The Full Rite of Shiva Worship

Verse 1 (garuda.1.23.1)

।।सूत उवाच । शिवार्चनं प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्म्मकामादिसाधनम् । त्रिभिर्मन्त्रैराचामेत्तु स्वाहान्तैः प्रणवादिकैः

sūta uvāca śivārcanaṁ pravakṣyāmi dharmmakāmādisādhanam tribhirmantrairācāmettu svāhāntaiḥ praṇavādikaiḥ

Suta said: I shall declare the worship of Shiva, which accomplishes dharma, desire, and the rest. One should sip water with three mantras, beginning with the syllable Om and ending with svaha.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.23.2)

ॐ हां आत्मतत्त्वाय विद्यातत्त्वाय हीं तथा । ॐ हूं शिवतत्त्वाय स्वाहा हृदा स्याश्रोत्रवंदनम्

oṁ hāṁ ātmatattvāya vidyātattvāya hīṁ tathā oṁ hūṁ śivatattvāya svāhā hṛdā syāśrotravaṁdanam

"Om hāṁ, to the principle of the self; hīṁ, to the principle of knowledge; and Om hūṁ, to the principle of Shiva, svaha." With the heart-mantra one should salute the ears.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.23.3)

भस्मस्न्नानं तर्पणं च ॐ हां स्वाहा सर्वमन्त्रकाः । सर्वे देवाः सर्वमुनिर्नमोऽन्तो वौषडन्तकः

bhasmasnnānaṁ tarpaṇaṁ ca oṁ hāṁ svāhā sarvamantrakāḥ sarve devāḥ sarvamunirnamo'nto vauṣaḍantakaḥ

One should perform the bath of ash and the water-offering — "Om hāṁ svaha," the essence of all these mantras. The offering to all the gods and all the sages should end with "namah," and again with "vaushat."

Verse 4 (garuda.1.23.4)

स्वधान्ताः सर्वपितरः स्वधान्ताश्च पितामहाः । ॐ हां प्रपितामहेभ्यस्तथा मातामहादयः

svadhāntāḥ sarvapitaraḥ svadhāntāśca pitāmahāḥ oṁ hāṁ prapitāmahebhyastathā mātāmahādayaḥ

The offering to all the ancestors and the paternal grandfathers should end with "svadha." "Om hāṁ, to the great-grandfathers," and likewise to the maternal grandfathers and the rest.

Verse 5 (garuda.1.23.5)

हां नमः सर्वमातृभ्यस्ततः स्यात्प्राणसंयमः । आचामं मार्जनं चाथो गायत्रीं च जपेत्ततः

hāṁ namaḥ sarvamātṛbhyastataḥ syātprāṇasaṁyamaḥ ācāmaṁ mārjanaṁ cātho gāyatrīṁ ca japettataḥ

"Hāṁ, salutation to all the mothers." Then one should perform breath-control. Having performed sipping and purification, one should then recite the Gayatri.

Verse 6 (garuda.1.23.6)

ॐ हां तन्महेशाय विद्महे, वाग्विशुद्धाय धीमहि, तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्

oṁ hāṁ tanmaheśāya vidmahe, vāgviśuddhāya dhīmahi, tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt

"Om hāṁ, let us know that great Lord; let us meditate on him who purifies speech; may that Rudra impel us." This is the Shiva-Gayatri.

Verse 7 (garuda.1.23.7)

सूर्य्योपस्थानकं कृत्वा सूर्य्यमन्त्रैः प्रपूजयेत् । ॐ हां हीं हूं हैं हौं हः शिवसूर्य्याय नमः । ॐ हं खखोल्काय सूर्य्यमूर्त्तये नमः । ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं सः सूर्य्याय नमः

sūryyopasthānakaṁ kṛtvā sūryyamantraiḥ prapūjayet oṁ hāṁ hīṁ hūṁ haiṁ hauṁ haḥ śivasūryyāya namaḥ oṁ haṁ khakholkāya sūryyamūrttaye namaḥ oṁ hrāṁ hrīṁ saḥ sūryyāya namaḥ

Having performed the salutation before the Sun, one should worship with the Sun-mantras. "Om hāṁ hīṁ hūṁ haiṁ hauṁ haḥ, salutation to Shiva-Surya." "Om haṁ, to Khakholka, to the form of the Sun, salutation." "Om hrāṁ hrīṁ saḥ, salutation to the Sun."

Verse 8 (garuda.1.23.8)

दण्डिने पिङ्गले त्वातिभूतानि च ततः स्मरेत् । अग्नयादौ विमलेशानमाराध्य परमं सुखम्

daṇḍine piṅgale tvātibhūtāni ca tataḥ smaret agnayādau vimaleśānamārādhya paramaṁ sukham

One should also call to mind Dandi, Pingala, and the attendant beings. Having worshipped Vimalesha, Shiva, in the south-east and the other quarters, one attains supreme happiness.

Verse 9 (garuda.1.23.9)

यजेत्पद्मां च रां दीप्तां रीं सूक्ष्मां रूं जयां च रें । भद्रां च रैं विभूतिं रों विमलां रौममोधि (रोधि) काम्

yajetpadmāṁ ca rāṁ dīptāṁ rīṁ sūkṣmāṁ rūṁ jayāṁ ca reṁ bhadrāṁ ca raiṁ vibhūtiṁ roṁ vimalāṁ raumamodhi (rodhi) kām

With "rāṁ" one should worship Padma; with "rīṁ," Dipta; with "rūṁ," Sukshma; with "reṁ," Jaya. With "raiṁ," Bhadra; with "rauṁ," Vibhuti, Vimala, and Amogha.

Verse 10 (garuda.1.23.10)

रं विद्युतां च पूर्वादौ रा (रं) मध्ये सर्वतोमुखीम् । अर्कासनं सूर्य्यमूर्त्तिं ह्रां ह्रूं (ह्रीं) सः सूर्य्यमर्च्चयेत्

raṁ vidyutāṁ ca pūrvādau rā (raṁ) madhye sarvatomukhīm arkāsanaṁ sūryyamūrttiṁ hrāṁ hrūṁ (hrīṁ) saḥ sūryyamarccayet

With "raṁ," worship Vidyuta, in the east and the other quarters; in the middle, with "raṁ," worship Sarvatomukhi. One should worship the seat of the Sun and the form of the Sun, and the Sun itself, with "hrāṁ hrīṁ saḥ."

Verse 11 (garuda.1.23.11)

ॐ आं हृदयार्काय च शिरः शिखा च भूर्भुवः स्वरोम् । ज्वालिनीं ह्रं कवचस्य चास्त्रं राज्ञां च दीक्षिताम्

oṁ āṁ hṛdayārkāya ca śiraḥ śikhā ca bhūrbhuvaḥ svarom jvālinīṁ hraṁ kavacasya cāstraṁ rājñāṁ ca dīkṣitām

"Om āṁ, to the heart-sun" — the head and crest with "bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ om." Jvalini with "hraṁ," the armor, the weapon, and the initiated among kings should also be worshipped.

Verse 12 (garuda.1.23.12)

यजेत्सूर्य्यहृदा सर्वान्सों सोमं मं च मंगलम् । बं बुधं बृं बृहस्पतिं भं भार्गवं शं शनैश्चरम्

yajetsūryyahṛdā sarvānsoṁ somaṁ maṁ ca maṁgalam baṁ budhaṁ bṛṁ bṛhaspatiṁ bhaṁ bhārgavaṁ śaṁ śanaiścaram

With the Sun's heart-mantra, one should worship all of these — "soṁ" for Soma the Moon, "maṁ" for Mars, "baṁ" for Mercury, "brṁ" for Jupiter, "bhaṁ" for Venus, "śaṁ" for Saturn,

Verse 13 (garuda.1.23.13)

रं राहुं कं यजेत्केतुं ॐ तेजश्चण्डमर्च्चयेत् । सूर्य्यमभ्यर्च्य चाचम्य कनिष्ठातोऽङ्गकांन्यसेत्

raṁ rāhuṁ kaṁ yajetketuṁ oṁ tejaścaṇḍamarccayet sūryyamabhyarcya cācamya kaniṣṭhāto'ṅgakāṁnyaset

"raṁ" for Rahu, "kaṁ" for Ketu. One should worship Tejashchanda with "Om." Having worshipped the Sun and sipped water, one should perform the limb-placement beginning with the little finger.

Verse 14 (garuda.1.23.14)

हां हृच्छिरो हूं शिखा हैं वर्म्म हौं चैव नेत्रकम् । होऽस्त्रं शक्तिस्थितिं कृत्वा भूतशुद्धिं पुनर्न्यसेत्

hāṁ hṛcchiro hūṁ śikhā haiṁ varmma hauṁ caiva netrakam ho'straṁ śaktisthitiṁ kṛtvā bhūtaśuddhiṁ punarnyaset

"hāṁ" for the heart and head, "hūṁ" for the crest, "haiṁ" for the armor, "hauṁ" for the eyes, "haḥ" for the weapon. Having established the power, one should again perform the purification of the elements.

Verse 15 (garuda.1.23.15)

अर्घ्यपात्रं ततः कृत्वा तदद्भिः प्रोक्षयेद्यजेत्

arghyapātraṁ tataḥ kṛtvā tadadbhiḥ prokṣayedyajet

Then, having prepared the arghya vessel, one should sprinkle all the offerings with its water and perform the worship.

Verse 16 (garuda.1.23.16)

आत्मानं पद्मसंस्थं च हौं शिवाय ततो बहिः । द्वारे नन्दिमहाकालौ गंगा च यमुनाथ गौः

ātmānaṁ padmasaṁsthaṁ ca hauṁ śivāya tato bahiḥ dvāre nandimahākālau gaṁgā ca yamunātha gauḥ

Meditating upon one's own self, seated on the lotus, as Shiva with "hauṁ," one should then, outside at the doorway, worship Nandi and Mahakala, and Ganga, Yamuna, and the cow.

Verse 17 (garuda.1.23.17)

श्रीवत्सं वास्त्वधिपतिं ब्रह्माणं च गणं गुरुम् । शक्त्यनन्तौ यजेन्मध्ये पूर्वादौ धर्म्मकादिकम्

śrīvatsaṁ vāstvadhipatiṁ brahmāṇaṁ ca gaṇaṁ gurum śaktyanantau yajenmadhye pūrvādau dharmmakādikam

One should worship Shrivatsa, the lord of the site, Brahma, Ganapati, and the guru. In the middle, one should worship Shakti and Ananta; in the east and the other quarters, Dharma and the rest.

Verse 18 (garuda.1.23.18)

अधर्म्माद्यं च वह्न्यादौ मध्ये पद्मस्य कर्णिके । वामाज्येष्ठा च पूर्वादौ रौद्री काली च पूर्षदः

adharmmādyaṁ ca vahnyādau madhye padmasya karṇike vāmājyeṣṭhā ca pūrvādau raudrī kālī ca pūrṣadaḥ

Non-dharma and the rest should be worshipped in the south-east and the other quarters, in the middle of the lotus's pericarp. In the east and the other quarters, one should worship Vama, Jyeshtha, Raudri, Kali, and the rest.

Verse 19 (garuda.1.23.19)

ॐ हौं कलविकरिण्यै बलविकरिणी ततः । बलप्रमथिनी सर्वभूतानां दमनी ततः

oṁ hauṁ kalavikariṇyai balavikariṇī tataḥ balapramathinī sarvabhūtānāṁ damanī tataḥ

"Om hauṁ, to Kalavikarini" — then to Balavikarini. To Balapramathini, then to Sarvabhutadamani.

Verse 20 (garuda.1.23.20)

मनोन्मनी यजेदेताः पठिमध्ये शिवाग्रतः । शिवासनं महामूर्त्ति मूर्त्तिमध्ये शिवाय च

manonmanī yajedetāḥ paṭhimadhye śivāgrataḥ śivāsanaṁ mahāmūrtti mūrttimadhye śivāya ca

One should worship Manonmani — all of these in the place before Shiva. In the midst of Shiva's seat, his great form, and the image, one should worship Shiva himself.

Verse 21 (garuda.1.23.21)

आवाहनं स्थापनं च सन्निधानं निरोधनम् । सकलीकरणं मुद्रादर्शनं चार्घ्यपाद्यकम्

āvāhanaṁ sthāpanaṁ ca sannidhānaṁ nirodhanam sakalīkaraṇaṁ mudrādarśanaṁ cārghyapādyakam

Invocation, establishment, drawing-near, enclosure, embodiment, display of the mudra, and the offering of arghya and padya —

Verse 22 (garuda.1.23.22)

आचामाभ्यङ्गमुद्वर्त्तं स्नानं निर्म्मथनं चरेत् । वस्त्रं विलेपनं पुष्पं धूपं दीपं चरुं ददेत्

ācāmābhyaṅgamudvarttaṁ snānaṁ nirmmathanaṁ caret vastraṁ vilepanaṁ puṣpaṁ dhūpaṁ dīpaṁ caruṁ dadet

Sipping-water, oiling, unguent-massage, bathing, and churning — one should perform all these. One should offer cloth, unguent, flowers, incense, lamp, and the cooked food-offering.

Verse 23 (garuda.1.23.23)

आचामं मुखवासं च ताम्बूलं हस्तशोधनम् । छत्रचामरपावित्रं परमीकरणं चरेत्

ācāmaṁ mukhavāsaṁ ca tāmbūlaṁ hastaśodhanam chatracāmarapāvitraṁ paramīkaraṇaṁ caret

Sipping-water, mouth-freshener, betel, cleansing of the hand, umbrella and fly-whisk, the sacred thread, and the final consecration should be performed.

Verse 24 (garuda.1.23.24)

रूपकल्पके चैकाहजपो जाप्यसमर्पणम् । स्तुतिर्नतिर्हृदाद्यैश्च ज्ञेयं नामाङ्ग पूजनम्

rūpakalpake caikāhajapo jāpyasamarpaṇam stutirnatirhṛdādyaiśca jñeyaṁ nāmāṅga pūjanam

In the visualization of the form, one should offer the day's recitation. With the heart-mantra and the rest, one should offer praise and bow — this should be known as the worship of the names and limbs.

Verse 25 (garuda.1.23.25)

अग्नीशरक्षो वायव्ये मध्ये पूर्वादितन्त्रकम् । इन्द्राद्यांश्च यजेच्चण्डं तस्मै निर्माल्यमर्पयेत्

agnīśarakṣo vāyavye madhye pūrvāditantrakam indrādyāṁśca yajeccaṇḍaṁ tasmai nirmālyamarpayet

In the south-east, north-east, south-west, north-west, in the middle, and in the east and the other quarters, one should worship according to rite. One should worship Indra and the rest, and also Chanda, and offer him the discarded flower-offerings.

Verse 26 (garuda.1.23.26)

गुहायातिगुह्यगोप्ता त्वं गृहाणास्मत्कृतं जपम् । सिद्धिर्भवतु मे देव तत्प्रसादात्त्वयि स्थितिः

guhāyātiguhyagoptā tvaṁ gṛhāṇāsmatkṛtaṁ japam siddhirbhavatu me deva tatprasādāttvayi sthitiḥ

"O guardian of the utterly secret, accept the recitation we have performed. O God, may I attain success; by that grace, may my abiding be in you."

Verse 27 (garuda.1.23.27)

यत्किञ्चित्क्रियते कर्म सदा सुकृतदुष्कृतम् । तन्मे शिवपदस्थस्य रुद्र क्षपय शङ्कर

yatkiñcitkriyate karma sadā sukṛtaduṣkṛtam tanme śivapadasthasya rudra kṣapaya śaṅkara

"Whatever action is performed, always good or ill, O Rudra, O Shankara, destroy that of mine, who abides in the state of Shiva."

Verse 28 (garuda.1.23.28)

शिवो दाता शिवो भोक्ता शिवः सर्वमिदं जगत् । शिवो जयति सर्वत्र यः शिवः सोऽहमेव च

śivo dātā śivo bhoktā śivaḥ sarvamidaṁ jagat śivo jayati sarvatra yaḥ śivaḥ so'hameva ca

"Shiva is the giver, Shiva is the enjoyer, Shiva is this whole world. May Shiva be victorious everywhere — he who is Shiva, that am I myself."

Verse 29 (garuda.1.23.29)

यत्कृतं यत्करिष्यामि तत्सर्वं सुकृतं तव(तस्तवम्) । त्वं त्राता विश्वनेता च नान्योनाथोऽस्तिमेशिव

yatkṛtaṁ yatkariṣyāmi tatsarvaṁ sukṛtaṁ tava(tastavam) tvaṁ trātā viśvanetā ca nānyonātho'stimeśiva

"Whatever I have done, and whatever I shall do, let all of it be a good deed for you. You are the protector and the leader of the universe; O Shiva, I have no other lord."

Verse 30 (garuda.1.23.30)

अथान्येन प्रकारेण शिवपूजां वदाम्यहम् । गणः सरस्वती नंदी महाकालोऽथगंगया

athānyena prakāreṇa śivapūjāṁ vadāmyaham gaṇaḥ sarasvatī naṁdī mahākālo'thagaṁgayā

Now I shall declare the worship of Shiva in another way. Ganapati, Sarasvati, Nandi, Mahakala, and together with Ganga,

Verse 31 (garuda.1.23.31)

पवनास्त्रं वास्त्वधिपो द्वारि पूर्वादितस्त्विमे । इंद्राद्याः पूजनीयाश्च तत्त्वानि पृथिवी जलम्

pavanāstraṁ vāstvadhipo dvāri pūrvāditastvime iṁdrādyāḥ pūjanīyāśca tattvāni pṛthivī jalam

the weapon of wind, and the lord of the site, at the doorway, from the east and the other quarters. Indra and the rest are also to be worshipped, as are the elements — earth, water,

Verse 32 (garuda.1.23.32)

तेजो वायुर्व्योम गंधो रसरूपे च शब्दकः । स्पर्शो वाक् पाणि पादं च पायूपस्थं श्रुतित्वचम्

tejo vāyurvyoma gaṁdho rasarūpe ca śabdakaḥ sparśo vāk pāṇi pādaṁ ca pāyūpasthaṁ śrutitvacam

fire, wind, ether, smell, taste, form, and sound; touch, speech, hand, foot, the organ of excretion, the generative organ, hearing, skin,

Verse 33 (garuda.1.23.33)

चक्षुर्जिह्वा घ्राणमनो बुद्धिश्चाहं प्रकृत्यपि । पुमान्नागो बुद्धिविद्ये कला कालो नियत्यपि

cakṣurjihvā ghrāṇamano buddhiścāhaṁ prakṛtyapi pumānnāgo buddhividye kalā kālo niyatyapi

eye, tongue, smell, mind, intellect, ego, and nature too; the person, attachment, intellect, knowledge, limitation, time, and necessity too,

Verse 34 (garuda.1.23.34)

माया च शुद्ध विद्या च ईश्वरश्च सदाशिवः । शक्तिः शिवश्च तान्ज्ञात्वा मुक्तो ज्ञानी शिवो भवेत्

māyā ca śuddha vidyā ca īśvaraśca sadāśivaḥ śaktiḥ śivaśca tānjñātvā mukto jñānī śivo bhavet

maya, pure knowledge, Ishvara, Sadashiva, Shakti, and Shiva — knowing all of these, the knower becomes liberated and becomes Shiva himself.

Verse 35 (garuda.1.23.35)

यः शिवः स हरिर्ब्रह्मा सोऽहं ब्रह्मास्मि शङ्कर

yaḥ śivaḥ sa harirbrahmā so'haṁ brahmāsmi śaṅkara

"He who is Shiva is Hari, is Brahma — that am I; I myself am Brahman, O Shankara."

Verse 36 (garuda.1.23.36)

भूतशुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामि यया शुद्धः शिवो भवेत् । हृत्पद्मे सद्योमंत्रः स्यान्निवृत्तिश्च कला इडा

bhūtaśuddhiṁ pravakṣyāmi yayā śuddhaḥ śivo bhavet hṛtpadme sadyomaṁtraḥ syānnivṛttiśca kalā iḍā

Now I shall declare the purification of the elements, by which one becomes purified and becomes Shiva. In the heart-lotus abide the Sadyo-mantra and the power of Nivritti, the ida channel,

Verse 37 (garuda.1.23.37)

पिंगला द्वे च नाड्यौ तु प्राणोऽपानश्च मारुतौ । इन्द्रो देहो ब्रह्महेतुश्चतुरस्त्रं च मण्डलम्

piṁgalā dve ca nāḍyau tu prāṇo'pānaśca mārutau indro deho brahmahetuścaturastraṁ ca maṇḍalam

and Pingala — these are the two channels; prana and apana are the two winds. Indra, the body, the cause of Brahma, and the four-cornered mandala —

Verse 38 (garuda.1.23.38)

।।महाभूत । वक्त्रेण लाञ्छितं वायुमेकोद्धातगुणाः शराः । हृत्स्थानसादृश्यरुतं शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्

mahābhūta vaktreṇa lāñchitaṁ vāyumekoddhātaguṇāḥ śarāḥ hṛtsthānasādṛśyarutaṁ śatakoṭipravistaram

[The great element — Air:] Marked by the mouth, its qualities like the five arrows joined with a single seed-syllable, its sound resembling that of the heart's own seat, extending a hundred million leagues — thus one should contemplate the disc of air.

Verse 39 (garuda.1.23.39)

ॐ ह्रीं प्रतिष्ठायै ह्रूं ह्रः फट् । ॐ ह्रीं ह्रूं विद्यायै ह्रं ह्रः फट् । चतुरशीतिकोटीनामुच्छ्रयं भूमितन्त्रकम्

oṁ hrīṁ pratiṣṭhāyai hrūṁ hraḥ phaṭ oṁ hrīṁ hrūṁ vidyāyai hraṁ hraḥ phaṭ caturaśītikoṭīnāmucchrayaṁ bhūmitantrakam

"Om hrim to Pratishtha, hrum hrah phat." "Om hrim hrum to Vidya, hraṁ hraḥ phat." The earth-mandala rises to a height of eighty-four million leagues.

Verse 40 (garuda.1.23.40)

तन्मध्ये भववृक्षं च आत्मानं च विचिन्तयेत् । अधोमुखीं ततः पृथ्वीं तत्तच्छुध्दं भवेद्ध्रुवम्

tanmadhye bhavavṛkṣaṁ ca ātmānaṁ ca vicintayet adhomukhīṁ tataḥ pṛthvīṁ tattacchudhdaṁ bhaveddhruvam

In its midst, one should contemplate the tree of worldly existence and one's own self. Then, dissolving the downward-facing earth, that element certainly becomes purified.

Verse 41 (garuda.1.23.41)

वामादेवी प्रतिष्ठा च सुषुम्ना धारिका तथा । समानोदानवरुणौ देवता विष्णु कारणम्

vāmādevī pratiṣṭhā ca suṣumnā dhārikā tathā samānodānavaruṇau devatā viṣṇu kāraṇam

Vamadevi, Pratishtha, and likewise Sushumna and Dharika, the samana and udana breaths, the deity Varuna, and Vishnu, its cause.

Verse 42 (garuda.1.23.42)

उद्धाताश्च गुणा वेदाः श्वेतं ध्यानं तथैव च । एवं कुर्य्यात्कण्ठपद्ममर्द्धचन्द्राख्यमण्डलम्

uddhātāśca guṇā vedāḥ śvetaṁ dhyānaṁ tathaiva ca evaṁ kuryyātkaṇṭhapadmamarddhacandrākhyamaṇḍalam

The extracted seed, the quality, the Vedas, and white meditation — thus one should proceed. In the throat-lotus, one should contemplate the water-disc called the half-moon.

Verse 43 (garuda.1.23.43)

पद्मांकितं द्विविंशतिककोटिविस्तीर्णमौ स्मरेत् । चतुर्नवत्युच्छ्रयं च आत्मानं च अधोमुखम्

padmāṁkitaṁ dviviṁśatikakoṭivistīrṇamau smaret caturnavatyucchrayaṁ ca ātmānaṁ ca adhomukham

Marked with a lotus, one should recall it as twenty-two million leagues in extent, ninety-four million in height, and the self facing downward.

Verse 44 (garuda.1.23.44)

तालुस्थानं च पद्मं च अघोरो विद्ययान्वितः । नाभ्यो(ड्यो) ष्ठयोर्हस्तिजिह्वाध्यानो नागोग्निदेवता

tālusthānaṁ ca padmaṁ ca aghoro vidyayānvitaḥ nābhyo(ḍyo) ṣṭhayorhastijihvādhyāno nāgognidevatā

At the palate, the lotus, and the disc joined with the lore of Aghora. At both lips, meditate on the elephant's trunk; the serpent and fire are its deities.

Verse 45 (garuda.1.23.45)

रुद्रहेतुस्त्रिरुद्धातास्त्रिगुणा रक्तवर्णकम् । ज्वालाकृते त्रिकोणं च चतुः कोटिशतानि च

rudrahetustriruddhātāstriguṇā raktavarṇakam jvālākṛte trikoṇaṁ ca catuḥ koṭiśatāni ca

Rudra is its cause; three extracted seeds, three qualities, red in color, a triangle shaped like a flame, and four billion leagues,

Verse 46 (garuda.1.23.46)

विस्तीर्णं च समुत्सेधं रुद्रतत्त्वं विचिन्तयेत् । ललाटे वै तत्पुरुषः शान्तिर्यः शाद्वलं बुधाः (वृषा)

vistīrṇaṁ ca samutsedhaṁ rudratattvaṁ vicintayet lalāṭe vai tatpuruṣaḥ śāntiryaḥ śādvalaṁ budhāḥ (vṛṣā)

extended and towering — one should contemplate this fire-principle. At the forehead is the disc of Tatpurusha, of the nature of peace, verdant in hue — thus the wise should know.

Verse 47 (garuda.1.23.47)

कूर्मश्च कृकरो वायुर्देव ईश्वरकारणम् । द्विरुद्धातो गुणौ द्वौ च धूम्रषट्कोणमण्डलम्

kūrmaśca kṛkaro vāyurdeva īśvarakāraṇam dviruddhāto guṇau dvau ca dhūmraṣaṭkoṇamaṇḍalam

Kurma and Krikara are subsidiary forms of the wind; Ishvara is its divine cause. Two extracted seeds, two qualities, and a smoke-colored hexagonal mandala.

Verse 48 (garuda.1.23.48)

बिंद्वङ्कितं चाष्टकोटिविस्तीर्णं चोच्छ्रयस्तथा । चतुर्दशाधिकं कोटिवायुतत्त्वं विचिन्तयेत्

biṁdvaṅkitaṁ cāṣṭakoṭivistīrṇaṁ cocchrayastathā caturdaśādhikaṁ koṭivāyutattvaṁ vicintayet

Marked with the bindu, eight million leagues in extent, and fourteen million in height — one should contemplate this principle of air.

Verse 49 (garuda.1.23.49)

द्वादशति सरसिजे शान्त्यतीतास्तथेश्वराः । कुहूश्च शङखिनी नाड्यो देवदत्तो धनञ्जयः

dvādaśati sarasije śāntyatītāstatheśvarāḥ kuhūśca śaṅakhinī nāḍyo devadatto dhanañjayaḥ

In the twelve-petaled lotus abide the power beyond peace and the lord Ishvara. The channels Kuhu and Shankhini, and the breaths Devadatta and Dhananjaya —

Verse 50 (garuda.1.23.50)

शिखेशानकारणं च सदाशिव इति स्मृतः । गुण एकस्तथोद्धातः शुद्धस्फटिकवत्स्मरेत्

śikheśānakāraṇaṁ ca sadāśiva iti smṛtaḥ guṇa ekastathoddhātaḥ śuddhasphaṭikavatsmaret

At the crest is the disc of Ishana, whose cause is declared to be Sadashiva. One quality, one extracted seed; one should recall it as pure as crystal.

Verse 51 (garuda.1.23.51)

षोडशकोटिविस्तीर्णं पञ्चविंशतिकोच्छ्रयम् । वर्त्तुलं चिंतयेव्द्योम भूतशुद्धिरुदाहृता

ṣoḍaśakoṭivistīrṇaṁ pañcaviṁśatikocchrayam varttulaṁ ciṁtayevdyoma bhūtaśuddhirudāhṛtā

One should contemplate the round disc of ether, sixteen million in extent, twenty-five million in height — thus has the purification of the elements been declared.

Verse 52 (garuda.1.23.52)

गुणयो गुरुर्बीजगुरुः शक्तयनंतौ च धर्म्मकः । ज्ञानवैराग्यमैश्वर्य्यैस्ततः पूर्वादिपत्रके

guṇayo gururbījaguruḥ śaktayanaṁtau ca dharmmakaḥ jñānavairāgyamaiśvaryyaistataḥ pūrvādipatrake

The guru and the seed-guru are both qualities; Shakti and Ananta, and Dharma — together with knowledge, dispassion, and lordship — should be placed in the petals beginning with the east.

Verse 53 (garuda.1.23.53)

अधोर्द्ध्ववदने द्वे च पद्मकर्णिककेसरम् । वामाद्या आत्मविद्या च सदा ध्यायेच्छिवाख्यकम्

adhorddhvavadane dve ca padmakarṇikakesaram vāmādyā ātmavidyā ca sadā dhyāyecchivākhyakam

Two discs, facing downward and upward, in the pericarp and filaments of the lotus, together with Vama and the other forms of self-knowledge — one should ever meditate upon that principle called Shiva.

Verse 54 (garuda.1.23.54)

तत्त्वं शिवासने मूर्त्तिर्ही हौं विद्यादेहाय नमः । बद्धपद्मासनासीनः सितः षोडशवार्षिकः

tattvaṁ śivāsane mūrttirhī hauṁ vidyādehāya namaḥ baddhapadmāsanāsīnaḥ sitaḥ ṣoḍaśavārṣikaḥ

Upon Shiva's seat is that embodiment of principle — "hrīṁ hauṁ, salutation to the body of knowledge." One should meditate upon him seated in the lotus posture, white in hue, appearing as if sixteen years of age.

Verse 55 (garuda.1.23.55)

पञ्चवक्त्रः कराग्रैः स्वैर्दशभिश्चैव धारयन् । अभयं प्रसादं शक्तिं शूलं खट्वाङ्गमीश्वरः

pañcavaktraḥ karāgraiḥ svairdaśabhiścaiva dhārayan abhayaṁ prasādaṁ śaktiṁ śūlaṁ khaṭvāṅgamīśvaraḥ

Five-faced, holding with the tips of his own ten hands — the gesture of fearlessness, the gesture of grace, the spear, the trident, the skull-staff —

Verse 56 (garuda.1.23.56)

दक्षैः करैर्वामकैश्च भुजंगं चाक्षसूत्रकम् । डमरुकं नीलोत्पलं बीजपूरकमुत्तमम्

dakṣaiḥ karairvāmakaiśca bhujaṁgaṁ cākṣasūtrakam ḍamarukaṁ nīlotpalaṁ bījapūrakamuttamam

in his right hands and his left, a serpent, a rosary, a small drum, a blue lotus, and an excellent citron —

Verse 57 (garuda.1.23.57)

इच्छाज्ञानक्रियाशक्तिस्त्रिनेत्रो हि सदाशिवः । एवं शिवार्च्चनध्यानी सर्वदा कालवर्जितः

icchājñānakriyāśaktistrinetro hi sadāśivaḥ evaṁ śivārccanadhyānī sarvadā kālavarjitaḥ

possessed of the powers of will, knowledge, and action, the three-eyed Sadashiva — thus one who worships and meditates upon Shiva in this way becomes forever beyond the reach of death.

Verse 58 (garuda.1.23.58)

इहाहोरा वचारेण त्रीणि वर्षाणि जीवति । दिनद्वयस्य चारेण जीवेद्वर्षद्वयं नरः

ihāhorā vacāreṇa trīṇi varṣāṇi jīvati dinadvayasya cāreṇa jīvedvarṣadvayaṁ naraḥ

In this world, by the movement over a single day and night, a man lives three years. By the movement over two days, a man lives two years.

Verse 59 (garuda.1.23.59)

दिनत्रयस्य चारेण वर्षमेकं स जीवति । नाकाले शीतले मृत्युरुष्णे चैव तु कारके

dinatrayasya cāreṇa varṣamekaṁ sa jīvati nākāle śītale mṛtyuruṣṇe caiva tu kārake

By the movement over three days, he lives one year. Death does not come out of season — in both the cool and the hot condition, this is the determining sign.