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चतुर्दश्यां निराहारो यः पठेत्संहितां च ताम् । बिल्वमूले शिवः साक्षात्स देवैश्च प्रपूज्यते ४६ ।
The devotee who observes fast on the Caturdaśī day and reads that Saṃhitā under the Bilva tree is directly identified with Śiva and is worshipped by the gods.
english translation
अन्यापि संहिता तत्र सर्वकामफलप्रदा । उभे विशिष्टे विज्ञेये लीलाविज्ञानपूरिते ४७ ।
The other Saṃhitās are no doubt the bestowers of the benefit of fulfilling all cherished desires. These two Saṃhitās are particularly excellent as they are full of divine sports and divine knowledge.
english translation
तदिदं शैवमाख्यातं पुराणं वेदसंमितम् । निर्मितं तच्छिवेनैव प्रथमं ब्रह्मसंमितम् ४८ ।
Such is the Śivapurāṇa, extolled on a par with the Vedas, created by Lord Śiva Himself at first and commensurate with the supreme Brahman.
english translation
विद्येशंच तथारौद्रं वैनायकमथौमिकम् । मात्रं रुद्रै कादशकं कैलासं शतरुद्र कम् ४९ ।
Vidyesha, and then the fierce (Roudra), Vainayaka (Ganesha), and the Aumika (the one associated with the syllable Om), the form of Rudra with ten faces (Dasha Rudra), Kailasa (the abode of Shiva), and the form with a hundred Rudras.
english translation
कोटिरुद्र सहस्राद्यं कोटिरुद्रं तथैव च । वायवीयं धर्मसंज्ञं पुराणमिति भेदतः 1-2-५० ।
One crore (ten million) Rudras, thousands of Rudras, and likewise, the Vayaviya (air-related) Rudra, known by the name Dharma, are described in the Purāṇas in different ways.
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