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  Verses in Siva Gita similar to verses in Bhagavad Gita

Shiva Gita or Siva gItA (SG) is an authentic text with more than three commentaries written

on it. It is a part of padma purANa. In the 12th adhyAya upAsanA G!Ana pha"a we find

verses simi"ar to #G $.2%. Infact SG is more c"ear"y exp"ains the meaning of these verses.

#efore going to chapter 12 "ets have a "oo& at chapter 11 which forms the 'asis of as&ing

uestions on saguNa upAsanA. In SG 11.% 'hagavAn Siva says to 'hagavAn rAma that

 उपसक   न   यतयव   यमतपनरधगम  .

 उपसनर   भ    तव   मदव   स    ख   न    प  *11.%+

,e rAmachandra - those who thin& nirguNa upAsanA (worship of form"ess attri'ute"ess

'rahman) is difficu"t they shou"d practice saguNa upAsanA (worship to any form of ISvara)

first. Anyone practicing saguNa upAsanA is not demoted to "ower wor"ds (adhogatI) i.e. after

"eaving physica" 'ody Iva/s movement wi"" not 'e downwards 0 SG 11.%

(upAsanA = worship)

eaning

3hose who find practising nirguNa upAsanA they must first practise saguNa upAsanA. Sou"s

of those worshipping any form of ISvara wi"" never move downwards (to "ower wor"ds).

After this &athan (statement) 'hagavAn rAma as&s 'hagavAn Siva (maheSvara) how to

practice upAsanA.

 श ररम   उवच  ...

 भगवदवदवश   नमऽ  महवर  .

 उपसनवध!  " #ह   दश!  क$!  च   य    *1+

%&    गन   नयम!च'व   मय   ऽन    ग रह   यद 

srI rAmachandra said 0 ,e deva of deva0s maheSvara (Siva) - I prostate 'efore you. 4"ease

can you descri'e vidhi (step 'y step procedure) and descri'e time and space (p"ace) i.e. in

which time and in which way upAsanA shou"d 'e done. SG 12.1

eaning

4"ease exp"ain in which way at what time and p"ace shou"d upAsanA 'e done.

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 (वर   उवच  ...

 श    )     रम   प रव*यम   दश!  क$म    पसन *2+

 सव+ करऽहमव'क,  स-चदनदवग रह, .

 मद!शन   पर-.न   दह,  सव   + दव/कसम  *5+

Isvara said ('hagavAn Siva said 0 ,e rAma - I wi"" exp"ain to you the procedure of upAsanA

and wi"" a"so te"" you at which time and p"ace it must 'e done. 6isten with present

mindedness. A"" the devatA0s are my r7pa on"y (they are me on"y). In rea"ity they are not

different than me 0 SG 12.205

 य  तवयदवभ0   य1  श र2यव, . ऽप   ममव   र1द    र   य1तयवधप व+कम  *+

3hose who are devotees of other devatA0s and they faithfu""y worship these devatA0s 8

&ing - they worship me with 'heda 'uddhi (dua" stand point) i.e. they consider these

devatA0s different than me 0 SG 12.

 यमतसव   + मद!  वव!  म3   न   4यर-य .

 सव   + करय)!  भ0ह!  सव   + यह!  5$प रद, *%+

#ecause in this entire wor"d (samsAra) there is nothing except me due to this reason I am

enoyer of a"" actions (&riyA0s) and a"so the giver of fruits of actions (pha"a) 0 SG 12.%

 यनकर)   य  मतय   +  ममव'कम    पस .

 नकर)   6यऽह!  प रसन   व7.!  दद *9+

3he one who worships (me) with whatever 'hAva (spiritua" emotion 0 sAttvika, rAjasika,

tAmasika or intention) I in that form of devatA give them fruits according their 'hAva 0

SG 12.9

Now 'hagAvan Siva goes one step further and says

 वधनऽवधन   वप   भ0तय   य  ममपस .

 6य,  5$!  प रय-.म   प रसनऽह!  न   स!शय, *:+

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3hose who worship me with vidhi (step 'y step procedure as ordained 'y SAstra0s) or

those who worship me without any vidhi (avidhi upAsanA) or worships me 'y any way

p"eased with their devotion I give them *appropriate+ fruits *of their devotion+ 0 SG 12.:

;rom this we can conc"ude that there is no difference 'etween Siva and &ruShNa. In

'hagavad gItA &ruShNa is p"aying the ro"e of g7ru and ISvara and in Siva gItA Siva is

p"aying ro"e of g7ru and ISvara and 'hagavAn rAma is p"aying the ro"e of discip"e for the

good of a"".