Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान्सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः ईशानस्स वरान्दत्त्वा तत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरः

Having spoken thus, the blessed Lord, radiant as a crore of suns, granted the boons and then vanished there itself.

उपमन्युः प्रसन्नात्मा प्राप्य तस्माद्वराद्वरान् जगाम जननीस्थानं सुखं प्रापाधिकं च सः

Upamanyu, his heart at peace, having received those supreme boons, went to his mother's abode and attained even greater happiness.

नमस्समस्तसंसारचक्रभ्रमणहेतवे गौरीकुचतटद्वन्द्वकुंकुमांकितवक्षसे

Salutations to the cause of the ceaseless turning of the wheel of worldly existence, whose chest is marked with the saffron from the twin slopes of Gaurī's breasts.

उक्त्वा भगवतो लब्धप्रसादादुपमन्युना नियमादुत्थितो वायुर्मध्ये प्राप्ते दिवाकरे

Having spoken thus, and by the grace of the Blessed Lord, Upamanyu, after completing his observance, rose when the sun was at its zenith.

ऋषयश्चापि ते सर्वे नैमिषारण्यवासिनः अथायमर्थः प्रष्टव्य इति कृत्वा विनिश्चयम्

And all those seers dwelling in Naimiṣāraṇya, having resolved that this matter should be inquired about, made up their minds.

कृत्वा यथा स्वकं कृत्यं प्रत्यहं ते यथा पुरा भगवंतमुपायांतं समीक्ष्य समुपाविशन्

Having performed their daily duties as before, they saw the Blessed One approaching and respectfully sat down.

अथासौ नियमस्यांते भगवानम्बरोद्भवः मध्ये मुनिसभायास्तु भेजे कॢप्तं वरासनम्

Then, at the end of his observance, the Blessed One, born of the wind, took the prepared excellent seat in the midst of the assembly of sages.

सुखासनोपविष्टश्च वायुर्लोकनमस्कृतः श्रीमद्विभूतिमीशस्य हृदि कृत्वेदमब्रवीत्

Seated comfortably, Vāyu, honored by the worlds, fixed the glorious power of the Lord in his heart and spoke these words.

तं प्रपद्ये महादेवं सर्वज्ञमपराजितम् विभूतिस्सकलं यस्य चराचरमिदं जगत्

I take refuge in that great god, all-knowing and unconquered, whose entire power is this moving and unmoving universe.

इत्याकर्ण्य शुभां वाणीमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः विभूतिविस्तरं श्रोतुमूचुस्ते परमं वचः

Hearing that auspicious speech, the sages, their faults exhausted, spoke these supreme words, wishing to hear the full extent of his power.

उक्तं भगवता वृत्तमुपमन्योर्महात्मनः क्षीरार्थेनापि तपसा यत्प्राप्तं परमेश्वरात्

The Blessed One has told of the deeds of the great-souled Upamanyu, and of the milk obtained through austerity from the Supreme Lord.

दृष्टो ऽसौ वासुदेवेन कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा धौम्याग्रजस्ततस्तेन कृत्वा पाशुपतं व्रतम्

He was seen by Vāsudeva, by Kṛṣṇa whose actions are untainted, and then, following Dhaumya the foremost, he undertook the Pāśupata vow.

प्राप्तं च परमं ज्ञानमिति प्रागेव शुश्रुम कथं स लब्धवान् कृष्णो ज्ञानं पाशुपतं परम्

And we have already heard that he attained the supreme knowledge; how did Kṛṣṇa obtain the highest Pāśupata knowledge?

स्वेच्छया ह्यवतीर्णोपि वासुदेवस्सनातनः निंदयन्निव मानुष्यं देहशुद्धिं चकार सः

Vāsudeva, the eternal one, descended by his own will, as if scorning human existence, and performed purification of the body.

पुत्रार्थं हि तपस्तप्तुं गतस्तस्य महामुनेः आश्रमं मुनिभिर्दृष्टं दृष्टवांस्तत्र वै मुनिम्

He went to the great sage's hermitage to perform austerity for the sake of a son; seen by the sages, he saw the sage there.

भस्मावदातसर्वांगं त्रिपुंड्रांकितमस्तकम् रुद्राक्षमालाभरणं जटामंडलमंडितम्

His whole body was smeared with ash, his head marked with three lines, adorned with a garland of rudrākṣa beads, and crowned with matted locks.

तच्छिष्यभूतैर्मुनिभिश्शास्त्रैर्वेदमिवावृतम् शिवध्यानरतं शांतमुपमन्युं महाद्युतिम्

Surrounded by his disciple-sages, as the Veda is surrounded by scriptures, Upamanyu, radiant and tranquil, was absorbed in meditation on Śiva.

नमश्चकार तं दृष्ट्वा हृष्टसर्वतनूरुहः बहुमानेन कृष्णो ऽसौ त्रिः कृत्वा तु प्रदक्षिणाम् स्तुतिं चकार सुप्रीत्या नतस्कंधः कृताञ्जलिः

Seeing him, Kṛṣṇa, with all his hairs standing in delight, bowed, circumambulated him three times with great respect, and offered praise with joy, his shoulders bent, hands joined.

तस्यावलोकनादेव मुनेः कृष्णस्य धीमतः नष्टमासीन्मलं सर्वं मायाजं कार्ममेव च

By merely seeing that sage, all impurity and karmic illusion in wise Kṛṣṇa was destroyed.

तपःक्षीणमलं कृष्णमुपमन्युर्यथाविधिः भस्मनोद्धूल्य तं मन्त्रैरग्निरित्यादिभिः क्रमात्

Upamanyu, according to the rite, removed Kṛṣṇa's impurity by austerity, dusted him with ash, and recited mantras such as 'Agni' in sequence.

अथ पाशुपतं साक्षाद्व्रतं द्वादशमासिकम् कारयित्वा मुनिस्तस्मै प्रददौ ज्ञानमुत्तमम्

Then, having made him undertake the twelve-month Pāśupata vow directly, the sage bestowed upon him the highest knowledge.

तदाप्रभृति तं कृष्णं मुनयश्शंसितव्रताः दिव्याः पाशुपताः सर्वे परिवृत्योपतस्थिरे

From that time onward, all the divine Pāśupatas, the sages devoted to vows, gathered around Kṛṣṇa and attended upon him.

ततो गुरुनियोगाद्वै कृष्णः परमशक्तिमान् तपश्चकार पुत्रार्थं सांबमुद्दिश्य शंकरम्

Then, by the command of his guru, Kṛṣṇa, possessing supreme power, performed austerity for the sake of a son, aiming at Śaṃbhu.

तपसो तेन वर्षांते दृष्टो ऽसौ परमेश्वरः श्रिया परमया युक्तस्सांबश्च सगणश्शिवः

At the end of his austerity, the supreme lord appeared, endowed with supreme splendor, and Śiva was there with Sāṃba and his attendants.

वरार्थमाविर्भूतस्य हरस्य सुभगाकृतेः स्तुतिं चकार नत्वासौ कृष्णः सम्यक्कृतांजलिः

For the sake of the boon, Kṛṣṇa, hands joined in reverence, offered praise to Hari, who had manifested in a beautiful form.

सांबं समगणव्यग्रो लब्धवान्पुत्रमात्मनः तपसा तुष्टचित्तेन दत्तं विष्णोश्शिवेन वै

Absorbed with his attendants, he obtained Sāṃba as his son; with a mind pleased by austerity, Śiva granted him to Viṣṇu.

यस्मात्सांबो महादेवः प्रददौ पुत्रमात्मनः तस्माज्जांबवतीसूनुं सांबं चक्रे स नामतः

Because Mahādeva gave Sāṃba as his own son, he named him Sāṃba, the son of Jāṃbavatī.

तदेतत्कथितं सर्वं कृष्णस्यामितकर्मणः महर्षेर्ज्ञानलाभश्च पुत्रलाभश्च शंकरात्

Thus, everything has been told concerning Kṛṣṇa of boundless deeds: the sage's attainment of knowledge and the gaining of a son from Śaṃkara.

य इदं कीर्तयेन्नित्यं शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेत्तथा स विष्णोर्ज्ञानमासाद्य तेनैव सह मोदते

Whoever recites, hears, or causes this to be heard daily, attains Viṣṇu's knowledge and rejoices together with him.