Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच ॥ संसृष्टासु प्रजास्वेव आपवोऽथ प्रजाप्रतिः ॥ लेभे वै पुरुषः पत्नीं शतरूपामयो निजाम्॥ १ ॥

Sūta said:— When the subjects were created the patriarch Āpava as Puruṣa acquired as his wife Śatarūpā who was not born of womb.

english translation

sUta uvAca ॥ saMsRSTAsu prajAsveva Apavo'tha prajApratiH ॥ lebhe vai puruSaH patnIM zatarUpAmayo nijAm॥ 1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आपवस्य महिम्ना तु दिवमावृत्य तिष्ठतः ॥ धर्मेणैव महात्मा स शतरूपाप्यजायत ॥ २ ॥

With his greatness Āpava enveloped the heaven and stood virtuously. He the noble soul became Śatarūpā thus.

english translation

Apavasya mahimnA tu divamAvRtya tiSThataH ॥ dharmeNaiva mahAtmA sa zatarUpApyajAyata ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सा तु वर्षशतं तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम् ॥ भर्तारं दीप्ततपसं पुरुषं प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ ३ ॥

She performed a penance for a hundred years and attained the Puruṣa of illumined penance as her husband.

english translation

sA tu varSazataM taptvA tapaH paramaduzcaram ॥ bhartAraM dIptatapasaM puruSaM pratyapadyata ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स वै स्वायंभुवो जज्ञे पुरुषो मनुरुच्यते ॥ तस्यैकसप्ततियुगं मन्वंतरमिहोच्यते ॥ ४ ॥

The Puruṣa who was born is called Svāyambhuva Manu. His age is said to be seventy-one Yugas.

english translation

sa vai svAyaMbhuvo jajJe puruSo manurucyate ॥ tasyaikasaptatiyugaM manvaMtaramihocyate ॥ 4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वैराजात्पुरुषाद्वीरा शतरूपा व्यजायत ॥ प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ वीरकायामजायताम् ॥ ५॥

The intelligent Śatarūpā bore the Vairāja Puruṣa two sons Priyavrata and Uttānapāda of heroic prowess.

english translation

vairAjAtpuruSAdvIrA zatarUpA vyajAyata ॥ priyavratottAnapAdau vIrakAyAmajAyatAm ॥ 5॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript