श्रीशिवमहापुराण

क्षिप्ते स्वतेजसि ब्रह्मन् (kṣipte svatejasi brahman) — "O Brahman, when your own radiance,"O Brahman, when your own radiance,·भालनेत्रसमुद्भवे (bhālanetrasamudbhave) — born of your forehead-eye, was castborn of your forehead-eye, was cast·लवणाम्भसि किं ताता (lavaṇāmbhasi kiṃ tātā) — into the salt ocean, O father, whatinto the salt ocean, O father, what·भवत्तत्र वदाशु तत् (bhavattatra vadāśu tat) — happened there? Tell me that quickly"happened there? Tell me that quickly"

श‍ृणु तात महाप्राज्ञ (śṛṇu tāta mahāprājña) — "listen, O father, O greatly wise one,"listen, O father, O greatly wise one,·शिवलीलां महाद्भुताम् (śivalīlāṃ mahādbhutām) — to the greatly wondrous play of Śiva,to the greatly wondrous play of Śiva,·यच्छ्रुत्वा श्रद्धया भक्तो (yacchrutvā śraddhayā bhakto) — hearing which with faith, a devoteehearing which with faith, a devotee·योगिनां गतिमाप्नुयात् (yogināṃ gatimāpnuyāt) — attains the goal of yogins"attains the goal of yogins"

अथो शिवस्य तत्तेजो (atho śivasya tattejo) — "now, that radiance of Śiva,"now, that radiance of Śiva,·भालनेत्रसमुद्भवम् (bhālanetrasamudbhavam) — born of his forehead-eye,born of his forehead-eye,·क्षिप्तं च लवणाम्भोधौ (kṣiptaṃ ca lavaṇāmbhodhau) — having been cast into the salt ocean,having been cast into the salt ocean,·सद्यो बालत्वमाप ह (sadyo bālatvamāpa ha) — instantly attained the state of a child"instantly attained the state of a child"

तत्र वै सिन्धुगङ्गायाः (tatra vai sindhugaṅgāyāḥ) — "there, at the confluence of the river Gaṅgā"there, at the confluence of the river Gaṅgā·सागरस्य च सङ्गमे (sāgarasya ca saṅgame) — and the ocean,and the ocean,·रुरोदोच्चैः स वै बालः (rurodoccaiḥ sa vai bālaḥ) — that child wept loudly,that child wept loudly,·सर्वलोकभयङ्करः (sarvalokabhayaṅkaraḥ) — terrifying to all the worlds"terrifying to all the worlds"

रुदतस्तस्य शब्देन (rudatastasya śabdena) — "by the sound of that weeping [child],"by the sound of that weeping [child],·प्राकम्पद्धरणी मुहुः (prākampaddharaṇī muhuḥ) — the earth trembled again and again;the earth trembled again and again;·स्वर्गश्च सत्यलोकश्च (svargaśca satyalokaśca) — heaven and Satyalokaheaven and Satyaloka·तत्स्वनाद् बधिरीकृतः (tatsvanād badhirīkṛtaḥ) — were deafened by that sound"were deafened by that sound"

बालस्य रोदनेनैव (bālasya rodanenaiva) — "by the very crying of the child"by the very crying of the child·सर्वे लोकाश्च तत्रसुः (sarve lokāśca tatrasuḥ) — all the worlds were struck with fear;all the worlds were struck with fear;·सर्वतो लोकपालाश्च (sarvato lokapālāśca) — and on every side the guardians of the worldsand on every side the guardians of the worlds·विह्वलीकृतमानसाः (vihvalīkṛtamānasāḥ) — became distraught in mind"became distraught in mind"

किं बहूक्तेन विप्रेन्द्र (kiṃ bahūktena viprendra) — "what use is much speech, O best of the twice-born?"what use is much speech, O best of the twice-born?·चचाल सचराचरम् (cacāla sacarācaram) — the whole moving and unmoving [universe] shook,the whole moving and unmoving [universe] shook,·भुवनं निखिलं तात (bhuvanaṃ nikhilaṃ tāta) — the entire world, O dear one,the entire world, O dear one,·रोदनात्तच्छिशोर्विभो (rodanāttacchiśorvibho) — from that child's crying, O mighty one"from that child's crying, O mighty one"

अथ ते व्याकुलाः सर्वे (atha te vyākulāḥ sarve) — "then, all distraught,"then, all distraught,·देवाः समुनयो द्रुतम् (devāḥ samunayo drutam) — the gods together with the sages, swiftly,the gods together with the sages, swiftly,·पितामहं लोकगुरुं (pitāmahaṃ lokaguruṃ) — to the grandsire, the guru of the worlds,to the grandsire, the guru of the worlds,·ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययुः (brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ) — to Brahmā, went for refuge"to Brahmā, went for refuge"

तत्र गत्वा च ते देवा (tatra gatvā ca te devā) — "having gone there, those gods"having gone there, those gods·मुनयश्च सवासवाः (munayaśca savāsavāḥ) — and sages, together with Indra,and sages, together with Indra,·प्रणम्य च सुसंस्तुत्य (praṇamya ca susaṃstutya) — having bowed and duly praised him,having bowed and duly praised him,·प्रोचुस्तं परमेष्ठिनम् (procustaṃ parameṣṭhinam) — spoke to him, the supreme lord"spoke to him, the supreme lord"

लोकाधीश सुराधीश (lokādhīśa surādhīśa) — "O lord of the worlds, O lord of the gods,"O lord of the worlds, O lord of the gods,·भयं नः समुपस्थितम् (bhayaṃ naḥ samupasthitam) — a fear has come upon us;a fear has come upon us;·तन्नाशय महायोगिन् (tannāśaya mahāyogin) — destroy it, O great yogin,destroy it, O great yogin,·जातोऽयं ह्यद्भुतो रवः (jāto'yaṃ hyadbhuto ravaḥ) — for this wondrous sound has arisen"for this wondrous sound has arisen"

इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां (ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ) — "having heard their words,"having heard their words,·ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः (brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ) — Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds,Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds,·गन्तुमैच्छत्ततस्तत्र (gantumaicchattatastatra) — then wished to go there,then wished to go there,·किमेतदिति विस्मितः (kimetaditi vismitaḥ) — astonished, [thinking] "what is this?""astonished, [thinking] "what is this?""

ततो ब्रह्मा सुरैस्तात (tato brahmā suraistāta) — "then, O father, Brahmā, with the gods,"then, O father, Brahmā, with the gods,·अवतरत्सत्यलोकतः (avataratsatyalokataḥ) — descended from Satyaloka;descended from Satyaloka;·रसां तज्ज्ञातुमिच्छन्स (rasāṃ tajjñātumicchansa) — wishing to learn that upon the earth,wishing to learn that upon the earth,·समुद्रमगमत्तदा (samudramagamattadā) — he then went to the ocean"he then went to the ocean"

यावत्तत्रागतो ब्रह्मा (yāvattatrāgato brahmā) — "as soon as Brahmā arrived there,"as soon as Brahmā arrived there,·सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) — the grandsire of all the worlds,the grandsire of all the worlds,·तावत्समुद्रस्योत्सङ्गे (tāvatsamudrasyotsaṅge) — so did he, in the ocean's lap,so did he, in the ocean's lap,·तं बालं स ददर्श ह (taṃ bālaṃ sa dadarśa ha) — behold that child"behold that child"

आगतं विधिमालोक्य (āgataṃ vidhimālokya) — "seeing Brahmā, who had arrived,"seeing Brahmā, who had arrived,·देवरूप्यथ सागरः (devarūpyatha sāgaraḥ) — the ocean, then, [himself] of divine form,the ocean, then, [himself] of divine form,·प्रणम्य शिरसा बालं (praṇamya śirasā bālaṃ) — having bowed his head, placed the childhaving bowed his head, placed the child·तस्योत्सङ्गे न्यवेशयत् (tasyotsaṅge nyaveśayat) — in his [Brahmā's] lap"in his [Brahmā's] lap"

ततो ब्रह्माब्रवीद्वाक्यं (tato brahmābravīdvākyaṃ) — "then Brahmā, filled with wonder,"then Brahmā, filled with wonder,·सागरं विस्मयान्वितः (sāgaraṃ vismayānvitaḥ) — spoke this word to the ocean:spoke this word to the ocean:·जलराशे द्रुतं ब्रूहि (jalarāśe drutaṃ brūhi) — "O mass of waters, tell me quickly,"O mass of waters, tell me quickly,·कस्यायं शिशुरद्भुतः (kasyāyaṃ śiśuradbhutaḥ) — whose is this wondrous infant?""whose is this wondrous infant?""

ब्रह्मणो वाक्यमाकर्ण्य (brahmaṇo vākyamākarṇya) — "having heard Brahmā's words,"having heard Brahmā's words,·मुदितः सागरस्तदा (muditaḥ sāgarastadā) — the ocean, then delighted,the ocean, then delighted,·प्रत्युवाच प्रजेशं स (pratyuvāca prajeśaṃ sa) — replied to the lord of creatures,replied to the lord of creatures,·नत्वा स्तुत्वा कृताञ्जलिः (natvā stutvā kṛtāñjaliḥ) — having bowed, praised, and joined his palms"having bowed, praised, and joined his palms"

भो भो ब्रह्मन्मया प्राप्तो (bho bho brahmanmayā prāpto) — "O, O Brahman, this child has been"O, O Brahman, this child has been·बालकोऽयमजानता (bālako'yamajānatā) — received by me, not knowingreceived by me, not knowing·प्रभवं सिन्धुगङ्गायाम् (prabhavaṃ sindhugaṅgāyām) — his origin, at the Gaṅgā-ocean [confluence],his origin, at the Gaṅgā-ocean [confluence],·अकस्मात्सर्वलोकप (akasmātsarvalokapa) — suddenly, O protector of all the worlds"suddenly, O protector of all the worlds"

जातकर्मादिसंस्कारान् (jātakarmādisaṃskārān) — "the birth-rite and other saṃskāras"the birth-rite and other saṃskāras·कुरुष्वास्य जगद्गुरो (kuruṣvāsya jagadguro) — of this one, please perform, O guru of the world;of this one, please perform, O guru of the world;·जातकोक्तफलं सर्वं (jātakoktaphalaṃ sarvaṃ) — and the whole fruit declared by his horoscope,and the whole fruit declared by his horoscope,·विधातर्वक्तुमर्हसि (vidhātarvaktumarhasi) — O ordainer, you should tell"O ordainer, you should tell"

एवं वदति पाथोधौ (evaṃ vadati pāthodhau) — "while the ocean was speaking thus,"while the ocean was speaking thus,·स बालः सागरात्मजः (sa bālaḥ sāgarātmajaḥ) — that child, the ocean's own,that child, the ocean's own,·ब्रह्माणमग्रहीत्कण्ठे (brahmāṇamagrahītkaṇṭhe) — seized Brahmā by the throat,seized Brahmā by the throat,·विधुन्वन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः (vidhunvantaṃ muhurmuhuḥ) — shaking him again and again"shaking him again and again"

विधूननं च तस्यैवं (vidhūnanaṃ ca tasyaivaṃ) — "by this shaking of him,"by this shaking of him,·सर्वलोककृतो विधेः (sarvalokakṛto vidheḥ) — of Brahmā, the maker of all the worlds,of Brahmā, the maker of all the worlds,·पीडितस्य च कालेय (pīḍitasya ca kāleya) — thus afflicted, O Vyāsa,thus afflicted, O Vyāsa,·नेत्राभ्यामगमज्जलम् (netrābhyāmagamajjalam) — water came from his two eyes"water came from his two eyes"

कराभ्यामब्धिजातस्य (karābhyāmabdhijātasya) — "from the two hands of that ocean-born,"from the two hands of that ocean-born,·तत्सुतस्य महौजसः (tatsutasya mahaujasaḥ) — that mighty son of the ocean,that mighty son of the ocean,·कथञ्चिन्मुक्तकण्ठस्तु (kathañcinmuktakaṇṭhastu) — Brahmā, his throat freed with difficulty,Brahmā, his throat freed with difficulty,·ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच सादरम् (brahmā provāca sādaram) — then spoke with respect"then spoke with respect"

श‍ृणु सागर वक्ष्यामि (śṛṇu sāgara vakṣyāmi) — "listen, O ocean, I shall tell"listen, O ocean, I shall tell·तवास्य तनयस्य हि (tavāsya tanayasya hi) — the whole fruit declared by the horoscopethe whole fruit declared by the horoscope·जातकोक्तफलं सर्वं (jātakoktaphalaṃ sarvaṃ) — of this son of yours,of this son of yours,·समाधानरतः खलु (samādhānarataḥ khalu) — indeed intent upon due reflection"indeed intent upon due reflection"

नेत्राभ्यां विधृतं यस्मात् (netrābhyāṃ vidhṛtaṃ yasmāt) — "since [water] from my two eyes"since [water] from my two eyes·अनेनैव जलं मम (anenaiva jalaṃ mama) — has been made to be held/borne by this one alone,has been made to be held/borne by this one alone,·तस्माज्जलन्धरेतीह (tasmājjalandharetīha) — therefore, here, by the name "Jalandhara,"therefore, here, by the name "Jalandhara,"·ख्यातो नाम्ना भवत्वसौ (khyāto nāmnā bhavatvasau) — let this one become known"let this one become known"

अधुनैवैष तरुणः (adhunaivaiṣa taruṇaḥ) — "even now, this one, a youth,"even now, this one, a youth,·सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः (sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ) — [is] one who has mastered the meaning of every scripture,[is] one who has mastered the meaning of every scripture,·महापराक्रमो धीरो (mahāparākramo dhīro) — of great valour, resolute,of great valour, resolute,·योद्धा च रणदुर्मदः (yoddhā ca raṇadurmadaḥ) — and a warrior fierce in battle"and a warrior fierce in battle"

भविष्यति च गम्भीरः (bhaviṣyati ca gambhīraḥ) — "and he will become as grave"and he will become as grave·त्वं यथा समरे गुहः (tvaṃ yathā samare guhaḥ) — in battle as you, [or] as Guha [is];in battle as you, [or] as Guha [is];·सर्वजेता च सङ्ग्रामे (sarvajetā ca saṅgrāme) — and the conqueror of all in battle,and the conqueror of all in battle,·सर्वसम्पद्विराजितः (sarvasampadvirājitaḥ) — resplendent with every fortune"resplendent with every fortune"

दैत्यानामधिपो बालः (daityānāmadhipo bālaḥ) — "this boy will become the overlord"this boy will become the overlord·सर्वेषां च भविष्यति (sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati) — of all the demons;of all the demons;·विष्णोरपि भवेज्जेता (viṣṇorapi bhavejjetā) — he will become the conqueror even of Viṣṇu;he will become the conqueror even of Viṣṇu;·न कुतश्चित्पराभवः (na kutaścitparābhavaḥ) — his defeat will come from nowhere"his defeat will come from nowhere"

अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां (avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ) — "he will be unslayable by all beings,"he will be unslayable by all beings,·विना रुद्रं भविष्यति (vinā rudraṃ bhaviṣyati) — save Rudra;save Rudra;·यत एष समुद्भूतः (yata eṣa samudbhūtaḥ) — from whom this one has arisen,from whom this one has arisen,·तत्रेदानीं गमिष्यति (tatredānīṃ gamiṣyati) — there, now, he will [in the end] go"there, now, he will [in the end] go"

पतिव्रतास्य भविता (pativratāsya bhavitā) — "his wife will be devoted to her husband,"his wife will be devoted to her husband,·पत्नी सौभाग्यवर्द्धिनी (patnī saubhāgyavarddhinī) — increasing his good fortune;increasing his good fortune;·सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी रम्या (sarvāṅgasundarī ramyā) — lovely in every limb, charming,lovely in every limb, charming,·प्रियवाक्छीलसागरा (priyavākchīlasāgarā) — sweet of speech, an ocean of good character"sweet of speech, an ocean of good character"

इत्युक्त्वा शुक्रमाहूय (ityuktvā śukramāhūya) — "having said this, having summoned Śukra,"having said this, having summoned Śukra,·राज्ये तं चाभ्यषेचयत् (rājye taṃ cābhyaṣecayat) — he had him consecrated to sovereignty;he had him consecrated to sovereignty;·आमन्त्र्य सरितां नाथं (āmantrya saritāṃ nāthaṃ) — having taken leave of the lord of rivers,having taken leave of the lord of rivers,·ब्रह्मान्तर्द्धानमन्वगात् (brahmāntarddhānamanvagāt) — Brahmā then vanished"Brahmā then vanished"

अथ तद्दर्शनोत्फुल्ल (atha taddarśanotphulla) — "then, his eyes wide open with joy"then, his eyes wide open with joy·नयनः सागरस्तदा (nayanaḥ sāgarastadā) — at the sight of that, the ocean then,at the sight of that, the ocean then,·तमात्मजं समादाय (tamātmajaṃ samādāya) — having taken up that son of his,having taken up that son of his,·स्वगेहमगमन्मुदा (svagehamagamanmudā) — went joyfully to his own home"went joyfully to his own home"

अपोषयन्महोपायैः (apoṣayanmahopāyaiḥ) — "he nurtured, by every excellent means,"he nurtured, by every excellent means,·स्वबालं मुदितात्मकः (svabālaṃ muditātmakaḥ) — his own child, delighted at heart,his own child, delighted at heart,·सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरं रम्यं (sarvāṅgasundaraṃ ramyaṃ) — lovely in every limb, charming,lovely in every limb, charming,·महाद्भुतसुतेजसम् (mahādbhutasutejasam) — of greatly wondrous radiance"of greatly wondrous radiance"

अथाम्बुधिः समाहूय (athāmbudhiḥ samāhūya) — "then the ocean, having summoned"then the ocean, having summoned·कालनेमिं महासुरम् (kālanemiṃ mahāsuram) — the great demon Kālanemi,the great demon Kālanemi,·वृन्दाभिधां सुतां तस्य (vṛndābhidhāṃ sutāṃ tasya) — asked for his daughter named Vṛndāasked for his daughter named Vṛndā·तद्भार्यार्थमयाचत (tadbhāryārthamayācata) — for the sake of being [Jalandhara's] wife"for the sake of being [Jalandhara's] wife"

कालनेम्यसुरो वीरो (kālanemyasuro vīro) — "the demon Kālanemi, a hero,"the demon Kālanemi, a hero,·ऽसुराणां प्रवरः सुधीः ('surāṇāṃ pravaraḥ sudhīḥ) — foremost of the demons, wise,foremost of the demons, wise,·साधु मेनेम्बुधेर्याच्ञां (sādhu menembudheryācñāṃ) — well approved of the ocean's request,well approved of the ocean's request,·स्वकर्मनिपुणो मुने (svakarmanipuṇo mune) — skilled in his own duties, O sage"skilled in his own duties, O sage"

जलन्धराय वीराय (jalandharāya vīrāya) — "to the valiant Jalandhara,"to the valiant Jalandhara,·सागरप्रभवाय च (sāgaraprabhavāya ca) — born of the ocean,born of the ocean,·ददौ ब्रह्मविधानेन (dadau brahmavidhānena) — he gave, by the Brāhma rite,he gave, by the Brāhma rite,·स्वसुतां प्राणवल्लभाम् (svasutāṃ prāṇavallabhām) — his own daughter, dear as life"his own daughter, dear as life"

तदोत्सवो महानासीद् (tadotsavo mahānāsīd) — "then there was a great celebration"then there was a great celebration·विवाहे च तयोस्तदा (vivāhe ca tayostadā) — at the marriage of those two;at the marriage of those two;·सुखं प्रापुर्नदा नद्यो (sukhaṃ prāpurnadā nadyo) — the rivers, male and female, attained joy,the rivers, male and female, attained joy,·ऽसुराश्चैवाखिला मुने ('surāścaivākhilā mune) — and all the demons too, O sage"and all the demons too, O sage"

समुद्रोऽति सुखं प्राप (samudro'ti sukhaṃ prāpa) — "the ocean attained exceeding joy,"the ocean attained exceeding joy,·सुतं दृष्ट्वा हि सस्त्रियम् (sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā hi sastriyam) — having seen his son together with his wife;having seen his son together with his wife;·दानं ददौ द्विजातिभ्यो (dānaṃ dadau dvijātibhyo) — he gave gifts to the twice-born,he gave gifts to the twice-born,·ऽप्यन्येभ्यश्च यथाविधि ('pyanyebhyaśca yathāvidhi) — and to others too, as prescribed"and to others too, as prescribed"

ये देवैर्निर्जिताः पूर्वं (ye devairnirjitāḥ pūrvaṃ) — "those demons who had earlier been conquered by the gods"those demons who had earlier been conquered by the gods·दैत्याः पातालसंस्थिताः (daityāḥ pātālasaṃsthitāḥ) — and were dwelling in the netherworld,and were dwelling in the netherworld,·ते हि भूमण्डलं याता (te hi bhūmaṇḍalaṃ yātā) — they now came to the surface of the earth,they now came to the surface of the earth,·निर्भयाः तमुपाश्रिताः (nirbhayāḥ tamupāśritāḥ) — fearless, and took refuge with him"fearless, and took refuge with him"

ते कालनेमिप्रमुखास्ततोऽसुराः (te kālanemipramukhāstato'surāḥ) — "those demons, headed by Kālanemi,"those demons, headed by Kālanemi,·तस्मै सुतां सिन्धुसुताय दत्त्वा (tasmai sutāṃ sindhusutāya dattvā) — having given the daughter to that son of the ocean,having given the daughter to that son of the ocean,·बभूवुरत्यन्तमुदान्विता हि (babhūvuratyantamudānvitā hi) — became exceedingly joyful,became exceedingly joyful,·तमाश्रिता देवविनिर्जयाय (tamāśritā devavinirjayāya) — and took refuge with him, for the conquest of the gods"and took refuge with him, for the conquest of the gods"

सचापि वीरोऽम्बुधिबालकोऽसौ (sa cāpi vīro'mbudhibālako'sau) — "and that valiant one, the ocean's child,"and that valiant one, the ocean's child,·जलन्धराख्योऽसुरवीरवीरः (jalandharākhyo'suravīravīraḥ) — named Jalandhara, foremost hero among the demon-heroes,named Jalandhara, foremost hero among the demon-heroes,·सम्प्राप्य भार्यामतिसुन्दरीं वशी (samprāpya bhāryāmatisundarīṃ vaśī) — having won an exceedingly beautiful wife, self-controlled,having won an exceedingly beautiful wife, self-controlled,·चकार राज्यं हि कविप्रभावात् (cakāra rājyaṃ hi kaviprabhāvāt) — ruled his kingdom by the power of Kavi [Śukra]"ruled his kingdom by the power of Kavi [Śukra]"