Shiva Purana

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नत्वा स्तुत्वा च विविधं कार्तिकेयं शिवात्मजम् ॥ पुनः पप्रच्छ तत्त्वं हि विनयेन महामुनिः ॥ ६ ॥

After bowing to Kārttikeya, son of Śiva and eulogising him in various ways the great sage asked him again regarding the principles, with great humility.

english translation

natvA stutvA ca vividhaM kArtikeyaM zivAtmajam ॥ punaH papraccha tattvaM hi vinayena mahAmuniH ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वामदेव उवाच ॥ भगवन्सर्वतत्त्वज्ञ षण्मुखामृतवारिधे ॥ गुरुत्वं कथमेतेषां यतीनाम्भावितात्मनाम् ॥ ७ ॥

Vāmadeva said:— O lord Kārttikeya, O ocean of nectar, O knower of all principles, how can the ascetics of purified souls attain the position of a preceptor?

english translation

vAmadeva uvAca ॥ bhagavansarvatattvajJa SaNmukhAmRtavAridhe ॥ gurutvaM kathameteSAM yatInAmbhAvitAtmanAm ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जीवानां भोगमोक्षादिसिद्धिस्सिध्यति यद्वशात् ॥ पारम्पर्य्यं विना नैषा मुपदेशाधिकारिता ॥ ८ ॥

They cannot have the authority to instruct without a tradition following which the individual souls attain worldly pleasures and salvation.

english translation

jIvAnAM bhogamokSAdisiddhissidhyati yadvazAt ॥ pAramparyyaM vinA naiSA mupadezAdhikAritA ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एवं च क्षौरकर्मांगं स्नानञ्च कथमीदृशम् ॥ इति विज्ञापय स्वामिन्संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि ॥ ९ ॥

Similarly how is the ceremonial ablution an ancillary to the rite of shaving? O lord, herein I intimate to you this doubt of mine. It behoves you to clear it.

english translation

evaM ca kSaurakarmAMgaM snAnaJca kathamIdRzam ॥ iti vijJApaya svAminsaMzayaM chettumarhasi ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति श्रुत्वा कार्तिकेयो वामदेववचः स्मरन्॥ शिवं शिवां च मनसा व्याचष्टुमुपचक्रमे ॥ १०॥

Subrahmaṇya said:— On hearing the words of Vāmadeva Kārttikeya began to explain after thinking upon Śiva and Śivā.

english translation

iti zrutvA kArtikeyo vAmadevavacaH smaran॥ zivaM zivAM ca manasA vyAcaSTumupacakrame ॥ 10॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript