Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita — Chapter 1
SiP 5 1.1
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ।। श्रीगौरीशंकराभ्यां नमः ।। अथ पञ्चम्युमासंहिता प्रारभ्यते ।। यो धत्ते भुवनानि सप्त गुणवान्स्रष्टा रजस्संश्रयस्संहर्ता तमसान्वितो गुणवतीं मायामतीत्य स्थितः ।। सत्यानन्दमनन्तबोधममलं ब्रह्मादिसंज्ञास्पदं नित्यं सत्त्वसमन्वयादधिगतं पूर्णं शिवं धीमहि
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || śrīgaurīśaṃkarābhyāṃ namaḥ || atha pañcamyumāsaṃhitā prārabhyate || yo dhatte bhuvanāni sapta guṇavānsraṣṭā rajassaṃśrayassaṃhartā tamasānvito guṇavatīṃ māyāmatītya sthitaḥ || satyānandamanantabodhamamalaṃ brahmādisaṃjñāspadaṃ nityaṃ sattvasamanvayādadhigataṃ pūrṇaṃ śivaṃ dhīmahi
Homage to Śrī Gaṇeśa. Homage to Śrī Gaurī and Śaṃkara. Here begins the fifth, the Umā-saṃhitā. (He) who, endowed with quality, upholds the seven worlds; who as creator resorts to rajas, and as destroyer is joined with tamas; who stands beyond māyā that is possessed of the qualities — on him let us meditate: (the one who is) truth and bliss, endless awareness, stainless, the ground of the names Brahmā and the rest, eternal, attained through the conjunction with sattva, full, Śiva.
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SiP 5 1.2
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। सूतसूत महाप्राज्ञ व्यासशिष्यन मोऽस्तु ते ।। चतुर्थी कोटिरुद्राख्या श्राविता संहिता त्वया
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || sūtasūta mahāprājña vyāsaśiṣyana mo'stu te || caturthī koṭirudrākhyā śrāvitā saṃhitā tvayā
The seers said: O Sūta, son of Sūta, greatly wise, disciple of Vyāsa, homage to you. The fourth saṃhitā, called Koṭirudra, has been recited by you for us to hear.
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SiP 5 1.3
अथोमासंहितान्तःस्थ नानाख्यानसमन्वितम् ।। ब्रूहि शंभोश्चरित्रं वै साम्बस्य परमात्मनः
athomāsaṃhitāntaḥstha nānākhyānasamanvitam || brūhi śaṃbhoścaritraṃ vai sāmbasya paramātmanaḥ
Now tell the deeds of Śambhu, of the Supreme Self accompanied by Ambā, (deeds) that stand within the Umā-saṃhitā and are furnished with various tales.
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SiP 5 1.4
सूत उवाच ।। महर्षयश्शौनकाद्याः शृणुत प्रेमतः शुभम् ।। शांकरं चरितं दिव्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं परम्
sūta uvāca || maharṣayaśśaunakādyāḥ śṛṇuta premataḥ śubham || śāṃkaraṃ caritaṃ divyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ param
Sūta said: Great seers, Śaunaka and the rest, hear with love the auspicious, divine story of Śaṃkara, supreme, granting enjoyment and liberation.
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SiP 5 1.5
इतीदृशं पुण्यप्रश्नं पृष्टवान्मुनिसत्तमः ।। व्यासस्सनत्कुमारं वै शैवं सच्चरितं जगौ ब्रूहि शंकरमाहात्म्यं सदानन्दकरं मुने ।। यच्छ्रुत्वा भक्तितः कुर्य्यां तप ऐश्वरमुत्तमम् दारयेद्यन्महीं कृत्स्नां शोषयेद्यन्महोदधिम् ।। पातयेदखिलं ज्योतिश्चक्रं यन्नात्र संशयः वज्रं महोज्ज्वलं तीक्ष्णं शतपर्वप्रनुत्तमम् ।। महाधनुः पिनाकं च सतूणीरं महाद्युतिम् सुमहद्धैर्य्यमालंब्य प्रांजलिर्विविधैः स्तवैः।। परमानन्दसंमग्नोऽभूवं कृष्णाहमद्ध्वरे ।। श्रीशिव उवाच ।। उपमन्यो मुने तात वर्ज्जितस्त्वं भविष्यसि ।। जरामरणजैर्दोषैस्सर्वकामान्वितो भव प्रत्यक्षं चैव तै जातान्गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा।। ऋषीन्विद्याधरांश्चैव पश्य सिद्धान्व्यवस्थितान् सर्वज्ञस्सर्वभूतात्मा सवर्भूतभवोद्भवः ।। आस्ते सर्वगतो देवो दृश्यस्सर्वैश्च दैवतैः
itīdṛśaṃ puṇyapraśnaṃ pṛṣṭavānmunisattamaḥ || vyāsassanatkumāraṃ vai śaivaṃ saccaritaṃ jagau brūhi śaṃkaramāhātmyaṃ sadānandakaraṃ mune || yacchrutvā bhaktitaḥ kuryyāṃ tapa aiśvaramuttamam dārayedyanmahīṃ kṛtsnāṃ śoṣayedyanmahodadhim || pātayedakhilaṃ jyotiścakraṃ yannātra saṃśayaḥ vajraṃ mahojjvalaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ śataparvapranuttamam || mahādhanuḥ pinākaṃ ca satūṇīraṃ mahādyutim sumahaddhairyyamālaṃbya prāṃjalirvividhaiḥ stavaiḥ|| paramānandasaṃmagno'bhūvaṃ kṛṣṇāhamaddhvare || śrīśiva uvāca || upamanyo mune tāta varjjitastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi || jarāmaraṇajairdoṣaissarvakāmānvito bhava pratyakṣaṃ caiva tai jātāngandharvāpsarasastathā|| ṛṣīnvidyādharāṃścaiva paśya siddhānvyavasthitān sarvajñassarvabhūtātmā savarbhūtabhavodbhavaḥ || āste sarvagato devo dṛśyassarvaiśca daivataiḥ
Having asked such a meritorious question as this — namely Vyāsa, the best of sages — Sanatkumāra indeed sang the good story of Śiva: "Tell me the greatness of Śaṃkara, which gives everlasting bliss, O sage; hearing which I might, with devotion, perform the highest austerity of the Lord — (that weapon) which would split the whole earth, which would dry up the great ocean, which would bring down the entire circle of lights: of this there is no doubt; the thunderbolt, greatly blazing, sharp, with a hundred joints, most excellent; and the great bow Pināka together with the quiver, of great splendour." Taking hold of very great firmness, with folded hands and with various hymns, I, O Kṛṣṇa, became immersed in supreme bliss at the sacrifice. Śrī Śiva said: "O sage Upamanyu, dear one, you shall be free from the faults born of old age and death; be possessed of all your desires. And behold, made visible to you, the gandharvas and apsarases, and the seers and vidyādharas, and the siddhas, standing there. The all-knowing god, the self of all beings, the origin of the becoming of all beings, all-pervading, abides and is seen by all the deities."
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SiP 5 1.6
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। वासुदेवाय यत्प्रोक्तमुपमन्युमहर्षिणा ।। तदुच्यते मया व्यास चरितं हि महेशितुः
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || vāsudevāya yatproktamupamanyumaharṣiṇā || taducyate mayā vyāsa caritaṃ hi maheśituḥ
Sanatkumāra said: What was spoken to Vāsudeva by the great seer Upamanyu, that is now told by me, O Vyāsa — the story of the Great Lord.
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SiP 5 1.7
पुरा पुत्रार्थमगमत्कैलासं शंकरालयम् ।। वसुदेवसुतः कृष्णस्तपस्तप्तुं शिवस्य हि
purā putrārthamagamatkailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam || vasudevasutaḥ kṛṣṇastapastaptuṃ śivasya hi
Formerly, for the sake of a son, Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva, went to Kailāsa, the abode of Śaṃkara, to perform austerity for Śiva.
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SiP 5 1.8
अत्रोपमन्युं संदृष्ट्वा तपंतं शृंग उत्तमे ।। प्रणम्य भक्त्या स मुनिं पर्यपृच्छत्कृताञ्जलिः
atropamanyuṃ saṃdṛṣṭvā tapaṃtaṃ śṛṃga uttame || praṇamya bhaktyā sa muniṃ paryapṛcchatkṛtāñjaliḥ
There, seeing Upamanyu practising austerity on the highest peak, he bowed with devotion and, with folded hands, questioned the sage.
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SiP 5 1.9
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। उपमन्यो महाप्राज्ञ शैवप्रवर सन्मते ।। पुत्रार्थमगमं तप्तुं तपोऽत्र गिरिशस्य हि
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || upamanyo mahāprājña śaivapravara sanmate || putrārthamagamaṃ taptuṃ tapo'tra giriśasya hi
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O Upamanyu, greatly wise, foremost of Śiva's devotees, of good mind — I have come here for the sake of a son, to perform austerity for the mountain-dwelling Lord.
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SiP 5 1.11
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य वासुदेवस्य धीमतः ।। प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मा ह्युपमन्युस्स्मरञ्छिवम्
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasya vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ || pratyuvāca prasannātmā hyupamanyussmarañchivam
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard that speech of the wise Vāsudeva, Upamanyu, with serene mind, remembering Śiva, replied.
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SiP 5 1.12
।। उपमन्युरुवाच ।। शृणु कृष्ण महाशैव महिमानं महेशितुः ।। यमद्राक्षमहं शंभोर्भक्तिवर्द्धनमुत्तमम्
|| upamanyuruvāca || śṛṇu kṛṣṇa mahāśaiva mahimānaṃ maheśituḥ || yamadrākṣamahaṃ śaṃbhorbhaktivarddhanamuttamam
Upamanyu said: Hear, Kṛṣṇa, great devotee of Śiva, the greatness of the Great Lord — that greatness of Śambhu which I have seen, supreme, increasing devotion.
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SiP 5 1.13
तपःस्थोऽहं समद्राक्षं शंकरं च तदायुधान् ।। परिवारं समस्तं च विष्ण्वादीनमरादिकान्
tapaḥstho'haṃ samadrākṣaṃ śaṃkaraṃ ca tadāyudhān || parivāraṃ samastaṃ ca viṣṇvādīnamarādikān
While engaged in austerity I saw Śaṃkara, and his weapons, and his whole retinue, and Viṣṇu and the others, the gods and the rest.
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SiP 5 1.14
त्रिभिरंशैश्शोभमानमजस्रसुखमव्ययम्।। एकपादं महादंष्ट्रं सज्वालकवलैर्मुखैः
tribhiraṃśaiśśobhamānamajasrasukhamavyayam|| ekapādaṃ mahādaṃṣṭraṃ sajvālakavalairmukhaiḥ
(I saw him) shining with three portions, of unceasing happiness, imperishable, one-footed, with great tusks, with faces having mouthfuls of flame.
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SiP 5 1.15
द्विसहस्रमयूखानां ज्योतिषाऽतिविराजितम् ।। सर्वास्त्रप्रवराबाधमनेकाक्षं सहस्रपात्
dvisahasramayūkhānāṃ jyotiṣā'tivirājitam || sarvāstrapravarābādhamanekākṣaṃ sahasrapāt
(He was) exceedingly resplendent with the light of two thousand rays, unobstructed by any of the foremost weapons, many-eyed, thousand-footed.
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SiP 5 1.16
यश्च कल्पान्तसमये विश्वं संहरति ध्रुवम् ।। नावध्यो यस्य च भवेत्त्रैलौक्ये सचराचरे
yaśca kalpāntasamaye viśvaṃ saṃharati dhruvam || nāvadhyo yasya ca bhavettrailaukye sacarācare
And (that) which at the time of the end of the aeon surely destroys the universe, and by which nothing in the three worlds, with its moving and unmoving beings, could be unslayable —
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SiP 5 1.17
महेश्वरभुजोत्सृष्टं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ।। निर्ददाह द्रुतं कृत्स्नं निमेषार्द्धान्न संशयः
maheśvarabhujotsṛṣṭaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram || nirdadāha drutaṃ kṛtsnaṃ nimeṣārddhānna saṃśayaḥ
Hurled from the arm of Maheśvara, it burnt up quickly and entirely the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings, in half an instant — there is no doubt.
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SiP 5 1.18
तपःस्थो रुद्रपार्श्वस्थं दृष्टवानहमव्यम् ।। गुह्यमस्त्रं परं चास्य न तुल्यमधिकं क्वचित्
tapaḥstho rudrapārśvasthaṃ dṛṣṭavānahamavyam || guhyamastraṃ paraṃ cāsya na tulyamadhikaṃ kvacit
Standing in austerity, I saw, at Rudra's side, the imperishable, secret, supreme weapon, to which nothing anywhere is equal or superior.
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SiP 5 1.19
यत्तच्छूलमिति ख्यातं सर्वलोकेषु शूलिनः ।। विजयाभिधमत्युग्रं सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रनाशकम्
yattacchūlamiti khyātaṃ sarvalokeṣu śūlinaḥ || vijayābhidhamatyugraṃ sarvaśastrāstranāśakam
That which is known in all the worlds as the trident of the Trident-bearer, named Vijaya, exceedingly fierce, destroyer of all weapons and missiles —
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SiP 5 1.21
यौवनाश्वो हतो येन मांधाता सबलः पुरा ।। चक्रवर्ती महातेजास्त्रैलोक्यविजयो नृपः
yauvanāśvo hato yena māṃdhātā sabalaḥ purā || cakravartī mahātejāstrailokyavijayo nṛpaḥ
By which formerly Māndhātā, son of Yuvanāśva, was slain together with his army — a universal emperor, of great splendour, a king who had conquered the three worlds;
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SiP 5 1.22
दर्पाविष्टो हैहयश्च निः क्षिप्तो लवणासुरः ।। शत्रुघ्नं नृपतिं युद्धे समाहूय समंततः
darpāviṣṭo haihayaśca niḥ kṣipto lavaṇāsuraḥ || śatrughnaṃ nṛpatiṃ yuddhe samāhūya samaṃtataḥ
and (by which) the arrogant Haihaya and the demon Lavaṇa were struck down, having challenged King Śatrughna to battle on all sides.
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SiP 5 1.23
तस्मिन्दैत्ये विनष्टे तु रुद्रहस्ते गतं तु यत्।। तच्छूलमिति तीक्ष्णाग्रं संत्रासजननं महत्
tasmindaitye vinaṣṭe tu rudrahaste gataṃ tu yat|| tacchūlamiti tīkṣṇāgraṃ saṃtrāsajananaṃ mahat
But when that daitya was destroyed, that which passed into Rudra's hand — that trident, sharp of point, great, causing terror,
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SiP 5 1.24
त्रिशिखां भृकुटीं कृत्वा तर्जयंतमिव स्थितम् ।। विधूम्रानलसंकाशं बालसूर्यमिवोदितम्
triśikhāṃ bhṛkuṭīṃ kṛtvā tarjayaṃtamiva sthitam || vidhūmrānalasaṃkāśaṃ bālasūryamivoditam
standing as if threatening, having made a three-peaked frown, resembling smokeless fire, like the newly risen sun,
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SiP 5 1.25
सूर्य्य हस्तमनिर्द्देश्यं पाशहस्तमिवांतकम्।। परशुं तीक्ष्णधारं च सर्पाद्यैश्च विभूषितम्
sūryya hastamanirddeśyaṃ pāśahastamivāṃtakam|| paraśuṃ tīkṣṇadhāraṃ ca sarpādyaiśca vibhūṣitam
with the sun in (its) hand, indefinable, like Death with the noose in hand; and the axe with keen edge, adorned with serpents and the like,
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SiP 5 1.26
कल्पान्तदहनाकारं तथा पुरुषविग्रहम्।। यत्तद्भार्गवरामस्य क्षत्रियान्तकरं रणे
kalpāntadahanākāraṃ tathā puruṣavigraham|| yattadbhārgavarāmasya kṣatriyāntakaraṃ raṇe
having the appearance of the fire at the end of a kalpa, and likewise in human shape — that (axe) of Rāma Bhārgava which made an end of the kṣatriyas in battle,
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SiP 5 1.27
रामो यद्बलमाश्रित्य शिवदत्तश्च वै पुरा ।। त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो नक्षत्रं ददाह हृषितो मुनिः
rāmo yadbalamāśritya śivadattaśca vai purā || triḥsaptakṛtvo nakṣatraṃ dadāha hṛṣito muniḥ
the power on which Rāma relied — and which was given by Śiva — formerly, when the delighted sage burned (the kṣatra) thrice seven times;
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SiP 5 1.28
सुदर्शनं तथा चक्रं सहस्रवदनं विभुम् ।। द्विसहस्रभुजं देवमद्राक्षं पुरुषाकृतिम्
sudarśanaṃ tathā cakraṃ sahasravadanaṃ vibhum || dvisahasrabhujaṃ devamadrākṣaṃ puruṣākṛtim
and likewise the discus Sudarśana, thousand-faced, mighty; and I saw the god of two thousand arms, of human form,
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SiP 5 1.29
द्विसहस्रेक्षणं दीप्तं सहस्रचरणाकुलम् ।। कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशं त्रैलोक्यदहनक्षमम्
dvisahasrekṣaṇaṃ dīptaṃ sahasracaraṇākulam || koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ trailokyadahanakṣamam
two-thousand-eyed, blazing, thronged with a thousand feet, resembling ten million suns, able to burn up the three worlds;
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SiP 5 1.31
शक्तिं खङ्गं च पाशं च महादीप्तं समांकुशम् ।। गदां च महतीं दिव्यामन्यान्यस्त्राणि दृष्टवान्
śaktiṃ khaṅgaṃ ca pāśaṃ ca mahādīptaṃ samāṃkuśam || gadāṃ ca mahatīṃ divyāmanyānyastrāṇi dṛṣṭavān
the lance and the sword and the noose and the greatly blazing goad, and the great divine mace — and other weapons I beheld;
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SiP 5 1.32
तथा च लोकपालानामस्त्राण्येतानि यानि च ।। अद्राक्षं तानि सर्वाणि भगवद्रुद्रपार्श्वतः
tathā ca lokapālānāmastrāṇyetāni yāni ca || adrākṣaṃ tāni sarvāṇi bhagavadrudrapārśvataḥ
and likewise those weapons which belong to the guardians of the worlds — all of these I saw at the side of the Lord Rudra.
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SiP 5 1.33
सव्यदेशे तु देवस्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।। विमानं दिव्यमास्थाय हंसयुक्तं मनोनुगम्
savyadeśe tu devasya brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ || vimānaṃ divyamāsthāya haṃsayuktaṃ manonugam
On the god's right side (was) Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, mounted on a divine chariot yoked with swans, that follows (his) thought;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.34
वामपार्श्वे तु तस्यैव शंखचक्रगदाधरः ।। वैनतेयं समास्थाय तथा नारायणः स्थितः
vāmapārśve tu tasyaiva śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ || vainateyaṃ samāsthāya tathā nārāyaṇaḥ sthitaḥ
and on the left side of that very (god) stood Nārāyaṇa, bearer of conch, discus and mace, mounted on the son of Vinatā (Garuḍa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.35
स्वायंभुवाद्या मनवो भृग्वाद्या ऋषयस्तथा ।। शक्राद्या देवताश्चैव सर्व एव समं ययुः
svāyaṃbhuvādyā manavo bhṛgvādyā ṛṣayastathā || śakrādyā devatāścaiva sarva eva samaṃ yayuḥ
The Manus beginning with Svāyambhuva, and the seers beginning with Bhṛgu, and the deities beginning with Śakra — all of them went together (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.36
स्कंदश्शक्तिं समादाय मयूरस्थस्सघंटकः ।। देव्यास्समीपे संतस्थौ द्वितीय इव पावकः
skaṃdaśśaktiṃ samādāya mayūrasthassaghaṃṭakaḥ || devyāssamīpe saṃtasthau dvitīya iva pāvakaḥ
Skanda, taking up his lance, seated on the peacock, with his bell, stood near the Goddess, like a second Fire.
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SiP 5 1.37
नंदी शूलं समादाय भवाग्रे समवस्थितः ।। सर्वभूतगणाश्चैवं मातरो विविधाः स्थिताः
naṃdī śūlaṃ samādāya bhavāgre samavasthitaḥ || sarvabhūtagaṇāścaivaṃ mātaro vividhāḥ sthitāḥ
Nandin, taking up the trident, stood before Bhava; and thus all the hosts of beings and the various Mothers stood (there).
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SiP 5 1.38
तेऽभिवाद्य महेशानं परिवार्य्य समंततः ।। अस्तुवन्विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्महादेवं तदा सुराः
te'bhivādya maheśānaṃ parivāryya samaṃtataḥ || astuvanvividhaiḥ stotrairmahādevaṃ tadā surāḥ
Having saluted the Great Lord and surrounded (him) on all sides, the gods then praised Mahādeva with various hymns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.39
यत्किंचित्तु जगत्यस्मिन्दृश्यते श्रूयतेऽथवा ।। तत्सर्वं भगवत्पार्श्वे निरीक्ष्याहं सुविस्मितः
yatkiṃcittu jagatyasmindṛśyate śrūyate'thavā || tatsarvaṃ bhagavatpārśve nirīkṣyāhaṃ suvismitaḥ
And whatever is seen or heard in this world — beholding all that at the Lord's side, I was greatly amazed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.41
संमुखे शंकरं दृष्ट्वा बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा ।। अपूजयं सुविधिवदहं श्रद्धासमन्वितः
saṃmukhe śaṃkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā bāṣpagadgadayā girā || apūjayaṃ suvidhivadahaṃ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ
Seeing Śaṅkara before me, with a voice stammering with tears I worshipped (him) duly, filled with faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.42
भगवानथ सुप्रीतश्शंकरः परमेश्वरः ।। वाण्या मधुरया प्रीत्या मामाह प्रहसन्निव
bhagavānatha suprītaśśaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ || vāṇyā madhurayā prītyā māmāha prahasanniva
Then the Lord Śaṅkara, the Supreme Ruler, well pleased, spoke to me affectionately with sweet speech, as though smiling:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.43
न विचालयितुं शक्यो मया विप्र पुनः पुनः ।। परीक्षितोसि भद्रं ते भवान्भक्त्यान्वितो दृढः
na vicālayituṃ śakyo mayā vipra punaḥ punaḥ || parīkṣitosi bhadraṃ te bhavānbhaktyānvito dṛḍhaḥ
"You could not be made to waver by me, brahmin, again and again. You have been tested; blessings on you; you are firm and full of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.44
तस्मात्ते परितुष्टोऽस्मि वरं वरय सुव्रत ।। दुर्लभं सर्वदेवेषु नादेयं विद्यते तव
tasmātte parituṣṭo'smi varaṃ varaya suvrata || durlabhaṃ sarvadeveṣu nādeyaṃ vidyate tava
Therefore I am fully pleased with you; choose a boon, O you of good vows. There is nothing that may not be given to you, (even if) hard to obtain among all the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.45
स चाहं तद्वचः श्रुत्वा शंभोः सत्प्रेमसंयुतम्।। देवं तं प्रांजलिर्भूत्वाऽब्रुवं भक्तानुकंपिनम्
sa cāhaṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā śaṃbhoḥ satpremasaṃyutam|| devaṃ taṃ prāṃjalirbhūtvā'bruvaṃ bhaktānukaṃpinam
And I, having heard that speech of Śambhu, filled with true affection, folding my hands, said to that god who is compassionate to his devotees:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.46
।। उपमन्युरुवाच ।। भगवन्यदि तुष्टोऽसि यदि भक्तिः स्थिरा मयि ।। तेन सत्येन मे ज्ञानं त्रिकालविषयं भवेत्
|| upamanyuruvāca || bhagavanyadi tuṣṭo'si yadi bhaktiḥ sthirā mayi || tena satyena me jñānaṃ trikālaviṣayaṃ bhavet
Upamanyu said: Lord, if you are pleased, if devotion to you is firm in me, then by that truth let my knowledge extend to (all) three times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.47
प्रयच्छ भक्तिं विपुलां त्वयि चाव्यभिचारिणीम् ।। सान्वयस्यापि नित्यं मे भूरि क्षीरौदनं भवेत्
prayaccha bhaktiṃ vipulāṃ tvayi cāvyabhicāriṇīm || sānvayasyāpi nityaṃ me bhūri kṣīraudanaṃ bhavet
Grant (me) abundant and unswerving devotion to you; and let there always be plentiful milk-rice for me together with my kin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.48
ममास्तु तव सान्निध्यं नित्यं चैवाश्रमे विभो ।। तव भक्तेषु सख्यं स्यादन्योन्येषु सदा भवेत्
mamāstu tava sānnidhyaṃ nityaṃ caivāśrame vibho || tava bhakteṣu sakhyaṃ syādanyonyeṣu sadā bhavet
Let me have your presence always in my hermitage, O mighty one; and let there be friendship among your devotees, may it always exist among one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.49
एवमुक्तो मया शंभुर्विहस्य परमेश्वरः ।। कृपादृष्ट्या निरीक्ष्याशु मां स प्राह यदूद्वह
evamukto mayā śaṃbhurvihasya parameśvaraḥ || kṛpādṛṣṭyā nirīkṣyāśu māṃ sa prāha yadūdvaha
Addressed by me thus, Śambhu, the supreme Lord, laughed, and at once looking upon me with a glance of grace, he spoke, O foremost of the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.51
मुनीनां पूजनीयश्च यशोधनसमन्वितः ।। शीलरूपगुणैश्वर्यं मत्प्रसादात्पदेपदे
munīnāṃ pūjanīyaśca yaśodhanasamanvitaḥ || śīlarūpaguṇaiśvaryaṃ matprasādātpadepade
"(You shall be) worthy of the worship of sages, endowed with fame and wealth; by my grace, good conduct, beauty, virtue and lordship (shall be yours) at every step."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 1.52
क्षीरोदसागरस्यैव सान्निध्यं पयसां निधेः ।। तत्र ते भविता नित्यं यत्रयत्रेच्छसे मुने
kṣīrodasāgarasyaiva sānnidhyaṃ payasāṃ nidheḥ || tatra te bhavitā nityaṃ yatrayatrecchase mune
"The nearness of the very ocean of milk, that treasury of milky waters, shall be yours always, wherever you wish, O sage."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.53
अमृतात्मकं तु तत्क्षीरं यावत्संयाम्यते ततः ।। इमं वैवस्वतं कल्पं पश्यसे बन्धुभिस्सह
amṛtātmakaṃ tu tatkṣīraṃ yāvatsaṃyāmyate tataḥ || imaṃ vaivasvataṃ kalpaṃ paśyase bandhubhissaha
"And that milk, whose essence is nectar, so long as it is drawn from there — you shall behold this Vaivasvata kalpa together with your kinsmen."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 1.54
त्वद्गोत्रं चाक्षयं चास्तु मत्प्रसादात्सदैव हि ।। सान्निध्यमाश्रमे तेऽहं करिष्यामि महामुने
tvadgotraṃ cākṣayaṃ cāstu matprasādātsadaiva hi || sānnidhyamāśrame te'haṃ kariṣyāmi mahāmune
"And may your lineage be imperishable by my grace, always indeed; I shall make my presence (felt) in your hermitage, O great sage."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.55
मद्भक्तिस्तु स्थिरा चास्तु सदा दास्यामि दर्शनम् ।। स्मृतश्च भवता वत्स प्रियस्त्वं सर्वथा मम
madbhaktistu sthirā cāstu sadā dāsyāmi darśanam || smṛtaśca bhavatā vatsa priyastvaṃ sarvathā mama
"And let devotion to me be firm (in you); I shall always grant (you) my sight; and when remembered by you, child, you are in every way dear to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.56
यथाकामसुखं तिष्ठ नोत्कण्ठां कर्तुमर्हसि ।। सर्वं प्रपूर्णतां यातु चिंतितं नात्र संशयः
yathākāmasukhaṃ tiṣṭha notkaṇṭhāṃ kartumarhasi || sarvaṃ prapūrṇatāṃ yātu ciṃtitaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
"Abide in happiness as you desire; you ought not to feel longing. Let everything you have thought of come to fulfilment — there is no doubt in this."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.57
उपमन्युरुवाच।। एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान्सूर्य्यकोटिसमप्रभः।। ममेशानो वरान्दत्त्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
upamanyuruvāca|| evamuktvā sa bhagavānsūryyakoṭisamaprabhaḥ|| mameśāno varāndattvā tatraivāntaradhīyata
Upamanyu said: Having spoken thus, that Lord, whose radiance equalled ten million suns, my Īśāna, having given me the boons, vanished right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.58
एवं दृष्टो मया कृष्ण परिवारसमन्वितः ।। शंकरः परमेशानो भक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः
evaṃ dṛṣṭo mayā kṛṣṇa parivārasamanvitaḥ || śaṃkaraḥ parameśāno bhaktimuktipradāyakaḥ
Thus was Śaṅkara, the supreme lord, the giver of devotion and liberation, seen by me, O Kṛṣṇa, together with his retinue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.59
शंभुना परमेशेन यदुक्तं तेन धीमता।। तदवाप्तं च मे सर्वं देवदेवसमाधिना
śaṃbhunā parameśena yaduktaṃ tena dhīmatā|| tadavāptaṃ ca me sarvaṃ devadevasamādhinā
Whatever was said by Śambhu, the supreme lord, by that wise one — all of that was obtained by me through concentration on the god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.61
पश्य वृक्षान्मनोरम्यान्स्निग्धपत्रान्सुगंधिनः।। सर्वर्तुकुसुमैर्युक्तान्सदापुष्पफलन्वितान्
paśya vṛkṣānmanoramyānsnigdhapatrānsugaṃdhinaḥ|| sarvartukusumairyuktānsadāpuṣpaphalanvitān
Look at these delightful trees, with glossy leaves and fragrant, bearing blossoms of every season, always endowed with flowers and fruits.
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SiP 5 1.62
सर्वमेतन्महाबाहो शंकरस्य महात्मनः ।। प्रसादाद्देवदेवस्य विश्वं भावसमन्वितम
sarvametanmahābāho śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ || prasādāddevadevasya viśvaṃ bhāvasamanvitama
All this, O mighty-armed one, (comes) from the grace of the great-souled Śaṅkara, the god of gods — (this) world endowed with existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 1.63
ममास्ति त्वखिलं ज्ञानं प्रसादाच्छूलपाणिनः ।। भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च सर्वं जानामि तत्त्वतः
mamāsti tvakhilaṃ jñānaṃ prasādācchūlapāṇinaḥ || bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca sarvaṃ jānāmi tattvataḥ
I possess complete knowledge by the grace of the trident-bearer; the past, the present, and the future — all of it I know as it truly is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.64
तमहं दृष्टवान्देवमपि देवाः सुरेश्वराः ।। यं न पश्यंत्यनाराध्य कोऽन्यो धन्यतरो मया
tamahaṃ dṛṣṭavāndevamapi devāḥ sureśvarāḥ || yaṃ na paśyaṃtyanārādhya ko'nyo dhanyataro mayā
I have seen that god whom even the gods, the lords of the celestials, do not see without worshipping (him): who else is more fortunate than I?
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SiP 5 1.65
षड्विंशकमिति ख्यातं परं तत्त्वं सनातनम् ।। एवं ध्यायंति विद्वांसौ महत्परममक्षरम्
ṣaḍviṃśakamiti khyātaṃ paraṃ tattvaṃ sanātanam || evaṃ dhyāyaṃti vidvāṃsau mahatparamamakṣaram
(He is) known as the twenty-sixth, the supreme, eternal reality; thus the learned meditate on (him as) the great, supreme, imperishable one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.66
सर्व तत्त्वविधानज्ञः सर्वतत्त्वार्थदर्शनः ।। स एव भगवान्देवः प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः
sarva tattvavidhānajñaḥ sarvatattvārthadarśanaḥ || sa eva bhagavāndevaḥ pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ
He who knows the ordering of all the principles, who sees the meaning of all the principles — he alone is the blessed god, the lord of primal matter and of spirit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.67
यो निजाद्दक्षिणात्पार्श्वाद्ब्रह्माणं लोककारणम्।। वामादप्यसृजद्विष्णुं लोकरक्षार्थमीश्वरः
yo nijāddakṣiṇātpārśvādbrahmāṇaṃ lokakāraṇam|| vāmādapyasṛjadviṣṇuṃ lokarakṣārthamīśvaraḥ
(He is) the Lord who from his own right side created Brahmā, the cause of the worlds, and from the left created Viṣṇu for the protection of the worlds.
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SiP 5 1.68
कल्पान्ते चैव संप्राप्तेऽसृजद्रुद्रं हृदः प्रभुः ।। ततस्समहरत्कृत्स्नं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्
kalpānte caiva saṃprāpte'sṛjadrudraṃ hṛdaḥ prabhuḥ || tatassamaharatkṛtsnaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam
And when the end of the kalpa arrived, the Lord created Rudra from his heart; thereupon he gathered up the whole world, moving and unmoving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.69
युगांते सर्वभूतानि संवर्तक इवानलः ।। कालो भूत्वा महादेवो ग्रसमानस्स तिष्ठति
yugāṃte sarvabhūtāni saṃvartaka ivānalaḥ || kālo bhūtvā mahādevo grasamānassa tiṣṭhati
At the end of the yuga, Mahādeva, having become Time, stands devouring all beings like the fire of dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 1.71
अतस्त्वं पुत्रलाभाय समाराधय शंकरम् ।। शीघ्रं प्रसन्नो भविता शिवस्ते भक्तवत्सलः
atastvaṃ putralābhāya samārādhaya śaṃkaram || śīghraṃ prasanno bhavitā śivaste bhaktavatsalaḥ
Therefore, to obtain a son, do you worship Śaṃkara well; Śiva, who is fond of his devotees, will quickly become gracious to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition