Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/27/16

स्थित्वा सुखासने स्वे शेते जनवचनहीने तु ।। शशिरवियुतया तेजः प्रकाशयन्मध्यमे देशे ।। १६ ।।

sanskrit

The aspirant sits in the comfortable posture in a place free from noise. In the middle place he illuminates the brilliance accompanied by the lustre of the moon and the sun.

english translation

sthitvA sukhAsane sve zete janavacanahIne tu || zaziraviyutayA tejaH prakAzayanmadhyame deze || 16 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/27/17

वह्निगतं भ्रूमध्ये प्रकाशते यस्त्वतंद्रितो योगी ।। दीपहीनध्वांत पश्येन्न्यूनमसंशयं लोके ।। १७ ।।

sanskrit

The Yogin who illuminates the fire existing between the eyebrows, alertfully can see in darkness without lamps to be sure.

english translation

vahnigataM bhrUmadhye prakAzate yastvataMdrito yogI || dIpahInadhvAMta pazyennyUnamasaMzayaM loke || 17 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/27/18

नेत्रे करशाखाभिः किंचित्संपीड्य यत्नतो योगी ।। तारं पश्यन्ध्यायेन्मुहूर्तमर्द्धं तमेकभावोऽपि ।। १८ ।।

sanskrit

The Yogin presses the eyes with the fingers a little and strives to see the star and meditate on it for a muhūrta or half that time with concentration.

english translation

netre karazAkhAbhiH kiMcitsaMpIDya yatnato yogI || tAraM pazyandhyAyenmuhUrtamarddhaM tamekabhAvo'pi || 18 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/27/19

ततस्तु तमसि ध्यायन्पश्यते ज्योतिरैश्वरम्।। श्वेतं रक्तं तथा पीतं कृष्णमिन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम् ।। १९।।

sanskrit

Thereafter while meditating in darkness he sees the bright lustre of Śiva in colours white, red, yellow, black and the rainbow colour.

english translation

tatastu tamasi dhyAyanpazyate jyotiraizvaram|| zvetaM raktaM tathA pItaM kRSNamindradhanuSprabham || 19||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/27/20

भुवोर्मध्ये ललाटस्थं बालार्कसमतेजसम्।। तं विदित्वा तु कामांगी क्रीडते कामरूपधृक् ।। २० ।।

sanskrit

On seeing that brilliance on a par with the rising sun stationed in the forehead between the eyebrows, the Yogin can assume any form of body he chooses and plays about as he wishes.

english translation

bhuvormadhye lalATasthaM bAlArkasamatejasam|| taM viditvA tu kAmAMgI krIDate kAmarUpadhRk || 20 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript