 | Book 13 Chapter 146
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| 1 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho mahābhāgyaṃ mahātmanaḥ
rudrāya bahurūpāya bahunāmne nibodha me
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| 2 | vadanty agniṃ mahādevaṃ tathā sthāṇuṃ maheśvaram
ekākṣaṃ tryambakaṃ caiva viśvarūpaṃ śivaṃ tathā
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| 3 | dve tanū tasya devasya vedajñā brāhmaṇā viduḥ
ghorām anyāṃ śivām anyāṃ te tanū bahudhā punaḥ
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| 4 | ugrā ghorā tanūr yāsya so 'gnir vidyut sa bhāskaraḥ
śivā saumyā ca yā tasya dharmas tv āpo 'tha candramāḥ
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| 5 | ātmano 'rdhaṃ tu tasyāgnir ucyate bharatarṣabha
brahmacaryaṃ caraty eṣa śivā yāsya tanus tathā
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| 6 | yāsya ghoratamā mūrtir jagat saṃharate tayā
īśvaratvān mahattvāc ca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ
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| 7 | yan nirdahati yat tīkṣṇo yad ugro yat pratāpavān
māṃsaśoṇitamajjādo yat tato rudra ucyate
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| 8 | devānāṃ sumahān yac ca yac cāsya viṣayo mahān
yac ca viśvaṃ mahat pāti mahādevas tataḥ smṛtaḥ
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| 9 | samedhayati yan nityaṃ sarvārthān sarvakarmabhiḥ
śivam icchan manuṣyāṇāṃ tasmād eṣa śivaḥ smṛtaḥ
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| 10 | dahaty ūrdhvaṃ sthito yac ca prāṇotpattiḥ sthitiś ca yat
sthiraliṅgaś ca yan nityaṃ tasmāt sthāṇur iti smṛtaḥ
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| 11 | yad asya bahudhā rūpaṃ bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhavat tathā
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva bahurūpas tataḥ smṛtaḥ
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| 12 | dhūmraṃ rūpaṃ ca yat tasya dhūrjaṭīty ata ucyate
viśve devāś ca yat tasmin viśvarūpas tataḥ smṛtaḥ
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| 13 | sahasrākṣo 'yutākṣo vā sarvatokṣimayo 'pi vā
cakṣuṣaḥ prabhavas tejo nāsty anto 'thāsya cakṣuṣām
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| 14 | sarvathā yat paśūn pāti taiś ca yad ramate punaḥ
teṣām adhipatir yac ca tasmāt paśupatiḥ smṛtaḥ
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| 15 | nityena brahmacaryeṇa liṅgam asya yadā sthitam
mahayanty asya lokāś ca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ
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| 16 | vigrahaṃ pūjayed yo vai liṅgaṃ vāpi mahātmanaḥ
liṅgaṃ pūjayitā nityaṃ mahatīṃ śriyam aśnute
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| 17 | ṛṣayaś cāpi devāś ca gandharvāpsarasas tathā
liṅgam evārcayanti sma yat tad ūrdhvaṃ samāsthitam
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| 18 | pūjyamāne tatas tasmin modate sa maheśvaraḥ
sukhaṃ dadāti prītātmā bhaktānāṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
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| 19 | eṣa eva śmaśāneṣu devo vasati nityaśaḥ
yajante taṃ janās tatra vīrasthānaniṣeviṇam
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| 20 | viṣamasthaḥ śarīreṣu sa mṛtyuḥ prāṇinām iha
sa ca vāyuḥ śarīreṣu prāṇo 'pānaḥ śarīriṇām
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| 21 | tasya ghorāṇi rūpāṇi dīptāni ca bahūni ca
loke yāny asya pūjyante viprās tāni vidur budhāḥ
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| 22 | nāmadheyāni vedeṣu bahūny asya yathārthataḥ
nirucyante mahattvāc ca vibhutvāt karmabhis tathā
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| 23 | vede cāsya vidur viprāḥ śatarudrīyam uttamam
vyāsād anantaraṃ yac cāpy upasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ
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| 24 | pradātā sarvalokānāṃ viśvaṃ cāpy ucyate mahat
jyeṣṭhabhūtaṃ vadanty enaṃ brāhmaṇā ṛṣayo 'pare
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| 25 | prathamo hy eṣa devānāṃ mukhād agnir ajāyata
grahair bahuvidhaiḥ prāṇān saṃruddhān utsṛjaty api
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| 26 | sa mocayati puṇyātmā śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatān
āyur ārogyam aiśvaryaṃ vittaṃ kāmāṃś ca puṣkalān
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| 27 | sa dadāti manuṣyebhyaḥ sa evākṣipate punaḥ
śakrādiṣu ca deveṣu tasya caiśvaryam ucyate
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| 28 | sa evābhyadhiko nityaṃ trailokyasya śubhāśubhe
aiśvaryāc caiva kāmānām īśvaraḥ punar ucyate
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| 29 | maheśvaraś ca lokānāṃ mahatām īśvaraś ca saḥ
bahubhir vividhai rūpair viśvaṃ vyāptam idaṃ jagat
tasya devasya yad vaktraṃ samudre vaḍavāmukham
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