% Text title            : Kashisthitam Someshvarakshetramahatmyam
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% Description/comments  : shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 11 | 517.2-535.1||
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\- shivapArvatIsaMvAde \-
gaNDakI nAma vimalA nadI yatra manoharA || 517||
tatra someshvaraM nAma kShetramastyekamuttamam |
tatraiva shivanAmAkhyAH shilAH santi shivAtmikAH || 518||
tatpUjayA mahAdevaH sa sAkShAtpUjito bhavet |
unmattamahiShAkShAkhyAH shilAH santi shivAtmikAH || 519||
tAstu yatnena labdhavyAH sAkShAnmokShapradAyikAH |
tatraiva shivakuNDAkhyamekamasti shivAlayam || 520||
tatraiva shivarUpAstAH shilAH santyamitAH shubhAH |
kapilaM tachChilAmUlaM pArshve shyAmaiva sA shilA || 521||
uparyunmattamahiShanetrasannibhamutkaTam |
shaiveShadaruNA bhavyA (?) li~Ngadeshe manohare || 522||
tatra sha~NkarasAnnidhyaM bhavAnyAshcha sadA dhruvam |
tAdR^ishI yatnataH sAdhyA shilA sha~NkarasaMshrayA || 523||
tatrArchito mahAdevaH prIto bhavati sarvathA |
tatrAlpApi kR^itA pUjA shraddhayA tu shivArchakaiH || 524||
sarvapApaharA bhavyA saivA.a.anantyAya kalpate |
shuddhena bhasmanA nityaM navabilvadalairapi || 525||
pUjA kAryA prayatnena tatra shaivaiH shivArchakaiH |
sA shilA shivanAmAkhyA iti vedaishcha gIyate || 526||
tadeva vimalaM li~NgaM mayA sampUjyate sadA |
yastvetalli~NgapUjAyAM prayato.atra vasennaraH || 527||
na tasya yAtanA ghorA bhairavI sA bhaviShyati |
kAshmIrali~NgapramukhAnyanekAnyamalAni cha || 528||
santi tAnyapi pUjyAni muktikAmo yathochitam |
mamatvatraiva satataM prItistiShThatyanAmayA || 529||
mayaitadeva vimalaM pUjyate li~Ngamuttamam |
IdR^ishaM durlabhaM loke li~NgaM mokShapradAyakam || 530||
mayApyetatprayatnena labdhaM li~NgamidaM purA |
IdR^ishaM prApyate loke kenachitapaso balAt || 531||
IdR^ishAni tu li~NgAni durlabhAnyeva sarvathA |
etalli~Ngasya pUjAyAmadhikArI jitendriyaH || 532||
shivaikasharaNaH shaivastadanyo naiva sarvathA |
atrAbhiShekaH kartavyo rudrasUktairaghApahaiH || 533||
bilvapatrairnavaiH shuddhaiH pUjA kAryA prayatnataH |
dhUpadIpAdikaM sarvaM shaktyA kAryaM prayatnataH || 534||
pUjAnte japanIyo.ayaM shaivaH pa~nchAkSharaH sadA |
IdR^ishaM li~Ngamabhyarchya yatra tiShThati shA~NkaraH || 535||
tatra vishveshvaro nityaM nR^ityatyambAsamanvitaH |

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate viShNuproktaM shivamantramahimAvarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 11 | 517\.2\-535\.1||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 11 . 517.2-535.1..

Notes:
Śiva ##shiva## describes to Pārvatī ##pArvatI##, about the Someśvara ŚivaTīrthaKṣetra ##someshvara shivatIrthakShetra## that has Someśvara kuṇḍa ##someshvara kuNDa## in Kaśī ##kAshI##. He explains about the merits of worshiping the several Śilā-s ##shilAH## including Śivaśilā ##shivashilA##, Unmattamahiṣaśilā ##unmattamahiShashilA## etc. located there.
Kaśī ##kAshI## harbors several ŚivaTīrthaKṣetra ##shivatIrthakShetra## that are outlined in ŚivaRahasyam saptāṃśaḥ ##shivarahasyaM saptAMshaH##.##
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