Hara

शरभावतारवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः 
Sharabha incarnation description Chapter 12



देवा उचुः |
Devas said (to Lord Shiva in the form of Sharabha incarnation)



यतो हरसि संसारं हर इत्युच्यते बुधैः | 26
Since you take away (destroy) the material world, wise people call you Hara.

Sharabha incarnation

शरभावतारवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः 
Sharabha incarnation description Chapter 11



वीरभद्र उवाच |
Virabhadra said (smiling to Narsimha incarnation)



त्वत्संहारे नियुक्तोऽस्मि विनयेन बलेन च |
देवदेवेन रुद्रेण सकलप्रभुणा हरे || 43 ||
Lord Hari, I have been appointed to destroy you by humility/politeness and (if necessary, by) force, by the God of the Gods, Rudra, the God of everything/everyone.



उपकारो हि साधूनां सुखाय किल संमतः |
उपकारो ह्यसाधूनामपकाराय केवलम् || 45 ||
It is generally agreed that doing good to good people leads to happiness. Doing good to bad people (is possible) only by doing harm/offense.

Sharabha Incarnation

शरभावतारवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः 
Sharabha incarnation description Chapter 11



वीरभद्र उवाच |
Virabhadra said (to Narsimha incarnation)



अतीव घोरं भगवन्नरसिंह वपुस्तव |
उपसंहर विश्वात्मंस्त्वमेव मम संनिधौ || 24 ||
God Narsimha, your body is extremely terrifying. Soul of the world, you yourself destroy (it) near me (in my presence).



नृसिंह उवाच |
Narsimha incarnation said (angrily to Virabhadra, showing frightening teeth)



आगतोऽसि यतस्तत्र गच्छ त्वं मा हितं वद |
इदानीं संहरिष्यामि जगदेतच्चराचरम् || 27 ||
Go back to where you have come from. Don't tell me what is good for me. Now (itself) I will destroy the universe, living and non-living things.

Sharabha Incarnation

शरभावतारवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः 
Sharabha incarnation description Chapter 11



वीरभद्र उवाच |
Virabhadra said (to Narsimha incarnation)



यदा यदा हि लोकस्य दुःखं किञ्चित्प्रजायते |
तदा तदाऽवतीर्णस्त्वं करिष्यसि निरामयम् || 21 ||
Whenever any unhappiness arises to the world, you will make it healthy (free of trouble) through (your) incarnation. (However, now you have killed Hiranyakashipu, and Prahlada is safe. This is what you incarnated for. Now your work is done.)

Sharabha Incarnation

शरभावतारवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः 
Sharabha incarnation description Chapter 11



शिव उवाच |
Lord Shiva said (to Virabhadra)



सूक्ष्मं संहृत्य सूक्ष्मेण स्थूलं स्थूलेन तेजसा |
वक्त्रमानय कृत्तिं च वीरभद्र ममाज्ञया || 14 ||
Subtle should be destroyed by subtle, gross by gross with brilliance/fire. Virabhadra, bring the head and skin (of Narsimha incarnation) by my order.

Shiva's assurance

नृसिंहचरितवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः 
Narsimha (incarnation of Vishnu) characteristics description Chapter 10



शिव उवाच |
Lord Shiva said (to the Devas)



स्वस्थानं गच्छत सुराः सर्वे ब्रह्मादयोऽभयाः |
शमयिष्यामि यद्दुःखं सर्वथा हि व्रतं मम || 39 ||
गतो मच्छरणं यस्तु तस्य दुःखं क्षयं गतम् |
मत्प्रियः शरणापन्नः प्राणेभ्योऽपि न संशयः || 40 ||
Go to your own place without fear, Brahma and all Devas. Whatever unhappiness (you have, Lord Vishnu as Narsimha incarnation is still burning with anger even after killing Hiranyakashipu), I will extinguish in all ways. This is my vow.
Once someone comes to me for refuge, his unhappiness/sorrow disappears. One who takes refuge (in me is) my favourite, no doubt, more (dear to me) than even (my) life.

Narsimha (incarnation of Vishnu) characteristics

नृसिंहचरितवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
Narsimha (incarnation of Vishnu) characteristics description Chapter 10



देवा उचुः |
Devas said (to God)



प्रसिद्धं च यदा यस्य दुःखं च जायते प्रभो |
तदा त्वन्नाममात्रेण सर्वं दुःखं विलीयते || 36 ||
It is well known that when someone gets unhappiness, all unhappiness disappears simply by (chanting) your name.

Shiva Incarnations

नृसिंहचरितवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः 
Narsimha (incarnation of Vishnu) characteristics description Chapter 10



नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)



शिवावतारा अमिताः सद्भक्तहितकारकाः |
संख्या न शक्यते कर्तुं तेषां च मुनिसत्तमाः || 5 ||
There are an innumerable Shiva incarnations, which do good to good devotees.  And great sages cannot count them.

Kapalamochana

भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः 
Bhairava incarnation and behaviour description Chapter 9



नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)



कपालं ब्रह्मणः सद्यो भैरवस्य करांबुजात् |
पपात भुवि तत्तीर्थमभूत्कापालमोचनम् || 56 ||
Brahma's skull then fell to the ground from the lotus like hand of Bhairava. That tirtha (place of pilgrimage) became Kapalamochana (in Varanasi).



कपालमोचनं काश्यां यः स्मरेत्तीर्थमुत्तमम् |
इहान्यत्रापि यत्पापं क्षिप्रं तस्य प्रणश्यति || 60 ||
One who remembers the wonderful tirtha (place of pilgrimage) Kapalamochanam in Varanasi in this world or other worlds, his sins quickly get destroyed.

Bhairava incarnation and behaviour

भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः 
Bhairava incarnation and behaviour description Chapter 9



नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)



इत्थं वदति गोविन्दे विमला पद्मया तया |
मनोरथवती नाम भिक्षा पात्रे समर्पिता || 41 ||
On Govinda/Vishnu saying so, by immaculate Lakshmi, (a siddhi) named Manorathavati (desire fulfilling capability) was submitted to the begging bowl (skull carried by Lord Kalabhairava).

KalaBhairava cuts a head of Lord Brahma

भैरवावतारवर्णनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः 
Bhairava incarnation Chapter 8



नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)



एतान्वरान्प्रगृह्याथ तत्क्षणात्कालभैरवः |
वामाङ्गुलिनखाग्रेण चकर्त च विधेः शिरः || 52 ||
Having accepted these boons, Lord Kalabhairava from that moment, cut a head (out of five heads) of Lord Brahma with the front of the nail of a left hand finger.

Bhairava Incarnation

भैरवावतारवर्णनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः 
Bhairava incarnation Chapter 8



ब्रह्मोवाच |
Lord Brahma said (in arrogance to Lord Rudra)



रोदनाद्रुद्रनामापि योजितोऽसि मया पुरा |
मामेव शरणं याहि पुत्र रक्षां करोमि ते || 43 ||
In the past, the name Rudra was arranged by me out of (your) crying. Come to my refuge, son, I will protect you.

Nandikeshwara averting death by penance

नन्दीकेश्वरावतारवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः 
Nandikeshwara incarnation Chapter 6



पुत्र उवाच |
The son (Nandishwara) said to (his father Shilada)



हे तात तपसा मृत्युं वञ्चयिष्ये न विद्यया |
महादेवस्य भजनान्मृत्युं जेष्यामि नान्यथा || 61 ||
Father, I will avert death by penance, not by knowledge. I will win over death by singing praises of Lord Mahadeva, not in any other way.

Nandikeshwara Incarnation

नन्दीकेश्वरावतारवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः 
Nandikeshwara incarnation Chapter 6



शिव उवाच |
Lord Shiva said (to Shilada)



तव पुत्रो भविष्यामि नन्दी नाम्ना त्वयोनिजः |
पिता भविष्यसि मम पितुर्वै जगतां मुने || 34 ||
I will become your son with the name Nandi, without a womb. Sage, you will be the father of me, really the father of the universe.

Nandikeshwara Incarnation

नन्दीकेश्वरावतारवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः 
Nandikeshwara incarnation Chapter 6



शक्र उवाच |
Indra said (to Shilada)



अहं च विष्णुर्भगवान्द्रुहिणश्च महामुने |
अयोनिजं मृत्युहीनं पुत्रं दातुं न शक्नुमः || 15 ||
आराधय महादेवं तत्पुत्रविनिकाम्यया |
सर्वेश्वरो महाशक्तः स ते पुत्रं प्रदास्यति || 16 ||
Great sage, I and Lord Vishnu as well as Lord Brahma are not capable of giving (you) a son free from death and not born from a womb.
Pray to Lord Mahadeva with your desire for a son. God of everyone/everything is highly powerful; he will give you (such) a son.

Shivaa merges back in Shiva

शिवस्यार्धनारीश्वरावतरवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Shiva's Ardhanarishwara incarnation description Chapter 3



नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)



दत्त्वैवमतुलां शक्तिं ब्रह्मणे सा शिवा मुने |
विवेश देहं शंभोर्हि शम्भुश्चान्तर्दधे प्रभुः || 28 ||
Sage, that Goddess Shivaa having thus given incomparable power to Lord Brahma, (re-)entered Lord Shiva's body only, and (then) Lord Shiva entered into his own state (disappeared).

Shiva's Ardhanarishwara Incarnation

शिवस्यार्धनारीश्वरावतरवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Shiva's Ardhanarishwara incarnation description Chapter 3



ब्रह्मोवाच |
Brahma said (to the supreme Goddess Shivaa)



दक्षस्य मम पुत्रस्य पुत्री भव भवाम्बिके || 22 ||
Mother of the world, become my son Daksha's daughter.

Shiva's Ardhanarishwara Incarnation

शिवस्यार्धनारीश्वरावतरवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Shiva's Ardhanarishwara incarnation description Chapter 3



नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)



इत्युक्त्वा परमोदारं स्वभावमधुरं वचः |
पृथक्चकार वपुषो भागाद्देवीं शिवां शिवः || 13 ||
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 separated out Goddess Shivaa (Uma) from a part (of his body).

Shiva's 8 Idols

शतरुद्रसंहितायां शिवाष्टमूर्तिवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
Shatrudra Samhita, Shiva's 8 idol description Chapter 2



नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)



शर्वो भवस्तथा रुद्र उग्रो भीमः पशोः पतिः |
ईशानश्च महादेवो मूर्तयश्चाष्टविश्रुताः || 3 ||
Sharva, Bhava, Rudra, Ugra, Bhima, Pashupati, Ishana and Mahadeva are the eight well known idols.

This shloka repeats in Vayaviya Samhita, Later/north part, Chapter 3 as shloka 18.

Rudra Samhita

विदलोत्पलदैत्यवधवर्णनं नामैकोनषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Killing of the demons Vidala and Utpala – Chapter 59



ब्रह्मोवाच |
Brahma said (to Narada)



युद्धखण्डमिदं प्रोक्तं मया ते मुनिसत्तम |
रौद्रीयसंहितामध्ये सर्वकामफलप्रदम् || 38 ||
इयं हि संहिता रौद्री संपूर्णा वर्णिता मया |
सदा शिवप्रियतरा भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा || 39 ||
Great Sage, this war block was spoken by me to you, in the Rudra Samhita, which gives fruits of all desires.
This Rudra Samhita has been described completely by me, always highly favourite of Lord Shiva and giver of enjoyments as well as liberation (moksha).