Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa माहात्म्य Chapter 1
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श्रीशिवमहापुराण

माहात्म्य
Chapter One · The Telling of Its Greatness · Verses 1–51

अथ प्रथमोऽध्यायः

Śaunaka asks what one thing can purify a person in the Kali age; Sūta answers by unfolding the greatness of the Śiva Purāṇa. शौनक पूछते हैं कि कलियुग में मनुष्य किस साधन से शुद्ध हो; सूत जी उत्तर में शिवपुराण की महिमा कहते हैं।

शौनक उवाच — Śaunaka spoke: शौनक ने कहा:

Verse 1

1 हे हे सूत महाप्राज्ञ सर्वसिद्धान्तवित् प्रभो । आख्याहि मे कथासारं पुराणानां विशेषतः ॥

he he sūta mahāprājña sarvasiddhāntavit prabho | ākhyāhi me kathāsāraṃ purāṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.1. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v1. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे परम बुद्धिमान सूत जी, हे प्रभु, आप तो सब सिद्धांतों को जानते हैं। मुझे पुराणों की कथाओं का सार विशेष रूप से सुनाइए।

Sūta — O far-seeing Sūta, master, knower of every settled teaching — tell me the heart of the stories, above all the heart of the Purāṇas.

Word by wordपदार्थ

हे हे (he he)O, O — a doubled callO, O — a doubled callसूत (sūta)O SūtaO Sūtaमहा-प्राज्ञ (mahā-prājña)O greatly wise oneO greatly wise oneसर्व-सिद्धान्त-वित् (sarva-siddhānta-vit)knower of every settled teachingknower of every settled teachingप्रभो (prabho)O masterO masterआख्याहि (ākhyāhi)tell, declaretell, declareमे (me)to meto meकथा-सारम् (kathā-sāram)the heart of the storiesthe heart of the storiesपुराणानाम् (purāṇānām)of the Purāṇasof the Purāṇasविशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ)above allabove all

Verse 2

2 सदाचारश्च सद्भक्तिर्विवेको वर्धते कथम् । स्वविकारनिरासश्च सज्जनैः क्रियते कथम् ॥

sadācāraśca sadbhaktirviveko vardhate katham | svavikāranirāsaśca sajjanaiḥ kriyate katham ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.2. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v2. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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सदाचार, सच्ची भक्ति और विवेक किस तरह बढ़ते हैं? और सज्जन लोग अपने भीतर के विकारों को कैसे दूर करते हैं?

How does right conduct grow, and true devotion, and the power to tell things apart? And how do good people put away the disorders of their own minds?

Word by wordपदार्थ

सत्-आचारः (sat-ācāraḥ)right conductright conduct (ca)andandसत्-भक्तिः (sat-bhaktiḥ)true devotiontrue devotionविवेकः (vivekaḥ)discernment, the power to tell things apartdiscernment, the power to tell things apartवर्धते (vardhate)growsgrowsकथम् (katham)howhowस्व-विकार-निरासः (sva-vikāra-nirāsaḥ)the casting out of one’s own disordersthe casting out of one’s own disorders (ca)andandसज्जनैः (sajjanaiḥ)by good peopleby good peopleक्रियते (kriyate)is doneis doneकथम् (katham)howhow

Verse 3

3 जीवाश्चासुरतां प्राप्ताः प्रायो घोरे कलाविह । तस्य संशोधने किं हि विद्यते परमायनम् ॥

jīvāścāsuratāṃ prāptāḥ prāyo ghore kalāviha | tasya saṃśodhane kiṃ hi vidyate paramāyanam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.3. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v3. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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इस घोर कलियुग में प्रायः सभी जीव आसुरी स्वभाव के हो गए हैं। उन्हें सुधारने का सबसे बड़ा उपाय क्या है?

In this harsh Kali age most living beings have taken on a demonic nature. What is the surest way to set that right?

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जीवाः (jīvāḥ)living beingsliving beings (ca)andandआसुरताम् (āsuratām)a demonic naturea demonic natureप्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ)have taken onhave taken onप्रायः (prāyaḥ)for the most partfor the most partघोरे (ghore)harshharshकलौ (kalau)in the Kali agein the Kali ageइह (iha)herehereतस्य (tasya)of thatof thatसंशोधने (saṃśodhane)in the setting right, the cleansingin the setting right, the cleansingकिम् (kim)whatwhatहि (hi)indeedindeedविद्यते (vidyate)existsexistsपरम-अयनम् (parama-ayanam)the surest way, the highest resortthe surest way, the highest resort

Verse 4

4 यदस्ति वस्तु परमं श्रेयसां श्रेय उत्तमम् । पावनं पावनानां च साधनं तद्वदाधुना ॥

yadasti vastu paramaṃ śreyasāṃ śreya uttamam | pāvanaṃ pāvanānāṃ ca sādhanaṃ tadvadādhunā ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.4. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v4. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो सबसे ऊँची वस्तु है, कल्याणकारी चीज़ों में भी सबसे श्रेष्ठ, पवित्र करने वालों में भी सबसे पवित्र — वह साधन अभी मुझे बताइए।

Whatever is the highest thing there is — the best of all that is good, the purest of all that purifies — name that means to me now.

Word by wordपदार्थ

यत् (yat)whateverwhateverअस्ति (asti)there isthere isवस्तु (vastu)thing, realitything, realityपरमम् (paramam)highesthighestश्रेयसाम् (śreyasām)of all good thingsof all good thingsश्रेयः (śreyaḥ)the goodthe goodउत्तमम् (uttamam)bestbestपावनम् (pāvanam)purifyingpurifyingपावनानाम् (pāvanānām)of all that purifiesof all that purifies (ca)andandसाधनम् (sādhanam)the means, the practicethe means, the practiceतत् (tat)thatthatवद (vada)telltellअधुना (adhunā)nownow

Verse 5

5 येन तत्साधनेनाशु शुध्यत्यात्मा विशेषतः । शिवप्राप्तिर्भवेत्तात सदा निर्मलचेतसः ॥

yena tatsādhanenāśu śudhyatyātmā viśeṣataḥ | śivaprāptirbhavettāta sadā nirmalacetasaḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.5. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v5. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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— वह साधन, जिससे मन शीघ्र और गहराई से शुद्ध हो जाए, और निर्मल चित्त वाला मनुष्य सदा के लिए शिव को पा ले।

— the practice by which the self is quickly and thoroughly made clean, so that a person of clear mind reaches Śiva, and stays there for good.

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येन (yena)by whichby whichतत्-साधनेन (tat-sādhanena)by that practiceby that practiceआशु (āśu)quicklyquicklyशुध्यति (śudhyati)is made cleanis made cleanआत्मा (ātmā)the selfthe selfविशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ)thoroughlythoroughlyशिव-प्राप्तिः (śiva-prāptiḥ)the reaching of Śivathe reaching of Śivaभवेत् (bhavet)comes aboutcomes aboutतात (tāta)my dear onemy dear oneसदा (sadā)for good, alwaysfor good, alwaysनिर्मल-चेतसः (nirmala-cetasaḥ)for one of spotless mindfor one of spotless mind

सूत उवाच — Sūta spoke: सूत ने कहा:

Verse 6

6 धन्यस्त्वं मुनिशार्दूल श्रवणप्रीतिलालसः । अतो विचार्य सुधिया वच्मि शास्त्रं महोत्तमम् ॥

dhanyastvaṃ muniśārdūla śravaṇaprītilālasaḥ | ato vicārya sudhiyā vacmi śāstraṃ mahottamam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.6. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v6. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, आप धन्य हैं, जिनके मन में सुनने की इतनी प्रीति और चाह है। इसलिए मैं शुद्ध बुद्धि से विचार कर सबसे उत्तम शास्त्र कहता हूँ।

You are blessed, tiger among sages, hungry with love to listen. So, having weighed it with a clear mind, I will speak of the greatest of scriptures.

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धन्यः (dhanyaḥ)blessedblessedत्वम् (tvam)youyouमुनि-शार्दूल (muni-śārdūla)O tiger among sagesO tiger among sagesश्रवण-प्रीति-लालसः (śravaṇa-prīti-lālasaḥ)hungry with love for listeninghungry with love for listeningअतः (ataḥ)thereforethereforeविचार्य (vicārya)having weighed ithaving weighed itसुधिया (sudhiyā)with a clear mindwith a clear mindवच्मि (vacmi)I speak ofI speak ofशास्त्रम् (śāstram)the scripturethe scriptureमहा-उत्तमम् (mahā-uttamam)greatest of allgreatest of all

Verse 7

7 सर्वसिद्धान्तनिष्पन्नं भक्त्यादिकविवर्धनम् । शिवतोषकरं दिव्यं शृणु वत्स रसायनम् ॥

sarvasiddhāntaniṣpannaṃ bhaktyādikavivardhanam | śivatoṣakaraṃ divyaṃ śṛṇu vatsa rasāyanam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.7. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v7. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे वत्स, इस दिव्य रसायन को सुनो — यह सब सिद्धांतों से निकला हुआ है, भक्ति आदि को बढ़ाने वाला है, और शिव को प्रसन्न करने वाला है।

Listen, my child, to this shining elixir: it is distilled from every settled truth, it makes devotion and the rest grow, and it brings Śiva contentment.

Word by wordपदार्थ

सर्व-सिद्धान्त-निष्पन्नम् (sarva-siddhānta-niṣpannam)distilled from every settled truthdistilled from every settled truthभक्ति-आदिक-विवर्धनम् (bhakti-ādika-vivardhanam)making devotion and the rest growmaking devotion and the rest growशिव-तोष-करम् (śiva-toṣa-karam)bringing Śiva contentmentbringing Śiva contentmentदिव्यम् (divyam)shining, divineshining, divineशृणु (śṛṇu)listenlistenवत्स (vatsa)my childmy childरसायनम् (rasāyanam)to the elixirto the elixir

Verse 8

8 कालव्यालमहात्रासविध्वंसकरमुत्तमम् । शैवं पुराणं परमं शिवेनोक्तं पुरा मुने ॥

kālavyālamahātrāsavidhvaṃsakaramuttamam | śaivaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ śivenoktaṃ purā mune ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.8. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v8. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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यह परम शिवपुराण काल रूपी सर्प के महाभय को नष्ट करने वाला है। हे मुने, प्राचीन काल में इसे स्वयं शिव ने कहा था।

This supreme Śaiva Purāṇa breaks apart the great terror of time, that serpent. Long ago, sage, Śiva himself spoke it.

Word by wordपदार्थ

काल-व्याल-महा-त्रास-विध्वंस-करम् (kāla-vyāla-mahā-trāsa-vidhvaṃsa-karam)breaking apart the great terror of time, that serpentbreaking apart the great terror of time, that serpentउत्तमम् (uttamam)supremesupremeशैवम् पुराणम् (śaivam purāṇam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaपरमम् (paramam)highesthighestशिवेन (śivena)by Śivaby Śivaउक्तम् (uktam)was spokenwas spokenपुरा (purā)long agolong agoमुने (mune)O sageO sage

Verse 9

9 सनत्कुमारस्य मुनेरुपदेशात् परादरात् । व्यासेनोक्तं तु संक्षेपात् कलिजानां हिताय च ॥

sanatkumārasya munerupadeśāt parādarāt | vyāsenoktaṃ tu saṃkṣepāt kalijānāṃ hitāya ca ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.9. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v9. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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फिर व्यास जी ने मुनि सनत्कुमार से बड़े आदर के साथ यह उपदेश पाया, और कलियुग के प्राणियों के हित के लिए इसे संक्षेप में कहा।

Then Vyāsa, having received it with deep respect from the sage Sanatkumāra, told it again in brief, for the good of those born in the Kali age.

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सनत्कुमारस्य मुनेः (sanatkumārasya muneḥ)from the sage Sanatkumārafrom the sage Sanatkumāraउपदेशात् (upadeśāt)by instructionby instructionपर-आदरात् (para-ādarāt)with the deepest respectwith the deepest respectव्यासेन (vyāsena)by Vyāsaby Vyāsaउक्तम् (uktam)was toldwas toldतु (tu)andandसंक्षेपात् (saṃkṣepāt)in briefin briefकलि-जानाम् (kali-jānām)of those born in the Kali ageof those born in the Kali ageहिताय (hitāya)for the goodfor the good (ca)andand

Verse 10

१०10 एतस्मादपरं किञ्चित्पुराणाच्छैवतो मुने । न विद्यते मनःशुद्ध्यै कलिजानां विशेषतः ॥

etasmādaparaṃ kiñcitpurāṇācchaivato mune | na vidyate manaḥśuddhyai kalijānāṃ viśeṣataḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.10. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v10. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुने, मन की शुद्धि के लिए इस शिवपुराण से बढ़कर कोई साधन नहीं है — विशेषकर कलियुग के प्राणियों के लिए।

For the cleansing of the mind, sage, there is nothing beyond this Śaiva Purāṇa — nothing at all, and least of all for those born in the Kali age.

Word by wordपदार्थ

एतस्मात् (etasmāt)than thisthan thisअपरम् (aparam)otherotherकिञ्चित् (kiñcit)anythinganythingपुराणात् शैवतः (purāṇāt śaivataḥ)than the Śaiva Purāṇathan the Śaiva Purāṇaमुने (mune)O sageO sageन विद्यते (na vidyate)does not existdoes not existमनः-शुद्ध्यै (manaḥ-śuddhyai)for the cleansing of the mindfor the cleansing of the mindकलि-जानाम् (kali-jānām)for those born in the Kali agefor those born in the Kali ageविशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ)least of allleast of all

Verse 11

११11 जन्मान्तरे भवेत्पुण्यं महद्यस्य सुधीमतः । तस्य प्रीतिर्भवेत्तत्र महाभाग्यवतो मुने ॥

janmāntare bhavetpuṇyaṃ mahadyasya sudhīmataḥ | tasya prītirbhavettatra mahābhāgyavato mune ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.11. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v11. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुने, जिस बुद्धिमान मनुष्य ने पिछले जन्मों में बड़ा पुण्य किया हो, ऐसे भाग्यशाली व्यक्ति की ही इस पुराण में प्रीति होती है।

Only a clear-minded person who carries great merit from another birth — only such a very fortunate one, sage — comes to love this text.

Word by wordपदार्थ

जन्म-अन्तरे (janma-antare)in another birthin another birthभवेत् (bhavet)was earnedwas earnedपुण्यम् (puṇyam)meritmeritमहत् (mahat)greatgreatयस्य (yasya)whosewhoseसुधीमतः (sudhīmataḥ)of the clear-minded oneof the clear-minded oneतस्य (tasya)hishisप्रीतिः (prītiḥ)love for itlove for itभवेत् (bhavet)arisesarisesतत्र (tatra)there, in itthere, in itमहा-भाग्यवतः (mahā-bhāgyavataḥ)of the very fortunate oneof the very fortunate oneमुने (mune)O sageO sage

Verse 12

१२12 एतच्छिवपुराणं हि परमं शास्त्रमुत्तमम् । शिवरूपं क्षितौ ज्ञेयं सेवनीयं च सर्वथा ॥

etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi paramaṃ śāstramuttamam | śivarūpaṃ kṣitau jñeyaṃ sevanīyaṃ ca sarvathā ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.12. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v12. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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यह शिवपुराण परम उत्तम शास्त्र है। इसे इस पृथ्वी पर शिव का ही वाणी-रूप समझना चाहिए और हर प्रकार से इसका सेवन करना चाहिए।

This Śiva Purāṇa is the highest, the best of scriptures. On this earth it should be known as Śiva in the form of speech, and served in every way.

Word by wordपदार्थ

एतत् शिव-पुराणम् (etat śiva-purāṇam)this Śiva Purāṇathis Śiva Purāṇaहि (hi)indeedindeedपरमम् (paramam)the highestthe highestशास्त्रम् उत्तमम् (śāstram uttamam)the best of scripturesthe best of scripturesशिव-रूपम् (śiva-rūpam)as Śiva’s own formas Śiva’s own formक्षितौ (kṣitau)on earthon earthज्ञेयम् (jñeyam)is to be knownis to be knownसेवनीयम् (sevanīyam)to be servedto be served (ca)andandसर्वथा (sarvathā)in every wayin every way

Verse 13

१३13 पठनाच्छ्रवणादस्य भक्तिमान्नरसत्तमः । सद्यः शिवपदप्राप्तिं लभते सर्वसाधनात् ॥

paṭhanācchravaṇādasya bhaktimānnarasattamaḥ | sadyaḥ śivapadaprāptiṃ labhate sarvasādhanāt ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.13. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v13. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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इसके पढ़ने और सुनने से मनुष्य भक्ति से भर जाता है और शीघ्र ही शिव का पद पा लेता है — किसी भी अन्य साधन से अधिक निश्चय के साथ।

By reading it and hearing it, the finest of men, now full of devotion, at once attains Śiva's state — more surely than by any other means.

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पठनात् (paṭhanāt)by readingby readingश्रवणात् (śravaṇāt)by hearingby hearingअस्य (asya)of itof itभक्तिमान् (bhaktimān)full of devotionfull of devotionनर-सत्तमः (nara-sattamaḥ)the finest of menthe finest of menसद्यः (sadyaḥ)at onceat onceशिव-पद-प्राप्तिम् (śiva-pada-prāptim)the attainment of Śiva’s statethe attainment of Śiva’s stateलभते (labhate)obtainsobtainsसर्व-साधनात् (sarva-sādhanāt)more than by any other meansmore than by any other means

Verse 14

१४14 तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन काङ्क्षितं पठनं नृभिः । तथास्य श्रवणं प्रेम्णा सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥

tasmātsarvaprayatnena kāṅkṣitaṃ paṭhanaṃ nṛbhiḥ | tathāsya śravaṇaṃ premṇā sarvakāmaphalapradam ||

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इसलिए मनुष्यों को पूरे प्रयत्न से इसके पाठ की चाह रखनी चाहिए; और प्रेम से इसका श्रवण सब कामनाओं का फल देने वाला है।

So people should long, with every effort, to read it; and to hear it with love, for that gives the fruit of every wish.

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तस्मात् (tasmāt)thereforethereforeसर्व-प्रयत्नेन (sarva-prayatnena)with every effortwith every effortकाङ्क्षितम् (kāṅkṣitam)to be longed forto be longed forपठनम् (paṭhanam)the readingthe readingनृभिः (nṛbhiḥ)by peopleby peopleतथा (tathā)likewiselikewiseअस्य (asya)of itof itश्रवणम् (śravaṇam)the hearingthe hearingप्रेम्णा (premṇā)with lovewith loveसर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम् (sarva-kāma-phala-pradam)which gives the fruit of every wishwhich gives the fruit of every wish

Verse 15

१५15 पुराणश्रवणाच्छम्भोर्निष्पापो जायते नरः । भुक्त्वा भोगान् सुविपुलान् शिवलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥

purāṇaśravaṇācchambhorniṣpāpo jāyate naraḥ | bhuktvā bhogān suvipulān śivalokamavāpnuyāt ||

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शिव के इस पुराण को सुनने से मनुष्य निष्पाप हो जाता है; वह भरपूर भोग भोगकर अंत में शिवलोक को प्राप्त करता है।

By hearing this Purāṇa of Śambhu a person becomes free of sin; he enjoys wide and generous pleasures, and in the end reaches Śiva's world.

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पुराण-श्रवणात् (purāṇa-śravaṇāt)by hearing the Purāṇaby hearing the Purāṇaशम्भोः (śambhoḥ)of Śambhuof Śambhuनिष्पापः (niṣpāpaḥ)free of sinfree of sinजायते (jāyate)becomesbecomesनरः (naraḥ)a persona personभुक्त्वा (bhuktvā)having enjoyedhaving enjoyedभोगान् (bhogān)pleasurespleasuresसुविपुलान् (suvipulān)wide and generouswide and generousशिव-लोकम् (śiva-lokam)Śiva’s worldŚiva’s worldअवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt)he would reachhe would reach

Verse 16

१६16 राजसूयेन यत्पुण्यमग्निष्टोमशतेन च । तत्पुण्यं लभते शम्भोः कथाश्रवणमात्रतः ॥

rājasūyena yatpuṇyamagniṣṭomaśatena ca | tatpuṇyaṃ labhate śambhoḥ kathāśravaṇamātrataḥ ||

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राजसूय यज्ञ और सौ अग्निष्टोम यज्ञों से जो पुण्य मिलता है, वही पुण्य शिव की कथा को केवल सुनने से मिल जाता है।

Whatever merit comes from a Rājasūya sacrifice and from a hundred Agniṣṭoma rites — that same merit is gained just by hearing Śambhu's story.

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राजसूयेन (rājasūyena)by the Rājasūya sacrificeby the Rājasūya sacrificeयत् पुण्यम् (yat puṇyam)what meritwhat meritअग्निष्टोम-शतेन (agniṣṭoma-śatena)by a hundred Agniṣṭoma ritesby a hundred Agniṣṭoma rites (ca)andandतत् पुण्यम् (tat puṇyam)that same meritthat same meritलभते (labhate)one gainsone gainsशम्भोः (śambhoḥ)of Śambhuof Śambhuकथा-श्रवण-मात्रतः (kathā-śravaṇa-mātrataḥ)merely by hearing the storymerely by hearing the story

Verse 17

१७17 ये शृण्वन्ति मुने शैवं पुराणं शास्त्रमुत्तमम् । ते मनुष्या न मन्तव्या रुद्रा एव न संशयः ॥

ye śṛṇvanti mune śaivaṃ purāṇaṃ śāstramuttamam | te manuṣyā na mantavyā rudrā eva na saṃśayaḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.17. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v17. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुने, जो लोग इस श्रेष्ठ शास्त्र शिवपुराण को सुनते हैं, उन्हें साधारण मनुष्य नहीं मानना चाहिए। वे रुद्र स्वरूप ही हैं, इसमें संदेह नहीं।

Those who hear this Śaiva Purāṇa, the best of scriptures, sage — do not think of them as mere humans. They are Rudras themselves; of that there is no doubt.

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ये (ye)those whothose whoशृण्वन्ति (śṛṇvanti)hearhearमुने (mune)O sageO sageशैवम् पुराणम् (śaivam purāṇam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaशास्त्रम् उत्तमम् (śāstram uttamam)the best of scripturesthe best of scripturesते (te)theytheyमनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ)as mere humansas mere humansन मन्तव्याः (na mantavyāḥ)are not to be thought ofare not to be thought ofरुद्राः एव (rudrāḥ eva)Rudras themselvesRudras themselvesन संशयः (na saṃśayaḥ)there is no doubtthere is no doubt

Verse 18

१८18 शृण्वतां तत्पुराणं हि तथा कीर्तयतां च तत् । चरणपादाम्बुजरजांस्येव तीर्थानि मुनयो विदुः ॥

śṛṇvatāṃ tatpurāṇaṃ hi tathā kīrtayatāṃ ca tat | caraṇapādāmbujarajāṃsyeva tīrthāni munayo viduḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.18. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v18. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो इस पुराण को सुनते और कीर्तन करते हैं, उनके चरण-कमलों की धूल को ही मुनि लोग तीर्थ मानते हैं।

The dust from the lotus-feet of those who hear this Purāṇa and those who recite it — the sages know that dust itself as places of pilgrimage.

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शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām)of those who hearof those who hearतत् पुराणम् (tat purāṇam)that Purāṇathat Purāṇaहि (hi)indeedindeedतथा (tathā)likewiselikewiseकीर्तयताम् (kīrtayatām)of those who recite itof those who recite it (ca)andandचरण-पाद-अम्बुज-रजांसि (caraṇa-pāda-ambuja-rajāṃsi)the dust of their lotus feetthe dust of their lotus feetएव (eva)itselfitselfतीर्थानि (tīrthāni)as places of pilgrimageas places of pilgrimageमुनयः (munayaḥ)the sagesthe sagesविदुः (viduḥ)knowknow

Verse 19

१९19 गन्तुं निःश्रेयसं स्थानं येऽभिवाञ्छन्ति देहिनः । शैवं पुराणममलं भक्त्या शृण्वन्तु ते सदा ॥

gantuṃ niḥśreyasaṃ sthānaṃ ye'bhivāñchanti dehinaḥ | śaivaṃ purāṇamamalaṃ bhaktyā śṛṇvantu te sadā ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.19. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v19. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो प्राणी परम कल्याण के स्थान तक पहुँचना चाहते हैं, वे इस निर्मल शिवपुराण को सदा भक्ति के साथ सुनें।

Embodied beings who wish to reach the place of final good should hear this spotless Śaiva Purāṇa always, and with devotion.

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गन्तुम् (gantum)to goto goनिःश्रेयसम् स्थानम् (niḥśreyasam sthānam)to the place of final goodto the place of final goodये (ye)those whothose whoअभिवाञ्छन्ति (abhivāñchanti)desiredesireदेहिनः (dehinaḥ)embodied beingsembodied beingsशैवम् पुराणम् (śaivam purāṇam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaअमलम् (amalam)spotlessspotlessभक्त्या (bhaktyā)with devotionwith devotionशृण्वन्तु (śṛṇvantu)let them hearlet them hearते (te)theytheyसदा (sadā)alwaysalways

Verse 20

२०20 सदा श्रोतुं यद्यशक्तो भवेत्स मुनिसत्तम । नियतात्मा प्रतिदिनं शृणुयाद्वा मुहूर्तकम् ॥

sadā śrotuṃ yadyaśakto bhavetsa munisattama | niyatātmā pratidinaṃ śṛṇuyādvā muhūrtakam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.20. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v20. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, यदि कोई सदा सुनने में असमर्थ हो, तो संयमपूर्वक प्रतिदिन थोड़ी देर के लिए ही इसे सुने।

If a person cannot listen all the time, best of sages, then, holding himself steady, let him hear it each day for at least a short while.

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सदा (sadā)all the timeall the timeश्रोतुम् (śrotum)to listento listenयदि (yadi)ififअशक्तः (aśaktaḥ)unableunableभवेत् (bhavet)should beshould beसः (saḥ)heheमुनि-सत्तम (muni-sattama)O best of sagesO best of sagesनियत-आत्मा (niyata-ātmā)holding himself steadyholding himself steadyप्रतिदिनम् (pratidinam)each dayeach dayशृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt)let him hearlet him hearवा (vā)at leastat leastमुहूर्तकम् (muhūrtakam)for a muhūrta, a short whilefor a muhūrta, a short while

Verse 21

२१21 यदि प्रतिदिनं श्रोतुमशक्तो मानवो भवेत् । पुण्यमासादिषु मुने शृणुयाच्छिवपुराणकम् ॥

yadi pratidinaṃ śrotumaśakto mānavo bhavet | puṇyamāsādiṣu mune śṛṇuyācchivapurāṇakam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.21. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v21. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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और यदि कोई प्रतिदिन भी न सुन सके, तो हे मुने, वह पवित्र महीनों आदि में इस शिवपुराण को सुने।

And if a person cannot even hear it every day, then, sage, let him hear the Śiva Purāṇa during the sacred months and such times.

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यदि (yadi)ififप्रतिदिनम् (pratidinam)every dayevery dayश्रोतुम् (śrotum)to hearto hearअशक्तः (aśaktaḥ)unableunableमानवः (mānavaḥ)a persona personभवेत् (bhavet)should beshould beपुण्य-मास-आदिषु (puṇya-māsa-ādiṣu)in the sacred months and such timesin the sacred months and such timesमुने (mune)O sageO sageशृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt)let him hearlet him hearशिव-पुराणकम् (śiva-purāṇakam)the Śiva Purāṇathe Śiva Purāṇa

Verse 22

२२22 मुहूर्तं वा तदर्धं वा तदर्धं वा क्षणं च वा । ये शृण्वन्ति पुराणं तन्न तेषां दुर्गतिर्भवेत् ॥

muhūrtaṃ vā tadardhaṃ vā tadardhaṃ vā kṣaṇaṃ ca vā | ye śṛṇvanti purāṇaṃ tanna teṣāṃ durgatirbhavet ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.22. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v22. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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एक मुहूर्त, उसका आधा, उसका भी आधा, या एक क्षण भी — जो लोग इतनी देर भी इस पुराण को सुनते हैं, उनकी दुर्गति नहीं होती।

A short while, or half of that, or half again, or even one moment — those who hear this Purāṇa for so long come to no bad end.

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मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam)a muhūrta, a short whilea muhūrta, a short whileवा (vā)ororतत्-अर्धम् (tat-ardham)half of thathalf of thatवा (vā)ororतत्-अर्धम् (tat-ardham)half againhalf againक्षणम् (kṣaṇam)a single momenta single momentच वा (ca vā)or evenor evenये (ye)those whothose whoशृण्वन्ति (śṛṇvanti)hearhearपुराणम् तत् (purāṇam tat)that Purāṇathat Purāṇa (na)notnotतेषाम् (teṣām)for themfor themदुर्गतिः (durgatiḥ)a bad enda bad endभवेत् (bhavet)will comewill come

Verse 23

२३23 तत्पुराणं च शृण्वानः पुरुषो यो मुनीश्वर । स निस्तरति संसारं दग्ध्वा कर्ममहाटवीम् ॥

tatpurāṇaṃ ca śṛṇvānaḥ puruṣo yo munīśvara | sa nistarati saṃsāraṃ dagdhvā karmamahāṭavīm ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.23. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v23. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुनीश्वर, जो पुरुष उस पुराण को सुनता है, वह कर्मों के महावन को जलाकर संसार-सागर से पार हो जाता है।

The man who listens to that Purāṇa, lord of sages, burns down the vast forest of his karma and crosses over the round of birth and death.

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तत् पुराणम् (tat purāṇam)that Purāṇathat Purāṇa (ca)andandशृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ)listening tolistening toपुरुषः (puruṣaḥ)the manthe manयः (yaḥ)whowhoमुनि-ईश्वर (muni-īśvara)O lord of sagesO lord of sagesसः (saḥ)heheनिस्तरति (nistarati)crosses overcrosses overसंसारम् (saṃsāram)the round of birth and deaththe round of birth and deathदग्ध्वा (dagdhvā)having burnt downhaving burnt downकर्म-महा-अटवीम् (karma-mahā-aṭavīm)the vast forest of karmathe vast forest of karma

Verse 24

२४24 यत्पुण्यं सर्वदानेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु वा मुने । शम्भोः पुराणश्रवणात्तत्फलं निश्चलं भवेत् ॥

yatpuṇyaṃ sarvadāneṣu sarvayajñeṣu vā mune | śambhoḥ purāṇaśravaṇāttatphalaṃ niścalaṃ bhavet ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.24. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v24. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुने, सब दानों और सब यज्ञों में जो पुण्य है, शिव के पुराण को सुनने से वही फल अटल हो जाता है।

Whatever merit lies in all gifts and all sacrifices, sage — by hearing Śambhu's Purāṇa that same fruit becomes unshakeable.

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यत् पुण्यम् (yat puṇyam)what meritwhat meritसर्व-दानेषु (sarva-dāneṣu)in all giftsin all giftsसर्व-यज्ञेषु (sarva-yajñeṣu)in all sacrificesin all sacrificesवा (vā)ororमुने (mune)O sageO sageशम्भोः (śambhoḥ)of Śambhuof Śambhuपुराण-श्रवणात् (purāṇa-śravaṇāt)by hearing the Purāṇaby hearing the Purāṇaतत् फलम् (tat phalam)that same fruitthat same fruitनिश्चलम् (niścalam)unshakeableunshakeableभवेत् (bhavet)becomesbecomes

Verse 25

२५25 विशेषतः कलौ शैवपुराणश्रवणादृते । परो धर्मो न पुंसां हि मुक्तिसाधनकृन्मुने ॥

viśeṣataḥ kalau śaivapurāṇaśravaṇādṛte | paro dharmo na puṃsāṃ hi muktisādhanakṛnmune ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.25. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v25. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुने, विशेषकर कलियुग में शिवपुराण के श्रवण के सिवा मनुष्यों के लिए मुक्ति का साधन बनने वाला कोई श्रेष्ठ धर्म नहीं है।

In the Kali age above all, sage, apart from hearing the Śaiva Purāṇa there is no higher practice for people that works as a means to release.

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विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ)above allabove allकलौ (kalau)in the Kali agein the Kali ageशैव-पुराण-श्रवणात् (śaiva-purāṇa-śravaṇāt)than hearing the Śaiva Purāṇathan hearing the Śaiva Purāṇaऋते (ṛte)apart fromapart fromपरः (paraḥ)higherhigherधर्मः (dharmaḥ)practice, dutypractice, duty (na)there is notthere is notपुंसाम् (puṃsām)for peoplefor peopleहि (hi)indeedindeedमुक्ति-साधन-कृत् (mukti-sādhana-kṛt)one that works as a means to releaseone that works as a means to releaseमुने (mune)O sageO sage

Verse 26

२६26 पुराणश्रवणं शम्भोर्नामसङ्कीर्तनं तथा । कल्पद्रुमफलं सम्यङ् मनुष्याणां न संशयः ॥

purāṇaśravaṇaṃ śambhornāmasaṅkīrtanaṃ tathā | kalpadrumaphalaṃ samyaṅ manuṣyāṇāṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.26. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v26. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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शिव के पुराण का श्रवण और उनके नाम का संकीर्तन — ये दोनों मनुष्यों के लिए कल्पवृक्ष के समान फल देने वाले हैं, इसमें संदेह नहीं।

Hearing the Purāṇa and singing the names of Śambhu — both, for human beings, bear fruit like the wish-granting tree; there is no doubt of it.

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पुराण-श्रवणम् (purāṇa-śravaṇam)hearing the Purāṇahearing the Purāṇaशम्भोः (śambhoḥ)of Śambhuof Śambhuनाम-सङ्कीर्तनम् (nāma-saṅkīrtanam)singing the namessinging the namesतथा (tathā)and likewiseand likewiseकल्प-द्रुम-फलम् (kalpa-druma-phalam)fruit of the wish-granting treefruit of the wish-granting treeसम्यक् (samyak)trulytrulyमनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām)for human beingsfor human beingsन संशयः (na saṃśayaḥ)there is no doubtthere is no doubt

Verse 27

२७27 कलौ दुर्मेधसां पुंसां धर्माचारोज्झितात्मनाम् । हिताय विदधे शम्भुः पुराणाख्यं सुधारसम् ॥

kalau durmedhasāṃ puṃsāṃ dharmācārojjhitātmanām | hitāya vidadhe śambhuḥ purāṇākhyaṃ sudhārasam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.27. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v27. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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कलियुग के मंदबुद्धि और धर्माचरण से रहित मनुष्यों के हित के लिए शिव ने अमृत-रस समान इस पुराण की रचना की।

For the good of dull-witted people in the Kali age, who have let go of right conduct, Śambhu set forth this nectar called the Purāṇa.

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कलौ (kalau)in the Kali agein the Kali ageदुर्मेधसाम् (durmedhasām)of the dull-wittedof the dull-wittedपुंसाम् (puṃsām)of peopleof peopleधर्म-आचार-उज्झित-आत्मनाम् (dharma-ācāra-ujjhita-ātmanām)who have let go of right conductwho have let go of right conductहिताय (hitāya)for the goodfor the goodविदधे (vidadhe)set forth, ordainedset forth, ordainedशम्भुः (śambhuḥ)ŚambhuŚambhuपुराण-आख्यम् (purāṇa-ākhyam)called the Purāṇacalled the Purāṇaसुधा-रसम् (sudhā-rasam)this nectarthis nectar

Verse 28

२८28 एकोऽजरामरः स्याद्वै पिबन्नेवामृतं पुमान् । शम्भोः कथामृतं कुर्यात्कुलमेवाजरामरम् ॥

eko'jarāmaraḥ syādvai pibannevāmṛtaṃ pumān | śambhoḥ kathāmṛtaṃ kuryātkulamevājarāmaram ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.28. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v28. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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साधारण अमृत पीने से केवल पीने वाला ही अजर-अमर होता है। परंतु शिव की कथा रूपी अमृत तो पूरे कुल को अजर-अमर कर देता है।

By drinking ordinary nectar only the one man who drinks it becomes free of age and death. But the nectar of Śambhu's story frees a whole family from age and death.

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एकः (ekaḥ)one man aloneone man aloneअजर-अमरः (ajara-amaraḥ)free of age and deathfree of age and deathस्यात् (syāt)becomesbecomesवै (vai)indeedindeedपिबन् एव (piban eva)merely by drinkingmerely by drinkingअमृतम् (amṛtam)nectarnectarपुमान् (pumān)the manthe manशम्भोः (śambhoḥ)of Śambhuof Śambhuकथा-अमृतम् (kathā-amṛtam)the nectar of the storythe nectar of the storyकुर्यात् (kuryāt)makesmakesकुलम् एव (kulam eva)a whole familya whole familyअजर-अमरम् (ajara-amaram)free of age and deathfree of age and death

Verse 29

२९29 सदा सेव्या सदा सेव्या सदा सेव्या विशेषतः । एतच्छिवपुराणस्य कथा परमपावनी ॥

sadā sevyā sadā sevyā sadā sevyā viśeṣataḥ | etacchivapurāṇasya kathā paramapāvanī ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.29. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v29. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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इसका सदा सेवन करना चाहिए, सदा, और विशेष रूप से सदा — शिवपुराण की यह कथा परम पवित्र है।

It must be kept to always — always, and always, and above all: this utterly purifying story of the Śiva Purāṇa.

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सदा सेव्या (sadā sevyā)always to be kept toalways to be kept toसदा सेव्या (sadā sevyā)always to be kept to — said againalways to be kept to — said againसदा सेव्या (sadā sevyā)always to be kept to — said a third timealways to be kept to — said a third timeविशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ)above allabove allएतत् शिव-पुराणस्य (etat śiva-purāṇasya)of this Śiva Purāṇaof this Śiva Purāṇaकथा (kathā)the storythe storyपरम-पावनी (parama-pāvanī)utterly purifyingutterly purifying

Verse 30

३०30 एतच्छिवपुराणस्य कथाश्रवणमात्रतः । किं ब्रवीमि फलं तस्य शिवश्चित्तं समाश्रयेत् ॥

etacchivapurāṇasya kathāśravaṇamātrataḥ | kiṃ bravīmi phalaṃ tasya śivaścittaṃ samāśrayet ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.30. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v30. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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इस शिवपुराण की कथा को केवल सुनने के फल के बारे में मैं क्या कहूँ — शिव उसके हृदय में आकर बस जाते हैं।

What can I say of the fruit that comes from merely hearing the story of this Śiva Purāṇa? Śiva takes up his seat in that person's heart.

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एतत् शिव-पुराणस्य (etat śiva-purāṇasya)of this Śiva Purāṇaof this Śiva Purāṇaकथा-श्रवण-मात्रतः (kathā-śravaṇa-mātrataḥ)merely from hearing the storymerely from hearing the storyकिम् ब्रवीमि (kim bravīmi)what can I saywhat can I sayफलम् (phalam)of the fruitof the fruitतस्य (tasya)of itof itशिवः (śivaḥ)ŚivaŚivaचित्तम् (cittam)the heartthe heartसमाश्रयेत् (samāśrayet)takes up his seat intakes up his seat in

Verse 31

३१31 चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रो ग्रन्थोऽयं सप्तसंहितः । भक्तित्रिकसुसम्पूर्णः शृणुयात्तं परादरात् ॥

caturviṃśatisāhasro grantho'yaṃ saptasaṃhitaḥ | bhaktitrikasusampūrṇaḥ śṛṇuyāttaṃ parādarāt ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.31. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v31. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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यह ग्रंथ चौबीस हज़ार श्लोकों का है और इसमें सात संहिताएँ हैं। भक्ति, ज्ञान और वैराग्य — तीनों से पूर्ण इस ग्रंथ को बड़े आदर से सुनना चाहिए।

This work runs to twenty-four thousand verses and holds seven collections. Whole in the three — devotion, knowledge, dispassion — it should be heard with the deepest respect.

Word by wordपदार्थ

चतुर्विंशति-साहस्रः (caturviṃśati-sāhasraḥ)of twenty-four thousand versesof twenty-four thousand versesग्रन्थः अयम् (granthaḥ ayam)this workthis workसप्त-संहितः (sapta-saṃhitaḥ)holding seven collectionsholding seven collectionsभक्ति-त्रिक-सुसम्पूर्णः (bhakti-trika-susampūrṇaḥ)whole in the three — devotion, knowledge, dispassionwhole in the three — devotion, knowledge, dispassionशृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt)let one hearlet one hearतम् (tam)ititपर-आदरात् (para-ādarāt)with the deepest respectwith the deepest respect

Verse 32

३२32 विद्येश्वरसंहिताद्या द्वितीया रुद्रसंहिता । तृतीया शतरुद्राख्या कोटिरुद्रा चतुर्थिका ॥

vidyeśvarasaṃhitādyā dvitīyā rudrasaṃhitā | tṛtīyā śatarudrākhyā koṭirudrā caturthikā ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.32. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v32. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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पहली विद्येश्वर संहिता, दूसरी रुद्र संहिता, तीसरी शतरुद्र नाम की, और चौथी कोटिरुद्र संहिता —

First comes the Vidyeśvara collection, second the Rudra collection, third the one called Śatarudra, and fourth the Koṭirudra —

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विद्येश्वर-संहिता (vidyeśvara-saṃhitā)the Vidyeśvara collectionthe Vidyeśvara collectionआद्या (ādyā)the firstthe firstद्वितीया (dvitīyā)the secondthe secondरुद्र-संहिता (rudra-saṃhitā)the Rudra collectionthe Rudra collectionतृतीया (tṛtīyā)the thirdthe thirdशतरुद्र-आख्या (śatarudra-ākhyā)the one called Śatarudrathe one called Śatarudraकोटिरुद्रा (koṭirudrā)the Koṭirudrathe Koṭirudraचतुर्थिका (caturthikā)the fourththe fourth

Verse 33

३३33 पञ्चम्युमासंहितोक्ता षष्ठी कैलाससंहिता । सप्तमी वायवीयाख्या सप्तैवं संहिता इह ॥

pañcamyumāsaṃhitoktā ṣaṣṭhī kailāsasaṃhitā | saptamī vāyavīyākhyā saptaivaṃ saṃhitā iha ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.33. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v33. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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— पाँचवीं उमा संहिता कही गई है, छठी कैलास संहिता, और सातवीं वायवीय नाम की। इस प्रकार यहाँ सात ही संहिताएँ हैं।

— the fifth is called the Umā collection, the sixth the Kailāsa collection, and the seventh the one named Vāyavīya. So there are seven collections here.

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पञ्चमी (pañcamī)the fifththe fifthउमा-संहिता (umā-saṃhitā)the Umā collectionthe Umā collectionउक्ता (uktā)is calledis calledषष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)the sixththe sixthकैलास-संहिता (kailāsa-saṃhitā)the Kailāsa collectionthe Kailāsa collectionसप्तमी (saptamī)the sevenththe seventhवायवीय-आख्या (vāyavīya-ākhyā)the one named Vāyavīyathe one named Vāyavīyaसप्त एवम् (sapta evam)seven in this wayseven in this wayसंहिताः (saṃhitāḥ)collectionscollectionsइह (iha)herehere

Verse 34

३४34 ससप्तसंहितं दिव्यं पुराणं शिवसंज्ञकम् । वरीवर्ति ब्रह्मतुल्यं सर्वोपरि गतिप्रदम् ॥

sasaptasaṃhitaṃ divyaṃ purāṇaṃ śivasaṃjñakam | varīvarti brahmatulyaṃ sarvopari gatipradam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.34. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v34. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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सात संहिताओं वाला यह दिव्य शिव-नामक पुराण ब्रह्म के समान विराजमान है और सबसे ऊँची गति देने वाला है।

This shining Purāṇa named for Śiva, with its seven collections, stands present like Brahman itself, granting the state that is above all others.

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स-सप्त-संहितम् (sa-sapta-saṃhitam)together with its seven collectionstogether with its seven collectionsदिव्यम् (divyam)shiningshiningपुराणम् (purāṇam)the Purāṇathe Purāṇaशिव-संज्ञकम् (śiva-saṃjñakam)named for Śivanamed for Śivaवरीवर्ति (varīvarti)stands present, abides constantlystands present, abides constantlyब्रह्म-तुल्यम् (brahma-tulyam)like Brahman itselflike Brahman itselfसर्व-उपरि (sarva-upari)above all othersabove all othersगति-प्रदम् (gati-pradam)granting the goalgranting the goal

Verse 35

३५35 एतच्छिवपुराणं हि सप्तसंहितमादरात् । परिपूर्णं पठेद्यस्तु स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते ॥

etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi saptasaṃhitamādarāt | paripūrṇaṃ paṭhedyastu sa jīvanmukta ucyate ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.35. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v35. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो कोई सात संहिताओं वाले इस पूरे शिवपुराण को आदर से पढ़ता है, वह जीवित रहते हुए ही मुक्त कहलाता है।

Whoever reads this whole Śiva Purāṇa, with its seven collections, carefully and in full — that person is called free while still alive.

Word by wordपदार्थ

एतत् शिव-पुराणम् (etat śiva-purāṇam)this Śiva Purāṇathis Śiva Purāṇaहि (hi)indeedindeedसप्त-संहितम् (sapta-saṃhitam)with its seven collectionswith its seven collectionsआदरात् (ādarāt)carefully, with respectcarefully, with respectपरिपूर्णम् (paripūrṇam)in fullin fullपठेत् (paṭhet)readsreadsयः तु (yaḥ tu)whoeverwhoeverसः (saḥ)heheजीवन्-मुक्तः (jīvan-muktaḥ)freed while still alivefreed while still aliveउच्यते (ucyate)is calledis called

Verse 36

३६36 पुमानज्ञानतस्तावद् भ्रमतेऽस्मिन्भवे मुने । यावत्कर्णगतं नास्ति पुराणं शैवमुत्तमम् ॥

pumānajñānatastāvad bhramate'sminbhave mune | yāvatkarṇagataṃ nāsti purāṇaṃ śaivamuttamam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.36. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v36. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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हे मुने, मनुष्य तब तक अज्ञानवश इस संसार में भटकता रहता है, जब तक श्रेष्ठ शिवपुराण उसके कानों तक नहीं पहुँचता।

A person keeps wandering through this world in ignorance, sage, for just so long as the excellent Śaiva Purāṇa has not reached his ears.

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पुमान् (pumān)a persona personअज्ञानतः (ajñānataḥ)out of ignoranceout of ignoranceतावत् (tāvat)for just so longfor just so longभ्रमते (bhramate)wanderswandersअस्मिन् भवे (asmin bhave)in this world of becomingin this world of becomingमुने (mune)O sageO sageयावत् (yāvat)as long asas long asकर्ण-गतम् (karṇa-gatam)reached his earreached his earन अस्ति (na asti)has nothas notपुराणम् शैवम् (purāṇam śaivam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaउत्तमम् (uttamam)excellentexcellent

Verse 37

३७37 किं श्रुतैर्बहुभिः शास्त्रैः पुराणैश्च भ्रमावहैः । शैवं पुराणमेकं हि मुक्तिदानेन गर्जति ॥

kiṃ śrutairbahubhiḥ śāstraiḥ purāṇaiśca bhramāvahaiḥ | śaivaṃ purāṇamekaṃ hi muktidānena garjati ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.37. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v37. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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भ्रम में डालने वाले बहुत से शास्त्रों और पुराणों को सुनने से क्या लाभ? एक शिवपुराण ही मुक्ति देने की गर्जना करता है।

What use is hearing many scriptures and Purāṇas that only lead one astray? The Śaiva Purāṇa alone roars aloud with the gift of release.

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किम् (kim)what usewhat useश्रुतैः (śrutaiḥ)of hearingof hearingबहुभिः (bahubhiḥ)manymanyशास्त्रैः (śāstraiḥ)scripturesscripturesपुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ)and Purāṇasand Purāṇas (ca)andandभ्रम-आवहैः (bhrama-āvahaiḥ)that only lead one astraythat only lead one astrayशैवम् पुराणम् (śaivam purāṇam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaएकम् (ekam)alonealoneहि (hi)indeedindeedमुक्ति-दानेन (mukti-dānena)with the gift of releasewith the gift of releaseगर्जति (garjati)roars aloudroars aloud

Verse 38

३८38 एतच्छिवपुराणस्य कथा भवति यद्गृहे । तीर्थभूतं हि तद्गेहं वसतां पापनाशनम् ॥

etacchivapurāṇasya kathā bhavati yadgṛhe | tīrthabhūtaṃ hi tadgehaṃ vasatāṃ pāpanāśanam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.38. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v38. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जिस घर में इस शिवपुराण की कथा होती है, वह घर तीर्थ बन जाता है और वहाँ रहने वालों के पाप नष्ट कर देता है।

The house where the story of this Śiva Purāṇa is told becomes a place of pilgrimage, and it destroys the sins of those who live there.

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एतत् शिव-पुराणस्य (etat śiva-purāṇasya)of this Śiva Purāṇaof this Śiva Purāṇaकथा (kathā)the storythe storyभवति (bhavati)is toldis toldयत्-गृहे (yat-gṛhe)in whatever housein whatever houseतीर्थ-भूतम् (tīrtha-bhūtam)becomes a place of pilgrimagebecomes a place of pilgrimageहि (hi)indeedindeedतत् गेहम् (tat geham)that housethat houseवसताम् (vasatām)of those who live thereof those who live thereपाप-नाशनम् (pāpa-nāśanam)destroying the sinsdestroying the sins

Verse 39

३९39 अश्वमेधसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च । कलां शिवपुराणस्य नार्हन्ति खलु षोडशीम् ॥

aśvamedhasahasrāṇi vājapeyaśatāni ca | kalāṃ śivapurāṇasya nārhanti khalu ṣoḍaśīm ||

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हज़ार अश्वमेध यज्ञ और सौ वाजपेय यज्ञ भी शिवपुराण की सोलहवीं कला की बराबरी नहीं कर सकते।

A thousand horse-sacrifices and a hundred Vājapeya rites are not worth even a sixteenth part of the Śiva Purāṇa.

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अश्वमेध-सहस्राणि (aśvamedha-sahasrāṇi)a thousand horse-sacrificesa thousand horse-sacrificesवाजपेय-शतानि (vājapeya-śatāni)a hundred Vājapeya ritesa hundred Vājapeya rites (ca)andandकलाम् (kalām)a parta partशिव-पुराणस्य (śiva-purāṇasya)of the Śiva Purāṇaof the Śiva Purāṇaन अर्हन्ति (na arhanti)are not worthare not worthखलु (khalu)indeedindeedषोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm)the sixteenththe sixteenth

Verse 40

४०40 तावत्स प्रोच्यते पापी पापकृन्मुनिसत्तम । यावच्छिवपुराणं हि न शृणोति सुभक्तितः ॥

tāvatsa procyate pāpī pāpakṛnmunisattama | yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi na śṛṇoti subhaktitaḥ ||

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हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, कोई पापी तभी तक पापी कहलाता है, जब तक वह सच्ची भक्ति से शिवपुराण को नहीं सुन लेता।

A wrongdoer is called a sinner, best of sages, only for so long as he has not heard the Śiva Purāṇa with real devotion.

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तावत् (tāvat)for just so longfor just so longसः (saḥ)heheप्रोच्यते (procyate)is calledis calledपापी (pāpī)a sinnera sinnerपाप-कृत् (pāpa-kṛt)a wrongdoera wrongdoerमुनि-सत्तम (muni-sattama)O best of sagesO best of sagesयावत् (yāvat)as long asas long asशिव-पुराणम् (śiva-purāṇam)the Śiva Purāṇathe Śiva Purāṇaहि (hi)indeedindeedन शृणोति (na śṛṇoti)he does not hearhe does not hearसुभक्तितः (subhaktitaḥ)with real devotionwith real devotion

Verse 41

४१41 गङ्गाद्याः पुण्यनद्यश्च सप्तपुर्यो गया तथा । एतच्छिवपुराणस्य समतां यान्ति न क्वचित् ॥

gaṅgādyāḥ puṇyanadyaśca saptapuryo gayā tathā | etacchivapurāṇasya samatāṃ yānti na kvacit ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.41. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v41. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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गंगा आदि पवित्र नदियाँ, सात पुरियाँ, और गया — ये कभी भी इस शिवपुराण की समानता नहीं कर सकतीं।

The Ganges and the other sacred rivers, the seven holy cities, and Gayā as well — none of them ever come level with this Śiva Purāṇa.

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गङ्गा-आद्याः (gaṅgā-ādyāḥ)the Ganges and the restthe Ganges and the restपुण्य-नद्यः (puṇya-nadyaḥ)the sacred riversthe sacred rivers (ca)andandसप्त-पुर्यः (sapta-puryaḥ)the seven holy citiesthe seven holy citiesगया (gayā)GayāGayāतथा (tathā)as wellas wellएतत् शिव-पुराणस्य (etat śiva-purāṇasya)with this Śiva Purāṇawith this Śiva Purāṇaसमताम् (samatām)equalityequalityयान्ति न (yānti na)do not come todo not come toक्वचित् (kvacit)everever

Verse 42

४२42 नित्यं शिवपुराणस्य श्लोकं श्लोकार्धमेव च । स्वमुखेन पठेद्भक्त्या यदीच्छेत्परमां गतिम् ॥

nityaṃ śivapurāṇasya ślokaṃ ślokārdhameva ca | svamukhena paṭhedbhaktyā yadīcchetparamāṃ gatim ||

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यदि कोई परम गति चाहता है, तो वह प्रतिदिन भक्ति के साथ अपने मुख से शिवपुराण का एक श्लोक, या आधा श्लोक ही, पाठ करे।

If a person wants the highest goal, let him every day recite with his own mouth, in devotion, at least one verse of the Śiva Purāṇa — or half a verse.

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नित्यम् (nityam)every dayevery dayशिव-पुराणस्य (śiva-purāṇasya)of the Śiva Purāṇaof the Śiva Purāṇaश्लोकम् (ślokam)a versea verseश्लोक-अर्धम् (śloka-ardham)half a versehalf a verseएव च (eva ca)or evenor evenस्व-मुखेन (sva-mukhena)with his own mouthwith his own mouthपठेत् (paṭhet)let him recitelet him reciteभक्त्या (bhaktyā)in devotionin devotionयदि (yadi)ififइच्छेत् (icchet)he wantshe wantsपरमाम् गतिम् (paramām gatim)the highest goalthe highest goal

Verse 43

४३43 एतच्छिवपुराणं यो वाचयेदर्थतोऽनिशम् । पठेद्वा प्रीतितो नित्यं स पुण्यात्मा न संशयः ॥

etacchivapurāṇaṃ yo vācayedarthato'niśam | paṭhedvā prītito nityaṃ sa puṇyātmā na saṃśayaḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.43. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v43. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो इस शिवपुराण का अर्थ सहित निरंतर वाचन करता है, या प्रतिदिन प्रेम से इसका पाठ करता है, वह पुण्यात्मा है, इसमें संदेह नहीं।

Whoever constantly expounds this Śiva Purāṇa with its meaning, or reads it every day out of love — that person is holy; there is no doubt.

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एतत् शिव-पुराणम् (etat śiva-purāṇam)this Śiva Purāṇathis Śiva Purāṇaयः (yaḥ)whoeverwhoeverवाचयेत् (vācayet)expounds, has it recitedexpounds, has it recitedअर्थतः (arthataḥ)with its meaningwith its meaningअनिशम् (aniśam)constantlyconstantlyपठेत् (paṭhet)readsreadsवा (vā)ororप्रीतितः (prītitaḥ)out of loveout of loveनित्यम् (nityam)every dayevery dayसः (saḥ)heheपुण्य-आत्मा (puṇya-ātmā)a holy soula holy soulन संशयः (na saṃśayaḥ)there is no doubtthere is no doubt

Verse 44

४४44 अन्तकाले हि यश्चैनं शृणुयाद्भक्तितः सुधीः । सुप्रसन्नो महेशानस्तस्मै यच्छति स्वं पदम् ॥

antakāle hi yaścainaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktitaḥ sudhīḥ | suprasanno maheśānastasmai yacchati svaṃ padam ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.44. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v44. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो बुद्धिमान मनुष्य अंत समय में भक्ति से इसे सुनता है, महेश्वर उस पर प्रसन्न होकर उसे अपना पद दे देते हैं।

The clear-minded person who hears it with devotion at the hour of death — to him the great Lord, well pleased, gives his own state.

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अन्त-काले (anta-kāle)at the hour of deathat the hour of deathहि (hi)indeedindeedयः च (yaḥ ca)and whoeverand whoeverएनम् (enam)thisthisशृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt)hearshearsभक्तितः (bhaktitaḥ)with devotionwith devotionसुधीः (sudhīḥ)the clear-minded onethe clear-minded oneसुप्रसन्नः (suprasannaḥ)well pleasedwell pleasedमहा-ईशानः (mahā-īśānaḥ)the great Lordthe great Lordतस्मै (tasmai)to himto himयच्छति (yacchati)givesgivesस्वम् पदम् (svam padam)his own statehis own state

Verse 45

४५45 एतच्छिवपुराणं यः पूजयेन्नित्यमादरात् । स भुक्त्वेहाखिलान् कामानन्ते शिवपदं लभेत् ॥

etacchivapurāṇaṃ yaḥ pūjayennityamādarāt | sa bhuktvehākhilān kāmānante śivapadaṃ labhet ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.45. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v45. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो प्रतिदिन आदर से इस शिवपुराण का पूजन करता है, वह इस लोक में सब कामनाएँ भोगकर अंत में शिव का पद पा लेता है।

Whoever worships this Śiva Purāṇa every day with respect enjoys here every desire, and in the end reaches Śiva's state.

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एतत् शिव-पुराणम् (etat śiva-purāṇam)this Śiva Purāṇathis Śiva Purāṇaयः (yaḥ)whoeverwhoeverपूजयेत् (pūjayet)worshipsworshipsनित्यम् (nityam)every dayevery dayआदरात् (ādarāt)with respectwith respectसः (saḥ)heheभुक्त्वा (bhuktvā)having enjoyedhaving enjoyedइह (iha)herehereअखिलान् कामान् (akhilān kāmān)every desireevery desireअन्ते (ante)in the endin the endशिव-पदम् (śiva-padam)Śiva’s stateŚiva’s stateलभेत् (labhet)attainsattains

Verse 46

४६46 एतच्छिवपुराणस्य कुर्वन्नित्यमतन्द्रितः । पट्टवस्त्रादिना सम्यक् सत्कारं स सुखी सदा ॥

etacchivapurāṇasya kurvannityamatandritaḥ | paṭṭavastrādinā samyak satkāraṃ sa sukhī sadā ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.46. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v46. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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जो आलस्य छोड़कर प्रतिदिन रेशमी वस्त्र आदि से इस शिवपुराण का भली-भाँति सत्कार करता है, वह सदा सुखी रहता है।

Whoever, tireless, honours this Śiva Purāṇa well day after day — wrapping it in fine silk and the like — knows contentment all his life.

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एतत् शिव-पुराणस्य (etat śiva-purāṇasya)to this Śiva Purāṇato this Śiva Purāṇaकुर्वन् (kurvan)doingdoingनित्यम् (nityam)day after dayday after dayअतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ)tirelesstirelessपट्ट-वस्त्र-आदिना (paṭṭa-vastra-ādinā)with fine silk and the likewith fine silk and the likeसम्यक् (samyak)wellwellसत्कारम् (satkāram)honourhonourसः (saḥ)heheसुखी (sukhī)contentcontentसदा (sadā)all his lifeall his life

Verse 47

४७47 शैवं पुराणममलं शैवसर्वस्वमादरात् । सेवनीयं प्रयत्नेन परत्रेह सुखेप्सुना ॥

śaivaṃ purāṇamamalaṃ śaivasarvasvamādarāt | sevanīyaṃ prayatnena paratreha sukhepsunā ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.47. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v47. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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यह निर्मल शिवपुराण शिवभक्तों का सर्वस्व है। जो इस लोक और परलोक में सुख चाहता है, वह आदर और प्रयत्न से इसका सेवन करे।

This spotless Purāṇa is the whole wealth of those who love Śiva. Anyone who wants happiness here and hereafter should keep to it with care and reverence.

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शैवम् पुराणम् (śaivam purāṇam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaअमलम् (amalam)spotlessspotlessशैव-सर्वस्वम् (śaiva-sarvasvam)the whole wealth of those who love Śivathe whole wealth of those who love Śivaआदरात् (ādarāt)with reverencewith reverenceसेवनीयम् (sevanīyam)to be kept toto be kept toप्रयत्नेन (prayatnena)with carewith careपरत्र (paratra)hereafterhereafterइह (iha)and hereand hereसुख-ईप्सुना (sukha-īpsunā)by one who wants happinessby one who wants happiness

Verse 48

४८48 चतुर्वर्गप्रदं शैवं पुराणममलं परम् । श्रोतव्यं सर्वदा प्रीत्या पठितव्यं विशेषतः ॥

caturvargapradaṃ śaivaṃ purāṇamamalaṃ param | śrotavyaṃ sarvadā prītyā paṭhitavyaṃ viśeṣataḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.48. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v48. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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यह निर्मल और परम शिवपुराण चारों पुरुषार्थों को देने वाला है। इसे सदा प्रेम से सुनना चाहिए और विशेष रूप से पढ़ना चाहिए।

Pure and supreme, this Śaiva Purāṇa yields all four aims of life. It should always be heard with love, and, above all, recited.

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चतुर्-वर्ग-प्रदम् (catur-varga-pradam)yielding all four aims of lifeyielding all four aims of lifeशैवम् पुराणम् (śaivam purāṇam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaअमलम् (amalam)purepureपरम् (param)supremesupremeश्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam)to be heardto be heardसर्वदा (sarvadā)alwaysalwaysप्रीत्या (prītyā)with lovewith loveपठितव्यम् (paṭhitavyam)to be recitedto be recitedविशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ)above allabove all

Verse 49

४९49 वेदेतिहासशास्त्रेषु परं श्रेयस्करं महत् । शैवं पुराणं विज्ञेयं सर्वथा हि मुमुक्षुभिः ॥

vedetihāsaśāstreṣu paraṃ śreyaskaraṃ mahat | śaivaṃ purāṇaṃ vijñeyaṃ sarvathā hi mumukṣubhiḥ ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.49. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v49. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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वेद, इतिहास और शास्त्रों में यह महान शिवपुराण सबसे अधिक कल्याणकारी है — मुक्ति चाहने वालों को इसे हर तरह से ऐसा ही समझना चाहिए।

Among the Vedas, the old histories, and the scriptures, seekers of freedom should know this great Śaiva Purāṇa as, in every way, the one that carries them furthest toward the good.

Word by wordपदार्थ

वेद-इतिहास-शास्त्रेषु (veda-itihāsa-śāstreṣu)among the Vedas, the histories and the scripturesamong the Vedas, the histories and the scripturesपरम् (param)the highestthe highestश्रेयस्-करम् (śreyas-karam)carrying one toward the goodcarrying one toward the goodमहत् (mahat)greatgreatशैवम् पुराणम् (śaivam purāṇam)the Śaiva Purāṇathe Śaiva Purāṇaविज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam)is to be knownis to be knownसर्वथा (sarvathā)in every wayin every wayहि (hi)indeedindeedमुमुक्षुभिः (mumukṣubhiḥ)by seekers of freedomby seekers of freedom

Verse 50

५०50 शैवं पुराणमिदमात्मविदां वरिष्ठं सेव्यं सदा परमवस्तु सतां समर्च्यम् । तापत्रयाभिशमनं सुखदं सदैव प्राणप्रियं विधिहरीशमुखामराणाम् ॥

śaivaṃ purāṇamidamātmavidāṃ variṣṭhaṃ | sevyaṃ sadā paramavastu satāṃ samarcyam | tāpatrayābhiśamanaṃ sukhadaṃ sadaiva | prāṇapriyaṃ vidhiharīśamukhāmarāṇām ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.50. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v50. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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आत्मज्ञानियों के लिए यह शिवपुराण सर्वश्रेष्ठ है — सदा सेवन करने योग्य, परम वस्तु, सज्जनों के लिए पूजनीय। यह तीनों तापों को शांत करता है, सदा सुख देता है, और ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, शिव तथा अन्य देवताओं को प्राणों के समान प्रिय है।

For those who know the Self, this Śiva Purāṇa is the highest thing — forever to be served, the supreme Reality, worthy of the worship of the good. It stills the three sufferings, it never fails to give joy, and to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and the other gods it is dear as their own breath.

Word by wordपदार्थ

शैवम् पुराणम् इदम् (śaivam purāṇam idam)this Śaiva Purāṇathis Śaiva Purāṇaआत्म-विदाम् (ātma-vidām)for those who know the Selffor those who know the Selfवरिष्ठम् (variṣṭham)the highest thingthe highest thingसेव्यम् (sevyam)to be servedto be servedसदा (sadā)foreverforeverपरम-वस्तु (parama-vastu)the supreme Realitythe supreme Realityसताम् (satām)of the goodof the goodसमर्च्यम् (samarcyam)worthy of the worshipworthy of the worshipताप-त्रय-अभिशमनम् (tāpa-traya-abhiśamanam)stilling the three sufferingsstilling the three sufferingsसुख-दम् (sukha-dam)giving joygiving joyसदा एव (sadā eva)never failingnever failingप्राण-प्रियम् (prāṇa-priyam)dear as their own breathdear as their own breathविधि-हरि-ईश-मुख-अमराणाम् (vidhi-hari-īśa-mukha-amarāṇām)to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the other godsto Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the other gods

Verse 51

५१51 वन्दे शिवपुराणं हि सर्वदाहं प्रसन्नधीः । शिवः प्रसन्नतां यायाद् दद्यात्स्वपदयो रतिम् ॥

vande śivapurāṇaṃ hi sarvadāhaṃ prasannadhīḥ | śivaḥ prasannatāṃ yāyād dadyātsvapadayo ratim ||

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OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 1.51. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/mahatmya-one-its-greatness#v51. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.

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मैं प्रसन्न मन से सदा शिवपुराण को नमन करता हूँ। शिव मुझ पर प्रसन्न हों और अपने चरणों में मुझे प्रीति दें।

With a glad and quiet mind I bow, always, to the Śiva Purāṇa. May Śiva be pleased with me, and give me love for his feet.

Word by wordपदार्थ

वन्दे (vande)I bow toI bow toशिव-पुराणम् (śiva-purāṇam)the Śiva Purāṇathe Śiva Purāṇaहि (hi)indeedindeedसर्वदा (sarvadā)alwaysalwaysअहम् (aham)IIप्रसन्न-धीः (prasanna-dhīḥ)with a glad and quiet mindwith a glad and quiet mindशिवः (śivaḥ)ŚivaŚivaप्रसन्नताम् (prasannatām)to graciousnessto graciousnessयायात् (yāyāt)may comemay comeदद्यात् (dadyāt)may he givemay he giveस्व-पदयोः (sva-padayoḥ)for his own feetfor his own feetरतिम् (ratim)lovelove

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इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराणे शिवपुराणमाहात्म्ये तन्महिमवर्णनं नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः ॥ १ ॥

Here ends the first chapter — “The Telling of Its Greatness” — within the Glory of the Śiva Purāṇa, in the venerable Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.

इस प्रकार श्रीस्कन्द महापुराण के अंतर्गत शिवपुराण-माहात्म्य में “उसकी महिमा का वर्णन” नामक पहला अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।

Translated and edited by Gaurav Verma under the site's published method. The Sanskrit text is in the public domain. Our transliteration, translation and apparatus are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 — see /license. अनुवाद और सम्पादन: Gaurav Vermaप्रकाशन-पद्धति देखें। संस्कृत मूल पाठ पब्लिक डोमेन में है। हमारा लिप्यंतरण, अनुवाद और टिप्पणियाँ CC BY-SA 4.0 के अंतर्गत उपलब्ध हैं — देखें /license.

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