Shiva Purana

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तत्ते वदामि दयया वामदेव महामुने॥ महद्गुह्यं च परमं सुत त्वं शृणु सांप्रतम् ॥ १६ ॥

O sage, I shall sympathetically explain the same to you. O son, it is the greatest secret. Please listen to it now.

english translation

tatte vadAmi dayayA vAmadeva mahAmune॥ mahadguhyaM ca paramaM suta tvaM zRNu sAMpratam ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कर्मास्ति तत्त्वादारभ्य शास्त्रवादस्सुविस्तरः ॥ यथाविवेकं श्रोतव्यो ज्ञानिना ज्ञानदो मुने॥ १७ ॥

The arguments in the philosophical text books are extensive beginning with those on Karmans and the principle of existence. But O sage, those arguments shall be listened to with discrimination by a wise person. Then it may yield wisdom.

english translation

karmAsti tattvAdArabhya zAstravAdassuvistaraH ॥ yathAvivekaM zrotavyo jJAninA jJAnado mune॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

त्वयोपदिष्टा ये शिष्यास्तत्र को वा भवत्समः ॥ कपिलादिषु शास्त्रेषु भ्रमंत्यद्यापि तेऽधमाः ॥ १८ ॥

You have taught many disciples. But among them who is like you? Those base persons are rotting in delusion even now, wrangling in the philosophical texts propounded by Kapila and others.

english translation

tvayopadiSTA ye ziSyAstatra ko vA bhavatsamaH ॥ kapilAdiSu zAstreSu bhramaMtyadyApi te'dhamAH ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ते शप्ता मुनिभिः षड्भिश्शिवनिन्दा पराः पुरा॥ न श्रोतव्या हि तद्वार्त्ता तेऽन्यथावादिनो यतः॥ १९ ॥

They indulged in insulting Śiva and hence were cursed by the seven sages. Their views should not be heard because they explain false notions.

english translation

te zaptA munibhiH SaDbhizzivanindA parAH purA॥ na zrotavyA hi tadvArttA te'nyathAvAdino yataH॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अनुमानप्रयोगस्याप्यवकाशो न विद्यते॥ पंचावयवयुक्तस्य स तु धूमस्य दर्शनात् ॥ २० ॥

There is no room for the use of inference. That is because of the sight of smoke composed of five components.

english translation

anumAnaprayogasyApyavakAzo na vidyate॥ paMcAvayavayuktasya sa tu dhUmasya darzanAt ॥ 20 ॥

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