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(shivarahasyAntargate ugrAkhye)
\- shivapArtavatIsaMvAde \-
shrIshivaH
chidambarAbhidhaM kShetraM shivakShetramanuttamam |
tadapyekaM mahatsthAnaM mama priyakaraM shive || 1||
vasAmi tatra satataM brahmaviShNvAdipUjitaH |
tatra mAM munayaH sarve sevante pratyahaM shive || 2||
tasminneva shivasthAne koTishaH santi shA~NkarAH |
tatra ramyANi tIrthAni santi pApaharANi cha || 3||
rudrAkShavanamastyekaM tatra pApabhayApaham |
tatra bilvavanaM chAsti sarvadA navapallavam || 4||
nityaM shivakathAlApAH jAyante tatra vallabhe |
shivaikasharaNA eva tatra santi mama priyAH || 5||
sadA madAsaktachittAH sadA matpUjanapriyAH |
sadA madekasharaNAH sadA madupapAdakAH || 6||
kechidvadanti mAmIshaM gaurInAtheti sAdaram |
gaurInAtheti nAmnaiva pUjayanti muhurmahuH || 7||
kechidvadanti mAmIshaM shivetyanishamAdarAn |
tannAmnaiva namaH pUrvaM bilvairabhyarchayanti mAm || 8||
kechidvadanti mAmIshaM sha~NkaretyanishaM mudA |
tannAmnaiva namaH pUrvaM bilvairabhyarchayanti mAm || 9||
kechidvadanti mAmIshaM chandrachUDeti sAdaram |
tannAmnaiva namaH pUrvaM bilvairabhyarchayanti mAm || 10||
kechidvadati mAmIshaM vishvanAtheti sAdaram |
tannAmnaiva namaH pUrvaM bilvairabhyarchayanti mAm || 10||
kechidvadanti mAmIshamumAnAtheti sAdaram |
yAvantaH santi viprendrA nityaM shrImachchidambare || 12||
sarve vadanti te nityaM mahAdeva shiveti cha |
mannAmachihnitAH sarve santi shrImachchidambare || 13||
mannAmAmR^itapAH sarve shrIchidambaravAsinaH |
shrImachchidambare tIrthe yAvantaH santi sAdhavaH || 14||
tAvanto.apyarchayantyete mannAmAmR^itapAyinaH |
amitAH santi shaivendrA nityaM shrImachchidambare || 15||
chidambarasthashaivAnAM na sa~NkhyA vidyate shive |
shivaga~NgAbhidhaM tIrthaM tatrAstyekaM varAnane || 16||
tatra snAtvA naraH sadyo muchyate pApakoTibhiH |
AdrAyAM pAtayuktAyAM tatra snAtvA yathAvidhi || 17||
datvA suvarNaM shaivAya muchyate bhavabandhanAt |
shivaga~NgAtaTe ramye nATyasthalamume.asti me || 18||
tatra nATyaM mayA devi kriyate tava sannidhau |
shrImadabhrasabhAnAthaM nR^ityantaM mAM maheshvaraM (naTeshvaram) || 19||
brahmaviShNvAdayo devAH sevante pratyahaM shive |
nR^ityantaM mAmume nityaM mahAtANDavanAyakam || 20||
dR^iShTvaiva dUrato devAstiShThanti bhR^ishakaspitAH |
svargAdikAnsapta lokAnbhUrAdInakhilAnapi || 21||
samAvR^itya mayA tatra kR^itaM nR^ityaM manorame |
tatra li~Nga mamAstyekaM shrImadabhrasabhAsthale || 22||
tadvilokanamAtreNa na punarbhavabandhanam |
ArdrAyAM tasya li~Ngasya darshanaM yaH kariShyati || 23||
sa mahApAparAshibhyo muchyate nAtra saMshayaH |
yanme mUleshvaraM li~NgaM mUlasthAnA (nAthA) bhidhaM shive || 24||
yanmUlaM sarvajagatAmutpatyAdeshcha kAraNam |
mUlasthAneshvaraM dR^iShTvA pAtArdrAsomavAsare || 25||
bilvapatraiH samabhyarchya madrUpaM prApnuyAnnaraH |
mUleshvaraM samabhyarchya japtvA pa~nchAkSharaM tataH || 26||
rudrAdhyAyaM cha japtvAnte mama sAyujyamApnuyAt |
tatra dvAdashasAhasraM japtvA pa~nchAkSharaM shive || 27||
brahmahatyAdipApebhyo muchyate nAtra saMshayaH |
tatra yanniShkamAtraM vA suvarNaM sodakaM shive || 28||
yo dadyAchChivabhaktAya sa mukto bhavati dhruvam . 29\.1

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate shivaproktaM aruNAchalakShetravarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 24| 1\-29\.1||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 24 . 1-29.1..

Notes:
Śiva ##shiva## tells Pārvatī ##pArvatI## about the Cidambarakṣetra ##chidambarakShetra## that has a Rudrākṣa forest ##rudrAkShavana## and a Bilva forest ##bilvavana##; and is inhabited by several Śāṅkarā-s ##shA~NkarAH##. He highlights the merits of bathing in the Śivagaṅgā ##shivaga~NgA## located there, especially during Pātayukta Ārdrā ##pAtayukta ArdrA##.
Along the banks of Śivagaṅgā ##shivaga~NgA## is His Nāṭyasthala ##nATyasthala## where He conducts His Tāṇḍava ##tANDava## as SrīmadAbhraSabhānātham ##shrImadabhrasabhAnAtham##, along with Devi ##devi##. He is worshiped there by Brahmā ##brahmA##, Viṣṇu ##viShNu## et al, and is known there as MahāTāṇḍavaNāyakam ##mahAtANDavanAyakam##.
SrīmadAbhraSabhāsthalam ##shrImadabhrasabhAsthalam## has a Śivaliṅga ##shivali~Nga##, that should be worshiped especially during Ārdrā ##ArdrA##; while the Mūleśvaraliṅga ##mUleshvarali~Nga## / Mūlasthāneśvara ##mUlasthAneshvara## should be visited during Pātayukta Ārdrā ##pAtayukta ArdrA## especially of Somavāra ##somavara##.
He mentions about the merits of Rudrādhyāya japa ##rudrAdhyAya japa## and twelve thousand recitations of Pañcākṣara mantra ##pa~nchAkShara mantra##.##
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