Shiva Purana — Shatarudra Samhita — Chapter 30
SiP 3 30.1
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। शृणु त्वं ब्रह्मपुत्राद्यावतारं परमेशितुः ।। अवधूतेश्वराह्वं वै शक्रगर्वापहारकम्
nandīśvara uvāca || śṛṇu tvaṃ brahmaputrādyāvatāraṃ parameśituḥ || avadhūteśvarāhvaṃ vai śakragarvāpahārakam
Nandīśvara said: Hear now, O son of Brahmā, the incarnation of the supreme lord called Avadhūteśvara, which took away Śakra's pride.
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SiP 3 30.2
शक्रः पुरा हि सगुरुः सर्वदेवसमन्वितः ।। दर्शनं कर्तुमीशस्य कैलासमगमन्मुने
śakraḥ purā hi saguruḥ sarvadevasamanvitaḥ || darśanaṃ kartumīśasya kailāsamagamanmune
Formerly Śakra, with his teacher and accompanied by all the gods, went to Kailāsa to have sight of the Lord, O sage.
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SiP 3 30.3
अथ गुर्विन्द्रयोर्ज्ञात्वागमनं शंकरस्तयोः ।। परीक्षितुं च तद्भावं स्वदर्शनरतात्मनोः नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। शक्रेणेत्थं स पृष्टश्च किंचिन्नोवाच पूरुषः ।। लीलागृहीतदेहस्स शङ्करो मदहा प्रभुः दृष्ट्वा वृहस्पतिस्त्वेनम्प्रज्वलन्तं स्वतेजसा ।। पुरुषं तं धियामास प्रणनाम हरं द्रुतम् नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य शंकरस्य बृहस्पतिः ।। उवाच साञ्जलिर्भूयो भयव्याकुलमानसः बभूवुः सकला देवाः सुखिनश्चातिनिर्भयाः ।। गुरुशक्रौ भयान्मुक्तौ जग्मतुः सुखमुत्तमम्
atha gurvindrayorjñātvāgamanaṃ śaṃkarastayoḥ || parīkṣituṃ ca tadbhāvaṃ svadarśanaratātmanoḥ nandīśvara uvāca || śakreṇetthaṃ sa pṛṣṭaśca kiṃcinnovāca pūruṣaḥ || līlāgṛhītadehassa śaṅkaro madahā prabhuḥ dṛṣṭvā vṛhaspatistvenamprajvalantaṃ svatejasā || puruṣaṃ taṃ dhiyāmāsa praṇanāma haraṃ drutam nandīśvara uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasya śaṃkarasya bṛhaspatiḥ || uvāca sāñjalirbhūyo bhayavyākulamānasaḥ babhūvuḥ sakalā devāḥ sukhinaścātinirbhayāḥ || guruśakrau bhayānmuktau jagmatuḥ sukhamuttamam
Then Śaṃkara, knowing of the coming of the teacher and Indra, in order to test the disposition of those two whose hearts were set on seeing him — Nandīśvara said: Though questioned thus by Śakra, that man said nothing; he was Śaṅkara, the lord, destroyer of arrogance, who had taken on a body in play. But Bṛhaspati, seeing him blazing with his own splendour, reflected upon that man and quickly bowed to Hara. Nandīśvara said: Having heard that speech of Śaṃkara, Bṛhaspati, his mind agitated with fear, spoke again with joined palms. All the gods became happy and quite free of fear; the teacher and Śakra, released from fear, attained the highest happiness.
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SiP 3 30.5
अवधूतस्वरूपोऽभून्नानालीलाकरः प्रभुः ।। दिगंबरो महाभीमो ज्वलदग्निसमप्रभः ।। .४ ।। सोऽवधूतस्वरूपो हि मार्गमारुद्ध्य सद्गतिः ।। लंबमानपटः शंभुरतिष्ठच्छोभिताकृतिः
avadhūtasvarūpo'bhūnnānālīlākaraḥ prabhuḥ || digaṃbaro mahābhīmo jvaladagnisamaprabhaḥ || .4 || so'vadhūtasvarūpo hi mārgamāruddhya sadgatiḥ || laṃbamānapaṭaḥ śaṃbhuratiṣṭhacchobhitākṛtiḥ
The Lord, performer of manifold sports, took the form of an avadhūta: naked, hugely terrifying, with a radiance like blazing fire. (4) That Śambhu, in the form of an avadhūta, the true goal, blocking the road, stood there with his cloth hanging down, of splendid appearance.
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SiP 3 30.6
अथ तौ गुरुशक्रौ च गच्छन्तौ शिव सन्निधिम् ।। अद्राष्टांपुरुषं भीमं मार्गमध्येऽद्भुताकृतिम्
atha tau guruśakrau ca gacchantau śiva sannidhim || adrāṣṭāṃpuruṣaṃ bhīmaṃ mārgamadhye'dbhutākṛtim
Then those two, the teacher and Śakra, going into Śiva's presence, saw a terrifying man of wondrous form in the middle of the road.
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SiP 3 30.7
अथ शक्रो मुनेऽपृच्छत्स्वाधिकारेण दुर्मदः ।। पुरुषं तं स्वमार्गान्तः स्थितमज्ञाय शंकरम्
atha śakro mune'pṛcchatsvādhikāreṇa durmadaḥ || puruṣaṃ taṃ svamārgāntaḥ sthitamajñāya śaṃkaram
Then Śakra, O sage, ill-intoxicated with his own authority, questioned that man standing in the middle of his path, not recognising him as Śaṃkara.
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SiP 3 30.8
शक्र उवाच ।। कस्त्वं दिगंबराकारावधूतः कुत आगतः ।। किन्नाम तव विख्यातं तत्त्वतो वद मेऽचिरम्
śakra uvāca || kastvaṃ digaṃbarākārāvadhūtaḥ kuta āgataḥ || kinnāma tava vikhyātaṃ tattvato vada me'ciram
Śakra said: Who are you, an avadhūta naked in form? From where have you come? What is your renowned name? Tell me truly, at once.
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SiP 3 30.9
स्वस्थाने संस्थितः शंभुः किम्वान्यत्र गतोऽधुना ।। दर्शनार्थं हि तस्याहं गच्छामि सगुरुस्सुरैः
svasthāne saṃsthitaḥ śaṃbhuḥ kimvānyatra gato'dhunā || darśanārthaṃ hi tasyāhaṃ gacchāmi sagurussuraiḥ
Is Śambhu now staying in his own place, or has he gone elsewhere? For it is to see him that I am going, with my teacher and with the gods.
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SiP 3 30.11
शक्रः पुनरपृच्छत्तं नोवाच स दिगंबरः ।। अविज्ञातगतिश्शम्भुर्महाकौतुककारकः
śakraḥ punarapṛcchattaṃ novāca sa digaṃbaraḥ || avijñātagatiśśambhurmahākautukakārakaḥ
Śakra asked him again, (but) that naked one said nothing; Śambhu, whose ways are unknowable, is the maker of great wonders.
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SiP 3 30.12
पुनः पुरन्दरोऽपृच्छ्त्त्रैलोक्याधिपतिस्स्वराट् ।। तूष्णीमास महायोगी महालीलाकरस्स वै
punaḥ purandaro'pṛcchttrailokyādhipatissvarāṭ || tūṣṇīmāsa mahāyogī mahālīlākarassa vai
Again Purandara, the lord of the three worlds, the self-ruler, asked; (but) that great yogin, the performer of great sport, kept silent.
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SiP 3 30.13
इत्थं पुनः पुनः पृष्टः शक्रेण स दिगम्बरः ।। नोवाच किंचिद्भगवाञ्शक्रदर्प्पजिघांसया
itthaṃ punaḥ punaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ śakreṇa sa digambaraḥ || novāca kiṃcidbhagavāñśakradarppajighāṃsayā
Thus asked again and again by Śakra, that naked one, the Lord, said nothing at all, wishing to destroy Śakra's pride.
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SiP 3 30.14
अथ चुक्रोध देवेशस्त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्य्यगर्वितः ।। उवाच वचनं क्रोधात्तं निर्भर्त्स्य जटाधरम्
atha cukrodha deveśastrailokyaiśvaryyagarvitaḥ || uvāca vacanaṃ krodhāttaṃ nirbhartsya jaṭādharam
Then the lord of the gods, made proud by his sovereignty over the three worlds, grew angry, and in wrath spoke words to that matted-haired one, reviling him.
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SiP 3 30.15
इन्द्र उवाच ।। पृच्छमानोऽपि रे मूढ नोत्तरं दत्तवानसि ।। अतस्त्वां हन्मि वज्रेण कस्ते त्रातास्ति दुर्मते
indra uvāca || pṛcchamāno'pi re mūḍha nottaraṃ dattavānasi || atastvāṃ hanmi vajreṇa kaste trātāsti durmate
Indra said: Hey, fool, though asked you have given no answer; therefore I kill you with my thunderbolt — who, evil-minded one, is your protector?
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SiP 3 30.16
इत्युदीर्य्य ततो वज्री संनिरीक्ष्य क्रुधा हि तम् ।। हन्तुन्दिगम्बरं वज्रमुद्यतं स चकार ह
ityudīryya tato vajrī saṃnirīkṣya krudhā hi tam || hantundigambaraṃ vajramudyataṃ sa cakāra ha
Having said this, the wielder of the thunderbolt then glared at him in anger and raised his thunderbolt to slay the naked one.
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SiP 3 30.17
वज्रहस्तं च तं दृष्ट्वा शक्रं शीघ्रं सदाशिवः ।। चकार स्तम्भनं तस्य वज्रपातस्य शंकरः
vajrahastaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ śīghraṃ sadāśivaḥ || cakāra stambhanaṃ tasya vajrapātasya śaṃkaraḥ
And seeing that Śakra with the thunderbolt in his hand, Sadāśiva Śaṅkara at once made a paralysing of his hurling of the thunderbolt.
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SiP 3 30.18
ततः स पुरुषः कुद्धः करालाक्षो भयंकरः ।। द्रुतमेव प्रजज्वाल तेजसा प्रदहन्निव
tataḥ sa puruṣaḥ kuddhaḥ karālākṣo bhayaṃkaraḥ || drutameva prajajvāla tejasā pradahanniva
Then that person, enraged, with terrible eyes, dreadful, at once blazed up, as if burning (all) with his fiery power.
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SiP 3 30.19
बाहुप्रतिष्टम्भभुवा मन्युनान्तश्शचीपतिः ।। समदह्यत भोगीव मंत्ररुद्धपराक्रमः
bāhupratiṣṭambhabhuvā manyunāntaśśacīpatiḥ || samadahyata bhogīva maṃtraruddhaparākramaḥ
With his arm paralysed, Śacī's husband was inwardly burned up by rage, like a snake whose prowess is blocked by a spell.
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SiP 3 30.21
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा ततो गुरुरुदारधीः ।। दण्डवत्कौ पुनर्नत्वा प्रभुं तुष्टाव भक्तितः
kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā tato gururudāradhīḥ || daṇḍavatkau punarnatvā prabhuṃ tuṣṭāva bhaktitaḥ
Then the preceptor, of noble mind, with his palms joined, bowing again like a rod to (the Lord's) feet, praised the Lord with devotion.
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SiP 3 30.22
गुरुरुवाच ।। देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल ।। प्रसन्नो भव गौरीश सर्वेश्वर नमोऽस्तु ते
gururuvāca || devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala || prasanno bhava gaurīśa sarveśvara namo'stu te
The preceptor said: God of gods, Mahādeva, tender to those who come for refuge, be gracious, lord of Gaurī, lord of all — homage to you.
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SiP 3 30.23
मायया मोहितास्सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादयोपि ते ।। त्वां न जानन्ति तत्त्वेन जानन्ति त्वदनुग्रहात्
māyayā mohitāssarve brahmaviṣṇvādayopi te || tvāṃ na jānanti tattvena jānanti tvadanugrahāt
All, even Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the rest, are deluded by your māyā; they do not know you in truth — (only) by your grace do they know (you).
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SiP 3 30.24
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। बृहस्पतिरिति स्तुत्वा स तदा शंकरम्प्रभुम् ।। पादयोः पातयामास तस्येशस्य पुरन्दरम्
nandīśvara uvāca || bṛhaspatiriti stutvā sa tadā śaṃkaramprabhum || pādayoḥ pātayāmāsa tasyeśasya purandaram
Nandīśvara said: Bṛhaspati, having thus praised the Lord Śaṅkara, then made Purandara fall at the feet of that Lord.
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SiP 3 30.25
ततस्तात सुराचार्य्यः कृताञ्जलिरुदारधीः ।। बृहस्पतिरुवाचेदं प्रश्रयावनतः सुधीः
tatastāta surācāryyaḥ kṛtāñjalirudāradhīḥ || bṛhaspatiruvācedaṃ praśrayāvanataḥ sudhīḥ
Then, dear one, the preceptor of the gods, of noble mind, with palms joined, bowed down in reverence, wise Bṛhaspati said this:
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SiP 3 30.26
बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। दीननाथ महादेव प्रणतन्तव पादयोः ।। समुद्धर च मां तत्त्वं क्रोधं न प्रणयं कुरु
bṛhaspatiruvāca|| dīnanātha mahādeva praṇatantava pādayoḥ || samuddhara ca māṃ tattvaṃ krodhaṃ na praṇayaṃ kuru
Bṛhaspati said: Lord of the wretched, Mahādeva, (he is) bowed at your feet; and lift me up, O Truth — do not make anger but affection.
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SiP 3 30.27
तुष्टो भव महादेव पाहीन्द्रं शरणागतम् ।। वह्निरेष समायाति भालनेत्रसमुद्भवः
tuṣṭo bhava mahādeva pāhīndraṃ śaraṇāgatam || vahnireṣa samāyāti bhālanetrasamudbhavaḥ
Be pleased, Mahādeva, protect Indra who has come for refuge; this fire is coming on, born from the eye in your forehead.
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SiP 3 30.28
।। नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य गुरोर्वाक्यमवधूताकृतिः प्रभुः ।। उवाच करुणासिंधुर्विहसन्स सदूतिकृत्
|| nandīśvara uvāca || ityākarṇya gurorvākyamavadhūtākṛtiḥ prabhuḥ || uvāca karuṇāsiṃdhurvihasansa sadūtikṛt
Nandīśvara said: Having heard the preceptor's words thus, the Lord in the form of an avadhūta, the ocean of compassion, laughing, spoke — he who acts truly as a messenger.
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SiP 3 30.29
अवधूत उवाच ।। क्रोधाच्च निस्सृतन्तेजो धारयामि स्वनेत्रतः ।। कथं हि कंचुकीं सर्पस्संधत्ते चोज्ज्ञितां पुनः
avadhūta uvāca || krodhācca nissṛtantejo dhārayāmi svanetrataḥ || kathaṃ hi kaṃcukīṃ sarpassaṃdhatte cojjñitāṃ punaḥ
The avadhūta said: The fiery power that has gone forth from my eye through anger — how am I to hold it (back)? For how does a snake put on again the skin it has cast off?
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SiP 3 30.31
।। बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।। हे देव भगवन्भक्ता अनुकम्प्याः सदैव हि ।। भक्तवत्सलनामेति स्वं सत्यं कुरु शंकर
|| bṛhaspatiruvāca || he deva bhagavanbhaktā anukampyāḥ sadaiva hi || bhaktavatsalanāmeti svaṃ satyaṃ kuru śaṃkara
Bṛhaspati said: O god, Lord, devotees are always indeed to be shown compassion; make true your own name 'lover of devotees', Śaṅkara.
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SiP 3 30.32
क्षेप्तुमन्यत्र देवेश स्वतेजोऽत्युग्रमर्हसि ।। उद्धर्ता सर्वभक्तानां समुद्धर पुरन्दरम्
kṣeptumanyatra deveśa svatejo'tyugramarhasi || uddhartā sarvabhaktānāṃ samuddhara purandaram
O lord of the gods, you should cast your exceedingly fierce fiery power elsewhere; (as) the rescuer of all devotees, rescue Purandara.
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SiP 3 30.33
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इत्युक्तो गुरुणा रुद्रो भक्तवत्सलनामभाक् ।। प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मा सुरेज्यम्प्रणतार्तिहा
nandīśvara uvāca || ityukto guruṇā rudro bhaktavatsalanāmabhāk || pratyuvāca prasannātmā surejyampraṇatārtihā
Nandīśvara said: Addressed thus by the (gods') preceptor, Rudra, who bears the name "fond of his devotees," with a gracious mind replied to him who is worshipped by the gods — he who removes the distress of those who bow (to him).
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SiP 3 30.34
रुद्र उवाच ।। प्रीतस्तेहं सुराचार्य्य ददामि वरमुत्तमम् ।। इन्द्रस्य जीवदानेन जीवेति त्वं प्रथाम्व्रज
rudra uvāca || prītastehaṃ surācāryya dadāmi varamuttamam || indrasya jīvadānena jīveti tvaṃ prathāmvraja
Rudra said: I am pleased with you, O preceptor of the gods; I grant (you) the highest boon. By the gift of life to Indra — say "may he live" — go first (to him).
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SiP 3 30.35
समुद्भूतोऽनलो योयं भालनेत्रात्सुरा सहः ।। एनन्त्यक्ष्याम्यहं दूरे यथेन्द्रं नैव पीडयेत्
samudbhūto'nalo yoyaṃ bhālanetrātsurā sahaḥ || enantyakṣyāmyahaṃ dūre yathendraṃ naiva pīḍayet
This fire that arose from the eye in (my) forehead, together with (its) power — I shall cast it far away, so that it may not afflict Indra at all.
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SiP 3 30.36
।। नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा स करे धृत्वा स्वतेजोऽनलमद्भुतम् ।। भालनेत्रसमुद्भूतं प्राक्षिपल्लवणाम्भसि
|| nandīśvara uvāca || ityuktvā sa kare dhṛtvā svatejo'nalamadbhutam || bhālanetrasamudbhūtaṃ prākṣipallavaṇāmbhasi
Nandīśvara said: Having spoken thus, he took in his hand that wondrous fire of his own energy, born from the eye in his forehead, and cast it into the salt sea.
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SiP 3 30.37
अथो शिवस्य तत्तेजो भालनेत्रसमुद्भवम् ।। क्षिप्तं च लवणाम्भोधौ सद्यो बालो बभूव ह
atho śivasya tattejo bhālanetrasamudbhavam || kṣiptaṃ ca lavaṇāmbhodhau sadyo bālo babhūva ha
Then that energy of Śiva, arisen from the eye in his forehead, cast into the salt ocean, at once became a boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 30.38
स जलन्धरनामाभूत्सिन्धुपुत्रोऽसुरेश्वरः ।। तं जघान महेशानो देवप्रार्थनया प्रभुः
sa jalandharanāmābhūtsindhuputro'sureśvaraḥ || taṃ jaghāna maheśāno devaprārthanayā prabhuḥ
He became the son of the ocean named Jalandhara, a lord of demons; the great Lord, the mighty one, slew him at the request of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 30.39
इत्थं कृत्वा सुचरितं शंकरो लोकशंकरः ।। अवधूतस्वरूपेण ततश्चान्तर्हितोऽभवत्
itthaṃ kṛtvā sucaritaṃ śaṃkaro lokaśaṃkaraḥ || avadhūtasvarūpeṇa tataścāntarhito'bhavat
Having thus performed this good deed, Śaṃkara, the benefactor of the world, then vanished in his form as an avadhūta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 30.41
यदर्थे गमनोद्युक्तौ दर्शनं प्राप्य तस्य तौ।। कृतार्थौ गुरुशक्रौ हि स्वस्थानं जग्मतुर्मुदा
yadarthe gamanodyuktau darśanaṃ prāpya tasya tau|| kṛtārthau guruśakrau hi svasthānaṃ jagmaturmudā
Having obtained the sight of him for the sake of which the two had set out on their journey, the preceptor and Śakra, their purpose accomplished, went joyfully to their own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 30.42
अवधूतेश्वराह्वोऽवतारस्ते कथितो मया।। परमेशस्य परमानन्ददः खलदण्डदः
avadhūteśvarāhvo'vatāraste kathito mayā|| parameśasya paramānandadaḥ khaladaṇḍadaḥ
The incarnation of the supreme Lord called Avadhūteśvara has been recounted by me to you — (an incarnation) that gives supreme bliss and punishes the wicked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 30.43
इदमाख्यानमनघं यशस्यं स्वर्ग्यमेव च ।। भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं दिव्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
idamākhyānamanaghaṃ yaśasyaṃ svargyameva ca || bhuktimuktipradaṃ divyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
This narrative is faultless, glory-bestowing, and indeed heaven-giving; it is divine, granting enjoyment and liberation, and yielding the fruit of every desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 30.44
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः ।। इह सर्वसुखं भुक्त्वा सोन्ते शिवगतिं लभेत्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ || iha sarvasukhaṃ bhuktvā sonte śivagatiṃ labhet
Whoever constantly hears this, or, being attentive, has it heard (by others), having enjoyed every happiness here, at the end attains the state of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition