Book 1 - Adhyaya 75

हिन्दी अर्थ

दध्ना च स्नापयेद् रुद्रं शोधयेच्च यथाविधि। ततः शुद्धाम्बुना स्नाप्य चन्दनाद्यैश्च पूजयेत् चम्पकैर्जातिपुष्पैश् बकुलैः करवीरकैः

English

How did the lord who is ni.skala (attrihuteless), nirinala (pure), and nitya (eternal) adopt sakalatva (the state ol being wiih attributes). It behoves you to tell ns about this in the same manner you had learnt it formerly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

केवलं चापि शुद्धान्नमाढकं तण्डुलं पचेत्। कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं चान्ते नमस्कृत्य मुहुर्मुहुः

English

O leading brahmins, persons who know reality reco- gnize the lord in the form of the Pranava, Vijhana (perfect knowledge), after hearing about the unborn lord in the Veda- ntic treatises.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्तुत्वा च देवमीशानं पुनः सम्पूज्य शङ्करम्। ईशानं पुरुषं चैव अघोरं वाममेव च अनेन विधिना देवः प्रसीदति महेश्वरः

English

The knowledge that has sound, etc. for its object is called Jnana. Others say that jnana is devoid of Error. Still others say that it is not so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृक्षाः पुष्पादिपत्राद्यैरुपयुक्ताः शिवार्चने। गावश्चैव द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्रयान्ति परमां गतिम्

English

O brahmins, some sages say that knowledge which is pure, devoid of impurities, has no alternatives as objects and docs not require a support and is made manifest through a teacher, is the real one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजयेद्यः शिवं रुद्रं शर्वं भवमजं सकृत्। स याति शिवसायुज्यं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम् सकृत्प्रसङ्घाद्वा दृष्ट्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

English

Salvation results only from perfect knowledge. Grace of the lord is conducive to the achievement of perfect knowledge.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजितं वा महादेवं पूज्यमानमथापि वा। दृष्ट्वा प्रयाति वै मर्त्यो ब्रह्मलोकं न संशयः

English

Some sages say that His contact can be acquired by means of holy rites. By one's own free will, the form that is conceived fancifully shall be withdrawn.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यो दद्याद् घृतदीपं च सकृल्लिङ्गस्य चाग्रतः दीपवृक्षं पार्थिवं वा दारवं वा शिवालये

English

The heaven is the head of Lord, the sky® is his umbilicus, the moon, sun and fire are his eyes, the quarters are his cars. The nether worlds constitute his feet, the ocean is his cloth, Devas are his arms, the constellations are his ornaments, Prakrti is his wife, Purusa is his Litiga. From his facc®®' issued forth all the Brahmins, Brahma, Indra, and Visnu. The Ksatri- yas issued from his arms. The Vaiyas issued from his thighs and Sudras from his feet. Puskara Avartaka and other clouds are his hairs. The winds are born of his nose. The Sruti and Smrti texts constitute his gait.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजन करना चाहिए; पुनः रोचन आदिसे पूजन करके दिव्य पुष्पो, अखण्ड बिल्वपत्रो, अनेक प्रकारके पदो नीलकमलों, रक्तकमलों, नन्द्यावर्तपुष्पो, मल्लिका, चम्पक जातिपुष्पों, बकुलों, कनैरके पुष्पों, शमीपुष्पों, बृहत्पुष्पों

English

The lord in the form of Karman makes Prakrti function by means of this cosmic body. The glorious Purusa is compre- hensible to man through perfect knowledge, not otherwise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धतूरके पुष्पों, अगस्त्यके उदित होनेपर खिलनेवाले पुग्यो, अपामार्ग-कदम्बके गुच्छों तथा सुन्दर आभूषणोंसे पूजन करके पाँच प्रकारके धूप प्रदान करके पायस (खीर) निवेदित करना चाहिए। तदनन्तर दधिमिश्रित भात, मधु- घृत मिला हुआ भात, पका हुआ अन्न और मूँगका पका हुआ अन्न--यह छः प्रकारका अन्न निवेदित करे; अथवा पाँच प्रकारका घृतमिश्रित अन्न निवेदित करे; अथवा केवल एक आढ़क (चार प्रस्थ) शुद्ध चावल पकाये

English

Tapoyajna (sacrifice in the form of austerity) is superior to thousands of Karmayajnas (sacrifice in the form of holy rites). Japayajna (sacrifice in the form of Japa) is superior to thousands of Tapoyajnas. Dliyanayajha (sacrifice in the form of meditation) is superior to thousands of Japayajiias. There is nothing greater than Dhyanayajfia. Dhyana (meditation) is a means of perfect knowledge.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और उसे निवेदित करे। अन्तमें प्रदक्षिणा करके बार- बार नमस्कारकर देवता ईशानकी स्तुति करके पुनः शंकरजीको विधिवत् पूजा करके ईशान, तत्पुरुष, अघोर, वामदेव तथा सद्योजात मन्त्रोंका जप करते हुए इन पाँच

English

When the yogin stands firmly by equal elegance and sees through meditation, when he is engaged in the Dhyana- yajfta, Siva becomes manifest in him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देव महेश्वर प्रसन्न होते हैं॥ १०--२२॥ हे श्रेष्ठ द्विजो! शिवपूजनमें उपयोग किये गये पुष्प, पत्र आदिके साथ वृक्ष और गायें-ये सब परम गतिको प्राप्त होते हैं। जो एक बार भी शिव, रुद्र, शर्व, भव, अजको पूजा करता है; वह पुनर्जन्मरहित शिवसायुज्यको

English

All people conversant with the knowledge of Brahman are pure, thanks to that Vidya. There is no expiatory rite or any injunction in regard to VijnSnins (knowers); nor do they have purificatory rites.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्त कर लेता है। एक बार अथवा प्रसंगवश भी पूजित परमेश्वर, भव, उमापतिका दर्शन करके मनुष्य सभी पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है। पूजित किये गये अथवा पूर्जित होते हुए महादेवका दर्शनकर मनुष्य ब्रह्मलोकको जाता

English

The divine origin of society and its division into four classes, viz. BrShmana Katriya, Vaiiya and Scdra. can be traced as far back as the Puru-sCikta of the figvida.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है; इसमें सन्देह नहीं है॥ २३--२६ ॥ जो शिवके सम्बन्धमें कुछ भी सुनकर उसकी अनुमोदन करता है, वह परमगति प्राप्त करता हैं। जौ शिवके समक्ष एक बार भी घृतका दीपक अर्पित करता है, वह वर्णाश्रमी लोगोंके लिये दुर्लभ स्थिर गति प्रात

English

The Lihga is pure, auspicious and imperishable. It is exceedingly blissful in nature. The Niskala form, that is, the form devoid of attributes is all-pervasive. It is always stationed in the heart of yogins.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अध्याय ८० देवताओंका

English

O brahmins, they say that the Lihga is of two tyi)cs viz., — the external and the internal. O excellent sage.s, the gross one is the external. O brahmins, the subtle one is the internal. [So are the devotees].

हिन्दी अर्थ

कैलासपुरी आकर उमासहित भगवान् शिवके दर्शन करना दत्त्वा कुलशतं साग्रं शिवलोके महीयते। आयसं ताम्रजं वापि रौप्यं सौवर्णिकं तथा

English

The gross devotees are tliosc engaged in the worship of gross Liagas and interested in holy rites and sacrifices. The gross idol is just for awakening knowledge of the gross devotees.®®

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिवाय दीपं यो दद्याद्विधिना वापि भक्तित: । सूर्यायुतसमैः श्लक्ष्णैर्यानैः शिवपुरं व्रजेत्

English

The spiritual lihga is not perceptible to the delud- ed person who conceives things only externally and not other- wise. The gross lihga made of clay, wood, etc., is perceptible only to non-yogin as the subtle and eternal Ihhga is perceptible to thejhanin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कार्तिके मासि यो दद्याद् घृतदीपं शिवाग्रतः। सम्पूज्यमानं वा पश्येद्विधिना परमेश्वरम् स याति ब्रह्मणो लोकं श्रद्धया मुनिसत्तमाः। आवाहनं सुसान्निध्यं स्थापनं पूजनं तथा

English

Other knowers of reality say that the object, on consi- deration, is non-existent.®® Therefore, everything, the Niskala and the Sakai a is of the nature of 6iva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्प्रोक्तं रुद्रगायत्र्या आसनं प्रणवेन वै। पञ्चभिः स्नपनं प्रोक्तं रुद्राद्यैशच विशेषतः

English

Others say like this, O men of good holy rites — Al- though the ether is one, it is perceived separately in regard to separate platters. Similarly Siva has separateness as well as non- separateness,

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं सम्पूजयेन्नित्यं देवदेवमुमापतिम्। ब्रह्माणं दक्षिणे तस्य प्रणवेन समर्चयेत् उत्तरे देवदेवेशं विष्णुं गायत्रिया यजेत्। वह्नौ हुत्वा यथान्यायं पञ्चभिः प्रणवेन च

English

O men of good holy rites, though the sun is only one he is seen manifold in the diflerent water-reservoirs. This example is cited in order to convince the people.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स याति शिवसायुज्यमेवं सम्पूज्य शङ्करम्। इति सङ्क्षेपतः प्रोक्तो लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः

English

I'he creatures in the heaven and on the earth arc evolved out of the five elements. Still they are seen in multiples of forms as different species and individuals.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यासेन कथितः पूर्व श्रुत्वा रुद्रमुखात्स्वयम् करता है। शिवालयमें मिट्टी अथवा लकड़ीका बना हुआ दीपवृक्ष (दीवट) प्रदान करके मनुष्य आगेके सौ कुलोंसहित शिवलोकमें प्रतिष्ठा प्राप्त करता है। जो विधानके अनुसार भक्तिपूर्वक लोहे, ताँबे, चाँदी अथवा

English

The gross (lihga) form of the su[>reme lord iva is meant just to create a feeling of devotion in the gross-minded people. In fact, lord Siva (like the ether) is an indivisible entity. His division into sakala and niskala forms, as of the ether into ghatkaSa and mathakaia is conditioned byexternsd factors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोनेका बना हुआ दीपक शिवको समर्पित करता है, वह दस हजार सूर्योके समान देदीप्यमान विमानोंसे शिवलोकको जाता है। है श्रेष्ठ मुनियो! जो कार्तिक महीनेमें शिवके सामने घृतका दीपक समर्पित करता है

English

Know that whatever is seen or heard is identical with Siva. The difference among the people, on deliberation, is mere illusion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथवा विधानके साथ पूजित होते हुए परमेश्वरका दर्शन श्रद्धापूर्वक करता है, वह ब्रह्मलोकको जाता है॥ २७३१/२ ॥ शिवका आवाहन, उत्तम सान्निध्य, स्थापन तथा पूजन रुद्रगायत्री मन्त्र-द्वारा और आसन प्रणव- द्वारा बताया गया है। सद्योजात आदि पाँच मन्त्रोंसे तथा विशेषरूपसे रुद्रमन्त्रोंसे उनका स्नान बताया गया

English

After experiencing extensive pleasures in dream a man may be happy or miserable. But on pondering we understand that neither the pleasure nor the misery has been really expe- rienced.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है। इस प्रकार देवदेव उमापतिकी पूजा नित्य करे। उनके दक्षिणमें ब्रह्माकी पूजा प्रणवसे करे और उत्तरमें देवदेवेश विष्णुकी पूजा गायत्री मन्त्र-से करे। विधिके अनुसार सद्योजात आदि पाँच मन्त्रोसे तथा प्रणवसे

English

All those who have understood the real meanings of the Vedas also speak thus in regard to w'orldly matters. The great lord invested with attributes is directly perceptible in the hearts of the worldly-minded persons. The lord devoid of attributes appears in the hearts of yogins and is identical with the universe. He appears to the wise ones only. Ihe physical body of the great lord is of three types.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निमें होम करे। इस प्रकार शंकरकी भलीभाँति पूजा करके वह मनुष्य शिवसायुज्य प्राप्त करता है। है ऋषियो! मैंने संक्षेपमें लिङ्गार्चनविधिका क्रम बता दिया; पहले स्वयं रुद्रके मुखसे इसे सुनकर व्यासजीने मुझको बताया था

English

O excellent brahmins, the first-one is Niskala, the second one is Sakala-Niskala and the third-one is Sakala.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा भगवान् शिवद्वारा देवताओंको पाशुपतव्रतका उपदेश प्रदान करना

English

Some worship the Sakala-Niskala form, some wor- ship in the heart, or in the Lifiga or in the fire. Some worship the Sakala form along with their wives and sons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथं पशुपतिं दृष्ट्वा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम्। ऋषिगण बोले है सूतजी! पशुपतिका दर्शन करके पशुपाशसे मुक्ति किस प्रकार होती है; देवताओंने

English

Just as Siva so also is the goddess. Just as the god- dess so also is Siva. Hence people worship the deities with the consciou.sness of mm- difference. They worship the twenty- seven*®® principles in the body as well as outside, in the mystic diagrams of four, six, ten angles, twelve, sixteen and three sides.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पशुत्वं तत्यजुर्देवास्तन्नो वक्तुमिहा्ह॑सि॥ १ पशुत्वका कैसे त्याग किया? इसे आप कृपा करके हम

English

Siva, the lord, devoid of difference of Sat and Asat is stationed out of his own free will along with the goddess for the protection of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूतजी बोले पूर्वकालमें केलास-शिखरपर भोग्य समेत्य देवाः सर्वज्ञमाजग्मुस्तत्प्रसादतः॥ २ नामक अपने पुरमें स्थित सर्वज्ञ शिवके पास सभी देवता

English

Some call him one, some call him one with two Gunas.*** Some call him Triguna**' (having three Gunas). Some say that it is Siva. Others, the knowers of the Vedas speak of him as the cause of the universe.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीलिड्रमहापुराण पूर्वभाग

English

All Brahmins equipped with devotion and auspicious yoga are persons of special characteristics. They are interested

हिन्दी अर्थ

अक्क ny फफफ फ फ फफ फफ फ्रक फ फ फ फ फ़ फ फ़ फ फा की फ्रफमफफ्फफ्फ््फ्फ्फफ्रफफ्फ्क्फ्रकफऊ फ्रफाफ्फफ्रफफफ्रफ्रफफफ्रफ्फफ़फफ्फ फफ्फफफ्फफफफफ फफफ हिताय सर्वदेवानां ब्रह्मणा च जनार्दनः। गरुडस्य तथा स्कन्धमारुह्य पुरुषोत्तमः

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगाम देवताभिर्वै देवदेवान्तिकं हरिः। सर्वे सम्प्राप्य देवस्य सार्धे गिरिवरं शुभम्

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सेन्द्राः ससाध्याः सयमाः प्रणेमुर्गिरिमुत्तमम्। भगवान् वासुदेवोऽसौ गरुडाद् गरुडध्वजः । अवतीर्य गिरिं मेरुमारुरोह सुरोत्तमैः मुदितकुररवृन्दं नादितं नागवृन्हैः । मधुररणितगीतं सानुकूलान्धकारं पदरचितवनान्तं कान्तवातान्ततोयम्

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लॅलितगतिविदग्धैर्हसवृन्हैश्च भिन्नम्।

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हिंजवरगणवृन्हैः कोकिलाद्यैद्वरिफेः गिरेः पृष्ठे पुरं शार्वं कल्पितं विश्वकर्मणा। क्रीडार्थं देवदेवस्य भवस्य परमेष्ठिनः

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपश्यंस्तत्पुरं देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्राः समाहिताः। प्रणेमुर्दूरतश्चेव प्रभावादेव शूलिनः

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मेरुप्रभागे पुरमादिदेवः उनकी कृपासे एक साथ मिलकर आये सभी देवताओंके हितके लिये जनार्दन पुरुषोत्तम विष्णु भी गरुडके स्कन्धपर बैठकर ब्रह्मा प तथा सभी देवताओंके साथ देवदेव शिवके पास पहुँचे॥ २-३ /२॥

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साथ शिवके गिरिश्रेष्ठ, शुभ तथा उत्तम पर्वतश्रेष्ठ मेरुपर आकर उस गिरिको प्रणाम किया। वे गरुड्ध्वज भगवान् वासुदेव गरुड़से उतरकर उत्तम देवताओंके साथ मेरु पर्वतपर चढ़ गये; वह समस्त पापोंसे रहित,

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सबकुछ देनेवाला, उत्तम भोगोंसे युक्त, आनन्दित कुर पक्षियोंसे समन्वित, हाथियोंकी ध्वनियोंसे निनादित, मधुर गीतोंसे गुंजित, अन्य पर्वतोंके पृष्ठभागको अपने छायारूपी अन्धकारसे युक्त करनेवाला, पदचिल्नोंसे युक्त वन-प्रदेशवाला, सुन्दर हवाओं तथा जलसे परिपूर्ण, सूर्यके समान प्रदीप्त सैकड़ों-हजारों भवनोंसे युक्त, मनोहर गतिवाले हंससमूहोंसे मण्डित, धव-खदिर- पलाश-चन्दन आदि वृक्षोंसे परिपूर्ण, उत्तम पक्षियोंके

English

Those who perceive Siva in the three-sided (mystic diagram), in the middle of the three principles, attain him; not the other yogins. They perceive the three-eyed*** lord with the three Guijas, ihe ancient Puru§a along with the goddess.