Shiva Purana

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तत्प्राप्तिश्च भवेदत्र शिवज्ञानोदयाद्ध्रुवम् ॥ भजनाद्वा शिवस्यैव सूक्ष्ममत्या सतां द्विजाः॥ १६॥

O brahmins, good people attain it when knowledge of Śiva rises up or when they worship him with deep devotion.

english translation

tatprAptizca bhavedatra zivajJAnodayAddhruvam ॥ bhajanAdvA zivasyaiva sUkSmamatyA satAM dvijAH॥ 16॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ज्ञानं तु दुष्करं लोके भजनं सुकरं मतम् ॥ तस्माच्छिवं च भजत मुक्त्यर्थमपि सत्तमाः ॥ १७ ॥

The knowledge is difficult to attain but worship can easily be performed. Hence, O excellent sages, worship Śiva for the attainment of salvation too.

english translation

jJAnaM tu duSkaraM loke bhajanaM sukaraM matam ॥ tasmAcchivaM ca bhajata muktyarthamapi sattamAH ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिवो हि भजनाधीनो ज्ञानात्मा मोक्षदः परः ॥ भक्त्यैव बहवः सिद्धा मुक्तिं प्रापुः परां मुदा ॥ १८॥

Śiva is subservient to worship. He is knowledge-souled and the greatest bestower of salvation. Many Siddhas have joyously attained the great salvation through devotion alone.

english translation

zivo hi bhajanAdhIno jJAnAtmA mokSadaH paraH ॥ bhaktyaiva bahavaH siddhA muktiM prApuH parAM mudA ॥ 18॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ज्ञानमाता शंभुभक्तिर्मुक्तिभुक्तिप्रदा सदा ॥ सुलभा यत्प्रसादाद्धि सत्प्रेमांकुर लक्षणा ॥ १९ ॥

Devotion to Śiva, characterised by sprouting pure love, is the mother of perfect knowledge. It is easy of access by means of his benevolence. It yields worldly pleasures and salvation too.

english translation

jJAnamAtA zaMbhubhaktirmuktibhuktipradA sadA ॥ sulabhA yatprasAdAddhi satpremAMkura lakSaNA ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सा भक्तिर्विविधा ज्ञेया सगुणा निर्गुणा द्विजाः ॥ वैधी स्वाभाविकी याया वरा सासा स्मृता परा ॥ २० ॥

O brāhmaṇas that devotion should be understood to be of various kinds, with and without the modes of nature. Vaidhī is considered to be the best of all natural women.

english translation

sA bhaktirvividhA jJeyA saguNA nirguNA dvijAH ॥ vaidhI svAbhAvikI yAyA varA sAsA smRtA parA ॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript