Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

अपि काषायवसनश्चर्मचीराम्बरो ऽथ वा एकाम्बरो वल्कली वा भवेद्दण्डी च मेखली

Or, he may wear ochre garments, or a hide, or a single cloth, or bark, and may carry a staff and a girdle.

प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ पश्चाद्द्विराचम्यात्मनस्तनुम् संकुलीकृत्य तद्भस्म विरजानलसंभवम्

After washing his feet, sitting down again, he should unite his body and carefully apply the ash produced from the pure fire.

अग्निरित्यादिभिर्मंत्रैः षड्भिराथर्वणैः क्रमात् विभृज्यांगानि मूर्धादिचरणांतानि तैस्स्पृशेत्

With the six Atharvan mantras beginning with 'Agni', he should anoint his limbs in order, touching from the head down to the feet.

ततस्तेन क्रमेणैव समुद्धृत्य च भस्मना सर्वांगोद्धूलनं कुर्यात्प्रणवेन शिवेन वा

Then, in the same sequence, taking up the ash, he should sprinkle it over his whole body, with the syllable Om or with the name of Shiva.

ततस्त्रिपुण्ड्रं रचयेत्त्रियायुषसमाह्वयम् शिवभावं समागम्य शिवयोगमथाचरेत्

Then he should mark the three lines called 'triyāyuṣa', attaining the state of Shiva, and then practice the yoga of Shiva.

कुर्यात्स्त्रिसन्ध्यमप्येवमेतत्पाशुपतं व्रतम् भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं चैतत्पशुत्वं विनिवर्तयेत्

He should also perform the three daily sandhyās; this is the Pāśupata vow, which bestows both enjoyment and liberation, and removes the state of bondage.

तत्पशुत्वं परित्यज्य कृत्वा पाशुपतं व्रतम् पूजनीयो महादेवो लिंगमूर्तिस्सनातनः

Having abandoned that state of bondage and undertaken the Pāśupata vow, the eternal Mahādeva, in the form of the liṅga, should be worshipped.

पद्ममष्टदलं हैमं नवरत्नैरलंकृतम् कर्णिकाकेशरोपेतमासनं परिकल्पयेत्

He should prepare a seat in the form of an eight-petaled golden lotus, adorned with nine gems and furnished with a central filament.

विभवे तदभावे तु रक्तं सितमथापि वा पद्मं तस्याप्यभावे तु केवलं भावनामयम्

If he has the means, otherwise with a red or white lotus, or if that is also unavailable, with a seat made only in contemplation.

तत्पद्मकर्णिकामध्ये कृत्वा लिंगं कनीयसम् स्फीटिकं पीठिकोपेतं पूजयेद्विधिवत्क्रमात्

Placing a small liṅga, set on a crystal pedestal, in the center of the lotus, he should worship it according to the proper order.

प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानेन तल्लिंगं कृतशोधनम् परिकल्प्यासनं मूर्तिं पञ्चवक्त्रप्रकारतः

Having installed that liṅga according to the rite, having purified it, and having prepared the seat, he should visualize the form with five faces.

पञ्चगव्यादिभिः पूर्णैर्यथाविभवसंभृतैः स्नापयेत्कलशैः पूर्णैरष्टापदसमुद्भवैः

He should bathe it with full vessels containing pañcagavya and other substances, as much as his means allow, with water from eight sources.

गंधद्रव्यैस्सकर्पूरैश्चन्दनाद्यैस्सकुंकुमैः सवेदिकं समालिप्य लिंगं भूषणभूषितम्

With fragrant substances, camphor, sandalwood, saffron, and the like, he should anoint the liṅga and its pedestal, adorning it with ornaments.

बिल्वपत्रैश्च पद्मैश्च रक्तैः श्वेतैस्तथोत्पलैः नीलोत्पलैस्तथान्यैश्च पुष्पैस्तैस्तैस्सुगंधिभिः

With bilva leaves, red and white lotuses, blue lotuses, and other fragrant flowers,

पुण्यैः प्रशस्तैः पत्रैश्च चित्रैर्दूर्वाक्षतादिभिः समभ्यर्च्य यथालाभं महापूजाविधानतः

And with auspicious, excellent leaves, and various items like dūrvā grass and rice grains, one should worship according to one's means, following the procedure of the great worship.

धूपं दीपं तथा चापि नैवेद्यं च समादिशेत् निवेदयित्वा विभवे कल्याणं च समाचरेत्

One should offer incense, lamps, and also food offerings; having presented these according to one's ability, one should perform the auspicious rites.

इष्टानि च विशिष्टानि न्यायेनोपार्जितानि च सर्वद्रव्याणि देयानि व्रते तस्मिन्विशेषतः

All desired and distinguished substances, acquired by proper means, should be given in this vow, especially.

श्रीपत्रोत्पलपद्मानां संख्या साहस्रिकी मता प्रत्येकमपरा संख्या शतमष्टोत्तरं द्विजाः

The prescribed number for śrī-patra, blue lotuses, and lotuses is a thousand each; another number is one hundred and eight, O twice-born ones.

तत्रापि च विशेषेण न त्यजेद्बिल्वपत्रकम् हैममेकं परं प्राहुः पद्मं पद्मसहस्रकात्

Even then, one should never omit the bilva leaf; a single golden lotus is said to surpass a thousand lotuses.

नीलोत्पलादिष्वप्येतत्समानं बिल्बपत्रकैः पुष्पान्तरे न नियमो यथालाभं निवेदयेत्

For blue lotuses and the like, the same rule applies as for bilva leaves; for other flowers there is no restriction—one should offer whatever is available.

अष्टाङ्गमर्घ्यमुत्कृष्टं धूपालेपौ विशेषतः चन्दनं वामदेवाख्ये हरितालं च पौरुषे

The eightfold arghya is excellent, especially incense and unguents; sandalwood is for the Vāmadeva face, and haritāla for the Puruṣa face.

ईशाने भसितं केचिदालेपनमितीदृशाम् न धूपमिति मन्यन्ते धूपान्तरविधानतः सितागुरुमघोराख्ये मुखे कृष्णागुरुं पुनः

Some say that in the Īśāna face, ash should be applied as unguent; they do not consider incense necessary there, as another type of incense is prescribed: white aguru for the Aghora face, and black aguru for the mouth.

पौरुषे गुग्गुलं सव्ये सौम्ये सौगंधिकं मुखे ईशाने ऽपि ह्युशीरादि देयाद्धूपं विशेषतः

For the Puruṣa face, guggulu; on the left, for the Saumya face, fragrant substances at the mouth; for the Īśāna face also, especially, incense such as uśīra should be given.

शर्करामधुकर्पूरकपिलाघृतसंयुतम् चंदनागुरुकाष्ठाद्यं सामान्यं संप्रचक्षते

Sugar, honey, camphor, clarified butter, and mixtures of sandalwood, aguru, and other woods are considered general offerings.

कर्पूरवर्तिराज्याढ्या देया दीपावलिस्ततः अर्घ्यमाचमनं देयं प्रतिवक्त्रमतः परम्

A camphor wick soaked in ghee should be offered, then a row of lamps; arghya and water for sipping should be given to each face in turn.

प्रथमावरणे पूज्यो क्रमाद्धेरम्बषण्मुखौ ब्रह्मांगानि ततश्चैव प्रथमावरणेर्चिते

In the first enclosure, worship should be offered in order to Heramba and Ṣaṇmukha, then to the limbs of Brahmā, after worshipping the first enclosure.

द्वितीयावरणे पूज्या विघ्नेशाश्चक्रवर्तिनः तृतीयावरणे पूज्या भवाद्या अष्टमूर्तयः

In the second enclosure, the lords of obstacles and sovereigns are to be worshipped; in the third enclosure, Bhava and the other eight forms.

महादेवादयस्तत्र तथैकादशमूर्तयः चतुर्थावरणे पूज्याः सर्व एव गणेश्वराः

There, Mahādeva and the other eleven forms are present; in the fourth enclosure, all the lords of the Gaṇas are to be worshipped.

बहिरेव तु पद्मस्य पञ्चमावरणे क्रमात् दशदिक्पतयः पूज्याः सास्त्राः सानुचरास्तथा

Outside the lotus, in the fifth enclosure, the guardians of the ten directions, armed and with their attendants, are to be worshipped in order.