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# Shivapurana 7.2.7.11

Śivapurāṇa 7.2.7.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

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saṃśayāviṣṭamanaso vismṛśaṃti yathātatham //  
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kiṃ kāraṇaṃ kuto jātā jīvāmaḥ kena vā vayam //

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kutrāsmākaṃ saṃpratiṣṭhā kena vādhiṣṭhitā vayam //

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kena vartāmahe śaśvatsukheṣvanyeṣu cāniśam //

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avilaṃghyā ca viśvasya vyavasthā kena vā kṛtā //

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kālasya bhāvo niyatiryadṛcchā nātra yujyate //

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bhūtāni yoniḥ puruṣo yogī caiṣāṃ paro 'tha vā //

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acetanatvātkālādeścetanatvepi cātmanaḥ //

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sukhaduḥkhāni bhūtatvādanīśatvādvicāryate //

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taddhyānayogānugatāṃ prapaśyañchaktimaiśvarīm //

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pāśavicchedikāṃ sākṣānnigūḍhāṃ svaguṇairbhṛśam //

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tayā vicchinnapāśāste sarvakāraṇakāraṇam //

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śaktimaṃtaṃ mahādevamapaśyandivyacakṣuṣā //

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yaḥ kāraṇānyaśeṣāṇi kālātmasahitāni ca //

### [7.2.7.11.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva.7.2.7.11.p14)

aprameyo 'nayā śaktyā sakalaṃ yo 'dhitiṣṭhati //

### [7.2.7.11.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva.7.2.7.11.p15)

tataḥ prasādayogena yogena parameṇa ca //

### [7.2.7.11.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva.7.2.7.11.p16)

dṛṣṭena bhaktiyogena divyaḥ gatimavāpnuyuḥ //

### [7.2.7.11.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva.7.2.7.11.p17)

tasmātsaha tathā śaktyā hṛdi paśyaṃti ye śivam //

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teṣāṃ śāśvatikī śāṃtirnaitareṣāmiti śrutiḥ //

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na hi śaktimataśśaktyā viprayogo 'sti jātucit //

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tasmācchakteḥ śaktimatastādātmyānnirvṛtirdvayoḥ //

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kramo vivakṣito nūnaṃ vimuktau jñānakarmaṇoḥ //

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prasāde sati sā mūrtiryasmātkaratale sthitā //

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devo vā dānavo vāpi paśurvā vihago 'pi vā //

### [7.2.7.11.p24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva.7.2.7.11.p24)

kīro vātha kṛmirvāpi mucyate tatprasādataḥ //

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garbhastho jāyamāno vā bālo vā taruṇo.pi vā //

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vṛddho vā mriyamāṇo vā svargastho vātha nārakī //

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patito vāpi dharmātmā paṃḍito mūḍha eva vā //

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prasāde tatkṣaṇādeva mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ //

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ayogyānāṃ ca kāruṇyādbhaktānāṃ parameśvaraḥ //

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prasīdati na saṃdeho vigṛhya vividhānmalān //

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prasadādeva sā bhaktiḥ prasādo bhaktisaṃbhavaḥ //

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avasthābhedamutprekṣya vidvāṃstatra na muhyati //

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prasādapūrvikā yeyaṃ bhuktimuktividhāyinī //

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naiva sā śakyate prāptuṃ narairekena janmanā //

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anekajanmasiddhānāṃ śrautasmārtānuvartinām //

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viraktānāṃ prabuddhānāṃ prasīdati maheśvaraḥ //

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prasanne sati deveśa paśau tasminpravartate //

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asti nātho mametyalpā bhaktirbuddhipurassarā //

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tapasā vividhaiśśaivairdharmaissaṃyujyate naraḥ //

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tatra yoge tadabhyāsastato bhaktiḥ parā bhavet //

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parayā ca tayā bhaktyā prasādo labhyate paraḥ //

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prasādātsarvapāśebhyo muktirmuktasya nirvṛtiḥ //

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alpabhāvo 'pi yo martyasso 'pi janmatrayātparam //

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nayoniyaṃtrapīḍāyai bhavennaivātra saṃśayaḥ //

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sāṃgā 'naṃgā ca yā sevā sā bhaktiriti kathyate //

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sā punarbhidyate tredhā manovākkāyasādhanaiḥ //

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śivarūpādiciṃtā yā sā sevā mānasī smṛtā //

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japādirvācikī sevā karmapūjādi kāyikī //

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seyaṃ trisādhanā sevā śivadharmaśca kathyate //

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sa tu pañcavidhaḥ proktaḥ śivena paramātmanā //

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tapaḥ karma japo dhyānaṃ jñānaṃ ceti samāsataḥ //

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karmaliṅgārcanādyaṃ ca tapaścāndrāyaṇādikam //

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japastridhā śivābhyāsaścintā dhyānaṃ śivasya tu //

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śivāgamoktaṃ yajjñānaṃ tadatra jñānamucyate //

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śrīkaṃṭhena śivenoktaṃ śivāyai ca śivāgamaḥ //

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śivāśritānāṃ kāruṇyācchreyasāmekasādhanam //

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tasmādvivardhayedbhaktiṃ śive paramakāraṇe //

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tyajecca viṣayāsaṃgaṃ śreyo 'rthī matimānnaraḥ //

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oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe śivatattvakathanaṃ nāma saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ

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Chapter 8  
kṛṣṇa uvāca  
bhagavañchrotumicchāmi śivena paribhāṣitam //

## Other recensions (1)

- [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete-2.7.2.7.11) — Sanskrit

## Linked texts (3)

- [Jñānaratnāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.siddhanta.paddhati.jnanaratnavali.9.520) — Sanskrit
- [Jñānaratnāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.jnanaratnavali-2.2949) — Sanskrit
- [Śivatattvaviveka (Appayya Dīkṣita)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.sivatattvaviveka-appayya-diksita.17-2.9) — Appayya Dīkṣita 1560, Sanskrit

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