Shiva Purana

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॥ सुब्रह्मण्य उवाच ॥ इदमेव मुने गुह्यं भृगवे शिवयोगिने ॥ उक्तं भगवता साक्षात्सर्वज्ञेन पिनाकिना ॥ ६ ॥

It is this secret, O sage, that was explained to Bhṛgu, the devotee of Śiva by the omniscient Pināka-bearing lord himself.

english translation

॥ subrahmaNya uvAca ॥ idameva mune guhyaM bhRgave zivayogine ॥ uktaM bhagavatA sAkSAtsarvajJena pinAkinA ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वक्ष्ये तदद्य ते ब्रह्मन्न देयं यस्य कस्यचित् ॥ देयं शिष्याय शान्ताय शिवभक्तियुताय वै ॥ ७ ॥

O Brahmin, I shall explain it to you. It shall not be given to any or every one indiscriminately. It shall be given to a calm disciple equipped with devotion to Śiva.

english translation

vakSye tadadya te brahmanna deyaM yasya kasyacit ॥ deyaM ziSyAya zAntAya zivabhaktiyutAya vai ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

समाधिस्थो यतिः कश्चिच्छिवभावेन देहभुक् ॥ अस्ति चेत्स महाधीरः परिपूर्णश्शिवो भवेत् ॥ ८ ॥

If there is any ascetic who has quit his body while in trance with his devotion for Śiva he becomes Śiva himself.

english translation

samAdhistho yatiH kazcicchivabhAvena dehabhuk ॥ asti cetsa mahAdhIraH paripUrNazzivo bhavet ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अधैर्य्यचित्तो यः कश्चित्समाधिं न च विंदति ॥ तदुपायम्प्रवक्ष्यामि सावधानतया शृणु ॥ ९ ॥

If there is such a person devoid of concentration who docs not attain Samādhi, I shall mention the means of remedy for him. Listen attentively.

english translation

adhairyyacitto yaH kazcitsamAdhiM na ca viMdati ॥ tadupAyampravakSyAmi sAvadhAnatayA zRNu ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

त्रिपदार्थपरिज्ञानं वेदान्तागमवाक्यजम् ॥ श्रुत्वा गुरोर्मुखाद्योगमभ्यसेत्स यमादिकम् ॥ १०॥

On hearing from his preceptor the lore of Vedānta and Āgamas along with the explanation he shall practise Yoga by means of Yama, Niyama etc.

english translation

tripadArthaparijJAnaM vedAntAgamavAkyajam ॥ zrutvA gurormukhAdyogamabhyasetsa yamAdikam ॥ 10॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript