Śivapurāṇa, Books 1 and 7 · Chapter 7.2.15

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oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe pañcākṣaramahimavarṇanaṃ nāma caturdaśodhyāyaḥ
Chapter 15
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca
bhagavānmaṃtramāhātmyaṃ bhavatā kathitaṃ prabho
tatprayogavidhānaṃ ca sākṣācchrutisamaṃ yathā

idānīṃ śrotumicchāmi śivasaṃskāramuttamam
maṃtrasaṃgrahaṇe kiṃcitsūcitanna tu vismṛtam

upamanyuruvāca
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi sarvapāpaviśodhanam
saṃskāraṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ śivena patibhāṣitam

samyak kṛtādhikāraḥ syātpūjādiṣu naro yataḥ
saṃskāraḥ kathyate tena ṣaḍadhvapariśodhanam

dīyate yena vijñānaṃ kṣīyate pāśabaṃdhanam
tasmātsaṃskāra evāyaṃ dīkṣetyapi ca kathyate

śāṃbhavī caiva śāktī ca māṃtrī caiva śivāgame
dīkṣopadiśyate tredhā śivena paramātmanā

gurorālokamātreṇa sparśātsaṃbhāṣaṇādapi
sadyassaṃjñā bhavejjaṃtoḥ pāśopakṣayakāriṇī

sā dīkṣā śāṃbhavī proktā sā punarbhidyate dvidhā
tīvrā tīvratarā ceti pāśo pakṣayabhedataḥ

yayā syānnirvṛtiḥ sadyassaiva tīvratarā matā
561b
tīvrā tu jīvatotyaṃtaṃ puṃsaḥ pāpaviśodhikā

śaktī jñānavatī dīkṣā śiṣyadehaṃ praviśya tu
guruṇā yogamārgeṇa kriyate jñānacakṣuṣā

māṃtrī kriyāvatī dīkṣā kuṃḍamaṃḍalapūrvikā
maṃdamaṃdataroddeśātkartavyā guruṇā bahiḥ

śaktipātānusāreṇa śiṣyo 'nugrahamarhati
śaivadharmānusārasya tanmūlatvātsamāsataḥ

yatra śaktirna patitā tatra śuddhirna jāyate
na vidyā na śivācāro na muktirna ca siddhayaḥ

tasmālliṃgāni saṃvīkṣya śaktipātasya bhūyasaḥ
jñānena kriyayā vātha guruśśiṣyaṃ viśodhayet

yo 'nyathā kurute mohātsa vinaśyati durmatiḥ
tasmātsarvaprakāreṇa guruḥ śiṣyaṃ parīkṣayet

lakṣaṇaṃ śaktipātasya prabodhānaṃdasaṃbhavaḥ
sā yasmātparamā śaktiḥ prabodhānaṃdarūpiṇī

ānaṃdabodhayorliṃgamaṃtaḥkaraṇavikriyāḥ
yathā syātkaṃparomāṃcasvaranetrāṃgavikriyāḥ

śiṣyopi lakṣaṇairebhiḥ kuryādguruparīkṣaṇam
tatsaṃparkaiḥ śivārcādau saṃgatairvātha tadgataiḥ

śiṣyastu śikṣaṇīyatvādgurorgauravakāraṇāt
tasmātsarvaprayatnena gurorgauravamācaret

yo gurussa śivaḥ prokto yaḥ śivaḥ sa guruḥ smṛtaḥ
gururvā śiva evātha vidyākāreṇa saṃsthitaḥ

yathā śivastathā vidyā yathā vidyā tathā guruḥ
śivavidyā gurūṇāṃ ca pūjayā sadṛśaṃ phalam

sarvadevātmakaścāsau sarvamaṃtramayo guruḥ
tasmātsarvaprayatnena yasyājñāṃ śirasā vahet

śreyo 'rthī yadi gurvājñāṃ manasāpi na laṃghayet
gurvājñāpālako yasmājjñānasaṃpattimaśnute

gacchaṃstiṣṭhansvapanbhuṃjannānyatkarma samācaret
samakṣaṃ yadi kurvīta sarvaṃ cānujñayā guroḥ

gurorgṛhe samakṣaṃ vā na yatheṣṭāsano bhavet
gururdevo yataḥ sākṣāttadgṛhaṃ devamandiram

pāpināṃ ca yathā saṃgāttatpāpātpatito bhavet
yatheha vahnisaṃparkānmalaṃ tyajati kāṃcanam

tathaiva gurusaṃparkātpāpaṃ tyajati mānavaḥ
yathā vahnisamīpastho ghṛtakumbho vilīyate

tathā pāpaṃ vilīyeta hyācāryasya samīpataḥ
yathā prajvalito vahniḥ śuṣkamārdraṃ ca nirdahet

tathāyamapi saṃtuṣṭo guruḥ pāpaṃ kṣaṇāddahet
manasā karmaṇā vācā guroḥ krodhaṃ na kārayet

tasya krodhena dahyaṃte hyāyuḥśrījñānasatkriyāḥ
tatkrodhakāriṇo ye syusteṣāṃ yajñāśca niṣphalāḥ

562a
yamaśca niyamāścaiva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
gurorviruddhaṃ yadvākyaṃ na vadejjātucinnaraḥ

vadedyadi mahāmohādrauravaṃ narakaṃ vrajet
manasā karmaṇā vācā gurumuddiśya yatnataḥ

śreyorthī cennaro dhīmānna mithyācāramācaret
gurorhitaṃ priyaṃ kuryādādiṣṭo vā na vā sadā

asamakṣaṃ samakṣaṃ vā tasya kāryaṃ samācaret
itthamācāravānbhakto nityamudyuktamānasaḥ

gurupriyakaraḥ śiṣyaḥ śaivadharmāṃstato 'rhati
guruścedguṇavānprājñaḥ paramānaṃdabhāsakaḥ

tattvavicchivasaṃsakto muktido na tu cāparaḥ
saṃvitsaṃjananaṃ tattvaṃ paramānaṃdasaṃbhavam

tattattvaṃ viditaṃ yena sa evānaṃdadarśakaḥ
na punarnāmamātreṇa saṃvidārahitastu yaḥ

anyonyaṃ tārayennaukā kiṃ śilā tārayecchilām
etasyā nāmamātreṇa muktirvai nāmamātrikā

yaiḥ punarviditaṃ tattvaṃ te muktā mocayantyapi
tattvahīne kuto bodhaḥ kuto hyātmaparigrahaḥ

parigrahavinirmuktaḥ paśurityabhidhīyate
paśubhiḥ preritaścāpi paśutvaṃ nātivartate

tasmāttattvavideveha mukto mocaka iṣyate
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaḥ sarvaśāstravidapyayam

sarvopāyavidhijño 'pi tattvahīnastu niṣphalaḥ
yasyānubhavaparyaṃtā buddhistattve pravartate

tasyāvalokanādyaiśca parānando 'bhijāyate
tasmādyasyaiva saṃparkātprabodhānaṃdasaṃbhavaḥ

guruṃ tameva vṛṇuyānnāparaṃ matimānnaraḥ
sa śiṣyairvinayācāracaturairucito guruḥ

yāvadvijñāyate tāvatsevanīyo mumukṣubhiḥ
jñāte tasminsthirā bhaktiryāvattattvaṃ samāśrayet

na tu tattvaṃ tyajejjātu nopekṣeta kathaṃcana
yatrānaṃdaḥ prabodho vā nālpamapyupalabhyate

vatsarādapi śiṣyeṇa so 'nyaṃ gurumupāśrayet
gurumanyaṃ prapanne 'pi nāvamanyeta paurvikam
gurorbhrātḥṃstathā putrānbodhakānprerakānapi

tatrādāvupasaṃgamya brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam
gurumārādhayetprājñaṃ śubhagaṃ priyadarśanam

sarvābhayapradātāraṃ karuṇākrāṃtamānasam
toṣayettaṃ prayatnena manasā karmaṇā girā

tāvadārādhayecchiṣyaḥ prasannosau bhavedyathā
tasminprasanne śiṣyasya sadyaḥ pāpakṣayo bhavet

tasmāddhanāni ratnāni kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca
bhūṣaṇāni ca vāsāṃsi yānaśayyāsanāni ca

etāni gurave dadyādbhaktyā vittānusārataḥ
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vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta yadīcchetparamāṃ gatim

sa eva janako mātā bhartā bandhurdhanaṃ sukham
sakhā mitraṃ ca yattasmātsarvaṃ tasmai nivedayet

nivedya paścātsvātmānaṃ sānvayaṃ saparigraham
samarpya sodakaṃ tasmai nityaṃ tadvaśago bhavet

yadā śivāya svātmānaṃ dattavān deśikātmane
tadā śaivo bhaveddehī na tato 'sti punarbhavaḥ

guruśca svāśritaṃ śiṣyaṃ varṣamekaṃ parīkṣayet
brāhmaṇaṃ kṣatriyaṃ vaiśyaṃ dvivarṣaṃ ca trivarṣakam

prāṇadravyapradānādyairādeśaiśca samāsamaiḥ
uttamāṃścādhame kṛtvā nīcānuttamakarmaṇi

ākruṣṭāstāḍitā vāpi ye viṣādaṃ na yāntyapi
te yogyāḥ saṃyatāḥ śuddhāḥ śivasaṃskārakarmaṇi

ahiṃsakā dayāvaṃto nityamudyuktacetasaḥ
amānino buddhimaṃtastyaktaspardhāḥ priyaṃvadāḥ

ṛjavo mṛdavaḥ svacchā vinītāḥ sthiracetasaḥ
śaucācārasamāyuktāḥ śivabhaktā dvijātayaḥ

evaṃ vṛttasamopetā vāṅmanaḥkāyakarmabhiḥ
śodhyā bodhyā yathānyāyamiti śāstreṣu niścayaḥ

nādhikāraḥ svato nāryāḥ śivasaṃskārakarmaṇi
niyogādbharturastyeva bhaktiyuktā yadīśvare

tathaiva bhartṛhīnāyā putrāderabhyanujñayā
adhikāro bhavatyeva kanyāyāḥ piturājñayā
śūdrāṇāṃ martyajātīnāṃ patitānāṃ viśeṣataḥ

tathā saṃkarajātīnāṃ nādhvaśuddhirvidhīyate
taipyakṛtrimabhāvaścecchive paramakāraṇe

pādodakapradānādyaiḥ kuryuḥ pāpaviśodhanam
atrānulomajātā ye yuktā eva dvijātiṣu

teṣāmadhvaviśuddhyādi kuryānmātṛkulocitam
yā tu kanyā svapitrādyaiśśivadharme niyojitā

sā bhaktāya pradātavyā nāparāya virodhine
dattā cetpratikūlāya pramādādbodhayetpatim

aśaktā taṃ parityajya manasā dharmamācaret
yathā munivaraṃ tyaktvā patimatriṃ pativratā

kṛtakṛtyā 'bhavatpūrvaṃ tapasārādhya śaṅkaram
yathā nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ tapasārādhya pāṃḍavān

patīṃllabdhavatī dharme gurubhirna niyojitā
asvātantryakṛto doṣo nehāsti paramārthataḥ

śivadharme niyuktāyāśśivaśāsanagauravāt
bahunātra kimuktena yo 'pi ko 'pi śivāśrayaḥ

saṃskāryo gurvadhīnaścetsaṃskriyā na prabhidyate
gurorālokanādeva sparśātsaṃbhāṣaṇādapi

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yasya saṃjāyate prajñā tasya nāsti parājayaḥ
manasā yastu saṃskāraḥ kriyate yogavartmanā

sa neha kathito guhyo guruvaktraikagocaraḥ
kriyāvānyastu saṃskāraḥ kuṃḍamaṃḍapapūrvakaḥ
sa vakṣyate samāsena tasya śakyo na vistaraḥ