Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 41
SiP 7.2 41.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे नैमिषर्षियात्रावर्णनं नाम चत्वारिंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ४१ सूत उवाच तत्र स्कंदसरो नाम सरस्सागरसन्निभम् अमृतस्वादुशिशिरस्वच्छा गाधलघूदकम्
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe naimiṣarṣiyātrāvarṇanaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 41 sūta uvāca tatra skaṃdasaro nāma sarassāgarasannibham amṛtasvāduśiśirasvacchā gādhalaghūdakam
Om. Thus the fortieth chapter, called the Description of the Journey of the Naimiṣa Sages, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, the seventh (section) of the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 41. Sūta said: There is there a lake named Skanda's Lake, like a sea of a lake, its water clear, cool and sweet as nectar, shallow and light.
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SiP 7.2 41.2
समंततः संघटितं स्फटिको पलसंचयैः सर्वर्तुकुसुमैः फुल्लैश्छादिताखिलदिङ्मुखम्
samaṃtataḥ saṃghaṭitaṃ sphaṭiko palasaṃcayaiḥ sarvartukusumaiḥ phullaiśchāditākhiladiṅmukham
joined on every side with masses of crystal rock, with the blossoms of every season in full bloom covering all the quarters,
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SiP 7.2 41.3
शैवलैरुत्पलैः पद्मैः कुमुदैस्तारकोपमैः तरंगैरभ्रसंकाशैराकाशमिव भूमिगम्
śaivalairutpalaiḥ padmaiḥ kumudaistārakopamaiḥ taraṃgairabhrasaṃkāśairākāśamiva bhūmigam
with water-mosses, blue lotuses, lotuses, and white lilies like stars, and with waves resembling clouds — like the sky come down to earth,
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SiP 7.2 41.4
सुखावतरणारोहैः स्थलैर्नीलशिलामयैः सोपानमार्गौ रुचिरैश्शोभमानाष्टदिङ्मुखम्
sukhāvataraṇārohaiḥ sthalairnīlaśilāmayaiḥ sopānamārgau ruciraiśśobhamānāṣṭadiṅmukham
with terraces of dark stone easy to go down by and to climb, its eight quarters shining with lovely flights of steps,
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SiP 7.2 41.5
६००अ तत्रावतीर्णैश्च यथा तत्रोत्तीर्णश्च भूयसा स्नातैः सितोपवीतैश्च शुक्लाकौपीनवल्कलैः
600a tatrāvatīrṇaiśca yathā tatrottīrṇaśca bhūyasā snātaiḥ sitopavītaiśca śuklākaupīnavalkalaiḥ
[600a] and with those who had gone down into it there, and likewise with the many who had come up out of it, bathed, with white sacred threads, white loincloths and bark garments,
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SiP 7.2 41.6
जटाशिखायनैर्मुंडैस्त्रिपुंड्रकृतमंडनैः विरागविवशस्मेरमुखैर्मुनिकुमारकैः
jaṭāśikhāyanairmuṃḍaistripuṃḍrakṛtamaṃḍanaiḥ virāgavivaśasmeramukhairmunikumārakaiḥ
with young ascetics who wore matted locks or topknots or were shaven, their adornment the three-lined mark (tripuṇḍra), their faces smiling and given over to dispassion,
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SiP 7.2 41.7
घटैः कमलिनीपत्रपुटैश्च कलशैः शिवैः कमण्डलुभिरन्यैश्च तादृशैः करकादिभिः
ghaṭaiḥ kamalinīpatrapuṭaiśca kalaśaiḥ śivaiḥ kamaṇḍalubhiranyaiśca tādṛśaiḥ karakādibhiḥ
with jars, with folded cups of lotus leaves, with auspicious pitchers, with water-pots and other such vessels, water-jugs and the like,
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SiP 7.2 41.8
आत्मार्थं च परार्थं च देवतार्थं विशेषतः आनीयमानसलिलमात्तपुष्पं च नित्यशः
ātmārthaṃ ca parārthaṃ ca devatārthaṃ viśeṣataḥ ānīyamānasalilamāttapuṣpaṃ ca nityaśaḥ
with water constantly being fetched and flowers gathered, for oneself, for others, and especially for the deity,
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SiP 7.2 41.9
अंतर्जलशिलारूढैर्नीचानां स्पर्शशंकया आचारवद्भिर्मुनिभिः कृतभस्मांगधूसरैः
aṃtarjalaśilārūḍhairnīcānāṃ sparśaśaṃkayā ācāravadbhirmunibhiḥ kṛtabhasmāṃgadhūsaraiḥ
with sages observant of proper conduct, mounted on rocks in the midst of the water for fear of contact with low-born people, grey with ash smeared on their limbs,
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SiP 7.2 41.10
इतस्ततो ऽप्सु मज्जद्भिरिष्टशिष्टैः शिलागतैः तिलैश्च साक्षतैः पुष्पैस्त्यक्तदर्भपवित्रकैः
itastato 'psu majjadbhiriṣṭaśiṣṭaiḥ śilāgataiḥ tilaiśca sākṣataiḥ puṣpaistyaktadarbhapavitrakaiḥ
with those plunging into the water here and there, and with the honoured and learned ones seated on rocks with sesame and whole grains and flowers, having laid aside their darbha rings,
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SiP 7.2 41.11
देवाद्यमृषिमध्यं च निर्वर्त्य पितृतर्पणम् निवेदयेदभिज्ञेभ्यो नित्यस्नानगतान् द्विजान्
devādyamṛṣimadhyaṃ ca nirvartya pitṛtarpaṇam nivedayedabhijñebhyo nityasnānagatān dvijān
Having completed the libation to the gods first, to the seers in the middle, and to the fathers, one should announce the twice-born who have come for the daily bath to those who know (the rite).
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SiP 7.2 41.12
स्थानेस्थाने कृतानेकबलिपुष्पसमीरणैः सौरार्घ्यपूर्वं कुर्वद्भिःस्थंडलेभ्यर्चनादिकम्
sthānesthāne kṛtānekabalipuṣpasamīraṇaiḥ saurārghyapūrvaṃ kurvadbhiḥsthaṃḍalebhyarcanādikam
with those who in place after place made many offerings of food and scattered flowers, performing worship and the rest at the altars, beginning with the arghya to the Sun,
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SiP 7.2 41.13
क्वचिन्निमज्जदुन्मज्जत्प्रस्रस्तगजयूथपम् क्वचिच्च तृषयायातमृगीमृगतुरंगमम्
kvacinnimajjadunmajjatprasrastagajayūthapam kvacicca tṛṣayāyātamṛgīmṛgaturaṃgamam
here with a herd-leader elephant sinking, surfacing and sliding down; there with does, deer and horses come out of thirst;
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SiP 7.2 41.14
क्वचित्पीतजनोत्तीर्णमयूरवरवारणम् क्वचित्कृततटाघातवृषप्रतिवृषोज्ज्वलम्
kvacitpītajanottīrṇamayūravaravāraṇam kvacitkṛtataṭāghātavṛṣaprativṛṣojjvalam
here with peacocks and fine elephants that had drunk and climbed out along with the people; there brilliant with bulls and rival bulls striking the bank;
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SiP 7.2 41.15
क्वचित्कारंडवरवैः क्वचित्सारसकूजितैः क्वचिच्च कोकनिनदैः क्वचिद्भ्रमरगीतिभिः
kvacitkāraṃḍavaravaiḥ kvacitsārasakūjitaiḥ kvacicca kokaninadaiḥ kvacidbhramaragītibhiḥ
here with the cries of kāraṇḍava ducks, there with the calls of cranes, here with the notes of cakravākas, there with the songs of bees —
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SiP 7.2 41.16
स्नानपानादिकरणैः स्वसंपद्द्रुमजीविभिः प्रणयात्प्राणिभिस्तैस्तैर्भाषमाणमिवासकृत्
snānapānādikaraṇaiḥ svasaṃpaddrumajīvibhiḥ praṇayātprāṇibhistaistairbhāṣamāṇamivāsakṛt
as if it were speaking again and again out of affection through those creatures which live off the trees of its own abundance by bathing, drinking and the like;
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SiP 7.2 41.17
कूलशाखिशिखालीनकोकिलाकुलकूजितैः आतपोपहतान्सर्वान्नामंत्रयदिवानिशम्
kūlaśākhiśikhālīnakokilākulakūjitaiḥ ātapopahatānsarvānnāmaṃtrayadivāniśam
as if, with the confused cooing of cuckoos perched on the branch-tips of the trees along its bank, it were inviting day and night all those stricken by the heat.
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SiP 7.2 41.18
उत्तरे तस्य सरसस्तीरे कल्पतरोरधः वेद्यां वज्रशिलामय्यां मृदुले मृगचर्मणि
uttare tasya sarasastīre kalpataroradhaḥ vedyāṃ vajraśilāmayyāṃ mṛdule mṛgacarmaṇi
On the northern shore of that lake, beneath a wish-granting tree, upon an altar made of adamantine stone, on a soft deerskin —
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SiP 7.2 41.19
सनत्कुमारमासीनं शश्वद्बालवपुर्धरम् तत्कालमात्रोपरतं समाधेरचलात्मनः
sanatkumāramāsīnaṃ śaśvadbālavapurdharam tatkālamātroparataṃ samādheracalātmanaḥ
— (they saw) Sanatkumāra seated, ever bearing the form of a boy, who just at that moment had come out of his meditation, his self unmoving.
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SiP 7.2 41.20
उपास्यमानं मुनिभिर्योगींद्रैरपि पूजितम् ददृशुर्नैमिषेयास्ते प्रणताश्चोपतस्थिरे
upāsyamānaṃ munibhiryogīṃdrairapi pūjitam dadṛśurnaimiṣeyāste praṇatāścopatasthire
Attended upon by sages and honoured even by the foremost of yogins — the men of Naimiṣa saw him, and bowing down they took their places near.
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SiP 7.2 41.21
यावत्पृष्टवते तस्मै प्रोचुः स्वागतकारणम् तुमुलः शुश्रुवे तावद्दिवि दुंदुभिनिस्वनः
yāvatpṛṣṭavate tasmai procuḥ svāgatakāraṇam tumulaḥ śuśruve tāvaddivi duṃdubhinisvanaḥ
While they were telling him, who had asked, the reason for their coming, just then a tumultuous sound of drums was heard in the sky.
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SiP 7.2 41.22
ददृशे तत्क्षणे तस्मिन्विमानं भानुसन्निभम् गणेश्वरैरसंख्येयैः संवृतं च समंततः
dadṛśe tatkṣaṇe tasminvimānaṃ bhānusannibham gaṇeśvarairasaṃkhyeyaiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ ca samaṃtataḥ
At that very moment there was seen in it (the sky) a celestial car resembling the sun, surrounded on all sides by countless lords of the (Śiva-)hosts,
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SiP 7.2 41.23
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णं रुद्रकन्याभिरावृतम् मृदंगमुरजोद्घुष्टं वेणुवीणारवान्वितम्
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇaṃ rudrakanyābhirāvṛtam mṛdaṃgamurajodghuṣṭaṃ veṇuvīṇāravānvitam
thronged with troops of apsarases, encircled by the daughters of Rudra, resounding with mṛdaṅga and muraja drums, filled with the sound of flutes and lutes,
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SiP 7.2 41.24
चित्ररत्नवितानाढ्यं मुक्तादामविराजितम् मुनिभिस्सिद्धगंधर्वैर्यक्षचारणकिन्नरैः
citraratnavitānāḍhyaṃ muktādāmavirājitam munibhissiddhagaṃdharvairyakṣacāraṇakinnaraiḥ
rich with canopies of variegated jewels, shining with strings of pearls, (thronged) with sages, siddhas, gandharvas, yakṣas, cāraṇas and kinnaras
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SiP 7.2 41.25
नृत्यद्भिश्चैव गायद्भिर्वादयद्भिश्च संवृतम् वीरगोवृषचिह्नेन विद्रमद्रुमयष्टिना
nṛtyadbhiścaiva gāyadbhirvādayadbhiśca saṃvṛtam vīragovṛṣacihnena vidramadrumayaṣṭinā
who were dancing and singing and playing instruments — encircled (by them); with the emblem of the heroic bull, with a staff of coral wood,
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SiP 7.2 41.26
कृतगोपुरसत्कारं केतुना मान्यहेतुना तस्य मध्ये विमानस्य चामरद्वितयांतरे
kṛtagopurasatkāraṃ ketunā mānyahetunā tasya madhye vimānasya cāmaradvitayāṃtare
with the honour of a gateway made for it by that banner, the cause of its being revered — and in the middle of that car, between a pair of yak-tail whisks,
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SiP 7.2 41.27
छत्त्रस्य मणिदंडस्य चंद्रस्येव शुचेरधः दिव्यसिंहासनारूढं देव्या सुयशया सह
chattrasya maṇidaṃḍasya caṃdrasyeva śuceradhaḥ divyasiṃhāsanārūḍhaṃ devyā suyaśayā saha
beneath a parasol with a jewelled staff, bright as the moon, (they saw one) mounted on a divine lion-throne together with the goddess Suyaśā,
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SiP 7.2 41.28
६००ब् श्रिया च वपुषा चैव त्रिभिश्चापि विलोचनैः प्राकारैरभिकृत्यानां प्रत्यभिज्ञापकं प्रभोः
600b śriyā ca vapuṣā caiva tribhiścāpi vilocanaiḥ prākārairabhikṛtyānāṃ pratyabhijñāpakaṃ prabhoḥ
(one who), by his splendour and by his body and by his three eyes, made himself recognized as the Lord's, by the enclosures of ... of the deeds (done)
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SiP 7.2 41.29
अविलंघ्य जगत्कर्तुराज्ञापनमिवागतम् सर्वानुग्रहणं शंभोः साक्षादिव पुरःस्थितम्
avilaṃghya jagatkarturājñāpanamivāgatam sarvānugrahaṇaṃ śaṃbhoḥ sākṣādiva puraḥsthitam
come as it were like the unopposable command of the world's maker, the all-favouring (grace) of Śambhu standing before them as if in person,
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SiP 7.2 41.30
शिलादतनयं साक्षाच्छ्रीमच्छूलवरायुधम् विश्वेश्वरगणाध्यक्षं विश्वेश्वरमिवापरम्
śilādatanayaṃ sākṣācchrīmacchūlavarāyudham viśveśvaragaṇādhyakṣaṃ viśveśvaramivāparam
the son of Śilāda in person, whose splendid weapon was the excellent trident, the overseer of the hosts of the Lord of the Universe, like a second Lord of the Universe,
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SiP 7.2 41.31
विश्वस्यापि विधात्ःणां निग्रहानुग्रहक्षमम् चतुर्बाहुमुदारांगं चन्द्ररेखाविभूषितम्
viśvasyāpi vidhātḥṇāṃ nigrahānugrahakṣamam caturbāhumudārāṃgaṃ candrarekhāvibhūṣitam
able to punish and to favour even the creators of the universe, four-armed, of noble limbs, adorned with the crescent of the moon,
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SiP 7.2 41.32
कंठे नागेन मौलौ च शशांकेनाप्यलंकृतम् सविग्रहमिवैश्वर्यं सामर्थ्यमिव सक्रियम्
kaṃṭhe nāgena maulau ca śaśāṃkenāpyalaṃkṛtam savigrahamivaiśvaryaṃ sāmarthyamiva sakriyam
adorned with a serpent on his throat and with the moon on his crown, like sovereignty embodied, like capability made active,
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SiP 7.2 41.33
समाप्तमिव निर्वाणं सर्वज्ञमिव संगतम् दृष्ट्वा प्रहृष्टवदनो ब्रह्मपुत्रः सहर्षिभिः
samāptamiva nirvāṇaṃ sarvajñamiva saṃgatam dṛṣṭvā prahṛṣṭavadano brahmaputraḥ saharṣibhiḥ
like final release brought to completion, like omniscience come together (in one form) — seeing him, the son of Brahmā, his face full of joy, together with the seers,
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SiP 7.2 41.34
तस्थौ प्राञ्जलिरुत्थाय तस्यात्मानमिवार्पयन् अथ तत्रांतरे तस्मिन्विमाने चावनिं गते
tasthau prāñjalirutthāya tasyātmānamivārpayan atha tatrāṃtare tasminvimāne cāvaniṃ gate
rose and stood with joined palms, as though offering himself to him. Then, meanwhile, when that celestial car had come down to the earth,
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SiP 7.2 41.35
प्रणम्य दण्डवद्देवं स्तुत्वा व्यज्ञापयन्मुनीम् षट्कुलीया इमे दीर्घं नैमिषे सत्रमास्थिताः आगता ब्रह्मणादिष्टाः पूर्वमेवाभिकांक्षया
praṇamya daṇḍavaddevaṃ stutvā vyajñāpayanmunīm ṣaṭkulīyā ime dīrghaṃ naimiṣe satramāsthitāḥ āgatā brahmaṇādiṣṭāḥ pūrvamevābhikāṃkṣayā
bowing to the god like a staff (full length) and praising him, they informed the sage: "These of the six families have long been engaged in a sacrifice at Naimiṣa; they have come, directed by Brahmā, already before, out of longing (for this)."
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SiP 7.2 41.36
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ब्रह्मपुत्रस्य नंदीछित्त्वा पाशान्दृष्टिपातेन सद्यः शैवं धर्मं चैश्वरं ज्ञानयोगं दत्त्वा भूयो देवपार्श्वं जगाम
śrutvā vākyaṃ brahmaputrasya naṃdīchittvā pāśāndṛṣṭipātena sadyaḥ śaivaṃ dharmaṃ caiśvaraṃ jñānayogaṃ dattvā bhūyo devapārśvaṃ jagāma
Having heard the words of Brahmā's son, Nandin, severing their bonds at once by a mere glance, and giving them the Śaiva dharma and the Lord's yoga of knowledge, went back again to the god's side.
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SiP 7.2 41.37
सनत्कुमारेण च तत्समस्तं व्यासाय साक्षाद्गुरवे ममोक्तम् व्यासेन चोक्तं महितेन मह्यं मया च तद्वः कथितं समासात्
sanatkumāreṇa ca tatsamastaṃ vyāsāya sākṣādgurave mamoktam vyāsena coktaṃ mahitena mahyaṃ mayā ca tadvaḥ kathitaṃ samāsāt
And all that was told by Sanatkumāra to Vyāsa, my teacher in person; and it was told by the honoured Vyāsa to me, and by me it has been recounted to you in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.38
नावेदविद्भ्यः कथनीयमेतत्पुराणरत्नं पुरशासनस्य नाभक्तशिष्याय च नास्तिकेभ्यो दत्तं हि मोहान्निरयं ददाति
nāvedavidbhyaḥ kathanīyametatpurāṇaratnaṃ puraśāsanasya nābhaktaśiṣyāya ca nāstikebhyo dattaṃ hi mohānnirayaṃ dadāti
This jewel of a Purāṇa, (the Purāṇa) of the Destroyer of the (three) cities, is not to be recounted to those who do not know the Veda, nor to a disciple lacking devotion, nor to unbelievers; for when given (to such), out of delusion it grants hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.39
मार्गेण सेवानुगतेन यैस्तद्दत्तं गृहीतं पठितं श्रुतं वा तेभ्यः सुखं धर्ममुखं त्रिवर्गं निर्वाणमंते नियतं ददाति
mārgeṇa sevānugatena yaistaddattaṃ gṛhītaṃ paṭhitaṃ śrutaṃ vā tebhyaḥ sukhaṃ dharmamukhaṃ trivargaṃ nirvāṇamaṃte niyataṃ dadāti
But those by whom it has been given, received, recited, or heard by the way that follows upon (proper) service — to them it surely gives happiness, the three aims of life headed by dharma, and at the end, liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.40
परस्परस्योपकृतं भवद्भिर्मया च पौराणिकमार्गयोगात् अतो गमिष्ये ऽहमवाप्तकामः समस्तमेवास्तु शिवं सदा नः
parasparasyopakṛtaṃ bhavadbhirmayā ca paurāṇikamārgayogāt ato gamiṣye 'hamavāptakāmaḥ samastamevāstu śivaṃ sadā naḥ
A mutual service has been done by you and by me through the conjunction of the way of the Purāṇas; therefore I shall go, my desire fulfilled. May all be ever well with us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.41
सूते कृताशिषि गते मुनयः सुवृत्ता यागे च पर्यवसिते महति प्रयोगे काले कलौ च विषयैः कलुषायमाणे वाराणसीपरिसरे वसतिं विनेतुः
sūte kṛtāśiṣi gate munayaḥ suvṛttā yāge ca paryavasite mahati prayoge kāle kalau ca viṣayaiḥ kaluṣāyamāṇe vārāṇasīparisare vasatiṃ vinetuḥ
When the Sūta, having pronounced the benediction, had gone, and when the sacrifice, that great undertaking, was concluded, the well-conducted sages (made) their dwelling in the precinct of Vārāṇasī, (the city) of the Instructor, the age being Kali and (the world) turning turbid with sense-objects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 41.42
अथ च ते पशुपाशमुमुक्षयाखिलतया कृतपाशुपतव्रताः अधिकृताखिलबोधसमाधयः परमनिर्वृतिमापुरनिंदिताः
atha ca te paśupāśamumukṣayākhilatayā kṛtapāśupatavratāḥ adhikṛtākhilabodhasamādhayaḥ paramanirvṛtimāpuraniṃditāḥ
And then, with the wish to be wholly freed from the bond of the beast (the fettered soul), having performed the Pāśupata vow, having taken up meditative concentrations of complete knowledge, those blameless ones attained the highest bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.43
व्यास उवाच एतच्छिवपुराणं हि समाप्तं हितमादरात् पठितव्यं प्रयत्नेन श्रोतव्यं च तथैव हि
vyāsa uvāca etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi samāptaṃ hitamādarāt paṭhitavyaṃ prayatnena śrotavyaṃ ca tathaiva hi
Vyāsa said: This Śiva Purāṇa, beneficial, is now completed; it should be recited with care and reverence, and likewise heard with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.44
नास्तिकाय न वक्तव्यमश्रद्धाय शठाय च अभक्ताय महेशस्य तथा धर्मध्वजाय च
nāstikāya na vaktavyamaśraddhāya śaṭhāya ca abhaktāya maheśasya tathā dharmadhvajāya ca
It is not to be told to an unbeliever, nor to one without faith, nor to a deceitful man, nor to one not devoted to Maheśa, nor to one who makes a banner of religion (a hypocrite).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.45
एतच्छ्रुत्या ह्येकवारं भवेत्पापं हि भस्मसात् अभक्तो भक्तिमाप्नोति भक्तो भक्तिसमृद्धिभाक्
etacchrutyā hyekavāraṃ bhavetpāpaṃ hi bhasmasāt abhakto bhaktimāpnoti bhakto bhaktisamṛddhibhāk
By hearing this even once, sin is reduced to ashes; one without devotion attains devotion, and the devotee comes to have abundance of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.46
पुनः श्रुते च सद्भक्तिर्मुक्तिस्स्याच्च श्रुतेः पुनः तस्मात्पुनःपुनश्चैव श्रोतव्यं हि मुमुक्षुभिः
punaḥ śrute ca sadbhaktirmuktissyācca śruteḥ punaḥ tasmātpunaḥpunaścaiva śrotavyaṃ hi mumukṣubhiḥ
When it is heard again, true devotion (arises), and from hearing yet again there would be liberation; therefore it should indeed be heard again and again by those who seek release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.47
६०१अ पञ्चावृत्तिः प्रकर्तव्या पुराणस्यास्य सद्धिया परं फलं समुद्दिश्य तत्प्राप्नोति न संशयः
601a pañcāvṛttiḥ prakartavyā purāṇasyāsya saddhiyā paraṃ phalaṃ samuddiśya tatprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ
A fivefold repetition of this Purāṇa should be undertaken with right understanding; aiming at the highest fruit, one attains it — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.48
पुरातनाश्च राजानो विप्रा वैश्याश्च सत्तमाः सप्तकृत्वस्तदावृत्त्यालभन्त शिवदर्शनम्
purātanāśca rājāno viprā vaiśyāśca sattamāḥ saptakṛtvastadāvṛttyālabhanta śivadarśanam
And the kings of old, and brahmins, and the best of vaiśyas, by repeating it seven times obtained the vision of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.49
श्रोष्यत्यथापि यश्चेदं मानवो भक्तितत्परः इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगानंते मुक्तिं लभेच्च सः
śroṣyatyathāpi yaścedaṃ mānavo bhaktitatparaḥ iha bhuktvākhilānbhogānaṃte muktiṃ labhecca saḥ
And whatever man, intent on devotion, shall hear this, he will enjoy all enjoyments here and at the end obtain liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.50
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि शिवस्यातिप्रियं परम् भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं ब्रह्मसंमितं भक्तिवर्धनम्
etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi śivasyātipriyaṃ param bhuktimuktipradaṃ brahmasaṃmitaṃ bhaktivardhanam
This Śiva Purāṇa is supremely dear to Śiva, the highest, granting enjoyment and liberation, equal to the Veda, and increasing devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 41.51
एतच्छिवपुराणस्य वक्तुः श्रोतुश्च सर्वदा सगणस्ससुतस्सांबश्शं करोतु स शंकरः
etacchivapurāṇasya vaktuḥ śrotuśca sarvadā sagaṇassasutassāṃbaśśaṃ karotu sa śaṃkaraḥ
May that Śaṃkara, together with his hosts, with his sons, and with Ambā, ever bring welfare to the speaker and the hearer of this Śiva Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition