Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

कायिकादित्राणां तु क्षीरदध्याज्यकैस्तथा तथा तेषां च पुष्टिश्च विज्ञेया हि विपश्चिता

For bodily protection and the like, milk, curd, and ghee are to be given; and thus, their nourishment should be understood by the wise.

भूदानं तु प्रतिष्ठार्थमिह चा ऽमुत्र च द्विजाः तिलदानं बलार्थं हि सदा मृत्युजयं विदुः

The gift of land is for establishment, both here and hereafter, O twice-born; the gift of sesame is always for strength, and is known to conquer death.

हिरण्यं जाठराग्नेस्तु वृद्धिदं वीर्यदं तथा आज्यं पुष्टिकरं विद्याद्वस्त्रमायुष्करं विदुः

Gold increases digestive fire and gives vigor; ghee is known to give nourishment, and cloth is known to bestow long life.

धान्यमन्नं समृद्ध्यर्थं मधुराहारदं गुडम् रौप्यं रेतोभिवृद्ध्यर्थं षड्रसार्थं तु लावणम्

Grain and food are for prosperity; jaggery is for sweet nourishment; silver is for increase of semen, and salt is for the six tastes.

सर्वं सर्वसमृद्ध्यर्थं कूष्मांडं पुष्टिदं विदुः प्राप्तिदं सर्वभोगानामिह चा ऽमुत्र च द्विजाः

All these, for all prosperity; gourd is known to give nourishment, and is the giver of all enjoyments, both here and hereafter, O twice-born.

यावज्जीवनमुक्तं हि कन्यादानं तु भोगदम् पनसाम्रकपित्थानां वृक्षाणां फलमेव च

The gift of a maiden, once given, grants enjoyment for a lifetime; and so too the fruits of trees such as jackfruit, mango, and wood-apple.

कदल्याद्यौषधीनां च फलं गुल्मोद्भवं तथा माषादीनां च मुद्गानां फलं शाकादिकं तथा

And the fruits of banana and other medicinal plants, as well as the fruits of black gram and green gram, and likewise of vegetables and the like.

मरीचिसर्षपाद्यानां शाकोपकरणं तथा यदृतौ यत्फलं सिद्धं तद्देयं हि विपश्चिता

One should offer, according to the season, vegetables and condiments such as marīci (black pepper) and mustard, and whatever fruits are available at that time.

श्रोत्रादींद्रियतृप्तिश्च सदा देया विपश्चिता शब्दादिदशभोगार्थं दिगादीनां च तुष्टिदा

A wise person should always give satisfaction to the senses such as hearing, for the enjoyment of sound and the other objects, and also offer satisfaction to the directions and other deities.

वेदशास्त्रं समादाय बुद्ध्वा गुरुमुखात्स्वयम् कर्मणां फलमस्तीति बुद्धिरास्तिक्यमुच्यते

Taking up the Vedas and scriptures, having learned them directly from the teacher, the understanding that actions bear fruit is called faith.

बंधुराजभयाद्बुद्धिश्रद्धा सा च कनीयसी सर्वाभावे दरिद्रस्तु वाचा वा कर्मणा यजेत्

Faith arising from fear of relatives or kings is lesser; but if one has nothing at all, even a poor person should worship by word or by deed.

वाचिकं यजनं विद्यान्मंत्रस्तोत्रजपादिकम् तीर्थयात्राव्रताद्यं हि कायिकं यजनं विदुः

Know that verbal worship consists of recitation of mantras, hymns, and japa; pilgrimage, vows, and the like are considered bodily worship.

येन केनाप्युपायेन ह्यल्पं वा यदि वा बहु देवतार्पणबुद्ध्या च कृतं भोगाय कल्पते

By whatever means, whether little or much, whatever is offered with the intention of dedicating to the deity becomes fit for enjoyment.

तपश्चर्या च दानं च कर्तव्यमुभयं सदा प्रतिश्रयं प्रदातव्यं स्ववर्णगुणशोभितम्

Austerity and charity should always be performed; one should provide shelter adorned with the qualities of one's own class.

देवानां तृप्तये ऽत्यर्थं सर्वभोगप्रदं बुधैः इहा ऽमुत्रोत्तमं जन्मसदाभोगं लभेद्बुधः ईश्वरार्पणबुद्ध्या हि कृत्वा मोक्षफलं लभेत्

For the satisfaction of the gods, wise ones say that giving all enjoyments yields the best results in this world and the next; by offering with the intention of dedication to the Lord, one attains the fruit of liberation.

य इमं पठते ऽध्यायं यः शृणोति सदा नरः तस्य वैधर्मबुद्धिश्च ज्ञानसिद्धिः प्रजायते

Whoever recites or always listens to this chapter, for him arises right understanding and the accomplishment of knowledge.

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानं ब्रूहि सत्तम येन पूजाविधानेन सर्वाभिष्टमवाप्यते

O noble one, tell the procedure for worship of an earthen image, by which, through proper worship, all desires are fulfilled.

सुसाधुपृष्टं युष्माभिः सदा सर्वार्थदायकम् सद्यो दुःखस्य शमनं शृणुत प्रब्रवीमि वः

You have asked well, for it always bestows all objectives; listen, I will tell you that which instantly removes suffering.

अपमृत्युहरं कालमृत्योश्चापि विनाशनम् सद्यः कलत्रपुत्रादिधनधान्यप्रदं द्विजाः

It removes untimely death and destroys death by time; O twice-born, it immediately grants wives, sons, wealth, and grain.

अन्नादिभोज्यं वस्त्रादिसर्वमुत्पद्यते यतः ततो मृदादिप्रतिमापूजाभीष्टप्रदा भुवि

Since all food and enjoyables, clothing, and everything arise from it, therefore, worship of an image made of clay and the like grants all desires on earth.

पुरुषाणां च नारीणामधिकारोत्र निश्चितम् नद्यां तडागे कूपे वा जलांतर्मृदमाहरेत्

For men and women alike, the right to this is established; one should collect clay from a river, pond, or well.

संशोध्य गंधचूर्णेन पेषयित्वा सुमंडपे हस्तेन प्रतिमां कुर्यात्क्षीरेण च सुसंस्कृताम्

After purifying it with fragrant powder and grinding it well in a clean pavilion, one should, by hand, make the image, well-prepared with milk.

अंगप्रत्यंगकोपेतामायुधैश्च समन्विताम् पद्मासनस्थितां कृत्वा पूजयेदादरेण हि

It should have all limbs and sub-limbs, be furnished with weapons, and be placed in the lotus posture; then one should worship it with respect.

विघ्नेशादित्यविष्णूनामंबायाश्च शिवस्य च शिवस्यशिवलिंगं च सर्वदा पूजयेद्द्विज

One should always worship the images of Gaṇeśa, the Sun, Viṣṇu, the Mother Goddess, and Śiva, and also the liṅga of Śiva, O twice-born.

षोडशैरुपचारैश्च कुर्यात्तत्फलसिद्धये पुष्पेण प्रोक्षणं कुर्यादभिषेकं समंत्रकम्

To attain the desired result, one should perform worship with sixteen offerings, sprinkle with flowers, and perform ablution with mantras.

शाल्यन्नेनैव नैवेद्यं सर्वं कुडवमानतः गृहे तु कुडवं ज्ञेयं मानुषे प्रस्थमिष्यते

The entire offering should be of rice food, measured by a kuḍava; in a household, a kuḍava is to be known as the measure, but for humans, a prastha is prescribed.

दैवे प्रस्थत्रयं योग्यं स्वयंभोः प्रस्थपञ्चकम् एवं पूर्णफलं विद्यादधिकं वै द्वयं त्रयम्

For the divine, three prasthas are suitable; for the self-born, five prasthas; thus, one should know the full result, and two or three more give an even greater result.

सहस्रपूजया सत्यं सत्यलोकं लभेद्द्विजः द्वादशांगुलमायामं द्विगुणं च ततो ऽधिकम्

By performing a thousand worships, truly, a twice-born attains the world of truth; the measure is twelve finger-breadths, or even twice or more than that.

प्रमाणमंगुलस्यैकं तदूर्ध्वं पञ्चकत्रयम् अयोदारुकृतं पात्रं शिवमित्युच्यते बुधैः

The measure above one finger-breadth is three sets of five; a vessel made of iron or wood is called 'śiva' by the wise.