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kaliM prApya mahAdevaM yo.archayiShyati sarvadA |
na tasmAdadhiko dhanyaH satyaM satyaM na saMshayaH || 134||
yAvatpuNyaM kR^itayuge shivasyAbhyarchanAdbhavet |
tataH shataguNaM puNyaM tretAyAM shivapUjanAt || 135||
tretAyAM pUjanAchChambhoryAvatpuNyamavApyate |
tato.ayutaguNaM puNyaM dvApare shivapUjanAt || 136||
dvApare shivapUjAto yAvatpuNyamavApyate |
tataH koTiguNaM puNyaM kalau sha~NkarapUjaya || 137||
kalAvapi mahAdvIpo jambUdvIpa iti shrutaH |
tatra sha~Nkaramabhyarchya duHkhaM nApnoti mAnavaH || 138||
shvetadvIpAdiShu shraddhAbhaktyA cha shivapUjayA |
yatpuNyaM tachChataguNaM jambUdvIpe shivArchanAt || 139||
jambUdvIpe cha santyeva shivakShetrANi bhUrishaH |
teShu sha~NkaramArAdhya labhyate sukR^itaM bahu || 140||
jambUdvIpe shivakShetre kumbhaghoNAbhidhaM mahat |
tasmin kShetre janmamAntrAjjanma na prApyate punaH || 141||
tatra sha~Nkaramabhyarchya yAvatpuNyamavApyate |
tataH shataguNaM puNyaM shivArchAyAM chidambare || 142||
chidambare shivArchAto yAvatpuNyamavApyate |
tataH shataguNaM puNyaM shrImadvR^iddhAchaleshvare || 143||
vR^iddhAchale shivArchAto yAvatpuNyamavApyate |
tataH shataguNaM puNyaM shivArchAto.analeshvare || 144||
tato.apyatyuttamaM kShetramaruNAchalanAmakam |
tato.ayutaguNaM puNyaM tatra sha~NkarapUjayA || 145||
tato.apyattyuttamaM kShetraM kA~nchIkShetraM shivAtmakam |
tatosyutaguNaM puNyaM tatra sha~NkarapUjayA || 146||
tato dakShiNakailAsaH shivapriyakaro varaH |
tato.ayutaguNaM puNyaM tatra sha~NkarapUjayA || 147||
tataH puNyataraM kShetraM shrIshailakShetramuttamam |
tato.ayutaguNaM puNyaM tatra sha~NkarapUjayA || 148||
tataH shreShThataraM kShetraM kAshIkShetraM shivAtmakam |
tataH koTiguNaM puNyaM tatra sha~NkarapUjayA || 149||
tataH shreShThataraM kShetraM shrImadantargR^ihAbhidham |
tataH koTiguNaM puNyaM prApyaM sha~NkarapUjayA || 150||
tatrApyatyuttamaM kShetraM j~nAnavApItaTaM varam |
tataH koTiguNaM puNyaM prApyaM sha~NkarapUjayA || 151||
tatrApyatyuttamaM j~neyaM vilAsasthAnamaishvaram |
tataH koTiguNaM puNyaM prApyaM sha~NkarapUjayA || 152||
tatrApyatyuttamaM sthAnaM sarvadevastutaM sadA |
shivAgAramiti j~neyaM tattu sarvottamottamam || 153||
tatra sAmbo mahAdevaH sarvadevottamottamaH |
sarvavedastuto nityaM li~NgAkAreNa tiShThati || 154||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate brahmAproktaM jambUdvIpe shivakShetravarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 15 | 127\-154||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 15 . 127-154 ..

Notes:
While delivering the Upadeśa ##upadesha## to Deva-s ##devAH##, Brahmā ##brahmA## tells them about the merits of worshiping Śiva ##shiva## especially during KaliYuga ##kaliyuga## in comparison with the other three Yuga-s ##yugAH## (Kṛta ##kR^ita##, Tretā ##tretA## and Dvāpara ##dvApara##).
He further enumerates select Śivakśetra ##shivakShetra## of KaliYuga ##kaliyuga## that are manifest in the Jambūdvīpa ##jambUdvIpa##, and the merits of worshiping Śiva ##shiva##  there.
These Śivakśetra ##shivakShetra## include: Kumbhaghoṇam ##kumbhaghoNam## (Kumbhakoṇam ##kumbhakoNam##), Cidambaram ##chidambaram##, Vṛddhācaleśvaram ##vR^iddhAchaleshvaram##, Aruṇācalam ##aruNAchalam##, Kāñcī ##kA~nchI##, Dakṣiṇa Kailāsa ##dakShiNa kailAsa##, Śrīśailam ##shrIshailam##, Kāśī ##kAshI##, Śrīmadantargṛham ##shrImadantargR^iham##, Jñānavāpitaṭam ##j~nAnavApitaTam##, Vilāsasthānamaiśvaram ##vilAsasthAnamaishvaram##, Śivāgāram ##shivAgAram##.##
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