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आनंदं जनयेद्विद्वाञ्छिवः प्रीततरो भवेत् । शिवभक्तान्सपत्नीकान्पत्न्या सह सदैव तत् १४१ ।
A learned person generates happiness and joy; Shiva becomes even more pleased. The devotees of Shiva, along with their wives, remain in eternal harmony, free from opposition.
english translation
पूजयेद्भोजनाद्यैश्च पंच वा दश वा शतम् । धने देहे च मंत्रे च भावनायामवंचकः १४२ ।
One should worship with food offerings and the like, five, ten, or hundred times. However, one should not be deceitful in wealth, body, and mantras in their practice of devotion.
english translation
शिवशक्तिस्वरूपेण न पुनर्जायते भुवि । नाभेरधो ब्रह्मभागमाकंठं विष्णुभागकम् १४३ ।
He will assume the form of Śiva and Śakti and will not be born again. Just below the umbilicus is the part of Brahmā, till the armpit is the part of Viṣṇu and the face is the phallus in the body of a devotee of Śiva.
english translation
मुखं लिंगमिति प्रोक्तं शिवभक्तशरीरकम् । मृतान्दाहादियुक्तान्वा दाहादिरहितान्मृतान् १४४ ।
It is said that the mouth is the linga (symbol of Shiva) and the body of a Shiva devotee. Whether the deceased is affected by burning or free from burning after death, they are still considered to have passed away.
english translation
उद्दिश्य पूजयेदादिपितरं शिवमेव हि । पूजां कृत्वादिमातुश्च शिवभक्तांश्च पूजयेत् १४५ ।
One should worship Shiva, who is the ultimate origin, with the aim of honoring one's ancestors. After performing this worship, one should also worship the great mother and the devotees of Shiva.
english translation