Shiva Purana
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उपमन्युरुवाच ॥ व्याख्यां पूजाविधानस्य प्रवदामि समासतः ॥ शिवशास्त्रे शिवेनैव शिवायै कथितस्य तु ॥ १ ॥
Upamanyu said:— I shall briefly give a commentary to the rules governing worships mentioned by Śiva to Śivā in the Śaivite scriptures.
english translation
upamanyuruvAca ॥ vyAkhyAM pUjAvidhAnasya pravadAmi samAsataH ॥ zivazAstre zivenaiva zivAyai kathitasya tu ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअंगमभ्यंतरं यागमग्निकार्यावसानकम् ॥ विधाय वा न वा पश्चाद्बहिर्यागं समाचरेत् ॥ २ ॥
With or without performing the internal worship which is its ancillary and which concludes with the rites in fire, one shall perform the external worship.
english translation
aMgamabhyaMtaraM yAgamagnikAryAvasAnakam ॥ vidhAya vA na vA pazcAdbahiryAgaM samAcaret ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतत्र द्रव्याणि मनसा कल्पयित्वा विशोध्य च ॥ ध्यात्वा विनायकं देवं पूजयित्वा विधानतः ॥ ३ ॥
After imagining the ingredients in the sacrificial fire, one should purify them. Having meditated on Lord Vinayaka and worshiped him in accordance with the prescribed rituals.
english translation
tatra dravyANi manasA kalpayitvA vizodhya ca ॥ dhyAtvA vinAyakaM devaM pUjayitvA vidhAnataH ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदक्षिणे चोत्तरे चैव नंदीशं सुयशं तथा ॥ आराध्य मनसा सम्यगासनं कल्पयेद्बुधः ॥ ४ ॥
In the southern and northern regions are Nandisha and Suyasha The wise man should worship the Lord with his mind and arrange a proper seat.
english translation
dakSiNe cottare caiva naMdIzaM suyazaM tathA ॥ ArAdhya manasA samyagAsanaM kalpayedbudhaH ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptआराधनादिकैर्युक्तस्सिंहयोगासनादिकम् ॥ पद्मासनं वा विमलं तत्त्वत्रयसमन्वितम् ॥ ५ ॥
It may be a throne or a yogic seat or lotus-seat equipped with the three principles.
english translation
ArAdhanAdikairyuktassiMhayogAsanAdikam ॥ padmAsanaM vA vimalaM tattvatrayasamanvitam ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript