Shiva Purana — Shatarudra Samhita — Chapter 2
SiP 3 2.1
।। नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। शृणु तात महेशस्यावतारान्परमान्प्रभो ।। सर्वकार्यकराँल्लोके सर्वस्य सुखदान्मुने
|| nandīśvara uvāca || śṛṇu tāta maheśasyāvatārānparamānprabho || sarvakāryakarā~lloke sarvasya sukhadānmune
Nandīśvara said: Listen, dear one, to the supreme incarnations of Maheśa, O lord — they that perform every work in the world and give happiness to all, O sage.
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SiP 3 2.2
तस्य शंभोः परेशस्य मूर्त्यष्टकमयं जगत् ।। तस्मिन्व्याप्य स्थितं विश्वं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव
tasya śaṃbhoḥ pareśasya mūrtyaṣṭakamayaṃ jagat || tasminvyāpya sthitaṃ viśvaṃ sūtre maṇigaṇā iva
The world is made up of the eightfold form of that Śambhu, the supreme lord; the universe stands pervading him, like beads (strung) on a thread.
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SiP 3 2.3
शर्वो भवस्तथा रुद्र उग्रो भीमः पशो पतिः ।। ईशानश्च महादेवो मूर्तयश्चाष्ट विश्रुताः सन्दीपयञ्जगत्सर्वं दिवाकरसमाह्वयम् ।। ईशानाख्यं महेशस्य रूपं दिवि विसर्पति
śarvo bhavastathā rudra ugro bhīmaḥ paśo patiḥ || īśānaśca mahādevo mūrtayaścāṣṭa viśrutāḥ sandīpayañjagatsarvaṃ divākarasamāhvayam || īśānākhyaṃ maheśasya rūpaṃ divi visarpati
Śarva, Bhava, and Rudra, Ugra, Bhīma, Paśupati, Īśāna and Mahādeva — these are the eight renowned forms. Kindling this whole world, bearing the name of the day-maker (the sun), the form of Maheśa called Īśāna moves across the sky.
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SiP 3 2.4
भूम्यंभोग्निमरुद्व्योमक्षेत्रज्ञार्कनिशाकराः ।। अधिष्ठिताश्च शर्वाद्यैरष्टरूपैः शिवस्य हि
bhūmyaṃbhognimarudvyomakṣetrajñārkaniśākarāḥ || adhiṣṭhitāśca śarvādyairaṣṭarūpaiḥ śivasya hi
Earth, water, fire, wind, ether, the knower of the field (soul), sun and moon — these are presided over by Śiva's eight forms, Śarva and the rest.
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SiP 3 2.5
धत्ते चराचरं विश्वं रूपं विश्वंभरात्मकम् ।। शंकरस्य महेशस्य शास्त्रस्यैवेति निश्चयः
dhatte carācaraṃ viśvaṃ rūpaṃ viśvaṃbharātmakam || śaṃkarasya maheśasya śāstrasyaiveti niścayaḥ
The form consisting of the all-bearing (earth) upholds the moving and unmoving universe — of Śaṃkara, of Maheśa; this indeed is the settled conclusion of scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 2.6
संजीवनं समस्तस्य जगतः सलिलात्मकम् ।। भव इत्युच्यते रूपं भवस्य परमात्मनः
saṃjīvanaṃ samastasya jagataḥ salilātmakam || bhava ityucyate rūpaṃ bhavasya paramātmanaḥ
That which is made of water, giving life to the whole world, is called the form of Bhava, of Bhava the supreme Self.
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SiP 3 2.7
बहिरंतर्जगद्विश्वं बिभर्ति स्पन्दतेस्य यम् ।। उग्र इत्युच्यते सद्भी रूपमुग्रस्य सत्प्रभो
bahiraṃtarjagadviśvaṃ bibharti spandatesya yam || ugra ityucyate sadbhī rūpamugrasya satprabho
That by which the whole world, outside and within, is borne up and made to stir is called Ugra by the good — the form of Ugra, O lord of the good.
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SiP 3 2.8
सर्वावकाशदं सर्वव्यापकं गगनात्मकम् ।। रूपं भीमस्य भीमाख्यं भूपवृन्दस्व भेदकम्
sarvāvakāśadaṃ sarvavyāpakaṃ gaganātmakam || rūpaṃ bhīmasya bhīmākhyaṃ bhūpavṛndasva bhedakam
The form of Bhīma, made of sky, which gives room to all and pervades all, is called Bhīma, and it is what separates the host of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 2.9
सर्वात्मनामधिष्ठानं सर्वक्षेत्रनिवासकम् ।। रूपं पशुपतेर्ज्ञेयं पशुपाशनिकृन्तनम्
sarvātmanāmadhiṣṭhānaṃ sarvakṣetranivāsakam || rūpaṃ paśupaterjñeyaṃ paśupāśanikṛntanam
The substratum of all selves, dwelling in every field (body), is to be known as the form of Paśupati, which cuts away the bonds of the fettered souls.
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SiP 3 2.11
आप्याययति यो विश्वममृतांशुर्निशाकरः ।। महादेवस्य तद्रूपं महादेवस्य चाह्वयम्
āpyāyayati yo viśvamamṛtāṃśurniśākaraḥ || mahādevasya tadrūpaṃ mahādevasya cāhvayam
The moon with nectar-rays, who fattens (nourishes) the universe — that is the form of Mahādeva, and it bears the name of Mahādeva.
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SiP 3 2.12
आत्मा तस्याष्टमं रूपं शिवस्य परमात्मनः ।। व्यापिकेतरमूर्तीनां विश्वं तस्माच्छिवात्मकम्
ātmā tasyāṣṭamaṃ rūpaṃ śivasya paramātmanaḥ || vyāpiketaramūrtīnāṃ viśvaṃ tasmācchivātmakam
The Self is his eighth form, (the form) of Śiva the supreme Self; it pervades the other forms, and therefore the universe consists of Śiva.
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SiP 3 2.13
शाखाः पुष्यन्ति वृक्षस्य वृक्षमूलस्य सेचनात् ।। तद्वदस्य वपुर्विश्वं पुष्यते च शिवार्चनात
śākhāḥ puṣyanti vṛkṣasya vṛkṣamūlasya secanāt || tadvadasya vapurviśvaṃ puṣyate ca śivārcanāta
The branches of a tree thrive from the watering of the tree's root; just so, the universe, which is his body, thrives from the worship of Śiva.
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SiP 3 2.14
यथेह पुत्रपौत्रादेः प्रीत्या प्रीतो भवेत्पिता ।। तथा विश्वस्य सम्प्रीत्या प्रीतो भवति शंकरः
yatheha putrapautrādeḥ prītyā prīto bhavetpitā || tathā viśvasya samprītyā prīto bhavati śaṃkaraḥ
As here a father becomes pleased at the pleasure of his sons, grandsons and the rest, so Śaṃkara becomes pleased at the pleasure of the universe.
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SiP 3 2.15
क्रियते यस्य कस्यापि देहिनो यदि निग्रहः ।। अष्टमूर्त्तेरनिष्टं तत्कृतमेव न संशयः
kriyate yasya kasyāpi dehino yadi nigrahaḥ || aṣṭamūrtteraniṣṭaṃ tatkṛtameva na saṃśayaḥ
If harm is done to any embodied being whatsoever, that is done as an offence against the eight-formed one — there is no doubt.
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SiP 3 2.16
अष्टमूर्त्यात्मना विश्वमधिष्ठायास्थितं शिवम् ।। भजस्व सर्वभावेन रुद्रं परमकारणम्
aṣṭamūrtyātmanā viśvamadhiṣṭhāyāsthitaṃ śivam || bhajasva sarvabhāvena rudraṃ paramakāraṇam
Worship with your whole being Rudra, the supreme cause, Śiva, who abides presiding over the universe in the form of the eight embodiments.
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SiP 3 2.17
इति प्रोक्ताः स्वरूपास्ते विधिपुत्राष्टविश्रुताः ।। सर्वोपकारनिरताः सेव्याः श्रेयोर्थिभिर्नरैः
iti proktāḥ svarūpāste vidhiputrāṣṭaviśrutāḥ || sarvopakāraniratāḥ sevyāḥ śreyorthibhirnaraiḥ
Thus have those eight renowned forms of his been declared, O son of the Ordainer; intent on benefiting all, they are to be served by men who seek the good.
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