% Text title            : Somanatha Mahima Varnanam by Ishvara
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\engtitle{.. Somanatha Mahima Varnanam by Ishvara ..}##
\itxtitle{.. IshvaraproktaM somanAthamahimavarNanam ..}##\endtitles ##
dakShashApavashAtsoma kShayeNArtiM parAM gataH |
punarApyAyitashchAsi mayA tvaM surasattama || 1||
devAnAmannabhUtastvamamR^itAMshuH purA kila |
tachChApaM mAnayasvAdya mAsArdhaM kShINamaNDalaH || 2||
devAnAmupabhogyo.asi devAshchApyAyayantyapi |
punastvAmoShadhIshAna pakShArdhaM madvarAt sura || 3||
sampUrNakalayA nityaM vardhamAno dine dine |
bhavitA chArurUpeNa mama maulikR^itAspadaH || 4||
aShTamIsAmisomA~Nko bhavitA.ahaM sadA shashin |
chandrachUDa iti khyAtaH saMstutaH surasattamaiH || 5||
tvayA sampUjitaM li~NgaM somanAthAhvayaM shubham |
ye pashyanti narA bhaktyA te sadA gaNapA mama || 6||
somanAthaM sakR^iddR^iShTvA muchyate bhavabandhanAt |
payoShNyAM ye sakR^itsnAtvA dR^iShTvA someshvaraM narAH || 7||
santarpya cha pitR^In bhaktyA vasanti shivamandire |
pauShyAM mAghyAmathAShTamyAM yo bilvaiH somanAthakam || 8||
samarchayetsa mukto hi nAtra kAryA vichAraNA |
iti datvA varaM tasmaiM tadA shambhustirodadhe || 9||
tasminli~Nge tadAviShTaH shipiviShTo.ambikAsakhaH |
tasmAttvamapi bhaktyAdya someshaM pUjya bhaktitaH || 10||
labhasva chepsitAnarthAnkAmArikR^ipayA \-nR^ipa || 11||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate shivagaurIsaMvAde IshvaraproktaM somanAthamahimavarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | bhargAkhyaH pa~nchamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 16| 46\-56||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . bhargAkhyaH panchamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 16. 46-56..
Notes:
Shiva speaks to King Brhadbala about the merits of worshipping Somanatha Jyotirlinga##.

##The shlokas have been renumbered for readers' convenience.
 The parts where Ishvara addresses the king, are enclosed in -hyphens-

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