Uplifting of Lord Krishna

कृष्णादिशिवभक्तोद्धारशिवमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Uplifting of Lord Krishna and other devotees of Lord Shiva in Lord Shiva greatness description Chapter 3

सनत्कुमार उवाच |
Sanatkumar said (to sage Vyasa)



संप्राप्ते षोडशे मासि संतुष्टः परमेश्वरः |
पार्वत्या सहितः शंभुर्ददौ कृष्णाय दर्शनम् || 12 ||
Having reached the sixteenth month, satisfied supreme God Shambhu with Goddess Parvati gave darshan to Lord Krishna.

Namaha Shivaya

कृष्णादिशिवभक्तोद्धारशिवमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Uplifting of Lord Krishna and other devotees of Lord Shiva in Lord Shiva greatness description Chapter 3



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



जपो नमः शिवायेति मन्त्रराजमिमं हरे |
सर्वकामप्रदं दिव्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् || 8 ||
Lord Hari, this chant Namah Shivaya is the king of mantras. (It) fulfils all desires, is divine, and is capable of giving enjoyments and liberation.

Uma Samhita, own experience in Lord Krishna – Upamanyu discussion

उमासंहितायां कृष्णोपमन्युसंवादे स्वगतिवर्णनं नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः
Uma Samhita, own experience in Lord Krishna – Upamanyu discussion Chapter 1



श्रीकृष्ण उवाच |
Lord Krishna said (to Upamanyu)



ब्रूहि शंकरमाहात्म्यं सदानन्दकरं मुने |
यच्छ्रुत्वा भक्तितः कुर्यां तप ऐश्वरमुत्तमम् || 10 ||
Sage, tell the greatness of Lord Shiva which always causes joy, after hearing which, I will practice powerful excellent penance.



Upamanyu then addresses Lord Krishna as Mahashaiva (great Shaivite). Upamanyu says that in the 16th month, the great God will give you boons.

Knowledge

ज्ञाननिरुपणं नाम त्रिचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Knowledge description Chapter 43



सूत उवाच |
Suta Goswami said (to the sages)



भक्त्यादिसाधनानीह यः करोति विचक्षणः |
स वै पश्यत्यवश्यं हि तं शिवं नात्र संशयः || 14 ||
The wise who does (Yogic) practices like devotion, really invariably sees that Lord Shiva; there is no doubt here.



शिवः शिवः शिवश्चैव नान्यदस्तीति किञ्चन |
भ्रान्त्या नानास्वरूपो हि भासते शङ्करः सदा || 15 ||
Shiva, Shiva, Shiva and there exists nothing else. Only by illusion does Lord Shiva appear in different forms.

Knowledge

ज्ञाननिरुपणं नाम त्रिचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Knowledge description Chapter 43



सूत उवाच |
Suta Goswami said (to the sages)



इति ज्ञानं सदा ज्ञेयं सर्व शिवमयं जगत् |
शिवः सर्वमयो ज्ञेयः सर्वज्ञेन विपश्चिता || 3 ||
This knowledge should always be known by the wise who knows everything, that the whole universe consists of Lord Shiva (and) Lord Shiva consists of everything.

Formless Supreme Soul

सगुणनिर्गुणभेदवर्णनं नाम द्विचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Description of the difference between (God) with form and without – Chapter 42



सूत उवाच |
Suta Goswami said (to the sages)



यच्चादौ हि समुत्पन्नं निर्गुणात्परमात्मनः |
तदेव शिवसंज्ञं हि वेदवेदान्तिनो विदुः || 2 ||
That only which got produced right in the beginning from the formless supreme soul is really called Shiva (and) Veda scholars know that.

Then Prakriti was produced.

Devotion

मुक्तिनिरुपणं नामैकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Liberation description Chapter 41



सूत उवाच |
Suta Goswami said (to the sages)   



विज्ञानं न भवत्येव द्विजा भक्तिविरोधिनः |
शम्भुभक्तिकरस्यैव भवेज्ज्ञानोदयो द्रुतम् || 25 ||
तस्माद्भक्तिर्महेशस्य साधनीया मुनीश्वराः |
तयैव निखिलं सिद्धं भविष्यति न संशयः || 26 ||
Brahmins (sages), the specific knowledge (of the supreme element) does not come to those who are against devotion. Knowledge dawns quickly only on those who have devotion for Lord Shiva.
Therefore, great sages, devotion of the great God should be aimed for. Only with that does everything succeed (is achieved), no doubt.

Liberation

मुक्तिनिरुपणं नामैकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Liberation description Chapter 41



सूत उवाच |
Suta Goswami said (to the sages)



मुक्तिश्चतुर्विधा प्रोक्ता श्रूयतां कथयामि वः |
संसारक्लेशसंहर्त्री परमानन्ददायिनी || 2 ||
सारुप्या चैव सालोक्या सान्निध्या च तथा परा |
सायुज्या च चतुर्थी सा व्रतेनानेन यः भवेत् || 3 ||
Killer of the sufferings of this world and giver of highest joy, liberation is said to be of four kinds. Listen, I (will) tell you.
Saarupya, Saalokya, Saannidhya and the higher Saayujya, the fourth, which happens with this (Shivratri) vow.

And there is also a fifth one, Kaivalya, which is mentioned later.



मुक्तेर्दाता मुनिश्रेष्ठाः केवलं शिव उच्यते |
ब्रह्माद्या न हि ते ज्ञेयाः केवलं च त्रिवर्गदाः || 4 ||
Best of the sages, only Lord Shiva is said to be the giver of liberation. Brahma, etc. are not to be known as such; (they are) givers of the three (other) values – Dharma, Artha, Kama.

ब्रह्माद्यास्त्रिगुणाधीशाः शिवस्त्रिगुणतः परः |
निर्विकारी परब्रह्म तुर्यः प्रकृतितः परः || 5 ||
Lord Brahma, etc. are the lords of the three gunas (characteristics of nature: sattva, rajas, tamas); Lord Shiva is above the three gunas, free from defects, the supreme element, in the fourth state, transcending nature.



कैवल्याख्या पञ्चमी च दुर्लभा सर्वथा नृणाम् | 7
And the fifth (liberation) by the name of Kaivalya is by all means difficult to get for humans.

Importance of Shivaratri vow

व्याधेश्वरमाहात्म्ये शिवरात्रिव्रतमहिमनिरुपणं नामाष्टत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Importance of Shivaratri vow in Vyadheshwara importance description Chapter 38



शिव उवाच |
Lord Shiva said (to Lord Vishnu)



कुले मम महादेव भजनं तेऽस्तु सर्वदा |
माभूत्तस्य कुले जन्म यत्र त्वं न हि देवता || 81 ||
(One should pray like this.) Great God, in my family, let there always be singing of your praise. Let (me) not be born in a family where you are not the deity.

Shaivites

देवर्षिनृपशैवत्ववर्णनं नाम सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Lord Shiva's devotion of great sages and kings – Chapter 37



ब्रह्मोवाच |
Brahma said (to sage Narada)

कृष्णेन च कृतं नित्यं बदरीपर्वतोत्तमे |
पूजनं तु शिवस्यैव सप्तमासावधि स्वयम् || 48 ||
And worship of Lord Shiva was done daily by Lord Krishna himself for a period of seven months on the best mountain Badari.

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