Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/51

कुत एवात्र संभूतः परीक्षावो ऽग्निसंभवम् ॥ अधो गमिष्याम्यनलस्तंभस्यानुपमस्य च ॥५१॥

sanskrit

Whence has this arisen? Let us examine this fire-Being. I shall go down to find the root of this matchless column of fire.

english translation

kuta evAtra saMbhUtaH parIkSAvo 'gnisaMbhavam ॥ adho gamiSyAmyanalastaMbhasyAnupamasya ca ॥51॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/52

परीक्षार्थं प्रजानाथ तस्य वै वायुवेगतः ॥ भवानूर्द्ध्वं प्रयत्नेन गंतुमर्हति सत्वरम् ॥ ५२ ॥

sanskrit

O lord of subjects, with the speed of the wind you will please go up to examine its top.

english translation

parIkSArthaM prajAnAtha tasya vai vAyuvegataH ॥ bhavAnUrddhvaM prayatnena gaMtumarhati satvaram ॥ 52 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/53

ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवं व्याहृत्य विश्वात्मा स्वरूपमकरोत्तदा ॥ वाराहमहप्याशु हंसत्वं प्राप्तवान्मुने ॥ ॥ ५३ ॥

sanskrit

Brahmā continues the story: Having said so, Viṣṇu assumed the form of a Boar. O sage, I became a swan immediately.

english translation

brahmovAca ॥ evaM vyAhRtya vizvAtmA svarUpamakarottadA ॥ vArAhamahapyAzu haMsatvaM prAptavAnmune ॥ ॥ 53 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/54

तदा प्रभृति मामाहुर्हंसहंसो विराडिति ॥ हंसहंसेति यो ब्रूयात्स हंसोऽथ भविष्यति ॥ ५४ ॥

sanskrit

From that time onwards, people call me Haṃsa-Haṃsa, a supreme Being॥ 2॥, Virāṭ, an illustrious Being. He who repeats ‘HaṃsaHaṃsa’, shall become a swan (a symbol of purity and discrimination.

english translation

tadA prabhRti mAmAhurhaMsahaMso virADiti ॥ haMsahaMseti yo brUyAtsa haMso'tha bhaviSyati ॥ 54 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/55

सुश्वे ह्यनलप्रख्यो विश्वतः पक्षसंयुतः ॥ मनोनिलजवो भूत्वा गत्वोर्द्ध्वं चोर्द्ध्वतः पुरा ॥५५॥

sanskrit

Very white of complexion and endowed with wings on either side I flew up and up with the speed of the mind and wind.

english translation

suzve hyanalaprakhyo vizvataH pakSasaMyutaH ॥ manonilajavo bhUtvA gatvorddhvaM corddhvataH purA ॥55॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/51

कुत एवात्र संभूतः परीक्षावो ऽग्निसंभवम् ॥ अधो गमिष्याम्यनलस्तंभस्यानुपमस्य च ॥५१॥

sanskrit

Whence has this arisen? Let us examine this fire-Being. I shall go down to find the root of this matchless column of fire.

english translation

kuta evAtra saMbhUtaH parIkSAvo 'gnisaMbhavam ॥ adho gamiSyAmyanalastaMbhasyAnupamasya ca ॥51॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/52

परीक्षार्थं प्रजानाथ तस्य वै वायुवेगतः ॥ भवानूर्द्ध्वं प्रयत्नेन गंतुमर्हति सत्वरम् ॥ ५२ ॥

sanskrit

O lord of subjects, with the speed of the wind you will please go up to examine its top.

english translation

parIkSArthaM prajAnAtha tasya vai vAyuvegataH ॥ bhavAnUrddhvaM prayatnena gaMtumarhati satvaram ॥ 52 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/53

ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवं व्याहृत्य विश्वात्मा स्वरूपमकरोत्तदा ॥ वाराहमहप्याशु हंसत्वं प्राप्तवान्मुने ॥ ॥ ५३ ॥

sanskrit

Brahmā continues the story: Having said so, Viṣṇu assumed the form of a Boar. O sage, I became a swan immediately.

english translation

brahmovAca ॥ evaM vyAhRtya vizvAtmA svarUpamakarottadA ॥ vArAhamahapyAzu haMsatvaM prAptavAnmune ॥ ॥ 53 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/54

तदा प्रभृति मामाहुर्हंसहंसो विराडिति ॥ हंसहंसेति यो ब्रूयात्स हंसोऽथ भविष्यति ॥ ५४ ॥

sanskrit

From that time onwards, people call me Haṃsa-Haṃsa, a supreme Being॥ 2॥, Virāṭ, an illustrious Being. He who repeats ‘HaṃsaHaṃsa’, shall become a swan (a symbol of purity and discrimination.

english translation

tadA prabhRti mAmAhurhaMsahaMso virADiti ॥ haMsahaMseti yo brUyAtsa haMso'tha bhaviSyati ॥ 54 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/7/55

सुश्वे ह्यनलप्रख्यो विश्वतः पक्षसंयुतः ॥ मनोनिलजवो भूत्वा गत्वोर्द्ध्वं चोर्द्ध्वतः पुरा ॥५५॥

sanskrit

Very white of complexion and endowed with wings on either side I flew up and up with the speed of the mind and wind.

english translation

suzve hyanalaprakhyo vizvataH pakSasaMyutaH ॥ manonilajavo bhUtvA gatvorddhvaM corddhvataH purA ॥55॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript