Shiva Purana

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प्रधानमेकमेवात्र जुहुयादथ वा गुरुः ॥ पूर्वं पूर्णाहुतिं हुत्वा घृतेनाष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥ २६ ॥

Or the spiritual master should offer only one of the principal oblations here. First offer the full oblation and offer one hundred and eighty-eight with ghee.

english translation

pradhAnamekamevAtra juhuyAdatha vA guruH ॥ pUrvaM pUrNAhutiM hutvA ghRtenASTottaraM zatam ॥ 26 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मूर्ध्नि मूलेन लिंगस्य शिवहस्तं प्रविन्यसेत् ॥ शतमर्धं तदर्धं वा क्रमाद्द्रव्यैश्च सप्तभिः ॥ २७ ॥

Place the hand of Lord Śiva on the root of the lingam on the head. One hundred and fifty or half of that with seven ingredients in order.

english translation

mUrdhni mUlena liMgasya zivahastaM pravinyaset ॥ zatamardhaM tadardhaM vA kramAddravyaizca saptabhiH ॥ 27 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हुत्वाहुत्वा स्पृशेल्लिंगं वेदिकां च पुनः पुनः ॥ पूर्णाहुतिं ततो हुत्वा क्रमाद्दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम् ॥ २८ ॥

After offering oblations one should touch the lingam and the altar again and again Then one should offer the complete oblation and offer alms in order.

english translation

hutvAhutvA spRzelliMgaM vedikAM ca punaH punaH ॥ pUrNAhutiM tato hutvA kramAddadyAcca dakSiNAm ॥ 28 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आचार्यात्पादमर्धं वा होत्ःणां स्थपतेरपि ॥ तदर्धं देयमन्येभ्यः सदस्येभ्यश्च शक्तितः ॥ २९ ॥

The priest and the sculptor shall be given half or one-fourth of what the preceptor is given and half of that shall be given to the other brahmins in accordance with one’s capacity.

english translation

AcAryAtpAdamardhaM vA hotHNAM sthapaterapi ॥ tadardhaM deyamanyebhyaH sadasyebhyazca zaktitaH ॥ 29 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततः श्वभ्रे वृषं हैमं कूर्चं वापि निवेश्य च ॥ मृदंभसा पञ्चगव्यैः पुनः शुद्धजलेन च ॥ ३० ॥

Then he placed a bull or a golden cow in a dog’s mouth. Soft water with five cows and again with pure water.

english translation

tataH zvabhre vRSaM haimaM kUrcaM vApi nivezya ca ॥ mRdaMbhasA paJcagavyaiH punaH zuddhajalena ca ॥ 30 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript