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Shiva Purana — Kailasa Samhita — Chapter 7

SiP 6 7.1

ईश्वर उवाच ।। स्ववामे चतुरस्रं तु मण्डलं परिकल्पयेत्।। ओमित्यभ्यर्च्य तस्मिंस्तु शंखमस्त्रोपशोभितम्

īśvara uvāca || svavāme caturasraṃ tu maṇḍalaṃ parikalpayet|| omityabhyarcya tasmiṃstu śaṃkhamastropaśobhitam

Īśvara said: On his own left he should lay out a square diagram; having worshipped (there) with "Om," (he should place) upon it the conch adorned with the mantra,

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SiP 6 7.2

स्थाप्य साधारकं तं तु प्रणवेनार्चयेत्ततः ।। आपूर्य्य शुद्धतोयेन चन्दनादिसुगंधिना

sthāpya sādhārakaṃ taṃ tu praṇavenārcayettataḥ || āpūryya śuddhatoyena candanādisugaṃdhinā

Having set (the conch) down together with its stand, one should then worship it with the praṇava (Oṃ), filling (it) with pure water made fragrant with sandal and the rest.

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SiP 6 7.3

अभ्यर्च्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैः प्रणवेन च सप्तधा । अभिमंत्र्य ततस्तस्मिन्धेनुमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत्

abhyarcya gandhapuṣpādyaiḥ praṇavena ca saptadhā | abhimaṃtrya tatastasmindhenumudrāṃ pradarśayet

Having worshipped (it) with fragrance, flowers and the rest, and (having consecrated it) sevenfold with the praṇava, having charged (it) with mantras, one should then display the cow-gesture (dhenumudrā) over it.

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SiP 6 7.4

शंखमुद्रां च पुरतश्चतुरस्रं प्रकल्पयेत् ।। तदन्तरेर्द्धचन्द्रं च त्रिकोणं च तदन्तरे

śaṃkhamudrāṃ ca purataścaturasraṃ prakalpayet || tadantarerddhacandraṃ ca trikoṇaṃ ca tadantare

And (having displayed) the conch-gesture, one should lay out a square in front, within that a half-moon, and within that a triangle,

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SiP 6 7.5

षट्कोणं वृत्तमेवेदं मण्डलं परिकल्पयेत् ।। अभ्यर्च्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैः प्रणवेनाथ मध्यतः

ṣaṭkoṇaṃ vṛttamevedaṃ maṇḍalaṃ parikalpayet || abhyarcya gaṃdhapuṣpādyaiḥ praṇavenātha madhyataḥ

and this very hexagon and circle — (so) one should lay out the diagram; having worshipped (it) with fragrance, flowers and the rest with the praṇava, then in the middle

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SiP 6 7.6

साधारमर्घ्यपात्रं च स्थाप्य गंधादिनार्चयेत् ।। आपूर्य्य शुद्धतोयेन तस्मिन्पात्रे विनिःक्षिपेत् स्वात्मानं गंधपुष्पादिपूजोपकरणान्यपि ।। पद्मस्येशानदिक्पद्मं प्रणवोच्चारपूर्वकम् उच्चार्य्य स्कन्दगायत्रीं ध्यायेदथ कुमारकम्।। उद्यदादित्यसंकाशं मयूरवरवाहनम् धर्मो ज्ञानं च वैराग्यमैश्वर्यं च पदानि वै ।। आग्नेयादिश्वेतपीतरक्तश्यामानि वर्णतः विन्यसेत्क्रमशो मूर्त्तौ तत्तन्मुद्राविचक्षणः ।। आवाहयेत्ततो देवं पुष्पाञ्जलिपुटस्थितः सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्।। दिव्या युधकरैर्युक्तं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम् पञ्चाध्वव्यापिनं तस्मात्कलापञ्चकविग्रहम् ।। ईशानमुकुटं देवम्पुरुषाख्यम्पुरातनम् हेमारविन्दं विलसद्दधानां दक्षिणे करे ।। चण्डवच्चामरं हस्तं न्यस्यासीनां सुखासने एवन्ध्यानम्पूजनं च कृत्वा सम्यग्विधानतः ।। ममावरणपूजां च प्रारभेत विचक्षणः

sādhāramarghyapātraṃ ca sthāpya gaṃdhādinārcayet || āpūryya śuddhatoyena tasminpātre viniḥkṣipet svātmānaṃ gaṃdhapuṣpādipūjopakaraṇānyapi || padmasyeśānadikpadmaṃ praṇavoccārapūrvakam uccāryya skandagāyatrīṃ dhyāyedatha kumārakam|| udyadādityasaṃkāśaṃ mayūravaravāhanam dharmo jñānaṃ ca vairāgyamaiśvaryaṃ ca padāni vai || āgneyādiśvetapītaraktaśyāmāni varṇataḥ vinyasetkramaśo mūrttau tattanmudrāvicakṣaṇaḥ || āvāhayettato devaṃ puṣpāñjalipuṭasthitaḥ sarvalakṣaṇasampannaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam|| divyā yudhakarairyuktaṃ divyagandhānulepanam pañcādhvavyāpinaṃ tasmātkalāpañcakavigraham || īśānamukuṭaṃ devampuruṣākhyampurātanam hemāravindaṃ vilasaddadhānāṃ dakṣiṇe kare || caṇḍavaccāmaraṃ hastaṃ nyasyāsīnāṃ sukhāsane evandhyānampūjanaṃ ca kṛtvā samyagvidhānataḥ || mamāvaraṇapūjāṃ ca prārabheta vicakṣaṇaḥ

one should set the arghya vessel with its stand and worship (it) with fragrance and the rest. Having filled (it) with pure water, one should cast into that vessel oneself and also the implements of worship — fragrance, flowers and the rest. On the northeastern petal of the lotus, preceded by the utterance of the praṇava, having uttered the Skanda-gāyatrī, one should then meditate upon Kumāra: resembling the rising sun, having the excellent peacock as his mount. Dharma, knowledge, dispassion and sovereignty are indeed the (four) feet (of the seat), white, yellow, red and dark in colour beginning from the southeast; one skilled in the respective gestures should place (them) in order in the image. Then, standing with the hollow of his palms full of flowers, he should invoke the god: endowed with all auspicious marks, adorned with all ornaments, having divine weapons in his hands, anointed with divine fragrances, pervading the five paths, hence having a body of the five kalās, the god with Īśāna as his crown, ancient, named Puruṣa, holding a shining golden lotus in his right hand — having placed in (the other) hand a fly-whisk like Caṇḍa's, seated on a comfortable seat. Having thus performed meditation and worship properly according to the rule, the skilled one should begin the worship of my retinue.

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SiP 6 7.7

कुशाग्राण्यक्षताश्चैव यवव्रीहितिलानपि ।। आज्यसिद्धार्थ पुष्पाणि भसितं च वरानने

kuśāgrāṇyakṣatāścaiva yavavrīhitilānapi || ājyasiddhārtha puṣpāṇi bhasitaṃ ca varānane

Tips of kuśa grass, unbroken rice grains, and also barley, rice and sesame, clarified butter, white mustard, flowers, and ash, O fair-faced one —

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SiP 6 7.8

सद्योजातादिभिर्मंत्रैः षडंगैः प्रणवेन च ।। अभ्यर्च्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैरभिमंत्र्य च वर्मणा

sadyojātādibhirmaṃtraiḥ ṣaḍaṃgaiḥ praṇavena ca || abhyarcya gaṃdhapuṣpādyairabhimaṃtrya ca varmaṇā

having worshipped (them) with fragrance, flowers and the rest by the mantras beginning with Sadyojāta, by the six aṅga-mantras and by the praṇava, and having charged (them) with mantra by the Armour (mantra),

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SiP 6 7.9

अवगुंण्ठ्यास्त्रमंत्रेण संरक्षार्थं प्रदर्शयेत् ।। धेनुमुद्रां च तेनैव प्रोक्षयेदस्त्रमंत्रतः

avaguṃṇṭhyāstramaṃtreṇa saṃrakṣārthaṃ pradarśayet || dhenumudrāṃ ca tenaiva prokṣayedastramaṃtrataḥ

having covered (them) with the Weapon-mantra, one should display (the gesture) for the sake of protection; and with that same one (one should display) the cow-gesture, and should sprinkle (them) with the Weapon-mantra.

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SiP 6 7.11

गुर्वासनाय नम इत्यासनं परिकल्पयेत् ।। गुरोर्मूर्तिं च तत्रैव कल्प येदुपदेशतः

gurvāsanāya nama ityāsanaṃ parikalpayet || gurormūrtiṃ ca tatraiva kalpa yedupadeśataḥ

Saying "Homage to the seat of the guru," one should lay out the seat; and there itself one should fashion the image of the guru according to the instruction.

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SiP 6 7.12

प्रणवं गुं गुरुभ्योन्ते नमः प्रोच्यापि देशिकम् ।। समावाह्य ततो ध्यायेद्दक्षिणाभिमुखं स्थितम्

praṇavaṃ guṃ gurubhyonte namaḥ procyāpi deśikam || samāvāhya tato dhyāyeddakṣiṇābhimukhaṃ sthitam

Having uttered the praṇava, "guṃ," "to the gurus," and at the end "namaḥ," and having duly invoked the preceptor, one should then meditate on him as seated facing south:

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SiP 6 7.13

सुप्रसन्नमुखं सौम्यं शुद्धस्फटिकनिर्मलम् ।। वरदाभयहस्तं च द्विनेत्रं शिवविग्रहम्

suprasannamukhaṃ saumyaṃ śuddhasphaṭikanirmalam || varadābhayahastaṃ ca dvinetraṃ śivavigraham

with a very gracious face, gentle, spotless as pure crystal, with hands (showing) boon-giving and reassurance, two-eyed, having the form of Śiva.

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SiP 6 7.14

एवं ध्यात्वा यजेद्गन्धपुष्पादिभिरनुक्रमात् ।। पद्मस्य नैर्ऋते पद्मे गणपत्यासनोपरि

evaṃ dhyātvā yajedgandhapuṣpādibhiranukramāt || padmasya nairṛte padme gaṇapatyāsanopari

Having thus meditated, one should worship (him) in due order with fragrance, flowers and the rest. On the southwestern petal of the lotus, upon the seat of Gaṇapati,

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SiP 6 7.15

मूर्तिम्प्रकल्प्य तत्रैव गणानां त्वेति मंत्रतः ।। समावाह्य ततो देवं ध्यायेदेका ग्रमानसः

mūrtimprakalpya tatraiva gaṇānāṃ tveti maṃtrataḥ || samāvāhya tato devaṃ dhyāyedekā gramānasaḥ

having fashioned the image there itself, and having invoked the god by the mantra "gaṇānāṃ tvā...", one should then meditate with one-pointed mind:

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SiP 6 7.16

रक्तवर्णं महाकायं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् ।। पाशांकुशेष्टदशनान्दधानङ्करपङ्कजैः

raktavarṇaṃ mahākāyaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam || pāśāṃkuśeṣṭadaśanāndadhānaṅkarapaṅkajaiḥ

red in colour, of great body, adorned with all ornaments, bearing with his lotus-hands the noose, the goad, (the boon of) what is desired, and his tusk,

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SiP 6 7.17

गजाननम्प्रभुं सर्वविघ्नौघघ्नमुपासितुः ।। एवन्ध्यात्वा यजेद्गन्धपुष्पाद्यैरुपचारकैः

gajānanamprabhuṃ sarvavighnaughaghnamupāsituḥ || evandhyātvā yajedgandhapuṣpādyairupacārakaiḥ

the elephant-faced lord, destroyer of the whole flood of obstacles of his worshipper. Having thus meditated, one should worship (him) with fragrance, flowers and the other offerings of service.

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SiP 6 7.18

कदलीनारिकेलाम्रफललड्डुकपूर्वकम् ।। नैवेद्यं च समर्प्याथ नमस्कुर्याद्गजाननम्

kadalīnārikelāmraphalalaḍḍukapūrvakam || naivedyaṃ ca samarpyātha namaskuryādgajānanam

And having presented as food-offering plantain, coconut and mango fruits, sweet balls and the rest, one should then make obeisance to the elephant-faced one.

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SiP 6 7.19

पद्मस्य वायुदिक्पद्मे संकल्प्य स्कान्दमासनम् ।। स्कन्दमूर्तिम्प्रकल्प्याथ स्कन्दमावाहयेद्बुधः

padmasya vāyudikpadme saṃkalpya skāndamāsanam || skandamūrtimprakalpyātha skandamāvāhayedbudhaḥ

On the northwestern petal of the lotus, having conceived Skanda's seat and then fashioned Skanda's image, the wise one should invoke Skanda:

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SiP 6 7.21

चतुर्भुजमुदाराङ्गं मुकुटादिविभूषितम्।। वरदाभयहस्तं च शक्तिकुक्कुटधारिणम्

caturbhujamudārāṅgaṃ mukuṭādivibhūṣitam|| varadābhayahastaṃ ca śaktikukkuṭadhāriṇam

four-armed, with noble limbs, adorned with crown and the rest, with hands (showing) boon-giving and reassurance, and bearing the spear and the cock.

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SiP 6 7.22

एवन्ध्यात्वाऽथ गंधाद्यैरुपचारैरनुक्रमात्।। संपूज्य पूर्वद्वारस्य दक्षशाखामुपाश्रितम्

evandhyātvā'tha gaṃdhādyairupacārairanukramāt|| saṃpūjya pūrvadvārasya dakṣaśākhāmupāśritam

Having thus meditated and then worshipped (him) in due order with fragrance and the other offerings of service, (one should worship) him who rests against the right leaf of the eastern door,

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SiP 6 7.23

अन्तःपुराधिपं साक्षान्नन्दिनं सम्यगर्चयेत् ।। चामीकराचलप्रख्यं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्

antaḥpurādhipaṃ sākṣānnandinaṃ samyagarcayet || cāmīkarācalaprakhyaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam

the lord of the inner palace, Nandin himself, one should worship rightly: like a mountain of gold, adorned with all ornaments,

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SiP 6 7.24

बालेन्दुमुकुटं सौम्यं त्रिनेत्रं च चतुर्भुजम् ।। दीप्तशूलमृगीटंकहेमवेत्रधरं विभुम्

bālendumukuṭaṃ saumyaṃ trinetraṃ ca caturbhujam || dīptaśūlamṛgīṭaṃkahemavetradharaṃ vibhum

(He is) crowned with the crescent moon, gentle, three-eyed and four-armed — the lord who holds a blazing trident, a deer(?), a chisel, and a golden staff.

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SiP 6 7.25

चन्द्रबिम्बाभवदनं हरिवक्त्रमथापि वा ।। उत्तरस्यान्तथा तस्य भार्यां च मरुतां सुताम्

candrabimbābhavadanaṃ harivaktramathāpi vā || uttarasyāntathā tasya bhāryāṃ ca marutāṃ sutām

His face is like the disc of the moon, or else it is a lion's face; and to the north, likewise, (one should worship) his wife, the daughter of the Maruts,

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SiP 6 7.26

सुयशां सुव्रतामम्बापादमण्डनतत्पराम् ।। संपूज्य विधिवद्गन्धपुष्पाद्यैरुपचारकैः

suyaśāṃ suvratāmambāpādamaṇḍanatatparām || saṃpūjya vidhivadgandhapuṣpādyairupacārakaiḥ

Suyaśā, of good vows, intent upon adorning the Mother's feet — having worshipped (her) duly with perfumes, flowers and the other services,

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SiP 6 7.27

ततस्संप्रोक्षयेत्पद्मं सास्त्रशं खोदबिन्दुभिः ।। कल्पयेदासनं पश्चादाधारादि यथाक्रमात्

tatassaṃprokṣayetpadmaṃ sāstraśaṃ khodabindubhiḥ || kalpayedāsanaṃ paścādādhārādi yathākramāt

then he should sprinkle the lotus with drops of water accompanied by the astra (mantra); afterwards he should construct the seat, beginning with the ādhāra (support), in due order.

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SiP 6 7.28

आधारशक्तिं कल्याणीं श्यामां ध्यायेदधो भुवि ।। तस्याः पुरस्तादुत्कंठमनन्तं कुंडलाकृतिम्

ādhāraśaktiṃ kalyāṇīṃ śyāmāṃ dhyāyedadho bhuvi || tasyāḥ purastādutkaṃṭhamanantaṃ kuṃḍalākṛtim

He should meditate on Ādhāraśakti, auspicious and dark, below upon the ground; in front of her, Ananta, with neck raised, coiled in shape,

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SiP 6 7.29

धवलं पंचफणिनं लेलिहानमिवाम्बरम् ।। तस्योपर्यासनं भद्रं कंठीरवचतुष्पदम्

dhavalaṃ paṃcaphaṇinaṃ lelihānamivāmbaram || tasyoparyāsanaṃ bhadraṃ kaṃṭhīravacatuṣpadam

white, five-hooded, as though licking the sky; above him the auspicious seat, with lions for its four feet.

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SiP 6 7.31

अधर्मादीनि पूर्वादीन्युत्तरां तान्यनुक्रमात् ।। राजावर्तमणिप्रख्यान्यस्य गात्राणि भावयेत्

adharmādīni pūrvādīnyuttarāṃ tānyanukramāt || rājāvartamaṇiprakhyānyasya gātrāṇi bhāvayet

Adharma and the rest (are placed) in the east and the other directions, those (extending) up to the north, in order; he should conceive its limbs as resembling lapis-lazuli gems.

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SiP 6 7.32

अधोर्द्ध्वच्छदनं पश्चात्कंदं नालं च कण्टकान् ।। दलादिकं कर्णिकाञ्च विभाव्य क्रमशोऽर्चयेत्

adhorddhvacchadanaṃ paścātkaṃdaṃ nālaṃ ca kaṇṭakān || dalādikaṃ karṇikāñca vibhāvya kramaśo'rcayet

Then, having visualized the lower and upper covering, the bulb, the stalk and the thorns, the petals and so on, and the pericarp, he should worship (them) in order.

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SiP 6 7.33

दलेषु सिद्धयश्चाष्टौ केसरेषु च शक्तिकाः ।। रुद्रा वामादयस्त्वष्टौ पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात्

daleṣu siddhayaścāṣṭau kesareṣu ca śaktikāḥ || rudrā vāmādayastvaṣṭau pūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt

On the petals (are) the eight siddhis, and on the filaments the śaktis, and the eight Rudras beginning with Vāmā, around (the lotus) beginning from the east, in order.

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SiP 6 7.34

कर्णिकायां च वैराग्यं बीजेषु नव शक्तयः ।। वामाद्या एव पूर्वादि तदन्तश्च मनोन्मनी

karṇikāyāṃ ca vairāgyaṃ bījeṣu nava śaktayaḥ || vāmādyā eva pūrvādi tadantaśca manonmanī

And on the pericarp (is) detachment; in the seeds the nine śaktis, namely those beginning with Vāmā, from the east onward, and at the end of them Manonmanī.

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SiP 6 7.35

कन्दे शिवात्मको धर्मो नाले ज्ञानं शिवाश्रयम् ।। कर्णिकोपरि वाह्नेयं मंडलं सौरमैन्दवम्

kande śivātmako dharmo nāle jñānaṃ śivāśrayam || karṇikopari vāhneyaṃ maṃḍalaṃ sauramaindavam

In the bulb, dharma whose essence is Śiva; in the stalk, knowledge that rests on Śiva; above the pericarp, the discs of fire, of the sun, and of the moon;

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SiP 6 7.36

आत्मविद्या शिवाख्यं च तत्त्वत्रयमतः परम् ।। सर्वासनोपरि सुखं विचित्रकुसुमोज्ज्वलम्

ātmavidyā śivākhyaṃ ca tattvatrayamataḥ param || sarvāsanopari sukhaṃ vicitrakusumojjvalam

and beyond that the triad of principles called ātman, vidyā and śiva; above all the seats, a pleasant one, gleaming with variegated flowers,

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SiP 6 7.37

परव्योमावकाशाख्यं विद्ययातीव भास्वरम् ।। परिकल्प्यासनं मूर्त्तेः पुष्पविन्यास पूर्वकम्

paravyomāvakāśākhyaṃ vidyayātīva bhāsvaram || parikalpyāsanaṃ mūrtteḥ puṣpavinyāsa pūrvakam

named the open space of the supreme ether, exceedingly radiant through vidyā — having thus fashioned the seat for the (divine) form, preceded by the strewing of flowers,

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SiP 6 7.38

आधारशक्तिमारभ्य शुद्धविद्यासनावधि ।। ॐकारादिचतुर्थ्यंतं नाममन्त्रं नमोन्तकम्

ādhāraśaktimārabhya śuddhavidyāsanāvadhi || oṃkārādicaturthyaṃtaṃ nāmamantraṃ namontakam

beginning from Ādhāraśakti up to the seat of Śuddhavidyā, (uttering) the name-mantra which begins with oṃ, stands in the fourth case, and ends with namaḥ —

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SiP 6 7.39

उच्चार्य पूजयेद्विद्वान्सर्वत्रैवं विधिक्रमः ।। अङ्गवक्त्रकलाभेदात्पंचब्रह्माणि पूर्ववत्

uccārya pūjayedvidvānsarvatraivaṃ vidhikramaḥ || aṅgavaktrakalābhedātpaṃcabrahmāṇi pūrvavat

having uttered (it), the learned man should worship; everywhere the order of procedure is thus. The five Brahmans, by the division into limbs, faces and kalās, (are worshipped) as before.

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SiP 6 7.41

सद्योजातम्प्रपद्यामीत्यारभ्योमन्तमुच्चरन् ।। आधारोत्थितनादं तु द्वादशग्रन्धिभेदतः

sadyojātamprapadyāmītyārabhyomantamuccaran || ādhārotthitanādaṃ tu dvādaśagrandhibhedataḥ

Uttering, beginning with "sadyojātaṃ prapadyāmi" and ending with oṃ, the sound that has risen from the ādhāra, through the piercing of the twelve knots,

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SiP 6 7.42

ब्रह्मरन्धांतमुच्चार्य ध्यायेदोंकारगोचरम् ।। शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं देवं निष्कलमक्षरम्

brahmarandhāṃtamuccārya dhyāyedoṃkāragocaram || śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ devaṃ niṣkalamakṣaram

having uttered it up to the end of the brahmarandhra, he should meditate on what is the sphere of oṃ: the god resembling pure crystal, undivided, imperishable,

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SiP 6 7.43

कारणं सर्वलोकानां सर्वलोकमयं परम् ।। अन्तर्बहिः स्थितं व्याप्य ह्यणोरल्पं महत्तमम्

kāraṇaṃ sarvalokānāṃ sarvalokamayaṃ param || antarbahiḥ sthitaṃ vyāpya hyaṇoralpaṃ mahattamam

the cause of all worlds, consisting of all worlds, supreme, abiding within and without, pervading (all), smaller than an atom and greatest of the great,

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SiP 6 7.44

भक्तानामप्रयत्नेन दृश्यमीश्वरमव्ययम् ।। ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्णुरुद्राद्यैरपि देवैरगोचरम्

bhaktānāmaprayatnena dṛśyamīśvaramavyayam || brahmendraviṣṇurudrādyairapi devairagocaram

visible to devotees without effort, the unchanging Lord, yet not an object of perception even for gods such as Brahmā, Indra, Viṣṇu and Rudra,

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SiP 6 7.45

वेदसारञ्च विद्वद्भिरगोचरमिति श्रुतम् ।। आविर्मध्यान्तरहितं भेषजं भवरोगिणाम्

vedasārañca vidvadbhiragocaramiti śrutam || āvirmadhyāntarahitaṃ bheṣajaṃ bhavarogiṇām

and the essence of the Veda, which is heard to be beyond the range even of the learned, devoid of beginning, middle and end, the medicine for those diseased with worldly existence —

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SiP 6 7.46

समाहितेन मनसा ध्यात्वैवं परमेश्वरम् ।। आवाहनं स्थापनं च सन्निरोधं निरीक्षणम्

samāhitena manasā dhyātvaivaṃ parameśvaram || āvāhanaṃ sthāpanaṃ ca sannirodhaṃ nirīkṣaṇam

Having meditated thus on the Supreme Lord with a concentrated mind, (one should perform) the invocation, the installation, the confining (of the deity), and the gazing (upon him),

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SiP 6 7.47

नमस्कारं च कुर्वीत बध्वा मुद्राः पृथक्पृथक्।। ध्यायेत्सदाशिवं साक्षाद्देवं सकलनिष्कलम्

namaskāraṃ ca kurvīta badhvā mudrāḥ pṛthakpṛthak|| dhyāyetsadāśivaṃ sākṣāddevaṃ sakalaniṣkalam

and (one should perform) the salutation, forming the hand-gestures each separately; (then) one should meditate on Sadāśiva himself, the god who is both with parts and without parts.

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SiP 6 7.48

शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं प्रसन्नं शीतलद्युतिम्।। विद्युद्वलयसंकाशं जटामुकुटभूषितम्

śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ prasannaṃ śītaladyutim|| vidyudvalayasaṃkāśaṃ jaṭāmukuṭabhūṣitam

(Meditate on him as) resembling pure crystal, serene, of cool radiance, like a ring of lightning, adorned with a crown of matted hair,

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SiP 6 7.49

शार्दूलचर्मवसनं किंचित्स्मितमुखाम्बुजम्।। रक्तपद्मदलप्रख्यपाणिपादतलाधरम्

śārdūlacarmavasanaṃ kiṃcitsmitamukhāmbujam|| raktapadmadalaprakhyapāṇipādatalādharam

wearing a tiger's skin as garment, his lotus-face slightly smiling, the palms of his hands and the soles of his feet and his lower lip like red lotus-petals,

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SiP 6 7.51

पञ्चवक्त्रन्दशभुजञ्चन्द्रखण्डशिखामणिम् ।। अस्य पूर्वमुखं सौम्यं बालार्कसदृशप्रभम्

pañcavaktrandaśabhujañcandrakhaṇḍaśikhāmaṇim || asya pūrvamukhaṃ saumyaṃ bālārkasadṛśaprabham

five-faced, ten-armed, with the crescent of the moon as his crest-jewel. His eastern face is gentle, with a radiance like the newly risen sun,

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SiP 6 7.52

त्रिलोचनारविन्दाढ्यं बालेन्दुकृतशेखरम्।। दक्षिणं नीलजीमूतसमानरुचिरप्रभम्

trilocanāravindāḍhyaṃ bālendukṛtaśekharam|| dakṣiṇaṃ nīlajīmūtasamānaruciraprabham

rich with three lotus-like eyes, wearing the young moon as its diadem; the southern (face) has a lovely radiance like a dark cloud,

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SiP 6 7.53

भ्रुकुटीकुटिलं घोरं रक्तवृत्तत्रिलोचनम्।। दंष्ट्रा करालं दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं स्फुरिताधरपल्लवम्

bhrukuṭīkuṭilaṃ ghoraṃ raktavṛttatrilocanam|| daṃṣṭrā karālaṃ duṣprekṣyaṃ sphuritādharapallavam

crooked with a frown, terrible, with three round red eyes, gaping with fangs, hard to look at, its lip-tender-shoot quivering;

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SiP 6 7.54

उत्तरं विद्रुमप्रख्यं नीलालकविभूषितम्।। सद्विलासन्त्रिनयनं चन्द्रार्द्धकृतशेखरम्

uttaraṃ vidrumaprakhyaṃ nīlālakavibhūṣitam|| sadvilāsantrinayanaṃ candrārddhakṛtaśekharam

the northern (face) is like coral, adorned with dark curls, with three eyes truly playful, wearing the half-moon as its diadem;

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SiP 6 7.55

पश्चिमम्पूर्णचन्द्राभं लोचनत्रितयोज्ज्वलम्।। चन्द्रलेखाधरं सौम्यं मन्दस्मितमनोहरम्

paścimampūrṇacandrābhaṃ locanatritayojjvalam|| candralekhādharaṃ saumyaṃ mandasmitamanoharam

the western (face) has the sheen of the full moon, brilliant with its triad of eyes, wearing the streak of the moon, gentle, charming with a faint smile;

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SiP 6 7.56

पञ्चमं स्फटिकप्रख्यमिन्दुरेखासमुज्ज्वलम्।। अतीवसौम्यमुत्फुल्ललोचनत्रितयोज्ज्वलम्

pañcamaṃ sphaṭikaprakhyamindurekhāsamujjvalam|| atīvasaumyamutphullalocanatritayojjvalam

the fifth (face) is like crystal, gleaming like the moon's crescent, exceedingly gentle, bright with a triad of wide-open eyes.

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SiP 6 7.57

दक्षिणे शूलपरशुवज्रखड्गानलोज्ज्वलम्

dakṣiṇe śūlaparaśuvajrakhaḍgānalojjvalam

On the right (he is) resplendent with trident, axe, thunderbolt, sword and fire;

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SiP 6 7.58

पूर्व्वे पिनाकनाराचघण्टा पाशांकुशोज्ज्वलम्।। निवृत्त्याजानुपर्य्यंतमानाभि च प्रतिष्ठया

pūrvve pinākanārācaghaṇṭā pāśāṃkuśojjvalam|| nivṛttyājānuparyyaṃtamānābhi ca pratiṣṭhayā

on the (left) side (he is) resplendent with the Pināka bow, arrow, bell, noose and goad. (He is pervaded) by Nivṛtti up to the knees, and up to the navel by Pratiṣṭhā,

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SiP 6 7.59

आकण्ठं विद्यया तद्वदाललाटं तु शान्तया।। तदूर्ध्वं शान्त्यतीताख्यकलया परया तथा

ākaṇṭhaṃ vidyayā tadvadālalāṭaṃ tu śāntayā|| tadūrdhvaṃ śāntyatītākhyakalayā parayā tathā

likewise up to the throat by Vidyā, and up to the forehead by Śānti, and above that by the kalā named Śāntyatītā, the supreme one.

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SiP 6 7.61

अघोरहृदयं तद्वद्वामगुह्यं महेश्वरम् ।। सद्योजातं च तन्मूर्तिमष्टत्रिंशत्कलामयम्

aghorahṛdayaṃ tadvadvāmaguhyaṃ maheśvaram || sadyojātaṃ ca tanmūrtimaṣṭatriṃśatkalāmayam

Likewise (his) heart is Aghora, the left side and the secret parts Maheśvara, and Sadyojāta is that form of his, composed of the thirty-eight kalās;

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SiP 6 7.62

मातृकामयमीशानम्पञ्चब्रह्ममयन्तथा।। ॐकाराख्यमयं चैव हंसन्यासमयन्तथा

mātṛkāmayamīśānampañcabrahmamayantathā|| oṃkārākhyamayaṃ caiva haṃsanyāsamayantathā

(meditate on) Īśāna as consisting of the mātṛkā (alphabet), and likewise as consisting of the five Brahmans, and as consisting of what is called the syllable Oṃ, and likewise as consisting of the haṃsa-placement,

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SiP 6 7.63

पञ्चाक्षरमयन्देवं षडक्षरमयन्तथा ।। अङ्गषट्कमयञ्चैव जातिषट्कसमन्वितम्

pañcākṣaramayandevaṃ ṣaḍakṣaramayantathā || aṅgaṣaṭkamayañcaiva jātiṣaṭkasamanvitam

the god as consisting of the five syllables, and likewise as consisting of the six syllables, and as consisting of the six limbs (aṅga-mantras), and as furnished with the six jāti (endings).

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SiP 6 7.64

एवन्ध्यात्वाथ मद्वामभागे त्वां च मनोन्मनीम्।। गौरी मिमाय मन्त्रेण प्रणवाद्येन भक्तितः

evandhyātvātha madvāmabhāge tvāṃ ca manonmanīm|| gaurī mimāya mantreṇa praṇavādyena bhaktitaḥ

Having meditated thus, then (he should meditate on) you, Manonmanī, on my left side; Gaurī measured (i.e. formed) with devotion by the mantra beginning with the praṇava.

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SiP 6 7.65

आवाह्य पूर्ववत्कुर्यान्नमस्कारांतमी श्वरि ।। ध्यायेत्ततस्त्वां देवेशि समाहितमना मुनिः

āvāhya pūrvavatkuryānnamaskārāṃtamī śvari || dhyāyettatastvāṃ deveśi samāhitamanā muniḥ

Having invoked (you), O Īśvarī, he should perform (the rites) ending with the salutation as before; then, O Mistress of the gods, the sage with concentrated mind should meditate on you:

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SiP 6 7.66

प्रफुल्लोत्पलपत्राभां विस्तीर्णायतलोचनाम् ।। पूर्णचन्द्राभवदनान्नील कुंचितमूर्द्धजाम्

praphullotpalapatrābhāṃ vistīrṇāyatalocanām || pūrṇacandrābhavadanānnīla kuṃcitamūrddhajām

(you who) have the sheen of a full-blown blue lotus petal, with broad, long eyes, with a face like the full moon, with dark curling hair,

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SiP 6 7.67

नीलोत्पलदलप्रख्याञ्चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम् ।। अतिवृत्तघनोत्तुंगस्निग्धपीनपयोधराम्

nīlotpaladalaprakhyāñcandrārdhakṛtaśekharām || ativṛttaghanottuṃgasnigdhapīnapayodharām

like the petal of a blue lotus, wearing the half-moon as your diadem, with breasts very round, firm, high, smooth and full,

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SiP 6 7.68

तनुमध्याम्पृथुश्रोणीम्पीतसूक्ष्मतराम्बराम् ।। सर्वाभरणसम्पन्नां ललाटतिलकोज्ज्वलाम्

tanumadhyāmpṛthuśroṇīmpītasūkṣmatarāmbarām || sarvābharaṇasampannāṃ lalāṭatilakojjvalām

(Meditate on her as) slender-waisted, broad-hipped, clad in a fine yellow garment, furnished with every ornament, resplendent with the tilaka-mark on her forehead,

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SiP 6 7.69

विचित्रपुष्पसंकीर्णकेशपाशोपशोभिताम्।। सर्वतोऽनुगुणाकारां किंचिल्लज्जानताननाम्

vicitrapuṣpasaṃkīrṇakeśapāśopaśobhitām|| sarvato'nuguṇākārāṃ kiṃcillajjānatānanām

adorned with a braid of hair strewn with many-coloured flowers, of a form well-proportioned in every part, her face bent a little in modesty.

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SiP 6 7.71

एवम्मान्त्वां च देवेशि ध्यात्वा नियतमानसः ।। स्नापयेच्छंखतोयेन प्रणवप्रोक्षणक्रमात्

evammāntvāṃ ca deveśi dhyātvā niyatamānasaḥ || snāpayecchaṃkhatoyena praṇavaprokṣaṇakramāt

Having thus meditated on me and on you, O mistress of the gods, with a controlled mind, he should bathe (the image) with water from a conch, following the procedure of sprinkling with the praṇava (OM).

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SiP 6 7.72

भवे भवे नातिभव इति पाद्यम्प्रकल्पयेत् ।। वामाय नम इत्युक्त्वा दद्यादाचमनीयकम्

bhave bhave nātibhava iti pādyamprakalpayet || vāmāya nama ityuktvā dadyādācamanīyakam

With "bhave, bhave, nātibhava" he should present the foot-water; saying "homage to Vāma," he should offer the water for rinsing the mouth.

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SiP 6 7.73

ज्येष्ठाय नम इत्युक्त्वा शुभ्रवस्त्रम्प्रकल्पयेत्।। श्रेष्ठाय नम इत्युक्त्वा दद्याद्यज्ञोपवीतकम्

jyeṣṭhāya nama ityuktvā śubhravastramprakalpayet|| śreṣṭhāya nama ityuktvā dadyādyajñopavītakam

Saying "homage to Jyeṣṭha," he should present a white garment; saying "homage to Śreṣṭha," he should offer the sacred thread.

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SiP 6 7.74

रुद्राय नम इत्युक्त्वा पुनराचमनीयकम् ।। कालाय नम इत्युक्त्वा गन्धन्दद्यात्सुसंस्कृतम्

rudrāya nama ityuktvā punarācamanīyakam || kālāya nama ityuktvā gandhandadyātsusaṃskṛtam

Saying "homage to Rudra," (he should offer) again water for rinsing the mouth; saying "homage to Kāla," he should offer well-prepared perfume.

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SiP 6 7.75

कलाविकरणाय नमोऽक्षतं च परिकल्पयेत् ।। बलविकरणाय नम इति पुष्पाणि दापयेत्

kalāvikaraṇāya namo'kṣataṃ ca parikalpayet || balavikaraṇāya nama iti puṣpāṇi dāpayet

(Saying) "homage to Kalāvikaraṇa," he should also present unbroken rice; (saying) "homage to Balavikaraṇa," he should have flowers offered.

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SiP 6 7.76

बलाय नम इत्युक्त्वा धूपन्दद्यात्प्र यत्नतः ।। बलप्रमथनायेति सुदीपं चैव दापयेत्

balāya nama ityuktvā dhūpandadyātpra yatnataḥ || balapramathanāyeti sudīpaṃ caiva dāpayet

Saying "homage to Bala," he should offer incense with care; (saying) "to Balapramathana," he should likewise have a good lamp offered.

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SiP 6 7.77

ब्रह्मभिश्च षडंगैश्च ततो मातृकया सह ।। प्रणवेन शिवेनैव शक्तियुक्तेन च क्रमात्

brahmabhiśca ṣaḍaṃgaiśca tato mātṛkayā saha || praṇavena śivenaiva śaktiyuktena ca kramāt

And with the brahma-mantras and the six aṅgas, then together with the mātṛkā, with the praṇava and with the Śiva-mantra itself joined with the śakti, in order,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SiP 6 7.78

मुद्राः प्रदर्शयेन्मह्यन्तुभ्यञ्च वरवर्णिनि ।। मयि प्रकल्पयेत्पूर्वमुपचारांस्ततस्त्वयि

mudrāḥ pradarśayenmahyantubhyañca varavarṇini || mayi prakalpayetpūrvamupacārāṃstatastvayi

he should display the mudrās to me and to you, O you of excellent complexion; he should first perform the services upon me, and thereafter upon you.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SiP 6 7.79

यदा त्वयि प्रकुर्वीत स्त्रीलिंगं योजयेत्तदा ।। इयानेव हि भेदोऽस्ति नान्यः पार्वति कश्चन

yadā tvayi prakurvīta strīliṃgaṃ yojayettadā || iyāneva hi bhedo'sti nānyaḥ pārvati kaścana

When he performs (them) upon you, then he should apply the feminine gender (to the mantras); just this much is the difference, and no other whatever, O Pārvatī.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition