Shiva Purana — Shatarudra Samhita — Chapter 17

SiP 3 17.1

शृण्वथो गिरिशस्याद्यावतारान् दशसंख्यकान् ।। महाकलमुखान् भक्त्योपासनाकाण्डसेवितान् एते दशावतारा हि शंकरस्य महात्मनः ।। नानासुखप्रदा नित्यं सेवतां निर्विकारतः

śṛṇvatho giriśasyādyāvatārān daśasaṃkhyakān || mahākalamukhān bhaktyopāsanākāṇḍasevitān ete daśāvatārā hi śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ || nānāsukhapradā nityaṃ sevatāṃ nirvikārataḥ

Hear now the first incarnations of the mountain-lord (Śiva), ten in number, beginning with Mahākāla, served in the section on devotional worship. These are indeed the ten incarnations of the great-souled Śaṃkara, ever granting manifold happiness to those who serve (them) without change.

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SiP 3 17.2

तत्राद्यो हि महाकालो भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदस्सताम् ।। शक्तिस्तत्र महाकाली भक्तेप्सितफलप्रदा

tatrādyo hi mahākālo bhuktimuktipradassatām || śaktistatra mahākālī bhaktepsitaphalapradā

Among them the first is Mahākāla, granting enjoyment and liberation to the good; his power there is Mahākālī, who gives the fruit desired by the devotee.

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SiP 3 17.3

तारनामा द्वितीयश्च तारा शक्तिस्तथैव सा ।। भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदौ चोभौ स्वसेवकसुखप्रदौ शिवावतारो मातङ्गो नवमः परिकीर्तितः ।। मातंगी तत्र शर्वाणी सर्वकामफलप्रदा शांकरा निजधर्मस्थाः शृण्वन्तश्चरितन्त्विदम्।। सुखिनः स्युर्विशेषेण शिवभक्ता भवन्तु च

tāranāmā dvitīyaśca tārā śaktistathaiva sā || bhuktimuktipradau cobhau svasevakasukhapradau śivāvatāro mātaṅgo navamaḥ parikīrtitaḥ || mātaṃgī tatra śarvāṇī sarvakāmaphalapradā śāṃkarā nijadharmasthāḥ śṛṇvantaścaritantvidam|| sukhinaḥ syurviśeṣeṇa śivabhaktā bhavantu ca

The second is named Tāra, and his power likewise is Tārā; both grant enjoyment and liberation and give happiness to their own servants. The ninth incarnation of Śiva is proclaimed to be Mātaṅga; there Mātaṅgī, the consort of Śarva, grants the fruit of all desires. May the followers of Śaṃkara, abiding in their own duty, who hear this history, be especially happy, and may they become devotees of Śiva.

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SiP 3 17.4

भुवनेशो हि बालाह्वस्तृतीयः परिकीर्तितः ।। भुवनेशी शिवा तत्र बालाह्वा सुखदा सताम्

bhuvaneśo hi bālāhvastṛtīyaḥ parikīrtitaḥ || bhuvaneśī śivā tatra bālāhvā sukhadā satām

The third is proclaimed to be Bhuvaneśa, called Bāla; there the auspicious goddess Bhuvaneśī, called Bālā, is the giver of happiness to the good.

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SiP 3 17.5

श्रीविद्येशः षोडशाह्वः श्रीर्विद्या षोडशी शिवा ।। चतुर्थो भक्त सुखदो भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः

śrīvidyeśaḥ ṣoḍaśāhvaḥ śrīrvidyā ṣoḍaśī śivā || caturtho bhakta sukhado bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ

Śrīvidyeśa, called Ṣoḍaśa, and the auspicious Śrīvidyā, Ṣoḍaśī—(he is) the fourth, giving happiness to devotees and granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.

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SiP 3 17.6

पञ्चमो भैरवः ख्यातः सर्वदा भक्तकामदः ।। भैरवी गिरिजा तत्र सदुपासककामदा

pañcamo bhairavaḥ khyātaḥ sarvadā bhaktakāmadaḥ || bhairavī girijā tatra sadupāsakakāmadā

The fifth is proclaimed to be Bhairava, who always grants the wishes of devotees; and there (his) Bhairavī is Girijā, who grants the wishes of good worshippers.

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SiP 3 17.7

छिन्नमस्तकनामासौ शिवः षष्ठः प्रकीर्तितः ।। भक्तकामप्रदा चैव गिरिजा छिन्नमस्तका

chinnamastakanāmāsau śivaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || bhaktakāmapradā caiva girijā chinnamastakā

That Śiva, bearing the name Chinnamastaka ("Severed-head"), is declared the sixth; and Girijā (as) Chinnamastakā is the granter of devotees' wishes.

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SiP 3 17.8

धूमवान् सप्तमः शम्भुस्सर्वकामफलप्रदः ।। धूमवती शिवा तत्र सदुपासककामदा

dhūmavān saptamaḥ śambhussarvakāmaphalapradaḥ || dhūmavatī śivā tatra sadupāsakakāmadā

The seventh Śambhu is Dhūmavān, who grants the fruit of all desires; and there (his) consort Śivā is Dhūmavatī, who grants the wishes of good worshippers.

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SiP 3 17.9

शिवावतारः सुखदो ह्यष्टमो बगलामुखः ।। शक्तिस्तत्र महानन्दा विख्याता बगलामुखी

śivāvatāraḥ sukhado hyaṣṭamo bagalāmukhaḥ || śaktistatra mahānandā vikhyātā bagalāmukhī

The eighth incarnation of Śiva, the giver of happiness, is indeed Bagalāmukha; and there the Śakti is Mahānandā, renowned as Bagalāmukhī.

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SiP 3 17.11

दशमः कमलः शम्भुर्भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः ।। कमला गिरिजा तत्र स्वभक्तपरिपालिनी

daśamaḥ kamalaḥ śambhurbhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ || kamalā girijā tatra svabhaktaparipālinī

The tenth Śambhu is Kamala, who grants the fruit of enjoyment and liberation; and there Girijā (as) Kamalā is the protectress of her own devotees.

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SiP 3 17.12

एते दशमिताः शैवा अवतारास्सुखप्रदाः ।। भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदाश्चैव भक्तानां सर्वदास्सताम्

ete daśamitāḥ śaivā avatārāssukhapradāḥ || bhuktimuktipradāścaiva bhaktānāṃ sarvadāssatām

These ten Śaiva incarnations are givers of happiness, and they are always the granters of enjoyment and liberation to good devotees.

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SiP 3 17.14

३।। एतद्दशावताराणां माहात्म्यं वर्णितं मुने ।। सर्वकामप्रदं ज्ञेयं तंत्रशास्त्रादिगर्भितम्

3|| etaddaśāvatārāṇāṃ māhātmyaṃ varṇitaṃ mune || sarvakāmapradaṃ jñeyaṃ taṃtraśāstrādigarbhitam

This greatness of the ten incarnations has been described, O sage; it is to be known as granting all desires, and it is embedded in the Tantra scriptures and the rest.

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SiP 3 17.15

एतासामादिशक्तीनामद्भुतो महिमा मुने ।। सर्वकामप्रदो ज्ञेयस्तत्रंशास्त्रादिगर्भितः

etāsāmādiśaktīnāmadbhuto mahimā mune || sarvakāmaprado jñeyastatraṃśāstrādigarbhitaḥ

Wondrous is the majesty of these primordial Śaktis, O sage; it is to be known as granting all desires, and is embedded there in the (Tantra) scriptures and the rest.

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SiP 3 17.16

शत्रुमारणकार्य्यादौ तत्तच्छक्तिः परा मता ।। खल दण्डकरी नित्यम्ब्रह्मतेजोविवर्द्धिनी

śatrumāraṇakāryyādau tattacchaktiḥ parā matā || khala daṇḍakarī nityambrahmatejovivarddhinī

In tasks such as the slaying of enemies, that particular Śakti is held to be supreme; she is ever the wielder of the rod against the wicked, and the increaser of brahminical splendour.

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SiP 3 17.17

इत्युक्तास्ते मया ब्रह्मन्नवतारा महेशितुः।। सशक्तिका दशमिता महाकालमुखाश्शुभाः

ityuktāste mayā brahmannavatārā maheśituḥ|| saśaktikā daśamitā mahākālamukhāśśubhāḥ

Thus have I told you, O brahmin, of the incarnations of the great Lord — ten in number, together with their Śaktis, auspicious, beginning with Mahākāla.

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SiP 3 17.18

शैवपर्वसु सर्वेषु योऽधीते भक्तितत्परः ।। एतदाख्यानममलं सोतिशम्भुप्रियो भवेत्

śaivaparvasu sarveṣu yo'dhīte bhaktitatparaḥ || etadākhyānamamalaṃ sotiśambhupriyo bhavet

Whoever, intent on devotion, recites this spotless narrative on all the Śaiva festival days becomes exceedingly dear to Śambhu.

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SiP 3 17.19

ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मवर्चस्वी क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत ।। धनाधिपो हि वैश्यः स्याच्छूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात्

brahmaṇo brahmavarcasvī kṣatriyo vijayī bhaveta || dhanādhipo hi vaiśyaḥ syācchūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt

A brahmin will become possessed of brahminical lustre, a kṣatriya will become victorious, a vaiśya will indeed become a lord of wealth, and a śūdra will obtain happiness.

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