Shiva Purana
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पापमूलानि दुःखानि विविधान्यपि तान्यतः ॥ शिवार्चनैकनश्यानि नान्य नश्यानि सर्वथा ॥ ४६ ॥
The different kinds of miseries arising from sins shall be destroyed only through the worship of Śiva, and not through other means.
english translation
pApamUlAni duHkhAni vividhAnyapi tAnyataH ॥ zivArcanaikanazyAni nAnya nazyAni sarvathA ॥ 46 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस वैदिकस्य पुण्यात्मा स धन्यस्स बुधो मुने ॥ यस्सदा कायवाक्चित्तैश्शरणं याति शंकरम् ॥ ४७ ॥
He who always seeks refuge in Śiva, O sage, is the real follower of the Vedas, a meritorious soul and a blessed scholar. He must resort to Him by means of his body, speech and mind for ever.
english translation
sa vaidikasya puNyAtmA sa dhanyassa budho mune ॥ yassadA kAyavAkcittaizzaraNaM yAti zaMkaram ॥ 47 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभवंति विविधा धर्मा येषां सद्यःफलोन्मुखाः ॥ तेषां भवति विश्वासस्त्रिपुरांतकपूजने ॥ ४८ ॥
The different sacred rites of those who have full faith in the worship of Śiva, the destroyer of Tripura become fruitful instantaneously.
english translation
bhavaMti vividhA dharmA yeSAM sadyaHphalonmukhAH ॥ teSAM bhavati vizvAsastripurAMtakapUjane ॥ 48 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपातकानि विनश्यंति यावंति शिवपूजया ॥ भुवि तावंति पापानि न संत्येव महामुने ॥४९॥
O great sage, there are not so many sins in the world as the worship of Śiva is capable of destroying.
english translation
pAtakAni vinazyaMti yAvaMti zivapUjayA ॥ bhuvi tAvaMti pApAni na saMtyeva mahAmune ॥49॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां राशयोप्यमिता मुने ॥ शिवस्मृत्या विनश्यंति सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम् ॥2-1-4-५०॥
Innumerable heaps of sins like that of the slaughter of a brahmin perish by remembering Śiva. Truth, I am telling you the truth.
english translation
brahmahatyAdipApAnAM rAzayopyamitA mune ॥ zivasmRtyA vinazyaMti satyaMsatyaM vadAmyaham ॥2-1-4-50॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript