% Text title            : Shivakshetrani Varnanam 1
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IshvaraH \-
saptajanmakR^itaiH pApaistarakShaNAdeva muchyate |
bhUmyAmetannAsikAkhyaM kShetramAsInmanorame || 17||
tasmAnnAsAtryambakAkhyaM varNayanti purAvidaH | (tasmAnnAsAM tryambakAkhyAM)
avimuktaM cha bhUsthAnaM hAlAsyaM dvAdashAntakam || 18||
shrIshailojjayinI devi netre mama manorame |
o~NkAraH kaNThamamalaM shravaNe kuNDalIshvaram || 19||
kedAraM chaiva kalyANi anyAnya~NgAni sattame |
bhUmaNDalagatAnIha shivakShetrANi sha~Nkari || 20||
dvisaptatisahasrANi nADIjAtaM mamA~Ngane |
shrImachchidambaraM devi hR^idyaM yanmama sadma tat || 21||
tatrAhaM sarvadA devi nivasAmi svarUpataH |
tvayA cha gaNapaiH sArdhaM skandavighneshvareNa cha || 22||
chidambaramiti proktaM vedavedAntasaMstutam |
mAM sarve tatra nR^ityantaM varNayanti munIshvarAH || 23||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate shivagaurIsaMvAde shivakShetrANivarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | bhargAkhyaH pa~nchamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 22||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . bhargAkhyaH panchamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 22..
Notes:
Shiva outlines to Gauri; various Shiva Kshetra-s that also include the Jyotirlinga-s, as parts of His body - of which Chidambaram is like His Heart.

The shloka numbers are maintained per the source text.

Proofread by Ruma Dewan

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