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Shiva Purana

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त्रिलोकीस्थापनात्पुण्यं यद्भवेन्मुनिपुंगव ॥ तत्कोटिगुणितं पुण्यं श्रीदेवीस्थापनाद्भवेत् ॥ २६॥

O leading sage, by installing the goddess the merit derived is a crore times more than that derived by establishing the three worlds.

english translation

मध्ये देवीं स्थापयित्वा पञ्चायतनदेवताः ॥ चतुर्द्दिक्षु स्थापयेद्यस्तस्य पुण्यं न गण्यते ॥ २७॥

The merit cannot be calculated of the man who installs the Pañcāyatana deities with Ambikā in the centre and the other four in the four quarters.

english translation

विष्णोर्नाम्नां कोटिजपाद्ग्रहणेचन्द्रसूर्ययोः ॥ यत्फलं लभ्यते तस्माच्छतकोटिगुणोत्तरम् ॥ २८॥

By chanting the names of Vishnu in crores of times the eclipse of the moon and the sun The fruit obtained is a hundred crore times greater than that obtained.

english translation

शिवनाम्नो जपादेव तस्मात्कोटि गुणोत्तरम् ॥ श्रीदेवीनामजापात्तु ततः कोटिगुणोत्तरम् ॥ २९॥

By chanting the name of Lord Shiva it is a million times better than that. By chanting the names of Śrīdevī, one is more than a million times better than that.

english translation

देव्याः प्रासादकरणात्पुण्यन्तु समवाप्यते ॥ स्थापिता येन सा देवी जगन्माता त्रयीमयी ॥ ३०॥

By building a palace for the goddess one attains merit He established that goddess who is the mother of the universe and embodies the three Vedas.

english translation