Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 3
SiP 7.2 3.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखंडे द्वितीयो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ३ उपमन्युरुवाच शृणु कृष्ण महेशस्य शिवस्य परमात्मनः मूर्त्यात्मभिस्ततं कृत्स्नं जगदेतच्चराचरम्
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 3 upamanyuruvāca śṛṇu kṛṣṇa maheśasya śivasya paramātmanaḥ mūrtyātmabhistataṃ kṛtsnaṃ jagadetaccarācaram
Om. Thus the second chapter in the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the seventh, the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 3. Upamanyu said: Hear, Kṛṣṇa, how this whole world, moving and unmoving, is spread out by the embodied forms of the great lord Śiva, the supreme self.
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SiP 7.2 3.2
स शिवस्सर्वमेवेदं स्वकीयाभिश्च मूर्तिभिः अधितिष्ठत्यमेयात्मा ह्येतत्सर्वमनुस्मृतम्
sa śivassarvamevedaṃ svakīyābhiśca mūrtibhiḥ adhitiṣṭhatyameyātmā hyetatsarvamanusmṛtam
That Śiva, whose being is immeasurable, presides over all this by his own forms — for all this has been thus handed down in tradition.
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SiP 7.2 3.3
ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथा रुद्रो महेशानस्सदाशिवः मूर्तयस्तस्य विज्ञेया याभिर्विश्वमिदं ततम्
brahmā viṣṇustathā rudro maheśānassadāśivaḥ mūrtayastasya vijñeyā yābhirviśvamidaṃ tatam
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra, Maheśāna and Sadāśiva — these are to be known as his forms, by which this universe is spread out.
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SiP 7.2 3.4
अथान्याश्चापि तनवः पञ्च ब्रह्मसमाह्वयाः तनूभिस्ताभिराव्याप्तमिह किंचिन्न विद्यते
athānyāścāpi tanavaḥ pañca brahmasamāhvayāḥ tanūbhistābhirāvyāptamiha kiṃcinna vidyate
And then there are also other bodies, five, named 'brahman'; there is nothing here that is not pervaded by those bodies.
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SiP 7.2 3.5
ईशानः पुरुषो ऽघोरो वामः सद्यस्तथैव च ब्रह्माण्येतानि देवस्य मूर्तयः पञ्च विश्रुताः
īśānaḥ puruṣo 'ghoro vāmaḥ sadyastathaiva ca brahmāṇyetāni devasya mūrtayaḥ pañca viśrutāḥ
Īśāna, Puruṣa, Aghora, Vāma, and likewise Sadyaḥ — these are the brahmans, celebrated as the five forms of the god.
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SiP 7.2 3.6
ईशानाख्या तु या तस्य मूर्तिराद्या गरीयसी भोक्तारं प्रकृतेः साक्षात्क्षेत्रज्ञमधितिष्ठति
īśānākhyā tu yā tasya mūrtirādyā garīyasī bhoktāraṃ prakṛteḥ sākṣātkṣetrajñamadhitiṣṭhati
But that form of his called Īśāna, the first and the weightiest, presides directly over the knower of the field, the enjoyer of primal matter.
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SiP 7.2 3.7
स्थाणोस्तत्पुरुषाख्या या मूर्तिर्मूर्तिमतः प्रभोः गुणाश्रयात्मकं भोग्यमव्यक्तमधितिष्ठति
sthāṇostatpuruṣākhyā yā mūrtirmūrtimataḥ prabhoḥ guṇāśrayātmakaṃ bhogyamavyaktamadhitiṣṭhati
That form of the Pillar (Sthāṇu), of the embodied Lord, which is called Puruṣa, presides over the unmanifest, the enjoyable, which is the substrate of the qualities.
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SiP 7.2 3.8
धर्माद्यष्टांगसंयुक्तं बुद्धितत्त्वं पिनाकिनः अधितिष्ठत्यघोराख्या मूर्तिरत्यंतपूजिता
dharmādyaṣṭāṃgasaṃyuktaṃ buddhitattvaṃ pinākinaḥ adhitiṣṭhatyaghorākhyā mūrtiratyaṃtapūjitā
The form of the bearer of the Pināka called Aghora, exceedingly honoured, presides over the principle of intellect (buddhi), which is joined with the eight limbs beginning with dharma.
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SiP 7.2 3.9
वामदेवाह्वयां मूर्तिं महादेवस्य वेधसः अहंकृतेरधिष्ठात्रीमाहुरागमवेदिनः
vāmadevāhvayāṃ mūrtiṃ mahādevasya vedhasaḥ ahaṃkṛteradhiṣṭhātrīmāhurāgamavedinaḥ
Those who know the Āgamas call the form of Mahādeva the creator that is named Vāmadeva the presiding power of the I-making faculty (ahaṃkāra).
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SiP 7.2 3.10
सद्यो जाताह्वयां मूर्तिं शम्भोरमितवर्चसः मानसः समधिष्ठात्रीं मतिमंतः प्रचक्षते
sadyo jātāhvayāṃ mūrtiṃ śambhoramitavarcasaḥ mānasaḥ samadhiṣṭhātrīṃ matimaṃtaḥ pracakṣate
The wise declare the form of Śambhu of measureless splendour called Sadyojāta to be the presider over the mind.
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SiP 7.2 3.11
श्रोत्रस्य वाचः शब्दस्य विभोर्व्योम्नस्तथैव च ईश्वरीमीश्वरस्येमामीशाख्यां हि विदुर्बुधाः
śrotrasya vācaḥ śabdasya vibhorvyomnastathaiva ca īśvarīmīśvarasyemāmīśākhyāṃ hi vidurbudhāḥ
The learned know this sovereign form of the Lord called Īśā to be (the ruler) of hearing, of speech, of sound, and likewise of the pervading ether.
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SiP 7.2 3.12
त्वक्पाणिस्पर्शवायूनामीश्वरीं मूर्तिमैश्वरीम् पुरुषाख्यं विदुस्सर्वे पुराणार्थविशारदाः
tvakpāṇisparśavāyūnāmīśvarīṃ mūrtimaiśvarīm puruṣākhyaṃ vidussarve purāṇārthaviśāradāḥ
All those skilled in the meaning of the Purāṇas know the sovereign lordly form of skin, hand, touch and the winds as the one called Puruṣa.
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SiP 7.2 3.13
चक्षुषश्चरणस्यापि रूपस्याग्नेस्तथैव च अघोराख्यामधिष्ठात्रीं मूर्तिमाहुर्मनीषिणः
cakṣuṣaścaraṇasyāpi rūpasyāgnestathaiva ca aghorākhyāmadhiṣṭhātrīṃ mūrtimāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
The thoughtful call the form named Aghora the presider over the eye, the foot, form, and likewise fire.
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SiP 7.2 3.14
रमनायाश्च पायोश्च रसस्यापां तथैव च ईश्वरीं वामदेवाख्यां मूर्तिं तन्निरतां विदुः
ramanāyāśca pāyośca rasasyāpāṃ tathaiva ca īśvarīṃ vāmadevākhyāṃ mūrtiṃ tanniratāṃ viduḥ
They know the form named Vāmadeva as the sovereign devoted to that, (namely) of the organ of pleasure and of the anus, of taste and likewise of the waters.
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SiP 7.2 3.15
घ्राणस्य चैवोपस्थस्य गंधस्य च भुवस्तथा सद्यो जाताह्वयां मूर्तिमीश्वरीं संप्रचक्षते
ghrāṇasya caivopasthasya gaṃdhasya ca bhuvastathā sadyo jātāhvayāṃ mūrtimīśvarīṃ saṃpracakṣate
And they declare the sovereign form named Sadyojāta to be (that) of smell and of the generative organ, and of odour and of the earth.
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SiP 7.2 3.16
मूर्तयः पञ्च देवस्य वंदनीयाः प्रयत्नतः श्रेयोर्थिभिर्नरैर्नित्यं श्रेयसामेकहेतवः
mūrtayaḥ pañca devasya vaṃdanīyāḥ prayatnataḥ śreyorthibhirnarairnityaṃ śreyasāmekahetavaḥ
These five forms of the god are ever to be worshipped diligently by men who desire welfare; they are the sole cause of blessings.
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SiP 7.2 3.17
तस्य देवादिदेवस्य मूर्त्यष्टकमयं जगत् तस्मिन्व्याप्य स्थितं विश्वं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव
tasya devādidevasya mūrtyaṣṭakamayaṃ jagat tasminvyāpya sthitaṃ viśvaṃ sūtre maṇigaṇā iva
The world consists of the eightfold body of that god of the first gods; the universe abides pervaded in him, like beads on a string.
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SiP 7.2 3.18
शर्वो भवस्तथा रुद्र उग्रो भीमः पशोः पतिः १ १ अलुक्समास आर्षः ५४७अ ईशानश्च महादेवो मूर्तयश्चाष्ट विश्रुताः
śarvo bhavastathā rudra ugro bhīmaḥ paśoḥ patiḥ 1 1 aluksamāsa ārṣaḥ 547a īśānaśca mahādevo mūrtayaścāṣṭa viśrutāḥ
Śarva, Bhava, and Rudra, Ugra, Bhīma, Paśupati, Īśāna and Mahādeva — these are the eight celebrated forms. [The intervening text '1 1 aluksamāsa ārṣaḥ 547a' is a printed footnote: 'the uninflected compound (paśoḥ patiḥ) is Vedic usage.']
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SiP 7.2 3.19
भूम्यंभोग्निमरुद्व्योमक्षेत्रज्ञार्कनिशाकराः अधिष्ठिता महेशस्य शर्वाद्यैरष्टमूर्तिभिः
bhūmyaṃbhognimarudvyomakṣetrajñārkaniśākarāḥ adhiṣṭhitā maheśasya śarvādyairaṣṭamūrtibhiḥ
Earth, water, fire, wind, ether, the knower of the field, the sun and the moon are presided over by the eight forms of Maheśa beginning with Śarva.
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SiP 7.2 3.20
चराचरात्मकं विश्वं धत्ते विश्वंभरात्मिका शार्वीर्शिवाह्वया मूर्तिरिति शास्त्रस्य निश्चयः
carācarātmakaṃ viśvaṃ dhatte viśvaṃbharātmikā śārvīrśivāhvayā mūrtiriti śāstrasya niścayaḥ
Śarva's form, called Śiva, whose nature is the all-bearing (earth), upholds the universe consisting of the moving and the unmoving — such is the settled teaching of scripture.
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SiP 7.2 3.21
संजीवनं समस्तस्य जगतस्सलिलात्मिका भावीति गीयते मूर्तिभवस्य परमात्मनः
saṃjīvanaṃ samastasya jagatassalilātmikā bhāvīti gīyate mūrtibhavasya paramātmanaḥ
The form of Bhava, the supreme Self, which consists of water, is sung as "Bhavī," for it is the enlivener of the whole world.
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SiP 7.2 3.22
बहिरंतर्गता विश्वं व्याप्य तेजोमयी शुभा रौद्री रुद्राव्यया मूर्तिरास्थिता घोररूपिणी
bahiraṃtargatā viśvaṃ vyāpya tejomayī śubhā raudrī rudrāvyayā mūrtirāsthitā ghorarūpiṇī
Pervading the universe outside and within, made of light (fire), auspicious yet fierce, the form of Rudra, called Raudrī, stands there, of terrible aspect.
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SiP 7.2 3.23
स्पंदयत्यनिलात्मदं बिभर्ति स्पंदते स्वयम् औग्रीति कथ्यते सद्भिर्मूर्तिरुग्रस्य वेधसः
spaṃdayatyanilātmadaṃ bibharti spaṃdate svayam augrīti kathyate sadbhirmūrtirugrasya vedhasaḥ
It makes (things) tremble, it sustains (them), whose nature is wind, and it itself trembles: that is called "Augrī" by the good, the form of Ugra the creator.
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SiP 7.2 3.24
सर्वावकाशदा सर्वव्यापिका गगनात्मिका मूर्तिर्भीमस्य भीमाख्या भूतवृंदस्य भेदिका
sarvāvakāśadā sarvavyāpikā gaganātmikā mūrtirbhīmasya bhīmākhyā bhūtavṛṃdasya bhedikā
Giving room to all, pervading all, having the sky as its nature, is the form of Bhīma, named Bhīmā, which separates the multitude of beings.
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SiP 7.2 3.25
सर्वात्मनामधिष्ठात्री सर्वक्षेत्रनिवासिनी मूर्तिः पशुपतेर्ज्ञेया पशुपाशनिकृंतनी
sarvātmanāmadhiṣṭhātrī sarvakṣetranivāsinī mūrtiḥ paśupaterjñeyā paśupāśanikṛṃtanī
Presiding over all selves, dwelling in every field (body), is to be known as the form of Paśupati, she who cuts the bond of the bound soul.
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SiP 7.2 3.26
दीपयंती जगत्सर्वं दिवाकरसमाह्वया ईशानाख्यमहेशस्य मूर्तिर्दिवि विसर्पति
dīpayaṃtī jagatsarvaṃ divākarasamāhvayā īśānākhyamaheśasya mūrtirdivi visarpati
Illuminating the whole world, bearing the name of the day-maker (sun), the form of the great Lord called Īśāna moves across the sky.
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SiP 7.2 3.27
आप्याययति यो विश्वममृतांशुर्निशाकरः महादेवस्य सा मूर्तिर्महादेवसमाह्वया
āpyāyayati yo viśvamamṛtāṃśurniśākaraḥ mahādevasya sā mūrtirmahādevasamāhvayā
The moon, the nectar-rayed one, who fattens (nourishes) the universe—that is the form of Mahādeva, bearing the name Mahādeva.
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SiP 7.2 3.28
आत्मा तस्याष्टमी मूर्तिः शिवस्य परमात्मनः व्यापिकेतरमूर्तीनां विश्वं तस्माच्छिवात्मकम्
ātmā tasyāṣṭamī mūrtiḥ śivasya paramātmanaḥ vyāpiketaramūrtīnāṃ viśvaṃ tasmācchivātmakam
His eighth form is the self (ātman) of Śiva, the supreme Self; it pervades the other forms, and therefore the universe has Śiva as its nature.
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SiP 7.2 3.29
वृक्षस्य मूलसेकेन शाखाः पुष्यंति वै यथा शिवस्य पूजया तद्वत्पुष्यत्यस्य वपुर्जगत्
vṛkṣasya mūlasekena śākhāḥ puṣyaṃti vai yathā śivasya pūjayā tadvatpuṣyatyasya vapurjagat
Just as, by watering the root of a tree, the branches indeed flourish, so by the worship of Śiva this world, which is his body, flourishes.
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SiP 7.2 3.30
सर्वाभयप्रदानं च सर्वानुग्रहणं तथा सर्वोपकारकरणं शिवस्याराधनं विदुः
sarvābhayapradānaṃ ca sarvānugrahaṇaṃ tathā sarvopakārakaraṇaṃ śivasyārādhanaṃ viduḥ
The giving of safety to all, likewise the showing of favour to all, and the doing of benefit to all—these they know to be the worship of Śiva.
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SiP 7.2 3.31
यथेह पुत्रपौत्रादेः प्रीत्या प्रीतो भवेत्पिता तथा सर्वस्य संप्रीत्या प्रीतो भवति शंकरः
yatheha putrapautrādeḥ prītyā prīto bhavetpitā tathā sarvasya saṃprītyā prīto bhavati śaṃkaraḥ
Just as here a father becomes pleased through affection for his sons, grandsons, and the rest, so Śaṃkara becomes pleased through love for all.
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SiP 7.2 3.32
देहिनो यस्य कस्यापि क्रियते यदि निग्रहः अनिष्टमष्टमूर्तेस्तत्कृतमेव न संशयः
dehino yasya kasyāpi kriyate yadi nigrahaḥ aniṣṭamaṣṭamūrtestatkṛtameva na saṃśayaḥ
If restraint (harm) is inflicted upon any embodied being whatsoever, that is nothing but an offence committed against the Eight-formed One—there is no doubt.
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SiP 7.2 3.33
अष्टमूर्त्यात्मना विश्वमधिष्ठाय स्थितं शिवम् भजस्व सर्वभावेन रुद्रः परमकारणम्
aṣṭamūrtyātmanā viśvamadhiṣṭhāya sthitaṃ śivam bhajasva sarvabhāvena rudraḥ paramakāraṇam
Worship with your whole being Śiva, who abides presiding over the universe in the shape of the eight forms—Rudra, the supreme cause.
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