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सूत उवाच । अथ वैदिकभक्तानां पार्थिवार्चां निगद्यते । वैदिकेनैव मार्गेण भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनी १ ।
Sūta said: Now, the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image according to the Vedic rites is being explained. It yields worldly pleasures and salvation to the Vedic worshippers.
english translation
सूत्रोक्तविधिना स्नात्वा संध्यां कृत्वा यथाविधि । ब्रह्मयज्ञं विधायादौ ततस्तर्प्पणमाचरेत् २ ।
The devotee shall take bath in accordance with the rules prescribed in the sacred code. He shall duly perform his Sandhyā prayers. After performing the Brahma Yajña, one of the five daily sacrifices, he shall perform Tarpaṇa (a rite of offering water oblation to the manes).
english translation
नैत्यिकं सकलं कामं विधायानंतरं पुमान् । शिवस्मरणपूर्वं हि भस्मरुद्रा क्षधारकः ३ ।
After finishing the daily rites he shall apply ashes and wear Rudrākṣa, all along remembering Lord Śiva.
english translation
वेदोक्ताविधिना सम्यक्संपूर्णफलसिद्धये । पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या पार्थिवं लिंगमुत्तमम् ४ ।
With great devotion he shall then worship the excellent earthen phallic image according to Vedic injunctions in order to realise the full benefit.
english translation
नदीतीरे तडागे च पर्वते काननेऽपि च । शिवालये शुचौ देशे पार्थिवार्चा विधीयते ५ ।
The worship of the earthen phallic image shall be performed on the bank of a river or a tank or on the top of a mountain or in a forest, or in a Śiva temple. It must be in a clean place.
english translation