Brahm said, "Then 59 enjoying all th conjugal pleasures fully, felt extreme satisfied but gradually became disinterested i the love-sports.

Munt vara, those who have performe tapas for many births, they achieve th adoration of Siva, which destroys all the sins,

The Rsis said, *0 5018, 0 Virtuous one, ( Disciple of Vyasa, salutation to you. Yo please tell us the best of the glory of the ashe (of Siva)

Brahma said, O Excellent sage, Satl aske the question with utmost devotion from Siv for the redemption of the people of th universe."

Brahma said, "Thus listening to the glor of the devotion, Sati- the daughter of Daks feeling immensely delighted in her mind offered her salutation to Siva,

O Brahmanas, wherever a person wh wears the rosary of Rudraksa as well as th ashes, and the person reciting the name 0 Siva live, they earn the reward of having bath at Trivent, by a mere took at them.

O Brahmanas, the real glory of all th three, except lord Mahesvera, who is beyon sata and asata, none else knows.

'The reciting of the name of Siva, wearin, of the rosary of Rudrdksa, and applying of th ashes over the body, bestow enormous merit

The one who preserves . unwaverin devotion towards Siva in bis mind, he alon can achieve moksa, and none cise. This is m feeling.

O Beloved one, my devotion performed i this manner with various adjuncts an subdivisions is treated to be the best. I contributes to the increase in the perfec knowledge and detachment. The liberation i also slave to it. This is the best path.

'Then Siva, who appears in his own form a will, and whose mind was engrossed in th 'yogic practices, spoke to 581.

udrdksa as well as the names of Siva, in rder 10 delight my heart."

O Goddess, you better listen to th cheracteristics of these nine parts of th devotion separately. By concentrating the 'mind in my devotion, it provides the pleasure; as well as liberation.

Once Safi, with devotion and obeisanc 'when lonely with Siva offered her salutatior to him.

hat time, she, the daughter of Daksa humbly olded her hands.

story, seated with a concentrated mind

Sita said, "You have pu me good uestions for the welfare of the world. You cople are great, graceful, auspicious as well 5 the gems of your own respective rac.

yantras, mantras and sastras, with perticula reference to their glory, besides other religiou matters,

The name of Siva is like the forest fir which destroys the mountain of sins and a the sins are reduced to ashes with the same.

To remember in one's mind, the story o my birth and other activities and to repea them lovingly, or eulogising me is. calle kirtana (or eulogising).

Lord Siva is your Supreme God. Even therwise, you always like he life story of iva

are burnt out, similarly with the reciting of th name of Siva all the sins are washed out.

Siva was also delighted at the question 0 Sati, who continued discussion for th liberation of the people.

Satl said- 0 God of gods, O Mahadeva, O dean of mercy, O Lord, you redeem the own trodden besides being a great yogl. You indly be compassionate on me.

O Great Goddess, by your spotless wisdon you consider Brahman to be the suprem tattva. None else is comparable with the same

O Master, you are the supreme Purusa eyond sattva, rajas and tamas. You are with nd without gunas, unblemished and the great ord.

O Goddess, considering me always 10 b an all-pervading and an cternal, when on becomes fearless, it is called Smarana ( remembering).

Those who adore Siva, are graceful, uccessful and their having the human body is Iso successful. They have redeemed their ace.

Siva then spoke on yantras, sastras, an their five adjuncts with sacred bearing on th subject with greatness and the glory.

The knowledge (jfiana) and detachmen (vairagya) have grown old and have lost the lustre, during Kaliyuga, besides having beer decayed and worn out, since the people whe could understand them can rarely be found.

iva from his mouth, the sins do not touch im like the fire of the burning coal of atechu.

The devotion bestows the reward 0 pleasure and liberation. The devotion also i achieved only by my grace, which is of nin

0 Excellent sage, he told her the ancien Stories, the greatness of the votaries, the dutie of people of the different castes, and stages 1 life and the duties of the Kings.

1 am graceful to become your wife sporting. vith you. 0 Lord you became my husband ecause you love your devotees.

starting from the early morning with th concentrating of the mind, becoming fearles

'The one who has all the three in his body is reward is safely lodged at one place. The camned people have equated them with the ath at the Triven.

om his mouth, at that point of time his uth becomes the auspicious place of ilgrimage and all his sins are washed out

'The people who are always engaged in my evotion, 1 also help them. 1 am the remover f the obstructions. 1 happen to be the enemy 1 the person whe causes obstructions. I appen 10 be the enemy of the person who auses obstruction in the activities of my evotees

After going through all the Vedas, we have ome to the conclusion, that of all the emedies used for the crossing of the universe, he reciting of the name of Siva is the best. his is what has been concluded by the cient sis

0 Lord you have enjoyed the conjugal lcasures with me for long and 1 am quite appy about the same. My mind has been etached from that side.

He also explained the duties of the sons, ves etc. and their greatness, the perishable system of varnas and dsramas, ne mx | and astral lores which are eneficial 10 the worldly people.

10 service of a deity, who is worthy of being erved, and scrving with all the sense organs ith the hearty sense of elation, amounts to urrendering.

Out of compassion for her, he also spoke ut on the science of palmistry and several ther lores.

O Goddess, for helping my devotee, 1, ctting angered, had reduced Kala to ashes ho had been guarding me,

goddess, 1 am always obedient to my levotees, as a result of which I do not hesitate visit the abodes of the out-castes or those ving no caste.

0 Lord, 0 Lord of the gods, I am now esirous of learning the supreme faftva from ou, by which a person could cross, quite asily the ocean of the universe.

0 Sages, what is the use of talking much, he name of Siva destroys all the sins

suching the carth with cight limbs is called andand or salutation,

The strength of Siva's name in estruction of the sins, is extremely uspicious. A person cannot commit as many ins as can be destroyed by the reciting of the ame of Siva.

0 goddess, the devotion is of two types, iz.: atiributive and atributeless. One of them 5 conventional while the other is natural. The ist one is excellent, while the latter is the rdinary one (ar in other words perpetual and o-perpetual). The perpetual one is further ub-divided into six perts. The people with earnings further classify it into enjoined and on-enjoined. Thus the devotions ere many old which have been defined elsewhere.

0 Sages, with the influence of the name of iva, the extremely sinful king named adradyumna, had achieved the best place.

O Great Sage, for the destruction of all the ins relating to the world, the batlle-axe in the orm of the name of Siva is quite enough.

0 Goddess for the sake of my devotee, [ ad the stubborn Vyasa driven out of Kast rough Nand!

0 Dear, O Daughter of Daksa, the sages ave defined nine parts of the devotion, which am going 10 speak out and you listen to the ame with devotion.

od-head including the body and all the assions, retaining nothing for himself, is alled dedication (or dfmasamarpana).

tremely sinful. She also achieved the best lace with the influence of the name of Siva.

The people who are suffering from orest fire of sins, should be made to consume he nectar like name of Siva. The person who suffering from the forest fire of sins, cannot ct peace except with the name of Siva.

Best of the Brahmans, I have spoken to ou about the best of the glory of the name of iva. Now you should listen from me the mportence of the ashes which purify all. af sre Se fT

0 Goddess of the gods, What is use of peaking more, 1 am always subservient to the

looking at him or at Trivenl. The one wh does not believe so, he is surely a sinner

Siva said, "0 Goddess Satl, listen to me. shall explain the great principle, by which remorseful person is liberated.

tream of nectar in the form of the name of iva, they never get worried even after falling 10 the fire of the universe.

erfect knowledge, worldly pleasures as well s the salvation and are quite pleasing to me.

head, the body is without Rudraksa, and th name of Siva is not recited from the mouth the company of such a degraded person shoul be discarded.

'The name of Siva has been conceived to b the Ganga, the ashes as the Yamuna, an

0 Beloved, the said tattva is seldom know to the people. I am just a slave and th Brahman is the greatest of the great.

evotion and the perfect knowledge. A person vho is engrossed in devotion, enjoys perpetual appiness. A person opposing the devotion an never be comfortable.

Brahma, who is desirous of the welfire of he universe, had weighted both of them vhich were found to be equals. Therefore the shes should be applied always.

Since that day, all gods alongwith Brahma, nd Visou always make use of these three hich are destroyer of sins even by their ight"

The Asis said, "You have revealed the ame teward for all the three of them. herefore, O Suvrate, you kindly speak out he special glory of the same."

In case all the three of them remain i one's body, the very sight of him, removes a the sins. a Arr wr

Sua said, "0 Rsis, you are quite intelligent nd devoted to Siva, besides being the best mong the learned people. 0 Brahmanas, you sten to the special glory of the same.

because of your devotion. O Brahmans, yo listen with delight, which removes alf types o sins

O Goddess, these nine sub-division include listening, culogising, remembering serving, complete surrender, worshipping salutation, friendliness and dedication. O Siva their further sub-divisions have also beer stated.

Saunaka, all types of miseries emerg from the sins and they are destroyed wit reciting of the name of Siva. There is no doub about it

'The person who always recites the name 0 Siva, he is Vedic, is the noble soul, is gracefu and a learned one.

0 Sages, he is bestowed with several type of rewards by dharma at once, the belief o which could be realised with the reciting o the name of Siva.

O Muni varas, the number of sins which re destroyed with the reciting of the name of iva, the equivalent number of sins cannot be. ommitied by a person in the world.

O Muni vara, with the reciting of the name f Siva, all the sins including brahmahatyd nd others are destroyed.

Such of the people who cross the ocean of he universe using the name of Siva as the oat, all their sins relating to the world are vashed out.

'The one who always serves me like a slave, jith favourable mind, offering the sixteen pes of service to me, in accordance with ne's capacity is called worshipping or reand.

ad is done by the lord is for his benefit and his type of feeling is the characteristic sign of riendliness.

of devotion. The offering of the leaves o wood-apple tree can be included in the sam and should himself be thought about by th devotee.

The one, who remains devoted to Siv even after the committing of the grave sins, ) is relieved of all types of sins. There is n doubt about it

It produces the fruits of all the rites foreve and this devotion is dear to me like you, / person, whose mind is filled with my devotion, he remains extremely dear to me,

world, except the devotion. O Goddess of th gods, the devotion is quite important in all th four yugas, but in the age of Kali, it is 0 special importance.

0 Saunaka, the person whose body ges purified with the ashes, and the one "wh respectfully recites the name of Siva, such person, even if he be a grave sinner, crosse the ocean of the Universe.

The sinner who kills the Brihmane, o steals his riches, is relieved of the sins wit the reciting of the name of Siva,

Of all the four yugas, devotion bestows the mmediate and visible benefits and because of s influence, | remain subservient 10 my evotees.

O Goddess, for the sake of my devotee, T ecame furious with sun also once and onquered him as well, holding a trident in my and.

0 Goddess, for the sake of my devotee, I isowned Ravana, with his family and also did ot help him.

0 Excellent sage, she again enquired 2000 the subject, as explained in the scripture which provides comforts to all the liberal people.

In this way, lord Siva and Sati who bestow omforts to all three worlds, and are muiscient end appear on the personification f noble qualities, sported over the mountain Cailada in the Himalaya and other places,