Shiva Purana
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तस्माच्छुभतरं चैतत्कर्तव्यं हितमीप्सुभिः ॥ शिवरात्रिव्रतन्दिव्यं भुक्ति मुक्तिप्रदं सदा ॥ १०१ ॥
Hence this auspicious Vrata shall be performed by those who wish for beneficence. Śīvarātri Vrata is divine and it always yields worldly pleasures and salvation.
english translation
tasmAcchubhataraM caitatkartavyaM hitamIpsubhiH ॥ zivarAtrivratandivyaM bhukti muktipradaM sadA ॥ 101 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं शिवरात्रिव्रतं शुभम् ॥ व्रतराजेति विख्यातं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १०२ ॥
Thus I have narrated the auspicious Śivatātri Vrata entirely. It is famous as the chief of sacred rites. What else do you wish to hear?
english translation
etatsarvaM samAkhyAtaM zivarAtrivrataM zubham ॥ vratarAjeti vikhyAtaM kimanyacchrotumicchasi ॥ 102 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript