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🌼 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚 🌼 श्री नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच - सुदुर्लभा शिवे भक्तिः दुर्लभं च शिवार्चनम्। सुदुर्लभं शिवे दानं शिवहोमं च दुर्लभम् ॥ सुदुर्लभं शिवज्ञानं तदभ्यासोऽपि दुर्लभः। सुदुर्लभमिदं ज्ञात्वा शिवे भक्तिं समाश्रयेत् ॥ ~ Śiva Dharma Pūrva Purāṇam, 1. 34-35 (After listening to Lord's words) Shri Nandikeshwar started saying that devotion to Lord Shiva is very rare. It is very rare to worship Lord Shiva. It is very rare to donate for Lord Shiva and it is also very rare to perform Homa for Lord Shiva. Similarly, it is very rare to have knowledge of Lord Shiva. Practicing that knowledge is also rare. Therefore, this knowledge is very rare, knowing this, take shelter of devotion to Lord Shiva.

🌼 𝔾𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕧𝕒 𝔻𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕤, 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕧𝕒 🌼 नोपनीतसहस्त्रेभ्यो ब्रह्मचारी विशिष्यते ॥ ब्रह्मचारि सहस्त्रेभ्यो गृहस्थो हि विशिष्यते । गृहसंस्थ सहस्त्रेभ्यो द्वाग्रिहोत्री विशिष्यते ॥ अग्निहोत्रि सहस्त्रेभ्यः सत्रयाजी विशिष्यते । सत्रयाजिसहस्त्रेभ्यः सर्वविद्यार्थपारगः ॥ सर्वविद्यार्थवित्कोट्या शिवभक्तो विशिष्यते । तस्मादेवं शिवं भक्त्या पूजयेच्छान्तमानसः ।। ~ Śiva Dharma Pūrva Purāṇam , 7.76-79 हजारों उपवीत वालों की अपेक्षा ब्रह्मचारी विशेष होता है और हक ब्रह्मचारियों की अपेक्षा गृहस्थ विशेष होता है। गृह में निवास करने वाले हजारों में की अपेक्षा अग्निहोत्री विशेष होता है और हजारों अग्रिहोत्रियों की अपेक्षा सत्रयादे विशेष होता है। हजारों सत्रयाजियों की अपेक्षा सर्वविद्याओं के अर्थों के जानका विशेष होते हैं। ऐसे करोड़ों सर्वविद्यार्थविदों की अपेक्षा शिवभक्त विशेष होता है। अतएव भगवान् शिव की भक्तिपूर्वक शान्तमानस होकर पूजा करनी चाहिए।

🌼𝟙 Ś𝕒𝕚𝕧𝕒 >>> 𝟙𝟘𝟘𝟘 𝕍𝕒𝕚ṣṇ𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕤🌼 निर्दम्भः सत्यसंकल्पो भक्तः स्यादुत्तमो मम सूर्यवह्नीन्दुभक्तानामुत्तमो वैष्णवः परः ॥ वैष्णवानां सहस्रेभ्यः शिवभक्तो विशिष्यते । ~ Sri Saura Purana, 11.8-9a The worshiper of Vishnu is superior to the worshipers of Surya, Agni and Chandra. A Shiva devotee is a thousand times superior to a Vishnu devotee.

🌼𝟙 Ś𝕒𝕚𝕧𝕒 >>> 𝟙𝟘𝟘𝟘 𝕍𝕒𝕚ṣṇ𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕤🌼 अन्यभक्तसहस्रेभ्यो विष्णुभक्तो विशिष्यते॥ विष्णुभक्तसहखेभ्यो रुद्रभक्तो विशिष्यते। रुद्रभक्कात्परतरो नास्ति लोके न संशयः ॥ ~ Linga Purana, 2.4.19b-20 A devotee of Viṣṇu greater than thousands of other devotees. A devotee of Rudra is far better than thousands of devotees of Viṣṇu. There is certainly no one greater than the devotee of Rudra in this world .

🌼 ℙ𝕒𝕕𝕞𝕒 ℙ𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕒 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 "𝕂ū𝕣𝕞𝕒 ℙ𝕦𝕣āṇ𝕒 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤 Ś𝕚𝕧𝕒" 🌼 गते वर्षशते पश्चादेकस्मिन्दिवसे द्विजः ॥ स्नातुं ययौ नदीं प्रातः सापि विप्रप्रसंगतः । स्नानं तत्र तथा चक्रे पुराणं श्रुतवानथ ॥ कौर्मं समस्तपापानां नाशनं शिवभक्तिदम् । इदं च पद्यं शुश्राव पुराणज्ञेन भाषितम् ॥ ~ Padma Purana, Patala khanda, 106.40b-42 When a hundred years had passed, the brāhmaṇa one day in the morning went to a river to bathe. She too went with the brāhmaṇa. He bathed there and listened to the Kaurma Purāṇa which destroys all sins and gives (i.e. produces) devotion towards Lord Śiva; and heard this verse uttered by the one who knew the Purāṇa.

लोमश उवाच । राज्यं चकार कैलास दवदवा जगत्पतिः । गणैः समेतो बहुभिर्वीरभद्रान्वितो महान् ॥ ऋषिभिः सहितो रुद्रो देवैरिन्द्रादिभिः सह । ब्रह्मा यस्य स्तुतिपरो विष्णुः प्रेष्यवदास्थितः ॥ इंद्रो देवगणैः सार्द्धं सेवाधर्मपरोऽभवत् । यस्य च्छत्रधरश्चंद्रो वायुश्चामरधृक्तथा ॥ सूपान्नकर्ता सततं जातवदा निरन्तरम् । गंधर्वा गायका यस्य स्तावकाश्च पिनाकिनः ॥ ~ Skanda-Māhapurāṇa, 1.1.34.1-3 Lomaśa said: The lord of the universe, the lord of Devas, ruled the kingdom while dwelling on Kailāsa accompanied by many Gaṇas and in the company of the great (deity) Vīrabhadra. Rudra was accompanied by the Sages and Devas beginning with Indra. Brahmā was engaged in eulogizing him. Viṣṇu remained there like a servant. Along with the groups of Devas, Indra devoted himself to the duties of serving him. Candra (the Moon-god) became the bearer of the umbrella and Vāyu (the Wind-god) that of chowries. Jātavedas (the Fire-god) was his permanent cook; Gandharvas were the musicians, bards and panegyrists of the Pināka-bearing god Śiva.

🌼 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕙𝕞𝕒, 𝕍𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕟𝕦 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕧𝕒 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕒 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚 🌼 वीरभद्रोपि तत्सर्वं शंकरायामितात्मने । नानामुनिगणैर्देवैर्ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरः सुरैः ॥ सेव्यमानाय देवाय पार्वतीसहिताय च । vīrabhadropi tatsarvaṃ śaṃkarāyāmitātmane | nānāmunigaṇairdevairbrahmaviṣṇupuraḥ suraiḥ || sevyamānāya devāya pārvatīsahitāya ca | ~ Padma purana, Patala khanda, Chapter 111.36-37a Vīrabhadra too, reported all that to Śiva whose form was unlimited, who was being served by many hosts of sages and gods led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, and who was accompanied by Pārvatī.

🌼 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕞 𝕒𝕤𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕧𝕒, 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕧𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕕-- 🌼 साजिह्वायाशिवंगायेत्तच्चित्तंयत्तदर्पितम्।। तावेवकेवलौश्लाघ्यौयौतत्पूजाकरौकरौ। सुजन्मदेहमत्यर्थतदेवाशेषजन्मसु ।। यदेवोत्पुलको भासिहरनामानुकीर्तनात्। ~ Padma Purana, Patala khanda, 104.28b-30a The tongue which praises Shiva is the best, the mind which is dedicated to Shiva is the best, the hand which worships him is praiseworthy and taking birth in the body is the best which is happy by chanting the name of Shiva is successful. भगवान् राम के द्वारा शिवार्चन संबंधी प्रश्न पूछने पर भगवान् शिव कहते हैं - वही जिह्वा उत्तम है जो शिव का गुणगान करती है, वह चित्त उत्तम है जो शिव को अर्पित है, वही हाथ प्रशंसनीय है जो उनकी पूजा करता है तथा उसी देह में जन्म लेना सफल है जो शिव के नाम का कीर्तन करने से पुलकित होता है।

🌼 𝕊𝕙𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕚 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕓𝕖 𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 "Ś𝕒𝕥𝕒ℝ𝕦𝕕𝕣ī𝕪𝕒" 🌼 हैनं ब्रह्मचारिण ऊचुः । किं जप्येनामृतत्वं ब्रूहीति । स होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः । शतरुद्रियेणेत्येतानि ह वा अमृतनामधेयान्येतैर्ह वा अमृतो भवतीति ।। । ।। After this, some celibates asked Yajñavalkya, 'By chanting whose name can immortality be attained?' Yajñavalkya replied, 'Immortality can be attained through the chanting of the ŚataRudrīya. By this, a practitioner can achieve victory over death.' ~Jābāla Upaniṣad : तृतीयः खण्डः

कालः माणश्च भगवान्मृत्युः शर्वो महेश्वरः । उग्रो भवश्च रुद्रश्च ससुरः सासुरस्तथा ॥१२॥ प्रजापतिर्विराट् चैव पुरुषः सलिलमेव च । स्तूयते मन्त्रसंस्तुत्यैरथर्वविदितैर्विभुः ।। १३ ।। Bhagavan Śiva, who is in the form of kāla, life, death, and the supreme ruler Mahēśvara. He is also in the forms of Śarva, Bhava, Rudra, and Ugra. He exists with both suras and asuras. Being the all pervasive Parama Puruṣa, He is the Prajāpati, the Virāṭa, He is the one in the form of waters and worthy of praise through mantras, as known by famous names mentioned in the Atharvavēda. ~Mantrikōpaniṣat

सर्वप्रपञ्चाधारगर्भितः ॥ १॥ सर्वाक्षरमयः कालः सर्वागममयः शिवः । सर्वश्रुत्युत्तमोमृग्यः सकलोपनिषन्मयः ॥ २॥ सर्वागमयः शिवः means he is of the form of all आगमाः (सर्वागमाः) शिवं शान्तमद्वैतं चतुर्थं मन्यन्तेस ब्रह्म प्रणवः स विज्ञेयोनापरस्तुरीयः सर्वत्र भानुवन्मुमुक्षणामाधारः स्वयंज्योतिर्ब्रह्माकाशः सर्वदा विराजतेपरंब्रह्मत्वादित्युपनिषत् ॥ "Śiva, the peaceful, the non-dual, the fourth state, is considered the primal sound of Brahma (Om). He is to be known, beyond the fourth state, shining everywhere like the sun, the support of all seekers of liberation, the self-illuminating Brahma, the eternal sky, always shining as the supreme Brahma, as stated in the Upaniṣads." Nārada parivrājaka Upaniṣad - 8th Upadeshah : Says Śiva being the form of all the Agamas that is showing the authority of Śaiva āgamas over all. Also stating in that same Upadeshaḥ (8th) that Śiva being the Turya and Turyatita quoting exactly the Mandukya Upaniṣad verse

The Purpose Of the Vedas Brahma spoke the Vedas, but Himself not the goal supreme; He spoke the Vedas only the great Maker to reveal; He spoke them for the Holy sacrifices to perform, He spoke them, the True One to manifest. ~Tirumantiram 52 The Vedic Sacrifices too should be performed as per Shiva's devotion only Uncaught in the world's web of woman, song and dance, Such alone seek the holy sacrifice to perform; But the unpracticed in austerities do but reach Desire's Abode, misery to find. ~ Tirumantiram 56 The Purpose of the Agamas The Infinite revealing the Infinite Vast Came down to earth, Siva's Dharma to proclaim, The immortals, then, Him as Nandi adored, And He stood forth the Agamas artic'lating. ~ Tirumantiram 61 Import Of Agamas Numberless the Sivagamas composed, The Lord by His Grace revealed; Yet they know not the wisdom He taught; Like writing on water, the unnumbered fade. ~Tirumantiram 64 Therefore the Goal of Veda and Agama is the same. To reach Hara’s feet. But the Veda is indirect in its approach while the Shivāgamas have a direct path to the Lord's feet.

🌼 𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕧𝕒 𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤 "𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕧𝕒 𝕊𝕒𝕪𝕦𝕛𝕪𝕒 𝕄𝕦𝕜𝕥𝕚" 🌼 यः स्मरेन्मनसा रुद्रं प्राणांते सकृदेव वा ॥ स याति शिवसायुज्यं किं पुनर्बहुशः स्मरन्। ब्रह्मा च भगवान्विष्णुः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः ॥ ~ Linga Purana, 1.93.17b-18 One who remembers Lord Shiva at the time of his death attains Shiva Sayujya. Then what can we say about someone who remembers him all the time ? He is the one, in whom Brahmā, Vişņu and Indra, besides all other gods take refuge.

🌼 ℚ𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝔸 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕦 🌼 गुशब्दस्त्वन्धकारः स्यात् रुशब्दस्तन्निरोधकः । अन्धकारनिरोधित्वात् गुरुरित्यभिधीयते ॥ The syllable Gu indicates darkness, the syllable Ru means its dispeller, Because of the quality of dispelling darkness, the Guru is thus termed. ~ Advayataraka Upanishad, 16

🌼 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕍𝕚ṣṇ𝕦 𝕤𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝔾𝕠𝕕𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕙𝕞ā 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕞 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 Ś𝕚𝕧𝕒 🌼 कोहं ब्रह्माथवा देवा दैत्या देवारिसूदनाः । मुनयश्च महात्मनः प्रसादेन विना प्रभोः ॥ यः सप्तविंशको नित्यः परात्परतरः प्रभुः । विश्वामरेश्वरो वंद्यो विश्वाधारोमहेश्वरः ॥ स एव सर्वदेवेशः सर्वेषामपि शङ्करः । लीलया देवदैत्येंद्रविभागमकरोद्धरः ॥ तस्यांशमेकं संपूज्य देवा देवत्वमागताः । ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मत्वमापन्नो ह्यहं विष्णुत्वमेव च ॥ तमपूज्य जगत्यस्मिन् कः पुमान् सिद्धिमिच्छति । तस्मात्तेनैव हंतव्या लिङ्गार्चनविधेर्बलात् ॥ ~ Linga Purana, 1.71.50-54 Lord Viṣṇu said : What am I without the grace of Siva? Then who is Brahmā, O gods? Who are the Daityas? Who is the destroyer of the enemies of the gods? And who are the noble souls? Śiva is the lord. He is greater than the greatest. He is eternal. He is comprised of the twenty seven tattvas. He is adorable. He is the lord of eternal beings. He is Maheśvara and the base of the universe. He alone is the lord of gods. It is he who had divided the gods and the asuras. By adoring his amsa, the gods have achieved to the position of being eternal. Brahma had achieved the position of Brahmahood, while I have attained the position of Vişņu. Who can achieve success in the world without adoring him? Therefore, by adoring Śiva in the form of a linga in a suitable form, lord Śiva is pleased. The Daityas can be destroyed by him alone.

तावत्स कोपो भयमोहदुःखान्यज्ञानदारिद्र्यरुजस्तथैव। कामादयो मृत्युरपीह यावन्नमः शिवायेति न वच्मि वाक्यम्।। ११७.१३ ।। It is only as long as I do not utter the words "Namaḥ Śivāya" that I have to suffer from these, viz., anger, fear, delusion, misery, ignorance, poverty, sickness, lust and other similar vices and even death. ~Brahma Purāna 2(47) ~ ब्रह्मपुराणम्/अध्यायः ११७ Btw the Above is from Dattatreya's Siva stuti from the Gautamiya mahatmya of Brahma Purana

🌼 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕙𝕞ā, 𝕍𝕚ṣṇ𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕤(𝕒𝕞𝕤𝕙𝕒) 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕 Ś𝕚𝕧𝕒 🌼 ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्महेशश्च त्रयो देवाश्शिवांशजाः । महेशस्तत्र पूर्णांशस्स्वयमेव शिवः परः ॥ brahmā viṣṇurmaheśaśca trayo devāśśivāṃśajāḥ | maheśastatra pūrṇāṃśassvayameva śivaḥ paraḥ || ~ Śiva-Māhapurāṇa, Rudra-saṃhitā, Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa, 5.30 The three deities Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa are born as parts of Śiva. Maheśa, having all the parts of Śiva, is Śiva Himself. 𝕵𝖔𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖑👇 👉@devadidevmahadeva108👈

अथ महावाक्यानि चत्वारि । यथा ॐप्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म (1), ॐ अहं ब्रह्मास्मि (2), ॐ तत्त्वमसि (3), ॐ अयमात्मा ब्रह्म (4) । तत्त्वमसीत्यभेदवाचकमिदं ये जयन्ति ते शिवसायुज्यमुक्तिभाजो भवन्ति ॥22॥ The four great statements are: 1. "Prajñānam Brahma" - Supreme knowledge is Brahma, 2. "Aham Brahmasmi" - I am Brahma, 3. "Tat Tvam Asi" - That thou art, and 4. "Ayam Atma Brahma" - This self is Brahman. Realizing "Tat Tvam Asi" - That thou art; those who conquer this non-dual statement (Abheda Vācaka), meaning understand and internalize it, attain the liberation of Śiva Sāyujya. ~Śuka rahasyopaniṣad