Obeisance

 40- “Obeisance to Siva devoid of ailments. I salute Siva identical with the mind. Obeisance to Siva worshipped by Suras. Obeisance to you always, you who are merciful to devotees. 

41. Obeisance to Bhava, the source of the world. Hail to you who have killed Manobhava (i.e. god of Love). Obeisance to you whose great holy rites are mysterious. I salute the support of the inexplicable Maya. 

42. Obeisance to Sarva, to Siva, to the Siddha, the ancient one. Obeisance to Kala (god of Death). I salute Kala (the sweet- toned one): obeisance to you, the lord who aie eyon a a (Time) and Kala (Arts). 

 43. Obeisance to one with natural prosperity. I salute the one who scatters unmeasured great prosperity; I bow to the one worthy of being a refuge. Obeisance to the one devoid of Gunas. Obeisance to you, the follower (i-e- possessor) of dreadful qualities. 

44. Hail to the creator of different kinds of worlds; obeisance to the bestower of everything on the devotees. Saluta¬ tion to the creator, the source of all holy rites. Obeisance always to you, O Lord, to the excellent maker. 

45. Obeisance to you always, to the 'Lord with infinite forms. Salute to you always, to the one whose fury is unbearable. Obeisance to you whose measurement is impossible. I bow to you whose vehicle is the great bull. 

46. Obeisance to the highly famous one, the great panacea. Obeisance to you, the dispeller of the groups of ailments. I salute the mobile and immoble one, to the bestower of thoughts. Obeisance to Siva, the Lord of Kumara. 

47. O my Lord, O Lord of the living beings, you are the great Lord, O Lord of (god of) love, Lord of Speech, Lord of strength, Lord of intellect, O Lord of anger, O Lord of fascin¬ ation, O Lord of the superior and the inferior. Hail to you, O Lord of salvation. O Lord lying in the cavity (of the heart).” 

48. After eulogizing the trident-bearing husband of Uma, the bestower of boons and after bowing down to him, the son of Uma said, “Obeisance, obeisance (to you).” 

49. Fora mg time Siva commended this hymn that was befitting unto .urn and that was full of devotion, and spoke these words: 

50. “The miserable circumstance of the slaughter of one of my devotees should not cause worry to you, O dear son. You are worthy of being praised even by sages, by this act (of yours). 

51. Listen to the benefit acquired by those people who will be eulogizing me with great devotion by means of the hymn composed by you, both in the mornings as well as in the evenings. 

52. They will have neither sickness nor poverty nor will they be separated from their beloved ones. After enjoying rare worldly pleasures, they will go over to my abode. 

53. Further I shall grant other boons too that are excessive¬ ly difficult to get. I have been extremely delighted by your devotion. O dear son, for the sake of your gratification (I shall bestow them).

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