Śivapurāṇa, Books 1 and 7 · Chapter 1.16

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcadaśodhyāyaḥ
Chapter 16
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
pārthivapratimāpūjāvidhānaṃ brūhi sattama
yena pūjāvidhānena sarvābhiṣṭamavāpyate

sūta uvāca
susādhupṛṣṭaṃ yuṣmābhiḥ sadā sarvārthadāyakam
sadyo duḥkhasya śamanaṃ śṛṇuta prabravīmi vaḥ

apamṛtyuharaṃ kālamṛtyoścāpi vināśanam
sadyaḥ kalatraputrādidhanadhānyapradaṃ dvijāḥ

annādibhojyaṃ vastrādisarvamutpadyate yataḥ
tato mṛdādipratimāpūjābhīṣṭapradā bhuvi

puruṣāṇāṃ ca nārīṇāmadhikārotra niścitam
nadyāṃ taḍāge kūpe vā jalāṃtarmṛdamāharet

saṃśodhya gaṃdhacūrṇena peṣayitvā sumaṃḍape
hastena pratimāṃ kuryātkṣīreṇa ca susaṃskṛtām

aṃgapratyaṃgakopetāmāyudhaiśca samanvitām
padmāsanasthitāṃ kṛtvā pūjayedādareṇa hi

vighneśādityaviṣṇūnāmaṃbāyāśca śivasya ca
śivasyaśivaliṃgaṃ ca sarvadā pūjayeddvija

ṣoḍaśairupacāraiśca kuryāttatphalasiddhaye
puṣpeṇa prokṣaṇaṃ kuryādabhiṣekaṃ samaṃtrakam

śālyannenaiva naivedyaṃ sarvaṃ kuḍavamānataḥ
gṛhe tu kuḍavaṃ jñeyaṃ mānuṣe prasthamiṣyate

daive prasthatrayaṃ yogyaṃ svayaṃbhoḥ prasthapañcakam
evaṃ pūrṇaphalaṃ vidyādadhikaṃ vai dvayaṃ trayam

sahasrapūjayā satyaṃ satyalokaṃ labheddvijaḥ
dvādaśāṃgulamāyāmaṃ dviguṇaṃ ca tato 'dhikam

pramāṇamaṃgulasyaikaṃ tadūrdhvaṃ pañcakatrayam
ayodārukṛtaṃ pātraṃ śivamityucyate budhaiḥ

tadaṣṭabhāgaḥ prasthaḥ syāttaccatuḥkuḍavaṃ matam
daśaprasthaṃ śataprasthaṃ sahasraprasthameva ca

jalatailādigaṃdhānāṃ yathāyogyaṃ ca mānataḥ
mānuṣārṣasvayaṃbhūnāṃ mahāpūjeti kathyate

abhiṣekādātmaśuddhirgaṃdhātpuṇyamavāpyate
āyustṛptiśca naivedyāddhūpādarthamavāpyate

dīpājjñānamavāpnoti tāṃbūlādbhogamāpnuyāt
tasmātsnānādikaṃ ṣaṭkaṃ prayatnena prasādhayet

namaskāro japaścaiva sarvābhīṣṭapradāvubhau
pūjānte ca sadākāryau bhogamokṣārthibhirnaraiḥ

saṃpūjya manasā pūrvaṃ kuryāttattatsadā naraḥ
devānāṃ pūjayā caiva tattallokamavāpnuyāt

tadavāṃtaraloke ca yatheṣṭaṃ bhogyamāpyate
tadviśeṣānpravakṣyāmi śṛṇuta śraddhayā dvijāḥ

vighneśapūjayā samyagbhūrloke 'bhīṣṭamāpnuyāt
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bhiṣagṛkṣe dhanurmāse vighneśaṃ vidhivadyajet
śataṃ pūjāsahasraṃ vā tatsaṃkhyākadinairvrajet

devāgniśraddhayā nityaṃ putradaṃ ceṣṭadaṃ nṛṇām
sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ tattadduritanāśanam

vārapūjāṃśivādīnāmātmaśuddhipradāṃ viduḥ
tīthinakṣatrayogānāmādhāraṃ sārvakāmikam

tathā bṛddhikṣayābhāvātpūrṇabrahmātmakaṃ viduḥ
udayādudayaṃ vāro brahmaprabhṛti karmaṇām

tithyādau devapūjā hi pūrṇabhogapradā nṛṇām
pūrvabhāgaḥ pitḥṇāṃ tu niśi yuktaḥ praśasyate

parabhāgastu devānāṃ divā yuktaḥ praśāsyate
udayavyāpinī grāhyā madhyāhne yadi sā tithiḥ

devakārye tathā grāhyāsthiti ṛkṣādikāḥ śubhāḥ
samyagvicārya vārādīnkuryātpūjājapādikam

pūjāryate hyaneneti vedeṣvarthasya yojanā
pūrṇabhogaphalasiddhiśca jāyate tena karmaṇā

manobhāvāṃstathā jñānamiṣṭabhogārthayojanāt
pūjāśabdartha evaṃ hi viśruto lokavedayoḥ

nityanaimittikaṃ kālātsadyaḥ kāmye svanuṣṭhite
nityaṃ māsaṃ ca pakṣaṃ ca varṣaṃ caiva yathākramam

tattatkarmaphalaprāptistādṛkpāpakṣayaḥ kramāt
mahāgaṇapateḥ pūjā caturthyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣake

pakṣapāpakṣayakarī pakṣabhogaphalapradā
caitre caturthyāṃ pūjā ca kṛtā māsaphalapradā

varṣabhogapradā jñeyā kṛtā vai siṃhabhādrake
śravaṇyādityavāre ca saptamyāṃ hastabhe dine

māghaśukle ca saptamyāmādityayajanaṃ caret
jyeṣṭhabhādrakasaumye ca dvādaśyāṃ śravarṇakṣake

dvādaśyāṃ viṣṇuyajanamiṣṭaṃsaṃpatkaraṃ viduḥ
śrāvaṇe viṣṇuyajanamiṣṭārogyapradaṃ bhavet

gavādīndvādaśānarthānsāṃgāndatvā tu yatphalam
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti dvādaśyāṃ viṣṇutarpaṇāt

dvādaśyāṃ dvādaśānviprānviṣṇordvādaśanāmataḥ
ṣoḍaśairupacāraiśca yajettatprītimāpnuyāt

evaṃ ca sarvadevānāṃ tattaddvādaśanāmakaiḥ
dvādaśabrahmayajanaṃ tattatprītikaraṃ bhavet

karkaṭe somavāre ca navamyāṃ mṛgaśīrṣake
aṃbāṃ yajedbhūtikāmaḥ sarvabhogaphalapradām

āśvayukchuklanavamī sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradā
ādivāre caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe viśeṣataḥ

ārdrāyāṃ ca mahārdrāyāṃ śivapūjā viśiṣyate
māghakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradā

āyuṣkarī mṛtyuharā sarvasiddhikarī nṛṇām
jyeṣṭhamāse mahārdrāyāṃ caturdaśīdinepi ca

mārgaśīrṣārdrakāyāṃ vā ṣoḍaśairupacārakaiḥ
tattanmūrtiśivaṃ pūjya tasya vai pādadarśanam

śivasya yajanaṃ jñeyaṃ bhogamokṣapradaṃ nṛṇām
vārādidevayajanaṃ kārtike hi viśiṣyate

kārtike māsi saṃprāpte sarvāndevānyajedbudhaḥ
dānena tapasā homairjapena niyamena ca

ṣoḍaśairupacāraiśca pratimā vipramaṃtrakaiḥ
brāhmaṇānāṃ bhojanena niṣkāmārtikaro bhavet

kārtike devayajanaṃ sarvabhogapradaṃ bhavet
vyādhīnāṃ haraṇaṃ caiva bhavedbhūtagrahakṣayaḥ

kārtikādityavāreṣu nṛṇāmādityapūjanāt
tailakārpāsadānāttu bhavetkuṣṭhādisaṃkṣayaḥ

harītakīmarīcīnāṃ vastrakṣīrādidānataḥ
brahmapratiṣṭhayā caiva kṣayarogakṣayo bhavet

dīpasarṣapadānācca apasmārakṣayo bhavet
kṛttikāsomavāreṣu śivasya yajanaṃ nṛṇām

mahādāridryaśamanaṃ sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ bhavet
gṛhakṣetrādidānācca gṛhopakaraṇādinā

kṛttikābhaumavāreṣu skaṃdasya yajanānnṛṇām
dīpaghaṃṭādidānādvai vāksiddhiracirādbhavet

kṛttikāsaumyavāreṣu viṣṇorvai yajanaṃ nṛṇām
dadhyodanasya dānaṃ ca satsaṃtānakaraṃ bhavet

kṛtikāguruvāreṣu brahmaṇo yajanāddhanaiḥ
madhusvarṇājyadānena bhogavṛddhirbhavennṛṇām

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gaṃdhapuṣpānnadānena bhogyavṛddhirbhavennṛṇām

vaṃdhyā suputraṃ labhate svarṇaraupyādidānataḥ
kṛttikāśanivāreṣu dikpālānāṃ ca vaṃdanam

diggajānāṃ ca nāgānāṃ setupānāṃ ca pūjanam
gajakomeḍo gajavaktraḥ
tryaṃbakasya ca rudrasya viṣṇoḥ pāpaharasya ca

jñānadaṃ brahmaṇaścaiva dhanvaṃtaryaśvinostathā
rogāpamṛtyuharaṇaṃ tatkālavyādhiśāṃtidam

lavaṇāyasatailānāṃ māṣādīnāṃ ca dānataḥ
trikaṭuphalagaṃdhānāṃ jalādīnāṃ ca dānataḥ

dravāṇāṃ kaṭhinānāṃ ca prasthena palamānataḥ
svargaprāptirdhanurmāse hyuṣaḥkāle ca pūjanam

śivādīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kramādvai sarvasiddhaye
śālyannasya haviṣyasya naivedyaṃ śastamucyate

vividhānnasya naivedyaṃ dhanurmāse viśiṣyate
mārgaśīrṣe 'nnadasyaiva sarvamiṣṭaphalaṃ bhavet

pāpakṣayaṃ ceṣṭasiddhiṃ cārogyaṃ dharmameva ca
samyagvedaparijñānaṃ sadanuṣṭhānameva ca

ihāmutra mahābhogānaṃte yogaṃ ca śāśvatam
vedāṃtajñānasiddhiṃ ca mārgaśīrṣānnado labhet

mārgaśīrṣe hyuṣaḥkāle dinatrayamathāpi vā
yajeddevānbhogakāmo nādhanurmāsiko bhavet

yāvatsaṃgavakālaṃ tu dhanurmāso vidhīyate
dhanurmāse nirāhāro māsamātraṃ jiteṃdriyaḥ

āmadhyāhnajapedvipro gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram
pañcākṣarādikānmaṃtrānpaścādāsaptikaṃ japet

jñānaṃ labdhvā ca dehāṃte vipro muktimavāpnuyāt
anyeṣāṃ naranārīṇāṃ triḥsnānena japena ca

sadā pañcākṣarasyaiva viśuddhaṃ jñānamāpyate
iṣṭamantrānsadājaptvā mahāpāpakṣayaṃ labhet

dhanurmāse viśeṣeṇa mahānaivedyamācaret
śālitaṃḍulabhāreṇa marīcaprasthakena ca

gaṇanāddvādaśaṃ sarvaṃ madhvājyakuḍavena hi
droṇayuktena mudgena dvādaśavyaṃjanena ca

ghṛtapakvairapūpaiśca modakaiḥ śālikādibhiḥ
dvādaśaiśca dadhikṣīrairdvādaśaprasthakena ca

nārikelaphalādīnāṃ tathā gaṇanayā saha
dvādaśakramukairyuktaṃ ṣaṭtriṃśatpatrakairyutam

karpūrakhuracūrṇena pañcasaugaṃdhikairyutam
tāṃbūlayuktaṃ tu yadā mahānaivedyalakṣaṇam

mahānaivedyametadvai devatārpaṇapūrvakam
varṇānukramapūrveṇa tadbhaktebhyaḥ pradāpayet

evaṃ caudananaivedyādbhūmau rāṣṭrapatirbhavet
mahānaivedyadānena naraḥ svargamavāpnuyāt

mahānaivedyadānena sahasreṇa dvijarṣabhāḥ
satyaloke ca talloke pūrṇamāyuravāpnuyāt

sahasrāṇāṃ ca triṃśatyā mahānaivedyadānataḥ
tadūrdhvalokamāpyaiva na punarjanmabhāgbhavet

sahasrāṇāṃ ca ṣaṭtriṃśajjanma naivedyamīritam
tāvannaivedyadānaṃ tu mahāpūrṇaṃ taducyate

mahāpūrṇasya naivedyaṃ janmanaivedyamiṣyate
janmanaivedyadānena punarjanma na vidyate

ūrje māsi dine puṇye janma naivedyamācaret
saṃkrāṃtipātajanmarkṣapaurṇamāsyādisaṃyute

abdajanmadine kuryājjanmanaivedyamuttamam
māsāṃtareṣu janmarkṣapūrṇayogadinepi ca

melanecaśanervāpitāvatsāhasramācaret
janmanaivedyadānenajanmārpaṇaphalaṃlabhet

janmārpaṇācchivaḥ prītiḥsvasāyujyaṃdadātihi
idaṃtajjanmanaivedyaṃśivasyaivapradāpayet

yoniliṃgasvarūpeṇaśivojanmānirūpakaḥ
tasmājjanmanivṛttyarthaṃjanma pūjā śivasya hi

biṃdunādātmakaṃsarvaṃjagatsthāvarajaṃgamam
biṃduḥśaktiḥśivonādaḥśivaśaktyātmakaṃjagat

nādādhāramidaṃbiṃdurbiṃdvādhāramidaṃ jagat
jagadādhārabhūtauhibiṃdunādau vyavasthitau

vindunādayutaṃsarvaṃsakalīkaraṇaṃbhavet
sakalīkaraṇājjanmajagatprāpnotyasaṃśayaḥ

biṃdunādātmakaṃliṃgaṃjagatkāraṇamucyate
biṃdurdervīśivonādaḥśivaliṃgaṃtukathyate

tasmājjanmanivṛttyarthaṃśivaliṃgaṃprapūjayet
mātādevībiṃdurūpānādarūpaḥ śivaḥ pitā

pūjitābhyāṃpitṛbhyāṃtuparamānaṃda eva hi
paramānaṃdalābhārthaṃśivaliṃgaṃprapūjayet

sādevījagatāṃmātāsaśivojagataḥ pitā
pitroḥ śuśrūṣakenityaṃkṛpādhikyaṃ hi vardhate

kṛpayāṃtargataiśvaryaṃpūjakasyadadātihi
tasmādaṃtargatānaṃdalābhārthaṃmunipuṃgavāḥ

pitṛmātṛsvarūpeṇaśivaliṃgaṃprapūjayet
bhargaḥ puruṣarūpo hi bhargāprakṛtirucyate

avyaktāṃtaradhiṣṭhānaṃ garbhaḥ puruṣa ucyate
suvyaktāṃtaradhiṣṭhānaṃgarbhaḥ prakṛtirucyate

puruṣatvādigarbhohigarbhavāñjanakoyataḥ
puruṣātprakṛtoyuktaṃprathamaṃjanmakathyate

prakṛtervyaktatāṃyātaṃdvitīyaṃ janma kathyate
janmajaṃturmṛtyujanma puruṣātpratipadyate

anyatobhāvyate 'vaśyaṃmāyayājanmakathyate
jīryatejanmakālādyattasmājjīva iti smṛtaḥ

janmatetanyate pāśairjīvaśabdārtha eva hi
janmapāśanivṛttyarthaṃjanmaliṃgaṃprapūjayet

bhaṃ vṛddhiṃ gacchatītyarthādbhagaḥprakṛtirucyate
prākṛtaiḥ śabdamātrādyaiḥ prākṛteṃdriyabhojanāt

bhagasyedaṃ bhogamiti śabdārtho mukhyataḥ śrutaḥ
mukhyo bhagastu prakṛtirbhagavāñchiva ucyate

bhagavānbhogadātāhinā 'nyobhogapradāyakaḥ
bhagasvāmīcabhagavānbharga ityucyatebudhaiḥ

bhagenasahitaṃliṃgaṃ bhagaṃliṃgenasaṃyutam
ihāmutracabhogārthaṃnityabhogārthameva ca

bhagavaṃtaṃmahādevaṃ śivaliṃgaṃprapūjayet
lokaprasavitāsūryastaccihnaṃ prasavādbhavet

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liṃgārthagamakaṃcihnaṃliṃgamityabhidhīyate

liṃgamarthaṃhipuruṣaṃ śivaṃgamayatītyadaḥ
śivaśaktyoścacihnasyamelanaṃliṃgamucyate

svacihnapūjanātprītaścihnakāryaṃ na vīyate
cihnakāryaṃtujanmādijanmādyaṃvinivartate

prākṛtaiḥ puruṣaiścāpibāhyābhyaṃtarasaṃbhavaiḥ
ṣoḍaśairupacāraiśca śivaliṃgaṃprapūjayet

evamādityavārehipūjājanmanivartikā
ādivāremahāliṃgaṃpraṇavenaivapūjayet

ādivāre pañcagavyairabhiṣeko viśiṣyate
gomayaṃgojalaṃkṣīraṃdadhyājyaṃ pañcagavyakam

kṣīrādyaṃcapṛthakccaivamadhunācekṣusārakaiḥ
gavyakṣīrānnanaivedyaṃpraṇavenaivakārayet

praṇavaṃdhvaniliṃgaṃtunādaliṃgaṃsvayaṃbhuvaḥ
biṃduliṃgaṃ tu yaṃtraṃsyānmakāraṃtupratiṣṭhitam

ukāraṃcaraliṃgaṃsyādakāraṃguruvigraham
ṣaḍliṃgapūjayānityaṃjīvanmuktonasaṃśayaḥ

śivasyabhaktyāpūjā hi janmamuktikarīnṛṇām
rudrākṣadhāraṇātpādamardhaṃ vaibhūtidhāraṇāt

tripādaṃ maṃtrajāpyācca pūjayā pūrṇabhaktimān
śivaliṃgaṃ ca bhaktaṃ ca pūjya mokṣaṃ labhennaraḥ

ya imaṃ paṭhate 'dhyāyaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ
tasyaiva śivabhaktiśca vardhatesudṛḍhā dvijāḥ