Shiva Purana

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साधयित्वाज्यपूर्वाणि द्रव्याणि पुनरेव च ॥ कल्पयित्वासनं वह्नौ तत्रावाह्य यथापुरा ॥ ५१ ॥

After preparing the ingredients previously prepared for the sacrifice, one should repeat the process. Arranging a seat in the fire he offered oblations there as before.

english translation

sAdhayitvAjyapUrvANi dravyANi punareva ca ॥ kalpayitvAsanaM vahnau tatrAvAhya yathApurA ॥ 51 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

संपूज्य देवं देवीं च ततः पूर्णांतमाचरेत् ॥ अथ वा स्वाश्रमोक्तं तु वह्निकर्म शिवार्पणम् ॥ ५२ ॥

After worshiping Lord Śiva and Goddess Durgā, one should perform the Pūrṇānta ritual. Or else the offering of fire to Lord Śiva as prescribed in his own hermitage.

english translation

saMpUjya devaM devIM ca tataH pUrNAMtamAcaret ॥ atha vA svAzramoktaM tu vahnikarma zivArpaNam ॥ 52 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बुद्ध्वा शिवाश्रमी कुर्यान्न च तत्रापरो विधिः ॥ शिवाग्नेर्भस्मसंग्राह्यमग्निहोत्रोद्भवं तु वा ॥ ५३ ॥

Understanding this, a person who is in the āśrama of Lord Śiva should perform the rituals, and there is no other method. Ashes collected from the fire of Lord Śiva or from the sacrificial fire.

english translation

buddhvA zivAzramI kuryAnna ca tatrAparo vidhiH ॥ zivAgnerbhasmasaMgrAhyamagnihotrodbhavaM tu vA ॥ 53 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वैवाहोग्निभवं वापि पक्वं शुचि सुगंधि च ॥ कपिलायाः शकृच्छस्तं गृहीतं गगने पतत् ॥ ५४ ॥

It may be cooked, clean and fragrant at the wedding ceremony. Kapila's tail caught him and he fell into the sky.

english translation

vaivAhognibhavaM vApi pakvaM zuci sugaMdhi ca ॥ kapilAyAH zakRcchastaM gRhItaM gagane patat ॥ 54 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न क्लिन्नं नातिकठिनं न दुर्गन्धं न शोषितम् ॥ उपर्यधः परित्यज्य गृह्णीयात्पतितं यदि ॥ ५५ ॥

It was neither wet nor too hard nor bad smelling nor dry. If he falls down he should leave the top and bottom and catch it.

english translation

na klinnaM nAtikaThinaM na durgandhaM na zoSitam ॥ uparyadhaH parityajya gRhNIyAtpatitaM yadi ॥ 55 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript