Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

बेरं गुरुभ्यो गृह्णीयात्साधुभिः पूजितं तु वा एवं लिंगे च बेरे च पूजा शिवपदप्रदा

The image should be received from the gurus, or worshipped by the virtuous; thus, worship of both the liṅga and the image grants the state of Śiva.

पुनश्च द्विविधं प्रोक्तं स्थावरं जंगमं तथा स्थावरं लिंगमित्याहुस्तरुगुल्मादिकं तथा

Again, it is said to be of two kinds: immobile and mobile. The immobile is called the liṅga, such as trees, bushes, and the like.

जंगमं लिंगमित्याहुः कृमिकीटादिकं तथा स्थावरस्य च शुश्रूषा जंगमस्य च तर्पणम्

The mobile is called the liṅga, such as worms, insects, and the like. Service is for the immobile, and offerings are for the mobile.

तत्तत्सुखानुरागेण शिवपूजां विदुर्बुधाः पीठमंबामयं सर्वं शिवलिंगं च चिन्मयम्

The wise know that worship of Śiva is to be performed with affection for each kind of happiness; the pedestal is entirely made of Māyā, and the Śiva-liṅga is of pure consciousness.

यथा देवीमुमामंके धृत्वा तिष्ठति शंकरः तथा लिंगमिदं पीठं धृत्वा तिष्ठति संततम्

Just as Śaṅkara stands holding the goddess Umā on his lap, so too does this liṅga always stand holding the pedestal.

एवं स्थाप्य महालिंगं पूजयेदुपचारकैः नित्यपूजा यथा शक्तिध्वजादिकरणं तथा

Thus, having installed the great liṅga, one should worship it with offerings; daily worship should be performed as one is able, just as with the raising of the banner and other rites.

इति संस्थापयेल्लिंगं साक्षाच्छिवपदप्रदम् अथवा चरलिंगं तु षोडशैरुपचारकैः

Thus, one should install the liṅga, which directly grants the state of Śiva; or, if it is a movable liṅga, with sixteen offerings.

पूजयेच्च यथान्यायं क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदम् आवाहनं चासनं च अर्घ्यं पाद्यं तथैव च

One should worship, according to proper order, that which bestows the state of Shiva, with invocation, offering of a seat, arghya, and likewise water for the feet.

तदंगाचमनं चैव स्नानमभ्यंगपूर्वकम् वस्त्रं गंधं तथा पुष्पं धूपं दीपं निवेदनम्

Then, with the ritual sipping of water, bathing preceded by anointing, clothing, fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp, and offering of food.

नीराजनं च तांबूलं नमस्कारो विसर्जनम् अथवा ऽर्घ्यादिकं कृत्वा नैवेद्यां तं यथाविधि

Also waving of lights, betel, obeisance, and dismissal; or, after offering arghya and the like, one should properly present the food offering.

अथाभिषेकं नैवेद्यं नमस्कारं च तर्पणम् यथाशक्ति सदाकुर्यात्क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदम्

Then, one should always perform, as able and in due order, the ablution, food offering, obeisance, and libation, all leading to the state of Shiva.

अथवा मानुषे लिंगेप्यार्षे दैवे स्वयंभुवि स्थापिते ऽपूर्वके लिंगे सोपचारं यथा तथा

Or, whether the liṅga is man-made, Vedic, divine, self-manifested, established, or unprecedented, one should worship it with proper offerings as appropriate.

पूजोपकरणे दत्ते यत्किंचित्फलमश्नुते प्रदक्षिणानमस्कारैः क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदम्

Whatever worship implements are given, one attains some fruit; by circumambulation and obeisance in order, one attains the state of Shiva.

लिंगं दर्शनमात्रं वा नियमेन शिवप्रदम् मृत्पिष्टगोशकृत्पुष्पैः करवीरेण वा फलैः

Even merely seeing the liṅga, according to rule, bestows Shiva; with clay, cow dung, flowers, oleander, or fruits.

गुडेन नवनीतेन भस्मनान्नैर्यथारुचि लिंगं यत्नेन कृत्वांते यजेत्तदनुसारतः

With jaggery, fresh butter, ashes, or cooked rice as one wishes, having made the liṅga with effort, one should worship it accordingly in the end.

अंगुष्ठादावपि तथा पूजामिच्छंति केचन लिंगकर्मणि सर्वत्र निषेधोस्ति न कर्हिचित्

Some desire to worship even on the thumb and so on; in the rites of the liṅga, there is never any prohibition anywhere.

सर्वत्र फलदाता हि प्रयासानुगुणं शिवः अथवा लिंगदानं वा लिंगमौल्यमथापि वा

For Shiva is the giver of results everywhere, according to the effort; or by gifting a liṅga, or by crowning a liṅga.

श्रद्धया शिवभक्ताय दत्तं शिवपदप्रदम् अथवा प्रणवं नित्यं जपेद्दशसहस्रकम्

Given with faith to a devotee of Shiva, it bestows the state of Shiva; or, one may always recite the praṇava ten thousand times.

संध्ययोश्च सहस्रं वा ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम् जपकाले मकारांतं मनःशुद्धिकरं भजेत्

Or a thousand times at each twilight—this is known to bestow the state of Shiva; at the time of recitation, one should worship the praṇava ending with 'ma', which purifies the mind.

समाधौ मानसं प्रोक्तमुपांशु सार्वकालिकम् समानप्रणवं चेमं बिंदुनादयुतं विदुः

In meditation, mental recitation is prescribed; muttered recitation is for all times; this same praṇava, with bindu and nada, is to be known.

अथ पञ्चाक्षरं नित्यं जपेदयुतमादरात् संध्ययोश्च सहस्रं वा ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम्

Then, one should always recite the five-syllable mantra ten thousand times with devotion; or a thousand times at each twilight—this is known to bestow the state of Shiva.

प्रणवेनादिसंयुक्तं ब्राह्मणानां विशिष्यते दीक्षायुक्तं गुरोर्ग्राह्यं मंत्रं ह्यथ फलाप्तये

The mantra joined at the beginning with praṇava is especially for the brahmins; with initiation, it should be received from the guru for the attainment of results.

कुंभस्नानं मंत्रदीक्षां मातृकान्यासमेव च ब्राह्मणः सत्यपूतात्मा गुरुर्ज्ञानी विशिष्यते

Bathing with a pot, mantra initiation, and installation of the letters—among brahmins, the guru who is truthful and pure in mind, and learned, is distinguished.

द्विजानां च नमःपूर्वमन्येषां च नमोन्तकम् स्त्रीणां च क्वचिदिच्छंति नमो तं च यथाविधि

For twice-borns, it is with 'namah' at the beginning; for others, 'namah' at the end; for women, sometimes they desire 'namah' as appropriate.

विप्रस्त्रीणां नमः पूर्वमिदमिच्छंति केचन पञ्चकोटिजपं कृत्वा सदा शिवसमो भवेत्

Some wish for 'namah' at the beginning for brahmin women; having performed five crore recitations, one always becomes equal to Shiva.

एकद्वित्रिचतुःकोट्याब्रह्मादीनां पदं व्रजेत् जपेदक्षरलक्षंवा अक्षराणां पृथक्पृथक्

By reciting a hundred thousand syllables, or separately reciting the syllables, one attains the state of Brahma and the others, numbering one, two, three, or four crores.

अथवाक्षरलक्षं वा ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम् सहस्रं तु सहस्राणां सहस्रेण दिनेन हि

Alternatively, the recitation of a hundred thousand syllables is known to grant the state of Shiva; a thousand times a thousand, multiplied by a thousand, within a single day.

जपेन्मंत्रादिष्टसिद्धिर्नित्यं ब्राह्मणभोजनात् अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं वै गायत्रीं प्रातरेव हि

By reciting the mantra as prescribed, one attains success; and by daily feeding Brahmins, one should recite the Gayatri eight thousand and eight times in the morning.

ब्राह्मणस्तु जपेन्नित्यं क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदान् वेदमंत्रांस्तु सूक्तानि जपेन्नियममास्थितः

A Brahmin should always recite, in order, the mantras that bestow the state of Shiva, and, observing discipline, should recite Vedic mantras and hymns.