Shiva Purana

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सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य मुनेर्वाक्यमुपमन्योर्महात्मनः ॥ जातभक्तिर्महादेवे कृष्णः प्रोवाच तं मुनिम् ॥ १ ॥

Sanatkumāra said:— On hearing the words of sage Upamanyu the great soul, devotion to lord Śiva was generated in Kṛṣṇa and he spoke to the sage.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ ityAkarNya munervAkyamupamanyormahAtmanaH ॥ jAtabhaktirmahAdeve kRSNaH provAca taM munim ॥ 1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

॥ श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ॥ उपमन्यो मुने तात कृपां कुरु ममोपरि ॥ ये ये शिवं समाराध्य कामानापुश्च तान्वद ॥ २ ॥

Lord Kṛṣṇa said:— O dear, O Upamanyu, be merciful to me. Please mention the details of the persons who have attained their desires by propitiating Śiva.

english translation

॥ zrIkRSNa uvAca ॥ upamanyo mune tAta kRpAM kuru mamopari ॥ ye ye zivaM samArAdhya kAmAnApuzca tAnvada ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ इत्याकर्ण्योपमन्युस्स मुनिश्शैववरो महान् ॥ कृष्णवाक्यं सुप्रशस्य प्रत्युवाच कृपानिधिः ॥ ३ ॥

Sanatkumāra said:— On hearing the words of Kṛṣṇa, that sage Upamanyu, the great devotee of Śiva, the storehouse of mercy praised him and said.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ ityAkarNyopamanyussa munizzaivavaro mahAn ॥ kRSNavAkyaM suprazasya pratyuvAca kRpAnidhiH ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उपमन्युरुवाच॥ यैर्यैर्भवाराधनतः प्राप्तो हृत्काम एव हि ॥ तांस्तान्भक्तान्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु त्वं वै यदूद्वह ॥ ४ ॥

Upamanyu said:— O leading scion of the family of Yadus, I shall enumerate the various devotees, by whom the cherished desires of their hearts have been realised through the propitiation of Śiva. Please listen.

english translation

upamanyuruvAca॥ yairyairbhavArAdhanataH prApto hRtkAma eva hi ॥ tAMstAnbhaktAnpravakSyAmi zRNu tvaM vai yadUdvaha ॥ 4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शर्वात्सर्वामरैश्वर्य्यं हिरण्यकशिपुः पुरा ॥ वर्षाणां दशलक्षाणि सोऽलभच्चन्द्रशेखरात् ॥ ५ ॥

Formerly Hiraṇyakaśipu attained the glory of the suzerainty over all the gods for a period of a million years from the moon-crested lord Śīva.

english translation

zarvAtsarvAmaraizvaryyaM hiraNyakazipuH purA ॥ varSANAM dazalakSANi so'labhaccandrazekharAt ॥ 5 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript