Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita — Chapter 2
SiP 5 2.1
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य मुनेर्वाक्यमुपमन्योर्महात्मनः ।। जातभक्तिर्महादेवे कृष्णः प्रोवाच तं मुनिम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya munervākyamupamanyormahātmanaḥ || jātabhaktirmahādeve kṛṣṇaḥ provāca taṃ munim
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard thus the words of the great-souled sage Upamanyu, Kṛṣṇa, devotion having arisen in him toward Mahādeva, spoke to that sage.
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SiP 5 2.2
।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। उपमन्यो मुने तात कृपां कुरु ममोपरि ।। ये ये शिवं समाराध्य कामानापुश्च तान्वद
|| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || upamanyo mune tāta kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari || ye ye śivaṃ samārādhya kāmānāpuśca tānvada
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O sage Upamanyu, dear one, show compassion toward me; tell (me) of those who, having worshipped Śiva, obtained their desires.
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SiP 5 2.3
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्योपमन्युस्स मुनिश्शैववरो महान् ।। कृष्णवाक्यं सुप्रशस्य प्रत्युवाच कृपानिधिः
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇyopamanyussa muniśśaivavaro mahān || kṛṣṇavākyaṃ supraśasya pratyuvāca kṛpānidhiḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard this, that Upamanyu, the great sage, foremost of Śaivas, a treasury of compassion, praised Kṛṣṇa's words and replied.
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SiP 5 2.4
उपमन्युरुवाच।। यैर्यैर्भवाराधनतः प्राप्तो हृत्काम एव हि ।। तांस्तान्भक्तान्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु त्वं वै यदूद्वह
upamanyuruvāca|| yairyairbhavārādhanataḥ prāpto hṛtkāma eva hi || tāṃstānbhaktānpravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ vai yadūdvaha
Upamanyu said: Those by whom, through the worship of Bhava, the desire of their heart was indeed obtained — those devotees I shall declare; listen, O foremost of the Yadus.
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SiP 5 2.5
शर्वात्सर्वामरैश्वर्य्यं हिरण्यकशिपुः पुरा ।। वर्षाणां दशलक्षाणि सोऽलभच्चन्द्रशेखरात् तुष्टो विद्युत्प्रभस्यापि त्रैलोक्येश्वरता मदात् ।। शतवर्षसहस्राणि सर्वलोकेश्वरो भवः विकर्णश्च महादेवं तथा भक्तसुखावहम् ।। प्रसाद्य महतीं सिद्धिमाप्तवान्मधुसूदन महानन्दाभिधा कश्चिद्वेश्या शिवपदादृता ।। दृढात्पणात्सुप्रसाद्य शिवं लेभे च सद्गतिम् मार्कण्डेयो मुनिवरश्चिरंजीवी महाप्रभुः।। शिवभक्तवरः श्रीमाञ्शिवानुग्रहतो हरे तमाह भगवान्रुद्रस्साक्षात्तुष्टोस्मि तेऽनघ ।। ग्रंथकृल्लोकविख्यातो भवितास्यजरामरः
śarvātsarvāmaraiśvaryyaṃ hiraṇyakaśipuḥ purā || varṣāṇāṃ daśalakṣāṇi so'labhaccandraśekharāt tuṣṭo vidyutprabhasyāpi trailokyeśvaratā madāt || śatavarṣasahasrāṇi sarvalokeśvaro bhavaḥ vikarṇaśca mahādevaṃ tathā bhaktasukhāvaham || prasādya mahatīṃ siddhimāptavānmadhusūdana mahānandābhidhā kaścidveśyā śivapadādṛtā || dṛḍhātpaṇātsuprasādya śivaṃ lebhe ca sadgatim mārkaṇḍeyo munivaraściraṃjīvī mahāprabhuḥ|| śivabhaktavaraḥ śrīmāñśivānugrahato hare tamāha bhagavānrudrassākṣāttuṣṭosmi te'nagha || graṃthakṛllokavikhyāto bhavitāsyajarāmaraḥ
Formerly Hiraṇyakaśipu obtained from Śarva, the moon-crested one, lordship over all the gods for ten hundred thousand years. Bhava, the lord of all the worlds, being pleased, (gave) to Vidyutprabha also, out of exuberance, lordship of the three worlds for a hundred thousand years. And Vikarṇa, having propitiated Mahādeva, who brings happiness to his devotees, attained great perfection, O slayer of Madhu. A certain courtesan named Mahānandā, honoured for her regard for Śiva's feet, having well propitiated Śiva out of a firm wager, obtained the good goal. Mārkaṇḍeya, best of sages, long-lived, greatly mighty, foremost of Śiva's devotees, illustrious, (became so) by Śiva's grace, O Hari. To him Lord Rudra said in person: 'I am pleased with you, sinless one; you shall become a composer of books, famed in the world, free from old age and death.'
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SiP 5 2.6
तस्याऽथ पुत्रप्रवरो नन्दनो नाम विश्रुतः ।। स च शर्ववरादिन्द्रं वर्षायुतमधोनयत्
tasyā'tha putrapravaro nandano nāma viśrutaḥ || sa ca śarvavarādindraṃ varṣāyutamadhonayat
Now his foremost son was the one renowned by the name Nandana; and he, by Śarva's boon, brought Indra low for ten thousand years.
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SiP 5 2.7
विष्णुचक्रं च तद्धोरं वज्रमाखण्डलस्य च ।। शीर्णं पुराऽभवत्कृष्ण तदंगेषु महाहवे
viṣṇucakraṃ ca taddhoraṃ vajramākhaṇḍalasya ca || śīrṇaṃ purā'bhavatkṛṣṇa tadaṃgeṣu mahāhave
And that dreadful discus of Viṣṇu, and the thunderbolt of Ākhaṇḍala (Indra), were formerly shattered upon his limbs in the great battle, O Kṛṣṇa.
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SiP 5 2.8
न शस्त्राणि वहंत्यंगे धर्मतस्तस्य धीमतः ।। ग्रहस्यातिबलस्याजौ चक्रवज्रमुखान्यपि
na śastrāṇi vahaṃtyaṃge dharmatastasya dhīmataḥ || grahasyātibalasyājau cakravajramukhānyapi
Weapons do not strike the body of that wise one, by virtue of (the boon of) dharma — not even the discus, the thunderbolt and the rest (strike) Graha of surpassing might in battle.
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SiP 5 2.9
अर्द्यमानाश्च विबुधा ग्रहेण सुबलीयसा ।। देवदत्तवरा जघ्नुरसुरेन्द्रास्सुरान्भृशम्
ardyamānāśca vibudhā graheṇa subalīyasā || devadattavarā jaghnurasurendrāssurānbhṛśam
And the gods, being tormented by the exceedingly powerful Graha — (rather) the lords of the asuras, who had received boons from the God, smote the gods severely.
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SiP 5 2.11
तथा पुत्रसहस्राणामयुतं च ददौ शिवः ।। मम चानुचरो नित्यं भविष्यस्यब्रवीदिति
tathā putrasahasrāṇāmayutaṃ ca dadau śivaḥ || mama cānucaro nityaṃ bhaviṣyasyabravīditi
Likewise Śiva gave (him) ten thousand thousands of sons, and said, 'You shall ever be my attendant.'
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SiP 5 2.12
कुशद्वीपे शुभं राज्यमददाद्भगवान्भवः ।। स तस्मै शङ्करः प्रीत्या वासुदेव प्रहृष्टधीः
kuśadvīpe śubhaṃ rājyamadadādbhagavānbhavaḥ || sa tasmai śaṅkaraḥ prītyā vāsudeva prahṛṣṭadhīḥ
The Lord Bhava gave (him) an auspicious kingdom in Kuśadvīpa; that Śaṅkara, with delighted mind, (gave it) to him out of affection, O Vāsudeva.
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SiP 5 2.13
धात्रा सृष्टश्शतमखो दैत्यो वर्षशतं पुरा ।। तपः कृत्वा सहस्रं तु पुत्राणामलभद्भवात्
dhātrā sṛṣṭaśśatamakho daityo varṣaśataṃ purā || tapaḥ kṛtvā sahasraṃ tu putrāṇāmalabhadbhavāt
Formerly the daitya Śatamakha, created by the Creator, having performed austerity for a hundred years, obtained from Bhava a thousand sons.
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SiP 5 2.14
याज्ञवल्क्य इति ख्यातो गीतो वेदेषु वै मुनिः।। आराध्य स महादेवं प्राप्तवाञ्ज्ञानमुत्तमम्
yājñavalkya iti khyāto gīto vedeṣu vai muniḥ|| ārādhya sa mahādevaṃ prāptavāñjñānamuttamam
The sage renowned as Yājñavalkya, celebrated in the Vedas, having worshipped Mahādeva, obtained the highest knowledge.
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SiP 5 2.15
वेदव्यासस्तु यो नाम्ना प्राप्तवानतुलं यशः।। सोऽपि शंकरमाराध्य त्रिकालज्ञानमाप्तवान्
vedavyāsastu yo nāmnā prāptavānatulaṃ yaśaḥ|| so'pi śaṃkaramārādhya trikālajñānamāptavān
And he who by the name Vedavyāsa attained incomparable fame — he too, having worshipped Śaṃkara, obtained knowledge of the three times.
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SiP 5 2.16
इन्द्रेण वालखिल्यास्ते परिभूतास्तु शङ्करात् ।। लेभिरे सोमहर्तारं गरुडं सर्वदुर्जयम्
indreṇa vālakhilyāste paribhūtāstu śaṅkarāt || lebhire somahartāraṃ garuḍaṃ sarvadurjayam
Those Vālakhilyas, humiliated by Indra, obtained from Śaṅkara Garuḍa, the stealer of soma, unconquerable by all.
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SiP 5 2.17
आपः प्रनष्टाः सर्वाश्च पूर्वरोषात्कपर्द्दिनः ।। शर्वं समकपालेन देवैरिष्ट्वा प्रवर्तितम्
āpaḥ pranaṣṭāḥ sarvāśca pūrvaroṣātkaparddinaḥ || śarvaṃ samakapālena devairiṣṭvā pravartitam
And all the waters vanished through the former wrath of Kapardin; (thereupon) Śarva was propitiated by the gods with sacrifice together with the skull, and (the waters) were set flowing again.
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SiP 5 2.18
अत्रेर्भार्य्या चानसूया त्रीणि वर्षशतानि च ।। मुशलेषु निराहारा सुप्त्वा शर्वात्ततस्सुतान्
atrerbhāryyā cānasūyā trīṇi varṣaśatāni ca || muśaleṣu nirāhārā suptvā śarvāttatassutān
And Atri's wife Anasūyā, having slept upon pestles without food for three hundred years, (obtained) thereafter from Śarva as her sons —
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SiP 5 2.19
दत्तात्रेयं मुनिं लेभे चन्द्रं दुर्वाससं तथा ।। गंगां प्रवर्तयामास चित्रकूटे पतिव्रता
dattātreyaṃ muniṃ lebhe candraṃ durvāsasaṃ tathā || gaṃgāṃ pravartayāmāsa citrakūṭe pativratā
— the sage Dattātreya, and the Moon, and Durvāsas; and that faithful wife caused the Gaṅgā to flow at Citrakūṭa.
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SiP 5 2.21
चित्रसेनो नृपश्शंभुं प्रसाद्य दृढभक्तिमान् ।। समस्तनृपभीतिभ्योऽभयं प्रापातुलं च कम्
citraseno nṛpaśśaṃbhuṃ prasādya dṛḍhabhaktimān || samastanṛpabhītibhyo'bhayaṃ prāpātulaṃ ca kam
King Citrasena, firm in devotion, having propitiated Śambhu, obtained an incomparable freedom from fear of all (other) kings.
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SiP 5 2.22
श्रीकरो गोपिकासूनुर्नृपपूजाविलोकनात् ।। जातभक्तिर्महादेवे परमां सिद्धिमाप्तवान्
śrīkaro gopikāsūnurnṛpapūjāvilokanāt || jātabhaktirmahādeve paramāṃ siddhimāptavān
Śrīkara, a cowherd woman's son, in whom devotion to Mahādeva arose from watching the king's worship, attained the highest perfection.
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SiP 5 2.23
चित्राङ्गदो नृपसुतस्सीमन्तिन्याः पतिर्हरे ।। शिवानुग्रहतो मग्नो यमुनायां मृतो न हि
citrāṅgado nṛpasutassīmantinyāḥ patirhare || śivānugrahato magno yamunāyāṃ mṛto na hi
Citrāṅgada, a king's son, the husband of Sīmantinī, O Hari, though sunk in the Yamunā, did not die, by Śiva's grace.
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SiP 5 2.24
स च तक्षालयं गत्वा तन्मैत्रीं प्राप्य सुव्रतः ।। आयातः स्वगृहं प्रीतो नानाधनसमन्वितः
sa ca takṣālayaṃ gatvā tanmaitrīṃ prāpya suvrataḥ || āyātaḥ svagṛhaṃ prīto nānādhanasamanvitaḥ
And he, a man of good vows, having gone to the abode of the Nāga (Takṣaka) and gained his friendship, came back to his own house well pleased, provided with wealth of many kinds.
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SiP 5 2.25
सीमंतिनी प्रिया तस्य सोमव्रतपरायणा।। शिवानुग्रहतः कृष्ण लेभे सौभाग्यमुत्तमम्
sīmaṃtinī priyā tasya somavrataparāyaṇā|| śivānugrahataḥ kṛṣṇa lebhe saubhāgyamuttamam
His beloved Sīmantinī, devoted to the Monday (Soma) vow, obtained, O Kṛṣṇa, the highest good fortune by Śiva's grace.
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SiP 5 2.26
तत्प्रभावाद्व्रते तस्मिन्नेको द्विजसुतः पुरा ।। कश्चित्स्त्रीत्वं गतो लोभात्कृतदाराकृतिश्छलात्
tatprabhāvādvrate tasminneko dvijasutaḥ purā || kaścitstrītvaṃ gato lobhātkṛtadārākṛtiśchalāt
By the power of that vow, long ago a certain brahmin's son, who out of greed had deceitfully taken on the form of a wife, became a woman.
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SiP 5 2.27
चंचुका पुंश्चली दुष्टा गोकर्णे द्विजतः पुरा ।। श्रुत्वा धर्मकथां शंभोर्भक्त्या प्राप परां गतिम्
caṃcukā puṃścalī duṣṭā gokarṇe dvijataḥ purā || śrutvā dharmakathāṃ śaṃbhorbhaktyā prāpa parāṃ gatim
Caṃcukā, a wicked harlot, long ago at Gokarṇa, having heard from a brahmin the discourse on Śambhu's dharma, attained the highest state through devotion.
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SiP 5 2.28
स्वस्त्र्यनुग्रहतः पापी बिंदुगो चंचुकापतिः ।। श्रुत्वा शिवपुराणं स सद्गतिं प्राप शांकरीम्
svastryanugrahataḥ pāpī biṃdugo caṃcukāpatiḥ || śrutvā śivapurāṇaṃ sa sadgatiṃ prāpa śāṃkarīm
By the grace of his own wife, the sinful Bindhuga, Caṃcukā's husband, having heard the Śiva Purāṇa, attained the good state that belongs to Śaṃkara.
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SiP 5 2.29
पिंगला गणिका ख्याता मदराह्वो द्विजाधमः ।। शैवमृषभमभ्यर्च्य लेभाते सद्गतिं च तौ
piṃgalā gaṇikā khyātā madarāhvo dvijādhamaḥ || śaivamṛṣabhamabhyarcya lebhāte sadgatiṃ ca tau
The famed courtesan Piṅgalā and the base brahmin named Madara — both of them, having worshipped Śiva's bull, obtained a good state.
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SiP 5 2.31
कैकेयी द्विजबालाः च सादराह्वा शिवव्रता ।। परमं हि सुखं प्राप शिवेशव्रतधारणात्
kaikeyī dvijabālāḥ ca sādarāhvā śivavratā || paramaṃ hi sukhaṃ prāpa śiveśavratadhāraṇāt
And Kaikeyī and the brahmin girls, and she called Sādarā, keepers of Śiva's vow, attained the supreme happiness by holding to the vow of Śiva the lord.
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SiP 5 2.32
विमर्षणश्च नृपतिश्शिवभक्तिं विधाय वै ।। गतिं लेभे परां कृष्ण शिवानुग्रहतः पुरा
vimarṣaṇaśca nṛpatiśśivabhaktiṃ vidhāya vai || gatiṃ lebhe parāṃ kṛṣṇa śivānugrahataḥ purā
And king Vimarṣaṇa, having practised devotion to Śiva, obtained the highest state, O Kṛṣṇa, long ago by Śiva's grace.
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SiP 5 2.33
दुर्जनश्च नृपः पापी बहुस्त्रीलंपटः खलः ।। शिवभक्त्या शिवं प्राप निर्लिप्तः सर्वकर्मसु
durjanaśca nṛpaḥ pāpī bahustrīlaṃpaṭaḥ khalaḥ || śivabhaktyā śivaṃ prāpa nirliptaḥ sarvakarmasu
And Durjana, a sinful, wicked king, greedy for many women, attained Śiva through devotion to Śiva, being unattached in all his deeds.
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SiP 5 2.34
सस्त्रीकश्शबरो नाम्ना शंकरश्च शिवव्रती ।। चिताभस्मरतो भक्त्या लेभे तद्गतिमुत्तमाम्
sastrīkaśśabaro nāmnā śaṃkaraśca śivavratī || citābhasmarato bhaktyā lebhe tadgatimuttamām
A tribesman named Śaṃkara, together with his wife, a keeper of Śiva's vow, devoted to the ashes of the funeral pyre, obtained through devotion that highest state of his (Śiva's).
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SiP 5 2.35
सौमिनी नाम चाण्डाली संपूज्याज्ञानतो हि सा ।। लेभे शैवीं गतिं कृष्ण शंकरानुग्रहात्परात्
sauminī nāma cāṇḍālī saṃpūjyājñānato hi sā || lebhe śaivīṃ gatiṃ kṛṣṇa śaṃkarānugrahātparāt
An outcaste woman named Sauminī, having worshipped (Śiva) even in ignorance, obtained the state belonging to Śiva, O Kṛṣṇa, by the supreme grace of Śaṃkara.
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SiP 5 2.36
महाकालाभिधो व्याधो किरातः परहिंसकः ।। समभ्यर्च्य शिवं भक्त्या लेभे सद्गतिमुत्तमाम् कौशिकश्च समाराध्य शंकरं लोक शंकरम् ।। ब्राह्मणोऽभूत्क्षत्रियश्च द्वितीय इव पद्मभूः
mahākālābhidho vyādho kirātaḥ parahiṃsakaḥ || samabhyarcya śivaṃ bhaktyā lebhe sadgatimuttamām kauśikaśca samārādhya śaṃkaraṃ loka śaṃkaram || brāhmaṇo'bhūtkṣatriyaśca dvitīya iva padmabhūḥ
A hunter named Mahākāla, a Kirāta who injured others, having worshipped Śiva with devotion, obtained the highest good state. And Kauśika, having propitiated Śaṃkara, the benefactor of the world, though a Kṣatriya became a brahmin, like a second Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.37
दुर्वासा मुनिशार्दूलश्शिवानुग्रहतः पुरा ।। तस्तार स्वमतं लोके शिवभक्तिं विमुक्तिदाम्
durvāsā muniśārdūlaśśivānugrahataḥ purā || tastāra svamataṃ loke śivabhaktiṃ vimuktidām
Durvāsas, the tiger among sages, long ago by Śiva's grace spread abroad in the world his own doctrine, devotion to Śiva, which gives liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.39
शिवमभ्यर्च्य सद्भक्त्या विरंचिश्शैवसत्तमः ।। अभूत्सर्गकरः कृष्ण सर्वलोकपितामहः
śivamabhyarcya sadbhaktyā viraṃciśśaivasattamaḥ || abhūtsargakaraḥ kṛṣṇa sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
Having worshipped Śiva with true devotion, Brahmā, best of Śiva's devotees, became the maker of creation, O Kṛṣṇa, the grandfather of all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.41
देवेन्द्रो हि महाशैवस्त्रैलोक्यं बुभुजे पुरा।। शिवानुग्रहतः कृष्ण सर्वदेवाधिपः प्रभुः
devendro hi mahāśaivastrailokyaṃ bubhuje purā|| śivānugrahataḥ kṛṣṇa sarvadevādhipaḥ prabhuḥ
Indra of the gods, a great Śaiva, formerly enjoyed the three worlds; by Śiva's grace, O Kṛṣṇa, he became the mighty overlord of all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.42
बलिपुत्रो महाशैवश्शिवानुग्रहतो वशी।। बाणो बभूव ब्रह्माण्डनायकस्सकलेश्वरः
baliputro mahāśaivaśśivānugrahato vaśī|| bāṇo babhūva brahmāṇḍanāyakassakaleśvaraḥ
Bali's son, a great Śaiva, self-controlled through Śiva's grace — Bāṇa became the ruler of the cosmic egg, the lord of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.43
हरिश्शक्तिश्च सद्भक्त्या दधीचश्च महेश्वरः ।। शिवानुग्रहतोऽभूवंस्तथा रामो हि शांकरः
hariśśaktiśca sadbhaktyā dadhīcaśca maheśvaraḥ || śivānugrahato'bhūvaṃstathā rāmo hi śāṃkaraḥ
Hari, and Śakti, and Dadhīca (too), through true devotion and through Śiva's grace, became great lords; and so also Rāma indeed belonged to Śaṃkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 2.44
कणादो भार्गवश्चैव गुरुर्गौतम एव च ।। शिवभक्त्या बभूवुस्ते महाप्रभव ईश्वरा
kaṇādo bhārgavaścaiva gururgautama eva ca || śivabhaktyā babhūvuste mahāprabhava īśvarā
Kaṇāda, and Bhārgava, and the teacher Gautama as well — these became mighty and masterful through devotion to Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.45
शाकल्यश्शंसितात्मा च नववर्षशातान्यपि ।। भवमाराधयामास मनोयज्ञेन माधव
śākalyaśśaṃsitātmā ca navavarṣaśātānyapi || bhavamārādhayāmāsa manoyajñena mādhava
And Śākalya, of disciplined self, for nine hundred years propitiated Bhava with a sacrifice of the mind, O Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.46
तुतोष भगवानाह ग्रंथकर्ता भविष्यसि।। वत्साक्षय्या च ते कीर्तिस्त्रैलोक्ये प्रभविष्यति
tutoṣa bhagavānāha graṃthakartā bhaviṣyasi|| vatsākṣayyā ca te kīrtistrailokye prabhaviṣyati
The Lord was pleased and said: "You shall become the author of a treatise; and, my child, your imperishable fame shall prevail in the three worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.47
अक्षयं च कुलं तेऽस्तु महर्षिभिरलंकृतम् ।। भविष्यसि ऋषिश्रेष्ठ सूत्रकर्ता ततस्ततः
akṣayaṃ ca kulaṃ te'stu maharṣibhiralaṃkṛtam || bhaviṣyasi ṛṣiśreṣṭha sūtrakartā tatastataḥ
"And let your lineage be undying, adorned with great seers; you shall become, O best of seers, the maker of aphorisms thereafter."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.48
इत्येवं शंकरात्प्राप वरं मुनिवरस्स वै ।। त्रैलोक्ये विततश्चासीत्पूज्यश्च यदुनन्दन
ityevaṃ śaṃkarātprāpa varaṃ munivarassa vai || trailokye vitataścāsītpūjyaśca yadunandana
Thus indeed did that best of sages obtain a boon from Śaṃkara; and he became widespread and honoured in the three worlds, O delight of the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.49
सावर्णिरिति विख्यात ऋषिरासीत्कृते युगे ।। इह तेन तपस्तप्तं षष्टिवर्षशतानि च
sāvarṇiriti vikhyāta ṛṣirāsītkṛte yuge || iha tena tapastaptaṃ ṣaṣṭivarṣaśatāni ca
In the Kṛta age there was a seer renowned as Sāvarṇi; here austerity was practised by him for six thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.51
एवंविधो महादेवः पुण्यपूर्वतरैस्ततः ।। समर्च्चितश्शुभान्कामान्प्रददाति यथेप्सितान्
evaṃvidho mahādevaḥ puṇyapūrvataraistataḥ || samarccitaśśubhānkāmānpradadāti yathepsitān
Mahādeva, being such as this, when well worshipped by those with greater prior merit, then grants auspicious desires just as they are wished for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 2.52
एकेनैव मुखेनाहं वक्तुं भगवतो गुणाः ।। ये संति तान्न शक्नोमि ह्यपि वर्षशतैरपि
ekenaiva mukhenāhaṃ vaktuṃ bhagavato guṇāḥ || ye saṃti tānna śaknomi hyapi varṣaśatairapi
With only one mouth I am not able to tell the qualities of the Lord, such as they are, not even in hundreds of years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition