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पूजोपकरणे दत्ते यत्किंचित्फलमश्नुते । प्रदक्षिणानमस्कारैः क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदम् ३१ ।
If the devotee makes gifts of articles of worship he will get some benefit or other. By circumambulation and obeisance he will attain Śiva’s region gradually.
english translation
लिंगं दर्शनमात्रं वा नियमेन शिवप्रदम् । मृत्पिष्टगोशकृत्पुष्पैः करवीरेण वा फलैः ३२ ।
Regular vision of the phallic emblem accords benefit. Or the devotee can make a phallic emblem out of clay, cow-dung, flowers, Karavīra fruit.
english translation
गुडेन नवनीतेन भस्मनान्नैर्यथारुचि । लिंगं यत्नेन कृत्वांते यजेत्तदनुसारतः ३३ ।
With jaggery (guḍa), fresh butter (navanīta), and ashes (bhasma), according to one's preference, The linga should be properly prepared and offered with effort, and then the ritual should be performed in accordance with the prescribed method.
english translation
अंगुष्ठादावपि तथा पूजामिच्छंति केचन । लिंगकर्मणि सर्वत्र निषेधोस्ति न कर्हिचित् ३४ ।
Some authorities have recommended the worship of the phallic emblem on the thumb etc. In these rites of phallic worship, there is no sort of prohibition whatsoever.
english translation
सर्वत्र फलदाता हि प्रयासानुगुणं शिवः । अथवा लिंगदानं वा लिंगमौल्यमथापि वा ३५ ।
Everywhere Śiva accords benefit as befitting the endeavour put in. Or he shall make gifts of the phallic emblem or the value of its construction.
english translation