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 Sanscript

तदुक्तेनैव 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 Sanscript

तमाश्रित्यैव 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 Sanscript

यदिदं 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 Sanscript

विद्येश्वरं 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