The Sacrament of the Disciple

Verse 1 (shiva.vayaviya.51.1)

उपमन्युरुवाच । पुण्येऽहनि शुचौ देशे बहुदोषविवर्जिते । देशिकः प्रथमं कुर्यात्संस्कारं समयाह्वयम्

upamanyuruvāca | puṇye'hani śucau deśe bahudoṣavivarjite | deśikaḥ prathamaṁ kuryātsaṁskāraṁ samayāhvayam

Upamanyu said: On an auspicious day, in a pure place, free from every manner of flaw, the teacher should first perform the sacrament called 'samaya,' the preliminary initiation.

Verse 2 (shiva.vayaviya.51.2)

परीक्ष्य भूमिं विधिवद् गन्धवर्णरसादिभिः । शिल्पिशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण मण्डपं तत्र कल्पयेत्

parīkṣya bhūmiṁ vidhivad gandhavarṇarasādibhiḥ | śilpiśāstroktamārgeṇa maṇḍapaṁ tatra kalpayet

Having duly examined the ground by its smell, color, taste, and the like, he should there construct a pavilion according to the method declared in the treatises on architecture.

Verse 3 (shiva.vayaviya.51.3)

कृत्वा वेदिं च तन्मध्ये कुण्डानि परिकल्पयेत् । अष्टदिक्षु तथा दिक्षु तत्रैशान्यां पुनः क्रमात्

kṛtvā vediṁ ca tanmadhye kuṇḍāni parikalpayet | aṣṭadikṣu tathā dikṣu tatraiśānyāṁ punaḥ kramāt

Having made an altar in its center, he should arrange fire-pits in the eight directions, and, in order, once more in the northeast.

Verse 4 (shiva.vayaviya.51.4)

प्रधानकुण्डं कुर्वीत यद्वा पश्चिमभागतः । प्रधानमेकमेवाथ कृत्वा शोभां प्रकल्पयेत्

pradhānakuṇḍaṁ kurvīta yadvā paścimabhāgataḥ | pradhānamekamevātha kṛtvā śobhāṁ prakalpayet

He should make the principal fire-pit there, or else in the western section; having made just one principal pit, he should then arrange its adornment.

Verse 5 (shiva.vayaviya.51.5)

वितानध्वजमालाभिर्विविधाभिरनेकशः । वेदिमध्ये ततः कुर्यान्मण्डलं शुभलक्षणम्

vitānadhvajamālābhirvividhābhiranekaśaḥ | vedimadhye tataḥ kuryānmaṇḍalaṁ śubhalakṣaṇam

With canopies, banners, and garlands of many varied kinds; then, in the middle of the altar, he should make an auspicious mandala.

Verse 6 (shiva.vayaviya.51.6)

रक्तहेमादिभिश्चूर्णैरीश्वरावाहनोचितम् । सिन्दूरशालिनीवारचूर्णैरेवाथ निर्धनः

raktahemādibhiścūrṇairīśvarāvāhanocitam | sindūraśālinīvāracūrṇairevātha nirdhanaḥ

It should be drawn with powders of red, gold, and the like, fitting for the invocation of the Lord; or, for one without means, with powders of vermilion, rice-flour, and turmeric.

Verse 7 (shiva.vayaviya.51.7)

एकहस्तं द्विहस्तं वा सितं वा रक्तमेव वा । एकहस्तस्य पद्मस्य कर्णिकाष्टाङ्गुला मता

ekahastaṁ dvihastaṁ vā sitaṁ vā raktameva vā | ekahastasya padmasya karṇikāṣṭāṅgulā matā

It should be one cubit or two cubits, either white or red; for a lotus mandala of one cubit, the pericarp is held to be eight fingers wide.

Verse 8 (shiva.vayaviya.51.8)

केसराणि तदर्धानि शेषं चाष्टदलादिकम् । द्विहस्तस्य तु पद्मस्य द्विगुणं कर्णिकादिकम्

kesarāṇi tadardhāni śeṣaṁ cāṣṭadalādikam | dvihastasya tu padmasya dviguṇaṁ karṇikādikam

The filaments are half of that, and the remainder consists of eight petals and the rest; for a lotus of two cubits, the pericarp and the rest are doubled.

Verse 9 (shiva.vayaviya.51.9)

कृत्वा शोभोपशोभाढ्य मैशान्यां तस्य कल्पयेत् । एकहस्तं तदर्द्धं वा पुनर्वेद्यां तु मण्डलम्

kṛtvā śobhopaśobhāḍhya maiśānyāṁ tasya kalpayet | ekahastaṁ tadarddhaṁ vā punarvedyāṁ tu maṇḍalam

Having made it rich with adornment and sub-adornment, he should arrange it in the northeast; a mandala of one cubit, or half that, should again be made upon the altar.

Verse 10 (shiva.vayaviya.51.10)

व्रीहितन्दुलसिद्धार्थतिलपुष्पकुशास्तृते । तत्र लक्षणसंयुक्तं शिवकुम्भं प्रसाधयेत्

vrīhitandulasiddhārthatilapuṣpakuśāstṛte | tatra lakṣaṇasaṁyuktaṁ śivakumbhaṁ prasādhayet

Upon it, strewn with unhusked rice, husked rice, white mustard, sesame, flowers, and kusha grass, he should set up the Shiva-kumbha, the sacred water-jar, endowed with all the proper marks.

Verse 11 (shiva.vayaviya.51.11)

सौवर्णं राजतं वापि ताम्रजं मृन्मयं तु वा । गन्धपुष्पाक्षताकीर्णं कुशदूर्वाङ्कुराचितम्

sauvarṇaṁ rājataṁ vāpi tāmrajaṁ mṛnmayaṁ tu vā | gandhapuṣpākṣatākīrṇaṁ kuśadūrvāṅkurācitam

It should be of gold, silver, copper, or clay; strewn over with fragrant paste, flowers, and unbroken rice, and covered with kusha grass and durva shoots,

Verse 12 (shiva.vayaviya.51.12)

सितसूत्रावृतं कण्ठे नववस्त्रयुगावृतम् । शुद्धाम्बुपूर्णमुत्कूर्चं सद्रव्यं सपिधानकम्

sitasūtrāvṛtaṁ kaṇṭhe navavastrayugāvṛtam | śuddhāmbupūrṇamutkūrcaṁ sadravyaṁ sapidhānakam

bound at the neck with a white thread, wrapped in a pair of new cloths, filled with pure water, with a tuft rising from it, containing sacred substances, and covered with a lid.

Verse 13 (shiva.vayaviya.51.13)

भृङ्गारं वर्धनीं चापि शङ्खं च चक्रमेव वा । विना सूत्रादिकं सर्वं पद्मपत्रमथापि वा

bhṛṅgāraṁ vardhanīṁ cāpi śaṅkhaṁ ca cakrameva vā | vinā sūtrādikaṁ sarvaṁ padmapatramathāpi vā

A ewer, or a vardhani-vessel, or a conch, or even a wheel shape — or, lacking all the proper threads and other items, even a lotus leaf may serve as the vessel.

Verse 14 (shiva.vayaviya.51.14)

तस्यासनारविन्दस्य कल्पयेदुत्तरे दले । अग्रतश्चन्दनाम्भोभिरस्त्रराजस्य वर्धनीम्

tasyāsanāravindasya kalpayeduttare dale | agrataścandanāmbhobhirastrarājasya vardhanīm

On the northern petal of that lotus-seat, he should place, in front, a vessel of sandal-water for the weapon of the Lord.

Verse 15 (shiva.vayaviya.51.15)

मण्डलस्य ततः प्राच्यां मन्त्रकुम्भे च पूर्ववत् । कृत्वा विधिवदीशस्य महापूजां समाचरेत्

maṇḍalasya tataḥ prācyāṁ mantrakumbhe ca pūrvavat | kṛtvā vidhivadīśasya mahāpūjāṁ samācaret

Then, to the east of the mandala, and likewise in the mantra-jar as before, having installed the deity, he should duly perform the great worship of the Lord.

Verse 16 (shiva.vayaviya.51.16)

अथार्णवस्य तीरे वा नद्यां गोष्ठेऽपि वा गिरौ । देवागरे गृहे वापि देशेऽन्यस्मिन्मनोहरे

athārṇavasya tīre vā nadyāṁ goṣṭhe'pi vā girau | devāgare gṛhe vāpi deśe'nyasminmanohare

Or else, on the shore of the ocean, or by a river, or in a cow-pen, or on a mountain, in a temple or at home, or in any other pleasant place —

Verse 17 (shiva.vayaviya.51.17)

कृत्वा पूर्वोदितं सर्वं विना वा मण्डपादिकम् । मण्डलं पूर्ववत्कृत्वा स्थण्डिलं च विभावसोः

kṛtvā pūrvoditaṁ sarvaṁ vinā vā maṇḍapādikam | maṇḍalaṁ pūrvavatkṛtvā sthaṇḍilaṁ ca vibhāvasoḥ

having done all that was described above, or even without the pavilion and the rest, having made the mandala as before, and a raised platform for the fire,

Verse 18 (shiva.vayaviya.51.18)

प्रविश्य पूजाभवनं प्रहृष्टवदनो गुरुः । सर्वमङ्गलसंयुक्तः समाचरितनैत्यकः

praviśya pūjābhavanaṁ prahṛṣṭavadano guruḥ | sarvamaṅgalasaṁyuktaḥ samācaritanaityakaḥ

the guru, his face joyful, entering the place of worship, joined with every auspicious observance, having performed his daily rites,

Verse 19 (shiva.vayaviya.51.19)

महापूजां महेशस्य कृत्वा मण्डलमध्यतः । शिवकुम्भे तथा भूयः शिवमावाह्य पूजयेत्

mahāpūjāṁ maheśasya kṛtvā maṇḍalamadhyataḥ | śivakumbhe tathā bhūyaḥ śivamāvāhya pūjayet

having performed the great worship of Mahesha in the middle of the mandala, should then again invoke Shiva into the Shiva-kumbha and worship him.

Verse 20 (shiva.vayaviya.51.20)

पश्चिमाभिमुखं ध्यात्वा यज्ञरक्षकमीश्वरम् । अर्चयेदस्त्रवर्द्धन्यामस्त्रमीशस्य दक्षिणे

paścimābhimukhaṁ dhyātvā yajñarakṣakamīśvaram | arcayedastravarddhanyāmastramīśasya dakṣiṇe

Having meditated on the Lord, the protector of the sacrifice, facing west, he should worship the Lord's weapon in the astra-vardhani vessel, to the south.

Verse 21 (shiva.vayaviya.51.21)

मन्त्रकुम्भे च विन्यस्य मन्त्रं मन्त्रविशारदः । कृत्वा मुद्रादिकं सर्वं मन्त्रयागं समाचरेत्

mantrakumbhe ca vinyasya mantraṁ mantraviśāradaḥ | kṛtvā mudrādikaṁ sarvaṁ mantrayāgaṁ samācaret

Having placed the mantra in the mantra-jar, the one skilled in mantra, having performed all the proper hand-gestures and the rest, should perform the sacrificial worship of the mantra.

Verse 22 (shiva.vayaviya.51.22)

ततः शिवानले होमं कुर्याद्देशिकसत्तमः । प्रधानकुण्डे परितो जुहुयुश्चापरे द्विजाः

tataḥ śivānale homaṁ kuryāddeśikasattamaḥ | pradhānakuṇḍe parito juhuyuścāpare dvijāḥ

Then the best of teachers should perform the fire-offering into the Shaiva fire; and other brahmins should offer oblations around the principal fire-pit.

Verse 23 (shiva.vayaviya.51.23)

आचार्यात्पादमर्द्धं वा होमस्तेषां विधीयते । प्रधानकुण्ड एवाथ जुहुयाद्देशिकोत्तमः

ācāryātpādamarddhaṁ vā homasteṣāṁ vidhīyate | pradhānakuṇḍa evātha juhuyāddeśikottamaḥ

For them, the offering prescribed is a quarter or a half of the teacher's own; the best of teachers, however, should offer specifically into the principal fire-pit.

Verse 24 (shiva.vayaviya.51.24)

स्वाध्यायमपरे कुर्युः स्तोत्रं मङ्गलवाचनम् । जपं च विधिवच्चान्ये शिवभक्तिपरायणाः

svādhyāyamapare kuryuḥ stotraṁ maṅgalavācanam | japaṁ ca vidhivaccānye śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ

Some should perform Vedic recitation, hymns of praise, and auspicious readings; others, devoted to devotion to Shiva, should duly perform muttered prayer.

Verse 25 (shiva.vayaviya.51.25)

नृत्यं गीतं च वाद्यं च मङ्गलान्यपराणि च । पूजनं च सदस्यानां कृत्वा सम्यग्विधानतः

nṛtyaṁ gītaṁ ca vādyaṁ ca maṅgalānyaparāṇi ca | pūjanaṁ ca sadasyānāṁ kṛtvā samyagvidhānataḥ

Dance, song, and instrumental music, and other auspicious observances, and the worship of the assembly of participants should be performed duly and properly.

Verse 26 (shiva.vayaviya.51.26)

पुण्याहं कारयित्वाथ पुनः सम्पूज्य शङ्करम् । प्रार्थयेद्देशिको देवं शिष्यानुग्रहकाम्यया

puṇyāhaṁ kārayitvātha punaḥ sampūjya śaṅkaram | prārthayeddeśiko devaṁ śiṣyānugrahakāmyayā

Then, having had the auspicious blessing recited, and having again worshipped Shankara, the teacher should petition the god, out of a desire to bestow grace upon the disciple:

Verse 27 (shiva.vayaviya.51.27)

प्रसीद देवदेवेश देहमाविश्य मामकम् । विमोचयैनं विश्वेश घृणया च घृणानिधे

prasīda devadeveśa dehamāviśya māmakam | vimocayainaṁ viśveśa ghṛṇayā ca ghṛṇānidhe

'Be gracious, O Lord of gods; having entered into my very body, release this one, O Lord of the universe, through your compassion, O treasury of compassion.'

Verse 28 (shiva.vayaviya.51.28)

अथ चैवं करोमीति लब्धानुज्ञस्तु देशिकः । आनीयोपोषितं शिष्यं हविष्याशिनमेव वा

atha caivaṁ karomīti labdhānujñastu deśikaḥ | ānīyopoṣitaṁ śiṣyaṁ haviṣyāśinameva vā

Then, having received Shiva's permission, expressed as 'so be it, I shall do this,' the teacher, having brought the disciple, who has fasted or eaten only sacrificial food,

Verse 29 (shiva.vayaviya.51.29)

एकाशनं वा विरतं स्नातं प्रातःकृतक्रियम् । जपन्तं प्रणवं देवं ध्यायन्तं कृतमङ्गलम्

ekāśanaṁ vā virataṁ snātaṁ prātaḥkṛtakriyam | japantaṁ praṇavaṁ devaṁ dhyāyantaṁ kṛtamaṅgalam

or has eaten only once, restrained, bathed, having performed his morning rites, reciting the syllable Om, meditating on the god, having performed the auspicious rites,

Verse 30 (shiva.vayaviya.51.30)

द्वारस्य पश्चिमस्याग्रमण्डले दक्षिणस्य वा । दर्भासने समासीनं विधायोदङ्मुखं शिशुम्

dvārasya paścimasyāgramaṇḍale dakṣiṇasya vā | darbhāsane samāsīnaṁ vidhāyodaṅmukhaṁ śiśum

and having seated the young disciple, facing north, upon a seat of kusha grass, at the front of the western gate of the mandala, or of the southern gate,

Verse 31 (shiva.vayaviya.51.31)

स्वयं प्राग्वदनस्तिष्ठन्नूर्ध्वकायं कृताञ्जलिम् । सम्प्रोक्ष्य प्रोक्षणीतोयैर्मूर्द्धन्यस्त्रेण मुद्रया

svayaṁ prāgvadanastiṣṭhannūrdhvakāyaṁ kṛtāñjalim | samprokṣya prokṣaṇītoyairmūrddhanyastreṇa mudrayā

he himself standing and facing east, the disciple with body upright and hands joined in salutation — having sprinkled him with the water of aspersion, and, upon his head, with the weapon-mudra —

Verse 32 (shiva.vayaviya.51.32)

पुष्पक्षेपेण सन्ताड्य बध्नीयाल्लोचनं गुरुः । दुकूलार्द्धेन वस्त्रेण मन्त्रितेन नवेन च

puṣpakṣepeṇa santāḍya badhnīyāllocanaṁ guruḥ | dukūlārddhena vastreṇa mantritena navena ca

having struck him lightly with a scattering of flowers, the guru should bind his eyes, with a piece of fine new cloth that has been consecrated with mantra.

Verse 33 (shiva.vayaviya.51.33)

ततः प्रवेशयेच्छिष्यं गुरुर्द्वारेण मण्डलम् । सोऽपि तेनेरितः शम्भोराचरेत् त्रिःप्रदक्षिणम्

tataḥ praveśayecchiṣyaṁ gururdvāreṇa maṇḍalam | so'pi teneritaḥ śambhorācaret triḥpradakṣiṇam

Then the guru should lead the disciple through the gate into the mandala; and he, guided by him, should circumambulate the Lord Shambhu three times.

Verse 34 (shiva.vayaviya.51.34)

ततः सुवर्णसम्मिश्रं दत्त्वा पुष्पाञ्जलिं प्रभोः । प्राङ्मुखश्चोदङ्मुखो वा प्रणमेद्दण्डवत्क्षितौ

tataḥ suvarṇasammiśraṁ dattvā puṣpāñjaliṁ prabhoḥ | prāṅmukhaścodaṅmukho vā praṇameddaṇḍavatkṣitau

Then, having offered to the Lord a handful of flowers mixed with gold, facing east or facing north, he should prostrate himself flat upon the ground like a rod.

Verse 35 (shiva.vayaviya.51.35)

ततः सम्प्रोक्ष्य मूलेन शिरस्यस्त्रेण पूर्ववत् । सन्ताड्य देशिकस्तस्य मोचयेन्नेत्रबन्धनम्

tataḥ samprokṣya mūlena śirasyastreṇa pūrvavat | santāḍya deśikastasya mocayennetrabandhanam

Then, having sprinkled him with the root-mantra, and, upon his head, with the weapon-mantra as before, the teacher, having again struck him lightly, should remove the binding of his eyes.

Verse 36 (shiva.vayaviya.51.36)

स दृष्ट्वा मण्डलं भूयः प्रणमेत्साञ्जलिः प्रभुम् । अथासीनं शिवाचार्यो मण्डलस्य तु दक्षिणे

sa dṛṣṭvā maṇḍalaṁ bhūyaḥ praṇametsāñjaliḥ prabhum | athāsīnaṁ śivācāryo maṇḍalasya tu dakṣiṇe

Having seen the mandala, he should again prostrate before the Lord, hands joined. Then, the Shaiva teacher, seated to the south of the mandala,

Verse 37 (shiva.vayaviya.51.37)

उपवेश्यात्मनः सव्ये शिष्यं दर्भासने गुरुः । आराध्य च महादेवं शिवहस्तं प्रविन्यसेत्

upaveśyātmanaḥ savye śiṣyaṁ darbhāsane guruḥ | ārādhya ca mahādevaṁ śivahastaṁ pravinyaset

having seated the disciple to his own left upon a seat of kusha grass, and having worshipped the great god, should then place his hand, as the very hand of Shiva —

Verse 38 (shiva.vayaviya.51.38)

शिवतेजोमयं पाणिं शिवमन्त्रमुदीरयेत् । शिवाभिमानसम्पन्नो न्यसेच्छिष्यस्य मस्तके

śivatejomayaṁ pāṇiṁ śivamantramudīrayet | śivābhimānasampanno nyasecchiṣyasya mastake

that hand full of Shiva's own radiance, reciting the mantra of Shiva, filled with the conviction that he is Shiva himself, upon the head of the disciple.

Verse 39 (shiva.vayaviya.51.39)

सर्वाङ्गालम्बनं चैव कुर्यात्तेनैव देशिकः । शिष्योऽपि प्रणमेद्भूमौ देशिकाकृतिमीश्वरम्

sarvāṅgālambanaṁ caiva kuryāttenaiva deśikaḥ | śiṣyo'pi praṇamedbhūmau deśikākṛtimīśvaram

With that same hand the teacher should also touch, in blessing, every limb of the disciple; and the disciple should prostrate upon the ground before the Lord in the form of the teacher.

Verse 40 (shiva.vayaviya.51.40)

ततः शिवानले देवं समभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि । हुताहुतित्रयं शिष्यमुपवेश्य यथा पुरा

tataḥ śivānale devaṁ samabhyarcya yathāvidhi | hutāhutitrayaṁ śiṣyamupaveśya yathā purā

Then, having duly worshipped the god in the Shaiva fire, having offered three oblations, and having seated the disciple as before,

Verse 41 (shiva.vayaviya.51.41)

दर्भाग्रैः संस्पृशंस्तं च विद्ययात्मानमाविशेत् । नमस्कृत्य महादेवं नाडीसन्धानमाचरेत्

darbhāgraiḥ saṁspṛśaṁstaṁ ca vidyayātmānamāviśet | namaskṛtya mahādevaṁ nāḍīsandhānamācaret

touching him with the tips of kusha grass, he should, through the sacred knowledge, cause his own self to enter into him; having saluted the great god, he should perform the joining of the subtle channels.

Verse 42 (shiva.vayaviya.51.42)

शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण कृत्वा प्राणस्य निर्गमम् । शिष्यदेहप्रवेशं च स्मृत्वा मन्त्रांस्तु तर्पयेत्

śivaśāstroktamārgeṇa kṛtvā prāṇasya nirgamam | śiṣyadehapraveśaṁ ca smṛtvā mantrāṁstu tarpayet

Having, by the method taught in the Shaiva scriptures, effected the exit of the breath, and, having recalled its entry into the disciple's body, he should satisfy the mantras with oblations.

Verse 43 (shiva.vayaviya.51.43)

सन्तर्पणाय मूलस्य तेनैवाहुतयो दश । देयास्तिस्रस्तथाङ्गानामङ्गैरेव यथाक्रमम्

santarpaṇāya mūlasya tenaivāhutayo daśa | deyāstisrastathāṅgānāmaṅgaireva yathākramam

For the satisfaction of the root-mantra, ten oblations should be given with it; three, likewise, for the six limbs, given in due order with the mantras of the limbs themselves.

Verse 44 (shiva.vayaviya.51.44)

ततः पूर्णाहुतिं दत्त्वा प्रायश्चित्ताय देशिकः । पुनर्दशाहुतीः कुर्यान्मूलमन्त्रेण मन्त्रवित्

tataḥ pūrṇāhutiṁ dattvā prāyaścittāya deśikaḥ | punardaśāhutīḥ kuryānmūlamantreṇa mantravit

Then, having given the full oblation, the teacher, versed in mantra, should, for the sake of atonement, again offer ten oblations with the root-mantra.

Verse 45 (shiva.vayaviya.51.45)

पुनः सम्पूज्य देवेशं सम्यगाचम्य देशिकः । हुत्वा चैव यथान्यायं स्वजात्या वैश्यमुद्धरेत्

punaḥ sampūjya deveśaṁ samyagācamya deśikaḥ | hutvā caiva yathānyāyaṁ svajātyā vaiśyamuddharet

Having again worshipped the Lord of gods, and having duly sipped water, the teacher, having made offerings as is proper, should raise up spiritually a vaishya disciple according to his own birth.

Verse 46 (shiva.vayaviya.51.46)

तस्यैवं जनयेत्क्षात्रमुद्धारं च ततः पुनः । कृत्वा तथैव विप्रत्वं जनयेदस्य देशिकः

tasyaivaṁ janayetkṣātramuddhāraṁ ca tataḥ punaḥ | kṛtvā tathaiva vipratvaṁ janayedasya deśikaḥ

Thus he should engender in him the kshatriya status, and having raised him up again, the teacher should, in the same way, engender in him the state of a brahmin.

Verse 47 (shiva.vayaviya.51.47)

राजन्यं चैवमुद्धृत्य कृत्वा विप्रं पुनस्तयोः । रुद्रत्वं जनयेद्विप्रे रुद्रनामैव साधयेत्

rājanyaṁ caivamuddhṛtya kṛtvā vipraṁ punastayoḥ | rudratvaṁ janayedvipre rudranāmaiva sādhayet

Having thus raised him up from kshatriya to brahmin, he should then engender in that brahmin state the very nature of Rudra, and confer upon him a Rudra-name accordingly.

Verse 48 (shiva.vayaviya.51.48)

प्रोक्षणं ताडनं कृत्वा शिशोः स्वात्मानमात्मनि । शिवात्मकमनुस्मृत्य स्फुरन्तं विस्फुलिङ्गवत्

prokṣaṇaṁ tāḍanaṁ kṛtvā śiśoḥ svātmānamātmani | śivātmakamanusmṛtya sphurantaṁ visphuliṅgavat

Having performed the sprinkling and the light striking of the disciple, and having recalled his own self, of the very nature of Shiva, as flashing like a spark,

Verse 49 (shiva.vayaviya.51.49)

नाड्या यथोक्तया वायुं रेचयेन्मन्त्रतो गुरुः । निर्गम्य प्रविशेन्नाड्यां शिष्यस्य हृदयं तथा

nāḍyā yathoktayā vāyuṁ recayenmantrato guruḥ | nirgamya praviśennāḍyāṁ śiṣyasya hṛdayaṁ tathā

the guru should, through the channel as described, expel the breath by means of the mantra; having gone forth, it should enter, through the subtle channel, into the heart of the disciple.

Verse 50 (shiva.vayaviya.51.50)

प्रविश्य तस्य चैतन्यं नीलबिन्दुनिभं स्मरन् । स्वतेजसापास्तमलं ज्वलन्तमनुचिन्तयेत्

praviśya tasya caitanyaṁ nīlabindunibhaṁ smaran | svatejasāpāstamalaṁ jvalantamanucintayet

Having entered, he should recall his consciousness as resembling a blue point of light, and contemplate it as blazing, its impurity dispelled by its own radiance.

Verse 51 (shiva.vayaviya.51.51)

तमादाय तया नाड्या मन्त्री संहारमुद्रया । न पूरकेण निवेश्यैनमेकीभावार्थमात्मनः

tamādāya tayā nāḍyā mantrī saṁhāramudrayā | na pūrakeṇa niveśyainamekībhāvārthamātmanaḥ

Taking hold of that point of consciousness through that channel, with the withdrawal-mudra, the one skilled in mantra — not by mere inhalation — should install it, for the purpose of union with his own self.

Verse 52 (shiva.vayaviya.51.52)

कुम्भकेन तथा नाड्या रेचकेन यथा पुरा । तस्मादादाय शिष्यस्य हृदये तं निवेशयेत्

kumbhakena tathā nāḍyā recakena yathā purā | tasmādādāya śiṣyasya hṛdaye taṁ niveśayet

Then, through breath-retention and, as before, through that channel by exhalation, he should take hold of it and install it in the heart of the disciple.

Verse 53 (shiva.vayaviya.51.53)

तमालभ्य शिवाल्लब्धं तस्मै दत्त्वोपवीतकम् । हुत्वाऽऽहुतित्रयं पश्चाद्दद्यात्पूर्णाहुतिं ततः

tamālabhya śivāllabdhaṁ tasmai dattvopavītakam | hutvā''hutitrayaṁ paścāddadyātpūrṇāhutiṁ tataḥ

Having touched him and given him that spiritual essence received from Shiva, and having given him the sacred thread, and having offered three oblations, he should then afterward give the full oblation.

Verse 54 (shiva.vayaviya.51.54)

देवस्य दक्षिणे शिष्यमुपवेश्य वरासने । कुशपुष्पपरिस्तीर्णे बद्धाञ्जलिरुदङ्मुखम्

devasya dakṣiṇe śiṣyamupaveśya varāsane | kuśapuṣpaparistīrṇe baddhāñjalirudaṅmukham

Having seated the disciple to the right of the deity, upon an excellent seat strewn with kusha grass and flowers, hands joined, facing north,

Verse 55 (shiva.vayaviya.51.55)

स्वस्तिकासनमारूढं विधाय प्राङ्मुखः स्वयम् । वरासनस्थितो मन्त्रैर्महामङ्गलनिःस्वनैः

svastikāsanamārūḍhaṁ vidhāya prāṅmukhaḥ svayam | varāsanasthito mantrairmahāmaṅgalaniḥsvanaiḥ

having placed him in the svastika posture, he himself facing east, seated upon an excellent seat, with mantras and great, auspicious sounds,

Verse 56 (shiva.vayaviya.51.56)

समादाय घटं पूर्णं पूर्णमेव प्रसाधितम् । ध्यायमानः शिवं शिष्यमभिषिञ्चेत देशिकः

samādāya ghaṭaṁ pūrṇaṁ pūrṇameva prasādhitam | dhyāyamānaḥ śivaṁ śiṣyamabhiṣiñceta deśikaḥ

taking up the jar, full and duly consecrated, the teacher, meditating on Shiva, should perform the ablution of the disciple.

Verse 57 (shiva.vayaviya.51.57)

अथापनुद्य स्नानाम्बु परिधाय सिताम्बरम् । आचान्तोऽलङ्कृतः शिष्यः प्राञ्जलिर्मण्डपं व्रजेत्

athāpanudya snānāmbu paridhāya sitāmbaram | ācānto'laṅkṛtaḥ śiṣyaḥ prāñjalirmaṇḍapaṁ vrajet

Then, having wiped away the bathing-water, having put on a white garment, having sipped water, and being adorned, the disciple, hands joined, should go to the pavilion.

Verse 58 (shiva.vayaviya.51.58)

उपवेश्य यथापूर्वं तं गुरुर्दर्भविष्टरे । सम्पूज्य मण्डले देवं करन्यासं समाचरेत्

upaveśya yathāpūrvaṁ taṁ gururdarbhaviṣṭare | sampūjya maṇḍale devaṁ karanyāsaṁ samācaret

Having seated him as before upon the kusha-grass seat, the guru, having worshipped the god in the mandala, should perform the placement upon the hands.

Verse 59 (shiva.vayaviya.51.59)

ततस्तु भस्मना देवं ध्यायेन्मनसि देशिकः । समालभेत पाणिभ्यां शिशुं शिवमुदीरयेत्

tatastu bhasmanā devaṁ dhyāyenmanasi deśikaḥ | samālabheta pāṇibhyāṁ śiśuṁ śivamudīrayet

Then the teacher should meditate in his mind on the god through the sacred ash, and, reciting the mantra of Shiva, should touch the disciple with both hands.

Verse 60 (shiva.vayaviya.51.60)

अथ तस्य शिवाचार्यो दहनप्लावनादिकम् । सकलीकरणं कृत्वा मातृकान्यासवर्त्मना

atha tasya śivācāryo dahanaplāvanādikam | sakalīkaraṇaṁ kṛtvā mātṛkānyāsavartmanā

Then the Shaiva teacher, having performed for him the mental rites of burning, flooding, and the rest, and the embodying of the deity in his limbs by the method of the placement of the alphabet-letters,

Verse 61 (shiva.vayaviya.51.61)

ततः शिवासनं ध्यात्वा शिष्यमूर्द्धनि देशिकः । तत्रावाह्य यथान्यायमर्चयेन्मनसा शिवम्

tataḥ śivāsanaṁ dhyātvā śiṣyamūrddhani deśikaḥ | tatrāvāhya yathānyāyamarcayenmanasā śivam

then, having meditated on the seat of Shiva upon the head of the disciple, the teacher, having duly invoked Shiva there, should worship Shiva mentally.

Verse 62 (shiva.vayaviya.51.62)

प्रार्थयेत्प्राञ्जलिर्देवं नित्यमत्र स्थितो भव । इति विज्ञाप्य तं शम्भोस्तेजसा भासुरं स्मरेत्

prārthayetprāñjalirdevaṁ nityamatra sthito bhava | iti vijñāpya taṁ śambhostejasā bhāsuraṁ smaret

With hands joined, he should petition the god: 'Remain here forever' — having thus addressed him, he should meditate on him as radiant with the splendor of Shambhu.

Verse 63 (shiva.vayaviya.51.63)

सम्पूज्याथ शिवं शैवीमाज्ञां प्राप्य शिवात्मिकाम् । कर्णे शिष्यस्य शनकैः शिवमन्त्रमुदीरयेत्

sampūjyātha śivaṁ śaivīmājñāṁ prāpya śivātmikām | karṇe śiṣyasya śanakaiḥ śivamantramudīrayet

Having then worshipped Shiva, and having received the Shaiva command, itself of the very nature of Shiva, he should softly recite the mantra of Shiva into the ear of the disciple.

Verse 64 (shiva.vayaviya.51.64)

स तु बद्धाञ्जलिः श्रुत्वा मन्त्रं तद्गतमानसः । शनैस्तं व्याहरेच्छिष्यः शिवाचार्यस्य शासनात्

sa tu baddhāñjaliḥ śrutvā mantraṁ tadgatamānasaḥ | śanaistaṁ vyāharecchiṣyaḥ śivācāryasya śāsanāt

And he, the disciple, hands joined, having heard the mantra, his mind fixed upon it, should softly repeat it back, at the instruction of the Shaiva teacher.

Verse 65 (shiva.vayaviya.51.65)

ततः शाक्तं च सन्दिश्य मन्त्रं मन्त्रविचक्षणः । उच्चारयित्वा च सुखं तस्मै मङ्गलमादिशेत्

tataḥ śāktaṁ ca sandiśya mantraṁ mantravicakṣaṇaḥ | uccārayitvā ca sukhaṁ tasmai maṅgalamādiśet

Then, the one skilled in mantra, having also imparted the Shakti mantra, and having had it comfortably recited, should pronounce a blessing over him.

Verse 66 (shiva.vayaviya.51.66)

ततः समासान्मन्त्रार्थं वाच्यवाचकयोगतः । समादिश्येश्वरं रूपं योगमासनमादिशेत्

tataḥ samāsānmantrārthaṁ vācyavācakayogataḥ | samādiśyeśvaraṁ rūpaṁ yogamāsanamādiśet

Then, having briefly instructed him in the meaning of the mantra, through the relationship of the signified and the signifier, he should teach him the form of the Lord, the practice of yoga, and the proper posture.

Verse 67 (shiva.vayaviya.51.67)

अथ गुर्वाज्ञया शिष्यः शिवाग्निगुरुसन्निधौ । भक्त्यैवमभिसन्धाय दीक्षावाक्यमुदीरयेत्

atha gurvājñayā śiṣyaḥ śivāgnigurusannidhau | bhaktyaivamabhisandhāya dīkṣāvākyamudīrayet

Then, by the guru's command, the disciple, in the presence of Shiva, the fire, and the guru, having thus resolved with devotion, should utter the vow of initiation:

Verse 68 (shiva.vayaviya.51.68)

वरं प्राणपरित्यागश्छेदनं शिरसोऽपि वा । न त्वनभ्यर्च्य भुञ्जीय भगवन्तं त्रिलोचनम्

varaṁ prāṇaparityāgaśchedanaṁ śiraso'pi vā | na tvanabhyarcya bhuñjīya bhagavantaṁ trilocanam

'Better the abandoning of my very life, or even the severing of my head, than that I should partake of food without first having worshipped the three-eyed Lord.'

Verse 69 (shiva.vayaviya.51.69)

स एव दद्यान्नियतो यावन्मोहविपर्ययः । तावदाराधयेद्देवं तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः

sa eva dadyānniyato yāvanmohaviparyayaḥ | tāvadārādhayeddevaṁ tanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ

He himself should keep this vow, self-restrained, for as long as the reversal of delusion has not occurred; until then he should worship the god, devoted to that end and intent upon it.

Verse 70 (shiva.vayaviya.51.70)

ततः स समयो नाम भविष्यति शिवाश्रमे । लब्धाधिकारो गुर्वाज्ञापालकस्तद्वशो भवेत्

tataḥ sa samayo nāma bhaviṣyati śivāśrame | labdhādhikāro gurvājñāpālakastadvaśo bhavet

Then he will become known as a 'samayin,' one bound by vow, in the Shaiva order; having gained entitlement, an observer of the guru's command, he becomes subject to him.

Verse 71 (shiva.vayaviya.51.71)

अतः परं न्यस्तकरो भस्मादाय स्वहस्ततः । दद्याच्छिष्याय मूलेन रुद्राक्षं चाभिमन्त्रितम्

ataḥ paraṁ nyastakaro bhasmādāya svahastataḥ | dadyācchiṣyāya mūlena rudrākṣaṁ cābhimantritam

Thereafter, having placed his hand in blessing, taking up sacred ash with his own hand, he should give it to the disciple, along with rudraksha beads consecrated with the root-mantra.

Verse 72 (shiva.vayaviya.51.72)

प्रतिमा वापि देवस्य गूढदेहमथापि वा । पूजाहोमजपध्यानसाधनानि च सम्भवे

pratimā vāpi devasya gūḍhadehamathāpi vā | pūjāhomajapadhyānasādhanāni ca sambhave

And, if available, an image of the god, or else a hidden, aniconic form, and the implements for worship, fire-offering, muttered prayer, and meditation —

Verse 73 (shiva.vayaviya.51.73)

सोऽपि शिष्यः शिवाचार्याल्लब्धानि बहुमानतः । आददीताज्ञया तस्य देशिकस्य न चान्यथा

so'pi śiṣyaḥ śivācāryāllabdhāni bahumānataḥ | ādadītājñayā tasya deśikasya na cānyathā

the disciple, too, should receive these, obtained from the Shaiva teacher with great respect, only by his command, and not otherwise.

Verse 74 (shiva.vayaviya.51.74)

आचार्यादाप्तमखिलं शिरस्याधाय भक्तितः । रक्षयेत्पूजयेच्छम्भुं मठे वा गृह एव वा

ācāryādāptamakhilaṁ śirasyādhāya bhaktitaḥ | rakṣayetpūjayecchambhuṁ maṭhe vā gṛha eva vā

Having placed upon his head, with devotion, everything received from the teacher, he should protect and worship Shambhu, whether in a monastery or in his own home.

Verse 75 (shiva.vayaviya.51.75)

अतः परं शिवाचारमादिशेदस्य देशिकः । भक्तिश्रद्धानुसारेण प्रज्ञायाश्चानुसारतः

ataḥ paraṁ śivācāramādiśedasya deśikaḥ | bhaktiśraddhānusāreṇa prajñāyāścānusārataḥ

Thereafter, the teacher should instruct him in the conduct proper to Shaivas, according to the measure of his devotion and faith, and according to the measure of his understanding.

Verse 76 (shiva.vayaviya.51.76)

यदुक्तं यत्समाज्ञातं यच्चैवान्यत्प्रकीर्तितम् । शिवाचार्येण समये तत्सर्वं शिरसा वहेत्

yaduktaṁ yatsamājñātaṁ yaccaivānyatprakīrtitam | śivācāryeṇa samaye tatsarvaṁ śirasā vahet

Whatever has been spoken, whatever has been duly commanded, and whatever else has been declared by the Shaiva teacher at the time of initiation, all of that he should bear upon his head.

Verse 77 (shiva.vayaviya.51.77)

शिवागमस्य ग्रहणं वाचनं श्रवणं तथा । देशिकदेशतः कुर्यान्न स्वेच्छातो न चान्यतः

śivāgamasya grahaṇaṁ vācanaṁ śravaṇaṁ tathā | deśikadeśataḥ kuryānna svecchāto na cānyataḥ

The reception, the recitation, and the hearing of the Shaiva scriptures should be undertaken only as directed by the teacher — not according to his own inclination, nor from any other source.

Verse 78 (shiva.vayaviya.51.78)

इति सङ्क्षेपतः प्रोक्तः संस्कारः समयाह्वयः । साक्षाच्छिवपुरप्राप्तौ नृणां परमसाधनम्

iti saṅkṣepataḥ proktaḥ saṁskāraḥ samayāhvayaḥ | sākṣācchivapuraprāptau nṛṇāṁ paramasādhanam

Thus has the sacrament called 'samaya' been briefly declared — the supreme means for men to attain directly to the very city of Shiva.