Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/16

पृथिव्यां वेदधर्माश्च स्मृतिधर्माश्च सर्वशः ॥ स्फोटितास्तेन दुष्टेन सिंहेनेव शशा खलु ॥ १६ ॥

sanskrit

Vedic rites and rites according to Smṛtis all over the earth were smothered by that wicked fellow like rabbits by a lion.

english translation

pRthivyAM vedadharmAzca smRtidharmAzca sarvazaH ॥ sphoTitAstena duSTena siMheneva zazA khalu ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/17

यावंतो वेदधर्माश्च तावंतो दूरतः कृताः ॥ तीर्थेतीर्थे तथा क्षेत्रे धर्मो नीतश्च दूरतः ॥ १७॥

sanskrit

Whatever Vedic rites were there in the shrines and holy centres were stopped by him. Dharma was exiled to a distant place.

english translation

yAvaMto vedadharmAzca tAvaMto dUrataH kRtAH ॥ tIrthetIrthe tathA kSetre dharmo nItazca dUrataH ॥ 17॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/18

अवंती नगरी रम्या तत्रैका दृश्यते पुनः ॥ इत्थं विचार्य तेनैव यत्कृतं श्रूयतां हि तत् ॥ १८ ॥

sanskrit

“There is a beautiful city Avanti.” Thinking that what the Asura did, hear.

english translation

avaMtI nagarI ramyA tatraikA dRzyate punaH ॥ itthaM vicArya tenaiva yatkRtaM zrUyatAM hi tat ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/19

बहुसैन्यसमायुक्तो दूषणस्स महासुरः ॥ तत्रस्थान्ब्रह्मणान्सर्वानुद्दिश्य समुपाययौ ॥ १९ ॥

sanskrit

Accompanied by a vast army, the great Asura Dūṣaṇa went there desiring to harm the brahmins staying in the city.

english translation

bahusainyasamAyukto dUSaNassa mahAsuraH ॥ tatrasthAnbrahmaNAnsarvAnuddizya samupAyayau ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/20

तत्रागत्य स दैत्येन्द्रश्चतुरो दैत्यसत्तमान् ॥ प्रोवाचाहूय वचनं विप्र द्रोही महाखलः ॥ २० ॥

sanskrit

After reaching the place, that great knave, that hater of brahmins called four hefty Daityas to him and said these words.

english translation

tatrAgatya sa daityendrazcaturo daityasattamAn ॥ provAcAhUya vacanaM vipra drohI mahAkhalaH ॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/16

पृथिव्यां वेदधर्माश्च स्मृतिधर्माश्च सर्वशः ॥ स्फोटितास्तेन दुष्टेन सिंहेनेव शशा खलु ॥ १६ ॥

sanskrit

Vedic rites and rites according to Smṛtis all over the earth were smothered by that wicked fellow like rabbits by a lion.

english translation

pRthivyAM vedadharmAzca smRtidharmAzca sarvazaH ॥ sphoTitAstena duSTena siMheneva zazA khalu ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/17

यावंतो वेदधर्माश्च तावंतो दूरतः कृताः ॥ तीर्थेतीर्थे तथा क्षेत्रे धर्मो नीतश्च दूरतः ॥ १७॥

sanskrit

Whatever Vedic rites were there in the shrines and holy centres were stopped by him. Dharma was exiled to a distant place.

english translation

yAvaMto vedadharmAzca tAvaMto dUrataH kRtAH ॥ tIrthetIrthe tathA kSetre dharmo nItazca dUrataH ॥ 17॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/18

अवंती नगरी रम्या तत्रैका दृश्यते पुनः ॥ इत्थं विचार्य तेनैव यत्कृतं श्रूयतां हि तत् ॥ १८ ॥

sanskrit

“There is a beautiful city Avanti.” Thinking that what the Asura did, hear.

english translation

avaMtI nagarI ramyA tatraikA dRzyate punaH ॥ itthaM vicArya tenaiva yatkRtaM zrUyatAM hi tat ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/19

बहुसैन्यसमायुक्तो दूषणस्स महासुरः ॥ तत्रस्थान्ब्रह्मणान्सर्वानुद्दिश्य समुपाययौ ॥ १९ ॥

sanskrit

Accompanied by a vast army, the great Asura Dūṣaṇa went there desiring to harm the brahmins staying in the city.

english translation

bahusainyasamAyukto dUSaNassa mahAsuraH ॥ tatrasthAnbrahmaNAnsarvAnuddizya samupAyayau ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/16/20

तत्रागत्य स दैत्येन्द्रश्चतुरो दैत्यसत्तमान् ॥ प्रोवाचाहूय वचनं विप्र द्रोही महाखलः ॥ २० ॥

sanskrit

After reaching the place, that great knave, that hater of brahmins called four hefty Daityas to him and said these words.

english translation

tatrAgatya sa daityendrazcaturo daityasattamAn ॥ provAcAhUya vacanaM vipra drohI mahAkhalaH ॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript