Shiva Purana

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ते सर्वे च तदा तत्र शिवपूजां स्वकामदाम् ॥ चक्रिरे विधिवत्तत्र यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् ॥ ४६ ॥

They performed there the worship of Śiva duly in the manner they saw and heard. It yielded them their desires.

english translation

te sarve ca tadA tatra zivapUjAM svakAmadAm ॥ cakrire vidhivattatra yathAdRSTaM yathAzrutam ॥ 46 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

केचित्तत्र स्थिता ध्याने बद्ध्वासनमनुत्तमम् ॥ मानसीं शिवपूजां च केचिच्चक्रुर्मुदान्विताः ॥ ४७ ॥

Some of them stayed in meditation taking up excellent postures. Some of them joyously performed the mental worship of Śiva.

english translation

kecittatra sthitA dhyAne baddhvAsanamanuttamam ॥ mAnasIM zivapUjAM ca keciccakrurmudAnvitAH ॥ 47 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तदधीशेन तत्रैव प्रत्यक्षं शिवपूजनम् ॥ कृतं च पार्थिवस्यैव विधानेन मुनीश्वराः ॥ ४८ ॥

O great sages, the direct worship of Śiva was performed by the leader then in accordance with the rites of worshipping the earthen phallic image.

english translation

tadadhIzena tatraiva pratyakSaM zivapUjanam ॥ kRtaM ca pArthivasyaiva vidhAnena munIzvarAH ॥ 48 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अन्ये च ये न जानन्ति विधानं स्मरणं परम् ॥ नमश्शिवाय मंत्रेण ध्यायंतश्शंकरं स्थिताः ॥ ४९ ॥

Those who did not know the great rite remained meditating on Śiva with the five-syllabled mantra “Namaḥ Śivāya”.

english translation

anye ca ye na jAnanti vidhAnaM smaraNaM param ॥ namazzivAya maMtreNa dhyAyaMtazzaMkaraM sthitAH ॥ 49 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सुप्रियो नाम यश्चासीद्वैश्यवर्यश्शिवप्रियः ॥ ध्यायंश्च मनसा तत्र चकार शिवपूजनम् ॥ ५० ॥

The leading Vaiśya Supriya, a favourite of Śiva, performed the worship of Śiva by mental meditation

english translation

supriyo nAma yazcAsIdvaizyavaryazzivapriyaH ॥ dhyAyaMzca manasA tatra cakAra zivapUjanam ॥ 50 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript