Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Purva Bhaga — Chapter 14
SiP 7.1 14.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायां पूर्वखण्डे ब्रह्मविष्णुसृष्टिकथनं नाम त्रयोदशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १४ वायुरुवाच प्रतिकल्पं प्रवक्ष्यामि रुद्राविर्भावकारणम् यतो विच्छिन्नसंताना ब्रह्मसृष्टिः प्रवर्तते
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe brahmaviṣṇusṛṣṭikathanaṃ nāma trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 14 vāyuruvāca pratikalpaṃ pravakṣyāmi rudrāvirbhāvakāraṇam yato vicchinnasaṃtānā brahmasṛṣṭiḥ pravartate
Thus, in the holy Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (saṃhitā), the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the first section, the thirteenth chapter, called "The Account of the Creation of Brahmā and Viṣṇu." Chapter 14. Vāyu said: I shall declare the reason for Rudra's manifestation in each kalpa, by which Brahmā's creation, whose line of succession has been cut off, goes forward (again).
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SiP 7.1 14.2
कल्पेकल्पे प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मांडसंभवः अवृद्धिहेतोर्भूतानां मुमोह भृशदुःखितः
kalpekalpe prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā brahmā brahmāṃḍasaṃbhavaḥ avṛddhihetorbhūtānāṃ mumoha bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ
In kalpa after kalpa, Brahmā, who arose from the cosmic egg, after creating creatures, became bewildered and exceedingly grieved because the beings did not increase.
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SiP 7.1 14.3
तस्य दुःखप्रशांत्यर्थं प्रजानां च विवृद्धये तत्तत्कल्पेषु कालात्मा रुद्रो रुद्रगणाधिपः
tasya duḥkhapraśāṃtyarthaṃ prajānāṃ ca vivṛddhaye tattatkalpeṣu kālātmā rudro rudragaṇādhipaḥ
For the quelling of his grief and for the increase of creatures, in each of those kalpas Rudra, whose self is Time, the lord of Rudra's hosts—
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SiP 7.1 14.4
निर्दिष्टः पममेशेन महेशो नीललोहितः पुत्रो भूत्वानुगृह्णाति ब्रह्माणं ब्रह्मणोनुजः
nirdiṣṭaḥ pamameśena maheśo nīlalohitaḥ putro bhūtvānugṛhṇāti brahmāṇaṃ brahmaṇonujaḥ
—appointed by the Supreme Lord, Maheśa the blue-and-red one, becoming (Brahmā's) son, shows favour to Brahmā, being Brahmā's younger brother.
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SiP 7.1 14.5
स एव भगवानीशस्तेजोराशिरनामयः अनादिनिधनोधाता भूतसंकोचको विभुः
sa eva bhagavānīśastejorāśiranāmayaḥ anādinidhanodhātā bhūtasaṃkocako vibhuḥ
He himself is the Lord Bhagavān, a mass of radiance, free from affliction, without beginning or end, the sustainer, the one who draws beings together (into dissolution), the all-pervading one.
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SiP 7.1 14.6
परमैश्वर्यसंयुक्तः परमेश्वरभावितः तच्छक्त्याधिष्ठितश्शश्वत्तच्चिह्नैरपि चिह्नितः
paramaiśvaryasaṃyuktaḥ parameśvarabhāvitaḥ tacchaktyādhiṣṭhitaśśaśvattaccihnairapi cihnitaḥ
joined with supreme sovereignty, brought into being by Parameśvara, constantly presided over by his power, and marked too with his marks,
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SiP 7.1 14.7
तन्नामनामा तद्रूपस्तत्कार्यकरणक्षमः तत्तुल्यव्यवहारश्च तदाज्ञापरिपालकः
tannāmanāmā tadrūpastatkāryakaraṇakṣamaḥ tattulyavyavahāraśca tadājñāparipālakaḥ
bearing his name, having his form, able to do what he does, acting in a manner equal to his, and the executor of his command;
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SiP 7.1 14.8
सहस्रादित्यसंकाशश्चन्द्रावयवभूषणः भुजंगहारकेयूरवलयो मुंजमेखलः
sahasrādityasaṃkāśaścandrāvayavabhūṣaṇaḥ bhujaṃgahārakeyūravalayo muṃjamekhalaḥ
resembling a thousand suns, adorned with a piece of the moon, having serpents for his necklace, armlets and bracelets, girded with a muñja-grass belt,
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SiP 7.1 14.9
जलंधरविरिंचेन्द्रकपालशकलोज्ज्वलः गङ्गातुंगतरंगार्धपिंगलाननमूर्धजः
jalaṃdharaviriṃcendrakapālaśakalojjvalaḥ gaṅgātuṃgataraṃgārdhapiṃgalānanamūrdhajaḥ
blazing with the skull-fragments of Jalandhara, Viriñca (Brahmā) and Indra; his face and hair half tawny (and half wet) from the high waves of the Gaṅgā,
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SiP 7.1 14.10
भग्नदंष्ट्रांकुराक्रान्तप्रान्तकान्तधराधरः सव्यश्रवणपार्श्वांतमंडलीकृतकुण्डलः
bhagnadaṃṣṭrāṃkurākrāntaprāntakāntadharādharaḥ savyaśravaṇapārśvāṃtamaṃḍalīkṛtakuṇḍalaḥ
his lip lovely at its edges, overrun by the sprouting of a broken fang; wearing an earring curved round to the side of his left ear,
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SiP 7.1 14.11
महावृषभनिर्याणो महाजलदनिःस्वनः महानलसमप्रख्यो महाबलपराक्रमः
mahāvṛṣabhaniryāṇo mahājaladaniḥsvanaḥ mahānalasamaprakhyo mahābalaparākramaḥ
riding forth on the great bull, with a voice like a great rain-cloud, of an appearance like a great fire, of great strength and prowess.
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SiP 7.1 14.12
एवं घोरमहारूपो ब्रह्मपुत्रीं महेश्वरः विज्ञानं ब्रह्मणे दत्त्वा सर्गे सहकरोति च
evaṃ ghoramahārūpo brahmaputrīṃ maheśvaraḥ vijñānaṃ brahmaṇe dattvā sarge sahakaroti ca
Thus Maheśvara, of terrible and mighty form, having given knowledge to Brahmā, also assists (him) in creation.
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SiP 7.1 14.13
तस्माद्रुद्रप्रसादेन प्रतिकल्पं प्रजापतेः प्रवाहरूपतो नित्या प्रजासृष्टिः प्रवर्तते
tasmādrudraprasādena pratikalpaṃ prajāpateḥ pravāharūpato nityā prajāsṛṣṭiḥ pravartate
Therefore, by Rudra's favour, in each kalpa the creation of creatures by the Lord of Creatures goes on perpetually, in the manner of a continuous stream.
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SiP 7.1 14.14
कदाचित्प्रार्थितः स्रष्टुं ब्रह्मणा नीललोहितः स्वात्मना सदृशान् सर्वान् ससर्ज मनसा विभुः
kadācitprārthitaḥ sraṣṭuṃ brahmaṇā nīlalohitaḥ svātmanā sadṛśān sarvān sasarja manasā vibhuḥ
Once, being requested by Brahmā to create, the blue-and-red lord, the all-pervading one, created by his mind all (beings) resembling himself:
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SiP 7.1 14.15
कपर्दिनो निरातंकान्नीलग्रीवांस्त्रिलोचनान् जरामरणनिर्मुक्तान् दीप्तशूलवरायुधान्
kapardino nirātaṃkānnīlagrīvāṃstrilocanān jarāmaraṇanirmuktān dīptaśūlavarāyudhān
with matted hair, free from fear, blue-throated, three-eyed, released from old age and death, with blazing tridents as their chief weapons.
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SiP 7.1 14.16
तैस्तु संच्छादितं सर्वं चतुर्दशविधं जगत् तान्दृष्टा विविधान्रुद्रान् रुद्रमाह पितामहः
taistu saṃcchāditaṃ sarvaṃ caturdaśavidhaṃ jagat tāndṛṣṭā vividhānrudrān rudramāha pitāmahaḥ
By them the whole fourteenfold world was covered over. Seeing those manifold Rudras, the Grandfather said to Rudra:
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SiP 7.1 14.17
नमस्ते देवदेवेश मास्राक्षीरीदृशीः प्रजाः अन्याः सृज त्वं भद्रं ते प्रजा मृत्युसमन्विताः
namaste devadeveśa māsrākṣīrīdṛśīḥ prajāḥ anyāḥ sṛja tvaṃ bhadraṃ te prajā mṛtyusamanvitāḥ
"Homage to you, Lord of the gods of gods; do not create creatures such as these. Create others—may it go well with you—creatures that are subject to death."
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SiP 7.1 14.18
इत्युक्तः प्रहसन्प्राह ब्रह्माणं परमेश्वरः नास्ति मे तादृशस्सर्गस्सृज त्वमशुभाः प्रजाः
ityuktaḥ prahasanprāha brahmāṇaṃ parameśvaraḥ nāsti me tādṛśassargassṛja tvamaśubhāḥ prajāḥ
Thus addressed, the Supreme Lord laughed and said to Brahmā: "I have no such creation (to make); you create the inauspicious creatures.
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SiP 7.1 14.19
ये त्विमे मनसा सृष्टा महात्मानो महाबलाः चरिष्यंति मया सार्धं सर्व एव हि याज्ञिकाः
ye tvime manasā sṛṣṭā mahātmāno mahābalāḥ cariṣyaṃti mayā sārdhaṃ sarva eva hi yājñikāḥ
But these great-souled, mighty ones who have been created by my mind will all move about together with me, for they are all performers of sacrifice."
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SiP 7.1 14.20
इत्युक्त्वा विश्वकर्माणं विश्वभूतेश्वरो हरः सह रुद्रैः प्रजासर्गान्निवृत्तात्मा व्यतिष्ठत
ityuktvā viśvakarmāṇaṃ viśvabhūteśvaro haraḥ saha rudraiḥ prajāsargānnivṛttātmā vyatiṣṭhata
Having said this to Viśvakarman, Hara, the lord of all beings, together with the Rudras, remained with his mind turned away from the creating of offspring.
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SiP 7.1 14.21
ततः प्रभृति देवो ऽसौ न प्रसूते प्रजाः शुभाः ५१७अ ऊर्ध्वरेताः स्थितः स्थाणुर्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
tataḥ prabhṛti devo 'sau na prasūte prajāḥ śubhāḥ 517a ūrdhvaretāḥ sthitaḥ sthāṇuryāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
From that time on that god does not beget auspicious offspring; Sthāṇu has remained with his seed drawn upward until the dissolution of beings.
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