Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates ‘The efficacy of Shatarudriya’ of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The Upaniṣads are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
5.4. The efficacy of Śatarudrīya
Kaivalya adds further that he who studies the Śatarudrīya, is purified as by the Fires, is purified from the sin of drinking, purified from the sin of killing a twice born from deeds done knowingly or unawares. Through this he has his refuge in Śiva, the Supreme Self. One who belongs to the highest order of life should repeat this always or once a day.[1]
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[1]:
Ibid verse 25.