Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 96
SiP 2 96.1
।। ऋषय ऊचुः ।। जगत्पिता शिवः प्रोक्तो जगन्माता शिवा मता ।। तस्माद्देया त्वया कन्या शंकराय महात्मने
|| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || jagatpitā śivaḥ prokto jaganmātā śivā matā || tasmāddeyā tvayā kanyā śaṃkarāya mahātmane
The sages said: Śiva is declared the father of the world, Śivā is held to be the mother of the world; therefore the girl should be given by you to the great-souled Śaṃkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.2
एवं कृत्वा हिमगिरे सार्थकं ते भवेज्जनुः ।। जगद्गुरोर्गुरुस्त्वं हि भविष्यसि न संशयः सर्वे सप्तर्षयस्ते हि शिवमायां प्रशस्य वै ।। प्रेषयामासुरथ तां मेनकां प्रत्यरुन्धतीम् अयाचितारं सर्वेशं प्रार्थयामास यत्नतः ।। तारकस्य विनाशाय ब्रह्मासम्बंधकर्म्मणि वचनं त्रिविधं शैल लौकिके वैदिकेऽपि च ।। सर्वं जानाति शास्त्रज्ञो निर्मलज्ञानचक्षुषा ब्रह्मा च ब्रह्मलोकस्थो विष्णुः क्षीरोदवासकृत् ।। हरः कैलासनिलयः सर्वाः शिवविभूतयः तामाश्वास्य वरं दत्त्वा जगाम निजमन्दिरम् ।। तत्प्रार्थनावशाच्छम्भुर्ययाचे त्वां शिवां गिरे तमाशु बोधयामासुर्नीतिशास्त्रविदो जनाः ।। ब्रह्मशापाद्विभीताश्च गुरवो ज्ञातिसत्तमाः
evaṃ kṛtvā himagire sārthakaṃ te bhavejjanuḥ || jagadgurorgurustvaṃ hi bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ sarve saptarṣayaste hi śivamāyāṃ praśasya vai || preṣayāmāsuratha tāṃ menakāṃ pratyarundhatīm ayācitāraṃ sarveśaṃ prārthayāmāsa yatnataḥ || tārakasya vināśāya brahmāsambaṃdhakarmmaṇi vacanaṃ trividhaṃ śaila laukike vaidike'pi ca || sarvaṃ jānāti śāstrajño nirmalajñānacakṣuṣā brahmā ca brahmalokastho viṣṇuḥ kṣīrodavāsakṛt || haraḥ kailāsanilayaḥ sarvāḥ śivavibhūtayaḥ tāmāśvāsya varaṃ dattvā jagāma nijamandiram || tatprārthanāvaśācchambhuryayāce tvāṃ śivāṃ gire tamāśu bodhayāmāsurnītiśāstravido janāḥ || brahmaśāpādvibhītāśca guravo jñātisattamāḥ
Doing so, O snow mountain, your birth would become meaningful; for you will become the teacher of the teacher of the world — there is no doubt. For all those seven sages, having indeed praised Śiva's māyā, then sent Arundhatī to that Menakā. For the destruction of Tāraka (Brahmā) with effort entreated the Lord of all, who asks nothing, in the matter of forming a marriage connection. Speech is of three kinds, O mountain — in worldly usage and also in the Veda; one who knows the scriptures knows it all with the eye of spotless knowledge. And Brahmā dwelling in the Brahmā-world, Viṣṇu who makes his abode in the milk-ocean, Hara whose seat is Kailāsa — all are manifestations of Śiva. Having consoled her and granted a boon, he went to his own dwelling. By force of that entreaty Śambhu asked you, O mountain, for Śivā. Men versed in the science of polity quickly instructed him, and the elders, the best of kinsmen, frightened by Brahmā's curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 96.3
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। एवं वचनमाकर्ण्य सप्तर्षीणां मुनीश्वर ।। प्रणम्य तान्करौ बद्ध्वा गिरिराजोऽब्रवीदिदम्
|| brahmovāca || evaṃ vacanamākarṇya saptarṣīṇāṃ munīśvara || praṇamya tānkarau baddhvā girirājo'bravīdidam
Brahmā said: Having heard the words of the seven sages thus, O lord of sages, the king of mountains bowed to them, joined his two hands, and said this.
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SiP 2 96.4
हिमालय उवाच ।। सप्तर्षयो महाभागा भवद्भिर्यदुदीरितम्।। तत्प्रमाणीकृतं मे हि पुरैव गिरिशेच्छया
himālaya uvāca || saptarṣayo mahābhāgā bhavadbhiryadudīritam|| tatpramāṇīkṛtaṃ me hi puraiva giriśecchayā
Himālaya said: O seven sages, greatly fortunate ones, what has been said by you — that has indeed been accepted as authoritative by me long before, by the will of Giriśa.
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SiP 2 96.5
इदानीमेक आगत्य विप्रो वैष्णवधर्मवान्।। शिवमुद्दिश्य सुप्रीत्या विपरीतं वचोऽब्रवीत् ।
idānīmeka āgatya vipro vaiṣṇavadharmavān|| śivamuddiśya suprītyā viparītaṃ vaco'bravīt |
Now a certain brahmin, a follower of Vaiṣṇava dharma, came and with much affection spoke words contrary (to this) with reference to Śiva.
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SiP 2 96.6
तदारभ्य शिवामाता ज्ञानभ्रष्टा बभूव ह ।। सुताविवाहं रुद्रेण योगिना तेन नेच्छति
tadārabhya śivāmātā jñānabhraṣṭā babhūva ha || sutāvivāhaṃ rudreṇa yoginā tena necchati
From then on Śivā's mother became fallen from understanding; she does not want the marriage of her daughter to that yogin Rudra.
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SiP 2 96.7
कोपागारमगात्सा हि सुतप्ता मलिनाम्बरा ।। कृत्वा महाहठं विप्रा बोध्यमानापिऽनाबुधत्
kopāgāramagātsā hi sutaptā malināmbarā || kṛtvā mahāhaṭhaṃ viprā bodhyamānāpi'nābudhat
She went to the chamber of anger, greatly distressed, in soiled garments; making great obstinacy, O brahmins, though instructed she did not come to understand.
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SiP 2 96.9
अहं च ज्ञानविभ्रष्टो जातोहं सत्यमीर्य्यते ।। दातुं सुतां महेशाय नेच्छामि भिक्षुरूपिणे ।। ब्रह्मोवाच।।इत्युक्त्वा शैलराजस्तु शिवमायाविमोहितः ।। तूष्णीं बभूव तत्रस्थो मुनीनां मध्यतो मुने
ahaṃ ca jñānavibhraṣṭo jātohaṃ satyamīryyate || dātuṃ sutāṃ maheśāya necchāmi bhikṣurūpiṇe || brahmovāca||ityuktvā śailarājastu śivamāyāvimohitaḥ || tūṣṇīṃ babhūva tatrastho munīnāṃ madhyato mune
And I too have become fallen from understanding — the truth is being told: I do not wish to give my daughter to Maheśa, who has the form of a beggar. Brahmā said: Having said this, the king of mountains, bewildered by Śiva's māyā, stood there and fell silent in the midst of the sages, O sage.
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SiP 2 96.11
०।। अथ पत्युस्समादाय निदेशं ज्ञानदा हि सा।। जगामारुन्धती तूर्णं यत्र मेना च पार्वती
0|| atha patyussamādāya nideśaṃ jñānadā hi sā|| jagāmārundhatī tūrṇaṃ yatra menā ca pārvatī
Then, taking her husband's instruction, she who is the giver of knowledge, Arundhatī, went quickly to where Menā and Pārvatī were.
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SiP 2 96.12
गत्वा ददर्श मेनां तां शयानां शोकमूर्च्छिताम्।। उवाच मधुरं साध्वी सावधाना हितं वचः
gatvā dadarśa menāṃ tāṃ śayānāṃ śokamūrcchitām|| uvāca madhuraṃ sādhvī sāvadhānā hitaṃ vacaḥ
Having gone, she saw that Menā lying down, fainting with grief; the virtuous, attentive lady spoke a sweet and beneficial word.
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SiP 2 96.13
अरुन्धत्युवाच ।। उत्तिष्ठ मेनके साध्वि त्वद्गृहेऽहमरुन्धती ।। आगता मुनयश्चापि सप्तायाताः कृपालवः
arundhatyuvāca || uttiṣṭha menake sādhvi tvadgṛhe'hamarundhatī || āgatā munayaścāpi saptāyātāḥ kṛpālavaḥ
Arundhatī said: Rise, virtuous Menakā! I, Arundhatī, have come to your house, and the compassionate seven sages have arrived too.
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SiP 2 96.14
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अरुन्धतीस्वरं श्रुत्वा शीघ्रमुत्थाय मेनका ।। उवाच शिरसा नत्वा तां पद्मामिव तेजसा
brahmovāca || arundhatīsvaraṃ śrutvā śīghramutthāya menakā || uvāca śirasā natvā tāṃ padmāmiva tejasā
Brahmā said: Hearing Arundhatī's voice, Menakā rose quickly and, bowing her head, spoke to her who was like a lotus in radiance.
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SiP 2 96.15
मेनोवाच ।। अहोद्य किमिदं पुण्यमस्माकं पुण्यजन्मनाम् ।। वधूर्जगद्विधेः पत्नी वसिष्ठस्यागतेह वै
menovāca || ahodya kimidaṃ puṇyamasmākaṃ puṇyajanmanām || vadhūrjagadvidheḥ patnī vasiṣṭhasyāgateha vai
Menā said: Oh, what merit of ours is this today, we of meritorious birth, that the daughter-in-law of the world's creator, the wife of Vasiṣṭha, has come here!
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SiP 2 96.16
किमर्थमागता देवि तन्मे ब्रूहि विशेषतः ।। अहं दासीसमा ते हि ससुता करुणां कुरु
kimarthamāgatā devi tanme brūhi viśeṣataḥ || ahaṃ dāsīsamā te hi sasutā karuṇāṃ kuru
For what purpose have you come, goddess? Tell me that particularly. I, together with my daughter, am like a servant of yours — show compassion.
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SiP 2 96.17
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा मेनकां साध्वी बोधयित्वा च तां बहु ।। तथागता च सुप्रीत्या सास्ते यत्रर्षयोऽपि ते
brahmovāca || ityuktvā menakāṃ sādhvī bodhayitvā ca tāṃ bahu || tathāgatā ca suprītyā sāste yatrarṣayo'pi te
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus to Menakā, and having instructed her much, the virtuous lady, thus arrived, with great delight sat where those sages also were.
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SiP 2 96.18
अथ शैलेश्वरं ते च बोधयामासुरादरात्।। स्मृत्वा शिवपदद्वन्द्वं सर्वे वाक्यविशारदाः
atha śaileśvaraṃ te ca bodhayāmāsurādarāt|| smṛtvā śivapadadvandvaṃ sarve vākyaviśāradāḥ
Then they, all skilled in speech, recalling the pair of Śiva's feet, respectfully instructed the lord of the mountain.
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SiP 2 96.19
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। शैलेन्द्र श्रूयतां वाक्यमस्माकं शुभकारणम् ।। शिवाय पार्वतीं देहि संहर्त्तुः श्वशुरो भव
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || śailendra śrūyatāṃ vākyamasmākaṃ śubhakāraṇam || śivāya pārvatīṃ dehi saṃharttuḥ śvaśuro bhava
The sages said: O lord of mountains, let our word be heard, which is the cause of good fortune: give Pārvatī to Śiva; become the father-in-law of the destroyer.
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SiP 2 96.21
नोत्सुको दारसंयोगे शंकरो योगिनां वरः ।। विधेः प्रार्थनया देवस्तव कन्यां ग्रहीष्यति
notsuko dārasaṃyoge śaṃkaro yogināṃ varaḥ || vidheḥ prārthanayā devastava kanyāṃ grahīṣyati
Śaṃkara, the best of yogins, is not eager for union with a wife; (yet) at Brahmā's request the god will take your daughter.
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SiP 2 96.22
दुहितुस्ते तपस्तप्तं प्रतिज्ञानं चकार सा।। हेतुद्वयेन योगीन्द्रो विवाहं च करिष्यति
duhituste tapastaptaṃ pratijñānaṃ cakāra sā|| hetudvayena yogīndro vivāhaṃ ca kariṣyati
Your daughter has performed austerity, and she made a vow; for these two reasons the lord of yogins will indeed make the marriage.
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SiP 2 96.23
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ऋषीणां वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य स हिमालयः ।। उवाच किञ्चिद्भीतस्तु परं विनयपूर्वकम्
brahmovāca || ṛṣīṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya sa himālayaḥ || uvāca kiñcidbhītastu paraṃ vinayapūrvakam
Brahmā said: Hearing the sages' words, that Himālaya laughed and spoke, somewhat afraid, with the utmost humility.
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SiP 2 96.24
हिमालय उवाच ।। शिवस्य राजसामग्रीं न हि पश्यामि काञ्चन।। कञ्चिदाश्रयमैश्वर्यं कं वा स्वजनबान्धवम्
himālaya uvāca || śivasya rājasāmagrīṃ na hi paśyāmi kāñcana|| kañcidāśrayamaiśvaryaṃ kaṃ vā svajanabāndhavam
Himālaya said: I see no royal appurtenance whatever belonging to Śiva, nor any support or lordship, nor any kinsmen and relatives.
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SiP 2 96.25
नेच्छाम्यति विनिर्लिप्तयोगिने स्वां सुतामहम् ।। यूयं वेदविधातुश्च पुत्रा वदत निश्चितम्
necchāmyati vinirliptayogine svāṃ sutāmaham || yūyaṃ vedavidhātuśca putrā vadata niścitam
I do not wish (to give) my own daughter to a yogin so utterly detached; you are sons of the Veda's ordainer — speak with certainty.
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SiP 2 96.26
वरायाननुरूपाय पिता कन्यां ददाति चेत् ।। कामान्मोहाद्भयाल्लोभात्स नष्टो नरकं यजेत्
varāyānanurūpāya pitā kanyāṃ dadāti cet || kāmānmohādbhayāllobhātsa naṣṭo narakaṃ yajet
If a father gives his daughter to an unsuitable bridegroom out of desire, delusion, fear, or greed, he is ruined and would attain hell.
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SiP 2 96.27
न हि दास्याम्यहं कन्यामिच्छया शूलपाणये ।। यद्विधानं भवेद्योग्यमृषयस्त द्विधीयताम्
na hi dāsyāmyahaṃ kanyāmicchayā śūlapāṇaye || yadvidhānaṃ bhavedyogyamṛṣayasta dvidhīyatām
I will not give my daughter to the trident-bearer of my own will; whatever procedure would be proper, sages, let that be arranged.
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SiP 2 96.28
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य हिमागस्य मुनीश्वर ।। प्रत्युवाच वसिष्ठस्तं तेषां वाक्यविशारद
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya vacastasya himāgasya munīśvara || pratyuvāca vasiṣṭhastaṃ teṣāṃ vākyaviśārada
Brahmā said: Hearing this speech of Himālaya, O lord of sages, Vasiṣṭha, skilled in speech among them, replied to him.
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SiP 2 96.29
वसिष्ठ उवाच ।। शृणु शैलेश मद्वाक्यं सर्वथा ते हितावहम् ।। धर्माविरुद्धं सत्यश्च परत्रेह मुदावहम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca || śṛṇu śaileśa madvākyaṃ sarvathā te hitāvaham || dharmāviruddhaṃ satyaśca paratreha mudāvaham
Vasiṣṭha said: Hear my word, lord of mountains, which brings you benefit in every way, not contrary to dharma, true, and bringing joy here and hereafter.
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SiP 2 96.31
असत्यमहितं पश्चात्सांप्रतं श्रुतिसुन्दरम् ।। सुबुद्धिर्वक्ति शत्रुर्हि हितं नैव कदाचन
asatyamahitaṃ paścātsāṃprataṃ śrutisundaram || subuddhirvakti śatrurhi hitaṃ naiva kadācana
An enemy speaks what is untrue and harmful in the end, agreeable at present and pleasing to the ear as if wise; he never speaks what is beneficial.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 96.32
आदावप्रीतिजनकं परिणामे सुखावहम् ।। दयालुर्धमशीलो हि बोधयत्येव बांधवः
ādāvaprītijanakaṃ pariṇāme sukhāvaham || dayālurdhamaśīlo hi bodhayatyeva bāṃdhavaḥ
A compassionate relative, of righteous character, instructs (with words) that at first give no pleasure but in the outcome bring happiness.
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SiP 2 96.33
श्रुतिमात्रात्सुधातुल्यं सर्वकालसुखावहम् ।। सत्यसारं हितकरं वचनं श्रेष्ठमीप्सितम्
śrutimātrātsudhātulyaṃ sarvakālasukhāvaham || satyasāraṃ hitakaraṃ vacanaṃ śreṣṭhamīpsitam
Speech that, from the mere hearing of it, is like nectar, that brings happiness at all times, whose substance is truth and which does good — that speech is the best and the one to be wished for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.34
एवञ्च त्रिविधं शैल नीतिशास्त्रोदितं वचः ।। कथ्यतां त्रिषु मध्ये किं ब्रुवे वाक्यं त्वदीप्सितम्
evañca trividhaṃ śaila nītiśāstroditaṃ vacaḥ || kathyatāṃ triṣu madhye kiṃ bruve vākyaṃ tvadīpsitam
And thus, O mountain, speech is of three kinds as declared in the science of statecraft. Let it be said: which of the three shall I speak — the utterance desired by you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.35
ब्राह्मसम्पद्विहीनश्च शंकरस्त्रिदशेश्वरः तत्त्वज्ञानसमुद्रेषु सन्निमग्नैकमानसः
brāhmasampadvihīnaśca śaṃkarastridaśeśvaraḥ tattvajñānasamudreṣu sannimagnaikamānasaḥ
And Śaṃkara, the lord of the thirty (gods), is destitute of Brahmā-like wealth, his mind wholly and solely sunk in the oceans of the knowledge of truth.
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SiP 2 96.36
ज्ञानानन्दस्येश्वरस्य ब्राह्मवस्तुषु का स्पृहा ।। गृही ददाति स्वसुतां राज्यसम्पत्तिशालिने
jñānānandasyeśvarasya brāhmavastuṣu kā spṛhā || gṛhī dadāti svasutāṃ rājyasampattiśāline
For the lord who is the bliss of knowledge, what craving is there for Brahmā's goods? A householder gives his own daughter to one who abounds in kingdom and wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.37
कन्यकां दुःखिने दत्त्वा कन्याघाती भवेत्पिता ।। को वेद शंकरो दुःखी कुबेरो यस्य किंकरः
kanyakāṃ duḥkhine dattvā kanyāghātī bhavetpitā || ko veda śaṃkaro duḥkhī kubero yasya kiṃkaraḥ
By giving his girl to one who is in misery, a father would become a slayer of his daughter. But who knows Śaṃkara to be miserable, he whose servant is Kubera?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.38
भ्रूभङ्गलीलया सृष्टिं स्रष्टुं हर्त्तुं क्षमो हि सः ।। निर्गुणः परमात्मा च परेशः प्रकृतेः परः
bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā sṛṣṭiṃ sraṣṭuṃ harttuṃ kṣamo hi saḥ || nirguṇaḥ paramātmā ca pareśaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ
For by the play of a knitting of his brow he is able to create the creation and to destroy it; he is without qualities, the supreme Self, the supreme Lord, beyond Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.39
यस्य च त्रिविधा मूर्त्तिर्विधा तुस्सृष्टिकर्मणि ।। सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तजननी ब्रह्मविष्णुहराभिधा
yasya ca trividhā mūrttirvidhā tussṛṣṭikarmaṇi || sṛṣṭisthityantajananī brahmaviṣṇuharābhidhā
And whose form is threefold ... in the work of creation, producing origination, maintenance and end, bearing the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 96.41
धत्ते च त्रिविधा मूर्ती प्रकृतिः शिवसम्भवा ।। अंशेन लीलया सृष्टौ कलया बहुधा अपि
dhatte ca trividhā mūrtī prakṛtiḥ śivasambhavā || aṃśena līlayā sṛṣṭau kalayā bahudhā api
And Prakṛti, sprung from Śiva, assumes a threefold form: by a portion, in play, at creation; and by a fraction, in many ways too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 2 96.42
मुखोद्भवा स्वयं वाणी वागधिष्ठातृदेवता ।। वक्षःस्थलोद्भवा लक्ष्मीस्सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी
mukhodbhavā svayaṃ vāṇī vāgadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā || vakṣaḥsthalodbhavā lakṣmīssarvasampatsvarūpiṇī
Arisen from his mouth is Vāṇī herself, the deity presiding over speech; arisen from his breast is Lakṣmī, whose very form is all prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.43
शिवा तेजस्सु देवानामाविर्भावं चकार सा ।। निहत्य दानवान्सर्वान्देवेभ्यश्च श्रियं ददौ
śivā tejassu devānāmāvirbhāvaṃ cakāra sā || nihatya dānavānsarvāndevebhyaśca śriyaṃ dadau
She, Śivā, made her manifestation within the splendours of the gods; and having slain all the Dānavas she gave prosperity to the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.44
प्राप कल्पान्तरे जन्म जठरे दक्ष योषितः ।। नाम्ना सती हरं प्राप दक्षस्तस्मै ददौ च ताम्
prāpa kalpāntare janma jaṭhare dakṣa yoṣitaḥ || nāmnā satī haraṃ prāpa dakṣastasmai dadau ca tām
In another kalpa she obtained birth in the womb of Dakṣa's wife; named Satī, she obtained Hara, and Dakṣa gave her to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.45
देहं तत्याज योगेन श्रुत्वा सा भर्तृनिन्दनम् ।। साद्य त्वत्तस्तु मेनायां जज्ञे जठरतश्शिवा
dehaṃ tatyāja yogena śrutvā sā bhartṛnindanam || sādya tvattastu menāyāṃ jajñe jaṭharataśśivā
She gave up her body by yoga when she heard her husband reviled; and now that Śivā has been born from you, from the womb of Menā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.46
शिवा शिवस्य पत्नीयं शैल जन्मनिजन्मनि ।। कल्पेकल्पे बुद्धिरूपा ज्ञानिनां जननी परा
śivā śivasya patnīyaṃ śaila janmanijanmani || kalpekalpe buddhirūpā jñānināṃ jananī parā
This Śivā is Śiva's wife, O mountain, in birth after birth, in kalpa after kalpa; she is of the form of intelligence, the supreme mother of the knowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.47
जायते स्म सदा सिद्धा सिद्धिदा सिद्धिरूपिणी ।। सत्या अस्थि चिताभस्म भक्त्या धत्ते हरस्स्वयम्
jāyate sma sadā siddhā siddhidā siddhirūpiṇī || satyā asthi citābhasma bhaktyā dhatte harassvayam
She is ever born already perfected, the giver of perfection, perfection's very form; Hara himself out of devotion wears Satī's bones and the ashes of her pyre.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.48
अतस्त्वं स्वेच्छया कन्यां देहि भद्रां हराय च ।। अथवा सा स्वयं कान्तस्थाने यास्यत्यदास्यसि
atastvaṃ svecchayā kanyāṃ dehi bhadrāṃ harāya ca || athavā sā svayaṃ kāntasthāne yāsyatyadāsyasi
Therefore give the good girl of your own accord to Hara; otherwise she will herself go to her husband's abode, (and) you will not (be the one to) give (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.49
कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां देवेशो दृष्ट्वा क्लेशमसंख्यकम् ।। दुहितुस्ते तपःस्थानमाजगाम द्विजात्मकः
kṛtvā pratijñāṃ deveśo dṛṣṭvā kleśamasaṃkhyakam || duhituste tapaḥsthānamājagāma dvijātmakaḥ
Having made a vow, and seeing countless trouble, the lord of gods came in the form of a brahmin to your daughter's place of austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.51
अंगीकृतं युवाभ्यां तच्छिवभक्तिरतात्मना ।। विपरीतमतिर्जाता वद कस्माद्गिरीश्वर
aṃgīkṛtaṃ yuvābhyāṃ tacchivabhaktiratātmanā || viparītamatirjātā vada kasmādgirīśvara
That was consented to by you two, whose hearts delighted in devotion to Śiva. Say, O lord of mountains, why has your mind turned contrary?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.52
तद्गत्वा प्रभुणा देव प्रार्थितेन त्वदन्तिकम् ।। प्रस्थापिता वयं शीघ्रं ह्यृषयस्साप्यरुन्धती
tadgatvā prabhuṇā deva prārthitena tvadantikam || prasthāpitā vayaṃ śīghraṃ hyṛṣayassāpyarundhatī
Therefore, O god, we have been sent by the Lord, when he was entreated, to your presence in haste — we sages, and Arundhatī too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.53
शिक्षयामो वयं त्वा हि दत्त्वा रुद्राय पार्वतीम् ।। एवंकृते महानन्दो भविष्यति गिरे तव
śikṣayāmo vayaṃ tvā hi dattvā rudrāya pārvatīm || evaṃkṛte mahānando bhaviṣyati gire tava
We indeed instruct you: give Pārvatī to Rudra. When this is done, great joy will come to you, O mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.54
शिवां शिवाय शैलेन्द्र स्वेच्छया चेन्न दास्यसि।। भविता तद्विवाहोऽत्र भवितव्यबलेन हि
śivāṃ śivāya śailendra svecchayā cenna dāsyasi|| bhavitā tadvivāho'tra bhavitavyabalena hi
If, O lord of mountains, you will not give Śivā to Śiva of your own accord, that marriage will nevertheless take place here, by the force of what is destined to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.55
वरं ददौ शिवायै स तपन्त्यै तात शंकरः ।। नहीश्वरप्रतिज्ञातं विपरीताय कल्पते
varaṃ dadau śivāyai sa tapantyai tāta śaṃkaraḥ || nahīśvarapratijñātaṃ viparītāya kalpate
Śaṅkara, my dear, gave a boon to Śivā (Pārvatī) as she practised austerity; for what has been promised by the Lord cannot turn out otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.56
अहो प्रतिज्ञा दुर्लंघ्या साधूनामीशवर्तिनाम् ।। सर्वेषां जगतां मध्ये किमीशस्य पुनर्गिरे
aho pratijñā durlaṃghyā sādhūnāmīśavartinām || sarveṣāṃ jagatāṃ madhye kimīśasya punargire
Ah, the promise of good men who abide in the Lord is hard to transgress; what then, O mountain, of the Lord's (promise) among all the worlds?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.57
एको महेन्द्रश्शैलानां पक्षांश्चिच्छेद लीलया ।। पार्वती लीलया मेरोश्शृङ्गभङ्गं चकार च
eko mahendraśśailānāṃ pakṣāṃściccheda līlayā || pārvatī līlayā merośśṛṅgabhaṅgaṃ cakāra ca
Great Indra alone cut off the wings of the mountains in sport; and Pārvatī in sport broke the peak of Meru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.58
एकार्थे नहि शैलेश नाश्यास्सर्वा हि सम्पदः ।। एकं त्यजेत्कुलस्यार्थे श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी
ekārthe nahi śaileśa nāśyāssarvā hi sampadaḥ || ekaṃ tyajetkulasyārthe śrutireṣā sanātanī
O lord of mountains, all one's riches must not be destroyed for the sake of one; one should give up one man for the sake of the family—this is the eternal teaching of scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.59
दत्त्वा विप्राय स्वसुतामनरण्यो नृपेश्वर ।। ब्राह्मणाद्भयमापन्नो ररक्ष निजसम्पदम्
dattvā viprāya svasutāmanaraṇyo nṛpeśvara || brāhmaṇādbhayamāpanno rarakṣa nijasampadam
O lord of kings, Anaraṇya, having given his own daughter to a brahmin, when he came to fear from the brahmin, preserved his own wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.61
शैलराज त्वमप्येव सुतां दत्त्वा शिवाय च ।। रक्ष सर्वान्बंधुवर्गान्वशं कुरु सुरानपि
śailarāja tvamapyeva sutāṃ dattvā śivāya ca || rakṣa sarvānbaṃdhuvargānvaśaṃ kuru surānapi
O king of mountains, you too, in just that way, by giving your daughter to Śiva, protect all your circle of kinsmen and bring even the gods under your sway.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.62
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वसिष्ठस्य वचनं स प्रह स्य च ।। पप्रच्छ नृपवार्त्ताश्च हृदयेन विदूयता
brahmovāca || ityākarṇya vasiṣṭhasya vacanaṃ sa praha sya ca || papraccha nṛpavārttāśca hṛdayena vidūyatā
Brahmā said: Having heard Vasiṣṭha's words thus, he laughed and, with an aching heart, asked about the story of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.63
हिमालय उवाच ।। कस्य वंशोद्भवो ब्रह्मन्ननरण्यो नृपश्चसः ।। सुतां दत्त्वा स च कथं ररक्षाखिलसम्पदः
himālaya uvāca || kasya vaṃśodbhavo brahmannanaraṇyo nṛpaścasaḥ || sutāṃ dattvā sa ca kathaṃ rarakṣākhilasampadaḥ
Himālaya said: Of whose lineage, O Brahman, was that king Anaraṇya born, and how did he, by giving his daughter, preserve all his riches?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 2 96.64
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्तु शैलवाक्यं प्रसन्नधीः ।। प्रोवाच गिरये तस्मै नृपवार्त्ता सुखावहाम्
brahmovāca || iti śrutvā vasiṣṭhastu śailavākyaṃ prasannadhīḥ || provāca giraye tasmai nṛpavārttā sukhāvahām
Brahmā said: Hearing thus the mountain's words, Vasiṣṭha, his mind pleased, related to that mountain the delightful story of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition