Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 53
SiP 2 53.1
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्तं श्रीमहेशस्य श्रुत्वा वचनमादरात्।। वीरभद्रोतिसंतुष्टः प्रणनाम महेश्वरम
brahmovāca || ityuktaṃ śrīmaheśasya śrutvā vacanamādarāt|| vīrabhadrotisaṃtuṣṭaḥ praṇanāma maheśvarama
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 53.2
शासनं शिरसा धृत्वा देवदेवस्य शूलिनः। प्रचचाल ततः शीघ्रं वीरभद्रो मखं प्रति तुष्टुवुश्च गणा वीर शिपिविष्टे प्रचेष्टितम् ।। चक्रुः कुतूहलं सर्वे तस्मिंश्च गमनोत्सवैः पंचभिश्च कपालीशः षड्भिस्संदारको गणः ।। कोटिकोटिभिरेवेह कोटिकुण्डस्तथैव च मधुपिंगस्तथा तात गणाधीशो हि निर्ययौ ।। नीलो नवत्या कोटीनां पूर्णभद्रस्तथैव च
śāsanaṃ śirasā dhṛtvā devadevasya śūlinaḥ| pracacāla tataḥ śīghraṃ vīrabhadro makhaṃ prati tuṣṭuvuśca gaṇā vīra śipiviṣṭe praceṣṭitam || cakruḥ kutūhalaṃ sarve tasmiṃśca gamanotsavaiḥ paṃcabhiśca kapālīśaḥ ṣaḍbhissaṃdārako gaṇaḥ || koṭikoṭibhireveha koṭikuṇḍastathaiva ca madhupiṃgastathā tāta gaṇādhīśo hi niryayau || nīlo navatyā koṭīnāṃ pūrṇabhadrastathaiva ca
Bearing on his head the command of the god of gods, the bearer of the trident, Vīrabhadra then swiftly set out toward the sacrifice. And the hosts praised (him), O hero — the deed set in motion in Śipiviṣṭa (Śiva). They all made a joyful commotion at that, with festive processions. Kapālīśa (came forth) with five (crores), the Saṃdāraka host with six, and here Koṭikuṇḍa with crores upon crores, and likewise, my son, the lord of hosts Madhupiṅga went forth; Nīla with ninety crores, and Pūrṇabhadra likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 53.3
शिवोथ प्रेषयामास शोभार्थं कोटिशो गणान्।। तेन सार्द्धं महावीरान्मलयानलसन्निभान्।।
śivotha preṣayāmāsa śobhārthaṃ koṭiśo gaṇān|| tena sārddhaṃ mahāvīrānmalayānalasannibhān||
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 2 53.4
अथ ते वीरभद्रस्य पुरतः प्रबला गणाः।। पश्चादपि ययुर्वीराः कुतूहलकरा गणाः
atha te vīrabhadrasya purataḥ prabalā gaṇāḥ|| paścādapi yayurvīrāḥ kutūhalakarā gaṇāḥ
Then the mighty troops (went) in front of Vīrabhadra; and behind too went the heroic troops, stirring up excitement.
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SiP 2 53.5
वीरभद्रसमेता येगणाश्शतसहस्रशः ।। पार्षदाः कालकालस्य सर्वे रुद्रस्वरूपिणः
vīrabhadrasametā yegaṇāśśatasahasraśaḥ || pārṣadāḥ kālakālasya sarve rudrasvarūpiṇaḥ
The hosts that accompanied Vīrabhadra, by the hundreds of thousands, were all attendants of the Death of Death, having the very form of Rudra.
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SiP 2 53.6
] गणैस्समेतः किलतैर्महात्मा स वीरभद्रो हरवेषभूषणः ।। सहस्रबाहुर्भुजगाधिपाढ्यो ययौ रथस्थः प्रबलोतिभीकरः
] gaṇaissametaḥ kilatairmahātmā sa vīrabhadro haraveṣabhūṣaṇaḥ || sahasrabāhurbhujagādhipāḍhyo yayau rathasthaḥ prabalotibhīkaraḥ
Accompanied by those hosts, that great-souled Vīrabhadra, adorned in Hara's garb, thousand-armed, rich with the lords of serpents (as ornaments), went forth standing on his chariot, mighty and most terrifying.
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SiP 2 53.7
नल्वानं च सहस्रे द्वे प्रमाणं स्यंदनस्य हि ।। अयुतेनैव सिंहानां वाहनानां प्रयत्नतः
nalvānaṃ ca sahasre dve pramāṇaṃ syaṃdanasya hi || ayutenaiva siṃhānāṃ vāhanānāṃ prayatnataḥ
And the measure of the chariot was two thousand nalvas; (it was drawn) by a full ten thousand lions as draft-animals, with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 53.8
तथैव प्रबलाः सिंहा बहवः पार्श्वरक्षकाः ।। शार्दूला मकरा मत्स्या गजास्तत्र सहस्रशः
tathaiva prabalāḥ siṃhā bahavaḥ pārśvarakṣakāḥ || śārdūlā makarā matsyā gajāstatra sahasraśaḥ
Likewise many powerful lions were flank-guards; there were tigers, makaras, fishes and elephants there by the thousands.
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SiP 2 53.9
वीरभद्रे प्रचलिते दक्षनाशाय सत्वरम् ।। कल्पवृक्षसमुत्सृष्टा पुष्पवृष्टिरभूत्तदा
vīrabhadre pracalite dakṣanāśāya satvaram || kalpavṛkṣasamutsṛṣṭā puṣpavṛṣṭirabhūttadā
When Vīrabhadra set out swiftly for the destruction of Dakṣa, there was then a rain of flowers released by the wish-granting trees.
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SiP 2 53.11
काली कात्यायिनीशानी चामुंडा मुंडमर्दिनी ।। भद्रकाली तथा भद्रा त्वरिता वैष्णवी तथा
kālī kātyāyinīśānī cāmuṃḍā muṃḍamardinī || bhadrakālī tathā bhadrā tvaritā vaiṣṇavī tathā
Kālī, Kātyāyinī, Īśānī, Cāmuṇḍā, Muṇḍamardinī, Bhadrakālī, and Bhadrā, Tvaritā, and Vaiṣṇavī —
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SiP 2 53.12
एताभिर्नवदुर्गाभिर्महाकाली समन्विता । ययौ दक्षविनाशाय सर्वभूतगणैस्सह
etābhirnavadurgābhirmahākālī samanvitā | yayau dakṣavināśāya sarvabhūtagaṇaissaha
accompanied by these nine Durgās, Mahākālī went forth, together with all the throngs of beings, for the destruction of Dakṣa.
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SiP 2 53.13
डाकिनी शाकिनी चैव भूतप्रमथगुह्यकाः ।। कूष्मांडाः पर्पटा श्चैव चटका ब्रह्मराक्षसाः
ḍākinī śākinī caiva bhūtapramathaguhyakāḥ || kūṣmāṃḍāḥ parpaṭā ścaiva caṭakā brahmarākṣasāḥ
Ḍākinī and Śākinī too, and the Bhūtas, Pramathas and Guhyakas, the Kūṣmāṇḍas, the Parpaṭas, the Caṭakas, the Brahmarākṣasas,
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SiP 2 53.14
भैरवाः क्षेत्रपालाश्च दक्षयज्ञविनाशकाः ।। निर्ययुस्त्वरितं वीराश्शिवाज्ञाप्रतिपालकाः
bhairavāḥ kṣetrapālāśca dakṣayajñavināśakāḥ || niryayustvaritaṃ vīrāśśivājñāpratipālakāḥ
the Bhairavas and the Kṣetrapālas, destroyers of Dakṣa's sacrifice — those heroes, obedient to Śiva's command, went forth swiftly.
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SiP 2 53.15
तथैव योगिनीचक्रं चतुःषष्टिगणान्वितम् ।। निर्ययौ सहसा क्रुद्धं दक्षयज्ञं विनाशितुम्
tathaiva yoginīcakraṃ catuḥṣaṣṭigaṇānvitam || niryayau sahasā kruddhaṃ dakṣayajñaṃ vināśitum
Likewise the circle of Yoginīs, attended by sixty-four hosts, went forth all at once in wrath, to destroy Dakṣa's sacrifice.
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SiP 2 53.16
तेषां गणानां सर्वेषां संख्यानं शृणु नारद ।। महाबलवतां संघोमुख्यानां धैर्यशालिनाम्
teṣāṃ gaṇānāṃ sarveṣāṃ saṃkhyānaṃ śṛṇu nārada || mahābalavatāṃ saṃghomukhyānāṃ dhairyaśālinām
Hear, Nārada, the counting of all those hosts — of the assembly of the chiefs, greatly powerful and possessed of steadfastness.
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SiP 2 53.17
अभ्ययाच्छंकुकर्णश्च दशकोट्या गणेश्वरः।। दशभिः केकराक्षश्च विकृतो ष्टाभिरेव
abhyayācchaṃkukarṇaśca daśakoṭyā gaṇeśvaraḥ|| daśabhiḥ kekarākṣaśca vikṛto ṣṭābhireva
And Śaṅkukarṇa, lord of hosts, advanced with ten crores; Kekarākṣa with ten, and Vikṛta with eight.
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SiP 2 53.18
चतुःषष्ट्या विशाखश्च नवभिः पारियात्रिकः ।। षड्भिस्सर्वाङ्गको वीरस्तथैव विकृताननः
catuḥṣaṣṭyā viśākhaśca navabhiḥ pāriyātrikaḥ || ṣaḍbhissarvāṅgako vīrastathaiva vikṛtānanaḥ
And Viśākha with sixty-four, Pāriyātrika with nine; the hero Sarvāṅgaka with six, and likewise Vikṛtānana.
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SiP 2 53.19
ज्वालकेशो द्वादशभिः कोटिभिर्गणपुंगवः ।। सप्तभिः समदज्जीमान् दुद्रभोष्टाभिरेव च
jvālakeśo dvādaśabhiḥ koṭibhirgaṇapuṃgavaḥ || saptabhiḥ samadajjīmān dudrabhoṣṭābhireva ca
Jvālakeśa, bull among hosts, with twelve crores; Samadajjīmān with seven, and Dundubha with eight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 53.21
विष्टंभोऽष्टाभिर्वीरैः कोटिभिर्गणसप्तमः ।। सहस्रकोटिभिस्तात संनादः पिप्पलस्तथा
viṣṭaṃbho'ṣṭābhirvīraiḥ koṭibhirgaṇasaptamaḥ || sahasrakoṭibhistāta saṃnādaḥ pippalastathā
Viṣṭambha, seventh of the hosts, with eight crores of heroes; and, dear one, Saṃnāda and Pippala with a thousand crores.
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SiP 2 53.22
आवेशनस्तथाष्टाभिरष्टाभिश्चंद्रतापनः ।। महावेशः सहस्रेण कोटिना गणपो वृतः
āveśanastathāṣṭābhiraṣṭābhiścaṃdratāpanaḥ || mahāveśaḥ sahasreṇa koṭinā gaṇapo vṛtaḥ
Likewise Āveśana with eight, and Candratāpana with eight; the host-lord Mahāveśa was surrounded by a thousand crore.
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SiP 2 53.23
कुण्डी द्वादशकोटीभिस्तथा पर्वतको मुने ।। विनाशितुं दक्षयज्ञं निर्ययौ गणसत्तम
kuṇḍī dvādaśakoṭībhistathā parvatako mune || vināśituṃ dakṣayajñaṃ niryayau gaṇasattama
Kuṇḍī with twelve crores, and likewise Parvataka, O sage — best of hosts, he went forth to destroy Dakṣa's sacrifice.
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SiP 2 53.24
कालश्च कालकश्चैव महाकालस्तथैव च ।। कोटीनां शतकेनैव दक्षयज्ञं ययौ प्रति
kālaśca kālakaścaiva mahākālastathaiva ca || koṭīnāṃ śatakenaiva dakṣayajñaṃ yayau prati
And Kāla, and Kālaka, and likewise Mahākāla, each went against Dakṣa's sacrifice with a hundred crores.
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SiP 2 53.25
अग्निकृच्छतकोट्या च कोट्याग्निमुख एव च ।। आदित्यमूर्द्धा कोट्या च तथा चैव घनावहः
agnikṛcchatakoṭyā ca koṭyāgnimukha eva ca || ādityamūrddhā koṭyā ca tathā caiva ghanāvahaḥ
Agnikṛt with a hundred crores, and Agnimukha with a crore; Ādityamūrdhā with a crore, and likewise Ghanāvaha.
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SiP 2 53.26
सन्नाहश्शतकोट्या च कोट्या च कुमुदो गणः ।। अमोघः कोकिलश्चैव कोटिकोट्या गणाधिपः
sannāhaśśatakoṭyā ca koṭyā ca kumudo gaṇaḥ || amoghaḥ kokilaścaiva koṭikoṭyā gaṇādhipaḥ
Sannāha with a hundred crores, and the host Kumuda with a crore; and Amogha and Kokila, lords of hosts, with a crore of crores.
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SiP 2 53.27
काष्ठागूढश्चतुःषष्ट्या सुकेशी वृषभस्तथा ।। सुमन्त्रको गणाधीशस्तथा तात सुनिर्ययौ
kāṣṭhāgūḍhaścatuḥṣaṣṭyā sukeśī vṛṣabhastathā || sumantrako gaṇādhīśastathā tāta suniryayau
Kāṣṭhāgūḍha with sixty-four, and Sukeśī and Vṛṣabha; and so, dear one, Sumantraka, chief of hosts, went duly forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 53.28
काकपादोदरः षष्टिकोटिभिर्गणसत्तमः ।। तथा सन्तानकः षष्टिकोटिभिर्गणपुंगवः
kākapādodaraḥ ṣaṣṭikoṭibhirgaṇasattamaḥ || tathā santānakaḥ ṣaṣṭikoṭibhirgaṇapuṃgavaḥ
Kākapādodara, best of the hosts, with sixty crores; likewise Santānaka, bull among the hosts, with sixty crores.
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SiP 2 53.29
महाबलश्च नवभिः कोटिभिः पुंगवस्तथा
mahābalaśca navabhiḥ koṭibhiḥ puṃgavastathā
And Mahābala, the bull (among them), with nine crores.
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SiP 2 53.31
निर्ययौ शतकोटीभिश्चतुर्वक्त्रो गणाधिपः ।। काष्ठागूढेश्चतुष्षष्ट्या सुकेशो वृषभस्तथा
niryayau śatakoṭībhiścaturvaktro gaṇādhipaḥ || kāṣṭhāgūḍheścatuṣṣaṣṭyā sukeśo vṛṣabhastathā
Caturvaktra, lord of hosts, marched out with a hundred crores; and Kāṣṭhāgūḍha with sixty-four (crores), and Sukeśa, and Vṛṣabha.
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SiP 2 53.32
विरूपाक्षश्च कोटीनां चतुःषष्ट्या गणेश्वरः ।। तालकेतुः षडास्यश्च पंचास्यश्च गणाधिपः
virūpākṣaśca koṭīnāṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā gaṇeśvaraḥ || tālaketuḥ ṣaḍāsyaśca paṃcāsyaśca gaṇādhipaḥ
And Virūpākṣa, lord of hosts, with sixty-four crores; and Tālaketu, and Ṣaḍāsya, and Pañcāsya, lord of hosts.
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SiP 2 53.33
संवर्तकस्तथा चैव कुलीशश्च स्वयं प्रभुः ।। लोकांतकश्च दीप्तात्मा तथा दैत्यान्तको मुने
saṃvartakastathā caiva kulīśaśca svayaṃ prabhuḥ || lokāṃtakaśca dīptātmā tathā daityāntako mune
And likewise Saṃvartaka, and Kulīśa the self-mastered lord, and Lokāntaka, and Dīptātman, and Daityāntaka, O sage.
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SiP 2 53.34
गणो भृंगीरिटिः श्रीमान् देवदेवप्रियस्तथा ।। अशनिर्भालकश्चैव चतुःषष्ट्या सह्स्रकः
gaṇo bhṛṃgīriṭiḥ śrīmān devadevapriyastathā || aśanirbhālakaścaiva catuḥṣaṣṭyā sahsrakaḥ
The host-leader Bhṛṅgīriṭi, the glorious one, and Devadevapriya, and Aśani, and Bhālaka, with sixty-four thousand.
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SiP 2 53.35
कोटिकोटिसहस्राणां शतैर्विंश तिभिर्वृतः ।। वीरेशो ह्यभ्ययाद्वीरः वीरभद्र शिवाज्ञया
koṭikoṭisahasrāṇāṃ śatairviṃśa tibhirvṛtaḥ || vīreśo hyabhyayādvīraḥ vīrabhadra śivājñayā
Surrounded by twenty hundred thousands of crores of crores, the hero Vīreśa, Vīrabhadra, went forth at Śiva's command.
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SiP 2 53.36
भूतकोटिसहस्रैस्तु प्रययौ कोटिभिस्त्रिभिः ।। रोमजैः श्वगणै श्चैव तथा वीरो ययौ द्रुतम्
bhūtakoṭisahasraistu prayayau koṭibhistribhiḥ || romajaiḥ śvagaṇai ścaiva tathā vīro yayau drutam
With thousands of crores of ghosts (bhūtas), and with three crores of those born from (his) hairs, and with packs of dogs, the hero went forth swiftly.
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SiP 2 53.37
तदा भेरीमहानादः शंखाश्च विविधस्वनाः ।। जटाहरोमुखाश्चैव शृंगाणि विविधानि च
tadā bherīmahānādaḥ śaṃkhāśca vividhasvanāḥ || jaṭāharomukhāścaiva śṛṃgāṇi vividhāni ca
Then (arose) the great roar of kettledrums, and conches of various sounds, and the jaṭāharomukhas, and horns of many kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 53.38
ते तानि विततान्येव बंधनानि सुखानि च ।। वादित्राणि विनेदुश्च विविधानि महोत्सवे
te tāni vitatānyeva baṃdhanāni sukhāni ca || vāditrāṇi vineduśca vividhāni mahotsave
Those stretched (drum-like) ones, and the bound ones, and the pleasant ones — instruments of many kinds sounded forth at the great festivity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 53.39
वीरभद्रस्य यात्रायां सबलस्य महामुने ।। शकुनान्यभवंस्तत्र भूरीणि सुखदानि च
vīrabhadrasya yātrāyāṃ sabalasya mahāmune || śakunānyabhavaṃstatra bhūrīṇi sukhadāni ca
At the setting out of Vīrabhadra with his army, O great sage, there were many omens there, and they gave good cheer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition