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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 67

NarP 1 67.1

सनत्कुमार उवाच अथ वक्ष्ये देवपूजां साधकाभीष्टसिद्धिदाम् । त्रिकोणं चतुरस्रं वा वामभागे प्रकल्प्य च

sanatkumāra uvāca atha vakṣye devapūjāṃ sādhakābhīṣṭasiddhidām / trikoṇaṃ caturasraṃ vā vāmabhāge prakalpya ca

Sanatkumāra said: Now I shall declare the worship of the deity, which grants the sādhaka his desired attainment. Having laid out a triangle or a square on the left side,

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NarP 1 67.2

सम्पूज्या स्रेण संक्षाल्य हृदाधारं निधाय च । तत्राग्निमण्डलं चेद्वा पात्रं संक्षाल्य चास्रतः

sampūjyā sreṇa saṃkṣālya hṛdādhāraṃ nidhāya ca / tatrāgnimaṇḍalaṃ cedvā pātraṃ saṃkṣālya cāsrataḥ

and having worshipped (it), having washed with the astra (mantra) and set down the base with the hṛd (mantra), (he should draw) the fire-maṇḍala there; or else, having washed the vessel with the astra,

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NarP 1 67.3

आधारे नामसं स्थाप्य तत्र चेद्रविमण्डलम् । क्लिममातृका पूलमुञ्चरन्पूरपेज्जलैः

ādhāre nāmasaṃ sthāpya tatra cedravimaṇḍalam / klimamātṛkā pūlamuñcaranpūrapejjalaiḥ

having established ... on the base, and there the moon-maṇḍala, uttering klīṃ and the mātṛkā ... he should fill (it) with water.

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NarP 1 67.4

चत्रेञ्जुमण्डलं प्रार्च्य तीर्थान्यावाह्य पूर्ववत् । गोमुद्रयामृतीकृत्य कवचेनावगुण्ठयेत्

catreñjumaṇḍalaṃ prārcya tīrthānyāvāhya pūrvavat / gomudrayāmṛtīkṛtya kavacenāvaguṇṭhayet

Having worshipped the sun-maṇḍala there and having invoked the sacred waters as before, having made (the water) nectar with the go-mudrā, he should cover it over with the kavaca (mantra).

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NarP 1 67.5

संक्षाल्यास्रेण प्रणवं तदुपर्यष्टधा जपेत् । सामान्यार्घमिदं प्रोक्तं सर्वसिद्धिकरं नृणाम्

saṃkṣālyāsreṇa praṇavaṃ taduparyaṣṭadhā japet / sāmānyārghamidaṃ proktaṃ sarvasiddhikaraṃ nṛṇām

Having washed with the astra, he should recite the praṇava eight times over it. This is declared to be the general arghya, which brings all attainments to men.

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NarP 1 67.6

तज्जलं र्किचिदुदूधृत्य प्रोक्षिण्या साधकोत्तमः । आत्मानं यागवस्तूनि तेन संप्रोक्षयेत्पुथक्

tajjalaṃ rkicidudūdhṛtya prokṣiṇyā sādhakottamaḥ / ātmānaṃ yāgavastūni tena saṃprokṣayetputhak

Drawing up a little of that water with the sprinkler, the best of sādhakas should sprinkle himself and the articles of the rite with it, each separately.

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NarP 1 67.7

आत्मवामाग्रतः कुर्यात्षट्ट्कोणान्तस्रिकोणकम् । चतुरस्रेण संवेष्ट्य संक्षाल्यार्घोदकेन च

ātmavāmāgrataḥ kuryātṣaṭṭkoṇāntasrikoṇakam / caturasreṇa saṃveṣṭya saṃkṣālyārghodakena ca

In front of himself, to the left, he should make a hexagon with a triangle inside it, enclose it with a square, and wash it with the arghya water.

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NarP 1 67.8

ततस्तु साधकश्रेष्ठः स्तंभयेच्छङ्खमुद्रया । आग्नेयादिषु कोणेषु हृदाद्यङ्गचतुष्टयम्

tatastu sādhakaśreṣṭhaḥ staṃbhayecchaṅkhamudrayā / āgneyādiṣu koṇeṣu hṛdādyaṅgacatuṣṭayam

Then the foremost sādhaka should fix (it) with the conch mudrā; in the corners beginning with the southeast, (he should place) the four limbs beginning with the hṛd,

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NarP 1 67.9

नेत्रं मध्ये दिक्षु चास्रं त्रिकोणे पूजयेत्ततः । मूलखण्डत्रयेनाथाधारशक्तिं तु मध्यगाम्

netraṃ madhye dikṣu cāsraṃ trikoṇe pūjayettataḥ / mūlakhaṇḍatrayenāthādhāraśaktiṃ tu madhyagām

the eye in the middle, and the astra in the (four) directions; then he should worship in the triangle, and then, with the three sections of the root mantra, the Ādhāraśakti who is in the centre.

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NarP 1 67.10

एवं संपूज्य विधिवदस्रंसंक्षालितं हृदा । प्रतिष्टाप्य त्रिपदिकां पूजयेन्मनुनामुना

evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivadasraṃsaṃkṣālitaṃ hṛdā / pratiṣṭāpya tripadikāṃ pūjayenmanunāmunā

Having worshipped thus according to rule, and having installed the three-legged stand, washed with the astra, by means of the hṛd, he should worship with this mantra:

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NarP 1 67.11

मं वह्निमण्डला येति ततो देशकलात्मने । अमुकार्ध्येति पात्रान्ते सनापहृदय्ॐऽतिमे

maṃ vahnimaṇḍalā yeti tato deśakalātmane / amukārdhyeti pātrānte sanāpahṛdayoṃ'time

"maṃ, to the fire-maṇḍala," then "to him whose self is place and time," "to the arghya of so-and-so" — at the end of "vessel" ... and at the very end the hṛdaya (namaḥ).

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NarP 1 67.12

चतुर्विंशतिवर्णो ऽयमाधारस्यार्चने मनुः । स्वमन्त्रक्षालितं शरंवं संस्याप्याय समर्चयेत्

caturviṃśativarṇo 'yamādhārasyārcane manuḥ / svamantrakṣālitaṃ śaraṃvaṃ saṃsyāpyāya samarcayet

This mantra of twenty-four syllables is (used) in the worship of the support (āsana); having washed the conch with one's own mantra, one should set it in place and worship it.

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NarP 1 67.13

तारः कार्ंममहांस्ते तु ततो जलचराय च । वर्म फट् हृदयं पाञ्चजन्याय हृदयं मनेः

tāraḥ kārṃmamahāṃste tu tato jalacarāya ca / varma phaṭ hṛdayaṃ pāñcajanyāya hṛdayaṃ maneḥ

(First) the syllable of crossing over (oṃ), then 'kūrma, great...', then 'to the water-dweller', (then) the armour-syllable, phaṭ, and the heart-syllable; 'to Pāñcajanya' with the heart-syllable — (such is) the mantra.

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NarP 1 67.14

तत्रार्कमण्डलायेति द्वादशान्ते कलारमने । अमुकार्ध्येति पात्रान्ते नमोन्तस्त्र्यक्षिवर्णवान्

tatrārkamaṇḍalāyeti dvādaśānte kalāramane / amukārdhyeti pātrānte namontastryakṣivarṇavān

There, 'to the orb of the sun', then at the end 'to him whose self is the twelve parts', then 'for the argha-water of so-and-so', and at the end of the receptacle-(word) 'namaḥ' — (the mantra) has three-times-... syllables.

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NarP 1 67.15

सम्पूज्य तेन तत्रार्चेद्द्वादशार्ककलाः क्रमात् । ततः शुद्धजलैर्मूलं विलोममातृकां पठन्

sampūjya tena tatrārceddvādaśārkakalāḥ kramāt / tataḥ śuddhajalairmūlaṃ vilomamātṛkāṃ paṭhan

Having worshipped with that (mantra), one should there worship the twelve parts of the sun in order; then, with pure water, (reciting) the root-mantra and the alphabet in reverse order,

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NarP 1 67.16

शङ्खमापूरयेत्तस्मिन्पूजयेन्मनुनामुना । ॐ सोममण्डलायेति षोडशान्ते कलात्मने

śaṅkhamāpūrayettasminpūjayenmanunāmunā / oṃ somamaṇḍalāyeti ṣoḍaśānte kalātmane

one should fill the conch, (and) worship in it with this mantra: 'oṃ, to the orb of the moon', then at the end 'to him whose self is the sixteen parts',

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NarP 1 67.17

अमुकार्ध्यामृतायेति हृन्मनुश्चार्ध्यपूजने । तत्र षोडशसंख्याका यजेञ्चन्द्रमसः कलाः

amukārdhyāmṛtāyeti hṛnmanuścārdhyapūjane / tatra ṣoḍaśasaṃkhyākā yajeñcandramasaḥ kalāḥ

'for the argha-water of so-and-so, to the nectar', with the heart-syllable — this is the mantra for the worship of the argha-water. There one should worship the parts of the moon, sixteen in number.

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NarP 1 67.18

ततस्तु तीर्थान्यावाह्य गङ्गे चेत्यादिपूर्ववत् । गोमुद्रयामृतीकृत्याच्छादयेन्मत्स्ममुद्रया

tatastu tīrthānyāvāhya gaṅge cetyādipūrvavat / gomudrayāmṛtīkṛtyācchādayenmatsmamudrayā

Then, having invoked the sacred waters with 'O Gaṅgā...' and so on as before, having made (the water) nectar with the cow-seal, one should cover it with the fish-seal,

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NarP 1 67.19

कवचेनावगुण्ठ्याथ रक्षेदस्त्रेण तत्पुनः । चिन्तयित्वेष्टदेवं च ततो मुद्राः प्रदर्शयेत्

kavacenāvaguṇṭhyātha rakṣedastreṇa tatpunaḥ / cintayitveṣṭadevaṃ ca tato mudrāḥ pradarśayet

and having veiled it with the armour-(mantra), one should then again guard it with the weapon-(mantra); and having contemplated one's chosen deity, one should then display the seals (mudrās).

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NarP 1 67.20

शङ्खमौशलचकाख्याः परमीकरणं ततः । महामुद्रां योनिमुद्रां दर्शयेत्क्रमतः सुधीः

śaṅkhamauśalacakākhyāḥ paramīkaraṇaṃ tataḥ / mahāmudrāṃ yonimudrāṃ darśayetkramataḥ sudhīḥ

Those called conch, pestle and wheel; then the making-supreme (rite). The wise man should display in order the great seal and the womb seal.

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NarP 1 67.21

गारुडी गालिनी चैव मुख्ये मुद्रे प्रकीर्तिते । गन्धपुष्पादिभिस्तत्र पूजयेद्देवतां स्मरनट्

gāruḍī gālinī caiva mukhye mudre prakīrtite / gandhapuṣpādibhistatra pūjayeddevatāṃ smaranaṭ

The Garuḍa-seal and the Gālinī: these two are declared to be the chief seals. There one should worship the deity with sandal-paste, flowers and the rest, while meditating (on her/him).

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NarP 1 67.22

अष्टकृत्वो जपेन्मूलं प्रणवं चाष्टधा तथा । शङ्खाद्दक्षिणदिग्भागे प्रोक्षणीपात्रमादिशेत्

aṣṭakṛtvo japenmūlaṃ praṇavaṃ cāṣṭadhā tathā / śaṅkhāddakṣiṇadigbhāge prokṣaṇīpātramādiśet

One should recite the root-mantra eight times and likewise the praṇava (oṃ) eight times. To the southern side of the conch one should assign the sprinkling-vessel.

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NarP 1 67.23

प्रोक्षण्यां तज्जलं किञ्चित्कृत्वात्मानं त्रिधा ततः । आत्मतत्त्वात्मने हृञ्च विद्यातत्त्वात्मने नमः

prokṣaṇyāṃ tajjalaṃ kiñcitkṛtvātmānaṃ tridhā tataḥ / ātmatattvātmane hṛñca vidyātattvātmane namaḥ

Having put a little of that water into the sprinkling-vessel, (one should sprinkle) oneself three times: 'to him whose self is the principle of self' with the heart-syllable; 'to him whose self is the principle of knowledge, namaḥ';

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NarP 1 67.24

शिवतत्त्वात्मने हृञ्च इत्येतैर्मनुभिस्त्रिभिः । प्रोक्षेत्पुष्पाक्षतैश्चापि मण्डलं विधिवत्सुधीः

śivatattvātmane hṛñca ityetairmanubhistribhiḥ / prokṣetpuṣpākṣataiścāpi maṇḍalaṃ vidhivatsudhīḥ

'to him whose self is the principle of Śiva' with the heart-syllable — with these three mantras the wise man should sprinkle, and also with flowers and unhusked grains, the maṇḍala, according to rule.

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NarP 1 67.25

अथवा मूलगायत्र्या पूजाद्रव्याणि प्रोक्षयेत् । पाद्यार्ध्याचमनूयार्थं मधुपर्कार्थमप्युत

athavā mūlagāyatryā pūjādravyāṇi prokṣayet / pādyārdhyācamanūyārthaṃ madhuparkārthamapyuta

Or else he should sprinkle the articles of worship with the root-gāyatrī, for the sake of the foot-water, the argha-water and the rinsing-water, and also for the sake of the madhuparka.

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NarP 1 67.26

पात्राण्याधारयुक्तानि स्थापयेद्विधिना पुरः । पाद्यं श्यामाकदूर्वाब्जविष्णुक्रान्तजलैः स्मृतम्

pātrāṇyādhārayuktāni sthāpayedvidhinā puraḥ / pādyaṃ śyāmākadūrvābjaviṣṇukrāntajalaiḥ smṛtam

He should set the vessels, together with their stands, in front according to rule. The foot-water is taught (to be made) with waters (containing) śyāmāka grain, dūrva grass, lotus and viṣṇukrāntā;

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NarP 1 67.27

अर्ध्यं पुष्पाक्षतयवैः कुशाग्रतिलसर्षपैः । गन्धदूर्वादलैः प्रोक्तं ततश्चाचमनीयकम्

ardhyaṃ puṣpākṣatayavaiḥ kuśāgratilasarṣapaiḥ / gandhadūrvādalaiḥ proktaṃ tataścācamanīyakam

the argha-water is said (to be made) with flowers, unhusked grains, barley, kuśa-tips, sesame, mustard, sandal-paste and dūrva blades; and then the rinsing-water.

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NarP 1 67.28

जातीफलं च कङ्कोलं लवङ्गं च जलान्वितम् । क्षौद्राज्यदधिसंमिश्रं मधुपर्कसमीरितम्

jātīphalaṃ ca kaṅkolaṃ lavaṅgaṃ ca jalānvitam / kṣaudrājyadadhisaṃmiśraṃ madhuparkasamīritam

Nutmeg, kaṅkola and clove together with water, mixed with honey, ghee and curds — that is called the madhuparka.

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NarP 1 67.29

एकस्मिन्नथवा पात्रे पाद्यादीनि प्रकल्पयेत् । शङ्करार्कार्चने शङ्खमयेनैव प्रशस्यते

ekasminnathavā pātre pādyādīni prakalpayet / śaṅkarārkārcane śaṅkhamayenaiva praśasyate

Or else one may prepare the foot-water and the rest in a single vessel. In the worship of Śaṅkara and the Sun a (vessel) made of conch alone is commended.

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NarP 1 67.30

श्वेताकृष्णारुणापीताश्यामारक्तासितासिताः । रक्तांबराभयकराध्येयाःस्पुः पीठशक्तयः

śvetākṛṣṇāruṇāpītāśyāmāraktāsitāsitāḥ / raktāṃbarābhayakarādhyeyāḥspuḥ pīṭhaśaktayaḥ

White, black, ruddy, yellow, dark, red, dark-blue (and) black — the powers of the seat are to be meditated on as red-robed, with hands (making) the gesture of fearlessness.

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NarP 1 67.31

स्वर्णादिलिखिते यन्त्रे शालग्रामे मणौ तथा । विधिना स्थापितायां वा प्रतिमायां प्रपूजयेत्

svarṇādilikhite yantre śālagrāme maṇau tathā / vidhinā sthāpitāyāṃ vā pratimāyāṃ prapūjayet

On a diagram inscribed in gold or the like, on a śālagrāma stone, or on a gem, or on an image duly installed, one should worship (him).

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NarP 1 67.32

अङ्गुष्टादिवितस्त्यन्तमाना स्वर्णादिधातुभिः । निर्मिता शुभदा गेहे पूजनाय दिने दिने

aṅguṣṭādivitastyantamānā svarṇādidhātubhiḥ / nirmitā śubhadā gehe pūjanāya dine dine

(An image) measuring from a thumb's length up to a span, fashioned of gold and the other metals, is auspicious in the house for worship day after day.

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NarP 1 67.33

वक्रां दग्धां खण्डितां च भिन्नमूर्द्धदृशं पुननः । स्पष्टां वाप्य न्त्यजाद्यैश्च प्रतिमां नैव पूजयेत्

vakrāṃ dagdhāṃ khaṇḍitāṃ ca bhinnamūrddhadṛśaṃ punanaḥ / spaṣṭāṃ vāpya ntyajādyaiśca pratimāṃ naiva pūjayet

(An image that is) crooked, burnt, broken, or with head or eye split, or again one touched by outcastes and the like, such an image one should not worship at all.

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NarP 1 67.34

बाणादिलिङ्गे वाभ्यर्चेत्सर्वलक्षणलक्षिते । मूलेन मूर्तिं संकल्प्य ध्यात्वा देवं यथोदितम्

bāṇādiliṅge vābhyarcetsarvalakṣaṇalakṣite / mūlena mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya dhyātvā devaṃ yathoditam

Or one may worship in a bāṇa-liṅga or the like, marked with all the (requisite) marks, having, by the root-mantra, resolved (it to be) the (divine) form and having meditated on the god as has been stated.

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NarP 1 67.37

आवाहा पूजयेतस्यां परिवारगणैः सह । शालग्रामे स्थापितायां नावाहनविसर्जने ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।३५ ॥ पुष्पाञ्जलिं समादाय ध्यात्वा मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।३६ ॥ आत्मसंस्थमजं शुद्धं त्वामहं परमेश्वर । अरण्यामिव हव्याशं मूर्तावावाहयाम्यहम्

āvāhā pūjayetasyāṃ parivāragaṇaiḥ saha / śālagrāme sthāpitāyāṃ nāvāhanavisarjane // narp_1,67.35 // puṣpāñjaliṃ samādāya dhyātvā mantramudīrayet // narp_1,67.36 // ātmasaṃsthamajaṃ śuddhaṃ tvāmahaṃ parameśvara / araṇyāmiva havyāśaṃ mūrtāvāvāhayāmyaham

Having invoked (the god), one should worship in it (the image) together with the hosts of attendants; but in a śālagrāma that has been (permanently) installed there is no invocation and no dismissal. (35) Taking a handful of flowers, having meditated, he should utter the mantra: (36) "You, the unborn, the pure, abiding within the self — you, O Supreme Lord, I invoke into the image, as (one draws) fire from the fire-drill wood."

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NarP 1 67.38

तवेयं हि महामूर्तिस्तस्यां त्वां सर्वगं प्रभो । भक्तिरेवहसमाकृष्टं दीपवत्स्थापयाम्यहम्

taveyaṃ hi mahāmūrtistasyāṃ tvāṃ sarvagaṃ prabho / bhaktirevahasamākṛṣṭaṃ dīpavatsthāpayāmyaham

"For this great form is yours; in it I install you, the all-pervading one, O Lord, drawn here by devotion alone, as (a flame is fixed) in a lamp."

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NarP 1 67.39

सर्वान्तर्यामिणे देवं सर्वबीजमय शुभम् । रवात्मस्थआय परं शुद्धमासनं कल्पयाव्यहम्

sarvāntaryāmiṇe devaṃ sarvabījamaya śubham / ravātmasthaāya paraṃ śuddhamāsanaṃ kalpayāvyaham

"For the god who is the inner controller of all, consisting of all seeds, auspicious, abiding in the self of the sun (?), I prepare a supreme, pure seat."

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NarP 1 67.40

अनन्या तव देवेश मूर्तिशक्तिरियं प्रभो । सांनिध्यं कुरु तस्यां त्वं भक्तानुग्राहकारक

ananyā tava deveśa mūrtiśaktiriyaṃ prabho / sāṃnidhyaṃ kuru tasyāṃ tvaṃ bhaktānugrāhakāraka

"This power of (your) form is not other than you, O Lord of gods, O Master; do you make your presence in it, O bestower of grace upon the devoted."

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NarP 1 67.41

अज्ञानाजुच मत्तत्त्वाद्वैकल्यात्साधनस्य च । यद्यपूर्णं भवेत्कल्पं कतथाप्यभिमुखो भव

ajñānājuca mattattvādvaikalyātsādhanasya ca / yadyapūrṇaṃ bhavetkalpaṃ katathāpyabhimukho bhava

"If, through ignorance, through drunkenness (?) and through deficiency of the means, the rite should be incomplete, even so be favourably turned (toward me)."

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NarP 1 67.42

दृशा पूयूषवर्षिण्या पूरयन्यज्ञविष्टरे । मूर्तौं वा यज्ञसंपूर्त्यै स्थितो भव महेश्वर

dṛśā pūyūṣavarṣiṇyā pūrayanyajñaviṣṭare / mūrtauṃ vā yajñasaṃpūrtyai sthito bhava maheśvara

"Filling (it) with your nectar-raining glance, be seated on the sacrificial seat, or in the image, for the completion of the sacrifice, O Great Lord."

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NarP 1 67.43

अभक्तवाङ्मनश्चक्षुः श्रोत्रदूरायितद्युते । स्वतेजः पञ्जरेणाशु वेष्टितो भव सर्वतः

abhaktavāṅmanaścakṣuḥ śrotradūrāyitadyute / svatejaḥ pañjareṇāśu veṣṭito bhava sarvataḥ

"O you whose splendour is set far from the speech, mind, eye and ear of the undevoted, be at once enclosed on all sides by the cage of your own radiance."

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NarP 1 67.44

यस्य दर्शनामिच्छन्ति देवाः स्वाभीष्टसिद्धये । तस्मै ते परमेशाय स्वागतं स्वागतं च मे

yasya darśanāmicchanti devāḥ svābhīṣṭasiddhaye / tasmai te parameśāya svāgataṃ svāgataṃ ca me

"He whose sight the gods desire for the attainment of their own wishes — to you, that Supreme Lord, welcome; and welcome to me (too)."

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NarP 1 67.45

कृतार्थो ऽनुगृहीतो ऽस्मि सफलं जीवितं मम । आगतो देवदेवेशः सुखागतमिदं पुनः

kṛtārtho 'nugṛhīto 'smi saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ mama / āgato devadeveśaḥ sukhāgatamidaṃ punaḥ

"I have gained my aim, I have been favoured, my life is fruitful: the God of gods, the Lord, has come — this is again a happy arrival."

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NarP 1 67.46

यद्भक्तिलेप्तसंपर्कात्परमानन्दसंभवः । तस्मै मे परणाब्जाय पाद्यं शुद्धाय कल्प्यते

yadbhaktileptasaṃparkātparamānandasaṃbhavaḥ / tasmai me paraṇābjāya pādyaṃ śuddhāya kalpyate

"He from mere contact with whose devotion supreme bliss arises — for him, my pure one, whose feet are lotuses, water for the feet is made ready."

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NarP 1 67.47

वेदानामपि वेदाय देवानां देवतात्मने । आचामं कल्पयामीश शुद्धानां शुद्धिहेतवे

vedānāmapi vedāya devānāṃ devatātmane / ācāmaṃ kalpayāmīśa śuddhānāṃ śuddhihetave

"To the Veda even of the Vedas, to the divine self of the gods, I present water for rinsing the mouth, O Lord, to you who are the cause of purity for the pure."

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NarP 1 67.48

तापत्रयहर दिव्यं परमानन्दलक्षणम् । तापत्रयविनिर्मुक्त्यै तवार्घ्यं कल्पयाम्यहम्

tāpatrayahara divyaṃ paramānandalakṣaṇam / tāpatrayavinirmuktyai tavārghyaṃ kalpayāmyaham

"O remover of the three afflictions, I prepare for you the divine offering-water, whose mark is supreme bliss, for release from the three afflictions."

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NarP 1 67.49

सर्वकालुष्यहीनाय परिपूर्णसुखात्मने । मधुपर्कमिदं देव कल्पयामि प्रसीद मे

sarvakāluṣyahīnāya paripūrṇasukhātmane / madhuparkamidaṃ deva kalpayāmi prasīda me

"To you who are free from all turbidity, whose self is wholly complete bliss, I present this honey-mixture, O God; be gracious to me."

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NarP 1 67.50

अवच्छिष्टो ऽप्यशुचिर्वापि यस्य स्मरणमात्रतः । शुद्धिमाप्नोति तस्मै ते पुनराचमनीयकम्

avacchiṣṭo 'pyaśucirvāpi yasya smaraṇamātrataḥ / śuddhimāpnoti tasmai te punarācamanīyakam

"He by the mere remembrance of whom even one polluted by leftovers, or impure, attains purity — to you, again, water for rinsing the mouth."

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NarP 1 67.51

स्नेहं गृहाण स्नेहेन लोकनाथ महाशय । सर्वलोकेषु शुद्धात्मन्ददामि स्नेहमुत्तमम्

snehaṃ gṛhāṇa snehena lokanātha mahāśaya / sarvalokeṣu śuddhātmandadāmi snehamuttamam

"Receive the oil with affection, O Lord of the world, great-minded one; O you who are pure of self among all the worlds, I give the finest oil."

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NarP 1 67.54

परमानन्दबोधाब्धिनिमग्ननिजमूर्तये । सांगोपाङ्गमिदं स्नानं कल्पयाम्यहमीश ते । सहस्रं वा शतं वापि यथाशक्त्यादरेण च ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।५२ ॥ गन्धपुष्पादिकैरीश मनुनां चाभिषिञ्चेत् ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।५३ ॥ मायाचि त्रपटच्छन्ननिजगुह्योरुतेजसे । निरावरणविज्ञान वासस्ते कल्पयाम्यहम्

paramānandabodhābdhinimagnanijamūrtaye / sāṃgopāṅgamidaṃ snānaṃ kalpayāmyahamīśa te / sahasraṃ vā śataṃ vāpi yathāśaktyādareṇa ca // narp_1,67.52 // gandhapuṣpādikairīśa manunāṃ cābhiṣiñcet // narp_1,67.53 // māyāci trapaṭacchannanijaguhyorutejase / nirāvaraṇavijñāna vāsaste kalpayāmyaham

"To him whose own form is plunged in the ocean of the awareness of supreme bliss, I prepare for you this bath, O Lord, with its main and subsidiary parts" — a thousand or a hundred (recitations), according to ability and with reverence. (52) And he should sprinkle (the image) with fragrances, flowers and the like, O Lord, along with the mantras. (53) "To you whose own hidden, vast splendour is veiled by the screen-cloth of māyā, O knowledge without a covering, I prepare a garment."

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NarP 1 67.55

यमाश्रित्य म हामाया जगत्संमोहिनी सदा । तस्मै ते परमेशाय कल्पयाम्युत्तरीयकम्

yamāśritya ma hāmāyā jagatsaṃmohinī sadā / tasmai te parameśāya kalpayāmyuttarīyakam

"He resting on whom the great māyā ever bewilders the world — for you, that Supreme Lord, I prepare an upper garment."

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NarP 1 67.56

रक्तं शक्त्यर्कविघ्नेषु पीतंविष्णौ सितं शिवे । तैलादिदूषितं जीर्णं सच्छिद्रं मलिनं त्यजेत्

raktaṃ śaktyarkavighneṣu pītaṃviṣṇau sitaṃ śive / tailādidūṣitaṃ jīrṇaṃ sacchidraṃ malinaṃ tyajet

Red (cloth) for Śakti, the Sun and Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa), yellow for Viṣṇu, white for Śiva; (cloth) spoiled by oil and the like, worn out, full of holes, or soiled, one should discard.

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NarP 1 67.57

यस्य शक्तित्रयेणदं संप्रीतमखिलं जगत् । यज्ञसूत्राय तस्मै ते यज्ञसूत्रं प्रकल्पये

yasya śaktitrayeṇadaṃ saṃprītamakhilaṃ jagat / yajñasūtrāya tasmai te yajñasūtraṃ prakalpaye

(He) by whose three powers this entire world is held well pleased — to you, whose (very) sacred thread is sacrifice, I present the sacrificial thread.

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NarP 1 67.58

स्वभावसुन्दराङ्गाय नानाशक्त्याश्रयाय ते । भूषणानि विचित्राणि कल्पयाम्यमरार्चित

svabhāvasundarāṅgāya nānāśaktyāśrayāya te / bhūṣaṇāni vicitrāṇi kalpayāmyamarārcita

To you, whose limbs are beautiful by nature, the resort of the manifold powers, I present varied ornaments, O you who are worshipped by the immortals.

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NarP 1 67.59

परमानन्दसौरभ्यपरिपूर्णदिगन्तरम् । गृहाण परम गन्ध कृपया परमेश्वर

paramānandasaurabhyaparipūrṇadigantaram / gṛhāṇa parama gandha kṛpayā parameśvara

Accept graciously, O supreme one, O supreme Lord, this perfume, which fills the space up to the horizons with the fragrance of supreme bliss.

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NarP 1 67.60

तुरीयवनसंभूतं नानागुणमनोहरम् । अमन्दसौरभपुष्पं गृह्यतामिदमुत्तमम् । जपाक्षतार्कधत्तूरान्विष्णौ नैवार्पयेत्क्वचित्

turīyavanasaṃbhūtaṃ nānāguṇamanoharam / amandasaurabhapuṣpaṃ gṛhyatāmidamuttamam / japākṣatārkadhattūrānviṣṇau naivārpayetkvacit

Let this excellent flower be accepted — arisen in the turīya (fourth) forest, charming with its various qualities, of no faint fragrance. But japā, akṣata, arka and dhattūra one should never offer to Viṣṇu.

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NarP 1 67.61

केतकीं कुटजं कुन्दं बन्धूकं केसरं जपाम् । मालतीपुष्पक चैव नार्पयेत्तु महेश्वरे

ketakīṃ kuṭajaṃ kundaṃ bandhūkaṃ kesaraṃ japām / mālatīpuṣpaka caiva nārpayettu maheśvare

Ketakī, kuṭaja, kunda, bandhūka, kesara, japā, and also the mālatī flower — these one should not offer to Maheśvara.

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NarP 1 67.62

मातुलिङ्गं च तगरं रवौ नैवार्पयेत्क्वचित् । शक्तौ दूर्वार्कमन्दारान् गणेशे तुलसीं त्यजेत्

mātuliṅgaṃ ca tagaraṃ ravau naivārpayetkvacit / śaktau dūrvārkamandārān gaṇeśe tulasīṃ tyajet

Citron and tagara one should never offer to the Sun; to Śakti, dūrvā, arka and mandāra (are to be avoided); in the case of Gaṇeśa one should avoid tulasī.

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NarP 1 67.63

सरोजिनीदमनकौ तथा मरुबकः कुशः । विष्णुक्रान्ता नागवल्ली दूर्वापामार्गदाडिमौ

sarojinīdamanakau tathā marubakaḥ kuśaḥ / viṣṇukrāntā nāgavallī dūrvāpāmārgadāḍimau

Sarojinī and damanaka, likewise marubaka, kuśa, viṣṇukrāntā, nāgavallī (betel), dūrvā, apāmārga and dāḍima (pomegranate),

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NarP 1 67.64

धात्री मुनियुतानां च पत्रैर्देवार्चनं चरेत् । कदली बदरी धात्री तिन्तिणी बीजपूरकम्

dhātrī muniyutānāṃ ca patrairdevārcanaṃ caret / kadalī badarī dhātrī tintiṇī bījapūrakam

and dhātrī — with the leaves of these, together with the muni (plant), one should perform the worship of the god. Plantain, badarī, dhātrī, tintiṇī (tamarind), bījapūraka (citron),

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NarP 1 67.67

आम्रदाडिमजंबीरजंबूपनसभूरुहाः । एतेषां तु फलैः कुर्याद्देवतापूजनं बुधः ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।६५ ॥ शुष्कैस्तु नार्चयेद्देवं पत्रैः पुष्पैः फलैरपि ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।६६ ॥ धात्री खदिरबित्वानां तमालस्य दलानि च । छिन्नभिन्नान्यपि मुने न दूष्याणि जगुर्बुधाः

āmradāḍimajaṃbīrajaṃbūpanasabhūruhāḥ / eteṣāṃ tu phalaiḥ kuryāddevatāpūjanaṃ budhaḥ // narp_1,67.65 // śuṣkaistu nārcayeddevaṃ patraiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalairapi // narp_1,67.66 // dhātrī khadirabitvānāṃ tamālasya dalāni ca / chinnabhinnānyapi mune na dūṣyāṇi jagurbudhāḥ

mango, pomegranate, jambīra, jambū, and the breadfruit tree — with the fruits of these the wise man should perform the worship of the deity. (65) But one should not worship the god with dried leaves, flowers, or fruits either. (66) The leaves of dhātrī, khadira and bilva, and of tamāla — even if cut or torn, O sage, the wise have declared them not to be defective.

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NarP 1 67.68

पद्ममामलकं तिष्टेच्छुद्धं चैव दिनत्रयम् । सर्वदा तुलसी शुद्धा बिल्वपत्राणि वै तथा

padmamāmalakaṃ tiṣṭecchuddhaṃ caiva dinatrayam / sarvadā tulasī śuddhā bilvapatrāṇi vai tathā

The lotus and the āmalaka remain pure for three days; tulasī is always pure, and so too bilva leaves.

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NarP 1 67.69

पलाशकाशकुसुमैस्तमालतुलसीदलैः । छात्रीदलैश्च दूर्वाभिर्नार्चयेज्जगदंबिकाम्

palāśakāśakusumaistamālatulasīdalaiḥ / chātrīdalaiśca dūrvābhirnārcayejjagadaṃbikām

With palāśa and kāśa flowers, with tamāla and tulasī leaves, with chātrī leaves and with dūrvā grass, one should not worship the Mother of the world.

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NarP 1 67.70

नार्पयेत्कुसुमं पत्रं फलं देवे ह्यधोमुखम् । पुष्पपत्रादिकं विप्र यथोत्पन्नं तथार्पयेत्

nārpayetkusumaṃ patraṃ phalaṃ deve hyadhomukham / puṣpapatrādikaṃ vipra yathotpannaṃ tathārpayet

One should not offer a flower, a leaf, or a fruit to the god face-downward; flowers, leaves and the rest, O brahmin, one should offer just as they grew.

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NarP 1 67.71

वनस्पतिरसं दिव्यं गन्धाढ्यं सुमनोहरम् । आघ्रेयं देवदेवेश धूपं भक्त्या गृहाम मे

vanaspatirasaṃ divyaṃ gandhāḍhyaṃ sumanoharam / āghreyaṃ devadeveśa dhūpaṃ bhaktyā gṛhāma me

The divine sap of the forest trees, rich in fragrance, most delightful, fit to be smelled — accept this incense from me with devotion, O Lord of the lords of gods.

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NarP 1 67.72

सुप्रकाशं महादीपं सर्वदा तिमिरापहम् । घृतवर्तिसमायुक्तं गृहाण मम सत्कृतम्

suprakāśaṃ mahādīpaṃ sarvadā timirāpaham / ghṛtavartisamāyuktaṃ gṛhāṇa mama satkṛtam

Accept this great lamp of mine, well made, shining brightly, ever dispelling darkness, furnished with a wick of ghee.

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NarP 1 67.73

अन्नं चतुर्विधं स्वादु रसैः षड्भिः समन्वितम् । भक्त्या गृहाण मे देव नैवेद्यन्तुष्टिदंसदा

annaṃ caturvidhaṃ svādu rasaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ samanvitam / bhaktyā gṛhāṇa me deva naivedyantuṣṭidaṃsadā

Food of four kinds, tasty, endowed with the six flavours — accept it from me with devotion, O god, this food-offering that always gives satisfaction.

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NarP 1 67.76

नागवल्लीदलं श्रेष्ठं पूगखदिरचूर्णयुक् । कर्पूरादिसुगन्धाढ्यं यद्दत्तं तद्गृहाण मे ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।७४ ॥ दद्यात्पुष्पाञ्जलिं पश्चात्कुर्यादावरणार्चनम् ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।७५ ॥ यदाशाभिमुखो भूत्वा पूजनं तु समाचरेत् । सैव प्राची तु विज्ञेया ततो ऽन्या विदिशो दश

nāgavallīdalaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ pūgakhadiracūrṇayuk / karpūrādisugandhāḍhyaṃ yaddattaṃ tadgṛhāṇa me // narp_1,67.74 // dadyātpuṣpāñjaliṃ paścātkuryādāvaraṇārcanam // narp_1,67.75 // yadāśābhimukho bhūtvā pūjanaṃ tu samācaret / saiva prācī tu vijñeyā tato 'nyā vidiśo daśa

Accept from me this betel leaf, the best, together with powdered areca nut and khadira, rich with camphor and other fragrances, which is (here) given. (74) Afterwards one should offer a handful of flowers and perform the worship of the enclosures. (75) In whatever direction one faces while performing the worship, that very (direction) is to be known as the east, and the others thereafter as the (remaining) ten quarters and intermediate quarters.

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NarP 1 67.77

केशरेष्वग्निकोणादि हृदयादीनि पूजयेत् । नेत्रमग्रे दिक्षु चास्त्रं अङ्गमन्त्रैर्यथाक्रमम्

keśareṣvagnikoṇādi hṛdayādīni pūjayet / netramagre dikṣu cāstraṃ aṅgamantrairyathākramam

On the filaments (of the lotus), beginning from the southeast corner, one should worship the heart and the rest; the eye in front, and the weapon in the (four) directions, with the limb-mantras in due order.

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NarP 1 67.78

शुक्लश्वेतसितश्यामकृष्णरक्तार्चिषः क्रमात् । वराभयकरा ध्येयाः स्वस्वदिक्ष्वं गशक्तयः

śuklaśvetasitaśyāmakṛṣṇaraktārciṣaḥ kramāt / varābhayakarā dhyeyāḥ svasvadikṣvaṃ gaśaktayaḥ

White, pale, bright, dark, black, and flame-red in order, making the gestures of boon-giving and of reassurance, the limb-powers are to be meditated upon, each in its own direction.

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NarP 1 67.79

अमुकावरणान्ते तु देवता इति संवदेत् । सालङ्कारास्ततः पश्चात्सांगाः सपरिचारिकाः

amukāvaraṇānte tu devatā iti saṃvadet / sālaṅkārāstataḥ paścātsāṃgāḥ saparicārikāḥ

At the end (of the formula) one should utter: "the deities of such-and-such enclosure"; then thereafter (they are worshipped) as possessed of ornaments, with their limbs, with their attendants,

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NarP 1 67.80

सवाहनाः सायुधाश्च ततः सर्वो पचारकैः । संपूजितास्तर्पिताश्च वरदाः संत्विदं पठेत्

savāhanāḥ sāyudhāśca tataḥ sarvo pacārakaiḥ / saṃpūjitāstarpitāśca varadāḥ saṃtvidaṃ paṭhet

(They are) with their mounts and with their weapons; then, with all the services (of worship) they are fully worshipped and gratified, and (become) granters of boons. Then let (him) recite this:

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NarP 1 67.81

मूलान्ते च समुञ्चार्य दिवतायै निवेदयेत् । अभीष्टसिद्धिं मे देहि शरणागतवत्सल

mūlānte ca samuñcārya divatāyai nivedayet / abhīṣṭasiddhiṃ me dehi śaraṇāgatavatsala

And having uttered (it) at the end of the root-mantra, let (him) present (it) to the deity: "Grant me the attainment of what I desire, O (you who are) fond of those who come for refuge!"

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NarP 1 67.82

भक्तया समर्पये तुभ्यममुकावरणार्चनम् । इत्युञ्चार्य क्षिपेत्पुष्पाञ्जलिं देवस्य मस्तके

bhaktayā samarpaye tubhyamamukāvaraṇārcanam / ityuñcārya kṣipetpuṣpāñjaliṃ devasya mastake

"With devotion I offer to you the worship of such-and-such enclosure (of attendant deities)" — having said this, let (him) throw a handful of flowers onto the head of the god.

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NarP 1 67.83

ततस्त्वभ्यर्च्यनीयाः स्युः कल्पोक्ताश्चावृतीः क्रमात् । सायुधांस्तत इन्द्राद्यान्स्वस्वदिक्षु प्रपूजयेत्

tatastvabhyarcyanīyāḥ syuḥ kalpoktāścāvṛtīḥ kramāt / sāyudhāṃstata indrādyānsvasvadikṣu prapūjayet

Then the enclosures (of attendant deities) stated in the ritual manual should be worshipped in order; then let (him) worship Indra and the rest, together with their weapons, each in his own direction.

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NarP 1 67.84

इद्रो वह्निर्यमो रक्षो वरुणः पवनो विधुः । ईशानो ऽथ विधिश्चैवमधस्तात्पन्न गाधिपः

idro vahniryamo rakṣo varuṇaḥ pavano vidhuḥ / īśāno 'tha vidhiścaivamadhastātpanna gādhipaḥ

Indra, Fire, Yama, the demon (Nirṛti), Varuṇa, Wind, the Moon, Īśāna, and then Brahmā, and below, the lord of serpents —

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NarP 1 67.85

ऐरावतस्तथा मेषो महिषः प्रेतस्तिमिर्मृगः । वाजी वृषो हंसकूर्मौं वाहनानि विदुर्बुधाः

airāvatastathā meṣo mahiṣaḥ pretastimirmṛgaḥ / vājī vṛṣo haṃsakūrmauṃ vāhanāni vidurbudhāḥ

Airāvata, likewise the ram, the buffalo, the ghost, the sea-monster, the deer, the horse, the bull, the goose and the tortoise — these the wise know to be (their) mounts.

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NarP 1 67.86

वज्रं शक्तिं दण्डखड्गौ पाशां कुशगदा अपि । त्रिशूलं पद्मचक्रे च क्रमादिन्द्रादिहेतयः

vajraṃ śaktiṃ daṇḍakhaḍgau pāśāṃ kuśagadā api / triśūlaṃ padmacakre ca kramādindrādihetayaḥ

The thunderbolt, the spear, the staff and the sword, the noose, the goad and the mace, the trident, the lotus and the discus — these, in order, are the weapons of Indra and the rest.

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NarP 1 67.87

समाप्यावरणार्चां तु देवतारार्तिकं चरेत् । शङ्खतोयं परिक्षिप्योद्वाहुर्नृत्यन् पतेत्क्षितौ

samāpyāvaraṇārcāṃ tu devatārārtikaṃ caret / śaṅkhatoyaṃ parikṣipyodvāhurnṛtyan patetkṣitau

Having completed the worship of the enclosures, let (him) perform the lamp-waving before the deity; having sprinkled water from the conch around, with arms raised, dancing, let (him) fall to the ground.

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NarP 1 67.88

दण्डवञ्चाप्यथोत्थाय प्रार्थयित्वा निजे श्वरम् । दक्षिणे स्थण्डिलं कृत्वा तत्र संस्कारमाचरेत्

daṇḍavañcāpyathotthāya prārthayitvā nije śvaram / dakṣiṇe sthaṇḍilaṃ kṛtvā tatra saṃskāramācaret

And (having prostrated) like a staff, then rising and having entreated his own lord, having made a sacrificial mound on the right, let (him) perform the consecration there.

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NarP 1 67.89

मूलेनेक्षणमस्त्रेण प्रोक्षणं ताडनं पुनः । कुशैस्तद्वर्मणाभ्युक्ष्य पूज्य तत्र न्यसेद्वसुम्

mūlenekṣaṇamastreṇa prokṣaṇaṃ tāḍanaṃ punaḥ / kuśaistadvarmaṇābhyukṣya pūjya tatra nyasedvasum

With the root-mantra the gazing, with the astra-mantra the sprinkling, and again the striking; having sprinkled with kuśa grass and the armour-mantra of it, and having worshipped, let (him) place the fire there.

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NarP 1 67.90

प्रदाप्य तत्र जुहुयाद्ध्यात्वा चैवेष्टदेवताम् । महाव्याहृतिभिर्यस्तु समस्ताभिश्चतुष्टयम्

pradāpya tatra juhuyāddhyātvā caiveṣṭadevatām / mahāvyāhṛtibhiryastu samastābhiścatuṣṭayam

Having caused (the fire) to be given there, let (him) offer oblation, having meditated on his chosen deity. Whoever, with all the great utterances (mahāvyāhṛtis) together, (offers) the set of four —

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NarP 1 67.91

जुहुयात्सर्पिषा भक्तैस्तिलैर्वा पायसेन वा । सघृतैः साधकश्रेष्ठः पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यया

juhuyātsarpiṣā bhaktaistilairvā pāyasena vā / saghṛtaiḥ sādhakaśreṣṭhaḥ pañcaviṃśatisaṃkhyayā

the best of adepts should offer oblation with ghee, with cooked rice, or with sesame, or with milk-rice mixed with ghee, to the number of twenty-five.

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NarP 1 67.92

पुनर्व्याहृतिभघिर्हुत्वा गन्धाद्यैः पुनरर्चयेत् । देवं संयोजयेन्मूर्तौं ततो वह्निं विसर्जयेत्

punarvyāhṛtibhaghirhutvā gandhādyaiḥ punararcayet / devaṃ saṃyojayenmūrtauṃ tato vahniṃ visarjayet

Having again offered with the vyāhṛtis, let (him) worship again with perfume and the rest; let (him) join the god into the image, and then dismiss the fire:

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NarP 1 67.93

भो भो वह्ने महाशक्ते सर्वकर्मप्रसाधक । कर्मान्तरे ऽपि संप्राप्ते सान्निध्यं कुरु सादरम्

bho bho vahne mahāśakte sarvakarmaprasādhaka / karmāntare 'pi saṃprāpte sānnidhyaṃ kuru sādaram

"O Fire, O Fire, greatly powerful one, accomplisher of every rite! When another rite too comes about, be present respectfully."

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NarP 1 67.94

विसृज्याग्निदेवतायै दद्यादाचमनीयकम् । अवशिष्टेन हविषा गन्धपुष्पाक्षतान्वितम्

visṛjyāgnidevatāyai dadyādācamanīyakam / avaśiṣṭena haviṣā gandhapuṣpākṣatānvitam

Having dismissed (the fire), let (him) offer water for rinsing the mouth to the deity of fire, together with the remaining oblation, along with perfume, flowers and unhusked grains.

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NarP 1 67.95

देवतापार्षदेभ्यो ऽपि पूर्वोक्तेभ्यो बलिं ददेत् । ये रौद्रा रौद्रकर्माणो रौद्रस्थाननिवासिनः

devatāpārṣadebhyo 'pi pūrvoktebhyo baliṃ dadet / ye raudrā raudrakarmāṇo raudrasthānanivāsinaḥ

Let (him) also give an offering to the deity's attendants mentioned before: "Those fierce ones, of fierce deeds, dwelling in fierce places,

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NarP 1 67.96

योगिन्यो ह्युग्ररूपाश्च गणानामधिपाश्च ये । विघ्नभूतास्तथा चान्ये दिग्विदिक्षु समाश्रिताःग

yoginyo hyugrarūpāśca gaṇānāmadhipāśca ye / vighnabhūtāstathā cānye digvidikṣu samāśritāḥga

and the yoginīs of terrible form, and those who are lords of the hosts, and likewise the other beings that cause obstruction, who have resorted to the directions and intermediate directions —

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NarP 1 67.97

सर्वे ते प्रीतमनसः प्रतिगृह्णन्त्विमं बलिम् । इत्यष्टदिक्षु दत्वा च पुनर्भूतबलिं चरेत्

sarve te prītamanasaḥ pratigṛhṇantvimaṃ balim / ityaṣṭadikṣu datvā ca punarbhūtabaliṃ caret

may all of them, with gladdened minds, accept this offering" — thus having given (it) in the eight directions, let (him) again perform the offering to the beings.

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NarP 1 67.98

पानीयममृतीकृत्य मुद्रया धेनुसंज्ञया । देवतायाः करे दद्यात्पुनश्चाचमनीयकम्

pānīyamamṛtīkṛtya mudrayā dhenusaṃjñayā / devatāyāḥ kare dadyātpunaścācamanīyakam

Having made the drinking water into nectar by the mudrā called the cow, let (him) place (it) in the deity's hand, and again (offer) water for rinsing the mouth.

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NarP 1 67.99

देवमुद्वास्य मूर्तिस्थं पुनस्तत्रैव योजयेत् । नैवेद्यं च ततो दद्यात्तत्तदुच्छिष्टभोजिने

devamudvāsya mūrtisthaṃ punastatraiva yojayet / naivedyaṃ ca tato dadyāttattaducchiṣṭabhojine

Having dismissed the god who abides in the image, let (him) join (him) again in that very (image); and then let (him) give the food-offering to the respective eater of the leftovers.

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NarP 1 67.100

महेश्वरस्य चण्डेशो विष्वक्सेनस्तथा हरेः । चण्डांशुस्तरणेर्वक्ततुण्डश्चापि गणेशितुः । शक्तेरुच्छिष्टचाण्डाली प्रोक्ता उच्छिष्टभोजिनः

maheśvarasya caṇḍeśo viṣvaksenastathā hareḥ / caṇḍāṃśustaraṇervaktatuṇḍaścāpi gaṇeśituḥ / śakterucchiṣṭacāṇḍālī proktā ucchiṣṭabhojinaḥ

Of Maheśvara (the eater of leftovers) is Caṇḍeśa, and of Hari Viṣvaksena, of the sun Caṇḍāṃśu, and of the Lord of Hosts (Gaṇeśa) Vaktatuṇḍa; of the Śakti, Ucchiṣṭacāṇḍālī is declared (the eater of leftovers).

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NarP 1 67.101

ततो ऋष्यादिकं स्मृत्वा कृत्वा मूलषडङ्गकम् । जप्त्वा मन्त्रं यथाशक्ति देवतायै निवेदयेत्

tato ṛṣyādikaṃ smṛtvā kṛtvā mūlaṣaḍaṅgakam / japtvā mantraṃ yathāśakti devatāyai nivedayet

Then, having called to mind the seer and the rest, and having performed the six-limbed rite with the root-mantra, and having muttered the mantra as far as he is able, he should present (it) to the deity.

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NarP 1 67.102

गुह्यातिगुह्यगोप्ता त्वं गृहाणास्मत्कृतं जपम् । सिद्धिर्भवतु मे देव त्वत्प्रसादात्त्वयि स्थिता

guhyātiguhyagoptā tvaṃ gṛhāṇāsmatkṛtaṃ japam / siddhirbhavatu me deva tvatprasādāttvayi sthitā

"You are the guardian of the secret and of what is more secret than the secret; accept the muttering done by us. Let there be attainment for me, O God, by your grace, resting in you."

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NarP 1 67.103

ततः पराङ्मुखं चार्घं कृत्वा पुष्पैः प्रपूजयेत् । दोर्भ्यां पभ्द्यां च जानुभ्यामुरसा शिरसादृशा । मनसा वचसा चेति प्रणामो ऽष्टाङ्ग ईरितः

tataḥ parāṅmukhaṃ cārghaṃ kṛtvā puṣpaiḥ prapūjayet / dorbhyāṃ pabhdyāṃ ca jānubhyāmurasā śirasādṛśā / manasā vacasā ceti praṇāmo 'ṣṭāṅga īritaḥ

Then, having made the water-offering with face turned away, he should worship (the deity) fully with flowers. With the two arms, with the two feet, with the two knees, with the chest, with the head, with the gaze, with the mind and with speech — such is said to be the eight-limbed prostration.

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NarP 1 67.104

बाहुभ्यां च सजानुभ्यां शिरसा वचसापि वा । पञ्चाङ्गकः प्रणामः स्यात्पूजायां प्रवरावुभौ

bāhubhyāṃ ca sajānubhyāṃ śirasā vacasāpi vā / pañcāṅgakaḥ praṇāmaḥ syātpūjāyāṃ pravarāvubhau

With the two arms, together with the two knees, with the head, and with speech too — that would be the five-limbed prostration; both are foremost in worship.

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NarP 1 67.105

नत्वा च दण्डवन्मन्त्री ततः कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणाः । विष्मुसोमार्कविघ्नानां वेदार्धेन्द्वद्रिवह्नयः

natvā ca daṇḍavanmantrī tataḥ kuryātpradakṣiṇāḥ / viṣmusomārkavighnānāṃ vedārdhendvadrivahnayaḥ

And having bowed down like a staff, the mantra-practitioner should then make the circumambulations: for Viṣṇu, Soma, the Sun and the Remover of Obstacles (they are) four, half a moon (i.e. one), the mountains (seven) and the fires (three).

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NarP 1 67.106

ततः स्तोत्रादिकं मन्त्री प्रपठे द्भक्तिपूर्वकम् । इतः पूर्णं प्राणबुद्धिदेहधर्माधिकारतः

tataḥ stotrādikaṃ mantrī prapaṭhe dbhaktipūrvakam / itaḥ pūrṇaṃ prāṇabuddhidehadharmādhikārataḥ

Then the mantra-practitioner should recite a hymn and the rest with devotion: "From here onward, in full, by the authority of breath, intellect, body and dharma —"

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NarP 1 67.107

जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्त्यन्ते ऽवस्थासु मनसा वदेत् । वाचा हस्ताभ्यां च पद्भ्या मुदरेण ततः परम्

jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyante 'vasthāsu manasā vadet / vācā hastābhyāṃ ca padbhyā mudareṇa tataḥ param

"— in the states of waking, dream, deep sleep and beyond, whatever I say with the mind, with speech, with the two hands, with the two feet, with the belly, and beyond that —"

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NarP 1 67.108

शिष्णान्ते यत्स्मृतं पश्चाद्यदुक्तं यत्कृतं ततः । तत्सर्वं च ततो ब्रह्मर्पणं भवतु ठद्वयम्

śiṣṇānte yatsmṛtaṃ paścādyaduktaṃ yatkṛtaṃ tataḥ / tatsarvaṃ ca tato brahmarpaṇaṃ bhavatu ṭhadvayam

"— with the generative organ; whatever is thought of afterwards, whatever is spoken, whatever is then done — let all that be an offering to Brahman": (and then) the two ṭhas (i.e. svāhā).

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NarP 1 67.109

मां मदीयं च सकलं विष्णवे च समर्पये । तारं तत्सदतो ब्रह्मर्पणमस्तु मनुर्मतः

māṃ madīyaṃ ca sakalaṃ viṣṇave ca samarpaye / tāraṃ tatsadato brahmarpaṇamastu manurmataḥ

"Myself and all that is mine I offer up to Viṣṇu" — with om, then 'tat sat', then 'let it be an offering to Brahman': such is the mantra held (to be).

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NarP 1 67.110

प्रणवाद्यो ऽष्टवस्वर्णो ह्यनेनात्मानमर्पयेत् । अज्ञानाद्वा प्रमादाद्वा वैकल्यात्साधनस्य च

praṇavādyo 'ṣṭavasvarṇo hyanenātmānamarpayet / ajñānādvā pramādādvā vaikalyātsādhanasya ca

Beginning with the praṇava and having sixty-four syllables — with this he should offer up himself: "Whether from ignorance or from carelessness or from deficiency of the means —"

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NarP 1 67.111

यन्न्यूनमतिरिक्तं वा तत्सर्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि । द्रव्यहीनं क्रियाहीनं मन्त्रहीनं मयान्यथा

yannyūnamatiriktaṃ vā tatsarvaṃ kṣantumarhasi / dravyahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ mantrahīnaṃ mayānyathā

"— whatever is too little or too much, all that you ought to forgive. What has been done by me lacking in materials, lacking in rite, lacking in mantra, or otherwise —"

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NarP 1 67.112

कृतं यत्तत्क्षमस्वेश कृपया त्वं दयानिधे । यन्मया क्रियते कर्म जाग्रत्स्वप्रसुषुप्तिषु

kṛtaṃ yattatkṣamasveśa kṛpayā tvaṃ dayānidhe / yanmayā kriyate karma jāgratsvaprasuṣuptiṣu

"— forgive that, O Lord, in your compassion, you who are a treasury of mercy. Whatever act is done by me in waking, dream and deep sleep —"

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NarP 1 67.113

तत्सर्वं तावकी पूजा भूयाद्भूत्यै च मे प्रभो । भूमौ स्खलितपादानां भूमिरेवावलंबनम्

tatsarvaṃ tāvakī pūjā bhūyādbhūtyai ca me prabho / bhūmau skhalitapādānāṃ bhūmirevāvalaṃbanam

"— let all that be worship of you, and for my prosperity, O Master. For those whose feet have slipped on the ground, the ground itself is the support;

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NarP 1 67.114

त्वयि जातापराधानां त्वमेव शरणं प्रभो । अन्यथा शरणं नास्ति त्वमेव शरणं मम

tvayi jātāparādhānāṃ tvameva śaraṇaṃ prabho / anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama

for those whose offences have arisen against you, you alone are the refuge, O Master. There is no other refuge; you alone are my refuge.

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NarP 1 67.115

तस्मात्कारुण्यभावेन क्षमस्व परमेश्वर । अपराधसहस्राणि क्रियन्ते ऽहर्न्निशं मया

tasmātkāruṇyabhāvena kṣamasva parameśvara / aparādhasahasrāṇi kriyante 'harnniśaṃ mayā

Therefore, out of a feeling of compassion, forgive, O Supreme Lord. Thousands of offences are committed by me day and night;

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NarP 1 67.116

दासो ऽयमिति मां मत्वा क्षमस्व जगतां पते । आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि विसर्जनम्

dāso 'yamiti māṃ matvā kṣamasva jagatāṃ pate / āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam

thinking of me as 'this one is my servant', forgive, O Lord of the worlds. I do not know the invocation, I do not know the dismissal,

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NarP 1 67.117

पूजां चैव न जानामि त्वं गतिः परमेश्वर । संप्रार्थ्यैवं ततो मन्त्री मूलान्ते श्लोकमुञ्चरेत्

pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi tvaṃ gatiḥ parameśvara / saṃprārthyaivaṃ tato mantrī mūlānte ślokamuñcaret

nor do I know worship; you are the (only) recourse, O Supreme Lord." Having prayed thus, the mantra-practitioner should then utter the verse at the end of the root-mantra:

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NarP 1 67.118

गच्छ गच्छ परं स्थानं जगदीश जगन्मय । यन्न ब्रह्मादयो देवा जानन्ति च सदाशिवः

gaccha gaccha paraṃ sthānaṃ jagadīśa jaganmaya / yanna brahmādayo devā jānanti ca sadāśivaḥ

"Go, go to the supreme abode, O Lord of the world, O you who are the world, which the gods beginning with Brahmā do not know, nor Sadāśiva."

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NarP 1 67.119

इति पुष्पाञ्जलिं दत्वा ततः संहारमुद्रया । निधाय देवं सांगं च स्वीयदृत्सरसीरुहे

iti puṣpāñjaliṃ datvā tataḥ saṃhāramudrayā / nidhāya devaṃ sāṃgaṃ ca svīyadṛtsarasīruhe

Having thus offered a handful of flowers, then, with the gesture of withdrawal, having deposited the god together with his ancillary (deities) in the lotus of his own heart,

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NarP 1 67.120

सुषुम्णावर्त्मना पुष्पमाघ्रायोद्वासयेद् बुधः । शङ्खचक्रशिलालिङ्गविघ्नसूर्यद्वयं तथा

suṣumṇāvartmanā puṣpamāghrāyodvāsayed budhaḥ / śaṅkhacakraśilāliṅgavighnasūryadvayaṃ tathā

The wise man should smell the flower by the path of the suṣumṇā and then dismiss (the deity); likewise the conch, the discus, the (śālagrāma) stone, the liṅga, the Remover of Obstacles (Gaṇeśa), and the two suns —

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NarP 1 67.123

शक्तित्रयं न चैकत्र पूजयेद्दुःखकारणम् । अकालमृत्युहरणं सर्वव्याधिविनाशन् ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।१२१ ॥ सर्वपापक्षयकरं विष्णुपादोदकं शुभम् ॥ नर्प्_१,६७।१२२ ॥ तत्तद्भक्तैर्गृही तव्यं तन्नैवेद्यनिवेदितम् । अग्राह्यं शिवनिर्माल्यं पत्रं पुष्पं फलं जलम्

śaktitrayaṃ na caikatra pūjayedduḥkhakāraṇam / akālamṛtyuharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhivināśan // narp_1,67.121 // sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ viṣṇupādodakaṃ śubham // narp_1,67.122 // tattadbhaktairgṛhī tavyaṃ tannaivedyaniveditam / agrāhyaṃ śivanirmālyaṃ patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ jalam

— and the three śaktis: (these) one should not worship in one and the same place, (for that) is a cause of sorrow. Auspicious is the water from Viṣṇu's feet, which removes untimely death, destroys all diseases, and wipes away all sins. It is to be taken by the respective devotees, offered as the food-offering of that (deity). Śiva's used offerings — leaf, flower, fruit, water — are not to be accepted.

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NarP 1 67.124

शालग्रामशिलास्पर्शात्सर्वं याति पवित्रताम् । पूजा पञ्चविधा तत्र कथिता नारदाखिलैः

śālagrāmaśilāsparśātsarvaṃ yāti pavitratām / pūjā pañcavidhā tatra kathitā nāradākhilaiḥ

By the touch of the śālagrāma stone everything attains purity. Worship there has been declared by all (authorities) to be of five kinds, O Nārada.

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NarP 1 67.125

आतुरी सौतिकी त्रासी साधना भाविनी तथा । दौर्बोधी च क्रमादासां लक्षणानि शृणुषअव मे

āturī sautikī trāsī sādhanā bhāvinī tathā / daurbodhī ca kramādāsāṃ lakṣaṇāni śṛṇuṣaava me

The (worship) of the sick, that of one in a birth/death-impurity period, that of one in fear, that (limited) by means, and likewise the mental one, and that of the ill-informed: hear from me the marks of these in order.

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NarP 1 67.126

रोगादियुक्तो न स्रायान्न जपेन्न च पूजयेत् । विलोक्य पूजां देवस्य मूर्तिं वा सूर्य्यमण्डलम्

rogādiyukto na srāyānna japenna ca pūjayet / vilokya pūjāṃ devasya mūrtiṃ vā sūryyamaṇḍalam

One afflicted with disease and the like should not bathe, nor mutter (mantras), nor perform worship; having looked upon the worship of the god, or his image, or the orb of the sun,

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NarP 1 67.127

प्रणम्याथ स्मरन्मन्त्रमर्पयेत्कुमाञ्जलिम् । रोगे निवृत्ते स्नात्वाथ नत्वा संपूञ्चेद्गुरुम्

praṇamyātha smaranmantramarpayetkumāñjalim / roge nivṛtte snātvātha natvā saṃpūñcedgurum

and having bowed, then, remembering the mantra, he should offer a handful of flowers. When the disease has passed, he should bathe and then, having bowed, honour his teacher.

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NarP 1 67.128

त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगन्नाथ जगत्पूज्य दयानिधे । पूजाविच्छेददोषो मे मास्त्विति प्रार्थयेच्च तम्

tvatprasādājjagannātha jagatpūjya dayānidhe / pūjāvicchedadoṣo me māstviti prārthayecca tam

And he should entreat him: "By your grace, Lord of the world, worshipped by the world, treasury of compassion, may there be for me no fault of interruption of worship."

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NarP 1 67.129

द्विजानपि च संपूज्य यथाशक्त्या प्रतोष्य च । तेभ्यश्चाशिषमादाय देवं प्राग्वत्ततोर्ऽचयेत्

dvijānapi ca saṃpūjya yathāśaktyā pratoṣya ca / tebhyaścāśiṣamādāya devaṃ prāgvattator'cayet

Having also honoured the twice-born and gratified them according to his ability, and having received a blessing from them, he should then worship the god as before.

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NarP 1 67.130

आतुरी कथिता ह्येषा सोतिक्यथ निगद्यते । सूतकं द्विविधं प्रोक्तं जाताख्यं मृतसंज्ञकम्

āturī kathitā hyeṣā sotikyatha nigadyate / sūtakaṃ dvividhaṃ proktaṃ jātākhyaṃ mṛtasaṃjñakam

This (worship) of the sick has been described; now the (worship) during impurity is told. Impurity is said to be of two kinds: that called birth, and that named death.

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NarP 1 67.131

तत्र स्नात्वा मानसीं तु कृत्वा संध्यां समाहितः । मनसैव यजेद्देवं मनसैव जपेन्मनुम्

tatra snātvā mānasīṃ tu kṛtvā saṃdhyāṃ samāhitaḥ / manasaiva yajeddevaṃ manasaiva japenmanum

In that (state) he should bathe, perform the twilight rite mentally, and, composed, worship the god with the mind alone and mutter the mantra with the mind alone.

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NarP 1 67.132

निवृत्ते सूतके प्राग्वत्संपूज्य च गुरुं द्विजान् । तेभ्यश्चाशिषमादाय ततो नित्यक्रमं चरेत्

nivṛtte sūtake prāgvatsaṃpūjya ca guruṃ dvijān / tebhyaścāśiṣamādāya tato nityakramaṃ caret

When the impurity has ceased, having honoured the teacher and the twice-born as before, and having received a blessing from them, he should then carry out the daily routine.

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NarP 1 67.133

एषा तु सौतिकी प्रोक्ता त्रासी चाथ निगद्यते । दुष्टेभ्यस्त्रासमापन्नो यथालब्धोपचारङ्कैः

eṣā tu sautikī proktā trāsī cātha nigadyate / duṣṭebhyastrāsamāpanno yathālabdhopacāraṅkaiḥ

This has been declared the (worship) during impurity; now the (worship) of one in fear is told. One who has fallen into fear from evil men should, with whatever means of service are obtainable,

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NarP 1 67.134

मानसैर्वै यजेद्देवं त्रासी सा परिकीर्तिता । पूजासाधनवस्तूनाम सामर्थ्ये तु सर्वतः

mānasairvai yajeddevaṃ trāsī sā parikīrtitā / pūjāsādhanavastūnāma sāmarthye tu sarvataḥ

or indeed mentally, worship the god: that is proclaimed the worship of fear. But when there is no capacity at all as regards the materials of worship —

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NarP 1 67.135

पुष्पैः पत्रैः फलैर्वापि मनसा वा यजेद्विभुम् । साधनाभाविनी ह्येषा दौर्बोधीं शृणु नारद

puṣpaiḥ patraiḥ phalairvāpi manasā vā yajedvibhum / sādhanābhāvinī hyeṣā daurbodhīṃ śṛṇu nārada

he should worship the Lord with flowers, leaves, or fruits, or else with the mind: this is the (worship) limited by means / the mental one. Hear now of the (worship) of the ill-informed, Nārada.

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NarP 1 67.136

स्त्रियो वृद्धा स्तथा बाला मूर्खास्तैस्तु यथाक्रमम् । यथाज्ञानकृता सा तु दौर्बोधीति प्रकीर्तिता

striyo vṛddhā stathā bālā mūrkhāstaistu yathākramam / yathājñānakṛtā sā tu daurbodhīti prakīrtitā

Women, the aged, children and the ignorant — by them, respectively, (the worship) performed according to their knowledge is proclaimed as the 'ill-informed' (worship).

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NarP 1 67.137

एवं यथाकथञ्चित्तु पूजां कुर्याद्धि साधकः । देवपूजाविहीनो यः स गच्छेन्नरकं ध्रुवम्

evaṃ yathākathañcittu pūjāṃ kuryāddhi sādhakaḥ / devapūjāvihīno yaḥ sa gacchennarakaṃ dhruvam

Thus the practitioner should indeed perform worship in some way or other; he who is devoid of the worship of the god will surely go to hell.

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NarP 1 67.138

वैश्वदेवादिकं कृत्वा भोजयेद्द्विजसत्तमान् । देवे निवेदितं पश्चाद्भुञ्जीत स्वगणैः स्वयम्

vaiśvadevādikaṃ kṛtvā bhojayeddvijasattamān / deve niveditaṃ paścādbhuñjīta svagaṇaiḥ svayam

Having performed the vaiśvadeva and the rest, he should feed the best of the twice-born; afterwards he himself, with his own household, should eat what has been offered to the god.

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NarP 1 67.139

आचम्याननशुद्धिं च कृत्वा तिष्टेत् कियत्क्षणम् । पुराणमितिहासं च शृणुयात्स्वजनैः सह

ācamyānanaśuddhiṃ ca kṛtvā tiṣṭet kiyatkṣaṇam / purāṇamitihāsaṃ ca śṛṇuyātsvajanaiḥ saha

Having sipped water and cleansed his mouth, he should remain (seated) for a while, and should listen to a purāṇa and an epic account together with his own people.

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NarP 1 67.140

समर्थः सर्वकल्पेषु यो ऽनुकल्पं समाचरेत् । न सांगशयिकं तस्य दुर्मतेर्जायते फलम्

samarthaḥ sarvakalpeṣu yo 'nukalpaṃ samācaret / na sāṃgaśayikaṃ tasya durmaterjāyate phalam

He who, though capable of all the prescribed procedures, practises a substitute procedure — for that fool the fruit does not come about complete with its parts.

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