% Text title            : Yamaproktam Mahadevarchanamahimavarnanam
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% Description/comments  : shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 17 | 175-201||
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\engtitle{.. Yamaproktam Mahadevarchanamahimavarnanam ..}##
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shrIyama uvAcha \-
mahAdevArchane prItiryasya tiShThatyacha~nchalA |
tasyApi muktiH bhAlAkShapUjakasya tu kiM punaH || 175||
prApyate sarvathA muktiH shivapUjakapUjakaiH |
muktirna labhyate ki taiH sAkShAchCha~NkarapUjakaiH || 176||
shivali~NgArchanaM kR^itvA shivali~Ngasya sannidhau |
yena tyaktA tanustena muktiH prApyaiva sarvathA || 177||
bhasmadhAraNamAtreNa muktiH samprApyate naraiH |
tataH kathaM na samprApyA muktiH sha~NkarapUjayA || 178||
shivapUjanarudrAkShabhasmadhAraNatatparaH |
kIkaTo.api tanuM tyaktvA shivarUpaM prayAnti hi || 179||
shivapUjanamAhAtmyaM shivo vettyeva nAparaH |
tadanyaistatkathaM j~neyaM tattvato.asmAbhirIdR^ishaiH || 180||
ratnatattvaM vijAnti samyagratnaparIkShakAH |
tathA shivArchanasyApi mAhAtmyaM vetti sha~NkaraH || 181||
ataH paraM hi taM vakShye shR^iNvantvatyantayatnataH |
kartavyamapi chakShye.ahamapramAdena sAdaram || 182||
tripuNDramAtraM yadbhAle bhAsate bhasmanA kR^itam |
tAndR^iShTvA priyamedhA sa prArchatArdhyAdisAdhanaiH || 183  ||
tripuNDrarudrAkShadharaH shivapUjAparAyaNaH |
shiva eveti vij~nayo bhavadbhiH sarvathA bhaTAH || 184||
bhAsate bhAlamanishaM yasya kevalabhasmanA |
tattu bhAlAkShabhAle.api likhyate naiva saMshayaH || 185||
bhasmarekhAtrayaM shuddhaM tadbhAlAkShAkSharatrayam |
bhAlapaTTe bhasmarekhAsvarUpaistribhirakSharaiH || 186||
bhAlAkShatA bhAvinIti bhAlAkShAkSharalekhanam |
ataH kevalabhasmA~NgAH shivapUjAparAyaNAH || 187||
shivAkArA iti j~neyAH satyaM satyaM na saMshayaH |
bhasmoddhUlitasarvA~NgAndR^iShTvA sotsAhamanvaham || 188||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
rudrAkShamAlAbharaNAnbhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 189||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
shivali~NgArchanAsaktAn bhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 190||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
shivapradakShiNAsaktAn bhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 191||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
dhUpadAn sha~NkarasthAne bhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 192||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
dIpadAn sha~NkarasthAne bhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 193||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
shivAgre nartanAsaktAnbhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 197||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
somavAravrataparAn bhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 195||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
pradoShapUjanAsaktAnbhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 196||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
rudrAbhiShekasaMsaktAnbhasmadhAraNapUrvakam || 197||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
shivabhaktArchanaparAnbhasmoddhUlanapUrvakam || 198||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
bilvapatrArchanaparAn bhasmoddhUlanapUrvakam || 199||
pUjayantyatiyatnena bhramAlasyavivarjitAH |
bilvaropaNasaMsaktAn bhasmoddhUlanapUrvakam || 200||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate yamaproktaM mahAdevArchanamahimavarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 17 | 175\-201||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 17 . 175-201 ..

Notes:
Yama ##yama## outlines the merits of worshiping Mahādeva Śiva ##mahAdeva shiva## by several ways; and highlights the importance of application of Bhasma ##bhasma## in the process.##
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