Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/41

सूते कृताशिषि गते मुनयः सुवृत्ता यागे च पर्यवसिते महति प्रयोगे ॥ काले कलौ च विषयैः कलुषायमाणे वाराणसीपरिसरे वसतिं विनेतुः ॥ ४१ ॥

sanskrit

Then Sūta blessed them and left. The righteous sages fixed their abode permanently at the outskirts of Vārāṇasī after performing the sattra at Prayāga when they perceived that everything was being defiled by the advent of the Kali age.

english translation

sUte kRtAziSi gate munayaH suvRttA yAge ca paryavasite mahati prayoge ॥ kAle kalau ca viSayaiH kaluSAyamANe vArANasIparisare vasatiM vinetuH ॥ 41 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/42

अथ च ते पशुपाशमुमुक्षयाखिलतया कृतपाशुपतव्रताः ॥ अधिकृताखिलबोधसमाधयः परमनिर्वृतिमापुरनिंदिताः ॥ ४२ ॥

sanskrit

Then the sages performed the Pāśupata rites with the desire to get released from the bondage. They attained enlightenment. They learnt modes of Samādhi and achieved the greatest Bliss.

english translation

atha ca te pazupAzamumukSayAkhilatayA kRtapAzupatavratAH ॥ adhikRtAkhilabodhasamAdhayaH paramanirvRtimApuraniMditAH ॥ 42 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/43

व्यास उवाच ॥ एतच्छिवपुराणं हि समाप्तं हितमादरात् ॥ पठितव्यं प्रयत्नेन श्रोतव्यं च तथैव हि ॥ ४३ ॥

sanskrit

Vyāsa said:— This wholesome Śivapurāṇa is concluded now. It shall be read and heard assiduously.

english translation

vyAsa uvAca ॥ etacchivapurANaM hi samAptaM hitamAdarAt ॥ paThitavyaM prayatnena zrotavyaM ca tathaiva hi ॥ 43 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/44

नास्तिकाय न वक्तव्यमश्रद्धाय शठाय च ॥ अभक्ताय महेशस्य तथा धर्मध्वजाय च ॥ ४४ ॥

sanskrit

It shall not be mentioned to an atheist nor to one lacking in faith nor to a stubborn rogue nor to one who is not a devotee of Śiva nor to a religious hypocrite.

english translation

nAstikAya na vaktavyamazraddhAya zaThAya ca ॥ abhaktAya mahezasya tathA dharmadhvajAya ca ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/45

एतच्छ्रुत्या ह्येकवारं भवेत्पापं हि भस्मसात् ॥ अभक्तो भक्तिमाप्नोति भक्तो भक्तिसमृद्धिभाक् ॥ ४५ ॥

sanskrit

On hearing this once, the sins are reduced to ashes. A non-devotee attains devotion and a devotee attains more devotion.

english translation

etacchrutyA hyekavAraM bhavetpApaM hi bhasmasAt ॥ abhakto bhaktimApnoti bhakto bhaktisamRddhibhAk ॥ 45 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/41

सूते कृताशिषि गते मुनयः सुवृत्ता यागे च पर्यवसिते महति प्रयोगे ॥ काले कलौ च विषयैः कलुषायमाणे वाराणसीपरिसरे वसतिं विनेतुः ॥ ४१ ॥

sanskrit

Then Sūta blessed them and left. The righteous sages fixed their abode permanently at the outskirts of Vārāṇasī after performing the sattra at Prayāga when they perceived that everything was being defiled by the advent of the Kali age.

english translation

sUte kRtAziSi gate munayaH suvRttA yAge ca paryavasite mahati prayoge ॥ kAle kalau ca viSayaiH kaluSAyamANe vArANasIparisare vasatiM vinetuH ॥ 41 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/42

अथ च ते पशुपाशमुमुक्षयाखिलतया कृतपाशुपतव्रताः ॥ अधिकृताखिलबोधसमाधयः परमनिर्वृतिमापुरनिंदिताः ॥ ४२ ॥

sanskrit

Then the sages performed the Pāśupata rites with the desire to get released from the bondage. They attained enlightenment. They learnt modes of Samādhi and achieved the greatest Bliss.

english translation

atha ca te pazupAzamumukSayAkhilatayA kRtapAzupatavratAH ॥ adhikRtAkhilabodhasamAdhayaH paramanirvRtimApuraniMditAH ॥ 42 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/43

व्यास उवाच ॥ एतच्छिवपुराणं हि समाप्तं हितमादरात् ॥ पठितव्यं प्रयत्नेन श्रोतव्यं च तथैव हि ॥ ४३ ॥

sanskrit

Vyāsa said:— This wholesome Śivapurāṇa is concluded now. It shall be read and heard assiduously.

english translation

vyAsa uvAca ॥ etacchivapurANaM hi samAptaM hitamAdarAt ॥ paThitavyaM prayatnena zrotavyaM ca tathaiva hi ॥ 43 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/44

नास्तिकाय न वक्तव्यमश्रद्धाय शठाय च ॥ अभक्ताय महेशस्य तथा धर्मध्वजाय च ॥ ४४ ॥

sanskrit

It shall not be mentioned to an atheist nor to one lacking in faith nor to a stubborn rogue nor to one who is not a devotee of Śiva nor to a religious hypocrite.

english translation

nAstikAya na vaktavyamazraddhAya zaThAya ca ॥ abhaktAya mahezasya tathA dharmadhvajAya ca ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/76/45

एतच्छ्रुत्या ह्येकवारं भवेत्पापं हि भस्मसात् ॥ अभक्तो भक्तिमाप्नोति भक्तो भक्तिसमृद्धिभाक् ॥ ४५ ॥

sanskrit

On hearing this once, the sins are reduced to ashes. A non-devotee attains devotion and a devotee attains more devotion.

english translation

etacchrutyA hyekavAraM bhavetpApaM hi bhasmasAt ॥ abhakto bhaktimApnoti bhakto bhaktisamRddhibhAk ॥ 45 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript