Shiva Purana

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ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ सूत सर्वं विजानासि वस्तु व्यास प्रसादतः ॥ ज्योतिषां च कथां श्रुत्वा तृप्तिर्नैव प्रजायते ॥ १॥

The sages said:— O Sūta, you know everything by Vyāsa’s favour. We are never satiated by hearing about the Jyotirliṅgas.

english translation

RSaya UcuH ॥ sUta sarvaM vijAnAsi vastu vyAsa prasAdataH ॥ jyotiSAM ca kathAM zrutvA tRptirnaiva prajAyate ॥ 1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्मात्त्वं हि विशेषेण कृपां कृत्वातुलां प्रभो ॥ ज्योतिर्लिंगं तृतीयं च कथय त्वं हि नोऽधुना ॥ २ ॥

Hence O holy lord, be kind to us and narrate the third Jyotirliṅga to us now.

english translation

tasmAttvaM hi vizeSeNa kRpAM kRtvAtulAM prabho ॥ jyotirliMgaM tRtIyaM ca kathaya tvaM hi no'dhunA ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सूत उवाच ॥ ॥ धन्योऽहं कृतकृत्योऽहं श्रीमतां भवतां यदि ॥ गतश्च संगमं विप्रा धन्या वै साधुसंगतिः ॥ ३ ॥

Sūta said:— O brahmins, if I remain in the company of you all, the glorious ones, I am blessed and contented. Blessed indeed is the association of saintly men.

english translation

sUta uvAca ॥ ॥ dhanyo'haM kRtakRtyo'haM zrImatAM bhavatAM yadi ॥ gatazca saMgamaM viprA dhanyA vai sAdhusaMgatiH ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अतो मत्वा स्वभाग्यं हि कथयिष्यामि पावनीम् ॥ पापप्रणाशिनीं दिव्यां कथां च शृणुतादरात् ॥ ४॥

Hence, considering it my good fortune, I shall narrate the sanctifying sin-destroying divine story. Please listen to this story respectfully.

english translation

ato matvA svabhAgyaM hi kathayiSyAmi pAvanIm ॥ pApapraNAzinIM divyAM kathAM ca zRNutAdarAt ॥ 4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अवंती नगरी रम्या मुक्तिदा सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ शिवप्रिया महापुण्या वर्तते लोकपावनी ॥ ५ ॥

There is a beautiful city Avanti yielding liberation to all souls. It is a favourite of Śiva, highly meritorious and sanctifying.

english translation

avaMtI nagarI ramyA muktidA sarvadehinAm ॥ zivapriyA mahApuNyA vartate lokapAvanI ॥ 5 ॥

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