Performing Bodily Worship

सांगोपांगपूजाविधानवर्णनं नाम षड्विंशोऽध्यायः
Bodily worship performing description Chapter 26



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं भक्त्या पंचाक्षरेण तु |
पूजयेद्यदि देवेशं तस्मात्पापात्प्रमुच्यते || 4 ||
Even after committing a grave sin, if (one) worships the God of the Devas with devotion by the five-lettered mantra, (he) is released from that sin.

Guru's importance

गुरुमाहात्म्यं नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
Guru's importance Chapter 15



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)


यथेह वह्निसंपर्कान्मलं त्यजति काञ्चनम् || 26 ||
तथैव गुरुसंपर्कात्पापं त्यजति मानवः |
यथा वह्निसमीपस्थो घृतकुम्भो विलीयते || 27 ||
Just as gold gives up dirt on contact with fire in this world, very similarly a human gives up sin on contact with a Guru. Just as a pot of ghee melts away (disappears) when (placed) near fire (similarly do the sins slowly melt away or disappear in vicinity of a Guru).  

Guru's importance

गुरुमाहात्म्यं नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
Guru's importance Chapter 15



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



गुरोर्गृहे समक्षं वा न यथेष्टासनो भवेत् |
गुरुर्देवो यतः साक्षात्तद्गृहं देवमन्दिरम् || 25 ||
At the home of or in front of the Guru, (one) should not sit as one pleases. Since Guru is a visible Deva, that house/home is a temple.

Guru's importance

गुरुमाहात्म्यं नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
Guru's importance Chapter 15



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



श्रेयोऽर्थी यदि गुर्वाज्ञां मनसापि न लंघयेत् |
गुर्वाज्ञापालको यस्माज्ज्ञानसंपत्तिमश्नुते || 23 ||
If a good disciple does not violate any Guru's instruction even mentally, from that the follower of Guru's instructions (he) obtains knowledge and prosperity.

Greatness of the five-lettered mantra

पंचाक्षरमहिमावर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Description of the greatness of the five-lettered mantra – Chapter 14



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess)



अनादिष्टोऽपि गुरुणा मन्त्रोऽयं न च निष्फलः | 64
And even uninstructed (not given) by Guru, this (five-lettered) mantra does not fail.

Greatness of the five-lettered mantra

पंचाक्षरमहिमावर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Description of the greatness of the five-lettered mantra – Chapter 14



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess)



सदाचारविहीनस्य पतितस्यान्त्यजस्य च |
पंचाक्षरात्परं नास्ति परित्राणं कलौ युगे || 62 ||
Of (a person) without good behaviour, of a fallen (person), of a person of low quality, there is no higher means of rescue in Kaliyuga than the five-lettered mantra.

Greatness of the five-lettered mantra

पंचाक्षरमहिमावर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Description of the greatness of the five-lettered mantra – Chapter 14



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess)




प्राणायामसमायुक्तस्सगर्भो जप उच्यते | 30
Chanting combined with Pranayama (kumbhaka part) is called Sagarbha (chanting, else is called Agarbha chanting).

Greatness of the five-lettered mantra

पंचाक्षरमहिमावर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Description of the greatness of the five-lettered mantra – Chapter 14



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess)



यावज्जीवं जपेन्नित्यमष्टोत्तरसहस्रकम् |
अनन्यस्तत्परो भूत्वा स याति परमां गतिम् || 17 ||
As long as a living being chants (the Guru given mantra) a thousand and eight times everyday eagerly after completely devoting oneself, he attains the highest state.

Importance of the five-lettered mantra

पंचाक्षरमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
Description of the greatness/importance of the five-lettered mantra – Chapter 12



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)




नमस्कारादिसंयुक्तं शिवायेत्यक्षरत्रयम् |
जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते यस्य सफलं तस्य जीवितम् || 36 ||
अंत्यजो वाधमो वापि मूर्खो वा पंडितोऽपि वा |
पंचाक्षरजपे निष्ठो मुच्यते पापपंजरात् || 37 ||
इत्युक्तं परमेशेन देव्या पृष्टेन शूलिना |
हिताय सर्वमर्त्यानां द्विजानां तु विशेषतः || 38 ||
One on whose front of the tongue exists the triplet of letters Shivaya with Namah in the beginning, his living (his life) is successful (has been worthwhile).
A person of the lowest caste or a person of lowest quality or a fool or even a scholar (if) oriented towards chanting the five-lettered mantra, gets released from the cage of sins.
Such (was) spoken by the supreme God Shiva (holding the spear) on being asked by the Goddess, for the good of all mortals, but particularly for Brahmins.

Importance of five lettered mantra

पंचाक्षरमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
Description of the greatness/importance of the five-lettered mantra – Chapter 12



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)




एतावत्तु शिवज्ञानमेतावत्परमं पदम् |
यदोंनमश्शिवायेति शिववाक्यं षडक्षरम् || 20 ||
This much is the knowledge about Lord Shiva; this is the highest state, which is Om Namah Shivaya, the six-lettered Shiva-sentence.

Shloka 34 of chapter 17 in Vidyeshwara Samhita mentioned that the five-lettered mantra should always be chanted with the Pranava (Om) in the beginning.

Importance of five lettered mantra

पंचाक्षरमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
Description of the greatness/importance of the five-lettered mantra – Chapter 12



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



पंचाक्षरस्य माहात्म्यं वर्षकोटिशतैरपि |
अशक्यं विस्तराद्वक्तुं तस्मात्संक्षेपतः शृणु || 2 ||
It is impossible to speak of the importance of the five-lettered mantra (Namah Shivaya) in (full) detail in even ten million years. Therefore, hear (it) in short.

Mind Fixation

शिवज्ञानवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः
Description of the knowledge about Lord Shiva – Chapter 11



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



नैकाग्रं चेच्छिवे चित्तं किं कृतेनापि कर्मणा |
एकाग्रमेव चेच्चित्तं किं कृतेनापि कर्मणा || 53 ||
तस्मात्कर्माण्यकृत्वा वा कृत्वा वांतर्बहिःक्रमात् |
येन केनाप्युपायेन शिवे चित्तं निवेशयेत् || 54 ||
If the mind does get fixed on Lord Shiva, (then also) what is the use of even doing (various) deeds?

Therefore after doing or not doing (various) deeds internally or externally, by some means or the other, the mind should be fixed on Lord Shiva.  

Devotion to Lord Shiva

शिवभक्तिवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
Devotion to Lord Shiva – description Chapter 10



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess Parvati)



न मे प्रियश्चतुर्वेदी मद्भक्तो श्वपचोऽपि यः | 71
One who knows four Vedas is not my favourite (but) my devotee (is a favourite) even if a dog eater.



पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति |
तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति || 72 ||
One who gives me a leaf, a flower, a fruit (or) water with devotion – I do not keep away from him and he does not disappear from me.



These half-shlokas appear in Bhagavad Gita in two places. The first line is in Chapter 9, shloka 26 and the second one is in Chapter 6, shloka 30. Chapter 9, shloka 26 of Bhagavad Gita appears also in Bhagavat Purana, skandha 10, Chapter 81, shloka 4.

Devotion to Lord Shiva

शिवभक्तिवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
Devotion to Lord Shiva – description Chapter 10



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess Parvati)



द्विधा मत्पूजनं ज्ञेयं बाह्यमाभ्यंतरं तथा |
वाङ्मनःकायभेदाच्च त्रिधा मद्भजनं विदुः || 47 ||
My worship should be known to be of two kinds, external and internal, (and is) known to be (done in) three ways – by speech, by mind and by the body.

Yoga

शिवभक्तिवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
Devotion to Lord Shiva – description Chapter 10



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess Parvati)



वैराग्याज्जायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद्योगः प्रवर्तते || 36 ||
योगज्ञः पतितो वापि मुच्यते नात्र संशयः | 37
From non-attachment emerges knowledge, from knowledge, Yoga prevails. One who knows Yoga, even if fallen, get released (liberated from the cycle of births and deaths), there is no doubt about this.

Four legs of Dharma

शिवभक्तिवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
Devotion to Lord Shiva – description Chapter 10



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess Parvati)



ज्ञानं क्रिया च चर्या च योगश्चेति सुरेश्वरि |
चतुष्पादः समाख्यातो मम धर्मस्सनातनः || 30 ||
पशुपाशपतिज्ञानं ज्ञानमित्यभिधीयते |
षडध्वशुद्धिर्विधिना गुर्वधीना क्रियोच्यते || 31 ||
वर्णाश्रमप्रयुक्तस्य मयैव विहितस्य च |
ममार्चनादिधर्मस्य चर्या चर्येति कथ्यते || 32 ||
मदुक्तेनैव मार्गेण मय्यवस्थितचेतसः |
वृत्त्यंतरनिरोधो यो योग इत्यभिधीयते || 33 ||
Goddess of the Devas, knowledge, Kriya/procedures and Charya/conduct/behaviour and Yoga – these are called the four legs of my eternal Dharma.
Knowledge of pashu (being), cord (that which ties a living being), lordship is called knowledge. Shadadhva purification (initiation) procedure depending on a Guru is called Kriya (procedure).

Behaviour according to Varnashrama Dharma determined by me only and activities related to my worship, etc. is called Charya (conduct).

On the path spoken by me, with the mind fixed in me, suppression/prevention of chitta/thinking, that is called Yoga.

Bhagavat Purana lists truth, compassion, penance and charity as the four legs of Dharma in one shloka, and austerity, purity, mercy and truth in another shloka.

Faith

शिवभक्तिवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
Devotion to Lord Shiva – description Chapter 10



ईश्वर उवाच |
God said (to the supreme Goddess Parvati)



न कर्मणा न तपसा न जपैर्नासनादिभिः |
न ज्ञानेन न चान्येन वश्योऽहं श्रद्धया विना || 15 ||
श्रद्धा मय्यस्ति चेत्पुंसां येन केनापि हेतुना |
वश्यः स्पृश्यश्च दृश्यश्च पूज्यस्संभाष्य एव च || 16 ||
साध्या तस्मान्मयि श्रद्धा मां वशीकर्तुमिच्छता |
श्रद्धा हेतुस्स्वधर्मस्य रक्षणं वर्णिनामिह || 17 ||
स्ववर्णाश्रमधर्मेण वर्तते यस्तु मानवः |
तस्यैव भवति श्रद्धा मयि नान्यस्य कस्यचित् || 18 ||
I am not brought under control without faith, not by deeds, not by penance, not by japa (chanting), not by postures, etc., not by knowledge and not by other (means).
If one has faith in me for just any purpose, for controlling, for touching, for seeing, and for worshipping and for hearing (me), (it can control me).
Those who want to control me should therefore try to achieve my faith. To achieve that faith, (one should) protect/follow one's Varnashrama Dharma (duties of different professions at different ages) on the earth.
A human who follows his Varnashrama Dharma, only he gets my faith, and nobody else.

Unperishable

पशुपतित्वज्ञानयोगो नाम पंचमोऽध्यायः 

Pashupati lordship knowledge Chapter 5

उपमन्युरुवाच |

Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)

क्षरस्सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते | 11

All living beings (are) perishable/temporary, (while) the unchanging (supreme soul) is called eternal/permanent.

The same half-shloka appears in Bhagavad Gita in Chapter 15, shloka 16.

Shiva and Shakti

गौरीशंकरविभूतियोगो नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः

Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva greatness Chapter 4

उपमन्युरुवाच |

Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)

यथा न जायते पुत्रः पितरं मातरं विना |

तथा भवं भवानीं च विना नैतच्चराचरम् | 37

Just as a son is not born without a father (and) a mother, there (would be) no living and non-living beings (world) without Lord Shiva and the supreme Goddess Uma.

Shakti

गौरीशंकरविभूतियोगो नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः 

Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva greatness Chapter 4

उपमन्युरुवाच |

Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)

तस्माच्छक्तिमयं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् | 29

Therefore the whole universe, living and non-living beings, is of the form of energy.

Shiva and Shakti

गौरीशंकरविभूतियोगो नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva greatness Chapter 4



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



एवं परस्परापेक्षा शक्तिशक्तिमतोः स्थिता |
न शिवेन विना शक्तिर्न शक्त्या च विना शिवः || 12 ||
In this way (just as sunlight and sun) Goddess Shakti and Shaktiman (Lord Shiva) exist depending on each other. No Lord Shiva without Goddess Shakti and no Goddess Shakti without Lord Shiva.

Pashupati

वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरभागे कृष्णपुत्रप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
Vayaviya Samhita, Later/north part, Lord Krishna's son obtaining description Chapter 2



उपमन्युरुवाच |
Upamanyu said (to Lord Krishna)



ब्रह्माद्याः स्थावरांताश्च देवदेवस्य शूलिनः |
पशवः परिकीर्त्यंते संसारवशवर्तिनः || 11 ||
तेषां पतित्वाद्देवेशः शिवः पशुपतिः स्मृतः |
मलमायादिभिः पाशैः स बध्नाति पशून्पतिः || 12 ||
स एव मोचकस्तेषां भक्त्या सम्यगुपासितः | 13
From Lord Brahma to stationary things, under the control of the material world (or Maya), are called the "pashus" of Lord Shiva, the God of the Devas.
Because of his lordship over them, Lord Shiva is considered to be the "Pashupati". The Lord ties/binds the "pashus" with the cord of Maya (the illusion causing power), dirt, etc.
He only is their liberator, (if) worshipped properly by devotion.

Upamanyu's penance

उपमन्युतपोवर्णनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Upamanyu's penance description Chapter 34



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



भक्त्या पञ्चाक्षरेणैव पत्रैः पुष्पैर्वनोद्भवैः |
समभ्यर्च्य चिरं कालं चचार परमं तपः || 54 ||
Worshipping (a Shivalinga made of clay/mud) with leaves and flowers which grow in the forest with the five-lettered (mantra) with devotion for a long time, (Upamanyu) practised penance of the highest level (consuming only wind, not food).

Namah Shivaya

उपमन्युतपोवर्णनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Upamanyu's penance description Chapter 34



मातोवाच |
(Upamanyu's) mother said (to Upamanyu)



तस्मान्मन्त्रान्तरांस्त्यक्त्वा पंचाक्षरपरो भव |
तस्मिञ्जिह्वांतरगते न किंचिदिह दुर्लभम् || 46 ||
Therefore (since this mantra is powerful and can protect you always) forget other mantras and become engrossed in the five-lettered (Namah Shivaya). Once it gets on your tongue nothing is difficult to get in this world.



Chapter 32 of Shatarudra Samhita contains the same story and has some similar shlokas.



मंत्रं च ते मया दत्तं गृहाण मदनुज्ञया |
अनेनैवाशु जप्तेन रक्षा तव भविष्यति || 49 ||
And take the mantra given by me by my authorisation. By chanting only this (mantra) quickly your protection will take place.

Knowledge advice

ज्ञानोपदेशो नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Knowledge advice Chapter 31



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



दुःखमेव हि सर्वोऽपि संसार इति निश्चितम् |
कथं दुःखमदुःखं स्यात्स्वभावो ह्यविपर्ययः || 83 ||
The whole material world is (a synonym of) suffering only, that is certain. How would suffering (material world) become non-suffering, a nature which is really contrary/opposite?

Knowledge is the ultimate remedy

ज्ञानोपदेशो नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Knowledge advice Chapter 31



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



अस्य रोगस्य भैषज्यं ज्ञानमेव न चापरम् |
भिषगाज्ञापकः शम्भुश्शिवः परमकारणम् || 81 ||
The remedy of this disease (samsara, the material world) is only knowledge and nothing else. The prescriber of the medicine is Lord Shiva, the ultimate cause.

Knowledge advice

ज्ञानोपदेशो नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Knowledge advice Chapter 31



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



हिते सदा नियुक्तं तु सर्वं चिदचिदात्मकम् |
स्वभावप्रतिबन्धं तत्समं न लभते हितम् || 54 ||
यथा विकाशयत्येव रविः पद्मानि भानुभिः |
समं न विकसन्त्येव स्वस्वभावानुरोधतः || 55 ||
(Lord Shiva is) involved in doing good always to good as well as bad (living beings) but because of one's characteristics/nature, one does not get the same amount of benefit.
Just as the sun radiates its brilliance (equally) on lotuses (but they) do not grow equally according to their characteristics/natures.

Purification

ज्ञानोपदेशो नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Knowledge advice Chapter 31



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



इति नाग्निरसौ दुष्येत्ताम्रसंसर्गकारणात् |
नाग्नेरशुचिसंसर्गादशुचित्वमपेक्षते || 44 ||
अशुचेस्त्वग्निसंयोगाच्छुचित्वमपि जायते |
एवं शोध्यात्मसंसर्गान्न ह्यशुद्धः शिवो भवेत् || 45 ||
शिवसंसर्गतस्त्वेष शोध्यात्मैव हि शुध्यति |
In this way the fire does not get polluted/corrupted because of the contact of copper. Fire does not get impure by the contact with impure (things).
But purity arises in the impure by the contact with fire. In this (same) way, Lord Shiva does not become impure by contact with a soul which needs to be purified. Only this soul which needs to be purified get purified by contact with Lord Shiva.

Telling about creation

सृष्टिकथनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
Telling about creation – Chapter 17



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



कन्ये द्वे च महाभागे याभ्यां जातास्त्विमाः प्रजाः |
आकूतिरेका विज्ञेया प्रसूतिरपरा स्मृता || 6 ||
स्वायंभुवः प्रसूतिं च ददौ दक्षाय तां प्रभुः |
रुचेः प्रजापतिश्चैव चाकूतिं समपादयत् || 7 ||
And the two girls (daughters of Manu and Shatarupa) of great fortune from whom these people were born should be known as one Aakuti and the other known as Prasuti.
And Lord Svayambhuva (Manu) gave that Prasuti to Daksha and Aakuti was submitted to Ruchi Prajapati indeed.

Emergence of the Goddess Shakti

देवीशक्त्युद्भवो नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः
Emergence of the Goddess Shakti Chapter 16



ब्रह्मोवाच |
Lord Brahma said (to the supreme Goddess)



दक्षस्य मम पुत्रस्य पुत्री भव भवार्दिनि | 21
Tormentor of the world, become my son Daksha's daughter.



Like Lord Krishna who is also called Janardana, the supreme Goddess is called Bhavardini here, which literally translates to "tormentor of the world". The supreme Goddess being the Mahamaya, the force of illusion, can be considered to be the cause of suffering in the world.



Shloka 22 of Chapter 3 of Shatarudra Samhita is similar.



दक्षस्य मम पुत्रस्य पुत्री भव भवाम्बिके ||
Instead of Bhavardini, the word used here is Bhavambika, the mother of the world.

Emergence of Goddess Shakti

देवीशक्त्युद्भवो नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः
Emergence of the Goddess Shakti Chapter 16



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



इत्युक्त्वा परमोदारं स्वभावमधुरं वचः |
ससर्ज वपुषो भागाद्देवीं देववरो हरः || 6 ||
Having said that (to Lord Brahma "I am very satisfied; I will give you what you wish") in his naturally sweet speech, highly generous, Lord Shiva, the best of the deities, created Goddess (Uma) from a part (of his) body.



Shloka 13 of Chapter 3 of Shatarudra Samhita is very similar.



इत्युक्त्वा परमोदारं स्वभावमधुरं वचः |
पृथक्चकार वपुषो भागाद्देवीं शिवां शिवः ||

यस्यां न खलु विद्यंते जन्ममृत्युजरादयः |
या भवानी भवस्यांगात्समाविरभवत्किल || 8 ||



That Bhavani whose birth, death, old age, etc. does not exist (is the one) who appeared/emerged really from a part of the body of Lord Shiva.

Origin of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

ब्रह्मविष्णुसृष्टिकथनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः
Description of the creation of Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu – Chapter 13



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



एवं कल्पेषु कल्पेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः || 19 ||
परस्परेण जायंते परस्परहितैषिणः | 20
In this way, in kalpa after kalpa, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are born by each other, who wish well of each other.

Creation

सृष्ट्यादिवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः
Creation, etc. description Chapter 11



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



यस्त्वयं वर्तते कल्पो वाराहो नाम नामतः |
अस्मिन्नपि द्विजश्रेष्ठा मनवस्तु चतुर्दश || 7 ||
स्वायंभुवादयस्सप्त सप्त सावर्णिकादयः |
तेषु वैवस्वतो नाम सप्तमो वर्तते मनुः || 8 ||
This which is the prevailing kalpa is called by the name of Varaha (pig's, actually white pig). Sages, in this too, there are 14 Manus.
Svayambhuva, etc. (are) seven, seven (of the future are) Savarni, etc. Among those, the present Manu is seventh, by the name of Vaivaswata (of the Vivaswan, Sun).

Time

कालमहिमावर्णनं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः
Description of the might of time Chapter 7



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



तस्मात्कालवशे विश्वं न स विश्ववशे स्थितः |
शिवस्य तु वशे कालो न कालस्य वशे शिवः || 9 ||
Therefore the universe is under the control of time, time is not under the control of the universe. Time is under the control of Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva is not under the control of time.

Might of time

कालमहिमावर्णनं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः
Description of the might of time Chapter 7



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



कालात्मेति समाख्यातं तेजो माहेश्वरं परम् || 6 ||
The radiance/brilliance of the great God is highly famed to be of the form of time. (Time is the radiance of the great God.)

Shiva element

शिवतत्त्वज्ञानवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः
Shiva element knowledge Chapter 6



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



एष एव परो देवो विश्वकर्मा महेश्वरः |
हृदये संनिविष्टं तं ज्ञात्वैवामृतमश्नुते || 38 ||
This indeed is the superior deity, the constructor of the universe, the great God. After knowing him who is ensconced in the heart, one attains freedom from the mortal world (the cycle of births and deaths).

Shiva element

शिवतत्त्वज्ञानवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः
Shiva element knowledge Chapter 6



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



शिवमेवेश्वरं ज्ञात्वा शांतिमत्यंतमृच्छति || 35 ||
स एव कालो गोप्ता च विश्वस्याधिपतिः प्रभुः |
तं विश्वाधिपतिं ज्ञात्वा मृत्युपाशात्प्रमुच्यते || 36 ||
One gets extreme peace after knowing that Lord Shiva only is the God.
He indeed is the time, the protector and the head of this universe, the Lord. After knowing him, that head of the universe, one is released from the bonds of death (the cycle of births and deaths).

Shiva element

शिवतत्त्वज्ञानवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः
Shiva element knowledge Chapter 6



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)  



अणोरणीयान्महतो महीयानयमव्ययः |
गुहायां निहितश्चापि जंतोरस्य महेश्वरः || 24 ||
Smaller than an atom, larger than the earth, undecaying, ensconced in the heart of living beings, even though the great God of this (everything).

Part 1, Chapter 2, shloka 20 of Katha Upanishad is very similar.



अणोरणीयान्महतो महीयान्
आत्मस्य जन्तोर्निहितो गुहायाम् |

Shiva element

शिवतत्त्वज्ञानवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः
Shiva element knowledge Chapter 6



वायुरुवाच |
Vayudeva said (to the sages)



सर्वतः पाणिपादोऽयं सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखः |
सर्वतः श्रुतिमाँल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति || 21 ||
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासः सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितः |
सर्वस्य प्रभुरीशानः सर्वस्य शरणं सुहृत् || 22 ||
This (fellow has) hands and legs everywhere, eyes, head, mouth, everywhere, has ears everywhere, stands (exists) in (this) world covering everything.
(He) illuminates all the senses, without all senses (of his own), Ishana (God), the Lord of everyone, the shelter/refuge of everyone, kindhearted.



Compare with shlokas 13 and 14 of Chapter 13 of Bhagvad Gita.