Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Purva Bhaga — Chapter 26
SiP 7.1 26.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायां पूर्वखण्डे देवीगौरत्वभवनं नाम पञ्चविंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् २६ वायुरुवाच उत्पाद्य कौशिकीं गौरी ब्रह्मणे प्रतिपाद्य ताम् तस्य प्रत्युपकाराय पितामहमथाब्रवीत्
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe devīgauratvabhavanaṃ nāma pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 26 vāyuruvāca utpādya kauśikīṃ gaurī brahmaṇe pratipādya tām tasya pratyupakārāya pitāmahamathābravīt
Thus the twenty-fifth chapter, called 'The Goddess's Becoming Fair', in the Pūrvakhaṇḍa of the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, the seventh (section) of the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 26. Vāyu said: Having produced Kauśikī and having handed her over to Brahmā, Gaurī then spoke to the Grandfather, so as to return his favour:
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SiP 7.1 26.2
देव्युवाच दृष्टः किमेष भवता शार्दूलो मदुपाश्रयः अनेन दुष्टसत्त्वेभ्यो रक्षितं मत्तपोवनम्
devyuvāca dṛṣṭaḥ kimeṣa bhavatā śārdūlo madupāśrayaḥ anena duṣṭasattvebhyo rakṣitaṃ mattapovanam
The Goddess said: Have you seen this tiger who has taken refuge with me? By him my ascetic grove has been guarded from evil creatures.
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SiP 7.1 26.3
मय्यर्पितमना एष भजते मामनन्यधीः अस्य संरक्षणादन्यत्प्रियं मम न विद्यते
mayyarpitamanā eṣa bhajate māmananyadhīḥ asya saṃrakṣaṇādanyatpriyaṃ mama na vidyate
With his mind fixed on me, he worships me with no other thought; there is nothing dearer to me than the protection of him.
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SiP 7.1 26.4
भवितव्यमनेनातो ममान्तःपुरचारिणा गणेश्वरपदं चास्मै प्रीत्या दास्यति शंकरः
bhavitavyamanenāto mamāntaḥpuracāriṇā gaṇeśvarapadaṃ cāsmai prītyā dāsyati śaṃkaraḥ
Therefore he shall become a dweller in my inner apartments, and Śaṃkara will out of affection grant him the rank of a lord of the hosts (gaṇeśvara).
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SiP 7.1 26.5
एनमग्रेसरं कृत्वा सखीभिर्गन्तुमुत्सहे प्रदीयतामनुज्ञा मे प्रजानां पतिना १ त्वया
enamagresaraṃ kṛtvā sakhībhirgantumutsahe pradīyatāmanujñā me prajānāṃ patinā 1 tvayā
Making him go before (me), I wish to go with my friends; let leave be granted me by you, the lord of creatures.
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SiP 7.1 26.6
१ धित्वमार्षम् ५३१अ इत्युक्तः प्रहसन्ब्रह्मा देवीम्मुग्धामिव स्मयन् तस्य तीव्रैः पुरावृत्तैर्दौरात्म्यं समवर्णयत् १
1 dhitvamārṣam 531a ityuktaḥ prahasanbrahmā devīmmugdhāmiva smayan tasya tīvraiḥ purāvṛttairdaurātmyaṃ samavarṇayat 1
[1 the form dhitva is Vedic/archaic. 531a] Addressed thus, Brahmā, laughing and smiling as it were at the Goddess as though she were naive, described his wickedness by (recounting) his harsh past deeds.
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SiP 7.1 26.7
ब्रह्मोवाच पशौ देवि मृगाः क्रूराः क्व च ते ऽनुग्रहः शुभः आशीविषमुखे साक्षादमृतं किं निषिच्यते
brahmovāca paśau devi mṛgāḥ krūrāḥ kva ca te 'nugrahaḥ śubhaḥ āśīviṣamukhe sākṣādamṛtaṃ kiṃ niṣicyate
Brahmā said: O Goddess, beasts—deer—are cruel; and where is your auspicious favour (to be placed)? Is nectar actually poured into the mouth of a venomous snake?
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SiP 7.1 26.8
व्याघ्रमात्रेण सन्नेष दुष्टः को ऽपि निशाचरः अनेन भक्षिता गावो ब्राह्मणाश्च तपोधनाः
vyāghramātreṇa sanneṣa duṣṭaḥ ko 'pi niśācaraḥ anena bhakṣitā gāvo brāhmaṇāśca tapodhanāḥ
This one, in the mere (form of a) tiger, is some evil night-roaming demon; by him cows and brahmins rich in austerity have been devoured.
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SiP 7.1 26.9
तर्पयंस्तान्यथाकामं कामरूपी चरत्यसौ अवश्यं खलु भोक्तव्यं फलं पापस्य कर्मणः
tarpayaṃstānyathākāmaṃ kāmarūpī caratyasau avaśyaṃ khalu bhoktavyaṃ phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ
Gratifying them at will, this one, able to take any form he wishes, roams about; surely the fruit of an evil deed must inevitably be experienced.
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SiP 7.1 26.10
अतः किं कृपया कृत्यमीदृशेषु दुरात्मसु अनेन देव्याः किं कृत्यं प्रकृत्या कलुषात्मना
ataḥ kiṃ kṛpayā kṛtyamīdṛśeṣu durātmasu anena devyāḥ kiṃ kṛtyaṃ prakṛtyā kaluṣātmanā
Therefore what is to be done with compassion toward such evil-natured ones? What has the Goddess to do with this one, whose nature is foul?
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SiP 7.1 26.11
देव्युवाच यदुक्तं भवता सर्वं तथ्यमस्त्वयमीदृशः तथापि मां प्रपन्नो ऽभून्न त्याज्यो मामुपाश्रितः
devyuvāca yaduktaṃ bhavatā sarvaṃ tathyamastvayamīdṛśaḥ tathāpi māṃ prapanno 'bhūnna tyājyo māmupāśritaḥ
The Goddess said: Let all that you have said be true, let him be such; yet he has come to me for refuge—one who has taken shelter with me is not to be abandoned.
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SiP 7.1 26.12
ब्रह्मोवाच अस्य भक्तिमविज्ञाय प्राग्वृत्तं ते निवेदितम् भक्तिश्चेदस्य किं पापैर्न ते भक्तः प्रणश्यति
brahmovāca asya bhaktimavijñāya prāgvṛttaṃ te niveditam bhaktiścedasya kiṃ pāpairna te bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati
Brahmā said: Not knowing his devotion, I reported to you his former conduct; but if he has devotion, what (harm) from his sins? Your devotee does not perish.
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SiP 7.1 26.13
पुण्यकर्मापि किं कुर्यात्त्वदीयाज्ञानपेक्षया अजा प्रज्ञा पुराणी च त्वमेव परमेश्वरी
puṇyakarmāpi kiṃ kuryāttvadīyājñānapekṣayā ajā prajñā purāṇī ca tvameva parameśvarī
And what can even a doer of meritorious deeds accomplish without regard for your command? You alone are the unborn, wisdom, ancient, the supreme sovereign.
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SiP 7.1 26.14
त्वदधीना हि सर्वेषां बंधमोक्षव्यवस्थितिः त्वदृते परमा शक्तिः संसिद्धिः कस्य कर्मणा
tvadadhīnā hi sarveṣāṃ baṃdhamokṣavyavasthitiḥ tvadṛte paramā śaktiḥ saṃsiddhiḥ kasya karmaṇā
For the disposition of bondage and release for all beings depends on you; apart from you, the supreme power, by whose action is full accomplishment (obtained)?
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SiP 7.1 26.15
त्वमेव विविधा शक्तिः भवानामथ वा स्वयम् अशक्तः कर्मकरणे कर्ता वा किं करिष्यति
tvameva vividhā śaktiḥ bhavānāmatha vā svayam aśaktaḥ karmakaraṇe kartā vā kiṃ kariṣyati
You yourself are the manifold power of beings, or (their power) in your own person; and one incapable of performing action—what will an agent do?
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SiP 7.1 26.16
विष्णोश्च मम चान्येषां देवदानवरक्षसाम् तत्तदैश्वर्यसम्प्राप्त्यै तवैवाज्ञा हि कारणम्
viṣṇośca mama cānyeṣāṃ devadānavarakṣasām tattadaiśvaryasamprāptyai tavaivājñā hi kāraṇam
For Viṣṇu's, and mine, and the others'—gods', dānavas', rākṣasas'—attainment of their respective sovereignty, your command alone is the cause.
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SiP 7.1 26.17
अतीताः खल्वसंख्याता ब्रह्माणो हरयो भवाः अनागतास्त्वसंख्यातास्त्वदाज्ञानुविधायिनः
atītāḥ khalvasaṃkhyātā brahmāṇo harayo bhavāḥ anāgatāstvasaṃkhyātāstvadājñānuvidhāyinaḥ
Countless indeed are the Brahmās, Haris and Bhavas who have passed away, and countless those yet to come, all carrying out your command.
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SiP 7.1 26.18
त्वामनाराध्य देवेशि पुरुषार्थचतुष्टयम् लब्धुं न शक्यमस्माभिरपि सर्वैः सुरोत्तमैः
tvāmanārādhya deveśi puruṣārthacatuṣṭayam labdhuṃ na śakyamasmābhirapi sarvaiḥ surottamaiḥ
Without worshipping you, O Mistress of the gods, the fourfold aim of human life cannot be obtained even by all of us, the highest of gods.
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SiP 7.1 26.19
व्यत्यासो ऽपि भवेत्सद्यो ब्रह्मत्वस्थावरत्वयोः सुकृतं दुष्कृतं चापि त्वयेव स्थापितं यतः
vyatyāso 'pi bhavetsadyo brahmatvasthāvaratvayoḥ sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ cāpi tvayeva sthāpitaṃ yataḥ
Even an exchange between the state of Brahmā and the state of an immobile thing could happen at once, since good deed and bad deed too have been established by you alone.
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SiP 7.1 26.20
त्वं हि सर्वजगद्भर्तुश्शिवस्य परमात्मनः अनादिमध्यनिधना शक्तिराद्या सनातनी
tvaṃ hi sarvajagadbhartuśśivasya paramātmanaḥ anādimadhyanidhanā śaktirādyā sanātanī
For you are the primordial, eternal power—without beginning, middle or end—of Śiva, the supreme Self, the sustainer of the whole world.
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SiP 7.1 26.21
समस्तलोकयात्रार्थं मूर्तिमाविश्य कामपि क्रीडसे २ विविधैर्भावैः कस्त्वां जानाति तत्त्वतः
samastalokayātrārthaṃ mūrtimāviśya kāmapi krīḍase 2 vividhairbhāvaiḥ kastvāṃ jānāti tattvataḥ
For the sake of the whole world's course you enter some form or other and play with manifold moods; who knows you as you truly are?
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SiP 7.1 26.22
अतो दुष्कृतकर्मापि व्याघ्रो ऽयं त्वदनुग्रहात् प्राप्नोतु परमां सिद्धिमत्र कः प्रतिबन्धकः
ato duṣkṛtakarmāpi vyāghro 'yaṃ tvadanugrahāt prāpnotu paramāṃ siddhimatra kaḥ pratibandhakaḥ
Therefore, though his deeds were evil, let this tiger attain the highest perfection by your grace; what obstacle is there in this?
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SiP 7.1 26.23
इत्यात्मनः परं भावं स्मारयित्वानुरूपतः ब्रह्मणाभ्यर्थिता गौरी तपसो ऽपि न्यवर्तत
ityātmanaḥ paraṃ bhāvaṃ smārayitvānurūpataḥ brahmaṇābhyarthitā gaurī tapaso 'pi nyavartata
Having thus fittingly reminded (her) of her own supreme nature, Gaurī, entreated by Brahmā, desisted even from her austerity.
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SiP 7.1 26.24
ततो देवीमनुज्ञाप्य ब्रह्मण्यन्तर्हिते सति देवीं च मातरं दृष्ट्वा मेनां हिमवता सह
tato devīmanujñāpya brahmaṇyantarhite sati devīṃ ca mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā menāṃ himavatā saha
Then, when Brahmā had taken leave of the Goddess and vanished, and (she) had seen her mother Menā, the goddess, together with Himavat—
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SiP 7.1 26.25
प्रणम्याश्वास्य बहुधा पितरौ विरहासहौ १ परस्मैपदमार्षम् २ आत्मनेपदमार्षम् ५३१ब् तपः प्रणयिनो देवी तपोवनमहीरुहान्
praṇamyāśvāsya bahudhā pitarau virahāsahau 1 parasmaipadamārṣam 2 ātmanepadamārṣam 531b tapaḥ praṇayino devī tapovanamahīruhān
—and having bowed to and comforted in many ways her two parents, who could not bear the separation, the Goddess (looked upon) the trees of the ascetic grove, which were fond of austerity— [1 the parasmaipada form is archaic; 2 the ātmanepada form is archaic; 531b]
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SiP 7.1 26.26
विप्रयोगशुचेवाग्रे पुष्पबाष्पं विमुंचतः तत्तुच्छाखासमारूढविहगो दीरितै रुतैः
viprayogaśucevāgre puṣpabāṣpaṃ vimuṃcataḥ tattucchākhāsamārūḍhavihago dīritai rutaiḥ
—which in front (of her), as if from the grief of parting, were letting fall their blossoms as tears, and which, through the cries uttered by the birds perched on their high branches,
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SiP 7.1 26.27
व्याकुलं बहुधा दीनं विलापमिव कुर्वतः सखीभ्यः कथयंत्येवं सत्त्वरा भर्तृदर्शने
vyākulaṃ bahudhā dīnaṃ vilāpamiva kurvataḥ sakhībhyaḥ kathayaṃtyevaṃ sattvarā bhartṛdarśane
were as it were making a lament, agitated and piteous in many ways—telling (all) this to her friends, she, in haste to see her husband,
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SiP 7.1 26.28
पुरस्कृत्य च तं व्याघ्रं स्नेहात्पुत्रमिवौरसम् देहस्य प्रभया चैव दीपयन्ती दिशो दश
puraskṛtya ca taṃ vyāghraṃ snehātputramivaurasam dehasya prabhayā caiva dīpayantī diśo daśa
and putting that tiger in front, out of affection as (one would) a son of one's own body, and illuminating the ten directions with the radiance of her body,
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SiP 7.1 26.29
प्रययौ मंदरं गौरी यत्र भर्ता महेश्वरः सर्वेषां जगतां धाता कर्ता पाता विनाशकृत्
prayayau maṃdaraṃ gaurī yatra bhartā maheśvaraḥ sarveṣāṃ jagatāṃ dhātā kartā pātā vināśakṛt
Gaurī went to Mandara, where her husband was Maheśvara, the ordainer of all the worlds, their maker, preserver, and destroyer.
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