Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 73
SiP 2 73.1
नारद उवाच ।। विष्णुशिष्य महाभाग विधे शैववर प्रभो ।। शिवलीलामिमां व्यासात्प्रीत्या मे वक्तुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca || viṣṇuśiṣya mahābhāga vidhe śaivavara prabho || śivalīlāmimāṃ vyāsātprītyā me vaktumarhasi
Nārada said: O disciple of Viṣṇu, greatly blessed Vidhi (Brahmā), best of Śiva's devotees, lord — you should graciously tell me this play of Śiva in full detail.
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SiP 2 73.2
सतीविरहयुक्शंम्भुः किं चक्रे चरितन्तथा ।। तपः कर्तुं कदायातो हिमवत्प्रस्थमुत्तमम् दर्शनम्प्राप्य कुत्रापि सतीविरहदुःखितः ।। पुनश्च गिरिमायातश्शंकरो भक्तशंकरः तद्दृष्ट्वा चरितं शम्भुः कौतुकी सूतिकृत्कृती ।। अन्तर्यामी विहस्याथोवाच ज्ञात्वा रसां हरः
satīvirahayukśaṃmbhuḥ kiṃ cakre caritantathā || tapaḥ kartuṃ kadāyāto himavatprasthamuttamam darśanamprāpya kutrāpi satīvirahaduḥkhitaḥ || punaśca girimāyātaśśaṃkaro bhaktaśaṃkaraḥ taddṛṣṭvā caritaṃ śambhuḥ kautukī sūtikṛtkṛtī || antaryāmī vihasyāthovāca jñātvā rasāṃ haraḥ
What deeds did Śambhu, joined to separation from Satī, then perform? When did he come to the excellent slope of Himavat to practise austerity? Having obtained a vision somewhere, pained by separation from Satī, Śaṅkara, the benefactor of devotees, came again to the mountain. Seeing that behaviour, Śambhu — full of curiosity, a doer (of deeds), skilled — the inner controller, Hara, then laughed and, knowing (her mind), spoke to the Earth.
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SiP 2 73.3
शिवाशिवशिवादो ऽभूत्कथं कामक्षयश्च मे ।। तपः कृत्वा कथम्प्राप शिवं शम्भुं च पार्वती
śivāśivaśivādo 'bhūtkathaṃ kāmakṣayaśca me || tapaḥ kṛtvā kathamprāpa śivaṃ śambhuṃ ca pārvatī
How did Śivā become the bestower of good upon Śiva, and how (came about) the destruction of Kāma for me (to hear)? How, having performed austerity, did Pārvatī obtain the auspicious Śambhu?
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SiP 2 73.4
तत्सर्वमपरं चापि शिवसच्चरितं परम् ।। वक्तुमर्हसि मे ब्रह्मन्महानन्दकरं शुभम्
tatsarvamaparaṃ cāpi śivasaccaritaṃ param || vaktumarhasi me brahmanmahānandakaraṃ śubham
All that, and also the other, the supreme true conduct of Śiva — you should tell me, O Brahman, (that conduct) which is auspicious and produces great joy.
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SiP 2 73.6
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। देवर्षे शैववर्याय तद्यशः शृणु चादरात् ।। पावनं मङ्गलकरं भक्तिवर्धनमुत्तमम् गणानाभाष्य शोचंस्तां तद्गुणान्प्रे मवर्धनान् ।। वर्णयामास सुप्रीत्या दर्शयँल्लौकिकीं गतिम्
brahmovāca || devarṣe śaivavaryāya tadyaśaḥ śṛṇu cādarāt || pāvanaṃ maṅgalakaraṃ bhaktivardhanamuttamam gaṇānābhāṣya śocaṃstāṃ tadguṇānpre mavardhanān || varṇayāmāsa suprītyā darśaya~llaukikīṃ gatim
Brahmā said: O divine sage, hear that glory with reverence, for you are the best of Śiva's devotees — (a glory) purifying, auspicious, increasing devotion, supreme. Addressing the Gaṇas, grieving for her, he described her qualities that increase love, with great affection, thus displaying worldly behaviour.
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SiP 2 73.7
आगत्य स्वगिरिं शम्भुः प्रियाविरहकातरः ।। सस्मार स्वप्रियां देवीं सतीं प्राणाधिकां हृदा
āgatya svagiriṃ śambhuḥ priyāvirahakātaraḥ || sasmāra svapriyāṃ devīṃ satīṃ prāṇādhikāṃ hṛdā
Having come to his own mountain, Śambhu, distressed by separation from his beloved, remembered in his heart his own beloved goddess Satī, dearer to him than life.
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SiP 2 73.9
सूत उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा नारदस्य प्रश्नं लोकाधिपोत्तमः ।। विधिः प्रोवाच सुप्रीत्या स्मृत्वा शिवपदाम्बुजम् दिगम्बरो बभूवाथ त्यक्त्वा गार्हस्थ्यसद्गतिम् ।। पुनर्बभ्राम लोकन्वै सर्वाँल्लीलाविशारदः
sūta uvāca || iti śrutvā nāradasya praśnaṃ lokādhipottamaḥ || vidhiḥ provāca suprītyā smṛtvā śivapadāmbujam digambaro babhūvātha tyaktvā gārhasthyasadgatim || punarbabhrāma lokanvai sarvā~llīlāviśāradaḥ
Sūta said: Having heard Nārada's question thus, Vidhi, the foremost of the lords of the worlds, spoke with great delight, remembering the lotus feet of Śiva: Then he became naked, abandoning the good course of householder life, and again he wandered through all the worlds, skilled in play.
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SiP 2 73.11
समाधाय मनो यत्नात्समाधिन्दुःखनाशिनम ।। चकार च ददर्शासौ स्वरूपं निजमव्ययम्
samādhāya mano yatnātsamādhinduḥkhanāśinama || cakāra ca dadarśāsau svarūpaṃ nijamavyayam
Having with effort fixed the mind on samādhi, which destroys sorrow, he practised it, and he beheld his own imperishable true form.
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SiP 2 73.12
इत्थं चिरतरं स्थाणुस्तस्थौ ध्वस्तगुणत्रयः ।। निर्विकारी परम्ब्रह्म मायाधीशस्स्वयंप्रभुः
itthaṃ cirataraṃ sthāṇustasthau dhvastaguṇatrayaḥ || nirvikārī parambrahma māyādhīśassvayaṃprabhuḥ
Thus for a very long time Sthāṇu remained, the three guṇas dissolved (in him) — changeless, the supreme Brahman, the ruler of māyā, self-luminous lord.
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SiP 2 73.13
ततस्समाधिन्तत्त्याज व्यतीय ह्यमितास्समाः ।। यदा तदा बभूवाशु चरितं तद्वदामि वः
tatassamādhintattyāja vyatīya hyamitāssamāḥ || yadā tadā babhūvāśu caritaṃ tadvadāmi vaḥ
Then, when after countless years had passed he gave up that samādhi, at that moment something happened at once; that I tell you.
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SiP 2 73.14
प्रभोर्ललाटदेशात्तु यत्पृषच्छ्रमसंभवम् ।। पपात धरणौ तत्र स बभूव शिशुर्द्रुतम्
prabhorlalāṭadeśāttu yatpṛṣacchramasaṃbhavam || papāta dharaṇau tatra sa babhūva śiśurdrutam
From the region of the Lord's forehead a drop arising from sweat fell there upon the ground, and it quickly became a child,
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SiP 2 73.15
चतुर्भुजोऽरुणाकारो रमणीयाकृतिर्मुने ।। अलौकिकद्युतिः श्रीमाँस्तेजस्वी परदुस्सहः
caturbhujo'ruṇākāro ramaṇīyākṛtirmune || alaukikadyutiḥ śrīmā~stejasvī paradussahaḥ
four-armed, ruddy in form, of lovely shape, O sage, of unearthly brilliance, glorious, full of splendour, hard for others to bear.
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SiP 2 73.16
रुरोद स शिशुस्तस्य पुरो हि परमेशितुः ।। प्राकृतात्मजवत्तत्र भवाचाररतस्य हि
ruroda sa śiśustasya puro hi parameśituḥ || prākṛtātmajavattatra bhavācāraratasya hi
That child wept there before the Supreme Lord, just like an ordinary son, since (the Lord) was engaged in worldly conduct.
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SiP 2 73.17
तदा विचार्य सुधिया धृत्वा सुस्त्रीतनुं क्षितिः ।। आविर्बभूव तत्रैव भयमानीय शंकरात्
tadā vicārya sudhiyā dhṛtvā sustrītanuṃ kṣitiḥ || āvirbabhūva tatraiva bhayamānīya śaṃkarāt
Then the Earth, having reflected with good understanding, took on the body of a beautiful woman and appeared right there, out of fear of Śaṅkara.
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SiP 2 73.18
तम्बालं द्रुतमुत्थाय क्रोडयां निदधे वरम् ।। स्तन्यं सापाययत्प्रीत्या दुग्धं स्वोपरिसम्भवम्
tambālaṃ drutamutthāya kroḍayāṃ nidadhe varam || stanyaṃ sāpāyayatprītyā dugdhaṃ svoparisambhavam
Rising quickly, she placed that excellent child in her lap, and lovingly gave him the breast to suck, milk that arose in her own (body).
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SiP 2 73.19
चुचुम्ब तन्मुखं स्नेहात्स्मित्वा क्रीडयदात्मजम् ।। सत्यभावात्स्वयं माता परमेशहितावहा
cucumba tanmukhaṃ snehātsmitvā krīḍayadātmajam || satyabhāvātsvayaṃ mātā parameśahitāvahā
She kissed his face out of affection and, smiling, played with the son, being truly by disposition herself his mother, bringing benefit to the Supreme Lord.
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SiP 2 73.21
धन्या त्वं धरणि प्रीत्या पालयैतं सुतं मम ।। त्वय्युद्भूतंश्रमजलान्महातेजस्विनो वरम्
dhanyā tvaṃ dharaṇi prītyā pālayaitaṃ sutaṃ mama || tvayyudbhūtaṃśramajalānmahātejasvino varam
Blessed are you, O Earth; lovingly nurture this son of mine, this excellent one who arose in you from the sweat-water of one of great splendour.
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SiP 2 73.22
मम श्रमकभूर्बालो यद्यपि प्रियकृत्क्षिते ।। त्वन्नाम्ना स्याद्भवेत्ख्यातस्त्रितापरहितस्सदा
mama śramakabhūrbālo yadyapi priyakṛtkṣite || tvannāmnā syādbhavetkhyātastritāparahitassadā
O Earth, doer of what is dear, although the boy is born of my sweat, let him be known by your name, ever the benefactor who removes the three afflictions.
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SiP 2 73.23
असौ बालः कुदाता हि भविष्यति गुणी तव ।। ममापि सुखदाता हि गृहाणैनं यथारुचि
asau bālaḥ kudātā hi bhaviṣyati guṇī tava || mamāpi sukhadātā hi gṛhāṇainaṃ yathāruci
This boy, endowed with qualities, will indeed be a giver of (good) to you, and a giver of happiness to me as well; take him as you please.
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SiP 2 73.24
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा विररामाथ किंचिद्विरहमुक्तधीः ।। लोकाचारकरो रुद्रो निर्विकारी सताम्प्रियः
brahmovāca || ityuktvā virarāmātha kiṃcidvirahamuktadhīḥ || lokācārakaro rudro nirvikārī satāmpriyaḥ
Brahmā said: Having said this, he then fell silent, his mind somewhat freed of the separation — Rudra, who enacts the customs of the world, who is himself without change, dear to the good.
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SiP 2 73.25
अपि क्षितिर्जगामाशु शिवाज्ञामधिगम्य सा ।। स्वस्थानं ससुता प्राप सुखमात्यंतिकं च वै
api kṣitirjagāmāśu śivājñāmadhigamya sā || svasthānaṃ sasutā prāpa sukhamātyaṃtikaṃ ca vai
Earth too went off at once, having received Śiva's command; she reached her own place together with her son, and indeed (attained) final happiness.
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SiP 2 73.27
विश्वेश्वरप्रसादेन ग्रहत्वं प्राप्य भूमिजः ।। दिव्यं लोकं जगामाशु शुक्रलोकात्परं वरम्
viśveśvaraprasādena grahatvaṃ prāpya bhūmijaḥ || divyaṃ lokaṃ jagāmāśu śukralokātparaṃ varam
By the grace of the Lord of the universe, the son of Earth obtained the status of a planet, and quickly went to a divine world, an excellent one beyond the world of Śukra.
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SiP 2 73.28
इत्युक्तं शम्भुचरितं सतीविरहसंयुतम्।। तपस्याचरणं शम्भोश्शृणु चादरतो मुने
ityuktaṃ śambhucaritaṃ satīvirahasaṃyutam|| tapasyācaraṇaṃ śambhośśṛṇu cādarato mune
Thus has been told the story of Śambhu, connected with the separation from Satī; now listen respectfully, O sage, to Śambhu's performance of austerity.
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SiP 2 73.276
स बालो भौम इत्याख्यां प्राप्य भूत्वा युवा द्रुतम् ।। तस्यां काश्यां चिरं कालं सिषेवे शंकरम्प्रभुम्
sa bālo bhauma ityākhyāṃ prāpya bhūtvā yuvā drutam || tasyāṃ kāśyāṃ ciraṃ kālaṃ siṣeve śaṃkaramprabhum
That boy, obtaining the name "Bhauma" and quickly becoming a youth, served Lord Śaṃkara for a long time there in Kāśī.
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