ईशविष्णवर्कदेव्यादिकवचं सर्वसाधकम् जपनान्मृत्युहीनाः स्युः सर्वपापविवर्जिताः ।। 18.
Reciting the all-accomplishing armor of Īśa, Viṣṇu, Arka, and Devī, one becomes free from death and devoid of all sins.
शतजप्याद्वेदफलं यज्ञतीर्थफलं लभेत् 18.
By reciting it a hundred times, one attains the fruit of the Vedas and the merit of sacrifices and holy pilgrimages.
ध्यायेच्च सितपद्मस्थं वरदं चाभयं करे 18.
One should meditate on him seated on a white lotus, granting boons and fearlessness with his hand.
तस्यैवांगगतां देवीममृतामृतभाषिणी(विनि) म् 18.
The goddess, who is part of his body, speaks nectar and immortality.
जपेदष्टसहस्त्रं वै त्रिसन्ध्यं मासमेकतः 18.
One should recite it eight thousand times, at the three junctions of the day, for a month, without interruption.
आह्वानं स्थापनं रोधं सन्निधानं निवेशनम् 18.
Invocation, establishment, restraint, presence, and installation.
दीपांबरं भूषणं च नैवद्यं पानवीजनम् 18.
Lamp, garment, ornament, food offering, drink, and fan.
वाद्यं गतिं च नृत्यं च न्यासयोगं प्रदक्षिणम् 18.
Musical instrument, movement, dance, gesture of placement, and circumambulation.
षडंगादिप्रकारेण पूजनं तु क्रमोदितम् 18.
Worship is performed in order, according to the six limbs and other methods.
अर्घ्यपात्रार्चनं चादौवस्त्रेणैव तु ताडनम् 18.
First, the offering vessel is worshipped, and then it is touched with a cloth.
पूजा चाधारशक्त्यादेः प्राणायामं तथासने 18.
Worship is also with the support of the substratum power, with breath control and posture.
आत्मानं देवरूपं च करांगन्यासकं चरेत् 18.
One should conceive oneself and the deity's form, and perform the placement of hands and limbs.
मूर्त्तौ वा स्थण्डिले वापि क्षिपेत्पुष्पं तु भास्वरम् 18.
One should place a radiant flower either on the image or on the altar.
सान्निध्यकरणं देवे परिवारस्य पूजनम् 18.
One should invoke the presence of the deity and worship the retinue.
धर्मादयश्च शक्राद्याः सायुधाः परिवारकाः 18.
Dharma and others, Indra and the rest, armed, are the attendants.
मातृकाश्च गणांश्चादौ नन्दिगङ्गे च पूजयेत् 18.
First, one should worship the Mothers, the groups, Nandi, and Ganga.
ॐ अमृतेश्वर ॐ भैरवाय नमः 18.
Om, Amriteshvara; Om, salutations to Bhairava.
एवं शिवाय कृष्णाय ब्रह्मणे च गणाय च 18.
In this way, to Shiva, Krishna, Brahma, and the hosts.
प्राणेश्वरं गारुडं च शिवोक्तं प्रवदाम्यहम् 19.
I will declare the Lord of Life, the Garuda rite, as spoken by Shiva.
चितावल्मीकशैलादौ कपे च विवरे तरोः 19.
On the funeral pyre, in an anthill, on a mountain, in a cave, or at the base of a tree.
षष्ठ्यां च कर्कटे मेषे मूलाश्लेषामघादिषु 19.
On the sixth day, in Cancer, Aries, Mula, Ashlesha, Magha, and other stars.
दण्डी शस्त्रधरो भिक्षुर्नग्नादिः कालदूतकः 19.
A staff-bearer, weapon-holder, mendicant, naked one, or messenger of death.
पूर्वं दिनपतिर्भुङ्क्ते अर्द्धयामं ततोऽपरे 19.
First, the lord of the day enjoys for half a watch, then the others.
नागभोगः क्रमाञ्ज्ञेयो रात्रौ बाणविवर्त्तनैः 19.
The course of the serpent must be known in order, at night by the turning of arrows.
कर्कोटो ज्ञो गुरुः पद्मो महापद्मश्च भार्गवः 19.
Karkoṭa, Jña, Guru, Padma, Mahāpadma, and Bhārgava.
रात्रौ दिवा सुरगुरोर्भागे स्यादमरान्तकः 19.
At night and during the day, in the portion of the preceptor of the gods, Amarāntaka prevails.
यामार्द्धसन्धिसंस्थां च वेलां कालवतीं चरेत् 19.
One should observe the time called Kālavatī, which is situated at the junction of half a yāma.
दिवा षड्वेदनेत्राद्रिपञ्चत्रिमानुषांशकैः 19.
During the day, with six parts of Veda, the mountain, and thirty portions of humans.
नाभौ हृदि स्तनतटे कण्ठे नासापुटेऽक्षिणि 19.
At the navel, heart, breast, throat, nostrils, and eyes.
तिष्ठच्चन्द्रश्च जीवेच्च पुंसो दक्षिणभागके 19.
If the moon remains and the person lives, let it be on the right side of the man.