श्रीशिवमहापुराण

इदानीं रथनिर्माणं (idānīṃ rathanirmāṇaṃ) — "now, the making of the chariot,"now, the making of the chariot,·ब्रूहि देवमयं परम् (brūhi devamayaṃ param) — tell me — the supreme one, formed of the gods,tell me — the supreme one, formed of the gods,·शिवार्थं यत्कृतं दिव्यं (śivārthaṃ yatkṛtaṃ divyaṃ) — the divine [chariot] made for Śiva's sakethe divine [chariot] made for Śiva's sake·धीमता विश्वकर्मणा (dhīmatā viśvakarmaṇā) — by the wise Viśvakarman"by the wise Viśvakarman"

इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य (ityākarṇya vacastasya) — "having heard these words"having heard these words·व्यासस्य स मुनीश्वरः (vyāsasya sa munīśvaraḥ) — of Vyāsa, that lord of sages,of Vyāsa, that lord of sages,·सनत्कुमारः प्रोवाच (sanatkumāraḥ provāca) — Sanatkumāra spoke,Sanatkumāra spoke,·स्मृत्वा शिवपदाम्बुजम् (smṛtvā śivapadāmbujam) — having remembered Śiva's lotus feet"having remembered Śiva's lotus feet"

शृणु व्यास महाप्राज्ञ (śṛṇu vyāsa mahāprājña) — "listen, O Vyāsa, greatly wise"listen, O Vyāsa, greatly wise·रथादेर्निर्मितिं मुने (rathādernirmitiṃ mune) — sage, to the making of the chariot and the rest;sage, to the making of the chariot and the rest;·यथामति प्रवक्ष्येऽहं (yathāmati pravakṣye'haṃ) — I shall tell it as my understanding allows,I shall tell it as my understanding allows,·स्मृत्वा शिवपदाम्बुजम् (smṛtvā śivapadāmbujam) — having remembered Śiva's lotus feet"having remembered Śiva's lotus feet"

अथ देवस्य रुद्रस्य (atha devasya rudrasya) — "then, for the god Rudra,"then, for the god Rudra,·निर्मितो विश्वकर्मणा (nirmito viśvakarmaṇā) — was fashioned by Viśvakarmanwas fashioned by Viśvakarman·सर्वलोकमयो दिव्यो रथो (sarvalokamayo divyo ratho) — a divine chariot formed of all the worlds,a divine chariot formed of all the worlds,·यत्नेन सादरम् (yatnena sādaram) — with effort and reverence"with effort and reverence"

सर्वभूतमयश्चैव (sarvabhūtamayaścaiva) — "made likewise of all beings,"made likewise of all beings,·सौवर्णः सर्वसम्मतः (sauvarṇaḥ sarvasammataḥ) — golden, esteemed by all;golden, esteemed by all;·रथाङ्गं दक्षिणं सूर्यः (rathāṅgaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ sūryaḥ) — the chariot's right wheel was the Sun,the chariot's right wheel was the Sun,·तद्वामं सोम एव च (tadvāmaṃ soma eva ca) — and its left, the Moon"and its left, the Moon"

दक्षिणं द्वादशारं हि (dakṣiṇaṃ dvādaśāraṃ hi) — "the right [wheel] indeed had twelve spokes,"the right [wheel] indeed had twelve spokes,·षोडशारं तथोत्तरम् (ṣoḍaśāraṃ tathottaram) — and the other [wheel] sixteen;and the other [wheel] sixteen;·अरेषु तेषु विप्रेन्द्र (areṣu teṣu viprendra) — in those spokes, O foremost of brāhmaṇas,in those spokes, O foremost of brāhmaṇas,·आदित्या द्वादशैव तु (ādityā dvādaśaiva tu) — were the twelve Ādityas indeed"were the twelve Ādityas indeed"

शशिनः षोडशारास्तु (śaśinaḥ ṣoḍaśārāstu) — "the sixteen spokes"the sixteen spokes·कला वामस्य सुव्रत (kalā vāmasya suvrata) — of the left [wheel], O good ascetic, were the Moon's sixteen digits;of the left [wheel], O good ascetic, were the Moon's sixteen digits;·ऋक्षाणि तु तथा तस्य (ṛkṣāṇi tu tathā tasya) — and the constellations, likewise, of thatand the constellations, likewise, of that·वामस्यैव विभूषणम् (vāmasyaiva vibhūṣaṇam) — left [wheel] alone, were its ornament"left [wheel] alone, were its ornament"

ऋतवो नेमयः षट् च (ṛtavo nemayaḥ ṣaṭ ca) — "the six seasons were"the six seasons were·तयोर्वै विप्रपुङ्गव (tayorvai viprapuṅgava) — indeed the rims of the two [wheels], O bull among brāhmaṇas;indeed the rims of the two [wheels], O bull among brāhmaṇas;·पुष्करं चान्तरिक्षं वै (puṣkaraṃ cāntarikṣaṃ vai) — the antarikṣa indeed was its puṣkara [front rail],the antarikṣa indeed was its puṣkara [front rail],·रथनीडश्च मन्दरः (rathanīḍaśca mandaraḥ) — and Mandara was its rathanīḍa [seat]"and Mandara was its rathanīḍa [seat]"

अस्ताद्रिरुदयाद्रिस्तु (astādrirudayādristu) — "Mount Asta and Mount Udaya,"Mount Asta and Mount Udaya,·तावुभौ कूबरौ स्मृतौ (tāvubhau kūbarau smṛtau) — these two were remembered as its two kūbaras;these two were remembered as its two kūbaras;·अधिष्ठानं महामेरुः (adhiṣṭhānaṃ mahāmeruḥ) — Mahāmeru was its pedestal,Mahāmeru was its pedestal,·आश्रयाः केशराचलाः (āśrayāḥ keśarācalāḥ) — [other] mountains were its supporting manes"[other] mountains were its supporting manes"

वेगः संवत्सरास्तस्य (vegaḥ saṃvatsarāstasya) — "the year was its speed;"the year was its speed;·अयने चक्रसङ्गमौ (ayane cakrasaṅgamau) — the two ayanas were the junction of the wheels;the two ayanas were the junction of the wheels;·मुहूर्ता बन्धुरास्तस्य (muhūrtā bandhurāstasya) — the muhūrtas were its curved bindings,the muhūrtas were its curved bindings,·शम्याश्चैव कलाः स्मृताः (śamyāścaiva kalāḥ smṛtāḥ) — and the kalās were remembered as its pegs"and the kalās were remembered as its pegs"

तस्य काष्ठाः स्मृता घोणाः (tasya kāṣṭhāḥ smṛtā ghoṇāḥ) — "its kāṣṭhās were remembered as the ghoṇa,"its kāṣṭhās were remembered as the ghoṇa,·चाक्षदण्डाः क्षणाश्च वै (cākṣadaṇḍāḥ kṣaṇāśca vai) — and the kṣaṇas indeed as the axle-rod;and the kṣaṇas indeed as the axle-rod;·निमेषाश्चानुकर्षाश्च (nimeṣāścānukarṣāśca) — the nimeṣas as its underlying beam,the nimeṣas as its underlying beam,·ईषाश्चानुलवाः स्मृताः (īṣāścānulavāḥ smṛtāḥ) — and the lavas were remembered as its pole"and the lavas were remembered as its pole"

द्यौर्वरूथं रथस्यास्य (dyaurvarūthaṃ rathasyāsya) — "heaven was this chariot's shielding rail;"heaven was this chariot's shielding rail;·स्वर्गमोक्षावुभौ ध्वजौ (svargamokṣāvubhau dhvajau) — heaven and liberation were its two banners;heaven and liberation were its two banners;·युगान्तकोटितौ तस्य (yugāntakoṭitau tasya) — the two tips of its yokethe two tips of its yoke·भ्रमकामदुघौ स्मृतौ (bhramakāmadughau smṛtau) — were remembered as Bhrama and Kāmadugha"were remembered as Bhrama and Kāmadugha"

ईषादण्डस्तथा व्यक्तं (īṣādaṇḍastathā vyaktaṃ) — "the Vyakta likewise was its pole-shaft;"the Vyakta likewise was its pole-shaft;·वृद्धिस्तस्यैव नड्वलः (vṛddhistasyaiva naḍvalaḥ) — growth was its very lower binding;growth was its very lower binding;·कोणास्तस्याप्यहङ्कारो (koṇāstasyāpyahaṅkāro) — ahaṅkāra was also its corners,ahaṅkāra was also its corners,·भूतानि च बलं स्मृतम् (bhūtāni ca balaṃ smṛtam) — and the elements were remembered as its strength"and the elements were remembered as its strength"

इन्द्रियाणि च तस्यैव (indriyāṇi ca tasyaiva) — "and the senses of it, indeed,"and the senses of it, indeed,·भूषणानि समन्ततः (bhūṣaṇāni samantataḥ) — were its ornaments on every side;were its ornaments on every side;·श्रद्धा च गतिरस्यैव (śraddhā ca gatirasyaiva) — and faith was the very motionand faith was the very motion·रथस्य मुनिसत्तम (rathasya munisattama) — of this chariot, O foremost of sages"of this chariot, O foremost of sages"

तदानीं भूषणान्येव (tadānīṃ bhūṣaṇānyeva) — "then, its very ornaments"then, its very ornaments·षडङ्गान्युपभूषणम् (ṣaḍaṅgānyupabhūṣaṇam) — were the six Vedāṅgas, [and its] secondary ornaments,were the six Vedāṅgas, [and its] secondary ornaments,·पुराणन्यायमीमांसा- (purāṇanyāyamīmāṃsā-) — the Purāṇas, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā,the Purāṇas, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā,·धर्मशास्त्राणि सुव्रताः (dharmaśāstrāṇi suvratāḥ) — and the Dharmaśāstras, O ones of good vows"and the Dharmaśāstras, O ones of good vows"

बलाशया वराश्चैव (balāśayā varāścaiva) — "the boons, the abode of [its] strength,"the boons, the abode of [its] strength,·सर्वलक्षणसंयुताः (sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutāḥ) — endowed with every auspicious mark;endowed with every auspicious mark;·मन्त्रा घण्टाः स्मृतास्तेषां (mantrā ghaṇṭāḥ smṛtāsteṣāṃ) — the mantras were remembered as its bells;the mantras were remembered as its bells;·वर्णपादास्तदाश्रमाः (varṇapādāstadāśramāḥ) — the varṇas were its feet, the āśramas their support"the varṇas were its feet, the āśramas their support"

अथो बन्धो ह्यनन्तस्तु (atho bandho hyanantastu) — "then, its binding indeed was Ananta,"then, its binding indeed was Ananta,·सहस्रफणभूषितः (sahasraphaṇabhūṣitaḥ) — adorned with a thousand hoods;adorned with a thousand hoods;·दिशः पादा रथस्यास्य (diśaḥ pādā rathasyāsya) — the directions were this chariot's feet,the directions were this chariot's feet,·तथा चोपदिशश्च ह (tathā copadiśaśca ha) — and likewise the intermediate directions too"and likewise the intermediate directions too"

पुष्कराद्याः पताकाश्च (puṣkarādyāḥ patākāśca) — "the [tīrthas] beginning with Puṣkara were its banners,"the [tīrthas] beginning with Puṣkara were its banners,·सौवर्णा रत्नभूषिताः (sauvarṇā ratnabhūṣitāḥ) — golden and adorned with jewels;golden and adorned with jewels;·समुद्रास्तस्य चत्वारो (samudrāstasya catvāro) — the four oceans of itthe four oceans of it·रथकम्बलिनःस्मृताः (rathakambalinaḥsmṛtāḥ) — were remembered as the chariot's covering-cloths"were remembered as the chariot's covering-cloths"

गङ्गाद्याः सरितश्रेष्ठाः (gaṅgādyāḥ saritaśreṣṭhāḥ) — "the Gaṅgā and the other foremost rivers,"the Gaṅgā and the other foremost rivers,·सर्वाभरणभूषिताः (sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ) — adorned with every ornament,adorned with every ornament,·चामरासक्तहस्ताग्राः (cāmarāsaktahastāgrāḥ) — their fingertips holding chowries,their fingertips holding chowries,·सर्वाः स्त्रीरूपशोभिताः (sarvāḥ strīrūpaśobhitāḥ) — all resplendent in the form of women —"all resplendent in the form of women —"

तत्र तत्र कृतस्थानाः (tatra tatra kṛtasthānāḥ) — "having taken their places here and there,"having taken their places here and there,·शोभयाञ्चक्रिरे रथम् (śobhayāñcakrire ratham) — they adorned the chariot;they adorned the chariot;·आवहाद्यास्तथा सप्त (āvahādyāstathā sapta) — and the seven [winds] beginning with Āvahaand the seven [winds] beginning with Āvaha·सोपानं हैममुत्तमम् (sopānaṃ haimamuttamam) — became [its] excellent golden stairway"became [its] excellent golden stairway"

लोकालोकाचलस्तस्य (lokālokācalastasya) — "Mount Lokāloka, of it,"Mount Lokāloka, of it,·उपसोपानाः समन्ततः (upasopānāḥ samantataḥ) — formed the side-steps on every side;formed the side-steps on every side;·विषयश्च तथा बाह्यो (viṣayaśca tathā bāhyo) — and the outer region likewise,and the outer region likewise,·मानसादिस्तु शोभनः (mānasādistu śobhanaḥ) — [Lake] Mānasa and the rest, was beautiful"[Lake] Mānasa and the rest, was beautiful"

पाशाः समन्ततस्तस्य (pāśāḥ samantatastasya) — "the cords, all around it,"the cords, all around it,·सर्वे वर्षाचलाः स्मृताः (sarve varṣācalāḥ smṛtāḥ) — were remembered as all the varṣa-mountains;were remembered as all the varṣa-mountains;·तलास्तस्य रथस्याऽथ (talāstasya rathasyā'tha) — the floor of this chariot, then,the floor of this chariot, then,·सर्वे तलनिवासिनः (sarve talanivāsinaḥ) — were all the dwellers of the netherworlds"were all the dwellers of the netherworlds"

सारथिर्भगवान्ब्रह्मा (sārathirbhagavānbrahmā) — "the Lord Brahmā was the charioteer;"the Lord Brahmā was the charioteer;·देवा रश्मिधराः स्मृताः (devā raśmidharāḥ smṛtāḥ) — the gods were remembered as holders of the reins;the gods were remembered as holders of the reins;·प्रतोदो ब्रह्मणस्तस्य (pratodo brahmaṇastasya) — the goad of that Brahmāthe goad of that Brahmā·प्रणवो ब्रह्मदैवतम् (praṇavo brahmadaivatam) — was the praṇava, whose deity is Brahmā"was the praṇava, whose deity is Brahmā"

अकारश्च महच्छत्रं (akāraśca mahacchatraṃ) — "the syllable A was the great umbrella;"the syllable A was the great umbrella;·मन्दरः पार्श्वदण्डभाक् (mandaraḥ pārśvadaṇḍabhāk) — Mandara held its side-pole;Mandara held its side-pole;·शैलेन्द्रः कार्मुकं तस्य (śailendraḥ kārmukaṃ tasya) — the Lord of Mountains was its bow,the Lord of Mountains was its bow,·ज्या भुजङ्गाधिपः स्वयम् (jyā bhujaṅgādhipaḥ svayam) — and the Lord of Serpents himself, its bowstring"and the Lord of Serpents himself, its bowstring"

घण्टा सरस्वती देवी (ghaṇṭā sarasvatī devī) — "the bell was the goddess Sarasvatī,"the bell was the goddess Sarasvatī,·धनुषः श्रुतिरूपिणी (dhanuṣaḥ śrutirūpiṇī) — of the bow, in the form of the Śruti;of the bow, in the form of the Śruti;·इषुर्विष्णुर्महातेजाः (iṣurviṣṇurmahātejāḥ) — the arrow was the greatly radiant Viṣṇu,the arrow was the greatly radiant Viṣṇu,·त्वग्निः शल्यं प्रकीर्तितम् (tvagniḥ śalyaṃ prakīrtitam) — and Agni was declared its barb"and Agni was declared its barb"

हयास्तस्य तथा प्रोक्ताः (hayāstasya tathā proktāḥ) — "its horses were likewise declared"its horses were likewise declared·चत्वारो निगमा मुने (catvāro nigamā mune) — to be the four Vedas, O sage;to be the four Vedas, O sage;·ज्योतींषि भूषणं तेषाम् (jyotīṃṣi bhūṣaṇaṃ teṣām) — the luminaries were their ornament,the luminaries were their ornament,·अवशिष्टान्यतः परम् (avaśiṣṭānyataḥ param) — and beyond that, all that yet remained"and beyond that, all that yet remained"

अनीकं विषसम्भूतं (anīkaṃ viṣasambhūtaṃ) — "the host was made of poison-born beings;"the host was made of poison-born beings;·वायवो वादकाः स्मृताः (vāyavo vādakāḥ smṛtāḥ) — the winds were remembered as its musicians;the winds were remembered as its musicians;·ऋषयो व्यासमुख्याश्च (ṛṣayo vyāsamukhyāśca) — and the sages headed by Vyāsaand the sages headed by Vyāsa·वाहवाहास्तथाभवन् (vāhavāhāstathābhavan) — became, likewise, its bearers"became, likewise, its bearers"

स्वल्पाक्षरैः सम्ब्रवीमि (svalpākṣaraiḥ sambravīmi) — "in brief words I tell,"in brief words I tell,·किं बहूक्त्या मुनीश्वर (kiṃ bahūktyā munīśvara) — what use in speaking at length, O lord of sages?what use in speaking at length, O lord of sages?·ब्रह्माण्डे चैव यत्किञ्चिद् (brahmāṇḍe caiva yatkiñcid) — whatever thing exists in the universe,whatever thing exists in the universe,·वस्तु तद्वै रथे स्मृतम् (vastu tadvai rathe smṛtam) — that indeed is held to be present in the chariot"that indeed is held to be present in the chariot"

एवं सम्यक्कृतस्तेन (evaṃ samyakkṛtastena) — "thus properly was it made by him,"thus properly was it made by him,·धीमता विश्वकर्मणा (dhīmatā viśvakarmaṇā) — the wise Viśvakarman;the wise Viśvakarman;·सरथादिप्रकारो हि (sarathādiprakāro hi) — this manner of the chariot and the rest,this manner of the chariot and the rest,·ब्रह्मविष्ण्वाज्ञया शुभः (brahmaviṣṇvājñayā śubhaḥ) — auspicious, by the command of Brahmā and Viṣṇu"auspicious, by the command of Brahmā and Viṣṇu"