Perishable living beings, eternal unchanging Soul

पशुपतित्वज्ञानयोगो नाम पंचमोऽध्यायः

Pashupati lordship knowledge Chapter 5

उपमन्युरुवाच |

Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)

क्षरस्सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते | 11

All living beings (are) perishable/temporary, (while) the unchanging
(supreme soul) is called eternal/permanent.

The same half-shloka appears in Bhagavad Gita in Chapter 15, shloka 16.

Whole Universe is of the form of energy

तस्माच्छक्तिमयं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् | 29

Therefore the whole universe, living and non-living beings, is of the
form of energy.

यथा न जायते पुत्रः पितरं मातरं विना |
तथा भवं भवानीं च विना नैतच्चराचरम् | 37

Just as a son is not born without a father (and) a mother, there
(would be) no living and non-living beings (world) without Lord Shiva
and the supreme Goddess Uma.

Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva

गौरीशंकरविभूतियोगो नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः

Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva greatness Chapter 4

उपमन्युरुवाच |

Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)

एवं परस्परापेक्षा शक्तिशक्तिमतोः स्थिता |
न शिवेन विना शक्तिर्न शक्त्या च विना शिवः || 12 ||

In this way (just as sunlight and sun) Goddess Shakti and Shaktiman
(Lord Shiva) exist depending on each other. No Lord Shiva without
Goddess Shakti and no Goddess Shakti without Lord Shiva.

Maya, Pashus and Pashupati

वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरभागे कृष्णपुत्रप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः

Vayaviya Samhita, Later/north part, Lord Krishna's son obtaining
description Chapter 2

उपमन्युरुवाच |

Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)

ब्रह्माद्याः स्थावरांताश्च देवदेवस्य शूलिनः |
पशवः परिकीर्त्यंते संसारवशवर्तिनः || 11 ||
तेषां पतित्वाद्देवेशः शिवः पशुपतिः स्मृतः |
मलमायादिभिः पाशैः स बध्नाति पशून्पतिः || 12 ||
स एव मोचकस्तेषां भक्त्या सम्यगुपासितः | 13

From Lord Brahma to stationary things, under the control of the
material world (or Maya), are called the "pashus" of Lord Shiva, the
God of the Devas.
Because of his lordship over them, Lord Shiva is considered to be the
"Pashupati". The Lord ties/binds the "pashus" with the cord of Maya
(the illusion causing power), dirt, etc.
He only is their liberator, (if) worshipped properly by devotion.

Vayudeva on Upamanyu's penance

वायुरुवाच |

Vayudeva said (to the sages)

भक्त्या पञ्चाक्षरेणैव पत्रैः पुष्पैर्वनोद्भवैः |
समभ्यर्च्य चिरं कालं चचार परमं तपः || 54 ||

Worshipping (a Shivalinga made of clay/mud) with leaves and flowers
which grow in the forest with the five-lettered (mantra) with devotion
for a long time, (Upamanyu) practised penance of the highest level
(consuming only wind, not food).

Vedic Mantra's Protection

मंत्रं च ते मया दत्तं गृहाण मदनुज्ञया |
अनेनैवाशु जप्तेन रक्षा तव भविष्यति || 49 ||

And take the mantra given by me by my authorisation. By chanting only
this (mantra) quickly your protection will take place.

Upamanyu's penance description

उपमन्युतपोवर्णनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Upamanyu's penance description Chapter 34

मातोवाच |

(Upamanyu's) mother said (to Upamanyu)

तस्मान्मन्त्रान्तरांस्त्यक्त्वा पंचाक्षरपरो भव |
तस्मिञ्जिह्वांतरगते न किंचिदिह दुर्लभम् || 46 ||

Therefore (since this mantra is powerful and can protect you always)
forget other mantras and become engrossed in the five-lettered (Namah
Shivaya). Once it gets on your tongue nothing is difficult to get in
this world.

Chapter 32 of Shatarudra Samhita contains the same story and has some
similar shlokas.

Material world of Suffering

दुःखमेव हि सर्वोऽपि संसार इति निश्चितम् |
कथं दुःखमदुःखं स्यात्स्वभावो ह्यविपर्ययः || 83 ||

The whole material world is (a synonym of) suffering only, that is
certain. How would suffering (material world) become non-suffering, a
nature which is really contrary/opposite?

The remedy of this disease is knowledge

अस्य रोगस्य भैषज्यं ज्ञानमेव न चापरम् |
भिषगाज्ञापकः शम्भुश्शिवः परमकारणम् || 81 ||

The remedy of this disease (samsara, the material world) is only knowledge and nothing else. The prescriber of the medicine is Lord Shiva, the ultimate cause.

Lotuses do not grow equally even though the sun shines equally on them

हिते सदा नियुक्तं तु सर्वं चिदचिदात्मकम् |
स्वभावप्रतिबन्धं तत्समं न लभते हितम् || 54 ||
यथा विकाशयत्येव रविः पद्मानि भानुभिः |
समं न विकसन्त्येव स्वस्वभावानुरोधतः || 55 ||

(Lord Shiva is) involved in doing good always to good as well as bad (living beings) but because of one's characteristics/nature, one does not get the same amount of benefit.
Just as the sun radiates its brilliance (equally) on lotuses (but they) do not grow equally according to their characteristics/natures.

Purity of souls comes from contact with Lord Shiva

ज्ञानोपदेशो नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Knowledge advice Chapter 31

वायुरुवाच |

Vayudeva said (to the sages)

इति नाग्निरसौ दुष्येत्ताम्रसंसर्गकारणात् |
नाग्नेरशुचिसंसर्गादशुचित्वमपेक्षते || 44 ||
अशुचेस्त्वग्निसंयोगाच्छुचित्वमपि जायते |
एवं शोध्यात्मसंसर्गान्न ह्यशुद्धः शिवो भवेत् || 45 ||
शिवसंसर्गतस्त्वेष शोध्यात्मैव हि शुध्यति |

In this way the fire does not get polluted/corrupted because of the contact of copper. Fire does not get impure by the contact with impure (things).
But purity arises in the impure by the contact with fire. In this (same) way, Lord Shiva does not become impure by contact with a soul which needs to be purified. Only this soul which needs to be purified get purified by contact with Lord Shiva.

Aakuti and Prasuti, the two daughters of Manu and Shatarupa

सृष्टिकथनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः

Telling about creation – Chapter 17

वायुरुवाच |

Vayudeva said (to the sages)

कन्ये द्वे च महाभागे याभ्यां जातास्त्विमाः प्रजाः |
आकूतिरेका विज्ञेया प्रसूतिरपरा स्मृता || 6 ||
स्वायंभुवः प्रसूतिं च ददौ दक्षाय तां प्रभुः |
रुचेः प्रजापतिश्चैव चाकूतिं समपादयत् || 7 ||

And the two girls (daughters of Manu and Shatarupa) of great fortune from whom these people were born should be known as one Aakuti and the other known as Prasuti.
And Lord Svayambhuva (Manu) gave that Prasuti to Daksha and Aakuti was submitted to Ruchi Prajapati indeed.

Supreme Goddess asked to become the daughter of Daksha

ब्रह्मोवाच |

Lord Brahma said (to the supreme Goddess)

दक्षस्य मम पुत्रस्य पुत्री भव भवार्दिनि | 21

Tormentor of the world, become my son Daksha's daughter.

Like Lord Krishna who is also called Janardana, the supreme Goddess is called Bhavardini here, which literally translates to "tormentor of the world". The supreme Goddess being the Mahamaya, the force of illusion, can be considered to be the cause of suffering in the world.

Shloka 22 of Chapter 3 of Shatarudra Samhita is similar.

दक्षस्य मम पुत्रस्य पुत्री भव भवाम्बिके ||

Instead of Bhavardini, the word used here is Bhavambika, the mother of the world.

Chapter 16 (Continued)

यस्यां न खलु विद्यंते जन्ममृत्युजरादयः |
या भवानी भवस्यांगात्समाविरभवत्किल || 8 ||

That Bhavani whose birth, death, old age, etc. does not exist (is the one) who appeared/emerged really from a part of the body of Lord Shiva.

The great God created the supreme Goddess from a part of his body

देवीशक्त्युद्भवो नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः

 

Emergence of the Goddess Shakti Chapter 16

 

वायुरुवाच |

 

Vayudeva said (to the sages)

 

इत्युक्त्वा परमोदारं स्वभावमधुरं वचः |
ससर्ज वपुषो भागाद्देवीं देववरो हरः || 6 ||

 

Having said that (to Lord Brahma "I am very satisfied; I will give you what you wish") in his naturally sweet speech, highly generous, Lord Shiva, the best of the deities, created Goddess (Uma) from a part (of his) body.

 

Shloka 13 of Chapter 3 of Shatarudra Samhita is very similar.

 

इत्युक्त्वा परमोदारं स्वभावमधुरं वचः |

पृथक्चकार वपुषो भागाद्देवीं शिवां शिवः ||

 

Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are born by each other

ब्रह्मविष्णुसृष्टिकथनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः

 

Description of the creation of Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu – Chapter 13

 

वायुरुवाच |

 

Vayudeva said (to the sages)

 

एवं कल्पेषु कल्पेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः || 19 ||
परस्परेण जायंते परस्परहितैषिणः | 20

 

In this way, in kalpa after kalpa, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are born by each other, who wish well of each other.

The present Manu is the seventh of this kalpa, by the name of Vaivaswata

सृष्ट्यादिवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः

Creation, etc. description Chapter 11

वायुरुवाच |

Vayudeva said (to the sages)

यस्त्वयं वर्तते कल्पो वाराहो नाम नामतः |
अस्मिन्नपि द्विजश्रेष्ठा मनवस्तु चतुर्दश || 7 ||
स्वायंभुवादयस्सप्त सप्त सावर्णिकादयः |
तेषु वैवस्वतो नाम सप्तमो वर्तते मनुः || 8 ||

This which is the prevailing kalpa is called by the name of Varaha (pig's, actually white pig). Sages, in this (kalpa) too, there are 14 Manus.
Svayambhuva, etc. (are) seven, seven (of the future are) Savarni, etc. Among those, the present Manu is seventh, by the name of Vaivaswata (of the Vivaswan, Sun).

Time is under the control of Lord Shiva

तस्मात्कालवशे विश्वं न स विश्ववशे स्थितः |
शिवस्य तु वशे कालो न कालस्य वशे शिवः || 9 ||

Therefore the universe is under the control of time, time is not under the control of the universe. Time is under the control of Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva is not under the control of time.

Should there be any more activity after this series comes to an end in a few weeks?

There was negligible response to the two polls we had a couple of weeks ago. Should there be any more activity after this series comes to an end in a few weeks if there are hardly three persons who think this series has been useful?

Time is the radiance/brilliance of the great God

कालमहिमावर्णनं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः

Description of the might of time Chapter 7

वायुरुवाच |

Vayudeva said (to the sages)

कालात्मेति समाख्यातं तेजो माहेश्वरं परम् || 6 ||

The radiance/brilliance of the great God is highly famed to be of the form of time. (Time is the radiance of the great God.)