Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

मातर्मातर्महाभागे मम देहि तपस्विनि गव्यं क्षीरमतिस्वादु नाल्पमुष्णं पिबाम्यहम्

"Mother, O greatly fortunate ascetic, give me cow's milk; I do not drink a little, lukewarm milk, but desire the very sweet kind."

तच्छ्रुत्वा पुत्रवचनं तन्माता च तपस्विनी व्याघ्रपादस्य महिषी दुःखमापत्तदा च सा

Hearing her son's words, his ascetic mother, the wife of Vyāghrapāda, was overcome with sorrow.

उपलाल्याथ सुप्रीत्या पुत्रमालिंग्य सादरम् दुःखिता विललापाथ स्मृत्वा नैर्धन्यमात्मनः

Then, embracing her son with great affection, she, distressed, lamented, recalling her own poverty.

स्मृत्वास्मृत्वा पुनः क्षीरमुपमन्युस्स बालकः देहि देहीति तामाह रुद्रन्भूयो महाद्युतिः

Remembering and forgetting, again and again, the child Upamanyu repeatedly said to her, "Give, give," shining greatly like Rudra.

तद्धठं सा परिज्ञाय द्विजपत्नी तपस्विनी शान्तये तद्धठस्याथ शुभोपायमरीरचत्

Recognizing his insistence, the ascetic wife of the sage devised a good means to quiet his demand.

उञ्छवृत्त्यार्जितान्बीजान्स्वयं दृष्ट्वा च सा तदा बीजपिष्टमथालोड्य तोयेन कलभाषिणी

Then, seeing some seeds she had obtained by gleaning, she ground them, mixed them with water, and spoke gently.

एह्येहि मम पुत्रेति सामपूर्वं ततस्सुतम् आलिंग्यादाय दुःखार्ता प्रददौ कृत्रिमं पयः

She called her son kindly, saying, "Come, come, my child," embraced him, and, afflicted with sorrow, gave him the artificial milk.

पीत्वा च कृत्रिमं क्षीरं मात्रां दत्तं स बालकः नैतत्क्षीरमिति प्राह मातरं चातिविह्वलः

After drinking the artificial milk given by his mother, the boy, greatly distressed, said to her, "This is not milk."

दुःखिता सा तदा प्राह संप्रेक्ष्याघ्राय मूर्धनि समार्ज्य नेत्र पुत्रस्य कराभ्यां कमलायते

Then, seeing him, she, sorrowful, smelled his head, wiped his lotus-like eyes with her hands, and spoke.

तटिनी रत्नपूर्णास्तास्स्वर्गपातालगोचराः भाग्यहीना न पश्यन्ति भक्तिहीनाश्च ये शिवे

There are rivers filled with jewels, accessible in heaven and the netherworld; but those without fortune, and those lacking devotion to Śiva, do not see them.

राज्यं स्वर्गं च मोक्षं च भोजनं क्षीरसंभवम् न लभन्ते प्रियाण्येषां न तुष्यति यदा शिवः

Kingdom, heaven, liberation, or food produced from milk—none of these dear things are attained by those for whom Śiva is not pleased.

भवप्रसादजं सर्वं नान्यद्देवप्रसादजम् अन्यदेवेषु निरता दुःखार्ता विभ्रमन्ति च

All comes from the grace of Bhava; nothing arises from the favor of other gods. Those devoted to other deities, afflicted by suffering, wander in delusion.

क्षीरं तत्र कुतो ऽस्माकं वने निवसतां सदा क्व दुग्धसाधनं वत्स क्व वयं वनवासिनः

How can we, always dwelling in the forest, obtain milk here? Where is the means for milk, child? Where are we, forest-dwellers?

कृत्स्नाभावेन दारिद्र्यान्मया ते भाग्यहीनया मिथ्यादुग्धमिदं दत्तम्पिष्टमालोड्य वारिणा

Because of utter poverty, and being bereft of fortune, I have given you this milk, falsely mixed and churned with water.

त्वं मातुलगृहे स्वल्पं पीत्वा स्वादु पयः शृतम् ज्ञात्वा स्वादु त्वया पीतं तज्जातीयमनुस्मरन्

At your maternal uncle's house, you drank a little pure, sweet, boiled milk; knowing its taste, you drank it, and now you remember that same kind.

दत्तं न पय इत्युक्त्वा रुदन् दुःखीकरोषि माम् प्रसादेन विना शंभो पयस्तव न विद्यते

Saying, 'This is not milk that was given,' you cry and cause me sorrow; without the grace of Śambhu, you have no milk.

पादपंकजयोस्तस्य साम्बस्य सगणस्य च भक्त्या समर्पितं यत्तत्कारणं सर्वसम्पदाम्

Whatever is offered with devotion to the lotus feet of Sāmbā and his attendants—that is the cause of all prosperity.

अधुना वसुदोस्माभिर्महादेवो न पूजितः सकामानां यथाकामं यथोक्तफलदायकः

Now, we have not worshipped Mahādeva with wealth; he grants the fruits as spoken, according to the desires of those who seek them.

धनान्युद्दिश्य नास्माभिरितः प्रागर्चितः शिवः अतो दरिद्रास्संजाता वयं तस्मान्न ते पयः

We have not previously worshipped Śiva here with the aim of gaining wealth; therefore, we have become poor, and thus you have no milk.

पूर्वजन्मनि यद्दत्तं शिवमुद्दिश्य वै सुतः तदेव लभ्यते नान्यद्विष्णुमुद्दिश्य वा प्रभुम्

Whatever is given in a previous birth, directed to Śiva, O son, that alone is obtained, not anything else, even if offered to Viṣṇu or another lord.

इति मातृवचः श्रुत्वा तथ्यं शोकादिसूचकम् बालो ऽप्यनुतपन्नंतः प्रगल्भमिदमब्रवीत्

Hearing these words of his mother, which were true and indicative of sorrow, even as a child, he was not distressed within, and boldly spoke these words:

शोकेनालमितो मतः सांबो यद्यस्ति शंकरः त्यज शोकं महाभागे सर्वं भद्रं भविष्यति

If Sāmbā, the son, is truly dead from grief, and if Śaṃkara exists, then abandon your sorrow, O greatly fortunate one; all will turn out well.

शृणु मातर्वचो मेद्य महादेवो ऽस्ति चेत्क्वचित् चिराद्वा ह्यचिराद्वापि क्षीरोदं साधयाम्यहम्

Listen, mother, to my words: if Mahādeva exists anywhere, whether after a long time or soon, I will obtain the ocean of milk.

इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य बालकस्य महामतेः प्रय्तुवाच तदा माता सुप्रसन्ना मनस्विनी

Hearing the words of that wise boy, the mother, her mind greatly pleased, then spoke to him:

शुभं विचारितं तात त्वया मत्प्रीतिवर्धनम् विलंबं मा कथास्त्वं हि भज सांबं सदाशिवम्

O dear one, you have considered well, increasing my delight; do not delay—always worship Sāmbā Sadāśiva.

सर्वस्मादधिको ऽस्त्येव शिवः परमकारणम् तत्कृतं हि जगत्सर्वं ब्रह्माद्यास्तस्य किंकराः

Śiva alone is indeed supreme over all, the ultimate cause; by him, the entire world is created, and even Brahmā and others are his servants.

तत्प्रसादकृतैश्वर्या दासास्तस्य वयं प्रभोः तं विनान्यं न जानीमश्शंकरं लोकशंकरम्

We are servants of that Lord, whose prosperity is obtained by his grace; apart from him, we know no other—Śaṃkara, the benefactor of the world.

अन्यान्देवान्परित्यज्य कर्मणा मनसा गिरा तमेव सांबं सगणं भज भावपुरस्सरम्

Abandoning all other gods, with action, mind, and speech, worship only Sāmbā and his attendants, with heartfelt devotion.

तस्य देवाधिदेवस्य शिवस्य वरदायिनः साक्षान्नमश्शिवायेति मंत्रो ऽयं वाचकः स्मृतः

Of that god of gods, Śiva, the bestower of boons, the mantra 'namaḥ śivāya' is said to be the direct expression.