Shiva Purana

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ऋषय ऊचुः ।। सूतसूत महाभाग व्यासशिष्य नमोऽस्तु ते ।। अद्भुतेयं कथा तात वर्णिता कृपया हि नः ।। १ ।।

sanskrit

The sages said: "O Soot, O greatly blessed one, salutations to you, the disciple of Vyasa. The story that you have narrated is marvelous, and it has been described with great compassion for us.

english translation

RSaya UcuH || sUtasUta mahAbhAga vyAsaziSya namo'stu te || adbhuteyaM kathA tAta varNitA kRpayA hi naH || 1 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/2

मुनौ गते हरिस्तात किं चकार ततः परम्।। नारदोपि गतः कुत्र तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ।।२।।

sanskrit

Now tell us in detail what Viṣṇu did after Nārada had left the place? And where did Nārada go?

english translation

munau gate haristAta kiM cakAra tataH param|| nAradopi gataH kutra tanme vyAkhyAtumarhasi ||2||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/3

व्यास उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां सूतः पौराणिकोत्तमः ।। प्रत्युवाच शिवं स्मृत्वा नानासूतिकरं बुधः।।३।।

sanskrit

Vyāsa said: On hearing these words of the sages, Sūta the wise and excellent scholar of Purāṇas remembered Śiva, the cause of different kinds of creation and replied.

english translation

vyAsa uvAca || ityAkarNya vacasteSAM sUtaH paurANikottamaH || pratyuvAca zivaM smRtvA nAnAsUtikaraM budhaH||3||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/4

सूत उवाच ।। मुनौ यदृच्छया विष्णुर्गते तस्मिन्हि नारदे।। शिवेच्छया चकाराशु माया मायाविशारदः ।। ४ ।।

sanskrit

Sūta said: When Nārada went away casually Viṣṇu, skilful in wielding his Māyā, spread his Māyā, as Śiva had willed.

english translation

sUta uvAca || munau yadRcchayA viSNurgate tasminhi nArade|| zivecchayA cakArAzu mAyA mAyAvizAradaH || 4 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/5

मुनिमार्गस्य मध्ये तु विरेचे नगरं महत् ।। शतयोजनविस्तारमद्भुतं सुमनोहरम्।।५।।

sanskrit

On the path taken by the sage He created a big wonderful city. It was a hundred Yojanas in extent and surprisingly beautiful.

english translation

munimArgasya madhye tu virece nagaraM mahat || zatayojanavistAramadbhutaM sumanoharam||5||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/1

ऋषय ऊचुः ।। सूतसूत महाभाग व्यासशिष्य नमोऽस्तु ते ।। अद्भुतेयं कथा तात वर्णिता कृपया हि नः ।। १ ।।

sanskrit

The sages said: "O Soot, O greatly blessed one, salutations to you, the disciple of Vyasa. The story that you have narrated is marvelous, and it has been described with great compassion for us.

english translation

RSaya UcuH || sUtasUta mahAbhAga vyAsaziSya namo'stu te || adbhuteyaM kathA tAta varNitA kRpayA hi naH || 1 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/2

मुनौ गते हरिस्तात किं चकार ततः परम्।। नारदोपि गतः कुत्र तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ।।२।।

sanskrit

Now tell us in detail what Viṣṇu did after Nārada had left the place? And where did Nārada go?

english translation

munau gate haristAta kiM cakAra tataH param|| nAradopi gataH kutra tanme vyAkhyAtumarhasi ||2||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/3

व्यास उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां सूतः पौराणिकोत्तमः ।। प्रत्युवाच शिवं स्मृत्वा नानासूतिकरं बुधः।।३।।

sanskrit

Vyāsa said: On hearing these words of the sages, Sūta the wise and excellent scholar of Purāṇas remembered Śiva, the cause of different kinds of creation and replied.

english translation

vyAsa uvAca || ityAkarNya vacasteSAM sUtaH paurANikottamaH || pratyuvAca zivaM smRtvA nAnAsUtikaraM budhaH||3||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/4

सूत उवाच ।। मुनौ यदृच्छया विष्णुर्गते तस्मिन्हि नारदे।। शिवेच्छया चकाराशु माया मायाविशारदः ।। ४ ।।

sanskrit

Sūta said: When Nārada went away casually Viṣṇu, skilful in wielding his Māyā, spread his Māyā, as Śiva had willed.

english translation

sUta uvAca || munau yadRcchayA viSNurgate tasminhi nArade|| zivecchayA cakArAzu mAyA mAyAvizAradaH || 4 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/3/5

मुनिमार्गस्य मध्ये तु विरेचे नगरं महत् ।। शतयोजनविस्तारमद्भुतं सुमनोहरम्।।५।।

sanskrit

On the path taken by the sage He created a big wonderful city. It was a hundred Yojanas in extent and surprisingly beautiful.

english translation

munimArgasya madhye tu virece nagaraM mahat || zatayojanavistAramadbhutaM sumanoharam||5||

hk transliteration