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IshvaraH \-
brahmAdayastadA devi triyambakamumAsakham |
mAM tuShTuvustadA bhaktyA nadI godAvarIM tathA || 1||
brahmAdyAH \-
bhagAkShimathanAntaka pramathanAtha naH sarvadA
      surAsuramunivrajapraNatapAdapa~Nkeruha |
prapannajanakarakShaka pramathanAtha vishvAdhika
      prasIda duritApaha pravaranAma devottama || 2||
prakR^iShTajaninAshada pravaramAya mAyAhara
      umAdhava ramAdhava praNatapAdaka~nja prabho |
shachIdhavamukhAmara dviradavaktra nandistuta
      garAdara nishAkarAdyamara chArayANAva  naH || 3||
IshvaraH \-
evaM brahmAdayastatra tryambakaM mAM maheshvari
yayuH svasthAnamamalaM brahmalokaM sanAtanam || 4||
varNayanto vimAneShu godAvaryAstadudbhavam |
triyambakorushikharAtgodAvaryAstadAmbike || 5||
tatra saptamukhI bhUtvA kushAvarte maheshvari |
tatratyAnpAvayantI sA shaivAnmama padAshrayAn || 6||
tatratyA munayaH sarve pravarAtIravAsinaH |
godAvarIM tadA devIM yuktAM pravarayA saha || 7||
tatra sthAnavaraM devi mama sAnnidhyakR^ittamam |
bhImasha~Nkarasa~nj~naM talli~NgaM mama manoharam || 8||
tatra pUrvaM mahAdevi brahmaNaH pa~nchamaM shiraH |
mayA vivadatA tasya samyagvAdena sha~Nkari || 9||
tatpa~nchamaM tasya shiro vR^ikNaM mama nakhAgrataH |
tatra stuvanti mAM viprA bhImasha~Nkarasa~nj~nitam || 10||
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munayaH \-
tvatsAmyavAdaparichinhitapa~nchasaMsthaM pa~nchAnanasya karakoNanakhAgrakR^ittam |
tatkandhareNa vilasatkarapallavaM te shUlAmalena vilasat tava ghorarUpam || 11||
tvaM bhImasha~Nkaramiti shrutiShu prasiddhaH sthAnaM tavaitadamalaM munayo vadanti |
godA sadA vahati yA pravarAsametA tattIrago.asi vidhihanpurakAmashatro || 12||
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IshvaraH \-
evaM stuvanti munayo bhR^igAdyA mAM maheshvari |
sApi godAvarI puNyA taTali~NgairvibhUShitA || 13||
samudraM sa~NgatA gauri tara~NgAvalibhAsuram |
godAvaryAM sakR^itsnAtvA sadA parvaNi sattame || 14||
agniShTomAtirAtrANAM phalaM prApnoti mAnavaH |
snAtvA yo.abdhau mahAdevi godAvaryAshcha sa~Ngame || 15||
sarvamedhaphalaM prApya malloke nivasechchiram |
godAvaryAM shive snAtvA siMhasaMsthe bR^ihaspatau || 16||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate shivagaurIsaMvAde godAvaryevaM bhImasha~NkaramahimavarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | bhargAkhyaH pa~nchamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 22||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . bhargAkhyaH panchamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 22..
Notes:
Shiva describes to Gauri, the glory of River Godavari and the Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga that is located near the confluence of River Pravara and Godavari. Shiva narrates the story of Him severing Brahma's fifth head in this Kshetra, and highlights the merits of bathing in River Godavari during Simhastha (transit of Guru/Brihaspati in Simha rashi).

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