Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

आजानु जलमाविश्य मंत्रस्नानं समाचरेत् देवादींस्तर्पयेद्विद्वांस्तत्र तीर्थजलेन च

Immersing oneself in water up to the knees, one should perform the mantra-bath; the wise should offer libations to the gods and others there with sacred water.

धौतवस्त्रं समादाय पञ्चकच्छेन धारयेत् उत्तरीयं च किं चैव धार्यं सर्वेषु कर्मसु

Taking a washed garment, one should wear it with five folds; an upper garment also should be worn in all rites.

नद्यादितीर्थस्नाने तु स्नानवस्त्रं न शोधयेत् वापीकूपगृहादौ तु स्नानादूर्ध्वं नयेद्बुधः

When bathing in a river or other sacred water, one should not wash the bathing garment; but in a pond, well, or house, the wise should wash after bathing.

शिलादार्वादिके वापि जले वापि स्थलेपि वा संशोध्य पीडयेद्वस्त्रं पित्ःणां तृप्तये द्विजाः

Whether on a stone, grass, in water, or on land, one should wash and wring the garment for the satisfaction of the ancestors, O twice-born.

जाबालकोक्तमंत्रेण भस्मना च त्रिपुंड्रकम् अन्यथा चेज्जले पात इतस्तन्नरकमृच्छति

With ashes, one should mark the three lines on the forehead with the mantra taught by Jābāla; otherwise, if done in water, one attains that hell.

आपोहिष्ठेति शिरसि प्रोक्षयेत्पापशांतये यस्येति मंत्रं पादे तु संधिप्रोक्षणमुच्यते

Reciting 'āpohiṣṭha' upon the head, one should sprinkle for the removal of sin; reciting 'yasya' upon the feet is called the sprinkling at the joints.

पादे मूर्ध्नि हृदि चैव मूर्ध्नि हृत्पाद एव च हृत्पादमूर्ध्नि संप्रोक्ष्य मंत्रस्नानं विदुर्बुधाः

Upon the feet, head, and heart, indeed, upon the head, heart, and feet, after sprinkling the heart, feet, and head, the wise know this as the mantra-bath.

ईषत्स्पर्शे च दौः स्वास्थ्ये राजराष्ट्रभये ऽपि च अत्यागतिकाले च मंत्रस्नानं समाचरेत्

When touched slightly, in illness, in fear from kings or kingdom, and also at the time of excessive absence, one should perform the mantra-bath.

प्रातः सूर्यानुवाकेन सायमग्न्यनुवाकतः अपः पीत्वा तथामध्ये पुनः प्रोक्षणमाचरेत्

In the morning, with the Sūrya Anuvāka, in the evening, with the Agni Anuvāka, after drinking water, and likewise at midday, one should again perform sprinkling.

गायत्र्या जपमंत्रांते वीरूर्ध्वं प्राग्विनिक्षिपेत् मंत्रेण सह चैकं वै मध्ये ऽर्घ्यं तु रवेर्द्विजा

At the end of reciting the Gāyatrī mantra, one should throw the water upwards and eastwards; together with the mantra, one should offer a single arghya to the Sun in the middle, O twice-born.

अथ जाते च सायाह्ने भुवि पश्चिमदिङ्मुखः उद्धृत्य दद्यात्प्रातस्तु मध्याह्नेंगुलिभिस्तथा

Then, at sunset, facing west on the earth, one should lift and offer; in the morning and at midday, one should offer with the fingers likewise.

अंगुलीनां च रंध्रेण लंबं पश्येद्दिवाकरम् आत्मप्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा शुद्धाचमनमाचरेत्

Through the opening between the fingers, one should see the Sun hanging; after circumambulating oneself, one should perform pure sipping of water.

सायं मुहूर्तादर्वाक्तु कृता संध्या वृथा भवेत् अकालात्काल इत्युक्तो दिने ऽतीते यथाक्रमम्

If the evening Sandhyā is performed after the appointed time, it becomes fruitless; performing at the wrong time is called 'timely' only after the day has passed, according to order.

दिवा ऽतीते च गायत्रीं शतं नित्ये क्रमाज्जपेत् आदर्शाहात्परा ऽतीते गायत्रीं लक्षमभ्यसेत्

After the day has passed, one should recite the Gāyatrī a hundred times daily in order; after the mirror period has passed, one should practice the Gāyatrī a hundred thousand times.

मासातीते तु नित्ये हि पुनश्चोपनयं चरेत् ईशो गौरीगुहो विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा चेंद्रश्च वै यमः

After a month has passed, one should again perform the daily upanayana; Īśa, Gaurī, Guha, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Indra, and Yama.

एवं रूपांश्च वै देवांस्तर्पयेदर्थसिद्धये ब्रह्मार्पणं ततः कृत्वा शुद्धाचमनमाचरेत्

In this way, one should satisfy the forms of these deities for the attainment of purpose; after offering to Brahman, one should perform pure sipping of water.

तीर्थदक्षिणतः शस्ते मठे मंत्रालये बुधः तत्र देवालये वापि गृहे वा नियतस्थले

To the south of the sacred place, in a monastery or mantra-hall, the wise should perform; there, in a temple or even at home, at a fixed place.

सर्वान्देवान्नमस्कृत्य स्थिरबुद्धिः स्थिरासनः प्रणवं पूर्वमभ्यस्य गायत्रीमभ्यसेत्ततः

Having saluted all the gods, with steady mind and steady seat, one should first recite the Praṇava, then recite the Gāyatrī.

जीवब्रह्मैक्यविषयं बुद्ध्वा प्रणवमभ्यसेत् त्रैलोक्यसृष्टिकर्तारं स्थितिकर्तारमच्युतम्

Understanding the subject of unity of the individual and Brahman, one should recite the Praṇava, the creator of the three worlds, the sustainer, the imperishable.

संहर्तारं तथा रुद्रं स्वप्रकाशमुपास्महे ज्ञानकर्मेंद्रियाणां च मनोवृत्तीर्धियस्तथा

The destroyer, likewise Rudra, self-luminous, we worship; of the organs of knowledge and action, and the functions of mind and intellect as well.

भोगमोक्षप्रदे धर्मे ज्ञाने च प्रेरयेत्सदा इत्थमर्थं धियाध्यायन्ब्रह्मप्राप्नोति निश्चयः

One should always inspire in dharma, knowledge, enjoyment, and liberation; thus, contemplating this meaning with intellect, one certainly attains Brahman.

केवलं वा जपेन्नित्यं ब्राह्मण्यस्य च पूर्तये सहस्रमभ्यसेन्नित्यं प्रातर्ब्राह्मणपुंगवः

Or, one may recite daily for the fulfillment of Brahminhood; the foremost Brahmin should recite a thousand times daily in the morning.

अन्येषां च यथा शक्तिम् अध्याह्ने च शतं जपेत् सायं द्विदशकं ज्ञेयं शिखाष्टकसमन्वितम्

For others, according to capacity, one should recite a hundred times at midday; in the evening, twelve times, known together with the eight tufts.

मूलाधारं समारभ्य द्वादशांतस्थितांस्तथा विद्येशब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशजीवात्मपरमेश्वरान्

Beginning from the root center, and likewise up to the twelve-point limit, contemplate the lords of knowledge, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, the individual soul, and the Supreme Lord.

ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या तदैक्यं च सोहं भावनया जपेत् तानेव ब्रह्मरंध्रादौ कायाद्बाह्ये च भावयेत्

With the intellect united with Brahma, recite with the contemplation of 'soham'; meditate upon these from the crown aperture and outside the body as well.

महत्तत्त्वं समारभ्य शरीरं तु सहस्रकम् एकैकस्माज्जपादेकमतिक्रम्य शनैः शनैः

Beginning from the great principle, the body is a thousandfold; for each, recite once, proceeding gradually, one after another.

परस्मिन्योजयेज्जीवं जपतत्त्वमुदाहृतम् शतद्विदशकं देहं शिखाष्टकसमन्वितम्

One should unite the individual soul with the Supreme; this is called the essence of recitation. The body is described as having a hundred and ten, adorned with eight tufts.

मंत्राणां जप एवं हि जपमादिक्रमाद्विदुः सहस्रं ब्राह्मदं विद्याच्छतमैंद्रप्रदं विदुः

Thus, the recitation of mantras is known by the progression of recitation; a thousand is considered Brahma's, a hundred is known as Indra's.

इतरत्त्वात्मरक्षार्थं ब्रह्मयोनिषु जायते दिवाकरमुपस्थाय नित्यमित्थं समाचरेत्

For the protection of the self from other principles, one is born in the womb of Brahma; facing the sun, one should always practice thus.