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Shiva Purana

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वासुदेवं पुरस्कृत्वा प्रथमावरणे यजेत् ॥ अनिरुद्धं दक्षिणतः प्रद्युम्नं पश्चिमे ततः ॥ ५६ ॥

One should worship Lord Vāsudeva in the first covering. Aniruddha on the right and Pradyumna on the west.

english translation

सौम्ये संकर्षणं पश्चाद्व्यत्यस्तौ वा यजेदिमौ ॥ प्रथमावरणं प्रोक्तं द्वितीयावरणं शुभम् ॥ ५७ ॥

O gentle one, one should worship Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa or Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa afterwards. The first covering is said to be auspicious and the second covering is said to be auspicious.

english translation

मत्स्यः कूर्मो वराहश्च नरसिंहोथ वामनः ॥ रामश्चान्यतमः कृष्णो भवानश्वमुखोपि च ॥ ५८ ॥

The fish the tortoise the boar the lion and the dwarf Rama is another Krishna and you are also Ashwamukha.

english translation

तृतीयावरणे चक्रुः पूर्वभागे समर्चयेत् ॥ नारायणाख्यां याम्येस्त्रं क्वचिदव्याहतं यजेत् ॥ ५९ ॥

On the third covering, one should worship the Chakra in the eastern part. One should sometimes worship the Yamya weapon known as Nārāyaṇa without interruption.

english translation

पश्चिमे पांचजन्यं च शार्ङ्गंधनुरथोत्तरे ॥ एवं त्र्यावरणैः साक्षाद्विश्वाख्यां परमं हरिम् ॥ ६० ॥

On the west is Pañcajanya and on the north is Śārṅga and Dhanuratha. Thus the threefold coverings directly worshiped the Supreme Lord Hari known as Visva.

english translation