देवदैत्यगुरू तद्वत् पीतश्वेतौ चतुर्भुजौ दण्डिनौ वरदौ कार्यौ साक्षसूत्रकमण्डलू
The preceptors of gods and demons, too, should be depicted as yellow and white, with four arms, holding staffs, bestowing boons, and carrying prayer beads and water pots.
इन्द्रनीलद्युतिः शूली वरदो गृध्रवाहनः बाणबाणासनधरः कर्तव्यो ऽर्कसुतस् तथा
The son of the Sun, Saturn, should be depicted with the luster of a sapphire, holding a trident, bestowing boons, riding a vulture, and bearing arrows and a bow.
करालवदनः खड्गचर्मशूली वरप्रदः नीलसिंहासनस्थश्च राहुरत्र प्रशस्यते
Rahu is praised here as having a fierce face, holding a sword, shield, and trident, bestowing boons, and seated on a blue lion throne.
धूम्रा द्विबाहवः सर्वे गदिनो विकृताननाः गृध्रासनगता नित्यं केतवः स्युर्वरप्रदाः
All the Ketu figures should be smoky in color, two-armed, mace-bearing, with distorted faces, always seated on a vulture throne, and bestowing boons.
सर्वे किरीटिनः कार्या ग्रहा लोकहितावहाः स्वाङ्गुलेनोच्छ्रिताः सर्वे शतमष्टोत्तरं सदा
All the planets should be depicted as crowned, beneficent to the world, each raised by their own finger, always numbering one hundred and eight.
भगवन्भूतभव्येश तथान्यदपि यच्छ्रुतम् भुक्तिमुक्तिफलायालं तत्पुनर् वक्तुमर्हसि
O Lord, Master of past and future, please tell again, in full, whatever has been heard that leads to enjoyment and liberation.
एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीच्छम्भुर् अयं वाङ्मयपारगः मत्समस्तपसा ब्रह्मन् पुराणश्रुतिविस्तरैः
Thus addressed, Shambhu, the master of speech, replied: O Brahman, by my penance and the vastness of the Purāṇas and Vedas, I shall speak.
धर्मो ऽयं वृषरूपेण नन्दी नाम गणाधिपः धर्मान्माहेश्वरान् वक्ष्यत् यतःप्रभृति नारद
This Dharma, in the form of a bull, is Nandi, the chief of the Gaṇas; from him I shall declare the Śaiva observances, O Nārada.
इत्युक्त्वा देवदेवेशस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत नारदो ऽपि हि शुश्रूषुर् अपृच्छन्नन्दिकेश्वरम् आदिष्टस्त्वं शिवेनेह वद माहेश्वरं व्रतम्
Having said this, the Lord of the gods disappeared right there; and Nārada, eager to hear, questioned Nandikeśvara, as instructed by Śiva: 'Tell me here the Śaiva observance.'
शृणुष्वावहितो ब्रह्मन् वक्ष्ये माहेश्वरं व्रतम् त्रिषु लोकेषु विख्याता नाम्ना शिवचतुर्दशी
Listen attentively, O Brahman, as I describe the Śaiva observance, renowned in the three worlds by the name Śivacaturdaśī.
मार्गशीर्षत्रयोदश्यां सितायामेकभोजनः प्रार्थयेद्देवदेवेशं त्वामहं शरणं गतः
On the bright thirteenth day of Mārgaśīrṣa, one should eat only once, and pray to the Lord of gods, saying, 'I have taken refuge in you.'
चतुर्दश्यां निराहारः सम्यगभ्यर्च्य शंकरम् सुवर्णवृषभं दत्त्वा भोक्ष्यामि च परे ऽहनि
On the fourteenth day, fasting, having duly worshipped Śaṅkara, one should give a golden bull and eat on the following day.
एवं नियमकृत्सुप्त्वा प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः कृतस्नानजपःपश्चाद् उमया सह शंकरम् पूजयेत्कमलैः शुभ्रैर् गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः
Thus observing the vow, after sleeping, a person should rise early, bathe, recite prayers, and then, together with Umā, worship Śaṅkara with pure lotuses, fragrant garlands, and ointments.
पादौ नमः शिवायेति शिरः सर्वात्मने नमः त्रिनेत्रायेति नेत्राणि ललाटं हरये नमः
One should bow at the feet, saying 'Obeisance to Śiva'; at the head, 'Obeisance to the all-pervading one'; at the eyes, 'Obeisance to the three-eyed one'; and at the forehead, 'Obeisance to Hara.'
मुखमिन्दुमुखायेति श्रीकण्ठायेति कंधराम् सद्योजाताय कर्णौ तु वामदेवाय वै भुजौ
One should worship the face as 'whose face is like the moon,' the throat as 'to Śrīkaṇṭha,' the ears as 'to Sadyojāta,' and the arms as 'to Vāmadeva.'
अघोरहृदयायेति हृदयं चाभिपूजयेत् स्तनौ तत्पुरुषायेति तथेशानाय चोदरम्
One should worship the heart as 'to Aghora's heart,' the breasts as 'to Tatpuruṣa,' and the abdomen as 'to Īśāna.'
पार्श्वौ चानन्तधर्माय ज्ञानभूताय वै कटिम् ऊरू चानन्तवैराग्यसिंहायेत्यभिपूजयेत्
One should worship the sides as 'to Anantadharma,' the waist as 'to the embodiment of knowledge,' and the thighs as 'to the lion of endless detachment.'
अनन्तैश्वर्यनाथाय जानुनी चार्चयेद्बुधः प्रधानाय नमो जङ्घे गुल्फौ व्योमात्मने नमः
A wise person should worship the knees as 'to the lord of infinite sovereignty,' the shanks as 'to the chief,' and the ankles as 'to the one whose essence is space.'
व्योमकेशात्मरूपाय केशान्पृष्ठं च पूजयेत् नमः पुष्ट्यै नमस्तुष्ट्यै पार्वतीं चापि पूजयेत्
One should worship the hair and back as 'to the one whose form is the essence of space,' offer salutations to Puṣṭi and Tuṣṭi, and also worship Pārvatī.
ततस्तु वृषभं हैमम् उदकुम्भसमन्वितम् शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरं पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितम् भक्ष्यैर्नानाविधैर्युक्तं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
Then, one should offer to a brāhmaṇa a golden bull furnished with a water pot, adorned with white garlands and garments, set with five jewels, and accompanied by various kinds of food.
प्रीयतां देवदेवो ऽत्र सद्योजातः पिनाकधृक् ततो विप्रान्समाहूय तर्पयेद्भक्तितः शुभान् पृषदाज्यं च संप्राश्य स्वपेद्भूमावुदङ्मुखः
May the god of gods, Sadyojāta, the wielder of Pināka, be pleased here; then, having invited pure brāhmaṇas, one should satisfy them with devotion, partake of the clarified butter, and sleep on the ground facing north.
पञ्चदश्यां च सम्पूज्य विप्रान्भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः तद्वत्कृष्णचतुर्दश्याम् एतत्सर्वं समाचरेत्
On the fifteenth day, having worshipped the brāhmaṇas, one should eat, observing silence; likewise, on the Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, all this should be performed.
चतुर्दशीषु सर्वासु कुर्यात्पूर्ववदर्चनम् ये तु मासे विशेषाः स्युस् तान्निबोध क्रमादिह
On all the fourteenth days, one should perform the worship as before; but now listen in order to the special observances for each month.
मार्गशीर्षादिमासेषु क्रमादेतदुदीरयेत् शंकराय नमस्ते ऽस्तु नमस्ते करवीरक
In the months beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa, one should recite in order: 'Salutations to Śaṃkara, salutations to Karavīraka.'
त्र्यम्बकाय नमस्ते ऽस्तु महेश्वरमतः परम् नमस्ते ऽस्तु महादेव स्थाणवे च ततः परम्
'Salutations to Tryambaka, salutations to the supreme Maheśvara; salutations to Mahādeva, and then to Sthāṇu.'
नमः पशुपते नाथ नमस्ते शम्भवे पुनः नमस्ते परमानन्द नमः सोमार्धधारिणे
'Salutations to Paśupati, O Lord; salutations again to Śambhu; salutations to the supreme blissful one, salutations to the bearer of the crescent moon.'
नमो भीमाय इत्येवं त्वामहं शरणं गतः गोमूत्रं गोमूयं क्षीरं दधि सर्पिः कुशोदकम्
'Salutations to Bhīma.' Thus, I have taken refuge in you. Cow urine, cow dung, milk, curd, ghee, and water with kuśa grass—
पञ्चगव्यं ततो बिल्वं कर्पूरं चागुरुं यवाः तिलाः कृष्णाश्च विधिवत् प्राशनं क्रमशः स्मृतम् प्रतिमासं चतुर्दश्योर् एकैकं प्राशनं स्मृतम्
—these five products of the cow, then bilva leaves, camphor, aguru, barley, and black sesame are to be ritually consumed in order; on each Caturdaśī of the month, one such consumption is prescribed.
मन्दारमालतीभिश्च तथा धत्तूरकैरपि सिन्दुवारैरशोकैश्च मल्लिकाभिश्च पाटलैः
With mandāra and mālatī flowers, also with dhattūra, sinduvāra, aśoka, mallikā, and pāṭala flowers—
अर्कपुष्पैः कदम्बैश्च शतपत्त्र्या तथोत्पलैः एकैकेन चतुर्दश्योर् अर्चयेत्पार्वतीपतिम्
—with arka flowers, kadamba, śatapatra, and lotus, one should worship the Lord of Pārvatī on each Caturdaśī with one of each.