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\engtitle{.. Satyalakshanam ..}##
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shrIgaNeshAya namaH |
atha kAlikAkhaNDe satyalakShaNaM evaM satyamAhAtmyam |
satyena lokaM jayati satyaM tatparamaM padam |
yathAbhUtArthavAdaM tu satyamAhurmanIShiNaH || 1||
shivadharme |
svAnubhUtaM svadR^iShTaM cha yo dR^iShTArthaM na gUhati |
yathAbhUtArthakathanamityetatsatyalakShaNam || 2||
satyaM satyaM punaH satyametadvA satyalakShaNam |
parapIDAvinirmuktaM yo dadyAdvachanaM sadA || 3||
ashvamedhashataM pUrNaM satyaM tatsAmyamAdR^itam |
satye pratiShThitaM j~nAnaM dharmaH satye pratiShThitaH || 4||
satye pratiShThitaM shauchaM shIlaM satye pratiShThitam |
satye pratiShThito mokSho mokShe satyaM pratiShThitam || 5||
kAmAnmohAdbhayAllobhAtsatyaM nAtikramedvijaH ||
satyAtikramaNAdvipro brAhmaNyAnmuchyate yathA || 6||
asatyaM na vadetki~nchinna satyaM cha parityajet |
yatsatyaM brahma chetyAhurasatyaM brahmadUShaNam |
anR^itaM paruShaM grAmyaM paishUnyaM pApahetukam || 7||

iti shivaratnAkare saptadasho.adhyAyAntargataM satyalakShaNaM sampUrNam |

       satyalakShaNa Ani mAhAtmya marAThI bhAvArtha
kAlikAkha.nDA.nta sA.ngatAta kI,
(1) satyAne satyaloka prApti hote; satyaloka paramapada hoya; shahANe loka satyAsa bhUtArthavAda ase.n mAnitAta\. shivadharmAta sA.ngitale Ahe kI,
(2) ApaNa anubhavilelA va ApaNa pAhilelA asA artha na lapavUna yathAtathya nivedana karaNe he satyAche lakShaNa hoya\.
(3) satya,satya va punaH satya hecha satyAche lakShaNa hoya\. parapIDA na hoNyAsArakhe.n jo bhAShaNa karito
(4) tyAne sha.nbhara ashvamedha kelyAsArakhe hote\. satyAchyA ThikANI j~nAna Ahe; satyAche ThAyI.n dharma Ahe\.
(5) satyAchyA ThikANI shaucha Ahe, satyAchyA ThikANI shIla Ahe\. satyAchyA ThikANI mokSha va mokShAchyA ThikANI satya vAsa karite.n\.
(6) kAmAne, mohAne.n, bhayAne ki.nvA lobhAne brAhmaNAne satyAche atikramaNa karU naye\. kAraNa satyAtikramaNAne vipra brAhmaNyApAsUna bhraShTa hoto\.
(7) kadhIhI asatya bolU naye ki.nvA satya sA.nDU.n naye\. satya mhaNaje brahma asatya te.n brahmadUShaNa hoya\. khoTe.n bhAShaNa, kaThora bhAShaNa, grAmya bhAShaNa, va chAhADI karaNe, hI sarva pApahetubhUta Aheta\.

yApramANe shrIshaivaratnAkaragra.nthA.ntIla satarAvyA adhyAyAtIla satyalakShaNakathana pUrNa jhAle\.

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