उपहाराणि पुण्यानि न्यायेनैवार्जितान्यपि नानाविधानि चार्हाणि प्रोक्षितान्यंभसा पुनः
All auspicious offerings, even those rightfully acquired, and various kinds of gifts, should be purified with water and then presented.
निवेदयेच्च रुद्राय भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा क्षीराद्वै सर्वदेवानां स्थित्यर्थममृतं ध्रुवम्
One should offer to Rudra with a mind full of devotion; milk is indeed the immortal sustenance for the maintenance of all the gods.
विष्णुना जिष्णुना साक्षाद् अन्ने सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् भूतानाम् अन्नदानेन प्रीतिर् भवति शङ्करे
By Viṣṇu and by Jīṣṇu, all food is established; by the gift of food, Śaṅkara is pleased with all beings.
तस्मात् सम्पूजयेद् देवम् अन्ने प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिताः उपहारे तथा तुष्टिर् व्यञ्जने पवनः स्वयम्
Therefore, one should worship the god with food, for life is established in food; satisfaction is in the offering, and in the side-dishes, the wind itself is present.
सर्वात्मको महादेवो गन्धतोये ह्यपाम्पतिः पीठे वै प्रकृतिः साक्षान् महदाद्यैर्व्यवस्थिता
The great god, who is the soul of all, the lord of waters in fragrant streams, is indeed the seat, manifest nature itself, established with the great principle and others.
तस्माद्देवं यजेद्भक्त्या प्रतिमासं यथाविधि पौर्णमास्यां व्रतं कार्यं सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये
Therefore, one should worship the god with devotion each month according to the prescribed rule; on the full moon, one should observe the vow for the attainment of all desired aims.
सत्यं शौचं दया शान्तिः संतोषो दानमेव च पौर्णमास्याममावास्याम् उपवासं च कारयेत्
Truthfulness, purity, compassion, peace, contentment, and charity—these should be practiced; on the full and new moon days, one should also undertake fasting.
संवत्सरान्ते गोदानं वृषोत्सर्गं विशेषतः भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्भक्त्या श्रोत्रियान् वेदपारगान्
At the end of the year, one should especially give cows and release a bull; with devotion, one should feed Brahmins learned in the Vedas.
तल् लिङ्गं पूजितं तेन सर्वद्रव्यसमन्वितम् स्थापयेद् वा शिवक्षेत्रे दापयेद् ब्राह्मणाय वा
That liṅga, worshipped with all kinds of offerings, should be installed in a sacred place of Śiva or given to a Brahmin.
य एवं सर्वमासेषु शिवलिङ्गमहाव्रतम् कुर्याद्भक्त्या मुनिश्रेष्ठाः स एव तपतां वरः
Whoever, O best of sages, observes this great vow of the Śiva-liṅga with devotion in every month, is truly the foremost among ascetics.
सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैर् विमानै रत्नभूषितैः गत्वा शिवपुरं दिव्यं नेहायाति कदाचन
Having gone to the divine city of Śiva in aerial chariots shining like ten million suns and adorned with jewels, he never returns here again.
अथवा ह्येकमासं वा चरेदेवं व्रतोत्तमम् शिवलोकमवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
Or, if one observes this supreme vow even for a single month, he attains the world of Śiva—of this there is no doubt.
अथवा सक्तचित्तश्चेद् यान्यान् संचिन्तयेद्वरान् वर्षमेकं चरेदेवं तांस्तान्प्राप्य शिवं व्रजेत्
Or, if his mind is attached and he desires other boons, by observing this for one year, he attains those and then reaches Śiva.
देवत्वं वा पितृत्वं वा देवराजत्वमेव च गाणपत्यपदं वापि सक्तो ऽपि लभते नरः
Whether it be divinity, ancestorhood, sovereignty among gods, or the status of Gaṇapati—whatever he is attached to, a man attains.
विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां भोगार्थी भोगमाप्नुयात् द्रव्यार्थी च निधिं पश्येद् आयुःकामश् चिरायुषम्
A seeker of knowledge obtains knowledge, a seeker of enjoyment obtains pleasure, a seeker of wealth finds treasure, and one desiring long life attains longevity.
यान्यांश्चिन्तयते कामांस् तांस्तान्प्राप्येह मोदते एकमासव्रतादेव सो ऽन्ते रुद्रत्वमाप्नुयात्
Whatever desires he contemplates, he enjoys those here; and by the vow of a single month, at the end he attains the state of Rudra.
इदं पवित्रं परमं रहस्यं व्रतोत्तमं विश्वसृजापि सृष्टम् हिताय देवासुरसिद्धमर्त्यविद्याधराणां परमं शिवेन
This pure, supreme, and secret vow was established by the creator of the universe for the welfare of gods, asuras, siddhas, mortals, and vidyādharas, by the supreme Śiva.
सम्पूज्य पूज्यं विधिनैवमीशं प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना सह भृत्यपुत्रैः व्यपोहनं नाम जपेत्स्तवं च प्रदक्षिणं कृत्य शिवं प्रयत्नात्
Having worshipped the Lord in this manner according to rule, bowing with the head along with servants and sons, one should recite the hymn called 'Vyapohana' and circumambulate Śiva with effort.
पुराकृतं विश्वसृजा स्तवं च हिताय देवेन जगत्त्रयस्य पितामहेनैव सुरैश्च सार्धं महानुभावेन महार्घ्यम् एतत्
This hymn, composed by the creator of the universe for the welfare of the three worlds, was offered by the great and venerable god, the grandfather of all, together with the gods.
व्यपोहनस्तवं वक्ष्ये सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं शुभम् नन्दिनश् च मुखाच्छ्रुत्वा कुमारेण महात्मना
I will now declare the 'Vyapohana' hymn, bestowing all attainments and auspicious, as heard from the mouth of Nandin by the great-souled Kumāra.
व्यासाय कथितं तस्माद् बहुमानेन वै मया नमः शिवाय शुद्धाय निर्मलाय यशस्विने
Therefore, with great respect, I have told this to Vyāsa: Salutation to Śiva, the pure, the spotless, the illustrious one.
दुष्टान्तकाय सर्वाय भवाय परमात्मने पञ्चवक्त्रो दशभुजो ह्य् अक्षपञ्चदशैर्युतः
To the destroyer of the wicked, to the all-pervading, to the supreme soul, who has five faces, ten arms, and is endowed with fifteen eyes.
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशः सर्वाभरणभूषितः सर्वज्ञः सर्वगः शान्तः सर्वोपरि सुसंस्थितः
He is pure, shining like crystal, adorned with every ornament, all-knowing, all-pervading, peaceful, and excellently established above all.
पद्मासनस्थः सोमेशः पापमाशु व्यपोहतु ईशानः पुरुषश्चैव अघोरः सद्य एव च
May the lord of Soma, seated on a lotus throne, swiftly remove my sin—he who is Īśāna, the Supreme Person, Aghora, and Sadyas.
वामदेवश् च भगवान् पापमाशु व्यपोहतु अनन्तः सर्वविद्येशः सर्वज्ञः सर्वदः प्रभुः
May the blessed Vāmadeva swiftly remove my sin—he who is endless, lord of all knowledge, all-knowing, the giver of all, the sovereign.
शिवध्यानैकसम्पन्नः स मे पापं व्यपोहतु सूक्ष्मः सुरासुरेशानो विश्वेशो गणपूजितः
He who is accomplished in single-minded meditation on Śiva—may he remove my sin; subtle, lord of gods and demons, lord of all, worshipped by the Gaṇas.
शिवध्यानैकसम्पन्नः स मे पापं व्यपोहतु शिवोत्तमो महापूज्यः शिवध्यानपरायणः
He who is accomplished in single-minded meditation on Śiva—may he remove my sin; the highest Śiva, greatly revered, devoted to meditation on Śiva.
सर्वगः सर्वदः शान्तः स मे पापं व्यपोहतु एकाक्षो भगवानीशः शिवार्चनपरायणः
He who is all-pervading, the giver of all, peaceful—may he remove my sin; the one-eyed blessed lord, devoted to the worship of Śiva.
शिवध्यानैकसम्पन्नः स मे पापं व्यपोहतु त्रिमूर्तिर् भगवान् ईशः शिवभक्तिप्रबोधकः
He who is accomplished in single-minded meditation on Śiva—may he remove my sin; the blessed lord, the Trimūrti, awakener of devotion to Śiva.
शिवध्यानैकसम्पन्नः स मे पापं व्यपोहतु श्रीकण्ठः श्रीपतिः श्रीमाञ् शिवध्यानरतः सदा
He who is accomplished in single-minded meditation on Śiva—may he remove my sin; Śrīkaṇṭha, the lord of fortune, glorious, always intent on meditation upon Śiva.