Skip to content
navigationtools

Shiva Purana

Progress:78.8%

x

चतुर्णामपि देवानां पृथगावरणान्यथ ॥ तस्यांगानि षडेवादौ दीप्ताद्याभिश्च शक्तिभिः ॥ २६ ॥

There are separate Āvaraṇas to all the four lords. His six limbs shall be worshipped at the outset along with the Śaktis, Dīptā etc.

english translation

दीप्ता सूक्ष्मा जया भद्रा विभूतिर्विमला क्रमात् ॥ अमोघा विद्युता चैव पूर्वादि परितः स्थिताः ॥ २७ ॥

They are Dīptā, Sūkṣmā, Jayā, Bhadrā, Vibhūti, Vimalā, Amoghā and Vidyutā. These shall be worshipped all round form the east onwards.

english translation

द्वितीयावरणे पूज्याश्चतस्रो मूर्तयः क्रमात् ॥ पूर्वाद्युत्तरपर्यंताः शक्तयश्च ततः परम् ॥ २८ ॥

The four shall be worshipped in the second Āvaraṇa in order from the east to the north and their Śaktis afterwards.

english translation

आदित्यो भास्करो भानू रविश्चेत्यनुपूर्वशः ॥ अर्को ब्रह्मा तथा रुद्रो विष्णुश्चैते विवस्वतः ॥ २९ ॥

The sun-god, Bhaskara, Bhānu and Ravi are the four planetary systems, respectively. The sun, Brahma, Rudra and Vishnu are the sun-gods.

english translation

विस्तारा पूर्वदिग्भागे सुतरां दक्षिणे स्थिताः ॥ बोधनी पश्चिमे भागे आप्यायिन्युत्तरे पुनः ॥ ३० ॥

They extended in the eastern part of the country and were situated in the southern part of the country. Bodhani in the west and Apyayini in the north.

english translation