Shiva Purana — Kailasa Samhita — Chapter 8
SiP 6 8.1
ईश्वर उवाच ।। अत्रास्ति च महादेवि खल्वावरणपंचकम् ।। पंचावरणपूजान्तु प्रारभेत यथाक्रमम्
īśvara uvāca || atrāsti ca mahādevi khalvāvaraṇapaṃcakam || paṃcāvaraṇapūjāntu prārabheta yathākramam
Īśvara said: And here, O great goddess, there is indeed a set of five enclosures; one should begin the worship of the five enclosures in due order.
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SiP 6 8.2
प्रथमम्पूजितौ यत्र तत्रैव क्रमशस्सुधीः ।। गन्धाद्यैरर्चयेत्पूर्वं देवौ हेरंबषण्मुखौ
prathamampūjitau yatra tatraiva kramaśassudhīḥ || gandhādyairarcayetpūrvaṃ devau heraṃbaṣaṇmukhau
In the very place where the two were first worshipped, there the wise man should, in order, first worship with perfume and the rest the two gods Heramba and the Six-faced One.
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SiP 6 8.3
पंच ब्रह्माणि परितो वृत्ते सम्पूजयेत्क्रमात् ।। ईशानदेशे पूर्वे च दक्षिणे चोत्तरे तथा
paṃca brahmāṇi parito vṛtte sampūjayetkramāt || īśānadeśe pūrve ca dakṣiṇe cottare tathā
He should worship in order the five brahmās all around in the circle: in the northeast quarter, in the east, in the south, and likewise in the north,
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SiP 6 8.4
पश्चिमे च ततस्तस्मिन्षडंगानि समर्चयेत ।। आग्नेये च तथैशाने नैर्ऋते वायुदेशके
paścime ca tatastasminṣaḍaṃgāni samarcayeta || āgneye ca tathaiśāne nairṛte vāyudeśake
and in the west; then in that (circle) he should worship the six aṅgas: in the southeast and likewise in the northeast, in the southwest, in the region of the wind (northwest),
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SiP 6 8.5
मध्ये नेत्रन्तद्वदस्त्रम्पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात् ।। प्रथमावरणम्प्रोक्तं द्वितीयावरणं शृणु
madhye netrantadvadastrampūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt || prathamāvaraṇamproktaṃ dvitīyāvaraṇaṃ śṛṇu
the eye in the middle, and likewise the weapon, all around beginning from the east in order. The first enclosure has been declared; hear the second enclosure.
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SiP 6 8.6
अनन्तम्पूर्वदिक्पत्रे सूक्ष्मन्दक्षिणतस्तथा ।। शिवोत्तमं पश्चिमत एकनेत्रन्तथोत्तरे तत्पूर्वकोष्ठे गन्धाद्यैस्सम्प्रपूज्य विनायकम् ।। पश्चिमोत्तरकोष्ठे च वृषभन्दक्षिणे गुहम् हिरण्यगर्भं पूर्वस्यां विराजन्दक्षिणे ततः ।। उत्तरे पुष्करञ्चैव कालम्पश्चिमतो यजेत् एवमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्गन्धाद्यैरुपचारकैः।। उपचर्य्य ततो दद्यान्नैवेद्यं विधिसाधितम्
anantampūrvadikpatre sūkṣmandakṣiṇatastathā || śivottamaṃ paścimata ekanetrantathottare tatpūrvakoṣṭhe gandhādyaissamprapūjya vināyakam || paścimottarakoṣṭhe ca vṛṣabhandakṣiṇe guham hiraṇyagarbhaṃ pūrvasyāṃ virājandakṣiṇe tataḥ || uttare puṣkarañcaiva kālampaścimato yajet evamabhyarcya vidhivadgandhādyairupacārakaiḥ|| upacaryya tato dadyānnaivedyaṃ vidhisādhitam
(He should worship) Ananta on the petal of the eastern direction, Sūkṣma likewise to the south, Śivottama to the west, and Ekanetra to the north. In the cell east of that, having fully worshipped Vināyaka with perfume and the rest, (he should worship) in the northwestern cell the Bull, and in the south Guha; Hiraṇyagarbha in the east, then Virāj in the south, Puṣkara in the north, and Kāla in the west he should worship. Having thus worshipped duly with the services of perfume and the rest, and having so attended (upon them), he should then offer food-offering prepared according to rule.
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SiP 6 8.7
एकरुद्रन्तथैशाने त्रिमूर्तिं वह्निदिग्दले ।। श्रीकण्ठं नैर्ऋते वायौ शिखण्डीशं समर्चयेत्
ekarudrantathaiśāne trimūrtiṃ vahnidigdale || śrīkaṇṭhaṃ nairṛte vāyau śikhaṇḍīśaṃ samarcayet
He should worship Ekarudra likewise in the northeast, Trimūrti on the petal of the fire-direction (southeast), Śrīkaṇṭha in the southwest, and Śikhaṇḍīśa in the northwest.
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SiP 6 8.8
द्वितीयावरणे चैव पूज्यास्ते चक्रवर्तिनः ।। पूर्वद्वारस्य मध्ये तु वृषेशानम्प्रपूजयेत्
dvitīyāvaraṇe caiva pūjyāste cakravartinaḥ || pūrvadvārasya madhye tu vṛṣeśānamprapūjayet
And in the second enclosure those cakravartins are to be worshipped; but in the middle of the eastern door he should worship Vṛṣeśāna.
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SiP 6 8.9
तद्दक्षिणे नन्दिनञ्च महाकालन्तदुत्तरे ।। भृंगीशन्दक्षिणद्वारपश्चिमे सम्प्रपूजयेत्
taddakṣiṇe nandinañca mahākālantaduttare || bhṛṃgīśandakṣiṇadvārapaścime samprapūjayet
And to his south Nandin, and to his north Mahākāla; Bhṛṅgīśa he should worship to the west of the southern door.
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SiP 6 8.11
उत्तरद्वारपूर्वे तु प्रदक्षिणविधानतः ।। नामाष्टकविधानेन पूजयेदुच्यते हि तत्
uttaradvārapūrve tu pradakṣiṇavidhānataḥ || nāmāṣṭakavidhānena pūjayeducyate hi tat
But in the eastern part of the northern gate, following the rule of circumambulation to the right, one should worship by the method of the eight names — that (set of names) is now told.
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SiP 6 8.12
भवं शर्वं तथेशानं रुद्रम्पशुपतिम्पुनः ।। उग्रम्भीमम्महादेवन्तृतीयावरणन्त्विदम्
bhavaṃ śarvaṃ tatheśānaṃ rudrampaśupatimpunaḥ || ugrambhīmammahādevantṛtīyāvaraṇantvidam
Bhava, Śarva, and Īśāna, Rudra, and again Paśupati, Ugra, Bhīma, Mahādeva — this is the third enclosure.
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SiP 6 8.13
यो वेदादौ स्वर इति समावाह्य महेश्वरम् ।। पूजयेत्पूर्वदिग्भागे कमले कर्णिकोपरि
yo vedādau svara iti samāvāhya maheśvaram || pūjayetpūrvadigbhāge kamale karṇikopari
With (the mantra) "yo vedādau svaraḥ," having invoked Maheśvara, one should worship (him) in the eastern quarter, upon the pericarp of the lotus.
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SiP 6 8.14
ईश्वरम्पूर्वदिक्पत्रे विश्वेशन्दक्षिणे ततः ।। सौम्ये तु परमेशानं सर्वेशम्प श्चिमे यजेत्
īśvarampūrvadikpatre viśveśandakṣiṇe tataḥ || saumye tu parameśānaṃ sarveśampa ścime yajet
(One should worship) Īśvara on the eastern petal, then Viśveśa on the southern, Parameśāna on the northern, and Sarveśa on the western.
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SiP 6 8.15
दक्षिणे तु यजेद्रुद्रमावोराजानमित्यृचा ।। आवाह्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैः कर्णिकायान्दलेषु च
dakṣiṇe tu yajedrudramāvorājānamityṛcā || āvāhya gandhapuṣpādyaiḥ karṇikāyāndaleṣu ca
But on the south one should worship Rudra, having invoked (him) with the verse "ā vo rājānam," with perfumes, flowers and the rest, on the pericarp and on the petals.
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SiP 6 8.16
शिवः पूर्वे दक्षिणतो हर उत्तरतो मृडः ।। भवः पश्चिमदिक्पत्रे पूज्या एते यथाक्रमम्
śivaḥ pūrve dakṣiṇato hara uttarato mṛḍaḥ || bhavaḥ paścimadikpatre pūjyā ete yathākramam
Śiva on the east, Hara toward the south, Mṛḍa toward the north, Bhava on the western petal — these are to be worshipped in order.
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SiP 6 8.17
उत्तरे विष्णुमावाह्य गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्यजेत् ।। प्रतद्विष्णुरिति प्रोच्य कर्णिकायान्दलेषु च
uttare viṣṇumāvāhya gandhapuṣpādibhiryajet || pratadviṣṇuriti procya karṇikāyāndaleṣu ca
On the north, having invoked Viṣṇu, one should worship (him) with perfumes, flowers and the rest, reciting "pra tad viṣṇuḥ," on the pericarp and on the petals.
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SiP 6 8.18
वासुदेवम्पूर्वभागे दक्षिणे चानिरुद्धकम् ।। सौम्ये संकर्षणञ्चैव प्रद्युम्नम्पश्चिमे यजेत्
vāsudevampūrvabhāge dakṣiṇe cāniruddhakam || saumye saṃkarṣaṇañcaiva pradyumnampaścime yajet
One should worship Vāsudeva in the eastern part, Aniruddha in the south, Saṃkarṣaṇa in the north, and Pradyumna in the west.
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SiP 6 8.19
ब्रह्माणम्पश्चिमे पद्मे समावाह्य समर्चयेत् ।। हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तत इति मंत्रेण मंत्रवित्
brahmāṇampaścime padme samāvāhya samarcayet || hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartata iti maṃtreṇa maṃtravit
In the western lotus one who knows the mantras should invoke Brahmā and worship him with the mantra "hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartata."
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SiP 6 8.21
सर्वोर्द्ध्वपंक्तौ पूर्वादिप्रदक्षिणविधानतः।। तत्तत्स्थानेषु संपूज्य लोकपालाननुक्रमात्
sarvorddhvapaṃktau pūrvādipradakṣiṇavidhānataḥ|| tattatsthāneṣu saṃpūjya lokapālānanukramāt
In the topmost row of all, following the rule of rightward circumambulation beginning from the east, having duly worshipped the guardians of the quarters in their respective places, one after another —
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SiP 6 8.22
रान्तंपान्तं तथा ज्ञान्तं लान्तं लान्तमपूर्वकम् ।। षान्तं सान्तञ्च वेदाद्यं श्रीबीजञ्च दशक्रमात्
rāntaṃpāntaṃ tathā jñāntaṃ lāntaṃ lāntamapūrvakam || ṣāntaṃ sāntañca vedādyaṃ śrībījañca daśakramāt
(the syllable) ending in r, that ending in p, likewise that ending in jñ, that ending in l, that ending in l preceded by a, that ending in ṣ, and that ending in s, that which begins the Veda (i.e. 'a'), and the śrī-seed — in the sequence of ten,
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SiP 6 8.23
बीजानि लोकपालानामेतैरेतान्समर्चयेत् ।। नैर्ऋते चोत्तरे तद्वदीशानस्य च दक्षिणे
bījāni lokapālānāmetairetānsamarcayet || nairṛte cottare tadvadīśānasya ca dakṣiṇe
these are the seed-syllables of the guardians of the quarters; with these one should worship them. And in the southwest and the north likewise, and in the south of (the quarter of) Īśāna,
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SiP 6 8.24
ब्रह्म विष्णू च विधिना पूजयेदुपचारकैः ।। बाह्यरेखासु देवेशम्पञ्चमावरणे यजेत्
brahma viṣṇū ca vidhinā pūjayedupacārakaiḥ || bāhyarekhāsu deveśampañcamāvaraṇe yajet
one should worship Brahmā and Viṣṇu according to rule with the (customary) services; on the outer lines one should worship the Lord of gods in the fifth enclosure.
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SiP 6 8.25
श्रीमत्त्रिशूलमीशाने वज्रं माहेन्द्रदिङ्मुखे ।। परशुं वह्निदिग्भागे याम्ये सायकमर्चयेत्
śrīmattriśūlamīśāne vajraṃ māhendradiṅmukhe || paraśuṃ vahnidigbhāge yāmye sāyakamarcayet
(One should worship) the glorious trident in the northeast, the thunderbolt facing the quarter of great Indra (the east), the axe in the region of fire (southeast), and in the south one should worship the arrow.
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SiP 6 8.26
नैर्ऋते तु यजेत्खड्गम्पाशं वरुणगोचरे ।। अंकुशं मारुते भागे पिनाकं चोत्तरे यजेत्
nairṛte tu yajetkhaḍgampāśaṃ varuṇagocare || aṃkuśaṃ mārute bhāge pinākaṃ cottare yajet
In the southwest one should worship the sword, the noose in the domain of Varuṇa (the west), the goad in the region of the wind (northwest), and the Pināka bow in the north.
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SiP 6 8.27
पश्चिमाभिमुखं रौद्रं क्षेत्रपालं समर्चयेत् ।। यथाविधि विधानज्ञश्शिवप्रीत्यर्थमेव च
paścimābhimukhaṃ raudraṃ kṣetrapālaṃ samarcayet || yathāvidhi vidhānajñaśśivaprītyarthameva ca
One who knows the ritual should duly worship the fierce Kṣetrapāla facing west, solely for the sake of Śiva's pleasure.
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SiP 6 8.28
कृताञ्जलिपुटास्सर्वे चिन्त्याः स्मितमुखाम्बुजाः ।। सादरं प्रेक्षमाणाश्च देवं देवीञ्च सर्वदा
kṛtāñjalipuṭāssarve cintyāḥ smitamukhāmbujāḥ || sādaraṃ prekṣamāṇāśca devaṃ devīñca sarvadā
All (of these) are to be visualized with hands joined in cupped salutation, with lotus-faces smiling, and gazing reverently at all times upon the God and the Goddess.
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SiP 6 8.29
इत्थमावरणाभ्यर्चां कृत्वा विक्षेपशान्तये ।। पुनरभ्यर्च्य देवेशम्प्रणवं च शिवं वदेत्
itthamāvaraṇābhyarcāṃ kṛtvā vikṣepaśāntaye || punarabhyarcya deveśampraṇavaṃ ca śivaṃ vadet
Having thus performed the worship of the enclosures, for the quieting of distraction one should worship the Lord of gods again and utter the praṇava and "śiva."
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SiP 6 8.31
पुनराचमनीयं च दद्यादर्घ्यं यथा पुरा ।। ततो निवेद्य पानीयन्ताम्बूलं चोपदेशतः
punarācamanīyaṃ ca dadyādarghyaṃ yathā purā || tato nivedya pānīyantāmbūlaṃ copadeśataḥ
And one should again give water for rinsing the mouth, and the arghya as before; then, having offered drinking water and betel according to instruction,
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SiP 6 8.32
नीराजनादिकं कृत्वा पूजाशेषं समापयेत् ।। ध्यात्वा देवं च देवीञ्च मनुमष्टोत्तरं जपेत्
nīrājanādikaṃ kṛtvā pūjāśeṣaṃ samāpayet || dhyātvā devaṃ ca devīñca manumaṣṭottaraṃ japet
having performed the waving of lights and the rest, one should complete the remainder of the worship; and having meditated on the God and the Goddess, one should recite the mantra one hundred and eight times.
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SiP 6 8.33
तत उत्थाय रचितपुष्पाञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः।। जपेद्ध्यात्वा महादेवं यो देवानामिति क्रमात्
tata utthāya racitapuṣpāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ|| japeddhyātvā mahādevaṃ yo devānāmiti kramāt
Then, having risen and standing with hands cupped holding an offering of flowers arranged (in them), he should meditate and recite, in order, (the mantra) beginning "He who (is) of the gods..."
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SiP 6 8.34
यो वेदादौ स्वरः प्रोक्त इत्यंतम्परमेश्वरि ।। पुष्पाञ्जलिन्ततो दत्त्वा त्रिः प्रदक्षिणमाचरेत्
yo vedādau svaraḥ prokta ityaṃtamparameśvari || puṣpāñjalintato dattvā triḥ pradakṣiṇamācaret
…up to (the mantra) "the sound that is declared at the beginning of the Veda," O supreme Goddess; then, having offered the handful of flowers, he should make three circumambulations.
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SiP 6 8.35
साष्टांगम्प्रणमेत्तं स भक्त्या परमयान्वितः ।। पुनः प्रदक्षिणां कृत्वा प्रणमेत्पुनरेकधा
sāṣṭāṃgampraṇamettaṃ sa bhaktyā paramayānvitaḥ || punaḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā praṇametpunarekadhā
Filled with the highest devotion, he should bow down to him with the eight limbs (touching the ground); then, having circumambulated again, he should bow once more, one time.
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SiP 6 8.36
स्थित्वासने समभ्यर्च्य देवं नामाष्टकेन च ।। साधु वासाधु वा कर्म यद्यदाचरितं मया
sthitvāsane samabhyarcya devaṃ nāmāṣṭakena ca || sādhu vāsādhu vā karma yadyadācaritaṃ mayā
Seated on the seat, having worshipped the god with the eight names (he should say): "Whatever act, good or bad, has been performed by me—"
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SiP 6 8.37
तत्सर्वं भगवञ्छम्भो भवदाराधनम्परम् ।। इति शंखोदकेनैव सपुष्पेण समर्पयेत्
tatsarvaṃ bhagavañchambho bhavadārādhanamparam || iti śaṃkhodakenaiva sapuṣpeṇa samarpayet
"—all that, O Lord Śambhu, is nothing but worship of you": with these words he should present (it) with water from the conch together with a flower.
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SiP 6 8.38
पूज्यं पुनस्समभ्यर्च्य सार्थं नामाष्टकं जपेत् ।। तदेव शृणु देवेशि संब्रुवे तव भक्तितः
pūjyaṃ punassamabhyarcya sārthaṃ nāmāṣṭakaṃ japet || tadeva śṛṇu deveśi saṃbruve tava bhaktitaḥ
Having worshipped the one to be worshipped again, he should recite the eight names together with their meaning. Hear that very (set of names), O Mistress of the gods; I shall declare it out of affection for you.
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