Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita — Chapter 3
SiP 5 3.1
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य सोब्रवीत्तं महामुनिम्।। विस्मयं परमं गत्वोपमन्युं शांतमानसम्
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || etacchrutvā vacastasya sobravīttaṃ mahāmunim|| vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvopamanyuṃ śāṃtamānasam
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard this speech of his, having gone into the utmost astonishment, he said to that great sage Upamanyu, whose mind was at peace:
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SiP 5 3.2
वासुदेव उवाच ।। धन्यस्त्वमसि विप्रेन्द्र कस्त्वां स्तोतुमलं कृती ।। यस्य देवादिदेवस्ते सान्निध्यं कुरुते श्रमे
vāsudeva uvāca || dhanyastvamasi viprendra kastvāṃ stotumalaṃ kṛtī || yasya devādidevaste sānnidhyaṃ kurute śrame
Vāsudeva said: You are blessed, O chief of brahmins; what accomplished man is competent to praise you, you in whose toil the God of gods before all gods makes his presence?
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SiP 5 3.3
दर्शनं मुनिशार्दूल दद्यात्स भगवाञ्छिवः ।। अपि तावन्ममाप्येवं प्रसादं वा करोत्वसौ
darśanaṃ muniśārdūla dadyātsa bhagavāñchivaḥ || api tāvanmamāpyevaṃ prasādaṃ vā karotvasau
May that Lord Śiva grant a sight (of himself), O tiger among sages; may he too show such favour even to me as well.
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SiP 5 3.4
उपमन्युरुवाच ।। अचिरेणैव कालेन महादेवं न संशयः ।। तस्यैव कृपया त्वं वै द्रक्ष्यसे पुरुषोत्तम
upamanyuruvāca || acireṇaiva kālena mahādevaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || tasyaiva kṛpayā tvaṃ vai drakṣyase puruṣottama
Upamanyu said: In no long time, without doubt, by his very grace you will indeed see Mahādeva, O best of men.
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SiP 5 3.5
षोडशे मासि सुवरान् प्राप्स्यसि त्वं महेश्वरात् ।। सपत्नीकात्कथं नो दास्यते देवो वरान्हरे नवमे तु दिने प्राप्ते मुनिना स च दीक्षितः ।। मंत्रमध्यापितं शार्वमाथर्वशिरसं महत् श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। कृष्णं जानामि भक्तं त्वां मयि नित्यं दृढव्रतम् ।। वृणीष्व त्वं वरान्मत्तः पुण्यांस्त्रैलोक्यदुर्लभान् सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एवं लब्ध्वा वरान्सर्वाञ्छ्रीकृष्णः परमेश्वरात् ।। नानाविधाभिर्बह्वीभिस्स्तुतिभिस्समतोषयत् आसां च पितरो लोके भवेयुः सत्यावादिनः ।। इत्याद्याः सुवरास्संतु प्रसादात्तव पार्वति स्मरन्नित्यं शंकरं त्वं गच्छ कृष्ण गृहं सुखी ।। भविष्यसि सदा तात शिवभक्तगणाग्रणीः असितस्यानुजः पूर्वं पीडया कृतवांस्तपः ।। मूलग्राहेण विश्वस्य देवलो नाम तापसः गुप्तो वा मुनिशालायां भिक्षुरायाति तद्गृहम् ।। भार्य्यामुवाच यः कश्चिदवश्यं निर्धनो यतः
ṣoḍaśe māsi suvarān prāpsyasi tvaṃ maheśvarāt || sapatnīkātkathaṃ no dāsyate devo varānhare navame tu dine prāpte muninā sa ca dīkṣitaḥ || maṃtramadhyāpitaṃ śārvamātharvaśirasaṃ mahat śrīmahādeva uvāca || kṛṣṇaṃ jānāmi bhaktaṃ tvāṃ mayi nityaṃ dṛḍhavratam || vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ varānmattaḥ puṇyāṃstrailokyadurlabhān sanatkumāra uvāca || evaṃ labdhvā varānsarvāñchrīkṛṣṇaḥ parameśvarāt || nānāvidhābhirbahvībhisstutibhissamatoṣayat āsāṃ ca pitaro loke bhaveyuḥ satyāvādinaḥ || ityādyāḥ suvarāssaṃtu prasādāttava pārvati smarannityaṃ śaṃkaraṃ tvaṃ gaccha kṛṣṇa gṛhaṃ sukhī || bhaviṣyasi sadā tāta śivabhaktagaṇāgraṇīḥ asitasyānujaḥ pūrvaṃ pīḍayā kṛtavāṃstapaḥ || mūlagrāheṇa viśvasya devalo nāma tāpasaḥ gupto vā muniśālāyāṃ bhikṣurāyāti tadgṛham || bhāryyāmuvāca yaḥ kaścidavaśyaṃ nirdhano yataḥ
In the sixteenth month you will obtain fine boons from Maheśvara. Why should the god, together with his consort, not grant boons, O Hari? — And when the ninth day arrived, he was consecrated by the sage, and was taught the mantra, Śarva's great Atharvaśiras. — The blessed Mahādeva said: Kṛṣṇa, I know you as my devotee, ever firm in vow toward me; choose from me boons that are meritorious and hard to obtain in the three worlds. — Sanatkumāra said: Having thus received all the boons from the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa fully satisfied him with many hymns of various kinds: "And may the fathers of these women be truthful in the world" — let such fine boons as these be granted by your grace, O Pārvatī. — Ever remembering Śaṃkara, go home happy, Kṛṣṇa; you shall always be, my son, the foremost of the host of Śiva's devotees. — Formerly Asita's younger brother performed austerity under affliction, an ascetic named Devala, grasping the root of the universe. Or, hidden in the sages' hall, a mendicant comes to that house; he said to his wife: whoever (he be), necessarily, since he is without wealth...
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SiP 5 3.6
पूज्योसि दैवतैस्सर्वैः श्लाघनीयस्सदा गुणैः ।। जाप्यं तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रद्दधानाय चाच्युत
pūjyosi daivataissarvaiḥ ślāghanīyassadā guṇaiḥ || jāpyaṃ te'haṃ pravakṣyāmi śraddadhānāya cācyuta
You are to be honoured by all the deities, always to be praised for your virtues; I shall declare to you, who have faith, the mantra to be recited, O Acyuta.
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SiP 5 3.7
तेन जपप्रभावेण सत्यं द्रक्ष्यसि शंकरम् ।। आत्मतुल्यबलं पुत्रं लभिष्यसि महेश्वरात्
tena japaprabhāveṇa satyaṃ drakṣyasi śaṃkaram || ātmatulyabalaṃ putraṃ labhiṣyasi maheśvarāt
By the power of that recitation you will truly see Śaṃkara, and you will obtain from Maheśvara a son equal in strength to yourself.
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SiP 5 3.8
जपो नमश्शिवायेति मंत्रराजमिमं हरे ।। सर्वकामप्रदं दिव्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
japo namaśśivāyeti maṃtrarājamimaṃ hare || sarvakāmapradaṃ divyaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam
The recitation is "namaḥ śivāya" — this king of mantras, O Hari, granting every desire, divine, bestowing both enjoyment and liberation.
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SiP 5 3.9
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एवं कथयतस्तस्य महादेवाश्रिताः कथाः ।। दिनान्यष्टौ प्रयातानि मुहूर्तमिव तापस
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || evaṃ kathayatastasya mahādevāśritāḥ kathāḥ || dinānyaṣṭau prayātāni muhūrtamiva tāpasa
Sanatkumāra said: While he was thus telling the stories that pertain to Mahādeva, eight days passed like a single moment, O ascetic.
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SiP 5 3.11
जटी मुण्डी च सद्योऽसौ बभूव सुसमाहितः ।। पादांगुष्ठोद्धृततनुस्तेपे चोर्द्ध्वभुजस्तथा
jaṭī muṇḍī ca sadyo'sau babhūva susamāhitaḥ || pādāṃguṣṭhoddhṛtatanustepe corddhvabhujastathā
At once he became one with matted locks and shaven (head), fully concentrated; and, holding his body raised on the tips of his toes with arms uplifted, he performed austerity.
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SiP 5 3.12
संप्राप्ते षोडशे मासि संतुष्टः परमेश्वरः ।। पार्वत्या सहितश्शंभुर्ददौ कृष्णाय दर्शनम्
saṃprāpte ṣoḍaśe māsi saṃtuṣṭaḥ parameśvaraḥ || pārvatyā sahitaśśaṃbhurdadau kṛṣṇāya darśanam
When the sixteenth month had arrived, the Supreme Lord, well pleased, Śambhu together with Pārvatī, granted Kṛṣṇa a sight (of himself).
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SiP 5 3.13
पार्वत्या सहितं देवं त्रिनेत्रं चन्द्रशेखरम् ।। ब्रह्माद्यैस्स्तूयमानं तु पूजितं सिद्धकोटिभिः
pārvatyā sahitaṃ devaṃ trinetraṃ candraśekharam || brahmādyaisstūyamānaṃ tu pūjitaṃ siddhakoṭibhiḥ
(He saw) the god together with Pārvatī, three-eyed, moon-crested, praised by Brahmā and the others, and worshipped by tens of millions of Siddhas,
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SiP 5 3.14
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं भक्तिनम्रैस्सुरासुरैः ।। प्रणतं च विशेषेण नानाभूषणभूषितम्
divyamālyāmbaradharaṃ bhaktinamraissurāsuraiḥ || praṇataṃ ca viśeṣeṇa nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
wearing divine garlands and garments, bowed to especially by gods and demons bent low in devotion, adorned with various ornaments,
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SiP 5 3.15
सर्वाश्चर्यमयं कांतं महेशमजमव्ययम् ।। नानागणान्वितं तुष्टं पुत्राभ्यां संयुतं प्रभुम्
sarvāścaryamayaṃ kāṃtaṃ maheśamajamavyayam || nānāgaṇānvitaṃ tuṣṭaṃ putrābhyāṃ saṃyutaṃ prabhum
full of every wonder, lovely, the Great Lord, unborn and imperishable, attended by his various hosts, well pleased, the Lord accompanied by his two sons.
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SiP 5 3.16
श्रीकृष्णः प्रांजलिर्दृष्ट्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः ।। ईदृशं शंकरं प्रीतः प्रणनाम महोत्सवः
śrīkṛṣṇaḥ prāṃjalirdṛṣṭvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ || īdṛśaṃ śaṃkaraṃ prītaḥ praṇanāma mahotsavaḥ
Seeing Śaṃkara in such a form, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, palms joined, his eyes wide with amazement, delighted and filled with great joy, bowed down (to him).
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SiP 5 3.17
नानाविधैः स्तुतिपदैर्वाङ्मयेनार्चयत्तदा ।। सहस्रनाम्ना देवेशं तुष्टाव नतकंधरः
nānāvidhaiḥ stutipadairvāṅmayenārcayattadā || sahasranāmnā deveśaṃ tuṣṭāva natakaṃdharaḥ
Then he worshipped (him) with verbal (worship), with praises of many kinds, and with the thousand names he lauded the Lord of gods, his neck bowed.
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SiP 5 3.18
ततो देवास्सगंधर्वा विद्याधरमहोरगाः ।। मुमुचुः पुष्पवृष्टिं च साधुवादान्मनोनुगान्
tato devāssagaṃdharvā vidyādharamahoragāḥ || mumucuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca sādhuvādānmanonugān
Then the gods together with the Gandharvas, the Vidyādharas and the great serpents released a rain of flowers and cries of "well done!" that accorded with (Kṛṣṇa's) wish.
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SiP 5 3.19
पार्वत्याश्च मुखं दृष्ट्वा भगवान्भक्तवत्सलः ।। उवाच केशवं तुष्टो रुद्रश्चाथ बिडौजसा
pārvatyāśca mukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ || uvāca keśavaṃ tuṣṭo rudraścātha biḍaujasā
And having looked at Pārvatī's face, the Lord, fond of his devotees, Rudra, well pleased, spoke to Keśava then with the vigour of Indra.
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SiP 5 3.21
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृष्णः प्रांजलिरादरात् ।। प्राह सर्वेश्वरं शम्भुं सुप्रणम्य पुनः पुनः
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṛṣṇaḥ prāṃjalirādarāt || prāha sarveśvaraṃ śambhuṃ supraṇamya punaḥ punaḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard that speech of his, Kṛṣṇa with palms joined, respectfully, bowing well again and again, spoke to Śambhu, the Lord of all.
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SiP 5 3.22
।। कृष्ण उवाच ।। देवदेव महादेव याचेऽहं ह्युत्तमान्वरान् ।। त्वत्तोऽष्टप्रमितान्नाथ त्वयोद्दिष्टान्महेश्वर
|| kṛṣṇa uvāca || devadeva mahādeva yāce'haṃ hyuttamānvarān || tvatto'ṣṭapramitānnātha tvayoddiṣṭānmaheśvara
Kṛṣṇa said: God of gods, Mahādeva, I ask indeed for the highest boons from you, eight in number, O Lord, as indicated by you, O Maheśvara.
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SiP 5 3.23
तव धर्म्मे मतिर्नित्यं यशश्चाप्रचलं महत् ।। त्वत्सामीप्यं स्थिरा भक्तिस्त्वयि नित्यं ममास्त्विति
tava dharmme matirnityaṃ yaśaścāpracalaṃ mahat || tvatsāmīpyaṃ sthirā bhaktistvayi nityaṃ mamāstviti
May my mind be always on your dharma, and (may I have) great, unshaken fame; nearness to you, and firm devotion to you always—may that be mine.
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SiP 5 3.24
पुत्राणि च दशाद्यानां पुत्राणां मम संतु वै ।। वध्याश्च रिपवस्सर्वे संग्रामे बलदर्पिताः
putrāṇi ca daśādyānāṃ putrāṇāṃ mama saṃtu vai || vadhyāśca ripavassarve saṃgrāme baladarpitāḥ
And may there be sons for my sons, ten and more; and may all my enemies, proud of their strength, be slain in battle.
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SiP 5 3.25
अपमानो भवेन्नैव क्वचिन्मे शत्रुतः प्रभो ।। योगिनामपि सर्वेषां भवेयमतिवल्लभः
apamāno bhavennaiva kvacinme śatrutaḥ prabho || yogināmapi sarveṣāṃ bhaveyamativallabhaḥ
May no dishonour ever come to me from an enemy, O Lord; and may I be exceedingly dear even to all the yogins.
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SiP 5 3.26
इत्यष्टौ सुवरान्देहि देवदेव नमोऽस्तु ते ।। सर्वेश्वरस्त्वमेवासि मत्प्रभुश्च विशेषतः
ityaṣṭau suvarāndehi devadeva namo'stu te || sarveśvarastvamevāsi matprabhuśca viśeṣataḥ
Grant these eight fine boons, God of gods; homage be to you. You alone are the Lord of all, and my own master in particular.
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SiP 5 3.27
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तमाह भगवान्भवः ।। सर्वं भविष्यतीत्येवं पुनस्स प्राह शूलधृक्
sanatkumāra uvāca || tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tamāha bhagavānbhavaḥ || sarvaṃ bhaviṣyatītyevaṃ punassa prāha śūladhṛk
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard that speech of his, the Lord Bhava said to him, "All this shall come to pass"; and again the bearer of the trident spoke.
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SiP 5 3.28
साम्बो नाम महावीर्यः पुत्रस्ते भविता बली।। घोरसंवर्तकादित्यश्शप्तो मुनिभिरेव च
sāmbo nāma mahāvīryaḥ putraste bhavitā balī|| ghorasaṃvartakādityaśśapto munibhireva ca
"A son named Sāmba, of great valour and strength, shall be yours: the terrible Saṃvartaka sun, cursed by the sages,
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SiP 5 3.29
मानुषो भवितासीति स ते पुत्रो भवि ष्यति ।। यद्यच्च प्रार्थितं किंचित्तत्सर्वं च लभस्व वै
mānuṣo bhavitāsīti sa te putro bhavi ṣyati || yadyacca prārthitaṃ kiṃcittatsarvaṃ ca labhasva vai
(cursed) that 'you shall become a man'—he shall become your son. And whatever has been asked for by you, all that receive indeed."
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SiP 5 3.31
तमाहाथ शिवा तुष्टा पार्वती भक्तवत्सला।। वासुदेवं महात्मानं शंभुभक्तं तपस्विनम्
tamāhātha śivā tuṣṭā pārvatī bhaktavatsalā|| vāsudevaṃ mahātmānaṃ śaṃbhubhaktaṃ tapasvinam
Then Śivā, Pārvatī, pleased, fond of devotees, spoke to him, to the great-souled Vāsudeva, devotee of Śambhu, the ascetic.
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SiP 5 3.32
।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। वासुदेव महाबुद्धे कृष्ण तुष्टास्मि तेऽनघ ।। गृहाण मत्तश्च वरान्मनोज्ञान्भुवि दुर्लभान्
|| pārvatyuvāca || vāsudeva mahābuddhe kṛṣṇa tuṣṭāsmi te'nagha || gṛhāṇa mattaśca varānmanojñānbhuvi durlabhān
Pārvatī said: Vāsudeva, of great intelligence, Kṛṣṇa, sinless one, I am pleased with you; receive from me boons pleasing to the mind and hard to obtain on earth.
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SiP 5 3.33
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्याः पार्वत्यास्स यदूद्वहः ।। उवाच सुप्रसन्नात्मा भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya vacastasyāḥ pārvatyāssa yadūdvahaḥ || uvāca suprasannātmā bhaktiyuktena cetasā
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard that speech of hers, of Pārvatī, that foremost of the Yadus, his mind well delighted, spoke with a heart full of devotion.
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SiP 5 3.34
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। देवि त्वं परितुष्टासि चेद्ददासि वरान्हि मे ।। तपसाऽनेन सत्येन ब्राह्मणान्प्रति मास्मभूत्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || devi tvaṃ parituṣṭāsi ceddadāsi varānhi me || tapasā'nena satyena brāhmaṇānprati māsmabhūt
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O Goddess, if you are fully pleased, then grant me boons: by this austerity, by (this) truth, may there never be
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SiP 5 3.35
द्वेषः कदाचिद्भद्रं पूजयेयं द्विजान्सदा ।। तुष्टौ च मातापितरौ भवेतां मम सर्वदा
dveṣaḥ kadācidbhadraṃ pūjayeyaṃ dvijānsadā || tuṣṭau ca mātāpitarau bhavetāṃ mama sarvadā
hatred toward brahmins — grant (me) welfare; may I always honour the twice-born; and may my mother and father always be pleased with me.
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SiP 5 3.36
सर्वभूतेष्वानुकूल्यं भजेयं यत्र तत्रगः।। कुले प्रभृति रुचिता ममास्तु तव दर्शनात्
sarvabhūteṣvānukūlyaṃ bhajeyaṃ yatra tatragaḥ|| kule prabhṛti rucitā mamāstu tava darśanāt
May I show favour to all beings, wherever I go; and by the sight of you, may there be for me pleasingness in (my) family and so forth.
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SiP 5 3.37
तर्पयेयं सुरेन्द्रादीन्देवान् यज्ञशतेन तु ।। यतीनामतिथीनां च सहस्राण्यथ सर्वदा
tarpayeyaṃ surendrādīndevān yajñaśatena tu || yatīnāmatithīnāṃ ca sahasrāṇyatha sarvadā
May I gratify the gods, Indra and the rest, with a hundred sacrifices; and always thousands of ascetics and guests
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SiP 5 3.38
भोजयेयं सदा गेहे श्रद्धापूतं तु भोजनम् ।। बांधवैस्सह प्रीतिस्तु नित्यमस्तु सुनिर्वृतिः
bhojayeyaṃ sadā gehe śraddhāpūtaṃ tu bhojanam || bāṃdhavaissaha prītistu nityamastu sunirvṛtiḥ
may I always feed in (my) house with food purified by faith; and may there always be affection together with (my) kinsmen, and perfect contentment.
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SiP 5 3.39
देवि भार्य्यासहस्राणां भवेयं प्राणवल्लभः ।। अक्षीणा काम्यता तासु प्रसादात्तव शांकरि
devi bhāryyāsahasrāṇāṃ bhaveyaṃ prāṇavallabhaḥ || akṣīṇā kāmyatā tāsu prasādāttava śāṃkari
O Goddess, may I be dearer than life to thousands of wives, and may (my) desirability among them not diminish, by your grace, O consort of Śaṃkara.
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SiP 5 3.41
।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवी तं चाह विस्मिता ।। एवमस्त्विति भद्रं ते शाश्वती सर्वकामदा
|| sanatkumāra uvāca || tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā devī taṃ cāha vismitā || evamastviti bhadraṃ te śāśvatī sarvakāmadā
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard that speech of his, the Goddess, astonished, said to him: "So be it; blessings to you" — she, the eternal one, the giver of all desires.
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SiP 5 3.42
तस्मिंस्तांश्च वरान्दत्त्वा पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ ।। तत्रैवांतश्च दधतुः कृत्वा कृष्णस्य सत्कृपाम्
tasmiṃstāṃśca varāndattvā pārvatīparameśvarau || tatraivāṃtaśca dadhatuḥ kṛtvā kṛṣṇasya satkṛpām
Having granted him those boons there, Pārvatī and the Supreme Lord, having shown true favour to Kṛṣṇa, vanished on that very spot.
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SiP 5 3.43
कृष्णः कृतार्थमात्मानममन्यत मुनीश्वरः ।। उपमन्योर्मुनराशु प्रापाश्रममनुत्तमम्
kṛṣṇaḥ kṛtārthamātmānamamanyata munīśvaraḥ || upamanyormunarāśu prāpāśramamanuttamam
Kṛṣṇa considered himself to have attained his object, O lord of sages, and quickly reached the unsurpassed hermitage of the sage Upamanyu.
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SiP 5 3.44
प्रणम्य शिरसा तत्र तं मुनिं केशिहा ततः ।। तया वृत्तं च तस्मै तत्समाचष्टोपमन्यवे
praṇamya śirasā tatra taṃ muniṃ keśihā tataḥ || tayā vṛttaṃ ca tasmai tatsamācaṣṭopamanyave
Then, bowing there with his head to that sage, the slayer of Keśin related to Upamanyu what had happened with her (the Goddess).
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SiP 5 3.45
स च तं प्राह कोऽन्यस्स्याच्छर्वाद्देवाज्जनार्द्दन ।। महादानपतिर्लोके क्रोधे वाऽतीव दुस्सहः
sa ca taṃ prāha ko'nyassyāccharvāddevājjanārddana || mahādānapatirloke krodhe vā'tīva dussahaḥ
And he said to him: Who else, O Janārdana, could there be besides the god Śarva — the great lord of giving in the world, or one exceedingly unbearable in wrath,
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SiP 5 3.46
ज्ञाने तपसि वा शौर्य्ये स्थैर्य्ये वा पद एव च ।। शृणु शंभोस्तु गोविन्द देवैश्वर्य्यं महायशाः
jñāne tapasi vā śauryye sthairyye vā pada eva ca || śṛṇu śaṃbhostu govinda devaiśvaryyaṃ mahāyaśāḥ
or in knowledge, or in austerity, or in valour, or in steadfastness, or indeed in station? Hear, O Govinda of great renown, the divine sovereignty of Śambhu.
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SiP 5 3.47
तच्छ्रुत्वा श्रद्धया युक्तोऽभवच्छंभोस्तु भक्तिमान् ।। पप्रच्छ शिवमाहात्म्यं स तं प्राह मुनीश्वरः
tacchrutvā śraddhayā yukto'bhavacchaṃbhostu bhaktimān || papraccha śivamāhātmyaṃ sa taṃ prāha munīśvaraḥ
Having heard that, he became filled with faith and devoted to Śambhu; he asked about the greatness of Śiva, and that lord of sages spoke to him.
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SiP 5 3.48
उपमन्युरुवाच ।। भगवाञ्शंकरः पूर्वं ब्रह्मलोके महात्मना ।। स्तुतो नामसहस्रेण दण्डिना ब्रह्मयोगिना
upamanyuruvāca || bhagavāñśaṃkaraḥ pūrvaṃ brahmaloke mahātmanā || stuto nāmasahasreṇa daṇḍinā brahmayoginā
Upamanyu said: Formerly the Lord Śaṃkara was praised in the world of Brahmā with a thousand names by the great-souled Daṇḍin, the Brahmā-yogin.
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SiP 5 3.49
सांख्याः पठंति तद्गीतं विस्तीर्णं च निघंटवत्।। दुर्ज्ञानं मानुषाणां तु स्तोत्रं तत्सर्वकामदम्
sāṃkhyāḥ paṭhaṃti tadgītaṃ vistīrṇaṃ ca nighaṃṭavat|| durjñānaṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ tu stotraṃ tatsarvakāmadam
The Sāṃkhyas recite that sung (hymn), which is extensive and like a lexicon; hard for men to understand, that hymn of praise grants all desires.
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SiP 5 3.51
इत्युक्तस्तं नमस्कृत्य वासुदेवो मुनीश्वरम् ।। मनसा संस्मरञ्शंभुं केशवो द्वारकां ययौ
ityuktastaṃ namaskṛtya vāsudevo munīśvaram || manasā saṃsmarañśaṃbhuṃ keśavo dvārakāṃ yayau
Addressed thus, Vāsudeva bowed to that lord of sages, and Keśava, remembering Śambhu in his mind, went to Dvārakā.
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SiP 5 3.52
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एवं कृष्णस्समाराध्य शंकरं लोकशंकरम् ।। कृतार्थोऽभून्मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वाजेयोऽभवत्तथा
sanatkumāra uvāca || evaṃ kṛṣṇassamārādhya śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram || kṛtārtho'bhūnmuniśreṣṭha sarvājeyo'bhavattathā
Sanatkumāra said: Thus Kṛṣṇa, having propitiated Śaṃkara, the benefactor of the world, attained his object, O best of sages, and became unconquerable by all.
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SiP 5 3.53
तथा दाशरथी रामश्शिवमाराध्य भक्तितः ।। कृतार्थोऽभून्मुनिश्रेष्ठ विजयी सर्वतोऽभवत्
tathā dāśarathī rāmaśśivamārādhya bhaktitaḥ || kṛtārtho'bhūnmuniśreṣṭha vijayī sarvato'bhavat
So too Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, having propitiated Śiva with devotion, attained his object, O best of sages, and became victorious on every side.
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SiP 5 3.54
तपस्तप्त्वाऽतिविपुलं पुरा रामो गिरौ मुने।। शिवाद्धनुश्शरं चापं ज्ञानं वै परमुत्तमम्
tapastaptvā'tivipulaṃ purā rāmo girau mune|| śivāddhanuśśaraṃ cāpaṃ jñānaṃ vai paramuttamam
Having performed exceedingly vast austerity long ago on a mountain, O sage, Rāma (obtained) from Śiva a bow, an arrow, and knowledge, indeed the very highest;
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SiP 5 3.55
रावणं सगणं हत्वा सेतुं बद्ध्वांभसांनिधौ।। सीतां प्राप्य गृहं यातो बुभुजे निखिलां महीम्
rāvaṇaṃ sagaṇaṃ hatvā setuṃ baddhvāṃbhasāṃnidhau|| sītāṃ prāpya gṛhaṃ yāto bubhuje nikhilāṃ mahīm
having slain Rāvaṇa together with his troops, having built a causeway in the ocean, having recovered Sītā, he went home and enjoyed the whole earth.
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SiP 5 3.56
तथा च भार्गवो रामो ह्याराध्य तपसा विभुम्।। निरीक्ष्य दुःखितश्शर्वात्पितरं क्षत्रियैर्हतम्
tathā ca bhārgavo rāmo hyārādhya tapasā vibhum|| nirīkṣya duḥkhitaśśarvātpitaraṃ kṣatriyairhatam
And so too Rāma the Bhārgava, having propitiated the Lord by austerity — for, grieved, he had seen his father slain by the kṣatriyas — (obtained a boon) from Śarva:
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SiP 5 3.57
तीक्ष्णं स परशुं लेभे निर्ददाह च तेन तान् ।। त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वः क्षत्रांश्च प्रसन्नात्परमेश्वरात्
tīkṣṇaṃ sa paraśuṃ lebhe nirdadāha ca tena tān || trissaptakṛtvaḥ kṣatrāṃśca prasannātparameśvarāt
he received a sharp axe, and with it he burnt them up — the kṣatriyas, thrice seven times over — (by the grace) of the gracious Supreme Lord.
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SiP 5 3.58
अजेयश्चामरश्चैव सोऽद्यापि तपसांनिधिः ।। लिंगार्चनरतो नित्यं दृश्यते सिद्धचारणैः
ajeyaścāmaraścaiva so'dyāpi tapasāṃnidhiḥ || liṃgārcanarato nityaṃ dṛśyate siddhacāraṇaiḥ
And he is unconquerable and immortal, and even today he is a treasury of austerity; constantly devoted to the worship of the liṅga, he is seen by the Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
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SiP 5 3.59
महेन्द्रपर्वते रामः स्थितस्तपसि तिष्ठति ।। कल्पांते पुनरेवासावृषिस्थानमवाप्स्यति
mahendraparvate rāmaḥ sthitastapasi tiṣṭhati || kalpāṃte punarevāsāvṛṣisthānamavāpsyati
Rāma abides on Mount Mahendra, established in austerity; at the end of the kalpa he will once again attain the station of a seer.
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SiP 5 3.61
पुरन्दरेण शप्तस्तु तपस्वी यश्च सुस्थिरम् ।। अधर्म्यं धर्ममल मल्लिंगमारध्य कामदम्
purandareṇa śaptastu tapasvī yaśca susthiram || adharmyaṃ dharmamala malliṃgamāradhya kāmadam
And the ascetic who was cursed by Purandara (became) firmly established, (turning) the unrighteous into righteousness, having worshipped the liṅga that grants desires.
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SiP 5 3.62
चाक्षुषस्य मनोः पुत्रो मृगोऽभूत्तु मरुस्थले ।। वसिष्ठशापाद्गृत्समदो दण्डकारण्य एकलः
cākṣuṣasya manoḥ putro mṛgo'bhūttu marusthale || vasiṣṭhaśāpādgṛtsamado daṇḍakāraṇya ekalaḥ
The son of Cākṣuṣa Manu became a deer in the desert land; and Gṛtsamada, through Vasiṣṭha's curse, (was) alone in the Daṇḍaka forest.
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SiP 5 3.63
हृदये संस्मन्भक्त्या प्रवणेन युतं शिवम् ।। तस्मान्मृत्युमुखाकारो गणो मृगमुखोऽभवत्
hṛdaye saṃsmanbhaktyā pravaṇena yutaṃ śivam || tasmānmṛtyumukhākāro gaṇo mṛgamukho'bhavat
Remembering in his heart, with devotion, Śiva joined with the praṇava (oṃ) — therefore he who had the form of the mouth of death became a gaṇa with a deer's face.
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SiP 5 3.64
अजरामरतां नीतस्तीर्त्वा शापं पुनश्च सः ।। शंकरेण कृतः प्रीत्या नित्यं लम्बोदरानुगः
ajarāmaratāṃ nītastīrtvā śāpaṃ punaśca saḥ || śaṃkareṇa kṛtaḥ prītyā nityaṃ lambodarānugaḥ
And he, having crossed beyond the curse, was brought to freedom from old age and death, and was made by Śaṅkara out of affection a perpetual attendant of the Pot-bellied one (Gaṇeśa).
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SiP 5 3.65
गार्ग्याय प्रददौ शर्वो मोक्षं च भुवि दुर्लभम् ।। कामचारी महाक्षेत्रं कालज्ञानं महर्द्धिमत्
gārgyāya pradadau śarvo mokṣaṃ ca bhuvi durlabham || kāmacārī mahākṣetraṃ kālajñānaṃ maharddhimat
Śarva bestowed upon Gārgya liberation, hard to obtain on earth, and free movement at will, the great sacred field, and knowledge of time, richly endowed;
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SiP 5 3.66
चतुष्पादं सरस्वत्याः पारंगत्वं च शाश्वतम् ।। न तुल्यं च सहस्रं तु पुत्राणां प्रददौ शिवः
catuṣpādaṃ sarasvatyāḥ pāraṃgatvaṃ ca śāśvatam || na tulyaṃ ca sahasraṃ tu putrāṇāṃ pradadau śivaḥ
and mastery of the four branches of Sarasvatī (speech), everlasting; and Śiva gave him a thousand sons, matchless.
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SiP 5 3.67
वेदव्यासं तु योगीन्द्रं पुत्रं तुष्टः पिनाक धृक् ।। पराशराय च ददौ जरामृत्युविवर्जितम्
vedavyāsaṃ tu yogīndraṃ putraṃ tuṣṭaḥ pināka dhṛk || parāśarāya ca dadau jarāmṛtyuvivarjitam
And the bearer of the Pināka, being pleased, gave to Parāśara as a son Vedavyāsa, the lord of yogins, free from old age and death.
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SiP 5 3.68
मांडव्यश्शंकरणैव जीवं दत्त्वा विसर्जितः।। वर्षाणां दश लक्षाणि शूलाग्रा दवरोपितः
māṃḍavyaśśaṃkaraṇaiva jīvaṃ dattvā visarjitaḥ|| varṣāṇāṃ daśa lakṣāṇi śūlāgrā davaropitaḥ
Māṇḍavya too was given life by Śaṅkara himself and released, (he who) had been set upon the point of a stake for ten hundred thousand years.
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SiP 5 3.69
दरिद्रो ब्राह्मणः कश्चिन्निक्षिप्य गुरुवेश्मनि ।। पुत्रं तु गालवं यश्च पूर्वमासीद्गृहाश्रमी
daridro brāhmaṇaḥ kaścinnikṣipya guruveśmani || putraṃ tu gālavaṃ yaśca pūrvamāsīdgṛhāśramī
A certain poor brahmin, having left his son Gālava in the teacher's house — he who formerly had been a householder —
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SiP 5 3.71
स तु वाच्यो भवत्या च न दृश्यंत इति प्रियः ।। अतिथेरागतस्यापि किं दास्यामि गृहे वसन्
sa tu vācyo bhavatyā ca na dṛśyaṃta iti priyaḥ || atitherāgatasyāpi kiṃ dāsyāmi gṛhe vasan
"And he, your husband, is to be spoken of by you (thus): 'he is not to be seen' — for living in the house, what shall I give even to a guest who has come?"
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SiP 5 3.72
कदाचिदतिथिः कश्चित्क्षुत्तृषाक्षामतर्षितः ।। तामुवाच स भर्ता ते क्व गतश्चेति तं च सा
kadācidatithiḥ kaścitkṣuttṛṣākṣāmatarṣitaḥ || tāmuvāca sa bhartā te kva gataśceti taṃ ca sā
Once a certain guest, wasted and parched with hunger and thirst, said to her, "Where has that husband of yours gone?" — and she (said) to him,
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SiP 5 3.73
प्राह भर्ता मदीयस्तु सांप्रतं न च दृश्यते ।। स ऋषिस्तामुवाचेदं ज्ञात्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा
prāha bhartā madīyastu sāṃprataṃ na ca dṛśyate || sa ṛṣistāmuvācedaṃ jñātvā divyena cakṣuṣā
"As for my husband, at present he is not to be seen." That seer, knowing (the truth) by his divine eye, said this to her:
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SiP 5 3.74
गृहस्थितः प्रतिच्छन्नस्तत्रैव स मृतो द्विजः ।। विश्वामित्रस्यनुज्ञातस्तत्पुत्रो गालवस्तथा
gṛhasthitaḥ praticchannastatraiva sa mṛto dvijaḥ || viśvāmitrasyanujñātastatputro gālavastathā
"That twice-born, standing hidden in the house — right there he is dead." And so his son Gālava, permitted by Viśvāmitra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 3.75
गृहमागत्य मातुस्स श्रुत्वा शापं सुदारुणम् ।। आराध्य शंकरं देवं पूजां कृत्वा तु शांभवीम्
gṛhamāgatya mātussa śrutvā śāpaṃ sudāruṇam || ārādhya śaṃkaraṃ devaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā tu śāṃbhavīm
having come home and heard of his mother's most terrible curse, worshipped the god Śaṅkara and performed the rite of Śambhu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 3.76
गृहादसौ विनिष्क्रांतस्संस्मरञ्शंकरं हृदा।। अथ तं तनयं दृष्ट्वा पिता तं प्राह साञ्जलिम्
gṛhādasau viniṣkrāṃtassaṃsmarañśaṃkaraṃ hṛdā|| atha taṃ tanayaṃ dṛṣṭvā pitā taṃ prāha sāñjalim
and he went out from the house, remembering Śaṅkara in his heart. Then, seeing that son, the father, with hands folded, said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 3.77
महादेवप्रसादाच्च कृतकृत्योऽस्मि कृत्यतः ।। धनवान्पुत्रवांश्चैव मृतोऽहं जीवितः पुनः
mahādevaprasādācca kṛtakṛtyo'smi kṛtyataḥ || dhanavānputravāṃścaiva mṛto'haṃ jīvitaḥ punaḥ
"By the grace of Mahādeva I have accomplished my purpose in what was to be done: I have wealth and I have a son, and I, who was dead, live again."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 3.78
इति वः कथितमशेषं नाहं शक्तः समासतो व्यासात् ।। वक्तुं शंभोश्च गुणाञ्शेषस्यापि न मुखानि स्युः
iti vaḥ kathitamaśeṣaṃ nāhaṃ śaktaḥ samāsato vyāsāt || vaktuṃ śaṃbhośca guṇāñśeṣasyāpi na mukhāni syuḥ
Thus (all) has been told to you in full; I am not able, either in brief or at length, to speak the excellences of Śambhu — even Śeṣa's mouths would not suffice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition