Purva Khanda: Achara Kanda

Chapter 21: Worship of Shiva's five faces and their kalas

इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डं पञ्चवक्क्रपूजनं नामैकविंशोऽध्यायः ॥

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Worship of Shiva's five faces and their kalas

Suta gives the worship of Shiva's five faces, each said to grant both enjoyment and liberation. It opens with an offering to Vishnu as the first being and support of all. Sadyojata is invoked first with Om hām, and his eight kalas are named: Siddhi, Riddhi, Dhriti, Lakshmi, Medha, Kanti, Svadha and Sthiti. Vamadeva, with Om hīm, has thirteen kalas, from Raja and Raksha to Kriya, Buddhi and Mohini. Aghora's eight are fearsome: Manonmani, Aghora, Moha, Kshudha, Nidra, Mrityu, Maya and the rest. Tatpurusha, with Om haim, has Nivritti, Pratishtha, Vidya and Shanti. Ishana, with Om haum, is joined by Nishchala, Niranjana, Shashini, Angana, Marichi and Jvalini. The chapter is a short list of seven verses, naming the powers to be honoured with each face.

सूत उवाच

21.1

पंचवक्त्रार्च्चनं वक्ष्ये पृथग्यद्भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् ।
ॐ भूर्विष्णवे आदिभूताय सर्वाधाराय मूर्त्तये स्वाहा

paṃcavaktrārccanaṃ vakṣye pṛthagyadbhuktimuktidam |
oṃ bhūrviṣṇave ādibhūtāya sarvādhārāya mūrttaye svāhā

21.2

सद्योजातस्य चाह्वानमनेन प्रथमं चरेत् ।
ॐ हां सद्योजातायैव कला ह्यष्टौ प्रकीर्त्तिताः

sadyojātasya cāhvānamanena prathamaṃ caret |
oṃ hāṃ sadyojātāyaiva kalā hyaṣṭau prakīrttitāḥ

21.3

सिद्धिर्ऋद्धिर्धृतिर्लक्ष्मीर्मेधा कान्तिः स्वधा स्थितिः ।
ॐ हीं वामदेवायैव कलास्तस्य त्रयोदश

siddhirṛddhirdhṛtirlakṣmīrmedhā kāntiḥ svadhā sthitiḥ |
oṃ hīṃ vāmadevāyaiva kalāstasya trayodaśa

21.4

रजा रक्षा रतिः पाल्या कान्ति स्तृष्णा मतिः क्रिया ।
कामा बुद्धिश्च रात्रिश्च त्रासनी मोहिनी तथ

rajā rakṣā ratiḥ pālyā kānti stṛṣṇā matiḥ kriyā |
kāmā buddhiśca rātriśca trāsanī mohinī tatha

21.5

मनोन्मनी अघोरा च तथा मोहा क्षुधा कलाः ।
निद्रा मृत्युश्च माया च अष्टसंख्या भयंकरा

manonmanī aghorā ca tathā mohā kṣudhā kalāḥ |
nidrā mṛtyuśca māyā ca aṣṭasaṃkhyā bhayaṃkarā

21.6

ॐ हैं तत्पुरुषायैव
निवृत्तिश्च प्रतिष्ठा च विद्या शान्तिर्न केवला

oṃ haiṃ tatpuruṣāyaiva
nivṛttiśca pratiṣṭhā ca vidyā śāntirna kevalā

21.7

ॐ हौं ईशानाय नमो निश्चला च निरञ्जना ।
शशिनी चांगना चैव मरीचिर्ज्वालिनी तथा

oṃ hauṃ īśānāya namo niścalā ca nirañjanā |
śaśinī cāṃganā caiva marīcirjvālinī tathā

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