Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita — Chapter 15

SiP 5 15.1

व्यास उवाच ।। येनैकेन हि दत्तेन सर्वेषां प्राप्यते फलम् ।। दानानां तन्ममाख्या हि मानुषाणां हितार्थतः

vyāsa uvāca || yenaikena hi dattena sarveṣāṃ prāpyate phalam || dānānāṃ tanmamākhyā hi mānuṣāṇāṃ hitārthataḥ

Vyāsa said: That single gift by whose being given the fruit of all gifts is obtained — tell me that, for the benefit of men.

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SiP 5 15.2

सनत्कुमार उवाच।। शृणु कालेः प्रदत्ताद्वै फलं विंदंति मानवाः।। एकस्मादपि सर्वेषां दानानां तद्वदामि ते

sanatkumāra uvāca|| śṛṇu kāleḥ pradattādvai phalaṃ viṃdaṃti mānavāḥ|| ekasmādapi sarveṣāṃ dānānāṃ tadvadāmi te

Sanatkumāra said: Hear — men obtain the fruit of what is given at the (proper) time; (indeed) from a single one (they obtain the fruit) of all gifts. That I shall tell you.

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SiP 5 15.3

दानानामुत्तमं दानं ब्रह्माण्डं खलु मानवैः ।। दातव्यं मुक्तिकामैस्तु संसारोत्तारणाय वै

dānānāmuttamaṃ dānaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ khalu mānavaiḥ || dātavyaṃ muktikāmaistu saṃsārottāraṇāya vai

The best of gifts is the gift of a brahmāṇḍa (a model of the cosmic egg); it should indeed be given by men who desire liberation, for crossing over the round of rebirth.

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SiP 5 15.4

ब्रह्मांडे सकलं दत्तं यत्फलं लभते नरः ।। तदेकभावादाप्नोति सप्तलोकाधिपो भवेत्

brahmāṃḍe sakalaṃ dattaṃ yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ || tadekabhāvādāpnoti saptalokādhipo bhavet

Whatever fruit a man gets when everything has been given, that he obtains from this one (gift) in the brahmāṇḍa, and he becomes lord of the seven worlds.

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SiP 5 15.5

यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ नभसि वै यावत्स्थिरा मेदिनी तावत्सोऽपि नरः स्वबांधवयुतस्स्ववर्गौकसामोकसि।। सर्वेष्वेव मनोनुगेषु ककुभिर्ब्रह्माण्डदः क्रीडते पश्चाद्याति पदं सुदुर्लभतरं देवैर्मुदे माधवम् पातालानि तु सप्तैव भुवनानि तथोर्द्ध्वतः ।। उच्छ्रायो द्विगुणस्तस्य जलमध्ये स्थितस्य च आस्ते कुसुममालेव फणामणिशिलारुणा ।। यस्यैषा सकला पृथ्वी कस्तद्वीर्यं वदिष्यति भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानानि भुज्यंते मुदितैर्भृशम् ।। यत्र न जायते कालो गतोऽपि मुनिसत्तम

yāvaccandradivākarau nabhasi vai yāvatsthirā medinī tāvatso'pi naraḥ svabāṃdhavayutassvavargaukasāmokasi|| sarveṣveva manonugeṣu kakubhirbrahmāṇḍadaḥ krīḍate paścādyāti padaṃ sudurlabhataraṃ devairmude mādhavam pātālāni tu saptaiva bhuvanāni tathorddhvataḥ || ucchrāyo dviguṇastasya jalamadhye sthitasya ca āste kusumamāleva phaṇāmaṇiśilāruṇā || yasyaiṣā sakalā pṛthvī kastadvīryaṃ vadiṣyati bhakṣyabhojyānnapānāni bhujyaṃte muditairbhṛśam || yatra na jāyate kālo gato'pi munisattama

As long as the moon and the sun (stand) in the sky, as long as the earth is firm, so long does that man too, together with his kinsmen, (dwell) in the abode of the dwellers of his own heaven. In all things that follow his wish, in all the quarters, the giver of a brahmāṇḍa (i.e. of the gift called brahmāṇḍa) takes his sport; and afterwards he goes to that station most hard to win, to Mādhava, to the delight of the gods. The pātālas are seven, and likewise the worlds above. Its height is twofold, of that (serpent) which abides in the midst of the waters; it lies like a garland of flowers, reddened by the jewels and stones (i.e. gems) of its hoods. He upon whom rests this whole earth — who shall tell his valour? Foods to be chewed and to be eaten, and things to eat and drink, are enjoyed abundantly by the joyful, and there, best of sages, time does not come into being even as it passes.

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SiP 5 15.6

व्यास उवाच ।। भगवन्ब्रूहि ब्राह्माण्डं यत्प्रमाणं यदात्मकम् ।। यदाधारं यथाभूतं येन मे प्रत्ययो भवेत्

vyāsa uvāca || bhagavanbrūhi brāhmāṇḍaṃ yatpramāṇaṃ yadātmakam || yadādhāraṃ yathābhūtaṃ yena me pratyayo bhavet

Vyāsa said: Lord, tell (me) of the brahmāṇḍa — what its measure is, of what it consists, what its support is, how it has come to be — by which I may gain conviction.

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SiP 5 15.7

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। मुने शृणु प्रवक्ष्यामि यदुत्सेधं तु विस्तरम् ।। ब्रह्माण्डं तत्तु संक्षेपाच्छ्रुत्वा पापात्प्रमुच्यते

sanatkumāra uvāca || mune śṛṇu pravakṣyāmi yadutsedhaṃ tu vistaram || brahmāṇḍaṃ tattu saṃkṣepācchrutvā pāpātpramucyate

Sanatkumāra said: Listen, sage; I shall declare its height and its extent. Hearing of that brahmāṇḍa, even in brief, one is released from sin.

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SiP 5 15.8

यत्तत्कारणमव्यक्तं व्यक्तं शिवमनामयम् ।। तस्मात्संजायते ब्रह्मा द्विधाभूताद्धि कालतः

yattatkāraṇamavyaktaṃ vyaktaṃ śivamanāmayam || tasmātsaṃjāyate brahmā dvidhābhūtāddhi kālataḥ

That which is the cause, the unmanifest and the manifest, Śiva, free from ill — from him, become twofold through time, Brahmā is born.

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SiP 5 15.9

ब्राह्माण्डं सृजति ब्रह्मा चतुर्द्दशभवात्मकम् ।। तद्वच्मि क्रमतस्तात समासाच्छृणु यत्नतः

brāhmāṇḍaṃ sṛjati brahmā caturddaśabhavātmakam || tadvacmi kramatastāta samāsācchṛṇu yatnataḥ

Brahmā creates the brahmāṇḍa, consisting of fourteen worlds. That I shall tell in order, my son; listen attentively to the summary.

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SiP 5 15.11

तस्याधारः स्थितो नागस्स च विष्णुः प्रकीर्तितः ।। ब्रह्मणो वचसो हेतोर्बिभर्ति सकलं त्विदम्

tasyādhāraḥ sthito nāgassa ca viṣṇuḥ prakīrtitaḥ || brahmaṇo vacaso hetorbibharti sakalaṃ tvidam

Its support is the serpent that abides (below), and he is proclaimed to be Viṣṇu; by reason of Brahmā's word he bears this whole (universe).

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SiP 5 15.12

शेषस्यास्य गुणान् वक्तुं न शक्ता देवदानवाः ।। योनंतः पठ्यते सिद्धैर्देवर्षिगणपूजितः

śeṣasyāsya guṇān vaktuṃ na śaktā devadānavāḥ || yonaṃtaḥ paṭhyate siddhairdevarṣigaṇapūjitaḥ

Neither gods nor dānavas are able to tell the qualities of this Śeṣa, who is called Ananta by the siddhas and is worshipped by the hosts of gods and seers.

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SiP 5 15.13

शिरःसाहस्रयुक्तस्स सर्वा विद्योतयन्दिशः ।। फणामणिसहस्रेण स्वस्तिकामलभूषणः

śiraḥsāhasrayuktassa sarvā vidyotayandiśaḥ || phaṇāmaṇisahasreṇa svastikāmalabhūṣaṇaḥ

He is endowed with a thousand heads, illuminating all the directions, with his thousand hood-jewels, adorned with the spotless svastika mark.

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SiP 5 15.14

मदाघूर्णितनेत्रोऽसौ साग्निश्श्वेत इवाचलः ।। स्रग्वी किरीटी ह्याभाति यस्सदैवैक कुंडलः

madāghūrṇitanetro'sau sāgniśśveta ivācalaḥ || sragvī kirīṭī hyābhāti yassadaivaika kuṃḍalaḥ

His eyes rolling with intoxication, he is like a white mountain with fire (upon it); wearing a garland and a diadem he shines, he who always has but a single earring.

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SiP 5 15.15

सायं गंगाप्रवाहेण श्वेतशैलोपशोभितः ।। नीलवासा मदोद्रिक्तः कैलासाद्रिरिवापरः

sāyaṃ gaṃgāpravāheṇa śvetaśailopaśobhitaḥ || nīlavāsā madodriktaḥ kailāsādririvāparaḥ

At evening, made beautiful by the stream of the Gaṅgā (and) by the white rock, clad in blue, swollen with intoxication, he is like a second Mount Kailāsa.

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SiP 5 15.16

लांगलासक्तहस्ताग्रो बिभ्रन्मुसलमुत्तमम्।। योऽर्च्यते नागकन्याभिस्स्वर्णवर्णाभिरादरात्

lāṃgalāsaktahastāgro bibhranmusalamuttamam|| yo'rcyate nāgakanyābhissvarṇavarṇābhirādarāt

With the tip of his hand grasping a plough, bearing an excellent pestle, he is worshipped with reverence by the serpent-maidens of golden hue.

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SiP 5 15.17

संकर्षणात्मको रुद्रो विषानलशिखोज्ज्वलः ।। कल्पांते निष्क्रमन्ते यद्वक्त्रेभ्योऽग्निशिखा मुहुः ।। दग्ध्वा जगत्त्रयं शान्ता भवंतीत्यनुशुश्रुम

saṃkarṣaṇātmako rudro viṣānalaśikhojjvalaḥ || kalpāṃte niṣkramante yadvaktrebhyo'gniśikhā muhuḥ || dagdhvā jagattrayaṃ śāntā bhavaṃtītyanuśuśruma

He is Rudra in the form of Saṃkarṣaṇa, blazing with the flames of the fire of his venom; at the end of the aeon flames of fire issue again and again from his mouths, and having burnt the three worlds they become quiet — so we have heard.

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SiP 5 15.18

आस्ते पातालमूलस्थस्स शेषः क्षितिमण्डलम् ।। बिभ्रत्स्वपृष्ठे भूतेशश्शेषोऽशेषगुणार्चितः

āste pātālamūlasthassa śeṣaḥ kṣitimaṇḍalam || bibhratsvapṛṣṭhe bhūteśaśśeṣo'śeṣaguṇārcitaḥ

That Śeṣa abides at the base of Pātāla, bearing the circle of the earth upon his own back — Śeṣa, lord of beings, honoured for his endless qualities.

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SiP 5 15.19

तस्य वीर्यप्रभावश्च साकांक्षैस्त्रिदशैरपि ।। न हि वर्णयितुं शक्यः स्वरूपं ज्ञातुमेव वा

tasya vīryaprabhāvaśca sākāṃkṣaistridaśairapi || na hi varṇayituṃ śakyaḥ svarūpaṃ jñātumeva vā

And the power of his valour cannot be described, nor even his true form known, even by the thirty (gods) who desire (to do so).

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SiP 5 15.21

यदा विजृम्भतेऽनंतो मदाघूर्णितलोचनः ।। तदा चलति भूरेषा साद्रितोयाधिकानना

yadā vijṛmbhate'naṃto madāghūrṇitalocanaḥ || tadā calati bhūreṣā sādritoyādhikānanā

When Ananta yawns, his eyes rolling with intoxication, then this earth shakes, with its mountains, waters and forests.

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SiP 5 15.22

दशसाहस्रमेकैकं पातालं मुनि सत्तम ।। अतलं वितलं चैव सुतलं च रसातलम्

daśasāhasramekaikaṃ pātālaṃ muni sattama || atalaṃ vitalaṃ caiva sutalaṃ ca rasātalam

Each single pātāla is ten thousand (yojanas), best of sages: Atala, Vitala, and Sutala, and Rasātala,

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SiP 5 15.23

तलं तलातलं चाग्र्यं पातालं सप्तमं मतम् ।। भूमेरधस्सप्त लोका इमे ज्ञेया विचक्षणैः

talaṃ talātalaṃ cāgryaṃ pātālaṃ saptamaṃ matam || bhūmeradhassapta lokā ime jñeyā vicakṣaṇaiḥ

Tala and Talātala, and foremost Pātāla is reckoned the seventh. These are to be known by the discerning as the seven worlds below the earth.

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SiP 5 15.24

उच्छ्रायो द्विगुणश्चैषां सर्वेषां रत्नभूमयः ।। रत्नवन्तोऽथ प्रासादा भूमयो हेमसंभवाः

ucchrāyo dviguṇaścaiṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ ratnabhūmayaḥ || ratnavanto'tha prāsādā bhūmayo hemasaṃbhavāḥ

And the height of all of these is twofold; their grounds are of jewels; the palaces there are set with gems, and the floors are made of gold.

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SiP 5 15.25

तेषु दानवदैतेया नागानां जातयस्तथा ।। निवसंति महानागा राक्षसा दैत्यसंभवाः

teṣu dānavadaiteyā nāgānāṃ jātayastathā || nivasaṃti mahānāgā rākṣasā daityasaṃbhavāḥ

In them dwell the dānavas and the sons of Diti, and the races of the nāgas, great serpents, and rākṣasas born of the daityas.

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SiP 5 15.26

प्राह स्वर्गसदोमध्ये पातालानीति नारदः ।। स्वर्लोकादति रम्याणि तेभ्योऽसावागतो दिवि

prāha svargasadomadhye pātālānīti nāradaḥ || svarlokādati ramyāṇi tebhyo'sāvāgato divi

In the midst of the assembly of heaven Nārada declared: "The pātālas are far more delightful than the world of heaven" — he having come from them to heaven.

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SiP 5 15.27

नानाभूषणभूषासु मणयो यत्र सुप्रभाः ।। आह्लादकानि शुभ्राणि पातालं केन तत्समम्

nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣāsu maṇayo yatra suprabhāḥ || āhlādakāni śubhrāṇi pātālaṃ kena tatsamam

Where, in ornaments of manifold adornment, there are gems of fine radiance, delightful and gleaming — with what is that Pātāla comparable?

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SiP 5 15.28

पाताले कस्य न प्रीतिरितश्चेतश्च शोभितम् ।। देवदानवकन्याभिर्विमुक्तस्याभिजायते

pātāle kasya na prītiritaścetaśca śobhitam || devadānavakanyābhirvimuktasyābhijāyate

In Pātāla, whose delight is not (found)? It is beautified here and there; and for one released (there) it arises through the maidens of gods and demons.

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SiP 5 15.29

दिवार्करश्मयो यत्र न भवंति विधो निशि ।। न शीतमातपो यत्र मणितेजोऽत्र केवलम्

divārkaraśmayo yatra na bhavaṃti vidho niśi || na śītamātapo yatra maṇitejo'tra kevalam

Where by day there are no rays of the sun, nor the moon at night; where there is neither cold nor heat — here there is only the light of gems.

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SiP 5 15.31

पुंस्कोकिलरुतं यत्र पद्मानि कमलाकराः ।। नद्यस्सरांसि रम्याणि ह्यन्योन्यविचराणि च

puṃskokilarutaṃ yatra padmāni kamalākarāḥ || nadyassarāṃsi ramyāṇi hyanyonyavicarāṇi ca

Where there is the cry of the male cuckoo, lotuses, lotus-ponds, rivers and lovely lakes, flowing into one another.

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SiP 5 15.32

भूषणान्यतिशुभ्राणि गंधाढ्यं चानुलेपनम् ।। वीणावेणुमृदंगानां स्वना गेयानि च द्विज

bhūṣaṇānyatiśubhrāṇi gaṃdhāḍhyaṃ cānulepanam || vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgānāṃ svanā geyāni ca dvija

Ornaments exceedingly bright, and unguent rich in fragrance, and the sounds of lute, flute and drum, and songs, O twice-born one.

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SiP 5 15.33

दैत्योरगैश्च भुज्यंते पाताले वै सुखानि च ।। तपसा समवाप्नोति दानवैस्सिद्धमानवैः

daityoragaiśca bhujyaṃte pātāle vai sukhāni ca || tapasā samavāpnoti dānavaissiddhamānavaiḥ

By the Daityas and the serpents pleasures are indeed enjoyed in Pātāla; (a man) attains (them) by austerity, together with the Dānavas, the Siddhas and men.

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