% Text title            : Vipraih Proktam Kashiyatropadesham
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\engtitle{.. Vipraih Proktam Kashiyatropadesham ..}##
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(shivarahasyAntargate ugrAkhye)
viprA UchuH
yAtrAdiratachittAnAM svasvadharmaratAtmanAm |
kAshIvAso muktiheturnAnyeShAM pR^ithivIpate || 272||
uddhUlanavipuNDrAbhyAM tathA rudrAkShadhAraNAt |
vishveshvarAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 273||
(tripuNDradhAraNe bhasmoddhUlane shivapUjane .)
(rudrAkShadhAraNe chApi shraddhA kAryA tvayA nR^ipa ||) 273||
j~nAnavApIjalasnAnAt j~nAneshAbhyarchanAdapi |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 274||
(j~nAnavApIjalasnAne j~nAneshAbhyarchane tathA |
vishveshAbhyarchane chApi kuru shraddhAM mahIpate ||) 274||
DhuNDhIshapUjanAttadvaddaNDapANeshcha pUjanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 275||
(DhuNDhIshapUjane tadvaddaNDapANeshcha pUjane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha kuru shraddhAM mahIpate ||) 275||
anantabhairavasyApi kumArasyApi pUjanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 276||
(anantabhairavasyApi kumArasyApi pUjane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 276||
avimuktIshvarArchAtastathA nandIshapUjanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 277||
(avimuktIshvarArchAyAM tathA nandIshapUjane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 277||
rudrAdhyAyajapAttadvatpa~nchAkSharajapAttathA |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 278||
(rudrAdhyAyajape tadvatpa~nchAkSharajape tathA |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 278||
bhR^i~NgIshadarshanAttadvattArakeshasya pUjanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 279||
(bhR^i~NgIshadarshane tadvattArakeshasya pUjane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 279||
bhavAnIdarshanAttadvachChivAsha~NkarapUjanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 280||
(bhavAnIdarshane tadvachChivAsha~NkarapUjane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 280||
vIrakuNDajalasnAnAt shrIvishveshvaradarshanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 281||
(vIrakuNDajalasnAne shrIvishveshvaradarshane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 281||
AmardakeshvarArchAtaH pApabhakSheshapUjanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 282||
(AmardakeshvarArchAyAM pApabhakSheshapUjane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 282||
kAlakuNDajalasnAnAtkAlabhairavadarshanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 283||
(kAlakuNDajalasnAne kAlabhairavadarshane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 283||
navagraheshapUjAtaH kAleshAbhyarchanAdapi |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 284||
(navagraheshapUjAyAM kAleshAbhyarchane tathA |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 284||
kR^ittivAseshvarArchAtaH shrIvishveshvaradarshanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 285||
(kR^ittivAseshvarArchAyAM shrIvishveshvaradarshane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 285||
shivaga~NgAjalasnAnAdAgnIdhreshvaradarshanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 286||
(shivaga~NgAjalasnAne.apyAgnIdhreshvaradarshane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 286||
o~NkArakuNDasnAnAchcha shrImando~NkAradarshanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 287||
(o~NkArakuNDasnAne cha shrImado~Nkaradarshane |
vishveshvarabhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 287||
pilippilajalasnAnAt trilochanasamarchanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 288||
(pilippilajalasnAne trilochanasamarchane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 288||
someshatIrthasnAnAchcha tathA someshadarshanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 289||
(someshatIrthasnAne cha tathA someshadarshane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 289||
kedArakuNDasnAnAchcha tathA kedAradarshanAt |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 290||
(kedArakuNDasnAne cha tathA kedAradarshane |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 291||
shivabhaktapraNAmAchcha shivabhaktArchanAdapi |
vishveshAbhyarchanAchcha mA mA pramada bhUpate || 292||
(shivabhaktapraNAme cha shivabhaktArchane tathA |
vishveshvarAbhyarchane cha shraddhAM kuru mahIpate ||) 292||
sarvadA shivanAmAni japa kAshyAM prayatnataH |
pUjayasva mahAdevaM satataM bilvapallavaiH || 292||
bhasmamu(no)ddhUlanaM kR^itvA tripuNDraM cha tataH param |
rudrAkShadhAraNaM kR^itvA japa mantraM shivAtmakam || 293||
nityayAtrAH pakShayAtrA mAsayAtrAshcha bhUrishaH |
tathaiva vArayAtrAshcha kartavyAstatra sAdaram || 294||
pUjanIyAH prayatnena shaivAH kAshInivAsinaH |
nityaM shivakathAH shrAvyAH shrotavyAstatra sAdaram || 295||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate rAjAprati vipraiH proktaM kAshIyAtropadeshaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 29 shivagaurIsaMvAde kAshIprabhAvakathanam | 272\-295||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 29 shivagaurIsaMvAde kAshIprabhAvakathanam . 272-295..

Notes:
Vipraḥ ##viprAH## deliver Upadeśa ##upadesha## (to Rājā ##rAjA##) about the procedures to be followed during Kāśī Yātrā ##kAshI yAtrA##.
They emphasize about worshipping Viśveśa/Viśveśvara ##vishvesha/vishveshvara## and mention about sequentially visiting and worshiping at the key spots in Kaśī ##kAshI## viz.
Worshiping Jñāneśa ##j~nAnesha## after taking bath at Jñānavāpī ##j~nAnavApI##; worshiping Ḍhuṇḍhīśa ##DhuNDhIsha##, Daṇḍapāṇi ##daNDapANi##, Anantabhairava ##anantabhairava##, Kumāra ##kumAra##, Avimukteśvara ##avimukteshvara##, Nandīśa ##nandIsha##; performing Rudrādhyāya japa ##rudrAdhyAya japa## and Pañcākṣara japa ##pa~nchAkShara japa##; worshiping Bhṛṅgīśa ##bhR^i~NgIsha##, Tārakeśa ##tArakesha##, Bhavānī ##bhavAnI##, Śiva Śaṅkara ##shiva sha~Nkara##; worshiping Viśveśvara ##vishveshvara## after taking bath at Vīrakuṇḍa ##vIrakuNDa##; worshiping Āmardakeśvara ##Amardakeshvara##, Pāpabhakṣeśa ##pApabhakShesha##; worshiping Kālabhairava ##kAlabhairava## after taking bath at Kālakuṇḍa ##kAlakuNDa##; worshiping Navagraha ##navagraha##, Kāleśa ##kAlesha##, Kṛttivāseśvara ##kR^ittivAseshvara##, Viśveśvara ##vishveshvara##; worshiping Agnidhreśvara ##agnidhreshvara## after taking bath at Śivagaṅgā ##shivaga~NgA##; worshiping Śrīmadoṅkāra ##shrImado~NkAra## after taking bath at Oṅkārakuṇḍa; ##o~NkArakuNDa##; worshiping Trilocana ##trilochana## after taking bath at Pilippilla ##pilippilla##; worshiping Someśa ##somesha## after taking bath at Someśatīrtha ##someshatIrtha##; worshiping Kedāra ##kedAra## after taking bath at Kedārakuṇḍa ##kedArakuNDa##.
Kaśī ##kAshI## harbors several ŚivaTīrthaKṣetra ##shivatIrthakShetra## that are outlined in ŚivaRahasyam saptāṃśaḥ ##shivarahasyaM saptAMshaH##.##
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