Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 20
SiP 1 20.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां साध्यसाधनखंडे पार्थिवशिवलिंगपूजनमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामैकोनविंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् २० सूत उवाच अथ वैदिकभक्तानां पार्थिवार्चां निगद्यते वैदिकेनैवमार्गेणभुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनी
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ sādhyasādhanakhaṃḍe pārthivaśivaliṃgapūjanamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 20 sūta uvāca atha vaidikabhaktānāṃ pārthivārcāṃ nigadyate vaidikenaivamārgeṇabhuktimuktipradāyinī
Thus in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā, in the section on the goal and the means, the nineteenth chapter, called the description of the greatness of the worship of the earthen Śiva-liṅga. Chapter 20. The Sūta said: Now the earthen worship of the Vedic devotees is set forth; by the Vedic path indeed it bestows enjoyment and liberation.
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SiP 1 20.2
सूत्रोक्तविधिनास्नात्वासंध्यां कृत्वा यथाविधि ब्रह्मयज्ञंविधायादौततस्तर्पणमाचरेत्
sūtroktavidhināsnātvāsaṃdhyāṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi brahmayajñaṃvidhāyādautatastarpaṇamācaret
Having bathed by the rule stated in the sūtras and performed the twilight rite as prescribed, having first carried out the brahma-yajña, he should then perform the libation to the ancestors.
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SiP 1 20.3
नैत्यिकं सकलंकामं विधायानंतरंपुमान् ॥ शिव्प्_१,२०। ३अब्। शिवस्मरणपूर्वं हि भस्मरुद्राक्षधारकः
naityikaṃ sakalaṃkāmaṃ vidhāyānaṃtaraṃpumān // śivp_1,20. 3ab/ śivasmaraṇapūrvaṃ hi bhasmarudrākṣadhārakaḥ
Having performed all the daily and optional rites, the man thereafter, with remembrance of Shiva first, wearing ashes and rudrākṣa (beads),
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SiP 1 20.4
वेदोक्ताविधिना सम्यक्संपूर्णफलसिद्धये पूजयेत्परयाभक्त्यापार्थिवंलिंगमुत्तमम्
vedoktāvidhinā samyaksaṃpūrṇaphalasiddhaye pūjayetparayābhaktyāpārthivaṃliṃgamuttamam
should, by the rule stated in the Veda, properly worship the excellent earthen liṅga with supreme devotion, for the attainment of the complete fruit.
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SiP 1 20.5
नदीतीरे तडागे च पर्वतेकानने ऽपिच शिवालये शुचौ देशे पार्थिवार्चा विधीयते
nadītīre taḍāge ca parvatekānane 'pica śivālaye śucau deśe pārthivārcā vidhīyate
On a river bank, at a pond, on a mountain, and also in a forest, in a temple of Śiva, in a clean place—there the worship of the earthen (liṅga) is prescribed.
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SiP 1 20.6
शुद्धप्रदेशसंभूतां मृदमाहृत्य यत्नतः शिवलिंगं प्रकल्पेत सावधानतया द्विजाः
śuddhapradeśasaṃbhūtāṃ mṛdamāhṛtya yatnataḥ śivaliṃgaṃ prakalpeta sāvadhānatayā dvijāḥ
Having carefully fetched clay produced from a pure spot, one should fashion a Śiva-liṅga with attentiveness, O twice-born ones.
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SiP 1 20.7
विप्रे गौरा स्मृता शोणा बाहुजे पीतवर्णका वैश्येकृष्णा पादजाते ह्यथवा यत्र या भवेत्
vipre gaurā smṛtā śoṇā bāhuje pītavarṇakā vaiśyekṛṣṇā pādajāte hyathavā yatra yā bhavet
For a brahmin white (clay) is taught, red for one born of the arm (kṣatriya), yellow-coloured for a vaiśya, black for one born of the foot (śūdra)—or else whichever is (available) wherever.
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SiP 1 20.8
संगृह्यमृत्तिकांलिंगनिर्माणार्थंप्रयत्नतः अतीवशुभदेशेचस्थापयेत्तांमृदंशुभाम्
saṃgṛhyamṛttikāṃliṃganirmāṇārthaṃprayatnataḥ atīvaśubhadeśecasthāpayettāṃmṛdaṃśubhām
Having carefully collected clay for the purpose of making the liṅga, one should set that auspicious clay down in a very auspicious place.
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SiP 1 20.9
संशोध्यचजलेनापिपिंडीकृत्य शनैः शनैः विधीयेतशुभंलिंगंपार्थिवंवेदमार्गतः
saṃśodhyacajalenāpipiṃḍīkṛtya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ vidhīyetaśubhaṃliṃgaṃpārthivaṃvedamārgataḥ
And having cleansed it with water and made it into a lump little by little, one should fashion the auspicious earthen liṅga according to the way of the Veda.
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SiP 1 20.10
ततः संपूजयेद्भक्त्याभुक्तिमुक्तिफलाप्तये तत्प्रकारमहंवच्मिशृणुध्वंसंविधानतः
tataḥ saṃpūjayedbhaktyābhuktimuktiphalāptaye tatprakāramahaṃvacmiśṛṇudhvaṃsaṃvidhānataḥ
Then one should worship (it) with devotion, for the gaining of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation. I shall tell that procedure—listen, in accordance with the rule.
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SiP 1 20.11
नमः शिवायमंत्रेणार्चनंद्रव्यंचप्रोक्षयेत् भूरसीतिचमंत्रेणक्षेत्रसिद्धिंप्रकारयेत्
namaḥ śivāyamaṃtreṇārcanaṃdravyaṃcaprokṣayet bhūrasīticamaṃtreṇakṣetrasiddhiṃprakārayet
With the mantra 'namaḥ śivāya' one should sprinkle the materials of worship; and with the mantra 'bhūr asi' one should effect the consecration of the site.
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SiP 1 20.12
आपोस्मानितिमंत्रेणजलसंस्कारमाचरेत् नमस्ते रुद्रमंत्रेण फाटिकाबंधमुच्यते
āposmānitimaṃtreṇajalasaṃskāramācaret namaste rudramaṃtreṇa phāṭikābaṃdhamucyate
With the mantra 'āpo asmān' one should perform the purification of the water; with the mantra 'namas te rudra' the enclosing barrier (phāṭikā-bandha) is declared.
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SiP 1 20.13
शंभवायेतिमंत्रेणक्षेत्रशुद्धिं प्रकारयेत् नमः पूर्वेण कुर्यात्पञ्चामृतस्यापि प्रोक्षणम्
śaṃbhavāyetimaṃtreṇakṣetraśuddhiṃ prakārayet namaḥ pūrveṇa kuryātpañcāmṛtasyāpi prokṣaṇam
With the mantra 'śambhavāya' one should carry out the purification of the site; with 'namaḥ' preceding it, one should also perform the sprinkling of the five nectars.
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SiP 1 20.14
नीलग्रीवायमंत्रेणनमःपूर्वेणभक्तिमान् चरेच्छंकरलिंगस्यप्रतिष्ठापनमुत्तमम्
nīlagrīvāyamaṃtreṇanamaḥpūrveṇabhaktimān carecchaṃkaraliṃgasyapratiṣṭhāpanamuttamam
With the mantra 'nīlagrīvāya', preceded by 'namaḥ', the devotee should perform the excellent installation of Śaṅkara's liṅga.
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SiP 1 20.15
भक्तितस्तत एतत्तेरुद्रायेति च मंत्रतः आसनं रमणीयं वैदद्याद्वैदिकमार्गकृत्
bhaktitastata etatterudrāyeti ca maṃtrataḥ āsanaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ vaidadyādvaidikamārgakṛt
Then, out of devotion, with the mantra 'etat te rudrāya', the follower of the Vedic path should give a lovely seat.
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SiP 1 20.16
मानोमहन्तमितिचमंत्रेणावाहनंचरेत् यातेरुद्रेणमंत्रेणसंचरेदुपवेशनम्
mānomahantamiticamaṃtreṇāvāhanaṃcaret yāterudreṇamaṃtreṇasaṃcaredupaveśanam
And with the mantra 'mā no mahāntam' one should perform the invocation; with the mantra 'yā te rudra' one should carry out the seating.
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SiP 1 20.17
मंत्रेणयामिषुमिति न्यासंकुर्याच्छिवस्यच अध्यवोचदिति प्रेम्णाधिवासंमनुनाचरेत्
maṃtreṇayāmiṣumiti nyāsaṃkuryācchivasyaca adhyavocaditi premṇādhivāsaṃmanunācaret
With the mantra 'yām iṣum' one should perform the placing (of the deity) of Śiva; with the verse 'adhyavocat' one should lovingly perform the installing (adhivāsa).
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SiP 1 20.18
मनुनासौजीव इतिदेवतान्यासमाचरेत् असौयोवसर्पतीति चाचरेदपसर्पणम्
manunāsaujīva itidevatānyāsamācaret asauyovasarpatīti cācaredapasarpaṇam
With the verse 'asau jīva' one should perform the placing of the deity; and with 'asau yo 'vasarpati' one should perform the dismissal.
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SiP 1 20.19
नमोस्तु नीलग्रीवायेति पाद्यं मनुनाहरेत् ॥ शिव्प्_१,२०। १९अब्। अर्घ्यं च रुद्रगायत्र्या ऽचमनं त्र्यंबकेण च
namostu nīlagrīvāyeti pādyaṃ manunāharet // śivp_1,20. 19ab/ arghyaṃ ca rudragāyatryā 'camanaṃ tryaṃbakeṇa ca
With the verse 'namo 'stu nīlagrīvāya' one should offer the water for the feet; and the guest-water with the Rudra-gāyatrī, and the sipping-water with the Tryambaka (mantra).
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SiP 1 20.20
पयःपृथिव्यामिति च पयसास्नानमाचरेत् दधिक्राव्णेतिमंत्रेणदधिस्नानं च कारयेत्
payaḥpṛthivyāmiti ca payasāsnānamācaret dadhikrāvṇetimaṃtreṇadadhisnānaṃ ca kārayet
And with 'payaḥ pṛthivyām' one should perform the bathing with milk; with the mantra 'dadhikrāvṇaḥ' one should have the bathing with curds done.
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SiP 1 20.22
घृटंस्नानेखलुघृतंघृतंयावेतिमंत्रतः ॥ शिव्प्_१,२०। २१अब्। मधुवातामधुनक्तंमधुमान्न इति त्र्यृचा ॥ शिव्प्_१,२०। २१च्द्। मधुखंडस्नपनंप्रोक्तमितिपञ्चामृतं स्मृतम् अथवा पाद्यमंत्रेण स्नानंपञ्चामृतेन च
ghṛṭaṃsnānekhalughṛtaṃghṛtaṃyāvetimaṃtrataḥ // śivp_1,20. 21ab/ madhuvātāmadhunaktaṃmadhumānna iti tryṛcā // śivp_1,20. 21cd/ madhukhaṃḍasnapanaṃproktamitipañcāmṛtaṃ smṛtam athavā pādyamaṃtreṇa snānaṃpañcāmṛtena ca
In the bathing with ghee, indeed, ghee (is offered) with the mantra 'ghṛtaṃ yā'; with the three verses 'madhu vātā', 'madhu naktam', 'madhumān no', the bathing with honey and sugar-candy is declared—thus the five nectars are taught. Or else the bathing with the five nectars (may be done) with the water-for-the-feet mantra.
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SiP 1 20.23
मानस्तोके इति प्रेम्णा मंत्रेण कटिबंधनम् नमो धृष्णवे इति वा उत्तरीयं च धापयेत्
mānastoke iti premṇā maṃtreṇa kaṭibaṃdhanam namo dhṛṣṇave iti vā uttarīyaṃ ca dhāpayet
With love, with the verse 'mā nas toke', (one performs) the binding of the waist-cloth; or with 'namo dhṛṣṇave' one should have the upper garment put on.
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SiP 1 20.24
या ते हेतिरिति प्रेम्णा ऋक्चतुष्केण वैदिकः शिवाय विधिना भक्तश्चरेद्वस्त्रसमर्पणम्
yā te hetiriti premṇā ṛkcatuṣkeṇa vaidikaḥ śivāya vidhinā bhaktaścaredvastrasamarpaṇam
With the four verses beginning 'yā te hetiḥ', lovingly, the Vedic devotee should perform the offering of a garment to Śiva according to rule.
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SiP 1 20.25
नमः श्वभ्य इति प्रेम्णा गंधं दद्यादृचा सुधीः
namaḥ śvabhya iti premṇā gaṃdhaṃ dadyādṛcā sudhīḥ
With love, with the verse 'namaḥ śvabhyaḥ', the wise one should offer perfume.
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SiP 1 20.26
नमस्तक्षभ्य इति चाक्षतान्मंत्रेण चार्पयेत् ॥ शिव्प्_१,२०। २५च्द्। नमः पार्याय इति वा पुष्प मंत्रेण चार्पयेत् नमः पर्ण्याय इति वा बिल्बपत्रसमर्पणम्
namastakṣabhya iti cākṣatānmaṃtreṇa cārpayet // śivp_1,20. 25cd/ namaḥ pāryāya iti vā puṣpa maṃtreṇa cārpayet namaḥ parṇyāya iti vā bilbapatrasamarpaṇam
And with the mantra "Homage to the carpenters," he should offer unbroken rice grains. Or with the mantra "Homage to him of the roads (pārya)," he should offer flowers; or with "Homage to him of the leaves (parṇya)," the offering of bilva leaves.
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SiP 1 20.27
नमःकपर्दिनेचेति धूपं दद्याद्यथाविधि दीपं दद्याद्यथोक्तं तु नम आशव इत्यृचा
namaḥkapardineceti dhūpaṃ dadyādyathāvidhi dīpaṃ dadyādyathoktaṃ tu nama āśava ityṛcā
With "Homage to the one with braided hair," he should offer incense as prescribed; and he should offer the lamp as stated, with the verse "Homage to the swift one (āśu)."
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SiP 1 20.28
नमोज्येष्ठायमंत्रेण दद्यान्नैवेद्यमुत्तमम् मनुनात्र्यम्बकमितिपुनराचमनंस्मृतम्
namojyeṣṭhāyamaṃtreṇa dadyānnaivedyamuttamam manunātryambakamitipunarācamanaṃsmṛtam
With the mantra "Homage to the eldest," he should offer excellent food-offering; and with the formula "Tryambaka," a second sipping of water (ācamana) is enjoined.
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SiP 1 20.29
इमा रुद्रायेति ऋचा कुर्यात्फलसमर्पणम् नमो व्रज्यायेति ऋचा सकलं शंभवेर्पयेत्
imā rudrāyeti ṛcā kuryātphalasamarpaṇam namo vrajyāyeti ṛcā sakalaṃ śaṃbhaverpayet
With the verse "These (praises) to Rudra," he should make the offering of fruit; with the verse "Homage to him of the paths (vrajya)," he should offer the whole to Śambhu.
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SiP 1 20.30
मनो महांतमिति च मानस्तोके इति ततः मंत्रेद्वयेनैकदशाक्षतै रुद्रान्प्रपूजयेत्
mano mahāṃtamiti ca mānastoke iti tataḥ maṃtredvayenaikadaśākṣatai rudrānprapūjayet
Then with the two mantras "mano mahāntam" and "mā nas toke," he should worship the Rudras with eleven unbroken rice grains.
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SiP 1 20.31
हिरण्यगर्भ इति त्र्यृचादक्षिणांहिसमर्पयेत् देवस्यत्वेतिमंत्रेणह्यभिषेकंचरेद्बुधः
hiraṇyagarbha iti tryṛcādakṣiṇāṃhisamarpayet devasyatvetimaṃtreṇahyabhiṣekaṃcaredbudhaḥ
With the three verses beginning "Hiraṇyagarbha," he should present the priestly fee; and with the mantra "devasya tvā," the wise man should perform the bathing (abhiṣeka).
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SiP 1 20.32
दीपमंत्रेणवाशंभोर्नीराजनविधिंचरेत् पुष्पांजलिंचरेद्भक्त्या इमा रुद्रायचत्र्यृचा
dīpamaṃtreṇavāśaṃbhornīrājanavidhiṃcaret puṣpāṃjaliṃcaredbhaktyā imā rudrāyacatryṛcā
Or with the lamp-mantra he should perform the rite of waving lights (nīrājana) for Śambhu; with the three verses "These (praises) to Rudra" he should make the handful-of-flowers offering with devotion.
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SiP 1 20.33
मानोमहान्तमिति च चरेत्प्राज्ञः प्रदक्षिणाम् मानस्तोकेति मंत्रेण साष्टाङ्गंप्रणमेत्सुधीः
mānomahāntamiti ca caretprājñaḥ pradakṣiṇām mānastoketi maṃtreṇa sāṣṭāṅgaṃpraṇametsudhīḥ
And with "mano mahāntam" the wise man should make circumambulation; with the mantra "mā nas toke" the intelligent one should bow down with the eight limbs (touching the ground).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.34
एषते इतिमंत्रेणशिवमुद्रांप्रदर्शयेत् ॥ शिव्प्_१,२०। ३४अब्। यतोयत इत्यभयांज्ञानाख्यां त्र्यंबकेण च
eṣate itimaṃtreṇaśivamudrāṃpradarśayet // śivp_1,20. 34ab/ yatoyata ityabhayāṃjñānākhyāṃ tryaṃbakeṇa ca
With the mantra "eṣā te" he should display the Śiva-mudrā; with "yato yataḥ" the mudrā of fearlessness, and with the Tryambaka (verse) the one called knowledge.
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SiP 1 20.35
नमःसेनेति मंत्रेणमहामुद्रांप्रदर्शयेत् दर्शयेद्धेनुमुद्रांचनमोगेभ्य ऋचानया
namaḥseneti maṃtreṇamahāmudrāṃpradarśayet darśayeddhenumudrāṃcanamogebhya ṛcānayā
With the mantra "Homage to the army" he should display the great mudrā; and he should display the cow-mudrā with this verse, "Homage to the troops (gebhya)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 20.36
पञ्चमुद्राःप्रदर्श्याथ शिवमंत्रजपं चरेत् शतरुद्रियमंत्रेण जपेद्वेदविचक्षणः
pañcamudrāḥpradarśyātha śivamaṃtrajapaṃ caret śatarudriyamaṃtreṇa japedvedavicakṣaṇaḥ
Then, having displayed the five mudrās, he should perform the muttering of the Śiva-mantra; one versed in the Veda should recite with the Śatarudriya mantra.
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SiP 1 20.37
ततः पञ्चाङ्गपाठंचकुर्याद्वेदविचक्षणः देवागात्वितिमंत्रेणकुर्याच्छंभोर्विसर्जनम्
tataḥ pañcāṅgapāṭhaṃcakuryādvedavicakṣaṇaḥ devāgātvitimaṃtreṇakuryācchaṃbhorvisarjanam
Then one versed in the Veda should perform the recitation of the five limbs, and with the mantra "devā āgāta" he should make the dismissal of Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.38
इत्युक्तः शिवपूजायाव्यासतोवैदिकोविधिः समासतश्चशृणुतवैदिकंविधिमुत्तमम्
ityuktaḥ śivapūjāyāvyāsatovaidikovidhiḥ samāsataścaśṛṇutavaidikaṃvidhimuttamam
Thus the Vedic procedure for the worship of Śiva has been told at length; now hear the excellent Vedic procedure in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.39
ऋचासद्योजातमितिमृदाहरणमाचरेत् वामदेवाय इति च जलप्रक्षेपमाचरेत्
ṛcāsadyojātamitimṛdāharaṇamācaret vāmadevāya iti ca jalaprakṣepamācaret
With the verse "sadyojātam" he should carry out the fetching of the clay; and with "vāmadevāya" he should carry out the sprinkling of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.40
अघोरेण च मंत्रेणलिंगनिर्माणमाचरेत् तत्पुरुषायमंत्रेणाह्वानं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
aghoreṇa ca maṃtreṇaliṃganirmāṇamācaret tatpuruṣāyamaṃtreṇāhvānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi
And with the Aghora mantra he should carry out the making of the liṅga; with the mantra "tatpuruṣāya" he should perform the invocation as prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.41
संयोजयेद्वेदिकायामीशानमनुनाहरम् अन्यत्सर्वं विधानंचकुर्यात्संक्षेपतः सुधीः
saṃyojayedvedikāyāmīśānamanunāharam anyatsarvaṃ vidhānaṃcakuryātsaṃkṣepataḥ sudhīḥ
With the Īśāna formula he should join Hara (the liṅga) to the altar; and the intelligent one should perform all the rest of the ritual in abbreviated form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.42
पञ्चाक्षरेणमंत्रेणगुरुदत्तेनवातथा कुर्यात्पूजां षोडशोपचारेण विधिवत्सुधीः
pañcākṣareṇamaṃtreṇagurudattenavātathā kuryātpūjāṃ ṣoḍaśopacāreṇa vidhivatsudhīḥ
Or likewise, with the five-syllable mantra or with the one given by his guru, the intelligent one should perform the worship duly with the sixteen services.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.43
भवायभवनाशायमहादेवायधीमहि उग्राय उग्रनाशाय शर्वाय शशिमौलिने
bhavāyabhavanāśāyamahādevāyadhīmahi ugrāya ugranāśāya śarvāya śaśimauline
"Let us meditate on Bhava, on the destroyer of becoming, on Mahādeva; on Ugra, on the destroyer of what is terrible, on Śarva, on him who has the moon as his crest."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.44
अनेन मनुना वापि पूजयेच्छंकरंसुधीः सुभक्त्या चभ्रमंत्यक्त्वाभक्त्यैवफलदः शिवः
anena manunā vāpi pūjayecchaṃkaraṃsudhīḥ subhaktyā cabhramaṃtyaktvābhaktyaivaphaladaḥ śivaḥ
Or with this formula too the intelligent one should worship Śaṃkara; and with good devotion, abandoning wandering (of mind) — for Śiva grants fruit by devotion alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.45
इत्यपि प्रोक्तमादृत्य वैदिकक्रमपूजनम् प्रोच्यतेन्यविधिः सम्यक्साधारणतयाद्विजः
ityapi proktamādṛtya vaidikakramapūjanam procyatenyavidhiḥ samyaksādhāraṇatayādvijaḥ
Thus too the worship in the Vedic sequence has been declared with respect; another procedure is now duly told, O twice-born, as being for general (use).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 20.46
पूजापार्थिवलिंगस्यसंप्रोक्ताशिवनामभिः
pūjāpārthivaliṃgasyasaṃproktāśivanāmabhiḥ
The worship of the earthen liṅga is declared (to be performed) with the names of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.47
तां शृणुध्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम् ॥ शिव्प्_१,२०। ४६च्द्। हरोमहेश्वरः शंभुःशूलपाणिः पिनाकधृक् शिवः पशुपतिश्चैवमहादेव इति क्रमात्
tāṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ muniśreṣṭhāḥ sarvakāmapradāyinīm // śivp_1,20. 46cd/ haromaheśvaraḥ śaṃbhuḥśūlapāṇiḥ pinākadhṛk śivaḥ paśupatiścaivamahādeva iti kramāt
Hear it, O best of sages, as the granter of all desires. (They are:) Hara, Maheśvara, Śambhu, Śūlapāṇi, Pinākadhṛk, Śiva, Paśupati, and Mahādeva — in that order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.48
मृदाहरणसंघट्टप्रतिष्ठाह्वानमेवच स्नपनंपूजनंचैवक्षमस्वेतिविसर्जनम्
mṛdāharaṇasaṃghaṭṭapratiṣṭhāhvānamevaca snapanaṃpūjanaṃcaivakṣamasvetivisarjanam
(The rites are:) the fetching of the clay, the kneading, the installation, and the invocation, the bathing and the worship, and the dismissal with the words "forgive."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.49
अंकारादिचतुर्थ्यंतैर्नमोन्तैर्नामभिः क्रमात् कर्तव्याचक्रियासर्वाभक्त्यापरमयामुदा
aṃkārādicaturthyaṃtairnamontairnāmabhiḥ kramāt kartavyācakriyāsarvābhaktyāparamayāmudā
With the names, beginning with the syllable oṃ, ending in the dative, and closing with 'namaḥ', every rite is to be performed in order with devotion and with supreme joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.50
कृत्वा न्यासविधिंसम्यक्षडङ्गकरयोस्तथा षडक्षरेणमंत्रेणततोध्यानंसमाचरेत्
kṛtvā nyāsavidhiṃsamyakṣaḍaṅgakarayostathā ṣaḍakṣareṇamaṃtreṇatatodhyānaṃsamācaret
Having properly performed the rite of placing (the mantras) on the six limbs and likewise on the hands, one should then undertake meditation with the six-syllabled mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.51
कैलासपीठासनमध्यसंस्थं भक्तैः सनंदादिभिरर्च्यमानम् भक्तर्तिदावानलमप्रमेयंध्यायेदुमालिंगितविश्वभूषणम्
kailāsapīṭhāsanamadhyasaṃsthaṃ bhaktaiḥ sanaṃdādibhirarcyamānam bhaktartidāvānalamaprameyaṃdhyāyedumāliṃgitaviśvabhūṣaṇam
One should meditate on him who is seated in the middle of the seat that is the Kailāsa throne, worshipped by devotees such as Sanandana, the forest-fire (that burns up) the afflictions of devotees, immeasurable, embraced by Umā, the ornament of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.52
ध्यायेन्नित्यंमहेशंरजतगिरिनिभंचारुचंद्रावतंसंरत्नाकल्पोज्ज्वलांगंपरशुमृगवराभीतिहस्तंप्रसन्नम् पद्मासीनंसमंतात्स्थितममरगणैर्व्याघ्रकृत्तिंवसानंविश्वाद्यंविश्वबीजंनिखिलभयहरंपञ्चवक्त्रंत्रिनेत्रम्
dhyāyennityaṃmaheśaṃrajatagirinibhaṃcārucaṃdrāvataṃsaṃratnākalpojjvalāṃgaṃparaśumṛgavarābhītihastaṃprasannam padmāsīnaṃsamaṃtātsthitamamaragaṇairvyāghrakṛttiṃvasānaṃviśvādyaṃviśvabījaṃnikhilabhayaharaṃpañcavaktraṃtrinetram
One should meditate constantly on Maheśa, resembling a mountain of silver, with the lovely moon as his ear-ornament, his body blazing with jewelled ornaments, holding in his hands the axe and the deer and (making the gestures of) boon-granting and fearlessness, gracious; seated on a lotus, surrounded on all sides by the hosts of gods, clad in a tiger's skin, the first of the universe, the seed of the universe, remover of every fear, five-faced, three-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.53
इतिध्यात्वाचसंपूज्यपार्थिवंलिंगमुत्तमम् जपेत्पञ्चाक्षरंमंत्रंगुरुदत्तंयथाविधि
itidhyātvācasaṃpūjyapārthivaṃliṃgamuttamam japetpañcākṣaraṃmaṃtraṃgurudattaṃyathāvidhi
Having thus meditated and fully worshipped the excellent earthen liṅga, one should recite the five-syllabled mantra given by the guru according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.54
स्तुतिभिश्चैवदेवेशंस्तुवीतप्रणमन्सुधीः नानाभिधाभिर्विप्रेन्द्राः पठेद्वैशतरुद्रियम्
stutibhiścaivadeveśaṃstuvītapraṇamansudhīḥ nānābhidhābhirviprendrāḥ paṭhedvaiśatarudriyam
And bowing, the wise one should praise the lord of gods with hymns, with his various names, O best of brahmins; and he should recite the Śatarudriya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.55
ततः साक्षतपुष्पाणिगृहीत्वांजलिनामुदा प्रार्थयेच्छंकरंभक्त्यामंत्रैरेभिःसुभक्तितः
tataḥ sākṣatapuṣpāṇigṛhītvāṃjalināmudā prārthayecchaṃkaraṃbhaktyāmaṃtrairebhiḥsubhaktitaḥ
Then, taking unhusked grains and flowers in his joined hands, with joy, he should entreat Śaṃkara with devotion, with these mantras, with good devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.56
तावकस्त्वद्गुणप्राणस्त्वच्चित्तोहंसदामृड कृपानिध इतिज्ञात्वाभूतनाथप्रसीदमे
tāvakastvadguṇaprāṇastvaccittohaṃsadāmṛḍa kṛpānidha itijñātvābhūtanāthaprasīdame
"I am yours, my life is your qualities, my mind is in you always, O Mṛḍa; O treasury of compassion, knowing this, O lord of beings, be gracious to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.57
अज्ञानाद्यदिवाज्ञानाज्जप पूजादिकं मया कृतं तदस्तुसफलंकृपयातवशंकर
ajñānādyadivājñānājjapa pūjādikaṃ mayā kṛtaṃ tadastusaphalaṃkṛpayātavaśaṃkara
"Whatever recitation, worship and the rest has been done by me, whether knowingly or unknowingly, let it become fruitful by your grace, O Śaṃkara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.58
अहंपापीमहानद्यपावनश्चभवान्महान् इतिविज्ञायगौरीशयदिच्छसितथाकुरु
ahaṃpāpīmahānadyapāvanaścabhavānmahān itivijñāyagaurīśayadicchasitathākuru
"I am a great sinner, and you, the great one, are the purifier; knowing this, O lord of Gaurī, do as you wish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.59
वेदैः पुराणैः सिद्धान्तैरृषिभिर्विविधैरपि नज्ञातोसिमहादेवकुतोहंत्वंमहाशिव
vedaiḥ purāṇaiḥ siddhāntairṛṣibhirvividhairapi najñātosimahādevakutohaṃtvaṃmahāśiva
"You are not known by the Vedas, the Purāṇas, the Siddhāntas, nor by the various sages, O Mahādeva; how then (should) I (know) you, O great Śiva?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.60
यथा तथा त्वदीयोस्मि सर्वभावैर्महेश्वर रक्षणीयस्त्वयाहं वै प्रसीद परमेश्वर
yathā tathā tvadīyosmi sarvabhāvairmaheśvara rakṣaṇīyastvayāhaṃ vai prasīda parameśvara
"However that may be, I am yours in all my states, O Maheśvara; I am indeed to be protected by you — be gracious, O supreme lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.61
इत्येवं चाक्षतान्पुष्पानारोप्य च शिवोपरि प्रणमेद्भक्तितश्शंभुं साष्टांगं विधिवन्मुने
ityevaṃ cākṣatānpuṣpānāropya ca śivopari praṇamedbhaktitaśśaṃbhuṃ sāṣṭāṃgaṃ vidhivanmune
Thus, having placed the unhusked grains and flowers upon Śiva, one should bow with devotion to Śambhu with the eight limbs, according to rule, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.62
ततः प्रदक्षिणां कुर्याद्यथोक्तविधिना सुधीः पुनः स्तुवीत देवेशं स्तुतिभिः श्रद्धयान्वितः
tataḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ kuryādyathoktavidhinā sudhīḥ punaḥ stuvīta deveśaṃ stutibhiḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ
Then the wise one should make the circumambulation according to the rule as stated; again, filled with faith, he should praise the lord of gods with hymns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.63
ततो गलरवंकृत्वा प्रणमेच्छुचिनम्रधीः कुर्याद्विज्ञप्तिमादृत्य विसर्जनमथाचरेत्
tato galaravaṃkṛtvā praṇamecchucinamradhīḥ kuryādvijñaptimādṛtya visarjanamathācaret
Then, having made a sound in the throat, the pure one, his mind bowed, should make obeisance; he should respectfully make his petition, and then perform the dismissal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 20.64
इत्युक्ता मुनिशार्दूलाः पार्थिवार्चा विधानतः भुक्तिदामुक्तिदाचैवशिवभक्तिविवर्धिनी
ityuktā muniśārdūlāḥ pārthivārcā vidhānataḥ bhuktidāmuktidācaivaśivabhaktivivardhinī
Thus, O tigers among sages, the earthen worship has been told according to the prescription; it grants enjoyment and it grants liberation, and it increases devotion to Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.65
इत्यध्यायंसुचित्तेनयःपठेच्छृणुयादपि सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मासर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
ityadhyāyaṃsucittenayaḥpaṭhecchṛṇuyādapi sarvapāpaviśuddhātmāsarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
Whoever reads or even hears this chapter with a good mind, his self purified of all sins, will obtain all his desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 20.66
आयुरायोग्यदंचैवयशस्यंस्वर्ग्यमेवच पुत्रपौत्रादिसुखदमाख्यानमिदमुत्तमम्
āyurāyogyadaṃcaivayaśasyaṃsvargyamevaca putrapautrādisukhadamākhyānamidamuttamam
This excellent narrative bestows long life and health, brings fame and heaven, and gives the happiness of sons, grandsons and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition