Shiva Purana
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श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ॥ ज्ञाने क्रियायां चर्यायां सारमुद्धृत्य संग्रहात् ॥ उक्तं भगवता सर्वं श्रुतं श्रुतिसमं मया ॥ १ ॥
Sri Kṛṣṇa said:— Everything mentioned succinctly by your holiness with regard to knowledge, rites and activities, after taking out the essence, has been heard by me. It is as sacred as the Vedas.
english translation
zrIkRSNa uvAca ॥ jJAne kriyAyAM caryAyAM sAramuddhRtya saMgrahAt ॥ uktaM bhagavatA sarvaM zrutaM zrutisamaM mayA ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामि योगं परमदुर्लभम् ॥ साधिकारं च सांगं च सविधिं सप्रयोजनम् ॥ २ ॥
Now I wish to hear about Yoga which is very difficult to achieve along with its authorisation, ancillaries, injunctions and purpose.
english translation
idAnIM zrotumicchAmi yogaM paramadurlabham ॥ sAdhikAraM ca sAMgaM ca savidhiM saprayojanam ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयद्यस्ति मरणं पूर्वं योगाद्यनुपमर्दतः ॥ सद्यः साधयितुं शक्यं येन स्यान्नात्महा नरः ॥ ३ ॥
If there is death in the past, it is crushed by yoga and other practices. It can be accomplished immediately so that a man does not commit suicide.
english translation
yadyasti maraNaM pUrvaM yogAdyanupamardataH ॥ sadyaH sAdhayituM zakyaM yena syAnnAtmahA naraH ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतच्च तत्कारणं चैव तत्कालकरणानि च ॥ तद्भेदतारतम्यं च वक्तुमर्हसि तत्त्वतः ॥ ४ ॥
That is the cause of the universe and the causes of the universe at that time. You should tell me in detail the differences and differences between them.
english translation
tacca tatkAraNaM caiva tatkAlakaraNAni ca ॥ tadbhedatAratamyaM ca vaktumarhasi tattvataH ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउपमन्युरुवाच ॥ स्थाने पृष्टं त्वया कृष्ण सर्वप्रश्नार्थवेदिना ॥ ततः क्रमेण तत्सर्वं वक्ष्ये शृणु समाहितः ॥ ५ ॥
Upamanyu said:— O Kṛṣṇa, the question has been pertinently put by you who understand the meaning of all questions. Hence I shall mention everything in order. Listen attentively.
english translation
upamanyuruvAca ॥ sthAne pRSTaM tvayA kRSNa sarvapraznArthavedinA ॥ tataH krameNa tatsarvaM vakSye zRNu samAhitaH ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript