Chapter 81 - The dialogue between Narada and Mahadeva (conclusion)

CHAPTER LXXXI Sri Mahadeva said O my son please listen carefully about the glory and worship of Mahesa in brief. (1) In the Kali age all the people are bereft of virtue, are always engaged with sins and are disinclined towards truth and merit. (2) They always go on enjoying others wife, plotting against others property etc. (3) In the Kali age all will lack of devotion to the elders, always engage in balming the preceptors, and also lack of performing their own deeds, and develop greed for wealth. (4) The brahmins follows the customs of the Sudra, neglect the srtis and meditation, the practice of Yoga and engage themselves in satisfying their carnel desires and avarice during Kali age. All the women lack devotion towards their busbands most probably they are ruined and always plot against their father in-law and mother in law. The earth lose its capacity for production of food and the people no doubt are deprived of food. (5-7) The king like a barbarian will collect tax regularly and there will be frustration of the wise and victory of wicked. (8) In such terrible Kali age the worship of Mahadeva will grant liberations to the wicked people. (9)

494 Constructing earthly phallus of Siva with Sakti the man who worships it with devotion the Kali does not harm. (10) O the best among the sages, with out worship of Sambhu there is no other alternative in the Kali age. (11) The worship of an image made of earth by Vilva leaf with devotion only can be achieved by producing music through one's mouth without any special care which will bestow the merit of equality to a poor people with lord Visvesvara. (12) In Kali-age there is no such deed like the worship of Sambhu. So the Saktas, Vaisnava or Paivas first of all worship Sambhu then they take recourse to the worship of their respective desired duties. ○ Narada worship phallus with Vilva leaves other wise all the worship will be considered as the worship of the Sudra. (13 & 14) One who neglects this due to egoism or perplexity, the sinful falls down ward and his worship becomes futile. (15) One who meditates on Mahadeva, the lord of the whole creation, attains equality with him and does not get rebirth. (16) With devotion one who worships Siva, is identified with all gods, he, being, liberated from all sins attains Sivaloka. (17) The wise who offers 'Padya' to Mahesa is liberated from sins attains the heaven. (18)

495 O sage, whatever 'Arghya' is offered to Sambhu should be offered on Linga (phallus) gradually. (19) O magnanimous, that Prasada is not acceptable, to all so one should nor accept it. It can be accepted by Visnu only not by others. If one takes it he falls in to the indignance of Visnu. (20) It becomes edible only after it comes in contant with salagrama stone. Taking the nirmalya of primordial phallus one only attains the equality with Sambara so the worldly beings should take the Prasada and attain the equality with Samkara. (21) The wise man worshipping the phallus of Siva attains sound health incomparable pleasure and increase of sons and wealth. (23) With devotion one who dances before Mahesa, attains Sivaloka stays there gladly for a long time. (24) Then man who sings songs and plays musical instrument before Siva becomes the lord of Pramathas residing next to Sambhu. (25) O sage the country where Sambhu being worshipped with devotion, stays there and is considered as most sacred even without the presence of Ganga. (26)

496 One who worships Mahadeva with devotion under the Vilva tree, no doubt, he attains the merit of thousands of horse sacrifice. (27) One who worships Mahadeva beside the Ganga, though commited hundred of sins attains liberations. (28) The best among the people who worship Sambhu easily at Kasi Mahesa is the bestower of liberation at the end of his life. (29) Worshiping Sambhu at all those holy places of meritorious land of Bharata does not attain his rebirth. (30) At the south of Himalaya there is the confluence of Ganga and Sagara, the most meritorious place and the bestower of merits to all deeds. (31) O sage, there is no such noble deed than worship of Siva which is the destroyer of all terrible sins and dangers. (32) O the great sage, there are innumerable merit giving deeds for human beings, which are prescribed in various Sastra s for the destruction of sins. You know the worship of Siva, specially the recitation of the names of Siva and Durga is considered as the best among them. (33 & 34) The worship of Durga, as well as the recitation of the names of Rama and listen his noble virtues and visit to the

497 tirthas are known as the best medium of destroying sins in Kali age. (35) The man, remembering the names of Sambhu what he does according to the prescription of Vedic scripture, is considered as of most inexhaustible merit. (36) The man who only utters O Siva, Visvanatha, Visvesa, Hara Gauripati be merciful for his protection, from his back side approaches sulabhrt himself with Pramathas quickly by raising his Sula. (37 & 38) 1 O the magnanimous, the mortal being when leaves his body remembering the names of Siva, although he has done hundreds of sins, goes to the abode of Siva. (39) O magnanimous, establishing Siva anywhere who remembers the supreme lord all the tirthas assemble there. (40) O the best among the sages thus I relate before you everything which are the destoryer of all terrible sins the sacred and the bestower of all supreme merits that you asked me. (41 The mortal beings who read or hear this with devotion being liberated from all sins go to the supreme abode. (42) Vya sa said Being asked by the sage himself it was thus stated by the

498 lord in this work of Jaimini which is holy and meritorious. (43) The mortal being who reads ar hears this with devotion, enjoying all his desired objects attains solvation at the end. (44) This is most confidential matter expressed by Siva to the magnanimous Narada the lord of the sages one does not face any danger this document is present in any one's house. (45) One who recites this noble episode of Jaumini in front of Visnu, all his sins are destroyed at once. (46) Even though the sins earned in hundred crores of births, listening this, all other sins are destryed and he attains salvation. (47) Here ends the eighty first chapter called the dialogue between Narada and Mahadeva in Sri Mahabhagavata Purana. Here ends the Upapurana named Mahabhagavata.