Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita — Chapter 40
SiP 4 40.1
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। सूत ते वचनं श्रुत्वा परानन्दं वयं गताः ।। विस्तरात्कथय प्रीत्या तदेव व्रतमुत्तमम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || sūta te vacanaṃ śrutvā parānandaṃ vayaṃ gatāḥ || vistarātkathaya prītyā tadeva vratamuttamam
The sages said: Sūta, hearing your words we have reached the highest bliss; out of affection, tell in detail that very excellent observance.
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SiP 4 40.2
कृतं पुरा तु केनेह सूतैतद्व्रतमुत्तमम् ।। कृत्वाप्यज्ञानतश्चैव प्राप्तं किं फलमुत्तमम्
kṛtaṃ purā tu keneha sūtaitadvratamuttamam || kṛtvāpyajñānataścaiva prāptaṃ kiṃ phalamuttamam
But by whom, Sūta, was this excellent observance performed here in former times, and what excellent fruit was obtained even though it was done out of ignorance?
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SiP 4 40.3
।। सूत उवाच ।। श्रूयतामृषयस्सर्वे कथयामि पुरातनम्।। इतिहासं निषादस्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
|| sūta uvāca || śrūyatāmṛṣayassarve kathayāmi purātanam|| itihāsaṃ niṣādasya sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Sūta said: Let all you sages listen; I shall tell an ancient tale of a Niṣāda, one that destroys all sins.
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SiP 4 40.4
पुरा कश्चिद्वने भिल्लो नाम्ना ह्यासीद्गुरुद्रुहः।। कुटुम्बी बलवान्क्रूरः क्रूरकर्मपरायणः दैवयोगात्तदा तेन न प्राप्तं किंचिदेव हि।। अस्तप्राप्तस्तदा सूर्यस्स वै दुःखमुपागतः यामस्य प्रथमस्यैव पूजा जाता शिवस्य च ।। तन्महिम्ना हि तस्यैव पातकं गलितन्तदा ।। सूत उवाच ।। इत्युक्तोऽपि तया व्याधो न मेने तद्वचो यदा।। तदा सुविस्मिता भीता वचनं साब्रवीत्पुनः मृगी सा प्राह तं दृष्ट्वा किं करोषि वनेचर ।। पूर्ववत्कथितं तेन तच्छ्रुत्वाह मृगी पुनः ज्ञात्वा विलंबं चकितस्तदन्वेषणतत्परः ।।। तद्यामे मृगमद्राक्षीज्जलमार्गगतं ततः व्याध उवाच ।। ये ये समागताश्चात्र तेते सर्वे त्वया यथा ।। कथयित्वा गता ह्यत्र नायान्त्यद्यापि वंचकाः मृगी ज्येष्ठा च या तत्र स्वामिनं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। त्वां विना बालका ह्यत्र कथं स्थास्यंति वै मृग ।। शिव उवाच ।। इति तेषां वचश्श्रुत्वा व्याधो विस्मयमागतः ।। शिवपूजाप्रभावेण ज्ञानं दुर्लभमाप्तवान् शिव उवाच ।। शृणु व्याधाद्य भोगांस्त्वं भुंक्ष्व दिव्यान्यथेप्सितान् ।। राजधानीं समाश्रित्य शृंगवेरपुरे पराम् तपांसि विविधान्येव जपाश्चैवाप्य नेकशः ।। नैतेन समतां यान्ति शिवरात्रिव्रतेन च
purā kaścidvane bhillo nāmnā hyāsīdgurudruhaḥ|| kuṭumbī balavānkrūraḥ krūrakarmaparāyaṇaḥ daivayogāttadā tena na prāptaṃ kiṃcideva hi|| astaprāptastadā sūryassa vai duḥkhamupāgataḥ yāmasya prathamasyaiva pūjā jātā śivasya ca || tanmahimnā hi tasyaiva pātakaṃ galitantadā || sūta uvāca || ityukto'pi tayā vyādho na mene tadvaco yadā|| tadā suvismitā bhītā vacanaṃ sābravītpunaḥ mṛgī sā prāha taṃ dṛṣṭvā kiṃ karoṣi vanecara || pūrvavatkathitaṃ tena tacchrutvāha mṛgī punaḥ jñātvā vilaṃbaṃ cakitastadanveṣaṇatatparaḥ ||| tadyāme mṛgamadrākṣījjalamārgagataṃ tataḥ vyādha uvāca || ye ye samāgatāścātra tete sarve tvayā yathā || kathayitvā gatā hyatra nāyāntyadyāpi vaṃcakāḥ mṛgī jyeṣṭhā ca yā tatra svāminaṃ vākyamabravīt || tvāṃ vinā bālakā hyatra kathaṃ sthāsyaṃti vai mṛga || śiva uvāca || iti teṣāṃ vacaśśrutvā vyādho vismayamāgataḥ || śivapūjāprabhāveṇa jñānaṃ durlabhamāptavān śiva uvāca || śṛṇu vyādhādya bhogāṃstvaṃ bhuṃkṣva divyānyathepsitān || rājadhānīṃ samāśritya śṛṃgaverapure parām tapāṃsi vividhānyeva japāścaivāpya nekaśaḥ || naitena samatāṃ yānti śivarātrivratena ca
Long ago there was in a forest a certain Bhilla, Gurudruha by name, a householder, strong, cruel, devoted to cruel deeds. — Then, by the working of fate, nothing at all was obtained by him; the sun had then reached its setting, and he indeed fell into distress. — The worship of Śiva took place in the very first watch (of the night); and by the greatness of that, his sin was then washed away. — Sūta said: Though thus addressed by her, when the hunter did not heed her words, then she, greatly astonished and afraid, spoke words again. — That doe, seeing him, said: What are you doing, forest-dweller? He told (her) as before; hearing that, the doe spoke again. — Realising the delay, alarmed and intent on searching for it, in that watch he then saw a deer that had come by the water-path. — The hunter said: Whoever have come here, all of them (spoke) as you (do); having spoken they went away from here, and even now the deceivers do not come. — And the doe who was the eldest there spoke these words to her lord: Without you, deer, how will the young ones stay here? — Śiva said: Hearing these words of theirs, the hunter was filled with amazement; by the power of the worship of Śiva he attained knowledge that is hard to obtain. — Śiva said: Listen, hunter: today enjoy divine pleasures as you desire, taking up residence in the supreme royal capital in the city of Śṛṅgavera. — Austerities of many kinds and repetitions of prayers many times over — these do not attain equality with the Śivarātri observance.
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SiP 4 40.5
निरन्तरं वने गत्वा मृगान्हन्ति स्म नित्यशः ।। चौर्य्यं च विविधं तत्र करोति स्म वने वसन्
nirantaraṃ vane gatvā mṛgānhanti sma nityaśaḥ || cauryyaṃ ca vividhaṃ tatra karoti sma vane vasan
Going constantly into the forest, he would kill deer every day; and, living in the forest, he would there commit thefts of many kinds.
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SiP 4 40.6
बाल्यादारभ्य तेनेह कृतं किंचिच्छुभं नहि ।। महान्कालो व्यतीयाय वने तस्य दुरात्मनः
bālyādārabhya teneha kṛtaṃ kiṃcicchubhaṃ nahi || mahānkālo vyatīyāya vane tasya durātmanaḥ
From childhood on, nothing good at all was done by him here; a long time passed for that evil-minded one in the forest.
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SiP 4 40.7
कदाचिच्छिवरात्रिश्च प्राप्तासीत्तत्र शोभना ।। न दुरात्मा स्म जानाति महद्वननिवासकृत्
kadācicchivarātriśca prāptāsīttatra śobhanā || na durātmā sma jānāti mahadvananivāsakṛt
At some time the auspicious Śivarātri arrived there; the evil-minded one, who dwelt in the great forest, did not know (of it).
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SiP 4 40.8
एतस्मिन्समये भिल्लो मात्रा पित्रा स्त्रिया तथा।। प्रार्थितश्च क्षुधाऽविष्टैर्भक्ष्यं देहि वनेचर
etasminsamaye bhillo mātrā pitrā striyā tathā|| prārthitaśca kṣudhā'viṣṭairbhakṣyaṃ dehi vanecara
At that time the Bhilla was entreated by his mother, his father and his wife, who were overcome by hunger: "Give us food, forest-dweller!"
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SiP 4 40.9
इति संप्रार्थितः सोऽपि धनुरादाय सत्वरम्।। जगाम मृगहिंसार्थं बभ्राम सकलं वनम्
iti saṃprārthitaḥ so'pi dhanurādāya satvaram|| jagāma mṛgahiṃsārthaṃ babhrāma sakalaṃ vanam
Thus entreated, he too quickly took his bow and went off to kill deer, and roamed the whole forest.
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SiP 4 40.11
किं कर्तव्यं क्व गंतव्यं न प्राप्तं मेऽद्य किंचन।। बालाश्च ये गृहे तेषां किं पित्रोश्च भविष्यति
kiṃ kartavyaṃ kva gaṃtavyaṃ na prāptaṃ me'dya kiṃcana|| bālāśca ye gṛhe teṣāṃ kiṃ pitrośca bhaviṣyati
"What is to be done? Where am I to go? Nothing has been got by me today. And what will become of the children who are at home, and of my two parents?
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SiP 4 40.12
मदीयं वै कलत्रं च तस्याः किंचिद्भविष्यति।। किंचिद्गृहीत्वा हि मया गंतव्यं नान्यथा भवेत्
madīyaṃ vai kalatraṃ ca tasyāḥ kiṃcidbhaviṣyati|| kiṃcidgṛhītvā hi mayā gaṃtavyaṃ nānyathā bhavet
And my wife — what will become of her? Indeed, I must go only after taking something; otherwise it will not do."
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SiP 4 40.13
इत्थं विचार्य स व्याधो जलाशय समीपगः।। जलावतरणं यत्र तत्र गत्वा स्वयं स्थितः
itthaṃ vicārya sa vyādho jalāśaya samīpagaḥ|| jalāvataraṇaṃ yatra tatra gatvā svayaṃ sthitaḥ
Having thus reflected, that hunter went near a pool of water, and where the descent to the water was, there he went and stationed himself.
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SiP 4 40.14
अवश्यमत्र कश्चिद्वै जीवश्चैवागमिष्यति।। तं हत्वा स्वगृहं प्रीत्या यास्यामि कृतकार्यकः
avaśyamatra kaścidvai jīvaścaivāgamiṣyati|| taṃ hatvā svagṛhaṃ prītyā yāsyāmi kṛtakāryakaḥ
"Surely some living creature will come here; killing it, I shall go home gladly, my task accomplished."
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SiP 4 40.15
इति मत्वा स वै वृक्षमेकं बिल्वेतिसंज्ञकम्।। समारुह्य स्थितस्तत्र जलमादाय भिल्लकः
iti matvā sa vai vṛkṣamekaṃ bilvetisaṃjñakam|| samāruhya sthitastatra jalamādāya bhillakaḥ
Thinking thus, the Bhilla climbed a certain tree called the bilva and stayed there, having taken water (with him).
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SiP 4 40.16
कदा यास्यति कश्चिद्वै कदा हन्यामहं पुनः।। इति बुद्धिं समास्थाय स्थितोऽसौ क्षुत्तृषान्वितः
kadā yāsyati kaścidvai kadā hanyāmahaṃ punaḥ|| iti buddhiṃ samāsthāya sthito'sau kṣuttṛṣānvitaḥ
"When will some (creature) come, and when again shall I strike it?" — settling his mind on this, he remained there, afflicted by hunger and thirst.
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SiP 4 40.17
तद्रात्रौ प्रथमे यामे मृगी त्वेका समागता ।। तृषार्ता चकिता सा च प्रोत्फालं कुर्वती तदा
tadrātrau prathame yāme mṛgī tvekā samāgatā || tṛṣārtā cakitā sā ca protphālaṃ kurvatī tadā
In the first watch of that night one doe came, tormented by thirst and startled, and leaping about then.
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SiP 4 40.18
तां दृष्ट्वा च तदा तेन तद्वधार्थमथो शरः ।। संहृष्टेन द्रुतं विष्णो धनुषि स्वे हि संदधे
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca tadā tena tadvadhārthamatho śaraḥ || saṃhṛṣṭena drutaṃ viṣṇo dhanuṣi sve hi saṃdadhe
And seeing her, then, in order to kill her, he, greatly delighted, quickly fitted an arrow to his own bow, O Viṣṇu.
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SiP 4 40.19
इत्येवं कुर्वतस्तस्य जलं बिल्वदलानि च ।। पतितानि ह्यधस्तत्र शिवलिंगमभूत्ततः
ityevaṃ kurvatastasya jalaṃ bilvadalāni ca || patitāni hyadhastatra śivaliṃgamabhūttataḥ
As he was doing just this, water and bilva leaves fell down below there, and a Śiva-liṅga came to be there.
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SiP 4 40.21
तत्रत्यं चैव तच्छब्दं श्रुत्वा सा हरिणी भिया ।। व्याधं दृष्ट्वा व्याकुला हि वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
tatratyaṃ caiva tacchabdaṃ śrutvā sā hariṇī bhiyā || vyādhaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyākulā hi vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
And hearing that sound coming from there, that doe, in fear, seeing the hunter, being agitated, spoke these words:
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SiP 4 40.22
।।मृग्युवाच ।। किं कर्तुमिच्छसि व्याध सत्यं वद ममाग्रतः ।। तच्छुत्वा हरिणीवाक्यं व्याधो वचनमब्रवीत्
||mṛgyuvāca || kiṃ kartumicchasi vyādha satyaṃ vada mamāgrataḥ || tacchutvā hariṇīvākyaṃ vyādho vacanamabravīt
The doe said: What do you wish to do, hunter? Speak the truth before me. Hearing that speech of the doe, the hunter spoke these words:
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SiP 4 40.23
।।व्याध उवाच।। कुटुम्बं क्षुधितं मेऽद्य हत्वा त्वां तर्पयाम्यहम्।। दारुणं तद्वचश्श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा तं दुर्द्धरं खलम् कुटुम्बं पोषितं नित्यं कृत्वा पापान्यनेकशः ।। एवं पापानि हा कृत्वा का गतिर्मे भविष्यति
||vyādha uvāca|| kuṭumbaṃ kṣudhitaṃ me'dya hatvā tvāṃ tarpayāmyaham|| dāruṇaṃ tadvacaśśrutvā dṛṣṭvā taṃ durddharaṃ khalam kuṭumbaṃ poṣitaṃ nityaṃ kṛtvā pāpānyanekaśaḥ || evaṃ pāpāni hā kṛtvā kā gatirme bhaviṣyati
The hunter said: My family is hungry today; having killed you, I shall satisfy (them). Hearing that harsh speech (and) seeing him, that irrepressible rogue: "Having always maintained a family, I have committed sins many times over; alas, having thus committed sins, what fate will be mine?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 4 40.24
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि ह्युपायं रचयाम्यहम् ।। इत्थं विचार्यं सा तत्र वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi hyupāyaṃ racayāmyaham || itthaṃ vicāryaṃ sā tatra vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
"What shall I do? Where shall I go? I will devise some means." Having thus reflected, she there spoke these words:
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SiP 4 40.25
।। मृग्युवाच ।। मन्मांसेन सुखं ते स्याद्देहस्यानर्थकारिणः ।। अधिकं किं महत्पुण्यं धन्याहं नात्र संशयः उपकारकरस्यैव यत्पुण्यं जायते त्विह ।। तत्पुण्यं शक्यते नैव वक्तुं वर्षशतैरपि
|| mṛgyuvāca || manmāṃsena sukhaṃ te syāddehasyānarthakāriṇaḥ || adhikaṃ kiṃ mahatpuṇyaṃ dhanyāhaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ upakārakarasyaiva yatpuṇyaṃ jāyate tviha || tatpuṇyaṃ śakyate naiva vaktuṃ varṣaśatairapi
The doe said: By my flesh may there be ease for you—(a flesh) of a body that serves no purpose. What greater, what great merit (could there be)? I am blessed, there is no doubt of it. The merit that arises here for one who does a good turn—that merit cannot be told even in a hundred years.
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SiP 4 40.27
परं तु शिशवो मेऽद्य वर्तंते स्वाश्रमेऽखिलाः ।। भगिन्यै तान्समर्प्यैव प्रायास्ये स्वामिनेऽथ वा
paraṃ tu śiśavo me'dya vartaṃte svāśrame'khilāḥ || bhaginyai tānsamarpyaiva prāyāsye svāmine'tha vā
But my young ones are all today in my own dwelling; only after handing them over to my sister, or else to my husband, will I set out.
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SiP 4 40.28
न मे मिथ्यावचस्त्वं हि विजानीहि वनेचर ।। आयास्येह पुनश्चेह समीपं ते न संशयः
na me mithyāvacastvaṃ hi vijānīhi vanecara || āyāsyeha punaśceha samīpaṃ te na saṃśayaḥ
Know, O forest-dweller, that my word is not false; I shall come back here, into your presence, without doubt.
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SiP 4 40.29
स्थिता सत्येन धरणी सत्येनैव च वारिधिः ।। सत्येन जलधाराश्च सत्ये सर्वम्प्रतिष्ठितम्
sthitā satyena dharaṇī satyenaiva ca vāridhiḥ || satyena jaladhārāśca satye sarvampratiṣṭhitam
By truth the earth stands firm, and by truth the ocean too; by truth the streams of water; on truth everything rests.
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SiP 4 40.31
मृग्युवाच ।। शृणु व्याध प्रवक्ष्यामि शपथं हि करोम्यहम् ।। आगच्छेयं यथा ते न समीपं स्वगृहाद्गता
mṛgyuvāca || śṛṇu vyādha pravakṣyāmi śapathaṃ hi karomyaham || āgaccheyaṃ yathā te na samīpaṃ svagṛhādgatā
The doe said: Listen, hunter, I shall declare—indeed I make an oath—(such sin be mine) if, having gone from here to my own home, I do not come back into your presence.
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SiP 4 40.32
ब्राह्मणो वेदविक्रेता सन्ध्याहीनस्त्रिकालकम्।। स्त्रियस्स्वस्वामिनो ह्याज्ञां समुल्लंघ्य क्रियान्विताः
brāhmaṇo vedavikretā sandhyāhīnastrikālakam|| striyassvasvāmino hyājñāṃ samullaṃghya kriyānvitāḥ
A brahmin who sells the Veda, who neglects the three daily twilight rites; women who transgress the command of their own husbands and act (as they please)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.33
कृतघ्ने चैव यत्पापं तत्पापं विमुखे हरे ।। द्रोहिणश्चैव यत्पापं तत्पापं धर्मलंघने
kṛtaghne caiva yatpāpaṃ tatpāpaṃ vimukhe hare || drohiṇaścaiva yatpāpaṃ tatpāpaṃ dharmalaṃghane
the sin that is in an ungrateful man, that sin is in one turned away from Hari; the sin that is of a betrayer, that sin is in the transgressing of dharma;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.34
विश्वासघातके तच्च तथा वै छलकर्तरि ।। तेन पापेन लिम्पामि यद्यहं नागमे पुनः
viśvāsaghātake tacca tathā vai chalakartari || tena pāpena limpāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ
and that (sin) is in one who breaks trust, and likewise in one who practises deceit—with that sin I smear myself, if I do not come again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.35
इत्याद्यनेकशपथान्मृगी कृत्वा स्थिता यदा ।। तदा व्याधस्य विश्वस्य गच्छेति गृहमब्रवीत्
ityādyanekaśapathānmṛgī kṛtvā sthitā yadā || tadā vyādhasya viśvasya gaccheti gṛhamabravīt
When the doe had made these and many other oaths and stood (waiting), then, having gained the hunter's trust, he said, "Go home."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.36
मृगी हृष्टाजलं पीत्वा गता स्वाश्रममण्डलम् ।। तावच्च प्रथमो यामस्तस्य निद्रां विना गतः
mṛgī hṛṣṭājalaṃ pītvā gatā svāśramamaṇḍalam || tāvacca prathamo yāmastasya nidrāṃ vinā gataḥ
The doe, delighted, having drunk water, went to the circle of her own dwelling; and meanwhile the first watch of the night passed for him without sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.37
तदीया भगिनी या वै मृगी च परिभाविता ।। तस्या मार्गं विचिन्वन्ती ह्याजगाम जलार्थिनी
tadīyā bhaginī yā vai mṛgī ca paribhāvitā || tasyā mārgaṃ vicinvantī hyājagāma jalārthinī
Now she who was her sister, also a doe, and much cherished, came seeking water, searching out the other's track.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.38
तां दृष्ट्वा च स्वयं भिल्लोऽकार्षीद्बाणस्य कर्षणम् ।। पूर्ववज्जलपत्राणि पतितानि शिवोपरि
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca svayaṃ bhillo'kārṣīdbāṇasya karṣaṇam || pūrvavajjalapatrāṇi patitāni śivopari
And seeing her, the Bhilla himself drew back his arrow; as before, water and leaves fell upon Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.39
यामस्य च द्वितीयस्य तेन शंभोर्महात्मनः ।। पूजा जाता प्रसंगेन व्याधस्य सुखदायिनी
yāmasya ca dvitīyasya tena śaṃbhormahātmanaḥ || pūjā jātā prasaṃgena vyādhasya sukhadāyinī
And thereby, incidentally, the worship of the great-souled Śambhu took place in the second watch (of the night), giving happiness to the hunter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.41
मृग्युवाच ।। धन्याहं श्रूयतां व्याध सफलं देहधारणम् ।। अनित्येन शरीरेण ह्युपकारो भविष्यति
mṛgyuvāca || dhanyāhaṃ śrūyatāṃ vyādha saphalaṃ dehadhāraṇam || anityena śarīreṇa hyupakāro bhaviṣyati
The doe said: I am blessed—listen, hunter: the maintaining of my body has borne fruit; by this impermanent body a good turn will be done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.42
परन्तु मम बालाश्च गृहे तिष्ठन्ति चार्भकाः ।। भर्त्रे तांश्च समर्प्यैव ह्यागमिष्याम्यहं पुनः
parantu mama bālāśca gṛhe tiṣṭhanti cārbhakāḥ || bhartre tāṃśca samarpyaiva hyāgamiṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ
But my children, little ones, are staying at home; only after handing them over to my husband will I come back again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.43
व्याध उवाच ।। त्वया चोक्तं न मन्येहं हन्मि त्वां नात्र संशयः ।। तच्छुत्वा हरिणी प्राह शपथं कुर्वती हरे
vyādha uvāca || tvayā coktaṃ na manyehaṃ hanmi tvāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || tacchutvā hariṇī prāha śapathaṃ kurvatī hare
The hunter said: What you have said I do not accept; I will kill you, there is no doubt of it. Hearing that, the doe spoke, making an oath, O Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.44
मृग्युवाच ।। शृणु व्याध प्रवक्ष्यामि नागच्छेयं पुनर्यदि ।। वाचा विचलितो यस्तु सुकृतं तेन हारितम्
mṛgyuvāca || śṛṇu vyādha pravakṣyāmi nāgaccheyaṃ punaryadi || vācā vicalito yastu sukṛtaṃ tena hāritam
The doe said: Listen, hunter, I shall declare (what shall befall me) if I do not come back again: whoever swerves from his given word, by him all his merit is forfeited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.45
परिणीता स्त्रियं हित्वा गच्छत्यन्यां च यः पुमान् ।। वेदधर्मं समुल्लंघ्य कल्पितेन च यो व्रजेत्
pariṇītā striyaṃ hitvā gacchatyanyāṃ ca yaḥ pumān || vedadharmaṃ samullaṃghya kalpitena ca yo vrajet
The man who abandons his wedded wife and goes to another; and he who, overstepping the dharma of the Veda, proceeds by what he has himself contrived;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.46
विष्णुभक्तिसमायुक्तः शिवनिन्दां करोति यः ।। पित्रोः क्षयाहमासाद्य शून्यं चैवाक्रमेदिह
viṣṇubhaktisamāyuktaḥ śivanindāṃ karoti yaḥ || pitroḥ kṣayāhamāsādya śūnyaṃ caivākramediha
he who, while possessed of devotion to Viṣṇu, speaks abuse of Śiva; and he who, when the death-anniversary day of his parents comes round, lets it pass here empty (without the offering);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.47
कृत्वा च पारतापं हि करोति वचनं पुनः ।। तेन पापेन लिंपामि नागच्छेयं पुनर्यदि
kṛtvā ca pāratāpaṃ hi karoti vacanaṃ punaḥ || tena pāpena liṃpāmi nāgaccheyaṃ punaryadi
and he who, having caused pain to another, again gives his word — with the sin of these may I be stained, if I do not come back again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 4 40.48
सूत उवाच ।।। इत्युक्तश्च तया व्याधो गच्छेत्याह मृगीं च सः ।। सा मृगी च जलं पीत्वा हृष्टाऽगच्छत्स्वमाश्रमम्
sūta uvāca ||| ityuktaśca tayā vyādho gacchetyāha mṛgīṃ ca saḥ || sā mṛgī ca jalaṃ pītvā hṛṣṭā'gacchatsvamāśramam
Sūta said: Thus addressed by her, the hunter said to the doe, "Go"; and that doe, having drunk water, went gladly to her own dwelling-place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.49
तावद्द्वितीयो यामो वै तस्य निद्रां विना गतः ।। एतस्मिन्समये तत्र प्राप्ते यामे तृतीयके
tāvaddvitīyo yāmo vai tasya nidrāṃ vinā gataḥ || etasminsamaye tatra prāpte yāme tṛtīyake
Meanwhile the second watch of the night passed for him without sleep; and at this time, when the third watch had come there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.51
पुष्टं मृगं च तं दृष्ट्वा हृष्टो वनचरस्स वै ।। शरं धनुषि संधाय हन्तुं तं हि प्रचक्रमे
puṣṭaṃ mṛgaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭo vanacarassa vai || śaraṃ dhanuṣi saṃdhāya hantuṃ taṃ hi pracakrame
seeing that well-fed deer, that forest-dweller was delighted, and fitting an arrow to his bow he set about killing it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.52
तदैवं कुर्वतस्तस्य बिल्वपत्राणि कानिचित् ।। तत्प्रारब्धवशाद्विष्णो पतितानि शिवोपरि
tadaivaṃ kurvatastasya bilvapatrāṇi kānicit || tatprārabdhavaśādviṣṇo patitāni śivopari
While he was doing just this, some bilva leaves — by the force of that (deer's? his?) accumulated karma, O Viṣṇu — fell upon Śiva (the liṅga).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.53
तेन तृतीययामस्य तद्रात्रौ तस्य भाग्यतः ।। पूजा जाता शिवस्यैव कृपालुत्वं प्रदर्शितम्
tena tṛtīyayāmasya tadrātrau tasya bhāgyataḥ || pūjā jātā śivasyaiva kṛpālutvaṃ pradarśitam
By that, in that night, through his good fortune, the worship of Śiva belonging to the third watch was accomplished; (thus Śiva's) compassion was shown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.54
श्रुत्वा तत्र च तं शब्दं किं करोषीति प्राह सः ।। कुटुम्बार्थमहं हन्मि त्वां व्याधश्चेति सोब्रवीत्
śrutvā tatra ca taṃ śabdaṃ kiṃ karoṣīti prāha saḥ || kuṭumbārthamahaṃ hanmi tvāṃ vyādhaśceti sobravīt
And hearing that sound there, he (the deer) said, "What are you doing?" and he replied, "I am a hunter; I am killing you for the sake of my family."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.55
तच्छ्रुत्वा व्याधवचनं हरिणो हृष्टमानसः ।। द्रुतमेव च तं व्याधं वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
tacchrutvā vyādhavacanaṃ hariṇo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ || drutameva ca taṃ vyādhaṃ vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
Hearing that speech of the hunter, the deer, glad at heart, at once spoke this word to that hunter:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.56
हरिण उवाच ।। धन्योहं पुष्टिमानद्य भवत्तृप्तिर्भविष्यति ।। यस्यांगं नोपकाराय तस्य सर्वं वृथा गतम्
hariṇa uvāca || dhanyohaṃ puṣṭimānadya bhavattṛptirbhaviṣyati || yasyāṃgaṃ nopakārāya tasya sarvaṃ vṛthā gatam
The deer said: I am fortunate, and well-fed today; your satisfaction shall come about. He whose body serves no one's benefit — for him everything has gone in vain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.57
यो वै सामर्थ्ययुक्तश्च नोपकारं करोति वै ।। तत्सामर्थ्यं भवेद्व्यर्थं परत्र नरकं व्रजेत्
yo vai sāmarthyayuktaśca nopakāraṃ karoti vai || tatsāmarthyaṃ bhavedvyarthaṃ paratra narakaṃ vrajet
He who, though endowed with capacity, does no act of benefit — that capacity of his would be useless, and in the next world he goes to hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.58
परन्तु बालकान् स्वांश्च समर्प्य जननीं शिशून् ।। आश्वास्याप्यथ तान् सर्वानागमिष्याम्यहं पुनः
parantu bālakān svāṃśca samarpya jananīṃ śiśūn || āśvāsyāpyatha tān sarvānāgamiṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ
But let me first entrust my young ones, my mother, and the little ones, and after comforting them all I shall come back again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.59
इत्युक्तस्तेन स व्याधो विस्मितोतीव चेतसि ।। मनाक् शुद्धमनानष्टपापपुंजो वचोऽब्रवीत्
ityuktastena sa vyādho vismitotīva cetasi || manāk śuddhamanānaṣṭapāpapuṃjo vaco'bravīt
Thus addressed by him, that hunter, exceedingly amazed in his mind, his mind somewhat purified and his mass of sins destroyed, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.61
त्वं चापि संकटे प्राप्तो व्यलीकं च गमिष्यसि ।। मम सञ्जीवनं चाद्य भविष्यति कथं मृग
tvaṃ cāpi saṃkaṭe prāpto vyalīkaṃ ca gamiṣyasi || mama sañjīvanaṃ cādya bhaviṣyati kathaṃ mṛga
You too have fallen into a strait, and you will go off with a falsehood; how then, O deer, shall my living be secured today?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.62
मृग उवाच ।। शृणु व्याध प्रवक्ष्यामि नानृतं विद्यते मयि ।। सत्येन सर्वं ब्रह्माण्डं तिष्ठत्येव चराचरम्
mṛga uvāca || śṛṇu vyādha pravakṣyāmi nānṛtaṃ vidyate mayi || satyena sarvaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ tiṣṭhatyeva carācaram
The deer said: Listen, hunter, I shall declare: no untruth is found in me; by truth alone this whole universe, moving and unmoving, stands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.63
यस्य वाणी व्यलीका हि तत्पुण्यं गलितं क्षणात् ।। तथापि शृणु वै सत्यां प्रतिज्ञां मम भिल्लक
yasya vāṇī vyalīkā hi tatpuṇyaṃ galitaṃ kṣaṇāt || tathāpi śṛṇu vai satyāṃ pratijñāṃ mama bhillaka
He whose speech is false — his merit has slipped away in an instant; nevertheless, hear now my true vow, O Bhil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.64
सन्ध्यायां मैथुने घस्रे शिवरात्र्यां च भोजने ।। कूटसाक्ष्ये न्यासहारे संध्याहीने द्विजे तथा
sandhyāyāṃ maithune ghasre śivarātryāṃ ca bhojane || kūṭasākṣye nyāsahāre saṃdhyāhīne dvije tathā
(May the sin fall on me that lies) in intercourse at twilight, in eating by day on Śivarātri, in false witness, in stealing what was deposited in trust, and likewise in a twice-born man who neglects the twilight rites;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.65
शिवहीनं मुखं यस्य नोपकर्ता क्षमोऽपि सन् ।। पर्वणि श्रीफलस्यैव त्रोटनेऽभक्ष्यभक्षणे
śivahīnaṃ mukhaṃ yasya nopakartā kṣamo'pi san || parvaṇi śrīphalasyaiva troṭane'bhakṣyabhakṣaṇe
(in him) whose face is without the mark of Śiva, (in him) who does no benefit though he is able, in the plucking of the bilva fruit on a parvan day, in the eating of forbidden food,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.66
असंपूज्य शिवं भस्मरहितश्चान्नभुक् च यः ।। एतेषां पातकं मे स्यान्नागच्छेयं पुनर्यदि
asaṃpūjya śivaṃ bhasmarahitaścānnabhuk ca yaḥ || eteṣāṃ pātakaṃ me syānnāgaccheyaṃ punaryadi
"And whoever eats food without having worshipped Śiva and without (wearing) ashes — may the sin of (all) these be mine, if I do not come back again."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.67
शिव उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य गच्छ शीघ्रं समाव्रज ।। स व्याधेनैवमुक्तस्तु जलं पीत्वा गतो मृगः
śiva uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasya gaccha śīghraṃ samāvraja || sa vyādhenaivamuktastu jalaṃ pītvā gato mṛgaḥ
Śiva said: Having heard these words of his, (the hunter said,) "Go quickly, (and) come back." Thus released by the hunter, the deer drank water and went (off).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.68
ते सर्वे मिलितास्तत्र स्वाश्रमे कृतसुप्रणाः ।। वृत्तांतं चैव तं सर्वं श्रुत्वा सम्यक् परस्परम्
te sarve militāstatra svāśrame kṛtasupraṇāḥ || vṛttāṃtaṃ caiva taṃ sarvaṃ śrutvā samyak parasparam
They all assembled there in their own hermitage, having made proper obeisance, and having heard that whole account fully from one another,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.69
गन्तव्यं निश्चयेनेति सत्यपाशेन यंत्रिताः ।। आश्वास्य बालकांस्तत्र गन्तुमुत्कण्ठितास्तदा
gantavyaṃ niścayeneti satyapāśena yaṃtritāḥ || āśvāsya bālakāṃstatra gantumutkaṇṭhitāstadā
(they concluded,) "One must certainly go" — bound by the noose of truth; and having comforted the young ones there, they were then eager to go.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.71
प्रथमं तु मया तत्र प्रतिज्ञा च कृता प्रभो ।। तस्मान्मया च गन्तव्यं भवद्भ्यां स्थीयतामिह
prathamaṃ tu mayā tatra pratijñā ca kṛtā prabho || tasmānmayā ca gantavyaṃ bhavadbhyāṃ sthīyatāmiha
"But it was I who first made the promise there, O lord; therefore I must go — let you two remain here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.72
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कनिष्ठा वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। अहं त्वत्सेविका चाद्य गच्छामि स्थीयतां त्वया
iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kaniṣṭhā vākyamabravīt || ahaṃ tvatsevikā cādya gacchāmi sthīyatāṃ tvayā
Hearing that speech of hers, the younger (doe) spoke these words: "I am your servant, and I shall go today; let you stay."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.73
तच्छ्रुत्वा च मृगः प्राह गम्यते तत्र वै मया ।। भवत्यौ तिष्ठतां चात्र मातृतः शिशुरक्षणम्
tacchrutvā ca mṛgaḥ prāha gamyate tatra vai mayā || bhavatyau tiṣṭhatāṃ cātra mātṛtaḥ śiśurakṣaṇam
And hearing that, the deer said: "Indeed it is I who shall go there. Let you two remain here — the protection of the little ones (comes) from the mother."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.74
तत्स्वामिवचनं श्रुत्वा मेनाते तन्न धर्मतः ।। प्रोचुः प्रीत्या स्वभर्तारं वैधव्ये जीवितं च धिक्
tatsvāmivacanaṃ śrutvā menāte tanna dharmataḥ || procuḥ prītyā svabhartāraṃ vaidhavye jīvitaṃ ca dhik
Hearing that speech of their husband, the two (does) did not think it right according to dharma; out of love they said to their own husband: "A curse upon life in widowhood!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.75
बालानाश्वास्य तांस्तत्र समर्प्य सहवासिनः ।। गतास्ते सर्व एवाशु यत्रास्ते व्याधसत्तमः
bālānāśvāsya tāṃstatra samarpya sahavāsinaḥ || gatāste sarva evāśu yatrāste vyādhasattamaḥ
Having comforted the young ones and entrusted them there to their fellow-dwellers, they all went off at once to where the foremost of hunters was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.76
ते बाला अपि सर्वे वै विलोक्यानुसमागताः ।। एतेषां या गतिः स्याद्वै ह्यस्माकं सा भवत्विति
te bālā api sarve vai vilokyānusamāgatāḥ || eteṣāṃ yā gatiḥ syādvai hyasmākaṃ sā bhavatviti
And all those young ones too, seeing (this), came following after: "Whatever destination shall be theirs, let that be ours as well."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.77
तान् दृष्ट्वा हर्षितो व्याधो बाणं धनुषि संदधे ।। पुनश्च जलपत्राणि पतितानि शिवोपरि
tān dṛṣṭvā harṣito vyādho bāṇaṃ dhanuṣi saṃdadhe || punaśca jalapatrāṇi patitāni śivopari
Seeing them, the delighted hunter fitted an arrow to his bow; and again drops of water and leaves fell upon Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.78
तेन जाता चतुर्थस्य पूजा यामस्य वै शुभा ।। तस्य पापन्तदा सर्वं भस्मसादभवत् क्षणात्
tena jātā caturthasya pūjā yāmasya vai śubhā || tasya pāpantadā sarvaṃ bhasmasādabhavat kṣaṇāt
By that, the auspicious worship of the fourth watch came about; and then all his sin was reduced to ashes in an instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.79
मृगी मृगी मृगश्चोचुश्शीघ्रं वै व्याधसत्तम ।। अस्माकं सार्थकं देहं कुरु त्वं हि कृपां कुरु
mṛgī mṛgī mṛgaścocuśśīghraṃ vai vyādhasattama || asmākaṃ sārthakaṃ dehaṃ kuru tvaṃ hi kṛpāṃ kuru
The doe, the doe, and the deer said: "Quickly, O best of hunters, make our bodies fruitful — do show us this kindness!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.81
एते धन्या मृगाश्चैव ज्ञानहीनास्सुसंमताः ।। स्वीयेनैव शरीरेण परोपकरणे रताः
ete dhanyā mṛgāścaiva jñānahīnāssusaṃmatāḥ || svīyenaiva śarīreṇa paropakaraṇe ratāḥ
"Blessed indeed are these deer, and highly to be esteemed, though devoid of knowledge, since they are intent on helping others with their very own bodies."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.82
मानुष्यं जन्म संप्राप्य साधितं किं मयाधुना ।। परकायं च संपीड्य शरीरं पोषितं मया
mānuṣyaṃ janma saṃprāpya sādhitaṃ kiṃ mayādhunā || parakāyaṃ ca saṃpīḍya śarīraṃ poṣitaṃ mayā
"Having obtained birth as a human, what have I now accomplished? By tormenting the bodies of others I have nourished (my own) body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.84
कां वा गतिं गमिष्यामि पातकं जन्मतः कृतम् ।। इदानीं चिंतयाम्येवं धिग्धिक् च जीवनं मम
kāṃ vā gatiṃ gamiṣyāmi pātakaṃ janmataḥ kṛtam || idānīṃ ciṃtayāmyevaṃ dhigdhik ca jīvanaṃ mama
"To what destination shall I go? Sin has been committed (by me) from birth. Now I think thus: a curse, a curse upon my life!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.85
इति ज्ञानं समापन्नो बाणं संवारयंस्तदा ।। गम्यतां च मृगश्रेष्ठा धन्याः स्थ इति चाब्रवीत्
iti jñānaṃ samāpanno bāṇaṃ saṃvārayaṃstadā || gamyatāṃ ca mṛgaśreṣṭhā dhanyāḥ stha iti cābravīt
Thus, having come to knowledge, he then held back his arrow and said: "Go, O best of deer; you are blessed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.86
शिव उवाच ।। इत्युक्ते च तदा तेन प्रसन्नश्शंकरस्तदा ।। पूजितं च स्वरूपं हि दर्शयामास संमतम्
śiva uvāca || ityukte ca tadā tena prasannaśśaṃkarastadā || pūjitaṃ ca svarūpaṃ hi darśayāmāsa saṃmatam
Śiva said: And when this had been said by him, Śaṅkara, then pleased, showed (him) his own esteemed form, (the form) that had been worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.87
संस्पृश्य कृपया शंभुस्तं व्याधं प्रीतितोऽब्रवीत् ।। वरं ब्रूहि प्रसन्नोऽस्मि व्रतेनानेन भिल्लक
saṃspṛśya kṛpayā śaṃbhustaṃ vyādhaṃ prītito'bravīt || varaṃ brūhi prasanno'smi vratenānena bhillaka
Touching that hunter with compassion, Śambhu spoke to him affectionately: "Ask a boon; I am pleased by this observance, O Bhil."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.88
व्याधोऽपि शिवरूपं च दृष्ट्वा मुक्तोऽभवत्क्षणात्।। पपात शिवपादाग्रे सर्वं प्राप्तमिति बुवन्
vyādho'pi śivarūpaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā mukto'bhavatkṣaṇāt|| papāta śivapādāgre sarvaṃ prāptamiti buvan
And the hunter too, on seeing Śiva's form, was liberated in an instant; he fell at the front of Śiva's feet, saying, "All has been attained."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.89
शिवोऽपि सुप्रन्नात्मा नाम दत्वा गुहेति च ।। विलोक्य तं कृपादृष्ट्या तस्मै दिव्यान्वरानदात् ।
śivo'pi suprannātmā nāma datvā guheti ca || vilokya taṃ kṛpādṛṣṭyā tasmai divyānvarānadāt |
Śiva too, being pleased in heart, gave (him) the name "Guha," and looking upon him with a compassionate glance, granted him divine boons:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.91
अनपाया वंशवृद्धिश्श्लाघनीयः सुरैरपि ।। गृहे रामस्तव व्याध समायास्यति निश्चितम्
anapāyā vaṃśavṛddhiśślāghanīyaḥ surairapi || gṛhe rāmastava vyādha samāyāsyati niścitam
"(You shall have) an unfailing increase of your lineage, praiseworthy even by the gods; O hunter, Rāma will certainly come to your house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.92
करिष्यति त्वया मैत्री मद्भक्तस्नेहकारकः ।। मत्सेवासक्तचेतास्त्वं मुक्तिं यास्यसि दुर्लभाम्
kariṣyati tvayā maitrī madbhaktasnehakārakaḥ || matsevāsaktacetāstvaṃ muktiṃ yāsyasi durlabhām
He will make friendship with you, he who creates affection for my devotees; and you, with your mind attached to my service, will attain liberation, which is hard to obtain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.93
एतस्मिन्नंतरे ते तु कृत्वा शंकरदर्शनम् ।। सर्वे प्रणम्य सन्मुक्तिं मृगयोनेः प्रपेदिरे
etasminnaṃtare te tu kṛtvā śaṃkaradarśanam || sarve praṇamya sanmuktiṃ mṛgayoneḥ prapedire
Meanwhile they, having obtained the sight of Śaṅkara, all bowed down and attained true liberation from the deer-birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.94
विमानं च समारुह्य दिव्यदेहा गतास्तदा ।। शिवदर्शनमात्रेण शापान्मुक्ता दिवं गताः
vimānaṃ ca samāruhya divyadehā gatāstadā || śivadarśanamātreṇa śāpānmuktā divaṃ gatāḥ
And mounting a celestial car, with divine bodies they departed then; merely by seeing Śiva they were freed from the curse and went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.95
व्याधेश्वरः शिवो जातः पर्वते ह्यर्बुदाचले ।। दर्शनात्पूजनात्सद्यो भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः
vyādheśvaraḥ śivo jātaḥ parvate hyarbudācale || darśanātpūjanātsadyo bhuktimuktipradāyakaḥ
Śiva became (known as) Vyādheśvara on the mountain Arbuda, at once granting enjoyment and liberation through (his) sight and worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.96
व्याधोपि तद्दिनान्नूनं भोगान्स सुरसत्तम ।। भुक्त्वा रामकृपां प्राप्य शिवसायुज्यमाप्तवान्
vyādhopi taddinānnūnaṃ bhogānsa surasattama || bhuktvā rāmakṛpāṃ prāpya śivasāyujyamāptavān
The hunter too, O best of the gods, surely from that day onward, having enjoyed pleasures and obtained Rāma's grace, attained union with Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.97
अज्ञानात्स व्रतञ्चैतत्कृत्वा सायुज्यमाप्तवान् ।। किं पुनर्भक्तिसंपन्ना यान्ति तन्मयतां शुभाम्
ajñānātsa vratañcaitatkṛtvā sāyujyamāptavān || kiṃ punarbhaktisaṃpannā yānti tanmayatāṃ śubhām
He, having performed this vow (even) out of ignorance, attained union (with Śiva); how much more (do) those endowed with devotion go to that auspicious state of being one with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.98
विचार्य्य सर्वशास्त्राणि धर्मांश्चैवाप्यनेकशः।। शिवरात्रिव्रतमिदं सर्वोत्कृष्टं प्रकीर्तितम्
vicāryya sarvaśāstrāṇi dharmāṃścaivāpyanekaśaḥ|| śivarātrivratamidaṃ sarvotkṛṣṭaṃ prakīrtitam
Having examined all the scriptures and also the codes of dharma in many ways, this Śivarātri vow is proclaimed the most excellent of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.99
व्रतानि विविधान्यत्र तीर्थानि विविधानि च ।। दानानि च विचित्राणि मखाश्च विविधास्तथा
vratāni vividhānyatra tīrthāni vividhāni ca || dānāni ca vicitrāṇi makhāśca vividhāstathā
Here (in this world) there are vows of many kinds, and sacred fords of many kinds, and manifold gifts, and likewise sacrifices of many sorts —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.101
तस्माच्छुभतरं चैतत्कर्तव्यं हितमीप्सुभिः ।। शिवरात्रिव्रतन्दिव्यं भुक्ति मुक्तिप्रदं सदा
tasmācchubhataraṃ caitatkartavyaṃ hitamīpsubhiḥ || śivarātrivratandivyaṃ bhukti muktipradaṃ sadā
— therefore this, being more auspicious than (all) that, is to be performed by those desiring their own good: the divine Śivarātri vow, ever bestowing enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 40.102
एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं शिवरात्रिव्रतं शुभम् ।। व्रतराजेति विख्यातं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि
etatsarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ śivarātrivrataṃ śubham || vratarājeti vikhyātaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi
All this has been fully related, the auspicious Śivarātri vow, renowned as "the king of vows"; what else do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition