Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

223,192 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Shiva-purana Book 2.3 Chapter 21 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Shivapurana is a one of the eighteen Major Puranas detailing religious worship of Shiva, also known as Shaivism. The book contains 24,000 verses although it is said to be an abridged form and originally consisted of 100,000 verses.

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nārada uvāca |
vidhe tāta mahāprājña viṣṇuśiṣya trilokakṛt |
adbhuteyaṃ kathā proktā śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ || 1 ||
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bhasmībhūte smare śaṃbhutṛtīyanayanāgninā |
tasminpraviṣṭe jaladhau vada tvaṃ kimabhūttataḥ || 2 ||
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kiṃ cakāra tato devī pārvatī kudharātmajaḥ |
gatā kutra sakhībhyāṃ sā tadvadādya dayānidhe || 3 ||
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|| brahmovāca |
śṛṇu tāta mahāprājña caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ |
mahotikārakasyaiva svāmino mama cādarāt || 4 ||
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yadāhacchaṃbhunetrodbhavo hi madanaṃ śuciḥ |
mahāśabdo'dbhuto'bhūdvai yenākāśaḥ prapūritaḥ || 5 ||
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tena śabdena mahatā kāmaṃ dagdhaṃ samīkṣya ca |
sakhībhyāṃ saha bhītā sā yayau svagṛhamākulā || 6 ||
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tena śabdena himavānparivārasamanvitaḥ |
vismito'bhūdatikliṣṭassutāṃ smṛtvā gatāṃ tataḥ || 7 ||
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jagāma śokaṃ śaileśo sutāṃ dṛṣṭvātivihvalām |
rudatīṃ śaṃbhuvirahādāsasādācaleśvaraḥ || 8 ||
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āsādya pāṇinā tasyā mārjayannayanadvayam |
mā bibhīhi śive'rodīrityuktvā tāṃ tadāgrahīt || 9 ||
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kroḍe kṛtvā sutāṃ śīghraṃ hima vānacaleśvaraḥ |
svamālayamathāninye sāṃtvayannativihvalām || 10 ||
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aṃtarhite smaraṃ dagdhvā hare tadvirahācchivā |
vikalābhūd bhṛśaṃ sā vai lebhe śarma na kutracit || 11 ||
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piturgṛhaṃ tadā gatvā militvā mātaraṃ śivā |
punarjātaṃ tadā mene svātmānaṃ sā dharātmajā || 12 ||
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niniṃda ca svarūpaṃ sā hā hatāsmītyathābravīt |
sakhībhirbodhitā cāpi na bubodha girīndrajā || 13 ||
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svapatī ca pibaṃtī ca sā snātī gacchatī śivā |
tiṣṭhaṃtī ca sakhīmadhye na kiṃcitsukhamāpa ha || 14 ||
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dhiksvarūpaṃ madīyaṃ ca tathā janma ca karma ca |
iti bruvaṃtī satataṃ smaraṃtī haraceṣṭitam || 15 ||
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evaṃ sā pārvatī śaṃbhuvirahotkliṣṭamānasā |
sukhaṃ na lebhe kiṃcidrā'bravīcchivaśiveti ca || 16 ||
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nivasaṃtī piturggehe pinākigatacetanā |
śuśocātha śivā tāta mumoha ca muhurmuhuḥ || 17 ||
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śailādhirājopyatha menakāpi mainākamukhyāstanayāśca sarve |
tāṃ sāṃtvayāmāsuradīnasattvā haraṃ visasmāra tathāpi no sā || 18 ||
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atha devamune dhīmanhimava tprastare tadā |
niyojito balabhidāgamastvaṃ kāmacārataḥ || 19 ||
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tatastvaṃ pūjitastena bhūdhareṇa mahātmanā |
kuśalaṃ pṛṣṭavāṃstaṃ vai tadāviṣṭo varāsane || 20 ||
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tataḥ provāca śaileśaḥ kanyācaritamāditaḥ |
harasevānvitaṃ kāmadahanaṃ ca hareṇa ha || 21 ||
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śrutvāvoco mune tvaṃ tu taṃ śaileśaṃ śivaṃ bhaja |
tamāmaṃtryodatiṣṭhastvaṃ saṃsmṛtya manasā śivam || 22 ||
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taṃ samutsṛjya rahasi kālīṃ tāmagamaṃstvarā |
lokopakārako jñānī tvaṃ mune śivavallabhaḥ || 23 ||
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āsādya kālīṃ saṃbodhya taddhite sthita ādarāt |
avocastvaṃ vacastathyaṃ sarveṣāṃ jñānināṃ varaḥ || 24 ||
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nārada uvāca |
śṛṇu kāli vaco me hi satyaṃ vacmi dayārataḥ |
sarvathā te hitakaraṃ nirvikāraṃ sukāmadam || 25 ||
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sevitaśca mahādevastvayeha tapasā vinā |
garvavatyā yadadhvaṃsīddīnānugrahakārakaḥ || 26 ||
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viraktaśca sa te svāmī mahāyogī maheśvaraḥ |
visṛṣṭavānsmaraṃ dagdhvā tvāṃ śive bhaktavatsalaḥ || 27 ||
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tasmāttvaṃ sutapoyuktā ciramārādhayeśvaram |
tapasā saṃskṛtāṃ rudrassa dvitīyāṃ kariṣyati || 28 ||
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tvaṃ cāpi śaṃkaraṃ śambhuṃ na tyakṣyasi kadācana |
nānyaṃ patiṃ haṭhāddevi grahīṣyasi śivādṛte || 29 ||
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|| brahmovāca |
ityākarṇyavacaste hi mune sā bhūdharātmajā |
kiṃciducchvasitā kālī prāha tvāṃ sāṃjalirmudā || 30 ||
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śivovāca |
tvaṃ tu sarvajña jagatāmupakārakara prabho |
rudrasyārādhanārthāya maṃtraṃ dehi mune hi me || 31 ||
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na sidyati kriyā kāpi sarveṣāṃ sadguruṃ vinā |
mayā śrutā purā satyaṃ śrutireṣā sanātanī || 32 ||
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brahmovāca |
iti śrutvā vacastasyāḥ pārvatyā munisattamaḥ |
paṃcākṣaraṃ śambhumantraṃ vidhipūrvamupādiśaḥ || 33 ||
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avocaśca vacastāṃ tvaṃ śraddhāmutpādayanmune |
prabhāvaṃ mantrarājasya tasya sarvādhikaṃ mune || 34 ||
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nārada uvāca |
śṛṇu devi manorasya prabhāvaṃ paramādbhutam |
yasya śravaṇamātreṇa śaṃkarastu prasīdati || 35 ||
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maṃtroyaṃ sarvamaṃtrāṇāmadhirājaśca kāmadaḥ |
bhuktimuktiprado'tyaṃtaṃ śaṃkarasya mahāpriyaḥ || 36 ||
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subhage yena japtena vidhinā so'cirād drutam |
ārādhitaste pratyakṣo bhaviṣyati śivo dhruvam || 37 ||
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ciṃtayatī ca tadrūpaṃ niyamasthā śarākṣaram |
japa mantraṃ śive tvaṃ hi saṃtuṣyati śivo drutam || 38 ||
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evaṃ kuru tapa sādhvi tapassādhyo maheśvaraḥ |
tapasyeva phalaṃ sarvaiḥ prāpyate nānyathā kvacit || 39 ||
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|| brahmovāca |
evamuktvā tadā kālīṃ nārada tvaṃ śivapriyaḥ |
yādṛcchiko'gamastvaṃ tu svargaṃ devahite rataḥ || 40 ||
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pārvatī ca tadā śrutvā vacanaṃ tava nārada |
suprasannā tadā prāpa paṃcākṣaramanūttamam || 41 ||
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iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe nāradopadeśo nāmaikaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Chapter 21

Cover of edition (2020)

Shri Shiva Maha Purana - Moolmatram
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2020)

[Mulamatra] Sanskrit Text Only

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Cover of edition (2019)

The Siva Purana (Three Volumes)
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2019)

An Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2019)

Shri Shiva Purana (Set of 2 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)

[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)

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Cover of edition (0)

Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes

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Cover of edition (2004)

Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)

[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.

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Cover of edition (2019)

Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)

[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.

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Cover of Bengali edition

Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

[শিব পুরান]

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Cover of edition (2016)

Shiva Purana (Tamil)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2016)

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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