Shiva Purana

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सदाशिवादिक्रमतो ध्यायेदष्टौ च तत्र तान् ॥ परया सम्भावनयेतरानपि मुने द्विजान् ॥ ६ ॥

O sage, the eight—Sadāśiva etc. shall be meditated upon and the brahmins shall be treated with respect.

english translation

sadAzivAdikramato dhyAyedaSTau ca tatra tAn ॥ parayA sambhAvanayetarAnapi mune dvijAn ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

परमेष्ठिगुरुं ध्यायेत्सांबबुद्ध्या स्वनामतः ॥ गुरुश्च परमन्तस्मात्परापरगुरुं ततः ॥ ७ ॥

He shall then meditate on Parameṣṭhi Guru as Sāmba with his own name. Paramaguru and Parāt Paraguru shall also be meditated upon.

english translation

parameSThiguruM dhyAyetsAMbabuddhyA svanAmataH ॥ guruzca paramantasmAtparAparaguruM tataH ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इदमासनमित्युक्त्वा चासनानि प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ प्रणवादिद्वितीयांते स्वस्य नाम समुच्चरन् ॥ ८ ॥

Saying this is the seat, one should arrange the seats. At the end of the second oṁkāra he chanted his own name.

english translation

idamAsanamityuktvA cAsanAni prakalpayet ॥ praNavAdidvitIyAMte svasya nAma samuccaran ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आवाहयामि नम इत्यावाह्यार्घोदकेन तु ॥ पाद्यमाचमनं चार्घ्यं वस्त्रगन्धाक्षतानपि ॥ ९ ॥

I offer my obeisances to the Lord and then offer the offerings with arghhodaka. Water for washing feet arghya clothes fragrant oils and incense.

english translation

AvAhayAmi nama ityAvAhyArghodakena tu ॥ pAdyamAcamanaM cArghyaM vastragandhAkSatAnapi ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दत्त्वा पुष्पैरलंकृत्य प्रणवाद्यष्टनामभिः ॥ सचतुर्थौंनमोऽन्तैश्च सुगन्धकुसुमैस्ततः ॥ १० ॥

Giving flowers and decorating them with eight names beginning with the oṁkāra Then offer obeisances to the fourth and ends with fragrant flowers.

english translation

dattvA puSpairalaMkRtya praNavAdyaSTanAmabhiH ॥ sacaturthauMnamo'ntaizca sugandhakusumaistataH ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript