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Shiva Purana [sanskrit]
223,192 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519
The Shiva-purana Book 4 Chapter 2 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Shivapurana is a one of the eighteen Major Puranas detailing religious worship of Shiva, also known as Shaivism. The book contains 24,000 verses although it is said to be an abridged form and originally consisted of 100,000 verses.
Chapter 2
[English text for this chapter is available]
sūta uvāca |
gaṃgātīre suprasiddhā kāśī khalu vimuktidā |
sā hi liṃgamayī jñeyā śivavāsasthalī smṛtā || 1 ||
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liṃgaṃ tatraiva mukhyaṃ ca samproktamavimuktakam |
kṛttivāseśvaraḥ sākṣāttattulyo vṛddhabālakaḥ || 2 ||
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tilabhāṇḍeśvaraścaiva daśāśvamedha eva ca |
gaṃgā sāgarasaṃyoge saṃgameśa iti smṛtaḥ || 3 ||
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bhūteśvaro yaḥ saṃprokto bhaktasarvārthadaḥ sadā |
nārīśvara iti khyātaḥ kauśikyāḥ sa samīpagaḥ || 4 ||
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vartate gaṇḍakītīre baṭukeśvara eva saḥ |
pūreśvara iti khyātaḥ phalgutīre sukhapradaḥ || 5 ||
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siddhanātheśvaraścaiva darśanātsiddhido nṛṇām |
dūreśvara iti khyātaḥ pattane cottare tathā || 6 ||
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śṛṃgeśvaraśca nāmnā vai vaidyanāthastathaiva ca |
japyeśvarastathā khyāto yo dadhī ciraṇasthale || 7 ||
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gopeśvaraḥ samākhyātaḥ raṃgeśvara iti smṛtaḥ |
vāmeśvaraśca nāgeśaḥ kājeśo vimaleśvaraḥ || 8 ||
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vyāseśvaraśca vikhyātaḥ sukeśaśca tathaiva hi |
bhāṇḍeśvarāśca vikhyāto huṃkāreśastathaiva ca || 9 ||
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surocanaśca vikhyāto bhūteśvara iti svayam |
saṃgameśastathā prokto mahāpātakanāśanaḥ || 10 ||
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tataśca taptakātīre kumāreśvara eva ca |
siddheśvaraśca vikhyātaḥ seneśaśca tathā smṛtaḥ |
rāmeśvara iti proktaḥ kuṃbheśaśca paro mataḥ |
nandīśvaraśca puṃjeśaḥ pūrṇāyāṃ pūrṇakastathā || 12 ||
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brahmeśvaraḥ prayoge ca brahmaṇā sthāpitaḥ purā |
daśāśvamedhatīrthe hi caturvargaphalapradaḥ || 13 ||
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tathā someśvarastatra sarbvāpadvinivārakaḥ |
bhāradvājeśvaraścaiva brahmavarcaḥpravarddhakaḥ || 14 ||
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śūlaṭaṃkeśvaraḥ sākṣātkāmanāprada īritaḥ |
mādhaveśaśca tatraiva bhaktarakṣāvidhāyakaḥ || 15 ||
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nāgeśākhyaḥ prasiddho hi sāketanagare dvijā |
sūryyavaṃśodbhavānāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa sukhapradaḥ || 16 ||
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puruṣottamapuryāṃ tu bhuvaneśastu siddhidaḥ |
lokeśaśca mahāliṃgaḥ sarvānandapradāyakaḥ || 17 ||
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kāmeśvaraḥ śaṃbhuliṃgo gaṃgeśaḥ paraśuddhikṛt |
śakreśvaraḥ śukrasiddho lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || 18 ||
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tathā vaṭeśvaraḥ khyātaḥ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ |
sindhutīre kapāleśo vaktreśaḥ sarvapāpahā || 19 ||
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dhautapāpeśvaraḥ sākṣādaṃśena parameśvara ||
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bhīmeśvara iti proktaḥ sūryeśvara iti smṛtaḥ || 20 ||
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nandeśvaraśca vijñeyo jñānado lokapūjitaḥ |
nākeśvaro mahāpuṇyastathā rāmeśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ || 21 ||
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vimaleśvaranāmā vai kaṃṭakeśvara eva ca |
pūrṇasāgarasaṃyoge dhartukeśastathaiva ca || 22 ||
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candreśvaraśca vijñeyaścandrakāntiphalapradaḥ |
sarvakāma pradaścaiva siddheśvara iti smṛtaḥ || 23 ||
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bilveśvaraśca vikhyātaścāndhakeśastathaiva ca |
yatra vā hyandhako daityaḥ śaṃkareṇa hataḥ purā || 24 ||
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ayaṃ svarūpamaṃśena dhṛtvā śaṃbhuḥ punaḥ sthitaḥ |
śaraṇeśvaravikhyāto lokānāṃ sukhadaḥ sadā || 25 ||
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kardameśaḥ paraḥ prokta koṭīśaścārbudācale |
acaleśaśca vikhyāto lokānāṃ sukhadaḥ sadā || 26 ||
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nāgeśvarastu kauśikyāstīre tiṣṭhati nityaśaḥ |
ananteśvarasaṃjñaśca kalyāṇaśubhabhājanaḥ || 27 ||
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yogeśvaraśca vikhyāto vaidyanātheśvarastathā |
koṭīśvaraśca vijñeyaḥ sapteśvara iti smṛtaḥ || 28 ||
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bhadreśvaraśca vikhyāto bhadranāmā haraḥ svayam |
caṇḍīśvarastathā proktaḥ saṃgameśvara eva ca || 29 ||
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pūrvasyāṃ diśi jātāni śivaliṃgāni yāni ca |
sāmānyānyapi cānyāni tānīha kathitāni te || 30 ||
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dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi tathā śivaliṃgāni yāni ca |
saṃjātāni muniśreṣṭha tāni te kathayāmyaham || 31 ||
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iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ śivaliṃgamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ || 2 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Chapter 2
Shri Shiva Maha Purana - Moolmatram
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2020)
[Mulamatra] Sanskrit Text Only
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The Siva Purana (Three Volumes)
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2019)
An Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence
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Shri Shiva Purana (Set of 2 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
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Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)
[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)
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Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)
[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.
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Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)
[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
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