% Text title            : Kashisthitam Karkotakakshetrakathanakam
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% Category              : shiva, shivarahasya, tIrthakShetra
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\- shivapArvatIsaMvAde \-
kArkoTakashchakArAtra tapo ghorataraM mudA |
sahasrayugaparyantaM kAshyAM pa~nchAgnimadhyagaH || 437||
tatra kArkoTakAkhyaM cha li~NgaM saMsthApayanmudA |
talli~Ngasya purobhAge kuNDamekaM sasarja cha || 438||
yadA ghoraM tapastaptaM tena talli~Ngasannidhau |
tadA talli~NgataH shambhurAvirAsamahaM shubhe || 439||
tataH saMvIkShya mAM nAgaH praNipatya punaH punaH |
kR^itvA pUjAM yathAshAstraM chakAra stotramAdarAt || 440||
tatastenaiva nAgena yAchitau cha varottamau |
eko maheshvare bhaktirdR^iDhAstviti varaH paraH || 441||
anyo nabhaHshuklapakShe pa~nchamyAM ye janA mudA |
snAnaM kurvantyatra kuNDe teShAM rogAdi mAstviti || 442||
tato dattaM mayA tasmai varadvayamanuttamam |
tataH paramabhUtprItyA taptaM ghorataraM tapaH || 443||
viShadoShAdi shAntyarthaM taddine sarvathA janaiH |
snAnaM kAryaM prayatnena shrAddhaM cha vidhipUrvakam || 444||
kArkoTakuNDanikaTe santi shaivAH sahasrashaH |
tairapi svasvanAmnaiva li~NgAni sthApitAni cha || 445||
kArkoTakastapastyaktvA shaivaiH saha kadAchana |
snAnArthaM shivaga~NgAyAM gataH shivaparAyaNaH || 446||
tatra snAtvA yathAshAstramAgnIdhreshvaramavyayam |
sAdaraM pUjayAmAsa sa shaivaH shivatatparaH || 447||
tataH pa~nchAgnimadhyasthamUrdhvabAhuM jitendriyam |
jaTAbhasitavItA~NgaM dadarsha sa janArdanam || 448||
dR^iShTvA praNamya bahudhA kR^itA~njalipuTastataH |
uvAcha vachanaM chAru shivabhaktihitAvaham || 449||
kinnAma sarvadA sarvairjapanIyaM prayatnataH |
kutrasthAtavyamanishaM kathaM dhyeyo maheshvaraH || 450||
kAshmIrAdIni li~NgAni santi nAnAvidhAni cha |
teShu shreShThataraM li~NgaM kimiShTaphaladAyakam || 451||
kutra vA devadevasya mahAdevasya sannidhiH |
kena rUpeNa kartavyaM shivali~Ngasya pUjanam || 452||
idaM sarvaM visheSheNa nishchitya vada sAdaram |
kR^ipayA shivabhaktAnAM hitAya shivapUjakaH || 453||
viShNuruvAcha \-
kArkoTaka tvayA pR^iShTaM samyageva yathochitam |
yathAshAstraM yathAj~nAnaM yathA vakShye shR^iNu priya || 454||
vedopagIto bahudhA yashcha shaivaH ShaDakSharaH |
sa eva sarvathA japyaH shivamantro mumukShubhiH || 455||
shivamantrajapAsaktA muktAH pUrvaM munIshvarAH |
na shaivamantrAdaparo mantro muktipradAyakaH || 456||
shaivaM mantraM vihAyAnyaM mantraM yaH samupAsate (?) |
sa maNiM karagaM tyaktvA kAchArthaM yatate dhruvam || 457||
prabhAvaH shaivamantrANAM j~nAyate na mayA dhruvam |
tattvaM tu shivamantrANAM jAnAti shiva eva hi || 458||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate kAshIsthitaM kArkoTakakShetrakathAnakaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 11 | 445\-458||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 11 . 445-458..

Notes:
Kārkoṭaka ##kArkoTaka## (the Serpent) worships Śiva ##shiva## at Kāśi ##kAshI##, where he has established a Kārkoṭakaliṅga ##kArkoTakali~Nga##. There also is Kārkoṭakakuṇḍa ##kArkoTakakuNDa## nearby where several other Śaiva ##shaiva## spend their time worshiping Śiva ##shiva##. Kārkoṭaka ##kArkoTaka## meets Viṣṇu ##viShNu## and wishes to know more about worship of Śiva ##shiva##. Viṣṇu ##viShNu## expresses the merits of Śiva Ṣaḍakṣara Mantra ##shiva ShaDakShara mantra##.
Kaśī ##kAshI## harbors several ŚivaTīrthaKṣetra ##shivatIrthakShetra## that are outlined in ŚivaRahasyam saptāṃśaḥ ##shivarahasyaM saptAMshaH##.##
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