Shiva Purana

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सहस्रेणापि शिरसां शेषो यत्पादजं रजः ।। वहत्यहरहः प्रीत्या तस्य शक्तिः शिवा सती ।। २१ ।।

sanskrit

That Śakti is Śivā, Satī, the dust from whose feet is worn everyday by Śeṣa with his thousand heads.

english translation

sahasreNApi zirasAM zeSo yatpAdajaM rajaH || vahatyaharahaH prItyA tasya zaktiH zivA satI || 21 ||

hk transliteration

यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् ।। विष्णुविष्णुत्वमापन्नस्तस्य शंभोः प्रिया सती ।।२२।।

sanskrit

Satī is the beloved of Śiva by meditating upon whose lotus-like feet for ever and by worshipping which Viṣṇu attained his Viṣṇu-hood.

english translation

yatpAdapadmamanizaM dhyAtvA saMpUjya sAdaram || viSNuviSNutvamApannastasya zaMbhoH priyA satI ||22||

hk transliteration

यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् ।। ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मत्वमापन्नस्तस्य शंभोः प्रिया सती ।। २३ ।।

sanskrit

Satī is the beloved of Śiva, by meditating upon whose lotus-like feet for ever and by worshipping which, Brahmā attained his Brahmā-hood.

english translation

yatpAdapadmamanizaM dhyAtvA saMpUjya sAdaram || brahmA brahmatvamApannastasya zaMbhoH priyA satI || 23 ||

hk transliteration

सहस्रेणापि शिरसां शेषो यत्पादजं रजः ।। वहत्यहरहः प्रीत्या तस्य शक्तिः शिवा सती ।। २१ ।। यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् ।। इन्द्रादयो लोकपालाः प्रापुस्स्वं स्वं परं पदम् ।। २४ ।।

sanskrit

Śiva is the lord, by meditating upon whose lotuslike feet for ever and by worshipping which the guardians of quarters—Indra and others attained their respective positions.

english translation

sahasreNApi zirasAM zeSo yatpAdajaM rajaH || vahatyaharahaH prItyA tasya zaktiH zivA satI || 21 || yatpAdapadmamanizaM dhyAtvA saMpUjya sAdaram || indrAdayo lokapAlAH prApussvaM svaM paraM padam || 24 ||

hk transliteration

जगत्पिता शिवश्शक्तिर्जगन्माता च सा सती ।। सत्कृतौ न त्वया मूढ कथं श्रेयो भविष्यति ।। २५ ।।

sanskrit

Śiva is the father of the universe. That Satī is the mother of the universe. O fool, they were not honoured duly by you. How can you attain welfare?

english translation

jagatpitA zivazzaktirjaganmAtA ca sA satI || satkRtau na tvayA mUDha kathaM zreyo bhaviSyati || 25 ||

hk transliteration