Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 24
SiP 7.2 24.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे पूजाविधानव्याख्यानवर्णनं नाम त्रयोविंशो ऽध्यायः ५७२अ छप्तेर् २४ उपमन्युरुवाच प्रोक्षयेन्मूलमंत्रेण पूजास्थानं विशुद्धये गन्धचन्दनतोयेन पुष्पं तत्र विनिक्षिपेत्
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe pūjāvidhānavyākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma trayoviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ 572a chapter 24 upamanyuruvāca prokṣayenmūlamaṃtreṇa pūjāsthānaṃ viśuddhaye gandhacandanatoyena puṣpaṃ tatra vinikṣipet
Oṃ. Thus the twenty-third chapter, called the Description and Explanation of the Rules of Worship, in the latter section of the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, the seventh (part) of the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 24. Upamanyu said: With the root mantra he should sprinkle the place of worship for its purification; and with water scented with sandal he should cast a flower there.
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SiP 7.2 24.2
अस्त्रेणोत्सार्य वै विघ्नानवगुण्ठ्य च वर्मणा अस्त्रं दिक्षु प्रविन्यस्य कल्पयेदर्चनाभुवम्
astreṇotsārya vai vighnānavaguṇṭhya ca varmaṇā astraṃ dikṣu pravinyasya kalpayedarcanābhuvam
Having driven away the obstacles with the weapon (mantra), and having covered (the place) with the armour (mantra), and having set the weapon (mantra) in the directions, he should prepare the ground for worship.
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SiP 7.2 24.3
तत्र दर्भान्परिस्तीर्य क्षालयेत्प्रोक्षणादिभिः संशोध्य सर्वपात्राणि द्रव्यशुद्धिं समाचरेत्
tatra darbhānparistīrya kṣālayetprokṣaṇādibhiḥ saṃśodhya sarvapātrāṇi dravyaśuddhiṃ samācaret
There, having spread darbha grass around, he should wash (the vessels) with sprinkling and the rest; having purified all the vessels, he should carry out the purification of the substances.
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SiP 7.2 24.4
प्रोक्षणीमर्ध्यपात्रं च पाद्यपात्रमतः परम् तथैवाचमनीयस्य पात्रं चेति चतुष्टयम्
prokṣaṇīmardhyapātraṃ ca pādyapātramataḥ param tathaivācamanīyasya pātraṃ ceti catuṣṭayam
The sprinkling-vessel, the vessel for the guest-offering, next the vessel for the foot-water, and likewise the vessel for the rinsing water — thus a set of four.
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SiP 7.2 24.5
प्रक्षाल्य प्रोक्ष्य वीक्ष्याथ क्षिपेत्तेषु जलं शिवम् पुण्यद्रव्याणि सर्वाणि यथालाभं विनिक्षिपेत्
prakṣālya prokṣya vīkṣyātha kṣipetteṣu jalaṃ śivam puṇyadravyāṇi sarvāṇi yathālābhaṃ vinikṣipet
Having washed, sprinkled, and then gazed (upon them), he should pour the Śiva-water into them; he should cast in all the auspicious substances as they are obtainable.
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SiP 7.2 24.6
रत्नानि रजतं हेम गन्धपुष्पाक्षतादयः फलपल्लवदर्भांश्च पुण्यद्रव्याण्यनेकधा
ratnāni rajataṃ hema gandhapuṣpākṣatādayaḥ phalapallavadarbhāṃśca puṇyadravyāṇyanekadhā
Jewels, silver, gold, scents, flowers, unbroken rice and the rest, and fruits, sprouts and darbha grass — the auspicious substances are of many kinds.
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SiP 7.2 24.7
स्नानोदके सुगन्धादि पानीये च विशेषतः शीतलानि मनोज्ञानी कुसुमादीनि निक्षिपेत्
snānodake sugandhādi pānīye ca viśeṣataḥ śītalāni manojñānī kusumādīni nikṣipet
Into the bathing water (he should put) fragrant substances and the like, and especially into the drinking water he should drop cool, pleasing flowers and the like.
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SiP 7.2 24.8
उशीरं चन्दनं चैव पाद्ये तु परिकल्पयेत् जातिकंकोलकर्पूरबहुमूलतमालकान्
uśīraṃ candanaṃ caiva pādye tu parikalpayet jātikaṃkolakarpūrabahumūlatamālakān
And he should arrange uśīra-root and sandal for the foot-water; jātī, kaṅkola, camphor, bahumūla and tamāla —
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SiP 7.2 24.9
क्षिपेदाचमनीये च चूर्णयित्वा विशेषतः एलां पात्रेषु सर्वेषु कर्पूरं चन्दनं तथा
kṣipedācamanīye ca cūrṇayitvā viśeṣataḥ elāṃ pātreṣu sarveṣu karpūraṃ candanaṃ tathā
— these he should put into the sipping-water, having specially reduced them to powder; and cardamom in all the vessels, likewise camphor and sandal.
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SiP 7.2 24.10
कुशाग्राण्यक्षतांश्चैव यवव्रीहितिलानपि आज्यसिद्धार्थपुष्पाणि भसितञ्चार्घ्यपात्रके
kuśāgrāṇyakṣatāṃścaiva yavavrīhitilānapi ājyasiddhārthapuṣpāṇi bhasitañcārghyapātrake
And the tips of kuśa grass, unbroken rice-grains, barley, rice and sesame too, clarified butter, white mustard and flowers, and ash — into the arghya vessel.
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SiP 7.2 24.11
कुशपुष्पयवव्रीहिबहुमूलतमालकान् प्रक्षिपेत्प्रोक्षणीपात्रे भसितं च यथाक्रमम्
kuśapuṣpayavavrīhibahumūlatamālakān prakṣipetprokṣaṇīpātre bhasitaṃ ca yathākramam
Kuśa grass, flowers, barley, rice, bahumūla and tamāla he should throw into the sprinkling vessel, and ash as well, in due order.
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SiP 7.2 24.12
सर्वत्र मन्त्रं विन्यस्य वर्मणावेष्ट्य बाह्यतः पश्चादस्त्रेण संरक्ष्य धेनुमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत्
sarvatra mantraṃ vinyasya varmaṇāveṣṭya bāhyataḥ paścādastreṇa saṃrakṣya dhenumudrāṃ pradarśayet
Having deposited the mantra in every case, having enclosed (them) on the outside with the armour-mantra, and afterwards having guarded (them) with the weapon-mantra, he should display the cow-gesture.
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SiP 7.2 24.13
पूजाद्रव्याणि सर्वाणि प्रोक्षणीपात्रवारिणा सम्प्रोक्ष्य मूलमंत्रेण शोधयेद्विधिवत्ततः
pūjādravyāṇi sarvāṇi prokṣaṇīpātravāriṇā samprokṣya mūlamaṃtreṇa śodhayedvidhivattataḥ
Having sprinkled all the articles of worship with the water of the sprinkling vessel, he should then purify (them) with the root-mantra according to rule.
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SiP 7.2 24.14
पात्राणां प्रोक्षणीमेकामलाभे सर्वकर्मसु साधयेदर्घ्यमद्भिस्तत्सामान्यं साधकोत्तमः
pātrāṇāṃ prokṣaṇīmekāmalābhe sarvakarmasu sādhayedarghyamadbhistatsāmānyaṃ sādhakottamaḥ
If (all) the vessels are not to be had, the best of practitioners should in all rites prepare a single sprinkling vessel, and should prepare the arghya with (plain) water — that serves in common (for all).
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SiP 7.2 24.15
ततो विनायकं देवं भक्ष्यभोज्यादिभिः क्रमात् पूजयित्वा विधानेन द्वारपार्श्वे ऽथ दक्षिणे
tato vināyakaṃ devaṃ bhakṣyabhojyādibhiḥ kramāt pūjayitvā vidhānena dvārapārśve 'tha dakṣiṇe
Then, having worshipped the god Vināyaka in due order with foods hard and soft and the rest according to the prescription, then at the southern side of the door
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SiP 7.2 24.16
अन्तःपुराधिपं साक्षान्नन्दिनं सम्यगर्चयेत् चामीकराचलप्रख्यं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्
antaḥpurādhipaṃ sākṣānnandinaṃ samyagarcayet cāmīkarācalaprakhyaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam
he should duly worship Nandin himself, the lord of the inner chamber, like a mountain of gold, adorned with every ornament,
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SiP 7.2 24.17
बालेन्दुमुकुटं सौम्यं त्रिनेत्रं च चतुर्भुजम् दीप्तशूलमृगीटंकतिग्मवेत्रधरं प्रभुम्
bālendumukuṭaṃ saumyaṃ trinetraṃ ca caturbhujam dīptaśūlamṛgīṭaṃkatigmavetradharaṃ prabhum
having the crescent moon as his crest, gentle, three-eyed and four-armed, the lord holding a blazing trident, a doe(?), a chisel and a sharp staff,
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SiP 7.2 24.18
चन्द्रबिम्बाभवदनं हरिवक्त्रमथापि वा उत्तरे द्वारपार्श्वस्य भार्यां च मरुतां सुताम्
candrabimbābhavadanaṃ harivaktramathāpi vā uttare dvārapārśvasya bhāryāṃ ca marutāṃ sutām
his face like the disc of the moon, or else with a lion's face; and on the northern side of the door, (he should worship) his wife, the daughter of the Maruts,
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SiP 7.2 24.19
सुयशां सुव्रतामम्बां पादमण्डनतत्पराम् पूजयित्वा प्रविश्यान्तर्भवनं परमेष्ठिनः
suyaśāṃ suvratāmambāṃ pādamaṇḍanatatparām pūjayitvā praviśyāntarbhavanaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ
the mother Suyaśā, of good vows, devoted to adorning (the Lord's) feet. Having worshipped (her), and having entered the inner dwelling of the Supreme One,
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SiP 7.2 24.20
संपूज्य लिङ्गं तैर्द्रव्यैर्निर्माल्यमपनोदयेत् प्रक्षाल्य पुष्पं शिरसि न्यसेत्तस्य विशुद्धये
saṃpūjya liṅgaṃ tairdravyairnirmālyamapanodayet prakṣālya puṣpaṃ śirasi nyasettasya viśuddhaye
having worshipped the liṅga with those substances, he should remove the spent offerings; having washed (them), he should place a flower on his head for its purification.
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SiP 7.2 24.21
पुष्पहस्तो जपेच्छक्त्या मन्त्रं मन्त्रविशुद्धये ऐशान्यां चण्दमाराध्य निर्माल्यं तस्य दापयेत्
puṣpahasto japecchaktyā mantraṃ mantraviśuddhaye aiśānyāṃ caṇdamārādhya nirmālyaṃ tasya dāpayet
With a flower in his hand he should recite the mantra to the best of his ability for the purification of the mantra; having propitiated Caṇḍa in the northeast, he should have the spent offerings given to him.
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SiP 7.2 24.22
कल्पयेदासनं पश्चादाधारादि यथाक्रमम् आधारशक्तिं कल्याणीं श्यामां ध्यायेदधो भुवि
kalpayedāsanaṃ paścādādhārādi yathākramam ādhāraśaktiṃ kalyāṇīṃ śyāmāṃ dhyāyedadho bhuvi
Afterwards he should fashion the seat, the support and the rest in due order; he should meditate on the auspicious dark-hued Power of Support below, on the ground.
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SiP 7.2 24.23
५७२ब् तस्याः पुरस्तादुत्कंठमनंतं कुण्डलाकृतिम् धवलं पञ्चफणिनं लेलिहानमिवाम्बरम्
572b tasyāḥ purastādutkaṃṭhamanaṃtaṃ kuṇḍalākṛtim dhavalaṃ pañcaphaṇinaṃ lelihānamivāmbaram
In front of her, Ananta with neck upraised, coiled in shape, white, five-hooded, as though licking the sky;
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SiP 7.2 24.24
तस्योपर्यासनं भद्रं कण्ठीरवचतुष्पदम् धर्मो ज्ञानं च वैराग्यमैश्वर्यञ्च पदानि वै
tasyoparyāsanaṃ bhadraṃ kaṇṭhīravacatuṣpadam dharmo jñānaṃ ca vairāgyamaiśvaryañca padāni vai
above him the auspicious throne, four-footed with lions; and dharma, knowledge, dispassion and sovereignty are indeed the feet,
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SiP 7.2 24.25
आग्नेयादिश्वेतरक्तपीतश्यामानि वर्णतः अधर्मादीनि पूर्वादीन्युत्तरांतान्यनुक्रमात्
āgneyādiśvetaraktapītaśyāmāni varṇataḥ adharmādīni pūrvādīnyuttarāṃtānyanukramāt
white, red, yellow and dark in colour, beginning from the southeast; and adharma and the rest (are the sides), beginning from the east and ending in the north, in sequence.
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SiP 7.2 24.26
राजावर्तमणिप्रख्यान्न्यस्य गात्राणि भावयेत् अस्योर्ध्वच्छादनं पद्ममासनं विमलं सितम्
rājāvartamaṇiprakhyānnyasya gātrāṇi bhāvayet asyordhvacchādanaṃ padmamāsanaṃ vimalaṃ sitam
Having set them down as resembling lapis lazuli gems, he should conceive the limbs (of the throne); its covering above is a lotus, a seat spotless and white.
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SiP 7.2 24.27
अष्टपत्राणि तस्याहुरणिमादिगुणाष्टकम् केसराणि च वामाद्या रुद्रावामादिशक्तिभिः
aṣṭapatrāṇi tasyāhuraṇimādiguṇāṣṭakam kesarāṇi ca vāmādyā rudrāvāmādiśaktibhiḥ
Its eight petals, they say, are the eightfold set of powers beginning with minuteness (aṇimā); and the filaments are (the Rudras) Vāmā and the rest, together with the śaktis beginning with Vāmā of the Rudras.
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SiP 7.2 24.28
बीजान्यपि च ता एव शक्तय्ॐतर्मनोन्मनीः कर्णिकापरवैराग्यं नालं ज्ञानं शिवात्मकम्
bījānyapi ca tā eva śaktayoṃtarmanonmanīḥ karṇikāparavairāgyaṃ nālaṃ jñānaṃ śivātmakam
And the seeds too are those same śaktis; within (them) are Manonmanī; the pericarp is supreme dispassion, the stalk is knowledge whose nature is Śiva.
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SiP 7.2 24.29
कन्दश्च शिवधर्मात्मा कर्णिकान्ते त्रिमण्डले त्रिमण्डलोपर्यात्मादि तत्त्वत्रितयमासनम्
kandaśca śivadharmātmā karṇikānte trimaṇḍale trimaṇḍaloparyātmādi tattvatritayamāsanam
And the bulb is the essence of the Śiva-dharma; at the end of the pericarp is the triple circle (trimaṇḍala); above the triple circle the seat is the triad of principles beginning with ātman.
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SiP 7.2 24.30
सर्वासनोपरि सुखं विचित्रास्तरणास्तृतम् आसनं कल्पयेद्दिव्यं शुद्धविद्यासमुज्ज्वलम्
sarvāsanopari sukhaṃ vicitrāstaraṇāstṛtam āsanaṃ kalpayeddivyaṃ śuddhavidyāsamujjvalam
Above all the seats one should fashion a divine seat, comfortable, spread over with variegated coverings, blazing with pure knowledge (śuddhavidyā).
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SiP 7.2 24.31
आवाहनं स्थापनं च सन्निरोधं निरीक्षणम् नमस्कारं च कुर्वीत बध्वा मुद्राः पृथक्पृथक्
āvāhanaṃ sthāpanaṃ ca sannirodhaṃ nirīkṣaṇam namaskāraṃ ca kurvīta badhvā mudrāḥ pṛthakpṛthak
He should perform the summoning (āvāhana), the installing, the confining, the gazing, and the salutation, forming the (appropriate) hand-gestures each separately.
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SiP 7.2 24.32
पाद्यमाचमनं चार्घ्यं गंधं पुष्पं ततः परम् धूपं दीपं च तांबूलं दत्त्वाथ स्वापयेच्छिवौ
pādyamācamanaṃ cārghyaṃ gaṃdhaṃ puṣpaṃ tataḥ param dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ dattvātha svāpayecchivau
Having offered water for the feet, water for rinsing the mouth, the guest-offering, sandal-paste, flowers, and thereafter incense, lamp, and betel, he should then put the two, Śiva (and the Goddess), to rest.
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SiP 7.2 24.33
अथवा परिकल्प्यैवमासनं मूर्तिमेव च सकलीकृत्य मूलेन ब्रह्माभिश्चापरैस्तथा
athavā parikalpyaivamāsanaṃ mūrtimeva ca sakalīkṛtya mūlena brahmābhiścāparaistathā
Or else, having thus fashioned the seat and the image itself, having performed the sakalīkaraṇa with the root-mantra and likewise with the brahma-mantras and the other (mantras),
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SiP 7.2 24.34
आवाहयेत्ततो देव्या शिवं परमकारणम् शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं देवं निश्चलमक्षरम्
āvāhayettato devyā śivaṃ paramakāraṇam śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ devaṃ niścalamakṣaram
he should then, along with the Goddess, summon Śiva, the supreme cause, the god resembling pure crystal, motionless and imperishable,
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SiP 7.2 24.35
कारणं सर्वलोकानां सर्वलोकमयं परम् अंतर्बहिःस्थितं व्याप्य ह्यणोरणु १ महत्तरम् २
kāraṇaṃ sarvalokānāṃ sarvalokamayaṃ param aṃtarbahiḥsthitaṃ vyāpya hyaṇoraṇu 1 mahattaram 2
the cause of all the worlds, consisting of all the worlds, supreme, pervading (all), abiding within and without, smaller than the smallest and greater than the great,
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SiP 7.2 24.36
भक्तानामप्रयत्नेन दृश्यमीश्वरमव्ययम् ब्रह्मेंद्रविष्णुरुद्राद्यैरपि देवैरगोचरम्
bhaktānāmaprayatnena dṛśyamīśvaramavyayam brahmeṃdraviṣṇurudrādyairapi devairagocaram
the imperishable Lord who is visible to devotees without effort, (yet) not within the range of even the gods, Brahmā, Indra, Viṣṇu, Rudra and the rest,
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SiP 7.2 24.37
देवसारं च विद्वद्भिरगोचरमिति श्रुतम् आदिमध्यान्तरहितं भेषजं भवरोगिणाम्
devasāraṃ ca vidvadbhiragocaramiti śrutam ādimadhyāntarahitaṃ bheṣajaṃ bhavarogiṇām
and the essence of the gods, which is heard (in scripture) to be beyond the range (of perception) even of the learned, without beginning, middle or end, the medicine for those sick with worldly existence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.38
शिवतत्त्वमिति ख्यातं शिवार्थं जगति स्थिरम् पञ्चोपचारवद्भक्त्या पूजयेल्लिंगमुत्तमम्
śivatattvamiti khyātaṃ śivārthaṃ jagati sthiram pañcopacāravadbhaktyā pūjayelliṃgamuttamam
proclaimed as the Śiva-principle, steadfast in the world for the sake of Śiva('s purpose): with devotion, accompanied by the five services, one should worship the supreme liṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 24.39
लिंगमूर्तिर्महेशस्य शिवस्य परमात्मनः स्नानकाले प्रकुर्वीत जयशब्दादिमंगलम्
liṃgamūrtirmaheśasya śivasya paramātmanaḥ snānakāle prakurvīta jayaśabdādimaṃgalam
The liṅga is the form of Maheśa, of Śiva the supreme Self; at the time of bathing (it) one should make the auspicious cries beginning with the shout of 'Victory!'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.40
पञ्चगव्यघृतक्षीरदधिमध्वादिपूर्वकैः मूलैः फलानां सारैश्च तिलसर्षपसक्तुभिः
pañcagavyaghṛtakṣīradadhimadhvādipūrvakaiḥ mūlaiḥ phalānāṃ sāraiśca tilasarṣapasaktubhiḥ
With the five products of the cow, ghee, milk, curds, honey and the rest, with roots and with the essences of fruits, with sesame, mustard and barley-meal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.41
बीजैर्यवादिभिश्शस्तैश्चूर्णैर्माषादिसंभवैः संस्नाप्यालिप्य पिष्टाद्यैः स्नापयेदुष्णवारिभिः
bījairyavādibhiśśastaiścūrṇairmāṣādisaṃbhavaiḥ saṃsnāpyālipya piṣṭādyaiḥ snāpayeduṣṇavāribhiḥ
with approved seeds such as barley, with powders made from beans (māṣa) and the like—having bathed (the liṅga) and smeared it with flour-pastes and the like, he should bathe it with warm water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.42
घर्षयेद्विल्वपत्राद्यैर्लेपगंधापनुत्तये पुनः संस्नाप्य सलिलैश्चक्रवर्त्युपचारतः
gharṣayedvilvapatrādyairlepagaṃdhāpanuttaye punaḥ saṃsnāpya salilaiścakravartyupacārataḥ
He should rub it with bilva leaves and the like to remove the smell of the smearings; then, having bathed it again with water, with the ceremonial service (befitting) a universal emperor,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.43
१ क्लीबत्वमार्षम् २ महत इति क्षेष- ५७३अ सुगंधामलकं दद्याद्धरिद्रां च यथाक्रमम् ततः संशोध्य सलिलैर्लिंगं बेरमथापि वा
1 klībatvamārṣam 2 mahata iti kṣeṣa- 573a sugaṃdhāmalakaṃ dadyāddharidrāṃ ca yathākramam tataḥ saṃśodhya salilairliṃgaṃ beramathāpi vā
he should apply fragrant myrobalan and turmeric in due order; then, having cleansed the liṅga, or else the image, with water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.44
स्नापयेद्गंधतोयेन कुशपुष्पोदकेन च हिरण्यरत्नतोयैश्च मंत्रसिद्धैर्यथाक्रमम्
snāpayedgaṃdhatoyena kuśapuṣpodakena ca hiraṇyaratnatoyaiśca maṃtrasiddhairyathākramam
he should bathe it with scented water, with water containing kuśa grass and flowers, and with water containing gold and jewels, consecrated by mantras, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.45
असंभवे तु द्रव्याणां यथासंभवसंभृतैः केवलैर्मंत्रतोयैर्वा स्नापयेच्छ्रद्धया शिवम्
asaṃbhave tu dravyāṇāṃ yathāsaṃbhavasaṃbhṛtaiḥ kevalairmaṃtratoyairvā snāpayecchraddhayā śivam
But when the substances are unavailable, (he should bathe it) with what has been gathered as available, or with mantra-water alone he should bathe Śiva with faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.46
कलशेनाथ शंखेन वर्धन्या पाणिना तथा सकुशेन सपुष्पेण स्नापयेन्मंत्रपूर्वकम्
kalaśenātha śaṃkhena vardhanyā pāṇinā tathā sakuśena sapuṣpeṇa snāpayenmaṃtrapūrvakam
With a water-jar, or with a conch, with the vardhanī vessel, or likewise with the hand holding kuśa grass and a flower, he should bathe (him) with the recitation of mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.47
पवमानेन रुद्रेण नीलेन त्वरितेन च लिंगसूक्तादिसूक्तैश्च शिरसाथर्वणेन च
pavamānena rudreṇa nīlena tvaritena ca liṃgasūktādisūktaiśca śirasātharvaṇena ca
(One should bathe him) with the Pavamāna (hymn), with the Rudra (hymn), with the Nīla and the Tvaritā, and with the Liṅgasūkta and the other hymns, and with the Śiras (Atharvaśiras) of the Atharvan.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 24.48
ऋग्भिश्च सामभिः शैवैर्ब्रह्मभिश्चापि पञ्चभिः स्नापयेद्देवदेवेशं शिवेन प्रणवेन च
ṛgbhiśca sāmabhiḥ śaivairbrahmabhiścāpi pañcabhiḥ snāpayeddevadeveśaṃ śivena praṇavena ca
And with Ṛg verses, with Sāman chants, with the Śaiva (mantras), and also with the five Brahma-mantras, he should bathe the God of gods, and with the Śiva-mantra and with the praṇava (Oṃ).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.49
यथा देवस्य देव्याश्च कुर्यात्स्नानादिकं तथा न तु कश्चिद्विशेषो ऽस्ति तत्र तौ सदृशौ यतः
yathā devasya devyāśca kuryātsnānādikaṃ tathā na tu kaścidviśeṣo 'sti tatra tau sadṛśau yataḥ
As (he performs) the bathing and the rest for the god, so he should do for the goddess; there is no difference whatever there, since the two are alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.50
प्रथमं देवमुद्दिश्य कृत्वा स्नानादिकाः क्रियाः देव्यैः प्रश्चात्प्रकुर्वीत देवदेवस्य शासनात्
prathamaṃ devamuddiśya kṛtvā snānādikāḥ kriyāḥ devyaiḥ praścātprakurvīta devadevasya śāsanāt
Having first performed the rites of bathing and so on with reference to the god, he should afterwards perform (them) for the goddess, by the ordinance of the God of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.51
अर्धनारीश्वरे पूज्ये पौर्वापर्यं न विद्यते तत्र तत्रोपचाराणां लिंगे वान्यत्र वा क्वचित्
ardhanārīśvare pūjye paurvāparyaṃ na vidyate tatra tatropacārāṇāṃ liṃge vānyatra vā kvacit
When Ardhanārīśvara is the object of worship, there is no order of before and after for the services in each case, whether in a liṅga or anywhere else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.52
कृत्वा ऽभिषेकं लिंगस्य शुचिना च सुगंधिना संमृज्य वाससा दद्यादंबरं चोपवीतकम्
kṛtvā 'bhiṣekaṃ liṃgasya śucinā ca sugaṃdhinā saṃmṛjya vāsasā dadyādaṃbaraṃ copavītakam
Having performed the anointing of the liṅga, and having wiped (it) with a clean and fragrant cloth, he should present a garment and a sacred thread.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.53
पाद्यमाचमनं चार्घ्यं गंधं पुष्पं च भूषणम् धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यं पानीयं मुखशोधनम्
pādyamācamanaṃ cārghyaṃ gaṃdhaṃ puṣpaṃ ca bhūṣaṇam dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ pānīyaṃ mukhaśodhanam
Water for the feet, water for rinsing the mouth, and the arghya offering, perfume, flower and ornament, incense, lamp and food-offering, drinking water, (and water for) cleansing the mouth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.54
पुनश्चाचमनीयं च मुखवासं ततः परम् मुकुटं च शुभं भद्रं सर्वरत्नैरलंकृतम्
punaścācamanīyaṃ ca mukhavāsaṃ tataḥ param mukuṭaṃ ca śubhaṃ bhadraṃ sarvaratnairalaṃkṛtam
and again water for rinsing, and after that a mouth-perfume, and a crown, auspicious and fair, adorned with all jewels;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.55
भूषणानि पवित्राणि माल्यानि विविधानि च व्यजने चामरे छत्रं तालवृंतं च दर्पणम्
bhūṣaṇāni pavitrāṇi mālyāni vividhāni ca vyajane cāmare chatraṃ tālavṛṃtaṃ ca darpaṇam
ornaments, pavitras (purificatory rings), and garlands of various kinds, a pair of fans, a yak-tail whisk, a parasol, a palm-leaf fan, and a mirror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.56
दत्त्वा नीराजनं कुर्यात्सर्वमंगलनिस्वनैः गीतनृत्यादिभिश्चैव जयशब्दसमन्वितः
dattvā nīrājanaṃ kuryātsarvamaṃgalanisvanaiḥ gītanṛtyādibhiścaiva jayaśabdasamanvitaḥ
Having presented (these), he should perform the nīrājana (waving of lights) with all auspicious sounds, and with singing, dancing and the like, accompanied by cries of "Victory!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.57
हैमे च राजते ताम्रे पात्रे वा मृन्मये शुभे पद्मकैश्शोभितैः पुष्पैर्बीजैर्दध्यक्षतादिभिः
haime ca rājate tāmre pātre vā mṛnmaye śubhe padmakaiśśobhitaiḥ puṣpairbījairdadhyakṣatādibhiḥ
In a vessel of gold, silver, copper, or fine clay, (adorned) with lotus-figures, with bright flowers, with seeds, with curds, unbroken rice and so on,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 24.58
त्रिशूलशंखयुग्माब्जनन्द्यावर्तैः करीषजैः श्रीवत्सस्वस्तिकादर्शवज्रैर्वह्न्यादिचिह्नितैः
triśūlaśaṃkhayugmābjanandyāvartaiḥ karīṣajaiḥ śrīvatsasvastikādarśavajrairvahnyādicihnitaiḥ
marked with a trident, a pair of conches, a lotus, nandyāvarta figures made of cow-dung, with śrīvatsa, svastika, mirror and thunderbolt, and with the signs of fire and the rest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 24.59
अष्टौ प्रदीपान्परितो विधायैकं तु मध्यमे तेषु वामादिकाश्चिन्त्याः पूज्याश्च नव शक्तयः
aṣṭau pradīpānparito vidhāyaikaṃ tu madhyame teṣu vāmādikāścintyāḥ pūjyāśca nava śaktayaḥ
having set eight lamps around and one in the middle, in them the (nine) powers beginning with Vāmā are to be meditated on and worshipped, the nine Śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.60
कवचेन समाच्छाद्य संरक्ष्यास्त्रेण सर्वतः धेनुमुद्रां च संदर्श्य पाणिभ्यां पात्रमुद्धरेत्
kavacena samācchādya saṃrakṣyāstreṇa sarvataḥ dhenumudrāṃ ca saṃdarśya pāṇibhyāṃ pātramuddharet
Having covered (it) over with the kavaca (armour mantra) and guarded it on all sides with the astra (weapon mantra), and having displayed the cow-mudrā, he should lift the vessel with both hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.61
अथवारोपयेत्पात्रे पञ्चदीपान्यथाक्रमम् विदिक्ष्वपि च मध्ये च दीपमेकमथापि वा
athavāropayetpātre pañcadīpānyathākramam vidikṣvapi ca madhye ca dīpamekamathāpi vā
Or else he may set five lamps on the vessel in due order, in the intermediate directions too, and one lamp in the middle — or (only that one).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.62
ततस्तत्पात्रमुद्धृत्य लिंगादेरुपरि क्रमात् त्रिः प्रदक्षिणयोगेन भ्रामयेन्मूलविद्यया
tatastatpātramuddhṛtya liṃgāderupari kramāt triḥ pradakṣiṇayogena bhrāmayenmūlavidyayā
Then, lifting that vessel, he should move it in circles above the liṅga and so on, in order, three times rightward, with the root-mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.63
दद्यादर्घ्यं ततो मूर्ध्नि भसितं च सुगंधितम् कृत्वा पुष्पांजलिं पश्चादुपहारान्निवेदयेत्
dadyādarghyaṃ tato mūrdhni bhasitaṃ ca sugaṃdhitam kṛtvā puṣpāṃjaliṃ paścādupahārānnivedayet
Then he should offer the arghya, and fragrant ash on the head; and having made an offering of flowers in cupped hands, he should afterwards present the oblations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.64
पानीयं च ततो दद्याद्दत्त्वा वाचमनं पुनः ५७३ब् पञ्चसौगंधिकोपेतं ताम्बूलं च निवेदयेत्
pānīyaṃ ca tato dadyāddattvā vācamanaṃ punaḥ 573b pañcasaugaṃdhikopetaṃ tāmbūlaṃ ca nivedayet
And then he should offer drinking water, and, having again given water for rinsing the mouth, he should present betel furnished with the five fragrant substances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.65
प्रोक्षयेत्प्रोक्षणीयानि गाननाट्यानि कारयेत् लिंगादौ शिवयोश्चिन्तां कृत्वा शक्त्यजपेच्छिवम्
prokṣayetprokṣaṇīyāni gānanāṭyāni kārayet liṃgādau śivayościntāṃ kṛtvā śaktyajapecchivam
He should sprinkle the things to be sprinkled, and have singing and dancing performed; having meditated on Śiva and Śakti in the liṅga and the rest, he should recite (the mantra of) Śiva to the best of his ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 24.66
प्रदक्षिणं प्रणामं च स्तवं चात्मसमर्पणम् विज्ञापनं च कार्याणां कुर्याद्विनयपूर्वकम्
pradakṣiṇaṃ praṇāmaṃ ca stavaṃ cātmasamarpaṇam vijñāpanaṃ ca kāryāṇāṃ kuryādvinayapūrvakam
He should perform circumambulation, prostration, praise, and self-surrender, and the announcement of his purposes, doing (all this) with humility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.67
अर्घ्यं पुष्पांजलिं दत्त्वा बद्ध्वा मुद्रां यथाविधि पश्चात्क्षमापयेद्देवमुद्वास्यात्मनि चिंतयेत्
arghyaṃ puṣpāṃjaliṃ dattvā baddhvā mudrāṃ yathāvidhi paścātkṣamāpayeddevamudvāsyātmani ciṃtayet
Having offered the arghya and a handful of flowers, and having formed the mudrā according to rule, he should afterwards beg the god's pardon, and, having dismissed (him), meditate on (him) within himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.68
पाद्यादिमुखवासांतमर्घ्याद्यं चातिसंकटे पुष्पविक्षेपमात्रं वा कुर्याद्भावपुरस्सरम्
pādyādimukhavāsāṃtamarghyādyaṃ cātisaṃkaṭe puṣpavikṣepamātraṃ vā kuryādbhāvapurassaram
In great straits, (he should offer) what begins with the foot-water and ends with the mouth-perfume, and the arghya and the rest; or he may make merely a scattering of flowers, with (inner) feeling foremost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.69
तावतैव परो धर्मो भावने सुकृतो भवेत् असंपूज्य न भुञ्जीत शिवमाप्राणसंचरात्
tāvataiva paro dharmo bhāvane sukṛto bhavet asaṃpūjya na bhuñjīta śivamāprāṇasaṃcarāt
By just that much the highest duty would be well performed in (mere) mental representation. One should not eat without having worshipped Śiva, so long as the breath moves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.70
यदि पापस्तु भुंजीत स्वैरं तय्स न निष्कृतिः प्रमादेन तु भुंक्ते चेत्तदुद्गीर्य प्रयत्नतः
yadi pāpastu bhuṃjīta svairaṃ taysa na niṣkṛtiḥ pramādena tu bhuṃkte cettadudgīrya prayatnataḥ
But if a sinful man should eat willfully, there is no expiation for him; if, however, he eats through negligence, then, having vomited it up with effort,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.71
स्नात्वा द्विगुणमभ्यर्च्य देवं देवीमुपोष्य च शिवस्यायुतमभ्यस्येद्ब्रह्मचर्यपुरस्सरम्
snātvā dviguṇamabhyarcya devaṃ devīmupoṣya ca śivasyāyutamabhyasyedbrahmacaryapurassaram
having bathed and worshipped the god and the goddess twice over, and having fasted, he should recite ten thousand (repetitions) of Śiva's (mantra), with celibacy foremost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 24.72
परेद्युश्शक्तितो दत्त्वा सुवर्णाद्यं शिवाय च शिवभक्ताय वा कृत्वा महापूजां शुचिर्भवेत्
paredyuśśaktito dattvā suvarṇādyaṃ śivāya ca śivabhaktāya vā kṛtvā mahāpūjāṃ śucirbhavet
On the next day, having given gold and the like according to his means to Śiva, or to a devotee of Śiva, and having performed the great worship, he becomes pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition