Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 71
SkP-RK 71.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: दीप्तकेश्वरदेवेशं सिद्धलिङ्गं प्रकीर्तितम् । नातः परतरं किंचित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: dīptakeśvaradeveśaṃ siddhaliṅgaṃ prakīrtitam / nātaḥ parataraṃ kiṃcit triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Dīptakeśvara, the lord of gods, is proclaimed a perfected liṅga; nothing higher than this is renowned in the three worlds.
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SkP-RK 71.2
दर्शनाद् दीप्तदेवस्य स्पर्शनाद् अर्चनात् तथा । अनेकभाविकं घोरं क्षणमात्रेण नश्यति
darśanād dīptadevasya sparśanād arcanāt tathā / anekabhāvikaṃ ghoraṃ kṣaṇamātreṇa naśyati
From seeing the god Dīpta, and from touching and worshipping (him), the dreadful (evil) belonging to many existences perishes in a mere instant.
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SkP-RK 71.3
अर्चयेद् दिनम् एकं तु यो मुहूर्तं तु मानवः । न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर् घोरे संसारसागरे
arcayed dinam ekaṃ tu yo muhūrtaṃ tu mānavaḥ / na tasya punarāvṛttir ghore saṃsārasāgare
But if a man should worship (him) for one day, or even for a moment, there is no return again for him into the terrible ocean of transmigration.
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SkP-RK 71.4
मोक्षदा नाम चामुण्डा विद्धि गौरीं सरस्वतीम् । स्तुतः सहस्रनाम्ना वै विष्णुना ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्
mokṣadā nāma cāmuṇḍā viddhi gaurīṃ sarasvatīm / stutaḥ sahasranāmnā vai viṣṇunā brahmaṇā svayam
Know Cāmuṇḍā, called Mokṣadā, (to be) Gaurī and Sarasvatī. (He was) praised with a thousand names by Viṣṇu and by Brahmā himself.
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SkP-RK 71.5
स्तुतानि तानि लिङ्गानि रेवाया उत्तरे तटे । ॐकारश्चाधिदेवश् च बिल्वाम्रकमहेश्वरः
stutāni tāni liṅgāni revāyā uttare taṭe / oṃkāraścādhidevaś ca bilvāmrakamaheśvaraḥ
Those liṅgas on the northern bank of the Revā have been praised: Oṃkāra and Adhideva, and Bilvāmraka-Maheśvara,
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SkP-RK 71.6
शुक्लेश्वरो भृगुश् चेति द्वीपेश्वरत्रिलोचनौ । वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते आदिकल्पेकृतेयुगे
śukleśvaro bhṛguś ceti dvīpeśvaratrilocanau / vaivasvate 'ntare prāpte ādikalpekṛteyuge
Śukleśvara and Bhṛgu, and Dvīpeśvara and Trilocana — when the Vaivasvata interval had arrived, in the first kalpa, in the Kṛta age.
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SkP-RK 71.7
श्रीपतिः परमाद्यश् च द्वितीयश् च पितामहः । तृतीयो देवराजश् च चतुर्थः सूर्य एव च
śrīpatiḥ paramādyaś ca dvitīyaś ca pitāmahaḥ / tṛtīyo devarājaś ca caturthaḥ sūrya eva ca
Śrīpati (Viṣṇu) was the first of all, the second was the Grandfather (Brahmā), the third the king of the gods (Indra), and the fourth the Sun,
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SkP-RK 71.8
पञ्चमः कथितः सोमः षष्ठो राहुः प्रकीर्तितः । सप्तमश् च शनिश् चैव त्वष्टमः केतुकः स्मृतः
pañcamaḥ kathitaḥ somaḥ ṣaṣṭho rāhuḥ prakīrtitaḥ / saptamaś ca śaniś caiva tvaṣṭamaḥ ketukaḥ smṛtaḥ
the fifth is said to be Soma, the sixth is proclaimed to be Rāhu, and the seventh Śani, and the eighth is recorded as Ketu,
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SkP-RK 71.9
वैश्वानरश् च नवमो दशमश् च दिगीश्वरः । एकादशो वैक्रमश् च द्वादशो वारुणस् तथा
vaiśvānaraś ca navamo daśamaś ca digīśvaraḥ / ekādaśo vaikramaś ca dvādaśo vāruṇas tathā
and the ninth Vaiśvānara (Fire), and the tenth the lord of the directions, the eleventh Vaikrama, and the twelfth Vāruṇa,
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SkP-RK 71.10
त्रयोदशश् च वायुर् वै धनदश् च चतुर्दशः । नाना पदप्रकारेण स्तुतो देव उमापतिः
trayodaśaś ca vāyur vai dhanadaś ca caturdaśaḥ / nānā padaprakāreṇa stuto deva umāpatiḥ
and the thirteenth Vāyu, and the fourteenth the giver of wealth (Kubera). With many kinds of epithets the god, the husband of Umā, was praised
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SkP-RK 71.11
विष्णुना देवनाथेन ब्रह्मणा च सुरासुरैः । स्थिरः स्थाणुः प्रभाभानुः प्रवरो वरदो वरः
viṣṇunā devanāthena brahmaṇā ca surāsuraiḥ / sthiraḥ sthāṇuḥ prabhābhānuḥ pravaro varado varaḥ
by Viṣṇu the lord of the gods, and by Brahmā, and by the gods and demons: the steady one, the pillar, the radiance-shining one, the foremost, the boon-giver, the excellent,
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SkP-RK 71.12
हरिश्च हरिणाख्यश् च सर्वभूतहरः प्रभुः । प्रवृत्तिश् च निवृत्तिश् च नियमः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः
hariśca hariṇākhyaś ca sarvabhūtaharaḥ prabhuḥ / pravṛttiś ca nivṛttiś ca niyamaḥ śāśvato dhruvaḥ
and Hari, and the one named Hariṇa (deer), the carrier-off of all beings, the lord, engagement (in action) and withdrawal (from it), restraint, the everlasting, the fixed,
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SkP-RK 71.13
श्मशानवासी भगवान् खेचरो गोचरस् तथा । अभिवन्द्यो महाकर्मा तपस्वी भूतभावनः
śmaśānavāsī bhagavān khecaro gocaras tathā / abhivandyo mahākarmā tapasvī bhūtabhāvanaḥ
the dweller in the cremation ground, the blessed one, the sky-goer and likewise the earth-goer, the one to be revered, of great deeds, the ascetic, the bringer-into-being of beings,
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SkP-RK 71.14
उन्मत्तवेषप्रच्छन्नः सर्वलोकप्रजापतिः । महारूपो महाकायः सर्वलोकप्रजापतिः
unmattaveṣapracchannaḥ sarvalokaprajāpatiḥ / mahārūpo mahākāyaḥ sarvalokaprajāpatiḥ
disguised in the garb of a madman, the progenitor of all the worlds, of great form, of great body, the progenitor of all the worlds,
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SkP-RK 71.15
परात्मा सर्वभूतानां विरूपो वामनो मनुः । लोकपालो पिहितात्मा प्रसन्नो भवनाशनः
parātmā sarvabhūtānāṃ virūpo vāmano manuḥ / lokapālo pihitātmā prasanno bhavanāśanaḥ
the supreme self of all beings, misshapen, the dwarf, Manu, the world-protector, of hidden self, the gracious one, the destroyer of existence (or: of the dwelling),
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SkP-RK 71.16
प्रवृत्तश् च महाङ्गश् च निचयो नियताश्रयः । सर्वकामः स्वयम्भूश् च आदिनादिकरो निधिः
pravṛttaś ca mahāṅgaś ca nicayo niyatāśrayaḥ / sarvakāmaḥ svayambhūś ca ādinādikaro nidhiḥ
the one who has set forth, of great limbs, the accumulation, the fixed refuge, all-desires, the self-existent, the beginningless maker of the beginning, the treasure-store,
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SkP-RK 71.17
सहस्राक्षो विरूपाक्षः सोमो नक्षत्रसाधकः । चन्द्रः सूर्यः शनिः केतुर्ग्रहो ग्रहपतिर्वरः
sahasrākṣo virūpākṣaḥ somo nakṣatrasādhakaḥ / candraḥ sūryaḥ śaniḥ keturgraho grahapatirvaraḥ
thousand-eyed, of misshapen eyes, Soma, the accomplisher of the lunar mansions, the Moon, the Sun, Śani, Ketu, a planet, the excellent lord of planets,
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SkP-RK 71.18
तपोद्रष्टा बलः स्थातुर् मृगबाणार्पणो ऽनघः । महातपा दीर्घतपा आदिर्दीनानुकम्पनः
tapodraṣṭā balaḥ sthātur mṛgabāṇārpaṇo 'naghaḥ / mahātapā dīrghatapā ādirdīnānukampanaḥ
the seer of ascetic heat, strength, the stander, the one who loosed the arrow at the deer, the sinless, of great austerity, of long austerity, the beginning, the compassionate toward the wretched,
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SkP-RK 71.19
सवत्सरकरो मन्त्रः प्रमाणं परमं तपः । योगी योगमहावीर्यो महारेता हरो हरः
savatsarakaro mantraḥ pramāṇaṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ / yogī yogamahāvīryo mahāretā haro haraḥ
the maker of the year, the mantra, the measure, the highest austerity, the yogin, of great yogic power, of great seed, Hara the remover,
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SkP-RK 71.20
महाचेताश् च सर्वज्ञः सबीजो ऽपहरो हरः । कमण्डलुधरो धन्वी प्राणहस्तः प्रतापवान्
mahācetāś ca sarvajñaḥ sabījo 'paharo haraḥ / kamaṇḍaludharo dhanvī prāṇahastaḥ pratāpavān
and of great mind, the all-knowing, possessed of the seed, the one who does not carry off, Hara, the bearer of the water-pot, the archer, having breath (or life) in his hand, the majestic,
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SkP-RK 71.21
अंशो ऽनीशस् तथा शूली खट्वाङ्गी पट्टिशी तथा । शुचिश् च शुचिरूपश्च तेजस्तेजस्करो निधिः
aṃśo 'nīśas tathā śūlī khaṭvāṅgī paṭṭiśī tathā / śuciś ca śucirūpaśca tejastejaskaro nidhiḥ
the portion, the one without a lord, and likewise the trident-bearer, the bearer of the khaṭvāṅga staff, and likewise the bearer of the paṭṭiśa spear, the pure one, and of pure form, brilliance, the maker of brilliance, the treasure-store,
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SkP-RK 71.22
उष्णीषी च सुवक्त्राश्च उदक्यो वितनस् तथा । हरिश् च हरिनेत्रश् च सुतीर्थः कृष्ण एव च
uṣṇīṣī ca suvaktrāśca udakyo vitanas tathā / hariś ca harinetraś ca sutīrthaḥ kṛṣṇa eva ca
and the turban-wearer, and of fair faces, the water-dweller, and the bodiless one, and Hari, and the deer-eyed, of fair fords, and Kṛṣṇa himself,
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SkP-RK 71.23
शृगालरूपी सर्वार्थः शुण्डीशुद्धः कमण्डलुः । अजश् च गन्धमाली च मृगरूपी कपालभृत्
śṛgālarūpī sarvārthaḥ śuṇḍīśuddhaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ / ajaś ca gandhamālī ca mṛgarūpī kapālabhṛt
having the form of a jackal, having all aims, purified by the trunk(?), the water-pot, and the goat, the one garlanded with fragrance, having the form of a deer, the bearer of the skull,
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SkP-RK 71.24
ऊर्ध्वरेता ऊर्ध्वसाक्षी ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्नभः स्थलः । त्रिजटी च निवासश् च रुद्रः सेनापतिर्विभुः
ūrdhvaretā ūrdhvasākṣī ūrdhvabāhurnabhaḥ sthalaḥ / trijaṭī ca nivāsaś ca rudraḥ senāpatirvibhuḥ
(He is) one whose seed is drawn upward, the upward witness, the one with upraised arm, whose ground is the sky; wearer of three matted locks, the dwelling, Rudra, the commander of the army, the pervading one.
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SkP-RK 71.25
अहश् चरो रात्रिचरः सुवासश्च दिशाम्पतिः । राजहा दैत्यहा चैव धातारूपगुणात्मकः
ahaś caro rātricaraḥ suvāsaśca diśāmpatiḥ / rājahā daityahā caiva dhātārūpaguṇātmakaḥ
He who moves by day, he who moves by night, the well-clothed one, lord of the directions; slayer of kings and slayer of Daityas, whose nature is the form and qualities of the Ordainer.
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SkP-RK 71.26
सिंहशार्दूलरूपश् च आर्द्रचर्मधरो हरः । कालयोगी महानादः सर्ववासश्चतुष्पथः
siṃhaśārdūlarūpaś ca ārdracarmadharo haraḥ / kālayogī mahānādaḥ sarvavāsaścatuṣpathaḥ
He of the form of a lion and a tiger, wearer of a fresh (wet) hide, Hara; the yogin of time, the great roarer, dwelling in all things, (haunter of) the crossroads.
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SkP-RK 71.27
दुर्वारप्रेतचारी च भूतचारी महेश्वरः । बहुभूतो बहुधनः सर्वार्थो रुचिरा गतिः
durvārapretacārī ca bhūtacārī maheśvaraḥ / bahubhūto bahudhanaḥ sarvārtho rucirā gatiḥ
He who moves among ghosts that are hard to ward off, who moves among spirits, the great lord; who has become manifold, who has much wealth, who has all aims, whose gait is lovely.
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SkP-RK 71.28
नृत्यप्रियो नृत्यकर्ता नर्तकश् च बलाहकः । घोरो महातपा वासो नित्यो गिरिधरो नभः
nṛtyapriyo nṛtyakartā nartakaś ca balāhakaḥ / ghoro mahātapā vāso nityo giridharo nabhaḥ
Lover of dance, performer of dance, and the dancer; the terrible one, of great austerity, the garment, the eternal one, the upholder of the mountain, the sky.
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SkP-RK 71.29
सहस्रभूतो विज्ञेयो व्यवसायश् च निश्चयः । अमर्षो मर्षणो दक्षो दक्षक्रतुविनाशनः
sahasrabhūto vijñeyo vyavasāyaś ca niścayaḥ / amarṣo marṣaṇo dakṣo dakṣakratuvināśanaḥ
He who has become thousandfold, he who is to be known, resolve and certainty; impatience and forbearance, the capable one, the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice.
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SkP-RK 71.30
दक्षयज्ञापहारी च सुमहो मध्यमस् तथा । तेजो ऽपहारी बलिहा मुदितश् चार्चितो भवः
dakṣayajñāpahārī ca sumaho madhyamas tathā / tejo 'pahārī balihā muditaś cārcito bhavaḥ
And the carrier-off of Dakṣa's sacrifice, the greatly mighty one, and likewise the middle one; the taker-away of splendour, the slayer of Bali, the delighted one, the worshipped one, Bhava.
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SkP-RK 71.31
गम्भीरघोषो गम्भीरो गभीरो हव्यवाहनः । न्यग्रोधरूपो न्यग्रोधऋक्षवर्णः प्रभुर् विभुः
gambhīraghoṣo gambhīro gabhīro havyavāhanaḥ / nyagrodharūpo nyagrodhaṛkṣavarṇaḥ prabhur vibhuḥ
Of deep roar, deep, profound, the bearer of oblations; of the form of the banyan, the banyan, of tawny (or bear-like) colour, the master, the pervader.
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SkP-RK 71.32
तीक्ष्णबाणश् च हर्यक्षो महेशः कर्मकालवित् । दीक्षः प्रसादितो यज्ञः समुद्रो वडवानलः
tīkṣṇabāṇaś ca haryakṣo maheśaḥ karmakālavit / dīkṣaḥ prasādito yajñaḥ samudro vaḍavānalaḥ
Of sharp arrows, the tawny-eyed one, the great lord, knower of rites and of times; the initiation, the one made favourable, the sacrifice, the ocean, the submarine fire.
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SkP-RK 71.33
हुताशश् च हृताशास्यः प्रसन्नात्मा हृताशनः । महातेजाः सुतेजाश् च विजयो जय एव च
hutāśaś ca hṛtāśāsyaḥ prasannātmā hṛtāśanaḥ / mahātejāḥ sutejāś ca vijayo jaya eva ca
The eater of the oblation, and he whose mouth (?) has taken the offering, of serene self, the devourer of the oblation; of great splendour, of fair splendour, victory itself, and conquest.
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SkP-RK 71.34
ज्योतिषामयनं सिद्धिः सन्धिर्विग्रह एव च । शिखी दण्डी जटी ज्वाली मूर्तोदो दुर्बलो बहिः
jyotiṣāmayanaṃ siddhiḥ sandhirvigraha eva ca / śikhī daṇḍī jaṭī jvālī mūrtodo durbalo bahiḥ
The course of the luminaries, attainment, joining and separation as well; the crested one, the staff-bearer, the matted-haired one, the flaming one, ..., the weak one, the outside.
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SkP-RK 71.35
वैणवी पापवेतालः कालाग्निः कालदण्डकः । नक्षत्रविग्रहो वृद्धिरजो गन्धवहो ऽग्रजः
vaiṇavī pāpavetālaḥ kālāgniḥ kāladaṇḍakaḥ / nakṣatravigraho vṛddhirajo gandhavaho 'grajaḥ
The bamboo-flute player (or bamboo-born), the vetāla of sin, the fire of time, the staff of time; the embodiment of the constellations, increase, the unborn, the bearer of fragrance, the firstborn.
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SkP-RK 71.36
प्रजापतिर् हरिर् बाहुर्विभागः सर्वतोमुखः । विमोचनः सुरगणो हिरण्यकवचो भवः
prajāpatir harir bāhurvibhāgaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ / vimocanaḥ suragaṇo hiraṇyakavaco bhavaḥ
Lord of creatures, Hari, the arm, division, facing in all directions; the releaser, the host of gods, the golden-armoured one, Bhava.
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SkP-RK 71.37
अरजो धूलिधारी च महाचारी श्रुतश्रवाः । अनादिः सर्वभूतादिः सर्वस्याद्यः पिता गुरुः
arajo dhūlidhārī ca mahācārī śrutaśravāḥ / anādiḥ sarvabhūtādiḥ sarvasyādyaḥ pitā guruḥ
The dustless one, and the wearer of dust, the great wanderer, of famed renown; without beginning, the beginning of all beings, the first of all, the father, the teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.38
व्यालरूपो महावासी हीनमाली तरङ्गवित् । त्रिपदस् त्र्यम्बको ऽव्यक्तः सर्वबन्धविमोचकः
vyālarūpo mahāvāsī hīnamālī taraṅgavit / tripadas tryambako 'vyaktaḥ sarvabandhavimocakaḥ
Of serpent form, of great dwelling, wearing a poor garland, knower of the waves; three-stepped, three-eyed, unmanifest, the releaser from all bonds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.39
सांख्यप्रसादो दुर्वासाः सर्वसाधुनिषेवितः । प्रस्कन्दनो विभागश् च तुल्यो यज्ञविभागवित्
sāṃkhyaprasādo durvāsāḥ sarvasādhuniṣevitaḥ / praskandano vibhāgaś ca tulyo yajñavibhāgavit
The grace of Sāṃkhya, ill-clad, served by all good men; the assailant and division, the equal one, knower of the apportioning of the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.40
सर्ववासी सर्वचारी दुर्वासा भैरवो यमः । हिमो हिमकरो यज्ञः सर्वधाता बुधोत्तमः
sarvavāsī sarvacārī durvāsā bhairavo yamaḥ / himo himakaro yajñaḥ sarvadhātā budhottamaḥ
Dwelling in all, moving in all, ill-clad, the terrible one, Yama; cold, maker of cold, the sacrifice, the sustainer of all, best of the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.41
लोहिताक्षो महाक्षश् च विजयाख्यो विशारदः । संग्रहो विग्रहः कर्म सर्प राजविभूषणः
lohitākṣo mahākṣaś ca vijayākhyo viśāradaḥ / saṃgraho vigrahaḥ karma sarpa rājavibhūṣaṇaḥ
Red-eyed and large-eyed, named Victory, the skilled one; gathering, separation, action, O serpent(?), adorned as king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.42
मुख्यो विमुक्तदेहश् च देहचारी च कर्दमः । सर्वाचारः प्रसादश् च खेचरो बलरूपधृक्
mukhyo vimuktadehaś ca dehacārī ca kardamaḥ / sarvācāraḥ prasādaś ca khecaro balarūpadhṛk
The foremost, whose body is released, moving in the body, and mud; whose conduct is all, and grace, moving in the sky, bearing the form of strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.43
आकाशवृत्तिरूपश् च निपात उरगः खलः । रौद्ररूपः सुरादित्यो वसुरश्मिः सुवर्चसः
ākāśavṛttirūpaś ca nipāta uragaḥ khalaḥ / raudrarūpaḥ surādityo vasuraśmiḥ suvarcasaḥ
Of the form of the sky's activity, the falling down, the serpent, the harsh one; of terrible form, the sun among gods, of rays like the Vasus, of fair radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.44
वसुवेगो महावेगो मनोवेगो निशाचरः । सर्वावासः श्रियावास आपदीशकलो हरः
vasuvego mahāvego manovego niśācaraḥ / sarvāvāsaḥ śriyāvāsa āpadīśakalo haraḥ
(He is) Vasuvega, Mahāvega, Manovega, the night-walker; the abode of all, the abode of splendour, Āpadīśakala, Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.45
मुनिर् आत्मगतिर् लोकः सहस्रवदनो विभुः । यक्षी च यक्षराजश् च श्येनो दीप्तिर् विशाम्पतिः
munir ātmagatir lokaḥ sahasravadano vibhuḥ / yakṣī ca yakṣarājaś ca śyeno dīptir viśāmpatiḥ
(He is) the sage, the self's own course, the world, the thousand-mouthed, the all-pervading; Yakṣī and king of the yakṣas, the hawk, radiance, lord of the peoples.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.46
उन्मदो मदनाकारो ऽप्य् अर्थानर्थकरो महान् । सिद्धयोगो ऽपहारी च सिद्धः सर्वार्थसाधकः
unmado madanākāro 'py arthānarthakaro mahān / siddhayogo 'pahārī ca siddhaḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ
(He is) the frenzied one, one whose form is like Madana's, the great one who brings both gain and loss; whose yoga is accomplished, the plunderer, the perfected one, the accomplisher of all aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.47
भिक्षुश् च भिक्षुरूपश् च विभुः षण्णां मृदुत्वचः । महासेनो विशाखश् च यष्टिभागो गवाम्पतिः
bhikṣuś ca bhikṣurūpaś ca vibhuḥ ṣaṇṇāṃ mṛdutvacaḥ / mahāseno viśākhaś ca yaṣṭibhāgo gavāmpatiḥ
(He is) the mendicant and one whose form is a mendicant's, the pervading lord of the six, the soft-skinned; Mahāsena, Viśākha, Yaṣṭibhāga, lord of cattle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.48
वज्रहस्तश् च विष्टम्भिर् विष्ठः स्तम्भन एव च । ऋक्षो रिपुकरः कालो मधुर्मधुकलोचनः
vajrahastaś ca viṣṭambhir viṣṭhaḥ stambhana eva ca / ṛkṣo ripukaraḥ kālo madhurmadhukalocanaḥ
(He is) the thunderbolt-handed, the propper-up, the standing one, and the paralyser; the bear, the maker (i.e. destroyer) of foes, Time, honey and honey-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.49
वाचस्पत्यो वाजसेनो नैष्ठश्चाश्रमसूचकः । ब्रह्मचारी लोकचारी सर्वचारी सुरत्नवित्
vācaspatyo vājaseno naiṣṭhaścāśramasūcakaḥ / brahmacārī lokacārī sarvacārī suratnavit
(He is) the lord of speech, Vājasena, the one steadfast (in his vow), the indicator of the stages of life; the chaste student, the one who roams the worlds, the one who roams everywhere, the knower of fine jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.50
ईशान ईश्वरः कालो निशाचारी त्वम् एकधृक् । अमितश्चाप्रमेयश् च नदीनदकरो ऽव्ययः
īśāna īśvaraḥ kālo niśācārī tvam ekadhṛk / amitaścāprameyaś ca nadīnadakaro 'vyayaḥ
(You are) Īśāna, the lord, Time, the roamer of the night, you the one who upholds alone; the unmeasured and the immeasurable, the maker of rivers and streams, the imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.51
नन्दीश्वरः सुनन्दी च नन्दनो नन्दवर्द्धनः । नागहारो विहारी च कालो ब्रह्मविदां वरः
nandīśvaraḥ sunandī ca nandano nandavarddhanaḥ / nāgahāro vihārī ca kālo brahmavidāṃ varaḥ
(He is) Nandīśvara and Sunandin, Nandana, the increaser of joy; wearing serpents as his necklace, the wanderer, Time, the best of the knowers of brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.52
चतुर्मुखो महालिङ्गश्चतुर्लिङ्गस् तथैव च । लिङ्गाध्यक्षः सुरध्यक्षो कालाध्यक्षो युगावहः
caturmukho mahāliṅgaścaturliṅgas tathaiva ca / liṅgādhyakṣaḥ suradhyakṣo kālādhyakṣo yugāvahaḥ
(He is) four-faced, the great liṅga, and likewise the fourfold liṅga; overseer of the liṅga, overseer of the gods, overseer of Time, bearer of the ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.53
उमापतिरुमाकान्तो जाह्नवी धृतिमान् वरः । सर्वार्थः सर्वभूतार्थो नित्यः सर्वव्रतः शुचिः
umāpatirumākānto jāhnavī dhṛtimān varaḥ / sarvārthaḥ sarvabhūtārtho nityaḥ sarvavrataḥ śuciḥ
(He is) Umā's husband, Umā's beloved, the Jāhnavī (Ganges), the resolute, the best; all-purposed, the aim of all beings, eternal, keeping every vow, pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.54
यो न ब्रह्मादिभिर् देवो जायते न महर्षिभिः । स्तोतव्यः स कथं नाथ परमात्मा परात्परः
yo na brahmādibhir devo jāyate na maharṣibhiḥ / stotavyaḥ sa kathaṃ nātha paramātmā parātparaḥ
That god who is not (fully) known by Brahmā and the others, nor by the great sages — how, O lord, is he to be praised, the supreme Self, higher than the high?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.55
जिह्वाचापल्यम् अस्माकं क्षमस्व परमेश्वर । शिवं कुरुष्व देवानां स्वर्ग्याणां पुष्टिवर्धनम्
jihvācāpalyam asmākaṃ kṣamasva parameśvara / śivaṃ kuruṣva devānāṃ svargyāṇāṃ puṣṭivardhanam
Forgive us the rashness of our tongue, O supreme lord; grant welfare, and the increase of the thriving of the gods who dwell in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.56
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रमिदं देवः श्रीमान् द्वीपेश्वरः शिवः । प्रसन्नब्रवीद् देवान् प्रार्थयध्वं वरं सुराः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śrutvā stotramidaṃ devaḥ śrīmān dvīpeśvaraḥ śivaḥ / prasannabravīd devān prārthayadhvaṃ varaṃ surāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this hymn, the glorious god Śiva, lord of the island, being pleased, said to the gods: "Ask a boon, O gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.57
देवा ऊचुः: यदि तुष्टो महेशानो देवानां वरदः प्रभुः । तद् विनाशाय दैत्यानां त्राता भव महेश्वर
devā ūcuḥ: yadi tuṣṭo maheśāno devānāṃ varadaḥ prabhuḥ / tad vināśāya daityānāṃ trātā bhava maheśvara
The gods said: If the great lord is pleased, the mighty giver of boons to the gods, then, O Maheśvara, become our protector for the destruction of the daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.58
पापकर्माधमश् चैव पञ्चलिङ्गानि यो ऽर्चयेत् । सो ऽपि तां गतिम् आप्नोति दुर्लभा या महामखैः
pāpakarmādhamaś caiva pañcaliṅgāni yo 'rcayet / so 'pi tāṃ gatim āpnoti durlabhā yā mahāmakhaiḥ
Even a doer of evil deeds, the lowest of men, if he worships the five liṅgas, he too attains that state which is hard to reach even by the great sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.59
शक्रेणाभिवृतस् तत्र देवदेव उमापतिः । पुरा नाम्नां सहस्रेण सुरासुरनमस्कृतः
śakreṇābhivṛtas tatra devadeva umāpatiḥ / purā nāmnāṃ sahasreṇa surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ
There the god of gods, Umā's husband, honoured by gods and demons, was formerly encompassed (in praise) by Śakra with a thousand names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.60
शिवप्रसादसम्पन्नो देवराजस् ततो ऽभवत् । धनदेन स्तुतस् तत्र देवो लक्षेश्वरः प्रभुः
śivaprasādasampanno devarājas tato 'bhavat / dhanadena stutas tatra devo lakṣeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ
Thereupon the king of the gods obtained Śiva's grace; there too the mighty god Lakṣeśvara was praised by the giver of wealth (Kubera).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.61
मोक्षदा नाम गौरीं च तां देवीं विद्धि भारत । मोक्षेश्वरं सिद्धलिङ्गं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
mokṣadā nāma gaurīṃ ca tāṃ devīṃ viddhi bhārata / mokṣeśvaraṃ siddhaliṅgaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam
Know that goddess Gaurī there as Mokṣadā, O Bhārata, and (know) Mokṣeśvara as the perfected liṅga, honoured by gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.62
सिद्धैर् विद्याधरैर् यक्षैर् गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर् नरैः । देवत्वं समनुप्राप्तं पञ्चलिङ्गसमर्चनात्
siddhair vidyādharair yakṣair gandharvaiḥ kinnarair naraiḥ / devatvaṃ samanuprāptaṃ pañcaliṅgasamarcanāt
By siddhas, vidyādharas, yakṣas, gandharvas, kinnaras and men, godhood has been attained through the worship of the five liṅgas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.63
कुबेरो मारुतश् चैव वरुणो निरृतिस् तथा । वैवस्वतो यमश् चैव ततश् च नरकेश्वरः
kubero mārutaś caiva varuṇo nirṛtis tathā / vaivasvato yamaś caiva tataś ca narakeśvaraḥ
Kubera, and the Wind, Varuṇa and likewise Nirṛti, and Yama son of Vivasvat, and thereafter Narakeśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.64
तस्य लिङ्गस्य माहात्म्यात् सूर्यपुत्रो महायशाः । अन्यैर् अभिष्टुतस् तत्र पूर्वं द्वीपेश्वरः प्रभुः
tasya liṅgasya māhātmyāt sūryaputro mahāyaśāḥ / anyair abhiṣṭutas tatra pūrvaṃ dvīpeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ
By the greatness of that liṅga, the son of the Sun, of great renown, was praised there by others (and) became formerly the mighty lord of the island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.65
भक्त्या नामसहस्रेण स्तुतः पूज्यतमः शिवः । सोमेनातो ऽभवत् तत्र शम्भोः शिरसि भूषणम्
bhaktyā nāmasahasreṇa stutaḥ pūjyatamaḥ śivaḥ / somenāto 'bhavat tatra śambhoḥ śirasi bhūṣaṇam
Śiva, most worthy of worship, having been praised with devotion by Soma with the thousand names, thereupon became there an ornament on Śambhu's head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.66
रोहिण्या ऽभ्यर्चिता गौरी सुभगा तेन साभवत् । ऋक्षैर् योगतरैस् तद्वत् स्तुतो देवः पिनाकधृक्
rohiṇyā 'bhyarcitā gaurī subhagā tena sābhavat / ṛkṣair yogatarais tadvat stuto devaḥ pinākadhṛk
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 71.67
ततस् तैर् भास्करेणैव तभः स्थलमलं कृतम् । व्याधयः कालमृत्युश् च चित्रगुप्तश् च लेखकः
tatas tair bhāskareṇaiva tabhaḥ sthalamalaṃ kṛtam / vyādhayaḥ kālamṛtyuś ca citraguptaś ca lekhakaḥ
Then by them, together with the sun himself, the place (of austerity?) was made complete — (also) the diseases, Time and Death, and Citragupta the record-keeper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.68
तथा शक्रः सुरगणैर् एतैः परिवृतः प्रभुः । पापिष्ठानां महारौद्रो धर्मिष्ठानां प्रसादवान्
tathā śakraḥ suragaṇair etaiḥ parivṛtaḥ prabhuḥ / pāpiṣṭhānāṃ mahāraudro dharmiṣṭhānāṃ prasādavān
Likewise Śakra, the lord, surrounded by these troops of gods, most terrible toward the greatest sinners, gracious toward the most righteous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.69
कोट्यो ऽष्टौ चोर्ध्वकेशा रौद्राश् च विकृताननाः । पतिव्रतासहस्रैश् च तथा मासोपवासिभिः
koṭyo 'ṣṭau cordhvakeśā raudrāś ca vikṛtānanāḥ / pativratāsahasraiś ca tathā māsopavāsibhiḥ
And eight crores (of beings) with hair standing erect, fearsome and with misshapen faces; and with thousands of wives devoted to their husbands, and likewise with those who fast for a month.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.70
किल्किलारवशब्दैश् च धर्मराजपुरोत्तमम् । व्याप्तं तु परितः श्रीमदसंख्यातैर् मनोरमैः
kilkilāravaśabdaiś ca dharmarājapurottamam / vyāptaṃ tu paritaḥ śrīmadasaṃkhyātair manoramaiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 71.71
श्रुत्वा तेषां रवं सार्द्धं धर्मराजः सभासदैः । श्वेतवस्त्रपरीधानः श्वेतमाल्यानुलेपनः
śrutvā teṣāṃ ravaṃ sārddhaṃ dharmarājaḥ sabhāsadaiḥ / śvetavastraparīdhānaḥ śvetamālyānulepanaḥ
Hearing their sound, the King of Dharma, together with the members of his assembly, clad in white garments, with white garlands and unguents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.72
पादचारी गतः क्षिप्रं यत्र ते यानसंस्थिताः । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा पप्रच्छ शुभकर्मणः
pādacārī gataḥ kṣipraṃ yatra te yānasaṃsthitāḥ / kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā papraccha śubhakarmaṇaḥ
Going on foot, he quickly went to where they were seated in their celestial vehicles, and with his palms joined he questioned those of auspicious deeds:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.73
यथा शक्तेन योगेन धर्मं धर्मोत्तरं महत् । कस्माद् देशात् समायाताः कथं पुण्यमुपार्जितम्
yathā śaktena yogena dharmaṃ dharmottaraṃ mahat / kasmād deśāt samāyātāḥ kathaṃ puṇyamupārjitam
"By what practice, as far as lay in your power, (did you accomplish) the great duty that surpasses (other) duty? From what land have you come? How was the merit acquired?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.74
विमानारूढा ऊचुः: कुरुक्षेत्रे तपस् तप्तं गङ्गायां च विशेषतः । सर्वेषाम् एव लोकानां द्वारं तद्धि प्रतिष्ठितम्
vimānārūḍhā ūcuḥ: kurukṣetre tapas taptaṃ gaṅgāyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ / sarveṣām eva lokānāṃ dvāraṃ taddhi pratiṣṭhitam
Those mounted on the celestial cars said: "Austerity was performed by (us) at Kurukṣetra, and especially on the Gaṅgā; for that indeed is established as the gateway for all the worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.75
धर्माधर्मं तव बलं कारणं चेति तत्त्वतः । वाराणसी प्रयागश् च गङ्गासागरसङ्गमः
dharmādharmaṃ tava balaṃ kāraṇaṃ ceti tattvataḥ / vārāṇasī prayāgaś ca gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgamaḥ
"Right and wrong, your strength, and the cause — such is (the matter) in truth. Vārāṇasī, Prayāga, and the confluence of the Gaṅgā with the ocean,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.76
पितृतीर्थं महापुण्यं पुष्करं नैमिषं तथा । केदारं भैरवं चैव तथा रुद्रमहालयम्
pitṛtīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ puṣkaraṃ naimiṣaṃ tathā / kedāraṃ bhairavaṃ caiva tathā rudramahālayam
The Pitṛtīrtha of great merit, Puṣkara, and Naimiṣa likewise; Kedāra and Bhairava, and likewise Rudramahālaya —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.77
सरस्वतीरुद्रकोटिः प्रभासं शशिभूषणम् । नानातीर्थसहस्रेषु दानयज्ञतपः कृतम्
sarasvatīrudrakoṭiḥ prabhāsaṃ śaśibhūṣaṇam / nānātīrthasahasreṣu dānayajñatapaḥ kṛtam
Sarasvatī, Rudrakoṭi, Prabhāsa, Śaśibhūṣaṇa — in these many thousands of sacred fords, gift-giving, sacrifice and austerity (are) performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.78
एतत् ते कथितं सर्वं सूर्यपुत्रमहायशः । अन्ये दृष्ट्वा यथा न्यायं धर्मराजं ततस् तथा
etat te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ sūryaputramahāyaśaḥ / anye dṛṣṭvā yathā nyāyaṃ dharmarājaṃ tatas tathā
All this has been told to you, O greatly renowned son of the Sun. Others too, having seen (it), (addressed) the King of Dharma fittingly, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.79
ऊचुः सर्वे वचः श्लक्ष्णं धर्मराजं यथोदितम् । न त्वं प्रभुः सुकृतिनां ब्रह्मा विष्णुः शिवः प्रभुः
ūcuḥ sarve vacaḥ ślakṣṇaṃ dharmarājaṃ yathoditam / na tvaṃ prabhuḥ sukṛtināṃ brahmā viṣṇuḥ śivaḥ prabhuḥ
They all spoke smooth words to Dharmarāja, as (already) stated: "You are not the lord of the meritorious; Brahmā, Viṣṇu, (and) Śiva are the lords."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.80
यम उवाच: गत्वा कैलासमायामि यावत् तावत् प्रतीक्षताम्
yama uvāca: gatvā kailāsamāyāmi yāvat tāvat pratīkṣatām
Yama said: I shall go to Kailāsa and return; let (you) wait until then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.81
एवम् उक्त्वा ययौ राजन् कैलासं स नगोत्तमम् । यस्मिन् शिवाद्यास् ते सर्वे पार्वती षण्मुखस् तथा
evam uktvā yayau rājan kailāsaṃ sa nagottamam / yasmin śivādyās te sarve pārvatī ṣaṇmukhas tathā
Having spoken thus he went, O king, to Kailāsa, that best of mountains, on which are all those (gods) beginning with Śiva, and Pārvatī, and the six-faced one (Skanda).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.82
स्तुवन्ति देवताः सर्वादेवदेवम् उमापतिम् । नृत्यन्ति चाग्रतः केचिद् उत्पत्य निपतन्ति च
stuvanti devatāḥ sarvādevadevam umāpatim / nṛtyanti cāgrataḥ kecid utpatya nipatanti ca
All the deities praise the god of gods, the husband of Umā; and some dance in front (of him), leaping up and falling down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.83
तं दृष्ट्वा तादृशं शम्भुं स्तुवन्तं दीप्ततेजसम् । स्तुवन्नामसहस्रेण देवदेवं पिनाकिनम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ śambhuṃ stuvantaṃ dīptatejasam / stuvannāmasahasreṇa devadevaṃ pinākinam
Having seen Śambhu of such a (form), of blazing brilliance, (and) praising with the thousand names the god of gods, the bearer of the Pināka —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.84
साष्टाङ्गं च नमस्कृत्य धर्मराजो ऽब्रवीद् इदम् । ये ऽस्मत्पुरीं समायातास् तेषां का गतिर् उच्यते
sāṣṭāṅgaṃ ca namaskṛtya dharmarājo 'bravīd idam / ye 'smatpurīṃ samāyātās teṣāṃ kā gatir ucyate
And having made obeisance with the eight limbs (touching the ground), the King of Dharma said this: "Those who have come to our city — what is said to be their destination?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.85
प्रहसन्न् अब्रवीद् देवो धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिर । अत्र प्रयान्तु ते सर्वे ये रेवातीरवासिनः
prahasann abravīd devo dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhira / atra prayāntu te sarve ye revātīravāsinaḥ
Laughing, the god spoke to the King of Dharma, O Yudhiṣṭhira: "Let all those who dwell on the bank of the Revā go there (to my world)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.86
अन्यतीर्थनिवासा ये भोगान् भुञ्जन्तु ते दिवि । शिववाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्माविष्णुर् यथातथम्
anyatīrthanivāsā ye bhogān bhuñjantu te divi / śivavākyaṃ tataḥ śrutvā brahmāviṣṇur yathātatham
"Those who dwell at other sacred fords — let them enjoy pleasures in heaven." Then, having heard Śiva's words just as they were, Brahmā and Viṣṇu (were pleased)...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.87
तुष्टा देवस्य वाक्येन सर्वदेवगणेश्वरुः । आगतः क्षणमात्रेण धर्मराजः पुरोत्तमम्
tuṣṭā devasya vākyena sarvadevagaṇeśvaruḥ / āgataḥ kṣaṇamātreṇa dharmarājaḥ purottamam
...pleased by the god's words, along with all the hosts of gods and their lords; and in a mere instant the King of Dharma came to that best of cities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.88
शिवोक्ताः प्रेषिताः सर्वे शिवलोकं युधिष्ठिर । यथा यथा समादिष्टास् ततो ऽन्ये ऽपि शूभान्विताः
śivoktāḥ preṣitāḥ sarve śivalokaṃ yudhiṣṭhira / yathā yathā samādiṣṭās tato 'nye 'pi śūbhānvitāḥ
All those spoken of by Śiva were sent to Śiva's world, O Yudhiṣṭhira; and just as they were commanded, so too others, endowed with auspiciousness (were sent).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.89
पुराकल्पे मया दृष्टं कार्त्तिक्यां देवतागमे । ततो गच्छेन् महाराज वैष्णवं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
purākalpe mayā dṛṣṭaṃ kārttikyāṃ devatāgame / tato gacchen mahārāja vaiṣṇavaṃ tīrthamuttamam
In a former age this was seen by me, on the full moon of Kārttika, at the coming of the gods. Then, O great king, one should go to the excellent ford of Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.90
कोकिला नाम विख्यातं सर्वपापविमोक्षणम् । वैष्णवं क्षेत्रमित्य् आह देवदेवो जनार्दनः
kokilā nāma vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpavimokṣaṇam / vaiṣṇavaṃ kṣetramity āha devadevo janārdanaḥ
famed by the name Kokilā, which releases from all sins; "it is a Vaiṣṇava holy field," so said the god of gods, Janārdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.91
सपादकोटिस्तीर्थानां तत्रास्ते चैव भारत । उपोष्यैकादशीं पुण्यां दीपमालां प्रबोधयेत्
sapādakoṭistīrthānāṃ tatrāste caiva bhārata / upoṣyaikādaśīṃ puṇyāṃ dīpamālāṃ prabodhayet
A crore and a quarter of sacred fords abide there, O Bhārata; having fasted on the holy eleventh day, one should kindle a garland of lamps.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.92
न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर् मर्त्यलोके दुरासदे । सर्वकामसमृद्धेन विमानाग्रेण भारत
na tasya punarāvṛttir martyaloke durāsade / sarvakāmasamṛddhena vimānāgreṇa bhārata
For him there is no returning again to the hard-to-endure world of mortals; (he goes) by the foremost of celestial cars, abounding in all desires, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.93
असंख्यकालिका तृप्तिः पितॄणां नात्र संशयः । विप्रे च तोषिते तत्र दानसङ्ख्या न विद्यते
asaṃkhyakālikā tṛptiḥ pitṝṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ / vipre ca toṣite tatra dānasaṅkhyā na vidyate
There is satisfaction of the ancestors for countless time — of this there is no doubt; and when a brahmin is gratified there, no reckoning of the gift exists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.94
अत्रान्तरे त्यजेत् प्राणानवशः स्ववशो ऽपि वा । दशवर्षसहस्राणि राजा वैद्याधरे पुरे
atrāntare tyajet prāṇānavaśaḥ svavaśo 'pi vā / daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rājā vaidyādhare pure
If in this place one gives up his life-breaths, whether not by his own will or by his own will, (he dwells) ten thousand years, O king, in the city of the Vidyādharas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.95
ध्रुवो ध्रुवत्वं स्वर्गे तु तारातेजः समुज्ज्वलन् । मर्त्ययोनिषु सम्भूता भूतग्रामा तथापरे
dhruvo dhruvatvaṃ svarge tu tārātejaḥ samujjvalan / martyayoniṣu sambhūtā bhūtagrāmā tathāpare
Dhruva (attained) fixity in heaven, blazing with the radiance of a star; and others, the hosts of beings, were born in mortal wombs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.96
अर्चन्राड् देवदेवस्य दिवि देवत्वम् आप्नुवन् । देवपुण्यक्षये मर्त्या भक्त्या पुण्यैश् च देवताः
arcanrāḍ devadevasya divi devatvam āpnuvan / devapuṇyakṣaye martyā bhaktyā puṇyaiś ca devatāḥ
Worshipping the god of gods, they attained godhood in heaven; when the merit of gods is exhausted they become mortals, and by devotion and merits mortals become gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.97
स्वर्गमर्त्यप्रभेदो ऽयं धर्माधर्मप्रभेदतः । केनापि तत्प्रकारेण पूजनीयो महेश्वरः
svargamartyaprabhedo 'yaṃ dharmādharmaprabhedataḥ / kenāpi tatprakāreṇa pūjanīyo maheśvaraḥ
This distinction between heaven and the mortal world arises from the distinction between dharma and non-dharma; by whatever means, in that manner Maheśvara is to be worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.98
यद् वा तद् वा शिवे देयं भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा । अरुन्धत्या सा भरण्या सावित्र्या च तथा तथा
yad vā tad vā śive deyaṃ bhaktiyuktena cetasā / arundhatyā sā bharaṇyā sāvitryā ca tathā tathā
This or that should be offered to Śiva with a mind possessed of devotion — so too by Arundhatī, by Bharaṇī, and by Sāvitrī, again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.99
अहल्यया मेनकया मरुत्वत्या च रम्भया । अप्सरोगणसङ्घैश् च सुरसिद्धगणैस् तथा
ahalyayā menakayā marutvatyā ca rambhayā / apsarogaṇasaṅghaiś ca surasiddhagaṇais tathā
by Ahalyā, by Menakā, by Marutvatī, and by Rambhā, and by the assembled throngs of apsarases, and likewise by the hosts of gods and siddhas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.100
नर्मदातटम् आश्रित्य पूजितो येन शङ्करः । तेन वै विपुला भोगाः प्राप्ता मोक्षश् च भारत
narmadātaṭam āśritya pūjito yena śaṅkaraḥ / tena vai vipulā bhogāḥ prāptā mokṣaś ca bhārata
by whom Śaṅkara was worshipped, resorting to the bank of the Narmadā; by him indeed abundant enjoyments were obtained, and liberation too, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.101
न पूजयेद् धरं यस् तु शिवमायाविमोहितः । न तस्य स्वर्गमोक्षौ च कैलासं प्रति का कथा
na pūjayed dharaṃ yas tu śivamāyāvimohitaḥ / na tasya svargamokṣau ca kailāsaṃ prati kā kathā
But he who, deluded by Śiva's illusion, does not worship Hara — for him there are neither heaven nor liberation; and what talk can there be of Kailāsa?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.102
न च स्वर्गस्य राज्यस्य भाजनं च नराधिप । सर्वतीर्थमयी रेवा सर्वदेवमयो हरः
na ca svargasya rājyasya bhājanaṃ ca narādhipa / sarvatīrthamayī revā sarvadevamayo haraḥ
Nor is he a vessel for heaven or for kingship, O lord of men. The Revā consists of all sacred fords; Hara consists of all the gods;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.103
सर्वधर्ममयी बुद्धिः क्षमासत्यम् अयं तपः । ब्रह्मचर्यं तपोमूलं पञ्चेन्द्रियविनिग्रहः
sarvadharmamayī buddhiḥ kṣamāsatyam ayaṃ tapaḥ / brahmacaryaṃ tapomūlaṃ pañcendriyavinigrahaḥ
the intellect consists of all dharmas; this austerity is patience and truth; chastity is the root of austerity, (as is) the restraint of the five senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.104
क्षमा सत्यं जपो ऽधीतं तपः संयमलक्षणम् । एतत् ते कथितं राजं शिवेन कथितं पुरा
kṣamā satyaṃ japo 'dhītaṃ tapaḥ saṃyamalakṣaṇam / etat te kathitaṃ rājaṃ śivena kathitaṃ purā
Patience, truth, muttered prayer, recitation (of scripture), austerity marked by self-restraint — this has been told to you, O king, as it was told of old by Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 71.105
मया च तव राजेन्द्र भ्रातॄणां च विशेषतः । न सामान्यतरा देवी कथिता या मया तव
mayā ca tava rājendra bhrātṝṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ / na sāmānyatarā devī kathitā yā mayā tava
And by me to you, O lord of kings, and especially to (your) brothers; not to any more ordinary (person) has the Goddess been told of, as (she has been) by me to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.106
द्वीपेश्वरः कपिलेश्वरस् तथा वै नरकेश्वरः । एतान् देवान् समुत्थाय यथावत् परिकीर्तयेत्
dvīpeśvaraḥ kapileśvaras tathā vai narakeśvaraḥ / etān devān samutthāya yathāvat parikīrtayet
Dvīpeśvara, Kapileśvara, and likewise Narakeśvara — having risen (in the morning), one should duly proclaim these gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.107
सर्वतीर्थफलं प्राप्य शिवलोके महीयते । अघौघे च परिक्षीणे प्राप्यते सप्तकल्पगा
sarvatīrthaphalaṃ prāpya śivaloke mahīyate / aghaughe ca parikṣīṇe prāpyate saptakalpagā
Having obtained the fruit of all sacred fords, he is honored in Śiva's world; and when the mass of his sins is worn away, she who goes through seven aeons is attained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 71.108
शिवः संनिहितो यस्यां शिवक्षेत्रं ततः परम् । श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् अस्य शिवलोके महीयते
śivaḥ saṃnihito yasyāṃ śivakṣetraṃ tataḥ param / śravaṇāt kīrtanād asya śivaloke mahīyate
That in which Śiva is present is the field of Śiva, higher than that (other); by hearing of it and proclaiming it one is honored in Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain