% Text title            : Vishnukritah Shiva Stava
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% Category              : shiva, stava, shivarahasya
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% Description/comments  : shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 6 | 91-108||
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viShNuruvAcha \-
devottamo mahAdevaH pUjanIyaH prayatnataH |
sa eva sarvadeveshaH sa eva jagadIshvaraH || 91||
na tasmAdadhiko devaH sa evAkhilapu~NgavaH |
vedavedAntasaMvedyaH sa eva shrutisaMstutaH || 92||
sa eva sarvalokAnAM mokShado muktinAyakaH |
sa eva sarvabhAvena pUjanIyo dvijAmaraiH || 93||
jagadutpadyate yasmAttasminneva pralIyate |
tasyaishvaryANyanantAni sa eva parameshvaraH || 94||
sha~NkarAdadhiko devo nAsti na shrUyate.api cha |
sha~NkaraH sarvadevAnAmadhikaH sha~Nkaro dhruvam || 95||
punaH punarvichAryeva vedashAstrANi tattvataH |
shiva eva sadA pUjya iti pUrvaM vinishchitam || 96||
satyaM satyaM punaH satyaM satyamevochyate mayA |
shiva eva sadA sevyaH sevyaH sevyo na saMshayaH || 97||
shiva eva sadA pUjyaH smartavyaH shiva eva hi |
shiva eva sadA sevyo muktirUpaphalepsubhiH || 98||
shivAnyo muktido nAsti shiva eva tato janaiH |
samprAyaH sarvabhAvena yatnaishcha vividhairvaraiH || 99||
vedairapi shivo dhyeyo na j~nAtastattvato.anaghaiH |
sa eva sarvadA pUjyo dhyeyaH smartavya eva cha || 100||
shivo dhanaM shivo bandhuH shivastrAtA shivaH pitA |
shivaH prabhuH shivo dAtA shivAnnAstyadhikaH paraH || 101||
shivali~NgaM mayA pUrvamArchitaM bahusAdhanaiH |
idAnImapi pashyeta (pashyaitat) li~NgaM sampUjyate mayA || 102||
li~NgArchanajapuNyena kAshI samprApyate kathaM (mayA) |
pibessarvaiH sarvArthasidhyarthaM sarvapApaughashAntaye || 103||
li~NgapUjaiva kartavyA mumukShubhiraharnisham |
bahavo mokShamApannAH shivali~Ngasya pUjayA || 104||
devairnaraishcha gandharvairmunibhishcha mumukShubhiH |
apramAdena kartavyA li~NgapUjaiva sarvathA || 105||
\ldq{}UrdhvAya nama\rdq{} ityAdi mantrairli~Ngasya pUjanam |
kartavyamanishaM viprairdevaishcha shivatatparaiH || 106||
shivasya sannidhirli~Nge sarvakAleShu sarvadA |
tiShThatyato li~NgapUjA kartavyA satataM budhaiH || 107||
vedoktali~NgapUjaiva kartavyA satataM dvijaiH |
vedamArgarataiH shuddhairmokSharUpaphalArthibhiH || 108||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate viShNukR^itaH shivastavaH sampUrNaH ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 6 | 91\-108||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 6 . 91-108..

Notes:
Viṣṇu ##viShNu## eulogizes Śiva ##shiva## while spending time in worshiping  Him at the Viśveśvara Jyotirliṅga ##vishveshvara jyotirli~Nga## at Kāśī ##kAshI## and performing austerities at Jñānavāpī ##j~nAnavApI##.##
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