Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita — Chapter 40
SiP 5 40.1
व्यास उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य श्राद्धदेवः सूर्यान्वयमनुत्तमम् ।। पर्य्यपृच्छन्मुनिश्रेष्ठश्शौनकस्सूतमादरात्
vyāsa uvāca || ityākarṇya śrāddhadevaḥ sūryānvayamanuttamam || paryyapṛcchanmuniśreṣṭhaśśaunakassūtamādarāt
Vyāsa said: Having thus heard the unsurpassed solar lineage, the best of sages, Śaunaka, respectfully questioned the Sūta about Śrāddhadeva.
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SiP 5 40.2
शौनक उवाच ।। सूतसूत चिरंजीव व्यासशिष्य नमोस्तु ते ।। श्राविता परमा दिव्या कथा परमपावनी
śaunaka uvāca || sūtasūta ciraṃjīva vyāsaśiṣya namostu te || śrāvitā paramā divyā kathā paramapāvanī
Śaunaka said: Sūta, O Sūta, long may you live, disciple of Vyāsa—homage to you! A supreme, divine, most purifying story has been made (me) to hear.
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SiP 5 40.3
त्वया प्रोक्तः श्राद्धदेवस्सूर्य्यः सद्वंशवर्द्धनः ।। संशयस्तत्र मे जातस्तं ब्रवीमि त्वदग्रतः
tvayā proktaḥ śrāddhadevassūryyaḥ sadvaṃśavarddhanaḥ || saṃśayastatra me jātastaṃ bravīmi tvadagrataḥ
You have spoken of Śrāddhadeva, the Sun, the increaser of the good lineage; a doubt has arisen in me there, and I state it before you.
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SiP 5 40.4
कुतो वै श्राद्धदेवत्वमादित्यस्य विवस्वतः ।। श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्प्रीत्या छिंधि मे संशयं त्विमम्
kuto vai śrāddhadevatvamādityasya vivasvataḥ || śrotumicchāmi tatprītyā chiṃdhi me saṃśayaṃ tvimam
From what (cause) is the state of being Śrāddhadeva (attributed) to Āditya Vivasvat? I wish to hear that with delight; cut away this doubt of mine.
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SiP 5 40.5
श्राद्धस्यापि च माहात्म्यं तत्फलं च वद प्रभो ।। प्रीताश्च पितरो येन श्रेयसा योजयंति तम् युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।। पुष्टिकामेन पुंसां वै कथं पुष्टिरवाप्यते ।। एतच्छ्रोतुं समिच्छामि किं कुर्वाणो न सीदति श्राद्धकाले मम पितुर्मया पिंडस्समुद्यतः ।। मत्पिता मम हस्तेन भित्त्वा भूमिमयाचत स मामुवाच तद् ब्रूहि यदीच्छसि ददामि ते ।। इत्युक्तेथ मया तत्र पृष्टः प्रोवाच तन्नृपः यथोत्पन्नस्तथैवाहं कुमार इति विश्रुतः ।। तस्मात्सनत्कुमारं मे नामैतत्कथितं मुने ततस्तानब्रवीद्देवो देवान्ब्रह्मा ससंशयान् ।। शृणुध्वं निर्जरास्सर्वे यूयं न ब्रह्मवादिनः एवं ते पितरो देवा धर्मतः पुत्रतां गताः ।। अन्योन्यं पितरो वै ते प्रथिताः क्षितिमण्डले
śrāddhasyāpi ca māhātmyaṃ tatphalaṃ ca vada prabho || prītāśca pitaro yena śreyasā yojayaṃti tam yudhiṣṭhira uvāca || puṣṭikāmena puṃsāṃ vai kathaṃ puṣṭiravāpyate || etacchrotuṃ samicchāmi kiṃ kurvāṇo na sīdati śrāddhakāle mama piturmayā piṃḍassamudyataḥ || matpitā mama hastena bhittvā bhūmimayācata sa māmuvāca tad brūhi yadīcchasi dadāmi te || ityuktetha mayā tatra pṛṣṭaḥ provāca tannṛpaḥ yathotpannastathaivāhaṃ kumāra iti viśrutaḥ || tasmātsanatkumāraṃ me nāmaitatkathitaṃ mune tatastānabravīddevo devānbrahmā sasaṃśayān || śṛṇudhvaṃ nirjarāssarve yūyaṃ na brahmavādinaḥ evaṃ te pitaro devā dharmataḥ putratāṃ gatāḥ || anyonyaṃ pitaro vai te prathitāḥ kṣitimaṇḍale
And tell (me), O lord, the greatness of the śrāddha and its fruit, and by what good the pleased ancestors join (a man) to it. Yudhiṣṭhira said: How is nourishment obtained by men who desire nourishment? This I wish to hear—what should one do so as not to sink? At the time of the śrāddha the rice-ball was offered by me for my father; my father broke through the earth with my hand(?) and begged. He said to me: "Say it—if you wish, I shall give (it) to you." When I had spoken thus, that king, being asked by me there, replied: "Just as I was born, so am I renowned as 'Kumāra'; therefore this name Sanatkumāra of mine has been declared, O sage." Then the god Brahmā said to those doubting gods: "Hear, all you immortals: you are not speakers of the Veda (Brahman)." Thus those gods (who were) ancestors attained sonship according to dharma, and they are renowned on the circle of the earth as ancestors of one another.
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SiP 5 40.6
एतच्च श्रोतुमिच्छामि पितॄणां सर्गमुत्तमम् ।। कथय त्वं विशेषेण कृपां कुरु महामते
etacca śrotumicchāmi pitṝṇāṃ sargamuttamam || kathaya tvaṃ viśeṣeṇa kṛpāṃ kuru mahāmate
And this I wish to hear—the excellent creation of the ancestors. Tell (it) in detail; show favour, O greatly wise one.
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SiP 5 40.7
सूत उवाच ।। वच्मि तत्तेऽखिलं प्रीत्या पितृसर्गं तु शौनक ।। मार्कण्डेयेन कथितं भीष्माय परिपृच्छते
sūta uvāca || vacmi tatte'khilaṃ prītyā pitṛsargaṃ tu śaunaka || mārkaṇḍeyena kathitaṃ bhīṣmāya paripṛcchate
The Sūta said: I shall tell you all of that with pleasure, the creation of the ancestors, O Śaunaka—(as) it was told by Mārkaṇḍeya to Bhīṣma, who asked (about it).
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SiP 5 40.8
गीतं सनत्कुमारेण मार्कण्डेय धीमते ।। तत्तेऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वकामफलपदम्
gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa mārkaṇḍeya dhīmate || tatte'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi sarvakāmaphalapadam
(It was) sung by Sanatkumāra to the wise Mārkaṇḍeya; that I shall fully declare to you, (it) bestows the fruit of all desires.
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SiP 5 40.9
युधिष्ठिरेण संपृष्टो भीष्मो धर्मभृतां वरः।। शरशय्यास्थितः प्रोचे तच्छृणुष्व वदामि ते
yudhiṣṭhireṇa saṃpṛṣṭo bhīṣmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ|| śaraśayyāsthitaḥ proce tacchṛṇuṣva vadāmi te
Questioned by Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīṣma, best of the upholders of dharma, lying on his bed of arrows, spoke; hear that—I tell it to you.
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SiP 5 40.11
।। सूत उवाच ।। युधिष्ठिरेण संपृष्टं प्रश्नं श्रुत्वा स धर्मवित् ।। भीष्मः प्रोवाच सुप्रीत्या सर्वेषां शृण्वतां वचः
|| sūta uvāca || yudhiṣṭhireṇa saṃpṛṣṭaṃ praśnaṃ śrutvā sa dharmavit || bhīṣmaḥ provāca suprītyā sarveṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ vacaḥ
The Sūta said: Having heard the question asked by Yudhiṣṭhira, that knower of dharma, Bhīṣma, spoke his words with great pleasure, while all listened.
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SiP 5 40.12
भीष्म उवाच ।। ये कुर्वंति नराश्श्राद्धान्यपि प्रीत्या युधिष्ठिर ।। श्राद्धैः प्रीणाति तत्सर्वं पितॄणां हि प्रसादतः
bhīṣma uvāca || ye kurvaṃti narāśśrāddhānyapi prītyā yudhiṣṭhira || śrāddhaiḥ prīṇāti tatsarvaṃ pitṝṇāṃ hi prasādataḥ
Bhīṣma said: Those men who perform śrāddhas with devotion, O Yudhiṣṭhira—by the śrāddhas all that is gratified, indeed through the favour of the ancestors.
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SiP 5 40.13
श्राद्धानि चैव कुर्वन्ति फलकामास्सदा नरा ।। अभिसंधाय पितरं पितुश्च पितरं तथा
śrāddhāni caiva kurvanti phalakāmāssadā narā || abhisaṃdhāya pitaraṃ pituśca pitaraṃ tathā
And men who desire fruit always perform śrāddha rites, directing them toward the father and likewise the father's father.
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SiP 5 40.14
पितुः पितामहश्चैव त्रिषु पिंडेषु नित्यदा ।। पितरो धर्मकामस्य प्रजाकामस्य च प्रजाम्
pituḥ pitāmahaścaiva triṣu piṃḍeṣu nityadā || pitaro dharmakāmasya prajākāmasya ca prajām
And (toward) the father's grandfather — constantly in the three rice-balls; the fathers (grant) dharma to one who desires dharma, and offspring to one who desires offspring.
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SiP 5 40.15
पुष्टिकामस्य पुष्टिं च प्रयच्छन्ति युधिष्ठिर
puṣṭikāmasya puṣṭiṃ ca prayacchanti yudhiṣṭhira
And they bestow thriving upon one who desires thriving, Yudhiṣṭhira.
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SiP 5 40.16
युधिष्ठिर उवाच।। वर्तंते पितरः स्वर्गे केषांचिन्नरके पुनः।। प्राणिनां नियतं चापि कर्मजं फलमुच्यते
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca|| vartaṃte pitaraḥ svarge keṣāṃcinnarake punaḥ|| prāṇināṃ niyataṃ cāpi karmajaṃ phalamucyate
Yudhiṣṭhira said: The fathers of some dwell in heaven, and of others again in hell; and the fruit of living beings is said to be fixed and born of (their own) action.
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SiP 5 40.17
तानि श्राद्धानि दत्तानि कथं गच्छन्ति वै पितॄन् ।। कथं शक्तास्तमाहर्त्तुं नरकस्था फलं पुनः
tāni śrāddhāni dattāni kathaṃ gacchanti vai pitṝn || kathaṃ śaktāstamāharttuṃ narakasthā phalaṃ punaḥ
How do those śrāddha offerings, once given, actually reach the fathers? And how are those situated in hell able to take that fruit?
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SiP 5 40.18
देवा अपि पितॄन्स्वर्गे यजंत इति मे श्रुतम् ।। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण ब्रवीहि मे
devā api pitṝnsvarge yajaṃta iti me śrutam || etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa bravīhi me
I have heard that even the gods sacrifice to the fathers in heaven. This I wish to hear; tell it to me at length.
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SiP 5 40.19
भीष्म उवाच ।। अत्र ते कीर्तयिष्यामि यथा श्रुतमरिन्दम ।। पित्रा मम पुरा गीतं लोकान्तरगतेन वै
bhīṣma uvāca || atra te kīrtayiṣyāmi yathā śrutamarindama || pitrā mama purā gītaṃ lokāntaragatena vai
Bhīṣma said: On this I shall relate to you as I heard it, O subduer of foes — what was sung long ago by my father, who had gone to another world.
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SiP 5 40.21
नैष कल्पविधिर्दृष्ट इति निश्चित्य चाप्यहम् ।। कुशेष्वेव ततः पिंडं दत्तवानविचारयन्
naiṣa kalpavidhirdṛṣṭa iti niścitya cāpyaham || kuśeṣveva tataḥ piṃḍaṃ dattavānavicārayan
And having concluded, "This is not the ritual procedure as prescribed," I then, without further deliberation, placed the rice-ball upon the kuśa grass itself.
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SiP 5 40.22
ततः पिता मे संतुष्टो वाचा मधुरया तदा ।। उवाच भारतश्रेष्ठ प्रीयमाणो मयानघ
tataḥ pitā me saṃtuṣṭo vācā madhurayā tadā || uvāca bhārataśreṣṭha prīyamāṇo mayānagha
Then my father, satisfied, spoke at that time in sweet words, O best of the Bharatas, being pleased with me, O sinless one.
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SiP 5 40.23
त्वया दायादवानस्मि धर्मज्ञेन विपश्चिता ।। तारितोहं तु जिज्ञासा कृता मे पुरुषोत्तम
tvayā dāyādavānasmi dharmajñena vipaścitā || tāritohaṃ tu jijñāsā kṛtā me puruṣottama
"By you, who know dharma and are wise, I am possessed of an heir; and I have been carried across (the waters). But a test was made by me, O best of men."
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SiP 5 40.24
प्रमाणं यद्धि कुरुते धर्माचारेण पार्थिवः ।। प्रजास्तदनु वर्तंते प्रमाणाचरितं सदा
pramāṇaṃ yaddhi kurute dharmācāreṇa pārthivaḥ || prajāstadanu vartaṃte pramāṇācaritaṃ sadā
For whatever standard a king sets by his practice of dharma, the subjects follow after that; what is practised by an authority (is followed) always.
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SiP 5 40.25
शृणु त्वं भारतश्रेष्ठ वेदधर्मांश्च शाश्वतान् ।। प्रमाणं वेदधर्मस्य पुत्र निर्वर्त्तितं त्वया
śṛṇu tvaṃ bhārataśreṣṭha vedadharmāṃśca śāśvatān || pramāṇaṃ vedadharmasya putra nirvarttitaṃ tvayā
Hear, O best of the Bharatas, the eternal duties of the Veda; the authoritative standard of the Vedic dharma has been established by you, my son.
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SiP 5 40.26
तस्मात्तवाहं सुप्रीतः प्रीत्या वरमनुत्तमम् ।। ददामि त्वं प्रतीक्षस्व त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम्
tasmāttavāhaṃ suprītaḥ prītyā varamanuttamam || dadāmi tvaṃ pratīkṣasva triṣu lokeṣu durlabham
Therefore I am well pleased with you, and out of affection I give you an unsurpassed boon; await it — one hard to obtain in the three worlds.
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SiP 5 40.27
न ते प्रभविता मृत्युर्यावज्जीवितुमिच्छसि ।। त्वत्तोभ्यनुज्ञां संप्राप्य मृत्युः प्रभविता पुनः
na te prabhavitā mṛtyuryāvajjīvitumicchasi || tvattobhyanujñāṃ saṃprāpya mṛtyuḥ prabhavitā punaḥ
Death will have no power over you for as long as you wish to live; only after obtaining your consent will death have power (over you).
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SiP 5 40.28
किं वा ते प्रार्थितं भूयो ददामि वरमुत्तमम् ।। तद् ब्रूहि भरतश्रेष्ठ यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
kiṃ vā te prārthitaṃ bhūyo dadāmi varamuttamam || tad brūhi bharataśreṣṭha yatte manasi vartate
Or what further is desired by you? I shall give (you) the highest boon. Tell that, O best of the Bharatas, which is in your mind.
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SiP 5 40.29
इत्युक्तवति तस्मिंस्तु अभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः ।। अवोचं कृतकृत्योऽहं प्रसन्ने त्वयि मानद।। प्रश्नं पृच्छामि वै कंचिद्वाच्यस्स भवता स्वयम्
ityuktavati tasmiṃstu abhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ || avocaṃ kṛtakṛtyo'haṃ prasanne tvayi mānada|| praśnaṃ pṛcchāmi vai kaṃcidvācyassa bhavatā svayam
When he had spoken thus, saluting him with folded hands I said: "I have attained my purpose, since you are gracious to me, O giver of honour. I do ask a certain question; it is to be answered by you yourself."
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SiP 5 40.31
शंतनुरुवाच ।। शृणु तात प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रश्नं तेऽहं यथार्थतः ।। पितृकल्पं च निखिलं मार्कण्डेयेन मे श्रुतम्
śaṃtanuruvāca || śṛṇu tāta pravakṣyāmi praśnaṃ te'haṃ yathārthataḥ || pitṛkalpaṃ ca nikhilaṃ mārkaṇḍeyena me śrutam
Śaṃtanu said: Listen, my dear; I shall declare to you your question as it truly is, and the whole rule concerning the fathers, which was heard by me from Mārkaṇḍeya.
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SiP 5 40.32
यत्त्वं पृच्छसि मां तात तदेवाहं महामुनिम् ।। मार्कण्डेयमपृच्छं हि स मां प्रोवाच धर्मवित्
yattvaṃ pṛcchasi māṃ tāta tadevāhaṃ mahāmunim || mārkaṇḍeyamapṛcchaṃ hi sa māṃ provāca dharmavit
That which you ask me, my dear, that very thing I asked the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya, and he, the knower of dharma, told it to me.
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SiP 5 40.33
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। शृणु राजन्मया दृष्टं कदाचित्पश्यता दिवम् ।। विमानं महादायांतमन्तरेण गिरेस्तदा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || śṛṇu rājanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ kadācitpaśyatā divam || vimānaṃ mahādāyāṃtamantareṇa girestadā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Hear, O king, what was seen by me once as I was looking at the sky: a great celestial car then coming through (the sky) within (the range of) the mountain.
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SiP 5 40.34
तस्मिन्विमाने पर्यक्षं ज्वलितांगारवर्चसम् ।। महातेजः प्रज्वलंतं निर्विशेषं मनोहरम्
tasminvimāne paryakṣaṃ jvalitāṃgāravarcasam || mahātejaḥ prajvalaṃtaṃ nirviśeṣaṃ manoharam
In that celestial car (there was something) visible before the eye, with the brilliance of a blazing coal, of great splendour, flaming, without distinction (of parts), charming.
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SiP 5 40.35
अपश्यं चैव तत्राहं शयानं दीप्ततेजसम् ।। अंगुष्ठमात्रं पुरुषमग्नावग्निमिवाहितम्
apaśyaṃ caiva tatrāhaṃ śayānaṃ dīptatejasam || aṃguṣṭhamātraṃ puruṣamagnāvagnimivāhitam
And there I saw one lying, of blazing splendour, a person the size of a thumb, like fire laid within fire.
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SiP 5 40.36
सोऽहं तस्मै नमः कृत्वा प्रणम्य शिरसा प्रभुम् ।। अपृच्छं चैव तमहं विद्यामस्त्वां कथं विभो
so'haṃ tasmai namaḥ kṛtvā praṇamya śirasā prabhum || apṛcchaṃ caiva tamahaṃ vidyāmastvāṃ kathaṃ vibho
So I, making obeisance to him and bowing with my head to the lord, asked him: "How am I to know you, O mighty one?"
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SiP 5 40.37
मामुवाच धर्मात्मा तेन तद्विद्यते तपः ।। येन त्वं बुध्यसे मां हि मुने वै ब्रह्मणस्सुतम्
māmuvāca dharmātmā tena tadvidyate tapaḥ || yena tvaṃ budhyase māṃ hi mune vai brahmaṇassutam
The one whose nature is dharma said to me: "That austerity of yours is known by which you recognise me, O sage, as the son of Brahmā.
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SiP 5 40.38
सनत्कुमारमिति मां विद्धि किं करवाणि ते ।। ये त्वन्ये ब्रह्मणः पुत्राः कनीयांसस्तु ते मम
sanatkumāramiti māṃ viddhi kiṃ karavāṇi te || ye tvanye brahmaṇaḥ putrāḥ kanīyāṃsastu te mama
Know me as Sanatkumāra; what shall I do for you? Those others who are Brahmā's sons are younger than I,
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SiP 5 40.39
भ्रातरस्सप्त दुर्धर्षा येषां वंशाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ।। वयं तु यतिधर्माणस्संयम्यात्मानमात्मनि।।
bhrātarassapta durdharṣā yeṣāṃ vaṃśāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ || vayaṃ tu yatidharmāṇassaṃyamyātmānamātmani||
seven brothers, hard to assail, whose lineages are established; but we are of the ascetics' law, restraining the self within the self.
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SiP 5 40.41
यद्भक्त्या ते तपश्चीर्णं मम दर्शनकांक्षया ।। एष दृष्टोऽस्मि भद्रं ते कं कामं करवाणि ते
yadbhaktyā te tapaścīrṇaṃ mama darśanakāṃkṣayā || eṣa dṛṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ te kaṃ kāmaṃ karavāṇi te
Since with devotion you performed austerity out of longing to see me, here I am, seen; blessings on you—what wish shall I grant you?"
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SiP 5 40.42
इत्युक्तवन्तं तं चाहं प्रावोचं त्वं शृणु प्रभो ।। पितॄणामादिसर्गं च कथयस्व यथातथम्
ityuktavantaṃ taṃ cāhaṃ prāvocaṃ tvaṃ śṛṇu prabho || pitṝṇāmādisargaṃ ca kathayasva yathātatham
And to him who had spoken thus I said: "Do you listen, O lord; and tell me, as it truly is, the first creation of the Fathers."
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SiP 5 40.43
इत्युक्तस्स तु मां प्राह शृणु सर्वं यथातथम् ।। वच्मि ते तत्त्वतस्तात पितृसर्गं शुभावहम्
ityuktassa tu māṃ prāha śṛṇu sarvaṃ yathātatham || vacmi te tattvatastāta pitṛsargaṃ śubhāvaham
Addressed thus, he said to me: "Hear it all as it truly is; I shall tell you in truth, my dear, the creation of the Fathers, which brings good fortune."
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SiP 5 40.44
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। देवान्पुरासृजद्ब्रह्मा मां यक्षध्वं स चाह तान् ।। तमुत्सृज्य तमात्मानमयजंस्ते फलार्थिनः
sanatkumāra uvāca || devānpurāsṛjadbrahmā māṃ yakṣadhvaṃ sa cāha tān || tamutsṛjya tamātmānamayajaṃste phalārthinaḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Formerly Brahmā created the gods, and he said to them, "Worship me"; but abandoning him, they, desiring fruits, worshipped that (other) self.
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SiP 5 40.45
ते शप्ता ब्रह्मणा मूढा नष्टसंज्ञा भविष्यथ ।। तस्मात्किंचिदजानंतो नष्टसंज्ञाः पितामहम्
te śaptā brahmaṇā mūḍhā naṣṭasaṃjñā bhaviṣyatha || tasmātkiṃcidajānaṃto naṣṭasaṃjñāḥ pitāmaham
They were cursed by Brahmā: "Deluded, you shall become bereft of consciousness." Therefore, knowing nothing, with their awareness destroyed, (they went to) the Grandfather;
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SiP 5 40.46
प्रोचुस्तं प्रणतास्सर्वे कुरुष्वानुग्रहं हि नः ।। इत्युक्तस्तानुवाचेदं प्रायश्चित्तार्थमेव हि
procustaṃ praṇatāssarve kuruṣvānugrahaṃ hi naḥ || ityuktastānuvācedaṃ prāyaścittārthameva hi
all of them, bowed down, said to him: "Do grant us grace." Addressed thus, he said this to them, precisely by way of expiation:
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SiP 5 40.47
पुत्रान्स्वान्परिपृच्छध्वं ततो ज्ञानमवाप्स्यथ।। इत्युक्ता नष्टसंज्ञास्ते पुत्रान्पप्रच्छुरोजसा
putrānsvānparipṛcchadhvaṃ tato jñānamavāpsyatha|| ityuktā naṣṭasaṃjñāste putrānpapracchurojasā
"Ask your own sons, and then you will regain knowledge." Told this, they, bereft of awareness, asked their sons with force.
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SiP 5 40.48
प्रायश्चित्तार्थमेवाधिलब्धसंज्ञा दिवौकसः।। गम्यतां पुत्रका एवं पुत्रैरुक्ताश्च तेऽनघ
prāyaścittārthamevādhilabdhasaṃjñā divaukasaḥ|| gamyatāṃ putrakā evaṃ putrairuktāśca te'nagha
Purely for the sake of expiation the dwellers in heaven regained their awareness; "Go, little sons—so be it": thus they were addressed by their sons, O sinless one.
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SiP 5 40.49
अभिशप्तास्तु ते देवाः पुत्रकामेन वेधसम्।। पप्रच्छुरुक्ताः पुत्रैस्ते गतास्ते पुत्रका इति
abhiśaptāstu te devāḥ putrakāmena vedhasam|| papracchuruktāḥ putraiste gatāste putrakā iti
But those gods, being cursed, questioned the Creator out of desire for sons; addressed by their sons, they had been called by them "little sons."
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SiP 5 40.51
तस्माद्यदुक्तं युष्माकं पुत्रैस्तैर्ज्ञानिसत्तमैः ।। मंतव्यं संशयं त्यक्त्वा तथा न च तदन्यथा
tasmādyaduktaṃ yuṣmākaṃ putraistairjñānisattamaiḥ || maṃtavyaṃ saṃśayaṃ tyaktvā tathā na ca tadanyathā
Therefore what has been said to you by those sons of yours, best of knowers, is to be accepted, abandoning doubt: it is so and not otherwise.
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SiP 5 40.52
देवाश्च पितरश्चैव यजध्वं त्रिदिवौकसः ।। परस्परं महाप्रीत्या सर्वकामफलप्रदा
devāśca pitaraścaiva yajadhvaṃ tridivaukasaḥ || parasparaṃ mahāprītyā sarvakāmaphalapradā
And you, gods and Fathers, dwellers in the triple heaven, worship one another with great affection, granting the fruit of all desires.
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SiP 5 40.53
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। ततस्ते छिन्नसंदेहाः प्रीतिमंतः परस्परम् ।। बभूवुर्मुनिशार्दूल ब्रह्मवाक्यात्सुखप्रदाः
sanatkumāra uvāca || tataste chinnasaṃdehāḥ prītimaṃtaḥ parasparam || babhūvurmuniśārdūla brahmavākyātsukhapradāḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Then, their doubt cut away, they became affectionate towards one another, O tiger among sages, and givers of happiness by reason of Brahmā's word.
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SiP 5 40.54
ततो देवा हि प्रोचुस्तान्यदुक्ताः पुत्रका वयम्।। तस्माद्भवंतः पितरो भविष्यथ न संशयः
tato devā hi procustānyaduktāḥ putrakā vayam|| tasmādbhavaṃtaḥ pitaro bhaviṣyatha na saṃśayaḥ
Then the gods said to them: "Since we have been called 'little sons,' therefore you shall be the Fathers—there is no doubt.
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SiP 5 40.55
पितृश्राद्धे क्रियां कश्चित्करिष्यति न संशयः ।। श्राद्धैराप्यायितस्सोमो लोकानाप्याययिष्यति
pitṛśrāddhe kriyāṃ kaścitkariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || śrāddhairāpyāyitassomo lokānāpyāyayiṣyati
Someone will surely perform the rite at the śrāddha for the Fathers; Soma, swollen by the śrāddhas, will make the worlds swell,
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SiP 5 40.56
समुद्रं पर्वतवनं जंगमाजंगमैर्वृतम्।। श्राद्धानि पुष्टिकामैश्च ये करिष्यंति मानवाः
samudraṃ parvatavanaṃ jaṃgamājaṃgamairvṛtam|| śrāddhāni puṣṭikāmaiśca ye kariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ
(and) the ocean and the mountain-forest, filled with moving and unmoving things. And those men who, desiring prosperity, will perform śrāddhas—
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SiP 5 40.57
तेभ्यः पुष्टिप्रदाश्चैव पितरः प्रीणितास्सदा ।। श्राद्धे ये च प्रदास्यंति त्रीन्पिंडान्नामगोत्रतः
tebhyaḥ puṣṭipradāścaiva pitaraḥ prīṇitāssadā || śrāddhe ye ca pradāsyaṃti trīnpiṃḍānnāmagotrataḥ
To them the fathers, always gratified, are givers of nourishment. And those who at a śrāddha will offer three rice-balls by name and lineage—
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SiP 5 40.58
सर्वत्र वर्तमानास्ते पितरः प्रपितामहाः ।। भावयिष्यंति सततं श्राद्धदानेन तर्पिताः
sarvatra vartamānāste pitaraḥ prapitāmahāḥ || bhāvayiṣyaṃti satataṃ śrāddhadānena tarpitāḥ
those fathers and great-grandfathers, present everywhere, satisfied by the gift of the śrāddha, will constantly make (them) prosper.
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SiP 5 40.59
इति तद्वचनं सत्यं भवत्वथ दिवौकसः ।। पुत्राश्च पितरश्चैव वयं सर्वे परस्परम्
iti tadvacanaṃ satyaṃ bhavatvatha divaukasaḥ || putrāśca pitaraścaiva vayaṃ sarve parasparam
"Let that word of theirs be true, O dwellers in heaven: we are all, mutually, both sons and fathers."
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