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\engtitle{.. Rishi Agastyaproktam Shivalingasvarupopadesham ..}##
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(shivarahasyAntargate ugrAkhye)
sanAtanaH (uvAcha)
shivali~NgAni pUjyAni kAni kAni munIshvara |
etatsarvaM visheSheNa vada mahyaM kR^ipAnidhe || 251||
dadhIchiruvAcha
iti tadvachanaM shrutvA prahR^iShTavadano muniH |
shivali~NgasvarUpANi vaktuM samupachakrame || 252||
agastyaH uvAcha
shivali~NgAni tiShThAnti vividhAnyuttamAni cha |
tatsvarUpANi sarvANi vakShye sanAtana || 253||
shivali~NgasvarUpaM tu vaktuM yadyapi nochitam |
tathApi shivabhaktAya tubhyaM tatpravadAmyaham || 254||
shivali~Ngasya mahAtmyaM yasya kasyApi satvaram |
na vaktvyaM yatastattu gopanIyaM prayatnataH || 255||
yasyAsti shrutiShu shraddhA yasya shraddhA maheshvare |
tasyaiva shivamAhAtmye shraddhA nAnyasya sarvathA || 256||
yasyAsti shivamAhAtmye shraddhA muktipradAyinI |
tasmai vakavyamutkR^iShTaM shivamAhAtmyamAdarAt || 257||
dhanyo.asi kR^itakR^ityo.asi shivabhakto.asi yanmune |
sha~NkarAnugR^ihItAnAM shive bhaktiH prajAyate || 283||
shrutishraddhA tavAtIva yataH shivamayo hyasi |
bhaktiranyAhashI shambhau yataste.asti sanAtana || 284||
tataste shivali~NgAnAM mAhAtmyaM pravadAmyaham |
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shivali~NgeShu sarveShu rasali~Ngamanuttamam |
tatra sampUjitaH shambhuH prasIdati na saMshayaH || 285||
rasali~Nge mahAdevaM sampUjyAnvahamAdarAt |
bhuktvA bhogAnihAnte cha shivaM prApnotyasaMshayam || 286||
haimaraupyAdili~NgeShu sampUjya parameshvaram |
sarvapApavinirmuktAH prayAnti shivamandiram || 287||
kAshmIrali~NgamamalaM purA viShNuryathAvidhi |
pUjayitvA parAmR^iddhiM lakShmIM chAvApa shobhanAm || 288||
vidhirmarakate li~Nge samabhyarchya maheshvaram |
sR^iShTikartA.abhavatpUrvaM mahAdevaprasAdataH || 289||
hemali~Nge samabhyarchya mahAdevaM shachIpatiH |
vR^itttraM hatvA vinA yatnAtsvargaM prApa punarmudA || 290||
vaidrumaM li~Ngamabhyarchya yogasidhyarthamAdarAt |
yogino yogasampannA jAtA bhasmavibhUShaNAH || 291||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate R^iShi agastyaproktaM shivali~NgasvarUpopadeshaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 27 madhyArjunamahimAnuvarNanam | vAvR^ittashlokAH||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 27 madhyArjunamahimAnuvarNanam . vAvRRittashlokAH..

Notes:
Ṛṣi Agastya ##R^iShi agastya##; delivers Upadeśa ##upadesha## to Sanātana Muni ##sanAtana muni## about worshiping Śivaliṅga-s ##shivali~NgAni## made of various materials including Rasaliṅga ##rasali~Nga##, Hemaliṅga ##hemali~Nga##, Raupyaliṅga ##raupyali~Nga##, Kāśmīraliṅga ##kAshmIrali~Nga##, Marakataliṇga ##marakatali~Nga##, Vaidrumaliṇga ##vaidrumali~Nga##.
Chapter 27 further has details about worshiping the Mṛttikāliṅga ##mR^ittikAli~Nga## / Mṛnmayaliṅga ##mR^inmayali~Nga## / Mṛlliṅga ##mR^illi~Nga## - as told by Himavān ##himavAn## to his son Maināka ##mainAka##.##
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