Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.203
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7.203.1
तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते तत्र सञ्जय ।
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वन्नतः परम् ॥ ७.२०३.१ ॥
Sañjaya, when that great charioteer Droṇa was slain, what did my people and the Pāṇḍavas do after that?
7.203.2
तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते पार्षतेन वै ।
कौरवेषु च भग्नेषु कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥ ७.२०३.२ ॥
When that great charioteer Droṇa had been slain by the son of Pṛṣata, and the Kauravas were routed, the son of Kuntī, Dhanañjaya...
7.203.3
दृष्ट्वा सुमहदाश्चर्यमात्मनो विजयावहम् ।
मुनिं स्निग्धाम्बुदाभासं वेदव्यासमकल्मषम्।
यदृच्छयाऽऽगतं व्यासं पप्रच्छ भरतर्षभ ॥ ७.२०३.३ ॥
Seeing a very great wonder that brought him victory, the sage Vedavyāsa, bright like a smooth rain-cloud and spotless, who had come by chance, O best of the Bharatas, (Arjuna) asked Vyāsa.
7.203.4
सङ्ग्रामे न्यहनं शत्रूञ्शरौघैर्विमलैरहम् ।
अग्रतो लक्षये यान्तं पुरुषं पावकप्रभम् ॥ ७.२०३.४ ॥
In battle I struck down the enemies with floods of bright arrows. I see a man going before me, bright as fire.
7.203.5
ज्वलन्तं शूलमुद्यम्य यां दिशं प्रतिपद्यते ।
तस्यां दिशि विदीर्यन्ते शत्रवो मे महामुने ॥ ७.२०३.५ ॥
Raising a blazing trident, in whatever direction he advances, in that direction my enemies are torn asunder, O great sage.
7.203.6
तेन भग्नानरीन्सर्वान्मद्भग्नान्मन्यते जनः ।
तेन भग्नानि सैन्यानि पृष्ठतोऽनुव्रजाम्यहम् ॥ ७.२०३.६ ॥
All the enemies routed by him, people think were routed by me. Behind the armies he has broken, I follow.
7.203.7
भगवंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व को वै स पुरुषोत्तमः ।
शूलपाणिर्मया दृष्टस्तेजसा सूर्यसन्निभः ॥ ७.२०३.७ ॥
Revered one, tell me who that supreme person is, the trident-bearer, resembling the sun in radiance, whom I saw.
7.203.8
न पद्भ्यां स्पृशते भूमिं न च शूलं विमुञ्चति ।
शूलाच्छूलसहस्राणि निष्पेतुस्तस्य तेजसा ॥ ७.२०३.८ ॥
He does not touch the ground with his feet, nor does he release the trident; from the trident, by his radiance, thousands of tridents sprang forth.
7.203.9
प्रजापतीनां प्रथमं तैजसं पुरुषं प्रभुम् ।
भुवनं भूर्भुवं देवं तेजसां प्रवरं प्रभुम् ॥ ७.२०३.९ ॥
The first of the lords of creatures, the radiant Person, the lord, the world, the god born of earth and sky, the lord foremost among radiances.
7.203.10
ईशानं वरदं पार्थ दृष्टवानसि शङ्करम् ।
तं गच्छ शरणं देवं वरदं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥ ७.२०३.१० ॥
Pārtha, you have seen Īśāna, Śaṅkara, the giver of boons. Go for refuge to that god, the giver of boons, lord of the worlds.
7.203.11
महादेवं महात्मानमीशानं जटिलं विभुम् ।
त्र्यक्षं महाभुजं रुद्रं शिखिनं चीवराससम् ॥ ७.२०३.११ ॥
The great god, the great-souled, the lord, matted-haired, all-pervading, three-eyed, great-armed Rudra, crested, clad in bark garments.
7.203.12
महादेवं हरं स्थाणुं वरदं भुवनेश्वरम् ।
जगत्प्रधानमजितं जगत्प्रीतिमधीश्वरम् ॥ ७.२०३.१२ ॥
The great god, Hara, the steadfast, the giver of boons, lord of the worlds, foremost in the world, the unconquered, delight of the world, supreme lord.
7.203.13
जगद्योनिं जगद्बीजं जयिनं जगतो गतिम् ।
विश्वात्मानं विश्वसृजं विश्वमूर्तिं यशस्विनम् ॥ ७.२०३.१३ ॥
Womb of the world, seed of the world, the victor, the goal of the world, the self of all, the creator of all, the form of all, the glorious one.
7.203.14
विश्वेश्वरं विश्वनरं कर्मणामीश्वरं प्रभुम् ।
शंभुं स्वयंभुं भूतेशं भूतभव्यभवोद्भवम् ॥ ७.२०३.१४ ॥
Lord of the universe, man of the universe, lord of deeds, the master, Śambhu, self-existent, lord of beings, the source of what was, will be and is.
7.203.15
योगं योगेश्वरं सर्वं सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरम् ।
सर्वश्रेष्ठं जगच्छ्रेष्ठं वरिष्ठं परमेष्ठिनम् ॥ ७.२०३.१५ ॥
Yoga, lord of yoga, all, lord of the lords of all worlds, best of all, best in the world, most excellent, the supreme ruler.
7.203.16
लोकत्रयविधातारमेकं लोकत्रयाश्रयम् ।
शुद्धात्मानं भवं भीमं शशाङ्ककृतशेखरम् ॥ ७.२०३.१६ ॥
Creator of the three worlds, the one, refuge of the three worlds, the pure self, Bhava, the terrible, who wears the moon as his crest.
7.203.17
शाश्वतं भूधरं देवं सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरम् ।
सुदुर्जयं जगन्नाथं जन्ममृत्युजरातिगम् ॥ ७.२०३.१७ ॥
Eternal, bearer of the earth, the god, lord of the lords of all speech, hard to conquer, lord of the world, beyond birth, death and old age.
7.203.18
ज्ञानात्मानं ज्ञानगम्यं ज्ञानश्रेष्ठं सुदुर्विदम् ।
दातारं चैव भक्तानां प्रसादविहितान्वरान् ॥ ७.२०३.१८ ॥
Self of knowledge, attainable through knowledge, best in knowledge, very hard to know, and indeed the giver of boons granted by grace to his devotees.
7.203.19
तस्य पारिषदा दिव्या रूपैर्नानाविधैर्विभोः ।
वामना जटिला मुण्डा हस्वग्रीवा महोदराः ॥ ७.२०३.१९ ॥
His divine attendants, of many forms, were dwarfs, matted-haired, shaven-headed, short-necked, and big-bellied.
7.203.20
महाकाया महोत्साहा महाकर्णास्तथाऽपरे ।
आननैर्विकृतैः पादैः पार्थ वेषैश्च वैकृतैः ॥ ७.२०३.२० ॥
Some had huge bodies and great vigour, others had big ears, and others, O Pārtha, had distorted faces, distorted feet, and deformed garb.
7.203.21
ईदृशैः स महादेवः पूज्यमानो महेश्वरः ।
स शिवस्तात तेजस्वी प्रसादाद्याति तेऽग्रतः ॥ ७.२०३.२१ ॥
Worshipped by such as these, the great god Maheśvara, the radiant Śiva, dear one, goes before you by your grace.
7.203.22
तस्मिन्घोरे सदा पार्थ सङ्ग्रामे रोमहर्षणे ।
द्रौणिकर्णकृपैर्गुप्तां महेष्वासैः प्रहारिभिः ॥ ७.२०३.२२ ॥
O Pārtha, in that terrible, ever hair-raising battle, that army is guarded by great archers and strikers, Drauṇi, Karṇa and Kṛpa.
7.203.23
कस्तां सेनां तदा पार्थ मनसाऽपि प्रधर्षयेत् ।
ऋते देवान्महेष्वासाद्बहुरूपान्महेश्वरात् ॥ ७.२०३.२३ ॥
O Pārtha, who could even in thought assail that army, except the god Maheśvara, great bowman, of many forms?
7.203.24
स्थातुमुत्सहते कश्चिन्न तस्मिन्नग्रतः स्थिते ।
न हि भूतं समं तेन त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ॥ ७.२०३.२४ ॥
No one dares to stand before him, for in the three worlds there is no being equal to him.
7.203.25
गन्धेनापि हि सङ्ग्रामे तस्य क्रुद्धस्य शत्रवः ।
विसंज्ञा हतभूयिष्ठा वेपन्ति च पतन्ति च ॥ ७.२०३.२५ ॥
In battle, even by the scent of him in wrath, the enemies, mostly slain and senseless, tremble and fall.
7.203.26
तस्मै नमस्तु कुर्वन्तो देवास्तिष्ठन्ति वै दिवि ।
ये चान्ये मानवा लोके ये च स्वर्गजितो नराः ॥ ७.२०३.२६ ॥
Honoring him, the gods stand in heaven, as do the other men in the world and the men who have conquered heaven.
7.203.27
ये भक्ता वरदं देव शिवं रुद्रमुमापतिम् ।
अनन्यभावेन सदा सर्वेशं समुपासते ॥ ७.२०३.२७ ॥
Those devotees who always worship with undivided devotion the god who grants boons, Śiva, Rudra, the lord of Umā, the lord of all.
7.203.28
सङ्ग्रामेषु जयं प्राप्य पालयन्ति महीमिमाम् ।
इह लोके सुखं प्राप्य ते यान्ति परमां गतिम् ॥ ७.२०३.२८ ॥
Having won victory in battles, they protect this earth; having obtained happiness in this world, they go to the supreme goal.
7.203.29
नमस्कुरुष्व कौन्तेय तस्मै शान्ताय वै सदा ।
रुद्राय शितिकण्ठाय कनिष्ठाय सुवर्चसे ॥ ७.२०३.२९ ॥
Pay homage, son of Kuntī, always to him: the peaceful, Rudra, the blue-throated, the youngest, the radiant one.
7.203.30
कपर्दिने करालाय हर्यक्षवरदाय च ।
याम्यायाव्यक्तकेशाय सद्वृत्ते शङ्कराय च ॥ ७.२०३.३० ॥
To the matted-haired, the terrible, the giver of boons to the tawny-eyed, to the southern one, to the one with unmanifest hair, to the one of good conduct, and to Śaṅkara.
7.203.31
काम्याय हरिनेत्राय स्थाणवे पुरुषाय च ॥ ७.२०३.३१ ॥
Homage also to the desirable one, green-eyed, the steadfast one, the Person.
7.203.32
नमो वृक्षाय सेनान्ये मध्यमाय नमोनमः ।
हरिकेशाय मुण्डाय कृशायोत्तारणाय च।
भास्कारय सुतीर्थाय देवदेवाय रंहसे ॥ ७.२०३.३२ ॥
Homage, homage to the tree, the army-leader, the middle one; to Harikeśa, the shaven one, the lean one, the ferrier, the sun-maker, the one of good fords, the god of gods, the swift one.
7.203.33
बहुरूपाय सर्वाय प्रियाय प्रियवाससे ।
उष्णीषिणे सुवक्त्राय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे ॥ ७.२०३.३३ ॥
Homage to the many-formed, the all, the beloved, clad in beloved garments, the turbaned, fair-faced, thousand-eyed, bountiful one.
7.203.34
गिरिशाय प्रशान्ताय पतये चीरवाससे ।
हिरण्यबाहवे राजन्नुग्राय पतये दिशाम् ॥ ७.२०३.३४ ॥
Homage to the mountain-lord, the serene, the lord, clad in bark, golden-armed, O king, the fierce, lord of the directions.
7.203.35
पर्जन्यपतये चैव भूतानां पतये नमः ।
वृक्षाणां पतये चैव गवां च पतये नमः ॥ ७.२०३.३५ ॥
Homage to the lord of the rain-clouds, and to the lord of beings. Homage to the lord of trees, and to the lord of cows.
7.203.36
वृक्षैरावृतकायाय सेनान्ये मध्यमाय च ।
स्रुवहस्ताय देवाय धन्विने भार्गवाय च ॥ ७.२०३.३६ ॥
Homage to the one whose body is covered with trees, the army-leader, the middle one, the god with a ladle in his hand, the bow-bearer, and the descendant of Bhṛgu.
7.203.37
बहुरूपाय विश्वस्य पतये मुञ्चवाससे ।
सहस्रशिरसे चैव सहस्रचरणाय च।
सहस्रबाहवे चैव सहस्रवदनाय च ॥ ७.२०३.३७ ॥
To the many-formed lord of the universe, clad in muñja grass, with a thousand heads, a thousand feet, a thousand arms and a thousand faces, [homage].
7.203.38
शरणं गच्छ कौन्तेय वरदं भुवनेश्वरम् ।
उमापतिं विरूपाक्षं दक्षयज्ञनिबर्हणम् ॥ ७.२०३.३८ ॥
Go for refuge, O son of Kuntī, to him who grants boons, lord of the worlds, husband of Umā, the three-eyed one, destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice.
7.203.39
प्रजानां पतिमव्यग्रं भूतानां पतिमव्ययम् ।
कपर्दिनं वृषावर्तं वृषनाभं वृषध्वजम् ॥ ७.२०३.३९ ॥
Lord of creatures, unperturbed, the imperishable lord of beings, matted-locked, whirling like a bull, bull-navelled, bull-bannered.
7.203.40
वृषदर्पं वृषपतिं वृषशृङ्गं वृषर्षभम् ।
वृषाङ्गं वृषभोदारं वृषभं वृषभेक्षणम् ॥ ७.२०३.४० ॥
Proud as a bull, lord of bulls, bull-horned, best of bulls, bull-limbed, generous as a bull, the bull, bull-eyed.
7.203.41
वृषायुधं वृषशरं वृषभूतं वृषेश्वरम् ।
महोदरं महाकायं द्वीपिचर्मनिवासिनम् ॥ ७.२०३.४१ ॥
Whose weapon is the bull, whose arrow is the bull, who has become the bull, lord of bulls, great-bellied, great-bodied, dwelling in a leopard-skin.
7.203.42
लोकेशं वरदं पुण्यं ब्रह्मण्यं ब्राह्मणप्रियम् ।
त्रिशूलपाणिं वरदं खङ्गचर्मधरं प्रभुम् ॥ ७.२०३.४२ ॥
Lord of the worlds, boon-giver, holy, friend of the sacred, dear to the brahmins, trident-handed, boon-giver, bearing sword and shield, the lord.
7.203.43
पिनाकिनं खङ्घधरं लोकानां पतिमीश्वरम् ।
प्रपद्ये शरणं देवं शरण्यं चीरवाससम् ॥ ७.२०३.४३ ॥
I take refuge in the god who bears the Pināka bow and the sword, the lord of the worlds, the Lord, worthy of refuge, clad in bark garments.
7.203.44
नमस्तस्मै सुरेशाय गणानां पतये नमः ।
सुवाससे नमस्तुभ्यं सुव्रताय सुधन्विने ॥ ७.२०३.४४ ॥
Homage to him, lord of the gods; homage to the lord of the hosts. Homage to you, well-clad one; homage to you, of good vows, good archer.
7.203.45
धनुर्धराय देवाय प्रियधन्वाय धन्विने ।
धन्वन्तराय धनुषे धन्वाचार्याय ते नमः ॥ ७.२०३.४५ ॥
Homage to the bow-bearing god, to the archer beloved of the bow. Homage to you, Dhanvantara, the bow, teacher of archery.
7.203.46
उग्रायुधाय देवाय नमः सुरवराय च ।
नमोस्तु बहुरूपाय नमोस्तु बहुधन्विने ॥ ७.२०३.४६ ॥
Homage to the god of fierce weapons, and homage to the best of gods. Homage to him of many forms; homage to him of many bows.
7.203.47
नमोस्तु स्थाणवे नित्यं नमस्तस्मै तपस्विने ।
नमोस्तु त्रिपुरघ्नाय भगघ्नाय च वै नमः। ॥ ७.२०३.४७ ॥
Ever homage to Sthāṇu; homage to that ascetic. Homage to the destroyer of Tripura, and homage indeed to the destroyer of Bhaga.
7.203.48
वनस्पतीनां पतये नराणां पतये नमः ।
मातॄणां पतये चैव गणानां पतये नमः ॥ ७.२०३.४८ ॥
Homage to the lord of the trees, homage to the lord of men. Homage also to the lord of the Mothers, and homage to the lord of the hosts.
7.203.49
गवां च पतये नित्यं यज्ञानां पतये नमः ।
अपां च पतये नित्यं देवानां पतये नमः ॥ ७.२०३.४९ ॥
Homage always to the lord of cows, the lord of sacrifices; homage always to the lord of waters and the lord of the gods.
7.203.50
पूष्णो दन्तविनाशाय त्र्यक्षाय वरदाय च ।
नीलकण्ठाय पिङ्गाय स्वर्णकेशाय वै नमः ॥ ७.२०३.५० ॥
Homage to the destroyer of Pūṣan's teeth, to the three-eyed one, to the giver of boons; to the blue-throated one, the tawny one, the golden-haired one, homage indeed.
7.203.51
कर्माणि यानि दिव्यानि महादेवस्य धीमतः ।
तानि ते कीर्तयिष्यामि तथाप्रज्ञं यथाश्रुतम् ॥ ७.२०३.५१ ॥
The divine deeds of the wise Mahādeva, those I shall recount to you, just as I have heard them, though my understanding is incomplete.
7.203.52
न सुरा नासुरा लोके न गन्धर्वा न राक्षसाः ।
सुखमेधन्ति कुपिते तस्मिन्नपि गुरागताः ॥ ७.२०३.५२ ॥
When he is angered, neither gods nor asuras, neither gandharvas nor rākṣasas prosper in happiness in the world, even those who have come before the teacher.
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दक्षस्य यजमानस्य विधिवत्संभृतं पुरा ।
विव्याध कुपितो यज्ञं निर्दयस्त्वभवत्तदा।
धनुषा बाणमुत्सृज्य सघोषं विननाद च ॥ ७.२०३.५३ ॥
Once, the sacrifice of the sacrificer Dakṣa, duly prepared according to rule, was pierced by him in wrath; then, becoming merciless, he released an arrow from his bow and roared with a loud cry.
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तेन शर्म कुतः शान्तिं लेभिरे स्म सुरास्तदा ।
विद्रुते सहसा यज्ञे कुपिते च महेश्वरे ॥ ७.२०३.५४ ॥
By that, from where could the gods obtain refuge or peace? Then the sacrifice suddenly scattered and fled, and the great lord Maheśvara was enraged.
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तेन ज्यातलघोषेण सर्वे लोकाः समाकुलाः ।
बभूवुर्वशगाः पार्थ निपेतुश्च सुरासुराः ॥ ७.२०३.५५ ॥
By that twang of the bowstring all the worlds were thrown into turmoil, O Pārtha; they became subdued, and gods and demons fell down.
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आपश्चुक्षुभिरे सर्वाश्चकम्पे च वसुन्धरा ।
पर्वताश्च व्यशीर्यन्त दिशो नागाश्च मोहिताः ॥ ७.२०३.५६ ॥
All the waters were agitated, the earth trembled, the mountains were shattered, and the directions and elephants were bewildered.
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अन्धेन तमसा लोका न प्राकाशन्त संवृताः ।
जघ्निवान्सह सूर्येण सर्वेषां ज्योतिषां प्रभाः ॥ ७.२०३.५७ ॥
Covered by blinding darkness, the worlds did not shine; together with the sun, it struck down the radiance of all lights.
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चुक्षुभुर्भयभीताश्च शान्तिं चक्रुस्तथैव च ।
ऋषयः सर्वभूतानामात्मनश्च सुखैषिणः ॥ ७.२०३.५८ ॥
Terrified with fear, they were agitated and sought peace; likewise the seers, desiring the welfare of all beings and their own happiness.
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पूषाणमभ्यद्रवत शङ्करः प्रहसन्निव ।
पुरोडाशं भक्षयतो दशनान्वै व्यशातयत् ॥ ७.२०३.५९ ॥
Śaṅkara rushed at Pūṣan as if laughing, and knocked out his teeth while he was eating the sacrificial cake.
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ततो निश्चक्रमुर्देवा वेपमाना भयार्दिताः ॥ ७.२०३.६० ॥
Then the gods came out, trembling and tormented by fear.
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पुनश्च सन्दधे दीप्तान्देवानां निशिताञ्शरान् ।
सधूमान्सस्फुलिङ्गांश्च विद्युत्तोयदसन्निभान् ॥ ७.२०३.६१ ॥
Again he fitted the blazing, sharpened arrows of the gods, smoking and sparking, like lightning-laden clouds.
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तं दृष्ट्वा तु सुराः सर्वे प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम् ।
रुद्रस्य यज्ञभागं च विशिष्टं ते त्वकल्पयन् ॥ ७.२०३.६२ ॥
Seeing it, all the gods bowed down to Maheśvara and assigned to Rudra a special share of the sacrifice.
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भयेन त्रिदशा राजञ्छरणं च प्रपेदिरे ।
तेन चैवातिकोपेन स यज्ञः सन्धितस्तदा।
भग्नाश्चापि सुरा आसन्भीताश्चाद्यापि तं प्रति ॥ ७.२०३.६३ ॥
O king, in fear the gods took refuge in him; by that very great anger the sacrifice was then pierced, the gods were broken, and even today they are afraid of him.
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असुराणां पुराण्यासंस्त्रीणि वीर्यवतां दिवि ।
आयसं राजतं चैव सौवर्णं परमं महत् ॥ ७.२०३.६४ ॥
In heaven the mighty asuras had three cities: one of iron, one of silver, and one of supreme, great gold.
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सौवर्णं कमलाक्षस्य तारकाक्षस्य राजतम् ।
तृतीयं तु पुरं तेषां विद्युन्मालिन आयसम्।
न शक्तस्तानि मघवान्भेत्तुं सर्वायुधैरपि ॥ ७.२०३.६५ ॥
The city of Kamalākṣa was of gold, that of Tārakākṣa of silver; the third, of Vidyunmālin, was of iron. Not even with all weapons could Indra, the Maghavan, pierce them.
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अथ सर्वे सुरा रुद्रं जग्मुः शरणमर्दिताः ।
ते तमूचुर्महात्मानं सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः ॥ ७.२०३.६६ ॥
Then all the gods, afflicted, went for refuge to Rudra; all the gods, together with Vāsava, spoke to that great-souled one.
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ब्रह्मदत्तवरा ह्येते घोरास्त्रिपुरवासिनः ।
पीडयन्त्यधिकं लोकं यस्मात्ते वरदर्पिताः ॥ ७.२०३.६७ ॥
These terrible dwellers of the three cities, granted boons by Brahmā, afflict the world exceedingly, for their boons have made them proud.
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त्वदृते देवदेवेश नान्यः शक्तः कथञ्चन ।
हन्तुं दैत्यान्महादेव जहि तांस्त्वं सुरद्विपः ॥ ७.२०३.६८ ॥
O lord of the lords of the gods, no one other than you is able in any way to slay these demons. O great god, elephant among the gods, you alone should strike them down.
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रुद्र रौद्रा भविष्यन्ति पशवः सर्वकर्मसु ।
निपातयिष्यसे चैतानसुरान्भुवनेश्वर ॥ ७.२०३.६९ ॥
O Rudra, these beasts will become fierce in all their deeds; and you, O lord of the worlds, will cast down these asuras.
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स तथोक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा देवानां हितकाम्यया ।
गन्धमादनविन्ध्यौ च कृत्वा वंशध्वजौ हरः ॥ ७.२०३.७० ॥
Thus addressed, he said 'So be it,' and out of desire for the welfare of the gods, Hara made Gandhamādana and Vindhya the banners of the bow-staff.
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पृथ्वीं ससागरवनां रथं कृत्वा तु शङ्करः ।
अक्षं कृत्वा तु नागेन्द्रं शेषं नाम त्रिलोचनः ॥ ७.२०३.७१ ॥
Having made the earth with its oceans and forests into a chariot, and having made the lord of serpents named Śeṣa into the axle, the three-eyed Śaṅkara —
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चक्रे कृत्वा तु चन्द्रार्कौ देवदेवः पिनाकधृत् ।
अणी कृत्वैलपत्रं च पुष्पदन्तं च त्र्यम्बकः ॥ ७.२०३.७२ ॥
Having made the moon and sun into the wheels, the god of gods, the bearer of the Pināka bow; and having made Ailapatra and Puṣpadanta into the tips, the three-eyed Tryambaka —
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यूपं कृत्वा तु मलयमवनाहं च तक्षकम् ॥ ७.२०३.७३ ॥
Having made Malaya the sacrificial post, and also Avanāha and Takṣaka.
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योक्त्राङ्गानि च सत्वानि कृत्वा शर्वः प्रतापवान् ।
वेदान्कृत्वाऽथ चतुरश्चतुरश्वान्महेश्वरः ॥ ७.२०३.७४ ॥
Having made the parts of the yoke and the living beings, the mighty Śarva; then, having made the Vedas into four horses, four each, the Great Lord.
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उपदेवान्खलीनांश्च कृत्वा लोकत्रयेश्वरः ।
गायत्रीं प्रग्रहं कृत्वा सावित्रीं च महेश्वरः ॥ ७.२०३.७५ ॥
Having made the minor deities and the bridles, the lord of the three worlds; having made the Gāyatrī the reins, and the Sāvitrī too, the Great Lord.
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कृत्वोंकारं प्रतोदं च ब्रह्माणं चैव सारथिम् ।
गाण्डीवं मन्दरं कृत्वा गुणं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम् ॥ ७.२०३.७६ ॥
Having made the syllable Oṃ the goad and Brahmā the charioteer; having made the bow Gāṇḍīva Mandara and the bowstring Vāsuki.
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विष्णुं शरोत्तमं कृत्वा शल्यमग्निं तथैव च ।
वायुं कृत्वाऽथ वाजाभ्यां पुङ्खे वैवस्वतं यमम् ॥ ७.२०३.७७ ॥
Having made Viṣṇu the best of arrows and the shaft Agni; having made Vāyu the feathers, and in the notch Yama, son of Vivasvat.
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विद्युत्कृत्वाऽथ निश्राणं मेरुं कृत्वाऽथ वै ध्वजम् ।
आरुह्य स रथं दिव्यं सर्वदेवमयं शिवः ॥ ७.२०३.७८ ॥
Having made lightning the whetstone and Meru the banner; then Śiva mounted that divine chariot, made of all the gods.
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त्रिपुरस्य वधार्थाय स्थाणुः प्रहरतां वरः ।
असुराणामन्तकरः श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः ॥ ७.२०३.७९ ॥
For the destruction of Tripura, Sthāṇu, the best of strikers, the end-maker of the asuras, glorious, of incomparable valour.
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स्तूयमानः सुरैः पार्थ ऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः ।
स्थानं माहेश्वरं कृत्वा दिव्यमप्रतिमं प्रभुः।
अतिष्ठत्स्थाणुभूतः स सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् ॥ ७.२०३.८० ॥
Praised by the gods and by the sages whose wealth is austerity, O Pārtha, the lord made a Maheśvara place, divine and matchless, and stood there as an immovable Sthāṇu for a thousand years.
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यदा त्रीणि समेतानि अन्तरिक्षे पुराणि च ।
त्रिपर्वणा त्रिशल्येन तदा तानि बिभेद सः ॥ ७.२०३.८१ ॥
When the three cities came together in the sky, then he pierced them with an arrow of three joints and three points.
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पुराणि न च तं शेकुर्दानवाः प्रतिवीक्षितुम् ।
शरं कालाग्निसंयुक्तं विष्णुसोमसमायुतम् ॥ ७.२०३.८२ ॥
The dānavas could not even look upon the cities or him; the arrow was joined with the fire of time and combined with Viṣṇu and Soma.
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पुराणि दग्धवन्तं तं देवी याता प्रवीक्षितुम् ।
देव्याः स्वयंवरे वृत्तं शृणुष्वान्यद्धनञ्जय ॥ ७.२०३.८३ ॥
The goddess went to look upon him who had burned the cities. Listen, O Dhanañjaya, to another account of the goddess's self-choice ceremony.
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बालमङ्कगतं कृत्वा स्वयं पञ्चशिखं पुनः ।
उमा जिज्ञासमाना वै कोयमित्यब्रवीत्सुरान् ॥ ७.२०३.८४ ॥
Placing the five-tufted child upon her lap, Umā, desiring to know, asked the gods, "Who is this?"
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असूयतश्च शक्रस्य वज्रेण प्रहरिष्यतः ।
बाहुं सवज्रं तं तस्य क्रुद्धस्यास्तम्भयत्प्रभुः।
प्रहस्य भगवांस्तूर्णं सर्वलोकेश्वरो विभुः ॥ ७.२०३.८५ ॥
As Indra, envious, was about to strike with the thunderbolt, the lord—lord of all worlds, all-pervading—laughed and at once paralysed the arm of the enraged one, together with the thunderbolt.
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ततः स स्तम्भितभुजः शक्रो देवगणैर्वृतः ।
जगाम ससुरस्तूर्णं ब्रह्माणं प्रभुमव्ययम् ॥ ७.२०३.८६ ॥
Then Indra, his arm paralysed, surrounded by the hosts of gods, went swiftly with the gods to the imperishable lord Brahmā.
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ते तं प्रणम्य शिरसा प्रोचुः प्राञ्जलयस्तदा ॥ ७.२०३.८७ ॥
Then they bowed to him with their heads and, with folded hands, spoke.
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किमप्यङ्कगतं ब्रह्मन्पार्वत्या भूतमद्भुतम् ।
बालरूपधरं दृष्ट्वा नास्माभिरभिलक्षितः ॥ ७.२०३.८८ ॥
O Brahmā, we saw some wondrous being, bearing the form of a child, seated in the lap of Pārvatī, but we could not recognise him.
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तस्मात्त्वां प्रष्टुमिच्छामो निर्जिता येन वै वयम् ।
अयुध्यता हि बालेन लीलया सपुरंदराः ॥ ७.२०३.८९ ॥
Therefore we wish to ask you who it was that defeated us, together with Indra, the child who did not even fight, but won us in play.
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तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः ।
ध्यात्वा स शंभुं भगवान्बालं चामिततेजसम्।
उवाच भगवान्ब्रह्मा शक्रादींश्च सुरोत्तमान् ॥ ७.२०३.९० ॥
Having heard their words, Brahmā, best of those who know Brahman, meditated on Śambhu and the child of boundless splendour, and spoke to Indra and the other best of the gods.
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चराचरस्य जगतः प्रभुः स भगवान्हरः ।
तस्मात्परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति महेश्वरात् ॥ ७.२०३.९१ ॥
The blessed Hari, lord of the world of moving and unmoving beings, is supreme; there is nothing higher than Maheśvara.
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यो दृष्टो ह्युमया सार्धं युष्माभिरमितद्युतिः ।
स पार्वत्याः कृते शर्वः कृतवान्बालरूपताम् ॥ ७.२०३.९२ ॥
He whom you saw with Umā, the one of boundless splendour, that Śarva has taken the form of a child for the sake of Pārvatī.
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ते मया सहिता यूयं प्रापद्यध्वं तमेव हि ।
स एष भगवान्देवः सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः ॥ ७.२०३.९३ ॥
All of you, together with me, go for refuge to him alone. This blessed god is indeed the lord of all worlds, the sovereign.
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न सम्बबुधिरे चैनं देवास्तं भुवनेश्वरम् ।
सप्रजापतयः सर्वे बालार्कसदृशप्रभम् ॥ ७.२०३.९४ ॥
The gods did not recognize that lord of the worlds; together with the Prajāpatis, they all saw him radiant like the young sun.
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अथाभ्येत्य ततो ब्रह्मा दृष्ट्वा स च महेश्वरम् ।
अयं श्रेष्ठ इति ज्ञात्वा ववन्दे तं पितामहः ॥ ७.२०३.९५ ॥
Then Brahmā approached and, seeing Maheśvara, knowing him to be the highest, the grandfather bowed down to him.
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ब्रह्मोवाच ।
त्वं यज्ञो भुनस्यास्य त्वं गतिस्त्वं परायणम्।
त्वं भवस्त्वं महादेवस्त्वं धाम परमं पदम् ॥ ७.२०३.९६ ॥
You are the sacrifice of this world; you are the goal, you are the supreme refuge. You are Bhava, you are Mahādeva; you are the supreme abode and the highest station.
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त्वया सर्वमिदं व्याप्तं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥ ७.२०३.९७ ॥
By you this whole world, the immovable and the movable, is pervaded.
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भगवन्भूतभव्येश लोकनाथ जगत्पते ।
प्रसादं कुरु शक्रस्य त्वया क्रोधार्दितस्य वै ॥ ७.२०३.९८ ॥
O blessed lord, lord of what is and what will be, lord of the worlds, lord of the universe, show favor to Śakra, afflicted indeed by your anger.
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पद्मयोनिवचः श्रुत्वा ततः प्रीतो महेश्वरः ।
प्रसादाभिमुखो भूत्वा अट्टहासमथाकरोत् ॥ ७.२०३.९९ ॥
Having heard the words of the lotus-born one, the great lord, pleased, turned toward grace and burst into loud laughter.
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ततः प्रसादयामासुरुमां रुद्रं च ते सुराः ।
अभवच्च पुनर्बाहुर्यथाप्रकृति वज्रिणः ॥ ७.२०३.१०० ॥
Then the gods propitiated Umā and Rudra, and the arm of the thunderbolt-bearer became again as it was before.
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तेषां प्रसन्नो भगवान्सपत्नीको वृषध्वजः ।
देवानां त्रिदशश्रेष्ठो दक्षयज्ञविनाशनः ॥ ७.२०३.१०१ ॥
The blessed lord Vṛṣadhvaja, the bull-bannered one, with his consort, pleased with them, best of the thirty gods, destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice.
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स वै रुद्रः स च शिवः सोऽग्निः सर्वश्च सर्ववित् ।
स चेन्द्रश्चैव वायुश्च सोऽश्विनौ च स विद्युतः ॥ ७.२०३.१०२ ॥
He indeed is Rudra, he is Śiva, he is fire, he is the all and the all-knowing; he is Indra, he is the wind, he is the two Aśvins, and he is lightning.
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स भवः स च पर्जन्यो महादेवः सनातनः ।
स चन्द्रमाः स चेशानः स सूर्यो वरुणश्च सः ॥ ७.२०३.१०३ ॥
He is Bhava, he is Parjanya, he is the eternal Mahādeva. He is the moon, he is Īśāna; he is the sun and also Varuṇa.
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स कालः सोऽन्तको मृत्युः स यमो रात्र्यहानि तु ।
मासार्धमासा ऋतवः सन्ध्ये संवत्सरश्च सः ॥ ७.२०३.१०४ ॥
He is Time, he is the Ender, he is Death; he is Yama, and the nights and days are he. The months and fortnights, the seasons, the twilights and the year are also he.
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धाता च स विधाता च विश्वात्मा विश्वकर्मकृत् ।
सर्वामां देवतानां च धारयत्यवपुर्वपुः ॥ ७.२०३.१०५ ॥
He is the creator and the disposer, the soul of the universe, the maker of all works. He sustains all the gods; though bodiless, he takes on a body.
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सर्वदेवैः स्तुतो देवः सैकधा बहुधा च सः ।
शतधा सहस्रधा चैव भूयः शतसहस्रधाः ॥ ७.२०३.१०६ ॥
That god, praised by all the gods, is one-fold and also many-fold. In hundreds, in thousands, and again in hundreds of thousands of forms, he is the same.
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द्वे तनू तस्य देवस्य वेदज्ञा ब्राह्मणा विदुः ।
घोरा चान्या शिवा चान्या ते तनू बहुधा पुनः ॥ ७.२०३.१०७ ॥
The Brahmins who know the Veda know that this god has two bodies: one terrible, and another auspicious. Those two bodies again take many forms.
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घोरा तु यातुधानस्य सोऽग्निर्विष्णुः स भास्करः ।
सौम्यातु पुनरेवास्य आपो ज्योतींषि चन्द्रमाः ॥ ७.२०३.१०८ ॥
The terrible form is that of the demons: he is Agni, he is Viṣṇu, he is the sun. The gentle form again is his: the waters, the lights, and the moon are he.
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वेदाः साङ्गोपनिषदः पुराणाध्यात्मनिश्चयाः ।
यदत्र परमं गुह्यं स वै देवो महेश्वरः
ईदृशश्च महादेवो भूयांश्च भगवानजः। ॥ ७.२०३.१०९ ॥
The Vedas with their limbs and Upaniṣads, the Purāṇas and the settled truths of the self—whatever is the supreme secret here, that god is the great lord Maheśvara. Such a great god is even greater, the blessed unborn one.
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न हि सर्वे मया शक्या वक्तुं भगवतो गुणाः ।
अपि वर्षसहस्रेण सततं पाण्डुनन्दन।
सर्वैर्ग्रहैर्गृहीतान्वै सर्वपापसमन्वितान् ॥ ७.२०३.११० ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, not all the qualities of the blessed lord can be told by me, not even in a thousand years of continuous speech. Those seized by all the planetary forces and joined with all sins—
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स मोचयति सुप्रीतः शरण्यः शरणागतान् ।
आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं वित्तं कामांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥ ७.२०३.११२ ॥
That refuge, greatly pleased, frees those who have taken refuge; he grants long life, health, lordship, wealth and abundant desires.
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स ददाति मनुष्येभ्यः स चैवाक्षिपते पुनः ।
सेन्द्रादिषु च देवेषु तस्य चैश्वर्यमुच्यते ॥ ७.२०३.११३ ॥
He gives to men, and he again takes away; and among the gods, including Indra and the rest, his lordship is declared.
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स चैव वेत्ति लोकेषु मनुष्याणां शुभाशुभे ।
ऐश्वर्याच्चैव कामानामीश्वरश्च स उच्यते ॥ ७.२०३.११४ ॥
He alone knows the good and evil of men in the worlds; and through his lordship he is called the lord of desires.
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महेश्वरश्च महतां भूतानामीश्वरश्च सः ।
बहुभिर्बहुधा रूपैर्विश्वं व्याप्नोति वै जगत् ॥ ७.२०३.११५ ॥
He is Maheśvara, the lord of the great and of all beings; in many forms and in many ways he truly pervades the universe and the world.
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तस्य देवस्य यद्वक्त्रं समुद्रे तदधिष्ठितम् ।
वडवामुखेति विख्यातं पिबत्तोयमयं हविः ॥ ७.२०३.११६ ॥
The mouth of that god which dwells in the ocean is famed as Vaḍavāmukha; it drinks the oblation made of water.
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एष चैव श्मशानेषु देवो वसति नित्यशः ।
यजन्त्येनं जनास्तत्र वीरस्थान इतीश्वरम् ॥ ७.२०३.११७ ॥
This god indeed always dwells in cremation grounds; there people worship this Lord under the name Vīrasthāna.
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अस्य दीप्तानि रूपाणि घोराणि च बहूनि च ।
लोके यान्यस्य पूज्यन्ते मनुष्याः प्रवदन्ति च ॥ ७.२०३.११८ ॥
His forms are many, radiant and terrible; those which people in the world worship and speak of.
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नामधेयानि लोकेषु बहून्यस्य यथार्थवत् ।
निरुच्यन्ते महत्त्वाच्च विभुत्वात्कर्मणस्तथा ॥ ७.२०३.११९ ॥
In the worlds his names are many, and they are rightly explained, both because of his greatness and because of the all-pervasiveness of his deeds.
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वेदे चास्य समाम्नातं शतरुद्रियमुत्तमम् ।
नाम्ना चानन्तरुद्रेति ह्युपस्थानं महात्मनः ॥ ७.२०३.१२० ॥
In the Veda his supreme Śatarudrīya is recorded; and by name, the hymn of homage to the great-souled one is called Anantarudra.
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स कामानां प्रभुर्देवो ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः ।
स विभुः स प्रभुर्देवोविश्वं व्याप्नोति वै महत् ॥ ७.२०३.१२१ ॥
That god is the lord of desires, of the divine beings and of human beings alike; that all-pervading lord, the god, indeed pervades this great universe.
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ज्येष्ठं भूतं वदन्त्येनं ब्राह्मणा मनुयस्तथा ।
प्रथमो ह्येष देवानां मुखादस्यानलोऽभवत् ॥ ७.२०३.१२२ ॥
Brahmins and the sages of Manu call him the eldest of beings. He is the first among the gods; from his mouth fire arose.
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सर्वथा यत्पशून्पाति तैश्च यद्रमते पुनः ।
तेषामधिपतिर्यच्च तस्मात्पशुपतिः स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१२३ ॥
Because he protects creatures in every way, delights in them again, and is their lord, he is remembered as Paśupati, lord of creatures.
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दिव्यं च ब्रह्मचर्येण लिङ्गमस्य यथास्थितम् ।
महयत्येष लोकांश्च महेश्वर इति स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१२४ ॥
Through his chastity his divine emblem stands as it is established. He honours the worlds, and so he is remembered as Maheśvara, the great lord.
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ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च गन्धर्वाप्यरसस्तथा ।
लिङ्गमस्यार्चयन्ति स्म तच्चाप्यूर्ध्वं समास्थितम् ॥ ७.२०३.१२५ ॥
Sages, gods, gandharvas and apsarases too worshipped his emblem, and that emblem stands raised upward.
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पूज्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन्मोदते स महेश्वरः ।
सुखी प्रीतश्च भवति प्रहृष्टश्चैव शङ्करः ॥ ७.२०३.१२६ ॥
When that emblem is worshipped, Maheśvara rejoices; that Śaṅkara becomes happy, pleased and delighted.
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यदस्य बहुधा रूपं भूतभव्यभवस्थितम् ।
स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव बहुरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१२७ ॥
His many forms, established in past, future and present, are both the unmoving and the moving; therefore he is remembered as Bahurūpa, the many-formed.
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एकाक्षो जाज्वलन्नास्ते सर्वतोक्षिमयोऽपि वा ।
क्रोधाद्यश्चाविशल्लोकांस्तस्मात्सर्व इति स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१२८ ॥
He is one-eyed, dwelling blazing, or full of eyes on every side. Because he entered the worlds in anger, he is therefore remembered as "Sarva".
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धूम्ररूपं च यत्तस्य धूर्जटिस्तेन चोच्यते ।
विश्वे देवाश्च यत्तस्मिन्विश्वरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१२९ ॥
Because of his smoke-form he is called Dhūrjaṭi, and because the Viśve Devas are in him he is therefore remembered as Viśvarūpa.
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तिस्रो देवीर्यदा चैव भजते भुवनेश्वरः ।
द्यामपः पृथिवीं चैव त्र्यम्बकश्च ततः स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१३० ॥
When the Lord of the worlds partakes of the three goddesses—heaven, waters and earth—he is therefore remembered as Tryambaka, the three-eyed.
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समेधयति यन्नित्यं सर्वार्थान्सर्वकर्मसु ।
शिवमिच्छन्मनुष्याणां तस्मादेष शिवः स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१३१ ॥
He who always makes all aims flourish in all deeds, desiring the welfare of men—therefore he is remembered as Śiva, the auspicious one.
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सहस्राक्षोऽयुताक्षो वा सर्वतोक्षिमयोऽपि वा ।
यच्च विश्वं महत्पाति महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१३२ ॥
He is thousand-eyed, ten-thousand-eyed, or full of eyes on all sides, and because he protects this great universe, he is therefore remembered as Mahādeva.
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महत्पूर्वं स्थितो यच्च प्राणोत्पत्तिस्थितश्च यत् ।
स्थितलिङ्गश्च यन्नित्यं तस्मात्स्थाणुरिति स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१३३ ॥
He who stands before the Great principle, abides in the origin and maintenance of life, and whose sign is ever fixed—therefore he is remembered as Sthāṇu, the steadfast.
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सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्लोके प्रकाशन्ते रुचश्च याः ।
ताः केशसंज्ञितास्त्र्यक्षे व्योमकेशस्ततः स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१३४ ॥
The rays that shine in the world of the sun and moon are called 'hair'; therefore the three-eyed one is remembered as Vyomakeśa, 'sky-haired'.
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भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च सर्वं जगदशेषतः ।
भव एव ततो यस्माद्भूतभव्यभवोद्भवः ॥ ७.२०३.१३५ ॥
Past, future and what is yet to come — the whole world without remainder is indeed Bhava; therefore he is called the origin of past, future and existence.
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कपिः श्रेष्ठ इति प्रोक्तो धर्मश्च वृष उच्यते ।
स देवदेवो भगवान्कीर्त्यतेऽतो वृषाकपिः ॥ ७.२०३.१३६ ॥
'Kapi' is said to mean the best, and dharma is called 'vṛṣa', the bull; that god of gods, the blessed lord, is praised — therefore he is Vṛṣākapi.
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ब्रह्माणमिन्द्रं वरुणं यमं धनदमेव च ।
निगृह्य हरते यस्मात्तस्माद्वर इति स्मृतः ॥ ७.२०३.१३७ ॥
Having subdued even Brahmā, Indra, Varuṇa, Yama and Dhanada, the giver of wealth, he carries them off; therefore he is remembered as Vara.
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निमीलिताभ्यां नेत्राभ्यां बलाद्देवो महेश्वरः ।
ललाटे नेत्रमसृजत्तेन त्र्यक्षः स उच्यते ॥ ७.२०३.१३८ ॥
The great lord Maheśvara forcibly closed his two eyes and created an eye on his forehead; by that he is called the three-eyed one, Tryakṣa.
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विषमस्थः शरीरेषु समश्च प्राणिनामिह ।
स वायुर्विषमस्थेषु प्राणोऽपानः शरीरिषु ॥ ७.२०३.१३९ ॥
Here, among the bodies of living beings, the wind is both uneven and even; the wind that dwells in uneven states within embodied beings is the prāṇa and apāna.
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पूजयेद्विग्रहं यस्तु लिङ्गं चापि महात्मनः ।
लिङ्गं पूजयिता नित्यं महतीं श्रियमश्नुते ॥ ७.२०३.१४० ॥
Whoever worships the image and the liṅga of the great-souled one, one who constantly worships the liṅga obtains great prosperity.
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ऊरुभ्यामर्धमाग्नेयं सोमोऽर्धं च शिवा तनुः ।
आत्मनोऽर्धं तथा चाग्निः सोमोर्धं पुनरुच्यते ॥ ७.२०३.१४१ ॥
By the two thighs, half belongs to fire and half to Soma; the auspicious body of Śiva is likewise. Half of his own self is fire, and the half of Soma is said again.
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तैजसी महती दीप्ता देवेभ्योऽस्य शिवा तनुः ।
भास्वती मानुषेष्वस्य तनुर्घोराऽग्निरुच्यते ॥ ७.२०३.१४२ ॥
For the gods his auspicious body is radiant, great and blazing; among men his body is shining; his fierce body is called fire.
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ब्रह्मचर्यं चरत्येष शिवा याऽस्य तनुस्तया ।
याऽस्य घोरतरा मूर्तिः सर्वानत्ति तयेश्वरः ॥ ७.२०३.१४३ ॥
He practices celibate discipline through that auspicious body of his; and through his most dreadful form the Lord devours all.
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यन्निर्दहति यत्तीक्ष्णो यदुग्रो यत्प्रतापवान् ।
मांसशोणितमज्जादो यत्ततो रुद्र उच्यते ॥ ७.२०३.१४४ ॥
Because he burns utterly, because he is sharp, because he is fierce, because he is mighty, because he devours flesh, blood and marrow, therefore he is called Rudra.
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एष देवो महादेवो योऽसौ पार्थ तवाग्रतः ।
सङ्ग्रामे शास्त्रवान्निघ्नंस्त्वया दृष्टः पिनाकधृत ॥ ७.२०३.१४५ ॥
This god is Mahādeva, whom you, son of Pṛthā, saw before you in battle, striking down with weapons, bearer of the Pināka bow.
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सिन्धुराजवधार्थाय प्रतिज्ञाते त्वयाऽनघ ।
कृष्णेन दर्शितः स्वप्ने यस्तु शैलेन्द्रमूर्धनि ॥ ७.२०३.१४६ ॥
O sinless one, when you vowed to slay the king of Sindhu, Kṛṣṇa showed you in a dream the one who stood on the summit of the lord of mountains.
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एष वै भगवान्देवः सङ्ग्रामे याति तेऽग्रतः ।
येन दत्तानि तेऽस्त्राणि यैस्त्वया दानवा हताः ॥ ७.२०३.१४७ ॥
It is this blessed god who goes before you in battle, he by whom weapons were given to you, and by which you slew the Dānavas.
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धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं वेदैश्च सम्मितम् ।
देवदेवस्य ते पार्थ व्याख्यातं शतरुद्रियम्। ॥ ७.२०३.१४८ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, this Śatarudrīya of the god of gods, which is auspicious, bringing fame and long life, meritorious and in accord with the Vedas, has been explained to you.
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सर्वार्थसाधनं पुण्यं सर्वकिल्बिषनाशनम् ।
सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वदुःखभयापहम् ॥ ७.२०३.१४९ ॥
It accomplishes all aims, is meritorious, destroys all sins, pacifies all evils, and removes all sorrow and fear.
7.203.150
चतुर्विधमिदं स्तोत्रं यः शृणोति नरः सदा ।
विजित्य शत्रून्सर्वान्स रुद्रलोके महीयते ॥ ७.२०३.१५० ॥
The man who always hears this fourfold hymn, having conquered all his enemies, is honored in the world of Rudra.
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चरितं महात्मनो नित्यं साङ्ग्रामिकमिदं स्मृतम् ।
पठन्वै शतरुद्रीयं शृण्वंश्च सततोत्थितः ॥ ७.२०३.१५१ ॥
This deed of the great-souled one is remembered as always pertaining to battle; he who recites the Śatarudrīya and hears it, rising constantly.
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भक्तो विश्वेश्वरं देवं मानुषेषु च यः सदा ।
वरान्कामान्स लभते प्रसन्ने त्र्यम्बके नरः ॥ ७.२०३.१५२ ॥
The man who is always a devotee of the god Viśveśvara among humans obtains boons and desires when the three-eyed one is pleased.
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गच्छ युध्यस्व कौन्तेय न तवास्ति पराजयः ।
गस्य मन्त्री च गोप्ता च पार्श्वस्थो हि जनार्दनः ॥ ७.२०३.१५३ ॥
Go, son of Kuntī, and fight; there is no defeat for you, for Janārdana, counselor and protector, stands at your side.
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एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनं सङ्ख्ये पराशरसुतस्तदा ।
जगाम भरतश्रेष्ठ यथागतमरिन्दम ॥ ७.२०३.१५४ ॥
Having thus spoken to Arjuna in the battle, the son of Parāśara then departed the way he had come, O best of the Bharatas, O subduer of foes.
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एतदाख्याय वै सूतो राज्ञः सर्वं तु सञ्जयः ।
प्रयातः शिबिरायैव द्रष्टुं कर्णस्य वैशसम् ॥ ७.२०३.१५५ ॥
Having told all this to the king, the charioteer Sañjaya set out for the camp to see the slaughter of Karṇa.
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युद्धं कृत्वा महद्धोरं पञ्चाहानि महाबलः ।
ब्राह्मणो निहतो राजन्ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्तवान् ॥ ७.२०३.१५६ ॥
Having fought a great and terrible battle for five days, O king, that mighty brahmin was slain and attained the world of Brahmā.
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स्वधीते यत्फलं वेदे तदस्मिन्नपि पर्वणि ।
क्षत्रियाणामभीरूणां युक्तमत्र महद्यशः ॥ ७.२०३.१५७ ॥
The fruit that comes from studying the Veda well is the same in this parva too; for fearless kṣatriyas, great glory is fitting here.
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य इदं पठते पर्व शृणुयाद्वाऽपि नित्यशः ।
स मुच्यते महापापैः कृतैर्घोरैश्च कर्मभिः ॥ ७.२०३.१५८ ॥
He who recites or hears this parva constantly is freed from great sins and from the terrible deeds he has done.
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यज्ञावाप्तिर्ब्राह्मणस्येह नित्यं ।
घोरे युद्धे क्षत्रियाणां यशश्च।
शेषौ वर्णौ काममिष्टं लभेते ।
पुत्रान्पौत्रान्नित्यमिष्टांस्तथैव ॥ ७.२०३.१५९ ॥
Here a brahmin always obtains the fruit of sacrifice, and in terrible battle the kṣatriyas obtain glory. The remaining social orders obtain the desires they wish for, and likewise they always obtain beloved sons and grandsons.