Shiva Purana
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अलब्धलाभ एवैष कोटिकोटिगुणाधिकः ॥ तस्मान्मे मुखतो लब्धं वर्णधर्मं समाचरेत् ॥ २६ ॥
This is millions of times more than the unrealized gain. Therefore one should practice the religious duties of the varṇas as received from My mouth.
english translation
alabdhalAbha evaiSa koTikoTiguNAdhikaH ॥ tasmAnme mukhato labdhaM varNadharmaM samAcaret ॥ 26 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptममावतारा हि शुभे योगाचार्यच्छलेन तु ॥ सर्वांतरेषु सन्त्यार्ये संततिश्च सहस्रशः ॥ २७ ॥
O noble lady, these are my incarnations as Yogācārya in all the Manvantaras and thousands of generations.
english translation
mamAvatArA hi zubhe yogAcAryacchalena tu ॥ sarvAMtareSu santyArye saMtatizca sahasrazaH ॥ 27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअयुक्तानामबुद्धीनामभक्तानां सुरेश्वरि ॥ दुर्लभं संततिज्ञानं ततो यत्नात्समाश्रयेत् ॥ २८ ॥
O goddess, the knowledge of generations is inaccessible to those who are not my devotees, who are devoid of intellect and who do not practise Yoga. Hence one shall assiduously resort to these.
english translation
ayuktAnAmabuddhInAmabhaktAnAM surezvari ॥ durlabhaM saMtatijJAnaM tato yatnAtsamAzrayet ॥ 28 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसा हानिस्तन्महच्छिद्रं स मोहस्सांधमूकता ॥ यदन्यत्र श्रमं कुर्यान्मोक्षमार्गबहिष्कृतः ॥ २९ ॥
That is a great loss, a great blemish, a delusion, blindness and muteness, if excluded from the path of salvation one shall exert oneself elsewhere.
english translation
sA hAnistanmahacchidraM sa mohassAMdhamUkatA ॥ yadanyatra zramaM kuryAnmokSamArgabahiSkRtaH ॥ 29 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptज्ञानं क्रिया च चर्या च योगश्चेति सुरेश्वरि ॥ चतुष्पादः समाख्यातो मम धर्मस्सनातनः ॥ ३० ॥
O goddess, my eternal Dharma is fourfold: Jñāna, Kriyā, Caryā and Yoga.
english translation
jJAnaM kriyA ca caryA ca yogazceti surezvari ॥ catuSpAdaH samAkhyAto mama dharmassanAtanaH ॥ 30 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript