Shiva Purana — Shatarudra Samhita — Chapter 13
SiP 3 13.1
( अथ गृहपत्यवतारकथा ।।) नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। शृणु ब्रह्मसुत प्रीत्या चरितं शशिमौलिनः ।। सोऽवतीर्णो यथा प्रीत्या विश्वानरगृहे शिवः
( atha gṛhapatyavatārakathā ||) nandīśvara uvāca || śṛṇu brahmasuta prītyā caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ || so'vatīrṇo yathā prītyā viśvānaragṛhe śivaḥ
(Now the story of the descent as Gṛhapati.) Nandīśvara said: Hear with love, O son of Brahmā, the deeds of him who wears the moon on his crest — how Śiva, out of love, descended into the house of Viśvānara.
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SiP 3 13.2
नाम्ना गृहपतिः सोऽभूदग्निलोकपतिर्मुने ।। अग्निरूपस्तेजसश्च सर्व्वात्मा परमः प्रभुः
nāmnā gṛhapatiḥ so'bhūdagnilokapatirmune || agnirūpastejasaśca sarvvātmā paramaḥ prabhuḥ
By name he became Gṛhapati, lord of the world of fire, O sage — fire-formed, (made) of splendour, the Self of all, the supreme Lord.
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SiP 3 13.3
नर्मदायास्तटे रम्ये पुरे नर्मपुरे पुरा ।। पुरारिभक्तः पुण्यात्मा भवद्विश्वानरो मुनिः एवम्मे प्रार्थितन्नाथ चिराय हृदि संस्थितम् ।। गृहस्थानां समुचितं त्वमेतद्दातुमर्हसि प्राप्य वाराणसीं तूर्णं दृष्ट्वा ताम्मणिकर्णिकाम् ।। तत्याज तापत्रितयमपि जन्मशतार्जितम् अहमप्यत्र वीरेशं समाराध्य त्रिकालताः ।। आशु पुत्रमवाप्स्यामि यथाभिलषितं स्त्रिया तमालोक्य मुदम्प्राप्य रोमकञ्चुकितो मुनिः ।। प्रोच्चचार हृदालापान्नमोस्त्विति पुनः पुनः नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। स्तुत्वेति विप्रो निपपात भूमौ संबद्धपाणिर्भवतीह यावत्।। तावत्स बालोऽरिबलवृद्धवृद्धः प्रोवाच भूदेवमतीव हृष्टः स्वर्गापवर्गसम्पत्तिकारकन्नात्र संशयः ।। सर्व्वस्तोत्रसमं ह्येतत्सर्व्वकामप्रदं सदा
narmadāyāstaṭe ramye pure narmapure purā || purāribhaktaḥ puṇyātmā bhavadviśvānaro muniḥ evamme prārthitannātha cirāya hṛdi saṃsthitam || gṛhasthānāṃ samucitaṃ tvametaddātumarhasi prāpya vārāṇasīṃ tūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā tāmmaṇikarṇikām || tatyāja tāpatritayamapi janmaśatārjitam ahamapyatra vīreśaṃ samārādhya trikālatāḥ || āśu putramavāpsyāmi yathābhilaṣitaṃ striyā tamālokya mudamprāpya romakañcukito muniḥ || proccacāra hṛdālāpānnamostviti punaḥ punaḥ nandīśvara uvāca || stutveti vipro nipapāta bhūmau saṃbaddhapāṇirbhavatīha yāvat|| tāvatsa bālo'ribalavṛddhavṛddhaḥ provāca bhūdevamatīva hṛṣṭaḥ svargāpavargasampattikārakannātra saṃśayaḥ || sarvvastotrasamaṃ hyetatsarvvakāmapradaṃ sadā
Long ago, on the lovely bank of the Narmadā, in the city called Narmapura, there was a sage Viśvānara, a devotee of Purāri (Śiva) and holy of soul. "Such, O Lord, is my petition, long settled in my heart; it is fitting for householders, and you ought to grant me this." Having quickly reached Vārāṇasī and seen that Maṇikarṇikā (pool), he cast off the threefold affliction, even that amassed in a hundred births. "I too, worshipping Vīreśa here at the three times of day, shall soon obtain a son, just as my wife desires." Seeing him and being filled with joy, the sage, the hairs of his body bristling, uttered aloud the words of his heart, "Homage be (to you)," again and again. Nandīśvara said: Having praised (him) thus, the brahmin fell upon the ground, and while he remained here with his palms joined, that boy — grown old, older than the strength of the foe(?) — exceedingly delighted, spoke to the brahmin: "It brings about the attainment of heaven and of release, there is no doubt of it; for this (hymn) equals all hymns and ever grants every wish."
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SiP 3 13.4
ब्रह्मचर्य्याश्रमे निष्ठो ब्रह्मयज्ञरतस्सदा ।। शाण्डिल्यगोत्रः शुचिमान्ब्रह्मतेजो निधिर्व्वशी
brahmacaryyāśrame niṣṭho brahmayajñaratassadā || śāṇḍilyagotraḥ śucimānbrahmatejo nidhirvvaśī
(He was) steadfast in the stage of chaste studentship, ever devoted to the Vedic sacrifice (brahma-yajña), of the Śāṇḍilya lineage, pure, a treasury of brahmic splendour, self-controlled.
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SiP 3 13.5
विज्ञाताखिलशास्त्रार्थस्सदाचाररतस्सदा ।। शैवाचारप्रवीणोऽति लौकिकाचारविद्वरः
vijñātākhilaśāstrārthassadācāraratassadā || śaivācārapravīṇo'ti laukikācāravidvaraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 3 13.6
चित्ते विचार्य्य गृहिणीगुणान्विश्वानरः शुभान् ।। उदुवाह विधानेन स्वोचितां कालकन्यकाम्
citte vicāryya gṛhiṇīguṇānviśvānaraḥ śubhān || uduvāha vidhānena svocitāṃ kālakanyakām
Having pondered in his mind the auspicious qualities (desirable) in a wife, Viśvānara married, according to the prescribed rite, a maiden named Kālā, suited to himself.
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SiP 3 13.7
अग्निशुश्रूषणरतः पञ्चयज्ञपरायणः ।। षट्कर्मनिरतो नित्यं देवपित्रतिथिप्रियः
agniśuśrūṣaṇarataḥ pañcayajñaparāyaṇaḥ || ṣaṭkarmanirato nityaṃ devapitratithipriyaḥ
(He was) devoted to the tending of the (sacred) fire, intent on the five sacrifices, always engaged in the six duties, and dear to the gods, the ancestors, and guests.
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SiP 3 13.8
एवम्बहुतिथे काले गते तस्याग्रजन्मनः ।। भार्य्या शुचिष्मती नाम भर्तारम्प्राह सुव्रता
evambahutithe kāle gate tasyāgrajanmanaḥ || bhāryyā śuciṣmatī nāma bhartāramprāha suvratā
When in this way much time had passed for that twice-born man, his wife named Śuciṣmatī, faithful to her vows, spoke to her husband:
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SiP 3 13.9
नाथ भोगा मया सर्वे भुक्ता वै त्वत्प्रसादतः ।। स्त्रीणां समुचिता ये स्युस्त्वां समेत्य मुदावहाः
nātha bhogā mayā sarve bhuktā vai tvatprasādataḥ || strīṇāṃ samucitā ye syustvāṃ sametya mudāvahāḥ
"My lord, by your grace I have indeed enjoyed all the enjoyments — whatever ones are proper for women, that bring delight upon union with you."
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SiP 3 13.11
विश्वानर उवाच ।।। किमदेयं हि सुश्रोणि तव प्रियहितैषिणी ।। तत्प्रार्थय महाभागे प्रयच्छाम्यविलम्बितम्
viśvānara uvāca ||| kimadeyaṃ hi suśroṇi tava priyahitaiṣiṇī || tatprārthaya mahābhāge prayacchāmyavilambitam
Viśvānara said: What indeed could be withheld from you, O fair-hipped one, who seek what is dear and beneficial (to me)? So ask, O greatly fortunate one; I shall grant it without delay.
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SiP 3 13.12
महेशितुः प्रसादेन मम किञ्चिन्न दुर्लभम् ।। इहामुत्र च कल्याणि सर्वकल्याणकारिणः
maheśituḥ prasādena mama kiñcinna durlabham || ihāmutra ca kalyāṇi sarvakalyāṇakāriṇaḥ
"By the grace of the Great Lord nothing is hard for me to obtain, here or in the world beyond, O fair one — for he brings about every good thing."
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SiP 3 13.13
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचः पत्युस्तस्य सा पतिदेवता ।। उवाच हृष्यद्वदना करौ बद्ध्वा विनीतिका
nandīśvara uvāca || ityākarṇya vacaḥ patyustasya sā patidevatā || uvāca hṛṣyadvadanā karau baddhvā vinītikā
Nandīśvara said: Having heard this speech of her husband, she, to whom her husband was a god, with a joyful face, folding her hands, said modestly:
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SiP 3 13.14
शुचिष्मत्युवाच ।। वरयोग्यास्मि चेन्नाथ यदि देयो वरो मम ।। महेशसदृशम्पुत्रन्देहि नान्यं वरं वृणे
śuciṣmatyuvāca || varayogyāsmi cennātha yadi deyo varo mama || maheśasadṛśamputrandehi nānyaṃ varaṃ vṛṇe
Śuciṣmatī said: "If I am fit for a boon, my lord, if a boon is to be granted me, give me a son like the Great Lord; no other boon do I choose."
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SiP 3 13.15
।। नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणस्स शुचिव्रतः ।। क्षणं समाधिमाधाय हृद्येतत्समचिन्तयत्
|| nandīśvara uvāca || iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā brāhmaṇassa śucivrataḥ || kṣaṇaṃ samādhimādhāya hṛdyetatsamacintayat
Nandīśvara said: Having heard this speech of hers, that brahmin of pure vows, holding his mind in concentration for a moment, pondered this in his heart:
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SiP 3 13.16
अहो किं मे तया तन्व्या प्रार्थितं ह्यतिदुर्लभम् ।। मनोरथपथाद्दूरमस्तु वा स हि सर्व्वकृत्
aho kiṃ me tayā tanvyā prārthitaṃ hyatidurlabham || manorathapathāddūramastu vā sa hi sarvvakṛt
"Alas, what has been asked of me by that slender woman — a thing most hard to get! Let it be far from the path of (my) wishes — yet he is the doer of all."
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SiP 3 13.17
तेनैवास्या मुखे स्थित्वा वाक्स्वरूपेण शम्भुना ।। व्याहृतं कोऽन्यथा कर्त्तुमु त्सहेत भवेदिदम्
tenaivāsyā mukhe sthitvā vāksvarūpeṇa śambhunā || vyāhṛtaṃ ko'nyathā karttumu tsaheta bhavedidam
"By Śambhu himself, dwelling in her mouth in the form of speech, has this been uttered; who could venture to make it otherwise? So it shall be."
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SiP 3 13.18
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इति सञ्चिंत्य स मुनिर्विश्वानर उदारधीः ।। ततः प्रोवाच ताम्पत्नीमेकपत्नीव्रते स्थितः
nandīśvara uvāca || iti sañciṃtya sa munirviśvānara udāradhīḥ || tataḥ provāca tāmpatnīmekapatnīvrate sthitaḥ
Nandīśvara said: Having thus reflected, that sage Viśvānara of noble mind then spoke to his wife, being himself steadfast in the vow of having one wife.
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SiP 3 13.19
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इत्थमाश्वास्य ताम्पत्नीञ्जगाम तपसे मुनिः ।। यत्र विश्वेश्वरः साक्षात्काशीनाथोऽधि तिष्ठति
nandīśvara uvāca || itthamāśvāsya tāmpatnīñjagāma tapase muniḥ || yatra viśveśvaraḥ sākṣātkāśīnātho'dhi tiṣṭhati
Nandīśvara said: Having thus consoled his wife, the sage went off to perform austerity, to where Viśveśvara, the lord of Kāśī, dwells in visible presence.
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SiP 3 13.21
दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि लिंगानि विश्वेशप्रमुखानि च ।। स्नात्वा सर्वेषु कुण्डेषु वापीकूपसरस्सु च
dṛṣṭvā sarvāṇi liṃgāni viśveśapramukhāni ca || snātvā sarveṣu kuṇḍeṣu vāpīkūpasarassu ca
Having viewed all the liṅgas, foremost among them Viśveśa, and having bathed in all the pools, tanks, wells and lakes,
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SiP 3 13.22
नत्वा विनायकान्सर्वान्गौरीं शर्वां प्रणम्य च ।। सम्पूज्य कालराजञ्च भैरवम्पापभक्षणम्
natvā vināyakānsarvāngaurīṃ śarvāṃ praṇamya ca || sampūjya kālarājañca bhairavampāpabhakṣaṇam
and having bowed to all the Vināyakas and made obeisance to Gaurī and Śarvā, and having duly worshipped Kālarāja and Bhairava, the devourer of sin,
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SiP 3 13.23
दण्डनायकमुख्यांश्च गणान्स्तुत्वा प्रयत्नतः ।। आदिकेशवमुख्यांश्च केशवम्परितोष्य च
daṇḍanāyakamukhyāṃśca gaṇānstutvā prayatnataḥ || ādikeśavamukhyāṃśca keśavamparitoṣya ca
and having diligently praised the Gaṇas headed by Daṇḍanāyaka, and having fully propitiated Keśava and the (other) chief ones beginning with Ādikeśava,
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SiP 3 13.24
लोकार्कमुखसूर्यांश्च प्रणम्य स पुनःपुनः ।। कृत्वा च पिण्डदानानि सर्वतीर्थेष्वतन्द्रितः
lokārkamukhasūryāṃśca praṇamya sa punaḥpunaḥ || kṛtvā ca piṇḍadānāni sarvatīrtheṣvatandritaḥ
and having bowed again and again to the Suns headed by Lokārka, and having tirelessly performed the offerings of piṇḍa at all the holy fords,
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SiP 3 13.25
सहस्रभोजनाद्यैश्च मुनीन्विप्रान्प्रतर्प्य च ।। महापूजोपचारैश्च लिंगान्यभ्यर्च्य भक्तितः
sahasrabhojanādyaiśca munīnviprānpratarpya ca || mahāpūjopacāraiśca liṃgānyabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ
and having gratified sages and brahmins with feedings of a thousand and the like, and having worshipped the liṅgas with devotion by the great rites of pūjā,
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SiP 3 13.26
असकृच्चिन्तयामास किं लिंगं क्षिप्रसिद्धिदम् ।। यत्र निश्चलतामेति तपस्तनयकाम्यया
asakṛccintayāmāsa kiṃ liṃgaṃ kṣiprasiddhidam || yatra niścalatāmeti tapastanayakāmyayā
he considered again and again: which liṅga is the giver of swift success, where, out of desire for a son, he might become unwavering in austerity?
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SiP 3 13.27
क्षणं विचार्य्य स मुनिरिति विश्वानरस्सुधीः ।। क्षिप्रम्पुत्रप्रदं लिंगं वीरेशम्प्रशशंस ह ।।
kṣaṇaṃ vicāryya sa muniriti viśvānarassudhīḥ || kṣipramputrapradaṃ liṃgaṃ vīreśampraśaśaṃsa ha ||
Having deliberated for a moment, that wise sage Viśvānara thus extolled Vīreśa as the liṅga that swiftly grants a son.
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SiP 3 13.28
असंख्यातास्सहस्राणि सिद्धाः सिद्धिं गतास्ततः ।। सिद्धलिंगमिति ख्यातन्तस्माद्वीरेश्वरम्परम्
asaṃkhyātāssahasrāṇi siddhāḥ siddhiṃ gatāstataḥ || siddhaliṃgamiti khyātantasmādvīreśvaramparam
Countless thousands of Siddhas attained success there; therefore the supreme Vīreśvara is renowned as the "Siddha-liṅga."
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SiP 3 13.29
वीरेश्वरम्महालिंगमब्दमभ्यर्च्य भक्तितः ।। आयुर्मनोरथं सर्वं पुत्रादिकमनेकशः
vīreśvarammahāliṃgamabdamabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ || āyurmanorathaṃ sarvaṃ putrādikamanekaśaḥ
Having worshipped with devotion the great liṅga Vīreśvara for a year, (one gains) long life, every wish of the heart, sons and the rest manifold.
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SiP 3 13.31
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इति कृत्वा मतिन्धीरो विप्रो विश्वानरः कृती ।। चन्द्रकूपजले स्नात्वा जग्राह नियमं व्रती
nandīśvara uvāca || iti kṛtvā matindhīro vipro viśvānaraḥ kṛtī || candrakūpajale snātvā jagrāha niyamaṃ vratī
Nandīśvara said: Having thus made up his mind, the steadfast, accomplished brahmin Viśvānara, bathing in the water of the Candra well, took up the observance as a votary.
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SiP 3 13.32
एकाहारोऽभवन्मासं मासं नक्ताशनोऽभवत् ।। अयाचिताशनो मासम्मासन्त्यक्ताशनः पुनः
ekāhāro'bhavanmāsaṃ māsaṃ naktāśano'bhavat || ayācitāśano māsammāsantyaktāśanaḥ punaḥ
For a month he ate but once a day; for a month he ate only at night; for a month he ate only what was unasked for; and again for a month he gave up food altogether.
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SiP 3 13.33
पयोव्रतोऽभवन्मासम्मासं शाकफलाशनः ।। मासम्मुष्टितिलाहारो मासं पानीयभोजनः
payovrato'bhavanmāsammāsaṃ śākaphalāśanaḥ || māsammuṣṭitilāhāro māsaṃ pānīyabhojanaḥ
For a month he lived on milk; for a month he ate vegetables and fruit; for a month his food was a handful of sesame; for a month his fare was water.
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SiP 3 13.34
पञ्चगव्याशनो मासम्मासञ्चान्द्रायणव्रती ।। मासं कुशाग्रजलभुग्मासं श्वसनभक्षणः
pañcagavyāśano māsammāsañcāndrāyaṇavratī || māsaṃ kuśāgrajalabhugmāsaṃ śvasanabhakṣaṇaḥ
For a month he lived on the five products of the cow, and for a month he kept the cāndrāyaṇa vow; for a month he drank only water (taken) on the tips of kuśa grass, and for a month his food was air.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.35
एवमब्दमितं कालन्तताप स तपोऽद्भुतम् ।। त्रिकालमर्चयद्भक्त्या वीरेशं लिङ्गमुत्तमम्
evamabdamitaṃ kālantatāpa sa tapo'dbhutam || trikālamarcayadbhaktyā vīreśaṃ liṅgamuttamam
Thus for the measure of a year he performed that marvellous austerity, and at the three (junctures of the) day he worshipped with devotion Vīreśa, the supreme liṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.36
अथ त्रयोदशे मासि स्नात्वा त्रिपथगाम्भसि ।। प्रत्यूष एव वीरेशं यावदायाति स द्विजः
atha trayodaśe māsi snātvā tripathagāmbhasi || pratyūṣa eva vīreśaṃ yāvadāyāti sa dvijaḥ
Then, in the thirteenth month, having bathed in the water of the thrice-flowing (Gaṅgā), that twice-born one came at very daybreak to Vīreśa;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.37
तावद्विलोकयाञ्चक्रे मध्ये लिंगन्तपोधनः ।। विभूतिभूषणम्बालमष्टवर्षाकृतिं शिशुम्
tāvadvilokayāñcakre madhye liṃgantapodhanaḥ || vibhūtibhūṣaṇambālamaṣṭavarṣākṛtiṃ śiśum
and thereupon that ascetic beheld in the middle of the liṅga a boy, a child having the form of an eight-year-old, adorned with ashes—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.38
आकर्णायतनेत्रञ्च सुरक्तदशनच्छदम् ।। चारुपिंगजटामौलि न्नग्नप्रहसिताननम्
ākarṇāyatanetrañca suraktadaśanacchadam || cārupiṃgajaṭāmauli nnagnaprahasitānanam
with eyes stretching to the ears, with deep red lips, with a crown of lovely tawny matted locks, naked, his face laughing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.39
शैशवोचितनेपथ्यधारिणञ्चितिधारिणम् ।। पठन्तं श्रुतिसूक्तानि हसन्तं च स्वलीलया
śaiśavocitanepathyadhāriṇañcitidhāriṇam || paṭhantaṃ śrutisūktāni hasantaṃ ca svalīlayā
wearing an attire suited to childhood, and wearing ashes, reciting the hymns of the Vedas and laughing in his own play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.41
अभिलाषप्रदैः पद्यैरष्टभिर्बालरूपिणम् ।। तुष्टाव परमानन्दं शंभुं विश्वानरः कृती
abhilāṣapradaiḥ padyairaṣṭabhirbālarūpiṇam || tuṣṭāva paramānandaṃ śaṃbhuṃ viśvānaraḥ kṛtī
With eight verses that grant (one's) desire, the accomplished Viśvānara praised Śambhu, the supreme bliss, who had taken the form of a boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.42
।। विश्वानर उवाच ।। एकम्ब्रह्मैवाद्वितीयं समस्तं सत्यंसत्यं नेह नानास्ति किञ्चित्।। एको रुद्रो न द्वितीयोऽवतस्थे तस्मादेकन्त्वाम्प्रपद्ये महेशम्
|| viśvānara uvāca || ekambrahmaivādvitīyaṃ samastaṃ satyaṃsatyaṃ neha nānāsti kiñcit|| eko rudro na dvitīyo'vatasthe tasmādekantvāmprapadye maheśam
Viśvānara said: The whole is one Brahman alone, without a second—it is truly, truly so; here there is nothing manifold at all. One Rudra abides, not a second; therefore I take refuge in you, the one Great Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.43
कर्ता हर्त्ता त्वं हि सर्वस्य शम्भो नानारूपेष्वेकरूपोऽप्यरूपः।। यद्वत्प्रत्यग्धर्म एकोऽप्यनेकस्तस्मान्नान्यन्त्वां विनेशम्प्रपद्ये
kartā harttā tvaṃ hi sarvasya śambho nānārūpeṣvekarūpo'pyarūpaḥ|| yadvatpratyagdharma eko'pyanekastasmānnānyantvāṃ vineśamprapadye
You indeed, O Śambhu, are the maker and the destroyer of all; in the manifold forms you are of one form, and yet formless—just as the inner self, though one, is many; therefore I take refuge in no other than you, the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.44
रज्जो सर्पश्शुक्तिकायां च रौप्यं नैरः पूरस्तन्मृगाख्ये मरीचौ ।। यद्यत्सद्वद्विष्वगेव प्रपञ्चो यस्मिञ्ज्ञाते तम्प्रपद्ये महेशम्
rajjo sarpaśśuktikāyāṃ ca raupyaṃ nairaḥ pūrastanmṛgākhye marīcau || yadyatsadvadviṣvageva prapañco yasmiñjñāte tamprapadye maheśam
A snake in a rope, silver in mother-of-pearl, a flood of water in the mirage named 'deer('s thirst)'—whatever this manifold world is, appearing everywhere as if real, on the knowing of which (it vanishes)—in that Great Lord I take refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 13.45
तोये शैत्यं दाहकत्वं च वह्नौ तापो भानौ शीतभानौ प्रसादः।। पुष्पे गन्धो दुग्धमध्येऽपि सर्पिर्यत्तच्छंभो त्वं ततस्त्वाम्प्रपद्ये
toye śaityaṃ dāhakatvaṃ ca vahnau tāpo bhānau śītabhānau prasādaḥ|| puṣpe gandho dugdhamadhye'pi sarpiryattacchaṃbho tvaṃ tatastvāmprapadye
Coolness in water, burning in fire, heat in the sun, gentleness in the cool-rayed moon, fragrance in a flower, and ghee within milk—whatever that is, O Śambhu, you are it; therefore I take refuge in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.46
शब्दं गृह्णास्यश्रवास्त्वं हि जिघ्रस्यप्राणस्त्वं त्र्यंघ्रिरायासि दूरात् ।। त्र्यक्षः पश्येस्त्वं रसज्ञोऽप्यजिह्वः कस्त्वां सम्यग्वेत्त्यतस्त्वाम्प्रपद्ये
śabdaṃ gṛhṇāsyaśravāstvaṃ hi jighrasyaprāṇastvaṃ tryaṃghrirāyāsi dūrāt || tryakṣaḥ paśyestvaṃ rasajño'pyajihvaḥ kastvāṃ samyagvettyatastvāmprapadye
You grasp sound though you have no ears; you smell though you have no nose; three-legged, you come from afar; three-eyed, you see; you know taste though tongueless. Who knows you rightly? Therefore I take refuge in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.47
नो वेद त्वामीश साक्षाद्धि वेदो नो वा विष्णुर्नो विधाताखिलस्य।। नो योगीन्द्रानेन्द्रमुख्याश्च देवा भक्तो वेदस्त्वामतस्त्वाम्प्रपद्ये
no veda tvāmīśa sākṣāddhi vedo no vā viṣṇurno vidhātākhilasya|| no yogīndrānendramukhyāśca devā bhakto vedastvāmatastvāmprapadye
The Veda does not know you directly, O Lord, nor does Viṣṇu, nor the creator of all; nor do the lords of yogins, nor the gods with Indra at their head; (only) a devotee knows you—therefore I take refuge in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.48
नो ते गोत्रं नो सजन्मापि नाशो नो वा रूपं नैव शीलन्न देशः ।। इत्थम्भूतोऽपीश्वरस्त्वं त्रिलोक्यास्सर्वान्कामान्पूरयेस्त्वं भजे त्वाम्
no te gotraṃ no sajanmāpi nāśo no vā rūpaṃ naiva śīlanna deśaḥ || itthambhūto'pīśvarastvaṃ trilokyāssarvānkāmānpūrayestvaṃ bhaje tvām
You have no lineage, no birth, nor destruction, nor form, nor character, nor place; yet, being such, you are the Lord of the three worlds, and you fulfil all desires—I worship you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.49
त्वत्तस्सर्वं त्वं हि सर्वं स्मरारे त्वं गौरीशस्त्वं च नग्नोऽतिशान्तः ।। त्वं वै वृद्धस्त्वं युवा त्वं च बालस्तत्त्वं यत्किं नान्यतस्त्वां नतोऽहम्
tvattassarvaṃ tvaṃ hi sarvaṃ smarāre tvaṃ gaurīśastvaṃ ca nagno'tiśāntaḥ || tvaṃ vai vṛddhastvaṃ yuvā tvaṃ ca bālastattvaṃ yatkiṃ nānyatastvāṃ nato'ham
From you is all, and you indeed are all, O foe of Kāma; you are Gaurī's lord, and you are naked and utterly at peace; you are the old man, you the youth, and you the child—that reality which is whatever exists is nothing other (than you); therefore I bow to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.51
बाल उवाच ।। विश्वानर मुनिश्रेष्ठ भूदेवाहं त्वयाद्य वै।। तोषितस्सुप्रसन्नात्मा वृणीष्व वरमुत्तमम्
bāla uvāca || viśvānara muniśreṣṭha bhūdevāhaṃ tvayādya vai|| toṣitassuprasannātmā vṛṇīṣva varamuttamam
The boy said: Viśvānara, best of sages, O brahmin, today indeed I have been pleased by you and my mind is well satisfied—choose an excellent boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.52
तत उत्थाय हृष्टात्मा मुनिर्विश्वानरः कृती।। प्रत्यब्रवीन्मुनिश्रेष्ठः शंकरम्बालरूपिणम्
tata utthāya hṛṣṭātmā munirviśvānaraḥ kṛtī|| pratyabravīnmuniśreṣṭhaḥ śaṃkarambālarūpiṇam
Then, rising up with a delighted heart, the accomplished sage Viśvānara, best of sages, replied to Śaṅkara who wore the form of a boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.53
विश्वानर उवाच ।। महेश्वर किमज्ञातं सर्वज्ञस्य तव प्रभो ।। सर्वान्तरात्मा भगवाच्छर्वस्सर्व्वप्रदो भवान्
viśvānara uvāca || maheśvara kimajñātaṃ sarvajñasya tava prabho || sarvāntarātmā bhagavāccharvassarvvaprado bhavān
Viśvānara said: O Maheśvara, what is unknown to you, the all-knowing one, O Lord? You, blessed Śarva, are the inner self of all and the giver of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.54
याच्ञाम्प्रति नियुक्तम्मां किं ब्रूषे दैन्यकारिणीम् ।। इति ज्ञात्वा महेशान यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
yācñāmprati niyuktammāṃ kiṃ brūṣe dainyakāriṇīm || iti jñātvā maheśāna yathecchasi tathā kuru
Why do you bid me to a request, which brings wretchedness? Knowing this, O great Lord, do as you wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.55
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य देवो विश्वानरस्य हि ।। शुचिश्शुचिव्रतस्याथ शुचिस्मित्वाब्रवीच्छिशुः
nandīśvara uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasya devo viśvānarasya hi || śuciśśucivratasyātha śucismitvābravīcchiśuḥ
Nandīśvara said: Having thus heard the words of that Viśvānara, the pure god, the child, smiling purely, then spoke to him of pure vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.56
त्वया शुचे शुचिष्मत्यां योऽभिलाषः कृतो हृदि ।। अचिरेणैव कालेन स भविष्यत्यसंशयम्
tvayā śuce śuciṣmatyāṃ yo'bhilāṣaḥ kṛto hṛdi || acireṇaiva kālena sa bhaviṣyatyasaṃśayam
"O Śuci, the desire that you have made in your heart concerning Śuciṣmatī — in no long time it will come about, without doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.57
तव पुत्रत्वमेष्यामि शुचिष्मत्यां महामते।। ख्यातो गृहपतिर्नाम्ना शुचिस्सर्व्वामरप्रियः
tava putratvameṣyāmi śuciṣmatyāṃ mahāmate|| khyāto gṛhapatirnāmnā śucissarvvāmarapriyaḥ
"O great-minded one, I shall become your son in (the womb of) Śuciṣmatī, renowned by the name Gṛhapati, pure, dear to all the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.58
अभिलाषाष्टकं पुण्यं स्तोत्रमेतत्त्वयेरितम् ।। अब्दत्रिकालपठनात्कामदं शिवसन्निधौ
abhilāṣāṣṭakaṃ puṇyaṃ stotrametattvayeritam || abdatrikālapaṭhanātkāmadaṃ śivasannidhau
"This meritorious hymn, the 'Eight (verses of) Desire,' has been uttered by you; recited at the three times of day for a year in Śiva's presence, it grants what one wishes."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.59
एतत्स्तोत्रप्रपठनं पुत्रपौत्रधनप्रदम् ।। सर्व्वशान्तिकरश्चापि सर्व्वापत्तिविनाशनम्
etatstotraprapaṭhanaṃ putrapautradhanapradam || sarvvaśāntikaraścāpi sarvvāpattivināśanam
"The recitation of this hymn bestows sons, grandsons and wealth; it brings about all appeasement and destroys all calamities."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.61
प्रातरुत्थाय सुस्नातो लिंगमभ्यर्च्य शाम्भवम् ।। वर्षं जपन्निदं स्तोत्रमपुत्रः पुत्रवान्भवेत्
prātarutthāya susnāto liṃgamabhyarcya śāmbhavam || varṣaṃ japannidaṃ stotramaputraḥ putravānbhavet
"Rising at dawn, well bathed, having worshipped Śambhu's liṅga, one who mutters this hymn for a year, being sonless, will come to have a son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.62
अभिलाषाष्टकमिदन्न देयं यस्य कस्यचित् ।। गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन महावन्ध्याप्रसूतिकृत्
abhilāṣāṣṭakamidanna deyaṃ yasya kasyacit || gopanīyaṃ prayatnena mahāvandhyāprasūtikṛt
"This 'Eight (verses of) Desire' is not to be given to just anyone; it is to be kept secret with care — it makes even a wholly barren woman bear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.63
स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेणापि नियमाल्लिंगसन्निधौ ।। अब्दजप्तमिदं स्तोत्रम्पुत्रदन्नात्र संशयः
striyā vā puruṣeṇāpi niyamālliṃgasannidhau || abdajaptamidaṃ stotramputradannātra saṃśayaḥ
"By a woman or by a man too, muttered for a year with observance in the presence of the liṅga, this hymn is a giver of sons — there is no doubt of it here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 13.64
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे शम्भुर्बालरूपः सतां गतिः।। सोऽपि विश्वानरो विप्रो हृष्टात्मा स्वगृहं ययौ
nandīśvara uvāca || ityuktvāntardadhe śambhurbālarūpaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ|| so'pi viśvānaro vipro hṛṣṭātmā svagṛhaṃ yayau
Nandīśvara said: Having said this, Śambhu in the form of a boy, the recourse of the good, vanished; and that brahmin Viśvānara too, glad at heart, went to his own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition