Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 26
SiP 7.2 26.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे शिवशास्त्रोक्तपूजनवर्णनं नाम पञ्चविंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् २६ उपमन्युरुवाच ब्रह्मघ्नो वा सुरापो वा स्तेयीवा गुरुतल्पगः मातृहा पितृहा वापि वीरहा भ्रूणहापि वा
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe śivaśāstroktapūjanavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 26 upamanyuruvāca brahmaghno vā surāpo vā steyīvā gurutalpagaḥ mātṛhā pitṛhā vāpi vīrahā bhrūṇahāpi vā
Oṃ. Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (section), in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the latter part, the twenty-fifth chapter, called the Description of Worship as Taught in the Śiva Scriptures. Chapter 26. Upamanyu said: whether a slayer of a brahmin, or a drinker of liquor, or a thief, or one who has defiled the guru's bed, a mother-slayer or a father-slayer, or a slayer of a hero, or even a slayer of an embryo —
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SiP 7.2 26.2
संपूज्यामन्त्रकं भक्त्या शिवं परमकारणम् तैस्तैः पापैः प्रमुच्येत वर्षैर्द्वादशभिः क्रमात्
saṃpūjyāmantrakaṃ bhaktyā śivaṃ paramakāraṇam taistaiḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyeta varṣairdvādaśabhiḥ kramāt
— having worshipped Śiva, the supreme cause, with devotion even without mantras, he would be freed from those several sins, in due course, within twelve years.
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SiP 7.2 26.3
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पतितो ऽपि यजेच्छिवम् भक्तश्चेन्नापरः कश्चिद्भिक्षाहारो जितेंद्रियः
tasmātsarvaprayatnena patito 'pi yajecchivam bhaktaścennāparaḥ kaścidbhikṣāhāro jiteṃdriyaḥ
Therefore even a fallen man should worship Śiva with every effort, if he is a devotee and no other (than that) — living on alms, with his senses subdued.
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SiP 7.2 26.4
कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं भक्त्या पञ्चाक्षरेण तु पूजयेद्यदि देवेशं तस्मात्पापात्प्रमुच्यते
kṛtvāpi sumahatpāpaṃ bhaktyā pañcākṣareṇa tu pūjayedyadi deveśaṃ tasmātpāpātpramucyate
Even having committed a very great sin, if with devotion he worships the Lord of gods with the five-syllable (mantra), he is freed from that sin.
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SiP 7.2 26.5
अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश्च ये चान्ये व्रतकर्शिताः तेषामेतैर्व्रतैर्नास्ति शिवलोकसमागमः
abbhakṣā vāyubhakṣāśca ye cānye vratakarśitāḥ teṣāmetairvratairnāsti śivalokasamāgamaḥ
Those who eat only water and those who feed on air, and others emaciated by vows — for them there is no reaching of Śiva's world by these vows.
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SiP 7.2 26.6
भक्त्या पञ्चाक्षरेणैव यः शिवं सकृदर्चयेत् सोपि गच्छेच्छिवस्थानं शिवमन्त्रस्य गौरवात्
bhaktyā pañcākṣareṇaiva yaḥ śivaṃ sakṛdarcayet sopi gacchecchivasthānaṃ śivamantrasya gauravāt
But he who with devotion worships Śiva even once with the five-syllable (mantra), he too goes to Śiva's abode, through the weightiness of Śiva's mantra.
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SiP 7.2 26.7
तस्मात्तपांसि यज्ञांश्च सर्वे सर्वस्वदक्षिणाः शिवमूर्त्यर्चनस्यैते कोट्यंशेनापि नो समाः
tasmāttapāṃsi yajñāṃśca sarve sarvasvadakṣiṇāḥ śivamūrtyarcanasyaite koṭyaṃśenāpi no samāḥ
Therefore austerities and sacrifices, all of them with the giving away of all one's property as fee — these are not equal even to a ten-millionth part of the worship of Śiva's image.
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SiP 7.2 26.8
बद्धो वाप्यथ मुक्तो वा पश्चात्पञ्चाक्षरेण चेत् पूजयन्मुच्यते भक्तो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
baddho vāpyatha mukto vā paścātpañcākṣareṇa cet pūjayanmucyate bhakto nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Whether bound or else released, if afterwards, worshipping with the five-syllable (mantra), the devotee is freed — no deliberation is to be made here.
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SiP 7.2 26.9
अरुद्रो वा सरुद्रो वा सूक्तेन शिवमर्चयेत् यः सकृत्पतितो वापिमूढो वा मुच्यते नरः
arudro vā sarudro vā sūktena śivamarcayet yaḥ sakṛtpatito vāpimūḍho vā mucyate naraḥ
Whether without the Rudra (hymn) or with the Rudra (hymn), he who worships Śiva once with the hymn — even a fallen man or a deluded man — such a man is released.
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SiP 7.2 26.10
५७५ब् षडक्षरेण वा देवं सूक्तमन्त्रेण पूजयेत् शिवभक्तो जितक्रोधो ह्यलब्धो लब्ध एव च
575b ṣaḍakṣareṇa vā devaṃ sūktamantreṇa pūjayet śivabhakto jitakrodho hyalabdho labdha eva ca
Or let him worship the god with the six-syllable (mantra) or with the sūkta-mantra; a devotee of Śiva who has conquered anger is, though not (yet) attained, indeed attained.
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SiP 7.2 26.11
अलब्धाल्लब्ध एवात्र विशिष्टो नात्र संशयः स ब्रह्मांगेन वा तेन सहंसेन विमुच्यते
alabdhāllabdha evātra viśiṣṭo nātra saṃśayaḥ sa brahmāṃgena vā tena sahaṃsena vimucyate
Here the one who has gained (it) is superior to the one who has not gained (it) — there is no doubt in this; he is released either by the brahman-limb (mantra) or by that Haṃsa (mantra) together (with it).
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SiP 7.2 26.12
तस्मान्नित्यं शिवं भक्त्या सूक्तमन्त्रेण पूजयेत् एककालं द्विकालं वा त्रिकालं नित्यमेव वा
tasmānnityaṃ śivaṃ bhaktyā sūktamantreṇa pūjayet ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ nityameva vā
Therefore one should always worship Śiva with devotion with the sūkta-mantra — once a day, or twice, or thrice, or continually.
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SiP 7.2 26.13
ये ऽर्चयंति महादेवं विज्ञेयास्ते महेश्वराः ज्ञानेनात्मसहायेन नार्चितो भगवाञ्छिवः
ye 'rcayaṃti mahādevaṃ vijñeyāste maheśvarāḥ jñānenātmasahāyena nārcito bhagavāñchivaḥ
Those who worship the Great God are to be known as Maheśvaras; (but) Lord Śiva is not (truly) worshipped without the knowledge that has the self as its helper.
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SiP 7.2 26.14
स चिरं संसरत्यस्मिन्संसारे दुःखसागरे दुर्ल्लभं प्राप्य मानुष्यं मूढो नार्चयते शिवम्
sa ciraṃ saṃsaratyasminsaṃsāre duḥkhasāgare durllabhaṃ prāpya mānuṣyaṃ mūḍho nārcayate śivam
He wanders long in this cycle of rebirth, an ocean of suffering — the fool who, having obtained a human birth so hard to get, does not worship Śiva.
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SiP 7.2 26.15
निष्फलं तस्य तज्जन्म मोक्षाय न भवेद्यतः दुर्ल्लभं प्राप्य मानुष्यं ये ऽर्चयन्ति पिनाकिनम्
niṣphalaṃ tasya tajjanma mokṣāya na bhavedyataḥ durllabhaṃ prāpya mānuṣyaṃ ye 'rcayanti pinākinam
That birth of his is fruitless, since it does not lead to liberation. (But) those who, having obtained a human birth so hard to get, worship the bearer of the Pināka —
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SiP 7.2 26.16
तेषां हि सफलं जन्म कृतार्थास्ते नरोत्तमाः भवभक्तिपरा ये च भवप्रणतचेतसः
teṣāṃ hi saphalaṃ janma kṛtārthāste narottamāḥ bhavabhaktiparā ye ca bhavapraṇatacetasaḥ
their birth indeed bears fruit; those best of men have achieved their aim — they who are devoted to devotion to Bhava and whose minds are bowed to Bhava.
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SiP 7.2 26.17
भवसंस्मरणोद्युक्ता न ते दुःखस्य भागिनः भवनानि मनोज्ञानि विभ्रमाभरणाः स्त्रियः
bhavasaṃsmaraṇodyuktā na te duḥkhasya bhāginaḥ bhavanāni manojñāni vibhramābharaṇāḥ striyaḥ
Intent on remembering Bhava, they have no share in suffering. Pleasing houses, women adorned with graceful movements,
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SiP 7.2 26.18
धनं चातृप्तिपर्यन्तं शिवपूजाविधेः फलम् ये वाञ्छन्ति महाभोगान्राज्यं च त्रिदशालये
dhanaṃ cātṛptiparyantaṃ śivapūjāvidheḥ phalam ye vāñchanti mahābhogānrājyaṃ ca tridaśālaye
and wealth extending to (full) satisfaction — (these are) the fruit of the rite of Śiva's worship. Those who desire great enjoyments and kingship in the abode of the thirty (gods),
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SiP 7.2 26.19
ते वाञ्छन्ति सदाकालं हरस्य चरणाम्बुजम् सौभाग्यं कान्तिमद्रूपं सत्त्वं त्यागार्द्रभावता
te vāñchanti sadākālaṃ harasya caraṇāmbujam saubhāgyaṃ kāntimadrūpaṃ sattvaṃ tyāgārdrabhāvatā
they should always desire the lotus-foot of Hara. Good fortune, a form possessed of beauty, goodness, a nature tender through renunciation,
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SiP 7.2 26.20
शौर्यं वै जगति ख्यातिश्शिवमर्चयतो भवेत् तस्मात्सर्वं परित्यज्य शिवैकाहितमानसः
śauryaṃ vai jagati khyātiśśivamarcayato bhavet tasmātsarvaṃ parityajya śivaikāhitamānasaḥ
valour, and fame in the world come to one who worships Śiva. Therefore, abandoning everything, with mind fixed on Śiva alone,
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SiP 7.2 26.21
शिवपूजाविधिं कुर्याद्यदीच्छेच्छिवमात्मनः त्वरितं जीवितं याति त्वरितं याति यौवनम्
śivapūjāvidhiṃ kuryādyadīcchecchivamātmanaḥ tvaritaṃ jīvitaṃ yāti tvaritaṃ yāti yauvanam
let him perform the rite of Śiva's worship, if he wishes his own welfare. Swiftly life goes, swiftly youth goes,
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SiP 7.2 26.22
त्वरितं व्याधिरभ्येति तस्मात्पूज्यः पिनाकधृक् यावन्नायाति मरणं यावन्नाक्रमते जरा
tvaritaṃ vyādhirabhyeti tasmātpūjyaḥ pinākadhṛk yāvannāyāti maraṇaṃ yāvannākramate jarā
swiftly disease approaches — therefore the bearer of the Pināka is to be worshipped. So long as death does not come, so long as old age does not assail (you),
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SiP 7.2 26.23
यावन्नेन्द्रियवैकल्यं तावत्पूजय शंकरम् न शिवार्चनतुल्यो ऽस्ति धर्मो ऽन्यो भुवनत्रये
yāvannendriyavaikalyaṃ tāvatpūjaya śaṃkaram na śivārcanatulyo 'sti dharmo 'nyo bhuvanatraye
so long as there is no failure of the senses, for that long worship Śaṃkara. There is no other religious duty in the three worlds equal to the worship of Śiva.
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SiP 7.2 26.24
इति विज्ञाय यत्नेन पूजनीयस्सदाशिवः द्वारयागं जवनिकां परिवारबलिक्रियाम्
iti vijñāya yatnena pūjanīyassadāśivaḥ dvārayāgaṃ javanikāṃ parivārabalikriyām
Knowing this, Sadāśiva is to be worshipped with effort: the door-offering, the curtain, the rite of offering to the retinue,
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SiP 7.2 26.25
नित्योत्सवं च कुर्वीत प्रसादे यदि पूजयेत् हविर्निवेदनादूर्ध्वं स्वयं चानुचरो ऽपि वा
nityotsavaṃ ca kurvīta prasāde yadi pūjayet havirnivedanādūrdhvaṃ svayaṃ cānucaro 'pi vā
and one should perform the daily festival. If one worships in a temple, then after the presentation of the food-offering, either oneself or an attendant
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SiP 7.2 26.26
प्रसादपरिवारेभ्यो बलिं दद्याद्यथाक्रमम् निर्गम्य सह वादित्रैस्तदाशाभिमुखः स्थितः
prasādaparivārebhyo baliṃ dadyādyathākramam nirgamya saha vāditraistadāśābhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ
should give the bali to the retinue (deities) of the temple in due order; having gone out with musical instruments, standing facing that direction,
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SiP 7.2 26.27
पुष्पं धूपं च दीपञ्च दद्यादन्नं जलैः सह ततो दद्यान्महापीठे तिष्ठन्बलिमुदङ्मुखः
puṣpaṃ dhūpaṃ ca dīpañca dadyādannaṃ jalaiḥ saha tato dadyānmahāpīṭhe tiṣṭhanbalimudaṅmukhaḥ
he should offer flowers, incense and a lamp, and food along with water; then, standing on the great pedestal facing north, he should give the bali.
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SiP 7.2 26.28
ततो निवेदितं देवे यत्तदन्नादिकं पुरा तत्सर्वं सावशेषं वा चण्डाय विनिवेदयेत्
tato niveditaṃ deve yattadannādikaṃ purā tatsarvaṃ sāvaśeṣaṃ vā caṇḍāya vinivedayet
Then that food and the rest which was earlier presented to the god — all of it, or what remains of it, he should present to Caṇḍa.
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SiP 7.2 26.29
हुत्वा च विधिवत्पश्चात्पूजाशेषं समापयेत् कृत्वा प्रयोगं विधिवद्यावन्मन्त्रं जपं ततः
hutvā ca vidhivatpaścātpūjāśeṣaṃ samāpayet kṛtvā prayogaṃ vidhivadyāvanmantraṃ japaṃ tataḥ
And having made oblation according to rule, he should afterwards complete the remainder of the worship; having performed the procedure according to rule, and then the recitation of the mantra as prescribed,
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SiP 7.2 26.30
नित्योत्सवं प्रकुर्वीत यथोक्तं शिवशासने ५७६अ विपुले तैजसे पात्रे रक्तपद्मोपशोभिते
nityotsavaṃ prakurvīta yathoktaṃ śivaśāsane 576a vipule taijase pātre raktapadmopaśobhite
(He) should perform the daily festival as prescribed in Śiva's teaching. In a large metal vessel adorned with red lotuses,
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SiP 7.2 26.31
अस्त्रं पाशुपतं दिव्यं तत्रावाह्य समर्चयेत् शिवस्यारोप्यः तत्पात्रं द्विजस्यालंकृतस्य च
astraṃ pāśupataṃ divyaṃ tatrāvāhya samarcayet śivasyāropyaḥ tatpātraṃ dvijasyālaṃkṛtasya ca
having invoked there the divine Pāśupata weapon, (he) should worship it; and that vessel is to be placed upon Śiva('s image) and upon an adorned brahmin,
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SiP 7.2 26.32
न्यस्तास्त्रवपुषा तेन दीप्तयष्टिधरस्य च प्रासादपरिवारेभ्यो बहिर्मंगलनिःस्वनैः
nyastāstravapuṣā tena dīptayaṣṭidharasya ca prāsādaparivārebhyo bahirmaṃgalaniḥsvanaiḥ
and (upon) him whose body bears the deposited weapon and who holds a blazing staff; going outside from the temple's attendant (shrines) with auspicious sounds,
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SiP 7.2 26.33
नृत्यगेयादिभिश्चैव सह दीपध्वजादिभिः प्रदक्षिणत्रयं कृत्वा न द्रुतं चाविलम्बितम्
nṛtyageyādibhiścaiva saha dīpadhvajādibhiḥ pradakṣiṇatrayaṃ kṛtvā na drutaṃ cāvilambitam
together with dance, song and the like, and with lamps, banners and so on, having made the threefold circumambulation, neither hurried nor slow,
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SiP 7.2 26.34
महापीठं समावृत्य त्रिःप्रदक्षिणयोगतः पुनः प्रविष्टो द्वारस्थो यजमानः कृताञ्जलिः आदायाभ्यंतरं नीत्वा ह्यस्त्रमुद्वासयेत् ततः
mahāpīṭhaṃ samāvṛtya triḥpradakṣiṇayogataḥ punaḥ praviṣṭo dvārastho yajamānaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ ādāyābhyaṃtaraṃ nītvā hyastramudvāsayet tataḥ
having circled the great pedestal by the practice of three circumambulations, having entered again, standing at the door, the sacrificer with joined palms — taking (the vessel) and carrying it inside, he should then dismiss the weapon.
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SiP 7.2 26.35
प्रदक्षिणादिकं कृत्वा यथापूर्वोदितं क्रमात् आदाय चाष्टपुष्पाणि पूजामथ समापयेत्
pradakṣiṇādikaṃ kṛtvā yathāpūrvoditaṃ kramāt ādāya cāṣṭapuṣpāṇi pūjāmatha samāpayet
Having performed the circumambulation and the rest in order, as stated before, and having taken up the eight flowers, he should then conclude the worship.
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