Shiva Purana

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रक्षार्थमेव सर्वत्र विष्णोः पूजाविधिः स्मृतः ॥ कुर्य्याद्विष्णोर्महापूजां पायसान्नं निवेदयेत्॥ ४१ ॥

Everywhere Viṣṇu shall be worshipped for protection. He shall perform the worship of Viṣṇu and offer milk pudding as Naīvedya.

english translation

rakSArthameva sarvatra viSNoH pUjAvidhiH smRtaH ॥ kuryyAdviSNormahApUjAM pAyasAnnaM nivedayet॥ 41 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्वादशाथ समाहूय ब्राह्मणान्वेदपारगान् ॥ केशवादिभिरभ्यर्च्य गन्धपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः ॥ ४२ ॥

Then he summoned twelve brahmins well versed in the Vedas They worshiped him with Keshava and other offerings of fragrant flowers and unbroken grains.

english translation

dvAdazAtha samAhUya brAhmaNAnvedapAragAn ॥ kezavAdibhirabhyarcya gandhapuSpAkSatAdibhiH ॥ 42 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उपानच्छत्रवस्त्रादि दत्त्वा तेभ्यो यथाविधि ॥ सन्तोषयेन्महाभक्त्या विविधैर्वच नैश्शुभैः ॥ ४३ ॥

Giving them shoes, umbrellas, clothes and other things in accordance with the custom. One should satisfy them with great devotion and various auspicious words.

english translation

upAnacchatravastrAdi dattvA tebhyo yathAvidhi ॥ santoSayenmahAbhaktyA vividhairvaca naizzubhaiH ॥ 43 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आस्तीर्य्य दर्भान्पूर्वाग्रान्भूस्स्वाहा च भुवस्सुवः ॥ प्रणवादि प्रोच्य भूमौ पायसान्नं बलिं हरेत् ॥ ४४ ॥

He shall spread Darbha grass on the ground with their tips to the east. After saying “Bhūḥ Svāhā, Bhuvaḥ Svāhā, Suvaḥ Svāhā, Om.” He shall offer milk pudding as oblation.

english translation

AstIryya darbhAnpUrvAgrAnbhUssvAhA ca bhuvassuvaH ॥ praNavAdi procya bhUmau pAyasAnnaM baliM haret ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एकादशाह सुविधिर्मया प्रोक्तो मुनीश्वर ॥ द्वादशाहविधिं वक्ष्ये शृणुष्वादरतो द्विज ॥ ४५ ॥

O great sage, the rite of the eleventh day has been mentioned by me. O brahmin, I shall now explain the twelfth day rites.

english translation

ekAdazAha suvidhirmayA prokto munIzvara ॥ dvAdazAhavidhiM vakSye zRNuSvAdarato dvija ॥ 45 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript