Shiva Purana
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ग्रंथो लक्षप्रमाणं तद्व्यस्तं द्वादशसंहितम् ॥ निर्मितं तच्छिवेनैव तत्र धर्मः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ ४६ ॥
It contains a hundred thousand verses. It is divided into twelve Saṃhitās. It is created by Śiva. All sacred rites are mentioned therein.
english translation
graMtho lakSapramANaM tadvyastaM dvAdazasaMhitam ॥ nirmitaM tacchivenaiva tatra dharmaH pratiSThitaH ॥ 46 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतदुक्तेनैव धर्मेण शैवास्त्रैवर्णिका नराः ॥ तस्माद्विमुकुतिमन्विच्छञ्च्छिवमेव समाश्रयेत् ॥ ४७ ॥
Men are classified under three castes in accordance with their duties. Hence he who wishes for liberation shall resort to Śiva alone.
english translation
taduktenaiva dharmeNa zaivAstraivarNikA narAH ॥ tasmAdvimukutimanvicchaJcchivameva samAzrayet ॥ 47 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतमाश्रित्यैव देवानामपि मुक्तिर्न चान्यथा ॥ ४८ ॥
Even the gods can attain liberation by resorting to him alone and not otherwise.
english translation
tamAzrityaiva devAnAmapi muktirna cAnyathA ॥ 48 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयदिदं शैवमाख्यातं पुराणं वेदसंमितम् ॥ तस्य भेदान्समासेन ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत ॥ ४९ ॥
What I mentioned as the Śivapurāṇa on a par with the Vedas, know its creations as I briefly explain.
english translation
yadidaM zaivamAkhyAtaM purANaM vedasaMmitam ॥ tasya bhedAnsamAsena bruvato me nibodhata ॥ 49 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptविद्येश्वरं तथा रौद्रं वैनायकमनुत्तमम् ॥ औमं मातृपुराणं च रुद्रैकादशकं तथा ॥ ५० ॥
Vidyesvara and Raudra are the excellent Vainayakas. Auma and the Matra Purana and the eleventh Rudra.
english translation
vidyezvaraM tathA raudraM vainAyakamanuttamam ॥ aumaM mAtRpurANaM ca rudraikAdazakaM tathA ॥ 50 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript