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Shiva Purana [sanskrit]
223,192 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519
The Shiva-purana Book 4 Chapter 18 (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 18
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
tvayā sūta mahābhāga śrāvitā hyadbhutā kathā |
mahākālākhyaliṃgasya nijabhaktasurakṣikaḥ || 1 ||
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jyotirliṃgaṃ caturthaṃ ca kṛpayā vada vittama |
oṃkāraṃ parameśasya sarvapātakahāriṇaḥ || 2 ||
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sūta uvāca |
oṃkāre parameśākhyaṃ liṃgamāsīdyathā dvijāḥ |
tathā vakṣyāmi vaḥ prītyā śrūyatāṃ paramarṣayaḥ |
kasmiṃścitsamaye cāña nārado bhagavānmuniḥ |
gokarṇākhyaṃ śivaṃ gatvā siṣeve parabhaktimān || 4 ||
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tatassa āgato vindhyaṃ nageśaṃ munisattamaḥ |
tatraiva pūjitastena bahumānapurassaram || 5 ||
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mayi sarvaṃ vidyate ca na nyūnaṃ hi kadācana |
iti bhāvaṃ samāsthāya saṃsthito nāradāgrataḥ || 6 ||
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tanmānaṃ tattadā śrutvā nārado mānahā tataḥ |
niśśvasya saṃsthitastatra śrutvāvindhyo'bravīdidam || 7 ||
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vindhya uvāca |
kiṃ nyūnaṃ ca tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ mayi niśśvāsakāraṇam |
tacchrutvā nārado vākyamabravītsa mahāmuniḥ || 8 ||
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|| nārada uvāca |
vidyate tvayi sarvaṃ hi meruruccataraḥ punaḥ |
deveṣvapi vibhāgo'sya na tavāsti kadācana || 9 ||
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|| sūta uvāca |
ityuktvā nāradastasmājjagāma ca yathāgatam |
vindhyaśca paritapto vai dhigvai me jīvitādikam || 10 ||
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viśveśvaraṃ tathā śaṃbhumārādhya ca tapāmyaham |
iti niścitya manasā śaṃkara śaraṇaṃ gataḥ || 11 ||
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jagāma tatra suprītyā hyoṃkāro yatra vai svayam |
cakāra ca punastatra śivamūrtiśca pārthivīm || 12 ||
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ārādhya ca tadā śaṃbhuṃ ṣaṇmāsaṃ sa nirantaram |
na cacāla tapasthānācchivadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ || 13 ||
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evaṃ viṃdhyatapo dṛṣṭvā prasannaḥ pārvatīpatiḥ |
svarūpaṃ darśayāmāsa durllabhaṃ yogināmapi || 14 ||
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prasannassa tadovāca brūhi tvaṃ manasepsitam |
tapasā te prasannosmi bhaktānāmīpsitapradaḥ || 15 ||
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vindhya uvāca |
yadi prasanno deveśa buddhiṃ dehi yathepsitām |
svakāryasādhinīṃ śaṃbho tvaṃ sadā bhaktavatsalaḥ || 16 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tacchrutvā bhagavāñchaṃbhuściceta hṛdaye ciram |
paropatāpadaṃ vindhyo varamicchati mūḍhadhīḥ || 17 ||
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kiṃ karomi yadetasmai varadānaṃ bhavecchubham |
maddattaṃ paraduḥkhāya varadānaṃ yathā nahi || 18 ||
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|| sūta uvāca |
tathāpi dattavāñ śaṃbhustasmai tadvaramuttamam |
vidhyaparvatarāja tvaṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru || 19 ||
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evaṃ ca samaye devā ṛpayaścāmalāśayāḥ |
saṃpūjya śaṃkaraṃ tatra sthātavyamiti cābuvan || 20 ||
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tacchutvā devavacanaṃ prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ |
tathaiva kṛtavānprītyā lokānāṃ sukhahetave || 21 ||
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oṃ kāraṃ caiva yalliṃgamekaṃ tacca dvidhā gatam |
praṇave caiva oṃkāranāmāsītsa sadāśivaḥ || 22 ||
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pārthive caiva yajjātaṃ tadāsītparameśvaraḥ |
bhaktābhīṣṭapradau cobhau bhuktimuktipradau dvijāḥ || 23 ||
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tatpūjāṃ ca tadā cakrurdevāśca ṛṣayastathā |
prāpurvarānanekāṃśca saṃtoṣya vṛṣabhadhvajam || 24 ||
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svasvasthānaṃ yayurdevā vindhyopi mudito'dhikam |
kāryyaṃ sādhitavānsvīyaṃ paritāpaṃ jahau dvijāḥ || 25 ||
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ya evaṃ pūjayecchaṃbhuṃ mātṛgarbhaṃ vasenna hi |
yadabhīṣṭaphalaṃ tacca prāpnuyānnātra saṃśaya || 26 ||
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sūta uvāca |
etatte sarvamākhyātamoṃkāraprabhave phalam |
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi kedāraṃ liṃgamuttamam || 27 ||
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iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāmoṃkāreśvarajyotirliṃgamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Chapter 18
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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