāḍhyaṃ caturvarṇākulaṃ param
more delightful than his own world, resplendent with all manner of things, rich in the pleasures of men and women, thronged with the four classes, supreme,
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SiP 2 3.7
तत्र राजा शीलनिर्धिर्नामैश्वर्यसमन्वितः ।। सुतास्वयम्वरोद्युक्तो महोत्सवसमन्वितः
tatra rājā śīlanirdhirnāmaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ || sutāsvayamvarodyukto mahotsavasamanvitaḥ
where there was a king named Śīlanidhi, endowed with lordship, engaged in his daughter's own-choice ceremony, attended with great festivity,
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SiP 2 3.8
चतुर्दिग्भ्यः समायातैस्संयुतं नृपनन्दतैः ।। नानावेषैस्सुशोभैश्च तत्कन्यावरणोत्सुकैः
caturdigbhyaḥ samāyātaissaṃyutaṃ nṛpanandataiḥ || nānāveṣaissuśobhaiśca tatkanyāvaraṇotsukaiḥ
(the city) filled with the sons of kings who had come from the four directions, in various costumes and beautifully adorned, eager to win that maiden.
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SiP 2 3.9
एतादृशं पुरं दृष्ट्वा मोहं प्राप्तोऽथ नारदः ।। कौतुकी तन्नृपद्वारं जगाम मदनेधितः
etādṛśaṃ puraṃ dṛṣṭvā mohaṃ prāpto'tha nāradaḥ || kautukī tannṛpadvāraṃ jagāma madanedhitaḥ
Then, seeing such a city, Nārada fell into delusion; curious, swollen with desire, he went to the door of that king.
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SiP 2 3.11
अथ राजा स्वतनयां नामतश्श्रीमतीं वराम् ।। समानीय नारदस्य पादयोस्समपातयत्
atha rājā svatanayāṃ nāmataśśrīmatīṃ varām || samānīya nāradasya pādayossamapātayat
Then the king brought his own excellent daughter, Śrīmatī by name, and made her fall at Nārada's feet.
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SiP 2 3.12
तत्कन्यां प्रेक्ष्य स मुनिर्नारदः प्राह विस्मितः ।। केयं राजन्महाभागा कन्या सुरसुतोपमा
tatkanyāṃ prekṣya sa munirnāradaḥ prāha vismitaḥ || keyaṃ rājanmahābhāgā kanyā surasutopamā
Looking at that maiden, the sage Nārada said in amazement: Who is this greatly fortunate maiden, O king, like a daughter of the gods?
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SiP 2 3.13
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा प्राह कृतांजलिः ।। दुहितेयं मम मुने श्रीमती नाम नामतः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājā prāha kṛtāṃjaliḥ || duhiteyaṃ mama mune śrīmatī nāma nāmataḥ
Hearing that speech of his, the king said with joined palms: This is my daughter, sage, Śrīmatī by name,
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SiP 2 3.14
प्रदानसमयं प्राप्ता वरमन्वेषती शुभम् ।। सा स्वयंवरसंप्राप्ता सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता
pradānasamayaṃ prāptā varamanveṣatī śubham || sā svayaṃvarasaṃprāptā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā
(She) has come to the time of her being given (in marriage), and is seeking a fine husband; she has arrived at the self-choice ceremony, marked with all (auspicious) marks.
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SiP 2 3.15
अस्या भाग्यं वद मुने सर्वं जातकमादरात्।। कीदृशं तनयेयं मे वरमाप्स्यति तद्वद
asyā bhāgyaṃ vada mune sarvaṃ jātakamādarāt|| kīdṛśaṃ tanayeyaṃ me varamāpsyati tadvada
Tell (me) her fortune, O sage, and all her horoscope, with care; tell (me) what sort of husband this daughter of mine will obtain.
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SiP 2 3.16
इत्युक्तो मुनिशार्दूलस्तामिच्छुः कामविह्वलः।। समाभाष्य स राजानं नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
ityukto muniśārdūlastāmicchuḥ kāmavihvalaḥ|| samābhāṣya sa rājānaṃ nārado vākyamabravīt
Thus addressed, that tiger among sages, desiring her, overcome by desire — Nārada, having spoken with the king, said these words.
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SiP 2 3.17
सुतेयं तव भूपाल सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता।। महाभाग्यवती धन्या लक्ष्मीरिव गुणालया
suteyaṃ tava bhūpāla sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā|| mahābhāgyavatī dhanyā lakṣmīriva guṇālayā
This daughter of yours, O protector of the earth, is marked with all (auspicious) marks, of great fortune, blessed, an abode of virtues like Lakṣmī.
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SiP 2 3.18
सर्वेश्वरोऽजितो वीरो गिरीशसदृशो विभुः ।। अस्याः पतिर्ध्रुवं भावी कामजित्सुरसत्तमः
sarveśvaro'jito vīro girīśasadṛśo vibhuḥ || asyāḥ patirdhruvaṃ bhāvī kāmajitsurasattamaḥ
The lord of all, unconquered, a hero, like the mountain-lord (Śiva), mighty, a conqueror of desire, the best of the gods, will certainly become her husband.
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SiP 2 3.19
इत्युक्त्वा नृपमामंत्र्य ययौ यादृच्छिको मुनिः।। बभूव कामविवशश्शिवमाया विमोहितः
ityuktvā nṛpamāmaṃtrya yayau yādṛcchiko muniḥ|| babhūva kāmavivaśaśśivamāyā vimohitaḥ
Having said this, and having taken leave of the king, the sage, who went as he pleased, departed; he became helpless with desire, deluded by Śiva's illusive power.
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SiP 2 3.21
सौन्दर्यं सर्वनारीणां प्रियं भवति सर्वथा।। तद्दृष्ट्वैव प्रसन्ना सा स्ववशा नात्र संशयः
saundaryaṃ sarvanārīṇāṃ priyaṃ bhavati sarvathā|| taddṛṣṭvaiva prasannā sā svavaśā nātra saṃśayaḥ
Beauty is in every way dear to all women; merely on seeing it she will be pleased and in my power — there is no doubt of this.
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SiP 2 3.22
विधायेत्थं विष्णुरूपं ग्रहीतुं मुनिसत्तमः ।। विष्णुलोकं जगामाशु नारदः स्मरविह्वलः
vidhāyetthaṃ viṣṇurūpaṃ grahītuṃ munisattamaḥ || viṣṇulokaṃ jagāmāśu nāradaḥ smaravihvalaḥ
Having thus resolved to obtain Viṣṇu's form, that best of sages, Nārada, overwhelmed by desire, went at once to Viṣṇu's world.
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SiP 2 3.23
प्रणिपत्य हृषीकेशं वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह।। रहसि त्वां प्रवक्ष्यामि स्ववृत्तान्तमशेषतः
praṇipatya hṛṣīkeśaṃ vākyametaduvāca ha|| rahasi tvāṃ pravakṣyāmi svavṛttāntamaśeṣataḥ
Having bowed down to Hṛṣīkeśa, he spoke these words: "In private I shall tell you my own affair in full."
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SiP 2 3.24
तथेत्युक्ते तथा भूते शिवेच्छा कार्यकर्त हि ।। ब्रूहीत्युक्तवति श्रीशे मुनिराह च केशवम्
tathetyukte tathā bhūte śivecchā kāryakarta hi || brūhītyuktavati śrīśe munirāha ca keśavam
When "so be it" was said and it so came about — for Śiva's will is the doer of what is done — and when the lord of Śrī had said "Speak," the sage spoke to Keśava.
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SiP 2 3.25
नारद उवाच।। त्वदीयो भूपतिः शीलनिधिस्स वृषतत्परः।। तस्य कन्या विशालाक्षी श्रीमतीवरवर्णिनी
nārada uvāca|| tvadīyo bhūpatiḥ śīlanidhissa vṛṣatatparaḥ|| tasya kanyā viśālākṣī śrīmatīvaravarṇinī
Nārada said: That king of yours is a treasury of good conduct, devoted to dharma; his daughter is wide-eyed, Śrīmatī, of surpassing complexion.
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SiP 2 3.26
जगन्मोहिन्यभिख्याता त्रैलोक्येप्यति सुन्दरी ।। परिणेतुमहं विष्णो तामिच्छाम्यद्य मा चिरम्
jaganmohinyabhikhyātā trailokyepyati sundarī || pariṇetumahaṃ viṣṇo tāmicchāmyadya mā ciram
She is renowned as a bewitcher of the world, exceedingly beautiful even in the three worlds; I wish to marry her, O Viṣṇu, this very day, without delay.
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SiP 2 3.27
स्वयंवरं चकरासौ भूपतिस्तनयेच्छया।। चतुर्दिग्भ्यः समायाता राजपुत्रास्सहस्रशः
svayaṃvaraṃ cakarāsau bhūpatistanayecchayā|| caturdigbhyaḥ samāyātā rājaputrāssahasraśaḥ
That king has arranged a self-choice ceremony out of desire (to fulfil the wish) of his daughter; princes have come by thousands from the four directions.
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SiP 2 3.28
यदि दास्यसि रूपं मे तदा तां प्राप्नुयां ध्रुवम् ।। त्वद्रूपं सा विना कंठे जयमालां न धास्यति
yadi dāsyasi rūpaṃ me tadā tāṃ prāpnuyāṃ dhruvam || tvadrūpaṃ sā vinā kaṃṭhe jayamālāṃ na dhāsyati
If you will give me your form, then I shall certainly obtain her; without your form she will not place the garland of victory on (my) neck.
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SiP 2 3.29
स्वरूपं देहि मे नाथ सेवकोऽहं प्रियस्तव ।। वृणुयान्मां यथा सा वै श्रीमती क्षितिपात्मजा
svarūpaṃ dehi me nātha sevako'haṃ priyastava || vṛṇuyānmāṃ yathā sā vai śrīmatī kṣitipātmajā
Give me your own form, O lord; I am your servant, dear to you — so that she, Śrīmatī, the king's daughter, may choose me.
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SiP 2 3.31
विष्णुरुवाच ।। स्वेष्टदेशं मुने गच्छ करिष्यामि हितं तव।। भिषग्वरो यथार्त्तस्य यतः प्रियतरोऽसि मे
viṣṇuruvāca || sveṣṭadeśaṃ mune gaccha kariṣyāmi hitaṃ tava|| bhiṣagvaro yathārttasya yataḥ priyataro'si me
Viṣṇu said: Go, O sage, to the place you desire; I shall do what is good for you, as the best of physicians does for the sick, since you are very dear to me.
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SiP 2 3.32
इत्युक्त्वा मुनये तस्मै ददौ विष्णुर्मुखं हरे।। स्वरूपमनुगृह्यास्य तिरोधानं जगाम सः
ityuktvā munaye tasmai dadau viṣṇurmukhaṃ hare|| svarūpamanugṛhyāsya tirodhānaṃ jagāma saḥ
Having said this, Viṣṇu gave that sage a (monkey's) face, O Hari; while granting him (his) own form, he vanished.
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SiP 2 3.33
एवमुक्तो मुनिर्हृष्टः स्वरूपं प्राप्य वै हरेः।। मेने कृतार्थमात्मानं तद्यत्नं न बुबोध सः
evamukto munirhṛṣṭaḥ svarūpaṃ prāpya vai hareḥ|| mene kṛtārthamātmānaṃ tadyatnaṃ na bubodha saḥ
Thus addressed, the sage, delighted, having obtained Hari's own form, thought himself successful; he did not perceive that (Hari's) contrivance.
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SiP 2 3.34
अथ तत्र गतः शीघ्रन्नारदो मुनिसत्तमः।। चक्रे स्वयंवरं यत्र राजपुत्रैस्समाकुलम्
atha tatra gataḥ śīghrannārado munisattamaḥ|| cakre svayaṃvaraṃ yatra rājaputraissamākulam
Then that best of sages, Nārada, quickly went there where (the king) had held the self-choice ceremony, crowded with princes.
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SiP 2 3.35
स्वयंवरसभा दिव्या राजपुत्रसमावृता।। शुशुभेऽतीव विप्रेन्द्रा यथा शक्रसभा परा
svayaṃvarasabhā divyā rājaputrasamāvṛtā|| śuśubhe'tīva viprendrā yathā śakrasabhā parā
That divine self-choice assembly, thronged with princes, shone exceedingly, O best of brahmins, like the supreme assembly of Śakra.
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SiP 2 3.36
तस्यां नृपसभायां वै नारदः समुपाविशत् ।। स्थित्वा तत्र विचिन्त्येति प्रीतियुक्तेन चेतसा
tasyāṃ nṛpasabhāyāṃ vai nāradaḥ samupāviśat || sthitvā tatra vicintyeti prītiyuktena cetasā
In that assembly of kings Nārada took his seat; and staying there he reflected thus, with a mind full of delight:
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SiP 2 3.37
मां वरिष्यति नान्यं सा विष्णुरूपधरन्ध्रुवम् ।। आननस्य कुरूपत्वं न वेद मुनिसत्तमः
māṃ variṣyati nānyaṃ sā viṣṇurūpadharandhruvam || ānanasya kurūpatvaṃ na veda munisattamaḥ
"Surely she will choose me and no other, since I bear the form of Viṣṇu" — the best of sages did not know the ugliness of his own face.
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SiP 2 3.38
पूर्वरूपं मुनिं सर्वे ददृशुऽस्तत्र मानवाः। तद्भेदं बुबुधुस्ते न राजपुत्रादयो द्विजाः
pūrvarūpaṃ muniṃ sarve dadṛśu'statra mānavāḥ| tadbhedaṃ bubudhuste na rājaputrādayo dvijāḥ
All the men there saw the sage in his former form; the princes and the rest, O brahmins, did not perceive that difference (in him).
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SiP 2 3.39
तत्र रुद्रगणौ द्वौ तद्रक्षणार्थं समागतौ ।। विप्ररूपधरौ गूढौ तत्रेदं जज्ञतुः परम्
tatra rudragaṇau dvau tadrakṣaṇārthaṃ samāgatau || viprarūpadharau gūḍhau tatredaṃ jajñatuḥ param
There two of Rudra's attendants had come for the protection of that (?), hidden, bearing the form of brahmins; and there they two spoke this further (word).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 3.41
पश्य नारद रूपं हि विष्णोरिव महोत्तमम् ।। मुखं तु वानरस्येव विकटं च भयंकरम्
paśya nārada rūpaṃ hi viṣṇoriva mahottamam || mukhaṃ tu vānarasyeva vikaṭaṃ ca bhayaṃkaram
"Look, Nārada — the form indeed is most excellent, like Viṣṇu's, but the face is like a monkey's, misshapen and frightening.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.42
इच्छत्ययं नृपसुता वृथैव स्मरमोहितः ।। इत्युक्त्वा सच्छलं वाक्यमुपहासं प्रचक्रतुः
icchatyayaṃ nṛpasutā vṛthaiva smaramohitaḥ || ityuktvā sacchalaṃ vākyamupahāsaṃ pracakratuḥ
"Deluded by love, this one desires the king's daughter quite in vain" — having spoken this speech with a pretence of goodness, they two made mockery (of him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.43
न शुश्राव यथार्थं तु तद्वाक्यं स्मरविह्वलः ।। पर्यैक्षच्छ्रीमतीं तां वै तल्लिप्सुर्मोहितो मुनिः
na śuśrāva yathārthaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ smaravihvalaḥ || paryaikṣacchrīmatīṃ tāṃ vai tallipsurmohito muniḥ
But overwhelmed by love he did not hear their words as they really were; the deluded sage kept gazing at that Śrīmatī, longing to win her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.44
एतस्मिन्नंतरे भूपकन्या चांतःपुरात्तु सा ।। स्त्रीभिस्समावृता तत्राजगाम वरवर्णिनी
etasminnaṃtare bhūpakanyā cāṃtaḥpurāttu sā || strībhissamāvṛtā tatrājagāma varavarṇinī
Meanwhile that daughter of the king, of lovely complexion, came there from the inner apartments, surrounded by women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.45
मालां हिरण्मयीं रम्यामादाय शुभलक्षणा ।। तत्र स्वयम्बरे रेजे स्थिता मध्ये रमेव सा
mālāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ ramyāmādāya śubhalakṣaṇā || tatra svayambare reje sthitā madhye rameva sā
having taken a lovely golden garland; she of auspicious marks shone there at the self-choice ceremony, standing in the midst (of them) like Ramā herself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.46
बभ्राम सा सभां सर्वां मालामादाय सुव्रता ।। वरमन्वेषती तत्र स्वात्माभीष्टं नृपात्मजा
babhrāma sā sabhāṃ sarvāṃ mālāmādāya suvratā || varamanveṣatī tatra svātmābhīṣṭaṃ nṛpātmajā
That princess of firm vows roamed the whole assembly holding the garland, seeking there the bridegroom desired by her own heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.47
वानरास्यं विष्णुतनुं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा चुकोप सा ।। दृष्टिं निवार्य च ततः प्रस्थिता प्रीतमानसा
vānarāsyaṃ viṣṇutanuṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā cukopa sā || dṛṣṭiṃ nivārya ca tataḥ prasthitā prītamānasā
Seeing the sage with a monkey's face and Viṣṇu's body, she grew angry; and turning her gaze away she then went on, her mind (again) pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.48
न दृष्ट्वा स्ववरं तत्र त्रस्तासीन्मनसेप्सितम् ।। अंतस्सभास्थिता कस्मिन्नर्पयामास न स्रजम्
na dṛṣṭvā svavaraṃ tatra trastāsīnmanasepsitam || aṃtassabhāsthitā kasminnarpayāmāsa na srajam
Not seeing there the bridegroom of her own choice, the one desired by her heart, she was dismayed; standing within the assembly she did not bestow the garland on anyone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.49
एतस्मिन्नंतरे विष्णुराजगाम नृपाकृतिः ।। न दृष्टः कैश्चिदपरैः केवलं सा ददर्श हि
etasminnaṃtare viṣṇurājagāma nṛpākṛtiḥ || na dṛṣṭaḥ kaiścidaparaiḥ kevalaṃ sā dadarśa hi
Meanwhile Viṣṇu came, in the form of a king; he was not seen by any of the others — she alone saw him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.51
तामादाय ततो विष्णू राजरूपधरः प्रभुः ।। अंतर्धानमगात्सद्यस्स्वस्थानं प्रययौ किल
tāmādāya tato viṣṇū rājarūpadharaḥ prabhuḥ || aṃtardhānamagātsadyassvasthānaṃ prayayau kila
Then the Lord Viṣṇu, bearing the form of a king, took her and at once became invisible, and went, indeed, to his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.52
सर्वे राजकुमाराश्च निराशाः श्रीमतीम्प्रति।। मुनिस्तु विह्वलोऽतीव बभूव मदनातुरः
sarve rājakumārāśca nirāśāḥ śrīmatīmprati|| munistu vihvalo'tīva babhūva madanāturaḥ
And all the princes lost hope regarding Śrīmatī; but the sage became exceedingly distraught, tormented by love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.53
तदा तावूचतुस्सद्यो नारदं स्वरविह्वलम् ।। विप्ररूपधरौ रुद्रगणौ ज्ञानविशारदौ
tadā tāvūcatussadyo nāradaṃ svaravihvalam || viprarūpadharau rudragaṇau jñānaviśāradau
Then those two attendants of Rudra, skilled in knowledge, bearing the form of brahmins, at once spoke to Nārada, whose voice faltered:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.54
गणावूचतुः ।। हे नारदमुने त्वं हि वृथा मदनमोहितः ।। तल्लिप्सुस्स्वमुखं पश्य वानरस्येव गर्हितम्
gaṇāvūcatuḥ || he nāradamune tvaṃ hi vṛthā madanamohitaḥ || tallipsussvamukhaṃ paśya vānarasyeva garhitam
The two attendants said: "O sage Nārada, you are deluded by love in vain; longing to win her, look at your own face, contemptible like a monkey's."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.55
सूत उवाच।। इत्याकर्ण्य तयोर्वाक्यं नारदो विस्मितोऽभवत् ।। मुखं ददर्श मुकुरे शिवमायाविमोहितः
sūta uvāca|| ityākarṇya tayorvākyaṃ nārado vismito'bhavat || mukhaṃ dadarśa mukure śivamāyāvimohitaḥ
Sūta said: Hearing that speech of theirs, Nārada was astonished; deluded by Śiva's māyā, he looked at his face in a mirror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.56
स्वमुखं वानरस्येव दृष्ट्वा चुक्रोध सत्वरम्।। शापन्ददौ तयोस्तत्र गणयोर्मोहितो मुनिः
svamukhaṃ vānarasyeva dṛṣṭvā cukrodha satvaram|| śāpandadau tayostatra gaṇayormohito muniḥ
Seeing his own face to be like a monkey's, the deluded sage grew angry at once and pronounced a curse there upon those two attendants:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.57
युवां ममोपहासं वै चक्रतुर्ब्राह्मणस्य हि।। भवेतां राक्षसौ विप्रवीर्यजौ वै तदाकृती
yuvāṃ mamopahāsaṃ vai cakraturbrāhmaṇasya hi|| bhavetāṃ rākṣasau vipravīryajau vai tadākṛtī
"You two have made mockery of me, a brahmin indeed; become demons, born from the seed of brahmins, and with that very (monkey) shape."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.58
श्रुत्वा हरगणावित्थं स्वशापं ज्ञानिसत्तमौ।। न किंचिदूचतुस्तौ हि मुनिमाज्ञाय मोहितम्
śrutvā haragaṇāvitthaṃ svaśāpaṃ jñānisattamau|| na kiṃcidūcatustau hi munimājñāya mohitam
Having heard their own curse thus, the two attendants of Hara, best among the knowing, said nothing at all, for they recognized that the sage was deluded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 3.59
स्वस्थानं जग्मतुर्विप्रा उदासीनौ शिवस्तुतिम्।। चक्रतुर्मन्यमानौ वै शिवेच्छां सकलां सदा
svasthānaṃ jagmaturviprā udāsīnau śivastutim|| cakraturmanyamānau vai śivecchāṃ sakalāṃ sadā
O brahmins, the two went to their own abode and, remaining indifferent, made praise of Śiva, holding always that the whole (of it) was Śiva's will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition