Shiva Purana

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भक्त्या पञ्चाक्षरेणैव यः शिवं सकृदर्चयेत् ॥ सोपि गच्छेच्छिवस्थानं शिवमन्त्रस्य गौरवात् ॥ ६ ॥

He who worships Śiva even once with devotion repeating the five-syllabled mantra goes to the abode of Śiva due to the efficacy of the mantra of Śiva.

english translation

bhaktyA paJcAkSareNaiva yaH zivaM sakRdarcayet ॥ sopi gacchecchivasthAnaM zivamantrasya gauravAt ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्मात्तपांसि यज्ञांश्च सर्वे सर्वस्वदक्षिणाः ॥ शिवमूर्त्यर्चनस्यैते कोट्यंशेनापि नो समाः ॥ ७ ॥

Hence the penances and the sacrifices wherein the entire possession may be given as Dakṣiṇā, are not equal to even a croreth part of the worship of Śiva.

english translation

tasmAttapAMsi yajJAMzca sarve sarvasvadakSiNAH ॥ zivamUrtyarcanasyaite koTyaMzenApi no samAH ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बद्धो वाप्यथ मुक्तो वा पश्चात्पञ्चाक्षरेण चेत् ॥ पूजयन्मुच्यते भक्तो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ८ ॥

Whether bound or free, if the devotee worships with the five-syllabled mantra he is liberated. No doubt need be entertained in this respect.

english translation

baddho vApyatha mukto vA pazcAtpaJcAkSareNa cet ॥ pUjayanmucyate bhakto nAtra kAryA vicAraNA ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अरुद्रो वा सरुद्रो वा सूक्तेन शिवमर्चयेत् ॥ यः सकृत्पतितो वापिमूढो वा मुच्यते नरः ॥ ९ ॥

Whether a man is a follower of Rudra or not, whether he is fallen or deluded if he worships but once with Rudra Sūkta he is liberated.

english translation

arudro vA sarudro vA sUktena zivamarcayet ॥ yaH sakRtpatito vApimUDho vA mucyate naraH ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

षडक्षरेण वा देवं सूक्तमन्त्रेण पूजयेत् ॥ शिवभक्तो जितक्रोधो ह्यलब्धो लब्ध एव च ॥ १० ॥

A devotee of Śiva who has conquered anger, whether he has or has not secured grace shall worship the lord with the Sūktamantra or the six-syllabled mantra.

english translation

SaDakSareNa vA devaM sUktamantreNa pUjayet ॥ zivabhakto jitakrodho hyalabdho labdha eva ca ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript