Shiva Purana · Chapter 7.10

kṛṣṇa uvāca
bhagavansarvayogīṃdra gaṇeśvara munīśvara //
ṣaḍānanasamaprakhya sarvajñānanidhe guro

prāyastvamavatīryorvyāṃ pāśavicchittaye nṛṇām //
maharṣivapurāsthāya sthito 'si parameśvara

anyathā hi jagatyasmin devo vā dānavo 'pi vā //
tvattonyaḥ paramaṃ bhāvaṃ ko jānīyācchivātmakam

tasmāttava mukhodgīrṇaṃ sākṣādiva pinākinaḥ //
śivajñānāmṛtaṃ pītvā na me tṛptamabhūnmanaḥ

sākṣātsarvajagatkarturbharturaṃkaṃ samāśritā //
bhagavankinnu papraccha bhartāraṃ parameśvarī

upamanyuruvāca
sthāne pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā kṛṣṇa tadvakṣyāmi yathātatham //
bhavabhaktasya yuktasya tava kalyāṇacetasaḥ

mahīdharavare divye maṃdare cārukaṃdare //
devyā saha mahādevo divyo dhyānagato 'bhavat

tadā devyāḥ priyasakhī susmitāsyā śubhāvatī //
phullānyatimanojñāni puṣpāṇi samudāharat

tataḥ svamaṃkamāropya devīṃ devavarorahaḥ //
alaṃkṛtya ca taiḥ puṣpairāste hṛṣṭataraḥ svayam

athāṃtaḥpuracāriṇyo devyo divyavibhūṣaṇāḥ //
aṃtaraṃgā gaṇendrāśca sarvalokamaheśvarīm

bhartāraṃ paripūrṇaṃ ca sarvalokamaheśvaram //
cāmarāsaktahastāśca devīṃ devaṃ siṣevire

tataḥ priyāḥ kathā vṛttā vinodāya maheśayoḥ //
trāṇāya ca nṛṇāṃ loke ye śivaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ

tadāvasaramālokya sarvalokamaheśvarī //
bhartāraṃ paripapraccha sarvalokamaheśvaram

devyuvāca
kena vaśyo mahādevo martyānāṃ maṃdacetasām //
ātmatattvādyaśaktānāmātmanāmakṛtātmanām

īśvara uvāca
na karmaṇā na tapasā na japairnāsanādibhiḥ //
na jñānena na cānyena vaśyo 'haṃ śraddhayā vinā

śraddhā mayyasti cetpuṃsāṃ yena kenāpi hetunā //
vaśyaḥ spṛśyaśca dṛśyaśca pūjyassaṃbhāṣya eva ca

sādhyā tasmānmayi śaddhā māṃ vaśīkartumicchatā //
śraddhā hetussvadharmasya rakṣaṇaṃ varṇināmiha

svavarṇāśramadharmeṇa vartate yastu mānavaḥ //
tasyaiva bhavati śraddhā mayi nānyasya kasyacit

āmnāyasiddhamakhilaṃ dharmamāśramiṇāmiha //
brahmaṇā kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ mamaivājñāpurassaram

sa tu paitāmaho dharmo bahuvittakriyānvitaḥ //
nātyanta phalabhūyiṣṭhaḥ kleśāyā sasamanvitaḥ

tena dharmeṇa mahatāṃ śraddhāṃ prāpya sudurllabhām

varṇino ye prapadyaṃte māmananyasamāśrayāḥ //
teṣāṃ sukhena mārgeṇa dharmakāmārthamuktayaḥ

varṇāśramasamācāro mayā bhūyaḥ prakalpitaḥ //
tasminbhaktimatāmeva madīyānāṃ tu varṇinām

adhikāro na cānyeṣāmityājñā naiṣṭhikī mama

tadājñaptena mārgeṇa varṇino madupāśrayāḥ //
malamāyādipāśebhyo vimuktā matprasādataḥ

paraṃ madīyamāsādya punarāvṛttidurlabham //
paramaṃ mama sādharmyaṃ prāpya nirvṛtimāyayuḥ

tasmāllabdhvāpyalabdhvā vā varṇadharmaṃ mayeritam //
āśritya mama bhaktaścetsvātmanātmānamuddharet

alabdhalābha evaiṣa koṭikoṭiguṇādhikaḥ //
tasmānme mukhato labdhaṃ varṇadharmaṃ samācaret

mamāvatārā hi śubhe yogācāryacchalena tu //
sarvāṃtareṣu santyārye saṃtatiśca sahasraśaḥ

ayuktānāmabuddhīnāmabhaktānāṃ sureśvari //
durlabhaṃ saṃtatijñānaṃ tato yatnātsamāśrayet

sā hānistanmahacchidraṃ sa mohassāṃdhamūkatā //
yadanyatra śramaṃ kuryānmokṣamārgabahiṣkṛtaḥ

jñānaṃ kriyā ca caryā ca yogaśceti sureśvari //
catuṣpādaḥ samākhyāto mama dharmassanātanaḥ

paśupāśapatijñānaṃ jñānamityabhidhīyate //
ṣaḍadhvaśuddhirvidhinā gurvadhīnā kriyocyate

varṇāśramaprayuktasya mayaiva vihitasya ca //
mamārcanādidharmasya caryā caryeti kathyate

maduktenaiva mārgeṇa mayyavasthitacetasaḥ //
vṛttyaṃtaranirodho yo yoga ityabhidhīyate

aśvamedhagaṇācchreṣṭhaṃ devi cittaprasādhanam //
muktidaṃ ca tathā hyetadduṣprāpyaṃ viṣayaiṣiṇām

vijiteṃdriyavargasya yamena niyamena ca //
pūrvapāpaharo yogo viraktasyaiva kathyate

vairāgyājjāyate jñānaṃ jñānādyogaḥ pravartate

yogajñaḥ patito vāpi mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ //
dayā kāryātha satatamahiṃsā jñānasaṃgrahaḥ

satyamasteyamāstikyaṃ śraddhā ceṃdriyanigrahaḥ

adhyāpanaṃ cādhyayanaṃ yajanaṃ yājanaṃ tathā //
dhyānamīśvarabhāvaśca satataṃ jñānaśīlatā //
ya evaṃ vartate vipro jñānayogasya siddhaye

acirādeva vijñānaṃ labdhvā yogaṃ ca viṃdati //
dagdhvā dehamimaṃ jñānī kṣaṇājjñānāgninā priye

prasādānmama yogajñaḥ karmabaṃdhaṃ prahāsyati //
puṇyaḥpuṇyātmakaṃ karmamuktestatpratibaṃdhakam

tasmānniyogato yogī puṇyāpuṇyaṃ vivarjayet

phalakāmanayā karmakaraṇātpratibadhyate //
na karmamātrakaraṇāttasmātkarmaphalaṃ tyajet

prathamaṃ karmayajñena bahiḥ sampūjya māṃ priye //
jñānayogarato bhūtvā paścādyogaṃ samabhyaset

vidite mama yāthātmye karmayajñena dehinaḥ //
na yajaṃti hi māṃ yuktāḥ samaloṣṭāśmakāṃcanāḥ

nityayukto muniḥ śreṣṭho madbhaktaśca samāhitaḥ //
jñānayogarato yogī mama sāyujyamāpnuyāt

athāviraktacittā ye varṇino madupāśritāḥ //
jñānacaryākriyāsveva te 'dhikuryustadarhakāḥ

dvidhā matpūjanaṃ jñeyaṃ bāhyamābhyaṃtaraṃ tathā //
vāṅmanaḥkāyabhedācca tridhā madbhajanaṃ viduḥ

tapaḥ karma japo dhyānaṃ jñānaṃ vetyanupūrvaśaḥ //
pañcadhā kathyate sadbhistadeva bhajanaṃ punaḥ

anyātmaviditaṃ bāhyamasmadabhyarcanādikam //
tadeva tu svasaṃvedyamābhyaṃtaramudāhṛtam

manomatpravaṇaṃ cittaṃ na manomātramucyate //
mannāmaniratā vāṇī vāṅmatā khalu netarā

liṃgairmacchāsanādiṣṭaistripuṃḍrādibhiraṃkitaḥ //
mamopacāranirataḥ kāyaḥ kāyo na cetaraḥ

madarcākarma vijñeyaṃ bāhye yāgādinocyate //
madarthe dehasaṃśoṣastapaḥ kṛcchrādi no matam

japaḥ pañcākṣarābhyāsaḥ praṇavābhyāsa eva ca //
rudrādhyāyādikābhyāso na vedādhyayanādikam

dhyānammadrūpaciṃtādyaṃ nātmādyarthasamādhayaḥ //
mamāgamārthavijñānaṃ jñānaṃ nānyārthavedanam

bāhye vābhyaṃtare vātha yatra syānmanaso ratiḥ //
prāgvāsanāvaśāddevi tattvaniṣṭhāṃ samācaret

bāhyādābhyaṃtaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bhavecchataguṇādhikam //
asaṃkaratvāddoṣāṇāṃ dṛṣṭānāmapyasambhavāt

śaucamābhyaṃtaraṃ vidyānna bāhyaṃ śaucamucyate //
aṃtaḥ śaucavimuktātmā śucirapyaśuciryataḥ

bāhyamābhyaṃrtaraṃ caiva bhajanaṃ bhavapūrvakam //
na bhāvarahitaṃ devi vipralaṃbhaikakāraṇam

kṛtakṛtyasya pūtasya mama kiṃ kriyate naraiḥ //
bahirvābhyaṃtaraṃ vātha mayā bhāvo hi gṛhyate

bhāvaikātmā kriyā devi mama dharmassanātanaḥ //
manasā karmaṇā vācā hyanapekṣya phalaṃ kvacit

phaloddeśena deveśi laghurmama samāśrayaḥ //
phalārthī tadabhāve māṃ parityaktuṃ kṣamo yataḥ

phalārthino 'pi yasyaiva mayi cittaṃ pratiṣṭhitam //
bhāvānurūpaphaladastasyāpyahamanindite

phalānapekṣayā yeṣāṃ mano matpravaṇaṃ bhavet //
prārthayeyuḥ phalaṃ paścādbhaktāste 'pi mama priyāḥ

prāksaṃskāravaśādeva ye viciṃtya phalāphale //
vivaśā māṃ prapadyaṃte mama priyatamā matāḥ

mallābhānna paro lābhasteṣāmasti yathātatham //
mamāpi lābhastallābhānnāparaḥ parameśvari

madanugrahatasteṣāṃ bhāvo mayi samarpitaḥ //
phalaṃ paramanirvāṇaṃ prayacchati balādiva

mahātmanāmananyānāṃ mayi saṃnyastacetasām //
aṣṭadhā lakṣaṇaṃ prāhurmama dharmādhikāriṇām

madbhaktajanavātsalyaṃ pūjāyāṃ cānumodanam //
svayamabhyarcanaṃ caiva madarthe cāṃgaceṣṭitam

matkathāśravaṇe bhaktiḥ svaranetrāṃgavikriyāḥ //
mamānusmaraṇaṃ nityaṃ yaśca māmupajīvati

evamaṣṭavidhaṃ cihnaṃ yasminmlecche 'pi vartate //
sa viprendro muniḥ śrīmānsa yatissa ca paṃḍitaḥ

na me priyaścaturvedī madbhakto śvapaco 'pi yaḥ //
tasmai deyaṃ tato grāhyaṃ sa ca pūjyo yathā hyaham

patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati //
tasyāhaṃ na praṇaśyāmi sa ca me na praṇaśyati

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe śivabhaktivarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ