Varaha Purana

नील वस्त्राणि मे दद्यात्प्रियाणि मम भूषणम्

He should give me blue garments, beloved ornaments of mine.

नमो नारायणायेति उक्त्वा काममुदाहरेत् ।।186.

Saying 'Salutations to Narayana', he should express his wish as desired.

मन्त्रः - योऽसौ भवांश्चन्द्ररश्मिप्रकाशः शंखेन कुन्देन समानवर्णः

Mantra: He who is yourself, shining with the radiance of moonbeams, whose color matches that of the conch and jasmine.

वेषः सुवेषः अनन्तः अमरः मारणः कारणः सुलभः दुर्ल्लभः श्रेष्ठः सुवर्चा इति ततो मे प्रापणं दद्याद्भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा

Form, beautiful form, endless, immortal, destroyer, cause, easily attained, hard to attain, excellent, radiant—thus, with a mind joined in devotion, one should offer the prāpaṇa to Me.

नमो नारायणायेति इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्

One should recite this mantra: 'Salutations to Nārāyaṇa.'

प्रापणं गृह्यतां देव अनन्त पुरुषोत्तम

O Lord, O Ananta, O Supreme Person, accept this prāpaṇa.

सर्वलोकहितार्थाय शान्तिपाठमुदाहरेत्

For the welfare of all worlds, one should recite the peace invocation.

रात्रिश्चैव तु सन्ध्ये द्वे नक्षत्राणि ग्रहा दिशः

Night, the two twilights, the stars, the planets, and the directions—

अचल चंचल सचल खेचल प्रचल अरविन्दप्रभ उद्भव चेति नमः संस्थापितानां वासुदेव इति पूज्य भागवतांस्तत्र यथाविभवशक्तितः

To the unmoving, the moving, the moving with others, the sky-movers, the swift, the lotus-radiant, the arisen—salutations to all those established as Vāsudeva; let the devotees be worshipped there according to one's means and ability.

ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्तत्र गुरुं मन्त्रेण पूजयेत्

There, one should feed the Brāhmaṇas and worship the guru with the mantra.

ब्राह्मणान्स्वजनं चैव अभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः

With joined palms, having saluted the Brāhmaṇas and one's own people—

ततो गुरुं च संपूज्य दानमानादिभिर्विभुम् 186.

Then, having worshipped the guru with gifts, honor, and so forth, the Lord—

जलस्य बिन्दवो येऽन्नभोजनान्ते पतन्ति हि

The drops of water that fall at the end of the meal—

य एतेन विधानेन पूजयेन्मतिमान्नरः

Whoever, wise, worships in this manner—

अनेन विधिना देवि रौप्यार्च्चास्थापनं मम

By this rite, O goddess, the establishment of my silver image—

यथैव राजती कुर्यात्तथैव च सुवर्णिकाम्

Just as one should do with a silver image, so also with a golden one.

यत्फलं दारुशैलादिनाम्ना कांस्यादिराजते

The fruit that comes from wooden, stone, and other images, so also from bronze and silver.

कुलानि तारयेत्सुभ्रु अयुतान्येकविंशतिम्

O beautiful one, it delivers twenty-one thousand families.

एतत्ते कथितं भूमे यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम्

This has been told to you, O Earth, as you have asked.

भूमिरुवाच तासु तिष्ठसि सर्वासु शालग्रामे च सर्वदा

Earth said: You abide in all of them, and always in Śālagrāma as well.

कति पूज्या गृहादौ च अविशेषस्तु पूजने

How many are to be worshipped in the house, and is there any distinction in worship?

शिवादिपूजने के वा संख्यातास्तच्च मे वद गृहे लिङ्गद्वयं नार्च्यं शालग्रामत्रयं तथा ।। 186.

Tell me, what are the enumerated rules regarding the worship of Shiva and others? In a house, two lingas should not be worshipped, nor three shalagram stones.

द्वे चक्रे द्वारकायास्तु नार्च्यं सूर्यद्वयं तथा

Two chakras from Dwaraka should not be worshipped, nor two images of Surya.

शालग्रामयुगं पूज्यं युग्मेषु द्वितयं न हि

A pair of shalagram stones may be worshipped, but among pairs, two together should not be.

गृहेऽग्निदग्धा भग्ना वा नैव पूज्या वसुन्धरे

O Earth, those that are burned by fire or broken in the house should never be worshipped.

शालग्राम शिला भग्ना पूजनीया सचक्रका ।ऽ। खण्डिता स्फुटिता वापि शालग्रामशिला शुभा

A broken shalagram stone with its chakra intact may be worshipped; even if fractured or cracked, the auspicious shalagram stone remains fit for worship.

शिला द्वादश वै देवि शालग्रामसमुद्भवाः

O Devi, there are twelve stones arising from shalagram.

कोटिद्वादशलिङ्गैस्तु पूजितैः स्वर्णपङ्कजैः

By worshipping twelve crore lingas with golden lotuses—

यः पुनः पूजयेद्भक्त्या शालग्रामशिलाशतम्

Whoever again worships a hundred shalagram stones with devotion—