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Shiva Purana

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पुण्याहं कारयित्वाथ पुनः संपूज्य शंकरम् ॥ प्रार्थयेद्देशिको देवं शिष्यानुग्रहकाम्यया ॥ २६ ॥

After observing a holy day he worshiped Lord Śiva again A ācārya should pray to the Lord to show mercy to his disciple.

english translation

प्रसीद देवदेवेश देहमाविश्य मामकम् ॥ विमोचयैनं विश्वेश घृणया च घृणानिधे ॥ २७ ॥

O Lord of the demigods, please enter into my body and be pleased with me. O Lord of the universe, O treasure of all compassion, please release him out of your compassion.

english translation

अथ चैवं करोमीति लब्धानुज्ञस्तु देशिकः ॥ आनीयोपोषितं शिष्यं हविष्याशिनमेव वा ॥ २८ ॥

Then the priest, having obtained permission, said, "I shall do so. Bring a disciple who is fasting or who is eating oblations.

english translation

एकाशनं वा विरतं स्नातं प्रातःकृतक्रियम् ॥ जपंतं प्रणवं देवं ध्यायंतं कृतमंगलम् ॥ २९ ॥

One should eat only one meal or refrain from taking a bath and perform morning rituals He was chanting the oṁkāra and meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

english translation

द्वारस्य पश्चिमस्याग्रमण्डले दक्षिणस्य वा ॥ दर्भासने समासीनं विधायोदङ्मुखं शिशुम् ॥ ३० ॥

The doorway should be placed in the front circle on the west or on the right. She placed the child sitting on a throne facing north.

english translation