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\engtitle{.. Somakrita Somanathastutih ..}##
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(ekali~NgamAhAtmye)
soma uvAcha \-
dhatte vishvaM vishvakR^idyo vidhAya
mUrtIraShTau pAlayan yo jaganti |
dehe dehe dIpavat svaprakAshaH
kR^itvA chAnte sa~njahArAtha vishvam || 17||
yasya smR^ityA pAtakAnAmamuShmin
loke lokasyAshu duHkhApahAraH |
durvAsA vai muniratriprasUta\-
stapashchakre AnasUyatvamIhan || 18||
brahmANDAdyAM niHsR^itAM jahnukanyAM
dR^iShTvA chAsyA ugratApAchcha bhUmeH |
bhedaM matvA yAM vyavattAtha mUrdhnA
namastasmai somanAthAya nityam || 19||
roShAt kAmaM bhasmasAdyashchakAra
yoShidrUpairmohayantaM jaganti |
kR^itvA.ana~NgaM taM cha sR^iShTayArthameva
namastasmai somanAthAya nityam || 20||
kailAshAdrimujjihIrShuM dashAsyaM
yo vai chakre pIDitaM svA~NghribhArAt |
umAbhItyA shleShatuShTo.asya nUnaM
namastasmai somanAthAya nityam || 21||
j~nAtuM brahmA yasya rUpaM tathordhva\-
magAdviShNurapyadhastAdyadantam |
tAbhyAmantastasya na j~nAta eva
namastasmai somanAthAya nityam || 22||
yaj~nadhvaMsaM yashchakArograrUpo
rUpo(?)dakShasyAshuroShAdbhavAnyAH |
bahUni rUpANyasR^ijadya eko
namastasmai somanAthAya nityam || 23||
purA devairmanthane sAgare.api
tasmAjjAteShvAshu ratneShu bhUyaH |
viShaM ko.anyastvadR^ite bhakShate vA
namastasmai somanAthAya nityam || 24||
kalau prApte.anAthavatsu
nAtho bhUtvA somanAthena nAmnA |
pa~NgUnandhAn dadrukuShThAditaptAn
rogagrastAn tvadR^ite (kurute) yo navInAn || 25||
sUta uvAcha \-

evaM stutaH somanAthaH somena kShayarogiNA |
tutoShAsmai karuNayA somaM vAkyamuvAcha ha || 26||
somanAtha uvAcha \-

yathA kShayI bhavAn jAtaH some(ma) viditameva hi |
nadyAM svAmyAM samAplutya samArAdhaya satvaram ||
kShINashApastato bhUtvA kShINo.akShINo bhaviShyasi || 27||
kR^iShNapakShe tanukShINaH site.akShINavapuH punaH |
hrAsavR^iddhyA cha kalayA pakShe pakShe bhaviShyasi || 28||
darshe darshe tu mAM dR^iShTvA snAtvA svAmyAM nishAkara |
modayasva ma(mu)daM prApya jagat sthAvaraja~Ngamam || 29||
somanAtho bhaviShyAmi tvannAmnA.ahaM yuge yuge |
yo bhaktyA.a.arAdhayennityaM somavAre visheShataH || 30||
tasya rogabhayaM na syAt kiM vA shokabhayaM punaH |
pApaughamakhilaM hanmi duHkhato.atha bhayaM tathA || 31||
kAmamanyamabhIShTaM vA dadyAM bhaktasya chandramaH |
ahaM yAsyAmi li~NgatvaM kalau prApte dR^iShanmayam || 32||
vAyuruvAcha \-

iti shrutvA praNamyainaM tapastaptvA.atha chandramAH |
tatprasAdAdvaraM prApya gato nakShatramaNDalam || 33||
evaM sa bhagavAn rudro bahvIbhishcha svamUrtibhiH |
pAlayAmAsa bhuvanaM pitA putrAnivaurasAn || 34||

iti ekali~NgamAhAtmye somanAthamAhAtmye somakR^itaM somanAthastutiH sampUrNA |

\- || ekali~NgamAhAtmyam | chaturdasho.adhyAyaH \- somanAthamAhAtmye mAhendrIvarNanam | 14\.17\-34||
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- .. ekali~NgamAhAtmyam . chaturdasho.adhyAyaH - somanAthamAhAtmye mAhendrIvarNanam . 14.17-34 ..

Notes:

Śiva ##shiva##, as Somanātha ##somanAtha## was worshipped by Soma ##soma## for relief from the curse by Dakṣa ##dakSha## for having favoured only Rohiṇī ##rohiNI## amongst his 27 wives who were the daughters of Dakṣa ##dakSha##.

Somanātha ##somanAtha## advises Soma ##soma## to take dip in the Svāmī River ##svAmI nadI##, relieves him of the disease due to the curse and establishes his path in the NakṣatraMaṇḍala ##nakShatramaNDala##.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam##, that constitutes a SthalaPurāṇa ##sthalapurANa## and SthalaMāhātmyam ##sthalamAhAtmyam##, has been composed in two styles - Paurāṇika ##paurANika## and Kāvyamaya ##kAvyamaya##. It includes the descriptions about the manifestation of the Ekaliṅga Śiva Kṣetra ##ekali~Nga shiva kShetra## in relation to the story of the duo - Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## - Hārīta Muni ##hArIta muni##, and the lineage of kings of Citrakūṭa ##chitrakUTa## (now k.a. Cittaur̤agar̤ha ##chittau.Daga.Dha ##) and Medapāṭa ##medapATa## (now k.a. Mevār̤a ##mevA.Da ##) including Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA##.

Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## is now popularly known as Bappā Rāvala ##bappA rAvala##.

The VāyuPurāṇam ##vAyupurANam## has been attributed to be the source composition of EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam## as the main narrator of the same is Vāyu ##vAyu##.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Paurāṇika ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - paurANika## is composed in 32 chapters that, with a brief summary of each chapter; and the EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## can be accessed from the respective links given below.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## includes description of the lineage of Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA##, Stuti ##stuti## of the erudite Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA## i.e. Kumbhakaraṇa ##kumbhakaraNa##, and the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti##. The latter comprises of Stuti-s of Ganeśa ##gaNesha##, Sūrya ##sUrya##, Nārāyaṇa ##nArAyaNa##, Śiva ##shiva##, Caṇḍikā ##chaNDikA## and Ekaliṅga Śiva ##ekali~Nga shiva##.
It is noteworthy that the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti## has some names associated with Kumbhā ## kumbhA## such that he is remembered with each of the Deity worshipped with this stuti. Towards conclusion, there is EkaliṅgaNamaskāra ##ekali~NganamaskAra##.

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