Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 74
SiP 2 74.1
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। वर्द्धमाना गिरेः पुत्री सा शक्ति लोकपूजिता ।। अष्टवर्षा यदा जाता हिमालयगृहे सती ०।। प्रणनाम प्रभुं रुद्रं सगणो भूधरेश्वरः ।। समानर्च च सुप्रीतस्तुष्टाव स कृताञ्जलिः
brahmovāca || varddhamānā gireḥ putrī sā śakti lokapūjitā || aṣṭavarṣā yadā jātā himālayagṛhe satī 0|| praṇanāma prabhuṃ rudraṃ sagaṇo bhūdhareśvaraḥ || samānarca ca suprītastuṣṭāva sa kṛtāñjaliḥ
Brahmā said: That daughter of the mountain, the Śakti worshipped by the world, was growing; when Satī had become eight years old in the house of Himālaya, the lord of the mountain-bearers, with his attendants, bowed to Lord Rudra, and, well pleased, worshipped him and praised him with folded hands.
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SiP 2 74.2
तज्जन्म गिरिशो ज्ञात्वा सतीविरहकातरः ।। कृत्वा तामद्भुतामन्तर्मुमोदातीव नारद एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र जगाम हिमभूधरः।। शङ्करस्यौषधिप्रस्थं श्रुत्वागमनमादरात् लीला तव महेशानावेद्या साधुसुखप्रदा ।। भक्ताधीनस्वरूपोऽसि भक्तवश्यो हि कर्मकृत् निर्विघ्नं मे तपश्चात्र हेतुना येन शैलप ।। सर्वथा हि गिरिश्रेष्ठ सुयत्नं कुरु साम्प्रतम् हिमालय उवाच ।। अद्य प्रभृति नो यातु कोपि गंगावतारणम्।। मच्छासनेन मत्प्रस्थं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्
tajjanma giriśo jñātvā satīvirahakātaraḥ || kṛtvā tāmadbhutāmantarmumodātīva nārada etasminnantare tatra jagāma himabhūdharaḥ|| śaṅkarasyauṣadhiprasthaṃ śrutvāgamanamādarāt līlā tava maheśānāvedyā sādhusukhapradā || bhaktādhīnasvarūpo'si bhaktavaśyo hi karmakṛt nirvighnaṃ me tapaścātra hetunā yena śailapa || sarvathā hi giriśreṣṭha suyatnaṃ kuru sāmpratam himālaya uvāca || adya prabhṛti no yātu kopi gaṃgāvatāraṇam|| macchāsanena matprasthaṃ satyametadbravīmyaham
Knowing of her birth, the mountain-dweller (Śiva), distressed by separation from Satī, held her within as a marvel and rejoiced exceedingly, O Nārada. In this interval the snow-mountain (Himālaya) went there, to Auṣadhiprastha, having respectfully heard of Śaṃkara's coming. (He said:) "Your play, O great Lord, is not to be known, and it gives joy to the good; you are one whose nature is subject to devotees, for you are an agent controlled by your devotees." (Śiva said:) "(Act) so that by that means my austerity here may be free of obstruction, O guardian of the mountain; by all means, O best of mountains, make a good effort now." Himālaya said: "From today let no one come to my plateau for the fetching down of Gaṅgā by my command; this I say as truth."
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SiP 2 74.3
तस्मिन्नेवान्तरे शम्भुर्लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रितः।। समाधातुं मनस्सम्यक्तपः कर्त्तुं समैच्छत
tasminnevāntare śambhurlaukikīṃ gatimāśritaḥ|| samādhātuṃ manassamyaktapaḥ karttuṃ samaicchata
In that very interval Śambhu, adopting worldly conduct, wished to concentrate his mind fully and to perform austerity.
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SiP 2 74.4
कांश्चिद्गणवराञ्छान्तान्नंद्यादीनवगृह्य च ।। गङ्गावतारमगमद्धिमवत्प्रस्थमुत्तमम्
kāṃścidgaṇavarāñchāntānnaṃdyādīnavagṛhya ca || gaṅgāvatāramagamaddhimavatprasthamuttamam
And taking with him some of his foremost attendants, the calm ones, Nandin and the rest, he went to Gaṅgāvatāra, the finest plateau of Himavat.
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SiP 2 74.5
यत्र गंगा निपतिता पुरा ब्रह्मपुरात्स्रुता ।। सर्वाघौघविनाशाय पावनी परमा मुने
yatra gaṃgā nipatitā purā brahmapurātsrutā || sarvāghaughavināśāya pāvanī paramā mune
Where Gaṅgā, flowing forth long ago from Brahmā's city, fell down, the purifier, the highest (of rivers), for the destruction of all the mass of sins, O sage.
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SiP 2 74.6
तपःप्रारम्भमकरोत्स्थित्वा तत्र वशी हरः ।। एकाग्रं चिंतयामास स्वमात्मानमतन्द्रितः हरे ध्यानपरे तिस्मिन्प्रमथा ध्यानतत्पराः।। अभवन्केचिदपरे नन्दिभृंग्यादयो गणाः
tapaḥprārambhamakarotsthitvā tatra vaśī haraḥ || ekāgraṃ ciṃtayāmāsa svamātmānamatandritaḥ hare dhyānapare tisminpramathā dhyānatatparāḥ|| abhavankecidapare nandibhṛṃgyādayo gaṇāḥ
Staying there, self-controlled Hara began his austerity; undistracted, he meditated single-mindedly on his own Self. While Hara was intent on meditation, some of the Pramathas became devoted to meditation, and others were attendants such as Nandin and Bhṛṅgin.
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SiP 2 74.7
चेतो ज्ञानभवं नित्यं ज्योतीरूपं निरामयम् ।। जगन्मयं चिदानन्दं द्वैतहीनं निराश्रयम्
ceto jñānabhavaṃ nityaṃ jyotīrūpaṃ nirāmayam || jaganmayaṃ cidānandaṃ dvaitahīnaṃ nirāśrayam
(He meditated on) the mind (or: on that which is) arisen from knowledge, eternal, of the nature of light, free from disease, consisting of the world, consciousness-and-bliss, without duality, without support.
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SiP 2 74.9
सेवां चक्रुस्तदा केचिद्गणाः शम्भोः परात्मनः।। नैवाकूजंस्तु मौना हि द्वरपाः केचनाभवन्
sevāṃ cakrustadā kecidgaṇāḥ śambhoḥ parātmanaḥ|| naivākūjaṃstu maunā hi dvarapāḥ kecanābhavan
Then some of the attendants performed service to Śambhu, the supreme Self; others, silent, did not utter a sound at all, and some became doorkeepers.
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SiP 2 74.12
१।। हिमालय उवाच ।। देवदेव महादेव कपर्दिच्छंकर प्रभो ।। त्वयैव लोकनाथेन पालितं भुवनत्रयम्
1|| himālaya uvāca || devadeva mahādeva kapardicchaṃkara prabho || tvayaiva lokanāthena pālitaṃ bhuvanatrayam
Himālaya said: O god of gods, great god, matted-haired Śaṃkara, lord — by you alone, the lord of the worlds, are the three worlds protected.
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SiP 2 74.13
नमस्ते देवदेवेश योगिरूपधराय च ।। निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं सगुणाय विहारिणे
namaste devadeveśa yogirūpadharāya ca || nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ saguṇāya vihāriṇe
Homage to you, O lord of the gods of gods, and to you who bear the form of a yogin; homage to you who are without qualities, and to you with qualities, who sport (in the world).
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SiP 2 74.14
कैलासवासिने शम्भो सर्वलोकाटनाय च ।। नमस्ते परमेशाय लीलाकाराय शूलिने
kailāsavāsine śambho sarvalokāṭanāya ca || namaste parameśāya līlākārāya śūline
To you who dwell on Kailāsa, O Śambhu, and who roam through all the worlds — homage to you, the supreme lord, who acts in play, the bearer of the trident.
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SiP 2 74.15
परिपूर्णगुणाधानविकाररहितायते ।। नमोऽनीहाय वीहाय धीराय परमात्मने
paripūrṇaguṇādhānavikārarahitāyate || namo'nīhāya vīhāya dhīrāya paramātmane
To you who are wholly complete, free of the alterations that come with the imposition of qualities: homage to the desireless one, to the mighty one, to the steadfast one, to the supreme Self.
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SiP 2 74.16
अबहिर्भोगकाराय जनवत्सलते नमः।। त्रिगुणाधीश मायेश ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने
abahirbhogakārāya janavatsalate namaḥ|| triguṇādhīśa māyeśa brahmaṇe paramātmane
Homage to you who take no outward enjoyment, who are affectionate to people; O ruler of the three qualities, lord of māyā, to Brahman, to the supreme Self (homage).
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SiP 2 74.17
विष्णुब्रह्मादिसेव्याय विष्णुब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे।। विष्णुब्रह्मकदात्रे ते भक्तप्रिय नमोऽस्तु ते
viṣṇubrahmādisevyāya viṣṇubrahmasvarūpiṇe|| viṣṇubrahmakadātre te bhaktapriya namo'stu te
To you who are to be served by Viṣṇu, Brahmā and the rest, who are yourself the form of Viṣṇu and Brahmā, who are the giver of Viṣṇu and Brahmā — O you who are dear to devotees, homage be to you.
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SiP 2 74.18
तपोरत तपस्थानसुतपः फलदायिने ।। तपःप्रियाय शान्ताय नमस्ते ब्रह्मरूपिणे
taporata tapasthānasutapaḥ phaladāyine || tapaḥpriyāya śāntāya namaste brahmarūpiṇe
O you who delight in austerity, who give the fruit of good austerity performed at places of austerity, to you who love austerity, the tranquil one, homage, O you whose form is Brahman.
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SiP 2 74.19
व्यवहारकरायैव लोकाचारकराय ते ।। सगुणाय परेशाय नमोस्तु परमात्मने ।।
vyavahārakarāyaiva lokācārakarāya te || saguṇāya pareśāya namostu paramātmane ||
To the very doer of transactions, to the maker of the world's customs, to you who are endowed with qualities, the supreme Lord — homage be to the Supreme Self.
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SiP 2 74.21
मम भाग्योदयादत्र त्वमागत इह प्रभो।। सनाथ कृतवान्मां त्वं वर्णितो दानवत्सलः
mama bhāgyodayādatra tvamāgata iha prabho|| sanātha kṛtavānmāṃ tvaṃ varṇito dānavatsalaḥ
By the rising of my good fortune you have come here to this place, O Lord; you have made me one who has a master — you are said to be fond of giving.
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SiP 2 74.22
अद्य मे सफलं जन्म सफलं जीवनं मम।। अद्य मे सफलं सर्वं यदत्र त्वं समागतः
adya me saphalaṃ janma saphalaṃ jīvanaṃ mama|| adya me saphalaṃ sarvaṃ yadatra tvaṃ samāgataḥ
Today my birth has borne fruit, my life has borne fruit; today everything of mine has borne fruit, in that you have come here.
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SiP 2 74.23
ज्ञात्वा मां दासमव्यग्रमाज्ञान्देहि महेश्वर ।। त्वत्सेवां च महाप्रीत्या कुर्यामहमनन्यधीः
jñātvā māṃ dāsamavyagramājñāndehi maheśvara || tvatsevāṃ ca mahāprītyā kuryāmahamananyadhīḥ
Knowing me to be your untroubled servant, give (me) your commands, O great Lord; and with great delight, with mind fixed on nothing else, may I do you service.
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SiP 2 74.24
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य गिरीशस्य महेश्वरः ।। किंचिदुन्मील्य नेत्रे च ददर्श सगणं गिरिम्
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya girīśasya maheśvaraḥ || kiṃcidunmīlya netre ca dadarśa sagaṇaṃ girim
Brahmā said: Having heard this speech of his, the great Lord, the ruler of the mountain, opened his eyes a little and saw the mountain (Himālaya) together with his attendants.
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SiP 2 74.25
सगणं तन्तथा दृष्ट्वा गिरिराजं वृषध्वजः ।। उवाच ध्यानयोगस्थः स्मयन्निव जगत्पतिः
sagaṇaṃ tantathā dṛṣṭvā girirājaṃ vṛṣadhvajaḥ || uvāca dhyānayogasthaḥ smayanniva jagatpatiḥ
Seeing him thus, the king of mountains, with his attendants, the bull-bannered one, the lord of the world, remaining in the discipline of meditation, spoke as if smiling.
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SiP 2 74.26
महेश्वर उवाच ।। तव पृष्ठे तपस्तप्तुं रहस्यमहमागतः ।। यथा न कोपि निकटं समायातु तथा कुरु
maheśvara uvāca || tava pṛṣṭhe tapastaptuṃ rahasyamahamāgataḥ || yathā na kopi nikaṭaṃ samāyātu tathā kuru
The great Lord said: I have come in secret to your back (slope) to practise austerity; act so that no one at all may come near.
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SiP 2 74.27
त्वं महात्मा तपोधामा मुनीनां च सदाश्रयः ।। देवानां राक्षसानां च परेषां च महात्मनाम्
tvaṃ mahātmā tapodhāmā munīnāṃ ca sadāśrayaḥ || devānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca pareṣāṃ ca mahātmanām
You are a great soul, an abode of austerity, and the constant refuge of sages, of gods, of rākṣasas, and of other great souls —
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SiP 2 74.28
सदा वासो द्विजादीनां गंगापूतश्च नित्यदा ।। परोपकारी सर्वेषां गिरीणामधिपः प्रभुः
sadā vāso dvijādīnāṃ gaṃgāpūtaśca nityadā || paropakārī sarveṣāṃ girīṇāmadhipaḥ prabhuḥ
always the dwelling of brahmins and others, and ever purified by the Gaṅgā, a benefactor of all, the lord and master of mountains.
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SiP 2 74.29
अहं तपश्चराम्यत्र गंगावतरणे स्थले ।। आश्रितस्तव सुप्रीतो गिरिराज यतात्मवान्
ahaṃ tapaścarāmyatra gaṃgāvataraṇe sthale || āśritastava suprīto girirāja yatātmavān
I shall practise austerity here, at the place of the Gaṅgā's descent, taking refuge with you, well pleased, O king of mountains, with self restrained.
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SiP 2 74.31
ममेदमेव परमं सेवनं पर्वतोत्तम ।। स्वगृहं गच्छ सत्प्रीत्या तत्संपादय यत्नतः
mamedameva paramaṃ sevanaṃ parvatottama || svagṛhaṃ gaccha satprītyā tatsaṃpādaya yatnataḥ
This alone is the highest service to me, O best of mountains; go to your own house with true affection, and accomplish that with effort.
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SiP 2 74.32
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथस्तूष्णीमास स सूतिकृत् ।। गिरिराजस्तदा शम्भुं प्रणयादिदमब्रवीत्
|| brahmovāca || ityuktvā jagatāṃ nāthastūṣṇīmāsa sa sūtikṛt || girirājastadā śambhuṃ praṇayādidamabravīt
Brahmā said: Having said this, that lord of the worlds, the doer (of all this), became silent; then the king of mountains spoke this to Śambhu out of affection.
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SiP 2 74.33
।। हिमालय उवाच।। पूजितोऽसि जगन्नाथ मया त्वम्परमेश्वर ।। स्वागतेनाद्य विषये स्थितं त्वाम्प्रार्थयामि किम्
|| himālaya uvāca|| pūjito'si jagannātha mayā tvamparameśvara || svāgatenādya viṣaye sthitaṃ tvāmprārthayāmi kim
Himālaya said: You have been worshipped by me, O Lord of the world, O supreme Lord; what should I request of you, who are today standing in my domain, welcomed?
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SiP 2 74.34
महता तपसा त्वं हि देवैर्यत्नपराश्रितैः ।। न प्राप्यसे महेशान स त्वं स्वयमुपस्थितः
mahatā tapasā tvaṃ hi devairyatnaparāśritaiḥ || na prāpyase maheśāna sa tvaṃ svayamupasthitaḥ
For you are not attained even by the gods with great austerity and devoted effort, O great ruler; and that very you have arrived of your own accord.
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SiP 2 74.35
मत्तोप्यन्यतमो नास्ति न मत्तोऽन्योऽस्ति पुण्यवान्।। भवानिति च मत्पृष्ठे तपसे समुपस्थितः
mattopyanyatamo nāsti na matto'nyo'sti puṇyavān|| bhavāniti ca matpṛṣṭhe tapase samupasthitaḥ
There is no one else (like me), nor is anyone else more meritorious than I, since you have come to my back (slope) for austerity.
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SiP 2 74.36
देवेन्द्रादधिकम्मन्ये स्वात्मानम्परमेश्वर।। सगणेन त्वयागत्य कृतोऽनुग्रहभागहम्
devendrādadhikammanye svātmānamparameśvara|| sagaṇena tvayāgatya kṛto'nugrahabhāgaham
I consider myself greater than the lord of the gods, O supreme Lord; by your coming with your attendants I have been made a sharer in grace.
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SiP 2 74.37
निर्विघ्नं कुरु देवेश स्वतन्त्रः परमन्तपः।। करिष्येऽहन्तथा सेवां दासोऽहन्ते सदा प्रभो
nirvighnaṃ kuru deveśa svatantraḥ paramantapaḥ|| kariṣye'hantathā sevāṃ dāso'hante sadā prabho
Make (your) supreme austerity free of obstacles, O lord of gods, independent (of others); and I shall render service thus — I am always your servant, O Lord.
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SiP 2 74.38
ब्रह्मोवाच।। इत्युक्त्वा गिरिराजोऽसौ स्वं वेश्म द्रुतमागतः।। वृत्तांत्तं तं समाचख्यौ प्रियायै च समादरात्
brahmovāca|| ityuktvā girirājo'sau svaṃ veśma drutamāgataḥ|| vṛttāṃttaṃ taṃ samācakhyau priyāyai ca samādarāt
Brahmā said: Having said this, that king of mountains came swiftly to his own dwelling, and with all respect related that occurrence to his beloved (wife).
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SiP 2 74.39
नीयमानान्परीवारान्स्वगणानपि नारद।। समाहूयाखिलाञ्छैलपतिः प्रोवाच तत्त्वतः
nīyamānānparīvārānsvagaṇānapi nārada|| samāhūyākhilāñchailapatiḥ provāca tattvataḥ
Summoning all his retinue and also his own attendants who were being brought, O Nārada, the lord of mountains spoke to them as it really was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 74.41
० ।। गमिष्यति जनः कश्चित्तत्र चेत्तं महाखलम् ।। दण्डयिष्ये विशेषेण सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
0 || gamiṣyati janaḥ kaścittatra cettaṃ mahākhalam || daṇḍayiṣye viśeṣeṇa satyametanmayoditam
If any person goes there, that great scoundrel I shall punish with special severity — this that I have said is the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 74.42
इति तान्स नियम्याशु स्वगणान्निखिलान्मुने ।। सुयत्नं कृतवाञ्छैलस्तं शृणु त्वं वदामि ते
iti tānsa niyamyāśu svagaṇānnikhilānmune || suyatnaṃ kṛtavāñchailastaṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ vadāmi te
Thus, O sage, having quickly restrained all his own attendants, the mountain made a great effort; hear of that — I shall tell you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition