% Text title            : Vishnuproktam Shivamantramahimavarnanam
% File name             : viShNuproktaMshivamantramahimAvarNanam.itx
% Category              : shiva, mantra, shivarahasya
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% Transliterated by     : Ruma Dewan
% Proofread by          : Ruma Dewan
% Description/comments  : shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 11 | vAvRittashlokAH ||
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\engtitle{.. Vishnuproktam Shivamantramahimavarnanam ..}##
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vedopagIto bahudhA yashcha shaivaH ShaDakSharaH |
sa eva sarvathA japyaH shivamantro mumukShubhiH || 455||
shivamantrajapAsaktA muktAH pUrvaM munIshvarAH |
na shaivamantrAdaparo mantro muktipradAyakaH || 456||
shaivaM mantraM vihAyAnyaM mantraM yaH samupAsate (?) |
sa maNiM karagaM tyaktvA kAchArthaM yatate dhruvam || 457||
prabhAvaH shaivamantrANAM j~nAyate na mayA dhruvam |
tattvaM tu shivamantrANAM jAnAti shiva eva hi || 458||
mR^itikAlInavishveshasmaraNAnmokShamAyayuH |
nR^iNAM maraNakAle tu shiva ityakSharadvayam || 506||
na yAti sahasA(smaraNaM) nUnaM sha~NkarAnugrahaM vinA |
shivanAmasmR^itiphalaM vaktumeva na shakyate || 507||
mAdR^ishairasthirasvAntaiH sha~NkareNa vinA dhruvam |
ataH pa~nchAkSharaH shaivo japanIyastvayA sadA || 508||
shaivaH pa~nchAkSharo bhavyo muktido japyate mayA |
shaivaH pa~nchAkSharo mantraH shivarUpaH shivapradaH || 509||
kAshyAmantargR^ihe sthitvA japanIyaH prayatnataH |
na kAshIsadR^ishaM kShetraM tatrApyantargR^ihaM varam || 510||
tatrApi chottamaM j~neyaM j~nAnavApItaTaM shubham |
tatra japto mahAmantraH shaivo.ayaM mokShadAyakaH || 511||
tasmAnmantravaraH shaivaH tatra japyo manuH sadA |
pa~nchavaktrodashabhujaH sarvadevottamaH prabhuH || 512||
vedopagItaH sarvaj~naH somasUryAgnilochanaH |
gaurIbhUShitavAmA~NgaH kalyANaguNasAgaraH || 513||
sarvalokapatiH shrImAn sarvadevAnvito vibhuH |
niShkalo nirguNo nityo nirlipto nirupAdhikaH || 514||
nira~njano nirAkAro niravadyo nirAmayaH |
jyotiHsvarUpo vimalashchidghanaH sakalAtmanaH(kaH) || 515||
ekaH pUrNaH shivaH shAnto mAyAtIto.akSharaH paraH |
iti dhyeyaH sadA shambhurapramattairaharnisham || 516||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate viShNuproktaM shivamantramahimAvarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 11 | vAvR^ittashlokAH ||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 11 . vAvRRittashlokAH ..

Notes:
Viṣṇu ##viShNu## expresses the merits of Japa ##japa## of Śiva Ṣaḍakṣara Mantra ##shiva ShaDakShara mantra## and Śiva Pañcākṣara Mantra ##shiva pa~nchAkShara mantra##. He opines that though the two syllabled name Śiva ##shiva## spoken at the time of death can result in liberation, even that can come about only with the Grace of Śaṅkara ##sha~Nkara## (Śaṅkarānugraha ##sha~NkarAnugraha##).##
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