श्रीशिवमहापुराण

दूतं कृत्वा (dūtaṃ kṛtvā) — "making him his envoy,"making him his envoy,·चित्ररथं गन्धर्वेश्वरमीप्सितम् (citrarathaṃ gandharveśvaramīpsitam) — Citraratha, the lord of the gandharvas, his chosen one,Citraratha, the lord of the gandharvas, his chosen one,·शीघ्रं प्रस्थापयामास (śīghraṃ prasthāpayāmāsa) — he swiftly sent him forthhe swiftly sent him forth·शङ्खचूडान्तिके मुदा (śaṅkhacūḍāntike mudā) — joyfully, to Śaṅkhacūḍa's presence"joyfully, to Śaṅkhacūḍa's presence"

सर्वेश्वराज्ञया दूतो ययौ (sarveśvarājñayā dūto yayau) — "by the command of the Lord of all, the envoy went"by the command of the Lord of all, the envoy went·तन्नगरं च सः (tannagaraṃ ca saḥ) — to his city —to his city —·महेन्द्रनगरोत्कृष्टं (mahendranagarotkṛṣṭaṃ) — surpassing Indra's city,surpassing Indra's city,·कुबेरभवनाधिकम् (kuberabhavanādhikam) — excelling Kubera's mansion"excelling Kubera's mansion"

गत्वा ददर्श तन्मध्ये (gatvā dadarśa tanmadhye) — "going there, he beheld in its midst"going there, he beheld in its midst·शङ्खचूडालयं वरम् (śaṅkhacūḍālayaṃ varam) — Śaṅkhacūḍa's splendid dwelling,Śaṅkhacūḍa's splendid dwelling,·राजितं (rājitaṃ) — resplendentresplendent·द्वादशैर्द्वारैर्द्वारपालसमन्वितम् (dvādaśairdvārairdvārapālasamanvitam) — with twelve gates, each attended by a gatekeeper"with twelve gates, each attended by a gatekeeper"

स दृष्ट्वा पुष्पदन्तस्तु वरं (sa dṛṣṭvā puṣpadantastu varaṃ) — "seeing it, Puṣpadanta beheld the main"seeing it, Puṣpadanta beheld the main·द्वारं ददर्श सः (dvāraṃ dadarśa saḥ) — gate,gate,·कथयामास वृत्तान्तं (kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ) — and related his businessand related his business·द्वारपालाय निर्भयः (dvārapālāya nirbhayaḥ) — to the gatekeeper, fearlessly"to the gatekeeper, fearlessly"

अतिक्रम्य च तद् (atikramya ca tad) — "passing through that"passing through that·द्वारं जगामाभ्यन्तरे मुदा (dvāraṃ jagāmābhyantare mudā) — gate, he entered within joyfully,gate, he entered within joyfully,·अतीव सुन्दरं रम्यं (atīva sundaraṃ ramyaṃ) — a place exceedingly beautiful and delightful,a place exceedingly beautiful and delightful,·विस्तीर्णं समलङ्कृतम् (vistīrṇaṃ samalaṅkṛtam) — spacious and well adorned"spacious and well adorned"

स गत्वा शङ्खचूडं (sa gatvā śaṅkhacūḍaṃ) — "going in, he saw Śaṅkhacūḍa,"going in, he saw Śaṅkhacūḍa,·तं ददर्श दनुजाधिपम् (taṃ dadarśa danujādhipam) — that lord of the dānavas,that lord of the dānavas,·वीरमण्डलमध्यस्थं (vīramaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ) — seated in the midst of an assembly of heroes,seated in the midst of an assembly of heroes,·रत्नसिंहासनस्थितम् (ratnasiṃhāsanasthitam) — upon a jewelled throne"upon a jewelled throne"

दानवेन्द्रैः परिवृतं सेवितं (dānavendraiḥ parivṛtaṃ sevitaṃ) — "surrounded and attended by lords of the dānavas,"surrounded and attended by lords of the dānavas,·च त्रिकोटिभिः (ca trikoṭibhiḥ) — three crores of them,three crores of them,·शतकोटिभिरन्यैश्च भ्रमद्भिः (śatakoṭibhiranyaiśca bhramadbhiḥ) — and by a hundred crores of others moving about,and by a hundred crores of others moving about,·शस्त्रपाणिभिः (śastrapāṇibhiḥ) — weapons in hand"weapons in hand"

एवम्भूतं च तं (evambhūtaṃ ca taṃ) — "seeing him thus,"seeing him thus,·दृष्ट्वा पुष्पदन्तः सविस्मयः (dṛṣṭvā puṣpadantaḥ savismayaḥ) — Puṣpadanta, filled with wonder,Puṣpadanta, filled with wonder,·उवाच रणवृत्तान्तं यदुक्तं (uvāca raṇavṛttāntaṃ yaduktaṃ) — spoke the message of battle that had been declaredspoke the message of battle that had been declared·शङ्करेण च (śaṅkareṇa ca) — by Śaṅkara"by Śaṅkara"

राजेन्द्र शिवदूतोऽहं (rājendra śivadūto'haṃ) — "O king of kings, I am Śiva's envoy,"O king of kings, I am Śiva's envoy,·पुष्पदन्ताभिधः प्रभो (puṣpadantābhidhaḥ prabho) — named Puṣpadanta, O lord;named Puṣpadanta, O lord;·यदुक्तं शङ्करेणैव तच्छृणु (yaduktaṃ śaṅkareṇaiva tacchṛṇu) — listen to what Śaṅkara himself has said —listen to what Śaṅkara himself has said —·त्वं ब्रवीमि ते (tvaṃ bravīmi te) — I speak it to you"I speak it to you"

राज्यं देहि च (rājyaṃ dehi ca) — "give back the kingdom,"give back the kingdom,·देवानामधिकारं हि साम्प्रतम् (devānāmadhikāraṃ hi sāmpratam) — and the office of the gods, at once;and the office of the gods, at once;·नो चेत्कुरु रणं सार्द्धं (no cetkuru raṇaṃ sārddhaṃ) — if not, wage warif not, wage war·परेण च मया सताम् (pareṇa ca mayā satām) — with me, the adversary who stands for the righteous"with me, the adversary who stands for the righteous"

देवा मां शरणापन्ना (devā māṃ śaraṇāpannā) — "the gods have taken refuge in me,"the gods have taken refuge in me,·देवेशं शङ्करं सताम् (deveśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ satām) — Śaṅkara, lord of the gods and of the righteous;Śaṅkara, lord of the gods and of the righteous;·अहं क्रुद्धो (ahaṃ kruddho) — I, enraged —I, enraged —·महारुद्रस्त्वां वधिष्याम्यसंशयम् (mahārudrastvāṃ vadhiṣyāmyasaṃśayam) — I, the great Rudra, shall without doubt slay you"I, the great Rudra, shall without doubt slay you"

हरोऽस्मि सर्वदेवेभ्यो (haro'smi sarvadevebhyo) — "I am Hara; to all the gods"I am Hara; to all the gods·ह्यभयं दत्तवानहम् (hyabhayaṃ dattavānaham) — I have granted fearlessness;I have granted fearlessness;·खलदण्डधरोऽहं वै (khaladaṇḍadharo'haṃ vai) — I am indeed the chastiser of the wicked,I am indeed the chastiser of the wicked,·शरणागतवत्सलः (śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ) — ever affectionate to those who take refuge"ever affectionate to those who take refuge"

राज्यं दास्यसि किं वा त्वं (rājyaṃ dāsyasi kiṃ vā tvaṃ) — "will you give back the kingdom,"will you give back the kingdom,·करिष्यसि रणं च किम् (kariṣyasi raṇaṃ ca kim) — or will you wage war?or will you wage war?·तत्त्वं ब्रूहि द्वयोरेकं (tattvaṃ brūhi dvayorekaṃ) — tell me truly, one of the two,tell me truly, one of the two,·दानवेन्द्र विचार्य्य वै (dānavendra vicāryya vai) — O lord of the dānavas, after due thought"O lord of the dānavas, after due thought"

इत्युक्तं यन्महेशेन तुभ्यं (ityuktaṃ yanmaheśena tubhyaṃ) — "what the great lord has spoken, that to you"what the great lord has spoken, that to you·तन्मे निवेदितम् (tanme niveditam) — I have declared;I have declared;·वितथं शम्भुवाक्यं न (vitathaṃ śambhuvākyaṃ na) — the word of Śambhu is neverthe word of Śambhu is never·कदापि दनुजाधिप (kadāpi danujādhipa) — false, O lord of the dānavas"false, O lord of the dānavas"

अहं स्वस्वामिनं गन्तुमिच्छामि (ahaṃ svasvāminaṃ gantumicchāmi) — "I wish to go"I wish to go·त्वरितं हरम् (tvaritaṃ haram) — swiftly to my own lord, Hara;swiftly to my own lord, Hara;·गत्वा वक्ष्यामि किं शम्भुं (gatvā vakṣyāmi kiṃ śambhuṃ) — what shall I say to Śambhu when I have gone —what shall I say to Śambhu when I have gone —·तथा त्वं वद मामिह (tathā tvaṃ vada māmiha) — tell me that here"tell me that here"

इत्थं च पुष्पदन्तस्य (itthaṃ ca puṣpadantasya) — "having thus heard the words of Puṣpadanta,"having thus heard the words of Puṣpadanta,·शिवदूतस्य सत्पतेः (śivadūtasya satpateḥ) — the envoy of Śiva, lord of the righteous,the envoy of Śiva, lord of the righteous,·आकर्ण्य वचनं राजा (ākarṇya vacanaṃ rājā) — the kingthe king·हसित्वा तमुवाच सः (hasitvā tamuvāca saḥ) — laughed and spoke to him"laughed and spoke to him"

राज्यं दास्ये न (rājyaṃ dāsye na) — "I shall not give the kingdom"I shall not give the kingdom·देवेभ्यो वीरभोग्या वसुन्धरा (devebhyo vīrabhogyā vasundharā) — to the gods; the earth belongs to the brave;to the gods; the earth belongs to the brave;·रणं दास्यामि ते (raṇaṃ dāsyāmi te) — I shall give you battle,I shall give you battle,·रुद्र देवानां पक्षपातिने (rudra devānāṃ pakṣapātine) — O Rudra, who take the side of the gods"O Rudra, who take the side of the gods"

यस्योपरि प्रयायी स्यात्स (yasyopari prayāyī syātsa) — "the hero against whom another marches first"the hero against whom another marches first·वीरो भुवनेऽधमः (vīro bhuvane'dhamaḥ) — is the lowest in the world;is the lowest in the world;·अतः पूर्वमहं रुद्र (ataḥ pūrvamahaṃ rudra) — therefore, O Rudra, I shall firsttherefore, O Rudra, I shall first·त्वां गमिष्याम्यसंशयम् (tvāṃ gamiṣyāmyasaṃśayam) — march against you without doubt"march against you without doubt"

प्रभात आगमिष्यामि (prabhāta āgamiṣyāmi) — "at dawn I shall come,"at dawn I shall come,·वीरयात्रा विचारतः (vīrayātrā vicārataḥ) — resolved upon the warriors' march;resolved upon the warriors' march;·त्वं गच्छाचक्ष्व रुद्राय (tvaṃ gacchācakṣva rudrāya) — go and declare to Rudrago and declare to Rudra·हीदृशं वचनं मम (hīdṛśaṃ vacanaṃ mama) — this word of mine"this word of mine"

इति श्रुत्वा शङ्खचूडवचनं (iti śrutvā śaṅkhacūḍavacanaṃ) — "hearing Śaṅkhacūḍa's words,"hearing Śaṅkhacūḍa's words,·सुप्रहस्य सः (suprahasya saḥ) — he laughed heartilyhe laughed heartily·उवाच दानवेन्द्रं स (uvāca dānavendraṃ sa) — and spoke to that lord of the dānavas —and spoke to that lord of the dānavas —·शम्भुदूतस्तु गर्वितम् (śambhudūtastu garvitam) — Śambhu's envoy, to the proud one"Śambhu's envoy, to the proud one"

अन्येषामपि राजेन्द्र गणानां (anyeṣāmapi rājendra gaṇānāṃ) — "O king of kings, even before the other attendants"O king of kings, even before the other attendants·शङ्करस्य च (śaṅkarasya ca) — of Śaṅkara,of Śaṅkara,·न स्थातुं सम्मुखे योग्यः (na sthātuṃ sammukhe yogyaḥ) — you are not fit to stand —you are not fit to stand —·किं पुनस्तस्य सम्मुखम् (kiṃ punastasya sammukham) — how much less before him himself"how much less before him himself"

स त्वं देहि (sa tvaṃ dehi) — "therefore give back,"therefore give back,·च देवानामधिकाराणि सर्वशः (ca devānāmadhikārāṇi sarvaśaḥ) — to the gods, all their offices entirely;to the gods, all their offices entirely;·त्वमरं गच्छ पातालं (tvamaraṃ gaccha pātālaṃ) — go at once to Pātāla,go at once to Pātāla,·यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि (yadi jīvitumicchasi) — if you wish to remain alive"if you wish to remain alive"

सामान्यममरं तं नो (sāmānyamamaraṃ taṃ no) — "do not"do not·विद्धि दानवसत्तम (viddhi dānavasattama) — consider him an ordinary immortal, O best of dānavas;consider him an ordinary immortal, O best of dānavas;·शङ्करः परमात्मा (śaṅkaraḥ paramātmā) — Śaṅkara is the Supreme Soul,Śaṅkara is the Supreme Soul,·हि सर्वेषामीश्वरेश्वरः (hi sarveṣāmīśvareśvaraḥ) — the Lord of all lords"the Lord of all lords"

इन्द्राद्याः सकला देवा (indrādyāḥ sakalā devā) — "Indra and all the gods"Indra and all the gods·यस्याज्ञावर्तिनः सदा (yasyājñāvartinaḥ sadā) — ever abide by his command,ever abide by his command,·सप्रजापतयः सिद्धा (saprajāpatayaḥ siddhā) — together with the Prajāpatis and the siddhas,together with the Prajāpatis and the siddhas,·मुनयश्चाप्यहीश्वराः (munayaścāpyahīśvarāḥ) — the sages, and the lords of serpents"the sages, and the lords of serpents"

हरेर्विधेश्च स स्वामी निर्गुणः (harervidheśca sa svāmī nirguṇaḥ) — "he is the lord even of Hari and Vidhi, without qualities"he is the lord even of Hari and Vidhi, without qualities·सगुणः स हि (saguṇaḥ sa hi) — and with qualities;and with qualities;·यस्य भ्रूभङ्गमात्रेण सर्वेषां (yasya bhrūbhaṅgamātreṇa sarveṣāṃ) — by the mere knitting of whose brow, of all beingsby the mere knitting of whose brow, of all beings·प्रलयो भवेत् (pralayo bhavet) — the dissolution comes to pass"the dissolution comes to pass"

शिवस्य पूर्णरूपश्च (śivasya pūrṇarūpaśca) — "he is the full form of Śiva,"he is the full form of Śiva,·लोकसंहारकारकः (lokasaṃhārakārakaḥ) — the agent of the world's dissolution,the agent of the world's dissolution,·सतां गतिर्दुष्टहन्ता (satāṃ gatirduṣṭahantā) — the refuge of the good, the destroyer of the wicked,the refuge of the good, the destroyer of the wicked,·निर्विकारः परात्परः (nirvikāraḥ parātparaḥ) — changeless, beyond the beyond"changeless, beyond the beyond"

ब्रह्मणोऽधिपतिः सोऽपि (brahmaṇo'dhipatiḥ so'pi) — "he is the master of Brahmā,"he is the master of Brahmā,·हरेरपि महेश्वरः (harerapi maheśvaraḥ) — and the great lord even of Hari;and the great lord even of Hari;·अवमान्यं न वै (avamānyaṃ na vai) — not to be disregardednot to be disregarded·तस्य शासनं दानवर्षभ (tasya śāsanaṃ dānavarṣabha) — is his command, O bull among dānavas"is his command, O bull among dānavas"

किं बहूक्तेन राजेन्द्र (kiṃ bahūktena rājendra) — "what use is much speaking, O king of kings?"what use is much speaking, O king of kings?·मनसा संविचार्य च (manasā saṃvicārya ca) — consider well in your mind,consider well in your mind,·रुद्रं विद्धि महेशानं (rudraṃ viddhi maheśānaṃ) — and know Rudra to be the great lord,and know Rudra to be the great lord,·परं ब्रह्म चिदात्मकम् (paraṃ brahma cidātmakam) — the supreme Brahman whose nature is consciousness"the supreme Brahman whose nature is consciousness"

देहि राज्यं हि (dehi rājyaṃ hi) — "give back the kingdom"give back the kingdom·देवानामधिकारांश्च सर्वशः (devānāmadhikārāṃśca sarvaśaḥ) — and all the offices of the gods entirely;and all the offices of the gods entirely;·एवं ते कुशलं (evaṃ te kuśalaṃ) — thus shall it be well with you,thus shall it be well with you,·तात भविष्यत्यन्यथा भयम् (tāta bhaviṣyatyanyathā bhayam) — dear one — otherwise there shall be fear"dear one — otherwise there shall be fear"

इति श्रुत्वा दानवेन्द्रः (iti śrutvā dānavendraḥ) — "hearing this, the lord of the dānavas,"hearing this, the lord of the dānavas,·शङ्खचूडः प्रतापवान् (śaṅkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān) — the mighty Śaṅkhacūḍa,the mighty Śaṅkhacūḍa,·उवाच शिवदूतं (uvāca śivadūtaṃ) — spoke to that envoy of Śiva,spoke to that envoy of Śiva,·तं भवितव्यविमोहितः (taṃ bhavitavyavimohitaḥ) — deluded by what was destined"deluded by what was destined"

स्वतो राज्यं न (svato rājyaṃ na) — "I shall not, of myself,"I shall not, of myself,·दास्यामि नाधिकारान् विनिश्चयात् (dāsyāmi nādhikārān viniścayāt) — give up the kingdom, nor the offices, by my own resolve,give up the kingdom, nor the offices, by my own resolve,·विना युद्धं महेशेन (vinā yuddhaṃ maheśena) — without battle with the great lord —without battle with the great lord —·सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीम्यहम् (satyametad bravīmyaham) — this I say to you in truth"this I say to you in truth"

कालाधीनं जगत्सर्वं (kālādhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ) — "know this entire universe, moving and unmoving,"know this entire universe, moving and unmoving,·विज्ञेयं सचराचरम् (vijñeyaṃ sacarācaram) — to be subject to Time;to be subject to Time;·कालाद्भवति सर्वं हि (kālādbhavati sarvaṃ hi) — from Time all things arise,from Time all things arise,·विनश्यति च कालतः (vinaśyati ca kālataḥ) — and by Time all things perish"and by Time all things perish"

त्वं गच्छ शङ्करं रुद्रं (tvaṃ gaccha śaṅkaraṃ rudraṃ) — "go to Śaṅkara Rudra"go to Śaṅkara Rudra·मयोक्तं वद तत्त्वतः (mayoktaṃ vada tattvataḥ) — and tell him truly what I have said;and tell him truly what I have said;·स च युक्तं करोत्वेवं (sa ca yuktaṃ karotvevaṃ) — let him do as he thinks fit —let him do as he thinks fit —·बहुवार्तां कुरुष्व नो (bahuvārtāṃ kuruṣva no) — speak no further words"speak no further words"

इत्युक्त्वा शिवदूतोऽसौ जगाम (ityuktvā śivadūto'sau jagāma) — "having said this, Śiva's envoy went"having said this, Śiva's envoy went·स्वामिनं निजम् (svāminaṃ nijam) — to his own lord;to his own lord;·यथार्थं कथयामास (yathārthaṃ kathayāmāsa) — and truthfully relatedand truthfully related·पुष्पदन्तश्च सन्मुने (puṣpadantaśca sanmune) — Puṣpadanta, O good sage, the whole matter"Puṣpadanta, O good sage, the whole matter"