collyrium, beautiful form, she looked divin and had four arms and was seated over a lion displayed varada-mudra in one of her hand and the pearls decorated her dishevelled hair

0 Mahesvarts, you becoming the daughte of Daksa, creation delusion for Mahesvars 'become his wife.

You are the form of seed of the entir universe. You are knowable as well as th form of knowledge. You always remai benevolent to the world, O Spouse of Sivi salutation to you."

Brahma seid, "Thus thinking, Siva remembered $iva in her mind and with th permission of Siva, she said to me."

He becomes a great speaker, gets all th desired padarthas. All bis ailments, miseries grief, uneasiness, falsehood, wickedness poisoning and everything distressing ar destroyed by the grace of Siva quickly.

With great devotion and faith, the devote gets the place of Siva or alternatively on should perform the japam of ten thousan times of the orhkdra-mantra.

Narada said, "O Dear one, O Good peaker, O Destiny, O Brahma, afler the isappearing of Visnu, whet happened rereafter and what did you do?"

The ascetics said, "How should the be consecrated? What are the symptoms of th linga and how should it be worshipped i different times and places.

straining it with white cloth, and put it in th sacred vases.

O Sata, you happen to be the best of th yogis. You are well-versed on the Saivagana as well as the places sacred to Siva." Sot said, "You better listen with devotion abou the Saivaganas as well as the places sacred t Siva.

In this way, such auspicious places includ the step-wells, wells, tanks, and other wate reservoirs which are sacred and should b treated as Sivagaigd. This has bee pronounced by lord Siva.

Brahma said, "O Son of an excellent rahmana, whatever was done by me after the epasture of Visnu, you listen to it carefully.

wg efits yg fms an Durga seid, "O Brahma, whatever as bee spoken by you, is utterly true. There is non else in the world to captivate Siva. sda gE wn

O Mother of the universe, no one cls except you can accomplish this task, because Laksmi, Visnu, Kamadeva and even I mysel could not captivate him.

Then offering arghya, the flowers shoul be placed at the feet, bowing in reverence the same time and adore lord Siva, by heart.

He always meets with welfare. He grow daily like the crescent moon of the brigh fortnight. Because of the adoration of Siva, al his merits keep on growing

winter season, she had three eyes; she looke quite beautiful and the nails of her lotus feet were shining,

Nandisvara should be adored at the back 0 Siva. Siva should be worshipped offering fragrance, unbroken rice, incense, lamp an other dravyas.

0 Ocean of mercy, following th conversation between Brahma and Narads now speak out the mode of the worship Siva, which pleases the lord.

Sita said, "I am going to tell you th method for the same. You please listen t0 | carefully. During the time favourabl according to the planets and the constellations during the auspicious time, at the bank o some river in a sacred place, the linga shoul be consecrated. It should be made in clay stone or of metal etc., where it could be dail worshipped.

hands. Then getting up from his seat, th devotee should offer prayer to Isana Siva.

should sanctify the liga starting with orikar mantra adding nama at the end.

Set gas ER wn The goddess said, "O Brahma, what fo have you praised me? In case it is wor revealing, then speak it out.

arg, who is the form of Vidya and avidyd, potless form of Supreme Brahman, the apport of the universe, and the beloved of iva,

O Goddess of the gods, seated over th northern shore of the ocean of milk, Daks Prajapati is performing @ tapas, with a fim resolve in order to achieve you."

You have spoken a great truth that if Siv does not take a wife unto Himself, the creatior cannot continue long.

worship should be performed entering the place of worship concentrating the mind appropriately.

apamarga (medicinal plant), camphor jasmine, campa, trumpet flowers, whit Oleander jasmines and lotus, and several othe types of flowers, should be offered to lor Siva, with sandal paste and stream of water adoring him at the same time.

Or otherwise, one should recite th

Brahma again said, "Listening to my word Siva felt concerned and said, getting surprise in her mind.

Ksatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras. How shoul that adoration be done, you please tell me, a you had heard it from the mouth of Vyasa.

"I, 0 Lord Siva, whatever adoration ha been performed by me knowingly o unknowingly, let it be successful by you grace."

Brahma said, "O Goddess, you are in th form of Pravii (action), Nivrtt, (salvation) the creation and preservation of the universe

ing water in various types of vases Siva should be bathed. All types of worshi should be done reciting the mantras. Only then the adoration is well-rewarding. eR

size and the immovable liga should be bigge in size, because such types of lingas ar always the best. Such lingas should have al the symptoms besides the lion-thrones. Suc types of Siva-lingas should be consecrated.

With my appearance, the success i assured. Therefore, you speak out your desire: task, which shall be performed by me wit 'your inspiration."

She is the one who is all pervading, eternal, vithout support, undistressed, is the mother of he three deities, who is the grossest of the ss elements and is still formless.

ERG 5 wg Fen 1 had also not been able to captivate th great lord, but at your words my mind ha been filled with double the enthusiasm.

the mydsa ete. according to the prescribe 'mode of worship, one should worship Siva.

in case the finga is worshipped, one gets it complete reward, because when the worship i performed with all the symptom methodically, it bestows immediate results

around the image of Visou. You sustain th

Ganesa and other ganas, the Lokapala should be worshipped and thereafter th pedestals should be arranged.

For the consecration of immovable linga, he pitha or the pedestal should be of circular x triangalar type. A khapvanga in the form of anner should also be installed. The pedestal the small finga bestows great merit,

Dear one, 1 shall speak out the mantra bestowing all types of success in brief. Yo listen to me attentively.

In this, with the reciting of the Siva' mantra according to one's capacity, on

The bowels should be evacuated ir. a Lonel; place. O Sage, 1 am going to spezk out th 'method for the same, which you should liste attentively.

similarly, the same question had been asket by Sanatkumare, and Upamianyu had lear from him.

site in his mind, he surely achieves the lace of Siva. In case a person adores Siva rice (morning, noon and the evening) in a ay.

the Vedas, Sta lovingly started to answer hi questions.

O Goddess of the gods, you are the upreme knowledge, supreme soul, omparable with the supreme soul. Be pleased vith me and fulfil my task. Salutation to you."

The goddess said, "It is a matter of grea surprise as to what is being spoken by th reciter of the Vedas, creator of the universe and the destiny, overpowered with gree ignorance?

'Then the /inga should be placed in the pit nd joined with the seat (or pitha). The linga ould be joined with the appropriate material.

Brahma said, "O Goddess, O Mahesan? you kindly listen to me. O Omniscien goddess, I shall speak out my mind, as hav 'been directed by you.

Sata said, "O Sages, you have asked me very good question, I am going to reveal it scoret as has been learnt by me, based on my own wisdom,

0 Goddess of the Devas, your husband hat been born out of my head and known as Rudr and is dwelling at Kailasa as Siva,

Or otherwise, one should get himsel seated close to the material for worship an making the eight petalled lotus, lord Siv; should be consecrated over the same.

abhiseka, salutation and tarpana should b offered regularly according to one's means All these offerings bestow the place of Siva.

arters. In the end of moon, the three gunas hould be lodged. Reciting the mantras adyojatan praviksami Paramesvara should be wolved.

similarly, I taking to the form of Saul shal obey the command of Siva.

These include, the mantras which are aught, the mantras which are remembered by cart, mantras from Rudra-sikta, Nilasukta, nd the mantras from the sukla-yajurveda.

housand times all the desires are fulfilled at ie command of Siva. A devotee of Siva who lants the flower, sets up a garden, cleans his emple, and does other such jobs for the sake f Siva, or for his use, he achieves the place of iva. One should live in the temple of Siva in he abode of Siva (Sivalaya) daily with evotion.

mind of Brahma which is the cause of pai

In that case the adoration in the morning is he part of the daily routine. The adoration in he noon is meant for the achieving of the uceess in the desires, while the adoration in he evening bestows peace over the devotee. iinilar is the reward for the adoration of Siva uring the night.

:amah should be prefixed to the mantra, while hose of the established castes, should add the vord nama at the end of the mantra. (As for xample Ori namah Sivaya and Om Sivaya amal). Some of the leaned woman also hould use the word namak at the end, which as been ordained.

tom Atharvasivsa, santi-mantra, Aruni- wanira and the mantras from Aruna.

You possess light as well as purity, free om confusion. You assume kijastha perpetually immovable), avakta nmanifest) and ananta (infinite) forms. You ke to many forms.

nould be seated over the sana. Then reciting he Rudra-Gayatrl, sannidya rite shall be erformed and the rite of nirodha shall be erformed with Aghora-manira.

O Brahma, 1 shall, by his grace mak efforts that he could remain capsivated by me.

He desires a boon from me, that 1 should aptivate Siva. What is he going to gain by the ame. The great lord Siva is free from elusion and mental aberrations.

well as the unconscious leasures, therefore, one should live in the setra of Siva till death.

fier washing the hands should perform randydma, concentrating his mind on Siva aving five faces, ten arms, having the form esembling the spotless crystal gem, adomed vith all the ornaments, using the scarf of the ger skin, conceiving him in the same form, a erson is relieved of all the sins. Then lord iva should be adored raising him up from the edestal

The fisiga should initially be made of clay, tone, iron, or other metals. The material vhich is used in the making of the Siva-linga, he pitha or the pedestal should also be made ( the same materiel or the metal as that of the inga. This is the speciality of the making of he permanent liga.

Siva is well known as Supreme Brahman, bsolute and unblemished, 1 am like a maid ervant for him always ready to obey his ommand.

wantra, ISanah Sarvavidyand, offering

"Let me remain devoted at the feet of Siva 0 all my births. There is no one else 0 help ne, you are my only refuge."

Except the bana-fiiga, all other liigas hould be made with the pitha or the pedestal. he height of liga should be twelve times of he finger of the maker, which is treated to be he best.

A Sadra should use the earth twice for the urpose of cleaning, or he should clean the ccm twice and the linga once.

The desited Rama-mantra, besides the devavrata-mantra using Puspa-sikia and athantara-mantras, then by reciting the friuijaya mantra, Paicaksara-mantra, ouring a thousand streams of water or by a undred and eight streams of water, according 9 the provision of the Vedas should be done, ith tie reciting of the namah-mantras of iva.

O 580, you better fascinate him, lest he asts his glance at some other lady. It is you lone who could capture his mind.

0 Brahma, I shall be born from the womb f the wife of Dakse Prajapati, by the name of at, and honour Siva by my sports.

ne achieves the place of Siva, by ircumambulating the linga.

Vyasa learnt it from Upamanyu. The sage /yasa, taught me the same mode of adoration f Siva, for the benefit of the people.

noveable. The immovable linga should be erved with water, and offering food etc. 10 it, mounts to its tarpaya.

'The similar details were heard from the age Upemanyu by Krsna, which I am going o repeat 10 you, as had been spoken by rama earlier."

By performing the japam for one, two, hree and four crores, a devotee receives the alace of Brahmi, Visw and Siva spectively. Otherwise each word should be ccited separately a lac of times.

aking of the images should make a vimdna vith all the gods, which should be quite neat rd clean and shining like a mirror.

'The sandal paste, fragrance, unbroken rice hould be offered, consecrating Rudra arrying paicagavya in a vase and they ould be sanctified with mantras.

O Sage, finding Uma, the Sakti of Siv before me, 1, offering my salutation to her started praising her.

'Therefore, O Siva, you in this form itself, ecoming the daughter of Daksa, become the pouse of Siva, capturing his mind. Salutation 0 you

An area of a thousand feet around the Siva- ga consecrated by the gods is considered to e sacred. The land over which the Siva-linga as itself appeared, the area around it up to our thousand feet is treated to be auspicious.

heir wives, similarly, Siva would remain ttached to me because of my devotion."

In case the height is lesser than the twelve ingers, then its reward is also reduced. In case he height of the liiga exceeds the twelve ingers, there is no harm in the same. Even if he height of the liga is lesser by a finger of he maker, even then, there is no harm. This ule is also appliceble in case of the moveable ga.

Brahma seid, "O Narada, you listen to me, shall briefly speak out the method for the doration of linga. O Sage, it cannot be arcated in a hundred years extensively.

Brahma said, "O Dear one, thus speaking > me, Sivd the mother of the universe, isappeared in my presence.

iva, with all the family members and fecling lighted, he should engage himself in other vorks.

nat one gets all the pleasures with the doration of Siva. All the recitations are awral, and all the lingas are the form of visdom.

With sugarcane cakes (guda), butter, ashes, arious types of cereals, or with any other naterial according to one's liking.

rdinary god, treats him as his son, himself aving been overpowered with ignorance, tends to captivate him.

rush, which is twelve aigulas (fingers) in ength. A Ksatriya should have it eleven sigulas in length, the Vaisya should use ten vgulas in length

Some of the intellectuals, adore Siva by the humb, because in that case linga worship can e done anywhere, and there is no prohibition 3 the same.

Goddess, Siva, who finding in me just he desire of 4 woman, denounced me, how ould he accept 4 spoust

After the disappearing of Durga, from the cene, 1 also left the place and went to my ind-born sons and narrated the sequence of vents to them.

The pains emanating from poverty, ilments, danger from the enemy and all the our types of sins, trouble a person till such me be does not adore Siva,

'You are the one who is adored even by the ogis, you are present in everything including he atom. You are perceivable in the hearts of he yogts, purified by discipline and the path f their meditation,

east and the west. The pine gems includ sapphire, lapiz-lazuli, emerald, pear 'gomeda, coral, sardonic and ruby, are calle the nine-ratas of nine gems which should b used in the vimana.

Siva is the cause of the universe in the cginning middle and end. In case he remains tached and refuses to take 2 wife, then now. ould the auspicious beings be created?

6 worship of Siva and a person is endowed ith all types of comforts in the world and ltimately he achieves salvation at the end.

One should adore me in Saguna form, th preceptor an the dedrya with riches etc., an also honour all the relatives with food et

0 Siva, you are the prime cause of the ree gunas and are sill beyond them. But in ombination with the guzas, you certainly fuse the seed of change in every matter.

'Thereafter reciting the Sodyojara and othe 'mantras, the linga should be adored from a the sides (viz. all the four sides) and the tof 'Then offering oblations ghee in the fire.

The Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vai yas an $adras, should adore Siva appropriately an by doing so all the desires are fulfilled.

moveable and immovable creatures, reciti the Sodyojatamaniras, in the pit filled wit gold and nine types of gems, evoting th mind to the extremely benevolent Siva, uit the sound of arakdra. 1, A gem brought from the Himalaya and th Indus (being of four sorts- white, pale yello red, and dark blue)

'You are free from the deprivity of the three. unas viz. sativa, rajas and tamas. You are omething else beyond them. You entering the cart of Brahma, cause the creation, protection

One should get up early in the morning a the Brahma-muhirta, remember the precepto and then recite the name of Siva again an again.

O Sage, remembering the holy places a well as Hari, Brahma and other gods an sages.

Brahma said, "Listening to my prayer th goddess Kali- who is adorable by the world lovingly spoke to me. pa

recited. Thereafter he should go to the 800) and relieve himself of the bowels.

e consecrated. The image should be kept out or celebrating it with Pacaksara-mantra.

'The image should be got accepted from the receptors as well as the great sages. The vorship of the linga as well as the liiga with mage should be worshipped, which bestows he highest position with Siva,

omforts, who is spotless and eternal. The doration of same should be done with evotion.

Still they are conceived 10 be of two types iz. moveable and immovable. The lingas nade of wood of trees and shrubs, are called ermanent or Sthavaras (immovable)

for the purpose of cleaning. A Ksatriya shoul do so four times and a Vaidya should do s thrice.

He, the lord of the Bhatas is performing he long penance alone. He is without a pouse, unblemished and is not desirous of a pouse.

'The earth should be applied ten times with he 16 hand and seven times with both the ands. O Dear one, a person shall wash the cet seven times and both the hands thrice.

'The women should apply the carth in the nethod prescribed for the Sadras. They shall rst wash the hands and the feet and then 028 use of the earth as before. One should se the twig as per his caste.

appropriately one should adore it dail offering presents as per one's means. Th banners and other offerings should also b made to the same.

which bestows the place of Siva, one shoul adore it by sixteen ways.

Just as you, assuming the form of Laks, leased Visau, similarly, for the benefit of the niverse, you also do this.

een prescribed to be of nine angulas. This is 1 accordance with the smyiis. Taking into onsideration the time, the defective twig hould be discarded.

Lisga should be worshipped appropriate} which bestows the place of Siva. The metho of adoration is like this : First is invocatior offering of the scat, arghya, pads invocation, sipping of the water for invitatio or bath, anointing of oil on the body, th costumes, fragrance, incense, lamp etc. shoul be offered.

The brushing of the teeth, should not be one, on the sixth moon day, moonless day, inti day of the moon, the dey of Vrata, after unset, on Sunday, and the day of performing

This thought has tormented me. It would ot have been befitting for me to seek for

In addition to the above, the light, betc salutation, arghya etc. the naivedya (food should also be properly offered.

reciting the mantras, Keeping in view the tim and the place.

Wearing a dhoti, one should sip water at good and lonely place, and then perform th Sandhya-vandana.

fferings with suitable gifts at the Siva-lingas, which ate consecrated by the humans, which peared of their own, or those which are ewly consecrated, by appropriate means. in Rs

emple and has an audience with lord Siva, ne achieves the place of Siva. One could nake Siva-linga by mixing of the cow-dung vith dust, flowers of oleander, with several ypes of fruits.

Based on the efforts of his devotees, lord a, bestows the reward or otherwise with the onating of Siva-linga or paging the cost of naking of a lisiga.

He is the one who redoems his devotees, is dependent Paramesvara Rudra also known 5 Siva,

Then purifying the body, one should recite he mila-mantra appropriately. The nydsa of he mala-mantra should be performed with oly water, and that of the six angas with ranava (omkara).

mantra a thousand times, during the mornin as well as the evening separately, whic bestows the place of Siva. At the time o Jjapam, on purifies the mind.

He is the lord of Hari and Brahma- the estiny and is supreme. He is a great yogr, free rom illusion but is not absorbed in it. He is he greatest of the great.

After ritualistically touching the heart, the vorship should be started. Different vases hould be used for the purpose of padya, rghya and acamana.

time of meditation, while all the time h should perform the japan in a way in whic 10 one hears it. The Pranava mantra with th spot is common in all the japarms.

ine pitchers of different sizes and covering hem with dirva grass, sprinkle water over rem, and then pour the cool Water in them. prinkling water over them, the person with visdom should pour the dravyas in then citing the onkara mantra.

In case I do not bestow the boon, then the fedic tradition shall be broken, Now what hould I do, not to displease lord Siva?"

While reciting the Pajicaksara-mantra, th Brahmanas should add orkdra before it, an for the achieving the merit, the mantra shoul be properly received from the preceptor.

snanam (oath by. pitcher) should receive

Some of the people with wisdom are of the pinion that the Brahmana women, should 150 use the word namak al the beginning of he mantra. In this way by performing the apam five crore of times a person is tured. ato the form of Sadasiva.

f japam in a thousand days or whatever be he number of letters in the mantra a devotee hould perform an equal number of japan, a ac for one letter each, to achieve the place of iva,

reciting the various mant.as beginning wit Pranava, and ending with namah Th pedestal should be in the form of Svastika 0 lotus shall be assigned with Prazava. In th eight petals in cight quarters, the cigh achievements are identified viz. the eastern Anima (minuteness), the southern is laghim (lightness), the western is mahima (greatness the northern is Prapii (power of reaching), th south-eastern is Prakamya (sufficiency), th south-western is ava (becoming a lord north-western is vasTva (power of control and pericarp is the moon.

serving food to the Brahmana, at the sam time, the task of the devotee is established

more than & hundred times or as much & possible. One should not recite less than . hundred times. Irrespective of the fact that it i recited a thousend or ten thousand times, bu the recitation should never be less than hundred times.

"The sun is beneath the moon and under the ame is the fire and under them one should onceive of dharma ce.

of times. Thereafler orivkdra-mantra should b recited a thousand times.

the cow, reciting onkdra mantra, offering urd honey and suger cane juice,

An area up to a hundred feet on all the ides of the Siva-linga established by the cole is considered to be quite auspicious. he area up to a thousand feet around the aliiga consecrated by the sages is onsidered sacred,

By taking bath, performing charities, etc in that area, a person achieves the place 0 Siva. A person should live in Siva-ksetra til his death.

of the body, or the rites performed up 10 te day after the death of a person, pindadana sraddha, rites on the twelfth day of the death rites performed after a month, as well as th year, in the Siva-ksetra, and by doing so, th sins eamed by a person are washed out and h achieves the place of Siva. Or otherwise, b the stay in the Sive-kseusa for five, or seven three or one night, one achieves the place 0 Siva. The Brahmana and the people of th other castes, reap the reward according 10 th deeds performed by them.

merits of the deeds. Therefore a person wh performs the deeds by his own sweet will, h achieves the reward for the same, quit quickly.

he night it is called midnight. The adoration f Siva performed at that time bestows special cward to the devotee.

iva. Then reciting the onkara-manira. the etel should be offered.

When a devotee adores Siva, knowing all hese details, he achieves special types of eward. Particularly in Kali-yuga, the reward achieved on the basis of the deeds crformed by a person.

offer incense, lamp, naivedya, good bete leaves, and adore Siva. Then ara should b offered waving the lights before linga, the the salutation should be offered, reciting th stotras and several types of mantras.

'Thus reciting the above mantra one should fer the said flowers delightfully over Siva,

Then he should sprinkle water over Siva, flering salutation and should seek orgiveness for his sins. Thereafter, acamana sipping) should be offered to Siva.

hould be offered and then one should bow in everence to Siva, offering prayer from mind nd body.

In this way he should offer prayer to the ord who bestows all the success, and adore im with utmost devotion, uttering the sound. fa he goat.

O Sage Narada, in this way, T have spoke out the method of the adoration of Siva. Now what else do you intend to know further.

0 Brahma, 1 shall do something by which Siva getting captivated would himself accept. spouse.