Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 16
SiP 7.2 16.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे दीक्षाविधाने गुरुमाहात्म्यं नाम पञ्चदशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १६ उपमन्युरुवाच पुण्ये ऽहनि शुचौ देशे बहुदोषविवर्जिते देशिकः प्रथमं कुर्यात्संस्कारं समयाह्वयम्
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe dīkṣāvidhāne gurumāhātmyaṃ nāma pañcadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 16 upamanyuruvāca puṇye 'hani śucau deśe bahudoṣavivarjite deśikaḥ prathamaṃ kuryātsaṃskāraṃ samayāhvayam
Oṃ. Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (part), in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the latter section, in the exposition of initiation, the fifteenth chapter, called "The Greatness of the Guru." Chapter 16. Upamanyu said: On an auspicious day, in a pure place free of many faults, the officiant should first perform the consecration named samaya.
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SiP 7.2 16.2
परीक्ष्य भूमिं विधिवद्गंधवर्णरसादिभिः शिल्पिशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण मण्डपं तत्र कल्पयेत्
parīkṣya bhūmiṃ vidhivadgaṃdhavarṇarasādibhiḥ śilpiśāstroktamārgeṇa maṇḍapaṃ tatra kalpayet
Having examined the ground duly by its smell, colour, taste and so forth, he should lay out a pavilion there in the manner prescribed by the treatises of the architects.
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SiP 7.2 16.3
कृत्वा वेदिं च तन्मध्ये कुण्डानि परिकल्पयेत् अष्टदिक्षु तथा दिक्षु तत्रैशान्यां पुनः क्रमात्
kṛtvā vediṃ ca tanmadhye kuṇḍāni parikalpayet aṣṭadikṣu tathā dikṣu tatraiśānyāṃ punaḥ kramāt
And having made an altar, he should lay out the fire-pits in the middle of it — in the eight directions, thus in the (cardinal) directions, and then again there in the northeast, in order.
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SiP 7.2 16.4
प्रधानकुंडं कुर्वीत यद्वा पश्चिमभागतः प्रधानमेकमेवाथ कृत्वा शोभां प्रकल्पयेत्
pradhānakuṃḍaṃ kurvīta yadvā paścimabhāgataḥ pradhānamekamevātha kṛtvā śobhāṃ prakalpayet
He should make the principal fire-pit there, or else on the western side; or, having made only a single principal one, he should arrange the decoration.
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SiP 7.2 16.5
वितानध्वजमालाभिर्विविधाभिरनेकशः वेदिमध्ये ततः कुर्यान्मंडलं शुभलक्षणम्
vitānadhvajamālābhirvividhābhiranekaśaḥ vedimadhye tataḥ kuryānmaṃḍalaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam
(He should decorate) with canopies and rows of banners of various kinds, many times over; then in the middle of the altar he should make a maṇḍala with auspicious marks,
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SiP 7.2 16.6
रक्तहेमादिभिश्चूर्णैरीश्वरावाहनोचितम् सिंदूरशालिनीवारचूर्णैरेवाथ निर्धनः
raktahemādibhiścūrṇairīśvarāvāhanocitam siṃdūraśālinīvāracūrṇairevātha nirdhanaḥ
with red and golden and other powders, fit for the invocation of the Lord; or else, if poor, with vermilion and powders of rice-flour and the like.
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SiP 7.2 16.7
एकहस्तं द्विहस्तं वा सितं वा रक्तमेव वा एकहस्तस्य पद्मस्य कर्णिकाष्टांगुला मता
ekahastaṃ dvihastaṃ vā sitaṃ vā raktameva vā ekahastasya padmasya karṇikāṣṭāṃgulā matā
(It should be) one cubit or two cubits, and white or red. For a lotus of one cubit the pericarp is held to be eight fingers.
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SiP 7.2 16.8
केसराणि तदर्धानि शेषं चाष्टदलादिकम् द्विहस्तस्य तु पद्मस्य द्विगुणं कर्णिकादिकम्
kesarāṇi tadardhāni śeṣaṃ cāṣṭadalādikam dvihastasya tu padmasya dviguṇaṃ karṇikādikam
The filaments are half of that, and the rest is the set of eight petals and so on; but for a lotus of two cubits the pericarp and the rest are doubled.
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SiP 7.2 16.9
कृत्वा शोभोपशोभाढ्यमैशान्यां तस्य कल्पयेत् एकहस्तं तदर्धं वा पुनर्वेद्यः तु मंडलम्
kṛtvā śobhopaśobhāḍhyamaiśānyāṃ tasya kalpayet ekahastaṃ tadardhaṃ vā punarvedyaḥ tu maṃḍalam
Having made (it) rich in decoration and further decoration, he should lay out in its northeast, again on the altar, a maṇḍala of one cubit or half of that.
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SiP 7.2 16.10
व्रीहितंदुलसिद्धार्थतिलपुष्पकुशास्तृते तत्र लक्षणसंयुक्तं शिवकुंभं प्रसाधयेत्
vrīhitaṃdulasiddhārthatilapuṣpakuśāstṛte tatra lakṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ śivakuṃbhaṃ prasādhayet
There, on (a spot) strewn with rice, husked grain, white mustard, sesame, flowers and kuśa grass, he should set up a Śiva-pot possessed of (the proper) marks,
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SiP 7.2 16.11
सौवर्णं राजतं वापि ताम्रजं मृन्मयं तु वा गन्धपुष्पाक्षताकीर्णं कुशदूर्वांकुराचितम्
sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ vāpi tāmrajaṃ mṛnmayaṃ tu vā gandhapuṣpākṣatākīrṇaṃ kuśadūrvāṃkurācitam
of gold, or of silver, or made of copper, or of clay, strewn with scent, flowers and unbroken grains, covered over with kuśa and sprouts of dūrvā grass,
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SiP 7.2 16.12
सितसूत्रावृतं कंठे नववस्त्रयुगावृतम् शुद्धाम्बुपूर्णमुत्कूर्चं सद्रव्यं सपिधानकम्
sitasūtrāvṛtaṃ kaṃṭhe navavastrayugāvṛtam śuddhāmbupūrṇamutkūrcaṃ sadravyaṃ sapidhānakam
wound round the neck with white thread, wrapped in a pair of new cloths, filled with pure water, with a kūrca (bundle of grass), with (the requisite) substances, and with a lid.
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SiP 7.2 16.13
भृङ्गारं वर्धनीं चापि शंखं च चक्रमेव वा विना सूत्रादिकं सर्वं पद्मपत्रमथापि वा
bhṛṅgāraṃ vardhanīṃ cāpi śaṃkhaṃ ca cakrameva vā vinā sūtrādikaṃ sarvaṃ padmapatramathāpi vā
Also a bhṛṅgāra vessel and a vardhanī, and a conch, or indeed a disc — all without the thread and the rest, or else a lotus-leaf.
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SiP 7.2 16.14
तस्यासनारविंदस्य कल्पयेदुत्तरे दले अग्रतश्चंदनांभोभिरस्त्रराजस्य वर्धनीम्
tasyāsanāraviṃdasya kalpayeduttare dale agrataścaṃdanāṃbhobhirastrarājasya vardhanīm
On the northern petal of that lotus-seat he should arrange (it); and in front, with sandal-scented water, the vardhanī of the King of the Weapon.
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SiP 7.2 16.15
मण्डलस्य ततः प्राच्यां मंत्रकुंभे च पूर्ववत् कृत्वा विधिवदीशस्य महापूजां समाचरेत्
maṇḍalasya tataḥ prācyāṃ maṃtrakuṃbhe ca pūrvavat kṛtvā vidhivadīśasya mahāpūjāṃ samācaret
Then, having placed to the east of the maṇḍala and in the mantra-pot (everything) as before, he should duly perform the great worship of the Lord.
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SiP 7.2 16.16
अथार्णवस्य तीरे वा नद्यां गोष्ठे ऽपि वा गिरौ देवागरे गृहे वापि देशे ऽन्यस्मिन्मनोहरे
athārṇavasya tīre vā nadyāṃ goṣṭhe 'pi vā girau devāgare gṛhe vāpi deśe 'nyasminmanohare
Then on the shore of the ocean, or at a river, or even in a cow-pen, on a mountain, in a temple, or in a house, or in some other pleasing place —
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SiP 7.2 16.17
कृत्वा पूर्वोदितं सर्वं विना वा मंडपादिकम् मंडलं पूर्ववत्कृत्वा स्थंडिलं च विभावसोः
kṛtvā pūrvoditaṃ sarvaṃ vinā vā maṃḍapādikam maṃḍalaṃ pūrvavatkṛtvā sthaṃḍilaṃ ca vibhāvasoḥ
Having done everything stated before — or (doing it) without the pavilion and the rest — having made the maṇḍala as before, and the altar-ground for the fire,
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SiP 7.2 16.18
प्रविश्य पूजाभवनं प्रहृष्टवदनो गुरुः सर्वमंगलसंयुक्तः समाचरितनैत्यकः
praviśya pūjābhavanaṃ prahṛṣṭavadano guruḥ sarvamaṃgalasaṃyuktaḥ samācaritanaityakaḥ
the guru, with a gladdened face, entering the worship-hall, furnished with all auspicious things, having carried out his daily observances,
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SiP 7.2 16.19
५६३ब् महापूजां महेशस्य कृत्वा मण्डलमध्यतः शिवकुंभे तथा भूयः शिवमावाह्य पूजयेत्
563b mahāpūjāṃ maheśasya kṛtvā maṇḍalamadhyataḥ śivakuṃbhe tathā bhūyaḥ śivamāvāhya pūjayet
having performed the great worship of Maheśa in the middle of the maṇḍala, and then, invoking Śiva once more into the Śiva-jar, he should worship (him).
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SiP 7.2 16.20
पश्चिमाभिमुखं ध्यात्वा यज्ञरक्षकमीश्वरम् अर्चयेदस्त्रवर्धन्यामस्त्रमीशस्य दक्षिणे
paścimābhimukhaṃ dhyātvā yajñarakṣakamīśvaram arcayedastravardhanyāmastramīśasya dakṣiṇe
Meditating on the Lord as guardian of the sacrifice, facing west, he should worship the Weapon in the vardhanī-vessel of the Weapon, to the right of Īśa.
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SiP 7.2 16.21
मन्त्रकुम्भे च विन्यस्य मन्त्रं मन्त्रविशारदः कृत्वा मुद्रादिकं सर्वं मन्त्रयागं समाचरेत्
mantrakumbhe ca vinyasya mantraṃ mantraviśāradaḥ kṛtvā mudrādikaṃ sarvaṃ mantrayāgaṃ samācaret
And, having deposited the mantra in the mantra-jar, the one expert in mantras, having performed all the mudrās and the rest, should carry out the mantra-sacrifice.
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SiP 7.2 16.22
ततश्शिवानले होमं कुर्याद्देशिकसत्तमः प्रधानकुण्डे परितो जुहुयुश्चापरे द्विजाः
tataśśivānale homaṃ kuryāddeśikasattamaḥ pradhānakuṇḍe parito juhuyuścāpare dvijāḥ
Then the foremost of officiants should make the oblation in the Śiva-fire; and the other twice-born should offer round about, at the principal fire-pit.
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SiP 7.2 16.23
आचार्यात्पादमर्धं वा होमस्तेषां विधीयते प्रधानकुण्ड एवाथ जुहुयाद्देशिकोत्तमः
ācāryātpādamardhaṃ vā homasteṣāṃ vidhīyate pradhānakuṇḍa evātha juhuyāddeśikottamaḥ
For them an oblation of a quarter or a half of the ācārya's is prescribed; or else the best of officiants may offer in the principal fire-pit itself.
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SiP 7.2 16.24
स्वाध्यायमपरे कुर्युः स्तोत्रं मंगलवाचनम् जपं च विधिवच्चान्ये शिवभक्तिपरायणाः
svādhyāyamapare kuryuḥ stotraṃ maṃgalavācanam japaṃ ca vidhivaccānye śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ
Others should perform private recitation, hymn, and the pronouncing of blessings; and yet others, wholly devoted to Śiva, the muttering (of mantras) according to rule.
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SiP 7.2 16.25
नृत्यं गीतं च वाद्यं च मंगलान्यपराणि च पूजनं च सदस्यानां कृत्वा सम्यग्विधानतः
nṛtyaṃ gītaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca maṃgalānyaparāṇi ca pūjanaṃ ca sadasyānāṃ kṛtvā samyagvidhānataḥ
Having duly, according to the prescription, (arranged) dance and song and instrumental music and other auspicious things, and the honouring of those present in the assembly,
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SiP 7.2 16.26
पुण्याहं कारयित्वाथ पुनः संपूज्य शंकरम् प्रार्थयेद्देशिको देवं शिष्यानुग्रहकाम्यया
puṇyāhaṃ kārayitvātha punaḥ saṃpūjya śaṃkaram prārthayeddeśiko devaṃ śiṣyānugrahakāmyayā
and then having had the (declaration of) an auspicious day made, and having worshipped Śaṃkara again, the officiant should entreat the god, out of desire for grace toward the disciple:
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SiP 7.2 16.27
प्रसीद देवदेवेश देहमाविश्य मामकम् विमोचयैनं विश्वेश घृणया च घृणानिधे
prasīda devadeveśa dehamāviśya māmakam vimocayainaṃ viśveśa ghṛṇayā ca ghṛṇānidhe
"Be gracious, O Lord of the gods of gods; enter this body of mine. Release this one, O Lord of all, out of compassion, O storehouse of compassion."
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SiP 7.2 16.28
अथ चैवं करोमीति लब्धानुज्ञस्तु देशिकः आनीयोपोषितं शिष्यं हविष्याशिनमेव वा
atha caivaṃ karomīti labdhānujñastu deśikaḥ ānīyopoṣitaṃ śiṣyaṃ haviṣyāśinameva vā
Then, having received permission — "so I shall do" — the officiant, having brought the disciple who has fasted, or who has eaten only sacrificial food,
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SiP 7.2 16.29
एकाशनं वा विरतं स्नातं प्रातःकृतक्रियम् जपंतं प्रणवं देवं ध्यायंतं कृतमंगलम्
ekāśanaṃ vā virataṃ snātaṃ prātaḥkṛtakriyam japaṃtaṃ praṇavaṃ devaṃ dhyāyaṃtaṃ kṛtamaṃgalam
or has eaten but once, who is restrained, bathed, has performed the morning rites, is reciting the praṇava, is meditating on the god, and for whom the auspicious rites have been done —
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SiP 7.2 16.30
द्वारस्य पश्चिमस्याग्रमण्डले दक्षिणस्य वा दर्भासने समासीनं विधायोदङ्मुखं शिशुम्
dvārasya paścimasyāgramaṇḍale dakṣiṇasya vā darbhāsane samāsīnaṃ vidhāyodaṅmukhaṃ śiśum
having seated the boy facing north on a darbha seat, in the maṇḍala in front of the western door, or of the southern,
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SiP 7.2 16.31
स्वयं प्राग्वदनस्तिष्ठन्नूर्ध्वकायं कृतांजलिम् संप्रोक्ष्य प्रोक्षणौतोयैर्मूर्धन्यस्त्रेण मुद्रया
svayaṃ prāgvadanastiṣṭhannūrdhvakāyaṃ kṛtāṃjalim saṃprokṣya prokṣaṇautoyairmūrdhanyastreṇa mudrayā
himself standing facing east, (the guru), having sprinkled him — his body erect and his hands joined — with the sprinkling waters, and on the head with the Weapon (mantra) and its mudrā,
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SiP 7.2 16.32
पुष्पक्षेपेण संताड्य बध्नीयाल्लोचनं गुरुः दुकूलार्धेन वस्त्रेण मंत्रितेन नवेन च
puṣpakṣepeṇa saṃtāḍya badhnīyāllocanaṃ guruḥ dukūlārdhena vastreṇa maṃtritena navena ca
having struck (him) with a casting of flowers, the guru should bind his eyes with a new cloth, half of a fine garment, over which the mantra has been said.
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SiP 7.2 16.33
ततः प्रवेशयेच्छिष्यं गुरुर्द्वारेण मंडलम् सो ऽपि तेनेरितः शंभोराचरेत्त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्
tataḥ praveśayecchiṣyaṃ gururdvāreṇa maṃḍalam so 'pi teneritaḥ śaṃbhorācarettriḥ pradakṣiṇam
Then the guru should lead the disciple through the door into the maṇḍala; and he too, prompted by him, should make three circumambulations of Śambhu.
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SiP 7.2 16.34
ततस्सुवर्णसंमिश्रं दत्त्वा पुष्पांजलिं प्रभोः प्राङ्मुखश्चोदङ्मुखो वा प्रणमेद्दंडवत्क्षितो
tatassuvarṇasaṃmiśraṃ dattvā puṣpāṃjaliṃ prabhoḥ prāṅmukhaścodaṅmukho vā praṇameddaṃḍavatkṣito
Then, having offered a handful of flowers mixed with gold to the Lord, facing east or facing north, he should bow down to the ground like a staff.
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SiP 7.2 16.35
ततस्संप्रोक्ष्य मूलेन शिरस्यस्त्रेण पूर्ववत् संताड्य देशिकस्तस्य मोचयेन्नेत्रबंधनम्
tatassaṃprokṣya mūlena śirasyastreṇa pūrvavat saṃtāḍya deśikastasya mocayennetrabaṃdhanam
Then, having sprinkled his head with the root-mantra and struck him with the Weapon as before, the officiant should loosen his eye-binding.
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SiP 7.2 16.36
स दृष्ट्वा मंडलं भूयः प्रणमेत्साञ्जलिः प्रभुम् अथासीनं शिवाचार्यो मंडलस्य तु दक्षिणे
sa dṛṣṭvā maṃḍalaṃ bhūyaḥ praṇametsāñjaliḥ prabhum athāsīnaṃ śivācāryo maṃḍalasya tu dakṣiṇe
He, seeing the maṇḍala, should bow again to the Lord with joined hands; then the Śiva-ācārya, (with him) seated to the south of the maṇḍala,
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SiP 7.2 16.37
उपवेश्यात्मनस्सव्ये शिष्यं दर्भासने गुरुः आराध्य च महादेवं शिवहस्तं प्रविन्यसेत्
upaveśyātmanassavye śiṣyaṃ darbhāsane guruḥ ārādhya ca mahādevaṃ śivahastaṃ pravinyaset
Having seated the disciple on his own left on a seat of darbha grass, the teacher, having worshipped Mahādeva, should apply the Śiva-hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.38
शिवतेजोमयं पाणिं शिवमंत्रमुदीरयेत् शिवाभिमानसंपन्नो न्यसेच्छिष्यस्य मस्तके
śivatejomayaṃ pāṇiṃ śivamaṃtramudīrayet śivābhimānasaṃpanno nyasecchiṣyasya mastake
He should recite the Śiva-mantra over the hand (thus made) consisting of Śiva's radiance, and, filled with the conviction of being Śiva, should place it on the disciple's head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.39
सर्वांगालंबनं चैव कुर्यात्तेनैव देशिकः शिष्यो ऽपि प्रणमेद्भूमौ देशिकाकृतमीश्वरम्
sarvāṃgālaṃbanaṃ caiva kuryāttenaiva deśikaḥ śiṣyo 'pi praṇamedbhūmau deśikākṛtamīśvaram
And with that same (hand) the teacher should make the touching of all (the disciple's) limbs; the disciple too should bow down on the ground to Īśvara (as) brought about by the teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.40
ततश्शिवानले देवं समभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि हुताहुतित्रयं शिष्यमुपवेश्य यथा पुरा
tataśśivānale devaṃ samabhyarcya yathāvidhi hutāhutitrayaṃ śiṣyamupaveśya yathā purā
Then, having duly worshipped the god in the Śiva-fire and offered three oblations, having seated the disciple as before,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.41
५६४अ दर्भाग्रैः संस्पृशंस्तं च विद्ययात्मानमाविशेत् नमस्कृत्य महादेवं नाडीसंधानमाचरेत्
564a darbhāgraiḥ saṃspṛśaṃstaṃ ca vidyayātmānamāviśet namaskṛtya mahādevaṃ nāḍīsaṃdhānamācaret
touching him with the tips of darbha grass, he should enter the (disciple's) self with the vidyā; having saluted Mahādeva, he should perform the joining of the channels (nāḍī).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 16.42
शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण कृत्वा प्राणस्य निर्गमम् शिष्यदेहप्रवेशं च स्मृत्वा मंत्रांस्तु तर्पयेत्
śivaśāstroktamārgeṇa kṛtvā prāṇasya nirgamam śiṣyadehapraveśaṃ ca smṛtvā maṃtrāṃstu tarpayet
Having caused the breath to go out by the way stated in the Śiva-scripture, and having recollected its entry into the disciple's body, he should then gratify the mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.43
संतर्पणाय मूलस्य तेनैवाहुतयो दश देयास्तिस्रस्तथांगानामंगैरेव यथाक्रमम्
saṃtarpaṇāya mūlasya tenaivāhutayo daśa deyāstisrastathāṃgānāmaṃgaireva yathākramam
For the gratification of the root-mantra, ten oblations are to be given with that very (mantra), and three for the ancillary mantras (aṅgas), with the aṅgas themselves, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.44
ततः पूर्णाहुतिं दत्त्वा प्रायश्चित्ताय देशिकः पुनर्दशाहुतीन्कुर्यान्मूलमंत्रेण मंत्रवित्
tataḥ pūrṇāhutiṃ dattvā prāyaścittāya deśikaḥ punardaśāhutīnkuryānmūlamaṃtreṇa maṃtravit
Then, having given the full oblation, the teacher who knows the mantras should again make ten oblations with the root-mantra, for expiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.45
पुनः संपूज्य देवेशं सम्यगाचम्य देशिकः हुत्वा चैव यथान्यायं स्वजात्या वैश्यमुद्धरेत्
punaḥ saṃpūjya deveśaṃ samyagācamya deśikaḥ hutvā caiva yathānyāyaṃ svajātyā vaiśyamuddharet
Again worshipping the Lord of gods and properly sipping water, and having offered oblation as prescribed, the teacher should raise (the disciple) from his own caste to vaiśya (status).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 16.46
तस्यैवं जनयेत्क्षात्रमुद्धारं च ततः पुनः कृत्वा तथैव विप्रत्वं जनयेदस्य देशिकः
tasyaivaṃ janayetkṣātramuddhāraṃ ca tataḥ punaḥ kṛtvā tathaiva vipratvaṃ janayedasya deśikaḥ
Thus he should generate in him kṣatriya-hood, and then again the raising up; having acted in the same way, the teacher should generate brahmin-hood in him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 16.47
राजन्यं चैवमुद्धृत्य कृत्वा विप्रं पुनस्तयोः रुद्रत्वं जनयेद्विप्रे रुद्रनामैव साधयेत्
rājanyaṃ caivamuddhṛtya kṛtvā vipraṃ punastayoḥ rudratvaṃ janayedvipre rudranāmaiva sādhayet
Having thus raised up the kṣatriya (state) and made (him) a brahmin, then, of those two, he should generate Rudra-hood in the brahmin; he should establish the very name Rudra (for him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 16.48
प्रोक्षणं ताडनं कृत्वा शिशोस्स्वात्मानमात्मनि शिवात्मकमनुस्मृत्य स्फुरंतं विस्फुलिंगवत्
prokṣaṇaṃ tāḍanaṃ kṛtvā śiśossvātmānamātmani śivātmakamanusmṛtya sphuraṃtaṃ visphuliṃgavat
Having performed the sprinkling and the striking of the child, recollecting his own self within himself as consisting of Śiva, flashing like a spark,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.49
नाड्या यथोक्तया वायुं रेचयेन्मंत्रतो गुरुः निर्गम्य प्रविशेन्नाड्या शिष्यस्य हृदयं तथा
nāḍyā yathoktayā vāyuṃ recayenmaṃtrato guruḥ nirgamya praviśennāḍyā śiṣyasya hṛdayaṃ tathā
the teacher should, with the mantra, expel the breath through the channel as stated; and having gone out, he should enter by that channel the disciple's heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.50
प्रविश्य तस्य चैतन्यं नीलबिन्दुनिभं स्मरन् स्वतेजसापास्तमलं ज्वलंतमनुचिंतयेत्
praviśya tasya caitanyaṃ nīlabindunibhaṃ smaran svatejasāpāstamalaṃ jvalaṃtamanuciṃtayet
Having entered, recalling that one's consciousness as resembling a dark blue dot, he should meditate on it as blazing, its stain removed by his own radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.51
तमादाय तया नाड्या मंत्री संहारमुद्रया न पूरकेण निवेश्यैनमेकीभावार्थमात्मनः
tamādāya tayā nāḍyā maṃtrī saṃhāramudrayā na pūrakeṇa niveśyainamekībhāvārthamātmanaḥ
Taking it up by that channel with the withdrawal-gesture (saṃhāra-mudrā), the mantrin should settle it within himself by the in-breath, for the sake of union (with himself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 16.52
कुंभकेन तथा नाड्या रेचकेन यथा पुरा तस्मादादाय शिष्यस्य हृदये तन्निवेशयेत्
kuṃbhakena tathā nāḍyā recakena yathā purā tasmādādāya śiṣyasya hṛdaye tanniveśayet
Likewise by retention of breath, and by the out-breath through the channel as before, taking it from there he should settle it in the disciple's heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.53
तमालभ्य शिवाल्लब्धं तस्मै दत्त्वोपवीतकम् हुत्वा ऽ ऽहुतित्रयं पश्चाद्दद्यात्पूर्णाहुतिं ततः
tamālabhya śivāllabdhaṃ tasmai dattvopavītakam hutvā ' 'hutitrayaṃ paścāddadyātpūrṇāhutiṃ tataḥ
Touching him, he should give him the sacred thread received from Śiva; having offered three oblations, he should afterwards give the full oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.54
देवस्य दक्षिणे शिष्यमुपवेश्यवरासने कुशपुष्पपरिस्तीर्णे बद्धांजलिरुदङ्मुखम्
devasya dakṣiṇe śiṣyamupaveśyavarāsane kuśapuṣpaparistīrṇe baddhāṃjalirudaṅmukham
Having seated the disciple on the god's right on an excellent seat strewn with kuśa and flowers, facing north with palms joined,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.55
स्वस्तिकासनमारूढं विधाय प्राङ्मुखः स्वयम् वरासनस्थितो मंत्रैर्महामंगलनिःस्वनैः
svastikāsanamārūḍhaṃ vidhāya prāṅmukhaḥ svayam varāsanasthito maṃtrairmahāmaṃgalaniḥsvanaiḥ
Having made (the disciple) assume the svastika posture, (the teacher) himself facing east and seated on the excellent seat, with mantras resounding with great auspiciousness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.56
समादाय घटं पूर्णं पूर्णमेव प्रसादितम् ध्यायमानः शिवं शिष्यमाभिषिंचेत देशिकः
samādāya ghaṭaṃ pūrṇaṃ pūrṇameva prasāditam dhyāyamānaḥ śivaṃ śiṣyamābhiṣiṃceta deśikaḥ
taking up the full jar, filled indeed (and) consecrated, meditating on Śiva, the teacher should sprinkle the disciple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.57
अथापनुद्य स्नानांबु परिधाय सितांबरम् आचान्तोलंकृतश्शिष्यः प्रांजलिर्मंडपं व्रजेत्
athāpanudya snānāṃbu paridhāya sitāṃbaram ācāntolaṃkṛtaśśiṣyaḥ prāṃjalirmaṃḍapaṃ vrajet
Then, having wiped off the bathing water and put on a white garment, the pupil, having rinsed his mouth and been adorned, should go to the pavilion with palms joined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.58
उपवेश्य यथापूर्वं तं गुरुर्दर्भविष्टरे संपूज्य मंडलं देवं करन्यासं समाचरेत्
upaveśya yathāpūrvaṃ taṃ gururdarbhaviṣṭare saṃpūjya maṃḍalaṃ devaṃ karanyāsaṃ samācaret
Having seated him as before on the darbha-grass seat, the teacher, having duly worshipped the maṇḍala and the god, should perform the placing (of the mantras) on the hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.59
ततस्तु भस्मना देवं ध्यायन्मनसि देशिकः समालभेत पाणिभ्यां शिशुं शिवमुदीरयेत्
tatastu bhasmanā devaṃ dhyāyanmanasi deśikaḥ samālabheta pāṇibhyāṃ śiśuṃ śivamudīrayet
Then the teacher, meditating on the god in his mind, should smear the pupil with ash using both hands, and should utter (the name) "Śiva."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.60
अथ तस्य शिवाचार्यो दहनप्लावनादिकम् सकलीकरणं कृत्वा मातृकान्यासवर्त्मना
atha tasya śivācāryo dahanaplāvanādikam sakalīkaraṇaṃ kṛtvā mātṛkānyāsavartmanā
Then the Śiva-teacher, having performed for him the burning, flooding, and the rest—the sakalīkaraṇa—by the method of the placing of the mātṛkā (syllables) …
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.61
ततः शिवासनं ध्यात्वा शिष्यमूर्ध्नि देशिकः तत्रावाह्य यथान्यायमर्चयेन्मनसा शिवम्
tataḥ śivāsanaṃ dhyātvā śiṣyamūrdhni deśikaḥ tatrāvāhya yathānyāyamarcayenmanasā śivam
Then, having meditated on Śiva's seat on the pupil's head, the teacher, having invoked (Śiva) there, should worship Śiva mentally according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.62
प्रार्थयेत्प्रांजलिर्देवं नित्यमत्र स्थितो भव इति विज्ञाप्य तं शंभोस्तेजसा भासुरं स्मरेत्
prārthayetprāṃjalirdevaṃ nityamatra sthito bhava iti vijñāpya taṃ śaṃbhostejasā bhāsuraṃ smaret
With palms joined he should entreat the god: "Remain here forever"; and having thus informed him, he should recall him as blazing with the radiance of Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.63
५६४ब् संपूज्याथ शिवं शैवीमाज्ञां प्राप्य शिवात्मिकाम् कर्णे शिष्यस्य शनकैश्शिवमन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
564b saṃpūjyātha śivaṃ śaivīmājñāṃ prāpya śivātmikām karṇe śiṣyasya śanakaiśśivamantramudīrayet
Then, having worshipped Śiva and obtained Śiva's command, which is of the nature of Śiva, he should softly utter the Śiva-mantra in the pupil's ear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.64
स तु बद्धांजलिः श्रुत्वा मन्त्रं तद्गतमानसः शनैस्तं व्याहरेच्छिष्यशिवाचार्यस्य शासनात्
sa tu baddhāṃjaliḥ śrutvā mantraṃ tadgatamānasaḥ śanaistaṃ vyāharecchiṣyaśivācāryasya śāsanāt
And he, with palms joined, having heard the mantra, his mind fixed upon it, the pupil should softly pronounce it at the Śiva-teacher's instruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.65
ततः शाक्तं च संदिश्य मन्त्रं मन्त्रविचक्षणः उच्चारयित्वा च सुखं तस्मै मंगलमादिशेत्
tataḥ śāktaṃ ca saṃdiśya mantraṃ mantravicakṣaṇaḥ uccārayitvā ca sukhaṃ tasmai maṃgalamādiśet
Then the one skilled in mantras, having imparted the Śakti-mantra also and having had (the pupil) pronounce it, should pleasantly pronounce a blessing for him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.66
ततस्समासान्मन्त्रार्थं वाच्यवाचकयोगतः समदिश्येश्वरं रूपं योगमासनमादिशेत्
tatassamāsānmantrārthaṃ vācyavācakayogataḥ samadiśyeśvaraṃ rūpaṃ yogamāsanamādiśet
Then, having imparted concisely the meaning of the mantra through the connection of the signified and the signifier, he should teach the form of the Lord, the yoga, and the posture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.67
अथ गुर्वाज्ञया शिष्यः शिवाग्निगुरुसन्निधौ भक्त्यैवमभिसंधाय दीक्षावाक्यमुदीरयेत्
atha gurvājñayā śiṣyaḥ śivāgnigurusannidhau bhaktyaivamabhisaṃdhāya dīkṣāvākyamudīrayet
Then, at the guru's command, the pupil, in the presence of Śiva, the fire, and the guru, having with devotion resolved thus, should utter the initiation-formula:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.68
वरं प्राणपरित्यागश्छेदनं शिरसो ऽपि वा न त्वनभ्यर्च्य भुंजीय भगवन्तं त्रिलोचनम्
varaṃ prāṇaparityāgaśchedanaṃ śiraso 'pi vā na tvanabhyarcya bhuṃjīya bhagavantaṃ trilocanam
"Better the giving up of life, or even the cutting off of the head, than that I should eat without having worshipped the Lord, the three-eyed one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.69
स एव दद्यान्नियतो यावन्मोहविपर्ययः तावदाराधयेद्देवं तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः
sa eva dadyānniyato yāvanmohaviparyayaḥ tāvadārādhayeddevaṃ tanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ
He alone, being restrained, should offer (this); as long as delusion and error (last), so long should he worship the god, fixed on him, devoted to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 16.70
ततः स समयो नाम भविष्यति शिवाश्रमे लब्धाधिकारो गुर्वाज्ञापालकस्तद्वशो भवेत्
tataḥ sa samayo nāma bhaviṣyati śivāśrame labdhādhikāro gurvājñāpālakastadvaśo bhavet
Thereafter he will be called a samayin in the discipline of Śiva; having obtained the qualification, he should be an observer of the guru's command and subject to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.71
अतः परं न्यस्तकरो भस्मादाय स्वहस्ततः दद्याच्छिष्याय मूलेन रुद्राक्षं चाभिमंत्रितम्
ataḥ paraṃ nyastakaro bhasmādāya svahastataḥ dadyācchiṣyāya mūlena rudrākṣaṃ cābhimaṃtritam
After this, having placed his hand (on him) and taken ash from his own hand, he should give it to the pupil with the root-mantra, and also a rudrākṣa over which the mantra has been recited;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.72
प्रतिमा वापि देवस्य गूढदेहमथापि वा पूजाहोमजपध्यानसाधनानि च संभवे
pratimā vāpi devasya gūḍhadehamathāpi vā pūjāhomajapadhyānasādhanāni ca saṃbhave
and also an image of the god, or else a concealed body (of the god), and the implements for worship, oblation, recitation, and meditation, if they are available.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 16.73
सोपि शिष्यः शिवाचार्याल्लब्धानि बहुमानतः आददीताज्ञया तस्य देशिकस्य न चान्यथा
sopi śiṣyaḥ śivācāryāllabdhāni bahumānataḥ ādadītājñayā tasya deśikasya na cānyathā
And that pupil should receive with great respect the things obtained from the Śiva-teacher, by that teacher's permission and not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.74
आचार्यादाप्तमखिलं शिरस्याधाय भक्तितः रक्षयेत्पूजयेच्छंभुं मठे वा गृह एववा
ācāryādāptamakhilaṃ śirasyādhāya bhaktitaḥ rakṣayetpūjayecchaṃbhuṃ maṭhe vā gṛha evavā
Placing on his head with devotion all that has been received from the teacher, he should guard it and worship Śambhu, either in a monastery or in his home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.75
अतः परं शिवाचारमादिशेदस्य देशिकः भक्तिश्रद्धानुसारेण प्रज्ञायाश्चानुसारतः
ataḥ paraṃ śivācāramādiśedasya deśikaḥ bhaktiśraddhānusāreṇa prajñāyāścānusārataḥ
After this the teacher should instruct him in the conduct proper to Śiva, in accordance with his devotion and faith, and in accordance with his understanding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.76
यदुक्तं यत्समाज्ञातं यच्चैवान्यत्प्रकीर्तितम् शिवाचार्येण समये तत्सर्वं शिरसा वहेत्
yaduktaṃ yatsamājñātaṃ yaccaivānyatprakīrtitam śivācāryeṇa samaye tatsarvaṃ śirasā vahet
Whatever has been said, whatever has been enjoined, and whatever else has been declared by the Śiva-teacher at the time (of initiation)—all that he should bear upon his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.77
शिवागमस्य ग्रहणं वाचनं श्रवणं तथा देशिकदेशतः कुर्यान्न स्वेच्छातो न चान्यतः
śivāgamasya grahaṇaṃ vācanaṃ śravaṇaṃ tathā deśikadeśataḥ kuryānna svecchāto na cānyataḥ
The receiving of the Śaiva scripture, its recitation, and likewise the hearing of it, one should do from the teacher (alone), not at one's own pleasure nor from anyone else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 16.78
इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तः संस्कारः समयाह्वयः साक्षाच्छिवपुरप्राप्तौ नृणां परमसाधनम्
iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaḥ saṃskāraḥ samayāhvayaḥ sākṣācchivapuraprāptau nṛṇāṃ paramasādhanam
Thus in brief has been declared the consecration called samaya, the supreme means for men to attain the city of Śiva directly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition