Shiva Purana — Kailasa Samhita — Chapter 10

SiP 6 10.1

व्यास उवाच ।। गतेऽथ सूते मुनयस्सुविस्मिता विचिन्त्य चान्योन्यमिदन्तु विस्मृतम् ।। यद्वामदेवस्य मतन्मुनीश्वर प्रत्यूचितन्तत्खलु नष्टमद्य नः

vyāsa uvāca || gate'tha sūte munayassuvismitā vicintya cānyonyamidantu vismṛtam || yadvāmadevasya matanmunīśvara pratyūcitantatkhalu naṣṭamadya naḥ

Vyāsa said: Then, when the Sūta had gone, the sages, greatly astonished, reflected and (said) to one another: "But this has been forgotten — that view of Vāmadeva which was answered, O lord of sages: that indeed is lost to us today."

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SiP 6 10.2

कदानुभूयान्मुनिवर्यदर्शनम्भावाब्धिदुःखौघहरम्परं हि तत् ।। महेश्वराराधनपुण्यतोऽधुना मुनीश्वरस्सत्वरमाविरस्तु नः

kadānubhūyānmunivaryadarśanambhāvābdhiduḥkhaughaharamparaṃ hi tat || maheśvarārādhanapuṇyato'dhunā munīśvarassatvaramāvirastu naḥ

When shall (we) obtain the sight of the best of sages, which removes the flood of sorrows of the ocean of becoming — for that is supreme! Now, through the merit of worshipping Maheśvara, may that lord of sages quickly appear to us.

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SiP 6 10.3

इति चिन्तासमाविष्टा मुनयो मुनिपुंगवम्।। व्यासं संपूज्य हृत्पद्मे तस्थुस्तद्दशर्नोत्सुकाः

iti cintāsamāviṣṭā munayo munipuṃgavam|| vyāsaṃ saṃpūjya hṛtpadme tasthustaddaśarnotsukāḥ

Thus filled with this thought, the sages, having worshipped Vyāsa, the bull among sages, in the lotus of their hearts, remained eager for the sight of him.

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SiP 6 10.4

सम्वत्सरान्ते स पुनः काशीम्प्राप महामुनिः ।। शिवभक्तिरतो ज्ञानी पुराणार्थप्रकाशकः

samvatsarānte sa punaḥ kāśīmprāpa mahāmuniḥ || śivabhaktirato jñānī purāṇārthaprakāśakaḥ

At the end of a year that great sage came again to Kāśī — devoted to Śiva-bhakti, a knower, an illuminator of the meaning of the Purāṇas.

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SiP 6 10.5

तन्दृष्ट्वा सूतमायान्तम्मुनयो हृष्टचेतसः ।। अभ्युत्थानासनार्घ्यादिपूजया समपूजयन्

tandṛṣṭvā sūtamāyāntammunayo hṛṣṭacetasaḥ || abhyutthānāsanārghyādipūjayā samapūjayan

Seeing that Sūta arriving, the sages, with delighted minds, honoured (him) with worship consisting of rising to meet him, a seat, water for welcome, and the rest.

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SiP 6 10.6

सोपि तान्मुनिशार्दूलानभिनन्द्य स्मितोदरम् ।। प्रीत्या स्नात्वा जाह्नवीये जले परमपावने विश्वेश्वरमुमाकान्तं ससुतं सगणाधिपम् ।। पूजयामास सद्भक्त्या ह्यस्तौ न्नत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः सन्तर्प्य विधिवद्भक्त्या समुदं गिरिशं स्मरन् ।। समर्च्य कालहस्तीशं चन्द्रकांतसमप्रभम् प्रांशुः कमण्डलूद्दण्डकृष्णाजिनधरस्स्वयम् ।। भस्मावदातसर्वाङ्गस्सर्वलक्षणलक्षितः इति सूतवचश्श्रुत्वा ऋषयो हृष्टमानसाः ।। अवोचन्मुनिशार्दूलं व्यासन्नत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः

sopi tānmuniśārdūlānabhinandya smitodaram || prītyā snātvā jāhnavīye jale paramapāvane viśveśvaramumākāntaṃ sasutaṃ sagaṇādhipam || pūjayāmāsa sadbhaktyā hyastau nnatvā muhurmuhuḥ santarpya vidhivadbhaktyā samudaṃ giriśaṃ smaran || samarcya kālahastīśaṃ candrakāṃtasamaprabham prāṃśuḥ kamaṇḍalūddaṇḍakṛṣṇājinadharassvayam || bhasmāvadātasarvāṅgassarvalakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ iti sūtavacaśśrutvā ṛṣayo hṛṣṭamānasāḥ || avocanmuniśārdūlaṃ vyāsannatvā muhurmuhuḥ

He too, greeting those tigers among sages with a smiling face, having bathed with affection in the supremely purifying water of the Gaṅgā, worshipped with true devotion Viśveśvara, the beloved of Umā, together with his son and with the lord of the hosts, and praised (him), bowing again and again; having offered libations duly with devotion, remembering the joyful Mountain-dweller; having worshipped Kālahastīśa, whose radiance equals moonstone — (he,) tall, himself bearing water-pot, staff and black antelope skin, all his limbs white with ash, marked with all the (auspicious) signs. Hearing the Sūta's words thus, the seers with delighted minds spoke to Vyāsa, the tiger among sages, bowing again and again.

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SiP 6 10.7

ऋषीन्संतर्प्य च सुरान्पितॄंश्च तिलतण्डुलैः ।। तीरमागत्य सम्प्रोक्ष्य वाससी परिधाय च

ṛṣīnsaṃtarpya ca surānpitṝṃśca tilataṇḍulaiḥ || tīramāgatya samprokṣya vāsasī paridhāya ca

And having satisfied with libations the seers, the gods and the ancestors with sesame and rice grains, having come to the bank, having sprinkled (himself) and put on his two garments,

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SiP 6 10.8

द्विराचम्य समादाय भस्म सद्यादिमंत्रतः ।। उद्धूलनादिक्रमतो विधार्य्याऽथ मुनीश्वरः

dvirācamya samādāya bhasma sadyādimaṃtrataḥ || uddhūlanādikramato vidhāryyā'tha munīśvaraḥ

having sipped water twice, and taking up ash with the mantra beginning 'sadyaḥ', applying it in the sequence of dusting and so forth, then the lord of sages —

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SiP 6 10.9

रुद्राक्षमालाभरणः कृतनित्यक्रियस्सुधी ।। यथोक्तांगेषु विधिना त्रिपुण्ड्रं रचति स्म ह

rudrākṣamālābharaṇaḥ kṛtanityakriyassudhī || yathoktāṃgeṣu vidhinā tripuṇḍraṃ racati sma ha

adorned with a rosary of rudrākṣa beads, having performed his daily rites, the wise one duly made the triple mark on the limbs as prescribed.

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SiP 6 10.11

कालभैरवनाथं च संपूज्याथ विधानतः ।। प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य पुनस्त्रेधा नत्वा च पंचधा

kālabhairavanāthaṃ ca saṃpūjyātha vidhānataḥ || pradakṣiṇīkṛtya punastredhā natvā ca paṃcadhā

And then, having duly worshipped Lord Kālabhairava, having circumambulated (him), and again bowing three times and five times,

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SiP 6 10.12

पुनः प्रदक्षिणी कृत्य प्रणम्य भुवि दण्डवत् ।। तुष्टाव परया स्तुत्या संस्मरंस्तत्पदाम्बुजम्

punaḥ pradakṣiṇī kṛtya praṇamya bhuvi daṇḍavat || tuṣṭāva parayā stutyā saṃsmaraṃstatpadāmbujam

having circumambulated again and bowed to the ground like a staff, he praised (him) with lofty praise, calling to mind his lotus feet.

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SiP 6 10.13

श्रीमत्पंचाक्षरीम्विद्यामष्टोत्तरसहस्रकम्।। संजप्य पुरतः स्थित्वा क्षमापय्य महेश्वरम्

śrīmatpaṃcākṣarīmvidyāmaṣṭottarasahasrakam|| saṃjapya purataḥ sthitvā kṣamāpayya maheśvaram

Having recited the glorious five-syllabled vidyā one thousand and eight times, standing before (him), having begged Maheśvara's pardon,

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SiP 6 10.14

चण्डेशं सम्प्रपूज्याऽथ मुक्तिमण्डपमध्यतः ।। निर्द्दिष्टमासनं भेजे मुनिभिर्वेदपारगैः

caṇḍeśaṃ samprapūjyā'tha muktimaṇḍapamadhyataḥ || nirddiṣṭamāsanaṃ bheje munibhirvedapāragaiḥ

and having then fully worshipped Caṇḍeśa, he took the seat indicated for him in the middle of the Mukti-maṇḍapa by the sages who had mastered the Vedas.

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SiP 6 10.15

एवं स्थितेषु सर्वेषु नमस्कृत्य समंत्रकम् ।। अथ प्राह मुनीन्द्राणां भाववृद्धिकरम्वच

evaṃ sthiteṣu sarveṣu namaskṛtya samaṃtrakam || atha prāha munīndrāṇāṃ bhāvavṛddhikaramvaca

When all were thus seated, having made obeisance along with mantras, he then spoke to the foremost of sages words that increase devotion.

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SiP 6 10.16

सूत कृतः ।। धन्या यूयं महाप्राज्ञा मुनयश्शंसितव्रताः ।। भवदर्थमिह प्राप्तोऽहन्तद्वृत्तमिदं शृणु

sūta kṛtaḥ || dhanyā yūyaṃ mahāprājñā munayaśśaṃsitavratāḥ || bhavadarthamiha prāpto'hantadvṛttamidaṃ śṛṇu

The Sūta said: Blessed are you, greatly wise sages of praiseworthy vows. For your sake I have come here; hear this account of what happened.

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SiP 6 10.17

यदाहमुपदिश्याथ भवतः प्रणवार्थकम्।। गतस्तीर्थाटनार्थाय तद्वृत्तान्तम्ब्रवीमि वः

yadāhamupadiśyātha bhavataḥ praṇavārthakam|| gatastīrthāṭanārthāya tadvṛttāntambravīmi vaḥ

Since, after instructing you in the meaning of the praṇava, I went off to wander among the sacred fords, I shall tell you that account.

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SiP 6 10.18

इतो निर्गत्य सम्प्राप्य तीरं दक्षपयोनिधेः ।। स्नात्वा सम्पूज्य विधिवद्देवीं कन्यामयीं शिवाम् ।। पुनरागत्य विप्रेन्द्रास्सुवर्णमुखरीतटम्

ito nirgatya samprāpya tīraṃ dakṣapayonidheḥ || snātvā sampūjya vidhivaddevīṃ kanyāmayīṃ śivām || punarāgatya viprendrāssuvarṇamukharītaṭam

Going out from here and reaching the shore of the southern ocean, having bathed and duly worshipped the goddess Śivā in maiden form, coming back again, O best of brahmins, (I reached) the bank of the Suvarṇamukharī —

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SiP 6 10.19

श्रीकालहस्तिशैलाख्यनगरे परमाद्भुते ।। सुवर्णमुखरीतोये स्नात्वा देवानृषीनपि

śrīkālahastiśailākhyanagare paramādbhute || suvarṇamukharītoye snātvā devānṛṣīnapi

in the exceedingly wonderful city called Śrīkālahasti-śaila, having bathed in the water of the Suvarṇamukharī, (and satisfied) the gods and the seers too —

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SiP 6 10.21

पश्चिमाभिमुखम्पंचशिरसम्परमाद्भुतम् ।। सकृद्दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वाघक्षयकारणम्

paścimābhimukhampaṃcaśirasamparamādbhutam || sakṛddarśanamātreṇa sarvāghakṣayakāraṇam

(I saw him) facing west, five-headed, exceedingly wonderful, who by a single sight alone is the cause of the destruction of all sins,

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SiP 6 10.22

सर्वसिद्धिप्रदम्भुक्तिमुक्तिदन्त्रिगुणेश्वरम् ।। ततश्च परया भक्त्या तस्य दक्षिणगां शिवाम्

sarvasiddhipradambhuktimuktidantriguṇeśvaram || tataśca parayā bhaktyā tasya dakṣiṇagāṃ śivām

the giver of all attainments, the bestower of enjoyment and liberation, the lord of the three qualities; and then, with supreme devotion, (I worshipped) Śivā who stands at his right,

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SiP 6 10.23

ज्ञानप्रसूनकलिकां समर्च्य हि जगत्प्रसूम् ।। श्रीमत्पंचाक्षरीं विद्यामष्टोत्तरसहस्रकम्

jñānaprasūnakalikāṃ samarcya hi jagatprasūm || śrīmatpaṃcākṣarīṃ vidyāmaṣṭottarasahasrakam

having worshipped the bud-blossom of knowledge, the mother of the world, and (having recited) the glorious five-syllabled vidyā one thousand and eight times,

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SiP 6 10.24

जप्त्वा प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य स्तुत्वा नत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः

japtvā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya stutvā natvā muhurmuhuḥ

Having recited (it), having circumambulated, having praised and bowed again and again —

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SiP 6 10.25

ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य गिरिम्प्रत्यहमादरात् ।। आमोदतीव मनसि प्रत्यहन्नियमास्थितः

tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya girimpratyahamādarāt || āmodatīva manasi pratyahanniyamāsthitaḥ

Then, having reverently circumambulated the mountain each day, (I) rejoiced, as it were, in my mind, abiding daily in (my) observance.

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SiP 6 10.26

अनयञ्चतुरो मासानेवन्तत्र मुनीश्वराः ।। ज्ञानप्रसूनकलिका महादेव्याः प्रसादतः

anayañcaturo māsānevantatra munīśvarāḥ || jñānaprasūnakalikā mahādevyāḥ prasādataḥ

Thus, O lords of sages, (I) passed four months there, by the grace of the great Goddess Jñānaprasūnakalikā ('bud of the flower of knowledge').

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SiP 6 10.27

एकदा तु समास्तीर्य चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ।। आसनम्परमन्तस्मिन्स्थित्वा रुद्धेन्द्रियो मुनि

ekadā tu samāstīrya cailājinakuśottaram || āsanamparamantasminsthitvā ruddhendriyo muni

But once, having spread out a supreme seat topped with cloth, antelope-hide and kuśa grass, and having sat upon it, the sage with senses restrained,

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SiP 6 10.28

समाधिमास्थाय सदा परमानंदचिद्धनः ।। परिपूर्णश्शिवोस्मीति निर्व्यग्रहृदयोऽभवम्

samādhimāsthāya sadā paramānaṃdaciddhanaḥ || paripūrṇaśśivosmīti nirvyagrahṛdayo'bhavam

having entered samādhi, ever a dense mass of consciousness that is supreme bliss, I became untroubled at heart, (thinking) "I am the wholly complete Śiva."

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SiP 6 10.29

एतस्मिन्नेव समये सद्गुरुः करुणानिधिः ।। नीलजीमूतसङ्काशो विद्युत्पिङ्गजटाधरः

etasminneva samaye sadguruḥ karuṇānidhiḥ || nīlajīmūtasaṅkāśo vidyutpiṅgajaṭādharaḥ

At this very time the true teacher, the treasury of compassion, resembling a dark cloud, wearing matted locks tawny as lightning,

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SiP 6 10.31

त्रिपुण्ड्रविलसद्भालो रुद्राक्षालङ्कृताकृतिः ।। पद्मपत्रारुणायामविस्तीर्णनयनद्वयः

tripuṇḍravilasadbhālo rudrākṣālaṅkṛtākṛtiḥ || padmapatrāruṇāyāmavistīrṇanayanadvayaḥ

his brow shining with the threefold mark, his form adorned with rudrākṣa beads, his two eyes long and wide and red as lotus petals,

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SiP 6 10.32

प्रादुर्भूय हृदम्भोजे तदानीमेव सत्वरम् ।। विमोहितस्तदैवासमेतदद्भुतमास्तिकाः

prādurbhūya hṛdambhoje tadānīmeva satvaram || vimohitastadaivāsametadadbhutamāstikāḥ

having appeared, swiftly, at that very moment in the lotus of (my) heart — at once I was overwhelmed; this is a marvel, O faithful ones.

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SiP 6 10.33

तत उन्मील्य नयने विलापं कृतवानहम् ।। आसीन्ममाश्रुपातश्च गिरिनिर्झरसन्निभः

tata unmīlya nayane vilāpaṃ kṛtavānaham || āsīnmamāśrupātaśca girinirjharasannibhaḥ

Then, opening my eyes, I lamented; and my falling of tears was like a mountain torrent.

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SiP 6 10.34

एतस्मिन्नेव समये श्रुता वागशरीरिणी ।। व्योम्नो महाद्भुता विप्रास्तामेव शृणुतादरात्

etasminneva samaye śrutā vāgaśarīriṇī || vyomno mahādbhutā viprāstāmeva śṛṇutādarāt

At this very time a bodiless voice from the sky was heard, most wondrous, O brahmins; hear that very (voice) attentively.

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SiP 6 10.35

सूतपुत्र महाभाग गच्छ वाराणसीम्पुरीम् ।। तत्रासन्मुनयः पूर्वमुपदिष्टास्त्वयाऽधुना

sūtaputra mahābhāga gaccha vārāṇasīmpurīm || tatrāsanmunayaḥ pūrvamupadiṣṭāstvayā'dhunā

"O son of the Sūta, greatly blessed one, go to the city of Vārāṇasī; there are the sages formerly instructed by you; now

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SiP 6 10.36

त्वदुपागमकल्याणं कांक्षंते विवशा भृशम् ।। तिष्ठन्ति ते निराहारा इत्युक्त्वा विरराम सा

tvadupāgamakalyāṇaṃ kāṃkṣaṃte vivaśā bhṛśam || tiṣṭhanti te nirāhārā ityuktvā virarāma sā

helpless, they yearn intensely for the blessing of your coming; they are staying without food." Having said this, she fell silent.

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SiP 6 10.37

तत उत्थाय तरसा देवन्देवीञ्च भक्तितः ।। प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य पुनः प्रणम्य भुवि दण्डवत्

tata utthāya tarasā devandevīñca bhaktitaḥ || pradakṣiṇīkṛtya punaḥ praṇamya bhuvi daṇḍavat

Then, rising up at once, having devotedly circumambulated the God and the Goddess and again bowed on the ground like a staff

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SiP 6 10.38

द्विषड्वारं गुरोराज्ञां विज्ञाय शिवयोरथ ।। क्षेत्रान्निर्गत्य तरसा चत्वारिंशद्दिनान्तरे

dviṣaḍvāraṃ gurorājñāṃ vijñāya śivayoratha || kṣetrānnirgatya tarasā catvāriṃśaddināntare

twelve times, and having learned the command of the two teachers, Śiva and (Śivā), having quickly gone out from the sacred field, within forty days

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SiP 6 10.39

आगतोऽस्मि मुनिश्रेष्ठा अनुगृह्णन्तु मामिह ।। मया किमद्य वक्तव्यं भवन्तस्तद्ब्रुवन्तु मे

āgato'smi muniśreṣṭhā anugṛhṇantu māmiha || mayā kimadya vaktavyaṃ bhavantastadbruvantu me

I have come, O best of sages; favour me here. What should I speak of today? Tell me that.

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