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Chapter 8

अध्यायः 8

Rudra Saṃhitā, Chapter 8

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 1

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 1

ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवं तयोर्मुनिश्रेष्ठ दर्शनं कांक्षमाणयोः ॥ विगर्वयोश्च सुरयोः सदा नौ स्थितयोर्मुने ॥ १॥

brahmovAca ॥ evaM tayormunizreSTha darzanaM kAMkSamANayoH ॥ vigarvayozca surayoH sadA nau sthitayormune ॥ 1॥

Brahmā said: O best of sages, thus those two divine beings, desiring a vision (of the Supreme), and filled with pride, remained constantly (in that place), O sage.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 2

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 2

दयालुरभवच्छंभुर्दीनानां प्रतिपालकः ॥ गर्विणां गर्वहर्ता च सवेषां प्रभुरव्ययः ॥२॥

dayAlurabhavacchaMbhurdInAnAM pratipAlakaH ॥ garviNAM garvahartA ca saveSAM prabhuravyayaH ॥2॥

He is the compassionate Śambhu, the protector of the weak; He is the destroyer of pride in the arrogant, the Lord of all beings, the imperishable one.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 3

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 3

तदा समभवत्तत्र नादो वै शब्दलक्षणः ॥ ओमोमिति सुरश्रेष्ठात्सुव्यक्तः प्लुतलक्षणः ॥३॥

tadA samabhavattatra nAdo vai zabdalakSaNaH ॥ omomiti surazreSThAtsuvyaktaH plutalakSaNaH ॥3॥

There arose the sound “Oṃ Oṃ” in the prolated accent.॥ 1॥ It was very clear. The divine sound in the form of a word came out from the most excellent of Gods.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 4

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 4

किमिदं त्विति संचिंत्य मया तिष्ठन्महास्वनः ॥ विष्णुस्सर्वसुराराध्यो निर्वैरस्तुष्टचेतसा ॥ ४ ॥

kimidaM tviti saMciMtya mayA tiSThanmahAsvanaH ॥ viSNussarvasurArAdhyo nirvairastuSTacetasA ॥ 4 ॥

Thinking, 'What is this?' I remained there, hearing the great sound. Vishnu, who is worshipped by all the gods, is without enemies and content in heart.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 5

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 5

लिंगस्य दक्षिणे भागे तथापश्यत्सनातनम् ॥ आद्यं वर्णमकाराख्यमुकारं चोत्तरं ततः ॥ ५ ॥

liMgasya dakSiNe bhAge tathApazyatsanAtanam ॥ AdyaM varNamakArAkhyamukAraM cottaraM tataH ॥ 5 ॥

On the right side of the Śiva-linga, they saw the eternal one, The primordial sound ‘Aum’ manifested, with the first letter ‘A’ and the last letter ‘U’.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 6

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 6

मकारं मध्यतश्चैव नादमंतेऽस्य चोमिति ॥ सूर्यमंडलवद्दृष्ट्वा वर्णमाद्यं तु दक्षिणे ॥६॥

makAraM madhyatazcaiva nAdamaMte'sya comiti ॥ sUryamaMDalavaddRSTvA varNamAdyaM tu dakSiNe ॥6॥

He saw the syllable “M” in the middle and Nāda (the mystical sound) in the form “Oṃ” in the end. He saw the first syllable on the right like the blazing sphere of the sun.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 7

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 7

उत्तरे पावकप्रख्यमुकारमृषि सत्तम ॥ शीतांशुमण्डलप्रख्यं मकारं तस्य मध्यतः ॥७॥

uttare pAvakaprakhyamukAramRSi sattama ॥ zItAMzumaNDalaprakhyaM makAraM tasya madhyataH ॥7॥

O foremost of sages, thereafter he saw the syllable “U” dazzling like fire. In the middle he saw the syllable “M” glittering like the lunar sphere.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 8

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 8

तस्योपरि तदाऽपश्यच्छुद्धस्फटिकसुप्रभम् ॥ तुरीयातीतममलं निष्कलं निरुपद्रवम् ॥ ८ ॥

tasyopari tadA'pazyacchuddhasphaTikasuprabham ॥ turIyAtItamamalaM niSkalaM nirupadravam ॥ 8 ॥

Above that what he saw was the supreme Brahman, the greatest refuge. It had the lustre of the pure crystal. It was the pure Being beyond the Fourth (Turīya), the unsullied & free from extraneous harassment.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 9

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 9

निर्द्वंद्वं केवलं शून्यं बाह्याभ्यंतरवर्जितम् ॥ स बाह्यभ्यंतरे चैव बाह्याभ्यंतरसंस्थितम् ॥ ९ ॥

nirdvaMdvaM kevalaM zUnyaM bAhyAbhyaMtaravarjitam ॥ sa bAhyabhyaMtare caiva bAhyAbhyaMtarasaMsthitam ॥ 9 ॥

It was free from mutually clashing opposites. It was single (isolated), void, free from exterior and interior though stationed in the exterior and the interior.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 10

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 10

आदिमध्यांतरहितमानंदस्यापिकारणम् ॥ सत्यमानन्दममृतं परं ब्रह्मपरायणम् ॥ 2-1-8-१० ॥

AdimadhyAMtarahitamAnaMdasyApikAraNam ॥ satyamAnandamamRtaM paraM brahmaparAyaNam ॥ 2-1-8-10 ॥

Devoid of beginning, middle and end, the primordial cause of Bliss, the truth, The Bliss and the Nectar.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 11

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 11

कुत एवात्र संभूतः परीक्षावोऽग्निसंभवम् ॥ अधोगमिष्याम्यनलस्तंभस्यानुपमस्य च ॥ ११ ॥

kuta evAtra saMbhUtaH parIkSAvo'gnisaMbhavam ॥ adhogamiSyAmyanalastaMbhasyAnupamasya ca ॥ 11 ॥

From where indeed has this arisen? I shall examine whether it is born of fire. I will go downward to explore this matchless pillar of flame.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 12

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 12

वेदशब्दोभयावेशं विश्वात्मानं व्यचिंतयत् ॥ तदाऽभवदृषिस्तत्र ऋषेस्सारतमं स्मृतम् ॥१२॥

vedazabdobhayAvezaM vizvAtmAnaM vyaciMtayat ॥ tadA'bhavadRSistatra RSessAratamaM smRtam ॥12॥

Viṣṇu thus meditated on the universal soul enveloped by the two Vedic sounds and wished to examine the source whence the Fire-column arose and to go deep down the unequalled fiery column. Then there came a sage who told him the essence of the truth.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 13

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 13

तेनैव ऋषिणा विष्णुर्ज्ञातवान्परमेश्वरम् ॥ महादेवं परं ब्रह्म शब्दब्रह्मतनुं परम् ॥१३॥

tenaiva RSiNA viSNurjJAtavAnparamezvaram ॥ mahAdevaM paraM brahma zabdabrahmatanuM param ॥13॥

Viṣṇu realised that the sage himself was the great lord and the supreme Brahman embodied in the Śabda Brahman. (i.e. the mystic syllable Om).

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 14

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 14

चिंतया रहितो रुद्रो वाचो यन्मनसा सह ॥ अप्राप्य तन्निवर्तंते वाच्यस्त्वेकाक्षरेण सः ॥१४॥

ciMtayA rahito rudro vAco yanmanasA saha ॥ aprApya tannivartaMte vAcyastvekAkSareNa saH ॥14॥

The Brahman is Rudra free from worries. The words and the mind are incapable of comprehending it; without reaching it they return. It can be expressed by the single-syllabled mantra “Om”.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 15

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 15

एकाक्षरेण तद्वाक्यमृतं परमकारणम् ॥ सत्यमानन्दममृतं परं ब्रह्म परात्परम् ॥ १५ ॥

ekAkSareNa tadvAkyamRtaM paramakAraNam ॥ satyamAnandamamRtaM paraM brahma parAtparam ॥ 15 ॥

The supreme Brahman, the Truth, the Bliss, the Amṛta, the greatest of the great and the ultimate cause can be expressed by the single-syllabled mantra.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 16

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 16

एकाक्षरादकाराख्याद्भगवान्बीजकोण्डजः ॥ एकाक्षरादुकाराख्याद्धरिः परमकारणम्॥१६॥

ekAkSarAdakArAkhyAdbhagavAnbIjakoNDajaH ॥ ekAkSarAdukArAkhyAddhariH paramakAraNam॥16॥

The single syllable “A” is the source of the lord Brahmā. The single syllable “U” is the source of Viṣṇu, the ultimate cause.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 17

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 17

एकाक्षरान्मकाराख्याद्भगवान्नीललोहितः ॥ सर्गकर्ता त्वकाराख्यो ह्युकाराख्यस्तु मोहकः ॥१७॥

ekAkSarAnmakArAkhyAdbhagavAnnIlalohitaH ॥ sargakartA tvakArAkhyo hyukArAkhyastu mohakaH ॥17॥

The single syllable “M” is the source of Rudra. The creator is expressed by the letter “A”. The enchanter is expressed by the letter “U”.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 18

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 18

मकाराख्यस्तु यो नित्यमनुग्रहकरोऽभवत्॥ मकाराख्यो विभुर्बीजी ह्यकारो बीज उच्यते ॥ १८ ॥

makArAkhyastu yo nityamanugrahakaro'bhavat॥ makArAkhyo vibhurbIjI hyakAro bIja ucyate ॥ 18 ॥

The being expressed by the letter “M” blesses always. It is all-pervasive and progenitor; the letter “A” is the seed.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 19

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 19

उकाराख्यो हरिर्योनिः प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः ॥ बीजी च बीजं तद्योनिर्नादाख्यश्च महेश्वरः ॥ १९ ॥

ukArAkhyo hariryoniH pradhAnapuruSezvaraH ॥ bIjI ca bIjaM tadyonirnAdAkhyazca mahezvaraH ॥ 19 ॥

The being expressed by the letter “U” is Viṣṇu. It is the source, the receptacle, the lord of primordial nature and primordial being, the progenitor, the seed, source and sound. All these constitute Lord Śiva.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 20

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 20

बीजी विभज्य चात्मानं स्वेच्छया तु व्यवस्थितः ॥ अस्य लिंगादभूद्बीजमकारो बीजिनः प्रभोः ॥ 2-1-8-२० ॥

bIjI vibhajya cAtmAnaM svecchayA tu vyavasthitaH ॥ asya liMgAdabhUdbIjamakAro bIjinaH prabhoH ॥ 2-1-8-20 ॥

The progenitor is stationed after dividing itself. From the liṅga of the progenitor, the lord, arose the seed—the syllable “A”.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 21

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 21

उकारयोनौ निःक्षिप्तमवर्द्धत समंततः॥ सौवर्णमभवच्चांडमावेद्य तदलक्षणम् ॥ २१ ॥

ukArayonau niHkSiptamavarddhata samaMtataH॥ sauvarNamabhavaccAMDamAvedya tadalakSaNam ॥ 21 ॥

The Bīja being deposited in the Yoni, the letter “U” began to increase all round. It became a golden egg. It was something known which could not be delineated.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 22

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 22

अनेकाब्दं तथा चाप्सु दिव्यमंडं व्यवस्थितम्॥ ततो वर्षसहस्रांते द्विधाकृतमजोद्भवम् ॥२२॥

anekAbdaM tathA cApsu divyamaMDaM vyavasthitam॥ tato varSasahasrAMte dvidhAkRtamajodbhavam ॥22॥

The divine egg floated in the waters for many years. Then at the end of a thousand years, it split into two giving birth to Brahmā.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 23

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 23

अंडमप्सु स्थितं साक्षाद्व्याघातेनेश्वरेण तु ॥ तथास्य सुशुभं हैमं कपालं चोर्द्ध्वसंस्थितम् ॥२३॥

aMDamapsu sthitaM sAkSAdvyAghAtenezvareNa tu ॥ tathAsya suzubhaM haimaM kapAlaM corddhvasaMsthitam ॥23॥

The egg floating in the waters on being hit by Īśvara split into two. The auspicious golden upper lid became the upper region and the lower one became the Earth of five characteristics.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 24

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 24

जज्ञे सा द्यौस्तदपरं पृथिवी पंचलक्षणा ॥ तस्मादंडाद्भवो जज्ञे ककाराख्यश्चतुर्मुखः ॥२४॥

jajJe sA dyaustadaparaM pRthivI paMcalakSaNA ॥ tasmAdaMDAdbhavo jajJe kakArAkhyazcaturmukhaH ॥24॥

From (the inner part of) the egg was born the four-faced lord (Brahmā) expressed by the letter “KA”.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 25

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 25

स स्रष्टा सर्वलोकानां स एव त्रिविधः प्रभुः ॥ एवमोमोमिति प्रोक्तमित्याहुर्यजुषां वराः ॥२५॥

sa sraSTA sarvalokAnAM sa eva trividhaH prabhuH ॥ evamomomiti proktamityAhuryajuSAM varAH ॥25॥

He is the creator of all the worlds. He alone is the lord manifesting in three forms. Persons well-versed in the Yajurveda call it Oṃ Oṃ.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 26

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 26

यजुषां वचनं श्रुत्वा ऋचः समानि सादरम् ॥ एवमेव हरे ब्रह्मन्नित्याहुश्चावयोस्तदा ॥२६॥

yajuSAM vacanaM zrutvA RcaH samAni sAdaram ॥ evameva hare brahmannityAhuzcAvayostadA ॥26॥

On hearing the words of the Yajurveda, both the Ṛgveda and the Sāmaveda respectfully called us then Viṣṇu and Brahmā.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 27

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 27

ततो विज्ञाय देवेशं यथावच्छक्तिसंभवैः ॥ मंत्रं महेश्वरं देवं तुष्टाव सुमहोदयम्॥२७॥

tato vijJAya devezaM yathAvacchaktisaMbhavaiH ॥ maMtraM mahezvaraM devaM tuSTAva sumahodayam॥27॥

Then realising the lord of the Gods we eulogised, as far as we could, Lord Śiva, the cause of great achievement.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 28

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 28

एतस्मिन्नंतरेऽन्यच्च रूपमद्भुतसुन्दरम् ॥ ददर्श च मया सार्द्धं भगवान्विश्वपालकः ॥ २८ ॥

etasminnaMtare'nyacca rUpamadbhutasundaram ॥ dadarza ca mayA sArddhaM bhagavAnvizvapAlakaH ॥ 28 ॥

Viṣṇu, the protector of the universe, in the meantime, saw another wonderfully beautiful form, along with me.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 29

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 29

पंचवक्त्रं दशभुजं गौरकर्पूरवन्मुने ॥ नानाकांति समायुक्तं नानाभूषणभूषितम् ॥ २९ ॥

paMcavaktraM dazabhujaM gaurakarpUravanmune ॥ nAnAkAMti samAyuktaM nAnAbhUSaNabhUSitam ॥ 29 ॥

On seeing that wonderful form, Viṣṇu and I became satisfied. The form had five faces, ten arms, and a complexion white as camphor, O sage. It had diverse brilliant features. It was decorated in different ornaments.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 30

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 30

महोदारं महावीर्यं महापुरुषलणम् ॥ तं दृष्ट्वा परमं रूपं कृतार्थोऽभून्मया हरिः ॥2-1-8-३०॥

mahodAraM mahAvIryaM mahApuruSalaNam ॥ taM dRSTvA paramaM rUpaM kRtArtho'bhUnmayA hariH ॥2-1-8-30॥

It was highly liberal and endowed with great prowess. It had all the characteristics of a great man.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 31

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 31

अथ प्रसन्नो भगवान्महेशः परमेश्वरः ॥ दिव्यं शब्दमयं रूपमाख्याय प्रहसन्स्थितः ॥ ३१ ॥

atha prasanno bhagavAnmahezaH paramezvaraH ॥ divyaM zabdamayaM rUpamAkhyAya prahasansthitaH ॥ 31 ॥

Thereafter, the lord Śiva was pleased. Revealing his form embedded in letters He laughingly stood before us.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 32

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 32

अकारस्तस्य मूर्द्धा हि ललाटो दीर्घ उच्यते ॥ इकारो दक्षिणं नेत्रमीकारो वामलोचनम् ॥३२॥॥

akArastasya mUrddhA hi lalATo dIrgha ucyate ॥ ikAro dakSiNaM netramIkAro vAmalocanam ॥32॥॥

The short letter “A” is His head. The long letter “A” is His forehead. The letter “I” is His right eye and the letter “Ī” His left eye.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 33

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 33

उकारो दक्षिणं श्रोत्रमूकारो वाम उच्यते ॥ ऋकारो दक्षिणं तस्य कपोलं परमेष्ठिनः ॥३३॥

ukAro dakSiNaM zrotramUkAro vAma ucyate ॥ RkAro dakSiNaM tasya kapolaM parameSThinaH ॥33॥

The letter “U” is His right ear and the letter “Ū” His left ear. The letter “Ṛ” is the right cheek of that great lord.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 34

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 34

वामं कपोलमूकारो लृ लॄ नासापुटे उभे॥ एकारश्चोष्ठ ऊर्द्ध्वश्च ह्यैकारस्त्वधरो विभोः ॥३४॥

vAmaM kapolamUkAro lR lRR nAsApuTe ubhe॥ ekArazcoSTha Urddhvazca hyaikArastvadharo vibhoH ॥34॥

“Ṝ” is His left cheek. The two letters “ḷ” “ḹ”, are His nostrils. The letter “E” is His upper lip and the letter “AI” is His lower lip.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 35

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 35

ओकारश्च तथौकारो दन्तपंक्तिद्वयं क्रमात् ॥ अमस्तु तालुनी तस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः ॥३५॥

okArazca tathaukAro dantapaMktidvayaM kramAt ॥ amastu tAlunI tasya devadevasya zUlinaH ॥35॥

The letter “O” and the letter “AU” are respectively the two rows of his teeth. The letters “AṂ” and “AḤ” ॥ Anusvāra and Visarga॥ are his palates.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 36

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 36

कादिपंचाक्षराण्यस्य पञ्च हस्ताश्च दक्षिणे ॥ चादिपंचाक्षराण्येवं पंच हस्तास्तु वामतः ॥ ३६ ॥

kAdipaMcAkSarANyasya paJca hastAzca dakSiNe ॥ cAdipaMcAkSarANyevaM paMca hastAstu vAmataH ॥ 36 ॥

The five letters beginning with KA ॥ ie KA, KHA, GA, GHA and ṄA॥ are His five hands on the right side. The five letters beginning with CA ॥ i.e. CA, CH, JA, JHA and ÑA॥ are His hands on the left side.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 37

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 37

टादिपंचाक्षरं पादास्तादिपंचाक्षरं तथा ॥ पकार उदरं तस्य फकारः पार्श्व उच्यते ॥३७॥

TAdipaMcAkSaraM pAdAstAdipaMcAkSaraM tathA ॥ pakAra udaraM tasya phakAraH pArzva ucyate ॥37॥

Similarly the five letters beginning with ṬA and the five letters beginning with TA constitute His legs. The letter PA is His belly and the letter PHA is His right side.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 38

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 38

बकारो वामपार्श्वस्तु भकारः स्कंध उच्यते ॥ मकारो हृदयं शंभोर्महादेवस्य योगिनः ॥३८॥

bakAro vAmapArzvastu bhakAraH skaMdha ucyate ॥ makAro hRdayaM zaMbhormahAdevasya yoginaH ॥38॥

The letter BA is His left side. The letter BHA is His shoulder. The letter MA is the heart of the great yogin Mahādeva.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 39

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 39

यकारादिसकारान्ता विभोर्वै सप्तधातवः ॥ हकारो नाभिरूपो हि क्षकारो घ्राण उच्यते ॥३९॥

yakArAdisakArAntA vibhorvai saptadhAtavaH ॥ hakAro nAbhirUpo hi kSakAro ghrANa ucyate ॥39॥

The letters YA, RA, LA, VA, ŚA, ṢA and SA are the seven Dhātus (vital secretions) of the lord. The letter HA is His umbilicus and the letter KṢA is His nose.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 40

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 40

एवं शब्दमयं रूपमगुणस्य गुणात्मनः॥ दृष्ट्वा तमुमया सार्द्धं कृतार्थोऽभून्मया हरिः ॥2-1-8-४०॥

evaM zabdamayaM rUpamaguNasya guNAtmanaH॥ dRSTvA tamumayA sArddhaM kRtArtho'bhUnmayA hariH ॥2-1-8-40॥

Viṣṇu and I became contented on seeing this letter-embedded form of the Saguṇa manifestation of Nirguṇa lord in the company of Umā.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 41

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 41

एवं दृष्ट्वा महेशानं शब्दब्रह्मतनुं शिवम् ॥ प्रणम्य च मया विष्णुः पुनश्चापश्यदूर्द्ध्वतः॥४१॥

evaM dRSTvA mahezAnaM zabdabrahmatanuM zivam ॥ praNamya ca mayA viSNuH punazcApazyadUrddhvataH॥41॥

On seeing Lord Śiva in the form of the letter-embedded Brahman, Viṣṇu bowed down along with me and looked up again.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 42

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 42

ॐकारप्रभवं मंत्रं कलापंचकसंयुतम् ॥ शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं शुभाष्टत्रिंशदक्षरम् ॥ ४२ ॥

OMkAraprabhavaM maMtraM kalApaMcakasaMyutam ॥ zuddhasphaTikasaMkAzaM zubhASTatriMzadakSaram ॥ 42 ॥

The mantra beginning with Oṃkāra with its Kalās five in number, consisting of the auspicious thirty-eight syllables.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 43

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 43

मेधाकारमभूद्भूयस्सर्वधर्मार्थसाधकम् ॥ गायत्रीप्रभवं मंत्रं सहितं वश्यकारकम् ॥ ४३ ॥

medhAkAramabhUdbhUyassarvadharmArthasAdhakam ॥ gAyatrIprabhavaM maMtraM sahitaM vazyakArakam ॥ 43 ॥

It being pure as crystal, increases intelligence and is an effective medium of accomplishing sacred rites.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 44

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 44

चतुर्विंशतिवर्णाढ्यं चतुष्कालमनुत्तमम् ॥ अथ पंचसितं मंत्रं कलाष्टक समायुतम् ॥ ४४ ॥

caturviMzativarNADhyaM catuSkAlamanuttamam ॥ atha paMcasitaM maMtraM kalASTaka samAyutam ॥ 44 ॥

The mantras in the Gāyatrī metre of twenty-four syllables and having four Kalās are conducive to enjoyment.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 45

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 45

आभिचारिकमत्यर्थं प्रायस्त्रिंशच्छुभाक्षरम् ॥ यजुर्वेदसमायुक्तं पञ्चविंशच्छुभाक्षरम् ॥४५॥

AbhicArikamatyarthaM prAyastriMzacchubhAkSaram ॥ yajurvedasamAyuktaM paJcaviMzacchubhAkSaram ॥45॥

The five-syllabled mantra of eight Kalās consisting of thirty syllables is employed for black magic.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 46

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 46

कलाष्टकसमा युक्तं सुश्वेतं शांतिकं तथा ॥ त्रयोदशकलायुक्तं बालाद्यैस्सह लोहितम् ॥ ४६ ॥

kalASTakasamA yuktaM suzvetaM zAMtikaM tathA ॥ trayodazakalAyuktaM bAlAdyaissaha lohitam ॥ 46 ॥

Mantras of Yajurveda consisting of twenty-five syllables and eight Kalās are used for conciliatory purpose.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 47

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 47

बभूवुरस्य चोत्पत्तिवृद्धिसंहारकारणम् ॥ वर्णा एकाधिकाः षष्टिरस्य मंत्रवरस्य तु ॥ ४७ ॥

babhUvurasya cotpattivRddhisaMhArakAraNam ॥ varNA ekAdhikAH SaSTirasya maMtravarasya tu ॥ 47 ॥

The mantra of thirteen Kalās consisting of sixty-one syllables is conducive to outcome, increase and destruction.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 48

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 48

पुनर्मृत्युंजयं मन्त्रं पञ्चाक्षरमतः परम् ॥ चिंतामणिं तथा मंत्रं दक्षिणामूर्ति संज्ञकम् ॥ ४८ ॥

punarmRtyuMjayaM mantraM paJcAkSaramataH param ॥ ciMtAmaNiM tathA maMtraM dakSiNAmUrti saMjJakam ॥ 48 ॥

The lord Viṣṇu secured these five mantras:—Mṛtyuñjaya mantra, five-syllabled mantra, Cintāmaṇi mantra, Dakṣiṇāmūrti mantra.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 49

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 49

ततस्तत्त्वमसीत्युक्तं महावाक्यं हरस्य च ॥ पञ्चमंत्रांस्तथा लब्ध्वा जजाप भगवान्हरिः ॥ ४९ ॥

tatastattvamasItyuktaM mahAvAkyaM harasya ca ॥ paJcamaMtrAMstathA labdhvA jajApa bhagavAnhariH ॥ 49 ॥

The “tattvamasi” mantra which is Hara’s Mahāvākya. Lord Viṣṇu performed Japa by means of these mantras.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 50

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 50

अथ दृष्ट्वा कलावर्णमृग्यजुस्सामरूपिणम् ॥ ईशानमीशमुकुटं पुरुषाख्यं पुरातनम् ॥ 2-1-8-५० ॥

atha dRSTvA kalAvarNamRgyajussAmarUpiNam ॥ IzAnamIzamukuTaM puruSAkhyaM purAtanam ॥ 2-1-8-50 ॥

The lord Viṣṇu and I being glad at heart eulogised the boon-bestowing lord Śiva with appropriate words,—Śiva who was seen in the form of Kalās, Varṇas (syllables), Ṛk, Yajus, Sāman, Īśāna, Īśa, Purātana Puruṣa (the ancient Being).

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 51

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 51

अघोरहृदयं हृद्यं सर्वगुह्यं सदाशिवम् ॥ वामपादं महादेवं महाभोगीन्द्रभूषणम् ॥ ५१ ॥

aghorahRdayaM hRdyaM sarvaguhyaM sadAzivam ॥ vAmapAdaM mahAdevaM mahAbhogIndrabhUSaNam ॥ 51 ॥

He whose heart is Aghora — gentle yet fearsome — the most delightful, The most secret of all, the eternal Śiva; Whose left foot is Mahādeva himself, Adorned with the great serpent king.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 52

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 52

विश्वतः पादवन्तं तं विश्वतोक्षिकरं शिवम् ॥ ब्रह्मणोऽधिपति सर्गस्थितिसंहारकारणम् ॥ ५२ ॥

vizvataH pAdavantaM taM vizvatokSikaraM zivam ॥ brahmaNo'dhipati sargasthitisaMhArakAraNam ॥ 52 ॥

That Śiva, who possesses feet extending in all directions, Whose eyes and hands are everywhere, The Lord of Brahmā, and the cause of creation, preservation, and destruction.

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Rudra-samhita - Chapter 8 - Verse 53

Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · Chapter 8 · Verse 53

तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिस्साम्बं वरदमीश्वरम् ॥ मया च सहितो विष्णुर्भगवांस्तुष्टचेतसा ॥ ५३ ॥

tuSTAva vAgbhiriSTAbhissAmbaM varadamIzvaram ॥ mayA ca sahito viSNurbhagavAMstuSTacetasA ॥ 53 ॥

With pleasing words of praise, the blessed Vishnu, together with me, Worshipped and glorified Sāmbha — the boon-giving Supreme Lord — with a satisfied heart.

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