Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 11
SiP 1 11.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां दशमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ११ ऋषय ऊचुः कथं लिंगं प्रतिष्ठाप्यं कथं वातस्य लक्षणम् कथं वा तत्समभ्यर्च्यं देशे काले च केन हि
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 11 ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhāpyaṃ kathaṃ vātasya lakṣaṇam kathaṃ vā tatsamabhyarcyaṃ deśe kāle ca kena hi
Thus the tenth chapter in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. The sages said: How is a liṅga to be installed? And what is its characteristic mark? And how is it to be worshipped, and in what place, at what time, and by whom?
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SiP 1 11.2
सूत उवाच युष्मदर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि बुद्ध्यतामवधानतः अनुकूले शुभे काले पुण्ये तीर्थे तटे तथा
sūta uvāca yuṣmadarthaṃ pravakṣyāmi buddhyatāmavadhānataḥ anukūle śubhe kāle puṇye tīrthe taṭe tathā
Sūta said: For your sake I shall declare (it); let it be understood attentively. At a favourable, auspicious time, at a holy sacred ford or (river) bank,
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SiP 1 11.3
यथेष्टं लिंगमारोप्यं यत्र स्यान्नित्यमर्चनम् पार्थिवेन तथाप्येनं तैजसेन यथारुचि
yatheṣṭaṃ liṃgamāropyaṃ yatra syānnityamarcanam pārthivena tathāpyenaṃ taijasena yathāruci
a liṅga is to be set up as one wishes, wherever there can be daily worship — (one made) of earth, or likewise of metal, according to preference.
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SiP 1 11.4
कल्पलक्षणसंयुक्तं लिंगं पूजाफलं लभेत् सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तं सद्यः पूजाफलप्रदम्
kalpalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ liṃgaṃ pūjāphalaṃ labhet sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ sadyaḥ pūjāphalapradam
A liṅga endowed with the marks (prescribed) by the rule obtains the fruit of worship; one endowed with all the marks grants the fruit of worship at once.
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SiP 1 11.5
चरे विशिष्यते सूक्ष्मं स्थावरे स्थूलमेव हि सलक्षणं सपीठं च स्थापयेच्छिवनिर्मितम्
care viśiṣyate sūkṣmaṃ sthāvare sthūlameva hi salakṣaṇaṃ sapīṭhaṃ ca sthāpayecchivanirmitam
In a movable (liṅga) a small one is preferable, but in a fixed one a large one indeed; one should install a Śiva-made (liṅga) that has the proper marks and a pedestal.
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SiP 1 11.6
मंडलं चतुरस्रं वा त्रिकोणमथवा तथा खट्वांगवन्मध्यसूक्ष्मं लिंगपीठं महाफलं
maṃḍalaṃ caturasraṃ vā trikoṇamathavā tathā khaṭvāṃgavanmadhyasūkṣmaṃ liṃgapīṭhaṃ mahāphalaṃ
A liṅga-pedestal that is circular, or four-cornered, or else triangular, and narrow in the middle like a khaṭvāṅga (staff), (yields) great fruit.
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SiP 1 11.7
प्रथमं मृच्छिलादिभ्यो लिगं लोहादिभिः कृतम् येन लिंगं तेन पीठं स्थावरे हि विशिष्यते
prathamaṃ mṛcchilādibhyo ligaṃ lohādibhiḥ kṛtam yena liṃgaṃ tena pīṭhaṃ sthāvare hi viśiṣyate
First the liṅga (is made) from clay, stone and the like, (or) made of metals and so forth; of whatever (material) the liṅga is, of that the pedestal (should be) — this is preferable in the case of a fixed (liṅga).
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SiP 1 11.8
लिंगं पीठं चरे त्वेकं लिंगं बाणकृतं विना लिंगप्रमाणं कर्त्ःणां द्वादशांगुलमुत्तमम्
liṃgaṃ pīṭhaṃ care tvekaṃ liṃgaṃ bāṇakṛtaṃ vinā liṃgapramāṇaṃ kartḥṇāṃ dvādaśāṃgulamuttamam
But in a movable (liṅga) the liṅga and pedestal are one, except for a liṅga made as a bāṇa(-liṅga); the measure of the liṅga, for those who make it, is best at twelve fingers.
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SiP 1 11.9
न्यूनं चेत्फलमल्पं स्यादधिकं नैव दूष्यते कर्तुरेकांगुलन्यूनं चरेपि च तथैव हि
nyūnaṃ cetphalamalpaṃ syādadhikaṃ naiva dūṣyate karturekāṃgulanyūnaṃ carepi ca tathaiva hi
If it is less, the fruit would be small; if more, it is not at all faulted; (it may be) one finger less than the maker's (measure), and in a movable one likewise.
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SiP 1 11.10
आदौ विमानं शिल्पेन कार्यं देवगणैर्युतम् तत्र गर्भगृहे रम्ये दृढे दर्पणसंनिभो भूषिते
ādau vimānaṃ śilpena kāryaṃ devagaṇairyutam tatra garbhagṛhe ramye dṛḍhe darpaṇasaṃnibho bhūṣite
First a shrine-tower is to be made by a craftsman, furnished with the hosts of gods; there, in the pleasant, firm inner sanctum, adorned and resembling a mirror,
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SiP 1 11.11
नवरत्नैश्च दिग्द्वारे च प्रधानकैः नीलं रक्तं च वै दूर्यं श्यामं मारकतं तथा
navaratnaiśca digdvāre ca pradhānakaiḥ nīlaṃ raktaṃ ca vai dūryaṃ śyāmaṃ mārakataṃ tathā
and with the nine jewels at the doors of the directions, with the chief (ones): dark blue and red, and cat's-eye, dusky, and emerald,
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SiP 1 11.12
मुक्ताप्रवालगोमेदवज्राणि नवरत्नकम् मध्ये लिंगं महद्द्रव्यं निक्षिपेत्सहवैदिके
muktāpravālagomedavajrāṇi navaratnakam madhye liṃgaṃ mahaddravyaṃ nikṣipetsahavaidike
pearl, coral, gomeda and diamond — (these are) the set of nine jewels; in the middle one should deposit the liṅga (and) precious material, together with a Vedic (rite).
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SiP 1 11.13
संपूज्य लिंगं सद्याद्यैः पञ्चस्थाने यथाक्रमम् अग्नौ च हुत्वा बहुधा हविषास कलं च माम्
saṃpūjya liṃgaṃ sadyādyaiḥ pañcasthāne yathākramam agnau ca hutvā bahudhā haviṣāsa kalaṃ ca mām
Having worshipped the liṅga with the Sadyojāta and the other (mantras) in the five places in due order, and having offered oblations in the fire many times with ghee, and me the Sakala (form)...
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SiP 1 11.14
अभ्यर्च्य गुरुमाचार्यमर्थैः कामैश्च बांधवम् दद्यादैश्वर्यमर्थिभ्यो जडमप्यजडं तथा
abhyarcya gurumācāryamarthaiḥ kāmaiśca bāṃdhavam dadyādaiśvaryamarthibhyo jaḍamapyajaḍaṃ tathā
Having honoured the teacher and the officiant, and a kinsman, with goods and desired things, one should give lordship to those who ask, and (make) even the inert non-inert.
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SiP 1 11.15
स्थावरं जंगमं जीवं सर्वं संतोष्य यत्नतः सुवर्णपूरिते श्वभ्रे नवरत्नैश्च पूरिते
sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ jīvaṃ sarvaṃ saṃtoṣya yatnataḥ suvarṇapūrite śvabhre navaratnaiśca pūrite
Having with effort satisfied every living being, immobile and mobile, in a pit filled with gold and filled with the nine jewels,
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SiP 1 11.16
सद्यादि ब्रह्म चोच्चार्य ध्यात्वा देवं परं शुभम् उदीर्य च महामंत्रम्ॐकारं नादघोषितम्
sadyādi brahma coccārya dhyātvā devaṃ paraṃ śubham udīrya ca mahāmaṃtramoṃkāraṃ nādaghoṣitam
and having uttered the Sadyojāta and the other brahma-(mantras), having meditated on the supreme auspicious god, and having pronounced the great mantra, the oṃkāra sounded forth as (inner) resonance,
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SiP 1 11.17
लिंगं तत्र प्रतिष्ठाप्य लिगं पीठेन योजयेत् लिंगं सपीठं निक्षिप्य नित्यलेपेन बंधयेत्
liṃgaṃ tatra pratiṣṭhāpya ligaṃ pīṭhena yojayet liṃgaṃ sapīṭhaṃ nikṣipya nityalepena baṃdhayet
having installed the liṅga there, one should join the liṅga with the pedestal; having set down the liṅga together with its pedestal, one should fasten (it) with permanent cement.
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SiP 1 11.18
एवं बेरं च संस्थाप्यं तत्रैव परमं शुभम् पञ्चाक्षरेण बेरं तु उत्सवार्थं वहिस्तथा
evaṃ beraṃ ca saṃsthāpyaṃ tatraiva paramaṃ śubham pañcākṣareṇa beraṃ tu utsavārthaṃ vahistathā
In this way the image too is to be installed there itself, (which is) supremely auspicious; and the image (is to be consecrated) with the five-syllable (mantra), and likewise an outer (image) for the festival.
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SiP 1 11.19
बेरं गुरुभ्यो गृह्णीयात्साधुभिः पूजितं तु वा एवं लिंगे च बेरे च पूजा शिवपदप्रदा
beraṃ gurubhyo gṛhṇīyātsādhubhiḥ pūjitaṃ tu vā evaṃ liṃge ca bere ca pūjā śivapadapradā
One should receive the image from the teachers, or else one worshipped by holy men; thus worship of both the liṅga and the image bestows the state of Śiva.
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SiP 1 11.20
पुनश्च द्विविधं प्रोक्तं स्थावरं जंगमं तथा स्थावरं लिंगमित्याहुस्तरुगुल्मादिकं तथा
punaśca dvividhaṃ proktaṃ sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ tathā sthāvaraṃ liṃgamityāhustarugulmādikaṃ tathā
And again it is said to be twofold: the stationary and the moving. The stationary liṅga, they say, is trees, shrubs and the like.
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SiP 1 11.21
जंगमं लिंगमित्याहुः कृमिकीटादिकं तथा स्थावरस्य च शुश्रूषा जंगमस्य च तर्पणम्
jaṃgamaṃ liṃgamityāhuḥ kṛmikīṭādikaṃ tathā sthāvarasya ca śuśrūṣā jaṃgamasya ca tarpaṇam
The moving liṅga, they say, is worms, insects and the like; and (worship consists in) tending the stationary and satisfying the moving.
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SiP 1 11.22
तत्तत्सुखानुरागेण शिवपूजां विदुर्बुधाः पीठमंबामयं सर्वं शिवलिंगं च चिन्मयम्
tattatsukhānurāgeṇa śivapūjāṃ vidurbudhāḥ pīṭhamaṃbāmayaṃ sarvaṃ śivaliṃgaṃ ca cinmayam
The wise know worship of Śiva to consist in loving devotion to the happiness of each of these; the pedestal is wholly made of the Mother, and the Śiva-liṅga is made of consciousness.
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SiP 1 11.23
यथा देवीमुमामंके धृत्वा तिष्ठति शंकरः तथा लिंगमिदं पीठं धृत्वा तिष्ठति संततम्
yathā devīmumāmaṃke dhṛtvā tiṣṭhati śaṃkaraḥ tathā liṃgamidaṃ pīṭhaṃ dhṛtvā tiṣṭhati saṃtatam
Just as Śaṃkara sits holding the goddess Umā on his lap, so this liṅga sits perpetually holding the pedestal.
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SiP 1 11.24
एवं स्थाप्य महालिंगं पूजयेदुपचारकैः नित्यपूजा यथा शक्तिध्वजादिकरणं तथा
evaṃ sthāpya mahāliṃgaṃ pūjayedupacārakaiḥ nityapūjā yathā śaktidhvajādikaraṇaṃ tathā
Having thus installed the great liṅga, one should worship it with the (customary) services; as with the daily worship, so too with the raising of the banner of Śakti and the rest.
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SiP 1 11.25
इति संस्थापयेल्लिंगं साक्षाच्छिवपदप्रदम् अथवा चरलिंगं तु षोडशैरुपचारकैः
iti saṃsthāpayelliṃgaṃ sākṣācchivapadapradam athavā caraliṃgaṃ tu ṣoḍaśairupacārakaiḥ
Thus one should install the liṅga, which directly bestows the state of Śiva; or else the movable liṅga with the sixteen services—
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SiP 1 11.26
पूजयेच्च यथान्यायं क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदम् आवाहनं चासनं च अर्घ्यं पाद्यं तथैव च
pūjayecca yathānyāyaṃ kramācchivapadapradam āvāhanaṃ cāsanaṃ ca arghyaṃ pādyaṃ tathaiva ca
—one should worship it duly, which step by step bestows the state of Śiva: invocation, a seat, the guest-offering, and likewise the water for the feet,
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SiP 1 11.27
तदंगाचमनं चैव स्नानमभ्यंगपूर्वकम् वस्त्रं गंधं तथा पुष्पं धूपं दीपं निवेदनम्
tadaṃgācamanaṃ caiva snānamabhyaṃgapūrvakam vastraṃ gaṃdhaṃ tathā puṣpaṃ dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ nivedanam
and the sipping-water belonging to that, bathing preceded by anointing, garment, sandal-paste, then flower, incense, lamp, food-offering,
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SiP 1 11.28
नीराजनं च तांबूलं नमस्कारो विसर्जनम् अथवा ऽर्घ्यादिकं कृत्वा नैवेद्यां तं यथाविधि
nīrājanaṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ namaskāro visarjanam athavā 'rghyādikaṃ kṛtvā naivedyāṃ taṃ yathāvidhi
the waving of lights, betel, salutation, and dismissal. Or else, having performed the guest-offering and the rest, (offer) the food-offering to him according to the rule.
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SiP 1 11.29
अथाभिषेकं नैवेद्यं नमस्कारं च तर्पणम् यथाशक्ति सदाकुर्यात्क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदम्
athābhiṣekaṃ naivedyaṃ namaskāraṃ ca tarpaṇam yathāśakti sadākuryātkramācchivapadapradam
Then one should always perform, according to one's ability, the ablution, the food-offering, salutation and the satisfying libation, which step by step bestows the state of Śiva.
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SiP 1 11.30
अथवा मानुषे लिंगेप्यार्षे दैवे स्वयंभुवि स्थापिते ऽपूर्वके लिंगे सोपचारं यथा तथा
athavā mānuṣe liṃgepyārṣe daive svayaṃbhuvi sthāpite 'pūrvake liṃge sopacāraṃ yathā tathā
Or else, on a human-made liṅga, or a sage-made, or a divine, or a self-manifest one, or on an already installed, not newly made liṅga, (worship) with services as (may be possible).
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SiP 1 11.31
पूजोपकरणे दत्ते यत्किंचित्फलमश्नुते प्रदक्षिणानमस्कारैः क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदम्
pūjopakaraṇe datte yatkiṃcitphalamaśnute pradakṣiṇānamaskāraiḥ kramācchivapadapradam
When a means of worship is given, one obtains whatever fruit (accords with it); by circumambulations and salutations, step by step, (Śiva) bestows his state.
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SiP 1 11.32
लिंगं दर्शनमात्रं वा नियमेन शिवप्रदम् मृत्पिष्टगोशकृत्पुष्पैः करवीरेण वा फलैः
liṃgaṃ darśanamātraṃ vā niyamena śivapradam mṛtpiṣṭagośakṛtpuṣpaiḥ karavīreṇa vā phalaiḥ
Or the mere sight of the liṅga, (done) with regularity, bestows Śiva; with clay, dough, cow-dung, flowers, or with oleander, or with fruits,
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SiP 1 11.33
गुडेन नवनीतेन भस्मनान्नैर्यथारुचि लिंगं यत्नेन कृत्वांते यजेत्तदनुसारतः
guḍena navanītena bhasmanānnairyathāruci liṃgaṃ yatnena kṛtvāṃte yajettadanusārataḥ
with molasses, with fresh butter, with ash, with food, as one pleases—having made a liṅga carefully, one should in the end worship in accordance with it.
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SiP 1 11.34
अंगुष्ठादावपि तथा पूजामिच्छंति केचन लिंगकर्मणि सर्वत्र निषेधोस्ति न कर्हिचित्
aṃguṣṭhādāvapi tathā pūjāmicchaṃti kecana liṃgakarmaṇi sarvatra niṣedhosti na karhicit
Some likewise wish for worship even upon the thumb and so on; in the rite of the liṅga there is nowhere at any time a prohibition.
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SiP 1 11.35
सर्वत्र फलदाता हि प्रयासानुगुणं शिवः अथवा लिंगदानं वा लिंगमौल्यमथापि वा
sarvatra phaladātā hi prayāsānuguṇaṃ śivaḥ athavā liṃgadānaṃ vā liṃgamaulyamathāpi vā
For everywhere Śiva is the giver of fruit in proportion to the effort. Or else the gift of a liṅga, or even the price of a liṅga,
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SiP 1 11.36
श्रद्धया शिवभक्ताय दत्तं शिवपदप्रदम् अथवा प्रणवं नित्यं जपेद्दशसहस्रकम्
śraddhayā śivabhaktāya dattaṃ śivapadapradam athavā praṇavaṃ nityaṃ japeddaśasahasrakam
given with faith to a devotee of Śiva, bestows the state of Śiva. Or else one should daily recite the praṇava ten thousand times.
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SiP 1 11.37
संध्ययोश्च सहस्रं वा ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम् जपकाले मकारांतं मनःशुद्धिकरं भजेत्
saṃdhyayośca sahasraṃ vā jñeyaṃ śivapadapradam japakāle makārāṃtaṃ manaḥśuddhikaraṃ bhajet
Or a thousand at the two twilights is to be known as bestowing the state of Śiva; at the time of recitation one should resort to that which ends in the letter m, which purifies the mind.
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SiP 1 11.38
समाधौ मानसं प्रोक्तमुपांशु सार्वकालिकम् समानप्रणवं चेमं बिंदुनादयुतं विदुः
samādhau mānasaṃ proktamupāṃśu sārvakālikam samānapraṇavaṃ cemaṃ biṃdunādayutaṃ viduḥ
In samādhi the mental (recitation) is prescribed; the murmured (recitation) is for all times. And this (mantra) they know as accompanied by the praṇava and joined with bindu and nāda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 11.39
अथ पञ्चाक्षरं नित्यं जपेदयुतमादरात् संध्ययोश्च सहस्रं वा ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम्
atha pañcākṣaraṃ nityaṃ japedayutamādarāt saṃdhyayośca sahasraṃ vā jñeyaṃ śivapadapradam
Then one should recite the five-syllable (mantra) daily ten thousand times with reverence, or a thousand times at the two twilights; it is to be known as bestowing the state of Śiva.
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SiP 1 11.40
प्रणवेनादिसंयुक्तं ब्राह्मणानां विशिष्यते दीक्षायुक्तं गुरोर्ग्राह्यं मंत्रं ह्यथ फलाप्तये
praṇavenādisaṃyuktaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśiṣyate dīkṣāyuktaṃ gurorgrāhyaṃ maṃtraṃ hyatha phalāptaye
Joined at the beginning with the praṇava, it is preferred for brahmins; the mantra, together with initiation, is to be received from a guru, for the obtaining of the fruit.
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SiP 1 11.41
कुंभस्नानं मंत्रदीक्षां मातृकान्यासमेव च ब्राह्मणः सत्यपूतात्मा गुरुर्ज्ञानी विशिष्यते
kuṃbhasnānaṃ maṃtradīkṣāṃ mātṛkānyāsameva ca brāhmaṇaḥ satyapūtātmā gururjñānī viśiṣyate
For the pot-bath (consecration), the mantra-initiation, and likewise the placing of the mātṛkā (syllables), a brahmin whose self is purified by truth, a guru possessed of knowledge, is preferred.
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SiP 1 11.42
द्विजानां च नमःपूर्वमन्येषां च नमोन्तकम् स्त्रीणां च क्वचिदिच्छंति नमो तं च यथाविधि
dvijānāṃ ca namaḥpūrvamanyeṣāṃ ca namontakam strīṇāṃ ca kvacidicchaṃti namo taṃ ca yathāvidhi
For the twice-born, with 'namaḥ' first; for others, with 'namaḥ' at the end; and for women, in some cases, they hold (that it should be) 'namaḥ' — and that according to the rule.
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SiP 1 11.43
विप्रस्त्रीणां नमः पूर्वमिदमिच्छंति केचन पञ्चकोटिजपं कृत्वा सदा शिवसमो भवेत्
viprastrīṇāṃ namaḥ pūrvamidamicchaṃti kecana pañcakoṭijapaṃ kṛtvā sadā śivasamo bhavet
Some hold that for brahmin women this (mantra) has 'namaḥ' first. Having performed five crores of recitation, one becomes forever equal to Śiva.
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SiP 1 11.44
एकद्वित्रिचतुःकोट्याब्रह्मादीनां पदं व्रजेत् जपेदक्षरलक्षंवा अक्षराणां पृथक्पृथक्
ekadvitricatuḥkoṭyābrahmādīnāṃ padaṃ vrajet japedakṣaralakṣaṃvā akṣarāṇāṃ pṛthakpṛthak
By one, two, three or four crores one reaches the station of Brahmā and the rest; or one may recite a hundred thousand per syllable, for the syllables one by one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.45
अथवाक्षरलक्षं वा ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम् सहस्रं तु सहस्राणां सहस्रेण दिनेन हि
athavākṣaralakṣaṃ vā jñeyaṃ śivapadapradam sahasraṃ tu sahasrāṇāṃ sahasreṇa dinena hi
Or else a hundred thousand per syllable is to be known as bestowing the state of Śiva — a thousand of thousands, indeed, at a thousand a day.
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SiP 1 11.46
जपेन्मंत्रादिष्टसिद्धिर्नित्यं ब्राह्मणभोजनात् अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं वै गायत्रीं प्रातरेव हि
japenmaṃtrādiṣṭasiddhirnityaṃ brāhmaṇabhojanāt aṣṭottarasahasraṃ vai gāyatrīṃ prātareva hi
One should recite; the accomplishment of what is desired from the mantra (comes) constantly from feeding brahmins; and (one should recite) the Gāyatrī a thousand and eight times, in the morning only.
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SiP 1 11.47
ब्राह्मणस्तु जपेन्नित्यं क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदान् वेदमंत्रांस्तु सूक्तानि जपेन्नियममास्थितः
brāhmaṇastu japennityaṃ kramācchivapadapradān vedamaṃtrāṃstu sūktāni japenniyamamāsthitaḥ
But a brahmin should recite daily, in order, (the mantras) that bestow the state of Śiva; and, established in the observance, he should recite the Veda-mantras and the hymns.
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SiP 1 11.48
एकं दशार्णं मंत्रं च शतोनं च तदूर्ध्वकम् अयुतं च सहस्रं च शतमेकं विना भवेत्
ekaṃ daśārṇaṃ maṃtraṃ ca śatonaṃ ca tadūrdhvakam ayutaṃ ca sahasraṃ ca śatamekaṃ vinā bhavet
And one mantra of ten syllables, and above that one less a hundred; and ten thousand and a thousand, less one hundred, it should be.
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SiP 1 11.49
वेदपारायणं चैव ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम् अन्यान्बहुतरान्मंत्राञ्जपेदक्षरलक्षतः
vedapārāyaṇaṃ caiva jñeyaṃ śivapadapradam anyānbahutarānmaṃtrāñjapedakṣaralakṣataḥ
And a complete recitation of the Veda is to be known as bestowing the state of Śiva; other mantras, however many, one should recite at a hundred thousand per syllable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.50
एकाक्षरांस्तथा मंत्राञ्जपेदक्षरकोटितः ततः परं जपेच्चैव सहस्रं भक्तिपूर्वकम्
ekākṣarāṃstathā maṃtrāñjapedakṣarakoṭitaḥ tataḥ paraṃ japeccaiva sahasraṃ bhaktipūrvakam
Single-syllable mantras, likewise, one should recite at a crore per syllable; beyond that one should recite a thousand with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.51
एवं कुर्याद्यथाशक्ति क्रमाच्छिव पदं लभेत् नित्यं रुचिकरं त्वेकं मंत्रमामरणांतिकम्
evaṃ kuryādyathāśakti kramācchiva padaṃ labhet nityaṃ rucikaraṃ tvekaṃ maṃtramāmaraṇāṃtikam
Thus he should act according to his capacity; step by step he attains the state of Śiva. But one single mantra that pleases him (he should recite) daily, up to the moment of death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.52
जपेत्सहस्रमोमिति सर्वाभीष्टं शिवाज्ञया पुष्पारामादिकं वापि तथा संमार्जनादिकम्
japetsahasramomiti sarvābhīṣṭaṃ śivājñayā puṣpārāmādikaṃ vāpi tathā saṃmārjanādikam
One should recite 'Om' a thousand times; everything desired (comes) by Śiva's command. Or flower-gardens and the like, and likewise sweeping and the like —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.53
शिवाय शिवकार्याथे कृत्वा शिवपदं लभेत् शिवक्षेत्रे तथा वासं नित्यं कुर्याच्च भक्तितः
śivāya śivakāryāthe kṛtvā śivapadaṃ labhet śivakṣetre tathā vāsaṃ nityaṃ kuryācca bhaktitaḥ
— having done (them) for Śiva, for the sake of Śiva's work, he attains the state of Śiva; and he should always, out of devotion, make his dwelling in a field of Śiva.
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SiP 1 11.54
जडानामजडानां च सर्वेषां भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् तस्माद्वासं शिवक्षेत्रे कुर्यदामरणं बुधः
jaḍānāmajaḍānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhuktimuktidam tasmādvāsaṃ śivakṣetre kuryadāmaraṇaṃ budhaḥ
For all, the dull (inanimate) and the not-dull alike, it gives enjoyment and liberation; therefore the wise man should dwell in a field of Śiva until death.
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SiP 1 11.55
लिंगाद्धस्तशतं पुण्यं क्षेत्रे मानुषके विदुः सहस्रारत्निमात्रं तु पुण्यक्षेत्रे तथार्षके
liṃgāddhastaśataṃ puṇyaṃ kṣetre mānuṣake viduḥ sahasrāratnimātraṃ tu puṇyakṣetre tathārṣake
In a human-made kṣetra they know the holy (area) to be a hundred hastas from the liṅga; but in a holy field (established) by a sage, a thousand aratnis' measure.
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SiP 1 11.56
दैवलिंगे तथा ज्ञेयं सहस्रारत्निमानतः धनुष्प्रमाणसाहस्रं पुण्यं क्षेत्रे स्वयं भुवि
daivaliṃge tathā jñeyaṃ sahasrāratnimānataḥ dhanuṣpramāṇasāhasraṃ puṇyaṃ kṣetre svayaṃ bhuvi
In the case of a divine liṅga likewise it is to be known by the measure of a thousand aratnis; in a self-manifest kṣetra the holy (area) is a thousand bow-lengths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.57
पुण्यक्षेत्रे स्थिता वापी कूपाद्यपुष्कराणि च शिवगंगेति विज्ञेयं शिवस्य वचनं यथा
puṇyakṣetre sthitā vāpī kūpādyapuṣkarāṇi ca śivagaṃgeti vijñeyaṃ śivasya vacanaṃ yathā
A stepwell situated in a holy field, and wells and ponds and the rest, are to be known as 'Śiva's Gaṅgā' — such is the word of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 11.58
तत्र स्नात्वा तथा दत्त्वा जपित्वा हि शिवं व्रजेत् शिवक्षेत्रं समाश्रित्य वसेदामरणं तथा
tatra snātvā tathā dattvā japitvā hi śivaṃ vrajet śivakṣetraṃ samāśritya vasedāmaraṇaṃ tathā
Having bathed there, and having given (gifts), and having recited (mantras), one goes to Śiva; taking refuge in Śiva's holy place, one should dwell (there) until death.
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SiP 1 11.59
दाहं दशाहं मास्यं वा सपिंडीकरणं तु वा आब्दिकं वा शिवक्षेत्रे क्षेत्रे पिंडमथापि वा
dāhaṃ daśāhaṃ māsyaṃ vā sapiṃḍīkaraṇaṃ tu vā ābdikaṃ vā śivakṣetre kṣetre piṃḍamathāpi vā
The cremation, the tenth-day rite, the monthly rite, or the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, or the annual rite (should be done) in Śiva's holy place, or (at least) the piṇḍa offering in the (sacred) field.
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SiP 1 11.60
सर्वपाप विनिर्मुक्तः सद्यः शिवपदं लभेत् अथवा सप्तरात्रं वा वसेद्वा पञ्चरात्रकम्
sarvapāpa vinirmuktaḥ sadyaḥ śivapadaṃ labhet athavā saptarātraṃ vā vasedvā pañcarātrakam
Freed from all sin, he would at once attain the state of Śiva; or else he should dwell (there) seven nights, or five nights,
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SiP 1 11.61
त्रिरात्रमेकरात्रं वा क्रमाच्छिवपदं लभेत् स्ववर्णानुगुणं लोके स्वाचारात्प्राप्नुते नरः
trirātramekarātraṃ vā kramācchivapadaṃ labhet svavarṇānuguṇaṃ loke svācārātprāpnute naraḥ
or three nights, or one night — (thus) gradually he would attain the state of Śiva. In the world a man obtains (results) in accordance with his own class and by his own conduct.
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SiP 1 11.62
वर्णोद्धारेण भक्त्या च तत्फलातिशयं नरः सर्वं कृतं कामनया सद्यः फलमवाप्नुयात्
varṇoddhāreṇa bhaktyā ca tatphalātiśayaṃ naraḥ sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ kāmanayā sadyaḥ phalamavāpnuyāt
And by raising up his class and by devotion a man (gains) a surpassing of that fruit; everything done with desire would yield its fruit at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 11.63
सर्वं कृतमकामेन साक्षाच्छिवपदप्रदम् प्रातर्मध्याह्नसायाह्नमहस्त्रिष्वेकतः क्रमात्
sarvaṃ kṛtamakāmena sākṣācchivapadapradam prātarmadhyāhnasāyāhnamahastriṣvekataḥ kramāt
Everything done without desire directly bestows the state of Śiva; morning, midday, and evening — one of the three (parts) of the day, in order.
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SiP 1 11.64
प्रातर्विधिकरं ज्ञेयं मध्याह्नं कामिकं तथा सायाह्नं शांतिकं ज्ञेयं रात्रावपि तथैव हि
prātarvidhikaraṃ jñeyaṃ madhyāhnaṃ kāmikaṃ tathā sāyāhnaṃ śāṃtikaṃ jñeyaṃ rātrāvapi tathaiva hi
Morning is to be known as productive of (results of) prescribed rites, midday likewise as productive of desired objects, and evening is to be known as productive of peace; and in the night just so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.65
कालो निशीथो वै प्रोक्तोमध्ययामद्वयं निशि शिवपूजा विशेषेण तत्काले ऽभीष्टसिद्धिदा
kālo niśītho vai proktomadhyayāmadvayaṃ niśi śivapūjā viśeṣeṇa tatkāle 'bhīṣṭasiddhidā
The time called niśītha is indeed declared to be the two middle watches of the night; the worship of Śiva at that time especially grants the desired accomplishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 11.66
एवं ज्ञात्वा नरः कुर्वन्यथोक्तफलभाग्भवेत् कलौ युगे विशेषेण फलसिद्धिस्तु कर्मणा
evaṃ jñātvā naraḥ kurvanyathoktaphalabhāgbhavet kalau yuge viśeṣeṇa phalasiddhistu karmaṇā
Knowing thus, a man acting (accordingly) becomes a sharer in the fruit as stated; in the Kali age especially, the attainment of the fruit is through (ritual) action.
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SiP 1 11.67
उक्तेन केनचिद्वापि अधिकारविभेदतः सद्वृत्तिः पापभीरुश्चेत्ततत्फलमवाप्नुयात्
uktena kenacidvāpi adhikāravibhedataḥ sadvṛttiḥ pāpabhīruścettatatphalamavāpnuyāt
Or even by some (rite) that has been stated, according to the difference of qualification: if one is of good conduct and fearful of sin, he would obtain that fruit.
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SiP 1 11.68
ऋषय ऊचुः अथ क्षेत्राणि पुण्यानि समासात्कथयस्व नः सर्वाः स्त्रियश्च पुरुषा यान्याश्रित्य पदं लभेत्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ atha kṣetrāṇi puṇyāni samāsātkathayasva naḥ sarvāḥ striyaśca puruṣā yānyāśritya padaṃ labhet
The sages said: Now tell us in brief the meritorious holy places, resorting to which all women and men may attain the (highest) state;
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SiP 1 11.69
सूत योगिवरश्रेष्ठ शिवक्षेत्रागमांस्तथा सूत उवाच शृणुत श्रद्धया सर्वक्षेत्राणि च तदागमान्
sūta yogivaraśreṣṭha śivakṣetrāgamāṃstathā sūta uvāca śṛṇuta śraddhayā sarvakṣetrāṇi ca tadāgamān
O Sūta, best of the foremost yogins, (tell us) likewise the traditions of Śiva's holy places. Sūta said: Hear with faith all the holy places and their traditions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition