Shiva Purana

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यच्छंति पितरः पुष्टिं प्रजाश्च विपुलास्तथा ॥ स्वर्गमारोग्यवृद्धिं च यदन्यदपि चेप्सितम् ॥ ६ ॥

The forefathers provide nourishment and the abundant subjects Heaven, health and prosperity and whatever else you desire.

english translation

yacchaMti pitaraH puSTiM prajAzca vipulAstathA ॥ svargamArogyavRddhiM ca yadanyadapi cepsitam ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

देवकार्यादपि मुने पितृकार्य्यं विशिष्यते ॥ पितृभक्तोऽसि विप्रर्षे तेन त्वमजरामरः ॥ ७ ॥

O sage, the rites of Pitṛs are better than the rites of the gods. O brahmin sage, since you are a devotee of the Pitṛs you shall be free from old age and death.

english translation

devakAryAdapi mune pitRkAryyaM viziSyate ॥ pitRbhakto'si viprarSe tena tvamajarAmaraH ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न योगेन गतिस्सा तु पितृभक्तस्य या मुने ॥ पितृभक्तिर्विशेषेण तस्मात्कार्या महामुने ॥ ८ ॥

O sage, the goal attained by devotion to the Pitṛs is not attained by the practices of Yoga. O great sage, so devotion to the Pitṛs shall be pursued with care.

english translation

na yogena gatissA tu pitRbhaktasya yA mune ॥ pitRbhaktirvizeSeNa tasmAtkAryA mahAmune ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ॥ एवमुक्त्वाऽऽशु देवेशो देवानामपि दुर्लभम्॥ चक्षुर्दत्त्वा सविज्ञानं जगाम यौगिकीं गतिम् ॥ ९ ॥

Mārkaṇḍeya said:— After saying thus and immediately bestowing the vision of perfect knowledge the lord of the gods disappeared.

english translation

mArkaNDeya uvAca ॥ evamuktvA''zu devezo devAnAmapi durlabham॥ cakSurdattvA savijJAnaM jagAma yaugikIM gatim ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शृणु भीष्म पुरा भूयो भारद्वाजात्मजा द्विजाः ॥ योगधर्ममनुप्राप्य भ्रष्टा दुश्चरितेन वै ॥ १० ॥

O Bhīṣma, listen again. Formerly, even after learning the code of Yoga, the brahmin sons of Bhāradvāja were degraded due to their evil course.

english translation

zRNu bhISma purA bhUyo bhAradvAjAtmajA dvijAH ॥ yogadharmamanuprApya bhraSTA duzcaritena vai ॥ 10 ॥

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