Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 38

SiP 2 38.1

नारद उवाच ।। रुद्रपार्श्वे त्वयि गते किमभूच्चरितं ततः ।। का वार्ता ह्यभवत्तात किं चकार हरः स्वयम् इत्युवाच स मां दक्षस्तस्मात्त्वं वृषभध्वज ।। शुभे मुहूर्ते तद्वेश्म गच्छ तामानयस्व च

nārada uvāca || rudrapārśve tvayi gate kimabhūccaritaṃ tataḥ || kā vārtā hyabhavattāta kiṃ cakāra haraḥ svayam ityuvāca sa māṃ dakṣastasmāttvaṃ vṛṣabhadhvaja || śubhe muhūrte tadveśma gaccha tāmānayasva ca

Nārada said: When you had gone to Rudra's side, what happened then? What news was there, father? What did Hara himself do?

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SiP 2 38.2

ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अथाहं शिवमानेतुं प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरम् ।। आसदं हि महादेवं हिमवद्गिरिसंस्थितम् देया तस्मै मया पुत्री तदर्थं परिकल्पिता ।। ममाभीष्टमिदं कार्यं त्वद्वाक्यादधिकं पुनः अध चैत्रसिते पक्षे नक्षत्रे भगदैवते ।। त्रयोदश्यां दिने भानौ निगच्छत्स महेश्वरः कृत्वा यथोचितां पूजां तेषां पूज्यादिभिस्तथा ।। चकार संविदं दक्षो मुनिभिर्मानसैः पुनः ।।

brahmovāca || athāhaṃ śivamānetuṃ prasannaḥ parameśvaram || āsadaṃ hi mahādevaṃ himavadgirisaṃsthitam deyā tasmai mayā putrī tadarthaṃ parikalpitā || mamābhīṣṭamidaṃ kāryaṃ tvadvākyādadhikaṃ punaḥ adha caitrasite pakṣe nakṣatre bhagadaivate || trayodaśyāṃ dine bhānau nigacchatsa maheśvaraḥ kṛtvā yathocitāṃ pūjāṃ teṣāṃ pūjyādibhistathā || cakāra saṃvidaṃ dakṣo munibhirmānasaiḥ punaḥ ||

Brahmā said: Then I, well-pleased, in order to fetch Śiva the supreme lord, approached Mahādeva, who was staying on Himavat mountain. (I said:) "The daughter fashioned for that purpose is to be given by me to him; this task, desired by me, is moreover greater than (merely) your word." Then, in the bright fortnight of Caitra, under the constellation whose deity is Bhaga (Uttaraphalgunī), on the thirteenth day, on a Sunday, that Maheśvara set out. Having performed worship as was fitting for them with the honourable ones and the rest, Dakṣa again made an agreement with the mind-born sages.

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SiP 2 38.3

मां वीक्ष्य लोकस्रष्टारमायांतं वृषभध्वजः ।। मनसा संशयं चक्रे सतीप्राप्तौ मुहुर्मुहुः

māṃ vīkṣya lokasraṣṭāramāyāṃtaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ || manasā saṃśayaṃ cakre satīprāptau muhurmuhuḥ

Seeing me, the creator of the worlds, coming, the bull-bannered one repeatedly entertained doubt in his mind about obtaining Satī.

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SiP 2 38.4

अथ प्रीत्या हरो लोक गतिमाश्रित्य लीलया ।। सत्या भक्त्या च मां क्षिप्रमुवाच प्राकृतो यथा

atha prītyā haro loka gatimāśritya līlayā || satyā bhaktyā ca māṃ kṣipramuvāca prākṛto yathā

Then Hara, out of affection, adopting in play the way of the world, and out of devotion to Satī, at once spoke to me like an ordinary man.

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SiP 2 38.5

ईश्वर उवाच ।। किमकार्षीत्सुरज्येष्ठ सत्यर्थे त्वत्सुतस्स माम् ।। कथयस्व यथा स्वांतं न दीर्ये मन्मथेन हि

īśvara uvāca || kimakārṣītsurajyeṣṭha satyarthe tvatsutassa mām || kathayasva yathā svāṃtaṃ na dīrye manmathena hi

The Lord said: What did that son of yours do to me for Satī's sake, O eldest of the gods? Tell me, so that my heart may not be torn apart by Manmatha.

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SiP 2 38.6

धावमानो विप्रयोगो मामेव च सतीं प्रति ।। अभिहंति सुरज्येष्ठ त्यक्त्वान्यां प्राणधारिणीम्

dhāvamāno viprayogo māmeva ca satīṃ prati || abhihaṃti surajyeṣṭha tyaktvānyāṃ prāṇadhāriṇīm

Separation, running toward me alone and toward Satī, strikes (me) down, O eldest of the gods, having left aside every other living being.

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SiP 2 38.7

सतीति सततं ब्रह्मन् वद कार्यं करोम्यहम् ।। अभेदान्मम सा प्राप्या तद्विधे क्रियतां तथा

satīti satataṃ brahman vada kāryaṃ karomyaham || abhedānmama sā prāpyā tadvidhe kriyatāṃ tathā

Say "Satī" continually, O Brahmā; I shall do the deed. Since she is to be obtained by me on account of (our) non-difference, let it be done in that manner.

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SiP 2 38.8

ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इति रुद्रोक्तवचनं लोकाचारसुगर्भितम् ।। श्रुत्वाहं नारदमुने सांत्वयन्नगदं शिवम्

brahmovāca || iti rudroktavacanaṃ lokācārasugarbhitam || śrutvāhaṃ nāradamune sāṃtvayannagadaṃ śivam

Brahmā said: Hearing this speech uttered by Rudra, well laden with worldly custom, I, O sage Nārada, spoke to Śiva, consoling him.

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SiP 2 38.9

ब्रह्मोवाच ।। सत्यर्थं यन्मम सुतो वदति स्म वृषध्वज ।। तच्छ्रणुष्व निजासाध्य सिद्धमित्यवधारय

brahmovāca || satyarthaṃ yanmama suto vadati sma vṛṣadhvaja || tacchraṇuṣva nijāsādhya siddhamityavadhāraya

Brahmā said: What my son says regarding Satī, O bull-bannered one — hear that; and know it as accomplished, though not (otherwise) achievable by your own means.

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SiP 2 38.11

मत्पुत्र्याराधितश्शंभुरेतदर्थं स्वयं पुनः ।। सोप्यन्विष्यति मां यस्मात्तदा देया मया हरे

matputryārādhitaśśaṃbhuretadarthaṃ svayaṃ punaḥ || sopyanviṣyati māṃ yasmāttadā deyā mayā hare

Śambhu has been propitiated by my daughter for this very purpose, and since he himself will in turn seek me out, then, O Hari, she is to be given by me.

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SiP 2 38.12

शुभे लग्न सुमुहूर्ते समागच्छतु सोंतिकम् ।। तदा दास्यामि तनयां भिक्षार्थं शंभवे विधे

śubhe lagna sumuhūrte samāgacchatu soṃtikam || tadā dāsyāmi tanayāṃ bhikṣārthaṃ śaṃbhave vidhe

Let him come near me at an auspicious ascendant, at a good moment; then, O Vidhi (Brahmā), I shall give my daughter to Śambhu, who has asked for her as alms.

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SiP 2 38.14

३।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा मम वचो लौकिकी गतिमाश्रितः ।। उवाच विहसन्रुद्रो मुने मां भक्तवत्सलः

3|| brahmovāca || iti śrutvā mama vaco laukikī gatimāśritaḥ || uvāca vihasanrudro mune māṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ

Brahmā said: Hearing these words of mine, Rudra, who follows worldly usage and is fond of his devotees, laughed and said to me, O sage:

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SiP 2 38.15

रुद्र उवाच ।। गमिष्ये भवता सार्द्धं नारदेन च तद्गृहम् ।। अहमेव जगत्स्रष्टस्तस्मात्त्वं नारदं स्मर

rudra uvāca || gamiṣye bhavatā sārddhaṃ nāradena ca tadgṛham || ahameva jagatsraṣṭastasmāttvaṃ nāradaṃ smara

Rudra said: I shall go to his house together with you and with Nārada. I myself am the creator of the world; therefore call Nārada to mind.

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SiP 2 38.16

मरीच्यादीन् स्वपुत्रांश्च मानसानपि संस्मर ।। तैः सार्द्धं दक्षनिलयं गमिष्ये सगणो विधे

marīcyādīn svaputrāṃśca mānasānapi saṃsmara || taiḥ sārddhaṃ dakṣanilayaṃ gamiṣye sagaṇo vidhe

And call to mind Marīci and the others, your own sons, the mind-born ones as well. Together with them, O Vidhi, I shall go with my host to Dakṣa's dwelling.

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SiP 2 38.17

ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याज्ञप्तोहमीशेन लोकाचारपरेण ह ।। संस्मरं नारदं त्वां च मरीच्यदीन्सुतांस्तथा

brahmovāca || ityājñaptohamīśena lokācārapareṇa ha || saṃsmaraṃ nāradaṃ tvāṃ ca marīcyadīnsutāṃstathā

Brahmā said: Thus commanded by the Lord, who was intent on worldly custom, I called to mind Nārada and you, and likewise Marīci and my other sons.

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SiP 2 38.18

ततस्समागतास्सर्वे मानसास्तनयास्त्वया ।। मम स्मरणमात्रेण हृष्टास्ते द्रुतमादरात्

tatassamāgatāssarve mānasāstanayāstvayā || mama smaraṇamātreṇa hṛṣṭāste drutamādarāt

Then all the mind-born sons, along with you, came together, delighted, quickly and respectfully, at my mere remembering (of them).

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SiP 2 38.19

विष्णुस्समागतस्तूर्णं स्मृतो रुद्रेण शैवराट् ।। सस्वसैन्यः कमलया गरुडारूढं एव च

viṣṇussamāgatastūrṇaṃ smṛto rudreṇa śaivarāṭ || sasvasainyaḥ kamalayā garuḍārūḍhaṃ eva ca

Viṣṇu, the king of Śiva's devotees, remembered by Rudra, came at once with his own forces and with Kamalā (Lakṣmī), mounted on Garuḍa.

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SiP 2 38.20

गजगोव्याघ्रसर्पाश्च जटा चंद्रकला तथा ।। जग्मुः सर्वे भूषणत्वं यथायोग्यं शिवेच्छया

gajagovyāghrasarpāśca jaṭā caṃdrakalā tathā || jagmuḥ sarve bhūṣaṇatvaṃ yathāyogyaṃ śivecchayā

And the elephant, the bull, the tiger and the serpents, the matted hair and likewise the crescent moon — all became ornaments, each as was fitting, by Śiva's will.

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SiP 2 38.21

सर्वैस्सुरगणैस्सार्द्धं ब्रह्मविष्णु पुरस्सरैः ।। तथा तैर्मुनिभिर्गच्छन् स बभौ पथि शंकरः

sarvaissuragaṇaissārddhaṃ brahmaviṣṇu purassaraiḥ || tathā tairmunibhirgacchan sa babhau pathi śaṃkaraḥ

Going along with all the hosts of gods, with Brahmā and Viṣṇu at their head, and likewise with those sages, Śaṃkara shone upon the road.

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SiP 2 38.22

मार्गे समुत्सवो जातो देवादीनां च गच्छताम् ।। तथा हरगणानां च सानंदमनसामति

mārge samutsavo jāto devādīnāṃ ca gacchatām || tathā haragaṇānāṃ ca sānaṃdamanasāmati

On the way there arose a great festivity among the gods and the others who were going, and likewise among Hara's attendants, whose minds were full of joy.

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SiP 2 38.24

ततः क्षणेन बलिना बलीवर्देन योगिना ।। स विष्णुप्रमुखः प्रीत्या प्राप दक्षालयं हरः

tataḥ kṣaṇena balinā balīvardena yoginā || sa viṣṇupramukhaḥ prītyā prāpa dakṣālayaṃ haraḥ

Then in a moment, by that powerful bull who is a yogin, Hara, with Viṣṇu at the head, joyfully reached Dakṣa's dwelling.

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SiP 2 38.25

ततो दक्षो विनीतात्मा संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः ।। प्रययौ सन्मुखं तस्य संयुक्तस्सकलैर्निजैः

tato dakṣo vinītātmā saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ || prayayau sanmukhaṃ tasya saṃyuktassakalairnijaiḥ

Then Dakṣa, humble of spirit, the hair of his body bristling with delight, went to meet him face to face, accompanied by all his own people.

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SiP 2 38.26

सर्वे सुरगणास्तत्र स्वयं दक्षेण सत्कृताः ।। पार्श्वे श्रेष्ठं च मुनिभिरुपविष्टा यथाक्रमम्

sarve suragaṇāstatra svayaṃ dakṣeṇa satkṛtāḥ || pārśve śreṣṭhaṃ ca munibhirupaviṣṭā yathākramam

There all the hosts of gods were honoured by Dakṣa himself, and they sat down in order at the chief place at (Śiva's) side, along with the sages.

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SiP 2 38.27

परिवार्याखिलान्देवान्गणांश्च मुनिभिर्यथा ।। दक्षस्समानयामास गृहाभ्यंतरतश्शिवम्

parivāryākhilāndevāngaṇāṃśca munibhiryathā || dakṣassamānayāmāsa gṛhābhyaṃtarataśśivam

Surrounding all the gods and the attendants, together with the sages as was fitting, Dakṣa led Śiva into the interior of the house.

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SiP 2 38.28

अथ दक्षः प्रसन्नात्मा स्वयं सर्वेश्वरं हरम् ।। समानर्च विधानेन दत्त्वासनमनुत्तमम्

atha dakṣaḥ prasannātmā svayaṃ sarveśvaraṃ haram || samānarca vidhānena dattvāsanamanuttamam

Then Dakṣa, with a gladdened heart, himself gave a most excellent seat and worshipped Hara, the Lord of all, according to the prescribed rite.

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SiP 2 38.29

ततो विष्णुं च मां विप्रान्सुरान्सर्वान्गणांस्तथा ।। पूजयामास सद्भक्त्या यथोचितविधानतः

tato viṣṇuṃ ca māṃ viprānsurānsarvāngaṇāṃstathā || pūjayāmāsa sadbhaktyā yathocitavidhānataḥ

Then he worshipped Viṣṇu and me, the brahmins, the gods and all the attendants, with true devotion and according to the fitting rite.

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SiP 2 38.31

ततो मां पितरं प्राह दक्षः प्रीत्या हि मत्सुतः ।। प्रणिपत्य त्वया कर्म कार्यं वैवाहिकं विभो

tato māṃ pitaraṃ prāha dakṣaḥ prītyā hi matsutaḥ || praṇipatya tvayā karma kāryaṃ vaivāhikaṃ vibho

Then Dakṣa, my son, bowing down, said to me, his father, with affection: "O mighty one, the marriage rite is to be performed by you."

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SiP 2 38.32

बाढमित्यहमप्युक्त्वा प्रहृष्टैनांतरात्मना ।। समुत्थाय ततोऽकार्षं तत्कार्यमखिलं तथा

bāḍhamityahamapyuktvā prahṛṣṭaināṃtarātmanā || samutthāya tato'kārṣaṃ tatkāryamakhilaṃ tathā

And I too said "Very well," and with an inwardly delighted heart I rose up and then performed all that business accordingly.

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SiP 2 38.33

ततश्शुभे मुहूर्ते हि लग्ने ग्रहबलान्विते ।। सती निजसुतां दक्षो ददौ हर्षेण शंभवे

tataśśubhe muhūrte hi lagne grahabalānvite || satī nijasutāṃ dakṣo dadau harṣeṇa śaṃbhave

Then, at an auspicious moment, at an ascendant endowed with the strength of the planets, Dakṣa with joy gave his own daughter Satī to Śambhu.

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SiP 2 38.34

उद्वाहविधिना सोपि पाणिं जग्राह हर्षितः ।। दाक्षायण्या वरतनोस्तदानीं वृषभध्वजः

udvāhavidhinā sopi pāṇiṃ jagrāha harṣitaḥ || dākṣāyaṇyā varatanostadānīṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ

And he too, delighted, took the hand of Dākṣāyaṇī of lovely form by the marriage rite — the bull-bannered one, at that time.

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SiP 2 38.35

अहं हरिस्त्वदाद्या वै मुनयश्च सुरा गणाः ।। नेमुस्सर्वे संस्तुतिभि स्तोषयामासुरीश्वरम्

ahaṃ haristvadādyā vai munayaśca surā gaṇāḥ || nemussarve saṃstutibhi stoṣayāmāsurīśvaram

I, Hari, and you and the others, the sages, the gods and the hosts — all bowed and with hymns of praise set about praising the Lord.

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SiP 2 38.36

समुत्सवो महानासीन्नृत्यगानपुरस्सरः ।। आनन्दं परमं जग्मुस्सर्वे मुनिगणाः सुराः

samutsavo mahānāsīnnṛtyagānapurassaraḥ || ānandaṃ paramaṃ jagmussarve munigaṇāḥ surāḥ

There was a great festival, led off with dance and song; all the throngs of sages and the gods attained the highest joy.

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SiP 2 38.37

कन्या दत्त्वा कृत्तार्थोऽभूत्तदा दक्षो हि मत्सुतः ।। शिवाशिवौ प्रसन्नौ च निखिलं मंगलालयम्

kanyā dattvā kṛttārtho'bhūttadā dakṣo hi matsutaḥ || śivāśivau prasannau ca nikhilaṃ maṃgalālayam

Having given away his daughter, Dakṣa — my son indeed — then became one whose purpose was fulfilled; and Śivā and Śiva were well pleased, and everything was an abode of auspiciousness.

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