% Text title            : Sutaproktam Kashimahatmyaphalam
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\engtitle{.. Sutaproktam Kashimahatmyaphalam ..}##
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sUta uvAcha \-
kAshImAhAtmya pIyUShavarShadhArA pariplutAm |
saMshliShya gaurIM vishveshaH prAShAnandaM jagatpitA || 483||
tato vR^iSheshamAruhya kAshIdarshanalolupaH |
kailAsAdagamatkAshImumayA saha sarvagaH || 484||
bhavadbhirapi viprendrAH kAshI vishveshasaMshrayA |
samyagAshrayaNIyaiva mokShArthibhiraharnisham || 485||
idaM mAhAtmyamamalaM yaH shR^iNoti paThiShyati |
sa sarvapApanirmuktaH shivalokaM gamiShyati || 486||
idaM mAhAtmyamamalaM likhitvA pustake yadi |
yaH pUjayedatiprItyA tasyAghaM sampraNashyati || 487||
idameva hi mAhAtmyaM yatra kutrApi yaH paThet |
tatraiva kAshIvishvesho nivasennAtra saMshayaH || 488||
idaM mAhAtmyamanishamindAdyairamarairmudA |
shrUyate sukhadaM prItyA sarvapApaughanAshakam || 489||
idamevahi mAhAtmyaM brahmA shivaparAyaNaH |
brahmaloke sadA samyak paThati prItamAnasaH || 490||
viShNurapyanishaM bhaktyA shivali~NgArchanapriyaH |
paThati prItahR^idayo mAhAtmyamidamAdarAt || 491||
yenedaM paThyate prItyA mAhAtmyamati shobhanam |
tena prAptA mukti kAntA satyaM satyaM na saMshayaH || 492||
deshAntare.api vA sthitvA mAhAtmyamidamuttamam |
yaH paThiShyati puNyAtmA sa kAshyAM saMsthitobhavet || 493||
ashaktaiH pa~NgubhirvR^iddhairidaM mAhAtmyamanvaham |
kAshyanyadeshe sthitvA.api paThanIyaM prayatnataH || 494||
ye janmaduHkhAdi vinAshakaM sadA shR^iNvanti mAhAtmyamidaM manoharam |
te sha~NkarasyAtihitAH shivArchakAH shivaikadevAH shivasammatAH sadA || 495||
saMsAra dAvAnaladahyamAnaiH kAshIsudhAbti suravR^indasevyaH |
senyo hi sarvairapi sarvadAyaM pApApanutyai janaduHkhashAntyai || 496||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate sUtaproktaM kAshImAhAtmyaphalaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 12 | 483\-496||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 12 . 483-496..

Notes:
ŚivaRahasyam saptāṃśaḥ ##shivarahasyaM saptAMshaH## has descriptions about and the merits of pilgrimage to Kaśī ##kAshI## and the several TīrthaKṣetra ##tIrthakShetra## located there. These constitute Kaśīmāhātmyam ##kAshImAhAtmyam##. Sūta ##sUta## summarizes the merits of listening to and reading of the text of Kaśīmāhātmyam ##kAshImAhAtmyam## that was narrated by Śiva ##shiva## to Pārvatī ##pArvatI##.

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