0 Excellent sage, the daughter of Daks appeared graceful at that point of time roaming with Siva who too could not haw mental peace without her even for a moment.

'With the reciting of the respective mantras adoring Siva by methods of Vedas and thy Puranas, the Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas

Because of the difference in desires, you please speak out the number of Parthiva Iiigas to be adored, because you ar compassionate to the down-trodden people."

Thereafter, one should circumambulates offer salutation and rendition should be mad of the linga. In this way the entire adoration 0 Siva has been narrated respectfully.

hundred, to be free from the danger from th king, five hundred, to be relieved from th danger of thieves, two hundred Parthiva should be adored. To be free from the dange of sorceress, five hundred Parthivas should b adored.

The goddess 581 felt fully satisfied in th matter of conjugal pleasure and seemed 1 'have entered the body of Siva.

'The marriage of Siva, which removes th confusion of all and is filled with immens knowledge, which bestows all th benevolence, has been heard by us.

types of pleasures and salvation. It als removes several types of misfortunes Therefore, by adoring it daily, one achieve Sayujva of Siva or final emancipation.

night facing east. Similarly, the adoration o Siva should also be done, getting purifie facing the north

himself decorated the limbs of Sat. renee FE

'The adoring of a finga removes the sins adoration of a couple of fingas bestow success in money matters, while the adoratior of three lingas fulfils all the desires. rive wr

loudly in the presence of others, Siv whispered them in her ears with greed to hav alook at her face.

One should not sit towards or the east 0 Siva nor should anyone sit with his spouse t the north of Siva, nor in the west. One shoul sit towards the north alone.

prescribed in the Vedas or the Puranas. Fo the people of the other varnas, the Purani way of the adoration of Siva has beer considered to be quite proper.

Sota said, "0 Ascetics, you please listen 1: the method of Parthiva-finga's adoration, wit the performing of which a person become successful in his mission,

O Immensely leamed one, 1 hav developed a desire to listen 10 the story o Siva again, which is beyond comparison 'Therefore you continue to narrate the same."

After the marriage of Siva with Sal, th 'mother of the three worlds, he returned to his place and what happened thereafter, you please listen from me.

Siva never moved away from Satf, but i case he did so, he would return suddenly an close her eyes from behind and while she wa thinking about something, else, he would as her his name.

Brahma said, "O Excellent sage. O Nobl one, you have inspired me 10 speak zbou: ts story of Siva, further, which T am going t narrate. He is extremely compassionate.

There are thre types of lingas viz. upper middle and the lowest The size of th respective ingas has been prescribed in th scriptures, which I am going to speak out. Yo please listen to it

sprouted and the black wasps started hoverin over them.

competence with diverse conversatior pleasant glances, jovial words, exchange 0 smiles, by which he was introducing himsel to San.

The Vedic Brahmanas should adore Siv: by the Vedic method. This has been ordainet by lord Siva himself. fer rE

preference to the Parthiva-linga, his adoratio becomes infructuous, besides the efforts t control the mind and the giving of th charitics.

'With the arrival of the spring season, th pleasing fragrant breeze started flowing.

Now 1 shall speak out the number of th Parthiva-lingas to be adored, based on one' desires to be fulfilled. 0 best of the sages, th number surely bestows the quick reward.

then the consecration. All the firigas should b made of the same size separately.

bumt out because of the curses of Dadhici Gautama and other 7sis, have usually littl faith in adoring Siva according to the Vedi method.

With the use of his illusion, Siva woul sometimes become invisible, and sudden! embrace her making her terrified and agitated

0 Sages, when the ashes are not available a devotees should take some dust and apply | over the forehead in the form of tripundra.

Then , accompanied with his ganas reached his blissful place and got down fron Nandi.

height is considered to be a middie one. Whe the finga is established in a pedestal havin the height further half of the above, i

visdom, should make a thousand fingas with evotion and then adore them, which would urely fulfil bis desires.

O Narada, Siva, after entering his place ith 580, was immensely delighted, being ell-versed in the worldly practices.

buds of lotus flowers resembling the bees ove

time, the Palasa- flowers looked beautiful 'The flowers blossoming in the trees, appearcs like the arrows of the god of love.

looked quite charming. The fragrant wind-gos was getting ready 10 captivate all.

rrr TER FEE Getting Satf, Siva, asked his attendants and {andi ( go to the mountain cave.

'The one who adores several types of /ingas aily, all his desires are fulfilled.

vom by her and press the breasts with his ands.

ive hundred finigas, a person desirous of son hould make fifteen hundred lingas, while rose desirous of then costumes should make ive hundred fingas.

, who was well versed with the vorldly traditions, spoke to Nandi and other ttendants quite sweatly.

Sometimes Siva would remove, the racelets, bangles as well as the finger-rings rom the limbs and then replace then at the roper places, one by one.

The Nagakesara trees Mesua-roxburgii) ith yellow flowers, resembled the banner of amadeva, appeared close to Siva.

According to the four Vedas, there is no ther auspicious deed better than the adoration f Siva. This is the conclusion of all the astras.

led the air, captivated the passionate people tof all

wake three thousand lingas, the one desirous { glamour or conjuration should make eight undred fingas, the one desirous the estruction of others should make seven undred lingas, and the one who intends to reate confusion, should make eight hundred ingas.

igas, he becomes Siva himself. There is no oubt about it

ne should adore finga along with great evotion.

would touch her lofty breasts saying milingly, "This dark spot on your breast, is our companion of the same colour as it ontains the same letters as are found in your ame"

Siva said, O my attendants, with minds espectfully concentrated in thinking upon me, You should come to me, whenever, I cmember you." FY ATA EE: TE

The people desirous of moksa, should wake a crore of figas. The one who is esirous of land, should make a thousand pigas. The one who seeks compassion of the ord, should make three thousand lingas and he one desirous of going on pilgrimage hould make two thousand fingas.

adored with devotion. The sandal paste and nbroken rice etc. should also be offered.

'The one who has adored the linge, he has dored the entire moveable and the mmovable creatures. This is the best remedy or the redemption of the people drowning in rc ocean of the universe.

'The one desirous of separation or defection hould make one thousand, for creating indrance one thousand, for creating itterness, five hundred liigay should be nade,

The good looking black-wasps, creating umming sound over the mango and Salt ees, appeared like the open conches.

At these words of Vamadeva, the valorous anas retired to their respective places.

The adoration of Siva, bestows reward quivalent to the performing a crores of wjiias. The person desirous of pleasures, the doration of Parthiva bestows pleasure to him 1 the start and moksa at the end.

fcked person, is spent without adoration of a ga daily, he has 10 face considerable harm.

'The people who have been blinded with the arkness of ignorance and whase minds are ttracted towards the worldly pleasures, there no other remedy except thar for the doration of Siva.

'Thereafter, Ian, Nandi, Canda, Mahakala, hragl, Visa, Skanda, Soma and Sukra, hould also be respectively adored.

ad other flowers and decorated them as roaments over the body of Sat.

jowers and made a beautiful garland out of em 2nd put it around the neck of 581 as 8. ubstitute for a necklace. aad dg: wm

After their departure, when Siva was left lone with Sati, Siva felt extremely delighted njoying many sports with her.

irtimukhe should be behind. Thus the eleven udras should also be adored appropriately.

he sun-rays, were tured in vapours, like the carts of the people, are purified in association ith the noble people.

At that point of time, Mahadeva, ccompanied with Satl, sported over that

To be relieved of poveny, five thousan and for ausining all round success, te thousand Parthivas should be adored. C Sages, now I am going to speak out th method of the performing of the adoratior daily, which should be listened by you.

At times, he played with her earrings

adored, by a person, the more would be th success achieved by him. Now 1 world speal out the number of the fiigas, because of th difference of opinion among the sages.

completely red with the application of the re dye.

themselves freed of the danger from the king after adoring ten thousand Parthiva-lingas. [Ee Sa peep

To get free from the prison, one shoul

hould adore fifty five thousand of Parthivas y adoring ten thousand Parthivas one gets a aughter. formrghtr Fade

chieves the forwnes of Visnu and others and y adoring ten lakhs of Parthiva-liigas one chieves enormous riches beyond measure.

cited with love, he would exchange love ports with his beloved.

All types of charities Fratas, tirthas and wjiias are on the one side, and on the other de is only the adoration of Parthiva-linga.

'The sanctity which has been attached to th adoration of Siva-liriga in this age of Kali, th same importance is not attached to anythin else. This has been decided by the scriptures.

evotees, accompanied with Sati, kept on porting in the mountain and bowers.

Siva never 'went anywhere without Sat nor did he engage himself in any activi without her. Why to speak much, he never fel comfortable without her.

The linga having the form of Siva, shoul be adored by the great sages as has bees prescribed in the Siva-paja-vidhana.

'mountain bowers of Kailas, remembering th god of love, both of them reached th Himalaya mountain.

The leamed people, well versed in th

With the arrival of Kamadeva before and coming to know of the desire of Siva Vasanta too expanded his form.

By adoring Sivalinga with devotion, Hari,

ith the light of the knowledge, similarly at hat point of time, the spotless clean water ppeared beautiful.

'The snow was melting with the fall of the un rays, and had started flowing as a result of hich the water of the lakes was getting cduced.

0 Sages, what is the use of talking more, ( Brahmanas, besides the above varnas, ever the women have the right to adore Sivatiriga.

face, Siva stabilised his body. Sometimes, h experienced exhilarating and particular pleasing state

fering of the naivedya, one should also dore the cight images which represent the ree worlds.

Siva appeared to have been bound with th, sweet fragrance of the lotus like face of Sa besides her beauty and jovial nature, as a hug elephant is bound with ropes.

The eight images are the earth, water, fire, ind, sky, sun, moon and the sacrificer, as imself defined by Siva.

Besides the images of Sarva, Bhava, udra, Ugra, Bhima, Tivara, Mahadeva and asupati should be adored in the form of mages.

limalaya, besides the caves, Siva enjoyed onjuigal pleasures with Sati- the daughter of Yaksa and while doing so, twenty five divine cars were passed.

adoration of Siva, without application of th ashes on the body, wipundra over th forehead, without wearing the rosary 0