Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 2
SiP 7.2 2.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे कृष्णपुत्रप्राप्तिवर्णनं नम प्रथमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् २ ऋषय ऊचुः किं तत्पाशुपतं ज्ञानं कथं पशुपतिश्शिवः कथं धौम्याग्रजः पृष्टः कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe kṛṣṇaputraprāptivarṇanaṃ nama prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 2 ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kiṃ tatpāśupataṃ jñānaṃ kathaṃ paśupatiśśivaḥ kathaṃ dhaumyāgrajaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇenākliṣṭakarmaṇā
Oṃ. Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (part), the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the latter section, (ends) the first chapter, called "The Description of Kṛṣṇa's Obtaining a Son." Chapter 2. The sages said: What is that Pāśupata knowledge? How is Śiva the lord of beasts (Paśupati)? How was Dhaumya's elder brother questioned by Kṛṣṇa, whose deeds are unwearied?
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SiP 7.2 2.2
एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व वायो शंकरविग्रह तत्समो न हि वक्तास्ति त्रैलोक्येष्वपरः प्रभुः
etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva vāyo śaṃkaravigraha tatsamo na hi vaktāsti trailokyeṣvaparaḥ prabhuḥ
Tell all this, O Vāyu, you who are the very form of Śaṃkara; for there is no speaker equal to him, no other lord in the three worlds.
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SiP 7.2 2.3
सूत उवाच इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां महर्षीणां प्रभंजनः संस्मृत्य शिवमीशानं प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे
sūta uvāca ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ prabhaṃjanaḥ saṃsmṛtya śivamīśānaṃ pravaktumupacakrame
Sūta said: Having heard these words of those great sages, the Wind (Vāyu), calling to mind Śiva the ruler, began to speak.
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SiP 7.2 2.4
वायुरुवाच पुरा साक्षान्महेशेन श्रीकंठाख्येन मन्दरे देव्यै देवेन कथितं ज्ञानं पाशुपतं परम्
vāyuruvāca purā sākṣānmaheśena śrīkaṃṭhākhyena mandare devyai devena kathitaṃ jñānaṃ pāśupataṃ param
Vāyu said: Formerly, on Mount Mandara, the supreme Pāśupata knowledge was told to the Goddess by the great Lord himself in person, the god named Śrīkaṇṭha.
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SiP 7.2 2.5
तदेव पृष्टं कृष्णेन विष्णुना विश्वयोनिना पशुत्वं च सुरादीनां पतित्वं च शिवस्य च
tadeva pṛṣṭaṃ kṛṣṇena viṣṇunā viśvayoninā paśutvaṃ ca surādīnāṃ patitvaṃ ca śivasya ca
That very (knowledge) was asked about by Kṛṣṇa, by Viṣṇu, the womb of the universe — and (also) the beast-nature of the gods and the rest, and the lordship of Śiva.
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SiP 7.2 2.6
यथोपदिष्टं कृष्णाय मुनिना ह्युपमन्युना तथा समासतो वक्ष्ये तच्छृणुध्वमतंद्रिताः
yathopadiṣṭaṃ kṛṣṇāya muninā hyupamanyunā tathā samāsato vakṣye tacchṛṇudhvamataṃdritāḥ
As it was taught to Kṛṣṇa by the sage Upamanyu, so I shall relate it in summary; hear it, being attentive.
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SiP 7.2 2.7
पुरोपमन्युमासीनं विष्णुःकृष्णवपुर्धरः प्रणिपत्य यथान्यायमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
puropamanyumāsīnaṃ viṣṇuḥkṛṣṇavapurdharaḥ praṇipatya yathānyāyamidaṃ vacanamabravīt
Viṣṇu, bearing the body of Kṛṣṇa, bowing down duly before Upamanyu, who was seated (there), spoke these words.
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SiP 7.2 2.8
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि देव्यै देवेन भाषितम् दिव्यं पाशुपतं ज्ञानं विभूतिं वास्य कृत्स्नशः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca bhagavañchrotumicchāmi devyai devena bhāṣitam divyaṃ pāśupataṃ jñānaṃ vibhūtiṃ vāsya kṛtsnaśaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Reverend one, I wish to hear the divine Pāśupata knowledge spoken by the God to the Goddess, or (else) his majesty (vibhūti) in full.
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SiP 7.2 2.9
कथं पशुपतिर्देवः पशवः के प्रकीर्तिताः कैः पाशैस्ते निबध्यंते विमुच्यंते च ते कथम्
kathaṃ paśupatirdevaḥ paśavaḥ ke prakīrtitāḥ kaiḥ pāśaiste nibadhyaṃte vimucyaṃte ca te katham
How is the god the lord of beasts? Who are declared to be the beasts? By what bonds are they bound, and how are they released?
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SiP 7.2 2.10
इति संचोदितः श्रीमानुपमन्युर्महात्मना प्रणम्य देवं देवीं च प्राह पुष्टो यथा तथा
iti saṃcoditaḥ śrīmānupamanyurmahātmanā praṇamya devaṃ devīṃ ca prāha puṣṭo yathā tathā
Thus urged by the great-souled one, the illustrious Upamanyu, bowing to the God and the Goddess, spoke just as he had been asked.
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SiP 7.2 2.11
उपमन्युरुवाच ब्रह्माद्याः स्थावरांताश्च देवदेवस्य शूलिनः पशवः परिकीर्त्यंते संसारवशवर्तिनः
upamanyuruvāca brahmādyāḥ sthāvarāṃtāśca devadevasya śūlinaḥ paśavaḥ parikīrtyaṃte saṃsāravaśavartinaḥ
Upamanyu said: Beginning with Brahmā and ending with immobile things, (all) are declared to be the beasts of the God of gods, the trident-bearer, subject to the sway of transmigration.
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SiP 7.2 2.12
तेषां पतित्वाद्देवेशः शिवः पशुपतिः स्मृतः मलमायादिभिः पाशैः स बध्नाति पशून्पतिः
teṣāṃ patitvāddeveśaḥ śivaḥ paśupatiḥ smṛtaḥ malamāyādibhiḥ pāśaiḥ sa badhnāti paśūnpatiḥ
From (his) being their lord, Śiva, the ruler of the gods, is known as Paśupati; that lord binds the beasts with the bonds of impurity, māyā, and the rest.
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SiP 7.2 2.13
स एव मोचकस्तेषां भक्त्या सम्यगुपासितः चतुर्विंशतितत्त्वानि मायाकर्मगुणा अमी
sa eva mocakasteṣāṃ bhaktyā samyagupāsitaḥ caturviṃśatitattvāni māyākarmaguṇā amī
He alone is their releaser, when rightly worshipped with devotion. These twenty-four principles, māyā, karma, the guṇas,
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SiP 7.2 2.14
विषया इति कथ्यन्ते पाशा जीवनिबन्धनाः ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यंतान् पशून्बद्ध्वा महेश्वरः
viṣayā iti kathyante pāśā jīvanibandhanāḥ brahmādistambaparyaṃtān paśūnbaddhvā maheśvaraḥ
and the objects of sense are called the bonds that fetter the living being. Having bound the beasts, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, the Great Lord
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SiP 7.2 2.15
५४५ब् पाशैरेतैः पतिर्देवः कार्यं कारयति स्वकम् तस्याज्ञया महेशस्य प्रकृतिः पुरुषोचिताम्
545b pāśairetaiḥ patirdevaḥ kāryaṃ kārayati svakam tasyājñayā maheśasya prakṛtiḥ puruṣocitām
— the god who is (their) lord — by these bonds makes (them) perform his own work. By the command of that Great Lord, Prakṛti brings forth the intellect fit for the puruṣa;
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SiP 7.2 2.16
बुद्धिं प्रसूते सा बुद्धिरहंकारमहंकृतिः इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च तन्मात्रापञ्चकं तथा
buddhiṃ prasūte sā buddhirahaṃkāramahaṃkṛtiḥ indriyāṇi daśaikaṃ ca tanmātrāpañcakaṃ tathā
that intellect (brings forth) the ego, and the ego (brings forth) the ten sense-organs and the one (mind), and likewise the five subtle elements,
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SiP 7.2 2.17
शासनाद्देवदेवस्य शिवस्य शिवदायिनः तन्मात्राण्यपि तस्यैव शासनेन महीयसा
śāsanāddevadevasya śivasya śivadāyinaḥ tanmātrāṇyapi tasyaiva śāsanena mahīyasā
by the ordinance of the God of gods, Śiva the giver of welfare. The subtle elements too, by that same mighty ordinance of his,
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SiP 7.2 2.18
महाभूतान्यशेषाणि भावयंत्यनुपूर्वशः ब्रह्मादीनां तृणान्तानां देहिनां देहसंगतिम्
mahābhūtānyaśeṣāṇi bhāvayaṃtyanupūrvaśaḥ brahmādīnāṃ tṛṇāntānāṃ dehināṃ dehasaṃgatim
bring into being all the great elements in due order; (and these produce) the bodily connection of embodied beings from Brahmā down to a blade of grass.
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SiP 7.2 2.19
महाभूतान्यशेषाणि जनयंति शिवाज्ञया अध्यवस्यति वै बुद्धिरहंकारोभिमन्यते
mahābhūtānyaśeṣāṇi janayaṃti śivājñayā adhyavasyati vai buddhirahaṃkārobhimanyate
By Śiva's command they generate all the great elements. The intellect indeed determines; the ego lays claim (to things as 'I');
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SiP 7.2 2.20
चित्तं चेतयते चापि मनः संकल्पयत्यपि श्रोत्रादीनि च गृह्णन्ति शब्दादीन्विषयान् पृथक्
cittaṃ cetayate cāpi manaḥ saṃkalpayatyapi śrotrādīni ca gṛhṇanti śabdādīnviṣayān pṛthak
the mind-stuff (citta) is aware, and the mind forms intentions; and the hearing and the other (senses) each grasp separately their objects, sound and the rest,
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SiP 7.2 2.21
स्वानेव नान्यान्देवस्य दिव्येनाज्ञाबलेन वै वागादीन्यपि यान्यासंस्तानि कर्मेन्द्रियाणि च
svāneva nānyāndevasya divyenājñābalena vai vāgādīnyapi yānyāsaṃstāni karmendriyāṇi ca
(They grasp) only their own (objects), not others', by the divine power of the God's command; and those organs of action too, which are speech and the rest—
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SiP 7.2 2.22
यथा स्वं कर्म कुर्वन्ति नान्यत्किंचिच्छिवाज्ञया शब्दादयोपि गृह्यंते क्रियन्ते वचनादयः
yathā svaṃ karma kurvanti nānyatkiṃcicchivājñayā śabdādayopi gṛhyaṃte kriyante vacanādayaḥ
—perform each its own function, and nothing else, by Śiva's command; sounds and the rest too are grasped, and speech and the other (actions) are performed.
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SiP 7.2 2.23
अविलंघ्या हि सर्वेषामाज्ञा शंभोर्गरीयसी अवकाशमशेषाणां भूतानां संप्रयच्छति
avilaṃghyā hi sarveṣāmājñā śaṃbhorgarīyasī avakāśamaśeṣāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ saṃprayacchati
For the weighty command of Śambhu is not to be transgressed by any; it grants room to all beings without exception.
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SiP 7.2 2.24
आकाशः परमेशस्य शासनादेव सर्वगः प्राणाद्यैश्च तथा नामभेदैरंतर्बहिर्जगत्
ākāśaḥ parameśasya śāsanādeva sarvagaḥ prāṇādyaiśca tathā nāmabhedairaṃtarbahirjagat
Space, by the ordinance of the Supreme Lord alone, is all-pervading; and so too, under the names prāṇa and the rest, (the wind pervades) the world within and without.
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SiP 7.2 2.25
बिभर्ति सर्वं शर्वस्य शासनेन प्रभञ्जनः हव्यं वहति देवानां कव्यं कव्याशिनामपि
bibharti sarvaṃ śarvasya śāsanena prabhañjanaḥ havyaṃ vahati devānāṃ kavyaṃ kavyāśināmapi
The wind bears everything by Śarva's ordinance; it carries the oblation to the gods and the offering to the eaters of ancestral food.
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SiP 7.2 2.26
पाकाद्यं च करोत्यग्निः परमेश्वरशासनात् संजीवनाद्यं सर्वस्य कुर्वत्यापस्तदाज्ञया
pākādyaṃ ca karotyagniḥ parameśvaraśāsanāt saṃjīvanādyaṃ sarvasya kurvatyāpastadājñayā
And fire performs cooking and the rest by the Supreme Lord's ordinance; the waters, by his command, perform the enlivening and the rest of everything.
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SiP 7.2 2.27
विश्वम्भरा जगन्नित्यं धत्ते विश्वेश्वराज्ञया देवान्पात्यसुरान् हंति त्रिलोकमभिरक्षति
viśvambharā jagannityaṃ dhatte viśveśvarājñayā devānpātyasurān haṃti trilokamabhirakṣati
The all-bearing earth perpetually holds the world by the command of the Lord of the universe; (Indra) protects the gods, slays the asuras, and guards the three worlds.
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SiP 7.2 2.28
आज्ञया तस्य देवेन्द्रः सर्वैर्देवैरलंघ्यया आधिपत्यमपां नित्यं कुरुते वरुणस्सदा
ājñayā tasya devendraḥ sarvairdevairalaṃghyayā ādhipatyamapāṃ nityaṃ kurute varuṇassadā
By his command, which cannot be transgressed by all the gods, the lord of the gods (acts); and Varuṇa constantly exercises perpetual sovereignty over the waters.
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SiP 7.2 2.29
पाशैर्बध्नाति च यथा दंड्यांस्तस्यैव शासनात् ददाति नित्यं यक्षेन्द्रो द्रविणं द्रविणेश्वरः
pāśairbadhnāti ca yathā daṃḍyāṃstasyaiva śāsanāt dadāti nityaṃ yakṣendro draviṇaṃ draviṇeśvaraḥ
And he binds with nooses those deserving punishment, likewise by his ordinance; the lord of the yakṣas, master of wealth, constantly bestows riches.
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SiP 7.2 2.30
पुण्यानुरूपं भूतेभ्यः पुरुषस्यानुशासनात् करोति संपदः शश्वज्ज्ञानं चापि सुमेधसाम्
puṇyānurūpaṃ bhūtebhyaḥ puruṣasyānuśāsanāt karoti saṃpadaḥ śaśvajjñānaṃ cāpi sumedhasām
In accordance with merit he creates prosperity for beings, at the command of the Puruṣa, and likewise knowledge for those of good understanding, continually.
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SiP 7.2 2.31
निग्रहं चाप्यसाधूनामीशानश्शिवशासनात् धत्ते तु धरणीं मूर्ध्ना शेषः शिवनियोगतः
nigrahaṃ cāpyasādhūnāmīśānaśśivaśāsanāt dhatte tu dharaṇīṃ mūrdhnā śeṣaḥ śivaniyogataḥ
And Īśāna (effects) the restraint of the wicked by Śiva's ordinance; and Śeṣa bears the earth on his head by Śiva's appointment.
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SiP 7.2 2.32
यामाहुस्तामसीं रौद्रीं मूर्तिमंतकरीं हरेः सृजत्यशेषमीशस्य शासनाच्चतुराननः
yāmāhustāmasīṃ raudrīṃ mūrtimaṃtakarīṃ hareḥ sṛjatyaśeṣamīśasya śāsanāccaturānanaḥ
That form of Hari which they call dark and terrible, the maker of the end—(and) the four-faced one creates everything by the Lord's ordinance.
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SiP 7.2 2.33
अन्याभिर्मूर्तिभिः स्वाभिः पाति चांते निहन्ति च विष्णुः पालयते विश्वं कालकालस्य शासनात्
anyābhirmūrtibhiḥ svābhiḥ pāti cāṃte nihanti ca viṣṇuḥ pālayate viśvaṃ kālakālasya śāsanāt
With his other, own forms he protects, and at the end he destroys; Viṣṇu guards the universe by the ordinance of the Destroyer of Time.
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SiP 7.2 2.34
सृजते त्रसते चापि स्वकाभिस्तनुभिस्त्रिभिः हरत्यंते जगत्सर्वं हरस्तस्यैव शासनात्
sṛjate trasate cāpi svakābhistanubhistribhiḥ haratyaṃte jagatsarvaṃ harastasyaiva śāsanāt
He creates too, and also frightens(?), with his own three bodies; Hara withdraws the whole world at the end, by his ordinance alone.
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SiP 7.2 2.35
सृजत्यपि च विश्वात्मा त्रिधा भिन्नस्तु रक्षति कालः करोति सकलं कालस्संहरति प्रजाः
sṛjatyapi ca viśvātmā tridhā bhinnastu rakṣati kālaḥ karoti sakalaṃ kālassaṃharati prajāḥ
And the Self of all creates, and, divided threefold, protects; Time makes everything, Time gathers back the creatures.
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SiP 7.2 2.36
कालः पालयते विश्वं कालकालस्य शासनात् ५४६अ त्रिभिरंशैर्जगद्बिभ्रत्तेजोभिर्वृष्टिमादिशन्
kālaḥ pālayate viśvaṃ kālakālasya śāsanāt 546a tribhiraṃśairjagadbibhrattejobhirvṛṣṭimādiśan
Time guards the universe by the ordinance of the Destroyer of Time. Bearing the world with three portions, dispensing rain with his rays,
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SiP 7.2 2.37
दिवि वर्षत्यसौ भानुर्देवदेवस्य शासनात् पुष्णात्योषधिजातानि भूतान्याह्लादयत्यपि
divi varṣatyasau bhānurdevadevasya śāsanāt puṣṇātyoṣadhijātāni bhūtānyāhlādayatyapi
that sun rains in the sky by the ordinance of the God of gods; he nourishes the kinds of plants and gladdens beings as well.
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SiP 7.2 2.38
देवैश्च पीयते चंद्रश्चन्द्रभूषणशासनात् आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा
devaiśca pīyate caṃdraścandrabhūṣaṇaśāsanāt ādityā vasavo rudrā aśvinau marutastathā
And the moon is drunk by the gods, by the ordinance of him who is adorned with the moon; the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the two Aśvins and the Maruts likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.39
खेचरा ऋषयस्सिद्धा भोगिनो मनुजा मृगाः पशवः पक्षिणश्चैव कीटाद्याः स्थावराणि च
khecarā ṛṣayassiddhā bhogino manujā mṛgāḥ paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva kīṭādyāḥ sthāvarāṇi ca
the sky-goers, the seers, the siddhas, the serpents(?), men, deer, cattle and birds, and worms and the rest, and immobile things,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 2.40
नद्यस्समुद्रा गिरयः काननानि सरांसि च वेदाः सांगाश्च शास्त्राणि मंत्रस्तोममखादयः
nadyassamudrā girayaḥ kānanāni sarāṃsi ca vedāḥ sāṃgāśca śāstrāṇi maṃtrastomamakhādayaḥ
rivers, oceans, mountains, forests and lakes; the Vedas with their limbs, the treatises, mantras, hymns of praise, sacrifices and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.41
कालाग्न्यादिशिवांतानि भुवनानि सहाधिपैः ब्रह्मांडान्यप्यसंख्यानि तेषामावरणानि च
kālāgnyādiśivāṃtāni bhuvanāni sahādhipaiḥ brahmāṃḍānyapyasaṃkhyāni teṣāmāvaraṇāni ca
The worlds from Kālāgni up to Śiva, together with their rulers, and also the innumerable brahma-eggs (universes) and their enveloping sheaths —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.42
वर्तमानान्यतीतानि भविष्यन्त्यपि कृत्स्नशः दिशश्च विदिशश्चैव कालभेदाः कलादयः
vartamānānyatītāni bhaviṣyantyapi kṛtsnaśaḥ diśaśca vidiśaścaiva kālabhedāḥ kalādayaḥ
(things) present, past, and future too, wholly; and the directions and the intermediate directions, and the divisions of time, the kalās and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.43
यच्च किंचिज्जगत्यस्मिन् दृश्यते श्रूयते ऽपि वा तत्सर्वं शंकरस्याज्ञा बलेन समधिष्ठितम्
yacca kiṃcijjagatyasmin dṛśyate śrūyate 'pi vā tatsarvaṃ śaṃkarasyājñā balena samadhiṣṭhitam
and whatever is seen or heard of in this world — all that is established by the force of Śaṅkara's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.44
आज्ञाबलात्तस्य धरा स्थितेह धराधरा वारिधराः समुद्राः ज्योतिर्गणाः शक्रमुखाश्च देवाः स्थिरं चिरं वा चिदचिद्यदस्ति
ājñābalāttasya dharā sthiteha dharādharā vāridharāḥ samudrāḥ jyotirgaṇāḥ śakramukhāśca devāḥ sthiraṃ ciraṃ vā cidacidyadasti
By the power of his command the earth stands here, and the mountains, the clouds, the oceans, the hosts of luminaries, and the gods headed by Śakra — whatever exists, sentient or insentient, fixed or lasting long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 2.45
उपमन्युरुवाच अत्याश्चर्यमिदं कृष्ण शंभोरमितकर्मणः आज्ञाकृतं शृणुष्वैतच्छ्रुतं श्रुतिमुखे मया
upamanyuruvāca atyāścaryamidaṃ kṛṣṇa śaṃbhoramitakarmaṇaḥ ājñākṛtaṃ śṛṇuṣvaitacchrutaṃ śrutimukhe mayā
Upamanyu said: This is most wonderful, Kṛṣṇa, (a thing) done by the command of Śambhu of measureless deeds. Hear this, which was heard by me from the mouth of scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.46
पुरा किल सुराः सेंद्रा विवदंतः परस्परम् असुरान्समरे जित्वा जेताहमहमित्युत
purā kila surāḥ seṃdrā vivadaṃtaḥ parasparam asurānsamare jitvā jetāhamahamityuta
Formerly, it is said, the gods together with Indra were disputing with one another, having conquered the asuras in battle: "I am the conqueror!" "I am!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.47
तदा महेश्वरस्तेषां मध्यतो वरवेषधृक् स्वलक्षणैर्विहीनांगः स्वयं यक्ष इवाभवत्
tadā maheśvarasteṣāṃ madhyato varaveṣadhṛk svalakṣaṇairvihīnāṃgaḥ svayaṃ yakṣa ivābhavat
Then Maheśvara, in the midst of them, wearing an excellent guise, his limbs devoid of his own (distinguishing) marks, himself became as it were a yakṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.48
स तानाह सुरानेकं तृणमादाय भूतले य एतद्विकृतं कर्तुं क्षमते स तु दैत्यजित्
sa tānāha surānekaṃ tṛṇamādāya bhūtale ya etadvikṛtaṃ kartuṃ kṣamate sa tu daityajit
He, taking a single blade of grass, said to those gods on the ground: "Whoever is able to alter this is indeed the conqueror of the daityas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.49
यक्षस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा वज्रपाणिः शचीपतिः किंचित्क्रुद्धो विहस्यैनं तृणमादातुमुद्यतः
yakṣasya vacanaṃ śrutvā vajrapāṇiḥ śacīpatiḥ kiṃcitkruddho vihasyainaṃ tṛṇamādātumudyataḥ
Hearing the yakṣa's speech, the wielder of the thunderbolt, Śacī's lord, somewhat angered, laughed at him and set about taking up the blade of grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.50
न तत्तृणमुपदातुं मनसापि च शक्यते यथा तथापि तच्छेत्तुं वज्रं वज्रधरो ऽसृजत्
na tattṛṇamupadātuṃ manasāpi ca śakyate yathā tathāpi tacchettuṃ vajraṃ vajradharo 'sṛjat
That blade of grass could not be taken up even by the mind, in any way; nevertheless the bearer of the thunderbolt hurled the thunderbolt to cut it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.51
तद्वज्रं निजवज्रेण संसृष्टमिव सर्वतः तृणेनाभिहतं तेन तिर्यगग्रं पपात ह
tadvajraṃ nijavajreṇa saṃsṛṣṭamiva sarvataḥ tṛṇenābhihataṃ tena tiryagagraṃ papāta ha
That thunderbolt, as though struck all over by its own thunderbolt, being smitten by that blade of grass, fell with its point turned sideways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.52
ततश्चान्ये सुसंरब्धा लोकपाला महाबलाः ससृजुस्तृणमुद्दिश्य स्वायुधानि सहस्रशः
tataścānye susaṃrabdhā lokapālā mahābalāḥ sasṛjustṛṇamuddiśya svāyudhāni sahasraśaḥ
Then the other world-guardians too, of great strength, greatly enraged, hurled their own weapons by the thousand, aiming at the blade of grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.53
प्रजज्ज्वाल महावह्निः प्रचंडः पवनो ववौ प्रवृद्धो ऽपांपतिर्यद्वत्प्रलये समुपस्थिते
prajajjvāla mahāvahniḥ pracaṃḍaḥ pavano vavau pravṛddho 'pāṃpatiryadvatpralaye samupasthite
A great fire blazed up, a fierce wind blew, (and) the lord of waters swelled, as when the dissolution has arrived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.54
एवं देवैस्समारब्धं तृणमुद्दिश्य यत्नतः व्यर्थमासीदहो कृष्ण यक्षस्यात्मबलेन वै
evaṃ devaissamārabdhaṃ tṛṇamuddiśya yatnataḥ vyarthamāsīdaho kṛṣṇa yakṣasyātmabalena vai
Thus what was undertaken by the gods with effort, aimed at the blade of grass, was in vain — ah, Kṛṣṇa — indeed by the yakṣa's own power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.55
तदाह यक्षं देवेंद्रः को भवानित्यमर्षितः ततस्स पश्यतामेव तेषामंतरधादथ
tadāha yakṣaṃ deveṃdraḥ ko bhavānityamarṣitaḥ tatassa paśyatāmeva teṣāmaṃtaradhādatha
Then the lord of the gods, unable to bear it, said to the yakṣa, "Who are you?" Thereupon he vanished right before their eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.56
तदंतरे हैमवती देवी दिव्यविभूषणा आविरासीन्नभोरंगे शोभमाना शुचिस्मिता
tadaṃtare haimavatī devī divyavibhūṣaṇā āvirāsīnnabhoraṃge śobhamānā śucismitā
In that moment the goddess Haimavatī, adorned with divine ornaments, appeared on the stage of the sky, shining, with a bright smile.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.57
तां दृष्ट्वा विस्मयाविष्टा देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ५४६ब् प्रणम्य यक्षं पप्रच्छुः को ऽसौ यक्षो विलक्षणः
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayāviṣṭā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ 546b praṇamya yakṣaṃ papracchuḥ ko 'sau yakṣo vilakṣaṇaḥ
Seeing her, the gods led by Śakra, filled with amazement, bowed and asked about the yakṣa: "Who was that extraordinary yakṣa?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.58
सा ऽब्रवीत्सस्मितं देवी स युष्माकमगोचरः तेनेदं भ्रम्यते चक्रं संसाराख्यं चराचरम्
sā 'bravītsasmitaṃ devī sa yuṣmākamagocaraḥ tenedaṃ bhramyate cakraṃ saṃsārākhyaṃ carācaram
The goddess said with a smile: "He is beyond your range of perception. By him this wheel called saṃsāra, moving and unmoving, is made to turn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.59
तेनादौ क्रियते विश्वं तेन संह्रियते पुनः न तन्नियन्ता कश्चित्स्यात्तेन सर्वं नियम्यते
tenādau kriyate viśvaṃ tena saṃhriyate punaḥ na tanniyantā kaścitsyāttena sarvaṃ niyamyate
By him the universe is made in the beginning, by him it is withdrawn again; there is no one who controls him — by him everything is controlled."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 2.60
इत्युक्त्वा सा महादेवी तत्रैवांतरधत्त वै देवाश्च विस्मिताः सर्वे तां प्रणम्य दिवं ययुः
ityuktvā sā mahādevī tatraivāṃtaradhatta vai devāśca vismitāḥ sarve tāṃ praṇamya divaṃ yayuḥ
Having said this, that great goddess vanished right there; and all the gods, amazed, bowed to her and went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition