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ततः पंचाक्षरं जप्त्वा शतरुद्रि यमेव च । स्तुतीर्नानाविधाः कृत्वा पंचांगपठनं तथा ५१ ।
Then he shall repeat the five-syllabled mantra, Śatarudriya, many Saiva hymns and read Pañcāṅga and perform circumambulation.
english translation
ततः प्रदक्षिणां कृत्वा नत्वा लिंगं विसर्जयेत् । इति प्रोक्तमशेषं च शिवपूजनमादरात् ५२ ।
After obeisance he shall bid farewell to the phallic image. Thus have I mentioned the worship of Śiva with due devotion.
english translation
रात्रावुदण्मुखः कुर्याद्देवकार्यं सदैव हि । शिवार्चनं सदाप्येवं शुचिः कुर्यादुदण्मुखः ५३ ।
Divine rites shall always be performed facing the north in the night. Similarly Śiva’s worship shall always be performed facing the north, not the east.
english translation
न प्राचीमग्रतः शंभोर्नोदीचीं शक्तिसंहितान् । न प्रतीचीं यतः पृष्ठमतो ग्राह्यं समाश्रयेत् ५४ ।
Śaktisaṃhitā shall not be recited facing the north or the west since it is the back.
english translation
विना भस्मत्रिपुंड्रेण विना रुद्रा क्षमालया । बिल्वपत्रं विना नैव पूजयेच्छंकरं बुधः ५५ ।
Śiva shall not be worshipped without Tripuṇḍra, Rudrākṣa and Bilvapatra. O best of sages! when the worship is on, if the ash is not available, Tripuṇḍra, (three lines on the forehead) shall be drawn with the white clay.
english translation