Shiva Purana

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

sanskrit

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.

english translation

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

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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दयालुरभवच्छंभुर्दीनानां प्रतिपालकः ॥ गर्विणां गर्वहर्ता च सवेषां प्रभुरव्ययः ॥२॥

sanskrit

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.

english translation

dayAlurabhavacchaMbhurdInAnAM pratipAlakaH ॥ garviNAM garvahartA ca saveSAM prabhuravyayaH ॥2॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

sanskrit

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.

english translation

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

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/4

किमिदं त्विति संचिंत्य मया तिष्ठन्महास्वनः ॥ विष्णुस्सर्वसुराराध्यो निर्वैरस्तुष्टचेतसा ॥ ४ ॥

sanskrit

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.

english translation

kimidaM tviti saMciMtya mayA tiSThanmahAsvanaH ॥ viSNussarvasurArAdhyo nirvairastuSTacetasA ॥ 4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/5

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

sanskrit

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’.

english translation

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

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/1

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

sanskrit

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.

english translation

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

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/2

दयालुरभवच्छंभुर्दीनानां प्रतिपालकः ॥ गर्विणां गर्वहर्ता च सवेषां प्रभुरव्ययः ॥२॥

sanskrit

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.

english translation

dayAlurabhavacchaMbhurdInAnAM pratipAlakaH ॥ garviNAM garvahartA ca saveSAM prabhuravyayaH ॥2॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/3

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

sanskrit

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.

english translation

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

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/4

किमिदं त्विति संचिंत्य मया तिष्ठन्महास्वनः ॥ विष्णुस्सर्वसुराराध्यो निर्वैरस्तुष्टचेतसा ॥ ४ ॥

sanskrit

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.

english translation

kimidaM tviti saMciMtya mayA tiSThanmahAsvanaH ॥ viSNussarvasurArAdhyo nirvairastuSTacetasA ॥ 4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/5

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

sanskrit

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’.

english translation

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

hk transliteration by Sanscript