शिवोपवीतं कैङ्कर्यं षडीशानोपचारकम् । द्वात्रिंशदुपचारैस्तु यः समाराधयेच्छिवम्
The sacred thread of Śiva, service, and the sixfold worship of Īśāna—by these thirty-two offerings, one should worship Śiva.
एकेनाह्ना समस्तानां पापानां नाशनं ध्रुवम् । द्वात्रिंशदुपचारं स्यात्पूजनं तूत्तमोत्तमम्
By performing all these thirty-two offerings in a single day, all sins are certainly destroyed; such worship is the highest of the high.
सदाशिव उवाच- एवमेतत्कपिश्रेष्ठ तव पूजां वदाम्यहम् । मत्पादयुगलं पूज्य सर्वपूजाकरो भव
Sadāśiva said: Thus it is, O best of monkeys, I have described your worship; by worshipping my pair of feet, become the performer of all worship.
आराध्येत्थं यथालिंगे तन्ममाराधनं कुरु । हनूमानुवाच- गुरुणा लिंगपूजैव नियता कल्पिता मम
Worship in this way as in the liṅga; that is my worship. Hanumān said: Worship of the liṅga has been prescribed and established for me by my teacher.
तां करोमि पुरा देव पश्चात्त्वत्पादपूजनम् । इत्युक्त्वैव नमस्येशं शिवलिगार्चनेऽभवत्
That I have done before, O Lord; afterwards, I worship your feet. Having said this, he bowed to the Lord and engaged in the worship of the Śivaliṅga.
सरस्तीरमथो गत्वा कृत्वा सैकतवेदिकाम् । तालपत्रैर्विरचितमासनं परिकल्पयेत्
Then, going to the bank of the lake, he made a platform of sand and prepared a seat fashioned from palm leaves.
प्रक्षाल्य पादहस्तौ तु समाचम्य समाहितः । भस्मस्नानमथो चक्रे पुनराचम्य वाग्यतः
Having washed his feet and hands, and having performed ācamana with a concentrated mind, he then undertook a bath with ashes, again performing ācamana, restraining his speech.
देववेद्यामथो चक्रे पद्मानि सुमनोहरम् । अनंतरं तालपत्रं पद्मासनगतः कपिः
He then prepared a beautiful lotus offering for the deity, and immediately placed a palm leaf, sitting in the lotus posture, the monkey.
प्राणानायम्य सन्यासं शुक्लध्यानसमन्वितः । प्रणम्य गुरुमीशानं जपन्नासीदतः परम्
Regulating his breath, intent on renunciation, absorbed in pure meditation, he bowed to his guru and to Īśāna, and sat reciting japa with utmost devotion.
अथ देवार्चनं कर्तुं यत्नमास्थितवानपि । पलाशपत्रपुटकद्वयानीत जलं शुचि
Then, having resolved to perform the worship of the deity, he brought pure water in two cups made of palāśa leaves.
शिरःकमंडलुगतं निधायाग्निं त्रिमंत्रितम् । आवाहनादि कृत्वाथ स्नानपर्यन्तमेव च
Placing the water from the head-kamaṇḍalu, and invoking fire with the three mantras, he performed the rites from invocation up to the bathing ceremony.
अथ स्नापयितुं देवमादाय करसंपुटे । कृत्वा निरीक्षणं देवं पीठं नो दृष्टवान्कपिः
Then, taking the deity in the hollow of his hands to bathe it, he looked at the deity, but the monkey did not see the pedestal.
लिंगमात्रं करगतं दृष्ट्वा भीतिसमन्वितः । इदमाह महायोगी किं वा पापं मया कृतम्
Seeing only the liṅga in his hands, seized by fear, the great yogi said: 'What sin have I committed?'
यदेतत्पीठरहितं शिवलिंगं करस्थितम् । ममाद्य मरणं सिद्धं पीठं चेन्नागमिष्यति
'This liṅga, without a pedestal, is in my hand; if the pedestal does not come, today my death is certain.'
अथ रुद्रं जपिष्यामि तदायाति महेश्वरः । इति निश्चित्य मनसा जजाप शतरुद्रियम्
'Now I shall recite to Rudra; then the Great Lord will come.' Thus resolving in his mind, he recited the Śatarudriya hymn.
अथापि न समायातो महेशोऽथ कपीश्वरः । रुद्रं न्यपातयद्भूम्यां वीरभद्रः समागतः
But even then Maheśa did not appear; then the lord of monkeys cast Rudra down to the ground, and Vīrabhadra arrived.
किमर्थं रुद्यते भक्त रुदिहेतुं वदस्व मे । हनूमानुवाच- पीठहीनमिदं लिंगं पश्य मे पापसंचयम्
'Why are you weeping, devotee? Tell me the reason for your sorrow.' Hanumān replied: 'See, this liṅga is without a pedestal—behold the heap of my sins.'
वीरभद्र उवाच- यदि नायाति पीठं ते लिंगे मा साहसं कृथाः । दाहयिष्याम्यहं लोकं यदि नायाति पीठकम्
Vīrabhadra said: 'If the pedestal does not come to your liṅga, do not act rashly; I will burn the world if the pedestal does not come.'
पश्य दर्शय मे लिंगं पीठं यद्यागतं न वा । अथ दृष्ट्वा वीरभद्रो लिंगं पीठमनागतम्
'Show me the liṅga, whether the pedestal has come or not.' Then Vīrabhadra, seeing the liṅga, found the pedestal had not come.
दग्धुकामोऽखिलाँल्लोकान्वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान् । अनलं भुवि चिक्षेप क्षणाद्दग्धा मही तदा
Desiring to burn all the worlds, the mighty Vīrabhadra cast fire upon the earth, and in a moment the earth was burned.
अथ सप्ततलान्दग्ध्वा पुनरूर्द्ध्वमवर्तत । पंचोर्द्ध्वलोकानदहज्जनलोकनिवासिनः
Then, having burned the seven underworlds, he turned upward again and began to burn the inhabitants of the higher worlds.
ललाटनेत्रसंभूतं नखेनादाय चानलम् । जंबीरफलसंकाशं कृत्वा करतले विभुः
Taking fire produced from his forehead eye with his fingernail, the Lord made it resemble a jambu fruit and held it in his palm.
यदि नायाति पीठं ते दग्धा लोका न संशयः । अनायातमथो दृष्ट्वा वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान्
'If the pedestal does not come for you, the worlds will be burned—there is no doubt.' Seeing that it had not come, the mighty Vīrabhadra—
सनकादयो महात्मानो ज्ञात्वा योगेन चागमन् । गौतमस्याश्रमवरं समागम्य महेश्वरम्
The great sages beginning with Sanaka, knowing by yoga, came together to the excellent hermitage of Gautama and to Maheśvara.
न दृष्टवंतो देवादिं विद्यमानमपि द्विजाः । अस्तुवन्नथ च स्तोत्रैः सर्ववेदसमुद्भवैः
Though they did not see the gods or others present, O twice-born, they praised with hymns arising from all the Vedas.
ॐनमो देवदेवाय तस्मै शुद्धप्रभाचिंत्यरूपाय तस्मै । नमः सुराणामधीशाय तस्मै नमो वेदगुह्याय शुद्धाय तस्मै
Om, reverence to that God of gods, to Him of pure radiance, of inconceivable form; reverence to Him, the lord of the gods; reverence to Him, the pure one, the secret of the Vedas.
नमः शिवायादिदेवाय तस्मै नमो व्यालयज्ञोपवीताय तस्मै । नमः सुरानंदसंदोह वर्षत्रयी बिंदुविश्वंभराय तस्मै
Reverence to Shiva, the primeval god; reverence to Him whose sacred thread is a serpent; reverence to Him, the support of the bliss of the gods, the essence of the three Vedas, the point, the sustainer of the universe.
पृथिव्यथो वायुराकाशमापः पुनः शशी वह्निसूर्य्यौ तथात्मा । यस्याष्टैता मूर्तयः शंकरस्य तस्मै नमो ज्ञानगम्याय शश्वत्
Earth, air, space, water, the moon, fire, the sun, and the self—these eight are the forms of Shankara; to Him, who is attained by knowledge, eternal, I offer reverence.
एतां स्तुतिमथाकर्ण्य भगनेत्रप्रदः शिवः । विष्णुमाह च गच्छ त्वं समानय च तान्द्विजान्
Hearing this hymn, Shiva, the bestower of Bhaga's eyes, said to Vishnu: 'Go, bring those twice-born here.'
आनीतास्तेन हरिणा देवाय प्रणतास्तु ते । तानाह शंकरो वाक्यं किमर्थं यूयमागताः
Brought by Hari, they bowed to the god; Shankara said to them: 'For what reason have you come?'