Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/16

अन्यं भजन्ति ये नित्यं तस्मिंस्ते लीनतां गताः ॥ तेनैव रुद्रं ते प्राप्ताः कालेन महता बुधाः ॥ १६ ॥

sanskrit

Those who worship others get dissolved in them. That is why they attain Rudra in due course, O learned ones.

english translation

anyaM bhajanti ye nityaM tasmiMste lInatAM gatAH ॥ tenaiva rudraM te prAptAH kAlena mahatA budhAH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/17

रुद्रभक्तास्तु ये केचित्तत्क्षणं शिवतां गताः ॥ अन्यापेक्षा न वै तेषां श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी ॥ १७ ॥

sanskrit

Those who are Rudra’s devotees attain the state of Śiva in a trice. They need not depend on any one else. This is the eternal statement in the Vedas.

english translation

rudrabhaktAstu ye kecittatkSaNaM zivatAM gatAH ॥ anyApekSA na vai teSAM zrutireSA sanAtanI ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/18

अज्ञानं विविधं ह्येतद्विज्ञानं विविधं न हि ॥ तत्प्रकारमहं वक्ष्ये शृणुतादरतो द्विजाः ॥ १८॥

sanskrit

O brahmins, ignorance is of various types. Perfect knowledge is not so. I shall explain their modes. Listen respectively.

english translation

ajJAnaM vividhaM hyetadvijJAnaM vividhaM na hi ॥ tatprakAramahaM vakSye zRNutAdarato dvijAH ॥ 18॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/19

ब्रह्मादि तृणपर्यंतं यत्किंचिद्दृश्यते त्विह ॥ तत्सर्वं शिव एवास्ति मिथ्या नानात्वकल्पना ॥ १९ ॥

sanskrit

Whatever is seen here beginning with Brahmā is Śiva himself. The concept of manifoldness is unreal.

english translation

brahmAdi tRNaparyaMtaM yatkiMciddRzyate tviha ॥ tatsarvaM ziva evAsti mithyA nAnAtvakalpanA ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/20

सृष्टेः पूर्वं शिवः प्रोक्तः सृष्टेर्मध्ये शिवस्तथा॥ सृष्टेरन्ते शिवः प्रोक्तस्सर्वशून्ये तदा शिवः ॥ २०॥

sanskrit

Śiva is said to be before creation. Śiva is there in the midst of creation. Śiva is said to be at the end of creation. When everything is a void, Sadāśiva exists.

english translation

sRSTeH pUrvaM zivaH proktaH sRSTermadhye zivastathA॥ sRSTerante zivaH proktassarvazUnye tadA zivaH ॥ 20॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/16

अन्यं भजन्ति ये नित्यं तस्मिंस्ते लीनतां गताः ॥ तेनैव रुद्रं ते प्राप्ताः कालेन महता बुधाः ॥ १६ ॥

sanskrit

Those who worship others get dissolved in them. That is why they attain Rudra in due course, O learned ones.

english translation

anyaM bhajanti ye nityaM tasmiMste lInatAM gatAH ॥ tenaiva rudraM te prAptAH kAlena mahatA budhAH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/17

रुद्रभक्तास्तु ये केचित्तत्क्षणं शिवतां गताः ॥ अन्यापेक्षा न वै तेषां श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी ॥ १७ ॥

sanskrit

Those who are Rudra’s devotees attain the state of Śiva in a trice. They need not depend on any one else. This is the eternal statement in the Vedas.

english translation

rudrabhaktAstu ye kecittatkSaNaM zivatAM gatAH ॥ anyApekSA na vai teSAM zrutireSA sanAtanI ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/18

अज्ञानं विविधं ह्येतद्विज्ञानं विविधं न हि ॥ तत्प्रकारमहं वक्ष्ये शृणुतादरतो द्विजाः ॥ १८॥

sanskrit

O brahmins, ignorance is of various types. Perfect knowledge is not so. I shall explain their modes. Listen respectively.

english translation

ajJAnaM vividhaM hyetadvijJAnaM vividhaM na hi ॥ tatprakAramahaM vakSye zRNutAdarato dvijAH ॥ 18॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/19

ब्रह्मादि तृणपर्यंतं यत्किंचिद्दृश्यते त्विह ॥ तत्सर्वं शिव एवास्ति मिथ्या नानात्वकल्पना ॥ १९ ॥

sanskrit

Whatever is seen here beginning with Brahmā is Śiva himself. The concept of manifoldness is unreal.

english translation

brahmAdi tRNaparyaMtaM yatkiMciddRzyate tviha ॥ tatsarvaM ziva evAsti mithyA nAnAtvakalpanA ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/42/20

सृष्टेः पूर्वं शिवः प्रोक्तः सृष्टेर्मध्ये शिवस्तथा॥ सृष्टेरन्ते शिवः प्रोक्तस्सर्वशून्ये तदा शिवः ॥ २०॥

sanskrit

Śiva is said to be before creation. Śiva is there in the midst of creation. Śiva is said to be at the end of creation. When everything is a void, Sadāśiva exists.

english translation

sRSTeH pUrvaM zivaH proktaH sRSTermadhye zivastathA॥ sRSTerante zivaH proktassarvazUnye tadA zivaH ॥ 20॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript