Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita — Chapter 19
SiP 4 19.1
सूत उवाच।। नरनारायणाख्यौ याववतारौ हरेर्द्विजाः ।। तेपाते भारते खण्डे बदर्याश्रम एव हि
sūta uvāca|| naranārāyaṇākhyau yāvavatārau harerdvijāḥ || tepāte bhārate khaṇḍe badaryāśrama eva hi
Sūta said: Those two incarnations of Hari known as Nara and Nārāyaṇa practised austerity in the land of Bhārata, in the Badarī hermitage itself, O twice-born ones.
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SiP 4 19.2
ताभ्यां संप्रार्थितश्शंभुः पार्थिवे पूजनाय वै ।। आयाति नित्यं तल्लिंगे भक्ताधीनतया शिव
tābhyāṃ saṃprārthitaśśaṃbhuḥ pārthive pūjanāya vai || āyāti nityaṃ talliṃge bhaktādhīnatayā śiva
Entreated by those two for worship in an earthen (liṅga), Śambhu comes daily into that liṅga, Śiva being subject to his devotees.
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SiP 4 19.3
एवं पूजयतोश्शंभुं तयोर्विष्ण्ववतारयोः ।। चिरकालो व्यतीताय शैवयोर्धर्मपुत्रयोः
evaṃ pūjayatośśaṃbhuṃ tayorviṣṇvavatārayoḥ || cirakālo vyatītāya śaivayordharmaputrayoḥ
While those two incarnations of Viṣṇu, devotees of Śiva, sons of Dharma, thus worshipped Śambhu, a long time passed.
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SiP 4 19.4
एकस्मिन्समये तत्र प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः ।। प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नोस्मि वरो मे व्रियतामिति देवाश्च पूजयंतीह ऋषयश्च पुरातनाः।। मनोभीष्ट फलं तेते सुप्रसन्नान्महेश्वरात् तथैव रूपं दृष्ट्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ।। जीवन्मुक्तो भवेत्सोपि यो गतो बदरीवने
ekasminsamaye tatra prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ || pratyuvāca prasannosmi varo me vriyatāmiti devāśca pūjayaṃtīha ṛṣayaśca purātanāḥ|| manobhīṣṭa phalaṃ tete suprasannānmaheśvarāt tathaiva rūpaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || jīvanmukto bhavetsopi yo gato badarīvane
On one occasion the Supreme Lord, being pleased there, replied: "I am pleased; let a boon be chosen from me. Here the gods worship, and the ancient sages too; the fruit desired by their minds is theirs from the well-pleased Great Lord. And likewise, having seen (his) form one is freed from all sins; and he who has gone to the Badarī forest becomes liberated while living."
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SiP 4 19.5
इत्युक्ते च तदा तेन नरो नारायणस्स्वयम्।। ऊचतुर्वचनं तत्र लोकानां हितकाम्यया
ityukte ca tadā tena naro nārāyaṇassvayam|| ūcaturvacanaṃ tatra lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
And when this had been said by him, then Nara and Nārāyaṇa themselves spoke words there, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds.
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SiP 4 19.6
नरनारायणावूचतुः ।। यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश यदि देयो वरस्त्वया ।। स्थीयतां स्वेन रूपेण पूजार्थं शंकरस्स्वयम्
naranārāyaṇāvūcatuḥ || yadi prasanno deveśa yadi deyo varastvayā || sthīyatāṃ svena rūpeṇa pūjārthaṃ śaṃkarassvayam
Nara and Nārāyaṇa said: If you are pleased, lord of gods, if a boon is to be given by you, may Śaṅkara himself remain here in his own form, for the sake of worship.
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SiP 4 19.7
सूत उवाच ।। इत्युक्तस्तु तदा ताभ्यां केदारे हिमसंश्रये ।। स्वयं च शंकरस्तस्थौ ज्योतीरूपो महेश्वरः
sūta uvāca || ityuktastu tadā tābhyāṃ kedāre himasaṃśraye || svayaṃ ca śaṃkarastasthau jyotīrūpo maheśvaraḥ
Sūta said: Thus addressed by those two, Śaṅkara, the Great Lord, himself remained in Kedāra, the snow-covered abode, in the form of light.
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SiP 4 19.8
ताभ्यां च पूजितश्चैव सर्वदुःखभयापहः ।। लोकानामुपकारार्थं भक्तानां दर्शनाय वै
tābhyāṃ ca pūjitaścaiva sarvaduḥkhabhayāpahaḥ || lokānāmupakārārthaṃ bhaktānāṃ darśanāya vai
And worshipped by those two, he who removes all sorrow and fear (remained), for the benefit of the worlds and for the sight of his devotees.
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SiP 4 19.9
स्वयं स्थितस्तदा शंभुः केदारेश्वरसंज्ञकः ।। भक्ताभीष्टप्रदो नित्यं दर्शनादर्चनादपि
svayaṃ sthitastadā śaṃbhuḥ kedāreśvarasaṃjñakaḥ || bhaktābhīṣṭaprado nityaṃ darśanādarcanādapi
Then Śambhu himself remained (there), bearing the name Kedāreśvara, ever granting the devotees' desires through the sight of him and through worship as well.
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SiP 4 19.11
भवस्य पूजनान्नित्यं बदर्याश्रमवासिनः।। प्राप्नुवन्ति यतः सोऽसौ भक्ताभीष्टप्रदः सदा
bhavasya pūjanānnityaṃ badaryāśramavāsinaḥ|| prāpnuvanti yataḥ so'sau bhaktābhīṣṭapradaḥ sadā
For (they) who dwell in the Badarī hermitage obtain (their wishes) constantly through the worship of Bhava; therefore he is always the granter of the devotees' desires.
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SiP 4 19.12
तद्दिनं हि समारभ्य केदारेश्वर एव च ।। पूजितो येन भक्त्या वै दुःखं स्वप्नेऽति दुर्लभम्
taddinaṃ hi samārabhya kedāreśvara eva ca || pūjito yena bhaktyā vai duḥkhaṃ svapne'ti durlabham
Indeed, beginning from that day, by whomever Kedāreśvara has been worshipped with devotion, for him sorrow is hard to come by even in a dream.
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SiP 4 19.13
यो वै हि पाण्डवान्दृष्ट्वा माहिषं रूपमास्थितः ।। मायामास्थाय तत्रैव पलायनपरोऽभवत्
yo vai hi pāṇḍavāndṛṣṭvā māhiṣaṃ rūpamāsthitaḥ || māyāmāsthāya tatraiva palāyanaparo'bhavat
He indeed, on seeing the Pāṇḍavas, took on the form of a buffalo, and resorting to his magic he set about fleeing right there.
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SiP 4 19.14
धृतश्च पाण्डवैस्तत्र ह्यवाङ्मुखतया स्थितः ।। पुच्छ चैव धृतं तैस्तु प्रार्थितश्च पुनःपुनः
dhṛtaśca pāṇḍavaistatra hyavāṅmukhatayā sthitaḥ || puccha caiva dhṛtaṃ taistu prārthitaśca punaḥpunaḥ
And he was seized there by the Pāṇḍavas, and stood with his face turned downward; and the tail was held by them, and he was entreated again and again.
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SiP 4 19.15
तद्रूपेण स्थितस्तत्र भक्तवत्सलनामभाक् ।। नयपाले शिरोभागो गतस्तद्रूपतः स्थितः
tadrūpeṇa sthitastatra bhaktavatsalanāmabhāk || nayapāle śirobhāgo gatastadrūpataḥ sthitaḥ
In that form he remained there, bearing the name "Fond of his devotees"; the head-portion went to Nayapāla and stood there in that form.
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SiP 4 19.16
स वै व पूजनान्नित्यमाज्ञां चैवाप्यदात्तथा ।। पूजितश्च स्वयं शंभुस्तत्र तस्थौ वरानदात्
sa vai va pūjanānnityamājñāṃ caivāpyadāttathā || pūjitaśca svayaṃ śaṃbhustatra tasthau varānadāt
He indeed gave the command for (his) constant worship, and Śaṃbhu himself, being worshipped, remained there and granted boons.
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SiP 4 19.17
पूजयित्वा गतास्ते तु पाण्डवा मुदितास्तदा ।। लब्ध्वा चित्तेप्सितं सर्वं विमुक्तास्सर्वदुःखतः
pūjayitvā gatāste tu pāṇḍavā muditāstadā || labdhvā cittepsitaṃ sarvaṃ vimuktāssarvaduḥkhataḥ
Having worshipped (him), those Pāṇḍavas went away then, delighted, having obtained all that their hearts desired, freed from all sorrow.
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SiP 4 19.18
तत्र नित्यं हस्साक्षात्क्षेत्रे केदारसंज्ञके ।। भारतीभिः प्रजाभिश्च तथैव परिपूज्यते
tatra nityaṃ hassākṣātkṣetre kedārasaṃjñake || bhāratībhiḥ prajābhiśca tathaiva paripūjyate
There, in the sacred field named Kedāra, he is (present) in visible form perpetually, and is likewise fully worshipped by the peoples of Bhārata.
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SiP 4 19.19
तत्रत्यं वलयं यो वै ददाति हरवल्लभः ।। हररूपांतिकं तच्च हररूपसमन्वितम्
tatratyaṃ valayaṃ yo vai dadāti haravallabhaḥ || hararūpāṃtikaṃ tacca hararūpasamanvitam
Whoever, dear to Hara, gives the ring belonging to that place — that (ring) is near to Hara's form and endowed with Hara's form.
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SiP 4 19.21
दृष्ट्वा रूपं नरस्यैव तथा नारायणस्य हि ।। केदारेश्वरशंभोश्च मुक्तभागी न संशयः
dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ narasyaiva tathā nārāyaṇasya hi || kedāreśvaraśaṃbhośca muktabhāgī na saṃśayaḥ
Having seen the form of Nara and likewise of Nārāyaṇa, and of Śaṃbhu Kedāreśvara, (a man) has a share in liberation — there is no doubt.
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SiP 4 19.22
केदारेशस्य भक्ता ये मार्गस्थास्तस्य वै मृता।। गतेऽपि मुक्ता भवंत्येव नात्र कार्य्या विचारणा
kedāreśasya bhaktā ye mārgasthāstasya vai mṛtā|| gate'pi muktā bhavaṃtyeva nātra kāryyā vicāraṇā
Those devotees of Kedāreśa who die on the road to him — even though (only) on the way, they do indeed become liberated; no reflection is to be made about this.
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SiP 4 19.23
गत्वा तत्र प्रीतियुक्तः केदारेशं प्रपूज्य च ।। तत्रत्यमुदकं पीत्वा पुनर्जन्म न विन्दति
gatvā tatra prītiyuktaḥ kedāreśaṃ prapūjya ca || tatratyamudakaṃ pītvā punarjanma na vindati
Going there filled with love, and worshipping Kedāreśa, and drinking the water of that place, one does not find birth again.
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SiP 4 19.24
खण्डेस्मिन्भारते विप्रा नरनारायणेश्वरः ।। केदारेशः प्रपूज्यश्च सर्वैर्जीवैस्सुभक्तितः
khaṇḍesminbhārate viprā naranārāyaṇeśvaraḥ || kedāreśaḥ prapūjyaśca sarvairjīvaissubhaktitaḥ
In this region, in Bhārata, O brahmins, Naranārāyaṇeśvara — that is, Kedāreśa — is to be worshipped by all living beings with good devotion.
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SiP 4 19.25
अस्य खण्डस्य स स्वामी सर्वेशोपि विशेषतः ।। सर्वकामप्रदश्शंभुः केदाराख्यो न संशय
asya khaṇḍasya sa svāmī sarveśopi viśeṣataḥ || sarvakāmapradaśśaṃbhuḥ kedārākhyo na saṃśaya
He is the lord of this region, though he is the lord of all — especially (of this one); Śaṃbhu named Kedāra is the giver of all desires, there is no doubt.
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SiP 4 19.26
एतद्वचस्समाख्यातं यत्पृष्टमृषिसत्तमाः ।। श्रुत्वा पापं हरेत्सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
etadvacassamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭamṛṣisattamāḥ || śrutvā pāpaṃ haretsarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
This speech has been fully related, which was asked, O best of sages; hearing it removes all sin — no reflection is to be made about this.
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