आतनुष्वेतिवाक्यैश्च प्रतिपाद्याय ते नमः । अष्टमूर्ते नमस्तुभ्यं पशूनांपतये नमः
Salutation to you, who is established in the statements 'in the forms,' and so on; salutation to the eight-formed one, to the lord of creatures.
त्र्यंबकाय त्रिनेत्राय सोमसूर्याग्निलोचन । सुभृंगराजधत्तूरद्रोणपुष्पप्रियाय ते
To Tryambaka, the three-eyed one, whose eyes are the moon, sun, and fire; to you who delights in the flowers of Subhringa, Rajadhattura, and Drona, salutation.
बृहतीपूगपुंनाग चंपकादिप्रियाय च । नमस्तेस्तु नमस्तेस्तु भूय एव नमोनमः
To you who loves the flowers of Brihati, Puga, Punnaga, Champaka, and others; salutation, salutation again and again.
शिवो हरिमथ प्राह मा भैषीर्वद मेऽखिलम् । हनुमानुवाच- शिवलिगार्चनं कार्यं भस्मोद्धूलितदेहिना
Shiva then said to Hari, 'Do not fear; tell me everything.' Hanuman said: 'Worship of the Shiva-linga should be performed by one whose body is smeared with ash.'
दिवासंपादितैस्तोयैः पुष्पाद्यैरपि तादृशैः । देव विज्ञापयिष्यामि शिवपूजाविधिं शुभम्
'With water and flowers obtained during the day, and similar offerings. O god, I will explain to you the auspicious procedure for Shiva worship.'
सायंकाले तु संप्राप्ते अशिरः स्नानमाचरेत् । क्षालितं वसनं शुष्कं धृत्वाचम्य द्विरग्रधीः
'When evening arrives, one without a head should bathe; wearing washed and dried garments, having performed purification, he should sit facing east.'
अथ भस्म समादाय आग्नेयं स्नानमाचरेत् । प्रणवेन समामंत्र्याप्यष्टवारमथापि वा
Then, taking ash, he should perform the Agneya bath; having invoked it with the Pranava, and even up to eight times.
पंचाक्षरेण मंत्रेण नाम्ना वा येनकेनचित् । सप्ताभिमंत्रितं भस्म दर्भपाणिः समाहरेत्
With the five-syllabled mantra or by any name whatsoever, he should take ash consecrated seven times, holding darbha grass in his hand.
ईशानः सर्वविद्यानामुक्त्वा शिरसि पातयेत् । तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे मुखे भस्म प्रसेचयेत्
Reciting 'Īśānaḥ sarvavidyānām', one should place [the ashes] on the head; reciting 'Tatpuruṣāya vidmahe', one should sprinkle ashes on the mouth.
अघोरेभ्योऽथ घोरेभ्यो भस्म वक्षसि निक्षिपेत् । वामदेवाय नम इति गुह्यस्थाने विनिक्षिपेत्
Reciting 'Aghorebhyo’tha ghorebhyo', one should place ashes on the chest; reciting 'Vāmadevāya namaḥ', one should place them on the secret part.
सद्योजातं प्रपद्यामि निक्षिपेदथ पादयोः । उद्धूलयेत्समस्तांगे प्रणवेन विचक्षणः
Reciting 'Sadyojātaṃ prapadyāmi', one should place [ashes] on the feet; then, with the syllable Om, the wise should sprinkle ashes over the whole body.
त्रैवर्णिकानामुदितः स्नानादिविधिरुत्तमः । शूद्रादीनां प्रवक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं गुरुणा तथा
This supreme procedure of bathing and related rites is prescribed for the three higher castes; now I will describe, as taught by the teacher, what applies to Śūdras and others.
शिवेति पदमुच्चार्य भस्मसंमंत्रयेत्सुधीः । सप्तवारमथादाय शिवायेति शिरः क्षिपेत्
Uttering the word 'Śiva', the wise should sanctify the ashes; then, taking them seven times, he should place them on the head with the word 'Śivāya'.
शंकराय मुखे प्रोक्तं सर्वज्ञाय हृदि क्षिपेत् । स्थाणवे नम इत्युक्त्वा गुह्ये चापि स्वयंभुवे
Reciting 'Śaṃkarāya', one should apply [ashes] to the mouth; reciting 'Sarvajñāya', to the heart; reciting 'Sthāṇave namaḥ', to the secret part, and likewise to Svayaṃbhu.
उच्चार्य पादयोः क्षिप्त्वा भस्मशुद्धमतः परम् । नमः शिवायेत्युच्चार्य सर्वांगोद्धूलनं स्मृतम्
Reciting [the mantra], one should apply the purified ashes to the feet; then, uttering 'Namaḥ Śivāya', the sprinkling over the whole body is to be performed.
तदभावे तु दूर्वाः स्युस्तदभावे तु राजतम् । संध्योपास्तिं जपं देव्याः कृत्वा देवगृहं व्रजेत्
In the absence of [ashes], one may use dūrvā grass; if that is also unavailable, silver; after performing the twilight worship and recitation to the Goddess, one should go to the temple.
देववेदिमथो वापि कल्पितं स्थंडिलं तु वा । मृण्मयं कल्पितं शुद्धं पद्मादिरचनायुतम्
Either at the altar of the deity, or at a prepared platform, or at a clean, prepared clay surface adorned with lotuses and other designs—
चातुर्वर्णक रंगैश्च श्वेतेनैकेन वा पुनः । विचित्राणि च पद्मानि स्वस्तिकादि तथैव च
With colored powders of the four castes, or with only white, and with various designs of lotuses, svastikas, and the like—
उत्पलादि गदा शंख त्रिशूलं डमरुं तथा । सरोक्तपंचप्रासादं शिवलिंगमथैव च
With designs of blue lotuses, maces, conches, tridents, drums, the five-spired temple, and also the Śiva-liṅga—
सर्वकामफलं वृक्षं कुलकं कोलकं तथा । षट्कोणंचत्रिकोणंचनवकोणमथापिवा
With the wish-fulfilling tree, clusters, small heaps, six-pointed, three-pointed, or nine-pointed figures—
कोणद्वादशकांदोलां पादुकाव्यजनानि च । चामरच्छत्रयुगलं विष्णुब्रह्मादिकं तथा
With twelve-cornered swings, sandals, fans, pairs of yak-tail whisks and umbrellas, and also images of Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and others—
चूर्णैर्विरचयेद्वेद्यां धीमान्देवालयेऽपि वा । यत्रापि देवपूजा स्यात्तत्रैवं कल्पयेद्बुधः
The wise should create these designs on the altar or even in the temple with powders; wherever there is worship of the deity, one should arrange it thus.
स्वहस्तरचितं मुख्यं क्रीतं चैव तु मध्यमम् । याचितं तु कनिष्ठं स्याद्बलात्कारमथाधमम्
That which is made by one's own hand is principal; that which is purchased is secondary; that which is begged is inferior; and that which is taken by force is the lowest.
अर्हेषु यत्त्वनर्हेषु बलात्कारात्तु निष्फलम् । रक्तशालि जपा स्थाण कलमासित रक्तकैः
What is offered to the worthy yields results, but what is forcibly taken from the unworthy is fruitless; with red rice, hibiscus, stationary objects, black gram, and red items—
तंदुलैर्व्रीहिमात्रोत्थैः कर्णैश्चैव यथाक्रमम् । उत्तमैर्मध्यमैश्चैव कथितैरधमैस्तथा
With grains of rice, barley, or their ears, as appropriate, using the best, middling, or inferior as described—
पद्मादिस्थापनैरेव तत्सम्यग्यागमाचरेत् । प्रागुत्तरमुखो वापि यदि वा प्राङ्मुखो भवेत्
One should properly perform the installation with lotuses and other items; whether facing east or north, or even simply facing east.
आसनं च प्रवक्ष्यामि यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् । कौशं चार्म्मं चैलतुल्यं दारवं ताडपत्रकम्
I will now describe the seat, as seen and as heard: it may be made of kusa grass, leather, cloth, wood, or palm leaf.
कांबलं कांचनं चैव राजतं ताम्रमेव च । गोकरीषार्कजैर्वापि आसनं परिकल्पयेत्
One may also prepare a seat from wool, gold, silver, copper, or even from cow dung dried by sunlight.
वैयाघ्रं रौरवं चैव हारिणं मार्गमेव च । चार्मं चतुर्विधं ज्ञेयमथ बंधुकमेव च
The four types of animal skins to be known are tiger, deer, antelope, and road-killed; and also the banduka skin.
यथासंभवमेतेषु ह्यासनं परिकल्पयेत् । कृतपद्मासनो वापि स्वास्तिकासन एव च
One should prepare the seat from these materials as available, and then sit in the padmasana or the svastika posture.