The Majesty of Sri Someshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.8.1)

देव्युवाच। पुनः कथय देवेश माहात्म्यं लोकशंकर। श्रीसोमेश्वरदेवस्य सर्वपातकनाशनम्। ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशदैवत्यं तथात्र त्रितयं वद

devyuvāca| punaḥ kathaya deveśa māhātmyaṁ lokaśaṁkara| śrīsomeśvaradevasya sarvapātakanāśanam| brahmaviṣṇvīśadaivatyaṁ tathātra tritayaṁ vada

The Goddess said: O Lord of gods, O benefactor of the world, tell again the glory of Śrī Someśvara, destroyer of all sins. Also tell of the threefold divinity of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśa here.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.8.2)

ईश्वर उवाच। शृणुष्वैकमना भूत्वा मम गोप्यं पुरातनम्। तस्मिँल्लिंगे च यद्वृत्तमाश्चर्यं परमं महत्

īśvara uvāca| śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā mama gopyaṁ purātanam| tasmim̐lliṁge ca yadvṛttamāścaryaṁ paramaṁ mahat

Īśvara said: Listen with a focused mind to this ancient secret of mine — what has occurred in this liṅga is a supreme and great wonder.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.8.3)

षष्टिकोटि सहस्राणि ऋषीणामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम्। तस्मिँल्लिंगे प्रविष्टानि ते घृताहुतिरिवानले

ṣaṣṭikoṭi sahasrāṇi ṛṣīṇāmūrddhvaretasām| tasmim̐lliṁge praviṣṭāni te ghṛtāhutirivānale

Sixty thousand crores of chaste sages of upward-flowing seed entered into that liṅga, as an oblation of ghee poured into fire.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.8.4)

सिद्धिर्वृद्धिस्तथा तुष्टिर्ऋद्धिः पुष्टिस्तु पंचमी। कीर्तिः शांतिस्तथा लक्ष्मीस्तस्मिंल्लिंगे समुत्थिता

siddhirvṛddhistathā tuṣṭirṛddhiḥ puṣṭistu paṁcamī| kīrtiḥ śāṁtistathā lakṣmīstasmilliṁge samutthitā

Siddhi, Vṛddhi, Tuṣṭi, Ṛddhi, and fifthly Puṣṭi, as well as Kīrti, Śānti, and Lakṣmī — all these arose from that liṅga.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.8.5)

सप्तकोट्यस्तु मंत्राणां सिद्धीनां चैव संभवः। दिव्ययोगरसाश्चान्ये दिव्यौषधिरसायनाः

saptakoṭyastu maṁtrāṇāṁ siddhīnāṁ caiva saṁbhavaḥ| divyayogarasāścānye divyauṣadhirasāyanāḥ

Seventy million mantras and siddhis had their origin here, along with other divine yogic elixirs and divine medicinal alchemical essences.

Verse 6 (skanda.7.8.6)

गारुडं भूततंत्रं च खेचर्यो व्यंतरीस्तथा। ते सर्वे सह योगेन तस्माल्लिंगात्समुत्थिताः

gāruḍaṁ bhūtataṁtraṁ ca khecaryo vyaṁtarīstathā| te sarve saha yogena tasmālliṁgātsamutthitāḥ

The science of Garuḍa, the tantra of spirits, the arts of Khecarī and Vyantarī — all these, together with yoga, arose from that same liṅga.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.8.7)

अन्याश्चैव तु याः काश्चित्सिद्धयोऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः। ताः सर्वाः सह लिंगेन तस्मात्स्थानात्समुत्थिताः

anyāścaiva tu yāḥ kāścitsiddhayo'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ| tāḥ sarvāḥ saha liṁgena tasmātsthānātsamutthitāḥ

And whatever other eight siddhis are proclaimed — all of them, together with the liṅga, arose from that very place.

Verse 8 (skanda.7.8.8)

अन्यद्देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि अत्र सिद्धिं गतास्तु ये। ममांशसंभवाः प्राप्ता अस्मिँल्लिंगे लयं गताः

anyaddevi pravakṣyāmi atra siddhiṁ gatāstu ye| mamāṁśasaṁbhavāḥ prāptā asmim̐lliṁge layaṁ gatāḥ

O Goddess, I shall now tell you something else — those who attained perfection here, born of my own portion, merged into this very liṅga.

Verse 9 (skanda.7.8.9)

तेषां च विक्रमान्सर्वान्प्रवक्ष्याम्यनुपूर्वशः। पुराक्रमा ग्रहा मुण्डा गुडकाश्च सहेतुकाः

teṣāṁ ca vikramānsarvānpravakṣyāmyanupūrvaśaḥ| purākramā grahā muṇḍā guḍakāśca sahetukāḥ

I shall tell in due order all of their mighty deeds — Purākrama, Graha, Muṇḍa, Guḍaka, and Sahetuka.

Verse 10 (skanda.7.8.10)

विमला दंडिकाश्चैव सप्तैते कुत्सिकाः स्मृताः। अस्मिंल्लिंगे पुरा सिद्धा योगात्पाशुपतान्मम

vimalā daṁḍikāścaiva saptaite kutsikāḥ smṛtāḥ| asminlliṁge purā siddhā yogātpāśupatānmama

Vimalā and Daṇḍika — these seven are remembered as the Kutsikas. They attained perfection in this liṅga long ago through my Pāśupata yoga.

Verse 11 (skanda.7.8.11)

रुद्रो विप्रस्तथा दानश्चंद्रो मन्थोऽवलोककः। सूर्यावलोकश्चेति गार्गेयाः सप्त कीर्त्तिताः

rudro viprastathā dānaścaṁdro mantho'valokakaḥ| sūryāvalokaśceti gārgeyāḥ sapta kīrttitāḥ

Rudra, Vipra, Dāna, Candra, Mantha, Avalokaka, and Sūryāvaloka — these seven are proclaimed as the Gārgeyas.

Verse 12 (skanda.7.8.12)

सोमेश्वरे च ते सिद्धाः प्रभासे वरवर्णिनि। मूकमन्यः शिवश्चैव प्रकाशः कपिलस्तथा

someśvare ca te siddhāḥ prabhāse varavarṇini| mūkamanyaḥ śivaścaiva prakāśaḥ kapilastathā

They too, O fair one, attained perfection at Someśvara, in Prabhāsa. Mūkamanya, Śiva, Prakāśa, and Kapila.

Verse 13 (skanda.7.8.13)

सत्कुलः कर्णिकारश्च पौरुषेयाः प्रकीर्त्तिताः। सोमेश्वरे पुरा सिद्धाः प्रभासे पापनाशने

satkulaḥ karṇikāraśca pauruṣeyāḥ prakīrttitāḥ| someśvare purā siddhāḥ prabhāse pāpanāśane

Satkula and Karṇikāra — these are proclaimed as the Pauruṣeyas. They attained perfection long ago at Someśvara, in sin-destroying Prabhāsa.

Verse 14 (skanda.7.8.14)

युगेयुगे पुरा सिद्धास्तस्मिँल्लिंगे प्रिये मम। एते चान्ये च ये विप्रा भविष्यंति कलौ युगे

yugeyuge purā siddhāstasmim̐lliṁge priye mama| ete cānye ca ye viprā bhaviṣyaṁti kalau yuge

In age after age, from ancient times, these have attained perfection in that liṅga dear to me. These and other brāhmaṇas yet to come in the Kali age.

Verse 15 (skanda.7.8.15)

तत्र सिद्धिं गमिष्यंति दुर्ल्लभां त्रिदशैरपि। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तल्लिंगं सिद्धिदं परम्

tatra siddhiṁ gamiṣyaṁti durllabhāṁ tridaśairapi| etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ talliṁgaṁ siddhidaṁ param

will attain there that perfection which is hard to obtain even for the gods. All this has been told to you — that liṅga is the supreme bestower of perfection.

Verse 16 (skanda.7.8.16)

दुर्ल्लभं सर्वमर्त्त्यानां प्रभासे तु व्यवस्थितम्। न च कश्चिद्विजानाति अशुभैः कर्मभिर्वृतः

durllabhaṁ sarvamarttyānāṁ prabhāse tu vyavasthitam| na ca kaścidvijānāti aśubhaiḥ karmabhirvṛtaḥ

This is hard to attain for all mortals, though it stands right there in Prabhāsa. No one enveloped by inauspicious deeds is able to know it.

Verse 17 (skanda.7.8.17)

ग्रहदोषास्तु ये केचिद्भूतदोषास्तथा परे। डाकिनीप्रेतवेताला राक्षसा ग्रहपूतनाः

grahadoṣāstu ye kecidbhūtadoṣāstathā pare| ḍākinīpretavetālā rākṣasā grahapūtanāḥ

Whatever afflictions of planets there are, and other afflictions of spirits — ḍākinīs, ghosts, vetālas, rākṣasas, grahas, and pūtanās.

Verse 18 (skanda.7.8.18)

पिशाचा यातुधानाश्च मातरो जातहारिकाः। बालग्रहास्तथा चान्ये बुद्धाश्चैव तु ये ग्रहाः

piśācā yātudhānāśca mātaro jātahārikāḥ| bālagrahāstathā cānye buddhāścaiva tu ye grahāḥ

piśācas, yātudhānas, the Mātṛs, seizers of newborns, seizers of children, and other grahas known as buddha-grahas.

Verse 19 (skanda.7.8.19)

ज्वरभूत ग्रहाश्चान्ये ह्यतिसारभगंदराः। अश्मरी मूत्रकृच्छ्रं च रोगाश्चान्ये सहस्रशः

jvarabhūta grahāścānye hyatisārabhagaṁdarāḥ| aśmarī mūtrakṛcchraṁ ca rogāścānye sahasraśaḥ

fever-causing grahas and spirits, dysentery, fistula, kidney-stones, painful urination, and a thousand other diseases.

Verse 20 (skanda.7.8.20)

दुर्नामकास्तथा चान्ये कुष्ठरोगास्तथा परे। क्षयरोगास्तथा चान्ये वातगुल्मास्तथैव च। अन्ये चैव तु ये केचिद्व्याधयस्तु प्रकीर्त्तिताः

durnāmakāstathā cānye kuṣṭharogāstathā pare| kṣayarogāstathā cānye vātagulmāstathaiva ca| anye caiva tu ye kecidvyādhayastu prakīrttitāḥ

the disease called durnāmaka, leprosy, consumption, wind-tumors, and whatever other ailments are named.

Verse 21 (skanda.7.8.21)

सोमेश्वरं समासाद्य तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात्। सर्व एव विनश्यंति वह्नौ क्षिप्तमिवेन्धनम्

someśvaraṁ samāsādya tasya liṁgasya darśanāt| sarva eva vinaśyaṁti vahnau kṣiptamivendhanam

Upon reaching Someśvara, merely by the sight of that liṅga, all these are destroyed, like fuel cast into fire.

Verse 22 (skanda.7.8.22)

उपसर्गाश्च चान्ये सर्पघोणपवृश्चिकाः। सर्वे तत्र विनश्यंति श्रीसोमेश्वरदर्शनात्

upasargāśca cānye sarpaghoṇapavṛścikāḥ| sarve tatra vinaśyaṁti śrīsomeśvaradarśanāt

Other afflictions [a portion of the source text is illegible here] and the bites of serpents, scorpions, and the like — all these are destroyed there by the mere sight of Śrī Someśvara.

Verse 23 (skanda.7.8.23)

योऽसौ सोमेश्वरो नाम्ना पश्चिमो भैरवः स्मृतः। कालाग्निरुद्रनाथेति पर्यायैर्नामभिः श्रुतः

yo'sau someśvaro nāmnā paścimo bhairavaḥ smṛtaḥ| kālāgnirudranātheti paryāyairnāmabhiḥ śrutaḥ

This very one, known by the name Someśvara, is remembered in the west as Bhairava, and is heard of by other equivalent names such as Kālāgnirudranātha.

Verse 24 (skanda.7.8.24)

तस्मिंस्तिष्ठामि देवेशि भक्तानुग्रहकारकः। सर्वं च दुष्कृतं नृणां भक्षयामि न संशयः

tasmiṁstiṣṭhāmi deveśi bhaktānugrahakārakaḥ| sarvaṁ ca duṣkṛtaṁ nṛṇāṁ bhakṣayāmi na saṁśayaḥ

In that form I dwell, O sovereign Goddess, as the bestower of grace on devotees. I devour all the evil deeds of men, without doubt.

Verse 25 (skanda.7.8.25)

योऽसौ प्राणः शरीरस्थो देहिनां देहसंचरः। ब्रह्मांडमेतद्यस्यांतरेको यश्चाप्यनेकधा

yo'sau prāṇaḥ śarīrastho dehināṁ dehasaṁcaraḥ| brahmāṁḍametadyasyāṁtareko yaścāpyanekadhā

That very breath which dwells in bodies, moving through the frame of embodied beings, within whom this entire universe abides, who is one and yet manifold.

Verse 26 (skanda.7.8.26)

वेदाः सर्वेऽपि यं देवं प्रशंसंति महर्षयः। परस्य ब्रह्मणो रूपं यस्य द्वारेण लभ्यते

vedāḥ sarve'pi yaṁ devaṁ praśaṁsaṁti maharṣayaḥ| parasya brahmaṇo rūpaṁ yasya dvāreṇa labhyate

the god whom all the Vedas and great sages praise, through whose gateway the form of the supreme Brahman is attained.

Verse 27 (skanda.7.8.27)

सोऽयं देवि महादेवः प्रभासे संव्यवस्थितः। यथा गुप्तं गृहे रत्नं न कश्चिद्विंदते नरः

so'yaṁ devi mahādevaḥ prabhāse saṁvyavasthitaḥ| yathā guptaṁ gṛhe ratnaṁ na kaścidviṁdate naraḥ

That very Mahādeva, O Goddess, stands established in Prabhāsa — just as no man finds a jewel hidden within a house.

Verse 28 (skanda.7.8.28)

प्रभासे तु स्थितं तद्वद्रत्नभूतं गृहे मम। तच्च लिंगं पुरा कल्पे सप्तपातालभेदकम्

prabhāse tu sthitaṁ tadvadratnabhūtaṁ gṛhe mama| tacca liṁgaṁ purā kalpe saptapātālabhedakam

Just so, this one stands hidden in Prabhāsa, in my house, like a jewel. In a former kalpa, that liṅga pierced through the seven nether worlds.

Verse 29 (skanda.7.8.29)

कथितं कोटि सूर्यस्य प्रलयानलसंनिभम्। तेनकालाग्निरुद्रेति प्रोक्तं सोमेश्वरः पुरा

kathitaṁ koṭi sūryasya pralayānalasaṁnibham| tenakālāgnirudreti proktaṁ someśvaraḥ purā

It is described as resembling ten million suns, like the fire of universal dissolution. For this reason, Someśvara was called Kālāgnirudra of old.

Verse 30 (skanda.7.8.30)

इति देवि समासेन कथितं तव पार्वति। सोमेश्वरस्य माहात्म्यं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

iti devi samāsena kathitaṁ tava pārvati| someśvarasya māhātmyaṁ sarvapātakanāśanam

Thus, O Goddess Pārvatī, I have told you in brief the glory of Someśvara, the destroyer of all sins.