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\engtitle{.. Rishi Agastyaproktam Shivarchanamahimopadesham ..}##
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(shivarahasyAntargate ugrAkhye)
saMsArasarpadaShTAnAM shipiviShTArchanaM phalam |
sa~njIvinI tadanyattu naiva sa~njIvinI dhruvam || 357||
yaH kuryAtkR^itapApo.api mahAdevArchanaM mudA |
sa sarvebhyo.api pApobhyo mukto muktiM cha vindati || 358||
teShAM na narakAdbhItiH saMsArAdapi sarvathA |
yeShAmasti mahAdeve bhaktiravyabhichAriNI || 359||
shivabhaktiH svayaM sAkShAdbhuktidA paramuktidA |
sA bhaktirbhUritapasA dhanyAnAM bhavati dvija || 360||
shivArchanAtparo dharmo nAsti na shrUyate.api vA |
satyametatpunaH satyaM satyametanna saMshayaH || 361||
bhajanIyo mahAdevo japanIyaH ShaDakSharaH |
smaraNIyaH shivAnAthaH pUjanIyashcha sha~NkaraH || 362||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate R^iShi agastyaproktaM shivArchanamahimopadeshaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 26 kumbhaghoNamahimAnuvarNanam | 357\-362||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 26 kumbhaghoNamahimAnuvarNanam . 357-362..

Notes:
Ṛṣi Agastya ##R^iShi agastya##; delivers Upadeśa ##upadesha## about merits of worshiping Śiva ##shiva## and recommends Japa ##japa## of Śiva Ṣaḍakṣara mantra ##shiva ShaDakShara mantra##.##
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