Shiva Purana

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संक्षिप्य तत्र वः सारं साधनं प्रब्रवीम्यहम् । श्रोत्रेण श्रवणं तस्य वचसा कीर्तनं तथा २१ ।

sanskrit

I shall condense the same and tell you the essential means. Listening to the glory of Śiva, glorifying him by means of words, and deliberation in the mind, these constitute the greatest of the means.

english translation

saMkSipya tatra vaH sAraM sAdhanaM prabravImyaham | zrotreNa zravaNaM tasya vacasA kIrtanaM tathA 21 |

hk transliteration

मनसा मननं तस्य महासाधनमुच्यते । श्रोतव्यः कीर्तितव्यश्च मन्तव्यश्च महेश्वरः २२ ।

sanskrit

Maheśvara is to be heard, glorified and meditated upon.

english translation

manasA mananaM tasya mahAsAdhanamucyate | zrotavyaH kIrtitavyazca mantavyazca mahezvaraH 22 |

hk transliteration

इति श्रुतिप्रमाणं नः साधनेनाऽमुना परम् । साध्यं व्रजत सर्वार्थसाधनैकपरायणाः २३ ।

sanskrit

Thus Śruti is our authority. Resorting solely to this great means, all of you attain the Achievable.

english translation

iti zrutipramANaM naH sAdhanenA'munA param | sAdhyaM vrajata sarvArthasAdhanaikaparAyaNAH 23 |

hk transliteration

प्रत्यक्षं चक्षुषा दृष्ट्वा तत्र लोकः प्रवर्तते । अप्रत्यक्षं हि सर्वत्र ज्ञात्वा श्रोत्रेण चेष्टते २४ ।

sanskrit

Regarding visible things people see with their eyes and begin their activity. Concerning the invisible everywhere, they know through the ears and activise themselves.

english translation

pratyakSaM cakSuSA dRSTvA tatra lokaH pravartate | apratyakSaM hi sarvatra jJAtvA zrotreNa ceSTate 24 |

hk transliteration

तस्माच्छ्रवणमेवादौ श्रुत्वा गुरुमुखाद्बुधः । ततः संसाधयेदन्यत्कीर्तनं मननं सुधीः २५ ।

sanskrit

Hence Śravaṇa (listening) is the first rite. The intelligent scholar must listen to the oral explanation of the preceptor and then practise the other rites.—Kīrtana (glorifying) and Manana (deliberation).

english translation

tasmAcchravaNamevAdau zrutvA gurumukhAdbudhaH | tataH saMsAdhayedanyatkIrtanaM mananaM sudhIH 25 |

hk transliteration