[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Śivapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva) › [siva\_purana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete) › 8.2 # Shivapurana 8.2 Śivapurāṇa (complete text) 8.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2.1) purāṇa māhātmya varṇana tapastapati yo'raṇye vanyamūlaphalāśanaḥ yo'dhīte ṛcamekāṃ hi phala syāttatsamaṃ mune ### [8.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2.2) śruteradhyanātpuṇyaṃ yadāpnoti dvijottamaḥ tadadhyāpanataścāpi dviguṇaṃ phalamaśnute ### [8.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2.3) jagattathā nirālokaṃ jāyate'śaśibhāskaram binā tathā purāṇaṃ hyadhyeyamasmānmune sadā ### [8.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2.4) tapyamānaṃ sadājñānānniraye yo'pi śāstrataḥ sambodhayati lokaṃ taṃ tasmātpūjyaḥ purāṇaga ### [8.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2.5) sarveṣāṃ caiva pātrāṇāṃ madhye śreṣṭha purāṇavit patanāttrāyate yasmāttasmātpātramudāhṛtam ### [8.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2.6) ryabuddhirna kartavyā purāṇajña kadācana purāṇajñaḥ sarvavettā brahmā viṣṇurharo guruḥ ### [8.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2.7) dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ hiraṇyaṃ ca vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca deyaṃ purāṇavijñāya paratreha ca śarmaṇe --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.8.2) · Pramāṇa