Shiva Purana

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अर्धनारीश्वरं देवं निर्मलं मधुराकृतिम् ॥ शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं प्रसन्नं शीतलद्युतिम् ॥ ५१ ॥

He is the lord of half a woman and is pure and sweet in appearance. It was like pure crystal and had a cheerful cool glow.

english translation

ardhanArIzvaraM devaM nirmalaM madhurAkRtim ॥ zuddhasphaTikasaMkAzaM prasannaM zItaladyutim ॥ 51 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ध्यात्वा हि मानसे देवं स्वस्थचित्तो ऽथ मानवः ॥ शिवनामाष्टकेनैव भावपुष्पैस्समर्चयेत् ॥ ५२ ॥

After meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the mind, a human being becomes calm in mind. One should worship the eight names of Lord Shiva with flowers of bhava.

english translation

dhyAtvA hi mAnase devaM svasthacitto 'tha mAnavaH ॥ zivanAmASTakenaiva bhAvapuSpaissamarcayet ॥ 52 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अभ्यर्चनान्ते तु पुनः प्राणानायम्य मानवः ॥ सम्यक्चित्तं समाधाय शार्वं नामाष्टकं जपेत् ॥ ५३ ॥

At the end of the worship the human being again bent his breath. With the mind perfectly fixed one should chant the eight names of Sharva.

english translation

abhyarcanAnte tu punaH prANAnAyamya mAnavaH ॥ samyakcittaM samAdhAya zArvaM nAmASTakaM japet ॥ 53 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नाभौ चाष्टाहुतीर्हुत्वा पूर्णाहुत्या नमस्ततः ॥ अष्टपुष्पप्रदानेन कृत्वाभ्यर्चनमंतिमम् ॥ ५४ ॥

After offering eight oblations in the navel, one should offer oblations of full oblations. After offering eight flowers he performed the final worship.

english translation

nAbhau cASTAhutIrhutvA pUrNAhutyA namastataH ॥ aSTapuSpapradAnena kRtvAbhyarcanamaMtimam ॥ 54 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

निवेदयेत्स्वमात्मानं चुलुकोदकवर्त्मना ॥ एवं कृत्वा चिरादेव ज्ञानं पाशुपतं शुभम् ॥ ५५ ॥

One should offer himself to the Lord by following the path of Chulukodaka. Having thus done for a long time he attained the auspicious knowledge of Pashupata.

english translation

nivedayetsvamAtmAnaM culukodakavartmanA ॥ evaM kRtvA cirAdeva jJAnaM pAzupataM zubham ॥ 55 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript