तडागे दश पिंडांश्च उद्धृत्य स्नानमाचरेत् १७.
One should take out ten balls of rice from the pond and then bathe.
सर्वेषामपि तीर्थानां गंगास्नानं विशिष्यते १७.
Bathing in the Ganga surpasses bathing at all other sacred places.
प्रदीपानां सहस्रेण दीपनीयः सदाशिवः १७.
Sadashiva should be illumined with a thousand lamps.
घृतेन दीपयेद्दीपाञ्छिवस्य परितुष्टये १७.
One should light lamps with ghee for the satisfaction of Shiva.
उपचारैः षोडशभिर्लिंगरूपी सदा शिवः १७.
Shiva, in the form of the linga, should always be worshipped with sixteen offerings.
प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वीत शतमष्टोत्तरं तथा १७.
One should perform one hundred and eight circumambulations.
प्रदक्षिणनमस्कारैः पूजनीयः सदाशिवः १७.
Sadashiva should always be worshipped with circumambulations and salutations.
नमो रुद्राय भीमाय नीलकण्ठाय वेधसे १७.
Salutations to Rudra, the Terrible, the Blue-Throated, the Creator.
वृषध्वजाय सोमाय नीलकण्ठाय वै नमः १७.
Salutations to the Bull-bannered, to Soma, to the Blue-Throated indeed.
तपोमयाय व्याप्ताय शिपिविष्टाय वै नमः १७.
Salutations to the one made of austerity, all-pervading, and shining forth.
महीधराय व्याघ्राय पशूनां पतये नमः १७.
Salutations to the Upholder of the Earth, to the Tiger, to the Lord of Beings.
मीनाय मीननाथाय सिद्धाय परमेष्ठिने १७.
To the Fish, to the Lord of Fish, to the Perfected One, to the Supreme Lord.
कपोताय विशिष्टाय शिष्टाय परमात्मने १७.
To the Pigeon, to the Distinguished, to the Noble, to the Supreme Self.
दीर्घाय दीर्घदीर्घाय दीर्घार्घाय महाय च १७.
To the Long One, the Very Long, the Long-Worshipped, and the Great.
गजासुरविनाशाय ह्यंधकासुरभेदिने १७.
To the Destroyer of the Elephant-Demon, to the Splitter of Andhaka.
भक्तिप्रियाय देवाय ज्ञानज्ञानाव्ययाय च १७.
To the God who loves devotion, to the Imperishable of knowledge and ignorance.
त्रिनेत्राय त्रिवेदाय वेदांगाय नमोनमः १७.
Repeated salutations to the Three-Eyed, the Knower of the Three Vedas, the Limbs of the Vedas.
विश्वरूपाय विश्वाय विश्वनाताय वै नमः १७.
Salutations to the Universal Form, to the Universe, to the Lord of the Universe.
अरूपाय च सूक्ष्माय सूक्ष्मसूक्ष्माय वै नमः १७.
Homage to the formless, the subtle, and the most exceedingly subtle.
शशांकशेखरायैव रुद्रविश्वाश्रयाय च १७.
To him who wears the crescent moon as a crest, and who is the refuge of Rudras and the universe.
लिंगरूपाय लिंगाय लिंगानां पतये नमः १७.
To him whose form is the liṅga, who is the liṅga, and the lord of all liṅgas, I bow.
नमोनमः कारणकारणाय ते मृत्युंजयायात्मभवस्वरूपिणे १७.
Repeated salutations to you, the cause of all causes, the conqueror of death, whose nature is self-born.
नाम्नां शतं महेशस्य उच्चार्यं व्रतिना तदा कार्यं प्रदोषसमये तुष्ट्यर्थं संकरस्य च॥ १७.
At that time, the devotee should recite the hundred names of the great Lord, at dusk, to please Śaṅkara.
एवं व्रतं समुद्दिष्टं तव शक्र महामते १७.
Thus, O Śakra of great wisdom, the observance has been prescribed for you.
शंभोः प्रसादात्सर्वं ते भविष्यति जयादिकम्॥ १७.
By the grace of Śambhu, all your aims, including victory, will be accomplished.
वृत्रो ह्ययं महातेजा दैतेयस्तपसा पुरा १७.
This Vṛtra, of great splendor, was formerly a Daitya by austerity.
नाम्ना चित्ररथो राजा वनं चित्ररथस्य तत् १७.
By name, he was King Citraratha, and that forest belonged to Citraratha.
यस्मिन्वने महाभाग न संति च षडूर्मयः तस्य राज्ञः शिवेनैव दत्तं यानं महाद्भुतम्॥ १७.
In that forest, O greatly fortunate one, the six waves do not exist; to that king, Śiva himself gave a wondrous vehicle.
कामगं किंकिणीयुक्तं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् १७.
It moved at will, adorned with tinkling bells, and was served by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
ततस्तेनैव यानेन पृथिवीं पर्यटन्पुरा १७.
Then, with that very vehicle, he once traveled throughout the earth.