यो भार्यापुत्रमित्राणि बालवृद्धकृशातुरान् ४१.
—whoever abandons wife, children, friends, the young, the old, the weak, or the sick—
यः स्वयं मृष्टमश्नाति विप्रायान्यत्प्रयच्छति ४१.
—who eats the best food himself and gives something else to the Brahmin—
नियमान्स्वयमादाय ये त्यजंत्यजितेंद्रियाः ४१.
—those who take vows themselves but, lacking self-control, abandon them—
दुर्बलान्नैव पुष्णंति प्रणष्टार्था द्विषंति च ४१.
—who do not support the weak, and hate those who have lost their possessions—
तेषा मदत्त्वा चाश्रंति चिकित्संति न रोगिणः ४१.
—they do not give medicine, nor do they treat the sick, unless they are paid by me—
हीनवर्णात्मवृत्तिश्च वैद्यो धर्मध्वजी च यः ४१.
—the physician of low character or livelihood, and the one who is only outwardly righteous—
सदा दण्डरुचिर्यश्च यो वा दण्डरुचिर्न हि ४१.
—who is always fond of punishment, or who is not fond of punishment—
यस्य राज्ञः प्रजा राष्ट्रे पच्यते नरकेषु सः ४१.
—the king whose subjects in his realm are tormented, he himself is cooked in hell.
आलस्योपहतो राजा व्यसनी नरकं व्रजेत् ४१.
A king afflicted by indolence and vice goes to hell.
यद्वातद्वा परद्रव्यमपि सर्षपमात्रकम् ४१.
Even the smallest amount of another's property, as little as a mustard seed, whether taken by force or deceit—
एवमाद्यैर्नरः पापैरुत्क्रान्तैः समनंतरम् ४१.
A man, through such sins and others like them, after departing from the body, immediately—
तस्मात्त्रिविधमप्येतन्नारकीयं विवर्जयेत् ४१.
Therefore, one should avoid all three kinds of hellish acts.
नमस्कारः स्तुतिः पूजा नामसंकीर्तनं तथा ४१.
Salutation, praise, worship, and also the chanting of names—
संक्षेपाच्छिवपूजाया विधानं वक्तुमर्हसि ४१.
Briefly, you should speak the procedure for the worship of Shiva.
प्रातर्मध्याह्नसायाह्ने शंकरं सर्वदा भजेत् ४१.
One should always worship Shankara in the morning, midday, and evening.
आदौ स्नानं प्रकुर्वित भस्मस्नानमथापि वा ४१.
First, one should bathe, or alternatively perform a bath with sacred ash.
आविकं परिदध्याच्च ततो वासः सितं च वा ४१.
Then one should put on woolen clothing, or else white garments.
उत्तरीयं च संदध्याद्विना तन्निष्फलार्चनम् ४१.
One should also wear an upper garment; without it, the worship is fruitless.
पूजयेद्यो महादेवं प्रीतः पश्यति तं मुहुः ४१.
He who worships Mahadeva with devotion sees Him again and again.
प्रविश्य च प्रणम्येशं ततो गर्भगृहं विशेत् ४१.
Entering, bowing to the Lord, then one should enter the sanctum.
येन रुद्रायते भक्त्या कुरुते मार्जनक्रियाम् ४१.
With devotion to Rudra, one should perform the act of cleaning.
रुद्रभक्त्या च संतिष्ठेनमालिन्यं मार्जयेत्ततः ४१.
With devotion to Rudra, one should remain and then wipe away impurity.
गडुकान्पूरयेत्पश्चान्निर्मलेन जलेन वै ४१.
Afterwards, one should fill the water vessels with pure water.
निर्व्रणाः सौम्यरूपाश्च सर्वे चोदकपूरिताः ४१.
All the vessels, unblemished and pleasant in form, should be filled with water.
क्षालिताः पूरिता नीताः षडक्षरजपेन च ४१.
Washed, filled, and placed, along with the recitation of the six-syllable mantra.
अष्टादशापि चतुरस्ततोन्यूनं न कारयेत् ४१.
Even if there are eighteen or four vessels, one should not use fewer than that.
एवं सर्वं च तद्द्रव्यं वामतः संन्यसेद्भवात् ४१.
In this way, all those materials should be placed to the left of the altar.
सर्वेषां वाचका मन्त्राः कथ्यंतेऽतः परं क्रमात्॥ ४१.
Next, the mantras for all the deities are to be recited in order.
ॐगं गणपतये नमः ॐगं गुरुभ्यो नमः ॐकौं कुलदेव्यै नमः ॐमहाकालाय नमः ततः प्रविस्य लिंगाच्च किञ्चिद्दक्षिणतः शुचिः ४१.
Om, salutations to Ganapati; Om, salutations to the Gurus; Om, salutations to the family goddess; Om, salutations to Mahakala. Then, entering from the lingam, slightly to the south, one should be pure.
दर्भादिभिः परिवृतं मध्यपद्मार्कमंडलम् ४१.
Surround the central lotus and solar mandala with darbha grass and similar items.