Shiva Purana — Shatarudra Samhita — Chapter 23
SiP 3 23.1
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। ततो वृषभरूपेण गर्जमानः पिनाकधृक् ।। प्रविष्टो विवरं तत्र निनदन्भैरवान्रवान्
nandīśvara uvāca || tato vṛṣabharūpeṇa garjamānaḥ pinākadhṛk || praviṣṭo vivaraṃ tatra ninadanbhairavānravān
Nandīśvara said: Then, in the form of a bull, roaring, the bearer of the Pināka entered that cave, uttering terrifying cries.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 23.2
निपेस्तुतस्य निनदैः पुराणि नगराणि च ।। प्रकम्पो हि बभूवाथ सर्वेषां पुरवासिनाम्
nipestutasya ninadaiḥ purāṇi nagarāṇi ca || prakampo hi babhūvātha sarveṣāṃ puravāsinām
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SiP 3 23.3
ततो वृषो हरेः पुत्रान्संग्रामोद्यतकार्मुकान् ।। शिवमायाविमूढात्ममहाबलपराक्रमान् अथ कृत्वा महाकोपं वृषात्मा स महेश्वरः ।। विननाद महाघोरं कम्पयंस्त्रिजगन्मुने कामाधीनं कथं ज्ञानं स्त्रीषु सक्तो विहारकृत् ।। नोचितन्तव देवेश स्मरणं विश्वतारणम् दिव्या वरांगनास्सन्ति पाताले यौवनान्विताः।। ताभिः सार्द्धं महाक्रीडां यः करोतु करोतु सः
tato vṛṣo hareḥ putrānsaṃgrāmodyatakārmukān || śivamāyāvimūḍhātmamahābalaparākramān atha kṛtvā mahākopaṃ vṛṣātmā sa maheśvaraḥ || vinanāda mahāghoraṃ kampayaṃstrijaganmune kāmādhīnaṃ kathaṃ jñānaṃ strīṣu sakto vihārakṛt || nocitantava deveśa smaraṇaṃ viśvatāraṇam divyā varāṃganāssanti pātāle yauvanānvitāḥ|| tābhiḥ sārddhaṃ mahākrīḍāṃ yaḥ karotu karotu saḥ
Then the Bull (beheld) Hari's sons, their bows raised for battle, whose minds were bewildered by Śiva's māyā, (men) of great strength and prowess. Then that Maheśvara, whose self was the bull, growing greatly wrathful, roared most terribly, shaking the three worlds, O sage. "How can there be knowledge in one subject to lust — one attached to women, a maker of pleasure? It is not fitting for you, O lord of gods, (that men should make) the remembrance (of you) which carries the world across. There are divine and lovely women in Pātāla, endowed with youth; let him who would make great sport with them do so."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 23.4
हरिपुत्रास्ततस्तेऽथ प्राकुप्यन्मुनिसत्तम ।। प्रदुद्रुवुः प्रगर्ज्योच्चैर्वीराश्शंकरसन्मुखम्
hariputrāstataste'tha prākupyanmunisattama || pradudruvuḥ pragarjyoccairvīrāśśaṃkarasanmukham
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SiP 3 23.5
आयातांस्तान्हरेः पुत्रान्रुद्रो वृषभरूपधृक् ।। प्राकुप्यद्विष्णुपुत्रांश्च खुरैश्शृंगैर्व्यदारयत्
āyātāṃstānhareḥ putrānrudro vṛṣabharūpadhṛk || prākupyadviṣṇuputrāṃśca khuraiśśṛṃgairvyadārayat
Rudra, taking the form of a bull, grew angry at those sons of Hari who had come (against him), and he tore the sons of Viṣṇu with his hooves and horns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 23.6
विदारितांगा रुद्रेण सर्वे हरिसुताश्च ते ।। नष्टा द्रुतं सन्बभूवुर्गतप्राणा विचेतसः
vidāritāṃgā rudreṇa sarve harisutāśca te || naṣṭā drutaṃ sanbabhūvurgataprāṇā vicetasaḥ
With their limbs torn open by Rudra, all those sons of Hari quickly perished and became lifeless and senseless.
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SiP 3 23.7
हतेषु तेषु पुत्रेषु विष्णुर्बलवतां वरः ।। निष्क्रम्याथ प्रणम्योच्चैर्ययौ शीघ्रं हरान्तिकम्
hateṣu teṣu putreṣu viṣṇurbalavatāṃ varaḥ || niṣkramyātha praṇamyoccairyayau śīghraṃ harāntikam
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SiP 3 23.8
दृष्ट्वा रुद्रं प्रव्रजंतं हतविष्णुसुतं वृषम्।। शरैस्सन्ताडयामास दिव्यैरस्त्रैश्च केशवः
dṛṣṭvā rudraṃ pravrajaṃtaṃ hataviṣṇusutaṃ vṛṣam|| śaraissantāḍayāmāsa divyairastraiśca keśavaḥ
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SiP 3 23.9
ततः क्रुद्धो महादेवो वृषरूपी मदाबलः ।। अस्त्राणि तानि विष्णोश्च जग्रास गिरिगोचरः
tataḥ kruddho mahādevo vṛṣarūpī madābalaḥ || astrāṇi tāni viṣṇośca jagrāsa girigocaraḥ
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SiP 3 23.11
तत विष्णोश्च तरसा खुरैश्शृंगैर्व्यदारयत् ।। विष्णुं क्रोधाकुलं मूढमजानन्तं निजं हरिम्
tata viṣṇośca tarasā khuraiśśṛṃgairvyadārayat || viṣṇuṃ krodhākulaṃ mūḍhamajānantaṃ nijaṃ harim
Then he violently tore Viṣṇu apart with his hooves and horns — Viṣṇu, who was overcome with anger, bewildered, and did not recognize his own (self,) Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 23.12
ततस्स शिथिलात्मा हि व्यथितांगो बभूव ह।। तत्प्रहारमसह्याशु हरिर्मायाविमोहितः
tatassa śithilātmā hi vyathitāṃgo babhūva ha|| tatprahāramasahyāśu harirmāyāvimohitaḥ
Then he became slack in himself, his limbs racked with pain; unable to bear that blow, Hari was at once bewildered by (the Lord's) magic power.
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SiP 3 23.13
गतगर्वोहरिश्चैव विचेता गतचेतनः।। ज्ञातवान्परमेशानं विहरन्तं वृषात्मना
gatagarvohariścaiva vicetā gatacetanaḥ|| jñātavānparameśānaṃ viharantaṃ vṛṣātmanā
And Hari, his pride gone, bewildered and bereft of consciousness, recognized (that it was) the Supreme Lord roaming about in the form of a bull.
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SiP 3 23.14
अथ विज्ञाय गौरीशमागतं वृषरूपतः ।। प्राह गम्भीरया वाचा नतस्कन्धः कृताञ्जलिः
atha vijñāya gaurīśamāgataṃ vṛṣarūpataḥ || prāha gambhīrayā vācā nataskandhaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
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SiP 3 23.15
हरिरुवाच ।। देवदेव महादेव करुणासागर प्रभो।। मायया ते महेशान मोहितोहं विमूढधीः
hariruvāca || devadeva mahādeva karuṇāsāgara prabho|| māyayā te maheśāna mohitohaṃ vimūḍhadhīḥ
Hari said: "God of gods, Great God, ocean of compassion, Lord! By your power of illusion, O Great Ruler, I was deluded, my mind confounded."
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SiP 3 23.16
कृतं युद्धं त्वयेशेन स्वनाथेन मया प्रभो ।। कृपां कृत्वा मयि स्वामिन्सोऽपराधो हि सह्यताम्
kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ tvayeśena svanāthena mayā prabho || kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mayi svāminso'parādho hi sahyatām
Battle was waged by me with you, the Lord, my own master, O Lord! Show mercy to me, O Master; let that offense be borne (with patience).
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SiP 3 23.17
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा हरेर्दीनतया मुने ।। भगवाञ्छंकरः प्राह रमेशं भक्तवत्सलः
nandīśvara uvāca || tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā harerdīnatayā mune || bhagavāñchaṃkaraḥ prāha rameśaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
Nandīśvara said: Having heard that speech of his, spoken by Hari in humility, O sage, the Lord Śaṃkara, fond of his devotees, said to Ramā's lord (Viṣṇu):
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SiP 3 23.18
हे विष्णो हे महाबुद्धे कथं मां ज्ञातवान्न हि ।। युद्धं कृतं कृतस्तेऽद्य ज्ञानं सर्व्वं च विस्मृतम्
he viṣṇo he mahābuddhe kathaṃ māṃ jñātavānna hi || yuddhaṃ kṛtaṃ kṛtaste'dya jñānaṃ sarvvaṃ ca vismṛtam
"O Viṣṇu, O you of great intelligence, how is it that you did not recognize me? Today you have waged war, and all your knowledge has been forgotten."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 23.19
आत्मानं किन्न जानासि मदधीनपराक्रमम् ।। त्वया नात्र रतिः कार्या निवर्तस्व कुचारतः
ātmānaṃ kinna jānāsi madadhīnaparākramam || tvayā nātra ratiḥ kāryā nivartasva kucārataḥ
Why do you not know yourself, whose valor depends on me? You should take no pleasure in this — turn back from (this) bad course!
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SiP 3 23.21
तच्छुत्वा शम्भुवचनं विज्ञानप्रदमादरात्।। व्रीड्यन्स्वमनसा विष्णुः प्राह वाचं महेश्वरम्
tacchutvā śambhuvacanaṃ vijñānapradamādarāt|| vrīḍyansvamanasā viṣṇuḥ prāha vācaṃ maheśvaram
Having heard that speech of Śambhu, which imparted knowledge, (spoken) respectfully, Viṣṇu, ashamed in his own mind, spoke (these) words to Maheśvara.
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SiP 3 23.22
विष्णुरुवाच। ममात्र विद्यते चक्रं तद्गृहीत्वे तदादरात्।। गमिष्यामि स्वलोकन्तन्त्वदाज्ञापरिपालकः
viṣṇuruvāca| mamātra vidyate cakraṃ tadgṛhītve tadādarāt|| gamiṣyāmi svalokantantvadājñāparipālakaḥ
Viṣṇu said: My discus is here; when that has been taken (back), out of regard for that I shall go to my own world, keeping your command.
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SiP 3 23.23
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। तदाकर्ण्य महेशानो वचनं वैष्णवं हरः ।। प्रत्युवाच वृषात्मा हि वृषरक्षः पुनर्हरिम्
nandīśvara uvāca || tadākarṇya maheśāno vacanaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ haraḥ || pratyuvāca vṛṣātmā hi vṛṣarakṣaḥ punarharim
Nandīśvara said: Hearing that speech of Viṣṇu, the great lord Hara, whose very self is the bull, the protector of the bull, replied again to Hari.
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SiP 3 23.24
न विलम्बः प्रकर्त्तव्यो गन्तव्यमित आशु ते।। मच्छासनाद्धरे लोके चक्रमत्रैव तिष्ठताम्
na vilambaḥ prakarttavyo gantavyamita āśu te|| macchāsanāddhare loke cakramatraiva tiṣṭhatām
No delay should be made; you must go from here at once. By my command, O Hari, in the (upper) world—let the discus remain right here.
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SiP 3 23.25
सन्तानादित्यसंस्थानाच्छिवत्ववचनादपि।। अहं घोरतरं तस्माच्चक्रमन्यद्ददामि ते
santānādityasaṃsthānācchivatvavacanādapi|| ahaṃ ghorataraṃ tasmāccakramanyaddadāmi te
Because of the continuity (of the line), because of the station of the sun, and also because of the word "Śiva-hood"—therefore I give you another, still more terrible, discus.
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SiP 3 23.26
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। एतदुक्त्वा हरोऽलेखीद्दिव्यं कालानलप्रभम् ।। परं चक्रं प्रदीप्तं हि सर्वदुष्टविनाशनम्
nandīśvara uvāca || etaduktvā haro'lekhīddivyaṃ kālānalaprabham || paraṃ cakraṃ pradīptaṃ hi sarvaduṣṭavināśanam
Nandīśvara said: Having said this, Hara traced out a divine, supreme discus with the radiance of the fire of time, blazing indeed, the destroyer of all the wicked.
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SiP 3 23.27
विष्णवे प्रददौ चक्रं घोरार्कायुतसुप्रभम् ।। सर्वामरमुनीन्द्राणां रक्षकाय महात्मने
viṣṇave pradadau cakraṃ ghorārkāyutasuprabham || sarvāmaramunīndrāṇāṃ rakṣakāya mahātmane
He gave the discus, of fearsome splendour like ten thousand suns, to Viṣṇu, the great-souled protector of all the immortals and the chief sages.
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SiP 3 23.28
लब्ध्वा सुदर्शनं चान्यञ्चक्रं परमदीप्तिमित् ।। उवाच विबुधांस्तत्र विष्णुर्बुद्धिमतां वरः
labdhvā sudarśanaṃ cānyañcakraṃ paramadīptimit || uvāca vibudhāṃstatra viṣṇurbuddhimatāṃ varaḥ
Having obtained Sudarśana and also the other discus of supreme brilliance, Viṣṇu, best of the intelligent, spoke there to the gods.
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SiP 3 23.29
सर्वदेववरा यूयं मद्वाक्यं शृणुतादरात् ।। कर्तव्यन्तत्तथा शीघ्रं ततश्शं वो भविष्यति
sarvadevavarā yūyaṃ madvākyaṃ śṛṇutādarāt || kartavyantattathā śīghraṃ tataśśaṃ vo bhaviṣyati
You, best of all the gods, hear my word attentively; that is to be done thus, and quickly—then there will be peace for you.
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SiP 3 23.31
तच्छुत्वा केशवाद्वाक्यं शूरास्त्रिदशयोनयः ।। प्रवेष्टुकामाः पातालम्बभूवुर्विष्णुना सह
tacchutvā keśavādvākyaṃ śūrāstridaśayonayaḥ || praveṣṭukāmāḥ pātālambabhūvurviṣṇunā saha
Hearing that word from Keśava, the heroes of the races of the thirty (gods) became eager to enter Pātāla together with Viṣṇu.
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SiP 3 23.32
विचारमथ विज्ञाय तन्तदा भगवान्हर ।। क्रोधाच्छापन्ददौ घोरं देवयोन्यष्टकस्य च
vicāramatha vijñāya tantadā bhagavānhara || krodhācchāpandadau ghoraṃ devayonyaṣṭakasya ca
Then, knowing that intention of theirs, Lord Hara in anger pronounced a terrible curse upon the eight classes of divine beings.
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SiP 3 23.33
हर उवाच ।। वर्जयित्वा मुनिं शान्तं दानवान्वा मदंशजम् ।। इदं यः प्रविशेत्स्थानं तस्य स्यान्निधनं क्षणात्
hara uvāca || varjayitvā muniṃ śāntaṃ dānavānvā madaṃśajam || idaṃ yaḥ praviśetsthānaṃ tasya syānnidhanaṃ kṣaṇāt
Hara said: Excepting a tranquil sage, or dānavas born of a portion of myself—whoever enters this place, his destruction shall come about in an instant.
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SiP 3 23.34
श्रुत्वा वाक्यमिदं घोरं मनुष्यहितवर्धनम् ।। प्रत्याख्यातास्तु रुद्रेण देवास्स्वगृहमा ययुः
śrutvā vākyamidaṃ ghoraṃ manuṣyahitavardhanam || pratyākhyātāstu rudreṇa devāssvagṛhamā yayuḥ
Hearing this terrible utterance, which increases the welfare of men, the gods, rejected by Rudra, went to their own abodes.
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SiP 3 23.35
एवं स्त्रीलः परो विष्णुश्शिवेन प्रतिशासितः ।। स्वर्लोकमगमद्व्यास स्वास्थ्यं प्राप जगच्च तत्
evaṃ strīlaḥ paro viṣṇuśśivena pratiśāsitaḥ || svarlokamagamadvyāsa svāsthyaṃ prāpa jagacca tat
Thus the supreme Viṣṇu, given to women, was set right by Śiva; he went to the world of heaven, O Vyāsa, and that world attained well-being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 23.36
वृषेश्वरोऽपि भगवाच्छंकरो भक्तवत्सलः ।। इत्थं कृत्वा देवकार्यं जगाम स्वगिरीश्वरम्
vṛṣeśvaro'pi bhagavācchaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ || itthaṃ kṛtvā devakāryaṃ jagāma svagirīśvaram
And the lord Śaṃkara too, Vṛṣeśvara, fond of his devotees, having thus accomplished the gods' business, went to his own lord of mountains.
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SiP 3 23.37
वृषेश्वरावतारस्तु वर्णितश्शंकरस्य च ।। विष्णुमोहहरश्शर्वस्त्रैलोक्यसुखकारकः
vṛṣeśvarāvatārastu varṇitaśśaṃkarasya ca || viṣṇumohaharaśśarvastrailokyasukhakārakaḥ
Thus has been described the Vṛṣeśvara incarnation of Śaṃkara—Śarva, remover of Viṣṇu's delusion, the bringer of happiness to the three worlds.
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SiP 3 23.38
पवित्रमिदमाख्यानं शत्रुबाधाहरम्परम् ।। स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सताम्
pavitramidamākhyānaṃ śatrubādhāharamparam || svargyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ satām
This narrative is pure and supreme, removing the affliction of enemies, leading to heaven, granting fame and long life, bestowing enjoyment and liberation on the good.
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SiP 3 23.39
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वै समाहितः ।। स भुक्त्वा सकलान्कामानन्ते मोक्ष मवाप्नुयात् ।। तथा पठिति यो हीदं पाठयेत्सुधियो नरान्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvai samāhitaḥ || sa bhuktvā sakalānkāmānante mokṣa mavāpnuyāt || tathā paṭhiti yo hīdaṃ pāṭhayetsudhiyo narān
Whoever hears this with devotion, or, collected in mind, has it heard (by others), he, having enjoyed all desires, would in the end attain liberation; and likewise whoever recites this, or has wise men recite it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition