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(ekali~NgamAhAtmye)

devA UchuH \-
lokAnAM tvaM sR^iShTikartA maheshaH
pAtA.amIShAM bhuvanAnAM hitAya |
sarvasyAdistvaM na ko.api tvadAdi\-
rIsho neshastvadR^ite.anyo.asti bhUyaH || 23||
sthUlaH sUkShmo vyaktavyaktetarashcha
dIrghatve.api tvaM gurutve vR^itto.asi |
tvaM vai vandyo no tavaivAsti vandya
ArAdhyastvaM na tvadArAdhanIyaH || 24||
dhAtA vishvasyApi dhAtA na te.asti
pAtA lokasyApi pAtA na te.abhUt |
saMhartA tvaM saMharettvAM na kashchit
sarvaj~nastvaM sarvadA sarvago.asi || 25||
vidyAM vettha tvAM na vidyA vidanti
dAtA tvaM vai naiva dAtA tavAsti |
stutyo loke stutya evAsti no te
pUjyo loke naiva pUjyastavAsti || 26||
tvaM vai brahmA viShNurUpo.amarendra\-
stvaM vai sUryastvaM cha somo nabhasvAn |
pR^ithvI vyoma hyagnirUpaH prachetA
bhUtAtmA tvaM vishvarUpastvameva || 27||
etanmuktvA pAvanaM naiva kashchid\-
bhojyaM bhoktA j~nAnavAn j~nAnamagryam |
shAstA shAsyaM sR^iShTikartA cha sR^ijyaM
havyaM hotA yaj~nayAjyastvamAhuH || 28||
etadhInaM vidyate naiva ki~nchid\-
hInastvaM vA kenachinnaiva shambho |
vidyApUrNastadgurNastAnapUrNaM (guNaiH stAdapUrNaH)
sarvaM pashye(s)tvAM na pashyanti kechit || 29||
vishvaM te.antastvaM na tasyAntarIsha
tasyAdistvaM naiva ki~nchittavAdiH |
AdhArastvaM na tvadAdhAratAsti
vishvaM rUpaM naiva rUpaM tavAsti || 30||
eko rudro na dvitIyastathA.a.ahuH
pAtAle vA chAntarikShe cha nAke |
vR^ikShe toye khe taDittoyadeShu
kUpe vAtho sAgare hratsaritsu || 31||
deshe deshe li~NgarUpeNa sarvaM
guhApAthaH parvateShvATavIShu |
kShetre sasye sarvavastusvarUpaM
vishvaM dhatse sarvamUrte namaste || 32||
sargAdau ye karmakArAdayo.api
shilpA ye tvAM nityayuktA yajante |
Asa~NkhyeyairAtmabhishchaiva sR^iShTA
yajyA(yAH) putrA aurasA vishvamUrte || 33||
tathA viprAn kShatriyAn vaishyashUdrAn
anyAn sve sve karmaNi tvaM niyu(yo)jya |
rAj~no nItyA pAlane yatprajAnAM
chAturvarNyaM vedamArge niveshya || 34||
ye ye bhaktyA tvAmupAsanta Isha
neshaM pApA manyamAnAH kutarkaiH |
te te svaiH svaiH karmabhiH puNyapApai\-
rlipyante vai nAbhavatteShvabhedaH || 35||
tvaM vai jyeShTho naiva jyeShThAstu te te
vAchAmIshastvaM na te vAcha IshAH |
kAvye kAvye tvaM kavirnaiva chAnyaH
kaste vindyAdevamanyo(ntaM) mahimnaH || 36||
duShTAn sarvAn saMharAshvekali~Nga
puShpairbANaiH pa~nchakairAshu shambho |
mlechChAn pApAn dharmamArgasya shatrUn
baddhvA shIghraM nAgapAshena dUre || 37||
kShiptvA sarvA devatAH saumyarUpa
trAhi prItyA sevakAn vishvamUrte |
saMsArAbdhau pAtitaM vishvamIkShya
dhR^itvA haste chA~NkushaM tena pAhi || 38||

iti ekali~NgamAhAtmye devaiH kR^itA ekali~NgashivastutiH sampUrNA |

\- || ekali~NgamAhAtmyam | aShTamo.adhyAyaH \- kAmadhenuvaradAnam | 8\.23\-38||
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- .. ekali~NgamAhAtmyam . aShTamo.adhyAyaH - kAmadhenuvaradAnam . 8.23-38 ..

Notes:

Devāḥ ##devAH## eulogize Śiva ##shiva## following the establishment of the Ekaliṅga ##ekali~Nga##.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam##, that constitutes a SthalaPurāṇa ##sthalapurANa## and SthalaMāhātmyam ##sthalamAhAtmyam##, has been composed in two styles - Paurāṇika ##paurANika## and Kāvyamaya ##kAvyamaya##. It includes the descriptions about the manifestation of the Ekaliṅga Śiva Kṣetra ##ekali~Nga shiva kShetra## in relation to the story of the duo - Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## - Hārīta Muni ##hArIta muni##, and the lineage of kings of Citrakūṭa ##chitrakUTa## (now k.a. Cittaur̤agar̤ha ##chittau.Daga.Dha ##) and Medapāṭa ##medapATa## (now k.a. Mevār̤a ##mevA.Da ##) including Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA##.

Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## is now popularly known as Bappā Rāvala ##bappA rAvala##.

The VāyuPurāṇam ##vAyupurANam## has been attributed to be the source composition of EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam## as the main narrator of the same is Vāyu ##vAyu##.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Paurāṇika ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - paurANika## is composed in 32 chapters that, with a brief summary of each chapter; and the EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## can be accessed from the respective links given below.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## includes description of the lineage of Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA##, Stuti ##stuti## of the erudite Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA## i.e. Kumbhakaraṇa ##kumbhakaraNa##, and the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti##. The latter comprises of Stuti-s of Ganeśa ##gaNesha##, Sūrya ##sUrya##, Nārāyaṇa ##nArAyaNa##, Śiva ##shiva##, Caṇḍikā ##chaNDikA## and Ekaliṅga Śiva ##ekali~Nga shiva##.

It is noteworthy that the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti## has some names associated with Kumbhā ## kumbhA## such that he is remembered with each of the Deity worshipped with this stuti. Towards conclusion, there is EkaliṅgaNamaskāra ##ekali~NganamaskAra##.

 
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