Shiva Purana — Shatarudra Samhita — Chapter 8
SiP 3 8.1
अथ भैरवावतारमाह ।। नन्दीश्वर उवाच।। सनत्कुमार सर्व्वज्ञ शृणु त्वं भैरवीं कथाम् ।। यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण शैवी भक्तिर्दृढा भवेत्
atha bhairavāvatāramāha || nandīśvara uvāca|| sanatkumāra sarvvajña śṛṇu tvaṃ bhairavīṃ kathām || yasyāḥ śravaṇamātreṇa śaivī bhaktirdṛḍhā bhavet
Now he tells the descent of Bhairava. Nandīśvara said: Sanatkumāra, all-knowing one, listen to the story of Bhairava, by the mere hearing of which devotion to Śiva becomes firm.
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SiP 3 8.2
भैरवः पूर्णरूपो हि शंकरस्य परात्मनः ।। मूढास्तं वै न जानन्ति मोहिताश्शिवमायया
bhairavaḥ pūrṇarūpo hi śaṃkarasya parātmanaḥ || mūḍhāstaṃ vai na jānanti mohitāśśivamāyayā
For Bhairava is the full form of Śaṃkara, the supreme Self; but fools do not know him, deluded as they are by Śiva's māyā.
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SiP 3 8.3
सनत्कुमार नो वेत्ति महिमानं महेशितुः।। चतुर्भुजोऽपि विष्णुर्वै चतुर्व्वक्त्रोऽपि वै विधिः ।। देवर्षय ऊचुः।। देवदेव प्रजानाथ सृष्टिकृल्लोकनायक ।। तत्त्वतो वद चास्मभ्यं किमेकं तत्त्वमव्ययम् प्रष्टव्यास्ते विशेषेण स्थिता मूर्तिधराश्च ते ।। पप्रच्छतुः प्रमाणज्ञानित्युक्त्वा चतुरोऽपि तान् विधिहरी ऊचतुः ।। हे वेदाः किमिदं यूयम्भाषन्ते गतचेतनाः ।। किञ्जातं वोऽद्य सर्व्वं हि नष्टं सुवयुनं परम् विधिः संभावयेद्यावत्तावत्स त्रिविलोचनः ।। दृष्टः क्षणेन च महापुरुषो नीललोहितः या मे मुक्तिपुरी काशी सर्व्वाभ्योऽहि गरीयसी ।। आधिपत्यं च तस्यास्ते कालराज सदैव हि आश्वास्य तौ महादेवः प्रीतः प्रणतवत्सलः ।। प्राह स्वां मूर्तिमपरां भैरवन्तं कपर्दिनम्
sanatkumāra no vetti mahimānaṃ maheśituḥ|| caturbhujo'pi viṣṇurvai caturvvaktro'pi vai vidhiḥ || devarṣaya ūcuḥ|| devadeva prajānātha sṛṣṭikṛllokanāyaka || tattvato vada cāsmabhyaṃ kimekaṃ tattvamavyayam praṣṭavyāste viśeṣeṇa sthitā mūrtidharāśca te || papracchatuḥ pramāṇajñānityuktvā caturo'pi tān vidhiharī ūcatuḥ || he vedāḥ kimidaṃ yūyambhāṣante gatacetanāḥ || kiñjātaṃ vo'dya sarvvaṃ hi naṣṭaṃ suvayunaṃ param vidhiḥ saṃbhāvayedyāvattāvatsa trivilocanaḥ || dṛṣṭaḥ kṣaṇena ca mahāpuruṣo nīlalohitaḥ yā me muktipurī kāśī sarvvābhyo'hi garīyasī || ādhipatyaṃ ca tasyāste kālarāja sadaiva hi āśvāsya tau mahādevaḥ prītaḥ praṇatavatsalaḥ || prāha svāṃ mūrtimaparāṃ bhairavantaṃ kapardinam
Sanatkumāra, (no one) knows the greatness of the Great Lord—neither Viṣṇu, though four-armed, nor Vidhi (Brahmā), though four-faced. The divine sages said: God of gods, lord of creatures, maker of creation, leader of the worlds, tell us truly: what is the one imperishable Reality? They are to be asked especially, and those (Vedas) stood there bearing forms; the two who know the standards of proof asked them. Having spoken thus, all four (Vedas replied), and Vidhi and Hari said: O Vedas, what is this you are saying, out of your senses? What has happened to you today, that all your excellent higher knowledge is lost? But before Vidhi could take it in, that three-eyed one—the Great Person, dark-red—was seen in an instant. That city of my liberation, Kāśī, which is weightier than all others—the overlordship of it is yours always, O King of Time. Reassuring those two, the Great God, pleased, fond of those who bow to him, spoke to that other form of his own, Bhairava with the matted braid.
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SiP 3 8.4
चित्रमत्र न किञ्चिद्वै दुर्ज्ञेया खलु शाम्भवी ।। तया संमोहितास्सर्वे नार्चयन्त्यपि तम्परम्
citramatra na kiñcidvai durjñeyā khalu śāmbhavī || tayā saṃmohitāssarve nārcayantyapi tamparam
There is nothing at all surprising in this: Śambhu's (māyā) is indeed hard to know. All are utterly deluded by her, and do not even worship that Supreme One.
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SiP 3 8.5
वेद चेद्यदि वात्मानं स एव परमेश्वरः ।। तदा विहन्ति ते सर्व्वे स्वेच्छया न हि केऽपि तम्
veda cedyadi vātmānaṃ sa eva parameśvaraḥ || tadā vihanti te sarvve svecchayā na hi ke'pi tam
And if one knows the Self, that very one is the Supreme Lord; then all those (others) destroy him at will—but no one (destroys) him.
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SiP 3 8.6
सर्व्वगोऽपि महेशानो नेक्ष्यते मूढबुद्धिभिः।। देववद् बुध्यते लोके योऽतीतो मनसां गिराम्
sarvvago'pi maheśāno nekṣyate mūḍhabuddhibhiḥ|| devavad budhyate loke yo'tīto manasāṃ girām
Though the Great Lord is all-pervading, he is not seen by those of dull understanding; he who is beyond minds and words is thought of in the world as (just) a god.
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SiP 3 8.7
अत्रेतिहासं वक्ष्येऽहं परमर्षे पुरातनम् ।। शृणु तं श्रद्धया तात परमं ज्ञानकारणम्
atretihāsaṃ vakṣye'haṃ paramarṣe purātanam || śṛṇu taṃ śraddhayā tāta paramaṃ jñānakāraṇam
Here I shall relate an ancient tale, O supreme sage; listen to it with faith, dear one—it is the highest cause of knowledge.
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SiP 3 8.8
मेरुशृङ्गेऽद्भुते रम्ये स्थितम्ब्रह्माणमीश्वरम्।। जग्मुर्देवर्षयः सर्व्वे सुतत्त्वं ज्ञातुमिच्छया
meruśṛṅge'dbhute ramye sthitambrahmāṇamīśvaram|| jagmurdevarṣayaḥ sarvve sutattvaṃ jñātumicchayā
To Brahmā, the lord, seated on the wondrous, delightful peak of Meru, all the divine sages went, wishing to know the true reality.
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SiP 3 8.9
तत्रागत्य विधिन्नत्वा पप्रच्छुस्ते महादरात् ।। कृताञ्जलिपुटास्सर्वे नतस्कन्धा मुनीश्वराः
tatrāgatya vidhinnatvā papracchuste mahādarāt || kṛtāñjalipuṭāssarve nataskandhā munīśvarāḥ
Having come there and bowed to Vidhi (Brahmā), they questioned (him) with great reverence — all those lords among sages, with palms joined and shoulders bent.
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SiP 3 8.11
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। स मायया महेशस्य मोहितः पद्मसम्भवः ।। अविज्ञाय परम्भावं संभावं प्रत्युवाच ह
nandīśvara uvāca || sa māyayā maheśasya mohitaḥ padmasambhavaḥ || avijñāya parambhāvaṃ saṃbhāvaṃ pratyuvāca ha
Nandīśvara said: He, the lotus-born, deluded by the māyā of Maheśa, not knowing the supreme nature, replied about (his own) nature.
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SiP 3 8.12
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। हे सुरा ऋषयः सर्व्वे सुमत्या शृणुतादरात् ।। वच्म्यहं परमं तत्त्वमव्ययं वै यथार्थतः
brahmovāca || he surā ṛṣayaḥ sarvve sumatyā śṛṇutādarāt || vacmyahaṃ paramaṃ tattvamavyayaṃ vai yathārthataḥ
Brahmā said: O gods and all you sages, listen attentively with a clear mind; I shall declare the supreme, imperishable truth, just as it is.
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SiP 3 8.13
जगद्योनिरहं धाता स्वयम्भूरज ईश्वरः ।। अनादिभागहं ब्रह्म ह्येक आत्मा निरञ्जनः
jagadyonirahaṃ dhātā svayambhūraja īśvaraḥ || anādibhāgahaṃ brahma hyeka ātmā nirañjanaḥ
I am the womb of the world, the ordainer, self-existent, unborn, the lord; I am the beginningless portion, brahman, the one self, unstained.
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SiP 3 8.14
प्रवर्तको हि जगतामहमेव निवर्त्तकः ।। संवर्तको मदधिको नान्यः कश्चित्सुरोत्तमाः
pravartako hi jagatāmahameva nivarttakaḥ || saṃvartako madadhiko nānyaḥ kaścitsurottamāḥ
"I alone am the setter-in-motion of the worlds and the one who halts them; I am the dissolver, and there is no one at all greater than I, O best of the gods."
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SiP 3 8.15
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। तस्यैवं वदतो धातुर्विष्णुस्तत्र स्थितो मुने ।। प्रोवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं संक्रुद्धो मोहितोऽजया
nandīśvara uvāca || tasyaivaṃ vadato dhāturviṣṇustatra sthito mune || provāca prahasanvākyaṃ saṃkruddho mohito'jayā
Nandīśvara said: While the Creator was speaking thus, O sage, Viṣṇu, who was standing there, deluded by Ajā (the unborn māyā), spoke — laughing, yet full of wrath:
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SiP 3 8.16
न चैतदुचिता ब्रह्मन्योगयुक्तस्य मूर्खता।। अविज्ञाय परं तत्त्वं वृथैतत्ते निगद्यते
na caitaducitā brahmanyogayuktasya mūrkhatā|| avijñāya paraṃ tattvaṃ vṛthaitatte nigadyate
"And this foolishness is not becoming to you, O Brahmā, who are joined to yoga; not having understood the supreme reality, you utter this in vain."
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SiP 3 8.17
कर्ता वै सर्वलोकानां परमात्मा परः पुमान्।। यज्ञो नारायणो देवो मायाधीशः परा गतिः
kartā vai sarvalokānāṃ paramātmā paraḥ pumān|| yajño nārāyaṇo devo māyādhīśaḥ parā gatiḥ
"The maker of all the worlds is indeed the supreme Self, the highest Person, the sacrifice, the god Nārāyaṇa, the lord of māyā, the highest goal."
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SiP 3 8.18
ममाज्ञया त्वया ब्रह्मन्सृष्टिरेषा विधी यते ।। जगतां जीवनं नैव मामनादृत्य चेश्वरम्
mamājñayā tvayā brahmansṛṣṭireṣā vidhī yate || jagatāṃ jīvanaṃ naiva māmanādṛtya ceśvaram
"By my command, O Brahmā, is this creation carried out by you; there is no life at all for the worlds if I, the Lord, am disregarded."
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SiP 3 8.19
एवं त्रिप्रकृतौ मोहात्परस्परजयैषिणौ ।। प्रोचतुर्निगमांश्चात्र प्रमाणे सर्वथा तनौ
evaṃ triprakṛtau mohātparasparajayaiṣiṇau || procaturnigamāṃścātra pramāṇe sarvathā tanau
Thus the two, out of delusion within the threefold primal nature, each seeking to defeat the other, addressed the Vedas there, which are in every respect embodied authority.
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SiP 3 8.21
विधिविष्णू ऊचतुः।। वेदाः प्रमाणं सर्व्वत्र प्रतिष्ठा परमामिताः।। यूयं वदत विश्रब्धं किमेकं तत्त्वमव्ययम्
vidhiviṣṇū ūcatuḥ|| vedāḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvvatra pratiṣṭhā paramāmitāḥ|| yūyaṃ vadata viśrabdhaṃ kimekaṃ tattvamavyayam
Brahmā and Viṣṇu said: "The Vedas are authority in all matters, a foundation supreme and beyond measure. Speak with confidence: what is the one imperishable reality?"
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SiP 3 8.22
नन्दीश्वर उवाच।। इत्याकर्ण्य तयोर्वाचं पुनस्ते हि ऋगादयः।। अवदंस्तत्त्वतः सर्व्वे संस्मरतो परं प्रभुम्
nandīśvara uvāca|| ityākarṇya tayorvācaṃ punaste hi ṛgādayaḥ|| avadaṃstattvataḥ sarvve saṃsmarato paraṃ prabhum
Nandīśvara said: Having heard the speech of those two, the Ṛg and the rest, all of them, spoke again in accordance with truth, calling to mind the supreme Lord.
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SiP 3 8.23
यदि मान्या वयन्देवौ सृष्टिस्थितिकरौ विभू।। तदा प्रमाणं वक्ष्यामो भवत्सन्देहभेदकम्
yadi mānyā vayandevau sṛṣṭisthitikarau vibhū|| tadā pramāṇaṃ vakṣyāmo bhavatsandehabhedakam
"If we are to be honoured, O you two gods, mighty lords who effect creation and maintenance, then we shall declare the authoritative word that will sever your doubt."
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SiP 3 8.24
नन्दीश्वर उवाच।। श्रुत्युक्तविधिमाकर्ण्य प्रोचतुस्तौ सुरौ श्रुतीः।। युष्मदुक्तं प्रमाणं नौ किन्तत्त्वं सम्यगुच्यताम्
nandīśvara uvāca|| śrutyuktavidhimākarṇya procatustau surau śrutīḥ|| yuṣmaduktaṃ pramāṇaṃ nau kintattvaṃ samyagucyatām
Nandīśvara said: Having heard the ruling stated by the śruti, those two gods said to the śrutis: "What you have said is authority for us two; let the reality be told rightly."
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SiP 3 8.25
ऋग्वेद उवाच।। यदन्तस्स्थानि भूतानि यतस्सर्व्वम्प्रवर्त्तते।। यदाहुः परमन्तत्त्वं स रुद्रस्त्वेक एव हि
ṛgveda uvāca|| yadantassthāni bhūtāni yatassarvvampravarttate|| yadāhuḥ paramantattvaṃ sa rudrastveka eva hi
The Ṛgveda said: "That within which the beings abide, that from which everything proceeds forth, that which they call the supreme reality — that is Rudra, the one alone."
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SiP 3 8.26
यजुर्वेद उवाच ।। यो यज्ञैरखिलैरीशो योगेन च समिज्यते ।। येन प्रमाणं खलु नस्स एकः सर्व्वदृक् छिवः
yajurveda uvāca || yo yajñairakhilairīśo yogena ca samijyate || yena pramāṇaṃ khalu nassa ekaḥ sarvvadṛk chivaḥ
The Yajurveda said: "The Lord who is worshipped by all sacrifices and by yoga, he through whom indeed our authority stands — he is the one all-seeing Śiva."
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SiP 3 8.27
सामवेद उवाच ।। येनेदम्भ्रम्यते विश्वं योगिभिर्यो विचिन्त्यते ।। यद्भासा भासते विश्वं स एकस्त्र्यम्बकः परः
sāmaveda uvāca || yenedambhramyate viśvaṃ yogibhiryo vicintyate || yadbhāsā bhāsate viśvaṃ sa ekastryambakaḥ paraḥ
The Sāmaveda said: "He by whom this universe is made to revolve, who is meditated upon by the yogins, by whose radiance the universe shines — he is the one supreme Tryambaka."
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SiP 3 8.28
अथर्ववेद उवाच ।। यं प्रपश्यन्ति देवेशम्भक्त्यनुग्रहिणो जनाः ।। तमाहुरेकं कैवल्यं शंकरं दुःखतः परम्
atharvaveda uvāca || yaṃ prapaśyanti deveśambhaktyanugrahiṇo janāḥ || tamāhurekaṃ kaivalyaṃ śaṃkaraṃ duḥkhataḥ param
The Atharvaveda said: "That lord of gods whom people favoured through devotion behold — him they call the one, absolute Śaṃkara, beyond sorrow."
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SiP 3 8.29
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। श्रुत्युक्तमिदमाकर्ण्यातीवमायाविमोहितौ ।। स्मित्वाहतुर्विधिहरी निगमांस्तान्विचेतनौ
nandīśvara uvāca || śrutyuktamidamākarṇyātīvamāyāvimohitau || smitvāhaturvidhiharī nigamāṃstānvicetanau
Nandīśvara said: Having heard this that was stated by the śruti, Brahmā and Viṣṇu, utterly bewildered by māyā and bereft of sense, smiled and said to those Vedas:
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SiP 3 8.31
कथम्प्रमथनाथोऽसौ रममाणो निरन्तरम् ।। दिगम्बरः पीतवर्णो शिवया धूलिधूसरः
kathampramathanātho'sau ramamāṇo nirantaram || digambaraḥ pītavarṇo śivayā dhūlidhūsaraḥ
"How (can) he, the lord of the Pramathas, ceaselessly taking his pleasure with Śivā, naked, pale-hued, grey with dust,
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SiP 3 8.32
विरूपवेषो जटिलो वृषगो व्यालभूषणः ।। परं ब्रह्मत्वमापन्नः क्व च तत्संगवर्जितम्
virūpaveṣo jaṭilo vṛṣago vyālabhūṣaṇaḥ || paraṃ brahmatvamāpannaḥ kva ca tatsaṃgavarjitam
of ugly guise, matted-haired, riding a bull, ornamented with snakes — (how has he) attained the state of the supreme brahman? And where is that (brahman), which is free of such attachments?"
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SiP 3 8.33
इत्युदीरितमाकर्ण्य प्रणवः सर्वगस्तयोः ।। अमूर्तो मूर्तिमान्प्रीत्या जृम्भमाण उवाच तौ
ityudīritamākarṇya praṇavaḥ sarvagastayoḥ || amūrto mūrtimānprītyā jṛmbhamāṇa uvāca tau
Having heard what was uttered thus by those two, the all-pervading Praṇava, formless yet taking form, expanding forth out of affection, spoke to them:
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SiP 3 8.34
प्रणव उवाच ।। न हीशो भगवाञ्छक्त्या ह्यात्मनो व्यतिरिक्तया ।। कदाचिद्रमते रुद्रो लीलारूपधरो हरः
praṇava uvāca || na hīśo bhagavāñchaktyā hyātmano vyatiriktayā || kadācidramate rudro līlārūpadharo haraḥ
Praṇava said: "For the Lord Bhagavān never takes his pleasure with a power separate from his own self; Rudra, Hara, bears forms for the sake of play."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.35
असौ हि परमेशानस्स्वयंज्योतिस्सनातनः ।। आनन्दरूपा तस्यैषा शक्तिर्नागन्तुकी शिवा
asau hi parameśānassvayaṃjyotissanātanaḥ || ānandarūpā tasyaiṣā śaktirnāgantukī śivā
"For he is the supreme ruler, self-luminous, everlasting; and this Śakti of his, Śivā, is of the nature of bliss and is not something that comes from outside."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.36
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इत्येवमुक्तोऽपि तदा विधेर्विष्णोश्च वै तदा ।। नाज्ञानमगमन्नाशं श्रीकण्ठस्यैव मायया
nandīśvara uvāca || ityevamukto'pi tadā vidherviṣṇośca vai tadā || nājñānamagamannāśaṃ śrīkaṇṭhasyaiva māyayā
Nandīśvara said: Although they were addressed in this way, the ignorance of Brahmā and of Viṣṇu did not then perish, by the very māyā of Śrīkaṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.37
प्रादुरासीत्ततो ज्योतिरुभयोरन्तरे महत् ।। पूरयन्निजया भासा द्यावाभूम्योर्यदन्तरम्
prādurāsīttato jyotirubhayorantare mahat || pūrayannijayā bhāsā dyāvābhūmyoryadantaram
Then a great light appeared between the two, filling with its own radiance whatever space lay between heaven and earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.38
ज्योतिर्मण्डलमध्यस्थो ददृशे पुरुषाकृतिः ।। विधिक्रतुभ्यां तत्रैव महाद्भुततनुर्मुने
jyotirmaṇḍalamadhyastho dadṛśe puruṣākṛtiḥ || vidhikratubhyāṃ tatraiva mahādbhutatanurmune
Standing in the middle of the orb of light, one having the form of a man was seen there by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, O sage — a being of most wondrous body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.39
प्रजज्वालाथ कोपेन ब्रह्मणः पञ्चमं शिरः ।। आवयोरन्तरे कोऽसौ बिभृयात्पुरुषाकृतिम्
prajajvālātha kopena brahmaṇaḥ pañcamaṃ śiraḥ || āvayorantare ko'sau bibhṛyātpuruṣākṛtim
Then the fifth head of Brahmā blazed up with anger: "Who is this that would bear a man's form between the two of us?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.42
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। नीललोहित जाने त्वां मा भैषीश्चन्द्रशेखर ।। भालस्थलान्मम पुरा रुद्रः प्रादुरभूद्भवान्
brahmovāca || nīlalohita jāne tvāṃ mā bhaiṣīścandraśekhara || bhālasthalānmama purā rudraḥ prādurabhūdbhavān
Brahmā said: O Nīlalohita, I know you; do not be afraid, O moon-crested one. Long ago you, Rudra, appeared from the surface of my forehead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.43
रोदनाद्रुद्रनामापि योजितोऽसि मया पुरा ।। मामेव शरणं याहि पुत्र रक्षाङ्करोमि ते
rodanādrudranāmāpi yojito'si mayā purā || māmeva śaraṇaṃ yāhi putra rakṣāṅkaromi te
Because of your weeping the name Rudra too was fixed upon you by me of old. Come to me alone for refuge, son; I will grant you protection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.44
।। नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। अथेश्वरः पद्मयोनेः श्रुत्वा गर्ववतीं गिरम् ।। चुकोपातीव च तदा कुर्वन्निव लयम्मुने
|| nandīśvara uvāca || atheśvaraḥ padmayoneḥ śrutvā garvavatīṃ giram || cukopātīva ca tadā kurvanniva layammune
Nandīśvara said: Then the Lord, hearing the proud speech of the lotus-born, became exceedingly angry, as if bringing about the dissolution, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.45
स कोपतस्समुत्पाद्य पुरुषं भैरवं क्वचित् ।। प्रज्वलन्तं सुमहसा प्रीत्या च परमेश्वरः
sa kopatassamutpādya puruṣaṃ bhairavaṃ kvacit || prajvalantaṃ sumahasā prītyā ca parameśvaraḥ
He, the Supreme Lord, out of anger — and out of affection — produced from somewhere a terrible person, blazing with great splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.46
ईश्वर उवाच ।। प्राक्च पंकजजन्मासौ शास्यस्ते कालभैरव ।। कालवद्राजसे साक्षात्कालराजस्ततो भवान्
īśvara uvāca || prākca paṃkajajanmāsau śāsyaste kālabhairava || kālavadrājase sākṣātkālarājastato bhavān
Īśvara said: O Kālabhairava, this lotus-born one is first of all to be chastised by you. You shine forth visibly like Kāla (Time); therefore you are Kālarāja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.47
विश्वं भर्तुं समर्थोसि भीषणाद्भैरवः स्मृतः ।। त्वत्तो भेष्यति कालोऽपि ततस्त्वं कालभैरवः
viśvaṃ bhartuṃ samarthosi bhīṣaṇādbhairavaḥ smṛtaḥ || tvatto bheṣyati kālo'pi tatastvaṃ kālabhairavaḥ
You are able to sustain the universe; from (your) terrifying (nature) you are called Bhairava. Even Time will fear you; therefore you are Kālabhairava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.48
आमर्दयिष्यति भवान्रुष्टो दुष्टात्मनो यतः ।। आमर्दक इति ख्यातिं ततस्सर्वत्र यास्यसि
āmardayiṣyati bhavānruṣṭo duṣṭātmano yataḥ || āmardaka iti khyātiṃ tatassarvatra yāsyasi
Since you, when angered, will crush the evil-souled, therefore you will attain fame everywhere as Āmardaka (the Crusher).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.49
यतः पापानि भक्तानां भक्षयिष्यसि तत्क्षणात् ।। पापभक्षण इत्येव तव नाम भविष्यति
yataḥ pāpāni bhaktānāṃ bhakṣayiṣyasi tatkṣaṇāt || pāpabhakṣaṇa ityeva tava nāma bhaviṣyati
Since you will devour the sins of the devotees in that very instant, your name shall be precisely Pāpabhakṣaṇa (Sin-eater).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.51
तत्र ये पातकिनरास्तेषां शास्ता त्वमेव हि ।। शुभाशुभं च तत्कर्म चित्रगुप्तो लिखिष्यति
tatra ye pātakinarāsteṣāṃ śāstā tvameva hi || śubhāśubhaṃ ca tatkarma citragupto likhiṣyati
There, whatever men are sinners, of them you alone are the chastiser; and Citragupta will record their good and bad deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.52
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। एतान्वरान्प्रगृह्याथ तत्क्षणात्कालभैरवः ।। वामांगुलिनखाग्रेण चकर्त च विधेश्शिरः
nandīśvara uvāca || etānvarānpragṛhyātha tatkṣaṇātkālabhairavaḥ || vāmāṃgulinakhāgreṇa cakarta ca vidheśśiraḥ
Nandīśvara said: Then, having received these boons, Kālabhairava at that very moment cut off the head of Brahmā with the tip of the nail of his left finger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.53
यदंगमपराध्नोति कार्यं तस्यैव शासनम् ।। अतो येन कृता निन्दा तच्छिन्नम्पञ्चमं शिरः
yadaṃgamaparādhnoti kāryaṃ tasyaiva śāsanam || ato yena kṛtā nindā tacchinnampañcamaṃ śiraḥ
Whichever limb offends, the punishment is to be of that very one; therefore the fifth head, by which the reviling was done, was that which was cut off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.54
अथ च्छिन्नं विधिशिरो दृष्ट्वा भीततरो हरिः ।। शातरुद्रियमन्त्रैश्च भक्त्या तुष्टाव शङ्करम्
atha cchinnaṃ vidhiśiro dṛṣṭvā bhītataro hariḥ || śātarudriyamantraiśca bhaktyā tuṣṭāva śaṅkaram
Then Hari, seeing Brahmā's head severed, became very frightened, and with devotion praised Śaṅkara with the Śatarudriya mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.56
परब्रह्म शिवः साक्षात्सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणः ।। परमात्मा गुणातीत इति ज्ञानमवापतुः
parabrahma śivaḥ sākṣātsaccidānandalakṣaṇaḥ || paramātmā guṇātīta iti jñānamavāpatuḥ
The two attained the knowledge: "Śiva is verily the supreme Brahman, characterized as being-consciousness-bliss, the supreme Self, beyond the qualities."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.57
सनत्कुमार सर्वज्ञ शृणु मे परमं शुभम् ।। यावद्गर्वो भवेत्तावज्ज्ञानगुप्तिर्विशेषतः
sanatkumāra sarvajña śṛṇu me paramaṃ śubham || yāvadgarvo bhavettāvajjñānaguptirviśeṣataḥ
O Sanatkumāra, all-knowing one, hear from me what is supremely auspicious: so long as there is pride, so long especially is knowledge hidden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.58
त्यक्त्वाभि मानं पुरुषो जानाति परमेश्वरम् ।। गर्विणं हन्ति विश्वेशो जातो गर्वापहारकः
tyaktvābhi mānaṃ puruṣo jānāti parameśvaram || garviṇaṃ hanti viśveśo jāto garvāpahārakaḥ
Having abandoned conceit, a man knows the Supreme Lord; the Lord of the universe slays the proud man, having become the remover of pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.59
अथ विष्णुविधी ज्ञात्वा विगर्वौ परमेश्वरः।। प्रसन्नोऽभून्महादेवोऽकरोत्तावभयौ प्रभुः
atha viṣṇuvidhī jñātvā vigarvau parameśvaraḥ|| prasanno'bhūnmahādevo'karottāvabhayau prabhuḥ
Then the Supreme Lord, knowing Viṣṇu and Brahmā to be free of pride, Mahādeva the Lord became pleased and made the two fearless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.61
महादेव उवाच ।। त्वया मान्यो विष्णुरसौ तथा शतधृतिः स्वयम् ।। कपालम्वैधसम्वापि नीललोहित धारय ।।
mahādeva uvāca || tvayā mānyo viṣṇurasau tathā śatadhṛtiḥ svayam || kapālamvaidhasamvāpi nīlalohita dhāraya ||
Mahādeva said: Viṣṇu there is to be honoured by you, and likewise Śatadhṛti (Brahmā) himself; O Nīlalohita, carry also the skull of Vidhi (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 3 8.62
ब्रह्महत्यापनोदाय व्रतं लोकाय दर्शय ।। चर त्वं सततं भिक्षां कपालव्रतमाश्रितः
brahmahatyāpanodāya vrataṃ lokāya darśaya || cara tvaṃ satataṃ bhikṣāṃ kapālavratamāśritaḥ
To remove the brahmin-slaying, display the observance for the world's sake; taking up the skull-vow, go about continually begging alms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.63
इत्युक्त्वा पश्यतस्तस्य तेजोरूपः शिवोऽब्रवीत् ।। उत्पाद्य चैकां कन्यान्तु ब्रह्महत्याभिविश्रुताम्
ityuktvā paśyatastasya tejorūpaḥ śivo'bravīt || utpādya caikāṃ kanyāntu brahmahatyābhiviśrutām
Having spoken thus, Śiva, whose form was radiance, said, while that one looked on—having also produced a single maiden, widely known as Brahmahatyā (Brahmin-murder):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.64
यावद्वाराणसीन्दिव्याम्पुरीमेषां गमिष्यति ।। तावत्त्वं भीषणे कालमनुगच्छोग्ररूपिणम्
yāvadvārāṇasīndivyāmpurīmeṣāṃ gamiṣyati || tāvattvaṃ bhīṣaṇe kālamanugacchograrūpiṇam
"So long as he does not reach the divine city of Vārāṇasī, so long, O dread one, do you follow Kāla of terrible form."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.65
सर्वत्र ते प्रवेशोऽस्ति त्यक्त्वा वाराणसीं पुरीम् ।। वाराणसीं यदा गच्छेत्तन्मुक्तां भव तत्क्षणात्
sarvatra te praveśo'sti tyaktvā vārāṇasīṃ purīm || vārāṇasīṃ yadā gacchettanmuktāṃ bhava tatkṣaṇāt
"You have entry everywhere, excepting the city of Vārāṇasī; when he goes to Vārāṇasī, be released from him that very instant."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.66
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। नियोज्य तामिति तदा ब्रह्महत्यां च ताम्प्रभुः ।। महाद्भुतश्च स शिवोऽप्यन्तर्धानमगात्ततः
nandīśvara uvāca || niyojya tāmiti tadā brahmahatyāṃ ca tāmprabhuḥ || mahādbhutaśca sa śivo'pyantardhānamagāttataḥ
Nandīśvara said: Then, having thus commissioned her, that Brahmahatyā, the Lord—that greatly wondrous Śiva—thereupon vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.99
भीतो हिरण्यगर्भोऽपि जजाप शतरुद्रियम् ।। इत्थं तौ गतगर्वौ हि संजातौ तत्क्षणान्मुने
bhīto hiraṇyagarbho'pi jajāpa śatarudriyam || itthaṃ tau gatagarvau hi saṃjātau tatkṣaṇānmune
Hiraṇyagarbha too, being frightened, muttered the Śatarudriya; thus, O sage, in that very instant those two became stripped of pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 3 8.416
त्रिशूलपाणिर्भालाक्षो नागोडुपविभूषणः ।। हिरण्यगर्भस्तं दृष्ट्वा विहसन्प्राह मोहितः
triśūlapāṇirbhālākṣo nāgoḍupavibhūṣaṇaḥ || hiraṇyagarbhastaṃ dṛṣṭvā vihasanprāha mohitaḥ
(He was) trident in hand, with an eye on his forehead, adorned with snakes and the moon; and Hiraṇyagarbha, seeing him, being deluded, spoke laughingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition