Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 4
SiP 2 4.1
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। सूत सूत महाप्राज्ञ वर्णिता ह्यद्भुता कथा ।। धन्या तु शांभवी माया तदधीनं चराचरम् शृणु तात प्रवक्ष्यामि सुहितं तव निश्चयात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || sūta sūta mahāprājña varṇitā hyadbhutā kathā || dhanyā tu śāṃbhavī māyā tadadhīnaṃ carācaram śṛṇu tāta pravakṣyāmi suhitaṃ tava niścayāt
The seers said: Sūta, Sūta, greatly wise one, a wondrous tale has indeed been told! Blessed is Śambhu's māyā, and subject to it is (all that) moves and moves not. — Listen, dear one, I shall declare what is assuredly of good benefit to you.
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SiP 2 4.2
गतयोर्गणयोश्शंभोस्स्वयमात्मेच्छया विभोः।। किं चकार मुनिः क्रुद्धो नारदः स्मरविह्वलः कृतं समुचितन्नैव शिवेन परमात्मना।। तत्प्रभावबलं ध्यात्वा स्वतंत्रकृतिकारकः अंतर्हितायां मायायां पूर्ववन्मतिमानभूत् ।। नारदो विस्मितमनाः प्राप्तबोधो निराकुलः शिवेच्छाऽखिलं जातं कुर्वित्थं निश्चितां मतिम् ।। गर्वापहर्ता स स्वामी शंकरः परमेश्वरः अहार्षित्त्वन्मतिं दिव्यां काम क्लेशमदात्स ते।। त्वन्मुखाद्दापयांचक्रे शापं मे स महेश्वरः ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां राशयोप्यमिता मुने ।। शिवस्मृत्या विनश्यंति सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम् भवंति भस्मसाद्वृक्षादवदग्धा यथा वने ।। तथा भवंति दग्धानि शांकराणामघान्यपि पश्यन्माहात्म्यमतुलं शंकरस्य परात्मनः ।। गच्छानन्दवनं पश्चाच्छंभुप्रियतमं मुने
gatayorgaṇayośśaṃbhossvayamātmecchayā vibhoḥ|| kiṃ cakāra muniḥ kruddho nāradaḥ smaravihvalaḥ kṛtaṃ samucitannaiva śivena paramātmanā|| tatprabhāvabalaṃ dhyātvā svataṃtrakṛtikārakaḥ aṃtarhitāyāṃ māyāyāṃ pūrvavanmatimānabhūt || nārado vismitamanāḥ prāptabodho nirākulaḥ śivecchā'khilaṃ jātaṃ kurvitthaṃ niścitāṃ matim || garvāpahartā sa svāmī śaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ ahārṣittvanmatiṃ divyāṃ kāma kleśamadātsa te|| tvanmukhāddāpayāṃcakre śāpaṃ me sa maheśvaraḥ brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ rāśayopyamitā mune || śivasmṛtyā vinaśyaṃti satyaṃsatyaṃ vadāmyaham bhavaṃti bhasmasādvṛkṣādavadagdhā yathā vane || tathā bhavaṃti dagdhāni śāṃkarāṇāmaghānyapi paśyanmāhātmyamatulaṃ śaṃkarasya parātmanaḥ || gacchānandavanaṃ paścācchaṃbhupriyatamaṃ mune
When the attendants of Śambhu, the pervading lord, had gone away by his own will — what did the angry sage Nārada, overwhelmed by love, do? What was done by Śiva, the supreme Self, was not at all fitting(?). Reflecting on the strength of His power, He who acts independently — when the māyā had vanished, he became possessed of understanding as before. Nārada, astonished in mind, having attained awakening and free from agitation, made his mind resolved thus: "All that has happened is Śiva's will. That lord Śaṅkara, the supreme ruler, the remover of pride, took away your divine understanding, O Kāma(?), and gave you affliction; that Maheśvara had the curse upon me pronounced from your mouth. Even boundless heaps of sins such as brahmin-murder, O sage, are destroyed by the remembrance of Śiva — this I say, truly, truly. As trees in a forest, burnt down, are reduced to ashes, so too are the sins of Śiva's devotees burnt away." Beholding the incomparable greatness of Śaṅkara, the supreme Self, go afterwards, O sage, to Ānandavana, dearest to Śambhu.
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SiP 2 4.3
सूत उवाच ।। विमोहितो मुनिर्दत्त्वा तयोश्शापं यथोचितम् ।। जले मुखं निरीक्ष्याथ स्वरूपं गिरिशेच्छया
sūta uvāca || vimohito munirdattvā tayośśāpaṃ yathocitam || jale mukhaṃ nirīkṣyātha svarūpaṃ giriśecchayā
Sūta said: The deluded sage, having given the two a curse as was fitting, then looked at his face in the water — (and saw) his own form, by Giriśa's will.
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SiP 2 4.4
शिवेच्छया न प्रबुद्धः स्मृत्वा हरिकृतच्छलम् ।। क्रोधं दुर्विषहं कृत्वा विष्णुलोकं जगाम ह
śivecchayā na prabuddhaḥ smṛtvā harikṛtacchalam || krodhaṃ durviṣahaṃ kṛtvā viṣṇulokaṃ jagāma ha
By Śiva's will he was not awakened; recalling the trick played by Hari, and conceiving anger hard to bear, he went to Viṣṇu's world.
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SiP 2 4.5
उवाच वचनं कुद्धस्समिद्ध इव पावकः ।। दुरुक्तिगर्भितं व्यङ्गः नष्टज्ञानश्शिवेच्छया
uvāca vacanaṃ kuddhassamiddha iva pāvakaḥ || duruktigarbhitaṃ vyaṅgaḥ naṣṭajñānaśśivecchayā
Angry, like a blazing fire, his knowledge destroyed by Śiva's will, he spoke words laden with harsh speech and taunts.
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SiP 2 4.6
नारद उवाच ।। हे हरे त्वं महादुष्टः कपटी विश्वमोहनः ।। परोत्साहं न सहसे मायावी मलिनाशयः
nārada uvāca || he hare tvaṃ mahāduṣṭaḥ kapaṭī viśvamohanaḥ || parotsāhaṃ na sahase māyāvī malināśayaḥ
Nārada said: Hey, Hari! You are greatly wicked, a fraud, a deluder of the world; you cannot bear another's exaltation, you wielder of illusion, foul of intent.
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SiP 2 4.7
मोहिनीरूपमादाय कपटं कृतवान्पुरा ।। असुरेभ्योऽपाययस्त्वं वारुणीममृतं न हि
mohinīrūpamādāya kapaṭaṃ kṛtavānpurā || asurebhyo'pāyayastvaṃ vāruṇīmamṛtaṃ na hi
Formerly, taking on the form of Mohinī, you practised deceit: you made the asuras drink liquor, and not the nectar at all.
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SiP 2 4.8
चेत्पिबेन्न विषं रुद्रो दयां कृत्वा महेश्वरः ।। भवेन्नष्टाऽखिला माया तव व्याजरते हरे
cetpibenna viṣaṃ rudro dayāṃ kṛtvā maheśvaraḥ || bhavennaṣṭā'khilā māyā tava vyājarate hare
If Rudra, Maheśvara, had not drunk the poison out of compassion, your whole illusion would have been destroyed, O Hari, you who delight in trickery.
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SiP 2 4.9
गतिस्स कपटा तेऽतिप्रिया विष्णो विशेषतः ।। साधुस्वभावो न भवान्स्वतंत्रः प्रभुणा कृतः
gatissa kapaṭā te'tipriyā viṣṇo viśeṣataḥ || sādhusvabhāvo na bhavānsvataṃtraḥ prabhuṇā kṛtaḥ
That deceitful course is especially most dear to you, Viṣṇu; you are not of honest nature — you were made independent by the Lord.
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SiP 2 4.11
० ।। त्वद्गतिं सुसमाज्ञाय पश्चात्तापमवाप सः ।। विप्रं सर्वोपरि प्राह स्वोक्तवेद प्रमाणकृत्
0 || tvadgatiṃ susamājñāya paścāttāpamavāpa saḥ || vipraṃ sarvopari prāha svoktaveda pramāṇakṛt
Having fully understood your way, he afterwards felt remorse; he declared the brahmin (to be) above all, making his own spoken Veda the authority.
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SiP 2 4.12
तज्ज्ञात्वाहं हरे त्वाद्य शिक्षयिष्यामि तद्बलात् ।। यथा न कुर्याः कुत्रापीदृशं कर्म कदाचन
tajjñātvāhaṃ hare tvādya śikṣayiṣyāmi tadbalāt || yathā na kuryāḥ kutrāpīdṛśaṃ karma kadācana
Knowing that, Hari, I shall today discipline you by that power, so that you never anywhere do such a deed again.
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SiP 2 4.13
अद्यापि निर्भयस्त्वं हि संगं नापस्तरस्विना ।। इदानीं लप्स्यसे विष्णो फलं स्वकृतकर्मणः
adyāpi nirbhayastvaṃ hi saṃgaṃ nāpastarasvinā || idānīṃ lapsyase viṣṇo phalaṃ svakṛtakarmaṇaḥ
Even now you are fearless, for you have not met with anyone of strength; now, Viṣṇu, you shall receive the fruit of the deed you yourself have done.
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SiP 2 4.14
इत्थमुक्त्वा हरिं सोथ मुनिर्माया विमोहितः ।। शशाप क्रोधनिर्विण्णो ब्रह्मतेजः प्रदर्शयन्
itthamuktvā hariṃ sotha munirmāyā vimohitaḥ || śaśāpa krodhanirviṇṇo brahmatejaḥ pradarśayan
Having spoken thus to Hari, that sage, deluded by māyā, worn out with anger, cursed him, displaying his brahminical splendour.
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SiP 2 4.15
स्त्रीकृते व्याकुलं विष्णो मामकार्षीर्विमोहकः ।। अन्वकार्षीस्स्वरूपेण येन कापट्यकार्यकृत्
strīkṛte vyākulaṃ viṣṇo māmakārṣīrvimohakaḥ || anvakārṣīssvarūpeṇa yena kāpaṭyakāryakṛt
Viṣṇu, deluder, you made me distraught for the sake of a woman; with your own form you caused (me) to be imitated(?), you doer of a deceitful deed.
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SiP 2 4.16
तद्रूपेण मनुष्यस्त्वं भव तद्दुःखभुग्घरे ।। यन्मुखं कृतवान्मे त्वं ते भवंतु सहायिनः इति शप्त्वा हरिं मोहान्नारदोऽज्ञानमोहितः ।। विष्णुर्जग्राह तं शापं प्रशंसञ्शांभवीमजाम्
tadrūpeṇa manuṣyastvaṃ bhava tadduḥkhabhugghare || yanmukhaṃ kṛtavānme tvaṃ te bhavaṃtu sahāyinaḥ iti śaptvā hariṃ mohānnārado'jñānamohitaḥ || viṣṇurjagrāha taṃ śāpaṃ praśaṃsañśāṃbhavīmajām
In that form become a man, O Hari, and suffer that grief; and since you made my face what it is, let those (monkeys) be your helpers. — Having thus cursed Hari out of delusion, Nārada being bewildered by ignorance, Viṣṇu accepted that curse, praising the unborn māyā of Śambhu.
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SiP 2 4.17
त्वं स्त्रीवियोगजं दुःखं लभस्व परदुःखदः ।। मनुष्यगतिकः प्रायो भवाज्ञानविमोहितः
tvaṃ strīviyogajaṃ duḥkhaṃ labhasva paraduḥkhadaḥ || manuṣyagatikaḥ prāyo bhavājñānavimohitaḥ
You, giver of grief to others, receive the grief born of separation from a woman; mostly moving in the condition of a man, be deluded by ignorance.
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SiP 2 4.19
अथ शंभुर्महालीलो निश्चकर्ष विमोहिनीम ।। स्वमायां मोहितो ज्ञानी नारदोप्यभवद्यया
atha śaṃbhurmahālīlo niścakarṣa vimohinīma || svamāyāṃ mohito jñānī nāradopyabhavadyayā
Then Śambhu of the great sport withdrew the deluding one — his own māyā, by which even the knower Nārada had been deluded.
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SiP 2 4.21
पश्चात्तापमवाप्याति निनिन्द स्वं मुहुर्मुहुः ।। प्रशशंस तदा मायां शांभवीं ज्ञानिमोहिनीम्
paścāttāpamavāpyāti nininda svaṃ muhurmuhuḥ || praśaśaṃsa tadā māyāṃ śāṃbhavīṃ jñānimohinīm
Having felt intense remorse, he reproached himself again and again, and then he praised the māyā of Śambhu that deludes even the wise.
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SiP 2 4.22
अथ ज्ञात्वा मुनिस्सर्वं मायाविभ्रममात्मनः ।। अपतत्पादयोर्विष्णोर्नारदो वैष्णवोत्तमः
atha jñātvā munissarvaṃ māyāvibhramamātmanaḥ || apatatpādayorviṣṇornārado vaiṣṇavottamaḥ
Then the sage, having recognized that all (this) was a bewilderment of his own (caused by) māyā, Nārada, best of Vaiṣṇavas, fell at Viṣṇu's feet.
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SiP 2 4.23
हर्य्युपस्थापितः प्राह वचनं नष्ट दुर्मतिः ।। मया दुरक्तयः प्रोक्ता मोहितेन कुबुद्धिना
haryyupasthāpitaḥ prāha vacanaṃ naṣṭa durmatiḥ || mayā duraktayaḥ proktā mohitena kubuddhinā
Raised up by Hari, his wrong-mindedness gone, he spoke these words: "By me, deluded and of bad understanding, ill words were spoken.
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SiP 2 4.24
दत्तश्शापोऽपि तेनाथ वितथं कुरु तं प्रभो ।। महत्पापमकार्षं हि यास्यामि निरयं धुवम्
dattaśśāpo'pi tenātha vitathaṃ kuru taṃ prabho || mahatpāpamakārṣaṃ hi yāsyāmi nirayaṃ dhuvam
And a curse too was given by him (to me); make it void, O Lord. For I have committed a great sin; I shall surely go to hell.
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SiP 2 4.25
कमुपायं हरे कुर्यां दासोऽहं ते तमादिश ।। येन पापकुलं नश्येन्निरयो न भवेन्मम
kamupāyaṃ hare kuryāṃ dāso'haṃ te tamādiśa || yena pāpakulaṃ naśyennirayo na bhavenmama
What means shall I employ, O Hari? I am your servant—instruct me in it, by which the mass of my sin may perish and hell not be mine.
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SiP 2 4.26
इत्युक्त्वा स पुनर्विष्णोः पादयोर्मुनिसत्तमः ।। पपात सुमतिर्भक्त्या पश्चात्तापमुपागतः
ityuktvā sa punarviṣṇoḥ pādayormunisattamaḥ || papāta sumatirbhaktyā paścāttāpamupāgataḥ
Having said this, that best of sages, now of good understanding and filled with remorse, fell again with devotion at Viṣṇu's feet.
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SiP 2 4.27
अथ विष्णुस्तमुत्थाप्य बभाषे सूनृतं वचः ।। विष्णुरुवाच ।। न खेदं कुरु मे भक्त वरस्त्वं नात्र संशयः
atha viṣṇustamutthāpya babhāṣe sūnṛtaṃ vacaḥ || viṣṇuruvāca || na khedaṃ kuru me bhakta varastvaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
Then Viṣṇu, raising him up, spoke kindly, true words. Viṣṇu said: Do not grieve, my devotee; you are excellent—there is no doubt of this.
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SiP 2 4.28
निरयस्ते न भविता शिवश्शं ते विधास्यति
nirayaste na bhavitā śivaśśaṃ te vidhāsyati
Hell will not be yours; Śiva will bring about your welfare.
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SiP 2 4.29
यदकार्षीश्शिववचो वितथं मदमोहितः ।। स दत्तवानीदृशं ते फलं कर्म फलप्रदः
yadakārṣīśśivavaco vitathaṃ madamohitaḥ || sa dattavānīdṛśaṃ te phalaṃ karma phalapradaḥ
Because, deluded by pride, you made Śiva's word false, he, the bestower of the fruit of action, gave you such a fruit.
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SiP 2 4.31
परं ब्रह्म परात्मा स सच्चिदानंदबोधनः ।। निर्गुणो निर्विकारो च रजस्सत्वतमःपर
paraṃ brahma parātmā sa saccidānaṃdabodhanaḥ || nirguṇo nirvikāro ca rajassatvatamaḥpara
He is the supreme Brahman, the supreme Self, the awakener (in the form) of being, consciousness and bliss; without qualities, without change, and beyond rajas, sattva and tamas.
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SiP 2 4.32
स एवमादाय मायां स्वां त्रिधा भवति रूपतः ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशात्मा निर्गुणोऽनिर्गुणोऽपि सः
sa evamādāya māyāṃ svāṃ tridhā bhavati rūpataḥ || brahmaviṣṇumaheśātmā nirguṇo'nirguṇo'pi saḥ
He, taking up his own māyā in this way, becomes threefold in form, having the nature of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa; though qualityless, he becomes possessed of qualities.
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SiP 2 4.33
निर्गुणत्वे शिवाह्वो हि परमात्मा महेश्वरः ।। परं ब्रह्माव्ययोऽनंतो महादेवेति गीयते
nirguṇatve śivāhvo hi paramātmā maheśvaraḥ || paraṃ brahmāvyayo'naṃto mahādeveti gīyate
In his qualityless state he bears the name Śiva, the supreme Self, Maheśvara; he is celebrated as the supreme Brahman, unchanging, endless, as Mahādeva.
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SiP 2 4.34
तत्सेवया विधिस्स्रष्टा पालको जगतामहम् ।। स्वयं सर्वस्य संहारी रुद्ररूपेण सर्वदा
tatsevayā vidhissraṣṭā pālako jagatāmaham || svayaṃ sarvasya saṃhārī rudrarūpeṇa sarvadā
By service to him, Vidhi (Brahmā) is the creator, and I the protector of the worlds; and he himself is always the destroyer of all in the form of Rudra.
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SiP 2 4.35
साक्षी शिवस्वरूपेण मायाभिन्नस्स निर्गुणः ।। स्वेच्छाचारी संविहारी भक्तानुग्रहकारकः
sākṣī śivasvarūpeṇa māyābhinnassa nirguṇaḥ || svecchācārī saṃvihārī bhaktānugrahakārakaḥ
In his form as Śiva he is the witness, distinct from māyā, qualityless, acting by his own will, sporting (as he pleases), showing favour to his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.36
शृणु त्वं नारद मुने सदुपायं सुखप्रदम् ।। सर्वपापापहर्त्तारं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सदा
śṛṇu tvaṃ nārada mune sadupāyaṃ sukhapradam || sarvapāpāpaharttāraṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ sadā
Listen, O sage Nārada, to a good means that bestows happiness, that removes all sin, and that always grants enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.37
इत्युक्त्वास्त्वसंशयं सर्वं शंकरसद्यशः ।। शतनामशिवस्तोत्रं सदानन्यमतिर्जप
ityuktvāstvasaṃśayaṃ sarvaṃ śaṃkarasadyaśaḥ || śatanāmaśivastotraṃ sadānanyamatirjapa
Having said this (he continued): let all doubt be gone—(this is) the true glory of Śaṅkara: recite always, with mind fixed on nothing else, the Śiva hymn of a hundred names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 4.38
यज्जपित्वा द्रुतं सर्वं तव पापं विनश्यति ।। इत्युक्त्वा नारदं विष्णुः पुनः प्राह दयान्वितः
yajjapitvā drutaṃ sarvaṃ tava pāpaṃ vinaśyati || ityuktvā nāradaṃ viṣṇuḥ punaḥ prāha dayānvitaḥ
By reciting it, all your sin swiftly perishes. Having said this to Nārada, Viṣṇu, full of compassion, spoke again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.39
मुने न कुरु शोकं त्वं त्वया किंचित्कृतं नहि ।। स्वेच्छया कृतवान्शंभुरिदं सर्वं न संशयः
mune na kuru śokaṃ tvaṃ tvayā kiṃcitkṛtaṃ nahi || svecchayā kṛtavānśaṃbhuridaṃ sarvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
O sage, do not grieve; nothing at all was done by you. Śambhu did all this by his own will—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.41
इत्थं स्वचरितं लोके प्रकटीकृतवान् स्वयम् ।। मृत्युंजयः कालकालो भक्तोद्धारपरायणः
itthaṃ svacaritaṃ loke prakaṭīkṛtavān svayam || mṛtyuṃjayaḥ kālakālo bhaktoddhāraparāyaṇaḥ
Thus the conqueror of death, the death of Death, intent on rescuing his devotees, himself made his own deeds manifest in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.42
न मे शिवसमानोस्ति प्रियः स्वामी सुखप्रदः ।। सर्वशक्तिप्रदो मेऽस्ति स एव परमेश्वरः
na me śivasamānosti priyaḥ svāmī sukhapradaḥ || sarvaśaktiprado me'sti sa eva parameśvaraḥ
There is for me no dear lord, giver of happiness, equal to Śiva; he alone is the giver of all power to me, he is the supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.43
तस्योपास्यां कुरु मुने तमेव सततं भज ।। तद्यशः शृणु गाय त्वं कुरु नित्यं तदर्चनम्
tasyopāsyāṃ kuru mune tameva satataṃ bhaja || tadyaśaḥ śṛṇu gāya tvaṃ kuru nityaṃ tadarcanam
Practise worship of him, O sage; serve him alone constantly; hear and sing his glory, and perform his worship daily.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.44
कायेन मनसा वाचा यश्शंकरमुपैति भो ।। स पण्डित इति ज्ञेयस्स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते
kāyena manasā vācā yaśśaṃkaramupaiti bho || sa paṇḍita iti jñeyassa jīvanmukta ucyate
Whoever, sir, approaches Śaṃkara with body, mind, and speech — he is to be known as a learned man, he is called liberated while living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.45
शिवेति नामदावाग्नेर्महापातकप र्वताः ।। भस्मीभवन्त्यनायासात्सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः
śiveti nāmadāvāgnermahāpātakapa rvatāḥ || bhasmībhavantyanāyāsātsatyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
By the forest-fire that is the name "Śiva," the mountains of great sins are reduced to ash effortlessly — this is true, true, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.46
पापमूलानि दुःखानि विविधान्यपि तान्यतः ।। शिवार्चनैकनश्यानि नान्य नश्यानि सर्वथा
pāpamūlāni duḥkhāni vividhānyapi tānyataḥ || śivārcanaikanaśyāni nānya naśyāni sarvathā
Therefore the manifold sufferings that are rooted in sin perish only through the worship of Śiva; they are in no way destructible by anything else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.47
स वैदिकस्य पुण्यात्मा स धन्यस्स बुधो मुने ।। यस्सदा कायवाक्चित्तैश्शरणं याति शंकरम्
sa vaidikasya puṇyātmā sa dhanyassa budho mune || yassadā kāyavākcittaiśśaraṇaṃ yāti śaṃkaram
He is of meritorious soul, he is fortunate, he is wise, O sage, (he) of the Vedic (tradition) who always goes for refuge to Śaṃkara with body, speech, and mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 4.48
भवंति विविधा धर्मा येषां सद्यःफलोन्मुखाः ।। तेषां भवति विश्वासस्त्रिपुरांतकपूजने
bhavaṃti vividhā dharmā yeṣāṃ sadyaḥphalonmukhāḥ || teṣāṃ bhavati viśvāsastripurāṃtakapūjane
Those whose manifold meritorious acts are ripe for immediate fruit — for them arises faith in the worship of the Destroyer of Tripura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.49
पातकानि विनश्यंति यावंति शिवपूजया ।। भुवि तावंति पापानि न संत्येव महामुने
pātakāni vinaśyaṃti yāvaṃti śivapūjayā || bhuvi tāvaṃti pāpāni na saṃtyeva mahāmune
As many sins as are destroyed by the worship of Śiva, that many sins do not even exist on earth, O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.51
शिवनामतरीं प्राप्य संसाराब्धिं तरंति ते।। संसारमूलपापानि तस्य नश्यंत्यसंशयम्
śivanāmatarīṃ prāpya saṃsārābdhiṃ taraṃti te|| saṃsāramūlapāpāni tasya naśyaṃtyasaṃśayam
Having obtained the boat that is Śiva's name, they cross the ocean of transmigration; the sins that are the root of transmigration perish for him, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.52
संसारमूलभूतानां पातकानां महामुने ।। शिवनामकुठारेण विनाशो जायते ध्रुवम्
saṃsāramūlabhūtānāṃ pātakānāṃ mahāmune || śivanāmakuṭhāreṇa vināśo jāyate dhruvam
Of the sins that form the root of transmigration, O great sage, destruction certainly comes about by the axe that is Śiva's name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.53
शिवनामामृतं पेयं पापदावानलार्दितैः ।। पापदावाग्नितप्तानां शांतिस्तेन विना न हि
śivanāmāmṛtaṃ peyaṃ pāpadāvānalārditaiḥ || pāpadāvāgnitaptānāṃ śāṃtistena vinā na hi
The nectar of Śiva's name is to be drunk by those tormented by the forest-fire of sin; for those scorched by the wildfire of sin there is no peace without it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.54
शिवेति नामपीयूषवर्षधारापरिप्लुतः ।। संसारदवमध्यपि न शोचति न संशयः
śiveti nāmapīyūṣavarṣadhārāpariplutaḥ || saṃsāradavamadhyapi na śocati na saṃśayaḥ
One drenched by the streams of the rain of nectar that is the name "Śiva" does not grieve even in the midst of the conflagration of transmigration — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.55
न भक्तिश्शंकरे पुंसां रागद्वेषरतात्मनाम् ।। तद्विधानां हि सहसा मुक्तिर्भवति सर्वथा
na bhaktiśśaṃkare puṃsāṃ rāgadveṣaratātmanām || tadvidhānāṃ hi sahasā muktirbhavati sarvathā
There is no devotion to Śaṃkara in men whose minds delight in passion and hatred; indeed for those of that sort liberation in any way comes about (only) suddenly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 4.56
अनंतजन्मभिर्येन तपस्तप्तं भविष्यति।। तस्यैव भक्तिर्भवति भवानी प्राणवल्लभे
anaṃtajanmabhiryena tapastaptaṃ bhaviṣyati|| tasyaiva bhaktirbhavati bhavānī prāṇavallabhe
He by whom austerity will have been practiced through endless births — for him alone does devotion arise, O Bhavānī, dear as life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.57
जातापि शंकरे भक्तिरन्यसाधारणी वृथा।। परं त्वव्यभिचारेण शिवभक्तिरपेक्षिता
jātāpi śaṃkare bhaktiranyasādhāraṇī vṛthā|| paraṃ tvavyabhicāreṇa śivabhaktirapekṣitā
Even devotion to Śaṃkara, once arisen, is futile if it is shared in common with others; rather, devotion to Śiva is required to be without deviation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.58
यस्या साधारणी शंभौ भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी।। तस्यैव मोक्षस्सुलभो नास्येतिन्य मतिर्मम
yasyā sādhāraṇī śaṃbhau bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī|| tasyaiva mokṣassulabho nāsyetinya matirmama
He whose devotion to Śambhu is not shared with others and does not stray — for him alone is liberation easy; my conviction is not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 4.59
कृत्वाप्यनंतपापानि यदि भक्तिर्महेश्वरे ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो भवत्येव न संशयः
kṛtvāpyanaṃtapāpāni yadi bhaktirmaheśvare || sarvapāpavinirmukto bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
Even having committed endless sins, if there is devotion to Maheśvara, one becomes wholly freed from all sins — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.61
यो नित्यं भस्मपूतांगो शिवपूजोन्मुखो भवेत्।। स तरत्येव संसारमपारमतिदारुणम्
yo nityaṃ bhasmapūtāṃgo śivapūjonmukho bhavet|| sa taratyeva saṃsāramapāramatidāruṇam
He who is always purified in body with ash and is intent on the worship of Śiva — he indeed crosses over transmigration, which is shoreless and most terrible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.62
ब्रह्मस्वहरणं कृत्वा हत्वापि ब्राह्मणान्बहून् ।। लिप्यते नरः पापैर्विरूपाक्षस्य सेवकः
brahmasvaharaṇaṃ kṛtvā hatvāpi brāhmaṇānbahūn || lipyate naraḥ pāpairvirūpākṣasya sevakaḥ
Even having stolen a brahmin's property and killed many brahmins, a man who is a servant of Virūpākṣa is not stained by sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.63
विलोक्य वेदानखिलाञ्छिवस्यैवार्चनम्परम् ।। संसारनाशनोपाय इति पूर्वैर्विनिश्चितम्
vilokya vedānakhilāñchivasyaivārcanamparam || saṃsāranāśanopāya iti pūrvairviniścitam
Having surveyed all the Vedas, it was determined by the ancients that the worship of Śiva alone is supreme, and is the means of destroying transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.64
अद्यप्रभृति यत्नेन सावधानो यथाविधि।। साम्बं सदाशिवं भक्त्या भज नित्यं महेश्वरम्
adyaprabhṛti yatnena sāvadhāno yathāvidhi|| sāmbaṃ sadāśivaṃ bhaktyā bhaja nityaṃ maheśvaram
From today onward, with effort, attentive, according to the rule, worship constantly with devotion Sadāśiva, Maheśvara, together with Ambā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.65
आपादमस्तकं सम्यक् भस्मनोद्धूल्य सादरम् ।। सर्वश्रुतिश्रुतं शैवम्मंत्रञ्जप षडक्षरम्
āpādamastakaṃ samyak bhasmanoddhūlya sādaram || sarvaśrutiśrutaṃ śaivammaṃtrañjapa ṣaḍakṣaram
Having properly and reverently smeared (yourself) with ash from foot to head, recite the six-syllabled Śaiva mantra that is heard in all the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.66
सवार्ङ्गेषु प्रयत्नेन रुद्राक्षाञ्छिववल्लभान्।। धारयस्वातिसद्भक्त्या समन्त्रम्विधिपूर्वकम्
savārṅgeṣu prayatnena rudrākṣāñchivavallabhān|| dhārayasvātisadbhaktyā samantramvidhipūrvakam
On all (your) limbs wear, with effort, the rudrākṣa beads dear to Śiva—wear them with the highest devotion, together with the mantra, in accordance with the prescribed rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.67
शृणु शैवीं कथां नित्यं वद शैवीं कथां सदा ।। पूजयस्वातियत्नेन शिवभक्तान्पुनः पुनः
śṛṇu śaivīṃ kathāṃ nityaṃ vada śaivīṃ kathāṃ sadā || pūjayasvātiyatnena śivabhaktānpunaḥ punaḥ
Listen daily to the story of Śiva; speak always the story of Śiva; and worship Śiva's devotees again and again with the greatest care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.68
अप्रमादेन सततं शिवैकशरणो भव ।। शिवार्चनेन सततमानन्दः प्राप्यते यतः
apramādena satataṃ śivaikaśaraṇo bhava || śivārcanena satatamānandaḥ prāpyate yataḥ
Constantly, without negligence, be one whose sole refuge is Śiva—since by the worship of Śiva bliss is constantly attained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.69
उरस्याधाय विशदे शिवस्य चरणाम्बुजौ ।। शिवतीर्थानि विचर प्रथमं मुनिसत्तम
urasyādhāya viśade śivasya caraṇāmbujau || śivatīrthāni vicara prathamaṃ munisattama
Placing Śiva's two lotus feet upon (your) pure breast, first roam the holy places of Śiva, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.71
तत्र विश्वेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा पूजनं कुरु भक्तितः ।। नत्वा स्तुत्वा विशेषेण निर्विकल्पो भविष्यसि
tatra viśveśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjanaṃ kuru bhaktitaḥ || natvā stutvā viśeṣeṇa nirvikalpo bhaviṣyasi
There, having beheld Viśveśvara, perform (his) worship with devotion; bowing and praising (him) especially, you will become free of doubt (or: free of mental fluctuation).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.72
ततश्च भवता नूनं विधेयं गमनं मुने ।। ब्रह्मलोके स्वकामार्थं शासनान्मम भक्तितः
tataśca bhavatā nūnaṃ vidheyaṃ gamanaṃ mune || brahmaloke svakāmārthaṃ śāsanānmama bhaktitaḥ
And thereafter, O sage, you must certainly make (your) journey to the world of Brahmā, for the sake of your own desire, by my instruction, with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.73
नत्वा स्तुत्वा विशेषेण विधिं स्वजनकं मुने ।। प्रष्टव्यं शिवमाहात्म्यं बहुशः प्रीतचेतसा
natvā stutvā viśeṣeṇa vidhiṃ svajanakaṃ mune || praṣṭavyaṃ śivamāhātmyaṃ bahuśaḥ prītacetasā
Having bowed and praised especially Vidhi (Brahmā), your own father, O sage, you should ask him repeatedly, with a delighted mind, about the greatness of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.74
स शैवप्रवरो ब्रह्मा माहात्म्यं शंकरस्य ते ।। श्रावयिष्यति सुप्रीत्या शतनामस्तवं च हि
sa śaivapravaro brahmā māhātmyaṃ śaṃkarasya te || śrāvayiṣyati suprītyā śatanāmastavaṃ ca hi
That Brahmā, foremost of Śiva's devotees, will with great affection cause you to hear the greatness of Śaṃkara, and indeed the hymn of (his) hundred names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.75
अद्यतस्त्वं भव मुने शैवश्शिवपरायणः ।। मुक्तिभागी विशेषेण शिवस्ते शं विधास्यति
adyatastvaṃ bhava mune śaivaśśivaparāyaṇaḥ || muktibhāgī viśeṣeṇa śivaste śaṃ vidhāsyati
From today on, O sage, become a Śaiva, devoted wholly to Śiva; you will especially share in liberation, (and) Śiva will bring about your welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 4.76
इत्थं विष्णुर्मुनिं प्रीत्या ह्युपदिश्य प्रसन्नधीः ।। स्मृत्वा नुत्वा शिवं स्तुत्वा ततस्त्वंतरधीयत
itthaṃ viṣṇurmuniṃ prītyā hyupadiśya prasannadhīḥ || smṛtvā nutvā śivaṃ stutvā tatastvaṃtaradhīyata
Thus Viṣṇu, of gracious mind, having with affection instructed the sage, then—remembering, bowing to and praising Śiva—vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition