Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Purva Bhaga — Chapter 15
SiP 7.1 15.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायां पूर्वखण्डे रुद्राविर्भाववर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १५ वायुरुवाच यदा पुनः प्रजाः सृष्टा न व्यवर्धन्त वेधसः तदा मैथुनजां सृष्टिं ब्रह्मा कर्तुममन्यत
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe rudrāvirbhāvavarṇanaṃ nāma caturdaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 15 vāyuruvāca yadā punaḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭā na vyavardhanta vedhasaḥ tadā maithunajāṃ sṛṣṭiṃ brahmā kartumamanyata
Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (part), in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the first section, the fourteenth chapter, called "The Description of the Manifestation of Rudra." Chapter 15. Vāyu said: When again the creatures created by the Creator did not increase, then Brahmā thought to make a creation born of sexual union.
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SiP 7.1 15.2
न निर्गतं पुरा यस्मान्नारीणां कुलमीश्वरात् तेन मैथुनजां सृष्टिं न शशाक पितामहः
na nirgataṃ purā yasmānnārīṇāṃ kulamīśvarāt tena maithunajāṃ sṛṣṭiṃ na śaśāka pitāmahaḥ
Since formerly the race of women had not issued forth from the Lord, therefore the Grandfather was unable (to make) the creation born of sexual union.
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SiP 7.1 15.3
ततस्स विदधे बुद्धिमर्थनिश्चयगामिनीम् प्रजानमेव वृद्ध्यर्थं प्रष्टव्यः परमेश्वर
tatassa vidadhe buddhimarthaniścayagāminīm prajānameva vṛddhyarthaṃ praṣṭavyaḥ parameśvara
Then he formed a resolve that arrived at a settled conclusion on the matter: "For the sake of the very increase of creatures, the Supreme Lord must be asked.
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SiP 7.1 15.4
प्रसादेन विना तस्य न वर्धेरन्निमाः प्रजाः एवं संचिन्त्य विश्वात्मा तपः कर्तुं प्रचक्रमे
prasādena vinā tasya na vardherannimāḥ prajāḥ evaṃ saṃcintya viśvātmā tapaḥ kartuṃ pracakrame
Without his grace these creatures would not increase." Having reflected thus, the Soul of the universe set about performing austerity.
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SiP 7.1 15.5
तदाद्या परमा शक्तिरनंता लोकभाविनी आद्या सूक्ष्मतरा शुद्धा भावगम्या मनोहरा
tadādyā paramā śaktiranaṃtā lokabhāvinī ādyā sūkṣmatarā śuddhā bhāvagamyā manoharā
Then (there is) the primordial supreme Power, endless, bringing the worlds into being, primal, subtler (than the subtle), pure, reachable through devout feeling, captivating,
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SiP 7.1 15.6
निर्गुणा निष्प्रपञ्चा च निष्कला निरुपप्लवा निरंतरतरा नित्या नित्यमीश्वरपार्श्वगा
nirguṇā niṣprapañcā ca niṣkalā nirupaplavā niraṃtaratarā nityā nityamīśvarapārśvagā
without qualities, without manifold extension, without parts, free of disturbance, most uninterrupted, eternal, ever abiding at the Lord's side.
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SiP 7.1 15.7
तया परमया शक्त्या भगवंतं त्रियम्बकम् संचिन्त्य हृदये ब्रह्मा तताप परमं तपः
tayā paramayā śaktyā bhagavaṃtaṃ triyambakam saṃcintya hṛdaye brahmā tatāpa paramaṃ tapaḥ
With that supreme Power, having meditated in his heart on the blessed Three-eyed one, Brahmā performed supreme austerity.
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SiP 7.1 15.8
तीव्रेण तपसा तस्य युक्तस्य परमेष्ठिनः अचिरेणैव कालेन पिता संप्रतुतोष ह
tīvreṇa tapasā tasya yuktasya parameṣṭhinaḥ acireṇaiva kālena pitā saṃpratutoṣa ha
By the fierce austerity of that Supreme One (Brahmā) thus engaged, in no long time the Father was well pleased.
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SiP 7.1 15.9
ततः केनचिदंशेन मूर्तिमाविश्य कामपि अर्धनारीश्वरो भूत्वा ययौ देवस्स्वयं हरः
tataḥ kenacidaṃśena mūrtimāviśya kāmapi ardhanārīśvaro bhūtvā yayau devassvayaṃ haraḥ
Then, entering with some portion (of himself) into some form or other, the god Hara himself came, having become the Lord who is half woman.
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SiP 7.1 15.10
तं दृष्ट्वा परमं देवं तमसः परमव्ययम् अद्वितीयमनिर्देश्यमदृश्यमकृतात्मभिः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaṃ devaṃ tamasaḥ paramavyayam advitīyamanirdeśyamadṛśyamakṛtātmabhiḥ
Seeing that supreme god, beyond darkness, imperishable, without a second, indescribable, invisible to those whose selves are unperfected,
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SiP 7.1 15.11
सर्वलोकविधातारं सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरम् सर्वलोकविधायिन्या शक्त्या परमया युतम्
sarvalokavidhātāraṃ sarvalokeśvareśvaram sarvalokavidhāyinyā śaktyā paramayā yutam
the ordainer of all worlds, the lord of the lords of all worlds, joined with the supreme Power that ordains all worlds,
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SiP 7.1 15.12
अप्रतर्क्यमनाभासममेयमजरं ध्रुवम् अचलं निर्गुणं शांतमनंतमहिमास्पदम्
apratarkyamanābhāsamameyamajaraṃ dhruvam acalaṃ nirguṇaṃ śāṃtamanaṃtamahimāspadam
beyond reasoning, without appearance, immeasurable, unaging, fixed, unmoving, without qualities, tranquil, the seat of endless majesty,
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SiP 7.1 15.13
सर्वगं सर्वदं सर्वसदसद्व्यक्तिवर्जितम् सर्वोपमाननिर्मुक्तं शरण्यं शाश्वतं शिवम्
sarvagaṃ sarvadaṃ sarvasadasadvyaktivarjitam sarvopamānanirmuktaṃ śaraṇyaṃ śāśvataṃ śivam
all-pervading, giver of all, devoid of all manifestation as existent or non-existent, free of all comparison, the refuge, everlasting, benign —
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SiP 7.1 15.14
प्रणम्य दंडवद्ब्रह्मा समुत्थाय कृतांजलिः श्रद्धाविनयसंपन्नैः श्राव्यैः संस्करसंयुतैः
praṇamya daṃḍavadbrahmā samutthāya kṛtāṃjaliḥ śraddhāvinayasaṃpannaiḥ śrāvyaiḥ saṃskarasaṃyutaiḥ
Brahmā, having bowed down like a rod, rose up and with joined palms, with (hymns) full of faith and humility, pleasing to hear, well-formed,
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SiP 7.1 15.15
यथार्थयुक्तसर्वार्थैर्वेदार्थपरिबृंहितैः तुष्टाव देवं देवीं च सूक्तैः सूक्ष्मार्थगोचरैः
yathārthayuktasarvārthairvedārthaparibṛṃhitaiḥ tuṣṭāva devaṃ devīṃ ca sūktaiḥ sūkṣmārthagocaraiḥ
with all their meanings fitting the truth, amplified by the meaning of the Vedas, he praised the god and the goddess with hymns that range over subtle meanings.
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SiP 7.1 15.16
ब्रह्मोवाच जय देव महादेव जयेश्वर महेश्वर जय सर्वगुण श्रेष्ठ जय सर्वसुराधिप
brahmovāca jaya deva mahādeva jayeśvara maheśvara jaya sarvaguṇa śreṣṭha jaya sarvasurādhipa
Brahmā said: Victory, O god, great god; victory, O Lord, great Lord; victory, O best of all-qualitied ones; victory, O ruler of all the gods.
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SiP 7.1 15.17
जय प्रकृति कल्याणि जय प्रकृतिनायिके जय प्रकृतिदूरे त्वं जय प्रकृतिसुन्दरि
jaya prakṛti kalyāṇi jaya prakṛtināyike jaya prakṛtidūre tvaṃ jaya prakṛtisundari
Victory, O auspicious Nature; victory, O mistress of Nature; victory to you who are far beyond Nature; victory, O beauty of Nature.
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SiP 7.1 15.18
जयामोघमहामाय जयामोघ मनोरथ जयामोघमहालील जयामोघमहाबल
jayāmoghamahāmāya jayāmogha manoratha jayāmoghamahālīla jayāmoghamahābala
Victory, O you of unfailing great magic; victory, O you of unfailing desire; victory, O you of unfailing great play; victory, O you of unfailing great might.
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SiP 7.1 15.19
जय विश्वजगन्मातर्जय विश्वजगन्मये जय विश्वजगद्धात्रि जय विश्वजगत्सखि
jaya viśvajaganmātarjaya viśvajaganmaye jaya viśvajagaddhātri jaya viśvajagatsakhi
Victory, O mother of the whole universe; victory, O you who consist of the whole universe; victory, O sustainer of the whole universe; victory, O friend of the whole universe.
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SiP 7.1 15.20
जय शाश्वतिकैश्वर्ये जय शाश्वतिकालय जय शाश्वतिकाकार जय शाश्वतिकानुग
jaya śāśvatikaiśvarye jaya śāśvatikālaya jaya śāśvatikākāra jaya śāśvatikānuga
Victory, O you whose lordship is everlasting; victory, O you whose abode is everlasting; victory, O you whose form is everlasting; victory, O you whose retinue is everlasting.
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SiP 7.1 15.21
जयात्मत्रयनिर्मात्रि जयात्मत्रयपालिनि ५१७ब् जयात्मत्रयसंहर्त्रि जयात्मत्रयनायिके
jayātmatrayanirmātri jayātmatrayapālini 517b jayātmatrayasaṃhartri jayātmatrayanāyike
Victory, O maker of the three selves; victory, O protector of the three selves; victory, O destroyer of the three selves; victory, O mistress of the three selves.
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SiP 7.1 15.22
जयावलोकनायत्तजगत्कारणबृंहण जयोपेक्षाकटाक्षोत्थहुतभुग्भुक्तभौतिक
jayāvalokanāyattajagatkāraṇabṛṃhaṇa jayopekṣākaṭākṣotthahutabhugbhuktabhautika
Victory, O you whose nurturing of the cause of the world depends upon (your) glance; victory, O you by whom the elemental world is devoured by the fire arisen from the sidelong look of (your) disregard.
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SiP 7.1 15.23
जय देवाद्यविज्ञेये स्वात्मसूक्ष्मदृशोज्ज्वले जय स्थूलात्मशक्त्येशेजय व्याप्तचराचरे
jaya devādyavijñeye svātmasūkṣmadṛśojjvale jaya sthūlātmaśaktyeśejaya vyāptacarācare
Victory, O you unknowable to the gods and the rest, resplendent with the subtle vision of your own self; victory, O mistress of the power that is the gross self; victory, O you who pervade the moving and the unmoving.
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SiP 7.1 15.24
जय नामैकविन्यस्तविश्वतत्त्वसमुच्चय जयासुरशिरोनिष्ठश्रेष्ठानुगकदंबक
jaya nāmaikavinyastaviśvatattvasamuccaya jayāsuraśironiṣṭhaśreṣṭhānugakadaṃbaka
Victory, O you in whose single name the whole assemblage of the world's principles is set down; victory, O you whose throng of foremost followers is planted upon the heads of the demons.
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SiP 7.1 15.25
जयोपाश्रितसंरक्षासंविधानपटीयसि जयोन्मूलितसंसारविषवृक्षांकुरोद्गमे
jayopāśritasaṃrakṣāsaṃvidhānapaṭīyasi jayonmūlitasaṃsāraviṣavṛkṣāṃkurodgame
Victory, O you most skilled in arranging the protection of those who take refuge (in you); victory, O you by whom the sprouting shoot of the poison-tree of transmigration is torn up by the root.
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SiP 7.1 15.26
जय प्रादेशिकैश्वर्यवीर्यशौर्यविजृंभण जय विश्वबहिर्भूत निरस्तपरवैभव
jaya prādeśikaiśvaryavīryaśauryavijṛṃbhaṇa jaya viśvabahirbhūta nirastaparavaibhava
Victory, O you who make sovereignty, valour and heroism expand within their (proper) regions; victory, O you who stand outside the universe, by whom the power of others is cast away.
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SiP 7.1 15.27
जय प्रणीतपञ्चार्थप्रयोगपरमामृत जय पञ्चार्थविज्ञानसुधास्तोत्रस्वरूपिणि
jaya praṇītapañcārthaprayogaparamāmṛta jaya pañcārthavijñānasudhāstotrasvarūpiṇi
Victory, O supreme nectar that is the practice of the five topics as taught; victory, O you whose very form is the hymn of nectar that is the knowledge of the five topics.
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SiP 7.1 15.28
जयति घोरसंसारमहारोगभिषग्वर जयानादिमलाज्ञानतमःपटलचंद्रिके
jayati ghorasaṃsāramahārogabhiṣagvara jayānādimalājñānatamaḥpaṭalacaṃdrike
Victory, O best of physicians for the great disease of dreadful transmigration; victory, O moonlight upon the covering darkness of beginningless impurity and ignorance.
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SiP 7.1 15.29
जय त्रिपुरकालाग्ने जय त्रिपुरभैरवि जय त्रिगुणनिर्मुक्ते जय त्रिगुणमर्दिनि
jaya tripurakālāgne jaya tripurabhairavi jaya triguṇanirmukte jaya triguṇamardini
Victory, O fire of time for the triple city; victory, O Bhairavī of the triple city; victory, O you freed from the three qualities; victory, O crusher of the three qualities.
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SiP 7.1 15.30
जय प्रथमसर्वज्ञ जय सर्वप्रबोधिक जय प्रचुरदिव्यांग जय प्रार्थितदायिनि
jaya prathamasarvajña jaya sarvaprabodhika jaya pracuradivyāṃga jaya prārthitadāyini
Victory, O first all-knowing one; victory, O awakener of all; victory, O you of abundant divine limbs; victory, O giver of what is asked for.
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SiP 7.1 15.31
क्व देव ते परं धाम क्व च तुच्छं च नो वचः तथापि भगवन् भक्त्या प्रलपंतं क्षमस्व माम्
kva deva te paraṃ dhāma kva ca tucchaṃ ca no vacaḥ tathāpi bhagavan bhaktyā pralapaṃtaṃ kṣamasva mām
Where, O god, is your supreme abode, and where our paltry speech? Even so, O Lord, forgive me as I babble out of devotion.
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SiP 7.1 15.32
विज्ञाप्यैवंविधैः सूक्तैर्विश्वकर्मा चतुर्मुखः नमश्चकार रुद्राय रद्राण्यै च मुहुर्मुहुः
vijñāpyaivaṃvidhaiḥ sūktairviśvakarmā caturmukhaḥ namaścakāra rudrāya radrāṇyai ca muhurmuhuḥ
Having made his petition with such well-spoken verses, the four-faced maker of all made obeisance again and again to Rudra and to Rudrāṇī.
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SiP 7.1 15.33
इदं स्तोत्रवरं पुण्यं ब्रह्मणा समुदीरितम् अर्धनारीश्वरं नाम शिवयोर्हर्षवर्धनम्
idaṃ stotravaraṃ puṇyaṃ brahmaṇā samudīritam ardhanārīśvaraṃ nāma śivayorharṣavardhanam
This excellent, meritorious hymn, uttered by Brahmā, is named 'The Lord who is half woman', and increases the joy of Śiva and Śivā.
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SiP 7.1 15.34
य इदं कीर्तयेद्भक्त्या यस्य कस्यापि शिक्षया स तत्फलमवाप्नोति शिवयोः प्रीतिकारणात्
ya idaṃ kīrtayedbhaktyā yasya kasyāpi śikṣayā sa tatphalamavāpnoti śivayoḥ prītikāraṇāt
Whoever recites this with devotion, having been taught it by whomsoever, obtains the fruit of it, because it gives delight to Śiva and Śivā.
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SiP 7.1 15.35
सकलभुवनभूतभावनाभ्यां जननविनाशविहीनविग्रहाभ्याम् नरवरयुवतीवपुर्धराभ्यां सततमहं प्रणतोस्मि शंकराभ्याम्
sakalabhuvanabhūtabhāvanābhyāṃ jananavināśavihīnavigrahābhyām naravarayuvatīvapurdharābhyāṃ satatamahaṃ praṇatosmi śaṃkarābhyām
To the two who bring into being all the worlds and creatures, whose bodies are without birth or destruction, who bear the forms of a best of men and of a young woman — to the two Śaṃkaras I am bowed for ever.
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