Shiva Purana

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तस्माद्धीरं मनः कुर्याद्धारणाभ्यासयोगतः ॥ ध्यै चिंतायां स्मृतो धातुः शिवचिंता मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ५१ ॥

Therefore, by the practice of meditation, one should make the mind calm. In the meditation of the mind the metal is remembered and the thought of Lord Shiva is repeatedly mentioned.

english translation

tasmAddhIraM manaH kuryAddhAraNAbhyAsayogataH ॥ dhyai ciMtAyAM smRto dhAtuH zivaciMtA muhurmuhuH ॥ 51 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अव्याक्षिप्तेन मनसा ध्यानं नाम तदुच्यते ॥ ध्येयावस्थितचित्तस्य सदृशः प्रत्ययश्च यः ॥ ५२ ॥

That which is done with the mind undisturbed is called meditation. and the conviction which is similar to that of the mind fixed in the goal.

english translation

avyAkSiptena manasA dhyAnaM nAma taducyate ॥ dhyeyAvasthitacittasya sadRzaH pratyayazca yaH ॥ 52 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रत्ययान्तरनिर्मुक्तः प्रवाहो ध्यानमुच्यते ॥ सर्वमन्यत्परित्यज्य शिव एव शिवंकरः ॥ ५३ ॥

The flow freed from the interference of belief is called meditation. Leaving aside everything else, Shiva is the Shivankara.

english translation

pratyayAntaranirmuktaH pravAho dhyAnamucyate ॥ sarvamanyatparityajya ziva eva zivaMkaraH ॥ 53 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

परो ध्येयो ऽधिदेवेशः समाप्ताथर्वणी श्रुतिः ॥ तथा शिवा परा ध्येया सर्वभूतगतौ शिवौ ॥ ५४ ॥

The supreme object of meditation is the Lord of the demigods, the complete Atharva Veda. Similarly Shiva is the supreme meditation and Shiva is the source of all beings.

english translation

paro dhyeyo 'dhidevezaH samAptAtharvaNI zrutiH ॥ tathA zivA parA dhyeyA sarvabhUtagatau zivau ॥ 54 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तौ श्रुतौ स्मृतिशास्त्रेभ्यः सर्वगौ सर्वदोदितौ ॥ सर्वज्ञौ सततं ध्येयौ नानारूपविभेदतः ॥ ५५ ॥

Both of them are heard from the scriptures of memory and are omniscient and omniscient. They are omniscient and constantly meditated upon in their various forms.

english translation

tau zrutau smRtizAstrebhyaH sarvagau sarvadoditau ॥ sarvajJau satataM dhyeyau nAnArUpavibhedataH ॥ 55 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript