Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 87
SiP 2 87.1
।। देवा ऊचुः ।। नमो रुद्राय देवाय मदनांतकराय च ।। स्तुत्याय भूरिभासाय त्रिनेत्राय नमोनमः
|| devā ūcuḥ || namo rudrāya devāya madanāṃtakarāya ca || stutyāya bhūribhāsāya trinetrāya namonamaḥ
The gods said: Homage to Rudra, the god, the maker of Madana's end; to him who is to be praised, of abundant radiance, three-eyed—homage, homage!
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SiP 2 87.2
शिपिविष्टाय भीमाय भीमाक्षाय नमोनमः।। महादेवाय प्रभवे त्रिविष्टपतये नमः शंभुरुवाच ।। कस्माद्यूयं समायाता मत्समीपं सुरेश्वरः ।। हरिब्रह्मादयस्सर्वे ब्रूत कारणमाशु तत् मदनो हि मया दग्धस्सर्वेषां कार्य्यसिद्धये ।।। ब्रह्मणो वचनाद्विष्णो नात्र कार्या विचारणा तूष्णींभूतोऽभवच्छंभुर्ध्यानमाश्रित्य वै पुनः ।। आस्ते पुरा यथा स्थाणुर्गणैश्च परिवारितः भक्तेर्वश्यो महादेवो न साधारणतस्तुराः ।। अकार्यमपि सद्भक्त्या करोति परमेश्वरः तारकासुरतो दुःखं संभूतं विविधं मृड ।। सर्वेषां नस्तदर्थं हि प्रसन्नोऽकारि वै सुरैः नोचितं हि विधानं वै विवाहकरणं नृणाम् ।। महानिगडसंज्ञो हि विवाहो दृढबन्धनः विषं पीतं सुरार्थं हि भक्तवत्सलभावधृक् ।। देवकष्टं हृतं यत्नात्सर्वदैव मया सुराः
śipiviṣṭāya bhīmāya bhīmākṣāya namonamaḥ|| mahādevāya prabhave triviṣṭapataye namaḥ śaṃbhuruvāca || kasmādyūyaṃ samāyātā matsamīpaṃ sureśvaraḥ || haribrahmādayassarve brūta kāraṇamāśu tat madano hi mayā dagdhassarveṣāṃ kāryyasiddhaye ||| brahmaṇo vacanādviṣṇo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā tūṣṇīṃbhūto'bhavacchaṃbhurdhyānamāśritya vai punaḥ || āste purā yathā sthāṇurgaṇaiśca parivāritaḥ bhaktervaśyo mahādevo na sādhāraṇatasturāḥ || akāryamapi sadbhaktyā karoti parameśvaraḥ tārakāsurato duḥkhaṃ saṃbhūtaṃ vividhaṃ mṛḍa || sarveṣāṃ nastadarthaṃ hi prasanno'kāri vai suraiḥ nocitaṃ hi vidhānaṃ vai vivāhakaraṇaṃ nṛṇām || mahānigaḍasaṃjño hi vivāho dṛḍhabandhanaḥ viṣaṃ pītaṃ surārthaṃ hi bhaktavatsalabhāvadhṛk || devakaṣṭaṃ hṛtaṃ yatnātsarvadaiva mayā surāḥ
To Śipiviṣṭa, to the terrible one, to him of terrible eyes—homage, homage! To Mahādeva, to the mighty one, to the lord of heaven, homage. Śaṃbhu said: Why have you come into my presence, O lords of the gods? All of you, Hari, Brahmā and the rest, tell that reason quickly. Indeed Madana was burnt by me for the accomplishment of everyone's purpose; it was at Brahmā's word, O Viṣṇu—no deliberation is needed here. Śaṃbhu became silent and, resorting again to meditation, remained motionless as before like a bare post, surrounded by his hosts. Mahādeva is subject to devotion, not (to be won) in an ordinary way, O gods; the Supreme Lord does even what should not be done, out of (a devotee's) true devotion. (The gods said:) From the demon Tāraka manifold suffering has arisen, O Mṛḍa, for all of us; for that purpose indeed you were made gracious by the gods. (Śiva said:) The institution of marriage is surely not fitting for men; marriage is called a great fetter, a firm bondage. Poison was drunk for the gods' sake, since I bear the nature of one fond of his devotees; always, O gods, the gods' distress has been removed by me with effort.
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SiP 2 87.3
त्वं नाथः सर्वलोकानां पिता माता त्वमीश्वरः ।। शंभुरीशश्शंकरोसि दयालुस्त्वं विशेषतः
tvaṃ nāthaḥ sarvalokānāṃ pitā mātā tvamīśvaraḥ || śaṃbhurīśaśśaṃkarosi dayālustvaṃ viśeṣataḥ
You are the lord of all worlds; you, O Īśvara, are father and mother. You are Śaṃbhu, Īśa, Śaṃkara; you are compassionate above all.
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SiP 2 87.4
त्वं धाता सर्वजगतां त्रातुमर्हसि नः प्रभो ।। त्वां विना कस्समर्थोस्ति दुःखनाशे महेश्वर ।।
tvaṃ dhātā sarvajagatāṃ trātumarhasi naḥ prabho || tvāṃ vinā kassamarthosti duḥkhanāśe maheśvara ||
You are the creator of all the worlds; you ought to protect us, O Lord. Apart from you, who is capable of destroying (our) suffering, O Maheśvara?
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SiP 2 87.5
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां सुराणां नन्दिकेश्वरः ।। कृपया परया युक्तो विज्ञप्तुं शंभुमारभत्
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ surāṇāṃ nandikeśvaraḥ || kṛpayā parayā yukto vijñaptuṃ śaṃbhumārabhat
Brahmā said: Having heard these words of those gods, Nandikeśvara, filled with supreme compassion, began to make a submission to Śaṃbhu.
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SiP 2 87.6
।। नंदिकेश्वर उवाच ।। विष्ण्वादयस्सुरगणा मुनिसिद्धसंघास्त्वां द्रष्टुमेव सुरवर्य्य विशेषयंति ।। कार्यार्थिनोऽसुरवरैः परिभर्त्स्य मानास्सम्यक् पराभवपदं परमं प्रपन्नाः
|| naṃdikeśvara uvāca || viṣṇvādayassuragaṇā munisiddhasaṃghāstvāṃ draṣṭumeva suravaryya viśeṣayaṃti || kāryārthino'suravaraiḥ paribhartsya mānāssamyak parābhavapadaṃ paramaṃ prapannāḥ
Nandikeśvara said: The hosts of gods headed by Viṣṇu and the throngs of sages and Siddhas make it their particular aim just to see you, O best of gods; having some purpose (in mind), thoroughly reviled by the chief demons, they have come to an utterly abject state of defeat.
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SiP 2 87.7
तस्मात्त्वया हि सर्वेश त्रातव्या मुनयस्सुराः ।। दीनबंधुर्विशेषेण त्वमुक्तो भक्तवत्सलः
tasmāttvayā hi sarveśa trātavyā munayassurāḥ || dīnabaṃdhurviśeṣeṇa tvamukto bhaktavatsalaḥ
Therefore, O Lord of all, the sages and gods must be protected by you; you are especially called the friend of the wretched, fond of your devotees.
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SiP 2 87.8
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवं दयावता शंभुर्विज्ञप्तो नंदिना भृशम् ।। शनैश्शनैरुपरमद्ध्यानादुन्मील्य चाक्षिणी
|| brahmovāca || evaṃ dayāvatā śaṃbhurvijñapto naṃdinā bhṛśam || śanaiśśanairuparamaddhyānādunmīlya cākṣiṇī
Brahmā said: Thus earnestly entreated by the compassionate Nandin, Śaṃbhu very slowly withdrew from his meditation and opened his eyes.
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SiP 2 87.9
ईशोऽथोपरतश्शंभुस्तदा परमकोविदः ।। समाधेः परमात्मासौ सुरान्सर्वानुवाच ह
īśo'thoparataśśaṃbhustadā paramakovidaḥ || samādheḥ paramātmāsau surānsarvānuvāca ha
Then Īśa Śaṃbhu, having withdrawn from his trance—he, the Supreme Self, supremely wise—spoke to all the gods.
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SiP 2 87.11
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचश्शम्भोस्सर्वे देवा मुदाऽन्विताः ।। विष्णोर्विलोकयामासुर्मुखं विज्ञप्तिहेतवे
brahmovāca || iti śrutvā vacaśśambhossarve devā mudā'nvitāḥ || viṣṇorvilokayāmāsurmukhaṃ vijñaptihetave
Brahmā said: Having heard this speech of Śaṃbhu, all the gods, filled with joy, looked at Viṣṇu's face so that he might make the submission.
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SiP 2 87.12
अथ विष्णुर्महाभक्तो देवानां हितकारकः ।। मदीरितमुवाचेदं सुरकार्यं महत्तरम्
atha viṣṇurmahābhakto devānāṃ hitakārakaḥ || madīritamuvācedaṃ surakāryaṃ mahattaram
Then Viṣṇu, the great devotee, the doer of good to the gods, spoke this, prompted by me—the very great business of the gods.
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SiP 2 87.13
तारकेण कृतं शंभो देवानां परमाद्भुतम् ।। कष्टात्कष्टतरं देवा विज्ञप्तुं सर्व आगताः
tārakeṇa kṛtaṃ śaṃbho devānāṃ paramādbhutam || kaṣṭātkaṣṭataraṃ devā vijñaptuṃ sarva āgatāḥ
O Śaṃbhu, what Tāraka has done to the gods is utterly astonishing, worse than the worst; the gods have all come to make this submission.
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SiP 2 87.14
हे शंभो तव पुत्रेणौरसेन हि भविष्यति।। निहतस्तारको दैत्यो नान्यथा मम भाषितम्
he śaṃbho tava putreṇaurasena hi bhaviṣyati|| nihatastārako daityo nānyathā mama bhāṣitam
O Śaṃbhu, it is by a son born of your own body that the demon Tāraka will be slain; my word is not otherwise.
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SiP 2 87.15
विचार्य्येत्थं महादेव कृपां कुरु नमोऽस्तु ते ।। देवान्समुद्धर स्वामिन् कष्टात्तारकनिर्मितात्
vicāryyetthaṃ mahādeva kṛpāṃ kuru namo'stu te || devānsamuddhara svāmin kaṣṭāttārakanirmitāt
Considering this, O Mahādeva, show your grace—homage be to you. Deliver the gods, O master, from the distress created by Tāraka.
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SiP 2 87.16
तस्मात्त्वया गिरिजा देव शंभो ग्रहीतव्या पाणिना दक्षिणेन ।। पाणिग्रहेणैव महानुभावां दत्तां गिरींद्रेण च तां कुरुष्व
tasmāttvayā girijā deva śaṃbho grahītavyā pāṇinā dakṣiṇena || pāṇigraheṇaiva mahānubhāvāṃ dattāṃ girīṃdreṇa ca tāṃ kuruṣva
Therefore, O god Śaṃbhu, Girijā must be taken by you with your right hand; and make her, that lady of great dignity given by the lord of mountains, (your own) by the very taking of her hand (in marriage).
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SiP 2 87.17
विष्णोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नो ह्यब्रवीच्छिवः ।। दर्शयन् सद्गतिं तेषां सर्वेषां योगतत्परः
viṣṇostadvacanaṃ śrutvā prasanno hyabravīcchivaḥ || darśayan sadgatiṃ teṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ yogatatparaḥ
Hearing that speech of Viṣṇu, Śiva was pleased and spoke, intent on yoga, showing them all the good path.
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SiP 2 87.18
शिव उवाच ।। यदा मे स्वीकृता देवी गिरिजा सर्वसुंदरी ।। तदा सर्वे सुरेंद्राश्च मुनयो ऋषयस्तदा
śiva uvāca || yadā me svīkṛtā devī girijā sarvasuṃdarī || tadā sarve sureṃdrāśca munayo ṛṣayastadā
Śiva said: When the goddess Girijā, lovely in every part, has been accepted by me, then all the lords of the gods, and the sages and seers as well,
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SiP 2 87.19
सकामाश्च भविष्यन्ति न क्षमाश्च परे पथि ।। जीवयिष्यति दुर्गा सा पाणिग्रहणतस्स्मरम्
sakāmāśca bhaviṣyanti na kṣamāśca pare pathi || jīvayiṣyati durgā sā pāṇigrahaṇatassmaram
will become full of desire, and will not be steadfast on the higher path; that Durgā will bring Smara (Kāma) back to life at the taking of (my) hand (in marriage).
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SiP 2 87.21
एवं विमृश्य मनसा कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ ।। सुधीः सर्वैश्च देवेंद्र हठं नो कर्तुमर्हसि
evaṃ vimṛśya manasā kāryākāryavyavasthitau || sudhīḥ sarvaiśca deveṃdra haṭhaṃ no kartumarhasi
Having thus pondered in your mind the settled distinction of what should and should not be done—you who are wise, O lord of the gods, together with all (of them)—you ought not to force us.
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SiP 2 87.22
दग्धे कामे मया विष्णो सुरकार्यं महत् कृतम् ।। सर्वे तिष्ठंतु निष्कामा मया सह सुनिश्चितम्
dagdhe kāme mayā viṣṇo surakāryaṃ mahat kṛtam || sarve tiṣṭhaṃtu niṣkāmā mayā saha suniścitam
When Kāma was burnt by me, O Viṣṇu, a great service to the gods was done; let all remain free of desire along with me—this is well determined.
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SiP 2 87.23
यथाऽहं च सुरास्सर्वे तथा यूयमयत्नतः ।। तपः परमसंयुक्ताः करिष्यध्वं सुदुष्करम्
yathā'haṃ ca surāssarve tathā yūyamayatnataḥ || tapaḥ paramasaṃyuktāḥ kariṣyadhvaṃ suduṣkaram
As I and all the gods are, so shall you too, effortlessly, wholly joined to the highest, perform most difficult austerity.
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SiP 2 87.24
यूयं समाधिना तेन मदनेन विना सुराः ।। परमानंदसंयुक्ता निर्विकारा भवंतु वै
yūyaṃ samādhinā tena madanena vinā surāḥ || paramānaṃdasaṃyuktā nirvikārā bhavaṃtu vai
You, O gods, by that concentration, without Madana, joined to the highest bliss, become indeed free of change.
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SiP 2 87.25
पुरावृत्तं स्मरकृतं विस्मृतं यद्विधे हरे ।। महेन्द्र मुनयो देवा यत्तत्सर्वं विमृश्यताम्
purāvṛttaṃ smarakṛtaṃ vismṛtaṃ yadvidhe hare || mahendra munayo devā yattatsarvaṃ vimṛśyatām
What happened long ago, wrought by Smara, has been forgotten—O Vidhi (Brahmā), O Hari, O great Indra, sages, gods: let all that be considered.
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SiP 2 87.26
महाधनुर्धरेणैव मदनेन हठात्सुराः ।। सर्वेषां ध्यानविध्वंसः कृतस्तेन पुरापुरा
mahādhanurdhareṇaiva madanena haṭhātsurāḥ || sarveṣāṃ dhyānavidhvaṃsaḥ kṛtastena purāpurā
By Madana, bearer of the great bow, O gods, by force the destruction of everyone's meditation was brought about, again and again, in former times.
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SiP 2 87.27
कामो हि नरकायैव तस्मात् क्रोधोभिजायते ।। क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहो मोहाच्च भ्रंशते तपः
kāmo hi narakāyaiva tasmāt krodhobhijāyate || krodhādbhavati saṃmoho mohācca bhraṃśate tapaḥ
For desire leads only to hell; from it anger arises; from anger comes bewilderment, and from bewilderment austerity falls away.
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SiP 2 87.28
कामक्रोधौ परित्याज्यौ भवद्भिस्सुरसत्तमैः ।। सर्वैरेव च मंतव्यं मद्वाक्यं नान्यथा क्वचित्
kāmakrodhau parityājyau bhavadbhissurasattamaiḥ || sarvaireva ca maṃtavyaṃ madvākyaṃ nānyathā kvacit
Desire and anger must be wholly abandoned by you, best of gods; and my word must be respected by all, never otherwise.
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SiP 2 87.29
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवं विश्राव्य भगवान् महादेवो वृषध्वजः ।। सुरान् प्रवाचयामास विधिविष्णू तथा मुनीम्
|| brahmovāca || evaṃ viśrāvya bhagavān mahādevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ || surān pravācayāmāsa vidhiviṣṇū tathā munīm
Brahmā said: Having thus made (it) heard, the lord Mahādeva whose banner is the bull caused the gods—Brahmā and Viṣṇu and the sages—to speak.
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SiP 2 87.31
स्वात्मानमात्मना शंभुरात्मन्येव व्यचिंतयत् ।। निरंजनं निराभासं निर्विकारं निरामयम्
svātmānamātmanā śaṃbhurātmanyeva vyaciṃtayat || niraṃjanaṃ nirābhāsaṃ nirvikāraṃ nirāmayam
Śaṃbhu contemplated his own self by the self within the self alone—stainless, without appearance, changeless, free of affliction,
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SiP 2 87.32
परात्परतरं नित्यं निर्ममं निरवग्रहम् ।। शब्दातीतं निर्गुणं च ज्ञानगम्यं परात्परम्
parātparataraṃ nityaṃ nirmamaṃ niravagraham || śabdātītaṃ nirguṇaṃ ca jñānagamyaṃ parātparam
higher than the highest, eternal, without possessiveness, without restraint, beyond speech, without qualities, attainable by knowledge, higher than the high.
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SiP 2 87.33
एवं स्वरूपं परमं चिंतयन् ध्यानमास्थितः ।। परमानंदसंमग्नो बभूव बहुसूतिकृत्
evaṃ svarūpaṃ paramaṃ ciṃtayan dhyānamāsthitaḥ || paramānaṃdasaṃmagno babhūva bahusūtikṛt
Thus contemplating (his) supreme own-nature, established in meditation, immersed in the highest bliss, the maker of many births became (still).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 87.34
ध्यानस्थितं च सर्वेशं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे दिवौकसः ।। हरि शक्रादयस्सर्वे नंदिनं प्रोचुरानताः
dhyānasthitaṃ ca sarveśaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve divaukasaḥ || hari śakrādayassarve naṃdinaṃ procurānatāḥ
And seeing the lord of all set in meditation, all the dwellers in heaven, Hari, Śakra and the rest, all bowed down and spoke to Nandin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.35
।। देवा ऊचुः ।। किं वयं करवामाद्य विरक्तो ध्यानमास्थितः ।। शंभुस्त्वं शंकर सखस्सर्वज्ञः शुचिसेवकः
|| devā ūcuḥ || kiṃ vayaṃ karavāmādya virakto dhyānamāsthitaḥ || śaṃbhustvaṃ śaṃkara sakhassarvajñaḥ śucisevakaḥ
The gods said: What are we to do now? (He) is detached and set in meditation. You, O Śaṃbhu('s) friend of Śaṃkara, are all-knowing, a pure servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 87.36
केनोपायेन गिरिशः प्रसन्नः स्याद्गणाधिप ।। तदुपायं समाचक्ष्व वयं त्वच्छरणं गताः ।। ।
kenopāyena giriśaḥ prasannaḥ syādgaṇādhipa || tadupāyaṃ samācakṣva vayaṃ tvaccharaṇaṃ gatāḥ || |
By what means, O lord of the hosts, might Giriśa become gracious? Tell us that means; we have come to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.37
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।! इति विज्ञापितो देवैर्मुने हर्षादिभिस्तदा ।। प्रत्युवाच सुरांस्तान्स नंदी शंभुप्रियो गणः
|| brahmovāca |! iti vijñāpito devairmune harṣādibhistadā || pratyuvāca surāṃstānsa naṃdī śaṃbhupriyo gaṇaḥ
Brahmā said: Thus informed, O sage, by the gods, by Harṣa and the others, that Nandin, the attendant dear to Śaṃbhu, answered those gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.38
नंदीश्वर उवाच ।। हे हरे हे विधे शक्रनिर्जरा मुनयस्तथा ।। शृणुध्वं वचनं मे हि शिवसंतोषकारकम्
naṃdīśvara uvāca || he hare he vidhe śakranirjarā munayastathā || śṛṇudhvaṃ vacanaṃ me hi śivasaṃtoṣakārakam
Nandīśvara said: O Hari, O Vidhi (Brahmā), Śakra, immortals, and sages too—hear my word, which brings about Śiva's satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.39
यदि वो हठ एवाद्य शिव दारपरिग्रहे ।। अतिदीनतया सर्वे सुनुतिं कुरुतादरात्
yadi vo haṭha evādya śiva dāraparigrahe || atidīnatayā sarve sunutiṃ kurutādarāt
If today you are so insistent about Śiva's taking a wife, then let all of you, in utter humility, offer him fine praise with reverence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.41
एवं कुरुत सर्वे हि विधिविष्णुमुखाः सुराः ।। यथागतेन मार्गेणान्यथा गच्छत मा चिरम्
evaṃ kuruta sarve hi vidhiviṣṇumukhāḥ surāḥ || yathāgatena mārgeṇānyathā gacchata mā ciram
Do thus, all of you gods headed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu; otherwise go back at once by the road you came.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.42
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य मुने विष्ण्वादयस्सुराः ।। तथेति मत्त्वा सुप्रीत्या शंकरं तुष्टुवुर्हि ते
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya mune viṣṇvādayassurāḥ || tatheti mattvā suprītyā śaṃkaraṃ tuṣṭuvurhi te
Brahmā said: Having heard that speech of his, O sage, the gods with Viṣṇu at their head, agreeing "so be it," praised Śaṅkara with great delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.43
देवदेव महादेव करुणासागर प्रभो ।। समुद्धर महाक्लेशात्त्राहि नश्शरणागतान्
devadeva mahādeva karuṇāsāgara prabho || samuddhara mahākleśāttrāhi naśśaraṇāgatān
"God of gods, great god, ocean of compassion, lord! Lift (us) out of this great affliction; protect us, who have come to you for refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.45
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्येवं बहुदीनोक्त्या तुष्टुवुश्शंकरं सुराः ।। रुरुदुस्सुस्वरं सर्वे प्रेमव्याकुलमानसः हरिर्मया सुदीनोक्त्या सुविज्ञप्तं चकार ह ।। संस्मरन्मनसा शंभुं भक्त्या परमयान्वितः
brahmovāca || ityevaṃ bahudīnoktyā tuṣṭuvuśśaṃkaraṃ surāḥ || rurudussusvaraṃ sarve premavyākulamānasaḥ harirmayā sudīnoktyā suvijñaptaṃ cakāra ha || saṃsmaranmanasā śaṃbhuṃ bhaktyā paramayānvitaḥ
Brahmā said: In this way, with much piteous speech, the gods praised Śaṅkara; they all wept aloud, their minds overwhelmed with love. Hari and I made our petition with most humble words, calling Śambhu to mind and filled with supreme devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.46
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। सुरैरेवं स्तुतश्शंभुर्हरिणा च मया भृशम् ।। भक्तवात्सल्यतो ध्यानाद्विरतोभून्महेश्वरः
brahmovāca || surairevaṃ stutaśśaṃbhurhariṇā ca mayā bhṛśam || bhaktavātsalyato dhyānādviratobhūnmaheśvaraḥ
Brahmā said: Thus intensely praised by the gods and by Hari and me, Maheśvara, out of affection for his devotees, desisted from his meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.47
उवाच सुप्रसन्नात्मा हर्यादीन्हर्षयन्हरः ।। विलोक्य करुणादृष्ट्या शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः
uvāca suprasannātmā haryādīnharṣayanharaḥ || vilokya karuṇādṛṣṭyā śaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ
With mind well pleased, Hara spoke, gladdening Hari and the others — Śaṅkara, fond of his devotees, looking on (them) with a compassionate gaze.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.48
शंकर उवाच ।। हे हरे हे विधे देवाश्शक्राद्या युगपत्समे ।। किमर्थमागता यूयं सत्यं ब्रूत ममाग्रतः
śaṃkara uvāca || he hare he vidhe devāśśakrādyā yugapatsame || kimarthamāgatā yūyaṃ satyaṃ brūta mamāgrataḥ
Śaṅkara said: O Hari, O Brahmā, and you gods headed by Indra, all together alike — for what purpose have you come? Speak the truth before me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.49
हरिरुवाच ।। सर्वज्ञस्त्वं महेशान त्वंतर्याम्यखिलेश्वरः ।। किं न जानासि चित्तस्थं तथा वच्म्यपि शासनात्
hariruvāca || sarvajñastvaṃ maheśāna tvaṃtaryāmyakhileśvaraḥ || kiṃ na jānāsi cittasthaṃ tathā vacmyapi śāsanāt
Hari said: You are all-knowing, O great lord; you are the inner controller, the lord of all. What do you not know of what is in the mind? Yet at your command I will speak.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.51
शिवा सा जनिता शैलात्त्वदर्थं हि हिमालयात् ।। तस्यां त्वदुद्भवात्पुत्रात्तस्य मृत्युर्न चान्यथा
śivā sā janitā śailāttvadarthaṃ hi himālayāt || tasyāṃ tvadudbhavātputrāttasya mṛtyurna cānyathā
That Śivā has been born from the mountain Himālaya for your sake; his death is (to come) from a son arising from you in her, and in no other way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.52
इति दत्तो ब्रह्मणा हि तस्मै दैत्याय यद्वरः ।। तदन्यस्मादमृत्युस्स बाधते निखिलं जगत्
iti datto brahmaṇā hi tasmai daityāya yadvaraḥ || tadanyasmādamṛtyussa bādhate nikhilaṃ jagat
Since such is the boon that was given by Brahmā to that demon, he is not to die by any other means, and he oppresses the whole world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.53
नारदस्य निर्देशात्सा करोति कठिनं तपः ।। तत्तेजसाखिलं व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
nāradasya nirdeśātsā karoti kaṭhinaṃ tapaḥ || tattejasākhilaṃ vyāptaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
At Nārada's instruction she performs harsh austerity; by that fiery power the entire three worlds, with all that moves and does not move, has been pervaded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.54
वरं दातुं शिवायै हि गच्छ त्वं परमेश्वर ।। देवदुःखं जहि स्वामिन्नस्माकं सुखमावह
varaṃ dātuṃ śivāyai hi gaccha tvaṃ parameśvara || devaduḥkhaṃ jahi svāminnasmākaṃ sukhamāvaha
Go, supreme lord, to grant a boon to Śivā. Destroy the gods' suffering, O master, and bring us happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.55
देवानां मे महोत्साहो हृदये चास्ति शंकर ।। विवाहं तव संद्रष्टुं तत्त्वं कुरु यथोचितम्
devānāṃ me mahotsāho hṛdaye cāsti śaṃkara || vivāhaṃ tava saṃdraṣṭuṃ tattvaṃ kuru yathocitam
There is great eagerness in my heart and in the gods' hearts, O Śaṅkara, to witness your wedding; so do what is fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.56
रत्यै यद्भवता दत्तो वरस्तस्य परात्पर ।। प्राप्तोऽवसर एवाशु सफलं स्वपणं कुरु
ratyai yadbhavatā datto varastasya parātpara || prāpto'vasara evāśu saphalaṃ svapaṇaṃ kuru
The boon that was given by you to Rati, O highest of the high — the occasion for it has now come; quickly make your own pledge bear fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.57
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा तं प्रणम्यैव विष्णुर्देवा महर्षयः ।। संस्तूय विविधैस्तोत्रैस्संतस्थुस्तत्पुरोऽखिलाः
brahmovāca || ityuktvā taṃ praṇamyaiva viṣṇurdevā maharṣayaḥ || saṃstūya vividhaistotraissaṃtasthustatpuro'khilāḥ
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus and bowed to him, Viṣṇu, the gods and the great sages, all praising him with various hymns, stood before him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.58
भक्ताधीनः शंकरोऽपि श्रुत्वा देववचस्तदा ।। विहस्य प्रत्युवाचाशु वेदमर्यादरक्षकः
bhaktādhīnaḥ śaṃkaro'pi śrutvā devavacastadā || vihasya pratyuvācāśu vedamaryādarakṣakaḥ
And Śaṅkara, who is subject to his devotees, hearing then the gods' words, laughed and at once replied — he who guards the bounds set by the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.59
।। शंकर उवाच ।। हे हरे हे विधे देवाश्शृणुतादरतोऽखिलाः ।। यथोचितमहं वच्मि सविशेषं विवेकतः
|| śaṃkara uvāca || he hare he vidhe devāśśṛṇutādarato'khilāḥ || yathocitamahaṃ vacmi saviśeṣaṃ vivekataḥ
Śaṅkara said: O Hari, O Brahmā, and all you gods, listen attentively; I shall say what is fitting, in detail and with discernment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.61
कुसंगा बहवो लोके स्त्रीसंगस्तत्र चाधिकः ।। उद्धरेत्सकलबंधैर्न स्त्रीसंगात्प्रमुच्यते
kusaṃgā bahavo loke strīsaṃgastatra cādhikaḥ || uddharetsakalabaṃdhairna strīsaṃgātpramucyate
Bad attachments are many in the world, and among them attachment to women is the worst. One may free oneself from all bonds, but one is not released from attachment to a woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.62
लोहदारुमयैः पाशैर्दृढं बद्धोऽपि मुच्यते ।। स्त्र्यादिपाशसुसंबद्धो मुच्यते न कदाचन
lohadārumayaiḥ pāśairdṛḍhaṃ baddho'pi mucyate || stryādipāśasusaṃbaddho mucyate na kadācana
Even one bound fast by fetters of iron and wood is released; but one tightly bound by the fetter of a wife and the rest is never released.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.63
वर्द्धंते विषयाश्शश्वन्महाबंधनकारिणः ।। विषयाक्रांतमनसस्स्वप्ने मोक्षोऽपि दुर्लभः
varddhaṃte viṣayāśśaśvanmahābaṃdhanakāriṇaḥ || viṣayākrāṃtamanasassvapne mokṣo'pi durlabhaḥ
Sense-objects, which work great bondage, keep on increasing forever; for one whose mind is overrun by sense-objects, release is hard to get even in a dream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.64
सुखमिच्छतु चेत्प्राज्ञो विधिवद्विषयाँस्त्यजेत् ।। विषवद्विषयानाहुर्विषयैर्यैर्निहन्यते
sukhamicchatu cetprājño vidhivadviṣayā~styajet || viṣavadviṣayānāhurviṣayairyairnihanyate
If a wise man wants happiness, let him give up sense-objects as prescribed; they call sense-objects poison-like, for by sense-objects (men) are destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.65
जनो विषयिणा साकं वार्तातः पतति क्षणात् ।। विषयं प्राहुराचार्यास्सितालितेंद्रवारुणीम्
jano viṣayiṇā sākaṃ vārtātaḥ patati kṣaṇāt || viṣayaṃ prāhurācāryāssitāliteṃdravāruṇīm
A man falls in an instant merely from conversation with a man given to the senses; the teachers have called the sense-object a white-and-glossy colocynth (indravāruṇī).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 87.66
यद्यप्येवं हि जानामि सर्वं ज्ञानं विशेषतः ।। तथाप्यहं करिष्यामि प्रार्थनां सफलां च वः
yadyapyevaṃ hi jānāmi sarvaṃ jñānaṃ viśeṣataḥ || tathāpyahaṃ kariṣyāmi prārthanāṃ saphalāṃ ca vaḥ
Although I know all this, and knowledge in particular, still I shall make your request bear fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.67
भक्ताधीनोऽहमेवास्मि तद्वशात्सर्वकार्य कृत् ।। अयथोचितकर्ता हि प्रसिद्धो भुवनत्रये
bhaktādhīno'hamevāsmi tadvaśātsarvakārya kṛt || ayathocitakartā hi prasiddho bhuvanatraye
I am myself subject to my devotee; by his will I do every deed; indeed I am renowned in the three worlds as one who acts in ways not fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.68
कामरूपाधिपस्यैव पणश्च सफलः कृतः ।। सुदक्षिणस्य भूपस्य भैमबंधगतस्य हि
kāmarūpādhipasyaiva paṇaśca saphalaḥ kṛtaḥ || sudakṣiṇasya bhūpasya bhaimabaṃdhagatasya hi
And the wager of the very lord of Kāmarūpa was made fruitful — (that) of king Sudakṣiṇa, who had fallen into Bhīma's bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 87.69
गौतमक्लेशकर्ताहं त्र्यंबकात्मा सुखावहः ।। तत्कष्टप्रददुष्टानां शापदायी विशेषतः
gautamakleśakartāhaṃ tryaṃbakātmā sukhāvahaḥ || tatkaṣṭapradaduṣṭānāṃ śāpadāyī viśeṣataḥ
I am the one who caused Gautama's affliction, (and) as Tryambaka in nature I bring happiness; especially am I the giver of curses to the wicked who inflict that suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.71
भक्तार्थमसहं कष्टं बहुशो बहुयत्नतः ।। विश्वानर मुनेर्दुःखं हृतं गृहपतिर्भवन्
bhaktārthamasahaṃ kaṣṭaṃ bahuśo bahuyatnataḥ || viśvānara munerduḥkhaṃ hṛtaṃ gṛhapatirbhavan
For a devotee's sake I have borne unbearable hardship many times over with much effort; becoming a householder, I took away the sorrow of the sage Viśvānara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.72
किं बहूक्तेन च हरे विधे सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम् ।। मत्पणोऽस्तीति यूयं वै सर्वे जानीथ तत्त्वतः
kiṃ bahūktena ca hare vidhe satyaṃ bravīmyaham || matpaṇo'stīti yūyaṃ vai sarve jānītha tattvataḥ
What use is much speaking, O Hari, O Vidhi? I speak the truth: that I have a pledge — this you all indeed know as it really is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.73
यदा यदा विपत्तिर्हि भक्तानां भवति क्वचित् ।। तदा तदा हरम्याशु तत्क्षणात्सर्वशस्सदा
yadā yadā vipattirhi bhaktānāṃ bhavati kvacit || tadā tadā haramyāśu tatkṣaṇātsarvaśassadā
Whenever, anywhere, a calamity befalls my devotees, then at once, that very instant, I remove it entirely, always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.74
जानेऽहं तारकाद्दुःखं सर्वेषां वस्समुत्थितम्।। असुरा त्तद्धरिष्यामि सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम्
jāne'haṃ tārakādduḥkhaṃ sarveṣāṃ vassamutthitam|| asurā ttaddhariṣyāmi satyaṃsatyaṃ vadāmyaham
I know the suffering of you all that has arisen from Tāraka; I shall take that away from the asura — truly, truly I say it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.75
नास्ति यद्यपि मे काचिद्विहारकरणे रुचिः ।। विवाहयिष्ये गिरिजा पुत्रोत्पादनहेतवे
nāsti yadyapi me kācidvihārakaraṇe ruciḥ || vivāhayiṣye girijā putrotpādanahetave
Although I have not the least taste for dalliance, I shall marry Girijā for the sake of begetting a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.76
गच्छत स्वगृहाण्येव निर्भयास्सकलाः सुराः ।। कार्यं वस्साधयिष्यामि नात्र कार्या विचारणा
gacchata svagṛhāṇyeva nirbhayāssakalāḥ surāḥ || kāryaṃ vassādhayiṣyāmi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Go, all you gods, to your own homes, free of fear; I shall accomplish your purpose — no deliberation need be made about this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 87.77
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा मौनमास्थाय समाधिस्थोऽभवद्धरः ।। सर्वे विष्ण्वादयो देवास्स्वधामानि ययुर्मुने
|| brahmovāca || ityuktvā maunamāsthāya samādhistho'bhavaddharaḥ || sarve viṣṇvādayo devāssvadhāmāni yayurmune
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus, Hara took to silence and abode in samādhi; and all the gods, Viṣṇu and the rest, went to their own abodes, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition