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Shiva Purana

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नियोगः प्रदेश सर्वं कुंडं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः ॥ स्वनाभ्यंतःस्थितं वह्निं तद्रंध्राद्विस्फुलिंगवद् ॥ १६ ॥

A wise person should make the entire pot of Niyoga in the region. The fire within his nose was like a spark from his hole.

english translation

निर्गम्य पावके बाह्ये लीनं बिंबाकृति स्मरेत् ॥ आज्यसंस्कारपर्यंतमन्वाधानपुरस्सरम् ॥ १७ ॥

After leaving the fire, one should remember the form of a bimba absorbed in the external fire. followed by the invocation up to the ritual of the sacrificial fire.

english translation

स्वसूत्रोक्तक्रमात्कुर्यान्मूलमन्त्रेण मन्त्रवित् ॥ शिवमूर्तिं समभ्यर्च्य ततो दक्षिणपार्श्वतः ॥ १८ ॥

A mantra-wise person should chant the root mantra in the order prescribed by his own thread. Then worship the idol of Lord Shiva on the right side.

english translation

न्यस्य मन्त्रं घृते मुद्रां दर्शयेद्धेनुसंज्ञिताम् ॥ स्रुक्स्रुवौ तैजसौ ग्राह्यौ न कांस्यायससैसकौ ॥ १९ ॥

After chanting the mantra in ghee, one should show the mudra called Henu. The ladle and the ladle are acceptable for the fire, not for the bronze and iron bowls.

english translation

यज्ञदारुमयौ वापि स्मार्तौ वा शिल्पसम्मतौ ॥ पर्णे वा ब्रह्मवृक्षादेरच्छिद्रे मध्य उत्थिते ॥ २० ॥

They may be made of sacrificial wood or of smartas and may be approved by craftsmen. or on a leaf or in a hole in a brahma tree or other tree raised in the middle.

english translation