Shiva Purana
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सूत उवाच ॥ साधु पृष्टं भवद्भिश्च तद्रहस्यं मुनीश्वराः ॥ तदहं कथयाम्यद्य यथाबुद्धि यथाश्रुतम् ॥ ६ ॥
Sūta said: O lordly sages, your enquiry covers a very great secret topic. I shall explain it as far as my own intellect can penetrate it and in accordance with what I have heard.
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ sAdhu pRSTaM bhavadbhizca tadrahasyaM munIzvarAH ॥ tadahaM kathayAmyadya yathAbuddhi yathAzrutam ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभवद्भिः पृच्छयते तद्वत्तथा व्यासेन वै पुरा॥ पृष्टं सनत्कुमाराय तच्छ्रुतं ह्युपमन्युना ॥७॥
It is being asked by you as it was asked before by Vyasa. It was asked by Sanatkumara, and the answer was heard by Upamanyu.
english translation
bhavadbhiH pRcchayate tadvattathA vyAsena vai purA॥ pRSTaM sanatkumArAya tacchrutaM hyupamanyunA ॥7॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततो व्यासेन वै श्रुत्वा शिवपूजादिकं च यत् ॥ मह्यं च पाठितं तेन लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ ८ ॥
Then, having heard from Vyasa about the worship of Shiva and other related practices, it was also taught to me with the intent of benefiting all beings.
english translation
tato vyAsena vai zrutvA zivapUjAdikaM ca yat ॥ mahyaM ca pAThitaM tena lokAnAM hitakAmyayA ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतच्छ्रुतं चैव कृष्णेन ह्युपमन्योर्महात्मनः ॥ तदहं कथयिष्यामि यथा ब्रह्मावदत्पुरा॥९॥
It was directly heard from Upamanyu, the noble soul, by Kṛṣṇa (i.e. Kṛṣṇadvaipāyaṇa or Vyāsa). That I shall tell you in the some way as Brahmā had said before.
english translation
tacchrutaM caiva kRSNena hyupamanyormahAtmanaH ॥ tadahaM kathayiSyAmi yathA brahmAvadatpurA॥9॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्मोवाच ॥ शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि संक्षेपाल्लिंगपूजनम् ॥ वक्तुं वर्षशतेनापि न शक्यं विस्तरान्मुने ॥2-1-11-१०॥
Brahmā said: O sage Nārada I shall explain briefly the worship of the liṅga (the phallic image). It is impossible to explain it in detail even in a hundred years.
english translation
brahmovAca ॥ zRNu nArada vakSyAmi saMkSepAlliMgapUjanam ॥ vaktuM varSazatenApi na zakyaM vistarAnmune ॥2-1-11-10॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript