Shiva Purana

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जपेन्मंत्रादिष्टसिद्धिर्नित्यं ब्राह्मणभोजनात् । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं वै गायत्रीं प्रातरेव हि ४६ ।

He shall feed brahmins every day. A brahmin shall repeat the Gāyatrī a thousand and eight times every day m the morning.

english translation

japenmaMtrAdiSTasiddhirnityaM brAhmaNabhojanAt | aSTottarasahasraM vai gAyatrIM prAtareva hi 46 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्राह्मणस्तु जपेन्नित्यं क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदान् । वेदमंत्रांस्तु सूक्तानि जपेन्नियममास्थितः ४७ ।

He shall attain Śiva’s region gradually. He shall repeat Vedic verses and hymns with the observance of restraints.

english translation

brAhmaNastu japennityaM kramAcchivapadapradAn | vedamaMtrAMstu sUktAni japenniyamamAsthitaH 47 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एकं दशार्णं मंत्रं च शतोनं च तदूर्ध्वकम् । अयुतं च सहस्रं च शतमेकं विना भवेत् ४८ ।

The Daśārṇa mantra shall be repeated either 99 times or nine hundred times or nine thousand nine hundred times.

english translation

ekaM dazArNaM maMtraM ca zatonaM ca tadUrdhvakam | ayutaM ca sahasraM ca zatamekaM vinA bhavet 48 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वेदपारायणं चैव ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम् । अन्यान्बहुतरान्मंत्राञ्जपेदक्षरलक्षतः ४९ ।

The regular study of the Vedas accords Śiva’s region. All the other sorts of mantras shall be repeated a hundred thousand times.

english translation

vedapArAyaNaM caiva jJeyaM zivapadapradam | anyAnbahutarAnmaMtrAJjapedakSaralakSataH 49 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एकाक्षरांस्तथा मंत्राञ्जपेदक्षरकोटितः । ततः परं जपेच्चैव सहस्रं भक्तिपूर्वकम् 1.11.५० ।

If the mantra consists of only one syllable it shall first be repeated a crore times and thereafter a thousand times with great devotion.

english translation

ekAkSarAMstathA maMtrAJjapedakSarakoTitaH | tataH paraM japeccaiva sahasraM bhaktipUrvakam 1.11.50 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript