Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 32
SiP 2 32.1
नारद उवाच ।। ब्रह्मन् शंभुवर प्राज्ञ सम्यगुक्तं त्वयानघ ।। शिवाशिवचरित्रं च पावितं जन्म मे हितम्
nārada uvāca || brahman śaṃbhuvara prājña samyaguktaṃ tvayānagha || śivāśivacaritraṃ ca pāvitaṃ janma me hitam
Nārada said: O brahman, best of Śambhu's boons, wise and sinless one, well have you spoken; the deeds of Śivā and Śiva have purified me, and my birth is (now) fulfilled.
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SiP 2 32.2
इदानीं वद दक्षस्तु तपः कृत्वा दृढव्रतः ।। कं वरं प्राप देव्यास्तु कथं सा दक्षजाऽभवत् ततः प्रत्यक्षतो दृष्ट्वा जगदम्बां जगन्मयीम् ।। कृतकृत्यमथात्मानं मेने दक्षः प्रजापतिः तवावतारो नो जातः का तत्पत्नी भवेदतः ।। तं मोहय महेशानमवतीर्य क्षितौ शिवे वरप्रभावाद्भ्रुकुटेरवतीर्णो विधेस्म च ।। अहं तद्वरतोपीहावतरिष्ये तदाज्ञया
idānīṃ vada dakṣastu tapaḥ kṛtvā dṛḍhavrataḥ || kaṃ varaṃ prāpa devyāstu kathaṃ sā dakṣajā'bhavat tataḥ pratyakṣato dṛṣṭvā jagadambāṃ jaganmayīm || kṛtakṛtyamathātmānaṃ mene dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ tavāvatāro no jātaḥ kā tatpatnī bhavedataḥ || taṃ mohaya maheśānamavatīrya kṣitau śive varaprabhāvādbhrukuṭeravatīrṇo vidhesma ca || ahaṃ tadvaratopīhāvatariṣye tadājñayā
Now tell (me): Dakṣa, firm in his vow, performed austerity—what boon did he obtain from the Goddess, and how did she become Dakṣa's daughter? Then, seeing with his own eyes the Mother of the world, who is (herself) the world, Dakṣa the Prajāpati considered himself to have accomplished his purpose. (He said:) "No incarnation of yours has taken place; who then would be his wife? Descending to earth, O Śivā, bewilder that Great Lord." (And she said:) "By the power of the boon I have descended from Vidhi's brow, and I too, by that boon, shall descend here at his command."
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SiP 2 32.3
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु नारद धन्यस्त्वं मुनिभिर्भक्तितोखिलैः ।। यथा तेपे तपो दक्षो वरं प्राप च सुव्रतः
brahmovāca || śṛṇu nārada dhanyastvaṃ munibhirbhaktitokhilaiḥ || yathā tepe tapo dakṣo varaṃ prāpa ca suvrataḥ
Brahmā said: Listen, Nārada—you are blessed, (and) by all the sages through devotion—(hear) how Dakṣa, of good vows, performed austerity and obtained the boon.
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SiP 2 32.4
मदाज्ञप्तस्सुधीर्दक्षस्समाधाय महाधिपः ।। अपाद्यष्टुं च तां देवीं तत्कामो जगदंबिकाम्
madājñaptassudhīrdakṣassamādhāya mahādhipaḥ || apādyaṣṭuṃ ca tāṃ devīṃ tatkāmo jagadaṃbikām
Commanded by me, the wise Dakṣa, the great lord (of creatures), collecting himself and desiring that, (set out) to worship that Goddess, the Mother of the world.
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SiP 2 32.5
क्षीरोदोत्तरतीरस्थां तां कृत्वा हृदयस्थिताम् ।। तपस्तप्तुं समारेभे द्रुष्टुं प्रत्यक्षतोम्बिकाम्
kṣīrodottaratīrasthāṃ tāṃ kṛtvā hṛdayasthitām || tapastaptuṃ samārebhe druṣṭuṃ pratyakṣatombikām
Making her who dwells on the northern shore of the Milk Ocean present within his heart, he began to perform austerity in order to see the Mother face to face.
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SiP 2 32.6
दिव्यवर्षेण दक्षस्तु सहस्राणां त्रयं समाः ।। तपश्चचार नियतस्सं यतात्मा दृढव्रतः ।।
divyavarṣeṇa dakṣastu sahasrāṇāṃ trayaṃ samāḥ || tapaścacāra niyatassaṃ yatātmā dṛḍhavrataḥ ||
For three thousand years by divine reckoning Dakṣa practised austerity, disciplined, self-restrained, firm in his vow.
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SiP 2 32.7
मारुताशी निराहारो जलाहारी च पर्णभुक् ।। एवं निनाय तं कालं चिंतयन्तां जगन्मयीम्
mārutāśī nirāhāro jalāhārī ca parṇabhuk || evaṃ nināya taṃ kālaṃ ciṃtayantāṃ jaganmayīm
Feeding on air, taking no food, living on water and eating leaves—thus he passed that time, meditating on her who is (all) the world.
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SiP 2 32.8
दुर्गाध्यानसमासक्तश्चिरं कालं तपोरतः ।। नियमैर्बहुभिर्देवीमाराधयति सुव्रतः
durgādhyānasamāsaktaściraṃ kālaṃ taporataḥ || niyamairbahubhirdevīmārādhayati suvrataḥ
Intent on the meditation of Durgā, devoted to austerity for a long time, the man of good vows propitiates the Goddess with many observances.
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SiP 2 32.9
ततो यमादियुक्तस्य दक्षस्य मुनिसत्तम ।। जगदम्बा पूजयतः प्रत्यक्षमभवच्छिवा
tato yamādiyuktasya dakṣasya munisattama || jagadambā pūjayataḥ pratyakṣamabhavacchivā
Then, O best of sages, to Dakṣa, who was practising self-restraint and the rest and was worshipping (her), Śivā, the Mother of the world, became visible.
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SiP 2 32.11
सिंहस्थां कालिकां कृष्णां चारुवक्त्रां चतुर्भुजाम् ।। वरदाभयनीलाब्जखड्गहस्तां मनोहराम्
siṃhasthāṃ kālikāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ cāruvaktrāṃ caturbhujām || varadābhayanīlābjakhaḍgahastāṃ manoharām
(He saw her) seated on a lion, Kālikā, black, with a lovely face and four arms, holding in her hands the boon-gesture, the gesture of fearlessness, a blue lotus and a sword, enchanting;
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SiP 2 32.12
आरक्तनयनां चारुमुक्तकेशीं जगत्प्रसूम् । तुष्टाव वाग्भिश्चित्राभिः सुप्रणम्याथ सुप्रभाम्
āraktanayanāṃ cārumuktakeśīṃ jagatprasūm | tuṣṭāva vāgbhiścitrābhiḥ supraṇamyātha suprabhām
with reddish eyes, with lovely loosened hair, the mother of the world — having bowed low to her, the radiant one, he praised (her) with manifold words.
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SiP 2 32.13
दक्ष उवाच ।। जगदेव महामाये जगदीशे महेश्वरि ।। कृपां कृत्वा नमस्तेस्तु दर्शितं स्ववपुर्मम
dakṣa uvāca || jagadeva mahāmāye jagadīśe maheśvari || kṛpāṃ kṛtvā namastestu darśitaṃ svavapurmama
Dakṣa said: O world itself, great Māyā, mistress of the world, great goddess, homage be to you; having shown grace, your own form has been shown to me.
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SiP 2 32.14
प्रसीद भगवत्याद्ये प्रसीद शिवरूपिणम् ।। प्रसीद भक्तवरदे जगन्माये नमोस्तु ते
prasīda bhagavatyādye prasīda śivarūpiṇam || prasīda bhaktavarade jaganmāye namostu te
Be gracious, O Bhagavatī, primal one; be gracious, O you whose form is Śiva('s); be gracious, O giver of boons to devotees, O Māyā of the world, homage be to you.
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SiP 2 32.15
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इति स्तुता महेशानी दक्षेण प्रयतात्मना ।। उवाच दक्षं ज्ञात्वापि स्वयं तस्येप्सितं मुने
brahmovāca || iti stutā maheśānī dakṣeṇa prayatātmanā || uvāca dakṣaṃ jñātvāpi svayaṃ tasyepsitaṃ mune
Brahmā said: Thus praised by Dakṣa, whose self was purified, the great mistress spoke to Dakṣa, though she herself already knew what he wished, O sage.
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SiP 2 32.16
देव्युवाच ।। तुष्टाहं दक्ष भवतस्सद्भक्त्या ह्यनया भृशम् ।। वरं वृणीष्व स्वाभीष्टं नादेयं विद्यते तव
devyuvāca || tuṣṭāhaṃ dakṣa bhavatassadbhaktyā hyanayā bhṛśam || varaṃ vṛṇīṣva svābhīṣṭaṃ nādeyaṃ vidyate tava
The Goddess said: Dakṣa, I am exceedingly pleased with you because of this true devotion. Choose a boon that you desire; there is nothing that cannot be given to you.
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SiP 2 32.17
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। जगदम्बावचश्श्रुत्वा ततो दक्षः प्रजापतिः ।। सुप्रहृष्टतरः प्राह नामं नामं च तां शिवाम्
brahmovāca || jagadambāvacaśśrutvā tato dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ || suprahṛṣṭataraḥ prāha nāmaṃ nāmaṃ ca tāṃ śivām
Brahmā said: Then, hearing the words of the mother of the world, Dakṣa the lord of creatures, greatly delighted, bowing again and again, spoke to her, the auspicious one.
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SiP 2 32.18
दक्ष उवाच।। जगदम्बा महामाये यदि त्वं वरदा मम।। मद्वचः शृणु सुप्रीत्या मम कामं प्रपूरय
dakṣa uvāca|| jagadambā mahāmāye yadi tvaṃ varadā mama|| madvacaḥ śṛṇu suprītyā mama kāmaṃ prapūraya
Dakṣa said: O mother of the world, great Māyā, if you are a giver of boons to me, hear my words with great favour and fulfil my desire.
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SiP 2 32.19
मम स्वामी शिवो यो हि स जातो ब्रह्मणस्तुतः ।। रुद्रनामा पूर्णरूपावतारः परमात्मनः
mama svāmī śivo yo hi sa jāto brahmaṇastutaḥ || rudranāmā pūrṇarūpāvatāraḥ paramātmanaḥ
He who is my master, Śiva, was born as one praised by Brahmā, bearing the name Rudra, the full-formed incarnation of the supreme Self.
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SiP 2 32.21
त्वदृते तस्य मोहाय न शक्तान्या कदाचन ।। तस्मान्मम सुता भूत्वा हरजायाभवाऽधुना
tvadṛte tasya mohāya na śaktānyā kadācana || tasmānmama sutā bhūtvā harajāyābhavā'dhunā
Except for you, no other is ever able to bewilder him; therefore, having become my daughter, become now the wife of Hara.
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SiP 2 32.22
इत्थं कृत्वा सुलीला च भव त्वं हर मोहिनी ।। ममैवैष वरो देवि सत्यमुक्तं तवाग्रतः
itthaṃ kṛtvā sulīlā ca bhava tvaṃ hara mohinī || mamaivaiṣa varo devi satyamuktaṃ tavāgrataḥ
Having done thus, and being one of fair play, do you become the bewilderer of Hara. This is my very own boon, O goddess; the truth has been spoken before you.
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SiP 2 32.23
केवलं स्वार्थमिति च सर्वेषां जगतामपि ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवानां च ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितो ह्यहम्
kevalaṃ svārthamiti ca sarveṣāṃ jagatāmapi || brahmaviṣṇuśivānāṃ ca brahmaṇā prerito hyaham
And (this is) merely self-interest — yet (it is) also for all the worlds, and for Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva; for I have been urged (to this) by Brahmā.
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SiP 2 32.24
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य प्रजेशस्य वचनं जगदम्बिका ।। प्रत्युवाच विहस्येति स्मृत्वा तं मनसा शिवम्
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya prajeśasya vacanaṃ jagadambikā || pratyuvāca vihasyeti smṛtvā taṃ manasā śivam
Brahmā said: Hearing these words of the lord of creatures, the mother of the world, laughing, replied thus, calling to mind in her heart that Śiva.
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SiP 2 32.25
देव्युवाच।। तात प्रजापते दक्ष शृणु मे परमं वचः।। सत्यं ब्रवीमि त्वद्भक्त्या सुप्रसन्नाखिलप्रदा
devyuvāca|| tāta prajāpate dakṣa śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ|| satyaṃ bravīmi tvadbhaktyā suprasannākhilapradā
The Goddess said: Sir, Dakṣa, lord of creatures, hear my highest word. I speak the truth, being well pleased through your devotion and a giver of everything.
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SiP 2 32.26
अहं तव सुता दक्ष त्वज्जायायां महेश्वरी।। भविष्यामि न संदेहस्त्वद्भक्तिवशवर्तिनी
ahaṃ tava sutā dakṣa tvajjāyāyāṃ maheśvarī|| bhaviṣyāmi na saṃdehastvadbhaktivaśavartinī
I, the great mistress, shall become your daughter, Dakṣa, (born) in your wife — there is no doubt — being subject to your devotion.
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SiP 2 32.27
तथा यत्नं करिष्यामि तपः कृत्वा सुदुस्सहम् ।। हरजाया भविष्यामि तद्वरं प्राप्य चानघ
tathā yatnaṃ kariṣyāmi tapaḥ kṛtvā sudussaham || harajāyā bhaviṣyāmi tadvaraṃ prāpya cānagha
And accordingly I shall make the effort: having performed austerity most hard to bear, and obtaining that boon, I shall become the wife of Hara, O sinless one.
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SiP 2 32.28
नान्यथा कार्यसिद्धिर्हि निर्विकारी च स प्रभुः ।। विधेर्विष्णोश्च संसेव्यः पूर्ण एव सदाशिवः
nānyathā kāryasiddhirhi nirvikārī ca sa prabhuḥ || vidherviṣṇośca saṃsevyaḥ pūrṇa eva sadāśivaḥ
For otherwise there is no accomplishing of the task, and that Lord is free from change; Sadāśiva, who is complete indeed, is to be served by Brahmā and by Viṣṇu.
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SiP 2 32.29
अहं तस्य सदा दासी प्रिया जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। मम स्वामी स वै शंभुर्नानारूपधरोपि ह
ahaṃ tasya sadā dāsī priyā janmani janmani || mama svāmī sa vai śaṃbhurnānārūpadharopi ha
I am always his servant, his beloved, birth after birth; he, Śambhu, is indeed my master, even though he assumes various forms.
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SiP 2 32.31
गच्छ स्वभवनं तात मया ज्ञाता तु दूतिका ।। हरजाया भविष्यामि भूता ते तनयाचिरात्
gaccha svabhavanaṃ tāta mayā jñātā tu dūtikā || harajāyā bhaviṣyāmi bhūtā te tanayācirāt
Go to your own house, sir; but the messenger has been recognized by me. I shall become Hara's wife, having become your daughter before long.
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SiP 2 32.32
इत्युक्त्वा सद्वचो दक्षं शिवाज्ञां प्राप्य चेतसि ।। पुनः प्रोवाच सा देवी स्मृत्वा शिवपदाम्बुजम्
ityuktvā sadvaco dakṣaṃ śivājñāṃ prāpya cetasi || punaḥ provāca sā devī smṛtvā śivapadāmbujam
Having spoken this true word to Dakṣa, and having received Śiva's command in her heart, that Goddess spoke again, recalling the lotus feet of Śiva.
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SiP 2 32.33
परन्तु पण आधेयो मनसा ते प्रजापते ।। श्रावयिष्यामि ते तं वै सत्यं जानीहि नो मृषा
parantu paṇa ādheyo manasā te prajāpate || śrāvayiṣyāmi te taṃ vai satyaṃ jānīhi no mṛṣā
But a condition must be laid down in your mind, O Prajāpati; I shall declare it to you — know it as true, not false.
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SiP 2 32.34
यदा भवान् मयि पुनर्भवेन्मंदादरस्तपा ।। देहं त्यक्ष्ये निजं सत्यं स्वात्मन्यस्म्यथ वेतरम्
yadā bhavān mayi punarbhavenmaṃdādarastapā || dehaṃ tyakṣye nijaṃ satyaṃ svātmanyasmyatha vetaram
When you, O ascetic, should once again become slight in regard toward me, I shall abandon my own body — this is true — and then I shall abide in my own Self, or (take) another (body).
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SiP 2 32.35
एष दत्तस्तव वरः प्रतिसर्गं प्रजापते ।। अहं तव सुता भूत्वा भविष्यामि हरप्रिया
eṣa dattastava varaḥ pratisargaṃ prajāpate || ahaṃ tava sutā bhūtvā bhaviṣyāmi harapriyā
This boon has been granted you for the next creation, O Prajāpati: having become your daughter, I shall be the beloved of Hara.
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SiP 2 32.36
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवमुक्त्वा महेशानी दक्षं मुख्यप्रजापतिम् ।। अंतर्दधे द्रुतं तत्र सम्यग् दक्षस्य पश्यतः
brahmovāca || evamuktvā maheśānī dakṣaṃ mukhyaprajāpatim || aṃtardadhe drutaṃ tatra samyag dakṣasya paśyataḥ
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus to Dakṣa, the chief Prajāpati, the Great Goddess at once vanished there, while Dakṣa looked full upon (her).
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SiP 2 32.37
अंतर्हितायां दुर्गायां स दक्षोपि निजाश्रमम् ।। जगाम च मुदं लेभे भविष्यति सुतेति सा
aṃtarhitāyāṃ durgāyāṃ sa dakṣopi nijāśramam || jagāma ca mudaṃ lebhe bhaviṣyati suteti sā
When Durgā had vanished, Dakṣa too went to his own hermitage, and he obtained joy (thinking), "She will be my daughter."
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