Shiva Purana — Shatarudra Samhita — Chapter 32
SiP 3 32.1
शृणु तात प्रवक्ष्यामि शिवस्य परमात्मनः।। सुरेश्वरावतारस्ते धौम्याग्रज हितावहम्
śṛṇu tāta pravakṣyāmi śivasya paramātmanaḥ|| sureśvarāvatāraste dhaumyāgraja hitāvaham
Listen, dear child, I shall tell of Śiva, the supreme Self; (I shall tell) you, O elder brother of Dhaumya, of the descent of the Lord of the gods, which brings benefit.
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SiP 3 32.2
व्याघ्रपादसुतो धीमानुपमन्युस्सताम्प्रियः ।। जन्मान्तरेण संसिद्धः प्राप्तो मुनिकुमारताम्
vyāghrapādasuto dhīmānupamanyussatāmpriyaḥ || janmāntareṇa saṃsiddhaḥ prāpto munikumāratām
The son of Vyāghrapāda, the wise Upamanyu, dear to the good — perfected in a former birth, he attained the state of a sage's son.
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SiP 3 32.3
उवास मातुलगृहे स मात्रा शिशुरे व हि ।। उपमन्युर्व्याघ्रपादिस्स्याद्दरिद्रश्च दैवतः पूर्वजन्मनि यत्कृत्यं शिवमु द्दिश्य हे सुत।। तदेव लभ्यते नूनन्नात्र कार्या विचारणा।। इति मातृवचश्श्रुन्वा व्याघ्रपादिस्स बालकः शिवा शचीस्वरूपाभूद्गणाः सर्वेऽभवन्सुराः।। ऐरावतगजो नन्दी सर्वमेव च तन्मयम् त्वं न जानासि वै रुद्रं सर्वदेवेश्वरेश्वरम् ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां जनकम्प्रकृतेः परम् भस्मादाय तदाधारादघोस्त्राभिमन्त्रितम् ।। विसृज्य शक्रमुद्दिश्य ननाद स मुनिस्तदा शिव उवाच ।। वत्सोपमन्यो तुष्टोऽस्मि त्वदाचरणतो वरात् ।। दृढभक्तोऽसि विप्रर्षे मया जिज्ञासितोऽधुना देवी च शृण्वती प्रीत्या मूर्ध्निदेशे कराम्बुजम्।। विन्यस्य प्रददौ तस्मै कुमारपदमक्षयम् अजरश्चामरश्च त्वं सर्वदा दुःखवर्जित।। सर्वपूज्यो निर्विकारी भक्तानाम्प्रवरो भव
uvāsa mātulagṛhe sa mātrā śiśure va hi || upamanyurvyāghrapādissyāddaridraśca daivataḥ pūrvajanmani yatkṛtyaṃ śivamu ddiśya he suta|| tadeva labhyate nūnannātra kāryā vicāraṇā|| iti mātṛvacaśśrunvā vyāghrapādissa bālakaḥ śivā śacīsvarūpābhūdgaṇāḥ sarve'bhavansurāḥ|| airāvatagajo nandī sarvameva ca tanmayam tvaṃ na jānāsi vai rudraṃ sarvadeveśvareśvaram || brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ janakamprakṛteḥ param bhasmādāya tadādhārādaghostrābhimantritam || visṛjya śakramuddiśya nanāda sa munistadā śiva uvāca || vatsopamanyo tuṣṭo'smi tvadācaraṇato varāt || dṛḍhabhakto'si viprarṣe mayā jijñāsito'dhunā devī ca śṛṇvatī prītyā mūrdhnideśe karāmbujam|| vinyasya pradadau tasmai kumārapadamakṣayam ajaraścāmaraśca tvaṃ sarvadā duḥkhavarjita|| sarvapūjyo nirvikārī bhaktānāmpravaro bhava
He dwelt with his mother in his maternal uncle's house, as a child indeed. Upamanyu's (father) was Vyāghrapāda, and he was poor by fate. "Whatever act was done in a former birth with reference to Śiva, O son, that very thing is surely obtained; no reflection is to be made here" — hearing this speech of his mother, that boy Vyāghrapāda('s son)... Śivā became of the form of Śacī, all the (Śiva-)hosts became gods; the elephant Airāvata (became) Nandin, and everything indeed became of that (nature). "You do not know Rudra, the Lord of the lords of all gods, the begetter of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa, beyond primal nature." Taking ash from its receptacle, consecrated with the Aghora-mantra, and hurling it at Śakra, the sage then roared. Śiva said: "Child Upamanyu, I am pleased with you because of your conduct, by (my) boon. You are a firm devotee, O sage among brahmins; you have now been tested by me." And the Goddess, listening with affection, placing her lotus-hand on the top of his head, granted him the imperishable rank of Kumāra. "Ageless and immortal shall you be, always free of sorrow; be honoured by all, unchanging, foremost among devotees."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 32.4
कदाचित्क्षीरमत्यल्पम्पीतवान्मातुलाश्रमे।। ययाचे मातरम्प्रीत्या बहुशो दुग्ध लालसः
kadācitkṣīramatyalpampītavānmātulāśrame|| yayāce mātaramprītyā bahuśo dugdha lālasaḥ
Once, in his uncle's hermitage, he drank very little milk; longing for milk, he begged his mother lovingly again and again.
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SiP 3 32.5
तच्छ्रुत्वा पुत्रवचनं तन्माता च तपस्विनी।। सांतः प्रविश्याथ तदा शुभोपायमरीरचत्
tacchrutvā putravacanaṃ tanmātā ca tapasvinī|| sāṃtaḥ praviśyātha tadā śubhopāyamarīracat
Hearing that speech of her son, his mother, an ascetic woman, then went inside and contrived a good expedient.
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SiP 3 32.6
उञ्छवृत्त्यर्जितान्बीजान्पिष्ट्वालोड्य जलेन तान् ।। उपलाल्य सुतन्तस्मै सा ददौ कृत्रिमम्पयः
uñchavṛttyarjitānbījānpiṣṭvāloḍya jalena tān || upalālya sutantasmai sā dadau kṛtrimampayaḥ
Grinding the grains gathered by gleaning and mixing them with water, she caressed her son and gave him artificial milk.
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SiP 3 32.7
पीत्वा च कृत्रिमं दुग्धं मात्रा दत्तं स बालकः ।। नैतत्क्षीरमिति प्राह मातरं चारुदत्पुनः
pītvā ca kṛtrimaṃ dugdhaṃ mātrā dattaṃ sa bālakaḥ || naitatkṣīramiti prāha mātaraṃ cārudatpunaḥ
And having drunk the artificial milk given by his mother, that boy said, "This is not milk," and wept again (before) his mother.
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SiP 3 32.8
श्रुत्वा सुतस्य रुदितं प्राह सा दुःखिता सुतम।। संमार्ज्य नेत्रे पुत्रस्य कराभ्यां कमलाकृतिः
śrutvā sutasya ruditaṃ prāha sā duḥkhitā sutama|| saṃmārjya netre putrasya karābhyāṃ kamalākṛtiḥ
Hearing her son's weeping, she, grieved, spoke to her son, wiping her son's eyes with her two hands, she of lotus-like form.
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SiP 3 32.9
मातोवाच।।क्षीरमत्र कुतोऽस्माकं वने निवसतां सदा।। प्रसादेन विना शम्भोः पयः प्राप्तिर्भवेन्नहि
mātovāca||kṣīramatra kuto'smākaṃ vane nivasatāṃ sadā|| prasādena vinā śambhoḥ payaḥ prāptirbhavennahi
The mother said: How should there be milk here for us, who always dwell in the forest? Without the grace of Śambhu there would be no obtaining of milk.
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SiP 3 32.11
प्रत्युवाच विशोकात्मा मातरं मातृवत्सलः
pratyuvāca viśokātmā mātaraṃ mātṛvatsalaḥ
He, sorrowless in soul and devoted to his mother, replied to his mother.
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SiP 3 32.12
शोकेनालमिमं मातः शंभुर्यद्यस्ति शङ्करः।। त्यज शोकं महाभागे सर्वं भद्रम्भविष्यति
śokenālamimaṃ mātaḥ śaṃbhuryadyasti śaṅkaraḥ|| tyaja śokaṃ mahābhāge sarvaṃ bhadrambhaviṣyati
Enough of this grief, mother! If Śambhu Śaṅkara exists, give up sorrow, O greatly fortunate one; all will be well.
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SiP 3 32.13
शृणु मातर्वचो मेऽयमहादेवोऽस्ति चेत्क्वचित्।। चिराद्वा ह्यचिराद्वापि क्षीरोदं साधयाम्यहम्
śṛṇu mātarvaco me'yamahādevo'sti cetkvacit|| cirādvā hyacirādvāpi kṣīrodaṃ sādhayāmyaham
Hear my word, mother: if this Mahādeva exists anywhere, then sooner or later I shall obtain the ocean of milk.
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SiP 3 32.14
नन्दीश्वर उवाच।। इत्युक्त्वा स शिशुः प्रीत्या शिवं मेऽस्त्वित्युदीर्य्य च ।। विसृज्य तां सुप्रणम्य तपः कर्त्तुं प्रचक्रमे
nandīśvara uvāca|| ityuktvā sa śiśuḥ prītyā śivaṃ me'stvityudīryya ca || visṛjya tāṃ supraṇamya tapaḥ karttuṃ pracakrame
Nandīśvara said: Having said this, the child, with love, and uttering "Let there be Śiva for me," left her, bowed reverently to her, and set about performing austerity.
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SiP 3 32.15
हिमवत्पर्वतगतः वायुभक्षस्समाहितः ।। अष्टेष्टकाभिः प्रासादं कृत्वा लिंगं च मृन्मयम्
himavatparvatagataḥ vāyubhakṣassamāhitaḥ || aṣṭeṣṭakābhiḥ prāsādaṃ kṛtvā liṃgaṃ ca mṛnmayam
Gone to the Himālaya mountain, feeding on air, concentrated, having made a shrine with eight bricks and a liṅga of clay,
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SiP 3 32.16
तत्रावाह्य शिवं साम्बं भक्त्या पञ्चाक्षरेण ह ।। पत्रपुष्पादिभिर्वन्यैस्समानर्च शिशुः स वै
tatrāvāhya śivaṃ sāmbaṃ bhaktyā pañcākṣareṇa ha || patrapuṣpādibhirvanyaissamānarca śiśuḥ sa vai
having invoked there Śiva together with Ambā, with devotion by means of the five-syllable (mantra), that child worshipped (him) with forest leaves, flowers and the rest.
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SiP 3 32.17
ध्यात्वा शिवं च तं साम्बं जपन्पञ्चाक्षरम्मनुम् ।। समभ्यर्च्य चिरं कालं चचार परमन्तपः
dhyātvā śivaṃ ca taṃ sāmbaṃ japanpañcākṣarammanum || samabhyarcya ciraṃ kālaṃ cacāra paramantapaḥ
Meditating on that Śiva together with Ambā, reciting the five-syllable mantra, worshipping him for a long time, he practised supreme austerity.
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SiP 3 32.18
तपसा तस्य बालस्य ह्युपमन्योर्महात्मनः ।। चराचरं च भुवनं प्रदीपितमभून्मुने
tapasā tasya bālasya hyupamanyormahātmanaḥ || carācaraṃ ca bhuvanaṃ pradīpitamabhūnmune
By the austerity of that boy, the great-souled Upamanyu, the world with its moving and unmoving beings became set ablaze, O sage.
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SiP 3 32.19
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शंभुर्विष्ण्वाद्यैः प्रार्थितः प्रभुः ।। परीक्षितुं च तद्भक्तिं शक्ररूपोऽभवत्तदा
etasminnantare śaṃbhurviṣṇvādyaiḥ prārthitaḥ prabhuḥ || parīkṣituṃ ca tadbhaktiṃ śakrarūpo'bhavattadā
Meanwhile Lord Śambhu, entreated by Viṣṇu and the others, in order to test his devotion, then took the form of Śakra.
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SiP 3 32.22
ततः साम्बः शिवः शक्रस्वरूपस्सगणो द्रुतम्।। जगामानुग्रहं कर्तुमुपमन्योस्तदाश्रमम् ।। परीक्षितुं च तद्भक्तिं शक्ररूपधरो हरः ।। प्राह गंभीरया वाचा बालकन्तं मुनीश्वर
tataḥ sāmbaḥ śivaḥ śakrasvarūpassagaṇo drutam|| jagāmānugrahaṃ kartumupamanyostadāśramam || parīkṣituṃ ca tadbhaktiṃ śakrarūpadharo haraḥ || prāha gaṃbhīrayā vācā bālakantaṃ munīśvara
Then Śiva with Ambā, in the form of Śakra, with his hosts, went swiftly to that hermitage of Upamanyu to show him grace; and to test his devotion Hara, wearing Śakra's form, spoke with a deep voice to that boy, O lord of sages.
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SiP 3 32.23
सुरेश्वर उवाच।। तुष्टोऽस्मि ते वरं ब्रूहि तपसानेन सुव्रत ।। ददामि चेच्छितान्कामान्सर्वान्नात्रास्ति संशयः
sureśvara uvāca|| tuṣṭo'smi te varaṃ brūhi tapasānena suvrata || dadāmi cecchitānkāmānsarvānnātrāsti saṃśayaḥ
The Lord of the gods said: I am pleased with you; ask a boon on account of this austerity, O you of good vows. I shall give all the desires you wish — there is no doubt of it.
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SiP 3 32.24
एवमुक्तः स वै तेन शक्ररूपेण शम्भुना ।। वरयामि शिवे भक्तिमित्युवाच कृताञ्जलि
evamuktaḥ sa vai tena śakrarūpeṇa śambhunā || varayāmi śive bhaktimityuvāca kṛtāñjali
Thus addressed by Shambhu in the form of Shakra, he said with folded hands, "I choose devotion to Shiva."
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SiP 3 32.25
तन्निशम्य हरिः प्राह मां न जानासि लेखपम् ।। त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं शक्रं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्
tanniśamya hariḥ prāha māṃ na jānāsi lekhapam || trailokyādhipatiṃ śakraṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam
Hearing that, Hari said: "You do not know me, the lord of the gods — Shakra, sovereign of the three worlds, saluted by all the gods."
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SiP 3 32.26
मद्भक्तो भव विप्रर्षे मामेवार्चय सर्वदा ।। ददामि सर्वं भद्रन्ते त्यज रुद्रं च निर्गुणम्
madbhakto bhava viprarṣe māmevārcaya sarvadā || dadāmi sarvaṃ bhadrante tyaja rudraṃ ca nirguṇam
"Be my devotee, O sage among brahmins, and worship me alone always; I will give you everything — good fortune to you! — and abandon Rudra, who is devoid of qualities."
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SiP 3 32.27
रुद्रेण निर्गुणेनालं किन्ते कार्यं भविष्यति ।। देवजातिबहिर्भूतो यः पिशाचत्वमागतः
rudreṇa nirguṇenālaṃ kinte kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati || devajātibahirbhūto yaḥ piśācatvamāgataḥ
"Enough of Rudra, who has no qualities! What purpose of yours will be accomplished (by him), who is outside the class of gods and has come to the state of a ghoul?"
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SiP 3 32.28
नन्दीश्वर उवाच।। तच्छ्रुत्वा स मुनेः पुत्रो जपन्पञ्चाक्षरम्मनुम् ।। मन्यमानो धर्मविघ्नम्प्राह तं कर्तुमागतम्
nandīśvara uvāca|| tacchrutvā sa muneḥ putro japanpañcākṣarammanum || manyamāno dharmavighnamprāha taṃ kartumāgatam
Nandishvara said: Hearing that, the sage's son, reciting the five-syllable mantra, considered him to have come to obstruct his religious practice, and spoke to him.
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SiP 3 32.29
उपमन्युरुवाच ।। त्वयैवं कथितं सर्वं भवनिन्दा रतेन वैः।। प्रसंगाद्देवदेवस्य निर्गुणत्वं पिशाचता
upamanyuruvāca || tvayaivaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ bhavanindā ratena vaiḥ|| prasaṃgāddevadevasya nirguṇatvaṃ piśācatā
Upamanyu said: All this has been spoken by you, who take pleasure in reviling Bhava — the qualitylessness of the god of gods, (and) his ghoulhood, (mentioned) by the way.
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SiP 3 32.31
सदसद्व्यक्तमव्यक्तं यमाहुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः ।। नित्यमेकमनेकं च वरं तस्माद्वृणोम्यहम्
sadasadvyaktamavyaktaṃ yamāhurbrahmavādinaḥ || nityamekamanekaṃ ca varaṃ tasmādvṛṇomyaham
Him whom the speakers of Brahman call being and non-being, manifest and unmanifest, eternal, one and many — from him, therefore, I choose my boon.
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SiP 3 32.32
हेतुवादविनिर्मुक्तं सांख्ययोगार्थदम्परम्।। यमुशन्ति हि तत्त्वज्ञा वरन्तस्माद्वृणोम्यहम्
hetuvādavinirmuktaṃ sāṃkhyayogārthadamparam|| yamuśanti hi tattvajñā varantasmādvṛṇomyaham
Him whom the knowers of truth declare to be free of argumentative reasoning, the giver of the goal of Sankhya and Yoga, the supreme — from him, therefore, I choose my boon.
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SiP 3 32.33
नास्ति शम्भोः परन्तत्त्वं सर्वकारणकारणात्।। ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादि देवानां श्रेष्ठाद्गणपराद्विभोः
nāsti śambhoḥ parantattvaṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇāt|| brahmaviṣṇvādi devānāṃ śreṣṭhādgaṇaparādvibhoḥ
There is no truth higher than Shambhu, the cause of all causes, best of the gods beginning with Brahma and Vishnu, the lord beyond (all) the hosts.
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SiP 3 32.34
नाहं वृणे वरं त्वत्तो न विष्णोर्ब्रह्मणोऽपि वा ।। नान्यस्मादमराद्वापि शङ्करो वरदोऽस्तु मे
nāhaṃ vṛṇe varaṃ tvatto na viṣṇorbrahmaṇo'pi vā || nānyasmādamarādvāpi śaṅkaro varado'stu me
I do not choose a boon from you, nor from Vishnu, nor even from Brahma, nor from any other immortal: let Shankara be the giver of boons to me.
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SiP 3 32.35
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन वच्मि तत्त्वं मतं स्वकम् ।। न प्रार्थये पशुपतेरन्यं देवादिकं स्फुटम्
bahunātra kimuktena vacmi tattvaṃ mataṃ svakam || na prārthaye paśupateranyaṃ devādikaṃ sphuṭam
What use is much talk here? I state the truth, my own conviction: I plainly do not entreat any god or the like other than Pashupati.
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SiP 3 32.36
मद्भावं शृणु गोत्रारे मयाद्यानुमितन्त्विदम् ।। भवान्तरे कृतं पापं श्रुता निन्दा भवस्य चेत्
madbhāvaṃ śṛṇu gotrāre mayādyānumitantvidam || bhavāntare kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ śrutā nindā bhavasya cet
Hear my mind, O enemy of the mountains; and this I have now inferred: if abuse of Bhava is heard, (it is because of) sin committed in another birth.
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SiP 3 32.37
श्रुत्वा निन्दाम्भवस्याथ तत्क्षणादेव संत्यजेत् ।। स्वदेहं तन्निहत्याशु शिवलोकं स गच्छति
śrutvā nindāmbhavasyātha tatkṣaṇādeva saṃtyajet || svadehaṃ tannihatyāśu śivalokaṃ sa gacchati
Having heard abuse of Bhava, then at that very moment one should give up one's own body; slaying him at once, he goes to Shiva's world.
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SiP 3 32.38
आस्तां तावन्ममेच्छेयं क्षीरम्प्रति सुराधम ।। निहत्य त्वां शिवास्त्रेण त्यजाम्येतत्कलेवरम्
āstāṃ tāvanmameccheyaṃ kṣīramprati surādhama || nihatya tvāṃ śivāstreṇa tyajāmyetatkalevaram
So let this desire of mine for milk stand aside, O lowest of gods; having slain you with the Shiva-weapon, I will abandon this body.
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SiP 3 32.39
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। एवमुक्त्वोपमन्युस्तं मर्तुं व्यवसितः स्वयम् ।। क्षीरे वाच्छामपि त्यक्त्वा निहन्तुं शक्रमुद्यतः
nandīśvara uvāca || evamuktvopamanyustaṃ martuṃ vyavasitaḥ svayam || kṣīre vācchāmapi tyaktvā nihantuṃ śakramudyataḥ
Nandishvara said: Having spoken thus, Upamanyu himself resolved to die, and abandoning even his craving for milk, he set out to slay Shakra.
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SiP 3 32.41
स्मृत्वा स्वेष्टपदद्वन्द्वं स्वदेहं दग्धुमुद्यतः ।। आग्नेयीं धारणां बिभ्रदुपमन्युरवस्थितः
smṛtvā sveṣṭapadadvandvaṃ svadehaṃ dagdhumudyataḥ || āgneyīṃ dhāraṇāṃ bibhradupamanyuravasthitaḥ
Remembering the pair of feet of his beloved (lord), he was ready to burn his own body; holding the fiery concentration, Upamanyu stood firm.
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SiP 3 32.42
एवं व्यवसिते विप्रे भगवाञ्छक्ररूपवान् ।। वारयामास सौम्येन धारणान्तस्य योगिनः
evaṃ vyavasite vipre bhagavāñchakrarūpavān || vārayāmāsa saumyena dhāraṇāntasya yoginaḥ
When the brahmin was thus resolved, the Lord, bearing the form of Shakra, gently checked the concentration of that yogin.
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SiP 3 32.43
तद्विसृष्टमघोरास्त्रं नन्दीश्वरनियो गतः ।। जगृहे मन्यतः क्षिप्तं नन्दी शंकरवल्लभम्
tadvisṛṣṭamaghorāstraṃ nandīśvaraniyo gataḥ || jagṛhe manyataḥ kṣiptaṃ nandī śaṃkaravallabham
The Aghora weapon released by him, hurled in anger, Nandi, dear to Shankara, seized, being appointed to it by Nandishvara('s office).
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SiP 3 32.44
स्वरूपमेव भगवानास्थाय परमेश्वरः ।। दर्शयामास विप्राय बालेन्दु कृतशेखरम्
svarūpameva bhagavānāsthāya parameśvaraḥ || darśayāmāsa viprāya bālendu kṛtaśekharam
Taking on his very own form, the Lord, the Supreme Ruler, showed himself to the brahmin, with the crescent moon made his crest.
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SiP 3 32.45
क्षीरार्णवसहस्र्ं च दध्यादेवरर्णवन्तथा ।। भक्ष्यभोज्यार्णवन्तस्मै दर्शयामास स प्रभुः
kṣīrārṇavasahasrṃ ca dadhyādevararṇavantathā || bhakṣyabhojyārṇavantasmai darśayāmāsa sa prabhuḥ
And that Lord showed him a thousand oceans of milk, and likewise an ocean of curds, and an ocean of foods to chew and to eat.
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SiP 3 32.46
एवं स ददृशे शम्भुदेव्या सार्द्धं वृषोपरि।। गणेश्वरैस्त्रिशूलाद्यैर्दिव्यास्त्रैरपि संवृतः
evaṃ sa dadṛśe śambhudevyā sārddhaṃ vṛṣopari|| gaṇeśvaraistriśūlādyairdivyāstrairapi saṃvṛtaḥ
Thus he beheld Śambhu together with the Goddess upon the bull, surrounded by the lords of the Gaṇas and by divine weapons, the trident and the rest.
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SiP 3 32.47
दिवि दुन्दुभयो नेदु पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात ह ।। विष्णुब्रह्मेन्द्रप्रमुखैर्देवैश्छन्ना दिशो दश
divi dundubhayo nedu puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ha || viṣṇubrahmendrapramukhairdevaiśchannā diśo daśa
In the sky the drums sounded, and a rain of flowers fell; the ten directions were covered over with gods headed by Viṣṇu, Brahmā and Indra.
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SiP 3 32.48
अथोपमन्युरानन्दसमुद्रोर्मिभिरावृतः ।। पपात दण्डवद्भूमौ भक्तिनम्रेण चेतसा
athopamanyurānandasamudrormibhirāvṛtaḥ || papāta daṇḍavadbhūmau bhaktinamreṇa cetasā
Then Upamanyu, enveloped by the waves of an ocean of bliss, fell to the ground like a staff, with his mind bowed down in devotion.
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SiP 3 32.49
एतस्मिन्समये तत्र सस्मितो भगवान्भवः ।। एह्येहीति समाहूय मूर्ध्न्याघ्राय ददौ वरान्
etasminsamaye tatra sasmito bhagavānbhavaḥ || ehyehīti samāhūya mūrdhnyāghrāya dadau varān
At that moment the Lord Bhava there, smiling, called (him), saying "Come, come!", and kissing him on the head, granted (him) boons.
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SiP 3 32.52
उपमन्यो महाभाग तवाम्बैषा हि पार्वती ।। मया पुत्रीकृतो ह्यद्य कुमारत्वं सनातनम्
upamanyo mahābhāga tavāmbaiṣā hi pārvatī || mayā putrīkṛto hyadya kumāratvaṃ sanātanam
"Upamanyu, greatly blessed one, this Pārvatī is indeed your mother; for today you have been made (my) son by me, with everlasting boyhood."
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SiP 3 32.53
दुग्धदध्याज्यमधुनामर्णवाश्च सहस्रशः ।। भक्ष्यभोज्यादिवस्तूनामर्णवाश्चाखिला स्तथा
dugdhadadhyājyamadhunāmarṇavāśca sahasraśaḥ || bhakṣyabhojyādivastūnāmarṇavāścākhilā stathā
"And oceans of milk, curds, ghee and honey by the thousand, and likewise entire oceans of things such as foods to chew and foods to eat—"
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SiP 3 32.54
तुभ्यं दत्ता मया प्रीत्या त्वं गृह्णीष्व महामुने ।। अमरत्वन्तथा दक्ष गाणपत्यं च शाश्वतम्
tubhyaṃ dattā mayā prītyā tvaṃ gṛhṇīṣva mahāmune || amaratvantathā dakṣa gāṇapatyaṃ ca śāśvatam
"—these have been given to you by me with affection; receive them, great sage; and also immortality, O capable one, and the eternal lordship over the Gaṇas."
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SiP 3 32.55
पिताहन्ते महादेवो माता ते जगदम्बिका।। वरान्वरय सुप्रीत्या मनोभिलषितान्परान्
pitāhante mahādevo mātā te jagadambikā|| varānvaraya suprītyā manobhilaṣitānparān
"Mahādeva is your father, and the World-Mother is your mother; with great affection choose further boons desired by your mind."
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SiP 3 32.56
अजरश्चामरश्चैव भव त्वं दुःखवर्जित।। यशस्वी वरतेजस्वी दित्त्वज्ञानी महाप्रभुः
ajaraścāmaraścaiva bhava tvaṃ duḥkhavarjita|| yaśasvī varatejasvī dittvajñānī mahāprabhuḥ
"Be you unaging and immortal, free from sorrow, glorious, of surpassing splendour, a knower of truth, a great lord."
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SiP 3 32.57
अथ शम्भुः प्रसन्नात्मा स्मृत्वा तस्य तपो महत् ।। पुनर्दश वरान्दिव्यान्मुनये हयूपमन्यवे
atha śambhuḥ prasannātmā smṛtvā tasya tapo mahat || punardaśa varāndivyānmunaye hayūpamanyave
Then Śambhu, gracious of heart, recalling his great austerity, (gave) again ten divine boons to the sage Upamanyu.
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SiP 3 32.58
व्रतं पाशुपतं ज्ञानं व्रतयोगं च तत्त्वतः ।। ददौ तस्मै प्रवक्तृत्वं पाटवं च निजं पदम्ं
vrataṃ pāśupataṃ jñānaṃ vratayogaṃ ca tattvataḥ || dadau tasmai pravaktṛtvaṃ pāṭavaṃ ca nijaṃ padamṃ
He gave him the Pāśupata observance, knowledge, and the yoga of the observance according to truth, and the power of expounding (it), skill, and his own state.
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SiP 3 32.59
एवन्दत्त्वा महादेवः कराभ्यामुपगृह्य तम्।। मूर्ध्न्याघ्राय सुतस्तेऽयमिति देव्यै न्यवेदयत्
evandattvā mahādevaḥ karābhyāmupagṛhya tam|| mūrdhnyāghrāya sutaste'yamiti devyai nyavedayat
Having thus given, Mahādeva embraced him with both arms, kissed him on the head, and presented him to the Goddess, saying "This is your son."
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SiP 3 32.61
क्षीराब्धिमपि साकारं क्षीरस्वादुकरोदधिः ।। उपास्थाय ददौ तस्मै पिण्डीभूतमनश्वरम्
kṣīrābdhimapi sākāraṃ kṣīrasvādukarodadhiḥ || upāsthāya dadau tasmai piṇḍībhūtamanaśvaram
And the ocean that makes the taste of milk, having presented itself, gave him the ocean of milk too in embodied form, congealed into a mass and imperishable.
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SiP 3 32.62
योगैश्वर्य्यं सदा तुष्टम्ब्रह्मविद्यामनश्वराम् ।। समृद्धिं परमान्तस्मै ददौ सन्तुष्टमानसः
yogaiśvaryyaṃ sadā tuṣṭambrahmavidyāmanaśvarām || samṛddhiṃ paramāntasmai dadau santuṣṭamānasaḥ
With a well-pleased mind he gave him the lordship of yoga, ever-contented, the imperishable knowledge of Brahman, and supreme abundance.
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SiP 3 32.63
सोऽपि लब्ध्वा वरान्दिव्यान्कुमारत्वं च सर्वदा।। तस्माच्छिवाच्च तस्याश्च शिवाया मुदितोऽभवत्
so'pi labdhvā varāndivyānkumāratvaṃ ca sarvadā|| tasmācchivācca tasyāśca śivāyā mudito'bhavat
And he too, having obtained the divine boons and everlasting boyhood from that Śiva and from his Śivā, became delighted.
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SiP 3 32.64
ततः प्रसन्नचेतस्कः सुप्रणम्य कृताञ्जलिः ।। ययाचे स वरं प्रीत्या देवदेवान्महे श्वरात्
tataḥ prasannacetaskaḥ supraṇamya kṛtāñjaliḥ || yayāce sa varaṃ prītyā devadevānmahe śvarāt
Then, with gladdened mind, having bowed well and with palms joined, he asked with affection a boon from Maheśvara, the god of gods.
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SiP 3 32.65
उपमन्युरुवाच ।। प्रसीद देवदेवेश प्रसीद परमेश्वर ।। स्वभक्तिन्देहि परमां दिव्यामव्यभिचारिणीम्
upamanyuruvāca || prasīda devadeveśa prasīda parameśvara || svabhaktindehi paramāṃ divyāmavyabhicāriṇīm
Upamanyu said: Be gracious, lord of the gods of gods; be gracious, supreme lord; grant me devotion to you, supreme, divine, unswerving.
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SiP 3 32.66
श्रद्धान्देहि महादेव स्वसंबन्धिषु मे सदा।। स्वदास्यं परमं स्नेहं स्वसान्निध्यं च सर्वदा
śraddhāndehi mahādeva svasaṃbandhiṣu me sadā|| svadāsyaṃ paramaṃ snehaṃ svasānnidhyaṃ ca sarvadā
Grant me faith, Mahādeva, always toward those connected with you, and servitude to you, supreme love, and your nearness at all times.
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SiP 3 32.67
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। एवमुक्त्वा प्रसन्नात्मा हर्षगद्गदया गिरा ।। तुष्टाव स महादेवमुपमन्युर्द्विजोत्तमः
nandīśvara uvāca || evamuktvā prasannātmā harṣagadgadayā girā || tuṣṭāva sa mahādevamupamanyurdvijottamaḥ
Nandīśvara said: Having spoken thus, gladdened in heart, with a voice faltering with joy, that Upamanyu, best of twice-born, praised Mahādeva.
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SiP 3 32.68
एवमुक्तश्शिवस्तेन सर्वेषां शृण्वताम्प्रभुः ।। प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मोपमन्युं सकलेश्वरः
evamuktaśśivastena sarveṣāṃ śṛṇvatāmprabhuḥ || pratyuvāca prasannātmopamanyuṃ sakaleśvaraḥ
Thus addressed by him, Śiva the lord, the lord of all, gracious of heart, replied to Upamanyu while all listened.
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SiP 3 32.69
शिव उवाच ।। वत्सोपमन्यो धन्यस्त्वं मम भक्तो विशेषतः ।। सर्वन्दत्तम्मया ते हि यद्वृ क्त्तम्भवतानघ
śiva uvāca || vatsopamanyo dhanyastvaṃ mama bhakto viśeṣataḥ || sarvandattammayā te hi yadvṛ kttambhavatānagha
Śiva said: Child Upamanyu, you are blessed; you are especially my devotee. For all has been given by you—rather, given by me to you—whatever was chosen by you, O sinless one.
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SiP 3 32.71
अक्षया बान्धवाश्चैव कुलं गोत्रं च ते सदा ।। भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ मयि भक्तिश्च शाश्वती
akṣayā bāndhavāścaiva kulaṃ gotraṃ ca te sadā || bhaviṣyati dvijaśreṣṭha mayi bhaktiśca śāśvatī
Your kinsmen, and your family and lineage, shall always be imperishable, O best of the twice-born, and your devotion to me everlasting.
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SiP 3 32.72
सान्निध्यं चाश्रये नित्यं करिष्यामि मुने तव ।। तिष्ठ वत्स यथा कामं नोत्कण्ठां च करिष्यसि
sānnidhyaṃ cāśraye nityaṃ kariṣyāmi mune tava || tiṣṭha vatsa yathā kāmaṃ notkaṇṭhāṃ ca kariṣyasi
And I shall always make my presence in your hermitage, O sage. Stay, child, as you wish, and you will feel no longing.
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SiP 3 32.73
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस्तस्मै दत्त्वा वरान्वरान् ।। सांबश्च सगणस्सद्यस्तत्रैवान्तर्दधे प्रभुः
nandīśvara uvāca || evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃstasmai dattvā varānvarān || sāṃbaśca sagaṇassadyastatraivāntardadhe prabhuḥ
Nandīśvara said: Having spoken thus and given him the best of boons, the Lord, together with Ambā and his host, at once vanished right there.
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SiP 3 32.74
उपमन्युः प्रसन्नात्मा प्राप्य शम्भोर्वरान्वरान् ।। जगाम जननीस्थानं मात्रे सर्वम वर्णयत् ।।
upamanyuḥ prasannātmā prāpya śambhorvarānvarān || jagāma jananīsthānaṃ mātre sarvama varṇayat ||
Upamanyu, glad at heart, having obtained the best of boons from Śambhu, went to his mother's place and recounted everything to his mother.
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SiP 3 32.75
तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य जननी महाहर्षमवाप सा ।। सर्वपूज्वोऽभवत्सोऽपि सुखं प्रापाधिकं सदा
tacchrutvā tasya jananī mahāharṣamavāpa sā || sarvapūjvo'bhavatso'pi sukhaṃ prāpādhikaṃ sadā
Hearing that, his mother attained great joy; and he too became honoured by all and always obtained surpassing happiness.
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SiP 3 32.76
इत्थन्ते वर्णितस्तात शिवस्य परमात्मनः ।। सुरेश्वरावतारो हि सर्वदा सुखदः सताम्
itthante varṇitastāta śivasya paramātmanaḥ || sureśvarāvatāro hi sarvadā sukhadaḥ satām
Thus, dear one, has the descent (incarnation) of Śiva, the Supreme Self, as Sureśvara been described to you—it is always a giver of happiness to the good.
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SiP 3 32.77
इदमाख्यानमनघं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ।। स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सताम्
idamākhyānamanaghaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || svargyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ satām
This narrative is faultless, granting the fruit of every desire, conducive to heaven, to fame, to long life, bestowing enjoyment and liberation upon the good.
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SiP 3 32.78
य एतच्छृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः ।। इह सर्वसुखं भुक्त्वा सोऽन्ते शिवगतिं लभेत्
ya etacchṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ || iha sarvasukhaṃ bhuktvā so'nte śivagatiṃ labhet
Whoever hears this with devotion, or, collected in mind, has it heard (by others), having enjoyed every happiness here, at the end attains the state of Śiva.
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SiP 3 32.91
भक्ष्यभोगान्यथाकामं बान्धवैर्भुंक्ष्व सर्वदा ।। सुखी भव सदा दुःखनिर्मुक्तो भक्तिमान्मम
bhakṣyabhogānyathākāmaṃ bāndhavairbhuṃkṣva sarvadā || sukhī bhava sadā duḥkhanirmukto bhaktimānmama
Enjoy foods and pleasures at will with your kinsmen always; be happy always, freed from sorrow, devoted to me.
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