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पुनः श्रुते च सद्भक्तिर्मुक्तिस्स्याच्च श्रुतेः पुनः ॥ तस्मात्पुनःपुनश्चैव श्रोतव्यं हि मुमुक्षुभिः ॥ ४६ ॥
If it is heard again a further devotion is achieved. If it is heard again salvation is the result. Therefore it shall be heard over and again by those who desire salvation.
english translation
पञ्चावृत्तिः प्रकर्तव्या पुराणस्यास्य सद्धिया ॥ परं फलं समुद्दिश्य तत्प्राप्नोति न संशयः ॥ ४७ ॥
If one aims at some big benefit one shall read or hear this Purāṇa five times with a pious mind. He is sure to achieve the desired result.
english translation
पुरातनाश्च राजानो विप्रा वैश्याश्च सत्तमाः ॥ सप्तकृत्वस्तदावृत्त्यालभन्त शिवदर्शनम् ॥ ४८ ॥
Kṣatriyas of yore, excellent brahmins and Vaiśyas repeated it seven times and attained the vision of Śiva.
english translation
श्रोष्यत्यथापि यश्चेदं मानवो भक्तितत्परः ॥ इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगानंते मुक्तिं लभेच्च सः ॥ ४९ ॥
If a man with devotion hears it, he enjoys all pleasures here and secures liberation hereafter.
english translation
एतच्छिवपुराणं हि शिवस्यातिप्रियं परम् ॥ भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं ब्रह्मसंमितं भक्तिवर्धनम् ॥ ५० ॥
Śivapurāṇa is a great favourite of Śiva. It yields worldly pleasures and liberation. It increases devotion and it is on a par with the Vedas.
english translation