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(shivarahasyAntargate ugrAkhye)
viShNuH (uvAcha) \-
shivatattvaM shivenaiva j~nAyate paramAtmanA |
tattattvaj~nAnametasya kathaM mama bhaviShyati || 70||
j~nAtaM chechChA~NkaraM tattvaM sadyo mokSho bhaviShyati |
kathaM syAttAdR^ishaM bhAgyaM mama saMsAriNo.adhunA || 71||
yadA saMsAravichChittirbhaviShyati shivAj~nayA |
tadA j~nAtamiti j~neyaM tattvaj~nAnaM tu shA~Nkaram || 72||
adhunA tatkathaM j~neyaM shivatattvaM mayA dvijAH |
j~nAyate bhUritapasA shivatattvaM shivArchakAH || 73||
vedAshcha notsahante yattattvaj~nAnAya shUlinaH |
kathaM j~neyaM mayA tattvaM shivasya paramAtmanaH || 74||
paraM yadvedavihitaM mahAdevasya pUjanam |
kriyate bilvapatrAdyairyathAshakti mayA sadA || 75||
shivapUjAvidhAnaM cha na mayA j~nAyate dvijAH |
tathApi kriyate yAvadj~nAtaM sha~NkarapUjanam || 76||
yathAkatha~nchitkartavyaM nityaM sha~NkarapUjanam |
na j~nAto vidhirityetanna tyAjyaM sha~NkarArchanam || 77||
nityamavyabhichAreNa yaH kuryAchChivapUjanam |
sa sarvapApanirmuktaH shivarUpaM prayAsyati || 78||
bhaktishraddhAsametena bhasmaniShThena mAdaram |
pUjitaH pArvatInAtho dadAti paramAM gatim || 79||
shivali~NgArchanenaiva santuShTaH pArvatIpatiH |
purA mahyaM dadau viprA viShNutvaM karuNAnidhiH || 80||
dadI tataH paraM mahyaM vaikuNThamapi sha~NkaraH |
sudarshanAmidhaM chakraM dadau mahyaM tataH param || 81||
yasmai hR^iShTo mahAdevastasmai sa girijApatiH |
dadAti bhuktiM muktiM cha svatantraH karuNAnidhiH || 82||
sha~NkarArAdhanenaiva bahavo munipu~NgavAH |
shivasvarUpamApannAH shivaikaparadevatAH || 83||
shivanAmasudhApAnaM ye kurvanti shivArchakAH |
namastebhyo namastebhyo namastebhyo namo namaH || 84||
ye kurvanti prayatnena kevalaM shivapUjanam |
namastebhyo namastebhyo namastebhyo namo namaH || 85||
bhavatyanalpatapasA shraddhA sha~NkarapUjane |
tato.analpatapogamyaH sha~Nkaro yAjya eva me || 86||
yeShAM bAhyopachAreShu shaktirnaiva bhaviShyati |
tairmAnasopachArairvA kartavyaM shivapUjanam || 87||
anantavAjapeyAdiyAgAnAM yatphalaM dvijAH |
tato.anantaguNaM puNyaM shivapUjAvidheH phalam || 88||
mahAdAnAni yAvanti teShAM yAvatphalaM shrutam |
tato.anantaguNaM puNyaM shivapUjAvidheH phalam || 89||
tapAMsyugrANi yAvanti tAvatAM yatphalaM shrutam |
tato.anantaguNaM puNyaM shivapUjAvidheH phalam || 90||
pauNDarIkAdiyAgAnAM svargamAtraM phalaM dvijAH |
shivArchanaM tu vedoktaM chaturvargaphalapradam || 91||
dharmArthakAmamokShAstu prAptavyAH shivapUjayA |
ataH shivArchanaphalaM kena sAmyaM prayAsyati || 92||
shivArchanena nashyanti brahmahatyAdikoTayaH |
nashyatyekA brahmahatyA vAjimedhena cha dvijAH || 93||
shivasmaraNamAtreNa vinashyantyaghakoTayaH |
te na nashyanti kiM viprAH sadyaH sha~NkarapUjayA || 94||
svargApavargaphaladaM vaidikaM sha~NkarArchanam |
tanna yAgAdisadR^ishaM yataH svargApavargadA || 95||
(tanna yAgAdisadR^ishaM yataH te svargaikaphalA yataH) || 95||
shivanAmAgnimAtreNa dagdhaM chetpApakAnanam |
shivArchanena dagdhaM tannabhaviShyati kiM dvija || 96||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate viShNuproktaM shivatattvopadeshaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 24| 70\-96||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 24 . 70-96..

Notes:
Viṣṇu ##viShNu## delivers a detailed Upadeśa ##upadesha## (to Dvija-s ##dvijAH##) about Śivatattva ##shivatattva## and the merits worship of Śiva ## shiva##.##
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