Shiva Purana

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स्वात्मानमात्मना शंभुरात्मन्येव व्यचिंतयत् ॥ निरंजनं निराभासं निर्विकारं निरामयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

sanskrit

Śambhu (Śiva) contemplated his own Self by his Self alone — pure, without illusion, changeless, and free from all afflictions.

english translation

svAtmAnamAtmanA zaMbhurAtmanyeva vyaciMtayat ॥ niraMjanaM nirAbhAsaM nirvikAraM nirAmayam ॥ 31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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परात्परतरं नित्यं निर्ममं निरवग्रहम् ॥ शब्दातीतं निर्गुणं च ज्ञानगम्यं परात्परम् ॥ ३२ ॥

sanskrit

That which is higher than the highest, eternal, without ego or possessiveness, ungraspable, beyond words, attributeless, knowable only through pure knowledge — that is the Supreme beyond all.

english translation

parAtparataraM nityaM nirmamaM niravagraham ॥ zabdAtItaM nirguNaM ca jJAnagamyaM parAtparam ॥ 32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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एवं स्वरूपं परमं चिंतयन् ध्यानमास्थितः ॥ परमानंदसंमग्नो बभूव बहुसूतिकृत् ॥ ३३ ॥

sanskrit

Thus meditating upon that supreme nature, he entered into deep meditation, became immersed in supreme bliss, and became the source of many creations.

english translation

evaM svarUpaM paramaM ciMtayan dhyAnamAsthitaH ॥ paramAnaMdasaMmagno babhUva bahusUtikRt ॥ 33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/87/34

ध्यानस्थितं च सर्वेशं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे दिवौकसः ॥ हरि शक्रादयस्सर्वे नंदिनं प्रोचुरानताः ॥ ३४ ॥

sanskrit

On seeing Śiva again engaged in meditation all the dwellers of heaven, Viṣṇu, Indra and others, humbly told Nandin.

english translation

dhyAnasthitaM ca sarvezaM dRSTvA sarve divaukasaH ॥ hari zakrAdayassarve naMdinaM procurAnatAH ॥ 34 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/87/35

॥ देवा ऊचुः ॥ किं वयं करवामाद्य विरक्तो ध्यानमास्थितः ॥ शंभुस्त्वं शंकर सखस्सर्वज्ञः शुचिसेवकः ॥ ३५ ॥

sanskrit

The gods said: What shall we do now? Śiva has become detached and has gone on meditation. You are a companion of Śiva and pure assistant. You are omniscient.

english translation

॥ devA UcuH ॥ kiM vayaM karavAmAdya virakto dhyAnamAsthitaH ॥ zaMbhustvaM zaMkara sakhassarvajJaH zucisevakaH ॥ 35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/87/31

स्वात्मानमात्मना शंभुरात्मन्येव व्यचिंतयत् ॥ निरंजनं निराभासं निर्विकारं निरामयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

sanskrit

Śambhu (Śiva) contemplated his own Self by his Self alone — pure, without illusion, changeless, and free from all afflictions.

english translation

svAtmAnamAtmanA zaMbhurAtmanyeva vyaciMtayat ॥ niraMjanaM nirAbhAsaM nirvikAraM nirAmayam ॥ 31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/87/32

परात्परतरं नित्यं निर्ममं निरवग्रहम् ॥ शब्दातीतं निर्गुणं च ज्ञानगम्यं परात्परम् ॥ ३२ ॥

sanskrit

That which is higher than the highest, eternal, without ego or possessiveness, ungraspable, beyond words, attributeless, knowable only through pure knowledge — that is the Supreme beyond all.

english translation

parAtparataraM nityaM nirmamaM niravagraham ॥ zabdAtItaM nirguNaM ca jJAnagamyaM parAtparam ॥ 32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/87/33

एवं स्वरूपं परमं चिंतयन् ध्यानमास्थितः ॥ परमानंदसंमग्नो बभूव बहुसूतिकृत् ॥ ३३ ॥

sanskrit

Thus meditating upon that supreme nature, he entered into deep meditation, became immersed in supreme bliss, and became the source of many creations.

english translation

evaM svarUpaM paramaM ciMtayan dhyAnamAsthitaH ॥ paramAnaMdasaMmagno babhUva bahusUtikRt ॥ 33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/87/34

ध्यानस्थितं च सर्वेशं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे दिवौकसः ॥ हरि शक्रादयस्सर्वे नंदिनं प्रोचुरानताः ॥ ३४ ॥

sanskrit

On seeing Śiva again engaged in meditation all the dwellers of heaven, Viṣṇu, Indra and others, humbly told Nandin.

english translation

dhyAnasthitaM ca sarvezaM dRSTvA sarve divaukasaH ॥ hari zakrAdayassarve naMdinaM procurAnatAH ॥ 34 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/87/35

॥ देवा ऊचुः ॥ किं वयं करवामाद्य विरक्तो ध्यानमास्थितः ॥ शंभुस्त्वं शंकर सखस्सर्वज्ञः शुचिसेवकः ॥ ३५ ॥

sanskrit

The gods said: What shall we do now? Śiva has become detached and has gone on meditation. You are a companion of Śiva and pure assistant. You are omniscient.

english translation

॥ devA UcuH ॥ kiM vayaM karavAmAdya virakto dhyAnamAsthitaH ॥ zaMbhustvaM zaMkara sakhassarvajJaH zucisevakaH ॥ 35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript