Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच तत्र पूर्वं महाभागा नैमिषारण्यवासिनः ॥ प्रणिपत्य यथान्यायं पप्रच्छुः पवनं प्रभुम् ॥ १ ॥

Sūta said:— There at the outset the fortunate residents of the Naimiṣa bowed duly to lord Vāyu and asked him.

english translation

sUta uvAca tatra pUrvaM mahAbhAgA naimiSAraNyavAsinaH ॥ praNipatya yathAnyAyaM papracchuH pavanaM prabhum ॥ 1 ॥

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नैमिषीया ऊचुः भवान् कथमनुप्राप्तो ज्ञानमीश्वरगोचरम् ॥ कथं च शिवभावस्ते ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः ॥ २ ॥

The sages said:— 2. How did you, sir, acquire the knowledge of Śiva? Wherefore is your devotion to Śiva, the Brahman whose birth is unmanifest.

english translation

naimiSIyA UcuH bhavAn kathamanuprApto jJAnamIzvaragocaram ॥ kathaM ca zivabhAvaste brahmaNo 'vyaktajanmanaH ॥ 2 ॥

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वायुरुवाच एकोनविंशतिः कल्पो विज्ञेयः श्वेतलोहितः ॥ तस्मिन्कल्पे चतुर्वक्त्रस्स्रष्टुकामो ऽतपत्तपः ॥ ३ ॥

Vāyu said:— The twenty-first kalpa shall be known as Śvetalohita. In that kalpa the four-faced lord, desirous of creative activity performed a penance.

english translation

vAyuruvAca ekonaviMzatiH kalpo vijJeyaH zvetalohitaH ॥ tasminkalpe caturvaktrassraSTukAmo 'tapattapaH ॥ 3 ॥

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तपसा तेन तीव्रेण तुष्टस्तस्य पिता स्वयम् ॥ दिव्यं कौमारमास्थाय रूपं रूपवतां वरः ॥ ४ ॥

His father was personally satisfied with his intense austerities. The best of the beautiful assumed a divine youthful form.

english translation

tapasA tena tIvreNa tuSTastasya pitA svayam ॥ divyaM kaumAramAsthAya rUpaM rUpavatAM varaH ॥ 4 ॥

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श्वेतो नाम मुनिर्भूत्वा दिव्यां वाचमुदीरयन् ॥ दर्शनं प्रददौ तस्मै देवदेवो महेश्वरः ॥ ५ ॥

A sage named Śveta appeared and uttered divine words. Lord of the gods Mahasvara granted him his vision.

english translation

zveto nAma munirbhUtvA divyAM vAcamudIrayan ॥ darzanaM pradadau tasmai devadevo mahezvaraH ॥ 5 ॥

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Chapter 4

Verses 21-25

Chapter 5

Verses 6-10