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उपमन्युरुवाच ॥ एतत्ते कथितं कृष्ण कर्मेहामुत्र सिद्धिदम् ॥ क्रियातपोजपध्यानसमुच्चयमयं परम् ॥ १ ॥
Upamanyu said:— O Kṛṣṇa, what has been mentioned to you is the site which yields benefit here and hereafter. It is a great synthesis of physical rites, penance, Japas and meditation.
english translation
अथ वक्ष्यामि शैवानामिहैव फलदं नृणाम् ॥ पूजाहोमजपध्यानतपोदानमयं महत् ॥ २ ॥
Now I shall mention that great rite of worship, Homa, Japa, meditation, penance and charitable gifts, which yields benefits here itself to men who follow Siva.
english translation
तत्र संसाधयेत्पूर्वं मन्त्रं मन्त्रार्थवित्तमः ॥ दृष्टसिद्धिकरं कर्म नान्यथा फलदं यतः ॥ ३ ॥
The devotee expert in the meaning of mantras shall at the outset practise mantras since the rites of visible benefits here itself are not fruitful otherwise.
english translation
सिद्धमन्त्रो ऽप्यदृष्टेन प्रबलेन तु केनचित् ॥ प्रतिबन्धफलं कर्म न कुर्यात्सहसा बुधः ॥ ४ ॥
A learned and sensible devotee, even after the mantra has been achieved, shall not haphazardly perform any rite the fruit whereof has been thwarted by some unseen powerful obstacle.
english translation
तस्य तु प्रतिबन्धस्य कर्तुं शक्येह निष्कृतिः ॥ परीक्ष्य शकुनाद्यैस्तदादौ निष्कृतिमाचरेत् ॥ ५ ॥
Atonement is possible for that obstacle. Hence he shall perform that atonement after testing it at the outset by means of omens.
english translation