Daily and Occasional Rites

Verse 1 (shiva.vayaviya.56.1)

कृष्ण उवाच । भगवन् श्रोतुमिच्छामि शिवाश्रमनिषेविणाम् । शिवशास्त्रोदितं कर्म नित्यनैमित्तिकं तथा

kṛṣṇa uvāca | bhagavan śrotumicchāmi śivāśramaniṣeviṇām | śivaśāstroditaṃ karma nityanaimittikaṃ tathā

Krishna said: O Lord, I wish to hear of the daily and occasional rites, taught in the scripture of Shiva, observed by those devoted to the Shiva-hermitage.

Verse 2 (shiva.vayaviya.56.2)

उपमन्युरुवाच । प्रातरुत्थाय शयनाद्ध्यात्वा देवं सहाम्बया । विचार्य कार्यं निर्गच्छेद् गृहादभ्युदितेऽरुणे

upamanyuruvāca | prātarutthāya śayanāddhyātvā devaṃ sahāmbayā | vicārya kāryaṃ nirgacched gṛhādabhyudite'ruṇe

Upamanyu said: Rising in the morning from his bed, having meditated upon the god together with the Mother, and having considered his duty, he should go forth from the house when the dawn has risen.

Verse 3 (shiva.vayaviya.56.3)

अबाधे विजने देशे कुर्यादावश्यकं ततः । कृत्वा शौचं विधानेन दन्तधावनमाचरेत्

abādhe vijane deśe kuryādāvaśyakaṃ tataḥ | kṛtvā śaucaṃ vidhānena dantadhāvanamācaret

In an unobstructed, solitary place he should attend to the necessary calls of nature; having duly performed the purification, he should clean his teeth.

Verse 4 (shiva.vayaviya.56.4)

अलाभे दन्तकाष्ठानामष्टम्यादिदिनेषु च । अपां द्वादशगण्डूषैः कुर्यादास्यविशोधनम्

alābhe dantakāṣṭhānāmaṣṭamyādidineṣu ca | apāṃ dvādaśagaṇḍūṣaiḥ kuryādāsyaviśodhanam

When tooth-twigs are unavailable, or on the eighth lunar day and similar days, he should cleanse the mouth with twelve mouthfuls of water.

Verse 5 (shiva.vayaviya.56.5)

आचम्य विधिवत्पश्चाद्वारुणं स्नानमाचरेत् । नद्यां वा देवखाते वा ह्रदे वाथ गृहेऽपि वा

ācamya vidhivatpaścādvāruṇaṃ snānamācaret | nadyāṃ vā devakhāte vā hrade vātha gṛhe'pi vā

Having then duly sipped water, he should perform the water-bath, whether in a river, a sacred pool, a lake, or even at home.

Verse 6 (shiva.vayaviya.56.6)

स्नानद्रव्याणि तत्तीरे स्थापयित्वा बहिर्मलम् । व्यापोह्य मृदमालिप्य स्नात्वा गोमयमालिपेत्

snānadravyāṇi tattīre sthāpayitvā bahirmalam | vyāpohya mṛdamālipya snātvā gomayamālipet

Having set the materials for bathing on that bank, and washed away outward dirt, he should smear himself with clay, bathe, and then smear himself with cow-dung.

Verse 7 (shiva.vayaviya.56.7)

स्नात्वा पुनः पुनर्वस्त्रं त्यक्त्वा वाथ विशोध्य च । सुस्नातो नृपवद्भूयः शुद्धं वासो वसीत च

snātvā punaḥ punarvastraṃ tyaktvā vātha viśodhya ca | susnāto nṛpavadbhūyaḥ śuddhaṃ vāso vasīta ca

Having bathed again and again, and either discarded his garment or cleansed it, he should, well bathed, put on a clean garment once more, as befits a king.

Verse 8 (shiva.vayaviya.56.8)

मलस्नानं सुगन्धाद्यैः स्नानं दन्तविशोधनम् । न कुर्याद् ब्रह्मचारी च तपस्वी विधवा तथा

malasnānaṃ sugandhādyaiḥ snānaṃ dantaviśodhanam | na kuryād brahmacārī ca tapasvī vidhavā tathā

A brahmacārin, an ascetic, and likewise a widow should not perform the bath with unguents, the bath with perfumes and such, or the cleansing of the teeth with such items.

Verse 9 (shiva.vayaviya.56.9)

सोपवीतः शिखां बद्ध्वा प्रविश्य च जलान्तरम् । अवगाह्य समाचान्तो जले न्यस्येत् त्रिमण्डलम्

sopavītaḥ śikhāṃ baddhvā praviśya ca jalāntaram | avagāhya samācānto jale nyasyet trimaṇḍalam

Wearing the sacred thread, having tied up his crown-lock, and entered into the water, having submerged himself and duly sipped water, he should, in the water, set the triple maṇḍala.

Verse 10 (shiva.vayaviya.56.10)

तोये मग्नः पुनर्मन्त्रं जपेच्छक्त्या शिवं स्मरेत् । उत्थायाचम्य तेनैव स्वात्मानमभिषेचयेत्

toye magnaḥ punarmantraṃ japecchaktyā śivaṃ smaret | utthāyācamya tenaiva svātmānamabhiṣecayet

Submerged in the water, he should again recite the mantra, and, according to his ability, call Shiva to mind; then, rising and sipping water, he should anoint himself with that same water.

Verse 11 (shiva.vayaviya.56.11)

गोशृङ्गेण सदर्भेण पालाशेन दलेन वा । पाद्मेन वाथ पाणिभ्यां पञ्चकृत्वस्त्रिरेव वा

gośṛṅgeṇa sadarbheṇa pālāśena dalena vā | pādmena vātha pāṇibhyāṃ pañcakṛtvastrireva vā

With a cow's horn together with darbha grass, or a palāśa leaf, or a lotus leaf, or with his own two hands, five times, or at least three times —

Verse 12 (shiva.vayaviya.56.12)

उद्यानादौ गृहे चैव वर्द्धन्या कलशेन वा । अवगाहनकालेऽद्भिर्मन्त्रितैरभिषेचयेत्

udyānādau gṛhe caiva varddhanyā kalaśena vā | avagāhanakāle'dbhirmantritairabhiṣecayet

in a garden or elsewhere, and likewise at home, with a small vessel or with a jar, at the time of immersion, he should anoint himself with mantra-consecrated waters.

Verse 13 (shiva.vayaviya.56.13)

अथ चेद्वारुणं कर्तुमशक्तः शुद्धवाससा । आर्द्रेण शोधयेद्देहमापादतलमस्तकम्

atha cedvāruṇaṃ kartumaśaktaḥ śuddhavāsasā | ārdreṇa śodhayeddehamāpādatalamastakam

But if he is unable to perform the water-bath, he should purify his body, from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head, with a clean garment moistened with water.

Verse 14 (shiva.vayaviya.56.14)

आग्नेयं वाथ वा मान्त्रं कुर्यात् स्नानं शिवेन वा । शिवचिन्तापरं स्नानं युक्तस्यात्मीयमुच्यते

āgneyaṃ vātha vā māntraṃ kuryāt snānaṃ śivena vā | śivacintāparaṃ snānaṃ yuktasyātmīyamucyate

Or else he may perform the ash-bath, the mantra-bath, or the bath with the name of Shiva; the bath consisting in contemplation of Shiva alone is said to be the true, inner bath for one who is disciplined.

Verse 15 (shiva.vayaviya.56.15)

स्वसूत्रोक्तविधानेन मन्त्राचमनपूर्वकम् । आचरेद् ब्रह्मयज्ञान्तं कृत्वा देवादितर्पणम्

svasūtroktavidhānena mantrācamanapūrvakam | ācared brahmayajñāntaṃ kṛtvā devāditarpaṇam

According to the procedure taught in his own sūtra, preceded by the sipping of water with mantra, he should perform the rites up to the recitation of the Veda, having made libation to the gods and the rest.

Verse 16 (shiva.vayaviya.56.16)

मण्डलस्थं महादेवं ध्यात्वाभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि । दद्यादर्घ्यं ततस्तस्मै शिवायादित्यरूपिणे

maṇḍalasthaṃ mahādevaṃ dhyātvābhyarcya yathāvidhi | dadyādarghyaṃ tatastasmai śivāyādityarūpiṇe

Having meditated upon Mahādeva present in the solar disc, and duly worshipped him, he should then offer the water-oblation to Shiva in the form of the sun.

Verse 17 (shiva.vayaviya.56.17)

अथवैतत्स्वसूत्रोक्तं कृत्वा हस्तौ विशोधयेत् । करन्यासं ततः कृत्वा सकलीकृतविग्रहः

athavaitatsvasūtroktaṃ kṛtvā hastau viśodhayet | karanyāsaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā sakalīkṛtavigrahaḥ

Or else, having performed this rite taught in his own sūtra, he should purify his hands; then, having performed karanyāsa, his body thus invested with the mantras —

Verse 18 (shiva.vayaviya.56.18)

वामहस्तगताम्भोभिर्गन्धसिद्धार्थकान्वितैः । कुशपुञ्जेन वाऽभ्युक्ष्य मूलमन्त्रसमन्वितैः

vāmahastagatāmbhobhirgandhasiddhārthakānvitaiḥ | kuśapuñjena vā'bhyukṣya mūlamantrasamanvitaiḥ

with the water held in his left hand, mixed with fragrant substance and white mustard seed, or with a bunch of kuśa grass, he should sprinkle about, accompanied by the root mantra —

Verse 19 (shiva.vayaviya.56.19)

आपोहिष्ठादिभिर्मन्त्रैः शेषमाघ्राय वै जलम् । वामनासापुटेनैव देवं सम्भावयेत्सितम्

āpohiṣṭhādibhirmantraiḥ śeṣamāghrāya vai jalam | vāmanāsāpuṭenaiva devaṃ sambhāvayetsitam

and, with the mantras beginning 'āpo hi ṣṭhā,' having smelled the remaining water through the left nostril alone, he should contemplate the god as white.

Verse 20 (shiva.vayaviya.56.20)

अर्घमादाय देहस्थं सव्यनासापुटेन च । कृष्णवर्णेन बाह्यस्थं भावयेच्च शिलागतम्

arghamādāya dehasthaṃ savyanāsāpuṭena ca | kṛṣṇavarṇena bāhyasthaṃ bhāvayecca śilāgatam

Taking up the water-offering, breathing through the right nostril, he should contemplate the impurity residing in the body, of a black color, as going out and settling upon a stone outside.

Verse 21 (shiva.vayaviya.56.21)

तर्पयेदथ देवेभ्य ऋषिभ्यश्च विशेषतः । भूतेभ्यश्च पितृभ्यश्च दद्यादर्घ्यं यथाविधि

tarpayedatha devebhya ṛṣibhyaśca viśeṣataḥ | bhūtebhyaśca pitṛbhyaśca dadyādarghyaṃ yathāvidhi

Then he should offer libation to the gods, and especially to the sages; and to the spirits and to the ancestors he should duly give the water-offering.

Verse 22 (shiva.vayaviya.56.22)

रक्तचन्दनतोयेन हस्तमात्रेण मण्डलम् । सुवृत्तं कल्पयेद्भूमौ रक्तचूर्णाद्यलङ्कृतम्

raktacandanatoyena hastamātreṇa maṇḍalam | suvṛttaṃ kalpayedbhūmau raktacūrṇādyalaṅkṛtam

With water mixed with red sandal, he should trace upon the ground a well-rounded maṇḍala of a hand's span, adorned with red powder and the like.

Verse 23 (shiva.vayaviya.56.23)

तत्र सम्पूजयेद्भानुं स्वकीयावरणैः सह । खखोल्कायेति मन्त्रेण साङ्गतः सुखसिद्धये

tatra sampūjayedbhānuṃ svakīyāvaraṇaiḥ saha | khakholkāyeti mantreṇa sāṅgataḥ sukhasiddhaye

There he should duly worship the Sun together with his own retinue, with the mantra 'Khakholkāya,' together with its limb-mantras, for the attainment of well-being.

Verse 24 (shiva.vayaviya.56.24)

पुनश्च मण्डलं कृत्वा तदङ्गैः परिपूज्य च । तत्र स्थाप्य हेमपात्रं मागधप्रस्थसम्मितम्

punaśca maṇḍalaṃ kṛtvā tadaṅgaiḥ paripūjya ca | tatra sthāpya hemapātraṃ māgadhaprasthasammitam

Then, having again made a maṇḍala and duly worshipped it with its limbs, he should set upon it a golden vessel measuring one Magadhan prastha.

Verse 25 (shiva.vayaviya.56.25)

पूरयेत् गन्धतोयेन रक्तचन्दनयोगिना । रक्तपुष्पैस्तिलैश्चैव कुशाक्षतसमन्वितैः

pūrayet gandhatoyena raktacandanayoginā | raktapuṣpaistilaiścaiva kuśākṣatasamanvitaiḥ

He should fill it with scented water mixed with red sandal, together with red flowers, sesame seeds, and kuśa grass and unbroken rice —

Verse 26 (shiva.vayaviya.56.26)

दूर्वापामार्गगव्यैश्च केवलेन जलेन वा । जानुभ्यां धरणीं गत्वा नत्वा देवं च मण्डले

dūrvāpāmārgagavyaiśca kevalena jalena vā | jānubhyāṃ dharaṇīṃ gatvā natvā devaṃ ca maṇḍale

together with dūrvā grass, apāmārga, and the five products of the cow, or simply with plain water; then, kneeling upon the earth and bowing to the god in the maṇḍala —

Verse 27 (shiva.vayaviya.56.27)

कृत्वा शिरसि तत्पात्रं दद्यादर्घ्यं शिवाय तत् । अथवाञ्जलिना तोयं सदर्भं मूलविद्यया

kṛtvā śirasi tatpātraṃ dadyādarghyaṃ śivāya tat | athavāñjalinā toyaṃ sadarbhaṃ mūlavidyayā

having placed that vessel upon his head, he should offer that water-oblation to Shiva; or else, water together with darbha grass in his joined palms, with the root mantra —

Verse 28 (shiva.vayaviya.56.28)

उत्क्षिपेदम्बरस्थाय शिवायादित्यमूर्तये । कृत्वा पुनः करन्यासं करशोधनपूर्वकम्

utkṣipedambarasthāya śivāyādityamūrtaye | kṛtvā punaḥ karanyāsaṃ karaśodhanapūrvakam

he should cast it upward to Shiva, present in the form of the sun in the sky; then, having again performed the purification of the hands, followed by karanyāsa —

Verse 29 (shiva.vayaviya.56.29)

बुद्ध्वेशानादि सद्यान्तं पञ्चब्रह्ममयं शिवम् । गृहीत्वा भसितं मन्त्रैर्विमृज्याङ्गानि संस्पृशेत्

buddhveśānādi sadyāntaṃ pañcabrahmamayaṃ śivam | gṛhītvā bhasitaṃ mantrairvimṛjyāṅgāni saṃspṛśet

understanding Shiva to be composed of the five Brahma-mantras from Īśāna to Sadyojāta, having taken up ash with the mantras and rubbed it, he should touch his limbs with it —

Verse 30 (shiva.vayaviya.56.30)

आपादान्तैः शिरोवक्त्रहृद्गुह्यचरणान् क्रमात् । ततो मूलेन सर्वाङ्गमालभ्य वसनान्तरम्

āpādāntaiḥ śirovaktrahṛdguhyacaraṇān kramāt | tato mūlena sarvāṅgamālabhya vasanāntaram

touching the head, face, heart, the secret part, and the feet, in due order, down to the feet; then, with the root mantra, having touched his whole body, including within his garment —

Verse 31 (shiva.vayaviya.56.31)

परिधाय द्विराचम्य प्रोक्ष्यैकादशमन्त्रितैः । जलैराच्छाद्य वासोऽयद् द्विराचम्य शिवं स्मरेत्

paridhāya dvirācamya prokṣyaikādaśamantritaiḥ | jalairācchādya vāso'yad dvirācamya śivaṃ smaret

having put it on, sipped water twice, sprinkled himself and that garment with waters consecrated by the eleven mantras, and sipped water twice again, he should call Shiva to mind.

Verse 32 (shiva.vayaviya.56.32)

पुनर्न्यस्तकरो मन्त्री त्रिपुण्ड्रं भस्मना लिखेत् । अवक्रमाय तं व्यक्तं ललाटे गन्धवारिणा

punarnyastakaro mantrī tripuṇḍraṃ bhasmanā likhet | avakramāya taṃ vyaktaṃ lalāṭe gandhavāriṇā

Again, the mantra-practitioner, having placed mantras upon his hand, should draw the triple stripe with ash — clearly, in due order, upon the forehead, with scented water.

Verse 33 (shiva.vayaviya.56.33)

वृत्तं वा चतुरस्रं वा बिन्दुमर्द्धेन्दुमेव वा । ललाटे यादृशं पुण्ड्रं लिखितं भस्मना पुनः

vṛttaṃ vā caturasraṃ vā bindumarddhendumeva vā | lalāṭe yādṛśaṃ puṇḍraṃ likhitaṃ bhasmanā punaḥ

Whether round or square, with a dot or in the shape of a half-moon, whatever mark is drawn upon the forehead with ash —

Verse 34 (shiva.vayaviya.56.34)

तादृशं भुजयोर्मूर्ध्नि स्तनयोरन्तरे लिखेत् । सर्वाङ्गोद्धूलनं चैव न समानं त्रिपुण्ड्रकैः

tādṛśaṃ bhujayormūrdhni stanayorantare likhet | sarvāṅgoddhūlanaṃ caiva na samānaṃ tripuṇḍrakaiḥ

such a mark he should likewise draw upon the arms, the crown of the head, and between the breasts. The smearing of ash over the whole body is not equivalent to the triple stripes.

Verse 35 (shiva.vayaviya.56.35)

तस्मात् त्रिपुण्ड्रमेवैकं लिखेदुद्धूलनं विना । रुद्राक्षान्धारयेन्मूर्ध्नि कण्ठे श्रोते करे तथा

tasmāt tripuṇḍramevaikaṃ likheduddhūlanaṃ vinā | rudrākṣāndhārayenmūrdhni kaṇṭhe śrote kare tathā

Therefore one should draw only the triple stripe, without the mere smearing. He should wear rudrākṣa beads on the head, the neck, the ears, and likewise on the hands.

Verse 36 (shiva.vayaviya.56.36)

सुवर्णवर्णमच्छिन्नं शुभं नान्यैर्धृतं शुभम् । विप्रादीनां क्रमात् श्रेष्ठं पीतं रक्तमथासितम्

suvarṇavarṇamacchinnaṃ śubhaṃ nānyairdhṛtaṃ śubham | viprādīnāṃ kramāt śreṣṭhaṃ pītaṃ raktamathāsitam

Beads that are of golden color, unbroken, and auspicious, not previously worn by others, are auspicious; for brahmins and the rest, in due order, the beads yellow, red, and then black are best.

Verse 37 (shiva.vayaviya.56.37)

तदलाभे यथालाभं धारणीयमदूषितम् । तत्रापि नोत्तरं नीचैर्धार्यं नीचमथोत्तरैः

tadalābhe yathālābhaṃ dhāraṇīyamadūṣitam | tatrāpi nottaraṃ nīcairdhāryaṃ nīcamathottaraiḥ

In the absence of these, whatever is available and undefiled should be worn; even then, the beads proper to a higher class should not be worn by the lower, nor the lower by the higher.

Verse 38 (shiva.vayaviya.56.38)

नाशुचिर्द्धारयेदक्षं सदा कालेषु धारयेत् । इत्थं त्रिसन्ध्यमथवा द्विसन्ध्यं सकृदेव वा

nāśucirddhārayedakṣaṃ sadā kāleṣu dhārayet | itthaṃ trisandhyamathavā dvisandhyaṃ sakṛdeva vā

One who is impure should not wear the rudrākṣa; it should always be worn at proper times. Thus one should perform these rites at the three sandhyās, or at two, or even at one alone —

Verse 39 (shiva.vayaviya.56.39)

कृत्वा स्नानादिकं शक्त्या पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम् । पूजास्थानं समासाद्य बद्ध्वा रुचिरमासनम्

kṛtvā snānādikaṃ śaktyā pūjayetparameśvaram | pūjāsthānaṃ samāsādya baddhvā ruciramāsanam

having performed the bath and the rest according to his ability, he should worship the Supreme Lord; having come to the place of worship, and taken a pleasant seat —

Verse 40 (shiva.vayaviya.56.40)

ध्यायेद्देवं च देवीं च प्राङ्मुखो वाप्युदङ्मुखः । श्वेतादीन्नकुलीशान्तांस्तच्छिष्यान्प्रणमेद्गुरुम्

dhyāyeddevaṃ ca devīṃ ca prāṅmukho vāpyudaṅmukhaḥ | śvetādīnnakulīśāntāṃstacchiṣyānpraṇamedgurum

facing east or facing north, he should meditate upon the God and the Goddess; he should bow to Śveta and the rest, down to Nakulīśa, to their disciples, and to his own guru.

Verse 41 (shiva.vayaviya.56.41)

पुनर्देवं शिवं नत्वा ततो नामाष्टकं जपेत् । शिवो महेश्वरश्चैव रुद्रो विष्णुः पितामहः

punardevaṃ śivaṃ natvā tato nāmāṣṭakaṃ japet | śivo maheśvaraścaiva rudro viṣṇuḥ pitāmahaḥ

Having again bowed to the god Shiva, he should then recite the eightfold name: Shiva, and Maheśvara, Rudra, Viṣṇu, Pitāmaha —

Verse 42 (shiva.vayaviya.56.42)

संसारवैद्यः सर्वज्ञः परमात्मेति चाष्टकम् । अथवा शिवमेवैकं जपित्वैकादशाधिकम्

saṃsāravaidyaḥ sarvajñaḥ paramātmeti cāṣṭakam | athavā śivamevaikaṃ japitvaikādaśādhikam

the Physician of worldly existence, the Omniscient, and the Supreme Self — thus the set of eight. Or else, having recited the name of Shiva alone, eleven times or more —

Verse 43 (shiva.vayaviya.56.43)

जिह्वाग्रे तेजसो राशिं ध्यात्वा व्याध्यादिशान्तये । प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ कृत्वा करौ चन्दनचर्चितौ । प्रकुर्वीत करन्यासं करशोधनपूर्वकम्

jihvāgre tejaso rāśiṃ dhyātvā vyādhyādiśāntaye | prakṣālya caraṇau kṛtvā karau candanacarcitau | prakurvīta karanyāsaṃ karaśodhanapūrvakam

having meditated, at the tip of the tongue, upon a mass of radiance, for the pacification of disease and the rest; having washed the feet and anointed the hands with sandal-paste, he should perform karanyāsa, preceded by the purification of the hands.