% Text title            : Ishvaraproktam Kashipraptisadhanopadesham
% File name             : kAshIprAptisAdhanopadeshamIshvara.itx
% Category              : shiva, shivarahasya, upadesha, advice, tIrthakShetra
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% Transliterated by     : Ruma Dewan
% Proofread by          : Ruma Dewan
% Description/comments  : shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 13 | 96-103||
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\- shivagaurIsaMvAde \-
shrIgauryuvAcha \-
shiva sarvaj~na sarvAtman kiM kAshIprAptisAdhanama |
etatsarvaM visheSheNa nirUpaya kR^ipAnidhe || 96||
IshvaraH
mayi bhaktiravichChinnA yA madabhyarchanodbhavA |
sA bhaktireva subhage kAshIsamprAptisAdhanam || 97||
madarchanaM cha vividhaM shrutiShu pratipAditam |
tAdR^ishenArchanenaiva mayi bhaktiH prajAyate || 98||
madbhakta iti vij~neyaH sa eva kamalAnane |
yo bhasmaniShThaH satataM mamaivArAdhane rataH || 99||
kAshmIrAdiShu li~NgeShu praviShTaM devatottamam |
mAmeva yo.archayennityaM sa madbhakta iti shrutaH || 100||
himavatparvatAdIni yAni sthAnAni shobhane |
teShu sthAneShu shaivendrairmadarthaM tapyate tapaH || 101||
teShu teShu tapastaptaM yairanekayugAvadhi |
taireva prApyate kAshI matsvarUpA varAnane || 102||
girije sulabho nAhaM paraM tvatyantadurlabhaH |
tathApi sulabho.atyantaM shaivadharmaratAtmanAm || 103||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate IshvaraproktaM kAshIprAptisAdhanopadeshaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 13 | 96\-103||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 13 . 96-103 ..

Notes:
Upon being requested by Gaurī ##gaurI## about the means of attaining Kāśī ##kAshI##, Śiva ##shiva## delivers the Upadeśa ##upadesha## that Devotion to Him and following His Ways is the easiest means of attaining Kāśī ##kAshI## - which indeed, is an embodiment of Himself.##
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