Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Purva Bhaga — Chapter 33
SiP 7.1 33.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायां पूर्वखण्डे श्रेष्ठानुष्ठानवर्णनं नाम द्वात्रिंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ३३ ऋषय ऊचुः भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामो व्रतं पाशुपतं परम् ब्रह्मादयो ऽपि यत्कृत्वा सर्वे पाशुपताः स्मृताः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe śreṣṭhānuṣṭhānavarṇanaṃ nāma dvātriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 33 ṛṣaya ūcuḥ bhagavañchrotumicchāmo vrataṃ pāśupataṃ param brahmādayo 'pi yatkṛtvā sarve pāśupatāḥ smṛtāḥ
Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (part), in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the first section, the thirty-second chapter, called "The Description of the Best Observance." Chapter 33. The sages said: Lord, we wish to hear of the supreme Pāśupata vow, by performing which even Brahmā and the others were all reckoned as Pāśupatas.
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SiP 7.1 33.2
वायुरुवाच रहस्यं वः प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापनिकृन्तनम् व्रतं पाशुपतं श्रौतमथर्वशिरसि श्रुतम्
vāyuruvāca rahasyaṃ vaḥ pravakṣyāmi sarvapāpanikṛntanam vrataṃ pāśupataṃ śrautamatharvaśirasi śrutam
Vāyu said: I shall declare to you the secret that cuts away all sins, the Pāśupata vow, which belongs to the Veda and is heard in the Atharvaśiras.
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SiP 7.1 33.3
कालश्चैत्री पौर्णमासी देशः शिवपरिग्रहः क्षेत्रारामाद्यरण्यं वा प्रशस्तश्शुभलक्षणः
kālaścaitrī paurṇamāsī deśaḥ śivaparigrahaḥ kṣetrārāmādyaraṇyaṃ vā praśastaśśubhalakṣaṇaḥ
The time is the full-moon day of Caitra; the place is a precinct belonging to Śiva, or a field, garden, and the like, or a forest — one commended and of auspicious marks.
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SiP 7.1 33.4
तत्र पूर्वं त्रयोदश्यां सुस्नातः सुकृताह्निकः अनुज्ञाप्य स्वमाचार्यं संपूज्य प्रणिपत्य च
tatra pūrvaṃ trayodaśyāṃ susnātaḥ sukṛtāhnikaḥ anujñāpya svamācāryaṃ saṃpūjya praṇipatya ca
There, first, on the thirteenth day, well bathed, having duly performed the daily rites, having obtained permission from his own teacher, having worshipped him and bowed down,
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SiP 7.1 33.5
पूजां वैशेषिकीं कृत्वा शुक्लांबरधरः स्वयम् शुक्लयज्ञोपवीती च शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनः
pūjāṃ vaiśeṣikīṃ kṛtvā śuklāṃbaradharaḥ svayam śuklayajñopavītī ca śuklamālyānulepanaḥ
having performed the special worship, himself wearing white garments, with a white sacred thread, with white garland and unguent,
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SiP 7.1 33.6
दर्भासने समासीनो दर्भमुष्टिं प्रगृह्य च ५३९अ प्राणायामत्रयं कृत्वा प्राङ्मुखो वाप्युदङ्मुखः ध्यात्वा देवं च देवीं च तद्विज्ञापनवर्त्मना
darbhāsane samāsīno darbhamuṣṭiṃ pragṛhya ca 539a prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kṛtvā prāṅmukho vāpyudaṅmukhaḥ dhyātvā devaṃ ca devīṃ ca tadvijñāpanavartmanā
seated on a seat of darbha grass and holding a handful of darbha, having performed three breath-restraints, facing east or else facing north, having meditated on the God and the Goddess, by way of announcing it to them,
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SiP 7.1 33.7
व्रतमेतत्करोमीति भवेत्संकल्प्य दीक्षितः यावच्छरीरपातं वा द्वादशाब्दमथापि वा
vratametatkaromīti bhavetsaṃkalpya dīkṣitaḥ yāvaccharīrapātaṃ vā dvādaśābdamathāpi vā
resolving "I perform this vow," he should become consecrated — either until the body falls, or for twelve years,
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SiP 7.1 33.8
तदर्धं वा तदर्धं वा मासद्वादशकं तु वा तदर्धं वा तदर्धं वा मासमेकमथापि वा
tadardhaṃ vā tadardhaṃ vā māsadvādaśakaṃ tu vā tadardhaṃ vā tadardhaṃ vā māsamekamathāpi vā
or half of that, or half of that, or for twelve months, or half of that, or half of that, or else for one month,
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SiP 7.1 33.9
दिनद्वादशकं वा ऽथ दिनषट्कमथापि वा तदर्धं दिनमेकं वा व्रतसंकल्पनावधि
dinadvādaśakaṃ vā 'tha dinaṣaṭkamathāpi vā tadardhaṃ dinamekaṃ vā vratasaṃkalpanāvadhi
or for twelve days, or else for six days, or half of that, or for one day — such is the limit of the vow's resolve.
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SiP 7.1 33.10
अग्निमाधाय विधिवद्विरजाहोमकारणात् हुत्वाज्येन समिद्भिश्च चरुणा च यथाक्रमम्
agnimādhāya vidhivadvirajāhomakāraṇāt hutvājyena samidbhiśca caruṇā ca yathākramam
Having installed the fire according to rule, for the purpose of performing the virajā oblation, he offers with ghee, with kindling sticks, and with the caru, in due order.
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SiP 7.1 33.11
पूर्णामापूर्य तां भूयस्तत्त्वानां शुद्धिमुद्दिशन् जुहुयान्मूलमन्त्रेण तैरेव समिदादिभिः
pūrṇāmāpūrya tāṃ bhūyastattvānāṃ śuddhimuddiśan juhuyānmūlamantreṇa taireva samidādibhiḥ
Having filled up (offered) the full oblation, again, with the aim of purifying the tattvas, he should offer with the root-mantra, using those same kindling sticks and the rest.
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SiP 7.1 33.12
तत्त्वान्येतानि मद्देहे शुद्ध्यंताम् १इत्यनुस्मरन् पञ्चभूतानि तन्मात्राः पञ्चकर्मेन्द्रियाणि च
tattvānyetāni maddehe śuddhyaṃtām 1ityanusmaran pañcabhūtāni tanmātrāḥ pañcakarmendriyāṇi ca
Recalling, "May these tattvas in my body be purified" — the five elements, the subtle elements (tanmātras), and the five organs of action,
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SiP 7.1 33.13
ज्ञानकर्मविभेदेन पञ्चकर्मविभागशः त्वगादिधातवस्सप्त पञ्च प्राणादिवायवः
jñānakarmavibhedena pañcakarmavibhāgaśaḥ tvagādidhātavassapta pañca prāṇādivāyavaḥ
by the division into (organs of) knowledge and action, in the fivefold apportionment of the (organs of) action; the seven constituents (dhātus) beginning with the skin; the five winds beginning with prāṇa;
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SiP 7.1 33.14
मनोबुद्धिरहं ख्यातिर्गुणाः प्रकृतिपूरुषौ रागो विद्याकले चैव नियतिः काल एव च
manobuddhirahaṃ khyātirguṇāḥ prakṛtipūruṣau rāgo vidyākale caiva niyatiḥ kāla eva ca
mind, intellect, egoity, discernment, the (three) guṇas, prakṛti and puruṣa, passion (rāga), vidyā and kalā, necessity (niyati), and time itself,
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SiP 7.1 33.15
माया च शुद्धिविद्या च महेश्वरसदाशिवौ शक्तिश्च शिवतत्त्वं च तत्त्वानि क्रमशो विदुः
māyā ca śuddhividyā ca maheśvarasadāśivau śaktiśca śivatattvaṃ ca tattvāni kramaśo viduḥ
and māyā, and pure knowledge (śuddhavidyā), Maheśvara and Sadāśiva, and Śakti, and the Śiva-tattva: these they know as the tattvas, in order.
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SiP 7.1 33.16
मन्त्रैस्तु विरजैर्हुत्वा होतासौ विरजा भवेत् शिवानुग्रहमासाद्य ज्ञानवान्स हि जायते
mantraistu virajairhutvā hotāsau virajā bhavet śivānugrahamāsādya jñānavānsa hi jāyate
But by offering with the virajā mantras, that sacrificer becomes free of impurity (virajas); attaining Śiva's grace, he indeed becomes possessed of knowledge.
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SiP 7.1 33.17
अथ गोमयमादाय पिण्डीकृत्याभिमंत्र्य च विन्यस्याग्नौ च सम्प्रोक्ष्य दिने तस्मिन्हविष्यभुक्
atha gomayamādāya piṇḍīkṛtyābhimaṃtrya ca vinyasyāgnau ca samprokṣya dine tasminhaviṣyabhuk
Then, taking cow-dung and making it into a ball and consecrating it with mantras, and placing it in the fire and sprinkling it, on that day he eats (only) sacrificial food.
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SiP 7.1 33.18
प्रभाते तु चतुर्दश्यां कृत्वा सर्वं पुरोदितम् दिने तस्मिन्निराहारः कालं शेषं समापयेत्
prabhāte tu caturdaśyāṃ kṛtvā sarvaṃ puroditam dine tasminnirāhāraḥ kālaṃ śeṣaṃ samāpayet
But at dawn on the fourteenth, having done everything stated above, on that day, taking no food, he should pass the remaining time.
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SiP 7.1 33.19
प्रातः पर्वणि चाप्येवं कृत्वा होमा वसानतः उपसंहृत्य रुद्राग्निं गृह्णीयाद्भस्म यत्नतः
prātaḥ parvaṇi cāpyevaṃ kṛtvā homā vasānataḥ upasaṃhṛtya rudrāgniṃ gṛhṇīyādbhasma yatnataḥ
At morning on the (new/full-moon) parvan day too, having done likewise, at the conclusion of the oblations, having withdrawn the Rudra-fire, he should carefully take up the ash.
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SiP 7.1 33.20
ततश्च जटिलो मुण्डी शिखैकजट एव वा भूत्वा स्नात्वा ततो वीतलज्जश्चेत्स्याद्दिगम्बरः
tataśca jaṭilo muṇḍī śikhaikajaṭa eva vā bhūtvā snātvā tato vītalajjaścetsyāddigambaraḥ
And thereafter, having become one with matted hair, or shaven, or with a single tuft or single braid, and having bathed, then, if he is free of shame, let him be sky-clad (naked).
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SiP 7.1 33.21
अपि काषायवसनश्चर्मचीराम्बरो ऽथ वा एकाम्बरो वल्कली वा भवेद्दण्डी च मेखली
api kāṣāyavasanaścarmacīrāmbaro 'tha vā ekāmbaro valkalī vā bhaveddaṇḍī ca mekhalī
Or else wearing ochre cloth, or clad in a hide or in rags, or wearing a single garment, or in bark, he may be a bearer of the staff and the girdle.
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SiP 7.1 33.22
प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ पश्चाद्द्विराचम्यात्मनस्तनुम् संकुलीकृत्य तद्भस्म विरजानलसंभवम्
prakṣālya caraṇau paścāddvirācamyātmanastanum saṃkulīkṛtya tadbhasma virajānalasaṃbhavam
Having washed his feet, then having sipped water twice, (and) having heaped up on his own body that ash arisen from the virajā fire,
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SiP 7.1 33.23
अग्निरित्यादिभिर्मंत्रैः षड्भिराथर्वणैः क्रमात् विभृज्यांगानि मूर्धादिचरणांतानि तैस्स्पृशेत्
agnirityādibhirmaṃtraiḥ ṣaḍbhirātharvaṇaiḥ kramāt vibhṛjyāṃgāni mūrdhādicaraṇāṃtāni taisspṛśet
with the six Ātharvaṇa mantras beginning "agniḥ," in order, dividing (the ash), he should touch with them the limbs from the head down to the feet.
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SiP 7.1 33.24
ततस्तेन क्रमेणैव समुद्धृत्य च भस्मना सर्वांगोद्धूलनं कुर्यात्प्रणवेन शिवेन वा
tatastena krameṇaiva samuddhṛtya ca bhasmanā sarvāṃgoddhūlanaṃ kuryātpraṇavena śivena vā
Then, taking up (the ash) by that very sequence, he should smear all his limbs with the ash, with the praṇava or with the Śiva-mantra.
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SiP 7.1 33.25
ततस्त्रिपुण्ड्रं रचयेत्त्रियायुषसमाह्वयम् शिवभावं समागम्य शिवयोगमथाचरेत्
tatastripuṇḍraṃ racayettriyāyuṣasamāhvayam śivabhāvaṃ samāgamya śivayogamathācaret
Then he should form the triple mark (tripuṇḍra) with the (mantra) called triyāyuṣa; having entered into the state of Śiva, he should then practise the Śiva-yoga.
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SiP 7.1 33.26
कुर्यात्स्त्रिसन्ध्यमप्येवमेतत्पाशुपतं व्रतम् भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं चैतत्पशुत्वं विनिवर्तयेत्
kuryātstrisandhyamapyevametatpāśupataṃ vratam bhuktimuktipradaṃ caitatpaśutvaṃ vinivartayet
He should do this at the three junctures of the day as well: this is the Pāśupata vow; and this bestows enjoyment and liberation, and puts an end to the state of being a bound creature (paśutva).
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SiP 7.1 33.27
तत्पशुत्वं परित्यज्य कृत्वा पाशुपतं व्रतम् पूजनीयो महादेवो लिंगमूर्तिस्सनातनः
tatpaśutvaṃ parityajya kṛtvā pāśupataṃ vratam pūjanīyo mahādevo liṃgamūrtissanātanaḥ
Having abandoned that state of being a bound creature by performing the Pāśupata vow, Mahādeva, the eternal one whose form is the liṅga, is to be worshipped.
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SiP 7.1 33.28
पद्ममष्टदलं हैमं नवरत्नैरलंकृतम् कर्णिकाकेशरोपेतमासनं परिकल्पयेत्
padmamaṣṭadalaṃ haimaṃ navaratnairalaṃkṛtam karṇikākeśaropetamāsanaṃ parikalpayet
He should devise a seat — a golden eight-petalled lotus, adorned with the nine gems, furnished with pericarp and filaments.
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SiP 7.1 33.29
विभवे तदभावे तु रक्तं सितमथापि वा पद्मं तस्याप्यभावे तु केवलं भावनामयम्
vibhave tadabhāve tu raktaṃ sitamathāpi vā padmaṃ tasyāpyabhāve tu kevalaṃ bhāvanāmayam
If he has the means; but in the absence of that, a red or else a white lotus; and in the absence of that too, one made purely of imagination.
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SiP 7.1 33.30
तत्पद्मकर्णिकामध्ये कृत्वा लिंगं कनीयसम् स्फीटिकं पीठिकोपेतं पूजयेद्विधिवत्क्रमात्
tatpadmakarṇikāmadhye kṛtvā liṃgaṃ kanīyasam sphīṭikaṃ pīṭhikopetaṃ pūjayedvidhivatkramāt
In the middle of the pericarp of that lotus, having placed a very small liṅga of crystal, furnished with a pedestal, (he) should worship (it) in due order according to the rule.
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SiP 7.1 33.31
प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानेन तल्लिंगं कृतशोधनम् परिकल्प्यासनं मूर्तिं पञ्चवक्त्रप्रकारतः
pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānena talliṃgaṃ kṛtaśodhanam parikalpyāsanaṃ mūrtiṃ pañcavaktraprakārataḥ
Having installed that liṅga, which has been purified, according to the prescribed procedure, and having assigned it a seat, (he should conceive) the image in the manner of the five faces.
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SiP 7.1 33.32
पञ्चगव्यादिभिः पूर्णैर्यथाविभवसंभृतैः स्नापयेत्कलशैः पूर्णैरष्टापदसमुद्भवैः
pañcagavyādibhiḥ pūrṇairyathāvibhavasaṃbhṛtaiḥ snāpayetkalaśaiḥ pūrṇairaṣṭāpadasamudbhavaiḥ
With jars filled with the five products of the cow and the rest, gathered according to (one's) means, (he) should bathe (it) with full pots made of gold.
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SiP 7.1 33.33
गंधद्रव्यैस्सकर्पूरैश्चन्दनाद्यैस्सकुंकुमैः सवेदिकं समालिप्य लिंगं भूषणभूषितम्
gaṃdhadravyaissakarpūraiścandanādyaissakuṃkumaiḥ savedikaṃ samālipya liṃgaṃ bhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
Having smeared the liṅga together with its altar-base with fragrant substances along with camphor, with sandal and the rest along with saffron, (the liṅga) adorned with ornaments —
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SiP 7.1 33.34
बिल्वपत्रैश्च पद्मैश्च रक्तैः श्वेतैस्तथोत्पलैः नीलोत्पलैस्तथान्यैश्च पुष्पैस्तैस्तैस्सुगंधिभिः
bilvapatraiśca padmaiśca raktaiḥ śvetaistathotpalaiḥ nīlotpalaistathānyaiśca puṣpaistaistaissugaṃdhibhiḥ
— and with bilva leaves and with lotuses, red and white, and likewise with water-lilies, with blue water-lilies and with those various other fragrant flowers,
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SiP 7.1 33.35
पुण्यैः प्रशस्तैः पत्रैश्च चित्रैर्दूर्वाक्षतादिभिः समभ्यर्च्य यथालाभं महापूजाविधानतः
puṇyaiḥ praśastaiḥ patraiśca citrairdūrvākṣatādibhiḥ samabhyarcya yathālābhaṃ mahāpūjāvidhānataḥ
with holy, commended leaves and with variegated dūrvā grass, unbroken rice and the like, having worshipped (him) fully as far as (means) are obtained, according to the rule of the great worship,
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SiP 7.1 33.36
धूपं दीपं तथा चापि नैवेद्यं च समादिशेत् निवेदयित्वा विभवे कल्याणं च समाचरेत्
dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ tathā cāpi naivedyaṃ ca samādiśet nivedayitvā vibhave kalyāṇaṃ ca samācaret
(he) should also present incense, a lamp, and a food offering; having offered (them), he should, according to (his) means, also perform the auspicious rite.
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SiP 7.1 33.37
इष्टानि च विशिष्टानि न्यायेनोपार्जितानि च सर्वद्रव्याणि देयानि व्रते तस्मिन्विशेषतः
iṣṭāni ca viśiṣṭāni nyāyenopārjitāni ca sarvadravyāṇi deyāni vrate tasminviśeṣataḥ
And desirable, excellent things, acquired by lawful means — all such substances are to be given, especially in that observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.38
श्रीपत्रोत्पलपद्मानां संख्या साहस्रिकी मता प्रत्येकमपरा संख्या शतमष्टोत्तरं द्विजाः
śrīpatrotpalapadmānāṃ saṃkhyā sāhasrikī matā pratyekamaparā saṃkhyā śatamaṣṭottaraṃ dvijāḥ
The number of bilva leaves, water-lilies and lotuses is held to be a thousand; another number, for each separately, is one hundred and eight, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.39
तत्रापि च विशेषेण न त्यजेद्बिल्वपत्रकम् हैममेकं परं प्राहुः पद्मं पद्मसहस्रकात्
tatrāpi ca viśeṣeṇa na tyajedbilvapatrakam haimamekaṃ paraṃ prāhuḥ padmaṃ padmasahasrakāt
And there too, especially, one should not omit the bilva leaf; they say that a single golden lotus is superior to a thousand lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.40
नीलोत्पलादिष्वप्येतत्समानं बिल्बपत्रकैः पुष्पान्तरे न नियमो यथालाभं निवेदयेत्
nīlotpalādiṣvapyetatsamānaṃ bilbapatrakaiḥ puṣpāntare na niyamo yathālābhaṃ nivedayet
In the case of blue water-lilies and the rest also, this is the same as with bilva leaves; with regard to other flowers there is no rule — one should offer as they are obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.41
अष्टाङ्गमर्घ्यमुत्कृष्टं धूपालेपौ विशेषतः चन्दनं वामदेवाख्ये हरितालं च पौरुषे
aṣṭāṅgamarghyamutkṛṣṭaṃ dhūpālepau viśeṣataḥ candanaṃ vāmadevākhye haritālaṃ ca pauruṣe
The eight-part arghya is the highest; as for incense and unguent in particular: sandal for the face named Vāmadeva, and yellow orpiment for the Puruṣa (face).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.42
ईशाने भसितं केचिदालेपनमितीदृशाम् न धूपमिति मन्यन्ते धूपान्तरविधानतः सितागुरुमघोराख्ये मुखे कृष्णागुरुं पुनः
īśāne bhasitaṃ kecidālepanamitīdṛśām na dhūpamiti manyante dhūpāntaravidhānataḥ sitāgurumaghorākhye mukhe kṛṣṇāguruṃ punaḥ
For the Īśāna (face) some (say) ashes are the unguent — such people hold that it is not incense, since there is a separate rule for incense. White aguru for the face called Aghora, and again black aguru,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 33.43
पौरुषे गुग्गुलं सव्ये सौम्ये सौगंधिकं मुखे ईशाने ऽपि ह्युशीरादि देयाद्धूपं विशेषतः
pauruṣe guggulaṃ savye saumye saugaṃdhikaṃ mukhe īśāne 'pi hyuśīrādi deyāddhūpaṃ viśeṣataḥ
guggulu for the Puruṣa (face), fragrant (resin) for the right, northern face; and for the Īśāna (face) too uśīra and the like — incense is to be given in particular (thus).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 33.44
शर्करामधुकर्पूरकपिलाघृतसंयुतम् चंदनागुरुकाष्ठाद्यं सामान्यं संप्रचक्षते
śarkarāmadhukarpūrakapilāghṛtasaṃyutam caṃdanāgurukāṣṭhādyaṃ sāmānyaṃ saṃpracakṣate
(A mixture) joined with sugar, honey, camphor and the ghee of a tawny cow, (and) sandal, aguru wood and the rest, they declare to be the general (incense).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.45
कर्पूरवर्तिराज्याढ्या देया दीपावलिस्ततः अर्घ्यमाचमनं देयं प्रतिवक्त्रमतः परम्
karpūravartirājyāḍhyā deyā dīpāvalistataḥ arghyamācamanaṃ deyaṃ prativaktramataḥ param
Then a row of lamps, rich in camphor wicks and ghee, is to be given; after that, arghya and water for rinsing the mouth are to be given for each face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.46
प्रथमावरणे पूज्यो क्रमाद्धेरम्बषण्मुखौ ब्रह्मांगानि ततश्चैव प्रथमावरणेर्चिते
prathamāvaraṇe pūjyo kramāddherambaṣaṇmukhau brahmāṃgāni tataścaiva prathamāvaraṇercite
In the first enclosure Heramba and the Six-faced one are to be worshipped in order, and then the limbs of Brahmā; when the first enclosure has been worshipped,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 33.47
द्वितीयावरणे पूज्या विघ्नेशाश्चक्रवर्तिनः तृतीयावरणे पूज्या भवाद्या अष्टमूर्तयः
dvitīyāvaraṇe pūjyā vighneśāścakravartinaḥ tṛtīyāvaraṇe pūjyā bhavādyā aṣṭamūrtayaḥ
in the second enclosure the Lords of Obstacles, the universal sovereigns, are to be worshipped; in the third enclosure the eight forms, Bhava and the rest, are to be worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.48
५४०अ महादेवादयस्तत्र तथैकादशमूर्तयः चतुर्थावरणे पूज्याः सर्व एव गणेश्वराः
540a mahādevādayastatra tathaikādaśamūrtayaḥ caturthāvaraṇe pūjyāḥ sarva eva gaṇeśvarāḥ
There too (are) Mahādeva and the rest, and likewise the eleven forms; in the fourth enclosure all the Lords of the Hosts are to be worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.49
बहिरेव तु पद्मस्य पञ्चमावरणे क्रमात् दशदिक्पतयः पूज्याः सास्त्राः सानुचरास्तथा
bahireva tu padmasya pañcamāvaraṇe kramāt daśadikpatayaḥ pūjyāḥ sāstrāḥ sānucarāstathā
But outside the lotus, in the fifth enclosure, in order, the ten lords of the directions are to be worshipped, together with their weapons and their attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.50
ब्रह्मणो मानसाः पुत्राः सर्वे ऽपि ज्योतिषां गणाः सर्वा देव्यश्च देवाश्च सर्वे सर्वे च खेचराः
brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrāḥ sarve 'pi jyotiṣāṃ gaṇāḥ sarvā devyaśca devāśca sarve sarve ca khecarāḥ
The mind-born sons of Brahmā, and all the hosts of the heavenly lights, all the goddesses and all the gods, and all who move in the sky,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.51
पातालवासिनश्चान्ये सर्वे मुनिगणा अपि योगिनो हि सखास्सर्वे पतंगा मातरस्तथा
pātālavāsinaścānye sarve munigaṇā api yogino hi sakhāssarve pataṃgā mātarastathā
and the others who dwell in the netherworld, and all the throngs of sages, and the yogins, and all the companions, the flying ones, and the Mothers likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.52
क्षेत्रपालाश्च सगणाः सर्वं चैतच्चराचरम् पूजनीयं शिवप्रीत्या मत्त्वा शंभुविभूतिमत्
kṣetrapālāśca sagaṇāḥ sarvaṃ caitaccarācaram pūjanīyaṃ śivaprītyā mattvā śaṃbhuvibhūtimat
and the field-guardians together with their hosts — all this world, moving and unmoving, is to be worshipped out of love for Śiva, considering it to be filled with Śambhu's power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.53
अथावरणपूजांते संपूज्य परमेश्वरम् साज्यं सव्यं जनं हृद्यं हविर्भक्त्या निवेदयेत्
athāvaraṇapūjāṃte saṃpūjya parameśvaram sājyaṃ savyaṃ janaṃ hṛdyaṃ havirbhaktyā nivedayet
Then, at the end of the worship of the enclosures, having worshipped the Supreme Lord, one should with devotion offer the pleasing oblation-food together with ghee and with condiments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 33.54
मुखवासादिकं दत्त्वा ताम्बूलं सोपदंशकम् अलंकृत्य च भूयो ऽपि नानापुष्पविभूषणैः
mukhavāsādikaṃ dattvā tāmbūlaṃ sopadaṃśakam alaṃkṛtya ca bhūyo 'pi nānāpuṣpavibhūṣaṇaiḥ
Having given mouth-perfume and the rest, and betel with its accompaniments, and having adorned (the liṅga) yet again with various flowers as ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.55
नीराजनांते विस्तीर्य पूजाशेषं समापयेत् चषकं सोपकारं च शयनं च समर्पयेत्
nīrājanāṃte vistīrya pūjāśeṣaṃ samāpayet caṣakaṃ sopakāraṃ ca śayanaṃ ca samarpayet
at the end of the lamp-waving one should spread out (a seat) and complete what remains of the worship; and one should present a cup with its service and a bed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.56
चन्द्रसंकाशहारं च शयनीयं समर्पयेत् आद्यं नृपोचितं हृद्यं तत्सर्वमनुरूपतः
candrasaṃkāśahāraṃ ca śayanīyaṃ samarpayet ādyaṃ nṛpocitaṃ hṛdyaṃ tatsarvamanurūpataḥ
And one should present a moon-like necklace and bedding, first-rate, fit for a king, pleasing — all that in a suitable manner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.57
कृत्वा च कारयित्वा च हित्वा च प्रतिपूजनम् स्तोत्रं व्यपोहनं जप्त्वा विद्यां पञ्चाक्षरीं जपेत्
kṛtvā ca kārayitvā ca hitvā ca pratipūjanam stotraṃ vyapohanaṃ japtvā vidyāṃ pañcākṣarīṃ japet
Having performed and had performed (the rites), and having abandoned (them?), (one should offer) the return-worship; having muttered the hymn of removal (of faults), one should recite the five-syllable formula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 33.58
प्रदक्षिणां प्रणामं च कृत्वात्मानं समर्पयेत् ततः पुरस्ताद्देवस्य गुरुविप्रौ च पूजयेत्
pradakṣiṇāṃ praṇāmaṃ ca kṛtvātmānaṃ samarpayet tataḥ purastāddevasya guruviprau ca pūjayet
Having made circumambulation and prostration, one should offer up oneself; then, in front of the god, one should worship the teacher and the brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.59
दत्त्वार्घ्यमष्टौ पुष्पाणि देवमुद्वास्य लिंगतः अग्नेश्चाग्निं सुसंयम्य ह्युद्वास्य च तमप्युत
dattvārghyamaṣṭau puṣpāṇi devamudvāsya liṃgataḥ agneścāgniṃ susaṃyamya hyudvāsya ca tamapyuta
Having given the arghya-water and eight flowers, having dismissed the god from the liṅga, and having carefully restrained the fire of the fire(-pit), having dismissed that too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.60
प्रत्यहं च जनस्त्वेवं कुर्यात्सेवां पुरोदिताम् ततस्तत्साम्बुजं लिंगं सर्वोपकरणान्वितम्
pratyahaṃ ca janastvevaṃ kuryātsevāṃ puroditām tatastatsāmbujaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvopakaraṇānvitam
and a person should daily perform the service described above; then that liṅga with its lotus (base), together with all its implements,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.61
समर्पयेत्स्वगुरवे स्थापयेद्वा शिवालये संपूज्य च गुरून्विप्रान्व्रतिनश्च विशेषतः
samarpayetsvagurave sthāpayedvā śivālaye saṃpūjya ca gurūnviprānvratinaśca viśeṣataḥ
he should present to his own teacher, or set it up in a temple of Śiva; and having duly worshipped teachers, brahmins, and especially observers of vows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.62
भक्तान्द्विजांश्च शक्तश्चेद्दीनानाथांश्च तोषयेत् स्वयं चानशने शक्तः फलमूलाशने ऽथ वा
bhaktāndvijāṃśca śaktaśceddīnānāthāṃśca toṣayet svayaṃ cānaśane śaktaḥ phalamūlāśane 'tha vā
if able, he should gratify devotees and twice-born men, and the poor and helpless; and himself, if able, (should remain) without food, or else eating fruits and roots,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.63
पयोव्रतो वा भिक्षाशी भवेदेकाशनस्तथा नक्तं युक्ताशनो नित्यं भूशय्यानिरतः शुचिः
payovrato vā bhikṣāśī bhavedekāśanastathā naktaṃ yuktāśano nityaṃ bhūśayyānirataḥ śuciḥ
or he should live on milk, or eat only alms, or eat but once; taking his measured food at night, always devoted to sleeping on the ground, pure,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.64
भस्मशायी तृणेशायी चीराजिनधृतो ऽथवा ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतो नित्यं व्रतमेतत्समाचरेत्
bhasmaśāyī tṛṇeśāyī cīrājinadhṛto 'thavā brahmacaryavrato nityaṃ vratametatsamācaret
sleeping in ashes or sleeping on grass, or wearing bark and a hide, constantly under the vow of chastity — thus should he carry out this observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.65
अर्कवारे तथार्द्रायां पञ्चदश्यां च पक्षयोः अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां शक्तस्तूपवसेदपि
arkavāre tathārdrāyāṃ pañcadaśyāṃ ca pakṣayoḥ aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ śaktastūpavasedapi
On Sunday, and on (the lunar mansion) Ārdrā, and on the fifteenth of either fortnight, and on the eighth and the fourteenth, if able he should also fast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.66
पाखण्डिपतितोदक्यास्सूतकान्त्यजपूर्वकान् वर्जयेत्सर्वयत्नेन मनसा कर्मणा गिरा
pākhaṇḍipatitodakyāssūtakāntyajapūrvakān varjayetsarvayatnena manasā karmaṇā girā
Heretics, outcastes, menstruating women, those impure from childbirth, low-born people and the like he should avoid with every effort, in thought, act, and speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.67
क्षमदानदयासत्याहिंसाशीलः सदा भवेत् संतुष्टश्च प्रशान्तश्च जपध्यानरतस्तथा
kṣamadānadayāsatyāhiṃsāśīlaḥ sadā bhavet saṃtuṣṭaśca praśāntaśca japadhyānaratastathā
He should always be of the character of patience, giving, compassion, truth, and non-injury; and contented, and calm, and devoted to muttered prayer and meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.68
कुर्यात्त्रिषवणस्नानं भस्मस्नानमथापि वा पूजां वैशेषिकीं चैव मनसा वचसा गिरा
kuryāttriṣavaṇasnānaṃ bhasmasnānamathāpi vā pūjāṃ vaiśeṣikīṃ caiva manasā vacasā girā
He should bathe at the three junctures of the day, or else bathe in ashes, and (perform) the special worship, with mind, with speech, with word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.69
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन नाचरेदशिवं व्रती प्रमादात्तु तथाचारे निरूप्य गुरुलाघवे
bahunātra kimuktena nācaredaśivaṃ vratī pramādāttu tathācāre nirūpya gurulāghave
What need of much speech here: the vow-keeper should not do anything inauspicious; but if through negligence he does so act, then, having determined its gravity or lightness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.70
५४०ब् उचितां निष्कृतिं कुर्यात्पूजाहोमजपादिभिः आसमाप्तेर्व्रतस्यैवमाचरेन्न प्रमादतः
540b ucitāṃ niṣkṛtiṃ kuryātpūjāhomajapādibhiḥ āsamāptervratasyaivamācarenna pramādataḥ
(He) should make the appropriate expiation by worship, oblation, recitation and the rest; thus, until the completion of the observance, let him proceed without negligence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.71
गोदानं च वृषोत्सर्गं कुर्यात्पूजां च संपदा भक्तश्च शिवप्रीत्यर्थं सर्वकामविवर्जितः
godānaṃ ca vṛṣotsargaṃ kuryātpūjāṃ ca saṃpadā bhaktaśca śivaprītyarthaṃ sarvakāmavivarjitaḥ
And he should make the gift of a cow and the release of a bull, and worship according to his means, devoted, for the sake of Śiva's pleasure, free of all (selfish) desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.72
सामान्यमेतत्कथितं व्रतस्यास्य समासतः प्रतिमासं विशेषं च प्रवदामि यथाश्रुतम्
sāmānyametatkathitaṃ vratasyāsya samāsataḥ pratimāsaṃ viśeṣaṃ ca pravadāmi yathāśrutam
This general (rule) of this observance has been told in brief; and I shall declare the particulars month by month, as I have heard them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.73
वैशाखे वज्रलिंगं तु ज्येष्ठे मारकतं शुभम् आषाढे मौक्तिकं विद्याच्छ्रावणे नीलनिर्मितम्
vaiśākhe vajraliṃgaṃ tu jyeṣṭhe mārakataṃ śubham āṣāḍhe mauktikaṃ vidyācchrāvaṇe nīlanirmitam
In Vaiśākha a liṅga of diamond, in Jyeṣṭha an auspicious one of emerald; in Āṣāḍha one should know (it to be) of pearl, in Śrāvaṇa one made of sapphire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.74
मासे भाद्रपदे चैव पद्मरागमयं परम् आश्विने मासि विद्याद्वै लिंगं गोमेदकं वरम्
māse bhādrapade caiva padmarāgamayaṃ param āśvine māsi vidyādvai liṃgaṃ gomedakaṃ varam
And in the month of Bhādrapada the best is one made of ruby; in the month of Āśvina one should know the excellent liṅga to be of gomeda (zircon/agate).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.75
कार्तिक्यां वैद्रुमं लिंगं वैदूर्यं मार्गशीर्षके पुष्परागमयं पौषे माघे द्युमणिजन्तथा
kārtikyāṃ vaidrumaṃ liṃgaṃ vaidūryaṃ mārgaśīrṣake puṣparāgamayaṃ pauṣe māghe dyumaṇijantathā
At the Kārtika (full moon) a liṅga of coral, of cat's-eye beryl in Mārgaśīrṣa, one made of topaz in Pauṣa, and in Māgha one born of the sun-stone.
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SiP 7.1 33.76
फाल्गुणे चन्द्रकान्तोत्थं चैत्रे तद्व्यत्ययो ऽथवा सर्वमासेषु रत्नानामलाभे हैममेव वा
phālguṇe candrakāntotthaṃ caitre tadvyatyayo 'thavā sarvamāseṣu ratnānāmalābhe haimameva vā
In Phālguna one arisen from moonstone, in Caitra (the same), or else the reverse of that; in all the months, when gems are not obtainable, (let it be) of gold.
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SiP 7.1 33.77
हैमाभावे राजतं वा ताम्रजं शैलजन्तथा मृन्मयं वा यथालाभं जातुषं चान्यदेव वा
haimābhāve rājataṃ vā tāmrajaṃ śailajantathā mṛnmayaṃ vā yathālābhaṃ jātuṣaṃ cānyadeva vā
In the absence of gold, one of silver, or made of copper, or of stone, or of clay, according to what is obtainable, or of lac, or indeed of something else.
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SiP 7.1 33.78
सर्वगंधमयं वाथ लिंगं कुर्याद्यथारुचि व्रतावसानसमये समाचरितनित्यकः
sarvagaṃdhamayaṃ vātha liṃgaṃ kuryādyathāruci vratāvasānasamaye samācaritanityakaḥ
Or he may make the liṅga of all (kinds of) fragrant substances, according to preference. At the time of the observance's conclusion, having performed the daily rites,
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SiP 7.1 33.79
कृत्वा वैशेषिकीं पूजां हुत्वा चैव यथा पुरा संपूज्य च तथाचार्यं व्रतिनश्च विशेषतः
kṛtvā vaiśeṣikīṃ pūjāṃ hutvā caiva yathā purā saṃpūjya ca tathācāryaṃ vratinaśca viśeṣataḥ
having performed the special worship and made oblation as before, and having duly honoured the teacher and the observants of the vow in particular,
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SiP 7.1 33.80
देशिकेनाप्यनुज्ञातः प्राङ्मुखो वाप्युदङ्मुखः दर्भासनो दर्भपाणिः प्राणापानौ नियम्य च
deśikenāpyanujñātaḥ prāṅmukho vāpyudaṅmukhaḥ darbhāsano darbhapāṇiḥ prāṇāpānau niyamya ca
being permitted by the teacher, facing east or facing north, seated on darbha grass, with darbha in hand, and having restrained the out-breath and in-breath,
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SiP 7.1 33.81
जपित्वा शक्तितो मूलं ध्यात्वा साम्बं त्रियम्बकम् अनुज्ञाप्य यथापूर्वं नमस्कृत्य कृताञ्जलिः
japitvā śaktito mūlaṃ dhyātvā sāmbaṃ triyambakam anujñāpya yathāpūrvaṃ namaskṛtya kṛtāñjaliḥ
having recited the root (mantra) according to his ability, having meditated on the three-eyed one with Ambā, having asked leave as before, having made obeisance, with joined palms:
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SiP 7.1 33.82
समुत्सृजामि भगवन्व्रतमेतत्त्वदाज्ञया इत्युक्त्वा लिंगमूलस्थान्दर्भानुत्तरतस्त्यजेत्
samutsṛjāmi bhagavanvratametattvadājñayā ityuktvā liṃgamūlasthāndarbhānuttaratastyajet
"O Lord, by your command I now release this observance" — having said this, he should discard to the north the darbha grasses placed at the base of the liṅga.
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SiP 7.1 33.83
ततो दण्डजटाचीरमेखला अपि चोत्सृजेत् पुनराचम्य विधिवत्पञ्चाक्षरमुदीरयेत्
tato daṇḍajaṭācīramekhalā api cotsṛjet punarācamya vidhivatpañcākṣaramudīrayet
Then he should also give up the staff, the matted hair, the bark garment and the girdle; having sipped water again according to rule, he should utter the five-syllable (mantra).
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SiP 7.1 33.84
यः कृत्वात्यंतिकीं दीक्षामादेहान्तमनाकुलः व्रतमेतत्प्रकुर्वीत स तु वै नैष्ठिकः स्मृतः
yaḥ kṛtvātyaṃtikīṃ dīkṣāmādehāntamanākulaḥ vratametatprakurvīta sa tu vai naiṣṭhikaḥ smṛtaḥ
He who, having taken the final initiation, undisturbed until the end of the body, performs this observance — he indeed is called a naiṣṭhika.
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SiP 7.1 33.85
सो ऽत्याश्रमी च विज्ञेयो महापाशुपतस्तथा स एव तपतां श्रेष्ठ स एव च महाव्रती
so 'tyāśramī ca vijñeyo mahāpāśupatastathā sa eva tapatāṃ śreṣṭha sa eva ca mahāvratī
He is to be known as one beyond the (four) stages of life, and as a great Pāśupata; he alone, O best of ascetics, and he alone is the observer of the great vow.
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SiP 7.1 33.86
न तेन सदृशः कश्चित्कृतकृत्यो मुमुक्षुषु यो यतिर्नैष्ठिको जातस्तमाहुर्नैष्ठिकोत्तमम्
na tena sadṛśaḥ kaścitkṛtakṛtyo mumukṣuṣu yo yatirnaiṣṭhiko jātastamāhurnaiṣṭhikottamam
Among those seeking release there is none equal to him who has accomplished what is to be done; the ascetic who has become a naiṣṭhika — him they call the foremost of naiṣṭhikas.
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SiP 7.1 33.87
यो ऽन्वहं द्वादशाहं वा व्रतमेतत्समाचरेत् सो ऽपि नैष्ठिकतुल्यः स्यात्तीव्रव्रतसमन्वयात्
yo 'nvahaṃ dvādaśāhaṃ vā vratametatsamācaret so 'pi naiṣṭhikatulyaḥ syāttīvravratasamanvayāt
He who performs this observance daily, or for twelve days, he too would be equal to a naiṣṭhika, through his conjunction with the severe vow.
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SiP 7.1 33.88
घृताक्तो यश्चरेदेतद्व्रतं व्रतपरायणः द्वित्रैकदिवसं वापि स च कश्चन नैष्ठिकः
ghṛtākto yaścaredetadvrataṃ vrataparāyaṇaḥ dvitraikadivasaṃ vāpi sa ca kaścana naiṣṭhikaḥ
And he who, smeared with ghee, devoted to observances, performs this vow, even for two, three, or one day — he too is a kind of naiṣṭhika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.89
कृत्यमित्येव निष्कामो यश्चरेद्व्रतमुत्तमम् शिवार्पितात्मा सततं न तेन सदृशः क्वचित्
kṛtyamityeva niṣkāmo yaścaredvratamuttamam śivārpitātmā satataṃ na tena sadṛśaḥ kvacit
He who, desireless, performs the highest observance simply as a duty (to be done), his self ever offered up to Śiva — there is nowhere anyone equal to him.
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SiP 7.1 33.90
भस्मच्छन्नो द्विजो विद्वान्महापातकसंभवैः पापैस्सुदारुणैस्सद्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
bhasmacchanno dvijo vidvānmahāpātakasaṃbhavaiḥ pāpaissudāruṇaissadyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
A learned brahmin covered with ash is at once freed from the exceedingly terrible sins arising from the great transgressions — there is no doubt of this.
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SiP 7.1 33.91
रुद्राग्निर्यत्परं वीर्यन्तद्भस्म परिकीर्तितम् तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु वीर्यवान्भस्मसंयुतः
rudrāgniryatparaṃ vīryantadbhasma parikīrtitam tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu vīryavānbhasmasaṃyutaḥ
That which is the supreme potency of Rudra's fire is declared to be this ash; therefore at all times one who is joined with ash is possessed of potency.
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SiP 7.1 33.92
५४१अ भस्मनिष्ठस्य नश्यन्ति देषा भस्माग्निसंगमात् भस्मस्नानविशुद्धात्मा भस्मनिष्ठ इति स्मृतः
541a bhasmaniṣṭhasya naśyanti deṣā bhasmāgnisaṃgamāt bhasmasnānaviśuddhātmā bhasmaniṣṭha iti smṛtaḥ
For one devoted to ash, faults perish through contact with the fire of ash; one whose self is wholly purified by the ash-bath is called "devoted to ash."
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SiP 7.1 33.93
भस्मना दिग्धसर्वांगो भस्मदीप्तत्रिपुंड्रकः भस्मस्नायी च पुरुषो भस्मनिष्ठ इति स्मृतः
bhasmanā digdhasarvāṃgo bhasmadīptatripuṃḍrakaḥ bhasmasnāyī ca puruṣo bhasmaniṣṭha iti smṛtaḥ
The man whose whole body is smeared with ash, who bears the triple mark bright with ash, and who bathes in ash, is called "devoted to ash."
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SiP 7.1 33.94
भूतप्रेतपिशासाश्च रोगाश्चातीव दुस्सहाः भस्मनिष्ठस्य सान्निध्याद्विद्रवंति न संशयः
bhūtapretapiśāsāśca rogāścātīva dussahāḥ bhasmaniṣṭhasya sānnidhyādvidravaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
Ghosts, spirits, and demons, and diseases most hard to bear, flee from the presence of one devoted to ash — there is no doubt.
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SiP 7.1 33.95
भासनाद्भासितं प्रोक्तं भस्म कल्मषभक्षणात् भूतिभूतिकरी चैव रक्षा रक्षाकरी परम्
bhāsanādbhāsitaṃ proktaṃ bhasma kalmaṣabhakṣaṇāt bhūtibhūtikarī caiva rakṣā rakṣākarī param
From its shining it is called "bhāsita"; "bhasma" from its devouring of impurity; and it is "bhūti," the maker of well-being, and "rakṣā," supremely the maker of protection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 33.96
किमन्यदिह वक्तव्यं भस्ममाहात्म्यकारणम् व्रती च भस्मना स्नातस्स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः
kimanyadiha vaktavyaṃ bhasmamāhātmyakāraṇam vratī ca bhasmanā snātassvayaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ
What else need be said here as the ground of the ash's greatness? The god Maheśvara himself is an observer of the vow and bathed in ash.
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SiP 7.1 33.97
परमास्त्रं च शैवानां भस्मैतत्पारमेश्वरम् धौम्याग्रजस्य तपसि व्यापदो यन्निवारिताः
paramāstraṃ ca śaivānāṃ bhasmaitatpārameśvaram dhaumyāgrajasya tapasi vyāpado yannivāritāḥ
And this ash, belonging to the Supreme Lord, is the highest weapon of the Śaivas, by which the calamities in the austerity of Dhaumya's elder brother were warded off.
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SiP 7.1 33.98
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कृत्वा पाशुपतव्रतम् धनवद्भस्म संगृह्य भस्मस्नानरतो भवेत्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena kṛtvā pāśupatavratam dhanavadbhasma saṃgṛhya bhasmasnānarato bhavet
Therefore, having performed the Pāśupata vow with every effort, and having gathered ash as one gathers wealth, one should take delight in the ash-bath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition