Shiva Purana
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व्यास उवाच ॥ श्रूयतां वचनं मेद्य पांडवा धर्मबुद्धयः ॥ सत्यमुक्तं तु कृष्णेन मया संसेव्यते शिवः ॥ ५१ ॥
Vyāsa said:— O Pāṇḍavas, of virtuous mind, listen to my words. It has been truly stated by Kṛṣṇa. Śiva is being served by me too.
english translation
vyAsa uvAca ॥ zrUyatAM vacanaM medya pAMDavA dharmabuddhayaH ॥ satyamuktaM tu kRSNena mayA saMsevyate zivaH ॥ 51 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभवद्भिः सेव्यतां प्रीत्या सुखं स्यादतुलं सदा ॥ सर्वदुःखं भवत्येव शिवाऽसेवात एव हि ॥ ५२ ॥
Let him be served by you with pleasure. Unequalled happiness shall always follow. It is only by not serving Śiva that miseries crop up.
english translation
bhavadbhiH sevyatAM prItyA sukhaM syAdatulaM sadA ॥ sarvaduHkhaM bhavatyeva zivA'sevAta eva hi ॥ 52 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript॥ नंदीश्वर उवाच ॥ अथ पंचसु तेष्वेव विचार्य्य शिवपूजने ॥ अर्जुनं योग्यमुच्चार्य व्यासो मुनिवरस्तथा ॥ ५३ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— Then, considering the five of them, he worshiped Lord Shiva. Vyasa the great sage also addressed Arjuna with appropriate words
english translation
॥ naMdIzvara uvAca ॥ atha paMcasu teSveva vicAryya zivapUjane ॥ arjunaM yogyamuccArya vyAso munivarastathA ॥ 53 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतपःस्थानं विचार्य्यैवं ततस्स मुनिसत्तमः ॥ पाण्डवान्धर्मसन्निष्ठान्पुनरेवाब्रवीदिदम् ॥ ५४ ॥
Then the foremost of the sages considered the place of his austerities He again addressed the Pandavas who were devoted to righteousness.
english translation
tapaHsthAnaM vicAryyaivaM tatassa munisattamaH ॥ pANDavAndharmasanniSThAnpunarevAbravIdidam ॥ 54 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript॥ व्यास उवाच ॥ श्रूयताम्पाण्डवास्सर्वे कथयामि हितं सदा ॥ शिवं सर्वं परं दृष्ट्वा परं ब्रह्म सताङ्गतिम् ॥ ५५॥
Vyāsa said:— O Pandavas listen to me I am always telling you what is good for you Seeing the Supreme Lord Shiva as the all-pervading Supreme Brahman and the associate of the devotees.
english translation
॥ vyAsa uvAca ॥ zrUyatAmpANDavAssarve kathayAmi hitaM sadA ॥ zivaM sarvaM paraM dRSTvA paraM brahma satAGgatim ॥ 55॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript