Śivopaniṣad · Chapter 1

kailāsaśikharāsīnam aśeṣāmarapūjitam
kālaghnaṃ śrīmahākālam īśvaraṃ jñānapāragam //

saṃpūjya vidhivad bhaktyā ṛṣyātreyaḥ susaṃyataḥ
sarvabhūtahitārthāya papracchedaṃ mahāmuniḥ //

jñānayogaṃ na vindanti ye narā mandabuddhayaḥ
te mucyante kathaṃ ghorād bhagavan bhavasāgarāt //

evaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ prasannātmā ṛṣy ātreyeṇa dhīmatā
mandabuddhivimuktyarthaṃ mahākālaḥ prabhāṣate //

purā rudreṇa gaditāḥ śivadharmāḥ sanātanāḥ
devyāḥ sarvagaṇānāṃ ca saṃkṣepād granthakoṭibhiḥ //

āyuḥ prajñāṃ tathā śaktiṃ prasamīkṣya nṝṇām iha
tāpatrayaprapīḍāṃ ca bhogatṛṣṇāvimohinīm //

te dharmāḥ skandanandibhyām anyaiś ca munisattamaiḥ
sāramādāya nirdiṣṭāḥ samyakprakaraṇāntaraiḥ //

sārād api mahāsāraṃ śivopaniṣadaṃ param
alpagranthaṃ mahārthaṃ ca pravakṣyāmi jagaddhitam //

śivaḥ śiva ime śānta nāma cādyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ
uccārayanti tad bhaktyā te śivā nātra saṃśayaḥ //

aśivāḥ pāśasaṃyuktāḥ paśavaḥ sarvacetanāḥ
yasmād vilakṣaṇās tebhyas tasmād īśaḥ śivaḥ smṛtaḥ //

guṇo buddhir ahaṃkāras tanmātrāṇīndriyāni ca
bhūtāni ca caturviṃśad iti pāśāḥ prakīrtitāḥ //

pañcaviṃśakam ajñānaṃ sahajaṃ sarvadehinām
pāśājālasya tan mūlaṃ prakṛtiḥ kāraṇāya naḥ //

satyajñāne nibadhyante puruṣāḥ pāśabandhanaiḥ
madbhāvāc ca vimucyante jñāninaḥ pāśapañjarāt //

ṣaḍviṃśakaś ca puruṣaḥ paśur ajñaḥ śivāgame
saptaviṃśa iti proktaḥ śivaḥ sarvajagatpatiḥ //

yasmāc chivaḥ susaṃpūrṇaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvagaḥ prabhuḥ
tasmāt sa pāśaharitaḥ sa viśuddhaḥ svabhāvataḥ //

paśupāśaparaḥ śāntaḥ paramajñānadeśikaḥ
śivaḥ śivāya bhūtānāṃ taṃ vijñāya vimucyate //

etad eva paraṃ jñānaṃ śiva ity akṣaradvayam
vicārād yāti vistāraṃ tailabindur ivāmbhasi //

sakṛd uccāritaṃ yena śiva ity akṣaradvayam
baddhaḥ parikaras tena mokṣopagamanaṃ prati //

dvyakṣaraḥ śivamantro 'yaṃ śivopaniṣadi smṛtaḥ
ekākṣaraḥ punaś cāyam om ity evaṃ vyavasthitaḥ //

nāmasaṃkīrtaṇād eva śivasyāśeṣapātakaiḥ
yataḥ pramucyate kṣipraṃ mantro 'yaṃ dvyakṣaraḥ paraḥ //

yaḥ śivaṃ śivam ity evaṃ dvyakṣaraṃ mantram abhyaset
ekākṣaraṃ vā satataṃ sa yāti paramaṃ padam //

mitrasvajanabandhūnāṃ kuryān nāma śivātmakam
api tat kīrtanād yāti pāpamuktaḥ śivaṃ puram //

vijñeyaḥ sa śivaḥ śānto naras tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ
āste sadā nirudvignaḥ sa dehānte vimucyate //

hṛdy antaḥkaraṇaṃ jñeyaṃ śivasya āyatanaṃ param
hṛtpadmaṃ vedikā tatra liṅgam oṃkāram iṣyate //

puruṣaḥ sthāpako jñeyaḥ satyaṃ saṃmārjanaṃ smṛtam
ahiṃsā gomayaṃ proktaṃ śāntiś ca salilaṃ param //

kuryāt saṃmārjanaṃ prājño vairāgyaṃ candanaṃ smṛtam
pūjayed dhyānayogena saṃtoṣaiḥ kusumaiḥ sitaiḥ //

dhūpaś ca guggulur deyaḥ prāṇāyāmasamudbhavaḥ
pratyāhāraś ca naivedyam asteyaṃ ca pradakṣiṇam //

iti divyopacāraiś ca saṃpūjya paramaṃ śivam
japed dhyāyec ca muktyarthaṃ sarvasaṅgavivarjitaḥ //

jñānayogavinirmuktaḥ karmayogasamāvṛttaḥ
mṛtaḥ śivapuraṃ gacchet sa tena śivakarmaṇā //

tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān pralaye sarvadehinām
śivadharmāc chivajñānaṃ prāpya muktim avāpnuyāt //

jñānayogena mucyante dehapātād anantaram
bhogān bhuktvā ca mucyante pralaye karmayoginaḥ //

tasmāj jñānavido yogāt tathājñāḥ karmayoginaḥ
sarva eva vimucyante ye narāḥ śivam āśritāḥ //

sa bhogaḥ śivavidyārthaṃ yeṣāṃ karmāsti nirmalam
te bhogān prāpya mucyante pralaye śivavidyayā //

vidyā saṃkīrtanīyā hi yeṣāṃ karma na vidyate
te cāvartya vimucyante yāvat karma na tad bhavet //

śivajñānavidaṃ tasmāt pūjayed vibhavair gurum
vidyādānaṃ ca kurvīta bhogamokṣajigīṣayā //

śivayogī śivajñānī śivajāpī tapo'dhikaḥ
kramaśaḥ karmayogī ca pañcaite muktibhājanāḥ //

karmayogasya yan mūlaṃ tad vakṣyāmi samāsataḥ
liṅgam āyatanaṃ ceti tatra karma pravartate //