Shiva Purana

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गंधपुष्पैरलंकृत्वा धूपगुग्गुलुना ततः॥ विष्णो हव्यमिति प्रोच्य रक्षस्वेति वदन्ददेत् ॥ ५६ ॥

Then decorate it with fragrant flowers and incense and guggulu After saying that Lord Viṣṇu is the oblation, one should say, “Protect me.”

english translation

gaMdhapuSpairalaMkRtvA dhUpaguggulunA tataH॥ viSNo havyamiti procya rakSasveti vadandadet ॥ 56 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दण्डं दक्षिणहस्ते तु वामे दद्यात्कमण्डलुम् ॥ प्रजापते न त्वदेतान्यन्यो मंत्रेण सोदकम् ॥ ५७ ॥

In the right hand one should hold a staff and in the left hand a waterpot. O creator, no one else can offer you water by chanting mantras.

english translation

daNDaM dakSiNahaste tu vAme dadyAtkamaNDalum ॥ prajApate na tvadetAnyanyo maMtreNa sodakam ॥ 57 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्मजज्ञानम्प्रथममितिमंत्रेण मस्तके ॥ स्पृशञ्जप्त्वा रुद्रसूक्तं भुवोर्मध्ये स्पृशञ्जपेत् ॥ ५८ ॥

Brahmajajnanamprathamamiti mantra on the head. After chanting the Rudra Sukta, one should touch the middle of the earth.

english translation

brahmajajJAnamprathamamitimaMtreNa mastake ॥ spRzaJjaptvA rudrasUktaM bhuvormadhye spRzaJjapet ॥ 58 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मानो महान्तमित्यादिचतुर्भिर्मस्तकन्ततः ॥ नालिकेरेण निर्भिद्यादवटं पूरयेत्ततः ॥ ५९ ॥

The skull shall be split with a coconut repeating the four mantras beginning with “Mā no Mahāntam” etc. Then the ditch shall be filled.

english translation

mAno mahAntamityAdicaturbhirmastakantataH ॥ nAlikereNa nirbhidyAdavaTaM pUrayettataH ॥ 59 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पंचभिर्ब्रह्मभिस्स्पृष्ट्वा जपेत्स्थलमनन्यधीः ॥ यो देवानामुपक्रम्य यः परः स महेश्वरः ॥ ६० ॥

Touching the five Brahmans one should chant the mantra with an exclusive mind He who is above the gods and who is beyond them is the great Lord.

english translation

paMcabhirbrahmabhisspRSTvA japetsthalamananyadhIH ॥ yo devAnAmupakramya yaH paraH sa mahezvaraH ॥ 60 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript