Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 11
SiP 7.2 11.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे शिवभक्तिवर्णनं नाम दशमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ११ ईश्वर उवाच अथ वक्ष्यामि देवेशि भक्तानामधिकारिणाम् विदुषां द्विजमुख्यानां वर्णधर्मसमासतः
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe śivabhaktivarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 11 īśvara uvāca atha vakṣyāmi deveśi bhaktānāmadhikāriṇām viduṣāṃ dvijamukhyānāṃ varṇadharmasamāsataḥ
Oṃ. Thus in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (part), in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the latter section, the tenth chapter, called the description of devotion to Śiva. Chapter 11. The Lord said: Now, O Mistress of the gods, I shall declare in brief the caste-duties of the devotees who are qualified, the learned, the foremost of the twice-born.
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SiP 7.2 11.2
त्रिः स्नानं चाग्निकार्यं च लिंगार्चनमनुक्रमम् दानमीश्ररभावश्च दया सर्वत्र सर्वदा
triḥ snānaṃ cāgnikāryaṃ ca liṃgārcanamanukramam dānamīśrarabhāvaśca dayā sarvatra sarvadā
Bathing three times (a day), the fire-rite, and worship of the liṅga in due order; giving, the disposition of (being devoted to) the Lord, and compassion everywhere and always;
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SiP 7.2 11.3
सत्यं संतोषमास्तिक्यमहिंसा सर्वजंतुषु ह्रीश्रद्धाध्ययनं योगस्सदाध्यापनमेव च
satyaṃ saṃtoṣamāstikyamahiṃsā sarvajaṃtuṣu hrīśraddhādhyayanaṃ yogassadādhyāpanameva ca
truth, contentment, belief (in the sacred), non-injury toward all living beings; modesty, faith, study (of the Veda), yoga, and constant teaching (of the Veda);
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SiP 7.2 11.4
व्याख्यानं ब्रह्मचर्यं च श्रवणं च तपः क्षमा शौचं शिखोपवीतं च उष्णीषं चोत्तरीयकम्
vyākhyānaṃ brahmacaryaṃ ca śravaṇaṃ ca tapaḥ kṣamā śaucaṃ śikhopavītaṃ ca uṣṇīṣaṃ cottarīyakam
expounding (scripture), chastity, hearing (of scripture), austerity, patience, purity, (wearing) the tuft and the sacred thread, the turban and the upper garment;
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SiP 7.2 11.5
निषिद्धासेवनं चैव भस्मरुद्राक्षधारणम् पर्वण्यभ्यर्चनं देवि चतुर्दश्यां विशेषतः
niṣiddhāsevanaṃ caiva bhasmarudrākṣadhāraṇam parvaṇyabhyarcanaṃ devi caturdaśyāṃ viśeṣataḥ
and the avoidance of what is forbidden, the wearing of ash and rudrākṣa, worship on the parvan days, O goddess, and especially on the fourteenth;
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SiP 7.2 11.6
पानं च ब्रह्मकूर्चस्य मासि मासि यथाविधि अभ्यर्चनं विशेषेण तेनैव स्नाप्य मां प्रिये
pānaṃ ca brahmakūrcasya māsi māsi yathāvidhi abhyarcanaṃ viśeṣeṇa tenaiva snāpya māṃ priye
and the drinking of the brahmakūrca (the pañcagavya) month by month according to rule, and especially worship (of me) after bathing me with that very thing, O beloved;
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SiP 7.2 11.7
सर्वक्रियान्न सन्त्यागः श्रद्धान्नस्य च वर्जनम् तथा पर्युषितान्नस्य यावकस्य विशेषतः
sarvakriyānna santyāgaḥ śraddhānnasya ca varjanam tathā paryuṣitānnasya yāvakasya viśeṣataḥ
the complete renunciation of food from all (funeral) rites, and the avoidance of food from śrāddha offerings, likewise of stale food, and especially of barley-gruel;
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SiP 7.2 11.8
मद्यस्य मद्यगन्धस्य नैवेद्यस्य च वर्जनम् सामान्यं सर्ववर्णानां ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः
madyasya madyagandhasya naivedyasya ca varjanam sāmānyaṃ sarvavarṇānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
the avoidance of liquor, of the smell of liquor, and of (others') food-offerings—(this is) common to all the classes, and especially (binding) on brahmins.
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SiP 7.2 11.9
क्षमा शांतिश्च सन्तोषस्सत्यमस्तेयमेव च ब्रह्मचर्यं मम ज्ञानं वैराग्यं भस्मसेवनम्
kṣamā śāṃtiśca santoṣassatyamasteyameva ca brahmacaryaṃ mama jñānaṃ vairāgyaṃ bhasmasevanam
Patience, calm, contentment, truth, and also non-stealing, chastity, knowledge of me, dispassion, the use of ash,
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SiP 7.2 11.10
५५६अ सर्वसंगनिवृत्तिश्च दशैतानि विशेषतः लिंगानि योगिनां भूयो दिवा भिक्षाशनं तथा
556a sarvasaṃganivṛttiśca daśaitāni viśeṣataḥ liṃgāni yogināṃ bhūyo divā bhikṣāśanaṃ tathā
and turning away from all attachment—these ten in particular are the marks of yogins; and further, eating alms by day.
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SiP 7.2 11.11
वानप्रस्थाश्रमस्थानां समानमिदमिष्यते रात्रौ न भोजनं कार्यं सर्वेषां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
vānaprasthāśramasthānāṃ samānamidamiṣyate rātrau na bhojanaṃ kāryaṃ sarveṣāṃ brahmacāriṇām
This same (rule) is held to apply to those in the forest-dweller stage; and no eating at night should be done by any of the brahmacārins.
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SiP 7.2 11.12
अध्यापनं याजनं च क्षत्रियस्याप्रतिग्रहः वैश्यस्य च विशेषेण मया नात्र विधीयते
adhyāpanaṃ yājanaṃ ca kṣatriyasyāpratigrahaḥ vaiśyasya ca viśeṣeṇa mayā nātra vidhīyate
Teaching, officiating at sacrifices, and non-acceptance of gifts (are) the kṣatriya's, and likewise the vaiśya's in particular—this is not laid down by me here (?).
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SiP 7.2 11.13
रक्षणं सर्ववर्णानां युद्धे शत्रुवधस्तथा दुष्टपक्षिमृगाणां च दुष्टानां शातनं नृणाम्
rakṣaṇaṃ sarvavarṇānāṃ yuddhe śatruvadhastathā duṣṭapakṣimṛgāṇāṃ ca duṣṭānāṃ śātanaṃ nṛṇām
Protection of all the classes, and the slaying of enemies in battle, and the destruction of dangerous birds and beasts and of wicked men;
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SiP 7.2 11.14
अविश्वासश्च सर्वत्र विश्वासो मम योगिषु स्त्रीसंसर्गश्च कालेषु चमूरक्षणमेव च
aviśvāsaśca sarvatra viśvāso mama yogiṣu strīsaṃsargaśca kāleṣu camūrakṣaṇameva ca
distrust everywhere, but trust in my yogins; intercourse with women (only) at the (proper) seasons, and the guarding of the army;
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SiP 7.2 11.15
सदा संचारितैश्चारैर्लोकवृत्तांतवेदनम् सदास्त्रधारणं चैव भस्मकंचुकधारणम्
sadā saṃcāritaiścārairlokavṛttāṃtavedanam sadāstradhāraṇaṃ caiva bhasmakaṃcukadhāraṇam
learning what goes on among the people by means of spies constantly sent out, and always bearing weapons, and wearing ash and armour;
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SiP 7.2 11.16
राज्ञां ममाश्रमस्थानामेष धर्मस्य संग्रहः गोरक्षणं च वाणिज्यं कृषिर्वैश्यस्य कथ्यते
rājñāṃ mamāśramasthānāmeṣa dharmasya saṃgrahaḥ gorakṣaṇaṃ ca vāṇijyaṃ kṛṣirvaiśyasya kathyate
this is the summary of duty for kings who abide in my āśrama (order); and cattle-tending, trade, and agriculture are declared (the duty) of the vaiśya.
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SiP 7.2 11.17
शुश्रूषेतरवर्णानां धर्मः शूद्रस्य कथ्यते उद्यानकरणं चैव मम क्षेत्रसमाश्रयः
śuśrūṣetaravarṇānāṃ dharmaḥ śūdrasya kathyate udyānakaraṇaṃ caiva mama kṣetrasamāśrayaḥ
Service of the other classes is declared the duty of the śūdra, and also the making of gardens and resort to my sacred sites.
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SiP 7.2 11.18
धर्मपत्न्यास्तु गमनं गृहस्थस्य विधीयते ब्रह्मचर्यं वनस्थानां यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
dharmapatnyāstu gamanaṃ gṛhasthasya vidhīyate brahmacaryaṃ vanasthānāṃ yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇām
Going to (one's) lawful wife is prescribed for the householder; chastity for the forest-dwellers, for the ascetics, and for the brahmacārins.
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SiP 7.2 11.19
स्त्रीणां तु भर्तृशुश्रूषा धर्मो नान्यस्सनातनः ममार्चनं च कल्याणि नियोगो भर्तुरस्ति चेत्
strīṇāṃ tu bhartṛśuśrūṣā dharmo nānyassanātanaḥ mamārcanaṃ ca kalyāṇi niyogo bharturasti cet
For women, however, service of the husband is the eternal duty and no other; and worship of me too, O fair one, if there is the husband's authorisation.
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SiP 7.2 11.20
या नारी भर्तृशुश्रूषां विहाय व्रततत्परा सा नारी नरकं याति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yā nārī bhartṛśuśrūṣāṃ vihāya vratatatparā sā nārī narakaṃ yāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
That woman who, abandoning service of her husband, is intent on vows—that woman goes to hell; no deliberation is to be made about this.
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SiP 7.2 11.21
अथ भर्तृविहीनाया वक्ष्ये धर्मं सनातनम् व्रतं दानं तपः शौचं भूशय्यानक्तभोजनम्
atha bhartṛvihīnāyā vakṣye dharmaṃ sanātanam vrataṃ dānaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ bhūśayyānaktabhojanam
Now I shall declare the eternal duty of a woman bereft of her husband: vows, giving, austerity, purity, sleeping on the ground, eating at night (only),
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SiP 7.2 11.22
ब्रह्मचर्यं सदा स्नानं भस्मना सलिलेन वा शांतिर्मौनं क्षमा नित्यं संविभागो यथाविधि
brahmacaryaṃ sadā snānaṃ bhasmanā salilena vā śāṃtirmaunaṃ kṣamā nityaṃ saṃvibhāgo yathāvidhi
Chastity, bathing always with ash or with water, calm, silence, patience constantly, and sharing (one's food) according to rule;
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SiP 7.2 11.23
अष्टाभ्यां च चतुर्दश्यां पौर्णमास्यां विशेषतः एकादश्यां च विधिवदुपवासोममार्चनम्
aṣṭābhyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ viśeṣataḥ ekādaśyāṃ ca vidhivadupavāsomamārcanam
and on the eighth and the fourteenth (lunar days), on the full-moon day especially, and on the eleventh, fasting according to rule and worship of me (Uma).
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SiP 7.2 11.24
इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तो मयाश्रमनिषेविणाम् ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां देवि यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
iti saṃkṣepataḥ prokto mayāśramaniṣeviṇām brahmakṣatraviśāṃ devi yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇām
Thus, O goddess, has the duty of those who follow the stages of life been declared by me in brief — of brahmins, kshatriyas and vaishyas, of ascetics and of celibate students,
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SiP 7.2 11.25
तथैव वानप्रस्थानां गृहस्थानां च सुन्दरि शूद्राणामथ नारीणां धर्म एष सनातनः
tathaiva vānaprasthānāṃ gṛhasthānāṃ ca sundari śūdrāṇāmatha nārīṇāṃ dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ
and likewise of forest-dwellers and of householders, O beautiful one, and of shudras and of women: this is the eternal law.
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SiP 7.2 11.26
ध्येयस्त्वयाहं देवेशि सदा जाप्यः षडक्षरः वेदोक्तमखिलं धर्ममिति धर्मार्थसंग्रहः
dhyeyastvayāhaṃ deveśi sadā jāpyaḥ ṣaḍakṣaraḥ vedoktamakhilaṃ dharmamiti dharmārthasaṃgrahaḥ
I am to be meditated on by you, O mistress of the gods, and the six-syllable (mantra) always to be muttered; the whole law is what is spoken in the Veda — such is the summary of law and its purpose.
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SiP 7.2 11.27
अथ ये मानवा लोके स्वेच्छया धृतविग्रहाः भावातिशयसंपन्नाः पूर्वसंस्कारसंयुताः
atha ye mānavā loke svecchayā dhṛtavigrahāḥ bhāvātiśayasaṃpannāḥ pūrvasaṃskārasaṃyutāḥ
Now those men in the world who have taken on a body by their own will, who are endowed with surpassing devotion (bhāva) and possessed of the refinements of former (births),
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SiP 7.2 11.28
विरक्ता वानुरक्ता वा स्त्र्यादीनां विषयेष्वपि पापैर्न ते विलिंपंते १ पद्मपत्रमिवांभसा
viraktā vānuraktā vā stryādīnāṃ viṣayeṣvapi pāpairna te viliṃpaṃte 1 padmapatramivāṃbhasā
whether detached or attached even to the objects of sense, women and the rest, they are not smeared by sins, as a lotus leaf (is not) by water.
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SiP 7.2 11.29
तेषां ममात्मविज्ञानं विशुद्धानां विवेकिनाम् मत्प्रसादाद्विशुद्धानां दुःखमाश्रमरक्षणात्
teṣāṃ mamātmavijñānaṃ viśuddhānāṃ vivekinām matprasādādviśuddhānāṃ duḥkhamāśramarakṣaṇāt
To them, purified and discerning, belongs the knowledge of my self; for those purified by my grace, (guarding) the āśrama-rules is (only) a trouble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 11.30
नास्ति कृत्यमकृत्यं च समाधिर्वा परायणम् न विधिर्न निषेधश्च तेषां मम यथा तथा
nāsti kṛtyamakṛtyaṃ ca samādhirvā parāyaṇam na vidhirna niṣedhaśca teṣāṃ mama yathā tathā
There is for them no thing to be done and no thing not to be done, nor concentration, nor a supreme resort; there is neither injunction nor prohibition for them, just as (there is none) for me.
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SiP 7.2 11.31
१ आत्मनेपदमार्षम् ५५६ब् तथेह परिपूर्णस्य साध्यं मम न विद्यते तथैव कृतकृत्यानां तेषामपि न संशयः
1 ātmanepadamārṣam 556b tatheha paripūrṇasya sādhyaṃ mama na vidyate tathaiva kṛtakṛtyānāṃ teṣāmapi na saṃśayaḥ
[note: the ātmanepada form is archaic] So here, for me who am wholly complete, there exists nothing to be accomplished; and likewise for them who have done what is to be done there is none — no doubt of it.
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SiP 7.2 11.32
मद्भक्तानां हितार्थाय मानुषं भावमाश्रिताः रुद्रलोकात्परिभ्रष्टास्ते रुद्रा नात्र संशयः
madbhaktānāṃ hitārthāya mānuṣaṃ bhāvamāśritāḥ rudralokātparibhraṣṭāste rudrā nātra saṃśayaḥ
For the benefit of my devotees they have taken on human condition; fallen (deliberately) from the world of Rudra, they are Rudras — no doubt of it here.
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SiP 7.2 11.33
ममानुशासनं यद्वद्ब्रह्मादीनां प्रवर्तकम् तथा नराणामन्येषां तन्नियोगः प्रवर्तकः
mamānuśāsanaṃ yadvadbrahmādīnāṃ pravartakam tathā narāṇāmanyeṣāṃ tanniyogaḥ pravartakaḥ
Just as my command is what sets Brahmā and the rest in motion, so their appointment is what sets other men in motion.
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SiP 7.2 11.34
ममाज्ञाधारभावेन सद्भावातिशयेन च तदालोकनमात्रेण सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्
mamājñādhārabhāvena sadbhāvātiśayena ca tadālokanamātreṇa sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet
By the attitude of holding to my command and by surpassing true devotion, by the mere sight of one of them the destruction of all sin would come about.
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SiP 7.2 11.35
प्रत्ययाश्च प्रवर्तंते प्रशस्तफलसूचकाः मयि भाववतां पुंसां प्रागदृष्टार्थगोचराः
pratyayāśca pravartaṃte praśastaphalasūcakāḥ mayi bhāvavatāṃ puṃsāṃ prāgadṛṣṭārthagocarāḥ
And signs arise, indicating an excellent fruit, for men who have devotion to me — signs whose objects were not seen before.
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SiP 7.2 11.36
कंपस्वेदो ऽश्रुपातश्च कण्ठे च स्वरविक्रिया आनंदाद्युपलब्धिश्च भवेदाकस्मिकी मुहुः
kaṃpasvedo 'śrupātaśca kaṇṭhe ca svaravikriyā ānaṃdādyupalabdhiśca bhavedākasmikī muhuḥ
Trembling, sweat, the falling of tears, and alteration of the voice in the throat, and the experiencing of bliss and the rest, would occur suddenly, again and again.
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SiP 7.2 11.37
स तैर्व्यस्तैस्समस्तैर्वा लिंगैरव्यभिचारिभिः मंदमध्योत्तमैर्भावैर्विज्ञेयास्ते नरोत्तमाः
sa tairvyastaissamastairvā liṃgairavyabhicāribhiḥ maṃdamadhyottamairbhāvairvijñeyāste narottamāḥ
By those marks, separately or all together, marks that do not fail, and by weak, middling or highest states of feeling, those best of men are to be recognized.
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SiP 7.2 11.38
यथायोग्निसमावेशान्नायो भवति केवलम् स तथैव मम सान्निध्यान्न ते केवलमानुषाः
yathāyognisamāveśānnāyo bhavati kevalam sa tathaiva mama sānnidhyānna te kevalamānuṣāḥ
Just as iron, through the entering of fire, is not iron alone, so too, through my presence, they are not merely human.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 11.39
हस्तपादादिसाधर्म्याद्रुद्रान्मर्त्यवपुर्धरान् प्राकृतानिव मन्वानो नावजानीत पंडितः
hastapādādisādharmyādrudrānmartyavapurdharān prākṛtāniva manvāno nāvajānīta paṃḍitaḥ
Because of their similarity in hands, feet and the rest, a wise man should not, thinking them ordinary, despise Rudras who bear mortal bodies.
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SiP 7.2 11.40
अवज्ञानं कृतं तेषु नरैर्व्यामूढचेतनैः आयुः श्रियं कुलं शीलं हित्वा निरयमावहेत्
avajñānaṃ kṛtaṃ teṣu narairvyāmūḍhacetanaiḥ āyuḥ śriyaṃ kulaṃ śīlaṃ hitvā nirayamāvahet
Contempt shown toward them by men of utterly deluded mind would, destroying their life-span, prosperity, family and character, bring them to hell.
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SiP 7.2 11.41
ब्रह्मविष्णुसुरेशानामपि तूलायते पदम् मत्तोन्यदनपेक्षाणामुद्धृतानां महात्मनाम्
brahmaviṣṇusureśānāmapi tūlāyate padam mattonyadanapekṣāṇāmuddhṛtānāṃ mahātmanām
Even the station of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the lord of the gods becomes (light) as cotton for those great souls who look to nothing other than me and who are lifted up.
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SiP 7.2 11.42
अशुद्धं बौद्धमैश्वर्यं प्राकृतं पौरुषं तथा गुणेशानामतस्त्याज्यं गुणातीतपदैषिणाम्
aśuddhaṃ bauddhamaiśvaryaṃ prākṛtaṃ pauruṣaṃ tathā guṇeśānāmatastyājyaṃ guṇātītapadaiṣiṇām
Impure is the lordship (aiśvarya) belonging to the intellect, and (impure too) the human (power) that is of primal nature (prakṛti); therefore, for those who seek the state beyond the guṇas, the (powers) of the lords of the guṇas are to be abandoned.
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SiP 7.2 11.43
अथ किं बहुनोक्तेन श्रेयः प्राप्त्यैकसाधनम् मयि चित्तसमासंगो येन केनापि हेतुना
atha kiṃ bahunoktena śreyaḥ prāptyaikasādhanam mayi cittasamāsaṃgo yena kenāpi hetunā
Now, what (need) of speaking at length? The one means of attaining the highest good is the firm attachment of the mind to me, by whatever cause (it may come about).
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SiP 7.2 11.44
उपमन्युरुवाच इत्थं श्रीकण्ठनाथेन शिवेन परमात्मना हिताय जगतामुक्तो ज्ञानसारार्थसंग्रहः
upamanyuruvāca itthaṃ śrīkaṇṭhanāthena śivena paramātmanā hitāya jagatāmukto jñānasārārthasaṃgrahaḥ
Upamanyu said: Thus by Śrīkaṇṭha the Lord, by Śiva the supreme Self, for the welfare of the worlds, was declared this compendium of the essential meaning of knowledge.
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SiP 7.2 11.45
विज्ञानसंग्रहस्यास्य वेदशास्त्राणि कृत्स्नशः सेतिहासपुराणानि विद्या व्याख्यानविस्तरः
vijñānasaṃgrahasyāsya vedaśāstrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ setihāsapurāṇāni vidyā vyākhyānavistaraḥ
Of this compendium of higher knowledge, the Vedas and the treatises in their entirety, together with the epics and the Purāṇas, and the sciences, are the extended commentary.
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SiP 7.2 11.46
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयमनुष्ठेयमधिकारो ऽथ साधनम् साध्यं चेति षडर्थानां संग्रहत्वेष संग्रहः
jñānaṃ jñeyamanuṣṭheyamadhikāro 'tha sādhanam sādhyaṃ ceti ṣaḍarthānāṃ saṃgrahatveṣa saṃgrahaḥ
Knowledge, the knowable, what is to be practised, the qualification, then the means, and the goal to be attained — since it comprises these six topics, this is (rightly called) a compendium.
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SiP 7.2 11.47
गुरोरधिकृतं ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं पाशः पशुः पतिः लिंगार्चनाद्यनुष्ठेयं भक्तस्त्वधिकृतो ऽपि यः
guroradhikṛtaṃ jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ pāśaḥ paśuḥ patiḥ liṃgārcanādyanuṣṭheyaṃ bhaktastvadhikṛto 'pi yaḥ
Knowledge is what has been authorized by the teacher; the knowable is bond, the bound soul, and the Lord; what is to be practised is the worship of the liṅga and so forth; and the qualified one is he who is a devotee.
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SiP 7.2 11.48
साधनं शिवमंत्राद्यं साध्यं शिवसमानता षडर्थसंग्रहस्यास्य ज्ञानात्सर्वज्ञतोच्यते
sādhanaṃ śivamaṃtrādyaṃ sādhyaṃ śivasamānatā ṣaḍarthasaṃgrahasyāsya jñānātsarvajñatocyate
The means is the Śiva-mantra and the rest; the goal is equality with Śiva. From the knowledge of this compendium of six topics, omniscience is said (to result).
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SiP 7.2 11.49
प्रथमं कर्म यज्ञादेर्भक्त्या वित्तानुसारतः बाह्येभ्यर्च्य शिवं पश्चादंतर्यागरतो भवेत्
prathamaṃ karma yajñāderbhaktyā vittānusārataḥ bāhyebhyarcya śivaṃ paścādaṃtaryāgarato bhavet
First (comes) the rite of sacrifice and the like, (performed) with devotion according to one's wealth; having worshipped Śiva with external (offerings), one should afterwards become devoted to the inner sacrifice.
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SiP 7.2 11.50
रतिरभ्यंतरे यस्य न बाह्ये पुण्यगौरवात् न कर्म करणीयं हि बहिस्तस्य महात्मनाः
ratirabhyaṃtare yasya na bāhye puṇyagauravāt na karma karaṇīyaṃ hi bahistasya mahātmanāḥ
He whose delight is in the inner (worship) and not in the outer, by reason of the weight of his merit — for that great-souled one no outward rite need be performed.
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SiP 7.2 11.51
ज्ञानामृतेन तृप्तस्य भक्त्या शैवशिवात्मनः नांतर्न च बहिः कृष्ण कृत्यमस्ति कदाचन
jñānāmṛtena tṛptasya bhaktyā śaivaśivātmanaḥ nāṃtarna ca bahiḥ kṛṣṇa kṛtyamasti kadācana
For one satisfied with the nectar of knowledge, who through devotion has become Śiva the Śaiva's own self, there is never any duty at all, Kṛṣṇa, either inward or outward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 11.52
तस्मात्क्रमेण संत्यज्य बाह्यमाभ्यंतरं तथा ज्ञानेन ज्ञेयमालोक्याज्ञानं चापि परित्यजेत्
tasmātkrameṇa saṃtyajya bāhyamābhyaṃtaraṃ tathā jñānena jñeyamālokyājñānaṃ cāpi parityajet
Therefore, abandoning in due order the external and likewise the internal (worship), and having beheld the knowable by means of knowledge, one should relinquish knowledge as well.
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SiP 7.2 11.53
नैकाग्रं चेच्छिवे चित्तं किं कृतेनापि कर्मणा ५५७अ एकाग्रमेव चेच्चित्तं किं कृतेनापि कर्मणा
naikāgraṃ cecchive cittaṃ kiṃ kṛtenāpi karmaṇā 557a ekāgrameva ceccittaṃ kiṃ kṛtenāpi karmaṇā
If the mind is not one-pointed upon Śiva, what (is gained) even by rites performed? And if the mind is indeed one-pointed, what (need) even of rites performed?
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SiP 7.2 11.54
तस्मात्कर्माण्यकृत्वा वा कृत्वा वांतर्बहिःक्रमात् येन केनाप्युपायेन शिवे चित्तं निवेशयेत्
tasmātkarmāṇyakṛtvā vā kṛtvā vāṃtarbahiḥkramāt yena kenāpyupāyena śive cittaṃ niveśayet
Therefore, whether without performing rites or having performed them, following the sequence from inner to outer, by whatever means one should fix the mind upon Śiva.
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SiP 7.2 11.55
शिवे निविष्टचित्तानां प्रतिष्ठितधियां सताम् परत्रेह च सर्वत्र निर्वृतिः परमा भवेत्
śive niviṣṭacittānāṃ pratiṣṭhitadhiyāṃ satām paratreha ca sarvatra nirvṛtiḥ paramā bhavet
For the good, whose minds have entered into Śiva and whose understanding is established, there will be supreme bliss everywhere, both hereafter and here.
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SiP 7.2 11.56
इहोन्नमः शिवायेति मंत्रेणानेन सिद्धयः स तस्मादधिगंतव्यः परावरविभूतये
ihonnamaḥ śivāyeti maṃtreṇānena siddhayaḥ sa tasmādadhigaṃtavyaḥ parāvaravibhūtaye
Here, by this mantra 'oṃ namaḥ śivāya', the attainments (arise); therefore it is to be learned, for (the gaining of) higher and lower powers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition