Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/16

माहेश्वरास्त्रं मतिमान् संदधे ब्रह्मणोपरि । ततो ब्रह्मा भृशं क्रुद्धः कंपयन्विश्वमेव हि १६ ।

sanskrit

The wise one placed the Māheśvara weapon upon Brahma's head, Then Brahma, greatly enraged, caused the entire universe to tremble.

english translation

mAhezvarAstraM matimAn saMdadhe brahmaNopari | tato brahmA bhRzaM kruddhaH kaMpayanvizvameva hi 16 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/17

अस्त्रं पाशुपतं घोरं संदधे विष्णुवक्षसि । ततस्तदुत्थितं व्योम्नि तपनायुतसन्निभम् १७ ।

sanskrit

He placed the fearsome Pāśupata weapon upon Vishnu's chest, Then it arose in the sky, resembling the sun with countless rays.

english translation

astraM pAzupataM ghoraM saMdadhe viSNuvakSasi | tatastadutthitaM vyomni tapanAyutasannibham 17 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/18

सहस्रमुखमत्युग्रं चंडवातभयंकरम् । अस्त्रद्वयमिदं तत्र ब्रह्मविष्ण्वोर्भयंकरम् १८ ।

sanskrit

The weapon rising high in the sky blazing like ten thousand suns, with thousands of terrible pointed spikes roared awfully like a gust of wind. These two weapons of Brahmā and Viṣṇu thus faced each other in a terrible clash.

english translation

sahasramukhamatyugraM caMDavAtabhayaMkaram | astradvayamidaM tatra brahmaviSNvorbhayaMkaram 18 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/19

इत्थं बभूव समरो ब्रह्मविष्ण्वोः परस्परम् । ततो देवगणाः सर्वे विषण्णा भृशमाकुलाः । ऊचुः परस्परं तात राजक्षोभे यथा द्विजाः १९।

sanskrit

Such was the mutual fight between Brahmā and Viṣṇu. Then, O dear, the devas in their helpless agitation and vexation talked among themselves as people do at the time of war between their monarchs.

english translation

itthaM babhUva samaro brahmaviSNvoH parasparam | tato devagaNAH sarve viSaNNA bhRzamAkulAH | UcuH parasparaM tAta rAjakSobhe yathA dvijAH 19|

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/20

सृष्टिः स्थितिश्च संहारस्तिरो भावोप्यनुग्रहः । यस्मात्प्रवर्तते तस्मै ब्रह्मणे च त्रिशूलिने 1.6.२० ।

sanskrit

The three-pointed-trident-bearing deity, the supreme Brahman, (i.e. Śiva) is the cause of creation, maintenance, annihilation, concealment and blessing.

english translation

sRSTiH sthitizca saMhArastiro bhAvopyanugrahaH | yasmAtpravartate tasmai brahmaNe ca trizUline 1.6.20 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/16

माहेश्वरास्त्रं मतिमान् संदधे ब्रह्मणोपरि । ततो ब्रह्मा भृशं क्रुद्धः कंपयन्विश्वमेव हि १६ ।

sanskrit

The wise one placed the Māheśvara weapon upon Brahma's head, Then Brahma, greatly enraged, caused the entire universe to tremble.

english translation

mAhezvarAstraM matimAn saMdadhe brahmaNopari | tato brahmA bhRzaM kruddhaH kaMpayanvizvameva hi 16 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/17

अस्त्रं पाशुपतं घोरं संदधे विष्णुवक्षसि । ततस्तदुत्थितं व्योम्नि तपनायुतसन्निभम् १७ ।

sanskrit

He placed the fearsome Pāśupata weapon upon Vishnu's chest, Then it arose in the sky, resembling the sun with countless rays.

english translation

astraM pAzupataM ghoraM saMdadhe viSNuvakSasi | tatastadutthitaM vyomni tapanAyutasannibham 17 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/18

सहस्रमुखमत्युग्रं चंडवातभयंकरम् । अस्त्रद्वयमिदं तत्र ब्रह्मविष्ण्वोर्भयंकरम् १८ ।

sanskrit

The weapon rising high in the sky blazing like ten thousand suns, with thousands of terrible pointed spikes roared awfully like a gust of wind. These two weapons of Brahmā and Viṣṇu thus faced each other in a terrible clash.

english translation

sahasramukhamatyugraM caMDavAtabhayaMkaram | astradvayamidaM tatra brahmaviSNvorbhayaMkaram 18 |

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/19

इत्थं बभूव समरो ब्रह्मविष्ण्वोः परस्परम् । ततो देवगणाः सर्वे विषण्णा भृशमाकुलाः । ऊचुः परस्परं तात राजक्षोभे यथा द्विजाः १९।

sanskrit

Such was the mutual fight between Brahmā and Viṣṇu. Then, O dear, the devas in their helpless agitation and vexation talked among themselves as people do at the time of war between their monarchs.

english translation

itthaM babhUva samaro brahmaviSNvoH parasparam | tato devagaNAH sarve viSaNNA bhRzamAkulAH | UcuH parasparaM tAta rAjakSobhe yathA dvijAH 19|

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/vidyesvara-samhita/6/20

सृष्टिः स्थितिश्च संहारस्तिरो भावोप्यनुग्रहः । यस्मात्प्रवर्तते तस्मै ब्रह्मणे च त्रिशूलिने 1.6.२० ।

sanskrit

The three-pointed-trident-bearing deity, the supreme Brahman, (i.e. Śiva) is the cause of creation, maintenance, annihilation, concealment and blessing.

english translation

sRSTiH sthitizca saMhArastiro bhAvopyanugrahaH | yasmAtpravartate tasmai brahmaNe ca trizUline 1.6.20 |

hk transliteration